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1、2012—2014年英语四级真题及答案1.选词填空2014年12月PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionA　　　Fordecades,AmericanshavetakenforgrantedtheXXXXdevelopmentofnewtechnologies.Theinnovations(创新)XXXXopmentduringWorldWarIIandafterwardswere(36)_____totheprosperityofthenationinthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury.Thoseinnovation

2、s,uponwhichvirtuallyallaspectsof(37)_____societynowdepend,werepossiblebecausetheUnitedStatesthen(38)_____theworldinmathematicsandscienceeducation.Today,however,despiteincreasingdemandforworkerswithstrongskillsinmathematicsandscience,the(39)_____ofdegreesawardedinscience,math,andengineeringaredecreas

3、ing.ThedeelingindegreeproductioninwhatarecalledtheSTEMdisciplines(science,technology,engineering,andmath.)seemstobe(40)_____relatedtothecomparativelyweakperformancebyU.S.schoolchildrenoninternationalassessmentsofmathandscience.Manystudentsenteringcollegehaveweakskillsinmathematics.Accordingtothe2005

4、reportoftheBusinessHigherEducationForum,22percentofcollegefreshmenmusttakeremediat(补习的)math(41)_____,andlessthanhalfofthestudentswhoplantomajorinscienceorengineering(42)_____completeamajorinthosefields.12　　TheresulthasbeenadecreaseinthenumberofAmericancollegegraduateswhohavetheskills,(43)_____inmath

5、ematics,topoweraworkforcethatcankeepthecountryattheforefront(前言)ofinnovationandmaintainitsstandardofliving.Withthe(44)_____performanceofAmericanstudentsinmathandsciencehascomeincreasedcompetitionfromstudentsfromothercountriesthathavestronglysupportededucationintheseareas.Manymorestudentsearn(45)____

6、_intheSTEMdisciplinesindevelopingcountriesthanintheUnitedStates.　A.accelerating　B.actually　C.closely　D.contemporary　　E.courses　F.critical　G.decliningH.degrees　I.especially　J.future　K.led　　L.met　　M.procedures　　N.proportions　　O.sphetes2014年6月SectionA　　　　Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.　　G

7、lobalwarmingisatrendtowardwarmerconditionsaroundtheworld.Partofthewarmingisnatural;wehaveexperienceda20,000-year-longwarmingasthelasticeageendedandtheice36______away.However,wehavealreadyreachedtemper