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英语四级真题及答案

历年英语四级考试真题及答案（音频听力下载）

2004年6月19日试卷

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）ThemansawMarkonthestreettwomonthsago.

B）ThewomanhadforgottenMark'sphonenumber

C）ThewomanmadeaphonecalltoMarkyesterday.

D）Markandthewomanhadnotbeenintouchforsometime.

2.A）Themanislateforthetripbecauseheisbusy.

B）ThewomanisgladtomeetMr.Browninperson.

C）ThemanismeetingthewomanonbehalfofMr.Brown.

D）ThewomanfeelssorrythatMr.Brownisunabletocome.

3.A）At10:

30.C）At10:

40.

B）At10:

25.D）At10:

45.

4.A）Themannolongersmokes.

B）Themanisunderpressurefromhiswife.

C）Themanusuallyfollowshiswife'sadvice.

D）Themanrefusestolistentohisdoctor'sadvice.

5.A）Movetoabigcity.C）Gobacktoschool.

B）Becomeateacher.D）WorkinNewYork.

6.A）Quitdeliveringflowers.C）Bringherflowerseveryday.

B）Workatarestaurant.D）Leavehisjobtoworkforher.

7.A）Shecanfindtherightpersontohelptheman.

B）Shecanhelpthemanout.

C）She'salsoinneedofatextbook.

D）Shepickedupthebookfromthebusfloor.

8.A）Themanwasconfusedaboutthedateoftheappointment.

B）Themanwantstochangethedateoftheappointment.

C）Themanisgladhe'sgotintouchwiththedoctor.

D）Themancan'tcomefortheappointmentat4:

15.

9.A）Thetwospeakersareatalosswhattodo.

B）Themanisworriedabouthisfuture.

C）Thetwospeakersareseniorsatcollege.

D）Thewomanregretsspendinghertimeidly.

10.A）Shehaslearnedalotfromthenovel.

B）Shealsofoundtheplotdifficulttofollow.

C）Sheusuallyhasdifficultyrememberingnames.

D）Shecanrecallthenamesofmostcharactersinthenovel.

SectionBCompoundDictation

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromSItoS7withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.ForblanksnumberedfromS8toSIOyouarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

TheLibraryofCongressisAmerica’snationallibrary.Ithasmillionsofbooksandotherobjects.Ithasnewspapers,（S1）_______________________________________publicationsaswellaslettersof（S2）_________________________interest.Italsohasmaps,photographs,art（S3）____________________,movies,soundrecordingsandmusical（S4）__________________.Alltogether,ithasmorethan100millionobjects.

TheLibraryofCongressisopentothepublicMondaythroughSaturday,exceptforpublicholidays.Anyonemaygothereandreadanythinginthecollection.Butnooneis（S5）_________totakebooksoutofthebuilding.

TheLibraryofCongresswas（S6）__________________in1800.ItstartedwithelevenboxesofbooksinoneroomoftheCapitolbuilding.By1814,thecollectionhadincreasedtoabout3,000books.Theywereall（S7）_______________thatyearwhentheCapitolwasburneddownduringAmerica’swarwithBritain.

Tohelpre-buildthelibrary,CongressboughtthebooksofPresidentThomasJefferson.Mr.Jefferson’scollectionincluded7,000booksinsevenlanguages.

（S8）______________________________________________________________________.Today,threebuildingsholdthelibrary’scollection.

（S9）______________________________________________________________________.Itbuyssomeofitsbooksandgetsothersasgifts.Italsogetsmaterialsthroughitscopyrightoffice.（S10）__________________________________________________________________.ThismeanstheLibraryofCongressreceivesalmosteverythingthatispublishedintheUnitedStates.

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Direction:

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

PassageOne

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Aisforalwaysgettingtoworkontime.

Bisforbeingextremelybusy.

Cisfortheconscientious（勤勤恳恳的）wayyoudoyourjob.

Youmaybeallthesethingsattheoffice,andmore.Butwhenitcomestogettingahead,expertssay,theABCsofbusinessshouldincludeaP,forpolitics,asinofficepolitics.

DaleCarnegiesuggestedasmuchmorethan50yearsago:

Hardworkalonedoesn'tensurecareeradvancement.Youhavetobeabletosellyourselfandyourideas,bothpubliclyandbehindthescenes.Yet,despitetheobviousrewardsofengaginginofficepolitics—abetterjob,araise,praise—manypeoplearestillunable—orunwilling—to"playthegame."

