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1990年大学英语四级
1990年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷
PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbepause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithalinethroughthecentre.
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)ThemanwantstogotoLosAngeles.
B)ThemanwantstogotoSanFrancisco.
C)TherearenoflightstoLosAngelesfortherestoftheday.
D)TherearetwodirectflightstoLosAngeleswithinthenexttwohours.(A)
2.A)Heenjoyswritinghomeeveryweek.
B)Heneverfailstowriteaweeklyletterhome.
C)Hedoesn’twritehomeonceaweeknow.
D)Hehasbeenaskedtowritehomeeveryweek.(C)
3.A)Becauseshehasgotanappointment.
B)Becauseshedoesn’twantto.
C)Becauseshehastowork.
D)Becauseshewantstoeatinanewrestaurant.(C)
4.A)Theteacherpostponedthemeeting.
B)Therewon’tbeatestthisafternoon.
C)Thestudentswillbeattendingthemeeting.
D)ThestudentswilltakeanEnglishtestthisafternoon.(B)
5.A)Onthewhole,shelikedthefilm.
B)Shedidn’tseethefilm.
C)Thefilmwasveryexciting.
D)Thefilmwasn’tasgoodasshe’dexpected.(D)
6.A)Around5:
00.
B)Around3:
00.
C)At2:
00.
D)At1:
00.(B)
7.A)Hehadtoworkovertime.
B)Hewasheldupintraffic.
C)Hiscarranoutofgas.
D)Hehadatrafficaccident.(B)
8.A)JohnSmithisn’tinrightnow.
B)JohnSmithcan’tcometothephonerightnow.
C)JohnSmithdoesn’twanttospeaktothecaller.
D)Thecallerdialedthewrongnumber.(D)
9.A)Yesterday.
B)Threedaysago.
C)Twodaysago.
D)Earlylastweek.(C)
10.A)Shegotuplaterthanusual.
B)Thebuswaslate.
C)Sheforgotshehadclasses.
D)Herclockwasslow.(A)
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A)4,000yearsago.
B)3,000yearsago.
C)2,000yearsago.
D)1,000yearsago.(A)
12.A)Thesmallbowlwasputabovethelargebowl.
B)Thelargebowlwasputabovethesmallbowl.
C)Thesmallbowlwasputinsidethelargebowl.
D)Thelargebowlconsistedoftwoequalparts.(A)
13.A)Horsemen.
B)Brassdoors.
C)Dropsofwater.
D)Metalballs.(D)
PassageTwo
Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.A)TheyarethemostattractivewomeninBritain.
B)Theyarethemostpopularfilmstars.
C)TheyarethefirstwomennewsannouncersonBritishtelevision.
D)TheyappearalmosteverynightinTVplays.(C)
15.A)At10intheevening.
B)At9intheevening.
C)At9inthemorning.
D)At10inthemorning.(A)
16.A)Peoplestilltalkalotaboutit.
B)FewerpeoplewatchedSusan’sprogrammefromthenon.
C)Anna’sphotographsappearedfrequentlyinnewspapers.
D)Thenumberofviewersofherprogrammethatdayincreasedbymillions.(D)
PassageThree
Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
17.A)Itiscompletelyflat.
B)Ithasfewrivers.
C)Ithasmanylargelakes.
D)Itishilly.(D)
18.A)Thesoilhasbeenoverworked.
B)Theclimateiscold.
C)Theweatheristoodry.
D)Thesoilissandy.(A)
19.A)Byraisingcattle.
B)Byworkingonfarms.
C)Byworkinginfactories.
D)Byraisingsheep.(C)
20.A)Atschool.
B)Fromtheirparents.
C)Frombooks.
D)Infactories.(B)
PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Directions:
Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Oceanographyhasbeendefinedas“Theapplicationofallsciencestothestudyofthesea”.
Beforethenineteencentury,scientistswithaninterestintheseawerefewandfarbetween.CertainlyNewtonconsideredsometheoreticalaspectsofitinhiswritings,buthewasreluctanttogotoseatofurtherhiswork.
Formostpeopletheseawasremote,andwiththeexceptionofearlyintercontinentaltravelersorotherswhoearnedalivingfromthesea,therewaslittlereasontoaskmanyquestionsaboutit,letalonetoaskwhatlaybeneaththesurface.Thefirsttimethatquestion“Whatisatthebottomoftheoceans?
