2004年6月19日大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷卷
大学英语四级听力历年试题及答案
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2004年6月大学英语四级真题及参考答案
2004年6月四级试题Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Passage OneQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.A is for always getting to work on time.B is for being extremely busy.C is for the conscientious (勤勤恳恳的) way you do your job.You may be all these things at the office, and more. But when it comes to getting ahead, experts say, the ABCs of business should include a P, for politics, as in office politics.Dale Carnegie suggested as much more than 50 years ago hard w ork alone doesn’t ensure career advancement. You have to be able to sell yourself and your ideas, both publicly and behind the scenes. Yet, despite the obvious rewards of engaging in office politics—a better job, a raise, praise—many people are still unable—or unwilling—to play the game.People assume that office politics involves some manipulative (工于心计的) behavior, says Deborah Comer, an assistant professor of management at Hofstra University. But politics derives from the word “polite”. It can mean lobbying and forming associations. It can mean being kind and helpful, or even trying to please your superior, and then expecting something in return.In fact, today, experts define office politics as proper behavior used to pursue one’s own self-interest in the workplace. In many cases, this involves some form of socializing within the office environment—not just in large companies, but in small workplaces as well.The first thing people are usually judged on is their ability to perform well on a consistent basis, says Neil P. Lewis, a management psychologist. But if two or three candidates are up for a promotion, each of whom has reasonably similar ability, a manager is going to promote the person he or she likes best. It’s simple human nature.Yet, psychologists say, many employees and employers have trouble with the concept of politics in the office. Some people, they say, have an idealistic vision of work and what it takes to succeed. Still others associate politics with flattery (奉承), fearful that, if they speak up for themselves, they may appear to be flattering their boss for favors.Experts suggest altering this negative picture by recognizing the need for some self-promotion.11. Office politics (Line 2, Para. 4) is used in the passage to refer to ________.A) the code of behavior for company staffB) the political views and beliefs of office workersC) the interpersonal relationships within a companyD) the various qualities required for a successful career12. To get promoted, one must not only be competent but ______.A) give his boss a good impressionB) honest and loyal to his companyC) get along well with his colleaguesD) avoid being too outstanding13. Why are many people unwilling to “play the game” (Line 4, Para. 5) ?A) They believe that doing so is impractical.B) They feel that such behavior is unprincipled.C) They are not good at manipulating colleagues.D) They think the effort will get them nowhere.14. The author considers office politics to be ________.A) unwelcome at the workplaceB) bad for interpersonal relationshipsC) indispensable to the development of company cultureD) an important factor for personal advancement15. It is the author’s view that __________.A) speaking up for oneself is part of human natureB) self-promotion does not necessarily mean flatteryC) hard work contributes very little to one’s promotionD) many employees fail to recognize the need of flatteryPassage TwoQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.As soon as it was revealed that a reporter for Progressive magazine had discovered how to make a hydrogen bomb, a group of firearm (火器) fans formed the National Hydrogen Bomb Association, and they are now lobbying against any legislation to stop Americans from owning one.The Constitution, said the association’s spokesman, gives everyone the right to own arms. It doesn’t spell out what kind of arms. But since anyone can now make a hydrogen bomb, the public should be able to buy it to protect themselves.Don’t you think it’s dangerous to have one in the house, particularly where there are children around?The National Hydrogen Bomb Association hopes to educate people in the safe handling of this type of weapon. We are instructing owners to keep the bomb in a locked cabinet and the fuse (导火索) separately in a drawer.Some people consider the hydrogen bomb a very fatal weapon which could kill somebody.The spokesman said, Hydrogen bombs don’t kill people—people kill people. The bomb is for self-protection and it also has a deterrent effect. If somebody knows you have a nuclear weapon in your house, they’re going to think twice about breaking in.But those who want to ban the bomb for American citizens claim that if you have one locked in the cabinet, with the fuse in a drawer, you would never be able to assemble it in time to stop an intruder (侵入者).Another argument against allowing people to own a bomb is that at the moment it is very expensive to build one. So what your association is backing is a program which would allow the middle and upper classes to acquire a bomb while poor people will be left defenseless with just handguns. 16. According to the passage, some people started a national association so as to ______.A) block any legislation to ban the private possession of the bombB) coordinate the mass production of the destructive weaponC) instruct people how to keep the bomb safe at homeD) promote the large-scale sale of this newly invented weapon17. Some people oppose the ownership of H-bombs by individuals on the grounds that _____.A) the size of the bomb makes it difficult to keep in a drawerB) most people don’t know how to handle the weaponC) people’s lives will be threatened by the weaponD) they may fall into the hands of criminals18. By saying that the bomb also has a deterrent effect the spokesman means that it _____.A) will frighten away any possible intrudersB) can show the special status of its ownersC) will threaten the safety of the owners as well2D) can kill those entering others’ houses by force19. According to the passage, opponents of the private ownership of H-bombs are very much worried that_____.A) the influence of the association is too powerful for the less privileged to overcomeB) poorly-educated Americans will find it difficult to make use of the weaponC) the wide use of the weapon will push up living expenses tremendouslyD) the cost of the weapon will put citizens on an unequal basis20. From the tone of the passage we know that the author is _______.A) doubtful about the necessity of keeping H-bombs at home for safetyB) unhappy with those who vote ;against the ownership of H-bombsC) not serious about the private ownership of H-bombsD) concerned about the spread of nuclear weaponsPassage ThreeQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Sign has become a scientific hot button. Only in the past 20 years have specialists in language study realized that signed languages are unique—a speech of the hand. They offer a new way to probe how the brain generates and understands language, and throw new light on an old scientific controversy whether language, complete with grammar, is something that we are born with, or whether it is a learned behavior. The current interest in sign language has roots in the pioneering work of one rebel teacher at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., the world’s only liberal arts university for deaf people.When Bill Stokoe went to Gallaudet to teach English, the school enrolled him in a course in signing. But Stokoe noticed something odd among themselves, students signed differently from his classroom teacher.Stokoe had been taught a sort of gestural code, each movement of the hands representing a word in English. At the time, American Sign Language (ASL) was thought to be no more than a form of pidgin English (混杂英语). But Stokoe believed the hand talk his students used looked richer. He wondered might deaf people actually have a genuine language and could that language be unlike any other on Earth It was 1955, when even deaf people dismissed their signing as substandard. Stokoe’s idea was academic heresy (异端邪说).It is 37 years later. Stokoe—now devoting his time to writing and editing books and journals and to producing video materials on ASL and the deaf culture—is having lunch at a cafénear the Gallaudet campus and explaining how he started a revolution. For decades educators fought his idea that signed languages are natural languages like English, French and Japanese. They assumed language must be based on speech, the modulation (调节) of sound. But sign language is based on the movement of hands, the modulation of space. What I said, Stokoe explains, is that language is not mouth stuff—it’s brain stuff.21. The study of sign language is thought to be ________.A) a new way to look at the learning of languageB) a challenge to traditional views on the nature of languageC) an approach to simplifying the grammatical structure of a languageD) an attempt to clarify misunderstanding about the origin of language22. The present growing interest in sign language was stimulated by _______.A) a famous scholar in the study of the human brainB) a leading specialist in the study of liberal artsC) an English teacher in a university for the deafD) some senior experts in American Sign Language23. According to Stokoe, sign language is ________.3A) a substandard languageB) a genuine languageC) an artificial languageD) an international language24. Most educators objected to Stokoe’s idea because they thought _______.A) sign language was not extensively used even by deaf peopleB) sign language was too artificial to be widely acceptedC) a language should be easy to use and understandD) a language could only exist in the form of speech sounds25. Stokoe’s argument is based on his belief that _________.A) sign language is as efficient as any other languageB) sign language is derived from natural languageC) language is a system of meaningful codesD) language is a product of the brainPassage FourQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 1997, to support the Red Cross’s campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines. Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the world were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. “I knew the statistics”, she said. “But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like when I met Sandra, a 13- year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her.”The Princess concluded with a simple message: “We must stop landmines”. And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message.But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as very ill-informed and a loose cannon (乱放炮的人).”he Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms. “This is a distraction (干扰) we do not need. All I’m trying to do is help.”Opposition parties, the media and the public immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that the Princess’s trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the British government’s policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe embarrassment for the government.To try and limit the damage, the Foreign Secretary, Malcolm Rifkidnd, claimed that the Princess’s views on landmines were not very different from government policy, and that it was working towards a worldwide ban. The Defense Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the matter was a misinterpretation or misunderstanding.For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the chance to get closer to people and their problems.26. Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997 ________.A) to voice her support for a total ban of landminesB) to clarify the British government’s stand on landminesC) to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims thereD) to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims427. What did Diana mean when she said “ ... putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me(Line 5, Para.1)” ?A) She just couldn’t bear to meet the landmine victims face to face.B) The actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back home.C) Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics.D) Seeing the pain of the victims made her realize the seriousness of the situation.28. Some members of the British government criticized Diana because ______.A) she was ill-informed of the government’s policyB) they were actually opposed to banning landminesC) she had not consulted the government before the visitD) they believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola29. How did Diana respond to the criticisms?A) She paid no attention to them.B) She made more appearances on TV.C) She met the 13-year-old girl as planned.D) She rose to argue with her opponents.30. What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola?A) It had caused embarrassment to the British government.B) It had brought her closer to the ordinary people.C) It had greatly promoted her popularity.D) It had affected her relations with the British government.Part III Vocabulary (20 minutes)31. I went along thinking of nothing ______, only looking at things around me.A) in particular B) in harmony C) in doubt D) in brief32. Critics believe that the control of television by mass advertising has ______ the quality of the programs.A) lessened B) declined C) affected D) effected33. I must congratulate you ______ the excellent design of the new bridge.A) with B) of C) at D) on34. There is a fully ______ health center on the ground floor of the main office building.A) installed B) equipped C) provided D) projected35. For more than 20 years, we’ve been supporting educational programs that _____ from kindergartens tocolleges.A) move B) shift C) range D) spread36. The ______ at the military academy is so rigid that students can hardly bear it.A) convention B) confinement C) principle D) discipline37. The test results are beyond______; they have been repeated in labs all over the world.A) negotiation B) conflict C) bargain D) dispute38. I was so ______in today’s history lesson. I didn’t understand a thing.A) amazed B) neglected C) confused D) amused39. It ____ you to at least 50% off the regular price of either frames or lenses when you buy both.A) presents B) entitles C) credits D) tips40. Deserts and high mountains have always been a ______ to the movement of people from place to place.A) barrier B) fence C) prevention D) jam41. In order to make things convenient for the people, the department is planning to set up some ______shops in the residential area.A) flowing B) drifting C) mobile D) unstable542. Mr. Smith says the media are very good at sensing a mood and then ______ it.A) overtaking B) enlarging C) widening D) exaggerating43. This is not an economical way to get more water; ______, it is very expensive.A) on the other hand B) on the contrary C) in short D) or else44. It was the first time that such a ______had to be taken at a British nuclear power station.A) presentation B) precaution C) preparation D) prediction45. ______ that he wasn’t happy with the arrangements, I tried to book a different hotel.A) Perceiving B) Penetrating C) Puzzling D) Preserving46. The board of the company has decided to ______ its operations to include all aspects of the clothingbusiness.A) multiply B) lengthen C) expand D) stretch47. His business was very successful, but it was at the ______ of his family life.A) consumption B) credit C) exhaustion D) expense48. First published in 1927, the charts remain an ______ source for researchers.A) identical B) indispensable C) intelligent D) inevitable49. Joe is not good at sports, but when it______mathematics, he is the best in the class.A) comes to B) comes up to C) comes on to D) comes around to50. Doctors warned against chewing tobacco as a ______ for smoking.A) relief B) revival C) substitute D) succession51. When carbon is added to iron in proper ______the result is steel.A) rates B) thicknesses C) proportions D) densities52. You should try to ______ your ambition and be more realistic.A) reserve B) restrain C) retain D) replace53. Nancy is only a sort of ______ of her husband’s opinion and has no ideas of her own.A) sample B) reproduction C) shadow D) echo54. Now that spring is here, you can ______ these fur coats till you need them again next winter.A) put over B) put away C) put off D) put down55. There is a _____ of impatience in the tone of his voice.A) hint B) notion C) dot D) phrase56. Please ______dictionaries when you are not sure of word spelling or meaning.A) seek B) inquire C) search D) consult57. At yesterday’s party, Elizabeth’s boyfriend amused us by ______ Charlie Chaplin.A) copying B) following C) imitating D) modeling58. She keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of power ______.A) failure B) lack C) absence D) drop59. The group of technicians are engaged in a study which ______ all aspects of urban planning.A) inserts B) grips C) performs D) embraces60. The lecture which lasted about t hree hours was so ______ that the audience couldn’t help yawning.A) tedious B) bored C) clumsy D) tiredPart IV Cloze (15 minutes) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Historians tend to tell the same joke when they are describing history education in America. It’s the one 61 the teacher standing in the schoolroom door 62 goodbye to students for the summer and calling 63 them, By the way, we won World War II.6The problem with the joke, of course, is that it’s 64 funny. The recent surveys on 65 illiteracy (无知) are beginning to numb (令人震惊) nearly one third of American 17-year-olds cannot even 66 which countries the United States 67 against in that war. One third have no 68 when the Declaration of Independence was 69 . One third thought Columbus reached the New World after 1750. Two thirds cannot correctly 70 the Civil War between 1850 and 1900. 71 when they get the answers right, some are 72 guessing.Unlike math or science, ignorance of history cannot be 73 connected to loss of international 74 . But it does affect our future 75 a democratic nation and as individuals. The 76 news is that there is growing agreement 77 what is wrong with the 78 of history and what needs to be 79 to fix it. The steps are tentative (尝试性的) 80 ; yet to be felt in most classrooms.61. A) about B) in C) for D) by62. A) shaking B) waving C) nodding D) speaking63. A) in B) after C) for D) up64. A) rarely B) so C) too D) not65. A) historical B) educational C) cultural D) political66. A) distinguish B) acknowledge C) identify D) convey67. A) defeated B) attacked C) fought D) struck68. A) sense B) doubt C) reason D) idea69. A) printed B) signed C) marked D) edited70. A) place B) judge C) get D) lock71. A) Even B) Though C) Thus D) So72. A) hardly B) just C) still D) ever73. A) exclusively B) practically C) shortly D) directly74. A) competitiveness B) comprehension C) community D) commitment75. A) of B) for C) with D) as76. A) fine B) nice C) surprising D) good77. A) to B) with C) on D) of78. A) consulting B) coaching C) teaching D) instructing79. A) done B) dealt C) met D) reached80. A) therefore B) or C) and D) asPart V Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition entitled A Brief Introduction to a Tourist Attraction. You should write at least 120 words according to the following guidelines:Your role: a tour guideYour audience: a group of foreign touristsYour introduction should include:1. some welcoming words2. the schedule for the day3. a description of the place the tourists will be visiting (e.g. a scenic spot or a historical site, etc.)You should make the introduction interesting and the arrangements for the day clear to everybody.解析：Passage 1全文翻译A. 总是准时上班B. 总是非常忙碌C. 勤勤恳恳做自己的工作7也许在办公室里你符合上述的所有情况，甚至有过之而无不及。
2004年6月19日大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷
2004年6月19日大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both theconversation and the question will be spoken only once. After eachquestion there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single linethrough the center.Example:You will hear:You will read:A) At the office.B) In the waiting room.C) At the airport.D) In a restaurant.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, A) “At the office” is the correct answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]1.A) The man saw Mark on the street two months ago.B) The woman had forgotten Mark’s phone number.C) The woman made a phone call to Mark yesterday.D) Mark and the woman had not been in touch for some time.2.A) The man is late for the trip because he is busy.B) The woman is glad to meet Mr. Brown in person.C) The man is meeting the woman on behalf of Mr. Brown.D) The woman feels sorry that Mr. Brown is unable to come.3.A) At 10:30.B) At 10:25.C) At 10:40.D) At 10:45.4.A) The man no longer smokes.B) The man is under pressure from his wife.C) The man usually follows his wife’s advice.D) The man refuses to listen to his doctor’s advice.5.A) Move to a big city.B) Become a teacher.C) Go back to school.D) Work in New York.6.A) Quit delivering flowers.B) Work at a restaurant.C) Bring her flowers every day.D) Leave his job to work for her.7.A) She can find the right person to help the man.B) She can help the man out.C) She’s also in need of a textbook.D) She picked up the book from the bus floor.8.A) The man was confused about the date of the appointment.B) The man wants to change the date of the appointment.C) The man is glad he’s got in touch with the doctor.D) The man can’t come for the appointment at 4:15.9.A) The two speakers are at a loss what to do.B) The man is worried about his future.C) The two speakers are seniors at college.D) The woman regrets spending her time idly.10.A) She has learned a lot from the novel.B) She also found the plot difficult to follow.C) She usually has difficulty remembering names.D) She can recall the names of most characters in the novel.Section B Compound DictationDirections:In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage isread for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. Whenthe passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in theblanks numbered from SI to S7 with the exact words you have just heard.For blanks numbered from S8 to S10 you are required to fill in the missinginformation. You can either use the exact words you have just heard orwrite down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passageis read for the third time, you should check what you have written.The Library of Congress is America’s national library. It has millions of books and other objects. It has newspapers, (S1) ________ publications as well as letters of (S2) ________ interest. It also has maps, photographs, art (S3) ________, movies, sound recordings and musical (S4) ________. All together, it has more than 100 million objects.The Library of Congress is open to the public Monday through Saturday, except for public holidays. Anyone may go there and read anything in the collection. But no one is (S5) ________ to take books out of the building.The Library of Congress was (S6) ________ in 1800. It started with eleven boxes of books in one room of the Capitol building. By 1814, the collection had increased to about 3,000 books. They were all (S7) ________ that year when the Capitol was burned down during America’s war with Britain.To help re-build the library, Congress bought the books of President Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Jefferson’s collection included 7,000 books in seven languages.(S8) ________. Today, three buildings hold the library’s collection.(S9) ________. It buys some of its books and gets others as gifts. It also gets materials through its copyright office. (S10) ________. This means the Library of Congress receives almost everything that is published in the United States.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions:There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choicesmarked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and markthe corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through thecenter.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.A is for always getting to work on time.B is for being extremely busy.C is for the conscientious (勤勤恳恳的) way you do your job.You may be all these things at the office, and more. But when it comes to getting ahead, experts say, the ABCs of business should include a P, for politics, as in office politics.Dale Carnegie suggested as much more than 50 years ago: Hard work alone doesn’t ensure career advancement. You have to be able to sell yourself and your ideas, both publicly and behind the scenes. Yet, despite the obvious rewards of engaging in office politics—a better job, a raise, praise—many people are still unable—or unwilling—to “play the game.”“People assume that office politics involves some manipulative (工于心计的) behavior,” says Deborah Comer, an assistant professor of management at Hofstra University. “But politics derives from the word ‘polite’. It can mean lobbying and forming associations. It can mean being kind and helpful, or even trying to please your superior, and then expecting something in return.”In fact, today, experts define office politics as proper behavior used to pursue one’s own self-interest in the workplace. In many cases, this involves some form Of Socializing within the office environment—not just in large companies, but in small workplaces as well.“The first thing people are usually judged on is their ability to perform well on a consistent basis,’” says Neil P Lewis, a management psychologist. “But if two or three candidates are up for a promotion, each of whom has reasonably similar ability, a manager is going to promote the person he or she likes best. It’s simple human nature.”Yet, psychologists say, many employees and employers have trouble with the concept of politics in the office. Some people, they say, have an idealistic vision of work and what it takes to succeed. Still others associate politics with flattery (奉承), fearful that, if they speak up for themselves, they may appear to be flattering their boss for favors.Experts suggest altering this negative picture by recognizing the need for some self-promotion.11.“Office politics” (Line 2, Para. 4) is used in the passage to refer to ________.A) the code of behavior for company staffB) the political views and beliefs of office workersC) the interpersonal relationships within a companyD) the various qualities required for a successful career12.To get promoted, one must not only be competent but ________.A) give his boss a good impressionB) honest and loyal to his companyC) get along well with his colleaguesD) avoid being too outstanding13.Why are many people unwilling to “play the game” (Line 4, Para. 5)?A) They believe that doing so is impractical.B) They feel that such behavior is unprincipled.C) They are not good at manipulating colleagues.D) They think the effort will get them nowhere.14.The author considers office politics to be ________.A) unwelcome at the workplaceB) bad for interpersonal relationshipsC) indispensable to the development of company cultureD) an important factor for personal advancement15.It is the author’s view that ________.A) speaking up for oneself is part of human natureB) self-promotion does not necessarily mean flatteryC) hard work contributes very little to one’s promotionD) many employees fail to recognize the need of flatteryPassage TwoQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.As soon as it was revealed that a reporter for Progressive magazine had discovered how to make a hydrogen bomb, a group of firearm (火器) fans formed the National Hydrogen Bomb Association, and they are now lobbying against any legislation to stop Americans from owning one.“The Constitution,” said the association’s spokesman, “gives everyone the right to own arms. It doesn’t spell out what kind of arms. But since anyone can now make a hydrogen bomb, the public should be able to buy it to protect themselves.”“Don’t you think it’s dangerous to have one in the house, particularly where there are children around?”“The National Hydrogen Bomb Association hopes to educate people in the safe handling of this type of weapon. We are instructing owners to keep the bomb in a locked cabinet and the fuse (导火索) separately in a drawer.”“Some people consider the hydrogen bomb a very fatal weapon which could kill somebody.”The spokesman said, “Hydrogen bombs don’t kill people—people kill people. The bomb is for self-protection and it also has a deterrent effect. If somebody knows you have a nuclear weapon in your house, they’re going to think twice about breaking in.”“But those who want to ban the bomb for American citizens claim that if you have one locked in the cabinet, with the fuse in a drawer, you would never be able to assemble it in time to stop an intruder (侵入者).”“Another argument against allowing people to own a bomb is that at the moment it is very expensive to build one. So what your association is backing is a program whichwould allow the middle and upper classes to acquire a bomb while poor people will be left defenseless with just handguns.”16.According to the passage, some people started a national association so as to________.A) block any legislation to ban the private possession of the bombB) coordinate the mass production of the destructive weaponC) instruct people how to keep the bomb safe at homeD) promote the large-scale sale of this newly invented weapon17.Some people oppose the ownership of H-bombs by individuals on the grounds that________.A) the size of the bomb makes it difficult to keep in a drawerB) most people don’t know how to handle the weaponC) people’s lives will be threatened by the weaponD) they may fall into the hands of criminals18.By saying that the bomb also has a deterrent effect the spokesman means that it________.A) will frighten away any possible intrudersB) can show the special status of its ownersC) will threaten the safety of the owners as wellD) can kill those entering others’ houses by force19.According to the passage, opponents of the private ownership of H-bombs are verymuch worried that ________.A) the influence of the association is too powerful for the less privileged toovercomeB) poorly-educated Americans will find it difficult to make use of the weaponC) the wide use of the weapon will push up living expenses tremendouslyD) the cost of the weapon will put citizens on an unequal basis20.From the tone of the passage we know that the author is ________.A) doubtful about the necessity of keeping H-bombs at home for safetyB) unhappy with those who vote against the ownership of H-bombsC) not serious about the private ownership of H-bombsD) concerned about the spread of nuclear weaponsPassage ThreeQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Sign has become a scientific hot button. Only in the past 20 years have specialists in language study realized that signed languages are unique—a speech of the hand. They offer a new way to probe how the brain generates and understands language, and throw new light on an old scientific controversy: whether language, complete with grammar, is something that we are born With, or whether it is a learned behavior. The current interest in sign language has roots in the pioneering work of one rebel teacher at Gallaudet University in Washington, D. C., the world’s only liberal arts university for deaf people.When Bill Stokoe went to Gallaudet to teach English, the school enrolled him in a course in signing. But Stokoe noticed something odd: among themselves, students signed differently from his classroom teacher.Stokoe had been taught a sort of gestural code, each movement of the hands representing a word in English. At the time, American Sign Language (ASL) was thought to be no more than a form of pidgin English (混杂英语). But Stokoe believed the “hand talk” his students used looked richer. He wondered: Might deaf people actually: have a genuine language? And could that language be unlike any other on Earth? It was 1955, when even deaf people dismissed their signing as “substandard”. Stokoe’s idea was academic heresy (异端邪说).It is 37 years later. Stokoe—now devoting his time to writing and editing books and journals and to producing video materials on ASL and the deaf culture—is having lunch at a cafe near the Gallaudet campus and explaining how he started a revolution. For decades educators fought his idea that signed languages are natural languages like English, French and Japanese. They assumed language must be based on speech, the modulation (调节) of sound. But sign language is based on the movement of hands, the modulation of space. “What I said,” Stokoe explains, “is that language is not mouth stuff —it’s brain stuff.”21.The study of sign language is thought to be ________.A) a new way to look at the learning of languageB) a challenge to traditional, views on the nature of languageC) an approach: to simplifying the grammatical structure of a languageD) an attempt to clarify misunderstanding about the origin of language22.The, present growing interest in sign language was stimulated by ________.A) a famous scholar in the study of the human brainB) a leading specialist in the study of liberal artsC) an English teacher in a university for the deafD) some senior experts in American Sign Language23.According to Stokoe, sign language is ________.A) a Substandard languageB) a genuine languageC) an artificial languageD) an international language24.Most educators objected to Stokoe’s idea because they thought ________.A) sign language was not extensively used even by deaf peopleB) sign language was too artificial to be widely acceptedC) a language should be easy to use and understandD) a language could only exist in the form of speech sounds25.Stokoe’s argument is based on his belief that ________.A) sign language is as efficient as any other languageB) sign language is derived from natural languageC) language is a system of meaningful codesD) language is a product of the brainPassage FourQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 1997, to support the Red Cross’s campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines. Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the World were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. “I knew the statistics,” she said. “But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like When I met Sandra, a 13-year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her.”The Princess concluded, with a simple message: “We must stop landmines”. And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message.But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an, attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as “very ill-informed” and a “loose cannon (乱放炮的人).”The Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms: “This is a distraction (干扰) we do not need. All I’m trying to do is help.”Opposition parties, the media and the Public immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that the Princess’s trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the British government’s policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe embarrassment for the government.To try and limit the damage, the Foreign Secretary, Malcolm Rifkind, claimed that the Princess’s views on landmines were not very different from government policy, andthat it was “working towards” a worldwide ban. The Defense Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the matter was “a misinterpretation or misunderstanding.”For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the Chance to get closer to people and their problems.26.Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997 ________.A) to voice her support for a total ban of landminesB) to clarify the British government’s stand on landminesC) to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims thereD) to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims27.What did Diana mean when she said “... putting a face to those figures brought thereality home to me” (Line 5, Para. 1)?A) She just couldn’t bear to meet the landmine victims face to face.B) The actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back home.C) Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics.D) Seeing the pain of the victims made her realize the seriousness of the situation.28.Some members of the British government criticized Diana because ________.A) she was ill-informed of the government’s policyB) they were actually opposed to banning landminesC) she had not consulted the government before the visitD) they believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola29.How did Diana respond to the criticisms?A) She paid no attention to them.B) She made more appearances on TV.C) She met the 13-year-old girl as planned.D) She rose to argue with her opponents.30.What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola?A) It had caused embarrassment to the British government.B) It had brought her closer to the ordinary people.C) It had greatly promoted her popularity.D) It had affected her relations with the British government.Part III 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 bestcompletes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the AnswerSheet with a single line through the center.31.I went along thinking of nothing ________, only looking at things around me,A) in particularB) in harmonyC) in doubtD) in brief32.Critics believe that the control of television by mass advertising has ________ thequality of the programs.A) lessenedB) declinedC) affectedD) effected33.I must congratulate you ________ the excellent design of the new bridge.A) withB) ofC) atD) on34.There is a fully ________ health center on the ground floor of the main officebuilding.A) installedB) equippedC) providedD) projected35.For more than 20 years, we’ve been supporting educational programs that ________from kindergartens to colleges.A) moveB) shiftC) rangeD) spread36.The ________ at the military academy is so rigid that students can hardly bear it.A) conventionB) confinementC) principleD) discipline37.The test results are beyond ________; they have been repeated in labs all over theworld.A) negotiationB) conflictC) bargainD) dispute38.I was so ________ in today’s history lesson. I didn’t understand a thing.A) amazedB) neglectedC) confusedD) amused39.It ________ you to at least 50% off the regular price of either frames or lenses whenyou buy both.A) presentsB) entitlesC) creditsD) tips40.Deserts and high mountains have always been a ________ to the movement ofpeople from place to place.A) barrierB) fenceC) preventionD) jam41.In order to make things convenient for the people, the department is planning to setup some ________ shops in the residential area.A) flowingB) driftingC) mobileD) unstable42.Mr. Smith says: “The media are very good at sensing a mood and then ________ it.”A) overtakingB) enlargingC) wideningD) exaggerating43.This is not an economical way to get more water; ________, it is very expensive.A) on the other handB) on the contraryC) in shortD) or else44.It was the first time that such a ________ had to be taken at a British nuclear powerstation.A) presentationB) precautionC) preparationD) prediction45.________ that he wasn’t happy with the arrangements, I tried to book a differenthotel.A) PerceivingB) PenetratingC) PuzzlingD) Preserving46.The board of the company has decided to ________ its operations to include allaspects of the clothing business.A) multiplyB) lengthenC) expandD) stretch47.His business was very successful, but it was at the ________ of his family life.A) consumptionB) creditC) exhaustionD) expense48.First published in 1927, the charts remain an ________ source for researchers.A) identicalB) indispensableC) intelligentD) inevitable49.Joe is not good at sports, but when it ________ mathematics, he is the ‘best in theclass.A) comes toB) comes up toC) comes on toD) comes around to50.Doctors warned against chewing tobacco as a ________ for smoking.A) reliefB) revivalC) substituteD) succession51.When carbon is added to iron in proper ________ the result is steel.A) ratesB) thicknessesC) proportionsD) densities52.You should try to ________ your ambition and be more realistic.A) reserveB) restrainC) retainD) replace53.Nancy is only a sort of ________ of her husband’s opinion and has no ideas of herown.A) sampleB) reproductionC) shadowD) echo54.Now that spring is here, you can ________ these fur coats till you need them againnext winter.A) put overB) put awayC) put offD) put down55.There is a ________ of impatience in the tone of his voice.A) hintB) notionC) dotD) phrase56.Please ________ dictionaries when you are not sure of word spelling or meaning.A) seekB) inquireC) searchD) consult57.At yesterday’s party, Elizabeth’s boyfriend amused us by ________ Charlie Chaplin.A) copyingB) followingC) imitatingD) modeling58.She keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of power ________.A) failureB) lackC) absenceD) drop59.The group of technicians are engaged in a study which ________ all aspects ofurban planning.A) insertsB) gripsC) performsD) embraces60.The lecture which lasted about three hours was so ________ that the audiencecouldn’t help yawning.A) tediousB) boredC) clumsyD) tiredPart IV Cloze (15 minutes)Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You shouldchoose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through thecentre.Historians tend to tell the same joke when they are describing history education in America. It’s the one __61__ the teacher standing in the schoolroom door __62__ goodbye to students for the summer and calling __63__ them, “By the way, we won World War II.”The problem with the joke, of course, is that it’s __64__ funny. The recent surveys on __65__illiteracy (无知) are beginning to numb (令人震惊): nearly one third of American 17-year-olds cannot even __66__ which countries the United States __67__ against in that war. One third have no __68__ when the Declaration of Independence was __69__. One third thought Columbus reached the New World after 1750. Two thirds cannot correctly __70__ the Civil War between 1850 and 1900. __71__ when they get the answers right, some are __72__ guessing.Unlike math or science, ignorance of history cannot be __73__ connected to loss of international __74__. But it does affect our future __75__ a democratic nation and as individuals.The __76__ news is that there is growing agreement __77__ what is wrong with the __78__ of history and what needs to be __79__ to fix it. The steps are tentative (尝试性) __80__ yet to be felt in most classrooms.61.A) aboutB) inC) forD) by62.A) shakingB) wavingC) noddingD) speaking63.A) inB) afterC) forD) up64.A) rarelyB) soC) tooD) not65.A) historicalB) educationalC) culturalD) political66.A) distinguishB) acknowledgeC) identifyD) convey67.A) defeatedB) attackedC) foughtD) struck68.A) senseB) doubtC) reasonD) idea69.A) printedB) signedC) markedD) edited70.A) placeB) judgeC) getD) lock71.A) EvenB) ThoughC) ThusD) So72.A) hardlyB) justC) stillD) ever73.A) exclusivelyB) practicallyC) shortlyD) directly74.A) competitivenessB) comprehensionC) communityD) commitment75.A) ofB) forC) withD) as76.A) fineB) niceC) surprisingD) good77.A) toB) withC) onD) of78.A) consultingB) coachingC) teachingD) instructing79.A) doneB) dealtC) metD) reached80.A) thereforeB) orC) andD) asPart V Writing (30 minutes)Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition entitled A Brief Introduction to a Tourist Attraction. You should write at least 120words according to the following guidelines:Your role: a tour guideYour audience: a group of foreign touristsYour introduction should include:● some welcoming words● the schedule for the day●a description of the place the tourists will be visiting (e.g. a scenic spot or ahistorical site, etc.)You should make the introduction interesting and the arrangements for the day clear to everybody.A Brief Introduction to a Tourist Attraction2004年6月19日四级参考答案Part IPart IIPart IIIPart IVS1.popular S2 historical S3 prints S4 instrumentsS5.permitted S6 established S7 destroyedS8.In 1897, the library moved into its own building across the street from the Capitol.S9.The library provides books and materials to the US Congress and also lends books to other American libraries, government agencies and foreign libraries.S10.Anyone who wants copyright protection for a publication in the US must send two copies to the library.。
2004年英语四级真题CET1
