2000年1月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案
2000年1月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案2000年1月大学英语四级考试试题附：听力原文及参考答案Part I Listening Comprehension (20 mi nutes)Section ADirections:In this section，you will hear 10 short conve rsation s.At the end of each conversation，a question will be asked about what was said .Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once.After each question there will be a pause.During the pause，you must read the four choices marked A)，B)，C) and D)，and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding le tter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through 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 .Therefore，A) “At the office” is the best answer.You should choose［A］on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.Sample Answer ［A ］［B］［C］［D］1. A) The woman is close friend of the man. B) The woman has been w orking too hard.C) The woman is seeing a doctor. D) The woman is tired of her work.2. A) This apple pie tastes very good. B) His mother likes the pie very much.C) This pie can't match his mother's. D) His mother can't make apple pies.3. A) Take a walk. B) Give a performance.C) Listen to the music. D) Dance to the music.4. A) Read an article on political science.B) Present a different theory to the class.C) Read more than one article.D) Choose a better article to read.5. A) The woman would understand if she did Mary's job.B) The woman should do the typing for Mary.C) The woman should work as hard as Mary.D) The woman isn't a skillful typist.6. A) He wants to make an appointment with Mr.Smith.B) He wants to make sure that Mr.Smith will see him.C) He wants to change the time of the appointment.D) He wants the woman to meet him at three o'clock.7. A) He gets nervous vesily.. B) He is an inexperienced speaker.C) He is an awful speaker. D) He hasn't prepared his speech well.8 A) She didn't like the books the man bought.B) There wasn't a large selection at the bookstore.C) The man bought a lot of books.D) She wanted to see what the man bought.9. A) Buy a ticket for the ten o'clock flight.B) Ask the man to change the ticket for her.C) Go to the airport immediately.D) Switch to a different flight.10. A) Dr.Lemon is waiting or a patient.B) Dr.Lemon is busy at the moment.C) Dr.Lemon has lost his patience.D) Dr.Lemon has gone out to visit a patient.Section BDirections: In this section，you will hear 3 short passages .At the end of each passage，you will hear some questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question，you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A)，B)，C) and D) .Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage OneQuestions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) A car outside the supermarket. B) A car at the bottom of the hill.C) Paul's car. D) The sports car.12. A) inside the car. B) At the foot of the hill.C) In the garatge. D) In the supermarket.13. A) The driver of the sports car. B) The two girls inside the car.C) The bus driver. D) Paul.14. A) Nobody. B) The two girls.C) The man standing nearby. D) The salesman from London.Passage TwoQuestions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.15. A) His friend gave him the wrong key.B) He didn't know where the back door was.C) He couldn't find the key to his mailbox.D) It was too dark to put the key in the lock.16. A) It was getting dark.B) He was afraid of being blamed by his friend.C) The birds might have flown away.D) His friend would arrive any time.17. A) He looked silly with only one leg inside the window.B) He knew the policeman would't believe him.C) The torch light made him look very foolish.D) He realised that he had made a mistake.Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. A) The threat of poisonous desert animals and plants.B) The exhaustion of energy resources.C) The destruction of oil wells.D) The spread of the black powder from the fires.19. A) The underground oil resources have not been affected.B) Most of the desert animals and plants have managed to survive.C) The oil lakes soon dried up and stopped evaporating.D) The underground water resources have not been polluted..20. A) To restore the normal production of the oil wells.B) To estimate the losses caused by the fires.C) To remove the oil left in the desert.D) To use the oil left in the oil lakes.Part ⅡReading Comprehension(35 minu tes)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 choi ces marked A)，B)，C) and D) .You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:Unless we spend money to spot and prevent asteroids(小行星)now，one might crash into Earth and destroy life as we know it，say some scientists.Asteroids are bigger versions of the meteoroids(流星)that race acros s the night sky.Most orbit the sun far from Earth and don't threaten us.But th ere are also thousads whose orbits put them on a collision course with Earth.Buy $ 50 million worth of new telescopes right now.Then spend $ 10 million a year for the next 25 years to locate most of the space rocks.By the time we spot a fatal one，the scientists say，we'll have a way to change its course.Some scientists favor pushing asteroids off course with nuclear weapons.But the cost wouldn't be cheap.Is it worth it? Two things experts consider when judging any risk are: 1) How likely the event is; and 2) How bad the consequences if the event occurs.Experts think an asteroid big enough to destroy lots of life might strike Earth once eve ry 500，000 years.Sounds pretty rare-but if one did fall，it would be the end of the world.“If we don't take care of these big asteroids，they'll take care of us，”says one scientist.“It's that simple.”The cure，though，might be worse than the disease.Do we really want fleets of nuclear weapons sitting around on Earth?“The world has less to fear fromdoomsday(毁灭性的) rocks than from a great nuclear fleet set against them，” said a New York Times article.21. What does the passage say about asteroids and meteoroids?A) They are heavenly bodies different in composition.B) They are heavenly bodies similar in nature.C) There are more asteroids than meteoroids.D) Asteroids are more mysterious than meteoroids.22. What do scientists say about the collision of an asteroid with Earth?A) It is very unlikely but the danger exists.B) Such a collision might occur once every 25 years.C) Collisions of smaller asteroids with Earth occur more often than expected.D) It's still too early to say whether such a collision might occur..23. What do people think of the suggestion of using nuclear weapons to alter thecourse of asteroids?A) It sounds practical but it may not solve the problem.B) It may create more problems than it might solve.C) It is a waste of money because a collision of asteroids with Earth is veryunlikely.D) Further research should be done before it is proved applicable.24. We can conclude from the passage that .A) while pushing asteroids off course nuclear weapons would destroy the worldB) asteroids racing across the night sky are likely to hit Earth in the near futureC) the worry about asteroids can be left to future generations since it is unlikelyto happen in our lifetimeD) workable solutions still have to be found to prevent a collision of asteroidswith Earth.25. Which of the following best describes the author's tone in this pass age?A) Optimistic. B) Critical. C) Objective. D) Arbitrary.Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:Believe it or not，optical illusion (错觉) can cut highway crashes.Japan is a case in point.It has reduced automobile crashes on some roads by nea rly 75 percent using a simple optical illusion.Bent stripes，called chevrons (人字形)painted on the roads make drivers think that they are d riving faster than they really are，and thus drivers slow down.Now the American Association Foundation for Traffic Safety in Washington D.C.is planning to rep eat Japan's success.Starting next year,the foundation will paint chevrons and other patterns of stripes on selected roads around the country to test how well the patterns reduce highway crashes.Excessive speed plays a major role role in as much as one fifth of all fatal traffic accidents,according to the foundation .To help reduce those accidents，the foundation will conduct its tests in areas where speed - related hazards are the greatest - curves，exit slopes，traffic c ircles，and bridges.Some studies suggest that straight，horizontal bars painted across roads can initially cut the average speed of drivers in half.However，t raffic often returns to full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bar.Chevrons，scientists say，not only give drivers the impress ion that they are driving faster than they really are but also make a lane sppea r to be narrower.The result is a longer lasting reduction in highway speed and the number of traffic accidents.26. The passage mainly discusses .A) a new way of highway speed controlB) a new pattern for painting highwaysC) a new approach to training driversD) a new type of optical illusion27. On roads painted with chevrons drivers tend to feel that.A) they should avoid speed - related hazardsB) they are driving in the wrong laneC) they should slow down their speedD) they are approaching the speed limit28. The advantage of chevrons over straight，horizontal bars is that the former .A) can keep drivers awakeB) can cut road accidents in halfC) will have a longer effect on driversD) will look more attractive29. The American Association Foundation for Traffic Safety plans to .A) try out the Japanese method in certain areasB) change the road signs across the countryC) replace straight，horizontal bars with chevronsD) repeat the Japanese road patterns30. What does the author say about straight，horizontal bars painted acr oss roads?A) They are falling out of use in the United States.B) They tend to be ignored by drivers in a short period of time.C) They are applicable only on broad roads.D) They cannot be applied successfully to traffic circles..Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:Amtrak(美国铁路客运公司)was experiencing a downswing in riders hip (客运量)along the lines comprising its rail system.Of major concern t o Amtrak and its advertising agency DDB Needham，were the long - distance wester n routes where ridership had been declining significantly.At one time，trains w ere the only practical way to cross the vast areas of the west.Trains were fast，ver，'luxurious，and quite convenient compared to other forms of transportation existing at the time.However，times change and the automolile became America's standard of convenience.Also，air travel had easily established itself as the fastest method of traveling great distances .Therefore，the task for DDB Needham was to encourage consumers to consider other aspects of train travel in order t o change their attitudes and increase the likelihood that trains would be consid ered for travel in the west.Two portions of the total market were targeted: 1) anxious fliers - those concermed with safety，relaxation，and cleanliness and 2) travel - lovers - those viewing themselves as relaxed，casual，and interested in the travel ecperience as part of their vacation.The agency then developed a campaign that focused on travel experiences such as freedom，escape，relaxation，and enjoyment of the great western outdoors.It stressed experiences gained by u sing the trains and portrayed western train trips as wonderful adventures.Adver tisements showed pictures of the beautiful scenery that could be enjoyed along s ome of the more famous western routes and emphasized the romantic names of some of these trains(Empire Builder，etc.).These ads were strategically placed among family - oriented TV shows and programs involving nature and America in order t o most effectively reach target audiences.Resultswere impressive.The Empire Bu ilder.Which was focused on in one ad.enjoyed a15 percent increase in profits on its Chicago to Seattle route.31. What's the author's purpose in writing this passage?A) To show the inability of trains to compete with planes with respect to speedand convenience.B) To stress the influence of the automobile on America's standard of convenience.C) To emphasize the function of travel agencies in market promotion.D) To illustrate the important role of persuasive communiation in changing consum-er attitudes.32. It can be inferred from the passage that the drop in Amtrak ridership was due tothe fact that ______ .A) trains were not suitable for short distance passenger transportationB) trains were not the fastest and most convenient form of transportationC) trains were not as fast and convenient as they used to beD) trains could not compete with planes in terms of luxury and convenience33. To encourage consumers to travel by train，DDB Needham emphasized ______ .A) the freedom and convenience provided on trainsB) the practical aspests of travelC) the adventurous aspects of train tripsD) the safety and cleanliness of train trips34. The train ads were placed among family - oriented TV programs involv ing natureand America because ______ .A) they could focus on meaningful travel experiencesB) they could increase the effectiveness of the TV programsC) their profits could be increased by some 15 percentD) most travel - lovers and nervous fliers were believed to be among the audiences35. According to the passage，the Empire Builder enjoyed an increase in ridership andprofits because ______ .A) the attractiveness of its name and route was effectively advertisedB) it provided an exciting travel experienceC) its passengers could enjoy the great western outdoorsD) it was widely advertised in newspapers and magazines in Chicago and SeattleQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:Why does cream go bad faster than butter? Some researchers think they the answer，and it comes down to the structure of the food，not its chemical composition - a finding that could help rid some processed foods of chemical preservatives.C ream and butter contain pretty much the same substances，so why cream should sou r muchfaster has been a mystery.Both are emulsions - tiny globules(小球)of one liquid evenly distributed throughout another.The difference lies in what's in