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2001年1月大学英语四级考试听力原文

2001年1月大学英语四级考试试卷录音文字材料Part ⅠListening ComprehensionSection A1.M:Hi, Jane, do you have some changes? I have to make a call on the payphone.W: Payphone? Why not use my mobile phone? Here you are.Q: What will the man most probably do?2.M: Can you tell me the title of this oil painting?W: Sorry, I don't know for sure, but I guess it is an early 18 century work. Let me look it up in the catalog.Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place?3.M:I am worried about those classes I missed when I was sick.W:I will try to bring you up today on what we've done.Q: What does the woman mean?4.W: Hey Dan. I hear you're meeting Susan's parents for the first time.M: Yeah, next weekend. Fortunately, her father loves to fish, so we will have something to talk about.Q: What can be inferred about Dan?5.W: Professor White's presentation seemed to go on forever. I was barely able to stay awake. M: How could you sleep through it? It is one of the best that I have ever heard on this topic. Q: What does the man think of Professor White's presentation?6.W:I am looking for quality paper to type my essay. I don't see any on the shelf.M:I saw some in the stockroom this morning. I will go and check.Q: What does the woman want to buy?7.M:It seems that we'll have another fine day tomorrow. Let's go to the seaside.W: O.K. But we'll have to leave very early, or else we'll get caught in the traffic.Q: What does the woman suggest?8.M: Do you know James? He is in your class.W: Certainly. In fact he was the first person I got to know in my class. I still remember the look on his face when he showed up late on the first day of school.Q: Why did the woman remember James so well?9.W: The man at the garage thinks that I take good care of my car.M: So do I. I can't see any scratches on the outside, and the inside is clean ,too.Q: What does the man think of the woman's car?10.M: Wonderful day, isn't it? Want to join me for a swim?W: If you don't mind waiting while I get prepared.Q: What does the woman mean?Section BPassage OneA friend of mine told me that when he was a young man, e went to work as a teacher in one of the states of India. One day, he received an invitation to dinner at the ruler's palace. Very pleased, he went to tell his colleagues. They laughed, and told him the meaning of the invitation. They had all been invited, and each person who was invited had to bring with him a certainnumber of silver and gold coins. The number of coins varied according to the person's position in the service of the government. My friend's income was not high, so he did not have much to pay. Each person bowed before the ruler, his gold went onto one hip, his silver went onto another hip. And in this way he paid his income tax for the year. This was a simple way of collecting income tax. The tax on property was also collected simply. The ruler gave a man the power to collect a tax from each owner of land or property in a certain area, if this man promised to pay the ruler a certain amount of money. Of course, the tax collector managed to collect more money than he paid to the ruler. The difference between the sum of money he collected and the sum of money he gave to the ruler was his profit.11.What do we know about the speaker's friend?12.What was the real purpose of the ruler's invitation?13.What does the passage say about the tax collectors?Passage TwoAround the year 1000 A.D, some people from northwest India began to travel westward. Nobody knows why. After leaving their homes, they did not settle down again, but spent their lives moving from one place to another, their later generations are called the Romany people, or Gypsies. There're Gypsies all over the world, and many of them are still travelling with no fix homes. There are about 8,000,000 of them, including 3,000,000 in eastern Europe. Gypsies sometimes have a hard time in the countries where they travel, because they are different, people may be afraid of them, look down on them, or think that they are criminals. The Nazies treated the Gypsies cruelly, like the Jews, and nobody knows how many of them died in Hitler's death camps. Gypsies have their own language Romany. They liked music and dancing. And they often work in fairs and travelling shows. Travelling is very important to them, and many Gypsies are unhappy if they have to stay in one place. Because of this, it is difficult for Gypsy children to go to school, and Gypsies are often unable to read and write. In some places, the education authorities tried to arrange special travelling schools for Gypsy children, so that they can get the same education as other children.14.Why did the ancestors of Gypsies leave their home?15.What is the attitude of some people toward Gypsies?16.What measure has been taken to help Gypsy children?Passage ThreeAs the car industry develops, traffic accidents have become as familiar as the common code. Yet, their cause and control remain a serious problem that is difficult to solve. Experts have long recognized that this discouraging problem has multiple causes. At the very least, it is a problem that involves three factors :the driver, the vehicle, and the roadway. If all drivers exercise good judgement at all times, there would be few accidents. But that is rather like saying that if all people were honest, there would be no crime. Improved design has helped make highways much safer. But the type of accidents continued to rise because of human failure and an enormous increase in the numbers of automobiles on the road. Attention is now turning increasingly to the third factor of the accident, the car itself. Since people assume that the accidents are bound to occur, they want to know how cars can be built better to protect the drivers.17.What does the speaker think of the causes of automobile accidents?18.What measure has been taken to reduce car accidents?19.What remains an important factor for the rising number of road accidents?20.What is the focus of people's attentions today according to the passage?。

大学英语四级听力历年试题及答案

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2000年1月大学英语四级(4)真题试卷1. A) a .B) .C) a .D) .2. A) .B) .C) ’t ’s.D) ’t .3. A) a .B) a .C) .D) .4. A) .B) a .C) .D) a .5. A) ’s .B) .C) .D) ’t a .6. A) . .B) . .C) .D) o’.7. A) .B) .C) .D) ’t .8. A) ’t .B) ’t a .C) a .D) .9. A) a o’ .B) .C) .D) a .10. A) . a .B) . .C) . .D) . a .11 14 .11. A) A .B) A .C) ’s .D) .12. A) .B) .C) .D) .13. A) .B) .C) .D) .14. A) .B) .C) .D) .15 17 .15. A) .B) ’t .C) ’t .D) .16. A) .B) .C) .D) .17. A) .B) ’t .C) .D) a .18 20 .18. A) .B) .C) .D) .19. A) .B) .C) .D) .20. A) .B) .C) .D) .2000年6月大学英语四级(4)真题试卷1. A) .B) .C) a .D) ’t .2. A) .B) .C) .D) .3. A) ’s .B) ’s .C) .D) .4. A) ’t .B) ’t .C) .D) .5. A) .B) a .C) .D) .6. A) .B) .C) .D) a .7. A) ’s .B) ’s .C) ’s .D) ’s .8. A) A .B) A .C) A .D) A .9. A) .B) .C) .D) .10. A) A .B) a .C) a .D) .11 14 .11. A) .B) .C) .D) .12. A) .B) .C) .D) .13. A) .B) .C) .D) .14. A) .B) .C) .D) .15 17 .15. A) .B) .C) .D) .16. A) .B) .C) .D) .17. A) .B) .C) .D) .18 20 .18. A) .B) .C) .D) .19. A) 300 .B) .C) .D) ’s .20. A) .B) 40 .C) .D) 100 .2001年1月大学英语四级(4)真题试卷1. A) .B) ’s .C) a .D) .2. A) a .B) a .C) .D) a .3. A) ’s a .B) .C) ’s .D) .4. A) a .B) a .C) ’s .D) ’s .5. A) .C) .D) .6. A) .B) A .C) A .D) .7. A) .B) .C) .D) a .8. A) .B) a .C) .D) .9. A) .B) .C) .10. A) .B) ’t .C) ’s .D) .11 13 .11. A) a .B) a .C) a .D) a India.12. A) .B) .C) .D) .13. A) .B) .C) .D) ’s .14 16 .14. A) .B) a .C) .D) .15. A) .B) .C) .D) .16. A) .B) .C) .D) .17 20 .17. A) .B) .C) .D) .18. A) .B) .C) .D) .19. A) .B) .C) .D) ’ .20. A) .B) .C) ’s .D) ’ .2001年6月大学英语四级(4)真题试卷1. A) A .B) A .C) A a .D) A .2. A) .B) .C) .D) .3. A) a .B) .C) ’t .D) a a .4. A) .B) .C) a .D) .5. A) a .B) .C) a .D) .6. A) .B) .C) ’t .D) .7. A) 5:10.B) 5:00.C) 4:30.D) 5:15.8. A) .B) .C) .D) .9. A) a .B) a .C) .D) a .10. A) .B) .C) .D) .2002年1月大学英语四级(4)真题试卷1. A) a .B) ’s .C) ’s .D) ’t .2. A) ’t .B) .C) .D) .3. A) a .B) a .C) a .D) a .4. A) ’s .B) ’s .C) .D) ’s .5. A) .B) .C) .D) .6. A) .B) .C) .D) a .7. A) .B) .C) .D) .8. A) .B) .C) a .D) .9. A) . ’s .B) .C) . ’s .D) ’t .10. A) a .B) a .C) a .D) a .11 13 .11. A) ’t ’s .B) .C) .D) .12. A) .B) .C) .D) .13. A) .B) .C) .D) .14 16 .14. A) .B) .C) .D) a .15. A) .B) .C) .D) .16. A) .B) .C) .D) .17 20 .17. A) a .B) .C) London .D) .18. A) .B) .C) a .D) .19. A) .B) .C) .D) .20. A) ’t ’ .B) .C) .D) .2002年6月大学英语四级(4)真题试卷1. A) .B) .C) .D) .2. A) A .C) A .D) .3. A) a .B) .C) .D) a .4. A) .B) ’t .C) .D) .5. A) .B) .C) .D) ’t ’s .6. A) .B) .C) .7. A) .B) ’s .C) .D) ’s .8. A) a .B) .C) 9:14.D) ’s .9. A) a .B) a ’s.C) a .D) a .10. A) a .B) .C) a .D) .11 13 .11. A) .B) .C) .D) .12. A) –’t .B) .C) .D) .13. A) .B) .C) .D) .14 17 .14. A) A .B) A .C) A .D) .15. A) .B) .C) .D) .16. A) .B) .C) .D) .17. A) .B) .C) .D) .18 20 .18. A) .B) .C) .D) 14 .19. A) .B) .C) .D) .20. A) .B) .C) .D) a .2003年1月大学英语四级(4)真题试卷1. A) .B) .C) .D) .2. A) ’s , .C) ’s .D) ’s .3. A) .B) .C) .D) .4. A) .B) .C) .D) .5. A) .B) a .C) .D) .6. A) ’s .B) .C) .7. A) .B) 7 o’.C) ’t 7 o’.D) ’t .8. A) ’s a .B) ’s .C) ’s ’s .D) ’s a .9. A) .B) .C) .D) .10. A) .B) ’t .C) a .D) ’s .2003年6月大学英语四级(4)真题试卷1. A) a .B) a .C) a .D) a .2. A) .B) .C) a .D) .3. A) ’s .B) ’s .C) a .D) .4. A) .B) .C) .D) .5. A) a .B) a .C) .D) ’t .6. A) 8 .B) .C) .D) .7. A) .B) .C) .D) a .8. A) a .B) a .C) a .D) .9. A) a .B) .C) a .D) .10. A) ’s .B) ’s .C) ’s .D) ’s .11 13 .11. A) .B) .C) .D) .12. A) .B) .C) .D) .13. A) a .B) ’t .C) .D) .14 16 .14. A) a .B) a .C) .D) a .15. A) .B) .C) .D) .16. A) .B) .C) .D) .17 20 .17. A) .B) .C) .D) .18. A) .B) .C) .D) .19. A) a .B) .C) .D) a Britain.20. A) .B) 1948.C) .D) 1881.2003年9月大学英语四级(4)真题试卷1. A) a .B) .C) .D) .2. A) .B) .C) .D) ’s .3. A) a .B) a .C) a .D) a .4. A) .B) a .C) a .D) .5. A) .B) .C) .D) .6. A) .B) .C) a .D) a .7. A) .B) .D) a .8. A) .B) a .C) .D) ’s .9. A) .B) ’s .C) ’s .D) .10. A) ’s .B) ’s .C) ’s .D) ’s .11 13 .11. A) .B) .D) .12. A) .B) .C) .D) .13. A) .B) .C) .D) .14 17 .14. A) .B) a .C) .D) .15. A) AB) A .C) A .D) A .16. A) .B) .C) .D) .17. A) .B) .C) 55,000.D) .18 20 .18. A) A Bridge.B) A .C) A .D) A Bridge.19. A) .B) .C) .D) .20. A) .B) .C) .D) .2003年12月大学英语四级(4)真题试卷1. A) .B) .C) .D) a a .2. A) .B) .C) ’t a .D) .3. A) ’s .B) .C) .D) .4. A) a .B) a .C) .D) a .5. A) .B) .C) ’s .D) .6. A) . .B) . ’s .C) .D) . ’s .7. A) ’t .B) a .C) .D) a .8. A) ’t .B) ’s .C) .D) .9. A) a .B) .C) a .D) .10. A) .B) .C) .D) .11 13 . 11. A) .B) .C) .D) .12. A) .B) .C) .D) .13. A) a .B) .C) .D) .14 16 .14. A) ’t .B) .C) .D) .15. A) .B) .C) .D) a .16. A) .B) .C) .D) .17 20 .17. A) ’s .B) .C) .D) ’s a .18. A) a .B) A a .C) A .D) A a .19. A) A .B) .C) A .D) .20. A) .B) London.C) a .D) .2004年6月大学英语四级(4)真题试卷1. A) .B) 'sC) a .D) .2. A) .B) . .C) . .。

2001年06月大学英语四级真题(含答案)

