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英语四级考试真题及答案L
2006年6月17日大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷
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选定答案后,用HB浓度以上的铅笔在相应字母的中部划一条横线。
正确的方法是:
[A][B][C][D]。
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PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwarsaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce:
Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmaxireadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichis,thebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Example:
Youwillhear:
Youwillread:
A)Attheoffice.
B)Inthewaitingroom.
C)Attheairport.
D)Inarestaurant.
Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisconversationismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]
1.A)Theywentalongwaytoattendtheparty.
B)Theydidn’tthinkmuchofthefoodanddrinks.
C)Theyknewnoneoftheotherguestsattheparty.
D)Theyenjoyedthepartybetterthantheotherguests.(C)
2.A)Tothebookstore.
B)Tothedentist’s.
C)Tothemarket.
D)Tothepostoffice.(B)
3.A)Dr.Andrewshasbeenpromotedforhisthoroughness.
B)ShedisagreeswithDr.Andrewsonmanyoccasions.
C)Dr.Andrewsusedtokeephispatientswaiting.
D)ShedislikesDr.Andrewsasmuchasthenewphysician.(C)
4.A)Tomisusuallytalkative.
B)Tomhasaverybadtemper.
C)Tomhasdozensofthingstoattendto.
D)Tomisdislikedbyhiscolleagues.(A)
5.A)Topickupthewomanfromthelibrary.
B)Tomakeacopyofthescheduleforhisfriend.
C)Tofindoutmoreaboutthetopicfortheseminar.
D)Togettheseminarscheduleforthewoman.(D)
6.A)Thewomanhastogetthetextbooksinotherways.
B)Thewomanhassoldherusedtextbookstothebookstore.
C)Themanisgoingtobuyhistextbooksfromabookstore.
D)Themandoesn’twanttosellhistextbookstothewoman.(A)
7.A)Attendaconference.
B)Giveaspeech.
C)Meethislawyer.
D)Makeabusinesstrip.(B)
8.A)Jessiealwayssayswhatshethinks.
B)Jessieseemstohavealotonhermind.
C)Jessieiswrongtofindfaultwithherboss.
D)Jessieshouldknowthemarketingdirectorbetter.(A)
9.A)Helenistalkative.
B)Helenisactive.
C)Helenissociable.
D)Helenisquiet.(D)
10.A)JimmywillregretmarryingaFrenchwoman.
B)Jimmyisrichenoughtobuyabighouse.
C)Jimmyisnotseriousinmakingdecisions.
D)Jimmy’swordsareoftennotreliable.(D)
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A)Itcanbeusedbyfarmerstoprotectlargebuildings.
B)ItwasbroughttothenorthernUSAbyAsianfarmers.
C)IthasdonemoreharmthangoodinthesouthernUSA.
D)ItwasintroducedintotheUSAtokillharmfulweeds.(C)
12.A)Peoplewillhavetorelyonkudzuforaliving.
B)Theywillsoonbeovergrownwithkudzu.
C)Theywillbecometoohardtoplough.
D)Peoplewillfindithardtoprotectthesoil.(B)
13.A)Thefarmerstherehavebroughtitundercontrol.
B)Thefactoriestherehavefoundagooduseforit.
C)Theclimatethereisunfavorabletoitsgrowth.
D)Thesoilthereisnotsosuitablefortheplant.(C)
PassageTwo
Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.A)Abusinesscorporation.
B)Theuniverseasawhole.
C)Asocietyoflegalprofessionals.
D)Anassociationofteachersandscholars.(D)
15.A)Itslargestexpansiontookplaceduringthatperiod.
B)Itsroleinsocietywentthroughadramaticchange.
C)Smalluniversitiescombinedtoformbiggerones.
D)Provincialcollegesweretakenoverbylargeruniversities.(A)
16.A)Privatedonations.
B)Governmentfunding.
C)Grantsfromcorporations.
D)Feespaidbystudents.(B)
PassageThree
Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
17.A)HewaswoundedintheSpanishcivilwar.
B)Hewasinterestedinthestudyofwildanimals.
C)HestartedtheorganizationHeiferInternational.
D)Hesoldhiscowstomanycountriesintheworld.(C)
18.A)Tohelpstarvingfamiliestobecomeself-supporting.
B)Tomakeplansforthedevelopmentofpoorcommunities.
C)Toteachpeoplehowtousenewskillstoraiseanimals.
