大学英语四级考试真题第一套答案
Just as in your home country, do not expect everyone you meet to be friendly and helpful.It's important to prepare for your trip in advance and to take precautions while you are travelling.(20) As you prepare for your trip, make sure you have the right paperwork.You don't want to get to your destination only to find you have the wrong visa, or worse, that your passport isn't valid any more.AlSo, make sure you travel with proper medical insurance, So that if you are sick or injured during your travels, you will be able to get treatment.If you want to drive while you are abroad, make sure you have an international driver's license.
(21) When you get to your destination, use official transport.Always go to bus and taxi stands.Don't accept rides from strangers who offer you a lift.If there is no meter in the taxi, agree on a price before you get in.If you prefer to stay in cheap hotels while travelling, make sure you can lock the door of your room from the inside.Finally, remember to smile.It's the friendliest and most sincere form of communication, and is sure to be understood in any part of the world !
预览三道题各选项，通过选项中出现的theft，cheating，air crash，road accidents，local customs， reservations，book tickets，docm、aents，agent和transport等词，可以推测这篇短文谈论的是旅游出行的话题。
19.What is mentioned as a most common danger when people go travelling abroad?
A)。 短文开头部分提到，人们在外出旅游时遇到的大部分人都是既友好又热情的，但也会遇到很多危险，而其中最为常见的就是盗窃，故A)为答案。
20.What is the most important thing to do when you prepare for your trip abroad?
D)。 文中提到，在准备出国旅游时，一定要确保文件正确，谁都不想到了目的地却发现签证错误、护照过期等情况。选项D)中的documents与文中的paperwork是同义转述，故D)为答案。
21.What does the speaker suggest you do when you arrive at your destination?
C)。 文章最后给出建议：到达目的地后要选择乘坐正规的交通工具，故C)为答案。
Passage Three
(25) The British are supposed to be famous for laughing at themselves, but even their sense of humour has a limit, as the British retailer Gerald Ratner found out to his cost.(22) When Ratner took over his father's chain of 130 jewelry shops in 1984, he introduced a very clear company policy.He decided that his shops should sell downmarket products at the lowest possible prices.It was a great success.The British public loved his cheap gold earrings and his tasteless silver ornaments.By 1991, Ratner's company had 2,400 shops and it was worth over 680 million pounds.But in April of that year, Gerald Ratner made a big mistake.(23) At a big meeting of top British businesspeople, he showed up and explained the secret of his success."People say' How can we sell our goods for such a low price?' I say ' Because they are abSolute rubbish.' " His audience roared with laughter.But the British newspapers and the British public were not So amused.(24) People felt insulted and stayed away from Ratner's shops.Sales fell and 6 months after his speech, Ratner's share price had fallen by 42%.The following year, things got worse and Gerald Rather was forced to resign.By the end of 1992, he lost his company, his career and his house.Even worse, 25,000 of his employees had lost their jobs.(25) It had been a very expensive joke.
预览四道题各选项，结合选项中的production，products，ornaments，sales promotion， businesspeople，humour和laughs at等词可推断本文和做生意有关系，可能涉及做生意需要的幽默。
22.What did Gerald Ratner decide to do when he took over his father’s shops?
B)。 短文提到，拉特纳在1984年接管了父亲的珠宝连锁店后，决定以最低的价格卖出低档产品，选项B)中sell inexpensive products是原文sell downmarket products的同义转述，故B)为答案。
23.On what occasion did Gerald Ratner explain the secret of his success?
D)。 短文明确提到，在一次英国上层商人会议上，拉特纳出席并解释了自己成功的秘密，故D)为答案。
24.How did people feel when they learned of Gerald Ratner’s remarks?
A)。 短文提到，听到拉特纳的评论后，人们觉得受到了侮辱并远离拉特纳的商店，故A)为答案。
25.What does the story of Gerald Ratner suggest?
C)。 短文开头就点明了主题，提到英国人以自嘲闻名，但即使是对他们来说，幽默也应该有限度，接着短文以拉特纳的故事为例说明这个主题，文末再次强调“这个玩笑的代价太大了”，以此首尾呼应，告诉我们开玩笑要有度，故C)为答案。
26.prospering。 此处应该填人一个现在分词或形容词，作is的表语。prospering意为“繁荣的”。
27.decade。 此处应该填入表示时间的名词，与前面的介词during搭配。decade意为“十年”。
28.opposite。 此处应该填入名词。opposite意为“对立面”。
29.sustain。 此处应该填入动词原形作从句谓语，上文的先行词reSource uses充当其主语。sustain意为“保持，维持”。
30.In simple terms。 此处应该填入副词或介词短语作状语。in simple terms意为“简言之”。