2001年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Passage OneQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.People living on parts of the south coast of England face a serious problem. In 1993, the owners of a large hotel and of several houses discovered, to their horror, that their gardens had disappeared overnight. The sea had eaten into the soft limestone cliffs on which they had been built. While experts were studying the problem, the hotel and several houses disappeared altogether, sliding down the cliff and into the sea.Erosion (侵蚀) of the white cliffs along the south coast of England has always been a problem but it has become more serious in recent years. Dozens of homes have had to be abandoned as the sea has crept farther and farther inland. Experts have studied the areas most affected and have drawn up a map for local people, forecasting the year in which their homes will be swallowed up by the hungry sea.Angry owners have called on the Government to erect sea defenses to protect their homes. Government surveyors have pointed out that in most cases, this is impossible. New sea walls would cost hundreds of millions of pounds and would merely make the waves and currents go further along the coast, shifting the problem from one area to another. The danger is likely to continue, they say, until the waves reach an inland area of hard rock which will not be eaten as limestone is. Meanwhile, if you want to buy a cheap house with an uncertain future, apply to a house agent in one of the threatened areas on the south coast of England. You can get a house for a knockdown price but it may turn out to be a knockdown home.11. What is the cause of the problem that people living on parts of the southcoast of England face?A) The disappearance of hotels, houses and gardens.B) The experts’ lack of knowledge.C) The rising of the sea level.D) The washing-away of limestone cliffs.12. The erosion of the white cliffs in the south of England ________.A) will soon become a problem for people living in central EnglandB) has now become a threat to the local residentsC) is quickly changing the map of EnglandD) can be stopped if proper measures are taken13. The experts’ study on the problem of erosion can ________.A) lead to its eventual solutionB) provide an effective way to slow it downC) help to prevent it from worseningD) warn people whose homes are in danger14. It is not feasible to build sea defenses to protect against erosionbecause ________.A) it is too costly and will endanger neighbouring areasB) the government is too slow in taking actionC) they will be easily knocked down by waves and currentsD) house agents along the coast do not support the idea15. According to the author, when buying a house along the south coast ofEngland, people should ________.A) be aware of the potential danger involvedB) guard against being cheated by the house agentC) take the quality of the house into considerationD) examine the house carefully before making a decisionPassage TwoSport is not only physically challenging, but it can also be mentally challenging. Criticism from coaches, parents, and other teammates, as well as pressure to win can create an excessive amount of anxiety or stress for young athletes (运动员). Stress can be physical, emotional, or psychological, and research has indicated that it can lead to burnout. Burnout has been described as dropping or quitting of an activity that was at one time enjoyable.The early years of development are critical years for learning abut oneself. The sport setting is one where valuable experiences can take place. Young athletes can, for example, learn how to cooperate with others, make friends, and gain other social skills that will be used throughout their lives. Coaches and parents should be aware, at all times, that their feedback to youngsters can greatly affect their children. Youngsters may take their parents’ and coaches’ criticisms to heart and find a flaw (缺陷) in themselves.Coaches and parents should also be cautious that youth sport participation does not become work for children. The outcome of the gameshould not be more important than the process of learning the sport and other life lessons. In today’s youth sport setting, young athletes may be worrying more about who will win instead of enjoying themselves and the sport. Following a game, many parents and coaches focus on the outcome and find fault with youngsters’performances. Positive reinforcement should be provided regardless of the outcome. Research indicates that positive reinforcement motivates and has a greater effect on learning than criticism. Again, criticism can create high levels of stress, which can lead to burnout.16. An effective way to prevent the burnout of young athletes is ________.A) to make sports less competitiveB) to make sports more challengingC) to reduce their mental stressD) to increase their sense of success17. According to the passage sport is positive for young people in that________.A) it can help them learn more about societyB) it teaches them how to set realistic goals for themselvesC) it enables them to find flaws in themselvesD) it can provide them with valuable experiences18. Many coaches and parents are in the habit of criticizing young athletes________.A) without realizing criticism may destroy their self confidenceB) in order to make them remember life’s lessonsC) believing that criticism is beneficial for their early developmentD) so as to put more pressure on them19. According to the passage parents and coaches should ________.A) help children to win every gameB) pay more attention to letting children enjoy sportsC) enable children to understand the positive aspect of sportsD) train children to cope with stress10. The author’s purpose in writing the passage is ________.A) to persuade young children not to worry about criticismB) to stress the importance of positive reinforcement to childrenC) to discuss the skill of combining criticism with encouragementD) to teach young athletes how to avoid burnoutPassage ThreeHumanity uses a little less than half the water available worldwide. Yet occurrences of shortages and droughts (干旱) are causing famine and distress in some areas, and industrial and agricultural by-products are polluting water supplies. Since the world’population is expected to double in the next 50 years, many experts think we are on the edge of a widespread water crisis.But that doesn’t have to be the outcome. Water shortages do not have to trouble the world—if we start valuing water more than we have in the past. Just as we began to appreciate petroleum more after the 1970s oil crises, today we must start looking at water from a fresh economic perspective. We can no longer afford to consider water a virtually free resource of which we can use as much as we like in any way we want.Instead, for all uses except the domestic demand of the poor, governments should price water to reflect its actual value. This means charging a fee for the water itself as well as for the supply costs.Governments should also protect this resource by providing water in more economically and environmentally sound ways. For example, often the cheapest way to provide irrigation (灌溉) water in the dry tropics is through small-scale projects, such as gathering rainfall in depressions (凹地) and pumping it to nearby cropland.No matter what steps governments take to provide water more efficiently, they must change their institutional and legal approaches to water sue. Rather than spread control among hundreds or even thousands of local, regional, and national agencies that watch various aspects of water use, countries should set up central authorities to coordinate water policy.21. What is the real cause of the potential water crisis?A) The world population is increasing faster and faster.B) Half of the world’s water resources have been seriously polluted.C) Humanity has not placed sufficient value on water resources.D) Only half of the world’s water can be used.22. As indicated in the passage, the water problem ________.A) has been exaggerated by some experts in the fieldB) is underestimated by government organizations at different levelsC) poses a challenge to the technology of building reservoirsD) is already serious in certain parts of the world23. According to the author, the water price should ________.A) correspond to its real valueB) be reduced to the minimumC) stimulate domestic demandD) take into account the occurrences of droughts24. The author says that in some hot and dry areas it is advisable to________.A) build big lakes to store waterB) construct big pumping stationsC) channel water from nearby rivers to croplandD) build small and cheap irrigation systems25. In order to raise the efficiency of the water supply, measures shouldbe taken to ________.A) centralize the management of water resourcesB) increase the sense of responsibility of agencies at all levelsC) guarantee full protection of the environmentD) encourage local and regional control of water resourcesPassage FourWe can see how the product life cycle works by looking at the introduction of instant coffee. When it was introduced, most people did not like it as well as “regular”coffee, and it took several years to gain general acceptance (introduction stage). At one point, though, instant coffee grew rapidly in popularity, and many brands were introduced (stage of rapid growth). After a while, people became attached to one brand and sales leveled off (stage of maturity). Sales went into a slight decline (衰退) when freeze-dried coffees were introduced (stage of decline).The importance of the product life cycle to marketers is this: Different stages in the product life cycle call for different strategies. The goal is to extend product life so that sales and profits do not decline. One strategy is called market modification. It means that marketing managers look for new users and market sections. Did you know, for example, that the backpacks that so many students carry today were originally designed for the military?Market modification also means searching for increased usage among present customers or going for a different market, such as senior citizens.A marketer may re-position the product to appeal to new market sections.Another product extension strategy is called product modification. Itinvolves changing product quality, features, or style to attract new users or more usage from present users. American auto manufacturers are using quality improvement as one way to recapture world markets. Note, also, how auto manufacturers once changed styles dramatically from year to year to keep demand from falling.26. According to the passage, when people grow fond of one particular brandof a product, its sales will ________.A) decrease graduallyB) remain at the same levelC) become unstableD) improve enormously27. The first paragraph tells us that a new product is ________.A) not easily accepted by the publicB) often inferior to old ones at firstC) often more expensive than old onesD) usually introduced to satisfy different tastes28. Marketers need to know which of the four stages a product is in so asto ________.A) promote its productionB) work out marketing policiesC) speed up its life cycleD) increase its popularity29. The author mentions the example of “backpacks” (Line 4, Para. 2) toshow the importance of ________.A) pleasing the young as well as the oldB) increasing usage among studentsC) exploring new market sectionsD) serving both military and civil needs30. In order to recover their share of the world market, U.S. auto makersare ________.A) improving product qualityB) increasing product featuresC) modernizing product styleD) re-positioning their product in the marketPart III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)31. By the time he arrives in Beijing, we ________ here for tow days.A) have been staying B) have stayed C) shall stay D) will have stayed32. According to the American federal government, residents of Hawaii havethe longest life ________: 77.2 years.A) scope B) rank C) span D) scale33. The millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand,________ all practical value by the time they were finished.A) had lost B) would lose C) would have lost D) should have lost34. As a public relations officer, he is said ________ some very influentialpeople.A) to have been knowing B) to be knowing C) to have known D) to know35. Our hopes ________ and fell in the same instant.A) aroused B) arose C) raised D) rose36. With the development in science and technology man can make variousflowers ________ before their time.A) be bloomed B) blooming C) bloom D) bloomed37. A season ticket ________ the holder to make as many journeys as he wisheswithin the stated period of time.A) grants B) promises C) entitles D) presents38. ________ in the office had made a mistake, and the firm regretted causingthe customer inconvenience.A) Some B) Anyone C) One D) Someone39. In recent years much more emphasis has been put ________ developing thestudents’ productive skills.A) over B) onto C) in D) on40. Only a selected number of landladies in the neighbourhood have beenallowed by the university to take in ________.A) residents B) inhabitants C) lodgers D) settlers41. The fire was finally brought under control, but not ________ extensivedamage had been caused.A) after B) before C) since D) as42. Purchasing the new production line will be a ________ deal for thecompany.A) profitable B) tremendous C) forceful D) favorite43. Rod is determined to get a seat for the concert ________ it means standingin a queue all night.A) provided B) whatever C) even if D) as if44. We hadn’t met for 20 years, but I recognized her ________ I saw her.A) for the moment B) the moment whenC) at the moment when D) the moment45. Though he was born and brought up in America, he can speak ________Chinese.A) smooth B) fluent C) fluid D) flowing46. Government reports, examination compositions, legal documents and mostbusiness letters are the main situations ________ formal language is used.A) in which B) on which C) in that D) at what47. Fifty years ago, wealthy people liked hunting wild animals for fun________ sightseeing.A) than to go B) rather than to go C) more than going D) other thangoing48. If the building project ________ by the end of this month is delayed,the construction company will be fined.A) to be completed B) is completed C) being completed D) completed49. He wrote an article criticizing the Greek poet and won ________ and ascholarship.A) status B) fame C) faith D) courage50. Jack wishes that he ________ business instead of history when he wasin university.A) had studied B) study C) studied D) had been studying51. The older New England villages have changed relatively little ________a gas station or two in recent decades.A) except B) besides C) in addition to D) except for52. The Car Club couldn’t ________ to meet the demands of all its members.A) ensure B) guarantee C) assume D) confirm53. Extensive reporting on television has helped to ________ interest ina wide variety of sports and activities.A) gather B) generate C) assemble D) yield54. The president promised to keep all the board members ________ of howthe negotiations were going on.A) informed B) inform C) be informedD) informing55. Eating too much fat can ________ heart disease and cause high bloodpressure.A) contribute to B) attribute to C) attend to D) devote to56. All the tasks ________ ahead of time, they decided to go on holiday fora week.A) had been fulfilled B) were fulfilledC) having been fulfilled D) been fulfilled57. This article ________ more attention to the problem of culturalinterference in foreign language teaching and learning.A) calls for B) applies for C) cares for D) allows for58. He was punished ________ he should make the same mistake again.A) unless B) lest C) if D) provided59. Petrol is refined from the ________ oil we take out of the ground.A) fresh B) original C) rude D) crude60. ________ in the United States, St. Louis has now become the 24th largestcity.A) The fourth biggest city it was B) Once the fourth biggest cityC) Being the fourth biggest city D) It was once the fourth biggestcityPart IV Cloze (15 minutes)More than forty thousand readers told us that they looked for in close friendships, what they expected __61__ friends, what they were willing to give in __62__, and how satisfied they were __63__ the quality of their friendships. The __64__ give little comfort to social critics.Friendship __65__ to be a unique form of __66__ bonding. Unlike marriage or the ties that __67__ parents and children, it is not defined or regulated by __68__. Unlike other social roles that we are expected to __69__—as citizens, employees, members of professional societies and __70__ organizations—it has its own principle, which is to promote __71__ of warmth, trust, love, and affection __72__ two people.The survey on friendship appeared in the March __73__ of Psychology Today. The findings __74__ that issues of trust and betrayal (背叛) are __75__ to friendship. They also suggest that our readers do not __76__ for friends only among those who are __77__ like them, but find many __78__ differ in race, religion, and ethnic (种族的) background. Arguably the most important __79__ that emerges from the data, __80__, is not something that we found —but what we did not.61. A) on B) of C) to D) for62. A) addition B) reply C) turn D) return63. A) about B) of C) with D) by64. A) results B) effects C) expectations D) consequences65. A) feels B) leads C) sounds D) appears66. A) human B) mankind C) individual D) civil67. A) bind B) attach C) control D) attract78. A) discipline B) law C) rule D) regulation79. A) keep B) do C) show D) play70. A) all B) any C) other D) those71. A) friendship B) interests C) feelings D) impressions72. A) between B) on C) in D) for73. A) print B) issue C) publication D) copy文档来源为:从网络收集整理.word版本可编辑.欢迎下载支持.74. A) secure B) assure C) confirm D) resolve75. A) neutral B) main C) nuclear D) central76. A) ask B) call C) appeal D) look77. A) most B) more C) least D) less78. A) people B) who C) what D) friends79. A) conclusion B) summary C) decision D) claim80. A) moreover B) however C) still D) yetPart V Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a letter.Suppose you are Zhang Ying. Write a letter to Xiao Wang, aschoolmate of yours who is going to visit you during the week-longholiday. You should write at least 100 words according to thesuggestions given below in Chinese.1. 表示欢迎2. 提出对度假安排的建议3. 提醒应注意的事项A letter to a SchoolmateJune 23, 2001Dear Xiao Wang,___________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________Yours, Zhang Ying11Part IIPart III12。

大学英语四级2000年6月听力原文

Passage Three
When Iragi troops blew up hundreds of Kuwaiti oil well at the end of Gulf War, scientists feared environmental disaster. Would black powder in the smoke from the fires circles the globe and block out the sun?
I was just going to give up when I noticed that one bedroom window was slightly open. I found a barrel and pushed it under the window. As the barrel was very heavy, I made a lot of noise. But in the end, I managed to climb up and open the window.
Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. Which car was badly damaged?
12. Where was the driver of the sports car when the accident happened?
Unfortunately, I forgot all about the birds until the night before Vemon was going to return. What was worse, it was already dark when I arrived at his house. I soon found the key Vernon gave me could not unlock either the front door or the back door. I was getting desperate. I kept thinking of what Vemon would say when he came back.

