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CET试题及答案
CET4_2001年6月试题及答案
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.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]
1. A)Amathteacherandhiscolleague.
B)Ateacherandhisstudent.
C)Alibrarianandastudent.
D)Astudentandhisclassmate.
2. A)Tonythoughttheexperimentwaswelldone.
B)Tonyfinishedtheexperimentlastnight.
C)Tonycouldnotcontinuetheexperiment.
D)Tonyhadexpectedtheexperimenttobeeasier.
3. A)Shewantstosavemoneytobuyapiano.
B)Thepresentapartmentistooexpensive.
C)Shecan’tputupwiththenoise.
D)Shehadfoundajobinaneighbouringarea.
4. A)HehasmadegreatprogressinhisEnglish.
B)HeisnotveryinterestedinEnglishsongs.
C)Heisastudentofthemusicdepartment.
D)HeisnotveryenthusiasticabouthisEnglishlessons.
5. A)Inacar
B)Onthestreet.
C)Inarestaurant.
D)Athome.
6. A)Hisinjurykepthimathome.
B)Hewastooweaktoseethedoctor.
C)Hedidn’tthinkitnecessary.
D)Hefailedtomakeanappointment.
7. A)5:
10.
B)5:
00.
C)4:
30.
D)5:
15.
8. A)Themanistalkingwithhisboss.
B)Themanneedshelp.
C)Themaniscomplaining.
D)Themanlikeshisjob.
9. A)Wearanewdress.
B)Attendaparty.
C)Goshopping.
D)Makeasilkdress.
10. A)Heexaggeratedhispart.
B)Heplayedhispartquitewell.
C)Hewasnotdramaticenough.
D)Heperformedbetterthanthesecretary.
SectionBCompoundDictation
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromS1toS7withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.ForblanksnumberedfromS8toS10youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
Ifyouareayoungcollegestudent,mostofyourconcernsaboutyourhealthandhappinessinlifeareprobably(S1)_____________________onthepresent.Basically,youwanttofeelgoodphysically,mentally,and(S2)________________________now.Youprobablydon’tspendmuchtimeworryingaboutthe(S3)_____________________________future,suchaswhetheryouwilldevelopheartdisease,or(S4)________________________,howyouwilltakecareofyourselfinyour(S5)_________________________________years,orhowlongyouaregoingtolive.Suchthoughtsmayhave(S6)___________________________yourmindonceinawhile.However,ifyouareinyourthirties,forties,fifties,orolder,suchhealth-relatedthoughtsarelikelytobecome(S7)_____________________________importanttoyou.
(S8)____________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________thatwillhelpyoufeelbetterphysicallyandmentally.Recentlyresearchershavefoundthat,eveninlateadulthood,exercise,strengthtrainingwithweights,andbetterfoodcanhelpelderlyindividualssignificantlyimprovetheirhealthandaddhappinesstotheirlife.(S9)________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________,givingustheopportunitytoavoidsomeofthehealthproblemsthathavetroubledthem(S10)_____________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PartII ReadingComprehension (35minutes)
Direction:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B)C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
PeoplelivingonpartsofthesouthcoastofEnglandfaceaseriousproblem.In1993,theownersofalargehotelandofseveralhousesdiscovered,totheirhorror,thattheirgardenshaddisappearedovernight.Theseahadeatenintothesoftlimestonecliffsonwhichtheyhadbeenbuilt.Whileexpertswerestudyingtheproblem,thehotelandseveralhousesdisappearedaltogether,slidingdownthecliffandintothesea.
Erosion(侵蚀)ofthewhitecliffsalongthesouthcoastofEnglandhasalwaysbeenaproblembutithasbecomemoreseriousinrecentyears.Dozensofhomeshavehadtobeabandonedastheseahascreptfartherandfartherinland.Expertshavestudiedtheareasmostaffectedandhavedrawnupamapforlocalpeople,forecastingtheyearinwhichtheirhomeswillbeswallowedupbythehungrysea.
