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1994年大学英语四级真题
1994年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷
PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)
SectionA
1.A)Onceaweek.
B)Twiceaweek.
C)Threetimesaweek.
D)Fourtimesaweek.(C)
2.A)Helefthisnotesathome.
B)Hedoesn’tknowwherehisnotesare.
C)Hedoesn’twanttolendhisnotestothewoman.
D)Heagreestolendherhisnotes.(D)
3.A)Hewillgoinspiteofthecoldweather.
B)Hewon’tgosinceheisnotfeelingwell.
C)Hewillgowhenhefeelsbetter.
D)Hewon’tgoashehasn’tfinishedhiswork.(B)
4.A)Checkthetimetable.
B)Gototherailwaystationearlier.
C)Travelonalatertrain.
D)Cancelthetripearlier.(C)
5.A)InNewYork.
B)InBoston.
C)InNewport.
D)InWashington.(D)
6.A)Aclerkattheairportinformationdesk.
B)Aclerkattherailwaystationinformationdesk.
C)Apoliceman.
D)Ataxi-driver.(A)
7.A)Aguestandareceptionist.
B)Apassengerandanairhostess.
C)Acustomerandashopassistant.
D)Aguestandawaitress.(B)
8.A)He’sbetter.
B)He’sfeelingworse.
C)He’ssickinbed.
D)Hehasrecovered.(A)
9.A)Themandidn’twantthewomantohaveherhaircut.
B)Thewomanfollowedtheman’sadvice.
C)Thewomaniswearinglonghairnow.
D)Themandidn’tcareifthewomanhadherhaircutornot.(A)
10.A)HewillreturnfromParisintwoweeks.
B)HeisstudyingFrenchinParis.
C)HeishavingavacationinParis.
D)HeisplanningtogobacktoParisinayear.(B)
SectionB
PassageOne
Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A)Washingplates.
B)Clearingtables.
C)Shiningshoes.
D)Sweepingthefloor.(C)
12.A)Hemustworksixdaysaweek.
B)Heshouldneverbelateforwork.
C)Hemuststudyhardinhissparetime.
D)Heshouldnotbringhisfriendstotherestaurant.(B)
13.A)Topayhimforhiswork.
B)Tolethimhave3mealsadayintherestaurant.
C)Togivehisfriendsfreedrinks.
D)Toallowhimtohavemorefreetime.(A)
14.A)Becausetheboywasnotafull-timeworker.
B)Becausetheboyhadmadesomemistakes.
C)Becausehethoughttheboyhadfailedtomeethisrequirements.
D)Becausehethoughtitwashissonwhoshouldpayhim.(D)
PassageTwo
Questions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
15.A)Watchingtraditionalplays.
B)Visitingthemagnificentlibraries.
C)Boatingontheriver.
D)Cyclinginnarrowstreets.(C)
16.A)Therearemanyvisitorsthere.
B)Therearemanystudentsthere.
C)Therearemanyoldstreetsthere.
D)Therearemanybicyclesthere.(D)
17.A)Hethinksthecityistoocrowded.
B)Helikestheplaceverymuch.
C)Hethinksthestreetsaretoonarrow.
D)Headmiresthecomfortablelifeofthestudentsthere.(B)
PassageThree
Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
18.A)Hewasgoodatwritingaboutinterestingpeople.
B)Itwasmucheasiertowritestoriesaboutpeople.
C)Hebelievedthatpeoplearealwayseasiertolearnaboutotherpeople.
D)Hethoughtpeopleplayedanimportantroleinworldevents.(C)
19.A)Action.
B)WorldNews.
C)Enterprise.
D)Facesandplaces.(A)
20.A)Heisasportsman.
B)Heisanactor.
C)Heisaphotographer.
D)Heisapublisher.(D)
PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Supposewebuiltarobot(机器人)toexploretheplanetMars.Weprovidetherobotwithseeingdetectorstokeepitawayfromdanger.Itispoweredentirelybythesun.Shouldweprogramtherobottobeequallyactiveatalltimes?
No.Therobotwouldbeusingupenergyatatimewhenitwasnotreceivingany.Sowewouldprobablyprogramittoceaseitsactivityatnightandtowakeupatdawnthenextmorning.
Accordingtotheevolutionary(进化的)theoryofsleep,evolutionequippeduswitharegularpatternofsleepingandwakingforthesamereason.Thetheorydoesnotdeny(否认)thatsleepprovidessomeimportantrestorativefunctions.Itmerelysaysthatevolutionhasprogrammedustoperformthosefunctionsatatimewhenactivitywouldbeinefficientandpossiblydangerous.However,sleepprotectsusonlyfromthesortoftroublewemightwalkinto;itdoesnotprotectusfromtroublethatcomeslookingforus.Sowesleepwellwhenweareinfamiliar,safeplace,butwesleeplightly,ifatall,whenwefearthatbearswillnoseintothetent.
Theevolutionarytheoryaccountswellfordifferencesinsleepamongcreatures.Whydocats,forinstance,sleepsomuch,whilehorsessleepsolittle?
