四级试题答案续

manners

Passage Three
Quastions 31 to 35 aro based on the following passage.
When tamilies gather for Ctristmas dinner, some will stick to formal traditions dating back to Grandma’s generation hen ables will be set with the good dishes and silver, and the dress code will be Sunday-best
But in many other homes this ching-and-siwer eiegance has given way to a stoneware (粗陶) –and-stainless intormauly, with dresses assaming adequally oasual-Friday look. For hosts and guests, the change means greater simplioly and domtbin. For makers of fine china in Britain, it spells economie hare mes
Bast wees Rovat Dotron the mgespemployin. Stokeon-frent, announced that it is eliminationg 1,000 jots one flin on its rotal worktorce, That brmgs to more than 4,000 the number of posidons lost in 18 moatns in the potrery (陶瓷) region. Wedgwood and other pottery factories made cuss earuer.
Althooghs, strong pound and weak markets in Asia play a role in the downsizing, the layoffs in Stoke have then room in thsbaking social shifts, A spokesman for Royal Doulton admitted that the company has treen scimewhat stow in catching up with the trend toward casual dining. Families eat toge heeless otten she explained, and more people eat alone, either because they are sinle or they enin from of teley sion.
Even dinner parties hey happen at all have gone casual. In a time of long work hours and demanding sandty schedules, busy hosts insist, rigatly, that it’s bener to share a takeout pizza on paper plates in the family room than to wait for the perfect moment or a “:real” dinner party. Too often, the perfect moment never comes. Iron a fine-patterned tablecloth? Forget it. Polish the silver? Who has time?
Yet the loss of formality has its down side. The fine points of etiquette (礼节) that children might once have learned at the table by observation or instruction from parents and grandparents (“Chew with your mouth closed.”“Keep your elbows off the table.”) must be picked up elsewhere. Some companies now offer etiquette seminars for employees who may be competent professionally but clueless socially.
31. The trend toward casual dining has resulted in .
A) bankruptcy of fine china manufacturers
B) shrinking of the pottery industry
C) restructuring of large enterprises
D) economic recession in Great Britain
32. Which of the following may be the best reason for casual dining?
A) Family members need more time to relax.
B) Busy schedules leave people no time for formality.
C) People want to practice economy in times of scarcity.
D) Young people won’t follow the etiquette of the older generation.
33. It can be learned from the passage that Royal Doulton is .
A) a retailer of stainless steel tableware C) a pottery chain store
B ) a dealer in stoneware D) a producer of fine china
34. The main cause of the layoffs in the pottery industry is .
A) the increased value of the pound
B) the economic recession in Asia
C) the change in people’s way of life
D) the fierce competition at home and abroad
35. Refined table manners, though less popular than before in current social life, .
A) are still a must on certain occasions
B) are bound to return sooner or later
C) are still being taught by parents at home
D) can help improve personal relationships
Passage Four
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
Some houses are designed to be smart. Others have smart designs. An example of the second type of house won an Award of Excellence from the American Instltute of Architects.
Located on the shore of Sullivan’s Island off the coast of South Carolina, the awand-winning cube-shaped beach house was built to replace one smsshed to pieces by Hurricane (飓风) Hugo 10 years ago. In September 1989, Hugo struck South Carolina, killing 18 people and damaging or destroying 36,000 homes in the state.
Before Hugo，many new houses built along South Carolina’s shoreline were poorly commooye nt and enforcement of building codes wasn’t strict, according to archirest Ray Huff, who created de cleverly-designed beach house. In Hugo’s wake, all new shoreline houses are reouired to mas stricter, better-enforced codes. The new beach house on Sullivan’s Island should be able to wants stand a Category 3 burricane with peak winds of 179 to 209 kilometers per hour.
At first sight , the house on Sullivan’s Island looks anything but hurricane-proof. In redwood shell makes it resemble “ a large party lantern(灯笼)” at night, according to one observer. But looks can be deceiving. The house’s wooden frame is reinforced with long steel rods to give a extra strength.
To further protect the house from hurricane damage , Huff raised it 2.7meters off the ground on timber pilings-long, slender columns of wood anchored deep in the sand. Pilings night appear insecure, but they are strong enough to support the weight of the house . They also elevate the house above storm surges. The pilings allow the surges to run under the house instead of running into it. “ These swells of water come ashore at tremendous speeds and cause most of the damage done to beach-tront buildings. “ said Huff.
Huff designed the timber pilings to be partially concealed by house’s ground-to-roof shell . “ The shell masks, the pilings so that the house doesn’t look like it’s standing with its pant legs pulled up .” said Huff. In the event of a storm surge, the shell should break apart and let the waves rush under the house, the architect explained.


36. After the tragedy caused by Hurricane Hugo, new houses built along South Carolina’s shoreline are required_______.
A) to be easily reinforced
B) to look smarter in design
C) to meet stricter building standards
D) to be designed in the shape of cubes


37. The award-wining beach house is-quite strong because _______.
A) it is strengthened by steet rods
B) it is made of redwood
C) it is in the shape of a shell
D) it is built with timber and concrete


38. Huff raised the house 2.7 meters off the ground on timber pilings in order to _______.
A) withstand beak winds of about 200 km/hr
B) anchor stronger pilings deep in the sand
C) break huge sea waves into smaller ones
D) prevent water fronp rushing into the house.


