英语四级考试试题及参考答案.docx

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英语四级考试试题及参考答案

2005年1月8日英语四级考试试题及参考答案（A卷）

PartISectionAListeningComprehension

（20minutes）

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread."

A）Attheoffice.

B）Inthewaitingroom.

C）Attheairport.

D）Inarestaurant.

FromtheconversationweknOwthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhad

tofinishintheevening.ThisconversationiSmostlikelytohavetakenplaceatthe

office.Therefore,A）"Attheoffice"isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]onthe

AnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

1.A）Themanenjoystravelingbycar.

B）Themanlivesfarfromthesubway.

C）Themanisgoodatdriving.

D）Themanusedtoownacar.

2.A）Tonyshouldcontinuetakingthecourse.

B）SheapprovesofTony'sdecision.

C）Tonycanchooseanothersciencecourse.

D）Shecan'tmeetTonysoearlyinthemorning.

3.A）Shehastostudyfortheexam.

B）Sheisparticularlyinterestedinplays.

C）She'seagertowatchthenewplay.

D）Shecanlendhernotestotheman.

4.A）Theywillbereplacedbyon-lineeducationsoonerorlater.

B）Theywillattractfewerkidsason-lineeducationexpands.

C）Theywillcontinuetoexistalongwithon-lineeducation.

D）Theywilllimittheirteachingtocertainsubjectsonly.

5.A）Moststudentswouldliketoworkforanewspaper.

B）Moststudentsfindajobbyreadingadvertisements.

C）Moststudentsfindithardtogetajobaftertheygraduate.

D）Moststudentsdon'twantjobsadvertisedinthenewspapers.

6.A）Movethewashingmachinetothebasement.

B）Turnthebasementintoaworkshop.

C）Repairthewashingmachine.

D）Finishhisassignment.

7.A）Somestudentsatthebackcannotheartheprofessor.

B）Theprofessorhaschangedhisreadingassignment.

C）Someofthestudentsarenotontheprofessor'slist.

D）Theprofessorhasbroughtextracopiesofhisassignment.

8.A）Shedoesn'twanttotalkaboutthecontest.

B）She'smodestabouthersuccessinthecontest.

C）She'sspenttwoyearsstudyingEnglishinCanada.

D）She'sveryproudofhersuccessinthespeechcontest.

9.A）Talkingaboutsports.

B）Writinguplocalnews.

C）Readingnewspapers.

D）Puttingupadvertisements

10.A）Theyshouldn'tchangetheirplan.

B）They'dbetterchangetheirmind.

C）Thetennisgamewon'tlastlong.

D）Weatherforecastsarenotreliable.

SectionBCompoundDictation

PartIIReadingComprehension

（35minutes）

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Scratchythroats,stuffynosesandbodyachesallspellmisery,butbeingabletotellifthecauseisacoldorflu（~,~）maymakeadifferenceinhowlongthemiserylasts.

TheAmericanLungAssociation（ALA）hasissuednewguidelinesoncombatingcoldsandtheflu（流感）,andoneofthekeysisbeingabletoquicklytellthetwoapart.That'sbecausetheprescriptiondrugsavailableforthefluneedtobetakensoonaftertheillnesssetsin.Asforcolds,thesoonerapersonstartstakingover-the-counterremedy,thesoonerreliefwillcome.

Thecommoncoldandthefluarebothcausedbyviruses.Morethan200virusescancausecoldsymptoms,whilethefluiscausedbythreeviruses-fluA,BandC.Thereisnocureforeitherillness,buttheflucanbepreventedbythefluvaccine（~-~）,whichis,formostpeople,thebestwaytofighttheflu,accordingtotheALA.

Butifthefludoesstrike,quickactioncanhelp.Althoughthefluandcommoncoldhavemanysimilarities,therearesomeobvioussignstolookfor.

Coldsymptomssuchasstuffynose,runnynoseandscratchythroattypicallydevelopgradually,andadultsandteensoftendonotgetafever.Ontheotherhand,feverisoneofthecharacteristicfeaturesofthefluforallages.Andingeneral,flusymptomsincludingfeverandchills,sore

throatandbodyachescomeonsuddenlyandaremoreseverethancoldsymptoms.

TheALAnotesthatitmaybeparticularlydifficulttotellwheninfantsandpreschoolagechildrenhavetheflu.Itadvisesparentstocallthedoctoriftheirsmallchildrenhaveflu-likesymptoms.

Bothcoldandflusymptoms