2007年12月英语四级真题及答案(1)

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2007 年12 月英语四级考试真题及答案

Part Ⅰ Writing (30 minutes)

注意：此部分试题在答题卡 1上。

Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic

What Electives To Choose. You should write at least 120 words according to the

outline given below in Chinese:

1. 各学校开了各种各样的选修课

2. 学生选课有不同的原因

3. 就我而言

What Electives To Choose

Part Ⅱ Rading comprehension (Skimming and scanning) (15minutes)

Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passsage quickly and answer the questions

on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),

B),C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the

passage.

Univeraities Branch Out

As never before in their long story, universities have become instruments of national

competition as well as instruments of peace. They are the place of the scientific discoveries that

move economies forward, and the primary means of educating the talent required to obtain and

maintain competitive advantages. But at the same time, the opening of national borders to the flow

of goods, services, information and especially people has made universities a powerful force for

global integration, mutual understanding and geopolitical stability.

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In response to the same forces that have driven the world economy, universities have become

More self-consciousy global: seeking students from around the world who represent the entire

range of cultures and values, sending their own students abroad to prepare them for global careers,

offering courses of study that address the challenges of an interconnected world and collaborative

（合作的）research programs to advance science for the benefit of all humanity.

Of the forces shaping higher education none is more sweeping than the movement across borders. Over the

past three decades the number of students leaving home each year to study abroad has grown at an annual

rate of 3.0 percent, from 8000,000 in 1975 to 2.5 million in 2994. Most travel from one developed nation to

another, but the flow from developing to developed countries id growing rapidly. The reverse flow, from

developed to developing countries, is on the rise, too. Today foreign students earn 30 percent of the

doctoral degrees awarded in the United States and 38 percent of those in the United Kingdom. And the

number crossing borders for undergraduate study is growing as well, to 8 percent of the undergraduates at

America’s best institutions and 10 percent of all undergraduates in the U.K. In the United States, 20 percent

of the newly hired professors in science and engineering are foreign-born, and in China many newly hired

faculty hired faculty members at the top research universities received their graduate education abroad.

Universities are also encouraging students to spend some of their undergraduate years in another

country. In Europe, more than 140,000 students participate in the Erasmus program each year, taking

courses for credit in one of 2, 2000 participating institutions across the continent. And in the United States,

institutions are helping place students in summer internships （实习） abroad to prepare them for global

careers. Yale and Harvard have led the way, offering every undergraduate at least one international study or

internship opportunity and providing the financial resources to make it possible.

Globalization is also reshaping the way research is done. One new trend involves sourcing portions of

a research program to another country. Yale professor and Howard Hughes Medical Shanghai’s Fudan

University, in collaboration with faculty colleagues from both schools. The Shanghai center has 95

employees and graduate students working in a 4,300-square-meter laboratory seminars with scientists from

both campuses. The arrangement benefits both countries;

Xu’s Yale lab is more productive, thanks to the lower costs of conducing from a word-class scientist and his

U.S. team.

As a result of its strength in science, the United States has consistently led of the world in the world in

the commercialization of major new technologies, from the mainframe computer and integrated circuit of

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the 1960s to the internet infrastructure(基础设施)and applications software of

the 1990s.The link between university-based science and industrial application is often indirect but

sometimes highly visible: Silicon Valley was intentionally created by Stanford University, and

Route 128 outside Boston has long housed companies spun off from MIT and Harvard. Around the

world ,governments have encouraged copying of his model, perhaps most successfully in Cambridge,

England, where Microsoft and scores of other leading software and biotechnology companies have set up

shop around the university.

For all its success, the United States remains deeply hesitant about sustaining the research university

model. Most politician recognize the link between investment in science and national

Economic strength, but support for research funding has been unsteady. The budget of the National

Institutes of Health doubled between 1998 and 2003,but has risen more slowly than inflations since then.

Support for the physical sciences and engineering barely kept pace with inflation during that same period.

The attempt to make up lost ground is welcome, but the nation would be better served by steady,

predictable increases in science funding at the rate of long-term GDP growth, which is on the order of

inflation plus 3 percent per year.

