1999年6月四級考試真題

1、真題1999年6月四級考試真題Part IListe ning Comprehe nsion Secti on A Directi ons: Inthis section,you will hear 10 short conversations.At theend of each conversaiton,a question will be asked aboutwhat was said. Both the conv ersati on and the questi on will be spoken only once.Aftereach question there will be a

2、pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A、B、C a nd D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a sin gle line through the cen tre.第1題：A. The woma n feels sorry for the man.B. The man is a member of the staff.C. The area i

3、s for passe ngers only.D. The woma n is ask ing the man to leave.參考答案：D答案解析：W: Excuse me, Sir. You are not supposed to be here. This area is for airport staff only. M: rm sorry. I did nt n ote this sig n. Q: What do we lear n from the conv ersati on?第2題：A. Clea n her house while she is away.B. Buy h

4、er some pla nts and take care of them.C. Water her pla nts while she is away.D. Water her pla nts whe n he is not at work.參考答案：C答案解析：W: If I buy some pla nts for the house, will you water them for me while I am away? M: Sure, I will, if you water mine while rm on vacati on. Q: What will the man do f

5、or the woma n?第3題：A. He will only be available in the after noon.B. l ts not his office hour.C. He does nt have time.D. He is too tired after class.參考答案：C答案解析：W: Excuse me, Professor Hill. May I ask you a few questi ons? M: Yes, of course. But rm sorry I have a class at ten. Why dont you call me dur

6、i ng my office hours? That is 4 to 5 p.m. Mon day, Thursday and Friday. Q: Why cant Professor Hill an swer her questi ons now?第4題：A. The woma n in sists on going out.B. The woma n does nt like watchi ng TV.C. The man promised her a gift on her birthday.D. The man is too tired to go out.參考答案：A答案解析：M:

7、 I dont feel like going out. Why dont we just stay home and watch TV in stead? W: Come on! You promised to take me out for dinner and to the theatre on my birthday. Q: What do we lear n from the con versati on?第5題：A. There are too many courses offered to stude nts.B. The woma n should take fewer cou

8、rses n ext term.C. The man will take four courses next semester.D. It is wiser to take more tha n four courses.參考答案：B答案解析：Would ntW: rm thinking of taking five courses next semester. M: four be wiser? Q: What does the man mean?第6題：A. Ask Tom to send an in vitati on.B. Get the Joh nson saddress.C. ln

9、 vite Tom to the party.D. Tell Tom to pick up the Joh nsons.參考答案：B答案解析：W: I want to ask the Joh n sons to come to the party. Do you know their address? M: No. But rd like them to come. I thi nk Tom can give youtheir address. Q: What is the woma n going to do?第7題：A. Ja ne is look ing for a summer job

10、.B. Ja ne is pack ing for the summer vacati on.C. Ja ne is on her way home.D. Ja ne is eager to go home for the vacati on.參考答案：D答案解析：M: Is Jane look ing forward to going home for this summer? W: She is coun ti ng the days. Q: What does the woma n imply?第8題：A. Spe nding more time on sightsee ing.B. V

11、isit ing the city with a group.C. Touri ng the city on a fine day.D. Tak ing the man with her on the tour.參考答案：A答案解析：W: I thi nk I will take the half-day tour of the city. M: Why n ot the whole day? Q: What does the man suggest?第9題：A. The woma n is driv ing too fast.B. The woma n is driv ing at a sl

12、ow speed.C. The woma n has broke n a traffic rule.D. The woma n has parked her car in a wrong place.參考答案：C答案解析：M: This is a on e-way street.Did nt you see the sig n? W: Sorry. Idid nt. Q: What do we lear n from the conv ersati on?第10題：A. She can tell Joa n whe n she sees her at noon.B. She should te

13、lloans brother about the receptio n.C. She must call on Joa n after the recepti on.D. She may see Joa ns brother at l un ch.參考答案：A答案解析：W: I ought to call Joa n, and tell her about the recepti on this eve ning.M: Why bother? You will see her at lun ch. Q: What does the man mean?Section B Directions:I

14、n thissection,you will hear 3short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questi ons. Both the passage and the questi ons will be spoke n only on ce. After you hear a questi on, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A、B、Cand D. The n mark the corresp onding l

