2009年6月大学英语四级真题

　　Part IV Reading Comprehension (reading in depth) (25 minutes)

　　Section A

　　Directions:　　In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

　　Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.

　　Every year in the first week of my English class, some students inform me that writhing is too hard . They never write , unless assignments___47___it . They fine the writing process___48___and difficult.

　　How awful to be able to speak in a language but not to write in it-___49___English , with its rich vocabulary . Being able to speak but not write is like living in an___50___mansion(豪宅) and never leaving one small room . When I meet students who think they can’t write, I know as a teacher my___51___is to show them the rest of the rooms . My task is to build fluency while providing the opportunity inherent in any writing activity to___52___the moral and emotional development of my students . One great way to do this is by having students write in a journal in class every day .

　　Writing ability is like strength training . Writing needs to be done___53___, just like exercise ; just as muscles grow stronger with exercise , writing skills improve quickly with writing practice. I often see a rise in student confidence and　___54___after only a few weeks of journal writing .

　　Expressing oneself in writing is one of the most important skills I teach to strengthen the whole student . When my students practice journal writing ,they are practicing for their future academic , political , and___55___lives . They build skills so that some day they might write a great novel , a piece of sorely needed legislation , or the perfect love letter . Every day that they write in their journals puts them a step___56___to fluency , eloquence (雄辩), and command of language .

　　A)　　closer　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 I) painful

　　B)　　daily　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　J) performance

　　C)　　emotional　　　　　　　　　　　　　K) profession

　　D)　　enhance　　　　　　　　　　　　　　L) remarkably

　　E)　　enormous　　　　　　　　　　　　　 M) require

　　F)　　especially　　　　　　　　　　　　 N) sensitive

　　G)　　hinder　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 O) urge

　　H)　　mission