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1、2021 年 12 月英语四六级考试押题直播： F%3Fmod%3Dspecial%26act%3Dcet2013超级课程表，可交流学习的大学生手机课程表，500 万大学生用户2006 年 1 月四级试题Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will

2、 be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.1. A) See a doctorB) Stay in b

3、ed for a few days.C) Get treatment in a better hospital.D) Make a phone call to the doctor.2. A) The 2:00 train will arrive earlier.B) The 2:30 train has a dining car.C) The woman prefers to take the 2:30 train.D) they are gong to have some fast food on the train.3. A) She has been longing to attend

4、 Harvard University.B) Shell consider the mans suggestion carefully.C) She has finished her project with Dr. Garcias help.D) Shell consult Dr. Garcia about entering graduate school.4. A) Alice didnt seem to be nervous during her speech.B) Alice needs more training in making public speeches.C) The ma

5、n can hardly understand Alices presentation.D) The man didnt think highly of Alices presentation.5. A) Its worse than 30 years ago.B) It remains almost the same as before.C) There are more extremes in the weather.D) There has been a significant rise in temperature.6. A) At a publishing house.B) At a

6、 bookstore.C) In a reading roomD) In Prof. Jordans office7. A) The man can stay in her brothers apartment.B) Her brother can help the man find a cheaper hotel.C) Her brother can find an apartment for the man.D) The man should have booked a less expensive hotel.8. A) Priority should be given to liste

7、ning.B) Its most helpful to read English newspapers every day.C)D)9.B) It will most likely prove ineffectiveC) It is a new weapon against terrorists.D) It will help detect all kinds of liars.10.B)C)D)Section BDirections: in this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, yo

8、u will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B) C), and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage One

9、Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) It ha been proven to be the best painkiller.B) It is a possible cure for heart disease.C) It can help lower high body temperature effectively.D) It reduces the chance of death for heart surgery patients.12. A) It keeps blood vess

10、els from being blocked.B) It speeds up their recovery after surgery.C) It in creases the blood flow to the heart.D) It adjusts their blood pressure.13. A) It is harmful to heart surgery patients with stomach bleeding.B) It should not be taken by heart surgery patients before the operation.C) It will

11、 have considerable side effects if taken in large doses.D) It should not be given to patients immediately after the operation.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) They strongly believe in family rules.B) They are very likely to succeed in life.C) They ten

12、d to take responsibility for themselvesD) They are in the habit of obeying their parents.15. A) They grow up to be funny and charming.B) They often have a poor sense of direction.C) They get less attention from their parents.D) They tend to be smart and strong-willed.16. A) They usually dont follow

13、family rules.B) They dont like to take chances in their lives.C) They are less likely to be successful in life.D) They tend to believe in their parents ideas.Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A) They wanted to follow his example.B) They fully supported

14、his undertaking.C) They were puzzled by his decision.D) They were afraid he wasnt fully prepared.18. A) It is more exciting than space travel.B) It is much cheaper than space travel.C) It is much safer than space travel.D)19. A) They both attract scientists attentionB) They can both be quite challen

15、gingC) They are both thought-provoking.D) They may both lead to surprising findings.20. A) To show how simple the mechanical aids for diving can be.B) To provide an excuse for his changeable character.C) To explore the philosophical issues of space travel.D) To explain why he took up underwater expl

16、oration.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.The executives acknowledge that they try to swing national eating habits to a food created in America, but they deny that amounts to economic imperialism. Rater, they see Frito-Lay as spreading the benefits of free enterprise a

17、cross the world. “Were making products in those countries, were adapting them to the tastes of those countries, building businesses and employing people and changing lives,” said Steve Reinemund, PepsiCos chief executive.21. It is the belief of Frito-Lays head of global marketing that .A) Potato chi

18、ps can hardly be used as a weapon to dominate the world marketB)C)D)22. What do we learn about Frito-Lay from Paragraph 2?A) Its products used to be popular among overseas consumers.B)C)D) It needs to turn to the word market for development.23. One of the assumptions on which Frito-Lay bases its dev

19、elopment strategy is that .A) consumers worldwide today are attracted by global brandsB)C) products suiting Chinese consumers needs bring more profitsD) products identified as American will have promising market value24. Why did Riskey have the Frito-Lay logo redesigned?A) To suit changing tastes of

20、 young consumers.B)C)D)25. Frito-Lays executives claim that the promoting of American food in the international market .A) wont affect the eating habits of the local peopleB) will lead to economic imperialismC) will be in the interest of the local peopleD) wont spoil the taste of their chipsPassage

21、TwoQuestion 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Teachers are grateful, but know it may be years before the district is solvent (有偿付能力的). They feel really good about the parent support, but they realize its impossible for them to solve this problem.The 22,000-student district discovered the s

22、hortage last month. “Its extraordinary. Nobody would have imagined something happening like this at this level,” said State Treasurer Mike Coffman.District officials also took $1.7 million from student-activity accounts in its 38schools.At Coffmans request, the District Attorney has begun investigat

23、ing the districts finances. Coffman says he wants to know whether district officials hid the budget shortage until after the November election, when voters approved a $212 million bond issue for schools.In Frederick, students parents are buying classroom supplies and offering to pay for groceries an

24、d utilities to keep first-year teachers and principals in their jobs.Some $36,000 has been raised in donations from Safeway. A Chevrolet dealership donated$10,000 and forgave the districts $10,750 bill for renting the driver educating cars. IBM contributed 4,500 packs of paper.At Creek High School,

25、three students started a website that displays newspaper articles, district information and an email forum (论坛).“Rumors about whats happening to the district are moving at lighting speed,” said a student. “We wanted to know the truth, and spread that around instead.”26. What has happened to the Vrai

