1995年四级.docx

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1995年四级

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A）Attheoffice.

B）Inthewaitingroom.

C）Attheairport.

D）Inarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomework.Theyhavetofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A）“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.Youshouldchooseanswer[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

1.A）Librarianandstudent.

B）Operatorandcaller.

C）Bossandsecretary.

D）Customerandrepairman.

2.A）Lookforthekey.

B）Repairthecar.

C）Fixashelf.

D）Paintashelf.

3.A）Tomakethewomanangry.

B）Topleasetheman'smother.

C）Davidistheman'sgoodfriend.

D）Davidisgoodatcarryingonconversations.

4.A）Hemustmeethisteacher.

B）Hemustattendaclass.

C）Hemustgooutwithhisgirlfriend.

D）Hemuststayatschooltofinishhishomework.

5.A）hewantstopay.

B）hedoesn'twanttoeatout.

C）Hewantstoeatsomewhereelse.

D）Hedoesn'tlikeJapanesefood.

6.A）hedidn'tworkashardashewassupposedto.

B）Hedidn'tpassthephysicsexam.

C）Hedidbetterinanearlierexam.

D）hefoundsomethingwrongwiththeexam.

7.A）Heisattendinghissickmotherathome.

B）HeisonaEuropeantourwithhismother.

C）Heisathomeonsickleave.

D）HeisinEuropetoseehismother.

8.A）Theydon'tknowhowtogettoMike'shome.

B）Theyarediscussingwhentomeetagain.

C）Theywenttothesamepartysometimeago.

D）TheywillgotoMike'sbirthdayparty.

9.A）Fivelessons.

B）Threelessons.

C）Twelvelessons.

D）Fifteenlessons.

10.A）Findalargerroom.

B）Selltheoldtable.

C）Buytwobookshelves.

D）Rearrangesomefurniture.

SectionB

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）CoursesinBritishhistory.

B）Languagecourses.

C）Coursesinsports.

D）Teachertrainingcourses.

12.A）Toattractmorestudents.

B）Tomakethecoursessuitableforstudentsofalllevels.

C）Toletthestudentshaveagoodrest.

D）Tomakethesummerschoolmorelikeaholiday.

13.A）Becausetheyallworkveryhard.

B）BecausetheirteachersareallnativespeakersofEnglish.

C）Becausetheylearnnotonlyinbutalsooutofclass.

D）Becausetheyarealladvancedstudents.

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）Becauseittakestoolongtoprocessalltheapplications.

B）Becauseitsresourcesarelimited.

C）Becauseitisalibraryforspecialpurposes.

D）Becausethereisashortageofstaff.

15.A）Discardhisapplicationform.

B）Forbidhimtoborrowanyitems.

C）Cancelhisvideocard.

D）Askhimtoapplyagain.

16.A）Onemonth.

B）Oneweek.

C）Twoweeks.

D）Twomonths.

PassageThree

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A）Chemicals.

B）Vapor.

C）Water.

D）Gas.

18.A）Bypassingsteamoverdryice.

B）Byturningordinaryiceintosteam.

C）Byheatingdryice.

D）Bymixingdryicewithordinaryice.

19.A）Ittakesalongertimetomelt.

B）Itislightertocarry.

C）Itiscleanertousethanordinaryice.

D）Itisnotsocoldasordinaryice.

20.A）Inthe1920's.

B）Inthe1930's.

C）Inthe1940's.

D）Inthe1950's.

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

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

Passageone

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Researchershaveestablishedthatwhenpeoplearementallyengaged,biochemicalchangesoccurinthebrainthatallowittoactmoreeffectivelyincognitive（认知的）areassuchasattentionandmemory.Thisistrueregardlessofage.

Peoplewillbealert（警觉的）andreceptive（接受能力强的）iftheyarefacedwithinformationthatgetsthemtothinkaboutthingstheyareinterestedin.Andsomeonewithahistoryofdoingmoreratherthanlesswillgointooldagemorecognitivelysoundthansomeonewhohasnothadanactivemind.

Manyexpertsaresoconvincedofthebenefitsofchallengingthebrainthattheyareputting,thetheorytoworkintheirownlives."Theideaisnotnecessarilytolearntomemorizeenormousamountsofinformation."saysJamesFozard,associatedirectorofthenationalInstituteonAging."Mostofusdon'tneedthatkindofskill.Suchspecifictrainingisoflessinterestthanbeingabletomaintainmentalalertness."Fozardandotherssaytheychallengetheirbrainswithdifferentmentalskill,bothbecausetheyenjoythemandbecausetheyaresurethattheirrangeofactivitieswillhelpthewaytheirbrainswork.

