2002年6月大学英语四级试题(听力原文)
2002年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷+答案
2002年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷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 theconversation and the question will be spoken only once. After eachquestion there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the fourchoices 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 linethrough the center.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) His father.B) His mother.C) His brother.D) His sister.2. A) A job opportunity.B) A position as general manager.C) A big travel agency.D) An inexperienced salesman.3. A) Having a break.B) Continuing the meeting.C) Moving on to the next item.D) Waiting a little longer.4. A) The weather forecast says it will be fine.B) The weather doesn’t count in their plan.C) They will not do as planned in case of rain.D) They will postpone their program if it rains.5. A) He wishes to have more courses like it.B) He finds it hard to follow the teacher.C) He wishes the teacher would talk more.D) He doesn’t like the teacher’s accent.6. A) Go on with the game.B) Draw pictures on the computer.C) Review his lessons.D) Have a good rest.7. A) She does not agree with Jack.B) Jack’s performance is disappointing.C) Most people will find basketball boring.D) She shares Jack’s opinion.8. A) The man went to a wrong check-in counter.B) The man has just missed his flight.C) The plane will leave at 9:14.D) The plane’s departure time remains unknown.9. A) At a newsstand.B) At a car dealer’s.C) At a publishing house.D) At a newspaper office.10. A) He wants to get a new position.B) He is asking the woman for help.C) He has left the woman a good impression.D) He enjoys letter writing.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage,you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will bespoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the bestanswer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through thecenter.Passage oneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) They are interested in other kinds of reading.B) They are active in voluntary services.C) They tend to be low in education and in income.D) They live in isolated areas.12. A) The reasons why –people don’t read newspapers are more complicated thanassumed.B) There are more uneducated people among the wealthy than originally expected.C) The number of newspaper readers is steadily increasing.D) There are more nonreaders among young people nowadays.13. A) Lowering the prices of their newspapers.B) Shortening their news stories.C) Adding variety to their newspaper content.D) Including more advertisements in their newspapers.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) A basket.B) A cup.C) A egg.D) An oven.15. A) To let in the sunshine.B) To serve as its door.C) To keep the nest cool.D) For the bird to lay eggs.16. A) Branches.B) Grasses.C) Mud.D) Straw.17. A) Some are built underground.B) Some can be eaten.C) Most are sewed with grasses.D) Most are dried by the sun.Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. A) To examine the chemical elements in the Ice Age.B) To look into the pattern of solar wind activity.C) To analyze the composition of different trees.D) To find out the origin of carbon-14 on Earth.19. A) The lifecycle of trees.B) The number of trees.C) The intensity of solar burning.D) The quality of air.20. A) It affects the growth of trees.B) It has been increasing since the Ice Age.C) It is determined by the chemicals in the air.D) It follows a certain cycle.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choicesmarked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and markthe corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through thecenter.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.In the 1960s, medical researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed a checklist of stressful events. They appreciated the tricky point that any major change can be stressful. Negative events like “serious illness of a family member” were high on thelist, but so were some positive life-changing events, like marriage. When you take the Holmes-Rahe test you must remember that the score does not reflect how you deal with stress—it only shows how much you have to deal with. And we now know that the way you handle these events dramatically affects your chances of staying healthy.By the early 1970s, hundreds of similar studies had followed Holmes and Rahe. And millions of Americans who work and live under stress worried over the reports. Somehow, the research got boiled down to a memorable message. Women’s magazines ran headlines like “Stress causes illness!”If you want to stay physically and mentally healthy, the articles said, avoid stressful events.But such simplistic advice is impossible to follow. Even if stressful events are dangerous, many—like the death of a loved one—are impossible to avoid. Moreover, any warning to avoid all stressful events is a prescription (处方) for staying away from opportunities as well as trouble. Since any change can be stressful, a person who wanted to be completely free of stress would never marry, have a child, take a new job or move.The notion that all stress makes you sick also ignores a lot of what we know about people. It assumes we’re all vulnerable (脆弱的) and passive in the face of adversity (逆境). But what about human initiative and creativity? Many come through periods of stress with more physical and mental vigor than they had before. We also know that a long time without change or challenge can lead to boredom, and physical and metal strain.21. The result of Holmes-Rahe’s medical research tells us ________.A) the way you handle major events may cause stressB) what should be done to avoid stressC) what kind of event would cause stressD) how to cope with sudden changes in life22. The studies on stress in the early 1970’s led to ________.A) widespread concern over its harmful effectsB) great panic over the mental disorder it could causeC) an intensive research into stress-related illnessesD) popular avoidance of stressful jobs23. The score of the Holmes-Rahe test shows ________.A) how much pressure you are underB) how positive events can change your lifeC) how stressful a major event can beD) how you can deal with life-changing events24. Why is “such simplistic advice” (Line 1, Para. 3) impossible to follow?A) No one can stay on the same job for long.B) No prescription is effective in relieving stress.C) People have to get married someday.D) You could be missing opportunities as well.25. According to the passage people who have experienced ups and downs may become________.A) nervous when faced with difficultiesB) physically and mentally strainedC) more capable of coping with adversityD) indifferent toward what happens to themPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Most episodes of absent-mindedness—forgetting where you left something or wondering why you just entered a room—are caused by a simple lack of attention, says Schacter. “You’re supposed to remember something, but you haven’t encoded it deeply.”Encoding, Schacter explains, is a special way of paying attention to an event that has a major impact on recalling it later. Failure to encode properly can create annoying situations. If you put your mobile phone in a pocket, for example, and don’t pay attention to what you did because you’re involved in a conversation, you’ll probably forget that the phone is in the jacket now hanging in you wardrobe (衣柜). “Your memory itself isn’t failing you,”says Schacter. “Rather, you didn’t give your memory system the information it needed.”Lack of interest can also lead to absent-mindedness. “A man who can recite sports statistics from 30 years ago,” says Zelinski, “may not remember to drop a letter in the mailbox.”Women have slightly better memories than men, possibly because they pay more attention to their environment, and memory relies on just that.Visual cues can help prevent absent-mindedness, says Schacter. “But be sure the cue is clear and available,” he cautions. If you want to remember to take a medication (药物) with lunch, put the pill bottle on the kitchen table—don’t leave it in the medicine chest and write yourself a note that you keep in a pocket.Another common episode of absent-mindedness: walking into a room and wondering why you’re there. Most likely, you were thinking about something else. “Everyone does this from time to time,” says Zelinski. The best thing to do is to return to where you were before entering the room, and you’ll likely remember.26. Why does the author think that encoding properly is very important?A) It helps us understand our memory system better.B) It enables us to recall something form our memory.C) It expands our memory capacity considerably.D) It slows down the process of losing our memory.27. One possible reason why women have better memories than men is that ________.A) they have a wider range of interestsB) they are more reliant on the environmentC) they have an unusual power of focusing their attentionD) they are more interested in what’s happening around them28. A note in the pocket can hardly serve as a reminder because ________.A) it will easily get lostB) it’s not clear enough for you to readC) it’s out of your sightD) it might get mixed up with other things29. What do we learn from the last paragraph?A) If we focus our attention on one thing, we might forget another.B) Memory depends to a certain extent on the environment.C) Repetition helps improve our memory.D) If we keep forgetting things, we’d better return to where we were.30. What is the passage mainly about?A) The process of gradual memory loss.B) The causes of absent-mindedness.C) The impact of the environment on memory.D) A way if encoding and recalling.Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.It is hard to track the blue whale, the ocean’s largest creature, which has almost been killed off by commercial whaling and is now listed as an endangered species. Attaching radio devices to it is difficult, and visual sightings are too unreliable to give real insight into its behavior.So biologists were delighted early this year when, with the help of the Navy, they were able to track a particular blue whale for 43 days, monitoring its sounds. This was possible because of the Navy’s formerly top-secret system of underwater listening devices spanning the oceans.Tracking whales is but one example of an exciting new world just opening to civilian scientists after the cold war as the Navy starts to share and partly uncover itsglobal network of underwater listening system built over the decades to track the ships of potential enemies.Earth scientists announced at a news conference recently that they had used the system for closely monitoring a deep-sea volcanic eruption (爆发) for the first time and that they plan similar studies.Other scientists have proposed to use the network for tracking ocean currents and measuring changes in ocean and global temperatures.The speed of sound in water is roughly one mile a second—slower than through land but faster than through air. What is most important, different layers of ocean water can act as channels for sounds, focusing them in the same way a stethoscope (听诊器) does when it carries faint noises from a patient’s chest to a doctor’s ear. This focusing is the main reason that even relatively weak sounds in the ocean, especially low-frequency ones, can often travel thousands of miles.31. The passage is chiefly about ________.A) an effort to protect an endangered marine speciesB) the civilian use of a military detection systemC) the exposure of a U.S. Navy top-secret weaponD) a new way to look into the behavior of blue whales32. The underwater listening system was originally designed ________.A) to trace and locate enemy vesselsB) to monitor deep-sea volcanic eruptionsC) to study the movement of ocean currentsD) to replace the global radio communications network33. The deep-sea listening system makes use of ________.A) the sophisticated technology of focusing sounds under waterB) the capability of sound to travel at high speedC) the unique property of layers of ocean water in transmitting soundD) low-frequency sounds traveling across different layers of water34. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.A) new radio devices should be developed for tracking the endangered blue whalesB) blue whales are no longer endangered with the use of the new listening systemC) opinions differ as to whether civilian scientists should be allowed to use militarytechnologyD) military technology has great potential in civilian use35. Which of the following is true about the U.S. Navy underwater listening network?A) It is now partly accessible to civilian scientists.B) It has been replaced by a more advanced system.C) It became useless to the military after the cold war.D) It is indispensable in protecting endangered species.Passage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.The fitness movement that began in the late 1960s and early 1970s centered around aerobic exercise (有氧操). Millions of individuals became engaged in a variety of aerobic activities, and literally thousands of health spas developed around the country to capitalize (获利) on this emerging interest in fitness, particularly aerobic dancing for females. A number of fitness spas existed prior to this aerobic fitness movement, even a national chain with spas in most major cities. However, their focus was not on aerobics, but rather on weight-training programs designed to develop muscular mass, strength, and endurance in their primarily male enthusiasts. These fitness spas did not seem to benefit financially form the aerobic fitness movement to better health, since medical opinion suggested that weight-training programs offered few, if any, health benefits. In recent years, however, weight training has again become increasingly popular for males and for females. Many current programs focus not only on developing muscular strength and endurance but on aerobic fitness as well.Historically, most physical-fitness tests have usually included measures of muscular strength and endurance, not for health-related reasons, but primarily because such fitness components have been related to performance in athletics. However, in recent years, evidence has shown that training programs designed primarily to improve muscular strength and endurance might also offer some health benefits as well. The American College of Sports Medicine now recommends that weight training be part of a total fitness program for healthy Americans. Increased participation in such training is one of the specific physical activity and fitness objectives of Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives.36. The word “spas” (Line 3, Para. 1) most probably refers to ________.A) sports activitiesB) places for physical exerciseC) recreation centersD) athletic training programs37. Early fitness spas were intended mainly for ________.A) the promotion of aerobic exerciseB) endurance and muscular developmentC) the improvement of women’s figuresD) better performance in aerobic dancing38. What was the attitude of doctors towards weight training in health improvement?A) Positive.B) Indifferent.C) Negative.D) Cautious.39. People were given physical fitness tests in order to find out ________.A) how ell they could do in athleticsB) what their health condition was likeC) what kind of fitness center was suitable for themD) whether they were fit for aerobic exercise40. Recent studies have suggested that weight training ________.A) has become an essential part of people’s lifeB) may well affect the health of the traineesC) will attract more people in the days to comeD) contributes to health improvement as wellPart III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)Directions: There are 3.0. incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that bestcompletes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the AnswerSheet with a single line through the center.41. You would be ________ a risk to let your child go to school by himself.A) omittingB) attachingC) affordingD) running42. He is always here; it’s ________ you’ve never met him.A) uniqueB) strangeC) rareD) peculiar43. There has been a great increase in retail sales, ________?A) does thereB) isn’t thereC) hasn’t thereD) isn’t it44. We’d like to ________ a table for five for dinner this evening.A) preserveB) retainC) reserveD) sustain45. Although a teenager, Fred could resist ________ what to do and what not to do.A) being toldB) tellingC) to be toldD) to tell46. The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have________ supplies of petroleum.A) proficientB) efficientC) potentialD) sufficient47. In fact, Peter would rather have left for San Francisco than ________ in New York.A) to stayB) stayedC) stayingD) having stayed48. He soon received promotion, for his superiors realized that he was a man ofconsiderable ________.A) abilityB) futureC) possibilityD) opportunity49. Britain ahs the highest ________ of road traffic in the world—over 60 cars for everymile of road.A) popularityB) densityC) intensityD) prosperity50. How is it ________ your roommate’s request and yours are identical?A) ifB) soC) whatD) that51. In my opinion, he’s ________ the most imaginative of all the contemporary poets.A) in allB) at bestC) for allD) by far52. He didn’t have time to read the report word for word: he just ________ it.A) skimmedB) observedC) overlookedD) glanced53. The leader of the expedition ________ everyone to follow his example.A) promotedB) reinforcedC) sparkedD) inspired54. What a lovely party! It’s worth ________ all my life.A) rememberingB) to rememberC) to be rememberedD) being remembered55. Who would you rather ________ with you, George or me?A) goingB) to goC) have goneD) went56. The ________ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research andteaching, particularly between researchers and teachers.A) intensiveB) conciseC) jointD) overall57. The owner and editor of the newspaper ________ the conference.A) were attendingB) were to attendC) is to attendD) are to attend58. We left the meeting, there obviously ________ no point in staying.A) wereB) beingC) to beD) having59. Their products are frequently overpriced and ________ in quality.A) influentialB) inferiorC) superiorD) subordinate60. The neighborhood boys like to play basketball on that ________ lot.A) validB) vacantC) vainD) vague61. These people once had fame and fortune; now ________ is left to them is utterpoverty.A) all thatB) all whatC) all whichD) that all62. To our ________, Geoffrey’s illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.A) anxietyB) reliefC) viewD) judgment63. Many people like white color as it is a ________ of purity.A) symbolB) signC) signalD) symptom64. The residents, ________ had been damaged by the fire, were given help by the RedCross.A) all of their homesB) all their homesC) whose all homesD) all of whose homes65. This research has attracted wide ________ coverage and has featured on BBCtelevision’s Tomorrow’s World.A) messageB) informationC) mediaD) data66. I would never have ________ a court of law if I hadn’t been so desperate.A) sought forB) accounted forC) turned upD) resorted to67. Investigators agreed that passengers on the airliner ________ at the very moment ofthe crash.A) should have diedB) must be dyingC) must have diedD) ought to die68. The energy ________ by the chain reaction is transformed into heat.A) transferredB) releasedC) deliveredD) conveyed69. ________ their work will give us a much better feel for the wide differencesbetween the two schools of thought.A) To have reviewedB) Having reviewedC) ReviewingD) Being reviewed70. During the process, great care has to be taken to protect the ________ silk fromdamage.A) sensitiveB) tenderC) delicateD) sensiblePart IV Short Answer Questions (15 minutes)Directions: In this part there is a short passage-with five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions orcomplete the statements in the fewest possible words (not exceeding 10words).As researchers learn more about how children’s intelligence develops, they are increasingly surprised by the power of parents. The power of the school has been replaced by the home. To begin with, all the factors which are part of intelligence—the child’s understanding of language, learning patterns, curiosity—are established well before the child enters school at the age of six. Study after study has shown that even after school begins, children’s achievements have been far more influenced by parents than by teachers. This is particularly true about learning that is language-related. The school rather than the home is given credit for variations in achievement in subjects such as science.In view of their power, it’s sad to see so many parents not making the most of their child’s intelligence. Until recently parents had been warned by educators who asked them not to educate their children. Many teachers now realize that children cannot be educatedonly at school and parents are being asked to contribute both before and after the child enters school.Parents have been particularly afraid to teach reading at home. Of course, children shouldn’t be pushed to read by their parents, but educators have discovered that reading is best taught individually—and the easiest place to do this is at home. Many four-and five-year-olds who have been shown a few letters and taught their sounds will compose single words of their own with them even before they have been taught to read.Questions:(注意：答题尽量简短，超过10个词要扣分。
02年英语专四听力原文和答案
2002年专四听力答案PART I DICTATIONDisappearing forestsThe world’s forests are dispearing .∕As much as a third of the total tree cover has benn lost/ since agriculture began some 10000years ago./ The ramaining forests are home to half of the world species, /thus becoming the chief resource for their survival. /Tropical rain foreats once covered 12％of the land of the planet / as well as supporting at least half of the world species of plants and animals./ There rain forests are home to millions of pepole,/ but there are other demands on them ./For example,much has been cut for timber,/ and an increasing amount of forestland has been used for industurial purposes/ or for agricultural development, such as crop growing./By the 1900s,less than half of the earth’s original rain forests remained,/ and they continue to disappear at an alaming rate every year./ Asa result, the world’s forests are now facing a gradual extinction.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A CONVERSATIONSQuestions I to 3 are based on the following conversation.M: Do you agree that newspapers seem impersonal?W: Yes. There're no personalities involved as in radio or TV.M: Yes. But being impersonal does not mean objectivity. (1) Newspapers are written by people who have biases and prejudices.W: (3) You said it. (1) On the other hand, radio and television can be just as biased as, if not more biased than, news-M: People on radio and television are trying to stick closely to a script.W: Even without a script, people will let their biases show.M: So the difference between newspapers on the one hand and radio and television on the other is personality.W: Yes. When you read a newspaper article, it's kind of cold,M: (2) There're no voice inflections.W: (2) And there're no facial expressions or body language, either.M: It could be a real exciting story, and all you can do is put exclamation marks.W: But on camera, people can interpret the words of a script in their voices and expressions.M: That would have an impact on the audience.W: Yes. People are more likely to be influenced by what's offered on radio and television than in newspapers.M: Of course, newspaper writers can use descriptive words such as adjectives or adverbs, but that's nothing compared with personalities.W: Yes.M: Personality sells.Key: 1.C 2.B 3.AQuestions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation.W: Welcome to visit out city, Mr. Lewis-but, of course, you have been here before, haven't you?M: Yes, I have. What a good memory I have I I was here for the Arts Festival last year.W; And what will you be doing this year?M: (4) Oh,I came here primarily for a holiday and to see some friends. But I will also be giving private cello lessons as well.W: I believe that your cello is rather special. Is that true?M; Oh, yes. It was made for my uncle by a very expert German cello maker called Schuster. (5) When I began cello lessons at the age of eight, he said that when I grew big enough to handle a full-sized cello, he would give it to me.W: (5)So when a child begins to play the cello, he or she starts on a smaller instrument?M: (5) Of course, or he would be very uncomfortable. Many children begin with half-sized cello, but as I was big for my age, I began with a two-third-sized cello.W: Are you going to other places on this trip and will you take your cello with you? M: Yes, very definitely.W: But, isn't it difficult to take a cello around with you?M: Not really. (6)1 just receive two seats when I'm traveling anywhere, one for me and one for my cello. It's such a precious instrument to me that it hardly ever leaves my side.Key: 4.B 5.C 6.CQuestions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation.M: Good morning, Miss Brown. Have a seat please. I have been looking through your application. You seem to have many of the qualifications needed for this position, especially the experience.W: I have been working in hotels for eight years now.M: Oh, really. Were you satisfied with your last position?W: (7) Well, to be honest, not entirely. The chances for advancement were very slim. M: I see. Was it hard work?W: No, it's an interesting job and I loved meeting people. I know how to handle a bad-tempered guest.M: (9) But have you done anything to do with —a tour guide?W: (8)1 did work for a short time as an attendant for a tour operator, taking foreigners on guided tours of London.M: (9)Do you speak any foreign languages?W: Yes. I speak German and Spanish—you see ,(10)1 spent several years abroad when I was young.M: Oh, did you? Next is the question of salary, of course.W: ( 10) Well, I used to get 2 000 monthly, so I couldn't accept less than that.M: Well, (9) we ask for loyalty and hard work from our employees. But we pay well, and opportunities for promotion depend on merit, not just on age or seniority.W: Mr. Robert, (10) I don't mind working hard and working overtime.M: That's fine. (10)1 have a few more applicants to interview today for this position. But at the moment, your chance looks very good.W: I'm glad to hear it.Key: 7.C 8.C 9.B 10.CSECTION B PASSAGESQuestions II to 13 are based on the following passage.Even a careful motorist may have the misfortune to commit a motoring offence. In due course, having received a summons , he will appear in (11) what is commonly known as a police-court. This is a court presided over by a civil officer, who tries cases without a jury. A civil officer, has powers to pass sentence for relatively minor offences only; serious charges are dealt with by a judge and jury.When his case comes up in court, the motorist hears his name called by the clerk of the court, and comes forward to identify himself. The civil officer then calls for the policeman who charged the offender and asks him to give evidence. (12)The policeman also is expected to give an account of what happened when the offence was committed and to mention any special circumstances. For instance, the offence may have been partly due to the foolishness of another motorist. It would be unwise for the accused motorist to exaggerate this. It will not help his case to try to blame someone else for his own mistake.The civil officer, on hearing that some other motorist is involved, will doubtless say, " What is being done about this man? ""Case coming up later this afternoon, "may will be the answer.