1996年专业英语四级真题
1996年01月英语四级试题（阅读）2
59. The word “burnout” (Line 4, Para.5) here refers to the state of ______.A) being seriously burnt in the skinB) being unable to burn for lack of fuelC) being badly damaged by fireD) being unable to function because of excessive use60. The author’s purpose in writing this passage is to ______.A) show that taste preference is highly subjectiveB) argue that taste testing is an important marketing strategyC) emphasize that taste and price are closely related to each otherD) recommend that blind tasting be introduced in the quality control of colasNoPage] Passage ThreeQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage:The concept of “environment” is certainly difficult and may even be misunderstood; but we have no handy substitute. It seems simple enough to distinguish between the organism and the surrounding environment and to separate forces acting on an organism into those that are internal and biological and those that are external and environmental. But in actual practice this system breaks down in many ways, because the organism and the environment are constantly interacting so that the environment is modified by the organism and vice versa （反之亦然）.In the case of man, the difficulties with the environmental concept are even more complicated because we have to deal with man as an animal and with man as a bearer （持有者） of culture. If we look at man as an animal and try to analyze the environmental forces that are acting on the organism, we find that we have to deal with things like climate, soil, plants and such-like factors common to all biological situations; but we also find, always, very important environmental influences that we can only class as “cultural”, which modify the physical and biological factors. But man, as we know him, is always a bearer of culture; and if we study human culture, we find that it, in turn, is modified by the environmental factors ofclimate and geography. We thus easily get into great difficulties from the necessity of viewing culture, at one moment, as a part of the man and, at another moment, as a part of the environment.61. Which of the following words can best describe the popular understanding of “environment” as the author sees it?A) Elaborate.B) Prejudiced.C) Faultless.D) Oversimplified.62. According to the author the concept of “environment” is difficult to explain because _______A) it doesn’t distinguish between the organism and the environmentB) it involves both internal and external forcesC) the organism and the environment influence each otherD) the relationship between the organism and the environment is unclear63. In analyzing the environmental forces acting on man the author suggests that ________.A) biological factors are less important to the organism than cultural factors to manB) man and other animals are modified equally by the environmental forcesC) man is modified by the cultural environment as well as by the natural environmentD) physical and biological factors exert more influence on other organisms than on man64. As for culture, the author points out that ________.A) it develops side by side with environmental factorsB) it is also affected by environmental factorsC) it is generally accepted to be part of the environmentD) it is a product of man’s biological instincts65. In this passage, the author is primarily concerned with _______.A) the interpretation of the term “environment”B) the discussion on organisms and biological environmentC) the comparison between internal and external factors influencing manD) the evaluation of man’s influence on culturePassage FourQuestions 66 to 70 are based on the following passage:The speaker, a teacher from a community college, addressed a sympathetic audience. Heads nodded in agreement when he said, “High school English teachers are not doing their jobs.” He described the inadequacies of his students, all high schoolgraduates who can use language only at a grade 9 level. I was unable to determine from his answers to my questions how thisgrade 9 level had been established.My topic is not standards nor its decline（降低）. What the speaker was really saying is that eh is no longer young; he has been teaching for sixteen years, and is able to think and speak like a mature adult.My point is that the frequent complaint of one generation about the one immediately following it is inevitable. It is also human nature to look for the reasons for our dissatisfaction. Before English became a school subject in the late nineteenth century, it was difficult to find the target of the blame for language deficiencies （缺陷）. But since then, English teachers have been under constant attack.The complainers think they have hit upon an original idea. As their own command of the language improves, they notice that young people do not have this same ability. Unaware that their own ability has developed through the years, they assume the new generation of young people must be hopeless in this respect. To the eyes and ears of sensitive adults the language of the young always seems inadequate.Since this concern about the decline and fall of the English language is not perceived as a generational phenomenon but rather as something new and peculiar to today’s young people, it naturally follows that today’s English teachers cannot be doing their jobs. Otherwise, young people would not commit offenses against the language.66. The speaker the author mentioned in the passage believed that ________.A) the language of the younger generation is usually inferior to that of the older generationB) the students had a poor command of English because they didn’t work hard enoughC) he was an excellent language teacher because he had been teaching English for sixteen yearsD) English teachers should be held responsible for the students’ poor command of English67. In the author’s opinion, the speaker _______.A) gave a correct judgement of the English level of the studentsB) had exaggerated the language problems of the studentsC) was right in saying that English teachers were not doing their jobsD) could think and speak intelligently68. The author’s attitude towards the speaker’s remarks is _______.A) neutralB) positiveC) criticalD) compromising69. It can be concluded from the passage that ______.A) it is justifiable to include English as a school subjectB) the author disagrees with the speaker over the standard of English at Grade 9 levelC) English language teaching is by no means an easy jobD) Language improvement needs time and effort70. In the passage the author argues that ______.A) it is unfair to blame the English teachers for the language deficiencies of the studentsB) young people would not commit offences against the language is the teachers did their jobs properlyC) to eliminate language deficiencies one must have sensitive eyes and earsD) to improve the standard of English requires the effort of several generations[。
1996年1月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案（3）
Part III Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Direction: 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 center.Passage OneQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage:Space is a dangerous place, not only because of meteors（流星）but also because of rays from the sun and other stars. The atmosphere again acts as our protective blanket on earth. Light gets through, and this is essential for plants to make the food, which we eat. Heat, too, makes our environment endurable. Various kinds of rays come through the air from outer space, but enormous quantities of radiation from the sun are screened off. As soon as men leave the atmosphere they are exposed to this radiation but their spacesuits or the walls of their spacecraft, if they are inside, do prevent a lot of radiation damage. Radiation is the greatest known danger to explorers in space. The unit of radiation is called “rem”. Scientists have reason to think that a man can put up with far more radiation than 0.1 rem without being damaged; the figure of 60 rems has been agreed on. The trouble is that it is extremely difficult to be sure about radiation damage-a person may feel perfectly well, but the cells of his or her sex organs may be damaged, and this will not be discovered until the birth of deformed（畸形的）children or even grandchildren. Missions of the Apollo flights have had to cross belts of high radiation and, during the outward and return journeys, the Apollo crew accumulated a large amount of rems. So far, no dangerous amounts of radiation have been reported, but the Apollo missions have been quite short. We simply do not know yet how men are going to get on when they spend weeks and months outside the protection of the atmosphere, working in a space laboratory. Drugs might help to decrease the damage done by radiation, but no really effective ones have been found so far.51. According to the first paragraph, the atmosphere is essential to man in that ______.A) it protects him against the harmful rays from spaceB) it provides sufficient light for plant growthC) it supplies the heat necessary for human survivalD) it screens off the falling meteors52. We know from the passage that ________.A) exposure to even tiny amounts of radiation is fatalB) the effect of exposure to radiation is slow in comingC) radiation is avoidable in space explorationD) astronauts in spacesuits needn’t worry about radiation damage53. The harm radiation has done to the Apollo crew members _______.A) is insignificantB)seems overestimatedC) is enormousD) remains unknown54. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.A) the Apollo mission was very successfulB) protection from space radiation is no easy jobC) astronauts will have deformed children or grandchildrenD) radiation is not a threat to well-protected space explorers55. The best title for this passage would be _______.A) The Atmosphere and Our EnvironmentB) Research on RadiationC) Effects of Space RadiationD) Importance Protection Against RadiationPassage TwoQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage:Taste is such a subjective matter that we don’t usually conduct preference tests for food. The most you can say about anyone’s preference, is that it’s one person’s opinion. But because the two big cola（可⼝可乐）companies—Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola are marketed so aggressively, we’ve wondered how big a role taste preference actually plays in brand loyalty. We set up a taste test that challenged people who identified themselves as either Coca-Cola or Pepsi fans: Find your brand in a blind tasting.We invited staff volunteers who had a strong liking for either Coca-Cola Classic（传统型）or Pepsi, Diet（低糖的）Coke, or Diet Pepsi. These were people who thought they’d have no trouble telling their brand from the other brand.We eventually located 19 regular cola drinkers and 27 diet cola drinkers. Then we fed them four unidentified samples of cola one at a time, regular colas for the one group, diet versions for the other. We asked them to tell us whether each sample was Coke or Pepsi; then we analyzed the records statistically to compare the participants’ choices with what mere guess-work could have accomplished.Getting all four samples right was a tough test, but not too tough, we thought, for people who believed they could recognizetheir brand. In the end, only 7 out of 19 regular cola drinkers correctly identified their brand of choice in all four trials. The diet-cola drinkers did a little worse-only 7 of 27 identified all four samples correctly.While both groups did better than chance would predict, nearly half the participants in each group made the wrong choice two or more times. Two people go all four samples wrong. Overall, half the participants did about as well on the last round of tasting as on the first, so fatigue, or taste burnout, was not a factor. Our preference test results suggest that only a few Pepsi participants and Coke fans may really be able to tell their favorite brand by taste and price.56. According to the passage the preference test was conducted in order to _______.A) find out the role taste preference plays in a person’s drinkingB) reveal which cola is more to the liking of the drinkersC) show that a person’s opinion about taste is mere guess-workD) compare the ability of the participants in choosing their drinks57. The statistics recorded in the preference tests show ______.A) Coca-Cola and Pepsi are people’s two most favorite drinksB) there is not much difference in taste between Coca-Cola and PepsiC) few people had trouble telling Coca-Cola from PepsiD) people’s tastes differ from one another58. It is implied in the first paragraph that _______.A) the purpose of taste tests is to promote the sale of colasB) the improvement of quality is the chief concern of the two cola companiesC) the competition between the two colas is very strongD) blind tasting is necessary for identifying fans59. The word “burnout” (Line 4, Para.5) here refers to the state of ______.A) being seriously burnt in the skinB) being unable to burn for lack of fuelC) being badly damaged by fireD) being unable to function because of excessive use60. The author’s purpose in writing this passage is to ______.A) show that taste preference is highly subjectiveB) argue that taste testing is an important marketing strategyC) emphasize that taste and price are closely related to each otherD) recommend that blind tasting be introduced in the quality control of colasPassage ThreeQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage:The concept of “environment” is certainly difficult and may even be misunderstood; but we have no handy substitute. It seems simple enough to distinguish between the organism and the surrounding environment and to separate forces acting on an organism into those that are internal and biological and those that are external and environmental. But in actual practice this system breaks down in many ways, because the organism and the environment are constantly interacting so that the environment is modified by the organism and vice versa（反之亦然）.In the case of man, the difficulties with the environmental concept are even more complicated because we have to deal with man as an animal and with man as a bearer（持有者）of culture. If we look at man as an animal and try to analyze the environmental forces that are acting on the organism, we find that we have to deal with things like climate, soil, plants and such-like factors common to all biological situations; but we also find, always, very important environmental influences that we can only class as “cultural”, which modify the physical and biological factors. But man, as we know him, is always a bearer of culture; and if we study human culture, we find that it, in turn, is modified by the environmental factors of climate and geography. We thus easily get into great difficulties from the necessity of viewing culture, at one moment, as a part of the man and, at another moment, as a part of the environment.61. Which of the following words can best describe the popular understanding of “environment” as the author sees it?A) Elaborate.B) Prejudiced.C) Faultless.D) Oversimplified.62. According to the author the concept of “environment” is difficult to explain because _______A) it doesn’t distinguish between the organism and the environmentB) it involves both internal and external forcesC) the organism and the environment influence each otherD) the relationship between the organism and the environment is unclear63. In analyzing the environmental forces acting on man the author suggests that ________.A) biological factors are less important to the organism than cultural factors to manB) man and other animals are modified equally by the environmental forcesC) man is modified by the cultural environment as well as by the natural environmentD) physical and biological factors exert more influence on other organisms than on man64. As for culture, the author points out that ________.A) it develops side by side with environmental factorsB) it is also affected by environmental factorsC) it is generally accepted to be part of the environmentD) it is a product of man’s biological instincts65. 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1996年英语专四语法题
1996年英语专四语法题1996年专四语法题1. You won't get a loan ____ you can offer some security[A] lest [B] in case [C] unless [D] other than2. ____ time, he'll make a first-class tennis player.[A] Having [B] Given [C] Giving [D] Had3. I ____ the party much more if there hadn't been quite sucha crowd of people there.[A] would enjoy [B] will have enjoyed[C] would have enjoyed [D] will be enjoying4. This company has now introduced a policy ____ pay rises are related to performance at work.[A] which [B] where [C] whether [D] what5. He wasn't asked to take on the chairmanship of the society, ____ insufficiently popular with all members.[A] having considered [B] was considered[C] was being considered [D] being considered6. This may have preserved the elephant from being wiped out as well as other animals ____ in Africa.[A] hunted [B] hunting [C] that hunted [D] are hunted7. The office has to be shut down ____ funds.[A] being a lack of [B] from lack of[C] to a lack of [D] for lack of8. In international matches, prestige is so important that the only thing that matter is to avoid ____.[A] from being beaten [B] being beaten[C] beating [D] to be beaten9. As it turned out to be a small house party, we ____ so formally.[A] need not have dressed up [B] must not have dressed up[C] did not need to dress up [D] must not dress up10. Western Nebraska generally receives less snow than ____ Eastern Nebraska.[A] in [B] it receives in [C] does [D] it does in11. ____ no cause for alarm, the old man went back to his bedroom.[A] There was [B] Since [C] Being [D] There being12. The brilliance of his satires was ____ make even his victims laugh.[A] so as to [B] such as to [C] so that [D] such that13. If he ____ in that way for much longer he will find himself in the bankruptcy court.[A] carries on [B] carries off [C] carried by [D] carried away14. Although the false bank notes fooled many people, they did not ____ to close examination.[A] look up [B] pay up [C] keep up [D] stand up15. He must give us more time, ____ we shall not be able to make a good job of it.[A] consequently [B] otherwise[C] therefore [D] doubtlessly16. When there was a short ____ in the conversation, I asked if anyone would like anything to drink.[A] blank [B] space [C] pause [D] wait17. You can do it if you want to, but in my opinion it's not worth the ____ it involves.[A] effort [B] strength [C] attempt [D] force18. The main road through Littlebury was blocked for three hours today after an accident ____ two lorries.[A] involving [B] including [C] combining [D] containing19. Very few scientists ____ with completely new answers to the world's problems.[A] come to [B] come round [C] come on [D] come up20. Hotel rooms must be ____ by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter.[A] departed [B] abandoned [C] vacated [D] displaced21. Half the excuses she gives are not true, but she always seems to ____ them.[A] get on with [B] get away with[C] get up from [D] get in on22. The ____ physicist has been challenged by others in his field.[A] respectable [B] respectful[C] respective [D] respecting23. With hundreds of works left behind, Picasso is regarded as a very ____ artist.[A] profound [B] productive[C] prosperous [D] plentiful24. The city suffered ____ damage as a result of the earthquake.[A] considered [B] considerate[C] considerable [D] considering25. Undergraduate students have no ____ to the rare books in the school library.[A] access [B] entrance [C] way [D] path【参考答案】：1-5：CBCB D 6-10：A DBA C 11-15：D B A D B 16-20：CAA DC 21-25：BABCA。
专业英语四级真题1996年[5篇材料]
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专业英语四级真题1996年[5篇材料]第一篇：专业英语四级真题1996年TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS(1996)PARTIWRITINGWrite a composition of about 150 words on the following topic: Every college student would agree that life in college is not the same as it was in the middle school.Now, you have been asked by the Students' Union to write a passage entitled THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEENMY COLLEGE LIFE AND MY MIDDLE SCHOOL LIFEas part of an introduction programme for new students coming in September.You are to write in three paragraphs.In the first paragraph, state clearly what you think the main difference is between college and middle school life.In the second paragraph, state which life you prefer and why.In the last paragraph, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion with a summary or suggestion.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy.Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.PARTⅣCLOZE[15 MIN] Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks.Choose the best one for each blank.Since 1895 the National Trust(国家文物信托基金会)has worked for the preservation of places of historic interest and natural beauty in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.Today the Trust —and its own members —is the largest landowner and conservation society in Britain.Wherever you go, you are close to land that is protected by the National Trust.Over 350 milescoastline； 90,000 acres of land, lakes and forests in one area of natural beautyprehistoric and Roman ruins； moorlands and farmland, woods and islands；； even seventeen whole villages — all are open to the public atBut the Trust'sfurther than this.It has in its possession a hundred gardens hundred gardens and parksof the National Trust.The walking-sticks in the hall, the flowers, silver-framed photographs, books and papers in the rooms are signs that the house is still loved and26.A.itB.whichC.thisD.whether itpulsoryC.spontaneousD.voluntary28.A.maintainedB.watchedC.renewedD.repaired29.A.unusedB.underdevelopedC.unwantedD.unspoilt30.A.besidesB.nearbyC.aloneD.beyond31.A.interiorB.inlandC.insideD.inner32.A.byB.atC.toD.on33.A.developsB.extendsC.enlargesD.prolongs34.A.someB.nearbyC.on averageD.more35.A.architecturalB.archetypeC.architectureD.archaeology36.A.are givingB.have givenC.been givenD.have been given37.A.primitiveB.initialC.elementaryD.original38.A.timesB.generationsC.yearsD.age groups39.A.residentB.dwellerC.tenantD.housekeeper40.A.lived inB.kept overC.resided withD.taken upPARTⅤGRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY[15 MIN]41.You won't get a loan ________ you can offer some security.A.lestB.in caseC.unlessD.other than42.________time, he'll make a first-class tennis player.A.HavingB.GivenC.GivingD.Had43.I________ the party much more if there hadn't been quite such a crowd of people there.A.would enjoyB.will have enjoyedC.would have enjoyedD.will be enjoying44.This company has now introduced a policy ________ pay rises are related to performance at work.A.whichB.whereC.whetherD.what45.He wasn't asked to take on the chairmanship of the society, ________ insufficiently popular with all members.A.having consideredB.was consideredC.was being consideredD.being considered46.This may have preserved the elephant from being wiped out as well as other animals in Africa.A.huntedB.huntingC.that huntedD.are hunted47.The office has to be shut down ________ funds.A.being a lack ofB.from lack ofC.to alack ofD.for lack of48.In international matches, prestige is so important that the only thing that matters is to avoid ______.A.from being beatenB.being beatenC.beatingD.to be beaten49.As it turned out to be a small house party, we ________so formally.A.need not have dressed upB.must not have dressed upC.did not need to dress upD.must not dress up50.Western Nebraska generally receives less snow than ________ Eastern Nebraska.A.inB.it receives inC.doesD.it does in51.________ no cause for alarm, the old man went back to his bedroom.A.There wasB.SinceC.BeingD.There being52.The brilliance of his satires was ________ make even his victims laugh.A.so as toB.such as toC.so thatD.such that53.If he ________ in that way for much longer he will find himself in the bankruptcy court.A.carries onB.carries offC.carried byD.carried away54.Although the false banknotes fooled many people, theydid not ________ to close examination.A.look upB.pay upC.keep upD.stand up55.He must give us more time, ________ we shall not be able to make a good job of it.A.consequentlyB.otherwiseC.thereforeD.doubtlessly56.When there was a short ________ in the conversation, I asked if anyone would like anything to drink.A.blankB.spaceC.pauseD.wait57.You can do it if you want to, but in my opinion it's not worth the ________ it involves.A.effortB.strengthC.attemptD.force58.The main road through Littlebury was blocked for three hours today after an accident ________two biningD.containing59.Very few scientists ________ with completely new answers to the world's e e e e up60.Hotel rooms must be ________ by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter.A.departedB.abandonedC.vacatedD.displaced61.Half the excuses she gives are not true, but she always seems to ________ them.A.get on withB.get away withC.get up fromD.get in on62.The________ physicist has been challenged by others in his field.A.respectableB.respectfulC.respectiveD.respecting63.With hundreds of works left behind, Picasso is regarded as a very ________ artist.A.profoundB.productiveC.prosperousD.plentiful64.The city suffered________ damage as a result of the earthquake.A.consideredB.considerateC.considerableD.consideri ng65.Undergraduate students have no ________ to the rare books in the school library.A.accessB.entranceC.wayD.path PARTⅥREADING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A[30 MIN][25 MIN]In this part there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B,C and D.Choose the one that you think is the correct answer.TEXT A1In the past thirty years many social changes have taken place in Britain.The greatest of these have probably been in the economic lives of women.2The changes have been significant, but, because tradition and prejudice can still handicap women in their working careers and personal lives, major legislation to help promote equality of opportunity and pay was passed during the 1970s.3At the heart of women's changed role in society has been the rise in the number of women at work, particularly married women.As technology and society permit highly effective and generally acceptable methods of family planning there has been a decline in family size.Women as a result are involved in child-rearing for a much shorter time and related to this, there has been a rapid increase in the number of women with young children who return to work when the children are old enough not to need constant care and attention.4Since 1951 the proportion of married women who work has grown from just over a fifth to a pared with their counterparts elsewhere on the Continent, British women comprise a relatively high proportion of the work-force, about two-fifths, but on average they work fewer hours, about 31 a week.There is still a significant difference between women's average earnings and men's, but the equal pay legislation which came into force at the end of 1975appears to have helped to narrow the gap between women's and men's basic rates.5As more and more women joined the work-force in the 1960s and early 1970s there was an increase in the collective incomes of women as a whole and a major change in the economic role of large numbers of housewives.Families have come to rely on married women's earnings as an essential part of their income, rather than as “pocket money”.At the same time social roals within the family are more likely to be shared, exchanged or altered.66.The general idea of the passage is aboutA.social trends in contemporary Britain.B.changes in women's economic status.C.equal opportunity and pay in Britain.D.women's roles within the family.67.According to the author, an increasing number of married women are able to work becauseA.their children no longer require their care.B.there are more jobs available nowadays.C.technology has enabled them to find acceptable jobs.D.they spend far less time on child care than before.TEXT BNature' s Gigantic Snowplough1On January 10, 1962, an enormous piece of glacier broke away and tumbled down the side of a mountain in Peru.A mere seven minutes later, when cascading ice finally came to a stop ten miles down the mountain, it had taken the lives of 4,000 people.2it is extremely cold at very high altitudes, snow rarely melts.It just keeps piling up higher and higher.Glaciers are eventually created when the weight of the snow is so great that the lower layers are pressed into solid ice.But most avalanches occur long before this happens.As snow accumulates on a steep slope, it reaches a critical point at which the slightest vibration will send it sliding into the valley below.3Even an avalanche oflight power can be dangerous, but the Peruvian catastrophe was particularly terrible because it was caused by a heavy layer of ice.It is estimated that the ice that broke off weighed three million tons.As it crashed down the steep mountainside like a gigantic snowplough, it swept up trees, boulders and tons of topsoil, and completely crushed and destroyed the six villages that lay in its path.4At present there is no way to predict or avoid such enormous avalanches, but, luckily, they are very rare.Scientists are constantly studying the smaller, more common avalanches, to try to understand what causes them.In the future, perhaps dangerous masses of snow and ice can be found and removed before they take human lives.68.The first paragraph catches the reader's attention with aA.first-hand report.B.dramatic description.C.tall tale.D.vivid word picture.A.violently ruinous.B.spectacularly interesting.C.stunning.D.unpleasant.70.The passage is mostly aboutA.avalanches.B.glaciers.C.Peru.D.mountains.CI was born in Tuckahoe, Talbot Country, Maryland.I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any authentic record containing it.By far the larger part of the slaves know as little of their age as horses know of theirs, and it is the wish of most masters within my knowledge to keep their slaves thus ignorant.I do not remember having ever met a slave who could tell of his birthday.They seldom come nearer to it than planting-time, harvesting, springtime, or falltime.A lack of information concerning my own was a source of unhappiness to me even during childhood.The white children could tell their ages, I could not tell why I ought to be deprived of the same privilege.I was not allowed to make any inquiries of my master concerning it.Heconsidered all such inquiries on the part of a slave improper and impertinent.The nearest estimate I can give makes me now between twenty-seven and twenty-eight years of age.I come to this, from hearing my master say, some time during 1835, I was about seventeen years old.2My mother was named Harriet Bailey.She was the daughter of Issac and Betsey Bailey, both coloured, and quite dark.My mother was of a darker complexion than either my grandmother or grandfather.3My father was a white man.He was admitted to be such by all I ever heard speak of my parentage.The opinion was also whispered that my master was my father;but of the correctness of this opinion, I know nothing;the means of knowing was withheld from me.My mother and I were separated when I was but an infant — before I knew her as my mother.It is a common custom, in the part of Maryland from which I ran away, to part children from their mothers at a very early age.Frequently, before the child has reached its twelfth month, its mother is taken from it, and hired out on some farm a considerable distance off, and the child is placed under the care of an older woman, too old for field labour.For what this separation is done, I do not know, unless it be to hinder the development of the child's affection towards its mother.71.The author did not know exactly when he was born becauseA.he did not know who his mother was.B.there was no written evidence of it.C.his master did not tell his father.D.nobody on his farm knew anything about it.72.In the mid-nineteenth century, slaves oftenA.marked their birthdays by the season.B.did not really care how old they were.C.forgot the exact time when they were born.D.pretended not to know each other's birthdays.73.The author's mother told himA.his father was black.B.his father was white.C.nothing about his father.D.his master was his father.74.According to the passage, when the author was very young his motherA.ran away.B.was light-skinned.C.had several children.D.was sent to work elsewhere.75.The author had not spent much time with hisA.mother.B.master.C.grandfather.D.grandmother.76.The author was most probably raisedA.by his grandparents.B.by an old woman slave.C.with his master's support.D.together with other children.TEXTEXT D Please Recycle That Bobsled Run(大学橇滑道)1For the 1992 Winter Games, French organizers constructed a new motorway, parking lots and runs for skiing in the Alps.Environmentalists screamed “Disaster!'