大學(xué)英語四級考試試題真題 (十)

大學(xué)英語四級考試試題真題

PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.At

theendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwas

said.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.

Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringtheparse,youmust

readthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthe

bestanswer.,ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Example:Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A)Attheoffice.

B)Inthewaitingroom.

C)Attheairport.

D)Inarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingabout

someworktheyhad

tofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceatthe

office.Therefore,A)"Attheoffice"isthebestanswer.Yojushould

choose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

l.A)Thewomanfeelssorryfortheman.B)Themanisamemberof

thestaff.

C)Theareaisforpassengersonly.D)Thewomanisaskingtheman

toleave.

2.A)Cleanherhousewhilesheisaway.B)Buyhersomeplantsand

takecareofthem.

C)Waterherplantswhilesheisaway.D)Waterherplantswhenhe

isnotatwork

3.A)Hewillonlybeavailableintheafternoon.B)It'snothisoffice

hour.

C)Hedoesn'thavetime.D)Heistootiredafterclass.

4.A)Thewomaninsistsongoingout.

B)Thewomandoesn'tlikewatchingTV.

C)Themanpromisedheragiftonherbirthday.

D)Themanistootiredtogoout.

5.A)Therearetoomanycoursesofferedtostudents.

B)Thewomanshouldtakefewercoursesnextterm.

C)Themanwilltakefourcoursesnextsemester.

D)Itiswisertotakemorethanfourcourses.

6.A)AskTomtosendaninvitation.B)GettheJohnsons'address

C)InviteTomtotheparty.D)TellTomtopickuptheJohnsons.

7.A)Janeislookingforasummerjob.B)Janeispackingforthe

summervacation.

C)Janeisonherwayhome.D)Janeiseagertogohomeforthe

vacation.

8.A)Spendingmoretimeonsightseeing.B)Visitingthecitywitha

group.

C)Touringthecityonafineday.D)Takingthemanwithheronthe

tour.

9.A)Thewomanisdrivingtoofast.

B)Thewomanisdrivingataslowspeed.

C)Thewomanhasbrokenatrafficrule.

D)Thewomanhasparkedhercarinawrongplace.

10.A)ShecantellJoanwhensheseesheratnoon.

B)SheshouldtellJoan'sbrotheraboutthereception.

C)ShemustcallonJoanafterthereception.

D)ShemayseeJoan'sbrotheratlunch.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheend

ofeach

passage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingle

linethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A)Toprotectpersonsandproperty.B)Tocollecttaxes.

C)Toteachandtraincitizens.D)Tosavenaturalresourcesforfuture

use.

12.A)Bysellingservicesthatmakelifecomfortable.

B)Bysellinglandcontainingoil.

C)Bysellingpubliclands.

D)Bysellingcoalandothernaturalproducts.

13.A)Environmentalpollutionandprotection.B)Taxesandservices

forthepublic.

C)Policeeffortstoprotectpeople.D)People'sattitudetoward

taxes.

PassageTwo

Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A)Hedidn'tlikephysicsanymore.B)Hiseyesightwastoopoor.

C)Physicswastoohardforhim.D)Hehadtoworktosupport

himself.

15.A)Hewasnothappywiththenewdirector.

B)Hewasnotqualifiedtobeanengineer.

C)Hewantedtotravel.

D)Hefoundhisjobboring.

16.A)Hewantedtoworkwithhisfriend.B)Heenjoyedtravelling

aroundtheworld.

C)HewantedtogotoSpain.D)Hewasrejectedbytheengineering

firm.

17.A)HeenjoyedteachingEnglish.

B)Hewantedtoearnmoretosupporthisfamily.

C)Theowneroftheschoolpromisedhisagoodposition.

D)Hecouldearnmoreasateacherthanasatravelagent.

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A)Itcanbecookedinmanyways.

B)Itisdeliciousbutinexpensive.

C)Itgiveshigheryieldsthanothergraincrops.

D)Itgrowseasilyinvariousconditions.

19.A)FriedpotatoesB)Tomatojuice.

C)SweetcornD)Chocolatebeans.

20.A)TheyledtothediscoveryofAmerica.

B)TheymadenativeAmericanfoodspopular.

