2003年06月大學(xué)英語四級(CET-4)真題試卷(含答案)

PAGEPAGE42003年6月四級試題PartII

ReadingComprehension

(35minutes)PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Onaverage,Americankidsages3to12spent29hoursaweekinschool,eighthoursmorethantheydidin1981.Theyalsodidmorehouseholdworkandparticipatedinmoreofsuchorganizedactivitiesassoccerandballet(芭蕾舞).Involvementinsports,inparticular,rosealmost50%from1981to1997:boysnowspendanaverageoffourhoursaweekplayingsports;girlsloghalfthattime.Allinall,however,children’sleisuretimedroppedfrom40%ofthedayin1981to25%.

“Childrenareaffectedbythesametimecrunch(危機(jī))thataffectstheirparents,”saysSandraHofferth,whoheadedtherecentstudyofchildren’stimetable.Achiefreason,shesays,isthatmoremothersareworkingoutsidethehome.(Nevertheless,childreninbothdouble-incomeand“malebreadwinner”householdsspentcomparablemountsoftimeinteractingwiththeirparents,19hoursand22hoursrespectively.Incontrast,childrenspentonly9hourswiththeirsinglemothers.)

Allworkandnoplaycouldmakeforsomeverymessed-upkids.“Playisthemostpowerfulwayachildexplorestheworldandlearnsabouthimself,”saysT.BerryBrazelton,professoratHarvardMedical

Thechildrensampledspentaquarteroftheirrapidlydecreasing“freetime”watchingtelevision.Butthat,believeitornot,wasoneofthefindingsparentsmightregardasgoodnews.Ifthey’respendinglesstimeinfrontoftheTVset,however,kidsaren’treplacingitwithreading.Despiteeffortstogetkidsmoreinterestedinbooks,thechildrenspentjustoveranhouraweekreading.Let’sfaceit,who’sgotthetime?21.

Bymentioning“thesametimecrunch”(Line1,Para.2)SandraHofferthmeans________.

A)childrenhavelittletimetoplaywiththeirparents

B)childrenarenottakengoodcareofbytheirworkingparents

C)bothparentsandchildrensufferfromlackofleisuretime

D)bothparentsandchildrenhavetroublemanagingtheirtime22.

Accordingtotheauthor,thereasongivenbySandraHofferthforthetimecrunchis______.

A)quiteconvincing

B)partiallytrue

C)totallygroundless

D)ratherconfusing23.

Accordingtotheauthorachilddevelopsbetterif______.

A)hehasplentyoftimereadingandstudying

B)heislefttoplaywithhispeersinhisownway

C)hehasmoretimeparticipatinginschoolactivities

D)heisfreetointeractwithhisworkingparents24.

TheauthorisconcernedaboutthefactthatAmericankids______.

A)areengagedinmoreandmorestructuredactivities

B)areincreasinglyneglectedbytheirworkingmothers

C)arespendingmoreandmoretimewatchingTV

D)areinvolvedlessandlessinhouseholdwork

25.

Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.

A)extracurricularactivitiespromotechildren’sintelligence

B)mostchildrenwillturntoreadingwithTVsetsswitchedoff

C)effortstogetkidsinterestedinreadinghavebeenfruitful

D)mostparentsbelievereadingtobebeneficialtochildrenPassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

HenryFord,thefamousU.S.inventorandcarmanufacturer,oncesaid,‘ThebusinessofAmericaisbusiness.”BythishemeantthattheU.S.wayoflifeisbasedonthevaluesofthebusinessworld.

FewwouldarguewithFord’sstatement.AbriefglimpseatadailynewspapervividlyshowshowmuchpeopleintheUnitedStatesthinkaboutbusiness.Forexample,nearlyeverynewspaperhasabusinesssection,inwhichthedealsandprojects,financesandmanagement,stockpricesandlaborproblemsofcorporationsarereporteddaily.Inaddition,businessnewscanappearineveryothersection.Mostnationalnewshasanimportantfinancialaspecttoit.Welfare,foreignaid,thefederalbudget,andthepoliciesoftheFederalReserveBankareallheavilyaffectedbybusiness.Moreover,businessnewsappearsinsomeoftheunlikeliestplaces.Theworldofartsandentertainmentisoftenreferredtoas“theentertainmentindustry”or“showbusiness.”

