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CET4

CET4_2001年6月试题及答案

PartI ListeningComprehension （20minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

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

Example:

 Youwillhear:

 Youwillread:

A）Attheoffice.

B）Inthewaitingroom.

C）Attheairport.

D）Inarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A）“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

1. A）Amathteacherandhiscolleague.

 B）Ateacherandhisstudent.

 C）Alibrarianandastudent.

 D）Astudentandhisclassmate.

2. A）Tonythoughttheexperimentwaswelldone.

 B）Tonyfinishedtheexperimentlastnight.

 C）Tonycouldnotcontinuetheexperiment.

 D）Tonyhadexpectedtheexperimenttobeeasier.

3. A）Shewantstosavemoneytobuyapiano.

 B）Thepresentapartmentistooexpensive.

 C）Shecan’tputupwiththenoise.

 D）Shehadfoundajobinaneighbouringarea.

4. A）HehasmadegreatprogressinhisEnglish.

 B）HeisnotveryinterestedinEnglishsongs.

 C）Heisastudentofthemusicdepartment.

 D）HeisnotveryenthusiasticabouthisEnglishlessons.

5. A）Inacar

 B）Onthestreet.

 C）Inarestaurant.

 D）Athome.

6. A）Hisinjurykepthimathome.

 B）Hewastooweaktoseethedoctor.

 C）Hedidn’tthinkitnecessary.

 D）Hefailedtomakeanappointment.

7. A）5:

10.

 B）5:

00.

 C）4:

30.

 D）5:

15.

8. A）Themanistalkingwithhisboss.

 B）Themanneedshelp.

 C）Themaniscomplaining.

 D）Themanlikeshisjob.

9. A）Wearanewdress.

 B）Attendaparty.

 C）Goshopping.

 D）Makeasilkdress.

10. A）Heexaggeratedhispart.

 B）Heplayedhispartquitewell.

 C）Hewasnotdramaticenough.

 D）Heperformedbetterthanthesecretary.

SectionBCompoundDictation

Directions:

 Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromS1toS7withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.ForblanksnumberedfromS8toS10youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

 Ifyouareayoungcollegestudent,mostofyourconcernsaboutyourhealthandhappinessinlifeareprobably（S1）_____________________onthepresent.Basically,youwanttofeelgoodphysically,mentally,and（S2）________________________now.Youprobablydon’tspendmuchtimeworryingaboutthe（S3）_____________________________future,suchaswhetheryouwilldevelopheartdisease,or（S4）________________________,howyouwilltakecareofyourselfinyour（S5）_________________________________years,orhowlongyouaregoingtolive.Suchthoughtsmayhave（S6）___________________________yourmindonceinawhile.However,ifyouareinyourthirties,forties,fifties,orolder,suchhealth-relatedthoughtsarelikelytobecome（S7）_____________________________importanttoyou.

 （S8）____________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________thatwillhelpyoufeelbetterphysicallyandmentally.Recentlyresearchershavefoundthat,eveninlateadulthood,exercise,strengthtrainingwithweights,andbetterfoodcanhelpelderlyindividualssignificantlyimprovetheirhealthandaddhappinesstotheirlife.（S9）________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________,givingustheopportunitytoavoidsomeofthehealthproblemsthathavetroubledthem（S10）_____________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

PartII ReadingComprehension （35minutes）

Direction:

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

PassageOne

PeoplelivingonpartsofthesouthcoastofEnglandfaceaseriousproblem.In1993,theownersofalargehotelandofseveralhousesdiscovered,totheirhorror,thattheirgardenshaddisappearedovernight.Theseahadeatenintothesoftlimestonecliffsonwhichtheyhadbeenbuilt.Whileexpertswerestudyingtheproblem,thehotelandseveralhousesdisappearedaltogether,slidingdownthecliffandintothesea.

 Erosion（侵蚀）ofthewhitecliffsalongthesouthcoastofEnglandhasalwaysbeenaproblembutithasbecomemoreseriousinrecentyears.Dozensofhomeshavehadtobeabandonedastheseahascreptfartherandfartherinland.Expertshavestudiedtheareasmostaffectedandhavedrawnupamapforlocalpeople,forecastingtheyearinwhichtheirhomeswillbeswallowedupbythehungrysea.

