1995年英语四级真题及答案.docx

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1995年英语四级真题及答案

1995年6月英语四级真题及答案

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

1.A）Librarianandstudent.

B）Operatorandcaller.

C）Bossandsecretary.

D）Customerandrepairman.（D）

2.A）Lookforthekey.

B）Repairthecar.

C）Fixashelf.

D）Paintashelf.（C）

3.A）Tomakethewomanangry.

B）Topleasetheman’smother.

C）Davidistheman’sgoodfriend.

D）Davidisgoodatcarryingonconversations.（B）

4.A）Hemustmeethisteacher.

B）Hemustattendaclass.

C）Hemustgooutwithhisgirlfriend.

D）Hemuststayatschooltofinishhishomework.（A）

5.A）Hewantstopay.

B）hedoesn’twanttoeatout

C）Hewantstoeatsomewhereelse.

D）Hedoesn’tlikeJapanesefood.（A）

6.A）Hedidn’tworkashardashewassupposedto.

B）Hedidn’tpassthephysicsexam.

C）Hedidbetterinanearlierexam.

D）Hefoundsomethingwrongwiththeexam.（B）

7.A）Heisattendinghissickmotherathome.

B）HeisonaEuropeantourwithhismother.

C）Heisathomeonsickleave.

D）HeisinEuropetoseehismother.（D）

8.A）Theydon’tknowhowtogettoMike’shome.

B）Theyarediscussingwhentomeetagain.

C）Theywenttothesamepartysometimeago.

D）TheywillgotoMike’sbirthdayparty.（C）

9.A）Fivelessons.

B）Threelessons.

C）Twelvelessons.

D）Fifteenlessons.（B）

10.A）Findalargerroom.

B）Selltheoldtable.

C）Buytwobookshelves.

D）Rearrangesomefurniture.（D）

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）CoursesinBritishhistory.

B）Languagecourses.

C）Coursesinsports.

D）Teachertrainingcourses.（B）

12.A）Toattractmorestudents.

B）Tomakethecoursessuitableforstudentsofalllevels.

C）Toletthestudentshaveagoodrest.

D）Tomakethesummerschoolmorelikeaholiday.（D）

13.A）Becausetheyallworkveryhard.

B）BecausetheirteachersareallnativespeakersofEnglish.

C）Becausetheylearnnotonlyinbutalsooutofclass.

D）Becausetheyarealladvancedstudents.（C）

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）Becauseittakestoolongtoprocessalltheapplications.

B）Becauseitsresourcesarelimited.

C）Becauseitisalibraryforspecialpurposes.

D）Becausethereisashortageofstaff.（B）

15.A）Discardhisapplicationfrom.

B）Forbidhimtoborrowanyitems.

C）Cancelhisvideocard.

D）Askhimtoapplyagain.（C）

16.A）Onemonth.

B）Oneweek.

C）Twoweeks.

D）Twomonths.（A）

PassageThree

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A）Chemicals.

B）Vapor.

C）Water.

D）Gas.（D）

18.A）Bypassingsteamoverdryice.

B）Byturningordinaryiceintosteam.

C）Byheatingdryice.

D）Bymixingdryicewithordinaryice.（A）

19.A）Ittakesalongertimetomelt.

B）Itislightertocarry.

C）Itiscleanertousethanordinaryice.

D）Itisnotsocoldasordinaryice.（C）

20.A）Inthe1920’s.

B）Inthe1930’s.

C）Inthe1940’s.

D）Inthe1950’s.（A）

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Researchershaveestablishedthatwhenpeoplearementallyengaged,biochemicalchangesoccurinthebrainthatallowittoactmoreeffectivelyincognitive（认知的）areassuchasattentionandmemory.Thisistrueregardlessofage.

Peoplewillbealert（警觉的）andreceptive（接受能力强的）iftheyarefacedwithinformationthatgetsthemtothinkaboutthingstheyareinterestedin.Andsomeonewithahistoryofdoingmoreratherthanlesswillgointooldagemorecognitivelysoundthansomeonewhohasnothadanactivemind.

Manyexpertsaresoconvincedofthebenefitsofchallengingthebrainthattheyareputting,thetheorytoworkintheirownlives.“Theideaisnotnecessarilytolearntomemorizeenormousamountsofinformation.”saysJamesFozard,associatedirectorofthenationalInstituteonAging.“Mostofusdon’tneedthatkindofskill.Suchspecifictrainingisoflessinterestthanbeingabletomaintainmentalalertness.Fozardandotherssaytheychallengetheirbrainswithdifferentmentalskill,bothbecausetheyenjoythemandbecausetheyaresurethattheirrangeofactivitieswillhelpthewaytheirbrainswork.

GeneCohen,actingdirectorofthesameinstitute,suggeststhatpeopleintheiroldageshouldengageinmentalandphysicalactivitiesindividuallyaswellasingroups.Cohensaysthatwearefrequentlyadvisedtokeepphysicallyactiveasweage,butolderpeopleneedtokeepmentallyactiveaswell.Thosewhodoaremorelikelytomaintaintheirintellectualabilitiesandtobegenerallyhappierandbetteradjusted.“Thepointis,youneedtodoboth,”Cohensays.“Intellectualactivityinfluencesbrain-cellhealthandsize.”

