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1998年大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案
1998年6月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案
PartI ListeningComprehension (20minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Example:
Youwillhear:
Youwillread:
A)2hours.
B)3hours.
C)4hours.
D)5hours.
Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D)“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]
1.
A)Theyaretwins.
B)Theyareclassmates.
C)Theyarefriends.
D)Theyarecolleagues.
2.
A)ThemanisplanningatriptoAustin.
B)ThemanhasnotbeentoAustinbefore.
C)Themandoesn’tlikeAustin.
D)ThemanhasbeentoAustinbefore.
3.
A)Thesizeoftheroom.
B)Longworkinghours.
C)Thehotweather.
D)Thefanintheroom.
4.
A)Themanhaschangedhisdestination.
B)Themanisreturninghisticket.
C)ThemanisflyingtoNewYorktomorrowmorning.
D)Themancan’tmanagetogotoNewYorkasplanned.
5.
A)Itisdifficulttoidentify.
B)Ithasbeenmisplaced.
C)Itismissing.
D)Ithasbeenborrowedbysomeone.
6.
A)Lookingforatimetable.
B)Buyingsomefurniture.
C)Reservingatable.
D)Windowshopping.
7.
A)Coldandwindy.
B)Snowwillbereplacedbystrongwinds.
C)Itwillgetbetter.
D)Rainyandcold.
8.
A)Itisnolongeravailable.
B)Ithasbeenreprintedfourtimes.
C)Thestoredoesn’thaveitnow,butwillhaveitsoon.
D)Theinformationinthebookisoutofdate.
9.
A)Henrydoesn’tlikethecolor.
B)Someoneelsepaintedthehouse.
C)Therewasnoladderinthehouse.
D)Henrypaintedthehousehimself.
10.
A)Inacottonfield.
B)Atarailwaystation.
C)Onafarm.
D)Onatrain.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Passageone
Question11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.
A)Theyinvitedhimtoaparty.
B)Theyaskedhimtomakeaspeech.
C)Theygaveaspecialdinnerforhim.
D)Theyinvitedhiswifetoattendthedinner.
12.
A)Hewasembarrassed.
B)Hefeltgreatlyencouraged.
C)Hefeltsad.
D)Hewasdeeplytouched.
13.
A)Sam’swifedidnotthinkthatthecompanywasfairtoSam.
B)Sam’swifewassatisfiedwiththegoldwatch.
C)Samdidnotlikethegoldwatch.
D)Thecompanyhadsomefinancialproblems.
PassageTwo
Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.
A)Thenumberofstudentstheytakeinislimited.
B)Theyreceivelittleornosupportfrompublictaxes.
C)Theyareonlyopentochildrenfromrichfamilies.
D)Theyhavetopaymoretaxes.
15.
A)Privateschoolsadmitmorestudents.
B)Privateschoolschargelessthanreligiousschools.
C)Privateschoolsrunavarietyofprograms.
D)Privateschoolsallowstudentstoenjoymorefreedom.
16.
A)Thechurches.
B)Theprogramdesigners.
C)Thelocalauthorities.
D)Thestategovernment.
PassageThree
Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
17.
A)Shewasfoundstealinginabookstore.
B)Shecaughtsomeoneintheactofstealing.
C)Sheadmittedhavingstolensomething.
D)Shesaidshewaswronglyaccusedofstealing.
18.
A)Abook.
B)$3,000.
C)Ahandbag.
D)AChristmascard.
19.
A)Shewasquestionedbythepolice.
B)Shewasshutinasmallroomfor20minutes.
C)Shewasinsultedbytheshopperaroundher.
D)Shewasbody-searchedbythestoremanager.
20.
A)Theyrefusedtoapologizeforhavingfollowedherthroughthetown.
B)Theyregrettedhavingwronglyaccusedherofstealing.
C)Theystillsuspectedthatshewasathief.
D)Theagreedtopayher$3,000damages.
PartII ReadingComprehension (35minutes)
Direction:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B)C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
PsychologistGeorgeSpilichandcolleaguesatWashingtonCollegeinChestertown,Maryland,decidedtofindoutwhether,asmanysmokerssay,smokinghelpsthemto“thinkandconcentrate.”Spilichputyoungnon-smokers,activesmokersandsmokersdeprived(被剥夺)ofcigarettesthroughaseriesoftests.
Inthefirsttest,eachsubject(试验对象)satbeforeacomputerscreenandpressedakeyassoonasheorsherecognizedatargetletteramongagroupingof96.Inthissimpletest,smokers,deprivedsmokersandnon-smokersperformedequallywell.
