2000-2006年大學(xué)英語四級考試試題及參考答案040604

2004年6月19日試卷PartI ListeningComprehension (20minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Example: Youwillhear: Youwillread: A)Attheoffice. B)Inthewaitingroom. C)Attheairport. D)Inarestaurant.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]1. A)ThemansawMarkonthestreettwomonthsago. B)ThewomanhadforgottenMark'sphonenumber C)ThewomanmadeaphonecalltoMarkyesterday. D)Markandthewomanhadnotbeenintouchforsometime.2. A)Themanislateforthetripbecauseheisbusy. B)ThewomanisgladtomeetMr.Browninperson. C)ThemanismeetingthewomanonbehalfofMr.Brown. D)ThewomanfeelssorrythatMr.Brownisunabletocome.3. A)At10:30. C)At10:40. B)At10:25. D)At10:45.4. A)Themannolongersmokes. B)Themanisunderpressurefromhiswife. C)Themanusuallyfollowshiswife'sadvice. D)Themanrefusestolistentohisdoctor'sadvice.5. A)Movetoabigcity. C)Gobacktoschool. B)Becomeateacher. D)WorkinNewYork.6. A)Quitdeliveringflowers. C)Bringherflowerseveryday. B)Workatarestaurant. D)Leavehisjobtoworkforher.7. A)Shecanfindtherightpersontohelptheman. B)Shecanhelpthemanout. C)She'salsoinneedofatextbook. D)Shepickedupthebookfromthebusfloor.8. A)Themanwasconfusedaboutthedateoftheappointment. B)Themanwantstochangethedateoftheappointment. C)Themanisgladhe'sgotintouchwiththedoctor. D)Themancan'tcomefortheappointmentat4:15.9. A)Thetwospeakersareatalosswhattodo. B)Themanisworriedabouthisfuture. C)Thetwospeakersareseniorsatcollege. D)Thewomanregretsspendinghertimeidly.10. A)Shehaslearnedalotfromthenovel. B)Shealsofoundtheplotdifficulttofollow. C)Sheusuallyhasdifficultyrememberingnames. D)Shecanrecallthenamesofmostcharactersinthenovel.SectionBCompoundDictationDirections: Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromSItoS7withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.ForblanksnumberedfromS8toSIOyouarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten. TheLibraryofCongressisAmerica’snationallibrary.Ithasmillionsofbooksandotherobjects.Ithasnewspapers,(S1)_______________________________________publicationsaswellaslettersof(S2)_________________________interest.Italsohasmaps,photographs,art(S3)____________________,movies,soundrecordingsandmusical(S4)__________________.Alltogether,ithasmorethan100millionobjects. TheLibraryofCongressisopentothepublicMondaythroughSaturday,exceptforpublicholidays.Anyonemaygothereandreadanythinginthecollection.Butnooneis(S5)_________totakebooksoutofthebuilding. TheLibraryofCongresswas(S6)__________________in1800.ItstartedwithelevenboxesofbooksinoneroomoftheCapitolbuilding.By1814,thecollectionhadincreasedtoabout3,000books.Theywereall(S7)_______________thatyearwhentheCapitolwasburneddownduringAmerica’swarwithBritain. Tohelpre-buildthelibrary,CongressboughtthebooksofPresidentThomasJefferson.Mr.Jefferson’scollectionincluded7,000booksinsevenlanguages. (S8)______________________________________________________________________.Today,threebuildingsholdthelibrary’scollection. (S9)______________________________________________________________________.Itbuyssomeofitsbooksandgetsothersasgifts.Italsogetsmaterialsthroughitscopyrightoffice.