四级现在已经被各大高校列为毕业必备的学科，如果不能够顺利的通过，可能就影响到毕业。面对四级考试，中国学生大都以真题为主。今天我们为大家整理了历年英语四级考试真题练习，一起来看一下吧。
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesaying"Nevergoouttheretoseewhathappens,goouttheretomakethingshappen."Youcancitexamplestoillustratetheimportanceofbeingparticipantsratherthanmereonlookersinlife.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
SectionA
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.A.Childrenshouldbetaughttobemorecareful.
B.Childrenshouldn'tdrinksomuchorangejuice.
C.Thereisnoneedforthemantomakesuchafuss.
D.Timmyshouldlearntodothingsintherightway.
2.A.Fitnesstraining.
B.Thenewjoboffer.
C.Computerprogramming.
D.Directorshipoftheclub.
3.A.Heneedstobuyanewsweater.
B.Hehasgottosaveonfuelbills.
C.Thefuelpricehasskyrocketed.
D.Theheatingsystemdoesn'twork.
4.A.Committingtheft.
B.Takingpictures.
C.Windowshopping.
D.Posingforthecamera.
5.A.Sheistakingsomemedicine.
B.Shehasnotseenadoctoryet.
C.Shedoesnottrusttheman'sadvice.
D.Shehasalmostrecoveredfromthecough.
6.A.Pamela'sreportisnotfinishedasscheduled.
B.Pamelahasahabitofdoingthingsinahurry.
C.Pamelaisnotgoodatwritingresearchpapers.
D.Pamela'smistakescouldhavebeenavoided.
7.A.Intheleft-luggageoffice.
B.Atthehotelreception.
C.Inahotelroom.
D.Atanairport.
8.A.Shewasanexcellentstudentatcollege.
B.Sheworksintheentertainmentbusiness.
C.Sheisfondoftellingstoriesinherspeech.
D.Sheisgoodatconveyinghermessage.
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.A.Arrangingthewoman'sappointmentwithMr.Romero.
B.Fixingthetimeforthedesigner'slatestfashionshow.
C.TalkingaboutanimportantgatheringonTuesday.
D.PreparingforthefilmingonMondaymorning.
10.A.HertraveltoJapan.
B.Theawardsceremony.
C.Theproperhairstyleforhernewrole.
D.Whentostartthemake-upsession.
11.A.HeisMr.Romero'sagent.
B.Heisanentertainmentjournalist.
C.Heisthewoman'sassistant.
D.Heisafamousmoviestar.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A.Makeanappointmentforaninterview.
B.Sendinanapplicationletter.
C.Fillinanapplicationform.
D.Makeabriefself-introductiononthephone.
13.A.Someonehavingacollegedegreeinadvertising.
B.Someoneexperiencedinbusinessmanagement.
C.Someonereadytotakeonmoreresponsibilities.
D.Someonewillingtoworkbeyondregularhours.
14.A.Travelopportunities.
B.Handsomepay.
C.Prospectsforpromotion.
D.Flexibleworkinghours.
15.A.Itdependsontheworkinghours.
B.Itisabout500poundsaweek.
C.ItwillbesetbytheHumanResources.
D.Itistobenegotiated.
SectionB
Directions..Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA.,B,CandD..ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A.Togivecustomersawiderrangeofchoices.
B.Tomakeshoppersseeasmanyitemsaspossible.
C.Tosupplyasmanyvarietiesofgoodsasitcan.
D.Tosavespaceformoreprofitableproducts.
17.A.Onthetopshelves.
B.Onthebottomshelves.
C.Oneasilyaccessibleshelves.
D.Onclearlymarkedshelves.
18.A.Manyofthembuythingsonimpulse.
B.Afewofthemarefatherswithbabies.
C.Amajorityofthemareyoungcouples.
D.Over60%ofthemmakeshoppinglists.
19.A.Salesassistantspromotinghighmargingoods.
B.Salesassistantsfollowingcustomersaround.
C.Customerscompetingforgoodbargains.
D.Customerslosingallsenseoftime.
PassageTwo
Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
20.A.Teachingmathematicsataschool.
B.Doingresearchinaninstitute.
C.Studyingforacollegedegree.
