【正文】 ent of poor munities.B) To teach people how to use new skills to raise animals.C) To help starving families to bee selfsupporting.　 D) To distribute food to the poor around the world.19. A) They should submit a report of their needs and goals.B) They should provide food for the local munities. C) They should offer all baby animals to their poor neighbors. D) They should help other families the way they have been helped.20. A) It has helped relieve hunger in some developing countries. B) It has improved animal breeding skills all over the world.C) It has bridged the gap between the rich and the poor in America.　 D) It has promoted international exchange of farming technology.　　PartⅡ Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions at 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 center.Passage One　　Educating girls quite possibly yields a higher rate of return than any other investment available in the developing world. Women39。s. C) To the post office.B) To the market. D) To the bookstore. 3. A) She dislikes Dr. Andrews as much as the new physician.B) Dr. Andrews has been promoted for his thoroughness.C) She disagrees with Dr. Andrews on many occasions.D) Dr. Andrews used to keep his patients waiting.4. A) Tom is usually talkative. C) Tom is disliked by his colleagues.B) Tom has a very bad temper. D) Tom has dozens of things to attend to.5. A) To find out more about the topic for the seminar. B) To make a copy of the schedule for his friend.C) To get the seminar schedule for the woman. D) To pickup the woman from the library. 6. A) The man doesn39。 　2006年6月大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試試題及參考答案　　　PartⅠ 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 war said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once: After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you maxi 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 center.) They enjoyed the party better than the other guests.B) They knew none of the other guests at the party.C) They didn39。t think much of the food and drinks.D) They went a long way to attend the party.2. A) To the dentist39。t want to sell his textbooks to the woman. B) The woman has to get the textbooks in other ways.　C) The woman has sold her used textbooks to the bookstore.　D) The man is going to buy his textbooks from a bookstore.7. A) Give a speech. C) Attend a conference.B) Meet his lawyer. D) Make a business trip.8 A) Jessie should know the marketing director better. 　 B) Jessie is wrong to find fault with her boss.C) Jessie seems to have a lot on her mind.D) Jessie always says what she thinks. 9. A) Helen is quiet. C) Helen is sociable.B) Helen is talkative. D) Helen is active.10. A) Jimmy is not serious in making decisions.B) Jimmy is rich enough to buy a big house. C) Jimmy39。s education may be unusual territory for economists, but enhancing women39。s family and bear children. Girls are thus seen as less valuable than boys and art kept at home to do housework while their brothers are sent to school the prophecy（預(yù)言) bees self fulfilling, trapping women in a vicious circle (惡性循環(huán)) of neglect.　　An educated mother, on the other hand, has greater earning abilities outside the home and faces an entirely different set of choices. She is likely to have fewer but healthier children and can insist on the development of all her children, ensuring that her daughters are given a fair chance. The education of her daughters then makes it much more likely that the next generation of girls, as well as of boys, will be educated and healthy. The vicious circle is thus transformed into a virtuous circle.　　Few will dispute that educating women has great social benefits. But it has enormous economic advantages as well. Most obviously, there is the direct effect of education on the wages of female workers. Wages rise by 10 to 20 per cent for each additional year of schooling. Such big returns are impressive by the standard of other available investments, but they are just the beginning. Educating women also has a significant impact on health practices, including family planning.21. The author argues that educating girls in developing countries is ____.A) rewarding　 C) expensive　 B) troublesome　 D) laborsaving 22. By saying ... the prophecy bees selffulfilling ... (Lines 45. Para. 2), the author means that ____.　 A) girls will eventually find their goals in life beyond reachB) girls will be increasingly discontented with their life at home C) girls will be capable of realizing their own dreams D) girls will turn out to be less valuable than boys23. The author believes that a vicious circle can turn into a virtuous circle when ___.A) women care more about education B) parents can afford their daughters39。s education? A) It has aroused the interest of a growing number of economists.B) It will yield greater returns than other known investments.C) It is now given top priority in many developing countries.　　D) It deserves greater attention than other social issues.25. The passage mainly discusses ____.　　A) unequal treatment of boys and girls in developing countries　　B) the major contributions of educated women to societyC) the economic and social benefits of educating womenD) the potential earning power of welleducated w