大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案.docx

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大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案

2001年1月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案

Part Ⅰ           ListeningComprehension            （20minutes）?

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.?

Example:

Youwillhear:

?

Youwillread:

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A）Attheoffice.          

B）Inthewaitingroom.?

C）Attheairport.         

D）Inarestaurant.?

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A）“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.YoushouldchooseontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.?

SampleAnswer [A] [B][C][D] ?

1.

A）GetsomechangefromJane.                      

B）Gotolookforapayphone.?

C）Usethewoman'sphone.                          

D）Payforthephonecall.?

2.

A）Atanartgallery.                              

B）Inadepartmentstore.?

C）Atabookstore.                                 

D）Inaworkshop.?

3.

A）Shewillhelpthemantocatchup.?

B）Sheisworriedabouttheman'shealth.?

C）Shehasboughtthemananup?

to?

datemap.?

D）She'sboughtthemanapairofglassestoday.?

4.

A）Heisgoingtogiveatalkonfishing.          

B）HeiseagertomeetSusan'sparents.?

C）HehasthesamehobbyasSusan'sfather.        

D）Hethinksfishingisagoodwaytokilltime.?

5.

A）Hefindsthepresentationhardtofollow.       

B）Hespeakshighlyofthepresentation.?

C）Heconsidersthepresentationverydull.        

D）HethinksProfessorWhitehaschosenaninterestingtopic.

6.

A）Abookshelf.   

B）Atypewriter.?

C）Somestocks.         

D）Highqualitypaper.?

7.

A）Theysetoffearly.                             

B）Theywaitforafineday.?

C）Theygosightseeing.                            

D）Theygototheseaside.?

8.

A）Helikedtoshowoffinclass.?

B）Hewasthefirstpersonshemetatschool.?

C）Hehadafunnyface.?

D）Hewaslateforschoolonthefirstday.?

9.

A）Hercarcanstandanycrash.                    

B）Hercariskeptingoodcondition.?

C）Hercarisnotasgoodashis.                  

D）Hercarismaintainedaswellashis.?

10.

A）Sheistoobusytogo.                         

B）She'swillingtogoswimming.?

C）Shedoesn'twanttowaitlong.                 

D）Sheenjoysthewonderfulweather.

SectionB?

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.

A）Hewasataxcollector.                      

B）Hewasagovernmentofficial.?

C）Hewasonceafriendoftheruler.           

D）HewasonceashcoolteacherinIndia.

12.

A）Torewardoutstandingtaxcollectors.?

B）Todeclarenewwaysofcollectingtax.?

C）Tocollectmoneyfromthepersonsinvited. 

D）Toentertainthosewhohadmadegreatcontributionstothegovernment.

13.

A）Theywereexcusedfrompayingincometax.?

B）Theyweregivensomesilverandgoldcoinsbytheruler.?

C）Theytriedtocollectmoremoneythantheruleraskedfor.?

D）Theyenjoyedbeinginvitedtodinnerattheruler'spalace.?

PassageTwo?

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.?

14.

A）Theylikedtravelling.                         

B）Thereasonsareunknown.?

C）Theyweredrivenoutoftheirhomes.           

D）Theywantedtofindabetterplacetolivein.

15.

A）TheyareunfriendlytoGypsies.                

B）TheyadmirethemusicaltalentoftheGypsies.?

C）Theyare envious1 ofGypsies.                   

D）TheytrytoputupwithGypsies.?

16.

A）Theyarenowtaughtintheirownlanguage.     

B）Theyarenowallowedtoattendlocalschools.?

C）Specialschoolshavebeensetupforthem.     

D）Permanenthomeshavebeenbuiltforthem.

PassageThree?

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.?

17.

A）Thecausesarefamiliar.                           

B）Thecausesarenotwellunderstood.?

C）Thecausesareobvious.                            

D）Thecausesareverycomplicated.

18.

A）Improvedhighwaydesign.                           

B）Betterpublictransportation.?

C）Regulardrivertraining.                           

D）Strictertrafficregulations.?

19.

A）Highwaycrime.        

B）Drivers'errors.      

C）Poortrafficcontrol.          

D）Confusingroadsigns.?

20.

A）Increasingpeople's awareness2 oftrafficproblems.?

B）Enhancingdrivers'senseofresponsibility.?

C）Buildingmorehighways.?

D）Designingbettercars.?

