大学英语四级真题B卷.docx

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大学英语四级真题B卷

2005年1月大学英语四级真题B卷

PartISectionAListeningComprehension（20minutes）

　　Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconvers-ation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　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）Themanlivesfarfromthesubway.

　　B）Themanenjoystravelingbycar.

　　C）Themanusedtoownacar.

　　D）Themanisgoodatdriving.

　　2.A）Shecan'tmeetTonysoearlyinthemorning.

　　B）Tonycanchooseanothersciencecourse.

　　C）SheapprovesofTony'sdecision.

　　D）Tonyshouldcontinuetakingthecourse.

　　3.A）Shehastostudyfortheexam.

　　B）She'seagertowatchthenewplay.

　　C）Sheisparticularlyinterestedinplays.　

　　D）Shecanlendhernotestotheman.

　　4.A）Theywillattractfewerkidsason-lineeducationexpands.

　　B）Theywillcontinuetoexistalongwithon-lineeducation.

　　C）Theywilllimittheirteachingtocertainsubjectsonly.

　　D）Theywillbereplacedbyon-lineeducationsoonerorlater.

　　5.A）Moststudentsdon'twantjobsadvertisedinthenewspapers.

　　B）Moststudentswouldliketoworkforanewspaper.

　　C）Moststudentsfindajobbyreadingadvertisements.

　　D）Moststudentsfindithardtogetajobaftertheygraduate.

　　6.A）Finishhisassignment.

　　B）Repairthewashingmachine.

　　C）Turnthebasementintoaworkshop.

　　D）Movethewashingmachinetothebasement.

　　7.A）Theprofessorhasbroughtextracopiesofhisassignment.

　　B）Somestudentsatthebackcannotheartheprofessor.

　　C）Someofthestudentsarenotontheprofessor'slist.

　　D）Theprofessorhaschangedhisreadingassignment.

　　8.A）Shedoesn'twanttotalkaboutthecontest.

　　B）She'sspenttwoyearsstudyingEnglishinCanada.

　　C）She'sveryproudofhersuccessinthespeechcontest.

　　D）She'smodestabouthersuccessinthecontest.

　　9.A）Readingnewspapers.

　　B）Talkingaboutsports.

　　C）Writinguplocalnews.

　　D）Puttingupadvertisements

　　10.A）They'dbetterchangetheirmind.

　　B）Theyshouldn'tchangetheirplan.

　　C）Weatherforecastsarenotreliable.

　　D）Thetennisgamewon'tlastlong.

　　SectionBCompoundDictation

　　Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromS1toS7withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.ForblanksnumberedfromS8toSIOyouarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally;whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

　　Therearealotofgoodcamerasavailableatthemoment--mostofthesearemadeinJapanbuttherearealsogood（S1）_____________modelsfromGermanyandtheUSA.Wehave（S2）_______________rangeofdifferentmodelstoseewhichisthebest（S3）___________________money.Afteranumberofdifferenttestsandinterviewswithpeoplewhoare（S4）_________________assessed,ourresearchers（S5）______________________withthedifferentcamerasbeingtheOlympicBYmodelasthebestauto-focuscameraavailableatthemoment.Itcosts$200althoughyoumaywellwanttospendmore--（S6）_______________muchasanother$200--onbuying（S7）_________________lensesandotherequipment.ItisagoodJapanesecamera,easytouse.S8）_________________________________________________________________whereastheAmericanversionsareconsiderablymoreexpensiveTheOlympicBYmodelweighsonly320gramswhichisquiteabitlessthanothercamerasofasimilartype.Indeedoneoftheothermodelswelookedatweighedalmosttwiceasmuch.（S9）__________________________________________________________.ALLthepeopleweinterviewedexpressedalmosttotalsatisfactionwithit（Sl0）___________________________________________________________________

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

　　Directions:

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

　　PassageONE

　　Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　InatimeoflowacademicachievementbychildrenintheUnitedStates,manyAmericansareturningtoJapan,acountryofhighacademicachievementandeconomicsuccess,forpossibleanswers.However,theanswersprovidedbyJapanesepreschoolsarenottheonesAmericansexpectedtofind.In'mostJapanesepreschools,surprisinglylittleemphasisisputonacademicinstruction.Inoneinvestigation,300Japaneseand210Americanpreschoolteachers,childdevelopmentspecialists,andparentswereaskedaboutvariousaspectsofearlychildhoodeducation.Only2percentoftheJapaneserespondents（答问卷者）listed"togivechildrenagoodstart'academically"asoneoftheirtopthreereasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.Incontrast,overhalftheAmericanrespondentschosethisasoneoftheirtopthreechoices.Topreparechildrenforsuccessfulcareersinfirstgradeandbeyond,Japaneseschoolsdonotteachreading,writing,andmathemetics,butratherskillssuchaspersistence,concentration,andtheabilitytofunctionasamemberofagroup.ThevastmajorityofyoungJapanesechildrenaretaughttoreadathomebytheirparents.

