大学英语四级真题2006年01月

1、大学英语四级真题2006年01月（ 总分： 100.00 ，做题时间： 90 分钟 ）一、BPartIListening Comprehension/B（总题数： 2,分数：10.00）BSection A/BBSection A/B （分数： 5.00 ）A. See a doctor.VB. Stay in bed for a few days.C. Get treatment in a better hospital.D. Make a phone call to the doctor.解析： 听力原文 W: Carol told us on the phone not to worry

2、 about her. Her left leg doesnt hurtas much as it did yesterday. M: Shed better have it examined by a doctor any way. And I willcall her about it this evening. Q: What does the man think Carol should do?A. The 2:00 train will arrive earlier.B. The 2:30 train has a dining car.C. The woman prefers to

3、take the 2:30 train.VD. They are going to have some fast food on the train.解析： 听力原文 M: There is a non-stop train for Washington and it leaves at 2:30. W: Itthan the 2 oclock train. Besides, we can have something to eat before getting on the train. Q:What do we learn from the conversation?A. She has

4、been longing to attend Harvard University.B. Shell consider the mans suggestion carefully.C. She has finished her project with Dr. Garcias help.D. Shell consult Dr. Garcia about entering graduate school.V解析： 听力原文 M: Hi, Melissa, how is your project going? Have you thought about going to school?Perha

5、ps, you could get into Harvard. W: Everything is coming along really well. I have been thinking about graduateschool. But Ill talk to my tutor Doctor Garcia flint and see what she thinks. Q: What do we learn about the woman fromthe conversation?A. Alice didnt seem to be nervous during her speech.VB.

6、 Alice needs more training in making public speeches.C. The man can hardly understand Alices presentation.D. The man didnt think highly of Alices presentation.解析： 听力原文 W: Did you attend Alices presentation last night? It was the first time forher to give a speech to a large audience. M: How she coul

7、d be so calm in front of so many people is really beyond me!Q: What do we learn from the conversation?A. Its worse than 30 years ago.B. It remains almost the same as before.C. There are more extremes in the weather.VD. There has been a significant rise in temperature.解析： 听力原文 W: Youve been doing wea

8、ther reports for nearly 30 years. Has the weather got any worse in all theseyears? M: Well, not necessarily worse. But we are seeing more swings. Q: What does the man say about the weather?（分数： 5.00 ）A. At a publishing house.B. At a bookstore.VC. In a reading room.D. In Prof. Jordans office.is faste

9、rgraduate解析： 听力原文 M: Excuse me, I amlooking for the textbook by Professor Jordan for the Marketing course. W: I amafraid itsout of stock. Youll have to order it. And it will take the publisher3 weeks to send it to us. Q: Where did this conversation most probably take place?A. The man can stay in her

10、 brothers apartment.VB. Her brother can help the man find a cheaper hotel.C. Her brother can find an apartment for the man.D. The man should have booked a less expensive hotel.解析： 听力原文 M: I am going to New York next week, but the hotel I booked is really expensive. W: Why book a hotel?My brother has

11、 2 spare rooms in his apartment. Q: What does the woman mean?A. Priority should be given to listening.B. Its most helpful to read English newspapers every day.C. Its more effective to combine listening with reading.VD. Reading should come before listening.解析： 听力原文 W: In my opinion, watching the news

12、 on TV is a good way to learn English. Whatdo you think? M: It would be better if you could check the same information in English newspapers afterwards. Q: Whatdoes the man say about learning English?A. It can help solve complex problems.B. It will most likely prove ineffective.VC. It is a new weapo

13、n against terrorists.D. It will help detect all kinds of liars.解析： 听力原文 M: I hear a newly-invented drug can make people tell the truth and it may prove useful in questioningterrorists. Isnt it incredible? W: Simple solutions to complex problems rarely succeed. As far as I know, no such drugsare ever

