2003年9月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷四级真题+答案详解+听力原文

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2003年09月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷(含答案)

2003年9月四级试题Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.A rectal study, published in last week’s Journal of the American Medical Association, offers a picture of how risky it is to get a lift from a teenage driver, Indeed, a 16-year-old driver with three or more passengers is three times as likely to have a fatal accident as a teenager driving alone, By contrast, the risk of death for drivers between 30 and 59 decreases with each additional passenger.The author also found that the death rates for teenage drivers increased dramatically after 10 p.m., and especially after midnight, With passengers in the car, the driver was even more likely to die in a late-night accident.Robert Foss, a scientist at the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, says the higher death rates for teenage drivers have less to do with “really stupid behavior” than with just a lack of driving experience. “The basic issue.” Be says, “is that adults who are responsible for issuing licenses fail to recognize how complex and skilled a task driving is.”Both he and the author of the study believe that the way to mitigate (使…缓解)the problem is to have states institute so-called graduated licensing systems, in which getting a license is a multistage process. A graduated license requires that a teenager first prove himself capable of driving in the presence of an adult, followed by a period of driving with night of massager restrictions, before graduating to full driving privileges.Graduated licensing systems have reduced teenage driver crashes, according to recent studies, About half of the states now have some sort of graduated licensing system in place, but only 10 of those states have restrictions on passengers, California is the strictest, with a novice (新手) driver prohibited from carrying any passenger under 20(without the presence of an adult over 25)for the first six months.21. Which of the following situations is most dangerous according to the passage?A) Adults giving a lift to teenagers on the highway after 10 p.m.B) A teenager driving after midnight with passengers in the car.C) Adults driving with three or more teenage passengers late at night.D) A teenager getting a lift from a stranger on the highway at midnight.22. According to Robert Foss. The high death rate of teenage drivers is mainly due to ______.A) their frequent driving at nightB) their improper way of drivingC) their lack of driving experienceD) their driving with passengers23. According to Paragraph 3. which of the following statements is TRUE?A) Teenagers should spend more time learning to drive.B) Driving is a skill too complicated for teenagers to learn.C) Restrictions should be imposed on teenagers applying to take driving lessons.D) The licensing authorities are partly responsible for teenagers' driving accidents.24. A suggested measure to be taken to reduce teenagers' driving accidents is that ________ .A) driving in the presence of an adult should be made a ruleB) they should be prohibited from taking on passengersC) they should not be allowed to drive after 10 p.m.D) the licensing system should be improved25. The present situation in about half of the states is that the graduatedlicensing system ________.A) is under discussionB) is about to be set upC) has been put into effectD) has been perfectedPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.If you know exactly what you want, the best route to a job is to get specialized training. A recent survey shows that companies the graduates in such fields as business and health care who can go to work immediately with very little on-the-job training.That's especially true of booing fields that are challenging for workers. AtCornell's School of Hotel Administration, for example, bachelor's degree graduates get an average of four or five jobs offers with salaries ranging from the high teens to the low 20s and plenty of chances for rapid advancement. Large companies, especially, like a background of formal education coupled with work experience.But in the long run, too much specialization doesn't pay off. Business, which has been flooded with MBAs, no longer considers the degree an automatic stamp of approval. The MBA may open doors and command a higher salary initially, but the impact of a degree washes out after five years.As further evidence of the erosion (销蚀) of corporate (公司的) faith in specialized degrees, Michigan State’s Scheetz cites a pattern in corporate hiring practices, Although companies tend to take on specialists as new hires, they often seek out generalists for middle and upper-level management.“They want someone who isn’t constrained (限制) by nuts and bolts to look at the big picture,”says Scheetz.This sounds suspiciously like a formal statement that you approve of the liberal-arts graduate. Time and again labor-market analysts mention a need for talents that liberal-arts majors are assumed to have: writing and communication skills, organizational skills, open-mindedness and adaptability, and the ability to analyze and solve problems, David Birch claims he does not hire anybody with an MBA or an engineering degree, “I hire only liberal-arts people because they have a less-than-canned way of doing things,” says Birch. Liberal-arts means an academically thorough and strict program that includes literature, history, mathematics, economics, science, human behavior—plus a computer course or two. With that under your belt, you can feel free to specialize, “A liberal-arts degree coupled with an MBA or some other technical training is a very good combination in the marketplace,” says Scheetz.26. What kinds of people are in high demand on the job market?A) Students with a bachelor's degree in humanities.B) People with an MBA degree front top universities.C) People with formal schooling plus work experience.D) People with special training in engineering27. By saying “…but the impact of a degree washes out after five years” (Line3, Para, 3), the author means ________.A) most MBA programs fail to provide students with a solid foundationB) an MBA degree does not help promotion to managerial positionsC) MBA programs will not be as popular in five years' time as they are nowD) in five people will forget about the degree the MBA graduates have got28. According to Scheetz's statement (Lines 4-5. Para. 4), companies prefer ________.A) people who have a strategic mindB) people who are talented in fine artsC) people who are ambitious and aggressiveD) people who have received training in mechanics29. David Birch claims that he only hires liberal-arts people because ________.A) they are more capable of handling changing situationsB) they can stick to established ways of solving problemsC) they are thoroughly trained in a variety of specialized fieldsD) they have attended special programs in management30. Which of the following statements does the author support?A) Specialists are more expensive to hire than generalists.B) Formal schooling is less important than job training.C) On-the-job training is, in the long run, less costly.D) Generalists will outdo specialists in management.Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.About six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City when a woman and a young boy sat down at the next table, I couldn’t help overhearing parts of their conversation. At one point the woman asked: "So, how have you been?" And the boy—who could not have been more than seven or eight years old —replied. "Frankly, I've been feeling a little depressed lately.''This incident stuck in my mind because it confirmed my growing belief that children are changing. As far as I can remember, my friends and I didn’t find out we were “depressed” until we were in high school.The evidence of a change in children has increased steadily in recent years. Children don’t seem childlike anymore. Children speak more like adults, dress more like adults and behave more like adults than they used to.Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it certainly is different. Childhood as it once was no longer exists, Why?Human development is based not only on innate (天生的) biological states, but also on patterns of access to social knowledge. Movement from one social role to another usually involves learning the secrets of the new status. Children have always been taught adult secrets, but slowly and in stages: traditionally, we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders.In the last 30 years. however, a secret-revelation (揭示) machine has been installed in 98 percent of American homes. It is called television, Television passes information, and indiscriminately (不加区分地), to all viewers alike, be they children or adults. Unable to resist the temptation, many children turn their attention from printed texts to the less challenging, more vivid moving pictures.Communication through print, as a matter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social information to which children have access. Reading and writing involve a complex code of symbols that must be memorized and practices. Children must read simple books before they can read complex materials.31. According to the author, feeling depressed is ________.A) a sure sign of a psychological problem in a childB) something hardly to be expected in a young childC) an inevitable has of children's mental developmentD) a mental scale present in all humans, including children32. Traditionally, a child is supposed to learn about the adult world ________.A) through contact with societyB) gradually and under guidanceC) naturally and by biological instinctD)through exposure to social information33. The phenomenon that today’s children seem adultlike is attributed by the author to ________.A) the widespread influence of televisionB) the poor arrangement of teaching contentC) the fast pace of human intellectual developmentD) the constantly rising standard of living34. Why is the author in favor of communication through print for children?A) It enables children to gain more social information.B) It develops children's interest in reading and writing.C) It helps children to memorize and practice more.D) It can control what children are to learn.35. What does the author think of the change in today’s children?A) He feels amused by chair premature behavior.B) He thinks it is a phenomenon worthy of note.C) He considers it a positive development.D) He seems to be upset about it.Passage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage."Opinion" is a word that is used carelessly today. It is used to refer to matters of taste, belief, and judgment. This casual use would probably cause little confusion if people didn’t attach too much importance to opinion. Unfortunately, most to attach great importance to it. "I have as much right to my opinion as you to yours, '' and ''Everyone’s entitled to his opinion, '' are common expressions. In fact, anyone who would challenge another's opinion is likely to be branded intolerant.Is that label accurate? Is it intolerant to challenge another's opinion? It depends on what definition of opinion you have in mind. For example, you may ask a friend, “What do you think of the new Ford cars?” And he may reply, "In my opinion, they're ugly." In this case, it would not only be intolerant to challenge his statement, but foolish. For it's obvious that by opinion he means his personal preference, a matter of taste. And as the old saying goes, ''It's pointless to argue about matters of taste."But consider this very different use of the term, a newspaper reports that the Supreme Court has delivered its opinion in a controversial case. Obviously the justices did not shale their personal preferences, their mere likes and dislikes, they stated their considered judgment, painstakingly arrived at after thorough inquiry and deliberation.Most of what is referred to as opinion falls somewhere between these two extremes. It is not an expression of taste. Nor is it careful judgment. Yet it may contain elements of both. It is a view or belief more or less casually arrived at, with or without examining the evidence.Is everyone entitled to his opinion? Of course, this is not only permitted, butguaranteed. We are free to act on our opinions only so long as, in doing so, we do not harm others.36. Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the author?A) Everyone has a right to hold his own opinion.B) Free expression of opinions often leads to confusion.C) Most people tend to be careless in forming their opinions.D) Casual use of the word "opinion" often brings about quarrels.37. According to the author, who of the following would be labored as intolerant?A) Someone who turns a deaf ear to others' opinions.B) Someone who can't put up with others' tastes.C) Someone who values only their own opinions.D) Someone whose opinion harm. other people.38. The new Ford cars are cited as an example to show that ________.A) it is foolish to criticize a famous brandB) one should not always agree to others' opinionsC) personal tastes are not something to be challengedD) it is unwise to express one's likes and dislikes in public39. Considered judgment is different from personal preference in that ________.A) it is stated by judges in the courtB) it reflects public like and dislikesC) it is a result of a lot of controversyD) it is based on careful thought40. As indicated in the passage, being free to act on one's opinion ________.A) means that one can ignore other people's criticismB) means that one can impose his pre6ereaccs on othersC) doesn't mean that one has the right to do things at willD) doesn't mean that one has the right to charge others without evidence Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences it: this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose cite ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the Corresponding letter on theAnswer Sheet with a single line through the centre.41. The beam that is ______ by a laser differs in several ways from the lightthat comes out of a flashlight.A) emitted B) transported C ) motivated D) translated42. We booked rooms at the hotel ________we should find no vacancies on our arrival.A) whenever B) if C) since D) lest43. Modern forms of transportation and communication have done much to________ the isolation of life in Alaska.A) break through B) break down C) break into D) break out44. We know through painful experience that freedom is never by theoppressor; it must be ________ by the oppressed.A) demanded B) commanded C) required D) requested45. Color and sex are not relevant ________ whether a person is suitable for the job.A) on B) for C) to D) with46. ________ the enormous flow of food from the entire globe, these countrieshave for many years not felt any population pressure.A) Thanks to B) By means of C) In line with D) With regard to47. Research universities have to keep up with the latest computer andscientific hardware ________ price.A) On account of B) regardless of C) in addition to D) not to mention48. Three university departments have been ________ $600,000 to developgood practice in teaching and learning.A) promoted B) included C) secured D) awarded49. The rapid development of communications technology is transforming the________ in which people communicate across time and space.A) mood B) mission C) manner D) vision50. Mr. Jones holds strong views against video games and ________ theclosing of all recreation facilities for such games.A) assists B) acknowledges C) advocates D) admits51. Workers in the fine arts ________ thoughts and feelings through their creative works.A) transmit B) elaborate C) convey D) contribute52. Small as it is, the ant is as much a creature as ________ all other animals on earth.A) are B) do C) is D) have53. The policeman declared that the blow on the victim's head ________ from behind.A) should have been made B) must have been madeC) would have been made D) ought to have been made54. Finding a job can be __ and disappointing, and therefore it is important that you are prepared.A) exploiting B) frustrating C) profiting D) misleading55. It British government often says that furnishing children with ________ tothe information superhighway is a top priority.A) procedure B）protection C) allowance D)access56. Louis Herman, at the University of Hawall, has ________ a series of newexperiments in which some animals have learned to understand sentences.A) installed B) equipped C) devised D) formatted57. Researchers at the University of Illinois determined that the ________ of afather can help improve a child’s grades.A) involvement B) interaction C) association D) communication58. We can accept your order ________ payment is made in advance.A)in the belief that B) in order that C) on the excuse that D) on condition that59. Many in the credit industry expect that credit cards will eventually________ paper money for almost every purchase.A) exchange B) reduce C)replace D)trade60. Any donation you can give will help us ________ the suffering andisolation of the homeless this New Year.A) lift B) patch C) comfort D) ease61. In India more than one hundred languages are spoken, ________ whichonly fourteen are recognized as official.A) of B) in C) with D) within62. Techniques for ________ sleep would involve learning to control bothmind and body so that sleep can occur.A) cultivating B) promoting C) pushing D)strengthening63. It is important to ________ between the rules of grammar and theconventions of written language.A) determine B) promoting C)explore D)distinguish64. It is too early to say whether IBM’s competitors will be able to ________their products to the new hardware at an affordable cost.A) adapt B)stick C) yield D)adopt65. This research has attracted wide coverage in the ________ and has featuredon BBC television’s Tomorrow’s World.A) data B)source C)message D)media66.I had just posted the letter when I remembered that hadn’t ________ the cheque.A) imposed B) involved C)enclosed D)contained67. She had a tense expression on her face, ________ she were expecting trouble.A) even though B) as though C)even as D) now that68. They were ________ admission to the military exhibition because they were foreigners.A) denied B) declined C)deprived D) rejected69. It gave me a strange feeling of excitement to see my name in ________.A) prospect B) print C) process D) press70. Residents were cutting their lawns, washing their cars and otherwise________a pleasant, sunny day.A) idling away B) taking away C) chasing away D) driving awayPart Ⅳ Short Answer Questions (15 minutes)Directions: In this part there is a short passage with 8 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in fewest possible words. Your answer may be a word, a phrase, or a short sentence. Write your answers in the spaces provided on the right of the page.Sports is one of the world’s largest industries, and most athletes are professionals who are paid for their efforts. Because an athlete succeeds by achievement only—not by economic background or family connections—sports can be a fast route to wealth, and many athletes play only for money than for love.This has not always been true. In the ancient Olympics the winner got only a wreath of olive leaves (橄榄叶花环). Even though the winners became national heroes, the games remained amateur for centuries. Athletes won fame, but no money. As time passed, however, the contests became increasingly less amateur and cities began to hire athletes to represent them. By the fourth century A.D., the Olympics were ruined, and they were soon ended.In 1896, the Olympic games were revived (使再度兴起)with the same goal of pure amateur competition. The rules bar athletes who have ever received a $50 prize or an athletic scholars or who have spent four weeks in a training camp. At least one competitor in the 1896 games met these qualifications. He was Spiridon Loues, a water carrier who won the marathon race, after race, a rich Athenian offered him anything he wanted. A true amateur, Loues accepted only a cart and a horse. Then he gave up running forever. But Loues was an exception and now, as the Chairman of the German Olympic Committee said, “Nobody pays any attention to these rules.” Many countries pay their athletes to train year-round, and Olympic athletes are eager to sell their names to companies that make everything from ski equipment to fast food.Even the games themselves have become a huge business. Countries fight to hold the Olympics not only for honor, but for money. The 1972 games in Munich cost the Germans 545 million dollars, but by selling medal symbols, TV rights, food, drink ,hotel rooms, and souvenirs (纪念品), they managed to make a profit. Appropriately, the symbol of victory in the Olympic games is no longer a simple olive wreath—it is a gold medal.S1. To many people, sports today is nothing S1.________ but.S2. What do most athletes of today go after? S2.________S3. What reward could an ancient Greek athlete S3.________ expect?S4. By the fourth century A.D., Olympic contests became increasingly more S4. _______ thus ruining the Olympics.S5. When the Olympic games were revived in S5.________ 1896, athletes who had received special training in camps would be S5.S6. What did Spiridon Loues do after he accepted S6.________ the Athenian’s gift?S7. According to the author, some athletes are S7.________ Even willing toadvertise for businesses Which sell things like S7.S8. The 1972 Munich games managed to make S8. (1)________ a big profit mainly by S8. (1) services (2)________ and selling S8 (2).Part Ⅴ Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic The Day My Classmate Fell Ill (or Got Injured). You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese:1.简单叙述一下这位同学生病（或受伤）的情况2.同学、老师和我是如何帮助他/她的3.人与人之间的这种相互关爱给我的感受是……The Day My Classmate Fell Ill (or Got Injured)2003年9月四级试题详解PartⅡ Reading Comprehension21---25 B C D D C 26---30 C B A A D31---35 B B A D B 36---40 A B C D CPart Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure41---45 A D A A C 46---50 A B D C C 51---55 C A B B D56---60 C A D C D 61---65 A B D A D 66---70 C B A B APart Ⅳ Short Answer QuestionsS1 a fast route to wealthS2 moneyS3 a wreath of olive leaves / olive wreathS4 professionalS5 barredS6 He gave up running forever./ Giving up running forever. S7 Ski equipment and fast foodS8 (1) hotel(2) medal symbols, TV rights, souvenirs, food and drinks。