2001年6月英语四级真题听力原文

Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section A1. W:I heard you got a full mark in math exams. Congratulations!M: Thanks! I'm sure you also did a good job.Q: What's the probable relationship between the two speakers?2. W: Hi, Tony. How did your experiment go yesterday?M: Well, it wasn't as easy as I had thought .I have to continue doing it tonight.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?3. M:I hear you are moving into a new apartment soon?W: Yes, but it is more expensive. My present neighbor plays the piano all night long.Q: Why is the woman moving?4. W: Mr. Jones, your student, Bill, shows great enthusiasm for music instruments.M:I only wish he showed half as much for his English lessons.Q: What do we learn from the conversation about Bill?5. W: Oh, dear!1'm starving, I can't walk any farther.M: Let's go to the restaurant across the street and get something to eat.Q: Where are the two people?6. W: Why didn't you make an appointment to see the doctor last week when you first twisted your ankle?M: The injury didn't seem serious then. I decided to go today, because my foot still hurt when I put my weigh on it.Q: Why didn't the man see the doctor earlier?7. M:I wonder if Suzy will be here by 5 o'clock.W: Her husband said she left home at 4:30.she should be here at 5:10,and 5:15 at the latest.Q: what time did Suzy leave home?8. W: When will you be through with your work, John?M: who knows? My boss usually finds something for me to do at the last minute.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?9. W:I don't know what I'm going to wear to the party .All of my clothes look so old and I can't afford something new.M: Why don't you wear your black silk dress?10. M: How did you like yesterday's play?W: Generally speaking, it was quite good. The part of secretary was played wonderfully, but I think the man who played the boss was too dramatic to be realistic.Q: How does the woman feel about the man?Section BCompound DictationIf you are a young college student, most of your concerns about your health and happiness in life are probably focused on the present. Basically, you want to feel good physically, mentally, and emotionally now. You probably don't spend much time worrying about the distant future, such as whether you will develop heart disease, or cancer, how you will take care of yourself in your retirement years, or how long you are going to live. Such thoughts may have crossed your mind once in a while however, if you are in your thirties, forties, fifties, or older, such health related thoughts are likely to become increasingly important to you . Regardless of your age, you can make a number of important changes in your current lifestyle. that will help you feel better physically and mentally. Recently researchers have found that , even in late adulthood, exercise, strength training with weights, and better food can help elderly individuals significantly improve their health and add happiness to their life. We know much more about preventive health today than our parents and grandparents did in the past. giving us the opportunity to avoid some of health problems that have troubled them. And this new knowledge can be transmitted to our children to help them become healthier than our generation.。

2001年6月英语六级听力材料

Example: You will hear:
You will read:
A) 2 hours.
B) 3 hours.
C) 4 hours.
D) 5 hours.
From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D) “5 hours” is the correct answer. You should choose [D] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.
B) He’s just had his picture taken.
C) He’s on the way to the theater.
D) He’s just returned from a job interview.
10. A) At a gas station.
B) In a park.
C) Most of them live a normal life.
D) Most of them differ in their likes and dislikes.
20. A) They go to a regular school.
B) They attend a special school.
B) She likes to have the air conditioner on.

2000年6月大学英语四级考试试题听力原文及参考答案

M: It was lying under a big tree between the park and the apartment building.
Q: Where did the man find the bag?
7. M: Wouldn't you get bored with the same routine year after year teaching the same
15. Why do some people abuse drugs?
midnight every day.
W: I would't have troubled him so much if I had known be was so busy.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
4. WБайду номын сангаас If I were you, I would have accepted the job.
11. What is the characteristic of learners of special English?
12. Who needs ESP courses most?
13. What are the most popular ESP courses in Britain?
inal life? Most students, who fit into this third group have a clear idea about what they want to lean. A bank clerk, for example, wants to u se this specialist vocabulary and technical terms of finance. But for teachers, deciding how to teach specialist English is not always so easy. For a start, the variety is enormous. Every field from airline polots to secretaries has its own vocabulary and technical terms. Teachers also need to have an up-to-date knowle dge of the that specialist language, and not many teachers are exposed to workin g environments outside the classroom. These issues have influenced the way speci alist English is taught in schools. This type of course is usually known as Engl ish for Specific Purposes, or ESP and there isn't ESP courses for almsot every a rea of professional and working life. In Britain, for example, there are courses which teach English for doctors, lawyers, reporters, travel agents and people w orking in the hotel industry. By far, the most popular ESP courses are for busin ess English.

2001年06月大学英语四级真题(含答案)

2001年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Passage OneQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.People living on parts of the south coast of England face a serious problem. In 1993, the owners of a large hotel and of several houses discovered, to their horror, that their gardens had disappeared overnight. The sea had eaten into the soft limestone cliffs on which they had been built. While experts were studying the problem, the hotel and several houses disappeared altogether, sliding down the cliff and into the sea.Erosion (侵蚀) of the white cliffs along the south coast of England has always been a problem but it has become more serious in recent years. Dozens of homes have had to be abandoned as the sea has crept farther and farther inland. Experts have studied the areas most affected and have drawn up a map for local people, forecasting the year in which their homes will be swallowed up by the hungry sea.Angry owners have called on the Government to erect sea defenses to protect their homes. Government surveyors have pointed out that in most cases, this is impossible. New sea walls would cost hundreds of millions of pounds and would merely make the waves and currents go further along the coast, shifting the problem from one area to another. The danger is likely to continue, they say, until the waves reach an inland area of hard rock which will not be eaten as limestone is. Meanwhile, if you want to buy a cheap house with an uncertain future, apply to a house agent in one of the threatened areas on the south coast of England. You can get a house for a knockdown price but it may turn out to be a knockdown home.11. What is the cause of the problem that people living on parts of the southcoast of England face?A) The disappearance of hotels, houses and gardens.B) The experts’ lack of knowledge.C) The rising of the sea level.D) The washing-away of limestone cliffs.12. The erosion of the white cliffs in the south of England ________.A) will soon become a problem for people living in central EnglandB) has now become a threat to the local residentsC) is quickly changing the map of EnglandD) can be stopped if proper measures are taken13. The experts’ study on the problem of erosion can ________.A) lead to its eventual solutionB) provide an effective way to slow it downC) help to prevent it from worseningD) warn people whose homes are in danger14. It is not feasible to build sea defenses to protect against erosionbecause ________.A) it is too costly and will endanger neighbouring areasB) the government is too slow in taking actionC) they will be easily knocked down by waves and currentsD) house agents along the coast do not support the idea15. According to the author, when buying a house along the south coast ofEngland, people should ________.A) be aware of the potential danger involvedB) guard against being cheated by the house agentC) take the quality of the house into considerationD) examine the house carefully before making a decisionPassage TwoSport is not only physically challenging, but it can also be mentally challenging. Criticism from coaches, parents, and other teammates, as well as pressure to win can create an excessive amount of anxiety or stress for young athletes (运动员). Stress can be physical, emotional, or psychological, and research has indicated that it can lead to burnout. Burnout has been described as dropping or quitting of an activity that was at one time enjoyable.The early years of development are critical years for learning abut oneself. The sport setting is one where valuable experiences can take place. Young athletes can, for example, learn how to cooperate with others, make friends, and gain other social skills that will be used throughout their lives. Coaches and parents should be aware, at all times, that their feedback to youngsters can greatly affect their children. Youngsters may take their parents’ and coaches’ criticisms to heart and find a flaw (缺陷) in themselves.Coaches and parents should also be cautious that youth sport participation does not become work for children. The outcome of the gameshould not be more important than the process of learning the sport and other life lessons. In today’s youth sport setting, young athletes may be worrying more about who will win instead of enjoying themselves and the sport. Following a game, many parents and coaches focus on the outcome and find fault with youngsters’performances. Positive reinforcement should be provided regardless of the outcome. Research indicates that positive reinforcement motivates and has a greater effect on learning than criticism. Again, criticism can create high levels of stress, which can lead to burnout.16. An effective way to prevent the burnout of young athletes is ________.A) to make sports less competitiveB) to make sports more challengingC) to reduce their mental stressD) to increase their sense of success17. According to the passage sport is positive for young people in that________.A) it can help them learn more about societyB) it teaches them how to set realistic goals for themselvesC) it enables them to find flaws in themselvesD) it can provide them with valuable experiences18. Many coaches and parents are in the habit of criticizing young athletes________.A) without realizing criticism may destroy their self confidenceB) in order to make them remember life’s lessonsC) believing that criticism is beneficial for their early developmentD) so as to put more pressure on them19. According to the passage parents and coaches should ________.A) help children to win every gameB) pay more attention to letting children enjoy sportsC) enable children to understand the positive aspect of sportsD) train children to cope with stress10. The author’s purpose in writing the passage is ________.A) to persuade young children not to worry about criticismB) to stress the importance of positive reinforcement to childrenC) to discuss the skill of combining criticism with encouragementD) to teach young athletes how to avoid burnoutPassage ThreeHumanity uses a little less than half the water available worldwide. Yet occurrences of shortages and droughts (干旱) are causing famine and distress in some areas, and industrial and agricultural by-products are polluting water supplies. Since the world’population is expected to double in the next 50 years, many experts think we are on the edge of a widespread water crisis.But that doesn’t have to be the outcome. Water shortages do not have to trouble the world—if we start valuing water more than we have in the past. Just as we began to appreciate petroleum more after the 1970s oil crises, today we must start looking at water from a fresh economic perspective. We can no longer afford to consider water a virtually free resource of which we can use as much as we like in any way we want.Instead, for all uses except the domestic demand of the poor, governments should price water to reflect its actual value. This means charging a fee for the water itself as well as for the supply costs.Governments should also protect this resource by providing water in more economically and environmentally sound ways. For example, often the cheapest way to provide irrigation (灌溉) water in the dry tropics is through small-scale projects, such as gathering rainfall in depressions (凹地) and pumping it to nearby cropland.No matter what steps governments take to provide water more efficiently, they must change their institutional and legal approaches to water sue. Rather than spread control among hundreds or even thousands of local, regional, and national agencies that watch various aspects of water use, countries should set up central authorities to coordinate water policy.21. What is the real cause of the potential water crisis?A) The world population is increasing faster and faster.B) Half of the world’s water resources have been seriously polluted.C) Humanity has not placed sufficient value on water resources.D) Only half of the world’s water can be used.22. As indicated in the passage, the water problem ________.A) has been exaggerated by some experts in the fieldB) is underestimated by government organizations at different levelsC) poses a challenge to the technology of building reservoirsD) is already serious in certain parts of the world23. According to the author, the water price should ________.A) correspond to its real valueB) be reduced to the minimumC) stimulate domestic demandD) take into account the occurrences of droughts24. The author says that in some hot and dry areas it is advisable to________.A) build big lakes to store waterB) construct big pumping stationsC) channel water from nearby rivers to croplandD) build small and cheap irrigation systems25. In order to raise the efficiency of the water supply, measures shouldbe taken to ________.A) centralize the management of water resourcesB) increase the sense of responsibility of agencies at all levelsC) guarantee full protection of the environmentD) encourage local and regional control of water resourcesPassage FourWe can see how the product life cycle works by looking at the introduction of instant coffee. When it was introduced, most people did not like it as well as “regular”coffee, and it took several years to gain general acceptance (introduction stage). At one point, though, instant coffee grew rapidly in popularity, and many brands were introduced (stage of rapid growth). After a while, people became attached to one brand and sales leveled off (stage of maturity). Sales went into a slight decline (衰退) when freeze-dried coffees were introduced (stage of decline).The importance of the product life cycle to marketers is this: Different stages in the product life cycle call for different strategies. The goal is to extend product life so that sales and profits do not decline. One strategy is called market modification. It means that marketing managers look for new users and market sections. Did you know, for example, that the backpacks that so many students carry today were originally designed for the military?Market modification also means searching for increased usage among present customers or going for a different market, such as senior citizens.A marketer may re-position the product to appeal to new market sections.Another product extension strategy is called product modification. Itinvolves changing product quality, features, or style to attract new users or more usage from present users. American auto manufacturers are using quality improvement as one way to recapture world markets. Note, also, how auto manufacturers once changed styles dramatically from year to year to keep demand from falling.26. According to the passage, when people grow fond of one particular brandof a product, its sales will ________.A) decrease graduallyB) remain at the same levelC) become unstableD) improve enormously27. The first paragraph tells us that a new product is ________.A) not easily accepted by the publicB) often inferior to old ones at firstC) often more expensive than old onesD) usually introduced to satisfy different tastes28. Marketers need to know which of the four stages a product is in so asto ________.A) promote its productionB) work out marketing policiesC) speed up its life cycleD) increase its popularity29. The author mentions the example of “backpacks” (Line 4, Para. 2) toshow the importance of ________.A) pleasing the young as well as the oldB) increasing usage among studentsC) exploring new market sectionsD) serving both military and civil needs30. In order to recover their share of the world market, U.S. auto makersare ________.A) improving product qualityB) increasing product featuresC) modernizing product styleD) re-positioning their product in the marketPart III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)31. By the time he arrives in Beijing, we ________ here for tow days.A) have been staying B) have stayed C) shall stay D) will have stayed32. According to the American federal government, residents of Hawaii havethe longest life ________: 77.2 years.A) scope B) rank C) span D) scale33. The millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand,________ all practical value by the time they were finished.A) had lost B) would lose C) would have lost D) should have lost34. As a public relations officer, he is said ________ some very influentialpeople.A) to have been knowing B) to be knowing C) to have known D) to know35. Our hopes ________ and fell in the same instant.A) aroused B) arose C) raised D) rose36. With the development in science and technology man can make variousflowers ________ before their time.A) be bloomed B) blooming C) bloom D) bloomed37. A season ticket ________ the holder to make as many journeys as he wisheswithin the stated period of time.A) grants B) promises C) entitles D) presents38. ________ in the office had made a mistake, and the firm regretted causingthe customer inconvenience.A) Some B) Anyone C) One D) Someone39. In recent years much more emphasis has been put ________ developing thestudents’ productive skills.A) over B) onto C) in D) on40. Only a selected number of landladies in the neighbourhood have beenallowed by the university to take in ________.A) residents B) inhabitants C) lodgers D) settlers41. The fire was finally brought under control, but not ________ extensivedamage had been caused.A) after B) before C) since D) as42. Purchasing the new production line will be a ________ deal for thecompany.A) profitable B) tremendous C) forceful D) favorite43. Rod is determined to get a seat for the concert ________ it means standingin a queue all night.A) provided B) whatever C) even if D) as if44. We hadn’t met for 20 years, but I recognized her ________ I saw her.A) for the moment B) the moment whenC) at the moment when D) the moment45. Though he was born and brought up in America, he can speak ________Chinese.A) smooth B) fluent C) fluid D) flowing46. Government reports, examination compositions, legal documents and mostbusiness letters are the main situations ________ formal language is used.A) in which B) on which C) in that D) at what47. Fifty years ago, wealthy people liked hunting wild animals for fun________ sightseeing.A) than to go B) rather than to go C) more than going D) other thangoing48. If the building project ________ by the end of this month is delayed,the construction company will be fined.A) to be completed B) is completed C) being completed D) completed49. He wrote an article criticizing the Greek poet and won ________ and ascholarship.A) status B) fame C) faith D) courage50. Jack wishes that he ________ business instead of history when he wasin university.A) had studied B) study C) studied D) had been studying51. The older New England villages have changed relatively little ________a gas station or two in recent decades.A) except B) besides C) in addition to D) except for52. The Car Club couldn’t ________ to meet the demands of all its members.A) ensure B) guarantee C) assume D) confirm53. Extensive reporting on television has helped to ________ interest ina wide variety of sports and activities.A) gather B) generate C) assemble D) yield54. The president promised to keep all the board members ________ of howthe negotiations were going on.A) informed B) inform C) be informedD) informing55. Eating too much fat can ________ heart disease and cause high bloodpressure.A) contribute to B) attribute to C) attend to D) devote to56. All the tasks ________ ahead of time, they decided to go on holiday fora week.A) had been fulfilled B) were fulfilledC) having been fulfilled D) been fulfilled57. This article ________ more attention to the problem of culturalinterference in foreign language teaching and learning.A) calls for B) applies for C) cares for D) allows for58. He was punished ________ he should make the same mistake again.A) unless B) lest C) if D) provided59. Petrol is refined from the ________ oil we take out of the ground.A) fresh B) original C) rude D) crude60. ________ in the United States, St. Louis has now become the 24th largestcity.A) The fourth biggest city it was B) Once the fourth biggest cityC) Being the fourth biggest city D) It was once the fourth biggestcityPart IV Cloze (15 minutes)More than forty thousand readers told us that they looked for in close friendships, what they expected __61__ friends, what they were willing to give in __62__, and how satisfied they were __63__ the quality of their friendships. The __64__ give little comfort to social critics.Friendship __65__ to be a unique form of __66__ bonding. Unlike marriage or the ties that __67__ parents and children, it is not defined or regulated by __68__. Unlike other social roles that we are expected to __69__—as citizens, employees, members of professional societies and __70__ organizations—it has its own principle, which is to promote __71__ of warmth, trust, love, and affection __72__ two people.The survey on friendship appeared in the March __73__ of Psychology Today. The findings __74__ that issues of trust and betrayal (背叛) are __75__ to friendship. They also suggest that our readers do not __76__ for friends only among those who are __77__ like them, but find many __78__ differ in race, religion, and ethnic (种族的) background. Arguably the most important __79__ that emerges from the data, __80__, is not something that we found —but what we did not.61. A) on B) of C) to D) for62. A) addition B) reply C) turn D) return63. A) about B) of C) with D) by64. A) results B) effects C) expectations D) consequences65. A) feels B) leads C) sounds D) appears66. A) human B) mankind C) individual D) civil67. A) bind B) attach C) control D) attract78. A) discipline B) law C) rule D) regulation79. A) keep B) do C) show D) play70. A) all B) any C) other D) those71. A) friendship B) interests C) feelings D) impressions72. A) between B) on C) in D) for73. A) print B) issue C) publication D) copy74. A) secure B) assure C) confirm D) resolve75. A) neutral B) main C) nuclear D) central76. A) ask B) call C) appeal D) look77. A) most B) more C) least D) less78. A) people B) who C) what D) friends79. A) conclusion B) summary C) decision D) claim80. A) moreover B) however C) still D) yetPart V Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a letter.Suppose you are Zhang Ying. Write a letter to Xiao Wang, aschoolmate of yours who is going to visit you during the week-longholiday. You should write at least 100 words according to thesuggestions given below in Chinese.1. 表示欢迎2. 提出对度假安排的建议3. 提醒应注意的事项A letter to a SchoolmateJune 23, 2001Dear Xiao Wang,___________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________Yours, Zhang YingPart IIPart III。

