大学英语四级A卷试题及参考答案.docx

1、大学英语四级A卷试题及参考答案2004年6月大学英语四级A卷试题及参考答案Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once.

2、 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Example: You will hear.You will read:A) At the offi

3、ce.B) In the waiting room.C) At the airport.D) In a restaurant.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This conversation is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) At the office is the best answer. You should cho

4、ose A on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.Sample Answer A B C D1. A) The man saw Mark on the street two months ago. B) The woman had forgotten Marks phone number.C) The woman made a phone call to Mark yesterday.D) Mark and the woman had not been in touch for some ti

5、me. 2. 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. A) At 10:30. B) At 10:25. C) At 10:40. D) At 10:45.4. A) The man no longer

6、smokes. B) The man is under pressure from his wife.C) The man usually follows his wifes advice.D) The man refuses to listen to his doctors advice.5. A) Move to a big city. B) Become a teacher. C) Go back to school. D) Work in New York.6. A) Quit delivering flowers. B) Work at a restaurant. C) Bring

7、her flowers every day. D) Leave his job to work for her.7. A) She can find the right person to help the man.B) She can help the man out. C) Shes also in need of a textbook.D) She picked up the book from the bus floor.8. A) The man was confused about the date of the appointment.B) The man wants to ch

8、ange the date of the appointment.C) The man is glad hes got in touch with the doctor.D) The man cant come for the appointment at 4:15.9. 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 t

9、ime idly.10. 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.Section B Compound DictationThe Library of Congress is Americas national library. It has mil

10、lions of books and other objects. It has newspapers, (S1) publications as well as letters of (S2) interest. It also has maps, photographs, art (S3) , movies, sound recordings and musical (S4) . All together, it has more than 100 million objects.The Library of Congress is open to the public Monday th

11、rough Saturday, except for public holidays. Anyone may go there and read anything in the collection. But no one is (S5) to take books out of the building. The Library of Congress was (S6) in 1800. It started with eleven boxes of books in one room of the Capitol Building. By 1814, the collection had

12、increased to about 3,000 books. They were all (S7) that year when the Capitol was burned down during Americas war with Britain.To help re-build the library, Congress bought the books of President Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Jeffersons collection included 7,000 books in seven languages.(S8) . Today, three

13、buildings hold the librarys collection.(S9) . It buys some of its books and gets others as gifts. It also gets materials through its copyright office. (S10) . This means the Library of Congress receives almost everything that is published in the United States. Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minut

14、es)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four 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 throu

15、gh the centre.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.A is for always getting to work on time.B is for being extremely busy.C is for the conscientious ( 勤勤恳恳的 ) way you do your job.You may be all these things at the office, and more. But when it comes to getting ahead, exper

16、ts say, the ABCs of business should include a P, for politics, as in office politics.Dale Carnegie suggested as much more than 50 years ago: Hard work alone doesnt ensure career advancement. You have to be able to sell yourself and your ideas, both publicly and behind the scenes. Yet, despite the ob

17、vious rewards of engaging in office politicsa better job, a raise, praisemany people are still unableor unwillingto play the game.People assume that office politics involves some manipulative (工于心计的) behavior, says Deborah Comer, an assistant professor of management at Hofstra University. But politi

18、cs derives from the word polite. It can mean lobbying and forming associations. It can mean being kind and helpful, or even trying to please your superior, and then expecting something in return.In fact, today, experts define office politics as proper behavior used to pursue ones own self-interest i

19、n the workplace. In many cases, this involves some form of socializing within the office environmentnot just in large companies, but in small workplaces as well.The first thing people are usually judged on is their ability to perform well on a consistent basis, says Neil P. Lewis, a management psych

20、ologist. But if two or three candidates are up for a promotion, each of whom has reasonably similar ability, a manager is going to promote the person he or she likes best. Its simple human nature. Yet, psychologists say, many employees and employers have trouble with the concept of politics in the o

21、ffice. Some people, they say, have an idealistic vision of work and what it takes to succeed. Still others associate politics with flattery(奉承), fearful that, if they speak up for themselves, they may appear to be flattering their boss for favors.Experts suggest altering this negative picture by rec

22、ognizing the need for some self-promotion.11. Office politics (Line 2, Para. 4) is used in the passage to refer to .A) the code of behavior for company staffB) the political views and beliefs of office workersC) the interpersonal relationships within a companyD) the various qualities required for a

23、successful career 12. To get promoted, one must not only be competent but .A) give his boss a good impressionB) honest and loyal to his company C) get along well with his colleaguesD) avoid being too outstanding13. Why are many people unwilling to play the game (Line 4, Para. 5)?A) They believe that

24、 doing so is impractical.B) They feel that such behavior is unprincipled.C) They are not good at manipulating colleagues.D) They think the effort will get them nowhere. 14. The author considers office politics to be .A) unwelcome at the workplaceB) bad for interpersonal relationshipsC) indispensable

25、 to the development of company cultureD) an important factor for personal advancement15. It is the authors view that .A) speaking up for oneself is part of human nature B) self-promotion does not necessarily mean flatteryC) hard work contributes very little to ones promotionD) many employees fail to

26、 recognize the need of flatteryPassage TwoQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.As soon as it was revealed that a reporter for Progressive magazine had discovered how to make a hydrogen bomb, a group of firearm (火器) fans formed the National Hydrogen Bomb Association, and they are now

27、 lobbying against any legislation to stop Americans from owning one.The Constitution, said the associations spokesman, gives everyone the right to own arms. It doesnt spell out what kind of arms. But since anyone can now make a hydrogen bomb, the public should be able to buy it to protect themselves

28、.Dont you think its dangerous to have one in the house, particularly where there are children around?The National Hydrogen Bomb Association hopes to educate people in the safe handling of this type of weapon. We are instructing owners to keep the bomb in a locked cabinet and the fuse (导火索) separatel

29、y in a drawer.Some people consider the hydrogen bomb a very fatal weapon which could kill somebody.The spokesman said, Hydrogen bombs dont kill peoplepeople kill people. The bomb is for self-protection and it also has a deterrent effect. If somebody knows you have a nuclear weapon in your house, the

30、yre going to think twice about breaking in.But those who want to ban the bomb for American citizens claim that if you have one locked in the cabinet, with the fuse in a drawer, you would never be able to assemble it in time to stop an intruder (侵入者).Another argument against allowing people to own a

31、bomb is that at the moment it is very expensive to build one. So what your association is backing is a program which would allow the middle and upper classes to acquire a bomb while poor people will be left defenseless with just handguns.16. According to the passage, some people started a national a

32、ssociation so as to .A) block any legislation to ban the private possession of the bombB) coordinate the mass production of the destructive weaponC) instruct people how to keep the bomb safe at homeD) promote the large-scale sale of this newly invented weapon17. Some people oppose the ownership of H-bombs by individuals on the grounds that .A) the size of the bomb makes it difficult to keep in a drawer B) most