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vast number of girls and women their images influence.
\girls and teens,\says Record. \percent of girls aged 10 to 18 report that theydefine perfect body image based on what they see in magazines. \That's especially worrying, she says,given that anorexia (厌食症) results in more deaths than does any other mental illness, according tothe National Institute of Mental Health.
It's commonly known that certain diseases are linked with occupations like lung disease in coalminers. Professional fashion models are particularly vulnerable to eating disorders resulting fromoccupational demands to maintain extreme thinness. Record's suggestion is to prohibit agents from hiring models with a BMI below 18. In April, France passed a law setting lower limits for a model's weight. Agents and fashion houseswho hire models with a BMI under 18 could pay $ 82,000 in fines and spend up to 6 months in jail.Regulating the fashion industry in the United States won't be easy, Record says. But with the new rulesin France, U.S. support could make a difference. \designer can't survive without participating inParis Fashion Week\she says, adding,\Week. \
51. What do Record and Austin say about fashion models' body mass? A. It has caused needless controversy. B. It is but a matter of personal taste. C. It is the focus of the modeling business. D. It affects models' health and safety.
52. What are Record and Austin advocating in the Monday editorial? A. A change in the public's view of female beauty. B. Government legislation about models' weight. C. Elimination of forced weight loss by models. D. Prohibition of models eating non-food stuff.
53. Why are Record and Austin especially worried about the low body mass index of models?
A. It contributes to many mental illnesses. B. It defines the future of the fashion industry.
C. It has great influence on numerous girls and women. D. It keeps many otherwise qualified women off the runway. 54. What do we learn about France's fashion industry? A. It has difficulty hiring models. B. It has now a new law to follow. C. It allows girls under 18 on the runway. D. It has overtaken that of the United States.
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55. What does Record expect of New York Fashion Week? A. It will create a completely new set of rules. B. It will do better than Paris Fashion Week. C. It will differ from Paris Fashion Week. D. It will have models with a higher BMI. Part Ⅳ Translation ( 30 minutes )
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese intoEnglish. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.
在中国文化中，黄颜色是一种很重要的颜色，因为它具有独特的象征意义。在圭蝗(feudal)社会中，它象征统治者的权力和权威。那时，黄色是专为皇帝使用的颜色，皇家宫殿全都漆成黄色，皇袍总是黄色的，而普通老百姓是禁止穿黄色衣服的。在中国，黄色也是收获的象征。秋天庄稼成熟时，田野变得一片金黄。人们兴高采烈，庆祝丰收。
大学英语四级考试真题答案与详解 (第2套)
Part IWriting
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Going to Graduate School Is a Better Choice
①If given two options after graduation, that is, totake a job in a company or to go to a graduate school, I'dprefer the latter.
② First and foremost, it is widely acknowledged thata higher level of education means better payments and moreopportunities in the future in China. ③ Therefore, I thinkanother two or three years' investment in graduate educationmust be worthwhile in the long run. ④ Secondly, I lovemy major and have a strong desire to further my study soas to deeply explore some academic issues in this field.⑤Finally, the job market for undergraduate students is toocompetitive for average students like me to find asatisfying job.⑥ Thus, it would be a better choice if Icould obtain a master's degree.
⑦ Considering the three reasons listed above, I wouldchoose to go to a graduate school after graduation to earn abetter future. 作文全文翻译
Part II Listening Comprehension Section A News Report one 听力全文
Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.
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预览两道题各选项，由选项中出现的tourists，stone bridges，Goat Island和boats and ships等词可以推测，新闻内容与某个旅游景点有关，且该景点涉及水。 1．Why does New York State want to turn off Niagara Falls?
B。新闻中提到，纽约州公园系统想在未来的两三年内关闭美国境内的尼亚加拉大瀑布，以更换行人、公园车辆和设备通往山羊岛的两座石桥，这两座石桥距今已有115年的历史了。因此答案为B。
2．What did people find when Niagara Falls were shut off in l9697
D。新闻结尾提到，1969年尼亚加拉大瀑布被关闭后，人们发现河底有数百万的硬币。因此答案为D。 News Report Two 听力全文
Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.
