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份大学英语四级考试试题
PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversation.Attheendofeachconversation.aquestionwiltbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).anddecidewhichisthebestanswerThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Example:
Youwillhear:
Youwillread:
A)Attheeoffice.
B)Inthewaitingroom.
C)Attheairport.
D)Inarestaurant.
Fromtileconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisconversationismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)"Attheoffice"isthebestanswerYoushouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
SampleAnswer[A][B][C]ID]
1.A)GiveBobaphonecall.C)GolookforBob.
B)GoandpickBobup.D)WaitforBob.
2.A)Sheisworkinginthecity.C)Jobsareeasiertofindinthecity.
B)Lifeinthesuburbsislonely.D)It'slessexpensivel/ringinthecity.
3.A)Inaprintingshop.C)Atabookstore.
B)Atapublishinghouse.D)Inalibrary.
4.A)Thewomanbemorecarefulnexttime.C)Thewomanfindasparekey.
B)Theytrytothinkofasolution.D)Theycomedownstairs.
5.A)Sendingane-mail.C)Talkingonthephone.
B)Workinginanoffice.D)Doingspellingpractice.
6.A)Buysomethingforthepicnic.C)Goshoppingwiththeman.
B)Goforaridearoundtown.D)Haveapicnic.
7.A)Thewomanmisplacedherclasspermitforbiology.
B)Thewomanarrivedforregistrationtooearly.
C)Thewomanmissedregistrationforthebiologycourse.
D)Thewomangotawrongclasspermit.
8.A)ThewomanlikestheweatherinNewYorkverymuch.
B)ThewomanwillstayinNewYorkalongtime.
C)ThemanisplanningtovisitNewYork.
D)It'squitecoldinNewYorknow.
9.A)Theoldladysittingnexttothecouplelikestoysverymuch.
B)Anoldladytookthecouple’ssuitcaseforherown.
C)Thecouple'ssuitcasewasstolenintherestaurant.
D)Themanforgottoputthetoysintheirsuitcase.
10.A)She'sflyingtoHongKong.
B)She'sgoingtobuyanairticket.
C)She'sgoingtosaygood-byetoBill.
D)She'sleavingforHoogKongwithBill.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage.youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A)Theyhimonlyretiredworkers.
B)Theyeachdojobstheyaregoodat.
C)Theyclosethehotelduringlowseasons.
D)Theyemployasfewworkersaspossible.
12.A)Stafftraining.C)Cleaningandwashingup.
B)Book-keeping.D)Gardeningandflowerarranging.
13.A)Theyhavetheirhotelbeautifullydecorated.
B)Theyprovidedeliciousfood.
C)Theymaketheirguestsfeelathome.
D)Theygivepartiesregularlyfortheirvisitors.
PassageTwo
Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.A)Towithdrawhisdeposit.C)Torobthebank.
B)Tocashacheek.D)Togethisprize.
15.A)AradioannouncerC)Acarmechanic.
B)Abankemployee.D)Amovieactor.
16.A)Theylethimdowhathewantedto.C)Theypressedthealarm.
B)Theyhelpedhimfindlargebills.D)Theycalledthepolice.
17.A)Hewasafraidthatbewouldbecaughtonthespot.
B)Largebillswerenotwithinhisreach.
C)Themaximumsumallowedwas55,000.
D)Hewaslimitedbytimeandthesizeofhispockets.
PassageThree
Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
18.A)ArescuerontheGoldenGateBridge.C)Atelephoneoperator.
B)Aprofessionaldiver.D)AguardontheGoldenGateBridge.
19.A)Someonehamfallenoffthebridge.
B)Someoneonthebridgeisbeingattacked.
C)Someoneisthreateningtodestroythebridge.
D)Someoneonthebridgeisattemptingtokillhimself.
20.A)Callthemothertocomefightaway.
B)Trytocommunicatewiththemfirst.
C)Helpthemtogetoutoftheirmisty.
D)Remindthemthattheyhavechildrentotakecareof.
PartⅡReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelingthroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Arectalstudy,publishedinlastweek’sJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation,offersapictureofhowriskyitistogetaliftfromateenagedriver,Indeed,a16-year-olddriverwiththreeormorepassengersisthreetimesaslikelytohaveafatalaccidentasateenagerdrivingalone,Bycontrast,theriskofdeathfordriversbetween30and59decreaseswitheachadditionalpassenger.
