2014年6月大学英语四级原题及答案解析

with their heavy reading assignments?

解析：They don't have time to read a chapter three or four times. They need to extract as much information as possible from the first or second reading.

答案：D Get key information by reading just once or twice 17. A) Choose one’s own system of marking. B) Underline the key words and phrases. C) Make as few marks as possible. D) Highlight details in a red color.

Question: 17. What suggestion does the speaker give about marking a textbook?

解析：Marking a book is a useful skill, but it's important to do it right. First, read a chapter with one pen in your hand and others next to you on the desk. Second, read a whole paragraph before you mark anything. Don't mark too much. Usually you will mark about 10% of a passage. Third, decide on your own system for marking.

答案：A Choose one's own system of marking 18. A) By reading the textbooks carefully again. B) By reviewing only the marked parts. C) By focusing on the notes in the margins.

D) By comparing notes with their classmates.

Question: 18. How should students prepare for an exam according to the speaker?

解析：Maybe you will put question marks in the margin when you don't understand something and before an exam. Instead, you just need to review your marks and you can save a lot of time. 答案：B By reviewing only the marked parts. Passage Two

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19. A) The sleep a person needs varies from day to day. B) The amount of sleep for each person is similar. C) One can get by with a couple of hours of sleep. D) Everybody needs some sleep for survival.

Question: 19. What is taken for granted by most people? 解析：The thought of having no sleep for 24 hours or more isn't a pleasant one for most people.

答案： D Everybody needs some sleep for survival. 20. A) It is a made-up story. C) It is a rare exception. B) It is beyond cure. D) It is due to an accident. Question: 20. What do doctors think of Al Herpin's case?

解析：But a man named Al Herpin turned out to be a real exception, for supposedly, he never slept! 答案：C It is a rare exception

21. A) His extraordinary physical condition. B) His mother’s injury just before his birth. C) The unique surroundings of his living place. D) The rest he got from sitting in a rocking chair. Question: 21. What could have accounted for Al Herpin's sleeplessness?

解析：Herpin offered the only clue to his condition. He remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he had been born.

答案：B His mother's injury just before his birth. Passage Three

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

22. A) She invested in stocks and shares on Wall Street. B) She learned to write for financial newspapers. C) She developed a strong interest in finance. D) She tenderly looked after her sick mother.

Question: 22. What do we learn about Hetty Green as a child?

解析：Hetty Green was a very spoiled, only child. She was born in Massachusetts USA in 1835. Her father was a millionaire businessman. Her mother was often ill, and so from the age of two her father took her with him to work and taught her about stocks and shares. At the age of six she started reading the daily financial newspapers and opened her own bank account. 答案：C She developed a strong interest in finance 23. A) She made a wise investment in real estate. B) She sold the restaurant with a substantial profit. C) She got 1.5 million dollars from her ex-husband. D) She inherited a big fortune from her father.

Question: 23. How did Hetty Green become rich overnight? 解析：Her father died when she was 21 and she inherited 7.5 million dollars.

答案：D She inherited a big fortune from her father 24. A) She was extremely mean with her money. B) She was dishonest in business dealings. C) She frequently ill-treated her employees. D) She abused animals including her pet dog. Question: 24. Why was Hetty Green much hated?

解析：Hetty’s meanness was well-known. She always argued about