大学英语四级考试 A 卷.docx

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大学英语四级考试A卷

2005年1月8日大学英语四级考试A卷

PartISectionAListeningComprehension（20minutes）

Directions:

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

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread."

A）Attheoffice.

B）Inthewaitingroom.

C）Attheairport.

D）Inarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhad

tofinishintheevening.Thisconversationismostlikelytohavetakenplaceatthe

office.Therefore,A）"Attheoffice"isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]onthe

AnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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

PartIIReadingComprehension

（35minutes）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Scratchythroats,stuffynosesandbodyachesallspellmisery,butbeingabletotellifthecauseisacoldorflu（~,~）maymakeadifferenceinhowlongthemiserylasts.

TheAmericanLungAssociation（ALA）hasissuednewguidelinesoncombatingcoldsandtheflu（流感）,andoneofthekeysisbeingabletoquicklytellthetwoapart.That'sbecausetheprescriptiondrugsavailableforthefluneedtobetakensoonaftertheillnesssetsin.Asforcolds,thesoonerapersonstartstakingover-the-counterremedy,thesoonerreliefwillcome.

Thecommoncoldandthefluarebothcausedbyviruses.Morethan200virusescancausecoldsymptoms,whilethefluiscausedbythreeviruses-fluA,BandC.Thereisnocureforeitherillness,buttheflucanbepreventedbythefluvaccine（~-~）,whichis,formostpeople,thebestwaytofighttheflu,accordingtotheALA.

Butifthefludoesstrike,quickactioncanhelp.Althoughthefluandcommoncoldhavemanysimilarities,therearesomeobvioussignstolookfor.

Coldsymptomssuchasstuffynose,runnynoseandscratchythroattypicallydevelopgradu-

ally,andadultsandteensoftendonotgetafever.Ontheotherhand,feverisoneofthecharacter-

isticfeaturesofthefluforallages.Andingeneral,flusymptomsincludingfeverandchills,sore

throatandbodyachescomeonsuddenlyandaremoreseverethancoldsymptoms.

TheALAnotesthatitmaybeparticularlydifficulttotellwheninfantsandpreschoolage

childrenhavetheflu.Itadvisesparentstocallthedoctoriftheirsmallchildrenhaveflu-like

symptoms.

Bothcoldandflusymptomscanbeeasedwithover-the-countermedicationsaswell.However,childrenandteenswithacoldorflushouldnottakeaspirinforpainreliefbecauseoftheriskofReyesyndrome（综合症），ararebutseriousconditionoftheliverandcentralnervoussystem.Reyesyndrome.

Thereis,ofcourse,novaccineforthecommoncold.ButfrequenthandwashingandavoidingclosecontactwithpeoplewhohavecoldscanreducethelikelihoodofCatchingone.

11.Accordingtotheauthor,knowingthecauseofthemiserywillhelp

A）shortenthedurationoftheillness

B）thepatientbuymedicineoverthecounter

C）thepatientobtaincheaperprescriptiondrugs

D）preventpeoplefromcatchingcoldsandtheflu

12.Welearnfromthepassagethat

A）onedoesn'tneedtotakeanymedicineifhehasacoldortheflu

B）aspirinshouldnotbeincludedinover-the-countermedicinesfortheflu

C）delayedtreatmentofthefluwillharmtheliverandcentralnervoussystem

D）over-the-counterdrugscanbetakentoeasethemiserycausedbyacoldortheflu

13.Accordingtothepassage,tocombattheflueffectively,

A）oneshouldidentifytheviruswhichcausesit

B）oneshouldconsultadoctorassoonaspossible

C）oneshouldtakemedicineuponcatchingthedisease

D）oneshouldremainalertwhenthediseaseisspreading

14.Whichofthefollowingsymptomswilldistinguishtheflufromacold?

A）Astuffynose.

B）Ahightemperature.

CiAsorethroat.

D）Adrycough.

15.Ifchildrenhaveflu-likesymptoms,theirparents

A）areadvisednottogivethemaspirin

B）shouldwatchoutforsignsofReyesyndrome

C）areencouragedtotakethemtohospitalforvaccination

D）shouldpreventthemfrommixingwithpeoplerunningafever

PassageTwoQuestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

InatimeoflowacademicachievementbychildrenintheUnitedStates,manyAmericansareturningtoJapan,acountryofhighacademicachievementandeconomicsuccess,forpossible

answers.However,theanswersprovidedbyJapanesepreschoolsarenottheonesAmericansex-

pectedtofind.In'mostJapanesepreschools,surprisinglylittleemphasisisputonacademicinstruction.Inoneinvestigation,300Japaneseand210Americanpreschoolteachers,childdevelopmentspecialists,andparentswereaskedaboutvariousaspectsofearlychildhoodeducation.Only2percentoftheJapaneserespondents（答问卷者）listed"togivechildrenagoodstart'academically"asoneoftheirtopthreereasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.Incontrast,overhalftheAmericanrespondentschosethisasoneoftheirtopthreechoices.Topreparechildrenforsuccessfulcareersinfirstgradeandbeyond,Japaneseschoolsdonotteachreading,writing,andmathematics,butratherskillssuchaspersistence,concentration,andtheabilitytofunctionasamemberofagroup.ThevastmajorityofyoungJapanesechildrenaretaughttoreadathomebytheirparents.

IntherecentcomparisonofJapaneseandAmericanpreschooleducation,91percentofJapa-

neserespondentschoseprovidingchildrenwithagroupexperienceasoneoftheirtopthreerea-

sonsforasocietytohavepreschools.Sixty-twopercentofthemoreindividuallyoriented（强调个性发展的）Americanslistedgroupexperienceasoneoftheirtopthreechoices.Anemphasison

theimportanceofthegroupseeninJapaneseearlychildhoodeducationcontinuesintoelementary

schooleducation.

LikeinAmerica,thereisdiversityinJapaneseearlychildhoodeducation.SomeJapanese

kindergartenshavespecificaims,suchasearlymusicaltrainingorpotentialdevelopment.Inlarge

cities,somekindergartensareattachedtouniversitiesthathaveelementaryandsecondaryschools.

SomeJapaneseparentsbelievethatiftheiryoungchildrenattendauniversity-basedprogram,it

willincreasethechildren'schancesofeventuallybeingadmittedtotop-ratedschoolsanduniversi-

ties.SeveralmoreprogressiveprogramshaveintroducedfreeplayasawayoutfortheheavyintellectualizinginsomeJapanesekindergartens.

16.WelearnfromthefirstparagraphthatmanyAmericansbelieve

A）JapaneseparentsaremoreinvolvedinpreschooleducationthanAmericanparents

B）Japan'seconomicsuccessisaresultofitsscientificachievements

C）Japanesepreschooleducationemphasizesacademicinstruction

D）Japan'shighereducationissuperiortotheirs

17.MostAmericanssurveyedbelievethatpreschoolsshouldalsoattachimportanceto

A）problemsolving

B）groupexperience

believethatpreschoolsshouldalsoattachimportanceto

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）