.Th us warned, the Norwegians have adopted ”green“ advice and avoided great blots on the landscape.The speed-skating rink was built to look like an overturned ship, and placed so as not to disturb a bird sanctuary.Dug into a mountainside, the hockey arena is well concealed and energy efficient.The bobsled run is built out of wood not metal and hidden among trees.No wonder the president of the International Olympic Committee has called these the first ”Green Games“.2Lillehammer's opening ceremonies featured a giant Olympic Torch burning biogas produced by rotting vegetation.During construction, builders were threatened with ＄7,500 fines for felling trees unnecessarily.Rare trees were carefully transplanted from hillsides.Food is being served on potato-based plates that will be fed, in turn, to pigs.Smoking has been banned outdoors as well as in, with enforcement by polite requests.3Environmentalists have declared partial victory, though Coca-Cola's plan todecorate the town with banners has been scaled back, there are still too many billboards for strict green tastes.Perhaps, but after the Games, athlete housing will be converted into vacation homes or shipped to the northlands for student dormitories.Bullets will be plucked from biathlon targets and recycled to keep the lead from poisoning ground water.And these tricks won't be forgotten.Embarrassed by environmental protests, the I.O.C.claims that green awareness is now entrenched — along with sport and culture —as a permanent dimension of the Olympic Charter.4Indeed, Sydney was successful in becoming host for the 2000 Summer Games in part on the strength of its endorsement from Greenpeace.Aspiring host cities are picking up the code.Salt Lake City, bidding for the 2002 Games, may opt to use the bobsled run that Calgary built for the '88 Games.after that, who could deny that recycling is an Olympic movement?77.Which of the following countries has not paid enough attention to the ”green" issues?A.Norway.B.France.C.America.D.Australia.78.In which area did the environmentalists fail in Lillehammer?A.Energy.B.Smoking.C.Housing.D.Advertising.79.Which of the following describes the I.O.C.'s attitude towards the environmentalists' protests?A.Trying to commit themselves.B.Showing indifference and contempt.C.Arguing for practical difficulties.D.Negotiating for gradual changes.80.The 2002 Games might be held inA.Oslo.B.Calgary.C.Sydney.D.Salt Lake City.第二篇：专业英语四级作文真题参考2011年专业英语四级作文真题参考范文2011专四便条写作真题网友参考范文April 20, 2008Dear my friend,The summer vacation is coming next month.I hope you will visit our home town and stay with us.It's very beautiful here with everything in bloom now.If possible, you can come here by the train No.1010, which will arrive here at 18:00.I am looking forward to seeing you as soon as possible.Sincerely,2011年专四作文真题网友参考范文Should private car owners be taxed for pollution?私家车主是否应交污染税？With the development of society, many people can afford a car.As the number of the cars is rising, we are facing some problems.One big problem is the pollution caused by the use of cars.In order to solve this problem, government agencies in some big cities recently suggest that a “pollution tax” should be put on private cars in order to control the number of cars and reduce pollution in the city.For my part, I agree to this viewpoint, and my reasons are as follows:第三篇：2006-2010年英语四级作文真题及听力课堂,开放式外语学习的平台！2010年12月大学英语四级作文真题Part I Writing(30 minutes)Directions：For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled How Should Parents Help Children to Be Independent? You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below.1.目前不少父母为孩子包办一切 2.为了让孩子独立, 父母应该……How Should Parents Help Children to Be Independent?参考范文Help Children to Be IndependentThanks to the “family plan”policy,toda y in China many families have one child.Loving and caring for children is an old Chinese tradition that has remained for thousands of years.Butthe children are spoilt so much that they have less independence.They rely on their parents in everything.That is bad for a child's growing.Therefore,parents should develop the children's independence instead of doing everything for them.There are some ways to help children to be independent.First of all,you should believe your children can do the things well.Second,give them more chances to practise,when they don't know how to do it,just tell them the way.Third,don't be afraid to see them fail.In the beginning,they may do something bad.But don't worry,just let them try again.They can do the work as well as you if given more time.To be independent is good for the children.A child who is independent will succeed easily in the future.2010年06月大学英语四级作文真题Part I Writing(30 minutes)注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。
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1996年英语专业四级真题试卷[真题] 120Part II LISTENING COMPREHENSION In Sections A、B and C you will hear everything once only.Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your ANSWER SHEET. SECTION A CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.第1题：Joe went to court because he was a ___.w breakerB.trainee lawyerC.friend of the judgeD.traffic policeman第2题：Where did the speaker think they were supposed to meet?A.On the platform.B.On the train.C.Near the stairs.D.At the information desk.第3题：What is being described?A.Telephone.B.Telegraph.C.Microfilm.D.Microscope.第4题：How long was the coach delayed?A.Three hours and forty-five minutes.B.Five and a half hours.C.Two hours and forty-five minutes.D.Eight hours and fifteen minutes.第5题：What does the speaker imply?A.I want you to have a fully enjoyable holiday.B.Your plans for the trip interest me a lot.C.I think you should arrive according to the plan.D.We are now making plans for your journey.第6题：What does the speaker mean ?A.The shop told me this would happen.B.I didn’t know it would be like this.C.It became smaller but still fits me.D.The cardigan is well worth the price.第7题：When will the writer’s new book be published?A.In the spring.B.In the summer.C.In the autumn.D.In the winter.第8题：What does the speaker mean?A.Travelling by car is more dangerous than by air.B.There are 300 air crashes each year in the US.C.The air crashes each year kill about 50,000 people.D.Travelling by plane is more dangerous than by car.第9题：What does the man mean?A.It’s really nice to have a change.B.They ought to have been changed long ago.C.The curtains are of a wrong colour.D.The curtains are still quite good.第10题：The woman’s usual attitude towards films is ___.A.mixed.B.fascinated.C.enthusiastic.D.disinterested.第11题：According to the conversation, the woman’s sister ___.A.was probably upsetB.had little educationC.always writes like thatually never writes第12题：The man’s purpose in visiting was to ___.A.take a courseB.see the cityC.go to the parkD.take a rest第13题：What does the man indicate?A.Most people like the museum.B.It is difficult to get up early.C.There might be varied opinions.D.It is a problem to get there.第14题：What does the woman mean?A.She does not really need his help.B.She has not started thinking about it yet.C.She is very grateful to the man for his advice.D.She has already talked with the man.第15题：Which of the following best describes the woman’s reaction?A.Overjoyed.B.Confused.C.Surprised.D.Supportive.第16题：The woman is going to the supermarket tomorrow because ___.A.the supermarket is closing down after Christmas.B.the man is going to help her with shopping.C.tomorrow is the only day she is free before Christmas.D.she wants to get enough food for the holiday period.第17题：John is going to France because ___.A.he’ll start a new business in propertiesB.he has been left property thereC.he’s made a fortune with his uncleD.his uncle wants his company there第18题：What happened to the schoolboy?A.He forgot to lock the cold store door.B.He was forced to work throughout the night.C.He caught cold while working at the butcher’s.D.He was locked up by accident in a cold store.第19题：Mr. Warren Christopher ___.A.believes there is hope for peaceB.will report to the UN on ThursdayC.will hold more talks before leaving the regionD.is not sure that the peace process will succeed第20题：With whom did Mr. Christopher NOT meet?A.The Syrian President.B.The PLO leader.C.The Jordanian President.D.The Israeli Prime Minister.第21题：The number of the escaped prisoners is ___.A.6B.5C.1D.7第22题：Following the prison breakout, the Government is to ___.A.restructure the prison serviceB.discipline some prison officersC.recruit more security staffD.look into security conditions第23题：The aim of the agreement is to ___.A.encourage trade in the regionB.crack down on drug smugglingC.save the declining fishing industryD.strengthen cross-boarder police presence第24题：Which group of people is now taking advantage of the agreement?A.Canadian police.B.Businessmen.C.Drug traffickers.D.Customs officers.第25题：The percentage of cocaine brought through the coast has increased by ___.A.10%B.50%C.60%D.70%PART V READING COMPREHENSION In this section there are several reading passages followed by twenty questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked [A]、[B]、[C] and [D]. Choose the one that you think is the correct answer. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.In the past thirty years many social changes have taken place in Britain. The greatest of these have probably been in the economic lives of women.The changes have been significant, but, because tradition and prejudice can still handicap women in their working careers and personal lives, major legislation to help promote equality of opportunity and pay was passed during the 1970s.At the heart of women’s changed role in society has been the rise in the number of women at work, particularly married women. As technology and society permit highly effective and generally acceptable methods of family planning there has been a decline in family size. Women as a result are involved in child-rearing for a much shorter time and related to this, there has been a rapid increase in the number of women with young children who return to work when the children are old enough not to need constant care and attention.Since 1951 the proportion of married women who work has grown from just over a fifth to a half. Compared with their counterparts elsewhereon the Continent, British women comprise a relatively high proportion of the work-force, about two-fifths, but on average they work fewer hours, about 31 a week. There is still a significant difference between women’s average earnings and men’ s, but the equal pay legislation which came into force at the end of 1975 appears to have helped to narrow the gap between women’s and men’s basic rates.As more and more women joined the work force in the 1960s and early 1970s there was an increase in the collective incomes of women as a whole and a major change in the economic role of large numbers of housewives. Families have come to rely on married women’s earnings as an essential part of their income rather than as “pocket money”. At the same time social roles within the family are more likely to be shared, exchanged or altered.第26题：The general idea of the passage is about _________.A.social trends in contemporary BritainB.changes in women’s economic statusC.equal opportunity and pay in BritainD.women’s roles within the family第27题：According to the author, an increasing number of married women are able to work because ______.A.their children no longer require their careB.there are more jobs available nowadaysC.technology has enabled them to find acceptable jobsD.they spend far less time on child care than beforeNature’s Gigantic SnowploughOn January 10,1962, an enormous piece of glacier broke away and tumbled down the side of a mountain in Peru. A mere seven minutes later, when cascading ice finally came to a stop ten miles down the mountain, it had taken the lives of 4000 people.This disaster is one of the most (devastating) examples of a very common event: an avalanche of snow or ice. Because it is extremely cold at very high altitudes, snow rarely melts. It just keeps piling up higher and higher. Glaciers are eventually created when the weight of the snow is so great that the lower layers are pressed into solid ice. But most avalanches occur long before this happens. As snow accumulates on a steep slope, it reaches a critical point at which the slightest vibration will send it sliding into the valley below.Even an avalanche of light power can be dangerous, but the Peruvian catastrophe was particularly terrible because it was caused by a heavy layer of ice. It is estimated that the ice that broke off weighed threemillion tons. As it crashed down the steep mountainside like a gigantic snowplough, it swept up trees, boulders and tons of topsoil, and completely crushed and destroyed the six villages that lay in its path.At present there is no way to predict or avoid such enormous avalanches, but, luckily, they are very rare. Scientists are constantly studying the smaller, more common avalanches, to try to understand what causes them. In the future, perhaps dangerous masses of snow and ice can be found and removed before they take human lives.第28题：The first paragraph catches the reader’s attention with a _____.A.firsthand reportB.dramatic descriptionC.tall taleD.vivid word picture第29题：In this passage devastating means _____.A.violently ruinousB.spectacularly interestingC.stunningD.unpleasant第30题：The passage is mostly about _______.A.avalanchesB.glaciersC.PeruD.mountainsI was born in Tuckahoe, Talbot Country, Maryland. I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any authentic record containing it. By far the larger part of the slaves know as little of their age as horses know of theirs, and it is the wish of most masters within my knowledge to keep their slaves thus ignorant. I do not remember having ever met a slave who could tell of his birthday. They seldom come nearer to it than planting-time, harvesting, springtime, or fall-time. A lack of information concerning my own was a source of unhappiness to me even during childhood. The white children could tell their ages, I could not tell why I ought to be deprived of the same privilege. I was not allowed to make any inquiries of my master concerning it. He considered all such inquiries on the part of a slave improper and impertinent. The nearest estimate I can give makes me now between twenty-seven and twenty-eight years of age. I come to this, from hearing my master say, some time during1835, I was about seventeen years old.My mother was named Harriet Bailey. She was the daughter of Issac and Betsey Bailey, both coloured, and quite dark. My mother was of a darker complexion than either my grandmother or grandfather.My father was a white man. He was admitted to be such by all I ever heard speak of my parentage. The opinion was also whispered that my master was my father; but of the correctness of this opinion, I know nothing; the means of knowing was withheld from me. My mother and I were separated when I was but an infant—before I knew her as my mother. It is a common custom, in the part of Maryland from which I run away, to part children from their mothers at a very early age. Frequently, before the child has reached its twelfth month, its mother is taken from it, and hired out on some farm a considerable distance off, and the child is placed under the care of an older woman, too old for field labour. For what this separation is done, I do not know, unless it be to hinder the development of the child’s affection towards its mother.第31题：The author did not know exactly when he was born because _______.A.he did not know who his mother wasB.there was no written evidence of itC.his master did not tell his fatherD.nobody on his farm knew anything about it第32题：In the mid-nineteenth century, slaves often ______.A.marked their birthdays by the seasonB.did not really care how old they wereC.forgot the exact time when they were bornD.pretended not to know each other’s birthdays第33题：The author’s mother told him ______.A.his father was blackB.his father was whiteC.nothing about his fatherD.his master was his father第34题：According to the passage, when the author was very young his mother _______.A.run awayB.was light-skinnedC.had several childrenD.was sent to work elsewhere第35题：The author had not spent much time with his ______.A.motherB.masterC.grandfatherD.grandmother第36题：The author was most probably raised ______.A.by his grandparentsB.by an old woman slaveC.with his master's supportD.together with other childrenPlease Recycle That Bobsled Run(大雪橇滑道)For the 1992 Winter Games, French organizers constructed a new motorway, parking lots and runs for skiing in the Alps. Environmentalists screamed “Disaster!” Thus warned, the Norwegians have adopted “green”advice and avoided great blots on the landscape. The speed-skating rink was built to look like an overturned ship, and placed so as not to disturb a bird sanctuary. Dug into a mountainside, the hockey arena is well concealed and energy efficient. The bobsled run is built out of wood not metal and hidden among trees. No wonder the president of the International Olympic Committee has called these the first “Green Games.”Lillehammer’s opening ceremonies featured a giant Olympic Torch burning biogas produced by rotting vegetation. During construction, builders were threatened with $ 7500 fines for felling trees unnecessarily. Rare trees were carefully transplanted from hillsides. Food is being served on potato-based plates that will be fed, in the end, to pigs. Smoking has been banned outdoors as well as in, with enforcement by polite requests.Environmentalists have declared partial victory: though Coca-Cola’s plan to decorate the town with banners has been scaled back, there are still too many billboards for strict green tastes. Perhaps, but after the Games, athlete housing will be converted into vacation homes or shipped to the northlands for student dormitories. Bullets will be plucked from biathlon targets and recycled to keep the lead from poisoning ground water. And these tricks won’t be forgotten. Embarrassed by environmental protests, the IOC claims that green awareness is now entrenched—along with sport and culture—as a permanent dimension of the Olympic Charter.Indeed, Sydney was successful in becoming host for the 2000 Summer Games in pan on the strength of its endorsement from Greenpeace. Aspiringhost cities are picking up the code. Salt Lake City, bidding for the 2002 Games, may opt to use the bobsled run that Calgary built for the ’88 Games. After that, who could deny that recycling is an Olympic movement?第37题：Which of the following countries has not paid enough attention to the “ green” issues?A.Norway.B.France.C.America.D.Australia.第38题：In which area did the environmentalists fail in Lillehammer?A.Energy.B.Smoking.C.Housing.D.Advertising.第39题：Which of the following describes the IOC’s attitude towards the environmentalists’ protests?A.Trying to commit themselves.B.Showing indifference and contempt.C.Arguing for practical difficulties.D.Negotiating for gradual changes.第40题：The 2002 Games might be held in ______.A.OsloB.CalgaryC.SydneyD.Salt Lake CityPART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A、B、C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.第41题：You won’ t get a loan ______ you can offer some security.A.lestB.in caseC.unlessD.other than第42题：_______ time, he’ll make a first-class tennis player.A.HavingB.GivenC.GivingD.Had第43题：I _______ the party much more if there hadn’t been quite such a crowd of people there.A.would enjoyB.will have enjoyedC.would have enjoyedD.will be enjoying第44题：This company has now introduced a policy _______ pay rises are related to performance at work.A.whichB.whereC.whetherD.what第45题：He wasn’t asked to take on the chairmanship of the society, _______ insufficiently popular with all members.A.having consideredB.was consideredC.was being consideredD.being considered第46题：This may have preserved the elephant from being wiped out as well as other animals _______ in Africa.A.huntedB.huntingC.that huntedD.are hunted第47题：The office has to be shut down ________ fund.A.being a lack ofB.from lack ofC.to a lack ofD.for lack of第48题：In international matches, prestige is so important that the only thing that matters is to avoid ______.A.from being beatenB.being beatenC.beatingD.to be beaten第49题：As it turned out to be a small house party, we _______ so formally.A.need not have dressed upB.must not have dressed upC.did not need to dress upD.must not dress up第50题：Western Nebraska generally receives less snow than ______ Eastern Nebraska.A.inB.it receives inC.doesD.it does in第51题：______ no cause for alarm, the old man went back to his bedroom.A.There wasB.SinceC.BeingD.There being第52题：The brilliance of his satires was ___ make even his victims laugh.A.so as toB.such as toC.so thatD.such that第53题：If he ______ in that way for much longer he will find himself in thebankruptcy court.A.carries onB.carries offC.carried byD.carded away第54题：Although the false banknotes fooled many people, they did not ______ to close examination.A.look upB.pay upC.keep upD.stand up第55题：He must give us more time, ______ we shall not be able to make a good job of it.A.consequentlyB.otherwiseC.thereforeD.doubtlessly第56题：When there was a short ______ in the conversation, I asked if anyone would like anything to drink.A.blankB.spaceC.pauseD.wait第57题：You can do it if you want to, but in my opinion it’s not worth the ______ it involves.A.effortB.strengthC.attemptD.force第58题：The main road through Littlebury was blocked for three hours today after an accident ______ two lorries.A.involvingB.includingbiningD.containing第59题：Very few scientists _______ with completely new answers to the world’s problems.e toe rounde one up第60题：Hotel rooms must be ______ by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter.A.departedB.abandonedC.vacatedD.displaced第61题：Half the excuses she gives are not true, but she always seems to ______ them.A.get on withB.get away withC.get up fromD.get in on第62题：The ______ physicist has been challenged by others in his field.A.respectableB.respectfulC.respectiveD.respecting第63题：With hundreds of works left behind, Picasso is regarded as a very ______ artist.A.profoundB.productiveC.prosperousD.plentiful第64题：The city suffered _______ damage as a result of the earthquake.A.consideredB.considerateC.considerableD.considering第65题：Undergraduate students have no ______ to the rare books in the school library.A.accessB.entranceC.wayD.pathPART ⅢCLOZE Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your ANSWER SHEET.Since 1895 the National Trust( 国家文物信托基金会)has worked for the preservation of places of historic interest and natural beauty in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.Today the Trust—(26)___ is not a government department but a charity depending on the (27)___support of the public and its own members—is the largest landowner and conservation society in Britain.Wherever you go, you are close to land that is protected and(28)___ by the National Trust. Over 350 miles of (29) ___ coastline; 90 000 acres of land, lakes and forest in one area of natural beauty (30)___; prehistoric and Roman ruins; moorlands and farmland, woods and islands; lengths of ( 31 )___ waterways; even seventeen whole villages—all are open to the public at all times subject only(32)___ the needs of fanning, forestry and the protection of wildlife.But the Trust’ s protection (33) ___ further than this. It has in its possession a hundred gardens and(34) ___ two hundred historic buildings which it opens to paying visitors. Castles and churches, houses of (35)___ or historic importance, mills, gardens and parks (36)___ to the Trust by their former owners.Many houses retain their (37)___ contents of fine furniture, pictures, and other treasures accumulated over (38)___, and often the donor himself continues to live in part of the house as a (39)___ of the National Trust. The walking-sticks in the hall, the flowers, silver-framed photographs, books and papers in the rooms are signs that the house is still loved and (40)___ and that visitors are welcomed as private individuals just as much as tourists.第66题：A.itB.whichC.thisD.whether it第67题：A.deliberatepulsoryC.spontaneousD.voluntary第68题：A.maintainedB.watchedC.renewedD.repaired第69题：A.unusedB.underdevelopedC.unwantedD.unspoilt第70题：A.besidesB.nearbyC.aloneD.beyond第71题：A.interiorB.inlandC.insideD.inner第72题：A.byB.atC.toD.on第73题：A.developsB.extendsC.enlargesD.prolongs第74题：A.someB.nearbyC.on averageD.more第75题：A.architecturalB.archetypeC.architectureD.archaeology第76题：A.am givingB.have givenC.been givenD.have been given第77题：A.primitiveB.initialC.elementaryD.original第78题：A.timesB.generationsC.yearsD.age groups第79题：A.residentB.dwellerC.tenantD.housekeeper第80题：A.lived inB.kept overC.resided withD.taken up。
1996年06月大学英语四级考试听力真题及答案