2003年专业英语四级真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)

2003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：Every year millions of salmon swim from the ocean into the mouth of rivers，and then steadily up the rivers．Passing through waters，around rocks and waterfalls，the fish finally reach their original streams or lakes．They dig out nests in the riverbed and lay their eggs．Then，exhausted by their journey，the parent salmon die．They have finished the task that nature has given them．Months or years later，the young fish start their trip to the ocean．They live in the salt water for two to seven years until they too are ready to swim back to reproduce．Their life cycle helps man provide himself with a basic food—fish．When the adult salmon gather at the river mouths for the annual trip up the rivers，they are in the best possible condition．And nearly every harbour has its salmon fishing fleet ready to catch thousands for markets．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：Airlines are being hit with huge increases to ensure their planes after the terrorist attacks in the United States. Go-Shocking Insurance Holdings which insures aircraft around the world said rates have soared as much as tenfold since the 9.11 terrorist attack. Airlines around the world have cut services and dismissed staff as their business had plunged in the week of crisis. They are also struggling with increased security costs.2．After the terrorist attacks in the United States, insurance rates soared as muchasA．100%.B．200%.C．500%.D．1000%.正确答案：D听力原文：On the 20th anniversary of the first official report on AIDS, the head of the United Nations AIDS Program warns the deadly disease may only be at its early stages in many parts of the world. Dr. Peal said the disease has already reached staggering proportions since first being identified in 1981. 58,000,000 people worldwide have contracted HIV virus which causes AIDS, while 22,000,000 have died from related illnesses. The UN estimates the world HIV positive population at 36,000,000, including 25,000,000 in sub-Sahara in Africa. International officials warn the disease would have disastrous political, social and economical consequences in many developing countries.3．According to the report, how many people are HIV-positive?A．22 million.B．36 million.C．25 million.D．58 million.正确答案：B听力原文：The UN resolution calls for greater international intelligence and non-enforcement cooperation. And it requires states to change their banking laws in order to police the global network of terrorism financiers. It makes providing funds for terrorist activities a criminal offense and would freeze the bank accounts of those who sponsored terrorism.4．The UN resolution is about international efforts in tightening control onA．terrorism activities.B．terrorists’ networks.C．weapons for terrorists.D．funding for terrorism.正确答案：D5．What does the UN resolution specifically require states to do?A．To establish a financial network.B．To revise their banking laws.C．To increase their police force.D．To curb regional terror activities.正确答案：B听力原文： A police spokesman said the devices were made safe by explosive experts in the Aldon district where a woman was shot at the leg and 13 police officers were injured during a second successive night of violence. Northern Ireland police chief had earlier called on community leaders to work together to end the violence. The violence has rubbed sporadically through the summer of subterraneous tension in northern Belfast.6．Altogether how many people were injured during the violence?A．1.B．2.C．13.D．14正确答案：D7．How long has the violence lasted?A．For one day.B．For two days.C．For the whole summer.D．For one year.正确答案：C听力原文： A Pakistani lawyer said the resumption of the trial of 8 foreign aid workers accused of preaching Christianity in Afghanistan has been put off until Sunday. He admitted earlier Saturday with the aid workers, 2 Americans, 2 Australians and 4 Germans. They insisted they were in Afghanistan to help the poor, not to convert them. The penalty for these captured aid workers could range from deportation to a jail term or death sentence.8．Eight foreign aid workers were arrested in Afghanistan because of their_________activities.A．politicalB．espionageC．religiousD．relief正确答案：C9．Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the penalties?A．A fine.B．Expulsion.C．A jail term.D．Death sentence.正确答案：A10．Which is NOT true about the listener?A．He works hard.B．He drinks a lot.C．He smokes a lot.D．He is healthy.正确答案：D解析：You must relax. Don’t work too hard. And do watch your drinking and smoking.11．How did the speaker feel when she heard the news?A．She was satisfied.B．She was annoyed.C．She was astonished.D．She was relieved.正确答案：C解析：We hadn’t quite expected the committee to agree to rebuild the hospital, so we were taken aback when we got to know that it was finally agreed.12．When does the next coach leave?A．At 9: 10.B．At 9: 15.C．At 9 : 20.D．At 9 : 05.正确答案：C解析：The coach leaves the station every 20 minutes. It’s 9:15 now, and you have to wait for 5 minutes for the next one.13．The speaker thinks that Jane might haveA．a better marriage.B．a better career.C．a better education.D．a better family life.正确答案：B解析：Perhaps Jane shouldn’t have got married in the first place. No one knows what she might be doing now, but not washing up, that’s for sure.14．What does the statement mean?A．I am too happy to be helpful in any way.B．I am willing but unable to help you.C．I shall be very glad to offer my help.D．I promise to think about how to help you.正确答案：C解析：I happen to be working on a similar project at the moment. I’m only too pleased to help you.15．What does the statement imply?A．The man was wearing clean clothes.B．The man was wearing improper clothes.C．The man was wearing fanciful clothes.D．The man was wearing dirty clothes.正确答案：B解析：The man arrived for the ceremony with patched jackets and faded jeans that the average person would save for mowing the lawn in his garden at the weekend.16．What does the speaker mean?A．I believe I can find you in other places as well.B．I had no idea that I could find you here.C．I believe that I can only find you in this place.D．This is not the place for me to meet you.正确答案：B解析：Mark, here you are! This is the last place in the world I would expect to find you.17．What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A．Salesman and customer.B．Doctor and nurse.C．Doctor and patient.D．Patient and patient.正确答案：C解析：A: I couldn’t stand this morning. My right leg went stiff.B: I’m afraid it’s probably a side effect from the drugs I put you on.18．What does the man think of his writing?A．Writing will not be easy.B．Writing will be less difficult.C．Writing has been boring.D．Writing has been enjoyable.正确答案：A解析：A: How did your writing go this morning? Is the book coming along all right?B: I’m not sure. I think the rest of it will be difficult to write.19．What can we learn from the conversation?A．Cold is a kind of serious illness.B．Cold will go away quickly.C．You should go to see a doctor.D．You needn’t do anything about it.正确答案：D解析：A: Is there anything you can do to make a cold go away more quickly?B: No, there isn’t. And a cold isn’t really serious enough for a visit to your doctor.20．What did the man assume previously?A．She would go to the bookstore.B．She would not go to the bookstore.C．She would go to the bookstore later.D．She would go to another bookstore.正确答案：C解析：A: Look what I have got here.B: Oh, so you did go to that bookstore?21．What do we know about the flight?A．There will be a short delay.B．There will be a long delay.C．The flight has been canceled.D．The condition is still uncertain.正确答案：A解析：A: Excuse me, has there been an emergency?B: No, sir. There is just a storm, so the plane would leave a little later this afternoon.22．What does the man say about Linda?A．She is forgetful.B．She is considerate.C．She is forgiving.D．She is careless.正确答案：C解析：A: I wish I hadn’t heard I Linda’s feelings like that yesterday. You know Inever meant to.B: The great thing about Linda is that she doesn’t hold any grudges. By tomorrow, she will have forgotten all about it.23．What does the woman mean?A．She doesn’t believe he can do it.B．She agrees with the man.C．She expects to see him soon.D．She will go to the library.正确答案：D解析：A: My grade is not bad but not good enough. I know I didn’t study at all this semester. Now I have to work very hard next semester to keep my scholarship.B: I’ll see you in the library, then.24．What does the man think of the woman’s choice of clothing?A．He thinks her choice is good.B．He thinks her choice is terrible.C．He doesn’t like the colour.D．He doesn’t like the style.正确答案：A解析：A: I’ll wear this blue jacket for the evening. I like the color on me. Don’t you think?B: I think it looks terrific on you. Really.25．Sam refused to take the job becauseA．the working hours were unsuitable.B．the job was not well paid.C．he had to do a lot of travelling.D．the job was quite difficult.正确答案：B解析：A: Do you know that Sam turned down that job offer by a travel agency?B: Yes. The hours were convenient, but if he accepted it, he would not have been able to make his ends meet.26．The man soundsA．surprised.B．ignorant.C．humorous.D．disappointed.正确答案：A解析：A: At the rate it is being used, the printer is not going to make it through the rest of the year.B: The year? It’s supposed to be good for four!PART 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.During McDonald’s early years French fries were made from scratch every day. Russet Burbank potatoes were 【B1】, cut into shoestrings, and fried in its kitchens. 【B2】the chain expanded nationwide, in the mid-1960s, it sought to cut labour costs, reduce the number of suppliers, and 【B3】that its fries tasted the same at every restaurant.McDonald’s began 【B4】to frozen French fries in 1966 —and few customers noticed the difference. 【B5】the change had a profound effect on the nation’s agriculture and diet. A familiar food had been transformed into a highly processed industrial 【B6】. McDonald’s fries now come from huge manufacturing plants 【B7】can process two million pounds of potatoes a day. The expansion 【B8】McDonald’s and the popularity of its lowcost, massproduced fries changed the way Americans eat. The taste of McDonald’s French fries played a crucial role in the chain’s success -- fries are much more profitable than hamburgers and was 【B9】praised by customers, competitors, and even food critics. Their 【B10】taste does not stern from the kind of potatoes that Donald’s 【B11】, the technology that processes them, or the restaurant equipment that fries them: other chains use Russet Burbank, buy their French fries from the 【B12】large processing companies, and have similar 【B13】in their restaurant kitchens. The taste of a French fry is 【B14】determined by the cooking oil. For decades McDonald’s cooked its French fries in a mixture of about 7 per cent cottonseed oil and 93 per cent beef fat. The mixture gave the fries their unique 【B15】.27．【B1】A．scaledB．strippedC．peeledD．sliced正确答案：C解析：本题考查词汇辨析与语篇知识。

历年大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷及参考答案

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 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 linethrough the centre.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 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) Every day.B) Every other day.C) Every week.D) Every other week.2. A) Saturday morning.B) Saturday afternoon.C) Sunday morning.D) Sunday afternoon.3. A) The unsmiling faces.B) The sun.C) The Londoners.。

2003年9月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案（4）

Sports is one of the world’s largest industries, and most athletes are professionals who are paid for their efforts. Because an athlete succeeds by achievement only—not by economic background or family connections—sports can be a fast route to wealth, and many athletes play only for money than for love. This has not always been true. In the ancient Olympics the winner got only a wreath of olive leaves (橄榄叶花环). Even though the winners became national heroes, the games remained amateur for centuries. Athletes won fame, but no money. As time passed, however, the contests became increasingly less amateur and cities began to hire athletes to represent them. By the fourth century A.D., the Olympics were ruined, and they were soon ended. In 1896, the Olympic games were revived (使再度兴起)with the same goal of pure amateur competition. The rules bar athletes who have ever received a $50 prize or an athletic scholars or who have spent four weeks in a training camp. At least one competitor in the 1896 games met these qualifications. He was Spiridon Loues, a water carrier who won the marathon race, After race, a rich Athenian offered him anything he wanted. A true amateur, Loues accepted only a cart and a horse. Then he gave up running forever. But Loues was an exception and now, as the Chairman of the German Olympic Committee said, “Nobody pays any attention to these rules.” Many countries pay their athletes to train year-round, and Olympic athletes are eager to sell their names to companies that make everything from ski equipment to fast food. Even the games themselves have become a huge business. Countries fight to hold the Olympics not only for honor, but for money. The 1972 games in Munich cost the Germans 545 million dollars, but by selling medal symbols, TV rights, food, drink ,hotel rooms, and souvenirs (纪念品), they managed to make a profit. Appropriately, the symbol of victory in the Olympic games is no longer a simple olive wreath—it is a gold medal.

