1997年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷及参考答案
1997年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷Part I Listening 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 theconversation and the question will be spoken only once. After eachquestion there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the fourchoices 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 linethrough the center.Example:You will hear:You will read:A) 2 hours.B) 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 o’clock 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 line through the center.Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]1. A) Look for a more expensive hotel.B) Go to another hotel by bus.C) Try to find a quiet place.D) Take a walk around the city.2. A) They’re talking about nice children.B) The man has a house for sale.C) The woman lives in a nice house.D) The man has three children.3. A) In a hotel.B) At a dinner table.C) In the street.D) At the man’s house.4. A) Relatives.B) Roommates.C) Colleagues.D) Neighbors.5. A) 5:00.B) 5:15.C) 5:30.D) 5:45.6. A) He wants to have more sleep.B) His wife doesn’t sleep well.C) Women need more sleep than men.D) He doesn’t need as much sleep as his wife.7. A) A student.B) A reporter.C) A visitor.D) A lecturer.8. A) To the school.B) To a friend’s house.C) To the post office.D) Home.9. A) He is afraid he won’t be chosen for the trip.B) The boss has not decided where to go.C) Such a trip is necessary for the company.D) It’s not certain whether the trip will take place.10. A) It was boring.B) It was entertaining.C) It was touching.D) It was encouraging.Section BDirections: 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 bespoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the bestanswer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through thecenter.Passage oneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) He wanted to find a place to read his papers.B) He wanted to kill time before boarding the plane.C) He felt thirsty and wanted some coffee.D) He went there to meet his friends.12. A) Toys for children.B) Important documents.C) Food and coffee.D) Clothes and scientific papers.13. A) The woman took his case on purpose.B) All his papers had been stolen.C) He had taken the woman’s case.D) The woman played a joke on him.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) The liberation movement of British women.B) Rapid economic development in Britain.C) Changing attitudes to family life.D) Reasons for changes in family life in Britain.15. A) Because millions of men died in the war.B) Because women had proved their worth.C) Because women were more skillful than men.D) Because factories preferred to employ women.16. A) The concept of “the family” as a social unit.B) The attitudes to birth control.C) The attitudes to religion.D) The ideas of authority and tradition.Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A) Those who are themselves spoiled and self-centered.B) Those who expected to have several children but could only have one.C) Those who like to give expensive jewels to their children.D) Those who give birth to their only children when they are below 30.18. A) Because their parents want them to share the family burden.B) Because their parents are too strict with them in their education.C) Because they have nobody to play with.D) Because their parents want them to grow up as fast as possible.19. A) Two types of only children.B) Parents’ responsibilities.C) The necessity of family planning.D) The relationship between parents and children.20. A) They have no sisters or brothers.B) They are overprotected by their parents.C) Their parents expect too much of them.D) Their parents often punish them for minor faults.Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that bestcompletes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the AnswerSheet with a single line through the center.21. Until then, his family ________ from him for six months.A) didn’t hearB) hasn’t been hearingC) hasn’t heardD) hadn’t heard22. The conference ________ a full week by the time it ends.A) must have lastedB) will have lastedC) would lastD) has lasted23. Students or teachers can participate in excursions to lovely beaches around theisland at regular ________.A) gapsB) rateC) lengthD) intervals24. Physics is ________ to the science which was called natural philosophy in history.A) alikeB) equivalentC) likelyD) uniform25. There’s a man at the reception desk who seems very angry and I think he means________ trouble.A) makingB) to makeC) to have madeD) having make26. After the Arab states won independence, great emphasis was laid on expandingeducation, with girls as well as boys ________ to go to school.A) to be encouragedB) been encouragedC) being encouragedD) be encouraged27. The new appointment of our president ________ from the very beginning of nextsemester.A) takes effectB) takes partC) takes placeD) takes turns28. The president made a ________ speech at the opening ceremony of the sportsmeeting, which encouraged the sportsmen greatly.A) vigorousB) tediousC) flatD) harsh29. It is useful to be able to predict the extent ________ which a price change will affectsupply and demand.A) fromB) withC) toD) for30. Finding a job in such a big company has always been ________ his wildest dreams.A) underB) overC) aboveD) beyond31. It is not easy to learn English well, but if you ________, you will succeed in theend.A) hang upB) hang aboutC) hang onD) hang onto32. It is reported that ________ adopted children want to know who their naturalparents are.A) the mostB) most ofC) mostD) the most of33. Last year the advertising rate ________ by 20 percent.A) raisedB) arousedC) aroseD) rose34. ________ before we depart the day after tomorrow, we should have a wonderfuldinner party.A) Had they arrivedB) Would they arriveC) Were they arrivingD) Were they to arrive35. The strong storm did a lot of damage to the coastal villages: several fishing boatswere ________ and many houses collapsed.A) wreckedB) spoiledC) tornD) injured36. The little man was ________ one metre fifty high.A) almost more thanB) hardly more thanC) nearly more thanD) as much as37. As ________ announced in today’s papers, the Shanghai Export Commodities Fairis also open on Sundays.A) beingB) isC) to beD) been38. You see the lightning ________ it happens, but you hear the thunder later.A) the instantB) for an instantC) on the instantD) in an instant39. The manager lost his ________ just because his secretary was ten minutes late.A) moodB) temperC) mindD) passion40. Great as Newton was, many of his ideas ________ today and are being modified bythe work of scientists of our time.A) are to challengeB) may be challengedC) have been challengedD) are challenging41. Please be careful when you are drinking coffee in case you ________ the newcarpet.A) crashB) polluteC) spotD) stain42. I’d rather read than watch television; the programs seem ________ all the time.A) to get worseB) to be getting worseC) to have got worseD) getting worse43. Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are ________ in grocerystores.A) readyB) approachableC) probableD) available44. When I caught him ________ I stopped buying things there and started dealing withanother shop.A) cheatingB) cheatC) to cheatD) to be cheating45. It is important that enough money ________ to fund the project.A) be collectedB) must be collectedC) was collectedD) can be collected46. Some old people don’t like pop songs because they can’t ________ so much noise.A) resistB) sustainC) tolerateD) undergo47. If only the committee ________ the regulations and put them into effect as soon aspossible.A) approveB) will approveC) can approveD) would approve48. ________ one time, Manchester was the home of the most productive cotton millsin the world.A) OnB) ByC) AtD) Of49. ________ it or not, his discovery has created a stir in scientific circles.A) BelieveB) To believeC) BelievingD) Believed50. Mr. Morgan can be very sad ________, though in public he is extremely cheerful.A) by himselfB) in personC) in privateD) as individualPart III Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choicesmarked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and markthe corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through thecenter.Passage OneQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.Statuses are marvelous human inventions that enable us to get along with one another and to determine where we “fit” in society. As we go about our everyday lives, we mentally attempt to place people in terms of their statuses. For example, we must judge whether the person in the library is a reader or a librarian, whether the telephone caller is a friend or a salesman, whether the unfamiliar person on our property is thief or a meter reader, and so on.The statuses we assume often vary with the people we encounter, and change throughout life. Most of us can, at very high speed, assume the statuses that various situations require. Much of social interaction consists of identifying and selecting among appropriate statuses and allowing other people to assume their statuses in relation to us. This means that we fit our actions to those of other people based on a constant mental process of appraisal and interpretation. Although some of us find the task more difficult than others, most of us perform it rather effortlessly.A status has been compared to ready-made clothes. Within certain limits, the buyer can choose style and fabric. But an American is not free to choose the costume (服装) of a Chinese peasant or that of a Hindu prince. We must choose from among the clothing presented by our society. Furthermore, our choice is limited to a size that will fit, as well as by our pocketbook (钱包). Having made a choice within these limits we can have certain alterations made, but apart from minor adjustments, we tend to be limited to what the stores have on their racks. Statuses too come ready made, and the range of choice among them is limited.51. In the first paragraph, the writer tells us that statuses can help us ________.A) determine whether a person is fit for a certain jobB) behave appropriately in relation to other peopleC) protect ourselves in unfamiliar situationsD) make friends with other people52. According to the writer, people often assume different statuses ________.A) in order to identify themselves with othersB) in order to better identify othersC) as their mental processes changeD) as the situation changes53. The word “appraisal” (Line 5, Para. 2) most probably means “________”.A) involvementB) appreciationC) assessmentD) presentation54. In the last sentence of the second paragraph, the pronoun “it” refers to “________”.A) fitting our actions to those of other people appropriatelyB) identification of other people’s statusesC) selecting one’s own statusesD) constant mental process55. By saying that “an American is not free to choose the costume of a Chinese peasantor that of a Hindu prince” (Line 2-3, Para. 3), the writer means ________.A) different people have different styles of clothesB) ready-made clothes may need alterationsC) statuses come ready made just like clothesD) our choice of statuses is limitedPassage TwoQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there’s big difference between “being a writer” and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. “You’ve got to want to write,” I say to them, “not want to be a writer.”The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer (自由撰稿者), I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn’t even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual type writer and felt like a genuine writer.After a year or so, however, I still hadn’t gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write.I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn’t going to be one of those people who die wondering, What if? I would keep putting my dream to the test-even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the Shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.56. The passage is meant to ________.A) warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experienceB) advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writerC) show young people it’s unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fameD) encourage young people to pursue a writing career57. What can be concluded from the passage?A) Genuine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.B) A writer’s success depends on luck rather than on effort.C) Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation.D) The chances for a writer to become successful are small.58. Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career?A) He wasn’t able to produce a single book.B) He hadn’t seen a change for the better.C) He wasn’t able to have a rest for a whole years.D) He found his dream would never come true.59. “... People who die wondering, What if?” (Line 3, Para. 3) refers to “those________”.A) who think too much of the dark side of lifeB) who regret giving up their career halfwayC) who think a lot without making a decisionD) who are full of imagination even upon death60. “Shadowland” in the last sentence refers to ________.A) the wonderland one often dreams aboutB) the bright future that one is looking forward toC) the state of uncertainty before one’s final goal is reachedD) a world that exists only in one’s imaginationPassage ThreeQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.It is everyone agrees, a huge task that the child performs when he learns to speak, and the fact that he does so in so short a period of time challenges explanation.Language learning begins with listening. Individual children vary greatly in the amount of listening they do before they start speaking, and late starters are often long listeners. Mo st children will “obey” spoken instructions some time before they can speak, though the word obey is hardly accurate as a description of the eager and delighted cooperation usually shown by the child. Before they can speak, many children will also ask questions by gesture and by making questioning noises.Any attempt to trace the development from the noises babies make to their firstspoken words leads to considerable difficulties. It is agreed that they enjoy making noises, and that during the first few months one or two noises sort themselves out as particularly indicative of delight, distress, sociability, and so on. But since these cannot be said to show the baby’s intention to communicate, they can hardly be regarded as early forms of language. It is agreed, too, that from about three months they play with sounds for enjoyments, and that by six months they are able to add new sounds to their repertoire (能发出的全部声音). This self-imitation leads on to deliberate (有意识的) imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people. The problem then arises as to the point at which one can say that these imitations can be considered as speech.61. By “... challenges explanation” (Line 2, Para. 1) the author means that ________.A) no explanation is necessary for such an obvious phenomenonB) no explanation has been made up to nowC) it’s no easy job to provide an adequate explanationD) it’s high time that an explanation was provided62. The third paragraph is mainly about ________.A) the development of babies’ early forms of languageB) the difficulties of babies in learning to speakC) babies’ strong desire to communicateD) babies’ intention to communicate63. The author’s purpose in writing the second paragraph is to show that children________.A) usually obey without asking questionsB) are passive in the process of learning to speakC) are born cooperativeD) learn to speak by listening64. From the passage we learn that ________.A) early starters can learn to speak within only six monthsB) children show a strong desire to communicate by making noisesC) imitation plays an important role in learning to speakD) children have various difficulties in learning to speak65. The best title for this passage would be ________.A) How Babies Learn to SpeakB) Early Forms of LanguageC) A Huge Task for ChildrenD) Noise Making and Language LearningPassage FourQuestions 66 to 70 are based on the following passage.Psychologists take opposing views of how external rewards, from warm praise to cold cash, affect motivation and creativity. Behaviorists, who study the relation between actions and their consequences, argue that rewards can improve performance at work and school.Cognitive (认知学派的) researchers, who study various aspects of mental life, maintain that rewards often destroy creativity by encouraging dependence on approval and gifts from others.The latter view has gained many supporters, especially among educators. But the careful use of small monetary (金钱的) rewards sparks creativity in grade-school children, suggesting that properly presented inducements (刺激) indeed aid inventiveness, according to a study in the June Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.