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大学英语四级真题及答案
2002年1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.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Example:
Youwillhear:
Youwillread:
A)Attheoffice.
B)Inthewaitingroom.
C)Attheairport.
D)Inarestaurant.
Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D)“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]
1.A)Shehastopostaletterinstead.
B)Shehastoturndowntheman’srequest.
C)She’snotsureifthecomputerisfixed.
D)Shecan’tsendthemessagerightnow.(D)
2.A)Hedidn’tgetthebookheneeded.
B)Hehadnoideawherethebookwas.
C)Thelibraryisclosedonweekends.
D)Hewasnotallowedtocheckoutthebook.(A)
3.A)Playataperecorder.
B)Takeapicture.
C)Repairatypewriter.
D)Startacar.(A)
4.A)Thewomanrejectedtheman’sapology.
B)Thewomanappreciatedtheman’soffer.
C)Themanhadforgottenthewholething.
D)Themanhadhurtthewoman’sfeelings.(D)
5.A)Thewomanismeetingthemanattheairport.
B)Theyarecomplainingaboutthepoorairportservice.
C)TheyarediscussingtheirplanforChristmas.
D)Themanisseeingthewomanoff.(D)
6.A)Sheplanstogotograduateschool.
B)Shewilldropoutofschool.
C)Shewillstopworkingandconcentrateonherstudies.
D)Shewilltakeapart-timejob.(C)
7.A)Heneedsanotherjobasresearchassistant.
B)HeaskedProfessorWilliamsforassistance.
C)HeassistsProfessorWilliamswithhisteaching.
D)HeisdoingresearchwithProfessorWilliams.(C)
8.A)Shethoughttherewerenoticketsleftfortheshow.
B)Shethoughttheseatsontheleftsidewerefullyoccupied.
C)Theshowwasplannedalongtimeago.
D)Theaudienceweredeeplyimpressedbytheshow.(A)
9.A)Mr.Long’sbriefingwasunnecessarilylong.
B)Thewomanshouldhavebeenmoreattentive.
C)Mr.Long’sbriefingwasnotrelevanttothemission.
D)Thewomanneedn’thaveattendedthebriefing.(B)
10.A)Inabank.
B)Inaschool.
C)Inaclothingstore.
D)Inabarbershop.(A)
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Passageone
Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A)Becausethebirdcouldn’trepeathismaster’sname.
B)Becausethebirdscreamedalldaylong.
C)Becausethebirdutteredthewrongword.
D)Becausethebirdfailedtosaythenameofthetown.(D)
12.A)Thecruelmaster.
B)Themaninthekitchen.
C)Thepetbird.
D)Thefourthchicken.(C)
13.A)Thebirdbadfinallyunderstoodhisthreat.
B)Thebirdmanagedtoescapefromthechickenhouse.
C)Thebirdhadlearnedtoscreambackathim.
D)Thebirdwaslivingpeacefullywiththechickens.(A)
PassageTwo
Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.A)Theyarekeptinopenprisons.
B)Theyareallowedoutoftheprisongrounds.
C)Theyareorderedtodocookingandcleaning.
D)Theyareasmallportionoftheprisonpopulation.(D)
15.A)Someoftheirprisonersareallowedtostudyorworkoutsideprisons.
B)Mostoftheirprisonersareexpectedtowork.
C)Theirprisonersareoftensenttospecialcentersforskilltraining.
D)Theirprisonersareallowedfreedomtovisittheirfamilies.(A)
16.A)Theyareencouragedtodomaintenanceforthetrainingcentre.
B)Mostofthemgetpaidfortheirwork.
C)Theyhavetocooktheirownmeals.
D)Theycanchoosetodocommunitywork.(B)
PassageThree
Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
17.A)Becausetheyhaveadrivinglicense.
B)Becausetheyhavereceivedspecialtraining.
C)BecausethetrafficconditionsinLondonaregood.
D)Becausethetrafficsystemofthecityisnotverycomplex.(B)
18.A)Twotofourmonths.
B)Aboutthreeweeks.
C)Atleasthalfayear.
D)Twoyearsormore.(D)
19.A)Governmentofficersarehardtoplease.
B)Thelearnerhastogothroughseveraltoughtests.
C)Thelearnerusuallyfailsseveraltimesbeforehepassesit.
D)Thedrivingtestusuallylasttowmonths.(B)
20.A)Theydon’twanttheirpresentbossestoknowwhatthey’redoing.
B)Theywanttoearnmoneyfrombothjobs.
C)Theycannotearnmoneyastaxidriversyet.
