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英语四级真题及答案

2003年6月四级试题

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

Directions:

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

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A）Attheoffice.C）Attheairport.

B）Inthewaitingroom.D）Inarestaurant.

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

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

1. A）Atatheatre

B）Atabookingoffice.

C）Atarailwaystation.

D）Atarestaurant.

2. A）Themanisinvitingthewomantodinner.

B）Thewomanistoobusytojointhemanfordinner.

C）ThewomanisafriendoftheStevensons’.

D）ThemanisgoingtovisittheStevensons’.

3. A）Theprofessor’spresentationwasnotconvincingenough.

B）Theprofessor’slecturenotesweretoocomplicated.

C）Theprofessorspokewithastrongaccent.

D）Theprofessorspoketoofast.

4. A）Thefurnishedapartmentwasinexpensive.

B）Theapartmentwasprovidedwithsomeoldfurniture.

C）ThefurnitureunthemarketwasonsaleeverySunday.

D）Thefurnitureheboughtwasverycheap.

5. A）Themanisthinkingabouttakinganewjob.

B）Themanlikesajobthatenableshimtotravel.

C）Themanissurethathewillgainmorebytakingthejob.

D）Themandoesn’twanttostayhomeandtakecareoftheirchild.

6. A）TaketheGREtestagainin8weeks.

B）Calltocheckhisscores.

C）Bepatientandwait.

D）Inquirewhenthetestscoresarereleased.

7. A）Shereaditselectively

B）.Shewentoveritchapterbychapter

C）.Shereaditslowly

D）Shefinisheditatastretch.

8. A）Hewaskeptinhospitalforalongtime.

B）Hewasslightlyinjuredinatrafficaccident.

C）Hewasseriouslywoundedinamineexplosion.

D）Hewasfinedforspeeding.

9. A）Waitforataxi.

B）Buysomefood.

C）Goonatrip.

D）Booktraintickets.

10. A）It’snotashardasexpected.

B）It’stootoughforsomestudents.

C）It’smuchmoredifficultthanpeoplethink.

D）It’sbelievedtobethehardestoptionalcourse.

SectionB

Directions:

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

Passageone

Question11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11. A）Anxiousandworried.

B）Proudandexcited.

C）Nervousandconfused.

D）Inspiredandconfident.

12. A）Hisfatherscoldedhimseverely.

B）Hisfathertookbackthesixdollars.

C）Hisfathermadehimdothecuttingagain.

D）Hisfathercuttheleaveshimself.

13. A）Onecanbenefitalotfromworkingwithhisfather.

B）Manuallabourersshouldn’tbelookeddownupon.

C）Oneshouldalwaysdohisjobearnestly.

D）Teenagerstendtobecareless.

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14. A）Heranavillageshop.

 B）Heworkedonafarm.

C）Heworkedinanadvertisingagency.

D）Hewasagardener.

15. A）Itwasstressful.

B）Itwascolorful.

C）Itwaspeaceful.

D）Itwasboring.

16. A）Hisdesiretostarthisownbusiness.

B）Thecrisisinhisfamilylife.

C）Thedeclineinhishealth.

 D）Hisdreamoflivinginthecountryside.

PassageThree

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17. A）Becausetherearenosignstodirectthem.

B）Becausenotourguidesareavailable.

C）Becauseallthebuildingsinthecitylookalike.

D）Becausetheuniversityiseverywhereinthecity.

18. A）Theysettheirownexams.

B）Theyselecttheirownstudents.

 C）Theyawardtheirowndegrees.

 D）Theyorganizetheirownlaboratorywork.

19. A）Mostofthemhavealonghistory.

 B）Manyofthemarespecializedlibraries.

C）Theyhousemorebooksthananyotheruniversitylibrary.

D）TheyeachhaveacopyofeverybookpublishedinBritain.

20. A）Veryfewofthemareengagedinresearch.

 B）Theywerenotawardeddegreesuntil1948.

C）Theyhaveoutnumberedmalestudents.

D）Theywerenottreatedequallyuntil1881.

PartII ReadingComprehension （35minutes）

Direction:

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

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　 Onaverage,Americankidsages3to12spent29hoursaweekinschool,eighthoursmorethantheydidin1981.Theyalsodidmorehouseholdworkandparticipatedinmoreofsuchorganizedactivitiesassoccerandballet（芭蕾舞）.Involvementinsports,inparticular,rosealmost50%from1981to1997:

boysnowspendanaverageoffourhoursaweekplayingsports;girlsloghalfthattime.Allinall,however,children’sleisuretimedroppedfrom40%ofthedayin1981to25%.

