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大学英语四级真题
2000年1月大学英语四级真题
PartIListeningComprehension(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)Thewomanisclosefriendoftheman.B)Thewomanhasbeenworkingtoohard.
C)Thewomanisseeingadoctor.D)Thewomanistiredofherwork.
2.A)Thisapplepietastesverygood.B)Hismotherlikesthepieverymuch.
C)Thispiecan'tmatchhismother's.D)Hismothercan'tmakeapplepies.
3.A)Takeawalk.B)Giveaperformance.
C)Listentothemusic.D)Dancetothemusic.
4.A)Readanarticleonpoliticalscience.
B)Presentadifferenttheorytotheclass.
C)Readmorethanonearticle.
D)Chooseabetterarticletoread.
5.A)ThewomanwouldunderstandifshedidMary'sjob.
B)ThewomanshoulddothetypingforMary.
C)ThewomanshouldworkashardasMary.
D)Thewomanisn'taskillfultypist.
6.A)HewantstomakeanappointmentwithMr.Smith.
B)HewantstomakesurethatMr.Smithwillseehim.
C)Hewantstochangethetimeoftheappointment.
D)Hewantsthewomantomeethimatthreeo'clock.
7.A)Hegetsnervousvesily..B)Heisaninexperiencedspeaker.
C)Heisanawfulspeaker.D)Hehasn'tpreparedhisspeechwell.
8A)Shedidn'tlikethebooksthemanbought.
B)Therewasn'talargeselectionatthebookstore.
C)Themanboughtalotofbooks.
D)Shewantedtoseewhatthemanbought.
9.A)Buyaticketfortheteno'clockflight.
B)Askthemantochangetheticketforher.
C)Gototheairportimmediately.
D)Switchtoadifferentflight.
10.A)Dr.Lemoniswaitingorapatient.
B)Dr.Lemonisbusyatthemoment.
C)Dr.Lemonhaslosthispatience.
D)Dr.Lemonhasgoneouttovisitapatient.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A)Acaroutsidethesupermarket.B)Acaratthebottomofthehill.
C)Paul'scar.D)Thesportscar.
12.A)insidethecar.B)Atthefootofthehill.
C)Inthegaratge.D)Inthesupermarket.
13.A)Thedriverofthesportscar.B)Thetwogirlsinsidethecar.
C)Thebusdriver.D)Paul.
14.A)Nobody.B)Thetwogirls.
C)Themanstandingnearby.D)ThesalesmanfromLondon.
PassageTwo
Questions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
15.A)Hisfriendgavehimthewrongkey.
B)Hedidn'tknowwherethebackdoorwas.
C)Hecouldn'tfindthekeytohismailbox.
D)Itwastoodarktoputthekeyinthelock.
16.A)Itwasgettingdark.
B)Hewasafraidofbeingblamedbyhisfriend.
C)Thebirdsmighthaveflownaway.
D)Hisfriendwouldarriveanytime.
17.A)Helookedsillywithonlyoneleginsidethewindow.
B)Heknewthepolicemanwould'tbelievehim.
C)Thetorchlightmadehimlookveryfoolish.
D)Herealisedthathehadmadeamistake.PassageThree
Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
18.A)Thethreatofpoisonousdesertanimalsandplants.
B)Theexhaustionofenergyresources.
C)Thedestructionofoilwells.
D)Thespreadoftheblackpowderfromthefires.
19.A)Theundergroundoilresourceshavenotbeenaffected.
B)Mostofthedesertanimalsandplantshavemanagedtosurvive.
C)Theoillakessoondriedupandstoppedevaporating.
D)Theundergroundwaterresourceshavenotbeenpolluted..
20.A)Torestorethenormalproductionoftheoilwells.
B)Toestimatethelossescausedbythefires.
C)Toremovetheoilleftinthedesert.
D)Tousetheoilleftintheoillakes.
PartⅡReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Unlesswespendmoneytospotandpreventasteroids(小行星)now,onemightcrashintoEarthanddestroylifeasweknowit,saysomescientists.
Asteroidsarebiggerversionsofthemeteoroids(流星)thatraceacrossthenightsky.MostorbitthesunfarfromEarthanddon'tthreatenus.ButtherearealsothousadswhoseorbitsputthemonacollisioncoursewithEarth.
Buy$50millionworthofnewtelescopesrightnow.Thenspend$10millionayearforthenext25yearstolocatemostofthespacerocks.Bythetimewespotafatalone,thescientistssay,we'llhaveawaytochangeitscourse.
