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大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案
2002年6月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案
试卷一
PartⅠListeningComprehension20minutes
SectionA DirectionsInthissectionyouwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversationaquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.DuringthepauseyoumustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA B C andD anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Example
Youwillhear
YouwillreadA Attheoffice.B Inthewaitingroom. C Attheairport.D Inarestaurant.
Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.ThereforeA “Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.YoushouldchooseAontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
SampleAnswerABCD
1.A Hisfather.
B Hismother.
C Hisbrother.
D Hissister.
2.A Ajobopportunity.
B Apositionasgeneralmanager.
C Abigtravelagency.
D Aninexperiencedsalesman.
3.A Havingabreak.
B Continuingthemeeting.
C Movingontothenextitem.
D Waitingalittlelonger.
4.A Theweatherforecastsaysitwillbefine.
B Theweatherdoesn'tcountintheirplan.
C Theywillnotdoasplannedincaseofrain.
D Theywillpostponetheirprogramifitrains.
5.A Hewishestohavemorecourseslikeit.
B Hefindsithardtofollowtheteacher.
C Hewishestheteacherwouldtalkmore.
D Hedoesn'tliketheteacher'saccent.
6.A Goonwiththegame.
B Reviewhislessons.
C Drawpicturesonthecomputer.
D Haveagoodrest.
7.A ShedoesnotagreewithJack.
B Jack’sperformanceisdisappointing.
C Mostpeoplewillfindbasketballboring.
D ShesharesJack'sopinion.
8.A Themanwenttoawrongcheck-incounter.
B Themanhasjustmissedhisflight.
C Theplanewillleaveat914.
D Theplane'sdeparturetimeremainsunknown.
9.A Atanewsstand.
B Atacardealer's.
C Atapublishinghouse.
D Atanewspaperoffice.
10.A Hewantstogetanewposition.
B Heisaskingthewomanforhelp.
C Hehasleftthewomanagoodimpression.
D Heenjoysletterwriting.
SectionB
DirectionsInthissectionyouwillhear3shortpassage.Attheendofeachpassageyouwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.AfteryouhearaquestionyoumustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA B C andD .ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A Theyareinterestedinotherkindsofreading.
B Theyareactiveinvoluntaryservices.
C Theytendtobelowineducationandinincome.
D Theyliveinisolatedareas.
12.A Thereasonswhypeopledon'treadnewspapersaremorecomplicatedthanassumed.
B Therearemoreuneducatedpeopleamongthewealthythanoriginallyexpected.
C Thenumberofnewspaperreadersissteadilyincreasing.
D Therearemorenonreadersamongyoungpeoplenowadays.
13.A Loweringthepricesoftheirnewspapers.
B Shorteningtheirnewsstories.
C Addingvarietytotheirnewspapercontent.
D Includingmoreadvertisementsintheirnewspapers.
PassageTwo
Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.A Abasket. C Anegg. B Acup. D Anoven. 15.A Toletinthesunshine.
C Tokeepthenestcool. B Toserveasitsdoor.D Forthebirdtolayeggs.
16.A Branches. C Mud. B Grasses. D Straw. 17.A Somearebuiltunderground.C Mostaresewedwithgrasses. B Somecanbeeaten.D Mostaredriedbythesun.
PassageThree
Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
18.A ToexaminethechemicalelementsintheIceAge.
B Tolookintothepatternofsolarwindactivity.
C Toanalyzethecompositionofdifferenttrees.
D Tofindouttheoriginofcarbon-14onEarth.
19.A Thelifecycleoftrees.
B Thenumberoftrees.
C Theintensityofsolarburning.
D Thequalityofair.
20.A Itaffectsthegrowthoftrees.
B IthasbeenincreasingsincetheIceAge.
C Itisdeterminedbythechemicalsintheair.
D Itfollowsacertaincycle.
