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1998年试题及解答
1998年6月大学英语四级考试试题及解答
PartI ListeningComprehension (20minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations,Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Example:
Youwillhear:
Youwillread:
A)Attheoffice. B)Inthewaitingroom.
C)Attheairport. D)Inarestaurant.
Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefor,“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheanswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]
1.A)Theyaretwins. B)Theyareclassmates.
C)Theyarefriends. D)Theyarecolleagues.
2.A)ThemanisplanningatriptoAustin. B)ThemanhasnotbeentoAustinbefore.
C)Themandoesn'tlikeAustin. D)ThemanhasbeentoAustinbefore.
3.A)Thesizeoftheroom. B)Longworkinghours.
C)Thehotweather. D)Thefanintheroom.
4.A)Themanhaschangedhisdestination.
B)Themanisreturninghisticket.
C)ThemanisflyingtoNewYorktomorrowmorning.
D)Themancan'tmanagetogotoNewYorkasplanned.
5.A)Itisdifficulttoidentify.B)Ithasbeenmisplaced.
C)Itismissing. D)Ithasbeenborrowedbysomeone.
6.A)Lookingforatimetable. B)Buyingsomefurniture.
C)Reservingatable. D)Windowshopping.
7.A)Coldandwindy. B)Snowwillbereplacedbystrongwinds.
C)Itwillgetbetter. D)Rainyandcold.
8.A)Itisnolongeravailable.
B)Ithasbeenreprintedfourtimes.
C)Thestoredoesn'thaveitnow,butwillhaveitsoon.
D)Theinformationinthebookisoutofdate.
9.A)Henrydoesn'tlikethecolor. B)Someoneelsepaintedthehouse.
C)Therewasnoladderinthehouse. D)Henrypaintedthehousehimself.
10.A)Inacottonfield. B)Atarailwaystation.
C)Onafarm. D)Onatrain.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOneQuestions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A)Theyinvitedhimtoaparty.
B)Theyaskedhimtomakeaspeech.
C)Theygaveaspecialdinnerforhim.
D)Theyinvitedhiswifetoattendthedinner.
12.A)Hewasembarrassed. B)Hefeltgreatlyencouraged.
C)Hefeltsad. D)Hewasdeeplytouched.
13.A)Sam'swifedidnotthinkthatthecompanywasfairtoSam.
B)Sam'swifewassatisfiedwiththegoldwatch.
C)Samdidnotlikethegoldwatch.
D)Thecompanyhadsomefinancialproblems.
PassageTwoQuestions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.14.A)Thenumberofstudentstheytakeinislimited.
B)Theyreceivelittleornosupportfrompublictaxes.
C)Theyareonlyopentochildrenfromrichfamilies.
D)Theyhavetopaymoretaxes.
15.A)Privaieschoolsadmitmorestudents.
B)Privateschoolschargelessthanreligiousschools.
C)Privateschoolsrunavarietyofprograms.
D)Privateschoolsallowstudentstoenjoymorefreedom.
16.A)Thechurches. B)Theprogramdesigners.
C)Thelocalauthorities. D)Thestategovernment.
PassageThree
Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
17.A)Shewasfoundstealinginabookstore.
B)Shecaughtsomeoneintheactofstealing.
C)Sheadmittedhavingstolensomething.
D)Shesaidshewaswronglyaccusedofstealing.
18.A)Abook. B)$3,000. C)Ahandbag. D)AChristmascard.
19.A)Shewasquestionedbythepolice.
B)Shewasshutinasmallroomfor20minutes.
C)Shewasinsultedbytheshopperaroundher.
D)Shewasbodysearchedbythestoremanager.
20.A)Theyrefusedtoapologizeforhavingfollowedherthroughthetown.
B)Theyregrettedhavingwronglyaccusedherofstealing.
C)Theystillsuspectedthatshewasathief.
D)Theyagreedtopayher$3,000damages.
PartⅡ ReadingComprehension (35minutes)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
PsychologistGeorgeSpilichandcolleaguesatWashingtonCollegeinChestertown,Maryland,decidedtofindoutwhether,asmanysmokerssay,smokinghelpsthemto“thinkandconceniraie.”Spilichputyoungnonsmokers,activesmokersandsmokersdeprived(被剥夺)ofcigarettesthroughaseriesoftests.