　　 “Childrenareaffectedbythesametimecrunch（危机）thataffectstheirparents,”saysSandraHofferth,whoheadedtherecentstudyofchildren’stimetable.Achiefreason,shesays,isthatmoremothersareworkingoutsidethehome.（Nevertheless,childreninbothdouble-incomeand“malebreadwinner”householdsspentcomparablemountsoftimeinteractingwiththeirparents,19hoursand22hoursrespectively.Incontrast,childrenspentonly9hourswiththeirsinglemothers.）

　　 Allworkandnoplaycouldmakeforsomeverymessed-upkids.“Playisthemostpowerfulwayachildexplorestheworldandlearnsabouthimself,”saysT.BerryBrazelton,professoratHarvardMedicalSchool.Unstructuredplayencouragesindependentthinkingandallowstheyoungtonegotiatetheirrelationshipswiththeirpeers,butkidsages3to12spentonly12hoursaweekengagedinit.

　　 Thechildrensampledspentaquarteroftheirrapidlydecreasing“freetime”watchingtelevision.Butthat,believeitornot,wasoneofthefindingsparentsmightregardasgoodnews.Ifthey’respendinglesstimeinfrontoftheTVset,however,kidsaren’treplacingitwithreading.Despiteeffortstogetkidsmoreinterestedinbooks,thechildrenspentjustoveranhouraweekreading.Let’sfaceit,who’sgotthetime?

21. Bymentioning“thesametimecrunch”（Line1,Para.2）SandraHofferthmeans________.

　　 A）childrenhavelittletimetoplaywiththeirparents

　　 B）childrenarenottakengoodcareofbytheirworkingparents

　　 C）bothparentsandchildrensufferfromlackofleisuretime

　　 D）bothparentsandchildrenhavetroublemanagingtheirtime

22. Accordingtotheauthor,thereasongivenbySandraHofferthforthetimecrunchis______.

　　 A）quiteconvincing

　　 B）partiallytrue

　　 C）totallygroundless

　　 D）ratherconfusing

23. Accordingtotheauthorachilddevelopsbetterif______.

　　 A）hehasplentyoftimereadingandstudying

　　 B）heislefttoplaywithhispeersinhisownway

　　 C）hehasmoretimeparticipatinginschoolactivities

　　 D）heisfreetointeractwithhisworkingparents

24. TheauthorisconcernedaboutthefactthatAmericankids______.

　　 A）areengagedinmoreandmorestructuredactivities

　　 B）areincreasinglyneglectedbytheirworkingmothers

　　 C）arespendingmoreandmoretimewatchingTV

　　 D）areinvolvedlessandlessinhouseholdwork

25. Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.

　　 A）extracurricularactivitiespromotechildren’sintelligence

　　 B）mostchildrenwillturntoreadingwithTVsetsswitchedoff

　　 C）effortstogetkidsinterestedinreadinghavebeenfruitful

　　 D）mostparentsbelievereadingtobebeneficialtochildren

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　 HenryFord,thefamousU.S.inventorandcarmanufacturer,oncesaid,‘ThebusinessofAmericaisbusiness.”BythishemeantthattheU.S.wayoflifeisbasedonthevaluesofthebusinessworld.

　　 FewwouldarguewithFord’sstatement.AbriefglimpseatadailynewspapervividlyshowshowmuchpeopleintheUnitedStatesthinkaboutbusiness.Forexample,nearlyeverynewspaperhasabusinesssection,inwhichthedealsandprojects,financesandmanagement,stockpricesandlaborproblemsofcorporationsarereporteddaily.Inaddition,businessnewscanappearineveryothersection.Mostnationalnewshasanimportantfinancialaspecttoit.Welfare,foreignaid,thefederalbudget,andthepoliciesoftheFederalReserveBankareallheavilyaffectedbybusiness.Moreover,businessnewsappearsinsomeoftheunlikeliestplaces.Theworldofartsandentertainmentisoftenreferredtoas“theentertainmentindustry”or“showbusiness.”

　　 ThepositivesideofHenryFord’sstatementcanbeseenintheprosperitythatbusinesshasbroughttoU.S.life.OneofthemostimportantreasonssomanypeoplefromallovertheworldcometoliveintheUnitedStatesisthedreamofabetterjob.Jobsareproducedinabundance（大量地）becausetheU.S.economicsystemisdrivenbycompetition.Peoplebelievethatthis