2006年6月17日大學英語四級(CET-4)真題試卷

STYLEREF"標題1"2006年6月17日大學英語四級(CET-4)真題試卷 年6月17日四級參考答案 39/392006年6月17日四級參考答案PartI1. C2. B3. C4. A5. D6. A7. B8. A9. D10. D11. C12. B13. C14. D15. A16. B17. C18. A19. A20. BPartII21. D22. D23. A24. C25. B26. C27. A28. B29. C30. D31. C32. B33. A34. D35. B36. C37. D38. C39. A40. CPartIII41. A42. B43. D44. A45. D46. C47. B48. D49. A50. B51. C52. A53. D54. C55. B56. D57. B58. A59. C60. D61. C62. A63. B64. D65. B66. A67. C68. D69. B70. DPartIV71. A72. C73. B74. A75. D76. B77. C78. A79. D80. B81. C82. A83. B84. D85. A86. D87. C88. C89. B90. A2006年6月17日四級聽力原文SectionA1. M:Ithinkthehostessreallywentoutofherwaytomakethepartyasuccess.W:Yes,thefoodanddrinksweregreat,butifonlywehadknownafewoftheotherguests.Q:Whatdidthetwospeakerssayabouttheparty?2. M:Canyoustopbythepostofficeandgetmesomeenvelopesand39cents’stamps?W:Well,Iamnotgoingtostopbythepostoffice,butIcanbuyyousomeatthebookstoreafterIseethedentistonMarketstreet.Q:Wherewillthewomangofirst?3. M:HowdoyoulikethenewphysicianwhoreplacedDr.Andrews?W:HemaynotseemasagreeableorasthoroughasDr.Andrews,butatleasthedoesn’tkeeppatientswaitingforhours.Q:Whatcanweinferfromthewoman’sanswer?4. W:Tommustbeinabadmoodtoday.Hehasn’tsaidhalfadozenwordsallafternoon.M:Oh,really?That’snotliketheTomweknow.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?5. W:Doyouhavetheseminarschedulewithyou?I’dliketofindoutthetopicforFriday.M:Igaveittomyfriend,butthereshouldbecopiesavailableinthelibrary.Icanpickoneupforyou.Q:Whatdoesthemanpromisetodo?6. W:IwonderifyoucouldsellmethePsychologytextbooks.Youtookthecourselastsemester,didn’tyou?M:Asamatteroffact,Ialreadysoldthembacktotheschoolbookstore.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?7. W:Hereisthisweek’sschedule,Tony.OnMonday,thereistheboardmeeting.Yourspeechtothelion’sclubisonTuesdayafternoon.ThenonWednesdayyouhaveanappointmentwithyourlawyerand…M:Wait,youmeanthebusinessconferenceonTuesdayiscancelled?Q:WhatwillthemandothisTuesday?8. M:Canyoubelieveit?JessietoldherbosshewaswrongtohavefiredhismarketingdirectorW:Yeah,butyouknowJessie.Ifshehassomethinginmind,everyonewillknowaboutit.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?9. M:We’vegotthreewomenresearchersinourgroup:Mary,BettyandHelen.Doyouknowthem?W:Sure.Maryisactiveandsociable.BettyisthemosttalkativewomanI’veevermet.Butguesswhat?Helen’sjusttheopposite.Q:Whatdowelearnfromthewoman’sremarkaboutHelen?10. W:JimmysaidthathewasgoingtomarryarichFrenchbusinesswoman.M:Don’tbesosure.Heoncetoldmethathehadboughtabighouse.Yethe’sstillsharinganapartmentwithMark.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?SectionBPassage1UnlessyouhavevisitedthesouthernUnitedStates,youprobablyhaveneverheardofKudzu.Kudzu,asanyfarmerinthesouthwillsadlytellyou,isasuper-poweredweed.Itisastrongclimbingplant.Onceitgetsstarted,Kudzuisalmostimpossibletostop.Itclimbstothetopsofthetallesttrees.Itcancoverlargebuildings.Wholebarnsandfarmhouseshavebeenknowntodisappearfromview.Whereveritgrows,itsthicktwistingstemsareextremelyhardtoremove.Kudzuwasoncethoughttobeahelpfulplant.OriginallyfoundinAsia