ThepositivesideofHenryFord’sstatementcanbeseenintheprosperitythatbusinesshasbroughttoU.S.life.OneofthemostimportantreasonssomanypeoplefromallovertheworldcometoliveintheUnitedStatesisthedreamofabetterjob.Jobsareproducedinabundance(大量地)becausetheU.S.economicsystemisdrivenbycompetition.Peoplebelievethatthissystemcreatesmorewealth,morejobs,andamateriallybetterwayoflife.

ThenegativesideofHenryFord’sstatement,however,canbeseenwhenthewordbusinessistakentomeanbigbusiness.Andthetermbigbusiness—referringtothebiggestcompanies,isseeninoppositiontolabor.ThroughoutU.S.historyworkingpeoplehavehadtofighthardforhigherwages,betterworkingconditions,andtherighttoformunions.Today,manyoftheoldlabordisputesareover,butthereisstillsomeemployeeanxiety.Downsizing—thelayingoffofthousandsofworkerstokeepexpenseslowandprofitshigh--createsfeelingsofinsecurityformany.26.

TheunitedStates

A)whichencouragesfreetradeathomesandabroad

B)wherepeople’schiefconcernishowtomakemoney

C)whereallbusinessesaremanagedscientifically

D)whichnormallyworksaccordingtothefederalbudget31.

InhisstudyProfessorSmithaskedthesubjects______.

A)tokeeptrackofpeoplewhotendtoforgetthings

B)toreporttheirembarrassinglapsesatrandom

C)toanalysetheirawkwardexperiencesscientifically

D)tokeeparecordofwhattheydidunintentionally32.

ProfessorSmithdiscoveredthat______.

A)certainpatternscanbeidentifiedintherecordedincidents

B)manypeopleweretooembarrassedtoadmittheirabsent-mindedness

C)mentendtobemoreabsent-mindedthanwomen

D)absent-mindednessisanexcusablehumanweakness33.

“Programmeassemblyfailures”(Line6,Para.2)referstothephenomenonthatpeople______.

A)oftenfailtoprogrammetheirroutinesbeforehand

B)tendtomakemistakeswhentheyareinahurry

C)unconsciouslychangethesequenceofdoingthings

D)arelikelytomessthingsupiftheyaretootired34.

Welearnfromthethirdparagraphthat______.

A)absent-mindednesstendstooccurduringcertainhoursoftheday

B)womenareverycarefultoperformactionsduringpeakperiods

C)womenexperiencemorepeakperiodsofabsent-mindedness

D)men’sabsent-mindednessoftenresultsinfunnysituations35.

Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat______.

A)peopleshouldavoiddoingimportantthingsduringpeakperiodsoflapses

B)hazardscanbeavoidedwhenpeopledothingstheyaregoodat

C)peopleshouldbecarefulwhenprogrammingtheiractions

D)lapsescannotalwaysbeattributedtolackofconcentrationPassageFourQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

It’snosecretthatmanychildrenwouldbehealthierandhappierwithadoptiveparentsthanwiththeparentsthatnaturedealtthem.That’sespeciallytrueofchildrenwhoremaininabusivehomesbemusethelawblindlyfavorsbiologicalparents.It’salsotrueofchildrenwhosufferforyearsinfosterhomes(收養(yǎng)孩子的家庭)becauseofparentswhocan’torwon’tcareforthembutrefusetogiveupcustody(監(jiān)護(hù))rights.

Fourteen-year-oldKimberlyMaysfitsneitherdescription,butherrecentcourtvictorycouldeventuallyhelpchildrenwhodo.Kimberlyhasbeentheobjectofanangrycustodybattlebetweenthemanwhoraisedherandherbiologicalparents,withwhomshehasneverlived.AFloridajudgeruledthattheteenagercanremainwiththeonlyfathershe’severknownandthatherbiologicalparentshave“nolegalclaim”onher.