D)Theylookforwardtofurtherpromotion.(C)
PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Passageone
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Somepessimisticexpertsfeelthattheautomobileisboundtofallintodisuse.Theyseeadayinthenot-too-distantfuturewhenallautoswillbeabandonedandallowedtorust.Otherauthorities,however,thinktheautoisheretostay.Theyholdthatthecarwillremainaleadingmeansofurbantravelintheforeseeablefuture.
Themotorcarwillundoubtedlychangesignificantlyoverthenext30years.Itshouldbecomesmaller,safer,andmoreeconomical,andshouldnotbepoweredbythegasolineengine.Thecarofthefutureshouldbefarmorepollution-freethanpresenttypes.
Regardlessofitspowersource,theautointhefuturewillstillbethemainprobleminurbantrafficcongestion(拥挤).Oneproposedsolutiontothisproblemistheautomatedhighwaysystem.
Whentheautoentersthehighwaysystem,aretractable(可伸缩的)armwilldropfromtheautoandmakecontactwitharail,whichissimilartothosepoweringsubwaytrainselectrically.Onceattachedtotherail,thecarwillbecomeelectricallypoweredfromthesystem,andcontrolofthevehiclewillpasstoacentralcomputer.Thecomputerwillthenmonitorallofthecar’smovements.
Thedriverwilluseatelephonetodialinstructionsabouthisdestinationintothesystem.Thecomputerwillcalculatethebestroute,andreservespaceforthecarallthewaytothecorrectexitfromthehighway.Thedriverwillthenbefreetorelaxandwaitforthebuzzer(蜂鸣器)thatwillwarnhimofhiscomingexit.Itisestimatedthatanautomatedhighwaywillbeabletohandle10,000vehiclesperhour,comparedwiththe1,500to2,000vehiclesthatcanbecarriedbyapresent-dayhighway.
21.Onesignificantimprovementinthefuturecarwillprobablybe________.
A)itspowersource
B)itsdrivingsystem
C)itsmonitoringsystem
D)itsseatingcapacity(A)
22.Whatistheauthor’smainconcern?
A)Howtorenderautomobilespollution-free.
B)Howtomakesmallerandsaferautomobiles.
C)Howtosolvetheproblemoftrafficjams.
D)Howtodevelopanautomatedsubwaysystem.(C)
23.Whatprovidesautoswithelectricpowerinanautomatedhighwaysystem?
A)Arail.
B)Anengine.
C)Aretractablearm.
D)Acomputercontroller.(A)
24.Inanautomatedhighwaysystem,allthedriverneedstodois________.
A)keepintherightlane
B)waittoarriveathisdestination
C)keepinconstanttouchwiththecomputercenter
D)informthesystemofhisdestinationbyphone(D)
25.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardthefutureofautos?
A)Enthusiastic.
B)Pessimistic.
C)Optimistic.
D)Cautious.(C)
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Foxesandfarmershavenevergotonwell.Thesesmalldog-likeanimalshavelongbeenaccusedofkillingfarmanimals.Theyareofficiallyclassifiedasharmfulandfarmerstrytokeeptheirnumbersdownbyshootingorpoisoningthem.
Farmerscanalsocallontheservicesoftheirlocalhunttocontrolthefoxpopulation.Huntingconsistsofpursuingafoxacrossthecountryside,withagroupofspeciallytraineddogs,followedbymenandwomenridinghorses.Whenthedogseventuallycatchthefoxtheykillitorahuntershootsit.
Peoplewhotakepartinhuntingthinkofasasport;theywearaspecialuniformofredcoatsandwhitetrousers,andfollowstrictcodesofbehavior.Butowningahorseandhuntingregularlyisexpensive,somosthuntersarewealthy.
Itisestimatedthatupto100,000peoplewatchortakepartinfoxhunting.Butoverthelastcoupleofdecadesthenumberofpeopleopposedtofoxhunting,becausetheythinkitisbrutal(残酷的),hasrisensharply.Nowadaysitisrareforahunttopassoffwithoutsomekindofconfrontation(冲突)betweenhuntersandhuntsaboteurs(阻拦者).Sometimestheseincidentsleadtoviolence,butmostlysaboteursinterferewiththehuntbymisleadingridersanddisturbingthetrailofthefox’ssmell,whichthedogsfollow.
Noisyconfrontationsbetweenhuntersandsaboteurshavebecomesocommonthattheyarealmostasmuchapartofhuntingasthepursuitoffoxesitself.Butthisyearsupportersoffoxhuntingfaceamuchbiggerthreattotheirsport.ALabourPartyMemberoftheParliament,MikeFoster,istryingtogetParliamentt