the globules and what's in the surrounding liquid，says Brocklehurst，who led the investigation.In cream，fatty globules and what's in the surround ing liquid，says Brocklehurst，who led the investigation.In cream，fatty globul es drift about in a sea of water.In butter，globules of a watery solution are l ocked away in a sea of fat.The bacteria which make the food go bad prefer to li ve inthe watery regions of th e mixture.”This means that in cream，the bacteria are free to grow throughout the mixture，”he says.When the situation is revers ed，the bacteria are locked away in compartments (密封仓) buried dee p in the sea of fat.Trapped in this way，individual colonies cannot spread and rapidly run out of nutrients.They also slowly poison themselves with their wast e products.”In butter，you get a self - limiting system which stops the bacteri a growing，”says Brocklehurst.The researchers are already working with food com panies keen to see if their products can be made resistant to bacterial attack t hrough alterations to the food's structure.Brocklehurst believes it will be pos sible to make the emulsions used in salad cream，for instance，more like that in butter.The key will be to do this while keeping the salad cream liquid and not turning it into a solid lump.36. The significance of Brocklehurst's research is that ______ .A) it suggested a way to keep some foods fresh without preservativesB) it discovered tiny globules in both cream and butterC) it revealed the secret of how bacteria multiply in cream and butterD) it found that cream and butter share the same chemical composition37. According to the researchers.cream sours faster than butter because bacteria_____ .A) are more evenly distributed in creamB) multiply more easily in cream than is butterC) live on less fat in cream than in butterD) produce less waste in cream t han in butter38. According to Brocklehurst，we can keep cream fresh by ______ .A) removing its fat B) killing the bacteriaC) reducing its water content D) altering its structure39. The word“colonies”(Line 2，Para.4) refers to ______ .A) tiny globules B) watery regionsC) bacteria communities D) little compartments40. Commercial application of the research finding will be possible if s alad creamcan be made resistant to bacterial attack ______ .A) by varying its chemical composition B) by turning it into a solid lumpC) while keeping its structure unchanged D) while retaining its liquid formPart ⅢVocabulary and Structure(20 m inutes)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part.For each sentence there are four choices marked A)，B)，C) and D) .Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Anwer Sheet with a single line through the centre.41. She ought to stop work；she has a headache because she ______ too long.A) has been reading B) had read C) is reading D) read42. Niagara Falls is a great tourist ______ drawing millions of visitors every year.A) attention B) attraction C) appointment D) arrangement43. I don't mind ______ the decision as long as it is not too late.A) you to delay making B) your delaying makingC) your delaying to make D) you delay to make44. The hopes goals，fears and desires widely between men and women，between the rich and the poor.A) alter B) shift C) transfer D) vary45. Corn originated in the New World and thus was not known in Europe until Columbus found it ______ in Cuba.A) being cultivated B) been cultivated C) having cultivated D) cultivating46. The sale usually takes place outside the house,with the audience _____ on benches，chairs or boxes.A) having seated B) seating C) seated D) having been seated47. This kind of glasses manufactured by experienced craftsmen ______ comfortably.A) is worn B) wears C) wearing D) are worn48Some diseases are _____ by certain water animals.A) transplanted B) transformed C) transported D) transmitted49. Wouldn't you rather your child _______ to bed early?A) go B) went C) would go D) goes50. Although Anne is happy with her success she wonders _____ will hap pen to her private life.A) that B) what C) it D) this51. The words of his old teacher left a _____ impression on his mind.He is still influenced by them.A) long B) lively C) lasting D) liberal52. Mike's uncle insists ______ in this hotel.A) staying not B) not to stay C) that he would not stay D) that he not stay53. We agreed to accept ______ they thought was the best tourist guide.A) whatever B) whomever C) whichever D) whoever54. It is our ______ policy that we will achieve unity through peaceful means.A) consistent B) continuous C) considerate D) continual55. Between 1974 and 1997，the number of overseas visitors expanded ______ 27%.A) by B) for C) to D) in56. Although many people view conflict as bad，conflict is sometimes useful it forces people to test the relative merits of their attitudes are behaviors.A) by which B) to which C) in that D) so that57. He is ______ about his chances of winning a gold medal in the Olymp ics next year.A) optimistic B) optional C) outstanding D) obvious58. Sometimes I wish I ______ in a different time and a different place .A) be living B) were living C) would live D) would have lived59. The director was critical ______ the way we were doing the work.A) at B) in C)of D) with60. In a sudden ______ of anger，the man tore up everything within reac h.A) attack B) burst C) split D) blast61. ______ she realized it was too late to go home.A) No sooner it grew dark than B) Hardly did it grow dark thatC) Scarcely had it grown dark than D) It was not until dark that62. In Britain people ______ four million tons of potatoes every year.A) swallow B) dispose C) consume D) exhaust63. I'd ______ his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community，and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.A) take into account B) account for C) make up for D) make out64.It is essential that these application forms ______ back as early as possible.A) must be sent B) will be sent C) are sent D) be sent65. She cooked the meat for a long time so as to make it ______ enough to eat.A) mild B) slight C) light D) tender66. We take our skin for granted until it is burned ______ repair.A) beyond B) for C) without D) under67. The computer revolution may ewll change society as ______ as did the Industrial Revolution.A) certainly B) insignificantly C) fundamentally D) comparatively68. ______ in this way，the situation doesn't seem so disappointing.A) To look at B) Looking at C) Looked at D) To be looked at69. A lot of ants are always invading my kitchen.They are a thorough ______ .A) nuisance B) trouble C) worry D) anxiety70. Some women ______ a good salary in a job instead of staying home，but they decidednot to work for the sake of the family.A) must make B) should have made C) would make D) could have made试卷二Part IV Cloze (15 min utes)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage.For each blank there are four choices marked A)，B)，C)and D) on the right side of the paper.You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.Then mark the corresp onding letter on，the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.In a telephone survey of more than 2，000 adults，21% said they believed the sun revolved (旋转)around the earth.An 71 7% did not know which revolved around 72 I have no doubt that 73 all o f these people were 74 in school that the earth revolves arou n d the sun 75 may even have written it 76 at est.But they never 77 their incorrect mental models of planetary (行星的) 78 because their every day observations didn't support 79 their teachers told them: People see the sun “moving 80 the sky as morning turns to nig ht，and the earth seems stationary (静止的) 81 that is happening.Students can learn the right answers 82 heart in class，and yet never combined them 83 their working models of the world.The objectively correct answer the professor accepts and the 84 personal understanding of the world Can 85 side by side，each unaffected by the other.Outside of class，the student continues to use the 86 mod el be cause it has always worked well 87 that circumstance.Unless professors address 88 errors in students' personal models of the world，students are not 89 to replace them with the 90 one.71. A) excessive B) extra C) additional D) added72. A) what B) which C) that D) other73. A) virtually B) remarkably C) ideally D) preferably74. A) learned B) suggested C) taught D) advised75. A) those B) these C) who D) they76. A) on B) with C) under D) for77. A) formed B) altered C) believed D) thought78. A) operation B) position C) motion D) location79. A) how B) which C) that D) what80. A) around B) across C) on D) above81. A) since B) so C) while D) for82. A) to B) by C) in D) with83. A) with B) into C) to D) along84. A) adult's B) teacher's C) scientist's D) student's85. A) exist B) occur C) survive D) maintain86. A) private B) individual C) personal D) own87. A) in B) with C) on D) for88. A) general B) natural C) similar D) specific89. A) obliged B) likely C) probable D) partial90. A) perfect B) better C) reasonable D) correctPart V Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part，you are allowed thiety minutes to write a com position on the topic How I Finance my College Education.You should write at least 100 words，and base your composition on the outlide (given in Chinese) below:1. 上大学的费用(tuition and fees)可以通过多种途径解决。
大学英语四级听力历年试题及答案
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2000年1月大学英语四级(4)真题试卷1. A) a .B) .C) a .D) .2. A) .B) .C) ’t ’s.D) ’t .3. A) a .B) a .C) .D) .4. A) .B) a .C) .D) a .5. A) ’s .B) .C) .D) ’t a .6. A) . .B) . .C) .D) o’.7. A) .B) .C) .D) ’t .8. A) ’t .B) ’t a .C) a .D) .9. A) a o’ .B) .C) .D) a .10. A) . a .B) . .C) . .D) . a .11 14 .11. A) A .B) A .C) ’s .D) .12. A) .B) .C) .D) .13. A) .B) .C) .D) .14. A) .B) .C) .D) .15 17 .15. A) .B) ’t .C) ’t .D) .16. A) .B) .C) .D) .17. A) .B) ’t .C) .D) a .18 20 .18. A) .B) .C) .D) .19. A) .B) .C) .D) .20. A) .B) .C) .D) .2000年6月大学英语四级(4)真题试卷1. A) .B) .C) a .D) ’t .2. A) .B) .C) .D) .3. A) ’s .B) ’s .C) .D) .4. A) ’t .B) ’t .C) .D) .5. A) .B) a .C) .D) .6. A) .B) .C) .D) a .7. A) ’s .B) ’s .C) ’s .D) ’s .8. A) A .B) A .C) A .D) A .9. A) .B) .C) .D) .10. A) A .B) a .C) a .D) .11 14 .11. A) .B) .C) .D) .12. A) .B) .C) .D) .13. A) .B) .C) .D) .14. A) .B) .C) .D) .15 17 .15. A) .B) .C) .D) .16. A) .B) .C) .D) .17. A) .B) .C) .D) .18 20 .18. A) .B) .C) .D) .19. A) 300 .B) .C) .D) ’s .20. A) .B) 40 .C) .D) 100 .2001年1月大学英语四级(4)真题试卷1. A) .B) ’s .C) a .D) .2. A) a .B) a .C) .D) a .3. A) ’s a .B) .C) ’s .D) .4. A) a .B) a .C) ’s .D) ’s .5. A) .C) .D) .6. A) .B) A .C) A .D) .7. A) .B) .C) .D) a .8. A) .B) a .C) .D) .9. A) .B) .C) .10. A) .B) ’t .C) ’s .D) .11 13 .11. A) a .B) a .C) a .D) a India.12. A) .B) .C) .D) .13. A) .B) .C) .D) ’s .14 16 .14. A) .B) a .C) .D) .15. A) .B) .C) .D) .16. A) .B) .C) .D) .17 20 .17. A) .B) .C) .D) .18. A) .B) .C) .D) .19. A) .B) .C) .D) ’ .20. A) .B) .C) ’s .D) ’ .2001年6月大学英语四级(4)真题试卷1. A) A .B) A .C) A a .D) A .2. A) .B) .C) .D) .3. A) a .B) .C) ’t .D) a a .4. A) .B) .C) a .D) .5. A) a .B) .C) a .D) .6. A) .B) .C) ’t .D) .7. A) 5:10.B) 5:00.C) 4:30.D) 5:15.8. A) .B) .C) .D) .9. A) a .B) a .C) .D) a .10. A) .B) .C) .D) .2002年1月大学英语四级(4)真题试卷1. A) a .B) ’s .C) ’s .D) ’t .2. A) ’t .B) .C) .D) .3. A) a .B) a .C) a .D) a .4. A) ’s .B) ’s .C) .D) ’s .5. A) .B) .C) .D) .6. A) .B) .C) .D) a .7. A) .B) .C) .D) .8. A) .B) .C) a .D) .9. A) . ’s .B) .C) . ’s .D) ’t .10. A) a .B) a .C) a .D) a .11 13 .11. A) ’t ’s .B) .C) .D) .12. A) .B) .C) .D) .13. A) .B) .C) .D) .14 16 .14. A) .B) .C) .D) a .15. A) .B) .C) .D) .16. A) .B) .C) .D) .17 20 .17. A) a .B) .C) London .D) .18. A) .B) .C) a .D) .19. A) .B) .C) .D) .20. A) ’t ’ .B) .C) .D) .2002年6月大学英语四级(4)真题试卷1. A) .B) .C) .D) .2. A) A .C) A .D) .3. A) a .B) .C) .D) a .4. A) .B) ’t .C) .D) .5. A) .B) .C) .D) ’t ’s .6. A) .B) .C) .7. A) .B) ’s .C) .D) ’s .8. A) a .B) .C) 9:14.D) ’s .9. A) a .B) a ’s.C) a .D) a .10. A) a .B) .C) a .D) .11 13 .11. A) .B) .C) .D) .12. A) –’t .B) .C) .D) .13. A) .B) .C) .D) .14 17 .14. A) A .B) A .C) A .D) .15. A) .B) .C) .D) .16. A) .B) .C) .D) .17. A) .B) .C) .D) .18 20 .18. A) .B) .C) .D) 14 .19. A) .B) .C) .D) .20. A) .B) .C) .D) a .2003年1月大学英语四级(4)真题试卷1. A) .B) .C) .D) .2. A) ’s , .C) ’s .D) ’s .3. A) .B) .C) .D) .4. A) .B) .C) .D) .5. A) .B) a .C) .D) .6. A) ’s .B) .C) .7. A) .B) 7 o’.C) ’t 7 o’.D) ’t .8. A) ’s a .B) ’s .C) ’s ’s .D) ’s a .9. A) .B) .C) .D) .10. A) .B) ’t .C) a .D) ’s .2003年6月大学英语四级(4)真题试卷1. A) a .B) a .C) a .D) a .2. A) .B) .C) a .D) .3. A) ’s .B) ’s .C) a .D) .4. A) .B) .C) .D) .5. A) a .B) a .C) .D) ’t .6. A) 8 .B) .C) .D) .7. A) .B) .C) .D) a .8. A) a .B) a .C) a .D) .9. A) a .B) .C) a .D) .10. A) ’s .B) ’s .C) ’s .D) ’s .11 13 .11. A) .B) .C) .D) .12. A) .B) .C) .D) .13. A) a .B) ’t .C) .D) .14 16 .14. A) a .B) a .C) .D) a .15. A) .B) .C) .D) .16. A) .B) .C) .D) .17 20 .17. A) .B) .C) .D) .18. A) .B) .C) .D) .19. A) a .B) .C) .D) a Britain.20. A) .B) 1948.C) .D) 1881.2003年9月大学英语四级(4)真题试卷1. A) a .B) .C) .D) .2. A) .B) .C) .D) ’s .3. A) a .B) a .C) a .D) a .4. A) .B) a .C) a .D) .5. A) .B) .C) .D) .6. A) .B) .C) a .D) a .7. A) .B) .D) a .8. A) .B) a .C) .D) ’s .9. A) .B) ’s .C) ’s .D) .10. A) ’s .B) ’s .C) ’s .D) ’s .11 13 .11. A) .B) .D) .12. A) .B) .C) .D) .13. A) .B) .C) .D) .14 17 .14. A) .B) a .C) .D) .15. A) AB) A .C) A .D) A .16. A) .B) .C) .D) .17. A) .B) .C) 55,000.D) .18 20 .18. A) A Bridge.B) A .C) A .D) A Bridge.19. A) .B) .C) .D) .20. A) .B) .C) .D) .2003年12月大学英语四级(4)真题试卷1. A) .B) .C) .D) a a .2. A) .B) .C) ’t a .D) .3. A) ’s .B) .C) .D) .4. A) a .B) a .C) .D) a .5. A) .B) .C) ’s .D) .6. A) . .B) . ’s .C) .D) . ’s .7. A) ’t .B) a .C) .D) a .8. A) ’t .B) ’s .C) .D) .9. A) a .B) .C) a .D) .10. A) .B) .C) .D) .11 13 . 11. A) .B) .C) .D) .12. A) .B) .C) .D) .13. A) a .B) .C) .D) .14 16 .14. A) ’t .B) .C) .D) .15. A) .B) .C) .D) a .16. A) .B) .C) .D) .17 20 .17. A) ’s .B) .C) .D) ’s a .18. A) a .B) A a .C) A .D) A a .19. A) A .B) .C) A .D) .20. A) .B) London.C) a .D) .2004年6月大学英语四级(4)真题试卷1. A) .B) 'sC) a .D) .2. A) .B) . .C) . .。
2000年1月大学英语四级听力原文
W: Certainly. In fact he was the first person I got to know in my class. I still remember the look on his face when he showed up late on the first day of school.
