大学英语四级考试试题.docx

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大学英语四级考试试题

2001年6月大学英语四级考试试题

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）Amathteacherandhiscolleague.C）Astudentandhisclassmate

B）Ateacherandhisstudent.D）Alibrarianandastudent

2.A）Tonycouldnotcontinuetheexperiment

B）Tonyfinishedtheexperimentlastnight.

C）Tonythoughttheexperimentwaswelldone.

D）Tonyhadexpectedtheexperimenttobeeasier.

3.A）Shecan'tputupwiththenoise.

B）Shewantstosavemoneytobuyapiano.

C）Thepresentapartmentistooexpensive.

D）Shehasfoundajobaneighbouringarea.

4.A）HeisnotveryenthusiasticabouthisEnglishlessons.

B）HehasmadegreatprogressinhisEnglish.

C）Heisastudentofthemusicdepartment.

D）HeisnotveryinterestedinEnglishsongs.

5.A）Athome.C）Inacar

B）Inarestaurant.D）Onthestreet.

6.A）Hisinjurykepthimathome.C）Hewastooweaktoseethedoctor.

B）Hedidn'tthinkitnecessary.D）Hefailedtomakeanappointment.

7.A）5:

15C）4:

30

B）5:

10D）5:

00

8.A）Themanneedshelp.C）Themanlikeshisjob.

B）Themaniscomplaining.D）Themanistalkingwithhisboss.

9.A）Wearanewdress.C）Attendaparty

B）Makeasilkdress.D）Goshopping.

10.A）Heplayedhispartquitewell.C）Heproformedbetterthanthesecretary

B）Hewasnotdramaticenough.D）Heexaggeratedhispart.

SectionBCompoundDictation

注意:

听力理解的B节（SectionB）为复合式听写（CompoundDictation）,题目在试卷二上,现在请取出试卷二.

PartⅡReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispartEachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

PeoplelivingonpartofthesouthcoastofEnglandfaceaseriousproblem.In1993,theownersofalargehotelandofseveralhousesdiscovered,totheirhorror,thattheirgardenshaddisappearedovernight.Theseahadeatenintothesoftlimestonecliffsonwhichtheyhadbeenbuilt.Whileexpertswerestudyingtheproblem.thehotelandseveralhousesdisappearedaltogether,slidingdownthecliffandintothesea.

Erosion（侵蚀）ofthewhitecliffsalongthesouthcoastofEnglandhasalwaysbeenaproblembutithasbecomemoreseriousinrecentyears.Dozensofhomeshavehadtobeabandonedastheseahascreptfartherandfartherinland.Expertshavestudiedtheareasmostaffectedandhavedrawnupamapforlocalpeople,forecastingtheyearinwhichtheirhomeswillbeswallowedupbythehungrysea.

AngryownershavecalledontheGovernmenttoerectseadefensestoprotecttheirhomes.Governmentsurveyorshavepointedoutthatinmostcases,thisisimpossible.Newseawallswouldcosthundredsofmillionsofpoundsandwouldmerelymakethewavesandcurrentsgofurtheralongthecoast,shiftingtheproblemfromoneareatoanother.Thedangerislikelytocontinue,theysay,untilthewavesreachaninlandareaofhardrockwhichwillnotbeeatenaslimestoneis.Meanwhile,ifyouwanttobuyacheaphousewithanuncertainfuture,applytoahouseagentinoneofthethreatenedareasonthesouthcoastofEngland.Youcangetahouseforaknockdownpricebutitmayturnouttobeaknockdownhome.

11.WhatisthecauseoftheproblemthatpeoplelivingonpartsofthesouthcoastofEnglandface?

A）Therisingofthesealevel.

B）Theexperts'lackofknowledge.

C）Thewashing-awayoflimestonecliffs.

D）Thedisappearanceofhotels,housesandgardens.

12.TheerosionofthewhitecliffsinthesouthofEngland________.

A）willsoonbecomeaproblemforpeoplelivingincentralEngland

B）hasnowbecomeathreattothelocalresidents

C）canbestoppedifpropermeasuresaretaken

D）isquicklychangingthemapofEngland

13.Theexpertsstudyontheproblemoferosioncan

A）warnpeoplewhosehomesareindanger

B）provideaneffectivewaytoslowitdown

C）helptoitseventualsolution

D）leadtoitseventualsolution

14.Itisnotfeasibletobuildseadefensestoprotectagainsterosionbecause.

A）houseagentsalongthecoastdonotsupporttheidea

B）itistoocostlyandwillendangerneighboringareas

C）thegovernmentittooslowintakingaction

D）theywillbeeasilyknockeddownbywavesandcurrents

15.Accordingtotheauthor,whenbuyingahousealongthesouthcoastofEngland,peopleshould.