1996年06月大学英语四级考试听力真题及答案1996年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)听力真题试卷Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section A1. A) Place another order. B) Call to check on it.C) Wait patiently. D) Go and find the furniture.2. A) She doe sn’t need the job.B) She hasn’t got a job yet.C) She has got a good job. D) She is going to start work soon.3. A) She got home before 9 o’clock.B) She had a bad cold.C) She had a car accident. D) She was delayed.4. A) She hasn’t gone camping for several weeks.B) She like to take long camping trips.C) She prefers not to go camping on weekends.D) She often spends a lot of time planning her camping trips.5. A) A writer. B) A teacher. C) A reporter. D) A student.6. A) She has not heard of Prof. Johnson.B) She has not heard of Prof. Johnson’s brother.C) She is a good friend of Prof. Johnson’s.D) She does not know Prof. Johnson’s.7. A) Coming back for a later show. B) Waiting in a queue.C) Coming back in five minutes. D) Not going to the movie today.8. A) He has got a heart attack. B) He was unharmed.C) He was badly hurt. D) He has fully recovered from the shock.9. A) The man went to Australia during Christmas.B) The man visited Australia during the summer vacation.C) The man didn’t have a good time because of the different weather.D) The man remained home while his parents went to see his uncle.10. A) T o attend a party at a classmate’s home.B) To do homework with her classmate.C) To attend an evening class. D) To have supper out with her classmate.Section B11. A) He fell into the river but couldn’t swim.B) He fell into the river together with his bike.C) He had his foot caught between two posts in the river.D) He dived into the river but couldn’t re ach the surface.12. A) He jumped into the river immediately.B) He took off his coat and jumped into the water.C) He dashed down the bridge to save the boy.D) He shouted out for help.13. A) H e asked what the young man’s name was.B) He asked the young man to take him home.C) He gave his name and then ran away.D) He thanked the young man and then ran away.Passage T wo14. A) Alcohol helps develop people’s intelligence.B) Heavy drinking is not necessarily harmful to one’s health.C) Controlled drinking helps people keep their wits as they age.D) Drinking, even moderately, may harm one’s health.15 A) Worried. B) Pleased. C) Surprised. D) Unconcerned.16. A) At a conference. B) In a newspaper.C) On television. D) In a journal.Passage Three17. A) To seek adventure there. B) To be with her mother onChristmas.C) To see the animals and plants there. D) To join her father on Christmas.18. A) She was seriously injured. B) She survived the accident.C) She lost consciousness. D) She fell into a stream.19. A) To avoid hostile Indians. B) To avoid the rain.C) To avoid the strong sunlight. D) T o avoid wild animals.20. A) They gave Julia food to eat. B) They drove Julia to a hospital.C) They invited Julia to their hut. D) They took Julia to a village by boat.1996年6月四级听力参考答案1. C2. B3. D4. B5. C6. D7. A8. B9. A 10. A11.C 12. A13. D 14.C15.B16. A 17.D 18.B 19.C 20. D1996年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)听力原文Section A1.M: I haven't received the furniture I ordered yet. Maybe I should call to check on it.W: Don't worry. It takes at least a week to arrive.Q: What does the woman think the man should do?2.M: Congratulations! I understand you've got a job. Whenwill you start to work?W: Y ou must be thinking of someone else. I'm still waiting to hear the good news.Q: What does the woman mean?3.W: If it hadn't been snowing so hard, I might have been home by 9 o'clock.M: It's too bad you didn't make it. Jane was here and she wanted to see you.Q: What happened to the woman?4.M: Janet is quite interested in camping, isn't she?W: Yes, she often goes for weeks at a time.Q: What does the woman say about Janet?5.W: Good evening, Professor David. My name is Susan Gray. I'm with the local newspaper. Doyou mind if I ask you a few questions?M: Not at all. Go ahead, please?Q: What is Susan Gray?6.M: Do you know Professor Johnson's brother?W: I've never met him, but I've heard that he is as well-known as Johnson herself.Q: What do we learn from the woman's reply?7. W: The movie starts in 5 minutes and there's bound to bea long line.M: Why don't we come back for the next show? I'm sure it would be less crowded.Q: What is the man suggesting?8. W: Were you hurt in the accident?M: I was shocked at the time, but wasn't hurt at all. My bike was totally damaged though.Q: What do we know about the man?9.W: Where were you on Christmas David? I called you several times and nobody was home. M: My parents and I traveled to Australia to visit my uncle. It was quite an experience to spend Christmas in summer.Q: What do we learn from this conversation?10. M: It's seven o'clock already. Mary should be home by now.W: Oh. I forgot to tell you that she called this afternoon and told me that she was going to a party at her classmate's house and wouldn't be home until 10.Q: What did Mary say she was going to do?Section BPassage OneA young man who refused to give his name dived into the river yesterday morning to save a twelve-year-old boy. The boy ran away after he was rescued. He had been swimming in the river and had caught his foot between two concrete posts under the bridge. He shouted out for help, At the time a young man was riding across the bridge on his bicycle. He quickly got down and dived into the river. He then freed the boy's foot and helped him to the river bank where a small crowd had collected. The boy thanked his rescuer sincerely, then ran off down the road. He was last seen climbing over a gate before disappearing over the top of the hill. The young man who was about 20 years of age said, "I don't blame the boy for not giving his name. Why should he? If he wants to swim in the river, that's his business. And if I wanted to help him, that's mine. Y ou can not have my name either." He then ran back to the bridge, got on his bicycle and rode away.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. What happened to the 12-year-old boy?12. What did the young man do when he saw the boy in danger?13. What did the little boy do after he was rescued?Passage TwoResearchers have discovered a link between drinking and thinking. A moderate amount of alcohol may help us keep our mental abilities as we age. Brain scans show alcohol abuse kills brain cells. But little is known about the effects of life-long drinking. So moderate drinkers may want to toast new findings from researchers at Duke, and Indiana Universities. Dr. Joe Christian of Indiana Universities says men who have one or two drinks each day retain slightly stronger comprehension skills than the non-drinker or the heavy drinker. The doctor and his colleagues gave mental tests to nearly 4000 male twins between the ages of 66 and 76. The moderate drinkers had slightly better reasoning ability than their brothers who drink more or less. Other studies have found that alcohol in moderation can help the heart. But alcohol abuse can cause bone loss andother health problems. This study was presented at an alcoholism meeting in San Antonio. Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have heard.14. What has recent research found about drinking?15. How would moderate drinkers feel about the new research findings?16. Where was the result of the study first made public?Passage ThreeOn Christmas Eve 1971, Julia Smith was taking a flight in Peru with her mother to join her father, a Professor, who was an expert on the jungle and plants and animals living there. Unfortunately,the plane crashed in a storm. The passengers all died except Julia who only had a few cuts. She was determined to survive. She had no map, only a bag of sweets and her torn clothes. She found a stream and followed it, trying to keep in the shade as much as possible, because she had no hat. For ten days, she walked along the river, eating fruits from the trees. At night she slept near the river bank, on the ground which was wet from the rain. She often felt weak, but she refused to give up. On the 10th day, she arrived at a small but. The three Indian hunters who visited the hut every two weeks rescued her and took her by boat to a small village from where she was flown to a hospital. She was safe at last.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. Why was Julia taking a flight in Peru?18. What happened to Julia after the plane crash?19. Why did Julia try to stay in the shade when she walked along the river?20. What did the three Indian hunters do?。
1996年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案_大学英语四级CET4历年真题
part i listening comprehension (20 minutes) section adirections: in this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. at the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. after each question there will be a pause. during the pause, you must read the four choices marked a), b), c) and d), and decide which is the best answer. then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.example: you will hear:you will read:a) 2 hours.b) 3 hours.c) 4 hours.d) 5 hours.from the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will s tart at 9 o’clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. therefore, d) “5 hours” is the correct answer. you should choose [d] on the answer sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.sample answer [a] [b] [c] [d]1. a) place another order.b) call to check on it.c) wait patiently.d) go and find the furniture.2. a) she doesn’t need the job.b) she hasn’t got a job yet.c) she has got a good job.d) she is going to start work soon.3. a) she got home before 9 o’clock.b) she had a bad cold.c) she had a car accident.d) she was delayed.4. a) she hasn’t gone camping for several weeks.b) she like to take long camping trips.c) she prefers not to go camping on weekends.d) she often spends a lot of time planning her camping trips.5. a) a writer.b) a teacher.c) a reporter.d) a student.6. a) she has not heard of prof. johnson.b) she has not heard of prof. johnson’s brother.c) she is a good friend of prof. johnson’s.d) she does not know prof. johnson’s.7. a) coming back for a later show.b) waiting in a queue.c) coming back in five minutes.d) not going to the movie today.8. a) he has got a heart attack.b) he was unharmed.c) he was badly hurt.d) he has fully recovered from the shock.9. a) the man went to australia during christmas.b) the man visited australia during the summer vacation.c) the man didn’t have a good time because of the different weather.d) the man remained home while his parents went to see his uncle.10. a) to attend a party at a classmate’s home.b) to do homework with her classmate.c) to attend an evening class.d) to have supper out with her classmate.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 be spoken only once. after you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked a), b), c) and d). then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.passage onequestion 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. a) he fell into the river but couldn’t swim.b) he fell into the river together with his bike.c) he had his foot caught between two posts in the river.d) he dived into the river but couldn’t reach the surface.12. a) he jumped into the river immediately.b) he took off his coat and jumped into the water.c) he dashed down the bridge to save the boy.d) he shouted out for help.13. a) he asked what the young man’s name was.b) he asked the young man to take him home.c) he gave his name and then ran away.d) he thanked the young man and then ran away.passage twoquestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. a) alcohol helps develop people’s intelligence.b) heavy drinking is not necessarily harmful to one’s health.c) controlled drinking helps people keep their wits as they age.d) drinking, even moderately, may harm one’s health.15. a) worried.b) pleased.c) surprised.d) unconcerned.16. a) at a conference.b) in a newspaper.c) on television.d) in a journal.passage threequestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. a) to seek adventure there.b) to be with her mother on christmas.c) to see the animals and plants there.d) to join her father on christmas.[page]18. a) she was seriously injured.b) she survived the accident.c) she lost consciousness.d) she fell into a stream.19. a) to avoid hostile indians.b) to avoid the rain.c) to avoid the strong sunlight.d) to avoid wild animals.20. a) they gave julia food to eat.b) they drove julia to a hospital.c) they invited julia to their hut.d) they took julia to a village by boat.。
1996年6月英语四级真题及答案
1996年6月英语四级真题及答案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 throughthe center.Example:You will hear:You will read:A) 2 hours.B) 3 hours.C) 4 hours.D) 5 hours.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the aft ernoon. Therefore, D) “5 hours” is the correct answer. You should choose [D] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]1. A) Place another order.B) Call to check on it.C) Wait patiently.D) Go and find the furniture.2. A) She doesn’t need the job.B) She hasn’t got a job yet.C) She has got a good job.D) She is going to start work soon.3. A) She got home before 9 o’clock.B) She had a bad cold.C) She had a car accident.D) She was delayed.4. A) She hasn’t gone camping for several weeks.B) She like to take long camping trips.C) She prefers not to go camping on weekends.D) She often spends a lot of time planning her camping trips.5. A) A writer.B) A teacher.C) A reporter.D) A student.6. A) She has not heard of Prof. Johnson.B) She has not heard of Prof. Johnson’s brother.C) She is a good friend of Prof. Johnson’s.D) She does not know Prof. Johnson’s.7. A) Coming back for a later show.B) Waiting in a queue.C) Coming back in five minutes.D) Not going to the movie today.8. A) He has got a heart attack.B) He was unharmed.C) He was badly hurt.D) He has fully recovered from the shock.9. A) The man went to Australia during Christmas.B) The man visited Australia during the summer vacation.C) The man didn’t have a good time because of the different weather.D) The man remained home while his parents went to see his uncle.10. A) To attend a party at a classmate’s home.B) To do homework with her classmate.C) To attend an evening class.D) To have supper out with her classmate.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 best answerfrom the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the correspondingletter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage oneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) He fell into the river but couldn’t swim.B) He fell into the river together with his bike.C) He had his foot caught between two posts in the river.D) He dived into the river but couldn’t reach the surface.12. A) He jumped into the river immediately.B) He took off his coat and jumped into the water.C) He dashed down the bridge to save the boy.D) He shouted out for help.13. A) He asked what the young man’s name was.B) He asked the young man to take him home.C) He gave his name and then ran away.D) He thanked the young man and then ran away.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) Alcohol helps develop people’s intelligence.B) Heavy drinking is not n ecessarily harmful to one’s health.C) Controlled drinking helps people keep their wits as they age.D) Drinking, even moderately, may harm one’s health.15. A) Worried.B) Pleased.C) Surprised.D) Unconcerned.16. A) At a conference.B) In a newspaper.C) On television.D) In a journal.Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A) To seek adventure there.B) To be with her mother on Christmas.C) To see the animals and plants there.D) To join her father on Christmas.18. A) She was seriously injured.B) She survived the accident.C) She lost consciousness.D) She fell into a stream.19. A) To avoid hostile Indians.B) To avoid the rain.C) To avoid the strong sunlight.D) To avoid wild animals.20. A) They gave Julia food to eat.B) They drove Julia to a hospital.C) They invited Julia to their hut.D) They took Julia to a village by boat.Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completesthe sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet witha single line through the center.21. After the robbery, the shop installed a sophisticate alarm system as an insurance________ further losses.A) forB) fromC) againstD) towards22. ________ the earth to be flat, many feared that Columbus would fall off the edgeof the earth.A) Having believedB) BelievingC) BelievedD) Being believed23. A healthy life is frequently thought to be ________ with the open countryside andhomegrown food.A) tiedB) boundC) involvedD) associated24. Sir Denis, who is 78, has made it known that much of his collection ________ tothe nation.A) has leftB) is to leaveC) leavesD) is to be left25. Before the first non-stop flight made in 1949, it ________ necessary for all planesto land for refueling.A) would beB) has beenC) had beenD) would have been26. In Britain today women ________ 44% of the workforce, and nearly half the motherswith children are in paid work.A) build upB) stand forC) make upD) conform to27. ________ might be expected, the response to the question was very mixed.A) AsB) ThatC) ItD) What28. If I correct someone, I will do it with as much good humor and self-restraint asif I were the one ________.A) to correctB) correctingC) having correctedD) being corrected29. Features such as height, weight, and skin color ________ from individual toindividual and from face to face.A) changeB) varyC) alterD) convert30. I make notes in the back of my diary ________ thing to be mended or replaced.A) byB) inC) withD) of31. The room is in a terrible mess; it ________ cleaned.A) can’t have beenB) mustn’t have beenC) shouldn’t have beenD) wouldn’t have been32. A well-written composition ________ good choice of words and clear organizationamong other things.A) calls onB) calls forC) calls upD) calls off33. The traditional approach ________ with complex problems is to break them down intosmaller, more easily managed problems.A) to dealingB) in dealingC) dealingD) to deal34. It has been revealed that some government leaders ________ their authority andposition to get illegal profits for themselves.A) employB) takeC) abuseD) overlook35. We were struck by the ex tent ________ which teachers’ decisions served theinterests of the school rather than those of the students.A) toB) forC) inD) with36. Shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could be sureof passing it on her first ________.A) intentionB) attemptC) purposeD) desire37. The ancient Egyptians are supposed ________ rockets to the moon.A) to sendB) to be sendingC) to have sentD) to have been sending38. The store had to ________ a number of clerks because sales were down.A) lay outB) lay offC) lay asideD) lay down39. All the students in this class passed the English exam ________ the exception ofLi Ming.A) onB) inC) forD) with40. Young adults ________ older people are more likely to prefer pop songs.A) other thanB) more thanC) less thanD) rather than41. Writing is a slow process, requiring ________ thought, time, and effort.A) significantB) considerableC) enormousD) numerous42. ________ right now, she would get there on Sunday.A) Would she leaveB) If she leavesC) Were she to leaveD) If she had left43. It’s already 5 o’clock now. Don’t you think it’s about time ________?A) we are going homeB) we go homeC) we went homeD) we can go home44. Lightning is a ________ of electrical current from a cloud to the ground or fromone cloud to another.A) rushB) rainbowC) rackD) ribbon45. Today, ________ major new products without conducting elaborate market research.A) corporations hardly introduce everB) corporations hardly ever introduceC) hardly corporations introduce everD) hardly corporations ever introduce46. I’ve already told you that I’m going to buy it, ________.A) however much it costsB) however does it costs muchC) how much does it costD) no matter how it costs47. New York ________ second in the production of apples, producing 850,000,000 poundsthis year.A) rankedB) occupiedC) arrangedD) classified48. Melted iron is poured into the mixer much ________ tea is poured into a cup froma teapot.A) in the same way likeB) in the same way whichC) in the same wayD) in the same way as49. By success I don’t mean ________ usually thought of when that word is used.A) what isB) that weC) as youD) all is50. I caught a ________ of the taxi before it disappeared around the corner of thestreet.A) visionB) glimpseC) lookD) scenePart III 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 throughthe center.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Exchange a glance with someone, then look away. Do you realize that you have made a statement? Hold the glance for a second longer, and you have made a different statement. Hold it for 3 seconds, and the meaning has changed again. For every social situation, there is a permissible time that you can hold a person’s gaze without being intimate, rude, or aggressive. If you are on an elevator, what gaze-time are you permitted? To answer this question, consider what you typically do. You very likely give other passengers a quick glance to size them up (打量) and to assure them that you mean no threat. Since being close to another person signals the possibility of interaction. You need to emit a signal telling others you want to be left alone. So you cut off eye contact, what sociologist Erving Goffman (1963) calls “a dimming of the lights.” You look down at the floor, at the indicator lights, anywhere but into another passenger’s eyes. Should you break the rule against staring at a stranger on an elevator, you will make the other person exceedingly uncomfortable, and you are likely to feel a bit strange yourself.If you hold eye contact for more than 3 seconds, what are you telling another person? Much depends on the person and the situation. For instance, a man and a woman communicate interest in this manner. They typically gaze at each other for about 3 seconds at a time, then drop their eyes down for 3 seconds, before letting their eyes meet again. But if one man gives another man a 3-second-plus stare, he signals, “I know you”, “I am interested in you,” or “You look peculiar and I am curious about you.” This type of stare often produces hostile feelings.51. It can be inferred form the first paragraph that ________.A) every glance has its significanceB) staring at a person is an expression of interestC) a gaze longer than 3 seconds is unacceptableD) a glance conveys more meaning than words52. If you want to be left alone on an elevator, the best thing to do is ________.A) to look into another passenger’s eyesB) to avoid eye contact with other passengersC) to signal you are not a threat to anyoneD) to keep a distance from other passengers53. By “a dimming of the lights” (Para. 1, Line 9) Erving Goffman means “________”.A) closing one’s eyesB) turning off the lightsC) creasing to glance at othersD) reducing gaze-time to the minimum54. If one is looked at by a stranger for too long, he tends to feel ________.A) depressedB) uneasyC) curiousD) amused55. The passage mainly discusses ________.A) the limitations of eye contactB) the exchange of ideas through eye contactC) proper behavior in situationsD) the role of eye contact in interpersonal communicationPassage TwoQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.The picnics, speeches, and parades of today’s Labor Day w ere all part of the first celebration, held in New York City in 1882. Its promoter was an Irish-American labor leader named peter J. McGuire. A carpenter by trade, McGuire had worked since the age of eleven, and in 1882 was president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners (UBCJ). Approaching the City’s Central Labor Union that summer, he proposed a holiday that would applaud (赞许)“the industrial spirit-the great vital force of every nation,” On September 5 his suggestion bore fruit, as an estimated 10,000 workers, many of them ignoring their bosses’ warnings, left work to march from Union square up Fifth Avenue to 42nd Street. The event gained national attention, and by 1893 thirty states had made Labor Day an annual holiday.The quick adoption of the scheme may have indicated less about the state lawmakers’ respect for working people than about a fear of risking their anger. In the 1880s the United States was a land sharply divided between the immensely wealthy and the very poor. Henry George was accurate in describing the era as one of “progress and poverty.” In a society in which factory, owners rode in private Pullmans while ten-year-olds slaved in the mines, strong anti-capitalist feeling ran high. Demands for fundamental change were common throughout the labor press. With socialists demanding an end to “wage slavery” and anarchists (无政府主义) singing the praises of the virtues of dynamite (炸药), middle-of-the-roaders like Samuel Gompers and McGuire seemed attractively mild by comparison. One can imagine practical capitalists seeing Labor Day as a bargain: A one-day party certainly cost them less than paying their workersdecent wages.56. Judging from the passage, McGuire was ________.A) a moderate labor leaderB) an extreme-anarchist in the labor movementC) a devoted socialist fighting against exploitation of man by manD) a firm anti-capitalist demanding the elimination of wage slavery57. We can see from the first paragraph that the first Labor Day march ________.A) immediately won nationwide supportB) involved workers from 30 statesC) was opposed by many factory ownersD) was organized by the UBCJ58. Which of the following is the key factor in the immediate approval of Labor Dayas a national holiday?A) The lawmakers’ respect for the workers.B) The worker’s determination to have a holiday of their own.C) The socialists’ demands for thorough reform.D) The politicia ns’ fear of the workers’ anger.59. We lean from the passage that the establishment of Labor Day ________.A) was accepted by most bosses as a compromiseB) marked a turning point in the workers’ struggle for more rightsC) indicated the improvement of the workers’ welfareD) signaled the end of “wage slavery”60. McGuire proposed Labor Day in order to ________.A) draw people’s attention to the striking contrast between the rich and the poorB) make prominent the important role of the working class in societyC) win for the workers the right to shorter working hoursD) expose the exploitation of the workers by their bossesPassage ThreeQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.In the old day, children were familiar with birth and death as part of life. This is perhaps the first generation of American youngsters (年轻人) who have never been close by during the birth of a baby and have never experienced the death of a familymember.Nowadays when people grow old, we often send them to nursing homes. When they get sick, we transfer them to a hospital, where children are forbidden to visit terminally ill patients-even when those patients are their parents. This deprives (剥夺) the dying patient of significant family members during the last few days of his life and it deprives the children of an experience of death, which is an important learning experience.Some of my colleagues and I once interviewed and followed approximately 500 terminally ill patients in order to find out what they could teach us and how we could be of more benefit, not just to them but to the members of their families as well. We are most impressed by the fact that even those patients who were not told of their serious illness were quite aware of its potential outcome.It is important for family members, and doctors and nurses to understand these patients’ communications in order to truly understand their needs, fears, and fantasies (幻想). Most of our patients welcomed another human being with whom they could talk openly, honestly, and frankly about their trouble. Many of them shared with us their tremendous need to be informed, to be kept up-to-date on their medical condition and to be told when the end was near. We found out that patients who had been dealt with openly and frankly were better able to cope with the approach of death and finally to reach a true stage of acceptance prior to death.61. The elders of contemporary Americans ________.A) were often absent when a family member was born or dyingB) were quite unfamiliar with birth and deathC) usually witnessed the birth or death of a family memberD) had often experienced the fear of death as part of life62. Children in America today are denied the chance ________.A) to learn how to face deathB) to visit dying patientsC) to attend to patientsD) to have access to a hospital63. Five hundred critically ill patients were investigated with the main purpose of________.A) observing how they reacted to the crisis of deathB) helping them and their families overcome the fear of deathC) finding out their attitude towards the approach of deathD) learning how to best help them and their families64. The need of a dying patient for company shows ________.A) his desire for communication with other peopleB) his fear of approaching deathC) his pessimistic attitude towards his conditionD) his reluctance to part with his family65. It may be concluded from the passage that ________.A) dying patients are afraid of being told of the approach of deathB) most doctors and nurses understand what dying patients needC) dying patients should be truthfully informed of their conditionD) most patients are unable to accept death until it is obviously inevitablePassage FourQuestions 66 to 70 are based on the following passage.Faces, like fingerprints, are unique. Did you ever wonder how it is possible for us to recognize people. Even a skilled writer probably could not describe all the features that make one face different from another. Yet a very young child-or even an animal, such as a pigeon-can learn to recognize faces, we all take this ability for granted.We also tell people apart by how they behave. When we talk about someone’s personality, we mean the ways in which he or she acts, speaks thinks and feels that make that individual different from others.Like the human face, human personality is very complex. But describing someone’s personality in words is somewhat easier than describing his face. If you were asked to describe what a “nice face” looked like, you pro bably would have a difficult time doing so. But if you were asked to describe a “nice person”, you might begin to think about someone who was kind considerate, friendly, warm, and so forth.There are many words to describe how a person thinks, feels and acts. Gordon Allport, an American psychologist, found nearly 18,000 English words characterizing differences in people’s behavior. And many of us use this information as a basis for describing, or typing, his personality. Bookworms, conservatives, military types-people are described with such terms.People have always tried to “type” each other. Actors in early Greek drama wore masks to show the audience whether they played the villain’s (坏人) or the hero’s role. In fact, the words “person” and “personality” c ome from the Latin persona, meaning “mask”. Today, most television and movie actors do not wear masks. But we can easily tell the “good guys” from the “bad guys” because the two types differ in appearance as well as inactions.66. By using the example of finger prints, the author tells us that ________.A) people can learn to recognize facesB) people have different personalitiesC) people have difficulty in describing the features of finger printsD) people differ from each other in facial features67. According to this passage, some animals have the gift of ________.A) telling people apart by how they behaveB) typing each otherC) telling good people from had peopleD) recognizing human faces68. Who most probably knows best how to describe people’s personality?A) The ancient Greek audienceB) The movie actorsC) PsychologistsD) The modern TV audience69. According to the passage, it is possible for us tell one type of person from anotherbecause ________.A) people differ in their behavioral and physical characteristicsB) human fingerprints provide unique informationC) people’s behavior can be easily described in wordsD) human faces have complex features70. Which of the following is the major point of the passage?A) Why it is necessary to identify people’s personalityB) Why it is possible to describe peopleC) How to get to know peopleD) How best to recognize peoplePart IV Translation (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, there are four items which you should translate into Chinese, each item consisting of one or two sentences. These sentences are all takenfrom the Reading Passages you have just read in Part Three of Test PaperOne. You are allowed 15 minutes to do the translation. You should referback to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context.71. (Passage 1, Lines 6-7, Para. 1)You very likely give other passengers a quick glance to size them up and to assure them that you mean no threat.72. (Passage 2, Lines 2-3, Para. 2)In the 1880s the United States was a land sharply divided between the immensely wealthy and the very poor.73. (Passage 3, Lines 3-5, Para. 3)We were most impressed by the fact that even those patients who were not told of their serious illness were quite aware of its potential outcome74. (Passage 4, Lines 2-3, Para. 1)Even a skilled writer probably could not describe all the features that make one face different from another.Part V Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic Global Shortage of Fresh Water. You should write at least 100words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese)below:1. 人们以为淡水是取之不尽的(提示：雨水、河水、井水…)2. 实际上淡水是非常紧缺的(提示：人口增加，工业用水增加，污染…)3. 我们应该怎么办Global Shortage of Fresh Water1996年6月四级参考答案Part IPart IIPart III71. 你很可能给其他乘客很快的一瞥，打量他们一下，以此让他们确信你对他们没有威胁。
