1999年大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案1.docx
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1999年大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案1
1999年6月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案
PartI ListeningComprehension (20minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Example:
Youwillhear:
Youwillread:
A)Attheoffice.
B)Inthewaitingroom.
C)Attheairport.
D)Inarestaurant.
Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)"Attheoffice"isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]
1.
A)Thewomanfeelssorryfortheman.
B)Themanisamemberofthestaff.
C)Theareaisforpassengersonly.
D)Thewomanisaskingthemantoleave.
2.
A)Cleanherhousewhilesheisaway.
B)Buyhersomeplantsandtakecareofthem.
C)Waterherplantswhilesheisaway.
D)Waterherplantswhenheisnotatwork.
3.
A)Hewillonlybeavailableintheafternoon.
B)Itsnothisofficehour.
C)Hedoesnthavetime.
D)Heistootiredafterclass.
4.
A)Thewomaninsistsongoingout.
B)ThewomandoesntlikewatchingTV.
C)Themanpromisedheragiftonherbirthday.
D)Themanistootiredtogoout.
5.
A)Therearetoomanycoursesofferedtostudents.
B)Thewomanshouldtakefewercoursesnextterm.
C)Themanwilltakefourcoursesnextsemester.
D)Itiswisertotakemorethanfourcourses.
6.
A)AskTomtosendaninvitation.
B)GettheJohnsonsaddress.
C)InviteTomtotheparty.
D)TellTomtopickuptheJohnsons.
7.
A)Janeislookingforasummerjob.
B)Janeispackingforthesummervacation.
C)Janeisonherwayhome.
D)Janeiseagertogohomeforthevacation.
8.
A)Spendingmoretimeonsightseeing.
B)Visitingthecitywithagroup.
C)Touringthecityonafineday.
D)Takingthemanwithheronthetour.
9.
A)Thewomanisdrivingtoofast.
B)Thewomanisdrivingataslowspeed.
C)Thewomanhasbrokenatrafficrule.
D)Thewomanhasparkedhercarinawrongplace.
10.
A)ShecantellJoanwhensheseesheratnoon.
B)SheshouldtellJoansbrotheraboutthereception.
C)ShemustcallonJoanafterthereception.
D)ShemayseeJoansbrotheratlunch.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.
A)Toprotectpersonsandproperty.
B)Tocollecttaxes.
C)Toteachandtraincitizens.
D)Tosavenaturalresourcesforfutureuse.
12.
A)Bysellingservicesthatmakelifecomfortable.
B)Bysellinglandcontainingoil.
C)Bysellingpubliclands.
D)Bysellingcoalandothernaturalproducts.
13.
A)Environmentalpollutionandprotection.
B)Taxesandservicesforthepublic.
C)Policeeffortstoprotectpeople.
D)Peoplesattitudetowardtaxes.
PassageTwo
Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.
A)Hedidntlikephysicsanymore.
B)Hiseyesightwastoopoor.
C)Physicswastoohardforhim.
D)Hehadtoworktosupporthimself.
15.
A)Hewasnothappywiththenewdirector.
B)Hewasnotqualifiedtobeanengineer.
C)Hewantedtotravel.
D)Hefoundhisjobboring.
16.
A)Hewantedtoworkwithhisfriend.
B)Heenjoyedtravellingaroundtheworld.
C)HewantedtogotoSpain.
D)Hewasrejectedbytheengineeringfirm.
17.
A)HeenjoyedteachingEnglish.
B)Hewantedtoearnmoretosupporthisfamily.
C)Theowneroftheschoolpromisedhimagoodposition.
D)Hecouldearnmoreasateacherthanasatravelagent.
PassageThree
Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
18.
A)Itcanbecookedinmanyways.
B)Itisdeliciousbutinexpensive.
C)Itgiveshigheryieldsthanothergraincrops.
D)Itgrowseasilyinvariousconditions.
19.
A)Friedpotatoes.
B)Tomatojuice.
C)Sweetcorn.
D)Chocolatebeans.
20.
A)TheyledtothediscoveryofAmerica.
B)TheymadenativeAmericanfoodspopular.
C)TheybroughtgreatwealthtoSpain.
D)TheymadenativeAmericanlifestyleswell-known.
