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篇1：1991年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案

part i listening comprehension (20 minutes)

section a

1. (a) she paid ￥40.00 for the coat. (c) she bought the coat on her fortieth birthday.

(b) her husband presented it to her as a gift. (d) her friend sent it to her as a new one.

2. (a) to keep his old car and get a new one. (c) to sell his car for a new one.

(b) to leave it in the garage to be repaired. (d) to get his car repaired later.

3. (a) husband and wife. (c) doctor and patient.

(b) father and daughter. (d) teacher and student.

4. (a) the man went to the concert, but the woman didn't.

(b) the woman went to the concert, but the man didn't.

(d) both speakers went to the concert.

5. (a) an england textbook. (c) a chemistry book.

(b) a chinese textbook. (d) a history book.

6. (a) the woman goes to school during the day and works at night.

(b) the woman has to work to support herself.

(d) the woman studies at night.

7. (a) she feels that he won't accept anything.

(b) she's sure he already has a pocket calculator.

(d) she's afraid he wants more than she can afford.

8. (a) tom survived the accident. (c) someone saved tom's life.

(b) tom was killed in the accident. (d) it did little damage to tom's car.

9. (a) the train is crowded. (c) the train is empty.

(b) the train is late. (d) the train is on time.

10. (a) no, all the rooms are taken. (c) yes, there are some spare rooms.

(b) yes, there is a double room. (d) yes, there is a single room.

section b

passage one

questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.

11. (a) her husband had got a higher position. (c) she wanted to have a cleaner house.

(b) her husband had lost his job. (d) she wanted to move to new york.

12. (a) his telephone went out of order. (c) he began to work at 8 a.m.

(b) the buyers had to leave soon. (d) he had made an appointment with her for 8 a.m.

13. (a) they considered her lazy. (c) they considered her foolish.

(b) they saw something they had never seen. (d) they saw something familiar to them.

passage two

questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.

14. (a) the silk t-shirt in white color. (c) the nylon t-shirt worn on playground.

(b) the cotton t-shirt with a slogan or picture. (d) the wool t-shirt worn for work.

15. (a) t-shirts feel soft and wash well. (c) t-shirts go well with trousers.

(b) t-shirt are smarts and comfortable. (d) t-shirts are suitable for evening wear.

16. (a) new technology is being employed. (c) new designs are being adopted.

(b) advertisements are being widely used. (d) more synthetic materials are being introduced.

passage three

questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

17. (a) for protection against other animals. (c) just for fun.

(b) for protection against other dogs. (d) for the purpose of guarding the house.

18. (a) because they did not eat other animals. (c) because they were good hunters.

(b) because they were useful for protection. (d) because they always obeyed their masters. [page]

19. (a) for companionship. (c) for protection against robbery.

(b) for amusement. (d) for hunting.

20. (a) the city can be a lonely place. (c) people in the west are fond of animals.

(b) life in the west can be very dangerous. (d) the dog is a useful and friendly animal.

part ii reading comprehension (35 minutes)

passage one

questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:

there is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling. no school i have taught in has ever ignored spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill. there are, however, vastly different ideas about how to teach it, or how much priority (优先) it must be given over general language development and writing ability. the problem is, how to encourage a child to express himself freely and confidently in writing without holding him back with the complexities of spelling?

if spelling becomes the only focal point of his teacher's interest, clearly a bright child will be likely to “play safe”. he will tend to write only words within his spelling range, choosing to avoid adventurous language. that's why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability.

i was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience: “this work is terrible! there are far too many spelling errors and your writing is illegible (难以辨认)。” it may have been a sharp criticism of the pupil's technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who had omitted to read the essay, which contained some beautiful expressions of the child's deep feelings. the teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the errors, but if his priorities had centred on the child's ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more motivation to seek improvement.

21. teachers differ in their opinions about ____ .

(a) the difficulties in teaching spelling

(b) the role of spelling in general language development

(d) the necessity of teaching spelling

22. the expression “play safe” probably means “____”.

(a) to write carefully

(b) to do as teachers say

(d) to avoid using words one is not sure of

23. teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that ____.

(a) students will be able to express their ideas more freely

(b) teachers will have less trouble in correcting mistakes

(d) students will learn to be independent of teachers

24. the writer seems to think that the teacher's judgement on that sensitive piece of writing is ____.

(a) reasonable

(b) unfair

(d) careless

25. the major point discussed in the passage is ____ .

(a) the importance of developing writing skills

(b) the complexities of spelling

(d) the relationship between spelling and the content of a composition [page]

passage two

questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:

a breakthrough (突破) in the provision of energy from the sun for the european economic community (eec) could be brought froward by up to two decades, if a modest increase could be provided in the eec's research effort in this field, according to the senior eec scientists engaged in experiments in solar energy at eec's scientific laboratories at ispra, near milan.

the senior west german scientist in charge of the community's solar energy programme, mr. joachim gretz, told journalists that at present levels of research spending it was most unlikely that solar energy would provide as much as three per cent of the community's energy requirements even after the year . but he said that with a modest increase in the present sums, devoted by the eec to this work it was possible that the breakthrough could be achieved by the end of the next decade.

mr. gretz calculates that if solar energy only provided three per cent of the eec's needs, this could still produce a saving of about a billion pounds in the present bill for imported energy each year. and he believes that with the possibility of utilizing more advanced technology in this field it might be possible to satisfy a much bigger share of the community's future energy needs.

at present the eec spends about $2.6 millions a year on solar research at ispra, one of the eec's official joint research centres, and another $3 millions a year in indirect research with universities and other independent bodies.

26. the phrase “be brought forward” (line 2, para. 1) most probably means “______”.

(a) be expected (c) be advanced

(b) be completed (d) be introduced

27. some scientists believe that a breakthrough in the use of solar energy depends on ______.

(a) sufficient funding (c) advanced technology

(b) further experiments (d) well-equipped laboratories

28. according to mr. gretz, the present sum of money will enable the scientists to provide _____.

(a) more than 3% of the eec's needs after the year 2000

(b) only 3% of the eec's needs before the year 2000

(d) 3% of the eec's needs after the year 2000

29. which of the following is not true according to the passage? ______

(a) the eec spends one billion pounds on imported energy each year.

(b) at the present level of research spending, it is difficult to make any significant progress in the provision of energy from the sun.

(d) the total yearly spending of the eec on solar energy research amounted to almost 6 million.

30. the application of advanced technology to research in solar energy ______.

(a) would lead to a big increase in research funding

(b) would make it unnecessary to import oil

(d) would provide a much greater proportion of the community's future energy needs [page]

passage three

questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:

just seven years ago, the jarvik-7 artificial heart was being cheered as the model of human

creativeness. the sight of barney clark-alive and conscious after trading his diseased heart for a

metal-and-plastic pump-convinced the press, the public and many doctors that the future had

arrived. it hadn't. after monitoring production of the jarvik-7, and reviewing its effects on the

150 or so patients (most of whom got the device as a temporary measure) the u.s. food and

drug administration concluded that the machine was doing more to endanger lives than to save

them. last week the agency cancelled its earlier approval, effectively banning (禁止) the device.

the recall may hurt symbion inc., maker of the jarvik-7, but it won't end the request for

an artificial heart. one problem with the banned mode is that the tubes connecting it to an external

power source created a passage for infection. inventors are now working on new devices that

would be fully placed, along with a tiny power pack, in the patient's chest. the first sample

products aren't expected for another 10 or 20 years. but some people are already worrying that

they'll work—and that america's overextended health—care programs will lose a precious

$2.5 billion to $5 billion a year providing them for a relatively few dying patients. if such

expenditures (开支) cut into funding for more basic care, the net effect could actually be a decline

in the nation's health.

31. according to the passage, the jarvik-7 artificial heart proved to be _____.

(a) a technical failure

(b) a technical wonder

(d) an effective means to treat heart disease

32. from the passage we know that symbion inc. _____.

(a) has been banned by the government from producing artificial hearts

(b) will review the effects of artificial hearts before designing new models

(d) can make new models of artificial hearts available on the market in 10 to 20 years

33. the new models of artificial hearts are expected _____.

(a) to have a working life of 10 or 20 years

(b) to be set fully in the patient's chest

(d) to create a new passage for infection

34. the word “them” in line 7, para. 2 refers to _____.

(a) doctors who treat heart diseases

(b) makers of artificial hearts

(d) new models of artificial hearts

35. some people feel that _____.

(a) artificial hearts are seldom effective

(b) the country should not spend so much money on artificial hearts

(d) america's health-care programs are not doing enough for the nation's health

passage four

questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:

a rapid means of long-distance transportation became a necessity for the united states as settlement (新拓居地) spread ever farther westward. the early trains were impractical curiosities, and for a long time the railroad companies met with troublesome mechanical problems. the most serious ones were the construction of rails able to bear the load, and the development of a safe, effective stopping system. once these were solved, the railroad was established as the best means of land transportation. by 1860 there were thousands of miles of railroads crossing the eastern mountain ranges and reaching westward to the mississippi. there were also regional southern and western lines. [page]

the high point in railroad building came with the construction of the first transcontinental system. in 1862 congress authorized two western railroad companies to build lines from nebraska westward and from california eastward to a meeting point, so as to complete a transcontinental crossing linking the atlantic seaboard with the pacific. the government helped the railroads generously with money and land. actual work on this project began four years later. the central pacific company, starting from california, used chinese labor, while the union pacific employed crews of irish laborers. the two groups worked at remarkable speed, each trying to cover a greater distance than the other. in 1869 they met a place called promontory in what is now the state of utah. many visitors came there for the great occasion. there were joyous celebrations all over the country, with parades and the ringing of church bells to honor the great achievement.

the railroad was very important in encouraging westward movement. it also helped build up industry and farming by moving raw materials and by distributing products rapidly to distant markets. in linking towns and people to one another it helped unify the united states.

36. the major problems with america's railroad system in the mid 19th century lay in _____.

(a) poor quality rails and unreliable stopping systems

(b) lack of financial support for development

(d) lack of a transcontinental railroad

37. the building of the first transcontinental system _____.

(a) brought about a rapid growth of industry and farming in the west

(b) attracted many visitors to the construction sites

(d) encouraged people to travel all over the country

38. the best title for this passage would be ______.

(a) settlements spread westward

(b) the coast-to-coast railroad: a vital link

(d) the importance of trains in the american economy

39. the construction of the transcontinental railroad took ______.

(a) 9 years (c) 4 years

(b) 7 years (d) 3 years

40. what most likely made people think about a transcontinental railroad?

(a) the possibility of government support for such a task.

(b) the need to explore utah.

(d) the need to develop the railroad industry in the west

part iii vocabulary and structure (20 minutes)

41. we had a party last month, and it was a lot of fun, so let's have ______ one this month.

(a) another (c) the other

(b) more (d) other

42. it was difficult to guess what her _____ to the news would be.

(a) impression (c) comment

(b) reaction (d) opinion

43. i decided to go to the library as soon as i _____.

(a) finish what i did (c) would finish what i was doing

(b) finished what i did (d) finished what i was doing

44. there were some ______ flowers on the table.

(a) benefits (c) false

(b) unnatural (d) unreal

45. we are interested in the weather because it _____ us so directly ---- what we wear, what we do, and even how we feel. [page]

(a) benefits (c) guides

(b) affects (d) effects

46. will all those _____ the proposal raise their hands?

(a) in relation to (c) in excess of

(b) in contrast to (d) in favor of

47. children are very curious ______.

(a) at heart (c) on purpose

(b) in person (d) by nature

48. the match was cancelled because most of the members _____ a match without a standard court.

(a) objected to having (c) objected to have

(b) were objected to have (d) were objected to having

49. the teacher doesn't permit _____ in class.

(a) smoke (c) smoking

(b) to smoke (d) to have a smoke

50. i like watching tv _____ to the cinema.

(a) more than to go (c) more than going

(b) than going (d) rather than to go

51. i appreciate ______ to your home.

(a) to be invited (c) having invited

(b) to have invited (d) being invited

52. i hope my teacher will take my recent illness into _____ when judging my examination.

(a) regard (c) account

(b) counting (d) observation

53. you _____ all those calculations! we have a computer to do that sort of thing.

(a) needn't have done (c) shouldn't have done

(b) must not have done (d) can not have done

54. important people don't often have much free time as their work _____ all their time.

(a) takes away (c) takes up

(b) takes over (d) takes in

55. when i was very young, i was terribly frightened of school, but i soon ____ it.

(a) got off (c) got away

(b) got across (d) got over

56. many people complain of the rapid ____ of modern life.

(a) rate (c) pace

(b) speed (d) growth

57. san francisco is usually cool in the summer, but los angeles _____.

(a) is rarely (c) hardly is

(b) rarely is (d) is scarcely

58. the speaker, _____ for her splendid speeches, was warmly received by the audience.

(a) having known (c) knowing

(b) being known (d) known

59. american women were _____ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.

(a) ignored (c) refused

(b) neglected (d) denied

60. i couldn't find _____, and so i took this one.

(a) a large enough coat (c) a large coat enough

(b) an enough large coat (d) a coat enough large

61. i always _____ what i have said.

(a) get to (c) lead to

(b) hold to (d) see to

62. no sooner had we reached the top of the hill _____ we all sat down to rest.

(a) when (c) than

(b) then (d) until

63. evidence came up _____ specific speech sounds are recognized by babies as young as 6 months old.

(a) what (c) that

(b) which (d) whose

64. he moved away from his parents, and missed them ______ enjoy the exciting life in new york.

(a) too much to (c) very much to

(b) enough to (d) much so as to

65. he was _____ of having asked such a silly question.

(a) sorry (c) ashamed

(b) guilty (d) miserable

66. the last time we had a family reunion was ______ my brother's wedding ceremony four years ago.

(a) in (c) during

(b) at (d) over

67. what _____ would happen if the director knew you felt that way?

(a) do you suppose (c) will you suppose

(b) you suppose (d) you would suppose

68. _____ the advances of science, the discomforts of old age will no doubt always be with us. [page]

(a) as for (c) except

(b) besides (d) despite

69. how close parents are to their children _____ a strong influence on the character of the children.

(a) have (c) having

(b) has (d) to have

70. he _____ when the bus came to a sudden stop.

(a) was almost hurt (c) was to hurt himself

(b) was hurt himself (d) was hurting himself

part iv cloze (15 minutes)

geography is the study of the relationship between people and the land. geographers (地理学家) compare and contrast 71 places on the earth. but they also 72 beyond the individual places and consider the earth as a 73 . the word geography 74 from two greek words, ge, the greek word for “earth” and graphein, 75 means “to write.” the english word geography means “to describe the earth.” 76 geography books focus on a small area 77 a town or city. others deal with a state, a region, a nation, or an 78 continent. many geography books deal with the whole earth. another 79 to divide the study of 80 is to distinguish between physical geography and cultural geography. the former focuses on the natural world; the 81 starts with human beings and 82 how human beings and their environment act 83 each other. but when geography is considered as a single subject, 84 branch can neglect the other. a geographer might be described 85 one who observes, records, and explains the

86 between places. if all places 87 alike, there would be little need for geographers. we know, however, 88 no two places are exactly the same. geography, 89 , is a point of view, a special way of 90 at places.

71. (a) similar (b) various (c) distant (d) famous

72. (a) pass (b) reach (c) go (d) set

73. (a) whole (b) unit (c) part (d) total

74. (a) falls (b) removes (c) results (d) comes

75. (a) what (b) that (c) which (d) it

76. (a) some (b) many (c) most (d) few

77. (a) outside (b) except (c) as (d) like

78. (a) extensive (b) entire (c) overall (d) enormous

79. (a) way (b) means (c) habit (d) technique

80. (a) world (b) earth (c) geography (d) globe

81. (a) second (b) later (c) next (d) latter

82. (a) learns (b) studies (c) realizes (d) understands

83. (a) upon (b) for (c) as (d) to

84. (a) neither (b) either (c) one (d) each

85. (a) for (b) to (c) as (d) by

86. (a) exceptions (b) sameness (c) differences (d) divisions

87. (a) being (b) are (c) be (d) were

88. (a) although (b) whether (c) since (d) that

89. (a) still (b) then (c) nevertheless (d) moreover

90. (a) working (b) looking (c) arriving (d) getting

part v writing (30 minutes)

directions: for this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 100 words on changes in people's diet. study the following table carefully and your composition must be based on the information given in the table. write three paragraphs to:

1. state the changes in people's diet (饮食) in the past five years;

2. give possible reasons for the changes.

3. draw your own conclusions.

4. you should quote as few figures as possible.

food year 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990

grain 49% 47% 46.5% 45% 45% [page]

milk 10% 11% 11% 12% 13%

meet 17% 20% 22.5% 23% 21%

fruit and vegetables 24% 22% 20% 20% 21%

total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

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part i 1-20题

1. b 2. c 3. c 4. c 5. d 6. d 7. c 8. a 9. b 10. a

11. a 12. b 13. d 14. b 15. b 16. c 17. a 18. d 19. a 20. d

part ii ——part iii 21—90题

21. b 22. d 23. a 24. b 25. d 26. c 27. a 28. c 29. a 30. d

31. a 32. c 33. b 34. d 35. b 36. a 37. a 38. b 39. b 40. c

41. a 42. b 43. d 44. a 45. b 46. d 47. d 48. a 49. c 50. c

51. d 52. c 53. a 54. c 55. d 56. c 57. b 58. d 59. d 60. a

61. b 62. c 63. c 64. a 65. c 66. b 67. a 68. d 69. b 70. a

71. b 72. c 73. a 74. d 75. c 76. a 77. d 78. b 79. a 80. c

81. d 82. b 83. a 84. a 85. c 86. c 87. d 88. d 89. b 90. b

篇2：6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案

－part ⅰ listening comprehension (20 minutes)section adirections:in this section,you will hear 10 short conversations.at the end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said.both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once.after each question there will be a pause .during the pause,you must read the four choices marked a),b),c)and d),and decide which is the best answer.then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.example: you will hear:

you will read:

a)at the office

b)in the waiting room

c)at the airport

d)in a restaurant form the conversation we know that the two were talking ablut some work they had to finish in the evening.this is most likely to have taken place at the office.therefore,a)“at the office”is the best answer.you should choose [a] on the answer sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.

sample answer [a][b][c][d]

1. a)a math teacher and his colleague. c)a student and his classmate b)a teacher and his student. d)a librarian and a student

2. a)tony could not continue the experiment b)tony finished the experiment last night. c)tony thought the experiment was well done. d)tony had expected the experiment to be easier.

3. a)she can't put up with the noise. b)she wants to save money to buy a piano. c)the present apartment is too expensive. d)she has found a job a neighbouring area.

4. a)he is not very enthusiastic about his english lessons. b)he has made great progress in his english.c)he is a student of the music department.d)he is not very interested in english songs.

5. a)at home. c)in a car b)in a restaurant. d)on the street.

6. a)his injury kept him at home. c)he was too weak to see the doctor. b)he didn't think it necessary. d)he failed to make an appointment.

7. a)5:15 c)4:30 b)5:10 d)5:008. a)the man needs help. c)the man likes his job. b)the man is complaining. d)the man is talking with his boss.

9. a)wear a new dress. c)attend a party b)make a silk dress. d)go shopping.

10.a )he played his part quite well. c)he proformed better than the secretary b)he was not dramatic enough. d)he exaggerated his

part.section b compound dictation

注意:听力理解的b节(section b)为复合式听写(compound dictation),题目在试卷二上,现在请取出试卷二.part ⅱ reading comprehension (35 minutes)

directions: there are 4 passages in this part each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.for each of them there are four choices marked a),b),c)and d).you should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.passage one questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.

people living on part of the south coast of england face a serious problem.in 1993,the owners of a large hotel and of several houses discovered,to their horror, that their gardens had disappeared overnight.the sea had eaten into the soft limestone cliffs on which they had been built.while experts were studying the problem.the hotel and several houses disappeared altogether,sliding down the cliff and into the sea.erosion(侵蚀)of the white cliffs along the south coast of england has always been a problem but it has become more serious in recent years.dozens of homes have had to be abandoned as the sea has crept farther and farther inland.experts have studied the areas most affected and have drawn up a map for local people,forecasting the year in which their homes will be swallowed up by the hungry sea.angry owners have called on the government to erect sea defenses to protect their homes.government surveyors have pointed out that in most cases ,this is impossible .new sea walls would cost hundreds of millions of pounds and would merely make the waves and currents go further along the coast ,shifting the problem from one area to another.the danger is likely to continue ,they say ,until the waves reach an inland area of hard rock which will not be eaten as limestone is .meanwhile,if you want to buy a cheap house with an uncertain future,apply to a house agent in one of the threatened areas on the south coast of england.you can get a house for a knockdown price but it may turn out to be a knockdown home.]

11. what is the cause of the problem that people living on parts of the south coast of england face?

a)the rising of the sea level. b)the experts'lack of knowledge. c)the washing-away of limestone cliffs. d)the disappearance of hotels,houses and gardens.

12. the erosion of the white cliffs in the south of england________. a)will soon become a problem for people living in central england b)has now become a threat to the local residents c)can be stopped if proper measures are taken d)is quickly changing the map of england[page]

13. the experts study on the problem of erosion can .

a) warn people whose homes are in dangerb) provide an effective way to slow it downc) help to its eventual solutiond) lead to its eventual solution

14. it is not feasible to build sea defenses to protect against erosion because .

a) house agents along the coast do not support the ideab) it is too costly and will endanger neighboring areasc) the government it too slow in taking actiond) they will be easily knocked down by waves and currents

15. according to the author, when buying a house along the south coast of england, people should .

a) take the quality of the house into considerationb) guard against being cheated by the house agentc) examine the house carefully before making a decisiond) be aware of the potential danger involved

passage twoquestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.

sport is not only physically challenging, but it can also be mentally challenging. criticism from coaches, parents, and other teammates, as well as pressure to win can create an excessive amount of anxiety or stress for young athletes(运动员). stress can be physical, emotional, or psychological and research has indicated that it can lead to burnout. burnout has been described as dropping or quitting of an activity that was at one time enjoyable.the early years of development are critical years for learning about oneself. the sport setting is one where valuable experiences can take place. young athletes can, for example, learn how to cooperate with others, make friends, and gain other social skills that will be used throughout their lives. coaches and parents should be aware, at all times, that their feedback to youngsters can greatly affect their children. youngsters may take their parents’ and coaches’ criticisms to heart and find a flaw (缺陷) in themselves.coaches and parents should also be cautious that youth sport participation does not become work for children. the outcome of the game should not be more important than the process of learning the sport and other life lessons. in today’s youth sport setting. young athletes may be worrying more about who will win instead of enjoying themselves and the sport. following a game many parents and coaches focus on the outcome and find fault with youngsters’ performances. positive reinforcement should be provided regardless of the outcome. research indicates that positive reinforcement motivates and has a greater effect on learning than criticism. again, criticism can create high levels of stress, which can lead to burnout.

16. an effective way to prevent the burnout of young athletes is . a)to reduce their mental stress c)to make sports less competitive b)to increase their sense of success d)to make sports more challenging

17. according to the passage sport is positive for young people in that .

a) it can help them learn more about societyb) it enables them to find flaws in themselvesc) it can provide them with valuable experiencesd) it teaches them how to set realistic goals for themselves

18. many coaches and parents are in the habit of criticizing young athletes _ .

a) believing that criticism is beneficial for their early developmentb) without realizing criticism may destroy their self confidencec) in order to make them remember life’s lessonsd) so as to put more pressure on them

19. according to the passage parents and coaches should .

a) pay more attention to letting children enjoy sportsb) help children to win every gamec) train children to cope with stressd) enable children to understand the positive aspect of sports

20. the author’s purpose in writing the passage is .

a) to teach young athletes how to avoid burnoutb) to persuade young children not to worry about criticismc) to stress the importance of positive reinforcement to childrend) to discuss the skill of combining criticism with encouragementpassage

threequestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

humanity uses a little less than half the water available worldwide. yet occurrences of shortages and droughts (干旱) are causing famine and distress in some areas, and industrial and agricultural by-products are polluting water supplies. since the world’s population is expected to double in the next 50 years, many experts think we are on the edge of a widespread water crisis.but that doesn’t have to be the outcome. water shortages do not have to trouble the world—if we start valuing water more than we have in the past. just as we began to appreciate petroleum more after the 1970s oil crises, today we must start looking at water from a fresh economic perspective. we can no longer afford to consider water a virtually free resource of which we can use as much as we like in any way we want.instead, for all uses except the domestic demand of the poor, governments should price water to reflect its actual value. this means charging a fee for the water itself as well as for the supply costs.governments should also protect this resource by providing water in more economically and environmentally sound ways. for example, often the cheapest way to provide irrigation(灌溉)water in the dry tropics is through small-scale projects, such as gathering rainfall in depressions(凹地) and pumping it to nearby cropland.no matter what steps governments take to provide water more efficiently, they must change their institutional and legal approaches to water use. rather than spread control among hundreds or even thousands of local, regional, and national agencies that watch various aspects of water use, countries should set up central authorities to coordinate water policy.[page]

21. what is the real cause of the patential water crisis.

a) only harf of the world’s warter can be used.b) the world population is inereasing faster and faster.c) half of the world’s water resources have been seriously polluted.d) humanity has not placed officient value on water resources.

22. as indicated in the passage, the water problem .

a) is already serious in certain parts of the world.b) has been exaggerated by some experts in the fieldc) poses a challenge to the technology of building reservoirsd) is underestimated by government organizations at different levels

23. according to the author, the water price should .

a) be reduced to the minimumb) stimulate domestic demandc) correspond to its real valued) take into account the occurrences of droughts

24. the author says that in some hot and dry areas it is advisable to .

a) build big lakes to store waterb) construct big pumping stationsc) build small and cheap irrigation systemsd) channel water from nearby rivers to cropland

25. in order to raise the efficiency of the water supply, measures should be taken to .a) guarantee full protection of the environmentb) centralize the management of water resourcesc) increase the sense of responsibility of agencies at all levelsd) encourage local and regional of water resources

passage fourquestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.

we can see how the product life cycle works by looking at the introduction of instant coffee. when it was introduced, most people did not like it as well as “regular”coffee and it took several years to gain general acceptance (introduction stage). at one point, though, instant coffee grew rapidly in popularity and many brands were introduced (stage of rapid growth). after a while people became attached to one brand and sales leveled off (stage of maturity). sales went into a slight decline （衰退）when freeze-dried coffees were introduced (stage of decline).the importance of the product life cycle to marketers is this: different stages in the product life cycle call for different strategies. the goal is to extend product life so that sales and profits do not decline. one strategy is called market modification. it means that marketing managers look for new users and market sections. did you know, for example, that the backpacks that so many students carry today were originally designed for the military?market modification also means searching for increased usage among present customers or going for a different market, such as senior citizens. a marketer may re-position the product to appeal to new market sections.another product extension strategy is called product modification. it involves changing product quality, features, or style to attract new users or more usage from present users. american auto manufacturers are using quality improvement as one way to recapture world markets. note, also, how auto manufacturers once changed styles dramatically from year to year to keep demand from falling.

26. according to the passage, when people grow fond of one particular brand of a product, its sales will .

a)decrease gradually c)improve enormously b)become unstable d)remain at the same level

27. the first paragraph tells us that a new product is .

a) usually introduced to satisfy different tastesb) often more expensive than old onesc) often inferior to old ones at firstd) not easily accepted by the public

28. marketers need to know which of the four stages a product is in so as to .

a)work out marketing policies c)promote its production b)increase its popularity d)speed up its life cycle

29. the author mentions the example of “backpacks”(line 4, para.2 ) to show the importance of .

a)increasing usage among students c)pleasing the young as well as the old b)exploring new market sections d)serving both military and civil needs30. in order to recover their share of the world market, u.s. auto makers are . a)improving product quality c)re-positioning their product in the market b)modernizing product style d)increasing product features[page]

part iii vocabulary and structure (20 minutes)directions: there are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. for each sentence there are four choices marked a), b), c) and d). choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.