Theautboesalsofoundthatthedeathratesforteenagedriversincreaseddramaticallyafter10p.m.,andespeciallyaftermidnight,Withpassengersinthecar,thedriverwasevenmorelikelytodieinalate-nightaccident.
RobertFoss,ascientistattheUniversityofNorthCarolinaHighwaySafetyResearchCenter,saysthehigherdeathratesforteenagedrivershavelesstodowith“reallystupidbehavior”thanwithjustalackofdrivingexperience.“Thebasicissue.”Besays,“isthatadultswhoareresponsibleforissuinglicensesfailtorecognizehowcomplexandskilledataskdrivingis.”
Bothheandtheauthorofthestudybelievethatthewaytomitigate(使……缓解)theproblemistohavestatesinstituteso-calledgraduatedlicensingsystems,inwhichgettingalicenseisamultistageprocess.Agraduatedlicenserequiresthataleenagerfirstprovehimselfcapableofdrivinginthepresenceofanadult,followedbyaperiodofdrivingwithnightofpasscagerrestrictions,beforegraduatingtofulldrivingprivileges.
Graduatedlicensingsystemshavereducedleenagedrivercrashes,accordingtorecentstudies,AbouthalfofthestatesnowhavesomesortofgraduatedHcensingsysteminplace,butonly10ofthosestateshaverestrictionsonpassengers,Californiaisthestrictest,withanovice(新手)driverprohibitedfromcarryinganypassengerunder20(withoutthepresenceofanadultover25)forthefirstsixmonths.
21.Whichofthefollowingsituationsismostdangerousaccordingtothepassage?
A)Adultsgivingalifttoteenagersonthehighwayafter10p.m.
B)Ateenagerdrivingaftermidnightwithpassengersinthecar.
C)Adultsdrivingwiththreeormoreteenagepassengerslateatnight.
D)Ateenagergettingaliftfromastrangeronthehighwayatmidnight.
22.AccordingtoRobertFoss.Thehighdeathrateofteenagedriversismainlydueto________
A)theirfrequentdrivingatnightC)theirlackofdrivingexperience
B)theirimproperwayofdrivingD)theirdrivingwithpassengers
23.AccordingtoParagraph3.whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A)Teenagersshouldspendmoretimelearningtodrive.
B)Drivingisaskilltoocomplicatedforteenagerstolearn.
C)Restrictionsshouldbeimposedonteenagersapplyingtotakedrivinglessons.
D)Thelicensingauthontiesarepartlyresponsibleforteenagers'drivingaccidents.
24.Asuggestedmeasuretobetakentoreduceteenagers'drivingaccidentsisthat________.
A)drivinginthepresenceofanadultshouldbemadearule
B)theyshouldbeprohibitedfromtakingonpassengers
C)theyshouldnotbeallowedtodriveafter10p.m.
D)thelicensingsystemshouldbeimproved
25.Thepresentsituationinabouthalfofthestatesisthatthegraduatedlicensingsystem________.
A)isunderdiscussionC)hasbeenputintoeffect
B)isabouttobesetupD)hasbeenperfected
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Ifyouknowexactlywhatyouwant,thebestroutetoajobistogetspecializedtraining.Arecentsurveyshowsthatcompaniesthegraduatesinsuchfieldsasbusinessandhealthcarewhocangotoworkimmediatelywithverylittleon-the-jobtraining.
That'sespeciallytrueofbooingfieldsthatarechallengingforworkers.AtCornell'sSchoolofHotelAdministration,forexample,bachelor'sdegreegraduatesgetanaverageoffourorfivejobofferswithsalariesrangingfromthehighteenstothelow20sandplentyofchancesforrapidadvancement.Largecompanies,especially,likeabackgroundofformaleducationcoupledwithworkexperience.
Butinthelongrun,toomuchspecializationdoesn'tpayoff.Business,whichhasbeenfloodedwithMBAs,nolongerconsidersthedegreeanautomaticstampofapproval.TheMBAmayopendoorsandcommandahighersalaryinjtially,buttheimpactofadegreewashesoutafterfiveyears.
Asfurtherevidenceoftheerosion(销蚀)ofcorporate(公司的)faithinspecializeddegrees,MichiganState’sScheetzcitesapatternincorporatehiringpractices,Althoughcompaniestendtotakeonspecialistsasnewhires,theyoftenseekoutgencralistsformiddleandupper-levelmanagement.“Theywantsomeonewhoisn’tconstrained(限制)bynutsandboltstolookatthebigpicture,”saysScheetz.
Thissoundssuspiciouslylikeaformalstatemen