1994年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷以及答案

1、PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionA1.A)Hiswifedoesntwanthimto.Hewillbeoutoftown.Hehassomeworktodo.D)Hedoesntwantto.2.A)Doshopping.Makeaphonecall.Takeabus.Givethemtothewoman.3.A)Mariasfriendsdontcallherveryoften.Marialikestotalkonthephonewithherfriends.C)Mariadoesntliketotalkonthephonewith

2、herfriends.D)Mariadoesnthaveanyfriends.4.A)InOctober.BetweenAprilandOctober.InApril.D)Sheisntcertain.5.A)Onceitstartsraining,it11rainalot.Ithasbeenrainingforsometime.C)Theyrereadytocatchthetrain.Thetrainhasjuststartedoff.A)Heofferedherapencil.Hewasafraidoflosinghispen.Helentherhisextrapen.D)Hesaidhe

3、didnthaveanyink.A)Bobwillbeontime.ShehopesBobwontcome.Bobcantcome.Bobwillbelate.A)Tothebeach.Toarestaurant.Toatheatre.Tothezoo.A)AskthewomantofindMr.Whiteforhim.Holdthephone.Paythemanageravisit.Makeanothercall.A)Sheisgoingtogiveupbiology.Shespendshalfofhertimeonbiologyandhalfonmath.Tohermatchisevenm

4、oredifficultthanbiology.Toherbiologyisdifficult,butmathisnot.SectionBPassageOneQuestions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Hehadtogetajob.Hewasafraidoffailure.HewantedtojointheArmy.Hewasntinterestedinstudying.A)Shewasshocked.Shewasdisappointed.Sheexpresseddoubts.Sheencouragedhim.A)Hewasluc

5、ky.Hehadagoodwife.Hewasdetermined.Hehadagoodteacher.PassageTwoQuestions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Shewasdrivingalongacountryroad.Shewaslyinginahospitalbed.Shewaslyingnearalonelyroadtrembling.Shewastellinganastonishingstorytoadoctor.A)Shewasattackedbyrobbers.Shewasstoppedbyapolicema

6、n.Shefaintedduetotheeffectsofsomedrug.Shewasforcedtoenteraflyingsaucer.A)Thewomanhadbeentakenalongdistanceawayfromherhome.Thewomanhadintendedtoleaveherhusbandwithouttellinghim.Thewomanhadbeendishonesttoherhusband.Thewomanmadeupanastonishingstory.PassageThreeQuestions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhave

7、justheard.A)Inthe15thcentury.Inthe16thcentury.Inthe5thcentury.Inthe6thcentury.A)Becauseitwasattheseaside.Becauseitwastheonlymodernbuildingthere.Becauseofthebeautifulgardeninfrontofit.Becauseofitsoldstyleofarchitecture.A)Tokeepthetouristsaway.Towelcomethetourists.Tomakemoney.Towarnthetouristsnottorui

8、nhisgarden.A)Inordertoearnmoremoney.Inordertohavemorepeace.Inordertowelcomemorevisitors.Inordertohaveabiggergarden.PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ThefailedSkylabwillcomescreaminghometoearthindisappointmentsometimenextmonth.Butitwillfallwek

9、nownotwhere.Thatpreciseinformationisbeyondeventhecalculationsofscientistsandtheircomputers.Thebesttheycantellusisthatthespacestation,weighing77tonsandashighasa12storybuilding,willbreakintohundredsofpiecesthatwillbescatteredacrossatrack100mileswideand4,000mileslong.Weareagainexposedtooneofthoseunexpe

10、ctedadventures,ormisadventures,ofsciencethatattractsourattentionfromtheboringroutinesofdailyexistenceandencouragesustothinkalotaboutmansfuture.WhatworriesRichardSmith,theSkylabsdirector,isthe“bigpieces”thatwillcomethroughtheatmosphere,Twolumps,weighing2tonseach,andten,weighingatleast1,000poundseach,

11、willcomeinatspeedsofhundredsofmilesanhourandiftheycrashonlandtheywilldigholesupto100feetdeep.Whatworriesus,withourlackofscientificknowledgeandourquickimagination,isboththebigandlittlepieces,althoughprojectofficialssaythereisaverysmallchancethatanyonewillbeinjuredbythem.Thatsgoodtoknow,butitdoesntrem