预览两道题各选项，由选项中出现的Libya，Tunisia，border crossings，terrorist attack和security等词可以推测，新闻内容与突尼斯和利比亚边境发生的恐怖袭击有关。． 3． C。查看解析 4． D。查看解析 News Report Three 听力全文
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5． C。查看解析 6． A。查看解析 7． D。查看解析 Conversation One 听力全文
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 8． B。查看解析 9． C。查看解析 10． A。查看解析 11． B。查看解析 Conversation Two
W: This is Kerry Burke from New York Daily News.(12/13) I'm speaking to Delroy Simmonds, anunemployed Brooklyn man who missed a job interview Tuesday for the best of reasons : He was saving thelife of a 9-month-old boy who was blown into the path of an oncoming subway train by a high wind.
M: Everybody is making me out to be some sort of superhero. I'm just an ordinary person, and a father of two. Anybody in that situation would have done what I did. W: You were going to an interview when the incident occurred, right?
M: Yes, I was on my way to apply for a maintenance position. I've been looking for a
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job for a year and more. I'm looking for something to support my family. W: Tell us what happened at the station.
M: (14) There was a strong wind. It had to be 30 to 40 miles an hour. There was a woman with four kids. One was in a pushchair. The wind blew the baby onto the tracks.
W: (15) Witnesses said people were looking on in horror as the child's mother, identified by sources as MariaZamara, stood frozen in shock. In the distance, people could see the train rounding a bend, headed intothe station．I guess you were not aware of any of these。right?
M：N0．I just jumped down and grabbed the baby．The train was coming around the corner as I lifted the babyfrom the tracks．I really wasn’t thinking． W：What an amazing story．Thank you very much．
Questions l2 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard． 12． A。查看解析 13． B。查看解析 14． C。查看解析 15． A。查看解析 Section C Passage One 听力全文
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
预览三道题各选项，由选项中出现的ice．cream business，ice．cream truck和ice．cream等词可以推测，短文内容与冰激凌生意有关。 16． D。查看解析 17． A。查看解析 18． C。查看解析
Passage Two
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Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
预览三道题各选项，由选项中出现的taxes，money，Educating，Improving，Protecting和Building等词可以推测，短文内容与税收及其用途有关。19．What does the speaker mainly talk about?
A。短文开头提到，我们通过交税来享受这些服务，而在短文结尾又提到，我们必须为让我们的生活变得更加舒适的服务支付一定的费用。由此可知，本文主要谈论的是交税的原因，故答案为A。
20．What is most of the government money used for?
C。短文中提到，每个政府的主要职能就是保护人身和财产安全，超过四分之三的政府开销都用在此目的上。因此答案为C。
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21．How did the government raise money to pay public bills in the past? B。短文中提到，以前政府通过出售公有土地来筹集钱款，故答案为B。 Passage Three 听力全文
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 22． D。查看解析 23．B。查看解析 24． D。查看解析 25． C. 查看解析
Part ⅢReading Comprehension Section A 阅读全文翻译 选项归类 名词：
D.depth深度，深厚； E.emissions排放；
F.excursion远足，短途旅游； H.floor地板，楼层； I.heights高度，高地； K.levels水平面，水平； M.picture局面，图画； 0.voyage航行，航程 动词：
A.absorb吸收，吸引……的注意； B.combined使结合；
C.contribute是(造成某情况)的一个原因，贡献； G.explore探索，探险； K.levels使成水平，使平等； L.mixed使混合，混淆； M.picture想象，描述 形容词：
B.combined联合的； J.indifferent漠不关心的； L.mixed混合的，混淆的； N.unsure不确定的，缺乏信心的 详解详析
26．A.absorb。查看解析 27．C.contribute。查看解析
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