大学英语四六级考试1992年英语四级真题及答案.docx

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大学英语四六级考试1992年英语四级真题及答案

1992年6月英语四级真题及答案

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

1.A）Themanshouldstayalittlelonger.

B）Themanshouldleaveatonce.

C）Themanwillmissthetrain.

D）Themanmusttrytocatchthelasttrain.（B）

2.A）Walking.

B）Boating.

C）Shopping.

D）Driving.（C）

3.A）Twentyminutes.

B）Twenty-fiveminutes.

C）Fiftyminutes.

D）Fifty-fiveminutes.（C）

4.A）Goandbuyanewdress.

B）Trytogetsometickets.

C）Goandseeaperformance.

D）Dosomesewingathome.（A）

5.A）Dotheworkforthewoman.

B）Takecareofthewoman.

C）Worktogetherwiththewoman.

D）Drivethewomanhome.（B）

6.A）Themanisshowingthewomanroundthecity.

B）Thewomanisaskingtheway.

C）Themanisastrangertothecity.

D）Thetwopersonsaretalkingaboutsendingletters.（D）

7.A）Buyingacarcoststoomuch.

B）Drivinglessonsaretooexpensive.

C）Takingthebusismoreconvenient.

D）Drivingistoodangerous.（C）

8.A）Bytwelveo’clock.

B）Bythreeo’clock.

C）Bynineo’clock.

D）Bytwoo’clock.（D）

9.A）Sheisgoingtoseeherunclethere.

B）Shehasarelativewhooncelivedthere.

C）Shewillvisitthecitysoon.

D）Sheusedtohaveanapartmentthere.（A）

10.A）7:

30

B）8:

00

C）8:

30

D）7:

00（D）

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Ingreenforests.

B）IntheNorthPoleregion.

C）InthePacificOcean.

D）Indrydeserts.（D）

12.A）Snakeslikewarmth.

B）Snakesliketostayinthesun.

C）Snakesareusedtoextra-hotweather.

D）Snakesaregoodswimmers.（B）

13.A）Theyareunintelligent.

B）Theyarenotveryintelligent.

C）Theyarefairlyintelligent.

D）Theyareveryintelligent.（D）

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）Hewastalkingtoapoliceman.

B）Hewasmakingaphonecall.

C）Hewaswatchingafilm.

D）Hewasshopping.（A）

15.A）Herbeautifulfigure.

B）Herunusualheight.

C）Herattractivemanners.

D）Herfashionablehandbag.（A）

16.A）Hewasarrestedbythepolice.

B）Hewasonlymakingajoke.

C）Hehadtakenthewoman’sbagbymistake.

D）Hewasactinginafilm.（B）

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A）6milliondollars.

B）25milliondollars.

C）70milliondollars.

D）400milliondollars.（B）

18.A）Anengineroom.

B）Abigkitchen.

C）Ahighbuilding.

D）Agreattheatre.（C）

19.A）Morethan200.

B）Morethan300.

C）Morethan400.

D）Morethan600.（C）

20.A）Thegiantjetwillbeforcedtoland.

B）Thegiantjetwillcrash.

C）Themechanicalpilotswilldothejob.

D）Theenginesofthegiantjetwillstopworking.（A）

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Lookingbackonmychildhood,Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.

Althoughwewereallbroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirpressedflowersandinsects.Unlikethem,Ihadnoearformusicandlanguages.IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnotdomentalarithmetic.

BeforeworldIwespentoursummerholidaysinHungary.Ihaveonlythedimmemoryofthehousewelivedin,ofmyroomandmytoys.NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor.ButIdohaveacrystal-clearmemoryofthedogs,thefarmanimals,thelocalbirdsand,abovealltheinsects.

Iamanaturalist,notascientist.Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworld,andmyenthusiasmhasledmeintovariedinvestigations.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoilwhilereadingaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveries.Thensomethinghappensthatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmyconsciousmind.Suddenlyyoufancyyouseetheanswertotheriddle（谜）,becauseitallseemstofittogether.Thishasresultedinmypublishing300papersandbooks,whichsomemighthonourwiththetitleofscientificresearch.

Butcuriosity,akeeneye,agoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonotmakeascientist:

oneoftheoutstandingandessentialqualitiesrequireisself-discipline,qualityIlack.Ascientistrequiresnotonlyself-disciplinebutalltraining,determinationandagoal.Ascientist,uptoapoint,canbemade.Anaturalistisborn.Ifyoucancombinethetwo,yougetthebestofbothworlds.

21.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthattheauthor________.

A）wasborntoanaturalist’sfamily

B）losthishearingwhenhewasachild

C）didn’tlikehisbrothersandsisters

D）wasinterestedinflowersandinsectsinhischildhood（A）

22.Theauthorcan’trememberhisrelativesclearlybecause________.

A）hedidn’tliveverylongwiththem

B）hewasfullyoccupiedwithobservingnature

C）hewastooyoungwhenhelivedwiththem

D）thefamilywasextremelylarge（D）

23.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorwas________.