(13) If you are guilty, it is of course wise to plead guilty and apologize for committing the offence and taking up the court's time.Key:11.A 12.A 13.BQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage.Scientists say there are more than 350 different kinds of sharks.Sharks do not have bones ,(14) and a shark has an extremely good sense of smell. It can find small amounts of substances in the water, such as blood, body liquids and chemicals produced by animals. Sharks also sense electrical and magnetic power linked to nerves and muscles of living animals. These powerful senses help them find their food. Some sharks will eat just about anything. Many unusual things have been found in the stomachs of some tiger sharks. They include shoes, dogs, a cow's foot and metal protective clothing.About forty percent of the different kinds of sharks lay eggs. The others give birthto live young. Some sharks carry their young inside their bodies like humans do.Scientists are beginning to understand the importance of sharks to humans. (15) Medical researchers want to learn more about the shark's body defense system against disease. They know that sharks recover quickly from injuries. Sharks appear never to suffer infections, cancer or heart diseases.Key: 14.B 15.B 16.DQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage.Not every service or product meets your satisfaction. When you are dissatisfied, you should voice your dissatisfaction. (17) One reason for doing so is to help the vendor know there is a problem. The problem may have been created at a lowerlevel in the vendor's company, and the vendor himself may know nothing about it &t all. You help him when you bring weaknesses or failures to his attention.A second reason for writing a letter of complaint to a vendor is to seek compensation. You may not wish to pursue the matter so far as to take legal action, but you may wish to give the vendor the opportunity of making good. ( 18) Most vendors value your business and their reputation sufficiently to replace defective goods on their own initiative or refund money when necessary. This is the preferred way of making a vendor answer your complaint. No vendor likes to do so, but (19) your carefully worded letter of complaint may motivate him to do so.When you write a letter of complaint, you'd better keep these tips in mind: ( 20 ) First, be polite though firm. You will not win a vendor's cooperation by anger. Secondly, be reasonable. Show logically and factually that the fault lies with the vendor. Thirdly, be specific about what is wrong and what you want done about it. Lastly, tell how you have been hurt or inconvenienced by the problem. This strengthens your argument for compensation.Key: 17.A 18. C 19.D 20.DSECTION C NEWS BROADCASTNews Item IBritain has announced that it decided to cancel about 200 million pounds of world debts owed to it by poor common-wealth countries. The international development secretary says (21) the relief has been offered to countries committed to eliminating poverty, and pursuing good sovemment. These would include taking actions against corruption. At the same time, common market finance ministers are meeting in Malaysia. Britain is expected to put forth a fresh initiative on reducing the debts of the poorest countries. (22) The Charles Levine strategist has indicated that they plan to revive the scheme put forward last year by the International Monetary Fund, which has not yet provided any relief.Key: 21.D 22.BNews Item 2(23) An underground train derailed at the station in central Paris yesterday, injuring 23 people and just missing another underground train standing on the opposite track. French emergency services said the train was traveling at 35 kilometers per hour when it derailed as it entered the station. No one has been killed and no one was trapped in train during the accident. Ambulances rushed to the scene and doctors began treating casualties in the station. In a nearby cafe, some people have broken limbs and others have suffered bruising. (24) None was in a critical condition. Last night, it was not known why the train came off the tracks.Key: 23.C 24.ANews Item 3(25) Argentina civil servants held a 24-hour strike yesterday to protest pay cuts of 12-15% for anyone earning more than 1 000 V. S. dollars a month. Public service unions and the local teamsters planned to hold the protest rally in front ofthe government house. (26) The work stoppage comes after last Friday's general strike when many of Argentina's 12 millions workers stayed home after the nation's powerful General Workers Confederation, the nation's largest union group, called a one-day strike to protest spending cuts and free market reforms.Key: 25.C 26.ANews Item 4(27) Germany was due to strike a deal yesterday to close down its 19 nuclear power plants, making it the first major industrial nation to commit to withdrawing from nuclear energy. The talks between chancellor of the Kern government and the chiefs of the German energy industry began at 8: 30 p.m. (28) Closure of Germany's 19 reactors, which provided around a third of the country's electricity needs, was the key pledge of the Greenes, the junior partner in this coalition government.Key: 27.D 28.CNews Item 5(29) The UN children's program UNICEF says it plans to help millions of African children return to school or start classes for the first time next year. The agency's executive director says more than twenty-four million children in Africa are not in school because of discrimination, school fees or other factors. Meanwhile the chief UN office for refugees (30)is asking for additional fifty-six million dollars for food and housing for people fleeing ethnic violence in Sudan's western Darfur region. A spokesman says Secretary General Kofi Annan is planning to visit the region soon.。
2002年英语专业四级考试听力原文
2002年英语专业四级考试听力原文PART II DICTA TIONDisappearing ForestsThe world’s forests are disappearing. As much as 1/3 of the total tree cover has been lost since agriculture began some 10,000 years ago. The remaining forests are home to half of the world’s species, thus becoming the chief resource for their survival. Tropical rain forests once covered 12% of the land of the planet, as well as supporting at least half of the world’s species of plants and animals. These rain forests are home to millions of people. But there are other demands on them. For example, much has been cut for timber. An increasing amount of forest land has been used for industrial purposes or for agricultural development such as crop-growing. By the 1990’ s less than half of the earth’ s original rain forests remained, and they continued to disappear at an alarming rate every year. As a result the world’s forests are now facing gradual extinction.PART ⅢLISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A STA TEMENT1. Next I’d like to show you a three-bedroom apartment on the second floor which is a newly built one we have for rent.2. It used to take a fortnight to travel from London to Edinburgh by coach. However, you could never travel many times around the world in that time.3. Jack, thank you for inviting us to dinner in your house tomorrow. But I’m extremely sorry that my wife and I won’t be able to make it.4. Last time we discussed some patterns of animal behavior and in today’s lecture you’ll concentrate on the methods used in the study of animals.5. In my opinion motivation, rather than intelligence, often decides how far a person can go in his career.6. In order to understand this writer thoroughly, you have to read between the lines.7. Last week at the sale Jane bought herself an overcoat for 30 pounds which was one quarter of the regular price.8. Due to the continual rain the school sports meet has been postponed again till further notice from the principal’s office.SECTION B CONVERSATION9. M: I’m really getting worried about Mary. She was sitting in for the exam in two weeks’time. But all she is talking about now is nothing but an upcoming concert.W: She may fail along that line. Let’s try to talk some sense into her.10. W: Tony, do you have a belief in UFOs?M: Me? Well, I have never seen. But there are a lot of people who have, or they think they have, seen.11. M: You know, I started out in civil engineering, then I switched to electronic engineering. But what really interests me is electronic music.W: Well, that’s a long way away from civil engineering.12. W: How about a pound of milk for our breakfast? But it doesn’t seem to look fresh now. Do you think it is still all right to drink?M: Let me smell it. Well, it has gone off. If I were you, I wouldn’t even think of it.13. M: Is it true that all of them survived the fire last night?W: Yes, a miracle, isn’t it? There was a couple on the second floor and two women and three kids on the ground floor. But no one was badly hurt.14. M: I’m going to take a blood test at 7:45 tomorrow morning.W: In that case, you won’t miss any courses tomorrow morning then.15. M: I’m not really an expert on precious stones, but these are superb. Don’t you like them?W: Have you looked at the price tag? It costs almost twice as much as a house where we are living in.16. W: You seem to be restless the whole day today. What’s up?M: Later in the afternoon’they will announce who will get permission for the study trip to Africa.17. W: I will never go with Bill again. He could never remember where he parked his car.M: That certainly sounds like Bill.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTNews Item One (18-19)Britain has announced that it has decided to cancel about 200 million pounds’ worth of the debts owed to it by poorer Commonwealth countries. The international development secretary says the relief is being offered to countries committed to eliminating poverty and pursuing good government. This would include taking action against corruption. At the same time Common Market finance ministers are meeting in Muricius. Britain is expected to put forward a fresh initiative on redressing debts of the poorest countries. The chancellor of Czech has indicated the plan to revise the scheme put forward last year by the International Monetary Fund which has not yet provided any relief.News Item Two (20-21)An underground train derailed at the station in central Paris yesterday, injuring people and just missing another underground train standing on the opposite track. French emergency services say the trains were traveling at 35 kilometres per hour when it derailed at the entrance of the station. No one was killed and no one was trapped in the train during the accident. Ambulances rushed to the scene and doctors began treating casualties in the station and a nearby cafe. Some people have broken limbs and others have suffered bruising. None was in a critical condition. As yet it was not known why the train came off the tracks.News Item Three (22-23)In Argentina,civil servants held a 24-hour strike yesterday to protest pay cuts of 12-15% for anyone earning more than 1,000 US dollars a month. Public service unions and local teamsters plan to hold the protest rally in front of the government house. The work stoppage comes at the last Friday’s general strike when many of Argentina’s 12 million workers stayed home after the nation’s powerful General Worker Confederation, the nation’s largest union group, called a one-day strike to protest spending cuts and free market reforms.News Item Four (24-25)Germany was due to strike a deal yesterday to close down its 19 nuclear power plants, making it the first major industrial nation to commit to withdrawing from nuclear energy. Talks between Chancellor Ger hard Schroeder’s government and chiefs of Germa n energyindustry were to begin at 8:30 p.m.. Closure of German 19 reactors, which provided around a third of the country’s electricity needs, was a key pledge of the Greens, the junior partner in Schroder’s coalition government.。
2002年06月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷(含答案)
2002年6月四级试题Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:In the 1960s, medical researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed a checklist of stressful events. They appreciated the tricky point that any major change can be stressful. Negative events like “serious illness of a family member” were high on the list, but so were some positive life-changing events, like marriage. When you take the Holmes-Rahe test you must remember that the score does not reflect how you deal with stress — it only shows how much you have to deal with. And we now know that the way you handle these events dramatically affects your chances of staying healthy.By the early 1970s, hundreds of similar studies had followed Holmes and Rahe. And millions of Americans who work and live under stress worried over the reports. Somehow, the research got boiled down to a memorable message. Women’s magazines ran headlines like “Stress causes illness!” If you want to stay physically and mentally healthy, the articles said, avoid stressful events.But such simplistic advice is impossible to follow. Even if stressful events are dangerous, many —like the death of a loved one —are impossible to avoid. Moreover, any warning to avoid all stressful events is a prescription (处方) for staying away from opportunities as well as trouble. Since any change can be stressful, a person who wanted to be completely free of stress would never marry, have a child, take a new job or move.The notion that all stress makes you sick also ignores a lot of what we know about people. It assumes we’re all vulnerable (脆弱的) and passive in the face of adversity (逆境). But what about human initiative and creativity? Many come through periods of stress with more physical and mental vigor than they had before. We also know that a long time without change or challenge can lead to boredom, and physical and metal strain.21. The result of Holmes-Rahe’s medical research tells us __________.A) the way you handle major events may cause stressB) what should be done to avoid stressC) what kind of event would cause stressD) how to cope with sudden changes in life22. The studies on stress in the early 1970’s led to _________.A) widespread concern over its harmful effectsB) great panic over the mental disorder it could causeC) an intensive research into stress-related illnessesD) popular avoidance of stressful jobs23. The score of the Holmes-Rahe test shows ________.A) how much pressure you are underB) how positive events can change your lifeC) how stressful a major event can beD) how you can deal with life-changing events24. Why is “such simplistic advice” (Line 1, Para. 3) impossible to follow?A) No one can stay on the same job for long.B) No prescription is effective in relieving stress.C) People have to get married someday.D) Y ou could be missing opportunities as well.25. According to the passage people who have experienced ups and downs may become________.A) nervous when faced with difficultiesB) physically and mentally strainedC) more capable of coping with adversityD) indifferent toward what happens to themPassage T woQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:Most episodes of absent-mindedness — forgetting where you left something or wondering why you just entered a room —are caused by a simple lack of attention, says Schacter. “Y ou’re supposed to remember something, but you haven’t encoded it deeply.”Encoding, Schacter explains, is a special way of