2003年9月英语四级真题听力原文（五篇）

2003年9月英语四级真题听力原文（五篇）第一篇：2003年9月英语四级真题听力原文Section A1.M: I can t understand why Bob isn t here yet? Do you think we should try to call him or go look for him?W: He probably just got held up in traffic.Why don t we give him a few minutes? [Q] What are the speakers probably going to do?2.M: Hi, Susan!Have you decided where to live when you get married?W: I d like to live in the downtown area near my work but Nelson wants to live in suburbs to save our expenses. [Q] Why does Susan want to live in the city?3.M: I d like to buy a copy of Professor Franklin s book on American culture. W: I m sorry.The book has been out of print for sometime now. [Q] Where does the conversation probably take place.4.W: I ve just locked my keys in my room.Now what should I do?M: I can t believe it.You are always so careless.Anyhow let s calm down and try to figure things out. [Q] What does the man suggest?5.W: Can you give us your e-mail address, so we can get back to you as soon as possible? M: I ll send you an e-mail so we don t have to do the spellings on the phone.Okay?[Q] What are the speakers doing?6.W: Hi, George!Could you give me a ride? I want to buy some food for the picnic. M: Okay.I m going home but I can drop you at the supermarket. [Q] What does the woman wantto do?7.W: My name is Helen WARE.W-A-R-E.Can I get a class permit for biology?M: Oh, no.Not now.Registration for students whose last names begin with W doesn t start until tomorrow. [Q] What does the man mean?8.M: What was the weather like when you were in New York last week?W: It was very much like the weather here in Beijing.So you needn t take muchclothes if you don t plan to stay there long. [Q] What can we learn from the conversation?9.W: What are the things in our our suitcase? There aren t any toys at all.Wherehave you put them?M: Oh, no.This is not our suitcase.The old lady must have taken ours by mistake.She was sitting next to us at the restaurant.[Q] What can be inferred from the conversation?10.M: Are you really leaving for Hongkong tomorrow morning?W: Yeah, I guess so.I got the air tickets.I can t wait to see Bill there.[Q] What is the woman going to do?Section BPassage OnePamcla Royal and her partner, Edith Clark, are the owners of the Sea View Hotel inBrighton.As much of their business is seasonal, they do a good deal of the workthemselves.In order to make a profit, it is necessary to keep down the cost of extrastaff.Although they will never make a fortune, for the last ten years they haveearned a reasonable living from the hotel.They work extremely will together and each has her own duties.In general, Pameladoes the book keeping.She is excellent with figures and seldom makes a mistake.She also takes care of the decorations, particularly the flower arranging, whichis her hobby.Edith, on the other hand, makes all the staff arrangements, and whennecessary does the cooking.She is a very patient woman, and if guests make complaintsshe tries her best to solve their problem.However, the two ladies do not do all the work themselves.They usually employ collegestudents to do the cleaning and the washing up.Bob Albert, who is a retired policeman,goes in two hours a day to do the gardening, or take care of the swimming pool.Both ladies are very popular.They believe in having an informal relationship with the guests, and often make friends with their regular st month was theirtenth anniversary in Brighton, and they had a dinner with their friends to celebrate.Pamela gave a speech and everyone wished them lots of success for the future.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11.How do Pamela and Edith manage to keep down the cost of the hotel?12.What jobs in the hotel are given to the college students?13.Why are the two ladies popular in the area?Passage TwoSome people dream of being President of the United States.Some dream of becomingstars in a Hollywood movie, and others of making millions of dollars overnight.But,could a dream like that come true in real life? Well, it did happen to peter Johnson.Peter was an auto mechanic.One day, he walked into the Union Trust Bank in Baltimoreand took 5,000 dollars that did not belong to him.The guards and other employeesstood back and let him stuff the bills in his shirt and pants without trying to preventhim from taking the money.(16)No one tripped an alarm.No one pulled a gun.No onecalled the police.Why did the allow him to get away with it?Well, everything was legal.Peter had won a contest promoted by a Baltimore radiostation.The first prize entitled him to enter the union Trust bank and gather upas much money as he could lay his hands within five minutes.Because he could notbring any large bags or boxes into the bank, all the money had to be placed in hispockets.As the time went by, Peter ran about wildly, trying to pick up as many large billsas he could find.When his time was up, he was out of breath, but was $ 5,000 richer.Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.14.Why did peter go to the Union Trust bank?15.What was Peter s job?16.What did the guards do when Peter stared gathering the money?17.Why didn t Peter take more money from thebank?Passage ThreeLarry Smith is one of the rescuers on the Golden Gate Bridge.His job is to savepeople who attempt to jump into the sea.If the telephone rings at three in the morning,he knows it s trouble.Someone is threatening to commit rry will get histhings ready, and in no time he ll be out the door and heading to the spot.“If you aren t too late,” Larry says, “you climb out onto the cold steel and tryto talk to the poor, and pull him anyhow back to safety.For many suicide attemptsare made on the spur of the moment, and lives can be saved.But if you fall, if theperson jumps into the bottomless pool, there s no describing how helpless you feel.Often, would-be jumpers are driven to despair and see no hope out of their misery.The trick is to open channels of communication with them.Following are some tricks that have worked: If you re going to jump, at least give me your mom s phone numberso I can call and tell her.Or That s a nice watch.If you re going to jump, canI have it? Sometimes, all it takes is the voice of the human being who cares.”Larry estimates he has rescued about thirty people in his ten years of service.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18.What is Larry s job?19.What is happening if Larry s phone rings at 3 o clock in the morning?20.What does Larry Smith usually do to stop someone from jumping off the bridge?第二篇：2003年1月英语四级真题听力原文Part I Listening Comprehension(20 minutes)1.M: Mary, would you join me for dinner tonight?W: You treated me last weekend.Now, it's my turn.Shall we try something Italian? Q: What do we learn from the conversation?2.W: Good afternoon, I'm calling to inquire about the four bedroom house you advertised in the newspaper.M: I am sorry, but it's already sold.Q: What do we learn about the house from the conversation?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 available.3.W: John, what are you doing on your computer? Don't you remember your promise? M: This is not a game.It's only a crossword puzzle that helps increase my vocabulary.Q: What is the probable relationship between the speakers?4.M: Do you still keep in touch with your parents regularly after all these years? W: Yes, of course.I call them at weekends when the rates are down fifty percent.Q: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?5.M: Hurry, there is a bus coming.W: Why run? There will be another one in two or three minutes.Q: What does the woman mean?6.M: Wow, that's a big assignment we got for the English class.W: Well, it's not as bad as it looks.It isn't due until Thursday morning.Q: What does the woman mean?7.W: Hello, is that Steve? I'm stuck in a traffic jam.I'm afraid I can't make it before seven o'clock.M: Never mind.I'll be here waiting for you.