英语四级考试华夏出版社专项训练

1. 买什么英语四级资料好，是分专题的还是整套的

这个备考方法很多人尝试过，效率比较高。
第一步：不要贪多找一大堆资料，只要先做历年真题，看看自己的答对率高不高。
第二步：如果做历年真题答对率很高，恭喜你，直接进考场就可以了，你的水平绝对可以考过，不用再买其他资料了。如果答对率不高，或者没有达到你期望的水平，那么就看一下，哪个题型的答对率较低（是自己的弱项）？
第三步：根据自己的弱项，进行有针对性的专项训练。
第四步：再做历年真题，看看自己的弱项答对率是否已经提高。
第五步：笑着进考场。
那么，真题最好用哪本呢？专项训练又用哪本？
1.如果你是英语基础不错的，真题用哪本都没问题，因为真题的题目都是一样的，只是解说有所不同。如果英语基础一般，那么建议使用华研外语那本《英语四级真题集训》，解释的比较好懂。
2.专项训练，看是哪个题型。市面上各类专项训练很多，挑一本适合自己的就行了。多数人的弱项是听力，推荐使用《新编大学英语4级听力1000题》，只要做三分之一就已经可以提高很多了。
3.如果英语基础实在是起点低，很多题型都是弱项，完全没有信心考四级，或者已经考了很多次都没有过，有一本书可以考虑一下的（一本就够了）：《英语四级真题考试指南》，因为它有在线辅导和视频微课，还会发送很多考前资料给这本书的读者，很有用的，那么很多资料就不用买了。

2. 大学四级考试阅读训练题及答案

英语阅读是英语四级考试中的重要考察能力之一，只有做好阅读部分的题目才能提高四级考试的成绩。下面我为大家带来大学四级考试阅读训练题，供考生备考练习。
大学四级考试阅读训练题***一***
According to the dictionary definition of “create”, ordinary people are creative every day. To create means “to bring into being, to cause to exist”—something each of us does daily.

We are creative whenever we look at or think about something in a new way. First this involves an awareness of our surroundings. It means using all of our sese to bee aware of our world. This may be as simple as being aware of color and texture, as well as taste, when we plan a meal. Above all, it is the ability to notice things that others might miss.

A second part of creativity is an ability to see relationships among things. I f we believe the expression, “There is nothing new under the sun,” the creativ ity is remaking or rebining the old in new ways. For example, we might do this by finding a more effective way to study or a better way to arrange our furniture, or we might make a new bination of camera lenses and filters to cr eate an unusual photograph.

A third part of creativity is the courage and drive to make use of our new ide as, to apply them to achieve some new results. To think up a new concept is one thing; to put the idea to work is another.

These three parts of creativity are involved in all the great works of genius, but they are also involved in many of our day to day activities.

26.Which of the following activities is NOT a creative one according to t he passage?

A.To prepare a meal.

B.To arrange the furniture in a peculiar way.

C.To buy some books from a bookstore.

D.To “write” a letter with the puter.

27.The author holds that ____.

A.creativity is of highly demand

B.creativity is connected with a deep insight to some extent

C.creativity is to create something new and concrete

D.to practise and practise is the only way to cultivate one’s creativity

28.“There is nothing new under the sun.” ***Par.3*** really implies that ____.

A.we can seldom create new things B.a new thing is only a tale

C.a new thing can only be created at the basis of original things D.we can scarcely see really new things in the world

29.What does the author think about the relationship between a new though t and its being put into practice?

A.It’s more difficult to create a new thought than to apply it in practice.

B.To find a new thought will definitely lead to the proction of a new thing.

C.One may e up with a new thought, but can not put it into practice.

D.A man with an excellent ability of practice can easily bee an inventor.

30.The best title for this passage is ____.