31. by the time he arrives in beijing, we here for two days.

a)will have stayed c)have been staying b)shall stay d)have stayed

32. according to the american federal government, residents of hawaii have the longest life :77.2 years.

a)rank c)scale b)span d)scope

33. the millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand, all practical value by the time they were finished.

a) had lost c)would lose b)would have lost d)should have lost

34. as a public relations officer, he is said some very influential people.

a) to know c)to have been knowing b) to be knowing d)to have known

35. our hopes and fell in the same instant.

a)arose c)rose b)raised d)aroused

36. with the development in science and technology man can make various flowers before their time.

a) be bloomed c) bloomed b) bloom d)blooming

37. a season ticket _______the holder to make as many journeys as he wishes within the stated period of time.

a) entitles c)bloomed b) grants d)promises

38. _______in the office had a mistake, and the firm regretted causing the customer inconvenience.

a) someone c) anyone b) some d) one

39. in recent years much more emphasis has been put developing the students productive skills.

a) onto c) over b) in d) on

40. only a selected number of landladies in the neighbourhood have been allowed by the university to take in .

a) residents b) settlers b) lodgers d)inhabitants

41. the fire was finally brought under control, but not extensive damage had been caused.

a) before c) after b) since d) as

42. purchasing the new production line will be a deal for the company.

a) forceful c) favorite b) tremendous d)profitable

43. rod is determined to get a seat for the concert it means standing in a queue all night.

a) as if c) provided b) even if d) whatever

44. we hadn’t met for 20 years, but i recognized her i saw her .

a) the moment c) the moment when b) for the moment d) at the moment when

45. though he was born and brought up in america, he can speak chinese.

a) fluid c) fluent b) smooth d) flowing

46. government reports examination compositions legal documents and most business letters are the main situations formal language is used.

a) in which c) on which b) at what d) in that

47. fifty years ago, wealthy people liked hunting wild animals for fun sightseeing.

a) rather than to go c) other than going b) more than going d) than to go

48. if the building project by the end of this month is delayed, the construction company will be fined.

a) being completed c) to be completed b) is completed d) completed

49. he wrote an article criticizing the greek poet and won and a scholarship.

a) faith c) fame b) status d) courage

50. jack wishes that he business instead of history when he was in university.

a) studied c) had been studying b) study d) had studied

51. the older new england villages have changed relatively little a gas station or two in recent decades.

a) except for c) except b) in addition to d) besides

52. the car club couldn’t to meet the demands of all its members.

a) assume c) guarantee b) ensure d) confirm

53. extensive reporting on television has helped to interest in a wide variety of sports and activities.

a) assemble c) yield b) generate d) gather

54. the president promised to keep all the board members of how the negotiations were going on.

a) inform c) be informedb) informing d) informed

55. eating too much fat can heart disease and cause high blood pressure.

a) attribute to c) contribute to b) attend to d) devote to

56. all the tasks ahead of time, they decided to go on holiday for a week.

a) been fulfilled c) were fulfilled b) having been fulfilled d) had been fulfilled[page]

57. this article more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learning.

a) cares for c) allows forb) applies for d) calls for

58. he was punished he should make the same mistake again.

a) unless c) if b) provided d) lest

59. petrol is refined from the oil we take out of the ground.

a) crude c) rude b) fresh d) original

60. in the united states, st. louis has now become the 24th largest city.

a) being the fourth biggest city c) once the fourth biggest city b) it was once the fourth biggest city d) the fourth biggest city it was

part ⅳ cloze (15 minutes)directions:there are 20 blanks in the following passage.for each blank there are four choices marked a),b),c) and d) on the right side of the paper.you should choose the one that best fits into the passage.then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.

more than forty thousand readers told us what they looked for in close friendships,what they expected 61 friends,what they were willing to give in 62 ,and how satisfied they were 63 the quality of their friendships.the 64 give little comfort to social critics.friendship 65 to be a unique form of 66 bonding .unlike marriage or the ties that 67 parents and children,it is not defined or regulated by 68 .unlike other social rotes that we are expected to 69 as citizens,employees,members of professional societies and 70 organizations-it has its own principle ,which is to promote 71 of warmth,trust,love,and affection 72 two people.the survey on friendship appeared in the march 73 of psychology today.the findings 74 that issues of trust and betrayal(背叛) are 75 to friendship.they also suggest that our readers do not 76 for friends only among those who are 77 like them,but find many 78 differ in race,religion,and ethnic(种族的)background.arguably the most impor tant 79 that emerges from the data, 80 ,is not something that we found-but what we did not.

大学英语四级考试college english test－band four－（4osh2）一、将自己的校名、姓名、学校代号填入本页左面各项内，准考证号填入右下角。二、试卷二共两部分：试卷一听力理解部分中的compound dictaion的答卷和part v writing，注意不要漏做。

parti section b compound dictation

dicections:in this section,you will hear a passage three times.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 blanks numbered from s1 to s7 with the exact words you have just heard.for blanks numbered from s8 to s10 you are required to fill in the missing information. 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.

if you are a young college student ,most of your concerns about your health and happiness in life are probably(s1)_________on the present.basically,you want to feel good physically,mentally,and (s2)_______now.you probably don’t spend much time worrying about the (s3)_______future,such as whether you will develop heart disease,or (s4)________,how you will take care of yourself in your (s5)_______years,or how long you are going to live.such thoughts may have (s6)_______your mind once in a while however,if you are in your thirties ,forties ,fifties ,or older,such health related thoughts are likely to become(s7)________important to you .(s8) that will help you feel better physically and mentally .recently researchers have found that ,even in late adulthood,exercise,strength training with weights,and better food can help elderly individuals significantly improve their health and add happiness to their life.(s9) giving us the opportunity to avoid some of health porblems that have troubled them.(s10)

part v writing (20 munutes)

directions: for this part,you are allowed thirty minutes to write a letter.suppose you are zhang ying.write a letter to xial wang,a schoolmate of yours who is going to visit you during the week-long holiday.you should write at least 100 words according to the suggestions given below in chinese.[page]

1.表示欢迎

2.提出过度假安排的建议

3. 提醒应注意的事项a letter to a schoolmatejune 23,dear xiao wang yours.zhangying

part ⅰ1-5 cdaad 6-10 bcbcd

part ⅱ11-15 cbabd 16-20 acdac21-25 daccb 26-30 ddabc

part ⅲ31-35 abbdc 36-40 baadb41-45 adbac 46-50 acccd51-55 ddbdc 56-60 bddacpart ⅳ61-65 cabca 66-70 bdcad71-75 bdcad 76-80 dcacd

试卷二part ⅰs1 focused s2 emotionally s3 distant s4 cancers5 retirement s6 crossed s7 increasinglys8 regardless of your age,you can make a number of important changes in your current lifestyle.s9 we know much more about preventive health today than our parents and grandparents did in the past.s10 and these new knowledge can be transmited to our children to help them become healthier than our generation.

听力原文part ⅰ1) w:i heard you got a full mark in maths exams.congratulations! m:thanks!i’m sure you also did a good job. q:what’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?

2) w:hi,tony.how did your experiment go yesterday? m:well,it wasn’t as easy as i had thought .i have to continue doing it to night. q:what do we learn from the conversation?

3) m:i hear you are moving into a new apartment soon? w:yes ,but it is more expensine.my present neighbour plays paino all night long. q:why is the woman moving?

4) w:mr jones,your student,bill, shows great enthusiasm for music instruments. m:i only wish he showed half as much for his english lessons. q:what do we learn from the conversation about bill?

5) w:oh ,dear!1’m starving,i can’t walk any farther. m:let’s go to the restaurant across the street and get something to eat. q:where are the two people?

6) w:why didn’t you make an appointment to see the doctor last week when you first twist your ankle? m:the injury didn’t seem serious then .i decided to go today ,because my foot still hurt .when i put my weigh on it . q:why didn’t the man .see the doctor earlier?

7) m:i wonder if suzy will be here by 5 o’clock. w:her husband said she left home at 4:30.she should be here at 5:10,and 5:15 at the latest. q:what time did suzy leave home?

8) w:when will you be through with your work,john? m:who knows? my boss usually finds something for me to do at the last minute. q:what do we learn from the conversation?

9) w:i don’t know what i’m going to wear to the party .all of my clothes look so old and i can’t afford something new . m:why don’t you wear your black silk dress? q:what is the woman going to do?

10) m:how did you like yesterday’s play?w:generally speaking,it was quite good.the part of secretary was played wonderfully,but i think the man who played the boss was too dramatic to be realistic. q:how does the woman feel about the man?

篇3：6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案

partⅰ listening comprehension (20 minutes)

section a

directions: in this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. at the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. after each question there will be a pause. during the parse, you must read the four choices marked a), b), c)and d), and decide which is the best answer., then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.

example: you will hear:

you will read: a) at the office. b) in the waiting room.

c) at the airport. d) in a restaurant.

from the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had

to finish in the evening. this is most likely to have taken place at the office. therefore, a) “at the office” is the best answer. yoju should choose ［a］ on the answer sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.

sample answer ［ a ］［b］［c］［d］

1.a) the woman feels sorry for the man. b) the man is a member of the staff.

c) the area is for passengers only. d) the woman is asking the man to leave.

2.a) clean her house while she is away. b) buy her some plants and take care of them.

c) water her plants while she is away.d) water her plants when he is not at work

3.a) he will only be available in the afternoon. b) it's not his office hour.

c) he doesn't have time. d) he is too tired after class.

4.a) the woman insists on going out.

b) the woman doesn't like watching tv.

c) the man promised her a gift on her birthday.

d) the man is too tired to go out.

5.a) there are too many courses offered to students.

b) the woman should take fewer courses next term.

c) the man will take four courses next semester.

d) it is wiser to take more than four courses.

6.a) ask tom to send an invitation. b) get the johnsons' address

c) invite tom to the party. d) tell tom to pick up the johnsons.

7.a) jane is looking for a summer job. b) jane is packing for the summer vacation.

c) jane is on her way home. d) jane is eager to go home for the vacation.

8.a) spending more time on sightseeing. b) visiting the city with a group.

c) touring the city on a fine day. d) taking the man with her on the tour.

9.a) the woman is driving too fast.

b) the woman is driving at a slow speed.

c) the woman has broken a traffic rule.

d) the woman has parked her car in a wrong place.

10.a) she can tell joan when she sees her at noon.

b) she should tell joan's brother about the reception.

c) she must call on joan after the reception.

d) she may see joan's brother at lunch.

section b

directions: in this section, you will hear 3 short passages. at the end of each

passage, you will hear some questions. both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. after you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked a), b), c) and d). then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.

passage one

questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.

11.a) to protect persons and property. b) to collect taxes.

c) to teach and train citizens. d) to save natural resources for future use.

12.a) by selling services that make life comfortable.

b) by selling land containing oil.

c) by selling public lands.

d) by selling coal and other natural products.

13.a) environmental pollution and protection. b) taxes and services for the public.

c) police efforts to protect people. d) people's attitude toward taxes.

passage two

questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.

14.a) he didn't like physics any more. b) his eyesight was too poor.

c) physics was too hard for him. d) he had to work to support himself.

15.a) he was not happy with the new director.

b) he was not qualified to be an engineer.

c) he wanted to travel.

d) he found his job boring.

16.a) he wanted to work with his friend. b) he enjoyed travelling around the world.

c) he wanted to go to spain. d) he was rejected by the engineering firm.

17.a) he enjoyed teaching english.

b) he wanted to earn more to support his family.[page]

c) the owner of the school promised his a good position.

d) he could earn more as a teacher than as a travel agent.

passage three

questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

18.a) it can be cooked in many ways.

b) it is delicious but inexpensive.

c) it gives higher yields than other grain crops.

d) it grows easily in various conditions.

19.a) fried potatoes b) tomato juice.

c) sweet corn d) chocolate beans.

20.a) they led to the discovery of america.

b) they made native american foods popular.

c) they brought great wealth to spain.

d) they made native american life styles wellknown.

part ⅱreading comprehension (35 minutes)

directions: there are 4 passages in this part. each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are four choices marked a), b), c) and d). you should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.

questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:

the biggest safety threat facing airlines today may not be a terrorist with a gun, but the man with the portable computer in business class. in the last 15 years, pilots have reported well over 100 incidents that could have been caused by electromagnetic interference. the source of this interference remains unconfirmed, but increasingly, experts are pointing the blame at portable electronic devices such as portable computers, radio and cassette players and mobile telephones.

rtca, an organization which advises the aviation (航空) industry, has recommended that all airlines ban (禁止) such devices from being used during “critical” stages of light, particularly takeoff and landing. some experts have gone further, calling for a total ban during all flights. currently, rules on using these devices are left up to individual airlines. and although some airlines prohibit passengers from using such equipment during takeoff and landing, most are reluctant to enforce a total ban, given that many passengers want to work during flights.

the difficulty is predicting how electromagnetic fields might affect an aircraft's computers. experts know that portable devices emit radiation which affects those wavelengths which aircraft use for navigation and communication. but, because they have not been able to reproduce these effects in a laboratory, they have no way of knowing whether the interference might be dangerous or not.

the fact that aircraft may be vulnerable (易受损的) to interference raises the risk that terrorists may use radio system in order to damage navigation equipment. as worrying, though, is the passenger who can't hear the instructions to turn off his radio because the music's too loud.

21.the passage is mainly about_______.

a) a new regulation for all airlines

b) the defects of electronic devices

c) a possible cause of aircraft crashes

d) effective safety measures for air flight

22.what is said about the over 100 aircraft incidents in the past 15 years?

a) they may have been caused by the damage to the radio systems.

b) they may have taken place during takeoff and landing.

c) they were proved to have been caused by the passengers' portable computers.

d) they were suspected to have resulted from electromagnetic interference.

23.few airlines want to impose a total ban on their passengers using electronic devices because_______.

a) they don't believe there is such a danger as radio interference

b) the harmful effect of electromagnetic interference is yet to be proved

c) most passengers refuse to take a plane which bans the use of radio and cassette players

d) they have other effective safety measures to fall back on

24.why is it difficult to predict the possible effects of electromagnetic fields on an airplane's computers?

a) because it is extremely dangerous to conduct such research on an airplane.

b) because it remains a mystery what wavelengths are liable to be interfered with.

c) because research scientists have not been to produce the same effects in labs.[page]

d) because sxperts lack adequate equipment to do such research.

25.it can be inferred from the passage that the author_______.

a) is in favor of prohibiting passengers' use of electronic devices completely

b) has overestimated the danger of electromagnetic interference

c) hasn't formed his own opinion on this problem

d) regards it as unreasonable to exercise a total ban during flight

questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:

the rise of multinational corporations (跨国公司), global marketing, new communications technologies, and shrinking cultural differences have led to an unparalleled increase in global public relations or pr.

surprisingly,since modern pr was largely an american invention,the u.s.leader ship in public relations is being threatened by pr efforts in other countries.ten years ago, for example, the world's top five public relations agencies were americanowned. in 1991, only one was. the british in particular are becoming more sophisticated and creative. a recent survey found that more than half of all british companies include pr as part of their corporate (公司的) planning activities, compared to about onethird of u.s. companies, it may not be long before london replaces new york as the capital of pr.

why is america lagging behind in the global pr race? first, americans as a whole tend to be fairly provincial and take more of an interest in local affairs. knowledge of world geography, for example, has never been strong in this country. secondly, americans lag behind their european and asian counterparts (相对应的人)in knowing a second language. less than 5 percent of bursonmarshall's u.s. employees know two languages. ogilvy and mather has about the same percentage conversely, some european firms have half or more of their enployees fluent in a second language. finally, people involved in pr abroad tend to keep a closer eye on international affairs. in the financial pr area, for instance, most americans read the wall street journlal. orerseas, their counterparts read the journal as well as the financial times of london and the economist, pubications not often read in this country.

perhaps the pr industry might take a lesson from ted turner of cnn(cable news network). turner recently announced that the work “foreign” would no longer be used on cnn news broadcasts. according to turner, global communications have made the nations of the world so interdependant that there is no longer any such thing as foreign.

26.according to the passage, u.s. leadership in public relations is being threatened because_______.

a) an unparalleled increase in the number of public relations companies

b) shrinking cultural differences and new communications technologies

c) the decreasing number of multinational corporations in the u.s.

d) increased efforts of other countries in public relations

27.london could soon replace new york as the center of pr because_______.

a) british companies are more ambitious than u.s. companies

b) british companies place more importance on pr than u.s. companies

c) british companies are heavily involved in planning activities

d) four of the world's top public relations agencies are britishowned

28.the word “provincial” (line 2, para. 3) most probably means “_______”.

a) limited in outlook

b) like people from the provinces

c) rigid in thinking

d) interested in world financial affairs

29.we learn from the third paragraph that employees in the american pr industry_______.

a) speak at least one foreign language fluently

b) are ignorant about world geography

c) are not as sophisticated as their european counterparts

d) enjoy reading a great variety of english business publications

30.what lesson might the pr industry take from ted turner of cnn?

a) american pr companies should be more internationallyminded.

b) the american pr industry should develop global communications technologies.

c) people working in pr should be more fluent in foreign languages.

d) people involved in pr should avoid using the word “foreign”.

questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:[page]

brazil has become one of the developing world's great successes at reducing population growthbut more by accident that design. while countries such as india have made joint efforts to reduce birth rates, brazil has had better result without really trying, says george martine at harvard.

brazil's population growth rate has dropped from 2.99％ a year between 1951 and 1960 to 1.93％ a year between 1981 and 1990, and brazilian women now have only 2.7 children on average. martine says this figure may have fallen still further since 1990, an achievement that makes it the envy of many other third world countries.

martine puts it down to, among other things, soap operas (通俗电视连续剧) and instalment (分期付款) plans introduced in the 1970s. both played an important, although indirect, role in lowering the birth rate. brazil is one of the world's biggest produceers of soap operas. globl, brazil's most popular television network, shows three hours of soaps six nights a week, while three others show at leastone hour a night.most soaps are based on wealthy characters living the high life in big cities.

“although they have never really tried to work in a missage towards the problems of reproduction, they describe middle and upper class values not many children, different attitudes towards sex, women working,” says martine. “they sent this image to all parts of brazil and made people conscious of other patterns of behaviour and other values, which were put into a very attractive package.”

meanwhile, the instalment plans tried to encourage the poor to become consumers.“this led to an enormous change in consumption patterns and consumption was in compatible (不相容的) with unlimited reproduction.” says martine.

31.according to the passage, brazil has cut back its population growth_______.

a) by educating its citizens

b) by careful family panning

c) by developing tv programmes

d) by chance

32.according to the passage, many third world countries_______.

a) haven't attached much importance to birth control

b) would soon join brazil in controlling their birth rate

c) haven't yet found an effective measure to control their population

d) neglected the role of tv plays in family planning

33.the phrase “puts it down to” (line 1, para. 3) is closest in meaning to “_______”

a) attributes it to

b) sums it up as

c) finds it a reason for

d) compares it to

34.soap operas have helped in lowering brazil's birth rate because_______.

a) they keep people sitting long hours watching tv

b) they have gradually changed people's way of life

c) people are drawn to their attractive package

d) they popularize birth control measures

35.what is martine's conclusion about brazil's population growth?

a) the increase in birth rate will promote consumption.

b) the desire for consumption helps to reduce birth rate.

c) consumption patterns and reproduction patterns are contradictory.

d) a country's production is limited by its population growth.

questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:

there seems never to have been a civilization without toys, but when and how they developed is unknown. they probably came about just to five children something to do.

in the ancient world, as is today, most boys played with some kinds of toys and most girls with another. in societies where social roles are rigidly determined,boys pattern their play after the activities of their fathers and girls after the tasks of their mothers. this is true because boys and girls are being prepared, even in play, to step into the roles and responsibilities of the adult world.

what is remarkable about the history of toys is not so much how they changed over the centuries but how much they have remained the same. the changes have been mostly in terms of craftsmanship, mechanics, and technology. it is the universality of toys with regard to their development in all part of the world and their persistence to the present that is amazing. in egypt, the americas, china, japanand among the arctic (北极的) peoples, generally the same kinds of toys appeared. variations depended on local customs and ways of life because toys imitate their surroundings. nearly every civilization had dolls, little weapons, toy soldiers, tiny animals and vehicles.[page]

because toys can be generally regarded as a kind of art form, they have not been subject to technological leaps that characterize inventions for adult use.the progress from the wheel to the oxcart to the automobile is a direct line of ascent (进步). the progress from a rattle(拨浪鼓)used by a baby in 3000 bc to one used by an infant today, however, is not characterized by inventiveness. each rattle is the product of the artistic tastes of the times and subject to the limitations of available materials.

36.the reason why the toys most boys play with are different from those that girls play with is that_______.

a) their social roles are rigidly determined

b) most boys would like to follow their fathers' professions

c) boys like to play with their fathers while girls with their mothers

d) they like challenging activities

37.one aspect of “the universality of toys” lies in the fact that_______.

a) technological advances have greatly improved the durability of toys

b) the improvement of craftsmanship in making toys depends on the efforts of

universities

c) the exploration of the universe has led to the creation of new kinds of toys

d) the basic characteristics of toys are the same the world over

38.which of the following is the author's view on the historical development of toys?

a) the craftsmanship in toymaking has remained essentially unchanged.

b) toys have remained basically the same all through the centuries.

c) the toy industry has witnessed great leaps in technology in recent years.

d) toys are playing an increasingly important role in shaping a child's character.

39.regarded as a kind of art form, toys_______.

a) follow a direct line of ascent

b) also appeal greatly to adults

c) are not characterized by technological progress

d) reflect the pace of social progress

40.the author used the example of a rattle to show that_______.

a) in toymaking there is a continuity in the use of materials

b) even the simplest toys can reflect the progress of technology

c) it often takes a long time to introduce new technology into toymaking

d) even a simple toy can mirror the artistic tastes of the time

part ⅲ vocabulary and structure (20 minutes)

41.he came back late, _______ which time all the guests had already left.

a) after b) by c) at d) during

42.i'm very sorry to have _______ you with so many questions on such an occasion.

a) interfered b) offended c) impressed d) bothered

43.if the whole operation _______ beforehand, a great deal of time and money would have been lost.

a) was not planned b) has not been planned

c) had not been planned d) were not planned

44.the price of beer _______ from 50 cents to $4 per liter during the summer season.

a) altered b) ranged c) separated d) differed

45.his remarks left me _______ about his real purpose.

a) wondered b) wonder c) to wonder d) wondering

46.i have heard both teachers and students _______ well of him.

a) to speak b) spoken c) to have spoken d) speak

47.our son doesn't know what to _______ at the university; he can't make up his mind about his future.

a) take in b) take up c) take over d) take after

48.the house was very quiet, _______ as it was on the side of a mountain.

a) isolated b) isolating c) being isolated d) having been isolated

49.although they plant trees in this area every year, the tops of some hills are still _______.

a) blank b) hollow c) vacant d) bare

50.being a pop star can be quite a hard life, with a lot of travelling _______heavy schedules.

a) with regard to b) as to c) in relation to d) owint to

51.tony is very disappointed _______ the results of the exam.

a) with b) for c) toward d) on

52.william penn, the founder of pennsylvania, _______ defended the right of every citizen to freedom of choice in religion.

a) peculiarly b) indifferently c) vigorously d) inevitably

53.i hope all the precautions against air pollution, _______ suggested by the local government, will be seriously considered here.

a) while b) since c) after d) as

54.when people become unemployed, it is _____ which is often worse than lack of wages.[page]

a) laziness b) poverty c) idleness d) inability

55.i've never been to beijing, but it's the place _______.

a) where i'd like to visit b) in which i'd like to visit

c) i most want to visit d) that i want to visit it most

56._______ his sister, jack is quiet and does not easily make friends with others.

a) dislike b) unlike c) alike d) liking

57.this crop has similar qualities to the previous one, _______ both windresistant and adapted to the same type of soil.

a) being b) been c) to be d) having been.

58._______ you are leaving tomorrow, we can eat dinner together tonight.

a) for b) since c) before d) while

59.some people would like to do shopping on sundays since they expect to pick up wonderful _______ in the marker.

a) batteries b) bargains c) baskets d) barrels

60.we have been told that under no circumstances _______ the telephone in the office for personal affairs.

a) may we use b) we may use c) we could use d) did we use

61.in previous times, when fresh meat was in short _______, pigeons were kept by many households as a source of food.

a) store b) provision c) reserve d) supply

62.as commanderinchief of the armed forces, i have directed that all measures _______ for our defense.

a) had been taken b) would be taken c) be taken d) to be taken

63.a thief who broke into a church was caught because traces of wax, found on his clothes, _______ from the sort of candles used only in churches.

a) had come b) coming c) come d) that came

64.after the guests left, she spent half an hour _______ the sittingroom.

a) ordering b) arranging c) tidying up d) clearing away

65.i was _______ the point of telephoning him when his letter arrived.

a) to b) on c) at d) in

66.in no country _______ britain, it has been said, can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day.

a) other than b) more than c) better than d) rather than

67.a lorry _______ jane's cat and sped away.

a) ran over b) ran into c) ran through d) ran down

68.the project _______ by the end of , wil expand the city's telephone network to cover 1,000,000 users.

a) accomplished b) being accomplished

c) to be accomplished d) having been accomplished

69._______ evidence that languageacquiring ability must be stimulated.

a) if being b) it is c) there is d) there being

70.those gifts of rare books that were given to us were deeply _______.

a) appreciated b) approved c) appealed d) applied

试卷二

part ⅳ short answer questions (15 minutes)

directions: in this part, there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete statements. read the passage carefully. then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.

for many women choosing whether to work or not to work outside their home is a luxury:they must work to survive. others face a hard decision.

perhaps the easiest choice has to do with economics. one husband said, “marge and i decided after careful consideration that for her to go back to work at this moment was an extravagance(奢侈) we couldn't afford.” with two preschool children, it soon became clear in their figuring that with badysitters(临时照看小孩的人),transportation, and increased taxes, rather than having more money, they might actualy end up with less.

economic factors are usually the first to be considered, but they are not the most impoortant. the most impoortant aspects of the decision have to do with t he emotional needs of each member of the family. it is in this area that husband s and wives find themselves having to face many confusing and conflicting feelings.

there are many women who find that homemaking is boring or who feel imprison ed(被囚人) if they have to stay home with a young child or several children. on the other hand, there are women who think that homemaking gives them the deepest satisfaction.

from my own experience, i would like to suggest that sometimes the decision to go back to is made in too much haste. there are few decisions that i now reget more. i wasn't mature enough to see how much i could have gained at home. i regret my impatience to get on with my career. i wish i had allowed myself the luxury of watching the world through my little girl's eves.[page]

questions:(注意：答题尽量简短，超过10个词要扣分。每条横线限写一个英语单词，标点符号不占格。)

s1. which word in the first two paragraphs best explains why many women have to work?

______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________

s2. why did marge and her husband think it an extravagance for marge to go back to work?

______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________

s3. what are the two major considerations in deciding whether women should go out to work?

______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________

s4. some women would rather do housework and take care of their children than pursue a career bacuse they feel______ .

______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________

s5. if given a second chance, the writer would probably choose to ______ .

______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________

partv writing (30 minutes)

directions:for this part, you are allowed thirty minutes t o write a composition on the topic:reading selectively or extensively? you should write at least 100 words, and your composition on the outline (given in chinese) below:

1.有人认为读书要有选择

2.有人认为应当博览群书。

3.我的看法

reading selectively or extensively?

196月大学英语四级考试试参考答案和录音文字材料

年6月大学英语四级考试（听力材料）

section a

1. w: excuse me, sir. you are not supposed to be here. this area is for airport staff only.

m: i'm sorry, i didn't note the sign.

q: what do we larn from the conversation?

2. w: if i buy some plants for the house, will you water them for me while i'm a way?

m: sure i will, if you water mine while i am on vacation.

q: what will the man do for the woman?

3. w: excuse me, professor hill. may i ask you a few questions?

m: yes, of course. but i'm sorry i have a class at ten. why don't you come in my office hours. that is 4 to 5 p.m. monday, thursday and friday.

q: why can't professor hill answer her question noew?

4. m: i don't feel lie going out. why don't we just stay home and watch tv instead?

w: come on! you promised to take me out for dinner and to the theatre on my birthday.

q: what do we learn from the conversation?

