2000-2005年大學(xué)英語四級考試試題及參考答案-2005年1月

2005年1月8日四級試卷PartI ListeningComprehension (20minutes)SectionADirections: Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Example: Youwillhear: Youwillread: A)Attheoffice. B)Inthewaitingroom. C)Attheairport. D)Inarestaurant.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]1. A)Themanenjoystravelingbycar. B)Themanlivesfarfromthesubway. C)Themanisgoodatdriving. D)Themanusedtoownacar.2. A)Tonyshouldcontinuetakingthecourse. B)SheapprovesofTony’sdecision. C)Tonycanchooseanothersciencecourse. D)Shecan’tmeetTonysoearlyinthemorning.3. A)Shehastostudyfortheexam. B)Sheisparticularlyinterestedinplays. C)She’seagertowatchthenewplay. D)Shecanlendhernotestotheman.4. A)Theywillbereplacedbyon-lineeducationsoonerorlater. B)Theywillattractfewerkidsason-lineeducationexpands. C)Theywillcontinuetoexistalongwithon-lineeducation. D)Theywilllimittheirteachingtocertainsubjectsonly.5. A)Moststudentswouldliketoworkforanewspaper. B)Moststudentsfindajobbyreadingadvertisements. C)Moststudentsfindithardtogetajobaftertheygraduate. D)Moststudentsdon’twantjobsadvertisedinthenewspapers.6. A)Movethewashingmachinetothebasement. B)Turnthebasementintoaworkshop. C)Repairthewashingmachine. D)Finishhisassignment.7. A)Somestudentsatthebackcannotheartheprofessor. B)Theprofessorhaschangedhisreadingassignment. C)Someofthestudentsarenotontheprofessor’slist. D)Theprofessorhasbroughtextracopiesofhisassignment.8. A)Shedoesn’twanttotalkaboutthecontest. B)She’smodestabouthersuccessinthecontest. C)She’sspenttwoyearsstudyingEnglishinCanada. D)She’sveryproudofhersuccessinthespeechcontest.9. A)Talkingaboutsports. C)Readingnewspapers. B)Writinguplocalnews. D)Puttingupadvertisements.10. A)Theyshouldn’tchangetheirplan. B)They’dbetterchangetheirmind. C)Thetennisgamewon’tlastlong. D)Weatherforecastsarenotreliable.SectionBCompoundDictationDirections: Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromSItoS7withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.ForblanksnumberedfromS8toS10youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten. Therearealotofgoodcamerasavailableatthemoment–mostofthesearemadeinJapanbuttherearealsogood(S1)_____________modelsfromGermanyandtheUSA.Wehave(S2)_____________arangeofdifferentmodelstoseewhichisthebest(S3)_____________formoney.Afteranumberofdifferenttestsandinterviewswithpeoplewhoare(S4)____________withthedifferentcamerasbeingassessed,ourresearchers(S5)_____________theOlympicBYmodelasthebestauto-focuscameraavailableatthemoment.Itcosts$200althoughyoumaywellwanttospendmore–(S6)_____________asmuchasanother$200–onbuying(S7)_____________lensesandotherequipment.ItisagoodJapanesecamera,easytouse.(S8)______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________whereastheAmericanversionsareconsiderablymoreexpensive. TheOlympicBYmodelweighsonly320gramswhichisquiteabitlessthanothercamerasofasimilartype.Indeedoneoftheothermodelswelookedatweighedalmosttwiceasmuch.(S9)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.Allthepeopleweinterviewedexpressedalmosttotal12. Welearnfromthepassagethat_______. A)onedoesn’tneedtotakeanymedicineifhehasacoldortheflu B)aspirinshouldnotbeincludedinover-the-countermedicinesfortheflu C)delayedtreatmentofthefluwillharmtheliverandcentralnervoussystem D)over-the-counterdrugscanbetakentoeasethemiserycausedbyacoldortheflu13. Accordingtothepassage,tocombattheflueffectively,_______. A)oneshouldidentifytheviruswhichcausesit B)oneshouldconsultadoctorassoonaspossible C)oneshouldtakemedicineuponcatchingthedisease D)oneshouldremainalertwhenthediseaseisspreading14. Whichofthefollowingsymptomswilldistinguishtheflufromacold? A)Astuffynose. C)Asorethroat. B)Ahightemperature. D)Adrycough.15. Ifchildrenhaveflu-likesymptoms,theirparents_______. A)areadvisednottogivethemaspirin