A.How to Cultivate One’s Creativity B.What is Creativity

C.The Importance of Creativity D.Creativity—a Not Farway Thing
大学四级考试阅读训练题答案
26.答案C。本题可用排除法。根据第一段可知创造力的含 义是“使事物产生”，“致使事物存在”。而它三个方面的表现可参考“短文大意”，据此，C为正确答案。

27.答案B。此题的解答需要在理解文章大意及细节基础上进行。选项B意为“创造力在一定程度上取决于非凡的洞察力。”根据最后一段，可知这是一种“天赋”，故正确。这样就可确定B为正确答案。

28.答案C。此题可在正确理解句子含义的基础上采取“排除法”来解答。根据上下文可以得知：此句的真正含义是“任何新事物的产生都是建立在原有事物基础之上的”。据此，A项认为“我们很少能创造新事物”，显然只是句子的字面意思，不正确。B项“创造新事物 是一个神话”，也为字面理解。再看C项“只有在原有事物基础之上才能创造新事物”，这不正是我们分析得出的结论吗?而D项“我们几乎不可能看到新事物”，更是差之甚远。这样就 可确定C项为正确答案无疑。

29.答案C。先找有关细节。此问题涉及到对文章第三段最 后一句的理解。作者认为“获得新思想并不意味着就能够将其付诸实践，暗含“知易行难”的意义。这样，我们就可对 选项进行分析选弃了。这样就可确定C 为正确答案无疑。

30.答案B。首先快速通读全文***注意主题句***，可知文章主 要谈论的是“创造力的含义及其三个方面的表现”，整篇文章都是围绕创造力展开的。现在来分析选项。这样就可确定，B项为正确答案。
大学四级考试阅读训练题***二***
When I was studying at Yale, some phenomena puzzled me greatly. I found that Chinese students or Asian students were very polite in class while American students often interrupted the professor, asking questions and dominating the discussion. The Chinese students were not as aggressive as American students.

I was impressed by the role of the professor in the seminar***讨论会***. The professor didn’t act as an authority, giving final conclusions, but as a reseac her looking for answers to questions together with the students. One lingui stic***语言的*** feature of his interacting with his students was that he used many modal***情态的*** verbs—far more than I did in Beiwai. When answering questions, he usually said, “This is my personal opinion and it could be wrong.” or “You could be right, but you might find this point of view also interesting.”

In China, authorities are always supposed to give wise decisions and correct di rections. Therefore, students always expect the professor to give an answer to th e question. I still remember how frustrated they were when foreign teachers did not provide such an answer. Their expectations from authorities are much higher than that of American students. Once the Chinese students got the answer, they w ere sure about it.

Ecation in China is valued for united thinking. I remember American teachers who taught in our university plaining about the fact that Chinese students u niformly expressed the same idea in their English position. The examinations in America usually do not test a student’s ability to memorize the material but his ability to *** yze and solve problems. Ecation in America is valued not on ly as a means to obtain employment but as a process of enhancing critical thinking.

31.In the USA, when the students are in class, ____.

A.a Chinese student tends to be very active B.an American student likes to make trouble

C.a Chinese student likes to puzzle the teacher D.an American student tends to be vigorous

32.A teacher in the USA prefers to ____ when he answers questions.

A.be very sincere B.be very direct

C.be very self confident D.be very indifferent

33.What is the opinion of the author concerning the difference of teachin g methods between China and the USA?

A.He thinks that Chinese teaching metods can make students learn more.

B.He holds that the major purpose of Chinese teaching methods is to impro ve students’ remembrance.

C.He thinks that American teaching is ability oriented.

D.He holds that American teachers hate to give a test.

34.The author thinks that the relationship between the student and the te acher is ____.

A.more intimate in China B.closer in China C.looser in USA D.more harmonious in USA

35.The ecation in USA may proce some ____ graates.

A.talkative B.conventional C.creative D.imaginative
大学四级考试阅读训练题答案
31.答案D。在文章中找到有关的细节为解此题的关键。从文章第一段的最后两句可得知“中国留学生在课堂上表现很有礼貌和节制，而美国学生则非常主动和活跃。”据此看D项 “美国学生经 常表现得非常活跃”，正是我们与作者得出的结论，所以是选项无疑。解答此题也给了我们一个启示：某些干扰项迷惑性很大，不能一眼识别，所以在选择时可能需要进行反复比较思考 ，方能断定其正确与否。

32.答案A。文章第二段是解答问题的关键。此段主要谈论 “美国教授在上课时扮演的是与学生平等的角色”，并介绍了“这种情况的种种表现”。现在，我们来看选项。A项“ 非常诚恳”，符合事实，先标出，看有没有更合适的。B项“非常直接”，显然不对，即使 美国老师语气委婉，也只是“不直接”。C项意为“非常自信”，文章没有提到这一点，也不能选。再看D项“非常冷淡”，更是荒谬。这样也就只能选A。

