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2003年6月大学英语四级真题及答案

2003年6月大学英语四级真题及答案2003年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both theconversation and the question will be spoken only once. After eachquestion there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single linethrough the centre.Example:You will hear:You will read:A) At the office.B) In the waiting room.C) At the airport.D) In a restaurant.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) “At the office” is the best answer. Y ou should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]1. A) At a theatre.B) At a booking office.C) At a railway station.D) At a restaurant.2. A) The man is inviting the woman to dinner.B) The woman is too busy to join the man for dinner.C) The woman is a friend of the Stevensons.D) The man is going to visit the Stevensons.3. A) The professor?s presentation was not convincing enough.B) The professor?s lecture notes were too complicated.C) The professor spoke with a strong accent.D) The professor spoke too fast.4. A) The furnished apartment was inexpensive.B) The apartment was provided with some old furniture.C) The furniture in the market was on sale every Sunday.D) The furniture he bought was very cheap.5. A) The man is thinking about taking a new job.B) The man likes a job that enables him to travel.C) The man is sure that he will gain more by taking the job.D) The man doesn?t want to stay home and take care of their child.6. A) Take the GRE test again in 8 weeks.B) Call to check his scores.C) Be patient and wait.D) Inquire when the test scores are released.7. A) She read it selectively.B) She went over it chapter by chapter.C) She read it slowly.D) She finished it at a stretch.8. A) He was kept in hospital for a long time.B) He was slightly injured in a traffic accident.C) He was seriously wounded in a mine explosion.D) He was fined for speeding.9. A) Wait for a taxi.B) Buy some food.C) Go on a trip.D) Book train tickets.10. A) It?s not as hard as expected.B) It?s too tough for some students.C) It?s much more difficult than people think.D) It?s believed to be the hardest optional course.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will bespoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the bestanswer from the four choice marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through thecentre.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) Anxious and worried.B) Proud and excited.C) Nervous and confused.D) Inspired and confident.12. A) His father scolded him severely.B) His father took back the six dollars.C) His father made him do the cutting again.D) His father cut the leaves himself.13. A) One can benefit a lot from working with his father.B) Manual labourers shouldn?t be looked down upon.C) One should always do his job earnestly.D) Teenagers tend to be careless.Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) He ran a village shop.B) He worked on a farm.C) He worked in an advertising agency.D) He was a gardener.15. A) It was stressful.B) It was colorful.C) It was peaceful.D) It was boring.16. A) His desire to start Iris own business.B) The crisis in his family life.C) The decline in his health.D) His dream of living in the countryside.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A) Because there are no signs to direct them.B) Because no tour guides are available.C) Because all the buildings in the city look alike.D) Because the university is everywhere in the city.18. A) They set their own exams.B) They select their own students.C) They award their own degrees.D) They organize their own laboratory work.19. A) Most of them have a long history.B) Many of them are specialized libraries.C) They house more books than any other university library.D) They each have a copy of every book published in Britain.20. A) V ery few of them are engaged in research.B) They were not awarded degrees until 1948.C) They have outnumbered male students.D) They were not treated equally until 1881.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 thecentre.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.On average, American kids ages 3 to 12 spent 29 hours a week in school, eight hours more that they did in 1981. They also did more household work and participated in more of such organized activities as soccer and ballet (芭蕾舞). Involvement in sports, in particular, rose almost 50% from 1981 to 1997: boys now spend an average of four hours a week playing sports; girl s log hall that time. All in all, however, children?s leisure time dropped from 40% of the day in 1981 to 25%“Children are affected by the same time crunch (危机) that affects their parents,” says Sandra Hofferth, who headed therecent study of children?s t imetable. A chief reason,she says, is that more mothers are working outside the home. (Nevertheless, children in both double-income and “male breadwinner” households spent comparable amounts of time interacting with their parents 19 hours and 22 hours respectively. In contrast, children spent only 9 hours with their single mothers.) All work and no play could make for some very messed-up kids. “Play is the most powerful way a child explores the world and learns about himself,” says T. Berry Brazelton, professor at Harvard Medical School Unstructured play encourages independent thinking and allows the young to negotiate their relationships with their peers, but kids ages 3 to 12 spent only 12 hours a week engaged in it.The children sampled spent a quarter o f their rapidly decreasing “free time” watching television. But that, believe it or not, was one of the findings parents might regard as good news. If they?re spending less time in front of the TV set, however, kids aren?t replacing it with reading. Despit e efforts to get kids more interested in books, the children spent just over an hour a week reading. Let?s face it, who?s got the time?21. By mentioning “the same time crunch” (Line 1, Para. 2) Sandra Hofferth means________.A) children have little time to play with their parentsB) children are not taken good care of by their working parentsC) both parents and children suffer from lack of leisure timeD) both parents and children have trouble managing their time22. According to the author, the reason given by SandraHofferth for the time crunch is________.A) quite convincingB) partially trueC) totally groundlessD) rather confusing23. According to the author a child develops better if ________.A) he has plenty of time reading and studyingB) he is left to play with his peers in his own wayC) he has more time participating in school activitiesD) he is free to interact with his working parents24. The author is concerned about the fact that American kids ________.A) are engaged in more and more structured activitiesB) are increasingly neglected by their working mothersC) are spending more and more time watching TVD) are involved less and less in household work25. We can infer from the passage that ________.A) extracurricular activities promote children?s intelligenceB) most children will turn to reading with TV sets switched offC) efforts to get kids interested in reading have been fruitfulD) most parents believe reading to be beneficial to childrenPassage T woQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Henry Ford, the famous U.S. inventor and car manufacturer, once said, “The business of America is business.” By this he meant that the U.S. way of life is based on the values of the business world.Few would ar gue with Ford?s statement. A brief glimpse ata daily newspaper vividly shows how much people in the United States think about business. For example, nearly every newspaper has a business section, in which the deals and projects, finances and management, stock prices and labor problems of corporations are reported daily. In addition, business news can appear in every other section. Most national news has an important financial aspect to it. Welfare, foreign aid, the federal budget, and the policies of the Federal Reserve Bank are all heavily affected by business. Moreover, business news appears in some of the unlikeliest places. The world of arts and entertainment is often referred to as “the entertainment industry” or “show business.”The positive side of H enry Ford?s statement can be seen in the prosperity that business has brought to U.S. life. One of the most important reasons so many people from all over the world come to live in the United States is the dream of a better job. Jobs are produced in abundance (大量地) because the U.S. economic system is driven by competition. People believe that this system crates more wealth, more jobs, and a materially better way of life.The negative side of Henry Ford?s statement, however, can be seen when the word business is taken to mean big business. And the term big business—referring to the biggest companies, is seen in opposition to labor. Throughout U.S. history working people have had to fight hard for higher wages, better working conditions, and the fight to form unions. Today, many of the old labor disputes are over, but there is still some employee anxiety. Downsizing—the laying off of thousands of workers to keep expenses low and profits high—creates feelings of insecurity for many.26. The United States is a typical country ________.A) which encourages free trade at home and abroadB) where people?s chief concern is how to make moneyC) where all businesses are managed scientificallyD) which normally works according to the federal budget27. The influence of business in the U.S. is evidenced by the fact that ________.A) most newspapers are run by big businessesB) even public organizations concentrate on working for profitsC) Americans of all professions know how to do businessD) even arts and entertainment are regarded as business28. According to the passage, immigrants choose to settle in the U.S., dreaming that________.A) they can start profitable businesses thereB) they can be more competitive in businessC) they will make a fortune overnight thereD) they will find better chances of employment29. Henry Ford?s statement can be taken negatively because ________.A) working people are discouraged to fight for their fightsB) there are many industries controlled by a few big capitalistsC) there is a conflicting relationship between big corporations and laborD) public services are not run by the federal government30. A company?s efforts to keep expenses low and profits high may result in ________.A) reduction in the number of employeesB) improvement of working conditionsC) fewer disputes between labor and managementD) a rise in workers? wagesPassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.Professor Smith recently persuaded 35 people, 23 of them women, to keep a diary of all their absent-minded actions for a fortnight. When he came to analyse their embarrassing lapses (差错) in a scientific report, he was surprised to find that nearly all of them fell into a few groupings, Nor did the lapses appear to be entirely random (随机的).One of the women, for instance, on leaving her house for work one morning threw her dog her earrings and tried to fix a dog biscuit on her ear. “the explanation for this is that the brain is like a computer,” explains the professor. “People programme themselves to do certain activities regularly. It was the woman?s custom every morning to throw her dog two biscuits and then put on her earrings. But somehow the action got reversed in the programme,” About one in twenty of the incidents the vol unteers reported were these “programme assembly failures.”Altogether the volunteers logged 433 unintentional actions that they found themselves doing—an average of twelve each, There appear to be peak periods in the day when we are at our zaniest (荒谬可笑的). These are two hours some time between eight a.m. and noon, between four and six p.m. with a smaller peak between eight and ten p.m. “Among men the peak seems to be when a changeover i n brain …programmes? occurs, as for instance between going to and from w ork.” Women on average reported slightly more lapses—12.5 compared with 10.9 for men—probably because they were more reliable reporters.A startling finding of the research is that the absent-mindedactivity is a hazard of doing things in which we are skilled. Normally, you would expect that skill reduces the number of errors we make. But trying to avoid silly slips by concentrating more could make things a lot worse—even dangerous.31. In his study Professor Smith asked the subjects ________.A) to keep track of people who tend to forget thingsB) to report their embarrassing lapses at randomC) to analyse their awkward experiences scientificallyD) to keep a record of what they did unintentionally32. Professor Smith discovered that ________.A) certain patterns can be identified in the recorded incidentsB) many people were too embarrassed to admit their absent-mindednessC) men tend to be more absent-minded than womenD) absent-mindedness is an excusable human weakness33. “Programme assembly failures” (Line 6, Para. 2) refers to the phenomenon thatpeople ________.A) often fail to programme their routines beforehandB) tend to make mistakes when they are in a hurryC) unconsciously change the sequence of doing thingsD) are likely to mess things up if they are too tired34. We learn from the third paragraph that ________.A) absent-mindedness tends to occur during certain hours of the dayB) women are very careful to perform actions during peak periodsC) women experience more peak periods of absent-mindednessD) men?s absent-mindedness often results in funnysituations35. It can be concluded from the passage that ________.A) people should avoid doing important things during peak periods of lapsesB) hazards can be avoided when people do things they are good atC) people should be careful when programming their actionsD) lapses cannot always be attributed to lack of concentrationPassage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.It?s no secret that many children would be healthier and happier with adoptive parents than with the parents that nature dealt them. That?s especially true of children who remain in abusive homes because the law blindly favors biological parents. It?s also true of children who suffer for years in foster homes (收养孩子的家庭) because of parents who can?t or won?t care for them but refuse to give up custody (监护) rights.Fourteen-year-old Kimberly Mays fits neither description, but her recent court victory could eventually help children who do. Kimberly has been the object of an angry custody baffle between the man who raised her and her biological parents, with whom she has never lived. A Florida judge ruled that the teenager can remain with the only father she?s ever known and that her biological parents have “no legal claim” on her.The ruling, though it may yet be reversed, sets aside the principle that biology is the primary determinant of parentage. That?s an important development, one that?s long overdue.Shortly after birth in December 1978, Kimberly Mays and another infant were mistakenly switched and sent home with thewrong parents. Kimberly?s biological parents, Ernest and Regina Twigg, received a child who died of a heart disease in 1988. Medical tests showed that the child wasn?t the Twiggs? own d aughter, but Kimt only was, thus sparking a custody battle with Robert Mays. In 1989, the two families agreed that Mr. Mays would maintain custody with the Twiggs getting visiting fights. Those rights were ended when Mr. Mays decided that Kimberly was being harmed.The decision to leave Kimberly with Mr. Mays rendered her suit debated. But the judge made clear that Kimberly did have standing to sue (起诉) on her own behalf. Thus he made clear that she was more than just property to be handled as adults saw fit.Certainly, the biological link between parent and child is fundamental. But biological parents aren?t always preferable to adoptive ones, and biological parentage does not convey an absolute ownership that cancels all the rights of children.36. What wa s the primary consideration in the Florida judge?s ruling?A) The biological link.B) The child?s benefits.C) The traditional practice.D) The parents? feelings.37. We can learn from the Kimberly case that ________.A) children are more than just personal possessions of their parentsB) the biological link between parent and child should be emphasizedC) foster homes bring children more pain and suffering than careD) biological parents shouldn?t claim custody rights aftertheir child is adopted38. The Twiggs claimed custody rights to Kimberly because ________.A) they found her unhappy in Mr. Mays? custodyB) they regarded her as their propertyC) they were her biological parentsD) they felt guilty about their past mistake39. Kimberly had been given to Mr. Mays ________.A) by sheer accidentB) out of charityC) at his requestD) for better care40. The author?s attitude towards the judge?s ruling could be described as ________.A) doubtfulB) criticalC) cautiousD) supportivePart III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minute)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are for choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that bestcompletes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the AnswerSheet with a single line through the centre.41. She her trip to New Y ork because she was ill.A) called offB) closed downC) put upD) went off42. ________ the storm, the ship would have reached its destination on time.A) But forB) In case ofC) In spite ofD) Because of43. We should concentrate on sharply reducing interest rates to pull the economy out of________.A) rejectionB) restrictionC) retreatD) recession44. The of finding gold in California attracted a lot of people to settle down there.A) prospectsB) speculationsC) stakesD) provisions45. I suffered from mental because of stress from my job.A) damageB) releaseC) reliefD) fatigue46. The rest of the day was entirely at his for reading or recreation.A) dismissalB) survivalC) disposalD) arrival47. Y ou will not be about your food in time of great hunger.A) specialB) particularC) peculiarD) specific48. Crime is increasing worldwide, and there is every reason to believe the will continueinto the next decade.A) emergencyB) trendC) paceD) schedule49. Y ou shouldn?t have written in the ________ since the book belongs to the library.A) intervalB) borderC) marginD) edge50. The of airplane engines announced a coming air raid.A) roarB) exclamationC) whistleD) scream51. This ticket you to a free boat tour on the lake.A) entitiesB) appointsC) grantsD) credits52. This is the nurse who to me when I was ill in hospital.A) accompaniedB) attendedC) entertainedD) shielded53. I was about to a match when I remembered Tom?s warning.A) rubB) hitC) scrapeD) strike54. The advertisement says this material doesn?t in the wash, but it has.A) contractB) shrinkC) slimD) dissolve55. He was proud of being chosen to participate in the game and he ________ us that hewould try as hard as possible.A) insuredB) guaranteedC) assumedD) assured56. Not only the professionals but also the amateurs will from the new trainingfacilities.A) deriveB) acquireC) benefitD) reward57. The work was almost complete when we received ordersto ________ no furtherwith it.A) progressB) proceedC) marchD) promote58. I waited for him half an hour, but he never ________.A) turned inB) turned downC) turned offD) turned up59. A house with a dangerous gas can be broken into immediately.A) leakB) splitC) messD) crack60. A dark suit is to a light one for evening wear.A) favourableB) suitableC) preferableD) proper61. It was in the United States that I made the of Professor Jones.A) acknowledgementB) acquaintanceC) recognitionD) association62. Could you take a sheet of paper and write your name at the top?A) bareB) vacantC) hollowD) blank63. A culture in which the citizens share similar religious beliefs and values is morelikely to have laws that represent the wishes of its people than is a culture where citizens come from backgrounds.A) extensiveB) influentialC) diverseD) identical64. Areas where students have particular difficulty have been treated particular care.A) byB) inC) underD) with65. He gave a to handle the affairs in a friendly manner.A) pledgeB) missionC) plungeD) motion66. Don?t let the child play with scissors he cuts himself.A) in caseB) so thatC) now thatD) only if67. ________ the danger from enemy action, people had to cope with a severe shortageof food, clothing, fuel, and almost everything.A) As far asB) As long asC) As well asD) As soon as68. Many people lost their jobs during the business ________.A) desperationB) decreaseC) despairD) depression69. Whenever a big company a small one, the product almost always gets worse.A) gets on withB) cuts downC) takes overD) puts up with70. Mr. Smith was the only witness who said that the fire was ________.A) matureB) deliberateC) meaningfulD) innocentPart IV Short Answer Questions (15 minutes)Directions: In this part there is a short passage with 8 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions orcomplete the statements in the fewest possible words. Write your answers inthe spaces provided on the right of the page.What personal qualities are desirable in a teacher? I think thefollowing would be generally accepted.First, the teacher?s personality should be lively and attractive. This does not rule out people who are plain-looking, or even ugly, because many such people have great personal charm. But it does rule out such types as the over-excitable, sad, cold, and frustrated.Secondly, it is not merely desirable but essential for a teacher to have a genuine capacity for sympathy, a capacity to understand the minds and feelings of other people, especially, since most teachers are school teachers, the minds and feelings of children.Closely related with this is the capacity to be tolerant—not, indeed, of what is wrong, but of the weaknesses and immaturity of human nature which induce (i)~) people, and again especially children, to make mistakes.Thirdly, I hold it essential for a teacher to be both intellectually and morally honest. This means that he will be aware of his intellectual strengths and limitations, and will have thought about and decided upon the moral principles by which his life shall be guided. There is no contradiction in my going on to say that a teacher should be a bit of an actor. That is part of the technique of teaching, which demands that every now and then a teacher should be able to put on an act to enliven (使生动) a lesson, correct a fault, or award praise. Children, especially young children, live in a world that is rather larger than life.A teacher must be capable of infinite patience. This, I may say, is largely a matter of self-discipline and self-training, for we are none of us born like that.Finally, I think a teacher should have the kind of mind which always wants to go on learning. Teaching is a job at which onewill never be perfect; there is always something more to learn about it. There are three principal objects of study: the subjects which the teacher is teaching; the methods by which the subjects can best be taught to the particular pupils in the classes he is teaching; and—by far the most important—the children, young people, or adults to whom the subjects are to be taught. The two fundamental principles of British education today are that education is education of the whole person, and that it is best acquired through full and active co-operation between two persons, the teacher and the learner.S1. Plain-looking teachers can also be admired by their students if they have S1.S2. The author says it is S2 that teachers be sympathetic with their students.S3. A teacher should be tolerant because humans tend to have S3(1) and to be S3(2).S4. A teacher who is S4 will be able to make his lessons more lively.S5. How can a teacher acquire infinite patience? S5S6. Since teaching is a job no one can be perfect at, it is necessary for teachers to keep improving their knowledge of the subjects they teach and their S6S7. Teachers? mos t important object of study is S7.S8. Education cannot be best acquired without S8 between the teacher and the learnerPart V Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write an eye-witness account of a traffic accident. You should write at least 120 words accordingto the outline given below in Chinese:假设你在某日某时某地目击一起车祸，就此写一份见证书。