D.Workinginahi-techcompany
21.A.Hestudiedthedesignsofvariousclocks.
B.Hedidexperimentsondifferentmaterials.
C.Heboughtanalarmclockwithapigface.
D.Heaskeddifferentpeoplefortheiropinions.
22.A.Itsautomaticmechanism.
B.Itsmanufacturingprocess.
C.Itswayofwakingpeopleup.
D.Itsfunny-lookingpigface.
PassageThree
Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
23.A.Itisoftencausedbyachangeofcircumstances.
B.Itactuallydoesn'trequireanyspecialtreatment.
C.Itusuallyappearsallofasudden.
D.Itgenerallylastsforseveralyears.
24.A.Theycannotmixwellwithothers.
B.Theyirrationallyannoytheirfriends.
C.Theydependheavilyonfamilymembers.
D.Theyblameothersforignoringtheirneeds.
25.A.Theylackconsistentsupportfrompeers.
B.Theydoubttheirownpopularity.
C.Theywerebornpsychologicallyweak.
D.Theyfocustoomuchonthemselves.SectionC
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
Therewasatimewhenanypersonalinformationthatwasgatheredaboutuswastypedonapieceofpaperand(26)inafilecabinet.Itcouldremainthereforyearsand,often(27),neverreachtheoutsideworld.
Thingshavedoneacompleteabout-facesincethen.(28)thechangehasbeentheastonishingly(29)developmentinrecentyearsofthecomputer.Today,anydatathatis30aboutusinoneplaceoranother--andforonereasonoranother--canbestoredinacomputerbank.Itcanthenbeeasilypassedtoothercomputerbanks.Theyareownedbyindividualsandbyprivatebusinessesandcorporations,lending31,directmailingandtelemarketingfirms,creditbureaus,creditcardcompanies,and(32)atthelocal,state,andfederallevel.
AgrowingnumberofAmericansareseeingtheaccumulationanddistributionofcomputerizeddataasafrightening(33)oftheirprivacy.SurveysshowthatthenumberofworriedAmericanshasbeensteadilygrowingovertheyearsasthecomputerbecomesincreasingly(34),easiertooperate,andlesscostlytopurchaseandmaintain.In1970,anationalsurveyshowedthatpercentofthepeople(35)felttheirprivacywasbeinginvaded.Sevenyearslater,percentexpressedthesameworry.Arecentsurveybyacreditbureaurevealedthatthenumberofalarmedcitizenshadshotuptopercent.
Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiven,inawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.inthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Childrendonotthinkthewayadultsdo.Formostofthefirstyearoflife,ifsomethingisoutofsight,it'soutofmind.Ifyoucoverababy's(36)toywithapieceofcloth,thebabythinksthetoyhasdisappearedandstopslookingforit.A4-year-oldmay(37)thatasisterhasmorefruitjuicewhenitisonlytheshapesoftheglassesthatdiffer,notthe(38)ofjuice.
Yetchildrenaresmartintheirownway.Likegoodlittlescientists,childrenarealwaystestingtheirchild-sized(39)abouthowthingswork.Whenyourchildthrowsherspoononthefloorforthesixthtimeasyoutrytofeedher,andyousay,"That'senough!Iwillnotpickupyourspoonagain!"
thechildwill(40)testyourclaim.AreyouseriousAreyouangryWhatwillhappenifshethrowsthespoonagainSheisnotdoingthistodriveyou(41);rather,sheislearningthatherdesiresandyourscandiffer,andthatsometimesthose(42)areimportantandsometimestheyarenot.
Howandwhydoeschildren'sthinkingchangeInthe1920s,SwisspsychologistJeanPiagetproposedthatchildren'scognitive(认知的)abilitiesunfold(43),likethebloomingofaflower,almostindependentofwhatelseis(44)intheirlives.Althoughmanyofhisspecificconclusionshavebeen(45)ormodifiedovertheyears,hisideasinspiredthousandsofstudiesbyinvestigatorsallovertheworld.
A.advocate
B.amount
C.confirmed
D.crazy
E.definite
F.differences
G.favorite
H.happening
I.Immediately
J.Naturally
K.Obtaining
L.Primarily
M.Protest
N.Rejected
O.theories
Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewith,tenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.
Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
ThePerfectEssay
A.Lookingbackontoomanyyearsofeducation,Icanidentifyonetrulyimpossibleteacher.Shecaredaboutme,andmyintellectuallife,evenwhenIdidn't.Herexpectationswerehigh--impossiblyso.ShewasanEnglishteacher.Shewasalsomymother.
B.Whengoodstudentsturninanessay,theydreamoftheirinstructorreturningittotheminexactlythesamecondition,saveforasinglewordaddedinthemarginofthefinalpage:"Flawless."Thisdreamcametrueformeoneafternoonintheninthgrade.Ofcourse,Ihadheardthatgeniuscouldshowitselfatanearlyage,soIwasonlyslightlytakenabackthatIhadachievedperfectionatthetenderageof14.Obviously,Ididwhatanyprofessionalwriterwoulddo;Ihurriedofftospreadthegoodnews.Ididn'tgetveryfar.ThefirstpersonItoldwasmymother.
C.Mymother,whoisjustshyoffivefeettall,isnormallyincrediblysoft-spoken,butontherareoccasionwhenshegotangry,shewasterrifying.Iamnotsureifshewasmoreupsetbymyhubris(得意忘形)orbythefactthatmyEnglishteacherhadletmyegogetsooutofhand.Inanyevent,mymotherandherredpenshowedmehowdeeplyflawedaflawlessessaycouldbe.Atthetime,Iamsureshethoughtshewasteachingmeaboutmechanics,transitions(过渡),structure,styleandvoice.ButwhatIlearned,andwhatstuckwithmethroughmytimeteachingwritingatHarvard,wasadeeperlessonaboutthenatureofcreativecriticism.
D.Firstoff,ithurts.Genuinecriticism,thetypethatleavesalastingmarkonyouasawriter,alsoleavesanexistentialimprint(印记)onyouasaperson.Ihaveheardpeoplesaythatawritershouldnevertakecriticismpersonally.Isaythatweshouldneverlistentothesepeople.
E.Criticism,atitsbest,isdeeplypersonal,andgetstotheheartofwhywewritethewaywedo.Theintimatenatureofgenuinecriticismimpliessomethingaboutwhoisabletogiveit,namely,someonewhoknowsyouwellenoughtoshowyouhowyourmentallifeisgettinginthewayofgoodwriting.Conveniently,theyarealsothepeoplewhocareenoughtoseeyouthroughthispainfulrealization.Formeittooktheformofmyfirst,andIhopeonly,encounterwithwriter'sblock--Iwasnotabletoproduceanythingforthreeyears.
F.FranzKafkaoncesaid:"Writingisuttersolitude(独处),thedescentintothecoldabyss(深渊)ofoneself."Mymother'scriticismhadshownmethatKafkaisrightaboutthecoldabyss,andwhenyoumaketheintrospective(内省的)descentthatwritingrequiresyouarenotalwayspleasedbywhatyoufind.But,intheyearsthatfollowed,hersustainedtutoringsuggestedthatKafkamightbewrongaboutthesolitude.Iwasluckyenoughtofindacriticandteacherwhowaswillingtomakethejourneyofwritingwithme."Itisathingofnogreatdifficulty,"accordingtoPlutarch,"toraiseobjectionsagainstanotherman'sspeech,itisaveryeasymatter;buttoproduceabetterinitsplaceisaworkextremelytroublesome."IamsureIwroteessaysinthelateryearsofhighschoolwithoutmymother'sguidance,butIcan'trecallthem.WhatIremember,however,ishowshetookupthe"extremelytroublesome"workofongoingcriticism.
Plutarchissuggestingsomethingslightlydifferent,somethingabitclosertoMarcusCicero'sclaimthatoneshould"criticizebycreation,notbyfindingfault."Genuinecriticismcreatesapreciousopeningforanauthortobecomebetteronhisownterms--aprocessthatisoftenextremelypainful,butalsoalmostalwaysmeaningful.