C)TheybroughtgreatwealthtoSpain.

D)TheymadenativeAmericanlifestyleswellknown.

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageis

followedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem

therearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthe

bestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwith

asinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Thebiggestsafetythreatfacingairlinestodaymaynotbeaterrorist

withagun,butthemanwiththeportablecomputerinbusinessclass.In

thelast15years,pilotshavereportedwellover100incidentsthatcould

havebeencausedbyelectromagneticinterference.Thesourceofthis

interferenceremainsunconfirmed,butincreasingly,expertsarepointing

theblameatportableelectronicdevicessuchasportablecomputers,

radioandcassetteplayersandmobiletelephones.

RTCA,anorganizationwhichadvisestheaviation(航空)industry,

hasrecommendedthatallairlinesban(禁止)suchdevicesfrombeing

usedduring"critical"stagesoflight,particularlytakeoffandlanding.

Someexpertshavegonefurther,callingforatotalbanduringallflights.

Currently,rulesonusingthesedevicesareleftuptoindividualairlines.

Andalthoughsomeairlinesprohibitpassengersfromusingsuch

equipmentduringtakeoffandlanding,mostarereluctanttoenforcea

totalban,giventhatmanypassengerswanttoworkduringflights.

Thedifficultyispredictinghowelectromagneticfieldsmightaffect

anaircraft'scomputers.Expertsknowthatportabledevicesemit

radiationwhichaffectsthosewavelengthswhichaircra代usefor

navigationandcommunication.But,becausetheyhavenotbeenableto

reproducetheseeffectsinalaboratory,theyhavenowayofknowing

whethertheinterferencemightbedangerousornot.

Thefactthataircraftmaybevulnerable(易受損的)tointerference

raisestheriskthatterroristsmayuseradiosysteminordertodamage

navigationequipment.Asworrying,though,isthepassengerwhocan't

heartheinstructionstoturnoffhisradiobecausethemusic'stooloud.

21.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A)anewregulationforallairlines

B)thedefectsofelectronicdevices

C)apossiblecauseofaircraftcrashes

D)effectivesafetymeasuresforairflight

22.Whatissaidabouttheover100aircraftincidentsinthepast15

years?

A)Theymayhavebeencausedbythedamagetotheradiosystems.

B)Theymayhavetakenplaceduringtakeoffandlanding.

C)Theywereprovedtohavebeencausedbythepassengers'

portablecomputers.

D)Theyweresuspectedtohaveresultedfromelectromagnetic

interference.

23.Fewairlineswanttoimposeatotalbanontheirpassengers

usingelectronicdevicesbecause.

A)theydon'tbelievethereissuchadangerasradiointerference

B)theharmfuleffectofelectromagneticinterferenceisyettobe

proved

C)mostpassengersrefusetotakeaplanewhichbanstheuseof

radioandcassetteplayers

D)theyhaveothereffectivesafetymeasurestofallbackon

24.Whyisitdifficulttopredictthepossibleeffectsof

electromagneticfieldsonanairplane'scomputers?

A)Becauseitisextremelydangeroustoconductsuchresearchon

anairplane.

B)Becauseitremainsamysterywhatwavelengthsareliabletobe

interferedwith.

C)Becauseresearchscientistshavenotbeentoproducethesame

effectsinlabs.

D)Becausesxpertslackadequateequipmenttodosuchresearch.

25.ltcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor.

A)isinfavorofprohibitingpassengers'useofelectronicdevices

completely

B）hasoverestimatedthedangerofelectromagneticinterference

C）hasn'tformedhisownopiniononthisproblem

D）regardsitasunreasonabletoexerciseatotalbanduringflight

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Theriseofmultinationalcorporations（跨國公司），globalmarketing,

newcommunicationstechnologies,andshrinkingculturaldifferences

haveledtoanunparalleledincreaseinglobalpublicrelationsorPR.

