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四级试题

2003年9月四级试题

PartI　　　　　　ListeningComprehension　　　　　（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）GiveBobaphonecall.

B）GoandpickBobup.

C）GolookforBob.

D）WaitforBob.

2.A）Sheisworkinginthecity.

B）Lifeinthesuburbsislonely.

C）Jobsareeasiertofindinthecity.

D）It'slessexpensivel/ringinthecity.

3.A）Inaprintingshop.

B）Atapublishinghouse.

C）Atabookstore.

D）Inalibrary.

4.A）Thewomanbemorecarefulnexttime.

B）Theytrytothinkofasolution.

C）Thewomanfindsasparekey.

D）Theycomedownstairs.

5.A）Sendingane-mail.

B）Workinginanoffice.

C）Talkingonthephone.

D）Doingspellingpractice.

6.A）Buysomethingforthepicnic.

B）Goforaridearoundtown.

C）Goshoppingwiththeman.

D）Haveapicnic.

7.A）Thewomanmisplacedherclasspermitforbiology.

B）Thewomanarrivedforregistrationtooearly.

C）Thewomanmissedregistrationforthebiologycourse.

D）Thewomangotawrongclasspermit.

8.A）ThewomanlikestheweatherinNewYorkverymuch.

B）ThewomanwillstayinNewYorkalongtime.

C）ThemanisplanningtovisitNewYork.

D）It'squitecoldinNewYorknow.

9.A）Theoldladysittingnexttothecouplelikestoysverymuch.

B）Anoldladytookthecouple’ssuitcaseforherown.

C）Thecouple'ssuitcasewasstolenintherestaurant.

D）Themanforgottoputthetoysintheirsuitcase.

10.A）She'sflyingtoHongKong.

B）She'sgoingtobuyanairticket.

C）She'sgoingtosaygood-byetoBill.

D）She'sleavingforHongKongwithBill.

SectionB

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Theyhimonlyretiredworkers.

B）Theyeachdojobstheyaregoodat.

C）Theyclosethehotelduringlowseasons.

D）Theyemployasfewworkersaspossible.

12.A）Stafftraining.

B）Book-keeping.

C）Cleaningandwashingup.

D）Gardeningandflowerarranging.

13.A）Theyhavetheirhotelbeautifullydecorated.

B）Theyprovidedeliciousfood.

C）Theymaketheirguestsfeelathome.

D）Theygivepartiesregularlyfortheirvisitors.

PassageTwo

Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）Towithdrawhisdeposit.

B）Tocashacheek.

C）Torobthebank.

D）Togethisprize.

15.A）Aradioannouncer

B）Abankemployee.

C）Acarmechanic.

D）Amovieactor.

16.A）Theylethimdowhathewantedto.

B）Theyhelpedhimfindlargebills.

C）Theypressedthealarm.

D）Theycalledthepolice.

17.A）Hewasafraidthatbewouldbecaughtonthespot.

B）Largebillswerenotwithinhisreach.

C）Themaximumsumallowedwas55,000.

D）Hewaslimitedbytimeandthesizeofhispockets.

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A）ArescuerontheGoldenGateBridge.

B）Aprofessionaldiver.

C）Atelephoneoperator.

D）AguardontheGoldenGateBridge.

19.A）Someonehamfallenoffthebridge.

B）Someoneonthebridgeisbeingattacked.

C）Someoneisthreateningtodestroythebridge.

D）Someoneonthebridgeisattemptingtokillhimself.

20.A）Callthemothertocomefightaway.

B）Trytocommunicatewiththemfirst.

C）Helpthemtogetoutoftheirmisty.

D）Remindthemthattheyhavechildrentotakecareof.

PartⅡReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Arectalstudy,publishedinlastweek’sJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation,offersapictureofhowriskyitistogetaliftfromateenagedriver,Indeed,a16-year-olddriverwiththreeormorepassengersisthreetimesaslikelytohaveafatalaccidentasateenagerdrivingalone,Bycontrast,theriskofdeathfordriversbetween30and59decreaseswitheachadditionalpassenger.

Theauthoralsofoundthatthedeathratesforteenagedriversincreaseddramaticallyafter10p.m.,andespeciallyaftermidnight,Withpassengersinthecar,thedriverwasevenmorelikelytodieinalate-nightaccident.