01年英语专四听力真题

01年英语专四听力真题TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2001)—GRADE FOU R—TIME LIMIT: 135 MIN PART I DICTATION (20 MIN)Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of IS seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO.PARTH LISTENING COMPREHENSION (15 MIN).In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your ANSWER SHEET.SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions I to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation ,you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now,listen to the conversation.1. The elephant can be described asA. playful.B. ferocious.C. slow.D. thoughtful.2. The man tried his best to _______ to avoid being hurt by the elephant.A. stare back at the elephantB. roll over the groundC. hold the tusksD. hit the elephant in the eyes3. The encounter with the elephant can be described asA. close.B. not risky.C. joyous.D. deadly.Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation ,you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the conversation.4. What's Don's problem?A. He can't find his office key.B. He has misplaced some exams.C. He's unable to talk.D. He doesn't like his classroom.5. What would Don do?A. To get someone to hand out the exams.B. To cancel the class though he's not willing to do so.C. To ask Professor Webster to find someone to teach the class.D. To make Janet to be his teaching assistant.6. What does Janet offer to do?A. Teach Don's class while he is absent.B.Give Professor Webster the key to Don's office.C. Make an appointment with the doctor.D. Return some exams to the students.Questions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the conversation.7. What did the man think of the people in the Ice Age?A. They lived in caves.B. They traveled in groups.C. They had an advanced language.D.They ate mostly fruit.8. What is NOT the thing the Ice Age People used to build their house?A. Wood.B. Animal bones and skins.C. Ice.D. Natural stones.9. How did people in the early Ice Age keep warm?A. They lived in large groups.B. They used sand as insulation.C. They kept fires burning constantly.D. They built houses facing south.10. What does the man want the woman to do?A. Meet his history teacher.B. Lend him her magazine when she's done with it.C. Come over to his house after class.D. Help him study for an history test.SECTION B PASSAGESIn this section ,you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions II to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage ,you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the passage.I I . Our clothes canA. tell who we are.B. improve our communicative skills.C. cultivate our values.D. dictate our lifestyles.12. Traditionally menA. cared little about clothing.B.had poor taste about clothing.C. were very conscious about clothing.D. were proud of women's clothes.13. What is true of blue-collar workers according to the research to the research of 1995?A. They cared more about clothing than white-collar workers.B. They were manipulated by white-collar workers.C. They ridiculed white-collar workers for their clothing.D. They conformed to the accepted pattern of clothing.Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following talk. At the end of the talk,you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the talk.14. To work in an international organization as an interpreter, oneA. should study in a university.B. must be officially recognized.C. should be a graduate of linguistics.D. must have a good command of foreign language.15. To an interpreter, the ability to use his mother tongue seems to be __________ that to use a foreign language.A. more important thanB. less important thanC. more difficult thanD. less difficult than16. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?A. Body language can help interpreters understand the speaker.B. Good interpreters may have a good command of two languages.C. An interpreter may express the information in a very different way in another language.D. They are only required to translate from foreign languages into their mother tongue.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following talk. At the end of the talk, you will be given 20. seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the talk.17. Originally, cola was sold asA. a soft drink.B. a medicine.G. flavored hard candy. D. cooking oil.18. Why does the speaker mention John Pamberton?A. He sold cola to doctors.B. He was a drug store clerk.C. He developed the cola syrup.D. He suffered from severe headaches.19. How was cola syrup made into a soft drink?A. By mixing it with special oils.B. By heating it.C. By combining it with different flavors.D. By adding soda water.20. What does the speaker mainly discuss?A. A recipe for a soft drink.B. The medicinal effects of cola.C. The history of cola.D. Soft-drink production.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now,listen to the news.21. Nigeria returned to the Commonwealth afterA. she had sentenced minority rights activists to death.B. the military had resumed control of the country.C. power had been handed over to an elected president.D. she had negotiated with Commonwealth leaders.22. The Commonwealth consists of_______ countries which were former British colonies.A. 54B. 29C. 9D. 95Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the news.23. The space shuttle Discovery completed a _______ mission upon its return to the Kennedy Space Centre.A. 11-dayB. 94-dayC. 10-dayD. 49-day24. When the spacecraft was going to land,A. it produced a lot of noise.B. there were scattered showers.C. people could see it high in the sky.D. people could neither see nor hear it.Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now,listen to the news.25. How many people died during the collision?A. Two.B. Eighteen.C. Three.D. Five.26. Three Albanians were arrested forA. attacking the patrol boat.B. smuggling in refugees.C. causing the accident.D. injuring refugees.Question 27 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question.Now, listen to the news.27. The news item is mainly aboutA. efforts to salvage Sun Vista.B. negotiation with the ship's owner.C. threats Sun Vista poses to passing ships.D. a newspaper's comment on Sun Vista.Questions 28 to 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item ,you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.28. According to the Roman Catholic organization, human rights are increasingly violated inA. the Central American countries.B. Rome.C. the Central African countries.D. America.29. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an instance of human rights violations?A. Murder.B. Torture.C. Arrests.D.Disappearances.30. There are refugeesA. in Guatemala from El Salvador.B. in El Salvador from Guatemala.C. in El Salvador from Honduras.D. in Honduras from El Salvador.。

2001年6月听力原文

2001年6月听力原文1. W: I’m trying to find out how this dishwasher works, the manual is in French, Ican’t wait for Bill to translate it for me.M: Don’t worry, Mary, I can do the dishes before the machine starts to work.Q: What does the man mean?2. M: The doctor said if I kept smoking, I would increase my chances of having aheart attack.W: Did he suggest reducing weight, too?Q: What does the woman think the man should also do?3. W: The people next door are making so much noise, I just can’t concentrate on.M: Why don’t you stay at the library? It’s much quiet there.Q: What does Tom mean?4. M: This is hopeless, these figures still don’t add up right, let’s do the calculationsover again.W: Yes, but why not do them tomorrow? It’s very late now.Q: What does the woman suggest they do?5. M: To collect a data for my report, I need to talk to someone who knows thatsmall city very well. I was told that you lived there for quite a long time.W: Oh, I wish I could help, but I was only a child then.Q: What does the woman imply?6. M: Are you moving into a new house? Need a hand with those boxes?W: That’s okay, I can manage. They look big, but aren’t very heavy actually.Q: What does the woman mean?7. M: It’s good you brought the books back.W: I thought you might need novels at the weekend. Thanks for letting me use them.Q: What do we know about the woman from the conversation?8. M: Do you want to turn on the air conditioner or open the window?W: I love fresh air if you don’t mind.Q: What can be inferred from the woman’s answer?9. W: Hi, Michael, I can hardly recognize you, why are you dressed up today? Areyou going to the theatre?M: No, actually, I just had an interview at the photo studio this morning.Q: What do we learn about Michael from this conversation?10. M: Good morning, what can I do for you?W: I’d like to have my emergency brake fixed. The car rolls when I park it on the hill.Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?Passage oneLast August, Susan and 42 other students got wet and dirty while removing six tons of garbage from the river running across their city. They cleaned up the river as part of a week-long environmental camp. Like one in three American rivers, this river is so polluted that it’s unsafe for swimming and fishing, still, Susan, who has just completed her third summer on the river clean-up, scene has changed in this river. “Since we started three years ago, the river is getting a lot cleaner”, she says. Environmental scientists praised the teenagers for removing garbage that can harm wild life. Waterbirds, for example, can choke on plastic bottle rings and get cut by scrap metal. Three years ago, when the clean-up started, garbage was everywhere, but this year, the teenagers had to hunt for garbage. They turn the clean-up into a competition to see who could find the most garbage and unload their boats fastest. By the end of the six hour shift, they have removed enough garbage to fill more than two large trucks. “Seeing all their garbage in the river makes people begin to care about environmental issues,” Susan says. She hopes that when others read that she and her peers care enough to clean it up, maybe they will think twice before they throw garbage in the river.Questions 11-13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. What does the passage tell us about American rivers?12. What did the students find when they came to the river this year?13. What is the expected reaction of the local people to the students’ efforts?Passage TwoWhy do we cry? Can you imagine life without tears? Not only do tears keep your eyes lubricated, they also contain a substance that kills certain bacteria so they can’t infect your eyes. Give up your tears, and you’ll lose this on-the-spot defense. Nobody wants to give up the flood of extra tears you produce when you get something physical or chemical in your eyes. Tears are very good at washing this irritating stuff out. Another thing you couldn’t do without your tears is cry from joy, anger or sadness. Humans are the only animals that produce tears in response to emotions, and most people say a good cry makes them feel better. Many scientists, therefore, believe that crying somehow helps us cope with emotional situations. Tear researcher, Winifred, is trying to figure out how it happens. One possibility he says is that tears discharge certain chemicals from your body, chemicals that build up during stress. When people talk about crying it out, “I think that might actually be what they are doing”, he says. If Fred is right, what do you think will happen to people who restrain their tears? Boys, for example, cry only about a quarter as often as girls once they reach teenage years, and we all cry a lot less now than we did as babies. Could it possibly be that we face less stress? Maybe we found another ways to deal with it, or maybe we just feel embarrassed.Questions 14-17 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. What’s the topic discussed in this passage?15. What is Winifred trying to find out?16. What does the passage say about teenage boys and girls?17. What’s the difference between human beings and other animals when sheddingtears?Passage threeImaging this: you wake up each morning to find your sister lying beside you, to get dressed and tie your shoes, you use one hand and she uses another. You do everything out together, too, even sitting on the same chair at lunch and riding on the same bicycle. That’s what life is like for six-year-old Betty and Abby. Like most twins, the two girls look very much alike, but unlike most twins, Betty and Abby share partsof the same body. Twins like Betty and Abby are rare. Only about 40 sets are born in the United States each year. Few survive as long as Betty and Abby. That’s because twins often share vital organs, like a heart or brain. The shared organs are often badly shaped and may not be strong enough to support both twins. But Betty and Abby each has her own head, heart and stomach which function normally. Because she has three or four lungs which provide plenty of oxygen for both twins. Most of their completely shared organs lie below the waist. Betty And Abby live relatively normal lives. They attend a regular school, and each does her own school work. They prefer to do some projects together, though, for example, to cut out paper dolls, one twin holds the paper, while the other uses the scissors. But sometimes, the girls don’t want to do the same thing, for example, sometimes they want to play with different toys. What do they do then? “We toss a coin”, says Abby.Questions 18-20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. In what aspect, do Betty and Abby differ from most twins?19. What does the passage tell us about twins who share parts of the same body?20. What does the passage say about the education of the twin girls?。

