2013 CET4 新题型样卷解析
Part I Writing
Ø 图表题日渐成为四六级考试的常见题型，其特点是既能考查学生的语言运用能力，更能洞察考生对身边发
生的各种问题的理解和思考，这也是为什么国内外各种主流考试的作文基本都会采用这种题型的主要原因
之一。
Ø 图表题作文一般都可采用三段式写法。本文第一段先用一两句话简单描述图画内容；第二段先就“基本技
能学习的重要性”这一观点发表评论，然后予以阐述或例证；第三段则就论文主题进行适当延伸。
【范文赏析】
Basic Skills Count
As is obviously shown in the picture, the students are challenging the necessity of learning
those “seemingly easy and useless” rudiments, which is in fact a widely held view among many of us, especially the young people.
What the picture intends to imply is that learning basic things are very important. Lao Tzu,
the founder of Taoism and the great ancient Chinese thinker, once held, “Any long journey begins with a single small step”. Only with the accumulating of a single brick and tile, can we finally build a great mansion. The time and sweat we put in every day into our tasks is the foundation of our future success. If we should put even a little on a little, and should do this often, soon this too would become big.
People may laugh at us learning those “easy and useless” basic skills at the very beginning,
but once we insist till the final success, they will only regret what they have been thinking at the very ending.
【亮点回放】
Ø 第一段通过“As…, …, which…”句型对图画进行了简单的描述，凸显了作者在复杂句子运用上的功底。 Ø 第二段中既引用了老子“千里之行，始于足下”的名言，又通过大厦源于一砖一瓦的类比，充分阐述了学
习基本技能的重要性。
Ø 第三段采用了at the very beginning和at the very ending对仗的手法，凸显了作者在修辞运用上的
语言功底。
Part II Listening Comprehension
Section A
Short Conversations
1. D)。
【有备而战】从选项关键词the man和jeans、T-shirts、suit等可预测，问题可能有关这位男士穿着的情况。
【原文再现】
M: Finally I’ve got the chance to put on my new suit tonight. I hope to make a good impression on your family.
W: Come on, it’s only a family reunion. So jeans and T-shirts are just fine.
Q: What does the woman mean?
【答案详解】由对话中的“So jeans and T-shirts are just fine”表明，女士认为只是家庭聚会，穿得随便点就可以了。
2. C)。
【有备而战】四个选项皆为its的名词短语，可推测问题可能有关it的某个方面内容。
【原文再现】
W: From here, the mountains look as if you could just reach out and touch them.
M: That’s why I chose this lodge. It has one of the best views in Switzerland.
Q: What is the man’s chief consideration in choosing the lodge?
【答案详解】从男士所说的“It has one of the best views in Switzerland.”可判断，酒店位置是其考虑的主要原因。
3. D)。
【有备而战】由选项中的it和menu、bargain等可预测，对话可能发生在饭店。
【原文再现】
M: Miss, can I interest you in the pork special we’re serving tonight? It’s only $7.99, half the usual price, and it’s very tasty.
W: Oh, really? I’ll try it.
Q: What does the man say about the dish?
【答案详解】由对话中男士所说的“It’s only $7.99, half the usual price”可知，这道菜很便宜划算。
4. C)。
【有备而战】四个选项都是动名词短语，可预测问题可能涉及某人做某事。
【原文再现】
W: This crazy bus schedule has got me completely confused. I can’t figure out when my bus toClevelandleaves.
M: Why don’t you just go to the ticket window and ask?
Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?
【答案详解】对话中男士所说的“Why don’t you just go to the ticket window and ask?”可知，男士建议女士去问工作人员。
5. B)。
【有备而战】四个选项都有关he，要注意听反映he的词语。
【原文再现】
M: Shawn’s been trying for months to find a job. But I wonder how he could get a job when he looks like that.
W: Oh, that poor guy! He really should shave himself every other day at least and put on something clean.
Q: What do we learn about Shawn?
【答案详解】由对话中的he looks like that、should shave himself、put on something clean可知，Shawn平常不修边幅。
6. C。
【有备而战】从选项中的she、fine、police和traffic regulations等可知，问题可能有关she在交规上的事情。
【原文再现】
M: Why didn’t you stop when we first signaled you at the crossroads?
W: Sorry, I was just a bit absent-minded. Anyway, do I have to pay a fine?
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
【答案详解】从对话中女士所说的“Sorry, I was just a bit absent-minded”可知，她因为走神违规被警察拦下了。
7. A。
【有备而战】由选项中的she、got hurt、see a doctor等可知，问题有关女士受伤的情况。
【原文再现】
W: My hand still hurts from the fall on the ice yesterday. I wonder if I broke something. M: I’m no doctor, but it’s not black and blue or anything. Maybe you just need to rest it for a few days.
Q: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?
【答案详解】从对话中女士所说的“My hand still hurts from the fall on the ice yesterday”可知，女士在意外中受伤了。
8. D)。
【有备而战】四个选项都有关she和David间的关系。
【原文再现】
M: I really can’t stand the way David controls the conversation all the time. If he’s going to be at your Christmas party, I just won’t come.
W: I’m sorry you feel that way, but my mother insists that he come.
Q: What does the woman imply?
【答案详解】由对话中女士所说的“but my mother insists that he come”可知，她不得不邀请David。 Long Conversations
Conversation One
M: Hello, Professor Johnson.
W: Hello, Tony. So what shall we work on today?
M: Well, the problem is that this writing assignment isn’t coming out right. What I thought I was
writing on was to talk about what a particular sport means to me – one I participate in.
(9)
W: What sport did you choose?
M: I decided to write about cross-country skiing.
W: What are you going to say about skiing?
M: That’s the problem. I thought I would write about how peaceful it is to be out in the country. W: So why is that a problem?
M: As I start describing how quiet it is to be out in the woods, I keep mentioning how much effort it
takes to keep going. Cross-country skiing isn’t as easy as some people think. It takes a lot of energy. But that’s not part of my paper, so I guess I should leave it out. (10) But now I don’t know how to explain that feeling of peacefulness without explaining how hard you have to work for it. It all fits together. It’s not like just sitting down somewhere and watching the clouds roll by. That’s different.
