2022年度全国英语专业四级试题及答案(4).docx

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1、2022年度全国英语专业四级试题及答案(4)Traditionally, the woman has held a low position in marriage partnerships. While her husband went his way, she had to wash, stitch and sew. Today the move is to liberate the woman, which may in the end strengthen the marriage union. Perhaps the greatest obstacle to friendship i

2、n marriage is the amount a couple usually see of each other. Friendship in its usual sense is not tested by the strain of daily, year-long cohabitation. Couples need to take up separate interests (and friendship) as well as mutually shared ones, if they are not to get used to the more attractive ele

3、ments of each other s personalities.Married couples are likely to exert themselves for guests - being amusing, discussing with passion and point 一 and then to fall into dull exhausted silence when the guests have gone.As in all friendship, a husband and wife must try to interest each other, and to s

4、pend sufficient time sharing absorbing activities to give them continuing common interests. But at the same time they must spend enough time on separate interests with separate people to preserve and develop their separate personalities and keep their relationship fresh.For too many highly intellige

5、nt working women, home represents chore obligations, because the husband only tolerates her work and does not participate in household chores. For too many highly intelligent working men, home represents dullness and complaints - from an over-dependent wife who will not gather courageto make her own

6、 life.In such an atmosphere, the partners grow further and further apart, both love and liking disappearing. For too many couples with children, the children are allowed to command all time and attention, allowing the couple no time to develop liking and friendship, as well as love, allotting them e

7、xclusive parental roles.75. According to the passage, which of the following statements is CORRECT?A. Friendship in marriage means daily, year-long cohabitation.B. Friendship can be kept fresh by both separate and shared interests.C. Friendship in marriage is based on developing similar interests.D.

8、 Friendship in marriage is based on developing separate interest.76. The passage suggests that married couples become.A. unfriendly with guestsB. uninterested in guestsC. hostile when guests have leftD. quiet when guest have left77. The passage seems to indicate at the end that children.A. help coup

9、les reinforce their friendshipB. make no impact on the quality of friendshipC. may pose obstacles in marital friendshipD. command less time and care than expectedTEXT DSending a child to school in England is a step which many parents do not find easy to take. In theory, at least, the problem is that

10、 there are very many choices to make. Let us try to list some of the alternatives between which parents are forced to decide. To begin with, they may ask themselves whether they would like their child to go to a single-sex school or a co-educational school. They may also consider whether he should g

11、o to a school which is connected to a particular church or religious group, or whether the school should have no such connections. Another decision is Whether the school should be one of the vast majority financed by the State or one of the very small but influential minority of private schools, tho

12、ugh this choice is, of course, only available to the small number of those who can pay. Also connected with the question of money is whether the child should go to a boarding school or live at home. Then there is the question of what the child should do at school. Should it be a school whose curricu

13、lum lays emphasis, for instance, on necessary skills, such as reading, writing and mathematics, or one which pays more attention to developing the child s personality, morally, emotionally and socially. Finally, with dissatisfaction with conventional education as great as it is in some circles in En

14、gland and certainly in the USA, the question might even arise in the parents minds as to whether the child should be compelled to go to school at all. Although in practice, some parents may not think twice about any of these choices and send their child to the only school available in the immediate

15、neighbourhood, any parent who isinterested enough can insist that as many choices as possible be made open to him, and the system is theoretically supposed to provide them.78. Parents find choosing a school hard because.A. there is a limited number of choicesB. some schools are very expensiveC. some

16、 schools are government schoolsD. they are faced with a variety of offers79. According to the passage, some parents, if allowed, might let their children stay at home because they.A. don t find conventional education satisfactoryB. don t know how to choose among different schoolsC. intend to educate

17、 their children themselvesD. find conventional education too expensive to pay for80. What is implied at the very end of the passage ?A. Most parents are unconcerned about the choices available to them.B. Interested parents can request more school choices be open to them.C. The educational system may

18、 not provide as many choices asexpected.D. Most parents usually send their children to the schools nearby. 阅读BSECTION B SKIMMING AND SCANNING 5 MIN.In this section there are seven passages with a total of ten multiple-choice questions. Skim or scan them as required and then mark your answers.TEXT EF

19、irst read the following question.81. The main purpose of the passage is to.A. warn people of pickpockets.B. tell people what towear. C. describe how to catch thieves.D. explain howto contact the police.Now, go through TEXT E quickly and answer question 81.Pickpockets operate in crowded places in the

20、 hope of getting easy pickings. Don t make it easy for them. Keep wallets, purses and other valuables out of sight. If wearing a jacket, an inside pocket is the best place to use. If not, your possessions are safest in a pocket with a button-down flap.Please co-operate with the police by reporting a

21、ny crime orsuspicious activity immediately, either by dialling 110 or calling at your nearest police station.TEXT FFirst read the following question.82. The main topic of the passage is .A. agricultural productsB. irrigation methodsC. natural resourcesD. water shortagesNow, go through TEXT F quickly

22、 and answer question 82.It is widely accepted that China is a country faced with severe water shortages. Insufficient water resources have slowed agricultural development. And to make matters worse, some of the traditional Chinese irrigation methods have wasted an astonishing amount of water.In Chin

23、a today, the utilization efficiency of farming water is about 30-40 per cent. This figure stands in sharp contrast to developed countries utilization average of 70-80 per cent. The low utilization efficiency has resulted from the adoption of some traditional Chinese irrigation methods.Only by using

24、modern irrigation methods can we reduce watershortage in agriculture.One of the advantages of modern irrigation methods is that they alone can save 20-30 per cent of the present volume of wasted irrigation water.TEXT GFirst read the following question.83. The letter is about.A. cities in South-east

25、AsiaB. holiday greetings C.sightseeingD. travel plansNow, go through TEXT G quickly and answer question 83.May 5th 2022Dear Mark,Hello again! Here are my holiday plans. I 11 leave on a tour of South-east Asia in August and will arrive in Singapore in September. Hope we 11 be able to meet there. These are my travel plans： August 28th London-Tokyo September 1st Tokyo-Bangkok September 4thBangkok-SingaporeSeptember 7thSingapore-Mani laSeptember 9thManila-LondonLooking forward to seeing you again.Best wishesChristopher