2003年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷

1、声明：本资料由考试吧(E)收集整理，转载请注明出自 HYPERLINK 服务：面向较高学历人群，提供计算机类，外语类，学历类，资格类，会计类，工程类，医学类等七大类考试的全套考试信息服务及考前培训.2003年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionADirections：Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththecon

2、versationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread:Attheoffice.Inthewait

3、ingroom.Attheairport.Inarestaurant.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.YoushouldchooseAontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.SampleAnswer-ABCDA)A

4、tatheatre.Atabookingoffice.Atarailwaystation.Atarestaurant.A)Themanisinvitingthewomantodinner.Thewomanistoobusytojointhemanfordinner.ThewomanisafriendoftheStevensons.ThemanisgoingtovisittheStevensons.A)Theprofessorspresentationwasnotconvincingenough.Theprofessorslecturenotesweretoocomplicated.Thepro

5、fessorspokewithastrongaccent.Theprofessorspoketoofast.A)Thefurnishedapartmentwasinexpensive.Theapartmentwasprovidedwithsomeoldfurniture.ThefurnitureinthemarketwasonsaleeverySunday.Thefurnitureheboughtwasverycheap.A)Themanisthinkingabouttakinganewjob.Themanlikesajobthatenableshimtotravel.Themanissure

6、thathewillgainmorebytakingthejob.Themandoesntwanttostayhomeandtakecareoftheirchild.A)TaketheGREtestagainin8weeks.Calltocheckhisscores.Bepatientandwait.Inquirewhenthetestscoresarereleased.A)Shereaditselectively.Shewentoveritchapterbychapter.Shereaditslowly.Shefinisheditatastretch.A)Hewaskeptinhospita

7、lforalongtime.Hewasslightlyinjuredinatrafficaccident.Hewasseriouslywoundedinamineexplosion.Hewasfinedforspeeding.A)Waitforataxi.Buysomefood.Goonatrip.Booktraintickets.A)Itsnotashardasexpected.Itstootoughforsomestudents.Itsmuchmoredifficultthanpeoplethink.Itsbelievedtobethehardestoptionalcourse.Secti

8、onBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicemarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethr

9、oughthecentre.Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Anxiousandworried.Proudandexcited.Nervousandconfused.Inspiredandconfident.A)Hisfatherscoldedhimseverely.Hisfathertookbackthesixdollars.Hisfathermadehimdothecuttingagain.Hisfathercuttheleaveshimself.A)Onecanbenefitalotfromworkingwith

10、hisfather.Manuallabourersshouldntbelookeddownupon.Oneshouldalwaysdohisjobearnestly.Teenagerstendtobecareless.Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Heranavillageshop.Heworkedonafarm.Heworkedinanadvertisingagency.Hewasagardener.A)Itwasstressful.Itwascolorful.Itwaspeaceful.Itwasboring.A

11、)HisdesiretostartIrisownbusiness.Thecrisisinhisfamilylife.Thedeclineinhishealth.Hisdreamoflivinginthecountryside.Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Becausetherearenosignstodirectthem.Becausenotourguidesareavailable.Becauseallthebuildingsinthecitylookalike.Becausetheuniversityiseve

12、rywhereinthecity.A)Theysettheirownexams.Theyselecttheirownstudents.Theyawardtheirowndegrees.Theyorganizetheirownlaboratorywork.A)Mostofthemhavealonghistory.Manyofthemarespecializedlibraries.Theyhousemorebooksthananyotheruniversitylibrary.TheyeachhaveacopyofeverybookpublishedinBritain.A)Veryfewofthem

13、areengagedinresearch.Theywerenotawardeddegreesuntil1948.Theyhaveoutnumberedmalestudents.Theywerenottreatedequallyuntil1881.PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions：Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B

14、),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Onaverage,Americankidsages3to12spent29hoursaweekinschool,eighthoursmorethattheydidin1981.Theyalsodidmorehouseholdworkandparticip

15、atedinmoreofsuchorganizedactivitiesassoccerandballet(芭蕾舞).Involvementinsports,inparticular,rosealmost50%from1981to1997:boysnowspendanaverageoffourhoursaweekplayingsports;girlsloghallthattime.Allinall,however,childrensleisuretimedroppedfrom40%ofthedayin1981to25%“Childrenareaffectedbythesametimecrunch

