大學英語四級考試CET

1、大學英語四級考試(CET 4)試題冊注意事項122二、 把試題冊、答題卡均不得帶出考場?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，教師收卷后才可離開考場。三、 仔細讀懂題目的說明。四、 在 30 分鐘內(nèi)做完答題卡 1 上的作文題。30 分鐘后考生按指令啟封試題冊。在接著的 15 分鐘內(nèi)完成快速閱讀理解部分的12125五、 考生必須在答題卡上作答，凡寫在試題冊上的大案一律無效。HB-2B要有一定的粗度，要蓋過字母的底色。七、 如果要改動答案，必須先用橡皮擦凈原來選定的答案，然后按規(guī)定重新答題。八、 在考試過程中要注意對自己的答案保密。若被他人抄襲，一經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)，后果自負。Part Writing (30 minutes)注意：此

2、部分試題在答題卡 1 上，請在答題卡 1 上作答。Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8 co

3、mplete the sentences with the information given in the passage.A Few Aspects of American Life TravelIts summertime. For many Americans, this is the season to travel. Why? Because school is over and the weather is great. And most of all, they believe they deserve a break. When Americans take a break,

4、 they often head for their favorite vacation spot.Throughout their history, Americans have been people on the move. The early immigrants had to travel to get to New World. Once they arrived, the settled along the East Coast. But they werent content to stay here. Explorers and traders journeyed to th

5、e unknown western territories. Later, settlers moved west to develop new areas. As a result of this west movement, Americans eventually occupied the whole continenfrom the Atlantic to the Pacific. Even today, Americans seem unable to stay put. Research says that average American moves every five yea

6、rs.Americansareusedtotraveling.Somepeoplemakelong-distancecommutingtoworkdaily.Theirjobsmayevenrequire them to take frequent business trips. Most companies provide an annual vacation for their employees, and people use that time to travel. Some people just visit friend or relatives in distant states

7、. Some go on low-budget weekend trips and stay in economy motels. Those with more expensive tastes choose luxurious hotels. Camping out in the great outdoorsappealstoadventuroustypes.Sometravelinrecreationalvehiclestocampoutincomfort,whileothers“rough it” by sleeping in tents. Families often plan th

8、eir trips with the kids in mind. More and more “family friendly” hotels offer special programs for children.PetAmericans love pets. Many pet owners treat their pets as a part of the family. You might say Americans treat their pets like they treat their childrensometimes even better.InAmerica,therear

9、emorehouseholdswithpetsthanthosewithchildren.Atleast43percentofUShomeshavepets of some sort. Usual creatures, such as monkeys, snakes and even wolves, find a home with some Americans. More pets include fish, mice and birds. But the all-time favorites are cats and dogs, even at the White House. Ameri

10、cans sometimes have strong feelings about whether dogs or cats make better pets. “Dog people” and “cat people” often enjoy friendly competition.Many grocery stores in America sell pet foods. Pets can even accompany their owners on vacation. Fancy hotels beginning to accommodate both man and animal.

11、Animal guests at Four Seasons Hotels can enjoy delicious meals served on fine china and sleep in soft beds.The average American enjoys having pets around, and for good reason. Researchers have discovered that interacting with animals lowers a persons blood pressure. Dogs can offer protection from ro

12、bbers and unwelcome visitors. Cats can help rid the home of unwanted mice. Little creatures of all shapes and sizes can provide friendship and love. Inmany cases, having a pet prepares a young couple for the responsibilities of parenthood. Pets even encourage social relationships: they give their ow

13、ners an appearance of friendliness, and they provide a good subject of conversation.Pets are as basic to American culture as hot dogs or apple pie. To Americans, pets are not just property, but a part of the family.Marriage“I do.” To Americans, these two words carry great meaning. They can even chan

14、ge your life, especially if thematyourownwedding.Makingweddingpromisesislikesigningacontract.NowAmericansdontreallythinkmarriage is a business deal. But marriage is a serious business.It all begins with engagementTraditionally, a young man asks the father of his sweetheart for permission to marry he

15、r. Ifthe fatheragrees, the man later proposes toher. Often he tries to surprise her by askingher tomarry him in a romantic way.Sometimes the couple just decides together that the time is right to get married. They may be engaged for weeks, months or even years. As the big approaches, bridalshowers a

16、nd bachelors parties provide many gifts. many couples also receive counseling during engagement. This prepares them for the challenges of married life.At last its time for the wedding. Although most weddings follow traditions, theres still room for individualism. For example, the usual place for a w

17、edding is in a church. But some people get married outdoors. A even have the ceremony while skydiving or riding on horseback! The couple may invite hundreds of people or just a closefriends.Theychoosetheirownstyleofcolors,decorationsandmusicduringtheceremony.Butsomethingsrarely change.Thebrideusuall