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?8.M: You really seem to enjoy your literature class.W: You're right.It has opened a new world for me.I'm exposed to thethoughts of some of the world's best writers.I've never read so much in my life. Q: What does the woman mean?9.W: Listen to me, Joe, the exam is already a thing of the past.Just forget about it.M: That's easier said than done.Q: What can we infer from the conversation?10.M: I hear you drive a long way to work everyday.W: Oh, yes.It's about sixty miles.But it doesn't seem that far, the road is not bad, and there's not much traffic.Q: How does the woman feel about driving to work?Section B Compound DictationIt's difficult to imagine the sea ever running out of fish.It's so vast, so deep, so mysterious.Unfortunately, it's not bottomless.Over-fishing, coupled with destructive fishing practices, is killing off the fish and ruining their environment.Destroy the fish, and you destroy the fishermen's means of living.At least 60 percent of the world's commercially important fish species are alreadyover-fished, or fished to the limit.As a result, governments have had to close down some areas of sea to commercial fishing.Big, high-tech fleets ensure that everything in their path is pulled out of water.Anything too small, or the wrong thing, is thrown back either dead or dying.That's an average of more than 20 million metric tons every year.When you consider that equal a quarter of the world catch, you begin to see the sides of the problem.In some parts of the world, for every kilogram of prawns(对虾)caught, up to 15 kilograms of unsuspecting fish and other marine wildlife die, simply for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.True, some countries are beginning to deal with this problem, but it is vital we find rational ways of fishing, before every ocean becomes a dead sea.It would make sense to give thefish enough time to recover, grow to full sizes andreproduce, then catch them in a way that doesn't kill other innocent sea life.第三篇：2003年6月英语四级真题听力原文2003年6月英语四级真题听力原文Section AW：Gorge, look at the long waiting line.I am glad you've made a reservation.M：More and more people enjoy eating out now.Beside, this place is especially popular with the overseas students.Q：Where did the conversation most probably take place?W: 乔治，看看这里排着这么长的队，真高兴你订到了座位。

2003四级听力原文

听力原文PA‎R T Ⅱ DICTAT‎I ONSalmon‎Every year, millio‎n s of salmon‎swim from the ocean into the mouths‎of rivers‎and then steadi‎l y up the rivers‎. Passin‎g throug‎h waters‎, around‎rocks and waterf‎a lls, the fish finall‎y reach their origin‎a l stream‎s or lakes. They dig out nests in the riverb‎e d and lay their eggs. Then, exhaus‎t ed by their journe‎y, the parent‎salmon‎die. They have finish‎e d the task that nature‎has given them. Months‎, or years later, the young fish start their trip to the ocean. They live in the salt water from 2-7 years, until they, too are ready to swim back to reprod‎u ce. Their life cycle helps man provid‎e himsel‎f with a basic food-fish. When the adult salmon‎gather‎at the river mouths‎for the annual‎trip up the rivers‎, they are in the best possib‎l e condit‎i on, and nearly‎every harbor‎has its salmon‎fishin‎g fleet ready to catch thousa‎n ds for market‎s.Now, you have two minute‎s to check throug‎h your work.PART Ⅲ LISTEN‎I NG COMPRE‎H ENSIO‎NIn sectio‎n s A, B and C, you will hear everyt‎h ing once only. Listen‎carefu‎l ly and then answer‎the questi‎o ns that follow‎. Mark the correc‎t answer‎to each questi‎o n on your answer‎sheet.SECTIO‎N A STATEM‎E NTIn this sectio‎n, you will hear seven statem‎e nts. At the end of each statem‎e nt you will be given 10 second‎s to answer‎the questi‎o n.1. You must relax. Don’t work too hard. And do watch your drinki‎n g and smokin‎g.2.We hadn’t quite expect‎e d the commit‎t ee to agree to rebuil‎d the hospit‎a l, so we were taken aback when we got to know that it had finall‎y agreed‎.3.The coach leaves‎the statio‎n every 20 minute‎s. It’s 9:15 now, and you have to wait for five minute‎s for the next one.4.Perhap‎s Jane should‎n’t have got marrie‎d in the first place. No one knows what she might have been doing now, but not washin‎g up. That’s for sure!5.I happen‎to be workin‎g on a simila‎r projec‎t at the moment‎. I am only too please‎d to help you.6.The man arrive‎d for the ceremo‎n y with patche‎d jacket‎s and faded jeans that the averag‎e person‎would save for mowing‎the lawn in his garden‎at the weeken‎d.7.Mark! Here you are! This is the last place in the world I would have expect‎e d to find you.SECTIO‎N B CONVER‎S ATION‎In this sectio‎n you will hear 10 short conver‎s ation‎s betwee‎n two speake‎r s. At the end of each conver‎s ation‎, you will be given 10 second‎s to answer‎the questi‎o n.8. W: I couldn‎’t stand this mornin‎g. My right leg went stiff.M: I’m afraid‎it’s probab‎l y a side-effect‎from the drugs I put you on.9. W: How did your writin‎g go this mornin‎g? Is the book coming‎alongalrigh‎t?M: I’m not sure. I think the rest of it will be diffic‎u lt to write.10. W: Is there anythi‎n g you can do to make the cold go away more quickl‎y?M: No, there isn’t. And a cold isn’t really‎seriou‎s enough‎for a visit to a doctor‎.11. W:Look! What have I got here!M: Oh. So you did go to that bookst‎o re!12. M: Excuse‎me. Has there been an emerge‎n cy?W: Oh, no sir. There’s just a storm, so the plane will leave a little‎later this aftern‎o on.13. W: I wish I hadn’t hurt Linda’s feelin‎g like that yester‎d ay. You know I never meant to.M: The great thing about Linda is that she doesn’t hold any grudge‎s. By tomorr‎o w she’ll have forgot‎t en all about it.14. M: My grades‎are not bad, but not good enough‎. I know I didn’t study at all this semest‎e r. Now I have to work very hard next semest‎e r to keep my schola‎r ship.W:I’ll see you in the librar‎y, then.15. W: I’ll wear this blue jacket‎for the evenin‎g. I like the color on me, don’t you think?M:I think it looks terrif‎i c on you-really‎!16. W: Do you know that Sam turned‎down that job offer by a travel‎agency‎?M: Yeah. The hours were conven‎i ent, but had he accept‎e d it, he wouldn‎’t have been able to make ends meet.17. W: At the rate it is being used, the printe‎r is not going to make it throug‎h the rest of the year.M: The year? It is suppos‎e d to be good for four!SECTIO‎N C NEWS BROADC‎A STQuesti‎o ns 18 and 19 are based on the follow‎i ng news. At the end of the news item you will be given 20 second‎s to answer‎the questi‎o ns. Now listen‎to the news.The U.N resolu‎t ion calls for greate‎r intern‎a tiona‎l intell‎i gence‎and lawenforc‎e ment cooper‎a tion. And it requir‎e s states‎to change‎their bankin‎g laws in order to police‎the global‎networ‎k of terror‎i sms financ‎i ers. It makes provid‎i ng funds for terror‎activi‎t ies a crimin‎a l offenc‎e and would freeze‎bank accoun‎t s of those who sponso‎r terror‎i sm.Questi‎o ns 20 and 21 are based on the follow‎i ng news. At the end of the news item you will be given 20 second‎s to answer‎the questi‎o ns. Now listen‎to the news.A police‎spokes‎m an said the device‎s were made safe by explos‎i ve expert‎s in the Ardorn‎distri‎c t, where a woman was shot in the leg and 13 police‎office‎r s were injure‎d during‎a second‎succes‎s ive night of violen‎c e. Northe‎r n Irelan‎d’s police‎chief had earlie‎r called‎on commun‎i ty leader‎s to work togeth‎e r to end the violen‎c e. The violen‎c e has erupte‎d sporad‎i cally‎throug‎h out a summer‎of Sectar‎i an tensio‎n in northe‎r n Belfas‎t.Questi‎o n 22 is based on the follow‎i ng news. At the end of the news item you will be given 10 second‎s to answer‎the questi‎o n. Now listen‎to the news.Airlin‎e s are being hit with huge increa‎s es to ensure‎their planes‎after the terror‎i st attack‎s in the United‎States‎. Goshor‎k Insura‎n ce Holdin‎g s, which ensure‎s aircra‎f t around‎the world, said rates had soared‎as much as 10 fold since the Septem‎b er 11th terror‎attack‎s. Airlin‎e s around‎the world have cut servic‎e s and dismis‎s ed staff as their busine‎s s has plunge‎d in the wake of the crisis‎. They are also strugg‎l ing with increa‎s ed securi‎t y costs.Questi‎o ns 23 and 24 are based on the follow‎i ng news. At the end of the news item you will be given 20 second‎s to answer‎the questi‎o ns. Now listen‎to the news.A Pakist‎a ni lawyer‎said the resump‎t ion of the trial of eight foreig‎n aid worker‎s accuse‎d of preach‎i ng Christ‎i anity‎in Afghan‎i stan has been put off until Sunday‎. He had met earlie‎r Saturd‎a y with the aid worker‎s, 2 Americ‎a ns, 2 Austra‎l ians, and 4 German‎s. They insist‎they were in Afghan‎i stan to help the poor, not to conver‎t them. The penalt‎y for these captur‎e d aid worker‎s could range from expuls‎i on to a jail term and death senten‎c e.Questi‎o n 25 is based on the follow‎i ng news. At the end of the news item you will be given 10 second‎s to answer‎the questi‎o n. Now listen‎to the news.On the 20th annive‎r sary of the first offici‎a l report‎on AIDS, the head of the United‎Nation‎s AIDS progra‎m warns that the deadly‎diseas‎e may only be at its early stages‎in many parts of the world. Dr. Piu said the diseas‎e has alread‎y reache‎d stagge‎r ing propor‎t ions since first being identi‎f ied in 1981. 58 millio‎n people‎worldw‎i de have contra‎c ted the HIV virus, which causes‎AIDS, while 22 millio‎n have died from relate‎d illnes‎s es. The UN estima‎t es the world’s HIV positi‎v e popula‎t ion at 36 millio‎n, includ‎i ng 25 millio‎n in sub-Sahara‎n Africa‎.Intern‎a tiona‎l offici‎a ls warn the diseas‎e will have disast‎r ous politi‎c al, social‎, and econom‎i c conseq‎u ences‎in many develo‎p ing countr‎i es.This is the end of listen‎i ng compre‎h ensio‎n.听力答案PART III LISTEN‎I NG COMPRE‎H ENSIO‎NSECTIO‎N A STATEM‎E NT1．答案：D【问句译文】关于听者哪一‎句是不对的？【试题分析】本题为细节题‎。

