大学英语四级考试试题含答案.docx

1、大学英语四级考试试题含答案2003年6月大学英语四级考试试题含答案 PartI ListeningComprehension (20minutes) SectionA Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversation.Attheendofeachconversation.aquestionwiltbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringt

2、hepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).anddecidewhichisthebestanswerThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre. Example:Youwillhear: Youwillread: A)Attheeoffice. B)Inthewaitingroom. C)Attheairport. D)Inarestaurant. Fromtileconversationweknowthatthetwo

3、weretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisconversationismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)AttheofficeisthebestanswerYoushouldchooseAontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre. SampleAnswerABCID 1.A)GiveBobaphonecall.C)GolookforBob. B)GoandpickBobup.D)Waitf

4、orBob. 2.A)Sheisworkinginthecity.C)Jobsareeasiertofindinthecity. B)Lifeinthesuburbsislonely.D)Itslessexpensivel/ringinthecity. 3.A)Inaprintingshop.C)Atabookstore. B)Atapublishinghouse.D)Inalibrary. 4.A)Thewomanbemorecarefulnexttime.C)Thewomanfindasparekey. B)Theytrytothinkofasolution.D)Theycomedowns

5、tairs. 5.A)Sendingane-mail.C)Talkingonthephone. B)Workinginanoffice.D)Doingspellingpractice. 6.A)Buysomethingforthepicnic.C)Goshoppingwiththeman. C)Goforaridearoundtown.D)Haveapicnic. 7.A)Thewomanmisplacedherclasspermitforbiology. B)Thewomanarrivedforregistrationtooearly. C)Thewomanmissedregistratio

6、nforthebiologycourse. D)Thewomangotawrongclasspermit. 8.A)ThewomanlikestheweatherinNewYorkverymuch. B)ThewomanwillstayinNewYorkalongtime. C)ThemanisplanningtovisitNewYork. D)ItsquitecoldinNewYorknow. 9.A)Theoldladysittingnexttothecouplelikestoysverymuch. B)Anoldladytookthecouplessuitcaseforherown. C

7、)Thecouplessuitcasewasstolenintherestaurant. D)Themanforgottoputthetoysintheirsuitcase. 10.A)ShesflyingtoHongKong. B)Shesgoingtobuyanairticket. C)Shesgoingtosaygood-byetoBill. D)ShesleavingforHoogKongwithBill. SectionB Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage.youwillh

8、earsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre. PassageOne Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard. 11.A

9、)Theyhimonlyretiredworkers. B)Theyeachdojobstheyaregoodat. C)Theyclosethehotelduringlowseasons. D)Theyemployasfewworkersaspossible. 12.A)Stafftraining.C)Cleaningandwashingup. B)Book-keeping.D)Gardeningandflowerarranging.13.A)Theyhavetheirhotelbeautifullydecorated. B)Theyprovidedeliciousfood. C)Theym

10、aketheirguestsfeelathome. D)Theygivepartiesregularlyfortheirvisitors. PassageTwo Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard. 14.A)Towithdrawhisdeposit.C)Torobthebank. B)Tocashacheek.D)Togethisprize. 15.A)AradioannouncerC)Acarmechanic. B)Abankemployee.D)Amovieactor. 16.A)Theylethimdowhathewa

11、ntedto.C)Theypressedthealarm. B)Theyhelpedhimfindlargebills.D)Theycalledthepolice. 17.A)Hewasafraidthatbewouldbecaughtonthespot. B)Largebillswerenotwithinhisreach. C)Themaximumsumallowedwas55,000. D)Hewaslimitedbytimeandthesizeofhispockets. PassageThree Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejust

12、heard. 18.A)ArescuerontheGoldenGateBridge.C)Atelephoneoperator. B)Aprofessionaldiver.D)AguardontheGoldenGateBridge. 19.A)Someonehamfallenoffthebridge. B)Someoneonthebridgeisbeingattacked. C)Someoneisthreateningtodestroythebridge. D)Someoneonthebridgeisattemptingtokillhimself. 20.A)Callthemothertocom

13、efightaway. B)Trytocommunicatewiththemfirst. C)Helpthemtogetoutoftheirmisty. D)Remindthemthattheyhavechildrentotakecareof. PartReadingComprehension(35minutes) Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B)

14、,C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelingthroughthecentre. PassageOne Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage. Arectalstudy,publishedinlastweeksJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation,offersapictureofhowriskyitistogetaliftfromateenagedriv

