201()年6月英语四级考试词汇
When we think of green buildings, we tend to think of new ones 一 the kind of high-tech, solar-paneled masterpieces that make the covers of architecture magazines. But the U.S. has more than 100 million existing homes, and it would be 47 wasteful to tear them all down and _48_ them with greener versions. An enormous amount of energy and resources went into the construction of those houses- And it would take an average of 65 years for the _49_ carbon emissions from a new energy-efficient home to make up for the resources lost by destroying an old one. So in the broadest _50_, the greenest home is the one that has already been built. But at the same time, nearly half of U. S. carbon emissions come from heating, cooling and _51_ our homes, offices and other buildings. \"You can't deal with climate change without dealing with existing buildings/1 says Richard Moe, the president of the National Trust.
With some _52—, the oldest homes tend to be the least energy-efficient. Houses built before 1939 use about 50% more energy per square foot than those built after 2000, mainly due to the tiny cracks and gaps that _53— over time and let in more outside air.
Fortunately, there are a _54_ number of relatively simple changes that can green older homes, from _55_ ones like Lincoln's Cottage to your own postwar home. And efficiency upgrades (升
级)can save more than just the earth; they can help _56— property owners from rising power costs.
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2009年12月英语四级考试词汇
In families with two working parents, fathers may have more impact on a child\" s language development than mothers, a new study suggests.
Researchers 47 92 families form 11 child care centers before their children were a year old, interviewing each to establish income, level of education and child care arrangements. Overall, it was a group of well-class families, with married parents both living in the home.
When the children were 2, researchers videotaped them at home in free-play sessions with both parents, 48 all of their speech. The study will appear in the November issue of The Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology.
The scientists measured the 49 number of utterance (话语)of the parents, the number of different words they used, the complexity of their sentences and other 50 of their speech. On
average, fathers spoke less than mothers did, but they did not differ in the length of utterances or proportion of questions asked.
Finally, the researchers 51 the children' s speech at age 3, using a standardized language test. The only predictors of high scores on the test were the mother's level of education, the 52 of child care and the number of different words the father used.
The researchers are 53 why the father' s speech, and not the mother' s, had an effect.
\"It' s well 54 that the mother' s language does have an impact,” said Nadya Pancsofar, the lead author of the study. It could be that the high-functioning mothers in the study had 55 had a strong influence on their children' s speech development, Ms. Pancsofar said, “or it may be that mothers are 56 in a way we didn't measure in the study.”
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2009年6月英语四级考试词汇
Every year in the first week of my English class, some students inform me that writhing is too hard. They never write, unless assignments 47 it . They fine the writing process 48 and difficult.
How awful to be able to speak in a language but not to write in it- 49 English , with its rich vocabulary . Being able to speak but not write is like living in an 50 mansion(豪宅)and never leaving one small room . When I meet students who think they can't write, I know as a teacher my 51 is to show them the rest of the rooms . My task is to build fluency while providing the opportunity inherent in any writing activity to 52 the moral and emotional development of my students . One great way to do this is by having students write in a journal in class every day.
Writing ability is like strength training. Writing needs to be done 53 , just like exercise ; just as muscles grow stronger with exercise , writing skills improve quickly with writing practice. I often see a rise in student confidence and 54 after only a few weeks of journal writing .
Expressing oneself in writing is one of the most important skills I teach to strengthen the whole student. When my students practice journal writing, they are practicing for their future academic, political, and 55 lives . They build skills so that some day they might write a great novel, a piece of sorely needed legislation, or the perfect love letter. Every day that they write in their journals puts them a step language . A) closer B) daily C) emotional D) enhance E) enormous
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52 L) enhance 53 N) daily 54 F) performance 55 M) emotional 56 O) closer 2008年12月英语四级考试词汇
A bookless life is an incomplete life. Books influence the depth and breadth of life. They meet the natural 47 for freedom, for expression, for creativity and beauty of life. Learners,
therefore, must have books, and the right type of book, for the satisfaction of their need. Readers turn 48 to books because their curiosity concerning all manners of things, their eagerness to share in the experiences of others and their need to 49 from their own
limited environment lead them to find in books food for the mind and the spirit. Through their reading they find a deeper significance to life as books acquaint them with life in the world as it was and it is now. They are presented with a _50 of human experiences and come to 51 other ways of thought and living. And while 52 their own relationships and
responses to life , the readers often find that the 53 — in their stories are going through similar adjustments, which help to clarify and give significance to their own.
Books provide 54 material for readersimagination to grow. Imagination is a valuable
quality and a motivating power, and stimulates achievement. While enriching their imagination, books _55 their outlook, develop a fact-finding attitude and train them to use leisure 56
. The social and educational significance of the readers5 books cannot be overestimated in an academic library.
A. Abundant B. Characters C. Communicating D. Completely E. Derive F. Desire G. Diversity H. Escape I. Establishing J. Nairow K. Naturally L. Personnel M. Properly N. Respect O. Widen
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Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe. I had been abroad a couple of times, but I could hardly _47_ to know my way around the continent. Moreover, my knowledge of foreign languages was _48_ to a little college French.
I hesitated. How would 1, unable to speak the language, _49_ unfamiliar with local geography or transportation systems, set up _50_ and do research? It seemed impossible, and with considerable _51_ I sat down to write a letter begging off. Halfway through, a thought can through my mind: you can learn if you don't try. So I accepted the assignment.
There were some bad _52_. But by the time I had finished the trip I was an experienced traveler. And ever since, I have never hesitated to head for even the most remote of places, without guiders or even _53_ bookings, confident that somehow 1 will manage.