paying attention to an event that has a major impact on recalling it later. Failure to encode properly can create annoying situations. If you put your mobile phone in a pocket, for example, and don’t pay att ention to what you did because you’re involved in a conversation, you’ll probably forget that the phone is in the jacket now hanging in you wardrobe (衣柜). “Y our memory itself isn’t failing you,” says Schacter. “Rather, you didn’t give your memory system th e information it needed.”Lack of interest can also lead to absent-mindedness. “A man who c an recite sports statistics from 30 years ago,” says Zelinski, “may not remember to drop a letter in the mailbox.” Women have slightly better memories than men, possibly because they pay more attention to their environment, and memory relies on just that.Visual cues can help prevent absent-mindedness, says Schacter. “But be sure the cue is clear and available,” he cautions. If you want to remember to take a medication (药物) with lunch, put the pill bottle on the kitchen table —don’t leave it in the medicine chest and write yourself a note that you keep in a pocket.Another common episode of absent-mindedness: walking into a room and wondering why you’re there. Most l ikely, you were thinking about something else. “Everyone does this from time to time,” says Zelinski. The best thing to do is to return to where you were before entering the room, and you’ll likely remember.26. Why does the author think that encoding properly is very important?A) It helps us understand our memory system better.B) It enables us to recall something form our memory.C) It expands our memory capacity considerably.D) it slows down the process of losing our memory.27. One possible reason why women have better memories than men is that ________.A) they have a wider range of interestsB) they are more reliant on the environmentC) they have an unusual power of focusing their attentionD) they are more interested in what’s happening around them28. A note in the pocket can hardly serve as a reminder because _________.A) it will easily get lostB) it’s not clear enough for you to readC) it’s out of your sightD) it might get mixed up with other things29. What do we learn from the last paragraph?A) If we focus our attention on one thing, we might forget another.B) Memory depends to a certain extent on the environment.C) Repetition helps improve our memory.D) If we keep forgetting things, we’d better return to where we we re.30. What is the passage mainly about?A) The process of gradual memory loss.B) The causes of absent-mindedness.C) The impact of the environment on memory.D) A way if encoding and recalling.Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:It is hard to track the blue whale, the ocean’s largest creature, which has almost been killed off by commercial whaling and is now listed as an endangered species. Attaching radio devices to it is difficult, and visual sightings are too unreliable to give real insight into its behavior.So biologists were delighted early this year when, with the help of the Navy, they were able to track a particular blue whale for 43 days, monitoring its sounds. This was possible because of the Navy’s f ormerly top-secret system of underwater listening devices spanning the oceans.Tracking whales is but one example of an exciting new world just opening to civilian scientists after the cold war as the Navy starts to share and partly uncover its global network of underwater listening system built over the decades to track the ships of potential enemies.Earth scientists announced at a news conference recently that they had used the system for closely monitoring a deep-sea volcanic eruption (爆发) for the first time and that they plan similar studies.Other scientists have proposed to use the network for tracking ocean currents and measuring changes in ocean and global temperatures.The speed of sound in water is roughly one mile a second —slower than through land but faster than through air. What is most important, different layers of ocean water can act as channels for sounds, focusing them in the same way a stethoscope (听诊器) does when it carries faint noise s from a patient’s chest to a doctor’s ear. This focusing is the main reason that even relatively weak sounds in the ocean, especially low-frequency ones, can often travel thousands of miles.31. The passage is chiefly about ________.A) an effort to protect an endangered marine speciesB) the civilian use of a military detection systemC) the exposure of a U.S. Navy top-secret weaponD) a new way to look into the behavior of blue whales32. The underwater listening system was originally designed ________.A) to trace and locate enemy vesselsB) to monitor deep-sea volcanic eruptionsC) to study the movement of ocean currentsD) to replace the global radio communications network33. The deep-sea listening system makes use of ________.A) the sophisticated technology of focusing sounds under waterB) the capability of sound to travel at high speedC) the unique property of layers of ocean water in transmitting soundD) low-frequency sounds traveling across different layers of water34. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.A) new radio devices should be developed for tracking the endangered blue whalesB) blue whales are no longer endangered with the use of the new listening systemC) opinions differ as to whether civilian scientists should be allowed to use militarytechnologyD) military technology has great potential in civilian use35. Which of the following is true about the U.S. Navy underwater listening network?A) It is now partly accessible to civilian scientists.B) It has been replaced by a more advanced system.C) It became useless to the military after the cold war.D) It is indispensable in protecting endangered species.Passage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:The fitness movement that began in the late 1960s and early 1970s centered around aerobic exercise (有氧操). Millions of individuals became engaged in a variety of aerobic activities, and literally thousands of health spas developed around the country to capitalize (获利) on this emerging interest in fitness, particularly aerobic dancing for females. A number of fitness spas existed prior to this aerobic fitness movement, even a national chain with spas in most major cities. However, their focus was not on aerobics, but rather on weight-training programs designed to develop muscular mass, strength, and endurance in their primarily male enthusiasts. These fitness spas did not seem to benefit financially form the aerobic fitness movement to better health, since medical opinion suggested that weight-training programs offered few, if any, health benefits. In recent years, however, weight training has again become increasingly popular for males and for females. Many current programs focus not only on developing muscular strength and endurance but on aerobic fitness as well.Historically, most physical-fitness tests have usually included measures of muscular strength and endurance, not for health-related reasons, but primarily because such fitness components have been related to performance in athletics. However, in recent years, evidence has shown that training programs designed primarily to improve muscular strength and endurance might also offer some health benefits as well. The American College of Sports Medicine now recommends that weight training be part of a total fitness program for healthy Americans. Increased participation in such training is one of the specific physical activity and fitness objectives of Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives.36. The word “spas” (Line 3, Para. 1) most probably refers to _________.A) sports activitiesB) places for physical exerciseC) recreation centersD) athletic training programs37. Early fitness spas were intended mainly for __________.A) the promotion of aerobic exerciseB) endurance and muscular developmentC) the improvement of women’s figuresD) better performance in aerobic dancing38. What was the attitude of doctors towards weight training in health improvement?A) Positive.B) Indifferent.C) Negative.D) Cautious.39. People were given physical fitness tests in order to find out ________.A) how ell they could do in athleticsB) what their health condition was likeC) what kind of fitness center was suitable for themD) whether they were fit for aerobic exercise40. Recent studies have suggested that weight training __________.A) has become an essential part of people’s lifeB) may well affect the health of the traineesC) will attract more people in the days to comeD) contributes to health improvement as wellPart III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes) Directions: There are 3.0. incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.41. Y ou would be ______ a risk to let your child go to school by himself.A) omitting B) attaching C) affording D) running42. He is always here; it’s ______ you’ve never met him.A) unique B) strange C) rare D) peculiar43. There has been a great increase in retail sales, ______?A) does there B) isn’t there C) hasn’t there D) isn’t it44. We’d like to ______ a table for five for dinner this evening.A) preserve B) retain C) reserve D) sustain45 Although a teenager, Fred could resist ______ what to do and what not to do.A) being told B) telling C) to be told D) to tell46. The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have ______ supplies ofpetroleum.A) proficient B) efficient C) potential D) sufficient47. In fact, Peter would rather have left for San Francisco than ______ in New Y ork.A) to stay B) stayed C) staying D) having stayed48. He soon received promotion, for his superiors realized that he was a man of considerableA) ability B) future C) possibility D) opportunity49. Britain ahs the highest __ of road traffic in the world -- over 60 cars for every mile of road.A) popularity B) density C) intensity D) prosperity50. How is it ______ your roommate’s request and yours are identical?A) if B) so C) what D) that51. In my opinion, he’s ______ the most imaginative of all the contemporary poets.A) in all B) at best C) for all D) by far52. He didn’t have time to read the report word for word: he just ______ it.A) skimmed B) observed C) overlooked D) glanced53. The leader of the expedition ______ everyone to follow his example.A) promoted B) reinforced C) sparked D) inspired54. What a lovely party! It’s worth ______ all my life.A) remembering B) to rememberC) to be remembered D) being remembered55. Who would you rather ______ with you, George or me?A) going B) to go C) have gone D) went56. The ______ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching,particularly between researchers and teachers.A) intensive B) concise C) joint D) overall57. The owner and editor of the newspaper ______ the conference.A) were attending B) were to attend C) is to attend D) are to attend58. We left the meeting, there obviously ______ no point in staying.A) were B) being C) to be D) having59. Their products are frequently overpriced and ______ in quality.A) influential B) inferior C) superior D) subordinate60. The neighborhood boys like to play basketball on that ______ lot.A) valid B) vacant C) vain D) vague61. These people once had fame and fortune; now ______ is left to them is utter poverty.A) all that B) all what C) all which D) that all62. To our ______, Geoffrey’s illness proved not to be as serious as we had f eared.A) anxiety B) relief C) view D) judgment63. Many people like white color as it is a ______ of purity.A) symbol B) sign C) signal D) symptom64. The residents, ______ had been damaged by the fire, were given help by the Red Cross.A) all of their homes B) all their homesC) whose all homes D) all of whose homes65. This research has attracted wide ______ coverage and has featured on BBC television’sTomorrow’s World.A) message B) information C) media D) data66. I would never have ______ a court of law if I hadn’t been so desperate.A) sought for B) accounted for C) turned up D) resorted to67. Investigators agreed that passengers on the airliner ______ at the very moment of the crash.A) should have died B) must be dying C) must have died D) ought to die68. The energy ______ by the chain reaction is transformed into heat.A) transferred B) released C) delivered D) conveyed69. ______ their work will give us a much better feel for the wide differences between the twoschools of thought.A) To have reviewed B) Having reviewed C) Reviewing D) Being reviewed70. During the process, great care has to be taken to protect the ______ silk from damage.A) sensitive B) tender C) delicate D) sensiblePart IV Short Answer Questions (15 minutes)Directions: In this part there is a short passage -with five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words (not exceeding 10 words).As researchers learn more about how children's intelligence develops, they are increasingly surprised by the power of parents. The power of the school has been replaced by the home. To begin with, all the factors which are part of intelligence — the child's understanding of language, learning patterns, curiosity — are established well before the child enters school at the age of six. Study after study has shown that even after school begins, children's achievements have been far more influenced by parents than by teachers. This is particularly true about learning that is language- related. The school rather than the home is given credit for variations in achievement in subjects such as science.In view of their power, it's sad to see so many parents not making the most of their child's intelligence. Until recently parents had been warned by educators who asked them not to educate their children. Many teachers now realize that children cannot be educated only at school and parents are being asked to contribute both before and after the child enters school.Parents have been particularly afraid to teach reading at home. Of course, children shouldn't be pushed to read by their parents, but educators have discovered that reading is best taught individually — and the easiest place to do this is at home. Many four-and five-year-olds who have been shown a few letters and taught their sounds will compose single words of their own with them even before they have been taught to read.Questions: (注意：答题尽量简短，超过10个词要扣分。
2002-120套四级真题听力原文
M: Yes, but I’m sorry the flight is delayed because of a minor mechanical problem. Please wait for further notice.
