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1、 2022新四级试题样卷及答案(含听力录音材料)(4)The man usually gives the woman a diamond engagement ring? That tradition is said to have started when an Austrian man gave a diamond ring to the woman he wanted to marry. The diamond represented beauty. He placed it on the third finger of her left hand. He chose that fing
2、er because it was thought that a blood vessel in that finger went directly to the heart. Today, we know that this is not true. Yet the tradition continues.Americans generally are engaged for a period of about one year if they are planning a wedding ceremony and party. During the time, friends of the
3、 bride may hold a party at which women friends and family members give the bride gifts that she will need as a wife. These could include cooking equipment or new clothing.Friends of the man who is getting married may have a bachelor party for him. This usually takes place the night before the weddin
4、g. Only men are invited to the bachelor party.During the marriage ceremony, the bride and her would-be husband usually exchange gold rings that represent the idea that their union will continue forever. The wife often wears both the wedding ring and engagement ring on the same finger. The husband we
5、ars hi ring on the third finger of his left hand.Many people say the purpose of the engagement period is to permit enough time to plan the wedding .But the main purpose is to let enough time pass so the two people are sure they want to marry each other. Either person may decide to break the engageme
6、nt. If this happens, the woman usually returns the ring to the man; they also return any wedding gifts they have received. Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. What was the diamond ring said to represent?30. Why did the Austrian man place the diamond ring on the third
7、 finger of the left hand of his would-be wife?31. What is the chief advantage of having the engagement period? Passage Three “Where is the university?” is a question many visitors to Cambridge ask, but no one could point them in any one direction because there is no campus. The university consists o
8、f thirty-one self-governing colleges. It has lecture halls, libraries, laboratories, museums and offices throughout the city.Individual colleges choose their own students, who have to meet the minimum entrance requirements set by the university. Undergraduates usually live and study in their college
9、s, where they are taught in very small groups. Lectures, and laboratory and practical work are organized by the university and held in university buildings.The university has a huge number of buildings for teaching and research. It has more than sixty specialist subject libraries, as well as the Uni
10、versity Library, which, as a copyright library, is entitled to a copy of every book published in Britain.Examinations are set and degrees are awarded by the university. It allowed women to take the university exams in 1881, but it was not until 1948 that they ,were a warded degrees. Questions 32 to
11、35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. Why is it difficult for visitors to locate Cambridge University?33. What does the passge tell us about the colleges of Cambridge University?34. What can be learned from the passage about the libraries in Cambridge University?35. What does the pass
12、age say about women students in Cambridge University? Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three . when the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the bl
13、anks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally ,when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
