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1998年大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案
1998年1月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案
1998年1月大学英语四级考试试题
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听力原文及参考答案
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.
Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)"Attheoffice"isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]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'tmindeverthoughit'stedious.
D)Hehatesworkingovertime.
7.A)Thewomandoesn'tthinkitexcitingtotravelbyair.
B)They'llstayathomeduringtheholidays.
C)Tbeyareofferedsomeplaneticketsfortheirholidays.
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
注意:
听力理解的B节(SectionB)为复合式听写(CompoundDictation),题目在试卷二上。
现在请取出试卷二。
PartⅡReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Inbringingupchildren,everyparentwatcheseagerlythechild'sacquisition(学会)ofeachnewskillthefirstspokenwords,thefirstindependentsteps,orthebeginningofreadingandwriting.Itisoftentemptingtohurrythechildbeyondhisnaturallearningrate,butthiscansetupdangerousfeelingsoffailureandstatesofworryinthechild.Thismighthappenatanystage.Ababymightbeforcedtouseatoilettooearly,ayoungchildmightbeencouragedtolearntoreadbeforeheknowsthemeaningofthewordshereads.Ontheotherhand,though,ifachildisleftalonetoomuch,orwithoutanylearningopportunities,heloseshisnaturalenthusiasmforlifeandhisdesiretofindoutnewthingsforhimself.
Parentsvarygreatlyintheirdegreeofstrictnesstowardstheirchildren.Some
maybeespeciallystrictinmoneymatters.Othersareseverovertimesofcominghomeatnightorpunctualityformeals.Ingeneral,thecontrolsimposedrepresenttheneedsoftheparentsandthevaluesofthecommunityasmuchasthechild'sownhappiness.
Asregardsthedevelopmentofmoralstandardsinthegrowingchild,consistency
isveryimportantinparentalteaching.Toforbidathingonedayandexcuseitthenextisnofoundationformorality(道德).Also,parentsshouldrealizethat"exampleisbetterthanprecept".Iftheyarenotsincereanddonotpractisewhattheypreach(说教),theirchildrenmaygrowconfused,andemotionallyinsecurewhentheygrowoldenoughtothinkforthemselves,andrealizetheyhavebeentosomeextentfooled.
Asuddenawarenessofamarkeddifterencebetweentheirparents'principlesand
theirmoralscanbeadangerousdisappointment.
11.Eagerlywatchingthechild'sacquisitionofnewskills______.
A)shouldbeavoided
B)isuniversalamongparents
C)setsupdangerousstatesofworryinthechild
D)Willmakehimloseinterestinlearningnewthings
12.Intheprocessofchildren'slearningnewskillsparents______.
A)shouldencouragethemtoreadbeforetheyknowthemeaningofthewordstheyread
B)shouldnotexpecttoomuchofthem
C)shouldachieveabalancebetweenpushingthemtoohardandleavingthemon
theirown
D)shouldcreateasmanylearningopportunitiesaspossible
13.Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsusthat______.
A)parentsshouldbestrictwiththeirchildren
B)parentalcontrolsreflectonlytheneedsoftheparentsandthevaluesofthe
community
C)parentalrestrictionsvary,andarenotalwaysenforcedforthebenefitofthe
childrenalone
D)parentsvaryintheirstrictnesstowardstheirchildrenaccordingtothe
situation
14.Theword"precept"(Line3,Para.3)probablymeans"______".
A)ideaB)punishmentC)behaviourD)instruction
15.Inmoralmatters,parentsshould_______.
A)observetherulesthemselves
B)beawareofthemarkeddifferencebetweenadultsandchildren
C)forbidthingswhichhavenofoundationinmorality
D)consistentlyensurethesecurityoftheirchildren
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Agoodmodernnewspaperisanextraordinarypieceofreading.Itisremarkablefirstforwhatitcontains:
therangeofnewsfromlocalcrimetointernationalpolitics,fromsporttobusinesstofashiontoscience,andtherangeofcommentandspecialfeatures(特定)aswell,fromeditorialpagetofeaturearticlesandinterviewstocriticismofbooks,art,theatreandmusic.Anewspaperisevenmoreremarkableforthewayonereadsit:
nevercompletely,neverstraightthrough,butalwaysbyjumpingfromheretothere,inandontglancingatonepiece,readinganotherarticleallthewaythrough,readingjustafewparagraphsofthenext.Agoodmodernnewspaperoffersavarietytoattractmanydifferentreaders,butfarmorethananyonereaderisinteresiedin.Whatbringsthisvarietytogetherinoneplaceisitstopicality(时事性),itsimmediaterelationtowhatishappeninginyourworldandyourlocalitynow.Butimmediacyandthespeedofproductionthatgoeswithitmeanalsothatmuchofwhatappearsinanewspaperhasnomorethantransient(短暂的)value.Forallthesereasons,notwopeoplereallyreadthesamepaper:
whateachpersondoesistoputtogetheroutofthepagesofthatday'spaper,hisownselectionandsequence,hisownnewspaper.Forallthesereasons,readingnewspapersefficiently,whichmeansgettingwhatyouwantfromthemwithoutmissingthingsyouneedbutwithoutwastingtime,demandsskillandselfawarenessasyoumodifyandapplythetechniquesofreading.
16.Amodernnewspaperisremarkableforallthefollowingexceptits______.
A)widecoverageB)uniformstyle
C)speedinreportingnewsD)popularity
17.Accordingtothepassage,thereasonwhynotwopeoplereallyreadthe"same"
newspaperisthat______.
A)peoplescanforthenewstheyareinterestedin
B)differentpeoplepreferdifferentnewspapers
C)peoplearerarelyinterestedinthesamekindofnews
D)peoplehavedifferentviewsaboutwhatagoodnewspaperis
18.Itcanbeconcludefromthepassagethatnewspaperreaders______.
A)applyreadingtechniquesskillfully
B)jumpfromonenewspapertoanother
C)appreciatethevarietyofanewspaper
D)usuallyreadanewspaperselectively
19.Agoodnewspaperoffers"avariety"toreadersbecause______.
A)ittriestoservedifferentreaders
B)ithastocoverthingsthathappeninacertainlocality
C)readersaredifficulttoplease
D)readersliketoreaddifferentnewspapers
20.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe"______".
A)ThelmportanceofNewspaperTopicality
B)TheCharacteristicsofaGoodNewspaper
C)TheVarietyofaGoodNewspaper
D)SomeSuggestionsonHowtoReadaNewspaper
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Americansocietyisnotnap(午睡)friendly.Infact,saysDavidDinges,asleepspecialistattheUniversityofPennsylvaniaSchoolofMedicine."There'sevenaprohibitionagainstadmittingweneedsleep".Nobodywantstobecaughtnappingorfoundasleepatwork.Toquoteaproverb:
"Somesleepfivehours,naturerequiresseven,lazinessnineandwickednesseleven."
Wrong.Thewaynottofallasleepatworkistotakenapswhenyouneedthem."
Wehavetototallychangeourattitudetowardnapping",saysDr.WilliamDementofStanfordUnivereity,thegodfatherofsleepresearch.
LastyearanationalcommissionledbyDementidentifiedan"Americansleepdebt"whichonemembersaidwasasimportantasthenationaldebt,Thecommissionwasconcernedaboutthedangersofsleepiness:
peoplecausingindustrialaccidentsorfallingasleepwhiledriving.ThismaybewhywehaveanewsleeppolicyintheWhiteHouse.Accordingtorecentreports,presidentClintonistryingtotakeahalfhoursnooze(打瞌睡)everyafternoon.
About60percentofAmericanadultsnapwhengi