Q: What do we learn from this conversation?
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. What is typical of non-readers according to early research?
12. What are the finds of recent surveys?
M: Terrible. It seems like the more the professor talks the less I understand.
Q: How does the man feel about the course?
6. W: Mark is playing computer games.
M: Do they say anything about the experience?
Q: What are they talking about?
3. W: I think we’ve covered everything. What about a cup of coffee before we move onto the next item?
1. W: I suppose you’ve bought some gifts for your family.
M: Well, I’ve bought a shirt for my father and two books for my sister. But I haven’t decided what to buy for my mother probably some jewels.
2002年6月大学英语四级考试试题及答案
2002年6月大学英语四级考试试题及答案试卷一Part ⅠListening Comprehension 20 minutesSection A Directions 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.ExampleYou will hearYou will read A At the office. B In the waiting room. CAt 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 centre.Sample Answer A B C D1. A His father.B His mother.C His brother.D His sister.2. A A job opportunity.B A position as general manager.C A big travel agency.D An inexperienced salesman.3. A Having a break.B Continuing the meeting.C Moving on to the next item.D Waiting a little longer.4. A The weather forecast says it will be fine.B The weather doesn't count in their plan.C They will not do as planned in case of rain.D They will postpone their program if it rains.5. A He wishes to have more courses like it.B He finds it hard to follow the teacher.C He wishes the teacher would talk more.D He doesn't like the teacher's accent.6. A Go on with the game.B Review his lessons.C Draw pictures on the computer.D Have a good rest.7. A She does not agree with Jack.B Jack’s performance is disappointing.C Most people will find basketball boring.D She shares Jack's opinion.8. A The man went to a wrong check-in counter.B The man has just missed his flight.C The plane will leave at 914.D The plane's departure time remains unknown.9. A At a newsstand.B At a car dealer's.C At a publishing house.D At a newspaper office.10. A He wants to get a new position.B He is asking the woman for help.C He has left the woman a good impression.D He enjoys letter writing.Section BDirections In this section you will hear 3 short passage. At the end of each passage you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A BC and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage One Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A They are interested in other kinds of reading.B They are active in voluntary services.C They tend to be low in education and in income.D They live in isolated areas.12. A The reasons why people don't read newspapers are more complicated than assumed.B There are more uneducated people among the wealthy thanoriginally expected.C The number of newspaper readers is steadily increasing.D There are more nonreaders among young people nowadays.13. A Lowering the prices of their newspapers.B Shortening their news stories.C Adding variety to their newspaper content.D Including more advertisements in their newspapers.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A A basket.C An egg. B A cup. DAn oven. 15. A To let in the sunshine.C To keep the nest cool. B To serve as its door.D For the bird to lay eggs.16. A Branches. C Mud. B Grasses.D Straw. 17. A Some are built underground. C Most are sewed with grasses. B Some can be eaten. D Most are dried by the sun.Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. A To examine the chemical elements in the Ice Age.B To look into the pattern of solar wind activity.C To analyze the composition of different trees.D To find out the origin of carbon-14 on Earth.19. A The lifecycle of trees.B The number of trees.C The intensity of solar burning.D The quality of air.20. A It affects the growth of trees.B It has been increasing since the Ice Age.C It is determined by the chemicals in the air.D It follows a certain cycle.Part ⅡReading Comprehension 35 minutesDirections There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A B C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passageIn the 1960s medical researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed a checklist of stressful events. They appreciated the tricky point that any major change can be stressful. Negative events like“serious illness of a family member”were high on the list but so were some positive life-changing events like marriage. When you take the Holmes-Rahe test you must remember that the score does not reflect how you deal with stress—it only shows how much you have to deal with. And we now know that the way you handle these events dramatically affects your chances of staying healthy. By the early 1970s hundreds of similar studies had followed Holmes and Rahe. And millions of Americans who work and live under stress worried over the reports. Somehow the research got boiled down to a memorable message. Women’s magazines ran headlines like “Stress causes illness ”If you want to stay physically and mentally healthy the articles said avoid stressful events. But such simplistic advice is impossible to follow. Even if stressful events are dangerous many—like the death of a loved one—are impossible to avoid. Moreover any warning to avoid all stressful events is a prescription (处方) for staying away from opportunities as well as trouble. Since any change can be stressful a person who wanted to be completely free of stress would never marry have a child take a new job or move. The notion that all stress makes you sick also ignores a lot of what we know about people. It assumes we’re all vulnerable (脆弱的) and passive in the face of adversity (逆境). But what about human initiative and creativity﹖Many come through periods of stress with more physical and mentalvigor than they had before. We also know that a long time without change or challenge can lead to boredom and physical and mental strain.21. The result of Holmes-Rahe's medical research tells us ____ .A the way you handle major events may cause stressB what should be done to avoid stressC what kind of event would cause stressD how to cope with sudden changes in life22. The studies on stress in the early 1970’s led to ____ .A widespread concern over its harmful effectsB great panic over the mental disorder it could causeC an intensive research into stress-related illnessesD popular avoidance of stressful jobs23. The score of the Holmes-Rahe test shows ____ .A how much pressure you are underB how positive events can change you lifeC how stressful a major event can beD how you can deal with life-changing events24. Why is “such simplistic advice”Line 1Para.3impossible to follow﹖A No one can stay on the same job for longB No prescription is effective in relieving stressC People have to get married somedayD You could be missing opportunities as well25. According to the passage people who have experienced ups and downs may become ____ .A nervous when faced with difficultiesB physically and mentally strainedC more capable of coping with adversityD indifferent toward what happens to themPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passageMost episodes of absent-mindedness—forgetting where you left something or wondering why you just entered a room-are caused by a simple lack of attention says Schacter. “You’re supposed to remember something but you haven’t encoded it deeply.”Encoding Schacter explains is a special way of paying attention to an event that has a major impact on recalling it later. Failure to encode properly can create annoying situations. If you put your mobile phone in a pocket for example and don’t pay attention to what you did because you’re involved in a conversation you’ll probably forget that the phone is in the jacket now hanging in your wardrobe (衣柜). “Yourmemory itself isn’t failing you”says Schacter. “Rather you didn’t give your memory system the information it needed.”Lack of interest can also lead to absent-mindedness. “A man who can recite sports statistics from 30 years ago”says Zelinski“may not remember to drop a letter in the mailbox.”Women have slightly better memories than men possibly because they pay more attention to their environment and memory relies on just that. Visual cues can help prevent absent-mindedness says Schacter. “But be sure the cue is clear and available”he cautions. If you want to remember to take a medication (药物) with lunch put the pill bottle on the kitchen table—don’t leave it in the medicine chest and write yourself a note that you keep in a pocket. Another common episode of absent-mindedness walking into a room and wondering why you’re there. Most likely you were thinking about something else. “Everyone does this from time to time”says Zelinski. The best thing to do is to return to where you were before entering the roomand you’ll likely remember.26. Why does the author think that encoding properly is very important﹖A It helps us understand our memory system betterB It enables us to recall something from our memoryC It expands our memory capacity considerablyD It slows down the process of losing our memory27. One possible reason why women have better memories than men is that ____ .A they have a wider range of interestsB they are more reliant on the environmentC they have an unusual power of focusing their attentionD they are more interested in what's happening around them28. A note in the pocket can hardly serve as a reminder because ____ .A it will easily get lostB it's not clear enough for you to readC it's out of your sightD it might get mixed up with other things29. What do we learn from the last paragraph﹖A If we focus our attention on one thing we might forget another.B Memory depends to a certain extent on the environment.C Repetition helps improve our memory.D If we keep forgetting things we'd better return to where we were.30. What is the passage mainly about﹖A The process of gradual memory loss.B The causes of absent-mindedness.C The impact of the environment on memory.D A way of encoding and recalling.Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passageIt is hard to track the blue whale the ocean’s largest creature which has almost been killed off by commercial whaling and is now listed as an endangered species. Attaching radio devices to it is difficult and visual sightings are too unreliable to give real insight into its behavior.So biologists were delighted early this year when with the help of the Navy they were able to track a particular blue whale for 43 days monitoring its sounds. This was possible because of the Navy’s formerly top-secret system of underwater listening devices spanning the oceans. Tracking whales is but one example of an exciting new world just opening to civilian scientists after the cold war as the Navy starts to share and partly uncover its global network of underwater listening system built over the decades to track the ships of potential enemies.Earth scientists announced at a news conference recently that they had used the system for closely monitoring a deep-sea volcanic eruption (爆发) for the first time and that they plan similar studies. Other scientists have proposed to use the network for tracking ocean currentsand measuring changes in ocean and global temperatures. The speed of sound in water is roughly one mile a second-slower than through land but faster than through air. What is most important different layers of ocean water can act as channels for soundsfocusing them in the same way a stethoscope (听诊器) does when it carries faint noises from a patient’s chest to a doctor’s ear. This focusing is the main reason that even relatively weak sounds in the ocean especially low-frequency ones can often travel thousands of miles.31. The passage is chiefly about ____ .A an effort to protect an endangered marine species.B the civilian use of a military detection system.C the exposure of a U.S. Navy top-secret weapon.D a new way to look into the behavior of blue whales.32. The underwater listening system was originally designed ____ .A to trace and locate enemy vesselsB to monitor deep-sea volcanic eruptionsC to study the movement of ocean currentsD to replace the global radio communications network33. The deep-sea listening system makes use of ____ .A the sophisticated technology of focusing sounds under waterB the capability of sound to travel at high speedC the unique property of layers of ocean water in transmitting soundD low-frequency sounds travelling across different layers of water34. It can be inferred from the passage that____.A new radio devices should be developed for tracking the endangered blue whalesB blue whales are no longer endangered with the use of the new listening systemC opinions differ as to whether civilian scientists should be allowed to use military technologyD military technology has great potential in civilian use35. Which of the following is true about the U.S. Navy underwater listening network﹖A It is now partly accessible to civilian scientists.B It has been replaced by a more advanced system.C It became useless to the military after the cold war.D It is indispensable in protecting endangered species.Passage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passageThe fitness movement that began in the late 1960s and early 1970s centered around aerobic exercise (有氧操). Millions of individualsbecame engaged