1997年大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案1.docx

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1997年大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案1

1997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.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A）2hours.

B）3hours.

C）4hours.

D）5hours.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D）“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

1. 

A）Skating.

B）Swimming.

C）Boatingandswimming.

D）Boatingandskating.

2. 

A）Putherreportonhisdesk.

B）Readsomepapersherecommended.

C）Improvesomepartsofherpaper.

D）Mailherreporttothepublisher.

3. 

A）Shetakesitasakindofexercise.

B）Shewantstosavemoney.

C）Shelovesdoinganythingthatisnew.

D）Herofficeisn’tveryfar.

4. 

A）Ashopassistant.

B）Atelephoneoperator.

C）Awaitress.

D）Aclerk.

5. 

A）Arailwayporter.

B）Ataxidriver.

C）Abusconductor.

D）Apostalclerk.

6. 

A）Mostpeoplekilledintrafficaccidentsareheavydrinkers.

B）Shedoesnotagreewiththeman.

C）Drunkdriversarenotguilty.

D）Peopleshouldpaymoreattentiontothedangerofdrunkdriving.

7. 

A）$1.40.

B）$6.40.

C）$4.30.

D）$8.60.

8. 

A）Collectpapersfortheman.

B）Dothetypingonceagain.

C）Checkthepaperfortypingerrors.

D）Readthewholenewspaper.

9. 

A）Thewomandoesnotwanttogotothemovies.

B）Themanistootiredtogotothemovies.

C）Thewomanwantstogotothemovies.

D）Themanwantstogooutfordinner.

10. 

A）Bybus.

B）Bybike.

C）Bytaxi.

D）Onfoot.

SectionBCompoundDictation

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Thenlistentothepassageagain.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromS1toS7withtheexactworksyouhavejustheard.ForblanksnumberedfromS8toS10youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactworksyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Inpolicework,youcanneverpredictthenextcrimeorproblem.Noworkingdayisidenticaltoanyother,sothereisno“（S1）______________”dayforapoliceofficer.Somedaysare（S2）_______________slow,andthejobis（S3）______________;otherdaysaresobusythatthereisnotimetoeat.IthinkIcan（S4）_____________policeworkinoneword:

（S5）______________.Sometimesit’sdangerous.Oneday,forexample,Iwasworkingundercover;thatis,Iwasonthejob,butIwaswearing（S6）______________clothes,notmypolice（S7）_____________.Iwastryingtocatchsomerobberswhowerestealingmoneyfrompeopleastheywalkeddownthestreet.Suddenly,（S8）__________________________________________________________________.Anotherpolicemanarrived,andtogether,wearrestedthreeofthemen;buttheotherfourranaway.Anotherday,Ihelpedawomanwhowasgoingtohaveababy.（S9）_________________________________________________________________.Iputherinmypolicecartogethertherefaster.Ithoughtshewasgoingtohavethebabyrightthereinmycar.Butfortunately,（S10）________________________________________________________.

PartII ReadingComprehension （35minutes）

Direction:

 Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Thefridgeisconsideredanecessity.Ithasbeensosincethe1960swhenpackagedfoodfirstappearedwiththelabel:

”storeintherefrigerator.”

　　InmyfridgelessFiftieschildhood,Iwasfedwellandhealthy.Themilkmancamedaily,thegrocer,thebutcher（肉商）,thebaker,andtheice-creammandeliveredtwoorthreetimesaweek.TheSundaymeatwouldlastuntilWednesdayandsurplus（剩余的）breadandmilkbecameallkindsofcakes.Nothingwaswasted,andwewerenevertroubledbyrottenfood.Thirtyyearson,fooddeliverieshaveceased,freshvegetablesarealmostunobtainableinthecountry.

　　Theinventionofthefridgecontributedcomparativelylittletotheartoffoodpreservation.Avastwayofwell-triedtechniquesalreadyexisted-naturalcooling,drying,smoking,salting,sugaring,bottling…

　　Whatrefrigerationdidpromotewasmarketing—marketinghardwareandelectricity,marketingsoftdrinks,marketingdeadbodiesofanimalsaroundtheglobeinsearchofagoodprice.

　　Consequently,mostoftheworld’sfridgesaretobefound,notinthetropicswheretheymightproveuseful,butinthewealthycountrieswithmildtemperatureswheretheyareclimaticallyalmostunnecessary.Everywinter,millionsoffridgeshumawaycontinuously,andatvastexpense,busilymaintaininganartificially-cooledspaceinsideanartificially-heatedhouse-whileoutside,natureprovidesthedesiredtemperaturefreeofcharge.