W: Then you’ll have to include that in your point. The peacefulness of cross-country skiing is the kind
you earn by effort. Why leave that out? Part of your point you knew beforehand, but part you discovered as you wrote. That’s common, right? (11)
M: Yeah, I guess so …
【对话概要】对话发生在教授和学生之间，是学生Tony写的一篇有关郊区滑雪感受的文章。
【答案详解】
9. What is the topic of the man’s writing assignment?
B)。细节信息题。从选项中的四个名词短语可推测，问题可能有关某个话题。由对话中的“What I thought I was writing on was to talk about what a particular sport means to me – one I participate in.”可知，Tony的文章是有关他参加的某项运动的。
10. What problem does the man have while working on his paper?
C)。细节信息题。从选项中的he can’t可推测，问题是有关他无法做什么事情的。由对话中男士所说的
“Cross-country skiing isn’t as easy as some people think. It takes a lot of energy. But that’s not part of my paper, so I guess I should leave it out.”可知，他一直在犹豫是否要描写滑雪辛苦的一面。
11. What does the woman say is common in writing papers?
A)。综合推理题。从选项中推论性的言语可推测，问题可能有关综合推理。由对话中的“Part of your point you knew beforehand, but part you discovered as you wrote. That’s common, right?”可判断，写作时，有的观点是在动笔前就想好的，而有的观点是在动笔写的过程中产生的。
【名师点津】
1. work on：意思为“对„„起作用；企图影响或说服；忙于”，如：Can you work on him to change his mind? (你能说服他改变主意吗？)
2. participate in：意思为“参加；参与”，如：I am sure the wide awake people of this country will participate in the debate. (我相信这个国家的有识之士肯定会参加这场辩论。)
Conversation Two
W: Good evening, and welcome to this week’s business world, the program for and
about business people. (12) Tonight we have Mr. Steven Kayne, who has just taken over an established bicycle shop. Tell us, Mr. Kayne, what made you want to run your own store?
M: Well, I always loved racing bikes and fixing them. When I was working full-time as a
salesman for a big company, (13) I seldom had time to enjoy my hobby. I knew then that as soon as I had enough money to get my own business going, I’ll do it. (14) I had my heart set on it and I didn’t let anything stand in my way. When I went down to the bank and
got a business loan, I knew I’d love being my own boss. Now my time is my own. I open the store when I want and leave when I want.
W: You mean you don’t keep regular hours?
M: Well, the sign on my store says the hours are ten to six, but if business is slower than usual, I can just lock up and take off early.
W: Have you hired any employees to work with you yet?
M: Yeah, a couple of friends of mine who love biking as much as I do. (15) They help me out a few days a week. It’s great because we play cards or just sit around and talk when there are no customers.
W: Thank you, Mr. Kayne. We wish you success in your new business.
【对话概要】该对话是以访谈的形式进行的，主持人采访了一位自行车店的老板Steven Kayne，问到了他开店的原因以及日常经营的具体情况。
12.What is the woman doing?
B)。综合推理题。从选项可推测问题是有关某人做什么的。从该女士一开始说的good evening和program for可判断，她是在主持某个晚间的节目。
13.What did Mr. Kayne do before he took over the bicycle shop?
C)。细节信息题。从题目选项来看，可能考查这个he是干什么的。由对话中的When I was working full-time as a salesman for a big company可知，该男士以前是某公司的销售。
14.Why did the man take over a bicycle shop?
A)。综合推理题。从题目选项可以得知，题目可能有关he想干什么。从对话中的“I knew then that as soon as I had enough money to get my own business going, I’ll do it”可知，该男士想自己做老板。
15.What do we learn about the people working in the shop?
A)。综合推理题。从题目选项可知，问题都是有关they的，且从选项A和C看来，应该是问工作人员的。由对话中的“Yeah, a couple of friends of mine who love biking as much as I do”可知，这些雇员都是老板的朋友。
【名师点津】
1. take over：意思为“接管，接替”，如：If you take over Dora's job, you are sure to be caught in the middle.（如果接替多拉的工作，你一定会被搞得进退两难。）
2. established：意思为“确定的”，在文中指“知名的”。
Section B
Passage One
I first met Joe Gans when we were both 9 years old, which is probably the only
reason he is one of my best friends. If I had first met Joe as a freshman in high school, we wouldn’t even have had the chance to get to know each other. (16) Joe is a day student, but I am a boarding student. We haven’t been in the same classes, sports or extra
curricula activities. Nonetheless, I spend nearly every weekend at his house, (17) and we talk on the phone every night. This is not to say that we would not have been compatible if we
had first met in our freshman year. Rather, we would not have been likely to spend enough time getting to know each other, due to the lack of immediately visible mutual interests.
In fact, to be honest, I struggle even now to think of things we have in common, but maybe that’s what makes us enjoy each other’s company so much. When I look at my friendship with Joe, I wonder how many people I’ve known whom I never disliked but simply didn’t take the time to get to know. Thanks to Joe, I have realized how little basis there is, for the social
divisions that exist in every community. (18) Since this realization, I have begun to make an even more determined effort to find friends in unexpected people and places.
【文章概要】本文主要讲作者与Joe Gans的友谊是如何建立起来的，同时作者强调从Joe身上感悟到，朋友不在于刻意寻求，而往往是在不经意间成就的，我们要珍惜难得的友谊，打破社会上人与人之间的物理间距，结交更多的朋友。
【答案详解】
16. Why does the speaker say Joe Gans became one of his best friends?
D)。同义转述题。从题目选项可推测，问题可能有关they的相互关系。从短文中的“I first met Joe Gans when we were both 9 years old, which is probably the only reason he is one of my best
friends.If I had first met Joe as a freshman in high school, we wouldn’t even have had the chance to get to know each other.”可知，作者与Joe是发小，所以会成为最好的朋友。
17. Where does the speaker spend most of his weekends?
B)。细节题。从题目选项可知，该题考查的是地点。由短文中的“Nonetheless, I spend nearly every weekend at his house”可知，作者周末几乎都呆在Joe家里。
18. What has the speaker learned from his friendship with Joe?
C)。由短文中的“Thanks to Joe, I have realized how little basis there is, for the social divisions that exist in every community.”可知，作者与Joe的友谊让他明白，只要人们相互了解，隔阂就不复存在，朋友就在身边。
【名师点津】
1. compatible：意思为“一致的，兼容的，适合的”，如：We should remain the compatible
family relationships. (我们应该维持和谐的家庭关系。)
2. have … in common：意思为“在„„有共同之处”，如：They have something in common in
this connection. (在这点上，他们有些共同之处。)
Passage Two
While Gail Opp-kemp, an American artist was giving a speech on the art of Japanese brush painting (19) to an audience that included visitors fromJapan, she was confused to see that many of her Japanese listeners have their eyes closed. Were they tuned off because an American had the nerve to instruct Japanese in their own art form or they deliberately tried to signal their rejection of her? Opp-kemp later found out that her listeners were not being
disrespectful. Japanese listeners sometimes closed their eyes to enhance
concentration.(20) Her listeners were showing their respect for her by chewing on her words. Some day you may be either a speaker or a listener in a situation involving people from other countries or members of minority group inNorth America. Learning how different cultures
signal respect can help you avoid misunderstandings. (21) Here are some examples. In the deaf culture ofNorth America, many listeners show applause not by clapping their hands but by waving them in the air. In some cultures, both overseas and in some minority groups inNorth America, listeners are considered disrespectful if they look directly at the speaker. Respect is shown by looking in the general direction but avoiding direct eye contact. In some countries, whistling by listeners is a sign of approval while in other courtiers it is a form of insult.
