【正文】 have a copy of every book published in Britain. 20. A) Very few of them are engaged in research. B) They were not awarded degrees until 1948. C) They have outnumbered male students. D) They were not treated equally until 1881. Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. On average, American kids ages 3 to 12 spent 29 hours a week in school, eight hours more that they did in 1981. They also did more household work and participated in more of such anized activities as soccer and ballet (芭蕾舞 ). Involvement in sports, in particular, rose almost 50% from 1981 to 1997: boys now spend an average of four hours a week playing sports。re spending less time in front of the TV set, however, kids aren39。s intelligence B) most children will turn to reading with TV sets switched off C) efforts to get kids interested in reading have been fruitful D) most parents believe reading to be beneficial to children Passage Two Questions 26 to :30 are based on the following passage. Henry Ford, the famous . inventor and car manufacturer, once said, The business of America is business. By this he meant that the . way of life is based on the values of the business world. Few would argue with Ford39。s chief concern is how to make money C) where all businesses are managed scientifically D) which normally works according to the federal budget 27. The influence of business in the . is evidenced by the fact that A) most newspapers are run by big businesses B) even public anizations concentrate on working for profits C) Americans of all professions know how to do business D) even arts and entertainment are regarded as business 28. According to the passage, immigrants choose to settle in the ., dreaming that A) they can start profitable businesses there B) they can be more petitive in business C) they will make a fortune overnight there D) they will find better chances of employment 29. Henry Ford39。s custom every morning to throw her dog two biscuits and then put on her earrings. But somehow the action got reversed in the programme, About one in twenty of the incidents the volunteers reported were these programme assembly failures, Altogether the volunteers logged 433 unintentional actions that they found themselves doing an average of twelve each, There appear to be peak periods in the day when we are at our zaniest (荒謬可笑的 ). These are two hours some time between eight . and noon, between four and six . with a smaller peak between eight and ten . Among men the peak seems to be when a changeover in brain 39。s no secret that many children would be healthier and happier with adoptive parents than with the parents that nature dealt them. That39。t care for them but refuse to give up custody (監(jiān)護(hù) ) rights. Fourteenyearold Kimberly Mays fits neither description, but her recent court victory could eventually help children who do. Kimberly has been the object of an angry custody baffle between the man who raised her and her biological parents, with whom she has never lived. A Florida judge ruled that the teenager can remain with the only father she39。s biological parents, Ernest and Regina Twigg, received a child who died of a heart disease in 1988. Medical tests showed that the child wasn39。s ruling? A) The biological link. B) The child39。 custody B) they regarded her as their property C) they were her biological parents D) they felt guilty about their past mistake 39. Kimberly had been given to Mr. Mays A) by sheer accident B) out of charity C) at his request D) for better care 40. The author39。s warning. A) rub C) scrape B) hit D) strike 54. The advertisement says this material doesn39。 there is always something more to learn about it. There are three principal objects of study: the subjects which the teacher is teaching。見證書須包括以下幾點： 1． 車禍發(fā)生的時間及地點 2． 你所見到的車禍情況 3． 你對車禍原因的分析 An EyeWitness Account of a Traffic Accident 20xx 年 6 月 23 日四級考試聽力原文 1. W: Gee, look at the long waiting line. I’m glad you’ve made the reservation. M: More and more people enjoy eating out now. Besides, this place is especially popular with oversea students. Q: Where did this conversation most probably take place? 2. M: I wonder if you can drop by tomorrow evening. The Stevensons is ing over for dinner. I’d like you to meet them. W: Sure. I’d love to. I’ve heard they’re interesting people. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 3. W: The presentation made by Professor Jackson was too plicated to understand. M: Well, I think he didn’t speak slowly enough for us to take notes. Q: What is the man’s plaint? 4. W: You’ve got your apartment furnished, haven’t you? M: Yes. I bought some used furniture at the Sunday Market and it was a real bargain. Q: What does the man mean? 5. M: Mary doesn’t want me to take the job. She says our child is too young and the job requires much traveling. W: You should talk to her again and see if you can find a way out. Think about the gains and loses before you make a decision. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 6. M: I haven’t got my scores on the GRE test yet. Do you think I should call to make inquiries? W: There is no hurry. The test scores are released at least eight weeks after the test. Q: What does the woman advise the man to do? 7. M: Have you finished reading the book you bought last month? W: Oh, I did