Theruling,thoughitmayyetbereversed,setsasidetheprinciplethatbiologyistheprimarydeterminantofparentage.That’sanimportantdevelopment,onethat’slongoverdue.

ShortlyafterbirthinDecember1978,KimberlyMaysandanotherinfantweremistakenlyswitchedandsenthomewiththewrongparents.Kimberly’sbiologicalparents,ErnestandReginaTwigg,receivedachildwhodiedofaheartdiseasein1988.Medicaltestsshowedthatthechildwasn’ttheTwiggs’owndaughter,butKimberlywas,thussparkingacustodybattlewithRobertMays.In1989,thetwofamiliesagreedthatMr.MayswouldmaintaincustodywiththeTwiggsgettingvisitingrights.ThoserightswereendedwhenMr.MaysdecidedthatKimberlywasbeingharmed.

ThedecisiontoleaveKimberlywithMr.Maysrenderedhersuitdebated.ButthejudgemadeclearthatKimberlydidhavestandingtosue(起訴)onherownbehalf.Thushemadeclearthatshewasmorethanjustpropertytobehandledasadultssawfit.

Certainly,thebiologicallinkbetweenparentandchildisfundamental.Butbiologicalparentsaren’talwayspreferabletoadoptiveones,andbiologicalparentagedoesnotconveyanabsoluteownershipthatcancelsalltherightsofchildren.36.

WhatwastheprimaryconsiderationintheFloridajudge’sruling?

A)Thebiologicallink.

B)Thechild’sbenefits.

C)Thetraditionalpractice.

D)Theparents’feelings.37.

WecanlearnfromtheKimberlycasethat______.

A)childrenaremorethanjustpersonalpossessionsoftheirparents

B)thebiologicallinkbetweenparentsandchildshouldbeemphasized

C)fosterhomesbringchildrenmorepainandsufferingthancare

D)biologicalparentsshouldn’tclaimcustodyrightsaftertheirchildisadopted38.

TheTwiggsclaimedcustodyrightstoKimberlybecause______.

A)theyfoundherunhappyinMr.Mays’custody

B)theyregardedherastheirproperty

C)theywereherbiologicalparents

D)theyfeltguiltyabouttheirpastmistake39.

KimberlyhadbeengiventoMr.Mays________.

A)bysheeraccident

B)outofcharity

C)athisrequest

D)forbettercare40.

Theauthor’sattitudetowardsthejudge’srulingcouldbedescribedas______.

A)doubtful

B)critical

C)cautious

D)supportivePartIII

VocabularyandStructure

(20minutes)Directions:

Thereare3.0.incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.41.

She______hertriptoNewYorkbecauseshewasill.

A)calledoff

B)closeddown

C)putup

D)wentoff

42.

______thestorm,theshipwouldhavereacheditsdestinationontime.

A)Butfor

B)Incaseof

C)Inspiteof

D)Becauseof43.

Weshouldconcentrateonsharplyreducinginterestratestopulltheeconomyoutof______.

A)rejection

B)restriction

C)retreat

D)recession44.

The______offindinggoldinCaliforniaattractedalotofpeopletosettledownthere.

A)prospects

B)speculations

C)stakes

D)provisions45

Isufferedfrommental______becauseofstressfrommyjob.

A)damage

B)release

C)relief

D)fatigue46.

Therestofthedaywasentirelyathis______forreadingorrecreation.

A)dismissal

B)survival

C)disposal

D)arrival

47.

Youwillnotbe______aboutyourfoodintimeofgreathunger.

A)special

B)particular

C)peculiar

D)specific48.

Crimeisincreasingworldwide,andthereiseveryreasontobelievethe______willcontinue intothenextdecade.

A)emergency

B)trend

C)pace

D)schedule49.

Youshouldn’thavewritteninthe______sincethebookbelongstothelibrary. A)interval

B)border C)margin

D)edge

50.

The______ofairplaneenginesannouncedacomingairraid. A)roar

B)exclamation

C)whistle

D)scream51.

Thisticket______youtoafreeboattouronthelake.

