大学英语四级真题及参考答案.docx

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大学英语四级真题及参考答案

2004年6月四级试题

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

PassageOne

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Aisforalwaysgettingtoworkontime.

Bisforbeingextremelybusy.

Cisfortheconscientious（勤勤恳恳的）wayyoudoyourjob.

Youmaybeallthesethingsattheoffice,andmore.Butwhenitcomestogettingahead,expertssay,theABCsofbusinessshouldincludeaP,forpolitics,asinofficepolitics.

DaleCarnegiesuggestedasmuchmorethan50yearsagohardworkalonedoesn’tensurecareeradvancement.Youhavetobeabletosellyourselfandyourideas,bothpubliclyandbehindthescenes.Yet,despitetheobviousrewardsofengaginginofficepolitics—abetterjob,araise,praise—manypeoplearestillunable—orunwilling—toplaythegame.

Peopleassumethatofficepoliticsinvolvessomemanipulative（工于心计的）behavior,saysDeborahComer,anassistantprofessorofmanagementatHofstraUniversity.Butpoliticsderivesfromtheword“polite”.Itcanmeanlobbyingandformingassociations.Itcanmeanbeingkindandhelpful,oreventryingtopleaseyoursuperior,andthenexpectingsomethinginreturn.

Infact,today,expertsdefineofficepoliticsasproperbehaviorusedtopursueone’sownself-interestintheworkplace.Inmanycases,thisinvolvessomeformofsocializingwithintheofficeenvironment—notjustinlargecompanies,butinsmallworkplacesaswell.

Thefirstthingpeopleareusuallyjudgedonistheirabilitytoperformwellonaconsistentbasis,saysNeilP.Lewis,amanagementpsychologist.Butiftwoorthreecandidatesareupforapromotion,eachofwhomhasreasonablysimilarability,amanagerisgoingtopromotethepersonheorshelikesbest.It’ssimplehumannature.

Yet,psychologistssay,manyemployeesandemployershavetroublewiththeconceptofpoliticsintheoffice.Somepeople,theysay,haveanidealisticvisionofworkandwhatittakestosucceed.Stillothersassociatepoliticswithflattery（奉承）,fearfulthat,iftheyspeakupforthemselves,theymayappeartobeflatteringtheirbossforfavors.

Expertssuggestalteringthisnegativepicturebyrecognizingtheneedforsomeself-promotion.

11.Officepolitics（Line2,Para.4）isusedinthepassagetoreferto________.

A）thecodeofbehaviorforcompanystaff

B）thepoliticalviewsandbeliefsofofficeworkers

C）theinterpersonalrelationshipswithinacompany

D）thevariousqualitiesrequiredforasuccessfulcareer

12.Togetpromoted,onemustnotonlybecompetentbut______.

A）givehisbossagoodimpression

B）honestandloyaltohiscompany

C）getalongwellwithhiscolleagues

D）avoidbeingtoooutstanding

13.Whyaremanypeopleunwillingto“playthegame”（Line4,Para.5）?

A）Theybelievethatdoingsoisimpractical.

B）Theyfeelthatsuchbehaviorisunprincipled.

C）Theyarenotgoodatmanipulatingcolleagues.

D）Theythinktheeffortwillgetthemnowhere.

14.Theauthorconsidersofficepoliticstobe________.

A）unwelcomeattheworkplace

B）badforinterpersonalrelationships

C）indispensabletothedevelopmentofcompanyculture

D）animportantfactorforpersonaladvancement

15.Itistheauthor’sviewthat__________.

A）speakingupforoneselfispartofhumannature

B）self-promotiondoesnotnecessarilymeanflattery

C）hardworkcontributesverylittletoone’spromotion

D）manyemployeesfailtorecognizetheneedofflattery

PassageTwo

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AssoonasitwasrevealedthatareporterforProgressivemagazinehaddiscoveredhowtomakeahydrogenbomb,agroupoffirearm（火器）fansformedtheNationalHydrogenBombAssociation,andtheyarenowlobbyingagainstanylegislationtostopAmericansfromowningone.

TheConstitution,saidtheassociation’sspokesman,giveseveryonetherighttoownarms.Itdoesn’tspelloutwhatkindofarms.Butsinceanyonecannowmakeahydrogenbomb,thepublicshouldbeabletobuyittoprotectthemselves.

Don’tyouthinkit’sdangeroustohaveoneinthehouse,particularlywheretherearechildrenaround?

TheNationalHydrogenBombAssociationhopestoeducatepeopleinthesafehandlingofthistypeofweapon.Weareinstructingownerstokeepthebombinalockedcabinetandthefuse（导火索）separatelyinadrawer.

Somepeopleconsiderthehydrogenbombaveryfatalweaponwhichcouldkillsomebody.

Thespokesmansaid,Hydrogenbombsdon’tkillpeople—peoplekillpeople.Thebombisforself-protectionanditalsohasadeterrenteffect.Ifsomebodyknowsyouhaveanuclearweaponinyourhouse,they’regoingtothinktwiceaboutbreakingin.

ButthosewhowanttobanthebombforAmericancitizensclaimthatifyouhaveonelockedinthecabinet,withthefuseinadrawer,youwouldneverbeabletoassembleitintimetostopanintruder（侵入者）.