2004年英语四级真题CET12004年6月19日试卷Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both 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: Y ou will hear:You will read:A) At the office.B) In the waiting room.C) At the airport.D) In a restaurant.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clo ck in the morning and have to finish at 2 inB) At 10:25. D) At 10:45.4. A) The man no longer smokes.B) The man is under pressure from his wife.C) The man usually follows his wife's advice.D) The man refuses to listen to his doctor's advice.5. A) Move to a big city. C) Go back to school.B) Become a teacher. D) Work in New York.6. A) Quit delivering flowers. C) Bring her flowers every day.B) Work at a restaurant. D) Leave his job to work for her.7. A) She can find the right person to help the man.B) She can help the man out.C) She's also in need of a textbook.D) She picked up the book from the bus floor.8. A) The man was confused about the date of the appointment.B) The man wants to change the date of the appointment.C) The man is glad he's got in touch with the doctor.D) The man can't come for the appointment at 4:15.9. A) The two speakers are at a loss what to do.B) The man is worried about his future.C) The two speakers are seniors at college.D) The woman regrets spending her time idly.10. A) She has learned a lot from the novel.B) She also found the plot difficult to follow.C) She usually has difficulty remembering names.D) She can recall the names of most characters in the novel.Section B Compound DictationDirections:In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage isread for the first time, you should listencarefully for its general idea. When thepassage is read for the second time, youare required to fill in the blanks numberedfrom SI to S7 with the exact words youhave just heard. For blanks numberedfrom S8 to SIO you are required to fill inthe missing information. You can eitheruse the exact words you have just heard orwrite down the main points in your ownwords. Finally, when the passage is readfor the third time, you should check whatyou have written.The Library of Congress is America’s national library. It has millions of books and other objects. It has newspapers, (S1)______________________________________ _ publications as well as letters of (S2)_________________________ interest. It also has maps, photographs, art (S3)____________________, movies, sound recordings and musical (S4)__________________. All together, it has more than 100 million objects.The Library of Congress is open to the publicMonday through Saturday, except for public holidays. Anyone may go there and read anything in the collection. But no one is (S5)_________ to take books out of the building. The Library of Congress was (S6)__________________ in 1800. It started with eleven boxes of books in one room of the Capitol building. By 1814, the collection had increased to about 3,000 books. They were all (S7)_______________ that year when the Capitol was burned down during America’s war with Britain.To help re-build the library, Congress bought the books of President Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Jefferson’s collection included 7,000 books in seven languages.(S8)____________________________________ __________________________________. Today, three buildings hold the library’s collection.(S9)____________________________________ __________________________________. It buys some of its books and gets others as gifts. It alsogets materials through its copyright office. (S10) _________________________________________ _________________________. This means the Library of Congress receives almost everything that is published in the United States.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Direction: There are 4 passages in this part.Each passage is followed by somequestions or unfinished statements. Foreach of them there are four choicesmarked A), B) C) and D). You shoulddecide on the best choice and mark thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheetwith a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.A is for always getting to work on time.B is for being extremely busy.C is for the conscientious (勤勤恳恳的) wayyou do your job.You may be all these things at the office, and more. But when it comes to getting ahead, experts say, the ABCs of business should include a P, for politics, as in office politics.Dale Carnegie suggested as much more than 50 years ago: Hard work alone doesn't ensure career advancement. You have to be able to sell yourself and your ideas, both publicly and behind the scenes. Yet, despite the obvious rewards of engaging in office politics — a better job, a raise, praise —many people are still unable — or unwilling — to "play the game." "People assume that office politics involves some manipulative (工于心计的) behavior," says Deborah Comer, an assistant professor of management at Hofstra University. "But politics derives from the word 'polite'. It can mean lobbying and forming associations. It can mean being kind and helpful, or even trying to please your superior, and then expecting something in return."In fact, today, experts define office politics as proper behavior used to pursue one's own self-interest in the workplace. In many cases, this involves some form Of Socializing within the office environment —not just in large companies, but in small workplaces as well. "The first thing people are usually judged on is their ability to perform well on a consistent basis,'" says Neil P Lewis, a management psychologist. “But if two or three candidates are up for a promotion, each of whom has reasonably similar ability, a manager is going to promote the person he or she likes best. It's simple human nature.”Yet, psychologists say, many employees and employers have trouble with the concept of politics in the office. Some people, they say, have an idealistic vision of work and what it takes to succeed. Still others associate politics with flattery (奉承), fearful that, if they speak up for themselves, they may appear to be flattering their boss for favors.Experts suggest altering this negative picture by recognizing the need for some self-promotion.11. "Office politics" (Line 2, Para. 4) is used in the passage to refer to _______.A) the code of behavior for company staffB) the political views and beliefs of office workersC) the interpersonal relationships within a companyD) the various qualities required for a successful career12. To get promoted, one must not only be competent but _______.A) give his boss a good impression B) honest and loyal to his companyC) get along well with his colleagues D) avoid being too outstanding13. Why are many people unwilling to "play the game" (Line 4, Para. 5)?A) They believe that doing so is impractical.B) They feel that such behavior isunprincipled.C) They are not good at manipulating colleagues.D) They think the effort will get them nowhere.14. The author considers office politics to be _______.A) unwelcome at the workplaceB) bad for interpersonal relationshipsC) indispensable to the development of company cultureD) an important factor for personal advancement15. It is the author's view that _______.A) speaking up for oneself is part of human natureB) self-promotion does not necessarily mean flatteryC) hard work contributes very little to one's promotionD) many employees fail to recognize the needof flatteryPassage TwoQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:As soon as it was revealed that a reporter for Progressive magazine had discovered how to make a hydrogen bomb, a group of firearm (火器) fans formed the National Hydrogen Bomb Association, and they are now lobbying against any legislation to stop Americans from owning one.“The Constitution,”said the association’s spokesman, “gives everyone the right to own arms. It doesn’t spell out what kind of arms. But since anyone can now make a hydrogen bomb, the public should be able to buy it to protect themselves.”"Don't you think it's dangerous to have one in the house, particularly where there are children around?""The National Hydrogen Bomb Associationhopes to educate people in the safe handling of this type of weapon. We are instructing owners to keep the bomb in a locked cabinet and the fuse (导火索) separately in a drawer.""Some people consider the hydrogen bomb a very fatal weapon which could kill somebody." The spokesman said, "Hydrogen bombs don't kill people — people kill people. The bomb is for self-protection and it also has a deterrent effect. If somebody knows you have a nuclear weapon in your house, they're going to think twice about breaking in.""But those who want to ban the bomb for American citizens claim that if you have one locked in the cabinet, with the fuse in a drawer, you would never be able to assemble it in time to stop an intruder (侵入者).""Another argument against allowing people to own a bomb is that at the moment it is very expensive to build one. So what your association is backing is a program which would allow the middle and upper classes to acquire a bombwhile poor people will be left defenseless with just handguns."16. According to the passage, some people started a national association so as to _______.A) block any legislation to ban the private possession of the bombB) coordinate the mass production of the destructive weaponC) instruct people how to keep the bomb safe at homeD) promote the large-scale sale of this newly invented weapon17. Some people oppose the ownership of H-bombs by individuals on the grounds that _______.A) the size of the bomb makes it difficult to keep in a drawerB) most people don't know how to handle the weaponC) people's lives will be threatened by the weaponD) they may fall into the hands of criminals18. By saying that the bomb also has a deterrent effect the spokesman means that it _______.A) will frighten away any possible intrudersB) can show the special status of its ownersC) will threaten the safety of the owners as wellD) can kill those entering others' houses by force19. According to the passage, opponents of theprivate ownership of H-bombs are very much worried that _______.A) the influence of the association is too powerful for the less privileged to overcomeB) poorly-educated Americans will find it difficult to make use of the weaponC) the wide use of the weapon will push up living expenses tremendouslyD) the cost of the weapon will put citizens on an unequal basis20. From the tone of thepassage we know that the author is _______. A) doubtful about the necessity of keeping H-bombs at home for safetyB) unhappy with those who vote against the ownership of H-bombsC) not serious about the private ownership of H-bombsD) concerned about the spread of nuclear weaponsPassage ThreeQuesti0ns 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Sign has become a scientific hot button. Only in the past 20 years have specialists in language study realized that signed languages are unique — a speech of the hand. They offer a new way to probe how the brain generates and understands language, and throw new light on an old scientific controversy: whether language, complete with grammar, is something that we are born With, or whether it is a learnedbehavior. The current interest in sign language has roots in the pioneering work of one rebel teacher at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., the world's only liberal arts university for deaf people.When Bill Stokoe went to Gallaudet to teach English, the school enrolled him in a course in signing. But Stokoe noticed something odd: among themselves, students signed differently from his classroom teacher.Stokoe had been taught a sort of gestural code, each movement of the hands representing a word in English. At the time, American Sign Language (ASL) was thought to be no more than a form of pidgin English (混杂英语). But Stokoe believed the "hand talk" his students used looked richer. He wondered: Might deaf people actually :have a genuine language? And could that language be unlike any other on Earth? It was 1955, when even deaf people dismissed their signing as "substandard". Stokoe's idea was academic heresy (异端邪说).It is 37 years later. Stokoe —- now devoting his time to writing and editing books and journals and to producing video materials on ASL and the deaf culture — is having lunch at a cafe near the Gallaudet campus and explaining how he started a revolution. For decades educators fought his idea that signed languages are natural languages like English, French and Japanese. They assumed language must be based on speech, the modulation (调节) of sound. But sign language is based on the movement of hands, the modulation of space. "What I said," Stokoe explains, "is that language is not mouth stuff — it's brain stuff."21. The study of sign language is thought to be ______.A) a new way to look at the learning of languageB) a challenge to traditional, views on the nature of languageC) an approach :to simplifying the grammatical structure of a languageD) an attempt to clarify misunderstanding about the origin of language22. The, present growing interest in sign language was stimulated by ________.A) a famous scholar in the study of the human brainB) a leading specialist in the study of liberal artsC) an English teacher in a university for the deafD) Some senior experts in American Sign Language23. According to Stokoe, sign language is ________.A) a Substandard language C) an artificial languageB) a genuine language D) an international language24. Most educators objected to Stokoe's idea because they thought _______.A) sign language was not extensively used even by deaf peopleB) sign language was too artificial to be widely acceptedC) a language should be easy to use and understandD) a language could only exist in the form of speech sounds25. Stokoe's argument is based on his belief that _______.A) sign language is as efficient as any other languageB) sign language is derived from natural languageC) language is a system of meaningful codesD) language is a product of the brainPassage FourQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angolain 1997, to support the Red Cross's campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines. Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the World were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. "I knew the statistics," she said. "But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like When I met Sandra, a 13-year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her."The Princess concluded, with a simple message: "We must stop landmines". And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message.But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an, attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as "very ill-informed" and a "loose cannon (乱放炮的人)."The Princess responded by brushing aside thecriticisms: "This is a distraction (干扰) we do not need. All I'm trying to do is help." Opposition parties, the media and the Public immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that the Princess's trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the British government's policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe embarrassment for the government.To try and limit the damage, the Foreign Secretary, Malcolm Rifkind, claimed that the Princess's views on landmines were not very different from government policy, and that it was "working towards" a worldwide ban. The Defence Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the matter was "a misinterpretation or misunderstanding."For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use herpopularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the Chance to get closer to people and their problems.26. Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997 ________.A) to voice her support for a total ban of landminesB) to clarify the British government's stand on landminesC) to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims thereD) to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims27. What did Diana mean when she said "...putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me" (Line 5, Para. 1)?A) She just couldn't bear to meet the landmine victims face to face.B) The actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back home.C) Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics.D) Seeing the pain of the victims made her realize the seriousness of the situation.28. Some members of the British government criticized Diana because _______.A) she was ill-informed of the government's policyB) they were actually opposed to banning landminesC) she had not consulted the government before the visitD) they believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola29. How did Diana respond to the criticisms?A) She paid no attention to them.B) She made more appearances on TV.C) She met the 13-year-old girl as planned.D) She rose to argue with her opponents.30. What did PrincessDiana think of her visit to Angola?A) It had caused embarrassment to the British government.B) It had brought her closer to the ordinary people.C) It had greatly promoted her popularity.D) It had affected her relations with the British government.Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes) Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D). Choosethe ONE that best completes the sentence.Then mark the corresponding letter on theAnswer Sheet with a single line through thecenter.31. I went along thinking of nothing ______,only looking at things around me,A) in particular C) in doubtB) in harmony D) in brief32. Critics believe that the control of televisionby mass advertising has ______ the quality of the programs.A) lessened C) affectedB) declined D) effected33. I must congratulate you ______ the excellentdesign of the new bridge.A) with C) atB) of D) on34. There is a fully ______ health center on theground floor of the main office building.A) installed C) providedB) equipped D) projected35. For more than 20 years, we've beensupporting educational programs that ______ from kindergartens to colleges.A) move C) rangeB) shift D) spread36. The ______ at the military academy is sorigid that students can hardly bear it.A) convention C) principleB) confinement D) discipline37. The test results are beyond ______; theyhave been repeated in labs all over the world.A) negotiation C) bargainB) conflict D) dispute38. I was so ______ in today's history lesson. Ididn't understand a thing.A) amazed C) confusedB) neglected D) amused39. It ______ you to at least 50% off the regularprice of either frames or lenses when you buy both.A) presents C) creditsB) entitles D) tips40. Deserts and high mountains have alwaysbeen a ______ to the movement of people from place to place.A) barrier C) preventionB) fence D) jam41. In order to make things convenient for thepeople, the department is planning to set up some ______ shops in the residential area.A) flowing C) mobileB) drifting D) unstable42. Mr. Smith says: "The media are very goodat sensing a mood and then ______ it."A) overtaking C) wideningB) enlarging D) exaggerating43. This is not an economical way to get morewater; ______ , it is very expensive.A) on the other hand C) in shortB) on the contrary D) or else44. It was the first time that such a ______ hadto be taken at a British nuclear power station.A) presentation C) preparationB) precaution D) prediction45. ______ that he wasn't happy with thearrangements, I tried to book a different hotel.A) Perceiving C) PuzzlingB) Penetrating D) Preserving46. The board of the company has decided to______ its operations to include all aspectsof the clothing business.A) multiply C) expandB) lengthen D) stretch47. His business was very successful, but it wasat the ______ of his. family life.A) consumption C) exhaustionB) credit D) expense48. First published in 1927, the charts remainan ______ source for researchers.A) identical C) intelligentB) indispensable D) inevitable49. Joe is not good at sports, but when it ______mathematics, he is the 'best in the class.A) comes to C) comes on toB) comes up to D) comes around to50. Doctors warned against chewing tobacco asa ______ for smoking.A) relief C) substituteB) revival D) succession51. When carbon is added to iron in proper______ the result is steel.A) rates C) proportionsB) thicknesses D) densities52. You should try to ______ your ambition andbe more realistic.A) reserve C) retainB) restrain D) replace53. Nancy is only a sort of ______ of herhusband's opinion and has no ideas of her own.A) sample C) shadowB) reproduction D) echo54. Now that spring is here, you can ______these fur coats till you need them again next winter.A) put over C) put offB) put away D) put down55. There is a ______ of impatience in the toneof his voice.A) hint C) dotB) notion D) phrase56. Please ______ dictionaries when you are notsure of word spelling or meaning.A) seek C) searchB) inquire D) consult57. At yesterday's party, Elizabeth's boyfriendamused us by ______ Charlie Chaplin.A) copying C) imitatingB) following D) modeling58. She keeps a supply of candles in the house incase of power ______A) failure C) absenceB) lack D) drop59. The group of technicians are engaged in astudy which ______ all aspects of urban planning.A) inserts C) performsB) grips D) embraces60. The lecture which lasted about three hourswas so ______ that the audience couldn't help yawning.A) tedious C) clumsyB) bored D) tiredPart IV Cloze (15 minutes) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the followingpassage. For each blank there are fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D) on theright side of the paper. You should choosethe ONE that best fits into the passage.Then mark the corresponding letter on theAnswer Sheet with a single line throughthe centre.Historians tend to tell the same joke when they are describing history education in America. It's the one __61__ the teacher standing in the schoolroom door __62__ goodbye to students for the summer and calling __63__ them, "By the way, we won World War II."The problem with the joke, of course, is that it's __64__ funny. The recent surveys on __65__ illiteracy (无知) are beginning to numb (令人震惊): nearly one third of American 17-year-olds cannot even __66__ which countries the United States __67__ against in that war. One third have no __68__ when the Declaration of Independence was __69__. One third thoughtColumbus reached the New World after 1750. Two thirds cannot correctly __70__ the Civil War between 1850 and 1900. __71__ when they get the answers right, some are __72__ guessing.Unlike math or science, ignorance of history cannot be __73__ connected to loss of international __74__. But it does affect our future __75__ a democratic nation and as individuals.The __76__ news is that there is growing agreement __77__ what is wrong with the __78__ of history and what needs to be __79__ to fix it. The steps are tentative (尝试性) __80__ yet to be felt in most classrooms.61. A) about B) in C) for D) by62. A) shaking B) waving C) noddingD) speaking63. A) in B) after C) for D) up64. A) rarely B) so C) too D) not65. A) historical B) educational C)cultural D) political66. A) distinguish B) acknowledge C)identify D) convey67. A) defeated B) attacked C) foughtD)struck68. A) sense B) doubt C) reason D) idea69. A) printed B) signed C) markedD)edited70. A) place B) judge C) get D) lock71. A) Even B) Though C) Thus D) So72. A) hardly B) just C) still D)ever73. A) exclusively B) practically C)shortly D) directly74. A) competitiveness B) comprehension C)community D) commitment75. A) of B) for C) with D) as76. A) fine B) nice C) surprising D) good77. A) to B) with C) on D) of78. A) consulting B) coaching C)teaching D) instructing79. A) done B) dealt C) met D) reached80. A) therefore B) or C) and D)asPart V Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a compositionentitled A Brief Introduction to a TouristAttraction. You should write at least 120words according to the followingguidelines:Your role: a tour guideYour audience: a group of foreign touristsYour introduction should include:●some welcoming words●the schedule for the day● a description of the place thetourists will be visiting(e.g. a scenic spot or a historical site, etc.)You should make the introductioninteresting and the arrangementsfor the day clear to everybody.A Brief Introduction to a Tourist Attraction1. D2. C3. C4. A5. C6. D7.B 8. A 9.C 10. C11. C 12. D 13. B 14. D 15. B 16. A 17. C 18. A 19.21. C 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. D 26. A 27. D 28. B 29.31. A 32. C 33. D 34. B 35. C 36. D 37. D 38. C 39.41. C 42. D 43. B 44. B 45. A 46. C 47. D 48. B 49.51. C 52. B 53. D 54. B 55. A 56. D 57. C 58.A 59.61. A 62. B 63. B 64. D 65. A 66. C 67. C 68. D 69.71. A 72. B 73. D 74. C 75. D 76. D 77. C 78. C 79. S1 popular S2 historical S3 printsS4 instrumentsS5 permitted S6 established S7destroyedS8 In 1897, the library moved into its ownbuilding across the street from theCapitol.S9 The library provides books and materials tothe US Congress and also lends books toother American libraries, government。
历年大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷及参考答案 (4)
11.A) In about 20 years.
B) Within a week.
C) In a couple of weeks.
D) As early as possible.（D）
B) Its prisoner can work outside.
C) The prison has no armed guards.
D) The prison is open to the public.（B）
15.A) The prisoners are provided with jobs on release.
B) Its prisoners are seldom made to work overtime.
C) It is run on the principle of trusting prisoners.
D) It has no security measures.（C）
16.A) One year.
18.A) It’s good for training one’s character but not good for one’s health.
B) It cannot prepare pupils to be good citizens.
C) It has less effect on a child’s character than sports and games.