2001年6月大学英语四级试题 1听力理解及注释

2001年6月大学英语四级听力Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Example:You will hear:You will read :A) At the office.B) In the waiting room.C) At the airport.D) In a restaurant.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) “At the office” is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]1.A) A math teacher and his colleague.C) A student and his classmate B)A teacher and his student.D)A librarian and a student2. A)Tony could not continue the experimentB)Tony finished the experiment last night. C)Tony thought the experiment was well done.D)Tony had expected the experiment to be easier.3. A)She can't put up with the noise.B)She wants to save money to buy a piano. C)The present apartment is too expensive.D)She has found a job a neighbouring area.4. A)He is not very enthusiastic about his English lessons.B)He has made great progress in his English.C)He is a student of the music department.D)He is not very interested in English songs.5. A)At home.C)In a car B)In a restaurant.D)On the street.6. A)His injury kept him at home.C)He was too weak to see the doctor. B)He didn't think it necessary.D)He failed to make an appointment.7. A)5:15 C)4:30B)5:10 D)5:008. A)The man needs help.C)The man likes his job. B)The man is complaining.D)The man is talking with his boss.9. A)Wear a new dress.C)Attend a party B)Make a silk dress.D)Go shopping.10.A )He played his part quite well.C)He proformed better than the secretary B)He was not dramatic enough.D)He exaggerated his part.Section BDicections:In this section,you will hear a passage three times.When the passage is read for the first time,you should listen carefully for its general idea.When the passage is read for the second time ,you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from s1 to s7 with the exact words you have just heard.For blanks numbered from s8 to s10 you are required to fill in the missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words .Finally ,when the passage is read for the third time ,you should check what you have written.If you are a young college student ,most of your concerns about your health and happiness in life are probably(S1)_________on the present.Basically,you want to feel good physically,mentally,and (S2)_______now.You probably don’t spend much time worrying about the (s3)_______future,such as whether you will develop heart disease,or (S4)________,how you will take care of yourself in your (S5)_______years,or how long you are going to live.Such thoughts may have (S6)_______your mind once in a while however,if you are in your thirties ,forties ,fifties ,or older,such health related thoughts are likely to become(s7)________important to you .(s8) ________ that will help you feel better physically and mentally .Recently researchers have found that ,even in late adulthood,exercise,strength training with weights,and better food can help elderly individuals significantly improve their health and add happiness to their life.(s9) ________ giving us the opportunity to avoid some of health porblems that have troubled them.(s10) ________2001年6月大学英语四级听力答案及书面材料Part ISection ASection BS1. focusedS2. emotionallyS3. distantS4. cancerS5. retirementS6. crossedS7. increasinglyS8. regardless of your age,you can make a number of important changes in your current lifestyle.S9. We know much more about preventive health today than our parents and grandparents did in the past.S10. And these new knowledge can be transmited to our children to help them become healthier than our generation.【书面材料】Section A1.W:I heard you got a full mark in maths exams.Congratulations!M:Thanks!I’m sure you also did a good job.Q:What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?【注释】本题答案为“C”。

2001年英语专业四级考试听力原文

Part ⅡDICTATIONCharacteristics of a Good ReaderTo improve your reading habits, you must understand the characteristics of a good reader. First, the good reader usually reads rapidly. Of course, he does not read every piece of material at the same rate. But whether he is reading a newspaper or a chapter in a physics text, his reading rate is relatively fast. He has learned to read for ideas rather than words one at a time. Next, the good reader can recognize and understand general ideas and specific details. Thus he is able to comprehend the material with a minimum of effort and a maximum of interest. Finally, the good reader has in his command several special skills, which he can apply to reading problems as they occur. For the college student, the most helpful of these skills include making use of the various aids to understanding that most textbooks provide and skim-reading for a general survey.PART ⅢLISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A STATEMENT1. I have to teach the same course books several times in the summer holiday camp, which is sometimes boring and not well-paid, but by and large I’m quite delighted at being with young people.2. The poor living conditions in such a large city have resulted from the unplanned real estate development, which is rarely seen in small cities.3. At a recent seminar, many participants were worried about the fact that overpopulation may give rise to many social security problems.4. May I have your attention, please? Flight 998 is leaving at 11:30 a.m. Please check in half an hour prior to the departure.5. Having gone through your claims for fire damage, I don’t think the policy you have provided protection against loss by fire.6. Ian lost one eye in a childhood accident, but he nonetheless had a very successful athletic career.7. Mr. and Mrs. Clark used to smoke. But now Mrs. Clark has stopped and she is afraid her husband will fall ill if he doesn’t get rid of his bad habit of smoking both at home and at work.8. I heard from Mary that last semester, Susan found it difficult to stay on good terms with her roommate Jenny.9. Jack says that he is up to his eyes at work at present and really cannot afford the time to have dinner with us.SECTION B CONVERSA TION10. W: I want to find a part-time job during the summer vacation and earn some money. How about you?M: I’m going to take a few summer courses so that I can graduate early next year.11. W: Excuse me, I want some dictionaries. Where can I find them?M: The regular-priced ones are here and on that table in the corner of the room we have some on discount.W: Thank you.12. W: I wonder where I can take my girlfriend for dinner after work tonight.M: Have you been to the Chinese Restaurant near the school?13. M: Hello, the pipe in my bedroom is leaking. Can you come and get it repaired right away?W: Well, it depends on how soon I can finish the drains at the office building.14. W: Do you think you can play the music tape another time, dear? I’ve got a slight headache.M: Of course. Sorry. I didn’t realize you could hear it. You want me to call the doctor?W: No, thanks. I’ll be OK in a minute.15. M: Lisa, how are you getting along with our term paper?W: I’ve been writing and rewriting it. I simply don’t know if I will ever get it finished.16. W: I must go to the library, the one near the laboratory, because I have to finish my research project by tomorrow. But if I could, I prefer to go with you to the theatre.M: I wish you could come along.17. M: Why did Jack suddenly decide to quit his job?W: He said he wouldn’t break his back working for such low pay.M: I see.18. M: Are you sure you can remember the name of the film you saw last week?W: It’s just on the tip of my tongue.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTNews Item One (19-20)Commonwealth lea ders agreed to lift Nigeria’s 3.5 years’ suspension on May 29, the day the military government hands over power to the elected president, the organization secretary general announced yesterday.Nigeria was suspended from the 54 nation group of mainly former British colonies in 1995 after it executed 9 minority rights activists including writer Ken Thawrawiwa. But now that the country has embarked on the return to democracy, Commonwealth heads of government have agreed to end this estrangement. Secretary general chief Ormiga Anyaco said in a statement: “I’m delighted an unfortunate episode in Nigeria Commonwealth relations will now come to an end and Nigeria is resuming its rightful place in the Commonwealth.”News Item Two (21-22)The Space Shuttle Discovery made a real night landing at the Kennedy Space Center early on Thursday. The night landing, the 11th in the c entre’s 94 shuttle missions, ended a 10-day mission to outfit the orbiting international space station. Although the space craft created a solid boom that can be heard along much of Florida’s eastern seaboard, witnesses on the ground could not see the orbiter until it was directly over the one-way lights. Scattered showers off the Florida coast had threatened to postpone the shuttle’s return. But forecasters gave a green light when they decided no rain will fall within 48 kilometres of the space centre.News Item Three (23-24)Five people died, two were missing and at least 18 were injured on Wednesday when an Italian petrol vessel collided with a dinghy filled with refugees crossing the Adriatic sea from Albania, authorities said. The victims were believed to be Albanians from either Albania or Kosovo, said authorities from Italy’s Tax Police Division, which, along with the coast guard, patrols the nation’s coast. The cause of the collision was not immediately known. Three Albanians,believed be smuggling the refugees were arrested a few hours after the accident. News Item Four (25)Malaysian authorities are discussing possible salvage efforts with Sun Cruisers, the Singapore owner of a large liner, that sunk off Malaysia last week, a news report said yesterday. Sun cruisershad received some advice from Malaysia on the matter. The Business Times newspaper quoted the company’s spokeswoman Judy Shoo Asian. Judy and other Sun Cruiser’s officials could not immediately be reached for further comment as they were away in Indonesia. The Sun Vista went down in international waters. The nearby Malaysia may have the right to order the wreck’s removal, the newspaper said. Salvage experts said the wreck of the Sun Vista, which sank in 65 metres of water, poses no threat to ships passing over it. But Malaysia may still want it removed.Nigeria was suspended from the 54 nation group of mainly former British colonies in 1995 after it executed 9 minority rights activists including writer Ken Thawrawiwa. But now that the country has embarked on the return to democracy, Commonwealth heads of government have agreed to end this estrangement. Secretary general chief Ormiga Anyaco said in a statement: “I’m delighted an unfortunate episode in Nigeria Commonwealth relations will now come to an end and Nigeria is resuming its rightful place in the Commonwealth.”。

2024年6月大学英语四级考试听力原文(第1套)