“If kids know they’re working for a reward and can focus on a relatively challenging task, they show the most creativity,” says Robert Eisenberger of the University of Delaware in Newark. “But it’s easy to kill creativity by giving rewards for poor performance or creating too much anticipation for rewards.”A teacher who continually draws attention to rewards or who hands out high grades for ordinary achievement ends up with uninspired students, Eisenberger holds. As an example of the latter point, he notes growing efforts at major universities to tighten grading standards and restore failing grades.In earlier grades, the use of so-called token economies, in which students handle challenging problems and receive performance-based points toward valued rewards, shows promise in raising effort and creativity, the Delaware psychologist claims.66. Psychologists are divided with regard to their attitudes toward ________.A) the choice between spiritual encouragement and monetary rewardsB) the amount of monetary rewards for student’ creativityC) the study of relationship between actions and their consequencesD) the effects of external rewards on students’ performance67. What is the response of many educators to external rewards for their students?A) They have no doubts about them.B) They have doubts about them.C) They approve of them.D) They avoid talking about them.68. Which of the following can best raise students’creativity according to RobertEisenberger?A) Assigning them tasks they have not dealt with before.B) Assigning them tasks which require inventiveness.C) Giving them rewards they really deserve.D) Giving them rewards they anticipate.69. It can be inferred from the passage that major universities are trying to tighten theirgrading standards because they believe ________.A) rewarding poor performance may kill the creativity of studentsB) punishment is more effective than rewardingC) failing uninspired students helps improve their overall academic standardsD) discouraging the students’ anticipation for easy rewards is a matter of urgency70. The phrase “token economies” (Line 1, Para. 5) probably refers to ________.A) ways to develop economyB) systems of rewarding studentsC) approaches to solving problemsD) methods of improving performancePart IV Short Answer Questions (15 minutes)Directions: In this part there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions orcomplete the statements in the fewest possible words (not exceeding 10words.)In Britain, the old Road Traffic Act restricted speeds to 2 m.p.h. (miles per hour) in towns and 4 m.p.h. in the country. Later Parliament increased the speed limit to 14 m.p.h. But by 1903 the development of the car industry had made it necessary to raise the limit to 20 m.p.h. By 1930, however, the law was so widely ignored that speeding restrictions were done away with altogether. For five years motorists were free to drive at whatever speeds they likes. Then in 1935 the Road Traffic Act imposed a 30 m.p.h. speed limit in built-up areas, along with the introduction of driving tests and pedestrian crossing.Speeding is now the most common motoring offence in Britain. Offences for speeding fall into three classes: exceeding the limit on a restricted road, exceeding on any road the limit for the vehicle you are driving, and exceeding the 70 m.p.h. limit on any road. A restricted road is one where the street lamps are 200 yards apart, or more.The main controversy (争论) surrounding speeding laws is the extent of their safety value. The Ministry of Transport maintains that speed limits reduce accidents. It claims that when the 30 m.p.h. limit was introduced in 1935 there was a fall of 15 percent in fatal accidents. Likewise, when the 40 m.p.h. speed limit was imposed on a number of roads in London in the late fifties, there was a 28 percent reduction in serious accidents. There were also fewer casualties (伤亡) in the year after the 70 m.p.h. motorway limitwas imposed in 1966.In America, however, it is thought that the reduced accident figures are due rather to the increase in traffic density. This is why it has even been suggested that the present speed limits should be done away with completely, or that a guide should be given to inexperienced drivers and the speed limits made advisory, as is done in parts of the USA.Questions: (注意：答题尽量简短，超过10个词要扣分。
1997专四真题及答案（完整版）
1997专四真题及答案（完整版）TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (1997)-GRADE FOUR-TIME LIMIT: 140 MIN. PART I WRITING (45 MIN)SECTION A COMPOSITIONWrite a composition of about 150 words on the following topic:Some of your classmates think that more pressure from academic studies is not beneficial to students.Y ou either agree or disagree with them.MORE PRESSURE FROM ACADEMICSTUDIES DOES (OR DOES NO) GOOD TO USYou are to write in three paragraphs.In the first paragraph state clearly what your view is.In the second paragraph, support your view with details.In the last paragraph, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion with a summary or suggestion.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.SECTION B NOTE-WRITING (10 MIN)Write a note of about 50- 60 words based on the following situation:Y ou are Peter/Mary. Y ou had a party at your home recently, but you unintentionally neglected to invite a close friend of yours –Victoria. Write her a note apologizing for this and explaining how the mistake came about.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. PART II DICTATION (15 MIN)Listen to the following passage. All together the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 to 20 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.PART III LISTENING COMPREHENSION (20 MIN) In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY, Listen carefully andthen answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct response for each question in your answer booklet.SECTION A STATEMENTIn this section you will hear nine statements. At the end of the statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following nine questions.1. What does the speaker mean?A. John was unhappy with his dormitory.B. John's dormitory wasn't full.C. John didn't meet me at the door.D. There wasn't any vacant room.2. What does the statement imply?A. We are sorry that we both failed.B. Mary is envious of Jane's success.C. We are amazed by the fact.D. Jane is envious of Mary's success.3. The speaker thinks that ________.A. writing is his favourite courseB. he prefers other courses to compositionC. one particular course is better than writingD. he doesn't like any course, least of writing4. What does the speaker imply?A. He didn't finish the exercises yesterday.B. The exercises were handed in yesterday.C. He knew the exercises should be handed in today.D. He doesn't need to hand in the exercises today.5. The speaker was ________ minutes late.A.50B. 15C.30D. 106. What does the statement mean?A. The speaker didn't attend the exam.B. The speaker didn't do the spelling.C. The speaker was good at spelling.D. The speaker ignored his spelling.7. According to the statement, the house is ________.A. badly builtB. noisy insideC. very dirtyD. in disorder8. David decided to take the express train because ________.A. he was in a hurry to get homeB. he did not enjoy flying at allC. he needed time to be on his ownD. he had booked a seat on the train9. The weather last weekend was ________.A. warm and dryB. cold and wetC. cool and crispD. sunny and lovelySECTION B CONVERSATIONIn this section, you will hear seven short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following seven questions.10. Between getting up and her meeting, the woman had about ________.A. 6 hoursB. 40 minutesC. 4 hoursD. 30 minutes11. The conversation probably took place in ________.A. Rome.B. Paris.C. London.D. Madrid.12. What does the woman mean?A. She hasn't read the passage.B. She doesn't understand it either.C. She cannot read it in darkness.D. She suggests that the man read it.13. What does the woman mean?A. The job is advertised in English.B. The advertisement is in an English paper.C. She offers the man English and computer skills.D. English and computing skills are essential for the job.14. Vincent solved his problem by ________.A. going directly to the bossB. talking to his parentsC. asking his mother to speak to his bossD. telling his boss' mother about it15. What had the woman assumed?A. They had received a broken computer.B. She knew how to repair the computer.C. The computer couldn't be fixed.D. They' d have to buy another one.16. The couple had previously planned to ________.A. go boatingB. play golfC. go cyclingD. play tennisSECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestion 17 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.17. What are the attitudes of the local residents?A. They protested against detaining boat people.B. They protested against letting them stay forever.C. They urged Vietnam to accept the boat people.D. They urged Britain to accept the boat people.Questions 18 and 19 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.18. NA TO troops will join in ________.A. Cold War.B. training exercisesC. Western armies.D. Eastern armies.19. Soldiers from ________ countries will participate.A. 17B. 30C. 13D.43Questions 20 to 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions.20. Who sponsored the conference on population?A. Cairo.B. The United Nations.C. The World Bank.D. The World Health Organization.21. The current rate of annual increase in the world population is about ________.A. 9 millionB. 5.7 millionC. 90 millionD. 20 million22. Which of the following concerning the document is NOT true?A. The document will cover the next two decades.B. The document will win support from the delegates.C. The document will serve as a guideline.D. The document will be completed after the conference.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions.23. The news item reported a (n) ________.A. air crashB. traffic accidentC. lorry crashD. ferry accident24. It was reported to have occurred ________.A. inside Manila's portB. in SingaporeC. near the Manila's BayD. in Malaysia25. There were ________ people on board.A.30B.400C. 110D. 120PART IV CLOZE (15 MIN)Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank on your answer sheet.Unlike most sports which evolved over time from street games basketball was designed by one man to suit a particular purpose. The man was Dr. James Naismith, and his purpose was to invent a vigorous game that could be played indoors in the winter.In 1892, Naismith was an instructor at a training school, which trained physical education instructors for the YMCAs. That year the school was trying 26up with a physical activity that the men could enjoy 27the football and baseball seasons. None of the standard indoor activities 28their interest for long. Naismith was asked to solve the problem by the school.He first tried to 29some of the popular outdoor sports, but they were all too rough. The men were getting bruised from tackling each other and 30hit with equipment. So, Naismith decided to invent a game that would incorporate the most common elements of outdoor team sports without having the real physical contact. Most popular sports used a ball. So he chose a soccer ball because it was soft and large enough that it 31no equipment, such as a hat or a racket to hit it.Next he decide 32an elevated goal, so that scoring would depend on skill and accuracy rather than on 33only. His goals were two peach baskets, 34to ten-foot high balconies at each end of the gym. The basic 35of the game was to throw the ball into the basket. Naismith wrote rules for the game, 36of which, though with some small changes, are still 37effect.Basketball was an immediate success. The students 38it to their friends,and the new sport quickly 39on. Today, basketball is one of the most popular games 40the world.26. A. to have comeB. comingC. comeD. to come27. A. betweenB. duringC. whenD. for28. A. rousedB. heldC. hadD. were29. A. imitateB. adoptC. adaptD. renovate30. A. beingB. to beC. beenD. were31. A. requestedB. usedC. requiredD. took32. A. onB. toC. ofD. with33. A. powerB. strengthC. forceD. might34. A. fixedB. fixingC. that fixedD. which fixed35. A. methodsB. rulesC. wayD. idea36. A. fewB. muchC. manyD. little37. A. withB. inC. onD. for38. A. definedB. spreadC. taughtD. discussed39. A. wentB. tookC. putD. caught40. A. ofB. throughoutC. amongD. throughPART V GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (15 MIN)There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C andD. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence. Mark your answer in your ANSWER SHEET.41. How can I ever concentrate if you ________ continually ________ me with sillyquestions?A. have …interruptedB. had …interruptedC. are …InterruptingD. were …interrupting42. When you have finished with that video tape, don't forget to put it in my drawer, ________？A. do youB. will youC. don' t youD. won' t you43. He left orders that nothing ________ touched until the police arrived here.A. should beB. ought to beC. must beD. would be44. Mr. White works with a chemicals import & export company, but he ________ for this industrial fair, since he is on leave.A. has workedB. worksC. has been workingD. is working45. The physicist has made a discovery, ________ of great importance to the progress of science and technology.A. I think which is.B. that I think isC. which I think isD. which I think it is46. ________, he is ready to accept suggestions from different sources.A. Instead of his contributions.B. For all his notable contributions.C. His making notable contributions.D. However his notable contributions.47. The team can handle whatever ________.A. that needs handlingB. which needs handlingC. it needs handlingD. needs to be handled48. Come and see me whenever ________.A. you are convenientB. you will be convenientC. it is convenient to youD. it will be convenient to you49. It was as a physician that he represented himself, and he was warmly received.。
1997年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷
1997年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.Statuses are marvelous human inventions that enable us to get along with one another and to determine where we “fit” in society. As we go about our everyday lives, we mentally attempt to place people in terms of their statuses. For example, we must judge whether the person in the library is a reader or a librarian, whether the telephone caller is a friend or a salesman, whether the unfamiliar person on our property is thief or a meter reader, and so on.51. In the first paragraph, the writer tells us that statuses can help us ________.A) determine whether a person is fit for a certain jobB) behave appropriately in relation to other peopleC) protect ourselves in unfamiliar situationsD) make friends with other people52. According to the writer, people often assume different statuses ________.A) in order to identify themselves with othersB) in order to better identify othersC) as their mental processes changeD) as the situation changes53. The word “appraisal” (Line 5, Para. 2) most probably means “________”.A) involvementB) appreciationC) assessmentD) presentation54. In the last sentence of the second paragraph, the pronoun “it” refers to“________”.A) fitting our actions to those of other people appropriatelyB) identification of other people’s statusesC) selecting one’s own statusesD) constant mental process55. By saying that “an American is not free to choose the costume of a Chinesepeasant or that of a Hindu prince” (Line 2-3, Para. 3), the writer means ________.A) different people have different styles of clothesB) ready-made clothes may need alterationsC) statuses come ready made just like clothesD) our choice of statuses is limitedPassage TwoQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer (自由撰稿者), I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn’t even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual type writer and felt like a genuine writer.56. The passage is meant to ________.A) warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experienceB) advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writerC) show young people it’s unrealistic for a writer to pu rsue wealth and fameD) encourage young people to pursue a writing career57. What can be concluded from the passage?A) Genuine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.B) A writer’s success depends on luck rather than on effort.C) Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation.D) The chances for a writer to become successful are small.58. Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writingcareer?A) He wasn’t able to produce a single book.B) He hadn’t seen a change for the better.C) He wasn’t able to have a rest for a whole years.D) He found his dream would never come true.59. “...People who die wondering, What if?” (Line 3, Para. 3) refers to “those________”.A) who think too much of the dark side of lifeB) who regret giving up their career halfwayC) who think a lot without making a decisionD) who are full of imagination even upon death60. “Shadowland” in the last sentence refers to ________.A) the wonderland one often dreams aboutB) the bright future that one is looking forward toC) the state of uncert ainty before one’s final goal is reachedD) a world that exists only in one’s imaginationQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.It is everyone agrees, a huge task that the child performs when he learns to speak, and the fact that he does so in so short a period of time challenges explanation.and that by six months they are able to add new sounds to their repertoire (能发出的全部声音). This self-imitation leads on to deliberate (有意识的) imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people.61. By “...challenges explanation” (Line 2, Para. 1) the author means that ________.A) no explanation is necessary for such an obvious phenomenonB) no explanation has been made up to nowC) it’s no easy job to provide an adequate explanationD) it’s high time that an explanation was provided62. The third paragraph is mainly about ________.A) the development of babies’ early forms of languageB) the difficulties of babies in learning to speakC) babies’ strong desire to communicateD) babies’ in tention to communicate63. The author’s purpose in writing the second paragraph is to show that children________.A) usually obey without asking questionsB) are passive in the process of learning to speakC) are born cooperativeD) learn to speak by listening64. From the passage we learn that ________.A) early starters can learn to speak within only six monthsB) children show a strong desire to communicate by making noisesC) imitation plays an important role in learning to speakD) children have various difficulties in learning to speak65. The best title for this passage would be ________.A) How Babies Learn to SpeakB) Early Forms of LanguageC) A Huge Task for ChildrenD) Noise Making and Language LearningQuestions 66 to 70 are based on the following passage.Psychologists take opposing views of how external rewards, from warm praise to cold cash, affect motivation and creativity. Behaviorists, who study the relation between actions and their consequences, argue that rewards can improve performance at work and school. Cognitive (认知学派的) researchers, who study various aspects of mental life, maintain that rewards often destroy creativity by encouraging dependence on approval and gifts from others.66. Psychologists are divided with regard to their attitudes toward ________.A) the choice between spiritual encouragement and monetary rewardsB) the amount of monetary rewards for student’ creativityC) the study of relationship between actions and their consequencesD) the effects of external rewards on students’ performance67. What is the response of many educators to external rewards for their students?A) They have no doubts about them.B) They have doubts about them.C) They approve of them.D) They avoid talking about them.68. Whic h of the following can best raise students’ creativity according to RobertEisenberger?A) Assigning them tasks they have not dealt with before.B) Assigning them tasks which require inventiveness.C) Giving them rewards they really deserve.D) Giving them rewards they anticipate.69. It can be inferred from the passage that major universities are trying to tightentheir grading standards because they believe ________.A) rewarding poor performance may kill the creativity of studentsB) punishment is more effective than rewardingC) failing uninspired students helps improve their overall academic standardsD) discouraging the students’ anticipation for easy rewards is a matter of urgency70. The phrase “token economies” (Line 1, Para. 5) probably refer s to ________.A) ways to develop economyB) systems of rewarding studentsC) approaches to solving problemsD) methods of improving performance。
1990年1月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案_大学英语四级CET4历年真题
part 1 listening 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 once. after each question there will be 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 line through the centre.example: you will hear:you will read:a) at the office. c) at the airport.b) in the waiting room. d) in a restaurant.from the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. this is most likely to have taken place at the office. there fore, a) “at the office” is the best answer. you should choose [a] on the answer sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.sample answer [a][b][c][d]1. (a) the man wants to go to los angeles.(b) the man wants to go to san francisco.(c) there are no flights to los angeles for the rest of the day.(d) there are two direct flights to los angeles within the next two hours.2. (a) he enjoys writing home every week.(b) he never fails to write a weekly letter home.(c) he doesn’t write home once a week now.(d) he has been asked to write home every week.3. (a) because she has got an appointment.(b) because she doesn’t want to.(c) because she has to work.(d) because she wants to eat in a new restaurant.4. (a) the teacher postponed the meeting.(b) there won’t be a test this afternoon.(c) the students will be attending the meeting.(d) the students will take an english test this afternoon.5. (a) on the whole, she liked the film.(b) she didn’t see the film.(c) the film was very exciting.(d) the film wasn’t as good as she’d expected.6. (a) around 5:00. (c) at 2:00(b) around 3:00. (d) at 1:007. (a) he had to work overtime. (c) his car ran out of gas.(b) he was held up in traffic. (d) he had a traffic accident.8. (a) john smith isn’t in right now.(b) john smith can’t come to the phone right now.(c) john smith doesn't want to speak to the caller.(d) the caller dialed the wrong number.9. (a) yesterday. (c) two days ago.(b) three days ago. (d) early last week.10.(a) she got up later than usual. (c) she forgot she had classes.(b) the bus was late. (d) her clock was slow.section bdirections: 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 mark the correspondingletter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.passage onequestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. (a) 4,000 years ago. (c) 2,000 years ago.(b) 3,000 years ago. (d) 1,000 years ago.12. (a) the small bowl was put above the large bowl.(b) the large bowl was put above the small bowl. [page](c) the small bowl was put inside the large bowl.(d) the large bowl consisted of two equal parts.13. (a) horsemen. (c) drops of water.(b) brass doors. (d) metal balls.passage twoquestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. (a) they are the most attractive women in britain.(b) they are the most popular film stars.(c) they are the first women news announcers on british television.(d)they appear almost every night in tv plays.15. (a) at 10 in the evening. (c) at 9 in the morning.(b) at 9 in the evening. (d) at 10 in the morning.16. (a) people still talk a lot about it.(b) fewer people watched susan’s programme from then on.(c) anna’s photographs appeared frequently in newspapers.(d) the number of viewers of her programme that day increased by millions.passage threequestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. (a) it is completely flat. (c) it has many large lakes.(b) it has few rivers. (d) it is hilly.18. (a) the soil has been overworked. (c) the weather is too dry.(b) the climate is cold. (d) the soil is sandy.19. (a) by raising cattle. (c) by working in factories.(b) by working on farms. (d) by raising sheep.20. (a) at school (c) from books.(b) from their parents. (d) in factories.part ii reading comprehension (35 minutes)directions: there are 4 reading 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 letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.passage onequestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:oceanography has been defined as “the application of all sciences to the study of the sea”.before the nineteen century, scientists with an interest in the sea were few and far between. certainly newton considered some theoretical aspects of it in his writings, but he was reluctantto go to sea to further his work.for most people the sea was remote, and with the exception of early intercontinental travelers or others who earned a living from the sea, there was little reason to ask many questions about it, let alone to ask what lay beneath the surface. the first time that question “what is at the bottom of the oceans?” had to be answered with any commercial consequence was when the layingof a telegraph cable from europe to america was proposed. the engineers had to know the depth profile（起伏形状）of the route to estimate the length of cable that had to be manufactured.it was to maury of the us navy that the atlantic telegraph company turned, in 1853, for information on this matter. in the 1840s, maury had been responsible for encouraging voyages during which soundings（测身）were taken to investigate the depths of the north atlantic and pacific oceans. later, some of his findings aroused much popular interest in his book the physical geography of the sea.the cable was laid, but not until 1866 was the connection made permanent and reliable. at the early attempts, the cable failed and when it was taken out for repairs it was found to be covered in living growths, a fact which defied contemporary scientific opinion that there was no life in the deeper parts of the sea. [page]within a few years oceanography was under way. in 1872 thomson led a scientific expedition(考察), which lasted for four years and brought home thousands of samples from the sea. their classification and analysis occupied scientists for years and led to a five-volume report, the last volume being published in 1895.21. the proposal to lay a telegraph cable from europe to america made oceanographic studies take on ______.a) an academic aspect c) a business aspectb) a military aspect d) an international aspect22. it was ______ that asked maury for help in oceanographic studies.a) the american navyb) some early intercontinental travelersc) those who earned a living from the sead) the company which proposed to lay an undersea cable23. the aim of the voyages maury was responsible for in the 1840s was ______.a) to make some sounding experiments in the oceansb) to collect samples of sea plants and animalsc) to estimate the length of cable that was neededd) to measure the depths of the two oceans24. “defied” in the 5th paragraph probably means “______”.a) doubted c) challengedb) gave proof to d) agreed to25. this passage is mainly about ______.a) the beginnings of oceanographyb) the laying of the first undersea cablec) the investigation of ocean depthsd) the early intercontinental communicationspassage twoquestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:normally a student must attend a certain number of courses in order to graduate, and each course which he attends gives him a credit which he may count towards a degree. in many american universities the total work for a degree consists of thirty-six courses each lasting for one semester. a typical course consists of three classes per week for fifteen weeks; while attending a university a student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester. normally a student would expect to take four years attending two semesters each year. it is possible to spread the period of work for the degree over a longer period. it is also possible for a student to move between one university andanother during his degree course, though this is not in fact done as a regular practice.for every course that he follows a student is given a grade, which is recorded, and the record is available for the student to show to prospective employers. all this imposes a constant pressure and strain of work, but in spite of this some students still find time for great activity in student affairs. elections to positions in student organizations arouse much enthusiasm. the effective word of maintaining discipline is usually performed by students who advise the academic authorities. any student who is thought to have broken the rules, for example, by cheating has to appear before a student court. with the enormous numbers of students, the operation of the system does involve a certain amount of activity. a student who has held one of these positions of authority is much respected and it will be of benefit to him later in his career. [page]26. normally a student would at least attend _____ classes each week.a) 36 b) 20c) 12 d) 1527. according to the first paragraph an american student is allowed _______.a) to live in a different universityb) to take a particular course in a different universityc) to live at home and drive to classesd) to get two degrees from two different universities28. american university students are usually under pressure of work because _______.a) their academic performance will affect their future careersb) they are heavily involved in student affairsc) they have to observe university disciplined) they want to run for positions of authority29. some students are enthusiastic for positions in student organizations probably because ______.a) they hate the constant pressure strain of their studyb) they will then be able to stay longer in the universityc) such positions help them get better jobsd) such positions are usually well paid30. the student organizations seem, to be effective in ______.a) dealing with the academic affairs of the universityb) ensuring that the students observe university regulationsc) evaluating students’ performance by bringing them before a courtd) keeping up the students’ enthusiasm for social activitiespassage threequestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it’s painful? this might be called laziness, but dr. kleitman has a new explanation. he has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle.during the hours when you labor through your work you may say that you’re “hot”. that’s true. the time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak, for some people the peak comes during the forenoon. for others it comes in the afternoon or evening. no one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such familiar monologues (自言自语)as: “ get up, john! you’ll be late for work again!” the possible explanation to the trouble is that john is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the evening. much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the familyhas. you can’t change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. habit can help, dr. kleitman believes. maybe you’re sle epy in the evening but feel you must stay up late anyway. counteract（对抗）your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later than you want to. if our energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise before your u sual hour. this won’t change your cycle, but you’ll get up steam（鼓起干劲）and work better at your low point.get off to a slow start which saves your energy. get up with a leisurely yawn and stretch. sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor. avoid the troublesome search for clean clothes by laying them out the night before. whenever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours. [page]31. if a person finds getting up early a problem, most probably ______.a) he is a lazy personb) he refuses to follow his own energy cyclec) he is not sure when his energy is lowd) he is at his peak in the afternoon or evening32. which of the following may lead to family quarrels according to the passage?a) unawareness of energy cycles.b) familiar monologues.c) a change in a family member’s energy cycle.d) attempts to control the energy cycle of other family members.33. if one wants to work more efficiently at his low point inthe morning, he should _____.a) change his energy cycle c) get up earlier than usualb) overcome his laziness d) go to bed earlier34. you are advised to rise with a yawn and stretch because it will ______.a) help to keep your en ergy for the day’s workb) help you to control your temper early in the dayc) enable you to concentrate on your routine workd) keep your energy cycle under control all day35. which of the following statements is not true?a) getting off to work wit a minimum effort helps save one’s energy.b) dr. kleitman explains why people reach their peaks at different hours of day.c) habit helps a person adapt to his own energy cycle.d) children have energy cycles, too.passage fourquestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:we find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed ability teaching. on the contrary, both their knowledge and experience are enriched. we feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming (把……按能力分班)pupils. it does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates. it can have a bad effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright child. after all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the bottom of the top grade!besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual ability. this is only one aspect of their total personality. we are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils. to the full, not just their academic ability. we also valuepersonal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed-ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning.in our classrooms, we work in various ways. the pupils often work in groups: this gives them the opportunity to learn to co-operate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. they also learn how to cope with personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate, and to communicate effectively. the pupils learn from each other as well as from the teacher.sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes they work on individual tasks and assignments, and they can do this at their own speed. they also have some formal class teaching when this is appropriate. we encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this