大学英语四级考试真题及答案Word文档格式.docx

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30train.

D）theyaregongtohavesomefastfoodonthetrain.

3.A）ShehasbeenlongingtoattendHarvardUniversity.

B）She’llconsidertheman’ssuggestioncarefully.

C）ShehasfinishedherprojectwithDr.Garcia’shelp.

D）She’llconsultDr.Garciaaboutenteringgraduateschool.

4.A）Alicedidn’tseemtobenervousduringherspeech.

B）Aliceneedsmoretraininginmakingpublicspeeches.

C）ThemancanhardlyunderstandAlice’spresentation.

D）Themandidn’tthinkhighlyofAlice’spresentation.

5.A）It’sworsethan30yearsago.

B）Itremainsalmostthesameasbefore.

C）Therearemoreextremesintheweather.

D）Therehasbeenasignificantriseintemperature.

6.A）Atapublishinghouse.

B）Atabookstore.

C）Inareadingroom

D）InProf.Jordan’soffice

7.A）Themancanstayinherbrother’sapartment.

B）Herbrothercanhelpthemanfindacheaperhotel.

C）Herbrothercanfindanapartmentfortheman.

D）Themanshouldhavebookedalessexpensivehotel.

8.A）Priorityshouldbegiventolistening.

B）It’smosthelpfultoreadEnglishnewspaperseveryday.

C）It’smoreeffectivetocombinelisteningwithreading.

D）Readingshouldcomebeforelistening.

9.A）Itcanhelpsolvecomplexproblems.

B）Itwillmostlikelyproveineffective

C）Itisanewweaponagainstterrorists.

D）Itwillhelpdetectallkindsofliars.

10.A）Helpthecompanyrecruitgraduatestudents.

B）Visittheelectronicscompanynextweek.

C）Getapart-timejoboncampusbeforegraduation.

D）Applyforajobintheelectronicscompany

SectionB

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

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Ithabeenproventobethebestpainkiller.

B）Itisapossiblecureforheartdisease.

C）Itcanhelplowerhighbodytemperatureeffectively.

D）Itreducesthechanceofdeathforheartsurgerypatients.

12.A）Itkeepsbloodvesselsfrombeingblocked.

B）Itspeedsuptheirrecoveryaftersurgery.

C）Itincreasesthebloodflowtotheheart.

D）Itadjuststheirbloodpressure.

13.A）Itisharmfultoheartsurgerypatientswithstomachbleeding.

B）Itshouldnotbetakenbyheartsurgerypatientsbeforetheoperation.

C）Itwillhaveconsiderablesideeffectsiftakeninlargedoses.

D）Itshouldnotbegiventopatientsimmediatelyaftertheoperation.

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）Theystronglybelieveinfamilyrules.

B）Theyareverylikelytosucceedinlife.

C）Theytendtotakeresponsibilityforthemselves

D）Theyareinthehabitofobeyingtheirparents.

15.A）Theygrowuptobefunnyandcharming.

B）Theyoftenhaveapoorsenseofdirection.

C）Theygetlessattentionfromtheirparents.

D）Theytendtobesmartandstrong-willed.

16.A）Theyusuallydon’tfollowfamilyrules.

B）Theydon’tliketotakechancesintheirlives.

C）Theyarelesslikelytobesuccessfulinlife.

D）Theytendtobelieveintheirparent’sideas.

PassageThree

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A）Theywantedtofollowhisexample.

B）Theyfullysupportedhisundertaking.

C）Theywerepuzzledbyhisdecision.

D）Theywereafraidhewasn’tfullyprepared.

18.A）Itismoreexcitingthanspacetravel.

B）Itismuchcheaperthanspacetravel.

C）Itismuchsaferthanspacetravel.

D）Itislesstime-consumingthanspacetravel.

19.A）Theybothattractscientists’attention

B）Theycanbothbequitechallenging

C）Theyareboththought-provoking.

D）Theymaybothleadtosurprisingfindings.

20.A）Toshowhowsimplethemechanicalaidsfordivingcanbe.

B）Toprovideanexcuseforhischangeablecharacter.

C）Toexplorethephilosophicalissuesofspacetravel.

D）Toexplainwhyhetookupunderwaterexploration.

PartIIReadingcomprehension（35minutes）

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

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Justfiveone-hundredthsofaninchthick,lightgoldenincolorandwithaperfect“saddlecurl,”theLay’spotatochipseemsanunlikelyweaponforglobaldomination.Butitsmaker,Frito-Lay,thinksotherwise.”Potatochipsareasnackfoodfortheworld,”saidSalmanAmin,thecompany’sheadofglobalmarketing.Aminbelievesthereisnocorneroftheworldthatcan

aremovingatlightingspeed,”saidastudent.“Wewantedtoknowthetruth,andspreadthataroundinstead.”