RobertFoss,ascientistattheUniversityofNorthCarolinaHighwaySafetyResearchCenter,saysthehigherdeathratesforteenagedrivershavelesstodowith“reallystupidbehavior”thanwithjustalackofdrivingexperience.“Thebasicissue.”Besays,“isthatadultswhoareresponsibleforissuinglicensesfailtorecognizehowcomplexandskilledataskdrivingis.”

Bothheandtheauthorofthestudybelievethatthewaytomitigate（使…缓解）theproblemistohavestatesinstituteso-calledgraduatedlicensingsystems,inwhichgettingalicenseisamultistageprocess.Agraduatedlicenserequiresthatateenagerfirstprovehimselfcapableofdrivinginthepresenceofanadult,followedbyaperiodofdrivingwithnightofmassagerrestrictions,beforegraduatingtofulldrivingprivileges.

Graduatedlicensingsystemshavereducedteenagedrivercrashes,accordingtorecentstudies,Abouthalfofthestatesnowhavesomesortofgraduatedlicensingsysteminplace,butonly10ofthosestateshaverestrictionsonpassengers,Californiaisthestrictest,withanovice（新手）driverprohibitedfromcarryinganypassengerunder20（withoutthepresenceofanadultover25）forthefirstsixmonths.

21.Whichofthefollowingsituationsismostdangerousaccordingtothepassage?

A）Adultsgivingalifttoteenagersonthehighwayafter10p.m.

B）Ateenagerdrivingaftermidnightwithpassengersinthecar.

C）Adultsdrivingwiththreeormoreteenagepassengerslateatnight.

D）Ateenagergettingaliftfromastrangeronthehighwayatmidnight.

22.AccordingtoRobertFoss.Thehighdeathrateofteenagedriversismainlydueto______.

A）theirfrequentdrivingatnight

B）theirimproperwayofdriving

C）theirlackofdrivingexperience

D）theirdrivingwithpassengers

23.AccordingtoParagraph3.whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A）Teenagersshouldspendmoretimelearningtodrive.

B）Drivingisaskilltoocomplicatedforteenagerstolearn.

C）Restrictionsshouldbeimposedonteenagersapplyingtotakedrivinglessons.

D）Thelicensingauthoritiesarepartlyresponsibleforteenagers'drivingaccidents.

24.Asuggestedmeasuretobetakentoreduceteenagers'drivingaccidentsisthat________.

A）drivinginthepresenceofanadultshouldbemadearule

B）theyshouldbeprohibitedfromtakingonpassengers

C）theyshouldnotbeallowedtodriveafter10p.m.

D）thelicensingsystemshouldbeimproved

25.Thepresentsituationinabouthalfofthestatesisthatthegraduatedlicensingsystem________.

A）isunderdiscussion

B）isabouttobesetup

C）hasbeenputintoeffect

D）hasbeenperfected

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Ifyouknowexactlywhatyouwant,thebestroutetoajobistogetspecializedtraining.Arecentsurveyshowsthatcompaniesthegraduatesinsuchfieldsasbusinessandhealthcarewhocangotoworkimmediatelywithverylittleon-the-jobtraining.

That'sespeciallytrueofbooingfieldsthatarechallengingforworkers.AtCornell'sSchoolofHotelAdministration,forexample,bachelor'sdegreegraduatesgetanaverageoffourorfivejobsofferswithsalariesrangingfromthehighteenstothelow20sandplentyofchancesforrapidadvancement.Largecompanies,especially,likeabackgroundofformaleducationcoupledwithworkexperience.

Butinthelongrun,toomuchspecializationdoesn'tpayoff.Business,whichhasbeenfloodedwithMBAs,nolongerconsidersthedegreeanautomaticstampofapproval.TheMBAmayopendoorsandcommandahighersalaryinitially,buttheimpactofadegreewashesoutafterfiveyears.

Asfurtherevidenceoftheerosion（销蚀）ofcorporate（公司的）faithinspecializeddegrees,MichiganState’sScheetzcitesapatternincorporatehiringpractices,Althoughcompaniestendtotakeonspecialistsasnewhires,theyoftenseekoutgeneralistsformiddleandupper-levelmanagement.“Theywantsomeonewhoisn’tconstrained（限制）bynutsandboltstolookatthebigpicture,”sa