2017年cet4试题及答案.docx

2017年cet4试题及答案

姓名：____________________

一、词汇（每题1分，共20分）

1.Thecompanyhasa_______of500employees.

A.staff

B.personnel

C.workforce

D.laborforce

2.The_______ofthenewproductwasagreatsuccess.

A.launch

B.release

C.introduction

D.presentation

3.Thegovernmentisplanningto_______thenewhighway.

A.construct

B.build

C.establish

D.develop

4.The_______oftheaccidentwasinvestigatedbythepolice.

A.cause

B.reason

C.factor

D.origin

5.The_______ofthemeetingwastodiscussthenewproject.

A.purpose

B.aim

C.objective

D.intention

二、阅读理解（每题2分，共20分）

阅读下列短文，回答问题。

TheInternethasbecomeanintegralpartofourdailylives.Ithasrevolutionizedthewaywecommunicate,accessinformation,andconductbusiness.However,withtheconvenienceandbenefitsthatcomewiththeInternet,therearealsorisksandchallengesthatweneedtobeawareof.

OneofthemajorrisksassociatedwiththeInternetisthepotentialforcybercrime.Cybercriminalscanstealpersonalinformation,suchascreditcardnumbersandsocialsecuritynumbers,anduseitforfraudulentactivities.Toprotectourselves,weneedtobecautiousaboutsharingpersonalinformationonlineandusestrongpasswordsforouraccounts.

Anotherchallengeistheissueofprivacy.Withthevastamountofdatathatiscollectedandstoredonline,thereisaconcernabouthowthisinformationisusedandshared.Itisimportantforustobeawareoftheprivacypoliciesofthewebsiteswevisitandtotakestepstoprotectourpersonalinformation.

TheInternethasalsochangedthewayweconsumemedia.Insteadofpurchasingphysicalcopiesofbooks,music,andmovies,wecannowaccessthemonline.Thishasledtoadecreaseinsalesfortraditionalmediacompanies,butithasalsoprovidedconsumerswithmorechoicesandconvenience.

Despitetherisksandchallenges,theInternethasbroughtmanypositivechangestoourlives.Ithasmadecommunicationfasterandmoreefficient,