AngryownershavecalledontheGovernmenttoerectseadefensestoprotecttheirhomes.Governmentsurveyorshavepointedoutthatinmostcases,thisisimpossible.Newseawallswouldcosthundredsofmillionsofpoundsandwouldmerelymakethewavesandcurrentsgofurtheralongthecoast,shiftingtheproblemfromoneareatoanother.Thedangerislikelytocontinue,theysay,untilthewavesreachaninlandareaofhardrockwhichwillnotbeeatenaslimestoneis.Meanwhile,ifyouwanttobuyacheaphousewithanuncertainfuture,applytoahouseagentinoneofthethreatenedareasonthesouthcoastofEngland.Youcangetahouseforaknockdownpricebutitmayturnouttobeaknockdownhome.
11. WhatisthecauseoftheproblemthatpeoplelivingonpartsofthesouthcoastofEnglandface?
A)Thedisappearanceofhotels,housesandgardens.
B)Theexperts’lackofknowledge.
C)Therisingofthesealevel.
D)Thewashing-awayoflimestonecliffs.
12. TheerosionofthewhitecliffsinthesouthofEngland___________________.
A)willsoonbecomeaproblemforpeoplelivingincentralEngland
B)hasnowbecomeathreattothelocalresidents
C)isquicklychangingthemapofEngland
D)canbestoppedifpropermeasuresaretaken
13. Theexperts’studyontheproblemoferosioncan_____________________.
A)leadtoitseventualsolution
B)provideaneffectivewaytoslowitdown
C)helptopreventitfromworsening
D)warnpeoplewhosehomesareindanger
14. Itisnotfeasibletobuildseadefensestoprotectagainsterosionbecause_____________.
A)itistoocostlyandwillendangerneighbouringareas
B)thegovernmentistooslowintakingaction
C)theywillbeeasilyknockeddownbywavesandcurrents
D)houseagentsalongthecoastdonotsupporttheidea
15. Accordingtotheauthor,whenbuyingahousealongthesouthcoastofEngland,peopleshould___________________.
A)beawareofthepotentialdangerinvolved
B)guardagainstbeingcheatedbythehouseagent
C)takethequalityofthehouseintoconsideration
D)examinethehousecarefullybeforemakingadecision
PassageTwo
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Sportisnotonlyphysicallychallenging,butitcanalsobementallychallenging.Criticismfromcoaches,parents,andotherteammates,aswellaspressuretowincancreateanexcessiveamountofanxietyorstressforyoungathletes(运动员).Stresscanbephysical,emotional,orpsychological,andresearchhasindicatedthatitcanleadtoburnout.Burnouthasbeendescribedasdroppingorquittingofanactivitythatwasatonetimeenjoyable.
Theearlyyearsofdevelopmentarecriticalyearsforlearningabutoneself.Thesportsettingisonewherevaluableexperiencescantakeplace.Youngathletescan,forexample,learnhowtocooperatewithothers,makefriends,andgainothersocialskillsthatwillbeusedthroughouttheirlives.Coachesandparentsshouldbeaware,atalltimes,thattheirfeedbacktoyoungsterscangreatlyaffecttheirchildren.Youngstersmaytaketheirparents’andcoaches’criticismstoheartandfindaflaw(缺陷)inthemselves.
Coachesandparentsshouldalsobecautiousthatyouthsportparticipationdoesnotbecomeworkforchildren.Theoutcomeofthegameshouldnotbemoreimportantthantheprocessoflearningthesportandotherlifelessons.Intoday’syouthsportsetting,youngathletesmaybeworryingmoreaboutwhowillwininsteadofenjoyingthemselvesandthesport.Followingagame,manyparentsandcoachesfocusontheoutcomeandfindfaultwithyoungsters’performances.Positivereinforcementshouldbeprovidedregardlessoftheoutcome.Researchindicatesthatpositivereinforcementmotivatesandhasagreatereffectonlearningthancriticism.Again,criticismcancreatehighlevelsofstress,whichcanleadtoburnout.
16. Aneffectivewaytopreventtheburnouto