2008年12月大学英语四级真题及答案

　　Part V　　 Cloze　　(15 minutes)

　　Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passages. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passages. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答

　　Playing organized sports is such a common experience in the United States that many children and teenagers take them for granted. This is especially true__67__children from families and communities that have the resources needed to organize and_68_sports programs and make sure that there is easy__69__to　participation opportunities. Children in low-income families and poor communities are__70__likely to take organized youth sports for granted because they often__71__the resources needed to pay for participation__72__equipment,and transportation to practices and games__73__their communities do not have resources to build and__74__sports fields and facilities .

　　Organized youth sports__75__appeared during the early 20th century in the United States and other wealthy nations . They were originally developed__76__some educator and developmental experts__77__that the behavior and character of children were__78__influenced by their social surroundings and everyday experiences.This__79__many people to believe that if you could organize the experiences of children in__80__ways,you could influence the kinds of adults that those children would become.

　　This belief that the social__81__inluenced a person’s overall development was very__82__to people interested in progress and reform in the United States__83__the beginning of the 20th century.It caused them to think about__84__they might control the experiences of children to__85__responsible and productive adults. They believed strongly that democracy depended on responsibility and that a__86__capitalist economy depended on the productivity of works.

　　67. A)　 among　　　　 B)　 within　　　　 C)　 on　　　　D) towards

　　68. A)　 spread　　　　 B)　speed　　　　　C)　 spur　　　D)sponsor

　　69. A)　 access　　　　 B)　entrance　　　 C) chance　　　 D)route

　　70. A)　 little　　　　　B)　 less　　　　　C)　more　　　 D)much

　　71. A)　 shrink　　　　 B)　 tighten　　　 C) limit　　　　 D)lack

　　72. A)　 bill　　　　　　B)　accounts　　　C)　 fees　　　 D)fare

　　73. A)　 so　　　　　　 B)　as　　　　　 C)　 and　　　 D)but

　　74. A)　 maintain　　　　B)　contain　　　 C)　sustain　　 D)entertain

　　75. A)　 last　　　　　　B)　first　　　　　C)　later　　　 D)finally

　　76. A)　 before　　　　　B)　while　　　　C)　until　　　　D)when

　　77. A)　 realized　　　　 B)　recalled　　　C)　expected　　D)exhibited

　　78. A)　 specifically　　　B)　excessively　 C)　 strongly　　D)exactly

　　79. A)　 moved　　　　　B)　conducted　　C)　put　　　　 D)led

　　80. A)　 precise　　　　　B)　precious　　 C)　particular　　D)peculiar

　　81. A)　 engagement　　　B)　environment　 C)　state　　　D)status

　　82. A)　 encouraging　　　B)　disappointing　C) upsetting　　D)surprising

　　83. A)　 for　　　　　　 B)　 with　　　　 C)　over　　　 D)at

　　84. A)　 what　　　　　 B)　 how　　　　　C)　whatever　 D)however

　　85. A)　 multiply　　　　B)　 manufacture　　C) produce　　 D)provide

　　86. A)　 growing　　　　B)　breeding　　　　C) raising　　　D)flying

　　Part VI　　　　　 Translatiion (5 minutes)

　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答，只需写出译文部分。

　　87.Medical researchers are painfully aware that there are many problems______________(他们至今还没有答案)

　　88._________(大多数父母所关心的)is providing the best education possible for their children.

　　89.You’d better take a sweater with you ________(以防天气变冷)。

　　90.Through the project, many people have received training and________(决定自己创业)。

　　91.The anti-virus agent was not known ____________(直到一名医生偶然发现了它)。