18、ywearsabeautiful,longwhiteweddingdress.Shetraditionallywears“somethingold,something new, something borrowed and something blue”. The groom ( 新 郎 ) wears a formal suit. Relatives and close friends participate in the ceremony.As the ceremony begins, the groom stands with the minister, facing the audie

19、nce. Music signals the entrance of the beautiful bride. Nervously, the young couple repeats their promises. Traditionally, they promise to love each other “for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health”. But sometimes the couple composes their own promises. They give each

20、other a gold ring as a symbol of their marriage promise. Finally the minister announces the big moment: “I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss your bride!”What is the top reason Americans travel in the summertime?School is over.They think they deserve a rest.Summer is the season to travel.T

21、he weather is great.Every year, most companies.require a business tripinsist that workers commutehave employees travel togetherprovide a vacation for workersMany Americans treat their pets as.very usual thingsvery common thingstheir own propertytheir family membersAccording to the passage, some fanc

22、y hotels could provide for your pets the following except.good accommodationsome well-served fooda soft beddelicious Chinese mealsIts discovered that interaction with pet animals is good for health as they can help to.guard against unwelcome visitorscatch unwanted micelower blood pressurekeep compan

23、yPet can encourage social relationship by.acting as basic element to American cultureproviding a subject for chattingbecoming members for the familyhaving a friendly appearanceTraditionally, if a young man wants to get married to his girlfriend he is supposed pose to his friend at the right ti

24、meask his girlfriend to marry him in a romantic wayget the permission of his girlfriends motherget the permission of his girlfriends father注意：此部分試題在答題卡 1 上作答;8-10 題在答題卡 1 上。Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes) Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 l

25、ong conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions willbe spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked, B), C) and D), and decide

26、which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with single line through the centre.A) He thinks hes very organized.He doesnt want to join the display.He doesnt think he should lead the study group.He knows someone who can lead the study group.A) He doesnt know where h

27、is brother keeps his computer.The woman should buy a used computer.He doesnt know how much computers cost.His brother paid too much for the computer.A) Its been to warm to wear the jacket.The jacket is too big for him.He doesnt like cold weather.He didnt buy the jacket until cooler weather arrived.A

28、) He started the semester in a bad mood.Hes not usually bad-tempered.He has few responsibilities.He doesnt like the man.A) He forgot to cancel the reservation.They can go to the restaurant after the woman has finished working.He has to work late tonight.They dont have a reservation at the restaurant

29、.A) Use bleach on his socks.Buy new white socks.Wash his red T-shirt again.Throw away his pink socks.A) He isnt satisfied with his progress.He wants to move up more quickly than hes presently doing.He has advance quickly enough in his career.He feels frustrated as he tries to move up the ladder.A) T

30、ry on a smaller sweater.Look for another style at a different store.Give the sweater away as a gift.Exchange the sweater for a bigger one.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.A) Shes unable to attend the study session.She has seen a doctor recently.Shes concerned abou

31、t medical care.She mentions the need for some medical tests.A) To improve the study skills of university students.To suggest changes in the student government.To give people the opportunity to speak with a politician.To discuss graduation requirements for political science majors.A) Graduate school

32、application procedures.Funding for university education.Winning the confidence of voters.Preparing for an important test.A) Tell her what to study for the history test.Write a favorable letter of recommendation.Advise her about how to run an election campaign.Suggest a topic for a research paper.Que

33、stions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.A) Boston schools.Frontier life.Teaching requirements.Immigration patterns.A) She was a famous author.Her family later became famous landowners.She exemplifies the immigrant spirit.She invented some labor-saving farm equipment.A) To t

34、he library.To the movies.To a bookstore.To a travel bureau.Section BDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestion.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four c

35、hoices marked A),B),C),andD). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.A) They were drawing pictures. B) They were watching TV.C) They were making a telephone call. D) They

36、were tidying up the drawing room.A) They locked the couple up in the drawing room.They seriously injured the owners of the house.They smashed the TV set and the telephone.They took away sixteen valuable paintings.A) He accused them of the theft.He raised the rents.He refused to prolong their land le

37、ase.He forced them to abandon their traditions.A) They wanted to protect the farmers interests.They wanted to extend the reservation area for birds.They wanted to steal his valuable paintings.They wanted to drive him away from the island.Passage TwoQuestions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you hav

38、e just heard.A) Through food. B) Through air.C) Through insects. D) Through body fluids.A) They ran a high fever. B) They died from excessive bleeding.C) Their nervous system was damaged. D) They suffered from heart-attack.A) To see what happened to the survivors of the outbreak.To study animals tha

39、t can also get infected with the disease.To find out where the virus originates.To look for the plants that could cure the disease.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.A) To determine whether the Earths temperature is going up.To study the behavior of some sea