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1999年Part 4 CLOZE ［15 MIN.］Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank on your answer Sheet. Our ape-men forefathers had no obvious natural weapons in the struggle for survival in the open. They had neither the powerful teeth nor the strong claws of the big cats. They could not ( 26 ) with the bear, whose strength, speed and claws ( 27 ) an impressive ’small fire’ weaponry . They could not even defend themselves ( 28 ) running swiftly like the horses, zebras or small animals. If the ape-men h ad attempted to compete on those terms in the open, they would have been ( 29 ) to failure and extinction. But they were (30) with enormous con cealed advantages of a kind not possessed by any of their competitors.In the search ( 31 ) the pickings of the forest, the ape-men had ( 32 ) efficient stereoscopic vision and a sense of colour that the animals of the grasslands did not possess. The ability to see clearly at close range permitted the ape-men to study practical problems in a way that lay far ( 33 ) the reach of the original inhabitants of the grassland. Good long-distance sight was ( 34 ) another matter. Lack of long-distance vision had not been a problem for fores t-dwelling apes and monkeys because the higher the viewpoint, the greater the range of sight—so ( 35 ) they had had to do was climb a tree. Out in the open, however, this simple solution was not ( 3 6 ) . Climbing a hill would have helped, but in many places the ground was flat. The ape-men ( 37 ) the only possible solution. They reared up as high as possible on their hind limbs and began to walk upright . This vital change of physical position brought about considerable disadvantages. It was extremely unstable and it meant that the already slow ape-men became slower still. ( 38 ) , they persevered and their bone structure gradually became ( 39 ) to the new, unstable position that ( 40 ) them the name Homo ere ctus, upright man.26. A. match B. compare C. rival D. equal27. A. became B. equipped C. posed D. provided28. A. in B. upon C. by D. with29. A. driven B. doomed C. forced D. led30. A. bestowed B. given C. presented D. endowed31. A.for B. of C. on D. at32. A. progressed B.generated C.developed D.advanced33. A.from B.apart C. beyond D.above34. A. rather B.quite C. much D.really35. A. anything B.that C. everything D.all36. A. available B.enough C. s ufficient D.convenient37. A. chose B.adopted C. accepted D.took38. A. However B.Therefore C. Meanwhile D.Subsequently39. A. accustomed B. familiarized C. adapted D. suited40. A. obtained B.called C. deserved D. earnedPart 5 GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ［15 MIN.］There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your answer sheet41. After ___ seemed an endless wait, it was her turn to enter the personnel manager’s office.A. thatB. whatC. thereD. it42. The three men tried many times to sneak across the border into the neighbouring country, ___ by the police each time.A. had been capturedB. being always capturedC. only to be capturedD. unfortunately captured43. Professor Johnson is said ___some significant advance in his research in the past year.A. having madeB. makingC. to have madeD.to make44. Fat cannot change into muscle ___ muscle changes into fat.A. any more thanB. no less thanC. no more thanD. much more than45. It is not so much the language ___ the cultural background that makes the book difficult to understand.A. butB. norC. asD. like46. There ought to be less anxiety over the perceived risk of mountain climbing than ___ in the public mind today.A. existsB. existC. existingD. to exist47. I’ve never been to Lhasa, but that’s the city___.A. I’d most like to visitB. where I like to visitC. which I like to visit mostlyD. I’d like much to visit48. He ___ unwisely, but he was at least trying to do something helpful.A. may have actedB. must have actedC. should actD. would act49. If you have really been studying English for so long. It’s about t i me you ___ able to write letters in English.A. should beB. wereC. must be D . are50. He’s ___ as a “bellyacher” ——he’s always complaining about some thin g.A. who is knownB. whom is knownC. what is knownD. which is known51. ___he always tries his best to complete it on time.A. However the task is hardB. However hard the task isC. Though hard the task isD. Though hard is the task52. Much as ___, I couldn’t lend him the money because I simply didn ’t have that much spare cash.A. I would have liked toB. I would like to haveC. 1 should have to likeD.1 should have liked to53 My cousin likes eating very much, but he isn’t very ___ about the food he eats.A. specialB. peculiarC. particularD. specific54. Your advice would be ___ valuable to him. who is now at a loss as to what to do first.A. exceedinglyB. excessivelyC. extensivelyD. exclusively55. More often than not, it is difficult to ___ the exact meaning of a Chinese idiom in English.A. exchangeB. transferC. conveyD. convert56. She refused to ___ the door key to the landlady until she got back her deposit.A. hand inB. hand outC. hand downD. hand over57. The scientists have absolute freedom as to what research they think i t best to___.A. engageB. devoteC. seekD. pursue58. The Olympic Games ___ in 776 B.C. in Olympia, a small town in Greece.A. originatedB. stemmedC. derivedD. descended59. We should always bear in mind that ___ decisions often result in se rious consequences.A. urgentB. instantC. promptD. hasty60. The fact that the management is trying to reach agreement___five separate unions has led to long negotiations.A. overB.inC.uponD. with61. The chairman of the company said that new techniques had ___improved their production efficiency.A. violentlyB. severelyC. extremelyD. radically62. The local authorities realized the need to make ___for elderly people in their housing programmes.A. preparationB. requirementC. specificationD. provision63. The guest team was beaten by the host team 2 ___ 4 in las t year’s CFA Cup Final.A. overB. inC. toD. against64. The police let him go, because they didn’t find him guilty ___ the murder.A. ofB. inC. overD. on65. As a developing country, we must keep ___ with the rapid development of the world economy.A. moveB. stepC. speedD. pacePart ⅥREADING COMPREHENSION ［30 MIN.］SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION ［25 MIN.］In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the correct answer. Mark your choice on your answer sheet.TEXT ASurprisingly, no one knows how many children receive education in English hospitals, still less the content or quality of that education. Proper records are jus t not kept. We know that more than 850.000 children go through hospital each year, and that every child of school age has a legal right to continue to receive education while in hospital. We also know there is only one hospital teacher to every 1,000 children in hospital.Little wonder the latest survey concludes that the extent and type of hospital teaching available differ a great deal across the country. It is found that half the hospitals in England which admit children have no teacher. A further quarter have only a part-time teacher. The special children’s hospitals in major cities do best; general hospitals in the country and holiday areas are worst off. From this survey, one can estimate that fewer than one in five children have some contact with a hospital teacher—and that contact may be as little as two hour s a day. Most children interviewedwere surprised to find a teacher in hospital at all. They had not been prepared for it by parents or their own school. If the re was a teacher they were much more likely to read books and do math or number work; without a teacher they would only play games.Reasons for hospital teaching range from preventing a child falling behind and maintaining the habit of school to keeping a child occupied, and the latter is of ten all the teacher can do. The position and influence of many teachers was summed up when parents referred to them as “the library lady” or just “the helper”. Children tend to rely on concerned school friends to keep in touch with school work. Several parents spoke of requests for work being ignored or refused by the school. Once back at school children rarely get extra teaching, and are told to catch up as best they can.Many short-stay child-patients catch up quickly. But schools do very little to ease the anxiety about falling behind expressed by many of the children interview ed.66．The author points out at the beginning that___.A. every child in hospital receives some teachingB. not enough is known about hospital teachingC. hospital teaching is of poor qualityD. the special children’s hospitals are worst off67. It can be inferred from the latest survey that___.A.hospital teaching across the country is similarB. each hospital has at least one part-time teacherC. all hospitals surveyed offer education to childrenD.only one-fourth of the hospitals have full-time teachers68. Children in hospital usual1y turn to___in order to catch up with the ir school work.A. hospital teachersB. schoolmatesC.parentsD. school teachers69. We can conclude from the passage that the author is___.A. unfavourable towards children receiving education in hospitalsB. in favour of the present state of teaching in hospitalsC. unsatisfied with the present state of hospital teachingD. satisfied with the results of the latest surveyTEXT BComputer people tal k a lot about the need for other people to become “computer-l iterate”, in other words, to learn to understand computers and what makes them t ick. Not all experts agree, however, that is a good idea.One pioneer, in particular. who disagrees is David Tebbutt, the founder of Compu tertown UK. Although many people see this as a successful attempt to bring peopl e closer to the computer,David does not see it that way. He says that Computert own UK was formed for just the opposite reason, to bring com puters to the people and make them “people-literate”.David first got the idea when he visited one of America’s best-known computer “g uru” figure, Bob Albrecht，in the small university town of Palo Alto in Northern California. Albrecht had started a project called Computertown USA in the local library, and the local children used to call round every Wednesday to borrow so me time on the computers there, instead of borrowing library books. Albrecht was always on hand to answer any questions and to help the children discover about computers in their own way.Over here, in Britain，Computertowns have taken off in a big way，and there are now about 40 scattered over the country. David Tebbutt thinks they are most succ essful when tied to a computer club. He insists there is a vast and important di fference between the two, although they complement each other. The clubs cater f or the enthusiasts, with some computer knowledge already, who get together arid eventually form an expert computer group. This frightens away non-experts, who a re happier going to Computertowns where there are computers available for them t o experiment on, with experts available to encourage them and answer any questions; they are not told what to do, they find out.David Tehbutt finds it interesting to see the two different approaches working s ide by side. The computer experts have to learn not to tell people about compute rs, but have to be able to explain the answers to the questions that people real ly want to know. In some Computertowns there are question sessions, rather like radio phone-ins, where the experts listen to a lot of questions and then try to work out some structure to answer them. People are not having to learn computer jargons, but the experts are having to translate computer mysteries into easily understood terms; the computers are becoming “people-literate”.70. According to David Tebbutt, the purpose of Computertown UK is to___A. train people to understand how computers workB. make more computers available to peopleC. enable more people to fix computers themselvesD. help people find out more about computers71. We Learn from the passage that Computertown USA was a ___.A. townB. projectC. libraryD. school72. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?A. Computertowns in the UK have become popular.B. Computertowns and clubs cater for different people.C. Computertowns are more successful than clubs.D. It’s better that computertowns and clubs work together.73. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of computertowns?A. Experts give lectures and talks on computers.B. Experts are on hand to answer people’s questions.C. People are left to discover computers on their own.D. There are computers around for people to practise on.TEXT CThere must be few questions on which responsible opinion is so utterly divided a s on that of how much sleep we ought to have. There are some who think we can le ave the body to regulate these matters for itself. “The answer is easy,” says Dr . A. Burton. “Wit h the right amount of sleep you should wake up fresh and alert five minutes before the alarm rings.” If he is right many people must be undersl eeping, including myself. But we must remember that some people have a greater i nertia than others.This is not meant rudely. They switch on slowly, and they a re reluctant to switch off. They are alert at bedtime and sleepy when it is time to get up, and this may have nothing to do with how fatigued their bodies are, or how much sleep they must take to lose their fatigue.Other people feel sure that the present trend is towards too little sleep. To qu ote one medical opinion, thousands of people drift through life suffering from the effects of too little sleep; the reason is not that they can’t sleep. Like a dvancing colonists, we do seem to be grasping ever more of the land of sleep for our waking needs, pushing the boundary back and reaching, apparently, for a poi nt in our evolution where we will sleep no more. This in itself, of course, need not be a bad thing. What could be disastrous, however, is that we should press too quickly towards this goal, sacrificing sleep only to gain more time in which to jeopardize our civilization by actions and decisions made weak by fatigue. Then, to complete the picture, there are those who believe that most people are persuaded to sleep too much. Dr H. Roberts, writing in Every Man in Health, asse rts: “It may safely be stated that, just as the majority eat too much, so the ma jority sleep too much.” One can see the point of this also. It would be a pity t o retard our development by holding back those people who are gifted enough to w ork and play well with less than the average amount of sleep, if indeed it does them no harm. If one of the trends of evolution is that more of the life span i s to be spent in gainful waking activity, then surely these people are in the va n of this advance.74. The author seems to indicate that___.A. there are many controversial issues like the right amount of sleepB. among many issues the right amount of sleep is the least controversialC. people are now moving towards solving many controversial issuesD. the right amount of sleep is a topic of much controversy among doctors75. The author disagrees with Dr. Burton because___.A. few people can wake up feeling fresh and alertB. some people still feel tired with enough sleepC. some people still feel sleepy with enough sleepD. some people go to bed very late at night76. In the last paragraph the author points out that___.A. sleeping less is good for human developmentB. people ought to be persuaded to sleep less than beforeC. it is incorrect to say that people sleep too littleD. those who can sleep less should be encouraged77. We learn from the passage that the author___.A. comments on three different opinionsB. favours one of the three opinionsC. explains an opinion of his ownD. revises someone else’s opinionTEXT DMigration is usually defined as “permanent or semipermanent change of residence. ” This broad definition, of course, would include a move across the street or ac ross a city. Our concern is with movement between nations, not with internal mig ration within nations, although such movements often exceed international moveme nts in volume. Today, the motives of people who move short distances are very si milar to those of international migrants.Students of human migration speak of “push” and “pull” factors, which influence an individual’s decision to move from one place to another. Push factors are ass ociated with the place of origin. A push factor can be as simple and mild a matt er as difficulty in finding a suitable job. or as traumatic as war, or severe fa mine. Obviously, refugees who leave their homes with guns pointed at their heads are motivated almost entirely by push factors (although pull factors do influen ce their choice of destination).Pull factors are those associated with the place of destination. Most often thes e are economic，such as better job opportunities or the availability of good lan d to farm. The latter was an important factor in attracting settlers to the Unit ed States during the 19th century. In general, pull factors add up to an apparen tly better chance for a good life and material well-being than is offered by the place of origin. When there is a choice between several attractive potential de stinations, the deciding factor might be a non-economic consideration such as th e presence of relatives, friends, or at least fellow countrymen already established in the new place who are willing to help the newcomers settle in. Considerations of this sort cad to the development of migration flow.Besides push and pull actors, there are what the sociologists call “intervening obstacles” Even if push and(or) pull factors are very strong they still may be outweighed by intervening obstacles, such as the distance of the move, the trouble and cost of moving, the difficulty of entering the new country, and the problem s likely to be encountered on arrival. The decision to move is also influenced by “personal factors” of the potential migrant. The same push-pull factors and obstacles operate differently on different people, sometimes because they are at different stages of their lives, or just because of their varying abilities and personalities. The prospect of packing u p everything and moving to a new and perhaps very strange environment may appear interesting and challenging to an unmarried young man and appallingly difficult to a slightly older man with a wife and small kids. Similarly, the need to learn a new language and customs may excite oneperson and frighten another. Regardless of why people move, migration of large numbers of people causes conflict. The United States and other western countries have experienced adjustment problems with each new wave of immigrants. The newest arrivals are usually given the lowest-paid jobs and are resented by native people who may have to compete with them for those jobs. It has usually taken several decades for each group to be accepted into the mainstream of society in the host country.78. The author thinks that pull factors___.A. are all related to economic considerationsB. are not as decisive as push factorsC. include a range of considerationsD. are more important than push factors79. People’s decisions to migrate might be influenced by all the following EXC EPT___.A. personalities.B. education.C.marital status.D. abilities.80. The purpose of the passage is to discuss___.A. the problems of international migrantsB. the motives of international migrantsC. migration inside the countryD. migration between countriesBDBC BBCA DADA CBB1998年PART ⅣCLOZE [15 MIN]Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank an your answer sheet.The way that people spend their money, and the objects on which they spend it, are the last areas where free choice and individuality can be expressed. The choice reflects personal taste, the way people see themselves and the fantasies they (26) about their lives, the restrictions on money available (27) them, the presence of others in the family with a (28) on that money, and the influence of current convention, (29) , surroundings and locality. Shopping is an important human activity. Yet shoppers are (30) with a confusing situation and a(n) (31) changing one.The confusion arises from the claims (32) adverting, from inadequate information about new products, new materials, new places to shop--a confusion enhanced by rising prices and a (n) ( 33 ) choice of goods than ever before.The search (34) the right purchase is based on ignorance of (35) own needs and ignorance of the product's (36) for those needs. When choosing any particular item, there areseveral lines of communication which might provide some guidance. (37) none of these is entirely satisfactory. For example, you can ask a shop assistant initially. (38) you find one, she may quite (39) not know the answers. She may be a schoolgirl with a Saturday job, or a housewife (40) part-time.26. [A] imagine [B] possess [C] have [D]own27. [A] to [B] for [C] with [D] of28. [A] right [B] demand [C] request [D] claim29. [A] growth [B] upbringing [C] cultivation [D] expansion30. [A] dealt [B] faced [C] coped [D] greeted31. [A] suddenly [B] instantly [C] rapidly [D] readily32. [A] made by [B] seen in [C] hinted at [D] set in33. [A] ampler [B] larger [C] broader [D] wider34. [A] from [B] into [C] for [D] with35. [A] their [B] one's [C] his [D] her35. [A] fitness [B] use [C] value [D] worth37. [A] And [B] Still [C] Yet [D] Even38. [A] Even ff [B] Although [C] Because [D] While39. [A] generally [B] authentically [C] innocently [D] genuinely40. [A] studying [B] practicing [C] working D] shoppingPART ⅤGRAMMAR & VOCABULARY [15 MIN]There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence.41. John is __ hardworking than his sister, but he failed in the exam.[A] no less [B] no more [C] not less [D] no so42. She remembered sever, d occasions in the past __ she had experienced a similar feeling.[A] while [B] before [C] that [D] when43. ff your car __ any attention during the first12 months, take it to an authorized dealer.[A] shall need [B] should need [C] would need [D] will need44. The indoor swimming pool seems to be a great deal more luxurious than__[A] is necessary [B] being necessary [C] to be necessary [D] it is necessary45. __, he can now only watch it on TV at home.[A] Obtaining not a ticket for the match[B] Not obtaining a ticket for the match[C] Not having obtained a ticket for the match[D ] Not obtained a ticket for the match46. The children prefer camping in the mountains __ an indoor activity.[A] to [B] than [C] for [D] with47. Language belongs to each member of the society, to the cleaner__ to the professor.[A] as far as [B] the same as [C] as much as [D] as long as48. __ he needed money for a new car, he decided not to borrow it from the bank.[A] Much as [B] Much though [C] As much [D] Though much49. The Clarks haven't decided yet which hotel[A] to stay [B] is to stay [C] to stay at [D] is for staying50. His strong sense of humor was __ make everyone in the room burst out laughing.[A] so as to [B] such as to [C] so that [D] such that51. __ enough time and money, the researcher would have been able to discover more in this field.[A] Giving [B] To give [C] Given [D] Being given52. You __ Mark anything. It was none of his business.[A] needn’t have told [B] needn't tell[C] mustn't have told [D] mustn't tell53. The membership card entitled him certain privileges in the dub.[A] on [B] in [C] at [D] to54. Obviously, the Chairman's remarks at the conference were __ and not planned.[A] substantial [B] spontaneous [C] simultaneous [D] synthetic55. For the success of the project, the company should __ the most of the opportunities at hand.[A] obtain [B] grasp [C] catch [D] make56. Failure to follow the club rules __ him from the volleyball team.[A] disfavored [B] dispelled [C] disqualified [D] dismissed57. The discovery of new oil-fields in various parts of the country filled the government with __ hope.[A] eternal [B] infinite [C] ceaseless [D] everlasting58. At first the company refused to purchase the equipment, but __ this decision was revised.[A] subsequently [B] successively [C] predominantly [D] preliminarily59. The local police are authorized to __ anyone's movements as they think fit.[A] pause [B] halt [C] repel [D] keep60. Have you ever received __ of what has happened to her?[A] the word [B] words [C] word [D] the words61. Twelve is to three four is to one.[A] what IS] as [C] that [D] like62. Things went well for her during her early life but in her middle age her __ seemed to change.[A] affair [B] luck [C] event [D] chance63. Although I spoke to her about the matter several times, she took little __ of what I said.[A] remark [B] warning [C] notice [D] attention64. The scheme was __ when it was discovered it would be very costly.[A] resigned [B] surrendered [C] released [D] abandoned65. Yesterday my aunt bought some new __ for her flat at the seaside.[A] furniture [B] furnitures [C] possession [D] possessionsPART VI READING COMPREHENSION [30 MIN]SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN]In this part there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the correct answer.TEXT APeople have been painting pictures for at least 30,000 years. The earliest pictures were painted by people who hunted animals. They used to paint pictures of the animals they wanted to catch and kill. Pictures of this kind have been found on the walls of caves in France and Spain. No one knows why they were painted there. Perhaps the painter thought that their pictures would help them to catch these animals. Or perhaps human beings have always wanted to tell stories in pictures.About 5,000 years ago the Egyptians and other people in the Near East began to use pictures as a kind of writing. They drew simple pictures or signs to represent things and ideas, and also to represent the sounds of their language. The signs these people used became a kind of alphabet.The Egyptians used to record information and to tell stories by putting picture-writing and pictures together. When an important person died, scenes and stories from his life were painted and carved on the walls of the place where he was buried. Some of these pictures are like modem comic-strip (连环漫画) stories. It has been said that Egypt is the home of the comic strip. But, for the Egyptians, pictures still had magic power. So they did not try to make their way of writing simple. The ordinary people could not understand it.By the year 1,000 BC, people who lived in the area around the Mediterranean Sea bad developed a simpler system of writing. The signs they used were very easy to write, and there were fewer of them than in the Egyptian system. This was because each sign, or letter, represented only one sound in their language. The Greeks developed this system and formed the letter of the Greek alphabet. The Ronmans copied the idea, and the Roman alphabet is now used all over the world.These days, we can write down a story, or record information, without using pictures. But we still need pictures of all kinds, drawings, photographs, signs and diagrams. We find them everywhere: in books and newspapers, in the street, and on the walls of the places where we live and work. Pictures help us to understand and remember things more easily, and they can make a story much more interesting. 66. Pictures of animals were painted on the walls of caves in France and Spain because。
1996年6月大学英语四级考试
1996年6月大学英语四级考试Part I Listening Comprehension1-10： C B D B C D A B A A11-20：C A D C B A D B C D(关键词语均在第三部分“听力材料”中用下划线标出)PartⅡV ocabulary and Structure21．[译文] 商店经过抢劫之后安装警报装置是确保免遭更多的损失。
答案为C 本题测试：介词辨异。
四个选项中只有against含有“防备，避免”之意。
故C正确。
22．[译文] 许多人认为地球是平的，所以担心哥伦布会从地球边缘掉下去。
答案为B 本题测试：分词的用法。
根据前后主谓一致的原则，可首先排除两个被动式的C和D。
又因fear和believe两个动作不存在时间上的先后，所以B正确。
23.[译文] 人们经常把健康的生活与开阔的乡村和自家种的食物联系在一起。
答案为D 本题测试：动词辨异。
D)associated"联系，联想"正确，且搭配也对。
A)“拴，束缚，连接”；B)“捆绑，包扎，装订，使结合”；C)“卷入，涉及，包含，包围”。
24.[译文] 78岁的丹尼斯爵士已经向众人宣布他的许多收藏品将留给国家。
答案为D 本题测试：主谓搭配。
根据that句中主语much和leave的关系，应使用被动语态形式，四项中只有D正确。
25.[译文] 在1949年进行直航之前，所有的飞机都必须降落加油。
答案为C 本题测试：时态。
“First non-stop fight”(第一次直飞)发生在1949年，那么在1949年前，也即“过去之过去”，主句应该使用过去完成时，故C正确。
26.[译文] 在英国，如今妇女已占就业者的44％，有将近一半的有小孩的妇女从事赚取报酬的工作。
答案为C 本题测试：动词词组辨异。
四个选项的含义分别为：A)“增强(体质等)”；B)“意味着，代表”；C)“占，组成，构成”；D)“使一致，使适合”。
1996年01月英语四级试题（阅读）2
59. The word “burnout” (Line 4, Para.5) here refers to the state of ______.A) being seriously burnt in the skinB) being unable to burn for lack of fuelC) being badly damaged by fireD) being unable to function because of excessive use60. The author’s purpose in writing this passage is to ______.A) show that taste preference is highly subjectiveB) argue that taste testing is an important marketing strategyC) emphasize that taste and price are closely related to each otherD) recommend that blind tasting be introduced in the quality control of colasNoPage] Passage ThreeQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage:The concept of “environment” is certainly difficult and may even be misunderstood; but we have no handy substitute. It seems simple enough to distinguish between the organism and the surrounding environment and to separate forces acting on an organism into those that are internal and biological and those that are external and environmental. But in actual practice this system breaks down in many ways, because the organism and the environment are constantly interacting so that the environment is modified by the organism and vice versa （反之亦然）.In the case of man, the difficulties with the environmental concept are even more complicated because we have to deal with man as an animal and with man as a bearer （持有者） of culture. If we look at man as an animal and try to analyze the environmental forces that are acting on the organism, we find that we have to deal with things like climate, soil, plants and such-like factors common to all biological situations; but we also find, always, very important environmental influences that we can only class as “cultural”, which modify the physical and biological factors. But man, as we know him, is always a bearer of culture; and if we study human culture, we find that it, in turn, is modified by the environmental factors ofclimate and geography. We thus easily get into great difficulties from the necessity of viewing culture, at one moment, as a part of the man and, at another moment, as a part of the environment.61. Which of the following words can best describe the popular understanding of “environment” as the author sees it?A) Elaborate.B) Prejudiced.C) Faultless.D) Oversimplified.62. According to the author the concept of “environment” is difficult to explain because _______A) it doesn’t distinguish between the organism and the environmentB) it involves both internal and external forcesC) the organism and the environment influence each otherD) the relationship between the organism and the environment is unclear63. In analyzing the environmental forces acting on man the author suggests that ________.A) biological factors are less important to the organism than cultural factors to manB) man and other animals are modified equally by the environmental forcesC) man is modified by the cultural environment as well as by the natural environmentD) physical and biological factors exert more influence on other organisms than on man64. As for culture, the author points out that ________.A) it develops side by side with environmental factorsB) it is also affected by environmental factorsC) it is generally accepted to be part of the environmentD) it is a product of man’s biological instincts65. In this passage, the author is primarily concerned with _______.A) the interpretation of the term “environment”B) the discussion on organisms and biological environmentC) the comparison between internal and external factors influencing manD) the evaluation of man’s influence on culturePassage FourQuestions 66 to 70 are based on the following passage:The speaker, a teacher from a community college, addressed a sympathetic audience. Heads nodded in agreement when he said, “High school English teachers are not doing their jobs.” He described the inadequacies of his students, all high schoolgraduates who can use language only at a grade 9 level. I was unable to determine from his answers to my questions how thisgrade 9 level had been established.My topic is not standards nor its decline（降低）. What the speaker was really saying is that eh is no longer young; he has been teaching for sixteen years, and is able to think and speak like a mature adult.My point is that the frequent complaint of one generation about the one immediately following it is inevitable. It is also human nature to look for the reasons for our dissatisfaction. Before English became a school subject in the late nineteenth century, it was difficult to find the target of the blame for language deficiencies （缺陷）. But since then, English teachers have been under constant attack.The complainers think they have hit upon an original idea. As their own command of the language improves, they notice that young people do not have this same ability. Unaware that their own ability has developed through the years, they assume the new generation of young people must be hopeless in this respect. To the eyes and ears of sensitive adults the language of the young always seems inadequate.Since this concern about the decline and fall of the English language is not perceived as a generational phenomenon but rather as something new and peculiar to today’s young people, it naturally follows that today’s English teachers cannot be doing their jobs. Otherwise, young people would not commit offenses against the language.66. The speaker the author mentioned in the passage believed that ________.A) the language of the younger generation is usually inferior to that of the older generationB) the students had a poor command of English because they didn’t work hard enoughC) he was an excellent language teacher because he had been teaching English for sixteen yearsD) English teachers should be held responsible for the students’ poor command of English67. In the author’s opinion, the speaker _______.A) gave a correct judgement of the English level of the studentsB) had exaggerated the language problems of the studentsC) was right in saying that English teachers were not doing their jobsD) could think and speak intelligently68. The author’s attitude towards the speaker’s remarks is _______.A) neutralB) positiveC) criticalD) compromising69. It can be concluded from the passage that ______.A) it is justifiable to include English as a school subjectB) the author disagrees with the speaker over the standard of English at Grade 9 levelC) English language teaching is by no means an easy jobD) Language improvement needs time and effort70. In the passage the author argues that ______.A) it is unfair to blame the English teachers for the language deficiencies of the studentsB) young people would not commit offences against the language is the teachers did their jobs properlyC) to eliminate language deficiencies one must have sensitive eyes and earsD) to improve the standard of English requires the effort of several generations[。
