1998年大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案.docx

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1998年大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案

1998年1月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案

1998年1月大学英语四级考试试题

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听力原文及参考答案

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A）Attheoffice.B）Inthewaitingroom.

C）Attheairport.D）Inarestaurant.

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

SampleAnswer［A］［B］［C］［D］

1.A）Themanwantstoattendtomorrow'sshow.

B）Therearen'tanyticketsleftfortonight'sshow.

C）Therearen'tanyticketsleftfortomorrow'sshow.

D）Themandoesn'twanttoattendtomorrow'sshow.

2.A）Detectivestories.B）Storiesaboutjailescapes.

C）Lovestories.D）Storiesaboutroyalfamilies.

3.A）Itwasalonglecture,buteasytounderstand.

B）Itwasnotaseasyasshehadthought.

C）Itwasasdifficultasshehadexpected.

D）Itwasinterestingandeasytofollow.

4.A）Toputhimthroughtothedirector.

B）Tohaveatalkwiththedirectorabouthiswork.

C）Toarrangeanappointmentforhimwiththedirector.

D）Togoandseeifthedirectorcanmeethimrightnow.

5.A）Margaretwantedtoreturnsomemagazinestothewoman

B）Margaretwantedtolendsomemagazinestothewoman.

C）Margaretwantedtoborrowsomemagazinesfromthewoman.

D）Margaretwantedtogetsomemagazinesbackfromthewoman.

6.A）Hedoesn'tcaremuchaboutit.

B）Heenjoysitverymuch.

C）Hedoesn'tmindeverthoughit'stedious.

D）Hehatesworkingovertime.

7.A）Thewomandoesn'tthinkitexcitingtotravelbyair.

B）They'llstayathomeduringtheholidays.

C）Tbeyareofferedsomeplaneticketsfortheirholidays.

D）They'llbeflyingsomewherefortheirvacation.

8.A）Somethingwentwrongwiththebus.

B）Shetooksomebodytohospital.

C）Somethingpreventedherfromcatchingthebus.

D）Shecameonfootinsteadoftakingabus.

9.A）Doherhomework.B）Cleanthebackyard.

C）Washclothes.D）Enjoythebeautifulday.

10.A）Themanislookingforaplacetolivein.

B）Themanhasahouseforrent.

C）Thewomanisasecretary.

D）Thetwospeakersareoldfriends.

SectionBCompoundDictation

注意：

听力理解的B节（SectionB）为复合式听写（CompoundDictation）,题目在试卷二上。

现在请取出试卷二。

PartⅡReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Inbringingupchildren,everyparentwatcheseagerlythechild'sacquisition（学会）ofeachnewskillthefirstspokenwords,thefirstindependentsteps,orthebeginningofreadingandwriting.Itisoftentemptingtohurrythechildbeyondhisnaturallearningrate,butthiscansetupdangerousfeelingsoffailureandstatesofworryinthechild.Thismighthappenatanystage.Ababymightbeforcedtouseatoilettooearly,ayoungchildmightbeencouragedtolearntoreadbeforeheknowsthemeaningofthewordshereads.Ontheotherhand,though,ifachildisleftalonetoomuch,orwithoutanylearningopportunities,heloseshisnaturalenthusiasmforlifeandhisdesiretofindoutnewthingsforhimself.

Parentsvarygreatlyintheirdegreeofstrictnesstowardstheirchildren.Some

maybeespeciallystrictinmoneymatters.Othersareseverovertimesofcominghomeatnightorpunctualityformeals.Ingeneral,thecontrolsimposedrepresenttheneedsoftheparentsandthevaluesofthecommunityasmuchasthechild'sownhappiness.

Asregardsthedevelopmentofmoralstandardsinthegrowingchild,consistency

isveryimportantinparentalteaching.Toforbidathingonedayandexcuseitthenextisnofoundationformorality（道德）.Also,parentsshouldrealizethat"exampleisbetterthanprecept".Iftheyarenotsincereanddonotpractisewhattheypreach（说教）,theirchildrenmaygrowconfused,andemotionallyinsecurewhentheygrowoldenoughtothinkforthemselves,andrealizetheyhavebeentosomeextentfooled.

Asuddenawarenessofamarkeddifterencebetweentheirparents'principlesand

theirmoralscanbeadangerousdisappointment.

11.Eagerlywatchingthechild'sacquisitionofnewskills______.

A）shouldbeavoided

B）isuniversalamongparents

C）setsupdangerousstatesofworryinthechild

D）Willmakehimloseinterestinlearningnewthings

12.Intheprocessofchildren'slearningnewskillsparents______.

A）shouldencouragethemtoreadbeforetheyknowthemeaningofthewordstheyread

B）shouldnotexpecttoomuchofthem

C）shouldachieveabalancebetweenpushingthemtoohardandleavingthemon

theirown

D）shouldcreateasmanylearningopportunitiesaspossible

13.Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsusthat______.