5. w: i'm thinking of taking five courses next semester.

m: wouldn't four be wiser?

q: what does the man mean?

6. w: i want to ask the johnsons to come to the party.do you know their address?

m: no. but i like them to come. i think tom can give you their address.

q: what is the woman going to do?

7. m: is jane looking forward to going home for the summer?

m: she is counting the days.

q: what does the woman imply?

8. w: i think i will take the half-day tour of the city.

m: why not the whole day?

q: what does the man suggest?

9. m: this is one-way street. didn't you ee the sign?

w: sorry. i didn't.

q: what do we learn from the conversation?

10.w: i ought to call joan, and tell her about the reception this evening.

m: why bother? you will see her at lunch.

q: what does the man mean?

section b

passage one

we use all sort of services without thinking how we get them. but such services cost money. we pay for them throught taxes. what would happen if everyone in a city stop. the street might not be cleaned. there would be no police force to pro tect people and property.

the chief duty of every government is to protect persons and property. more than three-fourths of the money spent by our government is used for this purpose .the next largest amount of public money goes to teach and train our citizens. billions of dollars each year are spent on schools and libraries. public money is used to pay the teachers and other public officials.

years ago the government made money from the sale of public lands. but most of the best public lands has now been sold. the money raised was used to help pay he cost of government. there are still some public lands that contain oil, coal, gas, and other natural products. they could be sold, but we want to save them for future years. so we all must pay our share for the services that make our lives comfortable.[page]

11. what's the chief duty of every government?

12. how did the government raise money in the past?

13. what is the passage mainly about?

passage two

when i was at school, my ambition was to be a pilot in the air force. but my eyesight wasn't good enought. so i had to give up the idea. i went to university and studies physics. i wanted to stay on there and do research, but my father died at about that time. so i thought i'd better get a job and earn my living. i started working in an engineering firm.

i expected to stay in that job for a long time. but then, they appointed a new managing director. i didn't get on with him, so i resigned and applied for a job with another engineering company. i would certainly have accepted the job if they had offered it to me, but on my way to the interview i met a friend certainly have accepted the job if they had offered it to me, but on my way to the interview i met a friend who was working for a travel agency. he offered me a job in spain. and i've always liked spain, so i took it.

i worked in the travel agency for two years and then they wanted to send me to south america. but i had just got married. so i decided to tay here. then we had a baby and i wasn't earning enough to support the faily. so i started giving english lessons at a school in the evening.

i liked the english teachingmore than working for the travel agency, and the n the owner of the school offered me a full-time job as a teacher. so i resigned from the agency. two years later, the owner of the school wanted to retire, so he asked me to take over as the director. and here i am.

14. why did the man give up studying physics?

15. why did the man resign from the engineeing firm?

16. why did the man take the job at the travel agency?

17. why did the man start to teach english part time?

passage three

columbus sailed from spain in september 1492, looking for gold. native americans greeted him, offering gifts of corn. columbus found little gold on that trip, but he collected many plants, including corn, to bring back to spain.

columbus didn't know it. but the corn was much more valuable than gold. farmers from europe to asia accepted it immediately. they grew it on cold mountainsides and in tropical forest. today it feeds millions of people all over the world .

on his second trip, columbus brought back a few chocalate beans to make chocalae. europeans and asians love this new drink, and soon they were paying a great deal of money for the beans. chocalate beans became so valuable in central america that they were used as cash for 200 years.

tomatoes and patatoes took some time to become popular. eventually, however, they became the basis of a lot of popular foods. it is hard to imagine life without fried potatoes or chocalate. thanks to native american cultures, many people are able to enjoy lots of tasty food.

18. why is corn feeding millions of people today?

19. what did columbus bring back on his second trip?

20. what was the result of columbus' two trips to america?

1999年6月大学英语四级考试参考答案

part i listening comprehension

1-10:dccab bdaca

11-20:acbda cbddb

part ii reading comprehension

21.c 22.d 23.b 24.c 25.a

26.d 27.b 28.a 29.c 30.a

31.d 32.c 33.a 34.b 35.b

36.a 37.d 38.b 39.c 40.d

part iii vocabulary and structure

41.b 42.d 43.c 44.b 45.d

46.d 47.b 48.a 49.a 50.d

51.a 52.c 53.d 54.c 55.b

56.b 57.a 58.b 59.b 60.a

61.d 62.c 63.a 64.c 65.b

66.a 67.a 68.c 69.c 70.a

part iv short answer questions

s1.economics.

s2.because the increased cost will be more than marge's income.

s3.economic factors and emotional needs.

s4.that homemaking gives them the deepest satisfaction.

s5.stay home.

part v writing(略)

篇4：6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案

part i listening comprehension (20 minutes)

section a

directions: in this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. at the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. both the

conversation and the question will be spoken only once. after each question there will be a pause. during the pause, you must read the four choices marked a), b), c) and d), and decide which is the best answer. then mark

the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.

example: you will hear:

you will read:

a) 2 hours.

b) 3 hours.

c) 4 hours.

d) 5 hours.

from the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the fternoon. therefore, d) “5 hours” is the correct answer. you should choose [d] on the answer sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.

sample answer [a] [b] [c] [d]

1. a) skating.

b) swimming.

c) boating and swimming.

d) boating and skating.

2. a) put her report on his desk.

b) read some papers he recommended.

c) improve some parts of her paper.

d) mail her report to the publisher.

3. a) she takes it as a kind of exercise.

b) she wants to save money.

c) she loves doing anything that is new.

d) her office isn’t very far.

4. a) a shop assistant.

b) a telephone operator.

c) a waitress.

d) a clerk.

5. a) a railway porter.

b) a taxi driver.

c) a bus conductor.

d) a postal clerk.

6. a) most people killed in traffic accidents are heavy drinkers.

b) she does not agree with the man.

c) drunk drivers are not guilty.

d) people should pay more attention to the danger of drunk driving.

7. a) $1.40.

b) $6.40.

c) $4.30.

d) $8.60.

8. a) collect papers for the man.

b) do the typing once again.

c) check the paper for typing errors.

d) read the whole newspaper.

9. a) the woman does not want to go to the movies.

b) the man is too tired to go to the movies.

c) the woman wants to go to the movies.

d) the man wants to go out for dinner.

10. a) by bus.

b) by bike.

c) by taxi.

d) on foot.

section b compound dictation

directions: in this section, you will hear a passage three times. when the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. then listen to the passage again. when the passage is

read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from s1 to s7 with the exact works you have just heard. for blanks numbered from s8 to s10 you are required to fill in the missing information. you

can either use the exact works 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.

in police work, you can never predict the next crime or problem. no working day is identical to any other, so there is no “(s1) ______________” day for a police officer. some days are (s2) _______________ slow, and the job is (s3) ______________; other days are so busy that there is no time to eat. i think i can (s4) _____________ police work in one word: (s5) ______________. sometimes it’s dangerous. one day, for example, i was working undercover; that is, i was on the job, but i was wearing (s6) ______________ clothes, not

my police (s7) _____________. i was trying to catch some robbers who were stealing money from people as they walked down the street. suddenly, (s8)

__________________________________________________________________.

another policeman arrived, and together, we arrested three of the men; but the other four ran away. another day, i helped a woman who was going to have a baby. (s9) __________________________________________. i put her in my police car to get her there faster. i thought she was going to have the baby right there in my car. but fortunately, (s10) ________________________.

part ii reading comprehension (35 minutes)

direction: there are 4 passages in this part. each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are four choices marked a), b) c) and d). you should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center. [page]

passage one

questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:

the fridge is considered a necessity. it has been so since the 1960s when packaged food first appeared with the label:” store in the refrigerator.”

in my fridgeless fifties childhood, i was fed well and healthy. the milkman came daily, the grocer, the butcher（肉商）, the baker, and the ice-cream man delivered two or three times a week. the sunday meat would last until wednesday and surplus（剩余的）bread and milk became all kinds of cakes. nothing was wasted, and we were never troubled by rotten food. thirty years on, food deliveries have ceased, fresh vegetables are almost unobtainable in the country. the invention of the fridge contributed comparatively

little to the art of food preservation. a vast way of well-tried techniques already existed-natural cooling, drying, smoking, salting, sugaring, bottling… what refrigeration did promote was marketing—marketing hardware and electricity, marketing soft drinks, marketing dead bodies of animals around the globe in search of a good price.

consequently, most of the world’s fridges are to be found, not in the tropics where they might prove useful, but in the wealthy countries with mild temperatures where they are climatically almost unnecessary. every winter, millions of fridges hum away continuously, and at vast expense, busily maintaining an artificially-cooled space inside an artificially-heated

house-while outside, nature provides the desired temperature free of charge.

the fridge’s effect upon the environment has been evident, while its contribution to human happiness has been insignificant. if you don’t believe me, try it yourself, invest in a food cabinet and turn off your fridge next winter. you may miss the hamburgers（汉堡包）, but at least you’ll get rid of that terrible hum.

11. the statement “in my fridgeless fifties childhood, i was fed well and healthily.” (line 1, para.2) suggests that _______.

a) the author was well-fed and healthy even without a fridge in his fifties

b) the author was not accustomed to using fridges even in his fifties

c) there was no fridge in the author’s home in the 1950s

d) the fridge was in its early stage of development in the 1950s

12. why does the author say that nothing was wasted before the invention of fridges?

a) people would not buy more food than was necessary.

b) food was delivered to people two or three times a week.

c) food was sold fresh and did not get rotten easily.

d) people had effective ways to preserve their food.

13. who benefited the least from fridges according to the author?

a) inventors.

b) consumers.

c) manufacturers.

d) traveling salesmen.

14. which of the following phrases in the fifth paragraph indicates the fridge’s negative effect on the environment?

a) “hum away continuously”.

b) “climatically almost unnecessary”.

c) “artificially-cooled space”.

d) “with mild temperatures”.

15. what is the author’s overall attitude toward fridges?

a) neutral.

b) critical.

c) objective.

d) compromising.

passage two

questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage: the human brain contains 10 thousand million cells and each of these may have a thousand connections. such enormous numbers used to discourage us and cause us to

dismiss the possibility of making a machine with human-like ability, but now that we have grown used to moving forward at such a pace we can be less sure. quite soon, in only 10 or 20 years perhaps, we will be able to assemble a machine as complex as the human brain, and if we can we will. it may then take us a long time to render it intelligent by loading in the right

software（软件）or by altering the architecture but that too will happen.

i think it certain that in decades, not centuries, machines of silicon（硅）will arise first to rival and then exceed their human ancestors. once they exceed us they will be capable of their own design. in a real sense they will be able to reproduce themselves. silicon will have ended carbon’s long control. and we will no longer be able to claim ourselves to be the finest intelligence in the known universe. [page]

as the intelligence of robots increases to match that of humans and as their cost declines through economies of scale we may use them to expand our frontiers, first on earth through their ability to withstand environments,

harmful to ourselves. thus, deserts may bloom and the ocean beds be mined. further ahead, by a combination of the great wealth this new age will bring and the technology it will provide, the construction of a vast, man-created world in space, home to thousands or millions of people, will be within our power.

16. in what way can we make a machine intelligent?

a) by making it work in such environments as deserts, oceans or space.

b) by working hard for 10 or 20 years.

c) by either properly programming it or changing its structure.

d) by reproducing it.

17. what does the writer think about machines with human-like ability?

a) he believes they will be useful to human beings.

b) he believes that they will control us in the future.

c) he is not quite sure in what way they may influence us.

d) he doesn’t consider the construction of such machines possible.

18. the word “carbon” (line 4, para.2) stands for _________.

a) intelligent robots

b) a chemical element

c) an organic substance

d) human beings

19. a robot can be used to expand our frontiers when _______.

a) its intelligence and cost are beyond question

b) it is able to bear the rough environment

c) it is made as complex as the human brain

d) its architecture is different from that of the present ones

20. it can be inferred from the passage that _______.

a) after the installation of a great number of cells and connections, robots will be capable of self-reproduction

b) with the rapid development of technology, people have come to realize the possibility of making a machine with human-like ability

c) once we make a machine as complex as the human brain, it will posses intelligence

d) robots will have control of the vast, man-made world in space

passage three

questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:

after the violent earthquake that shook los angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had good news to report: the damage and death toll（死亡人数）could have been much worse. more than 60 people died in this earthquake. by comparison, as earthquake of similar intensity that shook america in 1988 claimed 25,000 victims. injuries and deaths were relatively less in los angeles because the quake occurred at 4:31 a.m. on a holiday, when traffic was light on the city’s highways. in addition, changes made to the construction codes in los angeles during the last 20 years have strengthened the city’s buildings and highways, making them more resistant to quakes.

despite the good new, civil engineers aren’t resting on their successes. pinned to their drawing boards are blueprints（蓝图）for improved quake-resistant buildings.

the new designs should offer even greater security to cities where earthquakes often take place. in the past, making structures quake-resistant meant firm yet flexible materials, such as steel and wood, that bend without breaking. later, people tried to lift a building off its foundation, and insert rubber and steel between the building and its foundation to reduce

the impact of ground vibrations. the most recent designs give buildings brains as well as concrete and steel supports. called smart buildings, the structures respond like living organisms to an earthquake’s vibrations.

when the ground shakes and the building tips forward, the computer would force the building to shift in the opposite direction.

the new smart structures could be very expensive to build. however, they would save many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes.

21. one reason why the loss of lives in the los angeles earthquake was comparatively low is that _________.

a) new computers had been installed in the buildings

b) it occurred in the residential areas rather than on the highways

c) large numbers of los angeles residents had gone for a holiday [page]

d) improvements had been made in the construction of buildings and highways

22. the function of the computer mentioned in the passage is to _____.

a) counterbalance an earthquake’s action on the building

b) predict the coming of an earthquake with accuracy

c) help strengthen the foundation of the building

d) measure the impact of an earthquake’s vibrations

23. the smart buildings discussed in the passage ______

a) would cause serious financial problems

b) would be worthwhile though costly

c) would increase the complexity of architectural design

d) can reduce the ground vibrations caused by earthquakes

24. it can be inferred from the passage that in minimizing the damage caused by earthquakes attention should be focused on _______.

a) the increasing use of rubber and steel in capital construction

b) the development of flexible building materials

c) the reduction of the impact of ground vibrations

d) early forecasts of earthquakes

25. the author’s main purpose in writing the passage is to ________.

a) compare the consequences of the earthquakes that occurred in the u.s.

b) encourage civil engineers to make more extensive use of computers

c) outline the history of the development of quake-resistant building materials

d) report new developments in constructing quake-resistant buildings

passage four

questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:

even plants can run a fever, especially when they’re under attack by insects or disease. but unlike humans, plants can have their temperature taken from 3,000 feet away-straight up. a decade ago, adapting the infrared（红外线）scanning technology developed for military purposes and other satellites, physicist stephen paley came up with a quick way to take the temperature of

crops to determine which ones are under stress. the goal was to let farmers precisely target pesticide（杀虫剂）spraying rather than rain poison on a

whole field, which invariably includes plants that don’t have pest（害虫）problems. even better, paley’s remote scanning services company could detect crop problems before they became visible to the eye. mounted on a plane flown at 3,000 feet at night, an infrared scanner measured the heat emitted by

crops. the data were transformed into a color-coded map showing where plants were running “fevers”. farmers could then spot-spray, using 50 to 70 percent less pesticide than they otherwise would.

the bad news is that paley’s company closed down in 1984, after only three years. farmers resisted the new technology and long-term backers were hard to find. but with the renewed concern about pesticides on produce, and refinements in infrared scanning, paley hopes to get back into operation. agriculture experts have no doubt the technology works. “this technique can be used on 75 percent of agricultural land in the united states,” says

george oerther of texas a&m. ray jackson, who recently retired from the department of agriculture, thinks remote infrared crop scanning could be adopted by the end of the decade. but only if paley finds the financial

backing which he failed to obtain 10 years ago.

26. plants will emit an increased amount of heat when they are ________.

a) sprayed with pesticides

b) facing an infrared scanner

c) in poor physical condition

d) exposed to excessive sun rays

27. in order to apply pesticide spraying precisely, we can use infrared scanning to ______.

a) estimate the damage to the crops

b) draw a color-coded map

c) measure the size of the affected area

d) locate the problem area

28. farmers can save a considerable amount of pesticide by ______.

a) resorting to spot-spraying

b) consulting infrared scanning experts

c) transforming poisoned rain

d) detecting crop problems at an early date

29. the application of infrared scanning technology to

agriculture met with some difficulties due to _____.

a) the lack of official support

b) its high cost

c) the lack of financial support

d) its failure to help increase production

30. infrared scanning technology may be brought back into operation because of ______. [page]

a) the desire of farmers to improve the quality of their produce

b) growing concern about the excessive use of pesticides on crops

c) the forceful promotion by the department of agriculture

d) full support from agricultural experts

part iii vocabulary and structure (20 minutes)

directions: there are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. for each sentence there are four choices marked a), b), c) and d). choose the one that best completes the sentence. then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.

31 the medicine is on sale everywhere. you can get it at ____________ chemist’s.

a) each b) some

c) certain d) any

32 you cannot be __________ careful when you drive a car.

a) very b) so

c) too d) enough

33 in general, the amount that a student spends for

housing should be held to one-fifth the total _________

for living expenses.

a) acceptable b) available

c) advisable d) applicable

34 every man in this country has the right to live where he wants to _____ the color of his skin.

a) with the exception of b) in the light of

c) by virtue of d) regardless of

35 housewives who do not go out to work feel they are not working to their full _______.

a) capacity b) strength

c) length d) possibility

36 i hate people who __________ the end of a film that you haven’t seen before.

a) reveal b) rewrite

c) revise d) reverse

37 he’s watching tv? he’s ________ to be cleaning his room.

a) known b) supposed

c) regarded d) considered

38 the old couple decided to _________ a boy and a girl though they had three of their own.

a) adapt b) bring

c) receive d) adopt

39 the government is trying to do something to ________ better understanding between the two countries.

a) raise b) promote

c) heighten d) increase

40 the newspaper did not mention the ________ of the damage caused by the fire.

a) range b) level

c) extent d) quantity

41 the soldier was ___________ of running away when the enemy attacked.

a) scolded b) charged

c) accused d) punished

42 had he worked harder, he __________ the exams.

a) must have got through

b) would have got through

c) permitted are freshmen

d) are permitted freshmen

43 only under special circumstances ________ to take make-up tests.

a) are freshmen permitted

b) freshmen are permitted

c) permitted are freshmen

d) are permitted freshmen

44 i had just started back for the house to change my clothes ___________ i heard voices.

a) as b) when

c) after d) while

45 it seems oil ________ from this pipe for some time. we’ll have to take the machine apart to put it right.

a) had leaked b) is leaking

c) leaked d) has been leaking

46 when he arrived, he found _________ the aged and the sick at home.

a) none but b) none other than

c) nothing but d) no other than

47 the pressure ________ causes americans to be energetic, but it also puts them under a constant emotional strain.

a) to compete b) competing

c) to be competed d) having competed

48 your hair wants _________. you’d better have it done tomorrow.

a) cut b) to cut

c) cutting d) being cut

49 as teachers we should concern ourselves with what is said, not what we think ________.

a) ought to be said b) must say

c) have to be said d) need to say

50 once environmental damage __________, it takes many years for the system to recover.

a) has done b) is to do

c) does d) is done

51 studies show that the things that contribute most to a sense of happiness cannot be bought, __________ a good family life, friendship and work satisfaction.

a) as for b) in view of

c) in case of d) such as

52 he will agree to do what you require __________ him.

a) of b) from

c) to d) for

53 the mere fact _________ most people believe nuclear war would be madness does not mean that it will not occur.

a) what b) which

c) that d) why

54 john seems nice person. ____________, i don’t trust him.

a) even though b) even so

c) therefore d) though

55 i don’t think it advisable that tom ________ to the job since he has no experience.

a) is assigned b) will be assigned

c) be assigned d) has been assigned [page]

56 ________, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor.

a) other things being equal

b) were other things equal

c) to be equal to other things

d) other things to be equal

57 _______ that my head had cleared, my brain was also beginning to work much better.

a) for b) now

c) since d) despite

58 the man in the corner confessed to __________ a lie to the manager of the company.

a) have told b) be told

c) being told d) having told

59 by 1929, mickey mouse was as popular ________ children as coca-cola.

a) for b) in

c) to d) with

60 because edgar was convinced of the accuracy of this fact, he _______ his opinion.

a) struck at b) stove for

c) stuck to d) stood for

part iv cloze (15 minutes)

directions: there are 20 blanks in the following passage. for each blank there are four choices marked a), b), c) and d) on the right side of the paper. you should choose the one that best fits into the passage. then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.

most children with healthy appetites are ready to eat

almost anything that is offered them and a child rarely

dislikes food ___61___ it is badly cooked. the ___62___

a meal is cooked and served is most important and an

___63___ served meal will often improve a child’s

appetite. never ask a child ___64___ he likes or

dislikes a food and never ___65___ likes and dislikes in

front of him or allow ___66___ else to do so. if the

father says he hates fat meat or the mother ___67___

vegetables in the child’s hearing he is ___68___ to copy

this procedure. take it ___69___ granted that he likes

everything and he probably ___70___. nothing healthful

should be omitted from the meal because of a ___71___

dislike. at meal times it is a good ___72___ to give a

child a small portion and let him ___73___ back for a

second helping rather than give him as ___74___ as he is

likely to eat all at once. do not talk too much to the

child ___75___ meal times, but let him get on with his

food; and do not ___76___ him to leave the table

immediately after a meal or he will ___77___ learn to

swallow his food ___78___ he can hurry back to his toys.

under ___79___ circumstances must a child be coaxed (哄骗)

___80___ forced to eat.

61. a) if b) until c) that d) unless

62. a) procedure b) process c) way d) method

63. a) adequately b) attractively c) urgently d) eagerly

64. a) whether b) what c) that d) which

65. a) remark b) tell c) discuss d) argue

66. a) everybody b) anybody c) somebody d) nobody

67. a) opposes b) denies c) refuses d) offends

68. a) willing b) possible c) obliged d) likely

69. a) with b) with c) over d) for

70. a) should b) may c) will d) must

71. a) supposed b) proved c) considered d) related

72. a) point b) custom c) idea d) plan

73. a) ask b) come c) return d) take

74. a) much b) little c) few d) many

75. a) on b) over c) by d) during

76. a) agree b) allow c) force d) persuade

77. a) hurriedly b) soon c) fast d) slowly

78. a) so b) until c) lest d) although

79. a) some b) any c) such d) no

80. a) or b) nor c) but d) neither

part v writing (30 minutes)

directions: for this part, you are allowed thirty

minutes to write a composition on the topic getting to

know the world outside the campus. you should write at

least 100 words and you should base your composition on

the outline (given in chinese) below:

1. 大学生了解社会的必要性。

2. 了解社会的途径（大众媒介、社会服务等）

3. 我打算怎么做。

getting to know the world outside the campus

参考答案：

1. b 2. c 3. a 4. c 5. d 6. d 7. b 8. c 9. a 10. a

11. c 12. d 13. b 14. a 15. b 16. c 17. a 18. d 19. a

20. b

21. d 22. a 23. b 24. c 25. d 26. c 27. d 28. a 29. c

30. b

31. d 32. c 33. b 34. d 35. a 36. a 37. b 38. d 39. b

40. c

41. c 42. b 43. a 44. b 45. d 46. a 47. a 48. c 49. a

50. d

51. d 52. a 53. c 54. b 55. c 56. a 57. b 58. d 59. d

60. c

61. d 62. c 63. b 64. a 65. c 66. b 67. c 68. d 69. d

70. c

71. a 72. c 73. b 74. a 75. d 76. b 77. b 78. a 79. d [page]

80. a

s1. typical s2. relatively s3. boring

s4. describe s5. variety s6. normal s7. uniform

s8. seven bad men jumped out, one man had a knife and we

got into a fight.

s9. she was trying to get to the hospital, but there was

a bad traffic jam.

s10. the baby waited to “arrive” until we got to the

hospital.

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part i listening comprehension

(20 minutes)

section a

diretions: in this section, you will hear 10 short

conversations. at the end of each conversation, a

question will be asked about what was said. both the

conversation and the question will be spoken only once.

after each question there will be a pause. during the

pause, you must read the four choices marked a), b), c)

and d), and decide which is the best answer. then mark

the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a

single line through the centre.

example: you will hear:

you will read: a) at the office. b) in the

waiting room.

c) at the airport. d) in a

restaurant.

from the conversation we know that the two were

talking about some work they had

to finish in the evening. this is most likely to have

taken place at the office.

therefore, a) “at the office” is the best answer. you

should choose [a] on the answer sheet and mark it with a

single line through the centre.

sample answer [ a ] [b] [c] [d]

1.a) she is not interested in the article.

b) she has given the man much trouble.

c) she would like to have a copy of the article.

d) she doesn't want to take the trouble to read the

article.

2.a)he saw the big tower he visited on tv.

b) he has visited the tv tower twice.

c) he has visited the tv tower once.

d) he will visit the tv tower in june.

3.a) the woman has trouble getting along with the

professor.

b) the woman regrets having taken up much of the

professor's time.

c) the woman knows the professor has been busy.

d) the woman knows the professor has run into trouble.

4.a) he doesn't enjoy business trips as much as he used

to.

b) he doesn't think he is capable of doing the job.

c) he thinks the pay is too low to support his family.

d) he wants to spend more time with his family.

5 a)the man thought the essay was easy.

b) they both had a hard time writing the essay.

c) the woman thought the essay was easy.

d) neigther of them has finished the assignment yet.

6.a) in the park. b) between two buildings.

c) in his apartment. d) under a huge tree.

7.a) it's awfully dull. b) it's really exciting.

c) it's very exhausting. d) it's quite challenging.

8.a) a movie. b) a lecture. c)

a play. d) a speech.

9.a) the weather is mild compared to the past years.

b) they are having the coldest winter ever.

c) the weather will soon get warmer.

d) the weather may get even colder.

10.a) a mystery story.

b) the hiring of a shop assistant.

c) the search for a reliable witness.

d) an unsolved case of robbery.

section b

directions: in this section, you will hear 3 short

passages. at the end of each

passage, you will hear some questions. both the passage

and the questions will be spoken only once. after you

hear a question, you must choose the best answer from

the four choices marked a), b), c) and d). then mark the

corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single

line through the centre.

passage one

questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have

just heard.

11.a) they want to change the way english is taught.

b) they learn english to find wella2paid jobs.

c) they want to have an upa2to date knowledge of

english.

d) they know clearly what they want to learn.

12.a) professionals.

b) college students.

c) beginners.

d) intermediate learners.

13.a) courses for doctors.

b) courses for businessmen.

c) courses for reporters.

d) courses for lawyers.

14.a) three groups of learners.

b) the importance of business english.

c) english for specific purposes.

d) features of english for different purposes.

passage two

questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have

just heard.

15.a) to show off their wealth.

b) to feel good.

c) to regain their memory.

d) to be different from others.

16.a) to help solve their psychological problems.

b) to play games with them.

c) to send them to the hospital.

d) to make them aware of its harmfulness.

17.a) they need care and affection.

b) they are fond of rounda2thea2world trips.

c) they are mostly from broken families.

d) they are likely to commit crimes.

passage three

questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have

just heard.

18.a) because it was too heavy.

b) because it did not bend easily.[page]

c) because it did not shoot far.

d) because its string was short.

19.a) it went out of use 300 years ago.

b) it was invented after the shortbow

c) it was discovered before fire and the wheel.

d) it's still in use today.

20.a) they are accurate and easy to pull.

b) their shooting range is 40 yards.

c) they are usually used indoors.

d) they took 100 years to develop.

part ii vocabulary and structure

(20 minutes)

directions: there are 30 incomplete sentences in this

part. for each sentence there are four choices marked

a), b), c) and d). choose the one answer that best

completes the sentence. then mark the corresponding

letter on the answer sheet with a single line through

the centre.