1996-2000英语专业四级词汇语法真题及答案
199641. You won't get a loan __ you can offer some security.[A] lest [B] in case [C] unless [D] other than42. __ time, he'll make a flint-class tennis player.[A] Having [B] Given [C] Giving [D] Had43. I __ the party much more ff there hadn't been quite such a crowd of people there.[A] would enjoy [B] will have enjoyed[C] would have enjoyed [D] will be enjoying44. This company has now introduced a policy __ pay rises are related performance at work.[A] which [ B] where [ C] whether [D] what45. He wasn’t asked to take on the chairmanship of the society, __ insufficiently popular with all members.[A] having considered [B] was considered[C] was being considered [D] being considered46. This may have preserved the elephant from being wiped out as well as other animals __ in Africa.[A] hunted [B] hunting [C] that hunted [D] are hunted47. The office has to be shut down funds.[A] being a lark of [B] from lack of [C] to a lack of [D] for lack of48. In international matches, prestige is so important that the only thing that ma tters is to avoid __[A] from being beaten [B] being beaten [C] beating [D] to be beaten49. As it turned out to be a small house party, we__ so formally.[A] need not have dressed up [B] must not have dressed up[C] did not need to dress up [D] must not dress up50. Western Nebraska generally receives less snow than __ Eastern Nebraska.[A]in [B] it receives in [C] does [D] it does in51. __ no cause for alarm, the old man went back to his bedroom.[A] There was [B] Since [C] Being [D] There being52. The brilliance of his satires was __ make even his victim laugh.[A] so as to [B] such as to C] so that [D] such that53. If he __ in that way for much longer he will find himself in the bankruptcy court.[A] carries on [B] carries off [C] carried by [D] carried away54. Although the false bank notes fooled many people, they did not __ to do examination.[A] look up [B] pay up [C] keep up [D] stand up55. He must give us more lime,_ we shall not be able to make a good job of it.[A] consequently [B] otherwise [C] therefore [D] doubtlessly56. When there was a short __ in the conversation, I asked if anyone would like anything to drink.[A] blank IS] space [C] pause [D] wait57. You can do it if you want to, but in my opinion it's not worth the __ it involves.[A] effort IS] strength [C] attempt [D] force58. The main road through little bury was blocked for three hours today after an accident __ two lorries.[A] involving [B] including [C] combining [D] containing59. Very few scientists __ with completely new answers to the world's problems.[A] come to [B] come round [C] come on [D] come up60. Hotel rooms must be __ by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter.[A] departed [B] abandoned [C] vacated [D] displaced61. Half the excuses she gives are not tree, but she always seems to__ them.[A] get on with [B] get away with [C] get up from [D] get in on62. The __ physicist has been challenged by others in his field.[A] respectable [B] respectful [C] respective [D] respecting63. With hundreds of works left behind, Picasso is regarded as a very __ artist.[A] profound [B] productive [C] prosperous [D] plentiful64. The city suffered __ damage as a result of the earthquake.[A] considered [B] considerate [C] considerable [D] considering65. Undergraduate students have no __ to the rare books in the school library.[A] access [B] entrance [C] way [D] pathPART ⅤGRAMMAR & VOCABULARY41.C 42.B 43.C 44.B 45.D46.A 47.D 48.B 49.A 50.C51.D 52.B 53.A 54.D 55.B56.C 57.A 58.A 59.D 60.C61.B 62.A 63.B 64.C 65.A199741. How can I ever concentrate if you continually me with silly questions?[A] have, interrupted [B] had, interrupted [C] are, interrupted [D] were, interrupting42. When you have finished with that video tape, don't forget to put it in my drawer, __ ?[A] do you [B] will you [C] don't you [D] won't you43. He left orders that nothing __ touched until the police arrived here.[A] should be [B] ought to be [C] must be [D] would be44. Mr. White works with a chemical import-export company, but he for this industrial fair, since he is on leave.[A] has worked [B] works [C]has been working [D] is working45. The physicist has made a discovery, __ of great importance to the progress of science and technology.[A] I think which is [B] that I think is [C] which I think is [D] which I think it is46. __, he is ready to accept suggestions from different sources.[A] Instead of his contributions [B] For all his notable contributions[C] His making notable contributions [D] However his notable contributions47. The team can handle whatever[A] that needs handling [B] which needs handling [C] it needs handling [D] needs to be trundled48. Come and see me whenever[A] you are convenient [B] you will be convenient [C] it is convenient to you [D] it will be convenient to you49. It was a physician that he represented himself, and __ he was warmly received.[A] as such [B] such as [C] as that [D] so that50. I have never been to London, but that is the city_[A] where I like to visit most [B] I'd most like to visit[C] which I like to visit mostly [D] where I' d like most to visit51. I was to have made a speech if __[A]I was not called away [B] nobody would have called me away[C] I had not been called away [D] nobody called me away52. I felt that I was not yet __ to travel abroad.[A] too strong [B] strong enough [C] so strong [D] enough strong53. The plane found the spot and hovered close enough to __ that it was a car.[A] ensure IS] examine [C] verify [D] testify54. The encouraging factor is that the __ majority of people find the idea of change acceptable.[A] numerous [B] vast [C] most [D] massive55. The increase in student number ______ many problems for the universities.[A] forces [B] presses [C] provides [D] poses56. Please __from smoking until the aeroplane is airborne.[A] refrain [B] prevent [C] resist [D] restrain57. Reporters and photographers alike took great __ at the rode way the actor behaved during the interview.[A] annoyance [B] offence [C] resentment [D] irritation58. Topics for composition should be __ to the experience and interests of the students.[A] concerned [B] dependent [C] connecting [D] relevant59. The novel contains some marvelously revealing_ of rural life in the 19th century.[A] glances [B] glimpses [C] glares [D] gleams60. Sometimes the student may be asked to write about his __ to a certain book or article that has some hearing on the subject being studied.[A] reaction [B] comment [C] impression [D] comprehension61. Picking flowers in the park is absolutely __[A] avoided [B] prohibited [C] rejected [D] repelled62. Tony has not the least __ of giving up his research work.[A] intention [B] interest [C] wish [D] desire63. Two of the children have to sleep in one bed, but the other three have __ ones.[A] similar [B] singular [C] different [D] separate64. Am I to understand that his new post __ no responsibility with it at all?[A] keeps [B] supports [C] carries [D] possesses65. Animals that could not themselves to the changed environment perished and those that could survived.[A] change [B] adapt [C] modify [D] conformPART ⅤGRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY41．答案：C【参考译文】你总是不停地问我一些愚蠢的问题，叫我怎能集中注意力呢?【试题分析】本题为语法题，考查对时态的掌握。
英语专业四级(TEM4)-(96-09)年作文完型语法真题答案
参考答案(1996)PART I WRITINGSECTION A COMPOSITIONThe Main Difference Between My College Life and My Middle School LifeAs every college student would agree, life in college is different from that in middle school. In my opinion. the main difference lies in the fact that we enjoy more independence at college.As far as I'm concerned, I prefer the college life to the middle school life. For one thing, I live on my own：wash my own clothes, buy my own food, looking myself. I make my daily decisions of my own will. For another, I depend heavily on myself in my study. I have plenty of free time outside the classroom. In order to achieve academic success, I can derive as much from the teachers' lectures as from my own diligence. In the absence of pressure from both the college and the family, I must have a workable plan of my own.To sum up, I live a quite different life at college from that in my middle school in that I am much more responsible for my own life and study. To those newcomers, 1 would suggest they break away from their parents' tender care and stand on their own feet.参考答案（1997）PART I WRITINGSECTION A COMPOSITIONMore Pressure From Academic Studies Does No Good To UsNowadays, we may often hear people around us complain that they are under great pressure in their daily life. It is true that no pressure, no motivation. But, how about much more pressure? Different people have different views of point. As for me, I firmly think too much pressure in essence prevents people from achieving academic accomplishment rather than do good to us.The causes are obvious. Firstly, in our opening society, people have to acquaint with a vast number of new things so as to obtain better lives, which request them transferring more times from academic studies to other fields, lessening their academic pressure. Secondly, more pressure from academicstudies will make people produce mental problems such as stress and qualm, in the long run, which will make academic studies become impossible.Therefore in my opinion, those who would achieve academic accomplishment must not be given more pressure. It is a good academic air that does good to us.参考答案（1998）PART I WRITINGSECTION A COMPOSITIONOne Way to Solve the ProblemWe all know that vehicles are the major source of air pollution in cities. To solve the headache, people have taken a variety of steps, but the result is not satisfying. Here, one way to solve the problem is to set gas thriftier in vehicle.Setting gas thriftier in vehicle not only decreases the consumption of gas which is a major source of air pollution but also slows down the cost of possessing a vehicle which makes millaye price lower. Thereby, all vehicles set gas thriftier will make air have a lower carbon dioxide content deriving from burning gas and coal. The less carbon dioxide, the less air pollution. Therefore, through setting gas thriftier, vehicles will bum lower gases, and the problem will partly be solved.Despite other ways to solve the problem, I think the best way is to set gas thrifter in vehicle for both effect and practice.参考答案(1999)PART I WRITINGSECTION A COMPOSITIONA Major Disadvantage of Advertising on TelevisionWith the development of advertising, our television programs are flooded with numerous advertisements every day. In my opinion, advertising on television is a negative force in society because they create all kinds of impossible fantasies and they are often dishonest and offensive.In the first place, ads always show happy, rich people, and they make life look easy. However, life is not always easy; on the contrary, it is often very difficult. Not all people live in big and beautiful houses and dress in fashionable clothes. Advertising gives the audience an untruthful picture of reality; therefore, it acts as a distorted social mirror.Secondly, television programs are constantly interrupted by ads, which is annoying and offensive to the majority of audience. If TV stations need money, can’t they come up with better ways instead of advertising?All in all, advertisement on television is a form of pollution. They invade our visual space and they are a great nuisance.参考答案(2000)PART I WRITINGSECTION A COMPOSITIONPeople have different ideas about how students should spend their school days. Some believe that students should spend the whole day on academic studies. Others believe that extracurricular activities should be a required part of every school day. I think both ways have their advantages. But I prefer the latter. As a student, our main task is to concentrate on our academic study. We have to attend classes, reading books and doing assignments. Only by working hard can we learn our courses well. But I don‟t think we should spend every hour and minute on academic study. A proverb says, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” Without good health and strong body, how can we improve our study efficiency and make great achievements in our ac ademic study? Besides, spending the whole day on academic study may make us exhausted and weak. We should find other meaningful things to do besides studying. For example, doing extracurricular activities can make students‟ life more colorful and beneficial. There are various forms of exercise. M y favorite one is football. I play football with my classmates for one hour every afternoon. After a day‟s hard work, how nice it is to stretch my arms and legs! By playing football I‟ve got both joy and strength. I always lookActually doing extracurricular activities doesn‟t disturb our study if we make full use of our time. Instead it does help us study more efficiently. We can be good at learning as well as extracurricular activities. So I suggest that students do extracurricular activities along with thei参考答案(2001)PART I WRITINGSECTION A COMPOSITIONNowadays, travel has become a popular activity. More and more people have enough money to travel abroad or at home. As a matter of fact, travel has become part of our life. This situation is encouraging, for it not only broadens people's minds to the extend which may not be reached previously, but alsoOne of my best friends is so exclusively engaged in his works that he did not even know what was happening out of his own discipline. What‟s worse, his progress was nearly little. After accepting my advice, he traveled a few cities and towns. The experience gave him a good opportunity of learning. Today, he gets a bumper harvest in his knowledge——In conclusion, travel opens our mind because it enables us to know about the history and culture of a nation. In a way, going on travels is like reading books.参考答案(2002)PART I WRITINGSECTION A COMPOSITIONThe Best Way to Stay HealthyNowadays people are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of health. And they have different ways to stay healthy. For example, For my part, the best way to stay healthy is the combination of proper physical exercise and a balanced diet.Both physical exercise and a proper diet are essential to health. For one thing, physical exercise not only builds a person‟s body, but also helps to reduce his or her unnecessary fat. Indeed, this is very important since the redundancy of fat has been medically proved to be a cause of various diseases, some of which are even fatal.For another, a balanced diet can provide a person with the right kind and amount of nutrition required for the operation of our organs. As we know, a multitude of elements are effective in keeping our body running properly. A deficiency in any of them will result in some dysfunction. Yet a balanced diet may prevent this from happening.All in all, I believe the best way to keep fit is talking proper physical exercise plus staying on a balanced diet. Neither is dispensable if we are to enjoy sustainable health.参考答案(2003)PART I WRITINGSECTION A COMPOSITIONThe Importance of Keeping a Good MoodModern people are supposed to endure a lot of pressure, from education, career, or family. However, not all people can manage to tide them over. There are often reports of someone going insane or someone committing suicide. Those unfortunate people are not intelligently poor. Yet they were doomed only because they suffered troubled minds or mixed feelings. From their experiences, I would argue that keeping a good mood is all too important.Living in a good mood under whatsoever circumstances is important in at least two ways. For one thing, it can help one foster friendly interpersonal relation.Instead of treating colleagues or classmates as rivals or opponents, one will try to cooperate with them and benefit from them. One will work harder to keep paces with others or surpass them rather than complaining or get consumed by jealousy all the time. For another, a good mood can help one put disappointments and frustrations in the right perspective. Thinking that failure is the mother of success, one can well survive the temporary blows and look forward to the bright future. Both friendship and optimism derived from keeping a good mood or mentality are effective outlets for pressures whatsoever.Thus, we need not only to build a strong body but also keep a good mood in order to face the pressures or challenges of modern society. While most people are aware of the importance of the former, quite a proportion of people fail to recognize the significance of the latter.参考答案(2004)PART I WRITINGSECTION A COMPOSITIONLetter Writing Will Not Be KilledNowadays, young people choose to phone each other rather writing letters. But even if so, I still maintain that letter writing will never be killed by phones, though we have stepped into the Information Age.First, letters can express your subtle feelings. With the increase of the living pace of modern society, we find that there is a lack of communication now. Sometimes when you are speaking to someone that you care and love on the phone, you are so shy that it‟s too hard to express any of your feelings towards him/her. Your throat seems to be blocked! At this time, letters will help. Without any embarrassment, you can just write down your deep concern and love on a piece of paper. When you drop the letter into the pillar-box, you will feel what he/she will receive is not only a letter, but also your deepest love. Secondly, letters can be kept as a record of memory, while phones cannot. Just imagine, when you open an old box of letters and read them years later, a lot of beautiful and indelible memories will be brought back to you. What an irreplaceable feeling it is! And I believe, this feeling is something that you can definitely never experience through several phone calls.All in all, letter writing will absolutely survive and even thrive in the Information Age. Phones can never kill it, neither will anything.参考答案(2005)PART VI WRITINGSECTION A COMPOSITIONMy Idea of a University Arts FestivalAn arts festival will no doubt add much to our campus life, since it, like other group activities, will be a stage on which students from different colleges and departments communicate and share their interests. This festival, of course, needs to be well organized, so as to get everyone involved. While all kinds of activities contribute to this great festival, lectures by leading artists in this country will surely make it more successful.First of all, influential …stars‟ are always an attraction to involve the greatest number of participants. The main purpose of this festival, just as other campus activities, is to add variety to students‟ life. Its results and influence need to be measured more by the number of p articipants than by their artistic level it will display. The more people get involved, the more successful the festival. While a few of the students are busy performing during the festival, lectures permit the majority to sit there listening and asking their …masters‟ questions.Secondly, face-to-face communication between students, some of whom are potential artists, and the leading artists is always a bridge linking textbook knowledge and practice. University students spend most of their time learning from textbooks or at the library, but knowing how to do is quite different from doing it. The experience of and advice from those practitioners in the fields of music, movie, and painting help university students to think what else they need to learn and what they will do in the future.What‟s more, lectures by well-known experts will enhance the influence of the arts festival and the university. Arts festivals are held in many universities in the city, but they are organized in more or less the same way. As far as I know, lectures are seldom part of them. Therefore, it will promote the reputation of our festival, which is a new comer in the city.In a word, it will be beneficial to invite some experts to give lectures. It will get more students to get involved, students will benefit from lectures by experts, and it will draw more public attention to the festival.参考答案(2006)SECTION A COMPOSITIONUsing Tomorrow's MoneySome of you may have heard about the story of two old ladies. One said before taking the last breath with a sigh, "Finally I've saved enough money to buy an apartment" ; the other remarked with a relieved smile, "At last I've paid off all the mortgage for my house. " This make-up story vividly shows two different attitudes of consumption; saving money or using tomorrow's money. Personally I would rather use tomorrow's money so as to enjoy a quality life before it is too late.With the rapid development of market economy and increasing income, China has already entered a consumption era and it is natural for people to seek after material things and pleasure. Using tomorrow's money will help people satisfy their needs. For example, nowadays the housing in Beijing is getting more and more expensive; as a result, lots of young people cannot afford a decent apartment. To solve the problem we can borrow money from the bank. With the bank loan, we can have our own shelter right away, which will definitely facilitate our life and work a great deal. Moreover, using tomorrow's money can also help those in difficulties, ensure them a better future. In some rural areas in China, quite a few talented students might lose the opportunity of higher learning simply because they could not pay their college tuition in the past. Now by asking for loans from the government, more students are able to attend college, which will offer them a brighter future.Surely using tomorrow's money cannot only meet the urgent needs of a group of people, but also enable some enjoy a better life earlier. But we need to be realistic about the burden we can shoulder at the same time when spending tomorrow's money because the "debt" has to be paid back some day in the future.参考答案(2007)SECTION A COMPOSITIONOnline Friends, Live ResourcesAs I see it, making friends online should be encouraged, especially for English learners in China. Online communication with native speakers of English can significantly increase one's knowledge in English and the foreign culture , and more importantly, the motivation in learning and using the language.To begin with, online chatting is a simulation of everyday conversation in real life, which greatly improves the participants' English. When connected to the Internet, English is the only language to communicate with others. And one is forced to exhaust his repertoire of English to express ideas and feelings, and to keep the conversation going. In this virtual environment, one learns the basic expressions and techniques of English communication much faster than in English classes. Furthermore, while the knowledge of the language itself increases through online chatting, one also receives abundant cultural information from his foreign friends. As the interest in culture is one important stimulus to learn a language, talking with natives from the English culture sure helps to enhance one's interest in the culture, and thus encourages him to learn more. People against making key pals seem to worry about the risks of making bad friends. But it is just so simple to ignore those with bad intent by dragging them into the blacklist, while keeping in touch with kind and helpful people. As long as one does not leak his private information, it is totally safe to explore online.Making online friends not only helps to improve one's English proficiency, but also encourages one to learn more about the English culture. It is a method worth promoting for English learners to improve language studies as well as broaden their views.参考答案(2008)PART VI WRITINGSECTION A COMPOSITIONBenefits of V olunteeringI'm more than glad to see that an increasing number of people are willing to help the people in need. And I firmly believe that volunteering can enhance their ability to tackle problems.As we can see, thousands of college students are flocking to rural areas as temporary teachers. There is no doubt that tons of problems are awaiting: lack of food, poor living conditions, etc. So, they need to take great pains to overcome the problems. For example, they have to get used to the simple food with strong will-power, and prepare lessons in poor light. What's more, students there might not cooperate with them well, so they have to figure out a way to interest them, get them involved so as to teach them more effectively. It must be extremely hard for the volunteers to fit in at the beginning, but as they accumulate more experience, they will work out problems successfully.To sum up, volunteering will not only help those in need, but also enhance volunteers' capability when they face difficulties. So, put on your coat, pick up your bag, and go volunteering!参考答案(2009)PART VI WRITINGSECTION A COMPOSITIONWill Tourism Bring Harm to the Environment?As an economic activity, tourism in recent years has developed rapidly in China. Tourism reflects human's explorations of nature, which has led to economic development on the one hand and environmental destruction on the other. While economy grows, environment destruction also grows, as a result of ceaseless tapping of natural resources and continuous increase of the number of tourists.How does tourism bring harm to the environment? Firstly, over exploitation of new scenic spots will change ecological system, which will consequently cause environmental degeneration. In order to attract tourists, plenty of man-made sceneries have been built, due to which the natural conditions have been destroyed. One example is Qinghai Lake, its environmental degeneration in the form of expansion of desert areas and extinction of some rare animals. According to a research report, tourism should take partial responsibility for this harmful result. In one word, reckless tapping of natural resources will break ecological balance.Secondly, a large proportion of tourists, most of the time, play the role of environment destructor. They do not have the awareness of environment protection. So it is very common to see them throw garbage wherever they go. And then it is reported that some originally beautiful and clear lake became ugly and dirty, which conduces to various bacteria. Some of the tourists even have a weird habit of eating wild animals, whose practice, to some extent, encourages the killing of wildlife. All the above-listed behaviors and, many others gravely damaged our environment.On all accounts, harm that tourism brings to the environment has already been seen and will become more serious if tourism industry keeps developing in an uncontrolled manner. So what we should do in the current situation is to try to make a sustainable developmental plan, through whose implementation the balance between economic growth and environment protection can be maintained.。
1996年专业英语四级真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)
