2002年06月大学英语四级考试听力真题及答案
2002年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)听力真题试卷Section A1. A) His father. B) His mother. C) His brother. D) His sister.2. A) A job opportunity. B) A position as general manager.C) A big travel agency. D) An inexperienced salesman.3. A) Having a break. B) Continuing the meeting.C) Moving on to the next item. D) Waiting a little longer.4. A) The weather forecast says it will be fine. B) The weather doesn’t count in their plan.C) They will not do as planned in case of rain. D) They will postpone their program if it rains.5. A) He wishes to have more courses like it. B) He finds it hard to follow the teacher.C) He wishes the teacher would talk more. D) He doesn’t like the teacher’s accent.6. A) Go on with the game. B) Draw pictures on the computer.C) Review his lessons. D) Have a good rest.7. A) She does not agree with Jack. B) Jack’s performance is disappointing.C) Most people will find basketball boring. D) She shares Jack’s opinion.8. A) The man went to a wrong check-in counter. B) The man has just missed his flight.C) The plane will leave at 9:14. D) The plane’s departure time remains unknown.9. A) At a newsstand. B) At a car dealer’s. C) At a publishing house. D) At a newspaper office.10.A) He wants to get a new position. B) He is asking the woman for help.C) He has left the woman a good impression. D) He enjoys letter writing.Section BPassage one11. A) They are interested in other kinds of reading. B) They are active in voluntary services.C) They tend to be low in education and in income. D) They live in isolated areas.12. A) The reasons why –people don’t read newspapers are more complicated than assum ed.B) There are more uneducated people among the wealthy than originally expected.C) The number of newspaper readers is steadily increasing.D) There are more nonreaders among young people nowadays.13. A) Lowering the prices of their newspapers. B) Shortening their news stories.C) Adding variety to their newspaper content.D) Including more advertisements in their newspapers.Passage T wo14.A) A basket. B) A cup. C) A egg. D) An oven.15. A) To let in the sunshine. B) To serve as its door.C) To keep the nest cool. D) For the bird to lay eggs.16.A) Branches. B) Grasses. C) Mud. D) Straw.17. A) Some are built underground. B) Some can be eaten.C) Most are sewed with grasses. D) Most are dried by the sun.Passage Three18.A) To examine the chemical elements in the Ice Age.B) To look into the pattern of solar wind activity.C) To analyze the composition of different trees.D) To find out the origin of carbon-14 on Earth.19. A) The lifecycle of trees. B) The number of trees.C) The intensity of solar burning. D) The quality of air.20. A) It affects the growth of trees. B) It has been increasing since the Ice Age.C) It is determined by the chemicals in the air. D) It follows a certain cycle.2002年6月四级听力参考答案1. D2. A3. A4.D5.B6.C7.A8.D9.D 10.A11.C 12.D 13.C 14.B 15.B16.C 17.A18.A19.C 20. D2002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.Q: Who did the man buy the books for?2. W: Look, it says they want a junior sales manager and it seems like it’s a big company. That’llbe good for you might have to travel a lot.M: Do they say anything about the experience?Q: What are they talking about?3. W: I think we’ve covered everything. What about a cup of coffee before we move onto the nextitem?M: Good idea. I really can’t wait anot her minute.Q: What does the woman suggest doing?4. W: But what happens if it rains. What are we going to do then?M: We’ll have to count on good weather. But if it does rain the whole thing will have to be canceled.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?5. W: Y ou took an optional course this semester didn’t you? How is it going?M: Terrible. It seems like the more the professor talks the less I understand.Q: How does the man feel about the course?6. W: Mark is playing computer games.M: Should he do that when the final exam is drawing near?Q: What does the man think Mark should do?7. M: Jack seems to think this year’s basketball season will be disappointing.W: That’s his opinion. Most others think differently.Q: What does the woman mean?8. M: Is this the check-in counter for Flight 914 to Los Angeles?M: Y es, but I’m sorry the flight is delayed because of a minor mechanical problem. Please wait for further notice.Q: What do we learn from this conversation?9. M: Excuse me. I’d like to place an advertisement for a used car in this Sunday edition of yourpaper.W: Ok, but you have to run your advertisement all week. We can’t quote rates for just Sunday. Q: Where is the conversation most probably taking place?10. M: I spend so much time polishing my letter application.W: It’s worthwhile to make the effort. Y ou know just how important it is to give impression.Q: What do we know about the man?Passage OneNot everybody reads the daily newspaper. People who don’t read newspaper are sometimes referred to as non-readers. Early research has shown that the non-readers are generally low in education low in income either very young or very old. In addition non-readers are more likely to live in rural areas and have less contact with neighbours and friends. Other studies show that non-readers tend to isolate themselves from the community and less likely to own a home and seldom belong to local voluntary organizationsWhy don’t these people read daily paper? They say they don’t have the time they prefer radio or TV they have no interest in reading a tale and besides they think newspapers are too expensive. Recent surveys however, have indicated the portrait of the non-reader is more complicated than first thought. There appears to be a group of non-readers that do not fit the type mentioned above. They are high in income and fall into the age group of 26 to 65. They are far move likely to report that they don’t have the time to read the papers and they have no interest in the content. Editors and publishers are attempting to win them back. First they are also adding news briefs and comprehensive indexes. This will help overcome the time problem. And they are also giving variety to newspaper content to help build the reader’s interest.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. What is typical of non-readers according to early research?12. What are the finds of recent surveys?13. What are editors and publishers doing to attract the non-readers?Passage TwoDid you know that there’s a kind of bird that can sew? This called the tailor bird uses its mouth as a needle. It sews leaves together in the shape of a cup then it adds a layer of straw to the inside of the cup and lays its eggs there. Each bird species builds its own special kind of nest. The most common materials used for nests are grasses branches and feathers. A bird must weave these materials into a nest. Just imagine building a house without cement or nails to hold together.Another bird is called the weaver bird. The weaver bird builds a nest that looks like a basket the nest shaped like a pear with a hole in the middle. The hole is the door of the nest. A third bird is called the oven bird. The oven bird makes a nest that is very solid. The nest is made of mud. The oven bird forms the mud into the shape of an oven and then let it dry in the sun. The sun bakes the mud making it very hard. Not all birds make their homes in branches. Some birds build their nests on the ground while others bury their eggs under the ground. And some birds do not build nests at all. So when you look for nests and eggs in branches of the trees and bushes remember that some nests may be right your feet.Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. What does the nest built by tailor bird look like?15. Why is there a hole in the weaver bird’s nest?16. What is the oven bird’s nest made of?17. What might surprise us about birds’ nests according to the speaker?Passage ThreeY ou can tell the age of a tree by counting its r ings but these records of trees’ life really say a lot more. Scientists are using tree rings to learn what’s being happening on the sun’s surface for the last ten thousand years. Each ring represents a year of growth. As the tree grows it adds a layer to its trunk taking up chemical elements from the air. By looking up the elements in the rings for a given year scientists can tell what elements were in the air that year. Doctors Stevenson is analysing one element—carbon-14 in ring from both living and dead trees. Some of the rings go back almost ten thousand years to the end of the Ice Age. When Stevenson followed the carbon-14 trail back in time he found carbon-4 levels change with the intensity of solar burning. Y ou see the sun has cycles. Sometimes it bur ns fiercely and other times it’s relatively calm. During the sun’s violent periods it throws off charged particles in fast moving strings called solar winds. The particles interfere with the formation of carbon-14 on earth. When there’s more solar wind activity less carbon-14 is produced. Ten thousand years of tree rings show that the carbon-14 level rises and falls about every 420 years. The scientists concluded that the solar wind activity must follow the same cycle.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. What is the purpose of the scientists in studying tree rings?19. What affects the amount of carbon-14 on earth?20. What do we learn from the passage about the solar wind activity?。
2002年6月英语四级听力原文
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历年四级短对话真题汇编 2002年6月至2011年12月(含音频位置)
2002年6月至2011年12月四级短对话真题（含音频位置）1.【2:05】A. His father. B. His mother. C. His brother. D. His sister.2.【2:43】A. A job opportunity. B. A position as general manager.C. A big travel agency.D. An inexperienced salesman.3.【3:18】A. Having a break. B. Continuing the meeting.C. Moving on to the next item.D. Waiting a little longer.4.【3:51】A. The weather forecast says it will be fine. B. The weather doesn't count in their plan.C. They will not do as planned in case of rain.D. They will postpone their program if it rains.5.【4:23】A. He wishes to have more courses like it. B. He finds it hard to follow the teacher.C. He wishes the teacher would talk more.D. He doesn't like the teacher's accent.6.【4:58】A. Go on with the game. B. Draw pictures on the computer.C. Review his lessons.D. Have a good rest.7.【5:26】A. She does not agree with Jack. B. Jack’s performance is disappointing.C. Most people will find basketball boring.D. She shares Jack's opinion.8.【5:54】A. The man went to a wrong check-in counter. B. The man has just missed his flight.C. The plane will leave at 9:14.D. The plane's departure time remains unknown.9.【6:26】A. At a newsstand. B. At a car dealer's.C. At a publishing house.D. At a newspaper office.10.【7:03】A. He wants to get a new position. B. He is asking the woman for help.C. He has left the woman a good impression.D. He enjoys letter writing.1.【1:45】A) They are both anxious to try Italian food.B) They are likely to have dinner together.C) The man will treat the woman to dinner tonight.D) The woman refused to have dinner with the man.2.【2:17】A) It's only for rent, not for sale. B) It's not as good as advertised.C) It's being redecorated. D) It's no longer available.3.【2:47】A) Colleagues. B) Husband and wife.C) Employer and employee. D) Mother and son.4.【3:22】A) She contacts her parents occasionally.B) She phones her parents regularly at weekends.C) She visits her parents at weekends when the fares are down.D) She often calls her parents regardless of the rates.5.【3:54】A) The next bus is coming soon.B) The bus will wait a few minutes at the stop.C) There are only two or three passengers waiting for the bus.D) They can catch this bus without running.6.【4:21】A) The assignment looks easy but actually it’s quite difficult.B) The assignment is too difficult for them to complete on time.C) They cannot finish the assignment until Thursday.D) They have plenty of time to work on the assignment.7.【4:52】A) The man will go to meet the woman this evening.B) The man and the woman have an appointment at 7 o'clock.C) The woman can’t finish making the jam before 7 o'clock.D) The woman won’t be able to see the man this evening.8.【5:24】A) She’s learned a lot from the literature class.B) She’s written some books about world classics.C) She’s met some of the world’s bes t writers.D) She’s just back from a trip round the world.9.【5:58】A) The exam was easier than the previous one.B) Joe is sure that he will do better in the next exam.C) Joe probably failed in the exam.D) The oral part of the exam was easier than the written part.10.【6:30】A) She is tired of driving in heavy traffic.B) She doesn’t mind it as the road conditions are good.C) She is unhappy to have to drive such a long way every day.D) She enjoys it because she’s good at driving.1.【1:45】A) At a theatre. B) At a booking office.C) At a railway station. D) At a restaurant.2.【2:18】A) The man is inviting the woman to dinner.B) The woman is too busy to join the man for dinner.C) The woman is a friend of the Stevensons’.D) The man is going to visit the Stevensons’.3.【2:51】A) The professor’s presentation was not convincing enough.B) The professor’s lecture notes were too complicated.C) The professor spoke with a strong accent.D) The professor spoke too fast.4.【3:19】A) The furnished apartment was inexpensive.B) The apartment was provided with some old furniture.C) The furniture in the market was on sale every Sunday.D) The furniture he bought was very cheap.5.【3:45】A) The man is thinking about taking a new job.B) The man likes a job that enables him to travel.C) The man is sure that he will gain more by taking the job.D) The man doesn’t want to stay home and take care of their child.6.【4:21】A) Take the GRE test again in 8 weeks. B) Call to check his scores.C) Be patient and wait. D) Inquire when the test scores are released.7.【4:53】A) She read it selectively. B) She went over it chapter by chapter.C) She read it slowly. D) She finished it at a stretch.8.【5:24】A) He was kept in hospital for a long time.B) He was slightly injured in a traffic accident.C) He was seriously wounded in a mine explosion.D) He was fined for speeding.9.【5:55】A) Wait for a taxi. B) Buy some food.C) Go on a trip. D) Book train tickets.10.【6:25】A) It’s not as hard as expected.B) It’s too tough for some students.C) It’s much more difficult than people think.D) It’s believed to be the hardest optional course.1.【1:42】A) Give Bob a phone call. B) Go and pick Bob up.C) Go look for Bob. D) Wait for Bob.2.【2:17】A) She is working in the city. B) Life in the suburbs is lonely.C) Jobs are easier to find in the city. D) It’s less expensive living in the city.3.【2:52】A) In a printing shop. B) At a publishing house.C) At a bookstore. D) In a library.4.【3:24】A) The woman be more careful next time. B) They try to think of a solution.C) The woman find a spare key. D) They come downstairs.5.【3:57】A) Sending an e-mail. B) Working in an office.C) Talking on the phone. D) Doing spelling practice.6.【4:29】A) Buy something for the picnic. B) Go for a ride around town.C) Go shopping with the man. D) Have a picnic.7.