21. as we can no longer wait for the delivery of our

order, we have to _______it.

a) postpone b) refuse c) delay

d) cancel

22. these books, which you can get at any bookshop, will

give you _______ you need.

a) all the information b) all the

informations

c) all of information d) all of the

informations

23. not until the game had begun_______ at the sports

ground.

a) had he arrived b) would he

have arrived

c) did he arrive d) should he

have arrived

24. young people are not _______ to stand and look at

works of art; they want art they can participate in.

a) conservative b) content c) confident

d) generous

25. most broadcasters maintain that tv has been unfairly

criticized and argue that the power of the medium is

_______.

a) granted b) implied c) exaggerated

d) remedied

26. these surveys indicate that many crimes go _______

by the police, mainly because not all victims report

them.

a) unrecorded b) to be unrecorded c) unrecording

d) to have been unrecorded

27. i have no objection _______ your story again.

a) to hear b) to hearing c) to having

heard d) to have heard

28. the clothes a person wears may express his _______

or social position.

a) curiosity b) status c)

determination d) significance

29. by law, when one makes a large purchase, he should

have _______ opportunity to change his mind.

a) accurate b) urgent c) excessive

d) advertising

30. you will see this product _______ wherever you go.

a) to be advertised b) advertised c) advertise

d) advertising

31. the early pioneers had to _______ many hardships to

settle on the new land.

a) go along with b) go back on c) go through

d) go into

32. the suggestion that the mayor _______ they prizes

was accepted by everyone.

a) would present b) present c) presents

d) ought to present

33. beer is the most popular drink among male drinkers,

_______ overall consumption is significantly higher than

that of women.

a) whose b) which c) that d) what

34. peter, who had been driving all day, suggested

_______ at the next town.

a) to stop b) stopping c) stop d)

having stopped

35. i didn't know the word. i had to _______ a

dictionary.

a) look out b) make out c) refer to d) go

over

36. the professor could hardly find sufficient grounds

_______ his arguments in favour of the new theory.

a) to be based on b) to base on c) which to

base on d) on which to base

37. there are signs _______ restaurants are becoming

more popular with families.

a) that b) which c) in which d)

whose

38. i think i was at school, _______ i was staying with

a friend doring the vacation when i heard the news.

a) or else b) and then c) or so d)

even so

39. it is said that the math teacher seems _______

towards bright students.

a) partial b) beneficial c) preferable d)

liable

40. in order to show his boss what a careful worker he

was, he took _______ trouble over the figures.

a) extensive b) spare c) extra d)

supreme

41. --“may i speak to your manager mr. williams at five

o'clock tonight?”

--“i'm sorry. m. williams _______ to a conference

long before then.”

a) will have gone b) had gone c) would have

gone d) has gone

42. you _______ him so closely; you should have kept

your distance.

a) shouldn't follow b) mustn't

c) couldn't have been following d) shouldn't

have been following

43. the growth of parta2time and flexible working

patterns, and of training and retraining schemes,

_______ more women to take advantage of employment [page]

opportunities.

a) have allowed b) allow c) allowing

d) allows

44. everybody _______ in the hall where they were

welcomed by the secretary.

a) assembled b) accumulated c) piled

d) joined

45. putting in a new window will _______ cutting away

part of the roof.

a) include b) involve c)

contain d) comprise

46. living in the western part of the country has its

problems, _______ obtaining fresh water is not the

least.

a) with which b) for which c) of which

d) which

47. in the _______ of the project not being a success,

the investors stand to lose up to $30 million.

a) face b) time c) event

d) course

48. the manager would rather his daughter _______ in the

same office.

a) had not worked b) not to work c) does not

work d) did not work

49. _______, he does get annoyed with her sometimes.

a) although much he likes her b) much

although he likes her

c) as he likes her much d) much as he

likes her

50. the british constitution is _______ a large extent a

product of the historical events described above.

a) within b) to c) by

d) at

partiii reading comprehension

(35 minutes)

directions: there are 4 passages in this part. each

passage is followed by some

questions or unfinished statements. for each of them

there are four choices marked a), b), c) and d). you

should decide on the best choice and mark the

corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single

line through the centre.

passage one

questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage:

long after the world cup was won, disappointed

fans were still cursing the disputed refereeing (裁判)

decisions that denied victory to their team. a

researcher was appointed to study the performance of

some top referees.

the researcher organized an experimental tournament

(锦标赛) involving four youth teams. each match lasted an

hour, divided into three periods of 20 minutes during

which different referees were in charge.

observers noted down the referees' errors, of which

there were 61 over the tournament. converted to a

standard match of 90 minutes, each referee made almost

23 mistakes, a remarkably high number.

the researcher then studied the videotapes to

analyse the matches in detail. surprisingly, he found

that errors were more likely when the referees were

close to the incident. when the officials got it right,

they were, on average, 17 meters away from the action.

the average distance in the case of errors was 12

meters.the research shows the optimum (最佳的) distance is

about 20 meters.

there also seemed to be an optimum speed. correct

decisions came when the referees were moving at a speed

of about 2 meters per second. the average speed for

errors was 4 meters per second.

if fifa, football's international ruling body, wants

to improve the standard of refereeing at the next world

cup, it should encourage referees to keep their eyes on

the action from a distance, rather than rushing to keep

up with the ball,the researcher argues.

he also says that fifa's insistence that referees

should retire at age 45 may be misguided. if keeping up

with the action is not so important, their physical

condition is less critical.

51. the experiment conducted by the researcher was meant

to _______.

a) review the decisions of referees at the 1998

world cup

b) analyse the causes of errors made by football

referees

c) set a standard for football refereeing

52. the number of refereeing errors in the experimental

matches was _______.

a) slightly above average b) higher than in the

1998 world cup

c) quite unexpected d) as high as in a

standard match

53. the findings of the experiment show that _______.

a) errors are more likely when a referee keeps close

to the ball

b) the farther the referee is from the incident, the

fewer the errors

c) the more slowly the referee runs, the more likely

will errors occur

d) errors are less likely when a referee stays in

one spot

54. the word “officials” (line 2, para. 4) most probably

refers to _______.

a) the researchers involved in the experiment

b) the inspectors of the football tournament

c) the referees of the football tournament[page]

d) the observers at the site of the experiment

55. what is one of the possible conclusions of the

experiment?

a) the ideal retirement age for an experienced

football referee is 45.

b) age should not be the chief consideration in

choosing a football referee.

c) a football referee should be as young and

energetic as possible.

d)an experienced football referee can do well even

when in poor physical condition.

passage two

questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage:

while still in its early stages, welfare reform has

already been judged a great success in many states ?a at

least in getting people off welfare. it's estimated that

more than 2 million people have left the rolls since

1994.

in the past four years, welfare rolls in athens

county have been eut in half. but 70 percent of the

people who left in the past two years took jobs that

paid less than $6 an hour. the result: the athens county

poverty rate still remains at more than 30

percent--twice the national average.

for advocates (代言人)for the poor, that's an

indication much more needs to be done.

“more people are getting jobs, but it's not making

their lives any better,” says kathy lairn，a policy

analyst at the center on budget and policy pricorities

in washington.

a center analysis of us census data nationwide found

that between 1995 and ,

a greater percentage of single, femalea2headed

households were earning money on their own, but that

average income for these households actually went down.

but for many, the fact that poor people are able to

support themselves almost as

well without government aid as they did with it is in

itself a huge victory.

“welfare was a poison. it was a toxin (毒素) that was

poisoning the family,” says robert rector, a

welfarea2reform policy analyst. “the reform is changing

the moral climate in lowa2income communities. it's

beginning to rebuild the work ethic (道德观)，which is much

more important.”

mr. rector and others argued that once “the habit of

dependency is cracked,” then the country can make other

policy changes aimed at improving living standards.

56. from the passage, it can be seen that the author

_______.

a) believes the reform has reduced the government's

burden

b) insists that welfare reform is doing little good

for the poor

c) is overenthusiastic about the success of welfare

reform

d) considers welfare reform to be fundamentally

successful

57. why aren't people enjoying better lives when they

have jobs?

a) because many families are divorced.

b) because government aid is now rare.

c) because their wages are low.

d) because the cost of living is rising.

58. what is worth noting from the example of athens

county is that _______.

a) greater efforts should be made to improve

people's living standards

b) 70 percent of the people there have been employed

for two years

c) 50 percent of the population no longer relies on

welfare

d) the living standards of most people are going

down

59. from the passage we know that welfare reform aims at

_______.

a) saving welfare funds

b) rebuilding the work ethic

c) providing more jobs

d) cutting government expenses

60. according to the passage, before the welfare reform

was carried out, _______.

a) the poverty rate was lower

b) average living standards were higher

c) the average worker was paid higher wages

d) the poor used to rely on government aid

passage three

questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage:

americans are proud of their variety and

individuality, yet they love and respect few things more

than a uniform, whether it is the uniform of an elevator

operator or the uniform of a five-star general. why are

uniforms so popular in the united states?

among the arguments for uniforms, one of the first

is that in the eyes of most people they look more

professional than civilian (百姓的) clothes. people have be

come conditioned to expect superior quality from a man

who wears a uniform. the television repairman who wears

a uniform tends to inspire more trust than one who

appears in civilian clothes. faith in the skill of a [page]

garage mechanic is increased by a uniform. what easier

way is there for a nurse, a policeman, a barber, or a

waiter to lose professional identity(身份) than to step

out of uniform?

uniforms also have many practical benefits. they

save on other clothes. they save on laundry bills. they

are tax-deductible(可减税的). they are often more

comfortable and more durable than civilian clothes.

primary among the arguments against uniforms is

their lack of variety and the consequent loss of

individuality experienced by people who must wear them.

though there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of

any particular type is generally stuck with it, without

change, until retirement. when people look alike, they

tend to think, speak, and act similarly, on the job at

least.

uniforms also give rise to some practical problems.

though they are long-lasting, often their initial

expense is greater than the cost of civilian clothes.

some uniforms are also expensive to maintain, requiring

professional dry cleaning rather than the home

laundering possible with many types of civilian clothes.

61. it is surprising that americans who worship variety

and individuality _______.

a) still judge a man by his clothes

b) hold the uniform in such high regard

c) enjoy having a professional identity

d) will respect an elevator operator as much as a

general in uniform

62. people are accustomed to think that a man in uniform

_______.

a) suggests quality work

b) discards his social identity

c) appears to be more practical

d) looks superior to a person in civilian clothes

63. the chief function of a uniform is to _______.

a) provide practical benefits to the wearer

b) make the wearer catch the public eye

c) inspire the wearer's confidence in himself

d) provide the wearer with a professional identity

64. according to the passage, people wearing uniforms

_______.

a) are usually helpful

b) have little or no individual freedom

c) tend to lose their individuality

d) enjoy greater popularity

65. the best title for this passage would be _______.

a) uniforms and society

b) the importance of wearing a uniform

c) practical benefits of wearing a uniform

d) advantages and disadvantages of uniforms

passage four

question 66 to 70 are based on the following passage:

since we are social beings, the quality of our lives

depends in large measure on our interpersonal

relationships. one strength of the human condition is

our tendency to give and receive support from one

another under stressful circumstances. social support

consists of the exchange of resources among people based

on their interpersonal ties.

those of us with strong support systems appear

betterable to cope with major life

changes and daily hassles(困难). people with strong social

ties live longer and have better health than those

withou such ties.studies over a range of illnesses, from

depression to heart disease, reveal that the presence of

social support helps people fend off(挡开) illness, and

the absence of such support makes poor health more

likely.

social support cushions stress in a number of ways.

first, friends, relatives, and co-workers may let us

know that they value us. our self-respect is streng

thened when we feel accepted by others despite our

faults and difficulties. second, other people often

provide us with informational support. they help us to

define and understand our problems and find solutions to

them. third, we typically find social companionship

supportive. engaging in leisure-time activities with

others helps us to meet our social needs while at the

same time distracting(转移...注意力)us from our worries and

troubles. finally, other people may give us instrumental

support ?a financial aid, material resources, and needed

services -- that reduces stress by helping us resolve

and cope with our problems.

66. interpersonal relationships are important because

_______.

a) they are indispensable to people's social

weel-being

b) they waken people's desire to exchange resources

c) they help people to cope with life in the

information era

d) they can cure a range of illnesses such as heart [page]

disease, etc.

67. research shows that people's physical and mental

health _______.

a) relies on the social welfare systems which

support them

b) has much to do with the amount of support they

get from others

c) depends on their ability to deal with daily

worries and troubles

d)is closely related to their strength for coping

with major changes in their lives

68. which of the following is closest in meaning to the

word“cushions”(line 1, para.2)?

a) adds up to. b) does away with.

c) lessens the effect of. d) lays the

foundation for.

69. helping a sick neighbor with some repair work is an

example of _______.

a) instrumental support b) informational

support

c) social companionship d) the

strengthening of self-respect

70. social companionship is beneficial in that _______.

a) it helps strengthen our ties with relatives

b) it enables us to eliminate our faults and

mistakes

c) it makes our leisure-time activities more

enjoyable

d) it draws our attention away from our worries and

troubles

partiv translation

(15 minutes)

directions: in this part, there are items, each

consisting of one or two sentences for you to translate

into chinese. these sentences are all taken from the

reading passates you have just read in part three of

test paper one. you should refer back to the passaes so

as to indentify their meaning in the context.

s1. (lines 1-2, para.1, passage 1)

long after the 1998 world cup was won, disappointed

fans were still cursing

the disputed refereeing(裁判) decisions that denied

victory to their team.

_________________________________________________________________________

s2. (lines 1-2, para.6, passage 2)

but for many, the fact that poor people are able to

support themselves almost as well without government aid

as they did with it is in itself a huge victory.

_________________________________________________________________________

s3. (lines 5-6, para.2, passage 3)

what easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, a

barber, or a waiter to lose professional identity(身份)

than to step out of uniform?

_________________________________________________________________________

s4. (lines 3-4, para.1, passage 4)

social support consists of the exchange of resources

among people based on their interpersonal ties.

_________________________________________________________________________

part v writing

(30 minutes)

directions:for this part, you are alowed thirty minutes

to write a composition on the topic is a test of spoken

english necessary? you should write at least 100 words,

and base your compotition on the outline given in

chinese below:

1.很多人认为有必要举行英语口语考试，理由是......

2.也有人持不同的意见，......

3.我的看法和打算

is a test of spoken english necssary?

a test of spoken english will be included as an

optional component of the college english test (cet).

________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

206月大学英语四级考试试参考详细答案和录音文字材料

年6月大学英语四级考试(听力材料)

section a

1. m: would you like a copy of profesor smith's article?

w: thanks, it it's not too much trouble.

q: what does the woman imply?

2. w: did you visit the television tower when you had

your vacation in shanghai last summer?

m: i couldn't make it last june. but i finally

visited it two months later. i plan to visit it again

sometime next year.

q: what do we learn about the man?

3. m: prof. kennedy has been very busy this semester. as [page]

far as i know, he works until midnight every day.

w: i would't have troubled him so much if i had known

be was so busy.

q: what do we learn from the conversation?

4. w: if i were you, i would have accepted the job.

m: i turned down the offer because it would mean

frequent business trips away from my family.

q: why didn't the man accept the job?

5. m: how are you getting on whith your eassay, mary?

i'm having a real hard time with mine.

w: after two sleepless nights, i'm finally through

with it.

q: what do we learn from this conversation?

6. w: where did you say you found this bag?

m: it was lying under a big tree between the park and

the apartment building.

q: where did the man find the bag?

7. m: wouldn't you get bored with the same routine year

after year teaching the same things to children?

w: i don't think it would be as boring as working in

an office. teaching is most stimulating.

q: what does the woman imply about office work?

8. m: i was terribly embarrassed when some of the

audience got up and left in the middle of the

performance.

w: well, some people just can't seem to appreciate

real-life drama.

q: what are they taling about?

9. w: oh, it's so cold. we haven't had such a severe

winter for so long, have we ?

m: yes the forecast says it's going to get worse

before it warms up.

q: what do we learn from the conversation?

10. m: you were seen hanging about the store on the

night when it was robbed, weren't you?

w: me? you must have made a mistake. i as at home

that night.

q: what are they taling about?

section b

passage one

there are three groups of english learners;

beginners, intermediate learners, and learners of

special english. beginners need to learn the basics of

english. students who have reached an intermediate level

benefit from learning general english skills. but what

about students who want to lean specialist english for

their work or professional life? most students, who fit

into this third group have a clear idea about what they

want to lean. a bank clerk, for example, wants to u se

this specialist vocabulary and technical terms of

finance. but for teachers, deciding how to teach

specialist english is not always so easy. for a start,

the variety is enormous. every field from airline pilots

to secretaries has its own vocabulary and technical

terms. teachers also need to have an up-to-date

knowledge of the that specialist language, and not many

teachers are exposed to working environments outside the

classroom. these issues have influenced the way

specialist english is taught in schools. this type of

course is usually known as english for specific

purposes, or esp and there isn't esp courses for almost

every area of professional and working life. in britain,

for example, there are courses which teach english for

doctors, lawyers, reporters, travel agents and people

working in the hotel industry. by far, the most popular

esp courses are for business english.

11. what is the characteristic of learners of special

english?

12. who needs esp courses most?

13. what are the most popular esp courses in britain?

14. what is the speaker mainly talking about?

passage two

the first step to stop drug abuse is knowing why

people start to use drugs. the reasons people abuse

drugs are as different as people are from one to

another. but there seems to be one common thread: people

seem to take drugs to changes the way they feel. they

want to feel better or feel happy or to feel nothing.

sometimes, they want to forget or to remember. people

often feel better about themselves when they are under

the influence of drugs. but the effects don't last long.

drugs don't solve problems. they just postpone them. no

matter how far drug s may take you, it's always around

trip. after a while, people who miss drugs ma y feel

worse about themselves, and they they may use more

drugs. if someone you know is using or abusing drugs,

you can help. the most important part you can pl ay is

to be there. you can let your friends know that you

care. you can listen a nd try to solve the problem [page]

behind your friend's need to use drugs. two people

together can often solve a problem that seems too big

for one person alone. studies of heavy abusers in the

united states show that they felt unloved and unwanted.

they didn't have close friends to talk to. when you or

your friends take the time to care for each other,

you're all helping to stop drugs abuse. after all, what

is a friend for?

15. why do some people abuse drugs?

16. according to the passage, what is the best way to

stop friends from abusing drugs?

17. what are the findings of the studies about heavy

drug users?

passage three

bows and arrows, are one of man's oldest weapons.

they gave early man an effective weapon to kill his

enemies. the ordinary bow or short bow as used by nearly

all early people. this bow had limited power and short

range. however, man overcame these faults by learning to

track his targets at a close range. the long how was

most likely discovered when someone found out that a

five-foot piece of wood made a better bow than a

three-food piece. hundreds of thousands of these bows

were made and used for three hundred years. however, not

one is known to survive today. we believe that a force

of about one hundred pounds was needed to pull the

string all the way back on a long bow. for a long time

the bow was just a bent stick and string. in fact, more

changes have taken place in a bow in the past 25 years

than in the last 7 centuries. today, bow is forceful. it

is as exact as a gun. in addition, it requires little

strength to draw the string. modern bows also have

precise aiming devices. in indoor contest, perfect

scores from 40 yards are common. the invention of the

bows itself ranks with discovery of fire and the wheel.

it was a great-step-forward for man.

18. why did man have no track his target at a close

range when using a short bow ?

19. what does the passage tell us about long bow?

20. what do we know about modern bows?

2000年6月大学英语四级考试参考答案

part i listening comprehension

1-10: ccbdb dacdd

11-20: dabcb aacba

part ii reading comprehension

21. d 22. a 23. c 24. b 25. c

26. a 27. b 28. b 29. d 30. b

31. c 32. b 33. a 34. b 35. c

36. d 37. a 38. a 39. a 40. c

41. a 42. d 43. d 44. a 45. b

46. c 47. c 48. d 49. d 50. b

part iv reading comprehension

51. a 52. c 53. a 54. c 55. b

56. d 57. c 58. a 59. b 60. d

61. b 62. a 63. d 64. c 65. d

66. a 67. b 68. c 69. a 70. d

part iv translation

s1.

1988年世界杯足球赛早已尘埃落定,但失望的球迷们仍在责骂那些颇有争议的判罚,

声称正是那些判罚使他们的球队没能获胜。

s2. 但是穷人们在没有政府救济的情况下，生活照样过得很好，对很多人来说，

这一事实本身就是一个巨大的胜利。

s3. 对于一名护士、理发师或是一侍者而言，还有什么比脱掉制服更加便利的方法能让他们失去职业身份呢？

s4. 社会资助是由人与人之间的资源交换所构成的，而这种交换乃是建立在他们人际关系的基础之上。

part v writing（略）

篇6：1991年6月大学英语六级CET6真题及答案

part i listening comprehension(20 minutes)

section a

1. (a) she wants to return the skirt her husband bought.

(b) she wants to buy another skirt.

(d) she wants to change the yellow skirt for a blue one.

2. (a) it's too expensive. (b) it isn't needed.

3. (a) jack's car was stolen. (b) jack sold his car.

4. (a) some people pretend to know what they really don't. (b) what the woman said is true.

5. (a) the woman's job is a librarian. (b) women's rights in society.

6. (a) she thinks it is easier said than done. (b) she totally agrees with him.

7. (a) to clean the yard. (b) to weed the garden.

8. (a) on the 6th of june. (b) on the 8th of june.

9. (a) the man thinks the woman is wasting her time.

(b) the man thinks the woman should make full use of her time.

(d) the man can wait and there is no need for her to hurry.

10. (a) to run into each other. (b) to get bargains.

section b

passage one

questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.

11. (a) because of their love for hobbies and pastimes. (b) because of their enthusiasm for sports.

12. (a) it was decreasing. (b) it was increasing.

13. (a) those who have heart attacks. (b) those who have the desire to be physically fit.

(c)those who have spare time. (d) those who have inactive jobs.

passage two

questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.

14. (a) in the white pages. (b) in the blue pages.

15. (a) on the first page of the telephone book. (b) at the end of the telephone book.

16. (a) check your number and call again. (b) tell the operator what has happened.

passage three

questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

17. (a) its specialization in transporting small packages. (b) the low cost of its service.

18. (a) 10,000. (b) 35.

19. (a) because of its good airport facilities. (b) because of its location in the country.

20. (a) its full-time staff. (b) the postmen who work in memphis.

part ii reading comprehension (35 minutes)

section a

questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:

it is natural for young people to be critical of their parents at times and to blame them for most of the misunderstandings between them. they have always complained, more or less justly, that their parents are out of touch with modern ways; that they are possessive and dominant that they do not trust their children to deal with crises; that they talk too much about certain problems and that they have no sense of humour, at least in parent-child relationships.

i think it is true that parents often underestimate their teenage children and also forget how they themselves felt when young.

young people often irritate their parents with their choices in clothes and hairstyles, in entertainers and music. this is not their motive. they feel cut off from the adult world into which they have not yet been accepted. so they create a culture and society of their own. then, if it turns out that their music or entertainers or vocabulary or clothes or hairstyles irritate their parents, this gives them additional enjoyment. they feel they are superior, at least in a small way, and that they are leaders in style and taste.[page]

sometimes you are resistant, and proud because you do not want your parents to approve of what you do. if they did approve, it looks as if you are betraying your own age group. but in that case, you are assuming that you are the underdog: you can't win but at least you can keep your honour. this is a passive way of looking at things. it is natural enough after long years of childhood, when you were completely under your parents' control. but it ignores the fact that you are now beginning to be responsible for yourself.

if you plan to control your life, co-operation can be part of that plan. you can charm others, especially parents, into doing things the ways you want. you can impress others with your sense of responsibility and initiative, so that they will give you the authority to do what you want to do.

21. the author is primarily addressing ______.

(a) parents of teenagers

(b) newspaper readers

(d) teenagers

22. the first paragraph is mainly about _____.

(a) the teenagers' criticism of their parents

(b) misunderstandings between teenagers and their parents

(d) the teenagers' ability to deal with crises

23. teenagers tend to have strange clothes and hairstyles because they _____.

(a) want to show their existence by creating a culture of their own

(b) have a strong desire to be leaders in style and taste

(d) want to irritate their parents

24. teenagers do not want their parents to approve of whatever they do because they _____.

(a) have already been accepted into the adult world

(b) feel that they are superior in a small way to the adults

(d) have a desire to be independent

25. to improve parent-child relationships, teenagers are advised to be _____.

(a) obedient

(b) responsible

(d) independent

questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:

the long years of food shortage in this country have suddenly given way to apparent abundance. stores and shops are choked with food. rationing ( 定量供应) is virtually suspended, and overseas suppliers have been asked to hold back deliveries. yet, instead of joy, there is widespread uneasiness and confusion. why do food prices keep on rising, when there seems to be so much more food about? is the abundance only temporary, or has it come to stay? does it mean that we need to think less now about producing more food at home? no one knows what to expect.

the recent growth of export surpluses on the world food market has certainly been unexpectedly great, partly because a strange sequence of two successful grain harvests. north america is now being followed by a third. most of britain's overseas suppliers of meat, too, are offering more this year and home production has also risen.

but the effect of all this on the food situation in this country has been made worse by a simultaneous rise in food prices, due chiefly to the gradual cutting down of government support for food. the shops are overstocked with food not only because there is more food available, but also because people, frightened by high prices, are buying less of it.

moreover, the rise in domestic prices has come at a time when world prices have begun to fall, with the result that imported food, with the exception of grain, is often cheaper than the home-produced variety. and now grain prices, too, are falling. consumers are beginning to ask why they should not be enabled to benefit from this trend.

the significance of these developments is not lost on farmers. the older generation have seen it all happen before. despite the present price and market guarantees, farmers fear they are about to be squeezed between cheap food imports and a shrinking home market. present production is running at 51 per cent above pre-war levels, and the government has called for an expansion to 60 per cent by 1956; but repeated ministerial advice is carrying little weight and the expansion programme is not working very well.[page]

26. why is there “wide-spread uneasiness and confusion about the food situation in britain?”

(a) the abundant food supply is not expected to last.

(b) britain is importing less food.

(d) britain will cut back on its production of food.

27. the main reason for the rise in food prices is that _____.

(a) people are buying less food

(b) the government is providing less financial support for agriculture

(d) imported food is driving prices higher

28. why didn't the government's expansion programme work very well?

(a) because the farmers were uncertain about the financial support the government guaranteed.

(b) because the farmers were uncertain about the benefits of expanding production.

(d) because the older generation of farmers were strongly against the programmer.

29. the decrease in world food price was a result of _____.

(a) a sharp fall in the purchasing power of the consumers

(b) a sharp fall in the cost of food production

(d) the overproduction on the part of the main food-exporting countries

30. what did the future look like for britain's food production at the time this article was written?

(a) the fall in world food prices would benefit british food producers.

(b) an expansion of food production was at hand.

(d) it looks depressing despite government guarantees.

questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:

it is hard to predict how science is going to turn out, and if it is really good science it is impossible to predict. if the things to be found are actually new, they are by definition unknown in advance. you cannot make choices in this matter. you either have science or you don't, and if you have it you are obliged to accept the surprising and disturbing pieces of information, along with the neat and promptly useful bits.

the only solid piece of scientific truth about which i feel totally confident is that we are profoundly ignorant about nature. indeed, i regard this as the major discovery of the past hundred years of biology. it is, in its way, an illumination piece of news. it would have amazed the brightest minds of the 18th century enlightenment (启蒙运动) to be told by any of us how little we know and how bewildering seems the way ahead. it is this sudden confrontation with the depth and scope of ignorance that represents the most significant contribution of the 20th century science to the human intellect. in earlier times, we either pretended to understand how things worked or ignored the problem, or simply made up stories to fill the gaps. now that we have begun exploring in earnest, we are getting glimpses of how huge the questions are, and how far from being answered. because of this, we are depressed. it is not so bad being ignorant if you are totally ignorant; the hard thing is knowing in some detail the reality of ignorance, the worst spots and here and there the not-so-bad spots, but no true light at the end of the tunnel nor even any tunnels that can yet be trusted.

but we are making a beginning, and there ought to be some satisfaction. there are probably no questions we can think up that can't be answered, sooner or later, including even the matter of consciousness. to be sure, there may well be questions we can't think up, ever, and therefore limits to the reach of human intellect, but that is another matter. within our limits, we should be able to work our way through to all our answers, if we keep at it long enough, and pay attention.