Surelycatsdonotneedfivetimesasmuchrepairandrestorationashorsesdo.Butcatscanaffordtohavelongperiodsofinactivitybecausetheyspendlittletimeeatingandareunlikelytobeattackedwhiletheysleep.Horsesmustspendalmostalltheirwakinghourseating,becausewhattheyeatisverylowinenergyvalue.Moreover,theycannotaffordtosleeptoolongortoodeeply,becausetheirsurvivaldependsontheirabilitytorunawayfromattackers.
21.Theauthorusestheexampleoftherobotinspaceexplorationtotellus________.
A)thedifferencesbetweenrobotsandmen
B)thereasonwhymenneedtosleep
C)abouttheneedforrobotstosavepower
D)aboutthedangerofmenworkingatnight(B)
22.Evolutionhasprogrammedmantosleepatnightchieflytohelphim________.
A)maintainaregularpatternoflife
B)preventtroublethatcomeslookingforhim
C)avoiddangerandinefficientlabor
D)restorehisbodilyfunctions(C)
23.Accordingtotheauthor,wecannotsleepwellwhenwe________.
A)areworryingaboutoursafety
B)areoverworked
C)areinatent
D)areawayfromhome(A)
24.Catssleepmuchmorethanhorsesdopartlybecausecats________.
A)needmoretimeforrestoration
B)areunlikelytobeattackers
C)aremoreactivethanhorseswhentheyareawake
D)spendlesstimeeatingtogetenoughenergy(D)
25.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthepassage?
________.
A)Evolutionhasequippedallcreatureswitharegularpatternofsleepingandwaking.
B)Thestudyofsleepisanimportantpartoftheevolutionarytheory.
C)Sleepingpatternsmustbetakenintoconsiderationinthedesigningofrobots.
D)Thesleepingpatternofalivingcreatureisdeterminedbythefooditeats.(A)
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
“Congratulations,Mr.Jones,it’sagirl.”
Fatherhoodisgoingtohaveadifferentmeaningandbringforthadifferentresponsefromeverymanwhohearsthesewords.Somefeelpridewhentheyreceivethenews,whileothersworry,wonderingwhethertheywillbegoodfather.Althoughtherearesomemenwholikechildrenandmayhavehadconsiderableexperiencewiththem,othersdonotparticularlycareforchildrenandspendlittletimewiththem.Manyfathersandmothershavebeenplanningandlookingforwardtochildrenforsometime.Forothercouples,pregnancy(怀孕)wasanaccidentthatbothhusbandandwifehaveacceptedwillinglyorunwillingly.
Whateverthereactiontothebirthofachild,itisobviousthattheshiftfromtheroleofhusbandtothatoffatherisadifficulttask.Yet,unfortunately,fewattemptshavebeenmadetoeducatefathersinthisresocializationprocess.AlthoughnumerousbookshavebeenwrittenaboutAmericanmothers,onlyrecentlyhasliteraturefocusedontheroleofafather.
Itisarguedbysomewritersthatthetransitiontothefather’srole,althoughdifficult,isnotnearlyasgreatasthetransitionthewifemustmaketothemother’srole.Themother’sroleseemstorequireacompletetransformationindailyroutine(生活规律)andhighlyinnovative(创新的)adaptation,ontheotherhand,thefather’sroleislessdemandingandimmediate.However,eventhoughwementionedthefactthatgrowingnumbersofwomenareworkingoutsidethehome,thefatherisstillthoughtbymanyasthebreadwinnerinthehousehold.
26.Accordingtotheauthor,beingafather________.
A)bringsafeelingofexcitementtosomemen
B)hasadifferentmeaningforthosewhohavedaughters
C)makessomemenfeelproudandothersuneasy
D)meansnothingbutmoreresponsibilities(C)
27.Itisstatedinthepassagethat________.
A)someparentsarenotpreparedtohaveachild
B)youngcouplesdonotlikechildrenatall
C)workingcouplesdonothavemuchtimetotakecareoftheirchildren
D)manyparentslookforwardtohavingaboyastheirfirstchild(A)
28.Inthesecondparagraph,theauthor________.
A)criticizesfathersfornottakingenoughresponsibilitiesinbringinguptheirchildren
B)excusestheAmericanwritersforignoringthedifficultiesofbeingafather
C)supportstheideathatthechiefroleofafatheristoearnmoneyforthefamily
D)complainsaboutthelackofsocialprogramstohelphusbandsadjustthemselvestobeingafather(A)
29.Thetransitiontothemother’srolerequiresthatthewife________.
A)changeherlifestyleinahighlyinnovativeway
B)makeacompletechangeinhereverydaylifetodealwiththenewsituation
C)stayathometotakecareofthebaby
D)helpherhusbandinhisresocializationprocess(B)
30.Somewritersarguethatwithrespecttothechangeofroles,fathers,comparedwithmothers,________.
A)havetoshouldermoreburdens
B)havetomakemoredifficultadaptations
C)haveaneasierjobtodo
D)canusuallydoabetterjob(C)
PassageThree
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Readingisthoughttobeakindofconversationbetweenthereaderandthetext.Thereaderputsquestions,asitwere,tothetextandgetsanswers.Inthelightoftheseheputsfurtherquestions,andsoon.
Formostofthetimethis“conversation”goesonbelowthelevelofconsciousness.Attimes,however,webecomeawareofit.Thisisusuallywhenwearerunningintodifficu