A）takethequalityofthehouseintoconsideration

B）guardagainstbeingcheatedbythehouseagent

C）examinethehousecarefullybeforemakingadecision

D）beawareofthepotentialdangerinvolved

PassageTwo

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Sportisnotonlyphysicallychallenging,butitcanalsobementallychallenging.Criticismfromcoaches,parents,andotherteammates,aswellaspressuretowincancreateanexcessiveamountofanxietyorstressforyoungathletes（运动员）.Stresscanbephysical,emotional,orpsychologicalandresearchhasindicatedthatitcanleadtoburnout.Burnouthasbeendescribedasdroppingorquittingofanactivitythatwasatonetimeenjoyable.

Theearlyyearsofdevelopmentarecriticalyearsforlearningaboutoneself.Thesportsettingisonewherevaluableexperiencescantakeplace.Youngathletescan,forexample,learnhowtocooperatewithothers,makefriends,andgainothersocialskillsthatwillbeusedthroughouttheirlives.Coachesandparentsshouldbeaware,atalltimes,thattheirfeedbacktoyoungsterscangreatlyaffecttheirchildren.Youngstersmaytaketheirparents'andcoaches'criticismstoheartandfindaflaw（缺陷）inthemselves.

Coachesandparentsshouldalsobecautiousthatyouthsportparticipationdoesnotbecomeworkforchildren.Theoutcomeofthegameshouldnotbemoreimportantthantheprocessoflearningthesportandotherlifelessons.Intoday'syouthsportsetting.Youngathletesmaybeworryingmoreaboutwhowillwininsteadofenjoyingthemselvesandthesport.Followingagamemanyparentsandcoachesfocusontheoutcomeandfindfaultwithyoungsters'performances.Positivereinforcementshouldbeprovidedregardlessoftheoutcome.Researchindicatesthatpositivereinforcementmotivatesandhasagreatereffectonlearningthancriticism.Again,criticismcancreatehighlevelsofstress,Whichcanleadtoburnout.

16.AneffectivewaytopreventtheburnoutofyoungathletesisA）toreducetheirmentalstressC）tomakesportslesscompetitive

B）toincreasetheirsenseofsuccessD）tomakesportsmorechallenging

17.Accordingtothepassagesportispositiveforyoungpeopleinthat.

A）itcanhelpthemlearnmoreaboutsociety

B）itenablesthemtofindflawsinthemselves

C）itcanprovidethemwithvaluableexperiences

D）itteachesthemhowtosetrealisticgoalsforthemselves

18.Manycoachesandparentsareinthehabitofcriticizingyoungathletes_.

A）believingthatcriticismisbeneficialfortheirearlydevelopment

B）withoutrealizingcriticismmaydestroytheirselfconfidence

C）inordertomakethemrememberlife'slessons

D）soastoputmorepressureonthem

19.Accordingtothepassageparentsandcoachesshould.

A）paymoreattentiontolettingchildrenenjoysports

B）helpchildrentowineverygame

C）trainchildrentocopewithstress

D）enablechildrentounderstandthepositiveaspectofsports

20.Theauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassageis.

A）toteachyoungathleteshowtoavoidburnout

B）topersuadeyoungchildrennottoworryaboutcriticism

C）tostresstheimportanceofpositivereinforcementtochildren

D）todiscusstheskillofcombiningcriticismwithencouragement

PassageThree

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Humanityusesalittlelessthanhalfthewateravailableworldwide.Yetoccurrencesofshortagesanddroughts（干旱）arecausingfamineanddistressinsomeareas,andindustrialandagriculturalby-productsarepollutingwatersupplies.Sincetheworld'spopulationisexpectedtodoubleinthenext50years,manyexpertsthinkweareontheedgeofawidespreadwatercrisis.

Butthatdoesn'thavetobetheoutcome.Watershortagesdonothavetotroubletheworld-ifwestartvaluingwatermorethanwehaveinthepast.Justaswebegantoappreciatepetroleummoreafterthe1970soilcrises,todaywemuststartlookingatwaterfromafresheconomicperspective.Wecannolongeraffordtoconsiderwateravirtuallyfreeresourceofwhichwecanuseasmuchaswelikeinanywaywewant.

Instead,forallusesexceptthedomesticdemandofthepoor,governmentsshouldpricewatertoreflectitsactualvalue.Thismeanschargingafeeforthewateritselfaswellasforthesupplycosts.

Governmentsshouldalsoprotectthisresourcebyprovidingwaterinmoreeconomicallyandenvironmentallysoundways.F