31. according to the author, really good science _____.

(a) would surprise the brightest minds of the 18th century enlightenment

(b) will produce results which cannot be foreseen

(d) will bring about disturbing results[page]

32. it can be inferred from the passage that scientists of the 18th century _____.

(a) thought that they knew a great deal and could solve most problems of science

(b) were afraid of facing up to the realities of scientific research

(d) did more harm than good in promoting man's understanding of nature

33. which of the following statements is not true of scientists in earlier times?

(a) they invented false theories to explain things they didn't understand.

(b) they falsely claimed to know all about nature.

(d) they paid little attention to the problems they didn't understand.

34. what is the author's attitude towards science?

(a) he is depressed because of the ignorance of scientists.

(b) he is doubtful because of the enormous difficulties confronting it.

(d) he is delighted because of the illuminating scientific findings.

35. the author believes that ____.

(a) man can find solutions to whatever questions concerning nature he can think up

(b) man can not solve all the problems he can think up because of the limits of human intellect

(d) questions concerning consciousness are outside the scope of scientific research

questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:

greenspace facilities are contributing to an important extent to the quality of the urban environment. fortunately it is no longer necessary that every lecture or every book about this subject has to start with the proof of this idea. at present, it is generally accepted, although more as a self-evident statement than on the base of a closely-reasoned scientific proof. the recognition of the importance of greenspaces in the urban environment is a first step on the right way, this does not mean, however, that sufficient details are known about the functions of greenspace in towns and about the way in which the inhabitants are using these spaces. as to this rather complex subject i shall, within the scope of this lecture, enter into one aspect only, namely the recreative function of greenspace facilities.

the theoretical separation of living, working, traffic and recreation which for many years has been used in town-and-country planning, has in my opinion resulted in disproportionate attention for forms of recreation far from home, whereas there was relatively little attention for improvement of recreative possibilities in the direct neighbourhood of the home. we have come to the conclusion that this is not right, because an important part of the time which we do not pass in sleeping or working, is used for activities at and around home. so it is obvious that recreation in the open air has to begin at the street-door of the house. the urban environment has to offer as many recreation activities as possible, and the design of these has to be such that more obligatory activities can also have a recreative aspect.

the very best standard of living is nothing if it is not possible to take a pleasant walk in the district, if the children cannot be allowed to play in the streets, because the risks of traffic are too great, if during shopping you can nowhere find a spot for enjoying for a moment the nice weather, in short, if you only feel yourself at home after the street-door of your house is closed after you.

36. according to the author, the importance of greenspaces in the urban environment _____.

(a) is still unknown

(b) is usually neglected

(d) has been fully recognized

37. the theoretical separation of living, working, traffic and recreation has led to _____.

(a) the disproportion of recreation facilities in the neighbourhood

(b) the location of recreation facilities far from home

(d) the improvement of recreative possibilities in the neighbourhood[page]

38. the author suggests that the recreative possibilities of green space should be provided _____.

(a) in special areas

(b) in the suburbs

(d) in gardens and parks

39. according to the author, greenspace facilities should be designed in such a way that ______.

(a) more obligatory activities might take on a recreative aspect

(b) more and more people might have access to them

(d) recreative activities might be brought into our homes

40. the main idea of this passage is that _____.

(a) better use of greenspace facilities should be made so as to improve the quality of our life

(b) attention must be directed to the improvement of recreative possibilities

(d) priority must be given to the development of obligatory activities

part iii vocabulary and structure (20 minutes)

41. tom ____ better than to ask dick for help.

(a) shall know (b) shouldn't know (c) has known (d) should have known

42. the magician picked several persons _____ from the audience and asked them to help him

with the performance.

(a) by accident (b) at random (c) on occasion (d) on average

43. water enters into a great variety of chemical reactions, ____ have been mentioned in previous

pages.

(a) a few of it (b) a few of that (c) a few of them (d) a few of which

44. they'll have you _____ if you don't pay your taxes.

(a) to be arrested (b) arrest (c) arrested (d) being arrested

45. there was a knock at the door. it was the second time someone _____ me that evening.

(a) had interrupted (b) would have interrupted (c) to have interrupted (d) to interrupted

46. despite their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of ______ standards.

(a) equivalent (b) alike (c) uniform (d) likely

47. _____ for your help, we'd never have been able to get over the difficulties.

(a) had it not (b) if it were not (c) had it not been (d) if we had not been

48. some people either ____ avoid questions of right and wrong or remain neutral about them .

(a) violently (b) enthusiastically (c) sincerely yours (d) deliberately

49. there is no easy solution to japan's labour ____.

(a) decline (b) vacancy (c) rarity (d) shortage

50. i'm sure your suggestion will _____ the problem.

(a) contribute to solving (c) be contributed to solve

(b) contribute to solve (d) be contributed to solving

51. i left for the office earlier than usual this morning ____ traffic jam.

(a) in line with (b) for the sake of (c) in case of (d) at the risk of

52. some areas, ____ their severe weather conditions, are hardly populated.

(a) due to (b) in spite of (c) but for (d) with regard to

53. the new washing machines are ____ at the rate of fifty a day.

(a) turned up (b) turned down (c) turned out (d) turned in

54. on turning the corner, we saw the road ____ steeply.

(a) departing (b) descending (c) decreasing (d) depressing

55. the managing director took the ____ for the accident, although it was not really his fault.

(a) guilt (b) blame (c) charge (d) accusation

56. once they had fame, fortune , secure futures; ____ is utter poverty.

(a) now that all is left (b) now all that is left (c) now all which is left (d) now all what is left

57. the shop-assistant was straight with his customers. if an article was of ____ quality he'd tell them so.

(a) humble (b) inferior (c) minor (d) awkward

58. his tastes and habits ____ with those of his wife.

(a) combine (b) compete (c) coincide (d) compromise

59. the branches could hardly ____ the weight of the fruit.

(a) retain (b) sustain (c) maintain (d) remain

60. with all its advantages, the computer is by no means without its ____ .

(a) boundaries (b) restraints (c) confinements (d) limitations

61. visitors are asked to ____ with the regulations.

(a) contrast (b) consult (c) comply (d) conflict

62. he ____ so much work that he couldn't really do it efficiently.

(a) put on (b) turned on (c) brought on (d) took on

63. ____ should any money be given to a small child.[page]

(a) on no account (b) from all accounts (c) of no account (d) by all accounts

64. without facts, we cannot form a worthwhile opinion for we need to have factual knowledge ____ our thinking.

(a) which to be based on (b) which to base upon (c) upon which to base (d) to which to be based

65. ____ that they may eventually reduce the amount of labor needed on construction sites by 90 percent.

(a) so clever are the construction robots (b) so clever the construction robots are

66. all flights ____ because of the storm, they decided to take the train.

(a) having canceled (b) having been canceled (c) were canceled (d) have been canceled

67. the microscope can ____ the object 100 times in diameter.

(a) magnify (b) increase (c) develop (d) multiply

68. language belongs to each one of us, to the flower-seller ____ to the professor.

(a) as much as (b) as far as (c) the same as (d) as long as

69. we ____ edison's success to his intelligence and hard work.

(a) subject (b) attribute (c) owe (d) refer

70. she once again went through her composition carefully to ____ all spelling mistakes from it.

(a) withdraw (b) diminish (c) abandon (d) eliminate

part iv error correction (15 minutes)

example:

television is rapidly becoming the literature of our periods. many of the 1. time

arguments having used for the study of literature as a school subject are valid 2. ____

for study of television. 3. the

traditionally, the american farmer has always been

independent and hard-working. in the eighteenth century

farmers were quite self-sufficient. the farm family grew

and made almost nothing it needed. the surplus crop 71. _________

would be sold to buy a few items in the local general store.

in 1860, because some of the farm population had 72. _________

moved to the city, yet eighty percent of the american

population was still in the country. in the late nineteen

century, farm work and life were not much changed from

that they had been in the old days. the farmer aroused at 74. __________

dawn or before and had much work to do, with his own

muscles like his chief source of power. he used axes, 76. __________

spades and other complicated tools. in his house cooking 77. _________

was done in wood-burning stoves, and the kerosene lamp

was the only improvement on the candle. the family's

recreation and social life chiefly consisted a drive in the 78.__________

wagon to the nearby small town or village to transact some

business as well as to chat with neighbors who had also

come to town. the children attended a small elementary

school (often of just one room) to that they had to walk 79. _________

every day, possibly for a few miles. the school term was

short so that the children could not help on the farm. 80. ________

although the whole family worked, and life was not

easy, farmers as a class were self-reliant and independent.

part v writing (30 minutes)

directions: for this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition write a composition based on the graph

below.

outline:

1. rise and fall of the rate of car accident as indicated by the graph;

2. possible reason (s) for the decline of car accidents in the city;

3. your predictions of what will happen this year.

your composition should be no less than 120 words and you should quote as few figures as possible.

参考答案

1. d 2. c 3. a 4. a 5. b 6. b 7. a 8. c 9. c 10. b

11. b 12. c 13. d 14. d 15. a 16. d 17. c 18. b 19. d 20. a

21. a 22. b 23. a 24. d 25. c 26. d 27. b 28. a 29. c 30. d

31. b 32. b 33. a 34. c 35. d 36. d 37. b 38. c 39. a 40. a

41. d 42. b 43. d 44. c 45. a 46. a 47. c 48. d 49. d 50. a

51. c 52. a 53. c 54. b 55. b 56. b 57. b 58. c 59. b 60. d

61. c 62. d 63. a 64. c 65. a 66. b 67. a 68. a 69. b 70. d

71. nothing, everything 72. because, although

73. nineteen, nineteenth 74. that, what

75. aroused, arose 76. like, as/being

77. complicated, simple 78. (consist), (consist) of

79. that, which 80. not, /

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part ⅰ listening comprehension (20 minutes)

section a

directions: in this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. at the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. after each question there will be a pause. during the pause, you must read the four choices marked a), b), c) and d), and decide which is the best answer. then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.

example:you will hear:

you will read:

a) at the office. b) in the waiting room.

c) at the airport. d) in a restaurant.

from the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. this is most likely to have taken place at the office. therefore, a) “at the office” is the best answer. you should choose on the answer sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.

sample answer [a] [b] [c] [d]

1.a)get some change from jane. b)go to look for a payphone.

c)use the woman's phone. d)pay for the phone call.

2.a)at an art gallery. b)in a department store.

c)at a bookstore. d)in a workshop.

3.a)she will help the man to catch up. b)she is worried about the man's health.

c)she has bought the man an uptodate map. d)she's bought the man a pair of glasses today.

4.a)he is going to give a talk on fishing. b)he is eager to meet susan's parents.

c)he has the same hobby as susan's father. d)he thinks fishing is a good way to kill time.

5.a)he finds the presentation hard to follow. b)he speaks highly of the presentation.

c)he considers the presentation very dull. d)he thinks professor white has chosen an interesting topic.

6.a)a bookshelf. b)a typewriter. c)some stocks. d)high quality paper.

7.a)they set off early. b)they wait for a fine day.

c)they go sightseeing. d)they go to the seaside.

8.a)he liked to show off in class. b)he was the first person she met at school.

c)he had a funny face. d)he was late for school on the first day.

9.a)her car can stand any crash. b)her car is kept in good condition.

c)her car is not as good as his. d)her car is maintained as well as his.

10.a)she is too busy to go. b)she's willing to go swimming.

c)she doesn't want to wait long. d)she enjoys the wonderful weather.

section b

directions:in this section, you will hear 3 short passages. at the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. after you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked a), b), c), and d). then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.

passage one

questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.

11.a)he was a tax collector. b)he was a government official.

c)he was once a friend of the ruler. d)he was once a shcool teacher in india.

12.a)to reward outstanding tax collectors. b)to declare new ways of collecting tax.

c)to collect money from the persons invited. d)to entertain those who had made great contributions to the government.

13.a)they were excused from paying income tax.

b)they were given some silver and gold coins by the ruler.

c)they tried to collect more money than the ruler asked for.

d)they enjoyed being invited to dinner at the ruler's palace.

passage two

questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.

14.a)they liked travelling. b)the reasons are unknown.

c)they were driven out of their homes. d)they wanted to find a better place to live in.

15.a)they are unfriendly to gypsies. b)they admire the musical talent of the gypsies.

c)they are envious of gypsies. d)they try to put up with gypsies.

16.a)they are now taught in their own language. b)they are now allowed to attend local schools.

c)special schools have been set up for them. d)permanent homes have been built for them.

passage three

questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

17.a)the causes are familiar. b)the causes are not well understood. [page]

c)the causes are obvious. d)the causes are very complicated.

18.a)improved highway design. b)better public transportation.

c)regular driver training. d)stricter traffic regulations.

19.a)highway crime. b)drivers' errors. c)poor traffic control. d)confusing road signs.

20.a)increasing people's awareness of traffic problems. b)enhancing drivers' sense of responsibility.

c)building more highways. d)designing better cars.

part ⅱ reading comprehension (35 minutes)

section a

directions: there are 4 passages in this part. each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are four choices marked a) , b) , c) and d) . you should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.

passage one

questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

dogs are social animals and without proper training, they will behave like wild animals. they will spboil your house, destroy your belongings, bark excessively,fight other dogs and even bite you. nearly all behavior problems are perfectly normal dog activities that occur at the wrong time or place or are directed at the wrong thing. the key to preventing or treating behavior problems us learning to teach the dog to redirect its normal behavior to outlets that are acceptable in the domestic setting.

one of the best things you can do for your dog and yourself is to obedience train (驯服) it. obedience training doesn't solve all behavior problems, but it is the foundation for solving just about any problem.training opens up a line of communication between you and your dog. effective communication is necessary to instruct your dog about what you want it to do.

training is also an easy way to establish the social rank order. when your dog o

beys a simple request of “come here, sit,” it is showing obedience and respect for you. it is not necessary to establish yourself as top dog or leader of the dog pack (群) by using extreme measures. you can teach your dog its subordinate (从属的)role by teaching it to show submission to you. most dogs love performing tricks for you to pleasantly accept that you are in charge.

training should be fun and rewarding for you and your dog.it can enrich your relationship and make living together more enjoyable. a well |trained dog is more confident and can more safely be allowed a greater amount of freedom than an untrained animal.

21. behavior problems of dogs are believed to _______.

a) be just part of their nature b) worsen in modern society

c) occure when they go wild d) present a threat to the community

22. the primary purpose of obedience training is to _______.

a) teach the dog to perform clever tricks

b) make the dog aware fo its owner's authority

c) provide the dog with outlets for its wild behavior

d) enable the dog to regain its normal behavior

23. effective communication between a dog and its owner is _______.

a) essential to solving the dog's behavior problems

b) the foundation for dogs to perform tasks

c) a good way to teach the dog new tricks

d) an extreme measure in obedience training

24. why do pet dogs love performing tricks for their masters?

a) to avoid being punished. b) to show their affection for their masters.

c) to win leadership of the dog pack. d) to show their willingness to obey.

25. when a dog has received effective obedience training, its owner _______.

a) can give the dog more rewards b) will enjoy a better family life

c) can give the dog more freedom d) will have more confidence in himself

passage two

questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.

engineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality

, but when it comes to my college education i am an idealist and a fool. in highschool i wanted to be an electrical engineer and, of course, any sensible student with my aims would have chosen a college with a large engineering department,famous reputation and lots of good labs and research equipment. but that's not what i did.[page]

i chose to study engineering at a small liberal |arts(文科) university that doesn't even offer a major in electrical engineering. obviously, this was not a practical choice; i came here for more noble reasons. i wanted a broad education that would provide me with flexibility and a value system to guide me in my career. i wanted to open my eyes and expand my vision by interacting with people who weren't studying science or engineering. my parents, teachers and other adults praised me for such a sensible choice. they told me i was wise and mature beyond my 18 years, and i believed them.

i headed off to college sure i was going to have an advantage over those students who went to big engineerng “factories” where they didn't care if you had values or were flexible. i was going to be a complete engineer: technical genius and sensitive humanist(人文学者) all in one.

now i'm not so sure. somewhere along the way my noble ideals crashed into reality, as all noble ideals eventually do. after three years of struggling to balance math, physics and engineering courses with liberal arts courses, i have learned there are reasons why few engineering students try to reconcile (协调) engineering with liberal |arts courses in college.

the reality that has blocked my path to become the typical successful student is

that engineering and the liberal arts simply don't mix as easily as i assumed in high school. individually they shape a person in very different ways; together they threaten to confuse. the struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult.

26. the author chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts university because

he _______.

a) wanted to be an example of practicality and rationality

b) intended to be a combination of engineer and humanist

c) wanted to coordinate engineering with liberal-arts courses in college

d) intended to be a sensible student with noble ideals

27. according to the author, by interacting with people who study liberal arts,

engineering students can _______.

a) balance engineering and the liberal arts

b) receive guidance in their careers

c) become noble idealists

d) broaden their horizons

28. in the eyes of the author, a successful engineering student is expected _______.

a) to have an excellent academic record

b) to be wise and mature

c) to be imaginative with a value system to guide him

d) to be a technical genius with a wide vision

29. the author's experience shows that he was _______.

a) creative b) ambitious c) unrealistic d) irrational

30. the word “they” in “... together they threaten to confuse.” (line 3, para. 5)

refers to _______.

a) engineering and the liberal arts b) reality and noble ideals

c) flexibility and a value system d) practicality and rationality

passage three

questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.

priscilla ouchida's “energy |efficient” house turned out to be a horrible dream. when she and her engineer husband married a few years ago, they built a $100,000, three -bedroom home in california. tightly sealed to prevent air leaks,the house was equipped with small double |paned(双层玻璃的) windows and several other energy |saving features. problems began as soon as the couple moved in, however. priscilla's eyes burned. her throat was constantly dry. she suffered from headaches and could hardly sleep. it was as though she had suddenly developed a strange illness.

experts finally traced the cause of her illness. the leyel of of formaldehyde(甲醛) gas in her kitchen was twice the maximum allowed by federal standards for chemical workers. the source of the gas? her new kitchen cabinets and wall |to |wall carpeting.

the ouchidas are victims of indoor air pollution, which is not given sufficient attention partly because of the nation's drive to save energy. the problem itself isn't new. “the indoor environment was dirty long before energy conservation came along,” says moschandreas, a pollution scientist at geomet technologies in maryland. “energy conservation has tended to accentuate the situation in some cases.”[page]

the problem appears to be more troublesome in newly constructed homes rather than old ones. back in the days when energy was cheap, home builders didn't worry much about unsealed cracks. because of such leaks, the air in an average home was replaced by fresh outdoor air about once an hour. as a result, the pollutants generated in most households seldom built up to dangerous levels.

31. it can be learned from the passage that the ouchidas' house_______.

a) is well worth the money spent on its construction

b) is almost faultless from the point of energy conservation

c) failed to meet energy conservation standards

d) was designed and constructed in a scientific way

32. what made the ouchidas' new house a horrible dream?

a) lack of fresh air.

b) poor quality of buildig materials.

c) gas leakage in the kitchen.

d) the newly painted walls

33. the word “accentuate”(line 4, para. 3) most probably means “________”.

a) relieve b) accelerate c) worsen d) improve

34. why were cracks in old houses not a big concern?

a) because indoor cleanness was not emphasized.

b) because energy used to be inexpensive.

c) because environmental protection was given top priority.

d) because they were technically unavoidable.

35. this passage is most probably taken from an article entitled “________” .

a) energy conservation b) house building crisis

c) air pollution indoors d) traps in building consruction

passage four

questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.

in 1993, new york state ordered stores to charge a deposit on beverage(饮料) containers. within a year, consumers had returned millions of aluminum cans and glass and plastic bottles. plenty of companies were eager to accept the aluminum and glass as raw materials for new products, but because few could figure out what to do with the plastic, much of it wound up buried in landfills (垃圾填埋场). the problem was not limited to new york. unfortunately, there were too few uses for second |hand plastic.

today, one out of five plastic soda bottles is recycled (回收利用) in the united states. the reason for the change is that now there are dozens of companies across the country buying discarded plastic soda bottles and turning them into fence posts, paint brushes, etc.

as the new york experience shows, recycling involves more than simply separating

valuable materials from the rest of the rubbish. a discard remains a discard until somebody figures out how to give it a second life-and until economic arrangements exist to give that second life value. without adequate markets to absorb materials collected for recycling, throwaways actually depress prices for used materials.

shrinking landfill space, and rising costs for burying and burning rubbish are forcing local governments to look more closely at recycling. in many areas, the east coast especially, recycling is already the least expensive waste |management option. for every ton of waste recycled, a city avoids paying for its disposal, which, in parts of new york, amounts to savings of more than $100 per ton. recycling also stimulates the local economy by creating jobs and trims the pollution control and energy costs of industries that make recycled products by giving them a more refined raw material.

36. what regulation was issued by new york state concerning beyerage containers?

a) beverage companies should be responsible for collecting and reusing discarded

plastic soda bottles.

b) throwaways should be collected by the state for recycling.

c) a fee should be charged on used containers for recycling.

d) consumers had to pay for beverage containers and could get their money back on

returning them.

37. the returned plastic bottles in new york used to _______.

a) end up somewhere underground

b) be turned into raw materials

c) have a second |life value

d) be separated from other rubbish

38. the key problem in dealing with returned plastic beverage containers is_______.

a) to sell them at a profitable price

b) how to turn them into useful things

c) how to reduce their recycling costs[page]

d) to lower the prices for used materials

39. recycling has become the first choice for the disposal of rubbish because _______.

a) local governments find it easy to manage

b) recycling has great appeal for the jobless

c) recycling causes little pollution

d) other methods are more expensive

40. it can be concluded from the passage that _______.

a) rubbish is a potential remedy for the shortage of raw materials

b) local governments in the u.s. can expect big profits from recycling

c) recycling is to be recommended both economically and environmentally

d) lanfills will still be widely used for waste disposal

part ⅲ vocabulary and structure (20 minutes)

section a

directions: there are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. for each sentence there are four choices marked a) , b) , c) and d) . choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. then mark the corresponding letter on the anwer sheet with a single line through the centre.

41. it is important that the hotel receptionist _______ that guests are registered correctly.

a) has made sure b) made sure c) must make sure d) make sure

42. i suggested he should _______ himself to his new conditions.

a) adapt b) adopt c) regulate d) suit

43. i'll never forget _______ you for the first time.

a) to meet b) meeting c) to have met d) having to be meeting

44. cancellation of the flight _______ many passengers to spend the night at the airport.

a) resulted b) obliged c) demanded d) recommended

45. that young man still denies _______ the fire behind the store.

a) start b) to start c) having started d) to have started

46. _______ in a recent science competition, the three students were awarded scholarships totaling $21,000.

a) judged the best b) judging the best

c) to be judged the best d) having judged the best

47. wihtout proper lessons, you could _______ a lot of bad habits when playing the piano.

a) keep up b) pick up c) draw up d) catch up

48. everything we eat and drink contains some salt; we can meet the body's need for it from natural sources without turning _______ the salt bottle.

a) up b) to c) on d) over

49. he always did well at school _______having to do part-time jobs every now and then.

a) in spite of b) regardless of c) on account of d) in case of

50. ______ receiving financial support from family, community or the government is allowed, it is never admired.

a) as b) once c) although d) lest

51. all the key words in the article are printed in _______ type so as to attract readers' attention.

a) dark b) dense c) black d) bold

52. the basic features of the communication process are identified in one question:who says _______ through what channel to whom?

a) how b) when c) what d) such

53. i didn't _______ to take a taxi but i had to as i was late.

a) assume b) suppose c) mean d) hope

54. the hours _______ the children spend in their one-way relationship with television people undoubtedly affect their relationships with real-life people.

a) in which b) on which c) when d) that

55. i'd rather have a room of my own, however small it is, than _______ a room with someone else.

a) share b) to share c) sharing d) to have shared

56. in disneyland, every year, some 800,000 plants are replaced because disney refused to _______ signs asking his “guests” not to step on them.

a) put down b) put out c) put up d) put off

57. _______ difficulties we may come across, we'll help one another to overcome them.

a) wherever b) whatever c) however d) whenever

58. so many directors _______, the board meeting had to be put off.

a) were absent b) been absent c) had been absent d) being absent

59. on new year's eve,new york city holds an outdoor _______ which attracts a crowd of a million or more people.

a) incident b) event c) case d) affair

60. american football and baseball are becoming known to the british public through televised _______ from the united states.

a) transfer b) deliveries c) transportation d) transmissions

61. he will surely finish the job on time _______ he's left to do it in his own way.

a) in that b) so long as c) in case d) as far as[page]

62. if this kind of fish becomes _______, future generations may never taste it at all.

a) minimum b) short c) seldom d) scarce

63. the bank is reported in the local newspaper _______ in broad daylight yesterday.

a) being robbed b) having been robbed

c) to have been robbed d) robbed

64. agriculture was a step in human progress _______ which subsequently there was not anything comparable until our own machine age.

a) in b) for c) to d) from

65. the same factors push wages and prices up together, the one _______ the other.

a) emphasizing b) reinforcing c) multiplying d) increasing

66. no one had told smith about _______ a lecture the following day.

a) there being b) there be c) there would be d) there was

67. operations which left patients _____ and in need of long periods of recovery time now leave them feeling relaxed and comfortable.

a) exhausted b) abandoned c) injured d) deserted

68. i was halfway back to the cottage where my mother lived ______ susan caught up with me.

a) when b) while c) until d) though

69. _______ the temperature falling so rapidly, we couldn't go on with the experiment.

a) since b) for c) as d) with

70. the bed has been _______ in the family.it was my great-grandmother's originally.

a) handed out b) handed over c) handed down d) handed round

part ⅳ cloze (15 minutes)

directions: there are 20 blanks in the following passage. for each blank there are four choices marked a) , b) , c) and d) on the right side of the paper. you should choose the one that best fits into the passage. then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line throught the centre.

for the past two years, i have been working on students' evaluation of classroom teaching. i have kept a record of informal conversations 71 some 300 students from at 72 twenty-one colleges and universities. the students were generally 73 and direct in their comments 74 how course work could be better 75 . most of their remarks were kindly 76 - with tolerance rather than bitterness-and frequently were softened by the 77 that the students were speaking 78 some, not all, instructors. nevertheless, 79 the following suggestions and comments indicate, students feel 80 with things-as-they-are in the classroom.

professors should be 81 from reading lecture notes. “it makes their 82 monotonous (单调的).”

if they are going to read, why not 83 out copies of the lecture? then we 84 need to go to class. professors should 85 repeating in lectures material that is in the textbook. “ 86 we've read the material, we want to 87 it or hear it elaborated on, 88 repeated.” “a lot of students hate to buy a 89 text that the professor has written 90 to have his lectures repeat it.”

71. a) involving b) counting c) covering d) figuring

72. a) best b) least c) length d) large

73. a) reserved b) hard-working c) polite d) frank

74. a) over b) at c) on d) of

75. a) presented b) submitted c) described d) written

76. a) received b) addressed c) made d) taken

77. a) occasion b) truth c) case d) fact

78. a) on b) about c) at d) with

79. a) though b) as c) whether d) if

80. a) dissatisfied b) unsatisfactory c) satisfied d) satisfactory

81. a) interfered b) interrupted c) discouraged d) disturbed

82. a) voices b) sounds c) pronunciation d) gestures

83. a) hold b) leave c) drop d) give

84. a) couldn't b) wouldn't c) mustn't d) shouldn't

85. a) refuse b) prohibit c) prevent d) avoid

86. a) once b) until c) however d) unless

87. a) remember b) argue c) discuss d) keep

88. a) yet b) not c) and d) or

89. a) desired b) revised c) required d) deserved

90. a) about b) how c) but d) only

part writing (30 minutes)

directions: for this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic: how to succeed in a job interview?you should write at least 100 words, and base your composition on the outline given in chinese below:

1 面试在求职过程中的作用

2 取得面试成功的因素：仪表、举止谈吐、能力、专业知识、自信、实事求是……

how to succeed in a job interview?

