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大学英语四级真题

2004年6月大学英语四级真题

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheend

ofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththe

conversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestionth

ereWillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA

）,B）,C）andD）~anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespon

dingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Example:

Youwillhear.

Youwillread:

A）Attheoffice.

B）Inthewaitingroom.

C）Attheairport.

D）Inarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyh

adtofinishintheevening.Thisconversationismostlikelytohavetakenpl

aceattheoffice.Therefore,A）"Attheoffice"isthebestanswer.Youshoul

dchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthece

ntre.

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

1.A）Markandthewomanhadnotbeenintouchforsometime.

B）ThemansawMarkonthestreettwomonthsago.

C）ThewomanmadeaphonecalltoMarkyesterday

D）ThewomanhadforgottenMarksphonenumber.

2.A）ThewomanisgladtomeetMr.Browninperson.

B）ThewomanfeelssorrythatMr.Brownisunabletocome.

C）ThemanismeetingthewomanonbehalfofMr.Brown.

D）Themanislateforthetripbecauseheisbusy.

3.A）At10:

25.C）At10:

45.

B）At10:

30.D）At10:

40.

4.A）Themanrefusestolistentohisdoctorsadvice.

B）Themanisunderpressurefromhiswife.

C）Themanusuallyfollowshiswifesadvice.

D）Themannolongersmokes.

5.A）Becomeateacher.C）Movetoabigcity.

B）Gobacktoschool.D）WorkinNewYork.

6.A）Quitdeliveringflowers.C）Workatarestaurant.

B）Leavehisjobtoworkforher.D）Bringherflowerseveryday.

7.A）Shecanfindtherightpersontohelptheman.

B）Shepickedupthebookfromthebusfloor.

C）Shecanhelpthemanout.

D）Shesalsoinneedofatextbook.

8.A）Themancantcomefortheappointmentat4:

15.

B）Themanisgladhesgotintouchwiththedoctor.

C）Themanwantstochangethedateoftheappointment.

D）Themanwasconfusedaboutthedateoftheappointment.

9.A）Themaniswordedabouthisfuture.

B）Thetwospeakersareseniorsatcollege.

C）Thetwospeakersareatalosswhattodo.

D）Thewomanregretsspendinghertimeidly.

10.A）Sheals0foundtheplotdifficulttofollow.

B）Shehaslearnedalotfromthenovel:

C）Sheusuallyhasdifficultyrememberingnames.

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Signhasbecomeascientifichotbutton.Onlyinthepast20yearshavespecialistsinlanguagestudyrealizedthatsignedlanguagesareunique-aspeechofthehand.Theyofferanewwaytoprobehowthebraingeneratesandunderstandslanguage,andthrownewlightonanoldscientificcontroversy:

whetherlanguage,completewithgrammar,issomethingthatwearebornwith,orwhetheritisalearnedbehavior.Thecurrentinterestinsignlanguagehasrootsinthepioneering

workofonerebelteacheratGallaudetUniversityinWashington,D.C.,theworldsonlyliberalartsuniversityfordeafpeople.

WhenBillStokoewenttoGallaudettoteachEnglish,theschoolenrolledhiminacourseinsigning.ButStokoenoticedsomethingodd:

amongthemselves,studentssigneddifferentlyfromhisclassroomteacher.

Stokoehadbeentaughtasortofgesturalcode,eachmovementofthehandsrepresentingawordinEnglish.Atthetime,AmericanSignLanguage（ASL）wasthoughttobenomorethanaformofpidginEnglish（混杂英语）.ButStokoebelievedthe"handtalk"hisstudentsusedlookedricher.Hewondered:

Mightdeafpeopleactuallyhaveagenuinelanguage?

Andcouldthatlan-

guagebeunlikeanyotheronEarth?

Itwas1955,whenevendeafpeopiedismissedtheirsigningas"substandard".Stokoesideawasacademicheresy（异端邪说）.

Itis37yearslater.Stokoe-nowdevotinghistimetowritingandeditingbooksandjournalsandtoproducingvideomaterialsonASLandthedeafculture-ishavinglunchatacaf6neartheGallaudetcampusandexplaininghowhestartedarevolution.FordecadeseducatorsfoughthisideathatsignedlanguagesarenaturallanguageslikeEnglish,FrenchandJapanese.Theyassumed

languagemustbebasedonspeech,themodulation（调节）ofsound.Butsignlanguageisbasedonthemovementofhands,themodulationofspace."WhatIsaid,"Stokoeexplains,"isthatlanguageisnotmouthstuff-itsbrainstuff."