"Peopleassumethatofficepoliticsinvolvessomemanipulative（工于心计的）behavior,"saysDeborahComer,anassistantprofessorofmanagementatHofstraUniversity."Butpoliticsderivesfromtheword'polite'.Itcanmeanlobbyingandformingassociations.Itcanmeanbeingkindandhelpful,oreventryingtopleaseyoursuperior,andthenexpectingsomethinginreturn."

Infact,today,expertsdefineofficepoliticsasproperbehaviorusedtopursueone'sownself-interestintheworkplace.Inmanycases,thisinvolvessomeformOfSocializingwithintheofficeenvironment—notjustinlargecompanies,butinsmallworkplacesaswell.

"Thefirstthingpeopleareusuallyjudgedonistheirabilitytoperformwellonaconsistentbasis,'"saysNeilPLewis,amanagementpsychologist.“Butiftwoorthreecandidatesareupforapromotion,eachofwhomhasreasonablysimilarability,amanagerisgoingtopromotethepersonheorshelikesbest.It'ssimplehumannature.”

Yet,psychologistssay,manyemployeesandemployershavetroublewiththeconceptofpoliticsintheoffice.Somepeople,theysay,haveanidealisticvisionofworkandwhatittakestosucceed.Stillothersassociatepoliticswithflattery（奉承）,fearfulthat,iftheyspeakupforthemselves,theymayappeartobeflatteringtheirbossforfavors.

Expertssuggestalteringthisnegativepicturebyrecognizingtheneedforsomeself-promotion.

11."Officepolitics"（Line2,Para.4）isusedinthepassagetoreferto_______.

A）thecodeofbehaviorforcompanystaff

B）thepoliticalviewsandbeliefsofofficeworkers

C）theinterpersonalrelationshipswithinacompany

D）thevariousqualitiesrequiredforasuccessfulcareer

12.Togetpromoted,onemustnotonlybecompetentbut_______.

A）givehisbossagoodimpressionB）honestandloyaltohiscompany

C）getalongwellwithhiscolleaguesD）avoidbeingtoooutstanding

13.Whyaremanypeopleunwillingto"playthegame"（Line4,Para.5）?

A）Theybelievethatdoingsoisimpractical.

B）Theyfeelthatsuchbehaviorisunprincipled.

C）Theyarenotgoodatmanipulatingcolleagues.

D）Theythinktheeffortwillgetthemnowhere.

14.Theauthorconsidersofficepoliticstobe_______.

A）unwelcomeattheworkplace

B）badforinterpersonalrelationships

C）indispensabletothedevelopmentofcompanyculture

D）animportantfactorforpersonaladvancement

15.Itistheauthor'sviewthat_______.

A）speakingupforoneselfispartofhumannature

B）self-promotiondoesnotnecessarilymeanflattery

C）hardworkcontributesverylittletoone'spromotion

D）manyemployeesfailtorecognizetheneedofflattery

PassageTwo

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

AssoonasitwasrevealedthatareporterforProgressivemagazinehaddiscoveredhowtomakeahydrogenbomb,agroupoffirearm（火器）fansformedtheNationalHydrogenBombAssociation,andtheyarenowlobbyingagainstanylegislationtostopAmericansfromowningone.

“TheConstitution,”saidtheassociation’sspokesman,“giveseveryonetherighttoownarms.Itdoesn’tspelloutwhatkindofarms.Butsinceanyonecannowmakeahydrogenbomb,thepublicshouldbeabletobuyittoprotectthemselves.”

"Don'tyouthinkit'sdangeroustohaveoneinthehouse,particularlywheretherearechildrenaround?

"

"TheNationalHydrogenBombAssociationhopestoeducatepeopleinthesafehandlingofthistypeofweapon.Weareinstructingownerstokeepthebombinalockedcabinetandthefuse（导火索）separatelyinadrawer."

"Somepeopleconsiderthehydrogenbombaveryfatalweaponwhichcouldkillsomebody."

Thespokesmansaid,"Hydrogenbombsdon'tkillpeople—peoplekillpeople.Thebombisforself-protectionanditalsohasadeterrenteffect.Ifsomebodyknowsyou