efficiently. an advanced pupil can do advanced work: it does not matter what age the child is. we expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to attain this goal. [page]36. in the passage the author’s attitude towards “mixed-ability teaching” is _______.a) critical c) approvingb) questioning d) objective37. by “held back” (line 1) the author means “______”a) made to remain in the same classesb) forced to study i the lower classesc) drawn to their studiesd) prevented from advancing38. the author argues that a teacher’s chief concern should be the development of the student’s______.a) personal qualities and social skillsb) total personalityc) learning ability and communicative skillsd) intellectual ability39. which of the following is not mentioned in the third paragraph?a) group work gives pupils the opportunity to learn to work together with other.b) pupils also learn to develop their reasoning abilities.c) group work provides pupils with the opportunity to learn to be capable organizers.d) pupils also learn how to participate in teaching activities.40. the author’s purpose in writing this pas sage is to ______.a) argue for teaching bright and not-so-bright pupils in the same classb) recommend pair work and group work for classroom activitiesc) offer advice on the proper use of the libraryd) emphasize the importance of appropriate formal classroom teachingpart iii vocabulary and structure (20 minutes)directions: there are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. for each sentence there are four choices marked a), b), c) and d). choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single time through the centre.41. the bridge was named _____ the hero who gave his life for the cause of the people.a) after c) byb) with d) from42. there were no tickets _______ for friday’s performance.a) preferable c) possibleb) considerable d) available43. it wasn’t such a good dinner ____ she had promised us.a) that c) asb) which d) what44. they decided to chase the cow away _______ it did more damage.a) unless c) beforeb) until d) although45. ____ student with a little common sense should be able to answer the question.a) each c) eitherb) any d) one46. all ____ is a continuous supply of the basic necessities of life.a) what is needed c) the thing neededb) for our needs d) that is needed47. ____ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem high at all.a)when compared c) while comparingb) compare d) comparing48. ____ she first heard of the man referred to as a specialist.a) that was from stephen c) it was from stephen thatb) it was stephen whom d) it was stephen that49. if these shoes are too big, ask the clerk to bring you a smaller ____.a) suit c) oneb)set d) pair50. many new ____ will be opened up in the future for thosewith a university education.a) opportunities c) realitiesb) necessities d) probabilities51. he must have had an accident, or he _____ then.a) would have been here c) should be hereb) had to be here d) would be here52. it was essential that the application forms ______ back before the deadline (截止日期). [page]a) must be sent c) be sentb) would be sent d) were sent53. we ______ our breakfast when an old man came to the door.a) just have had c) just hadb) have just had d) had just had54. the rain was heavy and _____ the land was flooded.a) consequently c) constantlyb) continuously d) consistently55. the children went there to watch the iron tower ______.a) to erect c) erectingb) be erected d) being erected56. the engine _____ smoke and steam.a) gives up c) gives awayb) gives in d) gives off57. the manager promised to keep me _____ of how our business was going on.a) to be informed c) informedb) on informing d) informing58. don't _____ this news to the public until we give you the go-ahead.a) release c) relateb) relieve d) retain59. she never laughed, _____ lost her temper.a) or she ever did c) or did she everb) nor did she ever d) nor she ever did60. the goals _____ he had fought all his life no longer seemed important to him.a) after which c) with whichb) for which d) at which61. i should like to rent a house, modern, comfortable and _____ in a quiet neighborhood.a) all in all c) after allb) above all d) over all62. _____ we have finished the course, we shall start doing more revision work.a) for now c) ever sinceb) now that d) by now63. what you have done is _____ the doctor's orders.a) attached to c) resistant tob) responsible to d) contrary to64. john regretted _____ to the meeting last week.a) not going c) not having been goingb) not to go d) not to be going65. they _____ in spite of the extremely difficult conditions.a) carried out c) carried onb) carried off d) carried forward66. mrs. brown is supposed _____ for italy last week.a) to have left c) to leaveb) to be leaving d) to have been left67. my camera can be _____ to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions.a) treated c) adoptedb) adjusted d) remedied68. a new technique ______, the yields as a whole increased by 20 per cent.a) wording out c) having been worded outb) having worded out d) to have been worded out69. children who are over-protected by their parents may become ______.a) hurt c) spoiledb) damaged d) harmed70. when mr. jones gets old, he will _____ over his business to his son.a) take c) thinkb) hand d) getpart iv cloze (15 minutes)directions: there are 20 blanks in the following passage. for each blank there are four choices marked (a), (b), (c) and (d) on the right side of the paper. you should choose the one that best fits into the passage. then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.the united states is well-known for its network of major highways designed to help a driver get from one place to another in the shortest possible time. 71 these wide modern roads are generally 72 and well maintained, with 73 sharp curves and many straight 74 , a direct route is not always the most 75 one. large highways often pass 76 scenic areas and interesting small towns. furthermore, these highways generally 77 large urban centres which means that they become crowded with 78 traffic during rush hours, 79 the "fast, direct" way becomes a very slow route. [page]however, there is 80 always another route to take 81 you are not in a hurry. not far from the 82 new "superhighways", there are often older, 83 heavily traveled roads which go through the countryside. 84 of these are good two-lane (双车道) roads; others are uneven roads 85 through the country. these secondary routes may go up steep slopes, along high 86,or down frightening hillsides to towns 87 in deep valleys. through these less direct routes, longer and slower, they generally go to places 88 the air is clean and the scenery (风景) is beautiful, and the driver may have a 89 to get a fresh, clean 90 of the world.71. (a) although (b) because (c) since (d) therefore72. (a) stable (b) splendid (c) smooth (d) complicated73. (a) little (b) few (c) much (d) many74. (a) selections (b) separations (c) series (d) sections75. (a) terrible (b) possible (c) enjoyable (d) profitable76. (a) to (b) into (c) over (d) by77. (a) lead (b) connect (c) collect (d) communicate78. (a) large (b) fast (c) light (d) heavy79. (a) when (b)for (c)but (d) that80. (a) yet (b) still (c)almost (d) quite81. (a) unless (b) if (c) as (d) since82. (a) relatively (b) regularly (c) respectively (d) reasonably83. (a) and (b)less (c) more (d) or84. (a) all (b) several (c) lots (d) or85. (a) driving (b) crossing (c) curving (d) traveling86. (a) rocks (b) cliffs (c) roads (d) paths87. (a) lying (b) laying (c) laid (d) lied88. (a) there (b) when (c) which (d) where89. (a) space (b) period (c) chance (d) spot90. (a) view (b) variety (c) visit (d) virtuepart v writing (30 minutes)directions: for this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition about what would happen if there were no power in three paragraphs. you are given the first sentence or part of the first sentence of each paragraph. your part of the composition should be no less than 100 words, not including the words given. remember to write clearly. you should write this composition on the composition sheet.1. ever since early this century, electricity has become an essential part of our modern life.2. if there were no electric power.3. therefore.参考答案90.1part i 1——20 题1. a2. c3. c4. b5. d6. b7. b8. d9. c 10. a11. a 12. a 13. d 14. c 15. a 16. d 17. d 18. a 19. c 20. bpart ii—part iii 21—90题21. c 22. d 23. d 24. c 25. a 26. b 27. b 28. a 29. c 30. b31. d 32. a 33. c 34. a 35. b 36. c 37. d 38. b 39. d 40. a41. a 42. d 43. c 44. c 45. b 46. d 47. a 48. c 49. d 50. a51. a 52. c 53. d 54. a 55. c 56. d 57. c 58. a 59. b 60. b61. b 62. b 63. d 64. a 65. c 66. a 67. b 68. c 69. c 70. b71. a 72. c 73. b 74. d 75. c 76. d 77. b 78. d 79. a 80. c81. b 82. a 83. b 84. d 85. c 86. b 87. a 88. d 89. c 90. c。
大学英语四级(CET-4)真题
洛基英语，中国在线英语教育领导品牌Part III V ocabulary (20 minutes)1A word processor is much better than a typewriter in that it enables you to enter and ________ your text more easily.A. registerB. editC. proposeD. discharge纠错标记2We don’t know why so many people in that region like to wear dresses of such ________ colors.A. lowB. humbleC. mildD. dull纠错标记3The news has just ________ that the president is going to visit China next month.A. come downB. come upC. come outD. come about纠错标记4The ________ that exists among nations could certainly be lessened if misunderstanding and mistrust were removed.A. tensionB. strainC. stressD. intensity纠错标记5The other day, Mum and I went to St. James’s Hospital, and they did lots and lots of tests on me, most of them ________ and frightening.A. cheerfulB. horribleC. hostileD. friendly纠错标记6In the Mediterranean seaweed is so abundant and so easily harvested that it is never of great ________.A. fareB. paymentC. worthD. expense纠错标记7The writer was so ________ in her work that she didn’t notice him enter the room.A. absorbedB. abandonedC. focusedD. centered纠错标记8Actually, information technology can ________ the gap between the poor and the rich.A. linkB. breakC. allyD. bridge纠错标记9Some research workers completely ________ all those facts as though they never existed.A. ignoreB. leaveC. refuseD. miss纠错标记10Computer power now allows automatic searches of fingerprint files to match a print at a crime ________.A. stageB. sceneC. locationD. occasion纠错标记11The most basic reason why dialects should be preserved is that language helps to ________ a culture.A. retainB. relateC. remarkD. review纠错标记12Companies are struggling to find the right ________ between supply and demand, but it is no easy task.A. equationB. formulaC. balanceD. pattern纠错标记13Mass advertising helped to ________ the emphasis from the production of goods to their consumption.A. varyB. shiftC. layD. moderate纠错标记14Because of his excellent administration, people lived in peace and ________ and all previously neglected matters were taken care of.A. convictionB. contestC. consentD. content纠错标记15I know you’ve got a smooth tongue, so don’t talk me ________ buying it.A. awayB. downC. outD. into纠错标记16Showing some sense of humor can be a（n）________ way to deal with some stressful situation.A. effectiveB. efficientC. favorableD. favorite纠错标记17The situation described in the report ________ terrible, but it may not happen.A. inclinesB. maintainsC. soundsD. remains纠错标记18The company is trying every means to ________ the wholesale price of its products.A. pull downB. put downC. set downD. bring down纠错标记19The mayor ________ the police officer a medal of honor for his heroic deed in rescuing the earthquake victims.A. rewardedB. awardedC. creditedD. prized纠错标记20The native Canadians lived in ________ with nature, for they respected nature as a provider of life.A. coordinationB. acquaintanceC. contactD. harmony纠错标记21Many people are asking whether traditional research universities in fact have any future ________.A. at allB. so farC. in allD. on end纠错标记22I was impressed ________ the efficiency of the work done in the company.A. inB. aboutC. withD. for纠错标记23Now in Britain, wines take up four times as much ________ in the storehouse as both beer and spirits.A. blockB. landC. patchD. space纠错标记24His hand shook a little as he ________ the key in the lock.A. squeezedB. insertedC. stuffedD. pierced纠错标记25For professional athletes, ________ to the Olympics means that they have a chance to enter the history books.A. accessB. attachmentC. appealD. approach纠错标记26In the long ________, the new information technologies may fundamentally alter our way of life.A. viewB. distanceC. jumpD. run纠错标记27All the arrangements should be completed ________ your departure.A. prior toB. superior toC. contrary toD. parallel to纠错标记28We need to create education standards that prepare our next generation who will be ________ with an even more competitive market.A. tackledB. encounteredC. dealtD. confronted纠错标记29In the late seventies, the amount of fixed assets required to produce one vehicle in Japan was ________ equivalent to that in the United States.A. rudelyB. roughlyC. readilyD. coarsely纠错标记30Many people believe we are heading for environmental disaster ________ weradically change way we live.A. butB. althoughC. unlessD. lest纠错标记Part IV Short Answer Questions (15 minutes)3131-38We commonly think of sportsmanship in connection with athletic contests, but it also applies to individual outdoor sports. Not everyone who picks up a fishing rod or goes out with a gun is a sportsman. The sportsman first of all obeys the fish and game laws, not because he is liable to be punished as a violator, but because he knows that in the main these laws are made for his best interests.The following are some of the things that those who would qualify for membership in the sportsmanship fraternity （圈内人）will do.1. Take no more game than the bag limit provided for by the fish and game laws. The person who comes back from a trip boasting about the large number of fish or game taken is not a sportsman but a game hog （贪得无厌的捕猎者）.2. Observe the unwritten rules of fair play. This means shooting game birds only when the birds are “on the wing”. For the same reason, do not use a shotgun to shoot a rabbit or similar animal while it is sitting or standing still.3. Be careful in removing illegal or undersized fish from the hook. This should be done only after wetting the hands. This is necessary because the body of the fish is covered with a thin, protective film which will stick to your dry hands. If the hands are dry when the fish is handled, the film is torn from the body of the fish. Without the protective film, the fish is more easily attacked by diseases. If you wish to release a fish that is hooked in such a way that it will be impossible to be close to the hook as convenient. In a remarkably short time, the hook will break down and the fish will remain almost unharmed. Fish have been known to feed successfully while hooks were still in their lips.4. Be sure of the identity of your target before you shoot. Many useful and harmless species of wildlife are thoughtlessly killed by the uninformed person who is out with a gun to kill whatever flies within range.In what respect does the author think individual outdoor sports are similar to athletic contests?填写我的答案插入图片请输入答案纠错标记32A person who goes out fishing with a fishing rod or hunting with a gun is not necessarily ________.填写我的答案插入图片请输入答案纠错标记33What’s the most important thing a true sportsman should bear in mind when he goes fishing or hunting ________.填写我的答案插入图片请输入答案纠错标记34 Those who violate the fish and game laws will not be ________ for membership in the sportsmanship fraternity.填写我的答案插入图片请输入答案纠错标记35 What are people called when they break the bag limit and boast about their big catch?填写我的答案插入图片请输入答案纠错标记36A true sportsman will not shoot an animal which is not ________.填写我的答案插入图片请输入答案纠错标记37What are people advised to do before they remove illegal or undersized fish from the hook?填写我的答案插入图片请输入答案纠错标记38What should sportsman do to avoid killing rare species of wildlife?