1992年大学英语四级Word下载.docx

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1.A）Givethewomanwhatshewants.

B）Helpthewomaninamoment.

C）Tellthewomanwhatheisdoing.

D）Stophisworkimmediately.（B）

2.A）Hewantsthewomantocallhimagain.

B）Hewillcallthewomanintwoweeks.

C）Hewantshertofixthewatchwithinoneweek.

D）Hewillfixthewoman’swatch.（D）

3.A）Toseethedoctor.

B）Togotoaparty.

C）Tomakeanappointment.

D）Tolookafterherchildren.（A）

4.A）Sheiseagertoknowwhatthepresentis.

B）Sheisnotanxioustoknowwhatitis.

C）Shedoesn’tknowwhatsheisaskedtowaitfor.

D）Shereallydoesn’tcareaboutthepresent.（A）

5.A）Theprogramwasontoolate.

B）HisTVsetwasoutoforder.

C）Hedoesn’tthinkmuchofthePresident.

D）Hehadalateclass.（D）

6.A）Theteacherpostponedtheconference.

B）Therewon’tbeatestthisafternoon.

C）Thestudentswillbeattendingtheconference.

D）Thestudentstookasciencetestthisafternoon.（B）

7.A）Shethinkshislecturesareboring.

B）Shethinkshistestsaretoolong.

C）Shedoesn’tlikehischoiceoftestquestions.

D）Shedoesn’tthinkheprepareshislectureswellenough.（C）

8.A）Shethinkshetalkstoomuch.

B）Shethinksheissimple-minded.

C）Shethinksheisalwaysveryfrank.

D）Shethinkshedoesn’tlikespeaking.（C）

9.A）Onfoot.

B）Bybus.

C）Bycar.

D）Bybike.（B）

10.A）￡7.

B）￡9.

C）￡11.

D）￡15.（B）

SectionB

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

PassageOne

Questions11to13basedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Theyareinagoodtemper.

B）Theylikemusic.

C）Theywanttosaysomething.

D）Theysingforenjoyment.（C）

12.A）Theymakesomesigns.

B）Theykeepfromotherbirds.

C）Theykeepsilent.

D）Theyhidethemselves.（A）

13.A）Itspreadsoutitstail.

B）Itdances.

C）Itusesshellsandflowerstomakeagarden.

D）Itflieshighinthesky.（C）

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）Theyhungmeatinthesun.

B）Theycookedmeatwithsalt.

C）Theypreservedmeatwithice.

D）Theykeptmeatunderground.（A）

15.A）Hebegantousechemicals.

B）Hepreservedfoodwithsugar.

C）Hekeptfoodincans.

D）Hesealedfoodinjars.（D）

16.A）Developmentofthecanningindustry.

B）Foodprocessingandchemicals.

C）Foodindustryindifferentcountries.

D）Preservingfood-pastandpresent.（D）

PassageThree

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A）IntheUnitedstates.

B）AtSutter’sFort.

C）InSweden.

D）InSwitzerland.（D）

18.A）Heleftthefarm.

B）Hekeptitasecrettohimself.

C）HetoldSutteraboutit.

D）Hetriedtofindmoregold.（C）

19.A）Becausetoomanypeoplecamethereforgold.

B）BecauseSutterwasnotgoodatfarming.

C）Becausethearmyoccupiedit.

D）BecauseSuttergaveupfarming.（A）

20.A）Itmadehimaveryrichman.

B）Itbroughthimgreatmisfortune.

C）Ithadlittleeffectonhislife.

D）Itcausethedeathofhiswife.（B）

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

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

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Timewas—andnotsomanyyearsago,either—whentheaveragecitizentookaprettydimviewofbanksandBanking.Thatthiswasso,itshouldbesaid,wastonosmallextentthefaultofbanksandbankersthemselves.Banksusedtobe—andafewstillare—forbiddingstructures.Behindthelittlebarredwindowswere,moreoftenthannot,elderlygentlemenwhoseexpressionoffriendlinessreflectedthesizeofthecustomer’saccount,andnothinglessthanafewhundredthousandinthebankcouldhaveinspiredthesuggestionofasmile.

Andyettheaveragebankformanyyearwas,totheaveragecitizen,afearful,ifnecessary,instrumentfordealingwithbusiness—usuallybigbusiness.Butsomewhereinthepastquartercentury,banksBegantogrowhuman,evenpleasant,andstartedtoattractthelittleman.Itispossiblethatthismovementbeganinmedium-sizedtowns,orinsmalltownswherepeopleknoweachotherbytheirfirstnames,andspreadtobigtowns.Atanyrate,theresultshavebeenremarkable.