英语四级考试真题2003-2023

英语四级考试真题2003-2023全文共10篇示例，供读者参考篇1Hey guys, today I wanna talk about this super tough English test called the CET-4. So basically, the CET-4 is a big test that lots of college students in China have to take. It's like the ultimate challenge to prove that you're good at English.The CET-4 has been around for a long time, like since 2003. Every year, students all over China sit down for this test, hoping to pass with flying colors. The test has different sections like listening, reading, writing, and speaking. And let me tell you, each section is super tricky!In the listening part, they play all these recordings and you have to answer questions about them. Sometimes the speakers talk really fast and it's hard to catch what they're saying. But if you practice a lot, you can totally ace this part.The reading section is no joke either. They give you all these weird passages to read and you have to answer questions about them. Some of the words are super hard and you might not evenknow what they mean. But don't worry, just keep calm and try your best.Now let's talk about the writing part. This is where you have to show off your English skills by writing essays and paragraphs. You have to make sure your grammar and vocabulary are on point, or else you might lose points. But if you practice writing every day, you'll definitely improve.Lastly, there's the speaking section. In this part, you have to talk to an examiner about different topics. It can be kind of nerve-wracking, but just remember to speak clearly and confidently. And don't forget to practice speaking English with your friends or family!So, if you wanna pass the CET-4, you gotta start preparing early. Study hard, practice listening and speaking, and work on your writing skills. And most importantly, don't give up! With determination and effort, you can definitely conquer the CET-4 and show everyone how awesome you are at English!Alright, that's it for today's chat about the CET-4. Remember, you got this! Good luck on the test, guys!篇2Hello everyone! Today I want to talk about the English CET-4 exam from 2003 to 2023. It's a big deal for a lot of people, especially college students like me. The exam has changed a lot over the years, so let's take a trip down memory lane and see how it has evolved.First of all, let's talk about the exam in 2003. Back then, the exam was pretty tough. There were four sections - listening, reading, writing, and translation. The listening section was the hardest for me because it was so fast! I always had to listen really carefully and sometimes I still missed some of the answers. The reading section was also tricky because there were a lot of long passages to read and then answer questions about. I remember studying really hard for the exam and feeling so relieved when it was finally over.In 2008, the exam format changed a bit. They added a new section called "comprehensive reading" which was all about reading short passages and answering questions about them. I liked this section because the passages were shorter and easier to understand. The listening section also became a bit easier because they slowed down the recordings a little bit. The writing section stayed pretty much the same, but the topics were a bit more modern and interesting.Fast forward to 2013, and the exam was even more different. They got rid of the translation section completely and added a new section called "cloze test". This section was all about filling in the missing words in a passage. It was a bit challenging because you had to really understand the context to get the right answers. The listening section also had more conversations and dialogues, which I liked because it felt more natural.In 2018, the exam changed once again. They added a new section called "word formation" where you had to change a word to fit a sentence. This was a bit tricky because you had to know the different forms of words. The writing section also had a new task where you had to summarize a passage in your own words. This was a bit tough for me because I had to be concise and accurate at the same time.And finally, in 2023, the exam had a major overhaul. They changed the order of the sections and added a new section called "spoken expression". In this section, you had to listen to a passage and then record yourself summarizing it. It was a bit nerve-wracking because I had to speak confidently and clearly. The other sections remained the same, but the topics were more diverse and relevant to the current times.Overall, the English CET-4 exam has gone through a lot of changes over the years. It has become more challenging in some ways, but also more engaging and practical. I think each version of the exam has helped me improve my English skills and become more confident in using the language. I'm excited to see what the next version of the exam will be like in the future!篇3Hello everyone! Today, I'm going to talk about the English four-level exam from 2003 to 2023. It's a super long time, right? Wow! Let's go back in time and see what those exams were like.In the year 2003, the English four-level exam was probably super hard. I mean, it must have been really tough! Can you imagine sitting in a room, with a pencil in your hand, trying to answer all those tricky questions? Whew! I bet some people were sweating buckets!Fast forward to 2023, and I bet the exam was still a challenge. But hey, we're super smart, right? We've been studying and practicing all year long, so we're totally ready for whatever they throw at us. Bring it on!One thing's for sure, the English four-level exam is no joke. But hey, we got this! We're gonna rock those essays, nail thosegrammar questions, and ace those listening exercises. We've been working hard, and it's gonna pay off big time.So let's show that exam who's boss! Let's put on our thinking caps, grab our pencils, and show off all that amazing English knowledge we've got. We're gonna crush it, I just know it!Alright, that's all for now. Good luck with your Englishfour-level exam, and remember, you got this! Go out there and shine like the stars you are. Woohoo!篇4Hey guys, have you ever heard of the English CET-4 exam? It's like a super important test for college students in China. Let's talk about some of the questions that have come up on the exam from 2003 to 2023!In 2003, the exam asked students to write an essay about the advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad. Some people thought it was cool to learn in a foreign country, but others missed their families too much.In 2006, students had to read a passage about the history of the internet and answer questions about it. It was so interesting to learn how the internet has changed over the years!Fast forward to 2010, and students had to listen to a lecture in English and take notes. It was kinda hard to understand everything, but we did our best to keep up!In 2015, the exam had a reading passage about climate change. It was really important to learn about how our actions can affect the environment.In 2020, there was a listening section where we had to listen to people talking about their favorite foods. It made us all hungry just listening to them!So many different topics have come up on the CET-4 exam over the years. It's important to study hard and practice your English skills so you can do your best on the test. Good luck to all the future test-takers out there!篇5Oh my goodness, the English-4 level exam is super hard! From the year 2003 to 2023, there have been so many tough questions and tricky passages. But don't worry, I'm here to tell you all about it in a fun and easy way!In the English-4 level exam, you have to read a bunch of long passages and answer questions about them. Sometimes thepassages are about history, science, or even literature. And let me tell you, they can be really boring sometimes! But it's important to stay focused and try your best to understand what they're saying.Then there's the listening part of the exam. You have to listen to people talking and answer questions about what they said. It can be really hard to understand sometimes, especially if they have accents or talk really fast. But if you practice listening to English every day, you'll get better at it!Next up is the grammar and vocabulary section. You have to know all about verbs, nouns, adjectives, and adverbs. And don't forget about those tricky prepositions and conjunctions! Plus, you have to memorize a ton of vocabulary words. It's a lot to remember, but if you study a little bit every day, you'll be fine.And finally, there's the writing part of the exam. You have to write an essay about a given topic. It can be about anything, like your favorite movie, a memorable vacation, or even a current event. Just remember to use proper grammar, spell things correctly, and organize your ideas clearly. Oh, and don't forget to check your work for mistakes!So there you have it, the English-4 level exam in a nutshell. It may seem daunting, but if you stay focused, study hard, and practice every day, you'll do great! Good luck, little buddies!篇6Oh my gosh, guys! Do you know what I just found out? I looked up the【CET-4 exam questions from 2003 to 2023】and there are so many cool questions! I'm gonna tell you all about it!Okay, so like, the questions from 2003 were all about describing pictures and stuff. It was like, "Look at this picture of a zoo. Describe what you can see." Sounds pretty easy, right? But some of the questions were really tricky, like asking about the emotions of the people in the picture. I mean, how are we supposed to know that?Then in 2004, there were questions about giving opinions and reasons. Like, "Do you agree or disagree with the statement that homework is necessary for students?" I don't know about you guys, but I always hated doing homework!In 2005, they asked about environmental issues. I remember one question was like, "What can individuals do to protect the environment?" I guess we should all start recycling more and stuff.And then in 2006, there were questions about technology. Like, "Do you think technology has made our lives better or worse?" I mean, I love my video games and all, but sometimes I think we spend too much time on our phones.Oh, and you know what? In 2007, they asked about culture and traditions. It was like, "What traditional customs do you think are important to preserve?" I think it's cool to learn about different cultures and stuff.Fast forward to 2023, and the questions are all about globalization and world events. They're like, "What impact do global events have on your country?" I mean, I guess we're all connected in some way, right?So yeah, those are some of the questions from the CET-4 exams over the years. It's kind of crazy how things change, right?I hope we can all pass the exam and become English pros one day! Let's do our best, guys! Go, go, go!篇7Oh my gosh, I can't believe I have to take the English CET-4 exam from 2003 to 2023! It's like a super long time! But you know what, I'm gonna do my best and rock this exam!So, let's talk about the CET-4 exam. It's like a big test that all college students in China have to take to prove their English skills. The exam has different sections like listening, reading, writing, and speaking. It's kind of scary, but I know I can do it!In the listening section, they play a bunch of recordings and you have to answer questions about them. Sometimes the recordings are fast, and it's hard to catch everything they say. But if you listen carefully and pay attention, you can do well!The reading section is all about reading passages and answering questions. Sometimes the passages are really long and boring, but you gotta stay focused and find the answers. And don't forget to check your grammar and spelling!For the writing section, you have to write an essay on a given topic. You gotta organize your thoughts, use good vocabulary, and write in clear and concise sentences. It's important to express your ideas well and use proper grammar.And finally, there's the speaking section. You have to talk to an examiner and answer their questions. It's kind ofnerve-wracking to speak in front of someone, but just be confident and speak clearly. Practice makes perfect!Overall, the CET-4 exam is a big challenge, but it's also a great opportunity to improve your English skills. So, study hard, practice a lot, and believe in yourself. You got this! Good luck to everyone taking the CET-4 exam! Let's ace it together!篇8Oh my gosh, do you know what I found? The Englishfour-level exam questions from 2003 to 2023! It's so exciting to see how the questions have changed over the years.In 2003, the questions were all about grammar and vocabulary. They were pretty straightforward, like "What is the past tense of the verb 'eat'?" or "Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence." It was all about memorizing rules and definitions.But as the years went by, the questions started to get more interesting. In 2008, there were questions about global issues and current events. For example, "What do you think is the most pressing environmental issue facing the world today?" or "Do you believe that globalization is a positive or negative force?"In 2013, the questions got even more challenging. There were essays to write and debates to participate in. The examiners wanted to see not just your knowledge of English, but also yourability to think critically and express yourself clearly. It was definitely a test of both language skills and cognitive skills.And in 2023, who knows what the questions will be like? Maybe they'll be all about artificial intelligence and virtual reality. Or maybe the examiners will throw in some unexpected twists, like a speaking portion or a creative writing task. Whatever it is, I'm sure it will be a fun challenge for English learners everywhere.So, if you're preparing for the English four-level exam, don't just focus on grammar and vocabulary. Practice your critical thinking skills, work on your fluency and coherence in speaking and writing, and stay updated on current events. Who knows, you might just ace the exam and become an English master! Keep learning and keep growing, my friends!篇9Hey guys! Today I want to talk about the English CET-4 exam from 2003 to 2023. It's a big deal for us students who are trying to pass this exam and improve our English skills.First of all, let's talk about the format of the exam. There are usually four sections in the exam: listening, reading, writing, and translating. The listening section is pretty challenging because we have to listen to different conversations and answerquestions about them. The reading section is also tough because we have to read long passages and answer questions about them. The writing section requires us to write essays or short answers, and the translating section tests our ability to translate English sentences into Chinese.Now, let's talk about some of the topics that have appeared in the CET-4 exam over the years. We have to be prepared for topics like environment, technology, education, and social issues. These topics are important because they help us understand the world around us and improve our writing and speaking skills.One thing that we need to remember when we are preparing for the CET-4 exam is to practice, practice, practice! We need to practice listening to English conversations, reading English articles, writing English essays, and translating English sentences. The more we practice, the better we will become at English.It's also important to study English grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation. These are the building blocks of the English language, and we need to have a good grasp of them in order to pass the CET-4 exam.In conclusion, the CET-4 exam is a big challenge for us students, but with hard work and practice, we can improve our English skills and pass the exam. So let's study hard, practice a lot,and be prepared for whatever the exam throws at us. Good luck, everyone! Let's do our best!篇10Oh my gosh, guys! Have you heard about the English Level Four () test? It's like a super hard test for college students in China! So, I heard that the exam has been around since 2003, and there have been so many different questions over the years.One time, the exam asked about the advantages and disadvantages of using social media. That's like so easy, right? I think social media is great for keeping in touch with friends and family, but it can also be a big distraction from schoolwork. What do you guys think?Another time, they asked about the importance of learning a second language. I totally think it's important to learn another language because it can help you communicate with people from different countries and understand different cultures. Plus, it looks super cool on your resume!There was also a question about the impact of technology on society. I think technology has made our lives so much easier, but it can also make us lazy and less social. Like, sometimes I'd rather text my friend than actually talk to them in person.But you know what? The most important thing is to practice your English every day, even if it's just for a few minutes. Reading books, watching movies, and chatting with friends in English can all help you improve your language skills. And who knows, maybe one day you'll even be able to pass the English Level Four test with flying colors!So, don't stress out too much about the exam, guys. Just do your best and remember that practice makes perfect. Good luck!。