A)entitles

B)appoints

C)grants

D)credits52.

Thisisthenursewho______tomewhenIwasillinhospital.

A)accompanied

B)attended

C)entertained

D)shielded53.

Iwasaboutto______amatchwhenIrememberedTom’swarning. A)rub

B)hit

C)scrape

D)strike54.

Theadvertisementsaysthismaterialdoesn’t______inthewash,butithas. A)contract

B)shrink

C)slim

D)dissolve55.

Hewasproudofbeingchosentoparticipateinthegameandhe______usthathewouldtryas hardaspossible.

A)insured

B)guaranteed C)assumed

D)assured56.

Notonlytheprofessionalsbutalsotheamateurswill______fromthenewtrainingfacilities.

A)derive

B)acquire C)benefit

D)reward57.

Theworkwasalmostcompletewhenwereceivedordersto______nofurtherwithit.

A)progress

B)proceed C)march

D)promote58.

Iwaitedforhimhalfanhour,buthenever______.

A)turnedin

B)turneddown

C)turnedoff

D)turnedup59.

Ahousewithadangerousgas______canbebrokenintoimmediately.

A)leak

B)split C)mess

D)crack60.

Adarksuitis______toalightoneforeveningwear.

A)favourable

B)suitable

C)preferable

D)proper61.

ItwasintheUnitedStatesthatImadethe______ofprofessorJones.

A)acknowledgement

B)acquaintance C)recognition

D)association62.

Couldyoutakea______sheetofpaperandwriteyournameatthetop? A)bare

B)vacant C)hollow

D)blank63.

Acultureinwhichthecitizenssharesimilarreligiousbeliefsandvaluesismorelikelytohave lawsthatrepresentthewishesofitspeoplethanisaculturewherecitizenscomefrom ______backgrounds.

A)extensive

B)influential

C)diverse

D)identical64.

Areaswherestudentshaveparticulardifficultyhavebeentreated______particularcare.

A)by

B)in C)under

D)with65.

Hegavea______tohandletheaffairsinafriendlymanner.

A)pledge

B)mission

C)plunge

D)motion66.

Don’tletthechildplaywithscissors______ hecutshimself.

A)incase

B)sothat

C)nowthat

D)onlyif67.

______thedangerfromenemyaction,peoplehadtocopewithasevereshortageoffood, clothing,fuel,andalmosteverything.

A)Asfaras

B)Aslongas

C)Aswellas

D)Assoonas68.

Manypeoplelosttheirjobsduringthebusiness______. A)desperation

B)decrease C)despair

D)depression69.

Wheneverabigcompany______asmallone,theproductalmostalwaysgetsworse.

A)getsonwith

B)cutsdown

C)takesover

D)putsupwith70.

Mr.Smithwastheonlywitnesswhosaidthatthefirewas______.

A)mature

B)deliberate

C)meaningful

D)innocentPartIV

ShortAnswerQuestions

(15minutes)Directions:

Inthispartthereisashortpassagewith8questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.Writeyouranswersinthespacesprovidedontherightofthepage.

Whatpersonalqualitiesaredesirableinateacher?Ithinkthefollowingwouldbegenerallyaccepted.

First,theteacher’spersonalityshouldbelivelyandattractive.Thisdoesnotruleoutpeoplewhoareplain-looking,orevenugly,becausemanysuchpeoplehavegreatpersonalcharm.Butitdoesruleoutsuchtypesastheover-excitable,sad,cold,andfrustrated.

Secondly,itisnotmerelydesirablebutessentialforateachertohaveagenuinecapacityforsympathy,acapacitytounderstandthemindsandfeelingsofotherpeople,especially,sincemostteachersareschoolteachers,themindsandfeelingsofchildren.Closelyrelatedwiththisisthecapacitytobetolerant–not,indeed,ofwhatiswrong,butoftheweaknessesandimmaturityofhumannaturewhichinduce(誘導(dǎo))people,andagainespeciallychildren,tomakemistakes.