A）nomorethanabornnaturalist

B）anaturalistbutnotascientist

C）ascientistaswellasanaturalist

D）firstofallascientist（C）

24.Theauthorsaysthatheisanaturalistratherthanascientistprobablybecausehethinkshe________.

A）lackssomeofthequalitiesrequiredofascientist

B）hasagreatdealoftroubledoingmentalarithmetic

C）justreadsaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveries

D）comesupwithsolutionsinamostnaturalway（B）

25.Accordingtotheauthor,abornnaturalistshouldfirstofallbe________.

A）fullofambition

B）fullofenthusiasm

C）knowledgeable

D）self-disciplined（D）

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Sportingactivitiesareessentiallymodifiedformsofhuntingbehaviour.Viewedbiologically,themodernfootballerisinrealityamemberofahuntinggroup.Hiskillingweaponhasturnedintoaharmlessfootballandhisprey（猎物）intoagoalmouth.Ifhisaimisaccurateandhescoresagoal,heenjoysthehunter’striumphofkillinghisprey.

Tounderstandhowthistransformationhastakenplacewemustbrieflylookbackatourforefathers.Theyspentoveramillionyearsevolving（进化）ascooperativehunters.Theirverysurvivaldependedonsuccessinthehunting-field.Underthispressuretheirwholewayoflife,eventheirbodies,becamegreatlychanged.Theybecamechasers,runners,jumpers,aimers,throwersandprey-killers.Theycooperatedasskillfulmale-groupattackers.

Thenabouttenthousandyearsago,afterthisimmenselylongperiodofhuntingtheirfood,theybecamefarmers.Theirimprovedintelligence,sovitaltotheiroldhuntinglife,wasputtoanewuse—thatofcontrollinganddomesticatingtheirprey.Thehuntbecamesuddenlyoutofdate.Thefoodwasthereonthefarms,awaitingtheirneeds.Therisksanduncertaintiesofthehuntwerenolongeressentialforsurvival.

Theskillsandthirstforhuntingremained,however,anddemandednewoutlets.Huntingforsportreplacedhuntingfornecessity.Thisnewactivityinvolvedalltheoriginalhuntingsequencerbuttheaimoftheoperationwasnolongertoavoidstarvation.Insteadthesportsmensetofftotesttheirskillagainstpreythatwerenolongeressentialtotheirsurvival,tobesure,thekillmayhavebeeneaten,buttherewereother,muchsimplerwaysofobtainingameatymeal.

26.Theauthorbelievesthatsportingactivities________.

A）areformsofbiologicaldevelopment

B）areessentiallyformsoftamingtheprey

C）haveactuallydevelopedfromhunting

D）havechangedthewaysofhunting（B）

27.Foroveramillionyears,ourforefatherswerebasically________.

A）anymemberoftheopposingteam

B）thegoal-mouth

C）thegoalkeeper

D）thefootball（C）

28.Foroveramillionyears,ourforegatherswerebasically________.

A）co-operatinghunters,

B）successfulfarmers

C）runnersandjumpers

D）skillfulsportsmen（B）

29.Theword“operation”（Para.4,Line4）refersto________.

A）domesticatinganimals

B）hunting

C）preykilling

D）sportsactivities（B）

30.Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthemainideaofthepassage?

A）Itisfarmingthatgiveshumanbeingsenoughleisuretimeforsportingactivities.

B）Farmingisveryimportantinhumancivilizationbecauseitsaveshumanbeingsfromrisksanduncertaintiesofhuntingforsurvival.

C）Itishuntingthatprovideshumanbeingswithmuchsimplerwaysofobtainingmeatymeals.

D）Sportingactivitiessatisfythedesireofmodernmantoexercisehuntingskillswhichhisforefathersdevelopedforsurvival.（D）

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassages.

Theworldisknowntousthroughmanysenses,notjusthearing,smell,vision,andatcloserange,touchandtaste.

Ourskinsletusknowwhethertheairismoistordry,whethersurfacesarewetwithoutbeingstickyorslippery.Fromtheuniformityofslightpressure,wecanbeawarehowdeeplyafingeristhrustintowateratbodytemperature,evenifthefingerisenclosedinarubberglovethatkeepstheskincompletelydry.Manyotheranimals,withhighlysensitiveskins,appeartobeabletolearnstillmoreabouttheirenvironment.Oftentheydosowithoutemployinganyofthefivesenses.

Byobservingthecapabilitiesofothermembersoftheanimalkingdom,wecometorealisethatahumanbeinghasfarmorepossibilitiesthanareutilised.Weneglecteversomanyofoursensesinconcentratingonthefivemajorones.Atthesametime,acomparisonbetweenanimalsandmandrawsattentiontothelimitationsofeachsense.Thepartofthespectrum（光谱）seenbycolour-consciousmanasredisnon-existentforhoney-bees.Butabeecanseefarmoreinflowersthanwe,becausetheultra-violet（紫外线）towhichoureyesareblindisastimulating（刺激的）partoftheinsect’sspectrum