【文章概要】本文主要介绍不同文化中都是如何表示尊重的，以及如何利用这点来避免跨文化交流中的误会产生。文章一开始先用一位美国艺术家Gail Opp-kemp做演讲的故事来举例子，引出对闭上眼睛这样一种动作不同的理解，继而发表了作者的看法：在和不同文化的人交流的时候，如果你懂得其他文化中是如何表达尊重的，可以避免误会；接着又是举例，说明北美洲聋哑人是如何用动作来交流的。还有一些国家，对同样的手势会有截然不同的理解，进一步验证了作者的观点。
【答案详解】
19. What did Opp-kemp’s speech focus on?
A)。细节题。从题目选项可以得知，该题考查的内容与日本艺术有关。可以从“Gail Opp-kemp, an
American artist was giving a speech on the art of Japanese brush painting”得知，这位艺术家演讲的内容是关于日本毛笔画艺术的，故可直接选出A）。
20. Why do Japanese listeners sometimes close their eyes while listening to a speech?
B)。细节题。从题目选项可以得知，该题考查施动者的行为目的。可以从“Japanese listeners sometimes closed their eyes to enhance concentration.”得知，日本人在听演讲时闭眼是为了集中精力听讲，而非是对演讲者表示不敬，故B)正确。
21. What does the speaker try to explain?
C)。细节题。从题目选项可以得知，该题考查演讲者或听众之间的认知关系。可以从“Learning how
different cultures signal respect can help you avoid misunderstandings.”得知，研究者要说明的道理是，在不同的文化里，人们之间表示尊敬的方法各异，只有弄明白了这一点，不至于导致误解，故选C）。
【名师点津】
1. clap：该词用作及物动词时，意思为“拍(手)，鼓(掌)；为„„鼓掌；轻拍，击[(+on)]；急速放置(或移动)”，如：The audience clapped the pianist heartily.（听众热情地为钢琴演奏者鼓掌。）He clapped the champion on the back and congratulated him.（他拍拍冠军的肩背，向他表示祝贺。）
Passage Three
【原文再现】
One of the greatest heartbreaks for fire fighters occurs when they fail to rescue a child from a burning building because the child, frightened by smoke and noise, hides under a bed or in a closet and is later found dead. Saddest of all is when children catch a glimpse of the
masked the fire fighter but hide because they think they have seen a monster (22). To prevent such tragedies, fire fighter Eric Velez gives talks to children in his community, explaining that they should never hide during a fire (23). He displays fire fighters’
equipment, including the oxygen mask, which he encourages his listeners to play with and put on. “If you see us,” Velez tells them, “don’t hide! We are not monsters. We have come to rescue you.” Velez gives his presentations in English and Spanish. Growing up inSan Francisco, he learnt
Spanish from his immigrant parents. Velez and other fire fighters throughoutNorth America, who give similar presentations, will never know how many lives they save through their talks. But it’s a fact that informative speaking saves lives (24). For example, several months after
listening to an informative speech, Pete Gentry inNorth Carolinarescued his brother who is choking on food, (25) by using the method taught by student speaker, Julie Paris. In addition to saving lives, informative speakers help people learn new skills, solve problems and acquire fascinating facts about the exciting world in which they live.
【文章概要】文章主要讲述了一个消防员致力于向公众推广消防知识的故事。文章讲到最令消防员感到痛心的事情就是很多儿童由于缺乏各种消防知识，从而导致很多不该发生的悲剧。因此这位消防员开始向社区里的儿童进行信息型演讲，普及消防知识，并收到了很好的效果。
【答案详解】
22. Why do some children trapped in a burning building hide from masked fire fighters?
A)。细节题。这个题目属于听到什么选什么的类型。从开始when children catch a glimpse of the
masked fire fighter but hide because they think they have seen a monster一句中便可得出因为不熟悉消防人员戴面具的形象，孩子们以为来救援的消防人员是怪兽，所以躲起来。所以选D)。其他选项文中都没有涉及。本题中B)选项是一个迷惑性很强的选项，此选项的意思在文中并没有体现出来，这一点考生务必要注意。
23. What does the passage tell us about fire fighter Eric Velez?
B)。细节题。本篇文章大篇幅讲的是Eric Velez给社区里的孩子讲解消防知识，让他们熟悉消防人员及消防工具的过程。这一点从文中的阴影部分可以看出，之后出现的oxygen masks是Eric Velez向孩子们展示的消防器材的一部分，因此选项D)是不正确的；选项A) put out fire虽然是Eric Velez的工作，但是本文重点不是在其消防员救火这个工作上，因此本题的答案应该选B)。
24. What do we learn about Pete Gentry?
D)。细节题。这个题有一个非常重要的关键词，就是人名Pete Gentry。千万不要把这个人名同消防员Eric Velez混淆起来，因此选项D)就是不正确的。从文中的阴影部分可以看出，听过演讲之后，Pete Gentry成功救了被噎住的弟弟。因此本文的正确答案是A）。四六级听力中经常会出现以人名作为干扰信息的题目，考生一定要注意。
25. What message is the speaker trying to convey?
B)。主旨题。本文开头举了一个大例子，最后又举了一个小例子来证明信息型演说能够救人。在两个例子中间，文章也明明白白地将选项D)讲了出来。虽然在文章最后也列举了下其他好处，但是主旨还是拯救生命。所以选D)。其他几个选项都主要讲细节处，很容易就可以排除。
【名师点津】
1. glimpse：意思为“一瞥，一闪；略微，隐约感觉”，如：He caught a glimpse of me when I passed by.（当我走过时，他瞥了我一眼。）该词作名词用时，经常用短语catch a glimpse（瞥见），如：The fans of the actress craned their necks to catch a glimpse of their idol.（那位女演员的崇拜者们伸长了脖子想看一看他们崇拜的偶像。）此外，glimpse还可以作动词用，如：I glimpsed at her among the crowd before she disappeared from sight.（就在她即将消失在人群里之前，我瞥见了她。）
Section C
【原文再现】
Almost every child, on the first day he sets foot in a school building, is smarter, more
doesn’tschooling – or, unless he is very unusual and very lucky, for the rest of his life. Already, by paying school-type formal instruction, he has done a task far more difficult, complicated and
– babies don’t even know that language exists – and he has found out how it works and learned to use it
learning other things as well, including many of the (35) “ that the schools think only they can teach him, and many that are more complicated than the ones they do try to teach him.
