1999年大学英语四级真题及答案.docx

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1999年大学英语四级真题及答案

1999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,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarked0）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A）2hours.

B）3hours.

C）4hours.

D）5hours.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o'clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D）"5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C]

1.A）Hewatchedtelevisionwithhisfriend.

B）Hestayedathometalkingwithhisfriend.

C）Hewenttoseeafilmwithhisfriend-

D）Hewenttoseehisschoolmate.

2.A）Whenthemeetingistobeheld.

B）Whoaregoingtoattendthemeeting.

C）Wherethemeetingistobeheld.

D）What'stobediscussedatthemeeting.

3.A）ThenecessityofwritingtoMr.Johnson.

B）WhoisgoingtocontactMr.Johnson.

C）ThearrangementoftheWednesdaymeeting.

D）WheretheyaregoingtomeetMr.Johnson.

4.A）Jackbroughtthetapetotheparty.

B）ThetapehadbeenreturnedtoPaul.

C）Thetapewasmissing.

D）JacklenthistapetoPaul.

5.A）Themanwantstoreservearoom.

B）Themanreservedaroomsometimeago.

C）Themanhasbookedaroomwithnobath.

D）Themanwantstobuyaflatonthesecondfloor.

6.A）Botheditionsarethesamepricenow.

B）Ithastwoeditionswiththesamecover.

C）Thepaperbackeditionisonsale.

D）Thehardcovereditionismoreexpensive.

7.A）HisTVsetsareallofthesamebrand.

B）Hedoesn'thavethenewestmodelsrightnow.

C）HehasthebestTVsetsforsale.

D）HisTVsetshaveagoodsale.

8.A）Hemusthandinareportaboutthemuseum.

B）Hehasalreadyvisitedthemuseum.

C）Hehastoreadahistorybook.

D）Heistoobusytogowithher.

9.A）Theyarerewarding.

B）Theyareentertaining.

C）Theyareboring.

D）Theyaretime-consuming.

10.A）Asunnyday.

B）Araincoat.

C）Anattractivehut.

D）Alovelyhat.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passageone

Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Shesatbackandrelaxed.

B）Shedecidedtoretire.

C）Sheentereduniversity.

D）SheworkedoutanewEnglishprogram.

12.A）8years.

B）20years.

C）16years.

D）30years.

13.A）Bringagreatdealofusefulexperiencetotheuniversity.

B）Improvehumanrelationshipsintheuniversity.

C）Bringafearofagingamongyoungstudentsonthecampus.

D）Improvethereputationoftheuniversity.

14.A）SheislearningEnglishandDrama.

B）Sheislearninghowtomakesoundjudgments.

C）Sheislearninghowtoteachminoritystudents.

D）Sheislearningtoperceive,nottojudge.

PassageTwo

Questions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

15.A）Thedifferencebetweenclassicalmusicandrockmusic.

B）Whyclassicalmusicispopularwithmathstudents.

C）Theeffectsofmusicontheresultsofmathtests.

D）Howtoimproveyourreasoningability.

16-A）Becauseitstimulatesyournerveactivity.

B）Becauseitkeepsyoucalm.

C）Becauseitstrengthensyourmemory.

D）Becauseitimprovesyourproblemsolvingstrategies.

17.A）Pianomusiccouldinterferewithyourreasoningability.

B）Theeffectsofmusicdonotlastlong.

C）Themoreyoulistentomusic,thehigheryourtestscoreswillbe.

D）Music,whetherclassicalorrock,helpsimproveyourmemory.

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A）Todrivethecarautomatically.

B）Tomeasurethedriver'spulse.

C）Topreventcaraccidents-

D）Tomonitorthedriver'shealth.

19.A）Itsendsoutsignalsforhelp.

B）Itsoundsanalanntowarnthedriver.

C）Ittakesoverthedrivingimmediately.

D）Itstopsthecarautomatically.

20.A）Itmonitorsthesignalstransmittedfromthedriver'sbrain.

B）Itcanmeasurethedriver'salcohollevelintheblood.

C）Itcanquickenthedriver'sresponsetoemergencies.

D）Itbasesitsanalysisonthedriver'sheartbeat.

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Theviewoveravalleyofatinyvillagewiththatched（草盖的）roofcottagesaroundachurch;adrivethroughanarrowvillagestreetlineswiththatchedcottagespaintedpinkorwhite;thesightinpartsofEngland.MostpeoplewillagreethatthethatchedroofisanessentialpartoftheattractionoftheEnglishcountryside.