33.答案C。解答此类题目，首先也必须象解答“有关文章主要内容题目”一样，首先应掌握全文的主旨和大意，据此才能在理解作者观点时，不致管中窥豹，以致偏颇。迅速通读全文，可知作者意在抨击中国教育方式的弊端。这样，作者的观点也就昭然若揭了。现在看选项。C项“美国教育重在培养学生能力”。 作者在对中国教育抨击的同时，也对美国教育的某些做法表示赞成，而这一点正是作者对美国教育考查后得出的结论之一，所以正确。

34.答案D。推理***断***题属于要求较高的题型。它要求学生不仅能正确理解文章***或某些细节***，也要能据此进一步推测其中暗含的意思。D项说“美国师生之间关系和谐”，正合作者的看法，所以只能选D。

35.答案C。此题的问题太宽泛，只能根据选项，结合文章，进行取舍。C项是“具有创造力的”，美国平 等式的、自由、宽松的教育方式，鼓励学生培养独立分析、解决问题的能力，这样培养出来的学生势必多具有“创造力”，符合事实。所以选项为C。

3. 大学英语四级听力专题训练

固定完成英语四级听力的训练，让我们的大学不留下遗憾。下面是我给大家整理的大学英语四级听力专题训练，供大家参阅!

大学英语四级听力专题训练

听力真题：

Section C Compound Dictation

There are a lot of good cameras available at themoment-most of these are made in Japan but thereare also good (36) ______ models from Germanyand the USA. We have (37) ______ a range ofdifferent models to see which is the best (38) ______ for money. After a number of different testsand interviews with people who are (39) ______ withthe different cameras being (40) ______ , our researchers (41) ______ the Olympic BY modelas the best auto-focus camera available at the moment. It costs $200, although you may wellwant to spend more-(42) ______ as much as another $200-on buying (43) ______ lenses andother equipment. It is a good Japanese camera, easy to use. (44) ____________________________________________________ whereas the Americanversions are considerably more expensive.

The Olympic BY model weighs only 320 grams which is quite a bit less than other cameras of asimilar type. Indeed, one of the other models we looked at weighed almost twice as much. (45) _______________________________________________________________________ . Allthe people we interviewed expressed almost total satisfaction with it. (46) ____________________________________________________________ .

答案解析：

36. 答案：quality

解析：good quality是“质量好”，名词短语修饰models。此词不要误写成quantity“数量”或动词qualify。

37. 答案：investigated

解析：根据前面的have，可知此处为动词的过去分词，所以不要漏写词尾d。

38. 答案：value

解析：value for money意为“性价比”。

39. 答案：familiar

解析：familiar常与with搭配，表示“熟悉……”，注意此词的拼写，也不要写成family或similar。

40. 答案：assessed

解析：此处需要一个与“估价”有关的词，由前面的being可知为过去分词。拼写要注意双写s及词尾的-ed。

41. 答案：recommend

解析：此处需谓语动词，由主语researchers可知为动词原形。

42. 答案：perhaps

解析：根据上下文可知此处需副词。

43. 答案：additional

解析：此处需形容词，修饰其后的lenses，表“额外的”。根据派生法可避免一些简单的拼写错误。

44. 标准答案：Equivalent German models tend to be heavier and slightly less easy to use

听音关键：German models, heavier, less easy to use

答案重构：1) Similar German models are usually heavier and slightly less convenient to use

2) The same German models/cameras/ones tend to be heavier and a little more difficult to use

画龙点睛：注意比较结构。

45. 标准答案：Similarly, it is smaller than most of its competitors, thus fitting easily into a pocket or handbag

听音关键：Similarly, smaller than, competitors, fit easily

答案重构：Similarly, it is smaller than other models and can be put in a pocket or handbag easily

画龙点睛：注意比较结构。个别词汇也可用简单的同义词替换。对于句子听写，只要听懂关键词便可根据语法自己连词成句。

46. 标准答案：The only problem was a slight awkwardness in loading the film

听音关键：problem, awkwardness, load, film

答案重构：1) The only problem was a slight trouble/difficulty in loading the film

2) The only problem was that it may be a little difficult to put the film into the camera

画龙点睛：注意主系表结构。若不会拼写awkwardness，可用trouble之类的同义词替换它。介词短语也可改为不定式结构。

大学英语四级听力专题练习

听力真题：

Passage Three

33.

