1993年英语四级真题及答案.docx

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1993年英语四级真题及答案

1993年1月英语四级真题及答案

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

1.A）Gooverthelist.

B）Dosomeshopping.

C）Listeverythingherfriendneeds.

D）Goforanouting.（C）

2.A）Themandidmostofthetalking.

B）Themanandthewomanrobbedthebank.

C）Thewomanwaswearingablacksweater.

D）Themanandthewomanhaddarkhair.（A）

3.A）Thetraffic.

B）Theweather.

C）Theirhealth.

D）Theirtime-table.（D）

4.A）Johnmissedatest.

B）Johnhaskepthisjob.

C）Johnhasstolenacar.

D）Johnwascalledathief.（C）

5.A）TobuyFrankanewcar.

B）TodriveFrank’scar.

C）TohelpFranksellhiscar.

D）TohelpFrankrepairhiscar.（C）

6.A）English.

B）EnglishandEducation.

C）Education.

D）NeitherEnglishnorEducation.（A）

7.A）Asbigassheexpected.

B）Muchbiggerthansheexpected.

C）Notasbigassheexpected.

D）Sosmallthatsheisnotsatisfied.（A）

8.A）Therentistoohigh.

B）Hecan’taffordthehightaxes.

C）Hedoesn’twanttoliveinthesuburbs.

D）It’stoofarawayfromhisoffice.（D）

9.A）No.Hehastofinishhishomework.

B）No.Hedoesn’tlikegoingtotheclub.

C）Yes.He’llgoafterhefinishedhishomework.

D）Yes.He’llwritehispaperafterhereturns.（A）

10.A）BecauseMariadoesn’tlikefootball.

B）BecauseMariafellill.

C）Becausehedidn’thavethetime.

D）Becausehecan’tstandfootball.（D）

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Hisfriendboughtthemforhim.

B）Heboughtthemhimself.

C）Hebookedthemquiteawhileago.

D）Hegotthemfreeofcharge.（D）

12.A）Herhusbandwastakingherouttothetheater.

B）Herhusbandhadgotherajobinhisoffice.

C）Herhusbandwasgoingtobuyhersomenicegifts.

D）Herhusbandhadfoundhislostmoney.（C）

13.A）Hehadlosttheticketsforthetheater.

B）Hehadlosthisbriefcase.

C）Hehadlefthisbriefcaseathome.

D）Hehadlefttheticketintheoffice.（A）

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）Lackofelectricity.

B）Shortageofbooks.

C）Lackofcleanwater.

D）Shortageofexperts.（A）

15.A）Asystemwhichtrainsdoctors.

B）Agroupofexpertswhocanprovideprofessionaladvice.

C）Acomputerprogramwhichcanprovideprofessionaladvice.

D）Asystemwhichtrainscomputerexperts.（B）

16.A）Itisnoteasytoseetheshortageofexpertsinthevillages.

B）Manydoctorsandengineersaresenttothevillagestomakeupfortheshortageofexperts.

C）Expertmedicalsystemsarewidelyusedindevelopingcountries.

D）Expertsystemsareownedbywealthyfarmersandbusinessmen.（C）

PassageThree

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A）TolearnSpanish.

B）Totourthecity.

C）Toseetheancientart.

D）Tovisitfriends.（C）

18.A）Bytaxi.

B）Bybus.

C）Bysubway.

D）Byfoot.（B）

19.A）Hegotlost.

B）Ataxiwasfaster.

C）Helosthismap.

D）Thepolicemanadvisedhimto.（B）

20.A）Hewasgreatlydisappointed.

B）Hewaspleasedtogettherefinally.

C）HewaspleasedwithhisknowledgeofSpanish.

D）Hewasatalossaboutwhattodo.（D）

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

WithfifteenyearsBritainandothernationsshouldbewellonwiththebuildingofhugeindustrialcomplexesfortherecyclingofwaste.Thewordrubbishcouldloseitsmeaningbecauseeverythingwhichgoesintothedumps（垃圾堆）wouldbemadeintosomethinguseful.Eventhemostdangerousandunpleasantwasteswouldprovideenergyifnothingelse.

Thelatestprojectistotakeacityofaroundhalfamillioninhabitantsanddiscoverexactlywhatrawmaterialsgointoitandwhatgoout.Theaimistofindouthowmuchoftheserawmaterialscouldbeprovidedifaplantforrecyclingwastewerebuiltjustoutsidethecity.Thisplantwouldrecyclenotonlymetalsuchassteel,leadandcopper,butalsopaperandrubberaswell.

Anothernewprojectisbeingsetuptodiscoverthebestwaysofsortingandseparatingtherubbish.Whenthisprojectiscomplete,therubbishwillbeprocessedlikethis:

First,itwillpassthroughsharpmetalbaswhichwilltearopentheplasticbagsinwhichrubbishisusuallypacked;thenitwillpassthroughapowerfulfantoseparatethelightestelementsfromtheheavysolids;afterthatgroundersandrollerswillbreakupeverythingthatcanbebroken.Finally,therubbishwillpassundermagnets（磁铁）,whichwillremovethebitsofironandsteel;therubberandplasticwillthenbesortedoutinthefinalstage.

Thefirstfull-scalegiantrecyclingplantsareperhapsfifteenyearsaway.Indeed,withthegrowingcostoftransportingrubbishtomoredistantdumps,somebigcitieswillbeforcedtobuildtheirownrecyclingplantsbeforelong.

