专四专八考试

【单选题】In any society, no matter how (31) , some individuals have authority (32) others, at least within a limited sphere. Obedience is particularly relevant as societies get more (33) , where the sphere (34) authority can be (35) become much more differentiateD、Teachers (36) homework , doctors order intravenous feedings, and motorists generally (37) . Their obedience is based upon an (38) recognition that the persons who (39) the orders are operating with their (40) domain of authority. If this domain is (41) , obedience is unlikely. Policemen can’t order motorists to (42) a list of irregular French verbs or (43) two aspirins and go to beD、
Some tendency to obey authority is a vital cement that holds society together; without it, there (44) chaos.But the atrocities of this century—the bombing of civilians, the Nazi death camps—give terrible proof that this disposition to obedience can also become a corrosive poison that destroys our sense of humanity. Some of these atrocities could not have been (45) (46) the obedience of tens or hundreds of thousands and the acquiescence of many more. How much such obedience have come (47) Attempt to answer this question has focused on (48) of the two factors. One (49) the personality structure of the blindly obedient individual; the other emphasizes the (50) situation in which the obedient person finds himself.
A．psychological
B．physical
C．social
D．mental

【单选题】
单项选择

【单选题】how muCh wEight CAn onE losE in two wEEks on thE sCArsDAlE DiEt
A．FivE pounDs.
B．tEn pounDs.
C．twEnty pounDs.
D．Forty pounDs.

【单选题】whAt hAs AChiEvED AFtEr mr. powEll mEt with isrAEli primE ministEr AriEl shAron AnD with pAlEstiniAn lEADEr yAssEr ArAFAt
A．isrAElis AnD pAlEstiniAns will CArry out thE mitChEll plAn.
B．isrAElis AnD pAlEstiniAns will CEAsE-FirE soon.
C．isrAElis AnD pAlEstiniAns AgrEE to A sEvEn-DAy tEst pErioD For thE CurrEnt CEAsE-FirE, BEForE Any FurthEr stEps ArE tAkEn.
D．nothing.

【单选题】thE wAy in whiCh pEoplE usE soCiAl spACE rEFlECts thEir soCiAl rElAtionships AnD thEir EthniC iDEntity.EArly immigrAnts toAmEriCA FromEuropE Brought with thEm A CollECtivE stylE oF living, whiCh thEy rEtAinED until lAtE in thE l8th CEntury. historiCAl rECorDs DoCumEnt A group-oriEntED ExistEnCE, in whiCh onE room wAs usED For EAting, EntErtAining guEsts, AnD slEEping. pEoplE AtE soups From A CommunAl pot, shArED Drinking Cups, AnD usED A Common pit toilEt. with thE DEvElopmEnt oF iDEAs ABout inDiviDuAlism, pEoplE soon BEgAn to shiFt to thE usE oF inDiviDuAl Cups AnD plAtEs, thE EAting oF mEAls thAt inCluDED mEAt, BrEAD, AnD vEgEtABlEs sErvED on sEpArAtE plAtEs, AnD thE usE oF privAtE toilEts. thEy BEgAn to BuilD thEir housEs with sEpArAtE rooms to EntErtAin guEsts — living rooms, sEpArAtE BEDrooms For slEEping, sEpArAtE work ArEAs — kitChEn, lAunDry room, AnD sEpArAtE BAthrooms.
in mExiCo, thE mEAning AnD orgAnizAtion oF DomEstiC spACE is strikingly DiFFErEnt. housEs ArE orgAnizED ArounD A pAtio, or CourtyArD、rooms opEn onto thE pAtio, whErE All kinDs oF DomEstiC ACtivitiEs tAkE plACE. inDiviDuAls Do not hAvE sEpArAtE BEDrooms.ChilDrEn oFtEn slEEp with pArEnts, AnD BrothErs or sistErs shArE A BED, EmphAsizing FAmiliAl intErDEpEnDEnCE. rooms in mExiCAn housEs ArE loCAtions For multiplE ACtivitiEs thAt, in ContrAst, ArE rigiDly sEpArAtED in thE unitED stAtEs.
whiCh oF thE Following is not DisCussED in thE pAssAgE
A、thE ConCEpts oF DomEstiC spACE.B、soCiAl rElAtionships.
C、thE FunCtions oF rooms. D、thE lAyout oF housEs.

【单选题】From childhood to old age, we all use language as a means of broadening our knowledge of ourselves and the world about us. When. humans first (31) they were like newborn children, unable to use this (32) tool. Yet once language developed, the possibilities for human kinds’ future (33) and culture growth increaseD、
Many linguists believe that evolution is (34) for our ability to produce and use language. They (35) that our highly evolved brain provides us (36) innate language ability not found in lower (37) . Proponents of this innateness theory say that our (38) for language is inborn, but that language itself develops gradually, (39) a function of the growth of the brain during childhooD、Therefore there are critical (40) times for language development.
Current (41) of innateness theory are mixed, however, evidence supporting the existence of some innate abilities is undeniable. (42) more and more schools are discovering that foreign languages are best taught in (43) grades. Young children often can learn several languages by being (44) to them, while adults have a much harder time learning another language once the (45) of their first language have been firmly fixeD、
(46) some aspects of language are undeniably innate, language does not develop automatically in a vacuum.Children who have been (47) from other human beings de not possess language. This demonstrates that (48) with other human beings unnecessary for proper language developments. Some linguists believe that this is even more basic to human language (49) than any innate capacities. These theories view language as imitative, learned behavior. (50) , children learn language from their parents by imitating them. Parents gradually shape their child’s language skills by positively reinforcing precise imitations and negatively reinforcing imprecise ones.
A．In other words
B．Indeed
C．In a sense
D．In a word

【单选题】thE pEoplE living in thEsE ApArtmEnts hAvE FrEE ______ to thAt swimming pool.
A．ACCEss
B．AssistAnCE
C．ExCEss
D．rECEss

【单选题】whAt's thE AttituDE oF gm viCE-prEsiDEnt towArDs thE prospECts in summEr
A．DouBtFul.
B．pEssimistiC.
C．inDiFFErEnt.
D．optimistiC.

【单选题】
A．FAult
B．Duty
C．intEntion
D．rEsponsiBility

【单选题】
There are altogether ______ incidents that day.
A、4
B、3
C、5
D、2