,itwasbroughttoAmericatohelpprotectthelandfrombeingswallowedbythesea.Itwasplantedwhereitstoughrootswhichgrowuptofivefeetlongcouldhelpholdbackthesoil.Buttheplantsoonspreadtoplaceswhereitwasn’twanted.Farmersnowhavetofighttokeepitfromkillingotherplants.Inaway,Kudzuisasignoflaborshortageinthesouth.Wherethereisnoonetoworkthefields,Kudzusoontakesover.ThenorthernUnitedStatesfacesnothreatfromKudzu.Harshwinterskillitoff.Theplantlovesthewarmthofthesouth,butthesouthsurelydoesn’tloveit.IfsomeonecouldinventsomeuseforKudzuandremoveitfromsouthernfarmland,hisorherfortunewouldbeassured.11. Whatdowelearnabout“Kudzu”fromthepassage?12. WhatwillhappenifthefieldsareneglectedinthesouthernUnitedStates?13. Whyisn’tKudzuathreattothenorthernUnitedStates?Passage2Theword“university”comesfromtheLatinword“universitas”,meaning“thewhole”.Later,inLatinlegallanguage,“universitas”meantasocietyorcorporation.IntheMiddleAges,thewordmeant“anassociationofteachersandscholars”.Theoriginsofuniversitiescanbetracedbacktothe12thto14thcenturies.Intheearly12thcentury,longbeforeuniversitieswereorganizedinthemodernsense,studentsgatheredtogetherforhigherstudiesatcertaincentersoflearning.TheearliestcentersintheEuropewereatBoloniainItaly,foundedin1088.OtherearlycentersweresetupinFrance,theCzechRepublic,AustriaandGermanyfrom1150to1386.ThefirstuniversitiesinBritainwereOxfordandCambridge.Theywereestablishedin1185and1209respectively.ThefamousLondonUniversitywasfoundedin1836.ThiswasfollowedbythefoundationofseveraluniversitiessuchasManchesterandBirmingham,whichdevelopedfromprovincialcolleges.Itwasinthe1960’sthatthelargestexpansionofhighereducationtookplaceinBritain.Thisexpansiontook3basicforms:existinguniversitieswereenlarged,newuniversitiesweredevelopedfromexistingcollegesandcompletelynewuniversitiesweresetup.InBritain,financeforuniversitiescomesfromthreesource:thefirst,andthelargestsource,isgrantsfromthegovernment,thesecondsourceisfeespaidbystudentsandthethirdoneisprivatedonations.AlltheBritishuniversitiesexceptonereceivesomegovernmentfunding.TheexceptionisBuckingham,whichisBritain’sonlyindependentuniversity.14. Whatdidtheword“Universitas”meanintheMiddleAges?15. Whywasthe1960ssosignificantforBritishHigherEducation?16. WhatisthemainfinancialsourceforBritishuniversities?Passage3Oneofthebiggestproblemsindevelopingcountriesishunger.AnorganizationcalledHeiferInternationalisworkingtoimprovethesituation.Theorganizationsendsfarmanimalstofamiliesandcommunitiesaroundtheworld.AnAmericanfarmer,DanWest,developedtheideaforHeiferInternationalinthe1930s.Mr.WestwasworkinginSpainwherehediscoveredaneedforcows.Manyfamilieswerestarvingbecauseofthecivilwarinthatcounty.SoMr.WestaskedhisfriendsintheUnitedStatestosendsomecows.ThefirstHeiferanimalsweresentin1944.Sincethattime,morethan4,000,000peoplein115countrieshavehadbetterlivesbecauseofHeiferanimals.ToreceiveaHeiferanimal,familiesmustfirstexplaintheirneedsandgoals.Theymustalsomakeaplanwhichwillallowthemtobecomeself-supporting.Localexpertsusuallyprovidetraining.Theorganizationsaysthatanimalsmusthavefood,water,shelter,healthcareandtheabilitytorepr