2003年12月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷及参考答案

2003年12月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both theconversation and the question will be spoken only once. After eachquestion there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single linethrough the centre.Example:You will hear:You will read:A) At the office.B) In the waiting room.C) At the airport.D) In a restaurant.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This conversation is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) “At the office” is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]1. A) The man could come some time later.B) The size the man wants will arrive soon.C) The size of the skirt is ail right for the man.D) The man could buy a shirt of a different color.2. A) The woman is filming the lake.B) The woman is running toward the lake.C) The woman can’t take a photo of the man.D) The woman is watching an exciting film with the man.3. A) It’s quiet in the restaurant.B) The restaurant is too far from their school.C) The price is high in the restaurant.D) The restaurant serves good food.4. A) On a busy street.B) In a Hong Kong hotel.C) At an airport.D) At a booking office.5. A) The woman should confirm her appointment with the doctor.B) The woman should have seen the doctor earlier.C) The woman’s headache will go away by itself.D) The woman has been complaining too much.6. A) Put off his appointment with Mr. Johnson.B) Help move things to Mr. Johnson’s office.C) Help the woman move the items.D) Hurry to Mr. Johnson’s office.7. A) The man didn’t practice hard enough.B) The man should find a new partner.C) The man should not give up.D) The man should not dream of being a superstar.8. A) It doesn’t appeal to her.B) It’s incredibly delicious.C) She has already tasted it.D) There is no more left.9. A) The man is a diligent student.B) The man has bad study habits.C) The man has made a mess of his midterm exam.D) The man is usually the last to hand in his test paper.10. A) The man has finished Ms assignment.B) The man is willing to help the woman.C) The man will drive the woman to school.D) The man is losing patience with the woman.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage,you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will bespoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the bestanswer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through thecentre.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) The importance of good manners.B) The art of saying thank you.C) The secret of staying pretty.D) The difference between elegance and good manners.12. A) They were willing to spend more money on clothes.B) They paid more attention to their appearance.C) They were more aware of changes in fashion.D) They were nicer and gentler.13. A) By putting on a little make-up.B) By decorating our homes.C) By being kind and generous.D) By wearing fashionable clothes.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) Children don’t get enough education in safety.B) The playgrounds are in poor condition.C) The playgrounds are overcrowded.D) Children are keen on dangerous games.15. A) They should help maintain the equipment.B) They should teach their children how to use the equipment.C) They should stop their children from climbing ladders.D) They should keep a watchful eye on their children.16. A) They can be creative when they feel secure.B) They may panic in front of high playground equipment.C) They should be aware of the potential risks in the playground.D) They tend to stay within shouting or running distance of their parents.Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A) It’s admired worldwide.B) It takes skill.C) It pays well.D) It’s a full-time job.18. A) An old lady carrying a handbag on the left.B) A mother with a baby in her arms.C) A woman whose bag is hanging in front.D) A lone female with a handbag at her right side.19. A) A side pocket of his jacket.B) The top pocket of his jacket.C) A side pocket of his trousers.D) The back pocket of his tight trousers.20. A) Clothing stores where people are relaxed and off guard.B) Hotels and restaurants in southeast London.C) Airports where people carry a lot of luggage.D) Theater lobbies with uniformed security guards.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 thecentre.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.I’m usually fairly skeptical about any research that concludes that people are either happier or unhappier or more or less certain of themselves than they were 50 years ago. While any of these statements might be true, they are practically impossible to prove scientifically. Still, I was struck by a report which concluded that today’s children aresignificantly more anxious than children in the 1950s. In fact, the analysis showed, normal children ages 9 to 17 exhibit a higher level of anxiety today than children who were treated for mental illness 50 years ago.Why are America’s kids so stressed? The report cites two main causes: increasing physical isolation—brought on by high divorce rates and less involvement in community, among other things—and a growing perception that the world is a more dangerous place.Given that we can’t turn the clock back, adults can still do plenty to help the next generation cope.At the top of the list is nurturing (培育) a better appreciation of the limits of individualism. No child is an island. Strengthening social ties helps build communities and protect individuals against stress.To help kids build stronger connections with others, you can pull the plug on TVs and computers. Your family will thank you later. They will have more time for face-to-face relationships, and they will get more sleep.Limit the amount of virtual (虚拟的) violence your children are exposed to. It’s not just video games and movies; children see a lot of murder and crime on the local news.Keep your expectations for your children reasonable. Many highly successful people never attended Harvard or Yale.Make exercise part of your daily routine. It will help you cope with your own anxieties and provide a good model for your kids. Sometimes anxiety is unavoidable. But it doesn’t have to ruin your life.21. The author thinks that the conclusions of any research about people’s state of mindare ________.A) surprisingB) confusingC) illogicalD) questionable22. What does the author mean when he says, “we can’t turn the clock back” (Line 1,Para. 3)?A) It’s impossible to slow down the pace of change.B) The social reality children are facing cannot be changed.C) Lessons learned from the past should not be forgotten.D) It’s impossible to forget the past.23. According to an analysis, compared with normal children today, children treated asmentally ill 50 years ago ________.A) were less isolated physicallyB) were probably less self-centeredC) probably suffered less from anxietyD) were considered less individualistic24. The first and most important thing parents should do to help their children is________.A) to provide them with a safer environmentB) to lower their expectations for themC) to get them more involved sociallyD) to set a good model for them to follow25. What conclusion can be drawn from the passage?A) Anxiety, though unavoidable, can be coped with.B) Children’s anxiety has been enormously exaggerated.C) Children’s anxiety can be eliminated with more parental care.D) Anxiety, if properly controlled, may help children become mature.Passage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.It is easier to negotiate initial salary requirement because once you are inside, the organizational constraints (约束) influence wage increases. One thing, however, is certain: your chances of getting the raise you feel you deserve are less if you don’t at least ask for it. Men tend to ask for more, and they get more, and this holds true with other resources, not just pay increases. Consider Beth’s story:I did not get what I wanted when I did not ask for it. We had cubicle (小隔间) offices and window offices. I sat in the cubicles with several male colleagues. One by one they were moved into window offices, while I remained in the cubicles, several males who were hired after me also went to offices. One in particular told me he was next in line for an office and that it had been part of his negotiations for the job. I guess they thought me content to stay in the cubicles since I did not voice my opinion either way.It would be nice if we all received automatic pay increases equal to our merit, but “nice” isn’t a quality attributed to most organizations. If you feel you deserve a significant raise in pay, you’ll probably have to ask for it.Performance is your best bargaining chip (筹码) when you are seeking a raise. You must be able to demonstrate that you deserve a raise. Timing is also a good bargaining chip. If you can give your boss something he or she needs (a new client or a sizable contract, for example) just before merit pay decisions are being made, you are more likely to get the raise you want.Use information as a bargaining chip too. Find out what you are worth on the open market.What will someone else pay for your services?Go into the negotiations prepared to place your chips on the table at the appropriate time and prepared to use communication style to guide the direction of the interaction.26. According to the passage, before taking a job, a person should ________.A) demonstrate his capabilityB) give his boss a good impressionC) ask for as much money as he canD) ask for the salary he hopes to get27. What can be inferred from Beth’s story?A) Prejudice against women still exists in some organizations.B) If people want what they deserve, they have to ask for it.C) People should not be content with what they have got.D) People should be careful when negotiating for a job.28. We can learn from the passage that ________.A) unfairness exists in salary increasesB) most people are overworked and underpaidC) one should avoid overstating one’s performanceD) most organizations give their staff automatic pay raises29. To get a pay raise, a person should ________.A) advertise himself on the job marketB) persuade his boss to sign a long-term contractC) try to get inside information about the organizationD) do something to impress his boss just before merit pay decisions30. To be successful in negotiations, one must ________.A) meet his boss at the appropriate timeB) arrive at the negotiation table punctuallyC) be good at influencing the outcome of the interactionD) be familiar with what the boss likes and dislikesPassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.When families gather for Christmas dinner, some will stick to formal traditions dating back to Grandma’s generation. Their tables will be set with the good dishes andsilver, and the dress code will be Sunday-best.But in many other homes, this china-and-silver elegance has given way to a stoneware (粗陶)-and-stainless informality, with dresses assuming an equally casual-Friday look. For hosts and guests, the change means greater simplicity and comfort. For makers of fine china in Britain, it spells economic hard times.Last week Royal Doulton, the largest employer in Stoke-on-Trent, announced that it is eliminating 1,000 jobs—one-fifth of its total workforce. That brings to more than 4,000 the number of positions lost in 18 months in the pottery (陶瓷) region. Wedgwood and other pottery factories made cuts earlier.Although a strong pound and weak markets in Asia play a role in the downsizing, the layoffs in Stoke have their roots in earthshaking social shifts. A spokesman for Royal Doulton admitted that the company “has been somewhat slow in catching up with the trend” toward casual dining. Families eat together less often, he explained, and more people eat alone, either because they are single or they eat in front of television;Even dinner parties, if they happen at all, have gone casual. In a time of long work hours and demanding family schedules, busy hosts insist, rightly, that it’s better to share a takeout pizza on paper plates in the family room than to wait for the perfect moment or a “real” dinner party. Too often, the perfect moment never comes.Iron a fine-patterned tablecloth? Forget it. Polish the silver? Who has time?Yet the loss of formality has its down side. The fine points of etiquette (礼节) that children might once have learned at the table by observation or instruction from parents and grandparents (“Chew with your mouth closed.” “Keep your elbows off the table.”) must be picked up elsewhere. Some companies now offer etiquette seminars for employees who may be competent professionally but clueless socially.31. The trend toward casual dining has resulted in ________.A) bankruptcy of fine china manufacturersB) shrinking of the pottery industryC) restructuring of large enterprisesD) economic recession in Great Britain32. Which of the following may be the best reason for casual dining?A) Family members need more time to relax.B) Busy schedules leave people no time for formality.C) People want to practice economy in times of scarcity.D) Young people won’t follow the etiquette of the older generation.33. It can be learned from the passage that Royal Doulton is ________.A) a retailer of stainless steel tablewareB) a dealer in stonewareC) a pottery chain storeD) a producer of fine china34. The main cause of the layoffs in the pottery industry is ________.A) the increased value of the poundB) the economic recession in AsiaC) the change in people’s way of lifeD) the fierce competition at home and abroad35. Refined table manners, though less popular than before in current social life________.A) are still a must on certain occasionsB) axe bound to return sooner or laterC) are still being taught by parents at homeD) can help improve personal relationshipsPassage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.Some houses are designed to be smart. Others have smart designs. An example of the second type of house won an Award of Excellence from the American Institute of Architects.Located on the shore of Sullivan’s Island off the coast of South Carolina, the award-winning cube-shaped beach house was built to replace one smashed to pieces by Hurricane (飓风) Hugo 10 years ago. In September 1989, Hugo struck South Carolina, killing 18 people and damaging or destroying 36,000 homes in the state.Before Hugo, many new houses built along South Carolina’s shoreline were poorly constructed, and enforcement of building codes wasn’t strict, according to architect Ray Huff, who created the cleverly-designed beach house. In Hugo’s wake, all new shoreline houses are required to meet stricter, better-enforced codes. The new beach house on Sullivan’s Island should be able to withstand a Category 3 hurricane with peak winds of 179 to 209 kilometers per hour.At first sight, the house on Sullivan’s Island looks anything but hurricane-proof. Its redwood shell makes it resemble “a large party lantern (灯笼)” at night, according to one observer. But looks can be deceiving. The house’s wooden frame is reinforced with long steel rods to give it extra strength.To further protect the house from hurricane damage, Huff raised it 2.7 meters off the ground on timber pilings—long, slender columns of wood anchored deep in the sand. Pilings might appear insecure, but they are strong enough to support the weight of the house. They also elevate the house above storm surges. The pilings allow the surges to run under th e house instead of running into it. “These swells of water come ashore attremendous speeds and cause most of the damage done to beach-front buildings,” said Huff.Huff designed the timber pilings to be partially concealed by the house’s ground-to-roof she ll. “The shell masks the pilings so that the house doesn’t look like it’s standing with its pant legs pulled up,” said Huff. In the event of a storm surge, the shell should break apart and let the waves rush under the house, the architect explained.36. After the tragedy caused by Hurricane Hugo, new houses built along SouthCarolina’s shore line are required ________.A) to be easily reinforcedB) to look smarter in designC) to meet stricter building standardsD) to be designed in the shape of cubes37. The award-winning beach house is quite strong because ________.A) it is strengthened by steel rodsB) it is made of redwoodC) it is in the shape of a shellD) it is built with timber and concrete38. Huff raised the house 2.7 meters off the ground on timber pilings in order to________.A) withstand peak winds of about 200 km/hrB) anchor stronger pilings deep in the sandC) break huge sea waves into smaller onesD) prevent water from rushing into the house39. The main function of the shell is ________.A) to strengthen the pilings of the houseB) to give the house a better appearanceC) to protect the wooden frame of the houseD) to slow down the speed of the swelling water40. It can be inferred from the passage that the shell should be ________.A) fancy-lookingB) waterproofC) easily breakableD) extremely strongPart 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 bestcompletes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the AnswerSheet with a single line through the centre.41. He asked us to ________ them in carrying through their plan.A) provideB) arouseC) assistD) persist42. A good many proposals were raised by the delegates, ________ was to be expected.A) thatB) whatC) soD) as43. He was such a ________ speaker that he held our attention every minute of thethree-hour lecture.A) specificB) dynamicC) heroicD) diplomatic44. Arriving home, the boy told his parents about all the ________ which occurred inhis dormitory.A) occasionsB) mattersC) incidentsD) issues45. The opening between the rocks was very narrow, but the boys managed to ________through.A) pressB) squeezeC) stretchD) leap46. They are trying to ________ the waste discharged by the factory for profit.A) exposeB) exhaustC) exhibitD) exploit47. The manager urged his staff not to ________ the splendid opportunity.A) dropB) missC) escapeD) slide48. ________ I admire David as a poet, I do not like him as a man.A) Much asB) Only ifC) If onlyD) As much49. Because of a ________ engagement, Lora couldn’t attend my birthday party lastSaturday.A) pioneerB) prematureC) priorD) past50. The continuous rain ________ the harvesting of the wheat crop by two weeks.A) set backB) set offC) set outD) set aside51. Not having a good command of English can be a serious ________ preventing youfrom achieving your goals.A) obstacleB) faultC) offenseD) distress52. It’s very ________ of you not to talk aloud while the baby is asleep.A) concernedB) carefulC) considerableD) considerate53. Many a player who had been highly thought of has ________ from the tennis scene.A) disposedB) disappearedC) discouragedD) discarded54. She’s fainted. Throw some water on her face and she’ll ________.A) come roundB) come alongC) come onD) come out55. All their attempts to ________ the child from the burning building were in vain.A) regainB) recoverC) rescueD) reserve56. Computer technology will ________ a revolution in business administration.A) bring aroundB) bring aboutC) bring outD) bring up57. The university has launched a research center to develop new ways of ________bacteria which have become resistant to drug treatments.A) regulatingB) haltingC) interruptingD) combating58. The ________ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research andteaching, particularly the gap between researchers and teachers.A) jointB) intensiveC) overallD) decisive59. The rapid development of communications technology is transforming the________ in which people communicate across time and space.A) routeB) transmissionC) visionD) manner60. When I go out in the evening I use the bike ________ the car if I can.A) rather thanB) regardless ofC) in spite ofD) other than61. There is no ________ evidence that people can control their dreams, at least inexperimental situations in a lab.A) rigidB) solidC) smoothD) harsh62. Every culture has developed ________ for certain kinds of food and drink, andequally strong negative attitudes toward others.A) preferencesB) expectationsC) fantasiesD) fashions63. It is reported that Uruguay understands and ________ China on human rights issues.A) grantsB) changesC) abandonsD) backs64. Only a few people have ________ to the full facts of the incident.A) accessB) resortC) contactD) path65. His trousers ________ when he tried to jump over the fence.A) crackedB) splitC) brokeD) burst66. So far, ________ winds and currents have kept the thick patch of oil southeast of theAtlantic coast.A) governingB) blowingC) prevailingD) ruling67. The author was required to submit an ________ of about 200 words together withhis research paper.A) editionB) editorialC) articleD) abstract68. As the old empires were broken up and new states were formed, new officialtongues began to ________ at an increasing rate.A) bring upB) build upC) spring upD) strike up69. Many patients insist on having watches with them in hospital, ________ they haveno schedules to keep.A) even thoughB) forC) as if70. Some plants are very ________ to light; they prefer the shade.A) sensibleB) flexibleC) objectiveD) sensitivePart 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.It’s an annual back-to-school routine. One morning you wave goodbye, and that __71__ evening you’re burning the late-night oil in sympathy. In the race to improve educational standards, __72__ are throwing the books at kids. __73__ elementary school students are complaining of homework __74__. What’s a well-meaning parent to do?As hard as __75__ may be, sit back and chill, experts advise. Though you’ve got to get them to do it, __76__ helping too much, or even examining __77__ too carefully, you may keep them __78__ doing it by themselves. “I wouldn’t advise a parent to check every __79__ assignment,” says psychologist John Ros emond, author Of Ending the Tough Homework. “There’s a __80__ of appreciation for trial and error. Let your children __81__ the grade they deserve.”Many experts believe parents should gently look over the work of younger children and ask them to rethink their __82__. But “you don’t want them to feel it has to be __83__,” she says.That’s not to say parents should __84__ homework—first, they should monitor how much homework their kids __85__. Thirty minutes a day in the early elementary years and an hour in __86__ four, five, and six is standard, says Rosemond. For junior-high students it should be “__87__ mom than an hour and a half,” and two for high-school students. If your child __88__ has mom homework than this, you may want to check __89__ other parents and then talk to the teacher about __90__ assignment71. A) veryB) exactC) rightD) usual72. A) officialsB) parentsD) schools73. A) AlsoB) EvenC) ThenD) However74. A) fatigueB) confusionC) dutyD) puzzle75. A) thereB) weC) theyD) it76. A) viaB) underC) byD) for77. A) questionsB) answersC) standardsD) rules78. A) offB) withoutC) beyondD) from79. A) singleB) pieceC) pageD) other80. A) dropC) cutD) lack81. A) acquireB) earnC) gatherD) reach82. A) exercisesB) defectsC) mistakesD) tests83. A) perfectB) betterC) unusualD) complete84. A) forgetB) refuseC) missD) ignore85. A) haveB) prepareC) makeD) perform86. A) classesB) groupsC) gradesD) terms87. A) aboutB) noC) muchD) few88. A) previouslyB) rarelyC) merelyD) consistently89. A) withB) inC) outD) up90. A) finishingB) loweringC) reducingD) decliningPart V Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter in reply to a friend’s inquiry about applying for admission to your college or university.You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below inChinese:1. 建议报考的专业及理由2. 报考该专业的基本条件3. 应当如何备考A Letter in Reply to a FriendDecember 27th, 2003 Dear,___________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________2003年12月四级参考答案20 / 21 2003年12月四级参考答案Part IPart IIPart III2003年12月四级参考答案21 / 21Part IV。

2003年12月大学英语四级听力原文及答案

英语四级真题2003年12月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷及参考答案

2003年12月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷Part I Listening Comprehension(20minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,you will hear10short conversations.At the end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said.Both theconversation and the question will be spoken only once.After each questionthere will be a pause.During the pause,you must read the four choicesmarked A),B),C)and D),and decide which is the best answer.Then markthe corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through thecentre.Example:You will hear:You will read:A)At the office.B)In the waiting room.C)At the airport.D)In a restaurant.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening.This conversation is most likely to have taken place at the office.Therefore,A)“At the office”is the best answer.You should choose[A]on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.Sample Answer[A][B][C][D]1.A)The man could come some time later.B)The size the man wants will arrive soon.C)The size of the skirt is ail right for the man.D)The man could buy a shirt of a different color.2.A)The woman is filming the lake.B)The woman is running toward the lake.C)The woman can’t take a photo of the man.D)The woman is watching an exciting film with the man.3.A)It’s quiet in the restaurant.B)The restaurant is too far from their school.C)The price is high in the restaurant.D)The restaurant serves good food.4.A)On a busy street.B)In a Hong Kong hotel.C)At an airport.D)At a booking office.5.A)The woman should confirm her appointment with the doctor.B)The woman should have seen the doctor earlier.C)The woman’s headache will go away by itself.D)The woman has been complaining too much.6.A)Put off his appointment with Mr.Johnson.B)Help move things to Mr.Johnson’s office.C)Help the woman move the items.D)Hurry to Mr.Johnson’s office.7.A)The man didn’t practice hard enough.B)The man should find a new partner.C)The man should not give up.D)The man should not dream of being a superstar.8.A)It doesn’t appeal to her.B)It’s incredibly delicious.C)She has already tasted it.D)There is no more left.9.A)The man is a diligent student.B)The man has bad study habits.C)The man has made a mess of his midterm exam.D)The man is usually the last to hand in his test paper.10.A)The man has finished Ms assignment.B)The man is willing to help the woman.C)The man will drive the woman to school.D)The man is losing patience with the woman.Section BDirections:In this section,you will hear3short passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear some questions.Both the passage and the questions will bespoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the bestanswer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through thecentre.Passage OneQuestions11to13are based on the passage you have just heard.11.A)The importance of good manners.B)The art of saying thank you.C)The secret of staying pretty.D)The difference between elegance and good manners.12.A)They were willing to spend more money on clothes.B)They paid more attention to their appearance.C)They were more aware of changes in fashion.D)They were nicer and gentler.13.A)By putting on a little make-up.B)By decorating our homes.C)By being kind and generous.D)By wearing fashionable clothes.Passage TwoQuestions14to16are based on the passage you have just heard.14.A)Children don’t get enough education in safety.B)The playgrounds are in poor condition.C)The playgrounds are overcrowded.D)Children are keen on dangerous games.15.A)They should help maintain the equipment.B)They should teach their children how to use the equipment.C)They should stop their children from climbing ladders.D)They should keep a watchful eye on their children.16.A)They can be creative when they feel secure.B)They may panic in front of high playground equipment.C)They should be aware of the potential risks in the playground.D)They tend to stay within shouting or running distance of their parents.Passage ThreeQuestions17to20are based on the passage you have just heard.17.A)It’s admired worldwide.B)It takes skill.C)It pays well.D)It’s a full-time job.18.A)An old lady carrying a handbag on the left.B)A mother with a baby in her arms.C)A woman whose bag is hanging in front.D)A lone female with a handbag at her right side.19.A)A side pocket of his jacket.B)The top pocket of his jacket.C)A side pocket of his trousers.D)The back pocket of his tight trousers.20.A)Clothing stores where people are relaxed and off guard.B)Hotels and restaurants in southeast London.C)Airports where people carry a lot of luggage.D)Theater lobbies with uniformed security guards.Part II Reading Comprehension(35minutes)Directions:There are4passages 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 thecentre.Passage OneQuestions21to25are based on the following passage.I’m usually fairly skeptical about any research that concludes that people are either happier or unhappier or more or less certain of themselves than they were50years ago. While any of these statements might be true,they are practically impossible to prove scientifically.Still,I was struck by a report which concluded that today’s children aresignificantly more anxious than children in the1950s.In fact,the analysis showed, normal children ages9to17exhibit a higher level of anxiety today than children who were treated for mental illness50years ago.Why are America’s kids so stressed?The report cites two main causes:increasing physical isolation—brought on by high divorce rates and less involvement in community, among other things—and a growing perception that the world is a more dangerous place.Given that we can’t turn the clock back,adults can still do plenty to help the next generation cope.At the top of the list is nurturing(培育)a better appreciation of the limits of individualism.No child is an island.Strengthening social ties helps build communities and protect individuals against stress.To help kids build stronger connections with others,you can pull the plug on TVs and computers.Your family will thank you later.They will have more time for face-to-face relationships,and they will get more sleep.Limit the amount of virtual(虚拟的)violence your children are exposed to.It’s not just video games and movies;children see a lot of murder and crime on the local news.Keep your expectations for your children reasonable.Many highly successful people never attended Harvard or Yale.Make exercise part of your daily routine.It will help you cope with your own anxieties and provide a good model for your kids.Sometimes anxiety is unavoidable.But it doesn’t have to ruin your life.21.The author thinks that the conclusions of any research about people’s state of mindare________.A)surprisingB)confusingC)illogicalD)questionable22.What does the author mean when he says,“we can’t turn the clock back”(Line1,Para.3)?A)It’s impossible to slow down the pace of change.B)The social reality children are facing cannot be changed.C)Lessons learned from the past should not be forgotten.D)It’s impossible to forget the past.23.According to an analysis,compared with normal children today,children treated asmentally ill50years ago________.A)were less isolated physicallyB)were probably less self-centeredC)probably suffered less from anxietyD)were considered less individualistic24.The first and most important thing parents should do to help their children is________.A)to provide them with a safer environmentB)to lower their expectations for themC)to get them more involved sociallyD)to set a good model for them to follow25.What conclusion can be drawn from the passage?A)Anxiety,though unavoidable,can be coped with.B)Children’s anxiety has been enormously exaggerated.C)Children’s anxiety can be eliminated with more parental care.D)Anxiety,if properly controlled,may help children become mature.Passage TwoQuestions26to30are based on the following passage.It is easier to negotiate initial salary requirement because once you are inside,the organizational constraints(约束)influence wage increases.One thing,however,is certain:your chances of getting the raise you feel you deserve are less if you don’t at least ask for it.Men tend to ask for more,and they get more,and this holds true with other resources,not just pay increases.Consider Beth’s story:I did not get what I wanted when I did not ask for it.We had cubicle(小隔间) offices and window offices.I sat in the cubicles with several male colleagues.One by one they were moved into window offices,while I remained in the cubicles,several males who were hired after me also went to offices.One in particular told me he was next in line for an office and that it had been part of his negotiations for the job.I guess they thought me content to stay in the cubicles since I did not voice my opinion either way.It would be nice if we all received automatic pay increases equal to our merit,but “nice”isn’t a quality attributed to most organizations.If you feel you deserve a significant raise in pay,you’ll probably have to ask for it.Performance is your best bargaining chip(筹码)when you are seeking a raise.You must be able to demonstrate that you deserve a raise.Timing is also a good bargaining chip.If you can give your boss something he or she needs(a new client or a sizable contract,for example)just before merit pay decisions are being made,you are more likely to get the raise you want.Use information as a bargaining chip too.Find out what you are worth on the open market.What will someone else pay for your services?Go into the negotiations prepared to place your chips on the table at the appropriate time and prepared to use communication style to guide the direction of the interaction.26.According to the passage,before taking a job,a person should________.A)demonstrate his capabilityB)give his boss a good impressionC)ask for as much money as he canD)ask for the salary he hopes to get27.What can be inferred from Beth’s story?A)Prejudice against women still exists in some organizations.B)If people want what they deserve,they have to ask for it.C)People should not be content with what they have got.D)People should be careful when negotiating for a job.28.We can learn from the passage that________.A)unfairness exists in salary increasesB)most people are overworked and underpaidC)one should avoid overstating one’s performanceD)most organizations give their staff automatic pay raises29.To get a pay raise,a person should________.A)advertise himself on the job marketB)persuade his boss to sign a long-term contractC)try to get inside information about the organizationD)do something to impress his boss just before merit pay decisions30.To be successful in negotiations,one must________.A)meet his boss at the appropriate timeB)arrive at the negotiation table punctuallyC)be good at influencing the outcome of the interactionD)be familiar with what the boss likes and dislikesPassage ThreeQuestions31to35are based on the following passage.When families gather for Christmas dinner,some will stick to formal traditions dating back to Grandma’s generation.Their tables will be set with the good dishes andsilver,and the dress code will be Sunday-best.But in many other homes,this china-and-silver elegance has given way to a stoneware(粗陶)-and-stainless informality,with dresses assuming an equally casual-Friday look.For hosts and guests,the change means greater simplicity and comfort.For makers of fine china in Britain,it spells economic hard times.Last week Royal Doulton,the largest employer in Stoke-on-Trent,announced that it is eliminating1,000jobs—one-fifth of its total workforce.That brings to more than 4,000the number of positions lost in18months in the pottery(陶瓷)region.Wedgwood and other pottery factories made cuts earlier.Although a strong pound and weak markets in Asia play a role in the downsizing, the layoffs in Stoke have their roots in earthshaking social shifts.A spokesman for Royal Doulton admitted that the company“has been somewhat slow in catching up with the trend”toward casual dining.Families eat together less often,he explained,and more people eat alone,either because they are single or they eat in front of television;Even dinner parties,if they happen at all,have gone casual.In a time of long work hours and demanding family schedules,busy hosts insist,rightly,that it’s better to share a takeout pizza on paper plates in the family room than to wait for the perfect moment or a “real”dinner party.Too often,the perfect moment never comes.Iron a fine-patterned tablecloth?Forget it.Polish the silver?Who has time?Yet the loss of formality has its down side.The fine points of etiquette(礼节)that children might once have learned at the table by observation or instruction from parents and grandparents(“Chew with your mouth closed.”“Keep your elbows off the table.”) must be picked up elsewhere.Some companies now offer etiquette seminars for employees who may be competent professionally but clueless socially.31.The trend toward casual dining has resulted in________.A)bankruptcy of fine china manufacturersB)shrinking of the pottery industryC)restructuring of large enterprisesD)economic recession in Great Britain32.Which of the following may be the best reason for casual dining?A)Family members need more time to relax.B)Busy schedules leave people no time for formality.C)People want to practice economy in times of scarcity.D)Young people won’t follow the etiquette of the older generation.33.It can be learned from the passage that Royal Doulton is________.A)a retailer of stainless steel tablewareB)a dealer in stonewareC)a pottery chain storeD)a producer of fine china34.The main cause of the layoffs in the pottery industry is________.A)the increased value of the poundB)the economic recession in AsiaC)the change in people’s way of lifeD)the fierce competition at home and abroad35.Refined table manners,though less popular than before in current social life________.A)are still a must on certain occasionsB)axe bound to return sooner or laterC)are still being taught by parents at homeD)can help improve personal relationshipsPassage FourQuestions36to40are based on the following passage.Some houses are designed to be smart.Others have smart designs.An example of the second type of house won an Award of Excellence from the American Institute of Architects.Located on the shore of Sullivan’s Island off the coast of South Carolina,the award-winning cube-shaped beach house was built to replace one smashed to pieces by Hurricane(飓风)Hugo10years ago.In September1989,Hugo struck South Carolina, killing18people and damaging or destroying36,000homes in the state.Before Hugo,many new houses built along South Carolina’s shoreline were poorly constructed,and enforcement of building codes wasn’t strict,according to architect Ray Huff,who created the cleverly-designed beach house.In Hugo’s wake,all new shoreline houses are required to meet stricter,better-enforced codes.The new beach house on Sullivan’s Island should be able to withstand a Category3hurricane with peak winds of 179to209kilometers per hour.At first sight,the house on Sullivan’s Island looks anything but hurricane-proof.Its redwood shell makes it resemble“a large party lantern(灯笼)”at night,according to one observer.But looks can be deceiving.The house’s wooden frame is reinforced with long steel rods to give it extra strength.To further protect the house from hurricane damage,Huff raised it2.7meters off the ground on timber pilings—long,slender columns of wood anchored deep in the sand. Pilings might appear insecure,but they are strong enough to support the weight of the house.They also elevate the house above storm surges.The pilings allow the surges to run under the house instead of running into it.“These swells of water come ashore attremendous speeds and cause most of the damage done to beach-front buildings,”said Huff.Huff designed the timber pilings to be partially concealed by the house’s ground-to-roof shell.“The shell masks the pilings so that the house doesn’t look like it’s standing with its pant legs pulled up,”said Huff.In the event of a storm surge,the shell should break apart and let the waves rush under the house,the architect explained. 36.After the tragedy caused by Hurricane Hugo,new houses built along SouthCarolina’s shore line are required________.A)to be easily reinforcedB)to look smarter in designC)to meet stricter building standardsD)to be designed in the shape of cubes37.The award-winning beach house is quite strong because________.A)it is strengthened by steel rodsB)it is made of redwoodC)it is in the shape of a shellD)it is built with timber and concrete38.Huff raised the house2.7meters off the ground on timber pilings in order to________.A)withstand peak winds of about200km/hrB)anchor stronger pilings deep in the sandC)break huge sea waves into smaller onesD)prevent water from rushing into the house39.The main function of the shell is________.A)to strengthen the pilings of the houseB)to give the house a better appearanceC)to protect the wooden frame of the houseD)to slow down the speed of the swelling water40.It can be inferred from the passage that the shell should be________.A)fancy-lookingB)waterproofC)easily breakableD)extremely strongPart III Vocabulary(20minutes)Directions:There are30incomplete sentences in this part.For each sentence there are four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Choose the ONE answer that bestcompletes the sentence.Then mark the corresponding letter on the AnswerSheet with a single line through the centre.41.He asked us to________them in carrying through their plan.A)provideB)arouseC)assistD)persist42.A good many proposals were raised by the delegates,________was to be expected.A)thatB)whatC)soD)as43.He was such a________speaker that he held our attention every minute of thethree-hour lecture.A)specificB)dynamicC)heroicD)diplomatic44.Arriving home,the boy told his parents about all the________which occurred inhis dormitory.A)occasionsB)mattersC)incidentsD)issues45.The opening between the rocks was very narrow,but the boys managed to________through.A)pressB)squeezeC)stretchD)leap46.They are trying to________the waste discharged by the factory for profit.A)exposeB)exhaustC)exhibitD)exploit47.The manager urged his staff not to________the splendid opportunity.A)dropB)missC)escapeD)slide48.________I admire David as a poet,I do not like him as a man.A)Much asB)Only ifC)If onlyD)As much49.Because of a________engagement,Lora couldn’t attend my birthday party lastSaturday.A)pioneerB)prematureC)priorD)past50.The continuous rain________the harvesting of the wheat crop by two weeks.A)set backB)set offC)set outD)set aside51.Not having a good command of English can be a serious________preventing youfrom achieving your goals.A)obstacleB)faultC)offenseD)distress52.It’s very________of you not to talk aloud while the baby is asleep.A)concernedB)carefulC)considerableD)considerate53.Many a player who had been highly thought of has________from the tennis scene.A)disposedB)disappearedC)discouragedD)discarded54.She’s fainted.Throw some water on her face and she’ll________.A)come roundB)come alongC)come onD)come out55.All their attempts to________the child from the burning building were in vain.A)regainB)recoverC)rescueD)reserveputer technology will________a revolution in business administration.A)bring aroundB)bring aboutC)bring outD)bring up57.The university has launched a research center to develop new ways of________bacteria which have become resistant to drug treatments.A)regulatingB)haltingC)interruptingD)combating58.The________goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research andteaching,particularly the gap between researchers and teachers.A)jointB)intensiveC)overallD)decisive59.The rapid development of communications technology is transforming the________in which people communicate across time and space.A)routeB)transmissionC)visionD)manner60.When I go out in the evening I use the bike________the car if I can.A)rather thanB)regardless ofC)in spite ofD)other than61.There is no________evidence that people can control their dreams,at least inexperimental situations in a lab.A)rigidB)solidC)smoothD)harsh62.Every culture has developed________for certain kinds of food and drink,andequally strong negative attitudes toward others.A)preferencesB)expectationsC)fantasiesD)fashions63.It is reported that Uruguay understands and________China on human rights issues.A)grantsB)changesC)abandonsD)backs64.Only a few people have________to the full facts of the incident.A)accessB)resortC)contactD)path65.His trousers________when he tried to jump over the fence.A)crackedB)splitC)brokeD)burst66.So far,________winds and currents have kept the thick patch of oil southeast of theAtlantic coast.A)governingB)blowingC)prevailingD)ruling67.The author was required to submit an________of about200words together withhis research paper.A)editionB)editorialC)articleD)abstract68.As the old empires were broken up and new states were formed,new officialtongues began to________at an increasing rate.A)bring upB)build upC)spring upD)strike up69.Many patients insist on having watches with them in hospital,________they haveno schedules to keep.A)even thoughB)forC)as if70.Some plants are very________to light;they prefer the shade.A)sensibleB)flexibleC)objectiveD)sensitivePart IV Cloze(15minutes)Directions:There are20blanks 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.It’s an annual back-to-school routine.One morning you wave goodbye,and that __71__evening you’re burning the late-night oil in sympathy.In the race to improve educational standards,__72__are throwing the books at kids.__73__elementary school students are complaining of homework__74__.What’s a well-meaning parent to do?As hard as__75__may be,sit back and chill,experts advise.Though you’ve got to get them to do it,__76__helping too much,or even examining__77__too carefully,you may keep them__78__doing it by themselves.“I wouldn’t advise a parent to check every__79__assignment,”says psychologist John Rosemond,author Of Ending the Tough Homework.“There’s a__80__of appreciation for trial and error.Let your children__81__the grade they deserve.”Many experts believe parents should gently look over the work of younger children and ask them to rethink their__82__.But“you don’t want them to feel it has to be __83__,”she says.That’s not to say parents should__84__homework—first,they should monitor how much homework their kids__85__.Thirty minutes a day in the early elementary years and an hour in__86__four,five,and six is standard,says Rosemond.For junior-high students it should be“__87__mom than an hour and a half,”and two for high-school students.If your child__88__has mom homework than this,you may want to check __89__other parents and then talk to the teacher about__90__assignment71.A)veryB)exactC)rightD)usual72.A)officialsB)parentsD)schools73.A)AlsoB)EvenC)ThenD)However74.A)fatigueB)confusionC)dutyD)puzzle75.A)thereB)weC)theyD)it76.A)viaB)underC)byD)for77.A)questionsB)answersC)standardsD)rules78.A)offB)withoutC)beyondD)from79.A)singleB)pieceC)pageD)other80.A)dropC)cutD)lack81.A)acquireB)earnC)gatherD)reach82.A)exercisesB)defectsC)mistakesD)tests83.A)perfectB)betterC)unusualD)complete84.A)forgetB)refuseC)missD)ignore85.A)haveB)prepareC)makeD)perform86.A)classesB)groupsC)gradesD)terms87.A)aboutB)noC)muchD)few88.A)previouslyB)rarelyC)merelyD)consistently89.A)withB)inC)outD)up90.A)finishingB)loweringC)reducingD)decliningPart V Writing(30minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed30minutes to write a letter in reply to a friend’s inquiry about applying for admission to your college or university.You should write at least120words according to the outline given below inChinese:1.建议报考的专业及理由2.报考该专业的基本条件3.应当如何备考A Letter in Reply to a FriendDecember27th,2003 Dear,___________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________2003年12月四级参考答案20/212003年12月四级参考答案Part I1.A2.B3.A4.D5.C6.B7.D8.B9.C10.D11.C12.A13.B14.C15.B16.D17.A18.C19.A20.BPart II21.D22.B23.C24.C25.C26.D27.B28.A29.D30.C31.B32.B33.D34.C35.A36.C37.A38.D39.B40.CPart III41.C42.D43.B44.C45.B46.D47.B48.A49.C50.A51.A52.D53.B54.A55.C56.B57.D58.C59.D60.A61.B62.A63.D64.A65.BPart IV71.A72.B73.B74.A75.D 76.C77.B78.D79.A80.D 81.B82.C83.A84.D85.A 86.C87.B88.D89.A90.C。