【5:02】A) The woman misplaced her class permit for biology. B) The woman arrived for registration too early.C) The woman missed registration for the biology course. D) The woman got a wrong class permit.8.【5:40】A) The woman likes the weather in New York very much.B) The woman will stay in New York a long time.C) The man is planning to visit New York.D) It’s quite c old in New York now.9.【6:13】A) The old lady sitting next to the couple likes toys very much.B) An old lady took the couple’s suitcase for her own.C) The couple’s suitcase was stolen in the restaurant.D) The man forgot to put the toys in their suitcase.10.【6:54】A) She’s flying to Hong Kong. B) She’s going to buy an air ticket.C) She’s going to say good-bye to Bill. D) She’s leaving for Hong Kong with Bill.1.【1:50】A) The man could buy a shirt of a different color. B) The size of the skirt is all right for the man.C) The size the man wants will arrive soon. D) The man could come some time later.2.【2:14】A) The woman is watching an exciting film with the man. B) The woman can’t take a photo of th e man.C) The woman is running toward the lake. D) The woman is filming the lake.3.【2:38】A) It’s quiet in the restaurant. B) The price is high in the restaurant.C) The restaurant serves good food. D) The restaurant is too far from their school.4.【3:05】A) At a booking office. B) In a Hong Kong hotel.C) On a busy street. D) At an airport.5.【3:30】A) The woman has been complaining too much.B) The woman’s headache wi ll go away by itself.C) The woman should have seen the doctor earlier.D) The woman should confirm her appointment with the doctor.6.【3:53】A) Help the woman move the items. B) Hurry to Mr. Johnson’s office.C) Help move things to Mr. Johnson’s office. D) Put off his appointment with Mr. Johnson.7.【4:22】A) The man should not dream of being a superstar. B) The man didn’t practice hard enough.C) The man should find a new partner. D) The man should not give up.8.【4:47】A) There is no more left. B) It doesn’t appeal to her.C) It’s incredibly delicious. D) She has already tasted it.9.【5:09】A) The man is usually the last to hand in his test paper.B) The man has made a mess of his midterm exam.C) The man has bad study habits.D) The man is a diligent student.10.【5:33】A) The man will drive the woman to school. B) The man has finished his assignment.C) The man is willing to help the woman. D) The man is losing patience with the woman.1.【1:53】A) The man saw Mark on the street two months ago.B) The woman had forgotten Mark’s phone number.C) The woman made a phone call to Mark yesterday.D) Mark and the woman had not been in touch for some time.2.【2:25】A) The man is late for the trip because he is busy.B) The woman is glad to meet Mr. Brown in person.C) The man is meeting the woman on behalf of Mr. Brown.D) The woman feels sorry that Mr. Brown is unable to come.3.【2:57】A) At 10:30. B) At 10:25.C) At 10:40. D) At 10:45.4.【3:33】A) The man no longer smokes.B) The man is under pressure from his wife.C) The man usually follows his wife’s advice.D) The man refuses to listen to his do ctor’s advice.5.【4:03】A) Move to a big city. B) Become a teacher.C) Go back to school. D) Work in New York.6.【4:37】A) Quit delivering flowers. B) Work at a restaurant.C) Bring her flowers every day. D) Leave his job to work for her.7.【5:05】A) She can find the right person to help the man.B) She can help the man out.C) She’s also in need of a textbook.D) She picked up the book from the bus floor.8.【5:33】A) The man was confused about the date of the appointment.B) The man wants to change the date of the appointment.C) The man is glad he’s got in touch with the doctor.D) The man can’t come for the appointment at 4:15.9.【6:07】A) The two speakers are at a loss what to do.B) The man is worried about his future.C) The two speakers are seniors at college.D) The woman regrets spending her time idly.10.【6:39】A) She has learned a lot from the novel.B) She also found the plot difficult to follow.C) She usually has difficulty remembering names.D) She can recall the names of most characters in the novel.1.【1:53】A) The man enjoys traveling by car. B) The man lives far from the subway.C) The man is good at driving. D) The man used to own a car.2.【2:31】A) Tony should continue taking the course. B) She approves of Tony’s decision.C) Tony can choose another science course. D) She can’t meet Tony so early in the morning.3.【3:03】A) She has to study for the exam. B) She is particularly interested in plays.C) She’s eager to watch the new play. D) She can lend her notes to the man.4.【3:38】A) They will be replaced by online education sooner or later.B) They will attract fewer kids as online education expands.C) They will continue to exist along with online education.D) They will limit their teaching to certain subjects only.5.【4:25】A) Most students would like to work for a newspaper.B) Most students find a job by reading advertisements.C) Most students find it hard to get a job after they graduate.D) Most students don’t want jobs advertised in the newspapers.6.【4:57】A) Move the washing machine to the basement. B) Turn the basement into a workshop.C) Repair the washing machine. D) Finish his assignment.7.【5:30】A) Some students at the back cannot hear the professor.B) The professor has changed his reading assignment.C) Some of the students are not on the professor’s list.D) The professor has brought extra copies of his assignment.8.【6:06】A) She doesn’t want to talk about the contest.B) She’s modest about her success in the contest.C) She’s spent two years studying English in Canada.D) She’s very proud of her success in the speech contest.9.【6:50】A) Talking about sports. B) Writing up local news.C) Reading newspapers. D) Putting up advertisements.10.【7:20】A) They shouldn’t change their plan. B) They’d better change their mind.C) The tennis game won’t last long. D) Weather forecasts are not reliable.1.【1:30】A) The tools the man borrowed from the woman are missing.B) The tools have already been returned to the woman.C) The man hasn’t finished working on the bookshelf.D) The man hates to lend his tools to other people.2.【2:01】A) Take the ring to the administration building. B) Give the ring to a policeman.C) Wait for the owner of the ring in the rest room. D) Hand in the ring to the security office.3.【2:32】A) B uy her own computer. B) Borrow Martha’s computer.C) Save time by using a computer. D) Stay home and complete her paper.4.【3:05】A) The man doesn’t think his daughter will get a business degree.B) The man doesn’t have money for his daughter’s graduate studies.C) The man advises his daughter to think carefully before making her decision.D) The man insists that his daughter should pursue her studies in science.5.【3:40】A) They should wait to see the movie at a later time.B) The cinema is some distance away from where they are.C) He would like to read the film review in the newspaper.D) He’ll find his way to the cinema.6.【4:12】A) He lived in Seattle for many years. B) He has chaired a lot of conferences.C) He h as a high position in his company. D) He’s been to Seattle many times.7.【4:43】A) Travel agent and customer. B) Manager and office worker.C) Teacher and student. D) Doctor and patient.8.【5:16】A) She’ll finish her re port this weekend.B) She wants to add something to her lecture.C) She knows the guy who will give the lecture.D) She thinks the lecture might be informative.9.【5:52】A) An art museum. B) An architectural exhibition.C) A college campus. D) A beautiful park.10.【6:31】A) The man is unwilling to take a look at houses for sale.B) The houses for sale are of poor quality.C) The houses are too expensive for the couple to buy.D) The housing developers provide free trips for potential buyers.1【2:00】A) See a doctor. B) Stay in bed for a few days.C) Get treatment in a better hospital. D) Make a phone call to the doctor.2【2:39】A) The 2:00 train will arrive earlier. B) The 2:30 train has a dining car.C) The woman prefers to take the 2:30 train. D) They are gong to have some fast food on the train. 3【3:17】A) She has been longing to attend Harvard University.B) She’ll consider the man’s suggestio n carefully.C) She has finished her project with Dr. Garcia’s help.D) She’ll consult Dr. Garcia about entering graduate school.4【4:02】A) Alice didn’t seem to be nervous during her speech.B) Alice needs more training in making public speeches.C) T he man can hardly understand Alice’s presentation.D) The man didn’t think highly of Alice’s presentation.5【4:41】A) It’s worse than 30 years ago. B) It remains almost the same as before.C) There are more extremes in the weather. D) There has been a significant rise in temperature. 6【5:17】A) At a publishing house. B) At a bookstore.C) In a reading room. D) In Prof. Jordan’s office.7【5:57】A) The man can stay in her brother’s apartment.B) Her brother can help the man find a cheaper hotel.C) Her brother can find an apartment for the man.D) The man should have booked a less expensive hotel.8【6:31】A) Priority should be given to listening.B) It’s most helpful to read English newspapers ever y day.C) It’s more effective to combine listening with reading.D) Reading should come before listening.9【7:09】A) It can help solve complex problems. B) It will most likely prove ineffective.C) It is a new weapon against terrorists. D) It will help detect all kinds of liars.10【7:53】A) Help the company recruit graduate students. B) Visit the electronics company next week.C) Get a part-time job on campus before graduation. D) Apply for a job in the electronics company.1.【1:02】A) They went a long way to attend the party.B) They didn’t think much of the food and drinks.C) They knew none of the other guests at the party.D) They enjoyed the party better than the other guests.2.【1:38】A) To t he bookstore. B) To the dentist’s.C) To the market. D) To the post office.3.【2:19】A) Dr. Andrews has been promoted for his thoroughness.B) She disagrees with Dr. Andrews on many occasions.C) Dr. Andrews used to keep his patients waiting.D) She dislikes Dr. Andrews as much as the new physician.4.【2:55】A) Tom is usually talkative. B) Tom has a very bad temper.C) Tom has dozens of things to attend to. D) Tom is disliked by his colleagues.5.【3:27】A) To pick up the woman from the library.B) To make a copy of the schedule for his friend.C) To find out more about the topic for the seminar.D) To get the seminar schedule for the woman.6.【4:03】A) The woman has to get the textbooks in other ways.B) The woman has sold her used textbooks to the bookstore.C) The man is going to buy his textbooks from a bookstore.D) The man doesn’t want to sell his textbooks to the woman.7.【4:37】A) Attend a conference. B) Give a speech.C) Meet his lawyer. D) Make a business trip.8.【5:17】A) Jessie always says what she thinks.B) Jessie seems to have a lot on her mind.C) Jessie is wrong to find fault with her boss.D) Jessie should know the marketing director better.9.【5:51】A) Helen is talkative. B) Helen is active.C) Helen is sociable. D) Helen is quiet.10.【6:34】A) Jimmy will regret marrying a Frenchwoman.B) Jimmy is not serious in making decisions.C) Jimmy is rich enough to buy a big house.D) Jimmy’s words are often not reliable.11.【1:09】A) The girls got on well with each other. B) It’s understandable that girls don’t get along.C) She was angry with the other young stars. D) The girls lacked the courage to fight.12.【1:44】A) The woman does her own housework. B) The woman needs a housekeeper.C) The woman’s house is in a mess. D) The woman works as a housekeeper.13.【2:13】A) The Edwards are quite well-off.B) The Edwards should cut down on their living expenses.C) It’ll be unwise for the Edwards to buy another house.D) It’s too expensive for the Edwards to live in their present house.14.【2:47】A) The woman didn’t expect it to be so warm at noon.B) The woman is sensitive to weather changes.C) The weather forecast was unreliable.D) The weather turned cold all of a sudden.15.【3:19】A) At a clinic. B) In a supermarket.C) At a restaurant. D) In an ice cream shop.16.【3:56】A) The woman did not feel any danger growing up in the Bronx.B) The man thinks it was quite safe living in the Bronx district.C) The woman started working at an early age to support her family.D) The man doesn’t think it safe to send an 8-year-old to buy things.17.【4:31】A) The man has never seen the woman before. B) The two speakers work for the same company.C) The two speakers work on the same floor. D) The woman is interested in market research.18.【5:11】A) The woman can’t tolerate any noise. B) The man is looking for an apartment.C) The man has missed his appointment. D) The woman is going to take a train trip.11.【1:10】A) Plan his budget carefully. B) Give her more information.C) Ask someone else for advice. D) Buy a gift for his girlfriend.12.【1:49】A) She’ll have some chocolate cake. B) She’ll take a look at the menu.C) She’ll go without dessert. D) She’ll prepare the dinner.13.【2:25】A) The man can speak a foreign language.B) The woman hopes to improve her English.C) The woman knows many different languages.D) The man wishes to visit many more countries.14.【3:01】A) Go to the library. B) Meet the woman.C) See Professor Smith. D) Have a drink in the bar.15.【3:36】A) She isn’t sure when Professor Bloom will be backB) The man shouldn’t be late for his class.C) The man can come back sometime later.D) She can pass on the message for the man.16.【4:09】A) He has a strange personality. B) He’s got emotional problems.C) His illness is beyond cure. D) His behavior is hard to explain.17.【4:46】A) The tickets are more expensive than expected. B) The tickets are sold in advance at half price.C) It’s difficult to buy the tickets on the spot. D) It’s better to buy the tickets beforehand.18.【5:15】A) He turned suddenly and ran into a tree.B) He was hit by a fallen box from a truck.C) He drove too fast and crashed into a truck.D) He was trying to overtake the truck ahead of him.11.【1:03】A) H could help people of all ages to avoid cancer. B) It was mainly meant for cancer patients.C) It might appeal more to viewers over 40. D) It was frequently interrupted by commercials.12.【1:45】A) The man is fond of traveling.B) The woman is a photographer.C) The woman took a lot of pictures at the contest.D) The man admires the woman's talent in writing.13.【2:21】A) The man regrets being absent-minded. B) The woman saved the man some trouble.C) The man placed the reading list on a desk. D) The woman emptied the waste paper basket.14.【2:55】A) He quit teaching in June. B) He has left the army recently.C) He opened a restaurant near the school. D) He has taken over his brother's business.15.【3:26】A) She seldom reads books from cover to cover.B) She is interested in reading novels.C) She read only part of the book.D) She was eager to know what the book was about.16.【4:01】A) She was absent all week owing to sickness.B) She was seriously injured in a car accident.C) She called to say that her husband had been hospitalized.D) She had to be away from school to attend to her husband.17.【4:39】A) The speakers want to rent the Smiths" old house.B) The man lives two blocks away from the Smiths.C) The woman is not sure if she is on the right street.D) The Smiths' new house is not far from their old one.18.