A. The threat of poisonous desert animals andplants.

B. The exhaustion of energy resources.

C. The destruction of oil wells.

D. The spread of the black powder from the fires.

34.

A. The underground oil resources have not been affected.

B. Most of the desert animals and plants have managed to survive.

C. The oil lakes soon dried up and stopped evaporating.

D. The underground water resources have not been polluted.

35.

A. To restore the normal proction of the oil wells.

B. To estimate the losses caused by the fires.

C. To remove the oil left in the desert.

D. To use the oil left in the oil lakes.

答案解析：

Passage Three

When Iraqi troops blew up hundreds of Kuwaiti oil wells at the end of the Gulf War, scientists feared an environmental disaster. [33]Would black powder and the smoke from the fires circle the globe and block out the sun? Many said "No way. Rain would wash the black powder from the atmosphere." But in America, air-sampling balloons have detected high concentrations of particles similar to those collected in Kuwait. Now that the fires are out, scientists are turning attention to yet another threat-the oil did not catch fire. It has formed huge lakes in the Kuwaiti deserts. They trap insects and birds and poison a variety of other desert animals and plants. [34]The only good news is that the oil lakes have not affected the underground water resources. So far, the oil has not been absorbed because of the hard sand just below the surface.

Nothing, however, stops the oil from evaporating. The resulting poisonous gases are choking nearby residents. [35]Officials are trying to organize a quick clean-up, but they are not sure how to do it. One possibility is to burn the oil. Get those black powder detectors ready.

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

33. What were the scientists worried about soon after the Gulf War?

正确答案：D

解析：题目询问海湾战争结束之后不久，科学家们担心什么。关键是要听到“大火产生的黑色粉末和烟会不会环绕全球并遮挡住太阳呢?”可知D为答案。符合短文听力“听到什么选什么”的原则。选项A、B、C的内容文中均未提及。

34. What was the good news for scientists?

正确答案：D

解析：题目询问对于科学家们来说，好消息是什么。关键是要听到“唯一的好消息是，石油形成的湖泊尚未污染地下水资源。”D是原文的同义表达。A错在oil;文中说石油毒死了许多沙漠动植物，故B不正确。文中说因为地层下面有坚硬的沙，迄今为止石油仍未被吸收;什么都无法阻止石油的蒸发，故C不正确。

35. What are the officials trying to do at the moment?

正确答案：C

解析：题目询问目前官员们正试图做些什么。关键是要听到“官员们正试图组织一次快速的清洁行动”，C是原文的同义表达。

大学英语四级听力专题材料

听力真题：

Section B

Passage One

26.

A. A car outside the supermarket.

B. A car at the bottom of the hill.

C. Paul's car.

D. The sports car.

27.

A. Inside the car.

B. At the foot of the hill.

C. In the garage.

D. In the supermarket.

28.

A. The driver of the sports car.

B. The two girls inside the car.

C. The man standing nearby.

D. The salesman from London.

29.

A. Nobody.

B. The two girls.

C. The bus driver.

D. Paul.

答案解析：

Section B

Passage One

Paul, a salesman from London, was driving past a sports car parked outside a supermarket when he saw it start to roll slowly down the hill. Inside the car were two young girls on the passenger seat but no driver. Paul stopped quickly, jumped in front of the sports car and tried to stop it-pushing against the front of the car. Another man, who was standing nearby, got into the car and put on the hand brake, [29]saving the girls from injury. It was at this point that [26]Paul noticed his own car rolling slowly down the hill and going too fast for him to stop it. It crashed into a bus at the bottom of the hill and was so badly damaged that it had to be pulled away to a garage. As if this was not bad enough, [28]Paul now found he had no one to blame. He was so busy chasing his car that he did not get the name of the driver of the sports car [27]who just came out of the supermarket and drove away without realizing what had happened.

Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26. Which car was badly damaged?