2003年6月大学英语四级考试试题及keys与详解

2003年6月21日大学英语四级考试试卷Part ⅠListening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre .1. A）At a theatre.B）At a booking office.C）At a railway station.D）At a restaurant.2. A）The man is inviting the woman to dinner.B）The woman is too busy to join the man for dinner.C）The woman is a friend of the Stevensons’.D）The man is going to visit the Stevensons’. 3. A）The professor’s presentation was not convincing enough.B）The professor’s lecture notes were too complicated.C）The professor spoke with a strong accent.D）The professor spoke too fast.4. A）The furnished apartment was inexpensive.B）The apartment was provided with some old furniture.C）The furniture in the market was on sale every Sunday. D）The furniture he bought was very cheap.5. A）The man is thinking about taking a new job. B）The man likes a job that enables him to travel. C）The man is sure that he will gain more by taking the job.D）The man doesn’t want to stay home and take care of their child.6. A）Take the GRE test again in 8 weeks.B）Call to check his scores.C）Be patient and wait.D）Inquire when the test scores are released.7. A）She read it selectively.B）She went over it chapter by chapter.C）She read it slowly.D）She finished it at a stretch.8. A）He was kept in hospital for a long time. B）He was slightly injured in a traffic accident.C）He was seriously wounded in a mine explosion. D）He was fined for speeding.9. A）Wait for a taxi.B）Buy some food.C）Go on a trip.D）Book train tickets.10.A）It’s not as hard as expected. B）It’s too tough for some students.C）It’s much more difficult than people think. D）It’s believed to be the hardest optional course. Section BPassage One Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11.A）Anxious and worried.B）Nervous and confused.C）Proud and excited.D）Inspired and confident.12.A）His father scolded him severely.B）His father made him do the cutting again.C）His father took back the six dollars.D）His father cut the leaves himself.13.A）One can benefit a lot from working with his father. B）Manual labors shouldn’t be looked down upon.C）One should always do his job earnestly. D）Teenagers tend to be careless. Passage Two Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14.A）He ran a village shop.B）He worked in an advertising agency.C）He worked on a farm.D）He was a gardener.15.A）It was stressful.B）It was colorful.C）It was peaceful.D）It was boring.16.A）His desire to start his own business.B）The crisis in his family life.C）The decline in his health.D）His dream of living in the countryside.Passage Three Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17 .A）Because there are no signs to direct them.B）Because no tour guides are available.C）Because all the buildings in the city look alike. D）Because the university is everywhere in the city.18. A）They set their own exams.B）They select their own students.C）They award their own degrees.D）They organize their own laboratory work.19. A）Most of them have a long history. B）Many of them are specialized libraries.C）They house more books than any other university library.D）They each have a copy of every book published in Britain.20. A）Very few of them are engaged in research. B）They were not awarded degrees until 1948.C）They have outnumbered male students. D）They were not treated equally until 1881.PartⅡReading Comprehension35minutes）Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.On average, American kids ages 3 to12 spent 29 hours a week in school, eight hours more than they did in 1981.They also did more household work and participated in more of such organized activities as soccer and ballet（芭蕾舞）.Involvement in sports, in particular ,rose almost50%from1981to1997:boys now spend an average of four hours a week playing sports; girls log half that time. All in all, however, children’s leisure time dropped from40%of the day in1981to25%.“Children are affected by the same time crunch（危机）that affects their parents,” says Sandra Hofferth,who headed the recent study of children’s timetable. A chief reason, she says, is that more mothers are working outside the home.（Nevertheless, children in both double-income and “male breadwinner” households spent comparable amounts of time interacting with their parents, 19 hours and 22 hours respectively. In contrast, children spent only 9 hours with their single mothers.）All work and no play could make for some very messed-up kids. “Play is the most powerful way a child explores the world and learns about himself,” says T. Berry Braselton, professor at Harvard Medical School. Unstructured play encourages independent thinking and allows the young tonegotiate their relationships with their peers, but kids ages3to12spent only12hours a week engaged in it.The children sampled spent a quarter of their rapidly decreasing “free time”watching television. But that, believe it or not, was one of the findings parents might regard as good news. If they’re spending less time in front of the TV set, however, kids aren’t replacing it with reading. Despite efforts to get kids more interested in books, the children spent just over an hour a week reading. Let’s face it, who’s got the time?21.By mentioning “the same time crunch”（Line1,Para.2）Sandra Hofferth means .A）children have little time to play with their parentsB）children are not taken good care of by their working parentsC）both parents and children suffer from lack of leisure timeD）both parents and children have trouble managing their time22.According to the author, the reason given by Sandra Hofferth for the time crunch is .A）quite convincing B）partially trueC）totally groundless D）rather confusing23.According to the author a child develops better if .A）he has plenty of time reading and studyingB）he is left to play with his peers in his own wayC）he has more time participating in school activitiesD）he is free to interact with his working parents24.The author is concerned about the fact that American kids .A）are engaged in more and more structured activitiesB）are increasingly neglected by their working mothersC）are spending more and more time watching TVD）are involved less and less in household work25.We can infer from the passage that .A）extracurricular activities promote children’s intelligenceB）most children will turn to reading with TV sets switched offC）efforts to get kids interested in reading have been fruitfulD）most parents believe reading to be beneficial to childrenPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Henry Ford, the famous U.S. inventor and car manufacturer, once said, “The business of America is business.” By this he meant that the U.S. way of life is based on the values of the business world.Few would argue with Ford’s statement. A brief glimpse at a daily newspaper vividly shows how much people in the United States think about business. For example, nearly every newspaper has a business section, in which the deals and projects, finances and management, stock prices and labor problems of corporations are reported daily. In addition, business news can appear in every other section. Most national news has an important financial aspect to it. Welfare, foreign aid, the federal budget, and the policies of the Federal Reserve Bank are all heavily affected by business. Moreover, business news appears in some of the unlikeliest places. The world of arts and entertainment is often referred to as “the entertainment industry” or “show business.”The positive side of Henry Ford’s statement can be seen in the prosperity that business has brought to U.S. life. One of the most important reasons so many people from all over the world come to live in the United States is the dream of a better job. Jobs are produced in abundance（大量地）because the U.S. economic system is driven by competition. People believe that this system creates more wealth, more jobs, and a materially better way of life.The negative side of Henry Ford’s statement, however, can be seen when the word business is taken to mean big business. And the term big business—referring to the biggest companies, is seen in opposition to labor. Throughout U.S. history working people have had to fight hard for higher wages, better working conditions, and the right to form unions. Today, many of the old labor disputes are over, but there is still some employee anxiety. Downsizing—the laying off of thousands of workers to keep expenses low and profits high—creates feelings of insecurity for many.26.The United States is a typical country .A）which encourages free trade at home and abroadB）where people’s chief concern is how to make moneyC）where all businesses are managed scientificallyD）which normally works according to the federal budget27.The influence of business in the U.S. is evidenced by the fact that .A）most newspapers are run by big businessesB）even public organizations concentrate on working for profitsC）Americans of all professions know how to do businessD）even arts and entertainment are regarded as business28.According to the passage, immigrants choose to settle in the U.S., dreaming that .A）they can start profitable businesses thereB）they can be more competitive in businessC）they will make a fortune overnight thereD）they will find better chances of employment29.Henry Ford’s statement can be taken negatively because .A）working people are discouraged to fight for their rightsB）there are many industries controlled by a few big capitalistsC）there is a conflicting relationship between big corporations and laborD）public services are not run by the federal government30. A company’s efforts to keep expenses low and profits high may result in .A）reduction in the number of employees B）improvement of working conditionsC）fewer disputes between labor and management D）a rise in workers’ wagesPassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.Professor Smith recently persuaded 35 people,23 of them women, to keep a diary of all their absent-minded actions for a fortnight. When he came to analyze their embarrassing lapses（差错）in a scientific report, he was surprised to find that nearly all of them fell into a few groupings. Nor did the lapses appear to be entirely random（随机的）.One of the women, for instance, on leaving her house for work one morning threw her dog her earrings and tried to fix a dog biscuit on her ear.” The explanation for this is that the brain is like acomputer,” explains the professor. “People program themselves to do certain activities regularly. It was the woman’s custom every morning to throw her dog two biscuits and then put on her earrings. But some how the action got reversed in the program.”About one in twenty of the incidents the volunteers reported were these “program assembly failures.”Altogether the volunteers logged433unintentional actions that they found themselves doing—an average of twelve each. There appear to be peak periods in the day when we are at our zaniest（荒谬可笑的）.These are two hours some time between eight a.m. and noon, between four and six p.m. with a smaller peak between eight and ten p.m.” Among men the peak seems to be when a changeover in brain’ programs’ occurs, as for instance between going to and from work.” Women on average reported slightly more lapses—12.5compared with10.9for men—probably because they were more reliable reporters.A startling finding of the research is that the absentˉminded activity is a hazard of doing things in which we are skilled. Normally, you would expect that skill reduces the number of errors we make. But trying to avoid silly slips by concentrating more could make things a lot worse—even dangerous.31.In his study Professor Smith asked the subjects .A）to keep track of people who tend to forget thingsB）to report their embarrassing lapses at randomC）to analyze their awkward experiences scientificallyD）to keep a record of what they did unintentionally32.Professor Smith discovered that .A）certain patterns can be identified in the recorded incidentsB）many people were too embarrassed to admit their absent-mindednessC）men tend to be more absent-minded than womenD）absent-mindedness is an excusable human weakness33. “Programme assembly failures”（Line6,Para.2）refers to the phenomenon that people .A）often fail to program their routines beforehandB）tend to make mistakes when they are in a hurryC）unconsciously change the sequence of doing thingsD）are likely to mess things up if they are too tired34.We learn from the third paragraph that .A）absent-mindedness tends to occur during certain hours of the dayB）women are very careful to perform actions during peak periodsC）women experience more peak periods of absent-mindednessD）men’s absent-mindedness often results in funny situations35.It can be concluded from the passage that .A）people should avoid doing important things during peak periods of lapsesB）hazards can be avoided when people do things they are good atC）people should be careful when programming their actionsD）lapses cannot always be attributed to lack of concentrationPassage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.It’s no secret that many children would be healthier and happier with adoptive parents than with the parents that nature dealt them. That’s especially true of children who remain in abusive homesbecause the law blindly favors biological parents. It’s also true of children who suffer for years in foster homes（收养孩子的家庭）because of parents who can’t or won’t care for them but refuse to give up custody（监护）rights.Fourteen-year-old Kimberly Mays fits neither description, but her recent court victory could eventually help children who do. Kimberly has been the object of an angry custody battle between the man who raised her and her biological parents, with whom she has never lived. A Florida judge ruled that the teenager can remain with the only father she’s ever known and that her biological parents have “no legal claim” on her.The ruling, though it may yet be reversed, sets aside the principle that biology is the primary determinant of parentage. That’s an important development, one that’s long overdue.Shortly after birth in December1978,Kimberly Mays and another infant were mistakenly switched and sent home with the wrong parents. Kimberly’s biological parents, Ernest and Regina Twigg, received a child who died of a heart disease in1998.Medical tests showed that the child wasn’t the Twiggs’ own daughter, but Kimberly was, thus sparking a custody battle with Robert Mays.In1989,the two families agreed that Mr. Mays would maintain custody with the Twiggs getting visiting rights. Those rights were ended when Mr. Mays decided that Kimberly was being harmed.The decision to leave Kimberly with Mr. Mays rendered her suit debated. But the judge made clear that Kimberly did have standing to sue（起诉）on her own behalf. Thus he made clear that she was more than just property to be handled as adults saw fit.Certainly, the biological link between parent and child is fundamental. But biological parents aren’t always preferable to adoptive ones, and biological parentage does not convey an absolute ownership that cancels all the rights of children.36.What was the primary consideration in the Florida judge’s ruling?A）The biological link.B）The child’s benefits.C）The traditional practice.D）The parents’ feelings.37.We can learn from the Kimberly case that .A）children are more than just personal possessions of their parentsB）the biological link between parent and child should be emphasizedC）foster homes bring children more pain and suffering than careD）biological parents shouldn’t claim custody rights after their child is adopted38.The Twiggs claimed custody rights to Kimberly because .A）they found her unhappy in Mr. Mays’ custodyB）they regarded her as their propertyC）they were her biological parentsD）they felt guilty about their past mistake39.Kimberly had been given to Mr. Mays .A）by sheer accident B）out of charityC）at his request D）for better care40.The author’s attitude towards the judge’s ruling could be described as .A）doubtful B）criticalC）cautious D）supportivePart ⅢVocabulary and Structure20minutes）41.She_______her trip to New York because she was ill.A) called off B) closed down C) put up D) went off42._______ the storm, the ship would have reached its destination on time.A) But for B) In case of C) In spite of D) Because of43.We should concentrate on sharply reducing interest rates to pull the economy out of_______A) rejection B) restriction C) retreat D) recession44.The_______ of finding gold in California attracted a lot of people to settle down there.A) prospects B) speculations C) stakes D) provisions45.I suffered from mental_______because of stress from my job.A) damage B) release C) relief D) fatigue46.The rest of the day was entirely at his _______ for reading or recreation.A) dismissal C) disposalB) survival D) arrival47.You will not be_______about your food in time of great hunger.A) special C) peculiarB) particular D) specific48. Crime is increasing worldwide, and there is every reason to believe the_______will continue into the next decade.A) emergency C) paceB) trend D) schedule49. You shouldn’t have written in the_______ since the book belongs to the library.A) interval C) marginB) border D) edge50.The_______ of airplane engines announced a coming air raid.A) roar C) whistleB) exclamation D) scream51.This ticket_______ you to a free boat tour on the lake.A) entitles C) grantsB) appoints D) credits52.This is the nurse who _______ to me when I was ill in hospital.A) accompanied C) entertainedB) attended D) shielded53.I was about to_______a match when I remembered Tom’s warning.A) rub B) hitC) scrape D) strike54.The advertisement says this material doesn’t in _______ the wash, but it has.A) contract B) shrinkC) slim D) dissolve55.He was proud of being chosen to participate in the game and he______us that he would try as hard as possible.A) insured C) assumedB) guaranteed D) assured56.Not only the professionals but also the amateurs will _______ from the new training facilities.A) derive B) acquireC) benefit D) reward57. The work was almost complete when we received orders to _______no further with it.A) progress C) marchB) proceed D) promote58.I waited for him half an hour, but he never_______A) turned in C) turned offB) turned down D) turned up59.A house with a dangerous gas_______ can be broken into immediately.A) leak C) messB) split D) crack60.A dark suit is_______to a light one for evening wear.A) favourable C) preferableB) suitable D) proper61.It was in the United States that I made the _______of Professor Jones.A) acknowledgement C) recognitionB) acquaintance D) association62.Could you take a _______ sheet of paper and write your name at the top?A) bare C) hollowB) vacant D) blank63.A culture in which the citizens share similar religious beliefs and values is more likely to have laws that represent the wishes of its people than is a culture where citizens come from _______ backgrounds.A) extensive B) influentialC) diverse D) identical64.Areas where students have particular difficulty have been treated _______ particular care.A) by B) inC) under D) with65.He gave a________to handle the affairs in a friendly manner.A) pledge C) plungeB) mission D) motion66.Don’t let the child play with scissors_______ he cuts himself.A) in case C) now thatB) so that D) only if67. _______ the danger from enemy action, people had to cope with a severe shortage of food, clothing, fuel, and almost everything.A) As far as C) As well asB) As long as D) As soon as68.Many people lost their jobs during the business _______ .A) desperation C) despairB) decrease D) depression69. Whenever a big company _______ a small one, the product almost always gets worse.A) gets on with C) takes overB) cuts down D) puts up with70.Mr. Smith was the only witness who said that the fire was_______A) mature C) meaningfulB) deliberate D) innocent试卷二Part ⅣShort Answer Questions15minutes）What personal qualities are desirable in a teacher? I think the following would be generallyaccepted.First, the teacher’s personality should be lively and attractive. This does not rule out people who are plain-looking, or even ugly, because many such people have great personal charm. But it does rule out such types as the over-excitable, sad, cold, and frustrated.Secondly, it is not merely desirable but essential for a teacher to have a genuine capacity for sympathy, a capacity to understand the minds and feelings of other people, especially, since most teachers are school teachers, the minds and feelings of children. Closely related with this is the capacity to be tolerant—not, indeed, of what is wrong, but of the weaknesses and immaturity of human nature which induce（诱导）people, and again especially children, to make mistakes.Thirdly, I hold it essential for a teacher to be both intellectually and morally honest. This means that he will be aware of his intellectual strengths and limitations, and will have thought about and decided upon the moral principles by which his life shall be guided. There is no contradiction in my going on to say that a teacher should be a bit of an actor. That is part of the technique of teaching, which demands that every now and then a teacher should be able to put on an act—to enliven（使生动）a lesson, correct a fault, or award praise. Children, especially young children, live in a world that is rather larger than life.A teacher must be capable of infinite patience. This, I may say, is largely a matter of self-discipline and self-training, for we are none of us born like that.Finally, I think a teacher should have the kind of mind which always wants to go on learning. Teaching is a job at which one will never be perfect; there is always something more to learn about it. There are three principal objects of study: the subjects which the teacher is teaching; the methods by which the subjects can best be taught to the particular pupils in the classes he is teaching; and—by far the most important—the children, young people, or adults to whom the subjects are to be taught. The two fundamental principles of British education today are that education is education of the wholeperson, and that it is best acquired through full and active co-operation between two persons, the teacher and the learner.S1. Plain-looking teachers can also be admired by their students if they have S1S2. The author says it is S2that teachers be sympathetic with their students.S3. A teacher should be tolerant because humans tend to have S3（1）and to be S3（2） . S4. A teacher who is S4will be able to make his lessons more lively.S5. How can a teacher acquire infinite patience?S5 .S6. Since teaching is a job no one can be perfect at, it is S6.necessary for teachers to keep improving their knowledge of the subjects they teach and their S6.S7. T eachers’ most important object of study is S7.S8. Education cannot be best acquired without S8between the teacher and the learner.PartⅤWriting30minutes）Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write an eye-witness account of a traffic accident. You should write at least120words according to the outline given below in Chinese.假设你在某日某时某地目击一起车祸,就此写一份见证书。

