大学英语四级真题及答案.docx

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大学英语四级真题及答案

2003年6月大学英语四级（CET-4）真题试卷

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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）Atatheatre.

B）Atabookingoffice.

C）Atarailwaystation.

D）Atarestaurant.（D）

2.A）Themanisinvitingthewomantodinner.

B）Thewomanistoobusytojointhemanfordinner.

C）ThewomanisafriendoftheStevensons.

D）ThemanisgoingtovisittheStevensons.（A）

3.A）Theprofessor’spresentationwasnotconvincingenough.

B）Theprofessor’slecturenotesweretoocomplicated.

C）Theprofessorspokewithastrongaccent.

D）Theprofessorspoketoofast.（D）

4.A）Thefurnishedapartmentwasinexpensive.

B）Theapartmentwasprovidedwithsomeoldfurniture.

C）ThefurnitureinthemarketwasonsaleeverySunday.

D）Thefurnitureheboughtwasverycheap.（D）

5.A）Themanisthinkingabouttakinganewjob.

B）Themanlikesajobthatenableshimtotravel.

C）Themanissurethathewillgainmorebytakingthejob.

D）Themandoesn’twanttostayhomeandtakecareoftheirchild.（A）

6.A）TaketheGREtestagainin8weeks.

B）Calltocheckhisscores.

C）Bepatientandwait.

D）Inquirewhenthetestscoresarereleased.（C）

7.A）Shereaditselectively.

B）Shewentoveritchapterbychapter.

C）Shereaditslowly.

D）Shefinisheditatastretch.（A）

8.A）Hewaskeptinhospitalforalongtime.

B）Hewasslightlyinjuredinatrafficaccident.

C）Hewasseriouslywoundedinamineexplosion.

D）Hewasfinedforspeeding.（B）

9.A）Waitforataxi.

B）Buysomefood.

C）Goonatrip.

D）Booktraintickets.（C）

10.A）It’snotashardasexpected.

B）It’stootoughforsomestudents.

C）It’smuchmoredifficultthanpeoplethink.

D）It’sbelievedtobethehardestoptionalcourse.（C）

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicemarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Anxiousandworried.

B）Proudandexcited.

C）Nervousandconfused.

D）Inspiredandconfident.（B）

12.A）Hisfatherscoldedhimseverely.

B）Hisfathertookbackthesixdollars.

C）Hisfathermadehimdothecuttingagain.

D）Hisfathercuttheleaveshimself.（C）

13.A）Onecanbenefitalotfromworkingwithhisfather.

B）Manuallabourersshouldn’tbelookeddownupon.

C）Oneshouldalwaysdohisjobearnestly.

D）Teenagerstendtobecareless.（C）

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）Heranavillageshop.

B）Heworkedonafarm.

C）Heworkedinanadvertisingagency.

D）Hewasagardener.（C）

15.A）Itwasstressful.

B）Itwascolorful.

C）Itwaspeaceful.

D）Itwasboring.（A）

16.A）HisdesiretostartIrisownbusiness.

B）Thecrisisinhisfamilylife.

C）Thedeclineinhishealth.

D）Hisdreamoflivinginthecountryside.（B）

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A）Becausetherearenosignstodirectthem.

B）Becausenotourguidesareavailable.

C）Becauseallthebuildingsinthecitylookalike.

D）Becausetheuniversityiseverywhereinthecity.（D）

18.A）Theysettheirownexams.

B）Theyselecttheirownstudents.

C）Theyawardtheirowndegrees.

D）Theyorganizetheirownlaboratorywork.（B）

19.A）Mostofthemhavealonghistory.

B）Manyofthemarespecializedlibraries.

C）Theyhousemorebooksthananyotheruniversitylibrary.

D）TheyeachhaveacopyofeverybookpublishedinBritain.（B）

20.A）Veryfewofthemareengagedinresearch.

B）Theywerenotawardeddegreesuntil1948.

C）Theyhaveoutnumberedmalestudents.