39. The main toucoon of the shell is ___________.
A) to strengthen the pilings of the house
B) to give the house a better appearance
C) to protect the wooden frame of the house
D) to slow down the speed of the swelling water
40. It can be interred from the passage that the shell should be ________.
A) fancy-looking
B) waterproof
C) easily breakable
D) extremely strong


Part 3 Vocabulary


41.He asked us to them in carrying through their plan.
A. provide B. arouse C. assist D. persist
42.A good many proposals were raised by the delegates, was to be expected.
A. that B. what C. so D. as
43.He was such a speaker that he held our attention every minute of the three-hour leeture.
A. specific B. dynamic C. heroic D. diplomatic
44.Arriving home, the boy told his parents about all the which occurred in his dormitory.
A. occasions B. matters C. incidents D. issues
45.The opening between the rocks was very narrow. But the boys managed to through.
A. press B. squeeze C. stretch D. leap
46. They are trying to the waste discharged by the factory for profit.
A. expose B. exhaust C. exhibit D. exploit
47.The manager urged his staff not to the splendid opportunity.
A. drop B. miss C. escape D. slide
48. I admire David as a poet, I do not like him as a man.
A. Much as B. Only if C. If only D. As much
49.Because of a engagement, Lora couldn’t attend my birthday party last Saturday.
A. Pioneer B. premature C. prior D. past
50.The continuous rain the harvesting of the wheat crop by two weeks.
A. set back B. set off C. set out D. set aside
51. Not having a good command of English can be a serious preventing you from achieving your goals.
A. obstacle B. fault C. offense D. distress
52. It’s very of you not to talk aloud while the baby is asleep.
A. concerned B. careful C. considerable D. considerate
53. Many a player who had been highly thought of has from the tennis scene.
A. disposed B. disappeared C. discouraged D. discarded
54. She’s fainted. Throw some water on her face and she’ll .
A. come round B. come along C. come on D. come out
55. All their attempts to the child from the burning building were in vain.
A. regain B. recover C. rescue D. reserve
56. Computer technology will a revolution in business administration.
A. bring around B. bring about C. bring out D. bring up
57. The university has launched a research center to develop new ways of bacteria which have become resistant to drug treatments.
A. regulating B. halting C. interrupting D. combating
58. The goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching, particularly the gap between researchers and teachers.
A. joint B. intensive C. overall D. decisive
59. The rapid development of communications technology is transforming the in which people communicate across time and space.
A. route B. transmission C. vision D. manner
60. When I go out in the evening I use the bike the car if I can.
A. rather than B. regardless of C. in spite of D. other than
61. There is no evidence that people can control their dreams, at least in expent situations in a lab.
A. rigid B. solid C. smooth D. harsh
62. Every culture has developed for certain kinds of food and drink, and equally strong negative attitudes toward other.
A. preferences B. expectations C. fantasies D. fashions
63.It is reported that Uruguay understands and China on human rights issues.
A. grants B. changes C. abandons D. backs
64. Only a few people have to the full facts of the incident.
A. access B. resort C. contact D. path
65. His trousers when he tried to jump over the fence.
A. cracked B. split C. broke D. burst
66. So far, winds and currents have kept the thick patch of oil southeast of the Atlanric coast.
A. governing B. blowing C. prevailing D. ruling
67. The author was required to submit an of about 200 words together with his research paper.
A. edition B. editorial C. article D. abstract
68. As the old empires were broken up and new states were formed, new official tongues began to
at an increasing rate.
A. bring up B. build up C. spring up D. strike up
69.Many patients insist on having watches with them in hospital, they have no scheduies to keep.
A. even though B. for C. as if D. since
70 Some plants are very to light; they prefer the shade.
A. sensible B. flexible C. objective D. sensitive


It’s an annual back-to-school routine. One morning you wave goodbye, and that 71 evening you’re burning the late-night oil in sympathy. In the race to improve educational standards, 72
Are throwing the books at kids. 73 elementary school students are complaining of homework 74 . What’s a well-meaning parent to do?
As hard as 75 may be, sit back and chill experts advise. Though you’ve got to get them to do it, 76 helping too much, or even examining 77 too carefully, you may keep them 78 doing it by themselves. “I wouldn’t advise a parent to check every 79 assignment,” says psychologist John Roscmond, author of Ending the Tough Homework. There’s a 80 of appreciation for trial and error, Let your children 81 the grade they deserve.
Many experts believe parents should gently look over the work of younger children and ask them to rethink their 82 . But “you don’t want them to feel it has to be 83 .” she says.
That’s not to say parents should 84 homework first, they should monitor how much homework their kids 85 . Thirty mintues a day in the early elementary years and an hour in 86 four, five, and six is standard, says Roscmond For junior-high students it should be 87 more than a hour and a half.” And two for high school students. If your child 88 has more homework than this. You may want to check 89 other parents and then talk to the teacher about 90 assignments.
71. A. very B. exact C. right D. usual
72. A. officials B. parents C. experts D. schools
73. A. Also B. Even C. Then D. However
74. A. fatigue B. confusion C. duty D. puzzle
75. A. there B. we C. they D. it
76. A. via B. under C. by d. for
77. A. questions B. answers C. standards D. rules
78. A. off B. without C. beyond d. from
79. A. single B. piece C. page D. other
80. A. drop B. short C. cut D. lack
81. A. acquire B. earn C. gather D. reach
82. A. exercises B. defects C. mistakes d. tests
83. A. perfect B. better C. unusual D. complete
84. A. forget B. refuse C. miss D. ignore
85. A. have B. prepare C. make D. perform
86. A. classes B. groups C. grades D. terms
87. A. about B. no C. much d. few
88. a. previously B. rarely C. merely D. consistently
89. A. with B. in C. out D. up
90. A. finishing B. lowering C. reducing D. declining
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11-20 ADCBD ABDDA

21-30 CABAB CCBDA


31-40 BDABC ACBAD


41-50 CADBA CDBAB


51-60 CDACB DADCB


61-70 CDABD BADCC


71-80 ADCDB ACBDC


81-90 BABCD BCDCA


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