大学英语四级考试A卷.docx

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大学英语四级考试A卷

2006年6月大学英语四级考试A卷

PartⅠListeningComprehension（20minutes）

　　SectionA

　　Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwarsaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce:

Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmaxireadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichis,thebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

　　Example:

Youwillhear:

　　Youwillread:

　　A）Attheoffice.B）Inthewaitingroom.C）Attheairport.D）Inarestaurant

　　Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisconversationismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A）"Attheoffice"isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　SampleAnswer[A][B][C]ID]

1.A）Theyenjoyedthepartybetterthantheotherguests.

B）Theyknewnoneoftheotherguestsattheparty.

C）Theydidn'tthinkmuchofthefoodanddrinks.

D）Theywentalongwaytoattendtheparty.

　　2.A）Tothedentist's.C）Tothepostoffice.

B）Tothemarket.D）Tothebookstore.

3.A）ShedislikesDr.Andrewsasmuchasthenewphysician.

B）Dr.Andrewshasbeenpromotedforhisthoroughness.

　　C）ShedisagreeswithDr.Andrewsonmanyoccasions.

　　D）Dr.Andrewsusedtokeephispatientswaiting.

　　4.A）Tomisusuallytalkative.C）Tomisdislikedbyhiscolleagues.

　　B）Tomhasaverybadtemper.D）Tomhasdozensofthingstoattendto.

5.A）Tofindoutmoreaboutthetopicfortheseminar.

B）Tomakeacopyofthescheduleforhisfriend.

C）Togettheseminarscheduleforthewoman.

D）Topickupthewomanfromthelibrary.

6.A）Themandoesn'twanttosellhistextbookstothewoman.

B）Thewomanhastogetthetextbooksinotherways.

　　C）Thewomanhassoldherusedtextbookstothebookstore.

　　D）Themanisgoingtobuyhistextbooksfromabookstore.

　　7.A）Giveaspeech.C）Attendaconference.

　　B）Meethislawyer.D）Makeabusinesstrip.

8A）Jessieshouldknowthemarketingdirectorbetter.　

B）Jessieiswrongtofindfaultwithherboss.

C）Jessieseemstohavealotonhermind.

D）Jessiealwayssayswhatshethinks.

　　9.A）Helenisquiet.C）Helenissociable.

　　B）Helenistalkative.D）Helenisactive.

　　10.A）Jimmyisnotseriousinmakingdecisions.

B）Jimmyisrichenoughtobuyabighouse.

C）Jimmy'swordsareoftennotreliable.

D）JimmywillregretmarryingaFrenchwoman.

　　SectionB

　　Directions:

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

　　PassageOne

　　Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　11.A）IthasdonemoreharmthangoodinthesouthernUSA.

B）ItwasbroughttothenorthernUSAbyAsianfarmers.

C）ItwasintroducedintotheUSAtokillharmfulweeds.

D）Itcanbeusedbyfarmerstoprotectlargebuildings.

　　12.A）Theywillbecometoohardtoplough.

　　B）Theywillsoonbeovergrownwithkudzu.

　　C）Peoplewillhavetorelyonkudzuforaliving.

　　D）Peoplewillfindithardtoprotectthesoil.

　　13.A）Thesoilthereisnotsosuitablefortheplant.

B）Thefactoriestherehavefoundagooduseforit.

C）Thefarmerstherehavebroughtitundercontrol.

　　D）Theclimatethereisunfavorabletoitsgrowth.

　　PassageTwo

　　Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）Theuniverseasawhole.C）Anassociationofteachersandscholars.

B）Asocietyoflegalprofessionals.D）Abusinesscorporation.

15.A）Provincialcollegesweretakenoverbylargeruniversities.

B）Itslargestexpansiontookplaceduringthatperiod.

C）Smalluniversitiescombinedtoformbiggerones.

　　D）Itsroleinsocietywentthroughadramaticchange.

　　16.A）Privatedonations.C）Governmentfunding.

　　B）Feespaidbystudents.D）Grantsfromcorporations.

　　PassageThree

　　Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　17.A）Hewasinterestedinthestudyofwildanimals.

B）HestartedtheorganizationHeiferInternational.

C）HewaswoundedintheSpanishcivilwar.

　　D）Hesoldhiscowstomanycountriesintheworld.

　　18.A）Tomakeplansforthedevelopmentofpoorcommunities.

B）Toteachpeoplehowtousenewskillstoraiseanimals.

C）Tohelpstarvingfamiliestobecomeself-supporting.

　　D）Todistributefoodtothepooraroundtheworld.

　　19.A）Theyshouldsubmitareportoftheirneedsandgoals.

B）Theyshouldprovidefoodforthelocalcommunities.

C）Theyshouldofferallbabyanimalstotheirpoorneighbors.