15、etter on the An swerSheet with a sin gle line through the cen tre.聽力原文We use all sorts of services without thinking about how we get them. But such services cost money. We pay for them through taxes. What would happe n ff every one in the city stop pay ing taxes? The water supply would stop, the str

16、eet might not get clea ned, there would be no policeto protectpeople and property. The chief duty of everygover nment is to protect pers ons and property. More tha n three fourths of the money spent by our government is used for this purpose. The next largest, amount of public money goes to teach an

17、d train our citizens.Billions of dollars each year are spent on schools andlibraries. Public money is used to pay the teachers and other public officials. Years ago the gover nment made money from the sale of public Ian ds. But most of the best public lands have now bee n sold. The money raised was

18、used to help pay the cost of gover nment. There are still some public lands that contain oil, coal, gas, and other natural products. They could be sold, but we want to save them for future years.So we all must pay our share for the services that make our lives comfortable.第11題：A. To protect pers ons

19、 and property.B. To collect taxes.C. To teach and train citize ns.D. To save n atural resources for future use.參考答案：A 答案解析：Whats the chief duty of every gover nment?第12題：A. By selli ng services that make life comfortable.B. By selli ng land containing oil.C. By selli ng public Ian ds.D. By selli ng

20、coal and other n atural products.參考答案：C答案解析：How did the gover nment raise money in the past?第13題：A. E nviro nmen tal pollutio n and protectio n.B. Taxes and services for the public.C. Police efforts to protect people.D. Peoples attitude toward taxes.參考答案：B答案解析：What is the passage mainly about?聽力原文Wh

21、en I was at school, my ambiti on was to be a pilot in the air force. But my eyesight was nt good eno ugh. So I had to give up that idea. I went to uni versity and studied physics. I wan ted to stay on there and do research. But my father died at about that time. So I thought rd better get a job and

22、earn my liv in g. I started work ing in an engin eeri ng firm. I expected to stay in that job for a long time. But the n, they appo in ted a new managing director. I did nt get on with him, so I resigned and applied for a job with another engineering compa ny. I would certa inly have accepted the jo

23、b if they had offered it to mc. But on my way to the in terview, I met a friend who was worki ng for a travel age ncy. He offered me a job in Spa in. And I had always liked Spain, so I took it. I worked in the travel age ncy for two years and the n they wan ted to send me to South America. But I had

24、 just got married. So I decided to stay here. Then we had a baby and I was nt earning eno ugh to support the family. So I started givingEn glishless ons at a school in the eve nin gs. I liked the En glish teach ing more than work ing for the travel age ncy, and the n the owner of the school offered

25、me a full-time job as a teacher. So I resig ned from the age ncy.Two years later, the owner of the school wan ted to retire, so he asked me to take over as the director. And here I am.第14題：A. He did ntlike physics any more.B. His eyesight was too poor.C. Physics was too hard for him .D. He had to wo

26、rk to support himself.參考答案：D答案解析：Why did the man give up study ing physics?第15題：A. He was hot happy with the new director.B. He was not qualified to be an engin eer.C. He wan ted to travel.D. He found his job bori ng.參考答案：A答案解析：Why did the man resig n from the engin eeri ng firm?第16題：A. He wan ted t

27、o work with his frie nd.B. He enjo yed travelli ng around the world.C. He wan ted to go to Spa in.D. He was rejected by the engin eeri ng firm.參考答案：C答案解析：Why did the man take the job at the travel age ncy?第17題：A. He enjo yed teach ing En glish.B. He wan ted to earn more to support his family.C. The

28、owner of the school promised him a good positi on.D. He could earn more as a teacher tha n as a travel age nt.參考答案：B答案解析：Why did the man start to teach En glish part time?聽力原文Columbus sailed from Spa in in September 1492, look ing for gold. Native America ns greeted him, offeri ng gifts of corn. Col

29、umbus found little gold on that trip, but he collected many pla nts, in clud ing corn to bring back to Spain. Columbus did nt know it, but the corn was much more valuable than gold. Farmers from Europe to Asia accepted it immediately. They grew it on cold mountain sides and in tropical forests. Toda

