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大学英语四级考试试题及答案
2000年1月大学英语四级考试试题及答案
2000年1月大学英语四级考试试题
试卷一
PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes
SectionA
1.A)Thewomanissclosefriendoftheman.
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)Hegetsnervousvastly.B)Heisaninexperiencedspeaker.
C)Heisanawfulspeaker.D)Hehasn’tpreparedhisspeechwell.
8.A)Shedidn’tlikethebooksthemanbought.
B)Therewasn’talargeselectionatthebookstore.
C)Themanboughtalotofbooks.
D)Shewantedtoseewhatthemanbought.
9.A)Buyaticketfortheteno’clockflight.
B)Askthemantochangetheticketforher.
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)Heknewthepolicemanwouldn’tbelievehim.
C)Thetorchlightmadehimlookveryfoolish.
D)Herealizedthathehadmadeamistake.
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)
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Unlesswespendmoneytospotandpreventasteroids(小行星)now,onemightcrashintoEarthanddestroylifeasweknowit,saysomescientists.
Asteroidsarebiggerversionsofthemeteoroids(流星)thatraceacrossthenightsky.MostorbitthesunfarfromEarthanddon’tthreatenus.ButtherearealsothousandswhoseorbitsputthemonacollisioncoursewithEarth.
Buy$50millionworthofnewtelescopesrightnow.Thenspend$10millionayearforthenext25yearstolocatemostofthespacerocks.Bythetimewespotafatalone,thescientistssay,we’llhaveawaytochangeitscourse.
Somescientistsfavorpushingasteroidsoffcoursewithnuclearweapons.Butthecostwouldn’t becheap.
Isitworthit?
Twothingsexpertsconsiderwhenjudginganyriskare:
1)Howlikelytheeventis;and2)Howbadtheconsequencesiftheeventoccurs.ExpertsthinkanasteroidbigenoughtodestroylotsoflifemightstrikeEarthonceevery500,000years.Soundsprettyrare—butifonedidfall,itwouldbetheendoftheworld.“Ifwedon’ttakecareofthesebigasteroids,they’lltakecareofus,”saysonescientist.“It’sthatsimple.”
Thecure,though,mightbeworsethanthedisease.DowereallywantfleetsofnuclearweaponssittingaroundonEarth?
“Theworldhaslesstofearfromdoomsday(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.Whatdopeoplethinkofthesuggestionofusingnuclearweaponstoalterthecourseofasteroids?
A)Itsoundspracticalbutitmaynotsolvetheproblem.
B)Itmaycreatemoreproblemsthanitmightsolve.
C)ItisawasteofmoneybecauseacollisionofasteroidswithEarthisveryunlikely.
D)Furtherresearchshouldbedonebeforeitisprovedapplicable.
24.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat.
A)whilepushingasteroidsoffcoursenuclearweaponswoulddestroytheworld
B)asteroidsracingacrossthenightskyarelikelytohitEarthinthenearfuture
C)theworryaboutasteroidscanbelefttofuturegenerationssinceitisunlikelytohappeninourlifetime
D)workablesolutionsstillhavetobefoundtopreventacollisionofasteroidswithEarth.
25.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’stoneinthispassage?
A)Optimistic.B)Critical.C)Objective.D)Arbitrary.
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Believeitornot,opticalillusion(错觉)cancuthighwaycrashes.
Japanisacaseinpoint.Ithasreducedautomobilecrashesonsomeroadsbynearly75percentusingasimpleopticalillusion.Bentstripes,calledchevrons(人字形)paintedontheroadsmakedriversthinkthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyare,andthusdriversslowdown.
NowtheAmericanAssociationFoundationforTrafficSafetyinWashingtonD.CisplanningtorepeatJapan’ssuccess.Startingnextyear,thefoundationwillpaintchevronsandotherpatternsofstripesonselectedroadsaroundthecountrytotesthowwellthepatternsreducehighwaycrashes.
Excessivespeedplaysamajorroleinasmuchasonefifthofallfataltrafficaccidents,accordingtothefoundation.Tohelpreducethoseaccidents,thefoundationwillconductitstestsinareaswherespeed-relatedhazardsarethegreatest-curves,exitslopes,trafficcircles,andbridges.
Somestudiessuggestthatstraight,horizontalbarspaintedacrossroadscaninitiallycuttheaveragespeedofdriversinhalf.However,trafficoftenreturnstofullspeedwithinmonthsasdriversbecomeusedtoseeingthepaintedbar.Chevrons,scientistssay,notonlygivedriverstheimpressionthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyarebutalsomakealanespeartobenarrower.Theresultisalongerlastingreductioninhighwayspeedandthenumberoftrafficaccidents.
26.Thepassagemainlydiscusses.
A)anewwayofhighwayspeedcontrol
B)anewpatternforpaintinghighways
C)anewapproachtotrainingdrivers
D)anewtypeofopticalillusion
27.Onroadspaintedwithchevronsdriverstendtofeelthat.
A)theyshouldavoidspeed-relatedhazards
B)theyaredrivinginthewronglane
C)theyshouldslowdowntheirspeed
D)theyareapproachingthespeedlimit
28.Theadvantageofchevronsoverstraight,horizontalbarsisthattheformer.
A)cankeepdriversawake
B)cancutroadaccidentsinhalf
C)willhavealongereffectondrivers
D)willlookmoreattractive
29.TheAmericanAssociationFoundationforTrafficSafetyplansto.
A)tryouttheJapanesemethodincertainareas
B)changetheroadsignsacrossthecountry
C)replacestraight,horizontalbarswithchevrons
D)repeattheJapaneseroadpatterns
30.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutstraight,horizontalbarspaintedacrossroads?
A)TheyarefallingoutofuseintheUnitedStates.
B)Theytendtobeignoredbydriversinashortperiodoftime.
C)Theyareapplicableonlyonbroadroads.
D)Theycannotbeappliedsuccessfullytotrafficcircles.
PassageThree
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Amtrak(美国铁路客运公司)wasexperiencingadownswinginridership(客运量)alongthelinescomprisingitsrailsystem.OfmajorconcerntoAmtrakanditsadvertisingagencyDDBNeedham,werethelong-distancewesternrouteswhereridershiphadbeendecliningsignificantly.
Atonetime,trainsweretheonlypracticalwaytocrossthevastareasofthewest.Trainswerefast,veryluxurious,andquiteconvenientcomparedtootherformsoftransportationexistingatthetime.However,timeschangeandautomobilebecameAmerica’sstandardofconvenience.Also,airtravelhadeasilyestablisheditselfasthefastestmethodoftravelinggreatdistances.Therefore,thetaskforDDBNeedhamwastoencourageconsumerstoconsiderotheraspectsoftraintravelinordertochangetheirattitudesandincreasethelikelihoodthattrainswouldbeconsideredfortravelinthewest.
Twoportionsofthetotalmarketweretargeted:
1)anxiousfliers-thoseconcernedwithsafety,relaxation,andcleanlinessand2)travel-lovers-thoseviewingthemselvesasrelaxed,casual,andinterestedinthetravelexperienceaspartoftheirvacation.Theagencythendevelopedacampaignthatfocusedontravelexperiencessuchasfreedom,escape,relaxation,andenjoymentofthegreatweste
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