1、Youdao CET Band 4 - 有道词典四级真题 2011-6第 1 页 共 8 页2005 年 12 月 24 日大学英语四级考试 A 卷真题含答案Part II Reading comprehension (35 minutes) Passage One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. Just five one-hundredths of an inch thick, light golden in color and with a perfect “saddle curl,” the Lays pot
2、ato chip seems an unlikely weapon for global domination. But its maker. Frito-Lay. Thinks otherwise.” Potato chips are a snack food for the world,” said Salman Amin, the companys head of global marketing. Amin believes there is no corner of the world that can resist the charms of a Frito-Lay potato
3、chip. Frito-Lay is the biggest snack maker in America. owned by PepsiCo. And accounts for over half of the parent companys $3 billion annual profits. But the U.S. snack food market is largely saturated, and to grow. the company has to look overseas. Its strategy rests on two beliefs: first a global
4、product offers economies of scale with which local brands cannot compete. And second, consumers in the 21st century are drawn to “global” as a concept. ”Global” does not mean products that are consciously identified as American, but ones than consumes-especially young people-see as part of a modem,
5、innovative(创新的)world in which people are linked across cultures by shared beliefs and tastes. Potato chips are an American invention, but most Chinese, for instance, do not know than Frito-Lay is an American company. Instead, Riskey, the companys research and development head, would hope they associ
6、ate the brand with the new world of global communications and business. With brand perception a crucial factor, Riskey ordered a redesign of the Frito-Lay logo(标识).The logo, along with the companys long-held marketing image of the “irresistibility” of its chips. would help facilitate the companys gl
7、obal expansion. 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 across the world. “Were making products in those countries
8、, 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 marking that_. A) Potato chips can hardly be used as a weapon to dominate the world ma
9、rket B) Their company must find new ways to promote domestic sales. C) The light golden color enhances the charm of their companys potato chips D) People the world over enjoy eating their companys potato chips 22.What do we learn about Frito-Lay from Paragraph 2? A) Its products use to be popular am
10、ong overseas consumers. B) Its expansion has caused fierce competition in the snack marker. C) It gives half of its annual profits to its parent company. D) It needs to turn to the word market for development. 23.One of the assumptions on which Frito-Lay bases its development strategy is that_. A)co
11、nsumers worldwide today are attracted by global brands B)local brands cannot compete successfully with American brands C)products suiting Chinese consumers needs bring more profits D)products identified as American will have promising market value24.Why did Riskey have the Frito-Lay logo redesigned?
12、 A)To suit changing tastes of young consumers. B)To promote the companys strategy of globalization. C)To change the companys long-held marketing image. Youdao CET Band 4 - 有道词典四级真题 2011-6第 2 页 共 8 页D)To compete with other American chip producers. 25.Frito-Lays executives claim that the promoting of
13、American food in the international market_. A)wont affect the eating habits of the local people B)will lead to economic imperialism C)will be in the interest of the local people D)wont spoil the taste of their chips Passage Two Question 26 to 30 are based on the following passage. In communities nor
14、th of Denver, residents are pitching in to help teachers and administrators as the Vrain school District tries to solve a $13.8 million budget shortage blamed on mismanagement. ”Were worried about our teachers and principals, and we really dont want to lose them because of this,” one parent sail. “I
15、f we can help ease their financial burden, we will. ” Teachers are grateful, but know it may be years before the district is solvent(有综合能力的). They feel really good about the parent support, but they realize its impossible for then to solve this problem. The 22,000-student district discovered the sho
16、rtage last month. “Its extraordinary. Nobody would have imagined something happening like this at this level,” said State Treasurer Mike Coffman. Coffman and district officials last week agreed on a state emergency plan freeing yp a $9.8 million loan that enabled the payroll(工资单) to be met for 2,700
17、 teachers and staff in time for the holidays. District officials also took $1.7 million from student-activity accounts its 38schools. At Coffmans request, the District Attorney has begun investigating the districts finances. Coffman says he wants to know whether district officials hid the budget sho
18、rtage 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 and utilities to keep first-year teachers and principals in their jobs. Some $36,000 has been raised in
19、 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. “We employ thousands of people in this community,” said Mitch Carson, a hospital chief executive, who helped raise funds
20、. “We have children in the school, and we see how they could be affected.” At Creek High School, 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
21、. “We wanted to know the truth, and spread that around instead.” 26.What has happened to the Vrain 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.
