大學(xué)英語四級考試試題真題 (七)

大學(xué)英語四級考試試題真題

PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Atthe

endofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.

Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.After

eachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthe

fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebest

answer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwitha

singlelinethroughthecenter.

Example:Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A)Attheoffice.B)Inthewaitingroom.

C)Attheairport.D)Inarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsome

worktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetaken

placeattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheofficenisthebestanswer.You

shouldchooseontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasingleline

throughthecentre.

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

l.A)GetsomechangefromJane.B)Gotolookforapayphone.

C)Usethewoman'sphone.D)Payforthephonecall.

2.A)Atanartgallery.B)lnadepartmentstore.

C)Atabookstore.D)lnaworkshop.

3.A)Shewillhelpthemantocatchup.B)Sheisworriedaboutthe

man'shealth.

C)Shehasboughtthemananuptodatemap.D)She'sbought

themanapairofglassestoday.

4.A)Heisgoingtogiveatalkonfishing.B)Heiseagertomeet

Susan'sparents.

C)HehasthesamehobbyasSusan'sfather.D)Hethinksfishingisa

goodwaytokilltime.

5.A)Hefindsthepresentationhardtofollow.B)Hespeakshighlyofthe

presentation.

C)Heconsidersthepresentationverydull.D)HethinksProfessor

Whitehaschosenaninterestingtopic.

6.A)Abookshelf.B)Atypewriter.C)Somestocks.D)Highquality

paper.

7.A)Theysetoffearly.B)Theywaitforafineday.

C)Theygosightseeing.D)Theygototheseaside.

8.A)Helikedtoshowoffinclass.B)Hewasthefirstpersonshe

metatschool.

C)Hehadafunnyface.D)Hewaslateforschoolonthe

firstday.

9.A)Hercarcanstandanycrash,B)Hercariskeptingood

condition.

C)Hercarisnotasgoodashis.D)Hercarismaintainedaswell

ashis.

10.A)Sheistoobusytogo.B)She'swillingtogoswimming.

C)Shedoesn'twanttowaitlong.D)Sheenjoysthewonderful

weather.

SectionB

Directions:lnthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendof

eachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingle

linethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

ll.A)Hewasataxcollector.B)Hewasagovernmentofficial.

C)Hewasonceafriendoftheruler.D)Hewasonceashcool

teacherinIndia.

12.A)Torewardoutstandingtaxcollectors.B)Todeclarenewwaysof

collectingtax.

C)Tocollectmoneyfromthepersonsinvited.D)Toentertainthosewho

hadmadegreatcontributionstothegovernment.

13.A)Theywereexcusedfrompayingincometax.

B)Theyweregivensomesilverandgoldcoinsbytheruler.

C)Theytriedtocollectmoremoneythantheruleraskedfor.

D)Theyenjoyedbeinginvitedtodinnerattheruler'spalace.

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A)Theylikedtravelling.B)Thereasonsareunknown.

C)Theyweredrivenoutoftheirhomes.D)Theywantedtofinda

betterplacetolivein.

15.A)TheyareunfriendlytoGypsies.B)Theyadmirethemusical

talentoftheGypsies.

C)TheyareenviousofGypsies.D)Theytrytoputupwith

Gypsies.

16.A)Theyarenowtaughtintheirownlanguage.

B)Theyarenowallowedtoattendlocalschools.

C)Specialschoolshavebeensetupforthem.

D)Permanenthomeshavebeenbuiltforthem.

PassageThree

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A)Thecausesarefamiliar.B)Thecausesarenotwell

understood.

C)Thecausesareobvious.D)Thecausesarevery

complicated.

18.A)lmprovedhighwaydesign.B)Betterpublictransportation.

C)Regulardrivertraining.D)Strictertrafficregulations.

19.A)Highwaycrime.B)Drivers'errors.

C)Poortrafficcontrol.D)Confusingroadsigns.

2O.A)lncreasingpeople'sawarenessoftrafficproblems.

B)Enhancingdrivers'senseofresponsibility.

C)Buildingmorehighways.

D)Designingbettercars.

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedby

somequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare

fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebest

choiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwitha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Dogsaresocialanimalsandwithoutpropertraining,theywillbehave

likewildanimals.Theywillspboilyourhouse,destroyyourbelongings,

barkexcessivelyjightotherdogsandevenbiteyou.Nearlyallbehavior

problemsareperfectlynormaldogactivitiesthatoccuratthewrong

timeorplaceoraredirectedatthewrongthing.Thekeytopreventingor

treatingbehaviorproblemsuslearningtoteachthedogtoredirectits

normalbehaviortooutletsthatareacceptableinthedomesticsetting.

Oneofthebestthingsyoucandoforyourdogandyourselfisto

obediencetrain（馴月艮）it.Obediencetrainingdoesn'tsolveallbehavior

problems,butitisthefoundationforsolvingjustaboutany

problem.Trainingopensupalineofcommunicationbetweenyouand

yourdog.Effectivecommunicationisnecessarytoinstructyourdog

aboutwhatyouwantittodo.

