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四级试题

2002年6月四级试题

PartⅠListeningComprehension（20minutes）

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbepause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithalinethroughthecentre.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A）Attheoffice.C）Attheairport.

B）Inthewaitingroom.D）Inarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A）"Attheoffice"isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

1.A）Hisfather.

B）Hismother.

C）Hisbrother.

D）Hissister.

2.A）Ajobopportunity.

B）Apositionasgeneralmanager.

C）Abigtravelagency.

D）Aninexperiencedsalesman.

3.A）Havingabreak.

B）Continuingthemeeting.

C）Movingontothenextitem.

D）Waitingalittlelonger.

4.A）Theweatherforecastsaysitwillbefine.

B）Theweatherdoesn’tcountintheirplan.

C）Theywillnotdoasplannedincaseofrain.

D）Theywillpostponetheirprogramifitrains.

5.A）Hewishestohavemorecourseslikeit.

B）Hefindsithardtofollowtheteacher.

C）Hewishestheteacherwouldtalkmore.

D）Hedoesn’tliketheteacher’saccent.

6.A）Goonwiththegame.

B）Drawpicturesonthecomputer.

C）Reviewhislessons.

D）Haveagoodrest.

7.A）ShedoesnotagreewithJack.

B）Jack’sperformanceisdisappointing.

C）Mostpeoplewillfindbasketballboring.

D）ShesharesJack’sopinion.

8.A）Themanwenttoawrongcheck-incounter.

B）Themanhasjustmissedhisflight.

C）Theplanewillleaveat9:

14.

D）Theplane’sdeparturetimeremainsunknown.

9.A）Atanewsstand.

B）Atacardealer’s

C）Atapublishinghouse.

D）Atanewspaperoffice.

10.A）Hewantstogetanewposition.

B）Heisaskingthewomanforhelp.

C）Hehasleftthewomanagoodimpression.

D）Heenjoysletterwriting.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passageone

Question11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Theyareinterestedinotherkindsofreading.

B）Theyareactiveinvoluntaryservices.

C）Theytendtobelowineducationandinincome.

D）Theyliveinisolatedareas.

12.A）Thereasonswhypeopledon’treadnewspapersaremorecomplicatedthanassumed.

B）Therearemoreuneducatedpeopleamongthewealthythanoriginallyexpected.

C）Thenumberofnewspaperreadersissteadilyincreasing.

D）Therearemorenonreadersamongyoungpeoplenowadays.

13.A）Loweringthepricesoftheirnewspapers.

B）Shorteningtheirnewsstories.

C）Addingvarietytotheirnewspapercontent.

D）Includingmoreadvertisementsintheirnewspapers.

PassageTwo

Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）Abasket.

B）Acup

C）Anegg.

D）Anoven.

15.A）toletinthesunshine.

B）Toserveasitsdoor.

C）Tokeepthenestcool.

D）Forthebirdtolayeggs.

16.A）Branches.

B）Grasses.

C）Mud.

D）Straw.

17.A）Somearebuiltunderground.

B）Somecanbeeaten.

C）Mostaresewedwithgrasses.

D）Mostaredriedbythesun.

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A）ToexaminethechemicalelementsintheIceAge.

B）Tolookintothepatternofsolarwindactivity.

C）Toanalyzethecompositionofdifferenttrees.

D）Tofindouttheoriginofcarbon-14onEarth.

19.A）Thelifecycleoftrees.

B）Thenumberoftrees.

C）Theintensityofsolarburning.

D）Thequalityofair.

20.A）Itaffectsthegrowthoftrees.

B）IthasbeenincreasingsincetheIceAge.

C）Itisdeterminedbythechemicalsintheair.

D）Itfollowsacertaincycle.

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Direction:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Inthe1960s,medicalresearchersThomasHolmesandRichardRahedevelopedachecklistofstressfulevents.Theyappreciatedthetrickypointthatanymajorchangecanbestressful.Negativeeventslike“seriousillnessofafamilymember”werehighonthelist,butsoweresomepositivelife-changingevents,likemarriage.WhenyoutaketheHolmes-Rahetestyoumustrememberthatthescoredoesnotreflecthowyoudealwithstress—itonlyshowshowmuchyouhavetodealwith.Andwenowknowthatthewayyouhandletheseeventsdramaticallyaffectsyourchancesofstayinghealthy.

Bytheearly1970s,hundredsofsimilarstudieshadfollowedHolmesandRahe.AndmillionsofAmericanswhoworkandliveunderstressworriedoverthereports.Somehow,theresearchgotboileddowntoamemorablemessage.Women’smagazinesranheadlineslike“Stresscausesillness!

