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四级卷3

2008年6月18日大学英语四级考试A卷及标准答案

PartI  ListeningComprehension  （20minutes）

SectionA

1. A）Themanhatestolendhistoolstootherpeople.

B）Themanhasn’t finishedworkingonthebookshelf.

C）Thetoolshavealreadybeenreturnedtothewoman.

D）Thetoolsthemanborrowedfromthewomanaremissing.

2. A）Givetheringtoapoliceman.

B）Waitfortheowneroftheringintherestroom.

C）Handintheringtothesecurityoffice.

D）Taketheringtotheadministrationbuilding.

3. A）Savetimebyusingacomputer.

B）Buyherowncomputer

C）BorrowMartha’scomputer.

D）Stayhomeandcompleteherpaper

4. A）Themandoesn’thavemoneyforhisdaughter’sgraduatestudies.

B）Themandoesn’tthinkhisdaughterwillgetabusinessdegree.

C）Themaninsiststhathisdaughtershouldpursueherstudiesinscience.

D）Themanadviseshisdaughtertothinkcarefullybeforemakingherdecision.

5. A）Thecinemaissomedistanceawayfromwheretheyare.

B）Hewouldliketoreadthefilmreviewinthenewspaper.

C）Theyshouldwaittoseethemovieatalatertime.

D）He’llfindhiswaytothecinema.

6. A）He’sbeentoSeattlemanytimes.

B）Hehaschairedalotofconferences.

C）Hehasahighpositioninhiscompany.

D）HelivedinSeattleformanyyears

7. A）Teacherandstudent.

B）Doctorandpatient.

C）Managerandofficeworker.

D）Travelagentandcustomer

8. A）Sheknowstheguywhowillgivethelecture.

B）Shethinksthelecturemightbeinformative

C）Shewantstoaddsomethingtoherlecture.

D）She’llfinishedherreportthisweekend

9. A）Anartmuseum.      B）Abeautifulpark.

C）Acollegecampus     D）Anarchitecturalexhibition

10. A）Thehousesforsaleareofpoorquality

B）Thehousesaretooexpensiveforthecoupletobuy

C）Thehousingdevelopersprovidefreetripsforpotentialbuyers

D）hemanisunwillingtotakealookatthehousesforsale

SectionB

Passageone

11. A）Syntheticfuel              B）Solarenergy

C）Alcohol                   D）Electricity

12. A）Airtrafficconditions          B）Trafficjamsonhighways

C）Roadconditions             D）Newtrafficrules

13. A）Gothroughahealthcheck       B）Carrylittleluggage

C）Arriveearlyforboarding       D）Undergosecuritychecks

PassageTwo

14. A）Inafast-foodrestaurant         B）Atashoppingcenter

C）Atacountyfair               D）Inabakery

15. A）Avoideatinganyfood          B）Preparetherighttypeofpietoeat

C）Washhishandsthoroughly     D）Practiceeatingapiequickly

16.A）Onthetable                 B）Behindhisback

C）Underhisbottom           D）Onhislap

17.A）Lookingsidewaystoseehowfastyourneighboreats.

B）Eatingfromtheoutsidetowardthemiddle

C）Swallowingthepiewithwater

D）Holdingthepieintherightposition

PassageThree

18.A）Beauty   B）Loyalty    C）Luck      D）Durability

19.A）Hewantedtofollowthetraditionofhiscountry

B）Hebelievedthatitsymbolizedaneverlastingmarriage

C）Itwasthoughtabloodvesselinthatfingerleddirectlytotheheart

D）Itwassupposedthatthediamondonthatfingerwouldbringgoodluck

20.A）Thetwopeoplecanlearnabouteachother’slikesanddislikes

B）Thetwopeoplecanhavetimetodecideiftheyareagoodmatch

C）Thetwopeoplecanhavetimetoshopfortheirnewhome

D）Thetwopeoplecanearnenoughmoneyfortheirwedding

PartII ReadingComprehension   （35minutes）

PassageOne

IsthereenoughoilbeneaththeArcticNationalWildlifeRefuge（保护区）（ANWR）tohelpsecureAmerica’senergyfuture?

PresidentBushcertainlythinksso.HehasarguedthattappingANWR’s oilwouldhelpeaseCalifornia’selectricity crisisandprovideamajorboosttothecountry’senergyindependence.Butnooneknowsforsurehowmuchcrudeoilliesburiedbeneaththefrozenearth.withthelastgovernmentsurvey,conductedin1998,projectingoutputanywherefrom3billionto16billionbarrels.

Theoilindustrygoeswiththehighendoftherange,whichcouldequalasmuchas10%ofU.S.consumptionforaslongassixyears.Bypumpingmorethan1millionbarrelsadayfromthereserveforthenexttwothreedecades,lobbyistsclaim,thenationcouldcutbackonimportsequivalenttoallshipmentstotheU.S.fromSaudiArabia.Soundsgood.Anoilboomwouldalsomeanamultibillion-dollarwindfall（意外之财）intaxrevenues,royalties（开采权使用费）andleasingfeesforAlaskaandtheFederalGovernment.Bestofall,advocatesofdrillingsay,damagetotheenvironmentwouldbeinsignificant.“We’ve neverhadadocumentcaseofoilrigchasingdeeroutontothepackice.”saysAlaskaStateRepresentativeScottOgan.

