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年大学英语四级3

1994年1月大学英语四级（CET-4）真题试卷

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

1.A）Onceaweek.

B）Twiceaweek.

C）Threetimesaweek.

D）Fourtimesaweek.（C）

2.A）Helefthisnotesathome.

B）Hedoesn’tknowwherehisnotesare.

C）Hedoesn’twanttolendhisnotestothewoman.

D）Heagreestolendherhisnotes.（D）

3.A）Hewillgoinspiteofthecoldweather.

B）Hewon’tgosinceheisnotfeelingwell.

C）Hewillgowhenhefeelsbetter.

D）Hewon’tgoashehasn’tfinishedhiswork.（B）

4.A）Checkthetimetable.

B）Gototherailwaystationearlier.

C）Travelonalatertrain.

D）Cancelthetripearlier.（C）

5.A）InNewYork.

B）InBoston.

C）InNewport.

D）InWashington.（D）

6.A）Aclerkattheairportinformationdesk.

B）Aclerkattherailwaystationinformationdesk.

C）Apoliceman.

D）Ataxi-driver.（A）

7.A）Aguestandareceptionist.

B）Apassengerandanairhostess.

C）Acustomerandashopassistant.

D）Aguestandawaitress.（B）

8.A）He’sbetter.

B）He’sfeelingworse.

C）He’ssickinbed.

D）Hehasrecovered.（A）

9.A）Themandidn’twantthewomantohaveherhaircut.

B）Thewomanfollowedtheman’sadvice.

C）Thewomaniswearinglonghairnow.

D）Themandidn’tcareifthewomanhadherhaircutornot.（A）

10.A）HewillreturnfromParisintwoweeks.

B）HeisstudyingFrenchinParis.

C）HeishavingavacationinParis.

D）HeisplanningtogobacktoParisinayear.（B）

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Washingplates.

B）Clearingtables.

C）Shiningshoes.

D）Sweepingthefloor.（C）

12.A）Hemustworksixdaysaweek.

B）Heshouldneverbelateforwork.

C）Hemuststudyhardinhissparetime.

D）Heshouldnotbringhisfriendstotherestaurant.（B）

13.A）Topayhimforhiswork.

B）Tolethimhave3mealsadayintherestaurant.

C）Togivehisfriendsfreedrinks.

D）Toallowhimtohavemorefreetime.（A）

14.A）Becausetheboywasnotafull-timeworker.

B）Becausetheboyhadmadesomemistakes.

C）Becausehethoughttheboyhadfailedtomeethisrequirements.

D）Becausehethoughtitwashissonwhoshouldpayhim.（D）

PassageTwo

Questions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

15.A）Watchingtraditionalplays.

B）Visitingthemagnificentlibraries.

C）Boatingontheriver.

D）Cyclinginnarrowstreets.（C）

16.A）Therearemanyvisitorsthere.

B）Therearemanystudentsthere.

C）Therearemanyoldstreetsthere.

D）Therearemanybicyclesthere.（D）

17.A）Hethinksthecityistoocrowded.

B）Helikestheplaceverymuch.

C）Hethinksthestreetsaretoonarrow.

D）Headmiresthecomfortablelifeofthestudentsthere.（B）

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A）Hewasgoodatwritingaboutinterestingpeople.

B）Itwasmucheasiertowritestoriesaboutpeople.

C）Hebelievedthatpeoplearealwayseasiertolearnaboutotherpeople.

D）Hethoughtpeopleplayedanimportantroleinworldevents.（C）

19.A）Action.

B）WorldNews.

C）Enterprise.

D）Facesandplaces.（A）

20.A）Heisasportsman.

B）Heisanactor.

C）Heisaphotographer.

D）Heisapublisher.（D）

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Supposewebuiltarobot（机器人）toexploretheplanetMars.Weprovidetherobotwithseeingdetectorstokeepitawayfromdanger.Itispoweredentirelybythesun.Shouldweprogramtherobottobeequallyactiveatalltimes?

No.Therobotwouldbeusingupenergyatatimewhenitwasnotreceivingany.Sowewouldprobablyprogramittoceaseitsactivityatnightandtowakeupatdawnthenextmorning.

Accordingtotheevolutionary（进化的）theoryofsleep,evolutionequippeduswitharegularpatternofsleepingandwakingforthesamereason.Thetheorydoesnotdeny（否认）thatsleepprovidessomeimportantrestorativefunctions.Itmerelysaysthatevolutionhasprogrammedustoperformthosefunctionsatatimewhenactivitywouldbeinefficientandpossiblydangerous.However,sleepprotectsusonlyfromthesortoftroublewemightwalkinto;itdoesnotprotectusfromtroublethatcomeslookingforus.Sowesleepwellwhenweareinfamiliar,safeplace,butwesleeplightly,ifatall,whenwefearthatbearswillnoseintothetent.

Theevolutionarytheoryaccountswellfordifferencesinsleepamongcreatures.Whydocats,forinstance,sleepsomuch,whilehorsessleepsolittle?

