1月大学英语四级考试试卷(完整).doc

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2002年1月大学英语四级考试试卷

PartIListeningComprehension　20minutes）

SectionA

1.A）Shehastopostaletterinstead.B）Shehastoturndowntheman'srequest.

　C）She'snotsureifthecomputerisfixed.　D）Shecan'tsendthemessagerightnow.

2.A）Hedidn'tgetthebookheneeded.B）Hehadnoideawherethebookwas.

　C）Thelibraryisclosedonweekends.D）Hewasnotallowedtocheckoutthebook.

3.A）Playataperecorder.　　B）Takeapicture.　C）Repairatypewriter.D）Startacar.

4.A）Thewomanrejectedtheman'sapology.B）Thewomanappreciatedtheman'soffer.

　C）Themanhadforgottenthewholething.D）Themanhadhurtthewoman'sfeelings.

5.A）Thewomanismeetingthemanattheairport.　B）Theyarecomplainingaboutthepoorairportservice.

　　C）TheyarediscussingtheirplanforChristmas.　D）Themanisseeingthewomanoff.

6.A）Sheplanstogotograduateschool.　　B）Shewilldropoutofschool.

　C）Shewillstopworkingandconcentrateonherstudies.　　D）Shewilltakeapart-timejob.

7.A）Heneedsanotherjobasresearchassistant.B）HeaskedProfessorWilliamsforassistance.

C）HeassistsProfessorWilliamswithhisteaching.D）HeisdoingresearchwithProfessorWilliams.

8.A）Shethoughttherewerenoticketsleftfortheshow.　

B）Shethoughttheseatsontheleftsidewerefullyoccupied.

C）Theshowwasplannedalongtimeago.

D）Theaudienceweredeeplyimpressedbytheshow.

9.A）Mr.Long'sbriefingwasunnecessarilylong.　　B）Thewomanshouldhavebeenmoreattentive.

　C）Mr.Long'sbriefingwasnotrelevanttothemission.　D）Thewomanneedn'thaveattendedthebriefing.

10.A）Inabank.　　B）Inaschool.　　　　C）Inaclothingstore.D）Inabarbershop.

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Becausethebirdcouldn'trepeathismaster'sname.　　B）Becausethebirdscreamedalldaylong.

　C）Becausethebirdutteredthewrongword.　　D）Becausethebirdfailedtosaythenameofthetown.

12.A）Thecruelmaster.　　B）Themaninthekitchen.　　C）Thepetbird.D）Thefourthchicken.

13.A）Thebirdhadfinallyunderstoodhisthreat.　B）Thebirdmanagedtoescapefromthechickenhouse.

　C）Thebirdhadlearnedtoscreambackathim.　D）Thebirdwaslivingpeacefullywiththechickens.

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）Theyarekeptinopenprisons.　　B）Theyareallowedoutoftheprisongrounds.

　C）Theyareorderedtodocookingandcleaning.　　D）Theyareasmallportionoftheprisonpopulation.

15.A）Someoftheirprisonersareallowedtostudyorworkoutsideprisons.

　　B）Mostoftheirprisonersareexpectedtowork.

　　C）Theirprisonersareoftensenttospecialcentersforskilltraining.

　　D）Theirprisonersareallowedfreedomtovisittheirfamilies.

16.A）Theyareencouragedtodomaintenanceforthetrainingcentre.　　B）Mostofthemgetpaidfortheirwork.

　C）Theyhavetocooktheirownmeals.　D）Theycanchoosetodocommunitywork.

PassageThree

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A）Becausetheyhaveadrivinglicense.　　B）Becausetheyhavereceivedspecialtraining.

C）BecausethetrafficconditionsinLondonaregood.　D）Becausethetrafficsystemofthecityisnotverycomplex.

18.A）Twotofourmonths.　B）Aboutthreeweeks.　　　C）Atleasthalfayear.D）Twoyearsormore.

19.A）Governmentofficersarehardtoplease.　　B）Thelearnerhastogothroughseveraltoughtests.

　C）Thelearnerusuallyfailsseveraltimesbeforehepassesit.　　D）Thedrivingtestusuallylaststwomonths.

20.A）Theydon'twanttheirpresentbossestoknowwhatthey'redoing.B）Theywanttoearnmoneyfrombothjobs.

　　C）Theycannotearnmoneyastaxidriversyet.　　D）Theylookforwardtofurtherpromotion.

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Somepessimisticexpertsfeelthattheautomobileisboundtofallintodisuse.Theyseeadayinthenot-too-distantfuturewhenallautoswillbeabandonedandallowedtorust.Otherauthorities,however,thinktheautoisheretostay.Theyholdthatthecarwillremainaleadingmeansofurbantravelintheforeseeablefuture.

　　Themotorcarwillundoubtedlychangesignificantlyoverthenext30years.Itshouldbecomesmaller,safer,andmoreeconomical,andshouldnotbepoweredbythegasolineengine.Thecarofthefutureshouldbefarmorepollution-freethanpresenttypes.

　　Regardlessofitspowersource,theautointhefuturewillstillbethemainprobleminurbantrafficcongestion（拥挤）.Oneproposedsolutiontothisproblemistheautomatedhighwaysystem.

