1994年大学英语四级.docx

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1994年大学英语四级

1994年6月大学英语四级（CET-4）真题试卷

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

1.A）Hiswifedoesn’twanthimto.

B）Hewillbeoutoftown.

C）Hehassomeworktodo.

D）Hedoesn’twantto.（A）

2.A）Doshopping.

B）Makeaphonecall.

C）Takeabus.

D）Givethemtothewoman.（B）

3.A）Maria’sfriendsdon’tcallherveryoften.

B）Marialikestotalkonthephonewithherfriends.

C）Mariadoesn’tliketotalkonthephonewithherfriends.

D）Mariadoesn’thaveanyfriends.（D）

4.A）InOctober.

B）BetweenAprilandOctober.

C）InApril.

D）Sheisn’tcertain.（B）

5.A）Onceitstartsraining,it’llrainalot.

B）Ithasbeenrainingforsometime.

C）They’rereadytocatchthetrain.

D）Thetrainhasjuststartedoff.（C）

6.A）Heofferedherapencil.

B）Hewasafraidoflosinghispen.

C）Helentherhisextrapen.

D）Hesaidhedidn’thaveanyink.（C）

7.A）Bobwillbeontime.

B）ShehopesBobwon’tcome.

C）Bobcan’tcome.

D）Bobwillbelate.（A）

8.A）Tothebeach.

B）Toarestaurant.

C）Toatheatre.

D）Tothezoo.（C）

9.A）AskthewomantofindMr.Whiteforhim.

B）Holdthephone.

C）Paythemanageravisit.

D）Makeanothercall.（D）

10.A）Sheisgoingtogiveupbiology.

B）Shespendshalfofhertimeonbiologyandhalfonmath.

C）Tohermatchisevenmoredifficultthanbiology.

D）Toherbiologyisdifficult,butmathisnot.（B）

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Hehadtogetajob.

B）Hewasafraidoffailure.

C）HewantedtojointheArmy.

D）Hewasn’tinterestedinstudying.（A）

12.A）Shewasshocked.

B）Shewasdisappointed.

C）Sheexpresseddoubts.

D）Sheencouragedhim.（B）

13.A）Hewaslucky.

B）Hehadagoodwife.

C）Hewasdetermined.

D）Hehadagoodteacher.（A）

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）Shewasdrivingalongacountryroad.

B）Shewaslyinginahospitalbed.

C）Shewaslyingnearalonelyroadtrembling.

D）Shewastellinganastonishingstorytoadoctor.（D）

15.A）Shewasattackedbyrobbers.

B）Shewasstoppedbyapoliceman.

C）Shefaintedduetotheeffectsofsomedrug.

D）Shewasforcedtoenteraflyingsaucer.（B）

16.A）Thewomanhadbeentakenalongdistanceawayfromherhome.

B）Thewomanhadintendedtoleaveherhusbandwithouttellinghim.

C）Thewomanhadbeendishonesttoherhusband.

D）Thewomanmadeupanastonishingstory.（D）

PassageThree

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A）Inthe15thcentury.

B）Inthe16thcentury.

C）Inthe5thcentury.

D）Inthe6thcentury.（C）

18.A）Becauseitwasattheseaside.

B）Becauseitwastheonlymodernbuildingthere.

C）Becauseofthebeautifulgardeninfrontofit.

D）Becauseofitsoldstyleofarchitecture.（C）

19.A）Tokeepthetouristsaway.

B）Towelcomethetourists.

C）Tomakemoney.

D）Towarnthetouristsnottoruinhisgarden.（A）

20.A）Inordertoearnmoremoney.

B）Inordertohavemorepeace.

C）Inordertowelcomemorevisitors.

D）Inordertohaveabiggergarden.（D）

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ThefailedSkylabwillcomescreaminghometoearthindisappointmentsometimenextmonth.Butitwillfallweknownotwhere.

Thatpreciseinformationisbeyondeventhecalculationsofscientistsandtheircomputers.

Thebesttheycantellusisthatthespacestation,weighing77tonsandashighasa12storybuilding,willbreakintohundredsofpiecesthatwillbescatteredacrossatrack100mileswideand4,000mileslong.

Weareagainexposedtooneofthoseunexpectedadventures,ormisadventures,ofsciencethatattractsourattentionfromtheboringroutinesofdailyexistenceandencouragesustothinkalotaboutman’sfuture.

WhatworriesRichardSmith,theSkylab’sdirector,isthe“bigpieces”thatwillcomethroughtheatmosphere,Twolumps,weighing2tonseach,andten,weighingatleast1,000poundseach,willcomeinatspeedsofhundredsofmilesanhourandiftheycrashonlandtheywilldigholesupto100feetdeep.

Whatworriesus,withourlackofscientificknowledgeandourquickimagination,isboththebigandlittlepieces,althoughprojectofficialssaythereisaverysmallchancethatanyonewillbeinjuredbythem.

That’sgoodtoknow,butitdoesn’tremovethedoubtsofthemillionswhostillrememberthenuclearaccidentatThreeMileIsland.Thataccidenttookplacein1979inspiteofwhattheofficialshadassuredusastothesafelyofthenuclearreactor.

21.WheretheSkylabwillfall?