12、ovethedoubtsofthemillionswhostillrememberthenuclearaccidentatThreeMileIsland.Thataccidenttookplacein1979inspiteofwhattheofficialshadassuredusastothesafelyofthenuclearreactor.WheretheSkylabwillfall?iskeptsecrethasbeenmadepublichasbeenpredictedbyscientistsD)cantbepredictedevenbycomputersAccordingtothe

13、passage,whatdoesanincidentsuchasthefailedSkylableadustodo?Nottobelieveinofficials.Tothinkaboutourfuture.Hasbeenpredictedbyscientists.Tofearforourlives.Theauthorsuggeststhat.thedangeroftheSkylabsfallhasbeenoverestimateditsuselesstoworryoverthingsyoucantdoanythingaboutthedangeroftheSkylabsfallhasbeenu

14、nderestimatedcomputerscansolvetheproblemcausedbythebrokenSkylabTheauthorreferstoThreeMilsIsland.becauseheisdoubtfulaboutwhattheofficialssaidbecausehefearsthatapieceoftheSkylabmaystrikeanuclearpowerplantbecauseheisafraidoftheuseofnuclearpowerbecausethenuclearreactorthereandtheSkylabwerebothbuiltbythe

15、samecompany25.ThispassageismainlyabouttheauthorerestinthefailureoftheSkylabwillingnesstogivehisadviceeagernesstoseemorenewscientificdiscoveriesconcernthatsciencecannotanswerallquestionsPassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Assupplierofmostofthefoodweeatandofrawmaterialsformanyindust

16、rialprocesses,agricultureisclearlyanimportantareaoftheeconomy.Buttheindustrialperformanceofagriculture(therelativeefficiencyofagriculturalproductioncomparedtootherareasintheeconomy)isevenmoreimportantthanthis.Forinnationswheretheproductivityoffarmersislow,mostoftheworkingpopulationisneededtoraisefoo

17、dandfewpeopleareavailablefortheproductionofinvestmentgoodsorforotheractivitiesrequiredforeconomicgrowth.Indeed,oneofthefactorsrelatedmostcloselytothepercapitaincome(人均收入)ofanationisthefractionofitspopulationengagedinfarming.Inthepoorestnationsoftheworldmorethanhalfofthepopulationlivesonfarms.Thiscom

18、paressharplywithlessthan10percentinwesternEuropeandlessthan4percentintheUnitedStates.Inshort,thecourseofeconomicdevelopmentingeneraldependsinafundamentalwayontheperformanceoffarmers.Thisperformance,inturn,dependsonhowagricultureisorganizedandontheeconomicenvironment,ormarketstructure,withinwhichitfu

19、nctions.InthefollowingpagestheperformanceofAmericanagricultureisexamined.Itisappropriatetobeginwithaconsiderationofitsmarketstructure.Thispassageismostprobably.anewsitempartofanintroductiontoabookpartofalectureanadvertisementWhatisthemostimportanttoagricultureis.theamountoffooditproducesthepercapita

20、incomeoffarmersitsindustrialperformancetheproductionofinvestmentgoodsTheunderlinedword“this”inthefirstparagraphreferstotheprovisionoffoodandrawmaterialstheproductivityoffarmerstheproductionofinvestmentgoodstheeconomyasawholeTheperformanceoffarmersessentiallydetermines.thesizeoftheworkingpopulationth

21、eorganizationofagriculturethemarketstructurethegeneraldevelopmentofeconomyThispassagewillmostprobablybefollowedbyadiscussionof.thestructureofAmericanfarmingpopulationthemarketstructureofAmericanagriculturethevariousfunctionsofAmericanagriculturetheorganizationofAmericanagriculturePassageThreeQuestio

22、ns31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Editor:Whileanewschooltermisabouttobegin,perhapsweshouldreconsiderthematterofexaminations.InJuly,twowriters(LetterstotheEditor)praisedthecancellationofexamsbecausetheybelieve“testsdonttellthewholestory.”Asateacherwhohasworkedinfourcountries,Ihavehadtheexperience

23、thatastudentwhoearnsgoodmarksisgenerallyagoodstudent,andthatastudentsfinalmarkinasubjectisusuallyagradeaverageoftheyearswork.Ofcoursethereareexceptions,buttheydonothavethefrequencythatwouldgiveanunfairpictureofastudentsability.Thesimplefactisthatproperclasswork,diligentexamstudiesandgoodmarksarealmo