　　Whentheautoentersthehighwaysystem,aretractable（可伸缩的）armwilldropfromtheautoandmakecontactwitharail,whichissimilartothosepoweringsubwaytrainselectrically.Onceattachedtotherail,thecarwillbecomeelectricallypoweredfromthesystem,andcontrolofthevehiclewillpasstoacentralcomputer.Thecomputerwillthenmonitorallofthecar'smovements.

　　Thedriverwilluseatelephonetodialinstructionsabouthisdestinationintothesystem.Thecomputerwillcalculatethebestroute,andreservespaceforthecarallthewaytothecorrectexitfromthehighway.Thedriverwillthenbefreetorelaxandwaitforthebuzzer（蜂鸣器）thatwillwarnhimofhiscomingexit.Itisestimatedthatanautomatedhighwaywillbeabletohandle10,000vehiclesperhour,comparedwiththe1,500to2,000vehiclesthatcanbecarriedbyapresent-dayhighway.

21.Onesignificantimprovementinthefuturecarwillprobablybe________.

　　A）itspowersource　　B）itsdrivingsystem　　C）itsmonitoringsystem　D）itsseatingcapacity

22.Whatistheauthor'smainconcern?

　　A）Howtorenderautomobilespollution-free.　　B）Howtomakesmallerandsaferautomobiles.

　　C）Howtosolvetheproblemoftrafficjams.　D）Howtodevelopanautomatedsubwaysystem.

23.Whatprovidesautoswithelectricpowerinanautomatedhighwaysystem?

　　A）Arail.　　B）Anengine.　　　　　C）Aretractablearm.　　　D）Acomputercontroller.

24.Inanautomatedhighwaysystem,allthedriverneedstodois_______.

　　A）keepintherightlane　　B）waittoarriveathisdestination

　　C）keepinconstanttouchwiththecomputercenter　　D）informthesystemofhisdestinationbyphone

25.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardthefutureofautos?

　　A）Enthusiastic.　　　B）Pessimistic.　　　　　C）Optimistic.　　　D）Cautious.

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Foxesandfarmershavenevergotonwell.Thesesmalldog-likeanimalshavelongbeenaccusedofkillingfarmanimals.Theyareofficiallyclassifiedasharmfulandfarmerstrytokeeptheirnumbersdownbyshootingorpoisoningthem.

　　Farmerscanalsocallontheservicesoftheirlocalhunttocontrolthefoxpopulation.Huntingconsistsofpursuingafoxacrossthecountryside,withagroupofspeciallytraineddogs,followedbymenandwomenridinghorses.Whenthedogseventuallycatchthefoxtheykillitorahuntershootsit.

　　Peoplewhotakepartinhuntingthinkofitasasport;theywearaspecialuniformofredcoatsandwhitetrousers,andfollowstrictcodesofbehavior.Butowningahorseandhuntingregularlyisexpensive,somosthuntersarewealthy.

　　Itisestimatedthatupto100,000peoplewatchortakepartinfoxhunting.Butoverthelastcoupleofdecadesthenumberofpeopleopposedtofoxhunting,becausetheythinkitisbrutal（残酷的）,hasrisensharply.Nowadaysitisrareforahunttopassoffwithoutsomekindofconfrontation（冲突）betweenhuntersandhuntsaboteurs（阻拦者）.Sometimestheseincidentsleadtoviolence,butmostlysaboteursinterferewiththehuntbymisleadingridersanddisturbingthetrailofthefox'ssmell,whichthedogsfollow.

　　Noisyconfrontationsbetweenhuntersandsaboteurshavebecomesocommonthattheyarealmostasmuchapartofhuntingasthepursuitoffoxesitself.Butthisyearsupportersoffoxhuntingfaceamuchbiggerthreattotheirsport.ALabourPartyMemberoftheParliament,MikeFoster,istryingtogetParliamenttoapproveanewlawwhichwillmakethehuntingofwildanimalswithdogsillegal.Ifthelawispassed,wildanimalslikefoxeswillbeprotectedunderthebaninBritain.

26.RichpeopleinBritainhavebeenhuntingfoxes

A）forrecreationB）intheinterestsofthefarmers　C）tolimitthefoxpopulation　D）toshowofftheirwealth

27.WhatisspecialaboutfoxhuntinginBritain?

　　A）Itinvolvestheuseofadeadlypoison.　　B）Itisacostlyeventwhichrarelyoccurs.

　　C）Thehuntershavesetrulestofollow.　D）Thehuntershavetogothroughstricttraining.

28.Foxhuntingopponentsofteninterfereinthegame________.

　　A）byresortingtoviolence　　　　　B）byconfusingthefoxhunters　　　　　　　　

C）bytakinglegalaction　　D）bydemonstratingonthescene

29.AnewlawmaybepassedbytheBritishParliamentto________.

　　A）prohibitfarmersfromhuntingfoxes　　B）forbidhuntingfoxeswithdogs

　　C）stophuntingwildanimalsinthecountryside　D）preventlarge-scalefoxhunting

30.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.

　　A）killingfoxeswithpoisonisillegal　　B）limitingthefoxpopulationisunnecessary

　　C）huntingfoxeswithdogsisconsideredcruelandviolent

　　D）fox-huntingoftenleadstoconfrontationbetweenthepoorandtherich

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　ForanincreasingnumberofstudentsatAmericanuniversities,Oldissuddenlyin.Thereasonisobvious:

thegrayingofAmericameansjobs.Coupledwiththeagingofthebaby-boom（生育高峰）generation,alongerlifespanmeansthatthen