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大学英语四级真题及答案
2003年1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)Attheoffice.
B)Inthewaitingroom.
C)Attheairport.
D)Inarestaurant.
Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]
1.A)TheyarebothanxioustotryItalianfood.
B)Theyarelikelytohavedinnertogether.
C)Themanwilltreatthewomantodinnertonight.
D)Thewomanrefusedtohavedinnerwiththeman.(B)
2.A)It’sonlyforrent,notforsale.
B)It’snotasgoodasadvertised.
C)It’sbeingredecorated.
D)It’snolongeravailable.(D)
3.A)Colleagues.
B)Husbandandwife.
C)Employerandemployee.
D)Motherandson.(D)
4.A)Shecontactsherparentsoccasionally.
B)Shephonesherparentsregularlyatweekends.
C)Shevisitsherparentsatweekendswhenthefaresaredown.
D)Sheoftencallherparentsregardlessoftherates.(B)
5.A)Thenextbusiscomingsoon.
B)Thebuswillwaitafewminutesatthestop.
C)Thereareonlytwoorthreepassengerswaitingforthebus.
D)Theycancatchthisbuswithoutrunning.(A)
6.A)Theassignmentlookseasybutactuallyit’squitedifficult.
B)Theassignmentistoodifficultforthemtocompleteontime.
C)TheycannotfinishtheassignmentuntilThursday.
D)Theyhaveplentyoftimetoworkontheassignment.(D)
7.A)Themanwillgotomeetthewomanthisevening.
B)Themanandthewomanhaveanappointmentat7o’clock.
C)Thewomancan’tfinishmakingthejambefore7o’clock.
D)Thewomanwon’tbeabletoseethemanthisevening.(B)
8.A)She’slearnedalotfromtheliteratureclass.
B)She’swrittensomebooksaboutworldclassics.
C)She’smetsomeoftheworld’sbestwriters.
D)She’sjustbackfromatriproundtheworld.(A)
9.A)Theexamwaseasierthanthepreviousone.
B)Joeissurethathewilldobetterinthenextexam.
C)Joeprobablyfailedintheexam.
D)Theoralpartoftheexamwaseasierthanthewrittenpart.(C)
10.A)Sheistiredofdrivinginheavytraffic.
B)Shedoesn’tminditastheroadconditionsaregood.
C)Sheisunhappytohavetodrivesuchalongwayeveryday.
D)Sheenjoysitbecauseshe’sgoodatdriving.(B)
SectionBCompoundDictation
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromS1toS7withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.ForblanksnumberedfromS8toS10youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
It’sdifficulttoimaginetheseaeverrunningoutoffish.It’ssovast,sodeep,so(S1)________.Unfortunately,it’snotbottomless.Over-fishing,(S2)________withdestructivefishingpractices,iskillingoffthefishand(S3)________theirenvironment.
Destroythefish,andyoudestroythefishermen’smeansofliving.Atleast60(S4)________oftheworld’scommerciallyimportantfish(S5)________arealreadyover-fished,orfishedtothelimit.Asaresult,governmentshavehadtoclosedownsomeareasofseatocommercialfishing.
Big,high-techfleets(S6)________thateverythingintheirpathispulledoutofwater.Anythingtoosmall,orthewrongthing,isthrownbackeitherdeadordying.That’san(S7)________ofmorethan20millionmetrictonseveryyear.(S8)________.
Insomepartsoftheworld,foreverykilogramofprawns(对虾)caught,upto15kilogramsofunsuspectingfishandothermarinewildlifedie,simplyforbeinginthewrongplaceatthewrongtime.
True,(S9)________,thencatchtheminawaythatdoesn’tkillotherinnocentsealife.
PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Likemanyofmygeneration,Ihaveaweaknessforheroworship.Atsomepoint,however,weallbegintoquestionourheroesandourneedforthem.Thisleadsustoask:
Whatisahero?
Despiteimmensedifferencesincultures,heroesaroundtheworldgenerallyshareanumberofcharacteristicsthatinstructandinspirepeople.
Aherodoessomethingworthtalkingabout.Aherohasastoryofadventuretotellandacommunitywhowilllisten.Butaherogoesbeyondmerefame.
Heroesservepowersorprincipleslargerthanthemselves.Likehigh-voltagetransformers,heroestaketheenergyofhigherpowersandstepitdownsothatitcanbeusedbyordinarypeople.
