大学英语四级真题.docx

大学英语四级真题.docx

《大学英语四级真题.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《大学英语四级真题.docx（21页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

大学英语四级真题

2000年1月大学英语四级真题

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

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.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore，A）“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose［A］ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

SampleAnswer［A］［B］［C］［D］

1.A）Thewomanisclosefriendoftheman.B）Thewomanhasbeenworkingtoohard.

C）Thewomanisseeingadoctor.D）Thewomanistiredofherwork.

2.A）Thisapplepietastesverygood.B）Hismotherlikesthepieverymuch.

C）Thispiecan'tmatchhismother's.D）Hismothercan'tmakeapplepies.

3.A）Takeawalk.B）Giveaperformance.

C）Listentothemusic.D）Dancetothemusic.

4.A）Readanarticleonpoliticalscience.

B）Presentadifferenttheorytotheclass.

C）Readmorethanonearticle.

D）Chooseabetterarticletoread.

5.A）ThewomanwouldunderstandifshedidMary'sjob.

B）ThewomanshoulddothetypingforMary.

C）ThewomanshouldworkashardasMary.

D）Thewomanisn'taskillfultypist.

6.A）HewantstomakeanappointmentwithMr.Smith.

B）HewantstomakesurethatMr.Smithwillseehim.

C）Hewantstochangethetimeoftheappointment.

D）Hewantsthewomantomeethimatthreeo'clock.

7.A）Hegetsnervousvesily..B）Heisaninexperiencedspeaker.

C）Heisanawfulspeaker.D）Hehasn'tpreparedhisspeechwell.

8A）Shedidn'tlikethebooksthemanbought.

B）Therewasn'talargeselectionatthebookstore.

C）Themanboughtalotofbooks.

D）Shewantedtoseewhatthemanbought.

9.A）Buyaticketfortheteno'clockflight.

B）Askthemantochangetheticketforher.

C）Gototheairportimmediately.

D）Switchtoadifferentflight.

10.A）Dr.Lemoniswaitingorapatient.

B）Dr.Lemonisbusyatthemoment.

C）Dr.Lemonhaslosthispatience.

D）Dr.Lemonhasgoneouttovisitapatient.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection，youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage，youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion，youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Acaroutsidethesupermarket.B）Acaratthebottomofthehill.

C）Paul'scar.D）Thesportscar.

12.A）insidethecar.B）Atthefootofthehill.

C）Inthegaratge.D）Inthesupermarket.

13.A）Thedriverofthesportscar.B）Thetwogirlsinsidethecar.

C）Thebusdriver.D）Paul.

14.A）Nobody.B）Thetwogirls.

C）Themanstandingnearby.D）ThesalesmanfromLondon.

PassageTwo

Questions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

15.A）Hisfriendgavehimthewrongkey.

B）Hedidn'tknowwherethebackdoorwas.

C）Hecouldn'tfindthekeytohismailbox.

D）Itwastoodarktoputthekeyinthelock.

16.A）Itwasgettingdark.

B）Hewasafraidofbeingblamedbyhisfriend.

C）Thebirdsmighthaveflownaway.

D）Hisfriendwouldarriveanytime.

17.A）Helookedsillywithonlyoneleginsidethewindow.

B）Heknewthepolicemanwould'tbelievehim.

C）Thetorchlightmadehimlookveryfoolish.

D）Herealisedthathehadmadeamistake.PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A）Thethreatofpoisonousdesertanimalsandplants.

B）Theexhaustionofenergyresources.

C）Thedestructionofoilwells.

D）Thespreadoftheblackpowderfromthefires.

19.A）Theundergroundoilresourceshavenotbeenaffected.

B）Mostofthedesertanimalsandplantshavemanagedtosurvive.

C）Theoillakessoondriedupandstoppedevaporating.

D）Theundergroundwaterresourceshavenotbeenpolluted..

20.A）Torestorethenormalproductionoftheoilwells.

B）Toestimatethelossescausedbythefires.

C）Toremovetheoilleftinthedesert.

D）Tousetheoilleftintheoillakes.

PartⅡReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

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

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Unlesswespendmoneytospotandpreventasteroids（小行星）now，onemightcrashintoEarthanddestroylifeasweknowit，saysomescientists.

Asteroidsarebiggerversionsofthemeteoroids（流星）thatraceacrossthenightsky.MostorbitthesunfarfromEarthanddon'tthreatenus.ButtherearealsothousadswhoseorbitsputthemonacollisioncoursewithEarth.

