2023年6月大学英语四级考试试题

1、2004年6月大学英语四级考试试题Part I Listening comprehension略Part II Reading ComprehensionPassage OneA is for always getting to work on time.B is for being extremely busy.C is for the conscientious ( 勤勤恳恳的 ) way you do your job.You may be all these things at the office, and more. But when it comes to getting ahe

2、ad, experts say, the ABCs of business should include a P, for politics, as in office politics.Dale Carnegie suggested as much more than 50 years ago: Hard work alone doesnt ensure career advancement. You have to be able to sell yourself and your ideas, both publicly and behind the scenes. Yet, despi

3、te the obvious rewards of engaging in office politics - a better job, a raise, praise- many people are still unable or unwilling - to play the game.People assume that office politics involves some manipulative (工于心计的) behavior, says Deborah Comer, an assistant professor of management at Hofstra Univ

4、ersity. But politics derives from the word polite. It can mean lobbying and forming associations. It can mean being kind and helpful, or even trying, to please your superior, and then expecting something in return. In fact, today, experts define office politics as proper behavior used to pursue ones

5、 own self-interest in the workplace. In many cases, this involves some form of socializing within the office environment - not just in large companies, but in small workplaces as well. The first thing people are usually judged on is their ability to perform well on a consistent basis, says Neil P. L

6、ewis, a management psychologist. But if two or three candidates are up for a promotion, each of whom has reasonably similar ability, a manager is going to promote the person he or she likes best. Its simple human nature. Yet, psychologists say, many employees and employers have trouble with the conc

7、ept of politics in the office. Some people, they say, have an idealistic vision of work and what it takes to succeed. Still others associate politics with flattery 奉承), fearful that, if they speak up for themselves, they may appear to be flattering their boss for favors.Experts suggest altering this

8、 negative picture by recognizing the need for some self-promotion.11. Office politics (Line 2, Para. 4) is used in the passage to refer to _. A) the code of behavior for company staff B) the political views and beliefs of office workers C) the interpersonal relationships within a company D) the vari

9、ous qualities required for a successful career 12. To get promoted, one must not only be competent but _. A) give his boss a good impression B) honest and loyal to his company C) get along well with his colleagues D) avoid being too outstanding 13. Why are many people unwilling to play the game (Lin

10、e 4, Para. 5)? A) They believe that doing so is impractical. B) They feel that such behavior is unprincipled. C) They are not good at manipulating colleagues. D) They think the effort will get them nowhere. 14. The author considers office poetics to be _. A) unwelcome at the workplace B) bad for int

11、erpersonal relationships C) indispensable to the development of company culture D) an important factor for personal advancement 15. It is the authors view that _. A) speaking up for oneself is part of human nature B) self-promotion does not necessarily mean flattery C) hard work contributes Very lit

12、tle to ones promotion D) many employees fail to recognize the need of flatteryPassage TwoAs soon as it was revealed that a reporter for Progressive magazine had discovered how to make a hydrogen bomb, a group of firearm (火器) fans formed the National Hydrogen Bomb Association, and they are now lobbyi

13、ng against any legislation to stop Americans from owning one.The Constitution, said the associations spokesman, gives everyone the right to own arms. It doesnt spell out what kind of arms. But since anyone can now make a hydrogen bomb, the public should be able to buy it to protect themselves.Dont y

14、ou think its dangerous to have one in the house, particularly where there are children around?The National Hydrogen Bomb Association hopes to educate people in the safe handling of this type of weapon. We are instructing owners to keep the bomb in a locked cabinet and the fuse (导火索) separately in a

15、drawer.Some people consider the hydrogen bomb a very fatal weapon which could kill somebody.The spokesman said, Hydrogen bombs dont kill people - people kill people. The bomb is for self-protection and it also has a deterrent effect. If somebody knows you have a nuclear weapon in your house, theyre

16、going to think twice about breaking in.But those who want to ban the bomb for American citizens claim that if you have one locked in the cabinet, with the fuse in a drawer, you would never be able to assemble it in time to stop an intruder (侵入者) Another argument against allowing people to own a bomb

17、 is that at the moment it is very expensive to build one. So what your association is backing is a program which would allow the middle and upper classes to acquire a bomb while poor people will be left defenseless with just handguns.16. According to the passage, some people started a national assoc

