illiteracy (无知) are beginning to numb(令人震惊) nearly one third of American 17-year-olds
cannot even 66 which countries the United States 67 against in that war. One third have no 68 when the Declaration of Independence was 69 . One third thought Columbus reached the New World after 1750. Two thirds cannot correctly 70 the Civil War between 1850 and 1900. 71 when they get the answers right, some are 72 guessing.
Unlike math or science, ignorance of history cannot be 73 connected to loss of international 74 . But it does affect our future 75 a democratic nation and as individuals.
The 76 news is that there is growing agreement 77 what is wrong with the 78
of history and what needs to be 79 to fix it. The steps are tentative (尝试性的) 80 yet
to be felt in most classrooms.
61. A) about B) in C) for D) by
62. A) shaking B) waving C) nodding D) speaking
63. A) in B) after C) for D) up
64. A) rarely B) so C) too D) not
65. A) historical B) educational C) cultural D) political
66. A) distinguish B) acknowledge C) identify D) convey
67. A) defeated B) attacked C) fought D) struck
68. A) sense B) doubt C) reason D) idea
69. A) printed B) signed C) marked D) edited
70. A) place B) judge C) get D) lock
71. A) Even B) Though C) Thus D) So
72. A) hardly B) just C) still D) ever
73. A) exclusively B) practically C) shortly D) directly
74. A) competitiveness B) comprehension C) community D) commitment
75. A) of B) for C) with D) as
76. A) fine B) nice C) surprising D) good
77. A) to B) with C) on D) of
78. A) consulting B) coaching C) teaching D) instructing
79. A) done B) dealt C) met D) reached
80. A) therefore B) or C) and D) as
Part V Writing (30 minutes)
Directions For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition entitled A Brief Introduction to a Tourist Attraction. You should write at least 120 words acc, ording to the following guidelines
Your role a tour guide
Your audience a group of foreign tourists
Your introduction should include
● some welcoming words
● the schedule for the day
● a description of the place the tourists will be visiting
(e.g. a scenic spot or a historical site, etc.)
You should make the introduction interesting and the arrangements for the day clear to everybody.
2004年6月四级A卷参考答案
听力
1. D Mark and the woman had not been in touch for some time
2. C The man is meeting the women on behalf of MR. Brown
3. C at 10:40
4. A The man no longer smokes
5. B Become a teacher
6. D Leave his job to work for her
7. B She can help the man out
8. A The man was confused about the date of the appointment.
9. C The two speakers are seniors at college
10. B She als0 found the plot difficult to follow.
S1. popular
S2. historical
S3. prints
S4. instruments
S5. permitted
S6. established
S7. destroyed
S8. In 1897, the library moved into its own building across the street from the Capitol
S9. The library provides books and materials to the US Congress and also lends books to other American libraries, government agencies and foreign libraries. |
