全国大学英语四级考试真题和答案.docx

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全国大学英语四级考试真题和答案

2005年1月全国大学英语四级考试真题和答案

2005年1月全国大学英语四级考试真题和答案

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

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

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A）Attheoffice.

B）Inthewaitingroom.

C）Attheairport.

D）Inarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,A）“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

1.A）Themanenjoystravelingbycar.

B）Themanlivesfarfromthesubway.

C）Themanisgoodatdriving.

D）Themanusedtoownacar.

2.A）Tonyshouldcontinuetakingthecourse.

B）SheapprovesofTony’sdecision.

C）Tonycanchooseanothersciencecourse.

D）Shecan’tmeetTonysoearlyinthemorning.

3.A）Shehastostudyfortheexam.

B）Sheisparticularlyinterestedinplays.

C）She’seagertowatchthenewplay.

D）Shecanlendhernotestotheman.

4.A）Theywillbereplacedbyon-lineeducationsoonerorlater.

B）Theywillattractfewerkidsason-lineeducationexpands.

C）Theywillcontinuetoexistalongwithon-lineeducation.

D）Theywilllimittheirteachingtocertainsubjectsonly.

5.A）Moststudentswouldliketoworkforanewspaper.

B）Moststudentsfindajobbyreadingadvertisements.

C）Moststudentsfindithardtogetajobaftertheygraduate.

D）Moststudentsdon’twantjobsadvertisedinthenewspapers.

6.A）Movethewashingmachinetothebasement.

B）Turnthebasementintoaworkshop.

C）Repairthewashingmachine.

D）Finishhisassignment.

7.A）Somestudentsatthebackcannotheartheprofessor.

B）Theprofessorhaschangedhisreadingassignment.

C）Someofthestudentsarenotontheprofessor’slist.

D）Theprofessorhasbroughtextracopiesofhisassignment.

8.A）Shedoesn’twanttotalkaboutthecontest.

B）She’smodestabouthersuccessinthecontest.

C）She’sspenttwoyearsstudyingEnglishinCanada.

D）She’sveryproudofhersuccessinthespeechcontest.

9.A）Talkingaboutsports.

B）Writinguplocalnews.

C）Readingnewspapers.

D）Puttingupadvertisements.

10.A）Theyshouldn’tchangetheirplan.

B）They’dbetterchangetheirmind.

C）Thetennisgamewon’tlastlong.

D）Weatherforecastsarenotreliable.

SectionBCompoundDictation

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromSItoS7withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.ForblanksnumberedfromS8toS10youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Therearealotofgoodcamerasavailableatthemoment—mostofthesearemadeinJapanbuttherearealsogood（S1）________modelsfromGermanyandtheUSA.Wehave（S2）________arangeofdifferentmodelstoseewhichisthebest（S3）________formoney.Afteranumberofdifferenttestsandinterviewswithpeoplewhoare（S4）________withthedifferentcamerasbeingassessed,ourresearchers（S5）________theOlympicBYmodelasthebestauto-focuscameraavailableatthemoment.Itcosts$200althoughyoumaywellwanttospendmore—（S6）________asmuchasanother$200—onbuying（S7）________lensesandotherequipment.ItisagoodJapanesecamera,easytouse.（S8）________whereastheAmericanversionsareconsiderablymoreexpensive.

TheOlympicBYmodelweighsonly320gramswhichisquiteabitlessthanothercamerasofasimilartype.Indeedoneoftheothermodelswelookedatweighedalmosttwiceasmuch.（S9）________.Allthepeopleweinterviewedexpressedalmosttotalsatisfactionwithit.（S10）________.

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

A）oneshouldidentifytheviruswhichcausesit

B）oneshouldconsultadoctorassoonaspossible

C）oneshouldtakemedicineuponcatchingthedisease

D）oneshouldremainalertwhenthediseaseisspreading

14.Whichofthefollowingsymptomswilldistinguishtheflufromacold?

A）Astuffynose.

B）Ahightemperature.

C）Asorethroat.

D）Adrycough.

15.Ifchildrenhaveflu-likesymptoms,theirparents________.