24、stcertainindicatorsofastudentsfutureperformance.Theoppositeis,almostcertainly,incompetence.Thereisnoacceptablesubstituteforcompetitionandexaminationofquality.Howcanteachersandfutureofficialsdeterminewhatastudenthaslearnedandremembered?Shouldwesimplytakethestudentswordforit?Anyinstitutionthat“liberat

25、es”studentsfromfairandformalexamsismisguided,ifnotignorant.Andsurelythe“graduates”ofsuchinstitutionswilllacktrustworthiness,nottomentionbeingrejectedbyforeignuniversitiesforgraduateorotherstudies.Whenallissaidanddone,Isensethatafearoffailureandafearofunpleasantcomparisonwithothersisatthebottomofmost

26、ban-exams(废除考试)talk.Excellenceandqualityfearnothing.Onthecontrary,theyseekcompetitionanddesirethesatisfactionofbeingthebest.Whichofthefollowingwilltheauthorofthispassageprobablyagreewith?A)Testsarenoteffectiveinmeasuringthestudentsabilities.B)Testsareaneffectivemeasureofthestudentsabilities.C)Testsc

27、anonlymeasuresomeofthestudentsabilities.Testsmaynotbeusefulformeasuringstudentsabilities.Thetwowritersmentionedinthefirstparagraph.opposedjudgingstudentsbytheresultsofexamsmusthaveproposedotherwaysoftestingstudentsregardedexamsasawayofpunishingstudentsseemedtobeworriedaboutthepoormarksoftheirstudent

28、s33.Accordingtotheletter,astudentsfinalmark.isoftenencouragingB)oftengivesafairpictureoftheyearsworkoftenprovesunreliableoftentellswhetherhelikesthesubjectornotIfastudentgraduatedfromauniversitywhichdoesnotrequireexamshewouldhavetocontinuehisstudiesbeincompetenthaveafeelingoffailurenotbeadmittedbyfo

29、reigninstitutionsAccordingtotheletter,petingwithotherstudentsworkingtoohardbeinggradedunfairlybeingdismissedfromschoolPassageFourQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Timewasandnotsomanyyearsago,eitherwhentheaveragecitizentookaprettydimviewofbanksandbanking.Thatthiswasso,itshouldbesaid,waston

30、osmallextentthefaultofbanksandbankersthemselves.Banksusedtobeandafewstillareforbidding(令人生畏的)structures.Behindthelittlebarredwindowswere,moreoftenthannot,elderlygentlemenwhoseexpressionoffriendlinessreflectedthesizeofthecustomersaccount,andnothinglessthanafewhundredthousandinthebankcouldhaveinspired

31、thesuggestionofasmile.Andyettheaveragebankformanyyearswas,totheaveragecitizen,afearful,ifnecessary,instrumentfordealingwithbusinessusuallybigbusiness.Butsomewhereinthe1930sbanksstartedtogrowhuman,evenpleasant,andstartedtoattractthelittleman.Itispossiblethatthismovementbeganinmedium-sizedtowns,orinsm

32、alltownswherepeopleknoweachotherbytheirfirstnames,andspreadtobigtowns.Atanyrate,theresultshavebeenremarkable.Themovementto“humanize”banks,ofcourse,receivedanewpushduringthewar,whenmoreandmorewomenwereemployedtodoworkpreviouslyperformedbymen.Alsomoreandmore“little”peoplefoundthemselvesinneedofpersona

33、lloans,astaxesbecameheavierandasthepracticeofinstallment(分期付款)buyingbrokedownthepreviouslylong-heldconceptthattherewassomethingalmostmorallywrongaboutbeingindebt.Allsortsofpeoplebegantodiscoverthattheintelligentuseofcredit(信贷)couldbeextremelyhelpfulTheauthorbelievesthattheunfriendlyatmosphereinbanks

34、manyyearsagowaschieflydueto.theattitudeofbankersunfriendlinessofcustomerstowardbankseconomicpressureofthetimetheouterappearanceofbankbuildingsThebanksofmanyyearsagoshowedinterestonlyin.richcustomersfriendlybusinessmenregularvisitorselderlygentlemenWhendidbanksbegintogrowhuman?Inthelastcentury.Someti

35、mebeforethewar.Afewyearsago.Duringthewar.39.Whathelpedthe“humanization”ofbanks?Theelderlygentlemeninbankswerereplacedbyyoungermen.B)Moreandmore“little”peoplebecamecustomersofbanks.Morebanksweresetupinsmallandmedium-sizedtowns.D)Thesizeofthecustomersaccountwasgreatlyincreased.40.Ordinarypeopleseldomb