【5:12】A) The man had a hard time finding a parking space.B) The woman found they had got to the wrong spot.C) The woman was offended by the man's late arrival.D) The man couldn't find his car in the parking lot.11. 【1:05】A) She used to be in poor health. B) She was popular among boys.C) She was somewhat overweight. D) She didn’t do well at high school.12. 【1:46】A) At the airport. B) In a restaurant.C) In a booking office. D) At the hotel reception.13. 【2:27】A) Teaching her son by herself.B) Having confidence in her son.C) Asking the teacher for extra help.D) Telling her son not to worry.14. 【3:07】A) Have a short break.B) Take two weeks off.C) Continue her work outdoors.D) Go on vacation with the man.15. 【3:47】A) He is taking care of his twin brother.B) He has been feeling ill all week.C) He is worried about R od’s health.D) He has been in perfect condition.16. 【4:25】A) She sold all her furniture before she moved house.B) She still keeps some old furniture in her new house.C) She plans to put all her old furniture in the basement.D) She bought a new set of furniture from Italy last month.17. 【5:02】A) The woman wondered why the man didn’t return the book.B) The woman doesn’t seem to know what the book is about.C) The woman doesn’t find the book useful any more.D) The woman forgot lending the book to the man.18. 【5:39】A) Most of the man’s friends are athletes.B) Few people share the woman’s opinion.C) The man doesn’t look like a sportsman.D) The woman doubts the man’s athletic ability.11.【1:02】A) Given his ankle a good rest. B) Treat his injury immediately.C) Continue his regular activities. D) Be careful when climbing steps.12.【1:40】A) On a train. B) On a plane. C) In a theater. D) In a restaurant.13.【2:16】A) A tragic accident. B) A sad occasion.C) Smith’s unusual life story. D) Smith’s sleeping problem.14.【2:50】A) Review the detail of all her lessons. B) Compare notes with his classmates.C) Talk with her about his learning problems. D) Focus in the main points of her lectures.15.【3:30】A) The man blamed the woman for being careless.B) The man misunderstood the woman’s apology.C) The woman offered to pay for the man’s coffee.D) The woman spilt coffee on the man’s jacket.16.【4:07】A) Extremely tedious. B) Hard to understand.C) Lacking a good plot. D) Not worth seeing twice.17.【4:44】A) Attending every lecture. B) Doing lots of homework.C) Reading very extensively. D) Using test-taking strategies.18.【5:18】A) The digital TV system will offer different programs.B) He is eager to see what the new system is like.C) He thinks it unrealistic to have 500 channels.D) The new TV system may not provide anything better.11．【1:13】A) Only true friendship can last long. B) Letter writing is going out of style.C) She keeps in regular touch with her classmates.D) She has lost contact with most of her old friends.12.【1:55】A) A painter. B) A mechanic. C) A porter. D) A carpenter.13.【2:32】A) Look for a place near her office. B) Find a new job down the street.C) Make inquiries elsewhere. D) Rent the $600 apartment.14.【3:14】A) He prefers to wear jeans with a larger waist. B) He has been extremely busy recently.C) He has gained some weight lately. D) He enjoyed going shopping with Jane yesterday.15.【3:53】A) The woman possesses a natural talent for art. B) Women have a better artistic taste than men.C) He isn’t good at abstract thinking. D) He doesn’t like abstract paintings.16.【4:26】A) She couldn’t have left her notebook in the library.B) She may have put her notebook amid the journals.C) She should have made careful notes while doing reading.D) She shouldn’t have read his notes without his knowing it.17.【5:01】A) She wants to get some sleep. B) She needs time to write a paper.C) She has a literature class to attend. D) She is troubled by her sleep problem.18.【5:37】A) He is confident he will get the job.B) His chance of getting the job is slim.C) It isn’t easy to find a qualified sales man ager.D) The interview didn’t go as well as he expected.11.【1:03】A) She expected more people at her party.B) She enjoys entertaining small children.C) She threw a surprise party for her friend. D) She has always enjoyed great popularity.12.【1:39】A) They are not used to living in a cold place.B) They feel lucky to live in Florida.C) They are going to have a holiday. D) They have not booked their air tickets yet.13.【2:19】A) He was pleased to get the medal.B) He was very courageous.C) He used to be a firefighter.D) He was accused of causing a fire.14.【2:52】A) Make a profitable investment.B) Buy a new washing machine.C) Get parts for the machine from Japan.D) Have the old washing machine fixed.15.【3:31】A) He is pleased with his exciting new job.B) He finds the huge workload unbearable.C) He finds his office much too big for him.D) He is not too excited about his new position.16.【4:04】A) The woman is going to hold a big party tomorrow.B) The man has no idea what the right thing to do is.C) The woman doesn’t know how to get to the party.D) The man offers to drive the woman to the party.17.【4:36】A) Drawing up a business plan.B) Discussing a term paper.C) Finalizing a contract.D) Reviewing a co-authored article.18.【5:13】A) She ordered some paper.B) She had the printer repaired.C) She chatted online with a friend.D) She filled in an application form.11.【1:01】A) Get some small change. B) Find a shopping center.C) Cash a check at a bank. D) Find a parking meter.12.【1:38】A) Shopping with his son. B) Buying a gift for a child.C) Promoting a new product. D) Bargaining with a salesgirl.13.【2:13】A) Taking photographs. B) Enhancing images.C) Mending cameras. D) Painting pictures.14.【2:48】A) He moved to Baltimore when he was young.B) He can provide little useful information.C) He will show the woman around Baltimore.D) He will ask someone else to help the woman.15.【3:18】A) He is rather disappointed. B) He is highly ambitious.C) He can’t face up to the situation. D) He knows his own limitations.16.【3:53】A) She must have paid a lot for the gym.B) She is known to have a terrific figure.C) Her gym exercise has yielded good results.D) Her effort to keep fit is really praiseworthy.17.【4:26】A) Female students are unfit for studying physics.。
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) . .。
2002年英语专四听力原文和答案
2002年专四听力答案PART I DICTATIONDisappearing forestsThe world’s forests are dispearing .∕As much as a third of the total tree cover has benn lost/ since agriculture began some 10000years ago./ The ramaining forests are home to half of the world species, /thus becoming the chief resource for their survival. /Tropical rain foreats once covered 12％of the land of the planet / as well as supporting at least half of the world species of plants and animals./ There rain forests are home to millions of pepole,/ but there are other demands on them ./For example,much has been cut for timber,/ and an increasing amount of forestland has been used for industurial purposes/ or for agricultural development, such as crop growing./By the 1900s,less than half of the earth’s original rain forests remained,/ and they continue to disappear at an alaming rate every year./ Asa result, the world’s forests are now facing a gradual extinction.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A CONVERSATIONSQuestions I to 3 are based on the following conversation.M: Do you agree that newspapers seem impersonal?W: Y es. There're no personalities involved as in radio or TV.M: Y es. But being impersonal does not mean objectivity. (1) Newspapers are written by people who have biases and prejudices.W: (3) Y ou said it. (1) On the other hand, radio and television can be just as biased as, if not more biased than, news-M: People on radio and television are trying to stick closely to a script.W: Even without a script, people will let their biases show.M: So the difference between newspapers on the one hand and radio and television on the other is personality.W: Y es. When you read a newspaper article, it's kind of cold,M: (2) There're no voice inflections.W: (2) And there're no facial expressions or body language, either.M: It could be a real exciting story, and all you can do is put exclamation marks.W: But on camera, people can interpret the words of a script in their voices and expressions.M: That would have an impact on the audience.W: Y es. People are more likely to be influenced by what's offered on radio and television than in newspapers.M: Of course, newspaper writers can use descriptive words such as adjectives or adverbs, but that's nothing compared with personalities.W: Y es.M: Personality sells.Key: 1.C 2.B 3.AQuestions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation.W: Welcome to visit out city, Mr. Lewis-but, of course, you have been here before, haven't you?M: Y es, I have. What a good memory I have I I was here for the Arts Festival last year.W; And what will you be doing this year?M: (4) Oh,I came here primarily for a holiday and to see some friends. But I will also be giving private cello lessons as well.W: I believe that your cello is rather special. Is that true?M; Oh, yes. It was made for my uncle by a very expert German cello maker called Schuster. (5) When I began cello lessons at the age of eight, he said that when I grew big enough to handle a full-sized cello, he would give it to me.W: (5)So when a child begins to play the cello, he or she starts on a smaller instrument?M: (5) Of course, or he would be very uncomfortable. Many children begin with half-sized cello, but as I was big for my age, I began with a two-third-sized cello.W: Are you going to other places on this trip and will you take your cello with you? M: Y es, very definitely.W: But, isn't it difficult to take a cello around with you?M: Not really. (6)1 just receive two seats when I'm traveling anywhere, one for me and one for my cello. It's such a precious instrument to me that it hardly ever leaves my side.Key: 4.B 5.C 6.CQuestions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation.M: Good morning, Miss Brown. Have a seat please. I have been looking through your application. Y ou seem to have many of the qualifications needed for this position, especially the experience.W: I have been working in hotels for eight years now.M: Oh, really. Were you satisfied with your last position?W: (7) Well, to be honest, not entirely. The chances for advancement were very slim. M: I see. Was it hard work?W: No, it's an interesting job and I loved meeting people. I know how to handle a bad-tempered guest.M: (9) But have you done anything to do with —a tour guide?W: (8)1 did work for a short time as an attendant for a tour operator, taking foreigners on guided tours of London.M: (9)Do you speak any foreign languages?W: Y es. I speak German and Spanish—you see ,(10)1 spent several years abroad when I was young.M: Oh, did you? Next is the question of salary, of course.W: ( 10) Well, I used to get 2 000 monthly, so I couldn't accept less than that.M: Well, (9) we ask for loyalty and hard work from our employees. But we pay well, and opportunities for promotion depend on merit, not just on age or seniority.W: Mr. Robert, (10) I don't mind working hard and working overtime.M: That's fine. (10)1 have a few more applicants to interview today for this position. But at the moment, your chance looks very good.W: I'm glad to hear it.Key: 7.C 8.C 9.B 10.CSECTION B PASSAGESQuestions II to 13 are based on the following passage.Even a careful motorist may have the misfortune to commit a moto ring offence. In due course, having received a summons , he will appear in (11) what is commonly known as a police-court. This is a court presided over by a civil officer, who tries cases without a jury. A civil officer, has powers to pass sentence for relatively minor offences only; serious charges are dealt with by a judge and jury.When his case comes up in court, the motorist hears his name called by the clerk of the court, and comes forward to identify himself. The civil officer then calls for the policeman who charged the offender and asks him to give evidence. (12)The policeman also is expected to give an account of what happened when the offence was committed and to mention any special circumstances. For instance, the offence may have been partly due to the foolishness of another motorist. It would be unwise for the accused motorist to exaggerate this. It will not help his case to try to blame someone else for his own mistake.The civil officer, on hearing that some other motorist is involved, will doubtless say, " What is being done about this man? ""Case coming up later this afternoon, "may will be the answer.(13) If you are guilty, it is of course wise to plead guilty and apologize for committing the offence and taking up the court's time.Key:11.A 12.A 13.BQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage.Scientists say there are more than 350 different kinds of sharks.Sharks do not have bones ,(14) and a shark has an extremely good sense of smell. It can find small amounts of substances in the water, such as blood, body liquids and chemicals produced by animals. Sharks also sense electrical and magnetic power linked to nerves and muscles of living animals. These powerful senses help them find their food. Some sharks will eat just about anything. Many unusual things have been found in the stomachs of some tiger sharks. They include shoes, dogs, a cow's foot and metal protective clothing.About forty percent of the different kinds of sharks lay eggs. The others give birthto live young. Some sharks carry their young inside their bodies like humans do.Scientists are beginning to understand the importance of sharks to humans. (15) Medical researchers want to learn more about the shark's body defense system against disease. They know that sharks recover quickly from injuries. Sharks appear never to suffer infections, cancer or heart diseases.Key: 14.B 15.B 16.DQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage.Not every service or product meets your satisfaction. When you are dissatisfied, you should voice your dissatisfaction. (17) One reason for doing so is to help the vendor know there is a problem. The problem may have been created at a lowerlevel in the vendor's company, and the vendor himself may know nothing about it &t all. Y ou help him when you bring weaknesses or failures to his attention.A second reason for writing a letter of complaint to a vendor is to seek compensation. Y ou may not wish to pursue the matter so far as to take legal action, but you may wish to give the vendor the opportunity of making good. ( 18) Most vendors value your business and their reputation sufficiently to replace defective goods on their own initiative or refund money when necessary. This is the preferred way of making a vendor answer your complaint. No vendor likes to do so, but (19) your carefully worded letter of complaint may motivate him to do so.When you write a letter of complaint, you'd better keep these tips in mind: ( 20 ) First, be polite though firm. Y ou will not win a vendor's cooperation by anger. Secondly, be reasonable. Show logically and