26、n School District?A) A huge financial problem has arisen.B) Many schools there are mismanaged.C) Lots of teachers in the district are planning to quit.D) Many administrative personnel have been laid off.27. How did the residents in the Vrain School District respond to the budget shortage?A) They fel

27、t somewhat helpless about it.B) They accused those responsible for it.C) They pooled their efforts to help solve it.D) They demanded a through investigation.28. In the view of State Treasurer Mike Coffman, the educational budget shortage is .A) unavoidableB) unthinkableC) insolvableD) irreversible29

28、. Why did Coffman request an investigation?A) To see if there was a deliberate cover-up of the problem.B) To find out the extent of the consequences of the case.C) To make sure that the school principals were innocent.D) To stop the voters approving the $212 million bond issue.30. Three high school

29、students started a website in order to .A) attract greater public attention to their needsB) appeal to the public for contributions and donationsC) expose officials who neglected their dutiesD) keep people properly informed of the crisisPassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following pass

30、age.“Humans should not try to avoid stress any more than they would shun food, love or exercise.” said Dr. Hans Selye, the first physician to document the effects of stress on the body. While heres on question that continuous stress is harmful, several studies suggest that challenging situations in

31、which youre able to rise to the occasion can be good for you.In a 2001 study of 158 hospital nurses, those who faced considerable work demands but coped with the challenge were more likely to say they were in good health than those who felt they couldnt get the job done.Stress prompts the body to pr

32、oduce certain stress hormones. In short bursts these hormones have a positive effect, including improved memory function. “They can help nerve cells handle information and put it into storage,” says Dr. Bruce McEwen of Rockefeller University in New York. But in the long run these hormones can have a

33、 harmful effect on the body and brain.“Sustained stress is not good for you,” says Richard Morimoto, a researcher at Northwestern University in Illinois studying the effects of stress on longevity (长寿), “Its the occasional burst of stress or brief exposure to stress that could be protective.”31. The

34、 passage is mainly about A) the benefits of manageable stressB) how to avoid stressful situationsC) how to cope with stress effectivelyD) the effects of stress hormones on memory32. The word “shun”(Line 1,Para.1) most probably means .A) cut down onB) stay away fromC) run out ofD) put up with33. We c

35、an conclude from the study of the 158 nurses in 2001 that A) people under stress tend to have a poor memoryB) people who cant get their job done experience more stressC) doing challenging work may be good for ones healthD) stress will weaken the bodys defense against germs34. In the experiment descr

36、ibed in Paragraph 3,the video-watchers experienced a downturn in the antibody because .A) the video was not enjoyable at allB)C) they knew little about surgical proceduresD) they felt no pressure while watching the video35. Dr. Bruce McEwen of Rockefeller University believes that .A) a persons memor

37、y is determined by the level of hormones in his bodyB) stress hormones have lasting positive effects on the brainC) short bursts of stress hormones enhance memory functionD) a persons memory improves with continued experience of stress.Passage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passag

38、e.If you want to teach your children how to say sorry, you must be good at saying it yourself, especially to your own children. But how you say it can be quite tricky.If you say to your children “Im sorry I got angry with you, but ” what follows that “but” can render the apology ineffective:” I had

39、a bad day” or “your noise was giving me a headache ” leaves the person who has been injured feeling that he should be apologizing for his bad behavior in expecting an apology.Another method by which people appear to apologize without actually doing so is to say “Im sorry youre upset” ; this suggests

40、 that you are somehow at fault for allowing yourself to get upset by what the other person has done.These pseudo-apologies are used by people who believe saying sorry shows weakness. Parents who wish to teach their children to apologize should see it as a sign of strength, and therefore not resort t

41、o these pseudo-apologies.36. If a mother adds ”but” to an apology, .A) she doesnt feel that she should have apologized.B) she does not realize that the child has been hurtC) the child may find the apology easier to acceptD) the child may feel that he owes her an apology37. According to the author, s

42、aying “Im sorry youre upset” most probably means” ”A) You have good reason to get upsetB) Im aware youre upset ,but Im not to blameC) I apologize for hurting your feelingsD) Im at fault for making you upset38. It is not advisable to use the general, all-covering apology because .A) it gets one into

43、the habit of making empty promisesB) it may make the other person feel guilty C)it is vague and ineffectiveD) it is hurtful and insulting39. We learn from the last paragraph that in teaching children to say sorry .A)B) their ages should be taken into accountC) parents need to set them a good example

44、D) parents should be patient and tolerant40. It can be inferred from the passage that apologizing properly is .A) a social issue calling for immediate attentionB) not necessary among family membersC) a sign of social progressD) not as simple as it seems41. Some people believe that since oil is scarc

45、e, the of the motor industry is uncertain.A) terminalB) benefitC) fateD) estimate42. To speed up the of letters, the Post Office introduced automatic sorting.A) treatmentB) deliveryC) transmissionD) departure43. These overseas students show great for learning a new language.A) enthusiasmB) authority

46、C) conventionD) faith44.A) observersB) witnessesC) audiencesD) viewers45. Politically these nations tend to be , with very high birth rates but poor education and very low levels of literacy.A) unstableB) reluctantC) rationalD) unsteady46. The chairman was blamed for letting his secretary too much w

47、ork last week.A) take toB) take outC) take awayD) take on47. You try to get some sleep. Ill the patients breakfast, said the nurse.A) see toB) stick toC) get toD) lead to48. The London Marathon is a difficult race. , thousands of runners participate every year.A) ThereforeB) FurthermoreC) AccordinglyD) Nevertheless49. The bank refused to him any money, so he had to postpone buying a house.A) creditB) borrowC) loanD) lease50.A) lieB) spotC) standD) locate51. Being ignorant of the law is not accepted as a (n) for breaking the law.A) excuseB) intentionC) optionD) app