填写我的答案插入图片请输入答案纠错标记Part II Reading Comprehension3939-43Is there enough oil beneath the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge （保护区）（ANWR）to help secure America’s energy future? President Bush certainly thinks so. He has argued that tapping ANWR’s oil would help ease California’s electricity crisis and provide a major boost to the country’s energy independence. But no one knows for sure how much crude oil lies buried beneath the frozen earth with the last government survey, conducted in 1998, projecting output anywhere from 3 billion to 16 billion barrels.The oil industry goes with the high end of the range, which could equal as much as 10% of U.S. consumption for as long as six years. By pumping more than 1 million barrels a day from the reserve for the next two three decades, lobbyists claim, the nation could cut back on imports equivalent to all shipments to the U.S. from Saudi Arabia. Sounds good. An oil boom would also mean a multibillion-dollar windfall （意外之财）in tax revenues, royalties （开采权使用费）and leasing fees for Alaska and the Federal Government. Best of all, advocates of drilling say, damage to the environment would be insignificant. “We’ve never had a document case of oil rig chasing deer out onto the pack ice.”says Alaska State Representative Scott Ogan.Not so far, say environmentalists. Sticking to the low end of government estimates, the National Resources Defense Council says there may be no more than 3.2 billion barrels of economically recoverable oil in the coastal plain of ANWR, a drop in the bucket that would do virtually nothing to ease America’s energy problems. And consumers would wait up to a decade to gain any benefits, because drilling could begin only after much bargaining over leases, environmental permits and regulatory review. As for ANWR’s impact on the California power crisis, environmentalists point out that oil is responsible for only 1% of the Golden State’s electricity output —and just 3% of the nation’s.What does President Bush think of tapping oil in ANWR?A. It will exhaust the nation’s oil reserveB. It will help secure the future of ANWC. It will help reduce the nation’s oil importD. It will increase America’s energy consumptio纠错标记40We learn from the second paragraph that the American oil industry ________.A. believes that drilling for oil in ANWR will produce high yieldsB. tends to exaggerate America’s reliance on foreign oilC. shows little interest in tapping oil in ANWRD. expects to stop oil imports from Saudi Arabia纠错标记41Those against oil drilling in ANWR argue that ________.A. it can cause serious damage to the environmentB. it can do little to solve energy problemsC. it will drain the oil reserves in the Alaskan regionD. it will not have much commercial value纠错标记42What do the environmentalists mean by saying “Not so fast”（Line 1, Para. 3）?A. Oil exploitation takes a long timeB. The oil drilling should be delayedC. Don’t be too optimisticD. Don’t expect fast returns纠错标记43It can be learned from the passage that oil exploitation beneath ANWR’s frozen earth ________.A. remains a controversial issueB. is expected to get under way soonC. involves a lot of technological problemsD. will enable the to be oil independent纠错标记4444-48“Tear ‘em apart!”“Kill the fool!”“Murder the referee （裁判）!”These are common remarks one may hear at various sporting events. At the time they are made, they may seem innocent enough. But let’s not kid ourselves. They have been known to influence behavior in such a way as to lead to real bloodshed. V olumes have been written about the way words affect us. It has been shown that words having certain connotations （含义）may cause us to react in ways quite foreign to what we consider to be our usual humanistic behavior. I see the term “opponent”as one of those words. Perhaps the time has come to delete it from sports terms.The dictionary meaning of the term “opponent “is “adversary “: “enemy “; “one who opposes your interests.”“Thus, when a player meets an opponent, he or she may tend to treat that opponent as an enemy. At such times, winning may dominate one’s intellect, and every action, no matter how gross, may be considered justifiable. I recall an incident in a handball game when a referee refused a player’s request for a time out for a glove change because he did not considered then wet enough. The player proceeded to rub his gloves across his wet T-shirt and then exclaimed. “Are they wet enough now?”In the heat of battle, players have been observed to throw themselves across the court without considering the consequences that such a move might have on anyone in their way. I have also witnessed a player reacting to his opponent’s international and illegal blocking by deliberately hitting him with the ball as hard as he could during the course of play. Off the court, they are good friends. Does that make any sense? It certainly gives proof of a court attitude which departs from normal behavior.Therefore, I believe it is time we elevated （提升）the game to the level where it belongs thereby setting an example to the rest of the sporting world. Replacing the term “opponent”with “associate”could be an ideal way to start.The dictionary meaning of the term “associate”is “colleague”; “friend”; “companion.”Reflect a moment! You may soon see and possibly feel the differencein your reaction to the term “associate”rather than “opponent.”Which of the following statements best expresses the author’s view?A. Aggressive behavior in sports can have serious consequenceB. The words people use can influence their behavioC. Unpleasant words in sports are often used by foreign athleteD. Unfair judgments by referees will lead to violence on the sports fiel纠错标记45Harsh words are spoken during games because the players ________.A. are too eager to winB. are usually short-tempered and easily offendedC. cannot afford to be polite in fierce competitionD. treat their rivals as enemies纠错标记46What did the handball player do when he was not allowed a time out to change his gloves?A. He refused to continue the gamB. He angrily hit the referee with a balC. He claimed that the referee was unfaiD. He wet his gloves by rubbing them across his T-shir纠错标记47According to the passage, players, in a game, may ________.A. deliberately throw the ball at anyone illegally blocking their wayB. keep on screaming and shouting throughout the gameC. lie down on the ground as an act of protestD. kick the ball across the court with force纠错标记48The author hopes to have the current situation in sports improved by ________.A. calling on players to use clean language on the courtB. raising the referee’s sense of responsibilityC. changing the attitude of players on the sports fieldD. regulating the relationship between players and referees纠错标记4949-53Consumers are being confused and misled by the hodge-podge （大杂烩）of environmental claims made by household products, according to a “green labeling”study published by Consumers International Friday.Among the report’s more outrageous （令人无法容忍的）findings-a German fertilizer described itself as “earthworm friendly”a brand of flour said it was “non-polluting”and a British toilet paper claimed to be “environmentally friendlier”The study was written and researched by Britain’s National Consumer Council （NCC．for lobby group Consumer International. It was funded by the German and Dutch governments and the European Commission.“While many good and useful claims are being made, it is clear there is a long way to go in ensuring shoppers are adequately informed about the environmental impact of products they buy,”said Consumers International director Anna Fielder.The 10-country study surveyed product packaging in Britain, Western Europe, Scandinavia and the United States. It found that products sold in Germany and the United Kingdom made the most environmental claims on average.The report focused on claims made by specific products, such as detergent （洗涤剂）insect sprays and by some garden products. It did not test the claims, but compared them to labeling guidelines set by the International Standards Organization （ISO）in September, 1999.Researchers documented claims of environmental friendliness made by about 2,000 products and found many too vague or too misleading to meet ISO standards.“Many products had specially-designed labels to make them seem environmentally friendly, but in fact many of these symbols mean nothing,”said report researcher Philip Page.“Laundry detergents made the most number of claims with 158. Household cleaners were second with 145 separate claims, while paints were third on our list with 73. The high numbers show how very confusing it must be for consumers to sort the true from the misleading.”he said.The ISO labeling standards ban vague or misleading claims on product packaging, because terms such as “environmentally friendly”and “non-polluting”cannot be verified. “What we are now pushing for is to have multinational corporations meet the standards set by the ISO.”said Page.According to the passage, the NCC found it outrageous that ________.A. all the products surveyed claim to meet ISO standardsB. the claims made by products are often unclear or deceivingC. consumers would believe many of the manufactures’claimD. few products actually prove to be environment friendly纠错标记50As indicated in this passage, with so many good claims, the consumers ________.A. are becoming more cautious about the products they are going to buyB. are still not willing to pay more for products with green labelingC. are becoming more aware of the effects different products have on the environmentD. still do not know the exact impact of different products on the environment纠错标记51A study was carried out by Britain’s NCC to ________.A. find out how many claims made by products fail to meet environmental standardsB. inform the consumers of the environmental impact of the products they buyC. examine claims made by products against ISO standardsD. revise the guidelines set by the International Standards Organization纠错标记52What is one of the consequences caused by the many claims of household products?A. They are likely to lead to serious environmental problemB. Consumers find it difficult to tell the true from the falsC. They could arouse widespread anger among consumeD. Consumers will be tempted to buy products they don’t nee纠错标记53It can be inferred from the passage that the lobby group Consumer International wants to ________.A. make product labeling satisfy ISO requirementsB. see all household products meet environmental standardsC. warn consumers of the danger of so-called green productsD. verify the efforts of non-polluting products纠错标记5454-58Two hours from the tall buildings of Manhattan and Philadelphia live some of the world’s largest black bears. They are in northern Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains, a home they share with an abundance of other wildlife.The streams, lakes, meadows （草地）, mountain ridges and forests that make the Poconos an ideal place for black bears have also attracted more people to the region. Open spaces are threatened by plans for housing estates and important habitats （栖息地）are endangered by highway construction. To protect the Poconos natural beauty from irresponsible development, the Nature Conservancy （大自然保护协会）named the area one of America’s “Last Great Places”.Operating out of a century-old schoolhouse in the village of Long Pond, Pennsylvania, the conservancy’s bud Cook is working with local people and business leaders to balance economic growth with environmental protection. By forging partnerships with people like Francis Altemose, the Conservancy has been able to protect more than 14,000 acres of environmentally important land in the area.Altemose’s family has farmed in the Pocono area for generations. Two years ago Francis worked with the Conservancy to include his farm in a county farmland protection program. As a result, his family’s land can be protected from development and the Altemoses will be better able to provide a secure financial future for their 7-year-old grandson.Cook attributes the Conservancy’s success in the Poconos to having a local presence and a commitment to working with local residents“The key to protecting these remarkable lands is connecting with the local community,”Cook said. “The people who live there respect the land. They value quiet forests, clear streams and abundant wildlife. They are eager to help with conservation effort.For more information on how you can help the Nature Conservancy protect the Poconos and the world’s other “Last Great Places,”please call 1-888-564 6864 or visit us on the World Wide Web at .The purpose in naming the Poconos as one of America’s “Last Great Places”is to ________.A. gain support from the local communityB. protect it from irresponsible developmentC. make it a better home for black bearsD. provide financial security for future generations纠错标记55We learn from the passage that ________.A. the population in the Pocono area is growingB. wildlife in the Pocono area is dying out rapidlyC. the security of the Pocono residents is being threatened在线学英语体验请申请：/wenkxd.htmD. farmlands in the Pocono area are shrinking fast纠错标记56What is important in protecting the Poconos according to Cook?A. The setting up of an environmental protection websiteB. Support from organizations like The Nature ConservancyC. Cooperation with the local residents and business leadersD. Inclusion of farmlands in the region’s protection program纠错标记57What does Bud Cook mean by “having a local presence”（Line 1, Para. 5）?A. Financial contributions from local business leadersB. Consideration of the interests of the local residentsC. The establishment of a wildlife protection foundation in the areaD. The setting up of a local Nature Conservancy branch in the Pocono area纠错标记58The passage most probably is ________.A. an official documentB. a news storyC. an advertisementD. a research report“成千上万人疯狂下载。
2022年1月大学英语四级模拟真题试卷及答案
》》》》》考试真题资料word版——2023年最新整理《《《《《1 月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷Part I Listening Comprehension (20minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 shortconversations. At the end of each conversation, aquestionwill be asked about what was said. Both theconversation and the question will be spoken onlyonce. After each question there will be a pause.During the pause, you must read the four choicesmarked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is thebest answer. Then mark the corresponding letter onthe Answer Sheet with a single line through thecenter.Example:You will hear:You will read:A)At the office.B)In the waiting room.C)At the airport.D)In a restaurant.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock in the morni ng and have to finish at 2 in theafternoon. Therefore, A) “ At the office ” is the correct answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.Sample Answer [A] [B] [C][D]1.A) They are both anxious to try Italian food.B)They are likely to have dinner together.C)The man will treat the woman to dinner tonight.D)The woman refused to have dinner with the man.2.A) It’s only for rent, not for sale.B)It’s not as good as advertised.C)It’s being redecorated.D)It’s no longer availa ble.3.A) Colleagues.B)Husband and wife.C)Employer and employee.D)Mother and son.4.A) She contacts her parents occasionally.B)She phones her parents regularly at weekends.C)She visits her parents at weekends when the fares are down.D)She often call her parents regardless of the rates.5.A) The next bus is coming soon.B)The bus will wait a few minutes at the stop.C)There are only two or three passengers waiting for the bus.D)They can catch this bus without running.6.A) The assignment looks easy but actually it’s quitedifficult.B)The assignment is too difficult for them to complete ontime.C)They cannot finish the assignment until Thursday.D)They have plenty of time to work on the assignment.7.A) The man will go to meet the woman this evening.B)The man and the woman have an appointment at 7 o’clock.C)The woman can’t finish making the jam before 7o’clock.D)The woman won’t be able to see the man this evening.8.A) She’s learned a lot from the literature class.B)She’s written some books about world classics.C)She’s met some of the world’s best writers.D)She’s just back from a trip round the world.9.A) The exam was easier than the previous one.B)Joe is sure that he will do better in the next exam.C)Joe probably failed in the exam.D)The oral part of the exam was easier than the written part.10.A) She is tired of driving in heavy traffic.B)She doesn’t mind it as the road conditions are good.C)She is unhappy to have to drive such a long way every day.D)She enjoys it because she’s goodat driving.Section B Compound DictationDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When thepassage is read for the first time, you shouldlisten carefully for its general idea. When thepassage is read for the second time, you arerequired to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 toS7 with the exact words you have just heard. Forblanks numberedfrom S8 to S10 you are required to fill in themissing information. You can either use the exactwords you have just heard or write down the mainpoints in your own words. Finally, when thepassage is read for the third time, you shouldcheck what you have written.It’s difficult to imagine the sea ever running out offish. It’s so vast, so deep, so (S1) . Unfortunately,it’s not bottomless. Over-fishing, (S2)with destructive fishing practices, is killing off the fish and (S3)their environment.Destroy the fish, and you destroy the fishermen ’s means of living. At least 60 (S4) of the world’s commercially important fish (S5) are already over-fished, or fished tothe limit. As a result, governments have hadto close down some areas of sea to commercial fishing.Big, high-tech fleets (S6) that everything in their pathis pulled out of water. Anything too small, or the wrongthing, is thrown back either dead or dying. That’s an (S7)of more than 20 millionmetric tons every year. (S8) .In some parts of the world, for every kilogram of prawns (对虾) caught, up to 15 kilograms of unsuspecting fish andother marine wildlife die, simply for being in the wrongplace at the wrong time.True, (S9) , then catch them in a way that doesn ’t kill other innocent sea life.