【短文概要】文章主要讲述了小孩子踏入校园之后是如何学习接触和探索新鲜事物的。
【答案简析】
26. curious。空格前为副词more，前面又有比较级smarter，可见应填一个形容词构成比较级。
27. figuring things out。此处空格前为better in finding and，可见应该填一个动词的-ing形式和前面的finding并列。注意figure要去e加ing。
28. independent。空格处需要填入一个形容词，与前面的confident, resourceful, persistent一起和more构成比较级。
29. interacting with。由前面的and可判断，此处应该填入一个动名词短语，与paying attention并列。
30. abstract。由前面的and可判断，此处要填入一形容词，与complicated并列。
31. mystery。定冠词the、介词of前，所以空格处要填入一名词。
32. appropriately。空格前为动词短语，所以此处需填入一副词。
33. trying it out。介词by后、and seeing前，所以空格处需填入动名词结构。
34. refining。changing it and之后，所以需填入动名词结构。
35. concepts。定冠词后面要接名词。
55. I)。根据关键词foreign students、American values可定位到I)段第二句。
【名师点津】
1. for the benefit of：意思为“为了„„的利益”，如：You must study hard for the benefit of
your own. (为了你自己的利益你必须努力学习。)
2. on the rise：意思为“为了„„的利益”，如：The cost of living is on the rise in the country.
(这个国家的生活费用在上涨。)
Section C
Passage One
【短文概要】本文的主题为全球气候暖化。文章主要阐述了以政治学家Roger Pielke为代表和以社会学家Soren Andreasen为代表的两大派就全球气候暖化在研究方法及其结论上的不同观点。
【答案详解】
56．A)。由题干关键词the Global Humanitarian Forum定位到文章第一段第一句，句中提到
“Global warming is causing more than 300,000 deaths…”。而第二段中又提到：“It found that human-influenced climate change was raising the global death rates…”。
57．D)。由题干关键词the Forum’s report定位到文章第二和第三段，第三段第一句提到“But even
before its release, the report drew criticism from some experts on climate and risk”。
58．C)。由题干关键词Dr. Pielke定位到文章第五段，该段提到“…the Forum’s report was ‘a
methodological embarrassment’because there was no way to distinguish deaths or economic losses…”。
59．D)。由题干关键词Soren Andreasen定位到文章第六段，该段提到“He said the report was
aimed at world leaders…”。
60．B)。由题干关键词Kofi Annan定位到文章第七段，该段提高“…to focus on increasing the flow of
money from rich to poor regions to help reduce their vulnerability to climate
hazards…”。
【名师点津】
1. result from：意为“起因于”，如：Great dangers can result from misconceiving of the
enemy's intentions. (错误地估计敌人的意图就会招致巨大的危险。)
2. utmost：意为“极度的；最大限度的”，如：His giving up has put us in a position of the
utmost difficulty. (他的放弃已经把我们置于一个极度困难的境地。)
Passage Two
【短文概要】本文探讨了金钱对夫妻关系的影响。作者开头从夫妻双方对度假的不同态度引出话题。生命只有一次，我们工作这么卖力，要是不去度假那还有何意义。有调查表明，经济萧条不仅使很多家庭取消了度假计划，夫妻之间因为钱的争吵也增加了。有心理学家认为，男人和女人对钱的看法不一样。作者最后指出对于钱夫妻双方不一定要观点一致，但是最好要经常交流，这样才能保持良好的夫妻关系。
【答案详解】
61．D)。题目问作者对度假有何说法。文章第一段提到“I say you only live once and we work hard and
what's the point if you can't go on holiday（我说你的生命只有一次，我们工作这么卖力，要是你不去度假那还有何意义）”，可见作者认为去度假，去享受生活，努力工作才有意义。
62．B)。题干中的bring …to its knees意为“迫使„„屈服”，这句话从字面并不好理解，但作为本段的主题句，
我们可以从后面的分析可以明白，作者在说明金钱对夫妻关系的影响，经济萧条时期，夫妻之间的争吵增加。原文又提到“A recent research shows arguments about money were especially damaging to
couples”，也就是说对钱的争吵会损害夫妻关系。
63．C)。根据题干中的YouGov poll of 2,000 people定位到第二段，原文提到“For many families the
recession means more than not booking a holiday. A YouGov poll of 2, 000 people found 22% said they were arguing more with their partners because of concerns about money”，意思是说“经济萧条不仅仅使得很多家庭取消了度假计划，调查还发现夫妻之间因为钱的争吵也增加”。
64．A)。题目问Kim Stephenson的观点。根据题干中的人名定位到第三段，原文提到“Kim Stephenson, an
occupational psychologist, believes money is such a big deal because of what it symbolizes, which may be different things to men and women”，由此可以判断他认为钱对男人和女人的意义不同，也就是说男人和女人对钱有不同的看法，后文的分析也说明了这一点。
65．B)。题目问作者在文末有何建议。文章最后一句话提到“In a healthy relationship, you don't have to
agree about money, but you have to talk about it”，可见作者认为对于钱夫妻双方不一定要观点一致，但是最好要经常交流，故B正确。
【名师点津】
1. recession：四级高频词汇。意为“衰退，萧条”，如：Share prices were buoyed up by hopes of an
end to the recession.（因经济衰退状况终止有望，股票价格得以保持高位。）
2. verbal：四级高频词汇。意为“言语的，口头的”，如：I wrote a memorandum to confirm our
verbal agreement.（我写了份备忘录以确认我们的口头协议。）意为“逐字的,照字面的”，如：This is a verbal translation of the prose.（这是那篇散文的逐字直译。）
2013 CET4 新题型样卷解析
Part I Writing
Ø 图表题日渐成为四六级考试的常见题型，其特点是既能考查学生的语言运用能力，更能洞察考生对身边发
生的各种问题的理解和思考，这也是为什么国内外各种主流考试的作文基本都会采用这种题型的主要原因
之一。
Ø 图表题作文一般都可采用三段式写法。本文第一段先用一两句话简单描述图画内容；第二段先就“基本技
能学习的重要性”这一观点发表评论，然后予以阐述或例证；第三段则就论文主题进行适当延伸。
【范文赏析】
Basic Skills Count
As is obviously shown in the picture, the students are challenging the necessity of learning
those “seemingly easy and useless” rudiments, which is in fact a widely held view among many of us, especially the young people.