2003年9月英语四级真题听力原文（五篇）

2003年9月英语四级真题听力原文（五篇）第一篇：2003年9月英语四级真题听力原文Section A1.M: I can t understand why Bob isn t here yet? Do you think we should try to call him or go look for him?W: He probably just got held up in traffic.Why don t we give him a few minutes? [Q] What are the speakers probably going to do?2.M: Hi, Susan!Have you decided where to live when you get married?W: I d like to live in the downtown area near my work but Nelson wants to live in suburbs to save our expenses. [Q] Why does Susan want to live in the city?3.M: I d like to buy a copy of Professor Franklin s book on American culture. W: I m sorry.The book has been out of print for sometime now. [Q] Where does the conversation probably take place.4.W: I ve just locked my keys in my room.Now what should I do?M: I can t believe it.You are always so careless.Anyhow let s calm down and try to figure things out. [Q] What does the man suggest?5.W: Can you give us your e-mail address, so we can get back to you as soon as possible? M: I ll send you an e-mail so we don t have to do the spellings on the phone.Okay?[Q] What are the speakers doing?6.W: Hi, George!Could you give me a ride? I want to buy some food for the picnic. M: Okay.I m going home but I can drop you at the supermarket. [Q] What does the woman wantto do?7.W: My name is Helen WARE.W-A-R-E.Can I get a class permit for biology?M: Oh, no.Not now.Registration for students whose last names begin with W doesn t start until tomorrow. [Q] What does the man mean?8.M: What was the weather like when you were in New York last week?W: It was very much like the weather here in Beijing.So you needn t take muchclothes if you don t plan to stay there long. [Q] What can we learn from the conversation?9.W: What are the things in our our suitcase? There aren t any toys at all.Wherehave you put them?M: Oh, no.This is not our suitcase.The old lady must have taken ours by mistake.She was sitting next to us at the restaurant.[Q] What can be inferred from the conversation?10.M: Are you really leaving for Hongkong tomorrow morning?W: Yeah, I guess so.I got the air tickets.I can t wait to see Bill there.[Q] What is the woman going to do?Section BPassage OnePamcla Royal and her partner, Edith Clark, are the owners of the Sea View Hotel inBrighton.As much of their business is seasonal, they do a good deal of the workthemselves.In order to make a profit, it is necessary to keep down the cost of extrastaff.Although they will never make a fortune, for the last ten years they haveearned a reasonable living from the hotel.They work extremely will together and each has her own duties.In general, Pameladoes the book keeping.She is excellent with figures and seldom makes a mistake.She also takes care of the decorations, particularly the flower arranging, whichis her hobby.Edith, on the other hand, makes all the staff arrangements, and whennecessary does the cooking.She is a very patient woman, and if guests make complaintsshe tries her best to solve their problem.However, the two ladies do not do all the work themselves.They usually employ collegestudents to do the cleaning and the washing up.Bob Albert, who is a retired policeman,goes in two hours a day to do the gardening, or take care of the swimming pool.Both ladies are very popular.They believe in having an informal relationship with the guests, and often make friends with their regular st month was theirtenth anniversary in Brighton, and they had a dinner with their friends to celebrate.Pamela gave a speech and everyone wished them lots of success for the future.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11.How do Pamela and Edith manage to keep down the cost of the hotel?12.What jobs in the hotel are given to the college students?13.Why are the two ladies popular in the area?Passage TwoSome people dream of being President of the United States.Some dream of becomingstars in a Hollywood movie, and others of making millions of dollars overnight.But,could a dream like that come true in real life? Well, it did happen to peter Johnson.Peter was an auto mechanic.One day, he walked into the Union Trust Bank in Baltimoreand took 5,000 dollars that did not belong to him.The guards and other employeesstood back and let him stuff the bills in his shirt and pants without trying to preventhim from taking the money.(16)No one tripped an alarm.No one pulled a gun.No onecalled the police.Why did the allow him to get away with it?Well, everything was legal.Peter had won a contest promoted by a Baltimore radiostation.The first prize entitled him to enter the union Trust bank and gather upas much money as he could lay his hands within five minutes.Because he could notbring any large bags or boxes into the bank, all the money had to be placed in hispockets.As the time went by, Peter ran about wildly, trying to pick up as many large billsas he could find.When his time was up, he was out of breath, but was $ 5,000 richer.Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.14.Why did peter go to the Union Trust bank?15.What was Peter s job?16.What did the guards do when Peter stared gathering the money?17.Why didn t Peter take more money from thebank?Passage ThreeLarry Smith is one of the rescuers on the Golden Gate Bridge.His job is to savepeople who attempt to jump into the sea.If the telephone rings at three in the morning,he knows it s trouble.Someone is threatening to commit rry will get histhings ready, and in no time he ll be out the door and heading to the spot.“If you aren t too late,” Larry says, “you climb out onto the cold steel and tryto talk to the poor, and pull him anyhow back to safety.For many suicide attemptsare made on the spur of the moment, and lives can be saved.But if you fall, if theperson jumps into the bottomless pool, there s no describing how helpless you feel.Often, would-be jumpers are driven to despair and see no hope out of their misery.The trick is to open channels of communication with them.Following are some tricks that have worked: If you re going to jump, at least give me your mom s phone numberso I can call and tell her.Or That s a nice watch.If you re going to jump, canI have it? Sometimes, all it takes is the voice of the human being who cares.”Larry estimates he has rescued about thirty people in his ten years of service.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18.What is Larry s job?19.What is happening if Larry s phone rings at 3 o clock in the morning?20.What does Larry Smith usually do to stop someone from jumping off the bridge?第二篇：2003年1月英语四级真题听力原文Part I Listening Comprehension(20 minutes)1.M: Mary, would you join me for dinner tonight?W: You treated me last weekend.Now, it's my turn.Shall we try something Italian? Q: What do we learn from the conversation?2.W: Good afternoon, I'm calling to inquire about the four bedroom house you advertised in the newspaper.M: I am sorry, but it's already sold.Q: What do we learn about the house from the conversation?A)It's only for rent, not for sale.B)It's not as good as advertised.C)It's being redecorated.D)It's no longer available.3.W: John, what are you doing on your computer? Don't you remember your promise? M: This is not a game.It's only a crossword puzzle that helps increase my vocabulary.Q: What is the probable relationship between the speakers?4.M: Do you still keep in touch with your parents regularly after all these years? W: Yes, of course.I call them at weekends when the rates are down fifty percent.Q: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?5.M: Hurry, there is a bus coming.W: Why run? There will be another one in two or three minutes.Q: What does the woman mean?6.M: Wow, that's a big assignment we got for the English class.W: Well, it's not as bad as it looks.It isn't due until Thursday morning.Q: What does the woman mean?7.W: Hello, is that Steve? I'm stuck in a traffic jam.I'm afraid I can't make it before seven o'clock.M: Never mind.I'll be here waiting for you.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?8.M: You really seem to enjoy your literature class.W: You're right.It has opened a new world for me.I'm exposed to thethoughts of some of the world's best writers.I've never read so much in my life. Q: What does the woman mean?9.W: Listen to me, Joe, the exam is already a thing of the past.Just forget about it.M: That's easier said than done.Q: What can we infer from the conversation?10.M: I hear you drive a long way to work everyday.W: Oh, yes.It's about sixty miles.But it doesn't seem that far, the road is not bad, and there's not much traffic.Q: How does the woman feel about driving to work?Section B Compound DictationIt's difficult to imagine the sea ever running out of fish.It's so vast, so deep, so mysterious.Unfortunately, it's not bottomless.Over-fishing, coupled with destructive fishing practices, is killing off the fish and ruining their environment.Destroy the fish, and you destroy the fishermen's means of living.At least 60 percent of the world's commercially important fish species are alreadyover-fished, or fished to the limit.As a result, governments have had to close down some areas of sea to commercial fishing.Big, high-tech fleets ensure that everything in their path is pulled out of water.Anything too small, or the wrong thing, is thrown back either dead or dying.That's an average of more than 20 million metric tons every year.When you consider that equal a quarter of the world catch, you begin to see the sides of the problem.In some parts of the world, for every kilogram of prawns(对虾)caught, up to 15 kilograms of unsuspecting fish and other marine wildlife die, simply for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.True, some countries are beginning to deal with this problem, but it is vital we find rational ways of fishing, before every ocean becomes a dead sea.It would make sense to give thefish enough time to recover, grow to full sizes andreproduce, then catch them in a way that doesn't kill other innocent sea life.第三篇：2003年6月英语四级真题听力原文2003年6月英语四级真题听力原文Section AW：Gorge, look at the long waiting line.I am glad you've made a reservation.M：More and more people enjoy eating out now.Beside, this place is especially popular with the overseas students.Q：Where did the conversation most probably take place?W: 乔治，看看这里排着这么长的队，真高兴你订到了座位。

2003年6月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案

2003年6月试卷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.1. A) At a theatreB) At a booking office.C) At a railway station.D) At a restaurant.2. A) The man is inviting the woman to dinner.B) The woman is too busy to join the man for dinner.C) The woman is a friend of the Stevensons‘.D) The man is going to visit the Stevensons‘.3. A) The professor‘s presentation was not convincing enough.B) The professor‘s lecture notes were too complicated.C) The professor spoke with a strong accent.D) The professor spoke too fast.4. A) The furnished apartment was inexpensive.B) The apartment was provided with some old furniture.C) The furniture un the market was on sale every Sunday.D) The furniture he bought was very cheap.5. A) The man is thinking about taking a new job.B) The man likes a job that enables him to travel.C) The man is sure that he will gain more by taking the job.D) The man doesn‘t want to stay home and take care of their child.6. A) Take the GRE test again in 8 weeks.B) Call to check his scores.C) Be patient and wait.D) Inquire when the test scores are released.7. A) She read it selectivelyB). She went over it chapter by chapterC). She read it slowlyD) She finished it at a stretch.8. A) He was kept in hospital for a long time.B) He was slightly injured in a traffic accident.C) He was seriously wounded in a mine explosion.D) He was fined for speeding.9. A) Wait for a taxi.B) Buy some food.C) Go on a trip.D) Book train tickets.10. A) It‘s not as hard as expected.B) It‘s too tough for some students.C) It‘s much more difficult than people think.D) It‘s believed to be the hardest optional course.Section BDirections:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage oneQuestion 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) Anxious and worried.B) Proud and excited.C) Nervous and confused.D) Inspired and confident.12. A) His father scolded him severely.B) His father took back the six dollars.C) His father made him do the cutting again.D) His father cut the leaves himself.13. A) One can benefit a lot from working with his father.B) Manual labourers shouldn‘t be looked down upon.C) One should always do his job earnestly.D) Teenagers tend to be careless.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) He ran a village shop.B) He worked on a farm.C) He worked in an advertising agency.D) He was a gardener.15. A) It was stressful.B) It was colorful.C) It was peaceful.D) It was boring.16. A) His desire to start his own business.B) The crisis in his family life.C) The decline in his health.D) His dream of living in the countryside.Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A) Because there are no signs to direct them.B) Because no tour guides are available.C) Because all the buildings in the city look alike.D) Because the university is everywhere in the city.18. A) They set their own exams.B) They select their own students.C) They award their own degrees.D) They organize their own laboratory work.19. A) Most of them have a long history.B) Many of them are specialized libraries.C) They house more books than any other university library.D) They each have a copy of every book published in Britain.20. A) Very few of them are engaged in research.B) They were not awarded degrees until 1948.C) They have outnumbered male students.D) They were not treated equally until 1881.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 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:On average, American kids ages 3 to 12 spent 29 hours a week in school, eight hours more than they did in 1981. They also did more household work and participated in more of suchorganized activities as soccer and ballet (芭蕾舞). Involvement in sports, in particular, rose almost 50% from 1981 to 1997: boys now spend an average of four hours a week playing sports; girls log half that time. All in all, h owever, children‘s leisure time dropped from 40% of the day in 1981 to 25%.―Children are affected by the same time crunch (危机) that affects their parents,‖ says Sandra Hofferth, who headed the recent study of children‘s timetable. A chief reason, she say s, is that more mothers are working outside the home. (Nevertheless, children in both double-income and ―male breadwinner‖ households spent comparable mounts of time interacting with their parents, 19 hours and 22 hours respectively. In contrast, children spent only 9 hours with their single mothers.)All work and no play could make for some very messed-up kids. ―Play is the most powerful way a child explores the world and learns about himself,‖ says T. Berry Brazelton, professor at Harvard Medical School. Unstructured play encourages independent thinking and allows the young to negotiate their relationships with their peers, but kids ages 3 to 12 spent only 12 hours a week engaged in it.The children sampled spent a quarter of their rapidly decreasing ―free time‖ watching television. But that, believe it or not, was one of the findings parents might regard as good news. If they‘re spending less time in front of the TV set, however, kids aren‘t replacing it with reading. Despite efforts to get kids more interested in books, the children spent just over an hour a week reading. Let‘s face it, who‘s got the time?21. By mentioning ―the same time crunch‖ (Line 1, Para. 2) Sandra Hofferth means ________.A) children have little time to play with their parentsB) children are not taken good care of by their working parentsC) both parents and children suffer from lack of leisure timeD) both parents and children have trouble managing their time22. According to the author, the reason given by Sandra Hofferth for the time crunch is ______.A) quite convincingB) partially trueC) totally groundlessD) rather confusing23. According to the author a child develops better if ______.A) he has plenty of time reading and studyingB) he is left to play with his peers in his own wayC) he has more time participating in school activitiesD) he is free to interact with his working parents24. The author is concerned about the fact that American kids ______.A) are engaged in more and more structured activitiesB) are increasingly neglected by their working mothersC) are spending more and more time watching TVD) are involved less and less in household work25. We can infer from the passage that ______.A) extracurricular activities promote children‘s intelligenceB) most children will turn to reading with TV sets switched offC) efforts to get kids interested in reading have been fruitfulD) most parents believe reading to be beneficial to childrenPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:Henry Ford, the famous U.S. inventor and car manufacturer, once said, ‗The business of America is business.‖ By this he meant that the U.S. way of life is based on the values of the business world.Few would argue with Ford‘s statement. A brief g limpse at a daily newspaper vividly shows how much people in the United States think about business. For example, nearly every newspaper has a business section, in which the deals and projects, finances and management, stock prices and labor problems of corporations are reported daily. In addition, business news can appear in every other section. Most national news has an important financial aspect to it. Welfare, foreign aid, the federal budget, and the policies of the Federal Reserve Bank are all heavily affected by business. Moreover, business news appears in some of the unlikeliest places. The world of arts and entertainment is often referred to as ―the entertainment industry‖ or ―show business.‖The positive side of Henry Ford‘s statement can be seen i n the prosperity that business has brought to U.S. life. One of the most important reasons so many people from all over the world come to live in the United States is the dream of a better job. Jobs are produced in abundance (大量地) because the U.S. economic system is driven by competition. People believe that this system creates more wealth, more jobs, and a materially better way of life.The negative side of Henry Ford‘s statement, however, can be seen when the word business is taken to mean big business. And the term big business—referring to the biggest companies, is seen in opposition to labor. Throughout U.S. history working people have had to fight hard for higher wages, better working conditions, and the right to form unions. Today, many of the old labor disputes are over, but there is still some employee anxiety. Downsizing—the laying off of thousands of workers to keep expenses low and profits high -- creates feelings of insecurity for many.26. The united States is a typical country ______.A) which encourages free trade at homes and abroadB) where people‘s chief concern is how to make moneyC) where all businesses are managed scientificallyD) which normally works according to the federal budget27. The influence of business in the U.S. is evidenced by the fact that ______.A) most newspapers are run by big businessesB) even public organizations concentrate on working for profitsC) Americans of all professions know how to do businessD) even arts and entertainment are regarded as business28. According to the passage, immigrants choose to settle in the U.S., dreaming that ______.A) they can start profitable businesses thereB) they can be more competitive in businessC) they will make a fortune overnight thereD) they will find better chances of employment29. Henry Ford‘s statements can be taken negatively because ______.A) working people are discouraged to fight for their rightsB) there are many industries controlled by a few big capitalistsC) there is a conflicting relationship between big corporations and laborD) public services are not run by the federal government30. A company‘s efforts to keep expenses low and profits high may result in ______.A) reduction in the number of employeesB) improvement of working conditionsC) fewer disputes between labor and managementD) a rise in workers‘ wagesPassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:Professor Smith recently persuaded 35 people, 23 of them women, to keep a diary of all their absent-minded actions for a fortnight. When he came to analyse their embarrassing lapses (差错) in a scientific report, he was surprised to find that nearly all of them fell into a few groupings. Nor did the lapses appear to be entirely random (随机的).One of the women, for instance, on leaving her house for work one morning threw her dog her earr ings and tried to fix a dog biscuit on her ear. ―The explanation for this is that the brain is like a computer,‖ explains the professor. ―People programme themselves to do certain activities regularly. It was the woman‘s custom every morning to throw her d og two biscuits and then put on her earrings. But somehow the action got reversed in the programme.‖ About one in twenty of the incidents the volunteers reported were these ―programme assembly failures.‖Altogether the volunteers logged 433 unintentional actions that they found themselves doing –an average of twelve each. There appear to be peak periods in the day when we are at our zaniest (荒谬可笑的). These are two hours some time between eight a.m. and noon, between four and six p.m. with a smaller peak be tween eight and ten p.m. ―Among men the peak seems to be when a changeover in brain ‗programmes‘ occurs, as for instance between going to and from work.‖ Women on average reported slightly more lapses – 12.5 compared with 10.9 for men – probably because they were more reliable reporters.A startling finding of the research is that the absent-minded activity is a hazard of doing things in which we are skilled. Normally, you would expect that skill reduces the number of errors we make. But trying to avoid silly slips by concentrating more could make things a lot worse – even dangerous.31. In his study Professor Smith asked the subjects ______.A) to keep track of people who tend to forget thingsB) to report their embarrassing lapses at randomC) to analyse their awkward experiences scientificallyD) to keep a record of what they did unintentionally32. Professor Smith discovered that ______.A) certain patterns can be identified in the recorded incidentsB) many people were too embarrassed to admit their absent-mindednessC) men tend to be more absent-minded than womenD) absent-mindedness is an excusable human weakness33. ―Programme assembly failures‖(Line 6, Para.2) refers to the phenomenon that people______.A) often fail to programme their routines beforehandB) tend to make mistakes when they are in a hurryC) unconsciously change the sequence of doing thingsD) are likely to mess things up if they are too tired34. We learn from the third paragraph that ______.A) absent-mindedness tends to occur during certain hours of the dayB) women are very careful to perform actions during peak periodsC) women experience more peak periods of absent-mindednessD) men‘s absent-mindedness often results in funny situations35. It can be concluded from the passage that ______.A) people should avoid doing important things during peak periods of lapsesB) hazards can be avoided when people do things they are good atC) people should be careful when programming their actionsD) lapses cannot always be attributed to lack of concentrationPassage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:It‘s no secret that many children would be healthier and happier with adoptive parents than with the parents that nature dealt them. That‘s especial ly true of children who remain in abusive homes bemuse the law blindly favors biological parents. It‘s also true of children who suffer for years in foster homes (收养孩子的家庭) because of parents who can‘t or won‘t care for them but refuse to give up custody (监护) rights.Fourteen-year-old Kimberly Mays fits neither description, but her recent court victory could eventually help children who do. Kimberly has been the object of an angry custody battle between the man who raised her and her biological parents, with whom she has never lived. A Florida judge ruled that the teenager can remain with the only father she‘s ever known and that her biological parents have ―no legal claim‖ on her.The ruling, though it may yet be reversed, sets aside the principle that biology is the primary determinant of parentage. That‘s an important development, one that‘s long overdue.Shortly after birth in December 1978, Kimberly Mays and another infant were mistakenly switched and sent home with the wrong parents. Kimberly‘s biological parents, Ernest and Regina Twigg, received a child who died of a heart disease in 1988. Medical tests showed that the child wasn‘t the Twiggs‘ own daughter, b ut Kimberly was, thus sparking a custody battle with Robert Mays. In 1989, the two families agreed that Mr. Mays would maintain custody with the Twiggs getting visiting rights. Those rights were ended when Mr. Mays decided that Kimberly was being harmed.The decision to leave Kimberly with Mr. Mays rendered her suit debated. But the judge made clear that Kimberly did have standing to sue (起诉) on her own behalf. Thus he made clear that she was more than just property to be handled as adults saw fit.Certainly, the biological link between parent and child is fundamental. But biological parents aren‘t always preferable to adoptive ones, and biological parentage does not convey an absolute ownership that cancels all the rights of children.36. What was the primary consideration in the Florida judge‘s ruling?A) The biological link.B) The child‘s benefits.C) The traditional practice.D) The parents‘ feelings.37. We can learn from the Kimberly case that ______.A) children are more than just personal possessions of their parentsB) the biological link between parents and child should be emphasizedC) foster homes bring children more pain and suffering than careD) biological parents shouldn‘t claim custody rights after their child is adopted38. The Twiggs claimed custody rights to Kimberly because ______.A) they found her unhappy in Mr. Mays‘ custodyB) they regarded her as their propertyC) they were her biological parentsD) they felt guilty about their past mistake39. Kimberly had been given to Mr. Mays ________.A) by sheer accidentB) out of charityC) at his requestD) for better care40. The author‘s attitude towards the judge‘s ruling could be described as ______.A) doubtfulB) criticalC) cautiousD) supportivePart III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)Directions:There are 3.0. incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line throughthe center.41. She ______ her trip to New York because she was ill.A) called off B) closed downC) put up D) went off42. ______ the storm, the ship would have reached its destination on time.A) But for B) In case ofC) In spite of D) Because of43. We should concentrate on sharply reducing interest rates to pull the economy out of ______.A) rejection B) restrictionC) retreat D) recession44. The ______ of finding gold in California attracted a lot of people to settle down there.A) prospects B) speculationsC) stakes D) provisions45 I suffered from mental ______ because of stress from my job.A) damage B) releaseC) relief D) fatigue46. The rest of the day was entirely at his ______ for reading or recreation.A) dismissal B) survivalC) disposal D) arrival47. You will not be ______ about your food in time of great hunger.A) special B) particularC) peculiar D) specific48. Crime is increasing worldwide, and there is every reason to believe the ______ will continueinto the next decade.A) emergency B) trendC) pace D) schedule49. You shouldn‘t have written in the ______ since the book belongs to the library.A) interval B) borderC) margin D) edge50. The ______ of airplane engines announced a coming air raid.A) roar B) exclamationC) whistle D) scream51. This ticket ______ you to a free boat tour on the lake.A) entitles B) appointsC) grants D) credits52. This is the nurse who ______ to me when I was ill in hospital.A) accompanied B) attendedC) entertained D) shielded53. I was about to ______ a match when I remembered Tom‘s warning.A) rub B) hitC) scrape D) strike54. The advertisement says this material doesn‘t ______ in the wash, but it has.A) contract B) shrinkC) slim D) dissolve55. He was proud of being chosen to participate in the game and he ______ us that he would tryas hard as possible.A) insured B) guaranteedC) assumed D) assured56. Not only the professionals but also the amateurs will ______ from the new training facilities.A) derive B) acquireC) benefit D) reward57. The work was almost complete when we received orders to ______ no further with it.A) progress B) proceedC) march D) promote58. I waited for him half an hour, but he never ______.A) turned in B) turned downC) turned off D) turned up59. A house with a dangerous gas ______ can be broken into immediately.A) leak B) splitC) mess D) crack60. A dark suit is ______ to a light one for evening wear.A) favourable B) suitableC) preferable D) proper61. It was in the United States that I made the ______ of professor Jones.A) acknowledgement B) acquaintanceC) recognition D) association62. Could you take a ______ sheet of paper and write your name at the top?A) bare B) vacantC) hollow D) blank63. A culture in which the citizens share similar religious beliefs and values is more likely to havelaws that represent the wishes of its people than is a culture where citizens come from ______ backgrounds.A) extensive B) influentialC) diverse D) identical64. Areas where students have particular difficulty have been treated ______ particular care.A) by B) inC) under D) with65. He gave a ______ to handle the affairs in a friendly manner.A) pledge B) missionC) plunge D) motion66. Don‘t let the child play with scissors ______ he cuts himself.A) in case B) so thatC) now that D) only if67. ______ the danger from enemy action, people had to cope with a severe shortage of food,clothing, fuel, and almost everything.A) As far as B) As long asC) As well as D) As soon as68. Many people lost their jobs during the business ______.A) desperation B) decreaseC) despair D) depression69. Whenever a big company ______ a small one, the product almost always gets worse.A) gets on with B) cuts downC) takes over D) puts up with70. Mr. Smith was the only witness who said that the fire was ______.A) mature B) deliberateC) meaningful D) innocentPart IV Short Answer Questions (15 minutes)Directions:In this part there is a short passage with 8 questions or incomplete statements.Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statementsin the fewest possible words. Write your answers in the spaces provided on theright of the page.What personal qualities are desirable in a teacher? I think the following would be generally accepted.First, the teacher‘s personality should be lively and attractive. This does not rule o ut people who are plain-looking, or even ugly, because many such people have great personal charm. But it does rule out such types as the over-excitable, sad, cold, and frustrated.Secondly, it is not merely desirable but essential for a teacher to have a genuine capacity for sympathy, a capacity to understand the minds and feelings of other people, especially, since most teachers are school teachers, the minds and feelings of children. Closely related with this is the capacity to be tolerant – not, indeed, of what is wrong, but of the weaknesses and immaturity of human nature which induce (诱导) people, and again especially children, to make mistakes.Thirdly, I hold it essential for a teacher to be both intellectually and morally honest. This means that he will be aware of his intellectual strengths and limitations, and will have thought about and decided upon the moral principles by which his life shall be guided. There is no contradiction in my going on to say that a teacher should be a bit of an actor. That is part of the technique of teaching, which demands that every now and then a teacher should be able to put on an act – to enliven (使生动) a lesson, correct a fault, or award praise. Children, especially young children, live in a world that is rather larger than life.A teacher must be capable of infinite patience. This, I may say, is largely a matter of self-discipline and self-training, for we are none of us born like that.Finally, I think a teacher should have the kind of mind which always wants to go on learning. Teaching is a job at which one will never be perfect; there is always something more to learn about it. There are three principal objects of study: the subjects which the teacher is teaching; the methods by which the subjects can best be taught to the particular pupils in the classes he is teaching; and g by far the most important -- the children, young people, or adults to whom the subjects are to be taught. The two fundamental principles of British education today are that education is education of the whole person, and that it is best acquired through full and active co-operation between two persons, the teacher and the learner.S1. Plain-looking teachers can also be admired by their students if they have _________.__________________________________________________________________S2. The author says it is _________that teachers be sympathetic with their students.__________________________________________________________________S3. A teacher should be tolerant because humans tend to have S3(1) _________and to be S3(2) _________.(1)________________________________________________________________(2)________________________________________________________________S4. A teacher who is _________will be able to make his lessons more lively.__________________________________________________________________S5. How can a teacher acquire infinite patience?__________________________________________________________________S6. Since teaching is a job no one can be perfect at, it is necessary for teachers to keep improving their knowledge of the subjects they teach and their _________.__________________________________________________________________S7. Teachers‘ most important object of study is _________.__________________________________________________________________S8. Education cannot be best acquired without _________ between the teacher and the learner.__________________________________________________________________Part V Writing (30 minutes)Directions:For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write an eye-witness account of a traffic accident. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline givenbelow in Chinese.假设你在某日某时目击一起车祸，就此写一份见证书。