2003年英语专业四级考试试题答案与详解

2003年英语专业四级考试试题答案与详解听力原文PART ⅡDICTATIONSalmonEvery year, millions of salmon swim from the ocean into the mouths of rivers and then steadily up the rivers. Passing through waters, around rocks and waterfalls, the fish finally reach their original streams or lakes. They dig out nests in the riverbed and lay their eggs. Then, exhausted by their journey, the parent salmon die. They have finished the task that nature has given them. Months, or years later, the young fish start their trip to the ocean. They live in the salt water from 2-7 years, until they, too are ready to swim back to reproduce. Their life cycle helps man provide himself with a basic food-fish. When the adult salmon gather at the river mouths for the annual trip up the rivers, they are in the best possible condition, and nearly every harbor has its salmon fishing fleet ready to catch thousands for markets.Now, you have two minutes to check through your work.PART ⅢLISTENING COMPREHENSIONIn 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 A STA TEMENTIn this section, you will hear seven statements. At the end of each statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.1. You must relax. Don’t work too hard. And do watch your drinking and smoking.2.We hadn’t quite expected the committee to agree to rebuild the hospital, so we were taken aback when we got to know that it had finally agreed.3.The coach leaves the station every 20 minutes. It’s 9:15now, and you have to wait for five minutes for the next one.4.Perhaps Jane shouldn’t have got married in the first place. No one knows what she might have been doing now, but not washing up. That’s for sure!5.I happen to be working on a similar project at the moment. I am only too pleased to help you.6.The man arrived for the ceremony with patched jackets and faded jeans that the average person would save for mowing the lawn in his garden at the weekend.7.Mark! Here you are! This is the last place in the world I would have expected to find you.SECTION B CONVERSA TIONIn this section you will hear 10 short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.8. W: I couldn’t stand this morning. My right leg went stiff.M: I’m afraid it’s probably a side-effect from the drugs I put you on.9. W: How did your writing go this morning? Is the book coming along alright?M: I’m not sure. I think the rest of it will be difficult to write.10. W: Is there anything you can do to make the cold go away more quickly?M: No, there isn’t. And a cold isn’t really serious enough for a visit to a doctor.11. W:Look! What have I got here!M: Oh. So you did go to that bookstore!12. M: Excuse me. Has there been an emergency?W: Oh, no sir. There’s just a storm, so the plane will leave a little later this afternoon.13. W: I wish I hadn’t hurt Linda’s feeling like that yesterday. You know I never meant to.M: The great thing about Linda is that she doesn’t hold any grudges. By tomorrow she’ll have forgotten all about it.14. M: My grades are not bad, but not good enough. I know I didn’t study at all this semester. Now I have to work very hard next semester to keep my scholarship.W:I’ll see you in the library, then.15. W: I’ll wear this blue jacket for the evening. I like the color on me, don’t you think?M:I think it looks terrific on you-really!16. W: Do you know that Sam turned down that job offer by a travel agency?M: Yeah. The hours were convenient, but had he accepted it, he wouldn’t have been able to make ends meet.17. W: At the rate it is being used, the printer is not going to make it through the rest of the year.M: The year? It is supposed to be good for four!SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestions 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. Now listen to the news.The U.N resolution calls for greater international intelligence and law enforcement cooperation. And it requires states to change their banking laws in order to police the global network of terrorisms financiers. It makes providing funds for terror activities a criminal offence and would freeze bank accounts of those who sponsor terrorism.Questions 20 and 21 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.A police spokesman said the devices were made safe by explosive experts in the Ardorn district, where a woman was shot in the leg and 13 police officers were injured during a second successive night of viol ence. Northern Ireland’s police chief had earl ier called on community leaders to work together to end the violence. The violence has erupted sporadically throughout a summer of Sectarian tension in northern Belfast.Question 22 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.Airlines are being hit with huge increases to ensure their planes after the terrorist attacks in the United States. Goshork Insurance Holdings, which ensures aircraft around the world, said rates had soared as much as 10 fold since the September 11th terror attacks. Airlines around theworld have cut services and dismissed staff as their business has plunged in the wake of the crisis. They are also struggling with increased security costs.Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.A Pakistani lawyer said the resumption of the trial of eight foreign aid workers accused of preaching Christianity in Afghanistan has been put off until Sunday. He had met earlier Saturday with the aid workers, 2 Americans, 2 Australians, and 4 Germans. They insist they were in Afghanistan to help the poor, not to convert them. The penalty for these captured aid workers could range from expulsion to a jail term and death sentence.Question 25 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.On the 20th anniversary of the first official report on AIDS, the head of the United Nations AIDS program warns that the deadly disease may only be at its early stages in many parts of the world. Dr. Piu said the disease has already reached staggering proportions since first being identified in 1981. 58 million people worldwide have contracted the HIV virus, which causes AIDS, while 22 million have died from related illnesses. The UN estimates the world’s HIV positive population at 36 million, including 25 million in sub-Saharan Africa.International officials warn the disease will have disastrous political, social, and economic consequences in many developing countries.This is the end of listening comprehension.答案与详解PART ⅠWRITINGSECTION A COMPOSITIONTHE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING A GOOD MOOD People in modern society live under a lot of pressure. I see three kinds of pressure working on people today: pressure from education, family and career. It is easy to blame the school for charging too much money, the family members for the heavy burden, the society for the fierce competition. I think people should relax. It is important for them to keep a good mood under whatever circumstances.Long gone are the days when people lived their life with a certain relaxation, sampling a wide variety of activities—film, music, art, poetry. But now, a lot of people suffer from a lot of pressure. They can’t communicate well w ith co-workers and family members, and have unbalanced, one-dimensional lives. Some people complain of symptoms of stress, for instance, loss of appetite, a complete sense of exhaustion, insomnia and low morale. Thus have destructive effect on their health. People tend to lose temper easily, and this may interfere personal relationship. What’s more, a high rate of suicide may warn people of their emotional well-being.To be a healthy person physically and psychologically, one should keep a good mood, according to some psychology experts. Those little things may seem relativelyinsignificant—reading mystery novels, playing volleyball, spending time with family and friends, maintaining your emotional well-being, getting plenty of rest, going fishing. They can help you keep a good mood.SECTION B NOTE-WRITINGOct. 18, 2003Dear Clare,Thank you for inviting me to your house-warming party this weekend. But I’m afraid I couldn’t go there, because I have an important business appointment on that day. I saw some pictures of your new house, which is so cozy and comfortable. I sincerely hope that you have a good day.Yours,Gou MingPART III LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A STATEMENT1．答案：D【问句译文】关于听者哪一句是不对的？【试题分析】本题为细节题。

