【正文】 52. This is the nurse who_______ to me when I was ill in hospital. A) acpanied C) entertained B) attended D) shielded 53. I was about to_______ a match when I remembered Tom39。t always preferable to adoptive ones, and biological parentage does not convey an absolute ownership that cancels all the rights of children. 36. What was the primary consideration in the Florida judge39。t or won39。 wages Passage Three Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage. Professor Smith recently persuaded 35 people, 23 of them women, to keep a diary of all their absentminded actions for a fortnight. When he came to analyse their embarrassing lapses ( 差錯 ) in a scientific report, he was surprised to find that nearly all of them fell into a few groupings, Nor did the lapses appear to be entirely random (隨機的 ). One of the women, for instance, on leaving her house for work one morning threw her dog her earrings and tried to fix a dog biscuit on her ear. “the explanation for this is that the brain is like a puter,” explains the professor. People programme themselves to do certain activities regularly. It was the woman39。s got the time? 21. By mentioning the same time crunch (Line 1, Para. 2) Sandra Hofferth means A) children have little time to play with their parents B) children are not taken good care of by their working parents C) both parents and children suffer from lack of leisure time D) both parents and children have trouble managing their time 22. According to the author, the reason given by Sandra Hofferth for the time crunch is A) quite convincing B) partially true C) totally groundless D) rather confusing 23. According to the author a child develops better if A) he has plenty of time reading and studying B) he is left to play with his peers in his own way C) he has more time participating in school activities D) he is free to interact with his working parents 24. The author is concerned about the fact that American kids A) are engaged in more and more structured activities B) are increasingly neglected by their working mothers C) are spending more and more time watching TV D) are involved less and less in household work 25. We can infer from the passage that A) extracurricular activities promote children39。s believed to be the hardest optional course. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choice marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. A) Anxious and worried. B) Proud and excited. C) Nervous and confused. D) Inspired and confident. 12. A) His father scolded him severely. B) His father took back the six dollars. C) His father made him do the cutting again. D) His father cut the leaves himself. 13. A) One can benefit a lot from working with his father. B) Manual labourers shouldn39。20xx 年 6 月 21 日四級考試真題 Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. 1. A) At a theatre. B) At a booking office. C) At a railway station. D)At a restaurant. 2. A) The man is inviting the woman to dinner. B) The woman is too busy to join the man for dinner. C) The woman is a friend of the Stevensons39。s much more difficult than people think. D) It39。s face it, who39。s efforts to keep expenses low and profits high may result in A) reduction in the number of employees B) improvement of working conditions C) fewer disputes between labor and management D) a rise in workers39。s also true of children who suffer for years in foster homes (收養(yǎng)孩子的家庭 ) because of parents who can39。 own daughter, but Kimt only was, thus sparking a custody battle with Robert Mays. In 1989, the two families agreed that Mr. Mays would maintain custody with the Twiggs getting visiting fights. Those rights were ended when Mr. Mays decided that Kimberly was being harmed. The decision to leave Kimberly with Mr. Mays rendered her suit debated. But the judge made clear that Kimberly did have standing to sue ( 起訴 ) on her own behalf. Thus he made clear that she was more than just property to be handled as adults saw fit. Certainly, the biological link between parent and child is fundamental. But biological parents aren39。s ruling could be described as A) doubtful B) critical C) cautious D) supportive Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minute) Directions: There are 30 inplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are for choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best pletes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. 41. She______ her trip to New York because she was ill. A) called off C) put up B) closed down D) went off 42. ______the storm, the ship would have reached its destination on time. A) But for C) In spite of B) In case of D) Because of 43. 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