1月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案.doc

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2000年1月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案

PartI                 ListeningComprehension                （20minutes）

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）Thewomanisclosefriendoftheman. 

B）Thewomanhasbeenworkingtoohard.

C）Thewomanisseeingadoctor.         

D）Thewomanistiredofherwork.

2.

A）Thisapplepietastesverygood.      

B）Hismotherlikesthepieverymuch.

C）Thispiecan'tmatchhismother's.    

D）Hismothercan'tmakeapplepies.

3.

A）Takeawalk.                          

B）Giveaperformance.

C）Listentothemusic.                  

D）Dancetothemusic.

4.

A）Readanarticleonpoliticalscience.

B）Presentadifferenttheorytotheclass.

C）Readmorethanonearticle.        

D）Chooseabetterarticletoread.

5.

A）ThewomanwouldunderstandifshedidMary'sjob.

B）ThewomanshoulddothetypingforMary.

C）ThewomanshouldworkashardasMary.

D）Thewomanisn'taskillfultypist.

6.

A）HewantstomakeanappointmentwithMr.Smith.

B）HewantstomakesurethatMr.Smithwillseehim.

C）Hewantstochangethetimeoftheappointment.

D）Hewantsthewomantomeethimatthreeo'clock.

7.

A）Hegetsnervouseasily.             

B）Heisaninexperiencedspeaker.

C）Heisanawfulspeaker.               

D）Hehasn'tpreparedhisspeechwell.

8 

A）Shedidn'tlikethebooksthemanbought.

B）Therewasn'talargeselectionatthebookstore.

C）Themanboughtalotofbooks.

D）Shewantedtoseewhatthemanbought.

9.

A）Buyaticketfortheteno'clockflight.

B）Askthemantochangetheticketforher.

C）Gototheairportimmediately.

D）Switchtoadifferentflight.

10.

A）Dr.Lemoniswaitingorapatient.

B）Dr.Lemonisbusyatthemoment.

C）Dr.Lemonhaslosthispatience.

D）Dr.Lemonhasgoneouttovisitapatient.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection，youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage，youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion，youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.

A）Acaroutsidethesupermarket.        

B）Acaratthebottomofthehill.

C）Paul'scar.                           

D）Thesportscar.

12.

A）insidethecar.                       

B）Atthefootofthehill.

C）Inthegaratge.                       

D）Inthesupermarket.

13.

A）Thedriverofthesportscar.         

B）Thetwogirlsinsidethecar.

C）Thebusdriver.                       

D）Paul.

14.

A）Nobody.                               

B）Thetwogirls.

C）Themanstandingnearby.             

D）ThesalesmanfromLondon.

PassageTwo

Questions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

15.

A）Hisfriendgavehimthewrongkey.

B）Hedidn'tknowwherethebackdoorwas.

C）Hecouldn'tfindthekeytohismailbox.

D）Itwastoodarktoputthekeyinthelock.

16.

A）Itwasgettingdark.

B）Hewasafraidofbeingblamedbyhisfriend.

C）Thebirdsmighthaveflownaway.

D）Hisfriendwouldarriveanytime.

17.

A）Helookedsillywithonlyoneleginsidethewindow.

B）Heknewthepolicemanwould'tbelievehim.

C）Thetorchlightmadehimlookveryfoolish.

D）Herealisedthathehadmadeamistake.

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.

A）Thethreatofpoisonousdesertanimalsandplants.

B）Theexhaustionofenergyresources.

C）Thedestructionofoilwells.

D）Thespreadoftheblackpowderfromthefires.

19.

A）Theundergroundoilresourceshavenotbeenaffected.

B）Mostofthedesertanimalsandplantshavemanagedtosurvive.

C）Theoillakessoondriedupandstoppedevaporating.

D）Theundergroundwaterresourceshavenotbeenpolluted.

20.

A）Torestorethenormalproductionoftheoilwells.

B）Toestimatethelossescausedbythefires.

C）Toremovetheoilleftinthedesert.

D）Tousetheoilleftintheoillakes.

PartII           ReadingComprehension          （35minutes）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

   Unlesswespendmoneytospotandpreventasteroids（小行星）now，onemightcrashintoEarthanddestroylifeasweknowit，saysomescientists.

