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1995年大学英语四级CET4真题及答案
1995年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案
1995年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案1995年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案partilisteningcomprehension(20minutes)
sectiona
1.(a)librarianandstudent.(c)bossandsecretary.
(b)operatorandcaller.(d)customerandrepairman.
2.(a)lookforthekey.(c)fixashelf.
(b)repairthecar.(d)paintashelf.
3.(a)tomakethewomanangry.(c)davidistheman'sgoodfriend
(b)topleasetheman'smother.(d)davidisgoodatcarryingonconversations.
4.(a)hemustmeethisteacher.(c)hemustgooutwithhisgirlfriend.
(b)hemustattendaclass.(d)hemuststayatschooltofinishhishomework.
5.(a)hewantstopay.(c)hewantstoeatsomewhereelse.
(b)hedoesn'twanttoeatout.(d)hedoesn'tlikejapanesefood.
6.(a)hedidn'tworkashardashewassupposedto.(c)hedidbetterinanearlierexam.
(b)hedidn'tpassthephysicsexam.(d)hefoundsomethingwrongwiththeexam.
7.(a)heisattendinghissickmotherathome.(c)heisathomeonsickleave.
(b)heisonaeuropeantourwithhismother.(d)heisineuropetoseehismother.
1.(a)theydon'tknowhowtogettomike'shome.(c)theywenttothesamepartysometimeago.
(b)theyarediscussingwhentomeetagain.(d)theywillgotomike'sbirthdayparty.
9.(a)fivelessons.(c)twelvelessons.
(b)threelessons.(d)fifteenlessons.
10.(a)findalargerroom.(c)buytwobookshelves.
(b)selltheoldtable.(d)rearrangesomefurniture.
sectionb
passageone
questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.(a)coursesinbritishhistory.(c)coursesinsports.
(b)languagecourses.(d)teachertrainingcourses.
9.(a)toattractmorestudents.
(b)tomakethecoursessuitableforstudentsofalllevels.
(c)toletthestudentshaveagoodrest.
(d)tomakethesummerschoolmorelikeaholiday.
10.(a)becausetheyallworkveryhard.
(b)becausetheirteachersareallnativespeakersofenglish.
(c)becausetheylearnnotonlyinbutalsooutofclass.
(d)becausetheyarealladvancedstudents.
passagetwo
questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
17.(a)chemicals.(c)water.
(b)vapor.(d)gas.
18.(a)bypassingsteamoverdryice.(c)byheatingdryice.
(b)byturningordinaryiceintosteam.(d)bymixingdryicewithordinaryice.
19.(a)ittakesalongertimetomelt.(c)itiscleanertousethanordinaryice.
(b)itislightertocarry.(d)itisnotsocoldasordinaryice.
20.(a)inthe1920's.(c)inthe1940's.
(b)inthe1930's.(d)inthe1950's.
partiireadingcomprehension(35minutes)
passageone
questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.researchershaveestablishedthatwhenpeoplearementallyengaged,biochemicalchangesoccurinthebrainthatallowittoactmoreeffectivelyincognitive(认知的)areassuchasattentionandmemory.thisistrueregardlessofage.
peoplewillbealert(警觉的)andreceptive(接受能力强的)iftheyarefacedwithinformationthatgetsthemtothinkaboutthingstheyareinterestedin.andsomeonewithahistoryofdoingmoreratherthanlesswillgointooldagemorecognitivelysoundthansomeonewhohasnothadanactivemind.
manyexpertsaresoconvincedofthebenefitsofchallengingthebrainthattheyareputting,thetheorytoworkintheirownlives."theideaisnotnecessarilytolearntomemorizeenormousamountsofinformation."saysjamesfozard,associatedirectorofthenationalinstituteonaging."mostofusdon'tneedthatkindofskill.suchspecifictrainingisoflessinterestthanbeingabletomaintainmentalalertness."fozardandotherssaytheychallengetheirbrainswithdifferentmentalskill,bothbecausetheyenjoythemandbecausetheyaresurethattheirrangeofactivitieswillhelpthewaytheirbrainswork.
genecohen,actingdirectorofthesameinstitute,suggeststhatpeopleintheiroldageshouldengageinmentalandphysicalactivitiesindividuallyaswellasingroups.cohensaysthatwearefrequentlyadvisedtokeepphysicallyactiveasweage,butolderpeopleneedtokeepmentallyactiveaswell.thosewhodoaremorelikelytomaintaintheirintellectualabilitiesandtobegenerallyhappierandbetteradjusted."thepointis,youneedtodoboth,"cohensays."intellectualactivityinfluencesbrain-cellhealthandsize."
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21.peoplewhoarecognitivelyhealthyarethose_____.
(a)whocanrememberlargeamountsofinformation(c)whosemindsarealertandreceptive
(b)whoarehighlyintelligent(d)whoaregoodatrecognizingdifferentsounds
22.accordingtofozard'sargumentpeoplecanmaketheirbrainsworkmoreefficientlyby_____.
(a)constantlydoingmemorywork(c)goingthroughspecifictraining
(b)takingpartinvariousmentalactivities(d)makingfrequentadjustments
23.thefindingsofjamesandotherscientistsintheirwork_____.
