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1999年6月大学英语四级考试试题(4)


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  试卷二Part Ⅳ Short Answer Questions (15 minutes)Directions: Inthispart, there is a short passage with five questions orincompletestatements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer thequestionsor complete the statements in the fewest possiblewords.For manywomen choosing whether to work or not to work outsidetheir home isa luxury:they must work to survive. Others face aharddecision.Perhaps the easiest choice has to do with economics.Onehusband said, Marge and I decided af
ter careful considerationthatfor her to go back to work at this moment was anextravagance(奢侈)we couldnt afford. With two preschool children,it soon becameclear in their figuring that withbadysitters(临时照看小孩的人),transportation, and increased taxes, ratherthan having moremoney, they might actualy end up with less.Economicfactors areusually the first to be considered, but they are not themostimpoortant. The most impoortant aspects of the decision have todowith t he emotional needs of each mr of the family. It is inthisarea that husband s and wives find themselves having to facemanyconfusing and conflicting feelings.There are many women whofindthat homemaking is boring or who feel imprison ed(被囚人) if theyhaveto stay home with a young child or several children. On theotherhand, there are women who think that homemaking gives themthedeepest satisfaction.From my own experience, I would liketosuggest that sometimes the decision to go back to is made intoomuch haste. There are few decisions that I now reget more. Iwasntmature enough to see how much I could have gained at home. Iregretmy impatience to get on with my career. I wish I had allowedmyselfthe luxury of watching the world through my littlegirlseves.Questions:(注意:答题尽量简短,超过10个词要扣分。每条横线限写一个英语单词,标点符号不占格。)S1.Which word in the first two graphs best explainswhy many womenhave to work?______________ __________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ______________ ______________S2. Whydid Marge andher husband think it an extravagance for Marge to goback towork?______________ ______________ ________________________________________________________ __________________________________________ ______________S3. What are the twomajorconsiderations in deciding whether women should go outtowork?______________ ______________ ________________________________________________________ __________________________________________ ______________S4. Some women wouldrather dohousework and take care of their children than pursue acareerbacuse they feel______ .__________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ____________________________ ______________S5. Ifgiven a second chance, thewriter would probably choose to ______.____________________________ ________________________________________________________ __________________________________________ ______________PartV Writing(30minutes)Directions:For this part, you are allowed thirty minutesto write a composition on the topic:Reading SelectivelyOrExtensively? You should write at least 100 words, andyourcomposition on the outline (given inChinese)below:1.有人认为读书要有选择2.有人认为应当博览群书。3.我的看法Reading SelectivelyOrExtensively?

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