Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)1.The energy crisis in America discussed here mainly refers to a shortage of fossil fuels. N2. People these days tend to lack physical energy. N3. Laura Hillenbrand is an example cited to show how emotional energy can contribute to one’s success in life. Y4. The author believes emotional energy is inherited and genetically determined. N5. Even small changes people make in their lives can help increase their emotional energy. Y6. They filled her life with meaning by launching a program to help poor children. Y7. The real-estate broker the author knows is talented in home redecoration. NG8. People holding on to sad memories of the past will find it difficult to_ move forward 9. When it comes to decision-making. One should make a quick choice without_looking back 10. Emotional energy is in a way different from physical energy in that the more you give, _ the more you get backPart III Listing Comprehension一、对话部分 11. D. Give her more information. 12. A. She’ll go without dessert. 13. D. The man can speak a foreign language. 14. C. See Prof. Smith 15. B. She can pass on the message for the man. 16. C. He’s got emotional problems. 17. A. It’s better to buy the tickets beforehand. 18. B. He turned suddenly and ran into a tree. 19. A. to attend a wedding in Montreal. 20. D. Brush up on her French. 21. C. It has many historical buildings. 22. A. It was about a little animal. 23. B. She can make a living by doing what she likes. 24. A. Her ideas. 25. D. She doesn’t really know where they originated.二、段子部分 26. D. Record students’ weekly performance. 27. B. Lack of attention. 28. D. They should see to it that their children have adequate sleep. 29. C. She became a public figure. 30. C. A motorist’s failure to concentrate. 31. B. Nervous and unsure of herself. 32. D. Restrictions on cell phone use while driving. 33. A. There are too many kinds of cold viruses for them to identify. 34. B. They show our body is fighting the virus. 35. C. It actually does more harm than good.三、听写部分 36. natural 37. usage 38. exception 39. particular 40. reference 41. essays 42. colleagues 43. personal 44. What we may find interesting is that it usually takes more words to be polite. 45. But to a stranger, I probably would say, “Would you mind closing the door?” 46. There are bound to be some words and phrases that belong in formal language and others that are informal.Part IV Reading Comprehension (reading in depth ) ( 25 minutes) Section AThe flood of women into the job market boosted economic growth and changed U.S. society in many ways. Many in-home jobs that used to be done__ primarily 47___ by women----ranging from family shopping to preparing meals to doing __ voluntary 48___ work-----still need to be done by someone .Husbands and children now do some of these jobs, a __ situation 49___ that has changed the target market for many products. Or a working woman may face a crushing “poverty of time “ and look for help elsewhere , creating opportunities for producers of frozen meals, child care centers, dry cleaners, financial services, and the like.Although there is still a big wage __ gap 50___ between men and women, the income working women ____ generate 51____ gives them new independence and buying power. For example, women now __ purchase 52___ about half of all cars. Not long ago, many cars dealers ___ insulted 53___ women shoppers by ignoring them or suggesting that they come back with their husbands. Now car companies have realized that women are ___ potential 54___ customers. It’s interesting that some leading Japanese car dealers were the first to ___ really 55____ pay attention to women customers. In Japan, fewer women have jobs or buy cars ---- the Japanese society is still very much male—oriented. Perhaps it was the __ extreme 56___ contrast with Japanese society that prompted American firms to pay more attention to women buyers.47 H primarily 48 N voluntary 49 O situation 50 A gap 51 L generate 52 C purchase 53 K insulted 54 G potential 55 D really 56 F extremeSection B2、3精读答案： 57 A removing people’s bad living habits. 58 B good health is more than not being ill. 59 C is free from any kind of disease. 60 D to keep a proper balance between work and leisure. 61 D people who try to be as healthy as possible, regardless of their limitations. 62 B It is a kind of bottled water. 63 C bottled water is clearly superior to tap water. 64 D expensive bottled water with impressive 65 D Bottled water brings in huge profits. 66 A It is considered healthier.完形填空Language is the most astonishing behavior in the animal kingdom. It is the species-typical behavior that sets humans completely _ apart _ from all other animals. Language is a means of communication,_ but 68_it is much more than that. Many animals can _ communicate 69_. The dance of the honeybee communicates the location of flowers _ to 70_other members of the hive(蜂群). But human language permits communication about anything._ even 71_things like unicorn(独角兽)that have never existed. The key _ lies 72_in the fact that the units of meaning, words, can be _ strung 73_together in different ways, according to _ rules 74_, to communicate different meanings.Language is the most important learning we do. Nothing_ defines 75_humans so much as our ability to communicate abstract thoughts, _ whether 76_about the university the mind, love, dreams, or ordering a drink, It is an immensely complex_ process 77_that we take for granted. Indeed, we are not aware of most _ aspects 78_of our speech and understanding. Consider what happens when one person is speaking to _ another 79_.The Speaker has to translate thoughts into spoken 80 language. Brain imaging studies suggest that the time from thoughts to the building 81 of speech is extremely fast. Only 0.04 seconds! The listener must hear the sounds to figure 82 out what the speaker means. He must use the sounds of speech to identify 83 the words spoken., understand the pattern of layout 84 of the words (sentences), and finally interpret 85 the meaning. This takes somewhat longer, a minimum of about 0.5 seconds. But once 86 started, it is of course a continuous process. 67 C 68 B 69 C 70 D 71 A 72 A 73 D 74 B 75 C 76 D 77 A 78 B 79 D 80 A 81 B 82 B 83 A 84 B 85 B 86 C汉译英部分2006年12月新四级真题参考答案(新东方版) 87. Specialists in intercultural studies say that it is not easy to____ (适应不同文化中的生活) 答案：adapt oneself to life/living in different cultures 88. Since my childhood I have found that _____ (没有什么比读书对我更有吸引力) 答案：nothing is more attractive to me than reading或to me, nothing is more important than reading 89. The victim_____ (本来有机会活下来) if he had been taken to hospital in time 答案：would have a chance to survive或would have a chance of survival 90.Some psychologists claim that people (出门在外时可能会感到孤独) 答案：might feel lonely when they are far from home/ are not in their hometown/ traveling. 91.The nation’s population continues to rise (以每年1200万人的速度) 答案：at a speed/rate of 12 million per year 或 at an annual speed of 12 million