16、(危机)thataffectstheirparents,”saysSandraHofferth,whoheadedtherecentstudyofchildrenstimetable.Achiefreason,shesays,isthatmoremothersareworkingoutsidethehome.(Nevertheless,childreninbothdouble-incomeand“malebreadwinner”householdsspentcomparableamountsoftimeinteractingwiththeirparents19hoursand22hoursre

17、spectively.Incontrast,childrenspentonly9hourswiththeirsinglemothers.)Allworkandnoplaycouldmakeforsomeverymessed-upkids.“Playisthemostpowerfulwayachildexplorestheworldandlearnsabouthimself,”saysT.BerryBrazelton,professoratHarvardMedicalSchoolUnstructuredplayencouragesindependentthinkingandallowstheyo

18、ungtonegotiatetheirrelationshipswiththeirpeers,butkidsages3to12spentonly12hoursaweekengagedinit.Thechildrensampledspentaquarteroftheirrapidlydecreasing“freetime”watchingtelevision.Butthat,believeitornot,wasoneofthefindingsparentsmightregardasgoodnews.IftheyrespendinglesstimeinfrontoftheTVset,however

19、,kidsarentreplacingitwithreading.Despiteeffortstogetkidsmoreinterestedinbooks,thechildrenspentjustoveranhouraweekreading.Letsfaceit,whosgotthetime?Bymentioning“thesametimecrunch”(Line1,Para.2)SandraHofferthmeanschildrenhavelittletimetoplaywiththeirparentschildrenarenottakengoodcareofbytheirworkingpa

20、rentsbothparentsandchildrensufferfromlackofleisuretimebothparentsandchildrenhavetroublemanagingtheirtimeAccordingtotheauthor,thereasongivenbySandraHofferthforthetimecrunchisquiteconvincingpartiallytruetotallygroundlessratherconfusingAccordingtotheauthorachilddevelopsbetter讦.hehasplentyoftimereadinga

21、ndstudyingheislefttoplaywithhispeersinhisownwayhehasmoretimeparticipatinginschoolactivitiesheisfreetointeractwithhisworkingparentsTheauthorisconcernedaboutthefactthatAmericankids.areengagedinmoreandmorestructuredactivitiesareincreasinglyneglectedbytheirworkingmothersarespendingmoreandmoretimewatchin

22、gTVareinvolvedlessandlessinhouseholdworkWecaninferfromthepassagethat.extracurricularactivitiespromotechildrensintelligencemostchildrenwillturntoreadingwithTVsetsswitchedoffeffortstogetkidsinterestedinreadinghavebeenfruitfulmostparentsbelievereadingtobebeneficialtochildrenPassageTwoQuestions26to30are

23、basedonthefollowingpassage.HenryFord,thefamousU.S.inventorandcarmanufacturer,oncesaid,“ThebusinessofAmericaisbusiness.”BythishemeantthattheU.S.wayoflifeisbasedonthevaluesofthebusinessworld.FewwouldarguewithFordsstatement.AbriefglimpseatadailynewspapervividlyshowshowmuchpeopleintheUnitedStatesthinkab

24、outbusiness.Forexample,nearlyeverynewspaperhasabusinesssection,inwhichthedealsandprojects,financesandmanagement,stockpricesandlaborproblemsofcorporationsarereporteddaily.Inaddition,businessnewscanappearineveryothersection.Mostnationalnewshasanimportantfinancialaspecttoit.Welfare,foreignaid,thefedera

25、lbudget,andthepoliciesoftheFederalReserveBankareallheavilyaffectedbybusiness.Moreover,businessnewsappearsinsomeoftheunlikeliestplaces.Theworldofartsandentertainmentisoftenreferredtoas“theentertainmentindustry”or“showbusiness.”ThepositivesideofHenryFordsstatementcanbeseenintheprosperitythatbusinessha

26、sbroughttoU.S.life.OneofthemostimportantreasonssomanypeoplefromallovertheworldcometoliveintheUnitedStatesisthedreamofabetterjob.Jobsareproducedinabundance(大量地)becausetheU.S.economicsystemisdrivenbycompetition.Peoplebelievethatthissystemcratesmorewealth,morejobs,andamateriallybetterwayoflife.Thenegat