Surprisingly,sincemodernPRwaslargelyanAmericaninvention,the

U.S.leadershipinpublicrelationsisbeingthreatenedbyPReffortsin

othercountries.Tenyearsago,forexample,theworld'stopfivepublic

relationsagencieswereAmericanowned.In1991,onlyonewas.The

Britishinparticulararebecomingmoresophisticatedandcreative.A

recentsurveyfoundthatmorethanhalfofallBritishcompaniesinclude

PRaspartoftheircorporate（公司的）planningactivities,comparedto

aboutonethirdofU.S.companies,ItmaynotbelongbeforeLondon

replacesNewYorkasthecapitalofPR.

WhyisAmericalaggingbehindintheglobalPRrace?First,

Americansasawholetendtobefairlyprovincialandtakemoreofan

interestinlocalaffairs.Knowledgeofworldgeography,forexample,has

neverbeenstronginthiscountry.Secondly,Americanslagbehindtheir

EuropeanandAsiancounterparts（相對應(yīng)的人）inknowingasecond

language.Lessthan5percentofBursonMarshall'sU.S.employees

knowtwolanguages.OgilvyandMatherhasaboutthesamepercentage

Conversely,someEuropeanfirmshavehalformoreoftheirenployees

fluentinasecondlanguage.Finally,peopleinvolvedinPRabroadtendto

keepaclosereyeoninternationalaffairs.InthefinancialPRarea,for

instance,mostAmericansreadtheWallStreetJournlal.Orerseas,their

counterpartsreadtheJournalaswellastheFinancialTimesofLondon

andTheEconomist,Pubicationsnotoftenreadinthiscountry.

PerhapsthePRindustrymighttakealessonfromTedTurnerof

CNN(CableNewsNetwork).Turnerrecentlyannouncedthatthework

"foreign"wouldnolongerbeusedonCNNnewsbroadcasts.According

toTurner,globalcommunicationshavemadethenationsoftheworldso

interdependantthatthereisnolongeranysuchthingasforeign.

26.Accordingtothepassage,U.S.leadershipinpublicrelationsis

beingthreatenedbecause.

A)anunparalleledincreaseinthenumberofpublicrelations

companies

B)shrinkingculturaldifferencesandnewcommunications

technologies

C)thedecreasingnumberofmultinationalcorporationsintheU.S.

D)increasedeffortsofothercountriesinpublicrelations

27.LondoncouldsoonreplaceNewYorkasthecenterofPR

because.

A)BritishcompaniesaremoreambitiousthanU.S.companies

B)BritishcompaniesplacemoreimportanceonPRthanU.S.

companies

C)Britishcompaniesareheavilyinvolvedinplanningactivities

D)fouroftheworld'stoppublicrelationsagenciesareBritish

owned

28.Theword"provincial"(Line2,Para.3)mostprobablymeans

IIII

A)limitedinoutlook

B)likepeoplefromtheprovinces

C)rigidinthinking

D)interestedinworldfinancialaffairs

29.Welearnfromthethirdparagraphthatemployeesinthe

AmericanPRindustry.

A)speakatleastoneforeignlanguagefluently

B)areignorantaboutworldgeography

C)arenotassophisticatedastheirEuropeancounterparts

D)enjoyreadingagreatvarietyofEnglishbusinesspublications

3O.WhatlessonmightthePRindustrytakefromTedTurnerofCNN?

A)AmericanPRcompaniesshouldbemoreinternationally

minded.

B）TheAmericanPRindustryshoulddevelopglobalcommunications

technologies.

C）PeopleworkinginPRshouldbemorefluentinforeignlanguages.

D）PeopleinvolvedinPRshouldavoidusingtheword"foreign".

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Brazilhasbecomeoneofthedevelopingworld'sgreatsuccessesat

reducingpopulationgrowthbutmorebyaccidentthatdesign.While

countriessuchasIndiahavemadejointeffortstoreducebirthrates,

Brazilhashadbetterresultwithoutreallytrying,saysGeorgeMartineat

Harvard.

Brazil'spopulationgrowthratehasdroppedfrom2.99%ayear

between1951and1960to1.93%ayearbetween1981and1990,and

Brazilianwomennowhaveonly2.7childrenonaverage.Martinesays

thisfiguremayhavefallenstillfurthersince1990,anachievementthat

makesittheenvyofmanyotherThirdWorldcountries.

