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12英语四级真题
2002年12月28日四级考试试题及参考答案
PartI ListeningComprehension (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.
Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]
1.A)TheyarebothanxioustotryItalianfood.
B)Theyarelikelytohavedinnertogether.
C)Themanwilltreatthewomantodinnertonight.
D)Thewomanrefusedtohavedinnerwiththeman.
1录音稿.M:
Mary,wouldyoujoinmefordinnertonight?
W:
Youtreatedmelastweekend.Now,it'smyturn.ShallwetrysomethingItalian.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
2.A)It’sonlyforrent,notforsale.
B)It’sbeingredecorated.
C)It’snotasgoodasadvertised.
D)It’snolongeravailable.
2录音稿.W:
Goodafternoon,I'mcallingtoinquireaboutthefourbedroomhouseyouadvertisedinthenewspaper.
M:
Iamsorry,butit'salreadysold.
Q:
Whatdowelearnaboutthehousefromtheconversation?
3.A)Colleagues.
B)Employerandemployee.
C)Husbandandwife.
D)Motherandson.
3录音稿.W:
John,whatareyoudoingonyourcomputer?
Don'tyourememberyourpromise?
M:
Thisisnotagame.It'sonlyacrosswordpuzzlethathelpsincreasemyvocabulary.
Q:
Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
4.A)Shecontactsherparentsoccasionally.
B)Shephonesherparentsregularlyatweekends.
C)Shevisitsherparentsatweekendswhenthefaresaredown.
D)Sheoftencallsherparentsregardlessoftherates.
4录音稿.M:
Doyoustillkeepintouchwithyourparentsregularlyafteralltheseyears?
W:
Yes,ofcourse.Icallthematweekendswhentheratesaredownfiftypercent.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromthewomanfromtheconversation?
5.A)Thenextbusiscomingsoon.
B)Thebuswillwaitafewminutesatthestop.
C)Thereareonlytwoorthreepassengerswaitingforthebus.
D)Theycancatchthisbuswithoutrunning.
5录音稿.M:
Hurry,thereisabuscoming.
W:
Whyrun?
Therewillbeanotheroneintwoorthreeminutes.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
6.A)Theassignmentlookseasybutactuallyit’squitedifficult.
B)Theassignmentistoodifficultforthemtocompleteontime.
C)TheycannotfinishtheassignmentuntilThursday.
D)Theyhaveplentyoftimetoworkontheassignment.
6录音稿.M:
Wow,that'sabigassignmentwegotfortheEnglishclass.
W:
Well,it'snotasbadasitlooks.Itisn'tdountilThursdaymorning.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
7.A)Themanwillgotomeetthewomanthisevening.
B)Themanandthewomanhaveanappointmentat7o’clock.
C)Thewomancan’tfinishmakingthejambefore7o’clock.
D)Thewomanwon’tbeabletoseethemanthisevening.
7录音稿.W:
Hello,isthatSteve.I'mstuckinatrafficjam.I'mafraidIcan'tmakeitbeforeseveno'clock.
M:
Nevermind.I'llbeherewaitingforyou.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
8.A)She’slearnedalotfromtheliteratureclass.
B)She’swrittensomebooksaboutworldclassics.
C)She’smetsomeoftheworld’sbestwriters.
D)She’sjustbackfromatriproundtheworld.
8录音稿.M:
Youreallyseemtoenjoyyourliteratureclass.
W:
You'reright.Ithasopenedanewworldforme.I'mexposedtothethoughtsofsomeoftheworld'sbestwriters.I'veneverreadsomuchimmylife.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
9.A)Theexamwaseasierthanthepreviousone.
B)Joeissurethathewilldobetterinthenextexam.
C)Joeprobablefailedintheexam.
D)Theoralpartoftheexamwaseasierthanthewrittenpart.
9录音稿.W:
Listentome,Joe,theexamisalreadyathingofthepast.Justforgetaboutit.
M:
That'seasiersaidthandone.
Q:
Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?
10.A)Sheistiredofdrivinginheavytraffic.
B)Shedoesn’tminditastheroadconditionsaregood.
C)Sheisunhappytohavetodrivesuchalongwayeveryday.
D)Sheenjoysitbecauseshe’sgoodatdriving.
10录音稿.M:
Ihearyoudrivealongwaytoworkeveryday.
W:
Oh,yes.It'saboutsixtymiles.Butitdoesn'tseemthatfar,theroadisnotbad,andthere'snotmuchtraffic.
