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1998年试题及解答

1998年6月大学英语四级考试试题及解答

PartI              ListeningComprehension    （20minutes） 

SectionA 

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations,Attheendofeachconversation，aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter. 

Example:

Youwillhear:

         Youwillread:

A）Attheoffice.        B）Inthewaitingroom.

                         C）Attheairport.       D）Inarestaurant. 

   Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefor,“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheanswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

 SampleAnswer［A］［B］［C］［D］ 

1.A）Theyaretwins.             B）Theyareclassmates.

  C）Theyarefriends.           D）Theyarecolleagues. 

2.A）ThemanisplanningatriptoAustin. B）ThemanhasnotbeentoAustinbefore. 

  C）Themandoesn'tlikeAustin.          D）ThemanhasbeentoAustinbefore. 

3.A）Thesizeoftheroom.        B）Longworkinghours. 

  C）Thehotweather.             D）Thefanintheroom. 

4.A）Themanhaschangedhisdestination.

  B）Themanisreturninghisticket. 

  C）ThemanisflyingtoNewYorktomorrowmorning. 

  D）Themancan'tmanagetogotoNewYorkasplanned. 

5.A）Itisdifficulttoidentify.B）Ithasbeenmisplaced. 

  C）Itismissing.              D）Ithasbeenborrowedbysomeone. 

6.A）Lookingforatimetable.    B）Buyingsomefurniture. 

  C）Reservingatable.          D）Windowshopping. 

7.A）Coldandwindy.             B）Snowwillbereplacedbystrongwinds. 

  C）Itwillgetbetter.         D）Rainyandcold. 

8.A）Itisnolongeravailable.

  B）Ithasbeenreprintedfourtimes. 

  C）Thestoredoesn'thaveitnow,butwillhaveitsoon. 

  D）Theinformationinthebookisoutofdate. 

9.A）Henrydoesn'tlikethecolor.          B）Someoneelsepaintedthehouse. 

  C）Therewasnoladderinthehouse.      D）Henrypaintedthehousehimself. 

10.A）Inacottonfield.          B）Atarailwaystation.

  C）Onafarm.                  D）Onatrain.

SectionB 

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter. 

PassageOneQuestions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Theyinvitedhimtoaparty.

   B）Theyaskedhimtomakeaspeech. 

   C）Theygaveaspecialdinnerforhim. 

   D）Theyinvitedhiswifetoattendthedinner. 

12.A）Hewasembarrassed.        B）Hefeltgreatlyencouraged. 

   C）Hefeltsad.               D）Hewasdeeplytouched. 

13.A）Sam'swifedidnotthinkthatthecompanywasfairtoSam. 

   B）Sam'swifewassatisfiedwiththegoldwatch. 

   C）Samdidnotlikethegoldwatch. 

   D）Thecompanyhadsomefinancialproblems. 

PassageTwoQuestions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.14.A）Thenumberofstudentstheytakeinislimited. 

   B）Theyreceivelittleornosupportfrompublictaxes. 

   C）Theyareonlyopentochildrenfromrichfamilies. 

   D）Theyhavetopaymoretaxes. 

15.A）Privaieschoolsadmitmorestudents. 

   B）Privateschoolschargelessthanreligiousschools.

   C）Privateschoolsrunavarietyofprograms.

   D）Privateschoolsallowstudentstoenjoymorefreedom.

16.A）Thechurches.              B）Theprogramdesigners.

   C）Thelocalauthorities.     D）Thestategovernment.

PassageThree

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A）Shewasfoundstealinginabookstore. 

   B）Shecaughtsomeoneintheactofstealing.

   C）Sheadmittedhavingstolensomething. 

   D）Shesaidshewaswronglyaccusedofstealing.

18.A）Abook.      B）$3,000.      C）Ahandbag.  D）AChristmascard.

19.A）Shewasquestionedbythepolice.

   B）Shewasshutinasmallroomfor20minutes.

   C）Shewasinsultedbytheshopperaroundher.

   D）Shewasbodysearchedbythestoremanager.

20.A）Theyrefusedtoapologizeforhavingfollowedherthroughthetown.

   B）Theyregrettedhavingwronglyaccusedherofstealing. 

   C）Theystillsuspectedthatshewasathief. 

   D）Theyagreedtopayher$3,000damages.

PartⅡ               ReadingComprehension               （35minutes）

Directions:

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

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage. 

