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大学英语四级337页word

1998年6月大学英语四级（CET-4）真题试卷

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A）2hours.

B）3hours.

C）4hours.

D）5hours.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D）“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

1.A）Theyaretwins.

B）Theyareclassmates.

C）Theyarefriends.

D）Theyarecolleagues.（A）

2.A）ThemanisplanningatriptoAustin.

B）ThemanhasnotbeentoAustinbefore.

C）Themandoesn’tlikeAustin.

D）ThemanhasbeentoAustinbefore.（B）

3.A）Thesizeoftheroom.

B）Longworkinghours.

C）Thehotweather.

D）Thefanintheroom.（C）

4.A）Themanhaschangedhisdestination.

B）Themanisreturninghisticket.

C）ThemanisflyingtoNewYorktomorrowmorning.

D）Themancan’tmanagetogotoNewYorkasplanned.（D）

5.A）Itisdifficulttoidentify.

B）Ithasbeenmisplaced.

C）Itismissing.

D）Ithasbeenborrowedbysomeone.（B）

6.A）Lookingforatimetable.

B）Buyingsomefurniture.

C）Reservingatable.

D）Windowshopping.（C）

7.A）Coldandwindy.

B）Snowwillbereplacedbystrongwinds.

C）Itwillgetbetter.

D）Rainyandcold.（A）

8.A）Itisnolongeravailable.

B）Ithasbeenreprintedfourtimes.

C）Thestoredoesn’thaveitnow,butwillhaveitsoon.

D）Theinformationinthebookisoutofdate.（B）

9.A）Henrydoesn’tlikethecolor.

B）Someoneelsepaintedthehouse.

C）Therewasnoladderinthehouse.

D）Henrypaintedthehousehimself.（B）

10.A）Inacottonfield.

B）Atarailwaystation.

C）Onafarm.

D）Onatrain.（D）

SectionB

Directions:

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

Passageone

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Theyinvitedhimtoaparty.

B）Theyaskedhimtomakeaspeech.

C）Theygaveaspecialdinnerforhim.

D）Theyinvitedhiswifetoattendthedinner.（C）

12.A）Hewasembarrassed.

B）Hefeltgreatlyencouraged.

C）Hefeltsad.

D）Hewasdeeplytouched.（D）

13.A）Sam’swifedidnotthinkthatthecompanywasfairtoSam.

B）Sam’swifewassatisfiedwiththegoldwatch.

C）Samdidnotlikethegoldwatch.

D）Thecompanyhadsomefinancialproblems.（A）

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）Thenumberofstudentstheytakeinislimited.

B）Theyreceivelittleornosupportfrompublictaxes.

C）Theyareonlyopentochildrenfromrichfamilies.

D）Theyhavetopaymoretaxes.（B）

15.A）Privateschoolsadmitmorestudents.

B）Privateschoolschargelessthanreligiousschools.

C）Privateschoolsrunavarietyofprograms.

D）Privateschoolsallowstudentstoenjoymorefreedom.（C）

16.A）Thechurches.

B）Theprogramdesigners.

C）Thelocalauthorities.

D）Thestategovernment.（A）

PassageThree

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A）Shewasfoundstealinginabookstore.

B）Shecaughtsomeoneintheactofstealing.

C）Sheadmittedhavingstolensomething.

D）Shesaidshewaswronglyaccusedofstealing.（D）

18.A）Abook.

B）$3,000.

C）Ahandbag.

D）AChristmascard.（D）

19.A）Shewasquestionedbythepolice.

B）Shewasshutinasmallroomfor20minutes.

C）Shewasinsultedbytheshopperaroundher.

D）Shewasbody-searchedbythestoremanager.（B）

20.A）Theyrefusedtoapologizeforhavingfollowedherthroughthetown.

B）Theyregrettedhavingwronglyaccusedherofstealing.

C）Theystillsuspectedthatshewasathief.

D）Theagreedtopayher$3,000damages.（C）

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

PsychologistGeorgeSpilichandcolleaguesatWashingtonCollegeinChestertown,Maryland,decidedtofindoutwhether,asmanysmokerssay,smokinghelpsthemto“thinkandconcentrate.Spilichputyoungnon-smokers,activesmokersandsmokersdeprived（被剥夺）ofcigarettesthroughaseriesoftests.

Inthefirsttest,eachsubject（试验对象）satbeforeacomputerscreenandpressedakeyassoonasheorsherecognizedatargetletteramongagroupingof96.Inthissimpletest,smokers,deprivedsmokersandnon-smokersperformedequallywell.

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,“smokersmightperformadequatelyatmanyjobs-untiltheygotcomplicated.Asmokingairlinepilotcouldflyadequatelyifnoproblemsarose,butifsomethingwentwrong,smokingmightdamagehismentalcapacity.”

21.ThepurposeofGeorgeSpilich’sexperimentsis________.

A）totestwhethersmokinghasapositiveeffectonthementalcapacityofsmokers

B）toshowhowsmokingdamagespeople’smentalcapacity

C）toprovethatsmokingaffectspeople’sregularperformance

D）tofindoutwhethersmokinghelpspeople’sshort-termmemory（A）

22.GeorgeSpilich’sexperimentwasconductedinsuchawayasto________.

A）compelthesubjectstoseparatemajorinformationfromminordetails

B）putthesubjectsthroughincreasinglycomplextests

C）checktheeffectivenessofnicotineonsmokers

D）registerthepromptresponsesofthesubjects（B）

23.Theword“bested”（Line3,Para.5）mostprobablymeans________.

A）beat

B）envied

C）caughtupwith

D）madethebestof（A）

24.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A）Activesmokersingeneralperformedbetterthandeprivedsmokers.

B）Activesmokersrespondedmorequicklythantheothersubjects.

C）Non-smokerswerenotbetterthanothersubjectsinperformingsimpletasks.

D）Deprivedsmokersgavetheslowestresponsestothevarioustasks.（C）

25.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat________.

A）smokersshouldnotexpecttobecomeairlinepilots

B）smokinginemergencycasescausesmentalillness

C）noairlinepilotssmokeduringflights

D）smokersmayproveunequaltohandingemergencycases（D）

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thereisnodenyingthatstudentsshouldlearnsomethingabouthowcomputerswork,justasweexpectthematleasttounderstandthattheinternal-combustionengine（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,thesameistrueofautorepaidandviolin-making.

Learninghowtouseacomputerisnotthatdifficult,anditgetseasierallthetimeasprogramsbecomemore“user-friendly”.Letusassumethatinthefutureeveryoneisgoingtohavetoknowhowtouseacomputertobeacompetentcitizen.Whatdoesthephrase“learningtouseacomputer”mean?

Itsoundslike“learningtodriveacar”,thatis,itsoundsasifthereissomesetofdefiniteskillsthat,onceacquired,enableonetouseacomputer.

Infact,“learningtouseacomputer”ismuchmorelike“learningtoplayagame”,butlearningtherulesofonegamemaynothelpyouplayasecondgame,whoserulesmaynotbethesame.Thereisnosuchathingasteachingsome