What the picture intends to imply is that learning basic things are very important. Lao Tzu,
the founder of Taoism and the great ancient Chinese thinker, once held, “Any long journey begins with a single small step”. Only with the accumulating of a single brick and tile, can we finally build a great mansion. The time and sweat we put in every day into our tasks is the foundation of our future success. If we should put even a little on a little, and should do this often, soon this too would become big.
People may laugh at us learning those “easy and useless” basic skills at the very beginning,
but once we insist till the final success, they will only regret what they have been thinking at the very ending.
【亮点回放】
Ø 第一段通过“As…, …, which…”句型对图画进行了简单的描述，凸显了作者在复杂句子运用上的功底。 Ø 第二段中既引用了老子“千里之行，始于足下”的名言，又通过大厦源于一砖一瓦的类比，充分阐述了学
习基本技能的重要性。
Ø 第三段采用了at the very beginning和at the very ending对仗的手法，凸显了作者在修辞运用上的
语言功底。
Part II Listening Comprehension
Section A
Short Conversations
1. D)。
【有备而战】从选项关键词the man和jeans、T-shirts、suit等可预测，问题可能有关这位男士穿着的情况。
【原文再现】
M: Finally I’ve got the chance to put on my new suit tonight. I hope to make a good impression on your family.
W: Come on, it’s only a family reunion. So jeans and T-shirts are just fine.
Q: What does the woman mean?
【答案详解】由对话中的“So jeans and T-shirts are just fine”表明，女士认为只是家庭聚会，穿得随便点就可以了。
2. C)。
【有备而战】四个选项皆为its的名词短语，可推测问题可能有关it的某个方面内容。
【原文再现】
W: From here, the mountains look as if you could just reach out and touch them.
M: That’s why I chose this lodge. It has one of the best views in Switzerland.
Q: What is the man’s chief consideration in choosing the lodge?
【答案详解】从男士所说的“It has one of the best views in Switzerland.”可判断，酒店位置是其考虑的主要原因。
3. D)。
【有备而战】由选项中的it和menu、bargain等可预测，对话可能发生在饭店。
【原文再现】
M: Miss, can I interest you in the pork special we’re serving tonight? It’s only $7.99, half the usual price, and it’s very tasty.
W: Oh, really? I’ll try it.
Q: What does the man say about the dish?
【答案详解】由对话中男士所说的“It’s only $7.99, half the usual price”可知，这道菜很便宜划算。
4. C)。
【有备而战】四个选项都是动名词短语，可预测问题可能涉及某人做某事。
【原文再现】
W: This crazy bus schedule has got me completely confused. I can’t figure out when my bus toClevelandleaves.
M: Why don’t you just go to the ticket window and ask?
Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?
【答案详解】对话中男士所说的“Why don’t you just go to the ticket window and ask?”可知，男士建议女士去问工作人员。
5. B)。
【有备而战】四个选项都有关he，要注意听反映he的词语。
【原文再现】
M: Shawn’s been trying for months to find a job. But I wonder how he could get a job when he looks like that.
W: Oh, that poor guy! He really should shave himself every other day at least and put on something clean.
Q: What do we learn about Shawn?
【答案详解】由对话中的he looks like that、should shave himself、put on something clean可知，Shawn平常不修边幅。
6. C。
【有备而战】从选项中的she、fine、police和traffic regulations等可知，问题可能有关she在交规上的事情。
【原文再现】
M: Why didn’t you stop when we first signaled you at the crossroads?
W: Sorry, I was just a bit absent-minded. Anyway, do I have to pay a fine?
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
【答案详解】从对话中女士所说的“Sorry, I was just a bit absent-minded”可知，她因为走神违规被警察拦下了。
7. A。
【有备而战】由选项中的she、got hurt、see a doctor等可知，问题有关女士受伤的情况。
【原文再现】
W: My hand still hurts from the fall on the ice yesterday. I wonder if I broke something. M: I’m no doctor, but it’s not black and blue or anything. Maybe you just need to rest it for a few days.
Q: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?
【答案详解】从对话中女士所说的“My hand still hurts from the fall on the ice yesterday”可知，女士在意外中受伤了。
8. D)。
【有备而战】四个选项都有关she和David间的关系。
【原文再现】
M: I really can’t stand the way David controls the conversation all the time. If he’s going to be at your Christmas party, I just won’t come.
W: I’m sorry you feel that way, but my mother insists that he come.
Q: What does the woman imply?
【答案详解】由对话中女士所说的“but my mother insists that he come”可知，她不得不邀请David。 Long Conversations
Conversation One
M: Hello, Professor Johnson.
W: Hello, Tony. So what shall we work on today?
M: Well, the problem is that this writing assignment isn’t coming out right. What I thought I was
writing on was to talk about what a particular sport means to me – one I participate in.
(9)
W: What sport did you choose?
M: I decided to write about cross-country skiing.
W: What are you going to say about skiing?
M: That’s the problem. I thought I would write about how peaceful it is to be out in the country. W: So why is that a problem?
M: As I start describing how quiet it is to be out in the woods, I keep mentioning how much effort it
takes to keep going. Cross-country skiing isn’t as easy as some people think. It takes a lot of energy. But that’s not part of my paper, so I guess I should leave it out. (10) But now I don’t know how to explain that feeling of peacefulness without explaining how hard you have to work for it. It all fits together. It’s not like just sitting down somewhere and watching the clouds roll by. That’s different.