201月大学英语四级考试试参考详细答案和录音文字材料[page]

年1月大学英语四级考试试卷录音文字材料

part ⅰ listening comprehension

section a

1.m:hi,jane,do you have some changes?i have to make a call on the payphone.

w:payphone?why not use my mobilephone?here you are.

q:what will the man most probably do?

2.m:can you tell me the title of this oil painting?

w:sorry,i don't know for sure,but i guess it is an early 18 century work.let me look it up in the catalog.

q:where does this conversation most probably take place?

3.m:i am worried about those classes i missed when i was sick.

w:i will try to bring you up today on what we've done.

q:what does the woman mean?

4.w:hey dan.i hear you're meeting susan's parents for the first time.

m:yeah,next weekend.fortunately,her father loves to fish,so we will have so mething to talk about.

q:what can be infered about dan?

5.w:professor white's presentation seemed to go on forever.i was barely able to stay awake.

m:how could you sleep through it?it is one of the best that i have ever heard on this topic.

q:what does the man think of professor white's presentation?

6.w:i am looking for quality paper to type my essay.i don't see any on the shelf.

m:i saw some in the stockroom this morning.i will go and check.

q:what does the woman want to buy?

7.m:it seems that we'll have another fine day tomorrow.let's go to the seaside.

w:o.k.but we'll have to leave very early,or else we'll get caught in the traffic.

q:what does the woman suggest?

8.m:do you know james?he is in your class.

w:certainly.in fact he was the first person i got to know in my class.i still remember the look on his face when he showed up late on the first day of school.

q:why did the woman remember james so well?

9.w:the man at the garage thinks that i take good care of my car.

m:so do i. i can't see any scratches on the outside,and the inside is clean ,too.

q:what does the man think of the woman's car?

10.m:wonderful day,isn't it? want to join me for a swim?

w:if you don't mind waiting while i get prepared.

q:what does the woman mean?

section b

passage one

a friend of mine told me that when he was a young man,he went to work as a teacher in one of the states of india.one day,he received an invitation to dinner at the ruler's palace.very pleased,he went to tell his colleagues.they laughed, and told him the meaning of the invitation.they had all been invited,and each person who was invited had to bring with him a certain number of silver and gold coins.the number of coins varied according to the person's position in the service of the government.my friend's income was not high,so he did not have much to pay.each person bowed before the ruler,his gold went onto one hip,his silver went onto another hip.and in this way he paid his income tax for the year.this was a simple way of collecting income tax.the tax on property was also collected simply.the ruler gave a man the power to collect a tax from each owner of land or property in a certain area,if this man promised to pay the ruler a certain amount of money.of course,the tax collector managed to collect more money than he paid to the ruler.the difference between the sum of money he collected and the sum of money he gave to the ruler was his profit.

11.what do we know about the speaker's friend?

12.what was the real purpose of the ruler's invitation?

13.what does the passage say about the tax collectors?

passage two

around the year 1000 a.d,some people from northwest india began to travel westward.nobody knows why.after leaving their homes,they did not settle down again,but spent their lives moving from one place to another,their later generations are called the romany people,or gypsies.there're gypsies all over the world,and many of them are still travelling with no fix homes.there are about 8,000,000 of them,including 3,000,000 in eastern europe.gypsies sometimes have a hard time in the countries where they travel,because they are different,people may be afraid of them,look down on them, or think that they are criminals. the nazies treated the gypsies cruelly,like the jews,and nobody knows how many of them died in hitler[page]

's deathcamps.gypsies have their own language romany.they liked music and dancing.and they often work in fairs and travelling shows.travelling is very importantto them,and many gypsies are unhappy if they have to stay in one place.becauseof this,it is difficult for gypsy children to go to school,and gypsies are often unable to read and write.in some places,the education authorities tried to arrange special travelling schools for gypsy children,so that they can get the same education as other children.

14.why did the ancestors of gypsies leave their home?

15.what is the attitude of some people toward gypsies?

16.what measure has been taken to help gypsy children?

passage three

as the car industry develops,traffic accidents have become as familiar as the common code.yet,their cause and control remain a serious problem that is difficult to solve.experts have long recognized that this discouraging problem has multiple causes.at the very least,it is a problem that involves three factors:the driver,the vehicle,and the roadway.if all drivers exercise good judgement at all times,there would be few accidents.but that is rather like saying that if all people were honest,there would be no crime.improved design has helped make highways much safer.but the type of accidents continued to rise because of human failure and an enormous increase in the numbers of automobiles on the road.attention is now turning increasingly to the third factor of the accident,the car itself.sincep eople assume that the accidents are bound to occur,they want to know how cars can be built better to protect the drivers.

17.what does the speaker think of the causes of automobile accidents?

18.what measure has been taken to reduce car accidents?

19.what remains an important factor for the rising number of road accidents?

20.what is the focus of people's attentions today according to the passage?

2001年1月大学英语四级考试试卷参考答案及详细解答

part i listening comprehension

1.c\ 2.a \ 3.a \ 4.c\ 5.b\ 6.d\ 7.a \ 8.d \ 9.b\ 10.b

11.d \ 12.c \ 13.c \ 14.b \ 15.a\ 16.c \ 17.d \ 18.a\ 19.b\ 20.d

part ii reading comprehension

21. 选a。文章第一句指出“如果不对狗进行恰当的训练，它们的行为以如同其它野生动物一样”可见狗的行为问题是由其本性所决定的，故选a。

22. 选c。文章开始就说明了狗的兽性和在未训练前所具有的破坏性，对于这种情况最好的是驯服它，也正是答案c表述的。

23. 选c。文章第二段最后一句说：狗与主人我最有效的交流是让狗知道，你想让它去做什么，很明显这需要一个好的方法，即答案c正确。

24. 选d。见第三段最后一句。

25. 选a。见最后一段最后一句。

26. 选b。文章第二段说明了作者想通过与文科生的交流拓宽自己的视野，并想成为一个完美的理科生，即科技与文学的结合，故答案b正确。

27. 选d。第二段第四句指出“我想通过与非理工科的人交往来拓展自己的眼界”与d项同意。

28. 选d。见第三段最后一段。

29. 选c。文章第一句作者说自己是个idealist即“理想主义者”c项的意思是不实际的，不现实。

30. 选a。此处的“they”指的是上文提到engineering and the liberal arts故选a。

31. 选b。从文章第一段第三句可以看出orchids的房子采用了很多energy conservation的措施，从这方面讲是无可挑剔的。

32. 选a。见第三段第一句。

33. 选c。accentuate意为“加重”在文中是“使…恶化”的意思，故选c。

34. 选b。见最后一段第二句。

35. 选c。本文主要在讲室内空气的污染问题，故选c。

36. 选d。文章第一句中deposit意为“订金”，故选d。

37. 选a。见第一段第三句。

38. 选b。根据第一段最后一句可见“二手塑料的用途很少”，因此如向它们变成有用的东西是处理回收的塑料饮料包装中的主要问题。

39. 选d。见最后一段第二句。

40. 选c。见最后一段最后一句。

part ⅲ vocabulary and structure

41. 选d。important要求that从句中要用虚拟。

42. 选a。adapt…to…意思是“使…适应…”

43. 选b。forget to do sth意为“忘记去做某事”（此事未做）；forget doing sth意为“忘记做过某事”（此事已做）

44. 选b。oblige sb to do sth强迫某个人做某事。

45. 选c。deny doing sth否认做过某事。

46. 选a。此题是一个名词独立主格，主语与judge是动宾关系，所以用过去分词。

47. 选b。keep up 获得；draw up 写catch up跟上。

48. 选b。turn up 露面；turn to 求助于…；turn on 打开；turn over思考

49. 选a。a）虽然 b）不管，不顾 c）因为 d）以防，故选a。

50. 选c。a）因为 b）曾经 c）虽然 d)以免，故选c。[page]

51. 选d。在印刷品中黑体的固定说法为bold type。

52. 选c。句中says后面需加一个宾语，而只有what可做关系代词。

53. 选c。mean to do sth打算

54. 选d。此处为定语从句that指物，作spent的宾语。

55. 选a。would rather do sth than do sth意为“宁愿…而不愿…”

56. 选c。a）写下，记下 b）熄灯，火 c）张贴 d）延期

57. 选b。本题意为“无论我们遇到什么样的困难，我们都会互相帮助克服困难”。

58. 选d。本题为独立主格结构，故选d。

59. 选b。a)事件 b）重大事件 c）事例 d）事务，业务

60. 选d。a）调后，转移； b）释放 c）流放 d）播送消息

61. 选b。a）没有这个短语 b）只要 c）万一，以防 d）以…而论

62. 选d。a）最小量 b）短的 c）很少，不经常 d）稀小

63. 选c。be reported to do 为固定用法意为“被报导…”

64. 选c。此处为定语从句介词 + which 结构；be comparable to为固定搭配意为“能与…相比较的”

65. 选b。a) 强调 b) 加强 c) 增加 d)使升高

66. 选a。此处为独立主格结构，做about的宾语。

67. 选a。a）精疲力竭的 b) 被废除的 c) 受伤的 d）被抛弃的

68. 选a。此处为时间状语从句。意“为susan赶上我时，我正在回妈妈居住的村子的半路上”

69. 选d。a）、b）、c）均为连词后面应该加句子。

70. 选c。a）分给 b）移交，让出 c）传给（后代）d）传递

part ⅳ cloze

71. 选a。此处意为“涉及大约300个学生至少21所高校的非正式谈话”

72. 选b。at least固定短语“至少”

73. 选d。a）含蓄的 b）努力的 c）礼貌的 d）坦白的

74. 选c。comment on 为固定搭配，意为“对…的评价”

75. 选a。present的意思是：to bring to sb's notice directly。

76. 选c。made mark 是固定搭配译为讲话

77. 选c。by the case译为“在…情况下”

78. 选b。speak + abont表论及；…涉及

79. 选b。此处意为“正如以下建议所暗示的…”

80. 选a。a）令我不满的 b）没有这个形容词 c）没有这个形容词 d）称心如意的

81. 选c。a）、b）、d）意思是“打扰” c）不鼓励

82. 选a。a）噪音，说话的声音 b）声响，声音 c）发音 d）手势

83. 选d。give out 固定短语“分发”

84. 选d。should可代表有个人感情色彩，且表将来发生的事情的可能性

85. 选d。avoid doing sth避免做某事

86. 选a。此处意为“一旦我们读材料，我们希望讨论它或是听到详尽的说明，而不是简单的重复”。

87. 选c。 a）记住 b）争论，争吵 c）讨论 d）保存

88. 选b。参考86解释，故选择not。b为答案。

89. 选c。a） required text 必须的课本

90. 选d。此处意为“仅仅为了…”

part v writing(略)

篇8：1月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案

part i listening comprehension (20 minutes)

section a

directions in this section, you will hear 10 short conversations.at the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said.both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once.after each question there will be a pause.during the pause, you must read the four choices marked a) , b) , c) and d) , and decide which is the best answer.then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.

example you will hear

you will read a) at the office. b) in the waiting room.

c) at the airport. d) in a restaurant.

from the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening.this is most likely to have taken place at the office.therefore, a)at the office is the best answer.you should choose ［a］on the answer sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.

sample answer ［ a ］［b］［c］［d］

1. a) the man wants to attend tomorrow's show.

b) there aren't any tickets left for tonight's show.

c) there aren't any tickets left for tomorrow's show.

d) the man doesn't want to attend tomorrow's show.

2. a) detective stories. b) stories about jail escapes.

c) love stories. d) stories about royal families.

3. a) it was a long lecture, but easy to understand.

b) it was not as easy as she had thought.

c) it was as difficult as she had expected.

d) it was interesting and easy to follow.

4. a) to put him through to the director.

b) to have a talk with the director about his work.

c) to arrange an appointment for him with the director.

d) to go and see if the director can meet him right now.

5. a) margaret wanted to return some magazines to the woman

b) margaret wanted to lend some magazines to the woman.

c) margaret wanted to borrow some magazines from the woman.

d) margaret wanted to get some magazines back from the woman.

6. a) he doesn't care much about it.

b) he enjoys it very much.

c) he doesn't mind ever though it's tedious.

d) he hates working overtime.

7. a) the woman doesn't think it exciting to travel by air.

b) they'll stay at home during the holidays.

c) tbey are offered some plane tickets for their holidays.

d) they'll be flying somewhere for their vacation.

8. a) something went wrong with the bus.

b) she took somebody to hospital.

c) something prevented her from catching the bus.

d) she came on foot instead of taking a bus.

9. a) do her homework. b) clean the backyard.

c) wash clothes. d) enjoy the beautiful day.

10. a) the man is looking for a place to live in.

b) the man has ahouse for rent.

c) the woman is a secretary.

d) the two speakers are old friends.

section b compound dictation

注意：听力理解的b节(section b) 为复合式听写(compound dictation),题目在试卷二上。

现在请取出试卷二。

part ⅱ reading comprehension (35 minutes)

directions there are 4 passages in this part. each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are four choices marked a) , b) , c) and d) . you should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.

questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage：

in bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the child's acquisition(学会) of each new skill the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing.it is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child.this might happen at any stage. a baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. on the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities,he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.

parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children. some [page]

may be especially strict in money matters. others are sever over times of coming home at night or punctuality for meals. in general, the controls imposed represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child's own happiness. 

as regards the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency

is very important in parental teaching. to forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality(道德). also, parents should realize thatexample is better than precept. if they are not sincere and do not practise what they preach (说教), their children may grow confused, and emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooled. 

a sudden awareness of a marked difterence between their parents' principles and

their morals can be a dangerous disappointment.

11. eagerly watching the child's acquisition of new skills ______ .

a) should be avoided

b) is universal among parents

c) sets up dangerous states of worry in the child

d) will make him lose interest in learning new things

12. in the process of children's learning new skills parents ______ .

a)should encourage them to read before they know the meaning of the words they read

b) should not expect too much of them

c) should achieve a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on

their own

d) should create as many learning opportunities as possible

13. the second paragraph mainly tells us that ______ .

a) parents should be strict with their children

b) parental controls reflect only the needs of the parents and the values of the

community

c) parental restrictions vary, and are not always enforced for the benefit of the

children alone

d) parents vary in their strictness towards their children according to the

situation

14. the word precept( line 3, para. 3) probably means ______ .

a) idea b) punishment c) behaviour d) instruction

15. in moral matters, parents should _______ .

a) observe the rules themselves

b) be aware of the marked difference between adults and children

c) forbid things which have no foundation in morality

d) consistently ensure the security of their children

questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage：

a good modern newspaper is an extraordinary piece of reading. it is remarkable first for what it contains the range of news from local crime to international politics, from sport to business to fashion to science, and the range of comment and special features (特定) as well, from editorial page to feature articles and interviews to criticism of books, art, theatre and music. a newspaper is even more remarkable for the way one reads it never completely, never straight through, but always by jumping from here to there, in and ont glancing at one piece, reading another article all the way through, reading just a few paragraphs of the next. a good modern newspaper offers a variety to attract many different readers, but far more than any one reader is interesied in. what brings this variety together in one place is its topicality (时事性), its immediate relation to what is happening in your world and your locality now. but immediacy and the speed of production that goes with it mean also that much of what appears in a newspaper has no more than transient(短暂的) value. for all these reasons, no two people really read the same paper what each person does is to put together out of the pages of that day's paper, his own selection and sequence, his own news paper. for all these reasons, reading newspapers efficiently, which means getting what you want from them without missing things you need but without wasting time, demands skill and selfawareness as you modify and apply the techniques of reading .

16. a modern newspaper is remarkable for all the following except its ______ .

a) wide coverage b) uniform style

c) speed in reporting news d) popularity

17. according to the passage, the reason why no two people really read the same [page]

newspaper is that ______ .

a) people scan for the news they are interested in

b) different people prefer different newspapers

c) people are rarely interested in the same kind of news

d) people have different views about what a good newspaper is

18. it can be conclude from the passage that newspaper readers ______ .

a) apply reading techniques skillfully

b) jump from one newspaper to another

c) appreciate the variety of a newspaper

d) usually read a newspaper selectively

19. a good newspaper offers a varietyto readers because ______ .

a) it tries to serve different readers

b) it has to cover things that happen in a certain locality

c) readers are difficult to please

d) readers like to read different newspapers

20. the best title for this passage would be ______.

a) the lmportance of newspaper topicality

b) the characteristics of a good newspaper

c) the variety of a good newspaper

d) some suggestions on how to read a newspaper

questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage：

american society is not nap (午睡) friendly. in fact, says david dinges, a sleep specialist at the university of pennsylvania school of medicine. there's even a prohibition against admitting we need sleep. nobody wants to be caught napping or found asleep at work. to quote a proverb some sleep five hours, nature requires seven, laziness nine and wickedness eleven.

wrong. the way not to fall asleep at work is to take naps when you need them.

we have to totally change our attitude toward napping, says dr. william dement of stanford univereity, the godfather of sleep research. 

last year a national commission led by dement identified an american sleep debt which one member said was as important as the national debt, the commission was concerned about the dangers of sleepiness people causing industrial accidents or falling asleep while driving. this may be why we have a new sleep policy in the white house. according to recent reports, president clinton is trying to take a halfhour snooze (打瞌睡) every afternoon. 

about 60 percent of american adults nap when given the opportunity. we seem to have a midafternoon quiet phasealso calleda secondary sleep gate. sleeping 15 minutes to two hours in the early afternoon can reduce stress and make us refreshed. clearly, we were born to nap. 

we superstars of snooze don't nap to replace lost shuteye or to prepare for a

night shift. rather, wesnackon sleep, whenever, wherever and at whatever time we feel like it. i myself have napped in buses, cars, planes and on boats; on floors and beds; and in libraries, offices and museums.

21. it is commonly accepted in american society that too much sleep is ______ .

a) unreasonable b) criminal c) harniful d) costly

22. the research done by the dement commission shows that americans ______ .

a) don't like to take naps

b) are terribly worried about their national debt

c) sleep less than is good for them

d) have caused many industrial and traftic accidents

23. the purpose of this article is to ______ .

a) warn us of the wickedness of napping

b) explain the danger of sleepiness

c) discuss the side effects of napping

d) convince the reader of the necessity of napping

24. the american sleep debt( line 1, para. 3) is the result of ______ .

a) the traditional misconception the americans have about sleep

b) the new sleep policy of the clinton administration

c) the rapid development of american industry

d) the americans' worry about the danger of sleepiness

25. the second sentence of the last paragraph tells us that it is ______ .

a) preferable to have a sound sleep before a night shift

b) good practice to eat something light before we go to bed

c) essential to make up for cost sleep

d) natural to take a nap whenever we feel the need for it

questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage：

violin prodigies (神童), i learned, have come in distinct waves from distinct regions. most of the great performers if the late 19th and early 20th centuries were born and brought up in russia and eastern europe. i asked isaac stern, one of the world's greatest violinists the reason for this phenomenon. it is very clear, he told me. they were all jews(犹太人) and jews at the time were severely oppressed and ill treated in that part of the world. they were not allowed into the professional fields, but they were allowed to achieve excellence on aconcert stage. as a result, every jewish parent's dream was to have a child in the music school because it was a passport to the west.  [page]

another element in the emergence of prodigies, i found, is a society that values

excellence in a certain field to nurture (培育) talent. nowadays, the most nurturing societies seem to be in the far east. in japan, a most competitive society, with stronger discipline than ours. says isaac stem, children are ready to test their limits every day in many fields, including music. when western music came to japan after world war ⅱ, that music not only became part of their daily lives, but it became a discipline as well. the koreans and chinese as we know, are just as highly motivated as the japanese. 

that's a good thing, because even prodigies must work hard. next to hard work,

biological inheritance plays an important role in the making of a prodigy. j. s. bach, for example, was the top of several generations of musicians, and four of his sons had significant careers in music.

26.jewish parents in eastern europe longed for their children to attend music school

because ______ .

a) it would allow them access to a better life in the west

b) jewish children are born with excellent musical talent

c) they wanted their children to enter into the professional field

d) it would enable the family to get better treatment in their own country

27.nurturing societies as mentioned in the passage refer to societies that ______ .

a) enforce strong discipline on students who want to achieve excellence

b) treasure talent and provide opportunities for its full development

c) encourage people to compete with each other

d) promise talented children high positions

28.japan is described in the passage as a country that attaches importance to ______ .

a) allround development. b) the learning of western music

c) strict training of children d) variety in academic studies

29.which of the following contributes to the emergence of musical prodigies according

to the passage

a) a natural gift. b) extensive knowledge of music.

c) very early training. d) a prejudicefree society.

30.which of the following titles best summarises the main idea of the passage

a) jewish contribution to music. b) training of musicians in the world

c) music and society d) the making of prodigies

part ⅲ vocabulary and structure (20 minutes)

directions there are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. for each sentence there are four choices marked a) , b) , c) and d) . choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.

31. although punctual himself,the professor was quite used ______late for his lecture.

a) to have students b) for students' being

c) for students to be d) to students' being

32. you should have been more patient ______ that customer；i'm sure that selling him

the watch was a possibility.

a) of b) with c) for d) at

33. neither of the young men who had applied for a position in the university ______ .

a) has been accepted b) have been accepted

c) was accepted d) were accepted

34. this box is too heavy, ______ give me a hand

a) would you mind b) would you please

c) will you like to d) will you please to

35. ______ he works hard, i don't mind when he finishes the experiment.

a) as soon as b) as well as c) so far as d) so long as

36. as early as 1647 ohio made a decision that free, taxsupported schools must be

established in every town ______ 50 households or more.

a) having b) to have c) to have had d) having had

37. people appreciate ______ with him because he has a good sense of humor.

a) to work b) to have worked c) working d) having worked

38. the mad man was put in the softpadded cell lest he ______ himself.

a) injure b) had injured c) injured d) would injure

39. we love peace, yet we are not the kind of people to yield ______ any military

threat.

a) up b) to c) in d) at

40. although he knew little about the large amount of work done in the field, he

succeeded ______ other more wellinformed experimenters failed.

a) which b) that c) what d) where

41. if tap water were as dangerous as some people think, ______ would be getting sick. [page]

a) a lot of more us b) more a lot of us

c) a lot of us more d) a lot more of us

42. living in the central australian desert has its problems,______ obtaining water is

not the least.

a) for which b) to which c) of which d) in which

43. which sport has the most expenses ______ training equipment, players' personal

equipment and uniforms

a) in place of b) in terms of c) by means of d) by way of

44. they are going to have the serviceman ______ an electric fan in the office

tomorrow.

a) install b) to install c) to be installed d) installed

45. i'm sure he is up to the job ______ he would give his mind to it.

a) if only b) in case c) until d) unless

46. the car ______ halfway for no reason.

a) broke off b) broke down c) broke up d) broke out

47. the newcomers found it impossible to ______ themselves to the climate sufficiently

to make permanent homes in the new country.

a) suit b) adapt c) regulate d) coordinate

48. a ______ to this problem is expected to be found before long.

a) result b) response c) settlement d) solution

49. you have nothing to ______ by refusing to listen to our advice.

a) gain b) grasp c) seize d) earn

50. as a result of careless washing the jacket ______ to a child's size.

a) compressed b) shrank c) dropped d) decreased

51. he hoped the firm would ______ him to the paris branch.

a) exchange b) transmit c) transfer d) remove

52. having decided to rent a flat, we ______ contacting all the accommodation agencies

in the city.

a) set about b) set down c) set out d) set up

53. the relationship between employers and employees has been studied ______.

a) originally b) extremely c) violently d) intensively

54. ______their differences. the couple were developing an obvious and genuine

affection for each other.

a) but for b) for all c) above all d) except for

55. one day i ______ a newspaper article about the retirement of an english professor

at a nearby state college.

a) came across b) came about c) came after d) came at

56. she was complaining that the doctor was ______ too much for the treatment he was

giving her.

a) expending b) offering c) costing d) charging

57. the manager spoke highly of such ______ as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown

by his employees.

a) virtue b) features c) properties d) characteristics

58. since the matter was extremely ______ , we dealt with it immediately.

a) tough b) tense c) urgent d) instant

59. you don't have to be in such a hurry, i would rather you ______ on business first.

a) would go b) will go c) went d) have gone

60. when i try to understand ______that prevents so many americans from being as happy

as one might expect, it seems to me that there are two causes.

a) why it does b) what it does c) what it is d) why it is

part ⅳ cloze (15 minutes)

directions there are 20 blanks in the following passage. for each blank there are four choices marked a) , b) , c) , and d) on the right side of the paper. you should choose the one that best fits into the passage. then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center. 

during recent years we have heard much about race how this race does certain things and that race believes certain things and so on. yet, the 61 phenomenon of race consists of a few surface indications. 

we judge race usually 62 the colouring of the skin a white race, a brown race, a yellow race and a black race. but 63 you were to remove the skin you could not 64 anything about the race to which the individual belonged. there is 65 physical structure，the brain or the internal organs to 66 a difference. 

there are four types of blood. 67 types are found in every race, and no type is distinct to anv race. human brains are the 68 . no scientists could examine a brain and tell you the race to which the individual belonged. brains will 69 in size, but this occurs within every race. 70 does size have anything to do with intelligence. the largest brain 71 examined belonged to a person of weak 72 . on the other hand, some of our most distinguished people have had 73 brains.  [page]

mental tests which are reasonably 74 show no differences in intel ligence between races. high and low test results both can be recorded by different members of any race. 75 equal educaitonal advantages, there will be no difference in average standings, either on account of race or geographical location. 

individuals of every race 76 civilization to go backward or forward. training and education can change the response of a group of people, 77 enable them to behave in a 78 way. 

the behavior and ideals of people change according to circumstances, but they can always go back or go on to something new 79 is better and higher than anything 80 the past.

61. a) complete b) full c) total d) whole

62. a) in b) from c) at d) on

63. a) since b) if c) as d) while

64. a) speak b) talk c) tell d) mention

65. a) something b) everything c) nothing d) anything

66. a) display b) indicate c) demonstrate d) appear

67. a) ail b) most c) no d) some

68. a) same b) identical c) similar d) alike

69. a) remain b) increase c) decrease d) vary

70. a) only b) or c) nor d) so

71. a) ever b) then c) never d) once

72. a) health b) body c) mind d) thought

73. a) big b) small c) minor d) major

74. a) true b) exact c) certain d) accurate

75. a) provided b) concerning c) given d) following

76. a) make b) cause c) move d) turn

77. a) and b) but c) though d) so

78. a) ordinary b) peculiar c) usual d) common

79. a) that b) what c) whichever d) whatever

80. a) for b) to c) within d) in

试卷二

part ⅰ section b compound dictation

dinrtions in this section, you will hear a pessage three times. when the pessage is read for the first time. you should listen carefully for its general idea. then listen to the passage again. when the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from s1 to s7 with the exact words you hare just heard. for blanks numbered s8 to s10 you are required to fill in missing information. 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 pou have written. 

very few people can get college degree before 11, but michael was an exception.

he started high school when he was 5, finishing in just nine months. he became the (s1) ______ youngest college graduate when he was 10 years and 4 months old, earning an (s2)______ degree. now at 11 michael's working on a master's degree in (s3)______ intelligence. but michael's (s4) ______ hasn't always come easy. (s5) ______ his intelligence. he still lacks important life(s6) ______. 

in one class, he had to struggle to understand (s7) ______ novels,because,he says, i'm 11. i've never been in love before. another challenge was his size. (s8)____________________________________________________________________________________

he likes computers so. much ( s9) _______________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________

he wants to make robots do all the heavy tasks. (s10)____________________________

________________________________________________________________________

得分

s1 ___________

s2 ___________

s3 ___________

s4 ___________

s5 ___________

s6 ___________

s7 ___________

s8 ___________

s9 ___________

s10 ___________

part ⅴ writing (30 minutes)

directions for this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic harfulness of fake commodities. you should write at least 100 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in chinese) below

1. 目前社会上有不少假冒伪劣商品(fake commodities)。为什么会有这种现象

2. 举例说明假冒伪劣商品对消费者个人、社会等的危害。

harfulness of fake commodities

191月大学英语四级考试听力原文

section a

1. m 1 would like two tickets for the 9 o'clock show this evening.

w i'm sorry. sir. they are sold out. but we have a few left for tomorrow.

q：what do we learn from this conversation

2. w i'd love to see a different type of movie for a change.i'm tired of movies about [page]

romantic storles.

m i agree. let's go and see a new movie at the royal theatre. i hear it's a real

story of two prison breakers.

q what kind of movie does the woman find boring

3. m what do you think of professor brown's lecture

w the topic was interesting, but the lecture was much more difficult to follow than

i had expected.

q what does the woman say about the lecture

4. m i'd like to have a talk with your director sometime this week. could you arrange

it for me

w he's rather busy these days. but i'll see what i can do.

q what's the man asking the woman to do

5. m why did margaret call yesterday

w she wanted to pick up some magazines she lent me.

q what do we learn from the conversation

6. w you seem to have a lot of work to do at your office. you're always staying late

and working overtime.

m that's true. but it's no bother to me. the work is interesting. i don't mind

extra hours at all.

q how does the man feel about his job

7. m well, the holiday is well soon be here.

w yes, isn't it exciting by this time next week, we'll be on the plane

q what do we learn from the conversation

8. m what happened to you you are so late.

w the bus i took broke down in front of the hospital and i had to walk from there.

q why was the woman so late

9. m it's such a beautiful day. why not sit out in the back yard for a while and enjoy

w i'd love to. but there's a lot of laundry to do.

q what will the woman probably do

10.m i believe you have a room to let.

wthat's so. yes, won't you come in

q what can we learn from the conversation

section b compound dictation

(s1) world's

(s2) architecture

(s3) artificial

(s4) success

(s5) despite

(s6) experiences

(s7) romantic

(s8) high school physical education was difficult, because all of the equipment was too

big for the then five-year-old student.

