大学英语四级考试试题及答案.docx

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大学英语四级考试试题及答案

2002年12月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronthe\answerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A）Attheoffice.B）Inthewaitingroom.C）Attheairport.D）Inarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A）“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A>ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

SampleAnswer[A>[B>[C>[D>

1.A）TheyarebothanxioustotryItalianfood.

B）Theyarelikelytohavedinnertogether.

C）Themanwilltreatthewomantodinnertonight.

D）Thewomanrefusedtohavedinnerwiththeman.

2.A）It’sonlyforrent,notforsale.

B）It’sbeingredecorated.

C）It’snotasgoodasadvertised.

D）It’snolongeravailable.

3.A）Colleagues.

B）Employerandemployee.

C）Husbandandwife.

D）Motherandson.

4.A）Shecontactsherparentsoccasionally.

B）Shephonesherparentsregularlyatweekends.

C）Shevisitsherparentsatweekendswhenthefaresaredown.

D）Sheoftencallsherparentsregardlessoftherates.

5.A）Thenextbusiscomingsoon.

B）Thebuswillwaitafewminutesatthestop.

C）Thereareonlytwoorthreepassengerswaitingforthebus.

D）Theycancatchthisbuswithoutrunning.

6.A）Theassignmentlookseasybutactuallyit’squitedifficult.

B）Theassignmentistoodifficultforthemtocompleteontime.

C）TheycannotfinishtheassignmentuntilThursday.

D）Theyhaveplentyoftimetoworkontheassignment.

7.A）Themanwillgotomeetthewomanthisevening.

B）Themanandthewomanhaveanappointmentat7o’clock.

C）Thewomancan’tfinishmakingthejambefore7o’clock.

D）Thewomanwon’tbeabletoseethemanthisevening.

8.A）She’slearnedalotfromtheliteratureclass.

B）She’swrittensomebooksaboutworldclassics.

C）She’smetsomeoftheworld’sbestwriters.

D）She’sjustbackfromatriproundtheworld.

9.A）Theexamwaseasierthanthepreviousone.

B）Joeissurethathewilldobetterinthenextexam.

C）Joeprobablefailedintheexam.

D）Theoralpartoftheexamwaseasierthanthewrittenpart.

10.A）Sheistiredofdrivinginheavytraffic.

B）Shedoesn’tminditastheroadconditionsaregood.

C）Sheisunhappytohavetodrivesuchalongwayeveryday.

D）Sheenjoysitbecauseshe’sgoodatdriving.

SectionBCompoundDictation

注意：

听力理解的B节（SectionB）为复合式听写（CompoundDictation）,题目在试卷二上，现在请取出试卷二。

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Likemanyofmygeneration,Ihaveaweaknessforheroworship.Atsomepoint,however,weallbegintoquestionourheroesandourneedforthem.Thisleadsustoask:

Whatisahero?

Despiteimmensedifferencesincultures,heroesaroundtheworldgenerallyshareanumberofcharacteristicsthatinstructandinspirepeople.

Aherodoessomethingworthtalkingabout.Aherohasastoryofadventuretotellandacommunitywhowilllisten.Butaherogoesbeyondmerefame.

Heroesservepowersorprincipleslargerthanthemselves.Likehigh-voltagetransformers,heroestaketheenergyofhigherpowersandstepitdownsothatitcanbeusedbyordinarypeople.

Theherolivesalifeworthyofimitation.Thosewhoimitateagenuineheroexperiencelifewithnewdepth,enthusiasm,andmeaning.Asuretestforwould-beheroesiswhatorwhomdotheyserve?

Whataretheywillingtoliveanddiefor?

Iftheanswerorevidencesuggeststheyserveonlytheirownfame,theymaybefamouspersonsbutnotheroes.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarefamous,butwhowouldclaimthattheirfansfindlifemoreabundant?

Heroesarecatalysts（催化剂）forchange.Theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintop.Theyhavetheskillandthecharmtomovethemasses.Theycreatenewpossibilities.WithoutGandhi,IndiamightstillbepartoftheBritishEmpire.WithoutRosaParksandMartinLutherKing,Jr.,wemightstillhavesegregated（隔离的）buses,restaurants,andparks.Itmaybepossibleforlargescalechangetooccurwithoutleaderswithmagneticpersonalities,butthepaceofchangewouldbeslow,thevisionuncertain,andthecommitteemeetingsendless.

11.Althoughheroesmaycomefromdifferentcultures,they.