22、 27.How did the residents in the Vrain School District respond to the budget shortage? A)They felt 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 Cof
23、fman, the educational budget shortage is_. A)unavoidable B)unthinkable Youdao CET Band 4 - 有道词典四级真题 2011-6第 3 页 共 8 页C)insolvable D)irreversible 29.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 th
24、e case. C)To make sure that the school principals were innocent. D)To stop the voters approving the $212 million bong issue.30.Three high school students started a website in order to_. A)attract greater public attention to their needs B)appeal to the public for contributions and donations C)expose
25、officials who neglected their duties D)keep people properly informed of the crisis Passage Three Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage. “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 t
26、he effects of stress on the body. While heres on question that continuous stress is harmful, several studies suggest that challenging situations in 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
27、 with the challenge were more likely to say they were in good health than those who felt they stress that you can manage also boost immune(免疫的) function. In a study at the Academic Center for Dentistry in Amsterdam, researchers put volunteers through two stressful experiences. In the first, a timed
28、task that required memorizing a list followed by a short test, subjects through a gory(血淋淋的) video on surgical procedures. Those who did well on the memory test had an increase in levels of immunoglobulin A, an antibody thats the bodys first line of defense against germs. The video-watchers experien
29、ced a downturn in the antibody. Stress prompts the body to produce 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 Universi
30、ty in New York. But in the long run these hormones can have a 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 ,”Its the occasional burst of stress or b
31、rief exposure to stress that could be protective.” 31. The passage is mainly about_ A) the benefits of manageable stress B)stay away from C)run out of D)put up with 32. The word “shun”(Line 1,Para.1) most probably means_. A)cut down on B)stay away from C)run out of D)put up with 33.We can conclude f
32、rom the study of the 158 nurses in 2001 that_ A)people under stress tend to have a poor memory Youdao CET Band 4 - 有道词典四级真题 2011-6第 4 页 共 8 页B)people who cant get their job done experience more stress C)doing challenging work may be good for ones health D)stress will weaken the bodys defense against
33、 germs 34.In the experiment described in Paragraph 3,the video-watchers experienced a downturn in the antibody because_. A) the video was not enjoyable at all B) the outcome was beyond their control C)they knew little about surgical procedures D)they felt no pressure while watching the video 35.Dr.
34、Bruce McEwen of Rockefeller University believes that_. A)a persons memory is determined by the level of hormones in his body B)stress hormones have lasting positive effects on the brain C)short bursts of stress hormones enhance memory function D)a persons memory improves with continued experience of
35、 stress. Passage Four Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage. 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 yo
36、u, but ” what follows that “but” can render the apology ineffective: ” I had 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 apolog
37、ize without actually doing so is to say “Im sorry youre upset” ; this suggests that you are somehow at fault for allowing yourself to get upset by what the other person has done. Then there is the general, all covering apology, which avoids the necessity of identifying a specific act that was partic
38、ularly hurtful or insulting, and which the person who is apologizing should promise never to do again. Saying “Im useless as a parent” does not commit a person to any specific improvement. These pseudo-apologies are used by people who believe saying sorry shows weakness, Parents who wish to teach th
39、eir children to apologize should see it as a sign of strength, and therefore not resort to these pseudo-apologies. But even when presented with examples of genuine contrition, children still need help to become a ware of the complexities of saying sorry. A three-year-old might need help in understan
40、ding that other children feel pain just as he does, and that hitting a playmate over the head with a heavy toy requires an apology. A six-year-old might need reminding that spoiling other childrens expectations can require an apology. A 12-year-old might need to be shown that raiding the biscuit tin
41、 without asking permission is acceptable, but that borrowing a parents clothes without permission is not. 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 hurt C) the child may find the apology easier to ac
42、cept D) the child may feel that he owes her an apology 37.According to the author, saying “Im sorry youre upset” most probably means”_” A)You have good reason to get upset B)Im aware youre upset ,but Im not to blame C)I apologize for hurting your feelings Youdao CET Band 4 - 有道词典四级真题 2011-6第 5 页 共 8
43、 页D)Im at fault for making you upset 38.It is not advisable to use the general, all-covering apology because_. A)it gets one into the habit of making empty promises B)it may make the other person feel guilty C)it is vague and ineffective D)it is hurtful and insulting 39.We learn from the last paragr
44、aph that in teaching children to say sorry_. A)the complexities involved should be ignored B)their ages should be taken into account C)parents need to set them a good example D)parents should be patient and tolerant 40.It can be inferred from the passage that apologizing properly is _. A)a social is
45、sue calling for immediate attention B)not necessary among family members C)a sign of social progress D) not as simple as it seems Part III Vocabulary (20minutes) 41. Some people believe that since oil is scarce, the _of the motor industry is uncertain. A)terminal B)benefit C)fate D)estimate 42.To sp
46、eed up the _of letters, the Post Office introduced automatic sorting. A)treatment B)delivery C)transmission D)departure 43.These overseas students show great _ for learning a new language. A)enthusiasm B)authority C)convention D)faith 44.The defense lawyer was questioning the old man who was one of
47、the _of the murder committed last month. A)observers B)witnesses C)audiences D)viewers 45.Politically these nations tend to be _,with very high birth rates but poor education and very low levels of literacy. A)unstable B)reluctant C)rational D)unsteady 46.The chairman was blamed for letting his secr
48、etary _too much work last week. A)take to B)take out C)take away D)take on 47.“You try to get some sleep. Ill _the patients breakfast, “said the nurse. A)see to B)stick to C)get to D)lead to 48.The London Marathon is a difficult race._, thousands of runners participate every year. A)Therefore B)Furt
49、hermore C)Accordingly D)Nevertheless 49.The bank refused to _him any money, so he had to postpone buying a house. A)credit B)borrow C)loan D)lease 50.The more a nations companies _factories abroad, the smaller that countrys recorded exports will be. A)lie B)spot C)stand D)locate 51.Being ignorant of the law is not accepted as an _for breaking the law. A)excuse B)intention C)option D)approval