The point is that the new, the different, is almost by definition _54_. But each time you try something, you learn, and as the learning piles up, the world opens to you.
I've learned to ski at 40, and flown up the Rhine River in a _55_. And I know I'll go on doing such things. It's not because I'm braver or more daring than o由 e rs. Tm not. But fll accept anxiety
as another name for challenge and I believe lean _56_ wonders.
A) accomplish B) advanced C) balloon D) claim E) constantly F) declare G) interviews H)limited I) manufacture J) moments K) news L) reduced M) regret N) scary O) totally
47.D) claim 48.H) limited 49.0) totally 50.G) interviews 51.M) regret 52.J) moments 53.B) advanced 54.N) scary 55.C) balloon 56.A) accomplish 2007年12月英语四级考试词汇
As war spreads to many corners of the globe, children sadly have been drawn into the center of conflicts. In Afghanistan, Bosnia, and Colombia, however, groups of children have been taking part in peace education _47_. The children, after learning to resolve conflicts, took on the __48— of peacemakers. The Children' s Movement for Peace in Colombia was even nominated (提名)for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998. groups of children _49— as peacemakers studied human rights and poverty issues in Colombia, eventually forming a group with five other schools in Bogota known as The Schools of Peace.
The classroom _50_ opportunities for children to replace angry, violent behaviors with —51—, peaceful ones. It is in the classroom that caring and respect for each person empowers children to take a step _52—toward becoming peacemakers. Fortunately, educators have access to many online resources that are _53_ useful when helping children along the path to peace.
The Young Peacemakers Club, started in 1992, provides a Website with resources for teachers and —54— on starting a Kindness Campaign. The World Centers of Compassion for Children International call attention to children's rights and how to help the _55— of war. Starting a Peacemakers' Club is a praiseworthy venture for a class and one that could spread to other classrooms and ideally affect the culture of the _56— school.
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2007年6月英语四级考试词汇
Years ago, doctors often said that pain was a normal part of life. In particular, when older patients _47_ of pain, they were told it was a natural part of aging and they would have to learn to live with it.
Times have changed. Today, we lake pain _48_Indeed, pain is now considered the fifth vital ,as important as blood pressure, temperature, breathing rate and pulse in _49_ a person's well-being. We know that chronic (慢性的)pain can disrupt (扰乱的) a person's life, causing problems that. _50_from missed work to depression.
Thai's why a growing number of hospitals now depend upon physicians who_5 l_in pain medicine. Not only do we evaluate the cause of the pain, which can help us treat the pain
better, but we also help provide comprehensive therapy for depression and other psychological and social _52_Wrelated to chronic pain. Such comprehensive therapy often _53_ the work of social workers, psychiatrists (心'理医生)and psychologists, as well as specialists in pain medicine.
This modern _54_ for pain management has led to a wealth of innovative treatments which are more effective and with fewer side effects than ever before. Decades ago, there were only a _55_ number of drugs available, and many of them caused _56_ side effects in older people, including dizziness and fatigue. This created a double-edged sword: the medications helped relieve the pain but caused other problems that could be worse than the pain itself.
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2006年12月英语四级考试词汇
The flood of women into the job market boosted economic growth and changed U.S. society in many ways. Many in-home jobs that used to be done 47 by women-■■-ranging from family shopping to preparing meals to doing 48 work -------------------------- still need to be done by someone .Husbands and children now do some of these jobs, a 49 that has changed the target market for many products. Or a working woman may face a crushing \"poverty of time \"and look for help elsewhere, creating opportunities for producers of frozen meals, child care centers, dry cleaners, financial services, and the like.
Although there is still a big wage 50 between men and women, the income working women 51 gives them new independence and buying power. For example, women now 52 about half of all cars. Not long ago, many cars dealers 53 women shoppers by ignoring them or suggesting that they come back with their husbands. Now car companies have realized that women are 54 customers. It's interesting that some leading Japanese car dealers were the first to 55 pay attention to women customers. In Japan, fewer women have jobs or buy cars —the Japanese society is still very much male— riented. Perhaps it was the 56 contrast with Japanese society that prompted American firms to pay more attention to women buyers. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答 A) scale
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2006年6月英语四级考试词汇
El Nino is the name given to the mysterious and often unpredictable change in the climate of the world. This strange (47)happens every five to eight years. It starts in the Pacific Ocean and is thought to be caused by a failure in the trade winds(信以I), which affects the ocean currents driven by these winds. As the trade winds lessen in (48), the ocean temperatures rise, causing the Peru current flowing in form the east to warm up by as much as 5'C. The wanning of (he ocean has far-reaching effects. The hot, humid(潮湿的)air over the ocean causes severe (49)______ thunderstorms. The rainfall is increased across South American, (50)floods to Peru. In the West
Pacific, there are droughts affecting Australia and Indonesia. So while some parts of the world prepare for heavy rains and floods, other parts face drought, poor crops and (51)・
El Nino usually lasts for about 18 months. The 1982-83 El Nino brought the most(52)wcathcr in modern history. Its effect was worldwide and it left more than 2,000 people dead and caused over eight billion pounds (53) of damage. The 1990 El Nino lasted until June 1995. Scientists (54)this to be the longest El Nina for 2,000 years.
Nowadays, weather experts are able to forecast when an El Nina will (55) ___ , but they are still not (56) ___ sure what leads to it or what affects how strong it will be. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A )estiinate B )strength C)deliberately D)notify G)stable Hjailraction M)exhaustion N)worth 47. O 48. K 49. G
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