in a variety of aerobic activities and literally thousands of health spas developed around the country to capitalize (获利) on this emerging interest in fitness particularly aerobic dancing for females. A number of fitness spas existed prior to this aerobic fitness movement even a national chain with spas in most major cities. However their focus was not on aerobics but rather onweight-training programs designed to develop muscular massstrength and endurance in their primarily male enthusiasts. These fitness spas did not seem to benefit financially from the aerobic fitness movement to better health since medical opinion suggested that weight-training programs offered few if any health benefits. In recent years however weight training has again become increasingly popular for males and for females. Many current programs focus not only on developing muscular strength and endurance but on aerobic fitness as well.Historically most physical-fitness tests have usually included measures of muscular strength and endurance not for health-related reasons but primarily because such fitness components have been related to performance in athletics. However in recent years evidence has shown that training programs designed primarily to improve muscular strength and endurance might also offer some health benefits as well. The American College of Sports Medicine nowrecommends that weight training be part of a total fitness program for healthy Americans. Increased participation in such training is one of the specific physical activity and fitness objectives of Healthy People 2000 National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives.36. The word “spas”Line 3Para.1most probably refers to ____.A sports activitiesC recreation centersB places for physical exerciseD athletic training programs.37. Early fitness spas were intended mainly for ____.A the promotion of aerobic exerciseB endurance and muscular developmentC the improvement of women's figuresD better performance in aerobic dancing38. What was the attitude of doctors towards weight training in health improvement﹖A Positive. C Negative.B Indifferent. D Cautious.39. People were given physical fitness tests in order to find out ____ .A how well they could do in athleticsB what their health condition was likeC what kind of fitness center was suitable for themD whether they were fit for aerobic exercise40. Recent studies have suggested that weight training ____ .A has become an essential part of people’s life.B may well affect the health of the trainees.C will attract more people in the days to come.D contributes to health improvement as well.Part ⅢVocabulary and Structure 20 minutes DirectionsThere are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A B C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.41. You would be ____ a risk to let your child go to school by himself.A omittingB attachingC affordingD running42. He is always here It's ____ you've never met him.A uniqueB strangeC rareD peculiar43. There has been a great increase in retail sales____﹖A does thereB isn't thereC hasn't thereD isn't it44. We'd like to ____ a table for five for dinner this evening.A preserveB reserveC retainD sustain45. Although a teenager Fred could resist ____ what to do and what not to do.A being toldB tellingC to be toldD to tell46. The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have ____ supplies of petroleum.A proficientB efficientC potentialD sufficient47. In fact Peter would rather have left for San Francisco than ____ in New York..A to stayB stayedC stayingD having stayed48. He soon received promotion for his superiors realized that he wasa man of considerable ____.A abilityB futureC possibilityD opportunity49. Britain has the highest ____ of road traffic in the world—over 60 cars for every mile of road.A popularityB densityC intensityD prosperity50. How is it ____ your roommate's request and yours are identical﹖A in allB at bestC for allD by far51. In my opinion he's ____ the most imaginative of all the contemporary poets.A in allB at bestC for all Dby far52. He didn't have time to read the report word for word he just ____ it.A skimmedB observedC overlookedD glanced53. The leader of the expedition ____ everyone to follow his example.A promotedB reinforcedC sparked Dinspired54. What a lovely party It's worth ____ all my life.A rememberingB to rememberC to be rememberedD being remembered55. Who would you rather ____ with you George or me﹖A goingB to goC have gone Dwent56. The ____ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching particularly betweenresearchers and teachers.A intensiveB conciseC jointD overall57. The owner and editor of the newspaper ____ the conference.A were attendingB were to attendC is to attendD are to attend58. We left the meeting there obviously ____ no point in staying.A wereB beingC to beD having59. Their products are frequently overpriced and ____ in quality.A influentialB inferiorC superiorD subordinate60. The neighborhood boys like to play basketball on that ____ lot.A validB vainC vacantD vague61. These people once had fame and fortune now ____ is left to them is utter poverty.A all thatB all whatC all whichD that all62. To our ____ Geoffrey's illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.A anxietyB reliefC viewD judgment63. Many people like white color as it is a ____ of purity.A symbolB signC signalD symptom64. The residents____ had been damaged by the fire were given help by the Red Cross.A all of their homesB all their homesC whose all homesD all of whose homes65. This research has attracted wide ____ coverage and has featured on BBC television's Tomorrow's World.A messageB informationC mediaD data66. I would never have ____ a court of law if I hadn't been so desperate.A sought forB accounted forC turned upD resorted to67. Investigators agreed that passengers on the airliner ____ at the very moment of the crash.A should have diedB must be dyingC must have diedD ought to die68. The energy ____ by the chain reaction is transformed into heat.A transferredB releasedC deliveredD conveyed69. ____ their work will give us a much better feel for the wide differences between the two schools ofthought.A To have reviewedB Having reviewedC ReviewingD Being reviewed70. During the process great care has to be taken to protect the ____ silk from damage.A sensitiveB tenderC delicate Dsensible试卷二Part ⅣShort Answer Questions 15 minutesDirections In this part there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words not exceeding 10 words.As researchers learn more about how children’s intelligence develops they are increasingly surprised by the power of parents. The power of the school has been replaced by the home. To begin with allthe factors which are part of intelligence—the child’s understanding of language learning patterns curiosity—are established well before the child enters school at the age of six. Study after study has shown that even after school begins children’s achievements have been far more influenced by parents than by teachers. This is particularly true about learning that is language-related. The school rather than the home is given credit for variations in achievement in subjects such as science.In view of their power it’s sad to see so many parents not making the m ost of their child’s intelligence. Until recently parents h ad been warned by educators who asked them not to educate their children. Many teachers now realize that children cannot be educated only at school and parents are being asked to contribute both before and after the child enters school.Parents have been particularly afraid to teach reading at home. Of course children shouldn’t be pushed to read by their parents but educators have discovered that reading is best taught individually—and the easiest place to do this is at home. Many four and five-year-old who have been shown a few letters and taught their sounds will compose single words of their own with them even before they have been taught to read.Questions(注意：答题尽量简短，超过10个词要扣分。
(完整word)2002年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷+答案
2002年6月大学英语四级（CET-4）真题试卷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 theconversation and the question will be spoken only once。
After each questionthere will be a pause. During the pause， you must read the four choicesmarked A), B）， C） and D), and decide which is the best answer。
Then markthe corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through thecenter。
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。
6月大学英语四级考试试题及答案
2002年6月大学英语四级考试试题及答案试卷一Part ⅠListening Comprehension 20 minutesSection A Directions 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.ExampleYou will hearYou will read A At the office. B In the waiting room. CAt 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 centre.Sample Answer A B C D1. A His father.B His mother.C His brother.D His sister.2. A A job opportunity.B A position as general manager.C A big travel agency.D An inexperienced salesman.3. A Having a break.B Continuing the meeting.C Moving on to the next item.D Waiting a little longer.4. A The weather forecast says it will be fine.B The weather doesn't count in their plan.C They will not do as planned in case of rain.D They will postpone their program if it rains.5. A He wishes to have more courses like it.B He finds it hard to follow the teacher.C He wishes the teacher would talk more.D He doesn't like the teacher's accent.6. A Go on with the game.B Review his lessons.C Draw pictures on the computer.D Have a good rest.7. A She does not agree with Jack.B Jack’s performance is disappointing.C Most people will find basketball boring.D She shares Jack's opinion.8. A The man went to a wrong check-in counter.B The man has just missed his flight.C The plane will leave at 914.D The plane's departure time remains unknown.9. A At a newsstand.B At a car dealer's.C At a publishing house.D At a newspaper office.10. A He wants to get a new position.B He is asking the woman for help.C He has left the woman a good impression.D He enjoys letter writing.Section BDirections In this section you will hear 3 short passage. At the end of each passage you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question youmust choose the best answer from the four choices marked A BC and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage One Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A They are interested in other kinds of reading.B They are active in voluntary services.C They tend to be low in education and in income.D They live in isolated areas.12. A The reasons why people don't read newspapers are more complicated than assumed.B There are more uneducated people among the wealthy thanoriginally expected.C The number of newspaper readers is steadily increasing.D There are more nonreaders among young people nowadays.13. A Lowering the prices of their newspapers.B Shortening their news stories.C Adding variety to their newspaper content.D Including more advertisements in their newspapers.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A A basket.C An egg. B A cup. DAn oven. 15. A To let in the sunshine.C To keep the nest cool. B To serve as its door.D For the bird to lay eggs.16. A Branches. C Mud. B Grasses.D Straw. 17. A Some are built underground. C Most are sewed with grasses. B Some can be eaten. D Most are dried by the sun.Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. A To examine the chemical elements in the Ice Age.B To look into the pattern of solar wind activity.C To analyze the composition of different trees.D To find out the origin of carbon-14 on Earth.19. A The lifecycle of trees.B The number of trees.C The intensity of solar burning.D The quality of air.20. A It affects the growth of trees.B It has been increasing since the Ice Age.C It is determined by the chemicals in the air.D It follows a certain cycle.Part ⅡReading Comprehension 35 minutesDirections There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A B C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passageIn the 1960s medical researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed a checklist of stressful events. They appreciated the tricky point that any major change can be stressful. Negative events like“serious illness of a family member”were high on the list but so were some positive life-changing events like marriage. When you take the Holmes-Rahe test you must remember that the score does not reflect how you deal with stress—it only shows how much you have to deal with. And we now know that the way you handle these events dramatically affects your chances of staying healthy. By the early 1970s hundreds of similar studies had followed Holmes and Rahe. And millions of Americans who work and live under stress worried over the reports. Somehow the research got boiled down to a memorable message. Women’s magazines ran headlines like “Stress causes illness If you want to stay physically and mentally healthy the articles said avoid stressful events. But such simplistic advice is impossible to follow. Even if stressful events are dangerous many—like the death of a loved one—are impossible to avoid. Moreover any warning to avoid all stressful events is a prescription (处方) for staying away from opportunities as well as trouble. Since any change can be stressful a person who wanted to be completely free of stress would never marry have a child take a new