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北京大学外语系四级密卷

中国名校四级密卷

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北京大学外语学院苏勇

PartⅠ

ListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheend

ofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.

Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereach

questiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoices

markedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.A）Themandoesn’twanttoseeMr.Williams.

B）Mr.JonesisinaninferiorpositionthanMr.Williams.

C）Mr.Jonesusedtobeincharge.

D）Mr.Willamsdoesn’twanttodotomorrow.

2.A）Theyneedtomakemoreefforts.

B）They’llhavemoreworktodotomorrow.

C）Theothershavedonethegreaterpartofit.

D）They’vefinishedmorethanhalfofit.

3.A）Shewasfeelingverysorry.

B）Shefeltabitannoyed.

C）Shewasinahurry.

D）Shewasinheroffice.

4.A）Janewastellingalie.

B）Thewomanwasn’tbeingsincere.

C）JanehasalreadycomebackfromParis.

D）Janewasn’tinParisthatday.

5.A）Theknifebelongstohim.

B）Bobshouldmindhisownbusiness.

C）ThemanonceborrowedBob’sknife.

D）Bob’sknifeisn’tasgoodasthatoftheman.

6.A）He’llmissthemeetingthatafternoon.

B）He’llhaveanappointmentwiththehost.

C）Hewon’tmissthemeeting.

D）Heisveryhardworking.

7.A）Becauseshewon’tfulfillherpromise.

B）Becausehermotherwouldbeveryangry.

C）Becauseshecan’tfinishthejobaheadofschedule.

D）Becauseshewouldbethelasttofinishthejob.

8.A）Healwaystalksonthephoneforthatlongifit’stollfree.

B）Theyhavesomuchfreetimetotalkonthephoneforthatlong.

C）Theytalkedonthephonefortoolong.

D）Hewantstoknowwhattheytalkedabout.

9.A）Atarestaurant.

B）Atthecinema.

C）Intheoffice.

D）Atadepartmentstore.

10.A）Shewrotethethesisfortheman.

B）Shewarnedthemanaboutwritingonsuchatopic.

C）Shelikestotakerisk.

D）ShewassecretarytoProfessorSmith.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswill

bespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswer

fromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Thenmarkthecorresponding

letterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Americansaretooattachedtotheircars.

B）Americancarsaretoofast.

C）Automobilesendangerhealth.

D）AutomobilesarethemainpubictransportationtoolsofUSA.

12.A）Becausetheypolluteair.

B）Becausetheyarenaturalhazards.

C）Becausetheyareincreasinginnumbers.

D）Becausepeopledon’twalksooften.

13.A）Controlofnaturalhazards.

B）Controlofheavytraffic.

C）Controlofheartdisease.

D）Controlofmanmadehazards.

PassageTwo

Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）Itsmashedintoarowofhouses.

B）Itwasrunoverbyatruck.

C）Itwastoonervoustoleavethestripinthemiddleoftheroad.

D）Ithitatruck.

15.A）Apassenger.

B）Thedog.

C）Thetruckdriver.

D）Apoliceman.

16.A）Inthestreet.

B）Inafamilyswimmingpool.

C）Inapublicswimmingpool.

D）Inakindergarten.

17.A）Abigsteak.

B）Apieceofbread.

C）Abottleofmilk.

D）Anextrabone.

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A）Seasonalvariationsinnature.

B）Howintelligencechangeswiththechangeofseasons.

C）Howwecanimproveourintelligence.

D）Whysummeristhebestseasonforvacation.

19.A）Summer.

B）Winter.

C）Fall.

D）Spring.

20.A）Allpeoplearelessintelligentinsummerthanintheotherseasonsof

theyear.

B）Heathasnoeffectonpeople’smentalabilities.

C）Peoplelivingneartheequatorarethemostintelligent.

D）Bothclimateandtemperatureexertimpactonpeople’sintelligence.

PartⅡ

ReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoices

markedA）,B）,C）andD）.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Antarcticahasactuallybecomeakindofspacestation—auniqueobservation

postfordetectingimportantchangesintheworld’senvironment.S1Remotefrom

majorsourcesofpollutionandthecomplexgeologicalandecologicalsystems

thatprevailelsewhere,Antarcticamakespossiblescientificmeasurementsthat

areoftensharperandeasiertointerpretthanthosemadeinotherpartsof

theworld.