大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷
Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
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2004年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案2004年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案2004年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案b) she just couldnt bear to meet the landmine victims face to face.c) the actual situation in angola made her feel like going back home.d) seeing the pain of the victims maher realize the seriousness of the situation. [d]23. some members of the british government criticized diana becausea) she had not consulted the government before the visitb) she was ill-informed of the governments policyc) they were actually opposed to banning landminesd) they believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in angola [c]24. how did diana respond to the criticisms?a) she made more :appearances on tv.b) she paid no attention to them.c) she rose to argue with her opponents.d) she met the 13-year-old girl as planned.25. what did princess diana think of her visit to angola?a) it had caused embarrassment to the british government.b) it had greatly promoted her popularity.c) it had brought her closer to the ordinary people.d) it had affected her relations with the british government. [c]passage fourquestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.as soon as it was revealed that a reporter for progressive magazine had discovered how to make a hydrogen bomb, a group offirearm ( 火器) fans formed the national hydrogen bomb association, and they are now lobbying against any legislation to stop americans from owning one."the constitution," said the associations spokesman, "gives everyone the right to own arms. it doesnt spell out what kind of arms. but since anyone can now make a hydrogen bomb, the public should be able to buy it to protect themselves.""dont you think its dangerous to have one in the house, particularly where there are children around?""the national hydrogen bomb association hopes to educate people in the safe handling of this type of weapon. we are instructing owners to keep the bomb in a locked cabinet and the fuse (导火索) separately in a drawer.""some people consider the hydrogen bomb a very fatal weapon which could kill somebody."the spokesman said, "hydrogen bombs dont kill people - people kill people. the bomb is for self-protection and it also has a deterrent effect. if somebody knows you have a nuclear weapon in your house, theyre going to think twice about breaking in.""but those who want to ban the bomb for american citizens claim that ifyou have one locked in the cabinet, with the fuse in a drawer, you would never be able to assemble it in time to stop an intruder ( 侵入者）""another argument against allowing people to own a bomb is that at the moment it is very expensive to build one. so what your association is backing is a program which would allow the middle and upper classes to acquire a bomb while poor people will be left defenseless with just handguns."26. according to the passage, some people started a national association so as toa) instruct people how to keep the bomb safe at homeb) coordinate the mass production of the destructive weaponc) promote the large-scale sale of this newly invented weapond) block any legislation to ban the private possession of the bomb [d]27. some people oppose the ownership of h-bombs by individuals on the grounds thata) they may fall into the hands of criminalsb) peoples lives will be threatened by the weaponc) most people dont know how to handle the weapond) the size of the bomb makes it difficult to keep in a drawer28. by saying that the bomb also has a deterrent effect the spokesman means that ita) can kill those entering others houses by forceb) will threaten the safety of the owners as wellc) will frighten away any possible intrudersd) can show the special status of its owners [c]29. according to the passage, opponents of the private ownership of h-bombs are very much worried thata) the cost of the weapon will put citizens on an unequal basisb) the wide use of the weapon will push up living expenses tremendouslyc) poorly-educated americans will find it difficult to make use of the weapon 共7页，当前第4页42004年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案相关内容:。
2004年6月大学英语四级考试真题及参考答案
2004年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语（湖北卷）本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。
共150分。
考试时间120分钟。
第一卷（三部分，共115分）第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话你将听一遍。
例：How much is the shirt ?A．£19.15 B．£9.15 C．£9.18.答案是B.1．What did the boy finally get ?A．A colorful bike . B．A blue bike . C．A white bike .2．How long does the woman plan to stay ?A．About seven days . B．About five days . C．About twelve days . 3．What do we know about the man ?A．He is making coffee.B．He has a pain in his hands .C．He is busy painting .4．What did the woman do last night ?A．She saw a movie . B．She went to her sister’s .C．She watched a football game .5．What time will Cathy go to the party ?A．Before seven . B．Around six thirty . C．After seven .第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
2004年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案
2004年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案2004年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案2004年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案17. c people's lives will be threatened by the weapon18. a will frighten away any possible intruders19. d the cost of the weapon will put citizens on an unequal basis20. d concerned about the spread of nuclear weapons21. a a new way to look at the learning of language22. c an english teacher in a university for the deaf23. b a genuine language24. d a language could only exist in the form of speech sounds25. d language is a product of the brain26. a to voice her support for a total ban of landmines27. d seeing the pain of the victims made her realize the seriousness of the situation28. b they were actually opposed to banning landmines29. a she paid no attention to them30. b it had brought her closer to the ordinary people第三部分:词汇31. a in particular 32. c affected 33. d on 34. b equipped 35.c range36. d discipline 37. d dispute 38.c confused 39. b entitles40. a barrier41.c mobile 42.d exaggerating 43.b on the contrary 44.b precaution 45.a perceiving46.c expand 47. d expense 48.b indispensable 49.a comes to 50.c substitute51.c proportions 52.b restrain 53.d echo 54.b put away55.a hint56 d consult 57. c imitating 58.a failure 59.d embraces 60.a tedious第四部分:完型填空61.a about 62. b waving 63.b after 64.d not 65.a historical66.c identify 67.c fought 68.d idea 69.b signed 70.a place71. a even 72.b just 73. d directly 74. a competitiveness75.d as76. d good 77.c on 78. c teaching 79. a done 80.d as四级b卷1-5 acdda6-10 bcbbcs1. populars2. historicals3. printss4. instrumentss5. permitteds6. establisheds7. destroyeds8. in 1897, the library moved into its own building across the street from the capitols9. the library provides books and materials to the us congress and also lends books to other american libraries, government agencies and foreign libraries.s10. anyone who wants copyright protection for a publication in the us must send two copies to the library.第二部分:阅读理解11-15 dbdca16-20 bdbca21-25 ddcbc26-30 dbcab31-35 cbabb36-40 cdacd41-45 acddb46-50 abcad51-55 acbdd56-60 bacdb第四部分:完形填空61-65 dacad66-70 bcbac71-75 dabdc76-80 dcbbc共7页，当前第7页72004年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案相关内容:。
2004年6月六级真题
2004年6月19日试卷Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.It was the worst tragedy in maritime (航海的) history, six times more deadly than the Titanic.When the German cruise ship Wilhelm Gustloff was hit by torpedoes (鱼雷) fired from a Russian submarine in the final winter of World War II, more than 10,000 people - mostly women, children and old people fleeing the final Red Army push into Nazi Germany - were packed aboard. An ice storm had turned the decks into frozen sheets that sent hundreds of families sliding into the sea as the ship tilted and began to go down. Others desperately tried to put lifeboats down. Some who succeeded fought off those in the water who had the strength to try to claw their way aboard. Most people froze immediately. Tll never forget the screams," says Christa Ntitzmann, 87, one of the 1,200 survivors. She recalls watching the ship, brightly lit, slipping into its dark grave - and into seeming nothingness, rarely mentioned for more than half a century.Now Germany's Nobel Prize-winning author Gtinter Grass has revived the memory of the 9,000 dead, including more than 4,000 children - with his latest novel Crab Walk, published last month. The book, which will be out in English next year, doesn't dwell on the sinking; its heroine is a pregnant young woman who survives the catastrophe only to say later:"Nobody wanted to hear about it, not here in the West (of Germany) and not at all in the East." The reason was obvious. As Grass put it in a recent interview with the weekly Die Woche: "Because the crimes we Germans are responsible for were and are so dominant, we didn't have the energy left to tell of our own sufferings.''The long silence about the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff was probably unavoidable - and necessary. By unreservedly owning up to their country's monstrous crimes in the Second World War, Germans have managed to win acceptance abroad, marginalize (使...不得势) the neo- Nazis at home and make peace with their neighbors. Today's unified Germany is more prosperous and stable than at any time in its long, troubled history. For that, a half century of willful forgetting about painful memories like the German Titanic was perhaps a reasonable price to pay. But even the most politically correct Germans believe that they' ye now earned the right to discuss the full historical record. Not to equate German suffering with that of its victims, but simply to acknowledge a terrible tragedy.21. W hy does the author say the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff was theworst tragedy in maritime history?A) It was attacked by Russian torpedoes.B) Most of its passengers were frozen to death.C) Its victims were mostly women and children.D) It caused the largest number of casualties.22. H undreds of families dropped into the sea whenA) a strong ice storm tilted the shipB) the cruise ship sank all of a suddenC) the badly damaged ship leaned toward one sideD) the frightened passengers fought desperately for lifeboats23. T he Wilhelm Gustloff tragedy was little talked about for more thanhalf a century because GermansA) were eager to win international acceptanceB) felt guilty for their crimes in World War IIC) ad been pressured to keep silent about itD) were afraid of offending their neighbors24. H ow does Gunter Grass revive the memory of the Wilhelm Gustloff tragedy?A) By presenting the horrible scene of the torpedo attack.B) By describing the ship's sinking in great detail.C) By giving an interview to the weekly Die Woche.D) By depicting the survival of a young pregnant woman.25. I t can be learned from the passage that Germans no longer think thatA) they will be misunderstood if they talk about the Wilhelm Gustloff tragedyB) the Wilhelm Gustloff tragedy is a reasonable price to pay for thenation's past misdeedsC) Germany is responsible for the horrible crimes it committed in World War IID) it is wrong to equate their sufferings with those of other countriesPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Given the lack of fit between gifted students and their schools, it is not surprising that such students often have little good to say 'about their school experience. In one study of 400 adul who had achieved distinction in all areas of life, researchers found that three-fifths of these individuals either did badly in school or were unhappy in school. Few MacArthur Prize fellows, winners of the MacArthur Award for creative accomplishment, had good things to say about their precollegiate schooling if they had not been placed in advanced programs. Anecdotal (名人轶事) reports support this. Pablo Picasso, Charles Darwin, Mark Twain, Oliver Goldsmith, and William Butler Yeats all disliked school. So did Winston Churchill, who almost failed out of Harrow, an elite British school. About Oliver Goldsmith, one of his teachers remarked, "Never was so dull a boy." Often these children realize that they know more than their teachers, and their teachers often feel that these children are arrogant, inattentive, or unmotivated.Some of these gifted people may have done poorly in school b ecause their, gifts were not scholastic. Maybe we can account for P icasso in this way. But most fared poorly in school not because th ey lacked ability but because they found school unchallenging and consequently lost interest. Yeats described the lack of fit between h is mind and school: "Because I had found it difficult to attend to a nything less interesting than my own thoughts, I was difficult to te ach." As noted earlier, gifted children of all kinds tend to be stron g-willed nonconformists. Nonconformity and stubbornness (and Yeats' s level of arrogance and self-absorption) are likely to lead to Confli cts with teachers.When highly gifted students in any domain talk about what wa s important to the development of their abilities, they are far more likely to mention their families than their schools or teachers. A writing prodigy (神童) studied by David Feldman and Lynn Golds mith was taught far more about writing by his journalist father than his English teacher. High-IQ children, in Australia studied by Mira ca Gross had much more positive feelings about their families than their schools. About half of the mathematicians studied by Benjam in Bloom had little good to say about school. They all did well in school and took honors classes when available, and some skipped grades.26. T he main point the author is making about schools is thatA) they should satisfy the needs of students from different family backgroundsB) they are often incapable of catering to the needs of talented studentsC) they should organize their classes according to the students' abilityD) they should enroll as many gifted students as possible27. T he author quotes the remarks of one of Oliver Goldsmith's teachersA) to provide support for his argumentB) to illustrate the strong will of some gifted childrenC) to explain how dull students can also be successfulD) to show how poor Oliver's performance was at school28. P ablo Picasso is listed among the many gifted children whoA) paid no attention to their teachers in classB) contradicted their teachers much too oftenC) could not cope with their studies at school successfullyD) behaved arrogantly and stubbornly in the presence of their teachers29. M any gifted people attributed their success.A) mainly to parental help and their education at homeB) both to school instruction and to their parents' coachingC) more to their parents' encouragement than to school trainingD) less to their systematic education than to their talent30. T he root cause of many gifted students having bad memories of their school years is thatA) their nonconformity brought them a lot of troubleB) they were seldom praised by their teachersC) school courses failed to inspire or motivate themD) teachers were usually far stricter than their parentsPassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage,When we worry about who might be spying on our private lives, we usually think about the Federal agents. But the private sector outdoes the government every time. It's Linda Tripp, not the FBI, who is facing charges under Maryland's laws against secret telephone taping. It's our banks, not the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), that pass our private financial data to telemarketing fin'ms.Consumer activists are pressing Congress for better privacy laws without much result so far. The legislators lean toward letting business people track our financial habits virtually at will.As an example of what's going on, consider U.S. Bancorp, which was recently sued for deceptive practices by the state of Minnesota. According to the lawsuit, the bank supplied a telemarketer called MemberWorks with sensitive customer data such as names,, ph'onenumbers, bank-account and credit-card numbers, Social Security numbers, account balances and credit limits.With these customer lists in hand, MemberWorks started dialing for dollars - selling dental plans, videogames, computer software and other products and services. Customers who accepted a "free trial offer" had, 30 days to cancel. If the deadline passed, they were charged automatically through their bank or credit-card accounts. U.S. Bancorp collected a share of the revenues.Customers were doubly deceived, the lawsuit claims. They. didn't know that the bank was giving account numbers to MemberWorks. And if customers asked, they were led to think the answer was no.The state sued MemberWorks separately for deceptive selling. Thecompany de'hies that it did anything wrong. For its part, U.S. Bancorp settled without admitting any mistakes. But it agreed to stop exposing its customers to nonfinancial products sold by outside firms. A few top banks decided to do the same. Many other banks will still do business with MemberWorks and similar firms.And banks will still be mining data from your account in order to sell you financial products, including things of little value, such as credit insurance and credit-card protection plans.You have almost no protection from businesses that use your personal accounts for profit. For example, no federal law shields "transaction andexperience" information - mainly the details of your bank and credit-card accounts. Social Security numbers are for sale by private fa'ms. They've generally agreed not to sell to the public. But to businesses, the numbers are an open book. Selfregulation doesn't work. A firm might publish a privacy-protection policy, but who enforces it?Take U.S. Bancorp again. Customers were told, in writing, that "all personal information you supply to us will be considered confidential." Then it sold your data to MemberWorks. The bank even claims that it doesn't "sell" your data at all. It merely "shares" it and reaps a profit. Now you know.31. C ontrary to popular belief, the author finds that spying on people's privacyA) is mainly carried out by means of secret tapingB) has been intensified with the help of the IRSC) is practiced exclusively by the FBID) is more prevalent in business circles32. W e know from the passage thatA) legislators are acting to pass a law to provide better privacy protectionB) most states are turning a blind eye to the deceptive practices of private businessesC) the state of Minnesota is considering drawing up laws to protectprivate informationD)lawmakers are inclined to give a free hand to businesses toinquire into customers' buying habits33. W hen the "free trial" deadline is over, you'll be charged without noticefor a product or service ifA) you fail to cancel it within the specified periodB) you happen to reveal your credit card numberC) you find the product or service unsatisfactoryD) you fail to apply for extension of the deadline34. B usinesses do not regard information concerning personal bankaccounts as private becauseA) its revelation will do no harm to consumers under the current protection policyB)it is considered "transaction and experience" information unprotected by lawC) it has always been considered an open secret by the general publicD) its sale can be brought under control through self-regulation35. W e can infer from the passage thatA) banks will have to change their ways of doing businessB) privacy protection laws will soon be enforcedC) consumers' privacy will continue to be invadedD) "free trial" practice will eventually be bannedPassage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.It's hardly news that the immigration system is a mess. Foreign nationals have long been slipping across the border with fake papers, and visitors who arrive in the U.S. legitimately often overstay their legal welcome without being punished. But since Sept. 11, it's become clear that terrorists have been shrewdly factoring the weaknesses of our system into their plans. In addition to their mastery of forging passports, at least three of the 19 Sept. 11 hijackers (劫机者) were here on expired visas. That's been a safe bet until now. The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) ( 移民归化局) lacks the resources, and apparently the inclination, to keep track of the estimated 2 million foreigners who have intentionally overstayed their welcome.But this laxness (马虎) toward immigration fraud may be about to change. Congress has already taken some modest steps. The U.S.A. Patriot Act, passed in the wake of the Sept. 11 tragedy, requires the FBI, the Justice Department, the State Department and the INS to share more data, which will make it easier to stop watch-listed terrorists at the border.But what's really needed, critics say, is even tougher laws and more resources aimed at tightening up border security. Reformers are calling for a rollback of rules that hinder law enforcement.They also want theINS to hire hundreds more border patrol agents and investigators to keep illegal immigrants out and to track them down once they're here. Reformers also want to see the INS set up a database to monitor whether visa holders actually leave the country when they are required to.All these proposed changes were part of a new border-security bill that passed the House of Representatives but died in the Senate last week. Before Sept. 11, legislation of this kind had been blocked by two powerful lobbies: universities, which rely on tuition from foreign students who could be kept out by the new law, and business, which relies on foreigners for cheap labor. Since the attacks, they've backed off. The bill would have passed this time but for congressional maneuverings and is expected to be reintroduced and to pass next year.Also on the agenda for next year: a proposal, backed by some influential law-makers, to split the INS into two agencies - a good cop that would tend to service functions like processing citizenship papers and a bad cop that would concentrate on border inspections, deportation and other functions. One reason for the division, supporters say, is that the INS has in recent years become too focused on serving tourists and immigrants. After the Sept. l 1 tragedy, the INS should pay more attention to serving the millions of ordinary Americans who rely on the nation's border security to protect them from terrorist attacks.36. T errorists have obviously taken advantage ofA) the legal privileges granted to foreignersB) the excessive hospitality of the American peopleC) the irresponsibility of the officials at border checkpointsD)the low efficiency of the Immigration and Naturalization Service37. W e learn from the passage that coordinated efforts will be made byvarious ernment agencies toA) refuse the renewing of expired visasB) ward off terrorist suspects at the borderC) prevent the forgery of immigration papersD). limit the number Of immigrants to the U.S.38. I t can be inferred from the passage that before Sept. 11, aliens with expired visasA) might have them extended without troubleB) would be closely watched by FBI agentsC) might stay on for as long as they wishedD) would live in constant fear of deportation39. I t is believed by many that all these years the INSA) has been serving two contradictory functionsB) has been too liberal in granting visas to tourists and immigrants indiscriminatelyC) has over-emphasized its service functions at the expense of thenation's securityD) has ignored the pleas of the two powerful lobbies40. B efore Sept. 11, the U.S. Congress had been unable to pass stricterimmigration laws becauseA) they might have kept away foreign students and cheap laborB) it was difficult to coordinate the efforts of the congressmenC) education and business circles cared little about national securityD) resources were not available for their enforcement21. D 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. A26. B 27. A 28.C 29. A 30. C31. D 32. D 33. A 34. B 35. C36. D 37. B 38C 39. C 40. A。
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2004年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案2004年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案2004年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案57. the group of technicians are engaged in a study which all aspects of urban planning.a) embraces c) insertsb) performs d) grips58. that he wasn't happy with the arrangements, i tried to book a different hotel.a) puzzling c) perceivingb) penetrating d) preserving59. his business, was very successful, but it was at the of his family life.a) exhaustion c) creditb) consumption d) expense60. at yesterday's party, elizabeth's boyfriend amused us by charlie chaplin.a) modeling c) followingb) imitating d) copyingpart iv cloze (15 minutes) directions: there are 20 blanks in the following passage. for each blank there are four choices marked a), b), c) and d) on the right side of the paper. you should choose the one that best fits into the passage. then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.historians tend to tell the same joke when they are describing history education in america. it's the one __61 the teacherstanding in the schoolroom 61. a) in c) for b) by d) about door 62 goodbye to students for the summer 62. a) waving c) shaking b) nodding d)speaking and calling __ 63 . them, "by the way, we won 63. a) in c) after world war ii" b) up d) for the problem with the joke, of course, is that it's 64 _ funny. the recent surveys on 64. a) not c) so b) too d) rarely 65 _ illiteracy (无知) are beginning to numb 65. a) political c) educational (令人震惊): nearly one third of american 17-year- b) cultural d) historical olds cannot even ~ 66 which countries the 66. a) convey c) acknowledge b) identify d) distinguish united states 67 ' against in that war. one third 67. a) struck c) fought b)attacked d) defeated have no _ 68 _ when the declaration oflndepen- 68. a) doubt c) reason b) idea d) sense dence was 69 . one third thought columbus 69. a) signed c) marked reached the new world after 1750. two thirds can- b) edited d) printed not correctly 70 the civil war between 1850 70. a) get c) place b) judge d) 10ck and 1900. 71 when they get the answers right, 71. a) thus c) though b) so d) even some are 72 guessing.72. a)just c) still unlike math or science, ignorance of history b) ever d) hardly cannot be 73 connected to loss of interna- 73. a) shortly c) exclusively b) directly d) practically tional 74 . but it does affect our future 74. a) community c) comprehension b) commitmentd)competitiveness 75 . a democratic nation and as individuals. 75. a) with c) as b) for d) of the 76 news is that there is growing 76. a) good c) surprising b) fine d) nice agreement 77 what is wrong with the 77. a)of c) on b) to d) with 78 of history and what needs to be 78. a) coaching c) consulting b) teaching d) instructing 79 to fix it. the steps are tentative (尝试性的79. a) dealt c) met b) done d) reache) 80 yet to be felt in most classrooms.四级a卷答案第一部分:听力1. d mark and the woman had not been in touch for sometime2. c the man is meeting the women on behalf of mr. brown3. c at 10:404. a the man no longer smokes5. b become a teacher6. d leave his job to work for her7. b she can help the man out8. c the man is glad he's got in touch with the doctor9. c the two speakers are seniors at college10. c she usually has difficulty remembering namess1. populars2. historicals3. printss4. instrumentss5. permitteds6. establisheds7. destroyeds8. in 1897, the library moved into its own building across the street from the capitols9. the library provides books and materials to the us congress and also lends books to other american libraries, government agencies and foreign libraries.s10. anyone who wants copyright protection for a publication in the us must send two copies to the library.第二部分:阅读理解11. c the interpersonal relationships within a company12. a give his boss a good impression13. b they feel that such behavior is unprincipled14. d an important factor for personal advancement15. b self－promotion does not necessarily mean flattery16. a block any legislation to ban the private possession of the bomb 共7页，当前第6页62004年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案相关内容:。
