四级真题试题及答案详解.docx

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四级真题试题及答案详解

2004年6月四级真题试题及答案详解

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbepause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithalinethroughthecenter.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A）Attheoffice.C）Attheairport.

B）Inthewaitingroom.D）Inarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A）"Attheoffice"isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

1.A）ThemansawMarkonthestreettwomonthsago.

B）ThewomanhadforgottenMark’sphonenumber.

C）ThewomanmadeaphonecalltoMarkyesterday.

D）Markandthewomanhadnotbeenintouchforsometime.

2.A）Themanislateforthetripbecauseheisbusy.

B）ThewomanisgladtomeetMr.Browninperson.

C）ThemanismeetingthewomanonbehalfofMr.Brown.

D）ThewomanfeelssorrythatMr.Brownisunabletocome.

3.A）At1030.B）At1025.C）At1040.D）At1045.

4.A）Themannolongersmokes.

B）Themanisunderpressurefromhiswife.

C）Themanusuallyfollowshiswife’sadvice.

D）Themanrefusestolistentohisdoctor’sadvice.

5.A）Movetoabigcity.

B）Becomeateacher.

C）Gobacktoschool.

D）WorkinNewYork.

6.A）Quitdeliveringflowers.

B）Workatarestaurant.

C）Bringherflowerseveryday.

D）Leavehisjobtoworkforher.r>

7.A）Shecanfindtherightpersontohelptheman.

B）Shecanhelpthemanout.

C）She’salsoinneedofatextbook.

D）Shepickedupthebookfromthebusfloor.

8.A）Themanwasconfusedaboutthedateoftheappointment.

B）Themanwantstochangethedateoftheappointment.

C）Themanisgladhe’sgotintouchwiththedoctor.

D）Themancan’tcomefortheappointmentat415.

9.A）Thetwospeakersareatalosswhattodo.

B）Themanisworriedabouthisfuture.

C）Thetwospeakersareseniorsatcollege.

D）Thewomanregretsspendinghertimeidly.

10.A）Shehaslearnedalotfromthenovel.

B）Shealsofoundtheplotdifficulttofollow.

C）Sheusuallyhasdifficultyrememberingnames.

D）Shecanrecallthenamesofmostcharactersinthenovel.

SectionBCompoundDictation

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Thenlistentothepassageagain.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromS1toS7withtheexactwordsyouharejustheard.ForblanksnumberedS8toS10youarerequiredtofillinmissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinpourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

TheLibraryofCongressisAmerica’snationallibrary.Ithasmillionsofbooksandotherobjects.Ithasnewspapers,（S1）_______publicationsaswellaslettersof（S2）______interest.Italsohasmaps,photographs,art（S3）________,movies,soundrecordingsandmusical（S4）______.Alltogether,ithasmorethan100millionobjects.

TheLibraryofCongressisopentothepublicMondaythroughSaturday,exceptforpublicholidays.Anyonemaygothereandreadanythinginthecollection.Butnooneis（S5）______totakebooksoutofthebuilding.

TheLibraryofCongresswas（S6）_______in1800.ItstartedwithelevenboxesofbooksinoneroomoftheCapitolBuilding.By1814,thecollectionhadincreasedtoabout3,000books.Theywereall（S7）________thatyearwhentheCapitolwasburneddownduringAmerica’swarwithBritain.

Tohelpre-buildthelibrary,CongressboughtthebooksofPresidentThomasJefferson.Mr.Jefferson’scollectionincluded7,000booksinsevenlanguages.

（S8）_____________________________.Today,threebuildingsholdthelibrary’scollection.（S9）______________________________.Itbuyssomeofitsbooksandgetsothersasgifts.Italsogetsmaterialsthroughitscopyrightoffice.（S10）________________________________.ThismeanstheLibraryofCongressreceivesalmosteverythingthatispublishedintheUnitedStates.

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

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

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.

ButthosewhowanttobanthebombforAmericancitizensclaimthatifyouhaveonelockedinthecab