新四级备考资料(3) 样卷三 (45) World population was growing by two percent a year in the 1960s,the rate is now down to one percent a year,and (46) This view is coming to be widely accepted among population experts,even as the public continues to focus on the threat of uncontrolled population growth. Part IV Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)(25 minutes) Section A Directions:In this section.there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully before making your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a leter Please make the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the blank more than once. Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage. The decline in moral standards -which has long concerned social analysts-has at last captured the attention of average American.And Jean Bethke Elshtain,for one,is glad. The fact that ordinary citizens are now starting to think seriously about the nation's moral climate. says this ethics professor at the University of Chicago,is reason to hope that new ideas will 47 forward to improve it. But the challenge is not to be 48 .Materialism and individualism in American society are the biggest obstacles."The thought thatI'm in it for me'has become deeply rooted in the national consciousness,"Ms.Elshtain says. Some of this can be to the disintegration of traditional communities,in which neighbors 50 out for one another,she says.With today's greater mobility and with so many couples working,those bonds have been 51 replaced by a greater emphasis on self In a 1996 poll of Americans,loss of morality 52 the list of the biggest problems facing the U.S.And Elshtain says the public is correct to sense that:Data show that Americans are 53 with problems unheard of in the 1950s,such as classroom violence and a high rate of births to unmarried mothers.The desire for a higher moral standard is not a lament (for some nonexistent“golden age”,Elshtain says,nor is it a wishful(一厢t情愿)longing for a time that_54 opportunities to women and minorities.Most people,in fact,favor the 55 of prejudice. Moral decline will not be 56 until people find ways to counter the materialism in society she says."Slowly,you recognize that the things that matter are those that can't be bought." A)strengthened F)come K)denies B)weakened G)underestimated L)lessening C)contributed H)topped M)reversed D)attributed I)struggling N)disagrees E)look J)concedes O)overestimated 6 2006年9月
新四级备考资料（3） 样卷三 6 2006 年 9 月 (45) . World population was growing by two percent a year in the 1960s; the rate is now down to one percent a year, and (46) . This view is coming to be widely accepted among population experts, even as the public continues to focus on the threat of uncontrolled population growth. Part IV Reading Comprehension ( Reading in Depth ) ( 25 minutes ) Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please make the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the blank more than once. Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage. The decline in moral standards—which has long concerned social analysts—has at last captured the attention of average American. And Jean Bethke Elshtain, for one, is glad. The fact that ordinary citizens are now starting to think seriously about the nation’s moral climate, says this ethics (伦理学) professor at the University of Chicago, is reason to hope that new ideas will 47 forward to improve it. But the challenge is not to be 48 . Materialism and individualism in American society are the biggest obstacles. “The thought that ‘I’m in it for me’ has become deeply rooted in the national consciousness,” Ms. Elshtain says. Some of this can be 49 to the disintegration of traditional communities, in which neighbors 50 out for one another, she says. With today’s greater mobility and with so many couples working, those bonds have been 51 , replaced by a greater emphasis on self. In a 1996 poll of Americans, loss of morality 52 the list of the biggest problems facing the U.S. And Elshtain says the public is correct to sense that: Data show that Americans are 53 with problems unheard of in the 1950s, such as classroom violence and a high rate of births to unmarried mothers. The desire for a higher moral standard is not a lament (挽歌) for some nonexistent “golden age”, Elshtain says, nor is it a wishful (一厢情愿) longing for a time that 54 opportunities to women and minorities. Most people, in fact, favor the 55 of prejudice. Moral decline will not be 56 until people find ways to counter the materialism in society, she says. “Slowly, you recognize that the things that matter are those that can’t be bought.” A) strengthened B) weakened C) contributed D) attributed E) look F) come G) underestimated H) topped I) struggling J) concedes K) denies L) lessening M) reversed N) disagrees O) overestimated
新四级备考资料(3) 样卷三 Section B Directions:There are 2 passages in this section.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A).B).C)and D).You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre Passage One Questions 57 to61 are based on the following passage In a family where the roles of men and women are not sharply separated and where many household tasks are shared to a greater or lesser extent,notions of male superiority are difficult to maintain.The pattern of sharing in tasks and in decision makes for equality and this in turn leads to further sharing.In such a home,the growing boy and girl learn to accept equality more easily than did their parents and to prepare more fully for participation in a world characterized by cooperation rather than by the"battle of the sexes" If the process goes too far and man's role is regarded as less important-and that has happened in some cases-we are as badly off as before,only in reverse. It is time to reassess the role of the man in the American family.We are getting a little tired of "Momism" -but we don't want to exchange it for a"neo-Popism".What we need;rather,is the recognition that bringing up children involves a partnership of equals.There are signs that psychiatrists,psychologists,social workers,and specialists on the family are becoming more aware of the part men play and that they have decided that women should not receive all the credit-nor the blame.We have almost given up saying that a woman's place is in the home.We are beginning. however,to analyze man's place in the home and to insist that he does have a place in it.Nor is that place irrelevant to the healthy development of the child. The family is a co-operative enterprise for which it is difficult to lay down rules,because each family needs to work out its own ways for solving its own problems. Excessive authoritarianism()has unhappy consequences,whether it wears skirts or trousers,and the ideal of equal rights and equal responsibilities is pertinent(相关的，t切题的)not only to a healthy democracy,but also to a healthy family. 57.The idea ofequal rights and equal responsibilities is A)responsible for Momism B)not pertinent to healthy family life C)fundamental to a sound democracy D)what we have almost given up 58.The danger in the sharing of household tasks by the mother and the father is that A)the role of the mother may become an inferior one B)the role of the father may become an inferior one C)the sharing leads to constant arguing D)the father becomes physically worn out 59.According to the author,the father'srole in the home is A)identical to the role of the child's mother 2006年9月
新四级备考资料（3） 样卷三 7 2006 年 9 月 Section B Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage. In a family where the roles of men and women are not sharply separated and where many household tasks are shared to a greater or lesser extent, notions of male superiority are difficult to maintain. The pattern of sharing in tasks and in decision makes for equality and this in turn leads to further sharing. In such a home, the growing boy and girl learn to accept equality more easily than did their parents and to prepare more fully for participation in a world characterized by cooperation rather than by the “battle of the sexes”. If the process goes too far and man’s role is regarded as less important—and that has happened in some cases—we are as badly off as before , only in reverse. It is time to reassess the role of the man in the American family. We are getting a 1ittle tired of “Momism”—but we don’t want to exchange it for a “neo-Popism”. What we need; rather, is the recognition that bringing up children involves a partnership of equals. There are signs that psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and specialists on the family are becoming more aware of the part men play and that they have decided that women should not receive all the credit—nor the blame. We have almost given up saying that a woman’s place is in the home. We are beginning, however, to analyze man’s place in the home and to insist that he does have a place in it. Nor is that place irrelevant to the healthy development of the child. The family is a co-operative enterprise for which it is difficult to lay down rules, because each family needs to work out its own ways for solving its own problems. Excessive authoritarianism(命令主义) has unhappy consequences, whether it wears skirts or trousers, and the ideal of equal rights and equal responsibilities is pertinent (相关的,切题的) not. only to a healthy democracy , but also to a healthy family. 57. The idea of equal rights and equal responsibilities is . A) responsible for Momism B) not pertinent to healthy family life C) fundamental to a sound democracy D) what we have almost given up 58. The danger in the sharing of household tasks by the mother and the father is that . A) the role of the mother may become an inferior one B ) the role of the father may become an inferior one C) the sharing leads to constant arguing D) the father becomes physically worn out 59. According to the author, the father’s role in the home is . A) identical to the role of the child’s mother