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黄冈师范学院大学英语4
TestFour
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.Thisconversationismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)"Attheoffice"isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
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.B)At10:
25.C)At10:
40.D)At10:
45.
4.A)Themannolongersmokes.
B)Themanisunderpressurefromhiswife.
C)Themanusuallyfollowshiswife'sadvice.
D)Themanrefusestolistentohisdoctor'sadvice.
5.A)Movetoabigcity.B)Becomeateacher.
C)Gobacktoschool.D)WorkinNewYork.
6.A)Quitdeliveringflowers.B)Workatarestaurant.
C)Bringherflowerseveryday.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
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)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
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,"saysNeilP.Lewis,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)givehisbossagoodimpression
B)honestandloyaltohiscompany
C)getalongwellwithhiscolleagues
D)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.Ifsomebodyknowsyouhaveanuclearweaponinyourhouse,they'regoingtothinktwiceaboutbreakingin."
"ButthosewhowanttobanthebombforAmericancitizensclaimthatifyouhaveonelockedinthecabinet,withthefuseinadrawer,youwouldneverbeabletoassembleitintimetostopanintruder(侵入者)."
"Anotherargumentagainstallowingpeopletoownabombisthatatthemomentitisveryexpensivetobuildone.Sowhatyourassociationisbackingisaprogramwhichwouldallowthemiddleandupperclassestoacquireabombwhilepoorpeoplewillbeleftdefenselesswithjusthandguns."
16.Accordingtothepassage,somepeoplestartedanationalassociationsoasto.
A)blockanylegislationtobantheprivatepossessionofthebomb
B)coordinatethemassproductionofthedestructiveweapon
C)instructpeoplehowtokeepthebombsafeathome
D)promotethelarge-scalesaleofthisnewlyinventedweapon
17.SomepeopleopposetheownershipofH-bombsbyindividualsonthegroundsthat.
A)thesizeofthebombmakesitdifficulttokeepinadrawer
B)mostpeopledon'tkno