Buy$50millionworthofnewtelescopesrightnow.Thenspend$10millionayearforthenext25yearstolocatemostofthespacerocks.Bythetimewespotafatalone，thescientistssay，we'llhaveawaytochangeitscourse.

Somescientistsfavorpushingasteroidsoffcoursewithnuclearweapons.Butthecostwouldn'tbecheap.

Isitworthit?

Twothingsexpertsconsiderwhenjudginganyriskare:

1）Howlikelytheeventis;and2）Howbadtheconsequencesiftheeventoccurs.ExpertsthinkanasteroidbigenoughtodestroylotsoflifemightstrikeEarthonceevery500，000years.Soundsprettyrare-butifonedidfall，itwouldbetheendoftheworld.“Ifwedon'ttakecareofthesebigasteroids，they'lltakecareofus，”saysonescientist.“It'sthatsimple.”

Thecure，though，mightbeworsethanthedisease.DowereallywantfleetsofnuclearweaponssittingaroundonEarth?

“Theworldhaslesstofearfrom

doomsday（毁灭性的）rocksthanfromagreatnuclearfleetsetagainstthem，”saidaNewYorkTimesarticle.

21.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutasteroidsandmeteoroids?

A）Theyareheavenlybodiesdifferentincomposition.

B）Theyareheavenlybodiessimilarinnature.

C）Therearemoreasteroidsthanmeteoroids.

D）Asteroidsaremoremysteriousthanmeteoroids.

22.WhatdoscientistssayaboutthecollisionofanasteroidwithEarth?

A）Itisveryunlikelybutthedangerexists.

B）Suchacollisionmightoccuronceevery25years.

C）CollisionsofsmallerasteroidswithEarthoccurmoreoftenthanexpected.

D）It'sstilltooearlytosaywhethersuchacollisionmightoccur..

23.Whatdopeoplethinkofthesuggestionofusingnuclearweaponstoalterthe

courseofasteroids?

A）Itsoundspracticalbutitmaynotsolvetheproblem.

B）Itmaycreatemoreproblemsthanitmightsolve.

C）ItisawasteofmoneybecauseacollisionofasteroidswithEarthisvery

unlikely.

D）Furtherresearchshouldbedonebeforeitisprovedapplicable.

24.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat.

A）whilepushingasteroidsoffcoursenuclearweaponswoulddestroytheworld

B）asteroidsracingacrossthenightskyarelikelytohitEarthinthenearfuture

C）theworryaboutasteroidscanbelefttofuturegenerationssinceitisunlikely

tohappeninourlifetime

D）workablesolutionsstillhavetobefoundtopreventacollisionofasteroids

withEarth.

25.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'stoneinthispassage?

A）Optimistic.B）Critical.C）Objective.D）Arbitrary.

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Believeitornot，opticalillusion（错觉）cancuthighwaycrashes.Japanisacaseinpoint.Ithasreducedautomobilecrashesonsomeroadsbynearly75percentusingasimpleopticalillusion.Bentstripes，calledchevrons（人字形）paintedontheroadsmakedriversthinkthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyare，andthusdriversslowdown.NowtheAmericanAssociationFoundationforTrafficSafetyinWashingtonD.C.isplanningtorepeatJapan'ssuccess.Startingnextyear,thefoundationwillpaintchevronsandotherpatternsofstripesonselectedroadsaroundthecountrytotesthowwellthepatternsreducehighwaycrashes.Excessivespeedplaysamajorroleroleinasmuchasonefifthofallfataltrafficaccidents,accordingtothefoundation.Tohelpreducethoseaccidents，thefoundationwillconductitstestsinareaswherespeed-relatedhazardsarethegreatest-curves，exitslopes，trafficcircles，andbridges.Somestudiessuggestthatstraight，horizontalbarspaintedacrossroadscaninitiallycuttheaveragespeedofdriversinhalf.However，trafficoftenreturnstofullspeedwithinmonthsasdriversbecomeusedtoseeingthepaintedbar.Chevrons，scientistssay，notonlygivedriverstheimpressionthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyarebutalsomakealanesppeartobenarrower.Theresultisalongerlastingreductioninhighwayspeedandthenumberoftrafficaccidents.

26.Thepassagemainlydiscusses.

A）anewwayofhighwayspeedcontrol

B）anewpatternforpaintinghighways

C）anewapproachtotrainingdrivers

D）anewtypeofopticalillusion

27.Onroadspaintedwithchevronsdriverstendtofeelthat.

A）theyshouldavoidspeed-relatedhazards

B）theyaredrivinginthewronglane

C）theyshouldsl