A）generallypossesscertaininspiringcharacteristics

B）probablesharesomeweaknessesofordinarypeople

C）areofteninfluencedbypreviousgenerations

D）allunknowinglyattractalargenumberoffans

12.Accordingtothepassage,heroesarecomparedtohigh-voltagetransformersinthat.

A）theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintop

B）theyhavewarmfeelingsandemotions

C）theycanserveasconcreteexamplesofnobleprinciples

D）theycanmakepeoplefeelstrongerandmoreconfident

13.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarenotconsideredheroesbecause.

A）theyarepopularonlyamongcertaingroupsofpeople

B）theirperformancesdonotimprovetheirfansmorally

C）theirprimaryconcernistheirownfinancialinterests

D）theyarenotclearabouttheprinciplestheyshouldfollow

14.GandhiandMartinLutherKingaretypicalexamplesofoutstandingleaderswho.

A）aregoodatdemonstratingtheircharmingcharacters

B）canmovethemasseswiththeirforcefulspeeches

C）arecapableofmeetingallchallengesandhardships

D）canprovideananswertotheproblemsoftheirpeople

15.Theauthorconcludesthathistoricalchangeswould.

A）bedelayedwithoutleaderswithinspiringpersonalqualities

B）nothappenwithoutheroesmakingthenecessarysacrifices

C）takeplaceiftherewereheroestoleadthepeople

D）produceleaderswithattractivepersonalities

PassageTwo

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Accordingtoasurvey,whichwasbasedontheresponsesofover188,000students,today’straditional-agecollegefreshmenare“morematerialisticandlessaltruistic（利他主义的）”thanatanytimeinthe17yearsofthepoll.

Notsurprisinginthesehardtimes,thestudent’smajorobjective“istobefinanciallywelloff.Lessimportantthaneverisdevelopingameaningfulphilosophyoflife.”Itfollowsthenthattodaythemostpopularcourseisnotliteratureorhistorybutaccounting.

Interestinteaching,socialserviceandthe“altruistic”fieldsisatalow.Ontheotherhand,enrollmentinbusinessprograms,engineeringandcomputerscienceiswayup.

That’snosurpriseeither.Afriendofmine（asalesrepresentativeforachemicalcompany）wasmakingtwicethesalaryofhercollegeinstructorsherfirstyearonthejob—evenbeforeshecompletedhertwo-yearassociatedegree.

Whileit’struethatweallneedacareer,itisequallytruethatourcivilizationhasaccumulatedanincredibleamountofknowledgeinfieldsfarremovedfromourownandthatwearebetterforourunderstandingoftheseothercontributions—betheyscientificorartistic.Itisequallytruethat,instudyingthediversewisdomofothers,welearnhowtothink.Moreimportant,perhaps,educationteachesustoseetheconnectionsbetweenthings,aswellastoseebeyondourimmediateneeds.

Weeklywereadofunionswhowentonstrikeforhigherwages,onlytodrivetheiremployeroutofbusiness.Nocompany:

nojob.Howshortsightedinthelongrun!

Butthemostimportantargumentforabroadeducationisthatinstudyingtheaccumulatedwisdomoftheages,weimproveourmoralsense.Isawacartoonrecentlywhichshowsagroupofbusinessmenlookingpuzzledastheysitaroundaconferencetable;oneofthemistalkingontheintercom（对讲机）：

“MissBaxter,”hesays,“couldyoupleassendinsomeonewhocandistinguishrightfromwrong?

”

Fromthelong-termpointofview,that’swheateducationreallyoughttobeabout.

16.Accordingtotheauthor’sobservation,collegestudents.

A）haveneverbeensomaterialisticastoday

B）haveneverbeensointerestedinthearts

C）haveneverbeensofinanciallywelloffastoday

D）haveneverattachedsomuchimportancetomoralsense

17.Thestudents’criteriaforselectingmajorstodayhavemuchtodowith.

A）theinfluencesoftheirinstructors

B）thefinancialgoalstheyseekinlife

C）theirowninterpretationsofthecourses

D）theirunderstandingofthecontributionsofothers

18.Bysaying“Whileit’struethat…betheyscientificorartistic?

（Lines1-3,Para.5）,theauthormeansthat.

A）businessmanagementshouldbeincludedineducationalprograms

B）humanwisdomhasaccumulatedatanextraordinarilyhighspeed

C）humanintellectualdevelopmenthasreachednewheights

D）theimportanceofabroadeducationshouldnotbeoverlooked

19.Studyingthediversewisdomofotherscan.

A）createvaryingartisticinterests

B）helppeopleseethingsintheirrightperspective

C）helpimproveconnectionsam