40、 animals.To measure the depths of the ocean.To measure the movement of waves in the ocean.A) They were frightened and distressed.They swam away when the speaker was turned on.They swam closer to “examine” the speaker when it was turned off.They didnt seem to be frightened and kept swimming near the

41、speaker.A) To attract more sea animals to the testing site.To drive dangerous sea animals away from the testing site.To help trace the sea animals being tested.To determine how sea animals communicate with each other.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the

42、 passage is read for the first time, should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missin

43、g information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heardor write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.注意：此部分試題在答題卡 1 上作答Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25

44、minutes) Section ADirections: In thissection, thereis apassagewith tenblanks.You are requiredtoselect oneword foreachblank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a lett

45、er. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.Dreams are a way for the subconscious to communicate with the47mind. Dreaming o

46、f something youre about, researchers say, is the way of helping you rehearse for a disaster in case it occurs. Dreaming of a challenge,likegivingapresentationatworkorplayingsports,canenhanceyour48. And cognitive neuroscientists havediscoveredthatdreamsandtherapideyemovement(REM)thathappenswhileyoure

47、dreamingare49to our ability tolearnandremember.Dreamingisa“moodregulatorysystem,”saysRosalindCartwright,PhD,chairmanofthepsychology 50atRushUniversityMedicalCenterinChicago.Shesfoundthatdreamshelppeopleworkthroughthedaysemotional quandaries. “Its like having a therapist,” says Cartwright. While we s

48、leep, dreams51newemotionalexperience to old memories, creating plaid-like patterns of old images laid on top of new ones. As it,“Youmay wake up and think, What was Uncle Harry doing in my dream? I havent seen him for 50 years. But the old and imagesare52related.”Itsthejoboftheconsciousmindtofigureou

49、ttherelationship.Infact,dreamemotions can help real therapists treat patients53traumatic 創(chuàng)傷) life events. In a new study of 30 recently54 adults, Cartwright tracked their dreams over a five-month period, measuring their feelings toward their ex-spouses. She discovered that those who were angriest at

50、 the spouse while dreaming had the best chance of successfully coping with divorce. “If their dreams were bland,” Cartwright says, “they hadnt started to work through their and55withthedivorce.”Fortherapists,thisfindingwillhelp56whetherdivorcedmenorwomenneedcounseling or have already dreamed their t

51、roubles away.注意：此部分試題在答題卡 2 上作答dealphysicallywakeperformancemakingundergoingexperiencedivorceddeterminecomparedepartmentconsciouspresentationlinkedemotionally Section BDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements. For each of them there are fou

52、r choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.A few years ago a young mother watched her husband diaper (給換尿布) their first

53、born son. “You do not have to be unhappy about it,” she protested. “You can talk to him and smile a little.” The father, who happened to be a psychologist, answered firmly, “He has nothing to say to me, and I have nothing to say to him.”Psychologist now know how wrong that father was. From the momen

54、t of birth, a baby has a great deal to say to parents, and they to him. But a decade or so ago, these experts were describing the newborn as a primitive creature whoreactedonlybyreflex,ahelplessvictimofitsenvironmentwithoutcapacitytoinfluenceit.Andmothersaccepted the truth. Most thought (and some st

55、ill do) that a new infant could see only blurryshadows, that his other senses were undeveloped, and that all he required was nourishment, clean diapers, and a warm bassinet.Today university laboratories across the country are studying newborns in their first month of life. As a result, psychologists

56、 now describe the new baby as perceptive, with remarkable learning abilities and an even more remarkable capacity to shape his or her environment including the attitudes and actions of his parents. Some researchers believe that the neonatal period may even be the most significant four weeks in an en

57、tire lifetime.Far from being helpless, the newborn knows what he likes and rejects what he doesnt. He shut out unpleasant sensationsbyclosinghiseyesoravertinghisface.Heisagluttonfornovelty.Heprefersanimatethingsoverinanimate and likes people more than anything.When a more nine minutes out, an infant

58、 prefers a human face to a head-shaped outline. He makes the choice thefactthat,withdeliveryroomattendantsmaskedandgowned,hehasneverseenahumanfacebeforeBythetimehes twelve hours old, his entire body moves in precise synchronyto the sound of a human voice, as if he were dancing. A non-human sound, su

59、ch as a tapping noise, brings no such response.注意：此部分試題在答題卡 2 上作答。The author points out that the father diapering his first-born son was wrong because.he believed the baby was not able to hear himhe thought the baby didnt have the power of speechhe was a psychologist unworthy of his professionhe tho

60、ught the baby was not capable of any responseAccording to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A new infant can see only blurry shadows.A new infants senses are undevelopedAll a new infant requires is nourishment, clean diapers, and a warm bassinet.A new infant is actually able to influence h