11.Thestudyofsignlanguageisthoughttobe

A）anapproachtosimplifyingthegrammaticalstructureofalanguage

B）anattempttoclarifymisunderstandingabouttheoriginoflanguage

C）achallengetotraditionalviewsonthenatureoflanguage

D）anewwaytotookatthelearningoflanguage[C]

12.Thepresentgrowinginterestinsignlanguagewasstimulatedby

A）aleadingspecialistinthestudyOfliberalarts

B）anEnglishteacerinauniversityforthedeaf

"C）SomeseniorexpertsinAmericanSignLanguage

D）afamousScholarinthestudyofthehumanbrain

13.AccordingtoStokoe,signlanguageis

A）aninternationallanguageC）anartificiallanguage

B）asubstandardlanguageD）agenuinelanguage[D]

14.MosteducatorsobjectedtoStokoesideabecausetheythought

A）alanguageshouldbeeasytouseandunderstand

B）signlanguagewastOOartificialtobewidelyaccepted

C）alanguagecouldonlyexistintheformofspeechsounds

D）signlanguagewasnotextensivelyusedevenbydeafpeople[C]

15.Stokoesargumentisbasedonhisbeliefthat

A）languageisaproductofthebrain

B）languageisasystemofmeaningfulcodes

C）signlanguageisderivedfromnaturallanguage

D）signlanguageisasefficientasanyotherlanguage[A]

PassageTwo

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Aisforalwaysgettingtoworkontime.

Bisforbeingextremelybusy.

Cisfortheconscientious（勤勤恳恳的）wayyoudoyourjob.

Youmaybeallthesethingsattheoffice,andmore.Butwhenitcomestogettingahead,expertsSay,theABcsofbusinessshouldincludeaP,forpolitics,asinofficepolitics.

DaleCarnegiesuggestedasmuchmorethan50yearsagHardworkalonedoesntensureCareeradvancemen.Youhavetobeabletosellyourselfandyourideas,bothpubliclyandbehindthescefies.Yet,despitetheoviousrewardsOfengaginginofficepolitics-abetterjob,araise,praise-manypeoplearestillunableorunwilling-to"playthegame."

"Peopleassumethatofficepoliticsinvolvessomemanipulative（工于心计的）behavior,"saysDeborahComer,anassistantprofessorofmanagementatHofstraUniversity."Butpoliticsderivesfromthewordpolite.Itcanmeanlobbyingandformingassociations.Itcanmeanbeingkindandhelpful,oreventrying,topleaseyoursuperior,andthenexpectingsomethinginreturn."

Infact,today,expertsdefineofficepoliticsasproperbehaviorusedtopursueonesownself-interestintheworkplace.Inmanycases,thisinvolvessomeformofsocializingwithintheofficeenvironment-notjustinlargecompanies,butinsmallworkplacesaswell.

"Thefirstthingpeopleareusuallyjudgedonistheirabilitytoperformwellonaconsistentbasis,"saysNeilP.Lewis,amanagementpsychologist."Butiftwoorthreecandidatesareupforapromotion,eachofwhomhasreasonablysimilarability,amanagerisgoingtopromotethepersonheorshelikesbest.Itssimplehumannature."

Yet,psychologistssay,manyemployeesandemployershavetroublewiththeconceptofpoliticsintheoffice.Somepeople,theysay,haveanidealisticvisionofworkandwhatittakestosucceed.Stillothersassociatepoliticswithfiattery奉承）,fearfulthat,iftheyspeakupforthemselves,theymayappeartobeflatteringtheirbossforfavors.

Expertssuggestalteringthisnegativepicturebyrecognizingtheneedforsomeself-promotion.

16."Officepolitics"（Line2,Para.4）isusedinthepassagetoreferto

A）thepoliticalviewsandbeliefsofofficeworkers

B）theinterpersonalrelationshipswithinacompany

C）thevariousqualitiesrequiredforasuccessfulcareer

D）thecodeofbehaviorforcompanystaff

17.Togetpromoted,onemustnotonlybecompetentbut

A）avoidbeingtoooutstanding

B）getalongwellwithhiscolleagues

C）honestandloyaltohiscompany

D）givehisbossagoodimpression[D]

18.Whyaremanypeopleunwillingto"playthegame"（Line4,Para.5）?

A）Theyarenotgoodatmanipulatingcolleagues.

B）Theyfeelthatsuchbehaviorisunprincipled.

C）Theythinktheeffortwillgetthemnowhere.

D）Theybelievethatdoingsoisimpractical.

19.Theauthorconsidersofficepoeticstobe.

A）unwelcomeattheworkplace

B）badforinterpersonalrelationships

C）animportantfactorforpersonaladvancement

D）indispensabletothedevelopmentofcompanyculture[C]

20.Itistheauthorsviewthat

A）self-promotiondoesnotnecessarilymeanflattery

B）hardworkcontributesVerylittletoonespromotion

C）manyemployeesfailtorecognizetheneedofflattery

D）speakingupforoneselfispartofhumannature[A]

PassageThree

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ItcameassomethingofasurprisewhenDiana,Pri