D）Theyshouldhelpotherfamiliesthewaytheyhavebeenhelped.

20.A）Ithashelpedrelievehungerinsomedevelopingcountries.

B）Ithasimprovedanimalbreedingskillsallovertheworld.

C）IthasbridgedthegapbetweentherichandthepoorinAmerica.

　　D）Ithaspromotedinternationalexchangeoffarmingtechnology.

PartⅡReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart,Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsatunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

　　Educatinggirlsquitepossiblyyieldsahigherrateofreturnthananyotherinvestmentavailableinthedevelopingworld.Women'seducationmaybeunusualterritoryforeconomists,butenhancingwomen'scontributiontodevelopmentisactuallyasmuchaneconomicasasocialissue.Andeconomics,withitsemphasisonincentives（激励）,providesguidepoststhatpointtoanexplanationforwhysomanygirlsaredeprivedofaneducation.

　　Parentsinlow-incomecountriesfailtoinvestintheirdaughtersbecausetheydonotexpectthemtomakeaneconomiccontributiontothefamily:

girlsgrowuponlytomarryintosomebodyelse'sfamilyandbearchildren.Girlsarethusseenaslessvaluablethanboysandartkeptathometodohouseworkwhiletheirbrothersaresenttoschool-theprophecy（预言）becomesself-fulfilling,trappingwomeninaviciouscircle（恶性循环）ofneglect.

　　Aneducatedmother,ontheotherhand,hasgreaterearningabilitiesoutsidethehomeandfacesanentirelydifferentsetofchoices.Sheislikelytohavefewerbuthealthierchildrenandcaninsistonthedevelopmentofallherchildren,ensuringthatherdaughtersaregivenafairchance.Theeducationofherdaughtersthenmakesitmuchmorelikelythatthenextgenerationofgirls,aswellasofboys,willbeeducatedandhealthy.Theviciouscircleisthustransformedintoavirtuouscircle.

　　Fewwilldisputethateducatingwomenhasgreatsocialbenefits.Butithasenormouseconomicadvantagesaswell.Mostobviously,thereisthedirecteffectofeducationonthewagesoffemaleworkers.Wagesriseby10to20percentforeachadditionalyearofschooling.Suchbigreturnsareimpressivebythestandardofotheravailableinvestments,buttheyarejustthebeginning.Educatingwomenalsohasasignificantimpactonhealthpractices,includingfamilyplanning.

　　21.Theauthorarguesthateducatinggirlsindevelopingcountriesis

　A）rewarding　C）expensive

　B）troublesome　D）labor-saving

　　22.Bysaying"...theprophecybecomesself-fulfilling..."（Lines45.Para.2）.theauthormeansthat

　A）girlswilleventuallyfindtheirgoalsinlifebeyondreach

B）girlswillbeincreasinglydiscontentedwiththeirlifeathome

C）girlswillbecapableofrealizingtheirowndreams

D）girlswillturnouttobelessvaluablethanboys

　　23.Theauthorbelievesthataviciouscirclecanturnintoavirtuouscirclewhen

A）womencaremoreabouteducation

B）parentscanaffordtheirdaughters'education

　　C）girlscangainequalaccesstoeducation

　　D）afamilyhasfewerbuthealthierchildren

24.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutwomen'seducation?

A）Ithasarousedtheinterestofagrowingnumberofeconomists.

B）Itwillyieldgreaterreturnsthanotherknowninvestments.

C）Itisnowgiventoppriorityinmanydevelopingcountries.

　　D）Itdeservesgreaterattentionthanothersocialissues.

　　25.Thepassagemainlydiscusses

　　A）unequaltreatmentofboysandgirlsindevelopingcountries

　　B）themajorcontributionsofeducatedwomentosociety

C）theeconomicandsocialbenefitsofeducatingwomen

D）thepotentialearningpowerofwell-educatedwomen

PassageTwo

　　Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Psychiatrists精神病专家）whoworkwitholderparentssaythatmaturitycanbeanassetinchildrearing-olderparentsaremorethoughtful,uselessphysicaldisciplineandspendmoretimewiththeirchildren.Butraisingkidstakesmoneyandenergy.Manyolderparentsfindthemselvesbalancingtheirlimitedfinancialresources,decliningenergyandfailinghealthagainstthegrowingdemandsofanactivechild.Dyingandleavingyoungchildrenisprobablytheolderparents'biggest,andoftenunspoken,fear.Havinglate-lifechildren,saysaneconomicsprofessor.oftenmeansparents,particularlyfathers,"endupretiringmuchlater."Formany,retirementbecomesanunobtainabledream.

　　HenryMetcalf.a54-year-oldjournalist,knowsittakesmoneytoraisekids.Buthe'salsoworriedthathisenergywillgiveoutfirst.Sure,hecan