30、y it feeds millio ns of people all over the world. On his sec ond trip, Columbus brought back a bag of chocolate bea ns to make chocolate.Europea ns and Asia ns love this new drink, and soon theywere pay ing a great deal of money for the bea ns. Chocolate bea ns became so valuable in centralAmerica

31、that they were used as cash for 200years. Tomatoes and potatoes took some time to become popular. Eve ntually, however, they became the basis of a lot of popular food.It is hard to imagi ne life without fried potatoes and chocolate. Thanks to native American cultures, many people are able to enjoy l

32、ots of tasty food.第18題：A. lt can be cooked in many ways.B. It is delicious but in expe nsive.C. It gives higher yields tha n other grain crops.D. It grows easily in various con diti ons.參考答案：D 答案解析： Why is com feed ing milli ons of people today?第19題：A. Fried potatoesB. Tomato juice.C. Sweet cornD. C

33、hocolate bea ns.參考答案：D 答案解析：What did Columbus bring back on his sec ond trip?第20題：A. They Led to the discovery of America.B. They made n ative America n foods popular.C. They brought great wealth to Spa in.D. They made n ative America n life styles well-k nown.參考答案：B 答案解析：What was the result of Colu

34、mbuss two trips to America?Part II Reading ComprehensionDirections:There are 4passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questi ons or unfini shed stateme nts. For each of them there are four choices marked A、B、C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresp onding le

35、tter on the An swer Sheet with a sin gle line through the cen tre.The biggest safety threat facing airlines today may not be a terrorist with a gun, but the man with the portable computer in bus in ess class. In the last 15 years, pilots have reported well over 100 in cide nts that could have bee n

36、caused by electromag netic in terfere nee. The source of this in terfere nee rema ins uncon firmed, but in creas in gly, experts are pointing the blame at portable electr onic devices such as portable computers, radio and cassette players and mobile teleph on es.RTCA, an organizationwhich advises th

37、e aviation（ 航空）in dustry, has recomme nded that all airli nes ban （禁止）such devicesfrom being used during “critical” stages of flight, particularly takeoff and landing. Some experts have gone further, calli ng for a total ban duri ng all flights. Curre ntly, rules on using thesedevices areleft up to

38、in dividual airli nes. And although some airli nes prohibit passe ngers from using such equipme nt duri ng take-off and landing, most are relucta nt to en force a total ban, give n that many passe ngers want to work duri ng flights.The difficulty is predict ing how electromag netic fields might affe

39、ct an aircrafts computers. Experts know that portable devices emit radiati onwhich affects those wavele ngths which aircraft use forn avigati on and com muni cati on. But, because they have not bee n able to reproduce these effects in a laboratory, they have no way of knowing whether the in terfere

40、nee might be dan gerous or not.The fact that aircraft may be vulnerable（ 易受損的）to in terfere nee raises the risk that terrorists may use radio systems in order to damage navigationequipment. As worrying, though, is thepasse nger who cant hear the in structio ns to turn off his radio because the music

41、s too loud.第21題：The passage is mainly about.A. a new regulati on for all airli nesB. the defects of electr onic devicesC. a possible cause of aircraft crashesD. effective safety measures for air flight參考答案：C答案解析：C 主旨?xì)w納題。該文主要討論發(fā)生空難的原因。C吻合。第22題：What is said about the over 100 aircraft in cide nts in t

42、he past 15 years?A. They may have bee n caused by the damage to the radio systems.B. They may have take n place duri ng take-off and landing.C. They were proved to have bee n caused by the passe ngersportable computers.D. They were suspected to have resulted from electromagnetic in terfere nee.參考答案：

43、D答案解析：D 細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。依據(jù)文章第一段第 2至3行“In the last 15 years ， pilotshave reported well over 100 in cide nts that could have bee n caused by eletromag netic in terfere nee.”第23題：Few airli nes want to impose a total ban on their passe ngers using electr onic devices because.A. they dont believe there is such a d

44、an ger as radio in terfere neeB. the harmful effect of electromag netic in terfere nee is yet to beprovedC. most passengers refuse to take a plane which bans the use of radio and cassette playersD. they have other effective safety measures to fall back on參考答案：B答案解析：B 推論題。依據(jù)文章第一段第3 行“ The source of t

