1990年大学英语四级.docx

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1990年大学英语四级

1990年6月大学英语四级（CET-4）真题试卷

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbepause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithalinethroughthecentre.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A）Attheoffice.

B）Inthewaitingroom.

C）Attheairport.

D）Inarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A）“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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

1.A）Everyday.

B）Everyotherday.

C）Everyweek.

D）Everyotherweek.（B）

2.A）Saturdaymorning.

B）Saturdayafternoon.

C）Sundaymorning.

D）Sundayafternoon.（D）

3.A）Theunsmilingfaces.

B）Thesun.

C）TheLondoners.

D）Theweather.（D）

4.A）Maria’sfriendsdon’tcallherveryoften.

B）Mariadoesn’tliketotalkonthephonewithherfriends.

C）Marialikestotalkonthephonewithherfriends.

D）Mariadoesn’thaveanyfriends.（C）

5.A）Thechemistrybook.

B）TheEnglishbook.

C）Themathbook.

D）Thehistorybook.（A）

6.A）Holdthephone.

B）Makeanothercall.

C）Paythemanageravisit.

D）AskthewomantofindMr.Whiteforhim.（B）

7.A）HewillpayavisittoProf.Wang.

B）HewillcongratulateProf.Wang.

C）HeisreadytohelpProf.Wang.

D）HewilltellProf.Wangthegoodnews.（C）

8.A）Totakeabus.

B）Tomakeaphonecall.

C）Todoshopping.

D）Togivethemtothewoman.（A）

9.A）Listeningtotheradio.

B）Readinganewspaper.

C）Watchingtelevision.

D）Watchingasportsgame.（B）

10.A）Hehasn’tseenanymovieforalongtime.

B）Themoviehesawwas“GonewiththeWind”.

C）Itisoneofthebestmovieshehaseverseen.

D）Helikesseeingmoviesverymuch.（C）

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to13basedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Goandvisitfriends.

B）Haveadinnertogetherwithfriends.

C）Goaroundmakingnewfriends.

D）Playjokesonfriends.（D）

12.A）Forsevenhundredyears.

B）Forseveraldecades.

C）Forseveralhundredyears.

D）Forseventyyears.（C）

13.A）AnewmeansoftransportationfromLondontoAustralia.

B）Anewly-publishednewspaperinLondon.

C）Anon-existentislandinthePacific.

D）AnewkindofItaliannoodle.（D）

PassageTwo

Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）Morethanninemillion.

B）Abouthalfamillion.

C）Morethanfivemillion.

D）Abouttwoandahalfmillion.（A）

15.A）Itisforstudentsofthesamecommunityonly.

B）Itonlyoffersatwo-yearbasiccourse.

C）Itonlytrainsstudentstobeofficemanagers.

D）Itonlyacceptsstudentsrejectedbyuniversities.（B）

16.A）Onewhoisstayinginthatstateasawriter.

B）Onewhosehomeisinthatstate.

C）Onewhohasbeeninthearmy.

D）Onewhohasbeeninhealthservices.（B）

17.A）CommunitycollegesintheU.S.

B）Thenumberofhighschoolgraduates.

C）HighereducationintheU.S.

D）Thedifferencebetweenprivateandstateuniversities.（C）

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A）Hehadtogetajob.

B）Hewasafraidoffailure.

C）HewantedtojointheArmy.

D）Hewasn’tinterestedinstudying.（A）

19.A）Attendingpatients.

B）Repairingmachines.

C）Drivingtaxis.

D）Deliveringletters.（D）

20.A）Sheencouragedhim.

B）Shewasdisappointed.

C）Sheexpresseddoubt.

D）Shewasshocked.（A）

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

YouareaGermanlivinginBerlin.Onedayyou’rewalkingdownthestreet,mindingyourownbusiness,whensuddenlyastrangerapproachedwithasmileonhisface.Afterstoppingyou,heholdsasmallelectronicdeviceclosetohisfaceandspeaksslowlyintoit,saying,inEnglish:

“CanyoutellmewhereIcanbuysomesauerkraut?

”Whatshouldyoudo?

（a）Runaway;（b）Callthepolice;or,（c）Listencloselyforthedevicetosay,inGerman,“KonnenSiemirbittesager,whichSauerkrautKaufenKann?

”

Themostappropriateresponsewouldbe（c）becausethepersoninfrontofyouisonlyatouristtryingtoenjoyhimself.Thedeviceissaidtohetheworld’sfirstportabletransistor—ahand-heldmicrocomputerthat—atthesametimeconvertsonespokenlanguageintoanother.