job or move. The notion that all stress makes you sick also ignores a lot of what we know about people. It assumes we’re all vulnerable (脆弱的) and passive in the face of adversity (逆境). But what about human initiative and creativity﹖Many come through periods of stress with more physicaland mental vigor than they had before. We also know that a long time without change or challenge can lead to boredom and physical and mental strain.21. The result of Holmes-Rahe's medical research tells us ____ .A the way you handle major events may cause stressB what should be done to avoid stressC what kind of event would cause stressD how to cope with sudden changes in life22. The studies on stress in the early 1970’s led to ____ .A widespread concern over its harmful effectsB great panic over the mental disorder it could causeC an intensive research into stress-related illnessesD popular avoidance of stressful jobs23. The score of the Holmes-Rahe test shows ____ .A how much pressure you are underB how positive events can change you lifeC how stressful a major event can beD how you can deal with life-changing events24. Why is “such simplistic advice”Line 1Para.3impossible to follow﹖A No one can stay on the same job for longB No prescription is effective in relieving stressC People have to get married somedayD You could be missing opportunities as well25. According to the passage people who have experienced ups and downs may become ____ .A nervous when faced with difficultiesB physically and mentally strainedC more capable of coping with adversityD indifferent toward what happens to themPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passageMost episodes of absent-mindedness—forgetting where you left something or wondering why you just entered a room-are caused by a simple lack of attention says Schacter. “You’re supposed to remember something but you haven’t encoded it deeply.”Encoding Schacter explains is a special way of paying attention to an event that has a major impact on recalling it later. Failure to encode properly can create annoying situations. If you put your mobile phone in a pocket for example and don’t pay attention to what you did because you’re involved in a conversation you’ll probably forget that the phone is in the jacket now hanging in your wardrobe (衣柜). “Yourmemory itself isn’t failing you says Schacter. “Rather you didn’t give your memory system the information it needed.”Lack of interest can also lead to absent-mindedness. “A man who can recite sports statistics from 30 years ago says Zelinski“may not remember to drop a letter in the mailbox.”Women have slightly better memories than men possibly because they pay more attention to their environment and memory relies on just that. Visual cues can help prevent absent-mindedness says Schacter. “But be sure the cue is clear and available he cautions. If you want to remember to take a medication (药物) with lunch put the pill bottle on the kitchen table—don’t leave it in the medicine chest and write yourself a note that you keep in a pocket. Another common episode of absent-mindedness walking into a room and wondering why you’re there. Most likely you were thinking about something else. “Everyone does this from time to time says Zelinski. The bestthing to do is to return to where you were before entering the roomand you’ll likely remember.26. Why does the author think that encoding properly is very important﹖A It helps us understand our memory system betterB It enables us to recall something from our memoryC It expands our memory capacity considerablyD It slows down the process of losing our memory27. One possible reason why women have better memories than men is that ____ .A they have a wider range of interestsB they are more reliant on the environmentC they have an unusual power of focusing their attentionD they are more interested in what's happening around them28. A note in the pocket can hardly serve as a reminder because ____ .A it will easily get lostB it's not clear enough for you to readC it's out of your sightD it might get mixed up with other things29. What do we learn from the last paragraph﹖A If we focus our attention on one thing we might forget another.B Memory depends to a certain extent on the environment.C Repetition helps improve our memory.D If we keep forgetting things we'd better return to where we were.30. What is the passage mainly about﹖A The process of gradual memory loss.B The causes of absent-mindedness.C The impact of the environment on memory.D A way of encoding and recalling.Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passageIt is hard to track the blue whale the ocean’s largest creature which has almost been killed off by commercial whaling and is now listed as an endangered species. Attaching radio devices to it is difficult and visual sightings are too unreliable to give real insight into its behavior.So biologists were delighted early this year when with the help of the Navy they were able to track a particular blue whale for 43 days monitoring its sounds. This was possible because of the Navy’s formerly top-secret system of underwater listening devices spanning the oceans. Tracking whales is but one example of an exciting new world just opening to civilian scientists after the cold war as the Navy starts to share and partly uncover its global network of underwater listening system built over the decades to track the ships of potential enemies.Earth scientists announced at a news conference recently that they had used the system for closely monitoring a deep-sea volcanic eruption (爆发) for the first time and that they plan similar studies. Other scientists have proposed to use the network for tracking ocean currentsand measuring changes in ocean and global temperatures. The speed of sound in water is roughly one mile a second-slower thanthrough land but faster than through air. What is most importantdifferent layers of ocean water can act as channels for soundsfocusing them in the same way a stethoscope (听诊器) does when it carries faint noises from a patient’s chest to a doctor’s ear. This focusingis the main reason that even relatively weak sounds in the ocean especially low-frequency ones can often travel thousands of miles.31. The passage is chiefly about ____ .A an effort to protect an endangered marine species.B the civilian use of a military detection system.C the exposure of a U.S. Navy top-secret weapon.D a new way to look into the behavior of blue whales.32. The underwater listening system was originally designed ____ .A to trace and locate enemy vesselsB to monitor deep-sea volcanic eruptionsC to study the movement of ocean currentsD to replace the global radio communications network33. The deep-sea listening system makes use of ____ .A the sophisticated technology of focusing sounds under waterB the capability of sound to travel at high speedC the unique property of layers of ocean water in transmitting soundD low-frequency sounds travelling across different layers of water34. It can be inferred from the passage that____.A new radio devices should be developed for tracking the endangered blue whalesB blue whales are no longer endangered with the use of the new listening systemC opinions differ as to whether civilian scientists should be allowed to use military technologyD military technology has great potential in civilian use35. Which of the following is true about the U.S. Navy underwater listening network﹖A It is now partly accessible to civilian scientists.B It has been replaced by a more advanced system.C It became useless to the military after the cold war.D It is indispensable in protecting endangered species.Passage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passageThe fitness movement that began in the late 1960s and early 1970s centered around aerobic exercise (有氧操). Millions of individualsbecame engaged in a variety of aerobic activities and literally thousands of health spas developed around the country to capitalize (获利) on this emerging interest in fitness particularly aerobic dancing for females. A number of fitness spas existed prior to this aerobic fitness movement even a national chain with spas in most major cities. However their focus was not on aerobics but rather onweight-training programs designed to develop muscular massstrength and endurance in their primarily male enthusiasts. These fitness spas did not seem to benefit financially from the aerobic fitness movement to better health since medical opinion suggested that weight-training programs offered few if any health benefits. In recent years however weight training has again become increasingly popular for males and for females. Many current programs focus not only on developing muscular strength and endurance but on aerobic fitness as well.Historically most physical-fitness tests have usually included measures of muscular strength and endurance not for health-related reasons but primarily because such fitness components have beenrelated to performance in athletics. However in recent years evidence has shown that training programs designed primarily to improve muscular strength and endurance might also offer some health benefits as well. The American College of Sports Medicine nowrecommends that weight training be part of a total fitness program for healthy Americans. Increased participation in such training is one of thespecific physical activity and fitness objectives of Healthy People 2000 National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives.36. The word “spas”Line 3Para.1most probably refers to ____.A sports activitiesC recreation centersB places for physical exerciseD athletic training programs.37. Early fitness spas were intended mainly for ____.A the promotion of aerobic exerciseB endurance and muscular developmentC the improvement of women's figuresD better performance in aerobic dancing38. What was the attitude of doctors towards weight training in health improvement﹖A Positive. C Negative.B Indifferent. D Cautious.39. People were given physical fitness tests in order to find out ____ .A how well they could do in athleticsB what their health condition was likeC what kind of fitness center was suitable for themD whether they were fit for aerobic exercise40. Recent studies have suggested that weight training ____ .A has become an essential part of people’s life.B may well affect the health of the trainees.C will attract more people in the days to come.D contributes to health improvement as well.Part ⅢVocabulary and Structure 20 minutes DirectionsThere are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A B C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.41. You would be ____ a risk to let your child go to school by himself.A omittingB attachingC affordingD running42. He is always here It's ____ you've never met him.A uniqueB strangeC rareD peculiar43. There has been a great increase in retail sales____﹖A does thereB isn't thereC hasn't thereD isn't it44. We'd like to ____ a table for five for dinner this evening.A preserveB reserveC retainD sustain45. Although a teenager Fred could resist ____ what to do and what not to do.A being toldB tellingC to be toldD to tell46. The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have ____ supplies of petroleum.A proficientB efficientC potentialD sufficient47. In fact Peter would rather have left for San Francisco than ____ in New York..A to stayB stayedC stayingD having stayed48. He soon received promotion for his superiors realized that he wasa man of considerable ____.A abilityB futureC possibilityD opportunity49. Britain has the highest ____ of road traffic in the world—over 60 cars for every mile of road.A popularityB densityC intensityD prosperity50. How is it ____ your roommate's request and yours are identical﹖A in allB at bestC for allD by far51. In my opinion he's ____ the most imaginative of all the contemporary poets.A in allB at bestC for all Dby far52. He didn't have time to read the report word for word he just ____ it.A skimmedB observedC overlookedD glanced53. The leader of the expedition ____ everyone to follow his example.A promotedB reinforcedC sparked Dinspired54. What a lovely party It's worth ____ all my life.A rememberingB to rememberC to be rememberedD being remembered55. Who would you rather ____ with you George or me﹖A goingB to goC have gone Dwent56. The ____ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching particularly betweenresearchers and teachers.A intensiveB conciseC jointD overall57. The owner and editor of the newspaper ____ the conference.A were attendingB were to attendC is to attendD are to attend58. We left the meeting there obviously ____ no point in staying.A wereB beingC to beD having59. Their products are frequently overpriced and ____ in quality.A influentialB inferiorC superiorD subordinate60. The neighborhood boys like to play basketball on that ____ lot.A validB vainC vacant Dvague61. These people once had fame and fortune now ____ is left to them is utter poverty.A all thatB all whatC all whichD that all62. To our ____ Geoffrey's illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.A anxietyB reliefC viewD judgment63. Many people like white color as it is a ____ of purity.A symbolB signC signalD symptom64. The residents____ had been damaged by the fire were given help by the Red Cross.A all of their homesB all their homesC whose all homesD all of whose homes65. This research has attracted