【正文】 t her grip on my arm. A) loosen B) remove C) relieve D) dismiss 49. He never arrives on time and my is that he feels the meetings are useless. A) preference B) conference C) inference D) reference 50. Mrs. gmithwas so about everything that no servants could please her. A)speeific B) speeial C)precise D)particular 51. Last night he saw two dark enter the building,and then there was the explosion. A) features B) figures C) sketches D) images 52. It is obvious that this new rule is applicable to everyone without A) exception B) exclusion C) modification D) substitution 53. His temper and personalky show that he can bee a soldier of the top A) circle B) rank C) category D) grade 54. During the lecture, the speaker occasionally his point by relating his own experiences. A) illustrated B) hinted C) cited D)displayed 55. Only those who can to lose their money should make highrisk investments. A) maintain B) sustairt C) endure D)afford 56, He found the media attention intolerable and decided to go abroad. A) sufficient B) constant C) steady D) plenty 57. There has been a collision a number of cars on the main road to town. A) posing B) consisting C) involving D) engaging 58. elephants are difthrent from wild elephants in many aspects, including their tem pers. A) Cultivated B) Regulated C) Civil D) Tame 59. Ten days ago the young man info~ed his boss of his intention to A) resign B) reject C) retreat D) replace 60. As one of the world39。s daughter is pretty and ,and many girls envy her. A) slender B) light C) faint D) minor 38. Tomorrow the mayor is to a group of Canadian businessmen on a tour of the city. A) coordinate B) cooperate C) acpany D) associate 39. I39。s no increase in food intake. 30. What is the author39。s new weight D) are not sufficiently informed of the positive role of exercise in losing weight 29. What was confirmed by the Boston University Medical Center39。s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. Still, exercise39。s and 7039。s horizon B) cultivate children39。s preschool education, the focus is on A) preparing children academically B) developing children39。academically as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools. In contrast, over half the American respondents chose this as one of their top three choices. To prepare children for success ful careers in first grade and beyond, Japanese schools do not teach reading, writing, and math ematics, but rather skills such as persistence, concentration, and the ability to function as a member of a group. The vast majority of young Japanese children are taught to read at home by their parents. In the recent parison of Japanese and American preschool education, 91 percent of Japa nese respondents chose providing children with a group experience as one of their top three rea sons for a society to have preschools. Sixtytwo percent of the more individually oriented (強調個性發(fā)展的 ) Americans listed group experience as one of their top three choices. An emphasis on the importance of the group seen in Japanese early childhood education continues into elementary school education. Like in America, there is diversity in Japanese early childhood education. Some Japanese kindergartens have specific aims, such as early musical training or potential development. In large cities, some kindergartens are attached to universities that have elementary and secondary schools. Some Japanese parents believe that if their young children attend a universitybased program, it will increase the children39。 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 11 to 15 are based on the following passage. Scratchy throats, stuffy noses and body aches all spell misery, but being able to tell if the cause is a cold orflu ( ~,~ ) may make a difference in how long the misery lasts. The American Lung Association (ALA) has issued new guidelines on bating colds and the flu(流感 ), and one of the keys is being able to quickly tell the two apart. That39。d better change their mind. C) The tennis game won39。s modest about her success in the contest. C) She39。s eager to watch the new play. D) She can lend her notes to the man. 4. A) They will be replaced by online education sooner or later. B) They will attract fewer kids as online education expands. C) They will continue to exist along with online education. D) They will limit their teaching to certain subjects only. 5. A) Most students would like to work for a newspaper. B) Most students find a job by reading advertisements. C) Most students find it hard to get a job after they graduate. D) Most students don39。 英語四級 1 月 8 日英語四級考試 A 卷 Part I Section A Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each convers ation, 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 centr