   PsychologistGeorgeSpilichandcolleaguesatWashingtonCollegeinChestertown,Maryland,decidedtofindoutwhether,asmanysmokerssay,smokinghelpsthemto“thinkandconceniraie.”Spilichputyoungnonsmokers,activesmokersandsmokersdeprived（被剥夺）ofcigarettesthroughaseriesoftests. 

   Inthefirsttest,eachsubject（试验对象）satbeforeacomputerscreenandpressedakeyassoonasheorsherecognizedatargetletteramongagroupingof96.Inthissimpletest,smokers,deprivedsmokersandnonsmokersperformedequallywell. 

   Thenexttestwasmorecomplex,requiringalltoscansequencesof20identicallettersandrespondtheinstantoneoftheletterstransformedintoadifferentone.Non-smokerswerefaster，butunderthestimulationofnicotine（尼古丁）,activesmokerswerefasterthandeprivedsmokers. 

   Inthethirdtestofshort-termmemory,non-smokersmadethefewesterrors,butdeprivedsmokerscommittedfewererrorsthanactivesmokers. 

   Thefourthtestrequiredpeopletoreadapassage,thenanswerquestionsaboutit.Non-smokersremembered19percentmoreofthemostimportantinformationthanactivesmokers,anddeprivedsmokersbestedthosewhohadsmokedacigarettejustbeforetesting.Activesmokerstendednotonlytohavepoorermemoriesbutalsohadtroubleseparatingimportantinformationfrominsignificantdetails. 

  “Asourtestsbecamemorecomplex.”SumsupSpilich,“non-smokersperformedbetterthansmokersbywiderandwidermargins”Hepredicts,“smokersmightperformadequatelyatmanyjobsuntiltheygotcomplicated.Asmokingairlinepilotcouldflyadequatelyifnoproblemsarose,butifsomethingwentwrong,smokingmightdamagehismentalcapacity.” 

21.ThepurposeofGeorgeSpilich'sexperimentsis_______. 

   A）totestwhethersmokinghasapositiveeffectonthementalcapacityofsmokers

   B）toshowhowsmokingdamagespeople'smentalcapacity 

   C）toprovethatsmokingaffectspeople'sregularperformance 

   D）tofindoutwhethersmokinghelpspeople'sshorttermmemory 

22.GeorgeSpilich'sexperimentwasconductedinsuchawayasto_______. 

   A）compelthesubjectstoseparatemajorinformationfromminordetails 

   B）putthesubjectsthroughincreasinglycomplextests 

   C）checktheeffectivenessofnicotineonsmokers 

   D）registerthepromptresponsesofthesubjects 

23.Theword“bested”（Line3,Para.5）mostprobablymeans_______. 

   A）beat       B）envied      C）caughtupwith       D）madethebestof 

24.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

   A）Activesmokersingeneralperformedbetterthandeprivedsmokers. 

   B）Activesmokersrespondedmorequicklythantheothersubjects. 

   C）Nonsmokerswerenotbetterthanothersubjectsinperformingsimpletasks. 

   D）Deprivedsmokersgavetheslowestresponsestothevarioustasks. 

25.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat_______. 

   A）smokersshouldnotexpecttobecomeairlinepilots 

   B）smokinginemergencycasescausesmentalillness 

   C）noairlinepilotssmokeduringflights 

   D）smokersmayproveunequaltohandingemergencycases 

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage. 

   Thereisnodenyingthatstudentsshouldlearnsomethingabouthowcomputerswork,justasweexpectthematleasttounderstandthattheinternalcombustionengine（内燃机）hassomethingtodowithburningfuel,expandinggasesandpistons（活塞）beingdriven.Forpeopleshouldhavesomebasicideaofhowthethingsthattheyusedowhattheydo.Further,studentsmightbehelpedbyacoursethatconsidersthecomputer'simpactonsociety.Butthatisnotwhatismeantbycomputerliteracy.Forcomputerliteracyisnotaformofliteracy（读写能力）；itisatradeskillthatshouldnotbetaughtasaliberalart. 

   Learninghowtouseacomputerandlearninghowtoprogramonearetwodistinctactivities,Acasemightbemadethatthecompetentcitizensoftomorrowshouldfreethemselvesfromtheirfearofcomputers.Butthisisquitedifferentfromsayingthatalloughttoknowhowtoprogramone.Leavethattopeoplewhohavechosenprogrammingasacareer.Whileprogrammingcanbelotsoffun,andwhileoursocietyneedssomepeoplewhoareexpertsatit,thesameistrueofautorepairandviolinmaking.     

   Learninghowtouseacomputerisnotthatdifficult,anditgetseasierallthetimeasprogramsbecomemore“userfriendly”.Letusassumethatinthefutu