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大学英语四级试题及答案
2003年6月大学英语四级试题及答案
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PartI ListeningComprehension（20minutes）
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SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Example:
Youwillhear:
Youwillread:
A）Attheoffice.
B）Inthewaitingroom.
C）Attheairport.
D）Inarestaurant.
Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A）"Attheoffice"isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]
1.A）Atatheatre.
B）Atabookingoffice.
C）Atarailwaystation.
D）Atarestaurant.
2.A）Themanisinvitingthewomantodinner.
B）Thewomanistoobusytojointhemanfordinner.
C）ThewomanisafriendoftheStevensons’.
D）ThemanisgoingtovisittheStevensons’.
3.A）Theprofessor’spresentationwasnotconvincingenough.
B）Theprofessor’slecturenotesweretoocomplicated.
C）Theprofessorspokewithastrongaccent.
D）Theprofessorspoketoofast.
4.A）Thefurnishedapartmentwasinexpensive.
B）Theapartmentwasprovidedwithsomeoldfurniture.
C）ThefurnitureinthemarketwasonsaleeverySunday.
D）Thefurnitureheboughtwasverycheap.
5.A）Themanisthinkingabouttakinganewjob.
B）Themanlikesajobthatenableshimtotravel.
C）Themanissurethathewillgainmorebytakingthejob.
D）Themandoesn’twanttostayhomeandtakecareoftheirchild.
6.A）TaketheGREtestagainin8weeks.
B）Calltocheckhisscores.
C）Bepatientandwait.
D）Inquirewhenthetestscoresarereleased.
7.A）Shereaditselectively.
B）Shewentoveritchapterbychapter.
C）Shereaditslowly.
D）Shefinisheditatastretch.
8.A）Hewaskeptinhospitalforalongtime.
B）Hewasslightlyinjuredinatrafficaccident.
C）Hewasseriouslywoundedinamineexplosion.
D）Hewasfinedforspeeding.
9.A）Waitforataxi.
B）Buysomefood.
C）Goonatrip.
D）Booktraintickets.
10.A）It’snotashardasexpected.
B）It’stootoughforsomestudents.
C）It’smuchmoredifficultthanpeoplethink.
D）It’sbelievedtobethehardestoptionalcourse.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicemarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A）Anxiousandworried.
B）Nervousandconfused.
C）Proudandexcited.
D）Inspiredandconfident.
12.A）Hisfatherscoldedhimseverely.
B）Hisfathermadehimdothecuttingagain.
C）Hisfathertookbackthesixdollars.
D）Hisfathercuttheleaveshimself.
13.A）Onecanbenefitalotfromworkingwithhisfather.
B）Manuallaborsshouldn’tbelookeddownupon.
C）Oneshouldalwaysdohisjobearnestly.
D）Teenagerstendtobecareless.
PassageTwo
Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.A）Heranavillageshop.
B）Heworkedonafarm.
C）Heworkedinanadvertisingagency.
D）Hewasagardener.
15.A）Itwasstressful.
B）Itwascolorful.
C）Itwaspeaceful.
D）Itwasboring.
16.A）Hisdesiretostarthisownbusiness.
B）Thecrisisinhisfamilylife.
C）Thedeclineinhishealth.
D）Hisdreamoflivinginthecountryside.
PassageThree
Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
17.A）Becausetherearenosignstodirectthem.
B）Becausenotourguidesareavailable.
C）Becauseallthebuildingsinthecitylookalike.
D）Becausetheuniversityiseverywhereinthecity.
18.A）Theysettheirownexams.
B）Theyselecttheirownstudents.
C）Theyawardtheirowndegrees.
D）Theyorganizetheirownlaboratorywork.
19.A）Mostofthemhavealonghistory.
B）Manyofthemarespecializedlibraries.
C）Theyhousemorebooksthananyotheruniversitylibrary.
D）TheyeachhaveacopyofeverybookpublishedinBritain.
20.A）Veryfewofthemareengagedinresearch.
B）Theywerenotawardeddegreesuntil1948.
C）Theyhaveoutnumberedmalestudents.
D）Theywerenottreatedequallyuntil1881.
PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Onaverage,Americankidsages3to12spent29hoursaweekinschool,eighthoursmorethattheydidin1981.Theyalsodidmorehouseholdworkandparticipatedinmoreofsuchorganizedactivitiesassoccerandballet（芭蕾舞）.Involvementinsports,inparticular,rosealmost50%from1981to1997:
boysnowspendanaverageoffourhoursaweekplayingsports;girlsloghallthattime.Allinall,however,children'sleisuretimedroppedfrom40%ofthedayin1981to25%
"Childrenareaffectedbythesametimecrunch（危机）thataffectstheirparents,"saysSandraHofferth,whoheadedtherecentstudyofchildren'stimetable.Achiefreason,shesays,isthatmoremothersareworkingoutsidethehome.（Nevertheless,childreninbothdouble-incomeand"malebreadwinner"householdsspentcomparableamountsoftimeinteractingwiththeirparents.19hoursand22hoursrespectively.Incontrast,childrenspentonly9hourswiththeirsinglemothers.）
Allworkandnoplaycouldmakeforsomeverymessed-upkids."Playisthemostpowerfulwayachildexplorestheworldandlearnsabouthimself,"saysT.BerryBrazelton,professoratHarvardMedicalSchoolUnstructuredplayencouragesindependentthinkingandallowstheyoungtonegotiatetheirrelationshipswiththeirpeers,butkidsages3to12spentonly12hoursaweekengagedinit.
Thechildrensampledspentaquarteroftheirrapidlydecreasing"freetime"watchingtelevision.Butthat,believeitornot,wasoneofthefindingsparentsmightregardasgoodnews.Ifthey'respendinglesstimeinfrontoftheTVset,however,kidsaren'treplacingitwithreading.Despiteeffortstogetkidsmoreinterestedinbooks,thechildrenspentjustoveranhouraweekreading.Let'sfaceit,who'sgotthetime?
21.Bymentioning"thesametimecrunch"（Line1,Para.2）SandraHofferthmeans____.
A）childrenhavelittletimetoplaywiththeirparents
B）childrenarenottakengoodcareofbytheirworkingparents
C）bothparentsandchildrensufferfromlackofleisuretime
D）bothparentsandchildrenhavetroublemanagingtheirtime
22.Accordingtotheauthor,thereasongivenbySandraHofferthforthetimecrunchis____.
A）quiteconvincing
B）partiallytrue
C）totallygroundless
D）ratherconfusing
23.Accordingtotheauthorachilddevelopsbetterif____.
A）hehasplentyoftimereadingandstudying
B）heislefttoplaywithhispeersinhisownway
C）hehasmoretimeparticipatinginschoolactivities
D）heisfreetointeractwithhisworkingparents
24.TheauthorisconcernedaboutthefactthatAmericankids____.
A）areengagedinmoreandmorestructuredactivities
B）areincreasinglyneglectedbytheirworkingmothers
C）arespendingmoreandmoretimewatchingTV
D）areinvolvedlessandlessinhouseholdwork
25.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat____.
A）extracurricularactivitiespromotechildren'sintelligence
B）mostchildrenwillturntoreadingwithTVsetsswitchedoff
C）effortstogetkidsinterestedinreadinghavebeenfruitful
D）mostparentsbelievereadingtobebeneficialtochildren
PassageTwo
Questions26to:
30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
HenryFord,thefamousU.S.inventorandcarmanufacturer,oncesaid,"ThebusinessofAmericaisbusiness."BythishemeantthattheU.S.wayoflifeisbasedonthevaluesofthebusinessworld.
FewwouldarguewithFord'sstatement.AbriefglimpseatadailynewspapervividlyshowshowmuchpeopleintheUnitedStatesthinkaboutbusiness.Forexample,nearlyeverynewspaperhasabusinesssection,inwhichthedealsandprojects,financesandmanagement,stockpricesandlaborproblemsofcorporationsarereporteddaily.Inaddition,businessnewscanappearineveryothersection.Mostnationalnewshasanimportantfinancialaspecttoit.Welfare,foreignaid,thefederalbudget,andthepoliciesoftheFederalReserveBankareallheavilyaffectedbybusiness.Moreover,businessnewsappearsinsomeoftheunlikeliestplaces.Theworldofartsandentertainmentisoftenreferredtoas"theentertainmentindustry"or"showbusiness."
ThepositivesideofHenryFord'sstatementcanbeseenintheprosperitythatbusinesshasbroughttoU.S.life.OneofthemostimportantreasonssomanypeoplefromallovertheworldcometoliveintheUnitedStatesisthedrea
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