1、四级考试历年真题之选词填空 2011 年 6 月大学英语四级真题Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.The popular notion that older people need less sleep than younger adults is a myth, scientists said yesterday.While elderly people _47_ to sleep for fewer hours than they did when they were younger, this has a(n) _
2、48_ effect on their brains performance and they would benefit from getting more, according to research.Sean Drummond, a. psychiatrist (心理医生) at the University of California, San Diego, said older people are more likely to suffer from broken sleep, while younger people are better at sleeping _49_ str
3、aight through the night.More sleep in old age, however, is _50_ with better health, and most older people would feel better and more _51_ if they slept for longer periods, he said.“The ability to sleep in one chunk (整 块 时 间 ) overnight goes down as we age but the amount of sleep we need to _52_ well
4、 does not change,” Dr Drummond told the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference in San Diego.“Its _53_ a myth that older people need less sleep. The more healthy an older adult is, the more they sleep like they did when they were _54_. Our data suggests that older adults would
5、 benefit from _55_ to get as much sleep as they did in their 30s. Thats _56_ from person to person, but the amount of sleep we had at 35 is probably the same amount as we need at 75.”注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2 上作答。A) alert B) associated C) attracting D) cling E) continuing F) definitely G) differentI) formally
6、 J) function K) mixed L) negative M) sufficient N) tend O) younger2010 年 12 月英语四级考试真题Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.What determines the kind of person you are? What factors make you more or less bold, intelligent, or able to read a map? All of these are influenced by the inter
7、action of your genes and the environment in which you were 47 . The study of how genes and environment interact to influence 48 activity is known as behavioral genetics. Behavioral genetics has made important 49 to the biological revolution, providing information about the extent to which biology in
8、fluences mind, brain and behavior.Any research that suggests that 50 to perform certain behaviors are based in biology is controversial. Who wants to be told that there are limitations to what you can 51 based on something that is beyond your control, such as your genes? It is easy to accept that ge
9、nes control physical characteristics such as sex, race and eye color. But can genes also determine whether people will get divorced, how 52 they are, or what career they are likely to choose? A concern of psychological scientists is the 53 to which all of these characteristics are influenced by natu
10、re and nurture(养育), by genetic makeup and the environment. Increasingly, science 54 that genes lay the groundwork for many human traits. From this perspective, people are born 55 like undeveloped photographs: The image is already captured, but the way it 56 appears can vary based on the development
11、process. However, the basic picture is there from the beginning.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2 上作答。A abilities B achieve C appeal D complaints E contributions F displayed G essentially Heventually Iextent J indicates K proceeds L psychological Mraised Nsmart O standard2010 年 6 月英语四级考试真题Part IV Reading Comprehensio
12、n (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)When we think of green buildings, we tend to think of new ones the kind of high-tech, solar-paneled masterpieces that make the covers of architecture magazines. But the U.S. has more than 100 million existing homes, and it would be _47_ wasteful to tear them all down
13、 and _48_ them with greener versions. An enormous amount of energy and resources went into the construction of those houses. And it would take an average of 65 years for the _49_ carbon emissions from a new energy-efficient home to make up for the resources lost by destroying an old one. So in the b
14、roadest _50_, the greenest home is the one that has already been built. But at the same time, nearly half of U. S. carbon emissions come from heating, cooling and _51_ our homes, offices and other buildings. “You cant deal with climate change without dealing with existing buildings,“ says Richard Mo
15、e, the president of the National Trust.With some _52_, the oldest homes tend to be the least energy-efficient. Houses built before 1939 use about 50% more energy per square foot than those built after 2000, mainly due to the tiny cracks and gaps that _53_ over time and let in more outside air.Fortun
16、ately, there are a _54_ number of relatively simple changes that can green older homes, from _55_ ones like Lincolns Cottage to your own postwar home. And efficiency upgrades (升级) can save more than just the earth; they can help _56_ property owners from rising power costs.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2 上作答。A) acc