ThatchingisinfacttheoldestofallthebuildingcraftspracticedintheBritishIsles（英论诸岛）.Althoughthatchhasalwaysbeenusedfbrcottageandfarmbuildings,itwasonceusedfbrcastlesandchurches,too.

Thatchingisasolitary（独自白勺）craft,whichoftenrunsinfamilies.ThecraftofthatchingasitispracticedtoadyhaschangedverylittlesincetheMiddleAges.Over800full-timethatchersareemployedinEnglandandWalestoday,maintainingandrenewingtheoldroofsaswellasthatchingnewerhouses.Manypropertyownerschoosethatchnotonlyforitsbeautybutbecausetheyknowitwillkeepthemcoolinsummerandwarminwinter.

Infact,ifwelookatdevelopingcountries,overhalftheworldlivesunderthatch,buttheyalldoitindifferentways.Peopleindevelopingcountriesareoftenreluctanttogobacktotraditionalmaterialsandwouldprefermodernbuildings.However,theymaylackthemoneytoallowthemtoimportthenecessarymaterials.Theirtemporarymudhutswiththatchedroofsofwildgrassesoftenonlylastsixmonths.ThatchwhichhasbeendonetheBritishwaylastsfromtwentytosixtyyears,andisaneffectivedefianceagainsttheheat.

21.WhichofthefollowingremainsauniquefeatureoftheEnglishcountryside?

A）Narrowstreetslinedwithpinkorwhitehouses.

B）Rollinghillswithprettyfarmbuildings.

C）Cottageswiththatchedroofs.

D）Churcheswithcottagesaroundthem.

22.Whatdoweknowaboutthatchingasacraft?

A）Itisacollectiveactivity.

B）ItispractisedonfarmsalloverEngland.

C）Itisquitedifferentfromwhatitusedtobe.

D）Itisinmostcaseshandeddownamongfamilymembers.

23.Thatchedhousesarestillpreferredbecauseof.

A）theirstyleandcomfort

B）theirdurability

C）theireasymaintenance

D）theircheapandready-madematerials

24.Peopleindevelopingcountriesalsoliveunderthatchbecause.

A）thatchedcottagesareabigtouristattraction

B）thatchedroofhousesarethecheapest

C）thatchisaneffectivedefenseagainsttheheat

D）theylikethatchedhousesbetterthanotherbuildings

25.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat•

A）thatchedcottagesinEnglandhavebeenpasseddownfromancienttimes

B）thatchingisabuildingcraftfirstcreatedbytheEnglishpeople

C）theEnglishpeoplehaveaspeciallikingforthatchedhouses

D）mostthatchedcottagesinEnglandarelocatedonhillsides

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

PresidentCoolidge'sstatement,“ThebusinessofAmericaisbusiness,"stillpointstoanimportanttruthtoday-thatbusinessinstitutionshavemoreprestige（威望）inAmericansocietythananyotherkindoforganization,includingthegovernment.Whydobusinessinstitutionspossesthisgreatprestige?

OnereasonisthatAmericansviewbusinessasbeingmorefirmlybasedontheidealofcompetitionthanotherinstitutionsinsociety.SincecompetitionisseenasthemajorsourceofprogressandprosperitybymostAmericans,competitivebusinessinstitutionsarerespected.Competitionisnotonlygoodinitself,itisthemeansbywhichotherbasicAmericanvaluessuchasindividualfreedom,equalityofopportunity,andhardworkareprotected.

Competitionprotectsthefreedomoftheindividualbyensuringthatthereisnomonopoly（垄断）ofpower.Incontrasttoone,all-powerfulgovernment,manybusinessescompeteagainsteachotherforprofits.Theoretically,ifonebusinesstriestotakeunfairadvantageofitscustomers,itwilllosetocompetingbusinesswhichtreatsitscustomersmorefairly.Wheremanybusinessescompeteforthecustomers'dollar,theycannotaffordtotreatthemlikeinferiorsorslaves.

Acontrastisoftenmadebetweenbusiness,whichiscompetitive,andgovernment,whichsiamonopoly.Becausebusinessiscompetitive,manyAmericansbelievethatitismoresupportiveoffreedomthangovernment,eventhoughgovernmentleadersareelectedbythepeopleandbusinessleadersarenot.ManyAmericansbelieve,then,thatcompetitionisasimportant,orevenmoreimportant,thatdemocracyinpreservingfreedom.

Competitioninbusinessisalsobelievedtostrengthentheidealofequalityofopportunity.Competitionisseenasanopenandfairracewheresuccessgoestotheswiftestpersonregardlessofhisorhersocialclassbackground-Competitivesuccessiscommonlyseen