1996年专业英语四级真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. DICTATION 2. LISTENING COMPREHENSION 3. CLOZE 4. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY 5. READING COMPREHENSION 6. WRITINGPART I DICTATION (15 MIN)Directions: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minute 1．正确答案：Among the Indians of North America, the medicine man was a very important person. He could cure illnesses and he could speak to the spirits. The spirits were the supernatural forces that controlled the world. The Indians believed that bad spirits made people ill. So when people were ill, the medicine man tried to help them by using magic. He spoke to the good spirits and asked for their help. Many people were cured, because they thought the spirits were helping them, but really these people cured themselves. Sometimes your own mind is the best doctor for you. The medicine men were often successful for another reason, too. They knew about plants that really can cure illnesses. A lot of medicines are made from the plants that were used by medicine men hundreds of years ago．PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION (20 MIN)Directions: In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTDirections: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.听力原文： A fifteen-year-old schoolboy, Peter Emerson, was recovered at home yesterday after being trapped all night in a cold store at the butcher’s shop where he worked after school. The door swung shut as he was putting meat into the store. He realized that he was left all alone after he had shouted and kicked the door and no one answered. He kept warm by jumping and running around for about 10 of the 14 hours.2．What happened to the schoolboy?A．He forgot to lock the cold store door.B．He was forced to work throughout the night.C．He caught cold while working at the butcher’s.D．He was locked up by accident in a cold store.正确答案：D听力原文：Secretary of State, Warren Christopher, has wrapped up his latest trip to the Middle East, saying the peace process is progressing. Mr. Christopher says he will leave the region Thursday, assured that the picture is much less gloomy than suggested by recent reports. During the two days of talks, Mr. Christopher met Israeli Prime Minister, Yitzak Rabin and Foreign Minister of Simon Perez in Israel, and with PLO Chairman Joseph Alfat in the Gasa Strip. He also met with the SyrianPresident, Bashar Al-Assad in Damascus.3．Mr Warren Christopher______.A．believes there is hope for peace.B．will report to the UN on Thursday.C．will hold more talks before leaving the region.D．is not sure that the peace process will succeed.正确答案：A4．With whom did Mr Christopher NOT meet?A．The Syrian President.B．The PLO leader.C．The Jordanian President.D．The Israeli Prime Minister.正确答案：C听力原文：Prison serrice staff, Harren Briton, has been severely criticized in an official report for the escape of 5 Irishprisoners and an armed robber from Whitemore Prison, Kemprishire. Bomb-making equipment was subsequently discovered out the jail. The government has announced a major review of the present security throughout England and Wales. And in- task force will be set up at home office and a detailed list of recommendations is expected to be issued by the end of the year.5．The number of the escaped prisoners is______.A．6.B．5.C．1.D．7.正确答案：A6．Following the prison breakout, the Government is to______.A．restructure the prison service.B．discipline some prison officers.C．recruit more security staff.D．look into security conditions.正确答案：D听力原文：The Canadian police said the New North American Free Trade Agreement which is to open frontiers across the continent has been exploded by drugs smugglers from South America. The Mafia can now move drugs across the continent with minimum supervision. Police estimated 60 % of the cocaine which came through Canada this year has been brought through the east coast. Last year it was 10 percent. Police said the Mafia are benefiting from the declining fishing industry. There are more boats available to move the drugs.7．The aim of the agreement is to______.A．encourage trade in the region.B．crack down on drug smuggling.C．save the declining fishing industry.D．strengthen cross-boarder police presence.正确答案：A8．Which group of people is now taking advantage of the agreement?A．Canadian police.B．Businessmen.C．Drug traffickers.D．Customs officers.正确答案：C9．The percentage of cocaine brought through the coast has increased by______.A．10%.B．50%.C．60%.D．70%.正确答案：B听力原文：Joe Clarks, 22 years of age, appeared in court in the New Yorksuburbs yesterday. He was there to face a traffic charge.10．Joe went to court because he was a______.A．law breaker.B．trainee lawyer.C．friend of the judge.D．traffic policeman.正确答案：A听力原文：I’m sorry, I’m late. But I was waiting for you at the information desk upstairs. It’s lucky I thought you may be here on the platform.11．Where did the speaker think they were supposed to meet?A．On the platform.B．On the train.C．Near the stairs.D．At the information desk.正确答案：D听力原文：This is a very complex system. It can send messages over long distance by means of electric or radio signals and print them at the other end.12．What is being described?A．Telephone.B．Telegraph.C．Microfilm.D．Microscope.正确答案：B听力原文：The elderly woman was planning to take the half-past-five coach. Unfortunately due to poor road conditions, which made safe driving impossible, it departed at a quarter past eight.13．How long was the coach delayed?A．Three hours and forty five minutes.B．Five and a half hours.C．Two hours and forty five minutes.D．Eight hours and fifteen minutes.正确答案：C听力原文：Let me know as soon as you have fixed your travel plan. I’d like to make sure you’re properly looked after on the arrival.14．What does the speaker imply?A．I want you to have a fully enjoyable holiday.B．Your plans for the trip interest me a lot.C．I think you should arrive according to the plan.D．We are now making plans for your journey.正确答案：D听力原文：Just look at this cardigan. It has shrunk so much I can’t wear it any more.15．What does the speaker mean?A．The shop told me this would happen.B．I didn’t know it would be like this.C．It became smaller but still fits me.D．The cardigan is well worth the price.正确答案：B听力原文：That famous writer’s new book is coming out in September. However, we probably won’t be able to find it in the library until December.16．When will the writer’s new book be published?A．In the spring.B．In the summer.C．In the autumn.D．In the winter.正确答案：C听力原文：Statistics show that 300 people are killed in air crashes in the United States every year, but about 50,000 people are killed in car accidents.17．What does the speaker mean?A．Travelling by car is more dangerous than by air.B．There are 300 air crashes each year in the US.C．The air crashes each year kill about 50,000 people.D．Travelling by plane is more dangerous than by car.正确答案：A听力原文：A：I’m going to take down the curtains and put up new ones. B：Why? What’s wrong with them?18．What does the man mean?A．It’s really nice to have a change.B．They ought to have been changed long ago.C．The curtains are of a wrong colour.D．The curtains are still quite good.听力原文：A：You should go to see the new movie. They want to hold it over for another two weeks.B：Mm, normally I wouldn’t, but I should as you recommend it so strongly.19．The woman’s usual attitude towards films is______.A．mixed.B．fascinated.C．enthusiastic.D．disinterested.正确答案：D听力原文：A：I’ve got a letter from my sister. It’s so badly written that I can hardly make out what’s exactly she was trying to say.B：Maybe you should call her up to find out what’s troubling her.20．According to the conversation, the woman’s sister______.A．was probably upset.B．had little education.C．always writes like that.D．usually never writes.正确答案：A听力原文：A：The rain is going to continue till tomorrow. I wanted to take you to see the park. But it’s too wet for that. And it’s obvious that we cannot walk around the sights you suggested, Jack. Too bad!B：Yes, it’s a shame.21．The man’s purpose in visiting was to______.A．take a course.B．see the city.C．go to the park.D．take a rest.正确答案：C听力原文：A：There’s a special discount for the museum on weekends before 10 a.m. We could use the opportunity since there’re so many of us.B：Hmm, depending on what most of us want to see.22．What does the man indicate?A．Most people like the museum.B．It is difficult to get up early.C．There might be varied opinions.D．It is a problem to get there.听力原文：A：Do you know what you want to do when you finish your degree?B：I’ll ask you if I need your advice.23．What does the woman mean?A．She does not really need his help.B．She has not started thinking about it yet.C．She is very grateful to the man for his advice.D．She has already talked with the man.正确答案：A听力原文：A：I’m a free man from today on. Nobody will tell me what I should do or what I shouldn’t anymore.B：You don’t mean you’ve quit that well-paid job you’ve had so long.24．Which of the following best describes the woman’s reaction?A．Overjoyed.B．Confused.C．Surprised.D．Supportive.正确答案：B听力原文：A：I must go to the supermarket tomorrow. It’s the last day to open till after the Christmas holidays.B：Sure, we don’t want to be out of anything. Want a hand?25．The woman is going to the supermarket tomorrow because______.A．the supermarket is closing down after Christmas.B．the man is going to help her with shopping.C．tomorrow is the only day she is free before Christmas.D．she wants to get enough food for the holiday period.正确答案：D听力原文：A：Do you know John is going to move to France next month? His wealthy uncle has left all his property there for him to inherit.B：I wish I could come into a fortune like that one day.26．John is going to France because______.A．he’ll start a new business in properties.B．he has been left property there.C．he’s made a fortune with his uncle.D．his uncle wants his company there.正确答案：BPART III CLOZE (15 MIN)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks.Since 1895 the National Trust(国家文物信托基金会) has worked for the preservation of places of historic interest and natural beauty in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.Today the Trust —【B1】______is not a government department but a charity depending on the【B2】______support of the public and its own members —is the largest landowner and conservation society in Britain. Wherever you go, you are close to land that is protected and【B3】______by the National Trust. Over 300 miles of【B4】______coastline；90,000 acres of land, lakes and forests in one area of natural beauty【B5】______ ；prehistoric and Roman ruins；moorlands and farmland, woods and islands；lengths of【B6】______waterways；even seventeen whole villages —all are open to the public at all times subject only【B7】______ the needs of farming, forestry and the protection of wildlife.But the Trust’s protection【B8】______further than this. It has in its possession a hundred gardens and【B9】______two hundred historic buildings which it opens to paying visitors. Castles and churches, houses of【B10】______or historic importance, mills, gardens and parks【B11】______to the Trust by their former owners. Many houses retain their【B12】______content of fine furniture, pictures, and other treasures accumulated over【B13】______, and often the donor himself continues to live in part of the house as a【B14】______of the National Trust. The walking-sticks in the hall, the flowers, silver-framed photographs, books and papers in the rooms are signs that the house is still loved and【B15】______and that visitors are welcomed as private individuals just as much as tourists.27．【B1】A．itB．whichC．thisD．whether it正确答案：B解析：语法知识。
1996专四真题及答案(完整版)
TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (1996)-GRADE FOUR-PART I WRITNG (45 MIN)SECTION A COMPOSITION (35 MIN)Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a composition of about 150 words on the following topic:Every college student would agree that life in college is not the same as it was in the middle school. Now, you have been asked by the Students' Union to write a passage entitled:THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEENMY COLLEGE LIFE AND MY MIDDLE SCHOOL LIFEas part of an introduction programme for new students coining in September.You are to write in three paragraphs.In the first paragraph, state clearly what you think the main differencebetween college and middle school life.In the second paragraph, state which life you prefer and why.In the last paragraph, bring what you have, written to a natural conclusion with a summary or suggestion.Marks will be awarded far content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.SECTION B NOTE-WRITING (10 MIN)Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation:Your friend has just won the first prize in the Provincial English Speech Contest. Write a note of congratulations.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness.PART II DICTAION (15 MIN)Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 to 20 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once mare. PART III LISTENING COMPREHENSION (25 MIN)In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct response for each question on your answer sheet.SECTION A STATEMENTIn this section you will hear eight statements. At the end of the statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following eight questions.Now, listen to the statements.1. Joe went to court because he was a ________.A. law breakerB. trainee lawyerC. friend of the judgeD. traffic policeman2. Where did the speaker think they were supposed to meetA. On the platform.B. On the train.C. Near the stairs.D. At the information desk.3. What is being describedA. Telephone.B. Telegraph.C. Microfilm.D. Microscope.4. How long was the coach delayedA. Three hours and forty-five minutes.B. Five and a half hours.C. Two hours and forty-five minutes.D. Eight hours and fifteen minutes.5. What does the speaker implyA. I want you to have a fully enjoyable holiday.B. Your plans for the trip interest me a lot.C. I think you should arrive according to the plan.D. We are now making plans for your journey.6. What does the speaker meanA. The shop told me this would happen.B. I didn't know it would be like this.C. It became smaller but still fits me.D. The cardigan is well worth the price.7. When will the writer's new book be publishedA. In the spring.B. In the summer.C. In the autumn.D. In the winter.8. What does the speaker meanA. Travelling by car is more dangerous than by air.B. There are 300 air crashes each year in the US.C. The air crashes each year kill about 50,000 people.D. Travelling by planeis more dangerous than by car.SECTION B CONVERSATIONIn this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following nine questions.Now, listen to the conversations.9. What does the man meanA. It's really nice to have a change.B. They ought to have been clinked long ago.C. The curtains are of a wrong color.D. The curtains are still quite good.10. The woman's usual attitude towards film is ________.A. mixedB. fascinatedC. enthusiasticD. disinterested11. According to the conversation, the woman's sister ________.A. was probably upsetB. bad little educationC. always writes like thatD. usually never writes12. The man's purpose in visiting was to ________.A. take a courseB. see the cityC. go to the parkD. take a rest13. What does the man indicateA. Most people like the museum.B. It is difficult to get up early.C. There might be varied opinions.D. It is a problem to get there.14. What does the woman meanA. She does not really need his help.B. She has not started thinking about it yet.C. She is very grateful to the man for his advice.D. She has already talked with the man.15. Which of the following best describes the woman's reactionA. Overjoyed.B. Confused.C. Surprised.D. Supportive.16. The woman is going to the supermarket tomorrow because ________.A. the supermarket is dosing down after ChristmasB. the man is going to help her with shoppingC. tomorrow is the only day she is free before ChristmasD. she wants to get enough food for the holiday period17. John is going to France because ________.A. he'll start a new business in propertiesB. he tins been left property thereC. he's made a for time with his uncleD. his uncle wants his company thereSECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestion 18 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.Now, listen to the news.18. What happened to the schoolboyA. He forgot to lock the cold store door.B. He was forced to work throughout the night.C. He caught cold while working at the butcher's.D. He was locked up by accident in a cold store.Questions 19 and 20 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the two questions. Now, listen to the news.19. Mr. Warren Christopher________.A. believes there is hope for peaceB. will report to the UN on ThursdayC. will hold more talks before leaving the regionD. is not sure that the peace process will succeed20. With whom did Mr. Christopher NOT meetA. The Syrian President.B. The PLO leader.C. The Ordanian President.D. The Israeli Prime Minister.Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the two questions.Now, listen to the news.21. The number of the escaped prisoners is ________.A. 6B. 5C. 1D. 722. Following the prison breakout, the Government is to ________.A. restructure the prison serviceB. discipline some prison officersC. recruit more security staffD. look into security conditionsQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 30 seconds to answer the three questions. Now, listen to the news.23. The aim of the agreement is to ________.A. encourage trade in the regionB. crack down on drug smugglingC. save the declining fishing industryD. strengthen cross-boarder police presence24. Which group of people is now taking advantage of the agreementA. Canadian police.B. Businessmen.C. Drug traffickers.D. Customs officers.25. The percentage of cocaine brought through the coast has increasedby________.A. 10%B. 50%C. 60%D. 70%PART IV CLOZE (15 MIN)Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the responding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank on your answer sheet.SECTION A STATEMENTSince 1895 the National Trust (国家文物信托基金会) has worked for the preservation of places of historic interest and natural beauty in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.Today the Trust 26 is not a government department but a charity depending on the 27 support of the public and its own conservation society in Britain.Wherever you go, you are close to land that is protected and 28by the National Trust. Over 350 miles of 29 coastline: 90,000 acres of land, lakes and forests in one area of natural beauty 30; pre-historic and Roman ruins; moorlands and farmland, woods and islands, lengths of 31 water-ways; even seventeen whole village – all are open to the public at all times subject only 32 the needs of farming, forestry and the protection of wildlife.But the Trust's protection 33 further than this. It has in its possession a hundred gardens and 34 two hundred historic buildings which it opens to paying visitors. Castles and churches, houses of35 or historic importance, mills, gardens and parks 36 to the Trust by their former owners. Many houses retain their 37 contents of fine furniture, pictures, and other treasures accumulated over 38, and often the donor himself continues to live in part of the house as a 39 of the National Trust. The walking-sticks in the hall, the flowers, silver-framed photographs, books and papers in the morns are signs that the house is still loved and 40 and that visitors are welcomed as private individuals just as much as tourists.26. A. itB. whichC. thisD. whether it27. A. deliberateB. compulsoryC. spontaneousD. voluntary28. A. maintainedB. watchedC. renewedD. repaired29. A. unusedB. underdevelopedC. unwantedD. unspoilt30. A. besidesB. nearbyC. aloneD. beyond31. A. interiorB. inlandC. insideD. inner32. A. byB. atC. toD. on33. A. developsB. extendsC. enlargesD. prolongs34. A. someB. nearlyC. on averageD. more35. A. architecturalB. archetypeC. architectureD. archaeology36. A. are givingB. have givenC. been givenD. have been given37. A. primitiveB. initialC. elementaryD. original38. A. timesB. generationsC. yearsD. age groups39. A. residentB. dwellerC. tenantD. housekeeper40. A. lived inB. kept overC. resided withD. taken upPART V GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (20 MIN)There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four wards or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence.41. You won't get a loan ________ you can offer some security.A. lestB. in caseC. unlessD. other than42. ________ time, he'll make a flint-class tennis player.A. HavingB. GivenC. GivingD. Had43. I ________ the party much more ff there hadn't been quite such a crowdof people there.A. would enjoyB. will have enjoyedC. would have enjoyedD. will be enjoying44. This company has now introduced a policy ________ pay rises arerelated performance at work.A. whichB. whereC. whetherD. what45. He wasn't asked to take on the chairmanship of the society, ________insufficiently popular with all members.A. having consideredB. was consideredC. was being consideredD. being considered46. This may have preserved the elephant from being wiped out as well asother animals ________ in Africa.A. huntedB. huntingC. that huntedD. are hunted47. The office has to be shut down ________ funds.A. being a lark ofB. from lack ofC. to a lack ofD. for lack of48. In international matches, prestige is so important that the only thingthat matters is to avoid ________.A. from being beatenB. being beatenC. beatingD. to be beaten49. As it turned out to be a small house party, we________ so formally.A. need not have dressed upB. must not have dressed upC. did not need to dress upD. must not dress up50. Western Nebraska generally receives less snow than ________ EasternNebraska.A. inB. it receives inC. doesD. it does in51. ________ no cause for alarm, the old man went back to his bedroom.A. There wasB. SinceC. BeingD. There being52. The brilliance of his satires was ________ make even his victim laugh.A. so as toB. such as toC so thatD. such that53. If he ________ in that way for much longer he will find himself inthe bankruptcy court.A. carries onB. carries offC. carried byD. carried away54. Although the false bank notes fooled many people, they did not________ to do examination.A. look upB. pay upC. keep upD. stand up55. He must give us more lime, ________ we shall not be able to make agood job of it.A. consequentlyB. otherwiseC. thereforeD. doubtlessly56. When there was a short ________ in the conversation, I asked if anyonewould like anything to drink.A. blankB spaceC. pauseD. wait57. You can do it if you want to, but in my opinion it's not worth the________ it involves.A. effortB. strengthD. force58. The main road through little bury was blocked for three hours todayafter an accident ________ two lorries.A. involvingB. includingC. combiningD. containing59. Very few scientists ________ with completely new answers to theworld's problems.A. come toB. come roundC. come onD. come up60. Hotel rooms must be ________ by noon, but luggage may be left withthe porter.A. departedB. abandonedD. displaced61. Half the excuses she gives are not tree, but she always seemsto________ them.A. get on withB. get away withC. get up fromD. get in on62. The ________ physicist has been challenged by others in his field.A. respectableB. respectfulC. respectiveD. respecting63. With hundreds of works left behind, Picasso is regarded as a very________ artist.A. profoundB. productiveC. prosperousD. plentiful64. The city suffered ________ damage as a result of the earthquake.A. consideredB. considerateC. considerableD. considering65. Undergraduate students have no ________ to the rare books in theschool library.A. accessB. entranceC. wayD. pathPART VI READING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN)SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION (25 MIN)In this part there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose he one that you think is the correct answer.TEXT AIn the past thirty years many social changes bare taken place in Britain. The greatest of these have probably been in the economic lives of women.The changes have been significant, but because tradition and prejudice can still handicap women in their working careers and personal lives, major legislation to help promote equality of opportunity and pay was passed during the 1970s.At the heart of women's changed role in society has been the rise in the number of women at work, particularly married women. As technology and society permit highly effective and generally acceptable methods of family planning there has been a decline in family size. Women as a result are involved in child-rearing for a much shorter time and related to this, there has been a rapid increase in the number of women with young children who return to work when the children are old enough not to need constant care and attention.Since 1951 the proportion of married women who work has grown from just over a fifth to a haft. Compared with their counterparts elsewhere on the Continent, British women comprise a relatively high proportion of the work force, about two-fifths, but on average they work fewer hours, about 31 a week There is still a significant difference between women's average earnings and men's, but the equal pay legislation which came into force at the end of 1975 appears to have helped to narrow the gap between women's and men's basic rates.As more and more women joined the work force in the 1960s and early 1970s there was an increase in the collective incomes of women as a whole and a major change in the economic role of large numbers of housewives.Families have come to rely on married women's earnings as an essential part of their income rather than as "pocket money". At the same time social roles within the family are more likely to be shared, exchanged or altered.66. The general idea of the passage is about ________.A. social trends in contemporary BritainB. changes in women's economic staresC. equal opportunity and pay in BritainD. women's roles within the family67. According to the author, an increasing number of married women areable to work because ________.A. their children no longer require their careB. there are more jobs available nowadaysC. technology has enabled them to find acceptable jobsD. they spend far less time on child care than beforeTEXT BNATURE'S GIGANTIC SNOWPLOUGHOn January 10, 1962, an enormous piece of glacier broke away and tumbled down the side of a mountain in Peru. A mere seven minutes later,when cascading ice finally came to a stop ten miles down the mountain, it had taken the lives of 4,000 people.This disaster is one of the most devastating examples of a very common event: an avalanche of snow or ice. Because it is extremely cold at very high altitudes, snow rarely melts. It just keeps piling up higher and higher. Glaciers are eventually created when the weight of the snow is so great that the lower layers are pressed into solid ice. But most avalanches occur long before this happens. As snow accumulates on a steep slope, it reaches a critical point at which the slightest vibration will send it sliding into the valley below.Even an avalanche of light power can be dangerous, but the Peruvian catastrophe was particularly terrible because it was caused by a heavy layer of ice. It is estimated that the ice that broke off weighed three million tons. As it crashed down the steep mountainside like a gigantic snow plough, it swept up trees, boulders and tons of topsoil, and completely crushed and destroyed the six villages that lay in its path.At present there is no way to predict or avoid such enormous avalanches, but, lucidly, they are very rare. Scientists are constantly studying the smaller, more common avalanches, to try to understand what causes them. In the future, perhaps dangerous masses of snow and ice can be found and removed before they take human lives.68. The first paragraph catches the reader's attention with a ________.A. first-hand reportB. dramatic descriptionC. tall taleD. vivid word picture69. In this passage devastating means ________.A. violently ruinousB. spectaculary interestingC. stunningD. unpleasant70. The passage is mostly about ________.A. avalanchesB. glaciersC. PeruD. mountainsTEXT CI was born in Tuckahoe, Talbot County, Maryland. I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any authentic record containing it. By far the larger part of the slaves know as little of their age as horses know of their, and it is the wish of most masters within my knowledge to keep their slaves thus ignorant. I do not remember having ever met a slave who could tell of his birthday. They seldom come nearer to it than planting-time, harvesting, springtime, or fall time. A lack of information concerning my own was a source of unhappiness to me even during childhood. The white children could tell their ages, I could not tell why I ought to be deprived of the same privilege. I was not allowed to make any inquires of my master concerning it. He considered all such inquiries on the part of a slave improper and impertinent. The nearest estimate I can give makes me now between twenty-seven and twenty-eight years of age.I come to this, from heating my master say, some time during 1835, I was about seventeen years old.My mother was named Harriet Bailey. She was the daughter of Issac and Betsey Bailey, both colored, and quite dark. My mother was of a darker complexion than either my grandmother or grandfather.My father was a white man. He was admitted to be such by all I ever heard speak of my parentage. The opinion was also whispered that my maser was my father, but of the correctness of this opinion, I know nothing; the means of knowing was withheld from me. My mother and I were separated when I was an infant before I knew her as my mother. It is a common custom, in the part of Maryland from which I ran away, to part children from their mothers at a very early age. Frequently, before the child has reached its twelfth month, its mother is taken from it, and hired out on some faint a considerable distance off, and the child is placed under the care of an older woman, too old for field labor. For what this separation is done, I do not know, unless it be to hinder the development of the child's affection towards its mother.71. The author did not know exactly when he was born because ________.A. he did not know who his mother wasB. there was no written evidence of itC. his master did not tell his fatherD. nobody on his farm knew anything about it72. In the mid-nineteenth century, slaves often ________.A. marked their birthdays by the seasonB. did not really care how old they wereC. forgot the exact time when they were bornD. pretended not to know each other's birthdays73. The author's mother told him ________.A. his father was blackB. his father was whiteC. nothing about his fatherD. his master was his father74. According to the passage, when the author was very young his mother________.A. run awayB. was light skinnedC. had several childrenD. was sent to work elsewhere75. The author bad not spent much time with his ________.A. motherB. masterC. grandfatherD. grandmother76. The author was most probably raised ________.A. by his grandparentsB. by an old woman slaveC. with his master's supportD. together with other childrenTEXT DPLEASE RECYCLE THAT BOBSLED RUN (大雪橇滑道)For the 1992 Winter Games, French organizers constructed a new motorway, parking lots and runs for skiing in the Alps. Environmentalists screamed "Disaster!". Thus warned, the Norwegians have adopted "green" advice and avoided great blots on the landscape. The speed-skating was built to look like an overturned ship, and placed so as not to disturb a bird sanctuary. Dug into a mountainside, the hockey arena is well concealed and energy efficient. The bobsled run is built out of wood not metal and hidden among trees. No wonder the president of the International Olympic Committee has called these the first "Green Games".Lillehammer's opening ceremonies featured a giant Olympic Torch burning biogas produced by rotting vegetation. During construction, builders were threatened with $ 7,500 fines for felling trees unnecessarily. Rate trees were carefully transplanted from hillsides. Food is being served on potato-based plates that will be fed, in turn, to pigs. Smoking has been banned outdoors as well as in, with enforcement by polite requests.Environmentalists have declared partial victory, though Coca-Cola's plan to decorate the town with Banners has been scaled back, there arestill too many billboards for strict green tastes. Perhaps, but after the Games, athlete housing will be converted into vacation home or shipped to the northlands for student dormitories. Bullets will be plucked from biathlon targets and recycled to keep the lead from poisoning ground water. And these tricks won't be forgotten. Embarrassed by environmental protests, the I. O. C. claims that green awareness is now entrenched –along with sport and culture – as a permanent dimension of the Olympic Charter.Indeed, Sydney was successful in becoming host for the 2000 Summer Games in part on the strength of its endorsement from Greenpeace. Aspiring host cities are picking up the code. Salt Lake City, bidding for the 2002 Games, may opt to use the bobsled run that Calgary built for the 88 Games. After that, who could deny that recycling is an Olympic movement77. Which of the following countries has not paid enough attention to the"green" issuesA. Norway.B. France.C. Arnica.D. Australia.78. In which area did the environmentalists fail in LillehammerA. Energy.B. Smoking.B. Housing.D. Advertising.79. Which of the following describes the I. O. C.'s attitude towards theenvironmentalists' protestsA. Trying to commit themselves.B. Showing indifference and contempt.C. Arguing for practical difficulties.D. Negotiating for gradual changes.80. The 2002 Games might be held in________.A. OsloB. CalgaryC. SydneyD. Salt Lake CitySECTION B SKIMMING & SCANNING (45 MIN)In this section there are seven passages with a total of ten multiple choice questions. Skim or scan them as required and then mark your answers on your answer sheet.TEXT EFirst read the following question.81. The schoolboy was reported to have had an accident with________.A. a trainB. fireC. electricityD. trafficNow, skim TEXT E below and mark your answer on your answer sheet.SCHOOLBOY JOHN DOYLE suffered a 25,000-volt electric shock and lived. Last night he sat up in a hospital bed and learned how lucky he was to be alive. John, 11, had gone train-spotting for the first time in his life on a footbridge near his home. He fell off the 20ft-high bridge, landed among power cables and ended up on the mils. He was dragged clear by his friends just before an express train roared past. He has bums to one ankle and will need a skin graft. His mother said the accident has put her son off train-spotting for life.TEXT FFirst read the following question.82. The main purpose of the letter is to ________.A. apply for an advertised jobB. make further inquiries about a jobC. to apply for a Ph.D.D. get information about medical researchNow, skim TEXT F below and mark your answer on your answer sheet.38 Morgan Road,Harbury, LincolnshirThe Administrative Officer,Swiss Medico Ltd,PO Box 1263Zurich, Switzerland. 