Thenexttestwasmorecomplex,requiringalltoscansequencesof20identicallettersandrespondtheinstantoneoftheletterstransformedintoadifferentone.Non-smokerswerefaster,butunderthestimulationofnicotine(尼古丁),activesmokerswerefasterthandeprivedsmokers.
Inthethirdtestofshort-termmemory,non-smokersmadethefewesterrors,butdeprivedsmokerscommittedfewererrorsthanactivesmokers.
Thefourthtestrequiredpeopletoreadapassage,thenanswerquestionsaboutit.Non-smokersremembered19percentmoreofthemostimportantinformationthanactivesmokers,anddeprivedsmokersbestedthosewhohadsmokedacigarettejustbeforetesting.Activesmokerstendednotonlytohavepoorermemoriesbutalsohadtroubleseparatingimportantinformationfrominsignificantdetails.
“Asourtestsbecamemorecomplex.”SumsupSpilich,“non-smokersperformedbetterthansmokersbywiderandwidermargins”Hepredicts,“smokersmightperformadequatelyatmanyjobs-untiltheygotcomplicated.Asmokingairlinepilotcouldflyadequatelyifnoproblemsarose,butifsomethingwentwrong,smokingmightdamagehismentalcapacity.”
21. ThepurposeofGeorgeSpilich’sexperimentsis________.
A)totestwhethersmokinghasapositiveeffectonthementalcapacityofsmokers
B)toshowhowsmokingdamagespeople’smentalcapacity
C)toprovethatsmokingaffectspeople’sregularperformance
D)tofindoutwhethersmokinghelpspeople’sshort-termmemory
22. GeorgeSpilich’sexperimentwasconductedinsuchawayasto__________.
A)compelthesubjectstoseparatemajorinformationfromminordetails
B)putthesubjectsthroughincreasinglycomplextests
C)checktheeffectivenessofnicotineonsmokers
D)registerthepromptresponsesofthesubjects
23. Theword“bested”(Line3,Para.5)mostprobablymeans_________.
A)beat
B)envied
C)caughtupwith
D)madethebestof
24. Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A)Activesmokersingeneralperformedbetterthandeprivedsmokers.
B)Activesmokersrespondedmorequicklythantheothersubjects.
C)Non-smokerswerenotbetterthanothersubjectsinperformingsimpletasks.
D)Deprivedsmokersgavetheslowestresponsestothevarioustasks.
25. Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat________.
A)smokersshouldnotexpecttobecomeairlinepilots
B)smokinginemergencycasescausesmentalillness
C)noairlinepilotssmokeduringflights
D)smokersmayproveunequaltohandingemergencycases
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Thereisnodenyingthatstudentsshouldlearnsomethingabouthowcomputerswork,justasweexpectthematleasttounderstandthattheinternal-combustionengine(内燃机)hassomethingtodowithburningfuel,expandinggasesandpistons(活塞)beingdriven.Forpeopleshouldhavesomebasicideaofhowthethingsthattheyusedowhattheydo.Further,studentsmightbehelpedbyacoursethatconsidersthecomputer’simpactonsociety.Butthatisnotwhatismeantbycomputerliteracy.Forcomputerliteracyisnotaformofliteracy(读写能力);itisatradeskillthatshouldnotbetaughtasaliberalart.
Learninghowtouseacomputerandlearninghowtoprogramonearetwodistinctactivities.Acasemightbemadethatthecompetentcitizensoftomorrowshouldfreethemselvesfromtheirfearofcomputers.Butthisisquitedifferentfromsayingthatalloughttoknowhowtoprogramone.Leavethattopeoplewhohavechosenprogrammingasacareer.Whileprogrammingcanbelotsoffun,andwhileoursocietyneedssomepeoplewhoareexpertsatit,thesameistrueofautorepaidandviolin-making.
Learninghowtouseacomputerisnotthatdifficult,anditgetseasierallthetimeasprogramsbecomemore“user-friendly”.Letusassumethatinthefutureeveryoneisgoingtohavetoknowhowtouseacomputertobeacompetentcitizen.Whatdoesthephrase“learningtouseacomputer”mean?
Itsoundslike“learningtodriveacar”,thatis,itsoundsasifthereissomesetofdefiniteskillsthat,onceacquired,enableonetouseacomputer.
Infact,“learningtouseacomputer”ismuchmorelike“learningtoplayagame”,butlearningtherulesofonegamemaynothelpyouplayasecondgame,whoserulesmaynotbethesame.Thereisnosuchathingasteachi