W: Then you’ll have to include that in your point. The peacefulness of cross-country skiing is the kind
you earn by effort. Why leave that out? Part of your point you knew beforehand, but part you discovered as you wrote. That’s common, right? (11)
M: Yeah, I guess so …
【对话概要】对话发生在教授和学生之间，是学生Tony写的一篇有关郊区滑雪感受的文章。
【答案详解】
9. What is the topic of the man’s writing assignment?
B)。细节信息题。从选项中的四个名词短语可推测，问题可能有关某个话题。由对话中的“What I thought I was writing on was to talk about what a particular sport means to me – one I participate in.”可知，Tony的文章是有关他参加的某项运动的。
10. What problem does the man have while working on his paper?
C)。细节信息题。从选项中的he can’t可推测，问题是有关他无法做什么事情的。由对话中男士所说的
“Cross-country skiing isn’t as easy as some people think. It takes a lot of energy. But that’s not part of my paper, so I guess I should leave it out.”可知，他一直在犹豫是否要描写滑雪辛苦的一面。
11. What does the woman say is common in writing papers?
A)。综合推理题。从选项中推论性的言语可推测，问题可能有关综合推理。由对话中的“Part of your point you knew beforehand, but part you discovered as you wrote. That’s common, right?”可判断，写作时，有的观点是在动笔前就想好的，而有的观点是在动笔写的过程中产生的。
【名师点津】
1. work on：意思为“对„„起作用；企图影响或说服；忙于”，如：Can you work on him to change his mind? (你能说服他改变主意吗？)
2. participate in：意思为“参加；参与”，如：I am sure the wide awake people of this country will participate in the debate. (我相信这个国家的有识之士肯定会参加这场辩论。)
Conversation Two
W: Good evening, and welcome to this week’s business world, the program for and
about business people. (12) Tonight we have Mr. Steven Kayne, who has just taken over an established bicycle shop. Tell us, Mr. Kayne, what made you want to run your own store?
M: Well, I always loved racing bikes and fixing them. When I was working full-time as a
salesman for a big company, (13) I seldom had time to enjoy my hobby. I knew then that as soon as I had enough money to get my own business going, I’ll do it. (14) I had my heart set on it and I didn’t let anything stand in my way. When I went down to the bank and
got a business loan, I knew I’d love being my own boss. Now my time is my own. I open the store when I want and leave when I want.
W: You mean you don’t keep regular hours?
M: Well, the sign on my store says the hours are ten to six, but if business is slower than usual, I can just lock up and take off early.
W: Have you hired any employees to work with you yet?
M: Yeah, a couple of friends of mine who love biking as much as I do. (15) They help me out a few days a week. It’s great because we play cards or just sit around and talk when there are no customers.
W: Thank you, Mr. Kayne. We wish you success in your new business.
【对话概要】该对话是以访谈的形式进行的，主持人采访了一位自行车店的老板Steven Kayne，问到了他开店的原因以及日常经营的具体情况。
12.What is the woman doing?
B)。综合推理题。从选项可推测问题是有关某人做什么的。从该女士一开始说的good evening和program for可判断，她是在主持某个晚间的节目。
13.What did Mr. Kayne do before he took over the bicycle shop?
C)。细节信息题。从题目选项来看，可能考查这个he是干什么的。由对话中的When I was working full-time as a salesman for a big company可知，该男士以前是某公司的销售。
14.Why did the man take over a bicycle shop?
A)。综合推理题。从题目选项可以得知，题目可能有关he想干什么。从对话中的“I knew then that as soon as I had enough money to get my own business going, I’ll do it”可知，该男士想自己做老板。
15.What do we learn about the people working in the shop?
A)。综合推理题。从题目选项可知，问题都是有关they的，且从选项A和C看来，应该是问工作人员的。由对话中的“Yeah, a couple of friends of mine who love biking as much as I do”可知，这些雇员都是老板的朋友。
【名师点津】
1. take over：意思为“接管，接替”，如：If you take over Dora's job, you are sure to be caught in the middle.（如果接替多拉的工作，你一定会被搞得进退两难。）
2. established：意思为“确定的”，在文中指“知名的”。
Section B
Passage One
I first met Joe Gans when we were both 9 years old, which is probably the only
reason he is one of my best friends. If I had first met Joe as a freshman in high school, we wouldn’t even have had the chance to get to know each other. (16) Joe is a day student, but I am a boarding student. We haven’t been in the same classes, sports or extra
curricula activities. Nonetheless, I spend nearly every weekend at his house, (17) and we talk on the phone every night. This is not to say that we would not have been compatible if we
had first met in our freshman year. Rather, we would not have been likely to spend enough time getting to know each other, due to the lack of immediately visible mutual interests.
In fact, to be honest, I struggle even now to think of things we have in common, but maybe that’s what makes us enjoy each other’s company so much. When I look at my friendship with Joe, I wonder how many people I’ve known whom I never disliked but simply didn’t take the time to get to know. Thanks to Joe, I have realized how little basis there is, for the social
divisions that exist in every community. (18) Since this realization, I have begun to make an even more determined effort to find friends in unexpected people and places.
【文章概要】本文主要讲作者与Joe Gans的友谊是如何建立起来的，同时作者强调从Joe身上感悟到，朋友不在于刻意寻求，而往往是在不经意间成就的，我们要珍惜难得的友谊，打破社会上人与人之间的物理间距，结交更多的朋友。
【答案详解】
16. Why does the speaker say Joe Gans became one of his best friends?
D)。同义转述题。从题目选项可推测，问题可能有关they的相互关系。从短文中的“I first met Joe Gans when we were both 9 years old, which is probably the only reason he is one of my best
friends.If I had first met Joe as a freshman in high school, we wouldn’t even have had the chance to get to know each other.”可知，作者与Joe是发小，所以会成为最好的朋友。
17. Where does the speaker spend most of his weekends?
B)。细节题。从题目选项可知，该题考查的是地点。由短文中的“Nonetheless, I spend nearly every weekend at his house”可知，作者周末几乎都呆在Joe家里。
18. What has the speaker learned from his friendship with Joe?
C)。由短文中的“Thanks to Joe, I have realized how little basis there is, for the social divisions that exist in every community.”可知，作者与Joe的友谊让他明白，只要人们相互了解，隔阂就不复存在，朋友就在身边。
【名师点津】
1. compatible：意思为“一致的，兼容的，适合的”，如：We should remain the compatible
family relationships. (我们应该维持和谐的家庭关系。)
2. have … in common：意思为“在„„有共同之处”，如：They have something in common in
this connection. (在这点上，他们有些共同之处。)
Passage Two
While Gail Opp-kemp, an American artist was giving a speech on the art of Japanese brush painting (19) to an audience that included visitors fromJapan, she was confused to see that many of her Japanese listeners have their eyes closed. Were they tuned off because an American had the nerve to instruct Japanese in their own art form or they deliberately tried to signal their rejection of her? Opp-kemp later found out that her listeners were not being
disrespectful. Japanese listeners sometimes closed their eyes to enhance
concentration.(20) Her listeners were showing their respect for her by chewing on her words. Some day you may be either a speaker or a listener in a situation involving people from other countries or members of minority group inNorth America. Learning how different cultures
signal respect can help you avoid misunderstandings. (21) Here are some examples. In the deaf culture ofNorth America, many listeners show applause not by clapping their hands but by waving them in the air. In some cultures, both overseas and in some minority groups inNorth America, listeners are considered disrespectful if they look directly at the speaker. Respect is shown by looking in the general direction but avoiding direct eye contact. In some countries, whistling by listeners is a sign of approval while in other courtiers it is a form of insult.