H.Mymothersaidshewouldhelpmewithmywriting,butfirstIhadtohelpmyself.Foreachassignment,IwastowritethebestessayIcould.Realcriticismisnotmeanttofindobviousmistakes,soifshefoundany--thetypeIcouldhavefoundonmyown--Ihadtostartfromscratch.Fromscratch.Oncetheessaywas"flawless,"shewouldtakeaneveningtowalkmethroughmyerrors.Thatwaswhentruecriticism,thetypethatchangedmeasaperson,began.
I.ShecriticizedmewhenIincludedlittle-knownreferencesandprofessionaljargon(行话).Shehadnopatienceforbrilliantbutirrelevantfiguresofspeech."Writerscan'tbluff(虚张声势)theirwaythroughignorance."Thatwasnewstome--Iwouldneedtofreedanotherwaytostructuremydailyexistence.
J.Shetrimmedbackmyflowerylanguage,drewlinesthroughmyexclamationmarksandarguedforthevalueofrestraintinexpression."John,"shealmostwhispered.Ileanedintohearher:"Ican'thearyouwhenyoushoutatme."SoIstoppedshoutingandbluffing,andslowlymywritingimproved.
K.SomewherealongthewayIsetasidemyhopesofwritingthatflawlessessay.ButperhapsImissedsomethingimportantinmymother'slessonsaboutcreativityandperfection.Perhapsthepointofwritingtheflawlessessaywasnottogiveup,buttoneverwillinglyfinish.Whitmanrepeatedlyreworked"SongofMyself'between1855and1891.Repeatedly.Wedoourabsolutebestwithapieceofwriting,andcomeascloseaswecantotheideal.And,forthetimebeing,wesettle.Incritique,however,weareforcedtodepart,togiveuptheperfectionwethoughtwehadachievedforthechanceofbeingevenalittlebitbetter.ThisisthelessonItookfrommymother:Ifperfectionwerepossible,itwouldnotbemotivating.
46.Theauthorwasadvisedagainsttheimproperuseoffiguresofspeech.
47.Theauthor'smothertaughthimavaluablelessonbypointingoutlotsofflawsinhisseeminglyperfectessay.
48.Awritershouldpolishhiswritingrepeatedlysoastogetclosertoperfection.
49.Writersmayexperienceperiodsoftimeintheirlifewhentheyjustcan'tproduceanything.
50.Theauthorwasnotmuchsurprisedwhenhisschoolteachermarkedhisessayas"flawless".
51.Criticizingsomeone'sspeechissaidtobeeasierthancomingupwithabetterone.
52.Theauthorlooksuponhismotherashismostdemandingandcaringinstructor.
53.Thecriticismtheauthorreceivedfromhismotherchangedhimasaperson.
54.Theauthorgraduallyimprovedhiswritingbyavoidingfancylanguage.
55.Constructivecriticismgivesanauthoragoodstarttoimprovehiswriting.
SectionC
Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,D.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
CouldyoureproduceSiliconValleyelsewhere,oristheresomethinguniqueaboutit
Itwouldn'tbesurprisingifitwerehardtoreproduceinothercountries,becauseyoucouldn'treproduceitinmostoftheUSeither.WhatdoesittaketomakeaSiliconValley
It'stherightpeople.IfyoucouldgettherighttenthousandpeopletomovefromSiliconValleytoBuffalo,BuffalowouldbecomeSiliconValley.
Youonlyneedtwokindsofpeopletocreateatechnologyhub(中心):richpeopleandnerds(痴迷科研的人).
Observationbearsthisout.WithintheUS,townshavebecomestar,uphubsifandonlyiftheyhavebothrichpeopleandnerds.FewstartupshappeninMiami,forexample,becausealthoughit'sfullofrichpeople,ithasfewnerds.It'snotthekindofplacenerdslike.