Inthefirsttest,eachsubject(试验对象)satbeforeacomputerscreenandpressedakeyassoonasheorsherecognizedatargetletteramongagroupingof96.Inthissimpletest,smokers,deprivedsmokersandnonsmokersperformedequallywell.
Thenexttestwasmorecomplex,requiringalltoscansequencesof20identicallettersandrespondtheinstantoneoftheletterstransformedintoadifferentone.Non-smokerswerefaster,butunderthestimulationofnicotine(尼古丁),activesmokerswerefasterthandeprivedsmokers.
Inthethirdtestofshort-termmemory,non-smokersmadethefewesterrors,butdeprivedsmokerscommittedfewererrorsthanactivesmokers.
Thefourthtestrequiredpeopletoreadapassage,thenanswerquestionsaboutit.Non-smokersremembered19percentmoreofthemostimportantinformationthanactivesmokers,anddeprivedsmokersbestedthosewhohadsmokedacigarettejustbeforetesting.Activesmokerstendednotonlytohavepoorermemoriesbutalsohadtroubleseparatingimportantinformationfrominsignificantdetails.
“Asourtestsbecamemorecomplex.”SumsupSpilich,“non-smokersperformedbetterthansmokersbywiderandwidermargins”Hepredicts,“smokersmightperformadequatelyatmanyjobsuntiltheygotcomplicated.Asmokingairlinepilotcouldflyadequatelyifnoproblemsarose,butifsomethingwentwrong,smokingmightdamagehismentalcapacity.”
21.ThepurposeofGeorgeSpilich'sexperimentsis_______.
A)totestwhethersmokinghasapositiveeffectonthementalcapacityofsmokers
B)toshowhowsmokingdamagespeople'smentalcapacity
C)toprovethatsmokingaffectspeople'sregularperformance
D)tofindoutwhethersmokinghelpspeople'sshorttermmemory
22.GeorgeSpilich'sexperimentwasconductedinsuchawayasto_______.
A)compelthesubjectstoseparatemajorinformationfromminordetails
B)putthesubjectsthroughincreasinglycomplextests
C)checktheeffectivenessofnicotineonsmokers
D)registerthepromptresponsesofthesubjects
23.Theword“bested”(Line3,Para.5)mostprobablymeans_______.
A)beat B)envied C)caughtupwith D)madethebestof
24.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A)Activesmokersingeneralperformedbetterthandeprivedsmokers.
B)Activesmokersrespondedmorequicklythantheothersubjects.
C)Nonsmokerswerenotbetterthanothersubjectsinperformingsimpletasks.
D)Deprivedsmokersgavetheslowestresponsestothevarioustasks.
25.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat_______.
A)smokersshouldnotexpecttobecomeairlinepilots
B)smokinginemergencycasescausesmentalillness
C)noairlinepilotssmokeduringflights
D)smokersmayproveunequaltohandingemergencycases
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Thereisnodenyingthatstudentsshouldlearnsomethingabouthowcomputerswork,justasweexpectthematleasttounderstandthattheinternalcombustionengine(内燃机)hassomethingtodowithburningfuel,expandinggasesandpistons(活塞)beingdriven.Forpeopleshouldhavesomebasicideaofhowthethingsthattheyusedowhattheydo.Further,studentsmightbehelpedbyacoursethatconsidersthecomputer'simpactonsociety.Butthatisnotwhatismeantbycomputerliteracy.Forcomputerliteracyisnotaformofliteracy(读写能力);itisatradeskillthatshouldnotbetaughtasaliberalart.
Learninghowtouseacomputerandlearninghowtoprogramonearetwodistinctactivities,Acasemightbemadethatthecompetentcitizensoftomorrowshouldfreethemselvesfromtheirfearofcomputers.Butthisisquitedifferentfromsayingthatalloughttoknowhowtoprogramone.Leavethattopeoplewhohavechosenprogrammingasacareer.Whileprogrammingcanbelotsoffun,andwhileoursocietyneedssomepeoplewhoareexpertsatit,thesameistrueofautorepairandviolinmaking.
Learninghowtouseacomputerisnotthatdifficult,anditgetseasierallthetimeasprogramsbecomemore“userfriendly”.Letusassumethatinthefutu