14、 known to work. Q: What does the woman think of the new drug?A. Help the company recruit graduate students.B. Visit the electronics company next week.C. Get a part-time job on campus before graduation.D. Apply for a job in the electronics company.V解析： 听力原文 M: You know the electronics company is comi

15、ng to our campus to recruit graduate students nextweek. W: Really? What day? Id like to talk to them and hand in my resume. Q: What does the woman want to do?二、 BSection B/B（ 总题数： 3，分数： 10.00）Passage One Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.Passage One Questions 11 to 13 a

16、re based on the passage you have just heard.（分数： 3.00 ）A. It has been proven to be the best pain-killer.B. It is a possible cure for heart disease.C. It can help lower high body temperature effectively.D. It reduces the chance of death for heart surgery patients.V解析： 听力原文 11-13 A new study reports t

17、he commondrug aspirin greatly reduces life threatening problems afteran operation to replace blocked blood vessels to the heart. More than 800,000 people around the world have this heartsurgery each year. The doctors who carried out this study say giving aspirin to patients soon after the operation

18、couldsave thousands of lives. People usuallytake aspirin to control pain and reduce high body temperature. Doctors also advise some people to take aspirin to helpprevent heart attacks. About 10-15 percent of these heart operations end in death or damage to the heart or otherorgans. The new study sho

19、ws that even a small amount of aspirin reduced such threats. The doctors said the chance ofdeath for patients who took aspirin would fall by 67%. They claimed this was true if the aspirin was given within 48 hoursof the operation. The doctors believe aspirin helps heart surgery patients because it c

20、an prevent blood from thickeningand blood vessels from being blocked. However, the doctors warned that people who have stomach bleeding or otherbad reactions from aspirin should not take it after heart surgery. What is the finding of the new study of aspirin?A. lt keeps blood vessels from being bloc

21、ked.VB. It speeds up their recovery after surgery.C. lt increases the blood flow to the heart.D. lt adjusts their blood pressure.解析： 听力原文 ln what way can aspirin help heart surgery patients according to the doctors?A. lt is harmful to heart surgery patients with stomach bleeding.VB. lt should not be

22、 taken by heart surgery patients before the operation.C. lt will have considerable side effects if taken in large doses.D. lt should not be given to patients immediately after the operation.解析： 听力原文 What warning did the doctors give about the use of aspirin?（分数： 3.00 ）A. They strongly believe in fam

23、ily rules.B. They are very likely to succeed in life.VC. They tend to take responsibility for themselves.D. They are in the habit of obeying their parents.解析： 听力原文 14-16 Were you the first or the last child in your family? Or were you a middle or an only child? Somepeople think it matters where you

24、were born in your family. But there are different ideas about what birth order means.Some people say that oldest children are smart and strong-willed. They are very likelyto be successful. The reasonfor this is simple: parents havea lot of time for their first child, they give him or her a lot of at

25、tention. So this child is very likely to do well. An only childwill succeed for the same reason. What hap- pens to the other children in the family? Middle children dont get so muchattention, so they dont feel that important. lf a family has many children,the mid- die one sometimes gets lost in thec

26、rowd.The youngest child,though, often gets special treatment. He or she is the baby. Often this childgrows up to be funny and charming. Do you believe this idea of birth order too? A recent study saw things quitedifferently.The study found that first children believed in family rules. Theydidnt take

27、 many chances in their lives. They usually followed orders. Rules didnt mean as much to later children in thefamily. They went out and followed their own ideas. They took chances and they often did better in life. 14. According tocommonbelief, in what way are the first child and the only child alike

28、?A. They grow up to be funny and charming.B. They often have a poor sense of direction.C. They get less attention from their parents.VD. They tend to be smart and strong-willed.解析： 听力原文 What do people usually say about middle children?A. They usually dont follow family rules.VB. They dont like to ta

29、ke chances in their lives.C. They are less likely to be successful in life.D. They tend to believe in their parents ideas.解析： 听力原文 What do we learn about later children in a family from a recent study of birth order?（分数： 4.00 ）A. They wanted to follow his example.B. They fully supported his undertak