2004年6月19日大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷四级真题+答案详解+听力原文.docx
2004 年 6 月 19 日大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷1/21 2004 年 6 月 19 日大学英语四级 (CET-4) 真题试卷Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both theconversation and the question will be spoken only once. After eachquestion there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single linethrough the center.Example:You will hear:You will read:A)At the office.B)In the waiting room.C)At the airport.D)In a restaurant.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 o ?clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore,A)“At the office ” is the correct answer. Youshould choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]1.A) The man saw Mark on the street two months ago.B)The woman had forgotten Mark?s phone number.C)The woman made a phone call to Mark yesterday.D)Mark and the woman had not been in touch for some time.2.A) The man is late for the trip because he is busy.B)The woman is glad to meet Mr. Brown in person.C)The man is meeting the woman on behalf of Mr. Brown.D)The woman feels sorry that Mr. Brown is unable to come.3.A) At 10:30.B)At 10:25.C)At 10:40.D)At 10:45.4.A) The man no longer smokes.B)The man is under pressure from his wife.C)The man usually follows his wife?s advice.D)The man refuses to listen to his doctor?s advice.5.A) Move to a big city.B)Become a teacher.C)Go back to school.D)Work in New York.6.A) Quit delivering flowers.B)Work at a restaurant.C)Bring her flowers every day.D)Leave his job to work for her.7.A) She can find the right person to help the man.B)She can help the man out.C)She?s also in need of a textbook.D)She picked up the book from the bus floor.8.A) The man was confused about the date of the appointment.B)The man wants to change the date of the appointment.C)The man is glad he?s got in touch with the doctor.D)The man can?t come for the appointment at 4:15.9.A) The two speakers are at a loss what to do.B)The man is worried about his future.C)The two speakers are seniors at college.D)The woman regrets spending her time idly.10.A) She has learned a lot from the novel.B)She also found the plot difficult to follow.C)She usually has difficulty remembering names.D)She can recall the names of most characters in the novel.Section B Compound DictationDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage isread for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. Whenthe passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanksnumbered from SI to S7 with the exact words you have just heard. Forblanks numbered from S8 to S10 you are required to fill in the missinginformation. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or writedown the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is readfor the third time, you should check what you have written.The Library of Congress is America ?s national library. It has millions of books and other objects. It has newspapers,(S1) ________ publications as well as letters of (S2)________ interest. It also has maps, photographs, art (S3) ________, movies, sound recordings and musical (S4) ________. All together, it has more than 100 million objects.The Library of Congress is open to the public Monday through Saturday, except for public holidays. Anyone may go there and read anything in the collection. But no one is (S5) ________ to take books out of the building.The Library of Congress was (S6) ________ in 1800. It started with eleven boxes of books in one room of the Capitol building. By 1814, the collection had increased to about 3,000 books. They were all (S7) ________ that year when the Capitol was burned down during America?s war with Britain.To help re-build the library, Congress bought the books of President Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Jefferson?s collection included 7,000 books in seven languages.(S8) ________. Today, three buildings hold the library?s collection.(S9) ________. It buys some of its books and gets others as gifts. It also gets materials through its copyright office. (S10) ________. This means the Library of Congress receives almost everything that is published in the United States.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions:There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choiceand mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single linethrough the center.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.A is for always getting to work on time.B is for being extremely busy.C is for the conscientious (勤勤恳恳的 ) way you do your job.You may be all these things at the office, and more. But when it comes to getting ahead, experts say, the ABCs of business should include a P, for politics, as in office politics.Dale Carnegie suggested as much more than 50 years ago: Hard work alone doesn?t ensure career advancement. You have to be able to sell yourself and your ideas, both publicly and behind the scenes.Yet, despite the obvious rewards of engaging in office politics — a better job, a raise, praise— many people are still unable—or unwilling —to“ play the game. ”“People assume that office politics involves some manipulative (工于心计的) behavior,”says Deborah Comer, an assistant professor of management at Hofstra University. “ Butpoliti cs derives from the word ,polite?. It can mean lobbying andforming associations. It can mean being kind and helpful, or even trying to please your superior, and then expecting something in return.”In fact, today, experts define office politics as proper behavior used to pursue one?s own self-interest in the workplace. In many cases, this involves some form Of Socializing within the office environment—not just in large companies, but in small workplaces as well.“ The firstthing people are usually judged on is their ability to perform well on a consistent basis,?” says NeilP Lewis, a management psychologist. “twoButor ifthree candidates are up for a promotion, each of whom has reasonably similar ability, a manager is going to promote the person he or she likes best.?sIt simple human nature.”Yet, psychologists say, many employees and employers have trouble with the concept of politics in the office. Some people, they say, have an idealistic vision of work and what it takes to succeed. Still others associate politics with flattery (奉承), fearful that, if they speak up for themselves, they may appear to be flattering their bossfor favors.Experts suggest altering this negative picture by recognizing the need for some self-promotion.11.“ Office politics” (Line 2, Para. 4) is used in the passage to refer to.A)the code of behavior for company staffB)the political views and beliefs of office workersC)the interpersonal relationships within a companyD)the various qualities required for a successful career12.To get promoted, one must not only be competent but ________.A)give his boss a good impressionB)honest and loyal to his companyC)get along well with his colleaguesD)avoid being too outstanding13. Why are many people unwilling to“ play the game” (Line 4, Para. 5)?A)They believe that doing so is impractical.B)They feel that such behavior is unprincipled.C)They are not good at manipulating colleagues.D)They think the effort will get them nowhere.14.The author considers office politics to be ________.A)unwelcome at the workplaceB)bad for interpersonal relationshipsC)indispensable to the development of company cultureD)an important factor for personal advancement15.It is the author?s view that ________.A)speaking up for oneself is part of human natureB)self-promotion does not necessarily mean flatteryC)hard work contributes very little to one?s promotionD)many employees fail to recognize the need of flatteryPassage TwoQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.As soon as it was revealed that a reporter for Progressive magazine haddiscovered how to make a hydrogen bomb, a group of firearm (火器 ) fans formed the National Hydrogen Bomb Association, and they are now lobbying against any legislationto stop Americans from owning one.“The Constitution, ”said the association?s spokesman,“gives everyone theright to own arms. It doesn?t spell out what kind of arms. But since anyone can nowmake a hydrogen bomb, the public should be able to buy it to protect themselves”.“ Don?t you think it ?s dangerous to have one in the house, particularly wherethere are children around? ”“ TheNational Hydrogen Bomb Association hopes to educate people in the safe handling of this type of weapon. We are instructing owners to keep the bomb in alocked cabinet and thefuse (导火索 ) separately in a drawer”.“ Somepeople consider the hydrogen bomb a very fatal weapon which could kill somebody. ”The spokesman said, “ Hydrogen bombst don?killpeople —people kill people. Thebomb is for self-protection and it also has a deterrent effect. If somebody knows you havea nuclear weapon in your house, they?re going to think twice about breaking in.”“ But those who want to ban the bomb for American citizens claim that if you haveone locked in the cabinet, with the fuse in a drawer, you would never be able toassemble it in time to stop an intruder (侵入者 ).”“ Another argument against allowing people to own a bomb is that at the moment itis very expensive to build one. So what your association is backing is a program whichwould allow the middle and upper classes to acquire a bomb while poor people willbe left defenseless with just handguns. ”16.According to the passage, some people started a national association so as to________.A)block any legislation to ban the private possession of the bombB)coordinate the mass production of the destructive weaponC)instruct people how to keep the bomb safe at homeD)promote the large-scale sale of this newly invented weapon17.Some people oppose the ownership of H-bombs by individuals on the grounds that________.A)the size of the bomb makes it difficult to keep in a drawerB)most people don?t know how to handle the weaponC)people?s lives will be threatened by the weaponD)they may fall into the hands of criminals18.By saying that the bomb also has a deterrent effect the spokesman means that it________.A)will frighten away any possible intrudersB)can show the special status of its ownersC)will threaten the safety of the owners as wellD)can kill those entering others?houses by force19.According to the passage, opponents of the private ownership of H-bombs arevery much worried that ________.A)the influence of the association is too powerful for the less privileged toovercomeB)poorly-educated Americans will find it difficult to make use of the weaponC)the wide use of the weapon will push up living expenses tremendouslyD)the cost of the weapon will put citizens on an unequal basis20.From the tone of the passage we know that the author is ________.A)doubtful about the necessity of keeping H-bombs at home for safetyB)unhappy with those who vote against the ownership of H-bombsC)not serious about the private ownership of H-bombsD)concerned about the spread of nuclear weaponsPassage ThreeQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Sign has become a scientific hot button. Only in the past 20 years have specialists in language study realized that signed languages are unique— a speech of the hand. Theyoffer a new way to probe how the brain generates and understands language, and thrownew light on an old scientific controversy: whether language, complete with grammar, is something that we are born With, or whether it is a learned behavior. The current interest in sign language has roots in the pioneering work of one rebel teacher at Gallaudet Universityin Washington, D. C., the world?s only liberal arts university for deaf people.When Bill Stokoe went to Gallaudet to teach English, the school enrolled him in a course in signing. But Stokoe noticed something odd: among themselves, studentssigned differently from his classroom teacher.Stokoe had been taught a sort of gestural code, each movement of the hands representing a word in English. At the time, American Sign Language (ASL) wasthought to be no more than a form of pidgin English (混杂英语 ). But Stokoe believedthe “hand talk”his students used looked richer. He wondered: Might deaf people actually: have a genuine language? And could that language be unlike any other on Earth? It was 1955, when even deaf people dismissed their signing as “substandard”. Stokoe?s idea was academicheresy (异端邪说 ).It is 37 years later. Stokoe—now devoting his time to writing and editing books and journals and to producing video materials on ASL and the deaf culture—is having lunchat a cafe near the Gallaudet campus and explaining how he started a revolution. For decades educators fought his idea that signed languages are natural languages like English, French and Japanese.They assumed language must be based on speech, the modulation (调节 ) of sound. But sign language is based on the movement of hands, the modulation of space.“ What IStokoesaid, explains,”“ is that language is not mouth stuff— it?s brain stuff.”21.The study of sign language is thought to be ________.A)a new way to look at the learning of languageB)a challenge to traditional, views on the nature of languageC)an approach: to simplifying the grammatical structure of a languageD)an attempt to clarify misunderstanding about the origin of language22.The, present growing interest in sign language was stimulated by ________.A)a famous scholar in the study of the human brainB)a leading specialist in the study of liberal artsC)an English teacher in a university for the deafD)some senior experts in American Sign Language23.According to Stokoe, sign language is ________.A)a Substandard languageB)a genuine languageC)an artificial languageD)an international language24.Most educators objected to Stokoe?s idea because they thought ________.A)sign language was not extensively used even by deaf peopleB)sign language was too artificial to be widely acceptedC)a language should be easy to use and understandD)a language could only exist in the form of speech sounds25.Stokoe?s argument is based on his belief that ________.A)sign language is as efficient as any other languageB)sign language is derived from natural languageC)language is a system of meaningful codesD)language is a product of the brainPassage FourQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 1997, to support the Red Cross?s campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines. Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the World were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines.“ I knew the statistics,”“sheButsaidputting. a face to those figures brought the realityhome to me; like When I met Sandra, a 13-year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her. ”The Princess concluded, with a simple message: “ Wemust stop landmines ”And. she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message.But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an, attack on the Princess in the press. They described her “asvery ill-informed ” and a“loose cannon (乱放炮的人 ).”The Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms:“This is a distraction (干扰 ) we do not need. All I?m trying to do is help.”Opposition parties, the media and the Public immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that the Princess?s trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the British government?s policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe embarrassment for the government.To try and limit the damage, the Foreign Secretary, Malcolm Rifkind, claimed that the Princess?s views on landmines were not very different from government policy, and2004 年 6 月 19 日大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷9/21that it was“ workingtowards” a worldwide ban. The Defense Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the matter was “a misinterpretation or misunderstanding.”For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the Chance to get closer to people and their problems.26.Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997 ________.A)to voice her support for a total ban of landminesB)to clarify the British government?s stand on landminesC)to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims thereD)to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims27.What did Diana mean when she said ... putting“ a face to those figures broughtthe reality home to me ” (Line 5, Para. 1)?A)She just couldn?t bear to meet the landmine victims face to face.B)The actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back home.C)Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics.D)Seeing the pain of the victims made her realize the seriousness of the situation.28.Some members of the British government criticized Diana because ________.A)she was ill-informed of the government?s policyB)they were actually opposed to banning landminesC)she had not consulted the government before the visitD)they believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola29.How did Diana respond to the criticisms?A)She paid no attention to them.B)She made more appearances on TV.C)She met the 13-year-old girl as planned.D)She rose to argue with her opponents.30.What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola?A)It had caused embarrassment to the British government.B)It had brought her closer to the ordinary people.C)It had greatly promoted her popularity.D)It had affected her relations with the British government.Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)2004 年 6 月 19 日大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷10/21Directions: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 bestcompletes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the AnswerSheet with a single line through the center.31.I went along thinking of nothing ________, only looking at things around me,A)in particularB)in harmonyC)in doubtD)in brief32.Critics believe that the control of television by mass advertising has ________the quality of the programs.A)lessenedB)declinedC)affectedD)effected33.I must congratulate you ________ the excellent design of the new bridge.A)withB)ofC)atD)on34.There is a fully ________ health center on the ground floor of the main officebuilding.A)installedB)equippedC)providedD)projected35.For more than 20 years, we?ve been supporting educational programs that ________from kindergartens to colleges.A)moveB)shiftC)rangeD)spread36.The ________ at the military academy is so rigid that students can hardly bear it.2004 年 6 月 19 日大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷11/21A)conventionB)confinementC)principleD)discipline37.The test results are beyond ________; they have been repeated in labs all overthe world.A)negotiationB)conflictC)bargainD)dispute38.I was so ________ in today?s history lesson. I didn?t understand a thing.A)amazedB)neglectedC)confusedD)amused39.It ________ you to at least 50% off the regular price of either frames or lenseswhen you buy both.A)presentsB)entitlesC)creditsD)tips40.Deserts and high mountains have always been a ________ to the movement ofpeople from place to place.A)barrierB)fenceC)preventionD)jam41.In order to make things convenient for the people, the department is planning toset up some ________ shops in the residential area.A)flowingB)driftingC)mobileD)unstable2004 年 6 月 19 日大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷12/2142. Mr. Smith says:“ The media are veryodatgosensing a mood and then it. ”A)overtakingB)enlargingC)wideningD)exaggerating43.This is not an economical way to get more water; ________, it is very expensive.A)on the other handB)on the contraryC)in shortD)or else44.It was the first time that such a ________ had to be taken at a British nuclearpower station.A)presentationB)precautionC)preparationD)prediction45.________ that he wasn?t happy with the arrangements,I tried to book a differenthotel.A)PerceivingB)PenetratingC)PuzzlingD)Preserving46.The board of the company has decided to ________ its operations to include allaspects of the clothing business.A)multiplyB)lengthenC)expandD)stretch47.His business was very successful, but it was at the ________ of his family life.A)consumptionB)creditC)exhaustionD)expense48.First published in 1927, the charts remain an ________ source for researchers.A)identicalB)indispensableC)intelligentD)inevitable49.Joe is not good at sports, but when it ________ mathematics, he is the ,best inthe class.A)comes toB)comes up toC)comes on toD)comes around to50.Doctors warned against chewing tobacco as a ________ for smoking.A)reliefB)revivalC)substituteD)succession51.When carbon is added to iron in proper ________ the result is steel.A)ratesB)thicknessesC)proportionsD)densities52.You should try to ________ your ambition and be more realistic.A)reserveB)restrainC)retainD)replace53.Nancy is only a sort of ________ of her husband?s opinion and has no ideas ofher own.A)sampleB)reproductionC)shadowD)echo54.Now that spring is here, you can ________ these fur coats till you need themagain next winter.A)put overB)put awayC)put offD)put down55.There is a ________ of impatience in the tone of his voice.A)hintB)notionC)dotD)phrase56.Please ________ dictionaries when you are not sure of word spelling or meaning.A)seekB)inquireC)searchD)consult57.At yesterday?s party, Elizabeth?s boyfriend amused us by ________ Charlie Chaplin.A)copyingB)followingC)imitatingD)modeling58.She keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of power ________.A)failureB)lackC)absenceD)drop59.The group of technicians are engaged in a study which ________ all aspects ofurban planning.A)insertsB)gripsC)performsD)embraces60.The lecture which lasted about three hours was so ________ that the audiencecouldn?t help yawning.A)tediousB)boredC)clumsyD)tiredPart IV Cloze (15 minutes)Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. Youshould choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through thecentre.Historians tend to tell the same joke when they are describing history education in America. It?s the one __61__ the teacher standing in the schoolroom door __62__ goodbye to students for the summer and calling __63__ them, “ Bythe way, we won World War II. ”The problem with the joke, of course, is that it ?s __64__ funny. The recent surveys on __65__ illiteracy (无知 ) are beginning to numb (令人震惊 ): nearly one third of American 17-year-olds cannot even __66__ which countries the United States __67__ against in that war. One third have no __68__ when the Declaration of Independence was __69__. One third thought Columbus reached the New World after 1750. Two thirds cannot correctly __70__ the Civil War between 1850 and 1900. __71__ when they get the answers right, some are __72__ guessing.Unlike math or science, ignorance of history cannot be __73__ connected to loss of international __74__. But it does affect our future __75__ a democratic nation and as individuals.The __76__ news is that there is growing agreement __77__ what is wrong with the __78__ of history and what needs to be __79__ to fix it. The steps aretentative (尝试性 ) __80__ yet to be felt in most classrooms.61.A) aboutB)inC)forD)by62.A) shakingB)wavingC)noddingD)speaking63.A) inB)afterC)forD)up64.A) rarelyB)soC)tooD)not65.A) historicalB)educationalC)culturalD)political66.A) distinguishB)acknowledgeC)identifyD)convey67.A) defeatedB)attackedC)foughtD)struck68.A) senseB)doubtC)reasonD)idea69.A) printedB)signedC)markedD)edited70.A) placeB)judgeC)getD)lock71.A) EvenB)ThoughC)ThusD)So72.A) hardlyB)justC)stillD)ever73.A) exclusivelyB)practicallyC)shortlyD)directly74.A) competitivenessB)comprehensionC)communityD)commitment75.A) ofB)forC)withD)as76.A) fineB)niceC)surprisingD)good77.A) toB)withC)onD)of78.A) consultingB)coachingC)teachingD)instructing79.A) doneB)dealtC)metD)reached80.A) thereforeB)orC)andD)asPart V Writing (30 minutes)Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition entitled A Brief Introduction to a Tourist Attraction. You should write at least 120words according to the following guidelines:Your role: a tour guideYour audience: a group of foreign touristsYour introduction should include:some welcoming wordsthe schedule for the daya description of the place the tourists will be visiting (e.g. a scenic spot or ahistorical site, etc.)You should make the introduction interesting and the arrangements for the day clear to everybody.A Brief Introduction to a Tourist Attraction2004 年 6 月 19 日四级参考答案19/212004 年 6 月 19 日四级参考答案Part I1.D2.C3.C4.A5. C6.D7.B8.A9.C10. CPart II11.C12.D13.B14.D15.B16.A17.C18.A19.D20.A21.C22.C23.B24.D25.D26.A27.D28.B29.A30.BPart III31.A32.C33.D34.B35.C36.D37.D38.C39.B40.A41.C42.D43.B44.B45.A46.C47.D48.B49.A50.C51.C52.B53.D54.B55.A56.D57.C58.A59.D60.APart IV61.A62.B63.B64.D65.A66.C67.C68.D69.B70.B71.A72.B73.D74.C75.D76.D77.C78.C79.A80.BS1. popular S2 historical S3 prints S4 instrumentsS5. permitted S6 established S7 destroyed。
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A) speaking up for oneself is part of human nature
B) self-promotion does not necessarily mean flattery
C) hard work contributes very little to one's promotion
D) They think the effort will get them nowhere.
14. The author considers office politics to be ________.
A) unwelcome at the workplace
B) bad for interpersonal relationships
Dale Carnegie suggested as much more than 50 years ago hard work alone doesn't ensure career advancement. You have to be able to sell yourself and your ideas, both publicly and behind the scenes. Yet, despite the obvious rewards of engaging in office politics-a better job, a raise, praise-many people are still unable-or unwilling-to play the game.