【文章概要】本文主要介绍不同文化中都是如何表示尊重的，以及如何利用这点来避免跨文化交流中的误会产生。文章一开始先用一位美国艺术家Gail Opp-kemp做演讲的故事来举例子，引出对闭上眼睛这样一种动作不同的理解，继而发表了作者的看法：在和不同文化的人交流的时候，如果你懂得其他文化中是如何表达尊重的，可以避免误会；接着又是举例，说明北美洲聋哑人是如何用动作来交流的。还有一些国家，对同样的手势会有截然不同的理解，进一步验证了作者的观点。
【答案详解】
19. What did Opp-kemp’s speech focus on?
A)。细节题。从题目选项可以得知，该题考查的内容与日本艺术有关。可以从“Gail Opp-kemp, an
American artist was giving a speech on the art of Japanese brush painting”得知，这位艺术家演讲的内容是关于日本毛笔画艺术的，故可直接选出A）。
20. Why do Japanese listeners sometimes close their eyes while listening to a speech?
B)。细节题。从题目选项可以得知，该题考查施动者的行为目的。可以从“Japanese listeners sometimes closed their eyes to enhance concentration.”得知，日本人在听演讲时闭眼是为了集中精力听讲，而非是对演讲者表示不敬，故B)正确。
21. What does the speaker try to explain?
C)。细节题。从题目选项可以得知，该题考查演讲者或听众之间的认知关系。可以从“Learning how
different cultures signal respect can help you avoid misunderstandings.”得知，研究者要说明的道理是，在不同的文化里，人们之间表示尊敬的方法各异，只有弄明白了这一点，不至于导致误解，故选C）。
【名师点津】
1. clap：该词用作及物动词时，意思为“拍(手)，鼓(掌)；为„„鼓掌；轻拍，击[(+on)]；急速放置(或移动)”，如：The audience clapped the pianist heartily.（听众热情地为钢琴演奏者鼓掌。）He clapped the champion on the back and congratulated him.（他拍拍冠军的肩背，向他表示祝贺。）
Passage Three
【原文再现】
One of the greatest heartbreaks for fire fighters occurs when they fail to rescue a child from a burning building because the child, frightened by smoke and noise, hides under a bed or in a closet and is later found dead. Saddest of all is when children catch a glimpse of the
masked the fire fighter but hide because they think they have seen a monster (22). To prevent such tragedies, fire fighter Eric Velez gives talks to children in his community, explaining that they should never hide during a fire (23). He displays fire fighters’
equipment, including the oxygen mask, which he encourages his listeners to play with and put on. “If you see us,” Velez tells them, “don’t hide! We are not monsters. We have come to rescue you.” Velez gives his presentations in English and Spanish. Growing up inSan Francisco, he learnt
Spanish from his immigrant parents. Velez and other fire fighters throughoutNorth America, who give similar presentations, will never know how many lives they save through their talks. But it’s a fact that informative speaking saves lives (24). For example, several months after
listening to an informative speech, Pete Gentry inNorth Carolinarescued his brother who is choking on food, (25) by using the method taught by student speaker, Julie Paris. In addition to saving lives, informative speakers help people learn new skills, solve problems and acquire fascinating facts about the exciting world in which they live.
【文章概要】文章主要讲述了一个消防员致力于向公众推广消防知识的故事。文章讲到最令消防员感到痛心的事情就是很多儿童由于缺乏各种消防知识，从而导致很多不该发生的悲剧。因此这位消防员开始向社区里的儿童进行信息型演讲，普及消防知识，并收到了很好的效果。
【答案详解】
22. Why do some children trapped in a burning building hide from masked fire fighters?
A)。细节题。这个题目属于听到什么选什么的类型。从开始when children catch a glimpse of the
masked fire fighter but hide because they think they have seen a monster一句中便可得出因为不熟悉消防人员戴面具的形象，孩子们以为来救援的消防人员是怪兽，所以躲起来。所以选D)。其他选项文中都没有涉及。本题中B)选项是一个迷惑性很强的选项，此选项的意思在文中并没有体现出来，这一点考生务必要注意。
23. What does the passage tell us about fire fighter Eric Velez?
B)。细节题。本篇文章大篇幅讲的是Eric Velez给社区里的孩子讲解消防知识，让他们熟悉消防人员及消防工具的过程。这一点从文中的阴影部分可以看出，之后出现的oxygen masks是Eric Velez向孩子们展示的消防器材的一部分，因此选项D)是不正确的；选项A) put out fire虽然是Eric Velez的工作，但是本文重点不是在其消防员救火这个工作上，因此本题的答案应该选B)。
24. What do we learn about Pete Gentry?
D)。细节题。这个题有一个非常重要的关键词，就是人名Pete Gentry。千万不要把这个人名同消防员Eric Velez混淆起来，因此选项D)就是不正确的。从文中的阴影部分可以看出，听过演讲之后，Pete Gentry成功救了被噎住的弟弟。因此本文的正确答案是A）。四六级听力中经常会出现以人名作为干扰信息的题目，考生一定要注意。
25. What message is the speaker trying to convey?
B)。主旨题。本文开头举了一个大例子，最后又举了一个小例子来证明信息型演说能够救人。在两个例子中间，文章也明明白白地将选项D)讲了出来。虽然在文章最后也列举了下其他好处，但是主旨还是拯救生命。所以选D)。其他几个选项都主要讲细节处，很容易就可以排除。
【名师点津】
1. glimpse：意思为“一瞥，一闪；略微，隐约感觉”，如：He caught a glimpse of me when I passed by.（当我走过时，他瞥了我一眼。）该词作名词用时，经常用短语catch a glimpse（瞥见），如：The fans of the actress craned their necks to catch a glimpse of their idol.（那位女演员的崇拜者们伸长了脖子想看一看他们崇拜的偶像。）此外，glimpse还可以作动词用，如：I glimpsed at her among the crowd before she disappeared from sight.（就在她即将消失在人群里之前，我瞥见了她。）
Section C
【原文再现】
Almost every child, on the first day he sets foot in a school building, is smarter, more
doesn’tschooling – or, unless he is very unusual and very lucky, for the rest of his life. Already, by paying school-type formal instruction, he has done a task far more difficult, complicated and
– babies don’t even know that language exists – and he has found out how it works and learned to use it
learning other things as well, including many of the (35) “ that the schools think only they can teach him, and many that are more complicated than the ones they do try to teach him.
