大学英语四级B卷试题和答案.docx

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大学英语四级B卷试题和答案

2005年12月24日大学英语四级B卷试题和答案

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

1A）Gettreatmentinabetterhospital.

B）Stayinbedforafewdays.

C）Seeadoctor

D）Makeaphonecalltothedoctor.

2A）The2:

00trainwillarriveearlier.

B）Thewomanpreferstotakethe2:

30train.

C）The2:

30trainhasadiningcar.

D）theyaregongtohavesomefastfoodonthetrain.

3A）She’llconsidertheman’ssuggestioncarefully.

B）ShehasbeenlongingtoattendHarvardUniversity.

C）ShehasfinishedherprojectwithDr.Garcia’shelp.

D）She’llconsultDr.Garciaaboutenteringgraduateschool.

4A）Themandidn’tthinkhighlyofAlice’spresentation.

B）Aliceneedsmoretraininginmakingpublicspeeches.

C）ThemancanhardlyunderstandAlice’spresentation.

D）Alicedidn’tseemtobenervousduringherspeech.

5A）Therearemoreextremesintheweather.

B）Itremainsalmostthesameasbefore.

C）It’sworsethan30yearsago.

D）Therehasbeenasignificantriseintemperature.

6A）Atapublishinghouse.

B）Inareadingroom

C）Atabookstore.

D）InProf.Jordan’soffice

7A）Themanshouldhavebookedalessexpensivehotel.

B）Herbrothercanhelpthemanfindacheaperhotel.

C）Herbrothercanfindanapartmentfortheman.

D）Themancanstayinherbrother’sapartment.

8A）Priorityshouldbegiventolistening.

B）It’smoreeffectivetocombinelisteningwithreading.

C）It’smosthelpfultoreadEnglishnewspaperseveryday.

D）Readingshouldcomebeforelistening.

9A）Itcanhelpsolvecomplexproblems.

B）Itisanewweaponagainstterrorists.

C）Itwillmostlikelyproveineffective

D）Itwillhelpdetectallkindsofliars.

10A）Applyforajobintheelectronicscompany

B）Visittheelectronicscompanynextweek.

C）Getapart-timejoboncampusbeforegraduation.

D）Helpthecompanyrecruitgraduatestudents.

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11A）Itreducesthechanceofdeathforheartsurgerypatients.

B）Itisapossiblecureforheartdisease.

C）Itcanhelplowerhighbodytemperatureeffectively.

D）Ithabeenproventobethebestpain-killer.

12A）Itadjuststheirbloodpressure.

B）Itspeedsuptheirrecoveryaftersurgery.

C）Itincreasesthebloodflowtotheheart.

D）Itkeepsbloodvesselsfrombeingblocked.

13A）Itshouldnotbetakenbyheartsurgerypatientsbeforetheoperation.　　

B）Itisharmfultoheartsurgerypatientswithstomachbleeding.

C）Itwillhaveconsiderablesideeffectsiftakeninlargedoses.

D）Itshouldnotbegiventopatientsimmediatelyaftertheoperation.

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14A）Theystronglybelieveinfamilyrules.

B）Theytendtotakeresponsibilityforthemselves

C）Theyareverylikelytosucceedinlife.

D）Theyareinthehabitofobeyingtheirparents.

15A）Theygrowuptobefunnyandcharming.

B）Theygetlessattentionfromtheirparents.

C）Theyoftenhaveapoorsenseofdirection.

D）Theytendtobesmartandstrong-willed.

16A）Theyusuallydon’tfollowfamilyrules.

B）Theytendtobelieveintheirparent’sideas.

C）Theydon’tliketotakechancesintheirlives.

D）Theyarelesslikelytobesuccessfulinlife.

PassageThree

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17A）Theywantedtofollowhisexample.

B）Theyfullysupportedhisundertaking.

C）Theywereafraidhewasn’tfullyprepared.

D）Theywerepuzzledbyhisdecision.

18A）Itismoreexcitingthanspacetravel.

B）Itismuchsaferthanspacetravel.

C）Itismuchcheaperthanspacetravel.

D）Itislesstime-consumingthanspacetravel.

19A）Theybothattractscientists’attention

B）Theyareboththought-provoking.

C）Theycanbothbequitechallenging

D）Theymaybothleadtosurprisingfindings.

20A）Toexplorethephilosophicalissuesofspacetravel.

B）Toshowhowsimplethemechanicalaidsfordivingcanbe.

C）Toexplainwhyhetookupunderwaterexploration.

D）Toprovideanexcuseforhischangeablecharacter.

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

“Humansshouldnottrytoavoidstressanymorethantheywouldshunfood,loveorexercise.”SaidDr.HansSelye,thefirstphysiciantodocumenttheeffectsofstressonthebody.Whilehere’sonquestionthatcontinuousstressisharmful,severalstudiessuggestthatchallengingsituationsinwhichyou’reabletorisetotheoccasioncanbegoodforyou..