Martineputsitdownto,amongotherthings,soapoperas（通俗電

視連續(xù)?。゛ndinstalment（分期付款）plansintroducedinthe1970s.

Bothplayedanimportant,althoughindirect,roleinloweringthebirth

rate.Brazilisoneoftheworld'sbiggestproduceersofsoapoperas.Globl,

Brazil'smostpopulartelevisionnetwork,showsthreehoursofsoapssix

nightsaweek,whilethreeothersshowatleastonehouranight.Most

soapsarebasedonwealthycharacterslivingthehighlifeinbigcities.

"Althoughtheyhaveneverreallytriedtoworkinamissagetowards

theproblemsofreproduction,theydescribemiddleandupperclass

valuesnotmanychildren,differentattitudestowardssex,women

working,"saysMartine,"TheysentthisimagetoallpartsofBraziland

madepeopleconsciousofotherpatternsofbehaviourandothervalues,

whichwereputintoaveryattractivepackage."

Meanwhile,theinstalmentplanstriedtoencouragethepoorto

becomeconsumers."Thisledtoanenormouschangeinconsumption

patternsandconsumptionwasincompatible(不相容的)withunlimited

reproduction."saysMartine.

31.Accordingtothepassage,Brazilhascutbackitspopulation

growth.

A)byeducatingitscitizens

B)bycarefulfamilypanning

C)bydevelopingTVprogrammes

D)bychance

32.Accordingtothepassage,manyThirdWorldcountries.

A)haven'tattachedmuchimportancetobirthcontrol

B)wouldsoonjoinBrazilincontrollingtheirbirthrate

C)haven'tyetfoundaneffectivemeasuretocontroltheir

population

D)neglectedtheroleofTVplaysinfamilyplanning

33.Thephrase"putsitdownto"(Line1,Para.3)isclosestin

meaningto""

A)attributesitto

B)sumsitupas

C)findsitareasonfor

D)comparesitto

34.SoapoperashavehelpedinloweringBrazil'sbirthrate

because.

A)theykeeppeoplesittinglonghourswatchingTV

B)theyhavegraduallychangedpeople'swayoflife

C)peoplearedrawntotheirattractivepackage

D)theypopularizebirthcontrolmeasures

35.WhatisMartine'sconclusionaboutBrazil'spopulationgrowth?

A)Theincreaseinbirthratewillpromoteconsumption.

B)Thedesireforconsumptionhelpstoreducebirthrate.

C)Consumptionpatternsandreproductionpatternsare

contradictory.

D)Acountry'sproductionislimitedbyitspopulationgrowth.

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Thereseemsnevertohavebeenacivilizationwithouttoys,but

whenandhowtheydevelopedisunknown.Theyprobablycameabout

justtofivechildrensomethingtodo.

Intheancientworld,asistoday,mostboysplayedwithsomekinds

oftoysandmostgirlswithanother.Insocietieswheresocialrolesare

rigidlydetermined,boyspatterntheirplayaftertheactivitiesoftheir

fathersandgirlsafterthetasksoftheirmothers.Thisistruebecause

boysandgirlsarebeingprepared,eveninplay,tostepintotherolesand

responsibilitiesoftheadultworld.

Whatisremarkableaboutthehistoryoftoysisnotsomuchhow

theychangedoverthecenturiesbuthowmuchtheyhaveremainedthe

same.Thechangeshavebeenmostlyintermsofcraftsmanship,

mechanics,andtechnology.Itistheuniversalityoftoyswithregardto

theirdevelopmentinallpartoftheworldandtheirpersistencetothe

presentthatisamazing.InEgypt,theAmericas,China,Japanandamong

theArctic（北極的）peoples,generallythesamekindsoftoysappeared.

Variationsdependedonlocalcustomsandwaysoflifebecausetoys

imitatetheirsurroundings.Nearlyeverycivilizationhaddolls,little

weapons,toysoldiers,tinyanimalsandvehicles.

Becausetoyscanbegenerallyregardedasakindofartform,they

havenotbeensubjecttotechnologicalleapsthatcharacterizeinventions

foradultuse.Theprogressfromthewheeltotheoxcarttothe

automobileisadirectlineofascent（進步）.Theprogressfromarattle（撥

浪鼓