Thirdly,Iholditessentialforateachertobebothintellectuallyandmorallyhonest.Thismeansthathewillbeawareofhisintellectualstrengthsandlimitations,andwillhavethoughtaboutanddecideduponthemoralprinciplesbywhichhislifeshallbeguided.Thereisnocontradictioninmygoingontosaythatateachershouldbeabitofanactor.Thatispartofthetechniqueofteaching,whichdemandsthateverynowandthenateachershouldbeabletoputonanact–toenliven(使生動)alesson,correctafault,orawardpraise.Children,especiallyyoungchildren,liveinaworldthatisratherlargerthanlife.

Ateachermustbecapableofinfinitepatience.This,Imaysay,islargelyamatterofself-disciplineandself-training,forwearenoneofusbornlikethat.

Finally,Ithinkateachershouldhavethekindofmindwhichalwayswantstogoonlearning.Teachingisajobatwhichonewillneverbeperfect;thereisalwayssomethingmoretolearnaboutit.Therearethreeprincipalobjectsofstudy:thesubjectswhichtheteacheristeaching;themethodsbywhichthesubjectscanbestbetaughttotheparticularpupilsintheclassesheisteaching;andgbyfarthemostimportant--thechildren,youngpeople,oradultstowhomthesubjectsaretobetaught.ThetwofundamentalprinciplesofBritisheducationtodayarethateducationiseducationofthewholeperson,andthatitisbestacquiredthroughfullandactiveco-operationbetweentwopersons,theteacherandthelearner.S1.

Plain-lookingteacherscanalsobeadmiredbytheirstudentsiftheyhave_________.

__________________________________________________________________S2.

Theauthorsaysitis_________thatteachersbesympatheticwiththeirstudents. __________________________________________________________________S3.

AteachershouldbetolerantbecausehumanstendtohaveS3(1)_________andtobeS3(2)_________.

(1)________________________________________________________________

(2)________________________________________________________________S4.

Ateacherwhois_________willbeabletomakehislessonsmorelively.

__________________________________________________________________S5.

Howcanateacheracquireinfinitepatience?

__________________________________________________________________S6.

Sinceteachingisajobnoonecanbeperfectat,itisnecessaryforteacherstokeepimprovingtheirknowledgeofthesubjectstheyteachandtheir_________.

__________________________________________________________________S7.

Teachers’mostimportantobjectofstudyis_________.

__________________________________________________________________S8.

Educationcannotbebestacquiredwithout_________betweentheteacherandthelearner.

__________________________________________________________________PartV

Writing

(30minutes)Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteaneye-witnessaccountofatrafficaccident.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.

假設(shè)你在某日某時目擊一起車禍，就此寫一份見證書。見證書須包括以下幾點(diǎn)：

1.車禍發(fā)生的時間及地點(diǎn)

