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大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案

2002年6月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA　　

Directions:

Inthissectionyouwillhear10shortconversations.Atthe

endofeachconversationaquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.

Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.After

eachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepauseyoumustreadthe

fourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Then

markthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleline

throughthecentre.　　

Example:

Youwillhear　　

Youwillread

AAttheoffice.

BInthewaitingroom.　　

CAttheairport.     

DInarestaurant.　　

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomework

theyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplace

attheoffice.ThereforeA“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.You

shouldchooseAontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasingleline

throughthecentre.　　

SampleAnswer[A]BCD　　

1.

AHisfather.  

BHismother.  

CHisbrother.  

DHissister.

2.

AAjobopportunity.         

BApositionasgeneralmanager.

CAbigtravelagency.       

DAninexperiencedsalesman.

3.

AHavingabreak.            

BContinuingthemeeting.

CMovingontothenextitem.

DWaitingalittlelonger.

4.

ATheweatherforecastsaysitwillbefine.     　

BTheweatherdoesn'tcountintheirplan.

CTheywillnotdoasplannedincaseofrain.  　

DTheywillpostponetheirprogramifitrains.

5.

AHewishestohavemorecourseslikeit.        　

BHefindsithardtofollowtheteacher.

CHewishestheteacherwouldtalkmore.        　

DHedoesn'tliketheteacher'saccent.

6.

AGoonwiththegame.                    

BReviewhislessons.

CDrawpicturesonthecomputer.       　

DHaveagoodrest.

7.

AShedoesnotagreewithJack.                  　

BJack’sperformanceisdisappointing.

CMostpeoplewillfindbasketballboring.      　

DShesharesJack'sopinion.

8.

AThemanwenttoawrongcheck-incounter.      　

BThemanhasjustmissedhisflight.

CTheplanewillleaveat914.                　

DTheplane'sdeparturetimeremainsunknown.

9.

AAtanewsstand.     　

BAtacardealer's.　  

CAtapublishinghouse. 　

DAtanewspaperoffice.

10.

AHewantstogetanewposition.        　

BHeisaskingthewomanforhelp.

CHehasleftthewomanagoodimpression.　

DHeenjoysletterwriting.

SectionB　

Directions:

Inthissectionyouwillhear3shortpassage.Attheendof

eachpassageyouwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestionyoumust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedABCandD.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleline

throughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.　

11.ATheyareinterestedinotherkindsofreading.

　　BTheyareactiveinvoluntaryservices.

　　CTheytendtobelowineducationandinincome.

　　DTheyliveinisolatedareas.

12.AThereasonswhypeopledon'treadnewspapersaremorecomplicatedthanassumed.

　　BTherearemoreuneducatedpeopleamongthewealthythanoriginallyexpected.

　　CThenumberofnewspaperreadersissteadilyincreasing.

　　DTherearemorenonreadersamongyoungpeoplenowadays.

13.ALoweringthepricesoftheirnewspapers.

　　BShorteningtheirnewsstories.

　　CAddingvarietytotheirnewspapercontent.

　　DIncludingmoreadvertisementsintheirnewspapers.

PassageTwo　　

Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.AAbasket.　　　CAnegg.　　BAcup.　　　DAnoven.　　

15.

AToletinthesunshine.    

BToserveasitsdoor.

CTokeepthenestcool.　　

DForthebirdtolayeggs.　　

16.

ABranches.　　　　　

BGrasses.　

CMud.　　　　

DStraw.　

17.

ASomearebuiltunderground. 　　

BSomecanbeeaten.

CMostaresewedwithgrasses.     

DMostaredriedbythesun.

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.　　

18.AToexaminethechemicalelementsintheIceAge.

　　BTolookintothepatternofsolarwindactivity.

　　CToanalyzethecompositionofdifferenttrees.

　　DTofindouttheoriginofcarbon-14onEarth.

19.AThelifecycleoftrees.

　　BThenumberoftrees.

　　CTheintensityofsolarburning.

　　DThequalityofair.

20.AItaffectsthegrowthoftrees.

　　BIthasbeenincreasingsincetheIceAge.

　　CItisdeterminedbythechemicalsintheair.

　　DItfollowsacertaincycle.

PartIIReadingComprehension35minutes　　

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedby

somequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedABCandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceand

markthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleline

throughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage

　　Inthe1960smedicalresearchersThomasHolmesandRichardRahe

developedachecklistofstressfulevents.Theyappreciatedthetricky

pointthatanymajorchangecanbestressful.Negativeeventslike

“seriousillnessofafamilymember”werehighonthelistbutsowere

somepositivelife-changingeventslikemarriage.Whenyoutakethe

Holmes-Rahetestyoumustrememberthatthescoredoesnotreflecthowyou

dealwithstress—itonlyshowshowmuchyouhavetodealwith.Andwenow

knowthatthewayyouhandletheseeventsdramaticallyaffectsyour

chancesofstayinghealthy.

