大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案文档格式.docx

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Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A）"

Attheoffice"

isthebestanswer.YoushouldchooseontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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

1.A）TheyarebothanxioustotryItalianfood. 

B）Theyarelikelytohavedinnertogether.

C）Themanwilltreatthewomantodinnertonight. 

D）Thewomanrefusedtohavedinnerwiththeman.

2.A）It'

sonlyforrent,notfofsale. 

B）It'

sbeingredecorated.

C）It'

snotasgoodasadvertised. 

D）It'

snolongeravailable.

3.A）Colleagues. 

B）Employerandemployee. 

C）Husbandandwife. 

D）Motherandson

4.A）Shecontactsherparentsoccasionally. 

B）Shephonesherparentsregularlyatweekends.

C）Shevisitsherparentsatweekendswhenthefaresaredown.

D）Sheoftencallsherparentsregardlessoftherates.

5.A）Thenextbusiscomingsoon. 

B）Thebuswillwaitafewminutesatthestop.

C）Thereareonlytwoorthreepassengerswaitingforthebus.

D）Theycancatchthisbuswithoutrunning.

6.A）Theassignmentlookseasybutactuallyit'

squitedifficult.

B）Theassignmentistoodifficultforthemtocompleteontime. 

C）TheycannotfinishtheassignmentuntilThursday.

D）Theyhaveplentyoftimetoworkontheassignment.

7.A）Themanwillgotomeetthewomanthisevening.

B）Themanandthewomanhaveanappointmentat7o'

clock. 

C）Thewomancan'

tfinishmakingthejambefore7o'

clock.

D）Thewomanwon'

tbeabletoseethemanthisevening.

8.A）She'

slearnedalotfromtheliteratureclass. 

B）She'

swrittensomebooksaboutworldclassics.

C）She'

smetsomeoftheworld'

sbestwriters. 

D）She'

sjustbackfromatriproundtheworld.

9.A）Theexamwaseasierthanthepreviousone. 

B）Joeissurethathewilldobetterinthenextexam.

C）Joeprobablyfailedintheexam. 

D）Theoralpartoftheexamwaseasierthanthewrittenpart.

10.A）Sheistiredofdrivinginheavytraffic. 

B）Shedoesn'

tminditastheroadconditionsaregood.

C）Sheisunhappytohavetodrivesuchalongwayeveryday.D）Sheenjoysitbecauseshe'

sgoodatdriving.

SectionBCompoundDictation

注意：

听力理解的B节（SectionB）为复合式听写（CompoundDictation）,题目在试卷二上，现在请取试卷二。

PartⅡReadingComprehension（35minutes）

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

PassageOne

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Likemanyofmygeneration,Ihaveaweaknessforheroworship.Atsomepoint,however,weallbegintoquestionourheroesandourneedforthem.Thisleadsustoask:

Whatisahero?

Despiteimmensedifferencesincultures,heroesaroundtheworldgenerallyshareanumberofcharactersticsthatinstructandinspirepeople.

Aherodoessomethingworthtalkingaabout.Aherohasastoryofadventuretotellandacommunitywhowilllisten.Butaherogoesbeyondmerefame.

Heroesservepowersorprincipleslargerthanthemselves.Likehighvoltagetransformers,heroestaketheenergyofhigherpowersandstepitdownsothatitcanbeusedbyordinarypeople.

Theherolivesalifeworthyofimitation.Thosewhoimitateagenuineheroexperiencelifewithnewdepth,enthusiasm,andmeaning.Asuretestforwouldbeheroesiswhatorwhomdotheyserve?

Whataretheywillingtoliveanddiefor?

Iftheanswerorevidencesuggeststheyserveonlytheirownfame,theymaybefamouspersonsbutnotheroes.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarefamous,butwhowouldclaimthattheirfansfindlifemoreabundant?

Heroesarecantalysts（催化剂）forchange.theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintop.Theyhavetheskillandthecharmtomovethemasses.Theycreatenewpossibilities.WithoutGandhi,IndiamightstillbepartoftheBritishEmpire.WithoutRosaParksandMartinLutherKing,Jr.,wemightstillhavesegregated（隔离的）buses,restaurants,andparks.Itmaybepossibleforlargescalechangetooccurwithoutleaderswithmagneticpersonalities,butthepaceofchangewouldbeslow,thevisionuncertain,andthecommitteemeetingsendless.

11.Althoughheroesmaycomefromdifferentcultures,they_____________________.

