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12英语四级真题

2002.12英语四级真题

2002年12月大学英语四级考试试卷

partⅰlisteningcomprehension（20minutes）

sectiona

directions:

inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkeda）,b）,c）andd）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

example:

youwillhear:

youwillread:

a）attheOffice.

b）inthewaitingroom.

c）attheairport.

d）inarestaurant.

fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.therefore,a）"attheoffice"isthebestanswer.youshouldchooseontheanswersheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.sampleanswer[a][b][c][d]

1.a）theyarebothanxioustotryitalianfood.b）theyarelikelytohavedinnertogether.

c）themanwilltreatthewomantodinnertonight.d）thewomanrefusedtohavedinnerwiththeman.

2.a）it’sonlyforrent,notfofsale.b）it’sbeingredecorated.

c）it’snotasgoodasadvertised.d）it’snolongeravailable.

3.a）colleagues.b）employerandemployee.c）husbandandwife.d）motherandson

4.a）shecontactsherparentsoccasionally.

b）shephonesherparentsregularlyatweekends.

c）shevisitsherparentsatweekendswhenthefaresaredown.

d）sheoftencallsherparentsregardlessoftherates.

5.a）thenextbusiscomingsoon.

b）thebuswillwaitafewminutesatthestop.

c）thereareonlytwoorthreepassengerswaitingforthebus.

d）theycancatchthisbuswithoutrunning.

6.a）theassignmentlookseasybutactuallyit’squitedifficult.

b）theassignmentistoodifficultforthemtocompleteontime.

c）theycannotfinishtheassignmentuntilthursday.

d）theyhaveplentyoftimetoworkontheassignment.

7.a）themanwillgotomeetthewomanthisevening.

b）themanandthewomanhaveanappointmentat7o’clock.

c）thewomancan’tfinishmakingthejambefore7o’clock.

d）thewomanwon’tbeabletoseethemanthisevening.

8.a）she’slearnedalotfromtheliteratureclass.b）she’swrittensomebooksaboutworldclassics.

c）she’smetsomeoftheworld’sbestwriters.d）she’sjustbackfromatriproundtheworld.

9.a）theexamwaseasierthanthepreviousone.b）joeissurethathewilldobetterinthenextexam.

c）joeprobablyfailedintheexam.d）theoralpartoftheexamwaseasierthanthewrittenpart.

10.a）sheistiredofdrivinginheavytraffic.b）shedoesn’tminditastheroadconditionsaregood.

c）sheisunhappytohavetodrivesuchalongwayeveryday.d）sheenjoysitBECauseshe’sgoodatdriving.

sectionbcompounddictation

注意：

听力理解的b节（sectionb）为复合式听写（compounddictation）,题目在试卷二上，现在请取试卷二。

partⅱreadingcomprehension（35minutes）

directions:

thereare4passagesinthispart.eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkeda）,b）,c）andd）.youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

passageone

questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

likemanyofmygeneration,ihaveaweaknessforheroworship.atsomepoint,however,weallbegintoquestionourheroesandourneedforthem.thisleadsustoask:

whatisahero?

despiteimmensedifferencesincultures,heroesaroundtheworldgenerallyshareanumberofcharactersticsthatinstructandinspirepeople.

aherodoessomethingworthtalkingaabout.aherohasastoryofadventuretotellandacommunitywhowilllisten.butaherogoesbeyondmerefame.

heroesservepowersorprincipleslargerthanthemselves.likehighvoltagetransformers,heroestaketheenergyofhigherpowersandstepitdownsothatitcanbeusedbyordinarypeople.

theherolivesalifeworthyofimitation.thosewhoimitateagenuineheroexperiencelifewithnewdepth,enthusiasm,andmeaning.asuretestforwouldbeheroesiswhatorwhomdotheyserve?

whataretheywillingtoliveanddiefor?

iftheanswerorevidencesuggeststheyserveonlytheirownfame,theymaybefamouspersonsbutnotheroes.madonnaandmichaeljacksonarefamous,butwhowouldclaimthattheirfansfindlifemoreabundant?

heroesarecantalysts（催化剂）forchange.theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintop.theyhavetheskillandthecharmtomovethemasses.theycreatenewpossibilities.withoutgandhi,indiamightstillbepartofthebritishempire.withoutrosaparksandmartinlutherking,jr.,wemightstillhavesegregated（隔离的）buses,restaurants,andparks.itmaybepossibleforlargescalechangetooccurwithoutleaderswithmagneticpersonalities,butthepaceofchangewouldbeslow,thevisionuncertain,andthecommitteemeetingsendless.