B)shouldwatchoutforsignsofReyesyndrome C)areencouragedtotakethemtohospitalforvaccination D)shouldpreventthemfrommixingwithpeoplerunningafeverPassageTwoQuestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage: InatimeoflowacademicachievementbychildrenintheUnitedStates,manyAmericansareturningtoJapan,acountryofhighacademicachievementandeconomicsuccess,forpossibleanswers.However,theanswersprovidedbyJapanesepreschoolsarenottheonesAmericansexpectedtofind.InmostJapanesepreschools,surprisinglylittleemphasisisputonacademicinstruction.Inoneinvestigation,300Japaneseand210Americanpreschoolteachers,childdevelopmentspecialists,andparentswereaskedaboutvariousaspectsofearlychildhoodeducation.Only2percentoftheJapaneserespondents（答問卷者）listed“togivechildrenagoodstartacademically”asoneoftheirtopthreereasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.Incontrast,overhalftheAmericanrespondentschosethisasoneoftheirtopthreechoices.Topreparechildrenforsuccessfulcareersinfirstgradeandbeyond,Japaneseschoolsdonotteachreading,writing,andmathematics,butratherskillssuchaspersistence,concentration,andtheabilitytofunctionasamemberofagroup.ThevastmajorityofyoungJapanesechildrenaretaughttoreadathomebytheirparents. IntherecentcomparisonofJapaneseandAmericanpreschooleducation,91percentofJapaneserespondentschoseprovidingchildrenwithagroupexperienceasoneoftheirtopthreereasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.Sixty-twopercentofthemoreindividuallyoriented（強(qiáng)調(diào)個(gè)性發(fā)展的）Americanslistedgroupexperienceasoneoftheirtopthreechoices.AnemphasisontheimportanceofthegroupseeninJapaneseearlychildhoodeducationcontinuesintoelementaryschooleducation. LikeinAmerica,thereisdiversityinJapaneseearlychildhoodeducation.SomeJapanesekindergartenshavespecificaims,suchasearlymusicaltrainingorpotentialdevelopment.Inlargecities,somekindergartensareattachedtouniversitiesthathaveelementaryandsecondaryschools.SomeJapaneseparentsbelievethatiftheiryoungchildrenattendauniversity-basedprogram,itwillincreasethechildren’schancesofeventuallybeingadmittedtotop-ratedschoolsanduniversities.SeveralmoreprogressiveprogramshaveintroducedfreeplayasawayoutfortheheavyintellectualizinginsomeJapanesekindergartens.16. WelearnfromthefirstparagraphthatmanyAmericansbelieve_______. A)JapaneseparentsaremoreinvolvedinpreschooleducationthanAmericanparents B)Japan’seconomicsuccessisaresultofitsscientificachievements C)Japanesepreschooleducationemphasizesacademicinstruction D)Japan’shighereducationissuperiortotheirs17. MostAmericanssurveyedbelievethatpreschoolsshouldalsoattachimportanceto_______. A)problemsolving C)parentalguidance B)groupexperience D)individually-orienteddevelopment18. InJapan’spreschooleducation,thefocusison_______. A)preparingchildrenacademically B)developingchildren’sartisticinterests C)tappingchildren’spotential D)shapingchildren’scharacter19. FreeplayhasbeenintroducedinsomeJapanesekindergartensinorderto_______. A)broadenchildren’shorizon C)lightenchildren’sstudyload B)cultivatechildren’screativity D)enrichchildren’sknowledge20. WhydosomeJapaneseparentssendtheirchildrentouniversity-basedkindergartens? A)Theycandobetterintheirfuturestudies. B)Theycanaccumulatemoregroupexperiencethere. C)Theycanbeindividuallyorientedwhentheygrowup. D)Theycanhavebetterchancesofgettingafirst-rateeducation.PassageThreeQuesti0ns21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage. Leaddeposits,whichaccumulatedinsoilandsnowduringthe1960’sand70’s,wereprimarilytheresultofleadedgasolineemissionsoriginatingintheUnitedStates.InthetwentyyearsthattheCleanAirActhasmandatedunleadedgasuseintheUnitedStates,theleadaccumulationworldwidehasdecreasedsignificantly. AstudypublishedrecentlyinthejournalNatureshowsthatair-borneleadedgasemissionsfromtheUnitedStatesweretheleadingcontributortothehighconcentrationofleadinthesnowinGreenland.ThenewstudyisaresultofthecontinuedresearchledbyDr.CharlesBoutron,anexpertontheimpactofheavymetalsontheenvironmentattheNationalCenterforScientificResearchinFrance.AstudybyDr.Boutronpublishedin1991showedthatleadlevelsinarctic（北極的）snowweredeclining. Inhisnewstudy,Dr.BoutronfoundtheratiosofthedifferentformsofleadintheleadedgasolineusedintheUnitedStatesweredifferentfromtheratiosofEuropean,AsianandCanadiangasolinesandthusenabledscientiststodifferentiate（區(qū)分）theleadsources.ThedominantleadratiofoundinGreenlandsnowmatchedthatfoundingasolinefromtheUnitedStates. InastudypublishedinthejournalAmbio,scientistsfoundthatleadlevelsinsoilintheNortheasternUnitedStates Manyscientistshadbelievedthattheleadwouldstayinsoilandsnowforalongerperiod. TheauthorsoftheAmbiostudyexaminedsamplesoftheupperlayersofsoiltakenfromthesamesitesof30forestfloorsinNewEngland,NewYorkandPennsylvaniain1980andin1990.Theforestenvironmentprocessedandredistributedtheleadfasterthanthescientistshadexpected. Scientistssaybothstudiesdemonstratethatcertainpartsoftheecosystem（生態(tài)系統(tǒng)）respondrapidlytoreductionsinatmosphericpollution,butthatthesefindingsshouldnotbeusedasalicensetopollute.21. ThestudypublishedinthejournalNatureindicatesthat_______. A)theCleanAirActhasnotproducedthedesiredresults B)leaddepositsinarcticsnowareontheincrease C)leadwillstayinsoilandsnowlongerthanexpected D)theUSisthemajorsourceofleadpollutioninarcticsnow22. LeadaccumulationworldwidedecreasedsignificantlyaftertheuseofunleadedgasintheUS________. A)wasdiscouraged C)wasprohibitedbylaw B)wasenforcedbylaw D)wasintroduced23. HowdidscientistsdiscoverthesourceofleadpollutioninGreenland? A)ByanalyzingthedatapublishedinjournalslikeNatureandAmbio. B)Byobservingtheleadaccumulationsindifferentpartsofthearcticarea. C)BystudyingthechemicalelementsofsoilandsnowinNortheasternAmerica. D)Bycomparingthechemicalcompositionsofleadedgasolineusedinvariouscountries.24. TheauthorsoftheAmbiostudyhavefoundthat_______. A)forestsgetridofleadpollutionfasterthanexpected B)leadaccumulationsinforestsaremoredifficulttodealwith C)leaddepositsarewidelydistributedintheforestsoftheUS D)theupperlayersofsoilinforestsareeasilypollutedbyleademissions25. Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthatscientists_______. A)arepuzzledbythemysteryofforestpollution B)feelrelievedbytheuseofunleadedgasoline C)stillconsiderleadpollutionaproblem D)lacksufficientmeanstocombatleadpollutionPassageFourQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage. Exerciseisoneofthefewfactorswithapositiveroleinlong-termmaintenanceofbodyweight.Unfortunately,thatmessagehasnotgottenthroughtotheaverageAmerican,whowouldrathertryswitchingto“l(fā)ight”beerandlow-caloriebreadthanincreasephysicalexertion.TheCentersforDiseaseControl,forexample,foundthatfewerthanone-fourthofoverweightadultswhoweretryingtoshedpoundssaidtheywerecombiningexercisewiththeirdiet. Inrejectingexercise,somepeoplemaybediscouragedtoomuchbycaloric-expenditurecharts:forexample,onewouldhavetobrisklywalkthreemilesjusttoworkoffthe275caloriesinonedeliciousDanishpastry（小甜餅）.Evenexerciseprofessionalsconcedehalfapointhere.