大学英语四级考试真题及答案Word文档格式.docx

1、30 train.D） they are gong to have some fast food on the train.3. A） She has been longing to attend Harvard University.B） Shell consider the mans suggestion carefully.C） She has finished her project with Dr. Garcias help.D） Shell consult Dr. Garcia about entering graduate school.4. A） Alice didnt see

2、m to be nervous during her speech.B） Alice needs more training in making public speeches.C） The man can hardly understand Alices presentation.D） The man didnt think highly of Alices presentation.5. A） Its worse than 30 years ago.B） It remains almost the same as before.C） There are more extremes in t

3、he weather.D） There has been a significant rise in temperature.6. A） At a publishing house.B） At a bookstore.C） In a reading roomD） In Prof. Jordans office7. A） The man can stay in her brothers apartment.B） Her brother can help the man find a cheaper hotel.C） Her brother can find an apartment for th

4、e man.D） The man should have booked a less expensive hotel.8. A） Priority should be given to listening.B） Its most helpful to read English newspapers every day.C） Its more effective to combine listening with reading.D） Reading should come before listening.9. A） It can help solve complex problems.B）

5、It will most likely prove ineffective C） It is a new weapon against terrorists.D） It will help detect all kinds of liars.10. A） Help the company recruit graduate students.B） Visit the electronics company next week.C） Get a part-time job on campus before graduation.D） Apply for a job in the electroni

6、cs companySection B in this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A）, B） C）, and D）. Then

7、mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage One Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A） It ha been proven to be the best painkiller.B） It is a possible cure for heart disease.C） It can help lower high body temperature

8、 effectively.D） It reduces the chance of death for heart surgery patients.12. A） It keeps blood vessels from being blocked.B） It speeds up their recovery after surgery.C） It in creases the blood flow to the heart.D） It adjusts their blood pressure.13. A） It is harmful to heart surgery patients with

9、stomach bleeding.B） It should not be taken by heart surgery patients before the operation.C） It will have considerable side effects if taken in large doses.D） It should not be given to patients immediately after the operation.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard

10、.14. A） They strongly believe in family rules.B） They are very likely to succeed in life.C） They tend to take responsibility for themselvesD） They are in the habit of obeying their parents.15. A） They grow up to be funny and charming.B） They often have a poor sense of direction.C） They get less atte

11、ntion from their parents.D） They tend to be smart and strong-willed.16. A） They usually dont follow family rules.B） They dont like to take chances in their lives.C） They are less likely to be successful in life.D） They tend to believe in their parents ideas.Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based

12、on the passage you have just heard.17. A） They wanted to follow his example.B） They fully supported his undertaking.C） They were puzzled by his decision.D） They were afraid he wasnt fully prepared.18. A） It is more exciting than space travel.B） It is much cheaper than space travel.C） It is much safe

13、r than space travel.D） It is less time-consuming than space travel.19. A） They both attract scientists attention B） They can both be quite challenging C） They are both thought-provoking.D） They may both lead to surprising findings.20. A） To show how simple the mechanical aids for diving can be.B） To

14、 provide an excuse for his changeable character.C） To explore the philosophical issues of space travel.D） To explain why he took up underwater exploration.Part II Reading comprehension （35 minutes） There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements

15、. For each of them there are four choices marked A）, B, C）, and D）. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Just five one-hundredths of an inch th

16、ick, light golden in color and with a perfect “saddle curl,” the Lays potato chip seems an unlikely weapon for global domination. But its maker, Frito-Lay, thinks otherwise.” Potato chips are a snack food for the world,” said Salman Amin, the companys head of global marketing. Amin believes there is

17、 no corner of the world that can are moving at lighting speed,” said a student. “We wanted to know the truth, and spread that around instead.”26. What has happened to the Vrain School District?A） A huge financial problem has arisen.B） Many schools there are mismanaged.C） Lots of teachers in the dist

18、rict are planning to quit.D） Many administrative personnel have been laid off.27. How did the residents in the Vrain School District respond to the budget shortage?A） They felt somewhat helpless about it.B） They accused those responsible for it.C） They pooled their efforts to help solve it.D） They d

19、emanded a through investigation.28. In the view of State Treasurer Mike Coffman, the educational budget shortage is_.A） unavoidable B） unthinkable C） insolvable D） irreversible29. Why did Coffman request an investigation?A） To see if there was a deliberate cover-up of the problem.B） To find out the

20、extent of the consequences of the case.C） To make sure that the school principals were innocent.D） To stop the voters approving the $212 million bond issue.30. Three high school students started a website in order to_.A） attract greater public attention to their needsB） appeal to the public for cont

21、ributions and donationsC） expose officials who neglected their dutiesD） keep people properly informed of the crisisPassage Three Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.“Humans should not try to avoid stress any more than they would shun food, love or exercise.” said Dr. Hans Selye, th

22、e first physician to document the effects of stress on the body. While heres on question that continuous stress is harmful, several studies suggest that challenging situations in which youre able to rise to the occasion can be good for you.In a 2001 study of 158 hospital nurses, those who faced cons

23、iderable work demands but coped with the challenge were more likely to say they were in good health than those who felt they couldnt get the job done.Stress that you can manage may also boost immune （免疫的） function. In a study at the Academic Center for Dentistry in Amsterdam, researchers put volunte

24、ers through two stressful experiences. In the first, a timed task that required memorizing a list followed by a short test, subjects believed they had control over the outcome. In the second, they werent in control: They had to sit through a gory （血淋淋的） video on surgical procedures. Those who did we

25、ll on the memory test had an increase in levels of immunoglobulin A, an antibody thats the bodys first line of defense against germs. The video-watchers experienced a downturn in the antibody.Stress prompts the body to produce certain stress hormones. In short bursts these hormones have a positive e

26、ffect, including improved memory function. “They can help nerve cells handle information and put it into storage,” says Dr. Bruce McEwen of Rockefeller University in New York. But in the long run these hormones can have a harmful effect on the body and brain.“Sustained stress is not good for you,” s

27、ays Richard Morimoto, a researcher at Northwestern University in Illinois studying the effects of stress on longevity （长寿）, “Its the occasional burst of stress or brief exposure to stress that could be protective.”31. The passage is mainly about_A） the benefits of manageable stressB） how to avoid st

28、ressful situationsC） how to cope with stress effectivelyD） the effects of stress hormones on memory32. The word “shun”（Line 1,Para.1） most probably means_.A） cut down onB） stay away fromC） run out ofD） put up with33. We can conclude from the study of the 158 nurses in 2001 that_A） people under stres

29、s tend to have a poor memoryB） people who cant get their job done experience more stressC） doing challenging work may be good for ones healthD） stress will weaken the bodys defense against germs34. In the experiment described in Paragraph 3,the video-watchers experienced a downturn in the antibody because_.A） the video was not enjoyable at allB） the outcome was beyond their control C） they knew little about surgical p