A）generallyprocesscertaininspiringcharacteristics 

B）probablysharesomeweaknessesofordinarypeople

C）areofteninfluencedbypreviousgenerations 

D）allunknowinglyattractalargenumberoffans

12.Accordingtothepassage,heroesarecomparedtohigh-voltagetransformersinthat_______.

A）theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintop 

B）theyhaveawarmfeelingsandemotions

C）theycanserveasconcreteexamplesofnobleprinciples 

D）theycanmakepeoplefeelstrongerandmoreconfident

13.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarenotconsideredheroesbecause_________.

A）theyarepopularonlyamongcertaingroupsofpeople 

B）theirperformancesdonotimprovetheirfansmorally

C）theirprimaryconcernistheirownfinancialinterestsD）theyarenotclearabouttheprinciplestheyshouldfollow

14.GandhiandMartinLutherKingaretypicalexamplesofoutstandingleaderswho___________.

A）aregoodatdemonstratingtheircharmingcharacters 

B）canmovethemasseswiththeirforcefulspeeches

C）arecapableofmeetingallchallengesandhardships 

D）canprovideananswertotheproblemsoftheirpeople

15.Theauthorconcludesthathistoricalchangeswould________.

A）bedelayedwithoutleaderswithinspiringpersonalqualities

B）nothappenwithoutheroesmakingthenecessarysacrifices

C）takeplaceiftherewereheroestoleadthepeople

D）produceleaderswithattractivepersonalities

PassageTwo

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Accordingtoasurvey,whichwasbasedontheresponsesofover188,000students,today'

straditionalagecollegefreshmenare"

morematerialisticandlessaltruistic（利他主义的）"

thanatanytimeinthe17yearsofthepoll.

Notsurprisinginthesehardtimes,thestudent'

smajorobjective"

istobefinanciallywelloff.Lessimportantthaneverisdevelopingameaningfulphilosophyoflife."

Itfollowsthenthattodaythemostpopularcourseisnotliteratureorhistorybutaccounting.

Interestinteaching,socialserviceandthe"

altruistic"

fieldsisatalow.Ontheotherhand,enrollmentinbusinessprograms,engineeringandcomputerscienceiswayup.

That'

snosurpriseeither.Afriendofmine（asalesrepresentativeforachemicalcompany）wasmakingtwicethesalaryofhercollegeinstructorsherfirstyearonthejob-evenbeforeshecompletedhertwoyearassociatedegree.

Whileit'

struethatweallneedacareer,itisequallytruethatourcivilizationhasaccumulatedanincredibleamountofknowledgeinfieldsfarremovedfromourownandthatwearebetterforourunderstandingoftheseothercontributions-betheyscientificorartistic.Itisequallytruethat,instudyingthediversewisdomofothers,welearnhowtothink.Moreimportant,perhaps,educationteachesustoseetheconnectionsbetweenthings,aswellastoseebeyondourimmediateneeds.

Weeklywereadofunionswhowentonstrikeforhigherwages,onlytodrivetheiremployeroutofbusiness.Nocompany:

nojob.Howshortsightedinthelongrun!

Butthemostimportantargumentforabroadeducationisthatinstudyingtheaccumulatedwisdomoftheages,weimproveourmoralsense.Isawacartoonrecentlywhichshowsagroupofbusinessmenlookingpuzzledastheysitaroundaconferencetable;

oneofthemistalkingontheintercom（对讲机）：

"

MissBaxter,"

hesays,"

couldyoupleasesendinsomeonewhocandistinguishrightfromwrong?

Fromthelongtermpointofview,that'

swhateducationreallyoughttobeabout.

16.Accordingtotheauthor'

sobservation,collegestudents__________.

A）haveneverbeensomaterialisticastoday 

B）haveneverbeensointerestedinthearts

C）haveneverbeensofinanciallywelloffastoday 

D）haveneverattachedsomuchimportancetomoralsense

17.Thestudents'

criteriaforelectingmajorstodayhavemuchtodowith________.

A）theinfluencesoftheirinstructors 

B）thefinancialgoalstheyseekinlife

C）theirowninterpretationsofthecourses 

D）theirunderstandingofthecontributionsofothers

18.Bysaying"

struethat...betheyscientificorartistic"

（Lines1-3,Para.5）,theauthormeansthat_____.

A）businessmanagementshouldbeincludedineducationalprograms

B）humanwisdomhasaccumulatedatanextraordinarilyhighspeed

C）