17、ommodations B) clumsy C) doubtful D) exceptions E) expand F) historic G) incredibly H) powering I) protect J) reduced K) replace L) sense M) shifted N) supplying O) vast2009 年 12 月大学英语四级考试真题及答案Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.In families with two working parents, fathers may hav
18、e more impact on a childs language development than mothers, a new study suggests.Researchers 47 92 families form 11 child care centers before their children were a year old, interviewing each to establish income, level of education and child care arrangements. Overall, it was a group of well-class
19、families, with married parents both living in the home.When the children were 2, researchers videotaped them at home in free-play sessions with both parents, 48 all of their speech. The study will appear in the November issue of The Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology.The scientists measured
20、 the 49 number of utterance (话语) of the parents, the number of different words they used, the complexity of their sentences and other 50 of their speech. On average, fathers spoke less than mothers did, but they did not differ in the length of utterances or proportion of questions asked.Finally, the
21、 researchers 51 the childrens speech at age 3, using a standardized language test. The only predictors of high scores on the test were the mothers level of education, the 52 of child care and the number of different words the father used. The researchers are 53 why the fathers speech, and not the mo
22、thers, had an effect.“Its well 54 that the mothers language does have an impact,” said Nadya Pancsofar, the lead author of the study. It could be that the high-functioning mothers in the study had 55 had a strong influence on their childrens speech development, Ms. Pancsofar said, “or it may be that
23、 mothers are 56 in a way we didnt measure in the study.”注意：此部分试题在答题卡 1 上。A) already B) analyzed C) aspects D) characters E) contributing F) describing G) established H) quality I) quoted J) recording K) recruited L) totalM) unconscious N) unsure O) yet 2009 年 6 月英语四级考试真题与答案Questions 47 to 56 are bas
24、ed on the following passage.Every year in the first week of my English class, some students inform me that writhing is too hard. They never write, unless assignments 47 it . They fine the writing process 48 and difficult. How awful to be able to speak in a language but not to write in it- 49 English
25、 , with its rich vocabulary . Being able to speak but not write is like living in an 50 mansion(豪宅) and never leaving one small room . When I meet students who think they cant write, I know as a teacher my 51 is to show them the rest of the rooms . My task is to build fluency while providing the opp
26、ortunity inherent in any writing activity to 52 the moral and emotional development of my students . One great way to do this is by having students write in a journal in class every day.Writing ability is like strength training. Writing needs to be done 53 , just like exercise ; just as muscles grow
27、 stronger with exercise , writing skills improve quickly with writing practice. I often see a rise in student confidence and 54 after only a few weeks of journal writing .Expressing oneself in writing is one of the most important skills I teach to strengthen the whole student. When my students pract
28、ice journal writing, they are practicing for their future academic, political, and 55 lives . They build skills so that some day they might write a great novel, a piece of sorely needed legislation, or the perfect love letter. Every day that they write in their journals puts them a step 56 to fluenc
29、y , eloquence (雄辩), and command of language .A)closer B)daily C)emotional D)enhance E)enormous F)especially G)hinder H)mission I) painful J) performance K) profession L) remarkably M) require N) sensitive O) urge2008 年 12 月大学英语四级考试真题Question 47-56A bookless life is an incomplete life. Books influenc
30、e the depth and breadth of life. They meet the natural_47_for freedom, for expression, for creativity and beauty of life. Learners, therefore, must have books, and the right type of book, for the satisfaction of their need. Readers turn_48_ to books because their curiosity concerning all manners of
31、things, their eagerness to share in the experiences of others and their need to _49 _ from their own limited environment lead them to find in books food for the mind and the spirit. Through their reading they find a deeper significance to life as books acquaint them with life in the world as it was
32、and it is now. They are presented with a _50 _ of human experiences and come to _51 _ other ways of thought and living. And while _52 _ their own relationships and responses to life , the readers often find that the _53_ in their stories are going through similar adjustments, which help to clarify a
33、nd give significance to their own.Books provide _54 _ material for readers imagination to grow. Imagination is a valuable quality and a motivating power, and stimulates achievement. While enriching their imagination, books _55 _their outlook, develop a fact-finding attitude and train them to use lei