WhereasPittsburghhastheoppositeproblem:plentyofnerds,butnorichpeople.ThetopUSComputerSciencedepartmentsaresaidtobeMIT,Stanford,Berkeley,andCarnegie-Mellon.MITyieldedRoute128.StanfordandBerkeleyyieldedSiliconValley.ButwhatdidCarnegie-MellonyieldinPittsburghAndwhathappenedinIthaca,homeofCornellUniversity,whichisalsohighonthelist
IgrewupinPittsburghandwenttocollegeatCornell,soIcananswerforboth.Theweatheristerrible,particularlyinwinter,andthere'snointerestingoldcitytomakeupforit,asthereisinBoston.Richpeopledon'twanttoliveinPittsburghorIthaca.Sowhilethere'replentyofhackers(电脑迷)whocouldstartstartups,there'snoonetoinvestinthem
DoyoureallyneedtherichpeopleWouldn'titworktohavethegovernmentinvestinthenerds
No,itwouldnot.Startupinvestorsareadistincttypeofrichpeople.Theytendtohavealotofexperiencethemselvesinthetechnologybusiness.Thishelpsthempicktherightstartups,andmeanstheycansupplyadviceandconnectionsaswellasmoney.Andthefactthattheyhaveapersonalstakeintheoutcomemakesthemreallypayattention.
56.WhatdowelearnaboutSiliconValleyfromthepassage
A.Itssuccessishardtocopyanywhereelse.
B.ItisthebiggesttechnologyhubintheUS.
C.Itsfameinhightechnologyisincomparable.
D.Itleadstheworldininformationtechnology.
57.WhatmakesMiamiunfittoproduceaSiliconValley
A.Lackofincentiveforinvestment.
B.Lackoftherightkindoftalents.
C.Lackofgovernmentsupport.
D.Lackoffamousuniversities.
58.InwhatwayisCarnegie-MellondifferentfromStanford,BerkeleyandMIT
A.Itslocationisnotasattractivetorichpeople.
B.Itssciencedepartmentsarenotnearlyasgood.
C.Itdoesnotproducecomputerhackersandnerds.
D.Itdoesnotpaymuchattentiontobusinessstartups.
59.WhatdoestheauthorimplyaboutBoston
A.Ithaspleasantweatherallyearround.
B.Itproduceswealthaswellashigh-tech.
C.Itisnotlikelytoattractlotsofinvestorsandnerds.
D.Itisanoldcitywithmanysitesofhistoricalinterest.
60.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutstartupinvestors
A.Theyareespeciallywiseinmakinginvestments.
B.Theyhavegoodconnectionsinthegovernment.
C.Theycandomorethanprovidingmoney.
D.Theyarerichenoughtoinvestinnerds.
Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
It'snicetohavepeopleoflikemindaround.Agreeablepeopleboostyourconfidenceandallowyoutorelaxandfeelcomfortable.Unfortunately,thatcomfortcanhindertheverylearningthatcanexpandyourcompanyandyourcareer.
It'snicetohavepeopleagree,butyouneedconflictingperspectivestodigoutthetruth.Ifeveryonearoundyouhassimilarviews,yourworkwillsufferfromconfirmationbias(偏颇).
Takealookatyourownnetwork.DoyourcontactsshareyourpointofviewonmostsubjectsIfyes,it'stimetoshakethingsup.Asaleader,itcanbechallengingtocreateanenvironmentinwhichpeoplewillfreelydisagreeandargue,butasthesayinggoes:Fromconfrontationcomesbrilliance.
It'snoteasyformostpeopletoactivelyseekconflict.Manyspendtheirlivestryingtoavoidarguments.There'snoneedtogooutandfindpeopleyouhate,butyouneedtodosomeself-assessmenttodeterminewhereyouhavebecomestaleinyourthinking.Youmayneedtostartbyencouragingyourcurrentnetworktohelpyouidentifyyourblindspots.
Passionate,energeticdebatedoesnotrequireangerandhardfeelingstobeeffective.Butitdoesrequiremoralstrength.Onceyouhaveworthyopponents,setsomegroundrulessoeveryoneunderstandsresponsibilitiesandboundaries.Theobjectiveofthisdebatinggameisnottowinbuttogettothetruththatwillallowyoutomovefaster,farther,andbetter.
Fiercedebatingcanhurtfeelings,particularlywhenstrongpersonalitiesareinvolved.Makesureyoucheckinwithyouropponentssothattheyarenotcarryingtheemotionofthebattlesbeyondthebattlefield.Breakthetensionwithsmilesandhumortoreinforcetheideathatthisisfriendlydiscourseandthatallareworkingtowardacommongoal.