“Exercisebyitselfisaverytoughwaytoloseweight,”saysYorkOnnen,programdirectorofthePresident’sCouncilonPhysicalFitnessandSports. Still,exercise’ssupportingroleinweightreductionisvital.AstudyattheBoston Ifyouhavebeensedentary（極少活動的）anddecidetostartwalkingonemileaday,theaddedexercisecouldburnanextra100caloriesdaily.Inayear’stime,assumingnoincreaseinfoodintake,youcouldlosetenpounds.Byincreasingthedistanceofyourwalksgraduallyandmakingotherdietaryadjustments,youmayloseevenmoreweight.26. WhatissaidabouttheaverageAmericaninthepassage? A)Theytendtoexaggeratethehealthfuleffectof“l(fā)ight”beer. B)Theyusuallyignoretheeffectofexerciseonlosingweight. C)Theyprefer“l(fā)ight”beerandlow-caloriebreadtootherdrinksandfood. D)Theyknowthefactorsthatplayapositiveroleinkeepingdownbodyweight.27. Somepeopledislikeexercisebecause_______. A)theythinkitisphysicallyexhausting B)theyfindithardtoexercisewhileonadiet C)theydon’tthinkitpossibletowalk3mileseveryday D)theyfindconsultingcaloric-expenditurechartstroublesome28. “Evenexerciseprofessionalsconcedehalfapointhere”(Line3,Para.2)means“They_______”. A)agreethatthecaloriesinasmallpieceofpastrycanbedifficulttoworkoffbyexercise B)partiallybelievedietplaysasupportingroleinweightreduction C)arenotfullyconvincedthatdietingcanhelpmaintainone’snewweight D)arenotsufficientlyinformedofthepositiveroleofexerciseinlosingweight29. WhatwasconfirmedbytheBoston A)Controllingone’scalorieintakeismoreimportantthandoingexercise. B)Evenoccasionalexercisecanhelpreduceweight. C)Weightreductionisimpossiblewithoutexercise. D)Onecouldlosetenpoundsinayear’stimeifthere’snoincreaseinfoodintake.30. Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthisarticle? A)TojustifythestudyoftheBoston B)Tostresstheimportanceofmaintainingproperweight. C)TosupportthestatementmadebyYorkOnnen. D)Toshowthemosteffectivewaytoloseweight.PartIII Vocabulary (20minutes)Directions: Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.31. Themachinelookedlikealarge,______,old-fashionedtypewriter. A)forceful C)intense B)clumsy D)tricky32. Thoughshebeganher______bysinginginalocalpopgroup,sheisnowafamousHollywoodmoviestar. A)employment C)occupation B)career D)profession33. Withintwoweeksofarrival,allforeignershadto______withthelocalpolice A)inquire C)register B)consult D)resolve34. Consideringyoursalary,youshouldbeableto______atleasttwentydollarsaweek. A)putforward C)putout B)putup D)putaside35. Ashehas______ourpatience,we’llnotwaitforhimanylonger. A)torn C)exhausted B)wasted D)consumed36. Theseteacherstrytobeobjectivewhenthey______theintegratedabilityoftheirstudents. A)justify C)indicate B)evaluate D)reckon37. Mrs.Morris’sdaughterisprettyand______,andmanygirlsenvyher. A)slender C)faint B)light D)minor38. Tomorrowthemayoristo______agroupofCanadianbusinessmenonatourofthecity. A)coordinate C)accompany B)cooperate D)associate39. I’m______enoughtoknowitisgoingtobeaverydifficultsituationtocompeteagainstthreestrongteams. A)realistic C)aware B)conscious D)radical40. Canyougivemeeventhe______clueastowherehersonmightbe? A)simplest C)least B)slightest D)utmost41. NormanDaviswillberememberedbymanywith______notonlyasagreatscholarbutalsoasamostdelightfulandfaithfulfriend. A)kindness C)warmth B)friendliness D)affection42. Salariesfor______positionsseemtobehigherthanforpermanentones. A)legal C)voluntary B)optional D)temporary43. MostpeopleagreethatthepresentroleofwomenhasalreadyaffectedU.S.society.______,ithasaffectedthetraditionalroleofmen. A)Aboveall C)Atmost B)Inall D)Atlast44. Scienceandtechnologyhave______inimportantwaystotheimprovementofagriculturalproduction. A)attached C)contributed B)assisted D)witnessed45. Asanactorhecouldcommunicateawhole______ofemotions. A)frame C)number B)range D)scale46. Thisiswhatyoushouldbearinmind:Don’t______asalaryincreasebeforeyouactuallygetit. A)hangon C)waiton B)drawon D)counton47. Theship’sgeneratorbrokedown,andthepumpshadtobeoperated______insteadofmechanically. A)artificially C)manually B)automatically D)synthetically48. Thelittlegirlwassofrightenedthatshejustwouldn’t______hergriponmyarm. A)loosen