21.Thephrase“bewellonwith...”（Para.1,Line1）mostprobablymeans________.

A）havecompletedwhatwasstarted

B）getreadytostart

C）haveachievedagreatdealin

D）putanendto（A）

22.WhatisNOTmentionedasapartoftherecyclingprocessdescribedinParagraph3?

A）Breakingupwhateverisbreakable.

B）Sharpeningmetalbars.

C）Separatinglightelementsfromtheheavyones.

D）Sortingoutsmallpiecesofmetal.（B）

23.What’sthemainreasonforbigcitiestobuildtheirownrecyclingplants?

A）Todealwithwastesinbetterway.

B）Toprotecttheenvironmentfrompollution.

C）Togetrawmaterialslocally.

D）Togetbigprofitsfromthoseplants.（A）

24.Thefirstfull-scalehugerecyclingplants________.

A）begantooperatefifteenyearsago

B）willprobablytakelessthanfifteenyearstobuild

C）willbebuiltfifteenyearslater

D）willprobablybeinoperationinfifteenyears（C）

25.Thepassageismainlyabout________.

A）acheapwaytogetenergy

B）thelocationofrecyclingplants

C）newwaysofrecyclingwastes

D）theprobablyofcityenvironment（C）

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

By1970,accordingtoaWorldWildlifeFundreport,onlyabout4,500tigerssurvivedthroughouttheworld-halfoftheminIndia.Mr.Foresters,whofollowedandcountedtigerfootprints,estimatedthatinMay1972onlyabout1,800tigersexistedinIndia.ProjectTigerSupportedbyW.W.F.wasimmediatelylaunched.Ninetigerreserveswerecreated,witharmedguardsprotectingthem.

TheprojectprovidedopportunitiesforresearchersfromIndiaandabroadtostudytigersinthereservesandgatherpreviouslyunavailableinformationabouttheirhabits.Studiesshowthatamaletigermaycontrolahuntingterritoryofbetween10and20sq.kms,dependingonitsage,sizeandstrength.Theterritoryofmaleincludesthesmallerterritoriesofthreeorfourtigresses.Atigermarkstheboundariesofitsterritoriesbysprayingurine（尿）andotherbodilyliquidsonbushes.Butittriestoavoidterritorialfights,beingguidedbythedistinctivebodysmellofothertigers.Tigersfighttodeathonlywhenatigressisdefendingheryoung,orwhenatigerisguardingatigressfromtheattentionsofothermales.

Thepopularimageofthetigeristhatofamercilessandunconquerablehunter.Butstudiesshowthatitcatchesonlyoneof20victims（牺牲品）ittriestoattack.

FearshaverecentlydevelopedthatProjectTigerhasbeentoosuccessful.Ithasenabledthetigerpopulationtodouble（bymid-80s）,butIndia’shumanpopulationhasalsogrownoutofcontrol.Currentlyitis750millionandlikelytobe900millionbytheendofthecentury.Landproblemisbecomingseriousandmanyruralpeoplefeelbitteraboutthefactthatsomerichforestsarereservedfortigers.Agrowingnumberofattacksbytigersonmanhasaddedtothehostility（敌意）.

26.TheultimateaimofProjectTigeristo________.

A）studythegrowthrateoftigers

B）protecttigersfrombeingkilled

C）promotethebreedingofyoungtigers

D）analyzethebehavioralpatternsoftigers（B）

27.Studieshaveshownthat________.

A）atigressneverattacksuntilattacked

B）thetigressisnotasfierceasthetigers

C）atigerusuallyfightsanothertigertodefenditsownterritory

D）thetigerisnotanefficienthunterasiscommonlydescribed（D）

28.Accordingtothepassage,atiger’sterritory________.

A）remainsunchanged

B）isoftendefendedbytigresses

C）expandsasthetigergrowsup

D）isthecauseofmostfights（C）

29.SomepeopleareafraidthatProjectTiger________.

A）hasbeencarriedtoofar

B）hasnotreceivedenoughattention

C）hasfailedtoachieveitsgoal

D）isnotworththemoneyspentonit（A）

30.Theauthorseems________.

A）tobeenthusiasticaboutProjectTiger

B）tohaveamatter-of-factattitudetowardsProjectTiger

C）tohaveahostileattitudetowardsProjectTiger

D）tobesatisfiedwithProjectTiger（B）

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

InonlytwodecadesAsianAmericanshavebecomethefastest-growingU.S.minority（少数民族）.Astheirchildrenbeganmovingupthroughthenation’sschools,itbecameclearthatanewclassofacademicachieverswasemerging.Theirachievementsarereflectedinthenation’sbestuniversities,wheremathematics,scienceandengineeringdepartmentshavetakenonadecidedlyAsiancharacter.ThisspeciallikingformathematicsandscienceispartlyexplainedbythefactthatAsian-AmericanstudentswhobegantheireducationsabroadarrivedintheU.S.withasolidgroundinginmathematicsbutlittleornoknowledgeofEnglish.Theyarealsoinfluencedbythepromiseofagoodjobaftercollege.Asiansfeeltherewillbelessunfairtreatmentinareaslikemathematicsandsciencebecausetheywillbejudgedmoreobjectively.Andthereturnontheinvestmentineducationismoreimmediateinsomethinglikeengineeringt