1998年大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案.docx

1、1998年大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案1998年1月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案Part IListening Comprehension(20 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only onc

2、e. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Example:You will hear:You will read:A) 2 hours.B)

3、 3 hours.C) 4 hours.D) 5 hours.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 oclock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D) “5 hours” is the correct answer. You should choose D on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single

4、 line through the center.Sample Answer A B C D1.A) The man wants to attend tomorrows show.B) There arent any tickets left for tonights show.C) There arent any tickets left for tomorrows show.D) The man doesnt want to attend tomorrows show.2.A) Detective stories.B) Stories about jail escapes.C) Love

5、stories.D) Stories about royal families.3.A) It was a long lecture, but easy to understand.B) It was not as easy as she had thought.C) It was as difficult as she had expected.D) It was interesting and easy to follow.4.A) To put him through to the director.B) To have a talk with the director about hi

6、s work.C) To arrange an appointment for him with the director.D) To go and see if the director can meet him right now.5.A) Margaret wanted to return some magazines to the woman.B) Margaret wanted to lend some magazines to the woman.C) Margaret wanted to borrow some magazines from the woman.D) Margar

7、et wanted to get some magazines back from the woman.6.A) He doesnt care much about it.B) He enjoys it very much.C) He doesnt mind even though its tedious.D) He hates working overtime.7.A) The woman doesnt think it exciting to travel by air.B) Theyll stay at home during the holidays.C) They are offer

8、ed some plane tickets for their holidays.D) Theyll be flying somewhere for their vacation.8.A) Something went wrong with the bus.B) She took somebody to hospital.C) Something prevented her from catching the bus.D) She came on foot instead of taking a bus.9.A) Do her homework.B) Clean the backyard.C)

9、 Wash clothes.D) Enjoy the beautiful day.10.A) The man is looking for a place to live in.B) The man has a house for rent.C) The woman is a secretary.D) The two speakers are old friends.Section B Compound DictationDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is r

10、ead for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. Then listen to the passage again. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact works you have just heard. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10 you are

11、 required to fill in the missing information. You can either use the exact works you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Very few people can get college degree before 11, but Mic

12、hael was an exception. He started high school when he was 5, finish in just nine months. He became the (S1) _ youngest college graduate when he was 10 years and 4 months old, earning an (S2) _ degree. Now at 11 Michaels working on a masters degree in (S3) _ intelligence.But Michaels (S4) _ hasnt alw

13、ays come easy. (S5) _ his intelligence. He still lacks important life (S6) _.In one class, he had to struggle to understand (S7) _ novels, because, he says, “Ive never been in love before.”Another challenge was his size. (S8)_.He likes computers so much (S9) _.He wants to make robots do all the heav

14、y tasks. (S10) _.Part IIReading Comprehension(35 minutes)Direction:There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. 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

15、letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the childs acquisition（学会）of each new skill-the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of

16、 reading and writing. It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child: This might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, a young child might be encouraged to l

17、earn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.Patents vary greatly in their degree of stri

18、ctness towards their children. Some may be especially strict in money matters. Others are sever over times of coming home at night or punctuality for meals. In general, the controls imposed represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the childs own happiness.As rega

19、rds the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parental teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality（道德）. Also, parents should realize that “example is better than precept”. If they are not sincere and do not

20、practise what they preach（说教）, their children may grow confused, and emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooled.A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents principles and their morals can be a dangerous

21、 disappointment.11.Eagerly watching the childs acquisition of new skills _.A) should be avoidedB) is universal among parentsC) sets up dangerous states of worry in the childD) will make him lose interest in learning new things12.In the process of childrens learning new skills parents _.A) should enc

22、ourage them to read before they know the meaning of the words they readB) should not expect too much of themC) should achieve a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on their ownD) should create as many learning opportunities as possible13.The second paragraph mainly tells us that _

23、.A) parents should be strict with their childrenB) parental controls reflect only the needs of the parents and the values of the communityC) parental restrictions vary, and are not always enforced for the benefit of the children aloneD) parents vary in their strictness towards their children accordi

24、ng to the situation14.The word “precept” (Line 3, Para.3) probably means “_”.A) ideaB) punishmentC) behaviorD) instruction15.In moral matters, parents should _.A) observe the rules themselvesB) be aware of the marked difference between adults and childrenC) forbid things which have no foundation in

25、moralityD) consistently ensure the security of their childrenPassage TwoQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:A good modern newspaper is an extraordinary piece of reading. It is remarkable first for what it contains: the range of news from local crime to international politics, from

26、sport to business to fashion to science, and the range of comment and special features（特写）as well, from editorial page to feature articles and interviews to criticism of books, art, theatre and music. A newspaper is even more remarkable for the way one reads it: never completely, never straight thro

27、ugh, but always by jumping from here to there, in and not glancing at one piece, reading another article all the way through, reading just a few paragraphs of the next. A good modern newspaper offers variety to attract many different readers, but far more than nay one reader is interested in. What b

28、rings this variety together in one place is its topicality（时事性）, its immediate relation to what is happening in your world and your locality now. but immediacy and the speed of production that goes with it mean also that much of what papers in a newspaper has no more than transient（短暂的）value. For al

29、l these reasons, no two people really read the same paper: what each person does is to put together out of the pages of that days paper, his own selection and sequence, his own newspaper. For all these reasons, reading newspapers efficiently, which means getting what you want from them without missi

30、ng things you need but without wasting time, demands skill and self-awareness as you modify and apply the techniques of reading.16.A modern newspaper is remarkable for all the following except its _.A) wide coverageB) uniform styleC) speed in reporting newsD) popularity17.According to the passage, t

31、he reason why no two people really read the “same” newspaper is that _.A) people scan for the news they are interested inB) different people prefer different newspapersC) people are rarely interested in the same kind of newsD) people have different views about what a good newspaper is18.It can be conclude from the passage that newspaper readers _.A) apply reading techniques skillfullyB) jump from one newspaper to