”Ifyouwanttostayphysicallyandmentallyhealthy,thearticlessaid,avoidstressfulevents.

Butsuchsimplisticadviceisimpossibletofollow.Evenifstressfuleventsaredangerous,many—likethedeathofalovedone—areimpossibletoavoid.Moreover,anywarningtoavoidallstressfuleventsisaprescription（处方）forstayingawayfromopportunitiesaswellastrouble.Sinceanychangecanbestressful,apersonwhowantedtobecompletelyfreeofstresswouldnevermarry,haveachild,takeanewjobormove.

Thenotionthatallstressmakesyousickalsoignoresalotofwhatweknowaboutpeople.Itassumeswe’reallvulnerable（脆弱的）andpassiveinthefaceofadversity（逆境）.Butwhatabouthumaninitiativeandcreativity?

Manycomethroughperiodsofstresswithmorephysicalandmentalvigorthantheyhadbefore.Wealsoknowthatalongtimewithoutchangeorchallengecanleadtoboredom,andphysicalandmetalstrain.

21.TheresultofHolmes-Rahe’smedicalresearchtellsus__________.

A）thewayyouhandlemajoreventsmaycausestress

B）whatshouldbedonetoavoidstress

C）whatkindofeventwouldcausestress

D）howtocopewithsuddenchangesinlife

22.Thestudiesonstressintheearly1970’sledto_________.

A）widespreadconcernoveritsharmfuleffects

B）greatpanicoverthementaldisorderitcouldcause

C）anintensiveresearchintostress-relatedillnesses

D）popularavoidanceofstressfuljobs

23.ThescoreoftheHolmes-Rahetestshows________.

A）howmuchpressureyouareunder

B）howpositiveeventscanchangeyourlife

C）howstressfulamajoreventcanbe

D）howyoucandealwithlife-changingevents

24.Whyis“suchsimplisticadvice”（Line1,Para.3）impossibletofollow?

A）Noonecanstayonthesamejobforlong.

B）Noprescriptioniseffectiveinrelievingstress.

C）Peoplehavetogetmarriedsomeday.

D）Youcouldbemissingopportunitiesaswell.

25.Accordingtothepassagepeoplewhohaveexperiencedupsanddownsmaybecome________.

A）nervouswhenfacedwithdifficulties

B）physicallyandmentallystrained

C）morecapableofcopingwithadversity

D）indifferenttowardwhathappenstothem

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Mostepisodesofabsent-mindedness—forgettingwhereyouleftsomethingorwonderingwhyyoujustenteredaroom—arecausedbyasimplelackofattention,saysSchacter.“You’resupposedtoremembersomething,butyouhaven’tencodeditdeeply.”

Encoding,Schacterexplains,isaspecialwayofpayingattentiontoaneventthathasamajorimpactonrecallingitlater.Failuretoencodeproperlycancreateannoyingsituations.Ifyouputyourmobilephoneinapocket,forexample,anddon’tpayattentiontowhatyoudidbecauseyou’reinvolvedinaconversation,you’llprobablyforgetthatthephoneisinthejacketnowhanginginyouwardrobe（衣柜）.“Yourmemoryitselfisn’tfailingyou,”saysSchacter.“Rather,youdidn’tgiveyourmemorysystemtheinformationitneeded.”

Lackofinterestcanalsoleadtoabsent-mindedness.“Amanwhocanrecitesportsstatisticsfrom30yearsago,”saysZelinski,“maynotremembertodropaletterinthemailbox.”Womenhaveslightlybettermemoriesthanmen,possiblybecausetheypaymoreattentiontotheirenvironment,andmemoryreliesonjustthat.

Visualcuescanhelppreventabsent-mindedness,saysSchacter.“Butbesurethecueisclearandavailable,”hecautions.Ifyouwanttoremembertotakeamedication（药物）withlunch,putthepillbottleonthekitchentable—don’tleaveitinthemedicinechestandwriteyourselfanotethatyoukeepinapocket.

Anothercommonepisodeofabsent-mindedness:

walkingintoaroomandwonderingwhyyou’rethere.Mostlikely,youwerethinkingaboutsomethingelse.“Everyonedoesthisfromtimetotime,”saysZelinski.Thebestthingtodoistoreturntowhereyouwerebeforeenteringtheroom,andyou’lllikelyremember.

26.Whydoestheauthorthinkthatencoding