factually that the fault lies with the vendor. Thirdly, be specific about what is wrong and what you want done about it. Lastly, tell how you have been hurt or inconvenienced by the problem. This strengthens your argument for compensation.Key: 17.A 18. C 19.D 20.DSECTION C NEWS BROADCASTNews Item IBritain has announced that it decided to cancel about 200 million pounds of world debts owed to it by poor common-wealth countries. The international development secretary says (21) the relief has been offered to countries committed to eliminating poverty, and pursuing good sovemment. These would include tak ing actions against corruption. At the same time, common market finance ministers are meeting in Malaysia. Britain is expected to put forth a fresh initiative on reducing the debts of the poorest countries. (22) The Charles Levine strategist has indicated that they plan to revive the scheme put forward last year by the International Monetary Fund, which has not yet provided any relief.Key: 21.D 22.BNews Item 2(23) An underground train derailed at the station in central Paris yesterday, injuring 23 people and just missing another underground train standing on the opposite track. French emergency services said the train was traveling at 35 kilometers per hour when it derailed as it entered the station. No one has been killed and no one was trapped in train during the accident. Ambulances rushed to the scene and doctors began treating casualties in the station. In a nearby cafe, some people have broken limbs and others have suffered bruising. (24) None was in a critical condition. Last night, it was not known why the train came off the tracks.Key: 23.C 24.ANews Item 3(25) Argentina civil servants held a 24-hour strike yesterday to protest pay cuts of 12-15% for anyone earning more than 1 000 V. S. dollars a month. Public service unions and the local teamsters planned to hold the protest rally in front ofthe government house. (26) The work stoppage comes after last Friday's general strike when many of Argentina's 12 millions workers stayed home after the nation's powerful General Workers Confederation, the nation's largest union group, called a one-day strike to protest spending cuts and free market reforms.Key: 25.C 26.ANews Item 4(27) Germany was due to strike a deal yesterday to close down its 19 nuclear power plants, making it the first major industrial nation to commit to withdrawing from nuclear energy. The talks between chancellor of the Kern government and the chiefs of the German energy industry began at 8: 30 p.m. (28) Closure of Germany's 19 reactors, which provided around a third of the country's electricity needs, was the key pledge of the Greenes, the junior partner in this coalition government.Key: 27.D 28.CNews Item 5(29) The UN children's program UNICEF says it plans to help millions of African children return to school or start classes for the first time next year. The agency's executive director says more than twenty-four million children in Africa are not in school because of discrimination, school fees or other factors. Meanwhile the chief UN office for refugees (30)is asking for additional fifty-six million dollars for food and housing for people fleeing ethnic violence in Sudan's western Darfur region. A spokesman says Secretary General Kofi Annan is planning to visit the region soon.Key: 29.C 30.D。
2002年英语专业四级听力试题原文答案（5篇）
2002年英语专业四级听力试题原文答案（5篇）第一篇：2002年英语专业四级听力试题原文答案2002年英语专业四级考试听力答案Part Three Listening Comprehension答案Section A Statement1.D2.A3.C4.B5.C6.C7.A8.DSection B Conversation9.A10.B11.C12.B13.D14.C15.D16.A17.BSection C News Broadcast18.D19.B20 C21.A22.C23.A24.D25.CSTATEMENT2.It used to take a fortnight to travel from London to Edinburgh by coach.However, you'll concentrate on the methods used in the study of animals.(Q6).CONVERSATION9.M: I'm really getting worried about Mary.She will sit in for the exam in two weeks'time.But all she is talking about now is nothing but the upcoming concert.W:10.W:Tony, do you have a belief in UFO?M:11.M:W: Wow, that's a long way away from civil engineering.12.W: I bought a pint of milk for our breakfast.But it doesn't seem to look fresh now.Do you think it is still all right to drink?M:(Q12).12.What does the man mean?A.The milk is safe to drink.B.The milk is not safe to drink.C.She s houldn’t have bought the milk.D.He wouldn’t have milk for breakfast.13.M: Is it true that all of them survived the fire last night?W:!them? M: Later in the afternoon they will announce who will get permission for the study trip to Africa.17.W:M:That certainly sounds like Bill.NEWS BROADCASTNews Item One(questions 18 and 19)Britain has announced that it is to cancel about 200 million pounds worth of the debts owed to it by poorer commonwealth countries.The International Developmentin Mauritius.Britain is expected to put forward a fresh initiative on reducing the debts which has not yet provided any relief.News Item Two(questions 20 and 21)people and just missing another underground train standing on the opposite track.French E-mergency Services said the train was traveling at 35 kilometers per hour trapped in the train during the accident.Ambulances rushed to the scene and doctors began treating casualties in the station and at a nearby cafe.Some people had broken LastLnight it was not known why the train came off the tracks.News Item Three(questions 22 and 23)12 to 15 percent for anyone earning more than 1,000 US dollars a month.Public Service Unions and local teamsters planned to hold a protest rally in front of the when many of Argentina's 12 million workers stayed home after the nation's powerful General Workers' Confederation, the nation's largest union group, called a one-day strike to protest spending cuts and free market reforms.News Item Four(questions 24 and 25)(Q24), making it the first major industrial nation to commit to withdrawing from nuclear energy.Talks between Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Government and the chiefs of German energy industry were to begin at 8!第二篇：1999年英语专业四级听力试题原文答案听力原文PARTⅢLISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTIONASTATEMENT1.During this morning’s test, I couldn’t do the last four questions, but I did the first five.2.According to Jane there is no better cheese than Swiss cheese in our local supermarket.3.Before going to the gas station to have his tank filled, John had his emergency brakechecked and fixed at the service station near the local cinema.4.Betty would rather that her husband didn’t send away the cleaning lady, but he will anyway.5.Fred would have paid twice as much as he did for his car if the salesman had insisted, as he really needed a car.6.The idea of permanent education is practical because people are never really too old to go on learning.Of course there are certain limits but these are not age limits.7.It is getting much easier to travel nowadays, but increasingly harder to get away from people, and that is perhaps the most difficult thing for holiday makers.8.According to Tom, William lost his job not because he was always sick and usually went to work late, but because he made a big error in las t month’s accounting and the boss was angry with him.SECTION BCONVERSATION9.W: Do you know that Mark turned down that job offer bya travel agency?M: Yeah, the hours were convenient, but he wouldn’t have been able to make ends meet.10.W: Can we eat somewhere else? Very few small restaurants like this serve good food.M: I know, but there isn’t anywhere else in this town.Look!The waiter is coming over for our order.11.W: Mary is fluent in English and she’s just started to learn Japanese.M：I hear she also knows a few words in Chinese and French.12.M: John must have been joking when he said that he was going to live in Boston.W: Don’t be so sure.He told me that he was looking for an agent to sell his house.13.W: Excuse me, I wonder if the bus would come at all.It’s already 10:45.M: Oh, I’m afraid you’ve just missed the last one which left 5 minutes ago.14.W: Hi, John, haven’t seen you for a quite few days.I heard you’ve been sick.How are youfeeling now?M: They must confuse me with my brother, Jack.Anyway, he is feeling better now.15.W: After the way it is being used, the photocopier is not going to make it through the rest ofthe year.M: The year!It’s supposed to be good for four!16.W: Look at all those cars and trucks lined up for the ferry.There must be at least 40 ahead of ours.M: True, I think it will takequite a while for us to be on board.SECTION CNEWS BROADCASTNews Item One(17-18)Haitian hunger strikers at the US labor base at GuantannamoBay, Cuba, have begun refusing all fluids and medical treatments.15 of the 267 Haitians are at the base.7 are prepared to die, if necessary, to force the US to admit the rest of them.The Haitians are eligible to pursue political asylum in the US, but have been barred from entry because most have the AIDS virus.The Clinton Administration says they would lift the ban on their entry, but it is not known when.News Item Two(19)The top three US auto-makers have decided not to proceed with plans to file a trade complaint with Japanese auto-makers.General Motors, Ford and Chrysler had planned to accuse Japanese companies of dumping cars below market prices in the US, but they dropped the idea, citing a pledge by the Clinton Administration to address the US-Japan trade imbalance.News Item Three(20-21)About 100 people are now known have died in what has been described as “the worst storm” ever to hit the eastern US this century.The hurricane-force winds first struck the Gulf of Mexico and have now spread across the Canadian border, continuing to bring reckless snowfalls, severe flooding, and causing millions of dollars in damage.All major airports have now reopened and airlines are beginning to cope with a backlog of thousands of stranded passengers.The storm also paralyzed areas of Cuba, where several people were killed, and property and crops destroyed.News Item Four(22)France has carried out another underground nuclear test in the South Pacific.It is the fifth in the region since September.The test was conducted at the Moruroa atoll on Wednesday.Paris has come under strong criticism for its nuclear testingprogramme, especially from Asia-Pacific countries.A State Department spokeswoman in Washington expressed disappointment at the latest French test.France has promised to sign a global test ban treaty after it completes its current series of nuclear tests in the Pacific.News Item Five(23)The association representing British airline pilots says that there is an urgent need to raise levels of air safety throughout the world.In the statement,the association, known as Bobo, warns that unless air safety improves travelers face a perilous future.The association also said that the standard of training must be raised among fly crews and air traffic controllers as the sky has become ever more crowded.News Item Six(24-25)The Western European Union, the defense organization linking most countries of the European Community, is meeting in Luxembourg to discuss ways to reinforce economic sanctions against the Serbs by tightening controls on the River Danube.It is expected to approve of a proposal to send patrol boats manned by armed police and customs officers with power to search and turn back ships suspected of breaking the sanctions.International efforts to isolate Serbia have been undermined by ships carrying oil and other illegal supplies from the Black Sea region along the Danube into the former Yugoslavia after ignoring attempts by the local authorities to stop them.It is reported that most of the illegal traffic of goods is believed to be arriving in Serbia over land from Greece and former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonian.PART Ⅲ LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A STATEMENT1．答案：C【问句译文】讲话者考试做得怎样？【试题分析】本题为细节题。
2002年英语专业四级考试真题+解析+听力原文
2002年英语专业四级考试试卷及答案Part ⅠWRITING ［45 MIN.］SECTION A COMPOSITIONNowadays people are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of health. And they have different ways to stay healthy. For example, some exercise every day; others try to keep a balanced diet. What do you think is the best way to stay healthy? Write a composition of about 150 words on the following topic:THE BEST WAY TO STAY HEALTHYYou are to write in three parts.In the first part, state what you think is the best way.In the second part, support your view with one or two reasons.In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.SECTION B NOTE-WRITING ［10 MIN.］Write a note of about 50 - 60 words based on the following situation:You have heard that your friend, Jack, wishes to sell his walkman. Write him a note expressing your interest in it, asking him about its condition and offering a price for it.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy.一.听力Part ⅡDICTATION ［15 MIN.］Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.Part ⅢLISTENING COMPREHENSION ［20 MIN.］In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question. SECTION A STATEMENTIn this section you will hear eight statements .At the end of each statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.1. The speaker is most probably a(n) ___.A. architectB. construction workerC. tourist guideD. housing agent2. What does the statement mean?A. Travel is much faster and convenient now than before.B. People are now travelling much more than in old days.C. Traveling to far-away places has become very common.D. It used to take two more weeks to travel by coach than now3. The speaker feels sorry because___.A. he can’t attend tomorrow’s dinner.B. his wife can’t attend tomorrow’s dinner.C. the couple can’t attend tomorrow’s dinner.D. the couple would be unable to cook the dinner.4. Where is the speaker?A. In the zoo.B. In the classroom.C. In the library.D. At a meeting.5. What does the statement mean?A. One’s success is largely dependent on intelligence.B. Low motivation may lead to poor performance.C. Motivated people are more likely to succeed.D. Both motivation and intelligence are important.6. What does the speaker suggest?A. We should read word by word to get his meaning.B. We should read line by line to get his meaning.C. We should try to find the hidden meaning.D. We should try to find the lines and read them aloud.7. How much does the overcoat cost at the regular price?A. 120.B.15.C.60.D.45.8. What does the speaker mean?A. The sports meet has been cancelled.B. The sports meet has been held despite the rain.C. The time has been set for the sports meet.D. When the sports meet will be held is yet to be known.SECTION B CONVERSATIONIn this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. 9．What are the speakers probably going to do?A. To persuade Mary to spend more time on her lessonsB. To help Mary to prepare for the upcoming concert.C. To talk with Mary about going to the concert.D. To ask Mary to stop worrying about the exam10. What can we learn about the man?A. He firmly believes in UFOs.B. He is doubtful about UFOs.C. He is sure many people have seen UFOs.D. He thinks many people have lied about UFOs.11. Which of the following has the man never been interested in?A. Electronic music.B. Civil engineering.C. Electronics.D. Electronic engineering.12. What does the man mean?A. The milk is safe to drink.B. The milk is not safe to drink.C. She s houldn’t have bought the milk.D. He woul dn’t have milk for breakfast.13. How many people were caught in the fire?A.6.B.5.C.4.D.7.14. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman will attend her course at 7:45.B. The woman will be late for the blood test.C. The woman will have her blood tested before the first class.D. The woman decides to miss the first class for her blood test.15. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Salesman and customer.B. Expert on jewelry and his wife.C. Estate agent and client.D. Husband and wife.16. How does the man probably feel?A. Nervous.B. Uninterested.C. Confident.D. Upset.17. What do we know about Bill?A. He is thoughtful.B. He is forgetful.C. He is careless.D. He is helpful.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestions 18 and 19 are based on the following news .At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.18. Which of the following is NOT a condition for the reduction of debts?A. Poverty elimination.B. Good government.C. Fight against corruption.D. Poor living standard.19. By cancelling the debts owed to her, Britain intends to ___a similar scheme proposed by the International Monetary Fund.A. rejectB. restartC. followD. reviewQuestions 20 and 21 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.20. What happened during the accident?A. A train hit another train.B. A train killed 23 people.C. A train went off its tracks.D. A train was trapped inside the station.21. Which of the following statements best describes the condition of the passengers?A. No one was fatally injured.B. There were many heavy casualties.C. No one was hurt during the accident.D. Someone was killed during the accidentQuestions 22 and 23 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.22. The civil servants held a strike to protest___.A. spending cuts.B. reform measuresC. pay cuts.D. low pay.23. The civil servants’ strike was staged ___the general strike.A. a few days afterB. a few days beforeC. a few weeks afterD. a few weeks beforeQuestions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.24. Which is the main idea of the news?A. Industrial relations in Germany.B. The German energy industry.C. Coalition in the government.D. Closure of nuclear reactors.25. The decision to shut down nuclear reactors resulted from the demand from___.A. the GovernmentB. the energy industryC. a party in the coalitionD. a declining need for nuclear energy三.完型填空Part ⅣCLOZE ［15 MIN.］Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet.People thinking about the origin of language for the first time usually arrive at the conclusion that it developed gradually as a system of grunts, hisses and cries and ( 26 ) a very simple affair in the beginning.( 27 ), when we observe the language behaviour of ( 28 )we regard as primitive cultures, we find it ( 29 )complicated. It was believed that an Eskimo must have the tip of his tongue a vocabulary of more than 10,000 words ( 30 ) to get along reasonably well, much larger than the active vocabulary of an average businessman who speaks English.( 31 ), these Eskimo words are far more highly infleeted (词尾变化的) than ( 32 ) of any of the well -known European languages, for a( 33 )noun can be spoken or written in ( 34 ) hundred different forms, each ( 35 )a precise meaning different from that of any other.The forms of the verbs are even more ( 36 ). The Eskimo language is, therefore, one of the most difficult in the world to learn,( 37 ) the result that almost no traders or explorers have( 38 )tried to learn it. Consequently, there has grown up, in communication between Eskimos and whites, a jargon ( 39 )to the pidgin English used in Old China, with a vocabulary of from 300 to 600 uninflected words. Most of them are derived from Eskimo but some are derived from English, Danish, Spanish, Hawaiian and other languages. It is this jargon that is usually( 40 ) by travellers as “the Eskimo language”.26. A. must be B. must have beenC. ought to beD. should be27. A. However B. ThereforeC. ProbablyD. Undoubtedly28. A. whose B. thatC. whichD. what29. A. conspicuously B. usuallyC. surprisinglyD. sufficiently30. A. so as B. so thatC. as suchD. as well as31. A. However B. MoreoverC. ThoughD. Therefore32. A. the others B. all othersC. theseD. those33. A. single B. singularC. pluralD. compound34. A. some B. severalC. variousD. varied35. A. getting B. causingC. havingD. owning36. A. endless B. multipleC. uncountableD. numerous37. A. with B. forC. owing toD. as38. A. still B. indeedC. justD. even39. A. alike B. similarC. relatedD. relevant40. A. referred to B. talked aboutC. spokenD. told三.选择Part ⅤGRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ［15 MIN.］There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.41. She did her work ___her manager had instructed.A. asB. untilC. whenD. though42. ___of the twins was arrested, because I saw both at a party last night.A. NoneB. BothC. NeitherD. All43. For some time now, world leaders___ out the necessity for agreement on arms reduction.A. had been pointingB. have been pointingC. were pointingD. pointed44. Have you ever been in a situation ___ you know the other person is right yet you cannot agree with him?A. by whichB. thatC. in whereD. where45. We’ve just installed two air-conditioners in our apartment, ___should make great differences in our life next summer.A. whichB. whatC. thatD. they46. AIDS is said ___ the number-one killer of both men and women over the past few years in that region.A. beingB. to beC. to have beenD. having been47. She managed to save ___she could out of her wages to help her brother.A. how little moneyB. so little moneyC. such little moneyD. what little money48. Fool ___Jane is, she could not have done such a thing.A. whoB. asC. thatD. like49. The experiment requires more money than___.A. have been put inB. being put inC. has been put inD. to be put in50. ___for the fact that she broke her leg, she might have passed the exam.A. Had it not beenB. Hadn’t it beenC. Was it notD. Were it not51. “What courses are you going to do next semester?”“I don’t know. But it’s about time ___on something.”A. I’ d decideB. I decidedC. I decideD. I’ m deciding52. The police have offered a large___ for information leading to the robber’s arrest.A. awardB. compensationC. prizeD. reward53. I arrived at the airport so late that I ___missed the plane.A. onlyB. quiteC. narrowlyD. seldom54. The popularity of the film shows that the review ers’ fears were completely___.A. unjustifiedB. unjustC. misguidedD. unaccepted55. The head of the Museum was ___and let us actually examine the ancient manuscripts.A. promisingB. agreeingC. pleasingD. obliging56. The multinational corporation was making a take-over ___for a property company.A. applicationB. bidC. proposalD. suggestion57. The party’ s reduced vote was ___ of lack of support for its policie s.A. indicativeB. positiveC. revealingD. evident58. There has been a___ lack of communication between the union and the management.A. regretfulB. regrettableC. regrettingD. regretted59. The teacher ___expects his students to pass the university entrance examination.A. confidentiallyB. proudlyC. assuredlyD. confidently60. The ___family in Chinese cities now spends more money on housing than before.A. normalB. average C usual D. general61. The new colleague ___to have worked in several big corporations before he joined our company.A. confessesB. declares C claims D. confirms62. During the reading lesson, the teacher asked students to read a few___ from the novel.A. piecesB. essays C fragments D. extracts63. During the summer holiday season it is difficult to find a(n) ___ room in the hotels here.A. emptyB. vacantC. freeD. deserted64. The old couple will never ___the loss of their son.A. get overB. get away C get off D. get across65. Scientific research results can now be quickly___ to factory production.A. usedB. applied C tried D. practiced四.阅读理解APart ⅥREADING COMPREHENSION ［30 MIN.］SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION ［25 MIN.］In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer.TEXT AMany of the home electric goods which are advertised as liberating the modern woman tend to have the opposite effect, because they simple change the nature of work instead of eliminating it. Machines have a certain novelty value, like toys for adults. It is certainly less tiring to put clothes in a washing machine, but the time saved does not really amount to much: the machine has to be watched, the clothes have to be carefully sorted out first, stains removed by hand, buttons pushed and water changed, clothes taken out, aired and ironed. It would be more liberating to pack it all off to a laundry and not necessarily more expensive, since no capital investment is required. Similarly, if you really want to save time you do not make cakes with an electric mixer, you buy one in a shop. Ifone compares the image of the woman i n the women’s magazine with the goods advertised by those periodicals; one realizes how useful a projected image can be commercially. A careful balance has to be struck: if you show a labour-saving device, follow it up with a complicated’ recipe on the next page; on no account hint at the notion that a woman could get herself a job, but instead foster her sense of her own usefulness, emphasizing the creative aspect of her function as a housewife. So we get cake mixes where the cook simply adds an egg hersel f, to produce “that lovely homo-baked flavour the family love”, and knitting patterns that can be made by hand, or worse still, on knitting machines, which became tremendously fashionable when they were first introduced. Automatic cookers are advertised by pictures of pretty young mothers taking their children to the park, not by professional women presetting the dinner before leaving home for work.66. According to the passage, many of the home electric goods which are supposed to liberate woman___.A. remove unpleasant aspects of houseworkB. save the housewife very little timeC. save the housewife’s time but not her moneyD. have absolutely no value for the housewife67. According to the context, “capital investment” refers to money___.A. spent on a washing machineB. borrowed from the bankC. saved in the bankD. lent to other people68. The goods advertised in women’s magazines a re really meant to ___.A. free housewives from houseworkB. encourage housewives to go out to workC. make housewives into excellent cooksD. give them a false sense of fulfillmentTEXT BThe “standard of living” of any country means the average person’s share of the goods and services which the country produces. A country’ s standard of living, therefore, depends first and foremost on its capacity to produce wealth. “Wealth” in this sense is not money, for we do not live on money but on things that money can buy: “goods” such as food and clothing, and “services” such as transport and entertainment.A country’s capacity to produce wealth depends upon many factors, most ofwhich have an effect on one another. Wealth depends to a great extent upon a country’s natural resources, such as coal, gold, and other minerals, water supply and so on. Some regions of the world are well supplied with coal and minerals, and have a fertile soil and a favourable climate; other regions possess none of them.Next to natural resources comes the ability to turn them to use. Some countries are perhaps well off in natural resources, but suffered for many years from civil and external wars, and for this and other reasons have been unable to develop their resources. Sound and stable political conditions, and freedom from foreign invasion, enable a country to develop its natural resources peacefully and steadily, and to produce more wealth than another country equally well served by nature but less well ordered. Another important factor is the technical efficiency of a country’s people. Industrialized countries that have trained numerous skilled workers and technicians are better placed to produce wealth than countries whose workers are largely unskilled.A country’s standard of living does not only depend upon the wealth that is produced and consumed within its own borders, but also upon what is indirectly produced through international trade. For example, Britain’s wealth in foodstuffs and other agricultural products would be much less if she had to depend only on those grown at home. Trade makes it possible for her surplus manufactured goods to be traded abroad for the agricultural products that would otherwise be lacking. A country’s wealth is, the refore, much influenced by its manufacturing capacity, provided that other countries can be found ready to accept its manufactures.69. The standard of living in a country is determined by ___.A. its goods and servicesB. the type of wealth producedC. how well it can create wealthD. what an ordinary person can share70. A country’s capacity to produce wealth depends on all the factors EXCEPT ___.A. people’s share of its goodsB. political and social stabilityC. qualities of its workersD. use of natural resources71. According to the passage, ___ play an equally important rule in determining a country’s standard of liv ing.A. farm productsB. industrial .goodsC. foodstuffsD. export and importTEXT CHow we look and how we appear to others probably worries us more when are in our teens or early twenties than at any other time in our life. Few of us are content to accept ourselves as we are, and few are brave enough to ignore the trends of fashion. Most fashion magazines or TV advertisements try to persuade us that we should dress in a certain way or behave in a certain manner. If we do, they tell us, we will be able to meet new people with confidence and deal with every situation confidently and without embarrassment. Changing fashion, of course, does not apply just to dress.A barber today does not cut a boy’s hair in the same way as he used to, and girls do not make up in the same way as their mothers and grandmothers did. The advertisers show us the latest fashionable styles and we are constantly under pressure to follow the fashion in case our friends think we are odd or dull.What causes fashions to change? Sometimes convenience or practical necessity or just the fancy of an influential person can establish a fashion. Take hats, for example. In cold climates, early buildings were cold inside, so people wore hats indoors as well as outside. In recent times, the late President Kennedy caused a depression in the American hat industry by not wearing hats: more American men followed his example. There is also a cyclical pattern in fashion. In the 1920s in Europe and America, short skirts became fashionable. After World War Two, they dropped to ankle length. Then they got shorter and shorter the miniskirt was in fashion. After a few more years, skirts became longer again.Today, society is much freer and