2008年英语四级预测试卷听力(三) sectionC.docxVIP

2008年英语四级预测试卷听力(三) sectionC Section C 　　In many countries, authority is seldom questioned, either because it is highly respected, or because it is (36) _______. Sometimes, too, because (37) _______ has been important in certain societies for a long time, people have been trained never to question those in authority. 　　In other countries, (38) _______America, children are trained to question and search for answers. When a child asks a question, he will be often told to go to the library and find the answer for himself. By the time students reach the age of 14 or 15, they may be (39) _______ exciting new ideas in all fields of science and the arts. To encourage such creativity, there are many national (40) _______ offered to students every year for their scientific discoveries and artistic (41) _______. 　　This interest in questioning and searching may be (42) _______ by some people as bad for young people’s (43) _______, that young people lack respect for authority. (44) ___________________. However, this is because many Americans have different attitudes toward authority that may exist in other areas of the world. In a work or business situation, ideas are freely and openly discussed and argued. (45)_________________________. The two are quite separate. The purpose of the searching, questioning, and arguing is to find the facts in a particular situation, and therefore a solution, (46) ______________________________. Section C 　　36.【解析】feared。根据either...or...可以判断所填词和respected词性一致(即也是v+ed形式)，语义相对。一方面是尊敬之情，那么另一种可能就是畏惧之情了。 　　37.【解析】rank。从authority可以判断此处指的是社会中的等级。 　　38.【解析】including。根据对句子结构的分析可以判断所填词和America一起构成句子的状语，因此应该填入分词形式。 　　39.【解析】developing。所填词的宾语为exciting new ideas，从宾语的感情色彩可以判断所填词带有褒义，根据空前的may be判断应该填入动词的?ing形式，构成正在进行时。 　　40.【解析】prizes。目的是为了encourage such creativity，那么提供的应该是奖励了。 　　41.【解析】accomplishments，意为“成就，成绩”。通常来说奖励的是所取得的成就。并且所填词和discoveries形成并列关系。 　　42.【解析】considered。所填词与本句中的as构成固定搭配(consider...as...)。 　　43.【解析】manners，意为“礼貌，礼仪”。根据空格后的that young people lack