GeneCohen,actingdirectorofthesameinstitute,suggeststhatpeopleintheiroldageshouldengageinmentalandphysicalactivitiesindividuallyaswellasingroups.Cohensaysthatwearefrequentlyadvisedtokeepphysicallyactiveasweage,butolderpeopleneedtokeepmentallyactiveaswell.Thosewhodoaremorelikelytomaintaintheirintellectualabilitiesandtobegenerallyhappierandbetteradjusted."Thepointis,youneedtodoboth,"Cohensays."Intellectualactivityinfluencesbrain-cellhealthandsize."

21.Peoplewhoarecognitivelyhealthyarethose_____.

A）whocanrememberlargeamountsofinformation

B）whoarehighlyintelligent

C）whosemindsarealertandreceptive

D）whoaregoodatrecognizingdifferentsounds

22.AccordingtoFozard'sargumentpeoplecanmaketheirbrainsworkmoreefficientlyby_____.

A）constantlydoingmemorywork

B）takingpartinvariousmentalactivities

C）goingthroughspecifictraining

D）makingfrequentadjustments

23.ThefindingsofJamesandotherscientistsintheirwork_____.

A）remainatheorytobefurtherproved

B）havebeengenerallyaccepted

C）havebeenchallengedbymanyotherexperts

D）arepracticedbytheresearchersthemselves

24.Olderpeoplearegenerallyadvisedto_____.

A）keepfitbygoinginforphysicalactivities

B）keepmentallyactivebychallengingtheirbrains

C）maintainmentalalertnessthroughspecifictraining

D）maintainabalancebetweenindividualandgroupactivities

25.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A）Howbiochemicalchangesoccurinthehumanbrain.

B）Whypeopleshouldkeepactivenotonlyphysicallybutalsomentally.

C）Howintellectualactivitiesinfluencebrain-cellhealth.

D）Whypeopleshouldreceivespecialmentaltrainingastheyage.

Passagetwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Attentiontodetailissomethingeveryonecanandshoulddo——especiallyinatightjobmarket.BobCrossley,ahuman-resourcesexpertnoticesthisinthejobapplicationsthatcomeacrosshisdeskeveryday."It'samazinghowmanycandidateseliminatethemselves."hesays.

Resume（简历）arrivewithstains.Somecandidatesdon'tbothertospellthecompany'snamecorrectly.OnceIseeamistake,Ieliminatethecandidate,"Crossleyconcludes."Iftheycannottakeofthesedetails,whyshouldwetrustthemwithajob?

"

Canwepaytoomuchattentiontodetail?

Absolutely.Perfectionistsstruggleoverlittlethingsatthecostofsomethinglargertheyworktoward,"Tokeepfromlosingtheforestforthetrees",saysCharlesGarfield,associateprofessorattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco,"Wemustconstantlyaskourselveshowthedetailswe'reworkingonfitintothelargerpicture.Iftheydon't,weshoulddropthemandmovetosomethingelse".

GarfieldcomparesthisprocesstohisworkasacomputerscientistatNASA."TheApolloIImoonlaunchwasslightlyoff-course90percentofthetime."SaysGarfield,"Butasuccessfullandingwasstilllikelybecauseweknewtheexactcoordinatesofourgoal.Thisallowedustomakeadjustmentsasnecessary."Knowingwherewewanttogohelpsusjudgetheimportanceofeverytaskweundertake.

Toooftenwebelievewhataccountsforothers'successissomespecialsecretoraluckybreak（机遇）.Butrarelyissuccesssomysterious.Againandagain,weseethatbydoinglittlethingswithinourgraspwell,largerewardsfollow.

26.Accordingtothepassage,somejobapplicantswererejected_____.

A）becauseoftheircarelessnessasshownintheirfailuretopresentacleancopyofaresume

B）becauseoftheirinadequateeducationasshownintheirpoorspellinginwritingaresume

C）becausetheyfailedtogivedetaileddescriptionoftheirbackgroundintheirapplications

D）becausetheyeliminatedtheirnamesfromtheapplicants'listthemselves

27.Theword"perfectionists"（para.3,Line）referstothosewho_____.

A）demandotherstogeteverythingabsolutelyright

B）knowhowtoadjusttheirg