Theherolivesalifeworthyofimitation.Thosewhoimitateagenuineheroexperiencelifewithnewdepth,enthusiasm,andmeaning.Asuretestforwould-beheroesiswhatorwhomdotheyserve?
Whataretheywillingtoliveanddiefor?
Iftheanswerorevidencesuggeststheyserveonlytheirownfame,theymaybefamouspersonsbutnotheroes.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarefamous,butwhowouldclaimthattheirfansfindlifemoreabundant?
Heroesarecatalysts(催化剂)forchange.Theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintop.Theyhavetheskillandthecharmtomovethemasses.Theycreatenewpossibilities.WithoutGandhi,IndiamightstillbepartoftheBritishEmpire.WithoutRosaParksandMartinLutherKing,Jr.,wemightstillhavesegregated(隔离的)buses,restaurants,andparks.Itmaybepossibleforlarge-scalechangetooccurwithoutleaderswithmagneticpersonalities,butthepaceofchangewouldbeslow,thevisionuncertain,andthecommitteemeetingsendless.
11.Althoughheroesmaycomefromdifferentcultures,they________.
A)generallypossesscertaininspiringcharacteristics
B)probablysharesomeweaknessesofordinarypeople
C)areofteninfluencedbypreviousgenerations
D)allunknowinglyattractalargenumberoffans(A)
12.Accordingtothepassage,heroesarecomparedtohigh-voltagetransformersinthat________.
A)theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintop
B)theyhavewarmfeelingsandemotions
C)theycanserveasconcreteexamplesofnobleprinciples
D)theycanmakepeoplefeelstrongerandmoreconfident(C)
13.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarenotconsideredheroesbecause________.
A)theyarepopularonlyamongcertaingroupsofpeople
B)theirperformancesdonotimprovetheirfansmorally
C)theirprimaryconcernistheirownfinancialinterests
D)theyarenotclearabouttheprinciplestheyshouldfollow(B)
14.GandhiandMartinLutherKingaretypicalexamplesofoutstandingleaderswho________.
A)aregoodatdemonstratingtheircharmingcharacters
B)canmovethemasseswiththeirforcefulspeeches
C)arecapableofmeetingallchallengesandhardships
D)canprovideananswertotheproblemsoftheirpeople(B)
15.Theauthorconcludesthathistoricalchangeswould________.
A)bedelayedwithoutleaderswithinspiringpersonalqualities
B)nothappenwithoutheroesmakingthenecessarysacrifices
C)takeplacefftherewereheroestoleadthepeople
D)produceleaderswithattractivepersonalities(A)
PassageTwo
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Accordingtoasurvey,whichwasbasedontheresponsesofover188,000students,today’straditional-agecollegefreshmenare“morematerialisticandlessaltruistic(利他主义的)”thanatanytimeinthe17yearsofthepoll.
Notsurprisinginthesehardtimes,thestudent’smajorobjective“istobefinanciallywelloff.Lessimportantthaneverisdevelopingameaningfulphilosophyoflife.”Itfollowsthenthattodaythemostpopularcourseisnotliteratureorhistorybutaccounting.
Interestinteaching,socialserviceandthe“altruistic”fieldsisatalow.Ontheotherhand,enrollmentinbusinessprograms,engineeringandcomputerscienceiswayup.
That’snosurpriseeither.Afriendofmine(asalesrepresentativeforachemicalcompany)wasmakingtwicethesalaryofhercollegeinstructorsherfirstyearonthejob—evenbeforeshecompletedhertwo-yearassociatedegree.
Whileit’struethatweallneedacareer,itisequallytruethatourcivilizationhasaccumulatedanincredibleamountofknowledgeinfieldsfarremovedfromourownandthatwearebetterforourunderstandingoftheseothercontributions—betheyscientificorartistic.Itisequallytruethat,instudyingthediversewisdomofothers,welearnhowtothink.Moreimportant,perhaps,educationteachesustoseetheconnectionsbetweenthings,aswellastoseebeyondourimmediateneeds.
Weeklywereadofunionswhowentonstrikeforhigherwages,onlytodrivetheiremployeroutofbusiness.Nocompany;nojob.Howshortsightedinthelongrun!
Butthemostimportantargumentforabroadeducationis