恩波2008年12月大学英语四级全真模拟题答案（二）

　　答案及详解
　　Part I Writing
　　Dear Editor,
　　I'd like to write to share my opinion on the reemployment of laid-off workers which is the topic from last week.
　　We all know that the market economy has brought China problems as well as benefits. One of the major problems is that of finding new jobs for laid-off workers. The problem is quite serious as the workers are mostly middle-aged and poorly equipped with the computer technology, coupled with the already competitive job market for new college graduates every year.
　　Still we can manage to find some solutions to it. To begin with, priority should be given to the expansion of the service industry because the service sector can create a great number of positions with few restrictions on age, education, and skills etc.. In addition, the laid-off workers have to update their skills to meet the demands of society. Just as the old saying goes, "God helps those who help themselves."Lastly, they should stop relying on the state and throw away any worries about their face while doing some odd jobs such as washing dishes at restaurants or sending newspapers to households.
　　As a college student still on campus, I realize that I have the great chance and responsibility to prepare myself better for future work, like learning English harder and taking computer courses more seriously. No one is entitled to idle time away.
　　Best wishes!
　　Yours,
　　Mingming
　　Part IIReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
　　1．Y 文章第一段第七句谈到了Most people，与题目中的the majority of people等同，该句意为Most people在无工作情况下的状态是"at a loss"，与该题"have no idea ..."表达意思相同。
　　2．N 文章在第一段倒数第三句明确指出"能够智慧地充实自己的闲暇时间是人类文明的最后阶段，而到目前为止，很少有人达到这个（文明）程度"，这与本题所表达意思恰好相反。
　　3．Y 该题的信息词是"idle rich"，通过这个词查找到文章第一段倒数第二句"Most of the idle rich suffer unspeakable boredom as the price of their freedom from drudgery（作为无需从事辛苦工作的代价，很多富人承受着难以言语的乏味）"，这与本题表述意思相同。
　　4．Y 该题的信息词是"不为工作疲于奔命的人"和"无所事事的人"，通过信息词查找到文章第二段最后一句，与该题意思表达相同。其中"zest"与"passion"同意。
　　5． N 该题的信息词为人物，即"被限制在家里做家务的妇女（women confined to home with homemaking）"，通过信息词，查找到文章第三段最后一句"In this respect those women whose lives are occupied with housework are much less fortunate than men, or than women who work outside the home.（就此而言，在家里忙于家务的妇女们要比男人们或者在外面工作的妇女们不幸得多）"，与该题表述意思相反。
　　6. NG 该题的信息词为 "从工作中获得的乐趣和从游戏技巧中获得的乐趣"，通过信息词查找到文章倒数第二段最后一句指出"（人们）可以从许多工作中获得和从游戏的技巧同样的快乐"，这与本题的主句表述一致，但是文章中并没有提及有关状语从句或when they are young，所以是部分信息未表述。
　　7．N 该题的信息词为事物"best work"和"source of happiness"，通过信息词查找到文章最后一段第一句"然而，好工作具备一种比技巧的实施更重要的作为快乐之源的要素"，由此推导"exercise of skill"并不是好工作所具备的最重要的因素。该题表述不正确。
　　8． embodies a purpose/is not haphazard 这题以及后两道填空题都出自文章的最后一段，根据题干找到文中对应的句子"In construction the initial state of affairs is comparatively haphazard（偶然的）, while the final state of affairs embodies a purpose",但是要注意while引导的并列句子意思相对，所以有两个答案。
　　9． a previously made plan 本题对应的句子应该是"In constructing a building a previously made plan is carried out",根据题目所给句子的结构判断缺宾语，也就是原句的主语，所以填a previously made plan。
　　10． find little satisfaction 可以迅速在文章中找到题干的主句，然后细读完整的句子找出为什么破坏如此令人不快，原文的since引导的原因从句正是填空所需的内容，只是句子结构要作调整，故find little satisfaction为答案。