D)Todistributefoodtothepooraroundtheworld.(A)
19.A)Theyshouldhelpotherfamiliesthewaytheyhavebeenhelped.
B)Theyshouldofferallbabyanimalstotheirpoorneighbors.
C)Theyshouldsubmitareportoftheirneedsandgoals.
D)Theyshouldprovidefoodforthelocalcommunities.(A)
20.A)Ithasimprovedanimalbreedingskillsallovertheworld.
B)Ithashelpedrelievehungerinsomedevelopingcountries.
C)Ithaspromotedinternationalexchangeoffarmingtechnology.
D)IthasbridgedthegapbetweentherichandthepoorinAmerica.(B)
PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Passageone
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart,Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsatunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Interestinpursuinginternationalcareershassoaredinrecentyears,enhancedbychronic(长久的)personnelshortagesthatarecausingcompaniestosearchbeyondtheirhomebordersfortalent.
Professionalsseekcareerexperienceoutsideoftheirhomecountriesforavarietyofreasons.Theymayfeeltheneedtorechargetheirbatterieswithanewchallenge.Theymaywantapositionwithmoreresponsibilitythatencouragescreativityandinitiative.Ortheymaywishtoexposetheirchildrentoanotherculture,andtheopportunitytolearnasecondlanguage.
Whenapplyingforajob,oneusuallyhastosubmitaresumeorcurriculumvitae(CV).Thetwotermsgenerallymeanthesamething:
aone-ortwo-pagedocumentdescribingone’seducationalqualificationsandprofessionalexperience.However,guidelinesforpreparingaresumeareconstantlychanging.Thebestadviceistofindoutwhatisappropriateregardingthecorporate(公司)culture,thecountryculture,andthecultureofthepersonmakingthehiringdecision.Thechallengewillbetoembracetwoormoreculturesinonedocument.Thefollowinglistisagoodplacetostart.
●“Educationalrequirementsdifferfromcountrytocountry.Inalmosteverycaseof‘cross-border’jobhunting,juststatingthetitleofyourdegreewillnotbeanadequatedescription.Providethereaderwithdetailsaboutyourstudiesandanyrelatedexperience.”
●Payattentiontotheresumeformatyouuse-chronologicalorreverse-chronologicalorder.Chronologicalordermeanslistingyour‘oldest’workexperiencefirst.Reverse-chronologicalordermeanslistingyourcurrentormostrecentexperiencefirst.Mostcountrieshavepreferencesaboutwhichformatismostacceptable.Ifyoufindnospecificguidelines,thegeneralpreferenceisforthereverse-chronologicalformat.”
●IfyouaresubmittingyourresumeinEnglish,findoutiftherecipient(收件人)usesBritishEnglishorAmericanEnglishbecausetherearevariationsbetweenthetwoversions.Forexample,universityeducationisoftenreferredtoas‘tertiaryeducation’intheUnitedKingdom,butthistermisalmostneverusedintheUnitedStates.Areaderwhoisunfamiliarwiththesevariationsmayassumethatyourresumecontainserrors.
21.Companiesarehiringmoreforeignemployeesbecause________.
A)theyfindforeignemployeesareusuallymoretalented
B)theyneedoriginalideasfromemployeeshiredoverseas
C)theywanttoexpandtheirbusinessbeyondhomeborders
D)theyhavedifficultyfindingqualifiedpersonnelathome(D)
22.Theauthorbelievesthatanindividualwhoappliestoworkoverseas________.
A)isusuallycreativeandfullofinitiative
B)aimstoimprovehisforeignlanguageskills
C)isdissatisfiedwithhisownlifeathome
D)seekseitherhisownorhischildren’sdevelopment(D)
23.Whenitcomestoresumewriting,itisbestto________.
A)takeculturalfactorsintoconsideration
B)learnaboutthecompany’shiringprocess
C)followappropriateguidelinesforjobhunting
D)knowtheemployer’spersonallikesanddislikes(A)
24.Whenwritingaboutqualifications,applicantsareadvisedto________.
A)stresstheiracademicpotentialtoimpressthedecisionmaker
B)givethetitleoftheuniversitydegreetheyhaveearnedathome
C)provideadetaileddescriptionoftheirstudyandworkexperiences
D)highlighttheirkeeninterestinpursuinga‘cross-border’career(C)
25.Accordingtotheauthor’slastpieceofadvice,theapplicantsshouldbeawareof________.
A)thedifferenteducati