C)relieve B)remove D)dismiss49. Heneverarrivesontimeandmy______isthathefeelsthemeetingsareuseless. A)preference C)inference B)conference D)reference50. Mrs.Smithwasso______abouteverythingthatnoservantscouldpleaseher. A)specific C)precise B)special D)particular51. Lastnighthesawtwodark______enterthebuilding,andthentherewastheexplosion. A)features C)sketches B)figures D)images52. Itisobviousthatthisnewruleisapplicabletoeveryonewithout______. A)exception C)modification B)exclusion D)substitution53. Histemperandpersonallyshowthathecanbecomeasoldierofthetop______. A)circle C)category B)rank D)grade54. Duringthelecture,thespeakeroccasionally______hispointbyrelatinghisownexperiences. A)illustrated C)cited B)hinted D)displayed55. Onlythosewhocan______tolosetheirmoneyshouldmakehigh-riskinvestments. A)maintain C)endure B)sustain D)afford56. Hefoundthe______mediaattentionintolerableanddecidedtogoabroad. A)sufficient C)steady B)constant D)plenty57. Therehasbeenacollision______anumberofcarsonthemainroadtotown. A)composing C)involving B)consisting D)engaging58. ______elephantsaredifferentfromwildelephantsinmanyaspects,includingtheirtempers. A)Cultivated C)Civil B)Regulated D)Tame59. Tendaysagotheyoungmaninformedhisbossofhisintentionto______. A)resign C)retreat B)reject D)replace60. Asoneoftheworld’shighestpaidmodels,shehadherface______forfivemilliondollars. A)deposited C)measured B)assured D)insuredPartIV Cloze (15minutes)Directions: Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre. Wisebuyingisapositivewayinwhichyoucanmakeyourmoneygofurther.The__61__yougoaboutpurchasinganarticleoraservicecanactually__62__youmoneyorcanadd__63__thecost.Takethe__64__exampleofahairdryer.Ifyouarebuyingahairdryer,youmight__65__thatyouaremakingthe__66__buyifyouchooseone__67__lookyoulikeandwhichisalsothecheapest__68__price.Butwhenyougetithomeyoumayfindthatit__69__twiceaslongasamoreexpensive__70__todryyourhair.Thecostoftheelectricityplusthecostofyourtimecouldwell__71__yourhairdryerthemostexpensiveoneofall.Sowhatprinciplesshouldyou__72__whenyougooutshopping?Ifyou__73__yourhome,yourcaroranyvaluable__74__inexcellentcondition,you’llbesavingmoneyinthelong__75__.Beforeyoubuyanew__76__,talktosomeonewhoownsone.Ifyoucan,useitorborrowittocheckitsuitsyourparticular__77__.Beforeyoubuyanexpensive__78__,oraservice,docheckthepriceand__79__isonoffer.Ifpossible,choose__80__threeitemsorthreeestimates.61. A)form B)fashion C)way D)method62. A)save B)preserve C)raise D)retain63. A)up B)to C)in D)on64. A)easy B)single C)simple D)similar65. A)convince B)accept C)examine D)think66. A)proper B)best C)reasonable D)most67. A)its B)which C)whose D)what68. A)for B)with C)in D)on69. A)spends B)takes C)lasts D)consumes70. A)mode B)copy C)sample D)model71. A)cause B)make C)leave D)prove72. A)adopt B)lay C)stick D)adapt73. A)reserve B)decorate C)store D)keep74. A)products B)possession C)material D)ownership75. A)run B)interval C)period D)time76. A)appliance B)equipment C)utility D)facility77. A)function B)purpose C)goal D)task78. A)component B)element C)item D)particle79. A)what B)which C)that D)this80. A)of B)in C)by D)fromPartV Writing (30minutes)Directions: Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacampaignspeechinsupportofyourelectiontothepostofchairmanofthestudentunion.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:1. 你認(rèn)為自己具備了什么條件（能力、性格、愛好等）可以勝任學(xué)生會主席的工作2. 如果當(dāng)選，你將為本校同學(xué)做些什么ACampaignSpeechSectionA1.D)Themanusedtoownacar2.A)Tonyshouldcontinuetakingthecourse.3.A)Shehastostudyfortheexam.4.C)Theywillcontinuetoexistalongwithon-lineeducation.5.B)Moststudentsfindajobbyreadingadvertisements.6.D)Finishhisassignment.7.C)Someofthestude