2004年6月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案（5）
11.C) the interpersonal relationships within a company 12.A) give his boss a good impression 13.B) They feel that such behavior is unprincipled 14.D) an important factor for personal advancement 15.B) self－promotion does not necessarily mean flattery 16.A) block any legislation to ban the private possession of the bomb 17.C) people's lives will be threatened by the weapon 18.A) will frighten away any possible intruders 19.D) the cost of the weapon will put citizens on an unequal basis 20.D) concerned about the spread of nuclear weapons 21.B) a challenge to traditional views on the nature of language 22.C) an English teacher in a university for the deaf 23.B) a genuine language 24.D) a language could only exist in the form of speech sounds 25.D) language is a product of the brain 26.A) to voice her support for a total ban of landmines 27.D) Seeing the pain of the victims made her realize the seriousness of the situation 28.B) they were actually opposed to banning landmines 29.A) She paid no attention to them 30.B) It had brought her closer to the ordinary people
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大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案（10）2004年6月四级试题2004年6月四级A卷真题原文及答案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 the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be 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 line through the center.Example:You will hear:You will read:A) At the office. C) At the airport.B) In the waiting room. D) In a restaurant.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) "At the office" is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]1. A) The man saw Mark on the street two months ago.B) The woman had forgotten Mark’s phone number.C) The woman made a phone call to Mark yesterday.D) Mark and the woman had not been in touch for some time.2. A) The man is late for the trip because he is busy.B) The woman is glad to meet Mr. Brown in person.C) The man is meeting the woman on behalf of Mr. Brown.D) The woman feels sorry that Mr. Brown is unable to come.3. A) At 1030. B) At 1025. C) At 1040. D) At 1045.4. A) The man no longer smokes.B) The man is under pressure from his wife.C) The man usually follows his wife’s advice.D) The man refuses to listen to his doctor’s advice.5. A) Move to a big city.B) Become a teacher.C) Go back to school.D) Work in New York.6. A) Quit delivering flowers.B) Work at a restaurant.C) Bring her flowers every day.D) Leave his job to work for her. r>7. A) She can find the right person to help the man.B) She can help the man out.C) She’s a lso in need of a textbook.D) She picked up the book from the bus floor.8. A) The man was confused about the date of the appointment.B) The man wants to change the date of the appointment.C) The man is glad he’s got in touch with the doctor.D) The man can’t come for the appointment at 415.9. A) The two speakers are at a loss what to do.B) The man is worried about his future.C) The two speakers are seniors at college.D) The woman regrets spending her time idly.10. A) She has learned a lot from the novel.B) She also found the plot difficult to follow.C) She usually has difficulty remembering names.D) She can recall the names of most characters in the novel.Section B Compound DictationDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. Then listen to the passage again. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you hare just heard. For blanks numbered S8 to S10 you are required to fill in missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in pour own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.The Library of Congress is America’s national library. It has millions of books and other objects. It has newspapers, (S1) _______ publications as well as letters of (S2) ______ interest. It also has maps, photographs, art (S3) ________, movies, sound recordings and musical (S4) ______. All together, it has more than 100 million objects.The Library of Congress is open to the public Monday through Saturday, except for public holidays. Anyone may go there and read anything in the collection. But no one is (S5) ______ to take books out of the building.The Library of Congress was (S6) _______ in 1800. It started with eleven boxes of books in one room of the Capitol Building. By 1814, the collection had increased to about 3,000 books. They were all (S7) ________ that year when the Capitol was burned down during America’s war with Britain.To help re-build the library, Congress bought the books of President Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Jefferson’s collection included 7,000 books in seven languages.(S8) _____________________________. Today, three buildings hold the library’s collection. (S9) ______________________________. It buys some of its books and gets others as gifts. It also gets materials through its copyright office. (S10) ________________________________. This means the Library of Congress receives almost everything that is published in the United States.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.A is for always getting to work on time.B is for being extremely busy.C is for the conscientious (勤勤恳恳的) way you do your job.You may be all these things at the office, and more. But when it comes to getting ahead, experts say, the ABCs of business should include a P, for politics, as in office politics.Dale Carnegie suggested as much more than 50 years ago hard work alone doesn’t ensure career advancement. You have to be able to sell yourself and your ideas, both publicly and behind the scenes. Yet, despite the obvious rewards of engaging in office politics—a better job, a raise, praise—many people are still unable—or unwilling—to play the game.People assume that office politics involves some manipulative (工于心计的) behavior, says Deborah Comer, an assistant professor of management at Hofstra University. But politics derives from the word “polite”. It can mean lobbyingand forming associations. It can mean being kind and helpful, or even trying to please your superior, and then expecting something in return.In fact, today, experts define office politics as proper behavior used to pursue one’s own self-interest in the workplace. In many cases, this involves some form of socializing within the office environment—not just in large companies, but in small workplaces as well.The first thing people are usually judged on is their ability to perform well on a consistent basis, says Neil P. Lewis, a management psychologist. But if two or three candidates are up for a promotion, each of whom has reasonably similar ability, a manager is going to promote the person he or she likes best. It’s simple human nature.Yet, psychologists say, many employees and employers have trouble with the concept of politics in the office. Some people, they say, have an idealistic vision of work and what it takes to succeed. Still others associate politics with flattery (奉承), fearful that, if they speak up for themselves, they may appear to be flattering their boss for favors.Experts suggest altering this negative picture by recognizing the need for some self-promotion. 11. Office politics (Line 2, Para.4) is used in the passage to refer to ________.A) the code of behavior for company staffB) the political views and beliefs of office workersC) the interpersonal relationships within a companyD) the various qualities required for a successful career12. To get promoted, one must not only be competent but ______.A) give his boss a good impressionB) honest and loyal to his companyC) get along well with his colleaguesD) avoid being too outstanding13. Why are many people unwilling to “play the game” (Line 4, Para. 5) ?A) They believe that doing so is impractical.B) They feel that such behavior is unprincipled.C) They are not good at manipulating colleagues.D) They think the effort will get them nowhere.14. The author considers office politics to be ________.A) unwelcome at the workplaceB) bad for interpersonal relationshipsC) indispensable to the development of company cultureD) an important factor for personal advancement15. It is the author’s view that __________.A) speaking up for oneself is part of human natureB) self-promotion does not necessarily mean flatteryC) hard work contributes very little to one’s promotionD) many employees fail to recognize the need of flatteryPassage TwoQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.As soon as it was revealed that a reporter for Progressive magazine had discovered how to make a hydrogen bomb, a group of firearm (火器) fans formed the National Hydrogen Bomb Association, and they are now lobbying against any legislation to stop Americans from owning one.The Consti tution, said the association’s spokesman, gives everyone the right to own arms. It doesn’t spell out wha t kind of arms. But since anyone can now make a hydrogen bomb, the public should be able to buy it to protect themselves.Don’t you think it’s dangero us to have one in the house, particularly where there are children around?The National Hydrogen Bomb Association hopes to educate people in the safe handling of this type of weapon. We are instructing owners to keep the bomb in a locked cabinet and the fuse (导火索) separately in a drawer.Some people consider the hydrogen bomb a very fatal weapon which could kill somebody. The spokesman said, Hydrogen bombs don’t kill people—people kill people. The bomb is for self-protection and it also has a deterrent effect. If somebody knows you have a nuclear weapon in your house, they’re going to think twice about breakin g in.But those who want to ban the bomb for American citizens claim that if you have one locked in the cabinet, with the fuse in a drawer, you would never be able to assemble it in time to stop an intruder (侵入者).Another argument against allowing people to own a bomb is that at the moment it is very expensive to build one. So what your association is backing is a program which would allow the middle and upper classes to acquire a bomb while poor people will be left defenseless with just handguns. 16. According to the passage, some people started a national association so as to ______.A) block any legislation to ban the private possession of the bombB) coordinate the mass production of the destructive weaponC) instruct people how to keep the bomb safe at homeD) promote the large-scale sale of this newly invented weapon17. Some people oppose the ownership of H-bombs byindividuals on the grounds that _____.A) the size of the bomb makes it difficult to keep in a drawerB) most people don’t know how to ha ndle the weaponC) people’s lives will be threatened by the weaponD) they may fall into the hands of criminals18. By saying that the bomb also has a deterrent effect the spokesman means that it _____.A) will frighten away any possible intrudersB) can show the special status of its ownersC) will threaten the safety of the owners as wellD) can kill those entering others’ houses by force19. According to the passage, opponents of the private ownership of H-bombs are very muchworried that _____.A) the influence of the association is too powerful for the less privileged to overcomeB) poorly-educated Americans will find it difficult to make use of the weaponC) the wide use of the weapon will push up living expenses tremendouslyD) the cost of the weapon will put citizens on an unequal basis20. From the tone of the passage we know that the author is _______.A) doubtful about the necessity of keeping H-bombs at home for safetyB) unhappy with those who vote ;against the ownership of H-bombsC) not serious about the private ownership of H-bombsD) concerned about the spread of nuclear weaponsPassage ThreeQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Sign has become a scientific hot button. Only in the past 20 years have specialists in language study realized that signed languages are unique—a speech of the hand. They offer a new way to probe how the brain generates and understands language, and throw new light on an old scientific controversy whether language, complete with grammar, is something that we are born with, or whether it is a learned behavior. The current interest in sign language has roots in the pioneering work of one rebel teacher at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., the world’s only liberal arts university for deaf people.When Bill Stokoe went to Gallaudet to teach English, the school enrolled him in a course in signing. But Stokoe noticed something odd among themselves, students signed differently from his classroom teacher.Stokoe had been taught a sort of gestural code, each movement of the hands representing a word in English. At the time, American Sign Language (ASL) was thought to be no more than a form of pidgin English (混杂英语). But Stokoe believed the hand talk his students used looked richer. He wondered might deaf people actually have a genuine language and could that language be unlike any other on Earth It was 1955, when even deaf people dismissed their signing as substandard. Stokoe’s idea was academic heresy (异端邪说).It is 37 years later. Stokoe—now devoting his time to writing and editing books and journals and to producing video materials on ASL and the deaf culture—is having lunch at a café near the Gallaudet campus and explaining how he started a revolution. For decades educators fought his idea that signed languages arenatural languages like English, French and Japanese. They assumed language must be based on speech, the modulation (调节) of sound. But sign language is based on the movement of hands, the modulation of space. What I said, Stokoe explains, is that language is not mouth stuff—it’s brain stuff.21. The study of sign language is thought to be ________.A) a new way to look at the learning of languageB) a challenge to traditional views on the nature of languageC) an approach to simplifying the grammatical structure of a languageD) an attempt to clarify misunderstanding about the origin of language22. The present growing interest in sign language was stimulated by _______.A) a famous scholar in the study of the human brainB) a leading specialist in the study of liberal artsC) an English teacher in a university for the deafD) some senior experts in American Sign Language23. According to Stokoe, sign language is ________.A) a substandard languageB) a genuine languageC) an artificial languageD) an international language24. Most educators obje cted to Stokoe’s idea because they thought _______.A) sign language was not extensively used even by deaf peopleB) sign language was too artificial to be widely acceptedC) a language should be easy to use and understandD) a language could only exist in the form of speech sounds25. Stokoe’s argument is based on his belief that _________.A) sign language is as efficient as any other languageB) sign language is derived from natural languageC) language is a system of meaningful codesD) language is a product of the brainPassage FourQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 1997, to support the Red Cr oss’s campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines. Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the world were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. “I knew the statistics”, sh e said. “But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like when I met Sandra, a 13- year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her.”The Princess concluded with a simple message: “We must stop landmines”. And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message.But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as very ill-informed and a loose cannon (乱放炮的人).”he Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms. “This is a distraction (干扰) we do not need. All I’m trying to do is help.”Opposition parties, the media and the public immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To mak e matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that the Princess’s trip hadbeen approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the B ritish government’s policy regarding landmines. Th e result was a severe embarrassment for the government.To try and limit the damage, the Foreign Secretary, Malcolm Rifkidnd, claimed that the Princess’s views on landmines were not very different from government policy, and that it was working towards a worldwide ban. The Defense Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the matterwas a misinterpretation or misunderstanding.For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the chance to get closer to people and their problems.26. Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997 ________.A) to voice her support for a total ban of landminesB) to clarify the British government’s stand on landminesC) to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims thereD) to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims27. What did Diana mean when s he said “ ... putting a face to thos e figures brought the realityhome to me (Line 5, Para.1)” ?A) She just couldn’t bear to meet the landmine victims face to face.B) The actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back home.C) Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics.D) Seeing the pain of the victims made her realize theseriousness of the situation.28. Some members of the British government criticized Diana because ______.A) she was ill-informed of the governme nt’s policyB) they were actually opposed to banning landminesC) she had not consulted the government before the visitD) they believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola29. How did Diana respond to the criticisms?A) She paid no attention to them.B) She made more appearances on TV.C) She met the 13-year-old girl as planned.D) She rose to argue with her opponents.30. What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola?A) It had caused embarrassment to the British government.B) It had brought her closer to the ordinary people.C) It had greatly promoted her popularity.D) It had affected her relations with the British government.Part III Vocabulary (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 answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.31. I went along thinking of nothing ______, only looking at things around me.A) in particular B) in harmony C) in doubt D) in brief32. Critics believe that the control of television by mass advertising has ______ the quality of theprograms.A) lessened B) declined C) affected D) effected33. I must congratulate you ______ the excellent design of the new bridge.A) with B) of C) at D) on34. There is a fully ______ health center on the ground floor of the main office building.A) installed B) equipped C) provided D) projected35. For more than 20 years, we’ve been supporting educational programs that _____ fromkindergartens to colleges.A) move B) shift C) range D) spread36. The ______ at the military academy is so rigid that students can hardly bear it.A) convention B) confinement C) principle D) discipline37. The test results are beyond______; they have been repeated in labs all over the world.A) negotiation B) conflict C) bargain D) dispute38. I was so ______in today’s history lesson. I didn’t understand a thing.A) amazed B) neglected C) confused D) amused39. It ____ you to at least 50% off the regular price of either frames or lenses when you buy both.A) presents B) entitles C) credits D) tips40. Deserts and high mountains have always been a ______ to the movement of people from placeto place.A) barrier B) fence C) prevention D) jam41. In order to make things convenient for the people, the department is planning to set up some______ shops in the residential area.A) flowing B) drifting C) mobile D) unstable42. Mr. Smith says the media are very good at sensing a mood and then ______ it.A) overtaking B) enlarging C) widening D) exaggerating43. This is not an economical way to get more water; ______, it is very expensive.A) on the other hand B) on the contrary C) in short D) or else44. It was the first time that such a ______had to be taken at a British nuclear power station.A) presentation B) precaution C) preparation D) prediction45. ______ that he wasn’t happy with the arrangements, I tried to book a different hotel.A) Perceiving B) Penetrating C) Puzzling D) Preserving46. The board of the company has decided to ______ its operations to include all aspects of theclothing business.A) multiply B) lengthen C) expand D) stretch47. His business was very successful, but it was at the ______ of his family life.A) consumption B) credit C) exhaustion D) expense48. First published in 1927, the charts remain an ______ source for researchers.A) identical B) indispensable C) intelligent D) inevitable49. Joe is not good at sports, but when it______mathematics, he is the best in the class.A) comes to B) comes up to C) comes on to D) comes around to50. Doctors warned against chewing tobacco as a ______ for smoking.A) relief B) revival C) substitute D) succession51. When carbon is added to iron in proper ______the resultis steel.A) rates B) thicknesses C) proportions D) densities52. You should try to ______ your ambition and be more realistic.A) reserve B) restrain C) retain D) replace53. Nancy is only a sort of ______ of her husba nd’s opinion and has no ideas of her own.A) sample B) reproduction C) shadow D) echo54. Now that spring is here, you can ______ these fur coats till you need them again next winter.A) put over B) put away C) put off D) put down55. There is a _____ of impatience in the tone of his voice.A) hint B) notion C) dot D) phrase56. Please ______dictionaries when you are not sure of word spelling or meaning.A) seek B) inquire C) search D) consult57. At yesterday’s party, Elizabeth’s boyfriend amused us by ______ Charlie Chaplin.A) copying B) following C) imitating D) modeling58. She keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of power ______.A) failure B) lack C) absence D) drop59. The group of technicians are engaged in a study which ______ all aspects of urban planning.A) inserts B) grips C) performs D) embraces60. The lecture which lasted about three hours was so ______ that the audience couldn’t helpyawning.A) tedious B) bored C) clumsy D) tiredPart IV Cloze (15 minutes) Directions: There are 20 blanks inthe following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Historians tend to tell the same joke when they are describing history education in America. It’s the on e 61 the teacher standing in the schoolroom door 62 goodbye to students for the summer and calling 63 them, By the way, we won World War II.The problem with the joke, of course, is that it’s 64 funny. The recent surveys on 65 illiteracy (无知) are beginning to numb (令人震惊) nearly one third of American 17-year-olds cannot even 66 which countries the United States 67 against in that war. One third have no 68 when the Declaration of Independence was 69 . One third thought Columbus reached the New World after 1750. Two thirds cannot correctly 70 the Civil War between 1850 and 1900. 71 when they get the answers right, some are 72 guessing.Unlike math or science, ignorance of history cannot be 73 connected to loss of international 74 . But it does affect our future 75 a democratic nation and as individuals. The 76 news is that there is growing agreement 77 what is wrong with the 78 of history and what needs to be 79 to fix it. The steps are tentative (尝试性的) 80 ; yet to be felt in most classrooms.61. A) about B) in C) for D) by62. A) shaking B) waving C) nodding D) speaking63. A) in B) after C) for D) up64. A) rarely B) so C) too D) not65. A) historical B) educational C) cultural D) political66. A) distinguish B) acknowledge C) identify D) convey67. A) defeated B) attacked C) fought D) struck68. A) sense B) doubt C) reason D) idea69. A) printed B) signed C) marked D) edited70. A) place B) judge C) get D) lock71. A) Even B) Though C) Thus D) So72. A) hardly B) just C) still D) ever73. A) exclusively B) practically C) shortly D) directly74. A) competitiveness B) comprehension C) community D) commitment75. A) of B) for C) with D) as76. A) fine B) nice C) surprising D) good77. A) to B) with C) on D) of78. A) consulting B) coaching C) teaching D) instructing79. A) done B) dealt C) met D) reached80. A) therefore B) or C) and D) asPart V Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition entitled A Brief Introduction to a Tourist Attraction. You should write at least 120 words according to the following guidelines:Your role: a tour guideYour audience: a group of foreign touristsYour introduction should include:1. some welcoming words2. the schedule for the day3. a description of the place the tourists will be visiting (e.g.a scenic spot or a historical site, etc.) You should make the introduction interesting and the arrangements for the day clear to everybody.2004年6月四级试题详解Part I Listening Comprehension2004年6月四级A卷参考答案听力1. D Mark and the woman had not been in touch for some time2. C The man is meeting the women on behalf of MR. Brown3. C at 10:404. A The man no longer smokes5. B Become a teacher6. D Leave his job to work for her7. B She can help the man out8. A The man was confused about the date of the appointment.9. C The two speakers are seniors at college10. B She als0 found the plot difficult to follow.试题详解:1. [解析] 男士说他昨天在街上偶然碰见了Mark，Mark告诉他有两个月没有女士的消息了。