 AngryownershavecalledontheGovernmenttoerectseadefensestoprotecttheirhomes.Governmentsurveyorshavepointedoutthatinmostcases,thisisimpossible.Newseawallswouldcosthundredsofmillionsofpoundsandwouldmerelymakethewavesandcurrentsgofurtheralongthecoast,shiftingtheproblemfromoneareatoanother.Thedangerislikelytocontinue,theysay,untilthewavesreachaninlandareaofhardrockwhichwillnotbeeatenaslimestoneis.Meanwhile,ifyouwanttobuyacheaphousewithanuncertainfuture,applytoahouseagentinoneofthethreatenedareasonthesouthcoastofEngland.Youcangetahouseforaknockdownpricebutitmayturnouttobeaknockdownhome.

11. WhatisthecauseoftheproblemthatpeoplelivingonpartsofthesouthcoastofEnglandface?

 A）Thedisappearanceofhotels,housesandgardens.

 B）Theexperts’lackofknowledge.

 C）Therisingofthesealevel.

 D）Thewashing-awayoflimestonecliffs.

12. TheerosionofthewhitecliffsinthesouthofEngland___________________.

 A）willsoonbecomeaproblemforpeoplelivingincentralEngland

 B）hasnowbecomeathreattothelocalresidents

 C）isquicklychangingthemapofEngland

 D）canbestoppedifpropermeasuresaretaken

13. Theexperts’studyontheproblemoferosioncan_____________________.

 A）leadtoitseventualsolution

 B）provideaneffectivewaytoslowitdown

 C）helptopreventitfromworsening

 D）warnpeoplewhosehomesareindanger

14. Itisnotfeasibletobuildseadefensestoprotectagainsterosionbecause_____________.

 A）itistoocostlyandwillendangerneighbouringareas

 B）thegovernmentistooslowintakingaction

 C）theywillbeeasilyknockeddownbywavesandcurrents

 D）houseagentsalongthecoastdonotsupporttheidea

15. Accordingtotheauthor,whenbuyingahousealongthesouthcoastofEngland,peopleshould___________________.

 A）beawareofthepotentialdangerinvolved

 B）guardagainstbeingcheatedbythehouseagent

 C）takethequalityofthehouseintoconsideration

 D）examinethehousecarefullybeforemakingadecision

PassageTwo

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

 Sportisnotonlyphysicallychallenging,butitcanalsobementallychallenging.Criticismfromcoaches,parents,andotherteammates,aswellaspressuretowincancreateanexcessiveamountofanxietyorstressforyoungathletes（运动员）.Stresscanbephysical,emotional,orpsychological,andresearchhasindicatedthatitcanleadtoburnout.Burnouthasbeendescribedasdroppingorquittingofanactivitythatwasatonetimeenjoyable.

 Theearlyyearsofdevelopmentarecriticalyearsforlearningabutoneself.Thesportsettingisonewherevaluableexperiencescantakeplace.Youngathletescan,forexample,learnhowtocooperatewithothers,makefriends,andgainothersocialskillsthatwillbeusedthroughouttheirlives.Coachesandparentsshouldbeaware,atalltimes,thattheirfeedbacktoyoungsterscangreatlyaffecttheirchildren.Youngstersmaytaketheirparents’andcoaches’criticismstoheartandfindaflaw（缺陷）inthemselves.

 Coachesandparentsshouldalsobecautiousthatyouthsportparticipationdoesnotbecomeworkforchildren.Theoutcomeofthegameshouldnotbemoreimportantthantheprocessoflearningthesportandotherlifelessons.Intoday’syouthsportsetting,youngathletesmaybeworryingmoreaboutwhowillwininsteadofenjoyingthemselvesandthesport.Followingagame,manyparentsandcoachesfocusontheoutcomeandfindfaultwithyoungsters’performances.Positivereinforcementshouldbeprovidedregardlessoftheoutcome.Researchindicatesthatpositivereinforcementmotivatesandhasagreatereffectonlearningthancriticism.Again,criticismcancreatehighlevelsofstress,whichcanleadtoburnout.

16. Aneffectivewaytopreventtheburnoutofyoungathletesis__________________.

 A）tomakesportsless