Part Ⅱ              ReadingComprehension               （35minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage. 

    Dogsaresocialanimalsandwithoutpropertraining,theywillbehavelikewildanimals.Theywillspboilyourhouse,destroyyour belongings3,barkexcessively,fightotherdogsandevenbiteyou.Nearlyallbehaviorproblemsare perfectly4 normaldogactivitiesthatoccuratthewrongtimeorplaceoraredirectedatthewrongthing.Thekeytopreventingortreatingbehaviorproblemsuslearningtoteachthedogtoredirectitsnormalbehaviorto outlets5 thatareacceptableinthedomesticsetting.

   Oneofthebestthingsyoucandoforyourdogandyourselfisto obedience6 train（驯服）it.Obediencetrainingdoesn'tsolveallbehaviorproblems,butitisthefoundationforsolvingjustaboutanyproblem.Trainingopensupalineofcommunicationbetweenyouandyourdog.Effectivecommunicationisnecessarytoinstructyourdogaboutwhatyouwantittodo.

   Trainingisalsoaneasywaytoestablishthesocialrankorder.Whenyourdogo

beysasimplerequestof"comehere,sit,"itisshowingobedienceandrespectforyou.Itisnotnecessarytoestablishyourselfastopdogorleaderofthedogpack（群）byusingextrememeasures.Youcanteachyourdogitssubordinate（从属的）rolebyteachingittoshowsubmission7 toyou.Mostdogsloveperformingtricksforyoutopleasantlyacceptthatyouareincharge.

   Trainingshouldbefunandrewardingforyouandyourdog.Itcanenrichyourrelationshipandmakelivingtogethermoreenjoyable.Awell|traineddogismoreconfidentandcanmoresafelybeallowedagreateramountoffreedomthananuntrainedanimal.

21.Behaviorproblemsofdogsarebelievedto_______.

A）bejustpartoftheirnature     

B）worseninmodernsociety

C）occurewhentheygowild         

D）presentathreattothecommunity

22.Theprimarypurposeofobediencetrainingisto_______.

A）teachthedogtoperformclevertricks

B）makethedogawarefoitsowner'sauthority

C）providethedogwithoutletsforitswildbehavior

D）enablethedogto regain9 itsnormalbehavior

23.Effectivecommunicationbetweenadoganditsowneris_______.

 A）essentialtosolvingthedog'sbehaviorproblems

 B）thefoundationfordogstoperformtasks

 C）agoodwaytoteachthedognewtricks

 D）anextrememeasureinobediencetraining

24.Whydopetdogsloveperformingtricksfortheirmasters?

 A）Toavoidbeingpunished.         

 B）Toshowtheiraffectionfortheirmasters.

 C）Towinleadershipofthedogpack. 

 D）Toshowtheirwillingnesstoobey.

25.Whenadoghasreceivedeffectiveobediencetraining,itsowner_______.

 A）cangivethedogmorerewards    

 B）willenjoyabetterfamilylife

 C）cangivethedogmorefreedom    

 D）willhavemoreconfidenceinhimself

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

    Engineeringstudentsaresupposedtobeexamplesofpracticalityandrationality

butwhenitcomestomycollegeeducationIamanidealistandafool.InhighschoolIwantedtobeanelectricalengineerand,ofcourse,anysensiblestudentwithmyaimswouldhavechosenacollegewithalargeengineeringdepartment,famousreputationandlotsofgoodlabsandresearchequipment.Butthat'snotwhatIdid.

   Ichosetostudyengineeringatasmallliberal|arts（文科）universitythatdoesn'tevenofferamajorinelectricalengineering.Obviously,thiswasnotapracticalchoice;Icamehereformorenoblereasons.Iwantedabroadeducationthatwouldprovidemewith flexibility10 andavaluesystemtoguidemeinmycareer.Iwantedtoopenmyeyesandexpandmyvisionbyinteractingwithpeoplewhoweren'tstudyingscienceorengineering.Myparents,teachersandotheradultspraisedmeforsuchasensiblechoice.TheytoldmeIwaswiseandmaturebeyondmy18years,andIbelievedthem.

   IheadedofftocollegesureIwasgoingtohaveanadvantageoverthosestudentswhowenttobigengineerng"factories"wheretheydidn'tcareifyouhadvaluesorwereflexible.Iwasgoingtobeacompleteengineer:

technicalgeniusandsensitivehumanist（人文学者）allinone.