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinishedstatements. For each of them there are fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D). You shoulddecide on the best choice and mark thecorrespondingletter on the Answer Sheet with asingle line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 15 are based on thefollowing passage.Like many of my generation, I have a weakness for hero worship. Atsome point, however, we all begin to question our heroes andour need for them. This leads us to ask: What is a hero?Despite immense differences in cultures, heroes aroundthe world generally share a number of characteristics that instruct and inspire people.A hero does something worth talking about. A hero has a story of adventure to tell and a community who will listen.But a hero goes beyond mere fame.Heroes serve powers or principles largerthan themselves. Like high-voltage transformers, heroes take the energy of higher powers andstep it down so that it can be used by ordinary people.The hero lives a life worthy of imitation. Those whoimitate a genuine hero experience life with new depth, enthusiasm, and meaning. A sure test for would-be heroes iswhat or whom do they serve? What are they willing to live anddie for? If the answer or evidence suggests they serve onlytheir own fame, they may be famous persons but not heroes. Madonna and Michael Jackson are famous, but who would claimthat their fans find life more abundant?Heroes are catalysts ( 催化剂 ) for change. They have a vision from the mountaintop. They have the skill and the charm to move the masses. Theycreate new possibilities. Without Gandhi, India might stillbe part of the British Empire. Without Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr., we might still have segregated (隔离旳) buses, restaurants, and parks. It may bepossible for large-scale change to occur without leaders with magnetic personalities, but the pace of change would be slow, the vision uncertain, and thecommittee meetings endless.11.Although heroes may come from different cultures, they .A)generally possess certain inspiring characteristicsB)probably share some weaknesses of ordinary peopleC)are often influenced by previous generationsD)all unknowingly attract a large number of fans12.According to the passage, heroes are c omparedto high-voltage transformers in that .A)they have a vision from the mountaintopB)they have warm feelings and emotionsC)they can serve as concrete examples of noble principlesD)they can make people feel stronger and more confident13.Madonna and Michael Jackson are not considered heroesbecause.A)they are popular only among certain groups of peopleB)their performances do not improve their fans morallyC)their primary concern is their own financial interestsD)they are not clear about the principles they should follow14.Gandhi and Martin Luther King are typical examples o foutstanding leaders who .A)are good at demonstrating their charming charactersB)can move the masses with their forceful speechesC)are capable of meeting all challenges and hardshipsD)can provide an answer to the problems of their people15.The author concludes that historical changes would .A)be delayed without leaders with inspiring personalqualitiesB)not happen without heroes making the necessary sacrificesC)take place ff there were heroes to lead the peopleD)produce leaders with attractive personalitiesPassage TwoQuestions 16 to 20 are based on thefollowing passage.According to a survey, which was based on the responses ofover 188,000students, today’s traditional-age college freshmen are “morematerialistic。
大学英语四级(CET-4)真题及答案解析
2012年6月16日大学英语新四级(CET-4)考试全真试题Part I Writing (30 minutes)注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Excessive Packaging following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words butno more than 180 words.1. 目前许多商品存在过度包装的现象2. 出现这一现象的原因3. 我对这一现象的看法和建议Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7,choose the best answer from the fourchoices marked A),B),C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with theinformation given in the passage.Small Schools RisingThis year's list of the top 100 high schools shows that today, those with fewer students are flourishing.Fifty years ago, they were the latest thing in educational reform: big, modern, suburban high schools with students counted in the thousands. As baby boomers(二战后婴儿潮时期出生的人) came of high-school age, big schools promised economic efficiency, a greater choice of courses, and, of course, better football teams. Only years later did we understand the trade-offs this involved: the creation of excessive bureaucracies(官僚机构), the difficulty of forging personal connections between teachers and students. SAT scores began dropping in 1963; today, on average, 30 percent of students do not complete high school in four years, a figure that rises to 50 percent in poor urban neighborhoods. While the emphasis on teaching to higher, test-driven standards embodied in No Child Left Behind resulted in significantly better performance in elementary (and some middle) schools, high schools for a variety of reasons seemed to have made little progress.Size isn't everything, but it does matter, and the past decade has seen a noticeable countertrend toward smaller schools. This has been fostered, in part, by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has invested $1.8 billion in American high schools, helping to open about 1,000 small schools—most of them with about 400 kids each, with an average enrollment of only 150 per grade.About 500 more are on the drawing board. Districts all over the country are taking notice, along with mayors in cities like New York, Chicago, Milwaukee and San Diego. The movement includes independent public charter schools, such as No. 1 BASIS in Tucson, with only 120 high-schoolers and 18 graduates this year. It embraces district-sanctioned magnet schools, such as the Talented and Gifted School, with 198 students, and the Science and Engineering Magnet, with 383, which share a building in Dallas, as well as the City Honors School in Buffalo, N.Y., which grew out of volunteer evening seminars for students. And it includes alternative schools with students selected by lottery, such as H-B Woodlawn in Arlington, Va. And most conspicuous of all, there is the phenomenon of large urban and suburban high schools that have split up into smaller units of a few hundred, generally housed in the same sprawling grounds that once boasted thousands of students all marching to the same band.Hillsdale High School in San Mateo, Calif., is one of those, ranking No. 423—among the top 2 percent in the country—on NEWSWEEK's annual ranking of America's top high schools. The success of small schools is apparent in the listings. Ten years ago, when the first NEWSWEEK list based on college-level test participation was published, only three of the top 100 schools had graduating classes smaller than 100 students. This year there are 22. Nearly 250 schools on the full NEWSWEEK list of the top 5 percent of schools nationally, available on , had fewer than 200 graduates in 2007.Although many of Hillsdale's students came from affluent households, by the late 1990s average test scores were sliding and it had earned the unaffectionate nickname "Hillsjail." Jeff Gilbert, a Hillsdale teacher who became principal last year, remembers sitting with other teachers watching students file out of a graduation ceremony and asking one another in astonishment, "How did that student graduate?"So in 2003 Hillsdale remade itself into three "houses," romantically designated Florence, Marrakech and Kyoto. Each of the 300 arriving ninth graders are randomly assigned to one of the houses, where they will keep the same four core subject teachers for two years, before moving on to another for 11th and 12th grades. The closeness this system fosters was reinforced by the institution of "advisory" classes. Teachers meet with students in groups of 25, five mornings a week, for open-ended discussions of everything from homework problems to bullying and bad Saturday-night dates. The advisers also meet with students privately and stay in touch with parents, so they are deeply invested in the students' success. "We're constantly talking about one another's advisees, " says English teacher Chris Crockett. "If you hear that yours isn't doing well in algebra, or see them sitting outside the dean's office, it's like a personal failure." Along with the new structure came a more rigorous academic program; the percentage of freshmen taking biology jumped from 17 to 95. "It was rough for some, but by senior year, two thirds have moved up to physics," says Gilbert. "Our kids are coming to school in part because they know there are adults here who know them and care for them." But not all schools show advances after downsizing, and it remains to be seen whether smaller schools will be a cure-all solution.The Newsweek list of top U.S. high schools was compiled this year, as in years past, according to a single metric, the proportion of students taking college-level exams: Cambridge, International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement. We count the total number of these tests taken at a school by all students each May, and divide by the number of graduating seniors. Any school with a ratio of 1.000 or higher is placed on the NEWSWEEK list. Over the years this system has come in for its share of criticism for its simplicity. But that is also its strength: it's easy for readers to understand, 大家网深情奉献！/forum-58-1.html版权所有，侵权必究！and to do the arithmetic for their own schools if they'd like.Ranking schools within the list is always controversial, and this year a group of 38 superintendents from five states wrote to ask that their schools be excluded from the calculation. "It is impossible to know which high schools are 'the best' in the nation," their letter read, in part. "Determining whether different schools do or don't offer a high quality of education requires a look at many different measures, including students' overall academic accomplishments and their subsequent performance in college, and taking into consideration the unique needs of their communities."In the end, the superintendents agreed to provide the data we sought, which is, after all, public information. (A list of all the schools can be found on , along with a list of elite schools, whose lack of average students disqualified them from the main list.) There is, in our view, no real dispute here; we are all seeking the same thing, which is schools that better serve our children and our nation by encouraging students to tackle tough subjects under the guidance of gifted teachers. And if we keep working toward that goal, someday, perhaps, a list won't be necessary.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
1995年1月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案_大学英语四级CET4历年真题
part i listening comprehension (20 minutes) section a1. (a) go out to work. (c) be calm and patient.(b) listen carefully to john. (d) do the easiest thing.2. (a) he doesn't like to talk. (c) he is friendly.(b) he is a very kind man. (d) he is not a pleasant person.3. (a) the doctor won't see her tomorrow. (c) the doctor is busy all day today.(b) the doctor is busy tomorrow. (d) the doctor will see her today.4. (a) young people are too quick in making decisions. (c) young people lose their jobs easily.(b) young people seldom stay long on the same job. (d) young people are too eager to succeed.5. (a) she felt it was tiring. (c) she thought it took less time.(b) she felt it was very nice. (d) she thought it was expensive.6. (a) they are having breakfast. (c) they are preparing a hot soup.(b) they are eating some fruit. (d) they are drinking cold milk.7. (a) the woman doesn't want to spend christmas with the man.(b) the woman is going home for christmas party.(c) the woman has not been invited to the christmas party.(d) the woman is going to spend christmas abroad.8. (a) by car. (c) by place.(b) by bus. (d) by train.9. (a) it closes at four on weekdays. (c) it isn't open on sundays.(b) he doesn't know its business hours. (d) it is open till four on sundays.10. (a) tennis shoes. (c) nothing yet.(b) some clothes. (d) music records.section bpassage onequestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.9. (a) in about 20 years. (c) in a couple of weeks.(b) within a week. (d) as early as possible.12. (a) yes, of course. (c) not mentioned.(b) possibly not. (d) definitely not.13. (a) her complaint was ignored. (c) the store apologized for their mistake.(b) the store sent her the correct order. (d) the store picked up the wrong items.passage twoquestions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. (a) the prison gates always open. (c) the prison has no armed guards.(b) its prisoner can work outside. (d) the prison is open to the public.15. (a) the prisoners are provided with jobs on release. (c) it is run on the principle of trusting prisoners.(b) its prisoners are seldom made to work overtime. (d) it has no security measures.16. (a) one year. (c) thirteen years.(b) two years. (d) fourteen years.17. (a) doubtful. (c) critical.(b) positive. (d) indifferent.passage threequestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. (a) it's good for training one's character but not good for one's health.(b) it cannot prepare pupils to be good citizens.(c) it has less effect on a child's character than sports and games.(d) it's as important as after-class activities.19. (a) because pupils there have to spend most of the time studying.(b) because the school authorities insist on traditional ways of teaching.(c) because the school authorities have neglected discipline.(d) because pupils there are too fond of playing.20. (a) practical work. (c) teacher's encouragement.(b) collective activities. (d) book knowledge.part ii reading comprehension ( 35 minutes)passage onequestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.people tend to be more impressed by evidence that seems to confirm some relationship. thus many are convinced their dreams are prophetic (预言的) because a few have come true; they fail to notice the many that have not. consider also the belief that "the phone always rings when i'm in the shower." if it does ring while you are in the shower, the event will stand out and be remembered. if it doesn't ring, that nonevent probably won't even register （留下印象）.people want to see order, pattern and meaning in the world. consider, for example, the common belief that things like personal misfortunes, plane crashes, and deaths "happen inthrees." such beliefs stem from the tendency of people to allow the third event to define the time period. if three plane crashes occur in a month, then the period of time that counts as their "happening together" is one month; if three crashes occur in a year, the period of time is stretched. flexible end points reinforce such beliefs.[page]we also tend to believe what we want to believe. a majority of people think they are more intelligent, more fair-minded and more skilled behind the wheel of an automobile than the average person. part of the reason we view ourselves so favorably is that we use criteria that work to our advantage. as economist thomas schelling explains, "everybody ranks himself high in qualities he values: careful drivers give weight to care, skilled drivers give weight to skill, and those whoare polite give weight to courtesy, " this way everyone ranks high on his own scale.perhaps the most important mental habit we can learn is to be cautious (谨慎的) in drawingconclusions. the "evidence " of everyday life is sometimes misleading.21. in the first paragraph the author states that ____ .(a) dreams cannot be said to be prophetic even though a few have come true.(b) dreams are prophetic because some of them did come true.(c) dreams may come true if clearly remembered.(d) dreams and reality are closely related.22. by "things like ..." "happen in threes" (para. 3, line 2), the author indicates that people believe ____ .(a) personal misfortunes tend to happen every now and then.(b) personal misfortunes, plane crashes, and deaths usually happen together.(c) misfortunes tend to occur according to certain patterns.(d) misfortunes will never occur more than three times to a person in his lifetime.23. ten word "courtesy" (para. 4, line 6) probably means ____.(a) good manners. (b) appropriate speech.(c) friendly relations. (d)satisfactory service.24. what can be inferred from the passage? ____(a) happenings that go unnoticed deserve more attention.(b) in a series of misfortunes the third one is usually the most serious.(c) people tend to make use of evidence that supports their own beliefs.(d) believers of misfortunes happening in threes are cautious in interpreting events.25. it can be concluded from the passage that ____ .(a) there is some truth even in the wildest dreams.(b) one should take notice of other people's merits.(c) there is no order or pattern in world events.