 　　Bytheearly1970shundredsofsimilarstudieshadfollowedHolmesand

Rahe.AndmillionsofAmericanswhoworkandliveunderstressworried

overthereports.Somehowtheresearchgotboileddowntoamemorable

message.Women’smagazinesranheadlineslike“Stresscausesillness”If

youwanttostayphysicallyandmentallyhealthythearticlessaidavoid

stressfulevents.

 　　Butsuchsimplisticadviceisimpossibletofollow.Evenifstressful

eventsaredangerousmany—likethedeathofalovedone—areimpossibleto

avoid.Moreoveranywarningtoavoidallstressfuleventsisa

prescription（处方）forstayingawayfromopportunitiesaswellastrouble.

Sinceanychangecanbestressfulapersonwhowantedtobecompletely

freeofstresswouldnevermarryhaveachildtakeanewjobormove.

 　　Thenotionthatallstressmakesyousickalsoignoresalotofwhatwe

knowaboutpeople.Itassumeswe’reallvulnerable（脆弱的）andpassivein

thefaceofadversity（逆境）.Butwhatabouthumaninitiativeand

creativity﹖Manycomethroughperiodsofstresswithmorephysicaland

mentalvigorthantheyhadbefore.Wealsoknowthatalongtimewithout

changeorchallengecanleadtoboredomandphysicalandmentalstrain.

21.TheresultofHolmes-Rahe'smedicalresearchtellsus____.　　

Athewayyouhandlemajoreventsmaycausestress　　

Bwhatshouldbedonetoavoidstress　　

Cwhatkindofeventwouldcausestress　　

Dhowtocopewithsuddenchangesinlife

22.Thestudiesonstressintheearly1970’sledto____.　　

Awidespreadconcernoveritsharmfuleffects　　

Bgreatpanicoverthementaldisorderitcouldcause　　

Canintensiveresearchintostress-relatedillnesses　　

Dpopularavoidanceofstressfuljobs

23.ThescoreoftheHolmes-Rahetestshows____.　　

Ahowmuchpressureyouareunder　　

Bhowpositiveeventscanchangeyoulife　　

Chowstressfulamajoreventcanbe　　

Dhowyoucandealwithlife-changingevents

24.Whyis“suchsimplisticadvice”Line1Para.3impossibletofollow﹖

ANoonecanstayonthesamejobforlong　　

BNoprescriptioniseffectiveinrelievingstress　　

CPeoplehavetogetmarriedsomeday　　

DYoucouldbemissingopportunitiesaswell

25.Accordingtothepassagepeoplewhohaveexperiencedupsanddownsmaybecome____.　　

Anervouswhenfacedwithdifficulties　　

Bphysicallyandmentallystrained　　

Cmorecapableofcopingwithadversity　　

Dindifferenttowardwhathappenstothem

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage

　　Mostepisodesofabsent-mindedness—forgettingwhereyouleftsomething

orwonderingwhyyoujustenteredaroom-arecausedbyasimplelackof

attentionsaysSchacter.“You’resupposedtoremembersomethingbutyou

haven’tencodeditdeeply.”

 　　EncodingSchacterexplainsisaspecialwayofpayingattentiontoan

eventthathasamajorimpactonrecallingitlater.Failuretoencode

properlycancreateannoyingsituations.Ifyouputyourmobilephoneina

pocketforexampleanddon'tpayattentiontowhatyoudidbecause

you'reinvolvedinaconversationyou'llprobablyforgetthatthephone

isinthejacketnowhanginginyourwardrobe（衣柜）.“Yourmemoryitself

isn'tfailingyou"saysSchacter.“Ratheryoudidn’tgiveyourmemory

systemtheinformationitneeded."

　　Lackofinterestcanalsoleadtoabsent-mindedness."Amanwhocan

recitesportsstatisticsfrom30yearsago"saysZelinski“maynot

remembertodropaletterinthemailbox."Womenhaveslightlybetter

memoriesthanmenpossiblybecausetheypaymoreattentiontotheir

environmentandmemoryreliesonjustthat.

 　　Visualcuescanhelppreventabsent-mindednesssaysSchacter.“Butbe

surethecueisclearandavailable"hecau