Anotherargumentagainstallowingpeopletoownabombisthatatthemomentitisveryexpensivetobuildone.Sowhatyourassociationisbackingisaprogramwhichwouldallowthemiddleandupperclassestoacquireabombwhilepoorpeoplewillbeleftdefenselesswithjusthandguns.16.Accordingtothepassage,somepeoplestartedanationalassociationsoasto______.

A）blockanylegislationtobantheprivatepossessionofthebomb

B）coordinatethemassproductionofthedestructiveweapon

C）instructpeoplehowtokeepthebombsafeathome

D）promotethelarge-scalesaleofthisnewlyinventedweapon

17.SomepeopleopposetheownershipofH-bombsbyindividualsonthegroundsthat_____.

A）thesizeofthebombmakesitdifficulttokeepinadrawer

B）mostpeopledon’tknowhowtohandletheweapon

C）people’sliveswillbethreatenedbytheweapon

D）theymayfallintothehandsofcriminals

18.Bysayingthatthebombalsohasadeterrenteffectthespokesmanmeansthatit_____.

A）willfrightenawayanypossibleintruders

B）canshowthespecialstatusofitsowners

C）willthreatenthesafetyoftheownersaswell

D）cankillthoseenteringothers’housesbyforce

19.Accordingtothepassage,opponentsoftheprivateownershipofH-bombsareverymuchworriedthat_____.

A）theinfluenceoftheassociationistoopowerfulforthelessprivilegedtoovercome

B）poorly-educatedAmericanswillfinditdifficulttomakeuseoftheweapon

C）thewideuseoftheweaponwillpushuplivingexpensestremendously

D）thecostoftheweaponwillputcitizensonanunequalbasis

20.Fromthetoneofthepassageweknowthattheauthoris_______.

A）doubtfulaboutthenecessityofkeepingH-bombsathomeforsafety

B）unhappywiththosewhovote;againsttheownershipofH-bombs

C）notseriousabouttheprivateownershipofH-bombs

D）concernedaboutthespreadofnuclearweapons

PassageThree

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Signhasbecomeascientifichotbutton.Onlyinthepast20yearshavespecialistsinlanguagestudyrealizedthatsignedlanguagesareunique—aspeechofthehand.Theyofferanewwaytoprobehowthebraingeneratesandunderstandslanguage,andthrownewlightonanoldscientificcontroversywhetherlanguage,completewithgrammar,issomethingthatwearebornwith,orwhetheritisalearnedbehavior.ThecurrentinterestinsignlanguagehasrootsinthepioneeringworkofonerebelteacheratGallaudetUniversityinWashington,D.C.,theworld’sonlyliberalartsuniversityfordeafpeople.

WhenBillStokoewenttoGallaudettoteachEnglish,theschoolenrolledhiminacourseinsigning.ButStokoenoticedsomethingoddamongthemselves,studentssigneddifferentlyfromhisclassroomteacher.

Stokoehadbeentaughtasortofgesturalcode,eachmovementofthehandsrepresentingawordinEnglish.Atthetime,AmericanSignLanguage（ASL）wasthoughttobenomorethanaformofpidginEnglish（混杂英语）.ButStokoebelievedthehandtalkhisstudentsusedlookedricher.HewonderedmightdeafpeopleactuallyhaveagenuinelanguageandcouldthatlanguagebeunlikeanyotheronEarthItwas1955,whenevendeafpeopledismissedtheirsigningassubstandard.Stokoe’sideawasacademicheresy（异端邪说）.

Itis37yearslater.Stokoe—nowdevotinghistimetowritingandeditingbooksandjournalsandtoproducingvideomaterialsonASLandthedeafculture—ishavinglunchatacaféneartheGallaudetcampusandexplaininghowhestartedarevolution.FordecadeseducatorsfoughthisideathatsignedlanguagesarenaturallanguageslikeEnglish,FrenchandJapanese.Theyassumedlanguagemustbebasedonspeech,themodulation（调节）ofsound.Butsignlanguageisbasedonthemovementofhands,themodulationofspace.WhatIsaid,Stokoeexplains,isthatlanguageisnotmouthstuff—it’sbrainstuff.

21.Thestudyofsignlanguageisthoughttobe________.

A）anewwaytolookatthelearningoflanguage

B）achallengetotraditionalviewsonthenatureoflanguage

C）anapproachtosimplifyingthegrammaticalstructureofalanguage

D）anattempttoclarifymisunderstandingabouttheoriginoflanguage

22.Thepresentgrowinginterestinsignlanguagewasstimulatedby_______.

A）afamousscholarinthestudyofthehumanbrain

B）aleadingspecialistinthestudyofliberalarts

C）anEnglishteacherinauniversityforthedeaf

D）someseniorexpertsinAmericanSignLanguage

23.AccordingtoStokoe,signlanguageis________.

A）asubstandardlanguage

B）agenuinelanguage

C）anartificiallanguage

D）aninternationallanguage

24.MosteducatorsobjectedtoStokoe’sideabecausetheythought_______.

A）signlanguagewasnotextensivelyusedevenbydeafpeople

B）signlanguagewastooartificialtobewidelyaccepted

C）alanguageshouldbeeasytou