(d) we should not base our conclusions on accidental evidence.passage twoquestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.it has been thought and said that africans are born with musical talent. because music is so important in the lives of many africans and because so much music is performed in africa, we are inclined to think that africans are musicians. the impression is strengthened when we look at ourselves and find that we havebecome largely a society of musical spectators (旁观). music is important to us, but most of us can be considered consumers rather than producers of music. we have records, television, concerts, and radio to fulfill many of our musical needs. in most situations where music is performed in our culture it is not difficult to distinguish the audience from the performers, but such is often not the case in africa. alban ayipaga, a kasena semiprofessional musician from northern ghana, says that when his flute (长笛) and drum ensemble (歌舞团) is performing. "anybody can take part". this is true , but kasena musicians recognize that not all people are equally capable of taking part in the music. some can sing along with the drummers, but relatively few can drum and even fewer can play the flute along with the ensemble. it is fairly common in africa for there to be an ensemble of expert musicians surrounded by others who join in by clapping, singing, or somehow adding to the totality of musical sound. performances often take place in an open area (that is, not on a stage) and so the lines between the performing nucleus and the additional performers, active spectators, and passive spectators may be difficult to draw from our point of view.26. the difference between us and africans, as far as music is concerned, is that _____.(a) most of us are consumers while most of them are producers of music(b) we are musical performers and they are semiprofessional musicians [page](c) most of us are passive spectators while they are active spectators.(d) we are the audience and they are the additional performers.27. the word "such" (line 6) refers to the fact that ______.(a) music is performed with the participation of the audience(b) music is performed without the participation of the audience(c) people tend to distinguish the audience from the performers(d) people have records, television sets and radio to fulfill their musical needs28. the author of the passage implies that _____.(a) all africans are musical and therefore much music is performed in africa(b) not all africans are born with musical talent although music is important in their lives(c) most africans are capable of joining in the music by playing musical instruments(d) most africans perform as well as professional musicians29. the word "nucleus" (line 13) probably refers to _____.(a) musicians famous in africa(b) musicians at the center of attention(c) musicians acting as the core in a performance(d) active participants in a musical performance30. the best title for this passage would be ______.(a) the importance of music to african people(b) differences between african music and music of other countries(c) the relationship between musicians and their audience(d) a characteristic feature of african musical performancespassage threequestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.most people would agree that, although our age exceeds allprevious ages in knowledge, there has been no corresponding increase in wisdom. but agreement ceases as soon as we attempt to define "wisdom" and consider means of promoting it.there are several factors that contribute to wisdom. of these i should put first a sense of proportion: the capacity to take account of all the important factors in a problem and to attach to each its due weight. this has become more difficult than it used to be owing to the extent and complexity of the special knowledge required of various kinds of technicians. suppose, for example, that you are engaged in research in scientific medicine. the work is difficult and is likely to absorb the whole of your mind. you have no time to consider the effect which your discoveries or inventions may have outside the field of medicine. you succeed (let us say) as modern medicine has succeeded, in enormously lowering the infant death-rate, not only in europe and america, but also in asia and africa. this has the entirely unintended result of making the food supply inadequate and lowing the standard of life in the parts of the world that have the greatest populations. to take an even more dramatic example, which is in everybody's mind at the present time; you study the makeup of the atom from a disinterested (无利害关系的) desire for knowledge, and by chance place in the hands of a powerful mad man the means of destroying the human race.therefore, with every increase of knowledge and skill, wisdom becomes more necessary, for every such increase augments (增强)our capacity for realizing our purposes, and therefore augments our capacity for evil, if our purpose are unwise.。
1997年专业英语四级真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)
1997年专业英语四级真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. DICTATION 2. LISTENING COMPREHENSION 3. CLOZE 4. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY 5. READING COMPREHENSION 6. WRITINGPART I DICTATION (15 MIN)Directions: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minute 1．正确答案：Legal Age for Marriage Throughout the United States, the legal age for marriage shows some difference. The most common age without parents’ consent is 18 for both females and males. However, persons who are under age in their home state can get married in another state, and then return to the home state legally married. Each state issues its own marriage license. Both residents and non-residents are qualified for such a license. The fees and ceremonies vary greatly from state to state. Most states, for instance, have a blood test requirement, but a few do not. Most states permit either a civil or religious ceremony, but a few require the ceremony to be religious. In most states a waiting period is required before the license is issued. This period is from one to five days depending on the state. A three-day-wait is the most common. In some states there is no required waiting period.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION (20 MIN)Directions: In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTDirections: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.听力原文：The authorities in Hong Kong have released the second group of Vietnamese boat people from detention after Vietnam refused to accept them. The group of sixteen have been detained in 1991 when they entered Hong Kong. The release last month of more than 100 boat people in Hong Kong caused protest from local residents opposing any move to allow the boat people to stay permanently. There are still some 24,000 Vietnamese boat people in detention camps in Hong Kong.2．What are the attitudes of the local residents?A．They protested against detaining boat people.B．They protested against letting them stay forever.C．They urged Vietnam to accept the boat people.D．They urged Britain to accept the boat people.正确答案：B听力原文：NATO troops are to join their former Cold War enemies in training exercises in Poland this week. The drills which will begin on the 17th are the first major joint exercises of the Western and Eastern armies under NATO’s partnership. Some 900 soldiers from 13 countries will take part. NATO says it will be a good way to share peace-keeping experiences and develop a common understanding of operational procedures.3．NATO troops will join in______.A．Cold War.B．training exercises.C．Western armies.D．Eastern armies.正确答案：B4．Soldiers from _________ countries will participate.A．17B．30C．13D．43正确答案：C听力原文： A twenty-year action plan for cutting the rate of world population growth is expected to win wide approval today in Cairo. Delegates at the UN-sponsored conference on population complete the final talks on the plan Monday. The document is non-binding but it will serve as a guideline for countries and states that fund health care and family planning programs. The world population of 5.7 billion currently is growing at more than 90 million a year.5．Who sponsored the conference on population?A．Cairo.B．The United Nations.C．The World Bank.D．The World Health Organization.正确答案：B6．The current rate of annual increase in the world population is about______.A．9 million.B．5.7 millionC．90 million.D．20 million.正确答案：C7．Which of the following concerning the document is NOT true?A．The document will cover the next two decades.B．The document will win support from the delegates.C．The document will serve as a guideline.D．The document will be completed after the conference.正确答案：D听力原文：In the Philippines a ferry carrying at least 400 people has sunk after an apparent collision with a cargo ship. There was no immediate report of casualties. The accident occurred at about 11:30 a. m. , local time, at the mouth of Manila Bay shortly after the ferry left the Manila port. A Philippines coast guard’s spokesman said the ferry had been hit by a 12,000 ton Singapore registered cargo vessel. Further details were not immediately available.8．The news item reported a(n)______.A．air crash.B．traffic accident.C．lorry crash.D．ferry accident.正确答案：D9．It was reported to have occurred______.A．inside Manila’s port.B．in Singapore.C．near the Manila Bay.D．in Malaysia.正确答案：C10．There were _________ people on board.A．30B．400C．110D．120正确答案：B听力原文：John met me at the door and said his dormitory wasn’t full, but in fact it was.11．What does the speaker mean?A．John was unhappy with his dormitory.B．John’s dormitory wasn’t full.C．John didn’t meet me at the door.D．There wasn’t any vacant room.正确答案：D听力原文：We just can’t get over the fact that Jane failed while Mary succeeded.12．What does the statement imply?A．We are sorry that we both failed.B．Mary is envious of Jane’s success.C．We are amazed by the fact.D．Jane is envious of Mary’s success.正确答案：C听力原文：At the moment there was no course I enjoyed more than composition.13．The speaker thinks thatA．writing is his favourite course.B．he prefers other courses to composition.C．one particular course is better than writing.D．he doesn’t like any course, least of writing.正确答案：A听力原文：If I had known the exercises should be handed in today, I’d have finished them yesterday.14．What does the speaker imply?A．He didn’t finish the exercises yesterday.B．The exercises were handed in yesterday.C．He knew the exercises should be handed in today.D．He doesn’t need to hand in the exercises today.正确答案：A听力原文：I woke up at 8:30, knowing that the appointment was at 9:45, butdespite all my plans, I still got there at 10:00.15．The speaker was_________ minutes late.A．50B．15C．30D．10正确答案：B听力原文：If only I had paid more attention to my spelling in the examination.16．What does the statement mean?A．The speaker didn’t attend the exam.B．The speaker didn’t do the spelling.C．The speaker was good at spelling.D．The speaker ignored his spelling.正确答案：D听力原文：Come in, John. Please excuse the mess. We only moved in here a month ago and we’re in the middle of house decoration.17．According to the statement, the house is______.A．badly built.B．noisy inside.C．very dirty.D．in disorder.正确答案：D听力原文：David decided to take the overnight express train to Rome. Usually he would have gone by plane. But now he wanted to have some time on his own before he got back home.18．David decided to take the express train because______.A．he was in a hurry to get home.B．he did not enjoy flying at all.C．he needed time to be on his own.D．he had booked a seat on the train.正确答案：C听力原文：My students went camping last weekend. They had a wonderful time and they stayed warm and dry in spite of the weather.19．The weather last weekend was______.A．warm and dry.B．cold and wet.C．cool and crisp.D．sunny and lovely.正确答案：B听力原文：A: Why did you get up at 6:40 ? I thought your meeting wasn’t until 10:30.B: I wanted to visit the park before I left. It’s the first time I’ve seen it.20．Between getting up and her meeting, the woman had about______.A．6 hours.B．40 minutes.C．4 hours.D．30 minutes.正确答案：C听力原文：A: London is a gorgeous city. From here you can see the Palace Skies.B: Wait until we can get to Paris and Madrid. And don’t forget about Rome.21．The conversation probably took place in______.A．Rome.B．Paris.C．London.D．Madrid.正确答案：C听力原文：A. Do you have any idea what the passage is about?B: I’m as much in the dark as you are.22．What does the woman mean?A．She hasn’t read the passage.B．She doesn’t understand it either.C．She cannot read it in darkness.D．She suggests that the man read it.正确答案：B听力原文：A: I’d like to apply for the position you have advertised in China Daily.B: A good command of English and computing is a must as far as the position is concerned.23．What does the woman mean?A．The job is advertised in English.B．The advertisement is in an English paper.C．She offers the man English and computer skills.D．English and computer skills are essential for the job.正确答案：D听力原文：A: I see that Vincent is smiling again.B: Yes, he decided to speak to his boss’s mother about his problem at work rather than to go directly to his boss.24．Vincent solved his problem by______.A．going directly to the boss.B．talking to his parents.C．asking his mother to speak to his boss.D．telling his boss’ mother about it.正确答案：D听力原文：A: We got the computer repaired last week.B: Oh, so it could be fixed.25．What had the woman assumed?A．They had received a broken computer.B．She knew how to repair the computer.C．The computer couldn’t be fixed.D．They’d have to buy another one.正确答案：C听力原文：A: There was a storm warning on the radio this morning. Did you happen to be listening?B: No, but what a shame! I guess we’ll have to change our sailing plans. Would you rather play golf or go cycling?26．The couple had previously planned to______.A．go boating.B．play golf.C．go cycling.D．play tennis.正确答案：APART III CLOZE (15 MIN)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks.Unlike most sports, which evolved over time from street games, basketball was designed by one man to suit a particular purpose. The man was Dr. James Naismith, and his purpose was to invent a vigorous game that could be played indoors in the winter.In 1891, Naismith was an instructor at a training school, which trained physical education instructors for the YMCAs. That year the school was trying 【B1】______ up with a physical activity that the men could enjoy 【B2】______ the football and baseball seasons. None of the standard indoor activities 【B3】______ their interest for long. Naismith was asked to solve the problem by the school. He first tried to 【B4】______ some of the popular outdoor sports, but they were all too rough. The men were getting bruised from tackling each other and 【B5】______ hit with equipment. So, Naismith decided to invent a game that would incorporate the most common elements of outdoor team sports without having the real physical contact. Most popular sports used a ball. So he chose a soccer ball because it was soft and large enough that it【B6】______ no equipment, such as a bat or a racket to hit it. Next he decided 【B7】______ an elevated goal, so that scoring would depend on skill and accuracy rather than on 【B8】______ only. His goals were two peach baskets, 【B9】______ to ten-foot-high balconies at each end of the gym. The basic 【B10】______ of the game was to throw the ball into the basket. Naismith wrote rules for the game, 【B11】______ of which, though with some small changes, are still 【B12】______ effect.Basketball was an immediate success. The students【B13】______ it to their friends, and the new sport quickly 【B14】______ on. Today, basketball is one of the most popular games 【B15】______ the world.27．【B1】A．to have comeB．comingC．comeD．to come正确答案：B解析：语法知识。
英语四级CET4历年真题及答案