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2004年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案2004年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案2004年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案d) the influence of the association is too powerful for the less privileged to overcome [a]30. from the tone of the passage we know that the author isa) not serious about the private ownership of h-bombsb) concerned about the spread of nuclear weaponsc) doubtful about the necessity of keeping h-bombs at home for safetyd) unhappy with those who vote against the ownership of h-bombs [c]2004年6月大学英语四级试卷原题－单选部分2004年06月22日沪江英语part iii vocabulary (20 minutes)directions: there are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. for each sentence there are four choices marked a), b), c) andd). choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.31. this is not an economical way to get more water; , it is very expensive.a) or else c) on the contraryb) in short d) on the other hand32. first published in 1927, the charts remain an source for researchers.a) intelligent c) inevitableb) indispensable d) identical33. you should try to your ambition and be more realistic.a) restrain c) reserveb) retain d) replace34. there is a of impatience in the tone of his voice.a) dot c) notionb) hint d) phrase35. deserts and high mountains have always been a to the movement of people from place to place.a) jam c) fenceb) barrier d) prevention36. joe is not good at sports, but when it mathematics, he is the best in the class.a) comes up to c) comes tob) comes around to d) comes on to37. please dictionaries when you are not sure of word spelling or meaning.a) search c) inquireb) seek d) consult38. critics believe that the control of television by mass advertising has the quality of the programs.a) affected c) lessenedb) effected d) declined39. she keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of powera) drop c) failureb) lack d) absence40. for more than 20 years, we've been supporting educational programs that from kindergartens to colleges.a) spread c) moveb) shift d) range41. i was so in today's history lesson. i didn t understand a.thing.a) confused c) amusedb) neglected d) amazed42. i must congratulate you the excellent design of the new bridge.a) with c) onb) at d) of43. now that spring is here, you can these fur coats till you need them again next winter.a) put over c) put downb) put off d) put away44. i went along thinking of nothing only looking at things around me.a) in brief c) in harmonyb) in doubt d) in particular45. in order to make things convenient for the people, the department is planning to set up some shops in the residential area.a) flowing c) driftingb) mobile d) unstable46. the lecture which lasted about three hours was so that the audience couldn't help yawning.a) tedious c) boredb) clumsy d) tired47. it you to at least 50% off the regular price of either frames or lenses when you buy both.a) credits c) presentsb) entitles d) tips48. when carbon is added to iron in proper the result is steel.a) rates c) proportionsb) densities d) thicknesses49. there is a fully health center on the ground floor of the main office building.a) equipped c) providedb) projected d) installed50. nancy is only a sort of of her husband's opinion and has no ideas of her own.a) shadow c) reproductionb) sample d) echo51. mr. smith says: quot;the media are very good at sensing a mood and then it.quot;a) exaggerating c) wideningb) overtaking d) enlarging52. the at the military academy is so rigid that students can hardly bear it.a) confinement amp;nbsa) succession c) revivalb) substitute d) relief54. it was the first time that such a had to be taken at a british nuclear power station.a) presentation c) predictionb) preparation d) precaution55. the board of the company has decided to its operations to include all aspects of the clothing business.a) multiply c) lengthenb) stretch d) expand56. the test results are beyond ; they have been repeated in labs all over the world.a) conflict c) bargainb) dispute d) negotiation共7页，当前第5页52004年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案相关内容:。
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2004年6月19日试卷Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both 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) At the office.B) In the waiting room.C) At the airport.D) In a restaurant.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, A) “At the office” is the correct answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]1. A) The man saw Mark on the street two months ago.B) The woman had forgotten Mark's phone numberC) The woman made a phone call to Mark yesterday.D) Mark and the woman had not been in touch for some time.2. A) The man is late for the trip because he is busy.B) The woman is glad to meet Mr. Brown in person.C) The man is meeting the woman on behalf of Mr. Brown.D) The woman feels sorry that Mr. Brown is unable to come.3. A) At 10:30. C) At 10:40.B) At 10:25. D) At 10:45.4. A) The man no longer smokes.B) The man is under pressure from his wife.C) The man usually follows his wife's advice.D) The man refuses to listen to his doctor's advice.5. A) Move to a big city. C) Go back to school.B) Become a teacher. D) Work in New York.6. A) Quit delivering flowers. C) Bring her flowers every day.B) Work at a restaurant. D) Leave his job to work for her.7. A) She can find the right person to help the man.B) She can help the man out.C) She's also in need of a textbook.D) She picked up the book from the bus floor.8. A) The man was confused about the date of the appointment.B) The man wants to change the date of the appointment.C) The man is glad he's got in touch with the doctor.D) The man can't come for the appointment at 4:15.9. A) The two speakers are at a loss what to do.B) The man is worried about his future.C) The two speakers are seniors at college.D) The woman regrets spending her time idly.10. A) She has learned a lot from the novel.B) She also found the plot difficult to follow.C) She usually has difficulty remembering names.D) She can recall the names of most characters in the novel.Section B Compound DictationDirections:In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage isread for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from SI toS7 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from S8 to SIOyou are required to fill in the missing information. You can either use the exactwords you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words.Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what youhave written.The Library of Congress is America’s national library. It has millions of books and other objects. It has newspapers, (S1)_______________________________________ publications as well as letters of (S2)_________________________ interest. It also has maps, photographs, art (S3)____________________, movies, sound recordings and musical (S4)__________________. All together, it has more than 100 million objects.The Library of Congress is open to the public Monday through Saturday, except for public holidays. Anyone may go there and read anything in the collection. But no one is (S5)_________ to take books out of the building.The Library of Congress was (S6)__________________ in 1800. It started with eleven boxes of books in one room of the Capitol building. By 1814, the collection had increased to about 3,000 books. They were all (S7)_______________ that year when the Capitol was burned down during America’s war with Britain.To help re-build the library, Congress bought the books of President Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Jefferson’s collection included 7,000 books in seven languages.(S8)______________________________________________________________________. Today, three buildings hold the library’s collection.(S9)______________________________________________________________________. It buys some of its books and gets others as gifts. It also gets materials through its copyright office. (S10) __________________________________________________________________. This means the Library of Congress receives almost everything that is published in the United States.Part II 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 onthe Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.A is for always getting to work on time.B is for being extremely busy.C is for the conscientious (勤勤恳恳的) way you do your job.You may be all these things at the office, and more. But when it comes to getting ahead, experts say, the ABCs of business should include a P, for politics, as in office politics.Dale Carnegie suggested as much more than 50 years ago: Hard work alone doesn't ensure career advancement. You have to be able to sell yourself and your ideas, both publicly and behind the scenes. Yet, despite the obvious rewards of engaging in office politics — a better job, a raise, praise — many people are still unable — or unwilling — to "play the game.""People assume that office politics involves some manipulative (工于心计的) behavior," says Deborah Comer, an assistant professor of management at Hofstra University. "But politics derives from the word 'polite'. It can mean lobbying and forming associations. It can mean being kind and helpful, or even trying to please your superior, and then expecting something in return."In fact, today, experts define office politics as proper behavior used to pursue one's own self-interest in the workplace. In many cases, this involves some form Of Socializing within the office environment — not just in large companies, but in small workplaces as well."The first thing people are usually judged on is their ability to perform well on a consistent basis,'" says Neil P Lewis, a management psychologist. “But if two or three candidates are up for a promotion, each of whom has reasonably similar ability, a manager is going to promote the person he or she l ikes best. It's simple human nature.”Yet, psychologists say, many employees and employers have trouble with the concept of politics in the office. Some people, they say, have an idealistic vision of work and what it takes to succeed. Still others associate politics with flattery (奉承), fearful that, if they speak up for themselves, they may appear to be flattering their boss for favors.Experts suggest altering this negative picture by recognizing the need for some self-promotion.11. "Office politics" (Line 2, Para. 4) is used in the passage to refer to _______.A) the code of behavior for company staffB) the political views and beliefs of office workersC) the interpersonal relationships within a companyD) the various qualities required for a successful career12. To get promoted, one must not only be competent but _______.A) give his boss a good impression B) honest and loyal to his companyC) get along well with his colleagues D) avoid being too outstanding13. Why are many people unwilling to "play the game" (Line 4, Para. 5)?A) They believe that doing so is impractical.B) They feel that such behavior is unprincipled.C) They are not good at manipulating colleagues.D) They think the effort will get them nowhere.14. The author considers office politics to be _______.A) unwelcome at the workplaceB) bad for interpersonal relationshipsC) indispensable to the development of company cultureD) an important factor for personal advancement15. It is the author's view that _______.A) speaking up for oneself is part of human natureB) self-promotion does not necessarily mean flatteryC) hard work contributes very little to one's promotionD) many employees fail to recognize the need of flatteryPassage TwoQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:As soon as it was revealed that a reporter for Progressive magazine had discovered how to make a hydrogen bomb, a group of firearm (火器) fans formed the National Hydrogen Bomb Association, and they are now lobbying against any legislation to stop Americans from owning one.“The Constitution,” said the association’s spokesman, “gives everyone the right to own arms. It doesn’t spell out what kind of arms. But since anyone can now make a hydrogen bomb, the public should be able to buy it to protect themselves.”"Don't you think it's dangerous to have one in the house, particularly where there are children around?""The National Hydrogen Bomb Association hopes to educate people in the safe handling of this type of weapon. We are instructing owners to keep the bomb in a locked cabinet and the fuse (导火索) separately in a drawer.""Some people consider the hydrogen bomb a very fatal weapon which could kill somebody."The spokesman said, "Hydrogen bombs don't kill people — people kill people. The bomb is for self-protection and it also has a deterrent effect. If somebody knows you have a nuclear weapon in your house, they're going to think twice about breaking in.""But those who want to ban the bomb for American citizens claim that if you have one locked in the cabinet, with the fuse in a drawer, you would never be able to assemble it in time to stop an intruder (侵入者).""Another argument against allowing people to own a bomb is that at the moment it is very expensive to build one. So what your association is backing is a program which would allow the middle and upper classes to acquire a bomb while poor people will be left defenseless with just handguns."16. According to the passage, some people started a national association so as to _______.A) block any legislation to ban the private possession of the bombB) coordinate the mass production of the destructive weaponC) instruct people how to keep the bomb safe at homeD) promote the large-scale sale of this newly invented weapon17. Some people oppose the ownership of H-bombs by individuals on the grounds that _______.A) the size of the bomb makes it difficult to keep in a drawerB) most people don't know how to handle the weaponC) people's lives will be threatened by the weaponD) they may fall into the hands of criminals18. By saying that the bomb also has a deterrent effect the spokesman means that it _______.A) will frighten away any possible intrudersB) can show the special status of its ownersC) will threaten the safety of the owners as wellD) can kill those entering others' houses by force19. According to the passage, opponents of the private ownership of H-bombs are very muchworried that _______.A) the influence of the association is too powerful for the less privileged to overcomeB) poorly-educated Americans will find it difficult to make use of the weaponC) the wide use of the weapon will push up living expenses tremendouslyD) the cost of the weapon will put citizens on an unequal basis20. From the tone of the passage we know that the author is _______.A) doubtful about the necessity of keeping H-bombs at home for safetyB) unhappy with those who vote against the ownership of H-bombsC) not serious about the private ownership of H-bombsD) concerned about the spread of nuclear weaponsPassage ThreeQuesti0ns 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Sign has become a scientific hot button. Only in the past 20 years have specialists in language study realized that signed languages are unique — a speech of the hand. They offer a new way to probe how the brain generates and understands language, and throw new light on an old scientific controversy: whether language, complete with grammar, is something that we are born With, or whether it is a learned behavior. The current interest in sign language has roots in the pioneering work of one rebel teacher at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., the world's only liberal arts university for deaf people.When Bill Stokoe went to Gallaudet to teach English, the school enrolled him in a course in signing. But Stokoe noticed something odd: among themselves, students signed differently from his classroom teacher.Stokoe had been taught a sort of gestural code, each movement of the hands representing a word in English. At the time, American Sign Language (ASL) was thought to be no more than a form of pidgin English (混杂英语). But Stokoe believed the "hand talk" his students used looked richer. He wondered: Might deaf people actually :have a genuine language? And could that language be unlike any other on Earth? It was 1955, when even deaf people dismissed their signing as "substandard". Stokoe's idea was academic heresy (异端邪说).It is 37 years later. Stokoe —- now devoting his time to writing and editing books and journals and to producing video materials on ASL and the deaf culture — is having lunch at a cafe near the Gallaudet campus and explaining how he started a revolution. For decades educators fought his idea that signed languages are natural languages like English, French and Japanese. They assumed language must be based on speech, the modulation (调节) of sound. But sign language is based onthe movement of hands, the modulation of space. "What I said," Stokoe explains, "is that language is not mouth stuff — it's brain stuff."21. The study of sign language is thought to be ______.A) a new way to look at the learning of languageB) a challenge to traditional, views on the nature of languageC) an approach :to simplifying the grammatical structure of a languageD) an attempt to clarify misunderstanding about the origin of language22. The, present growing interest in sign language was stimulated by ________.A) a famous scholar in the study of the human brainB) a leading specialist in the study of liberal artsC) an English teacher in a university for the deafD) Some senior experts in American Sign Language23. According to Stokoe, sign language is ________.A) a Substandard language C) an artificial languageB) a genuine language D) an international language24. Most educators objected to Stokoe's idea because they thought _______.A) sign language was not extensively used even by deaf peopleB) sign language was too artificial to be widely acceptedC) a language should be easy to use and understandD) a language could only exist in the form of speech sounds25. Stokoe's argument is based on his belief that _______.A) sign language is as efficient as any other languageB) sign language is derived from natural languageC) language is a system of meaningful codesD) language is a product of the brainPassage FourQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 1997, to support the Red Cross's campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines. Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the World were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. "I knew the statistics," she said. "But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like When I met Sandra, a 13-year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her."The Princess concluded, with a simple message: "We must stop landmines". And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message.But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an, attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as "very ill-informed" and a "loose cannon (乱放炮的人)."The Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms: "This is a distraction (干扰) we do not need. All I'm trying to do is help."Opposition parties, the media and the Public immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that the Princess's trip had beenapproved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the British government's policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe embarrassment for the government.To try and limit the damage, the Foreign Secretary, Malcolm Rifkind, claimed that the Princess's views on landmines were not very different from government policy, and that it was "working towards" a worldwide ban. The Defence Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the matter was "a misinterpretation or misunderstanding."For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the Chance to get closer to people and their problems.26. Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997 ________.A) to voice her support for a total ban of landminesB) to clarify the British government's stand on landminesC) to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims thereD) to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims27. What did Diana mean when she said "... putting a face to those figures brought the realityhome to me" (Line 5, Para. 1)?A) She just couldn't bear to meet the landmine victims face to face.B) The actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back home.C) Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics.D) Seeing the pain of the victims made her realize the seriousness of the situation.28. Some members of the British government criticized Diana because _______.A) she was ill-informed of the government's policyB) they were actually opposed to banning landminesC) she had not consulted the government before the visitD) they believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola29. How did Diana respond to the criticisms?A) She paid no attention to them.B) She made more appearances on TV.C) She met the 13-year-old girl as planned.D) She rose to argue with her opponents.30. What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola?A) It had caused embarrassment to the British government.B) It had brought her closer to the ordinary people.C) It had greatly promoted her popularity.D) It had affected her relations with the British government.Part III 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 completes the sentence.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line throughthe center.31. I went along thinking of nothing ______, only looking at things around me,A) in particular C) in doubtB) in harmony D) in brief32. Critics believe that the control of television by mass advertising has ______ the quality of theprograms.A) lessened C) affectedB) declined D) effected33. I must congratulate you ______ the excellent design of the new bridge.A) with C) atB) of D) on34. There is a fully ______ health center on the ground floor of the main office building.A) installed C) providedB) equipped D) projected35. For more than 20 years, we've been supporting educational programs that ______ fromkindergartens to colleges.A) move C) rangeB) shift D) spread36. The ______ at the military academy is so rigid that students can hardly bear it.A) convention C) principleB) confinement D) discipline37. The test results are beyond ______; they have been repeated in labs all over the world.A) negotiation C) bargainB) conflict D) dispute38. I was so ______ in today's history lesson. I didn't understand a thing.A) amazed C) confusedB) neglected D) amused39. It ______ you to at least 50% off the regular price of either frames or lenses when you buyboth.A) presents C) creditsB) entitles D) tips40. Deserts and high mountains have always been a ______ to the movement of people fromplace to place.A) barrier C) preventionB) fence D) jam41. In order to make things convenient for the people, the department is planning to set up some______ shops in the residential area.A) flowing C) mobileB) drifting D) unstable42. Mr. Smith says: "The media are very good at sensing a mood and then ______ it."A) overtaking C) wideningB) enlarging D) exaggerating43. This is not an economical way to get more water; ______ , it is very expensive.A) on the other hand C) in shortB) on the contrary D) or else44. It was the first time that such a ______ had to be taken at a British nuclear power station.A) presentation C) preparationB) precaution D) prediction45. ______ that he wasn't happy with the arrangements, I tried to book a different hotel.A) Perceiving C) PuzzlingB) Penetrating D) Preserving46. The board of the company has decided to ______ its operations to include all aspects of theclothing business.A) multiply C) expandB) lengthen D) stretch47. His business was very successful, but it was at the ______ of his. family life.A) consumption C) exhaustionB) credit D) expense48. First published in 1927, the charts remain an ______ source for researchers.A) identical C) intelligentB) indispensable D) inevitable49. Joe is not good at sports, but when it ______ mathematics, he is the 'best in the class.A) comes to C) comes on toB) comes up to D) comes around to50. Doctors warned against chewing tobacco as a ______ for smoking.A) relief C) substituteB) revival D) succession51. When carbon is added to iron in proper ______ the result is steel.A) rates C) proportionsB) thicknesses D) densities52. You should try to ______ your ambition and be more realistic.A) reserve C) retainB) restrain D) replace53. Nancy is only a sort of ______ of her husband's opinion and has no ideas of her own.A) sample C) shadowB) reproduction D) echo54. Now that spring is here, you can ______ these fur coats till you need them again next winter.A) put over C) put offB) put away D) put down55. There is a ______ of impatience in the tone of his voice.A) hint C) dotB) notion D) phrase56. Please ______ dictionaries when you are not sure of word spelling or meaning.A) seek C) searchB) inquire D) consult57. At yesterday's party, Elizabeth's boyfriend amused us by ______ Charlie Chaplin.A) copying C) imitatingB) following D) modeling58. She keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of power ______A) failure C) absenceB) lack D) drop59. The group of technicians are engaged in a study which ______ all aspects of urban planning.A) inserts C) performsB) grips D) embraces60. The lecture which lasted about three hours was so ______ that the audience couldn't helpyawning.A) tedious C) clumsyB) bored D) tiredPart IV Cloze (15 minutes)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choosethe ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on theAnswer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Historians tend to tell the same joke when they are describing history education in America. It's the one __61__ the teacher standing in the schoolroom door __62__ goodbye to students for the summer and calling __63__ them, "By the way, we won World War II."The problem with the joke, of course, is that it's __64__ funny. The recent surveys on __65__ illiteracy (无知) are beginning to numb (令人震惊): nearly one third of American 17-year-olds cannot even __66__ which countries the United States __67__ against in that war. One third have no __68__ when the Declaration of Independence was __69__. One third thought Columbus reached the New World after 1750. Two thirds cannot correctly __70__ the Civil War between 1850 and 1900. __71__ when they get the answers right, some are __72__ guessing.Unlike math or science, ignorance of history cannot be __73__ connected to loss of international __74__. But it does affect our future __75__ a democratic nation and as individuals.The __76__ news is that there is growing agreement __77__ what is wrong with the __78__ of history and what needs to be __79__ to fix it. The steps are tentative (尝试性) __80__ yet to be felt in most classrooms.61. A) about B) in C) for D) by62. A) shaking B) waving C) nodding D) speaking63. A) in B) after C) for D) up64. A) rarely B) so C) too D) not65. A) historical B) educational C) cultural D) political66. A) distinguish B) acknowledge C) identify D) convey67. A) defeated B) attacked C) fought D) struck68. A) sense B) doubt C) reason D) idea69. A) printed B) signed C) marked D) edited70. A) place B) judge C) get D) lock71. A) Even B) Though C) Thus D) So72. A) hardly B) just C) still D) ever73. A) exclusively B) practically C) shortly D) directly74. A) competitiveness B) comprehension C) community D) commitment75. A) of B) for C) with D) as76. A) fine B) nice C) surprising D) good77. A) to B) with C) on D) of78. A) consulting B) coaching C) teaching D) instructing79. A) done B) dealt C) met D) reached80. A) therefore B) or C) and D) asPart V Writing (30 minutes)Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition entitled A Brief Introduction to a Tourist Attraction. You should write at least 120 words accordingto the following guidelines:Your role: a tour guideYour audience: a group of foreign touristsYour introduction should include:●some welcoming words●the schedule for the day● a description of the place the tourists will be visiting(e.g. a scenic spot or a historical site, etc.)You should make the introduction interesting and the arrangements forthe day clear to everybody.A Brief Introduction to a Tourist Attraction1. D2. C3. C4. A5. C6. D7. B8. A9. C 10. C 11. C 12. D 13. B 14. D 15. B 16. A 17. C 18. A 19. D 20. A 21. C 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. D 26. A 27. D 28. B 29. A 30. B 31. A 32. C 33. D 34. B 35. C 36. D 37. D 38. C 39. B 40. A 41. C 42. D 43. B 44. B 45. A 46. C 47. D 48. B 49. A 50. C 51. C 52. B 53. D 54. B 55. A 56. D 57. C 58.A 59. D 60. A 61. A 62. B 63. B 64. D 65. A 66. C 67. C 68. D 69. B 70. B 71. A 72. B 73. D 74. C 75. D 76. D 77. C 78. C 79. A 80. BS1 popular S2 historical S3 prints S4 instrumentsS5 permitted S6 established S7 destroyedS8 In 1897, the library moved into its own building across the street from the Capitol.S9 The library provides books and materials to the US Congress and also lends books to other American libraries, government agencies and foreign libraries.S10 Anyone who wants copyright protection for a publication in the US must send two copies to the library.11。