正确答案：C

解析：题目询问哪辆车受到了严重损坏。关键是听到“Paul看到自己的车慢慢滑下了山……，在山脚下与一辆公交车相撞，损坏得非常严重……。”符合短文听力“听到什么选什么”的原则。选项A、D中提到的车是Paul挽救的;文中没有提到选项B的内容。

27. Where was the driver of the sports car when the accident happened?

正确答案：D

解析：关键是听懂文章最后一句，其中提到“跑车司机刚走出超市”，说明事故发生时，那个司机在超市里。故答案为D。文中说跑车里面没有司机，所以A不正确;在山脚下的是一辆公交车，不是跑车司机，所以B不正确;文中提到Paul的车受损严重，要拖去garage，故选项C与问题无关。

28. Who did Paul think was to blame for the accident?

正确答案：A

解析：题目询问Paul认为这场事故的发生是谁的错。关键是听到文章最后所述：“Paul现在发现没人可责备，他忙着追自己的车，以至于没能得到跑车司机的名字，而那个司机根本不知道发生了什么事，扬长而去了。”Paul去挽救跑车，才导致自己的车严重损坏，因此事故责任在跑车司机，即A。文章中没有提到车里的两个女孩做了些什么，因而与事故的发生无关，B不正确;C中提到的男士挽救了跑车和车里的人，不是导致事故的人;选项D所指的人即Paul。

29. Who was injured in the accident?

正确答案：A

解析：题目询问谁在事故中受了伤。全文没有提到任何人受伤，即A。文中与两个女孩有关的原话是“另一个站在附近的人上了跑车，拉下手刹，使两个女孩免于受伤”，所以B不正确。

4. 英语四级考试听力难么，本人高考没考过听力，平时也没练过，如何补救是否有希望

专业四级还是公共四级 ？

5. 大学英语四级考试，买什么练习书好

买一套抄星火的真题，认认真真刷完里面的10套历年真题。做真题，不要去做模拟题。帮助过的很多同学都说真题是考过了的东西，做真题还有什么用？这种想法可以说是大错特错，原题当然不会重新出现在你的试卷上。
但是你要知道，真题上的生词和知识点都是通的，就像你雅思拿了7分，去考托福也很难下100分一样。真题才是经典，模拟题不建议去做，因为编写的人并不是四级出题人，质量比真题差太多了。
考前一个月疯狂刷题。不用多，就一个月刚好。如果你觉得自己基础实在太差！甚至说是完全没有基础！那就拉长战线至2个月！足矣！三个月以上有些长了，后期会十分疲累。细水长流不如集中猛攻！

6. 专项辅导:英语四级考试完形填空的解题技巧

完形填空又称综合填空，是国内大学英语四级考试中较为常见的测试题型。完形填空的题目在设计时并非拿来一篇短文随便去掉几个词，设计者要遵循一定的要求和准则，以保证测试的效度和信度。一般来说，在大学英语四级考试中，出题人会给出一篇200-250字的短文，从中去掉20个词，要求考生在15分钟内填完这20个空。



完形填空李迟的测试点及解题方法从表面来看，就是要求考生把每个句子中删掉的词恢复出来。而实际上，四级考试中的完形填空综合了词汇、结构以及阅读理解部分的测试内容。它不仅测试应试者在词汇和句子水平上运用语言的能力，还测试应试者在语篇上综合运用语言结构的能力。完形填空中所填的词是与文章的上下文紧密联系的。因此，要做好完形填空，必须要在通读全文、把握结构与大意的前提下，根据所提供的选项及句子的结构、语法、语篇等信息，通过逻辑推理、对比等手段最后确定答案。



根据完形填空这一测试特点，笔者认为，在做完形填空时，应采取以下五个步骤逐一进行。

步骤一，了解大意

所谓了解大意即通读整篇文章，弄清文章的大意和结构，确立正确的背景知识，为正式的填空做好充分的准备。很哪配李多考生担心自己的阅读水平差，有的甚至碰到空格的地方就莫名的紧张了，认为阅读一篇满是空格的文章必然无功而返，与其这样浪费时间，倒不如看一句，填一空。其实，这就陷入了一个误区。要知道，短文中的空格不是随便就去掉的，从考察应试者语言的综合能力这一可信度而言，完形填空在出题时有这样一条原则：去掉20个空格后不会影响考生对文章大意的了解。所以，考生在正式填空前，大可不必为理解上的障碍而省略了这至关重要的一步。此外，考生在第一遍阅读中，要善于从文章开头的几句话中把握短文的背景、主题或结构，并结合常识判断构建一定的预期，并在随后的阅读中，不断修正，以求与原文一致。通常情况下，文章开头的一、两句话都是完整的信息，这些句子揭示文章的背景知识或主题思想，考生在阅读中一定要仔细研读，为后面的阅读扫清障碍。



步骤二，初选答案

文章读完了，了解大意后，考生便可以开始填空了。在填每个空格时，可以从出题者的出题思路着手，初步作出每个题的答案。总的来说，出题人有以下六种出思路。

（一）词义与词形的辨析。选项与选项之间构成同义词、反义词、形近词的关系。有时出题者也借助选项，考察考生对某些单词词义的精确理解。举例：

Geographers compare and contrast 71 places on the earth.