27、ivesideofHenryFordsstatement,however,canbeseenwhenthewordbusinessistakentomeanbigbusiness.Andthetermbigbusiness一referringtothebiggestcompanies,isseeninoppositiontolabor.ThroughoutU.S.historyworkingpeoplehavehadtofighthardforhigherwages,betterworkingconditions,andthefighttoformunions.Today,manyoftheo

28、ldlabordisputesareover,butthereisstillsomeemployeeanxiety.Downsizingthelayingoffofthousandsofworkerstokeepexpenseslowandprofitshigh一createsfeelingsofinsecurityformany.TheUnitedStatesisatypicalcountry.whichencouragesfreetradeathomeandabroadwherepeopleschiefconcernishowtomakemoneywhereallbusinessesare

29、managedscientificallywhichnormallyworksaccordingtothefederalbudgetTheinfluenceofbusinessintheU.S.isevidencedbythefactthat.mostnewspapersarerunbybigbusinessesevenpublicorganizationsconcentrateonworkingforprofitsAmericansofallprofessionsknowhowtodobusinessevenartsandentertainmentareregardedasbusinessA

30、ccordingtothepassage,immigrantschoosetosettleintheU.S.,dreamingthattheycanstartprofitablebusinessestheretheycanbemorecompetitiveinbusinesstheywillmakeafortuneovernighttheretheywillfindbetterchancesofemploymentHenryFordsstatementcanbetakennegativelybecause.workingpeoplearediscouragedtofightfortheirfi

31、ghtstherearemanyindustriescontrolledbyafewbigcapitaliststhereisaconflictingrelationshipbetweenbigcorporationsandlaborpublicservicesarenotrunbythefederalgovernmentAcompanyseffortstokeepexpenseslowandprofitshighmayresultin.reductioninthenumberofemployeesimprovementofworkingconditionsfewerdisputesbetwe

32、enlaborandmanagementariseinworkerswagesPassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ProfessorSmithrecentlypersuaded35people,23ofthemwomen,tokeepadiaryofalltheirabsent-mindedactionsforafortnight.Whenhecametoanalysetheirembarrassinglapses(差错)inascientificreport,hewassurprisedtofindthatnear

33、lyallofthemfellintoafewgroupings,Nordidthelapsesappeartobeentirelyrandom(随机的).Oneofthewomen,forinstance,onleavingherhouseforworkonemorningthrewherdogherearringsandtriedtofixadogbiscuitonherear.“theexplanationforthisisthatthebrainislikeacomputer,”explainstheprofessor.“Peopleprogrammethemselvestodocer

34、tainactivitiesregularly.Itwasthewomanscustomeverymorningtothrowherdogtwobiscuitsandthenputonherearrings.Butsomehowtheactiongotreversedintheprogramme,”Aboutoneintwentyoftheincidentsthevolunteersreportedwerethese“programmeassemblyfailures.”Altogetherthevolunteerslogged433unintentionalactionsthattheyfo

35、undthemselvesdoinganaverageoftwelveeach,Thereappeartobepeakperiodsinthedaywhenweareatourzanies(荒谬可笑的).Thesearetwohourssometimebetweeneighta.m.andnoon,betweenfourandsixp.m.withasmallerpeakbetweeneightandtenp.m.“Amongmenthepeakseemstobewhenachangeoverinbrainprogrammesoccurs,asforinstancebetweengoingto

36、andfromwork.”Womenonaveragereportedslightlymorelapses一12.5comparedwith10.9formen一probablybecausetheyweremorereliablereporters.Astartlingfindingoftheresearchisthattheabsent-mindedactivityisahazardofdoingthingsinwhichweareskilled.Normally,youwouldexpectthatskillreducesthenumberoferrorswemake.Buttrying

37、toavoidsillyslipsbyconcentratingmorecouldmakethingsalotworse一evendangerous.InhisstudyProfessorSmithaskedthesubjects.tokeeptrackofpeoplewhotendtoforgetthingstoreporttheirembarrassinglapsesatrandomtoanalysetheirawkwardexperiencesscientificallytokeeparecordofwhattheydidunintentionallyProfessorSmithdisc