34、sure _56 _. The social and educational significance of the readers books cannot be overestimated in an academic library. A. Abundant B. Characters C. Communicating D. Completely E. Derive F. Desire G. Diversity H. Escape I. Establishing J. Narrow K. Naturally L. Personnel M. Properly N. Respect O. W
35、iden2008 年 6 月大学英语四级考试真题Section ASome years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe. I had been abroad a couple of times, but I could hardly _47_ to know my way around the continent. Moreover, my knowledge of foreign languages was _48_ to a lit
36、tle college French.I hesitated. How would I, unable to speak the language, _49_ unfamiliar with local geography or transportation systems, set up _50_ and do research? It seemed impossible, and with considerable _51_ I sat down to write a letter begging off. Halfway through, a thought can through my
37、 mind: you can learn if you dont try. So I accepted the assignment.There were some bad _52_. But by the time I had finished the trip I was an experienced traveler. And ever since, I have never hesitated to head for even the most remote of places, without guiders or even _53_ bookings, confident that
38、 somehow I will manage.The point is that the new, the different, is almost by definition _54_. But each time you try something, you learn, and as the learning piles up, the world opens to you.Ive learned to ski at 40, and flown up the Rhine River in a _55_. And I know Ill go on doing such things. It
39、s not because Im braver or more daring than others. Im not. But Ill accept anxiety as another name for challenge and I believe I can _56_ wonders.A) accomplish B) advanced C) balloon D) claimE) constantly F) declare G) interviews H)limited I) manufacture J) moments K) news L) reduced M) regret N) sc
40、ary O) totally2007 年 12 月四级考试真题Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.As war spreads to many comers of the globe, Children sadly have been drawn into the center of conflicts. In Afghanistan, Bosnia, and Colombia, however, groups of children have been taking part in peace education 47
41、.The children, after learning to resolve conflicts, took on the 48 of peacemakers. The Childrens Movement for peacemakers was even nominated(提名) or the Nobel peace prize in 1998. Groups of children 49 is peacemakers studied human rights an poverty issues in Colombia, eventually forming a group with
42、five other schools in Bogota known a The Schools of Peace.The classroom 50 opportunities for children to replace angry, violent behaviors with 51 ,peaceful ones. It is in the classroom that caring and respect for each person empowers children to take a step 52 toward becoming peacemakers. Fortunatel
43、y, educators have access to many online resources that are 53 useful when helping children along the path to peace. The Young Peacemakers Club, started in 1992, provides a Website with resources for teachers and 54 on staring a Kindness Campaign. The World Centers of Compassion for Children Internat
44、ional call attention to childrens rights and how to help the 55 of war. Starting a Peacemakers Club is a praiseworthy venture for a class an one that could spread to other classrooms an ideally affect the culture of the 56 school.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2 上作答。A) acting B) assuming C) comprehensive D) cooperat
45、ive E) entire F) especially G) forwardH) images I) information J) offers K) projects L) respectively M) role N) technology O) victims 2007年6月23日大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷及答案Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.Years ago, doctors often said that pain was a normal part of life. In particular,
46、when older patients _47_ of pain, they were told it was a natural part of aging and they would have to learn to live with it.Times have changed. Today, we take pain _48_. Indeed, pain is now considered the fifth vital sign, as important as blood pressure, temperature, breathing rate and pulse in _49
47、_ a persons well-being. We know that chronic (慢性的) pain can disrupt ( 扰乱) a persons life, causing problems that _50_ from missed work to depression.Thats why a growing number of hospitals now depend upon physicians who _51_ in pain medicine. Not only do we evaluate the cause of the pain, which can h
48、elp us treat the pain better, but we also help provide comprehensive therapy for depression and other psychological and social _52_ related to chronic pain. Such comprehensive therapy often _53_ the work of social workers, psychiatrists (心理医生 ) and psychologists, as well as specialists in pain medic
49、ine.This modern _54_ for pain management has led to a wealth of innovative treatments which are more effective and with fewer side effects than ever before. Decades ago, there were only a _55_ number of drugs available, and many of them caused _56_ side effects in older people, including dizziness and