easier than it used to be. It is no longer necessary to dress like everyone else. Within reason, you can dress as you like or do your hair the way you like instead of the way you should because it is the fashion. The popularity of jeans and the “untidy” look seems to be a reaction against the increasingly expensive fashion of the top fashion houses.At the same time, appearance is still important in certain circumstances and then we must choose our clothes carefully. It would be foolish to go to an interview for a job in a law firm wearing jeans and a sweater; and it would be discourteous to visit some distinguished scholar looking as if we were going to the beach or a night club. However, you need never feel depressed if you don’t look like the latest fashion photo. Look around you and you’ll see that no one else does either!72. The author thinks that people are ___.A. satisfied with their appearanceB. concerned about appearance in old ageC. far from neglecting what is in fashionD. reluctant to follow the trends in fashion73. Fashion magazines and TV advertisements seem to link fashion to___.A. confidence in lifeB. personal dressC. individual hair styleD. personal future74. Causes of fashions are ___.A. uniformB. variedC. unknownD. inexplicable.75. Present-day society is much freer and easier because it emphasizes___.A. uniformityB. formalityC. informalityD. individuality76. Which is the main idea of the last paragraph?A. Care about appearance in formal situations.B. Fashion in formal and informal situations.C. Ignoring appearance in informal situations.D. Ignoring appearance in all situations.TEXT DMassive changes in all of the world’s deeply cherished sporting habits are underway. Whether it’s one of London’s parks full of people playing softball, and Russians taking up rugby, or the Superbowl rivaling the British Football Cup Final as a televised spectator event in Britain, the patterns of players and spectators are changing beyond recognition. We are witnessing a globalization of our sporting culture.That annual bicycle race, the Tour de France, much loved by the French is a good case in point. Just a few years back it was a strictly continental affair with France, Belgium and Holland, Spain and Italy taking part. But in recent years it has been dominated by Colombian mountain climbers, and American and Irish riders.The people who really matter welcome the shift toward globalization. Peugeot, Michelin and Panasonic are multi-national corporations that want worldwide returns for the millions they invest in teams. So it does them literally a world of good to see this unofficial world championship become just that.This is undoubtedly an economic-based revolution we are witnessing here, one made possible by communications technology, but made to happen because of marketing considerations. Sell the game and you can sell Cola or Budweiser as well.The skilful way in which American football has been sold to Europe is a good example of how all sports will develop. The aim of course is not really to spread the sport for its own sake, but to increase the number of people interested in the major money-making events. The economics of the Superbowl are already astronomical. With seats at US $125, gate receipts alone were a staggering $ 10,000,000. The most important statistic of the day, however, was the $ 100,000,000 in TV advertising fees. Imagine how much that becomes when the eyes of the world are watching.So it came as a terrible shock, but not really as a surprise, to learn that some people are now suggesting that soccer change from being a game of two 45-minute halves, to one of four 25-minute quarters. The idea is unashamedly to capture moreadvertising revenue, without giving any thought for the integrity of asport which relies for its essence on the flowing nature of the action.Moreover, as sports expand into world markets, and as our choice of sports as consumers also grows, so we will demand to see them played at a higher and higher level. In boxing we have already seen numerous, dubious world title categories because pe ople will not pay to see anything less than a “World Tide” fight, and this means that the titlefights have to be held in different countries around the world!77. Globalization of sporting culture means that ___.A. more people are taking up sports.B. traditional sports are getting popular.C. many local sports are becoming internationalD. foreigners are more interested in local sports78. Which of the following is NOT related to the massive changes?A. Good economic returns.B. Revival of sportsC. Communications technology.D. Marketing strategies.79. What is the author’s attitude towards the suggestion to change soccer into one of four 25-minute quarters?A. Favourable.B. Unclear.C. Reserved.D. Critical.80. People want to see higher-level sports competitions mainly because___.A. they become more professional than ever.B. they regard sports as consumer goods.C. there exist few world-class championshipsD. sports events are exciting and stimulating听力原文及解析PART II DICTATIONDisappearing ForestsThe world’s forests are disappearing. As much as 1/3 of the total tree cover has been lost since agriculture began some 10,000 years ago. The remaining forests are home to half of the world’s species, thus becoming the chief resource for their survival. Tropical rain forests once covered 12% of the land of the planet, as well as supporting at least half of the world’s species of plants and animals. These rain forests are home to millions of people. But there are other demands on them. For example, much has been cut for timber. An increasing amount of forest land has been used for industrial purposes or for agricultural development such as crop-growing. By the 1990’ s less than half of the earth’ s original rain forests remained, and they continued to disappear at an alarming rate every year. As a result the world’s forests are now facing gradual extinction.PART ⅢLISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A STATEMENT1. Next I’d like to show you a three-bedroom apartment on the second floor which is a newly built one we have for rent.2. It used to take a fortnight to travel from London to Edinburgh by coach. However, you could never travel many times around the world in that time.3. Jack, thank you for inviting us to dinner in your house tomorrow. But I’m extremely sorry that my wife and I won’t be able to make it.4. Last time we discussed some patterns of animal b ehavior and in today’s lecture you’ll concentrate on the methods used in the study of animals.5. In my opinion motivation, rather than intelligence, often decides how far a person can go in his career.6. In order to understand this writer thoroughly, you have to read between the lines.7. Last week at the sale Jane bought herself an overcoat for 30 pounds which was one quarter of the regular price.8. Due to the continual rain the school sports meet has been postponed again till further notice from th e principal’s o ffice.SECTION B CONVERSATION9. M: I’m really getting worried about Mary. She was sitting in for the exam in two weeks’ time. But all she is talking about now is nothing but an upcoming concert. W: She may fail along that line. Let’s try to talk some sense into her.10. W: Tony, do you have a belief in UFOs?M: Me? Well, I have never seen. But there are a lot of people who have, or they think they have, seen.11. M: You know, I started out in civil engineering, then I switched to electronic engineering. But what really interests me is electronic music.。
2002年英语专业四级听力试题原文答案
2002年英语专业四级考试听力答案Part Three Listening Comprehension答案Section A Statement1. D2. A3. C4.B5. C6. C7. A8. DSection B Conversation9. A 10. B 11. C 12. B 13. D 14. C 15. D 16.A 17. BSection C News Broadcast18. D 19.B 20 C 21.A 22. C 23.A 24.D 25.CSTATEMENT1. Next I'd like to show you a three-bedroom apartment on the second floor which is anewly-built one we have for rent (Ql).2. It used to take a fortnight to travel from London to Edinburgh by coach. However,you could now travel many times around the world in that time (Q2).3. Jack, thank you for inviting us to dinner in your house tomorrow. But I'mextremely sorry that my wife and I won't be able to make it (Q3).4. Last time we discussed some patterns of animal behavior and in today's lecture (Q4)you'll concentrate on the methods used in the study of animals.5. In my opinion,motivation, rather than intelligence, often decides how far a personcan go in his career (Q5).6. In order to understand this writer thoroughly, you have to read between the lines(Q6).7. Last week at the sale Jane bought herself an overcoat for 30 pounds, which was onequarter of the regular price (Q7).8. Due to the continual rain, the school sports meet has been postponed again tillfurther notice from the principal's office (Q8).CONVERSATION9. M: I'm really getting worried about Mary. She will sit in for the exam in two weeks'time. But all she is talking about now is nothing but the upcoming concert.W: She may fail along that line. Let's try to talk some sense into her (Q9).10. W: Tony, do you have a belief in UFO?M:Me? Well, I have never seen it. But there are a lot of people who have, or who think they have seen it (Q10).11. M: You know, I started out in civil engineering. Then I switched to electronicengineering. But what really interests me is electronic music (Qll).W: Wow, that's a long way away from civil engineering.12. W: I bought a pint of milk for our breakfast. But it doesn't seem to look fresh now.Do you think it is still all right to drink?M: Let me smell it. Well, it has gone off. If I were you, I wouldn't even think of it (Q12).12. What does the man mean?A. The milk is safe to drink.B. The milk is not safe to drink.C. She shouldn’t have bought the mil k.D. He wouldn’t have milk for breakfast.13. M: Is it true that all of them survived the fire last night?W: Yes, a miracle, isn't it? There was a couple on the second floor and two women and three kids on the ground floor (Q13). But no one was badly hurt.14. W: I'm going to take the blood test at 7!45 tomorrow morning.M: In that case,you won't miss any courses tomorrow morning then (Q14).15. M: I'm not really an expert on precious stones, but these are superb. Don't you likethem?W: Have you looked at the price tag? It costs almost twice as much as the house where we are living in (Q15).16. W: You seem to have been restless the whole day today (Q16). What's up?M: Later in the afternoon they will announce who will get permission for the study trip to Africa.17. W: I will never go with Bill again. He could never remember where he parked hiscar (Q17).M: That certainly sounds like Bill .NEWS BROADCASTNews Item One (questions 18 and 19)Britain has announced that it is to cancel about 200 million pounds worth of the debts owed to it by poorer commonwealth countries. The International Development Secretary says the relief was being offered to countries committed to eliminating poverty and pursuing good government. This would include taking action against corruption (Q18). At the same time, Common Market Finance Ministers are meetingin Mauritius. Britain is expected to put forward a fresh initiative on reducing the debts of the poorest countries. The Chancellor of Exchequer has indicated that he plans to revive a scheme (Q19) put forward last year by the International Monetary Fund which has not yet provided any relief.News Item Two (questions 20 and 21)An underground train derailed (Q20) at a station in central Paris yesterday, injuring 23 people and just missing another underground train standing on the opposite track. French E-mergency Services said the train was traveling at 35 kilometers per hour when it derailed as it entered the station. No one had been killed, and no one was trapped in the train during the accident. Ambulances rushed to the scene and doctors began treating casualties in the station and at a nearby cafe. Some people had broken limbs and others had suffered bruising. None was in critical condition (Q21). LastLnight it was not known why the train came off the tracks.News Item Three (questions 22 and 23)Argentine civil servants held a 24-hour strike yesterday to protest pay cuts (Q22) of 12 to 15 percent for anyone earning more than 1,000 US dollars a month. Public Service Unions and local teamsters planned to hold a protest rally in front of the government house. The work stoppage comes after last Friday's general strike (Q23) when many of Argentina's 12 million workers stayed home after the nation's powerful General Workers' Confederation, the nation's largest union group, called a one-day strike to protest spending cuts and free market reforms.News Item Four (questions 24 and 25)Germany was due to strike a deal yesterday to close down its 19 nuclear power plants (Q24), making it the first major industrial nation to commit to withdrawing from nuclear energy. Talks between Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Government and the chiefs of German energy industry were to begin at 8! 30 p. m. Closure of Germany's 19 reactors, which provided around 1/3 of the country's electricity needs, was a key pledge of the Greens, the junior partner in Schroeder's coalition government (Q25).。
02年英语专四听力原文和答案
