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年月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案
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1998年1月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案
PartI ListeningComprehension (20minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Example:
Youwillhear:
Youwillread:
A)2hours.
B)3hours.
C)4hours.
D)5hours.
Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D)“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]
1.
A)Themanwantstoattendtomorrow’sshow.
B)Therearen’tanyticketsleftfortonight’sshow.
C)Therearen’tanyticketsleftfortomorrow’sshow.
D)Themandoesn’twanttoattendtomorrow’sshow.
2.
A)Detectivestories.
B)Storiesaboutjailescapes.
C)Lovestories.
D)Storiesaboutroyalfamilies.
3.
A)Itwasalonglecture,buteasytounderstand.
B)Itwasnotaseasyasshehadthought.
C)Itwasasdifficultasshehadexpected.
D)Itwasinterestingandeasytofollow.
4.
A)Toputhimthroughtothedirector.
B)Tohaveatalkwiththedirectorabouthiswork.
C)Toarrangeanappointmentforhimwiththedirector.
D)Togoandseeifthedirectorcanmeethimrightnow.
5.
A)Margaretwantedtoreturnsomemagazinestothewoman.
B)Margaretwantedtolendsomemagazinestothewoman.
C)Margaretwantedtoborrowsomemagazinesfromthewoman.
D)Margaretwantedtogetsomemagazinesbackfromthewoman.
6.
A)Hedoesn’tcaremuchaboutit.
B)Heenjoysitverymuch.
C)Hedoesn’tmindeventhoughit’stedious.
D)Hehatesworkingovertime.
7.
A)Thewomandoesn’tthinkitexcitingtotravelbyair.
B)They’llstayathomeduringtheholidays.
C)Theyareofferedsomeplaneticketsfortheirholidays.
D)They’llbeflyingsomewherefortheirvacation.
8.
A)Somethingwentwrongwiththebus.
B)Shetooksomebodytohospital.
C)Somethingpreventedherfromcatchingthebus.
D)Shecameonfootinsteadoftakingabus.
9.
A)Doherhomework.
B)Cleanthebackyard.
C)Washclothes.
D)Enjoythebeautifulday.
10.
A)Themanislookingforaplacetolivein.
B)Themanhasahouseforrent.
C)Thewomanisasecretary.
D)Thetwospeakersareoldfriends.
SectionBCompoundDictation
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Thenlistentothepassageagain.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromS1toS7withtheexactworksyouhavejustheard.ForblanksnumberedfromS8toS10youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactworksyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
Veryfewpeoplecangetcollegedegreebefore11,butMichaelwasanexception.Hestartedhighschoolwhenhewas5,finishinjustninemonths.Hebecamethe(S1)___________youngestcollegegraduatewhenhewas10yearsand4monthsold,earningan(S2)_____________degree.Nowat11Michael’sworkingonamaster’sdegreein(S3)___________intelligence.
ButMichael’s(S4)___________hasn’talwayscomeeasy.(S5)_________hisintelligence.Hestilllacksimportantlife(S6)________________.
Inoneclass,hehadtostruggletounderstand(S7)____________novels,because,hesays,“I’veneverbeeninlovebefore.”
Anotherchallengewashissize.(S8)________________________________.
Helikescomputerssomuch(S9)________________________________________.
Hewantstomakerobotsdoalltheheavytasks.(S10)__________________________.
PartII ReadingComprehension (35minutes)
Direction:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B)C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Inbringingupchildren,everyparentwatcheseagerlythechild’sacquisition(学会)ofeachnewskill-thefirstspokenwords,thefirstindependentsteps,orthebeginningofreadingandwriting.Itisoftentemptingtohurrythechildbeyondhisnaturallearningrate,butthiscansetupdangerousfeelingsoffailureandstatesofworryinthechild:
Thismighthappenatanystage.Ababymightbeforcedtouseatoilettooearly,ayoungchildmightbeencouragedtolearntoreadbeforeheknowsthemeaningofthewordshereads.Ontheotherhand,though,ifachildisleftalonetoomuch,orwithoutanylearningopportunities,heloseshisnaturalenthusiasmforlifeandhisdesiretofindoutnewthingsforhimself.
Patentsvarygreatlyintheirdegreeofstrictnesstowardstheirchildren.Somemaybeespeciallystrictinmoneymatters.Othersareseverovertimesofcominghomeatnightorpunctualityformeals.Ingeneral,thecontrolsimposedrepresenttheneedsoftheparentsandthevaluesofthecommunityasmuchasthechild’sownhappiness.
