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2008年12月英语四级考试真题及答案(A卷)

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  Section C

  Directions : In this section .you will hear a passage three time. When the passage is read for first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. when the passage is read for the first time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36to43 with the exact words you have just heard. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

  注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

  Crime is increasing world wide. There is every reason to believe the (36)____will continue through the next few decades.

  Crime rates have always been high in multicultural, industrialized societies such as the United States, but a new(37)____has appeared on the world(38)____rapidly rising crime rates in nations that previously reported few(39)____. Street crimes such as robbery, rape (40)___and auto theft are clearly rising(41)___in eastern European countries such as Hungary and in western European nations such as the united Kingdom.

  What is driving this crime (42)____?There are no simple answers. Still,there are certain conditions(43) _______with rising crime increasing heterogeneity (混杂) of populations, greater cultural pluralism, higher immigration, democratization of government,(44) ___________________________________________________________________________________

  These conditions are increasingly observable around the world . For instance, cultures that were previously isolated and homogeneous(同种类的) ,such as Japan, Denmark and Greece (45)________________________________________________________________________

  Multiculturalism can be a rewarding, enriching experience, but it can also lead to a clash of values. Heterogeneity in societies will be the rule in the twenty-first century, and (46)_______________________________________________

  36 trend

  37 phenomenon

  38 scene

  39 offences

  40 murder

  41 particularly

  42 explosion

  43 associated

  44 changing national borders, greater economic growth and the lack of accepted social ideas of right and wrong.

  45 are now facing the sort of cultural variety that has been common in America for most of its history.

  46 failure to recognize and plan for such diversity can lead to serious crime problems.

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clash [klæʃ]

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n. 冲突,撞击声,抵触
vt. 冲突,抵触,

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carpenter ['kɑ:pintə]

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n. 木匠
v. 做木工活

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flag [flæg]

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n. 旗,旗帜,信号旗
vt. (以旗子)标出

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achievement [ə'tʃi:vmənt]

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n. 成就,成绩,完成,达到

 
unacceptable ['ʌnək'septəbl]

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adj. 不能接受的,不受欢迎的

 
dissatisfied [,dis'sætisfaid]

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adj. 不满意的;不高兴的;流露不满的 v. 使不满(

 
diplomatic [.diplə'mætik]

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adj. 外交的,古字体的,老练的

 
precious ['preʃəs]

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adj. 宝贵的,珍贵的,矫揉造作的
adv.

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discipline ['disiplin]

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n. 训练,纪律,惩罚,学科
vt. 训练,惩

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concerned [kən'sə:nd]

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adj. 担忧的,关心的

 

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