文都：2008年12月英語四級全真預(yù)測試卷(四)

　　31.What is the chief advantage of having the engagement period?

　　【解析】B 許多人認為訂婚之后這段時間是為了有足夠的時間準備婚禮。但事實上，是讓兩個人都有充足的時間考慮今生將與對方攜手度過。Many people say the purpose of the engagement period is to permit enough time to plan the wedding .But the main purpose is to let enough time pass so the two people are sure they want to marry each other.

　　Passage Three

　　Susan Anthony was born in Massachusetts in 1820 and died in Rochester, New York, in 1906. In the 1850s, she saw many problems in her country and wanted to do something about them. One of these problems was that women did not have the right to vote in the United States. Susan Anthony and many others felt that women and men should have equal rights. In 1869 she helped start the National Women’s Association. This group worked hard to get women the right to vote in the United States.

　　In 1869, the state of Wyoming gave women the right to vote. Some other states also allowed women to vote. But Susan Anthony and the National American Women’s Association wanted all women to have the right to vote. They worked to add this to the constitution of the United States. Finally, in 1920, fourteen years after Susan Anthony’s death, an article was added to the Constitution. It gave all American women the right to vote.

　　Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　32.What did Susan Anthony think about her country?

　　【解析】A蘇珊看到了美國很多的問題并且希望為此做出些什么。In the 1850s, she saw many problems in her country and wanted to do something about them. 那么，蘇珊是怎么看待她的國家的，她認為她的國家存在很多問題。

　　33.Who among the American women had the right to vote before 1920?

　　【解析】A懷俄明州以及美國部分州的婦女擁有投票權(quán)。In 1869, the state of Wyoming gave women the right to vote. Some other states also allowed women to vote

　　34.When did all women finally get the right to vote in the United States?

　　【解析】C文中最后一句給出了本題的答案。1920年一項條款寫進了憲法，它賦予了所有美國婦女選舉的權(quán)利。

　　35. What do we learn about Susan Anthony from the passage?

　　【解析】D蘇珊是個一直在為女性爭取平等權(quán)利的人。因此，答案是She was an activist in the women’s movement for equal rights.

　　Section C

　　36.【答案】fine

　　【解析】fine意思是“良好的，優(yōu)良的”。當一個人做了好事，受到了贊揚，他會感覺很好。

　　37. 【答案】initiative

　　【解析】initiative意思是“主動”。贊揚會讓他的主動性積極性得到充分的發(fā)揮。

　　38.【答案】contribute

　　【解析】contribute意思是“貢獻，捐獻”。贊揚會讓他的主動性積極性得到充分的發(fā)揮，于是他會做得更好在將來做更多貢獻。

　　39.【答案】contrary

　　【解析】contrary意思是“相反的”。on the contrary是個固定短語，意思是“正相反”。相反，一個人做了好事卻沒有受到表揚就會覺得沮喪，垂頭喪氣的。

　　40.【答案】received

　　【解析】receive意思是“得到”。一個人做了好事卻沒有受到表揚就會覺得沮喪，變得垂頭喪氣的。

　　41.【答案】greater

　　【解析】great意思是“強烈的”。這種贊揚的作用在孩子身上表現(xiàn)得更為強烈。

　　42.【答案】revealed

　　【解析】reveal意思是“展示，顯示”。研究顯示當一個人被表揚了他會變得更加積極。

　　43.【答案】criticizes

　　【解析】criticize 意思是“批評”。一個人會本能地敵對總是批評他的人。

　　44.【答案】Try to praise others in your everyday life

　　45.【答案】It can promote understanding between leaders and the masses

　　46.【答案】Too much complaining and criticism will do the opposite