11.althoughheroesmaycomefromdifferentcultures,they_____________________.

a）generallyprocesscertaininspiringcharacteristicsb）probablysharesomeweaknessesofordinarypeople

c）areofteninfluencedbypreviousgenerationsd）allunknowinglyattractalargenumberoffans

12.accordingtothepassage,heroesarecomparedtohigh-voltagetransformersinthat_______.

a）theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintopb）theyhaveawarmfeelingsandemotions

c）theycanserveasconcreteexamplesofnobleprinciplesd）theycanmakepeoplefeelstrongerandmoreconfident

13.madonnaandmichaeljacksonarenotconsideredheroesbecause_________.

a）theyarepopularonlyamongcertaingroupsofpeopleb）theirperformancesdonotimprovetheirfansmorally

c）theirprimaryconcernistheirownfinancialinterestsd）theyarenotclearabouttheprinciplestheyshouldfollow

14.gandhiandmartinlutherkingaretypicalexamplesofoutstandingleaderswho___________.

a）aregoodatdemonstratingtheircharmingcharactersb）canmovethemasseswiththeirforcefulspeeches

c）arecapableofmeetingallchallengesandhardshipsd）canprovideananswertotheproblemsoftheirpeople

15.theauthorconcludesthathistoricalchangeswould________.

a）bedelayedwithoutleaderswithinspiringpersonalqualities

b）nothappenwithoutheroesmakingthenecessarysacrifices

c）takeplaceiftherewereheroestoleadthepeople

d）produceleaderswithattractivepersonalities

passagetwo

questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

accordingtoasurvey,whichwasbasedontheresponsesofover188,000students,today’straditionalagecollegefreshmenare"morematerialisticandlessaltruistic（利他主义的）"thanatanytimeinthe17yearsofthepoll.

notsurprisinginthesehardtimes,thestudent’smajorobjective"istobefinanciallywelloff.lessimportantthaneverisdevelopingameaningfulphilosophyoflife."itfollowsthenthattodaythemostpopularcourseisnotliteratureorhistorybutaccounting.

interestinteaching,socialserviceandthe"altruistic"fieldsisatalow.ontheotherhand,enrollmentinbusinessprograms,engineeringandcomputerscienceiswayup.

that’snosurpriseeither.afriendofmine（asalesrepresentativeforachemicalcompany）wasmakingtwicethesalaryofhercollegeinstructorsherfirstyearonthejob-evenbeforeshecompletedhertwoyearassociatedegree.

whileit’struethatweallneedacareer,itisequallytruethatourcivilizationhasaccumulatedanincredibleamountofknowledgeinfieldsfarremovedfromourownandthatwearebetterforourunderstandingoftheseothercontributions-betheyscientificorartistic.itisequallytruethat,instudyingthediversewisdomofothers,welearnhowtothink.moreimportant,perhaps,educationteachesustoseetheconnectionsbetweenthings,aswellastoseebeyondourimmediateneeds.

weeklywereadofunionswhowentonstrikeforhigherwages,onlytodrivetheiremployeroutofbusiness.nocompany:

nojob.howshortsightedinthelongrun!

butthemostimportantargumentforabroadeducationisthatinstudyingtheaccumulatedwisdomoftheages,weimproveourmoralsense.isawacartoonrecentlywhichshowsagroupofbusinessmenlookingpuzzledastheysitaroundaconferencetable;oneofthemistalkingontheintercom（对讲机）：

"missbaxter,"hesays,"couldyoupleasesendinsomeonewhocandistinguishrightfromwrong?

"

fromthelongtermpointofview,that’swhateducationreallyoughttobeabout.

16.accordingtotheauthor’sobservation,collegestudents__________.

a）haveneverbeensomaterialisticastodayb）haveneverbeensointerestedinthearts

c）haveneverbeensofinanciallywelloffastodayd）haveneverattachedsomuchimportancetomoralsense

17.thestudents’criteriaforelectingmajorstodayhavemuchtodowith________.

a）theinfluencesoftheirinstructorsb）thefinancialgoalstheyseekinlife

c）theirowninterpretationsofthecoursesd）theirunderstandingofthecontributionsofothers

18.bysaying"whileit’struethat...betheyscientificorartistic"（lines1-3,para.5）,theauthormeansthat_____.

a）businessmanagementshouldbeincludedineducationalprograms

b）humanwisdomhasaccumulatedatanextraordinarilyhighspeed

c）humanintellectualdevelopmenthasreachednewheights

d）theimportanceofabroadeducationshouldnotbeoverlooked

19.studyingthediversewisdomofotherscan________.

a）createvaryingartisticinterestsb）helppeopleseethingsintheirrightperspective

c）helpimproveconnectionsamongpeopled）regulatethebehaviorofmoder