Notsofar,sayenvironmentalists.Stickingtothelowendofgovernmentestimates,theNationalResourcesDefenseCouncilsaystheremaybenomorethan3.2billionbarrelsofeconomicallyrecoverableoilinthecoastalplainofANWR,adropinthebucketthatwoulddovirtuallynothingtoeaseAmerica’senergyproblems.Andconsumerswouldwaituptoadecadetogainanybenefits,becausedrillingcouldbeginonlyaftermuchbargainingoverleases,environmentalpermitsandregulatoryreview.AsforANWR’s impactontheCaliforniapowercrisis,environmentalistspointoutthatoilisresponsibleforonly1%oftheGoldenState’selectricityoutput–andjust3%ofthenation’s.

21.WhatdoesPresidentBushthinkoftappingoilinANWR?

A）Itwillexhaustthenation’soilreserves.

B）ItwillhelpsecurethefutureofANWR.

C）Itwillhelpreducethenation’soilimports

D）ItwillincreaseAmerica’senergyconsumption

22.WelearnfromthesecondparagraphthattheAmericanoilindustry_______

A）believesthatdrillingforoilinANWRwillproducehighyields

B）tendstoexaggerateAmerica’srelianceonforeignoil

C）showslittleinterestintappingoilinANWR

D）expectstostopoilimportsfromSaudiArabia 

23.ThoseagainstoildrillinginANWRarguethat_________

A）itcancauseseriousdamagetotheenvironment

B）itcandolittletosolveU.S.energyproblems

C）itwilldraintheoilreservesintheAlaskanregion

D）itwillnothavemuchcommercialvalue

24.Whatdotheenvironmentalistsmeanbysaying“Notsofast“ （Line1,Para.3）?

A）Oilexploitationtakesalongtime

B）Theoildrillingshouldbedelayed

C）Don’tbetoooptimistic

D）Don’texpectfastreturns

25.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatoilexploitationbeneathANWR’sfrozenearth________

A）remainsacontroversialissue

B）isexpectedtogetunderwaysoon

C）involvesalotoftechnologicalproblems

D）willenabletheU.S.tobeoilindependent

PassageTwo

  “Tear‘emapart!

” “Killthefool!

”“Murderthereferee（裁判）！

”

Thesearecommonremarksonemayhearatvarioussportingevents.Atthetimetheyaremade,theymayseeminnocentenough.Butlet’snotkidourselves.Theyhavebeenknowntoinfluencebehaviorinsuchawayastoleadtorealbloodshed.Volumeshavebeenwrittenaboutthewaywordsaffectus.Ithasbeenshownthatwordshavingcertainconnotations（含义） maycauseustoreactinwaysquiteforeigntowhatweconsidertobeourusualhumanisticbehavior.Iseetheterm“opponent“asoneofthosewords.Perhapsthetimehascometodeleteitfromsportsterms.

Thedictionarymeaningoftheterm“opponent“is“adversary“:

“enemy“;“onewhoopposesyourinterests.”“Thus,whenaplayermeetsanopponent,heorshemaytendtotreatthatopponentasanenemy.Atsuchtimes,winningmaydominateone’sintellect,andeveryaction,nomatterhowgross,maybeconsideredjustifiable.Irecallanincidentinahandballgamewhenarefereerefusedaplayer’srequestforatimeoutforaglovechangebecausehedidnotconsideredthenwetenough.TheplayerproceededtorubhisglovesacrosshiswetT-shirtandthenexclaimed.“Aretheywetenoughnow?

”

Intheheatofbattle,playershavebeenobservedtothrowthemselvesacrossthecourtwithoutconsideringtheconsequencesthatsuchamovemighthaveonanyoneintheirway.Ihavealsowitnessedaplayerreactingtohisopponent’sinternationalandillegalblockingbydeliberatelyhittinghimwiththeballashardashecouldduringthecourseofplay.Offthecourt,theyaregoodfriends.Doesthatmakeanysense?

Itcertainlygivesproofofacourtattitudewhichdepartsfromnormalbehavior.

Therefore,Ibelieveitistimeweelevated（提升）thegametothelevelwhereitbelongstherebysettinganexampletotherestofthesportingworld.Replacingtheterm“opponent“with“associate”couldbeanidealwaytostart.

Thedictionarymeaningoftheterm“associate“is“colleague”;“friend”;“companion.”Reflectamoment!

Youmaysoonseeandpossiblyfeelthedifferenceinyourreactiontotheterm“associate”ratherthan“opponent.”

26.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressestheauthor’sview?

A）Aggressivebehaviorinsportscanhaveseriousconsequences

B）Thewordspeopleusecaninfluencetheirbehavior

C）Unpleasantwordsinsportsareoftenusedbyforeignathletes

D）Unfairjudgmentsbyrefereeswillleadtoviolenceonthesportsfield

27.Harshwordsarespokenduringgamesbecausetheplayers_______

A）aretooeagertowin

B）areusuallyshort-temperedandeasilyoffended

C）cannotaffordtobepoliteinfiercecompetition

D）treattheirrivalsasenemies

28.Whatdidthehandballplayerdowhenhewasnotallowedatimeouttochangehisgloves?

A）Herefusedtocontinuethegame

B）Heangrilyhittherefereewithaball

C）Heclaimedthattherefereewasunfair

D）HewethisglovesbyrubbingthemacrosshisT-shirt

29.Accordingtothepassage,players,inagame,may_______