PartⅡ ReadingComprehension (35minutes)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Thebiggestsafetythreatfacingairlinestodaymaynotbeaterroristwithagun,butthemanwiththeportablecomputerinbusinessclass.Inthelast15years,pilotshavereportedwellover100incidentsthatcouldhavebeencausedbyelectromagneticinterference.Thesourceofthisinterferenceremainsunconfirmed,butincreasingly,expertsarepointingtheblameatportableelectronicdevicessuchasportablecomputers,radioandcassetteplayersandmobiletelephones.
RTCA,anorganizationwhichadvisestheaviation(航空)industry,hasrecommendedthatallairlinesban(禁止)suchdevicesfrombeingusedduring"critical"stagesofflight,particularlytake-offandlanding.Someexpertshavegonefurther,callingforatotalbanduringallflights.Currently,rulesonusingthesedevicesareleftuptoindividualairlines.Andalthoughsomeairlinesprohibitpassengersfromusingsuchequipmentduringtake-offandlanding,mostarereluctanttoenforceatotalban,giventhatmanypassengerswanttoworkduringflights.
Thedifficultyispredictinghowelectromagneticfieldsmightaffectanaircraftscomputers.Expertsknowthatportabledevicesemitradiationwhichaffectsthosewavelengthswhichaircraftusefornavigationandcommunication.But,becausetheyhavenotbeenabletoreproducetheseeffectsinalaboratory,theyhavenowayofknowingwhethertheinterferencemightbedangerousornot.
Thefactthataircraftmaybevulnerable(易受损的)tointerferenceraisestheriskthatterroristsmayuseradiosystemsinordertodamagenavigationequipment.Asworrying,though,isthepassengerwhocantheartheinstructionstoturnoffhisradiobecausethemusicstooloud.
21.Thepassageismainlyabout________.
A)anewregulationforallairlines
B)thedefectsofelectronicdevices
C)apossiblecauseofaircraftcrashes
D)effectivesafetymeasuresforairflight
22.Whatissaidabouttheover100aircraftincidentsinthepast15years?
A)Theymayhavebeencausedbythedamagetotheradiosystems.
B)Theymayhavetakenplaceduringtake-offandlanding.
C)Theywereprovedtohavebeencausedbythepassengersportablecomputers.
D)Theyweresuspectedtohaveresultedfromelectromagneticinterference.
23.Fewairlineswanttoimposeatotalbanontheirpassengersusingelectronicdevicesbecause________.
A)theydontbelievethereissuchadangerasradiointerference
B)theharmfuleffectofelectromagneticinterferenceisyettobeproved
C)mostpassengersrefusetotakeaplanewhichbanstheuseofradioandcassetteplayers
D)theyhaveothereffectivesafetymeasurestofallbackon
24.Whyisitdifficulttopredictthepossibleeffectsofelectromagneticfieldsonanairplanescomputers?
A)Becauseitisextremelydangeroustoconductsuchresearchonanairplane.
B)Becauseitremainsamysterywhatwavelengthsareliabletobeinterferedwith.
C)Becauseresearchscientistshavenotbeenabletoproducethesameeffectsinlabs.
D)Becauseexpertslackadequateequipmenttodosuchresearch.
25.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor________.
A)isinfavorofprohibitingpassengersuseofelectronicdevicescompletely
B)hasoverestimatedthedangerofelectromagneticinterference
C)hasntformedhisownopiniononthisproblem
D)regardsitasunreasonabletoexerciseatotalbanduringflight
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Theriseofmultinationalcorporations(跨国公司),globalmarketing,newcommunicationstechnologies,andshrinkingculturaldifferenceshaveledtoanunparalleledincreaseinglobalpublicrelationsorPR.
Surprisingly,sincemodernPRwaslargelyanAmericaninvention,theU.S.leadershipinpublicrelationsisbeingthreatenedbyPReffortsinothercountries.Tenyearsago,forexample,theworldstopfivepublicrelationsagencieswereAmerican-owned.In1991,onlyonewas.TheBritishinparticulararebecomingmoresophisticatedandcreative.ArecentsurveyfoundthatmorethanhalfofallBritishcompaniesincludePRaspartoftheircorporate(公司的)planningactivities,comparedtoaboutone-thirdofU.S.companies.ItmaynotbelongbeforeLondonreplacesNewYorkasthecapitalofPR.
WhyisAmericalaggingbehindintheglobalPRrace?
First,Americansasawholetendtobefairlyprovincialandtakemoreofaninterestinlocalaffairs.Knowledgeofworldgeography,
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