A）parentsshouldbestrictwiththeirchildren

B）parentalcontrolsreflectonlytheneedsoftheparentsandthevaluesofthe

community

C）parentalrestrictionsvary,andarenotalwaysenforcedforthebenefitofthe

childrenalone

D）parentsvaryintheirstrictnesstowardstheirchildrenaccordingtothe

situation

14.Theword"precept"（Line3,Para.3）probablymeans"______".

A）ideaB）punishmentC）behaviourD）instruction

15.Inmoralmatters,parentsshould_______.

A）observetherulesthemselves

B）beawareofthemarkeddifferencebetweenadultsandchildren

C）forbidthingswhichhavenofoundationinmorality

D）consistentlyensurethesecurityoftheirchildren

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

Agoodmodernnewspaperisanextraordinarypieceofreading.Itisremarkablefirstforwhatitcontains:

therangeofnewsfromlocalcrimetointernationalpolitics,fromsporttobusinesstofashiontoscience,andtherangeofcommentandspecialfeatures（特定）aswell,fromeditorialpagetofeaturearticlesandinterviewstocriticismofbooks,art,theatreandmusic.Anewspaperisevenmoreremarkableforthewayonereadsit:

nevercompletely,neverstraightthrough,butalwaysbyjumpingfromheretothere,inandontglancingatonepiece,readinganotherarticleallthewaythrough,readingjustafewparagraphsofthenext.Agoodmodernnewspaperoffersavarietytoattractmanydifferentreaders,butfarmorethananyonereaderisinteresiedin.Whatbringsthisvarietytogetherinoneplaceisitstopicality（时事性）,itsimmediaterelationtowhatishappeninginyourworldandyourlocalitynow.Butimmediacyandthespeedofproductionthatgoeswithitmeanalsothatmuchofwhatappearsinanewspaperhasnomorethantransient（短暂的）value.Forallthesereasons,notwopeoplereallyreadthesamepaper:

whateachpersondoesistoputtogetheroutofthepagesofthatday'spaper,hisownselectionandsequence,hisownnewspaper.Forallthesereasons,readingnewspapersefficiently,whichmeansgettingwhatyouwantfromthemwithoutmissingthingsyouneedbutwithoutwastingtime,demandsskillandselfawarenessasyoumodifyandapplythetechniquesofreading.

16.Amodernnewspaperisremarkableforallthefollowingexceptits______.

A）widecoverageB）uniformstyle

C）speedinreportingnewsD）popularity

17.Accordingtothepassage,thereasonwhynotwopeoplereallyreadthe"same"

newspaperisthat______.

A）peoplescanforthenewstheyareinterestedin

B）differentpeoplepreferdifferentnewspapers

C）peoplearerarelyinterestedinthesamekindofnews

D）peoplehavedifferentviewsaboutwhatagoodnewspaperis

18.Itcanbeconcludefromthepassagethatnewspaperreaders______.

A）applyreadingtechniquesskillfully

B）jumpfromonenewspapertoanother

C）appreciatethevarietyofanewspaper

D）usuallyreadanewspaperselectively

19.Agoodnewspaperoffers"avariety"toreadersbecause______.

A）ittriestoservedifferentreaders

B）ithastocoverthingsthathappeninacertainlocality

C）readersaredifficulttoplease

D）readersliketoreaddifferentnewspapers

20.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe"______".

A）ThelmportanceofNewspaperTopicality

B）TheCharacteristicsofaGoodNewspaper

C）TheVarietyofaGoodNewspaper

D）SomeSuggestionsonHowtoReadaNewspaper

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

Americansocietyisnotnap（午睡）friendly.Infact,saysDavidDinges,asleepspecialistattheUniversityofPennsylvaniaSchoolofMedicine."There'sevenaprohibitionagainstadmittingweneedsleep".Nobodywantstobecaughtnappingorfoundasleepatwork.Toquoteaproverb:

"Somesleepfivehours,naturerequiresseven,lazinessnineandwickednesseleven."

Wrong.Thewaynottofallasleepatworkistotakenapswhenyouneedthem."

Wehavetototallychangeourattitudetowardnapping",saysDr.WilliamDementofStanfordUnivereity,thegodfatherofsleepresearch.

LastyearanationalcommissionledbyDementidentifiedan"Americansleepdebt"whichonemembersaidwasasimportantasthenationaldebt,Thecommissionwasconcernedaboutthedangersofsleepiness:

peoplecausingindustrialaccidentsorfallingasleepwhiledriving.ThismaybewhywehaveanewsleeppolicyintheWhiteHouse.Accordingtorecentreports,presidentClintonistryingtotakeahalfhoursnooze（打瞌睡）everyafternoon.

About60percentofAmericanadultsnapwhengi