45、hisinterfereneerema ins uncon firmed”可推出B項正確第24題：Why is it difficult to predict the possible effects of electromag netic fields on an airpla nes computers?A. Because it is extremely dan gerous to con duct such research on an airpla ne.B. Because it rema ins a mystery what wavele ngths are liable to

46、bein terfered with.C. Because research scientists have not been to produce the same effects in labsD. Because experts lack adequate equipme nt to do such research.參考答案：C答案解析：C 辨認(rèn)事實題。依據(jù)是第三段第3行“ But, because they have not beenable to reproduce these effects in a laboratory”。第25題：It can be in ferred fr

47、om the passage that the authorA. is in favor of prohibit ing passe ngersuse of electr onic devices completelyB. has overestimated the dan ger of electromag netic in terfere neeC. has nt formed his own opi nio n on this problemD. regards it as un reas on able to exercise a total ban duri ng flight參考答

48、案：A答案解析：A推論題。文章全文并沒有直接說出 A項，故本題屬推論題。依據(jù)文章開頭“The biggest safety threat facingairlinestoday may not be a terroristwith a gun, but the man with the portable computor in bus in ess class. ” 以及文章最后一段開頭句“ The fact that aircraft raises the risk that terroristsmay use radiosystems inorder to damage navigatio

49、nequipment. ”可看出作者態(tài)度很明確，故選擇 A。The rise of mult in ati onal corporati ons （跨國公司）,global market ing, new com muni cati ons tech no logies, and shri nking cultural differe nces have led to an un Paralleled in crease in global public relati ons or PR.Surprisingly,since modern PR was largely an Americani

50、nven ti on, the U. S. leadership in public relati ons is being threate ned by PR efforts in other countries.Ten years ago, for example, theworlds top fivepublicrelationsagencies were American-owned. In1991, only one was. The British in particular are becoming more sophisticated and creative. A rece

51、nt survey found that more tha n half公司of all British compa nies in elude PR as part of their corporate （ 的）pla nning activities, compared to about on e-third of U. S. compa ni es. It may not be long before London replaces New York as the capital of PR.Why is America laggi ng behi nd in the global PR

52、 race? First, America ns as a whole lend to be fairly provin cial and take more of an in terest in local affairs. Kno wledge of world geography for example, has n ever bee n strong in this coun try. Secon dly, America ns lag behi nd their European and Asian counterparts （相對應(yīng)的人）in knowing a secondIan

53、 guage. Less tha n 5 perce nt of Burs on-Marshalls U. S. employees know two Ianguages.Ogilvy and Mather has about the same percentage.Conv ersely, some Europea n firms have half or more of their employees flue nt in a sec ond Ian guage. Fin ally, people invo Ived in PR abroad tend to keep a closer e

54、ye on intern ati onal affairs .In the finan cial PR area, for in sta nee, most America ns read the Wall Street Jour nal.Overseas, their coun terparts read the Jour nal as well as the Finan cial Times of London and The Econo mist, publicati ons not ofte n read in this coun try.Perhaps the PR in dustr

55、y might take a less on from Ted Turner of CNN（Cable News Network）. Turner rece ntly announ ced that the word“ foreig n ” would no Ion ger be used on CNN n ews broadcasts. Accord ing to Turner, global com muni cati ons have made the n ati ons of the world so in terdepe ndent that there is no Ion ger

56、any such thing as foreig n.第26題：Accord ing to the passage, U. S. leadership in public relati ons is being threate ned because of.A. a n un paralleledin creasein the nu mber of public relatio nscompa niesB. shri nkingculturaldiffere ncesand newcom muni catio nstech no logiesC. the decreas ing nu mber

57、 of mult in ati onal corporatio ns in the U. S.D. i ncreased efforts of other coun tries in public relatio ns參考答案：D答案解析：D辨認(rèn)事實題。依據(jù)文章第二段第1至2行“ .the U. S. leadership inpublic relations is being threatened by PReffort ，in other countries. ”第27題：London could soon replace New York as the cen ter of PR becauseA. British compa nies are more ambitious tha n U.S. compa niesB. British compa nies place more importa nee on PR tha n U. S. compa niesC. British compa nies are heavily invo Ived