Section B
Passage One
Is your family interested in buying a dog? A dog can be a happy addition to your family, but if you choose the wrong kind of dog, the consequences can cause you a lot of trouble.
Families should sit down and thoroughly discuss the problems involved before buying a dog. Even if the children in your family are the ones who want the dogs, the parents are the ones who are really responsible for seeing that the animal is properly cared for. If you don’t know much about dogs, it’s a good idea to go to the library or the ASPCA for books about various kinds of dogs, as well as books about how to train a puppy. When a book describes a dog as an ideal hunting dog, it probably means that the dog won’t be happy living in a small apartment. Dog breeds vary in popularity as the years go by. One of the most popular dogs these days is the German shepherd. This is because it provides protection as well as companionship. The family should be warned that these dogs grow up to be very big, and may be too powerful for children to handle. If space is limited, a toy dog may be a good choice. These dogs are very small and easy to train. They don’t need to be walked daily, since they can exercise in the space available in the home.
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. What is the main topic of the talk?
【解析】A 本文主要讲了养小狗做家庭宠物要十分细心慎重。如果选择不慎的话，会带来许多问题。
27. According to the speaker who was really responsible for the dog’s welfare?
【解析】C 说话者认为父母才是最应该对小狗负责的人。从这句话中就可以看出来：the parents are the ones who are really responsible for seeing that the animal is properly cared for.
28. When is the toy dog a good choice?
【解析】C 当你的住房面积很小的时候，养一只小型狗是很好的选择。文中有明确地指出：If space is limited, a toy dog may be a good choice.
Passage Two
Everywhere we look, we see Americans running. They run for every reason anybody could think of. They run for health, for beauty, to lose weight, to feel fit, and because it is the thing they love to do. Every year, for example, thousands of people run in one race, the Boston Marathon, the best know long distance race in the United States. In recent years there have been nearly 5,000 official competitors and it takes three whole minutes for the crowd of runners just to cross the starting line.
You may have heard the story of the Greek runner, Pheidippides. He ran from Marathon to Athens to deliver the news of the great victory 2,500 years ago. No one knows how long it took him to run the distance. But the story tells us that he died of the effort. Today no one will die in a Marathon race. But at the finish line, we see what this race is about; not being first, but finishing. The real victory is not over one’s fellow runners, but over one’s own body. It is a victory of will power over fatigue. In the Boston Marathon, each person who crosses that finish line is a winner.
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. How long does it takes for the runners to cross the starting line in recent Marathon race?
【解析】A 细节考察题。第一段提到在最近的比赛中，选手们穿过起跑线都需要3分钟的时间。
30. Why did the Greek runner run from Marathon to Athens?
【解析】C 细节考察题。见第二段， “He ran from Marathon to Athens to deliver the news of the great victory 2,500 years ago”由此可知，是为了传达胜利的消息。
31. Why is a person who crosses the finish line a winner?
【解析】C 判断推理题。见第二段，“The real victory is not over one’s fellow runners, but over one’s own body”真正的胜利不是战胜对手，而是战胜自己。
Passage Three
Of all the stars the sun is the nearest to the earth. Millions of other stars are even bigger and brighter than the sun. They look small only because they are much father away. You can’t see them in the daytime. But if you go out at night, you’ll be able to see thousands of them.
The earth is one of the sun’s planets, and the moon is the nearest to the earth in space, and men have visited it already. No man has traveled farther than the moon, but spaceships without people have reached other planets.
Many countries have sent up manmade satellites to circle the earth. With their help, people have done much research in many fields of science. Our countries sometimes have sent up man made satellites to send and receive TV programs. This has helped the people of China and other countries to understand each other better.
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. What do we learn about the Sun?
【解析】 B细节考察题。见第一段第一句，所有的恒星中太阳是离地球最近的一个。
33. Which planet have some people reached?
【解析】A 细节考察题。见第二段第二句，没有人到达过比月球更远的地方，但人造卫星到达了其他的星球。
34. What can we do because of the manmade satellites?
【解析】C “归纳总结题。见第三段第二句和最后一句，由此可总结人造卫星既可以帮人们展开研究，也可以增进人们之间的了解”。
35. What do we learn from the passage?
【解析】A 细节考察题。见第二段第一句，“The earth is one of the sun’s planets”由此知，地球是一个行星。
Section C
36. 【答案】fun
【解析】假期购物对许多人来说是件令人兴奋而有趣的事，fun表示“有趣”。
37. 【答案】perfect
【解析】此处应填形容词 perfect, 表示“极好的，完美的”。
38. 【答案】lastminute
【解析】此处应填复合名词 lastminute, 表示“最后一刻”。
39. 【答案】entire
【解析】此处应填形容词 entire, 表示“全部的，整个的”。
40. 【答案】stores
【解析】此处应填名词 store 的复数形式 stores, 指“商店”
41. 【答案】enthusiasm
【解析】此处应填名词 enthusiasm。Full of enthusiasm 表示“充满热情的”，相当于 be enthusiastic。
42. 【答案】dozen
【解析】a dozen 意为“一打、很多”。
43. 【答案】Overall
【解析】该词位于句首，首字母必须大写，所以此处填首字母大写的副词Overall，表示“大致上，全部地”。
44. 【答案】 Roughly 60 million Americans will buy at least some of their gifts via their computers
【解析】大约六千万美国人通过计算机购买部分礼品。
45. 【答案】Internet shopping is no longer new or unusual for people
【解析】网上购物对人们来说已不是新鲜事了。
46. 【答案】It’s all about making the shopping experience more efficient, more reliable and more comfortable.
【解析】此句是说：网上购物使得人们购物更高效、可靠和舒适。
Part ⅣReading Comprehension（Reading in Depth）
Section A
47. 【解析】H 选of 。使用外国教师的优点和缺点必须仔细权衡，此处空格填介词of。
48. 【解析】C 选considered。consider意思是“考虑，认为”。使用外国教师的优点和缺点必须仔细权衡，此处用被动态。
49. 【解析】F选create。create意思是“产生，制造”。国外的教师资源也会产生些问题。
50. 【解析】L选however。本句与前一句意思为转折关系，而且转折词在前，因此用连词however。
51. 【解析】O选that。他必须适应管理严密的大学系统，而这一点是与他国内的管理大不相同的。that是指代严密的管理。
52. 【解析】K选lack。所有外来教授和他的学生都缺乏共同的文化共同性。
53. 【解析】G选required。外来教授需要接受那些已在美国学生头脑里已存在的概念。
54. 【解析】J选make。做些调整用动词make。大学必须做出适当的调整。
55. 【解析】E选offer。offer意思是“提供，供应”。
56. 【解析】A选field。field意思是“领域”。这是一个有待进一步研究的领域。
2007年12月大学英语四级考试全真预测试题二
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