20xx年12月大学英语四级考试真题(编辑修改稿)

20xx年12月大学英语四级考试真题(编辑修改稿)内容摘要：

D) It has a large garden with fresh vegetables. ) Growing potatoes will involve less labor. B) Its soil may not be very suitable for corn. C) It may not be big enough for raising corn. D) Raising potatoes will be more profitable. 25. A) Finances B) Labor C) Equipment. D) Profits Section B Passage One Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26 A) To introduce the chief of the city‟s police force B)To ment on a talk by a distinguished guest C) To address the issue of munity security D)To explain the functions of the city council ) He has distinguished himself in city management B) He is head of the International Police Force C) He pleted his higher education abroad D) He holds a master‟s degree in criminology 28 A) To coordinate work among police departments B) To get police officers closer to the local people C) To help the residents in times of emergency D) To enable the police to take prompt action 29 A) Popular B) Discouraging C) Effective D) Controversial Passage Two Question 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 30 A) People differ greatly in their ability to municate B) There are numerous languages in existence C) Most public languages are inherently vague D) Big gaps exist between private and public languages 31 A) It is a sign of human intelligence B) In improves with constant practice C) It is something we are born with D) It varies from person to person 32 A) how private languages are developed B) how different languages are related C) how people create their languages D) how children learn to use language Passage Three Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33 A) she was a tailor B) she was an engineer C) she was an educator D) she was a public speaker ) Basing them on sciencefiction movies. B) Including interesting examples in them C) Adjusting them to different audiences D) Focusing on the latest progress in space science ) Whether spacemen carry weapons B) How spacesuits protect spacemen C) How NASA trains its spacemen D) What spacemen cat and drink Section C Crime is increasing worldwide. There is every reason to believe the (36)____will continue through the next few decades. Crime rates have always been high in multicultural, industrialized societies such as the United States, but a new (37)____has appeared on the world (38)____rapidly rising crime rates in nations that previously reported few (39)____. Street crimes such as robbery, rape (40)___, and auto theft are clearly rising, (41)___in eastern European countries such as Hungary and in western European nations such as the United Kingdom. What is driving this crime (42)____? There are no simple answers. Still， there are certain conditions(43) _______with rising crime increasing heterogeneity ( 混杂 ) of populations, greater cultural pluralism, higher immigration, democratization of government,(44) _________________________________________. These conditions are increasingly observable around the world. For instance, cultures that were previously isolated and homogeneous( 同种类的 ) ,such as Japan, Denmark and Greece (45)_______________________. Multiculturalism can be a rewarding, enriching experience, but it can also lead to a clash of values. Heterogeneity in societies will be the rule in the twentyfirst century, and (46)__________________________. Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in depth) (25 minutes) Section A Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage. A bookless life is an inplete life. Books influence 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 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 and it is now. They are presented with a 50 of human experiences and e 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 and 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 factfinding attitude and train them to use leisure 56 . The social and educational significance of the readers‟ books cannot be overestimated in an academic library. A) abundant B) characters C) municating D) pletely E) derive F) desire G)diversity H) escape I) establishing J) narrow K) naturally L) personnel M) properly N) respect O) widen Section B Passage one Question 57 to 61 based on the following passa。