15、er,Indeed,a16-year-olddriverwiththreeormorepassengersisthreetimesaslikelytohaveafatalaccidentasateenagerdrivingalone,Bycontrast,theriskofdeathfordriversbetween30and59decreaseswitheachadditionalpassenger. Theautboesalsofoundthatthedeathratesforteenagedriversincreaseddramaticallyafter10p.m.,andespecia

16、llyaftermidnight,Withpassengersinthecar,thedriverwasevenmorelikelytodieinalate-nightaccident. RobertFoss,ascientistattheUniversityofNorthCarolinaHighwaySafetyResearchCenter,saysthehigherdeathratesforteenagedrivershavelesstodowith“reallystupidbehavior”thanwithjustalackofdrivingexperience.“Thebasiciss

17、ue.”Besays,“isthatadultswhoareresponsibleforissuinglicensesfailtorecognizehowcomplexandskilledataskdrivingis.” Bothheandtheauthorofthestudybelievethatthewaytomitigate(使缓解)theproblemistohavestatesinstituteso-calledgraduatedlicensingsystems,inwhichgettingalicenseisamultistageprocess.Agraduatedlicenser

18、equiresthataleenagerfirstprovehimselfcapableofdrivinginthepresenceofanadult,followedbyaperiodofdrivingwithnightofpasscagerrestrictions,beforegraduatingtofulldrivingprivileges. Graduatedlicensingsystemshavereducedleenagedrivercrashes,accordingtorecentstudies,Abouthalfofthestatesnowhavesomesortofgradu

19、atedHcensingsysteminplace,butonly10ofthosestateshaverestrictionsonpassengers,Californiaisthestrictest,withanovice(新手)driverprohibitedfromcarryinganypassengerunder20(withoutthepresenceofanadultover25)forthefirstsixmonths. 21.Whichofthefollowingsituationsismostdangerousaccordingtothepassage? A)Adultsg

20、ivingalifttoteenagersonthehighwayafter10p.m. B)Ateenagerdrivingaftermidnightwithpassengersinthecar. C)Adultsdrivingwiththreeormoreteenagepassengerslateatnight. D)Ateenagergettingaliftfromastrangeronthehighwayatmidnight. 22.AccordingtoRobertFoss.Thehighdeathrateofteenagedriversismainlydueto_ A)theirf

21、requentdrivingatnightC)theirlackofdrivingexperience B)theirimproperwayofdrivingD)theirdrivingwithpassengers 23.AccordingtoParagraph3.whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE? A)Teenagersshouldspendmoretimelearningtodrive. B)Drivingisaskilltoocomplicatedforteenagerstolearn. C)Restrictionsshouldbeimposedon

22、teenagersapplyingtotakedrivinglessons. D)Thelicensingauthontiesarepartlyresponsibleforteenagersdrivingaccidents. 24.Asuggestedmeasuretobetakentoreduceteenagersdrivingaccidentsisthat_. A)drivinginthepresenceofanadultshouldbemadearule B)theyshouldbeprohibitedfromtakingonpassengers C)theyshouldnotbeall

23、owedtodriveafter10p.m. D)thelicensingsystemshouldbeimproved 25.Thepresentsituationinabouthalfofthestatesisthatthegraduatedlicensingsystem_. A)isunderdiscussionC)hasbeenputintoeffect B)isabouttobesetupD)hasbeenperfected PassageTwo PassageTwo Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage. Ifyouknowexac

24、tlywhatyouwant,thebestroutetoajobistogetspecializedtraining.Arecentsurveyshowsthatcompaniesthegraduatesinsuchfieldsasbusinessandhealthcarewhocangotoworkimmediatelywithverylittleon-the-jobtraining. Thatsespeciallytrueofbooingfieldsthatarechallengingforworkers.AtCornellsSchoolofHotelAdministration,for

25、example,bachelorsdegreegraduatesgetanaverageoffourorfivejobofferswithsalariesrangingfromthehighteenstothelow20sandplentyofchancesforrapidadvancement.Largecompanies,especially,likeabackgroundofformaleducationcoupledwithworkexperience. Butinthelongrun,toomuchspecializationdoesntpayoff.Business,whichhasbeenfloodedwithMBAs,nolongerconsidersthedegreeanautomaticstampofapproval.TheMBAmayopendoorsandcommandahighersalaryinjtially,buttheimpactofadegreewashesout