Somescientistsfavorpushingasteroidsoffcoursewithnuclearweapons.Butthecostwouldn'tbecheap.
Isitworthit?
Twothingsexpertsconsiderwhenjudginganyriskare:
1)Howlikelytheeventis;and2)Howbadtheconsequencesiftheeventoccurs.ExpertsthinkanasteroidbigenoughtodestroylotsoflifemightstrikeEarthonceevery500,000years.Soundsprettyrare-butifonedidfall,itwouldbetheendoftheworld.“Ifwedon'ttakecareofthesebigasteroids,they'lltakecareofus,”saysonescientist.“It'sthatsimple.”
Thecure,though,mightbeworsethanthedisease.DowereallywantfleetsofnuclearweaponssittingaroundonEarth?
“Theworldhaslesstofearfrom
doomsday(毁灭性的)rocksthanfromagreatnuclearfleetsetagainstthem,”saidaNewYorkTimesarticle.
21.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutasteroidsandmeteoroids?
A)Theyareheavenlybodiesdifferentincomposition.
B)Theyareheavenlybodiessimilarinnature.
C)Therearemoreasteroidsthanmeteoroids.
D)Asteroidsaremoremysteriousthanmeteoroids.
22.WhatdoscientistssayaboutthecollisionofanasteroidwithEarth?
A)Itisveryunlikelybutthedangerexists.
B)Suchacollisionmightoccuronceevery25years.
C)CollisionsofsmallerasteroidswithEarthoccurmoreoftenthanexpected.
D)It'sstilltooearlytosaywhethersuchacollisionmightoccur..
23.Whatdopeoplethinkofthesuggestionofusingnuclearweaponstoalterthe
courseofasteroids?
A)Itsoundspracticalbutitmaynotsolvetheproblem.
B)Itmaycreatemoreproblemsthanitmightsolve.
C)ItisawasteofmoneybecauseacollisionofasteroidswithEarthisvery
unlikely.
D)Furtherresearchshouldbedonebeforeitisprovedapplicable.
24.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat.
A)whilepushingasteroidsoffcoursenuclearweaponswoulddestroytheworld
B)asteroidsracingacrossthenightskyarelikelytohitEarthinthenearfuture
C)theworryaboutasteroidscanbelefttofuturegenerationssinceitisunlikely
tohappeninourlifetime
D)workablesolutionsstillhavetobefoundtopreventacollisionofasteroids
withEarth.
25.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'stoneinthispassage?
A)Optimistic.B)Critical.C)Objective.D)Arbitrary.
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Believeitornot,opticalillusion(错觉)cancuthighwaycrashes.Japanisacaseinpoint.Ithasreducedautomobilecrashesonsomeroadsbynearly75percentusingasimpleopticalillusion.Bentstripes,calledchevrons(人字形)paintedontheroadsmakedriversthinkthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyare,andthusdriversslowdown.NowtheAmericanAssociationFoundationforTrafficSafetyinWashingtonD.C.isplanningtorepeatJapan'ssuccess.Startingnextyear,thefoundationwillpaintchevronsandotherpatternsofstripesonselectedroadsaroundthecountrytotesthowwellthepatternsreducehighwaycrashes.Excessivespeedplaysamajorroleroleinasmuchasonefifthofallfataltrafficaccidents,accordingtothefoundation.Tohelpreducethoseaccidents,thefoundationwillconductitstestsinareaswherespeed-relatedhazardsarethegreatest-curves,exitslopes,trafficcircles,andbridges.Somestudiessuggestthatstraight,horizontalbarspaintedacrossroadscaninitiallycuttheaveragespeedofdriversinhalf.However,trafficoftenreturnstofullspeedwithinmonthsasdriversbecomeusedtoseeingthepaintedbar.Chevrons,scientistssay,notonlygivedriverstheimpressionthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyarebutalsomakealanesppeartobenarrower.Theresultisalongerlastingreductioninhighwayspeedandthenumberoftrafficaccidents.
26.Thepassagemainlydiscusses.
A)anewwayofhighwayspeedcontrol
B)anewpatternforpaintinghighways
C)anewapproachtotrainingdrivers
D)anewtypeofopticalillusion
27.Onroadspaintedwithchevronsdriverstendtofeelthat.
A)theyshouldavoidspeed-relatedhazards
B)theyaredrivinginthewronglane
C)theyshouldsl
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