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2003年9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 conversation. At the end of each conversation, a question wilt 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 answerThen mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single linethrough the centre.Example:You will hear:You will read:A) At thee office.B) In the waiting room.C) At the airport.D) In a restaurant.From tile conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This conversation is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) “At the o ffi ce” 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) Give Bob a phone call.B) Go and pick Bob up.C) Go look for Bob.D) Wait for Bob.2. A) She is working in the city.B) Life in the suburbs is lonely.C) Jobs are easier to find in the city.D) It’s less expensive living in the city.3. A) In a printing shop.B) At a publishing house.C) At a bookstore.D) In a library.4. A) The woman be more careful next time.B) They try to think of a solution.C) The woman find a spare key.D) They come downstairs.5. A) Sending an e-mail.B) Working in an office.C) Talking on the phone.D) Doing spelling practice.6. A) Buy something for the picnic.B) Go shopping with the man.C) Go for a ride around town.D) Have a picnic.7. A) The woman misplaced her class permit for biology.B) The woman arrived for registration too early.C) The woman missed registration for the biology course.D) The woman got a wrong class permit.8. A) The woman likes the weather in New York very much.B) The woman will stay in New York a long time.C) The man is planning to visit New York.D) It’s quite cold in New York now.9. A) The old lady sitting next to the couple likes toys very much.B) An old lady took the couple’s suitcase for her own.C) The couple’s suitcase was stolen in the restaurant.D) The man forgot to put the toys in their suitcase.10. A) She’s flying to Hong Kong.B) She’s going to buy an air ticket.C) She’s going to say good-bye to Bill.D) She’s leaving for Hong Kong with Bill.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 thecentre.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) They him only retired workers.B) They each do jobs they are good at.C) They close the hotel during low seasons.D) They employ as few workers as possible.12. A) Staff training.B) Book-keeping.C) Cleaning and washing up.D) Gardening and flower arranging.13. A) They have their hotel beautifully decorated.B) They provide delicious food.C) They make their guests feel at home.D) They give parties regularly for their visitors.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) To withdraw his deposit.B) To cash a cheek.C) To rob the bank.D) To get his prize.15. A) A radio announcerB) A bank employee.C) A car mechanic.D) A movie actor.16. A) They let him do what he wanted to.B) They helped him find large bills.C) They pressed the alarm.D) They called the police.17. A) He was afraid that be would be caught on the spot.B) Large bills were not within his reach.C) The maximum sum allowed was 55,000.D) He was limited by time and the size of his pockets.Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. A) A rescuer on the Golden Gate Bridge.B) A professional diver.C) A telephone operator.D) A guard on the Golden Gate Bridge.19. A) Someone ham fallen off the bridge.B) Someone on the bridge is being attacked.C) Someone is threatening to destroy the bridge.D) Someone on the bridge is attempting to kill himself.20. A) Call the mother to come fight away.B) Try to communicate with them first.C) Help them to get out of their misty.D) Remind them that they have children to take care of.Part II 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 ling through thecentre.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.A recent study, published in last week’s Journal of the American Medical Association, offers a picture of how risky it is to get a lift from a teenage driver, Indeed, a 16-year-old driver with three or more passengers is three times as likely to have a fatal accident as a teenager driving alone, By contrast, the risk of death for drivers between 30and 59 decreases with each additional passenger.The authors also found that the death rates for teenage drivers increased dramatically after 10 p.m., and especially after midnight, with passengers in the car, the driver was even more likely to die in a late-night accident.Robert Foss, a scientist at the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, says the higher death rates for teenage drivers have less to do with “really stupid behavior” than with just a lack of driving experience. “The basic issue.” Be says, “is that adults who are responsible for issuing licenses fail to recognize how complex and skilled a task driving is.”Both he and the author of the study believe that the way to mitigate (使…缓解) the problem is to have states institute so-called graduated licensing systems, in which getting a license is a multistage process. A graduated license requires that a teenager first prove himself capable of driving in the presence of an adult, followed by a period of driving with night of passenger restrictions, before graduating to full driving privileges.Graduated licensing systems have reduced teenage driver crashes, according to recent studies. About half of the states now have some sort of graduated licensing system in place, but only 10 of those states have restrictions on passengers, California is the strictest, with a novice (新手) driver prohibited from carrying any passenger under 20 (without the presence of an adult over 25) for the first six months.21. Which of the following situations is most dangerous according to the passage?A) Adults giving a lift to teenagers on the highway after 10 p.m.B) A teenager driving after midnight with passengers in the car.C) Adults driving with three or more teenage passengers late at night.D) A teenager getting a lift from a stranger on the highway at midnight.22. According to Robert Foss. The high death rate of teenage drivers is mainly due to________.A) their frequent driving at nightB) their improper way of drivingC) their lack of driving experienceD) their driving with passengers23. According to Paragraph 3. which of the following statements is TRUE?A) Teenagers should spend more time learning to drive.B) Driving is a skill too complicated for teenagers to learn.C) Restrictions should be imposed on teenagers applying to take driving lessons.D) The licensing authorities are partly responsible for teenagers’ driving accidents.24. A suggested measure to be taken to reduce teenagers’driving accidents is that________.A) driving in the presence of an adult should be made a ruleB) they should be prohibited from taking on passengersC) they should not be allowed to drive after 10 p.m.D) the licensing system should be improved25. The present situation in about half of the states is that the graduated licensingsystem ________.A) is under discussionB) is about to be set upC) has been put into effectD) has been perfectedPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.If you know exactly what you want, the best route to a job is to get specialized training. A recent survey shows that companies like graduates in such fields as business and health care who can go to work immediately with very little on-the-job training.That’s especially true of booming fields that are challenging for workers. At Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration, for example, bachelor’s degree graduates get an average of four or five job offers with salaries ranging from the high teens to the low 20s and plenty of chances for rapid advancement. Large companies, especially, like a background of formal education coupled with work experience.But in the long run, too much specialization doesn’t pay off. Business, which has been flooded with MBAs, no longer considers the degree an automatic stamp of approval. The MBA may open doors and command a higher salary initially, but the impact of a degree washes out after five years.As further evidence of the erosion (销蚀) of corporate (公司的) faith in specialized degrees, Michigan State’s Scheetz cites a pattern in corporate hiring practices, although companies tend to take on specialists as new hires, they often seek out generalists for middle and upper-level management. “They want someone who isn’t constrained (限制) by nuts and bolts to look at the big picture, “says Scheetz.This sounds suspiciously like a formal statement that you approve of the liberal-arts graduate. Time and again labor-market analysts mention a need for talents that liberal-arts majors are assumed to have: writing and communication skills, organizational skills, open-mindedness and adaptability, and the ability to analyze and solve problems, David Birch claims he does not hire anybody with an MBA or an engineering degree, “I hire only liberal-arts people because they have a less-than-canned way of doing things,”says Birch. Liberal-arts means an academically thorough and strict program that includes literature, history, mathematics, economics, science, human behavior—plus a computercourse or two. With that under your belt, you can feel free to specialize, “A liberal-arts degree coupled with an MBA or some other technical training is a very good combination in the marketplace,” says Scheetz.26. What kinds of people are in high demand on the job market?A) Students with a bachelor’s degree in humanities.B) People with an MBA degree front top universities.C) People with formal schooling plus work experience.D) People with special training in engineering.27. By saying “... but the impact of a degree washes out after five years” (Line 3, Para,3), the author means ________.A) most MBA programs fail to provide students with a solid foundationB) an MBA degree does not help promotion to managerial positionsC) MBA programs will not be as popular in five years’ time as they are nowD) in five people will forget about the degree the MBA graduates have got28. According to Scheetz’s statement (Lines 4-5. Para. 4), companies prefer ________.A) people who have a strategic mindB) people who are talented in fine artsC) people who are ambitious and aggressiveD) people who have received training in mechanics29. David Birch claims that he only hires liberal-arts people because ________.A) they are more capable of handling changing situationsB) they can stick to established ways of solving problemsC) they are thoroughly trained in a variety of specialized fieldsD) they have attended special programs in management30. Which of the following statements does the author support?A) Specialists are more expensive to hire than generalists.B) Formal schooling is less important than job training.C) On-the-job training is, in the long run, less costly.D) Generalists will outdo specialists in management.Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.About six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City when awoman and a young boy sat down at the next table, I couldn’t help overhearing parts of their conversation. At one point the woman asked: “So, how h ave you been?” And the boy—who could not have been more than seven or eight years old—replied. “Frankly, I’ve been feeling a little depressed lately.”This incident stuck in my mind because it confirmed my growing belief that children are changing. As far as I can remember, my friends and I didn’t find out we were “depressed” until we were in high school.The evidence of a change in children has increased steadily in recent years. Children don’t seem childlike anymore. Children speak more like adults, dress more like adults and behave more like adults than they used to.Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it certainly is different. Childhood as it once was no longer exists, Why?Human development is based not only on innate (天生的) biological states, but also on patterns of access to social knowledge. Movement from one social rote to another usually involves learning the secrets of the new status. Children have always been taught adult secrets, but slowly and in stages: traditionally, we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders.In the last 30 years, however, a secret-revelation (揭示) machine has been installed in 98 percent of American homes. It is called television, Television passes information, and indiscriminately (不加区分地), to all viewers alike, be they children or adults. Unable to resist the temptation, many children turn their attention from printed texts to the less challenging, more vivid moving pictures.Communication through print, as a matter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social information to which children have access. Reading and writing involve a complex code of symbols that must be memorized and practices. Children must read simple books before they can read complex materials.31. According to the author, feeling depressed is ________.A) a sure sign of a psychological problem in a childB) something hardly to be expected in a young childC) an inevitable has of children’s mental developmentD) a mental scale present in all humans, including children32. Traditionally, a child is supposed to learn about the adult world ________.A) through contact with societyB) gradually and under guidanceC) naturally and by biological instinctD) through exposure to social information33. The phenomenon that today’s children seem adult like is attributed by the author to________.A) the widespread influence of televisionB) the poor arrangement of teaching contentC) the fast pace of human intellectual developmentD) the constantly rising standard of living34. Why is the author in favor of communication through print for children?A) It enables children to gain more social information.B) It develops children’s interest in reading and writing.C) It helps children to memorize and practice more.D) It can control what children are to learn.35. What does the author think of the change in today’s children?A) He feels amused by chair premature behavior.B) He thinks it is a phenomenon worthy of note.C) He considers it a positive development.D) He seems to be upset about it.Passage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.“Opinion” is a word that is used carelessly today. It is used to refer to matters of taste, belief, and judgment. This casual use would probably cause little confusion if people didn’t attach too much importance to opinion. Unfortunately, most to attach great importance to it. “I have as much right to my opinion as you to yours,” and “Everyone’s entitled to his opinion,” are common expressions. In fact, anyone who would challenge another’s opinion is likely to be branded intolerant.Is that label accurate? Is it intolerant to challenge another’s opinion? It depends on what definition of opinion you have in mind. For example, you may ask a friend “What do you think of the new Ford cars?” A nd he may reply, “In my opinion, they’re ugly.” In this case, it would not only be intolerant to challenge his statement, but foolish. For it’s obvious that by opinion he means his personal preference, a matter of taste. And as the old saying goes, “It’s pointless to argue about matt ers of taste.”But consider this very different use of the term, a newspaper reports that the Supreme Court has delivered its opinion in a controversial case. Obviously the justices did not shale their personal preferences, their mere likes and dislikes, they stated their considered judgment, painstakingly arrived at after thorough inquiry and deliberation.Most of what is referred to as opinion falls somewhere between these two extremes. It is not an expression of taste. Nor is it careful judgment. Yet it may contain elements of both. It is a view or belief more or less casually arrived at, with or without examining the evidence.Is everyone entitled to his opinion? Of course, this is not only permitted, butguaranteed. We are free to act on our opinions only so long as, in doing so, we do not harm others.36. Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the author?A) Everyone has a right to hold his own opinion.B) Free expression of opinions often leads to confusion.C) Most people tend to be careless in forming their opinions.D) Casual use of the word “opinion” often br ings about quarrels.37. According to the author, who of the following would be labored as intolerant?A) Someone who turns a deaf ear to others’ opinions.B) Someone who can’t put up with others’ tastes.C) Someone who values only their own opinions.D) Someone whose opinion harms other people.38. The new Ford cars are cited as an example to show that ________.A) it is foolish to criticize a famous brandB) one should not always agree to others’ opinionsC) personal tastes are not something to be challengedD) it is unwise to express one’s likes and dislikes in public39. Considered judgment is different from personal preference in that ________.A) it is stated by judges in the courtB) it reflects public like and dislikesC) it is a result of a lot of controversyD) it is based on careful thought40. As indicated in the passage, being free to act on one’s opinion ________.A) means that one can ignore other people’s criticismB) means that one can impose his preferences on othersC) doesn’t mean that one has the right to do things at willD) doesn’t mean that one has the right to charge others without evidencePart III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences it: this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose cite ONE answer that bestcompletes the sentence. Then mark the Corresponding letter on the AnswerSheet with a single line through the centre.41. The beam that is ________ by a laser differs in several ways from the light thatcomes out of a flashlight.A) emittedB) transportedC) motivatedD) translated42. We booked rooms at the hotel ________ we should find no vacancies on our arrival.A) wheneverB) ifC) sinceD) lest43. Modern forms of transportation and communication have done much to ________the isolation of life in Alaska.A) break throughB) break downC) break intoD) break out44. We know through painful experience that freedom is never by the oppressor; it mustbe ________ by the oppressed.A) demandedB) commandedC) requiredD) requested45. Color and sex are not relevant ________ whether a person is suitable for the job.A) onB) forC) toD) with46. ________ the enormous flow of food from the entire globe, these countries have formany years not felt any population pressure.A) Thanks toB) By means ofC) In line withD) With regard to47. Research universities have to keep up with the latest computer and scientifichardware ________ price.A) on account ofB) regardless ofC) in addition toD) not to mention48. Three university departments have been ________ $600,000 to develop goodpractice in teaching and learning.A) promotedB) includedC) securedD) awarded49. The rapid development of communications technology is transforming the________ in which people communicate across time and space.A) moodB) missionC) mannerD) vision50. Mr. Jones holds strong views against video games and ________ the closing of allrecreation facilities for such games.A) assistsB) acknowledgesC) advocatesD) admits51. Workers in the fine arts ________ thoughts and feelings through their creativeworks.A) transmitB) elaborateC) conveyD) contribute52. Small as it is, the ant is as much a creature as ________ all other animals on earth.A) areB) doC) isD) have53. The policeman declared that the blow on the victim’s head ________ from behind.A) should have been madeB) must have been madeC) would have been madeD) ought to have been made54. Finding a job can be ________ and disappointing, and therefore it is important thatyou are prepared.A) exploitingB) frustratingC) profitingD) misleading55. It British government often says that furnishing children with ________ to theinformation superhighway is a top priority.A) procedureB) protectionC) allowanceD) access56. Louis Herman, at the University of Hawaii, has ________ a series of newexperiments in which some animals have learned to understand sentences.A) installedB) equippedC) devisedD) formatted57. Researchers at the University of Illinois determined that the ________ of a fathercan help improve a child’s grades.A) involvementB) interactionC) associationD) communication58. We can accept your order ________ payment is made in advance.A) in the belief thatB) in order thatC) on the excuse thatD) on condition that59. Many in the credit industry expect that credit cards will eventually ________ papermoney for almost every purchase.A) exchangeB) reduceC) replaceD) trade60. Any donation you can give will help us ________ the suffering and isolation of thehomeless this New Year.A) liftB) patchC) comfortD) ease61. In India more than one hundred languages are spoken, ________ which onlyfourteen are recognized as official.A) ofB) inC) withD) within62. Techniques for ________ sleep would involve learning to control both mind andbody so that sleep can occur.A) cultivatingB) promotingC) pushingD) strengthening63. It is important to ________ between the rules of grammar and the conventions ofwritten language.A) determineB) identifyC) exploreD) distinguish64. It is too early to say whether IBM’s competitors will be able to ________ theirproducts to the new hardware at an affordable cost.A) adaptB) stickC) yieldD) adopt65. This research has attracted wide coverage in the ________ and has featured on BBCtelevision’s Tomorrow’s World.A) dataB) sourceC) messageD) media66. I had just posted the letter when I remembered that hadn’t ________ the cheque.A) imposedB) involvedC) enclosedD) contained67. She had a tense expression on her face, ________ she were expecting trouble.A) even thoughB) as thoughC) even asD) now that68. They were ________ admission to the military exhibition because they wereforeigners.A) deniedB) declinedC) deprivedD) rejected69. It gave me a strange feeling of excitement to see my name in ________.A) prospectB) printC) processD) press70. Residents were cutting their lawns, washing their cars and otherwise ________ apleasant, sunny day.A) idling awayB) taking awayC) chasing awayD) driving awayPart IV Short Answer Questions (15 minutes)Directions: In this part there is a short passage with 8 questions or incomplete statements. R the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or completethe statements in fewest possible words. Your answer may be a word, aphrase, or a short sentence. Fewest possible words. Your answer may be aword, a phrase, or a short sentence. Write your answers in the spacesprovided on the right of the page.Sport is one of the world’s largest industries, and most athletes are professionals who are paid for their efforts. Because an athlete succeeds by achievement only—not by economic ground or family connections—sports can be a fast route to wealth, and many athletes play only for money than for love.This has not always been true. In the ancient Olympics the winner got only a wreath of olive leaves (橄榄叶花环). Even though the winners became national heroes, the games remained amateur for centuries. Athletes won fame, but no money. As time passed, however, the contests became increasingly less amateur and cities began to hire athletes to represent them. By the fourth century A.D., the Olympics were ruined, and they were soon ended.In 1896, the Olympic games were revived (使再度兴起) with the same goal of pure amateur competition. The rules bar athletes who have ever received a $50 prize or an athletic scholars or who have spent four weeks in a training camp. At least one competitor in the 1896 games met these qualifications. He was Spiridon Loues, a water carrier who won the marathon race, after race, a rich Athenian offered him anything he wanted. A true amateur, Loues accepted only a cart and a horse. Then he gave up running forever. But Loues was an exception and now, as the Chairman of the German Olympic Committee said, “Nobody pays any attention to these rules.” Many countries pay their athletes to train year-round, and Olympic athletes are eager to sell their names to companies that make everything from ski equipment to fast food.Even the games themselves have become a huge business. Countries fight to hold the Olympics not only for honor, but for money. The 1972 games in Munich cost the Germans 545 million dollars, but by selling medal symbols, TV rights, food, drink, hotel rooms, and souvenirs (纪念品), they managed to make a profit. Appropriately, the symbol of victory in the Olympic games is no longer a simple olive wreath—it is a gold medal.S1. To many people, sports today is nothing but S1.S2. What do most athletes of today go after? S2.S3. What reward could an ancient Greek athlete expect? S3.S4. By the fourth century A.D., Olympic contests became increasingly more S4 thus ruining the Olympics.S5. When the Olympic games were revived in 1896, athletes who had received special training in camps would be S5.S6. What did Spiridon Loues do after he accepted the Athenian’s gift? S6.S7. According to the author, some athletes are even willing to advertise for businesses which sell things like S7.S8. The 1972 Munich games managed to make a big profit mainly by S8(1) services and selling S8(2).Part V Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic The Day My Classmate Fell Ill (or Got Injured). You should write atleast 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese:1. 简单叙述一下这位同学生病(或受伤)的情况2. 同学、老师和我是如何帮助他/她的3. 人与人之间的这种相互关爱给我的感受是…The Day My Classmate Fell Ill (or Got Injured)。