2003年英语专业四级听力原文和答案详解

听力原文PART ⅡDICTATIONSalmonEvery year, millions of salmon swim from the ocean into the mouths of rivers and then steadily up the rivers. Passing through waters, around rocks and waterfalls, the fish finally reach their original streams or lakes. They dig out nests in the riverbed and lay their eggs. Then, exhausted by their journey, the parent salmon die. They have finished the task that nature has given them. Months, or years later, the young fish start their trip to the ocean. They live in the salt water from 2-7 years, until they, too are ready to swim back to reproduce. Their life cycle helps man provide himself with a basic food-fish. When the adult salmon gather at the river mouths for the annual trip up the rivers, they are in the best possible condition, and nearly every harbor has its salmon fishing fleet ready to catch thousands for markets.Now, you have two minutes to check through your work.PART ⅢLISTENING COMPREHENSIONIn sections A, B and C, you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.SECTION A STATEMENTIn this section, you will hear seven statements. At the end of each statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.1. You must relax. Don’t work too hard. And do watch your drinking and smoking.2.We hadn’t quite expected the committee to agree to rebuild the hospital, so we were taken aback when we got to know that it had finally agreed.3.The coac h leaves the station every 20 minutes. It’s 9:15 now, and you have to wait for five minutes for the next one.4.Perhaps Jane shouldn’t have got married in the first place. No one knows what she might have been doing now, but not washing up. That’s for s ure!5.I happen to be working on a similar project at the moment. I am only too pleased to help you.6.The man arrived for the ceremony with patched jackets and faded jeans that the average person would save for mowing the lawn in his garden at the weekend.7.Mark! Here you are! This is the last place in the world I would have expected to find you.SECTION B CONVERSA TIONIn this section you will hear 10 short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.8. W: I couldn’t stand this morning. My right leg went stiff.M: I’m afraid it’s probably a side-effect from the drugs I put you on.9. W: How did your writing go this morning? Is the book coming along alright?M: I’m not sure. I think the rest of it will be difficult to write.10. W: Is there anything you can do to make the cold go away more quickly?M: No, there isn’t. And a cold isn’t really serious enough for a visit to a doctor.11. W:Look! What have I got here!M: Oh. So you did go to that bookstore!12. M: Excuse me. Has there been an emergency?W: Oh, no sir. There’s just a storm, so the plane will leave a little later this afternoon.13. W: I wish I hadn’t hurt Linda’s feeling like that yesterday. You know I never meant to.M: The great thing about Linda is that she doesn’t hold any grudges. By tomorrow she’ll have forgotten all about it.14. M: My grades are not bad, but not good enough. I know I didn’t study at all this semester. Now I have to work very hard next semester to keep my scholarship.W:I’ll see you in the library, then.15. W: I’ll wear this blue jacket for the evening. I like the color on me, don’t you think?M:I think it looks terrific on you-really!16. W: Do you know that Sam turned down that job offer by a travel agency?M: Yeah. The hours were convenient, but had he accepted it, he wouldn’t have been able to make ends meet.17. W: At the rate it is being used, the printer is not going to make it through the rest of the year.M: The year? It is supposed to be good for four!SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestions 18 and 19 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.The U.N resolution calls for greater international intelligence and law enforcement cooperation. And it requires states to change their banking laws in order to police the global network of terrorisms financiers. It makes providing funds for terror activities a criminal offence and would freeze bank accounts of those who sponsor terrorism.Questions 20 and 21 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.A police spokesman said the devices were made safe by explosive experts in the Ardorn district, where a woman was shot in the leg and 13 police officers were injured during a second successive night of violence. Northern Ireland’s police chief had earlier called on community leaders to work together to end the violence. The violence has erupted sporadically throughout a summer of Sectarian tension in northern Belfast.Question 22 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.Airlines are being hit with huge increases to ensure their planes after the terrorist attacks in the United States. Goshork Insurance Holdings, which ensures aircraft around the world, said rates had soared as much as 10 fold since the September 11th terror attacks. Airlines around the world have cut services and dismissed staff as their business has plunged in the wake of the crisis. They are also struggling with increased security costs.Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item you will begiven 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.A Pakistani lawyer said the resumption of the trial of eight foreign aid workers accused of preaching Christianity in Afghanistan has been put off until Sunday. He had met earlier Saturday with the aid workers, 2 Americans, 2 Australians, and 4 Germans. They insist they were in Afghanistan to help the poor, not to convert them. The penalty for these captured aid workers could range from expulsion to a jail term and death sentence.Question 25 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.On the 20th anniversary of the first official report on AIDS, the head of the United Nations AIDS program warns that the deadly disease may only be at its early stages in many parts of the world. Dr. Piu said the disease has already reached staggering proportions since first being identified in 1981. 58 million people worldwide have contracted the HIV virus, which causes AIDS, while 22 million have died from related illnesses. The UN estimates the world’s HIV positive population at 36 million, including 25 million in sub-Saharan Africa.International officials warn the disease will have disastrous political, social, and economic consequences in many developing countries.This is the end of listening comprehension.答案与详解PART ⅠWRITINGSECTION A COMPOSITIONTHE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING A GOOD MOOD People in modern society live under a lot of pressure. I see three kinds of pressure working on people today: pressure from education, family and career. It is easy to blame the school for charging too much money, the family members for the heavy burden, the society for the fierce competition. I think people should relax. It is important for them to keep a good mood under whatever circumstances.Long gone are the days when people lived their life with a certain relaxation, sampling a wide variety of activities—film, music, art, poetry. But now, a lot of people suffer from a lot of pressure. They can’t communicate well with co-workers and family members, and have unbalanced, one-dimensional lives. Some people complain of symptoms of stress, for instance, loss of appetite, a complete sense of exhaustion, insomnia and low morale. Thus have destructive effect on their health. People tend to lose temper easily, and this may interfere personal relationship. What’s more, a high rate of suicide may warn people of their emotional well-being.To be a healthy person physically and psychologically, one should keep a good mood, according to some psychology experts. Those little things may seem relatively insignificant—reading mystery novels, playing volleyball, spending time with family and friends, maintaining your emotional well-being, getting plenty of rest, going fishing. They can help you keep a good mood.SECTION B NOTE-WRITINGOct. 18, 2003Dear Clare,Thank you for inviting me to your house-warming party this weekend. But I’m afraid I couldn’t go there, because I have an important business appointment on that day. I saw some pictures of your new house, which is so cozy and comfortable. I sincerely hope that you have a good day.Yours,Gou MingPART III LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A STATEMENT1．答案：D【问句译文】关于听者哪一句是不对的？【试题分析】本题为细节题。

TEM4听力真题原文-2003

[ti:TEM4-2003][al:英语专业四级真题][00:11.88]TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2003)[00:16.61]-GRADE FOUR-[00:18.65]PART I DICTATION[00:21.90]Listen to the following passage.[00:24.42]Altogether the passage will be read to you four times.[00:28.37]During the first reading,[00:30.18]which will be read at normal speed,[00:32.69]listen and try to understand the meaning.[00:35.38]For the second and third readings,[00:38.22]the passage will be read sentence by sentence,[00:41.39]or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds.[00:45.95]The last reading will be read at normal speed again[00:49.74]and during this time you should check your work.[00:53.01]You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. [00:57.88]Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.[01:02.48]Now, listen to the passage.[01:05.48]Salmon[01:06.69]Every year millions of salmon swim from the ocean[01:11.19]into the mouths of rivers and then steadily up the rivers.[01:15.50]Passing through waters, around rocks and waterfalls,[01:19.56]the fish finally reach their original streams or lakes.[01:23.29]They dig out nests in the riverbed and lay their eggs.[01:27.63]Then, exhausted by their journey, the parent salmon die.[01:32.23]They have finished their task that nature has given them.[01:35.73]Months or years later,[01:38.62]the young fish start their trip to the ocean.[01:41.53]They live in the salt water from two to seven years[01:45.90]until they too are ready to swim back to reproduce.[01:49.77]Their life cycle helps man provide himself with a basic food-fish. [01:55.53]When the adult salmon gather at the river mouths[01:58.79]of the annual trip up the rivers,[02:00.84]they are in the best possible condition.[02:03.30]And nearly every harbor has its salmon fishing fleet[02:07.24]ready to catch thousands for markets.[02:11.04]The second and third readings. You should begin writing now.[02:17.47]Every year millions of salmon swim from the ocean[02:34.21]Every year millions of salmon swim from the ocean[02:55.31]into the mouths of rivers and then steadily up the rivers.[03:12.82]into the mouths of rivers and then steadily up the rivers.[03:35.49]Passing through waters, around rocks and waterfalls,[03:53.34]Passing through waters, around rocks and waterfalls,[04:14.80]the fish finally reach their original streams or lakes.[04:32.84]the fish finally reach their original streams or lakes.[04:53.66]They dig out nests in the riverbed and lay their eggs.[05:13.60]They dig out nests in the riverbed and lay their eggs.[05:34.40]Then, exhausted by their journey, the parent salmon die.[05:52.53]Then, exhausted by their journey, the parent salmon die.[06:15.57]They have finished their task that nature has given them.[06:34.92]They have finished their task that nature has given them.[06:52.10]Months or years later, the young fish start their trip to the ocean. [07:16.45]Months or years later, the young fish start their trip to the ocean. [07:37.92]They live in the salt water from two to seven years[07:57.96]They live in the salt water from two to seven years[08:16.73]until they too are ready to swim back to reproduce.[08:36.73]until they too are ready to swim back to reproduce.[08:56.74]Their life cycle helps man provide himself with a basic food-fish. [09:18.21]Their life cycle helps man provide himself with a basic food-fish. [09:41.67]When the adult salmon gather at the river mouths[09:47.42]of the annual trip up the rivers,[10:02.34]When the adult salmon gather at the river mouths[10:09.12]of the annual trip up the rivers,[10:24.63]they are in the best possible condition.[10:42.54]they are in the best possible condition.[11:01.78]And nearly every harbor has its salmon fishing fleet[11:08.53]ready to catch thousands for markets.[11:23.94]And nearly every harbor has its salmon fishing fleet[11:32.12]ready to catch thousands for markets.[11:49.75]The last reading.[11:52.38]Every year millions of salmon swim from the ocean[11:57.04]into the mouths of rivers and then steadily up the rivers.[12:01.31]Passing through waters, around rocks and waterfalls,[12:05.43]the fish finally reach their original streams or lakes.[12:09.03]They dig out nests in the riverbed and lay their eggs.[12:13.46]Then, exhausted by their journey, the parent salmon die.[12:18.07]They have finished their task that nature has given them.[12:21.57]Months or years later,[12:24.30]the young fish start their trip to the ocean.[12:27.13]They live in the salt water from two to seven years[12:31.52]until they too are ready to swim back to reproduce.[12:35.34]Their life cycle helps man provide himself with a basic food-fish. [12:41.36]When the adult salmon gather at the river mouths[12:44.30]of the annual trip up the rivers,[12:46.35]they are in the best possible condition.[12:48.78]And nearly every harbor has its salmon fishing fleet[12:52.84]ready to catch thousands for markets.[12:55.52]Now you have two minutes to check through your work.[14:58.58]That is the end of part 1 dictation.[15:02.72]PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION[15:07.01]SECTION A CONVERSATIONS[15:11.44]Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation.[15:17.04]M: Today, as our guest on Student Radio Westmark is student organizer [15:23.27]and well-known Biology major and activist, Marcy Reynolds.[15:27.19]Marcy, welcome to the show.[15:29.58]First, can you give us some ideas about your work?[15:33.29]W: Well, we've been trying to pressure the local government[15:37.14]to resume funding of its recycling centre.[15:40.13]As you may know, they cut off funding to the main plant.[15:44.69]Our group, Restoring Recycling Radars (or RRR), called for funding. [15:52.15]We hope to succeed in not only getting the funding restored,[15:56.45]but also increased.[15:58.06]M: Since you have repeatedly said in the previous interview in the newspaper[16:03.10]that the city government doesn't care about this.[16:05.86]So my question is why would they listen to your group?[16:09.85]W: Well, we've been advocating these issues for a long time[16:15.01]and now the council is pretty split on this issue.[16:18.77]So a push in the right direction couldn't hurt.[16:22.52]M: Any light, so far, at the end of the tunnel?[16:26.00]W: Plenty. The council wasn't happy about the garbage[16:30.99]we dumped on the City Hall lawn,[16:32.95]but they got the message.[16:34.94]Now, they're reviewing their actions and voting tomorrow[16:39.54]in a special council meeting.[16:41.72]M: Well, thanks for that briefing[16:43.88]and it was a pleasure once again to talk with you.[16:46.43]Stay tuned now for some fine tunes from our DJ,[16:50.11]so don't touch that dial![17:07.09]Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation.[17:12.07]W: Oh, hi Dave. Long time no see![17:15.68]M: Hi Maria. I was in the neighbourhood, so I thought I'd drop by. [17:19.63]W: Come on in.[17:20.75]M: Thanks.[17:21.62]W: Take a seat. By the way, what's your major anyway?[17:25.87]M: Hotel management.[17:27.67]W: Well, what do you want to do once you graduate?[17:31.55]M: Uh... I haven't decided for sure,[17:34.49]but I think I'd like to work for a hotel or travel agency in this area. [17:38.56]How about you?[17:40.21]W: Well, when I first started college,[17:43.28]I wanted to major in French,[17:45.46]but I realized I might have a hard time finding a job using the language, [17:50.52]so I changed majors to computer science.[17:53.83]With the right skills, landing a job in the computer industry[17:58.53]shouldn't be as difficult.[18:00.21]M: So, do you have a part-time job to support yourself through school? [18:05.24]W: Well, fortunately for me, I received a four-year academic scholarship [18:11.37]that pays for all of my tuition and books.[18:14.54]M: Wow. That's great.[18:16.45]W: Yeah. How about you? Are you working your way through school? [18:20.84]M: Yeah. I work three times a week at a restaurant near campus.[18:25.01]W: Oh. What do you do there?[18:27.26]M: I'm a cook.[18:28.63]W: How do you like your job?[18:30.39]M: It's okay. The other workers are friendly, and the pay isn't bad. [18:47.73]Questions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation.[18:54.09]W: Are you going to find a job again this summer?[18:56.77]M: Yes, of course.[18:58.88]Otherwise, how am I going to pay for the tuition fees in the fall? [19:02.21]W: I am thinking of working too[19:05.38]but my folks insist I have to spend sometime with them during the summer. [19:10.36]You know, I haven't seen them for two years.[19:13.75]M: That's considering you are only an 8-hour drive away from your hometown. [19:18.22]Why haven't you been home for so long?[19:20.73]W: It's not that I didn't want to go home[19:23.48]but because my parents were volunteering in the charitable organization [19:28.16]in Central America for the last couple of years.[19:31.35]M: In that case, the more you should visit them in the summer.[19:34.71]W: That's true, but I didn't want to spend the whole summer staying at home.[19:39.88]I want to make some money and pay off my tuition fees too.[19:43.80]M: Well, you can always get a loan.[19:46.28]W: Loan? I hate the idea of borrowing.[19:50.30]I would rather make my own money and pay it off.[19:53.36]M: That's true.[19:54.62]It's not uncommon for people to have whopping bills to pay once they've graduated.[19:59.19]W: Yes, That's exactly what I didn't want to get myself into.[20:03.61]What do I do about money?[20:06.26]M: Well, you can work part-time when you are at home.[20:10.03]There's no need to think of this as a dichotomy.[20:12.93]Why not do both?[20:14.17]W: I was thinking about that[20:17.06]but my parents think I should be at home with them full-time.[20:21.17]M: Well, I think you do have to make a decision then.[20:43.32]SECTION B PASSAGES[20:49.32]Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage.[20:55.00]The piano and violin are girls' instruments.[20:59.44]Drums and trumpets are for boys.[21:02.48]According to psychologists Susan Osco and Michael Balton,[21:07.02]children have very clear ideas about which musical instruments they should play.[21:12.49]They find that despite the best efforts of teachers[21:16.97]these ideas have changed very little over the past decade.[21:21.03]They interviewed 150 children aged between 9 and 11 from schools in northwest England.[21:29.82]They asked them to identify 4 musical instruments[21:34.57]and then to say which they would like to play most[21:38.02]and which they would least like to play.[21:40.51]They also asked the children for their views on whether boys or girls [21:45.48]should not play any of the 4 instruments.[21:48.86]The piano and the violin were both ranked more favourably by girls than by boys,[21:56.36]while boys prefer the drums and trumpets.[21:59.90]There was broad agreement between boys and girls[22:03.70]on which instruments each sex should play and the reasons vary. [22:08.75]And while almost half of all boys said they avoid certain instruments [22:13.99]because they were too difficult to play,[22:16.06]only 15% of girls gave that as a reason.[22:20.26]Earlier studies indicated that very young school children[22:25.69]aged between 5 and 7 showed no bias in choosing musical instruments, [22:31.61]but their tastes become more clear between the ages of 8 and 10. [22:49.82]Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage.[22:58.01]Certain urban problems are common to both developed and developing countries,[23:03.20]for example, poor housing, unemployment, traffic jams and pollution. [23:08.31]But there are problems which are peculiar to developing countries [23:12.66]and this is due to the need of these countries to provide a basic structure [23:16.92]necessary for industrialization.[23:19.29]The provision of this structure is the urbanization process itself. [23:23.64]There are five main consequences of uncontrolled urbanization:[23:28.19]Firstly, people move from the country to the city[23:31.93]because they see the city as a more desirable place to live in. [23:35.39]Secondly, rural areas thus become less populated x[23:39.86]and this causes a decrease in the production of food.[23:43.23]Thirdly, there is a high urban population growth rate.[23:47.66]Fourthly, there is a dramatic pressure on the supply of social services, [23:53.19]especially those services related to education and health,[23:57.11]and finally uncontrolled urbanization[24:00.44]leads to an excess of labor supply in the cities.[24:03.67]There are a few policies which could slow[24:06.89]this kind of uncontrolled urbanization in developing countries. [24:11.25]A more equal land distribution should be promoted.[24:15.01]In this way farmers would be more motivated to stay on the land. [24:19.41]Also, the supply of social services in the rural areas has to be improved, [24:25.78]particularly in the field of health and education.[24:29.12]Most importantly, it is necessary to give financial assistance to agriculture,[24:35.11]especially to the small landowners.[24:56.42]Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage.[25:03.64]In the 1970s, the famous Brazilian football player Pelé[25:08.83]retired from the national team of Brazil[25:11.44]and became a professional player for a team in New York.[25:15.91]Football, or soccer, wasn't very popular in the United States at that time. [25:22.43]Few North Americans knew anything about this fast-moving sport. [25:28.41]There was no money to pay professional players[25:31.99]and there was little interest in football in high schools and colleges. [25:36.67]When Pelé and other international stars began playing in various US cities,[25:42.88]people saw how interesting the game was and began to go to the matches. [25:48.69]It is now common for important games to have fifty to sixty thousand fans. [25:55.07]Support from the fans is important to the football.[25:59.96]The fans cheer enthusiastically for their favourite players and teams, [26:05.74]who respond by playing better than before.[26:09.38]In most World Cups, the home team,[26:12.69]or the team from the host country usually plays better[26:17.05]than most people expect.[26:19.20]In 1966, 1974 and 1978, the home teams of England,[26:27.60]West Germany and Argentina all won the World Cup.[26:32.37]The World Cup is called that[26:34.41]because teams from every continent have played in it.[26:37.75]However, since the Cup began,[26:40.74]all of the winning teams have been from Europe or South America. [26:45.80]Teams from Asia or Africa always do well but they haven't yet won. [26:51.87]Mexico played surprisingly well in the 1970 Cup,[26:56.82]which it hosted, but it wasn't among the 4 final teams.[27:15.60]SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST[27:20.26]Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news.[27:26.38]The UN resolution calls for greater international intelligence law enforcement cooperation[27:32.86]and it requires states to change their banking laws[27:36.34]in order to police the global network of terrorism's financers. [27:40.47]It makes providing funds for terror activities a criminal offence[27:44.87]and would freeze bank accounts of those who sponsor terrorism.[27:58.47]Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news.[28:05.15]A police spokesman said the devices were made safe by explosives experts [28:10.97]in the Ardoyne district,[28:12.73]where a woman was shot in the leg and 13 police officers were injured [28:17.52]during a second successive night of violence.[28:20.81]Northern Ireland's police chief had earlier called on[28:24.57]community leaders to work together to end the violence.[28:28.43]The violence has erupted sporadically[28:31.25]throughout a summer of sectarian tension in northern Belfast.[28:42.16]Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news.[28:51.14]Airlines are being hit with huge increases[28:54.44]to insure their planes after the terrorist attacks in the United States. [28:58.96]Goshawk Insurance Holdings, which insures aircraft around the world, [29:03.26]said rates had soared as much as tenfold since the September 11th terror attacks.[29:08.93]Airlines around the world have cut services[29:11.96]and dismissed staff as their business has plunged in the wake of the crisis.[29:16.30]They are also struggling with increased security costs.[29:28.97]Questions 27 and 28 are based on the following news.[29:35.71]A Pakistani lawyer said the resumption of the trial of 8 foreign aid workers[29:41.75]accused of preaching Christianity in Afghanistan[29:45.27]has been put off until Sunday.[29:47.62]He had met earlier Saturday with the aid workers,[29:51.49]two Americans, two Australians and four Germans.[29:56.01]They insist they were in Afghanistan to help the poor, not to convert them. [30:01.64]The penalty for these captured aid workers could range from expulsion [30:06.75]to a jail term and the death sentence.[30:16.53]Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news.[30:25.66]On the 20th anniversary of the first official report on AIDS[30:30.29]the head of the United Nations AIDS programme warns the deadly disease [30:34.37]may only be at its early stages in many parts of the world.[30:38.07]Dr. Piot has said that the disease has already reached[30:41.73]the staggering proportions[30:43.08]since first being identified in 1981.[30:46.21]58 million people world-wide have contracted the HIV virus，[30:51.25]which causes AIDS, while 22 million have died from related illnesses. [30:56.81]The UN estimates the world's HIV-positive population at 36 million, [31:02.60]including 25 million in Sub-Saharan Africa.[31:06.53]International officials warned that the disease would have disastrous political,[31:11.16]social and economic consequences in many developing countries.[31:23.07]This is the end of Listening Comprehension. [31:29.25]。

