06月大学英语四级(CET4)真题试卷(含答案).doc

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2003年6月四级试题

PartII  ReadingComprehension  （35minutes）

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　 Onaverage,Americankidsages3to12spent29hoursaweekinschool,eighthoursmorethantheydidin1981.Theyalsodidmorehouseholdworkandparticipatedinmoreofsuchorganizedactivitiesassoccerandballet（芭蕾舞）.Involvementinsports,inparticular,rosealmost50%from1981to1997:

boysnowspendanaverageoffourhoursaweekplayingsports;girlsloghalfthattime.Allinall,however,children’sleisuretimedroppedfrom40%ofthedayin1981to25%.

　　 “Childrenareaffectedbythesametimecrunch（危机）thataffectstheirparents,”saysSandraHofferth,whoheadedtherecentstudyofchildren’stimetable.Achiefreason,shesays,isthatmoremothersareworkingoutsidethehome.（Nevertheless,childreninbothdouble-incomeand“malebreadwinner”householdsspentcomparablemountsoftimeinteractingwiththeirparents,19hoursand22hoursrespectively.Incontrast,childrenspentonly9hourswiththeirsinglemothers.）

　　 Allworkandnoplaycouldmakeforsomeverymessed-upkids.“Playisthemostpowerfulwayachildexplorestheworldandlearnsabouthimself,”saysT.BerryBrazelton,professoratHarvardMedicalSchool.Unstructuredplayencouragesindependentthinkingandallowstheyoungtonegotiatetheirrelationshipswiththeirpeers,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

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　 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.OneofthemostimportantreasonssomanypeoplefromallovertheworldcometoliveintheUnitedStatesisthedreamofabetterjob.Jobsareproducedinabundance（大量地）becausetheU.S.economicsystemisdrivenbycompetition.Peoplebelievethatthissystemcreatesmorewealth,morejobs,andamateriallybetterwayoflife.

　　 ThenegativesideofHenryFord’sstatement,however,canbeseenwhenthewordbusinessistakentomeanbigbusiness.Andthetermbigbusiness—referringtothebiggestcompanies,isseeninoppositiontolabor.ThroughoutU.S.historyworkingpeoplehavehadtofighthardforhigherwages,betterworkingconditions,andtherighttoformunions.Today,manyoftheoldlabordisputesareover,butthereisstillsomeemployeeanxiety.Downsizing—thelayingoffofthousandsofworkerstokeepexpenseslowandprofitshigh--createsfeelingsofinsecurityformany.

26. TheunitedStatesisatypicalcountry______.

　  A）whichencouragesfreetradeathomesandabroad

　  B）wherepeople’schiefconcernishowtomakemoney

　  C）whereallbusinessesaremanagedscientifically

　  D）whichnormallyworksaccordingtothefederalbudget

27. TheinfluenceofbusinessintheU.S.isevidencedbythefactthat______.

　  A）mostnewspapersarerunbybigbusinesses

　  B）evenpublicorganizationsconcentrateonworkingforprofits

　  C）Americansofallprofessionsknowhowtodobusiness

　  D）evenartsandentertainmentareregardedasbusiness

28. Accordingtothepassage,immigrantschoosetosettleintheU.S.,dreamingthat______.

　  A）theycanstartprofitablebusinessesthere

　 B）theycanbemorecompetitiveinbusiness

　  C）theywillmakeafortuneovernightthere

　  D）theywillfindbetterchancesofemployment

29. HenryFord’sstatementscanbetakennegativelybecause______.

　  A）workingpeoplearediscouragedtofightfortheirrights

　  B）therearemanyindustriescontrolledbyafewbigcapitalists

　  C）thereisaconflictingrelationshipbetweenbigcorporationsandlabor

　  D）publicservicesarenotrunbythefederalgovernment

30. Acompany’seffortstokeepexpenseslowandprofitshighmayresultin______.

　　A）reductioninthenumberofemployees

　　B）improvementofworkingconditions

　　C）fewerdisputesbetweenlaborandmanagement

D）ariseinworkers’wages

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　 ProfessorSmithrecentlypersuaded35people,23ofthemwomen,tokeepadiaryofalltheirabsent-mindedactionsforafortnight.Whenhecametoanalysetheirembarrassinglapses（差错）inascientificreport,hewassurprisedtofindthatnearlyallofthemfellintoafewgroupings.Nordidthelapsesappeartobeentirelyrandom（随机的）.

　　 Oneofthewomen,forinstance,onleavingherhouseforworkonemorningthrewherdogherearringsandtriedtofixadogbiscuitonherear.“Theexplanationforthisisthatthebrainislikeacomputer,”explainstheprofessor.“Peopleprogrammethemselvestodocertainactivitiesregularly.Itwasthewoman’scustomeverymorningtothrowherdogtwobiscuitsandthenputonherearrings.Butsomehowtheactiongotreversedintheprogramme.”Aboutoneintwentyoftheincidentsthevolunteersreportedwerethese“programmeassemblyfailures.”

　　 Altogetherthevolunteerslogged433unintentionalactionsthattheyfoundthemselvesdoing–anaverageoftwelveeach.Thereappeartobepeakperiodsinthedaywhenweareatourzaniest（荒谬可笑的）.Thesearetwohourssometimebetweeneighta.m.andnoon,betweenfourandsixp.m.withasmallerpeakbetweeneightandtenp.m.“Amongmenthepeakseemstobewhenachangeoverinbrain‘programmes’occurs,asforinstancebetweengoingtoandfromwork.”Womenonaveragereportedslightlymorelapses–12.5comparedwith10.9formen–probablybecausetheyweremorereliablereporters.

　　 Astartlingfindingoftheresearchisthattheabsent-mindedactivityisahazardofdoingthingsinwhichweareskilled.Normally,youwouldexpectthatskillreducesthenumberoferrorswemake.Buttryingtoavoidsillyslipsbyconcentratingmorecouldmakethingsalotworse–evendangerous.

31. InhisstudyProfessorSmithaskedthesubjects______.

　　 A）tokeeptrackofpeoplewhotendtoforgetthings

　　 B）toreporttheirembarrassinglapsesatrandom

　　 C）toanalysetheirawkwardexperiencesscientifically

　　 D）tokeeparecordofwhattheydidunintentionally

32. ProfessorSmithdiscoveredthat______.

　　 A）certainpatternscanbeidentifiedintherecordedincidents

　　 B）manypeopleweretooembarrassedtoadmittheirabsent-mindedness

　　 C）mentendtobemoreabsent-mindedthanwomen

　　 D）absent-mindednessisanexcusablehumanweakness

33. “Programmeassemblyfailures”（Line6,Para.2）referstothephenomenonthatpeople______.

　　 A）oftenfailtoprogrammetheirroutinesbeforehand

　　 B）tendtomakemistakeswhentheyareinahurry

　　 C）unconsciouslychangethesequenceofdoingthings

　　 D）arelikelytomessthingsupiftheyaretootired

34. Welearnfromthethirdparagraphthat______.

　　 A）absent-mindednesstendstooccurduringcertainhoursoftheday

　　 B）womenareverycarefultoperformactionsduringpeakperiods

　　 C）womenexperiencemorepeakperiodsofabsent-mindedness

　　 D）men’sabsent-mindednessoftenre