(a)remainatheorytobefurtherproved(c)havebeenchallengedbymanyotherexperts
(b)havebeengenerallyaccepted(d)arepracticedbytheresearchersthemselves
24.olderpeoplearegenerallyadvisedto_____.
(a)keepfitbygoinginforphysicalactivities
(b)keepmentallyactivebychallengingtheirbrains
(c)maintainmentalalertnessthroughspecifictraining
(d)maintainabalancebetweenindividualandgroupactivities
25.whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
(a)howbiochemicalchangesoccurinthehumanbrain.
(b)whypeopleshouldkeepactivenotonlyphysicallybutalsomentally.
(c)howintellectualactivitiesinfluencebrain-cellhealth.
(d)whypeopleshouldreceivespecialmentaltrainingastheyage.
passagetwo
questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
attentiontodetailissomethingeveryonecanandshoulddo--especiallyinatightjobmarket.bobcrossley,ahuman-resourcesexpertnoticesthisinthejobapplicationsthatcomeacrosshisdeskeveryday."it'samazinghowmanycandidateseliminatethemselves."hesays.
resume(简历)arrivewithstains.somecandidatesdon'tbothertospellthecompany'snamecorrectly.onceiseeamistake,ieliminatethecandidate,"crossleyconcludes."iftheycannottakeofthesedetails,whyshouldwetrustthemwithajob?
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canwepaytoomuchattentiontodetail?
absolutely.perfectionistsstruggleoverlittlethingsatthecostofsomethinglargertheyworktoward,"tokeepfromlosingtheforestforthetrees",sayscharlesgarfield,associateprofessorattheuniversityofcalifornia,sanfrancisco,"wemustconstantlyaskourselveshowthedetailswe'reworkingonfitintothelargerpicture.iftheydon't,weshoulddropthemandmovetosomethingelse".
garfieldcomparesthisprocesstohisworkasacomputerscientistatnasa."theapolloiimoonlaunchwasslightlyoff-course90percentofthetime."saysgarfield,"butasuccessfullandingwasstilllikelybecauseweknewtheexactcoordinatesofourgoal.thisallowedustomakeadjustmentsasnecessary."knowingwherewewanttogohelpsusjudgetheimportanceofeverytaskweundertake.
toooftenwebelievewhataccountsforothers'successissomespecialsecretoraluckybreak(机遇).butrarelyissuccesssomysterious.againandagain,weseethatbydoinglittlethingswithinourgraspwell,largerewardsfollow.
26.accordingtothepassage,somejobapplicantswererejected_____.
(a)becauseoftheircarelessnessasshownintheirfailuretopresentacleancopyofaresume
(b)becauseoftheirinadequateeducationasshownintheirpoorspellinginwritingaresume
(c)becausetheyfailedtogivedetaileddescriptionoftheirbackgroundintheirapplications
(d)becausetheyeliminatedtheirnamesfromtheapplicants'listthemselves
27.theword"perfectionists"(para.3,line)referstothosewho_____.
(a)demandotherstogeteverythingabsolutelyright
(b)knowhowtoadjusttheirgoalsaccordingtothecircumstances
(c)paytoomuchattentiontodetailsonlytolosetheirmajorobjectives
(d)arecapableofachievingperfectresultsinwhatevertheydo
28.whichofthefollowingistheauthor'sdevicetothereader?
(a)althoughtoomuchattentiontodetailsmaybecostly,theyshouldnotbeoverlooked
(b)don'tforgetdetailswhendrawingpictures
(c)beawareoftheimportanceofataskbeforeundertakingit
(d)carelessapplicantsarenottobetrusted[page]
29.theexampleoftheapolloiimoonlaunchisgiventoillustratethat_____.
(a)minormistakescanbeignoredinachievingmajorobjectives
(b)failureisthemotherofsuccess
(c)adjustmentsarethekeytothesuccessfulcompletionofanywork
(d)keepingone'sgoalinmindhelpsindecidingwhichdetailscanbeoverlooked
30.thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe_____.
(a)don'tbeaperfectionist(c)detailsandmajorobjectives
(b)importanceofadjustments(d)hardworkplusgoodluck
passagethree
questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
britainalmostmorethananyothercountryintheworldmustseriouslyfacetheproblemofbuildingupwards,thatistosay,ofaccommodatingaconsiderableproportionofitspopulationinhighblocksofflats.itissaidthattheenglishmanobjectstothistypeofexistence,butifthecaseissuch,hedoesinfactdifferfromtheinhabitantsofmostcountriesoftheworldtoday.inthepastourownblocksofflatshavebeenassociatedwiththelower-incomegroupsandtheyhavelackedtheobviousprovisions,suchascentralheating,constanthotwatersupply,electricallyoperatedliftsfromtoptobottom,andsoon,aswellassuchdetails,importantnotwithstanding(然而),aseasyfacilitiesfordisposalofdustandrubbishandstorageplacesforbabycarriagesinthegroundfloor,playgroundsforchildrenonthetopofthebuil