D）Theywerenottreatedequallyuntil1881.（B）

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Onaverage,Americankidsages3to12spent29hoursaweekinschool,eighthoursmorethattheydidin1981.Theyalsodidmorehouseholdworkandparticipatedinmoreofsuchorganizedactivitiesassoccerandballet（芭蕾舞）.Involvementinsports,inparticular,rosealmost50%from1981to1997:

boysnowspendanaverageoffourhoursaweekplayingsports;girlsloghallthattime.Allinall,however,children’sleisuretimedroppedfrom40%ofthedayin1981to25%

“Childrenareaffectedbythesametimecrunch（危机）thataffectstheirparents,”saysSandraHofferth,whoheadedtherecentstudyofchildren’stimetable.Achiefreason,shesays,isthatmoremothersareworkingoutsidethehome.（Nevertheless,childreninbothdouble-incomeand“malebreadwinner”householdsspentcomparableamountsoftimeinteractingwiththeirparents19hoursand22hoursrespectively.Incontrast,childrenspentonly9hourswiththeirsinglemothers.）

Allworkandnoplaycouldmakeforsomeverymessed-upkids.“Playisthemostpowerfulwayachildexplorestheworldandlearnsabouthimself,”saysT.BerryBrazelton,professoratHarvardMedicalSchoolUnstructuredplayencouragesindependentthinkingandallowstheyoungtonegotiatetheirrelationshipswiththeirpeers,butkidsages3to12spentonly12hoursaweekengagedinit.

Thechildrensampledspentaquarteroftheirrapidlydecreasing“freetime”watchingtelevision.Butthat,believeitornot,wasoneofthefindingsparentsmightregardasgoodnews.Ifthey’respendinglesstimeinfrontoftheTVset,however,kidsaren’treplacingitwithreading.Despiteeffortstogetkidsmoreinterestedinbooks,thechildrenspentjustoveranhouraweekreading.Let’sfaceit,who’sgotthetime?

21.Bymentioning“thesametimecrunch”（Line1,Para.2）SandraHofferthmeans________.

A）childrenhavelittletimetoplaywiththeirparents

B）childrenarenottakengoodcareofbytheirworkingparents

C）bothparentsandchildrensufferfromlackofleisuretime

D）bothparentsandchildrenhavetroublemanagingtheirtime（D）

22.Accordingtotheauthor,thereasongivenbySandraHofferthforthetimecrunchis________.

A）quiteconvincing

B）partiallytrue

C）totallygroundless

D）ratherconfusing（B）

23.Accordingtotheauthorachilddevelopsbetterif________.

A）hehasplentyoftimereadingandstudying

B）heislefttoplaywithhispeersinhisownway

C）hehasmoretimeparticipatinginschoolactivities

D）heisfreetointeractwithhisworkingparents（D）

24.TheauthorisconcernedaboutthefactthatAmericankids________.

A）areengagedinmoreandmorestructuredactivities

B）areincreasinglyneglectedbytheirworkingmothers

C）arespendingmoreandmoretimewatchingTV

D）areinvolvedlessandlessinhouseholdwork（A）

25.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.

A）extracurricularactivitiespromotechildren’sintelligence

B）mostchildrenwillturntoreadingwithTVsetsswitchedoff

C）effortstogetkidsinterestedinreadinghavebeenfruitful

D）mostparentsbelievereadingtobebeneficialtochildren（C）

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

HenryFord,thefamousU.S.inventorandcarmanufacturer,oncesaid,“ThebusinessofAmericaisbusiness.”BythishemeantthattheU.S.wayoflifeisbasedonthevaluesofthebusinessworld.

FewwouldarguewithFord’sstatement.AbriefglimpseatadailynewspapervividlyshowshowmuchpeopleintheUnitedStatesthinkaboutbusiness.Forexample,nearlyeverynewspaperhasabusinesssection,inwhichthedealsandprojects,financesandmanagement,stockpricesandlaborproblemsofcorporationsarereporteddaily.Inaddition,businessnewscanappearineveryothersection.Mostnationalnewshasanimportantfinancialaspecttoit.Welfare,foreignaid,thefederalbudget,andthepoliciesoftheFederalReserveBankareallheavilyaffectedbybusiness.Moreover,businessnewsappearsinsomeoftheunlikeliestplaces.Theworldofartsandentertainmentisoftenreferredtoas“theentertainmentindustry”or“showbusiness.”

ThepositivesideofHenryFord’sstatementcanbeseenintheprosperitythatbusinesshasbroughttoU.S.life.OneofthemostimportantreasonssomanypeoplefromallovertheworldcometoliveintheUnitedStatesisthedreamofabetterjob.Jobsareproducedinabundance（大量地）becausetheU.S.economicsystemisdrivenbycompetition.Peoplebelievethatthissystemcratesmorewealth,morejobs,andamateriallybetterwayoflife.

ThenegativesideofHenryFord