Rewardallthoseinvolvedinthedebatesufficientlywhenthegoalsarereached.Letyoursparringpartners(拳击陪练)knowhowmuchyouappreciatetheircontribution.Themoretheyfeelappreciated,themorethey'llbewillingtogetintotheringnexttime.
61.Whathappenswhenyouhavelike-mindedpeoplearoundyouallthewhile
A.Itwillhelpyourcompanyexpandmorerapidly.
B.Itwillcreateaharmoniousworkingatmosphere.
C.Itmaypreventyourbusinessandcareerfromadvancing.
D.Itmaymakeyoufeeluncertainaboutyourowndecisions.
62.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestleadersdo
A.Avoidargumentswithbusinesspartners.
B.Encouragepeopletodisagreeandargue.
C.Buildawideandstrongbusinessnetwork.
D.Seekadvicefromtheirworthycompetitors.
63.Whatisthepurposeofholdingadebate
A.Tofindoutthetruthaboutanissue.
B.Tobuilduppeople'smoralstrength.
C.Toremovemisunderstandings.
D.Tolookforworthyopponents.
64.Whatadvicedoestheauthorgivetopeopleengagedinafiercedebate
A.Theylistencarefullytotheiropponents'views.
B.Theyshowduerespectforeachother'sbeliefs.
C.Theypresenttheirviewsclearlyandexplicitly.
D.Theytakecarenottohurteachother'sfeelings.
65.Howshouldwetreatourrivalsafterasuccessfuldebate
A.Trytomakepeacewiththem.
B.Trytomakeupthedifferences.
C.Invitethemtotheringnexttime.
D.Acknowledgetheircontribution.
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.
今年在长沙举行了一年一度的外国人汉语演讲比赛.这项比赛证明是促进中国和世界其他地区文化交流的好方法.它为世界各地的年轻人提供了更好地了解中国的机会.来自87个国家共计126位选手聚集在湖南省省会参加了从7月6日到8月5日进行的半决赛和决赛.比赛并不是唯一的活动.选手们还有机会参观了中国其他地区的著名景点和历史名胜.
参考答案解析
对话中，男士抱怨说他都不知道该拿蒂米怎么办了，今天早上，他发现桔子汁在厨房洒了一地，而女士则说，别对蒂米太严厉了，他才四岁.由此可见，女士认为男士不用小题大做，故答案为C.
对话中，女士向男士询问俱乐部健身锻炼的事情，男士则说他会带着女士去找专门负责新会员的经理.由此可知，女士是对俱乐部健身锻炼感兴趣，故答案为A.
对话中，女士说她觉得很冷，问能不能把暖气开大一点，而男士则表示抱歉，说自己没钱了，都快付不起燃料费账单了，建议女士穿上毛衣.由此可知，男士想要节省燃料费，故答案为B.
对话中，男士要将女士带到保安室去，并说商店里的摄像头已经把女士所做的事都录下来了，而女士则表示自己什么都没有做，如果男士敢侮辱她的话，她就报警.由此可知，男士认为女士偷了商店里的东西，故答案为A.
男士说女士应该马上去看医生，而女士则说再等几天，她相信自己的咳嗽很快就会好的.由此可知，直到本对话发生时，女士都还没有去看医生，故答案为B.
对话中，男士说他听说帕米拉的实验报告出了很多错，而女士则说，如果她不是那么急着做完的话，就不会出这么多的错.由此可知，帕米拉实验报告中的错误本来是可以避免的，故答案为D.
对话中，女士问男士以前是否听过这个演讲者的讲座，男士说他听过，并认为这位演讲的女士很棒，她不仅将自己的观点表达得很清楚，而且讲得很有趣.由此可知，这位女演讲者擅长传达自己想要传达的信息，故答案为D.
9.Whatarethespeakersdoing
10.WhatisthewomangoingtodiscusswithheragentoverlunchonMonday
B.对话中，男士告诉女士她周一需要和自己的经纪人吃午饭，讨论一下关于颁奖仪式的事情，故答案为B.
11.Whatdowelearnfromtheconversationabouttheman
C.对话中，男士和女士一起讨论女士的日程安排，从第一句罗梅罗先生想要让女士出演他导演的新电影可知，女士是位电影演员，而男士对女士的日程安排非常了解，并且由最后一句可知，男士服从女士的安排.综合这些内容可以推断出，男士是女士的助理，故答案为C.