【短文概要】文章主要讲述了小孩子踏入校园之后是如何学习接触和探索新鲜事物的。
【答案简析】
26. curious。空格前为副词more，前面又有比较级smarter，可见应填一个形容词构成比较级。
27. figuring things out。此处空格前为better in finding and，可见应该填一个动词的-ing形式和前面的finding并列。注意figure要去e加ing。
28. independent。空格处需要填入一个形容词，与前面的confident, resourceful, persistent一起和more构成比较级。
29. interacting with。由前面的and可判断，此处应该填入一个动名词短语，与paying attention并列。
30. abstract。由前面的and可判断，此处要填入一形容词，与complicated并列。
31. mystery。定冠词the、介词of前，所以空格处要填入一名词。
32. appropriately。空格前为动词短语，所以此处需填入一副词。
33. trying it out。介词by后、and seeing前，所以空格处需填入动名词结构。
34. refining。changing it and之后，所以需填入动名词结构。
35. concepts。定冠词后面要接名词。
55. I)。根据关键词foreign students、American values可定位到I)段第二句。
【名师点津】
1. for the benefit of：意思为“为了„„的利益”，如：You must study hard for the benefit of
your own. (为了你自己的利益你必须努力学习。)
2. on the rise：意思为“为了„„的利益”，如：The cost of living is on the rise in the country.
(这个国家的生活费用在上涨。)
Section C
Passage One
【短文概要】本文的主题为全球气候暖化。文章主要阐述了以政治学家Roger Pielke为代表和以社会学家Soren Andreasen为代表的两大派就全球气候暖化在研究方法及其结论上的不同观点。
【答案详解】
56．A)。由题干关键词the Global Humanitarian Forum定位到文章第一段第一句，句中提到
“Global warming is causing more than 300,000 deaths…”。而第二段中又提到：“It found that human-influenced climate change was raising the global death rates…”。
57．D)。由题干关键词the Forum’s report定位到文章第二和第三段，第三段第一句提到“But even
before its release, the report drew criticism from some experts on climate and risk”。
58．C)。由题干关键词Dr. Pielke定位到文章第五段，该段提到“…the Forum’s report was ‘a
methodological embarrassment’because there was no way to distinguish deaths or economic losses…”。
59．D)。由题干关键词Soren Andreasen定位到文章第六段，该段提到“He said the report was
aimed at world leaders…”。
60．B)。由题干关键词Kofi Annan定位到文章第七段，该段提高“…to focus on increasing the flow of
money from rich to poor regions to help reduce their vulnerability to climate
hazards…”。
【名师点津】
1. result from：意为“起因于”，如：Great dangers can result from misconceiving of the
enemy's intentions. (错误地估计敌人的意图就会招致巨大的危险。)
2. utmost：意为“极度的；最大限度的”，如：His giving up has put us in a position of the
utmost difficulty. (他的放弃已经把我们置于一个极度困难的境地。)
Passage Two
【短文概要】本文探讨了金钱对夫妻关系的影响。作者开头从夫妻双方对度假的不同态度引出话题。生命只有一次，我们工作这么卖力，要是不去度假那还有何意义。有调查表明，经济萧条不仅使很多家庭取消了度假计划，夫妻之间因为钱的争吵也增加了。有心理学家认为，男人和女人对钱的看法不一样。作者最后指出对于钱夫妻双方不一定要观点一致，但是最好要经常交流，这样才能保持良好的夫妻关系。
【答案详解】
61．D)。题目问作者对度假有何说法。文章第一段提到“I say you only live once and we work hard and
what's the point if you can't go on holiday（我说你的生命只有一次，我们工作这么卖力，要是你不去度假那还有何意义）”，可见作者认为去度假，去享受生活，努力工作才有意义。
62．B)。题干中的bring …to its knees意为“迫使„„屈服”，这句话从字面并不好理解，但作为本段的主题句，
我们可以从后面的分析可以明白，作者在说明金钱对夫妻关系的影响，经济萧条时期，夫妻之间的争吵增加。原文又提到“A recent research shows arguments about money were especially damaging to
couples”，也就是说对钱的争吵会损害夫妻关系。
63．C)。根据题干中的YouGov poll of 2,000 people定位到第二段，原文提到“For many families the
recession means more than not booking a holiday. A YouGov poll of 2, 000 people found 22% said they were arguing more with their partners because of concerns about money”，意思是说“经济萧条不仅仅使得很多家庭取消了度假计划，调查还发现夫妻之间因为钱的争吵也增加”。
64．A)。题目问Kim Stephenson的观点。根据题干中的人名定位到第三段，原文提到“Kim Stephenson, an
occupational psychologist, believes money is such a big deal because of what it symbolizes, which may be different things to men and women”，由此可以判断他认为钱对男人和女人的意义不同，也就是说男人和女人对钱有不同的看法，后文的分析也说明了这一点。
65．B)。题目问作者在文末有何建议。文章最后一句话提到“In a healthy relationship, you don't have to
agree about money, but you have to talk about it”，可见作者认为对于钱夫妻双方不一定要观点一致，但是最好要经常交流，故B正确。
【名师点津】
1. recession：四级高频词汇。意为“衰退，萧条”，如：Share prices were buoyed up by hopes of an
end to the recession.（因经济衰退状况终止有望，股票价格得以保持高位。）
2. verbal：四级高频词汇。意为“言语的，口头的”，如：I wrote a memorandum to confirm our
verbal agreement.（我写了份备忘录以确认我们的口头协议。）意为“逐字的,照字面的”，如：This is a verbal translation of the prose.（这是那篇散文的逐字直译。）