　　Thefridge’seffectupontheenvironmenthasbeenevident,whileitscontributiontohumanhappinesshasbeeninsignificant.Ifyoudon’tbelieveme,tryityourself,investinafoodcabinetandturnoffyourfridgenextwinter.Youmaymissthehamburgers（汉堡包）,butatleastyou’llgetridofthatterriblehum.

11. Thestatement“InmyfridgelessFiftieschildhood,Iwasfedwellandhealthily.”（Line1,Para.2）suggeststhat_______.

 A）theauthorwaswell-fedandhealthyevenwithoutafridgeinhisfifties

 B）theauthorwasnotaccustomedtousingfridgeseveninhisfifties

 C）therewasnofridgeintheauthor’shomeinthe1950s

 D）thefridgewasinitsearlystageofdevelopmentinthe1950s

12. Whydoestheauthorsaythatnothingwaswastedbeforetheinventionoffridges?

 A）Peoplewouldnotbuymorefoodthanwasnecessary.

 B）Foodwasdeliveredtopeopletwoorthreetimesaweek.

 C）Foodwassoldfreshanddidnotgetrotteneasily.

 D）Peoplehadeffectivewaystopreservetheirfood.

13. Whobenefitedtheleastfromfridgesaccordingtotheauthor?

 A）Inventors.

 B）Consumers.

 C）Manufacturers.

 D）Travelingsalesmen.

14. Whichofthefollowingphrasesinthefifthparagraphindicatesthefridge’snegativeeffectontheenvironment?

 A）“Humawaycontinuously”.

 B）“Climaticallyalmostunnecessary”.

 C）“Artificially-cooledspace”.

 D）“Withmildtemperatures”.

15. Whatistheauthor’soverallattitudetowardfridges?

 A）Neutral.

 B）Critical.

 C）Objective.

 D）Compromising.

PassageTwo

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Thehumanbraincontains10thousandmillioncellsandeachofthesemayhaveathousandconnections.Suchenormousnumbersusedtodiscourageusandcauseustodismissthepossibilityofmakingamachinewithhuman-likeability,butnowthatwehavegrownusedtomovingforwardatsuchapacewecanbelesssure.Quitesoon,inonly10or20yearsperhaps,wewillbeabletoassembleamachineascomplexasthehumanbrain,andifwecanwewill.Itmaythentakeusalongtimetorenderitintelligentbyloadingintherightsoftware（软件）orbyalteringthearchitecturebutthattoowillhappen.

　　Ithinkitcertainthatindecades,notcenturies,machinesofsilicon（硅）willarisefirsttorivalandthenexceedtheirhumanancestors.Oncetheyexceedustheywillbecapableoftheirowndesign.Inarealsensetheywillbeabletoreproducethemselves.Siliconwillhaveendedcarbon’slongcontrol.Andwewillnolongerbeabletoclaimourselvestobethefinestintelligenceintheknownuniverse.

　　Astheintelligenceofrobotsincreasestomatchthatofhumansandastheircostdeclinesthrougheconomiesofscalewemayusethemtoexpandourfrontiers,firstonearththroughtheirabilitytowithstandenvironments,harmfultoourselves.Thus,desertsmaybloomandtheoceanbedsbemined.Furtherahead,byacombinationofthegreatwealththisnewagewillbringandthetechnologyitwillprovide,theconstructionofavast,man-createdworldinspace,hometothousandsormillionsofpeople,willbewithinourpower.

16. Inwhatwaycanwemakeamachineintelligent?

 A）Bymakingitworkinsuchenvironmentsasdeserts,oceansorspace.

 B）Byworkinghardfor10or20years.

 C）Byeitherproperlyprogrammingitorchangingitsstructure.

 D）Byreproducingit.

17. Whatdoesthewriterthinkaboutmachineswithhuman-likeability?

 A）Hebelievestheywillbeusefultohumanbeings.

 B）Hebelievesthattheywillcontrolusinthefuture.

 C）Heisnotquitesureinwhatwaytheymayinfluenceus.

 D）Hedoesn’tconsidertheconstructionofsuchmachinespossible.

18. Theword“carbon”（Line4,Para.2）standsfor_________.

 A）intelligentrobots

 B）achemicalelement

 C）anorganicsubstance

 D）humanbeings

19. Arobotcanbeusedtoexpandourfrontierswhen_______.

 A）itsintelligenceandcostarebeyondquestion

 B）itisabletobeartheroughenvironment

 C）itismadeascomplexasthehumanbrain

 D）