12.Whatdoesthewomansayanapplicantshoulddofirsttoapplyforthejob
B.对话开头，男士表示他对女士公司销售经理的职位感兴趣，请女士给她发一份申请表，而女士则让男士直接寄一封书面的求职申请信.因此，如果男士想要申请这份工作，他首先应该做的就是寄一份书面申请信，故答案为B.
13.Whatkindofapersonisthecompanylookingfor
14.Whatdoesthemanlikemostaboutthejob
15.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthesalaryifthemanisacceptedbythecompany
D.对话中男士问到了薪水问题，而女士回答说这还有待讨论，部分取决于男士的工作经历以及教育背景.由此可以推断，即使男士得到了这一职位，他的薪水待遇也不是明确规定好了的，而是得再商议，故答案为D.
16.Whyareessentialgoodsdisplayedintotallydifferentpartsofthesupermarket
B.短文开头提到，超市希望顾客看到尽可能多的商品，这就是为什么他们会把生活必需品分散摆放的原因，故答案为B..
17.Wherearegoodswithahighprofitmarginusuallyfound
C.短文中提到，利润高的商品所摆放的位置都是顾客容易够到的地方，也就是在那些容易接触到的货架上，故答案为C.
18.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutsupermarketgoers
A.短文中提到，虽然很多人在去超市之前会列一张购物清单，但还是有60%左右的购买行为是在购物现场决定的.因此，大部分去超市购物的人都有冲动消费的行为，故答案为A.
19.Whatshouldn'tbetoosurprisingaccordingtothespeaker
20.WhatwasMattySallindoingwhenhecreatedanalarmclock
C.短文一开始就说，马蒂·赛尔林在大学攻读艺术和技术学位时，曾有一项有趣的任务是发明家用器具，因此，他决定发明一个闹钟.由此可知，他当时还在读大学，故答案为C.
21.WhatdidMattySallindobeforemakingthenewtypeofalarmclock
D.短文中提到，在马蒂·赛尔林决定设计一款新闹钟时，他先征求了不同的人关于闹钟的想法，然后才开始动手制作，故答案为D.
22.Whatmakesthenewlyinventedalarmclocksounique
C.短文提到，在征求了多人的意见后，赛尔林发现人们对闹钟感到最不满的是它吵闹的叫醒方式，而且人们最希望在受到烤腌肉香味的诱惑中醒来，所以，他才自己动手创造出了一款能够定时烤制腌肉，然后将香味散发出去，使人从梦中醒来的闹钟，故答案为C.
23.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutsituationalloneliness
A.短文中提到了三种类型的孤独，其中第二类为情景孤独，而短文中在对这一类孤独的介绍中指出，它通常是由于环境的变化所引起的，故答案为A.
24.Whatproblemwillpeoplehaveiftheyexperiencehabitualloneliness
A.短文中在提到habitualloneliness时说，那些经历习惯性孤独的人在社交方面存在问题，无法亲近他人，也就是说，他们不合群，不能与他人融洽地交往，故答案为A.
25.Whydosomepeoplesufferlonelinessaccordingtopsychologists
B.短文末尾部分提到，心理学家发现，虽然孤独的人可能有许多社交，但他们有时觉得自己应该有更多的社交，他们质疑自己的受欢迎程度.故答案为B.
away.此处应该填人动词的过去分词或词组，与句中的typed并列，构成被动语态.lockedaway意为“把……锁起来”.
ten此处应该填入动词过去分词构成的形容词，表示状态.forgotten意为“被遗忘的”.该句指出，个人信息放在那里多年，根本就没有重见天日的机会.因此，它们是“被遗忘的”.
28.Responsiblefor.该空所在句是一个倒装句，其正常语序应该是Theastonishingly29developmentinrecentyearsofthecomputerhasbeen28thechange.所以该空应该填人一个形容词或词组作表语.responsiblefor意为“对……负责，对……承担责任”.
