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大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案050104
2005年1月8日四级试卷
PartIListeningComprehension(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.
Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]
1.A)Themanenjoystravelingbycar.
B)Themanlivesfarfromthesubway.
C)Themanisgoodatdriving.
D)Themanusedtoownacar.
2.A)Tonyshouldcontinuetakingthecourse.
B)SheapprovesofTony’sdecision.
C)Tonycanchooseanothersciencecourse.
D)Shecan’tmeetTonysoearlyinthemorning.
3.A)Shehastostudyfortheexam.
B)Sheisparticularlyinterestedinplays.
C)She’seagertowatchthenewplay.
D)Shecanlendhernotestotheman.
4.A)Theywillbereplacedbyon-lineeducationsoonerorlater.
B)Theywillattractfewerkidsason-lineeducationexpands.
C)Theywillcontinuetoexistalongwithon-lineeducation.
D)Theywilllimittheirteachingtocertainsubjectsonly.
5.A)Moststudentswouldliketoworkforanewspaper.
B)Moststudentsfindajobbyreadingadvertisements.
C)Moststudentsfindithardtogetajobaftertheygraduate.
D)Moststudentsdon’twantjobsadvertisedinthenewspapers.
6.A)Movethewashingmachinetothebasement.
B)Turnthebasementintoaworkshop.
C)Repairthewashingmachine.
D)Finishhisassignment.
7.A)Somestudentsatthebackcannotheartheprofessor.
B)Theprofessorhaschangedhisreadingassignment.
C)Someofthestudentsarenotontheprofessor’slist.
D)Theprofessorhasbroughtextracopiesofhisassignment.
8.A)Shedoesn’twanttotalkaboutthecontest.
B)She’smodestabouthersuccessinthecontest.
C)She’sspenttwoyearsstudyingEnglishinCanada.
D)She’sveryproudofhersuccessinthespeechcontest.
9.A)Talkingaboutsports.C)Readingnewspapers.
B)Writinguplocalnews.D)Puttingupadvertisements.
10.A)Theyshouldn’tchangetheirplan.
B)They’dbetterchangetheirmind.
C)Thetennisgamewon’tlastlong.
D)Weatherforecastsarenotreliable.
SectionBCompoundDictation
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromSItoS7withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.ForblanksnumberedfromS8toS10youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
Therearealotofgoodcamerasavailableatthemoment–mostofthesearemadeinJapanbuttherearealsogood(S1)_____________modelsfromGermanyandtheUSA.Wehave(S2)_____________arangeofdifferentmodelstoseewhichisthebest(S3)_____________formoney.Afteranumberofdifferenttestsandinterviewswithpeoplewhoare(S4)____________withthedifferentcamerasbeingassessed,ourresearchers(S5)_____________theOlympicBYmodelasthebestauto-focuscameraavailableatthemoment.Itcosts$200althoughyoumaywellwanttospendmore–(S6)_____________asmuchasanother$200–onbuying(S7)_____________lensesandotherequipment.ItisagoodJapanesecamera,easytouse.(S8)______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________whereastheAmericanversionsareconsiderablymoreexpensive.
TheOlympicBYmodelweighsonly320gramswhichisquiteabitlessthanothercamerasofasimilartype.Indeedoneoftheothermodelswelookedatweighedalmosttwiceasmuch.(S9)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.Allthepeopleweinterviewedexpressedalmosttotalsatisfactionwithit.(S10)____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Direction:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B)C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Scratchythroats,stuffynosesandbodyachesallspellmisery,butbeingabletotellifthecauseisacoldorflu(流感)maymakeadifferenceinhowlongthemiserylasts.
TheAmericanLungAssociation(ALA)hasissuednewguidelinesoncombatingcoldsandtheflu,andoneofthekeysisbeingabletoquicklytellthetwoapart.That’sbecausetheprescriptiondrugsavailableforthefluneedtobetakensoonaftertheillnesssetsin.Asforcolds,thesoonerapersonstartstakingover-the-counterremedy,thesoonerreliefwillcome.