17 March 199Dear Sir,I am writing to respond to your advertisement in the "Daily Globe".I am at present employed as a translator in a medical research organization and also act as interpreter there. I joined this organization two years ago.I am 31 and single. I read French and German at Howland College, Cambridge and stayed there to take my . in the dialects of North-East FranceI should be interested in working for your company for two reasons, Firstly, I should like to live abroad and secondly, the work would involvemedical/scientific translation which is my particular field.I shall look forward to hearing from you.Yours sincerely,Rupert JohnsonTEXT GFirst read the following question.88. The main purpose of the pamphlet is to ________.A. provide car owner with car theft statisticsB. give details about costs in crime preventionC. portray the profile of certain car thievesD. raise car owners' awareness against car theftNow, skim TEXT G below and mark your answer on your answer sheet.Car thefts account for a quarter of all recorded crime. Together they impose costs on everyone – the cost of the police's time taken up in dealing with the offenses, the cost of taking offenders through the criminal justice system, and the cost to motorists of increased insurance premiums.Over 460,000 cars are reported missing in this country each year and。
英语专四历年真题及答案(1996-2010)
英语专四历年真题及答案(1996-2010)2010年英语专业四级真题深色标志的为答案QUESTION BOOKLETTEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2010) -GRADE FOUR-TIME LIMIT: 135 MINPART I DICTATION [15 MIN]Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE. The UK has a well-respected higher education system and some of the top universities and research institutions in the world. But to those who are new to it all, it can be overwhelming and sometimes confusing.October is usually the busiest month in the academic calendar. Universities have something called Freshers' Week for their newcomers. It's a great opportunity to make new friends, join lots of clubs and settle into university life.However, having just left the comfort of home and all your friends behind, the prospect of meeting lots of strangers in big halls can be nerve-wracking. Where do you start? Who should you make friends with? Which clubs should you join?Luckily, there will be thousands of others in the same boat as you worrying about starting their university social life on the right foot. So just take it all in slowly. Don't rush into anything that you'll regret for the next three years.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [20 MINI In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully andthen answer the questions that follow.Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.1. The following details have been checked during the conversation EXCEPTA. number of travelers.B. number of tour days.C. flight details.D. room services.2. What is included in the price?A. Air tickets and local transport.B. Local transport and meals.C. Air tickets, local transport and breakfast.D. Air tickets, local transport and all meals.3. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?A. The traveler is reluctant to buy travel insurance.B. The traveler is ready to buy travel insurance.C. The traveler doesn't have to buy travel insurance.D. Travel insurance is not mentioned in the conversation.Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of'the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.4. Which of the following details is CORRECT?A. Mark knows the exact number of airport buses.B. Mark knows the exact number of delegates' spouse.C. Mark doesn't know the exact number of delegates yet.D. Mark doesn't know the number of guest speakers.5. What does Linda want to know?A. The arrival time of guest speakers.B. The departure time of guest speakers.C. The type of transport for guest speakers.D. The number of guest speakers.6. How many performances have been planned tbr the conference?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.D. Not mentioned.7. Who will pay for the piano performance?A. Pan-Pacific Tours.B. Johnson & Sons Events.C. Conference delegates.D. An airline company.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of'the conversation,you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.8. What is NOT missing in Mary's briefcase?A. Her cheque book.B. Her papers for work.C. Her laptop.D. Her appointment book.9. Where was Mary the whole morning?A. At the police station.B. At a meeting.C. In her client's office.D. In the restaurant.10. Why was Mary sure that the briefcase was hers in the end?A. The papers inside had the company's name.B. The briefcase was found in the restaurant.C. The restaurant manager telephoned James.D. The cheque book inside bore her name.SECTION B PASSAGESIn this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, yott will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.11. We learn from the passage that about two-thirds of the courses are taught throughA. the School of Design and Visual Arts.B. the School of Social Work.C. the School of Business.D. the Arts and Sciences program.12.What is the cost of undergraduate tuition?A. Twenty thousand dollars.B. Thirty thousand dollars.C. Twenty-seven thousand dollars.D. Thirty-eight thousand dollars.13.International students can receive all the following types of financial assistance EXCEPTA. federal loans.B. private loans.C. scholarships.D. monthly payment plans.ass=MsoNormal> Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will begiven 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.14. According to the passage, mothers in ____ spend more time looking after children.A. FranceB. AmericaC. DenmarkD. Australia15. Which of the following activities would Australian fathers traditionally participate in?A. Feeding and playing with children.B. Feeding and bathing children.C. Taking children to the park and to school.D. Taking children to watch sports events.16. According to the study, the "new man" likes toA. spend more time at work.B. spend more time with children.C. spend time drinking after work.D. spend time on his computer.17.It is suggested in the passage that the "new man" might be less acceptable inA. France.B. Britain.C. Australia.D. Denmark. Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.18.The services of the new partnership are provided mainly toA. mothers of infected babies.B. infected children and women.C. infected children in cities.D. infected women in cities.19.Which of the following details about Family Health International is INCORRECT?A. It is a nonprofit organization.B. It provides public health services.C. It carries out research on public health.D. It has worked in five countries till now.20.The example of Cambodia mainly showsA. the importance of government support.B. the importance of public education efforts.C. the progress the country has made so far.D. the methods used to fight AIDS.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTIn this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer thequestions that follow.Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now. listen to the news.21. According to the news, the victim wasA. a 17-year-old girl.B. a 15-year-old boy.C. a 23-year-old woman.D. an l 8-year-old man.22.We learn from the news that the suspects were arrestedA. one month later.B. two months later.C. immediately.D. two weeks later.Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will begiven 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news. 23.The Iraqi parliament can vote on the security agreement only afterA. all parties have agreed on it.B. the US troops have pulled out.C. the cabinet has reviewed it.D. the lawmakers have returned from Mecca.24.According to the news, the US troops are expected to completely pull out byA. mid-2009.B. the end of 2009.C. mid-2011.D. the end of 2011.Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will begiven 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news. 25.The following are involved in the operations to rescue the children in Honduras EXCEPTA. the police.B. the district attorney.C. the prison authorities.D. Institute of Childhood and Family.26. What punishment would parents face if they allowed their children to beg?A. To be imprisoned and fined.B. To have their children taken away.C. To be handed over to the authorities.D. None.Question 27 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item. you will be given 5seconds to answer the question. Now, listen to the news.27.What is the news item about?A. Coastlines in Italy.B. Public use of the beach.C. Swimming and bathing.D. Private bathing clubs.Question 28 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5seconds to answer the question. Now, listen to the news.28.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the news?A. The airport was shut down for Friday.B. There was a road accident involving two buses.C. Local shops were closed earlier than usual.D. Bus service was stopped for Friday.Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will begiven 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.29.How many people were rescued from the apartment building?A. 17.B. 24.C. 21.D. 41.30.Which of the following details in the news is CORRECT?A. The rescue operation involved many people.B. The cause of the explosions has been determined.C. Rescue efforts were stopped on Thursday.D. The explosions didn't destroy the building.PART III CLOZE [15 MIN]Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage it" inserted in thecorresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on ANSWER SHEET TWO.How men first learned to i nvent words is unknown; (31)____, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain (32)____ to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, (33)____ they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed (34)____ certain signs, called letters, which could be (35)____ to represent those sounds, and which could be (36)_____. Those sounds, whether spoken, (37)_____ written in letters, we call words.The power of words, then, lies in their (38)____ the things they bring up before our minds. Words become (39)____ with meaning for us by experience; (40)._____ the longer we live, the more certain words(41)_____ to us the happy and sad events of our past: and the more we(42)____, the more the number of words that mean something to us (43)____ Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal (44)____ to our minds and emotions. This (45)._____ and telling use of words is what we call (46)____ style. Above all, the real poet is a master of (47)____. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which (48)_____ their position and association can (49)____ men to tears. We should, therefore, learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will (50)____ our speech or writing silly and vulgar.(31) A. in addition B. in other words C. in a word D. in summary(32) A. sounds B. gestures C. signs D. movements(33) A. such that B. as that C. so that D. in that(34) A. in B. with C. of D. upon(35) A. spelt B. combined C. written D copied(36) A. written down B. handed down C. remembered D. observed(37) A. and B. yet C. also D. or(38) A. functions B. associations C. roles D. links(39) A. filled B. full C. live D. active(40) A. but B. or C. yet D. and(41 ) A. reappear B. recall C. remember D. recollect(42) A. read and think B. read and recall C. read and learn D. read and recite(43) A. raises B. increases C. improves D. emerges(44) A. intensively B. extensively C. broadly D. powerfully(45) A. charming B. academic C. conventional D. common(46) A. written B. spoken C. literary D. dramatic(47) A. signs B. words C. style D. sound(48) A. in B. on C. over&n bsp; D. by(49) A. move B. engage C. make D. force(50) A. transform B. change C. make D. convertPART IV GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY [15 MIN]There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.51. Which of the following italicized phrases indicates CAUSE?A. Why don't you do it for the sake of your friends?B. I wish I could write as well as you.C. For all his efforts, he didn't get an A.D. Her eyes were red from excessive reading.52. Nancy's gone to work but her car's still there. She ____ by bus.A. must have goneB. should have goneC. ought to have goneD. could have gone53. He feels that he is not yet ____ to travel abroad.A. too strongB. enough strongC. so strongD. strong enough54. After____ seemed an endless wait, it was his turn to enter the personnel manager's office.A. thatB. itC. whatD. there55. Fool ____ Jerry is, he could not have done such a thing.A. whoB. asC. likeD. that56. Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?A. They each have two tickets.B. They cost twenty yuan each.C. Each they have bought the same book.D. They were given two magazines each.57. She seldom goes to the theatre, _____?A. doesn't sheB. does sheC. would sheD. wouldn'tshe58. Dr Johnson is head of the department, ____ an expert in translation.A. orB. eitherC. butD. and59. When one has good health, _____ should feel fortunate.A. youB. theyC. heD. we60. It is necessary that he ____ the assignment without delay.A. hand inB. hands inC. must hand inD. has to hand in61. In the sentence "It's no use waiting for her", the italicized phraseis)____.A. the objectB. an adverbialC. a complementD. the subject62. Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?A. All his lectures are very interesting.B. Half their savings were gone.C. Many his friends came to the party.D. Both his sisters are nurses.63. Which of the following sentences has an object complement?A. The directors appointed John manager.B. I gave Mary a Christmas present.C. You have done Peter a favour.D. She is teaching children English.64. Which of the following words can NOT be used to complete "We've seenthe film ____"?A. beforeB. recentlyC. latelyD. yet65. _____ should not become a serious disadvantage in life and work.A. To be not tallB. Not being tallC. Being not tallD. Not to be tall66. Due to personality _____, the two colleagues never got on well in work.A. contradictionB. conflictC. confrontationD. competition67. During the summer vacation, kids are often seen hanging _____ in the streets.A. aboutB. onC. overD. out68. There were 150 ____ at the international conference this summer.A. spectatorsB. viewersC. participantsD. onlookers69. School started on a ____ cold day in February.A. severeB. bitterC. suchD. frozen70. In the face of unexpected difficulties, he demonstrated a talent for quick, ____ action.A. determiningB. defensiveC. demandingD. decisive71. The team has been working overtime on the research project ____.A. latelyB.just nowC. lateD. long ago72. Because of the economic crisis, industrial output in the region remainedA. motionlesstyle="mso-spacerun: yes"> B. inactive C. stagnant D. immobile73. The police had difficulty in ____ the fans fi'om rushing on to thestage to take photos with the singer.A. limitingB. restrainingC. confiningD. restricting74. Joan is in the dorm, putting the final ____ to her speech.A. detailsB. remarksC. commentsD. touches75. His_____ in gambling has eventually brought about his ruin.A. indulgenceB. habitC. actionD. engagement76. The teacher told the students to stay in the classroom and they did_____.A. absolutelyB. accidentallyC. accordinglyD. accurately77. You can actually see the deer at close range while driving throughthat area. The italicizedphrase means _____.A. clearlyB. very nearC. quicklyD. very hard78. He listened hard but still couldn't what they were talking about.A. make overB. make upC. make uponD.make out79. For the advertised position, the company offers a(n) salaryand benefits package.A. generousB. plentifulC. abundantD. sufficient80. As there was no road, the travelers ____ up a rocky slope on theirway back.A. ranB. hurriedC. scrambledD. crawledPART V READING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN]In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer.Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.TEXT AWhat is the nature of the scientific attitude, the attitude of the man or woman who studies and applies physics, biology, chemistry, geology, engineering, medicine or any other science? We all know that science plays an important role in the societies in which we live. Many people believe, however, that our progress depends on two different aspects of science. The first of these is the application of the machines, products and systems of applied knowledge that scientists and technologists develop. Through technology, science improves the structure of society and helps man to gain increasing control over his environment.The second aspect is the application by all members of society of the special methods of thought and action that scientists use in their work.What are these special methods of thinking and acting? First of all, it seems that a successful scientist is full of curiosity - he wants to find out how and why the universe works. He usually directs his attention towards problems which he notices have no satisfactory explanation, and his curiosity makes him look for underlying relationships even if the data available seem to be unconnected. Moreover, he thinks he can improve the existing conditions and enjoys trying to solve the problems which this involves.He is a good observer, accurate, patient and objective and applies logical thought to the observations he makes. He utilizes the facts he observes to the fullest extent. For example, trained observers obtain a very large amount of information about a star mainly from the accurate analysis of the simple lines that appear in a spectrum.He is skeptical - he does not accept statements which are not based on the most complete evidence available - and therefore rejects authority as the sole basis for truth. Scientists always check statements and make experiments carefully and objectively to verify them.Furthermore, he is not only critical of the work of others, but also of his own, since he knows that man is the least reliable of scientific instruments and that a number of factors tend to disturb objective investigation.Lastly, he is highly imaginative since he often has to look for relationships in data which are not only complex but also frequently incomplete. Furthermore, he needs imagination if he wants to make hypotheses of how processes work and how events take place.These seem to be some of the ways in which a successfulscientist or technologist thinks and acts.81. Many people believe that science helps society to progress throughA. applied knowledge.B. more than one aspect.C. technology only.D. the use of machines.82. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about curiosity?A. It gives the scientist confidence and pleasure in work.B. It gives rise to interest in problems that are unexplained.C. It leads to efforts to investigate potential connections.D. It encourages the scientist to look for new ways of acting.83. According to the passage, a successful scientist would notA. easily believe in unchecked statements.B. easily criticize others' research work.C. always use his imagination in work.D. always use evidence from observation.84. What does the passage mainly discuss?A. Application of technology.B. Progress in modem society.C. Scientists' ways of thinking and acting.D. How to become a successful scientist.85. What is the author's attitude towards the topic?A. Critical.B. Objective.C. Biased.D. Unclear.TEXT BOver the past several decades, the U.S., Canada, and Europe have received a great deal of media and even research attention over unusual phenomena and unsolved mysteries. These include UFOs as well as sightings and encounters with "nonhuman creatures" such as Bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster. Only recently has Latin America begun to receive some attention as well. Although the mysteries of the Aztec, Mayan, and Inca civilizations have been known for centuries, now the public is also becoming aware of unusual, paranormal phenomena in countries such as Peru.The Nazca "lines" of Peru were discovered in the 1930s. These lines are deeply carved into a flat, stony plain, and form about 300 intricate pictures of animals such as birds, a monkey, and a lizard. Seen at ground level, the designs are a jumbled senseless mess. The images are so large that they can only be viewed at a height of 1,000 feet - meaning from an aircraft. Yet there were no aircraft in 300 B.C., when it is judgedthe designs were made. Nor were there then, or are there now, any nearby mountain ranges from which to view them. So how and why did the native people of Nazca create these marvelous designs? One answer appeared in 1969, when the German researcher and writer Erich von Daniken proposed that the lines were drawn by extraterrestrials as runways for their aircraft. The scientific community did not take long to scoffat and abandon von Daniken's theory. Over the years several other theories have been put forth, but none has been accepted by the scientific community. Today there is a new and heightened interest in the Nazca lines. It is a direct result of the creation of the Internet. Currently there are over 60 sites dedicated to this mystery from Latin America's past, and even respected scientists have joined the discussion through e-mail and chat rooms.Will the Internet help explain these unsolved mysteries? Perhaps it is a step in the right direction.86. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?A. Latin America has long received attention for unusual phenomena.B. Public attention is now directed towards countries like Peru.C. Public interest usually focuses on North America and Europe.D. Some ancient civilizations have unsolved mysteries.87. According to the passage, the Nazca lines were foundA. in mountains.B. in stones.C. on animals.D. on a plain.88. We can infer from the passage that the higher the lines are seen, the ____ the images they present.A. smallerB. largerC. clearerD. brighter89. There has been increasing interest in the Nazca lines mainly because ofA. the participation of scientists.B. the emergence of the lnternet.C. the birth of new theories.D. the interest in the Internet.90. The author is ____ about the role of the lnternet in solving mysteries.A. cautiousB. pessimisticC. uncertainD. optimistic TEXT CGraduation speeches are a bit like wedding toasts. A few are memorable. The rest tend to trigger such thoughts as, "Why did I wear such uncomfortable shoes?"But graduation speeches are less about the message than the messenger. Every year a few colleges and universities in the US attract attention because they've managed to book high-profile speakers. And,every year, the media report some of these speakers' wise remarks.Last month, the following words of wisdom were spread:"You really haven't completed the circle of success unless you can help somebody else move forward." (Oprah Winfrey, Duke University). "There is no way to stop change; change will come. Go out and give us a future worthy of the world we all wish to create together." (Hillary Clinton, New York University)."'This really is your moment. History is yours to bend." (Joe Biden, Wake Forest University).Of course, the real "get" of the graduation season was first lady Michelle Obama's appearance at the University of California, Merced. "Remember that you are blessed," she told the class of 2009, "Remember that in exchange for those blessings, you must give something back... As advocate and activist Marian Wright Edelman says, 'Service is the rent we pay for living ... it is the true measure, the only measure of success'."Calls to service have a long, rich tradition in these speeches. However, it is possible for a graduation speech to go beyond cliche and say something truly compelling. The late writer David Foster Wallace's 2005 graduation speech at Kenyon College in Ohio talked about how to truly care about other people. It gained something of a cult after it was widely circulated on the Internet. Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs' address at Stanford University that year, in which he talked about death, is also considered one of the best in recent memory.But when you're sitting in the hot sun, fidgety and freaked out, do you really want to be lectured aboutthe big stuff?. Isn't that like trying to maintain a smile at your wedding reception while some relative gives a toast that amounts to "marriage is hard work"? You know he's right; you just don't want to think about it at that particular moment. In fact, as is the case in many major life moments, you can't really manage to think beyond the blisters your new shoes are causing.That may seem anticlimactic. But it also gets to the heart of one of life's greatest, saddest truths: that our most "memorable" occasions may elicit the fewest memories. It's probably not something most graduation speakers would say, but it's one of the first lessons of growing up.91. According to the passage, most graduation speeches tend to recall ____ memories.A. greatB. trivialC. unforgettableD. unimaginative92. "But graduation speeches are less about the message than the messenger" is explainedA. in the final paragraph.B. in the last but one paragraph.C. in the first paragraph.D. in the same paragraph.93. The graduation speeches mentioned in the passage are related to the following themes EXCEPTA. death.B. success.C. service.D. generosity.94. It is implied in the passage that at great moments people fail toA. remain clear-headed.B. keep good manners.C. remember others' words.D. recollect specific details.95. What is "one of the first lessons of growing up"?A. Attending a graduation ceremony.B. Listening to graduation speeches.C. Forgetting details of memorable events.D. Meeting high-profile graduation speakers.TEXT DCultural rules determine every aspect of food consumption. Who eats together defines social units. For example, in some societies, the nuclear family is the unit that regularly eats together. The anthropologist Mary Douglas has pointed out that, for the English, the kind of meal and the kind of food that is served relate to the kinds of social links between people who are eating together. She distinguishes between regular meals, Sunday meals when relatives may come, and cocktail parties for acquaintances. The food served symbolizes the occasion and reflects who is present. For example, only snacks are served at a cocktail party. It would be inappropriate to serve a steak or hamburgers. The distinctions among cocktails, regular meals, and special dinners mark the social boundaries between those guests who are invited for drinks, those who are invited to dinner, and those who come to a family meal. In this example, the type of food symbolizes the category of guest and with whom it is eaten.In some New Guinea societies, the nuclear family is not the unit that eats together. The men take their meals in a men's house, separately from their wives and children. Women prepare and eat their food in their own houses and take the husband's portion to the men's house. The women eat with their children in their own houses. This pattern is also widespread among Near Eastern societies.Eating is a metaphor that is sometimes used to signify marriage. In many New Guinea societies, like that of the Lesu on the island of New Ireland in the Pacific and that of the Trobriand Islanders, marriage is。