2024年6月大学英语四级考试听力原文（第1套）News Report OneSix people had to move away from their home to another place after a fire broke out in a building on Main Street Saturday, officials said.Firefighters responded to the three-story building shortly after 1 p.m. for a reported structure fire, according to Norwalk Deputy Fire Chief Adam Markowitz.Markowitz said crews encountered heavy smoke coming from the second floor when they arrived.A team of about 25 firefighters then spent about 25 minutes extinguishing the flames.Officials described the structure as a mixed-use building that features commercial businesses on the first floor and residential on the second and third floors.Town records list four apartments in the building.Due to smoke and heat damage, the four apartments were declared uninhabitable, and the six residents had to move to another place, officials said.No injuries were reported in connection with the fire.The Norwalk Fire Marshal is investigating the cause and origin of the fire.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.Question 1. Why did the six residents have to find another place to stay?Question 2. What does the news report say the Norwalk Fire Marshal is doing?News Report TwoA new study has cast doubt on historic research suggesting that the season or month of someone's birth is associated with an increased risk of certain mental health conditions.The study looks at symptoms of anxiety and depression among more than 70,000 older adults in Europe.A number of past studies have found the link between season of birth and mental health diagnoses.Researchers have suggested that such links could arise from various things.These include nutrient intake, sun exposure, climate, and disease exposure varying across the course of the year.However, evidence has been mixed.More recent studies have suggested that factors such as social class or economic background have more to do with these diagnoses than month of birth.Overall, the new study found no significant relationship between participants' month of birth and symptoms of depression or anxiety.There was some variability in some countries.In Poland, depressive symptoms fluctuated a little depending on birth month.In the Czech Republic, the same was true of anxiety symptoms.But on the whole, there was no systematic pattern.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.Question 3. What have a number of past studies found about season of birth?Question 4. What did the new study find about the relationship between participants' month of birth and symptoms of depression?New Report ThreeGenetic researchers in China have made a clone of a star police dog.The clone was born in a laboratory in Beijing in December.Tests show that the clone and her mother are almost identical genetically.The mother dog helped solve multiple murders and many other crimes.The clone has already performed better than traditionally bred dogs on several tests.If the clone continues to perform as well as expected, it could mean a huge reduction in the training time for police dogs, which usually takes about five years.The ultimate goal of scientists is to produce clones of talented police dogs that can be trained in months instead of years.However, this goal is not yet possible due to the current costs of the technology.This is not the first time a clone has been made of a star police dog.In South Korea, six clones began working with the police in 2008.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.Question 5. What do the researchers' tests show about the cloned dog?Question 6. What is the scientists' purpose in cloning police dogs?Question 7. Why does the news report say the scientists' goal is not yet possible?Conversation OneTom, did you see the article online about the new TV series based on the book The Three Body Problem?A colleague mentioned the book, but I've been so busy writing my thesis that 1 haven't been able to read for pleasure in months.Well, sounds like if you're going to read anything for fun, this is the book.It's written by a Chinese science fiction writer.I can't remember his name, but he's written three books in all, and The Three Body Problem is the first in the series.I don't want to say too much and spoil it for you, but it's definitely got some amazing technological and sociological concepts in it.It does sound like it would suit my taste, but if they are making a TV series based on it now, I don't know if I should read the book or watch the show first.I think it's better to read the book first.It's rare for the show or movie to be better than the book.And then, you just end up ruining the book for yourself, if the show isn't very good.When is the show supposed to start?I'm a bit overwhelmed with the amount of data I still need to collect to finish my thesis.But I still need to relax sometimes.I can't remember exactly.It's pretty soon, and it's going to be quite long.There are 24 episodes.Well, maybe you could download an electronic copy of the book and try to read it before the show starts.That's a good idea.And then, maybe we can watch the series together.Thanks for the tip, Alice.W: No problem.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Question 8. How did the man get to know about the book The Three Body Problem?Question 9. What does the woman say she can't remember about the book's author?Question 10. What does the man have to do to finish his thesis?Question 11. What will the man most probably do first after the conversation?Conversation TwoHello, good afternoon.I have an inquiry to make.It's about the vegetarian food festival you are holding on the 19th of August at the Newcastle City Hall.Yes, of course. My name's Philip How can I help you?It says on your website that you are still looking for vendors, and I grow organic vegetables on my farm, as well as doing my own home baking.Would I be able to sell both the vegetables and items baked from them at the festival?That's exactly the type of thing we are looking for.We're getting close to the deadline, however.Do you prefer to fill out an application on the web, or to print it out and fill it in by hand and then post it back to us?Remember that you will have to have all your certificates to hand when you are filling out the forms, as the standards are high and they'll be carefully checked before anyone will be able to sell their produce at the event.I should be fine with doing it on your website, and I already have all my certificates, as we run a small farm shop too.But can you give me your details anyway?Sure. Please address it to the Organic Organization, Vendor Applications, 112 Queens Road, Newcastle, Northumbria.The postcode is NU 29 3LJ.Remember that the closing date is next Tuesday, the 28th of June.That's absolutely wonderful.Thank you so much for your help. Goodbye.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Question 12.Why does the woman call the man?Question 13. What is the man still looking for?Question 14. What does the man say they are getting close to?Question 15. What does the man finally ask the woman to remember?Passage OneSupporters call it "wild camping"; opponents call it "illegal camping".What both sides accept is that there has been a boom in the past few months, with increasing numbers of visitors pitching their tents on any bit of land they fancy in the UK.In part, this reflects the fact that official campsites have been wholly or partially closed, or are overflowing in a summer when fewer people are going abroad.It is also cheap, at a time when many are worried about what the economic future holds.But it may also be an expression of a desire for going outdoors- a response to the months of lockdown.Most of the coverage of the boom in wild camping has been negative.Camping in public parks has now been banned for August and the early part of September because campers dump litter, human waste, and even their tents on the grassland.Similar action has been taken even in Scotland, where camping is usually permitted on most of its open land.Clearly there have to be rules.It would make sense that wild campers need to ask for permission to camp from landowners, especially outside Scotland, where the law is farmore restrictive.It would be common sense for people to use small tents and leave no trace of their visit.They have been attracted by a patch of land this close to wilderness, and it is their responsibility to keep it that way.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 16. Why has wild camping become popular in the UK?Question 17. Why is camping banned for part of the summer in public parks?Question 18. What does the speaker suggest campers do?Passage TwoImagine boating down the Amazon River, minding your own business calmly keeping an eye out for alarmingly large snakes- and a curious pink dolphin appears to swim alongside.While this may seem like a mythical creature, pink dolphins do exist in the Amazon region.The Amazon river dolphin is a giant among its species.It can measure up to 2 meters long and weigh around 204 kilograms.Size isn't the only thing that sets the Amazon river dolphin apart.Thriving in South American rivers and temporary lakes caused by seasonal flooding, this freshwater dolphin is sometimes shockingly pink.Although born gray, males of the species are easily identified as they enter adulthood by a decisive pink shade.Their unusual coloring is believed to be the result of scar tissue from dolphin fights-- whether play-fighting or a serious bid for a mate.The deeper the pink, the more attractive the males are believed to be, and the older the male, the more pink it will have.There's also a theory that this color helps the dolphins more readily blend in with their surroundings.During heavy rains, rivers along the Amazon rainforest turn a pink shade, and with it male dolphins are harder to detect.The Amazon wetland system, fed by the Amazon River, is a crucial place for pink dolphins to breed, and since 2018 has been granted internationally protected status.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 19. What does the passage say about pink dolphins?Question 20. What is the unusual coloring of pink dolphins believed to originate in?Question 21. What has become of the Amazon wetland system since 2018?Passage ThreeIn a new Merrill Lynch/Age Wave survey, a full 70% of the early adults said they received financial support from their parents in the past yearand 58% said they couldn't afford their current lifestyles without it.The most common types of financial support include cell phone plans, food, school costs and car expenses.Parental financial support of early adults, said Ken Dychtwald, CEO of Age Wave, is "the new normal".But 64% of the young adults surveyed said parents' financial support to children age 25 to 34 is "a bad thing", because it makes those kids dependent.By contrast, only 29% thought supporting men and women age 18 to 24 is bad; the remaining 71% thought that assistance "helps the adult children get ahead".Dychtwald believes the young women and men surveyed were saying that by 25 younger adults ought to be financially independent.In fact, the respondents said, financial independence defines adulthood."Financial independence is something they were struggling with and challenged by. And it scared them a bit," Dychtwald said.One big reason they're struggling is attributed to college loans, of which the average amounts to $37,000.Many of the parents have taken on college loans for the kids, too, sometimes at the expense of their own finances.In the survey, 60% of early adults define financial success as being debt-fee.Whether that's likely, or even possible, anytime soon, is anyone's guess.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 22. What do we learn from a new survey by Merrill Lynch/Age Wave?Question 23. Why did most young adults in the survey say financial support to children aged 25 to 34 is a bad thing?Question 24. What did the respondents in the survey say regarding financial independence?Question 25. What is one big reason young adults are struggling?。

2001年6月全国大学英语四级考试作文

四级作文题：Directions： For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a letter. Suppose you are Zhang Ying. Write a letter to Xiao Wang, a schoolmate of yours who is going to visit you during the week-long holiday. You should write a t least 100 words according to the suggestions given below in Chinese.1. 表示欢迎2. 提出对度假安排的建议3. 提醒应注意的事项A letter to a SchoolmateJune 23, 2001Dear Xiao Wang,Yours,Zhang Ying范文：I'm delighted to learn that you are going to visit me during the week-long vacation. My parents will also be happy to see you again. I'm sure you will enjoy every minute here.I know you are fond of swimming. A river lies not far away from my home. We can go swimming there. I think it would be very pleasant and refreshing to swim in such hot summer days. In every big room of my home there is an air-conditioner. We can watch TV, play CDs or read books very comfortably at home.A mountain about two miles away from here is beautiful and it is worth touring. We can go there on foot. When we climb to the top of the mountain, we can have a wonderful bird-eye view of the whole village.Just phone me before you set off. There is no need for you to take anything. I'll prepare everything for you.I am looking forward to seeing you soon.。

2001年6月大学英语四级考试试题（听力）4

19. According to the passage parents and coaches should _____________ .A)pay more attention to letting children enjoy sportsB)help children to win every gameC)train children to cope with stressD)enable children to understand the positive aspect of sports20. The author's purpose in writing the passage is ____________ .A)to teach young athletes how to avoid burnoutB)to persuade young children not to worry about criticismC)to stress the importance of positive reinforcement to childrenD)to discuss the skill of combining criticism with encouragementPassage ThreeQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Humanity uses a little less than half the water available worldwide. Yet occurrences of shortages and droughts (⼲旱) are causing famine and distress in some areas, and industrial and agricultural by-products are polluting water supplies. Since the world's population is expected to double in the next 50 years, many experts think we are on the edge of a widespread water crisis.But that doesn't have to be the outcome. Water shortages do not have to trouble the world-if we start valuing water more than we have in the past. Just as we began to appreciate petroleum more after the 1970s oil crises, today we must start looking at water from a fresh economic perspective. We can no longer afford to consider water a virtually free resource of which we can use as much as we like in any way we want.Instead, for all uses except the domestic demand of the poor, governments should price water to reflect its actual value. This means charging a fee for the water itself as well as for the supply costs.Governments should also protect this resource by providing water in more economically and environmentally sound ways. For example, often the cheapest way to provide irrigation(灌溉)water in the dry tropics is through small-scale projects, such as gathering rainfall in depressions(凹地) and pumping it to nearby cropland.No matter what steps governments take to provide water more efficiently, they must change their institutional and legal approaches to water use. Rather than spread control among hundreds or even thousands of local, regional, and national agencies that watch various aspects of water use, countries should set up central authorities to coordinate water policy.21. What is the real cause of the patential water crisis.A)Only harf of the world's warter can be used.B)The world population is inereasing faster and faster.C)Half of the world's water resources have been seriously polluted.D)Humanity has not placed officient value on water resources.22. As indicated in the passage, the water problem _________ .A)is already serious in certain parts of the world.B)Has been exaggerated by some experts in the fieldC)Poses a challenge to the technology of building reservoirsD)Is underestimated by government organizations at different levels23. According to the author, the water price should _______ .A)be reduced to the minimumB)stimulate domestic demandC)correspond to its real valueD)ake into account the occurrences of droughts24. The author says that in some hot and dry areas it is advisable to _________ .A)build big lakes to store waterB)construct big pumping stationsC)build small and cheap irrigation systemsD)channel water from nearby rivers to cropland25. In order to raise the efficiency of the water supply, measures should be taken to ______ .A)guarantee full protection of the environmentB)centralize the management of water resourcesC)increase the sense of responsibility of agencies at all levelsD)encourage local and regional of water resourcesPassage FourQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.We can see how the product life cycle works by looking at the introduction of instant coffee. When it was introduced, most people did not like it as well as "regular"coffee and it took several years to gain general acceptance (introduction stage). At one point, though, Instant coffee grew rapidly in popularity and many brands were introduced (stage of rapid growth). After a while people became attached to one brand and sales leveled off (stage of maturity). Sales went into a slight decline （衰退）when freeze-dried coffees were introduced (stage of decline).The importance of the product life cycle to marketers is this: Different stages in the product life cycle call for different strategies. The goal is to extend product life so that sales and profits do not decline. One strategy is called market modification. It means that marketing managers look for new users and market sections. Did you know, for example, that the backpacks that so many students carry today were originally designed for the military?Market modification also means searching for increased usage among present customers or going for a different market, such as senior citizens. A marketer may re-position the product to appeal to new market sections.Another product extension strategy is called product modification. It involves changing product quality, features, or style to attract new users or more usage from present users. American auto manufacturers are using quality improvement as one way to recapture world markets. Note, also, how auto manufacturers once changed styles dramatically from year to year to keep demand from falling.26. According to the passage, when people grow fond of one particular brand of a product, its sales will ____ .A)decrease gradually C)improve enormouslyB)become unstable D)remain at the same level27. The first paragraph tells us that a new product is _____ .A)usually introduced to satisfy different tastesB)often more expensive than old onesC)often inferior to old ones at firstD)not easily accepted by the public28. Marketers need to know which of the four stages a product is in so as to __________ .A)work out marketing policies C)promote its productionB)increase its popularity D)speed up its life cycle29. The author mentions the example of "backpacks"(Line 4, Para.2 ) to show the importance of _______ .A)increasing usage among students C)pleasing the young as well as the oldB)exploring new market sections D)serving both military and civil needs30. In order to recover their share of the world market, U.S. auto makers are _______ .A)improving product quality C)re-positioning their product in the marketB)modernizing product style D)increasing product features。