(s9) that in graduate school he's studying how to make them think like people.

(s10) rnichael is smart, but he is like every other kid.

年1月大学英语四级考试参考答案

part i listening comprehension

1-10bcbcd bdaca

part ii reading comprehension

11.b 12.c 13.c 14.d 15.a

16.b 17.a 18.d 19.a 20.b

21.a 22.c 23.d 24.a 25.d

26.a 27.b 28.c 29.a 30.d

part iii vocabulary and structure

31.d 32.b 33.c 34.b 35.d

36.a 37.c 38.a 39.b 40.d

41.d 42.c 43.b 44.a 45.a

46.b 47.b 48.d 49.a 50.b

51.c 52.a 53.d 54.b 55.a

56.d 57.a 58.c 59.c 60.c

part iv cloze

61.d 62.b 63.b 64.c 65.c

66.b 67.a 68.a 69.d 70.c

71.d 72.c 73.b 74.d 75.c

76.b 77.a 78.b 79.a 80.d

part v writing（略）

篇9：1月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案

part i listening comprehension (20 minutes)

section a

directions: in this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. at the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. after each question there will be a pause. during the pause, you must read the four choices marked a), b), c) and d), and decide which is the best answer. then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.

example: you will hear:

you will read:

a) 2 hours.

b) 3 hours.

c) 4 hours.

d) 5 hours.

from the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. therefore, d) “5 hours” is the correct answer. you should choose [d] on the answer sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.

sample answer [a] [b] [c] [d]

1. a) he watched television with his friend.

b) he stayed at home talking with his friend.

c) he went to see a film with his friend.

d) he went to see his schoolmate.

2. a) when the meeting is to be held.

b) who are going to attend the meeting.

c) where the meeting is to be held.

d) what’s to be discussed at the meeting.

3. a) the necessity of writing to mr. johnson.

b) who is going to contact mr. johnson.

c) the arrangement of the wednesday meeting.

d) where they are going to meet mr. johnson.

4. a) jack brought the tape to the party.

b) the tape had been returned to paul.

c) the tape was missing.

d) jack lent his tape to paul.

5. a) the man wants to reserve a room.

b) the man reserved a room some time ago.

c) the man has booked a room with no bath.

d) the man wants to buy a flat on the second floor.

6. a) both editions are the same price now.

b) it has two editions with the same cover.

c) the paperback edition is on sale.

d) the hardcover edition is more expensive.

7. a) his tv sets are all of the same brand.

b) he doesn’t have the newest models right now.

c) he has the best tv sets for sale.

d) his tv sets have a good sale.

8. a) he must hand in a report about the museum.

b) he has already visited the museum.

c) he has to read a history book.

d) he is too busy to go with her.

9. a) they are rewarding.

b) they are entertaining.

c) they are boring.

d) they are time-consuming.

10. a) a sunny day.

b) a raincoat.

c) an attractive hut.

d) a lovely hat.

section b

directions: in this section, you will hear 3 short passages. at the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. after you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked a), b), c) and d). then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.

passage one

question 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.

11. a) she sat back and relaxed.

b) she decided to retire.

c) she entered university.

d) she worked out a new english program.

12. a) 8 years.

b) 20 years.

c) 16 years.

d) 30 years.

13. a) bring a great deal of useful experience to the university.

b) improve human relationships in the university.

c) bring a fear of aging among young students on the campus.

d) improve the reputation of the university.

14. a) she is learning english and drama.

b) she is learning how to make sound judgments.

c) she is learning how to teach minority students.

d) she is learning to perceive, not to judge.

passage two

questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.

15. a) the difference between classical music and rock music.

b) why classical music is popular with math students.

c) the effects of music on the results of math tests.

d) how to improve your reasoning ability.

16. a) because it stimulates your nerve activity.

b) because it keeps you calm.

c) because it strengthens your memory.

d) because it improves your problem solving strategies.

17. a) piano music could interfere with your reasoning ability.

b) the effects of music do not last long.

c) the more you listen to music, the higher your test scores will be. [page]

d) music, whether classical or rock, helps improve your memory.

passage three

questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

18. a) to drive the car automatically.

b) to measure the driver’s pulse.

c) to prevent car accidents.

d) to monitor the driver’s health.

19. a) it sends out signals for help.

b) it sounds an alarm to warn the driver.

c) it takes over the driving immediately.

d) it stops the car automatically.

20. a) it monitors the signals transmitted from the driver’s brain.

b) it can measure the driver’s alcohol level in the blood.

c) it can quicken the driver’s response to emergencies.

d) it bases its analysis on the driver’s heartbeat.

part ii reading comprehension (35 minutes)

passage one

questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:

the view over a valley of a tiny village with thatched（草盖的）roof cottages around a church; a drive through a narrow village street lines with thatched cottages painted pink or white; the sight in parts of england. most people will agree that the thatched roof is an essential part of the attraction of the english countryside.

thatching is in fact the oldest of all the building crafts practiced in the british isles（英论诸岛）. although thatch has always been used for cottage and farm buildings, it was once used for castles and churches, too.

thatching is a solitary（独自的）craft, which often runs in families. the craft of thatching as it is practiced toady has changed very little since the middle ages. over 800 full-time thatchers are employed in england and wales today, maintaining and renewing the old roofs as well as thatching newer houses. many property owners choose thatch not only for its beauty but because they know it will keep them cool in summer and warm in winter.

in fact, if we look at developing countries, over half the world lives under thatch, but they all do it in different ways. people in developing countries are often reluctant to go back to traditional materials and would prefer modern buildings. however, they may lack the money to allow them to import the necessary materials. their temporary mud huts with thatched roofs of wild grasses often only last six months. thatch which has been done the british way lasts from twenty to sixty years, and is an effective defiance against the heat.

21. which of the following remains a unique feature of the english countryside?

a) narrow streets lined with pink or white houses.

b) rolling hills with pretty farm buildings.

c) cottages with thatched roofs.

d) churches with cottages around them.

22. what do we know about thatching as a craft?

a) it is a collective activity.

b) it is practised on farms all over england.

c) it is quite different from what it used to be.

d) it is in most cases handed down among family members.

23. thatched houses are still preferred because of _________.

a) their style and comfort

b) their durability

c) their easy maintenance

d) their cheap and ready-made materials

24. people in developing countries also live under thatch because ________.

a) thatched cottages are a big tourist attraction

b) thatched roof houses are the cheapest

c) thatch is an effective defense against the heat

d) they like thatched houses better than other buildings

25. we can learn from the passage that _________.

a) thatched cottages in england have been passed down from ancient times

b) thatching is a building craft first created by the english people

c) the english people have a special liking for thatched houses

d) most thatched cottages in england are located on hillsides

passage two

questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:

president coolidge’s statement, “the business of america is business,” still points to an important truth today-that business institutions have more prestige（威望）in american society than any other kind of organization, including the government. why do business institutions posses this great prestige? [page]

one reason is that americans view business as being more firmly based on the ideal of competition than other institutions in society. since competition is seen as the major source of progress and prosperity by most americans, competitive business institutions are respected. competition is not only good in itself, it is the means by which other basic american values such as individual freedom, equality of opportunity, and hard work are protected.

competition protects the freedom of the individual by ensuring that there is no monopoly（垄断）of power. in contrast to one, all-powerful government, many businesses compete against each other for profits. theoretically, if one business tries to take unfair advantage of its customers, it will lose to competing business which treats its customers more fairly. where many businesses compete for the customers’ dollar, they cannot afford to treat them like inferiors or slaves.

a contrast is often made between business, which is competitive, and government, which si a monopoly. because business is competitive, many americans believe that it is more supportive of freedom than government, even though government leaders are elected by the people and business leaders are not. many americans believe, then, that competition is as important, or even more important, that democracy in preserving freedom.

competition in business is also believed to strengthen the ideal of equality of opportunity. competition is seen as an open and fair race where success goes to the swiftest person regardless of his or her social class background. competitive success is commonly seen as the american alternative to social rank based on family background. business is therefore viewed as an expression of the idea of equality of opportunity rather than the aristocratic（贵族的）idea of inherited privilege.

26. the statement “the business of america is business” probably means “________”.

a) the business institutions in america are concerned with commerce

b) business problems are of great importance to the american government

c) business is of primary concern to americans

d) america is a great power in world business

27. americans believe that they can realize their personal values only ________.

a) when given equality of opportunity

b) through doing business

c) by protecting their individual freedom

d) by way of competition

28. who can benefit from business competition?

a) honest businessmen.

b) both businessmen and their customers.

c) people with ideals of equality and freedom.

d) both business institutions and government.

29. government is believed to differ strikingly from business in that government is characterized by ________.

a) its absolute control of power

b) its function in preserving personal freedom

c) its role in protecting basic american values

d) its democratic way of exercising leadership

30. it can be inferred from the passage that the author believes _________.

a) americans are more ambitious than people in other countries

b) in many countries success often depends on one’s social status

c) american businesses are more democratic than those in other countries

d) businesses in other countries are not as competitive as those in america

passage three

questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:

the appeal of advertising to buying motives can have both negative and positive effects consumers may be convinced to buy a product of poor quality or high price because of an advertisement. for example, some advertisers have appealed to people’s desire for better fuel economy for their cars by advertising automotive products that improve gasoline mileage. some of the products work. others are worthless and a waste of consumers’ money.

sometimes advertising is intentionally misleading. a few years ago a brand of bread was offer to dieters（节食者）with the message that there were fewer calories（热量单位，大卡）in every slice. it turned out that the bread was not dietetic（适合于节食的）, but just regular bread. there were fewer calories because it was sliced very thin, but there were the same number of calories in every loaf. [page]

on the positive side, emotional appeals may respond to a consumer’s real concerns. consider fire insurance. fire insurance may be sold by appealing to fear of loss. but fear of loss is the real reason for fire insurance. the security of knowing that property is protected by insurance makes the purchase of fire insurance a worthwhile investment for most people. if consumers consider the quality of the insurance plans as well as the message in the ads, they will benefit from the advertising.

each consumer must evaluate her or his own situation. are the benefits of the product important enough to justify buying it? advertising is intended to appeal to consumers, but it does not force them to buy the product. consumers still control the final buying decision.

31. advertising can persuade the consumer to buy worthless products by _________.

a) stressing their high quality

b) convincing him of their low price

c) maintaining a balance between quality and price

d) appealing to his buying motives

32. the reason why the bread advertisement is misleading is that ________.

a) thin slices of bread could contain more calories

b) the loaf was cut into regular slices

c) the bread was not genuine bread

d) the total number of calories in the loaf remained the same

33. the passage tells us that _______.

a) sometimes advertisements really sell what the consumer needs

b) advertisements occasionally force consumers into buying things they don’t need

c) the buying motives of consumers are controlled by advertisements

d) fire insurance is seldom a worthwhile investment

34. it can be inferred from the passage that a smart consumer should _________.

a) think carefully about the benefits described in the advertisements

b) guard against the deceiving nature of advertisements

c) be familiar with various advertising strategies

d) avoid buying products that have strong emotional appeal

35. the passage is mainly about ________.

a) how to make a wise buying decision

b) ways to protect the interests of the consumer

c) the positive and negative aspects of advertising

d) the function of advertisements in promoting sales

passage four

questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:

so long as teachers fail to distinguish between teaching and learning, they will continue to undertake to do for children that which only children can do for themselves. teaching children to read is not passing reading on to them. it is certainly not endless hours spent in activities about reading. douglas insists that “reading cannot be taught directly and schools should stop trying to do the impossible.”

teaching and learning are two entirely different processes. they differ in kind and function. the function of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children to devise the most efficient system for teaching themselves to read. teaching is also public activity: it can be seen and observed.

learning to read involves all that each individual does to make sense of the world of printed language. almost all of it is private, for learning is an occupation of the mind, and that process is not open to public scrutiny.

if teacher and learner roles are not interchangeable, what then can be done through teaching that will aid the child in the quest（探索）for knowledge? smith has one principal rule for all teaching instructions. “make learning to read easy, which means making reading a meaningful, enjoyable and frequent experience for children.”

when the roles of teacher and learner are seen for what they are, and when both teacher and learner fulfil them appropriately, then much of the pressure and feeling of failure for both is eliminated. learning to read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problem of leaning to read by reading.

36. the problem with the reading course as mentioned in the first paragraph is that _______.

a) it is one of the most difficult school courses [page]

b) students spend endless hours in reading

c) reading tasks are assigned with little guidance

d) too much time is spent in teaching about reading

37. the teaching of reading will be successful if ________.

a) teachers can improve conditions at school for the students

b) teachers can enable students to develop their own way of reading

c) teachers can devise the most efficient system for reading

d) teachers can make their teaching activities observable

38. the word “scrutiny” (line 3, para.3) most probably means “_________”.

a) inquiry

b) observation

c) control

d) suspicion

39. according to the passage, learning to read will no longer be a difficult task when _________.

a) children become highly motivated

b) teacher and learner roles are interchangeable

c) teaching helps children in the search for knowledge

d) reading enriches children’s experience

40. the main idea of the passage is that _________.

a) teachers should do as little as possible in helping students learn to read

b) teachers should encourage students to read as widely as possible

c) reading ability is something acquired rather than taught

d) reading is more complicated than generally believed

part iii vocabulary and structure (20 minutes)

41 a person’s calorie requirements vary ________ his life.

a) across b) throughout

c) over d) within

42 a survey was carried out on the death rate of new-born babies in that region, ________ were surprising.

a) as results b) which results

c) the results of it d) the results of which

43 generous public funding of basic science would _________ considerable benefits for the country’s health, wealth and security.

a) lead to b) result from

c) lie in d) settle down

44 in a time of social reform, people’s state of mind tends to keep ___________ with the rapid changes of society.

a) step b) progress

c) pace d) touch

45 __________ in an atmosphere of simple living was what her parents wished for.

a) the girl was educated b) the girl educated

c) the girl’s being educated d) the girl to be educated

46 __________ the calculation is right, scientists can never be sure that they have included all variables and modeled them accurately.

a) even if b) as far as

c) if only d) so long as

47 my train arrives in new york at eight o’clock tonight. the plane i would like to take from there _________ by then.

a) would leave b) will have left

c) has left d) had left

48 the speech which he made __________ the project has bothered me greatly.

a) being concerned b) concerned

c) be concerned d) concerning

49 harry was ________ by a bee when he was collecting the honey.

a) stung b) stuck

c) bitten d) scratched

50 the thief tried to open the locked door but _________.

a) in no way b) in vain

c) without effect d) at a loss

51 all flights _________ because of the snowstorm, many passengers could do nothing but take the train.

a) had been canceled b) have been canceled

c) were canceled d) having been canceled

52 __________ seeing the damage he had done, the child felt ashamed.

a) by b) on

c) at d) for

53 remember that customers don’t ________ about prices in that city.

a) debate b) consult

c) dispute d) bargain

54 research findings show we spend about two hours dreaming every night, no matter what we ___________ during the day.

a) should have done b) may have done

c) would have done d) must have done

55 i hope that you’ll be more careful in typing the letter. don’t _________ anything.

a) lack b) withdraw

c) omit d) leak

56 this crop does not do well in soils ___________ the one for which it has been specially developed.

a) outside b) other than

c) beyond d) rather than

57 “you are very selfish. it’s high time you ________ that you are not the most important person in the world,” edgar said to his boss angrily. [page]

a) realized b) have realized

c) realized d) should realize

58 these two areas are similar _________ they both have a high rainfall during this season.

a) to that b) besides that

c) in that d) except that

59 the tomato juice left brown __________ on the front of my jacket.

a) spot b) point

c) track d) trace

60 if i hadn’t stood under the ladder to catch you when you fell, you ________ now.

a) wouldn't be smiling b) couldn’t have smiled

c) won’t smile d) didn’t smile

61 the committee is totally opposed ________ any changes being made in the plans.

a) of b) on

c) to d) against

62 we’ll visit europe next year _________ we have enough money.

a) lest b) until

c) unless d) provided

63 my father seemed to be in no __________ to look at my school report.

a) mood b) emotion

c) attitude d) feeling

64 when he realized the police had spotted him, the man ______ the exit as quickly as possible.

a) made off b) made for

c) made out d) made up

65 i was advised to arrange for insurance _________ i needed medical treatment.

a) nevertheless b) although

c) in case d) so that

66 frankly speaking, i’d rather you __________ anything about it for the time being.

a) didn’t do b) haven’t done

c) don’t do d) have done

67 i’m sorry i can’t see you immediately; but if you’d like to take a seat, i’ll be with you _________.

a) for a moment b) in a moment

c) for the moment d) at the moment

68 the trumpet player was certainly loud. but i wasn’t bothered by his loudness _______ by his lack of talent.

a) than b) more than

c) as d) so much as

69 our new house is very _________ for me as i can get to the office in five minutes.

a) adaptable b) comfortable

c) convenient d) available

70 our journey was slow because the train stopped __________ at different villages.

a) unceasingly b) gradually

c) continuously d) continually

part iv short answer questions (15 minutes)

directions: in this part there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete statements. read the passage carefully. then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words (not exceeding 10 words.)

would be language teachers everywhere have one thing in common: they all want some recognition of their professional status and skills, and a job. the former requirement is obviously important on a personal level, but it is vital if you are to have any chance of finding work.

ten years ago, the situation was very different. in virtually every developing country, and in many developed countries as well, being a native english speaker was enough to get you employed as an english teacher.

now employers will only look at teachers who have the knowledge, the skills and attitudes to teach english effectively. the result of this has been to raise non-native english teachers to the same status as their native counterparts (相对应的人) ？ something they have always deserved but seldom enjoyed. non-natives are now happy ？ linguistic discrimination (语言上的歧视) is a thing of the past.

an ongoing research project, funded by the university of cambridge, asked a sample of teachers, teacher educators and employers in more than 40 countries whether they regard the native/non-native speakers distinction as being at all important. “no” was the answer. as long as candidates could teach and had the required level of english, it didn’t matter who they were and where they came from. thus, a new form of discrimination ？ this time justified because it singled out the unqualified ？ liberated the linguistically oppressed (受压迫的). but the cambridge project did more than just that: it confirmed that the needs of native and non-native teachers are extremely similar.

questions: (注意：答题尽量简短，超过10个词要扣分。每条横线限写一个英语单词，标点符号不占格。)

s1. the selection of english teachers used to be mainly based on ___________.

____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

s2. what did non-native english teachers deserve but seldom enjoy? [page]

____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

s3. what kind of people can now find a job as an english teacher?

____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

s4. what is the result of the “new form of discrimination” (line 5, para.4)?

____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

s5. the phrase “the linguistically oppressed” (line 6, para.4) refers to those who were _______.

____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

part v writing (30 minutes)

directions: for this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic don’t hesitate to say “no”. you should write at least 100 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in chinese) below:

1. 别人请求帮助时，在什么情况下我们会说“不”。

2. 为什么有些人在该说“不”的时候不说“不”。

3. 该说“不”时不说“不”的坏处。

don’t hesitate to say “no”

参考答案：

1. b 2. d 3. a 4. c 5. b 6. a 7. c 8. d 9. a 10. d

11. c 12. d 13. a 14. d 15. c 16. a 17. b 18. c 19. b 20. d

21. c 22. d 23. a 24. b 25. a 26. c 27. d 28. b 29. a 30. b

31. d 32. d 33. a 34. a 35. c 36. d 37. b 38. b 39. a 40. c

41. b 42. d 43. a 44. c 45. c 46. a 47. b 48. d 49. a 50. b

51. d 52. b 53. d 54. c 55. c 56. b 57. a 58. c 59. a 60. a

61. c 62. d 63. a 64. b 65. c 66. a 67. b 68. d 69. c 70. d

s1. whether or not one was a native speaker.

s2. the same status as their counterparts.

s3. ones who can teach and have the required english level.

s4. non-native english teachers have been liberated. or: it singled out the unqualified.

s5. qualified english teachers because they were non-native speakers.

篇10：1月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案

part i listening comprehension (20 minutes)

section a

directions: in this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. at the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. after each question there will be a pause. during the pause, you must read the four choices marked a), b), c) and d), and decide which is the best answer. then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.

example: you will hear:

you will read:

a) 2 hours.

b) 3 hours.

c) 4 hours.

d) 5 hours.

sample answer [a] [b] [c] [d]

1. a) at home.

b) at the riverside.

c) at the health center.

d) at his office.

2. a) having an interview.

b) filling out a form.

c) talking with his friend.

d) asking for information.

3. a) she made a mistake by taking too few courses in the first term.

b) the courses she took were too difficult for her.

c) she took too many courses during her first term.

d) she found it difficult to deal with college courses.

4. a) worried and frightened.

b) very relaxed.

c) quite unhappy.

d) angry with the professor.

5. a) he enjoys reading letters.

b) he has been job-hunting.

c) he is offering the woman a job.

d) he is working for a company.

6. a) she lost her way.

b) she lost her keys.

c) she lost her car.

d) she lost her handbag.

7. a) more than an hour and a half.

b) not more than half an hour.

c) more than two hours.

d) less than an hour and a half.

8. a) she is sure who is going to win.

b) now it is a good time to start the game.

c) the game has been going on for a long time.

d) the same team always wins.

9. a) the ideas of the paper are not convincing.

b) some parts of the paper are not well written.

c) the handwriting of the paper is not good.

d) the paper is not complete.

10. a) looking for a young lady.

b) looking for her wrist watch.

c) looking for a young gentleman.

d) looking for a man wearing a wrist watch.

section b

directions: in this section, you will hear 3 short passages. at the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. after you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked a), b), c) and d). then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.

passage one

question 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.

11. a) it had many problems.

b) it was the most democratic country in the world.

c) it was fair to women.

d) it had some minor problems to solve.

12. a) the women of some states.

b) the women in the state of wyoming only.

c) the members of the national women’s association.

d) the women in the state of massachusetts only.

13. a) at the very beginning of the 20th century.

b) at the end of the 19th century.

c) after susan anthony’s death.

d) just before susan anthony’s death.

14. a) she worked on the draft of the american constitution.

b) she was the chairman of the national women’s association.

c) she was born in new york and died in massachusetts.

d) she was an activist in the women’s movement for equal rights.

passage two

questions 15 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.

15. a) people with problems.

b) travels around the world.

c) beautiful america.

d) people in great cities.

16. a) he spent three months writing “travels with charley”.

b) he enjoyed his travels around the united states.

c) he was fond of writing about his travels.

d) he didn’t enjoy the trip as much as charley.

passage three

questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

17. a) the long distance between his home town and new york.

b) his unpopular character.

[page]

c) the high unemployment rate in new york.

d) his criminal record.

18. a) he wanted to be put in prison again.

b) he needed the money to support his family.

c) he hated the barber there.

d) he wanted to make himself well known.

19. a) he went directly to the police station.

b) he drove out of the town and tried to escape.

c) he waited for the police to arrest him.

d) he argued with the police angrily.

20. a) mr. spears enjoyed living in prison.

b) mr. spears was known as a greedy man in his community.

c) the police in new york were not very efficient.

d) the only way for mr. spears to support his family was by going to prison again.

part ii vocabulary and structure (20 minutes)

21 the fifth generation computers, with artificial intelligence, _________ and perfected now.

a) developed b) have developed

c) are being developed d) will have been developed

22 this ticket _________ you to a free meal in our new restaurant.

a) gives b) grants

c) entitles d) credits

23 you __________ her in her office last friday; she’s been out of town for two weeks.

a) needn’t have seen b) must have seen

c) might have seen d) can’t have seen

24 that was so serious a matter that i had no choice but ________ the police.

a) called in b) calling in

c) call in d) to call in

25 she was so ________ in her job that she didn’t hear anybody knocking at the door.

a) attracted b) absorbed

c) drawn d) concentrated

26 __________ as it was at such a time, his work attracted much attention.

a) being published b) published

c) publishing d) to be published

27 at first, the speaker was referring to the problem of pollution in the country, but halfway in her speech, she suddenly _________ to another subject.

a) committed b) switched

c) favoured d) transmitted

28 it is politely requested by the hotel management that radios ______ after 11 o’clock at night.

a) were not played b) not to play

c) not be played d) did not play

29 although i like the appearance of the house, what really made me decide to buy it was the beautiful ______________ through the window.

a) vision b) look

c) picture d) view

30 cancer is second only __________ heart disease as a cause of death.

a) of b) to

c) with d) from

31 despite the wonderful acting and well-developed plot the _________ movie could not hold our attention.

a) three-hours b) three-hour

c) three-hours’ d) three-hour’s

32 the manager needs an assistant that he can ________ to take care of problems in his absence.

a) count on b) count in

c) count up d) count out

33 the organization had broken no rules, but __________ had it acted responsibly.

a) neither b) so

c) either d) both

34 we gave out a cheer when the red roof of the cottage came __________ view.

a) from b) in

c) before d) into

35 they took ________ measures to prevent poisonous gases from escaping.

a) fruitful b) beneficial

c) valid d) effective

36 doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true ____________ it comes to classroom tests.

a) when b) since

c) before d) after

37 careful surveys have indicated that as many as 50 percent of patients do not take drugs ________ directed.

a) like b) so

c) which d) as

38 in developing countries people are ________ into overcrowded cities in great numbers.

a) breaking b) filling

c) pouring d) hurrying

39 it’s reported that by the end of this month the output of cement in the factory ________ by about 10%.

a) will have risen b) has risen

c) will be rising d) has been rising

40 if i had remembered _________ the window, the thief would not have got in.

a) to close b) closing

c) to have closed d) having closed

41 there are other problems which i don’t propose to _________ at the moment.

a) go into b) go around

c) go for d) go up [page]

42 don’t get your schedule _________; stay with us in this class.

a) to change b) changing

c) changed d) change

43 it is quite necessary for a qualified teacher to have good manners and _________ knowledge.

a) extensive b) expansive

c) intensive d) expensive

44 jean doesn’t want to work right away because she thinks that if she __________ a job she probably wouldn’t be able to see her friends very often.

a) has to get b) were to get

c) had got d) could have got

45 i felt somewhat disappointed and was about to leave, ________ something occurred which attracted my attention.

a) unless b) until

c) when d) while

46 a love marriage, however, does not necessarily ________ much sharing of interests and responsibilities.

a) take over b) result in

c) hold on d) keep to

47 the ability to store knowledge makes computers different form every other machine _______ invented.

a) ever b) thus

c) yet d) as

48 i’m not sure whether i can gain any profit from the investment, so i can’t make a(n) ______ promise to help you.

a) exact b) defined

c) definite d) sure

49 i have kept that portrait ____________ i can see it every day, as it always reminds me of my university days in london.

a) which b) where

c) whether d) when

50 the sports meet, originally due to be held last friday, was finally _______ because of the bad weather.

a) set off b) broken off

c) worn off d) called off

part iii reading comprehension (35 minutes)

passage one

questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage:

space is a dangerous place, not only because of meteors（流星）but also because of rays from the sun and other stars. the atmosphere again acts as our protective blanket on earth. light gets through, and this is essential for plants to make the food, which we eat. heat, too, makes our environment endurable. various kinds of rays come through the air from outer space, but enormous quantities of radiation from the sun are screened off. as soon as men leave the atmosphere they are exposed to this radiation but their spacesuits or the walls of their spacecraft, if they are inside, do prevent a lot of radiation damage.

radiation is the greatest known danger to explorers in space. the unit of radiation is called “rem”. scientists have reason to think that a man can put up with far more radiation than 0.1 rem without being damaged; the figure of 60 rems has been agreed on. the trouble is that it is extremely difficult to be sure about radiation damage-a person may feel perfectly well, but the cells of his or her sex organs may be damaged, and this will not be discovered until the birth of deformed（畸形的）children or even grandchildren. missions of the apollo flights have had to cross belts of high radiation and, during the outward and return journeys, the apollo crew accumulated a large amount of rems. so far, no dangerous amounts of radiation have been reported, but the apollo missions have been quite short. we simply do not know yet how men are going to get on when they spend weeks and months outside the protection of the atmosphere, working in a space laboratory. drugs might help to decrease the damage done by radiation, but no really effective ones have been found so far.