2.你所見到的車禍情況

3.你對車禍原因的分析AnEye-WitnessAccountofaTrafficAcciden2003年6月四級試題詳解（10）2003年6月四級試題譯文PassageOne譯文 美國3~12歲的孩子平均每星期的在校時間為29小時，比1981年多了8小時。同時，他們做家務(wù)活多了，并且參加更多的像足球、芭蕾舞等有組織的活動。特別是參與體育活動的時間，從1981年到1997年增長了50%：現(xiàn)在男孩子平均每周花4小時運(yùn)動，女孩的運(yùn)動時間是男孩的一半。但是，總的說來，孩子們的空閑時間從1981年的40%降到25%。 “影響父母的時間危機(jī)同樣也影響著孩子們，”最近對兒童作息時間表做調(diào)研的項(xiàng)目負(fù)責(zé)人SandraHofferth如是說。她說一個最主要的原因是更多的母親外出工作。當(dāng)然，生活在雙收家庭或“父親掙錢養(yǎng)家型”的家庭的孩子有較多的時間與他們的父母溝通。分別是每周19或22個小時。相反，生活在單身母親家庭的孩子每周與母親在一起的時間只有9小時。 如果一味地學(xué)習(xí)，而沒有玩耍會使孩子們的生活變得一團(tuán)糟。哈佛學(xué)院的教授T·BerryBrazelton說：“玩耍是孩子們探索世界和認(rèn)識自我的最有效的途徑”。自由的玩耍促使孩子們獨(dú)立地思考，并使他們與同伴協(xié)調(diào)地相處，然而，3~12歲的孩子花在玩耍的時間每周只有12個小時。 抽樣的調(diào)查顯示，孩子們把已經(jīng)快速減少的“自由時間”的四分之一用于看電視。但是，不管你相信不相信，家用長們對這樣的結(jié)果還是慶幸的。即使孩子們不花更多的時間看電視，他們也不會把時間用在讀書上。盡管家長們費(fèi)盡心思讓孩子們對書本感興趣，但是，他們每周花在閱讀上的時間也只有一個多小時。讓我們面對現(xiàn)實(shí)吧，誰有時間呢？`PassageTwo譯文 美國最著名的發(fā)明家和汽車制造商亨利·福特曾經(jīng)說：“美國的一切都是商業(yè)”。此話的意思是說，美國人的生活方式建立在商品社會的價值觀上。 很少有人對福特的說法提出疑義。只在一張日報(bào)上瞥一眼，就不難發(fā)現(xiàn)有多少美國在關(guān)心商業(yè)。比如，幾乎每家報(bào)紙都有商業(yè)版，對各種工程項(xiàng)目、資金和管理、股票價格和公司的勞動問題都是每日一報(bào)。此外，商業(yè)信息還在其他版面中出現(xiàn)。大多數(shù)國內(nèi)新聞都反映重要的金融信息。福利、援外、聯(lián)邦財(cái)政預(yù)算以及聯(lián)邦儲備銀行的政策都極大地受到商業(yè)的影響。而且，商業(yè)信息還會在一些最不可能的地主出現(xiàn)。藝術(shù)和娛樂界經(jīng)常被稱為“娛樂業(yè)”或“演藝業(yè)”。 福特說法積極的一面可以從商業(yè)給美國生活帶來的繁榮中看到。之所以有如此眾多的人從世界各地蜂擁而至美國，其最重要的原因之一就是實(shí)現(xiàn)找到一份更好的工作夢想。工作的機(jī)會很多，因?yàn)槊绹慕?jīng)濟(jì)制度是由競爭驅(qū)動的。人們相信這樣的制度能創(chuàng)造更多的財(cái)富，提供更好的工作和更好的物質(zhì)生活。 但是，福特的說法中消極的一面也顯而易見，即當(dāng)商業(yè)這個詞用來指代大財(cái)團(tuán)的時候?！筘?cái)團(tuán)’這個詞——指代是與工人相對的最大的商業(yè)集團(tuán)或公司。在美國的歷史上，工人們曾經(jīng)為爭取更高的工資、更好的工作環(huán)境以及組織工會的權(quán)利而艱苦地斗爭。今天，許多舊的勞資糾紛已經(jīng)消失，但是，雇員們?nèi)匀淮嬖谥鴳n慮。裁員——解雇成千上萬的工人以保證成本和高效益——使很多人產(chǎn)生不安全感。PassageThree譯文 史密斯教授最近說服了35個人，其中有23位婦女，堅(jiān)持記兩周日記，把他們所有心不在焉的行為都記下來。當(dāng)他在一份科研報(bào)告中分析這些令人尷尬的差錯時，他驚奇地發(fā)現(xiàn)幾乎所有的差錯都可以歸入幾類。這些差錯并不是毫無規(guī)律的。例如，其中的一位婦女，早晨離家上班的時候，把她的耳環(huán)扔給了她的狗，卻試圖把寵物餅干戴在耳朵上?！皩@種行為的解釋是，大腦就像是計(jì)算機(jī)”，教授說。“人們?yōu)樽约涸O(shè)定好了程序去做一些經(jīng)常性的事務(wù)。對這位婦女來說，扔給她的狗兩塊餅干，然后戴上耳環(huán)是每天早晨的習(xí)慣。但是，有時候程序中的步驟顛倒了?！眻?bào)告中受試者的差錯約有二十分之一屬于“此類