　　IntherecentcomparisonofJapaneseandAmericanpreschooleducation,91percentofJapaneserespondentschoseprovidingchildrenwithagroupexperienceasoneoftheirtopthreereasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.Sixty-twopercentofthemoreindividuallyoriented（强调个性发展的）Americanslistedgroupexperienceasoneoftheirtopthreechoices.AnemphasisontheimportanceofthegroupseeninJapaneseearlychildhoodeducationcontinuesintoelementaryschooleducation.

　　LikeinAmerica,thereisdiversityinJapaneseearlychildhoodeducation.SomeJapanesekindergartenshavespecificaims,suchasearlymusicaltrainingorpotentialdevelopment.Inlargecities,somekindergartensareattachedtouniversitiesthathaveelementaryandsecondaryschools.

　　SomeJapaneseparentsbelievethatiftheiryoungchildrenattendauniversity-basedprogram,itwillincreasethechildren'schancesofeventuallybeingadmittedtotop-ratedschoolsanduniversities.SeveralmoreprogressiveprogramshaveintroducedfreeplayasawayoutfortheheavyintellectualizinginsomeJapanesekindergartens.

　　11.WelearnfromthefirstparagraphthatmanyAmericansbelieve

　　A）Japan'shighereducationissuperiortotheirs

　　B）Japan'seconomicsuccessisaresultofitsscientificachievements

　　C）Japanesepreschooleducationemphasizesacademicinstruction

　　D）JapaneseparentsaremoreinvolvedinpreschooleducationthanAmericanparents

　　12.MostAmericanssurveyedbelievethatpreschoolsshouldalsoattachimportanceto

　　A）parentalguidance

　　B）problemsolving

　　C）groupexperience

　　D）individually-orienteddevelopment

　　13.InJapan'spreschooleducation,thefocusison

　　A）tappingchildren'spotential

　　B）shapingchildren'scharacter

　　C）preparingchildrenacademically

　　D）developingchildren'sartisticinterests

　　14.FreeplayhasbeenintroducedinsomeJapanesekindergartensinorderto

　　A）enrichchildren'sknowledge

　　B）cultivatechildren'screativity

　　C）broadenchildren'shorizon

　　D）lightenchildren'sstudyload

　　15.WhydosomeJapaneseparentssendtheirchildrentouniversity:

basedkindergartens?

　　A）Theycandobetterintheirfuturestudies.

　　B）Theycanbeindividuallyorientedwhentheygrowup.

　　C）Theycanhavebetterchancesofgettingafirst-rateeducation.

　　D）Theycanaccumulatemoregroupexperiencethere.

　　PassageTWOQuestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Exerciseisoneofthefewfactorswithapositiveroleinlong-termmaintenanceofbodyweight.Unfortunately,thatmessagehasnotgottenthroughtotheaverageAmerican,whowouldrathertryswitchingto"light"beerandlow-caloriebreadthanincreasephysicalexertion.TheCentersforDiseaseControl,forexample,foundthatfewerthanone-fourthofoverweightadultswhoweretryingtoshedpoundssaidtheywerecombiningexercisewiththeirdiet.

　　Inrejectingexercise,somepeoplemaybediscouragedtoomuchbycaloric-expenditurecharts;forexample,onewouldhavetobrisklywalkthreemilesjusttoworkoffthe275caloriesinonedeliciousDanishpastry（小甜饼）.Evenexerciseprofessionalsconcedehalfapointhere."Exercisebyitselfisaverytoughwaytoloseweight,"saysYorkOnnen,programdirectorofthePresident'sCouncilonPhysicalFitnessandSports.

　　Still,exercise'ssupportingroleinweightreductionisvital.AstudyattheBostonUniversityMedicalCenterofoverweightpoliceofficersandotherpublicemployeesconfirmedthattho