51. according to the first paragraph, the atmosphere is essential to man in that ______.

a) it protects him against the harmful rays from space

b) it provides sufficient light for plant growth

c) it supplies the heat necessary for human survival

d) it screens off the falling meteors

52. we know from the passage that ________.

a) exposure to even tiny amounts of radiation is fatal

b) the effect of exposure to radiation is slow in coming

c) radiation is avoidable in space exploration

d) astronauts in spacesuits needn’t worry about radiation damage [page]

53. the harm radiation has done to the apollo crew members _______.

a) is insignificant

b)seems overestimated

c) is enormous

d) remains unknown

54. it can be inferred from the passage that ________.

a) the apollo mission was very successful

b) protection from space radiation is no easy job

c) astronauts will have deformed children or grandchildren

d) radiation is not a threat to well-protected space explorers

55. the best title for this passage would be _______.

a) the atmosphere and our environment

b) research on radiation

c) effects of space radiation

d) importance protection against radiation

passage two

questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage:

taste is such a subjective matter that we don’t usually conduct preference tests for food. the most you can say about anyone’s preference, is that it’s one person’s opinion. but because the two big cola（可口可乐）companies—coca-cola and pepsi cola are marketed so aggressively, we’ve wondered how big a role taste preference actually plays in brand loyalty. we set up a taste test that challenged people who identified themselves as either coca-cola or pepsi fans: find your brand in a blind tasting.

we invited staff volunteers who had a strong liking for either coca-cola classic（传统型）or pepsi, diet（低糖的）coke, or diet pepsi. these were people who thought they’d have no trouble telling their brand from the other brand.

we eventually located 19 regular cola drinkers and 27 diet cola drinkers. then we fed them four unidentified samples of cola one at a time, regular colas for the one group, diet versions for the other. we asked them to tell us whether each sample was coke or pepsi; then we analyzed the records statistically to compare the participants’ choices with what mere guess-work could have accomplished.

getting all four samples right was a tough test, but not too tough, we thought, for people who believed they could recognize their brand. in the end, only 7 out of 19 regular cola drinkers correctly identified their brand of choice in all four trials. the diet-cola drinkers did a little worse-only 7 of 27 identified all four samples correctly.

while both groups did better than chance would predict, nearly half the participants in each group made the wrong choice two or more times. two people go all four samples wrong. overall, half the participants did about as well on the last round of tasting as on the first, so fatigue, or taste burnout, was not a factor. our preference test results suggest that only a few pepsi participants and coke fans may really be able to tell their favorite brand by taste and price.

56. according to the passage the preference test was conducted in order to _______.

a) find out the role taste preference plays in a person’s drinking

b) reveal which cola is more to the liking of the drinkers

c) show that a person’s opinion about taste is mere guess-work

d) compare the ability of the participants in choosing their drinks

57. the statistics recorded in the preference tests show ______.

a) coca-cola and pepsi are people’s two most favorite drinks

b) there is not much difference in taste between coca-cola and pepsi

c) few people had trouble telling coca-cola from pepsi

d) people’s tastes differ from one another

58. it is implied in the first paragraph that _______.

a) the purpose of taste tests is to promote the sale of colas

b) the improvement of quality is the chief concern of the two cola companies

c) the competition between the two colas is very strong

d) blind tasting is necessary for identifying fans

59. the word “burnout” (line 4, para.5) here refers to the state of ______.

a) being seriously burnt in the skin

b) being unable to burn for lack of fuel

c) being badly damaged by fire

d) being unable to function because of excessive use

60. the author’s purpose in writing this passage is to ______.

a) show that taste preference is highly subjective

b) argue that taste testing is an important marketing strategy

c) emphasize that taste and price are closely related to each other [page]

d) recommend that blind tasting be introduced in the quality control of colas

passage three

questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage:

the concept of “environment” is certainly difficult and may even be misunderstood; but we have no handy substitute. it seems simple enough to distinguish between the organism and the surrounding environment and to separate forces acting on an organism into those that are internal and biological and those that are external and environmental. but in actual practice this system breaks down in many ways, because the organism and the environment are constantly interacting so that the environment is modified by the organism and vice versa（反之亦然）.

in the case of man, the difficulties with the environmental concept are even more complicated because we have to deal with man as an animal and with man as a bearer（持有者）of culture. if we look at man as an animal and try to analyze the environmental forces that are acting on the organism, we find that we have to deal with things like climate, soil, plants and such-like factors common to all biological situations; but we also find, always, very important environmental influences that we can only class as “cultural”, which modify the physical and biological factors. but man, as we know him, is always a bearer of culture; and if we study human culture, we find that it, in turn, is modified by the environmental factors of climate and geography. we thus easily get into great difficulties from the necessity of viewing culture, at one moment, as a part of the man and, at another moment, as a part of the environment.

61. which of the following words can best describe the popular understanding of “environment” as the author sees it?

a) elaborate.

b) prejudiced.

c) faultless.

d) oversimplified.

62. according to the author the concept of “environment” is difficult to explain because _______

a) it doesn’t distinguish between the organism and the environment

b) it involves both internal and external forces

c) the organism and the environment influence each other

d) the relationship between the organism and the environment is unclear

63. in analyzing the environmental forces acting on man the author suggests that ________.

a) biological factors are less important to the organism than cultural factors to man

b) man and other animals are modified equally by the environmental forces

c) man is modified by the cultural environment as well as by the natural environment

d) physical and biological factors exert more influence on other organisms than on man

64. as for culture, the author points out that ________.

a) it develops side by side with environmental factors

b) it is also affected by environmental factors

c) it is generally accepted to be part of the environment

d) it is a product of man’s biological instincts

65. in this passage, the author is primarily concerned with _______.

a) the interpretation of the term “environment”

b) the discussion on organisms and biological environment

c) the comparison between internal and external factors influencing man

d) the evaluation of man’s influence on culture

passage four

questions 66 to 70 are based on the following passage:

the speaker, a teacher from a community college, addressed a sympathetic audience. heads nodded in agreement when he said, “high school english teachers are not doing their jobs.” he described the inadequacies of his students, all high school graduates who can use language only at a grade 9 level. i was unable to determine from his answers to my questions how this grade 9 level had been established.

my topic is not standards nor its decline（降低）. what the speaker was really saying is that eh is no longer young; he has been teaching for sixteen years, and is able to think and speak like a mature adult.

my point is that the frequent complaint of one generation about the one immediately following it is inevitable. it is also human nature to look for the reasons for our dissatisfaction. before english became a school subject in the late nineteenth century, it was difficult to find the target of the blame for language deficiencies（缺陷）. but since then, english teachers have been under constant attack. [page]

the complainers think they have hit upon an original idea. as their own command of the language improves, they notice that young people do not have this same ability. unaware that their own ability has developed through the years, they assume the new generation of young people must be hopeless in this respect. to the eyes and ears of sensitive adults the language of the young always seems inadequate.

since this concern about the decline and fall of the english language is not perceived as a generational phenomenon but rather as something new and peculiar to today’s young people, it naturally follows that today’s english teachers cannot be doing their jobs. otherwise, young people would not commit offenses against the language.

66. the speaker the author mentioned in the passage believed that ________.

a) the language of the younger generation is usually inferior to that of the older generation

b) the students had a poor command of english because they didn’t work hard enough

c) he was an excellent language teacher because he had been teaching english for sixteen years

d) english teachers should be held responsible for the students’ poor command of english

67. in the author’s opinion, the speaker _______.

a) gave a correct judgement of the english level of the students

b) had exaggerated the language problems of the students

c) was right in saying that english teachers were not doing their jobs

d) could think and speak intelligently

68. the author’s attitude towards the speaker’s remarks is _______.

a) neutral

b) positive

c) critical

d) compromising

69. it can be concluded from the passage that ______.

a) it is justifiable to include english as a school subject

b) the author disagrees with the speaker over the standard of english at grade 9 level

c) english language teaching is by no means an easy job

d) language improvement needs time and effort

70. in the passage the author argues that ______.

a) it is unfair to blame the english teachers for the language deficiencies of the students

b) young people would not commit offences against the language is the teachers did their jobs properly

c) to eliminate language deficiencies one must have sensitive eyes and ears

d) to improve the standard of english requires the effort of several generations

part iv translation (15 minutes)

directions: in this part, there are five items which you should translate into chinese, each item consisting of one or two sentences. these sentences are all taken from the reading passages you have just read in part three of test paper one. you are allowed 15 minutes to do the translation. you should refer back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context.

71. (passage 2, lines 1-2, para.5)

scientists have reason to think that a man can put up with far more radiation than 0.1 rem without being damaged;

72. (passage 2, lines 1-3, para.3)

them we fed them four unidentified samples of cola on at a time, regular colas for the one group, diet versions for the other.

73. (passage 2, lines 1-2, para.5)

while both groups did better than chance would predict, nearly half the participants in each group made the wrong choice two or more times.

74. (passage 3, lines 4-5, para.2)

…we find that we have to deal with things like climate, soil, plants, and such-like factors common to all biological situations;

75. (passage 4, lines 1-2, para.3)

my point is that the frequent complaint of one generation about the one immediately following it is inevitable.

part v writing (30 minutes)

directions: for this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic the two-day weekend. you should write at least 100 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in chinese) below:

1. 双休日给大学生带来的好处。

2. 双休日可能给大学生带来的问题。

3. 我应当怎样过好双休日。

the two-day weekend

参考答案：

1. d 2. b 3. c 4. a 5. b 6. b 7. d 8. c 9. b 10. c

11. a 12. a 13. c 14. d 15. a 16. b 17. d 18. a 19. c 20. d [page]

21. c 22. c 23. d 24. d 25. b 26. b 27. b 28. c 29. d 30. b

31. b 32. a 33. a 34. d 35. d 36. a 37. d 38. c 39. a 40. a

41. a 42. c 43. a 44. b 45. c 46. b 47. a 48. c 49. b 50. d

51. a 52. b 53. d 54. b 55. c 56. a 57. b 58. c 59. d 60. a

61. d 62. c 63. c 64. b 65. a 66. d 67. b 68. c 69. d 70. a

71. 科学家有理由相信，一个人能够承受远远高于0.1雷目（rem）的辐射而不受到伤害。

72. 然后我们给他们喝4种没有任何标记的可乐，一次一种，一组人喝普通的可乐，另一组喝低糖型的可乐。

73. 虽然两组做的都比随机猜测的正确度高，仍有约一半的受试者做出了两个或更多的错误选择。

74. 我们发现我们必须和气候、土壤、植物以及诸如此类的对所有生物环境都很普遍的因素打交道。

75. 我的观点是一代人经常抱怨下一代人是不可避免的。

篇11：1993年1月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案

part i listening comprehension (20 minutes)

section a

1. (a) go over the list. (c) list everything her friend needs.

(b) do some shopping. (d) go for an outing.

2. (a) the man did most of the talking.

(b) the man and the woman robbed the bank.

(d) the man and the woman had dark hair.

3. (a) the traffic. (c) their health.

(b) the weather. (d) their time-table.

4. (a) john missed a test. (c) john has stolen a car.

(b) john has kept his job. (d) john was called a thief.

5. (a) to buy frank a new car. (c) to help frank sell his car.

(b) to drive frank's car. (d) to help frank repair his car.

6. (a) english. (c) education.

(b) english and education. (d) neither english nor education.

7. (a) as big as she expected. (c) not as big as she expected.

(b) much bigger than she expected. (d) so small that she is not satisfied.

8. (a) the rent is too high. (c) he doesn't want to live in the suburbs.

(b) he can't afford the high taxes. (d) it's too far away from his office.

9. (a) no. he has to finish his homework. (c) yes. he'll go after he finished his homework.

(b) no. he doesn't like going to the club. (d) yes. he'll write his paper after he returns.

10. (a) because maria doesn't like football. (c) because he didn't have the time.

(b) because maria fell ill. (d) because he can't stand football.

section b

passage one

questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.

11. (a) his friend bought them for him. (c) he booked them quite a while ago.

(b) he bought them himself. (d) he got them free of charge.

12. (a) her husband was taking her out to the theater.

(b) her husband had got her a job in his office.

(d) her husband had found his lost money.

13. (a) he had lost the tickets for the theater. (c) he had left his briefcase at home.

(b) he had lost his briefcase. (d) he had left the ticket in the office.

passage two

questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.

14. (a) lack of electricity. (c) lack of clean water.

(b) shortage of books. (d) shortage of experts.

15. (a) a system which trains doctors.

(b) a group of experts who can provide professional advice.

(d) a system which trains computer experts.

16. (a) it is not easy to see the shortage of experts in the villages.

(b) many doctors and engineers are sent to the villages to make up for the shortage of experts.

(d) expert systems are owned by wealthy farmers and businessmen.

passage three

questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

17. (a) to learn spanish. (c) to see the ancient art.

(b) to tour the city. (d) to visit friends.

18. (a) by taxi. (c) by subway.

(b) by bus. (d) by foot.

19. (a) he got lost. (c) he lost his map.

(b) a taxi was faster. (d) the policeman advised him to.

1. (a) he was greatly disappointed.

(b) he was pleased to get there finally.

(d) he was at a loss about what to do.

part ii reading comprehension (35 minutes)

passage one

questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

with fifteen years britain and other nations should be well on with the building of huge industrial complexes for the recycling of waste. the word rubbish could lose its meaning because everything which goes into the dumps (垃圾堆) would be made into something useful. even the most dangerous and unpleasant wastes would provide energy if nothing else.

the latest project is to take a city of around half a million inhabitants and discover exactly what raw materials go into it and what go out. the aim is to find out how much of these raw materials could be provided if a plant for recycling waste were built just outside the city. this plant would recycle not only metal such as steel, lead and copper, but also paper and rubber as well.

another new project is being set up to discover the best ways of sorting and separating the rubbish. when this project is complete, the rubbish will be processed like this: first, it will pass through sharp metal bas which will tear open the plastic bags in which rubbish is usually packed; then it will pass through a powerful fan to separate the lightest elements from the heavy solids; after that grounders and rollers will break up everything that can be broken. finally, the rubbish will pass under magnets (磁铁) , which will remove the bits of iron and steel; the rubber and plastic will then be sorted out in the final stage. [page]

the first full-scale giant recycling plants are perhaps fifteen years away. indeed, with the growing cost of transporting rubbish to more distant dumps, some big cities will be forced to build their own recycling plants before long.

21. the phrase “be well on with ...” (para.1, line 1) most probably means _____.

(a) have completed what was started (c) have achieved a great deal in

(b) get ready to start (d) put an end to

22. what is not mentioned as a part of the recycling process described in paragraph 3?

(a) breaking up whatever is breakable.

(b) sharpening metal bars.

(d) sorting out small pieces of metal.

23. what's the main reason for big cities to build their own recycling plants?

(a) to deal with wastes in better way.

(b) to protect the environment from pollution.

(d) to get big profits from those plants.

24. the first full-scale huge recycling plants ______.

(a) began to operate fifteen years ago

(b) will probably take less than fifteen years to build

(d) will probably be in operation in fifteen years

25. the passage is mainly about ______.

(a) a cheap way to get energy (c) new ways of recycling wastes

(b) the location of recycling plants (d) the probably of city environment

passage two

questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:

by 1970, according to a world wildlife fund report, only about 4,500 tigers survived throughout the world-half of them in india. mr. foresters, who followed and counted tiger footprints, estimated that in may 1972 only about 1,800 tigers existed in india. project tiger supported by w.w.f. was immediately launched. nine tiger reserves were created, with armed guards protecting them.

the project provided opportunities for researchers from india and abroad to study tigers in the reserves and gather previously unavailable information about their habits. studies show that a male tiger may control a hunting territory of between 10 and 20 sq. kms. depending on its age, size and strength. the territory of male includes the smaller territories of three or four tigressess. a tiger marks the boundaries of its territories by spraying urine (尿) and other bodily liquids on bushes. but it tries to avoid territorial fights, being guided by the distinctive body smell of other tigers. tigers fight to death only when a tigress is defending her young, or when a tiger is guarding a tigress from the attentions of other males.

the popular image of the tiger is that of a merciless and unconquerable hunter. but studies show that it catches only one of 20 victims (牺牲品) it tries to attack.

fears have recently developed that project tiger has been too successful. it has enabled the tiger population to double (by mid-80 s), but india's human population has also grown out of control. currently it is 750 million and likely to be 900 million by the end of the century. land problem is becoming serious and many rural people feel bitter about the fact that some rich forests are reserved for tigers. a growing number of attacks by tigers on man has added to the hostility (敌意).

26. the ultimate aim of project tiger is to _____.

(a) study the growth rate of tigers (c) promote the breeding of young tigers

(b) protect tigers from being killed (d) analyze the behavioral patterns of tigers

27. studies have shown that ______.

(a) a tigress never attacks until attacked

(b) the tigress is not as fierce as the tigers

(d) the tiger is not an efficient hunter as is commonly described

28. according to the passage, a tiger's territory _____.

(a) remains unchanged (c) expands as the tiger grows up

(b) is often defended by tigresses (d) is the cause of most fights

29. some people are afraid that project tiger _____.

(a) has been carried too far (c) has failed to achieve its goal

(b) has not received enough attention (d) is not worth the money spent on it [page]

30. the author seems _____.

(a) to be enthusiastic about project tiger

(b) to have a matter-of-fact attitude towards project tiger

(d) to be satisfied with project tiger

passage three

questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.

in only two decades asian americans have become the fastest-growing u.s. minority (少数民族). as their children began moving up through the nation's schools, it became clear that a new class of academic achievers was emerging. their achievements are reflected in the nation's best universities, where mathematics, science and engineering departments have taken on a decidedly asian character. this special liking for mathematics and science is partly explained by the fact that asian-american students who began their educations abroad arrived in the u.s. with a solid grounding in mathematics but little or no knowledge of english. they are also influenced by the promise of a good job after college. asians feel there will be less unfair treatment in areas like mathematics and science because they will be judged more objectively. and the return on the investment in education is more immediate in something like engineering than with an arts degree.

most asian-american students owe their success to the influence of parents who are determined that their children take full advantage of what the american educational system has to offer. an effective measure of parental attention is homework. asian parents spend more time with their children than american parents do, and it helps. many researchers also believe there is something in asian culture that breeds success, such ideals that stress family values and emphasize education.

both explanations for academic success worry asian americans because of fears that they feed a typical racial (种族的) image. many can remember when chinese, japanese and filipino immigrants (移民) were the victims of social isolation. indeed, it was not until 1952 that laws were laid down giving all asian immigrants the right to citizenship.

31. while making tremendous achievements at college, asian-american students ______.

(a) feel they are mistreated because of limited knowledge of english

(b) are afraid that their academic successes bear a strong asian character

(d) generally feel it a shame to have to depend on their parents

32. what are the major factors that determine the success of asian americans?

(a) a solid foundation in basic mathematics and asian americans?

(b) hard work and intelligence.

(d) asian culture and the american educational system.

33. few asian-american students major in human sciences mainly because ______.

(a) their english is not good enough

(b) they are afraid they might meet with unfair judgement in these areas

(d) they know little about american cultures and western cultures

34. why do the two “explanations” (para. 3, line 1) worry asian americans?

(a) they are afraid that they would again be isolated from american society in general.

(b) people would think that asian students rely on their parents for success.

(d) american academic achievements have taken on too strong an asian character.

35. the author's tone in this passage is _____.

(a) sympathetic (b) doubtful (c) critical (d) objective

passage four

questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.

like fine food, good writing is something we approach with pleasure and enjoy from the first taste to the last. and good writers, good cooks, do not suddenly appear full-blown. quite the contrary, just as the cook has to undergo an intensive training, mastering the skills of his trade, the writer must sit at his desk and devote long hours to achieving a style in his writing, whatever its purpose-schoolwork, matters of business, or purely social communication. you may be sure that the more painstaking the effort, the more effective the writing, and the more rewarding. [page]

there are still some remote places in the world where you might find a public scribe to do your business or social writing for you, for a fee. there are a few managers who are lucky enough to have the service of that rate kind of secretary who can take care of all sorts of letter writing with no more than a quick note to work from. but for most of us, if there is any writing to be done, we have to do it ourselves.

we have to write school papers, business papers or home papers. we are constantly called on to put words to paper. it would be difficult to count the number of such words, messages, letters, and reports put into the mails or delivered by hand, but the daily figure must be enormous. what is more, everyone who writes expects, or at least hopes. we want whatever we write to be read, from first word to last, not just thrown into some “letters-to-be-read” file (档案) or into a wastepaper basket. this is the reason we bend our efforts toward learning and practicing the skill of interesting, effective writing.

36. in this passage, good writing is compared to fine food because _____.

(a) both writers and cooks have to work long hours every day

(b) both are essential to life

(d) both are enjoyable

37. a public “scribe” (para 2, line 1) is _____.

(a) a secretary who does your business or social writing

(b) a machine that does writing for you

(d) a person who ears a living by writing for others

38. according to the passage, some managers don't have to do any letter writing because _____.

(a) they rely on quick notes (c) they have a computer to do it

(b) they have excellent secretaries (d) they prefer making phone calls

39. according to the author, if your letter is thrown into some “letter-to-be-read” file, ______.

(a) it will receive immediate attention (c) it is likely to be neglected

(b) it will be dealt with by the secretary (d) it is meant to be delivered soon

40. the purpose of the author in writing this passage is _____.

(a) to explain and persuade (c) to interest and entertain

(b) to comment and criticize (d) to argue and demonstrate

part iii vocabulary and structure (20 minutes)

41. if you smoke in a non-smoking section people _____.

(a) have objected (b) objected (c) must object (d) will object

42. there was a _____ drop in support for the union in the 1974 election.

(a) delicate (b) distinct (c) distant (d) downward

43. the computer works very fast, _____ data at the speed of light.

(a) having handled (b) handing (c) handled (d) hands

44. through out his life, henry moore _____ an interest in encouraging art in the city of leeds.

(a) contained (b) secured (c) reserved (d) maintained

45. they claim that _____ 1,000 factories closed down during the economic crisis.

(a) sufficiently (b) approximately (c) considerably (d) properly

46. if you happen to _____ my lost papers while you're looking for your book, please let me know at once by telephone.

(a) come across (b) come up (c) come to (d) properly

47. her fluency in english gives her an advantage _____ other girls for the job.

(a) above (b) over (c) than (d) with

48. it is _____ impossible to find a good educational computer program in this part of the country.

(a) barely (b) hardly (c) merely (d) nearly

49. what he told us about the affair simply doesn't make any _____.

(a) sense (b) idea (c) meaning (d) significance

50. as a mother, she is too _____ towards her daughter, she should let her see more of the world.

(a) hopeful (b) protective (c) modest (d) confident

51. “doesn't he know that it is not _____?” “yes, he does.”

(a) truth (b) some truth (c) the truth (d) any truth

52. that tree looked as if it _____ for a long time.

(a) hasn't watered (b) didn't water (c) hadn't been watered (d) wasn't watered

53. hitler set out to conquer all of europe in the belief that the germans were the master _____.

(a) race (b) human (c) blood (d) brains

54. ever since picasso's painting went on exhibit, there _____ large crowds at the museum every day. [page]

(a) is (b) has been (c) have been (d) are being

55. don't forget to walk the dog while i am away, _____.

(a) can you (b) shall you (c) do you (d) will you

56. it is a pity that we should stay at home when we have ______ weather.

(a) so fine (b) such a fine (c) such fine (d) so fine a

57. there were beautiful clothes _____ in the shop windows.

(a) spread (b) displayed (c) exposed (d) located

58. mr. smith advised us to withdraw ______.

(a) so that to get not involved (c) so as not to get involved

(b) so as to get not involved (d) so that not to get involved

59. _____ in a seemingly endless war, the general was forced to evaluate the situation again.

(a) since the loss of 50,000 soldiers (c) having lost over 50,000 soldiers

(b) because of 50,000 soldiers having lost (d) 50,000 soldiers were lost

60. knowing something as a whole is far from knowing all its _____.

(a) instance (b) character (c) items (d) details

61. ____ for your laziness, you could have finished the assignment by now.

(a) had it not been (b) it were not (c) weren't it (d) had not it been

62. the minister had his secretaries ____ a press conference.

(a) arrange (b) to arrange (c) arranging (d) arranged

63. she left the reception early because she ____ get up early the next morning.

(a) needed (b) might (c) used to (d) had to

64. let's not wait any longer, he might not ____ at all.

(a) turn over (b) turn up (c) used to (d) turn down

65. anne couldn't concentrate ____ what she was doing while her family were watching tv.

(a) to (b) on (c) for (d) in

66. my wife said in her letter that she would appreciate ____ from you sometime.

(a) to have heard (b) to hear (c) having heard (d) hearing

67.____ men have learned much from the behavior of animals in badly new.

(a) that (b) those (c) what (d) whether

68. it's necessary ____ the dictionary immediately.

(a) that he will return (c) that he return

(b) that he returned (d) that he has to return

69. franklin's ability to learn from observations and experience ____ greatly to his success in

public life.

(a) contributed (b) owed (c) attached (d) related

70. the manager assured the customer that his complaint would be seen ____ immediately.

(a) to (b) at (c) on (d) with

part iv cloze (15 minutes)

customs officers at a london airport yesterday found 500,000 pounds worth of drugs which were being smuggled (走私) into britain in boxes marked “urgent medical supplies.” the 71 might have suspected for some time 72 drugs were being brought into the country in this way. the 73 is believed to be the work of a 74 international group. four men were arrested at 75 airport and help for questioning, 76 it is unlikely that they are the organizers. in 77 they declared that they were 78 of what the boxes contained and 79 acted in good faith in bringing 80 into britain. this is the third time 81 six months that attempts have been made to smuggle 82 goods through customs by declaring them to 83 medical supplies. they are frequently 84 in special containers and a 85 is given that they may be 86 if they are not handled with care. “ 87 are determined to put a 88 to this practice, ” said one of the customs officers today. “ 89 is no way these people are going to get away 90 this any longer. we have the full co-operation of the international police who are as anxious as we are to track down the main source of supply.”

71. (a) authorities (b) commanders (c) leaders (d) directors

72. (a) what (b) that (c) although (d) when

73. (a) operation (b) behavior (c) movement (d) development

74. (a) well-constructed (b) well-designed (c) well-composed (d) well-organized

75. (a) an (b) some (c) the (d) one

76. (a) but (b) so (c) because (d) as

77. (a) turn (b) return (c) case (d) fact

78. (a) unconscious (b) unaware (c) unfamiliar (d) unknown

79. (a) were (b) had (c) have (d) being

80. (a) all (b) it (c) them (d) such

81. (a) of (b) for (c) by (d) in

82. (a) immoral (b) criminal (c) illegal (d) irregular