GrowingnumbersofscientiststhereforeseeAntarcticaasadistantearlywarning

sensor,wherepotentiallydangerousglobaltrendsmaybespottedbeforethey

showuptothenorth.Onepromisingfieldofinvestigationisglaciology.Scholars

fromtheUnitedStates,Switzerland,andFrancearepursuingsevenseparate

butrelatedprojectsthatreflecttheirconcernforthehealthoftheWestAntarctic

IceSheet—aconcerntheybelievetheworldatlargeshouldshare.

TheTransantarcticMountain,someofthemmorethan14,000feethigh,divide

thecontinentintotwoverydifferentregions.Thepartofthecontinentto

the“east”ofthemountainsisahighplateaucoveredbyanicesheetnearly

twomilesthick.“West”ofthemountain,thehalfofthecontinentsouthof

theAmericasisalsocoveredbyanicesheet,buttheretheicerestsonrock

thatismostlywellbelowsealevel.IftheWestAntarcticIceSheetdisappeared,

thewesternpartofthecontinentwouldbereducedtoasparseclusterofisland.

Whileiceandsnowareobviouslycentraltomanyenvironmentalexperiments,

othersfocusonthemysterious“dryvalley”ofAntarctica,valleysthatcontain

littleiceorsnoweveninthedepthsofwinter.Slashedthroughthemountains

ofsouthernVictorialand,thesevalleysonceheldenormousglaciersthatdescend

9,000feetfromthepolarplateautotheRossSea.Nowtheglaciersaregone,

perhapsacasualtyoftheglobalwarmingtrendduringthe10,000yearssince

theiceage.Eventhesnowthatfallsinthedryvalleysisblastedoutbyvicious

windsthatroardownfromthepolarplateautothesea.Leftbarearespectacular

gorges,rippledfieldsofsanddunes,clustersofboulders（大圆石）sculpturedinto

fantasticshapesby100mileanhourwinds,andanauraofextraterrestrial

desolation.

Despitetheunearthlyaspectofthedryvalleys,somescientistsbelievethat

theymaycarryamessageofhopefortheverdant（草木繁茂的）partsoftheearth.Some

scientistsbelievethatinsomecasesthedryvalleysmaysoakuppollutants

fasterthanpollutantsenterthem.

21.Antarcticaisscientificallyimportantinthat____.

A）itisaspacestation

B）itisanidealplacefortheinvestigationofglaciology

C）thereisthemysteriousdryvalley

D）itcanhelppeopledetectglobalenvironmentalchanges

22.Thereasonforthedisappearanceofglaciersinthedryvalleyis____.

A）thatthey’vedesendedtotheRosssea

B）thatthey’vebeenblastedoutbyviciouswinds

C）theglobalwarmingtrendeversincetheiceage

D）thatthey’vebeenchangedintogorges,sanddunesandboulders

23.WhentheauthorcallsAntarctica“distantearlywarningsensor”,he

actuallymeansthat____.

A）suchequipmenthasbeensetupforscientificpurpose

B）theresearchgroupstherearelikesuchkindofsensors

C）potentialglobalchangescanbeseenonAntarcticafirst

D）Antarcticaisremotefromotherpartsoftheearth

24.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothearticle?

A）ThereisaclusterofislandwestoftheTransantarticMountain.

B）ScientificresearchonAntarcticaonlycentersontheiceandsnowthere.

C）Dryvalleysmaybeaplacetodisposeofourpollutants.

D）AllthecountriesonearthshouldbeconcernedaboutthehealthoftheWest

AntarcticIceSheet.

25.Theword“spotted”（2ndparagraph）canbestbereplacedby____.

A）placed

B）noticed

C）fixed

D）judged

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

TheCarnegieFoundationreportsaysthatmanycollegeshavetriedtobe“all

thingstoallpeople”.Indoingso,theyhaveincreasinglycateredtoanarrowminded

careerismwhilefailingtocultivateaglobalvisionamongtheirstudents.

Thecurrentcrisis,itcontends,doesnotderivefromalegitimatedesireto

putlearningtoproductiveends.Theproblemisthatintoomanyacademicfields,

theworkhasnocontext;skills,ratherthanbeingmeans,havebecomeends.Students

areofferedavarietyofoptionsandallowedtopicktheirwaytoad

egree.Inshort,drivenbycareerism,“thenation’scollegesanduniversit

iesaremoresuccessfulinprovidingcredentials（文凭）thaninprovidingaquality

educationfortheirstudents.”Thereportconcludesthatthespecialchallenge

confrontingtheundergraduatecollegeisoneofshapingan“integratedcore”

ofcommonlearning.Suchacorewouldintroducestudents“toessentialknowledge,

toconnectionsacross