Surelycatsdonotneedfivetimesasmuchrepairandrestorationashorsesdo.Butcatscanaffordtohavelongperiodsofinactivitybecausetheyspendlittletimeeatingandareunlikelytobeattackedwhiletheysleep.Horsesmustspendalmostalltheirwakinghourseating,becausewhattheyeatisverylowinenergyvalue.Moreover,theycannotaffordtosleeptoolongortoodeeply,becausetheirsurvivaldependsontheirabilitytorunawayfromattackers.

21.Theauthorusestheexampleoftherobotinspaceexplorationtotellus________.

A）thedifferencesbetweenrobotsandmen

B）thereasonwhymenneedtosleep

C）abouttheneedforrobotstosavepower

D）aboutthedangerofmenworkingatnight（B）

22.Evolutionhasprogrammedmantosleepatnightchieflytohelphim________.

A）maintainaregularpatternoflife

B）preventtroublethatcomeslookingforhim

C）avoiddangerandinefficientlabor

D）restorehisbodilyfunctions（C）

23.Accordingtotheauthor,wecannotsleepwellwhenwe________.

A）areworryingaboutoursafety

B）areoverworked

C）areinatent

D）areawayfromhome（A）

24.Catssleepmuchmorethanhorsesdopartlybecausecats________.

A）needmoretimeforrestoration

B）areunlikelytobeattackers

C）aremoreactivethanhorseswhentheyareawake

D）spendlesstimeeatingtogetenoughenergy（D）

25.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthepassage?

________.

A）Evolutionhasequippedallcreatureswitharegularpatternofsleepingandwaking.

B）Thestudyofsleepisanimportantpartoftheevolutionarytheory.

C）Sleepingpatternsmustbetakenintoconsiderationinthedesigningofrobots.

D）Thesleepingpatternofalivingcreatureisdeterminedbythefooditeats.（A）

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

“Congratulations,Mr.Jones,it’sagirl.”

Fatherhoodisgoingtohaveadifferentmeaningandbringforthadifferentresponsefromeverymanwhohearsthesewords.Somefeelpridewhentheyreceivethenews,whileothersworry,wonderingwhethertheywillbegoodfather.Althoughtherearesomemenwholikechildrenandmayhavehadconsiderableexperiencewiththem,othersdonotparticularlycareforchildrenandspendlittletimewiththem.Manyfathersandmothershavebeenplanningandlookingforwardtochildrenforsometime.Forothercouples,pregnancy（怀孕）wasanaccidentthatbothhusbandandwifehaveacceptedwillinglyorunwillingly.

Whateverthereactiontothebirthofachild,itisobviousthattheshiftfromtheroleofhusbandtothatoffatherisadifficulttask.Yet,unfortunately,fewattemptshavebeenmadetoeducatefathersinthisresocializationprocess.AlthoughnumerousbookshavebeenwrittenaboutAmericanmothers,onlyrecentlyhasliteraturefocusedontheroleofafather.

Itisarguedbysomewritersthatthetransitiontothefather’srole,althoughdifficult,isnotnearlyasgreatasthetransitionthewifemustmaketothemother’srole.Themother’sroleseemstorequireacompletetransformationindailyroutine（生活规律）andhighlyinnovative（创新的）adaptation,ontheotherhand,thefather’sroleislessdemandingandimmediate.However,eventhoughwementionedthefactthatgrowingnumbersofwomenareworkingoutsidethehome,thefatherisstillthoughtbymanyasthebreadwinnerinthehousehold.

26.Accordingtotheauthor,beingafather________.

A）bringsafeelingofexcitementtosomemen

B）hasadifferentmeaningforthosewhohavedaughters

C）makessomemenfeelproudandothersuneasy

D）meansnothingbutmoreresponsibilities（C）

27.Itisstatedinthepassagethat________.

A）someparentsarenotpreparedtohaveachild

B）youngcouplesdonotlikechildrenatall

C）workingcouplesdonothavemuchtimetotakecareoftheirchildren

D）manyparentslookforwardtohavingaboyastheirfirstchild（A）

28.Inthesecondparagraph,theauthor________.

A）criticizesfathersfornottakingenoughresponsibilitiesinbringinguptheirchildren

B）excusestheAmericanwritersforignoringthedifficultiesofbeingafather

C）supportstheideathatthechiefroleofafatheristoearnmoneyforthefamily

D）complainsaboutthelackofsocialprogramstohelphusbandsadjustthemselvestobeingafather（A）

29.Thetransitiontothemother’srolerequiresthatthewife________.

A）changeherlifestyleinahighlyinnovativeway

B）makeacompletechangeinhereverydaylifetodealwiththenewsituation

C）stayathometotakecareofthebaby

D）helpherhusbandinhisresocializationprocess（B）

30.Somewritersarguethatwithrespecttothechangeofroles,fathers,comparedwithmothers,________.

A）havetoshouldermoreburdens

B）havetomakemoredifficultadaptations

C）haveaneasierjobtodo

D）canusuallydoabetterjob（C）

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Readingisthoughttobeakindofconversationbetweenthereaderandthetext.Thereaderputsquestions,asitwere,tothetextandgetsanswers.Inthelightoftheseheputsfurtherquestions,andsoon.

Formostofthetimethis“conversation”goesonbelowthelevelofconsciousness.Attimes,however,webecomeawareofit.Thisisusuallywhenwearerunningintodifficulties