American politicians have great difficulty recognizing that admitting more foreign students can greatly

promote the national interest by increasing international understanding. Adjusted for inflation, public

funding for international exchanges and foreign-language study is well below the levels of 40 years ago. In

the wake of September 11,changes in the visa process caused a dramatic decline in the number of foreign

students seeking admission to U.S. Universities, and a corresponding surge in enrollments in Australia,

Singapore and the U .K. Objections from Americans university and business leaders led to improvements in

the process and a reversal of the decline ,but the United States is still seen by many as unwelcoming to

international students.

Most Americans recognize that universities contribute to the nation’s well-being through their

scientific research, but many fear that foreign students threaten American competitiveness by taking their

knowledge and skills back home. They fail to grasp that welcoming foreign students and like immigrants

throughout history-strength the nation; and second, foreign students who study in the United States become

ambassadors for many of its most cherished(珍视 ) values when they return home. Or at least they

understand them better. In America as elsewhere, few Instruments of foreign policy are as effective in

promoting peace and stability as welcoming international university students.

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注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 1上作答。

1．From the first paragraph we know that present –day universities have become

A．more and more research-oriented

B．in-service training organizations

C．more popularized than ever before

D．a powerful force for global integration

2．Over the past three decades, the enrollment of overseas students has increased

A．by2.5 million B．by 800,000

C．at an annual rate of 3.9 percent

D．at an annual rate of 8 percent

3．In the United States,how many of the newly hired professors in science and engineering are foreign-

born?

A．10% B．20% C．30% D．38%

4．How do Yale and Harvard prepare their undergraduates for global careers?

A．They organize a series of seminars on world economy

B．They offer them various courses in international politics

C．They arrange for them to participate in the Erasmus program

D．They give them chances for international study or internship

5．An example illustrating the general trend of universities’ globalization is

A．Yale’s collaboration with Fudan University on genetic research

B．Yale’s helping Chinese universities to launch research projects

C．Yale’s student exchange program with European institutions

D．Yale’s establishing branch campuses throughout the world

6．What do we learn about Silicon Valley from the passage?

A．It houses many companies spun off from MIT and Harvard

B．It is known to be the birthplace of Microsoft Company

C．It was intentionally created by Stanford University

D．It is where the Internet infrastructure was built up

7．What is said about the U.S. federal funding for research?

A．It has increased by 3 percent

B．It has been unsteady for years

C．It has been more than sufficient

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D．It doubled between 1998 and 2003

8．The dramatic decline in the enrollment of foreign students in the U.S after September 11 was caused by

9．Many Americans fear that American competiveness may be threatened by foreign students who will

10．The policy of welcoming foreign students can benefit the U.S. in that the very best of them will stay

and

Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)

Section A

Direction: In his section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each

conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. both the conversation and the

questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will a pause. During the pause, you must read

the four choices marked A),B),C) and D),and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding

letter on Answer Sheet2 with a single line through the centre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2上作答。

11. A) She used to be in poor health. C) She was somewhat overweight

B) She was popular among boys. D) She didn’t do well at high school.

12. A) At he airport. C) In a booking office.

B) In a restaurant. D) At the hotel reception.

13. A) Teaching her son by herself. C) Asking the teacher for extra help.

B) Having confidence in her son. D) Telling her son not to worry.

14. A) Have a short break. C) Continue her work outdoors.

B) Take two weeks off. D) Go on vacation with the man.

15. A) He is taking care of this twin brother. C) He is worried about Rod’s health.

C) He ha been feeling ill all week. D) He has been in perfect condition.

16. A) She sold all her furniture before she moved house.

B) She still keeps some old furniture in her new house.

C) She plans to put all her old furniture in the basement.

D) She brought a new set of furniture from Italy last month.

17. A) The woman wondered why the man didn’t return the book.

B) The woman doesn’t seem to know what the book is about.

C) The woman doesn’t find the book useful any more.

D) The woman forgot lending the book to the man.

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2007年12月英语四级考试真题及答案PartⅠWriting(30minutes)注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicWhatElectivesToChoose.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:1.各学校开了各种各样的选修课2.学生选课有不同的原因3.就我而言WhatElectivesToChoose　　　　　PartⅡRadingcom...

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