2002年专四听力答案PART I DICTATIONDisappearing forestsThe world’s forests are dispearing .∕As much as a third of the total tree cover has benn lost/ since agriculture began some 10000years ago./ The ramaining forests are home to half of the world species, /thus becoming the chief resource for their survival. /Tropical rain foreats once covered 12％of the land of the planet / as well as supporting at least half of the world species of plants and animals./ There rain forests are home to millions of pepole,/ but there are other demands on them ./For example,much has been cut for timber,/ and an increasing amount of forestland has been used for industurial purposes/ or for agricultural development, such as crop growing./By the 1900s,less than half of the earth’s original rain forests remained,/ and they continue to disappear at an alaming rate every year./ Asa result, the world’s forests are now facing a gradual extinction.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A CONVERSATIONSQuestions I to 3 are based on the following conversation.M: Do you agree that newspapers seem impersonal?W: Y es. There're no personalities involved as in radio or TV.M: Y es. But being impersonal does not mean objectivity. (1) Newspapers are written by people who have biases and prejudices.W: (3) Y ou said it. (1) On the other hand, radio and television can be just as biased as, if not more biased than, news-M: People on radio and television are trying to stick closely to a script.W: Even without a script, people will let their biases show.M: So the difference between newspapers on the one hand and radio and television on the other is personality.W: Y es. When you read a newspaper article, it's kind of cold,M: (2) There're no voice inflections.W: (2) And there're no facial expressions or body language, either.M: It could be a real exciting story, and all you can do is put exclamation marks.W: But on camera, people can interpret the words of a script in their voices and expressions.M: That would have an impact on the audience.W: Y es. People are more likely to be influenced by what's offered on radio and television than in newspapers.M: Of course, newspaper writers can use descriptive words such as adjectives or adverbs, but that's nothing compared with personalities.W: Y es.M: Personality sells.Key: 1.C 2.B 3.AQuestions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation.W: Welcome to visit out city, Mr. Lewis-but, of course, you have been here before, haven't you?M: Y es, I have. What a good memory I have I I was here for the Arts Festival last year.W; And what will you be doing this year?M: (4) Oh,I came here primarily for a holiday and to see some friends. But I will also be giving private cello lessons as well.W: I believe that your cello is rather special. Is that true?M; Oh, yes. It was made for my uncle by a very expert German cello maker called Schuster. (5) When I began cello lessons at the age of eight, he said that when I grew big enough to handle a full-sized cello, he would give it to me.W: (5)So when a child begins to play the cello, he or she starts on a smaller instrument?M: (5) Of course, or he would be very uncomfortable. Many children begin with half-sized cello, but as I was big for my age, I began with a two-third-sized cello.W: Are you going to other places on this trip and will you take your cello with you? M: Y es, very definitely.W: But, isn't it difficult to take a cello around with you?M: Not really. (6)1 just receive two seats when I'm traveling anywhere, one for me and one for my cello. It's such a precious instrument to me that it hardly ever leaves my side.Key: 4.B 5.C 6.CQuestions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation.M: Good morning, Miss Brown. Have a seat please. I have been looking through your application. Y ou seem to have many of the qualifications needed for this position, especially the experience.W: I have been working in hotels for eight years now.M: Oh, really. Were you satisfied with your last position?W: (7) Well, to be honest, not entirely. The chances for advancement were very slim. M: I see. Was it hard work?W: No, it's an interesting job and I loved meeting people. I know how to handle a bad-tempered guest.M: (9) But have you done anything to do with —a tour guide?W: (8)1 did work for a short time as an attendant for a tour operator, taking foreigners on guided tours of London.M: (9)Do you speak any foreign languages?W: Y es. I speak German and Spanish—you see ,(10)1 spent several years abroad when I was young.M: Oh, did you? Next is the question of salary, of course.W: ( 10) Well, I used to get 2 000 monthly, so I couldn't accept less than that.M: Well, (9) we ask for loyalty and hard work from our employees. But we pay well, and opportunities for promotion depend on merit, not just on age or seniority.W: Mr. Robert, (10) I don't mind working hard and working overtime.M: That's fine. (10)1 have a few more applicants to interview today for this position. But at the moment, your chance looks very good.W: I'm glad to hear it.Key: 7.C 8.C 9.B 10.CSECTION B PASSAGESQuestions II to 13 are based on the following passage.Even a careful motorist may have the misfortune to commit a moto ring offence. In due course, having received a summons , he will appear in (11) what is commonly known as a police-court. This is a court presided over by a civil officer, who tries cases without a jury. A civil officer, has powers to pass sentence for relatively minor offences only; serious charges are dealt with by a judge and jury.When his case comes up in court, the motorist hears his name called by the clerk of the court, and comes forward to identify himself. The civil officer then calls for the policeman who charged the offender and asks him to give evidence. (12)The policeman also is expected to give an account of what happened when the offence was committed and to mention any special circumstances. For instance, the offence may have been partly due to the foolishness of another motorist. It would be unwise for the accused motorist to exaggerate this. It will not help his case to try to blame someone else for his own mistake.The civil officer, on hearing that some other motorist is involved, will doubtless say, " What is being done about this man? ""Case coming up later this afternoon, "may will be the answer.(13) If you are guilty, it is of course wise to plead guilty and apologize for committing the offence and taking up the court's time.Key:11.A 12.A 13.BQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage.Scientists say there are more than 350 different kinds of sharks.Sharks do not have bones ,(14) and a shark has an extremely good sense of smell. It can find small amounts of substances in the water, such as blood, body liquids and chemicals produced by animals. Sharks also sense electrical and magnetic power linked to nerves and muscles of living animals. These powerful senses help them find their food. Some sharks will eat just about anything. Many unusual things have been found in the stomachs of some tiger sharks. They include shoes, dogs, a cow's foot and metal protective clothing.About forty percent of the different kinds of sharks lay eggs. The others give birthto live young. Some sharks carry their young inside their bodies like humans do.Scientists are beginning to understand the importance of sharks to humans. (15) Medical researchers want to learn more about the shark's body defense system against disease. They know that sharks recover quickly from injuries. Sharks appear never to suffer infections, cancer or heart diseases.Key: 14.B 15.B 16.DQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage.Not every service or product meets your satisfaction. When you are dissatisfied, you should voice your dissatisfaction. (17) One reason for doing so is to help the vendor know there is a problem. The problem may have been created at a lowerlevel in the vendor's company, and the vendor himself may know nothing about it &t all. Y ou help him when you bring weaknesses or failures to his attention.A second reason for writing a letter of complaint to a vendor is to seek compensation. Y ou may not wish to pursue the matter so far as to take legal action, but you may wish to give the vendor the opportunity of making good. ( 18) Most vendors value your business and their reputation sufficiently to replace defective goods on their own initiative or refund money when necessary. This is the preferred way of making a vendor answer your complaint. No vendor likes to do so, but (19) your carefully worded letter of complaint may motivate him to do so.When you write a letter of complaint, you'd better keep these tips in mind: ( 20 ) First, be polite though firm. Y ou will not win a vendor's cooperation by anger. Secondly, be reasonable. Show logically and factually that the fault lies with the vendor. Thirdly, be specific about what is wrong and what you want done about it. Lastly, tell how you have been hurt or inconvenienced by the problem. This strengthens your argument for compensation.Key: 17.A 18. C 19.D 20.DSECTION C NEWS BROADCASTNews Item IBritain has announced that it decided to cancel about 200 million pounds of world debts owed to it by poor common-wealth countries. The international development secretary says (21) the relief has been offered to countries committed to eliminating poverty, and pursuing good sovemment. These would include tak ing actions against corruption. At the same time, common market finance ministers are meeting in Malaysia. Britain is expected to put forth a fresh initiative on reducing the debts of the poorest countries. (22) The Charles Levine strategist has indicated that they plan to revive the scheme put forward last year by the International Monetary Fund, which has not yet provided any relief.Key: 21.D 22.BNews Item 2(23) An underground train derailed at the station in central Paris yesterday, injuring 23 people and just missing another underground train standing on the opposite track. French emergency services said the train was traveling at 35 kilometers per hour when it derailed as it entered the station. No one has been killed and no one was trapped in train during the accident. Ambulances rushed to the scene and doctors began treating casualties in the station. In a nearby cafe, some people have broken limbs and others have suffered bruising. (24) None was in a critical condition. Last night, it was not known why the train came off the tracks.Key: 23.C 24.ANews Item 3(25) Argentina civil servants held a 24-hour strike yesterday to protest pay cuts of 12-15% for anyone earning more than 1 000 V. S. dollars a month. Public service unions and the local teamsters planned to hold the protest rally in front ofthe government house. (26) The work stoppage comes after last Friday's general strike when many of Argentina's 12 millions workers stayed home after the nation's powerful General Workers Confederation, the nation's largest union group, called a one-day strike to protest spending cuts and free market reforms.Key: 25.C 26.ANews Item 4(27) Germany was due to strike a deal yesterday to close down its 19 nuclear power plants, making it the first major industrial nation to commit to withdrawing from nuclear energy. The talks between chancellor of the Kern government and the chiefs of the German energy industry began at 8: 30 p.m. (28) Closure of Germany's 19 reactors, which provided around a third of the country's electricity needs, was the key pledge of the Greenes, the junior partner in this coalition government.Key: 27.D 28.CNews Item 5(29) The UN children's program UNICEF says it plans to help millions of African children return to school or start classes for the first time next year. The agency's executive director says more than twenty-four million children in Africa are not in school because of discrimination, school fees or other factors. Meanwhile the chief UN office for refugees (30)is asking for additional fifty-six million dollars for food and housing for people fleeing ethnic violence in Sudan's western Darfur region. A spokesman says Secretary General Kofi Annan is planning to visit the region soon.Key: 29.C 30.D下面红色字体部分是赠送的散文欣赏摘自网络，不需要的朋友下载后可以编辑删除谢谢可依靠的唯有自己犹太家庭的孩子都要回答这样一个问题：“假如有一天房子被烧着了，你将带着什么东西逃跑？”如果孩子回答是钱财，母亲会进一步问：“有一种没有形状、没有颜色、没有气味的宝贝，你知道是什么吗？”如果孩子回答不出来，母亲会告诉他：“孩子，你要带走的不是钱财，而是智慧。
2002年06月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷(含答案)
2002年6月四级试题Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:In the 1960s, medical researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed a checklist of stressful events. They appreciated the tricky point that any major change can be stressful. Negative events like “serious illness of a family member” were high on the list, but so were some positive life-changing events, like marriage. When you take the Holmes-Rahe test you must remember that the score does not reflect how you deal with stress — it only shows how much you have to deal with. And we now know that the way you handle these events dramatically affects your chances of staying healthy.By the early 1970s, hundreds of similar studies had followed Holmes and Rahe. And millions of Americans who work and live under stress worried over the reports. Somehow, the research got boiled down to a memorable message. Women’s magazines ran headlines like “Stress causes illness!” If you want to stay physically and mentally healthy, the articles said, avoid stressful events.But such simplistic advice is impossible to follow. Even if stressful events are dangerous, many —like the death of a loved one —are impossible to avoid. Moreover, any warning to avoid all stressful events is a prescription (处方) for staying away from opportunities as well as trouble. Since any change can be stressful, a person who wanted to be completely free of stress would never marry, have a child, take a new job or move.The notion that all stress makes you sick also ignores a lot of what we know about people. It assumes we’re all vulnerable (脆弱的) and passive in the face of adversity (逆境). But what about human initiative and creativity? Many come through periods of stress with more physical and mental vigor than they had before. We also know that a long time without change or challenge can lead to boredom, and physical and metal strain.21. The result of Holmes-Rahe’s medical research tells us __________.A) the way you handle major events may cause stressB) what should be done to avoid stressC) what kind of event would cause stressD) how to cope with sudden changes in life22. The studies on stress in the early 1970’s led to _________.A) widespread concern over its harmful effectsB) great panic over the mental disorder it could causeC) an intensive research into stress-related illnessesD) popular avoidance of stressful jobs23. The score of the Holmes-Rahe test shows ________.A) how much pressure you are underB) how positive events can change your lifeC) how stressful a major event can beD) how you can deal with life-changing events24. Why is “such simplistic advice” (Line 1, Para. 3) impossible to follow?A) No one can stay on the same job for long.B) No prescription is effective in relieving stress.C) People have to get married someday.D) Y ou could be missing opportunities as well.25. According to the passage people who have experienced ups and downs may become________.A) nervous when faced with difficultiesB) physically and mentally strainedC) more capable of coping with adversityD) indifferent toward what happens to themPassage T woQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:Most episodes of absent-mindedness — forgetting where you left something or wondering why you just entered a room —are caused by a simple lack of attention, says Schacter. “Y ou’re supposed to remember something, but you haven’t encoded it deeply.”Encoding, Schacter explains, is a special way of paying attention to an event that has a major impact on recalling it later. Failure to encode properly can create annoying situations. If you put your mobile phone in a pocket, for example, and don’t pay att ention to what you did because you’re involved in a conversation, you’ll probably forget that the phone is in the jacket now hanging in you wardrobe (衣柜). “Y our memory itself isn’t failing you,” says Schacter. “Rather, you didn’t give your memory system th e information it needed.”Lack of interest can also lead to absent-mindedness. “A man who c an recite sports statistics from 30 years ago,” says Zelinski, “may not remember to drop a letter in the mailbox.” Women have slightly better memories than men, possibly because they pay more attention to their environment, and memory relies on just that.Visual cues can help prevent absent-mindedness, says Schacter. “But be sure the cue is clear and available,” he cautions. If you want to remember to take a medication (药物) with lunch, put the pill bottle on the kitchen table —don’t leave it in the medicine chest and write yourself a note that you keep in a pocket.Another common episode of absent-mindedness: walking into a room and wondering why you’re there. Most l ikely, you were thinking about something else. “Everyone does this from time to time,” says Zelinski. The best thing to do is to return to where you were before entering the room, and you’ll likely remember.26. Why does the author think that encoding properly is very important?A) It helps us understand our memory system better.B) It enables us to recall something form our memory.C) It expands our memory capacity considerably.D) it slows down the process of losing our memory.27. One possible reason why women have better memories than men is that ________.A) they have a wider range of interestsB) they are more reliant on the environmentC) they have an unusual power of focusing their attentionD) they are more interested in what’s happening around them28. A note in the pocket can hardly serve as a reminder because _________.A) it will easily get lostB) it’s not clear enough for you to readC) it’s out of your sightD) it might get mixed up with other things29. What do we learn from the last paragraph?A) If we focus our attention on one thing, we might forget another.B) Memory depends to a certain extent on the environment.C) Repetition helps improve our memory.D) If we keep forgetting things, we’d better return to where we we re.30. What is the passage mainly about?A) The process of gradual memory loss.B) The causes of absent-mindedness.C) The impact of the environment on memory.D) A way if encoding and recalling.Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:It is hard to track the blue whale, the ocean’s largest creature, which has almost been killed off by commercial whaling and is now listed as an endangered species. Attaching radio devices to it is difficult, and visual sightings are too unreliable to give real insight into its behavior.So biologists were delighted early this year when, with the help of the Navy, they were able to track a particular blue whale for 43 days, monitoring its sounds. This was possible because of the Navy’s f ormerly top-secret system of underwater listening devices spanning the oceans.Tracking whales is but one example of an exciting new world just opening to civilian scientists after the cold war as the Navy starts to share and partly uncover its global network of underwater listening system built over the decades to track the ships of potential enemies.Earth scientists announced at a news conference recently that they had used the system for closely monitoring a deep-sea volcanic eruption (爆发) for the first time and that they plan similar studies.Other scientists have proposed to use the network for tracking ocean currents and measuring changes in ocean and global temperatures.The speed of sound in water is roughly one mile a second —slower than through land but faster than through air. What is most important, different layers of ocean water can act as channels for sounds, focusing them in the same way a stethoscope (听诊器) does when it carries faint noise s from a patient’s chest to a doctor’s ear. This focusing is the main reason that even relatively weak sounds in the ocean, especially low-frequency ones, can often travel thousands of miles.31. The passage is chiefly about ________.A) an effort to protect an endangered marine speciesB) the civilian use of a military detection systemC) the exposure of a U.S. Navy top-secret weaponD) a new way to look into the behavior of blue whales32. The underwater listening system was originally designed ________.A) to trace and locate enemy vesselsB) to monitor deep-sea volcanic eruptionsC) to study the movement of ocean currentsD) to replace the global radio communications network33. The deep-sea listening system makes use of ________.A) the sophisticated technology of focusing sounds under waterB) the capability of sound to travel at high speedC) the unique property of layers of ocean water in transmitting soundD) low-frequency sounds traveling across different layers of water34. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.A) new radio devices should be developed for tracking the endangered blue whalesB) blue whales are no longer endangered with the use of the new listening systemC) opinions differ as to whether civilian scientists should be allowed to use militarytechnologyD) military technology has great potential in civilian use35. Which of the following is true about the U.S. Navy underwater listening network?A) It is now partly accessible to civilian scientists.B) It has been replaced by a more advanced system.C) It became useless to the military after the cold war.D) It is indispensable in protecting endangered species.Passage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:The fitness movement that began in the late 1960s and early 1970s centered around aerobic exercise (有氧操). Millions of individuals became engaged in a variety of aerobic activities, and literally thousands of health spas developed around the country to capitalize (获利) on this emerging interest in fitness, particularly aerobic dancing for females. A number of fitness spas existed prior to this aerobic fitness movement, even a national chain with spas in most major cities. However, their focus was not on aerobics, but rather on weight-training programs designed to develop muscular mass, strength, and endurance in their primarily male enthusiasts. These fitness spas did not seem to benefit financially form the aerobic fitness movement to better health, since medical opinion suggested that weight-training programs offered few, if any, health benefits. In recent years, however, weight training has again become increasingly popular for males and for females. Many current programs focus not only on developing muscular strength and endurance but on aerobic fitness as well.Historically, most physical-fitness tests have usually included measures of muscular strength and endurance, not for health-related reasons, but primarily because such fitness components have been related to performance in athletics. However, in recent years, evidence has shown that training programs designed primarily to improve muscular strength and endurance might also offer some health benefits as well. The American College of Sports Medicine now recommends that weight training be part of a total fitness program for healthy Americans. Increased participation in such training is one of the specific physical activity and fitness objectives of Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives.36. The word “spas” (Line 3, Para. 1) most probably refers to _________.A) sports activitiesB) places for physical exerciseC) recreation centersD) athletic training programs37. Early fitness spas were intended mainly for __________.A) the promotion of aerobic exerciseB) endurance and muscular developmentC) the improvement of women’s figuresD) better performance in aerobic dancing38. What was the attitude of doctors towards weight training in health improvement?A) Positive.B) Indifferent.C) Negative.D) Cautious.39. People were given physical fitness tests in order to find out ________.A) how ell they could do in athleticsB) what their health condition was likeC) what kind of fitness center was suitable for themD) whether they were fit for aerobic exercise40. Recent studies have suggested that weight training __________.A) has become an essential part of people’s lifeB) may well affect the health of the traineesC) will attract more people in the days to comeD) contributes to health improvement as wellPart III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes) Directions: There are 3.0. incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.41. Y ou would be ______ a risk to let your child go to school by himself.A) omitting B) attaching C) affording D) running42. He is always here; it’s ______ you’ve never met him.A) unique B) strange C) rare D) peculiar43. There has been a great increase in retail sales, ______?A) does there B) isn’t there C) hasn’t there D) isn’t it44. We’d like to ______ a table for five for dinner this evening.A) preserve B) retain C) reserve D) sustain45 Although a teenager, Fred could resist ______ what to do and what not to do.A) being told B) telling C) to be told D) to tell46. The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have ______ supplies ofpetroleum.A) proficient B) efficient C) potential D) sufficient47. In fact, Peter would rather have left for San Francisco than ______ in New Y ork.A) to stay B) stayed C) staying D) having stayed48. He soon received promotion, for his superiors realized that he was a man of considerableA) ability B) future C) possibility D) opportunity49. Britain ahs the highest __ of road traffic in the world -- over 60 cars for every mile of road.A) popularity B) density C) intensity D) prosperity50. How is it ______ your roommate’s request and yours are identical?A) if B) so C) what D) that51. In my opinion, he’s ______ the most imaginative of all the contemporary poets.A) in all B) at best C) for all D) by far52. He didn’t have time to read the report word for word: he just ______ it.A) skimmed B) observed C) overlooked D) glanced53. The leader of the expedition ______ everyone to follow his example.A) promoted B) reinforced C) sparked D) inspired54. What a lovely party! It’s worth ______ all my life.A) remembering B) to rememberC) to be remembered D) being remembered55. Who would you rather ______ with you, George or me?A) going B) to go C) have gone D) went56. The ______ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching,particularly between researchers and teachers.A) intensive B) concise C) joint D) overall57. The owner and editor of the newspaper ______ the conference.A) were attending B) were to attend C) is to attend D) are to attend58. We left the meeting, there obviously ______ no point in staying.A) were B) being C) to be D) having59. Their products are frequently overpriced and ______ in quality.A) influential B) inferior C) superior D) subordinate60. The neighborhood boys like to play basketball on that ______ lot.A) valid B) vacant C) vain D) vague61. These people once had fame and fortune; now ______ is left to them is utter poverty.A) all that B) all what C) all which D) that all62. To our ______, Geoffrey’s illness proved not to be as serious as we had f eared.A) anxiety B) relief C) view D) judgment63. Many people like white color as it is a ______ of purity.A) symbol B) sign C) signal D) symptom64. The residents, ______ had been damaged by the fire, were given help by the Red Cross.A) all of their homes B) all their homesC) whose all homes D) all of whose homes65. This research has attracted wide ______ coverage and has featured on BBC television’sTomorrow’s World.A) message B) information C) media D) data66. I would never have ______ a court of law if I hadn’t been so desperate.A) sought for B) accounted for C) turned up D) resorted to67. Investigators agreed that passengers on the airliner ______ at the very moment of the crash.A) should have died B) must be dying C) must have died D) ought to die68. The energy ______ by the chain reaction is transformed into heat.A) transferred B) released C) delivered D) conveyed69. ______ their work will give us a much better feel for the wide differences between the twoschools of thought.A) To have reviewed B) Having reviewed C) Reviewing D) Being reviewed70. During the process, great care has to be taken to protect the ______ silk from damage.A) sensitive B) tender C) delicate D) sensiblePart IV Short Answer Questions (15 minutes)Directions: In this part there is a short passage -with five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words (not exceeding 10 words).As researchers learn more about how children's intelligence develops, they are increasingly surprised by the power of parents. The power of the school has been replaced by the home. To begin with, all the factors which are part of intelligence — the child's understanding of language, learning patterns, curiosity — are established well before the child enters school at the age of six. Study after study has shown that even after school begins, children's achievements have been far more influenced by parents than by teachers. This is particularly true about learning that is language- related. The school rather than the home is given credit for variations in achievement in subjects such as science.In view of their power, it's sad to see so many parents not making the most of their child's intelligence. Until recently parents had been warned by educators who asked them not to educate their children. Many teachers now realize that children cannot be educated only at school and parents are being asked to contribute both before and after the child enters school.Parents have been particularly afraid to teach reading at home. Of course, children shouldn't be pushed to read by their parents, but educators have discovered that reading is best taught individually — and the easiest place to do this is at home. Many four-and five-year-olds who have been shown a few letters and taught their sounds will compose single words of their own with them even before they have been taught to read.Questions: (注意：答题尽量简短，超过10个词要扣分。
2002年06月大学英语四级真题
2002年06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Average number of hours a student spends on the computer per week1．上图所示为1990年、1995年、2000年某校大学生使用计算机的情况，请描述其变化；2．请说明发生这些变化的原因(可从计算机的用途、价格或社会发展等方面加以说明)；3．你认为目前大学生在计算机使用中有什么困难或问题。
Student Use of Computers【正确答案】：参考范文Student Use of ComputersThe above chart shows that students have easier access to computers. In 1990, college students spent less than two hours in a week on computers. In 1995, the number doubled and came to nearly four, and then increased dramatically to almost 20 hours in 2000.Several reasons account for the change. We are in the information age today. Computers are useful in editing and data processing; they make it easier for people to communicate with each other and they provide all sortsof information. If a student wants to get a promising job after graduation, he must be good at computers. This stimulates the students' interest in computers and encourages them to have a good command of them. The price is also an important factor. It costs much less to own a computer now. More and more students can afford them.But some problems also arise. Some students spend much time playing computer games and they pay no attention to their studies; some students would rather chat with others than explore information on the Internet. This will do harm to students.In a word, computers become very popular among students now, and how to make full use of them has caused much discussion among people.二、Listening Comprehension（Section A）（共10小题,共10.0分）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 2 with a single line through the centre.第1题A His father.B His mother.C His brother.D His sister.【正确答案】：D【本题分数】：1.0分【答案解析】[听力原文]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. W: Who did the man buy the books for?第2题A A job opportunity.B A position as general manager.。