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12英语四级真题

2005年12月大学英语四级（CET-4）真题试卷

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

1.A）Seeadoctor.

B）Stayinbedforafewdays.

C）Gettreatmentinabetterhospital.

D）Makeaphonecalltothedoctor.（A）

2.A）The2:

00trainwillarriveearlier.

B）The2:

30trainhasadiningcar.

C）Thewomanpreferstotakethe2:

30train.

D）theyaregongtohavesomefastfoodonthetrain（C）

3.A）ShehasbeenlongingtoattendHarvardUniversity.

B）She’llconsidertheman’ssuggestioncarefully.

C）ShehasfinishedherprojectwithDr.Garcia’shelp.

D）She’llconsultDr.Garciaaboutenteringgraduateschool.（D）

4.A）Alicedidn’tseemtobenervousduringherspeech.

B）Aliceneedsmoretraininginmakingpublicspeeches.

C）ThemancanhardlyunderstandAlice’spresentation.

D）Themandidn’tthinkhighlyofAlice’spresentation.（A）

5.A）It’sworsethan30yearsago.

B）Itremainsalmostthesameasbefore.

C）Therearemoreextremesintheweather.

D）Therehasbeenasignificantriseintemperature.（C）

6.A）Atapublishinghouse.

B）Atabookstore.

C）Inareadingroom.

D）InProf.Jordan’soffice.（B）

7.A）Themancanstayinherbrother’sapartment.

B）Herbrothercanhelpthemanfindacheaperhotel.

C）Herbrothercanfindanapartmentfortheman.

D）Themanshouldhavebookedalessexpensivehotel.（A）

8.A）Priorityshouldbegiventolistening.

B）It’smosthelpfultoreadEnglishnewspaperseveryday.

C）It’smoreeffectivetocombinelisteningwithreading.

D）Readingshouldcomebeforelistening.（C）

9.A）Itcanhelpsolvecomplexproblems.

B）Itwillmostlikelyproveineffective.

C）Itisanewweaponagainstterrorists.

D）Itwillhelpdetectallkindsofliars.（B）

10.A）Helpthecompanyrecruitgraduatestudents.

B）Visittheelectronicscompanynextweek.

C）Getapart-timejoboncampusbeforegraduation.

D）Applyforajobintheelectronicscompany.（D）

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Ithabeenproventobethebestpain-killer.

B）Itisapossiblecureforheartdisease.

C）Itcanhelplowerhighbodytemperatureeffectively.

D）Itreducesthechanceofdeathforheartsurgerypatients.（D）

12.A）Itkeepsbloodvesselsfrombeingblocked.

B）Itspeedsuptheirrecoveryaftersurgery.

C）Itincreasesthebloodflowtotheheart.

D）Itadjuststheirbloodpressure.（A）

13.A）Itisharmfultoheartsurgerypatientswithstomachbleeding.

B）Itshouldnotbetakenbyheartsurgerypatientsbeforetheoperation.

C）Itwillhaveconsiderablesideeffectsiftakeninlargedoses.

D）Itshouldnotbegiventopatientsimmediatelyaftertheoperation.（A）

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）Theystronglybelieveinfamilyrules.

B）Theyareverylikelytosucceedinlife.

C）Theytendtotakeresponsibilityforthemselves.

D）Theyareinthehabitofobeyingtheirparents.（B）

15.A）Theygrowuptobefunnyandcharming.

B）Theyoftenhaveapoorsenseofdirection.

C）Theygetlessattentionfromtheirparents.

D）Theytendtobesmartandstrong-willed.（C）

16.A）Theyusuallydon’tfollowfamilyrules.

B）Theydon’tliketotakechancesintheirlives.

C）Theyarelesslikelytobesuccessfulinlife.

D）Theytendtobelieveintheirparent’sideas.（A）

PassageThree

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A）Theywantedtofollowhisexample.

B）Theyfullysupportedhisundertaking.

C）Theywerepuzzledbyhisdecision.

D）Theywereafraidhewasn’tfullyprepared.（C）

18.A）Itismoreexcitingthanspacetravel.

B）Itismuchcheaperthanspacetravel.

C）Itismuchsaferthanspacetravel.

D）Itislesstime-consumingthanspacetravel.（B）

19.A）Theybothattractscientists’attention.

B）Theycanbothbequitechallenging.

C）Theyareboththought-provoking.

D）Theymaybothleadtosurprisingfindings.（B）

20.A）Toshowhowsimplethemechanicalaidsfordivingcanbe.

B）Toprovideanexcuseforhischangeablecharacter.

C）Toexplorethephilosophicalissuesofspacetravel.

D）Toexplainwhyhetookupunderwaterexploration.（D）

PartIIReadingcomprehension（35minutes）

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Justfiveone-hundredthsofaninchthick,lightgoldenincolorandwithaperfect“saddlecurl,”theLay’spotatochipseemsanunlikelyweaponforglobaldomination.Butitsmaker.Frito-Lay.Thinksotherwise.“Potatochipsareasnackfoodfortheworld,”saidSalmanAmin,thecompany’sheadofglobalmarketing.AminbelievesthereisnocorneroftheworldthatcanresistthecharmsofaFrito-Laypotatochip.

Frito-LayisthebiggestsnackmakerinAmerica,ownedbyPepsiCo.Andaccountsforoverhalfoftheparentcompany’s$3billionannualprofits.ButtheU.S.snackfoodmarketislargelysaturated,andtogrow,thecompanyhastolookoverseas.