30、ing.C. They were puzzled by his decision.VD. They were afraid he wasnt fully prepared.解析： 听力原文 17-20 When my interest shifted from space to the sea, I never expected it would cause suchconfusion among my friends, yet I can understand their feelings. As I have been writing and talking about space fli

31、ght forthe best part of 20 years, a sudden switch of interest to the depth of the sea does seem peculiar. To explain, Id like toshare my reasons behind this unusual change of mind. The first excuse I give is an economic one. Underwaterexploration is so much cheaper than space flight. The first round

32、-trip ticket to the moon is going to cost at least 10 billiondollars if you include research and development. By the end of this century, the cost will be down to a few million. On theother hand, the diving suit and a set of basic tools needed for skin-diving can be bought for 20 dollars. My seconda

33、rgument is more philosophical. The ocean, surprisingly enough, has many things in common with space. In theirdifferent ways, both sea and space are equally hostile. If we wish to survive in either for any length of time, we need tohave mechanical aids. The diving suit helped the design of the space

34、suit. The feelings and the emotions of a manbeneath the sea will be much like those of a man beyond the atmosphere. 17.How did the speakers friends respond to his change of interest?A. It is more exciting than space e travel.B. lt is much cheaper than space travel.VC. It is much safer than space tra

35、vel.D. lt is less time-consuming than space travel.解析： 听力原文 What is one of the reasons for the speaker to switch his interest to underwater exploration?A. They both attract scientists attention.B. They can both be quite challenging.VC. They are both thought-provoking.D. They may both lead to surpris

36、ing findings.解析： 听力原文 ln what way does the speaker think diving is similar to space travel?A. To show how simple the mechanical aids for diving can be.B. To provide an excuse for his changeable character.C. To explore the philosophical issues of space travel.D. To explain why he took up underwater e

37、xploration.V解析： 听力原文 What is the speakers purpose in giving this talk?三、BPartnReading Comprehension/B（总题数：20,分数：40.00）1.lt is the belief of Frito-Lays head of global marketing that _ .（分数： 2.00 ）A. potato chips can hardly be used as a weapon to dominate the world marketB. their company must find new

38、 ways to promote domestic salesC. the light golden color enhances the charm of their companys potato chipsD. people all over the world enjoy eating their companys potato chipsV解析：首先，根据题干，在原文中找到 Frito-Lay 公司的全球市场营销部门经理所说的话，即第一段最后 两句。他说全世界的人都吃炸薯条，还认为，全世界没有哪个角落能够抵挡住 Frito-Lay 公司所生产的炸 薯条的诱惑。很明显，正确答案为D。2

39、.What do we learn about Frito-Lay from Paragraph 2?（分数： 2.00 ）A. lts products used to be popular among overseas consumers.B. lts expansion has caused fierce competition in the snack market.C. lt gives haft of its annual profits to its parent company.D. lt needs to turn to tire world market for devel

40、opment.V解析：看第二段可知，选项A、B 根本就没有提到，C 项中，是利润占母公司年利润的一半，而不是把一半的利润给母公司。 D 项意为“转向世界市场求发展”，根据本段第二句，可知是正确的。3.One of the assumptions on which Frito-Lay bases its development strategy is that _.（分数： 2.00 ）A. consumers worldwide today are attracted by global brandsVB. local brands cannot compete successfully wi

41、th American brandsC. products suiting Chinese consumers needs bring more profitsD. products identified as American will have promising market value解析：根据题干，回到原文第三段，两个 beliefs 即：首先，全球性的产品能够提供地方品牌无法与之竞 争的规模经济；其次， 21 世纪的消费者认可“全球”这个概念。”毫无疑问，正确答案为A。4. Why did Riskey have the Frito-Lay logo redesigned?（分数：