A）iskeptsecret

B）hasbeenmadepublic

C）hasbeenpredictedbyscientists

D）can’tbepredictedevenbycomputers（D）

22.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoesanincidentsuchasthefailedSkylableadustodo?

A）Nottobelieveinofficials.

B）Tothinkaboutourfuture.

C）Hasbeenpredictedbyscientists.

D）Tofearforourlives.（D）

23.Theauthorsuggeststhat________.

A）thedangeroftheSkylab’sfallhasbeenoverestimated

B）it’suselesstoworryoverthingsyoucan’tdoanythingabout

C）thedangeroftheSkylab’sfallhasbeenunderestimated

D）computerscansolvetheproblemcausedbythebrokenSkylab（A）

24.TheauthorreferstoThreeMilsIsland________.

A）becauseheisdoubtfulaboutwhattheofficialssaid

B）becausehefearsthatapieceoftheSkylabmaystrikeanuclearpowerplant

C）becauseheisafraidoftheuseofnuclearpower

D）becausethenuclearreactorthereandtheSkylabwerebothbuiltbythesamecompany（B）

25.Thispassageismainlyabouttheauthor’s________.

A）interestinthefailureoftheSkylab

B）willingnesstogivehisadvice

C）eagernesstoseemorenewscientificdiscoveries

D）concernthatsciencecannotanswerallquestions（C）

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Assupplierofmostofthefoodweeatandofrawmaterialsformanyindustrialprocesses,agricultureisclearlyanimportantareaoftheeconomy.Buttheindustrialperformanceofagriculture（therelativeefficiencyofagriculturalproductioncomparedtootherareasintheeconomy）isevenmoreimportantthanthis.Forinnationswheretheproductivityoffarmersislow,mostoftheworkingpopulationisneededtoraisefoodandfewpeopleareavailablefortheproductionofinvestmentgoodsorforotheractivitiesrequiredforeconomicgrowth.Indeed,oneofthefactorsrelatedmostcloselytothepercapitaincome（人均收入）ofanationisthefractionofitspopulationengagedinfarming.Inthepoorestnationsoftheworldmorethanhalfofthepopulationlivesonfarms.Thiscomparessharplywithlessthan10percentinwesternEuropeandlessthan4percentintheUnitedStates.

Inshort,thecourseofeconomicdevelopmentingeneraldependsinafundamentalwayontheperformanceoffarmers.Thisperformance,inturn,dependsonhowagricultureisorganizedandontheeconomicenvironment,ormarketstructure,withinwhichitfunctions.InthefollowingpagestheperformanceofAmericanagricultureisexamined.Itisappropriatetobeginwithaconsiderationofitsmarketstructure.

26.Thispassageismostprobably________.

A）anewsitem

B）partofanintroductiontoabook

C）partofalecture

D）anadvertisement（C）

27.Whatisthemostimportanttoagricultureis________.

A）theamountoffooditproduces

B）thepercapitaincomeoffarmers

C）itsindustrialperformance

D）theproductionofinvestmentgoods（C）

28.Theunderlinedword“this”inthefirstparagraphrefersto________.

A）theprovisionoffoodandrawmaterials

B）theproductivityoffarmers

C）theproductionofinvestmentgoods

D）theeconomyasawhole（A）

29.Theperformanceoffarmersessentiallydetermines________.

A）thesizeoftheworkingpopulation

B）theorganizationofagriculture

C）themarketstructure

D）thegeneraldevelopmentofeconomy（D）

30.Thispassagewillmostprobablybefollowedbyadiscussionof________.

A）thestructureofAmericanfarmingpopulation

B）themarketstructureofAmericanagriculture

C）thevariousfunctionsofAmericanagriculture

D）theorganizationofAmericanagriculture（B）

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Editor:

Whileanewschooltermisabouttobegin,perhapsweshouldreconsiderthematterofexaminations.InJuly,twowriters（LetterstotheEditor）praisedthecancellationofexamsbecausetheybelieve“testsdon’ttellthewholestory.”

Asateacherwhohasworkedinfourcountries,Ihavehadtheexperiencethatastudentwhoearnsgoodmarksisgenerallyagoodstudent,andthatastudent’sfinalmarkinasubjectisusuallyagradeaverageoftheyear’swork.Ofcoursethereareexceptions,buttheydonothavethefrequencythatwouldgiveanunfairpictureofastudent’sability.

Thesimplefactisthatproperclasswork,diligentexamstudiesandgoodmarksarealmostcertainindicatorsofastudent’sfutureperformance.Theoppositeis,almostcertainly,incompetence.

Thereisnoacceptablesubstituteforcompetitionandexaminationofquality.Howcanteachersandfutureofficialsdeterminewhatastudenthaslearnedandremembered?

Shouldwesimplytakethestudent’swordforit?

Anyinstitutionthat“liberates”studentsfromfairandformalexamsismisguided,ifnotignorant.Andsurelythe“graduates”ofsuchinstitutionswilllacktrustworthiness,nottomentionbeingrejectedbyforeignuniversitiesforgraduateorotherstudies.

Whenallissaidanddone,Isensethatafearoffailureandafearofunpleasantcomparisonwithothersisatthebottomofmostban-exams（废除考试）talk.Excellenceandqualityfearnothing.Onthecontrary,theyseekcompetitionanddesirethe