A）areadvisednottogivethemaspirin

B）shouldwatchoutforsignsofReyesyndrome

C）areencouragedtotakethemtohospitalforvaccination

D）shouldpreventthemfrommixingwithpeoplerunningafever

PassageTwo

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

InatimeoflowacademicachievementbychildrenintheUnitedStates,manyAmericansareturningtoJapan,acountryofhighacademicachievementandeconomicsuccess,forpossibleanswers.However,theanswersprovidedbyJapanesepreschoolsarenottheonesAmericansexpectedtofind.InmostJapanesepreschools,surprisinglylittleemphasisisputonacademicinstruction.Inoneinvestigation,300Japaneseand210Americanpreschoolteachers,childdevelopmentspecialists,andparentswereaskedaboutvariousaspectsofearlychildhoodeducation.Only2percentoftheJapaneserespondents（答问卷者）listed“togivechildrenagoodstartacademically”asoneoftheirtopthreereasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.Incontrast,overhalftheAmericanrespondentschosethisasoneoftheirtopthreechoices.Topreparechildrenforsuccessfulcareersinfirstgradeandbeyond,Japaneseschoolsdonotteachreading,writing,andmathematics,butratherskillssuchaspersistence,concentration,andtheabilitytofunctionasamemberofagroup.ThevastmajorityofyoungJapanesechildrenaretaughttoreadathomebytheirparents.

IntherecentcomparisonofJapaneseandAmericanpreschooleducation,91percentofJapaneserespondentschoseprovidingchildrenwithagroupexperienceasoneoftheirtopthreereasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.Sixty-twopercentofthemoreindividuallyoriented（强调个性发展的）Americanslistedgroupexperienceasoneoftheirtopthreechoices.AnemphasisontheimportanceofthegroupseeninJapaneseearlychildhoodeducationcontinuesintoelementaryschooleducation.

LikeinAmerica,thereisdiversityinJapaneseearlychildhoodeducation.SomeJapanesekindergartenshavespecificaims,suchasearlymusicaltrainingorpotentialdevelopment.Inlargecities,somekindergartensareattachedtouniversitiesthathaveelementaryandsecondaryschools.SomeJapaneseparentsbelievethatiftheiryoungchildrenattendauniversity-basedprogram,itwillincreasethechildren’schancesofeventuallybeingadmittedtotop-ratedschoolsanduniversities.SeveralmoreprogressiveprogramshaveintroducedfreeplayasawayoutfortheheavyintellectualizinginsomeJapanesekindergartens.

16.WelearnfromthefirstparagraphthatmanyAmericansbelieve________.

A）JapaneseparentsaremoreinvolvedinpreschooleducationthanAmericanparents

B）Japan’seconomicsuccessisaresultofitsscientificachievements

C）Japanesepreschooleducationemphasizesacademicinstruction

D）Japan’shighereducationissuperiortotheirs

17.MostAmericanssurveyedbelievethatpreschoolsshouldalsoattachimportanceto________.

A）problemsolving

B）groupexperience

C）parentalguidance

D）individually-orienteddevelopment

18.InJapan’spreschooleducation,thefocusison________.

A）preparingchildrenacademically

B）developingchildren’sartisticinterests

C）tappingchildren’spotential

D）shapingchildren’scharacter

19.FreeplayhasbeenintroducedinsomeJapanesekindergartensinorderto________.

A）broadenchildren’shorizon

B）cultivatechildren’screativity

C）lightenchildren’sstudyload

D）enrichchildren’sknowledge

20.WhydosomeJapaneseparentssendtheirchildrentouniversity-basedkindergartens?

A）Theycandobetterintheirfuturestudies.

B）Theycanaccumulatemoregroupexperiencethere.

C）Theycanbeindividuallyorientedwhentheygrowup.

D）Theycanhavebetterchancesofgettingafirst-rateeducation.

PassageThree

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Leaddeposits,whichaccumulatedinsoilandsnowduringthe1960’sand70’s,wereprimarilytheresultofleadedgasolineemissionsoriginatingintheUnitedStates.InthetwentyyearsthattheCleanAirActhasmandatedunleadedgasuseintheUnitedStates,theleadaccumulationworldwidehasdecreasedsignificantly.

AstudypublishedrecentlyinthejournalNatureshowsthatair-borneleadedgasemissionsfromtheUnitedStatesweretheleadingcontributortothehighconcentrationofleadinthesnowinGreenland.ThenewstudyisaresultofthecontinuedresearchledbyDr.CharlesBoutron,anexpertontheimpactofheavymetalsontheenvironmentattheNationalCenterforScientificResearchinFrance.AstudybyDr.Boutronpublishedin1991showedthatleadlevelsinarctic（北极的）snowweredeclining.

Inhisnewstudy,Dr.BoutronfoundtheratiosofthedifferentformsofleadintheleadedgasolineusedintheUnitedStatesweredifferentfro