42、 2.00 ）A. To suit changing tastes of young consumers.B. To promote the companys strategy of globalization.VC. To change the companys long-held marketing image.D. To compete with other American chip producers.解析： 根据题干， 回到原文第四段， 第二句说“这个标识和公司长久以来建立起来的炸薯条的不可抵挡的 市场形象一起，将会有助于加快公司的全球扩张”，由此可知，正确答案为B。5. Frit

43、o-Lays executives claim that the promoting of American food in the international market（分数： 2.00 ）A. wont affect the eating habits of the local peopleB. will lead to economic imperialismC. will be in the interest of the local peopleVD. wont spoil the taste of their chips解析：最后一段中百事可乐公司的总裁Steve Reinem

44、und 说，他们在当地开厂，使产品符合当地人的口味,成立公司，雇佣员工，改变生活。这些都是对当地人有益的，故正确答案为C。6. What has happened to the Vrain School District?（分数： 2.00 ）A. A huge financial problem has arisen.VB. Many schools there are mismanaged.C. Lots of teachers in the district are planning to quit.D. Many administrative personnel have been l

45、aid off解析： 由原文第一句话提到， 该学区正在设法解决一笔由于管理不善所造成的 1380 万美元的预算短缺， 知，正确答案为 A。7. How did the residents in the Vrain School District respond to the budget shortage?（分数： 2.00 ）A. They felt somewhat helpless about it.B. They accused those responsible for it,C. They pooled their efforts to help solve it.VD. They

46、 demanded a thorough investigation. 解析：根据题干，回到原文第一句，该句称“居民们正在协力帮助教师和学校行政人员。”由此可知，正 确答案为 C。8.In the view of State Treasurer Mike Coffman, the educational budget shortage is _.（分数： 2.00 ）A. unavoidableB. unthinkableVC. insolvableD. irreversible解析：根据题干，找到原文第三段第二句。国家财政司司长 Mike Coffman 说：“这真的令人感到很奇怪， 谁也想

47、不到事情会发展到这一地步。”所以，正确答案为B。9.Why did Coffman request an investigation?（分数： 2.00 ）A. To see if there was a deliberate cover-up of the problem.VB. To find out the extent of the consequences of the case.C. To make sure that the school principals were innocent.D. To stop the voters approving the $ 212 mill

48、ion bond issue.解析：根据题干，回到原文第六段第一句和第二句， Coffman 说他想知道学区行政官员是否一直把预算短 缺的问题隐藏到了 11 月的大选之后。据此，正确答案为 A。10. Three high school students started a website in order to _ .（分数： 2.00 ）A. attract greater public attention to their needsB. appeal to the public for contributions and donationsC. expose officials who

49、 neglected their dutiesD. keep people properly informed of the crisisV解析：最后一段，一个学生说明了他们创建网站的目的，即“我们想知道真相，并想把真相公布于众”，因此答案是 D。11. The passage is mainly about _.（分数： 2.00 ）A. the benefits of manageable stressVB. how to avoid stressful situationsC. how to cope with stress effectivelyD. the effects of st

50、ress hormones on memory解析：通读全文之后，我们发现文章从头到尾都在讲人们可以应付的压力的好处。一般来说，英语文章的 第一段都是要提出文章的观点，第一句“人们不应该试图躲避压力，就像他们不必躲避食物、爱情或者运 动一样”暗示了压力并不总是坏的。第二句中 “好几项研究表明，你能够应付自如的具有挑战性的情境对 你是有好处的”，明确提出某些压力对你来说是有好处的。所以，本文所要告诉读者的就是某些可控制的 压力的好处。此外，第二段、第三段开头及第四段最后都是讲压力的好处的。12. The word shun （ Line 1, Para. 1 ） most probably me

51、ans _.（分数： 2.00 ）A. cut down onB. stay away fromVC. run out ofD. put up with解析：这道题目应该说是比较容易的，词汇量稍大的考生直接就可以选出正确答案B。如果不认识，根据第一段第一句话可以断定， shun 所表达的意思应该和 avoid 是相近的，因此无疑答案选B。13. We can conclude from the study of the 158 nurses in 2001 that _.（分数： 2.00 ）A. people under stress tend to have a poor memoryB.