.此处应该填入形容词，被副词astonishingly修饰的同时，修饰名词development，合在一起，表示“惊人地快速发展”.swift意为“快速的”.
ted.此处应该填入动词的过去分词，与is一起构成被动语态.collected意为“收集”.
utions.此处应该填入一个名词，被lending修饰.institutions意为“机构”.
mentagencies.此处应该填入一个名词或名词词组，与前面的名词或词组并列.governmentagencies意为“政府机构”.
on.此处应填入一个名词，被形容词frightening修饰.invasion意为“侵犯”.
ent.此处应填入一个形容词，被前面的副词increasingly修饰.efficient意为“有效率的”.
oned.此处应填人一个形容词或动词分词形式作people的后置定语.questioned意为“被问到的”.
te.形容词辨析题.该空前面是所有格形式baby’s，后面是名词toy，故推测空格处为形容词.根据常识推断，婴儿的玩具一般都是他们喜欢的，故答案为favorite“最喜欢的”.备选形容词中，crazy
“发狂的，发疯的.”和definite“确定的”均与句意不符，可以排除.
t.动词辨析题.该空前面是情态动词may，故空格处应填入动词原形.根据下文可知，孩子认为妹妹分到了更多果汁，因此一定会表示不满，由此确定protest“抗议”为答案.备选动词中，只有两个动词原形，而advocate意思为“主张”，不符合句意，可以排除.
.名词辨析题.该空前面为冠词the，后面为介词of，故推测空格处应填入名词.根据句意：4岁大的孩子也许会抗议说妹妹分到了更多果汁，仅仅是因为玻璃杯的形状不同，而不是果汁的——.形状不同，也许容量是一样的，由此确定amount“量”为答案.备选名词中，differences“不同”和theories“理论”均不符合句意，可以排除.
es名词辨析题.空格前为形容词child-sized，空格后为介词about，故推测该空格处为名词.根据句意：孩子们就像一些很棒的小科学家一样，总是会验证他们孩子们般大小的事物运转的——.由此可知，theories“理论”符合句意，故为答案.备选名词differences“区别”不符合句意，可以排除.
ately.副词辨析题.空格前是will，空格后是test，故该空格处应填入副词.联系上下文，孩子一而再地把勺子扔到地上，直到父母说不再捡起，随后，孩子便有了各种疑问，故可知孩子会马上验证父母的话.由此确定immediately“马上，立即”为答案.备选副词中，naturally“自然地”和primarily"主要地”均不符合句意，可以排除.
.形容词辨析题.空格前为driveyou，可以联想到固定结构drivesb.+adj..根据上文可推知，孩子扔勺子继而试探家长的反应，并不是为了让他们抓狂，由此确定crazy“发狂的，发疯的”为答案.备选形容词definite“确定的”不符合句意，可以排除.
42.F.differences.名词辨析题.空格前为those，空格后是系动词are，故空格处应填人名词.上文提到，sheislearningthatherdesiresandyoursCandiffer“她正是在了解她的需求和你的需求是会不同的”，此处指不同之处，所以differences“区别”为答案.
43.J.naturally.副词辨析题.空格前为主语abilities和动词unfold，根据句子结构可判断空格处为副词.该句句意为：孩子们的认知能力会像花朵一样绽放，可知这一定是个自然的过程，由此确定naturally“自然地”为答案.备选副词primarily“主要地”不符合句意，可以排除.
44.H.happening动词辨析题.空格前为whatelseis，空格后为介词短语，故推测该空格处为动词
的分词形式或形容词.上文指出，孩子们的认知能力像花朵绽放一样，与生命中其他——的事情毫无关联.备选项中，happening“发生”符合句意，故为答案.备选的动词分词形式中，confirmed意思是“确认，批准”;obtaining意思是“获取”;rejected意思是“拒绝，驳回”，形容生活中的事情都太过于具体，不符合句意，可以排除.
45.N.rejected.动词辨析题.空格前是havebeen，空格后是ormodified，故该空格处应填入动词的过去分词.根据句意，尽管多年来他的很多具体结论被——或是修改，他的想法仍然启发了全世界研究者们的诸多研究.由此确定rejected“拒绝，驳回”为本题答案.备选动词过去分词中，confirmed意思为“确认，批准”，不符合句意，可以排除.