26.WhathashappenedtotheVrainSchoolDistrict?

A）Ahugefinancialproblemhasarisen.

B）Manyschoolstherearemismanaged.

C）Lotsofteachersinthedistrictareplanningtoquit.

D）Manyadministrativepersonnelhavebeenlaidoff.

27.HowdidtheresidentsintheVrainSchoolDistrictrespondtothebudgetshortage?

A）Theyfeltsomewhathelplessaboutit.

B）Theyaccusedthoseresponsibleforit.

C）Theypooledtheireffortstohelpsolveit.

D）Theydemandedathroughinvestigation.

28.IntheviewofStateTreasurerMikeCoffman,theeducationalbudgetshortageis_________.

A）unavoidable

B）unthinkable

C）insolvable

D）irreversible

29.WhydidCoffmanrequestaninvestigation?

A）Toseeiftherewasadeliberatecover-upoftheproblem.

B）Tofindouttheextentoftheconsequencesofthecase.

C）Tomakesurethattheschoolprincipalswereinnocent.

D）Tostopthevotersapprovingthe$212millionbondissue.

30.Threehighschoolstudentsstartedawebsiteinorderto__________.

A）attractgreaterpublicattentiontotheirneeds

B）appealtothepublicforcontributionsanddonations

C）exposeofficialswhoneglectedtheirduties

D）keeppeopleproperlyinformedofthecrisis

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

“Humansshouldnottrytoavoidstressanymorethantheywouldshunfood,loveorexercise.”saidDr.HansSelye,thefirstphysiciantodocumenttheeffectsofstressonthebody.Whilehere’sonquestionthatcontinuousstressisharmful,severalstudiessuggestthatchallengingsituationsinwhichyou’reabletorisetotheoccasioncanbegoodforyou..

Ina2001studyof158hospitalnurses,thosewhofacedconsiderableworkdemandsbutcopedwiththechallengeweremorelikelytosaytheywereingoodhealththanthosewhofelttheycouldn’tgetthejobdone.

Stressthatyoucanmanagemayalsoboostimmune（免疫的）function.InastudyattheAcademicCenterforDentistryinAmsterdam,researchersputvolunteersthroughtwostressfulexperiences.Inthefirst,atimedtaskthatrequiredmemorizingalistfollowedbyashorttest,subjectsbelievedtheyhadcontrolovertheoutcome.Inthesecond,theyweren’tincontrol:

Theyhadtositthroughagory（血淋淋的）videoonsurgicalprocedures.ThosewhodidwellonthememorytesthadanincreaseinlevelsofimmunoglobulinA,anantibodythat’sthebody’sfirstlineofdefenseagainstgerms.Thevideo-watchersexperiencedadownturnintheantibody.

Stresspromptsthebodytoproducecertainstresshormones.Inshortburststhesehormoneshaveapositiveeffect,includingimprovedmemoryfunction.“Theycanhelpnervecellshandleinformationandputitintostorage,”saysDr.BruceMcEwenofRockefellerUniversityinNewYork.Butinthelongrunthesehormonescanhaveaharmfuleffectonthebodyandbrain.

“Sustainedstressisnotgoodforyou,”saysRichardMorimoto,aresearcheratNorthwesternUniversityinIllinoisstudyingtheeffectsofstressonlongevity（长寿）,“It’stheoccasionalburstofstressorbriefexposuretostressthatcouldbeprotective.”

31.Thepassageismainlyabout______

A）thebenefitsofmanageablestress

B）howtoavoidstressfulsituations

C）howtocopewithstresseffectively

D）theeffectsofstresshormonesonmemory

32.Theword“shun”（Line1,Para.1）mostprobablymeans________.

A）cutdownon

B）stayawayfrom

C）runoutof

D）putupwith

33.Wecanconcludefromthestudyofthe158nursesin2001that_______

A）peopleunderstresstendtohaveapoormemory

B）peoplewhocan’tgettheirjobdoneexperiencemorestress

C）doingchallengingworkmaybegoodforone’shealth

D）stresswillweakenthebody’sdefenseagainstgerms

34.IntheexperimentdescribedinParagraph3,thevideo-watchersexperiencedadownturnintheantibodybecause______.

A）thevideowasnotenjoyableatall

B）theoutcomewasbeyondtheircontrol

C）theyknewlittleaboutsurgicalp