Ina2001studyof158hospitalnurses,thosewhofacedconsiderableworkdemandsbutcopedwiththechallengeweremorelikelytosaytheywereingoodhealththanthosewhofelttheystressthatyoucanmanagealsoboostimmune（免疫的）function.InastudyattheAcademicCenterforDentistryinAmsterdam,researchersputvolunteersthroughtwostressfulexperiences.Inthefirst,atimedtaskthatrequiredmemorizingalistfollowedbyashorttest,subjectsthroughagory（血淋淋的）videoonsurgicalprocedures.ThosewhodidwellonthememorytesthadanincreaseinlevelsofimmunoglobulinA,anantibodythat’sthebody’sfirstlineofdefenseagainstgerms.Thevideo-watchersexperiencedadownturnintheantibody.

Stresspromptsthebodytoproducecertainstresshormones.Inshortburststhesehormoneshaveapositiveeffect,includingimprovedmemoryfunction.“Theycanhelpnervecellshandleinformationandputitintostorage,”saysDr.BruceMcEwenofRockefellerUniversityinNewYork.Butinthelongrunthesehormonescanhaveaharmfuleffectonthebodyandbrain.

“Sustainedstressisnotgoodforyou,”saysRichardMorimoto,aresearcheratNorthwesternUniversityinIllinoisstudyingtheeffectsofstressonlongevity,”It’stheoccasionalburstofstressorbriefexposuretostressthatcouldbeprotective.”

21.Thepassageismainlyabout______

A）howtoavoidstressful

B）howtocopewithstresseffectively

C）thebenefitsofmanageabletress

D）theeffectofstressharmoniesonmemory

22.Theword“shun”（Line1,Para.1）mostprobablymeans________.

A）cutdownon

B）stayawayfrom

D）runoutof

C）putupwith

23.Wecanconcludefromthestudyofthe158nursesin2001that_______

A）peoplewhocan’tgettheirjobdoneexperiencemorestress

B）doingchallengingworkmaybegoodforone’shealth

C）stresswillweakenthebody’sdefenseagainstgerms

D）peopleunderstresstendtohaveapoormemory

24.IntheexperimentdescribedinParagraph3,thevideo-watchersexperiencedadownturnintheantibodybecause______.

A）theoutcomewasbeyondtheircontrol

B）theyknewlittleaboutsurgicalprocedures

C）theyfeltnopressurewhilewatchingthevideo

D）thevideowasnotenjoyableatall

25.Dr.BruceMcEwenofRockefellerUniversitybelievesthat______.

A）aperson’smemoryisdeterminedbythelevelofhormonesinhisbody

B）aperson’smemoryimproveswithcontinuedexperienceofstress.

C）stresshormoneshavelastingpositiveeffectsonthebrain

D）shortburstsofstresshormonesenhancememoryfunction

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Justfiveone-hundredthsofaninchthick,lightgoldenincolorandwithaperfect“saddlecurl,”theLay’spotatochipseemsanunlikelyweaponforglobaldomination.Butitsmaker.Frito-Lay.Thinksotherwise.”Potatochipsareasnackfoodfortheworld,”saidSalmanAmin,thecompany’sheadofglobalmarketing.AminbelievesthereisnocorneroftheworldthatcanresistthecharmsofaFrito-Laypotatochip.

Frito-LayisthebiggestsnackmakerinAmerica.ownedbyPepsiCo.Andaccountsforoverhalfoftheparentcompany’s$3billionannualprofits.ButtheU.S.snackfoodmarketislargelysaturated,andtogrow.thecompanyhastolookoverseas.

Itsstrategyrestsontwobeliefs:

firstaglobalproductofferseconomiesofscalewithwhichlocalbrandscannotcompete.Andsecond,consumersinthe21stcenturyaredrawnto“global”asaconcept.”Global”doesnotmeanproductsthatareconsciouslyidentifiedasAmerican,butonesthanconsumes-especiallyyoungpeople-seeaspartofamodem,innovative（创新的）worldinwhichpeoplearelinkedacrossculturesbysharedbeliefsandtastes.PotatochipsareanAmericaninvention,butmostChinese,forinstance,donotknowthanFrito-LayisanAmericancompany.Instead,Riskey,thecompany’sresearchanddevelopmenthead,wouldhopetheyassociatethebrandwiththenewworldofglobalcommunicationsandbusiness.

Withbrandperceptionacrucialfactor,RiskeyorderedaredesignoftheFrito-Laylogo（标识）.Thelogo,alongwiththecompany’slong-heldmarketingimageofthe“irresistibility”ofitschips.wouldhelpfacilitatethecompany’sglobalexpansion.

TheexecutivesacknowledgethattheytrytoswingnationaleatinghabitstoafoodcreatedinAmerica,buttheydenythatamountstoeconomicimperialism.Rater,theyseeFrito-Layasspreadingthebenefitsoffreeenterpriseacrosstheworld.“We’remakingproductsinthosecountries,we’readaptingthemtothetastesofthosecountries,buildingbusinessesandemployingpeopleandchanginglives,”saidSteveReinemund,PepsiCo’schiefexecutive.

26.ItisthebeliefofFrito-Lay’sheadofglobalmarkingthat_____.

A）Peopletheworldoverenjoyeatingtheircompany’spotatochips

B）Thelightgoldencolorenhancesthecharmoftheircompany’spotatochips

C）Theircompanymustfindnewwaystopromotedomesticsales.

D）Potatochipscanhardlybeusedasaweapontodominatetheworldmarket

27.WhatdowelearnaboutFrito-LayfromParagraph