大学英语四级真题加详解.docx

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大学英语四级真题加详解

2005年1月大学英语四级考试试题

PartⅠListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

1.A）Themanenjoystravelingbycar.B）Themanlivesfarfromthesubway.

C）Themanisgoodatdriving.D）Themanusedtoownacar.

2.A）Tonyshouldcontinuetakingthecourse.

B）SheapprovesofTony'sdecision.

C）Tonycanchooseanothersciencecourse.

D）Shecan'tmeetTonysoearlyinthemorning.

3.A）Shehastostudyfortheexam.B）Sheisparticularlyinterestedinplays.

C）She'seagertowatchthenewplay.D）Shecanlendhernotestotheman.

4.A）Theywillbereplacedbyon-lineeducationsoonerorlater.

B）Theywillattractfewerkidsason-lineeducationexpands.

C）Theywillcontinuetoexistalongwithon-lineeducation.

D）Theywilllimittheirteachingtocertainsubjectsonly.

5.A）Moststudentswouldliketoworkforanewspaper.

B）Moststudentsfindajobbyreadingadvertisements.

C）Moststudentsfindithardtogetajobaftertheygraduate.

D）Moststudentsdon'twantjobsadvertisedinthenewspapers.

6.A）Movethewashingmachinetothebasement.

B）Turnthebasementintoaworkshop.

C）Repairthewashingmachine.

D）Finishhisassignment.

7.A）Somestudentsatthebackcannotheartheprofessor.

B）Theprofessorhaschangedhisreadingassignment.

C）Someofthestudentsarenotontheprofessor'slist.

D）Theprofessorhasbroughtextracopiesofhisassignment.

8.A）Shedoesn'twanttotalkaboutthecontest.

B）She'smodestabouthersuccessinthecontest.

C）She'sspenttwoyearsstudyingEnglishinCanada.

D）She'sveryproudofhersuccessinthespeechcontest.

9.A）Talkingaboutsports.B）Writinguplocalnews.

C）Readingnewspapers.D）Puttingupadvertisements.

10.A）Theyshouldn'tchangetheirplan.B）They'dbetterchangetheirmind.

C）Thetennisgamewon'tlastlong.D）Weatherforecastsarenotreliable.

SectionBCompoundDictation

Therearealotofgoodcamerasavailableatthemoment--mostofthesearemadeinJapanbuttherearealsogood（S1）_____modelsfromGermanyandtheUSA.Wehave（S2）_____arangeofdifferentmodelstoseewhichisthebest（S3）_____formoney.Afteranumberofdifferenttestsandinterviewswithpeoplewhoare（S4）_____withthedifferentcamerasbeingassessed,ourresearchers（S5）_____theOlympicBYmodelasthebestauto-focuscameraavailableatthemoment.Itcosts$200althoughyoumaywellwanttospendmore--（S6）_____asmuchasanother$200--onbuying（S7）_____lensesandotherequipment.ItisagoodJapanesecamera,easytouse.（S8）_____whereastheAmericanversionsareconsiderablymoreexpensive.

TheOlympicBYmodelweighsonly320gramswhichisquiteabitlessthanothercamerasofasimilartype.Indeedoneoftheothermodelswelookedatweighedalmosttwiceasmuch.（S9）______.Allthepeopleweinterviewedexpressedalmosttotalsatisfactionwithit.（S10）______.

PartⅡReadingComprehension（35minutes）

PassageOne

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Scratchythroats,stuffynosesandbodyachesallspellmisery,butbeingabletotellifthecauseisacoldorflu（流感）maymakeadifferenceinhowlongthemiserylasts.

TheAmericanLungAssociation（ALA）hasissuednewguidelinesoncombatingcoldsandtheflu,andoneofthekeysisbeingabletoquicklytellthetwoapart.That'sbecausetheprescriptiondrugsavailableforthefluneedtobetakensoonaftertheillnesssetsin.Asforcolds,thesoonerapersonstartstakingover-the-counterremedy,thesoonerreliefwillcome.

Thecommoncoldandthefluarebothcausedbyviruses.Morethan200virusescancausecoldsymptoms,whilethefluiscausedbythreeviruses--fluA,BandC.Thereisnocureforeitherillness,buttheflucanbepreventedbythefluvaccine（疫苗）,whichis,formostpeople,thebestwaytofighttheflu,accordingtotheALA.

Butifthefludoesstrike,quickactioncanhelp.Althoughthefluandcommoncoldhavemanysimilarities,therearesomeobvioussignstolookfor.

Coldsymptomssuchasstuffynose,runnynoseandscratchythroattypicallydevelopgradually,andadultsandteensoftendonotgetafever.Ontheotherhand,feverisoneofthecharacteristicfeaturesofthefluforallages.Andingeneral,flusymptomsincludingfeverandchills,sorethroatandbodyachescomeonsuddenlyandaremoreseverethancoldsymptoms.

TheALAnotesthatitmaybeparticularlydifficulttotellwheninfantsandpreschoolagechildrenhavetheflu.Itadvisesparentstocallthedoctoriftheirsmallchildrenhaveflu-likesymptoms.