Themovementto“humanize”hanks,ofcourse,receivedabigpushduringthewar,whenmoreandmorewomenwereemployedtodoworkpreviouslyperformedbymen.Alsomoreandmore“little”peoplefoundthemselvesinneedofpersonalloans,astaxesbecameheavierandasthepracticeofinstallment（分期付款）buyingbrokedownthepreviouslylong—heldconceptthattherewassomethingalmostmorallywrongaboutbeingindebt.Allsortsofpeoplebegantodiscoverthattheintelligentuseofcredit（信贷）couldbeextremelyhelpful.

21.Theauthorbelievesthattheunfriendlyatmosphereinbanksmanyyearsagowaschieflydueto________.

A）theouterappearanceofbankbuildings

B）unfriendlinessofcustomerstowardbanks

C）economicpressureofthetime

D）theattitudeofhankers（D）

22.Thebanksofmanyyearsagoshowedinterestonlyin________.

A）regularvisitors

B）richcustomers

C）friendlybusinessmen

D）elderlygentlemen（B）

23.Whendidbanksbegintogrowhuman?

A）Sometimebeforethewar.

B）Afewyearsago.

C）Duringthewar.

D）Inthelastcentury.（A）

24.Whathelpedtopushthe“humanization”ofbanks?

A）Moreandmore“little”peoplebecamecustomersofbanks.

B）Theelderlygentlemeninbankswerereplacedbywomen.

C）Morebanksweresetupinsmallandmedium-sizedtowns.

D）Thesizeofthecustomer’saccountwasgreatlyincreased.（B）

25.AveragePeopleseldomborrowedmoneyfrombankinthebankbecause________.

A）thebankbuildingslookedforbidding

B）theywerecomparativelyrichbeforethewar

C）theythoughtitwasnotpropertobeindebt

D）theyrarelyspentmorethantheycouldearn（C）

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Lastsummer,TransportationSecretaryElizabethDoleannouncedanewrule:

Unlessstatesrepresentingtwo-thirdsofthecountry’spopulationpasscompulsory（强制性的）seat-belt-uselawsbyApril1989,allnewvehicleswillhavetobefittedwithairbagsorautomaticseatbelts.

Therulewouldn’thavebeennecessarybutforonesimplefact.Eventhoughseatbeltscouldpreventnearlyhalfofthedeathsinfatalcaraccidents,85percentofthepopulationsimplywon’twearthem.

Whynot?

Behavioralengineershavefoundthatthereareallsortsofreasons—usuallyunstated.Thesearesomeofthemostpopular.It’ssafertobethrownfromacarmantrapped.AccordingtoE.ScottGeller,that’safaultyargument.“Infact”,hesays,“beingthrownfromacaristwenty-fivetimesmoredangerousthanbeingtrapped”.

Itwon’thappentome;

I’magooddriver.Butwhatabouttheotherpersonwhomaybeaterribledriver?

Thedatashowthattheaverageincidence（发生率）forallaccidentsinoneperdriverevery10years.

Mycarwillendupunderwateroronfire,andIwon’tbeabletogetout.AccordingtotheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration（NHTSA）,only0.5percentofallinjury-producingaccidentsoccurundertheseconditions.“Ifyou’rewearingabelt,you’vegotabetterchanceofbeingconsciousandnothavingyourlegsbroken—distinctadvantagesingettingoutofadangeroussituation”.

I’monlygoingafewblocks.Yet80percentofaccidentshappenatspeedsorlessthat25milesperhour,75percenthappenwithin25milesofhome.

26.Before1989,intheUnitedStates________.

A）theuseofseatbeltswasnotcompulsoryforthemajorityofthepopulation

B）anewlawrequiringtheuseofseatbeltshadjustbeenpassed

C）peoplehadtochoosebetweentheuseofseatbeltsortheuseofairbags

D）almostfiftypercentofthepeopleinvolvedincaraccidentsweresavedbyseatBelts（A）

27.Theword“trapped”（Para.3,Line3）meanstobe________.

A）heldupinatrafficjam

B）confinedinthecar

C）caughtinanaccident

D）pulledintoacar（B）

28.Oneofthereasonswhymanydriversrefusetowearseatbeltsisbecause________.

A）theydon’tthinkthatitiscomfortabletowearseatbelts

B）theydon’tbelievethatanaccidentinvolvingaterribledriverishighlyprobable

C）theybelievethatnodangerisinvolvedinjustdrivingafewblocks

D）theythinkthatfewdriversarew