38、overedthat.certainpatternscanbeidentifiedintherecordedincidentsmanypeopleweretooembarrassedtoadmittheirabsent-mindednessmentendtobemoreabsent-mindedthanwomenabsent-mindednessisanexcusablehumanweakness“Programmeassemblyfailures”(Line6,Para.2)referstothephenomenonthatpeople.oftenfailtoprogrammetheirro

39、utinesbeforehandtendtomakemistakeswhentheyareinahurryunconsciouslychangethesequenceofdoingthingsarelikelytomessthingsupiftheyaretootiredWelearnfromthethirdparagraphthat.absent-mindednesstendstooccurduringcertainhoursofthedaywomenareverycarefultoperformactionsduringpeakperiodswomenexperiencemorepeakp

40、eriodsofabsent-mindednessmensabsent-mindednessoftenresultsinfunnysituationsItcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.peopleshouldavoiddoingimportantthingsduringpeakperiodsoflapseshazardscanbeavoidedwhenpeopledothingstheyaregoodatpeopleshouldbecarefulwhenprogrammingtheiractionslapsescannotalwaysbeattributed

41、tolackofconcentrationPassageFourQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Itsnosecretthatmanychildrenwouldbehealthierandhappierwithadoptiveparentsthanwiththeparentsthatnaturedealtthem.Thatsespeciallytrueofchildrenwhoremaininabusivehomesbecausethelawblindlyfavorsbiologicalparents.Itsalsotrueofchil

42、drenwhosufferforyearsinfosterhomes(收养孩子的家庭)becauseofparentswhocantorwontcareforthembutrefusetogiveupcustody(监护)rights.Fourteen-year-oldKimberlyMaysfitsneitherdescription,butherrecentcourtvictorycouldeventuallyhelpchildrenwhodo.Kimberlyhasbeentheobjectofanangrycustodybafflebetweenthemanwhoraisedheran

43、dherbiologicalparents,withwhomshehasneverlived.AFloridajudgeruledthattheteenagercanremainwiththeonlyfathersheseverknownandthatherbiologicalparentshave“nolegalclaim”onher.Theruling,thoughitmayyetbereversed,setsasidetheprinciplethatbiologyistheprimarydeterminantofparentage.Thatsanimportantdevelopment,

44、onethatslongoverdue.ShortlyafterbirthinDecember1978,KimberlyMaysandanotherinfantweremistakenlyswitchedandsenthomewiththewrongparents.Kimberlysbiologicalparents,ErnestandReginaTwigg,receivedachildwhodiedofaheartdiseasein1988.MedicaltestsshowedthatthechildwasnttheTwiggsowndaughter,butKimtonlywas,thuss

45、parkingacustodybattlewithRobertMays.In1989,thetwofamiliesagreedthatMr.MayswouldmaintaincustodywiththeTwiggsgettingvisitingfights.ThoserightswereendedwhenMr.MaysdecidedthatKimberlywasbeingharmed.ThedecisiontoleaveKimberlywithMr.Maysrenderedhersuitdebated.ButthejudgemadeclearthatKimberlydidhavestandin

46、gtosue(起诉)onherownbehalf.Thushemadeclearthatshewasmorethanjustpropertytobehandledasadultssawfit.Certainly,thebiologicallinkbetweenparentandchildisfundamental.Butbiologicalparentsarentalwayspreferabletoadoptiveones,andbiologicalparentagedoesnotconveyanabsoluteownershipthatcancelsalltherightsofchildre

47、n.WhatwastheprimaryconsiderationintheFloridajudgesruling?Thebiologicallink.Thechildsbenefits.Thetraditionalpractice.Theparentsfeelings.WecanlearnfromtheKimberlycasethat.childrenaremorethanjustpersonalpossessionsoftheirparentsthebiologicallinkbetweenparentandchildshouldbeemphasizedfosterhomesbringchi

48、ldrenmorepainandsufferingthancarebiologicalparentsshouldntclaimcustodyrightsaftertheirchildisadoptedTheTwiggsclaimedcustodyrightstoKimberlybecause.theyfoundherunhappyinMr.MayscustodytheyregardedherastheirpropertytheywereherbiologicalparentstheyfeltguiltyabouttheirpastmistakeKimberlyhadbeengiventoMr.

