2009年12月英語四級聽力考試全真模擬題(9)

　　Section C

　　In many countries, authority is seldom questioned, either because it is highly respected, or because it is (36) _______. Sometimes, too, because (37) _______ has been important in certain societies for a long time, people have been trained never to question those in authority.

　　In other countries, (38) _______America, children are trained to question and search for answers. When a child asks a question, he will be often told to go to the library and find the answer for himself. By the time students reach the age of 14 or 15, they may be (39) _______ exciting new ideas in all fields of science and the arts. To encourage such creativity, there are many national (40) _______ offered to students every year for their scientific discoveries and artistic (41) _______.

　　This interest in questioning and searching may be (42) _______ by some people as bad for young people’s (43) _______, that young people lack respect for authority. (44) ___________________. However, this is because many Americans have different attitudes toward authority that may exist in other areas of the world. In a work or business situation, ideas are freely and openly discussed and argued. (45)_________________________. The two are quite separate. The purpose of the searching, questioning, and arguing is to find the facts in a particular situation, and therefore a solution, (46) ______________________________.

　　答案和解析：

　　Section C

　　36.【解析】feared。根據(jù)either...or...可以判斷所填詞和respected詞性一致(即也是v+ed形式)，語義相對。一方面是尊敬之情，那么另一種可能就是畏懼之情了。

　　37.【解析】rank。從authority可以判斷此處指的是社會中的等級。

　　38.【解析】including。根據(jù)對句子結(jié)構(gòu)的分析可以判斷所填詞和America一起構(gòu)成句子的狀語，因此應(yīng)該填入分詞形式。

　　39.【解析】developing。所填詞的賓語為exciting new ideas，從賓語的感情色彩可以判斷所填詞帶有褒義，根據(jù)空前的may be判斷應(yīng)該填入動詞的�瞚ng形式，構(gòu)成正在進行時。

　　40.【解析】prizes。目的是為了encourage such creativity，那么提供的應(yīng)該是獎勵了。

　　41.【解析】accomplishments，意為“成就，成績”。通常來說獎勵的是所取得的成就。并且所填詞和discoveries形成并列關(guān)系。

　　42.【解析】considered。所填詞與本句中的as構(gòu)成固定搭配(consider...as...)。

　　43.【解析】manners，意為“禮貌，禮儀”。根據(jù)空格后的that young people lack respect for authority可以判斷此處是說對年輕人的禮貌有害。

　　44.【答案】This impression may be created when visitors notice young Americansasking questions and arguing with older people

　　【Main Points】Young people may leave bad impression when they ask

　　questions and argue with older people.

　　45.【答案】It is vital to remember that it is the person’s ideas that are being questioned,not the individual himself

　　【Main Points】It is important to remember that people argue about ideas instead of 　the individual himself

　　46.【答案】so that the work of the business can progress in the most effective mannerpossible

　　【Main Points】so that the business work can go on the most effectively