Q:
Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutdrivingtowork?
SectionBCompoundDictation
注意:
听力理解的B节(SectionB)为复合式听写(CompoundDictation),题目在试卷二上,现在请取出试卷二。
It’sdifficulttoimaginetheseaeverrunningoutoffish.It’ssovast,sodeep,so(S1)_____________.Unfortunately,it’snotbottomless.Over-fishing,(S2)_____________withdestructivefishingpractices,iskillingoffthefishand(S3)____________theirenvironment.
Destroythefish,andyoudestroythefishermen’smeansofliving.Atleast60(S4)__________oftheworld’scommerciallyimportantfish(S5)______________arealreadyover-fished,orfishedtothelimit.Asaresult,governmentshavehadtoclosedownsomeareasofseatocommercialfishing.
Big,high-techfleets(S6)_______________thateverythingintheirpathispulledoutofwater.Anythingtoosmall,orthewrongthing,isthrownbackeitherdeadordying.That’san(S7)________________ofmorethan20millionmetrictonseveryyear.
(S8)__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Insomepartsoftheworld,foreverykilogramofprawns(对虾)caught,upto15kilogramsofunsuspectingfishandothermarinewildlifedie,simplyforbeinginthewrongplaceatthewrongtime.
True,(S9)________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________,beforeeveryoceanbecomesadeadsea.
(S10)__________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________,thencatchtheminawaythatdoesn’tkillotherinnocentsealife.
听力原稿
It'sdifficulttoimaginetheseaeverrunningoutoffish.It'ssovast,sodeep,so (S1)mysterious.Unfortunately,it'snotbottomless.Overfishing, (S2)coupled withdestructivefishingpractices,iskillingoffthefishand (S3)ruining theirenvironment.
Destroythefish,andyoudestroythefishermen'smeansofliving.Atleast60 (S4)percent oftheworld'scommerciallyimportantfish (S5)species arealreadyoverfished,orfishedtothelimit.Asaresult,governmentshavehadtoclosedownsomeareasofseatocommercialfishing.
Big,hightechfleets (S6)ensure thateverythingintheirpathispulledoutofwater.Anythingtoosmall,orthewrongthing,isthrownbackeitherdeadordying.That'san (S7)average ofmorethan20millionmetrictonseveryyear.
(S9)Whenyouconsider,thatequalsaquarteroftheworldcatch,youbegintoseethesizeoftheproblem.
Insomepartsoftheworld,foreverykilogramofprawns(对虾)caught,upto15kilogramsofunsuspectingfishandothermarinewildlifedie,simplyforbeinginthewrongplaceatthewrongtime.
True,somecountriesarebeginningtodealwiththisproblem,butit'svitalwefindrationalwaysoffishing,beforeeveryoceanbecomesadeadsea.
(S10)Itwouldmakeasensetogivethefishenoughtimetorecover,growtofullsizeandreproduce,thencatchtheminawaythatdoesn'tkillotherinnocentsealife.
PartII ReadingComprehension (35minutes)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Likemanyofmygeneration,Ihaveaweaknessforheroworship.Atsomepoint,however,weallbegintoquestionourheroesandourneedforthem.Thisleadsustoask:
Whatisahero?
Despiteimmensedifferencesincultures,heroesaroundtheworldgenerallyshareanumberofcharacteristicsthatinstructandinspirepeople.
Aherodoessomethingworthtalkingabout.Aherohasastoryofadventuretotellandacommunitywhowilllisten.Butaherogoesbeyondmerefame.
Heroesservepowersorprincipleslargerthanthemselves.Likehigh-voltagetransformers,heroestaketheenergyofhigherpowersandstepitdownsothatitcanbeusedbyordinarypeople.
Theherolivesalifeworthyofimitation.Thosewhoimitateagenuineheroexperiencelifewithnewdepth,enthusiasm,andmeaning.Asuretestforwould-beheroesiswhatorwhomdotheyserve?
Whataretheywillingtoliveanddiefor?
Iftheanswerorevidencesuggeststheyserveonlytheirownfame,theymaybefamouspersonsbutnotheroes.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarefamous,butwhowouldclaimthattheirfansfindlifemoreabundant?
Heroesarecatalysts(催化剂)forchange.Theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintop.Theyhavetheskillandthecharmtomovethemasses.Theycreatenewpossibilities.WithoutGandhi,IndiamightstillbepartoftheBritishEmpire.WithoutRosaParksandMartinLutherKing,Jr.,wemightstill