2009年12月英語四級考試預(yù)測試題及答案(2)

　　Passage Three

　　My parents ran a small restaurant.The restaurant was open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.And my first job when I was six years old was shining shoes for customers.My duties increased as I grew older.By age ten I was clearing tables and washing plates.My father made it clear that I had to meet certain standards.I had to be on time, hard-working and polite to the customers.I was never paid for any work I did.One day I made a mistake of telling Dad I thought he should give me 10 pounds a week.He said, “OK, then how about you paying me for the three meals a day when you eat here and for the times you bring in your friends for free drinks。” He figured I owed him about 40 pounds a week.This taught me quite a lot。

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

　　32. What was the speaker’s job before he was 10 years old?

　　【解析】[C]男孩的工作就是給顧客擦皮鞋。

　　33.What was one of the requirements laid down by the boy’s father?

　　【解析】[B]從這一句I had to be on time中可知他工作不能遲到。

　　34.What did the boy ask his father to do one day?【解析】A 男孩認為爸爸應(yīng)該付他工錢I thought he should give me 10 pounds a week。

　　35.Why did the boy’s father refuse to pay him?【解析】[D] 因為父親認為 it was his son who should pay him。

　　Section C

　　36.【答案】medical

　　【解析】medical 意為“醫(yī)學(xué)的”�？v觀全文可知此處應(yīng)填medical，美國人對本國所達到的醫(yī)學(xué)成就倍感驕傲。

　　37. 【答案】prevention

　　【解析】prevention意為“預(yù)防、防止”。醫(yī)學(xué)家已經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)預(yù)防和治療腦灰質(zhì)炎以及肺結(jié)核的方法。

　　38. 【答案】cancer

　　【解析】cancer意為“癌癥”。他們對癌癥和心臟病做了大量研究。

　　39. 【答案】equipped

　　【解析】equip意為“裝備、配備”。美國的醫(yī)院是最現(xiàn)代化的，配備有世界上最好的醫(yī)療設(shè)備。

　　40. 【答案】national

　　【解析】national 意為“國家的”。美國有一個全民健康計劃。

　　41. 【答案】available

　　【解析】available意為“可用到的，可利用的”。為了這個全民健康目的美國有許多項目計劃。

　　42.【答案】sum

　　【解析】sum 意為“一筆(金額)”a sum of money 是固定搭配。公司定期付一筆款項到這個基金里。

　　43. 【答案】employee

　　【解析】employee意為“職員、雇員”。當職員需要就醫(yī)，他可以從這個基金里拿錢付醫(yī)療費用。

　　44.【答案】They pay insurance premiums each month to insurance companies which then pay for medical expenses when they are needed

　　45.【答案】People regularly pay the hospital directly

　　46. 【答案】The government has health insurance programs for older people, poor people and those with long term illness