36、orrowedmoneyfrombanksinthepastbecause.thebankbuildingslookedforbiddingtheywerecomparativelyrichbeforethewartheythoughtitwasnotpropertobeindebttheyrarelyspentmorethantheycouldearnPartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)41.Idontknowwhetherwhatshesaidistrue,butIlltrytoit.conformconfirmconfessconfineLas

37、tyearMikeearnedhisbrother,thoughhisbrotherhasabetterposition.twiceasmuchastwiceasmanyastwicethantwiceasmoreasIfyoususpectthattheillnessmightbeserious,youshouldnotgoingtothedoctor.pickoutmakeoutputoffgiveoffMyonlypurposewastogetshelterthesnow,togetmyselfcoveredandwarm.forformoffoverMaggieranbacktothe

38、kitchen,eggscarefullyinherhands.wereheldtobeheldheldholdingIhavetwoboysbutofthemlikessweets.bothnoneeitherneitherTperlyregularlythoroughlyconsequentlyNoneoftheservantswerewhenMr.Smithwantedtosendamessage.allowableapproachableavailableapplicableMysistersprofessorhadherherpapermanytimesbeforeallowingh

39、ertopresentittothecommittee.rewritetorewriterewrittenrewritingAfteralongandexhaustingjourneytheyarrived.tillthelastbytheendattheendatlastHisunderstandingmadeadeepimpressiontheyounggirl.inonfortoSilveristhebestconductorofelectricity,copperitclosely.followedtofollowfollowingbeingfollowingThereishardly

40、anenvironmentonearthsomespeciesofanimalorotherhasnotadaptedsuccessfully.astowhereversothattowhichItishighlydesirablethatanewpresidenttothiscollege.appointedbeappointedwasappointedhasbeenappointedAftersearchingforhalfanhoursherealizedthatherglassesonthetableallthetime.werelainhadbeenlainhadbeenlyingw

41、ouldhavebeenlyingThetimehascomewecanmakeextensiveuseofnuclearenergy.whenwhileassinceHardlythehelicopterwhenthewaitingcrowdrantowardit.has.landedhad.landedwould.landwas.landingAlthoughtheweatherwasverybadthebusesstillranon.listscheduleplanarrangementThesituationtodayisobviouslyquitedifferentfromitwas

42、only50yearsago.suchwhichwhenwhatJanewashitontheheadbytherobberandwasknocked.mindlessunconsciousbrainlessunawareThetrafficwasveryheavy,otherwiseIhere50minutessooner.wouldbeshouldbehadbeenwouldhaveBeenyoudecidetotakeup,youshouldtrytomakeitasuccess.IfonlyUnlessWhateverWheneverThisbirdslargewingsittofly

43、veryfast.makecauseenableensureInmostoftheUnitedStates,themorningnewspaperisbyschool-agechildren.directeddischargedderiveddeliveredItwasnotuntilbearrivedatthestationherealisedhehadforgottenhisticket.thatbeforewhenafterThoughthelong-termcannotbepredicted,theprojecthasbeenapprovedbythecommittee.effecte

44、ffortaffectaffordHeaskedsincehehadbeenchairmanforsevenyears.nottobere-electedtobenotre-electednottohavebeenre-electedtohavenotbeenre-electedOnlybyshoutingatthetopofhisvoice.hewasabletomakehimselfhearwasheabletomakehimselfhearhewasabletomakehimselfheardwasheabletomakehimselfheardJanewasfairlygoodatEn

45、glish,butinmathematicsshecouldnottherestofthestudentsinherclass.putupwithdoawaywithkeepupwithrunawaywithHewentaheadallwarningsaboutthedangerofhismission.incaseofbecauseofpriortoregardlessofPartIVClose(15minutes)Oneofthemostinterestingofallstudiesisthestudyofwordsandwordorigins.Eachlanguageis71ofseve

46、ralearlierlanguagesandthewordsofalanguagecansometimesbetraced72throughtwoorthreedifferentlanguagestotheir73Againawordfromonelanguagemaypassintootherlanguagesand_74_anewmeaning.Theword“etiquette,”whichis_75一FrenchoriginandoriginallyMeantalabel(标志)，_76一asign,passedintoSpanishandkeptitsoriginalmeaning.SoinSpanishtheword“etiquette”todayisusedto_77_thesmalltags(标签)whichastore78toasuit,adressorabottle.Theword“etiquette”inFrench,79,graduallydevelopedadifferentmeaning