Thecommoncoldandthefluarebothcausedbyviruses.Morethan200virusescancausecoldsymptoms,whilethefluiscausedbythreeviruses–fluA,BandC.Thereisnocureforeitherillness,buttheflucanbepreventedbythefluvaccine(疫苗),whichis,formostpeople,thebestwaytofighttheflu,accordingtotheALA.
Butifthefludoesstrike,quickactioncanhelp.Althoughthefluandcommoncoldhavemanysimilarities,therearesomeobvioussignstolookfor.
Coldsymptomssuchasstuffynose,runnynoseandscratchythroattypicallydevelopgradually,andadultsandteensoftendonotgetafever.Ontheotherhand,feverisoneofthecharacteristicfeaturesofthefluforallages.Andingeneral,flusymptomsincludingfeverandchills,sorethroatandbodyachescomeonsuddenlyandaremoreseverethancoldsymptoms.
TheALAnotesthatitmaybeparticularlydifficulttotellwheninfantsandpreschoolagechildrenhavetheflu.Itadvisesparentstocallthedoctoriftheirsmallchildrenhaveflu-likesymptoms.
Bothcoldandflusymptomscanbeeasedwithover-the-countermedicationsaswell.However,childrenandteenswithacoldorflushouldnottakeaspirinforpainreliefbecauseoftheriskofReyesyndrome(综合症),ararebutseriousconditionoftheliverandcentralnervoussystem.
Thereis,ofcourse,novaccineforthecommoncold.Butfrequenthandwashingandavoidingclosecontactwithpeoplewhohavecoldscanreducethelikelihoodofcatchingone.
11.Accordingtotheauthor,knowingthecauseofthemiserywillhelp_______.
A)shortenthedurationoftheillness
B)thepatientbuymedicineoverthecounter
C)thepatientobtaincheaperprescriptiondrugs
D)preventpeoplefromcatchingcoldsandtheflu
12.Welearnfromthepassagethat_______.
A)onedoesn’tneedtotakeanymedicineifhehasacoldortheflu
B)aspirinshouldnotbeincludedinover-the-countermedicinesfortheflu
C)delayedtreatmentofthefluwillharmtheliverandcentralnervoussystem
D)over-the-counterdrugscanbetakentoeasethemiserycausedbyacoldortheflu
13.Accordingtothepassage,tocombattheflueffectively,_______.
A)oneshouldidentifytheviruswhichcausesit
B)oneshouldconsultadoctorassoonaspossible
C)oneshouldtakemedicineuponcatchingthedisease
D)oneshouldremainalertwhenthediseaseisspreading
14.Whichofthefollowingsymptomswilldistinguishtheflufromacold?
A)Astuffynose.C)Asorethroat.
B)Ahightemperature.D)Adrycough.
15.Ifchildrenhaveflu-likesymptoms,theirparents_______.
A)areadvisednottogivethemaspirin
B)shouldwatchoutforsignsofReyesyndrome
C)areencouragedtotakethemtohospitalforvaccination
D)shouldpreventthemfrommixingwithpeoplerunningafever
PassageTwo
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
InatimeoflowacademicachievementbychildrenintheUnitedStates,manyAmericansareturningtoJapan,acountryofhighacademicachievementandeconomicsuccess,forpossibleanswers.However,theanswersprovidedbyJapanesepreschoolsarenottheonesAmericansexpectedtofind.InmostJapanesepreschools,surprisinglylittleemphasisisputonacademicinstruction.Inoneinvestigation,300Japaneseand210Americanpreschoolteachers,childdevelopmentspecialists,andparentswereaskedaboutvariousaspectsofearlychildhoodeducation.Only2percentoftheJapaneserespondents(答问卷者)listed“togivechildrenagoodstartacademically”asoneoftheirtopthreereasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.Incontrast,overhalftheAmericanrespondentschosethisasoneoftheirtopthreechoices.Topreparechildrenforsuccessfulcareersinfirstgradeandbeyond,Japaneseschoolsdonotteachreading,writing,andmathematics,butratherskillssuchaspersistence,c