(完整word版)2003专四真题及答案解析

2003SECTION A STATEMENTIn this section you will hear seven statements。

At the end of each statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.1. Which is NOT true about the listener？A。

He works hard.B。

He drinks a lot.C。

He smokes a lot。

D.He is healthy.2。

How did the speaker feel when he heard the news?A.He was satisfied。

B.He was annoyed。

C。

He was astonished.D.He was relieved。

3. When does the next coach leave?A。

At 9:10。

B。

At 9:15。

C.At 9:20。

D。

At 9：05.4. The speaker thinks that Jane might have ____。

A.a better marriageB.a better careerC.a better educationD.a better family life5。

What does the statement mean?A。

I am too happy to be helpful in any way。

B.I am willing but unable to help you。

C.I shall be very glad to offer my help。

D.I promise to think about how to help you.6. What does the statement imply？A。

2003年6月21日四级听力试题原文及译文

2003年6月21日四级听力试题原文及译文2003年6月21日四级听力试题原文及译文Section AW：Gorge, look at the long waiting line. I am glad you've made a reservation. M：More and more people enjoy eating out now. Beside, this place is especially popular with the overseas students.Q：Where did the conversation most probably take place?W: 乔治，看看这里排着这么长的队，真高兴你订到了座位。

M：越来越多的人喜欢在外面吃饭。

而且这个地方尤其受留学生亲睐。

Q：对话可能在哪里发生？M:I wonder if you can drop by tomorrow evening. The Stevensons are coming over to dinner. I'd like you to meet them.W: Sure, I'd love to. I've heard they are very interesting people. Q: What do we learn from the conversation?M：你明天晚上能到我这来一趟吗？史蒂文森一家明天到我家吃晚饭，我希望你能见见他们。

W：当然，我非常愿意。

我听说他们非常有意思。

Q：我们可从该对话中了解到什么？W: The presentation made by Professor Jackson was complicated to understand.M: Well, I think he didn't speak slowly enough for usfor us to take the notes.Q: What did the man complain?W：杰克森教授作的报告太难懂了。

2003年12月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案

2003年12月大学英语四级考试试题Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Example: You will hear:You will read:A) At the office.B) In the waiting room.C) At the airport.D) In a restaurant.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This conversation is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) "At the office" is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] ID]1.A) The man could buy a shirt of a different color.B) The size of the shirt is all right for the man.C) The size the man wants will arrive soon.D) The man could come some time later.2.A) The woman is watching an exciting film with the man.B) The woman can’t take a photo of the man.C) The woman is running toward the lake.D) The woman is filming the lake.3.A) It’s quiet in the restaurant.B) The price is high in the restaurant.C) The restaurant serves good food.D) The restaurant is too far from their school.4.A) At a booking office.B) In a Hong Kong hotel.C) On a busy street.D) At an airport.5.A) The woman has been complaining too much.B) The woman’s headache will go away by itself.C) The woman should have seen the doctor earlier.D) The woman should confirm her appointment with the doctor.6.A) Help the woman move the items.B) Hurry to Mr.Johnson’s office.C) Help move things to Mr.Johnson’s office.D) Put off his appointment with Mr.Johnson.7.A) The man should not dream of being a superstar.B) The man didn’t practice hard enough.C) The man should find a new partner.D) The man should not give up.8.A) There is no more left.B) It doesn’t appeal to her.C) It’s incredibly delicious.D) She has already tasted it.9.A) The man is usually the last to hand in his test paper.B) The man has made a mess of his midterm exam.C) The man has bad study habits.D) The man is a diligent student.10.A) The man will drive the woman to school.2欧文英语编辑整理欧文英语编辑整理3 B) The man has finished his assignment.C) The man is willing to help the woman.D) The man is losing patience with the woman.Section BQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11.A) The art of saying thank you.B) The secret of staying pretty.C) The importance of good manners.D) The difference between elegance and good manners.12.A) They were nicer and gentler.B) They paid more attention to their appearance.C) They were willing to spend more money on clothes.D) They were more aware of changes in fashion.13.A) By decorating our homes.B) By being kind and generous.C) By wearing fashionable clothes.D) By putting on a little make-up.Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14.A) Children don’t get enough education i n safety.B) Children are keen on dangerous games.C) The playgrounds are in poor condition.D) The playgrounds are overcrowded.15.A) They should help maintain the equipment.B) They should keep a watchful eye on their children.C) They should stop their children from climbing ladders.D) They should teach their children how to use the equipment.16.A) They tend to stay within shouting or running distance of their parents.B) They should be aware of the porential risks in the playground.C) They may panic in front of high playground equipment.D) They can be creative when they feel secure.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.]17.A) It takes skill.B) It pays well.C) It’s full-time job.D) It’s admired worldwide.18.A) A mother with a baby in her arms.B) A woman whose bag is hanging in front.C) A lone female with a handbag at her right side.D) An old lady carrying a handbag on the left.19.A) The back pocket of his tight trousers.B) The top pocket of his jacket.C) A side pocket of his jacket.D) A side pocket of his trousers.20.A) Theater lobbies with uniformed security guards.B) Clothing stores where people are relaxed and off guard.C) Airports where people carry a lot of luggage.D) Hotels and restaurants in southeast London.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 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.4欧文英语编辑整理欧文英语编辑整理5 I'm usually fairly skeptical about any research that concludes that people are either happier or unhappier or more or less certain of themselves than they were 50 years ago. While any of these statements might be true, they arepractically impossible to prove scientifically. Still, I was struck by a report which concluded that today's children are significantly more anxious than children in the 1950s. In fact, the analysis showed, normal children ages 9 to 17 exhibit a higher level of anxiety today than children who were treated for mental illness 50 years ago.Why are America's kids so stressed? The report cites two main causes: increasing physical isolation -- brought on by high divorce rates and lessinvolvement in community, among other things -- and a growing perception that the world is a more dangerous place.Given that we can't turn the clock back, adults can still do plenty to help the next generation cope.At the top of the list is nurturing ( 培育 ) a better appreciation of the limits of individualism. No child is an island. Strengthening social ties helps build communities and protect individuals against stress.To help kids build stronger connections with others, you can pull the plug on TVs and computers. Your family will thank you later. They will have more time for face-to-face relationships, and they will get more sleep.Limit the amount of virtual (虚拟的) violence your children are exposed to. It's not just video games and movies; children see a lot of murder and crime on the local news.Keep your expectations for your children reasonable. Many highly successful people never attended Harvard or Yale.Make exercise part of your daily routine. It will help you cope with your own anxieties and provide a good model for your kids. Sometimes anxiety is unavoidable. But it doesn't have to ruin your life.21. The author thinks that the conclusions of any research about people's stateof mind are______.A) surprising B) confusing C) illogical D) questionable22. What does the author mean when he says, "we can't turn the clock back" (Line 1, Para. 3)?A) It's impossible to slow down the pace of change.B) The social reality children are facing cannot be changed.C) Lessons learned from the past should not be forgotten.D) It's impossible to forget the past.23. According to an analysis, compared with normal children today, children treated as mentally ill 50 years ago____.A) were less isolated physicallyB) were probably less self-centeredC) probably suffered less from anxietyD) were considered less individualistic24. The first and most important thing parents should do to help their children is ____.A) to provide them with a safer environmentB) to lower their expectations for themC) to get them more involved sociallyD) to set a good model for them to follow25. What conclusion can be drawn from the passage?A) Anxiety, though unavoidable, can be coped with.B) Children's anxiety has been enormously exaggerated.C) Children's anxiety can be eliminated with more parental care.D) Anxiety, if properly controlled, may help children become mature. Passage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.It is easier to negotiate initial salary requirement because once you are inside, the organizational constraints ( 约束) influence wage increases. One thing, however, is certain: your chances of getting the raise you feel you 6欧文英语编辑整理欧文英语编辑整理7 deserve are less if you don't at least ask for it. Men tend to ask for more, and they get more, and this holds true with other resources, not just pay increases. Consider Beth's story:I did not get what I wanted when I did not ask for it. We had cubicle ( 小隔间 ) offices and window offices. I sat in the cubicles with several male colleagues. One by one they were moved into window offices, while I remained in the cubicles, several males who were hired after me also went to offices. One in particular told me he was next in line for an office and that it had been part of his negotiations for the job. I guess they thought me content to stay in the cubicles since I did not voice my opinion either way.It would be nice if we all received automatic pay increases equal to our merit, but "nice" isn't a quality attributed to most organizations. If you feel you deserve a significant raise in pay, you'll probably have to ask for it.Performance is your best bargaining chip ( 筹码 ) when you are seeking a raise. You must be able to demonstrate that you deserve a raise. Timing is also a good bargaining chip. If you can give your boss something he or she needs (a new client or a sizable contract, for example) just before merit pay decisions are being made, you are more likely to get the raise you want.Use information as a bargaining chip too. Find out what you are worth on the open market.What will someone else pay for your services?Go into the negotiations prepared to place your chips on the table at the appropriate time and prepared to use communication style to guide the direction of the interaction.26. According to the passage, before taking a job, a person should _____.A) demonstrate his capability B) give his boss a good impressionC) ask for as much money as he can D) ask for the salary he hopes to get27. What can be inferred from Beth's story?A) Prejudice against women still exists in some organizations.B) If people want what they deserve, they have to ask for it.C) People should not be content with what they have got.D) People should be careful when negotiating for a job.28. We can learn from the passage that ____.A) unfairness exists in salary increasesB) most people are overworked and underpaidC) one should avoid overstating one's performanceD) most organizations give their staff automatic pay raises29. To get a pay raise, a person should______.A) advertise himself on the job marketB) persuade his boss to sign a long-term contractC) try to get inside information about the organizationD) do something to impress his boss just before merit pay decisions30. To be successful in negotiations, one must_____.A) meet his boss at the appropriate timeB) arrive at the negotiation table punctuallyC) be good at influencing the outcome of the interactionD) be familiar with what the boss likes and dislikesPassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.When families gather for Christmas dinner, some will stick to formal traditions dating back to Grandma's generation. Their tables will be set with the good dishes and silver, and the dress code will be Sunday-best.But in many other homes, this china-and-silver elegance has given way to a stoneware ( 粗陶) -and-stainless informality, with dresses assuming an equally casual-Friday look. For hosts and guests, the change means greater simplicity and comfort. For makers of fine china in Britain, itspells economic hard times.Last week Royal Doulton, the largest employer in Stoke-on-Trent, 8欧文英语编辑整理欧文英语编辑整理9 announced that it is eliminating 1,000jobs -- one-fifth of its total workforce. That brings to more than 4,000 the number of positions lost in 18 months in the pottery (陶瓷) region. Wedgwood and other pottery factories made cuts earlier. Although a strong pound and weak markets in Asia play a role in thedownsizing, the layoffs in Stoke have their roots in earthshaking social shifts. A spokesman for Royal Doulton admitted that the company "has been somewhat slow in catching up with the trend" toward casual dining. Families eat together less often, he explained, and more people eat alone, either because they are single or they eat in front of television;Even dinner parties, if they happen at all, have gone casual. In a time of long work hours and demanding family schedules, busy hosts insist, rightly, that it's better to share a takeout pizza on paper plates in the family room than to wait for the perfect moment or a "real" dinner party. Too often, the perfect moment never comes. Iron a fine-patterned tablecloth? Forget it. Polish the silver? Who has time?Yet the loss of formality has its down side. The fine points of etiquette ( 礼节 ) that children might once have learned at the table by observation or instruction from parents and grandparents ("Chew with your mouth closed." "Keep your elbows off the table.") must be picked up elsewhere. Somecompanies now offer etiquette seminars for employees who may be competent professionally but clueless socially.31. The trend toward casual dining has resulted in_____.A) bankruptcy of fine china manufacturersB) shrinking of the pottery industryC) restructuring of large enterprisesD) economic recession in Great Britain32. Which of the following may be the best reason for casual dining?A) Family members need more time to relax.B) Busy schedules leave people no time for formality.C) People want to practice economy in times of scarcity.D) Young people won't follow the etiquette of the older generation.33. It can be learned from the passage that Royal Doulton is_____.A) a retailer of stainless steel tableware B) a dealer in stonewareC) a pottery chain store D) a producer of fine china34. The main cause of the layoffs in the pottery industry is_____.A) the increased value of the poundB) the economic recession in AsiaC) the change in people's way of lifeD) the fierce competition at home and abroad35. Refined table manners, though less popular than before in current social life_____.A) are still a must on certain occasionsB) axe bound to return sooner or laterC) are still being taught by parents at homeD) can help improve personal relationshipsPassage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.Some houses are designed to be smart. Others have smart designs. An example of the second type of house won an Award of Excellence from the American Institute of Architects.Located on the shore of Sullivan's Island off the coast of South Carolina, the award-winning cube-shaped beach house was built to replace one smashed to pieces by Hurricane ( 飓风) Hugo 10 years ago. In September 1989, Hugo struck South Carolina, killing 18 people and damaging or destroying 36,000 homes in the state.Before Hugo, many new houses built along South Carolina's shoreline were poorly constructed, and enforcement of building codes wasn't strict, according to architect Ray Huff, who created the cleverly-designed beach house. In Hugo's10欧文英语编辑整理wake, all new shoreline houses are required to meet stricter, better-enforced codes. The new beach house on Sullivan's Island should be able to withstand a Category 3 hurricane with peak winds of 179 to 209 kilometers per hour.At first sight, the house on Sullivan's Island looks anything buthurricane-proof. Its redwood shell makes it resemble "a large party lantern ( 灯笼)" at night, according to one observer. But looks can be deceiving. The house's wooden frame is reinforced with long steel rods to give it extra strength.To further protect the house from hurricane damage, Huff raised it 2.7 meters off the ground on timber pilings -- long, slender columns of wood anchored deep in the sand. Pilings might appear insecure, but they are strong enough to support the weight of the house. They also elevate the house above storm surges. The pilings allow the surges to run under the house instead of running into it. "These swells of water come ashore at tremendous speeds and cause most of the damage done to beach-front buildings," said Huff.Huff designed the timber pilings to be partially concealed by the house's ground-to-roof shell. "The shell masks the pilings so that the house doesn't look like it's standing with its pant legs pulled up," said Huff. In the event of a storm surge, the shell should break apart and let the waves rush under the house, the architect explained.36. After the tragedy caused by Hurricane Hugo, new houses built along South Carolina's shore line are required_____.A) to be easily reinforced B) to look smarter in designC) to meet stricter building standards D) to be designed in the shape of cubes37. The award-winning beach house is quite strong because____.A) it is strengthened by steel rods B) it is made of redwoodC) it is in the shape of a shell D) it is built with timber and concrete38. Huff raised the house 2.7 meters off the ground on timber pilings in order to _____.A) withstand peak winds of about 200 km/hrB) anchor stronger pilings deep in the sandC) break huge sea waves into smaller onesD) prevent water from rushing into the house39. The main function of the shell isA) to strengthen the pilings of the houseB) to give the house a better appearanceC)to protect the wooden frame of the houseD) to slow down the speed of the swelling water40. It can be inferred from the passage that the shell should be____.A) fancy-looking B) waterproof C) easily breakable D) extremely strongPart 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.41. He asked us to _____ them in carrying through their plan.A) provide C) assistB) arouse D) persist42. A good many proposals were raised by the delegates, _____ was to be expected.A) that C) soB) what D) as43. He was such a _____ speaker that he held our attention every minute of the three-hour lecture.A) specific C) heroicB) dynamic D) diplomatic44. Arriving home, the boy told his parents about all the _____ which occurred in his dormitory.欧文英语编辑整理A) occasions C) incidentsB) matters D) issues45. The opening between the rocks was very narrow, but the boys managed to _____ through.A) press C) stretchB) squeeze D) leap46. They are trying to _____ the waste discharged by the factory for profit.A) expose C) exhibitB) exhaust D) exploit47. The manager urged his staff not to _____ the splendid opportunity.A) drop C) escapeB) miss D) slide48. _____ I admire David as a poet, I do not like him as a man.A) Much as C) If onlyB) Only if D) As much49. Because of a _____ engagement, Lora couldn't attend my birthday party last Saturday.A) pioneer C) priorB) premature D) past50. The continuous rain _____ the harvesting of the wheat crop by two weeks.A) set back C) set outB) set off D) set aside51. Not having a good command of English can be aserious _____ preventing you from achieving your goals.A) obstacle C) offenseB) fault D) distress52. It's very _____ of you not to talk aloud while the baby is asleep.A) concerned C) considerableB) careful D) considerate53. Many a player who had been highly thought of has _____ from the tennis scene.A) disposed C) discouragedB) disappeared D) discarded54. She's fainted. Throw some water on her face and she'll _____.A) come round C) come onB) come along D) come out55. All their attempts to _____ the child from the burning building were in vain.A) regain C) rescueB) recover D) reserve56. Computer technology will _____ a revolution in business administration.A) bring around C) bring outB) bring about D) bring up57. The university has launched a research center to develop new waysof _____ bacteria which have become resistant to drug treatments.A) regulating C) interruptingB) halting D) combating58. The _____ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching, particularly the gap between researchers and teachers.A) joint C) overallB) intensive D) decisive59. The rapid development of communications technology is transforming the _____ in which people communicate across time and space.A) route C) visionB) transmission D) manner60. When I go out in the evening I use the bike _____ the car if I can.A) rather than C) in spite ofB) regardless of D) other than61. There is no _____ evidence that people can control their dreams, at least in experimental situations in a lab.欧文英语编辑整理A) rigid C) smoothB) solid D) harsh62. Every culture has developed _____ for certain kinds of food and drink, and equally strong negative attitudes toward others.A) preferences C) fantasiesB) expectations D) fashions63. It is reported that Uruguay understands and _____ China on human rights issues.A) grants C) abandonsB) changes D) backs64. Only a few people have _____ to the full facts of the incident.A) access C) contactB) resort D) path65. His trousers _____ when he tried to jump over the fence.A) cracked C) brokeB) split D) burst66. So far, _____ winds and currents have kept the thick patch of oil southeast of the Atlantic coast.A) governing C) prevailingB) blowing D) ruling67. The author was required to submit an _____ of about 200 words together with his research paper.A) edition C) articleB) editorial D) abstract68. As the old empires were broken up and new states were formed, new official tongues began to _____ at an increasing rate.A) bring up C) spring upB) build up D) strike up69. Many patients insist on having watches with them in hospital, _____ theyhave no schedules to keep.A) even though C) as ifB) for D) since70. Some plants are very _____ to light; they prefer the shade.A) sensible C) objectiveB) flexible D) sensitivePart 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.It's an annual back-to-school routine. One morning you wave goodbye, and that 71 evening you're burning the late-night oil in sympathy. In the race to improve educational standards, 72 are throwing the books at kids. 73 elementary school students are complaining of homework 74 . What's a well-meaning parent to do?As hard as 75 may be, sit back and chill, experts advise. Though you've got to get them to do it, 76 helping too much, or even examining 77 too carefully, you may keep them 78 doing it by themselves. "I wouldn't advise a parent to check every 79 assignment," says psychologist John Rosemond, author Of Ending the Tough Homework. "There's a 80 of appreciation for trial and error. Let your children 81 the grade they deserve."Many experts believe parents should gently look over the work of younger children and ask them to rethink their 82 . But "you don't want them to feel it has to be 83 ," she says.That's not to say parents should 84 homework -- first, they should monitor how much homework their kids 85 . Thirty minutes a day in the early elementary years and an hour in 86 four, five, and six is standard, says Rosemond. For junior-high students it should be " 87 mom than an hour and欧文英语编辑整理a half," and two for high-school students. If your child 88 has mom homework than this, you may want to check 89 other parents and then talk to the teacher about 90 assignment71. A) very C) rightB) exact D) usual72. A) officials C) expertsB) parents D) schools73. A) Also C) ThenB) Even D) However74. A) fatigue C) dutyB) confusion D) puzzle75. A) there C) theyB) we D) it76. A) via C) byB) under D) for77. A) questions C) standardsB) answers' D) rules78. A) off C) beyondB) without D) from79. A) single C) pageB) piece D) other80. A) drop C) cutB) short D) lack81. A) acquire C) gatherB) earn D) reach82. A) exercises C) mistakesB) defects D) tests83. A) perfect C) unusualB) better D) complete84. A) forget C) missB) refuse D) ignore85. A) have C) makeB) prepare D) perform86. A) classes C) gradesB) groups D) terms87. A) about C) muchB) no D) few88. A) previously C) merelyB) rarely D) consistently89. A) with C) outB) in D) up90. A) finishing C) reducingB) lowering D) decliningPart V Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter in reply to a friend's inquiry about applying for admission to your college or university. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese: 1．建议报考的专业及理由2．报考该专业的基本条件3．应当如何备考A Letter in Reply to a FriendDecember 27th, 2003Dear2003年12月四级答案：欧文英语编辑整理Part I Listening ComprehensionsectionA ABADC/BDBCDSectionB CABCB/DACABPart II Reading ComprehensionDBCCA/DBADC/BBDCA/CADBCPart III VocabularyCDBCB/DBACA/ADBAC/BDCDA/BADAB/CDCDD Part IV ClozeADBAD/CBDAD/BCADA/CBDAC/。