2001年6月大学英语四级考试听力录音文字材料

文學術語1Romanticism(浪漫主義)：An artistic and intellectual movement, originating inEurope in the late 18th century and characterized by a heightened interest in nature, emphasis on the individual’s expression of emotion and imagination, departure from the attitudes and forms of classicism, and rebellion against established social rules and conventions. William Wordsworth is one of the greatest representatives.2Renaissance（文藝復興）:The humanistic revival of classical art ,architectureliterature and learning that originated in Italy in the 14th century and later spread throughout Europe .The period of this revival is roughly from the 14th through the 16th century, making the transition from medieval to modern times .3Critical realism(批判現實主義)：critical realism refers to the whole truth showingmoral and physical diseases as they are. It’s characteristic is to be true to life , as the mirror of truth ,close to daily life, reflecting it’s practical problems and interests and it used as a powerful instrument of human progress.4Sonnet（十四行詩）：Sonnet is a special verse form with 14 lines ,usually iambic pentameter in English .There are two main kinds of sonnet Italian or Petrarchan and Shakespearean or English. An Italian sonnet is composed of an octave, i.e.an eight-line verse, rhyming abbaabba, and a sestet or six-line verse, rhymingcdecde or cdcdcd, or in some variant pattern, but with no concluding couplet(2-line verse). A Shakespearean sonnet has three quatrains (four-line verses) andrhymes abab cdcd efef gg.5現代主義6意識流1 Old English(from the 5th century A.D on)They had no writing (except runes, used as charms) until they learned the Latinalphabet from Roman missionaries. The earliest written works in Old English(astheir language is now known to scholars) were probably composed orally at first,and may have been passed on from speaker to speaker before being written. thenames of some of the later writers (Cædmon, Ælfric and King Alfred) but mostwriting is anonymous. Old English literature is mostly chronicle(編年史) and poetry - lyric, descriptive but chiefly narrative or epic(敍事的). By the time literacy becomes widespread, Old English is effectively a foreign and dead language. With the scholarly exception of the 19th century poet, Gerard Manley Hopkins, who finds in Old English verse the model for his metrical(韻律的) system of "sprung rhythm".)2 Middle English and Chaucer( from 1066 onwards)Writers and their works:1.Geoffrey Chaucer (?1343-1400)1)Chaucer introduces the iambic pentameter line, the rhyming couplet and other rhymes used in Italian poetry (a language in which rhyming is arguably much easier than in English, thanks to the frequency of terminal vowels).2)prose,lyric poetry and narrative poetry( Troilus and Criseyde and The Canterbury Tales.)2.Others:anonymous Pearl and Gawain and The Green Knightand William Langlands`Piers Plowman.3 Tudor lyric poetry(Modernlyric poetry from the 16th )1. In the early 16th century with the work of Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503-1542) andHenry Howard, Earl of Surrey (1517-1547).2. A flowering of lyric poetry in the reign of Elizabeth1)Main writers:Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586), Edmund Spenser (1552-1599), SirWalter Ralegh(1552-1618), Christopher Marlowe(1564-1593) and William Shakespeare (1564-1616).2)The major works of the time are Spenser's Faerie Queene, Sidney's Astrophiland Stella and Shakespeare's sonnets.4 Renaissance dramaMarlowe（The first great English dramatist）:Tamburlaine;Dr.Faustus;Edward II and The Jew of MaltaJohn Webster(1580-1625):The Duchess of Malfi and The White DevilCyril Tourneur (1575-1626):The Revenger's Tragedy5 Metaphysical（形而上學的）poetryThe greatest of Elizabethan lyric poets is John Donne(1572-1631)The best known of the other metaphysicals are George Herbert(1593-1633), Andrew Marvell (1621-1678) and Henry Vaughan (1621-1695).The preoccupation with the big questions of love, death and religious faith marks out Donne and his successors who are often called metaphysical poets.6 Epic poetryLong narrative poems on heroic subjects mark the best work of classical Greek (Homer's Iliad and Odyssey) and Roman (Virgil's Aeneid) poetry.John Milton：Paradise Lost；John Dryden(1631-1700)；Alexander Pope (1688-1744)：The Rape of the Lock ;neo-classical Thomas Gray (1716-1771) : Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard7 Restoration comedy (the restoration period -- the mid 18th century )On the death of Oliver Cromwell(in 1658) plays were no longer prohibited. A new kind of comic drama, dealing with issues of sexual politics among the wealthy and the bourgeois, arose. This is Restoration Comedy.A play which exemplifies this well is The Country Wife by William Wycherley (1640-1716).8 Prose fiction and the novelJonathan Swift(1667-1745):prose work Gulliver's Travels,Daniel Defoe (1661-1731), Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders.The first English novel is generally accepted to be Pamela(1740), by Samuel Richardson (1689-1761): this novel takes the form of a series of letters; Pamela,a virtuous housemaid resists the advances of her rich employer, who eventuallymarries her. Richardson's work was almost at once satirized by Henry Fielding (1707-1754) in Joseph Andrews(Joseph is depicted as the brother of Richardson's Pamela Andrews) and Tom Jones.After Fielding, the novel is dominated by the two great figures of Sir Walter Scott(1771-1832) and Jane Austen(1775-1817), who typify, respectively, the new regional, historical romanticism and the established, urbane classical views.Novels depicting extreme behaviour, madness or cruelty, often in historically remote or exotic settings are called Gothic. They are ridiculed by Austen in Northanger Abbey but include one undisputed masterpiece, Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley (1797-1851).RomanticismThe rise of RomanticismA movement in philosophy but especially in literature, romanticism is the revolt of the senses or passions against the intellect and of the individual against the consensus. William Blake(1757-1827), Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau German playwrights Johann Christoph Friedrich Schiller and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.The publication, in 1798, by the poets William Wordsworth(1770-1850) and Samuel Taylor Coleridge(1772-1834) of a volume entitled Lyrical Ballads is a significant event in English literary history, though the poems were poorly received and few books sold. Robert Burns(1759-1796) writes lyric verse in the dialect of lowland Scots (a variety of English). After Shakespeare, Burns is perhaps the most often quoted of writers in English: we sing his Auld Lang Syne every New Year's Eve. Later RomanticismThe work of the later romantics John Keats(1795-1821) and his friend Percy Bysshe Shelley(1792-1822; husband of Mary Shelley) is marked by an attempt to make language beautiful, and by an interest in remote history and exotic places. George Gordon, Lord Byron (1788-1824) uses romantic themes, sometimes comically, to explain contemporary events. Romanticism begins as a revolt against established views, but eventually becomes the established outlook. Wordsworth becomes a kind of national monument, while the Victorians make what was at first revolutionary seem familiar, domestic and sentimental.Victorian poetryThe major poets of the Victorian era are Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) and Robert Browning(1812-1889):Fra Lippo Lippi, Andrea del Sarto) and representative types or caricatures (Mr. Sludge the Medium).Other Victorian poets of note include Browning's wife, Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861) and Christina Rossetti (1830-1894). Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889) is notable for his use of what he calls "sprung rhythm"; as in Old English verse syllables are not counted, but there is a pattern of stresses.The Victorian novelThe rise of the popular novelIn the 19th century, adult literacy increases markedly: attempts to provide education by the state, and self-help schemes are partly the cause and partly the result of the popularity of the novel.Dickens and the BrontësCharles Dickens(1812-1870):Great Expectations, Bleak House, Our Mutual Friend and Little DorritCharlotte Brontë (1816-1855):Jane Eyre ;Emily Brontë's(1818-1848) Wüthering Heights: and Anne (1820-1849) .Later Victorian novelistsAfter the middle of the century, the novel, as a form, becomes firmly-established: sensational or melodramatic "popular" writing.Mrs. Henry Wood: East Lynne(1861), Anthony Trollope(1815-82), Wilkie Collins (1824-89):The Moonstone,William Makepeace Thackeray(1811-63)Vanity Fair:, George Eliot(Mary Ann Evans; 1819-80):The Mill on the Floss, Adam Bede and Middlemarch and Thomas Hardy(1840-1928)The Mayor of Casterbridge, The Return of the Native, Tess of the d'Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure.Modern literature1.Early 20th century poetsW.B. (William Butler) Yeats(1865-1939) and T.S. (Thomas Stearns) Eliot (1888-1965):The Waste Land (1922) and Four Quartets (1943)Other poets:Thomas Hardy, Rudyard Kipling(1865-1936), A.E. Housman (1859-1936), Edward Thomas(1878-1917), Rupert Brooke(1887-1915), Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967), Wilfred Owen (1893-1918) and Isaac Rosenberg (1890-1918).2.Early modern writersThe late Victorian and early modern periods are spanned by two novelists of foreign birth: the American Henry James (1843-1916) :The Portrait of a Lady and the Pole Joseph Conrad(Josef Korzeniowski; 1857-1924):Heart of Darkness, Nostromo and The Secret Agent.Other notable writers of the early part of the century:George Bernard Shaw(1856-1950), H.G. Wells (1866-1946), and E.M. Forster (1879-1970). Shaw: Pygmalion(even better known today in its form as the musical My Fair Lady). Wells: The History of Mr. Polly .Forster's novels include Howard's End, A Room with a View and A Passage to India.3.Joyce and WoolfWhere these writers show continuity with the Victorian tradition of the novel, more radically modern writing is found in the novels of James Joyce (1882-1941), of Virginia Woolf(1882-1941), and of D.H. Lawrence(1885-1930). Other notable novelists include George Orwell(1903-50)（Animal Farm）, Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966)( A Handful of Dust), Graham Greene (1904-1991) and the 1983 Nobel prize-winner, William Golding (1911-1993)( Lord of the Flies).4.Poetry in the later 20th centuryBetween the two wars, a revival of romanticism in poetry is associated with the work of W.H. (Wystan Hugh) Auden (1907-73), Louis MacNeice (1907-63) and Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-72). Auden seems to be a major figure on the poetic landscape, but is almost too contemporary to see in perspective. The Welsh poet, Dylan ThomasOf poets who have achieved celebrity in the second half of the century:Robert Lowell (1917-77), Philip Larkin(1922-1985), R.S. Thomas(1913-2000), Thom Gunn (1929-2004), Ted Hughes (1930-1998) and the 1995 Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney Notable writers outside mainstream movementsLaurence Sterne(1713-68):Tristram Shandy,R.L. Stevenson(1850-94):Kidnapped and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Oscar Wilde(1854-1900):The Importance of Being Earnest, and novelists such as Arnold Bennett (1867-1931), John Galsworthy (1867-1933)Literature and cultureLiterature has a history, and this connects with cultural history more widely. Prose narratives were written in the 16th century, but the novel as we know it could not arise, in the absence of a literate public. The popular and very contemporary medium for narrative in the 16th century is the theatre. The earliest novels reflect a bourgeois view of the world because this is the world of the authors and their readers (working people are depicted, but patronizingly, not from inside knowledge). The growth of literacy in the Victorian era leads to enormous diversification in the subjects and settings of the novel.Recent and future trendsIn recent times the novel has developed different genres such as the thriller, the whodunnit, the pot-boiler, the western and works of science-fiction, horror and the sex-and-shopping novel. Some of these may be brief fashions (the western seems to be dying) while others such as the detective story or science-fiction have survived for well over a century. As the dominant form of narrative in contemporary western popular culture, the novel may have given way to the feature film and television drama. But it has proved surprisingly resilient. As society alters, so the novel may reflect or define this change; many works may be written, but few of them will fulfil this defining rôle; those which seem to do so now, may not speak to later generations in the same way.Evaluating literatureThe "test of time" may be a cliché, but is a genuine measure of how a work of imagination can transcend cultural boundaries; we should, perhaps, now speak of the "test of time and place", as the best works cross boundaries of both kinds. We may not "like" or "enjoy" works such as Wüthering Heights, Heart of Darkness or The Waste Land, but they are the perfect expression of particular ways of looking at the world;the author has articulated a view which connects with the reader's search for meaning. It is, of course, perfectly possible for a work of imagination to make sense of the world or of experience (or love, or God, or death) while also entertaining or delighting the reader or audience with the detail and eloquence of the work, as in A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner or Great Expectations.人物分析William Shakespeare：（1564-1616）It is generally agreed that most of the Shakespearean Sonnets were written in the 1590sA)Poetry154 sonnets and "A Lover's Complaint" were published by Thomas Thorpe as Shake-speares Sonnets in 1609.B)TragediesTitus Andronicus first performed in1594 (printed in 1594),Romeo and Juliet 1594-95 (1597), Hamlet 1600-01 (1603), Julius Caesar 1600-01 (1623),Othello1604-05 (1622), Antony and Cleopatra1606-07 (1623), King Lear1606(1608),Coriolanus1607-08 (1623)Timon of Athens1607-08 (1623) Macbeth 1611-1612 (1623).C) HistoriesKing Henry VI Part 1 1592 (printed in 1594); King Henry VI Part 2 1592-93 (1594); King Henry VI Part 3 1592-93 (1623); King John 1596-97 (1623);King Henry IV Part 1 1597-98 (1598); King Henry IV Part 2 1597-98 (1600);King Henry V 1598-99 (1600); Richard II 1600-01 (1597); Richard III 1601 (1597); and King Henry VIII 1612-13 (1623)C)ComediesTaming of the Shrew first performed 1593-94 (1623), Comedy of Errors 1594 (1623), Two Gentlemen of Verona1594-95 (1623), Love's Labour's Lost1594-95 (1598), Midsummer Night's Dream1595-96 (1600), Merchant of Venice1596-1597 (1600), Much Ado AboutNothing1598-1599 (1600), As You Like It1599-00 (1623), Merry Wives of Windsor 1600-01 (1602), Troilus and Cressida 1602 (1609),Twelfth Night 1602 (1623), All's Well That Ends Well 1602-03 (1623),Measure for Measure 1604 (1623), Pericles, Prince of Tyre 1608-09 (1609), Tempest(1611), Cymbeline1611-12 (1623), Winter's Tale1611-12 (1623).The four common kinds of feet in English metrics have been named derived from Greek:1. IAMBIC foot consists of unaccented syllable followed by an accented. It can beheard in such words as "because, hello, Elaine".2. TROCHAIC foot consists of an accented syllable followed by an unaccented.These are trochaic words: answer, Tuesday, Albert.3.DACTYLIC foot consists of an accented syllable followed by two unaccentedsyllables. Y ou can hear the dactylic beat in these words: beautiful,silently, Saturday.4. ANAPESTIC foot consists of two unaccented syllables followed by an accentedsyllable. These words are anapestic: understand, interrupt,comprehend.Meters are named for the number of feet:monometer: one foot, dimeter: two feet, trimeter: three feet, tetrameter:four feet, pentameter:five feet, hexameter: six feet, heptameter: seven feet.One of the basic ways to group poetry is by the number of lines in a poem.: Couplet--two lines T ercet--three lines Quatrain--four lines Quintet--five linesSestet--six lines Septet--seven lines\ Octave--eight linesSonnet 18: This sonnet is by far one of the most interesting poems in the book.. It is mainly due to the simplicity and loveliness of the poem’s praise of the beloved that it has guaranteed its place in my mind, and heart. it is an important theme throughout much of the poetry in general, is the power of the speaker's poem to defy time and last forever.Sonnet 29: Sonnet 29 shows us the poet at his most insecure and troubled. What is causing the poet's anguish one can only guess, but an examination of the circumstances surrounding his life at the time he wrote sonnet 29 could help us to understand his depression. The poet is so forlorn that even the passion for his profession as an actor seems to have died (8). But the sonnet ends with a positive affirmation that all is not lost -- that the poet's dear friend can compensate for the grief he feelsDaniel Defoe丹尼爾笛福（1661-1731）English novelist, pamphleteer, and journalist, is most famous as the author of Robinson Crusoe (1719), a story of a man shipwrecked alone on an island. Along with Samuel Richardson, Defoe is considered the founder of the English novel.Main worksThe Shortest Way With Dissenters (1702) Hymn To The Pillory (1703) Robinson Crusoe (1719)Moll Flanders (1722)A Journal Of The Plague Year (1722) Captain Jack (1722)The Great Law Of Subordination Considered (1724) Roxana (1724) ThemesThemes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. MotifsMotifs are recurring structures, contrasts, or literary devices that can help to develop and inform the text’s major themes.SymbolsSymbols are objects, characters, figures, or colors used to represent abstract ideas or concepts.William Blake（1757-1827）威廉布萊克William Blake (1757-1827)was a British poet, painter, visionary mystic, and engraver, who illustrated and printed his own books. Blake proclaimed the supremacy of the imagination over the rationalism and materialism of the 18th-century. Misunderstanding shadowed his career as a writer and artist and it was left to later generations to recognize his importance.Blake was born in London, where he spent most of his life. His father was a successful London hosier who encouraged Blake's artistic talents. Blake was first educated at home, chiefly by his mother. In 1767 he was sent to Henry Pars' drawing school. Blake has recorded that from his early years, he experienced visions of angels and ghostly monks and that he saw and conversed with the angel Gabriel, the Virgin Mary, and various historical figures.Main works1788: All Religions are One There is No Natural Religion1789: Songs of Innocence The Book of Thel1790–1793: The Marriage of Heaven and Hell1793-1795: Continental prophecies1793: Visions of the Daughters of Albion America a Prophecy1794: Europe a Prophecy The First Book of Urizen Songs of Experience 1795: The Book of Los The Song of Los The Book of AhaniaWilliam W ordsworth（1770-1850）William Wordsworth (1770-1850) was born in Cockermouth, Cumberland, in the Lake District.Main worksPoetry Descriptive Sketches (1793) Borders (1795) Lines Written Above Tintern Abbey (1798) Lyrical Ballads (1798) Intimations of Immortality (1806) Miscellaneous Sonnets (1807) Poems I-II (1807) The Excursion (1814)The White Doe of Rylstone (1815)The Waggoner (1819)The River Duddon (1820) Memorials of a Tour of the Continent (1822) Y arrow Revisited (1835)The Prelude Or Growth of a Poet's Mind (1850)ProseLetters of Dorothy and William Wordsworth (1967)Letters of the Wordsworth Family (1969) Literary Criticism (1966)Prose Works (1896) Prose Works (1974) The Love Letters of William and Mary Wordsworth (1981) EssayEssay Upon Epitaphs (1810)1811 The Necessity of Atheism 《無神論的必然性》1813 Queen Mab《以後麥布》1819 Prometheus Unbound《解放了的普羅米修士》1819 The Cenci 《欽契》1819 Song to the Men of England 《致英國人民》1819 Ode to the West Wind 《西風頌》1820 Ode to A Skylark 《雲雀頌》1821 A Defence of Peotry《詩辯》JANE AUSTEN（1775-1817）簡奧斯丁出身於鄉村小鎮斯蒂文頓，是英國著名女性小說家，她的作品主要關注鄉紳家庭女性的婚姻和生活，以女性特有的細緻入微的觀察力和活潑風趣的文字真實地描繪了她周圍世界的小天地。