2006-2009年大学英语四级真题试卷2009年6月大学英语四级真题试卷Part I Writing (30 minutes) Free admission to museums1. 越来越多的博物馆免费对外开放的目的是什么2. 也会带来一些问题3. 你的看法Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes):How Do You See DiversityAs a manager, Tiffany is responsible for interviewing applicants for some of the positions with her company .During one interview, she noticed that the candidate never made direct eye contact. She was puzzled and somewhat disappointed because she liked the individual otherwise.He had a perfect resume and gave good responses to her questions, but the fact that he never looked her in the eye said “untrustworthy,” so she decided to offer the job to her second choice.“It wasn’t until I attended a diversity workshop that I real ized the person we passed over was the perfect person,” Tiffany confesses. What she hadn’t known at the time of the interview was that the candidate’s “different” behavior was simply a cultural misunderstanding . He was an Asian-American raised in a household where respect for those in authority was shown by averting(避开) your eyes.“I was just thrown off by the lack of ye contact; not realizing it was cultural,” Tiffany says. “I missed out ,but will not miss that opportunity again.”Many of us have had similar encounters with behaviors we perceive as different. As the world becomes smaller and our workplaces more diverse, it is becoming essential to expand our under-standing of others and to reexamine some of our false assumptions .Hire AdvantageAt a time when hiring qualified people is becoming more difficult ,employers who can eliminate invalid biases(偏爱) from the process have a distinct advantage .My company, Mindsets LLC ,helps organizations and individuals see their own blind spots . A real estate recruiter we worked with illustrates the positive difference such training can make .？“During my Mindsets coaching session ,I was taught how to recruit a diversified workforce.I recruited people from different cultures and skill sets .The agents were able to utilize their full potential and experiences to build up the company .When the real estate market began to change, it was because we had a diverse agent pool that we were able to stay in the real estate market much longer than others in the same prof ession.”Blinded by GenderDale is an account executive who attended one of my workshops on supervising a diverse workforce . “Through one of the sessions ,I discovered my personal bias ,” he recalls . “I learned I had not been looking at a person as a who le person , and being open to differences .” In his case , the blindness was not about culture but rather gender .“I had a management position open in my department ;and the two finalists were a man and a woman . Had I not attended this workshop , I would have automatically assumed the man was the best candidate because the position required quite a bit of extensive travel . My reasoning would have been that even though both candidates were great and could have been successful in the position , I assumed the woman would have wanted to be home with her children and not travel .”Dale’s assumptions are another example of the well-intentioned but incorrect thinking that limits an organization’s ability to tap into the full potential of a diverse workforce .“I learned from the class that instead of imposing my gender biases into the situation , I needed to present the full range of duties, responsibilities and expectations to all candidates and allow them to make an informed decision .” Dale credits the workshop, “because it helped me make decisions based on fairness .”Year of the Know-It-AllDoug is another supervisor who attended one of my workshops .He recalls a major lesson learned from his own employee.“One of my most embarrassing moments was when I had a Chinese-American employee put in a request to take time off to celebrate Chinese New Year . In my ignorance , I assumed he had his dates wrong , as the first of January had just passed . When I advised him of this , I gave him a long talking-to about turning in requests early with the proper dates .(“He patiently waited , then when I was done , he said he would like Chinese New Year did not begin January first , and that Chinese New Year ,which is tied to the lunar cycle ,is one of the most celebrated holidays on the Chinese calendar . Needless to say , I felt very embarrassed in assuming he had his dates mixed up . But I learned a great deal about assumptions , and that the timing of holidays varies considerably from culture to culture .“Attending the d iversity workshop helped me realize how much I could learn by simply asking questions and creating dialogues with my employees , rather than making assumptions and trying to be a know-it-all ,” Doug admits . “The biggest thing I took away from the workshop is learning how to be more ‘inclusive’ to differences.”A better Bottom LineAn open mind about diversity not only improves organizations internally , it is profitable as well . These comments from a customer service representative show how an inclusive attitude can improve sales .”Most of my customers speak English as a second language . One of the best things my company has done is to contract with a language service that offers translations over the phone . It wasn’t until my boss received Mindsets’ training that she was able to understand how important inclusiveness was to customer service . As result , our customer base has increased .”Once we start to see people as individuals . and discard the stereotypes , we can move positively toward inclusiveness for everyone . Diversity is about coming together and taking advantage of our differences and similarities . It is about building better communities and organizations that enhance us as individuals and reinforce our shared humanity .When we begin to question our assumptions and challenge what we think we have learned from our past , from the media, peers , family , friends , etc , we begin to realize that some of our conclusions are flawed(有缺陷的) or contrary to our fundamental values . We need to train our-selves to think differently , shift our mindsets and realize that diversity opens doors for all ofus ,creating opportunities in organizations and communities that benefit everyone .1.What bothered Tiffany during an interview with her candidateA)He j ust wouldn’t look her in the eye.B)—C)He was slow in answering her questions.D)His answers to some of her questions were irrelevant.E)His answers to some of her questions were irrelevant .2. Tiffany’s misjudgment about the candidate stemmed from.A) Racial stereotypes. C) Racial stereotypes.B) Invalid personal bias . D) Emphasis on physical appearance3. What is becoming essential in the course of economic globalization according to theauthorA) Hiring qualified technical and management personnel.^B) Increasing understanding of people of other cultures.C) Constantly updating knowledge and equipment.D) Expanding domestic and international markets.4. What kind of organization is Mindsets LLCA) A real estate agency. C) A cultural exchange organization.B) A personnel training company. D) A hi-tech company5. After one of the workshops ,account executive Dale realized that .A) He had hired the wrong person.，B) He could have done more for his company.C) He had not managed his workforce well.D) He must get rid of his gender bias.6. What did Dale think of Mindsets LLC’s workshopA) It was well-intentioned but poorly conducted.B) It tapped into the executives’ full potential.C) It helped him make fair decisions.D) It met participants’ diverse needs.^7. How did Doug, a supervisor, respond to a Chinese-American employee’s request forleaveA)He told him to get the dates right. C)He flatly turned it downB)He demanded an explanation. D)He readily approved it.8. Doug felt when he realized that his assumption was wrong.9. After attending Mindsets’ works hops, the participants came to know the importance ofto their business.10. When we view people as individuals and get rid of stereotypes , we can achievediversity and benefit from the between us.Part IV Reading Comprehension (reading in depth) (25 minutes)Every year in the first week of my English class, some students inform me that writhing is too hard. They never write, unless assignments 47 it . They fine the writing process 48and difficult.:How awful to be able to speak in a language but not to write in it- 49 English , with its rich vocabulary . Being able to speak but not write is like living in an 50 mansion(豪宅) and never leaving one small room . When I meet students who think they can’t write, I know as a teacher my 51 is to show them the rest of the rooms . My task is to build fluency while providing the opportunity inherent in any writing activity to 52 the moral and emotional development of my students . One great way to do this is by having students write in a journal in class every day.Writing ability is like strength training. Writing needs to be done 53 , just like exercise ; just as muscles grow stronger with exercise , writing skills improve quickly with writing practice. I often see a rise in student confidence and 54 after only a few weeks of journal writing .Expressing oneself in writing is one of the most important skills I teach to strengthen the whole student. When my students practice journal writing, they are practicing for their future academic, political, and 55 lives . They build skills so that some day they might write a great novel, a piece of sorely needed legislation, or the perfect love letter. Every day that they write in their journals puts them a step 56 to fluency , eloquence (雄辩), and command ofThe January fashion show, called FutureFashion , exemplified how far green design has come. Organized by the New York-based nonprofit Earth Pledge, the show inspired many top designers to work with sustainable fabrics for the first time. Several have since made pledges to include organic fabrics in their lines.The designers who undertake green fashion still face many challenges. Scott Hahn, cofounder with Gregory of Rogan and Loomstate, which uses all-organic cotton, says high-quality sustainable materials can still be tough to fine . “Most designers with existing labels are finding there ar en’t comparable fabrics that can just replace what you’re doing and shat your customers are used to,” he says. For example, organic cotton and non-organic cotton are virtually indistinguishable once woven into a dress. But some popular synthetics, like stretch nylon, still have few eco-friendly equivalents.Those who do make the switch are finding they have more support. Last year the influential trade show Designers & Agents stopped charging its participation fee for young green entrepreneurs(企业家) who attend its two springtime shows in Los Angeles and New York and gave special recognition to designers whose collections are at least 25% sustainable . It now counts more than 50 green designers, up from fewer than a dozen two years ago. This weekWal-Mart is set to announce a major initiative aimed at helping cotton farmers go organic: it will buy transitional(过渡型的) cotton at higher prices , thus helping to expand the supply of a key sustainable material . “Mainstream is about to occur,” says Hahn.Some analysts(分析师) are less sure . Among consumers, only 18%are even aware that ecofashion exists, up from 6% four years ago. Natalie Hormilla, a fashion writer, is an example of the unconverted consumer, when asked if she owned any sustainable clothes, she replied: “Not that I’m aware of.” Like most consumers, she finds little time to shop, and when she does, she’s on the hunt for “cute stuff that isn’t too expensive.” By her own admission, green just isn’t yet on her mind. But –thanks to the combined efforts of designers, retailers and suppliers –one day it will be.&57. What is said about FutureFashionA) It inspired many leading designers to start going green.B) It showed that designers using organic fabrics would go far.C) It served as an example of how fashion shows should be organized.D) It convinced the public that fashionable clothes should be made durable.58. According to Scott Hahn, one big challenge to designers who will go organic isthat .A) much more time is needed to finish a dress using sustainable materials .B) they have to create new brands for clothes made of organic materials .>C) customers have difficulty telling organic from non-organic materials .D) quality organic replacements for synthetics are not readily available .59. We learn from Paragraph 3 that designers who undertake green fashion .A) can attend various trade shows free .B) are readily recognized by the fashion worldC) can buy organic cotton at favorable prices .D) are gaining more and more support .60. What is Natalie Hormilla’s attitude toward ecofashion#A) She doesn’t seem to care about it. C) She is doubtful of its practical value.B) She doesn’t think it is sustainable D) She is very much opposed to the idea61. What does the author think of green fashionA) Green products will soon go mainstream.B) It has a very promising future.C) Consumers have the final say.D) It will appeal more to young people.Passage Two}Scientists have devised a way to determine roughly where a person has lived using a strand(缕) of hair , a technique that could help track the movements of criminal suspects or unidentified murder victims .The method relies on measuring how chemical variations in drinking water show up in people’s hair.“You’re what you eat and drink, and that’s recorded in you hair,” said Thure Cerling, a geologist at the University of Utah.While diet is relatively identical, water supplies vary. The differences result from weather patterns. The chemical composition of rainfall changes slightly as raid clouds move.Most hydrogen and oxygen atoms in water are stable , but traces of both elements are also present as heavier isotopes (同位素) . The heaviest raid falls first .As a result, storms that form over the Pacific deliver heavier water to California than to Utah.Similar patterns exist throughout the U.S. By measuring the proportion of heavier hydrogen and oxygen isotopes along a strand of hair, scientists can construct a geographic timeline. Each inch of hair corresponds to about two months.Cerling’s team collected tap water samples from 600 cities and constructed a mop of the regional differences. They checked the accuracy of the map by testing 200 hair samples collected from 65 barber shops.They were able to accurately place the hair samples in broad regions roughly corresponding to the movement of raid systems.（“It’s not good for pinpointing (精确定位),” Cerling said . “It’s good for eliminating many possibilities.”Todd Park, a local detective, said the method has helped him learn more about an unidentified woman whose skeleton was found near Great Salt Lake.The woman was 5 feet tall. Police recovered 26 bones, a T-shirt and several strands of hair.When Park heard about the research, he gave the hair samples to the researchers. Chemical testing showed that over the two years before her death, she moved about every two months.She stayed in the Northwest, although the test could not be more specific than somewhere between eastern Oregon and western Wyoming.“It’s still a substantial area,” Park said “But it narrows it way down for me.”62. What is the scientists’ new discoveryA) One’s hair growth has to do with the amount of water they drink.）B) A person’s hair may reveal where they have lived.C) Hair analysis accurately identifies criminal suspects.D) The chemical composition of hair varies from person to person.63. What does the author mean by “You’re what you eat and drink” (Line 1,A) Food and drink affect one’s person ality development.B) Food and drink preferences vary with individuals.C) Food and drink leave traces in one’s body tissues.D) Food and drink are indispensable to one’s existence.]64. What is said about the rainfall in America’s WestA) There is much more rainfall in California than in Utah.B) The water it delivers becomes lighter when it moves inland.C) Its chemical composition is less stable than in other areas.D) It gathers more light isotopes as it moves eastward.65. What did Cerling’s team p roduce in their researchA) A map showing the regional differences of tap water.B) A collection of hair samples from various barber shops.@C) A method to measure the amount of water in human hair.D) A chart illustrating the movement of the rain system.66. What is the practical value of Cerling’s researchA) It helps analyze the quality of water in different regions.B) It helps the police determine where a crime is committed.C) It helps the police narrow down possibilities in detective work.D) It helps identify the drinking habits of the person under investigation.：Part V Cloze (15 minutes)Kimiyuki Suda should be a perfect customer for Japan’s car-makers. He’s a young, successful executive at an Internet-services company in Tokyo and has plenty of disposable 67 . He used to own Toyota’s Hilux Surf, a sport utility vehicle. But now he uses68 subways and grains . “It’s not inconvenient at all ,” he says 69 , “having a car is so 20th century.”Suda reflects a worrisome 70 in Japan; the automobile is losing its emotional appeal, 71 among the young ,who prefer to spend their money on the latest electronic devices. 72 mini-cars and luxury foreign brands are still popular ,everything in between is 73 .Last years sales fell percent, percent 74 you don’t count the mini-car market . There have been 75 one-year drops in other nations :sales in Germany fell 9 percent in 2007 76 a tax increase . But experts say Japan is77 in that sales have been decreasing steadily 78 time. Since 1990, yearly new-car sales have fallen from million to million units in 2007.Alarmed by this state o f 79 , the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA)80 a comprehensive study of the market in 2006. It found that a 81 wealth gap, demographic(人口结构的) changes and 82 lack of interest in cars led Japanese to hold their 83 longer , replace their cars with smaller ones 84 give up car ownership altogether .JAMA85 a further sales decline of percent this year. Some experts believe that if the trend continues for much longer , further consolidation (合并) in the automotive sector is 86 .Part VI Translation (5 minutes)！87. Soon after he transferred to the new school , Ali found that he had (很难跟上班里的同学)in math and English.88. If she had returned an hour earlier , Mary (就不会被大雨淋湿了).89. It is said that those who are stressed or working overtime are (更有可能增加体重).90. (很多人所没有意识到的) is that Simon is a lover of sports. and footballin particular.study shows that the poor functioning of the human body is (与缺乏锻炼密切相关)67. A) profit C) income79. A) mess C) growth.:—%2008年6月大学英语四级试题及参考答案、Part Ⅰ Writing (30 minutes)to write A Letter of Apology according to the outline given below.1.娱乐活动多种多样2.娱乐活动可能使人们受益，也可能有危害性3.作为大学生，我的看法。
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大学英语四级真题及答案(多套题及翻译）CET4 Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following topic. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.题目一：Suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit your campus, what is the most interesting place you would like to take him/her to see and why?假设你的一位外国朋友来参观你的校园，你最感兴趣的地方想带他/她去看?为什么?题目二：Suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit your hometown, what is the most interesting place you would like to take him/her to see and why?假设你的一位外国朋友来参观你的家乡，你最感兴趣的地方想带他/她去看?为什么?题目三：Suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit China, what is the most interesting place you would like to take him/her to see and why?假设你的一位外国朋友来参观中国，你最感兴趣的地方想带他/她去看?为什么?Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. 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 Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。