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. Why did the ancestors of Gypsies leave their home?
15. What is the attitude of some people toward Gypsies?
Q: What does the woman mean?
Passage One
A friend of mine told me that when he was a young man, he went to work as a teacher in one of the states of India. One day, he received an invitation to dinner at the ruler’s palace. Very pleased, he went to tell his colleagues. They laughed, and told him the meaning of the invitation. They had all been invited, and each person who was invited had to bring with him a certain number of silver and gold coins. The number of coins varied according to the person’s position in the service of the government. My friend’s income was not high, so he did not have much to pay. Each person bowed before the ruler, his gold went onto one hip, his silver went onto another hip. And in this way he paid his income tax for the year. This was a simple way of collecting income tax. The tax on property was also collected simply. The ruler gave a man the power to collect a tax from each owner of land or property in a certain area, if this man promised to pay the ruler a certain amount of money. Of course, the tax collector managed to collect more money than he paid to the ruler. The difference between the sum of money he collected and the sum of money he gave to the ruler was his profit.
2000年01月大学英语四级真题
2000年01月大学英语四级真题一、Writing （本大题1小题．每题15.0分，共15.0分。
For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition . You should write at least 100 words, and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below: ）第1题1.上大学的费用（tuition and fees）可以通过多种途径解决2.哪种途径适合我（说明理由）How I Finance My College Education?【正确答案】：参考范文How I Finance My College EducationCollege education plays a very important role in people's life. With more and more people entering the university, how to finance the college education has been an issue in debate. In fact, the problem can be dealt with in many ways. The easiest way is to get all the money from parents. If that is impossible, students can apply for a loan from the bank. Or, making money by doing a full-time job in summer and winter holidays is another solution. Maybe, the most possible way is to ask parents for the greater part of tuitions and fees with the rest paid by students themselves by doing a part-time job.From my point of view, I will choose the last way to pay my tuitions and fees. ff my parents provide most of tuitions and fees for my college education, I can be absorbed in my study and don't worry too much about my life. Meanwhile, a part-time job in my spare time can supply me with some working experience, and make me know more about the society. Therefore, this way is the best one for me.二、Cloze（共20小题,共10.0分）There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D] on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.第1题In a telephone survey of more than 2,000 adults, 21% said they believed the sun revolved (旋转) around the earth. An (1) 7% did not know which revolved around (2) I have no doubt that (3) all of these people were (4) in school that the earth revolves around the sun; (5) may even have writtenit (6) a teat. But they never (7) their incorrect mental models of planetary (行星的) (8) because their everyday observations didn't support (9) their teachers told them: people see the sun "moving (10) the sky as momin8 turns to night, and the earth seems stationary (静止的) (11) that is happening.Students can leant the right answers (12) heart in class, and yet never combined them (13) their working models of the world. The objectively correct answer the professor accepts and the (14) personal understanding of the world can (15) side by side, each unaffected by the other. Outside of class, the student continues to use the (16) model because it has always worked well (17) that circumstance. Unless professors address(18) errors in students' personal models of the world, students are not(19) to replace them with the (20) one.A excessiveB extraC additionalD added【正确答案】：C【本题分数】：0.5分【答案解析】本句意为：还有7%的人不知道哪个绕着哪个转，指的是21%之外的人。
大学英语四级考试真题集 历年英语四级真题及答案汇总(2000年1月-2014年6月)
全国大学英语四级考试试卷大学英语四级考试真题集2014年6月14日四级真题Word版及答案Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following topic. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit your hometown, what is the most interesting place you would like to take him/her to see and why?注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
CET-4-2000-1
2000年1月4级听力原文Section A1. M: Hello, Mrs. White, what can I do for you?W: I don't know what's the matter with me? I'm always feeling tired, I'm usually worn out at the end of the day.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?2. W: What do you think of the apple pie? I made it myself.M: Very delicious indeed. Even my mother's cannot match this.Q: What does the man mean?3. M: The music is so beautiful that I'd like to dance. But I don't know the steps.W: It doesn't matter. No one will be looking at us in his crowd.Q: What does the woman suggest they do?4. M: I'd better read one of the articles for our political science class.W: You can't read just one. They say each presents a different theory.Q: What does the woman tell the man he must do?5. W: Mary is always complaining about her job.M: Maybe if you try typing letters every day, you'd see what it's like.Q: What does the man mean?6. M: Good morning. This is John Parker speaking. I'm just ringing to confirm my appointment with Mr. Smith for this afternoon.W: Yes. Mr. Smith's expecting you at 3 o'clock.Q: Why is the man making the phone call?7. W: Tom looks awfully nervous, doesn't he?M: Yes. I'm afraid he is not used to making speeches.Q: What do they think of Tom?8. M: I bought a few books at the new bookstore. Would you like to have a look at them?W: A few? It looks like you bought out the bookstoreQ: What does the woman mean?9. M: Jane, you won't be able to get to the airport in time to catch the 10 o'clock flight.W: I realize that now. I'll have to get my ticket changes.Q: What will the woman have to do?10. M: Would you get me through to Dr. Lemon please?W: I'm sorry. He's with a patient.Q: What does the woman mean?Sections BPassage onePaul, a salesman from London, was driving past a sports car parked outside a supermarket, when he saw it start to roll slowly down the hill. Inside the car were two young girls on the passenger seat — but no driver Paul stopped quickly, jumped in front of the sports car and tried to stop it, pushing against the front of the car. Another man who was standing nearby got into the car and put on the handbrake, saving the girls from injury.It was at this point that Paul noticed his own car rolling slowly down the hill and going too fast for him to stop it. It crashed into a bus at the bottom of the hill and was so badly damaged that it had to be pulled away to a garage.As if this was not bad enough, Paul now found he had no one to blame. He was so busy chasing his car that he didn't get the name of the driver of the sports car, who just came out of the supermarket and drove away without realizing what, had happened.11. Which car was badly damaged?12. Where was the driver of the sports car when the accident happened?13. Who did Paul think was to blame for the accident?14. Who was injured in the accident?Passage TwoMy friend, Vemon Davies kept birds. One day he phoned and told me he was going away for a week. He asked me to feed the birds for him and said that he would leave the key to his front door in my mailbox.Unfortunately, I forgot all about the birds until the night before Vemon was going to return. What was worse, it was already dark when I arrived at his house. I soon found the key Vernon gave me could not unlock either the front door or the back door. I was getting desperate. I kept thinking of what Vemon would say when he came back.I was just going to give up when I noticed that one bedroom window was slightly open. I found a barrel and pushed it under the window. As the barrel was very heavy, I made a lot of noise. But in the end, I managed to climb up and open the window.I actually had one leg inside the bedroom when I suddenly realized that someone was shininga torch up at me. I looked down and saw a policeman and an old lady, one of V erno's neighbors. “What are you doing up there?" said the policeman. Feeling lies a complete fool, I replied, “I was just going to feed Mr. Davies's birds.15. Why couldn't the man open the door?16. Why did the man feel desperate?17. Why did the man feel like a fool?Passage ThreeWhen Iraqi troops blew up hundreds of Kuwaiti oil well at the end of Gulf War, scientists feared environmental disaster. Would black powder in the smoke from the fires circles the globe and block out the sun?Many said “No way? Rain would wash the black powder from the atmosphere. But in America, air sampling balloons have detected high concentrations of particles similar to those collected in Kuwait. Didn’t catch fire. It has formed huge lakes in the Kuwaiti desert. They trap insects and birds, and poison a variety of other desert animals and plants.The only good news is that the oil lakes have not affected the underground water resources. So far, the oil has not been absorbed because of the hard sand just below the surface.Nothing, however, stops the oil from evaporating. The resulting poisonous gases are choking nearby residents.Officials are trying to organize a quick cleanup, but they are not sure how to do it. One possibility is to burn the oil. Get those black-powder detectors ready.18. What were the scientists worried about soon after the Gulf War?19. What was the good news for scientists?20. What are the officials trying to do at the moment?。
2000年1月cet4阅读理解
2000年1月大学英语四级阅读理解2000年1月大学英语四级阅读理解第1篇Unless we spend money to spot and prevent asteroids (小行星) now, one might crash into Earth and destroy life as we know it, say some scientists.Asteroids are bigger versions of the meteoroids (流星) that race across the night sky. Most orbit the sun far from Earth and don’t threaten us. But there are also thousands of asteroids whose orbits put them on a collision course with Earth.Buy $50 million worth of new telescopes right now. Then spend $10 million a year for the next 25 years to locate most of the space rocks. By the time we spot a fatal one, the scientists say, we’ll have a way to change its course.Some scientists favor pushing asteroids off course with nuclear weapons. But the cost wouldn’t be cheap.Is it worth it? Two things experts consider when judging any risk re: 1) How likely the event is; and 2) How bad the consequences if the event occurs. Experts think an asteroid big enough to destroy lots of life might strike Earth once every 500,000 years. Sounds pretty rare—but if one did fall, it would be the end of the world. “If we don’t take care of these big asteroids, they’ll take care of us,” says one scientist. “It’s that simple.”The cure, though, might be worse than the disease. Do we really want fleets of nuclear weapons sitting around on Earth? “(1)The world has less to fear from doomsday (毁灭性的) rocks than from a great nuclear fleet set against them,” said a New York Times article.21. What does the passage say about asteroids and meteoroids?A) They are heavenly bodies different in composition.B) They are heavenly bodies similar in nature.C) There are more asteroids than meteoroids.D) Asteroids are more mysterious than meteoroids.22. What do scientists say about the collision of an asteroid with Earth?A) It is very unlikely but the danger exists.B) Such a collision might occur once every 25 years.C) Collisions of smaller asteroids with Earth occur more often than expected.D) It’s still too early to say whether such a collision might occur.23. What do people think of the suggestion of using nuclear weapons to alter the courses of asteroids?A) It sounds practical but it may not solve the problem.B) It may create more problems than it might solve.C) It is a waste of money because a collision of asteroids with Earth is very unlikely.D) Further research should be done before it is proved applicable.24. We can conclude from the passage that ________.A) while pushing asteroids off course nuclear weapons would destroy the worldB) asteroids racing across the night sky are likely to hit Earth in the near futureC) the worry about asteroids can be left to future generations since it is unlikely to happen in our lifetimeD) workable solutions still have to be found to prevent a collision of asteroids with Earth25. Which of the following best describes the author’s tone in this passage?A) Optimistic.B) Critical.C) Objective.D) Arbitrary.2000年1月大学英语四级阅读理解第1篇【参考译文】有些科学家指出，除非我们现在就斥资查找和阻止小行星，否则会如我们所知，说不定有颗行星将会撞毁地球。
2000年1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
2000年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both theconversation and the question will be spoken only once. After eachquestion there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single linethrough the center.Example:You will hear:You will read:A) At the office.B) In the waiting room.C) At the airport.D) In a restaurant.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D) “5 hours” is the correct answer. You should choose [D] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]1. A) The woman is a close friend of the man.B) The woman has been working too hard.C) The woman is seeing a doctor.D) The woman is tired of her work.2. A) This apple pie tastes very good.B) His mother likes the pie very much.C) This pie can’t match his mother’s.D) His mother can’t make apple pies.3. A) Take a walk.B) Give a performance.C) Listen to the music.D) Dance to the music.4. A) Read an article on political science.B) Present a different theory to the class.C) Read more than one article.D) Choose a better article to read.5. A) The woman would understand if she did Mary’s job.B) The woman should do the typing for Mary.C) The woman should work as hard as Mary.D) The woman isn’t a skillful typist.6. A) He wants to make an appointment with Mr. Smith.B) He wants to make sure that Mr. Smith will see him.C) He wants to change the time of the appointment.D) He wants the woman to meet him at three o’clock.7. A) He gets nervous very easily.B) He is an inexperienced speaker.C) He is an awful speaker.D) He hasn’t prepared his speech well.8. A) She didn’t like the books the man bought.B) There wasn’t a large selection at the bookstore.C) The man bought a lot of books.D) She wanted to see what the man bought.9. A) Buy a ticket for the tem o’clock flight.B) Ask the man to change the ticket for her.C) Go to the airport immediately.D) Switch to a different flight.10. A) Dr. Lemon is waiting for a patient.B) Dr. Lemon is busy at the moment.C) Dr. Lemon has lost his patience.D) Dr. Lemon has gone out to visit a patient.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage,you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will bespoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the bestanswer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through thecenter.Passage oneQuestions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) A car outside the supermarket.B) A car at the bottom of the hill.C) Paul’s car.D) The sports car.12. A) Inside the car.B) At the foot of the hill.C) In the garage.D) In the supermarket.13. A) The driver of the sports car.B) The two girls inside the car.C) The man standing nearby.D) The salesman from London.14. A) Nobody.B) The two girls.C) The bus driver.D) Paul.Passage TwoQuestions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.15. A) His friend gave him the wrong key.B) He didn’t know where the back door was.C) He couldn’t find the key to his mailbox.D) It was too dark to put the key in the lock.16. A) It was getting dark.B) He was afraid of being blamed by his friend.C) The birds might have flown away.D) His friend would arrive any time.17. A) He looked silly with only one leg inside the window.B) He knew the policeman wouldn’t believe him.C) The torch light made him look very foolish.D) He realized that he had made a mistake.Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. A) The threat of poisonous desert animals and plants.B) The exhaustion of energy resources.C) The destruction of oil wells.D) The spread of the black powder from the fires.19. A) The underground oil resources have not been affected.B) Most of the desert animals and plants have managed to survive.C) The oil lakes soon dried up and stopped evaporating.D) The underground water resources have not been polluted.20. A) To restore the normal production of the oil wells.B) To estimate the losses caused by the fires.C) To remove the oil left in the desert.D) To use the oil left in the oil lakes.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 line through thecenter.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Unless we spend money to spot and prevent asteroids (小行星) now, one might crash into Earth and destroy life as we know it, say some scientists.Asteroids are bigger versions of the meteoroids (流星) that race across the night sky. Most orbit the sun far from Earth and don’t threaten us. But there are also thousands ofasteroids whose orbits put them on a collision course with Earth.Buy $50 million worth of new telescopes right now. Then spend $10 million a year for the next 25 years to locate most of the space rocks. By the time we spot a fatal one, the scientists say, we’ll have a way to change its course.Some scientists favor pushing asteroids off course with nuclear weapons. But the cost wouldn’t be cheap.Is it worth it? Two things experts consider when judging any risk re: 1) How likely the event is; and 2) How bad the consequences if the event occurs. Experts think an asteroid big enough to destroy lots of life might strike Earth once every 500,000 years. Sounds pretty rare—but if one did fall, it would be the end of the world. “If we don’t take care of these big asteroids, they’ll take care of us,” says one scientist. “It’s that simple.”The cure, though, might be worse than the disease. Do we really want fleets of nuclear weapons sitting around on Earth? “The world has less to fear from doomsday (毁灭性的) rocks than from a great nuclear fleet set against them,” said a New York Times article.21. What does the passage say about asteroids and meteoroids?A) They are heavenly bodies different in composition.B) They are heavenly bodies similar in nature.C) There are more asteroids than meteoroids.D) Asteroids are more mysterious than meteoroids.22. What do scientists say about the collision of an asteroid with Earth?A) It is very unlikely but the danger exists.B) Such a collision might occur once every 25 years.C) Collisions of smaller asteroids with Earth occur more often than expected.D) It’s still too early to say whether such a collision might occur.23. What do people think of the suggestion of using nuclear weapons to alter thecourses of asteroids?A) It sounds practical but it may not solve the problem.B) It may create more problems than it might solve.C) It is a waste of money because a collision of asteroids with Earth is very unlikely.D) Further research should be done before it is proved applicable.24. We can conclude from the passage that ________.A) while pushing asteroids off course nuclear weapons would destroy the worldB) asteroids racing across the night sky are likely to hit Earth in the near futureC) the worry about asteroids can be left to future generations since it is unlikely tohappen in our lifetimeD) workable solutions still have to be found to prevent a collision of asteroids withEarth25. Which of the following best describes the author’s tone in this passage?A) Optimistic.B) Critical.C) Objective.D) Arbitrary.Passage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Believe it or not, optical illusion (错觉) can cut highway crashes.Japan is a case in point. It has reduced automobile crashes on some roads by nearly 75 percent using a simple optical illusion. Bent stripes, called chevrons (人字形), painted on the roads make drivers think that they are driving faster than they really are, and thus drivers slow down.Now the American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety in Washington D.C. is planning to repeat Japan’s success. Starting next year, the foundation will paint chevrons and other patterns of stripes on selected roads around the country to test how well the patterns reduce highway crashes.Excessive speed plays a major role in as much as one fifth of all fatal traffic accidents, according to the foundation. To help reduce those accidents, the foundation will conduct its tests in areas where speed-related hazards are the greatest—curves, exit slopes, traffic circles, and bridges.Some studies suggest that straight, horizontal bars painted across roads can initially cut the average speed of drivers in half. However, traffic often returns to full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bars.Chevrons, scientists say, not only give drivers the impression that they are driving faster than they really are but also make a lane appear to be narrower. The result is a longer lasting reduction in highway sped and the number of traffic accidents.26. The passage mainly discusses ________.A) a new way of highway speed controlB) a new pattern for painting highwaysC) a new approach to training driversD) a new type of optical illusion27. On roads painted with chevrons, drivers tend to feel that ________.A) they should avoid speed-related hazardsB) they are driving in the wrong laneC) they should slow down their speedD) they are approaching the speed limit28. The advantage of chevrons over straight, horizontal bars is that the former________.A) can keep drivers awakeB) can cut road accidents in halfC) will have a longer effect on driversD) will look more attractive29. The American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety plans to________.A) try out the Japanese method in certain areasB) change the road signs across the countryC) replace straight, horizontal bars with chevronsD) repeat the Japanese road patterns30. What does the author say about straight, horizontal bars painted across roads?A) They are falling out of use in the United States.B) They tend to be ignored by drivers in a short period of time.C) They are applicable only on broad roads.D) They cannot be applied successfully to traffic circles.Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.Amtrak (美国铁路客运公司) was experiencing a downswing in ridership (客运量) along the lines comprising its rail system. Of major concern to Amtrak and its advertising agency DDB Needham, were the long-distance western routes where ridership had been declining significantly.] At one time, trains were the only practical way to cross the vast areas of the west. Trains were fast, very luxurious, and quite convenient compared to other forms of transportation existing at the time. However, times change and the automobile became America’s standard of convenience. Also, air travel had easily established itself as the fastest method of traveling great distances. Therefore, the task for DDB Needham was to encourage consumers to consider other aspects of train travel in order to change their attitudes and increase the likelihood that trains would be considered for travel in the west.Two portions of the total market were targeted: 1) anxious fliers—those concerned with safety, relaxation, and cleanliness and 2) travel-lovers—those viewing themselves as relaxed, casual, and interested in the travel experience as part of their vacation. The agency then developed a campaign that focused on travel experiences such as freedom,escape, relaxation, and enjoyment of the great western outdoors. It stressed experiences gained by using the trains and portrayed western train trips as wonderful adventures.Advertisements showed pictures of the beautiful scenery that could be enjoyed along some of the more famous western routes and emphasized the romantic names of some of these trains (Empire Builder, etc.). These ads were strategically placed among family-oriented TV shows and programs involving nature and America in order to most effectively reach target audiences. Results were impressive. The Empire Builder, which was focused on in one ad, enjoyed a 15 percent increase in profits on its Chicago to Seattle route.31. What’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage?A) To show the inability of trains to compete with planes with respect to speed andconvenience.B) To stress the influence of the automobile on America’s standard of convenience.C) To emphasize the function of travel agencies in market promotion.D) To illustrate the important role of persuasive communication in changingconsumer attitudes.32. It can be inferred from the passage that the drop in Amtrak ridership was due to thefact that ________.A) trains were not suitable for short distance passenger transportationB) trains were not the fastest and most convenient form of transportationC) trains were not as fast and convenient as they used to beD) trains could not compete with planes in terms of luxury and convenience33. To encourage consumers to travel by train, DDB Needham emphasized ________.A) the freedom and convenience provided on trainsB) the practical aspects of train travelC) the adventurous aspects of train tripsD) the safety and cleanliness of train trips34. The train ads were placed among family-oriented TV programs involving nature andAmerica because ________.A) they could focus on meaningful travel experiencesB) they could increase the effectiveness of the TV programsC) their profits could be increased by some 15 percentD) most travel-lovers and nervous fliers were believed to be among the audiences35. According to the passage, the Empire Builder enjoyed an increase in ridership andprofits because ________.A) the attractiveness of its name and route was effectively advertisedB) it provided an exciting travel experienceC) its passengers could enjoy the great western outdoorsD) it was widely advertised in newspapers and magazines in Chicago and SeattlePassage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.Why does cram go bad faster than butter? Some researchers think they have the answer, and it comes down to the structure of the food, not its chemical composition—a finding that could help rid some processed foods of chemical preservatives.Cream and butter contain pretty much the same substances, so why cream should sour much faster has been a mystery. Both are emulsions—tiny globules (小球体) of one liquid evenly distributed throughout another. The difference lies in what’s in the globules and what’s in the surrounding liquid, says Brocklehurst, who led the investigation.In cream, fatty globules drift about in a sea of water. In butter, globules of a watery solution are locked away in a sea of fat. The bacteria which make the food go bad prefer to live in the watery regions of the mixture. “This means that in cream, the bacteria are free to grow throughout the mixture,” he says.When the situation is reversed, the bacteria are locked away in compartments (隔仓室) buried deep in the sea of fat. Trapped in this way, individual colonies cannot spread and rapidly run out of nutrients (养料). They also slowly poison themselves with their waste products. “In butter, you get a self-limiting system which stops the bacteria growing,” says Brocklehurst.The researchers are already working with food companies keen to see if their products can be made resistant to bacterial attack through alterations to the food’s structure. Brocklehurst believes it will be possible to make the emulsions used in salad cream, for instance, more like that in butter. The key will be to do this while keeping the salad cream liquid and not turning it into a solid lump.36. The significance of Brocklehurst’s research is that ________.A) it suggested a way to keep some foods fresh without preservativesB) it discovered tiny globules in both cream and butterC) it revealed the secret of how bacteria multiply in cream and butterD) it found that cream and butter share the same chemical composition37. According to the researchers, cream sours fast than butter because bacteria________.A) are more evenly distributed in creamB) multiply more easily in cream than in butterC) live on less fat in cream than in butterD) produce less waste in cream than in butter38. According to Brocklehurst, we can keep cream fresh by ________.A) removing its fatB) killing the bacteriaC) reducing its water contentD) altering its structure39. The word “colonies” (Line 2, Para. 4) refers to ________.A) tiny globulesB) watery regionsC) bacteria communitiesD) little compartments40. Commercial application of the research finding will be possible if salad cream canbe made resistant to bacterial attack ________.A) by varying its chemical compositionB) by turning it into a solid lumpC) while keeping its structure unchangedD) while retaining its liquid formPart III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that bestcompletes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the AnswerSheet with a single line through the center.41. She ought to stop work; she has a headache because she ________ too long.A) has been readingB) had readC) is readingD) read42. Niagara Falls is a great tourist ________, drawing millions of visitors every year.A) attentionB) attractionC) appointmentD) arrangement43. I don’t mind ________ the decision as long as it is not too late.A) you to delay makingB) your delaying makingC) your delaying to makeD) you delay to make44. The hopes, goals, fears and desires ________ widely between men and women,between the rich and the poor.A) alterB) shiftC) transferD) vary45. Corn originated in the New World and thus was not known in Europe untilColumbus found it ________ in Cuba.A) being cultivatedB) been cultivatedC) having cultivatedD) cultivating46. The sale usually takes place outside the house, with the audience ________ onbenches, chairs or boxes.A) having seatedB) seatingC) seatedD) having been seated47. This kind of glasses manufactured by experienced craftsmen ________ comfortably.A) is wornB) wearsC) wearingD) are worn48. Some diseases are ________ by certain water animals.A) transplantedB) transformedC) transportedD) transmitted49. Wouldn’t you rather your child ________ to bed early?A) goB) wentC) would goD) goes50. Although Anne is happy with her success she wonders ________ will happen to herprivate life.A) thatB) whatC) itD) this51. The words of his old teacher left a ________ impression on his mind. He is stillinfluenced by them.A) staying notB) not to stayC) that he would not stayD) that he not stay52. Mike’s uncle insists ________ in this hotel.A) whateverB) whomeverC) whicheverD) whoever53. We agreed to accept ________ they thought was the best tourist guide.A) whateverB) whomeverC) whicheverD) whoever54. It is our ________ policy that we will achieve unity through peaceful means.A) consistentB) continuousC) considerateD) continual55. Between 1974 and 1997, the number of overseas visitors expanded ________27%.A) byB) forC) toD) in56. Although many people view conflict as bad, conflict is sometimes useful ________it forces people to test the relative merits of their attitudes and behaviors.A) by whichB) to whichC) in thatD) so that57. He is ________ about his chances of winning a gold medal in the Olympics nextyear.A) optimisticB) optionalC) outstandingD) obvious58. Sometimes I wish I ________ in a different time and a different place.A) be livingB) were livingC) would liveD) would have lived59. The director was critical ________ the way we were doing the work.A) atB) inC) ofD) with60. In a sudden ________ of anger, the man tore up everything within reach.A) attackB) burstC) splitD) blast61. ________ she realized it was too late to go home.A) No sooner it grew dark thanB) Hardly did it grow dark thatC) Scarcely had it grown dark thanD) It was not until dark that62. In Britain people ________ four million tons of potatoes every year.A) swallowB) disposeC) consumeD) exhaust63. I’d ________ his reputation with other farmers and business people in thecommunity, and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.A) take into accountB) account forC) make up forD) make out64. It is essential that these application forms ________ back as early as possible.A) must be sentB) will be sentC) are sentD) be sent65. She cooked the meat for a long time so as to make it ________ enough to eat.A) mildB) slightC) lightD) tender66. We take our skin for granted until it is burned ________ repair.A) beyondB) forC) withoutD) under67. The computer revolution may well change society as ________ as did the IndustrialRevolution.A) certainlyB) insignificantlyC) fundamentallyD) comparatively68. ________ in this way, the situation doesn’t seem so disappointing.A) To look atB) Looking atC) Looked atD) To be looked at69. A lot of ants are always invading my kitchen. They are a thorough ________.A) nuisanceB) troubleC) worryD) anxiety70. Some women ________ a good salary in a job instead of staying home, but theydecided not to work for the sake of the family.A) must makeB) should have madeC) would makeD) could have madePart IV Cloze (15 minutes)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You shouldchoose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through thecentre.In a telephone survey of more than 2,000 adults, 21% said they believed the sun revolved (旋转) around the earth. An __71__ 7% did not know which revolved around __72__ I have no doubt that __73__ all of these people were __74__ in school that the earth revolves around the sun; __75__ may even have written it __76__ a test. But they never __77__ their incorrect mental models of planetary (行星的) __78__ because their everyday observations didn’t support __79__ their teachers told them: People see the sun “moving” __80__ the sky as morning turns to night, and the earth seems stationary (静止的) __81__ that is happening.Students can learn the right answers __82__ heart in class, and yet never combined them __83__ their working models of the world. The objectively correct answer the professor accepts and the __84__ personal understanding of the world can __85__ side by side, each unaffected by the other.Outside of class, the student continues to sue the __86__ model because it has always worked well __87__ that circumstance. Unless professors address __88__ errors in students’ personal models of the world, students are not __89__ to replace them with the __90__ one.71. A) excessiveB) extraC) additionalD) added72. A) whatB) whichC) thatD) other73. A) virtuallyB) remarkablyC) ideallyD) preferably74. A) learnedB) suggestedC) taughtD) advised75. A) thoseB) theseC) whoD) they76. A) onB) withC) underD) for77. A) formedB) alteredC) believedD) thought78. A) operationB) positionC) motionD) location79. A) howB) whichC) thatD) what80. A) aroundB) acrossC) onD) above81. A) sinceB) soC) whileD) for82. A) toB) byC) inD) with83. A) withB) intoC) toD) along84. A) adult’sB) teacher’sC) scientist’sD) student’s85. A) existB) occurC) surviveD) maintain86. A) privateB) individualC) personalD) own87. A) inB) withC) onD) for88. A) generalB) naturalC) similarD) specific89. A) obligedB) likelyC) probableD) partial90. A) perfectB) betterC) reasonableD) correctPart V Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic How I Finance My College Education. You should write at least 120words, and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:1. 上大学的费用(tuition and fees)可以通过多种途径解决2. 哪种途径适合于我(说明理由)How I Finance My College Education2000年1月四级参考答案19 / 40 2000年1月四级参考答案Part IPart IIPart IIIPart IV2000年1月四级听力原文20 / 402000年1月四级听力原文1. M: Hi, Jane, do you have some changes? I have to make a call on the payphone.W: Payphone? Why not use my mobile phone? Here you are.Q: What will the man most probably do?2. M: Can you tell me the title of this oil painting?W: Sorry, I don’t know for sure, but I guess it is an early 18 century work. Let me look it up in the catalog.Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place?3. M: I am worried about those classes I missed when I was sick.W: I will try to bring you up today on what we’ve done.Q: What does the woman mean?4. W: Hey Dan. I hear you’re meeting Susan’s parents for the first time.M: Yeah, next weekend. Fortunately, her father loves to fish, so we will have so many things to talk about.Q: What can be inferred about Dan?5. W: Professor White’s presentation seemed to go on forever. I was barely able to stayawake.M: How could you sleep through it? It is one of the best that I have ever heard on this topic.Q: What does the man think of Professor White’s presentation?6. W: I am looking for quality paper to type my essay. I don’t see any on the shelf.M: I saw some in the stockroom this morning. I will go and check.Q: What does the woman want to buy?7. M: It seems that we’ll have another fine day tomorrow. Let’s go to the seaside.W: OK. But we’ll have to leave very early, or else we’ll get caught in the traffic.Q: What does the woman suggest?8. M: Do you know James? He is in your class.W: Certainly. In fact he was the first person I got to know in my class. I still remember the look on his face when he showed up late on the first day of school.Q: Why did the woman remember James so well?9. W: The man at the garage thinks that I take good care of my car.。
2000年1月大学英语四级考试试题听力原文及参考答案
2000年1月大学英语四级考试试题听力原文及参考答案2000年1月大学英语四级考试听力原文Section A1. M: Hello, Mrs. White, what can I do for you?W: I don't know what's the matter with me? I'm always feeling tired, I'm usuallyworn out at the end of the day.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?2. W: What do you think of the apple pie? I made it myself.M: Very delicious indeed. Even my mother's cannot match this.Q: What does the man mean?3. M: The music is so beautiful that I'd like to dance. But I don't know the ste ps.W: It doesn't matter. No one will be looking at us in his crowd.Q: What does the woman suggest they do?4. M: I'd better read one of the articles for our political science class.W: You can't read just one. They say each presents a different theory.Q: What does the woman tell the man he must do?5. W: Mary is always complaining about her job.M: Maybe if you tries typing letters every day, you'd see what it's like.Q: What ies the man mean?6. M: Good morning. this is John Parker speaking. I'm just ringing to confirm myappointment with Mr. Smith for this afternoon.W: Yes. Mr. Smith's expecting you at 3 o'clock.Q: Why is the man maiking the phone call?7. W: Tom looks awfully nervous, doesn't he?M: Yes. I'm afraid he is not used to maing speeches.Q: What do they think of Tom?8. M: I bought a few books at the new bookstore. Would you like to have a look at them?W: A few? It looks like you bought out the bookstoreQ: What does the woman mean?9. M: Jane, you won't be able to get to the airport in time to catch the 10 o'clockflight.W: I realize that now. I'll have to get my ticket changes.Q: What will the woman have to do?10. M: Would you get me through to Dr. Lemon please?W: I'm sorry. He's with a patient.Q: What does the woman mean?Sections BPassage onePaul, a salesman from London, was driving past a sports car parked outside a supemarket, when he saw it start to rool slowly down the hill. Inside the car were two young girls on the passenger seat — but no driver Paul stpped quickly, jumped in front of the sports car and tried to stop it, pushing against the fron t of the car. Another man who was standing nearby got into the car and put on th e handbrake, saving the girls from injury.It was at this point that Paul noticed his own car rolling slowly down the hill and going too fast for him to stop it. It crashed into a bus at the bottom of the hill and was so badly damaged that it had to be pulled away to a garage.As if this was not bad enough, Paul now found he had no one to blame. He was so busy chasing his car that he didn't get the name of the driver of the sports car, who just came out of the supermarket and drove away without realizing what had happened.11. Which car was badly damaged?12. Where was the driver of the sports car when the accident happened?13. Who did Paul think was to blame for the accident?14. Who was injured in the accident?Passage TwoMy friend, Vemon Davies kept birds. One day he phoned and told me he was going away for a week. He asked me to feed the birds for him and said that he would leave the key to his front door in my mailbox.Unfortunately, I forgot all about the birds until the night before Vemon was going to return. What was worse, it was already dark when I arrived at his hous e. I soon found the key Vernon gave me could not unlock either the front door or the back door. I was getting desperate. I kept thinking of what Vemon would say when he came back.I was just going to give up when I noticed that one bedroom window was slightly open. I found a barrel and pushed it under the window. As the barrel was ver y heavy, I made a lot of noise. But in the end, I managed to climbe up and open the window.I actually had one leg inside the bedroom when I suddenly realized that someone was shining a torch up at me. I looked down and saw a policemna and an old lady, one of Verno's neighbours. “What are you doing up there?" said the policeman. Feeling lise a complete fool, I replied, “I was just going to feed Mr. Davies's birds."15. Why couldn't the man open the door?16. Why did the man feel desperate?17. Why did the man feel like a fool?Passage ThreeWhen Iragi troops blew up hundreds of Kuwaiti oil well at the end of Gulf War, scientists feared environmental disaster. Would black powder in the smoke from the fires circles the globe and block out the sun?Many said “No way?; rain would wash the black pwder from the atmosphere. But in America, airsampling balloons have detected high concentrations of particles similar to those collected in Kuwait. didn't catch fire. It has formed huge lakes in the Kuwaiti dersert. They trap insects and birds, and poison a veriety of other desert animals and plants.The only good news is that the oil lakes have not affected the underground water resources. So far, the oil has not been absorbed because of the hard sand just below the surface.Nothing, however, stops the oil from evaporating. The resulting poisonous gases are choking nearby residents.Officials are trying to organize a quick cleanup, but they are not sure how to do it. One possibillity is to burn the oil. Get those black-powder detectors ready.18. What were the scientists worried about soon after the Gulf War?19. What was the good news for scientists?20. What are the officials trying to do at the moment? 2001年1月大学英语四级考试参考答案Part I Listening Comprehension1-10: CADCABBCDB11-20: CDAAABBDDCPart II Reading Comprehension21. B 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. C26. A 27. C 28. C 29. A 30. B31. D 32. B 33. C 34. D 35. A36. A 37. B 38. D 39. C 40. DPart III V ocabulary and Structure41. A 42. B 43. B 44. D 45. A46. C 47. B 48. D 49. B 50. B51. C 52. D 53. D 54. D 55. A56. C 57. A 58. B 59. C 60. B61. D 62. C 63. A 64. D 65. D66. A 67. C 68. C 69. A 70. DPart IV Cloze71. C 72. B 73. A 74. C 75. D76. A 77. B 78. C 79. D 80. B81. C 82. B 83. A 84. D 85. A86. C 87. A 88. D 89. B 90. DPart V Writing（略）。
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2000年1月大学英语四级考试试题试卷一Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutesSection A1. A) The woman is s close friend of the man.B) The woman has been working too hard.C) The woman is seeing a doctor.D) The woman is tired of her work.2. A) This apple pie tastes very good.B) His mother likes the pie very muchC) This pie can’t match his mother’s.D) His mother can’t make apple pies.3. A) Take a walk. B) Give a performance.C) Listen to the music. D) Dance to the music.4. A) Read an article on political science.B) Present a different theory to the class.C) Read more than one article.D) Choose a better article to read.5. A) The woman would understand if she did Ma ry’s job.B) The woman should do the typing for Mary.C) The woman should work as hard as Mary.D) The woman isn’t a skillful typist.6. A) He wants to make an appointment with Mr. Smith.B) He wants to make sure that Mr. Smith will see him.C) He wants to change the time of the appointment.D) He wants the woman to meet him at three o’clock.7. A) He gets nervous vastly. B) He is an inexperienced speaker.C) He is an awful speaker. D) He hasn’t prepar ed his speech well.8. A) She didn’t like the books the man bought.B) There wasn’t a large selection at the bookstore.C) The man bought a lot of books.D) She wanted to see what the man bought.9. A) Buy a ticket for the ten o’clock flight.B) Ask the man to change the ticket for her.C) Go to the airport immediately.D) Switch to a different flight.10. A) Dr. Lemon is waiting for a patient.B) Dr. Lemon is busy at the moment.C) Dr. Lemon has lost his patience.D) Dr. Lemon has gone out to visit a patient.Section BPassage OneQuestions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) A car outside the supermarket. B) A car at the bottom of the hill.C) Paul’s car. D) The sports car.12. A) Inside the car. B) At the foot of the hill.C) In the garage. D) In the supermarket.13. A) The driver of the sports car. B) The two girls inside the car.C) The bus driver. D) Paul.14. A) Nobody. B) The two girls.C) The man standing nearby. D) The salesman from London.Passage TwoQuestions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.15. A) His friend gave him the wrong key.B) He didn’t know where the back door was.C) He couldn’t find the key to his mailbox.D) It was too dark to put the key in the lock.16. A) It was getting dark.B) He was afraid of being blamed by his friend.C) The birds might have flown away.D) His friend would arrive any time.17. A) He looked silly with only one leg inside the window.B) He knew the policeman wouldn’t believe him.C) The torchlight made him look very foolish.D) He realized that he had made a mistake.Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. A) The threat of poisonous desert animals and plants.B) The exhaustion of energy resources.C) The destruction of oil wells.D) The spread of the black powder from the fires.19. A) The underground oil resources have not been affected.B) Most of the desert animals and plants have managed to survive.C) The oil lakes soon dried up and stopped evaporating.D) The underground water resources have not been polluted.20. A) To restore the normal production of the oil wells.B) To estimate the losses caused by the fires.C) To remove the oil left in the desert.D) To use the oil left in the oil lakes.Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes)Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Unless we spend money to spot and prevent asteroids(小行星)now, one might crash into Earth and destroy life as we know it, say some scientists.Asteroids are bigger versions of the meteoroids(流星)that race across the night sky. Most orbit the sun far from Earth and don’t threaten us. But there are also thousands whose orbits put them on a collision course with Earth.Buy $50 million worth of new telescopes right now. Then spend $10 million a year for the next 25 years to locate most of the space rocks. By the time we spot a fatal one, the scientists say, we’ll have a way to change its course.Some scientists favor pushing asteroids off course with nuclear weapons. But the cost wouldn’t be cheap.Is it worth it? Two things experts consider when judging any risk are: 1) How likely the event is; and 2) How bad the consequences if the event occurs. Experts think an asteroid big enough to destroy lots of life might strike Earth once every 500,000 years. Sounds pretty rare—but if one did fall, it would be the end of the world. “If we don’t take care of these big asteroids, they’ll take care of us,” says one scientist. “It’s that simple.”The cure, though, might be worse than the disease. Do we really want fleets of nuclear weapons sitting around on Earth? “The world has less to fear from doomsday(毁灭性的) rocks than from a great nuclear fleet set against them,” said a New York Times article.21. What does the passage say about asteroids and meteoroids?A) They are heavenly bodies different in composition.B) They are heavenly bodies similar in nature.C) There are more asteroids than meteoroids.D) Asteroids are more mysterious than meteoroids.22. What do scientists say about the collision of an asteroid with Earth?A) It is very unlikely but the danger exists.B) Such a collision might occur once every 25 years.C) Collisions of smaller asteroids with Earth occur more often than expected.D) It’s still too early to say whether such a collision might occur.23. What do people think of the suggestion of using nuclear weapons to alter the course of asteroids?A) It sounds practical but it may not solve the problem.B) It may create more problems than it might solve.C) It is a waste of money because a collision of asteroids with Earth is very unlikely.D) Further research should be done before it is proved applicable.24. We can conclude from the passage that .A) while pushing asteroids off course nuclear weapons would destroy the worldB) asteroids racing across the night sky are likely to hit Earth in the near futureC) the worry about asteroids can be left to future generations since it is unlikely to happen in our lifetimeD) workable solutions still have to be found to prevent a collision of asteroids with Earth.25. Which of the following best describes the auth or’s tone in this passage?A) Optimistic. B) Critical. C) Objective. D) Arbitrary.Passage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Believe it or not, optical illusion (错觉) can cut highway crashes.Japan is a case in point. It has reduced automobile crashes on some roads by nearly 75 percent using a simple optical illusion. Bent stripes, called chevrons (人字形) painted on the roads make drivers think that they are driving faster than they really are, and thus drivers slow down.Now the American Association Foundation for Traffic Safety in Washington D.C is planning to rep eat Japan’s success. Starting next year, the foundation will paint chevrons and other patterns of stripes on selected roads around the country to test how well the patterns reduce highway crashes.Excessive speed plays a major role in as much as one fifth of all fatal traffic accidents, according to the foundation. To help reduce those accidents, the foundation will conduct its tests in areas where speed-related hazards are the greatest-curves, exit slopes, traffic circles, and bridges.Some studies suggest that straight, horizontal bars painted across roads can initially cut the average speed of drivers in half. However, traffic often returns to full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bar. Chevrons, scientists say, not only give drivers the impression that they are driving faster than they really are but also make a lane spear to be narrower. The result is a longer lasting reduction in highway speed and the number of traffic accidents.26. The passage mainly discusses .A) a new way of highway speed controlB) a new pattern for painting highwaysC) a new approach to training driversD) a new type of optical illusion27. On roads painted with chevrons drivers tend to feel that .A) they should avoid speed-related hazardsB) they are driving in the wrong laneC) they should slow down their speedD) they are approaching the speed limit28. The advantage of chevrons over straight, horizontal bars is that the former .A) can keep drivers awakeB) can cut road accidents in halfC) will have a longer effect on driversD) will look more attractive29. The American Association Foundation for Traffic Safety plans to .A) try out the Japanese method in certain areasB) change the road signs across the countryC) replace straight, horizontal bars with chevronsD) repeat the Japanese road patterns30. What does the author say about straight, horizontal bars painted across roads?A) They are falling out of use in the United States.B) They tend to be ignored by drivers in a short period of time.C) They are applicable only on broad roads.D) They cannot be applied successfully to traffic circles.Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.Amtrak (美国铁路客运公司) was experiencing a downswing in ridership (客运量) along the lines comprising its rail system. Of major concern to Amtrak and its advertising agency DDB Needham，were the long-distance western routes where ridership had been declining significantly.At one time, trains were the only practical way to cross the vast areas of the west. Trains were fast, very luxurious, and quite convenient compared to other forms of transportation existing at the time. However, times change and automobile became America’s standard of convenience. Also, air travel had easily established itself as the fastest method of traveling great distances. Therefore, the task for DDB Needham was to encourage consumers to consider other aspects of train travel in order to change their attitudes and increase the likelihood that trains would be considered for travel in the west.Two portions of the total market were targeted: 1) anxious fliers-those concerned with safety, relaxation, and cleanliness and 2) travel-lovers-those viewing themselves as relaxed, casual, and interested in the travel experience as part of their vacation. The agency then developed a campaign that focused on travel experiences such as freedom, escape, relaxation, and enjoyment of the great western outdoors. It stressed experiences gained by using the trains and portrayed western train trips as wonderful adventures.Advertisements showed pictures of the beautiful scenery that could be enjoyed along some of the more famous western routes and emphasized the romantic names of some of these trains (Empire Builder, etc.). These ads were strategically placed among family-oriented TV shows and programs involving nature and America in order to most effectively reach target audiences. Results were impressive. The Empire Builder, which was focused on in one ad, enjoyed a 15 percent increase in profits on its Chicago to Seattle route.31. What’’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage?A) To show the inability of trains to compete with planes with respect to speed and convenience.B) To stress the influence of the automobile on America’s standard of convenience.C) To emphasize the function of travel agencies in market promotion.D) To illustrate the important role of persuasive communication in changing consumer attitudes.32. It can be inferred from the passage that the drop in Amtrak rider ship was due to the fact that .A) trains were not suitable for short distance passenger transportationB) trains were not the fastest and most convenient form of transportationC) trains were not as fast and convenient as they used to beD) trains could not compete with planes in terms of luxury and convenience33. To encourage consumers to travel by train, DDB Needham emphasized .A) the freedom and convenience provided on trainsB) the practical aspects of travelC) the adventurous aspects of train tripsD) the safety and cleanliness of train trips34. The train ads were placed among family-oriented TV programs involving nature and America because .A) they could focus on meaningful travel experiencesB) they could increase the effectiveness of the TV programsC) their profits could be increased by some 15 percentD) most travel-lovers and nervous fliers were believed to be among the audiences35. According to the passage, the Empire Builder enjoyed an increase in rider ship and profits because .A) the attractiveness of its name and route was effectively advertisedB) it provided an exciting travel experienceC) its passengers could enjoy the great western outdoorsD) it was widely advertised in newspapers and magazines in Chicago and SeattlePassage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.Why does cream go bad faster than butter? Some researchers think they have the answer, and it comes down to the structure of the food, not its chemical composition—a finding that could help rid some processed foods of chemical preservatives.Cream and butter contain pretty much the same substances, so why cream should sour much faster has been a mystery. Both are emulsions—tiny globules (小球体) of one liquid evenly distributed throughout another. The difference lies in what’s in the globules and what’s in the surrounding liquid, says Brocklehurst, who led the investigation.In cream, fatty globules drift about in a sea of water. In butter, globules of a watery solution are locked away in a sea of fat. The bacteria which make the food go bad prefer to live in the watery regions of the mixture. “This means that in cream, the bacteria are free to grow throughout the mixture,” he says.When the situation is reversed, the bacteria are locked away in compartments (隔仓室) buried deep in the sea of fat. Trapped in this way, individual colonies cannot spread and rapidly run out of nutrients (养料). They also slowly poison themselves with their waste prod ucts. “In butter, you get a self-limiting system which stops the bacteria growing.” says Brocklehurst.The researchers are already working with food companies keen to see if their products can be made resistant to bacterial attack through alterations to th e food’s structure. Brockiehurst believes it will be possible to make the emulsions used in salad cream, for instance, more like that in butter. The key will be to do this while keeping the salad cream liquid and not turning it into a solid lump.36. The significance of Brocklehurst’s research is that.A) it suggested a way to keep some foods fresh without preservativesB) it discovered tiny globules in both cream and butterC) it revealed the secret of how bacteria multiply in cream and butterD) it found that cream and butter share the same chemical composition37. According to the researchers, cream sours faster than butter because bacteria .A) are more evenly distributed in creamB) multiply more easily in cream than is butterC) live on less fat in cream than in butterD) produce less waste in cream than in butter38. According to Brocklehurst, we can keep cream fresh by .A) removing its fat B) killing the bacteriaC) reducing its water content D) altering its structure39. The word “colonies”(Line 2, Para.4) refers to.A) tiny globules B) watery regionsC) bacteria communities D) little compartments40. Commercial application of the research finding will be possible if salad cream can be made resistant tobacterial attack .A) by varying its chemical composition B) by turning it into a solid lumpC) while keeping its structure unchanged D) while retaining its liquid formPart ⅡVocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)41. She ought to stop work; she has a headache because she too long.A) has been reading B) had readC) is reading D) read42. Niagara Falls is a great tourist , drawing millions of visitors every year.A) attention B) attraction C) appointment D) arrangement43. I don’t mind the decision as long as it is not too late.A) you to delay making B) your delaying makingC) your delaying to make D) you delay to make44. The hopes, goals, fears and desires widely between men and women, between the rich and the poor.A) alter B) shift C) transfer D) vary45. Corn originated in the New World and thus was not known in Europe until Columbus found it in Cuba.A) being cultivated B) been cultivated C) having cultivated D) cultivating46. The sale usually takes place outside the house, with the audience on benches, chairs or boxes.A) having seated B) seating C) seated D) having been seated47. This kind of glasses manufactured by experienced craftsmen comfortably.A) is worn B) wears C) wearing D) are worn48. Some diseases are by certain water animals.A) transplanted B) transformed C) transported D) transmitted49. Wouldn’t you rather your child to bed early?A) go B) went C) would go D) goes50. Although Anne is happy with her success, she wonders will happen to her private life.A) that B) what C) it D) this51. The words of his old teacher left a impression on his mind. He is still influenced by them.A) long B) lively C) lasting D) liberal52. Mike’s uncle insists in this hotel.A) staying not B) not to stayC) that he would not stay D) that he not stay53. We agreed to accept they thought was the best tourist guide.A) whatever B) whomever C) whichever D) whoever54. It is our policy that we will achieve unity through peaceful means.A) consistent B) continuous C) considerate D) continual55. Between 1974 and 1997, the number of overseas visitors expanded 27%.A) by B) for C) to D) in56. Although many people view conflict as bad, conflict is sometimes useful it forces people to test therelative merits of their attitudes and behaviors.A) by which B) to which C) in that D) so that57. He is about his chances of winning a gold medal in the Olympics next year.A) optimistic B) optional C) outstanding D) obvious58. Sometimes I wish I in a different time and a different place.A) be living B) were living C) would live D) would have lived59. The director was critical the way we were doing the work.A) at B) in C) of D) with60. In a sudden of anger, the man tore up everything within reach.A) attack B) burst C) split D) blast61. she realized it was too late to go home.A) No sooner it grew dark than B) Hardly did it grow dark thatC) Scarcely had it grown dark than D) It was not until dark that62. In Britain people four million tons of potatoes every year.A) swallow B) dispose C) consume D) exhaust63. I’d his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community, and then make a decisionabout whether or not to approve a loan.A) take into account B) account for C) make up for D) make out64. It is essential that these application forms back as early as possible.A) must be sent B) will be sent C) are sent D) be sent65. She cooked the meat for a long time so as to make it enough to eat.A) mild B) slight C) light D) tender66. We take our skin for granted until it is burned repair.A) beyond B) for C) without D) under67. The computer revolution may well change society as as did the Industrial Revolution.A) certainly B) insignificantly C) fundamentally D) comparatively68. in this way, the situation doesn’t seem so disappointing.A) To look at B) Looking at C) Looked at D) To be looked at69. A lot of ants are always invading my kitchen. They are a thorough .A) nuisance B) trouble C) worry D) anxiety70. Some women a good salary in a job instead of staying home, but they decided not to work for the sake ofthe family.A) must make B) should have made C) would make D) could have made试卷二Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)In a telephone survey of more than 2,000 adults, 21% said they believed the sun revolved (旋转) around the earth. An 71 7% did not know which revolved around 72 . I have no doubt that 73 all of these people were 74 in school that the earth revolves around the sun 75 may even have written it 76 at east. But they never 77 their incorrect mental models of planetary (行星的) 78 because their every day observations didn’t support 79 their teachers told them: People see the sun “moving 80 ” the sky as morning turns to night, and the earth seems stationary (静止的) 81 that is happening. Students can learn the right answers 82 heart in class, and yet never combined them 83 their working models of the world. The objectively correct answerthe professor accepts and the 84 personal understanding of the world can 85 side by side, each unaffected by the other.Outside of class, the student continues to use 86 model because it has always worked well 87 that circumstance. Unless professors address 88 errors in students’ personal models of the world, students are not 89 to replace them with the 90 one.71. A) excessive B) extra C) additional D) added72. A) what B) which C) that D) other73. A) virtually B) remarkably C) ideally D) preferably74. A) learned B) suggested C) taught D) advised75. A) those B) these C) who D) they76. A) on B) with C) under D) for77. A) formed B) altered C) believed D) thought78. A) operation B) position C) motion D) location79. A) how B) which C) that D) what80. A) around B) across C) on D) above81. A) since B) so C) while D) for82. A) to B) by C) in D) with83. A) with B) into C) to D) along84. A) adult’s B) teacher’s C) scientist’s D) student’s85. A) exist B) occur C) survive D) maintain86. A) private B) individual C) personal D) own87. A) in B) with C) on D) for88. A) general B) natural C) similar D) specific89. A) obliged B) likely C) probable D) partial90. A) perfect B) better C) reasonable D) correctPart V Writing (30 minutes)D i r e c t i o n s:For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic How I Financemy College Education. You should write at least 100 words, and base your composition on theoutline (given in Chinese) below:1.上大学的费用( tuition and fees )可以通过多种途径解决。