71. A) similar B) various C) distant D) famous

译文：地理学家比较和对照地球上的什么地方。

很明显要求填一个形容词来修饰places. 如果单从语法的角度而言，A、B、C、D四个选项都能入选，出题者精心设计只为考察compare和contrast的精确含义。compare意为to exam for similarities and differences, contrast意为to compare in order to show differences。综合两个词的含义，应为“找出其相似之处与不同之处”。这样一来，答案不言自明。既然不同与相同皆不可抛，答案A）必然错误，“similar”（相似的）只揭示了两者的相同、相似，未照应不同，故必不入选。而答案C）distant “遥远的”、D) famous“的”均与“相似与不同”不搭界，所以也一并排除掉，剩下B）various“各种各样”为正确答案。“各种各样”既囊括相似之处，又溶入“不同几许”，既照应compare，又体现了contrast的含义。所以考生在应试时对于某些重点单词的理解，不能只局限于中文，而应从英文的角度，逐字理解。

（二）逻辑关系。所填空格的句子，与上下文构成指代、列举、因果、比较、对比、让步、 补充、递进等逻辑关系。

上下文逻辑关系的考察，是完形填空区别于单纯的句子与结构测试中最重要的一点。不仅在国内考试中，在美国研究生入学考试（GRE）中，也常常考到考生运用逻辑关系解题的能力。卖耐笔者试举一例：

文中提到：

The foreign research scholar usually isolates himself in the laboratory as a means of protection; 77 , what he needs is to be fitted into a highly organized university system…

77. A) otherwise B) moreover

C) however D) also

根据上下文，空格前的意思为“外籍研究学者通常把自己隔离在实验室里作为 一种保护的手段”。空格后为“他需要融入的是高度的组织化的大学系统”。前者是 一种孤离的状态“isolate”，而后者都是一种组织化的系统“be fitted to a higly organized university”，从逻辑的角度而言，前后已然成为对立、矛盾的关系。所以77空所填的连词必然是能将前后平衡的表示对比（转折）关系的连词however.

7. 四级考试英语阅读理解精选题附答案

阅读题在英语四级考试中一直占有相当大的比重，因而加强英语阅读的训练尤为重要。下面我为大家带来四级考试英语阅读理解精选题，供考生阅读练习。
四级考试英语阅读理解精选题***一***
munications technologies are far from equal when it es to conveying the truth. The first study to pare honesty across a range of munication media has fund that people are twice as likely to tell lies in phone conversations as they are in emails. The fact that emails are automatically recorded—and can e back to haunt ***困扰*** you—appears to be the key to the finding.

Jeff Hancock of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, asked 30 students to keep a munications diary for a week. In it they noted the number of conversations or email exchanges they had lasting more than 10 minutes, and confessed to how many lies they told. Hancock then worked out the number of lies per conversation for each medium. He found that lies made up 14 per cent of emails, 21 per cent of instant messages, 27 per cent of face-to-face interactions and an astonishing 37 per cent of phone calls.

His results to be presented at the conference on human-puter interaction in Vienna, Austria, in April, have surprised psychologists. Some expected emailers to be the biggest liars, reasoning that because deception makes people unfortable, the detachment ***非直接接触*** of emailing would make it easier to lie. Others expected people to lie more in face-to-face exchanges because we are most practised at that form of munication.

But Hancock says it is also crucial whether a conversation is being recorded and could be reread, and whether it occurs in real time. People appear to be afraid to lie when they know the munication could later be used to hold them to account, he says. This is why fewer lies appear in email than on the phone.

People are also more likely to lie in real time—in a instant message or phone call, say—than if they have time to think of a response, says Hancock. He found many lies are spontaneous ***脱口而出的*** responses to an unexpected demand, such as: “Do you like my dress?”