wide ____ coverage and has featured on BBC television's Tomorrow's World.A messageB informationC mediaD data66. I would never have ____ a court of law if I hadn't been so desperate.A sought forB accounted forC turned upD resorted to67. Investigators agreed that passengers on the airliner ____ at the very moment of the crash.A should have diedB must be dyingC must have diedD ought to die68. The energy ____ by the chain reaction is transformed into heat.A transferredB releasedC deliveredD conveyed69. ____ their work will give us a much better feel for the wide differences between the two schools ofthought.A To have reviewedB Having reviewedC ReviewingD Being reviewed70. During the process great care has to be taken to protect the ____ silk from damage.A sensitiveB tenderC delicate Dsensible试卷二Part ⅣShort Answer Questions 15 minutesDirections In this part there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words not exceeding 10 words.As researchers learn more about how children’s intelligence develops they are increasingly surprised by the power of parents. The power of the school has been replaced by the home. To begin with allthe factors which are part of intelligence—the child’s understanding of language learning patterns curiosity—are established well before the child enters school at the age of six. Study after study has shown that even after school begins children’s achievements have been far more influenced by parents than by teachers. This is particularly true about learning that is language-related. The school rather than the home is given credit for variations in achievement in subjects such as science.In view of their power it’s sad to see so many parents not making the m ost of their child’s intelligence. Until recently parents had been warned by educators who asked them not to educate their children. Many teachers now realize that children cannot be educated only at school and parents are being asked to contribute both before and after the child enters school.Parents have been particularly afraid to teach reading at home. Of course children shouldn’t be pushed to read by their parents but educators have discovered that reading is best taught individually—and the easiest place to do this is at home. Many four and five-year-old who have been shown a few letters and taught their sounds will compose single words of their own with them even before they have been taught to read.Questions(注意：答题尽量简短，超过10个词要扣分。
2002年6月大学英语四级考试试题
2002年6月大学英语四级考试试题Part ⅠListening Comprehension 20 minutesSection ADirections1. A His father.B His mother.C His brother.D His sister.2. A A job opportunity.B A position as general manager.C A big travel agency.D An inexperienced salesman.3. A Having a break.B Continuing the meeting.C Moving on to the next item.D Waiting a little longer.4. A The weather forecast says it will be fine.B The weather doesn't count in their plan.C They will not do as planned in case of rain.D They will postpone their program if it rains.5. A He wishes to have more courses like it.B He finds it hard to follow the teacher.C He wishes the teacher would talk more.D He doesn't like the teacher's accent.6. A Go on with the game.B Review his lessons.C Draw pictures on the computer.D Have a good rest.7. A She does not agree with Jack.B Jack’s performance is disappointing.C Most people will find basketball boring.D She shares Jack's opinion.8. A The man went to a wrong check-in counter.B The man has just missed his flight.C The plane will leave at 9:14.D The plane's departure time remains unknown.9. A At a newsstand.B At a car dealer's.C At a publishing house.D At a newspaper office.10. A He wants to get a new position.B He is asking the woman for help.C He has left the woman a good impression.D He enjoys letter writing.Section BDirectionsPassage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A They are interested in other kinds of reading.B They are active in voluntary services.C They tend to be low in education and in income.D They live in isolated areas.12. A The reasons why people don't read newspapers are more complicated than assumed.B There are more uneducated people among the wealthy than originally expected.C The number of newspaper readers is steadily increasing.D There are more nonreaders among young people nowadays.13. A Lowering the prices of their newspapers.B Shortening their news stories.C Adding variety to their newspaper content.D Including more advertisements in their newspapers.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A A basket. B A cup. C An egg. D An oven.15. A To let in the sunshine. B To serve as its door.C To keep the nest cool.D For the bird to lay eggs.16. A Branches. B Grasses. C Mud. D Straw.17. A Some are built underground.B Some can be eaten.C Most are sewed with grasses.D Most are dried by the sun.Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. A To examine the chemical elements in the Ice Age.B To look into the pattern of solar wind activity.C To analyze the composition of different trees.D To find out the origin of carbon-14 on Earth.19. A The lifecycle of trees.B The number of trees.C The intensity of solar burning.D The quality of air.20. A It affects the growth of trees.B It has been increasing since the Ice Age.C It is determined by the chemicals in the air.D It follows a certain cycle.Keys:1. D2. A3.A4.D5.B6.C7.A8.D9.D 10. A 11.C 12.D 13.C 14.B 15.B 16.C 17.A 18. 19.C 20.D。
2002年6月英语四级听力
2002年6月英语四级听力The 2002 June English four-level listening test has been a challenge for many students. The test consists of various sections, including short conversations, longer talks, and discussions. One of the main problems that students face is the speed at which the speakers talk. The speakers often speak quickly and use complex vocabulary, making it difficult for students to comprehend the information. This can be particularly challenging for non-native English speakers who may struggle with understanding accents and nuances in speech.Another issue with the 2002 June English four-level listening test is the range of topics covered. The test can include discussions on a wide range of subjects, from academic topics to everyday conversations. This can be overwhelming for students who may not have a strong grasp of certain subjects or may struggle to follow the flow of the conversation.In addition, the test often requires students to listen for specific details or to infer information from the context. This can be a challenge for many students, as it requires not only understanding the language but also being able to think critically and make connections between different pieces of information.Furthermore, the 2002 June English four-level listening test may also pose a challenge in terms of concentrationand focus. The test can be quite long, and students are required to listen attentively throughout the entire duration. This can be difficult for some students who may struggle with maintaining focus for an extended period of time.Moreover, the test also assesses students' ability to understand different accents and dialects. This can be particularly challenging for non-native English speakerswho may not be accustomed to hearing a wide range of accents. It requires a high level of listening skills to be able to understand and interpret the information accurately.Overall, the 2002 June English four-level listeningtest presents a range of challenges for students, from the speed of speech to the range of topics covered and the need for critical thinking and concentration. It is importantfor students to practice their listening skills regularly and familiarize themselves with different accents and topics to improve their performance in the test.。
Cet-6 2002年6月听力原文、答案与详解
2002年6月Cet-6听力原文、答案与详解Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)SECTION A10 short conversations1. A) Registering for courses.B) Getting directions.C) Buying a new computer.D) Studying sociology.1．答案：A【精析】显然，关键词是deadline（最终期限）和course（课程）, 选课的截止日期是后天，但他还没有决定选那一门课。
答案为A。
1.W: The deadline for the sociology and computer courses is the day aftertomorrow. M: But I haven’t decided which courses to take yet.Q: What are the man and woman talking about？2. A) The man will probably have to find a roommate.B) The man is unlikely to live in the suburbs.C) The man will probably have to buy a car.D) The man is unlikely to find exactly what he desires.2．答案：D【精析】从对话中可知300元的房子很难找，更何况200元的房子？答案为D。
2.M: I’m looking for an apartment with a monthly re nt to around 200 dollars inthis neighborhood. Can you give me some advice on that?W: Well, it’s rather hard to find anything for less than 300 dollars around here.Rents are lower in the suburbs, but you’ll need transportation if you choose Q: What do we learn from the conversation?3. A) Painting a picture.B) Hosting a program.C) Designing a studio.D) Taking a photograph.3．答案：B【精析】从对话中可知Prof. Brown应邀去作嘉宾，自然那女人是节目主持人。
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9. M Excuse me I’d like to place an advertisement for a used car in this Sunday edition of your paper.
M Do they say anything about the experience﹖
Q What are they talking about﹖
3. W I think we’ve covered everything. What about a cup of coffee before we move onto the next item﹖
Q Who did the man buy the books for﹖
2. W Look it says they want a junior sales manager and it seems like it’s a big company. That’ll be good for you might have to travel a lot.
W Ok but you have to run your advertisement all week. We can’t quote rates for just Sunday.
Q Where is the conversation most probably taking place﹖
Q What does the man think Mark should do﹖
7. M Jack seems to think this year’s basketball season will be disappointing.
W That’s his opinion. Most others think differently.
M We’ll have to count on good weather. But if it does rain the whole thing will have to be canceled.
Q What do we learn from the conversation﹖
M Good idea. I really can’t wait another minute.
Q What does the woman suggest doing﹖
4. W But what happens if it rains. What are we going to do then﹖
Q What does the woman mean﹖
8. M Is this the check-in counter for Flight 914 to Los Angeles﹖
M Yes but I’m sorry the flight is delayed because of a minor mechanical problem. Please wait for further notice.
Another bird is called the weaver bird. The weaver bird builds a nest that looks like a basket the nest shaped like a pear with a hole in the middle. The hole is the door of the nest. A third bird is called the oven bird. The oven bird makes a nest that is very solid. The nest is made of mud. The oven bird forms the mud into the shape of an oven and then let it dry in the sun. The sun bakes the mud making it very hard. Not all birds make their homes in branches. Some birds build their nests on the ground while others bury their eggs under the ground. And some birds do not build nests at all. So when you look for nests and eggs in branches of the trees and bushes remember that some nests may be right your feet.
5. W You took an optional course this semester didn’t you﹖ How is it going﹖
M Terrible It seems like the more the professor talks the less I understand.
Passage Two
Did you know that there’s a kind of bird that can sew﹖ This called the tailor bird uses its mouth as a needle. It sews leaves together in the shape of a cup then it adds a layer of straw to the inside of the cup and lays its eggs there. Each bird species builds its own special kind of nest. The most common materials used for nests are grasses branches and feathers. A bird must weave these materials into a nest. Just imagine building a house without cement or nails to hold together
11. What is typical of non-readers according to early research﹖
12. What are the finds of recent surveys﹖
13. What are editors and publishers doing to attract the nons the man feel about the course﹖
6. W Mark is playing computer games.
M Should he do that when the final exam is drawing near﹖
10. M I spend so much time polishing my letter application.
W It’s worthwhile to make the effort .You know just how important it is to give impression .
Q What do we know about the man ﹖
Section B
Passage One
Not everybody reads the daily newspaper .People who don’t read newspaper are sometimes referred to as non-readers . Early research has shown that the non-readers are generally low in education low in income either very young or very old .In addition non-readers are more likely to live in rural areas and have less contact with neighbours and friends .Other studies show that non-readers tend to isolate themselves from the community and less likely to own a home and seldom belong to local voluntary organizations
Why don’t these people read daily paper ﹖ They say they don’t have the time they prefer radio or TVthey have no interest in reading a tale and besides they think newspapers are too expensive. Recent surveyshoweverhave indicated the portrait of the non-reader is more complicated than first thought .There appears to be a group of non-readers that do not fit the type mentioned above .They are high in income and fall into the age group of 26 to 65 .They are far move likely to report that they don’t have the time to read the papers and they have no interest in the content .Editors and publishers are attempting to win them back. First they are also adding news briefs and comprehensive indexes. This will help overcome the time problem. And they are also giving variety to newspaper content to help build the reader’s interest.