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2000年1月四级参考答案Part I1. C2. A3. D4. C5. A6. B7. B8. C9. D 10. B 11. C 12. D 13. A 14. A 15. A 16. B 17. B 18. D 19. D 20. C 2000年1月四级听力原文1. M: Hi, Jane, do you have some changes? I have to make a call on the payphone.W: Payphone? Why not use my mobile phone? Here you are.Q: What will the man most probably do?2. M: Can you tell me the title of this oil painting?W: Sorry, I don‟t know for sure, but I guess it is an early 18 century work. Let me look it up in the catalog.Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place?3. M: I am worried about those classes I missed when I was sick.W: I will try to bring you up today on what we‟ve done.Q: What does the woman mean?4. W: Hey Dan. I hear you‟re meeting Susan‟s parents for the first time.M: Yeah, next weekend. Fortunately, her father loves to fish, so we will have so many things to talk about.Q: What can be inferred about Dan?5. W: Professor White‟s presentation seemed to go on forever. I was barely able to stay awake. M: How could you sleep through it? It is one of the best that I have ever heard on this topic.Q: What does the man think of Professor White‟s presentation?6. W: I am looking for quality paper to type my essay. I don‟t see any on the shelf.M: I saw some in the stockroom this morning. I will go and check.Q: What does the woman want to buy?7. M: It seems that we‟ll have another fine day tomorrow. Let‟s go to the seaside.W: OK. But we‟ll have to leave very early, or else we‟ll get caught in the traffic.Q: What does the woman suggest?8. M: Do you know James? He is in your class.W: Certainly. In fact he was the first person I got to know in my class. I still remember the look on his face when he showed up late on the first day of school.Q: Why did the woman remember James so well?9. W: The man at the garage thinks that I take good care of my car.M: So do I. I can‟t see any scratches on the outside, and the inside is clean, too.Q: What does the man think of the woman‟s car?10. M: Wonderful day, isn‟t it? Want to join me for a swim?W: If you don‟t mind waiting while I get prepared.Q: What does the woman mean?Passage OneA friend of mine told me that when he was a young man, he went to work as a teacher in one of the states of India. One day, he received an invitation t o dinner at the ruler‟s palace. Very pleased, he went to tell his colleagues. They laughed, and told him the meaning of the invitation. They had all been invited, and each person who was invited had to bring with him a certain number of silver and gold coi ns. The number of coins varied according to the person‟s position in the service of thegovernment. My friend‟s income was not high, so he did not have much to pay. Each person bowed before the ruler, his gold went onto one hip, his silver went onto another hip. And in this way he paid his income tax for the year. This was a simple way of collecting income tax. The tax on property was also collected simply. The ruler gave a man the power to collect a tax from each owner of land or property in a certain area, if this man promised to pay the ruler a certain amount of money. Of course, the tax collector managed to collect more money than he paid to the ruler. The difference between the sum of money he collected and the sum of money he gave to the ruler was his profit.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. What do we know about the speaker‟s friend?12. What was the real purpose of the ruler‟s invitation?13. What does the passage say about the tax collectors?Passage TwoAround the year 1000.A.D, some people from northwest India began to travel westward. Nobody knows why. After leaving their homes, they did not settle down again, but spent their lives moving from one place to another, their later generations are called the Romany people, or Gypsies. There‟re Gypsies all over the world, and many of them are still travelling with no fix homes. There are about 8,000,000 of them, including 3,000,000 in Eastern Europe. Gypsies sometimes have a hard time in the countries where they travel, because they are different, people may be afraid of them, look down on them, or think that they are criminals. The Nazies treated the Gypsies cruelly, like the Jews, and nobody knows how many of them died in Hitler‟s deathcamps. Gypsies have their own language Romany. They liked music and dancing. And they often work in fairs and travelling shows. Travelling is very important to them, and many Gypsies are unhappy if they have to stay in one place. Because of this, it is difficult for Gypsy children to go to school, and Gypsies are often unable to read and write. In some places, the education authorities tried to arrange special travelling schools for Gypsy children, so that they can get the same education as other children.Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. Why did the ancestors of Gypsies leave their home?15. What is the attitude of some people toward Gypsies?16. What measure has been taken to help Gypsy children?Passage ThreeAs the car industry develops, traffic accidents have become as familiar as the common code. Yet, their cause and control remain a serious problem that is difficult to solve. Experts have long recognized that this discouraging problem has multiple causes. At the very least, it is a problem that involves three factors: the driver, the vehicle, and the roadway. If all drivers exercise good judgments at all times, there would be few accidents. But that is rather like saying that if all people were honest, there would be no crime. Improved design has helped make highways much safer. But the type of accidents continued to rise because of human failure and an enormous increase in the numbers of automobiles on the road. Attention is now turning increasingly to the third factor of the accident, the car itself. Since people assume that the accidents are bound to occur, they want to know how cars can be built better to protect the drivers.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. What does the speaker think of the causes of automobile accidents?18. What measure has been taken to reduce car accidents?19. What remains an important factor for the rising number of road accidents?20. What is the focus of people‟s attentions today according to the passage?2000年6月四级参考答案Part I1. C2. C3. B4. D5. B6. D7. A8. C9. D 10. D 11. D 12. A 13. B 14. C 15. B 16. A 17. A 18. C 19. B 20. A 2000年6月大学英语四级考试(听力材料)Section A1. M: Would you like a copy of profesor Smith's article?W: Thanks, it it's not too much trouble.Q: What does the woman imply?2. W: Did you visit the Television Tower when you had your vacation in Shanghai last summer? M: I couldn't make it last June. But I finally visited it two months later. I plan to visit it again sometime next year.Q: What do we learn about the man?3. M: Prof. Kennedy has been very busy this semester. As far as I know, he works until midnight every day.W: I wouldn't have troubled him so much if I had known be was so busy.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?4. W: If I were you, I would have accepted the job.M: I turned down the offer because it would mean frequent business trips away from my family. Q: Why didn't the man accept the job?5. M: How are you getting on with your essay, Mary? I'm having a real hard time with mine. W: After two sleepless nights, I'm finally through with it.Q: What do we learn from this conversation?6. W: Where did you say you found this bag?M: It was lying under a big tree between the park and the apartment building.Q: Where did the man find the bag?7. M: Wouldn't you get bored with the same routine year after year teaching the same things to children?W: I don't think it would be as boring as working in an office. Teaching is most stimulating.Q: What does the woman imply about office work?8. M: I was terribly embarrassed when some of the audience got up and left in the middle of the performance.W: Well, some people just can't seem to appreciate real-life drama.Q: What are they talking about?9. W: Oh, it's so cold. We haven't had such a severe winter for so long, have we?M: Yes the forecast says it's going to get worse before it warms up.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?10. M: You were seen hanging about the store on the night when it was robbed, weren't you? W: Me? You must have made a mistake. I was at home that night.Q: What are they talking about?Section BPassage OneThere are three groups of English learners; beginners, intermediate learners, and learners of special English. Beginners need to learn the basics of English. Students who have reached an intermediate level benefit from learning general English skills. But what about students who want to lean specialist English for their work or professional life? Most students, who fit into this third group have a clear idea about what they want to lean. A bank clerk, for example, wants to u se this specialist vocabulary and technical terms of finance. But for teachers, deciding how to teach specialist English is not always so easy. For a start, the variety is enormous. Every field from airline pilots to secretaries has its own vocabulary and technical terms. Teachers also need to have an up-to-date knowledge of that specialist language, and not many teachers are exposed to working environments outside the classroom. These issues have influenced the way specialist English is taught in schools. This type of course is usually known as English for Specific Purposes, or ESP and there isn't ESP courses for almost every area of professional and working life. In Britain, for example, there are courses which teach English for doctors, lawyers, reporters, travel agents and people working in the hotel industry. By far, the most popular ESP courses are for business English.11. What is the characteristic of learners of special English?12. Who needs ESP courses most?13. What are the most popular ESP courses in Britain?14. What is the speaker mainly talking about?Passage TwoThe first step to stop drug abuse is knowing why people start to use drugs. The reasons people abuse drugs are as different as people are from one to another. but there seems to be one common thread: people seem to take drugs to changes the way they feel. They want to feel better or feel happy or to feel nothing. Sometimes, they want to forget or to remember. People often feel better about themselves when they are under the influence of drugs. But the effects don't last long. Drugs don't solve problems. They just postpone them. No matter how far drug s may take you, it's always around trip. After a while, people who miss drugs ma y feel worse about themselves, and they may use more drugs. If someone you know is using or abusing drugs, you can help. The most important part you can play is to be there. You can let your friends know that you care. You can listen and try to solve the problem behind your friend's need to use drugs. Two people together can often solve a problem that seems too big for one person alone. Studies of heavy abusers in the United States show that they felt unloved and unwanted. They didn't have close friends to talk to. When you or your friends take the time to care for each other, you're all helping to stop drugs abuse. After all, what is a friend for?15. Why do some people abuse drugs?16. According to the passage, what is the best way to stop friends from abusing drugs?17. What are the findings of the studies about heavy drug users?Passage ThreeBows and arrows, are one of man's oldest weapons. They gave early man an effective weapon to kill his enemies. The ordinary bow or short bow was used by nearly all early people. This bow hadlimited power and short range. However, man overcame these faults by learning to track his targets at a close rane. The long how was most likely discovered when someone found out that a five-foot piece of wood made a better bow than a three-food piece. Hundreds of thousands of these bows were made and used for three hundred years. However, not one is known to survive today. We believe that a force of about one hundred pounds was needed to pull the string all the way back on a long bow. For a long time the bow was just a bent stick and string. In fact, more changes have taken place in a bow in the past 25 years than in the last 7 centuries. Today, bow is forceful. It is as exact as a gun. In addition, it requires little strength to draw the string. Modern bows also have precise aiming devices. In indoor contest, perfect scores from 40 yards are common. The invention of the bows itself ranks with discovery of fire and the wheel. It was a great-step-forward for man.18. Why did man have no track his target at a close range when using a short bow?19. What does the passage tell us about long bow?20. What do we know about modern bows?2001年1月四级参考答案Part I1. B2. C3. B4. C5. D6. A7. B8. A9. D 10. C 11. D 12. C 13. A 14. D 15. C 16. A 17. B 18. B 19. D 20. A 听力原文Section A1. M: Hi, Jane, do you have some change? I have to make a call on the pay phone.W: Pay phone? Why not use my mobile phone? Here you are.Q: What would the man most probably do?2. M: Can you tell me the title of this oil painting?W: Sorry, I don't know for sure. But I guess it's an early 18th century work. Let me look it up in the catalog.Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place?3. M: I'm worried about those classes I missed when I was sick.W: I'll try to bring you up today on what we have done.Q: What does the woman mean?4. W: Hey, Dan, I hear you are meeting Susan's parents for the first time.M: Yeah, next weekend. Fortunately her father loves to fish, so we'll have something to talk about. Q: What can be inferred about Dan?5. W: professor White's presentation seemed to go on forever. I was barely able to stay awake. M: How could you sleep through it? It's one of the best that I've heard on this topic.Q: What does the man think of professor white's presentation?6. W: I'm looking for a quality paper to type my essay. I don't see any on the shelf.M: I saw some in the stock room in the morning. I'll go and check.Q: What does the woman want to buy?7. M: It seems we'll have another fine day tomorrow. Let's go to the seaside.W: OK, but we'll have to leave very early, or else sell get cut in the trafficQ: What does the woman suggest?8. M: Do you know James? He's in your class.W: Certainly, in fact he was the first person I got to know in my class. I still remember the look onhis face when he showed up late on the first day of school.Q: Why did the woman remember James so well?9. W: The man at the garage thinks that I take good care of my car.M: So do I. I don't see any scratches on the outside and the inside is clean, too.Q: What does the man think of the woman's car?10. M: Wonderful day, isn't it? Want to join me for a swim?W: If you don't mind waiting while I get prepared.Q: What does the woman mean?Section BPassage OneA friend of mine told me that when he was a young man, he went to work as a teacher in one of the states of India. One day he received an invitation to dinner at the ruler's palace. Very pleased, he went to tell his colleagues. They laughed and told him the meaning of the invitation. They had all been invited and each person who was invited has to bring with him a certain number of silver and gold coins. The number of coins varied according to the person's position in the service of the government.My friend's income was not high, so he did not have much to pay. Each person bound before the ruler, his gold went onto one hip, his silver went onto another hip, and in this way he paid his income tax for the year. This was a simple way of collecting income tax.The tax on property was also collected simply: The ruler gave a man the power to collect a tax from each owner of land or property in a certain area if this man promised to pay the ruler a certain amount of money. Of course the tax collector managed to collect more money than he paid to the ruler. The difference between the sum of money he collected and the sum of money he gave to the ruler was his profit.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. What do we know about the speaker's friend?12. What was the real purpose of the ruler's invitation?13. What does the passage say about the tax collectors?Passage twoAround the year 1000 A.D., some people from Northwest India began to travel westwards. Nobody knows why. After leaving their homes, they did not settle down again but spent their lives moving from one place to another. Their later generations are called the Romany people or Gypsies. There are Gypsies all over the world. And many of them are still traveling with no fixed homes. There are about 8 million of them, including 3 million in Eastern Europe.Gypsies sometimes have a hard time in the countries where they travel, because they are different. People may be afraid of them, look down on them or think that they are criminals. The Nazis treated the Gypsies cruelly, like the Jews. And nobody knows how many of them died in Hitler's death camps. Gypsies have their own language, Romany. They like music and dancing, and they often work in fairs and traveling shows. Travelling is very important to them and many Gypsies are unhappy if they have to stay in one place. Because of this, it is difficult for Gypsies children to go to school. And Gypsies are often unable to read and write. In some places, the education authorities try to arrange special travelling schools for Gypsy children so that they can get the same education as other children.Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. Why did the ancestors of Gypsies leave their home?15. What is the attitude of some people towards Gypsies?16. What measure has been taken to help Gypsy children?Passage threeAs the car industry develops, traffic accidents have become as familiar as the common cold. Yet their cause and control remain a serious problem that is difficult to solve.Experts have long recognized that this discouraging problem has multiple causes. At the very least it is a problem that involves three factors: the driver, the vehicle and the roadway. If all drivers exercised good judgment at all times, there would be few accidents. But this is rather like saying that if all people were honest, there would be no crime. Improved design has helped to make highways much safer. But the title of accidents continues to rise because of human failure and an enormous increase in the number of automobiles on the road. Attention is now turning increasingly to the third factor of the accident are the car itself. Since people assume that the accidents are bound to occur, they want to know how cars can be built better to protect the drivers. Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. What does the speaker think are the causes of automobile accidents?18. What measure has been taken to reduce car accidents?19. What remains an important factor for the rising number of road accidents?20. What's the focus of people's attention today according to the passage?2001年6月四级参考答案Part I1. D2. C3. C4. D5. B6. C7. C8. C9. B 10. A 2001年6月大学英语四级听力原文Section A1. W: I heard you got a full mark in math exams. Congratulations!M: Thanks! I'm sure you also did a good job.Q: What's the probable relationship between the two speakers?2. W: Hi, Tony. How did your experiment go yesterday?M: Well, it wasn't as easy as I had thought .I have to continue doing it tonight.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?3. M:I hear you are moving into a new apartment soon?W: Yes, but it is more expensive. My present neighbor plays the piano all night long.Q: Why is the woman moving?4. W: Mr. Jones, your student, Bill, shows great enthusiasm for music instruments.M: I only wish he showed half as much for his English lessons.Q: What do we learn from the conversation about Bill?5. W: Oh, dear!1'm starving, I can't walk any farther.M: Let's go to the restaurant across the street and get something to eat.Q: Where are the two people?6. W: Why didn't you make an appointment to see the doctor last week when you first twisted your ankle?M: The injury didn't seem serious then. I decided to go today, because my foot still hurt when I put my weigh on it.Q: Why didn't the man see the doctor earlier?7. M:I wonder if Suzy will be here by 5 o'clock.W: Her husband said she left home at 4:30.she should be here at 5:10,and 5:15 at the latest.Q: what time did Suzy leave home?8. W: When will you be through with your work, John?M: who knows? My boss usually finds something for me to do at the last minute.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?9. W: I don't know what I'm going to wear to the party .All of my clothes look so old and I can't afford something new.M: Why don't you wear your black silk dress?10. M: How did you like yesterday's play?W: Generally speaking, it was quite good. The part of secretary was played wonderfully, but I think the man who played the boss was too dramatic to be realistic.Q: How does the woman feel about the man?Section B Compound DictationIf you are a young college student, most of your concerns about your health and happiness in life are probably focused on the present. Basically, you want to feel good physically, mentally, and emotionally now. You probably don't spend much time worrying about the distant future, such as whether you will develop heart disease, or cancer, how you will take care of yourself in your retirement years, or how long you are going to live. Such thoughts may have crossed your mind once in a while however, if you are in your thirties, forties, fifties, or older, such health related thoughts are likely to become increasingly important to you . Regardless of your age, you can make a number of important changes in your current lifestyle. that will help you feel better physically and mentally. Recently researchers have found that , even in late adulthood, exercise, strength training with weights, and better food can help elderly individuals significantly improve their health and add happiness to their life. We know much more about preventive health today than our parents and grandparents did in the past. giving us the opportunity to avoid some of health problems that have troubled them. And this new knowledge can be transmitted to our children to help them become healthier than our generation.2002年1月四级参考答案Part I1. D2. A3. A4. D5. D6. C7. C8. A9. B 10. A 11. D 12. C 13. A 14. D 15. A 16. B 17. B 18. D 19. B 20. C 2002年1月四级听力原文1. M: Jessica, could you this emails to all the club members?W: Sorry, the computer broke down this morning. I will for you as soon as I have fixed.Q: What does the woman imply?2. W: Did you find the book for your reading assignment in the library?M: It closed before I got there. I had no idea that it closes so early on weekends.Q: What does the man mean?3. M: Did you check the power plug and press the play button?W: Yes, the power indicator was on, and it was running, but somehow the sound didn‟t come through.Q: What was the woman probably trying to do?4. M: Juana, I am awfully sorry. I didn‟t mean to hurt you. Shall we have a beer and forget the whole thing?W: OK, we can drop it this time. But don‟t do it again.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?5. W: Airports are sad places.M: Sometimes, I gues s. But we‟ll keep in touch. And I will fly over to see you with Christmas. Q: What are the speakers doing?6. M: Are you going to return to your present job after the vacation?W: No, I plan to graduate next semester. That means I‟ll have to be a full-time student.Q: What will the woman do?7. W: John, are you doing research for Professor Williams this semester?M: Actually, I am working as his teaching assistant.Q: What does the man mean?8. M: I heard there are a few seats left for the show tonight.W: Really? I was under the impression that the tickets were sold out a long time ago.Q: What do we know from the woman‟s reply?9. W: Mrs. Long‟s briefing seems to go on forever. I was barely able to stay awake.M: How could you sleep through that? It was very important for the mission we were going to carry out.Q: What does the man imply?10. W: You seem very confident about the job interview, don‟t you?M: Yes, I feel ready for it. I bought a good suit and clothing store and I had my hair cut. I had studied almost everything about finance and economics.Q: Where is the man probably going to work?Passage OneThere was once a man in South America who had a parrot, a pet bird that could imitate human speech. The parrot was unique. There was no bird like him in the whole world. He could learn to say any word except one. He could not say the name of his native town, Ketunnel. The man did everything he could to teach the parrot to say Ketunnel, but he never succeeded. At first he was very gentle with the bird. Bu t gradually, he lost his temper. “You stupid bird. Why can‟t you learn to say that one word? Say Ketunnel or I will kill you.” But the parrot would not say it. Many times the man screamed, “Say Ketunnel, or I‟ll kill you.” But the bird would never repeat t he name. Finally, the man gave up. He picked up the parrot and threw him into the chicken house. “You are even more stupid than the chickens.” In the chicken house, there were four old chickens, waiting to be killed for Sunday‟s dinner. The next morning, w hen he went out of the chicken house, the man opened the door. He was shocked by what he saw. He could not believe his eyes and ears. On the floor lay three dead chickens. The parrot was screaming at the fourth, “Say Ketunnel, or I‟ll kill you.”Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. Why did the man lose his temper?12. Who killed the three chickens?13. Why was the shocked at the scene the next morning?Passage TwoIn Britain, if you are found guilty of a crime, you can be sent to prison or be fined or be ordered todo community work such as tidying public places and helping the old. You may also be sent to special centers when you learn special skills like cooking, writing and car maintenance. About 5 percent of the present population are women. Many prisons were built over one hundred years ago. But the government will have built 11 new prisons by next year. There are two sorts of prisons: the open sort and the closed sort. In the closed sort, prisoners are given very little freedom. They spend three to ten hours outside their cells when they exercise, eat, study, learn skills, watch TV and talk to other prisoners. All prisoners are expected to work. Most of them are paid for what they do, whether it is doing maintenance or cooking and cleaning. Prisoners in open prisons are locked up at night, but for the rest of the time, they are free within the prison grounds. They can exercise, have visitors, or study. And some are allowed out of the ground to study or to do community work.Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. What do we know about women prisoners in Britain?15. In what way are open prisons different from closed prisons?16. What do we learn about prisoners in Britain?Passage ThreeLondon taxi drivers know the capital like the back of their hands. No matter how small or indistinct the street is, the driver will be able to get you there without any trouble. The reason London taxi drivers are so efficient is that they all have gone through a very tough training period to get special taxi driving license. During this period, which can take two to four years, the would-be taxi driver has to learn the most direct route to every single road and to every important building in London. To achieve this, most learners go around the city on small motorbikes practicing how to move to and from different points of the city. Learner taxi drivers are tested several times during the training period by government officers. The exams are terrible experience. The o fficers ask you “How do you get from Birmingham palace to the Tower of London?” and you have to take them there in the direct line. When you get to the tower, they won‟t say “well done”. They will quickly move on to the next question. After five or six que stions, they will just say “See you in two months‟ time.” and then you know the exam is over. Learner drivers are not allowed to work and earn money as drivers. Therefore, many of them keep their previous jobs until they have obtained the license. The training can cost quite a lot, because learners have to pay for their own expenses on the tests and the medical exam.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. Why are London taxi drivers very efficient?18. How long does the training period last?19. Why does the speaker think the driving test is a terrible experience?20. Why do learner drivers have to keep their present jobs?2002年6月四级参考答案Part I1. D2. A3. A4. D5. B6. C7. A8. D9. D 10. A 11. C 12. D 13. C 14. B 15. B 16. C 17. A 18. A 19. C 20. D 2002年6月四级听力原文1. W: I suppose you‟ve bought some gifts for your family.M: Well, I‟ve bought a shirt for my father and two books for my sister. But I haven‟t decided what to buy for my mother probably some jewels.。