PartⅡReadingComprehension35minutes
DirectionsThereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA B C andD .YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage
Inthe1960smedicalresearchersThomasHolmesandRichardRahedevelopedachecklistofstressfulevents.Theyappreciatedthetrickypointthatanymajorchangecanbestressful.Negativeeventslike“seriousillnessofafamilymember”werehighonthelistbutsoweresomepositivelife-changingeventslikemarriage.WhenyoutaketheHolmes-Rahetestyoumustrememberthatthescoredoesnotreflecthowyoudealwithstress—itonlyshowshowmuchyouhavetodealwith.Andwenowknowthatthewayyouhandletheseeventsdramaticallyaffectsyourchancesofstayinghealthy. Bytheearly1970shundredsofsimilarstudieshadfollowedHolmesandRahe.AndmillionsofAmericanswhoworkandliveunderstressworriedoverthereports.Somehowtheresearchgotboileddowntoamemorablemessage.Women’smagazinesranheadlineslike“Stresscausesillness”Ifyouwanttostayphysicallyandmentallyhealthythearticlessaidavoidstressfulevents. Butsuchsimplisticadviceisimpossibletofollow.Evenifstressfuleventsaredangerousmany—likethedeathofalovedone—areimpossibletoavoid.Moreoveranywarningtoavoidallstressfuleventsisaprescription（处方）forstayingawayfromopportunitiesaswellastrouble.Sinceanychangecanbestressfulapersonwhowantedtobecompletelyfreeofstresswouldnevermarryhaveachildtakeanewjobormove. Thenotionthatallstressmakesyousickalsoignoresalotofwhatweknowaboutpeople.Itassumeswe’reallvulnerable（脆弱的）andpassiveinthefaceofadversity（逆境）.Butwhatabouthumaninitiativeandcreativity﹖Manycomethroughperiodsofstresswithmorephysicalandmentalvigorthantheyhadbefore.Wealsoknowthatalongtimewithoutchangeorchallengecanleadtoboredomandphysicalandmentalstrain.
21.TheresultofHolmes-Rahe'smedicalresearchtellsus____.
A thewayyouhandlemajoreventsmaycausestress
B whatshouldbedonetoavoidstress
C whatkindofeventwouldcausestress
D howtocopewithsuddenchangesinlife
22.Thestudiesonstressintheearly1970’sledto____.
A widespreadconcernoveritsharmfuleffects
B greatpanicoverthementaldisorderitcouldcause
C anintensiveresearchintostress-relatedillnesses
D popularavoidanceofstressfuljobs
23.ThescoreoftheHolmes-Rahetestshows____.
A howmuchpressureyouareunder
B howpositiveeventscanchangeyoulife
C howstressfulamajoreventcanbe
D howyoucandealwithlife-changingevents
24.Whyis“suchsimplisticadvice”Line1Para.3 impossibletofollow﹖
A Noonecanstayonthesamejobforlong
B Noprescriptioniseffectiveinrelievingstress
C Peoplehavetogetmarriedsomeday
D Youcouldbemissingopportunitiesaswell
25.Accordingtothepassagepeoplewhohaveexperiencedupsanddownsmaybecome____.
A nervouswhenfacedwithdifficulties
B physicallyandmentallystrained
C morecapableofcopingwithadversity
D indifferenttowardwhathappenstothem
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage
Mostepisodesofabsent-mindedness—forgettingwhereyouleftsomethingorwonderingwhyyoujustenteredaroom-arecausedbyasimplelackofattentionsaysSchacter.“You’resupposedtoremembersomethingbutyouhaven’tencodeditdeeply.” EncodingSchacterexplainsisaspecialwayofpayingattentiontoaneventthathasamajorimpactonrecallingitlater.Failuretoencodeproperlycancreateannoyingsituations.Ifyouputyourmobilephoneinapocketforexampleanddon’tpayattentiontowhatyoudidbecauseyou’reinvolvedinaconversationyou’llprobablyforgetthatthephoneisinthejacketnowhanginginyourwardrobe（衣柜）.“Yourmemoryitselfisn’tfailingyou”saysSchacter.“Ratheryoudidn’tgiveyourmemorysystemtheinformationitneeded.”
Lackofinterestcanalsoleadtoabsent-mindedness.“Amanwhocanrecitesportsstatisticsfrom30yearsago”saysZelinski“maynotremembertodropaletterinthemailbox.”Womenhaveslightlybettermemoriesthanmenpossiblybecausetheypaymoreattentiontotheirenvironmentandmemoryreliesonjustthat. Visualcuescanhelppreventabsent-mindednesssaysSchacter.“Butbesurethecueisclearandavailable”hecautions.Ifyouwanttoremembertotakeamedication（药物）withlunchputthepillbottleonthekitchentable—don’tleaveitinthemedicinechestandwriteyourselfanotethatyoukeepinapocket. Anothercommonepisodeofabsent-mindednesswalkingintoaroomandwonderingwhyyou’rethere.Mostlikelyyouwerethinkingaboutsomethingelse.“Everyonedoesthisfromtimetot
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