Bothcoldandflusymptomscanbeeasedwithover-the-countermedicationsaswell.However,childrenandteenswithacoldorflushouldnottakeaspirinforpainreliefbecauseoftheriskofReyesyndrome（综合症）,ararebutseriousconditionoftheliverandcentralnervoussystem.

Thereis,ofcourse,novaccineforthecommoncold.Butfrequenthandwashingandavoidingclosecontactwithpeoplewhohavecoldscanreducethelikelihoodofcatchingone.

11.Accordingtotheauthor,knowingthecauseofthemiserywillhelp______.

A）shortenthedurationoftheillness

B）thepatientbuymedicineoverthecounter

C）thepatientobtaincheaperprescriptiondrugs

D）preventpeoplefromcatchingcoldsandtheflu

12.Welearnfromthepassagethat______.

A）onedoesn'tneedtotakeanymedicineifhehasacoldortheflu

B）aspirinshouldnotbeincludedinover-the-countermedicinesfortheflu

C）delayedtreatmentofthefluwillharmtheliverandcentralnervoussystem

D）over-the-counterdrugscanbetakentoeasethemiserycausedbyacoldortheflu

13.Accordingtothepassage,tocombattheflueffectively,______.

A）oneshouldidentifytheviruswhichcausesit

B）oneshouldconsultadoctorassoonaspossible

C）oneshouldtakemedicineuponcatchingthedisease

D）oneshouldremainalertwhenthediseaseisspreading

14.Whichofthefollowingsymptomswilldistinguishtheflufromacold?

A）Astuffynose.B）Ahightemperature.C）Asorethroat.D）Adrycough.

15.Ifchildrenhaveflu-likesymptoms,theirparents______.

A）areadvisednottogivethemaspirin

B）shouldwatchoutforsignsofReyesyndrome

C）areencouragedtotakethemtohospitalforvaccination

D）shouldpreventthemfrommixingwithpeoplerunningafever

PassageTwo

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

InatimeoflowacademicachievementbychildrenintheUnitedStates,manyAmericansareturningtoJapan,acountryofhighacademicachievementandeconomicsuccess,forpossibleanswers.However,theanswersprovidedbyJapanesepreschoolsarenottheonesAmericansexpectedtofind.InmostJapanesepreschools,surprisinglylittleemphasisisputonacademicinstruction.Inoneinvestigation,300Japaneseand210Americanpreschoolteachers,childdevelopmentspecialists,andparentswereaskedaboutvariousaspectsofearlychildhoodeducation.Only2percentoftheJapaneserespondents（答问卷者）listed"togivechildrenagoodstartacademically"asoneoftheirtopthreereasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.Incontrast,overhalftheAmericanrespondentschosethisasoneoftheirtopthreechoices.Topreparechildrenforsuccessfulcareersinfirstgradeandbeyond,Japaneseschoolsdonotteachreading,writing,andmathematics,butratherskillssuchaspersistence,concentration,andtheabilitytofunctionasamemberofagroup.ThevastmajorityofyoungJapanesechildrenaretaughttoreadathomebytheirparents.

IntherecentcomparisonofJapaneseandAmericanpreschooleducation,91percentofJapaneserespondentschoseprovidingchildrenwithagroupexperienceasoneoftheirtopthreereasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.Sixty-twopercentofthemoreindividuallyoriented（强调个性发展的）Americanslistedgroupexperienceasoneoftheirtopthreechoices.AnemphasisontheimportanceofthegroupseeninJapaneseearlychildhoodeducationcontinuesintoelementaryschooleducation.

LikeinAmerica,thereisdiversityinJapaneseearlychildhoodeducation.SomeJapanesekindergartenshavespecificaims,suchasearlymusicaltrainingorpotentialdevelopment.Inlargecities,somekindergartensareattachedtouniversitiesthathaveelementaryandsecondaryschools.SomeJapaneseparentsbelievethatiftheiryoungchildrenattendauniversity-basedprogram,itwillincreasethechildren'schancesofeventuallybeingadmittedtotop-ratedschoolsanduniversities.SeveralmoreprogressiveprogramshaveintroducedfreeplayasawayoutfortheheavyintellectualizinginsomeJapanesekindergartens.

16.WelearnfromthefirstparagraphthatmanyAmericansbelieve______.

A）JapaneseparentsaremoreinvolvedinpreschooleducationthanAmericanparents

B）Japan'seconomicsuccessisaresultofitsscientificachievements

C）Japanesepreschooleducationemphasizesacademicinstruction

D）Japan'shighereducationissuperiortotheirs

17.MostAmericanssurveyedbelievethatpreschoolsshouldalsoattachimportanceto______.

A）problemsolvingB）groupexperience

C）parentalguidanceD）individually-orienteddevelopment

18.InJapan'spreschooleducation,thefocusison______.

A）preparingchildrenacademicallyB）developingchildren'sartisticinterests

C）tappingchildren'spotentialD）shapingchildren'scharacter

19.FreeplayhasbeenintroducedinsomeJapanesekindergartensinorderto______.

A）broadenchildren'shorizonB）cultivatechildren'screativity

C）lightenchildren'sstudyloadD）enrichchildren'sknowledge

20.WhydosomeJapaneseparentssendtheirchildrentouniversity-basedkindergartens?

A）Theycandobetterintheirfuturestudies.

B）Theycanacc