49、Mays.bysheeraccidentoutofcharityathisrequestforbettercareTheauthorsattitudetowardsthejudgesrulingcouldbedescribedas.doubtfulcriticalcautioussupportivePartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20minute)Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencethereareforchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Chooset

50、heONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.ShehertriptoNewYorkbecauseshewasill.calledoffcloseddownputupwentoffthestorm,theshipwouldhavereacheditsdestinationontime.Butfor2003年2003年6月大学英语四级（CET-4滇题试卷 /192003年2003年6月大学英语四级(CET-4

51、滇题试卷ii/19IncaseofInspiteofBecauseofWeshouldconcentrateonsharplyreducinginterestratestopulltheeconomyoutofrejectionrestrictionretreatrecessionTheoffindinggoldinCspectsspeculationsstakesprovisionsIsufferedfrommentalbecauseofstressfrommyjob.damagereleaserelieffatigueTherestofthedaywasentirelyathisforre

52、adingorrecreation.dismissalsurvivaldisposalarrivalYouwillnotbeaboutyourfoodintimeofgreathunger.specialparticularpeculiarspecificCrimeisincreasingworldwide,andthereiseveryreasontobelievethewillcontinueintothenextdecade.emergencytrendpacescheduleYoushouldnervalbordermarginedgeTheofairplaneenginesannou

53、ncedacomingairraid.roarexclamationwhistlescreamThisticketyoutoafreeboattouronthelake.entitiesappointsgrantscreditsThisisthenursewhotomewhenIwasillinhospital.accompaniedattendedentertainedshieldedIwasabouttoamatchwhenIrememberedTomswarning.rubhitscrapestrikeTheadvertisementsaysthismaterialdoesntinthe

54、wash,butithas.contractshrinkslimdissolveHewasproudofbeingchosentoparticipateinthegameandheusthathewouldtryashardaspossible.insuredguaranteedassumedassuredNotonlytheprofessionalsbutalsotheamateurswillfromthenewtrainingfacilities.deriveacquirebenefitrewardTgressproceedmarchpromoteIwaitedforhimhalfanho

55、ur,buthenever.turnedinturneddownturnedoffturnedupAhousewithadangerousgascanbebrokenintoimmediately.leaksplitmesscrackAdarksuitistoalightoneforeveningwear.favourablesuitablepreferableproperItwasintheUnitedStatesthatImadetheofProfessorJones.acknowledgementacquaintancerecognitionassociationCouldyoutake

56、asheetofpaperandwriteyournameatthetop?barevacanthollowblankAcultureinwhichthecitizenssharesimilarreligiousbeliefsandvaluesismorelikelytohavelawsthatrepresentthewishesofitspeoplethanisaculturewherecitizenscomefrombackgrounds.extensiveinfluentialdiverseidenticalAreaswherestudentshaveparticulardifficul

57、tyhavebeentreatedparticularcare.byinunderwithHegaveatohandletheaffairsinafriendlymanner.pledgemissionplungemotionDontletthechildplaywithscissorshecutshimself.incasesothatnowthatonlyifthedangerfromenemyaction,peoplehadtocopewithasevereshortageoffood,clothing,fuel,andalmosteverything.AsfarasAslongasAs

58、wellasAssoonasManypeoplelosttheirjobsduringthebusiness.desperationdecreasedespairdepressionWheneverabigcompanyasmallone,theproductalmostalwaysgetsworse.getsonwithcutsdowntakesoverputsupwithMr.Smithwastheonlywitnesswhosaidthatthefirewas.maturedeliberatemeaningfulinnocentPartIVShortAnswerQuestions(15m

59、inutes)Directions:Inthispartthereisashortpassagewith8questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.Writeyouranswersinthespacesprovidedontherightofthepage.Whatpersonalqualitiesaredesirableinateacher?Ithinkthefollowingwoul

60、dbegenerallyaccepted.First,theteacherspersonalityshouldbelivelyandattractive.Thisdoesnotruleoutpeoplewhoareplain-looking,orevenugly,becausemanysuchpeoplehavegreatpersonalcharm.Butitdoesruleoutsuchtypesastheover-excitable,sad,cold,andfrustrated.Secondly,itisnotmerelydesirablebutessentialforateacherto