21.Peoplewhoarecognitivelyhealthyarethose________.

A）whocanrememberlargeamountsofinformation

B）whoarehighlyintelligent

C）whosemindsarealertandreceptive

D）whoaregoodatrecognizingdifferentsounds（C）

22.AccordingtoFozard’sargumentpeoplecanmaketheirbrainsworkmoreefficientlyby________.

A）constantlydoingmemorywork

B）takingpartinvariousmentalactivities

C）goingthroughspecifictraining

D）makingfrequentadjustments（B）

23.ThefindingsofJamesandotherscientistsintheirwork________.

A）remainatheorytobefurtherproved

B）havebeengenerallyaccepted

C）havebeenchallengedbymanyotherexperts

D）arepracticedbytheresearchersthemselves（D）

24.Olderpeoplearegenerallyadvisedto________.

A）keepfitbygoinginforphysicalactivities

B）keepmentallyactivebychallengingtheirbrains

C）maintainmentalalertnessthroughspecifictraining

D）maintainabalancebetweenindividualandgroupactivities（A）

25.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A）Howbiochemicalchangesoccurinthehumanbrain.

B）Whypeopleshouldkeepactivenotonlyphysicallybutalsomentally.

C）Howintellectualactivitiesinfluencebrain-cellhealth.

D）Whypeopleshouldreceivespecialmentaltrainingastheyage.（B）

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Attentiontodetailissomethingeveryonecanandshoulddo—especiallyinatightjobmarket.BobCrossley,ahuman-resourcesexpertnoticesthisinthejobapplicationsthatcomeacrosshisdeskeveryday.“It’samazinghowmanycandidateseliminatethemselves.”hesays.

Resume（简历）arrivewithstains.Somecandidatesdon’tbothertospellthecompany’snamecorrectly.OnceIseeamistake,Ieliminatethecandidate,Crossleyconcludes.“Iftheycannottakeofthesedetails,whyshouldwetrustthemwithajob?

”

Canwepaytoomuchattentiontodetail?

Absolutely.Perfectionistsstruggleoverlittlethingsatthecostofsomethinglargertheyworktoward,“Tokeepfromlosingtheforestforthetrees”,saysCharlesGarfield,associateprofessorattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco,“Wemustconstantlyaskourselveshowthedetailswe’reworkingonfitintothelargerpicture.Iftheydon’t,weshoulddropthemandmovetosomethingelse”.

GarfieldcomparesthisprocesstohisworkasacomputerscientistatNASA.“TheApolloIImoonlaunchwasslightlyoff-course90percentofthetime.”SaysGarfield,“Butasuccessfullandingwasstilllikelybecauseweknewtheexactcoordinatesofourgoal.Thisallowedustomakeadjustmentsasnecessary.”Knowingwherewewanttogohelpsusjudgetheimportanceofeverytaskweundertake.

Toooftenwebelievewhataccountsforothers’successissomespecialsecretoraluckybreak（机遇）.Butrarelyissuccesssomysterious.Againandagain,weseethatbydoinglittlethingswithinourgraspwell,largerewardsfollow.

26.Accordingtothepassage,somejobapplicantswererejected________.

A）becauseoftheircarelessnessasshownintheirfailuretopresentacleancopyofaresume

B）becauseoftheirinadequateeducationasshownintheirpoorspellinginwritingaresume

C）becausetheyfailedtogivedetaileddescriptionoftheirbackgroundintheirapplications

D）becausetheyeliminatedtheirnamesfromtheapplicants’listthemselves（A）

27.Theword“perfectionists”（Para.3,Line）referstothosewho________.

A）demandotherstogeteverythingabsolutelyright

B）knowhowtoadjusttheirgoalsaccordingtothecircumstances

C）paytoomuchattentiontodetailsonlytolosetheirmajorobjectives

D）arecapableofachievingperfectresultsinwhatevertheydo（C）

28.Whichofthefollowingistheauthor’sdevicetothereader?

A）Althoughtoomuchattentiontodetailsmaybecostly,theyshouldnotbeoverlooked.

B）Don’tforgetdetailswhendrawingpictures.

C）Beawareoftheimportanceofataskbeforeundertakingit.

D）Carelessapplicantsarenottobetrusted.（A）

29.TheexampleoftheApolloIImoonlaunchisgiventoillustratethat________.

A）minormistakescanbeignoredinachievingmajorobjectives

B）failureisthemotherofsuccess

C）adjustmentsarethekeytothesuccessfulcompletionofanywork

D）keepingone’sgoalinmindhelpsindecidingwhichdetailscanbeoverlooked（D）

30.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe________.

A）Don’tBeaPerfectionist

B）ImportanceofAdjustments

C）DetailsandMajorObjectives

D）HardWorkPlusGoodLuck（C）

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Britainalmostmorethananyothercountryintheworldmustseriouslyfacetheproblemofbuildingupwards,thatistosay,ofaccommodatingaconsiderableproportionofitspopulationinhighblocksofflats.ItissaidthattheEnglishmanobjectstothistypeofexistence,butifthecaseissuch,hedoesinfactdifferfromtheinhabitantsofmostcountriesoftheworldtoday.Inthepastourownblocksofflatshavebeenassociatedwiththelower-incomegroupsandtheyhavelackedthe