(S10)__________________________________________________________________.ThismeanstheLibraryofCongressreceivesalmosteverythingthatispublishedintheUnitedStates.PartII ReadingComprehension (35minutes) C)Theyarenotgoodatmanipulatingcolleagues. D)Theythinktheeffortwillgetthemnowhere.14. Theauthorconsidersofficepoliticstobe_______. A)unwelcomeattheworkplace B)badforinterpersonalrelationships C)indispensabletothedevelopmentofcompanyculture D)animportantfactorforpersonaladvancement15. Itistheauthor'sviewthat_______. A)speakingupforoneselfispartofhumannature B)self-promotiondoesnotnecessarilymeanflattery C)hardworkcontributesverylittletoone'spromotion D)manyemployeesfailtorecognizetheneedofflatteryPassageTwoQuestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage: AssoonasitwasrevealedthatareporterforProgressivemagazinehaddiscoveredhowtomakeahydrogenbomb,agroupoffirearm(火器)fansformedtheNationalHydrogenBombAssociation,andtheyarenowlobbyingagainstanylegislationtostopAmericansfromowningone. “TheConstitution,”saidtheassociation’sspokesman,“giveseveryonetherighttoownarms.Itdoesn’tspelloutwhatkindofarms.Butsinceanyonecannowmakeahydrogenbomb,thepublicshouldbeabletobuyittoprotectthemselves.” "Don'tyouthinkit'sdangeroustohaveoneinthehouse,particularlywheretherearechildrenaround?" "TheNationalHydrogenBombAssociationhopestoeducatepeopleinthesafehandlingofthistypeofweapon.Weareinstructingownerstokeepthebombinalockedcabinetandthefuse(導(dǎo)火索)separatelyinadrawer." "Somepeopleconsiderthehydrogenbombaveryfatalweaponwhichcouldkillsomebody." Thespokesmansaid,"Hydrogenbombsdon'tkillpeople—peoplekillpeople.Thebombisforself-protectionanditalsohasadeterrenteffect.Ifsomebodyknowsyouhaveanuclearweaponinyourhouse,they'regoingtothinktwiceaboutbreakingin." "ButthosewhowanttobanthebombforAmericancitizensclaimthatifyouhaveonelockedinthecabinet,withthefuseinadrawer,youwouldneverbeabletoassembleitintimetostopanintruder(侵入者)." "Anotherargumentagainstallowingpeopletoownabombisthatatthemomentitisveryexpensivetobuildone.Sowhatyourassociationisbackingisaprogramwhichwouldallowthemiddleandupperclassestoacquireabombwhilepoorpeoplewillbeleftdefenselesswithjusthandguns."16. Accordingtothepassage,somepeoplestartedanationalassociationsoasto_______. A)blockanylegislationtobantheprivatepossessionofthebomb B)coordinatethemassproductionofthedestructiveweapon C)instructpeoplehowtokeepthebombsafeathome D)promotethelarge-scalesaleofthisnewlyinventedweapon17. SomepeopleopposetheownershipofH-bombsbyindividualsonthegroundsthat_______. A)thesizeofthebombmakesitdifficulttokeepinadrawer B)mostpeopledon'tknowhowtohandletheweapon C)people'sliveswillbethreatenedbytheweapon D)theymayfallintothehandsofcriminals18. Bysayingthatthebombalsohasadeterrenteffectthespokesmanmeansthatit_______. A)willfrightenawayanypossibleintruders B)canshowthespecialstatusofitsowners C)willthreatenthesafetyoftheownersaswell D)cankillthoseenteringothers'housesbyforce19. Accordingtothepassage,opponentsoftheprivateownershipofH-bombsareverymuchworriedthat_______. A)theinfluenceoftheassociationistoopowerfulforthelessprivilegedtoovercome B)poorly-educatedAmericanswillfinditdifficulttomakeuseoftheweapon C)thewideuseoftheweaponwillpushuplivingexpensestremendously D)thecostoftheweaponwillputcitizensonanunequalbasis20. Fromthetoneofthepassageweknowthattheauthoris_______. A)doubtfulaboutthenecessityofkeepingH-bombsathomeforsafety B)unhappywiththosewhovoteagainsttheownershipofH-bombs C)notseriousabouttheprivateownershipofH-bombs