Asregardsthedevelopmentofmoralstandardsinthegrowingchild,consistencyisveryimportantinparentalteaching.Toforbidathingonedayandexcuseitthenextisnofoundationformorality(道德).Also,parentsshouldrealizethat“exampleisbetterthanprecept”.Iftheyarenotsincereanddonotpractisewhattheypreach(说教),theirchildrenmaygrowconfused,andemotionallyinsecurewhentheygrowoldenoughtothinkforthemselves,andrealizetheyhavebeentosomeextentfooled.
Asuddenawarenessofamarkeddifferencebetweentheirparents’principlesandtheirmoralscanbeadangerousdisappointment.
11. Eagerlywatchingthechild’sacquisitionofnewskills_________.
A)shouldbeavoided
B)isuniversalamongparents
C)setsupdangerousstatesofworryinthechild
D)willmakehimloseinterestinlearningnewthings
12. Intheprocessofchildren’slearningnewskillsparents______.
A)shouldencouragethemtoreadbeforetheyknowthemeaningofthewordstheyread
B)shouldnotexpecttoomuchofthem
C)shouldachieveabalancebetweenpushingthemtoohardandleavingthemontheirown
D)shouldcreateasmanylearningopportunitiesaspossible
13. Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsusthat__________.
A)parentsshouldbestrictwiththeirchildren
B)parentalcontrolsreflectonlytheneedsoftheparentsandthevaluesofthecommunity
C)parentalrestrictionsvary,andarenotalwaysenforcedforthebenefitofthechildrenalone
D)parentsvaryintheirstrictnesstowardstheirchildrenaccordingtothesituation
14. Theword“precept”(Line3,Para.3)probablymeans“_________”.
A)idea
B)punishment
C)behavior
D)instruction
15. Inmoralmatters,parentsshould__________.
A)observetherulesthemselves
B)beawareofthemarkeddifferencebetweenadultsandchildren
C)forbidthingswhichhavenofoundationinmorality
D)consistentlyensurethesecurityoftheirchildren
PassageTwo
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Agoodmodernnewspaperisanextraordinarypieceofreading.Itisremarkablefirstforwhatitcontains:
therangeofnewsfromlocalcrimetointernationalpolitics,fromsporttobusinesstofashiontoscience,andtherangeofcommentandspecialfeatures(特写)aswell,fromeditorialpagetofeaturearticlesandinterviewstocriticismofbooks,art,theatreandmusic.Anewspaperisevenmoreremarkableforthewayonereadsit:
nevercompletely,neverstraightthrough,butalwaysbyjumpingfromheretothere,inandnotglancingatonepiece,readinganotherarticleallthewaythrough,readingjustafewparagraphsofthenext.Agoodmodernnewspaperoffersvarietytoattractmanydifferentreaders,butfarmorethannayonereaderisinterestedin.Whatbringsthisvarietytogetherinoneplaceisitstopicality(时事性),itsimmediaterelationtowhatishappeninginyourworldandyourlocalitynow.butimmediacyandthespeedofproductionthatgoeswithitmeanalsothatmuchofwhatpapersinanewspaperhasnomorethantransient(短暂的)value.Forallthesereasons,notwopeoplereallyreadthesamepaper:
whateachpersondoesistoputtogetheroutofthepagesofthatday’spaper,hisownselectionandsequence,hisownnewspaper.Forallthesereasons,readingnewspapersefficiently,whichmeansgettingwhatyouwantfromthemwithoutmissingthingsyouneedbutwithoutwastingtime,demandsskillandself-awarenessasyoumodifyandapplythetechniquesofreading.
16. Amodernnewspaperisremarkableforallthefollowingexceptits_________.
A)widecoverage
B)uniformstyle
C)speedinreportingnews
D)popularity
17. Accordingtothepassage,thereasonwhynotwopeoplereallyreadthe“same”newspaperisthat________.
A)peoplescanforthenewstheyareinterestedin
B)differentpeoplepreferdifferentnewspapers
C)peoplearerarelyinterestedinthesamekindofnews
D)peoplehavedifferentviewsaboutwhatagoodnewspaperis
18. Itcanbeconcludefromthepassagethatnewspaperreaders________.
A)applyreadingtechniquesskillfully
B)jumpfromonenewsp