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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -2003年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both theconversation and the question will be spoken only once. After eachquestion there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single linethrough the centre.Example:You will hear:You will read:A) At the office.B) In the waiting room.C) At the airport.D) In a restaurant.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) “At the office” is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]1. A) At a theatre.B) At a booking office.C) At a railway station.D) At a restaurant.2. A) The man is inviting the woman to dinner.B) The woman is too busy to join the man for dinner.C) The woman is a friend of the Stevensons.D) The man is going to visit the Stevensons.3. A) The professor‟s presentation was not convincing enough.B) The professor‟s lecture notes were too complicated.C) The professor spoke with a strong accent.D) The professor spoke too fast.4. A) The furnished apartment was inexpensive.B) The apartment was provided with some old furniture.C) The furniture in the market was on sale every Sunday.D) The furniture he bought was very cheap.5. A) The man is thinking about taking a new job.B) The man likes a job that enables him to travel.C) The man is sure that he will gain more by taking the job.D) The man doesn‟t want to stay home and take care of their child.6. A) Take the GRE test again in 8 weeks.B) Call to check his scores.C) Be patient and wait.D) Inquire when the test scores are released.7. A) She read it selectively.B) She went over it chapter by chapter.C) She read it slowly.D) She finished it at a stretch.8. A) He was kept in hospital for a long time.B) He was slightly injured in a traffic accident.C) He was seriously wounded in a mine explosion.D) He was fined for speeding.9. A) Wait for a taxi.B) Buy some food.C) Go on a trip.D) Book train tickets.10. A) It‟s not as hard as expected.B) It‟s too tough for some students.C) It‟s much more difficult than people think.D) It‟s believed to be the hardest optional course.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will bespoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the bestanswer from the four choice marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through thecentre.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) Anxious and worried.B) Proud and excited.C) Nervous and confused.D) Inspired and confident.12. A) His father scolded him severely.B) His father took back the six dollars.C) His father made him do the cutting again.D) His father cut the leaves himself.13. A) One can benefit a lot from working with his father.B) Manual labourers shouldn‟t be looked down upon.C) One should always do his job earnestly.D) Teenagers tend to be careless.Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) He ran a village shop.B) He worked on a farm.C) He worked in an advertising agency.D) He was a gardener.15. A) It was stressful.B) It was colorful.C) It was peaceful.D) It was boring.16. A) His desire to start Iris own business.B) The crisis in his family life.C) The decline in his health.D) His dream of living in the countryside.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A) Because there are no signs to direct them.B) Because no tour guides are available.C) Because all the buildings in the city look alike.D) Because the university is everywhere in the city.18. A) They set their own exams.B) They select their own students.C) They award their own degrees.D) They organize their own laboratory work.19. A) Most of them have a long history.B) Many of them are specialized libraries.C) They house more books than any other university library.D) They each have a copy of every book published in Britain.20. A) Very few of them are engaged in research.B) They were not awarded degrees until 1948.C) They have outnumbered male students.D) They were not treated equally until 1881.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 thecentre.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.On average, American kids ages 3 to 12 spent 29 hours a week in school, eight hours more that they did in 1981. They also did more household work and participated in more of such organized activities as soccer and ballet (芭蕾舞). Involvement in sports, in particular, rose almost 50% from 1981 to 1997: boys now spend an average of four hours a week playing sports; girls log hall that time. All in all, however, children‟s leisure time dropped from 40% of the day in 1981 to 25%“Children are affected by the same time crunch (危机) that affects their parents,”says Sandra Hofferth, who headed the recent study of children‟s timetable. A chief reason, she says, is that more mothers are working outside the home. (Nevertheless, children in both double-income and “male breadwinner”households spent comparable amounts of time interacting with their parents 19 hours and 22 hours respectively. In contrast, children spent only 9 hours with their single mothers.)All work and no play could make for some very messed-up kids. “Play is the most powerful way a child explores the world and learns about himself,”says T. Berry Brazelton, professor at Harvard Medical School Unstructured play encourages independent thinking and allows the young to negotiate their relationships with their peers, but kids ages 3 to 12 spent only 12 hours a week engaged in it.The children sampled spent a quarter of their rapidly decreasing “free time”watching television. But that, believe it or not, was one of the findings parents might regard as good news. If they‟re spending less time in front of the TV set, however, kids aren‟t replacing it with reading. Despite efforts to get kids more interested in books, the children spent just over an hour a week reading. Let‟s face it, who‟s got the time?21. By mentioning “the same time crunch”(Line 1, Para. 2) Sandra Hofferth means________.A) children have little time to play with their parentsB) children are not taken good care of by their working parentsC) both parents and children suffer from lack of leisure timeD) both parents and children have trouble managing their time22. According to the author, the reason given by Sandra Hofferth for the time crunch is________.A) quite convincingB) partially trueC) totally groundlessD) rather confusing23. According to the author a child develops better if ________.A) he has plenty of time reading and studyingB) he is left to play with his peers in his own wayC) he has more time participating in school activitiesD) he is free to interact with his working parents24. The author is concerned about the fact that American kids ________.A) are engaged in more and more structured activitiesB) are increasingly neglected by their working mothersC) are spending more and more time watching TVD) are involved less and less in household work25. We can infer from the passage that ________.A) extracurricular activities promote children‟s intelligenceB) most children will turn to reading with TV sets switched offC) efforts to get kids interested in reading have been fruitfulD) most parents believe reading to be beneficial to childrenPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Henry Ford, the famous U.S. inventor and car manufacturer, once said, “The business of America is business.” By this he meant that the U.S. way of life is based on the values of the business world.Few would argue with Ford‟s statement. A brief glimpse at a daily newspaper vividly shows how much people in the United States think about business. For example, nearly every newspaper has a business section, in which the deals and projects, finances and management, stock prices and labor problems of corporations are reported daily. In addition, business news can appear in every other section. Most national news has an important financial aspect to it. Welfare, foreign aid, the federal budget, and the policies of the Federal Reserve Bank are all heavily affected by business. Moreover, business news appears in some of the unlikeliest places. The world of arts and entertainment is often referred to as “the entertainment industry” or “show business.”The positive side of Henry Ford‟s statement can be seen in the prosperity that business has brought to U.S. life. One of the most important reasons so many people from all over the world come to live in the United States is the dream of a better job. Jobs are produced in abundance (大量地) because the U.S. economic system is driven by competition. People believe that this system crates more wealth, more jobs, and a materially better way of life.The negative side of Henry Ford‟s statement, however, can be seen when the word business is taken to mean big business. And the term big business—referring to the biggest companies, is seen in opposition to labor. Throughout U.S. history working people have had to fight hard for higher wages, better working conditions, and the fight to form unions. Today, many of the old labor disputes are over, but there is still some employee anxiety. Downsizing—the laying off of thousands of workers to keep expenses low and profits high—creates feelings of insecurity for many.26. The United States is a typical country ________.A) which encourages free trade at home and abroadB) where people‟s chief concern is how to make moneyC) where all businesses are managed scientificallyD) which normally works according to the federal budget27. The influence of business in the U.S. is evidenced by the fact that ________.A) most newspapers are run by big businessesB) even public organizations concentrate on working for profitsC) Americans of all professions know how to do businessD) even arts and entertainment are regarded as business28. According to the passage, immigrants choose to settle in the U.S., dreaming that________.A) they can start profitable businesses thereB) they can be more competitive in businessC) they will make a fortune overnight thereD) they will find better chances of employment29. Henry Ford‟s statement can be taken negatively because ________.A) working people are discouraged to fight for their fightsB) there are many industries controlled by a few big capitalistsC) there is a conflicting relationship between big corporations and laborD) public services are not run by the federal government30. A company‟s efforts to keep expenses low and profits high may result in ________.A) reduction in the number of employeesB) improvement of working conditionsC) fewer disputes between labor and managementD) a rise in workers‟ wagesPassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.Professor Smith recently persuaded 35 people, 23 of them women, to keep a diary of all their absent-minded actions for a fortnight. When he came to analyse their embarrassing lapses (差错) in a scientific report, he was surprised to find that nearly all of them fell into a few groupings, Nor did the lapses appear to be entirely random (随机的).One of the women, for instance, on leaving her house for work one morning threw her dog her earrings and tried to fix a dog biscuit on her ear. “the explanation for this is that the brain is like a computer,” explains the professor. “People programme themselves to do certain activities regularly. It was the woman‟s custom every morning to throw her dog two biscuits and then put on her earrings. But somehow the action got reversed in theprogramme,”About one in twenty of the incidents the volunteers reported were these “programme assembly failures.”Altogether the volunteers logged 433 unintentional actions that they found themselves doing—an average of twelve each, There appear to be peak periods in the day when we are at our zaniest (荒谬可笑的). These are two hours some time between eight a.m. and noon, between four and six p.m. with a smaller peak between eight and ten p.m. “Among men the peak seems to be when a changeover in brain …programmes‟ occurs, as for instance between going to and from work.” Women on average reported slightly more lapses—12.5 compared with 10.9 for men—probably because they were more reliable reporters.A startling finding of the research is that the absent-minded activity is a hazard of doing things in which we are skilled. Normally, you would expect that skill reduces the number of errors we make. But trying to avoid silly slips by concentrating more could make things a lot worse—even dangerous.31. In his study Professor Smith asked the subjects ________.A) to keep track of people who tend to forget thingsB) to report their embarrassing lapses at randomC) to analyse their awkward experiences scientificallyD) to keep a record of what they did unintentionally32. Professor Smith discovered that ________.A) certain patterns can be identified in the recorded incidentsB) many people were too embarrassed to admit their absent-mindednessC) men tend to be more absent-minded than womenD) absent-mindedness is an excusable human weakness33. “Programme assembly failures”(Line 6, Para. 2) refers to the phenomenon thatpeople ________.A) often fail to programme their routines beforehandB) tend to make mistakes when they are in a hurryC) unconsciously change the sequence of doing thingsD) are likely to mess things up if they are too tired34. We learn from the third paragraph that ________.A) absent-mindedness tends to occur during certain hours of the dayB) women are very careful to perform actions during peak periodsC) women experience more peak periods of absent-mindednessD) men‟s absent-mindedness often results in funny situations35. It can be concluded from the passage that ________.A) people should avoid doing important things during peak periods of lapsesB) hazards can be avoided when people do things they are good atC) people should be careful when programming their actionsD) lapses cannot always be attributed to lack of concentrationPassage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.It‟s no secret that many children would be healthier and happier with adoptive parents than with the parents that nature dealt them. That‟s especially true of children who remain in abusive homes because the law blindly favors biological parents. It‟s also true of children who suffer for years in foster homes (收养孩子的家庭) because of parents who can‟t or won‟t care for them but refuse to give up custody (监护) rights.Fourteen-year-old Kimberly Mays fits neither description, but her recent court victory could eventually help children who do. Kimberly has been the object of an angry custody baffle between the man who raised her and her biological parents, with whom she has never lived. A Florida judge ruled that the teenager can remain with the only father she‟s ever known and that her biological parents have “no legal claim” on her.The ruling, though it may yet be reversed, sets aside the principle that biology is the primary determinant of parentage. That‟s an important development, one that‟s long overdue.Shortly after birth in December 1978, Kimberly Mays and another infant were mistakenly switched and sent home with the wrong parents. Kimberly‟s biological parents, Ernest and Regina Twigg, received a child who died of a heart disease in 1988. Medical tests showed that the child wasn‟t the Twiggs‟ own daughter, but Kimt only was, thus sparking a custody battle with Robert Mays. In 1989, the two families agreed that Mr. Mays would maintain custody with the Twiggs getting visiting fights. Those rights were ended when Mr. Mays decided that Kimberly was being harmed.The decision to leave Kimberly with Mr. Mays rendered her suit debated. But the judge made clear that Kimberly did have standing to sue (起诉) on her own behalf. Thus he made clear that she was more than just property to be handled as adults saw fit.Certainly, the biological link between parent and child is fundamental. But biological parents aren‟t always preferable to adoptive ones, and biological parentage does not convey an absolute ownership that cancels all the rights of children.36. What was the primary consideration in the Florida judge‟s ruling?A) The biological link.B) The child‟s benefits.C) The traditional practice.D) The parents‟ feelings.37. We can learn from the Kimberly case that ________.A) children are more than just personal possessions of their parentsB) the biological link between parent and child should be emphasizedC) foster homes bring children more pain and suffering than careD) biological parents shouldn‟t claim custody rights after their child is adopted38. The Twiggs claimed custody rights to Kimberly because ________.A) they found her unhappy in Mr. Mays‟ custodyB) they regarded her as their propertyC) they were her biological parentsD) they felt guilty about their past mistake39. Kimberly had been given to Mr. Mays ________.A) by sheer accidentB) out of charityC) at his requestD) for better care40. The author‟s attitude towards the judge‟s ruling could be described as ________.A) doubtfulB) criticalC) cautiousD) supportivePart III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minute)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are for choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that bestcompletes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the AnswerSheet with a single line through the centre.41. She her trip to New York because she was ill.A) called offB) closed downC) put upD) went off42. ________ the storm, the ship would have reached its destination on time.A) But forB) In case ofC) In spite ofD) Because of43. We should concentrate on sharply reducing interest rates to pull the economy out of________.A) rejectionB) restrictionC) retreatD) recession44. The of finding gold in California attracted a lot of people to settle down there.A) prospectsB) speculationsC) stakesD) provisions45. I suffered from mental because of stress from my job.A) damageB) releaseC) reliefD) fatigue46. The rest of the day was entirely at his for reading or recreation.A) dismissalB) survivalC) disposalD) arrival47. You will not be about your food in time of great hunger.A) specialB) particularC) peculiarD) specific48. Crime is increasing worldwide, and there is every reason to believe the will continueinto the next decade.A) emergencyB) trendC) paceD) schedule49. You shouldn‟t have written in the ________ since the book belongs to the library.A) intervalB) borderC) marginD) edge50. The of airplane engines announced a coming air raid.A) roarB) exclamationC) whistleD) scream51. This ticket you to a free boat tour on the lake.A) entitiesB) appointsC) grantsD) credits52. This is the nurse who to me when I was ill in hospital.A) accompaniedB) attendedC) entertainedD) shielded53. I was about to a match when I remembered Tom‟s warning.A) rubB) hitC) scrapeD) strike54. The advertisement says this material doesn‟t in the wash, but it has.A) contractB) shrinkC) slim55. He was proud of being chosen to participate in the game and he ________ us that hewould try as hard as possible.A) insuredB) guaranteedC) assumedD) assured56. Not only the professionals but also the amateurs will from the new trainingfacilities.A) deriveB) acquireC) benefitD) reward57. The work was almost complete when we received orders to ________ no furtherwith it.A) progressB) proceedC) marchD) promote58. I waited for him half an hour, but he never ________.A) turned inB) turned downC) turned offD) turned up59. A house with a dangerous gas can be broken into immediately.A) leakB) splitC) messD) crack60. A dark suit is to a light one for evening wear.A) favourableB) suitableD) proper61. It was in the United States that I made the of Professor Jones.A) acknowledgementB) acquaintanceC) recognitionD) association62. Could you take a sheet of paper and write your name at the top?A) bareB) vacantC) hollowD) blank63. A culture in which the citizens share similar religious beliefs and values is morelikely to have laws that represent the wishes of its people than is a culture where citizens come from backgrounds.A) extensiveB) influentialC) diverseD) identical64. Areas where students have particular difficulty have been treated particular care.A) byB) inC) underD) with65. He gave a to handle the affairs in a friendly manner.A) pledgeB) missionC) plungeD) motion66. Don‟t let the child play with scissors he cuts himself.A) in caseB) so thatC) now thatD) only if67. ________ the danger from enemy action, people had to cope with a severe shortageof food, clothing, fuel, and almost everything.A) As far asB) As long asC) As well asD) As soon as68. Many people lost their jobs during the business ________.A) desperationB) decreaseC) despairD) depression69. Whenever a big company a small one, the product almost always gets worse.A) gets on withB) cuts downC) takes overD) puts up with70. Mr. Smith was the only witness who said that the fire was ________.A) matureB) deliberateC) meaningfulD) innocentPart IV Short Answer Questions (15 minutes)Directions: In this part there is a short passage with 8 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions orcomplete the statements in the fewest possible words. Write your answers inthe spaces provided on the right of the page.What personal qualities are desirable in a teacher? I think the following would be generally accepted.First, the teacher‟s personality should be lively and attractive. This does not rule out people who are plain-looking, or even ugly, because many such people have great personal charm. But it does rule out such types as the over-excitable, sad, cold, and frustrated.Secondly, it is not merely desirable but essential for a teacher to have a genuine capacity for sympathy, a capacity to understand the minds and feelings of other people, especially, since most teachers are school teachers, the minds and feelings of children. Closely related with this is the capacity to be tolerant—not, indeed, of what is wrong, but of the weaknesses and immaturity of human nature which induce (i)~) people, and again especially children, to make mistakes.Thirdly, I hold it essential for a teacher to be both intellectually and morally honest. This means that he will be aware of his intellectual strengths and limitations, and will have thought about and decided upon the moral principles by which his life shall be guided. There is no contradiction in my going on to say that a teacher should be a bit of an actor. That is part of the technique of teaching, which demands that every now and then a teacher should be able to put on an act to enliven (使生动) a lesson, correct a fault, or award praise. Children, especially young children, live in a world that is rather larger than life.A teacher must be capable of infinite patience. This, I may say, is largely a matter of self-discipline and self-training, for we are none of us born like that.Finally, I think a teacher should have the kind of mind which always wants to go on learning. Teaching is a job at which one will never be perfect; there is always something more to learn about it. There are three principal objects of study: the subjects which the teacher is teaching; the methods by which the subjects can best be taught to the particular pupils in the classes he is teaching; and—by far the most important—the children, young people, or adults to whom the subjects are to be taught. The two fundamental principles of British education today are that education is education of the whole person, and that it is best acquired through full and active co-operation between two persons, the teacher and the learner.S1. Plain-looking teachers can also be admired by their students if they have S1.S2. The author says it is S2 that teachers be sympathetic with their students.S3. A teacher should be tolerant because humans tend to have S3(1) and to be S3(2).S4. A teacher who is S4 will be able to make his lessons more lively.S5. How can a teacher acquire infinite patience? S5S6. Since teaching is a job no one can be perfect at, it is necessary for teachers to keep improving their knowledge of the subjects they teach and their S6S7. Teachers‟ most important object of study is S7.S8. Education cannot be best acquired without S8 between the teacher and the learnerPart V Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write an eye-witness account of a traffic accident. You should write at least 120 words accordingto the outline given below in Chinese:假设你在某日某时某地目击一起车祸，就此写一份见证书。