Trainingisalsoaneasywaytoestablishthesocialrankorder.When

yourdogo

beysasimplerequestof"comehere,sit,"itisshowingobedienceand

respectforyou.Itisnotnecessarytoestablishyourselfastopdogor

leaderofthedogpack（群）byusingextrememeasures.Youcanteach

yourdogitssubordinate(從屬的)rolebyteachingittoshowsubmission

toyou.Mostdogsloveperformingtricksforyoutopleasantlyaccept

thatyouareincharge.

Trainingshouldbefunandrewardingforyouandyourdog.ltcan

enrichyourrelationshipandmakelivingtogethermoreenjoyable.Awell

(traineddogismoreconfidentandcanmoresafelybeallowedagreater

amountoffreedomthananuntrainedanimal.

21.Behaviorproblemsofdogsarebelievedto.

A)bejustpartoftheirnatureB)worseninmodernsociety

C)occurewhentheygowildD)presentathreattothecommunity

22.Theprimarypurposeofobediencetrainingisto.

A)teachthedogtoperformclevertricks

B)makethedogawarefoitsowner'sauthority

C)providethedogwithoutletsforitswildbehavior

D)enablethedogtoregainitsnormalbehavior

23.Effectivecommunicationbetweenadoganditsowneris.

A)essentialtosolvingthedog'sbehaviorproblems

B)thefoundationfordogstoperformtasks

C)agoodwaytoteachthedognewtricks

D)anextrememeasureinobediencetraining

24.Whydopetdogsloveperformingtricksfortheirmasters?

A)Toavoidbeingpunished.B)Toshowtheiraffectionfortheir

masters.

C)Towinleadershipofthedogpack.D)Toshowtheirwillingnessto

obey.

25.Whenadoghasreceivedeffectiveobediencetraining,itsowner

A)cangivethedogmorerewardsB)willenjoyabetterfamilylife

C)cangivethedogmorefreedomD)willhavemoreconfidencein

himself

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Engineeringstudentsaresupposedtobeexamplesofpracticalityand

rationality

,butwhenitcomestomycollegeeducationIamanidealistandafool.

InhighschoolIwantedtobeanelectricalengineerand,ofcourse,any

sensiblestudentwithmyaimswouldhavechosenacollegewithalarge

engineeringdepartment/amousreputationandlotsofgoodlabsand

researchequipment.Butthat'snotwhatIdid.

Ichosetostudyengineeringatasmallliberal|arts(文科)university

thatdoesn'tevenofferamajorinelectricalengineering.Obviously,this

wasnotapracticalchoice;Icamehereformorenoblereasons.Iwanted

abroadeducationthatwouldprovidemewithflexibilityandavalue

systemtoguidemeinmycareer.Iwantedtoopenmyeyesandexpand

myvisionbyinteractingwithpeoplewhoweren'tstudyingscienceor

engineering.Myparents,teachersandotheradultspraisedmeforsucha

sensiblechoice.TheytoldmeIwaswiseandmaturebeyondmy18years,

andIbelievedthem.

IheadedofftocollegesureIwasgoingtohaveanadvantageover

thosestudentswhowenttobigengineerng"factories"wheretheydidn't

careifyouhadvaluesorwereflexible.Iwasgoingtobeacomplete

engineer:technicalgeniusandsensitivehumanist（人文學(xué)者）allinone.

NowI'mnotsosure.Somewherealongthewaymynobleideals

crashedintoreality,asallnobleidealseventuallydo.Afterthreeyearsof

strugglingtobalancemath,physicsandengineeringcourseswithliberal

artscourses,Ihavelearnedtherearereasonswhyfewengineering

studentstrytoreconcile（協(xié)調(diào)）engineeringwithliberal|artscoursesin

college.

Therealitythathasblockedmypathtobecomethetypicalsuccessful

studentis

thatengineeringandtheliberalartssimplydon'tmixaseasilyasI

assumedinhighschool.Individuallytheyshapeapersoninverydifferent

ways;togethertheythreatentoconfuse.Thestruggletoreconcilethe

twofieldsofstudyisdifficult.

26.Theauthorchosetostudyengineeringatasmallliberal-arts

universitybecause

he.

A)wantedtobeanexampleofpracticalityandrationality

B)intendedtobeacombinationofengineerandhumanist

C)wantedtocoordinateengineeringwithliberal-artscoursesin

college

D)intendedtobeasensiblestudentwithnobleideals

27.Accordingtotheauthor,byinteractingwithpeoplewhostudyliberal

arts,

engineeringstudentscan.

A)balanceengineeringandtheliberalarts

B)receiveguidanceintheircareers

C)becomenobleidealists

D)broadentheirhorizons

28.Intheeyesoftheauthor,asuccessfulengineeringstudentis

expected.