01年英语专四听力原文和答案

2001年专四听力答案PART ⅠDICTATIONCharacteristics of a Good ReaderTo improve your reading habits ,/you must understand the characteristics of a good reader. /First, the good reader usually reads rapidly./0f course, he does not read every piece of material at the same rate. /But whether he is reading a newspaper or a chapter in a physics text,/his reading rate is relatively fast./He has learned to read for ideas rather than words one at a time./Next, the good reader can recognize and understand general ideas and specific details./Thus he is able to comprehend the material with a minimum of effort and a maximum of interest. /Finally, the good reader has at his command several special skills ,/which he can apply to reading problems as they occur. /For the college student, the most helpful of these skills include/ making use of the various aids to understanding that most textbooks provide /and skim-reading for a general survey.PART ⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A CONVERSATIONSQuestions I to 3 are based on the following conversation.W: Hi, you had an encounter with an elephant yesterday?M: Yeah, (1) it scared me to death.W:What happened?M: I was walking in the park (1) when a female elephant came charging at me right from behind.W:How terrifying!M: Yes. As I wag running I tripped and fell to the ground. Just as I turned around the tusks were already about a foot from my chest.W:She was trying to stab you with her tusks?M: She was going for a kill. (2) I just had time to grab the tusks and kind of pulled them past my body. And one tusk stabbed into the earth about a few centimeters from my head. I held on and she just tried to stab me. Miraculously she didn't touch anything vital.W:When she stabbed into the earth, she must liTive been right on top of you?M: Oh yes, she was. (3) Her eyeballs were about two inches from my eyeballs.W: Just at that second when you were staring at her in the eye, was there anything going through your head or were you over- whelmed with terror?M:My thought was. If you let go of these tusks, you are dead meat.W: Well,what did happen? Why didn't you die?M: Usually the elephant is just as scared as you are. Someone came up and screamed at the elephant. That probably distracted her and she decided to run away.Key:1.B 2.C 3. AQuestions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation.M: Math department, Doctor Webster speaking.W: Hello, Prof. Webster, this is Janet Hill calling. I live two doors down from your teaching assistant, Don Williams. (4) Don asked me to call you because he has lost his voice and can't talk to you himself.M:Lost his voice? Oh, what a shame! Is there anything I can do for him?W: Well, he has a class this afternoon from 2:30 to 4:00 and he won't be able to teach it. But he doesn't want to cancel it, either.M:Does he want me to try to find somebody else to teach the class?W: No, not exactly. (5) What he wants to do is to get someone to go in for him, just to pass back the mid-term exams.M;His class is at 2:30, you say? Well, I'm free at that time and I was going to be on campus anyway; so I could do it for him. What room is his class in?W: Cater Hall, Room 214. (6) Will you need his office key to get the exams? He's given it to me and I could bring it to you.M: Actually, that won't be necessary. We have a master key in the math department. So I can get into his office if necessaryW: Thank you very much, Prof. Webster.M:My pleasure.Key: 4.C 5. A 6.BQuestions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation.M: Hey, Jane. What's so interesting'?F: I'm reading this fascinating article on the societies of the Ice Age during the Pleistocene period.M: (7)The Ice Age? There weren't any societies then. Just a bunch of cave people.F: That's what people used to think. But a new exhibit of the America museum of natural history showed Ice Age people were surprisinglyadvanced:M: Oh, really? In what ways?F: Well, Ice Age people were the inventors of language, art, and music as we know it. And they didn't live in caves, they built their own shelters.M: What did they use to build them? The cold weather would have killed off most of the trees so they couldn't have used wood.F: (8) In some of the warmer climates, they did build the houses of wood. In other places, they used animal bones and skins or lived in natural stone shelters.M: How did they stay warm? Animal skin walls don't sound very sturdy.F: (9) Well, in the early Ice Age, they often faced the house towards south, to take the advantage of the sun, a primitive sort of solar heating.M: Hey, that's pretty smart. I guess I spoke too soon. (10) Can I read that magazine article after you've done? I think I'm going to try to impress my history teacher with my amazing knowledge of the Ice Age civilization.F:What a show off.Key: 7.A 8.C 9.D 10.BSECTION B PASSAGESQuestions II to 13 are based on the following passage.(11) There is probably no area of human activity in which OUT values and lifestyles are reflected more vividly than they are in the clothes that we choose to wear. The dress of an individual is a kind of "sign language" that communicates a complex set of information and is usually the basis on which immediate impressions are formed.(12) Traditionally a concern for clothes was considered to be a feminine preoccupation, while men took pride in the fact that they were completely lacking in clothes consciousness.Time has changed as masculine dress takes on greater variety and color. As early as 1955 ,a research revealed that men attached high importance to the value of clothing in daily life. White-collar workers in particular viewed dress as a symbol capable of manipulation, which could be used to impress or influence others, especially in work situations. (13) Although blue collar workers were less aware that they might be judged on the basis of their clothing, they recognized that any difference from the accepted pattern of dress would draw ridicule from fellow workers.Since that time, the pattern has changed: the typical office worker may now be wearing the blue shirt, and the laborer a white shirt; but the importance of dress has not diminished.Key: 11.A 12. A 13.DQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage.(14)To work in an international organization, such as the United Nations or the European Commission, you need to be accredited by one of the various international translators' or interpreters' associations. To achieve this, you must undergo strict and lengthy training, either at an accrediting organization's own school, or on a postgraduate course at university.But a qualification in languages is not the only route into the job. At the European Commission, for example, a recent intake of trainee interpreters included several with degrees in subjects like economics,linguistics,philosophy,law and,of course,languages.(16) To become a successful interpreter, candidates need to be at a high level in between three and five languages. However,regardless of how many languages they speak, (16) they voll only be required to translate from their acquired languages into their mother tongue.(15) Compared with using a foreign language, manipulating their own language is more crucial for them. With this skill, and a lot of practice, they will be able to clearly communicate information or messages which have been expressed in a verydifferent way in another language.Yet, while interpreters may be seldom noticed, they are always looking carefully at the people for whom they are interpreting, (16)ln particular, they are looking at the body language of the speaker, because they must also use this information when theytranslate what he or she said.Key: 14.B 15.A 16.BQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage.How many of you drink cola? Nearly everybody. (17) Did you know that cola started out not as a soft drink but as acure for headache back in the late 1800's? John S. Pamberton, a druggist from Atlanta, had experimented for many monthstrying to find a cure for the common headache. He worked in his backyard, mixing and heating different combinations of oilsand flavors until he found one that seemed promising. (18) Pamberton bottled the mixture and began selling it in drugstoresas concentrated syrup that the customer had to mix with water before drinking. Cola's transformation from concentrated syrupto a carbonated soft drink came about quite by accident. One day, a customer came into a drugstore complaining of a head-ache and asked for a bottle of cola syrup. He wanted to take it right away. So he asked the clerk to mix the medicine while hewaited. The clerk,instead of walking to the other end of the counter to get plain water, (19) suggested mixing the syrup withsoda water. The customer agreed, and after drinking it, remarked how good it tasted.(19) The clerk continued offering the mixture and the cola grew in popularity. Today carbonated cola is sold in most countries around the world. And althought they no longer contain the ingredients to kill headaches, they are still very refreshing.Key: 17.B 18.C 19.D 20.CSECTION C NEWS BROADCASTNews Item I(21) "Commonwealth leaders agree to lift Nigeria's three and a half years' suspension on May 29, the day the military government hands over power to an elected president, " the organization's Secretary General announced yesterday.(22) Nigeria was suspended from the 54-nation group of mainly former British colonies in 1995 after it executed nine minority rights activists, including writer Ken Saro-Wiwa. But now that the country has embarked on a return to democracy. Commonwealth heads of government have agreed to end the estrangement. Secretary General Chief Amecka Anyaoku said in a statement, "I'm delighted that an unfortunate episode in Nigeria-Commonwealth relations will now come to an end and Nigeria is resuming its rightful place in the Commonwealth.Key: 21.C 22.ANews Item 2The space shuttle Discovery made a rare night landing at the Kennedy Space Center early on Thursday. (23) The night landing, the eleventh in the center's ninety-four shuttle missions, ended a ten-day mission to outfit the orbiting international space station. (24) Although the spacecraft created a sonic boom that could be heard along much of Florida's eastern seaboard, witnesses on the ground could not see the orbiter until it was directly over the runway lights. Scattered showers off the Florida coast had threatened to postpone the shuttle's return, but forecasters gave the green light when they decided no rain would fall within forty-eight kilometers of the space center.Key: 23.C 24.ANews Item 3(25)" Five people died, two were missing, and at least eighteen were injured on Wednesday when an Italian patrol boat vessel collided with a dinghy filled with refugees crossing the Adriatic Sea from Albania," authorities said."The victims were believed to be Albanians from either Albania or Kosovo, " said authorities from Italy's tax police division, which along with the coast guard patrols the nationa’s coast. The cause of the collision was not immediately known. (26) There A Three Albanians, believed to have smuggled the refugees, were arrested a few hours after the accident.Key: 25.D 26.BNews Item 4(27) " Malaysian authorities are discussing possible salvage efforts with Sun Cruises, the Singapore owner of a luxury liner which sank off Malaysia last week, " a news report said yesterday, " Sun Cruises has received some advice from Malaysia on the matter, " the Business Times newspaper quoted company's spokeswoman, Judy Chu, as saying. Chu and other Sun Cruise officials could not immediately be reached for further comment, as they were away in Indonesia. The Sun Vista went down in international waters, the nearby Malaysia may have the right to order the wreck's removal, the newspaper said. Salvage experts said the wreck of the Sun Vista, which sunk in sixty meters of the water, poses no threat to ships passing over it, but Malaysia may still want it removed.Key: 27.ANews Item 5(28) An international Roman Catholic organization says human rights violations have sharply increased in the Central American countries. The organization, Pax Christi, made the statement to the UN Human Rights Commission. (29) It said that murder, torture and disappearances have risen in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. Pax Christi said that security forces in Guatemala completely destroyed six villages, killing all citizens. It said 1500 persons are killed in Guatemala every month. TheCatholic organization said killings and disappearances have increased in El Salvador since the rightist election victory there last March. (30) Pax Christi also charged that officials in Honduras were responsible for mistreating refugees from EL Salvador.Key: 28.A 29.C 30.D。

2001年6月大学英语四级考试试题答案与详解

2001年6月大学英语四级考试试题答案与详解31. By the time he arrives in Beijing, we ____ here for two days.A) have been staying B) have stayedC) shall stay D) will have stayedD)。

【译文】等他到北京的时候，我们已经在这里呆两天了。

【解析】将来完成时题。

By (the time) 后接一个表示将来时间的词或短语（如the year of 2005，the next month等）或是一个表示将来动作的从句（如本题）时，主句要有将来完成时，表示将来某一时间之前完成的动作。

选项A）和C）没有用完成时，不表示动作已经完成；选项B）没有用将来时态，不表示将来的动作。

32. According to the American federal government, residents of Hawaii have the longest life ____: 77.2 years.A) scope B) rank C) span D) scaleC)。

【译文】据美国联邦政府资料，夏威夷的居民寿命最长：77.2岁。

【解析】单词辨义题。

Life span为固定搭配，意为“寿命”；scope 表示“（活动、影响、书等涉及的）范围”；rank“级别”；scale“规模，比例”。

33. The millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand, ____ all practical value by the time they were finished.A) had lost B) would loseC) would have lost D) should have lostC)。

【译文】数以百万计的计算如果是人工完成的话，到计算完成时早已失去其实际价值了。

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