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1、四级Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pa

2、use. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Example: You will hear: You will read:A) At the office.B) In the waiting room.C) At the a

3、irport.D) In a restaurant.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work. They have to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) “At the office” is the best answer. You should choose answer A on the Answer Sheet and mark it w

4、ith a single line through the centre.1. A) The man hates to lend his tools to other people.B) The man hasnt finished working on the bookshelf.C) The tools have already been returned to the woman.D) The tools the man borrowed from the woman are missing.2. A) Give the ring to a policeman.B) Wait for t

5、he owner of the ring in the rest room. C) Hand in the ring to the security office.D) Take the ring to the administration building.3. A) Save time by using a computer.B) Buy her own computer. C) Borrow Marthas computer.D) Stay home and complete her paper 4. A) The man doesnt have money for his daught

6、ers graduate studies.B) The man doesnt think his daughter will get a business degree.C) The man insists that his daughter should pursue her studies in science.D) The man advises his daughter to think carefully before making her decision.5. A) The cinema is some distance away from where they are.B) H

7、e would like to read the film review in the newspaper.C) They should wait to see the movie at a later time.D) Hell find his way to the cinema.6. A) Hes been to Seattle many times.B) He has chaired a lot of conferences.C) He has a high position in his company.D) He lived in Seattle for many years. 7.

8、 A) Teacher and student.B) Doctor and patient. .C) Manager and office worker.D) Travel agent and customer 8. A) She knows the guy who will give the lecture.B) She thinks the lecture might be informative. C) She wants to add something to her lecture.D) Shell finish her report this weekend.9. A) An ar

9、t museum. B) A beautiful park.C) A college campus. D) An architectural exhibition. 10. A) The houses for sale are of poor quality. B) The houses are too expensive for the couple to buy. C) The housing developers provide free trips for potential buyers. D) The man is unwilling to take a look at the h

10、ouses for sale.Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B),

11、 C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. A) Synthetic fuel. B) Solar energy. C) Alcohol. D) Electricity. 12. A) Air traffic conditions. B) Traffic jams on

12、 highways. C) Road conditions. D) New traffic rules. 13. A) Go through a health check.B) Carry little luggage. C) Arrive early for boarding.D) Undergo security checks.Passage Two Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14. A) In a fast-food restaurant. B) At a shopping cente

13、r.C) At a county fair. D) In a bakery. 15. A) Avoid eating any food. B) Prepare the right type of pie to eat.C) Wash his hands thoroughly. D) Practice eating a pie quickly. 16. A) On the table. B) Behind his back. C) Under his bottom. D) On his lap.17. A) Looking sideways to see how fast your neighb

14、or eats.B) Eating from the outside toward the middle. C) Swallowing the pie with water. D) Holding the pie in the right position.Passage Three Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 18. A) Beauty.B) Loyalty. C) Luck. D) Durability.19. A) He wanted to follow the tradition of

15、 his country. B) He believed that it symbolized an everlasting marriage. C) It was thought a blood vessel in that finger led directly to the heart. D) It was supposed that the diamond on that finger would bring good luck. 20. A) The two people can learn about each others likes and dislikes. B) The t

16、wo people can have time to decide if they are a good match. C) The two people can have time to shop for their new home.D) The two people can earn enough money for their wedding.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some

17、questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). you should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage oneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:Is t

18、here enough oil beneath the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (保护区) (ANWR) to help secure Americas energy future ? President Bush certainly thinks so. He has argued that tapping ANWRs oil would help ease Californias electricity crisis and provide a major boost to the countrys energy independence. But

19、no one knows for sure how much crude oil lies buried beneath the frozen earth with the last government survey, conducted in 1998, projecting output anywhere from 3 billion to 16 billion barrels.The oil industry goes with the high end of the range, which could equal as much as 10% of U.S. consumption

20、 for as long as six years. By pumping more than 1 million barrels a day from the reserve for the next two three decades, lobbyists claim, the nation could cut back on imports equivalent to all shipments to the U.S. from Saudi Arabia. Sounds good. An oil boom would also mean a multibillion-dollar win

21、dfall（意外之财）in tax revenues, royalties(开采权使用费)and leasing fees for Alaska and the Federal Government. Best of all, advocates of drilling say, damage to the environment would be insignificant. “Weve never had a document case of oil rig chasing deer out onto the pack ice.” says Alaska State Representat

22、ive Scott Ogan.Not so far, say environmentalists. Sticking to the low end of government estimates, the National Resources Defense Council says there may be no more than 3.2 billion barrels of economically recoverable oil in the coastal plain of ANWR, a drop in the bucket that would do virtually noth

23、ing to ease Americas energy problems. And consumers would wait up to a decade to gain any benefits, because drilling could begin only after much bargaining over leases, environmental permits and regulatory review. As for ANWRs impact on the California power crisis, environmentalists point out that o

24、il is responsible for only 1% of the Golden States electricity output and just 3% of the nations.21. What does President Bush think of tapping oil in ANWR?A) It will exhaust the nations oil reserves.B) It will help secure the future of ANWR.C) It will help reduce the nations oil imports D) It will i

25、ncrease Americas energy consumption 22. We learn from the second paragraph that the American oil industry _.A) believes that drilling for oil in ANWR will produce high yields B) tends to exaggerate Americas reliance on foreign oilC) shows little interest in tapping oil in ANWR D) expects to stop oil

26、 imports from Saudi Arabia 23. Those against oil drilling in ANWR argue that _.A) it can cause serious damage to the environment B) it can do little to solve U.S. energy problems C) it will drain the oil reserves in the Alaskan region D) it will not have much commercial value 24. What do the environ

27、mentalists mean by saying “Not so fast” (Line 1, Para .3)? A) Oil exploitation takes a long timeB) The oil drilling should be delayedC) Dont be too optimisticD) Dont expect fast returns25. It can be learned from the passage that oil exploitation beneath ANWRs frozen earth _.A) remains a controversia

28、l issue B) is expected to get under way soon C) involves a lot of technological problems D) will enable the U.S. to be oil independentPassage twoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage: “Tear em apart!” “Kill the fool!” “Murder the referee ( 裁判)!” These are common remarks one may hear

29、at various sporting events. At the time they are made, they may seem innocent enough. But lets not kid ourselves. They have been known to influence behavior in such a way as to lead to real bloodshed. Volumes have been written about the way words affect us .It has been shown that words having certai

30、n connotations (含义) may cause us to react in ways quite foreign to what we consider to be our usual humanistic behavior . I see the term “opponent” as one of those words. Perhaps the time has come to delete it from sports terms.The dictionary meaning of the term “opponent” “is “adversary”: “enemy”;

31、“one who opposes your interests.” “Thus, when a player meets an opponent, he or she may tend to treat that opponent as an enemy. At such times, winning may dominate ones intellect, and every action, no matter how gross, may be considered justifiable. I recall an incident in a handball game when a re

32、feree refused a players request for a time out for a glove change because he did not considered then wet enough. The player proceeded to rub his gloves across his wet T-shirt and then exclaimed. “Are they wet enough now?”In the heat of battle, players have been observed to throw themselves across the court without considering th