Hancock hopes his research will help panies work our the best ways for their employees to municate. For instance, the phone might be the best medium foe sales where employees are encouraged to stretch the truth. But, given his result, work asses *** ent where honesty is a priority, might be best done using email.

57. Hancock’s study focuses on ________.

A*** the consequences of lying in various munications media

B*** the success of munications technologies in conveying ideas

C*** people are less likely to lie in instant messages

D*** people’s honesty levels across a range of munications media

58. Hancock’s research finding surprised those who believed that ________.

A*** people are less likely to lie in instant messages

B*** people are unlikely to lie in face-to-face interactions

C*** people are most likely to lie in email munication

D*** people are twice as likely to lie in phone conversations

59. According to the passage, why are people more likely to tell the truth through certain media of munication?

A*** They are afraid of leaving behind traces of their lies.

B*** They believe that honesty is the best policy.

C*** They tend to be relaxed when using those media.

D*** They are most practised at those forms of munication.

60. According to Hancock the telephone is a preferable medium for promoting sales because ________.

A*** sale *** en can talk directly to their customers

B*** sale *** en may feel less restrained to exaggerate

C*** sale *** en can impress customers as being trustworthy

D*** sale *** en may pass on instant messages effectively

61. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A*** honesty should be encouraged in interpersonal munications

B*** more employers will use emails to municate with their employees

C*** suitable media should be chosen for different munication purposes

D*** email is now the dominant medium of munication within a pany
四级考试英语阅读理解精选题答案
57. D 58. A 59. A 60.B 61. C
四级考试英语阅读理解精选题***二***
As we have seen, the focus of medical care in our society has been shifting from curing disease to preventing disease—especially in terms of changing our many unhealthy behaviors, such as poor eating habits, *** oking, and failure to exercise. The line of thought involved in this shift can be pursued further. Imagine a person who is about the right weight, but does not eat very nutritious ***有营养的*** foods, who feels OK but exercises only occasionally, who goes to work every day, but is not an outstanding worker, who drinks a few beers at home most nights but does not drive while drunk, and who has no chest pains or abnormal blood counts, but sleeps a lot and often feels tired. This person is not ill. He may not even be at risk for any particular disease. But we can imagine that this person could be a lot healthier.

The field of medicine has not traditionally distinguished between someone who is merely “not ill” and someone who is in excellent health and pays attention to the body’s special needs. Both types have simply been called “well.” In recent years, however, some health specialists have begun to apply the terms “well” and “wellness” only to those who are actively striving to maintain and improve their health. People who are well are concerned with nutrition and exercise, and they make a point of monitoring their body’s

condition. Most important, perhaps, people who are well take active responsibility for all matters related to their health. Even people who have a physical disease or handicap ***缺陷*** may be “well,” in this new sense, if they make an effort to maintain the best possible health they can in the face of their physical limitations. “Wellness” may perhaps best be viewed not as a state that people can achieve, but as an ideal that people can strive for. People who are well are likely to be better able to resist disease and to fight disease when it strikes. And by focusing attention on healthy ways of living, the concept of wellness can have a beneficial impact on the ways in which people face the challenges of daily life.

62. Today medical care is placing more stress on ________.

A*** keeping people in a healthy physical condition

B*** monitoring patients’ body functions

C*** removing people’s bad living habits

D*** ensuring people’s psychological well-being

63. In the first paragraph, people are reminded that ________.

A*** good health is more than not being ill

B*** drinking, even if not to excess, could be harmful

C*** regular health checks are essential to keeping fit

D*** prevention is more difficult than cure

64. Traditionally, a person is considered “well” if he ________.

A*** does not have any unhealthy living habits

B*** does not have any physical handicaps

C*** is able to handle his daily routines

D*** is free from any kind of disease

65. According to the author, the true meaning of “wellness” is for people ________.

A*** to best satisfy their body’s special needs

B*** to strive to maintain the best possible health

C*** to meet the strictest standards of bodily health

D*** to keep a proper balance between work and leisure

66. According to what the author advocates, which of the following groups of people would be considered healthy?

A*** People who have strong muscles as well as slim figures.

B*** People who are not presently experiencing any symptoms of disease.

C*** People who try to be as possible, regardless of their limitations.

D*** People who can recover from illness even without seeking medical care.
四级考试英语阅读理解精选题答案
62. C 63. B 64. D 65.B 66. C