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2004年6月19日大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷目录2004年6月19日大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷 (1)Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) (2)Section A (2)Section B Compound Dictation (3)Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) (4)Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes) (11)Part IV Cloze (15 minutes) (16)Part V Writing (30 minutes) (19)2004年6月19日四级参考答案 (20)2004年6月19日四级听力原文 (22)Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both theconversation and the question will be spoken only once. After eachquestion there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single linethrough the center.Example:You will hear:You will read:A) At the office.B) In the waiting room.C) At the airport.D) In a restaurant.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 o‟clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, A) “At the office” is the correct answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]1. A) The man saw Mark on the street two months ago.B) The woman had forgotten Mark‟s phone number.C) The woman made a phone call to Mark yesterday.D) Mark and the woman had not been in touch for some time.2. A) The man is late for the trip because he is busy.B) The woman is glad to meet Mr. Brown in person.C) The man is meeting the woman on behalf of Mr. Brown.D) The woman feels sorry that Mr. Brown is unable to come.3. A) At 10:30.B) At 10:25.C) At 10:40.D) At 10:45.4. A) The man no longer smokes.B) The man is under pressure from his wife.C) The man usually follows his wife‟s advice.D) The man refuses to listen to his doctor‟s advice.5. A) Move to a big city.B) Become a teacher.C) Go back to school.D) Work in New York.6. A) Quit delivering flowers.B) Work at a restaurant.C) Bring her flowers every day.D) Leave his job to work for her.7. A) She can find the right person to help the man.B) She can help the man out.C) She‟s also in need of a textbook.D) She picked up the book from the bus floor.8. A) The man was confused about the date of the appointment.B) The man wants to change the date of the appointment.C) The man is glad he‟s got in touch with the doctor.D) The man can‟t come for the appointment at 4:15.9. A) The two speakers are at a loss what to do.B) The man is worried about his future.C) The two speakers are seniors at college.D) The woman regrets spending her time idly.10. A) She has learned a lot from the novel.B) She also found the plot difficult to follow.C) She usually has difficulty remembering names.D) She can recall the names of most characters in the novel.Section B Compound DictationDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage isread for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. Whenthe passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in theblanks numbered from SI to S7 with the exact words you have just heard.For blanks numbered from S8 to S10 you are required to fill in the missinginformation. You can either use the exact words you have just heard orwrite down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passageis read for the third time, you should check what you have written.The Library of Congress is America‟s national library. It has millions of books and other objects. It has newspapers, (S1) ________ publications as well as letters of (S2) ________ interest. It also has maps, photographs, art (S3) ________, movies, sound recordings and musical (S4) ________. All together, it has more than 100 million objects.The Library of Congress is open to the public Monday through Saturday, except for public holidays. Anyone may go there and read anything in the collection. But no one is (S5) ________ to take books out of the building.The Library of Congress was (S6) ________ in 1800. It started with eleven boxes of books in one room of the Capitol building. By 1814, the collection had increased to about 3,000 books. They were all (S7) ________ that year when the Capitol was burned down during America‟s war with Britain.To help re-build the library, Congress bought the books of President Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Jefferson‟s collection included 7,000 books in seven languages.(S8) ________. Today, three buildings hold the library‟s collection.(S9) ________. It buys some of its books and gets others as gifts. It also gets materials through its copyright office. (S10) ________. This means the Library of Congress receives almost everything that is published in the United States.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choicesmarked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and markthe corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through thecenter.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.A is for always getting to work on time.B is for being extremely busy.C is for the conscientious (勤勤恳恳的) way you do your job.You may be all these things at the office, and more. But when it comes to gettingahead, experts say, the ABCs of business should include a P, for politics, as in office politics.Dale Carnegie suggested as much more than 50 years ago: Hard work alone doesn‟t ensure career advancement. You have to be able to sell yourself and your ideas, both publicly and behind the scenes. Yet, despite the obvious rewards of engaging in office politics—a better job, a raise, praise—many people are still unable—or unwilling—to “play the game.”“People assume that office politics involves some manipulative (工于心计的) behavior,”says Deborah Comer, an assistant professor of management at Hofstra University. “But politi cs derives from the word …polite‟. It can mean lobbying and forming associations. It can mean being kind and helpful, or even trying to please your superior, and then expecting something in return.”In fact, today, experts define office politics as proper behavior used to pursue one‟s own self-interest in the workplace. In many cases, this involves some form Of Socializing within the office environment—not just in large companies, but in small workplaces as well.“The first thing people are usually judged on is their ability to perform well on a consistent basis,‟” says Neil P Lewis, a management psychologist. “But if two or three candidates are up for a promotion, each of whom has reasonably similar ability, a manager is going to promote the person he or she likes best. It‟s simple human nature.”Yet, psychologists say, many employees and employers have trouble with the concept of politics in the office. Some people, they say, have an idealistic vision of work and what it takes to succeed. Still others associate politics with flattery (奉承), fearful that, if they speak up for themselves, they may appear to be flattering their boss for favors.Experts suggest altering this negative picture by recognizing the need for some self-promotion.11. “Office politics” (Line 2, Para. 4) is used in the passage to refer to ________.A) the code of behavior for company staffB) the political views and beliefs of office workersC) the interpersonal relationships within a companyD) the various qualities required for a successful career12. To get promoted, one must not only be competent but ________.A) give his boss a good impressionB) honest and loyal to his companyC) get along well with his colleaguesD) avoid being too outstanding13. Why are many people unwilling to “play the game” (Line 4, Para. 5)?A) They believe that doing so is impractical.B) They feel that such behavior is unprincipled.C) They are not good at manipulating colleagues.D) They think the effort will get them nowhere.14. The author considers office politics to be ________.A) unwelcome at the workplaceB) bad for interpersonal relationshipsC) indispensable to the development of company cultureD) an important factor for personal advancement15. It is the author‟s view that ________.A) speaking up for oneself is part of human natureB) self-promotion does not necessarily mean flatteryC) hard work contributes very little to one‟s promotionD) many employees fail to recognize the need of flatteryPassage TwoQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.As soon as it was revealed that a reporter for Progressive magazine had discovered how to make a hydrogen bomb, a group of firearm (火器) fans formed the National Hydrogen Bomb Association, and they are now lobbying against any legislation to stop Americans from owning one.“The Constitution,” said the association‟s spokesman, “gives everyone the right to own arms. It doesn‟t spell out what kind of arms. But since anyone can now make a hydrogen bomb, the public should be able to buy it to protect themselves.”“Don‟t you think it‟s dangerous to have one in the house, particularly where there are children around?”“The National Hydrogen Bomb Association hopes to educate people in the safe handling of this type of weapon. We are instructing owners to keep the bomb in a locked cabinet and the fuse (导火索) separately in a drawer.”“Some people consider the hydrogen bomb a very fatal weapon which could kill somebody.”The spokesman said, “Hydrogen bombs don‟t kill people—people kill people. The bomb is for self-protection and it also has a deterrent effect. If somebody knows you have a nuclear weapon in your house, they‟re going to think twice about breaking in.”“But those who want to ban the bomb for American citizens claim that if you have one locked in the cabinet, with the fuse in a drawer, you would never be able to assembleit in time to stop an intruder (侵入者).”“Another argument against allowing people to own a bomb is that at the moment it is very expensive to build one. So what your association is backing is a program which would allow the middle and upper classes to acquire a bomb while poor people will be left defenseless with just handguns.”16. According to the passage, some people started a national association so as to________.A) block any legislation to ban the private possession of the bombB) coordinate the mass production of the destructive weaponC) instruct people how to keep the bomb safe at homeD) promote the large-scale sale of this newly invented weapon17. Some people oppose the ownership of H-bombs by individuals on the grounds that________.A) the size of the bomb makes it difficult to keep in a drawerB) most people don‟t know how to handle the weaponC) people‟s lives will be threatened by the weaponD) they may fall into the hands of criminals18. By saying that the bomb also has a deterrent effect the spokesman means that it________.A) will frighten away any possible intrudersB) can show the special status of its ownersC) will threaten the safety of the owners as wellD) can kill those entering others‟ houses by force19. According to the passage, opponents of the private ownership of H-bombs are verymuch worried that ________.A) the influence of the association is too powerful for the less privileged toovercomeB) poorly-educated Americans will find it difficult to make use of the weaponC) the wide use of the weapon will push up living expenses tremendouslyD) the cost of the weapon will put citizens on an unequal basis20. From the tone of the passage we know that the author is ________.A) doubtful about the necessity of keeping H-bombs at home for safetyB) unhappy with those who vote against the ownership of H-bombsC) not serious about the private ownership of H-bombsD) concerned about the spread of nuclear weaponsPassage ThreeQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Sign has become a scientific hot button. Only in the past 20 years have specialists in language study realized that signed languages are unique—a speech of the hand. They offer a new way to probe how the brain generates and understands language, and throw new light on an old scientific controversy: whether language, complete with grammar, is something that we are born With, or whether it is a learned behavior. The current interest in sign language has roots in the pioneering work of one rebel teacher at Gallaudet University in Washington, D. C., the world‟s only liberal arts university for deaf people.When Bill Stokoe went to Gallaudet to teach English, the school enrolled him in a course in signing. But Stokoe noticed something odd: among themselves, students signed differently from his classroom teacher.Stokoe had been taught a sort of gestural code, each movement of the hands representing a word in English. At the time, American Sign Language (ASL) was thought to be no more than a form of pidgin English (混杂英语). But Stokoe believed the “hand talk” his students used looked richer. He wondered: Might deaf people actually: have a genuine language? And could that language be unlike any other on Earth? It was 1955, when even deaf people dismissed their signing as “substandard”. Stokoe‟s idea was academic heresy (异端邪说).It is 37 years later. Stokoe—now devoting his time to writing and editing books and journals and to producing video materials on ASL and the deaf culture—is having lunch at a cafe near the Gallaudet campus and explaining how he started a revolution. For decades educators fought his idea that signed languages are natural languages like English, French and Japanese. They assumed language must be based on speech, the modulation (调节) of sound. But sign language is based on the movement of hands, the modulation of space. “What I said,”Stokoe explains, “is that language is not mouth stuff —it‟s brain stuff.”21. The study of sign language is thought to be ________.A) a new way to look at the learning of languageB) a challenge to traditional, views on the nature of languageC) an approach: to simplifying the grammatical structure of a languageD) an attempt to clarify misunderstanding about the origin of language22. The, present growing interest in sign language was stimulated by ________.A) a famous scholar in the study of the human brainB) a leading specialist in the study of liberal artsC) an English teacher in a university for the deafD) some senior experts in American Sign Language23. According to Stokoe, sign language is ________.A) a Substandard languageB) a genuine languageC) an artificial languageD) an international language24. Most educators objected to Stokoe‟s idea because they thought ________.A) sign language was not extensively used even by deaf peopleB) sign language was too artificial to be widely acceptedC) a language should be easy to use and understandD) a language could only exist in the form of speech sounds25. Stokoe‟s argument is based on his belief that ________.A) sign language is as efficient as any other languageB) sign language is derived from natural languageC) language is a system of meaningful codesD) language is a product of the brainPassage FourQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 1997, to support the Red Cross‟s campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines. Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the World were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. “I knew the statistics,” she said.“But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like When I met Sandra, a 13-year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her.”The Princess concluded, with a simple message: “We must stop landmines”. And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message.But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an, attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as “very ill-informed” and a “loose cannon (乱放炮的人).”The Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms: “This is a distraction (干扰) we do not need. All I‟m trying to do is help.”Opposition parties, the media and the Public immediately voiced their support forthe Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that the Princess‟s trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the British government‟s policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe embarrassment for the government.To try and limit the damage, the Foreign Secretary, Malcolm Rifkind, claimed that the Princess‟s views on landmines were not very different from government policy, and that it was “working towards” a worldwide ba n. The Defense Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the matter was “a misinterpretation or misunderstanding.”For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the Chance to get closer to people and their problems.26. Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997 ________.A) to voice her support for a total ban of landminesB) to clarify the British government‟s stand on landminesC) to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims thereD) to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims27. What did Diana mean when she said “... putting a face to those figures brought thereality home to me” (Line 5, Para. 1)?A) She just couldn‟t bear to meet the landmine victims face to face.B) The actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back home.C) Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics.D) Seeing the pain of the victims made her realize the seriousness of the situation.28. Some members of the British government criticized Diana because ________.A) she was ill-informed of the government‟s policyB) they were actually opposed to banning landminesC) she had not consulted the government before the visitD) they believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola29. How did Diana respond to the criticisms?A) She paid no attention to them.B) She made more appearances on TV.C) She met the 13-year-old girl as planned.D) She rose to argue with her opponents.30. What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola?A) It had caused embarrassment to the British government.B) It had brought her closer to the ordinary people.C) It had greatly promoted her popularity.D) It had affected her relations with the British government.Part III 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 bestcompletes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the AnswerSheet with a single line through the center.31. I went along thinking of nothing ________, only looking at things around me,A) in particularB) in harmonyC) in doubtD) in brief32. Critics believe that the control of television by mass advertising has ________ thequality of the programs.A) lessenedB) declinedC) affectedD) effected33. I must congratulate you ________ the excellent design of the new bridge.A) withB) ofC) atD) on34. There is a fully ________ health center on the ground floor of the main officebuilding.A) installedB) equippedC) providedD) projected35. For more than 20 years, we‟ve been supporting educational programs that ________from kindergartens to colleges.A) moveB) shiftC) rangeD) spread36. The ________ at the military academy is so rigid that students can hardly bear it.A) conventionB) confinementC) principleD) discipline37. The test results are beyond ________; they have been repeated in labs all over theworld.A) negotiationB) conflictC) bargainD) dispute38. I was so ________ in today‟s history lesson. I didn‟t understand a thing.A) amazedB) neglectedC) confusedD) amused39. It ________ you to at least 50% off the regular price of either frames or lenses whenyou buy both.A) presentsB) entitlesC) creditsD) tips40. Deserts and high mountains have always been a ________ to the movement ofpeople from place to place.A) barrierB) fenceC) preventionD) jam41. In order to make things convenient for the people, the department is planning to setup some ________ shops in the residential area.A) flowingB) driftingC) mobileD) unstable42. Mr. Smith says: “The media are very good at sensing a mood and then ________ it.”A) overtakingB) enlargingC) wideningD) exaggerating43. This is not an economical way to get more water; ________, it is very expensive.A) on the other handB) on the contraryC) in shortD) or else44. It was the first time that such a ________ had to be taken at a British nuclear powerstation.A) presentationB) precautionC) preparationD) prediction45. ________ that he wasn‟t happy with the arrangements, I tried to book a differenthotel.A) PerceivingB) PenetratingC) PuzzlingD) Preserving46. The board of the company has decided to ________ its operations to include allaspects of the clothing business.A) multiplyB) lengthenC) expandD) stretch47. His business was very successful, but it was at the ________ of his family life.A) consumptionB) creditC) exhaustionD) expense48. First published in 1927, the charts remain an ________ source for researchers.A) identicalB) indispensableC) intelligentD) inevitable49. Joe is not good at sports, but when it ________ mathematics, he is the …best in theclass.A) comes toB) comes up toC) comes on toD) comes around to50. Doctors warned against chewing tobacco as a ________ for smoking.A) reliefB) revivalC) substituteD) succession51. When carbon is added to iron in proper ________ the result is steel.A) ratesB) thicknessesC) proportionsD) densities52. You should try to ________ your ambition and be more realistic.A) reserveB) restrainC) retainD) replace53. Nancy is only a sort of ________ of her husband‟s opinion and has no ideas of herown.A) sampleB) reproductionC) shadowD) echo54. Now that spring is here, you can ________ these fur coats till you need them againnext winter.A) put overB) put awayC) put offD) put down55. There is a ________ of impatience in the tone of his voice.A) hintB) notionC) dotD) phrase56. Please ________ dictionaries when you are not sure of word spelling or meaning.A) seekB) inquireC) searchD) consult57. At yesterday‟s party, Elizabeth‟s boyfriend amused us by ________ Charlie Chaplin.A) copyingB) followingC) imitatingD) modeling58. She keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of power ________.A) failureB) lackC) absenceD) drop59. The group of technicians are engaged in a study which ________ all aspects ofurban planning.A) insertsB) gripsC) performsD) embraces60. The lecture which lasted about three hours was so ________ that the audiencecouldn‟t help yawning.A) tediousB) boredC) clumsyD) tiredPart IV Cloze (15 minutes)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You shouldchoose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through thecentre.in the schoolroom door __62____63__ them, “By the way, we won‟s __64__ funny. The recent surveysnumb (令人震惊): nearly one third ofcountries the United States __67__the New World after 1750. Two thirds cannot correctly __70__ the Civil War between 1850 and 1900. __71__ when they get Unlike math or science, ignorance of history cannot be __73__ connected to loss of international __74__. But it does affect our future __75__ a democratic nation and as individuals.The __76__ news is that there is growing agreement __77__ what is wrong with the __78__ of history and what needs to be __79__ to fix it. The steps are tentative (尝试性) __80__ yet to be felt in most classrooms.61. A) aboutB) inC) forD) by62. A) shakingB) wavingC) noddingD) speaking63. A) inB) afterC) forD) up64. A) rarelyB) soC) tooD) not65. A) historicalB) educationalC) culturalD) political66. A) distinguishB) acknowledgeC) identifyD) convey67. A) defeatedB) attackedC) foughtD) struck68. A) senseB) doubtC) reasonD) idea69. A) printedB) signedC) markedD) edited70. A) placeB) judgeC) getD) lock71. A) EvenB) ThoughC) ThusD) So72. A) hardlyB) justC) stillD) ever73. A) exclusivelyB) practicallyC) shortlyD) directly74. A) competitivenessB) comprehensionC) communityD) commitment75. A) ofB) forC) withD) as76. A) fineB) niceC) surprisingD) good77. A) toB) withC) onD) of78. A) consultingB) coachingC) teachingD) instructing79. A) doneB) dealtC) metD) reached80. A) thereforeB) orC) andD) asPart V Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition entitled A Brief Introduction to a Tourist Attraction. You should write at least 120words according to the following guidelines:Your role: a tour guideYour audience: a group of foreign touristsYour introduction should include:● some welcoming words● the schedule for the day●a description of the place the tourists will be visiting (e.g. a scenic spot or ahistorical site, etc.)You should make the introduction interesting and the arrangements for the day clear to everybody.A Brief Introduction to a Tourist Attraction2004年6月19日四级参考答案20 / 232004年6月19日四级参考答案Part IS1. popular S2 historical S3 prints S4 instrumentsS5. permitted S6 established S7 destroyed2004年6月19日四级参考答案21 / 23 S8. In 1897, the library moved into its own building across the street from the Capitol. S9. The library provides books and materials to the US Congress and also lends books to other American libraries, government agencies and foreign libraries.S10. Anyone who wants copyright protection for a publication in the US must send two copies to the library.。