D)concernedaboutthespreadofnuclearweaponsPassageThreeQuesti0ns21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage. Signhasbecomeascientifichotbutton.Onlyinthepast20yearshavespecialistsinlanguagestudyrealizedthatsignedlanguagesareunique—aspeechofthehand.Theyofferanewwaytoprobehowthebraingeneratesandunderstandslanguage,andthrownewlightonanoldscientificcontroversy:whetherlanguage,completewithgrammar,issomethingthatwearebornWith,orwhetheritisalearnedbehavior.ThecurrentinterestinsignlanguagehasrootsinthepioneeringworkofonerebelteacheratGallaudetUniversityinWashington,D.C.,theworld'sonlyliberalartsuniversityfordeafpeople. WhenBillStokoewenttoGallaudettoteachEnglish,theschoolenrolledhiminacourseinsigning.ButStokoenoticedsomethingodd:amongthemselves,studentssigneddifferentlyfromhisclassroomteacher. Stokoehadbeentaughtasortofgesturalcode,eachmovementofthehandsrepresentingawordinEnglish.Atthetime,AmericanSignLanguage(ASL)wasthoughttobenomorethanaformofpidginEnglish(混雜英語).ButStokoebelievedthe"handtalk"hisstudentsusedlookedricher.Hewondered:Mightdeafpeopleactually:haveagenuinelanguage?AndcouldthatlanguagebeunlikeanyotheronEarth?Itwas1955,whenevendeafpeopledismissedtheirsigningas"substandard".Stokoe'sideawasacademicheresy(異端邪說). Itis37yearslater.Stokoe—-nowdevotinghistimetowritingandeditingbooksandjournalsandtoproducingvideomaterialsonASLandthedeafculture—ishavinglunchatacafeneartheGallaudetcampusandexplaininghowhestartedarevolution.FordecadeseducatorsfoughthisideathatsignedlanguagesarenaturallanguageslikeEnglish,FrenchandJapanese.Theyassumedlanguagemustbebasedonspeech,themodulation(調(diào)節(jié))ofsound.Butsignlanguageisbasedonthemovementofhands,themodulationofspace."WhatIsaid,"Stokoeexplains,"isthatlanguageisnotmouthstuff—it'sbrainstuff."21. Thestudyofsignlanguageisthoughttobe______. A)anewwaytolookatthelearningoflanguage B)achallengetotraditional,viewsonthenatureoflanguage C)anapproach:tosimplifyingthegrammaticalstructureofalanguage D)anattempttoclarifymisunderstandingabouttheoriginoflanguage 22. The,presentgrowinginterestinsignlanguagewasstimulatedby________. A)afamousscholarinthestudyofthehumanbrain B)aleadingspecialistinthestudyofliberalarts C)anEnglishteacherinauniversityforthedeaf D)SomeseniorexpertsinAmericanSignLanguage23. AccordingtoStokoe,signlanguageis________. A)aSubstandardlanguage C)anartificiallanguage B)agenuinelanguage D)aninternationallanguage24. MosteducatorsobjectedtoStokoe'sideabecausetheythought_______. A)signlanguagewasnotextensivelyusedevenbydeafpeople B)signlanguagewastooartificialtobewidelyaccepted C)alanguageshouldbeeasytouseandunderstand D)alanguagecouldonlyexistintheformofspeechsounds25. Stokoe'sargumentisbasedonhisbeliefthat_______. A)signlanguageisasefficientasanyotherlanguage B)signlanguageisderivedfromnaturallanguage C)languageisasystemofmeaningfulcodes D)languageisaproductofthebrainPassageFourQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage. ItcameassomethingofasurprisewhenDiana,PrincessofWales,madeatriptoAngolain1997,tosupporttheRedCross'scampaignforatotalbanonallanti-personnellandmines.WithinhoursofarrivinginAngola,televisionscreensaroundtheWorldwerefilledwithimagesofhercomfortingvictimsinjuredinexplosionscausedbylandmines."Iknewthestatistics,"shesaid."Butputtingafacetothosefiguresbroughttherealityhometome;likeWhenImetSandra,a13-year-oldgirlwhohadlostherleg,andpeoplelikeher." ThePrincessconcluded,withasimplemessage:"Wemuststoplandmines".Andsheusedeveryopportunityduringhervisittorepeatthismessage. But,backinLondon,herviewswerenotsharedbysomemembersoftheBritishgovernment,whichrefusedtosupportabanontheseweapons.Angrypoliticianslaunchedan,attackonthePrincessinthepress.Theydescribedheras"veryill-informed"anda"loosecannon(亂放炮的人)." ThePrincessrespondedbybrushingasidethecriticisms:"Thisisadistraction(干擾)wedonotneed.AllI'mtryingtodoishelp." Oppositionparties,themediaandthePublicimmediatelyvoicedtheirsupportforthePrincess.Tomakemattersworseforthegovernment,itsoonemergedthatthePrincess'striphadbeenapprovedbytheForeignOffice,andthatshewasinfactverywell-informedaboutboththesituationinAngolaandtheBritishgovernment'spolicyregardinglandmines.Theresultwasasevereembarrassmentforthegovernment. Totryandlimitthedamage,theForeignSecretary,MalcolmRifkind,claimedthatthePrincess'sviewsonlandmineswerenotverydifferentfromgovernmentpolicy,andthatitwas"workingtowards"aworldwideban.TheDefenceSecretary,MichaelPortillo,claimedthematterwas"amisinterpretationormisunderstanding." ForthePrincess,thetriptothiswar-torncountrywasanexcellentopportunitytouseherpopularitytoshowtheworldhowmuchdestructionandsufferinglandminescancause.ShesaidthattheexperiencehadalsogivenhertheChancetogetclosertopeopleandtheirproblems.26. PrincessDianapaidavisittoAngolain1997________. A)tovoicehersupportforatotalbanoflandmines B)toclarifytheBritishgovernment'sstandonlandmines C)toinvestigatethesufferingsoflandminevictimsthere D)toestablishherimageasafriendoflandminevictims27. WhatdidDianameanwhenshesaid"...puttingafacetothosefiguresbroughttherealityhometome"(Line5,Para.1)? A)Shejustcouldn'tbeartomeetthelandminevictimsfacetoface. B)TheactualsituationinAngolamadeherfeellikegoingbackhome. C)Meetingthelandminevictimsinpersonmadeherbelievethestatistics. D)Seeingthepainofthevictimsmadeherrealizetheseriousnessofthesituation.28. SomemembersoftheBritishgovernmentcriticizedDianabecause_______. A)shewasill-informedofthegovernment'spolicy B)theywereactuallyopposedtobanninglandmines C)shehadnotconsultedthegovernmentbeforethevisit D)theybelievedthatshehadmisinterpretedthesituationinAngola29. HowdidDianarespondtothecriticisms? A)Shepaidnoattentiontothem. B)ShemademoreappearancesonTV. C)Shemetthe13-year-oldgirlasplanned. D)Sherosetoarguewithheropponents.30. WhatdidPrincessDianathinkofhervisittoAngola? A)IthadcausedembarrassmenttotheBritishgovernment. B)Ithadbroughtherclosertotheordinarypeople. C)Ithadgreatlypromotedherpopularity. D)IthadaffectedherrelationswiththeBritishgovernment.PartIII VocabularyandStructure (20minutes)Directions: Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.31. Iwentalongthinkingofnothing______,onlylookingatthingsaroundme, A)inparticular C)indoubt B)inharmony D)inbrief32. Criticsbelievethatthecontroloftelevisionbymassadvertisinghas______thequalityoftheprograms. A)lessened C)affected B)declined D)effected33. Imustcongratulateyou______theexcellentdesignofthenewbridge. A)with C)at B)of D)on34. Thereisafully______healthcenteronthegroundfloorofthemainofficebuilding. A)installed C)provided B)equipped D)projected35. Formorethan20years,we'vebeensupportingeducationalprogramsthat______fromkindergartenstocolleges. A)move C)range B)shift D)spread36. The______atthemilitaryacademyissorigidthatstudentscanhardlybearit. A)convention C)principle B)confinement D)discipline37. Thetestresultsarebeyond______;theyhavebeenrepeatedinlabsallovertheworld. A)negotiation C)bargain B)conflict D)dispute38. Iwasso______intoday'shistorylesson.Ididn'tunderstandathing. A)amazed C)confused B)neglected D)amused39. It______youtoatleast50%offtheregularpriceofeitherframesorlenseswhenyoubuyboth. A)presents C)credits B)entitles D)tips40. Desertsandhighmountainshavealwaysbeena______tothemovementofpeoplefromplacetoplace. A)barrier