英语四级真题A卷试卷

英语四级真题A卷Page1of14PartIWriting(30minutes)注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofDueAttentionShouldBeGivenToSpelling.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:1.如今不少学生在英语学习中不重视拼写2.出现这种情况的原因3.为了改变这种状况，我认为…DueAttentionShouldBeGivenToSpellingPartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.CaughtintheWebAfewmonthsago,itwasn'tunusualfor47-year-oldCarlaToebetospend15hoursperdayonline.She'dwakeupearly,turnonherlaptopandchatonInternetdatingsitesandinstant-messagingprograms–leavingherbedforonlybriefintervals.Herhouseholdbillspiledup,alongwiththedishesanddirtylaundry,butittooknear-constantcomplaintsfromherfourdaughtersbeforesherealizedshehadaproblem.Iwasstartingtofeellikemywholeworldwasfallingapart–kindofslippingintoadepression,saidCarla.IknewthatifIdidn'tgetoffthedatingsites,I'djustkeepgoing,detaching(使脱离)herselffurtherfromtheoutsideworld.Toebe'sconclusion:ShefeltlikeshewasaddictedtotheInternet.She'snotalone.ConcernaboutexcessiveInternetuseisn'tnew.Asfarbackas1995,articlesinmedicaljournalsandtheestablishmentofaPennsylvaniatreatmentcenterforoverusersgeneratedinterestinthesubject.There'sstillnoconsensusonhowmuchtimeonlineconstitutestoomuchorwhetheraddictionispossible.ButasrelianceontheWebgrows,therearesignsthatthequestionisgettingmoreseriousattention:Lastmonth,astudypublishedinCNSSpectrumsclaimedtobethefirstlarge-scalelookatexcessiveInternetuse.TheAmericanPsychiatricAssociationmayconsiderlistingInternetaddictioninthenexteditionofitsdiagnosticmanual.AndscoresofonlinediscussionboardshavepoppeduponwhichpeoplediscussnegativeexperiencestiedtotoomuchtimeontheWeb.There'snoquestionthatthere'repeoplewho'reseriouslyintroublebecausethey'reoverdoingtheirInternetinvolvement,saidpsychiatrist英语四级真题A卷Page2of14(精神科医生)IvanGoldberg.Goldbergcallstheproblemadisorderratherthanatrueaddiction.JonathanBishop,aresearcherinWalesspecializinginonlinecommunities,ismoreskeptical.TheInternetisanenvironment,hesaid.Youcan'tbeaddictedtotheenvironment.Bishopdescribestheproblemassimplyamatterofpriorities,whichcanbesolvedbyencouragingpeopletoprioritizeotherlifegoalsandplansinplaceoftimespentonline.ThenewCNSSpectrumsstudywasbasedonresultsofanationwidetelephonesurveyofmorethan2,500adults.Likethe2005survey,thisonewasconductedbyStanfordUniversityresearchers.About6%ofrespondentsreportedthattheirrelationshipssufferedbecauseofexcessiveInternetuse.About9%attemptedtoconcealnonessentialInternetuse,andnearly4%reportedfeelingpreoccupiedbytheInternetwhenoffline.About8%saidtheyusedtheInternetasawaytoescapeproblems,andalmost14%reportedtheyfoundithardtostayawayfromtheInternetforseveraldaysatatime.TheInternetproblemisstillinitsinfancy,saidEliasAboujaoude,aStanfordprofessor.Nosingleonlineactivityistoblameforexcessiveuse,hesaid.They'reonlineinchatrooms,checkinge-mail,orwritingblogs.[Theproblemis]notlimitedtoporn(色情)orgamblingwebsites.ExcessiveInternetuseshouldbedefinednotbythenumberofhoursspentonlinebutintermsoflosses,saidMaressaOrzack,aHarvardUniversityprofessor.Ifit'saloss[where]you'renotgettingtowork,andfamilyrelationshipsarebreakingdownasaresult,thenit'stoomuch.Sincetheearly1990s,severalclinicshavebeenestablishedintheU.S.totreatheavyInternetusers.TheyincludetheCenterforInternetAddictionRecoveryandtheCenterforInternetBehavior.:●Havingasenseofwell-being(幸福)orexcitementwhileatthecomputer.●Longingformoreandmoretimeatthecomputer.●Neglectoffamilyandfriends.●Feelingempty,depressedorirritablewhennotatthecomputer.●Lyingtoemployersandfamilyaboutactivities.●Inabilitytostoptheactivity.●Problemswithschoolorjob.Physicalsymptomslistedincludedryeyes,backaches,skippingmeals,poorpersonalhygiene(卫生)andsleepdisturbances.PeoplewhostrugglewithexcessiveInternetusemaybedepressedorhaveothermooddisorders,Orzacksaid.WhenshediscussesInternethabits英语四级真题A卷Page3of14withherpatients,theyoftenreportthatbeingonlineoffersasenseofbelonging,andescape,excitement[and]fun,shesaid.Somepeoplesayrelief…becausetheyfindthemselvessorelaxed.SomepartsoftheInternetseemtodrawpeopleinmorethanothers.Internetgamersspendcountlesshourscompetingingamesagainstpeoplefromallovertheworld.Onesuchgame,calledWorldofWarcraft,iscitedonmanysitesbyposterscomplainingofagamingaddiction.AndrewHeidrich,aneducationnetworkadministratorfromSacramento,playsWorldofWarcraftforabouttwotofourhourseveryothernight,butthat'snothingcomparedwiththe40to60hoursaweekhespentplayingonlinegameswhenhewasincollege.Hecutbackonlyafterafull-scalefamilyintervention(干预),inwhichrelativestoldhimhe'dgainedweight.There'sthiswholecultureofcompetitionthatsuckspeopleinwithonlinegaming,saidHeidrich,nowafatheroftwo.Peopledoitattheexpenseofeveryth