Thefour-poundbattery-operatedproductiscalledtheVoice,anditisthecreationofAdvancedProductsandTechnologiesanAmericanelectronicscompany.WhentheVoiceisintroducedintheUnitedStatesinlateApril—atapriceof$1,500—itwillbecapableofconvertingspokenEnglishintoItalian,German,FrenchandSpanish.Theproductcomeswithseparatecartridges（盒式储存器）foreachofthefourlanguages,whichcanbechangedwhentheusertravelsfromonecountrytoanother.TheitemwillbesoldinEuropesoonaftertheU.S.Introduction,withcartridgesthatcovertItalian,German,FrenchandSpanishintoEnglish.

TheVoiceusesamicrochip（微型集成块）andartificialIntelligencetotranslateLanguages.Itisstartedbyvoicecommandandproducesvoiceoutputthroughabuilt-inspeaker.Thentheusermakesastatementorasksaquestion,theVoiceimmediatelyrepeatswhathasbeensaidinanotherLanguage.

21.ThestrangerholdingtheVoiceseemstobe________.

A）askingforsomeinformation

B）greetingtheGerman

C）amusinghimself

D）practisinghisGerman（C）

22.TheGermansentence“KonnenSieKann?

”means________.

A）“Whydon’tyouaskthepoliceman.”

B）“Wouldyoulistencloselyforthedevicetosay?

”

C）“Canyousayitagain,please?

”

D）“CanyoutellmewhereIcanbuysomesauerkraut?

”（D）

23.Theword“speaker”inthelastparagraphrefersto________.

A）thepersonwhospeakstothedevice

B）acomponentpartoftheVoice

C）thepersonwhospeaksGerman

D）thespeechproducedbytheVoice（B）

24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?

A）Thevoiceisaninventionofanelectronicscompany.

B）Thevoiceisahand-heldtranslator.

C）Thevoiceisnewproductinwideuse.

D）Thevoiceismainlyamicrocomputer.（C）

25.TheVoicecantranslate________.

A）fromGermanintoanyoftheotherfourlanguagesmentioned

B）fromandintoEnglishbyusingthesamecartridges

C）betweenanytwooftheabove-mentionedlanguages

D）fromEnglishintoanyoftheotherfourlanguagesortheotherwayround（D）

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Computersmayonedayturnnightintoday—withgoodold,naturalsunlight.

Colossalcomputer-controlledmirrors,thousandsoffeetacross,mayonedayorbittheearth,reflectingsunlightontoadarkenedUnitedStates.

SomeScientistssaythat16ofthesemirrors,eachaboutahalfmileacross,couldaimtheirreflectedlightatoneareaontheearththatwasabout200milesby300miles.Thatmuchlightwouldequalabout56moons.

Themirrorswouldbesohighthattheycouldcatchthesun’slightasitwasshiningontheothersideoftheearth.Themirrorscouldorbit—thousandsofmileshigh—atthesamespeedastheearthturnsonitsaxis（轴）.Thatway,themirrorswouldalwaysbeoverthesamespot.

Thealuminum-coated（涂铝的）,plasticmirrorscouldbefoldedupandpackedintoaspaceship,accordingtothescientists.Oncereleasedafewhundredmilesinspace,themirrors,poweredbyasolar-poweredengine,couldmarktherestofthetripintospaceontheirown.

Thescientistssaythatthecomputer-controlledmirrorscouldalsobemadetotilt（倾斜）slowly,sothereflectedsunlightwouldsweepslowlyalongthesurfaceoftheearth.Forexample,asnightfell,themirrorscouldbetiltedtolightupBoston.Lateron,asdarknessspreadslowlywestward.Chicago,forexample,thenSanFranciscocouldbelitup.Thereflectedsunlightwouldallowthesecitiestosaveupelectricity.Andinemergencies,suchaspower-failures,themirrorscouldlightuptheaffectedarea.

Whatnooneknowsyetiswhateffectthisartificialdaytimewouldhaveonplants,animals,andhumans.Woulditconfusesomeanimalsandharmplantsthatareusedtoregularday-nightcycles?

Thescientistsrecommendthatstudiesbedonetofindoutwhathadeffectstheremightbe.

26.Theword“colossal”inLine3mostlikelymeans________.

A）nuclear-powered

B）orbiting

C）giant

D）spinning（D）

27.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEofthemirrors?

A）Theywouldbemadeofplasticandcoatedwithaluminum.

B）Theycouldbelauncheddirectlyintospace.

C）Theywouldstayinthesamepositionovertheearth.

D）Theycouldreflectsunlighttoalargeareaontheearth.（B）

28.Thereflectedlightshouldsweepslowlyalongthesurfaceoftheearthbecausethemirrors________.

A）wouldbeoperatedby