   Asteroidsarebiggerversionsofthemeteoroids（流星）thatraceacrossthenightsky.MostorbitthesunfarfromEarthanddon'tthreatenus.ButtherearealsothousadswhoseorbitsputthemonacollisioncoursewithEarth.

   Buy$50millionworthofnewtelescopesrightnow.Thenspend$10millionayearforthenext25yearstolocatemostofthespacerocks.Bythetimewespotafatalone，thescientistssay，we'llhaveawaytochangeitscourse.

   Somescientistsfavorpushingasteroidsoffcoursewithnuclearweapons.Butthecostwouldn'tbecheap.

   Isitworthit?

Twothingsexpertsconsiderwhenjudginganyriskare:

1）Howlikelytheeventis;and2）Howbadtheconsequencesiftheeventoccurs.ExpertsthinkanasteroidbigenoughtodestroylotsoflifemightstrikeEarthonceevery500，000years.Soundsprettyrare-butifonedidfall，itwouldbetheendoftheworld.“Ifwedon'ttakecareofthesebigasteroids，they'lltakecareofus，”saysonescientist.“It'sthatsimple.”

   Thecure，though，mightbeworsethanthedisease.DowereallywantfleetsofnuclearweaponssittingaroundonEarth?

“Theworldhaslesstofearfrom doomsday（毁灭性的）rocksthanfromagreatnuclearfleetsetagainstthem，”saidaNewYorkTimesarticle.

21.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutasteroidsandmeteoroids?

A）Theyareheavenlybodiesdifferentincomposition.

B）Theyareheavenlybodiessimilarinnature.

C）Therearemoreasteroidsthanmeteoroids.

D）Asteroidsaremoremysteriousthanmeteoroids.

22.WhatdoscientistssayaboutthecollisionofanasteroidwithEarth?

A）Itisveryunlikelybutthedangerexists.

B）Suchacollisionmightoccuronceevery25years.

C）CollisionsofsmallerasteroidswithEarthoccurmoreoftenthanexpected.

D）It'sstilltooearlytosaywhethersuchacollisionmightoccur.

23.Whatdopeoplethinkofthesuggestionofusingnuclearweaponstoalterthecourseofasteroids?

A）Itsoundspracticalbutitmaynotsolvetheproblem.

B）Itmaycreatemoreproblemsthanitmightsolve.

C）ItisawasteofmoneybecauseacollisionofasteroidswithEarthisvery

   unlikely.

D）Furtherresearchshouldbedonebeforeitisprovedapplicable.

24.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat________.

A）whilepushingasteroidsoffcoursenuclearweaponswoulddestroytheworld

B）asteroidsracingacrossthenightskyarelikelytohitEarthinthenearfuture

C）theworryaboutasteroidscanbelefttofuturegenerationssinceitisunlikelytohappenin  our lifetime

D）workablesolutionsstillhavetobefoundtopreventacollisionofasteroidswithEarth

25.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'stoneinthispassage?

A）Optimistic    

B）Critical    

C）Objective        

D）Arbitrary

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

   Believeitornot，opticalillusion（错觉）cancuthighwaycrashes.Japanisacasein point.Ithasreducedautomobilecrashesonsomeroadsbynearly75percentusingasimpleopticalillusion.Bentstripes，calledchevrons（人字形）paintedontheroadsmakedriversthinkthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyare，andthusdriversslowdown.NowtheAmericanAssociationFoundationforTrafficSafetyinWashingtonD.C.isplanningtorepeatJapan'ssuccess.Startingnextyear,thefoundationwillpaintchevronsandotherpatternsofstripesonselectedroadsaroundthecountrytotesthowwellthepatternsreducehighwaycrashes.Excessivespeedplaysamajorroleroleinasmuchasonefifthofallfataltrafficaccidents,accordingtothefoundation.Tohelpreducethoseaccidents，thefoundationwillconductitstestsinareaswherespeed-relatedhazardsarethegreatest-curves，exitslopes，trafficcircles，andbridges.Somestudiessuggestthatstraight，horizontalbarspaintedacrossroadscaninitiallycuttheaveragespeedofdriversinhalf.However，trafficoftenreturnstofullspeedwithinmonthsasdriversbecomeusedtoseeingthepaintedbar.Chevrons，scientistssay，notonlygivedriverstheimpressionthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyarebutalsomakealanesppeartobenarrower.Theresultisalongerlasting