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大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案word版副本
2004年12月大学英语四级考试试题
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.
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.
PartISectionBCompoundDictation
Directions:
inthissection,y'ouwillhearapassagethreetimes.When
thepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlisten
carefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisread
forthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanks
numberedfromS1toS7withtheexactwordsyouhave
justheard.ForblanksnumberedfromS8toSIOyouare
requiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneither
usetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedown
themainpointsinyourownwords.Finally;whenthe
passageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhat
youhavewritten.
Therearealotofgoodcamerasavailableatthemoment-most
ofthesearemadeinJapanbuttherearealsogood(S1)
modelsfromGermanyandtheUSA.Wehave(S2)
rangeofdifferentmodelstoseewhichisthebest(S3)
money.Afteranumberofdifferenttestsandinterviewswithpeople
whoare(S4)
assessed,ourresearchers(S5)
withthedifferentcamerasbeing
theOlympicBYmodel
asthebestauto-focuscameraavailableatthemoment.Itcosts$200
althoughyoumaywellwanttospendmore-(S6)
muchasanother$200-onbuying(S7)
lensesand
otherequipment.ItisagoodJapanesecamera,easytouse.(S8)
whereastheAmericanversionsareconsiderablymoreexpensive
TheOlympicBYmodelweighsonly320gramswhichisquiteabit
lessthanothercamerasofasimilartype.Indeedoneoftheothermod-
elswelookedatweighedalmosttwiceasmuch.(S9)
ALL
thepeopleweinterviewedexpressedalmosttotalsatisfactionwithit
(Sl0)
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)Americanslistedgroupexperienceasoneoftheirt