C)prevention B)fence D)jam41. Inordertomakethingsconvenientforthepeople,thedepartmentisplanningtosetupsome______shopsintheresidentialarea. A)flowing C)mobile B)drifting D)unstable42. Mr.Smithsays:"Themediaareverygoodatsensingamoodandthen______it." A)overtaking C)widening B)enlarging D)exaggerating43. Thisisnotaneconomicalwaytogetmorewater;______,itisveryexpensive. A)ontheotherhand C)inshort B)onthecontrary D)orelse44. Itwasthefirsttimethatsucha______hadtobetakenataBritishnuclearpowerstation. A)presentation C)preparation B)precaution D)prediction45. ______thathewasn'thappywiththearrangements,Itriedtobookadifferenthotel. A)Perceiving C)Puzzling B)Penetrating D)Preserving46. Theboardofthecompanyhasdecidedto______itsoperationstoincludeallaspectsoftheclothingbusiness. A)multiply C)expand B)lengthen D)stretch47. Hisbusinesswasverysuccessful,butitwasatthe______ofhis.familylife. A)consumption C)exhaustion B)credit D)expense48. Firstpublishedin1927,thechartsremainan______sourceforresearchers. A)identical C)intelligent B)indispensable D)inevitable49. Joeisnotgoodatsports,butwhenit______mathematics,heisthe'bestintheclass. A)comesto C)comesonto B)comesupto D)comesaroundto50. Doctorswarnedagainstchewingtobaccoasa______forsmoking. A)relief C)substitute B)revival D)succession51. Whencarbonisaddedtoironinproper______theresultissteel. A)rates C)proportions B)thicknesses D)densities52. Youshouldtryto______yourambitionandbemorerealistic. A)reserve C)retain B)restrain D)replace53. Nancyisonlyasortof______ofherhusband'sopinionandhasnoideasofherown. A)sample C)shadow B)reproduction D)echo54. Nowthatspringishere,youcan______thesefurcoatstillyouneedthemagainnextwinter. A)putover C)putoff B)putaway D)putdown55. Thereisa______ofimpatienceinthetoneofhisvoice. A)hint C)dot B)notion D)phrase56. Please______dictionarieswhenyouarenotsureofwordspellingormeaning. A)seek C)search B)inquire D)consult57. Atyesterday'sparty,Elizabeth'sboyfriendamusedusby______CharlieChaplin. A)copying C)imitating B)following D)modeling58. Shekeepsasupplyofcandlesinthehouseincaseofpower______ A)failure C)absence B)lack D)drop59. Thegroupoftechniciansareengagedinastudywhich______allaspectsofurbanplanning. A)inserts C)performs B)grips D)embraces60. Thelecturewhichlastedaboutthreehourswasso______thattheaudiencecouldn'thelpyawning. A)tedious C)clumsy B)bored D)tiredPartIV Cloze (15minutes)Directions: Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre. HistorianstendtotellthesamejokewhentheyaredescribinghistoryeducationinAmerica.It'stheone__61__theteacherstandingintheschoolroomdoor__62__goodbyetostudentsforthesummerandcalling__63__them,"Bytheway,wewonWorldWarII." Theproblemwiththejoke,ofcourse,isthatit's__64__funny.Therecentsurveyson__65__illiteracy(無知)arebeginningtonumb(令人震驚):nearlyonethirdofAmerican17-year-oldscannoteven__66__whichcountriestheUnitedStates__67__againstinthatwar.Onethirdhaveno__68__whentheDeclarationofIndependencewas__69__.OnethirdthoughtColumbusreachedtheNewWorldafter1750.Twothirdscannotcorrectly__70__theCivilWarbetween1850and1900.__71__whentheygettheanswersright,someare__72__guessing. Unlikemathorscience,ignoranceofhistorycannotbe__73__connectedtolossofinternational__74__.Butitdoesaffectourfuture__75__ademocraticnationandasindividuals. The__76__newsisthatthereisgrowingagreement__77__whatiswrongwiththe__78__ofhistoryandwhatneedstobe__79__tofixit.Thestepsaretentative(嘗試性)__80__yettobefel