2003年6月四级试题

2003年6月四级试题Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be 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 centre.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 centre.Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]1. A) At a theatreB) At a booking office.C) At a railway station.D) At a restaurant.2. A) The man is inviting the woman to dinner.B) The woman is too busy to join the man for dinner.C) The woman is a friend of the Stevensons‘.D) The man is going to visit the Steve nsons‘.3. A) The professor‘s presentation was not convincing enough.B) The professor‘s lecture notes were too complicated.C) The professor spoke with a strong accent.D) The professor spoke too fast.4. A) The furnished apartment was inexpensive.B) The apartment was provided with some old furniture.C) The furniture un the market was on sale every Sunday.D) The furniture he bought was very cheap.5. A) The man is thinking about taking a new job.B) The man likes a job that enables him to travel.C) The man is sure that he will gain more by taking the job.D) The man doesn‘t want to stay hom e and take care of their child.6. A) Take the GRE test again in 8 weeks.B) Call to check his scores.C) Be patient and wait.D) Inquire when the test scores are released.7. A) She read it selectivelyB). She went over it chapter by chapterC). She read it slowlyD) She finished it at a stretch.8. A) He was kept in hospital for a long time.B) He was slightly injured in a traffic accident.C) He was seriously wounded in a mine explosion.D) He was fined for speeding.9. A) Wait for a taxi.B) Buy some food.C) Go on a trip.D) Book train tickets.10. A) It‘s not as hard as expected.B) It‘s too tough for some students.C) It‘s much mo re difficult than people think.D) It‘s believed to be the hardest optional course.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage oneQuestion 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) Anxious and worried.B) Proud and excited.C) Nervous and confused.D) Inspired and confident.12. A) His father scolded him severely.B) His father took back the six dollars.C) His father made him do the cutting again.D) His father cut the leaves himself.13. A) One can benefit a lot from working with his father.B) Manual labourers shouldn‘t be looked dow n upon.C) One should always do his job earnestly.D) Teenagers tend to be careless.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) He ran a village shop.B) He worked on a farm.C) He worked in an advertising agency.D) He was a gardener.15. A) It was stressful.B) It was colorful.C) It was peaceful.D) It was boring.16. A) His desire to start his own business.B) The crisis in his family life.C) The decline in his health.D) His dream of living in the countryside.Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A) Because there are no signs to direct them.B) Because no tour guides are available.C) Because all the buildings in the city look alike.D) Because the university is everywhere in the city.18. A) They set their own exams.B) They select their own students.C) They award their own degrees.D) They organize their own laboratory work.19. A) Most of them have a long history.B) Many of them are specialized libraries.C) They house more books than any other university library.D) They each have a copy of every book published in Britain.20. A) Very few of them are engaged in research.B) They were not awarded degrees until 1948.C) They have outnumbered male students.D) They were not treated equally until 1881.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 on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:On average, American kids ages 3 to 12 spent 29 hours a week in school, eight hours more than they did in 1981. They also did more household work and participated in more of suchorganized activities as soccer and ballet (芭蕾舞). Involvement in sports, in particular, rose almost 50% from 1981 to 1997: boys now spend an average of four hours a week playing sports; girls log half that time. All in all, however, children‘s leisure time dropped from 40% of the day in 1981 to 25%.―Children are affected by t he same time crunch (危机) that affects their parents,‖ says Sandra Hofferth, who headed the recent study of children‘s timetable. A chief reason, she says, is that more mothers are working outside the home. (Nevertheless, children in both double-income and ―male breadwinner‖ households spent comparable mounts of time interacting with their parents, 19 hours and 22 hours respectively. In contrast, children spent only 9 hours with their single mothers.)All work and no play could make for some very messed-u p kids. ―Play is the most powerful way a child explores the world and learns about himself,‖ says T. Berry Brazelton, professor at Harvard Medical School. Unstructured play encourages independent thinking and allows the young to negotiate their relationships with their peers, but kids ages 3 to 12 spent only 12 hours a week engaged in it.The children sampled spent a quarter of their rapidly decreasing ―free time‖ watching television. But that, believe it or not, was one of the findings parents might regard as good news. If they‘re spending less time in front of the TV set, however, kids aren‘t replacing it with reading. Despite efforts to get kids more interested in books, the children spent just over an hour a week reading. Let‘s face it, who‘s got the time?21. By mentioning ―the same time crunch‖ (Line 1, Para. 2) Sandra Hofferth me ans ________.A) children have little time to play with their parentsB) children are not taken good care of by their working parentsC) both parents and children suffer from lack of leisure timeD) both parents and children have trouble managing their time22. According to the author, the reason given by Sandra Hofferth for the time crunch is______.A) quite convincingB) partially trueC) totally groundlessD) rather confusing23. According to the author a child develops better if ______.A) he has plenty of time reading and studyingB) he is left to play with his peers in his own wayC) he has more time participating in school activitiesD) he is free to interact with his working parents24. The author is concerned about the fact that American kids ______.A) are engaged in more and more structured activitiesB) are increasingly neglected by their working mothersC) are spending more and more time watching TVD) are involved less and less in household work25. We can infer from the passage that ______.A) extracurricular activities promote children‘s intelligenceB) most children will turn to reading with TV sets switched offC) efforts to get kids interested in reading have been fruitfulD) most parents believe reading to be beneficial to childrenPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:Henry Ford, the famous U.S. inventor and car manufacturer, once said, ‗The business of America is business.‖ By this he meant that the U.S. way of life is based on the values of the business world.Few would argue with Ford‘s statement. A brief glimpse at a daily newspaper vividly shows how much people in the United States think about business. For example, nearly every newspaper has a business section, in which the deals and projects, finances and management, stock prices and labor problems of corporations are reported daily. In addition, business news can appear in every other section. Most national news has an important financial aspect to it. Welfare, foreign aid, the federal budget, and the policies of the Federal Reserve Bank are all heavily affected by business. Moreover, business news appears in some of the unlikeliest places. The world of arts and entertainment is often referred to as ―the entertainment industry‖ or ―show business.‖The positive side of Henry Ford‘s statement can be seen in the prosperity that business has brought to U.S. life. One of the most important reasons so many people from all over the world come to live in the United States is the dream of a better job. Jobs are produced in abundance (大量地) because the U.S. economic system is driven by competition. People believe that this system creates more wealth, more jobs, and a materially better way of life.The negative side of Henry Ford‘s statement, however, can be seen when the word business is taken to mean big business. And the term big business—referring to the biggest companies, is seen in opposition to labor. Throughout U.S. history working people have had to fight hard for higher wages, better working conditions, and the right to form unions. Today, many of the old labor disputes are over, but there is still some employee anxiety. Downsizing—the laying off of thousands of workers to keep expenses low and profits high -- creates feelings of insecurity for many.26. The united States is a typical country ______.A) which encourages free trade at homes and abroadB) where people‘s chi ef concern is how to make moneyC) where all businesses are managed scientificallyD) which normally works according to the federal budget27. The influence of business in the U.S. is evidenced by the fact that ______.A) most newspapers are run by big businessesB) even public organizations concentrate on working for profitsC) Americans of all professions know how to do businessD) even arts and entertainment are regarded as business28. According to the passage, immigrants choose to settle in the U.S., dreaming that ______.A) they can start profitable businesses thereB) they can be more competitive in businessC) they will make a fortune overnight thereD) they will find better chances of employment29. Henry Ford‘s statements can be t aken negatively because ______.A) working people are discouraged to fight for their rightsB) there are many industries controlled by a few big capitalistsC) there is a conflicting relationship between big corporations and laborD) public services are not run by the federal government30. A company‘s efforts to keep expenses low and profits high may result in ______.A) reduction in the number of employeesB) improvement of working conditionsC) fewer disputes between labor and managementD) a rise in workers‘ wagesPassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:Professor Smith recently persuaded 35 people, 23 of them women, to keep a diary of all their absent-minded actions for a fortnight. When he came to analyse their embarrassing lapses (差错) in a scientific report, he was surprised to find that nearly all of them fell into a few groupings. Nor did the lapses appear to be entirely random (随机的).One of the women, for instance, on leaving her house for work one morning threw her dog her earrings and tried to fix a dog biscu it on her ear. ―The explanation for this is that the brain is like a computer,‖ explains the professor. ―People programme themselves to do certain activities regularly. It was the woman‘s custom every morning to throw her dog two biscuits and then put on h er earrings. But somehow the action got reversed in the programme.‖ About one in twenty of the incidents the volunteers reported were these ―programme assembly failures.‖Altogether the volunteers logged 433 unintentional actions that they found themselves doing – an average of twelve each. There appear to be peak periods in the day when we are at our zaniest (荒谬可笑的). These are two hours some time between eight a.m. and noon, between four and six p.m. with a smaller peak between eight and ten p.m. ―Among men the peak seems to be when a changeover in brain ‗programmes‘ occurs, as for instance between going to and from work.‖ Women on average reported slightly more lapses – 12.5 compared with 10.9 for men – probably because they were more reliable reporters.A startling finding of the research is that the absent-minded activity is a hazard of doing things in which we are skilled. Normally, you would expect that skill reduces the number of errors we make. But trying to avoid silly slips by concentrating more could make things a lot worse –even dangerous.31. In his study Professor Smith asked the subjects ______.A) to keep track of people who tend to forget thingsB) to report their embarrassing lapses at randomC) to analyse their awkward experiences scientificallyD) to keep a record of what they did unintentionally32. Professor Smith discovered that ______.A) certain patterns can be identified in the recorded incidentsB) many people were too embarrassed to admit their absent-mindednessC) men tend to be more absent-minded than womenD) absent-mindedness is an excusable human weakness33. ―Programme assembly failures‖ (Line 6, Para.2) refers to the phenomenon that people ______.A) often fail to programme their routines beforehandB) tend to make mistakes when they are in a hurryC) unconsciously change the sequence of doing thingsD) are likely to mess things up if they are too tired34. We learn from the third paragraph that ______.A) absent-mindedness tends to occur during certain hours of the dayB) women are very careful to perform actions during peak periodsC) women experience more peak periods of absent-mindednessD) men‘s absent-mindedness often results in funny situations35. It can be concluded from the passage that ______.A) people should avoid doing important things during peak periods of lapsesB) hazards can be avoided when people do things they are good atC) people should be careful when programming their actionsD) lapses cannot always be attributed to lack of concentrationPassage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:It‘s no secret that many children would be healthier and happier with adoptive parents than with the parents that nature dealt them. Tha t‘s especially true of children who remain in abusive homes bemuse the law blindly favors biological parents. It‘s also true of children who suffer for years in foster homes (收养孩子的家庭) because of parents who can‘t or won‘t care for them but refuse to give up custody (监护) rights.Fourteen-year-old Kimberly Mays fits neither description, but her recent court victory could eventually help children who do. Kimberly has been the object of an angry custody battle between the man who raised her and her biological parents, with whom she has never lived. A Florida judge ruled that the teenager can remain with the only father she‘s ever known and that her biological parent s have ―no legal claim‖ on her.The ruling, though it may yet be reversed, sets aside the principle that biology is the primary determinant of parentage. That‘s an important development, one that‘s long overdue.Shortly after birth in December 1978, Kimberly Mays and another infant were mistakenly switched and sent home with the wrong parents. Kimberly‘s biological parents, Ernest and Regina Twigg, received a child who died of a heart disease in 1988. Medical tests showed that the child wasn‘t the Twiggs‘ own daughter, but Kimberly was, thus sparking a custody battle with Robert Mays. In 1989, the two families agreed that Mr. Mays would maintain custody with the Twiggs getting visiting rights. Those rights were ended when Mr. Mays decided that Kimberly was being harmed.The decision to leave Kimberly with Mr. Mays rendered her suit debated. But the judge made clear that Kimberly did have standing to sue (起诉) on her own behalf. Thus he made clear that she was more than just property to be handled as adults saw fit.Certainly, the biological link between parent and child is fundamental. But biological parentsaren‘t always preferable to adoptive ones, and biological parentage does not convey an absolute ownership that cancels all the rights of children.36. What was t he primary consideration in the Florida judge‘s ruling?A) The biological link.B) The child‘s benefits.C) The traditional practice.D) The parents‘ feelings.37. We can learn from the Kimberly case that ______.A) children are more than just personal possessions of their parentsB) the biological link between parents and child should be emphasizedC) foster homes bring children more pain and suffering than careD) biological parents shouldn‘t claim custody rights after their chi ld is adopted38. The Twiggs claimed custody rights to Kimberly because ______.A) they found h er unhappy in Mr. Mays‘ custodyB) they regarded her as their propertyC) they were her biological parentsD) they felt guilty about their past mistake39. Kimberly had been given to Mr. Mays ________.A) by sheer accidentB) out of charityC) at his requestD) for better care40. The author‘s attitude towards the judge‘s rulin g could be described as ______.A) doubtful B) critical C) cautious D) supportivePart III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)Directions: There are 3.0. incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.41. She ______ her trip to New York because she was ill.A) called off B) closed down C) put up D) went off42. ______ the storm, the ship would have reached its destination on time.A) But for B) In case of C) In spite of D) Because of43. We should concentrate on sharply reducing interest rates to pull the economy out of ______.A) rejection B) restriction C) retreat D) recession44. The ______ of finding gold in California attracted a lot of people to settle down there.A) prospects B) speculations C) stakes D) provisions45 I suffered from mental ______ because of stress from my job.A) damage B) release C) relief D) fatigue46. The rest of the day was entirely at his ______ for reading or recreation.A) dismissal B) survival C) disposal D) arrival47. You will not be ______ about your food in time of great hunger.A) special B) particular C) peculiar D) specific48. Crime is increasing worldwide, and there is every reason to believe the ______ will continueinto the next decade.A) emergency B) trend C) pace D) schedule49. You shouldn‘t have written in the ______ since the book belongs to the library.A) interval B) border C) margin D) edge50. The ______ of airplane engines announced a coming air raid.A) roar B) exclamation C) whistle D) scream51. This ticket ______ you to a free boat tour on the lake.A) entitles B) appoints C) grants D) credits52. This is the nurse who ______ to me when I was ill in hospital.A) accompanied B) attended C) entertained D) shielded53. I was about to ______ a match w hen I remembered Tom‘s warning.A) rub B) hit C) scrape D) strike54. The advertisement says this material doesn‘t ______ in the wash, but it has.A) contract B) shrink C) slim D) dissolve55. He was proud of being chosen to participate in the game and he ______ us that he would try ashard as possible.A) insured B) guaranteed C) assumed D) assured56. Not only the professionals but also the amateurs will ______ from the new training facilities.A) derive B) acquire C) benefit D) reward57. The work was almost complete when we received orders to ______ no further with it.A) progress B) proceed C) march D) promote58. I waited for him half an hour, but he never ______.A) turned in B) turned down C) turned off D) turned up59. A house with a dangerous gas ______ can be broken into immediately.A) leak B) split C) mess D) crack60. A dark suit is ______ to a light one for evening wear.A) favourable B) suitable C) preferable D) proper61. It was in the United States that I made the ______ of professor Jones.A) acknowledgement B) acquaintance C) recognition D) association62. Could you take a ______ sheet of paper and write your name at the top?A) bare B) vacant C) hollow D) blank63. A culture in which the citizens share similar religious beliefs and values is more likely to havelaws that represent the wishes of its people than is a culture where citizens come from ______ backgrounds.A) extensive B) influential C) diverse D) identical64. Areas where students have particular difficulty have been treated ______ particular care.A) by B) in C) under D) with65. He gave a ______ to handle the affairs in a friendly manner.A) pledge B) mission C) plunge D) motion66. Don‘t let the child play with scissors ______ he cuts himself.A) in case B) so that C) now that D) only if67. ______ the danger from enemy action, people had to cope with a severe shortage of food,clothing, fuel, and almost everything.A) As far as B) As long as C) As well as D) As soon as68. Many people lost their jobs during the business ______.A) desperation B) decrease C) despair D) depression69. Whenever a big company ______ a small one, the product almost always gets worse.A) gets on with B) cuts down C) takes over D) puts up with70. Mr. Smith was the only witness who said that the fire was ______.A) mature B) deliberate C) meaningful D) innocentPart IV Short Answer Questions (15 minutes)Directions: In this part there is a short passage with 8 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Write your answers in the spaces provided on the right of the page.What personal qualities are desirable in a teacher? I think the following would be generally accepted.First, the teacher‘s personality should be lively and attractive. This does not rule out people who are plain-looking, or even ugly, because many such people have great personal charm. But it does rule out such types as the over-excitable, sad, cold, and frustrated.Secondly, it is not merely desirable but essential for a teacher to have a genuine capacity for sympathy, a capacity to understand the minds and feelings of other people, especially, since most teachers are school teachers, the minds and feelings of children. Closely related with this is the capacity to be tolerant – not, indeed, of what is wrong, but of the weaknesses and immaturity of human nature which induce (诱导) people, and again especially children, to make mistakes.Thirdly, I hold it essential for a teacher to be both intellectually and morally honest. This means that he will be aware of his intellectual strengths and limitations, and will have thought about and decided upon the moral principles by which his life shall be guided. There is no contradiction in my going on to say that a teacher should be a bit of an actor. That is part of the technique of teaching, which demands that every now and then a teacher should be able to put on an act – to enliven (使生动) a lesson, correct a fault, or award praise. Children, especially young children, live in a world that is rather larger than life.A teacher must be capable of infinite patience. This, I may say, is largely a matter of self-discipline and self-training, for we are none of us born like that.Finally, I think a teacher should have the kind of mind which always wants to go on learning. Teaching is a job at which one will never be perfect; there is always something more to learn about it. There are three principal objects of study: the subjects which the teacher is teaching; the methods by which the subjects can best be taught to the particular pupils in the classes he is teaching; and g by far the most important -- the children, young people, or adults to whom the subjects are to be taught. The two fundamental principles of British education today are that education is education of the whole person, and that it is best acquired through full and active co-operation between two persons, the teacher and the learner.S1. Plain-looking teachers can also be admired by their students if they have _________.__________________________________________________________________S2. The author says it is _________that teachers be sympathetic with their students.__________________________________________________________________S3. A teacher should be tolerant because humans tend to have S3 (1) _________and to be S3(2) _________.(1)________________________________________________________________(2)________________________________________________________________S4. A teacher who is _________will be able to make his lessons more lively.__________________________________________________________________S5. How can a teacher acquire infinite patience?__________________________________________________________________S6. Since teaching is a job no one can be perfect at, it is necessary for teachers to keep improving their knowledge of the subjects they teach and their _________.__________________________________________________________________S7. Teachers‘ most importan t object of study is _________.__________________________________________________________________S8. Education cannot be best acquired without _________ between the teacher and the learner.__________________________________________________________________Part V Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write an eye-witness account of a traffic accident. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese.假设你在某日某时目击一起车祸，就此写一份见证书。

2003年12月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题听力原文

2003年12月大学英语四级听力原文Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)1.M: I like the color this shirt, do you have a larger size?W: This is the largest in this color, other colors coming all sizes.Q: What dose the woman imply?2. M: Look, the view is fantastic, could you take a picture for me with the lake in the background? W: I am afraid I just ran out of film.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?3. M: The food in this restaurant is horrible. If only we got to ray's school dining home.W: But the food isn't everything. It isn't nice just to get away from old movie?Q. What can we learn from the conversation?4.W: Can I help you sir?M: Yes, can you show me the way to gate nine for flight 910 to Hong Kong? I am quite confused here.Q: What does the man mean?5.W: My headache is killing me. I thought it was gong away. But now it is getting worse and worseM: I told you yesterday to make an appointment.Q: what does the man mean?6.W: can you give a hand, Mike? I want to move a few heavy items to the car.M: I'd like to but I am already five minutes late for my appointment with Mr. Jason, and the office is on the other side of the campus.Q: what would the man most probably do?7. M: I think you'd better find another partner. I love table tennis but I don't think I am improving. W: I'm poor, it's still too early to quit, nobody is expected to be a superstar. Just keep going and you get the high of it.Q: what does the woman mean?8.M: would you like to try the banana pie? It's incredible.W: well, to tell the truth I don't care much dessert.Q: what does the woman say about the banana pie?9．M: I exhausted I stayed up the whole night studying for my middle term matches exam.W: But why do you always wait until the last minute?Q：what does the woman imply?10．M: I really can afford any more interruptions right now. I got to(设法) finish this assignment. W: Sorry just one more thing, could you give a ride to school tomorrow?Q: What can be informed from the conversation?Section BPassage OneDo you remember the time when people were a litter nicer and gentler with each other? I certainly do. And I feel that much of the world has somehow gotten away form that. Too often I see people rushing into elevators without giving those inside a chance out first, or never saying "Thank you" when others hold the door open for them. We get lazy. And in our laziness, we think that something, like a simple "Thank You" doesn't really matter. But it can matter very much. The fact that no matter how nicely we dress, or how beautifully we decorate we home, we can't be truly elegant without good manners because elegance and good manners always go hand in hand. In fact, I think of the good manners as a sort of hidden beauty secret. Haven't you noticed that the kindest, most generous people seem to keep getting prettier? It's funny how that happens. But itdoes. Take the long-lost art of saying "Thank you" like wearing a little makeup or making sure your hair is neat. Getting into the habit of saying "Thank you" can make you feel better about yourself. Good manners add to you image while an angry face makes the best dressed person look ugly.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.Q11: What is the passage mainly about?Q12: What does the speaker say about the people of the past?Q13: According to the speaker, how could we best improve our image?Passage Two"Go to the playground and have fun." Parents will often say to their kids. But they should remember playgrounds can be dangerous. Each year about 200,000 children end up in hospital emergency rooms with playground injures. Many injures involve falls from too-high equipment onto too-hard surfaces. Nearly 70% of the injures happen on public playgrounds. Recent studies show they maybe badly designed that protective services are inadequate and their equipments is poorly maintained. Parents should make sure that the equipment in playground is safe and that children are playing safely. Last year the national programme for playground safety gave the nation's playground a grade of "C" for safety after visiting more than 3,000 playgrounds nationwide. Parents should watch closely. They should always be within shouting and running distance of their children. Young children don't understand cause-and-effect, so they may run in front of moving swings. They're also better at climbing up than getting down, so they may panic at the top of a ladder. It's important for children to know you're watching them. Once they feel that sense of security, that's when they can be creative.Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.Q14: What is the cause of playground injures?Q15: What should parents do to prevent playground injures?Q16: What does the speaker say about young children?Passage ThreeFor 25 years I was a full-time thief, specializing in picking pockets. Where I come from in southeast London, that's an honorable profession. Anyone can break into a house and steal things. But picking somebody's pocket takes skill. My sister and I were among the most successful pickpocket teams in London. We worked hotel and theatre lobbies, airports, shopping centers, restaurants. Now we don't steal anymore, but this crime is worldwide. Here is how to protect yourself:Professional pickpockets do not see victims, only handbags, jewels and money. Mothers with babies, the elderly, the disabled are all fair game. My preferred target was the lone female, handbag at her side, the right side to be exact. So if I'm next to her I can reach it cautiously with my right hand across my body. Only about one woman in a thousand carries her bag on the left, and I tended to steer clear of them. Women whose bags are hanging in front of them are tricky for the pickpocket, as there isn't a blind side. If you want to make it even harder, use a bag with handles rather than a strap. For men, one of the best places to keep a wallet is in the back pocket of tight trousers. You'll feel any attempts to move it. Another good place is in the buttoned-up inside pocket of a jacket. There's just no way in. Even better, keep wallets attached to a cord or chain that is fasten to a belt.A pickpocket needs targets who are relaxed and off guard. The perfect setting is clothing store. When customs wander among the racks, they are completely absorbed in the items they hold up. The presence of a uniformed security guard is even better. A false sense of security makes a pickpocket's job much simpler.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.Q17: Why does the speaker say that picking somebody's pocket is an honorable job in southeast London?Q18: According to the speaker, who is most likely to become a victim of pickpockets?Q19: In the speaker's opinion, what is the best place for a man to keep his wallets?Q20: What is the perfect setting for picking pockets, according to the speaker?。

2003年英语专业四级考试真题及答案-中大网校

2003年英语专业四级考试真题及答案总分：100分及格：60分考试时间：130分PART I DICTATION (15 MIN)(1)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>PART ⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSION (20 MIN) SECTION A CONVERSA TIONS(1)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(2)According to the conversation, all of the following are true of work today EXCEPTA. intellectually challenginB. satisfyinC. allowing more choiceD. requiring social skill(3)According to the woman，which is TRUE?A. There are still boring jobs to be donB. Earning money is still a prioritC. Workers still have no identitD. Workers still have to do the same job for lif(4)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(5)Which of the following is TRUE of city life?A. The costs of transportation are more cunaffordablB. People in the city are richer than those in the countrC. Friendliness is more important than one's own businesD. People in the city want to fulfill their daily pla(6)What is TRUE of the laws in the country?A. There are few laws writteB. The written laws are not easy to imposC. The laws mainly target school kidD. Many laws are not applie(7)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(8)What does the man think of fast food?A. It doesn't taste as good as one's own cooked fooB. It is indefinite to say it is convenienC. It doesn't contain enough vegetableD. It has more protein than neede(9)How is one's own cooked food compared with fast food?A. Cooking one's own food costs more moneB. One can eat more vegetables if he cooks his own fooC. Busy people can't cook their own fooD. One's own cooked food does not taste as good as food in restaurant(10)What is the relationship between the two speakers?A. Teacher and studenB. Inquirer and informanC. Mother and soD. Customer and shop assistanSECTION B PASSAGES(1)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(2)Which is NOT a true statement?A. Love is both a positive and negative emotioB. Love involves other feelingC. There can be different kinds of lovD. Someone who loves is also capable of negative feeling(3)What does the passage say about hate?A. Hate is as positive as lovB. Hate is generally a positive emotioC. Hate is the worst of all emotionD. Hate is not always a dispensible emotio(4)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(5)When does excessive sleep usually first become apparent?A. During early childhooB. In a person's teenC. In a person's twentieD. After a person turns fift(6)What can one suffering from excessive sleep do to prevent sleep attacks?A. To avoid social situationB. To stop taking certain drugC. To take naps during the daD. To sleep eight hours a nigh(7)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(8)Which state provides family with tax credits to pay for private school?A. FloridaB. WisconsiC. TexaD. Not mentione(9)Mr. Milton found the School Choice Programs at the age ofA. 50.B. 53.C. 43.D. 33.(10)Which of the following statements is TRUE about the objection to vouchers?A. Government shouldn't separate public and private schoolB. Religious schools can not use public moneC. Lack of money causes children not to attend public schoolD. Children's choice of schools 'depends on the money offered to the schoo SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST(1)(2)What does the UN resolution specifically require states to do?A. To establish a financial networB. To revise their banking lawC. To increase their police forcD. To curb regional terror activitie(3)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(4)How long has the violence lasted?A. For one daB. For two dayC. For the whole summeD. For one yea(5)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(6)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(7)Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the penalties?A. A finB. ExpulsioC. A jail terD. Death sentenc(8)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(9)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(10)What causes the problem of having internal organs in wrong order in one's real life?A. GeneticB. NaturC. ExplosioD. Not mentionePART ⅢCLOZE (15 MIN)(1)During McDonald's early years French fries were made from scratch every day. Russet Burbank potatoes were (31) __________, cut into shoestrings, and fried in its kitchens (32) ___________ the chain expanded nationwide in the mid-1960s it sought to (33)___________ labour costs, reduce the number of suppliers, and (34)__________ that its fries tasted the same at every restaurant. McDonald's began (35) __________ to frozen French fries in 1966--and few customers noticed the difference. (36) ___________, the change had a profound effect(37)___________ the nation's agriculture and diet A familiar food had been transformed into a highly processed industrial (38)__________. McDonald's fries now come from huge manufacturing plants (39) __________ can process two million pounds of potatoes a day. The expansion (40) __________ McDonald's and the popularity of its low-cost, mass-produced fries changed the way Americans eat.The (41) ___________ of McDonald's French fries played a (42) __________ role in the chain's success—fries are much more profitable than hamburgers—and was (43)__________ praised by customers, competitors, and even food critics. Their (44) __________ taste does not stem (45) ___________ the kind of potatoes that McDonaid's (46)__________, the technology that processes them, or the restaurant equipment that fries them: other chains use Russet Burbank, buy their French fries from the (47) large processing companies, and have similar (48)__________ in their restaurant kitchens. The taste of a French fry is (49)__________ determined by the cooking oil For decades McDonald's cooked its French fries in a mixture of about 7 per cent cottonseed oil and 93 per cent beef fat. The mixture gave the fries their unique (50){TS}_________填上最佳答案。

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TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2003)GRADEFOURTIME LIMIT: 135MINPART I DICTATION (15 MIN)Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings ，the passage will be read sentence by sentence ,or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.PART ⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSION (20 MIN)In Sections A ,B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONL Y. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.SECTION A CONVERSATIONS -In this section you will hear severel conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions I to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation ,you willbe given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now,listen to the conversation.1. What does the man mean when he says he is conscious of time?A. He is committed to his work.B. He doesn't have enough time to do his work.C. He doesn't have to meet deadline in his work.D. He looks upon work as hard labor.2. According to the conversation, all of the following are true of work today EXCEPTA. intellectually challenging.B. satisfying.C. allowing more choices.D. requiring social skills,.3. According to the woman, which is true?A. There are still boring jobs to be done.B. Earning money is still a priority.C. Workers still have no identity.D. Workers still have to do the same job for life.Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation ,you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the conversation.4. Which of the following is true of the speakers?A. Both speakers are objective about city or country life.B. The woman is biased against country life.C. The man is biased against country life.D. Both speakers are biased against city life.5. Which of the following is true of city life?A. The costs of transportation are more cunaffordable.B. People in the city are richer than those in the country.C. Friendliness is more important than one's own business.D. People in the city want to fulfill their daily plan.6. What is true of the laws in the country?A. There are few laws written.B. The written laws are not easy to impose.C. The laws mainly target school kids.D. Many laws are not applied.Questions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the conversation.7. When does the man eat fast food?A. On weekdays and a few times at weekends.B. In the morning but not at lunchtime or in the evening.C. Between meals but not during a main meal.D. Everyday throughout the week.8. What does the man think of fast food?A. It doesn't taste as good as one's own cooked food.B. It is indefinite to say it is convenient.C. It doesn't contain enough vegetables.D.It has more protein than needed.9. How is one's own cooked food compared with fast food?A. Cooking one's own food costs more money.B. One can eat more vegetables if he cooks his own food.C. Busy people can't cook their own food.D. One's own cooked food does not taste as good as food in restaurants.10. What is the relationship between the two speakers?A. Teacher and student.B. Inquirer and informant.C. Mother and son.D. Customer and shop assistant.SECTION B PASSAGESIn this section, You will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions II to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage ,you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the passage.11. An emotion is more likely to be the subject of scientific research ifA. it is everywhere.B. it is not a problem.C. it is strong.D. it is easy to decsribe and measure.12. Which is NOT a true statement?A. Love is both a positive and negative emotion.B. Love involves other feelings.C. There can be different kinds of love.D. Someone who loves is also capable of negative feelings.13. What does the passage say about hate?A. Hate is as positive as love.B. Hate is generally a positive emotion.C. Hate is the worst of all emotions.D. Hate is not always a dispensible emotion.Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following talk. At the end of the talk,you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the talk.14. What does the speaker say about sleep-clinic patients?A. Most are insomniacs.B. Most are teenagers.C. Most are easily cured.D. Most suffer from excessive sleep.15. When does excessive sleep usually first become apparent?A. During early childhood.B. In a person's teens.C. In a person's twenties.D. After a person turns fifty.16. What can one suffering from excessive sleep do to prevent sleep attacks?A. To avoid social situations.B. To stop taking certain drugs.C. To take naps during the day.D. To sleep eight hours a night.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following talk. At the end of the talk, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now,listen to the talk.17. The target of the School Choices Program isA. to improve American education.B. to cause competition among schools.C. to support children in poor families.D. to support disabled children.18. Which state provides family with tax credits to pay for private school?A. Florida.B. Wisconsin.C. Texas.D. Not mentioned19. Mr. Milton found the School Choice Programs at the age ofA. 50.B. 53.C. 43. 1). 33.20. Which of the following statements is true about the objection to vouchers?A. Government shouldn't separate public and private schools.B. Religious schools can not use public money.C. Lack of money causes children not to attend public schools.D. Children's choice of schools depends on the money offered to the school.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTIn this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item ,you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the news.21. The UN resolution is about international efforts in tightening control onA. terrorism activities.B. terrorists' networks.C. weapons for terrorists.D. funding for terrorism.22. What does the UN resolution specifically require states to do?A. To establish a financial network.B. To revise their banking laws.C. To increase their police force.D. To curb regional ten-or activities.Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item ,you will given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the news.23 .Altogether how many people were injured during the violence?A.I.B. 2.C. 13.D. 14.24. How long has the violence lasted?A. For one day.B. For two days.C. For the whole summer.D. For one year.Question 25 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item ,you will be given 5 Seconds to answer the question.Now,listen to the news.25. After the terrorist attacks in the United States .insurance rates soared as much asA. 100%.B. 200%.C. 500%.D. 1000%.Questions 26 and 27 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item ,you will given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the news.26. Eight foreign aid workers were arrested in Afghanistan because of their ______ activities.A. politicalB. espionageC. religiousD. relief27. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the penalties?A. A fine.B. Expulsion.C. A jail term.D. Death sentence.Question 28 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item ,you will b? given 5 seconds to answer the question.Now, listen to the news.28. According to the report, how many people are HIV-positive?A. 22 million.B. 36 million.C. 25 million.D. 58 million.Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item ,you will I given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now .listen to the news.*29. Who was H. G. Wells?A. A pioneer.B. A writer.C. A doctor.D. A researcher.30. What causes the problem of having internal organs in wrong order in one's real life?A. Genetics.B. Nature.C. Explosion.D. Not mentioned.。