英语专四历年真题及答案(1996-2011)
TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2013)1. According to the conversation, an example of “Christmas trimmings” could beA. presents.B. fruitsC. sauceD. meat2. A Christmas lunch would include all the following EXCECTA. roast turkeyB. sweet potatoesC. meatD. carrots3. Why did Helen come to Rob’s house?A. She wanted to talk to Bob.B. She had come to help Bob.C. She had been invited to lunch.D. She was interested in cooking.Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.4. Why did the woman phone the club?A. She wanted to know more about it.B. She was a new comer and felt lonely.C. She wanted to learn a new language.D. She was interested in social activities.5. We learn from the conversation that the clubA. mainly organize language activities.B. accepts members from local students.C. has been set up for a long time.D. is increasing its membership.6. According to the conversation, the woman might come to practice German onA. Wednesday.B. Tuesday.C. Monday.D. Friday.7. What is the man going to do after the conversation?A. Call up the woman for her address.B. Wait for the woman to call him again.C. Mail the woman some information.D. Wait for the woman to pick up a form.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.8. According to the woman, what actually makes her job difficult?A. Difficult questions from interviewees.B. Embarrassing requests from interviewees.C. Lack of professional background.D. Lack of interviewing skills.9. The woman uses all the following adjectives when talking about attending job fairs EXCEPTA. prospective.B. useful.C. important.D. tiring.10. We learn from the conversation that the womanA. works better at job fairs.B. prefers honest people.C. often works on her own.D. is experienced in her work.SECTION B PASSAGESIn this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.11. According to today’s weather forecast, which part of Europe has dry weather?A. Scandinavian mountain.B. Northwestern Europe.C. Northern Europe.D. Southern Europe.12. In which part of Europe does the weather stay both fine and cool?A. Southern Europe.B. Northern Europe.C. Eastern Europe.D. Northwestern Europe.13. In which region will the weather change tomorrow?A. Northern parts of the Mediterranean.B. Eastern parts of the Mediterranean.C. Central parts of the Mediterranean.D. Southern parts of the Mediterranean.Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage you will be given 2014. According to the passage, what benefit can technology bring to people?A. Closer contact with modern devices.B. Greater changes in social organization.C. Better understanding of mass media.D. More useful information to better their life.15. The speaker questions about everybody’s access to technological advances. The main reason isA. illiteracy.B. poverty.C. food shortage.D. ignorance.16. According to the UN plan, all the following will be achieved within ten years EXCEPTA. giving everyone a radio or TV.B. starting to carry out the scheme in ten years.C. offering internet service to more people.D. providing more job opportunities.17. What could be topic of the passage?A. Growth in telecommunications.B. Technology and the developing world.C. Education and medical care.D. Building an information society.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.18. People in Latin America wear something ______ to express their hopes for wealth in the New Year.A. newB. redC. whiteD. yellow19. Which of the following New Year’s traditions signals friendship?A. Throwing old dishes.B. Wearing something red.C. Wearing something white.D. Eating round fruits.20. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one’s own New Year’s tradition?A. Watching TV at home.B. Going to bed early.C. Visiting friends.D. Running and shouting outside.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTIn this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 21 to 22 are based on the following news. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.21. What is happening to the schools in Fairfax County this school year?A. 15 schools have started social studies.B. 15 schools have used digital textbooks.C. Students are ready to use electronic resources.D. Digital textbooks are used for social studies.22. With digital textbooks, schools have saved about ______ million dollars.A. 1B. 2C. 3D. 4Questions 23 to 24 are based on the following news. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.23. Who found the suspicious item at the airport?A. TSA agents.B. FBI agents.C. The police.D. Passengers.24. Which of the following statement is INCORRECT?A. The terminal was closed temporarily afterwards.B. There was a thorough search inside the airport.C. Passengers at the airport were safe and sound.D. The security authorities identified the explosives.Questions 25 to 26 are based on the following news. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.25. According to the news item, doctors use art therapy to treat the following problems EXCEPTA. alcohol abuse.B. smoking.C. depression.D. schizophrenia.26. Why did doctors introduce art therapy in the first place?A. To prevent patients from smoking.B. To better understand patients.C. To get patients occupied.D. To teach patients some skills.Questions 27 to 28 are based on the following news. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.27. What is the main purpose of the new rules?A. To reduce the number of pilots on duty.B. To prevent pilots from working overtime.C. To ensure an adequate amount of sleep.D. To fix the amount of work for each pilot.28. The Independent Pilots Association was unhappy about the new rules because theyA. had only covered cargo plane pilots.B. had failed to cover all the pilots.C. would be put into effect in two years.D. would be too costly if implemented.Questions 29 to 30 are based on the following news. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.29. Why is increase in livestock production necessary?A. Because livestock production is highly efficient.B. Because more people will become wealthier.C. Because it may help double food production.D. Because it has fewer ecological risks.30. What does the word “challenge” mean in the news item?A. Balance between human survival and ecology.B. Conflict between less land and more production.C. Difference between present and future needs.D. Calls by environmental critics to consume less meat.PART 3 CLOZE 15 MINEveryone knows that taxation is necessary in a modern state: without it, it (31) _____ not be possible t o pay the soldiers and policemen who protect us; (32) _____ the workers in government offices who (33) ____ _ our health, our food, our water, and all the other things that we cannot do for ourselves. (34) _____ taxation, we pay for things that we need just (35) _____ we need somewhere to live and something to eat. But (36) ___ __ everyone knows that taxation is necessary, different people have different ideas about (37)____ taxation sho uld be arranged.In most countries, a direct tax on (38) _____, which is called income tax, (39) _____. It is arranged in such (40 )______ that the poorest people pay nothing, and the percentage of tax grows (41) ____ as the taxpayer's incom e grows. In some countries, for example, the tax on the richest people (42)______ as high as ninety-five per cen t! (43) _____ countries with taxation nearly (44) _____ have indirect taxation too. Many things imported into t he country have to pay taxes or “duties.” Of course, it is the men and women who buy these imported things i n the shops (45)______ really have to pay the duties, in the (46) ______ of higher prices. In some countries, (47 ) _____, there is a tax on things sold in the shops. If the most necessary things are taxed, a lot of money is (48 ) ____ but the poor people suffer most. If unnecessary things (49)___ jewels and fur coats are taxed, less mone y is obtained but the tax is (50) ______ as the rich pay it.Probably this last kind of indirect tax, together with a direct tax on incomes which is low for the poor and high f or the rich, is the best arrangement.PART 4 GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY 15 MINThere are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on Answer Sheet Tw o.51. Facing the board of directors, he didn‟t deny ________ breaking the agreement.A. himB. itC. hisD. its52. Xinchun returned from aboard a different man. The italicized part functions as a (n) ______.A. appositive (同位语)B. objectC. adverbialD. complement.53. Which of the following is a compound word (复合词)? ______.A. Nonsmoker.B. Deadline.C. Meanness.D. Misfit.54. Which of the following sentences contains subjunctive mood? ______.A. Lucy insisted that her son get home before 5 o’clock?B. She used to drive to work, but now she takes the city metro.C. Walk straight ahead, and don't turn till the second traffic lights.D. Paul will cancel his flight if he cannot get his visa by Friday.55. The following determiners(限定词) can be used with both plural and uncountable nouns EXCEPT ______.A. moreB. enough.C. many.D. such.56. Which of the italicized parts indicates CONTRAST? ______.A. She opened the door and quietly went in.B. Victoria likes music and Sam is fond of sports.C. Think it over again and you‟ll get an answer.D. He is somewhat arrogant, and I don't like this.57. Which of the following CANNOT be used as a nominal substitute(名词替代词)? ______.A. Much.B. Neither.C. One.D. Quarter.58. All the following sentences definitely indicate future time EXCEPT ______.A. Mother is to have tea with Aunt Betty at four.B. The President is coming to the UN next week.C. The school pupils will be home by now.D. He is going to email me the necessary information.59. Which of the following sentences is grammatically INCORRECT? ______.A. Politics are the art or science of government.B. Ten miles seems like a long walk to me.C. Mumps is a kind of infectious disease.D. All the furniture has arrived undamaged.60. Which of in the following phrases indicates a subject-predicate relationship? ______.A. The arrival of the touristsB. The law of NewtonC. The occupation of the islandD. The plays of Oscar Wilde61. Which of the following italicized parts serves as an appositive? ______.A. He is not the man to draw back.B. Tony hit back the urge to tell a lie.C. Larry has a large family to support.D. There is really nothing to fear.62. Which of the following is NOT an imperative sentence? ______.A.Let me drive you home, shall I?B.You will mind your own business!e and have dinner with us.D.I wish you could stay behind. ‘63. If it ______ tomorrow, the match would be put off.A. were to rainB. was to rainC. was rainingD. had rained64. Which of the following sentences expresses a fact? ______.A. Mary and her son must be home by now.B.Careless reading must give poor results.C. It‟s getting late, and I must leave now.D. He must be working late at the office.65. The following are all dynamic verbs(动态动词) EXCEPT ______.A. remain.B. turn.C. write.D. knock.66. ____ to school life was less difficult than the pupil had expected.A. AdheringB. AdoptingC.AdjustingD. Acquainting67. He is fed up with the same old dreary routine, and wants to quit his job. The underlined part means _________.A. dullB. boringC. longD. hard68. At last night‟s party Larry said something that I though was beyond me. The underlined part means ________.A. I was unable to doC. I was unable to stopB. I couldn’t understandD. I couldn’t tolerate69. The couple ______their old house and sold it for a vast profit.A. did forB. did inC.did withD. did up70. Sally contributed a lot to the project, but she never once accepted all the ____ for herself.A. creditB. attentionC. focusD. award71. The child nodded, apparently content with his mother‟s promise. The underlined part means _________.A. as far as one has learntB. as far as one is concernedC. as far as one can seeD. as far as one is told72. The ________ that sport builds character is well accepted by people nowadays.A. issueB. argumentC. pointD. sentence73. Everyone in the office knows that Melinda takes infinite care over her work. The underlined part means ________.A. limitedB. unnecessaryC. overdueD. much74. The new measure will reduce the chance of serious injury in the event of an accident.The underlined part means _________.A. if an accident happensB. if an accident can be preventedC. before an accidentD. during an accident75. Traditionally, local midwives would ________ all the babies in the area.A. handleB. produceC. deliverD. help76. No food or drink is allowed on the premises. The underlined part means ________.A. propositionB. advertisementC. buildingD. street77. The court would not accept his appeal unless ________ evidence is provided.A. conclusiveB. definiteC. eventualD. concluding78. As soon as he opened the door, a ________ of cold air swept through the house.A. flowB. movementC. rushD. blast79. She really wanted to say something at the meeting, but eventually ________ from it.A. preventedB. refrainedC. limitedD. restricted80. The couple told the decorator that they wanted their bedroom gaily painted. The underlined part means ___ ______.A. brightlyB. light-heartedlyC. cheerfullyD. lightlyPART V READING COMPREHENSION 25 MINIn this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four sug gested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark your answers on Answer Sheet Two.TEXT AThe art of public speaking began in ancient Greece over 2,000 years ago. Now, twitter, instant messaging, e-ma il, blogs and chat forums offer rival approaches to communication - but none can replace the role of a great spee ch.The spoken word can handle various vital functions: persuading or inspiring, informing, paying tribute, enterta ining, or simply introducing someone or something or accepting something. Over the past year, the human voi ce has helped guide us over the ups and downs of what was certainly a stormy time.Persuasion is used in dealing with or reconciling different points of view. When the leaders met inCopenhagen in December 2009, persuasive words from activists encouraged them to commit themselves to firm er action. Inspirational speeches confront the emotions. They focus on topics and matters that are close to peop le's hearts. During wars, generals used inspiring speeches to preparethe troops for battle.A speech that conveys knowledge and enhances understanding can inform us. The information must be clear, a ccurate, and expressed in a meaningful and interesting way.（流行病）announced, the idea of “swine flu” many people. Informative speeches from World Health Organization offic ials helped people to keep their panic under control so they could take sensible precautions.Sad events are never easy to deal with but a speech that pays tribute to the loss of a loved one and gives praise for their contribution can be comforting. Madonna's speech about Michael Jackson,after his death, highlighted the fact that he will continue to live on through his music.It's not only in world forums where public speaking plays an important role. It can also be surprisingly helpful i n the course of our own lives.If you‟re taking part in a debate you need to persuade the listeners of the soundness ofyour argument. In sports, athletes know the importance of a pep talk（鼓舞士气的讲话） before a match to inspire teammates. You yourself may be asked to do a presentation at college or work to inform the others about an area of vital importance.On a more personal level, a friend may be upset and need comforting. Or you might beasked to introduce a speaker at a family event or to speak at a wedding, where your language will be needed to move people or make them laugh.Great speaking ability is not something we're born with. Even Barack Obama works hardto perfect every speech. For a brilliant speech, there are rules that you can put to good use. To learn those rules you have to practice and learn from some outstanding speeches in the past.81. The author thinks the spoken word is still irreplaceable because ______.A. it has always been used to inspire or persuade people.B. it has a big role to play in the entertainment business.C. it plays important roles in human communication.D. it is of great use in everyday-life context.82. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about the role of public speaking? _____A. Speeches at world forums can lead to effective solutions to world problems.B. Speeches from medical authorities can calm people down in times of pandemics.C. The morale of soldiers before a battle can be boosted by senior officers' speeches.D. Speeches paying tribute to the dead can comfort the mourners.83. Public speaking can play all the following roles EXCEPT ______.A. to convince people in a debate.B. to inform people at a presentation.C. to advise people at work.D. to entertain people at a wedding.84. According to the passage, which of the following best explains the author's view on ______“great speaking ability”?A. It comes from observing rules.B. It can be perfected with easy effort.C. It can be acquired from birth.D. It comes from learning and practice.85. What is the main idea of the passage? ______.A. Public speaking in international forums.B. The many uses of public speaking.C. Public speaking in daily life context.D. The rules of public speaking.TEXT BEvery business needs two things, says Skullcandy CEO Rick Alden: inspiration and desperation. In 2001, Alden had both. He'd sold two snowboarding businesses, and he was desperately bored. But he had an idea: He want ed to make a new kind of headphone. “I kept seeing people missing their cell phone calls because they were l istening to music,” he explains. Then I'm in a chairlift, I've got my headphones on, and I realize my phone is r inging. As 1 take my gloves off and reach for my phone, I think, “It can't be that tough to make headphones w ith two plugs, one for music and one for your cell phone.” Alden described what he wanted to a designer, perf ected a prototype, and outsourced（外包）manufacturing overseas.Alden then started designing headphones into helmets, backpacks - anywhere that would make it easy to listen t o music while snowboarding. “Selling into board and skate shops wasn't a big research effort,” he explains. “Those were the only guys I knew!”Alden didn‟t want to be a manufacturer. And by outsourcing, he'd hoped he could get thebusiness off the ground without debt. But he was wrong. So he asked his wife, “Can I put a（抵押贷款） on the house? She said, …What is the worst thing that can happen? Welose the house, we sell our cars, and we start all over again.‟ I definitely married the rightwoman!”For the next two years, Alden juggled mortgage payments and payments to his manufacturers. “Factories won' t ship your product till they get paid,” he says. “But it takes four or five months to get a mortgage company s o upset that they knock on your door. So we paid the factory first.”Gradually, non-snowboarders began to notice the colorful headphones. In 2006, the company started selling the m in 1,400 FYE (For Your Entertainment) stores. “We knew that nine out often people walking into that store would be learning about Skullcandy for the first time. Why would they look at brands they knew and take hom e a new brand instead? We had agreed to buy back anything we didn’t sell, but we were dealing with huge num bers. It’d kill us to take back all the productsAlden‟s fears faded as Skullcandy became the No. 1 headphone seller in those stores andtripled its revenue to $120 million in one year. His key insight was that headphones weren’tgadgets; they were a fashion accessory. “In the beginning,” he says, “that little white wire that said you ha d an iPod ---that was cool. But now wearing the white bud means you’re just like everyone else. Headphones o ccupy this critical piece of cranial real estate and are highly visible.”Today, Skullcandy is America's second-largest headphone supplier, after Sony. With 79 employees, the compan y is bigger than Alden ever imagined.86. Alden came up with the idea of a new kind of headphone because he ______.A. was no longer in snowboarding business.B. had no other business opportunities.C. was very fond of modern music.D. saw an inconvenience among mobile users.87. The new headphone was originally designed for ______.A. snowboarders.B. motorcyclists.C. mountain hikers.D. marathon runners.88. Did Alden solve the money problem? ______.A. He sold his house and his cars.B. Factories could ship products before being paid.C. He borrowed money from a mortgage company.D. He borrowed money from his wife's family.89. What did Alden do to promote sales in FYE stores? ______.A. He spent more money on product advertising.B. He promised to buy back products not sold.C. He agreed to sell products at a discount.D. He improved the colour design of the product.90. Alden sees headphones as ______.A. a sign of self-confidence.B. a symbol of status.C. part of fashion.D. a kind of device.TEXT CI was standing in my kitchen wondering what to have for lunch when my friend Taj called. “Sit down,” she said. I thought she was going to tell me she had just gotten the haircut from hell. Ilaughed and said, “It can't be that bad.”But it was. Before the phone call, I had 30 years of retirement saving in a “safe” fund with abrilliant financial guru（金融大亨）.When I put down the phone, my savings weregone. I felt as if I had died and, for some unknown reason, was still breathing.Since Bernie Madoff‟s arrest on charges of running a $65 million Ponzi scheme, I'veread many articles about how we investors should have known what was going on. I wish Icould say I had reservations about Madoff before “the Call”, but I did not.On New Year's Eve, three weeks after we lost our savings, six of us Madoff people gathered atTaj's house for dinner. As we were sitting around the table, someone asked, “If you could haveyour money back right now, but it would mean giving up what you have learned by losing it,would you take the money or would you take what losing the money has given you?”My husband was still in financial shock. He said, “I just want the money back.” I wasn't certain where I stoo d. I knew that losing our money had cracked me wide open. I’d been walking around like what the Buddhists c all a hungry ghost: always focused on the bite that was yet to come, not the one in my mouth. No matter how much I ate or had or experienced, it didn’t satisfy me, because I wasn’t really taking it in, wasn't absorbing it. Now I was forced to pay attention. Still, I couldn't honestly say that if someone had offered me the money ba ck, I would turn it down.But the other four all said that what they were seeing about themselves was incalculable, andthey didn’t think it would have become apparent without the ground of financial stability beingripped out from underneath them.My friend Michael said,I’d started to get complacent. It’s as if the muscles of my heart started to atrophy（萎缩）. Now they‟re awake, alive—and I don‟t want to go back.”Theseweren’tjust empty words. Michael and his wife needed to take in boarders to meet their expenses. Taj was so broke that she was moving into someone’s garage apartment in three weeks. Three friends had declared bankruptcy and weren't sure where or how they were going to live.91. What did the author learn from Taj‟s call?A. had got an awful haircut.B. They had lost their retirement savings.C. Taj had just retired from work.D. They were going to meet for lunch.92. How did the author feel in the following weeks?A. Angry.B. Disappointed.C. Indifferent.D. Desperate.93. According to the passage, to which was she “forced to pay attention”?A. Her friends.B. Her husband.C. Her lost savings.D. Her experience.94. Which of the following statements is CORRECT about her friends?A. Her friends valued their experience more.B. Her friends felt the same as she did.C. Her friends were in a better financial situation.D Her friends were more optimistic than she.95. What is the message of the passage?A. Desire for money is human nature.B. One has to be decisive during crises.C. Understanding gained is more important than money lost.D. It is natural to see varied responses to financial crises.TEXT DIn the 19th century, there used to be a model of how to be a good person. There are all these torrents of passion f lowing through you. Your job, as captain of your soul, is to erect dams to keep these passions in check. Your jo b is to just say no to laziness, lust, greed, drug use and the other sins.These days that model is out of fashion. You usually can’t change your behaviour by simply resolving to do so mething. Knowing what to do is not the same as being able to do it.Your willpower is not like a dam that can block the torrent of self-indulgence. It's more like a muscle, which ti res easily. Moreover, you're a social being. If everybody around you is overeating, you‟ll probably do so, too. The 19th-century character model was based on an understanding of free will. Today, weknow that free will is bounded. People can change their lives, but ordering change is notsimple because many things, even within ourselves, are beyond our direct control.Much of our behaviour, for example, is guided by unconscious habits. Researchers atDuke University calculated that more than 40 percent of the actions we take are governed byhabit, not actual decisions. Researchers have also come to understand the structure of habits—cue, routine, reward.You can change your own personal habits. If you leave running shorts on the floor atnight, that'll be a cue to go running in the morning. Don‟t try to ignore your afternoon snackcraving. Every time you feel the cue for a snack, insert another routine. Take a walk.Their research thus implies a different character model, which is supposed to manipulatethe neural（神经系统的）networks inside.To be an effective person, under this model, you are supposed to coolly examine yourown unconscious habits, and the habits of those under your care. You are supposed to devisestrategies to alter the cues and routines. Every relationship becomes slightly manipulative, including your relat ionship with yourself. You're trying to arouse certain responses by implanting certain cues.This is a bit disturbing, because the important habitual neural networks are not formedby mere routine, nor can they be reversed by clever cues. They are burned in by emotion and strengthened by strong yearnings, like the yearnings for admiration and righteousness. If you think you can cha nge your life in a clever way, the way an advertiser can get you to buy an air freshener, you're probably wrong. As the Victorians understood, if you want to change your life, don’t just look for a clever cue. Commit to some l arger global belief.96. Which of the following is a key element in the 19th-century character model?A. Passion.B. Action.C. Capability.D. Determination.97. The 19th-century model supposedly does not work because ______.A. there were many other factors beyond one's control.B. it has worked unsatisfactorily most of the time.C. the comparison of free will to a dam is groundless.D. what one wishes to do should be considered carefully.98. What is the main implication of the research at Duke University?A. Habit is key to one's behaviour.B. One's behaviour is difficult to change.C. Both habit and will power are important.D. Habit has an unidentified structure.。
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1996年专业英语四级真题
一、Writing (composition)（本大题1小题．每题15.0分，共15.0分。
Write a composition of about 150-200 words on the following topic:） 第1题
Every college student would agree that life in college is not the same as it was in the middle school. Now, you have been asked by the Students' Union to write a passage entitled
THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
MY COLLEGE LIFE AND MY MIDDLE SCHOOL LIFE
as part of an introduction programme for new students coming in September. You are to write in three paragraphs.
In the first paragraph, state clearly what you think the main difference is between college and middle school life.
In the second paragraph, state which life you prefer and why.
In the last paragraph, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion with a summary or suggestion.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.
【正确答案】：
[写作要点]
1．写三段，字数150字左右。
时间35分钟。
2．第一段：明确表述自己的看法。
第二段：指出自己更喜爱哪一种生活，并说明为什么。
第三段：简要总结前面的讨论，或提出建议。
3．文体为议论文，谈自己的观点。
4．写作者的身份是在校大学生，应校学生会之约写此文章，目的是给9月份入学的新生介绍大学生活与中学生活之差别。
[写作提纲]
第1段：先引出话题(每个大学生都认为中学生活与大学生活不一样)，再提出自己的看法(如认为二者的一个主要差别在于学生的独立程度不同)。
第2段：分别讨论中学生活和大学生活在独立性方面的差别，然后指出自己更喜爱大学生活，因为自己更希望独立。
第3段：(用不同的语言表达方式)重申自己的观点，总结上面的讨论，并适当引申(如希望新生入学后能注重培养自己的独立性)。
[习作参考]
The Main Difference Between My College Life and My Middle School Life
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As every college student would agree, life in college is not the same as it was in the middle school. In my eyes, the main difference lies in the degree of independence.
In college, I enjoy a great degree of independence. I live on my own: wash my own clothes, buy my own food, look after myself. I make my daily decisions of my own will. What is more, I depend heavily on myself in my study. I have plenty of free time outside the class. In order to succeed, I need to gain as much from the teachers' lectures as from my self-study. In the absence of pressure form both the college and the family, I must have a workable plan of my own. In contrast, I lived a dependent life in the middle school. My parents were responsible for my daily life so that I did not have to worry about food, clothing and the like. Nor did I have to plan much for my study. My teachers had almost everything in store for me. What I needed to do was to swallow it in and digest it. The harder I worked under the teachers' instruction, the greater my progress. By comparison, I would say I love the independent life now. After all, I am already an adult.
To sum up, I live a quite different life in college from that in my middle school in that I am much more responsible for my own life and study. To those newcomers, I would suggest they break away from their parents' tender care and stand on their own feet.
二、Writing(Note-Writing)（本大题1小题．每题10.0分，共10.0分。
Write a note of about 50—60 words based on the following situation:） 第1题
Your friend has just won the first prize in the Provincial English Speech Contest. Write a note of congratulations. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy.
【正确答案】：
[写作要点]
1．写50—60词左右。
时间为10分钟。
2．内容是祝贺你的朋友获得全省英语演讲比赛第一名。
整个便条读起来要有头有尾，让读者知道事情的来龙去脉。
细节不可弄错。
3．交流双方为朋友关系，语体色彩为非正式，语言表达上要较口语化，并带感情色彩。
4．遵循便条写作的格式要求。
[写作指南]
1．先交待写便条时间；
2．接着写称呼；
3．对对方获得全省英语演讲比赛第一名表示祝贺，同时可以指出对方学习勤奋，获奖当在情理之中；。