”hadtobeansweredwithanycommercialconsequencewaswhenthelayingofatelegraphcablefromEuropetoAmericawasproposed.Theengineershadtoknowthedepthprofile(起伏形状)oftheroutetoestimatethelengthofcablethathadtobemanufactured.
ItwastoMauryoftheUSNavythattheAtlanticTelegraphCompanyturned,in1853,forinformationonthismatter.Inthe1840s,Mauryhadbeenresponsibleforencouragingvoyagesduringwhichsoundings(测声)weretakentoinvestigatethedepthsoftheNorthAtlanticandPacificOceans.Later,someofhisfindingsarousedmuchpopularinterestinhisbookThePhysicalGeographyoftheSea.
Thecablewaslaid,butnotuntil1866wastheconnectionmadepermanentandreliable.Attheearlyattempts,thecablefailedandwhenitwastakenoutforrepairsitwasfoundtobecoveredinlivinggrowths,afactwhichdefiedcontemporaryscientificopinionthattherewasnolifeinthedeeperpartsofthesea.
Withinafewyearsoceanographywasunderway.In1872Thomsonledascientificexpedition(考察),whichlastedforfouryearsandbroughthomethousandsofsamplesfromthesea.Theirclassificationandanalysisoccupiedscientistsforyearsandledtoafive-volumereport,thelastvolumebeingpublishedin1895.
21.TheproposaltolayatelegraphcablefromEuropetoAmericamadeoceanographicstudiestakeon________.
A)anacademicaspect
B)amilitaryaspect
C)abusinessaspect
D)aninternationalaspect(C)
22.Itwas________thataskedMauryforhelpinoceanographicstudies.
A)theAmericanNavy
B)someearlyintercontinentaltravelers
C)thosewhoearnedalivingfromthesea
D)thecompanywhichproposedtolayanunderseacable(D)
23.TheaimofthevoyagesMaurywasresponsibleforinthe1840swas________.
A)tomakesomesoundingexperimentsintheoceans
B)tocollectsamplesofseaplantsandanimals
C)toestimatethelengthofcablethatwasneeded
D)tomeasurethedepthsofthetwooceans(D)
24.“Defied”inthe5thparagraphprobablymeans“________”.
A)doubted
B)gaveproofto
C)challenged
D)agreedto(C)
25.Thispassageismainlyabout________.
A)thebeginningsofoceanography
B)thelayingofthefirstunderseacable
C)theinvestigationofoceandepths
D)theearlyintercontinentalcommunications(A)
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Normallyastudentmustattendacertainnumberofcoursesinordertograduate,andeachcoursewhichheattendsgiveshimacreditwhichhemaycounttowardsadegree.InmanyAmericanuniversitiesthetotalworkforadegreeconsistsofthirty-sixcourseseachlastingforonesemester.Atypicalcourseconsistsofthreeclassesperweekforfifteenweeks;whileattendingauniversityastudentwillprobablyattendfourorfivecoursesduringeachsemester.Normallyastudentwouldexpecttotakefouryearsattendingtwosemesterseachyear.Itispossibletospreadtheperiodofworkforthedegreeoveralongerperiod.Itisalsopossibleforastudenttomovebetweenoneuniversityandanotherduringhisdegreecourse,thoughthisisnotinfactdoneasaregularpractice.
Foreverycoursethathefollowsastudentisgivenagrade,whichisrecorded,andtherecordisavailableforthestudenttoshowtoprospectiveemployers.Allthisimposesaconstantpressureandstrainofwork,butinspiteofthissomestudentsstillfindtimeforgreatactivityinstudentaffairs.Electionstopositionsinstudentorganizationsarousemuchenthusiasm.Theeffectivewordofmaintainingdisciplineisusuallyperformedbystudentswhoadvisetheacademicauthorities.Anystudentwhoisthoughttohavebrokentherules,forexample,bycheatinghastoappearbeforeastudentcourt.Withtheenormousnumbersofstudents,theoperationofthesystemdoesinvolveacertainamountofactivity.Astudentwhohasheldoneofthesepositionsofauthorityismuchrespectedanditwillbeofbenefittohimlaterinhiscareer.
26.Normallyastudentwouldatleastattend________classeseachweek.
A)36
B)20
C)12
D)15(B)
27.AccordingtothefirstparagraphanAmericanstudentisallowed________.
A)toliveinadifferentuniversity
B)totakeaparticularcourseinadifferentuniversity
C)toliveathomeanddrivetoclasses
D)togettwodegreesfromtwodifferentuniversities(B)
28.Americanuniversitystudents