A)tohaveanexcellentacademicrecord

B)tobewiseandmature

C)tobeimaginativewithavaluesystemtoguidehim

D)tobeatechnicalgeniuswithawidevision

29.Theauthor'sexperienceshowsthathewas.

A)creativeB)ambitiousC)unrealisticD)irrational

30.Theword"they"in"...togethertheythreatentoconfuse."(Line3,

Para.5)

refersto.

A)engineeringandtheliberalartsB)realityandnobleideals

C)flexibilityandavaluesystemD)practicalityandrationality

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

PriscillaOuchida's"energy(efficient"houseturnedouttobeahorrible

dream.Whensheandherengineerhusbandmarriedafewyearsago,

theybuilta$100,000,three-bedroomhomeinCalifornia.Tightlysealed

topreventairleaks,thehousewasequippedwithsmalldouble

|paned(雙層玻璃的)windowsandseveralotherenergy|savingfeatures.

Problemsbeganassoonasthecouplemovedin,however.Priscilla'seyes

burned.Herthroatwasconstantlydry.Shesufferedfromheadachesand

couldhardlysleep.Itwasasthoughshehadsuddenlydevelopeda

strangeillness.

Expertsfinallytracedthecauseofherillness.TheIeyeIofof

formaldehyde(甲醛)gasinherkitchenwastwicethemaximumallowed

byfederalstandardsforchemicalworkers.Thesourceofthegas?Her

newkitchencabinetsandwall|to|wallcarpeting.

TheOuchidasarevictimsofindoorairpollution,whichisnotgiven

sufficientattentionpartlybecauseofthenation'sdrivetosaveenergy.

Theproblemitselfisn'tnew."Theindoorenvironmentwasdirtylong

beforeenergyconservationcamealong/'saysMoschandreas,apollution

scientistatGeometTechnologiesinMaryland."Energyconservationhas

tendedtoaccentuatethesituationinsomecases."

Theproblemappearstobemoretroublesomeinnewlyconstructed

homesratherthanoldones.Backinthedayswhenenergywascheap,

homebuildersdidn'tworrymuchaboutunsealedcracks.Becauseof

suchleaks,theairinanaveragehomewasreplacedbyfreshoutdoorair

aboutonceanhour.Asaresult,thepollutantsgeneratedinmost

householdsseldombuiltuptodangerouslevels.

31.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethattheOuchidas'house.

A)iswellworththemoneyspentonitsconstruction

B)isalmostfaultlessfromthepointofenergyconservation

C)failedtomeetenergyconservationstandards

D)wasdesignedandconstructedinascientificway

32.WhatmadetheOuchidas'newhouseahorribledream?

A)Lackoffreshair.

B)Poorqualityofbuildigmaterials.

C)Gasleakageinthekitchen.

D)Thenewlypaintedwalls

33.Theword"accentuate"(Line4,Para.3)mostprobablymeans

IIIf

A)relieveB)accelerateC)worsenD)improve

34.Whywerecracksinoldhousesnotabigconcern?

A)Becauseindoorcleannesswasnotemphasized.

B)Becauseenergyusedtobeinexpensive.

C)Becauseenvironmentalprotectionwasgiventoppriority.

D)Becausetheyweretechnicallyunavoidable.

35.Thispassageismostprobablytakenfromanarticleentitled

IIII

A)EnergyConservationB)HouseBuildingCrisis

C)AirPollutionIndoorsD)TrapsinBuildingConsruction

PassageFour

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

In1993,NewYorkStateorderedstorestochargeadepositon

beverage(飲料)containers.Withinayear,consumershadreturned

millionsofaluminumcansandglassandplasticbottles.Plentyof

companieswereeagertoacceptthealuminumandglassasraw

materialsfornewproducts,butbecausefewcouldfigureoutwhattodo

withtheplastic,muchofitwoundupburiedinlandfills(垃圾填埋場).

TheproblemwasnotlimitedtoNewYork.Unfortunately,thereweretoo

fewusesforsecond|handplastic.

Today,oneoutoffiveplasticsodabottlesisrecycled（回收利用）inthe

UnitedStates.Thereasonforthechangeisthatnowtherearedozensof

companiesacrossthecountrybuyingdiscardedplasticsodabottlesand

turningthemintofenceposts,paintbrushes,etc.

AstheNewYorkexperienceshows,recyclinginvolvesmorethan

simplyseparating

valuablematerialsfromtherestoftherubbish.Adiscardremainsa

discarduntilsomebodyfiguresouthowtogiveitasecondlife-anduntil

economicarrangementsexisttogivethatsecondlifevalue.Without

adequatemarketstoabsorbmaterialscollectedforrecycling,

throwawaysactuallydepresspricesforusedmaterials.

Shrinkinglandfillspace,andrisingcostsforburyingandburning

rubbishareforcinglocalgovernmentstolookmorecloselyatrecycling.

Inmanyareas,theEastCoastespecially,recyclingisalreadytheleast

expensivewaste|managementoption.Foreverytonofwasterecycled,a

cityavoidspayingforitsdisposal,which,in