52、 people who cant get their job done experience more stressC. doing challenging work may be good for ones healthVD. stress will weaken the bodys defense against germs解析：根据题干，回到原文第二段第一句，在 2001 年对 158 名医院护士的一项研究中，那些担负着大量工 作但是又能够应付挑战的护士比那些未能完成工作的护士更可能说她们的身体状况良好“，可知正确答案 为 C。注意选项 C 有may，使语义不那么绝对化。这正是正确选项的

53、一种特征。14.In the experiment described in Paragraph 3, the video-watchers experienced a downturn in theantibody be cause _.（分数： 2.00 ）A. the video was not enjoyable at allB. the outcome was beyond their controlVC. they knew little about surgical proceduresD.they felt no pressure while watching thevideo

54、 解析：本题可从正反两个角度下手。从正面下手，即分析原文，直接选出答案。第三段提到，观看录像的 受试者处于无法控制的压力之下，结果免疫球蛋白减少。据此答案选B。从反面下手，即采用排除法。根据原文第三段，A、C、D 三个选项在原文中丝毫没有提到，均排除，选出正确答案Bo15.Dr. Bruce McEwen of Rockefeller University believes that _ .（分数： 2.00 ）A. a persons memory is determined by the level of hormones in his bodyB. stress hormones hav

55、e lasting positive effects on the brainC. short bursts of stress hormones enhance memory functionVD. a persons memory improves with continued experience of stress解析：根据题干，回到原文倒数第二段第三句，Bruce MeEwen 医生说：“这些荷尔蒙有助于神经细胞处理信息，并把信息储存起来。”再结合前一句，选出正确答案Co16.If a mother adds but to an apology, _ .（分数： 2.00 ）A. s

56、he doesnt feel that she should have apologizedB. she does not realize that the child has been hurtC. the child may find the apology easier to acceptD. the child may feel that he owes her an apologyV解析：第二段最后一句说，“but ”后面的话（比如“我今天很倒霉”或者“你吵得我头疼”）使受到伤害的 人感觉他应该为他所做的事情而向你道歉，据此，正确答案为Do17.According to the au

57、thor, saying Im sorry youre upset most probably means _ .（分数： 2.00 ）A. You have good reason to get upsetB. Im aware youre upset, but Im not to blameVC. I apologize for hurting your feelingsD. Im at fault for making you upset 解析：其实，只要借助语境，这道题目并不难解答，原文第三段第一句：“另外一种表面上看似乎是在道歉，而实际上并没有道歉的做法是说你感到委屈，我很抱歉。”很

58、明显，作者对“Im sorry youreupset ”的抱歉方式持否定的态度，因此答案选Bo18.It is not advisable to use the general, all-covering apology because _ .（分数： 2.00 ）A. it gets one into the habit of making empty promisesB. it may make the other person feel guiltyC. it is vague and ineffectiveVD. it is hurtful and insulting解析：看原文第四段

59、， 特别是最后一句用了一个具体的例子说明， 空泛的道歉无助于在某个方面做出改进， 这种道歉是模糊、无效的，所以答案选Co原文中并没有提到会养成“空口许愿”的习惯，所以选项A 错误；B 根本毫无依据；D 是含有原文只言片语的干扰项。19.We learn from the last paragraph that in teaching children to say sorry _ .（分数： 2.00 ）A. the complexities involved should be ignoredB. their ages should be taken into accountVC. pare

60、nts need to set them a good exampleD. parents should be patient and tolerant 解析：最后一段列举了三种不同年龄的孩子需要不同帮助的情况， 所以作者的用意很明确， 就是年龄不同， 情况便不同，答案选 Bo20.It can be inferred from the passage that apologizing properly is _ .（分数： 2.00 ）A. a social issue calling for immediate attentionB. not necessary, among family