Itsstrategyrestsontwobeliefs:

firstaglobalproductofferseconomiesofscalewithwhichlocalbrandscannotcompete.Andsecond,consumersinthe21stcenturyaredrawnto“global”asaconcept.“Global”doesnotmeanproductsthatareconsciouslyidentifiedasAmerican,butonesthanconsumes-especiallyyoungpeople-seeaspartofamodem,innovative（创新的）worldinwhichpeoplearelinkedacrossculturesbysharedbeliefsandtastes.PotatochipsareanAmericaninvention,butmostChinese,forinstance,donotknowthanFrito-LayisanAmericancompany.Instead,Riskey,thecompany’sresearchanddevelopmenthead,wouldhopetheyassociatethebrandwiththenewworldofglobalcommunicationsandbusiness.

Withbrandperceptionacrucialfactor,RiskeyorderedaredesignoftheFrito-Laylogo（标识）.Thelogo,alongwiththecompany’slong-heldmarketingimageofthe“irresistibility”ofitschips,wouldhelpfacilitatethecompany’sglobalexpansion.

TheexecutivesacknowledgethattheytrytoswingnationaleatinghabitstoafoodcreatedinAmerica,buttheydenythatamountstoeconomicimperialism.Rater,theyseeFrito-Layasspreadingthebenefitsoffreeenterpriseacrosstheworld.“We’remakingproductsinthosecountries,we’readaptingthemtothetastesofthosecountries,buildingbusinessesandemployingpeopleandchanginglives,”saidSteveReinemund,PepsiCo’schiefexecutive.

21.ItisthebeliefofFrito-Lay’sheadofglobalmarkingthat________.

A）potatochipscanhardlybeusedasaweapontodominatetheworldmarket

B）theircompanymustfindnewwaystopromotedomesticsales

C）thelightgoldencolorenhancesthecharmoftheircompany’spotatochips

D）peopletheworldoverenjoyeatingtheircompany’spotatochips（D）

22.WhatdowelearnaboutFrito-LayfromParagraph2?

A）Itsproductsusetobepopularamongoverseasconsumers.

B）Itsexpansionhascausedfiercecompetitioninthesnackmarker.

C）Itgiveshalfofitsannualprofitstoitsparentcompany.

D）Itneedstoturntothewordmarketfordevelopment.（D）

23.OneoftheassumptionsonwhichFrito-Laybasesitsdevelopmentstrategyisthat________.

A）consumersworldwidetodayareattractedbyglobalbrands

B）localbrandscannotcompetesuccessfullywithAmericanbrands

C）productssuitingChineseconsumers’needsbringmoreprofits

D）productsidentifiedasAmericanwillhavepromisingmarketvalue（A）

24.WhydidRiskeyhavetheFrito-Laylogoredesigned?

A）Tosuitchangingtastesofyoungconsumers.

B）Topromotethecompany’sstrategyofglobalization.

C）Tochangethecompany’slong-heldmarketingimage.

D）TocompetewithotherAmericanchipproducers.（B）

25.Frito-Lay’sexecutivesclaimthatthepromotingofAmericanfoodintheinternationalmarket________.

A）won’taffecttheeatinghabitsofthelocalpeople

B）willleadtoeconomicimperialism

C）willbeintheinterestofthelocalpeople

D）won’tspoilthetasteoftheirchips（C）

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

IncommunitiesnorthofDenver,residentsarepitchingintohelpteachersandadministratorsastheVrainschoolDistricttriestosolvea$13.8millionbudgetshortageblamedonmismanagement.“We’reworriedaboutourteachersandprincipals,andwereallydon’twanttolosethembecauseofthis,”oneparentsail.“Ifwecanhelpeasetheirfinancialburden,wewill.“

Teachersaregrateful,butknowitmaybeyearsbeforethedistrictissolvent（有综合能力的）.Theyfeelreallygoodabouttheparentsupport,buttheyrealizeit’simpossibleforthentosolvethisproblem.

The22,000-studentdistrictdiscoveredtheshortagelastmonth.“It’sextraordinary.Nobodywouldhaveimaginedsomethinghappeninglikethisatthislevel,”saidStateTreasurerMikeCoffman.

Coffmananddistrictofficialslastweekagreedonastateemergencyplanfreeingypa$9.8millionloanthatenabledthepayroll（工资单）tobemetfor2,700teachersandstaffintimefortheholidays.

Districtofficialsalsotook$1.7millionfromstudent-activityaccountsits38schools.

AtCoffman’srequest,theDistrictAttorneyhasbeguninvestigatingthedistrict’sfinances.CoffmansayshewantstoknowwhetherdistrictofficialshidthebudgetshortageuntilaftertheNovemberelection,whenvotersapproveda$212millionbondissueforschools.

InFrederick,students’parentsarebuyingclassroomsuppliesandofferingtopayforgroceriesandutilitiestokeepfirst-yearteachersandprincipalsintheirjobs.

Some$36,000hasbeenraisedindonationsfromSafeway.AChevroletdealershipdonated$10,000andforgavethedistrict’s$10,750billforrentingthedrivereducatingcars.IBMcontributed4,500packsofpaper.

“Weemploythousandsofpeopleinthiscommunity,”saidMitchCarson,ahospitalchiefexecutive,whohelpedraisefunds.“Wehavechildreninthe