18、iation so as to _. A) block any legislation to ban the private possession of the bomb B) coordinate the mass production of the destructive weapon C) instruct people how to keep the bomb safe at home D) promote the large-scale sale of this newly invented weapon17. Some people oppose the ownership of

19、H-bombs by individuals on the grounds that _. A) the size of the bomb makes it difficult to keep in a drawer B) most people dont know how to handle the weapon C) peoples lives will be threatened by the weapon D) they may fall into the hands of criminals18. By saying that the bomb also has a deterren

20、t effect the spokesman means that it _. A) will frighten away any possible intruders B) can show the special status of its owners C) will threaten the safety of the owners as well D) can kill those entering others houses by force19. According to the passage, opponents of the private ownership of H-b

21、ombs are very much worried that _. A) the influence of the association is too powerful for the less privileged to overcome B) poorly-educated Americans will find it difficult to make use of the weapon C) the wide use of the weapon will push up living expenses tremendously D) the cost of the weapon w

22、ill put citizens on an unequal basis20. From the tone of the passage we know that the author is _. A) doubtful about the necessity of keeping H-bombs at home for safety B) unhappy with those who vote against the ownership of H-bombs C) not serious about the private ownership of H-bombs D) concerned

23、about the spread of nuclear weapons Passage ThreeSign has become a scientific hot button. Only in the past 20 years have specialists in language study realized that signed languages are unique - a speech of the hand. They offer a new way to probe how the brain generates and understands language, and

24、 throw new light on an old scientific controversy: whether language, complete with grammar, is something that we are born with, or whether it is a learned behavior. The current interest in sign language has roots in the pioneering work of one rebel teacher at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C.

25、, the worlds only liberal arts university for deaf people.When Bill Stokoe went to Gallaudet to teach English, the school enrolled him in a course in signing. But Stokoe noticed something odd: among themselves, students signed differently from his classroom teacher.Stokoe had been taught a sort of g

26、estural code, each movement of the hands representing a word in English. At the time, American Sign Language (ASL) was thought to be no more than a form of pidgin English (混杂英语). But Stokoe believed the hand talk his students used looked richer. He wondered: Might deaf people actually have a genuine

27、 language? And could that language be unlike any other on Earth? It was 1955, when even deaf people dismissed their signing as substandard. Stokoes idea was academic heresy (异端邪说 ).It is 37 years later. Stokoe - now devoting his time to writing and editing books and journals and to producing video m

28、aterials on ASL and the deaf culture - is having lunch at a cafe near the Gallaudet campus and explaining how he started a revolution. For decades educators fought his idea that signed languages are natural languages like English, French and Japanese. They assumed language must be based on speech, t

29、he modulation (调节) of sound. But sign language is based on the movement of hands, the modulation of space. What I said, Stokoe explains, is that language is not mouth stuff- its brain stuff.21. The study of sign language is thought to be _. A) a new way to look at the learning of language B) a chall

30、enge to traditional views on the nature of language C) an approach to simplifying the grammatical structure of a language D) an attempt to clarify misunderstanding about the origin of language22. The present growing interest in sign language was stimulated by _. A) a famous Scholar in the study of t

31、he human brain B) a leading specialist in the study of liberal arts C) an English teacher in a university for the deaf D) some senior experts in American Sign Language _.23. According to Stokoe, sign language is A) a substandard language C) an artificial language B) a genuine language D) an internat

32、ional language24. Most educators objected to Stokoes idea because they thought _. A) sign language was not extensively used even by deaf people B) sign language was too artificial to be widely accepted C) a language should be easy to use and understand D) a language could only exist in the form of s

33、peech sounds25. Stokoes argument is based on his belief that _. A) sign language is as efficient as any other language B) sign language is derived from natural language C) language is a system of meaningful codes D) language is a product of the brainPassage Four It came as something of a surprise wh

34、en Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip co Angola in 1997, to support the Red Crosss campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines. Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the world were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by la

35、ndmines. I knew the statistics, she said. But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like when I met Sandra, a 13- year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her.The Princess concluded with a simple message: We must stop landmines. And she used every opportunity dur

36、ing her visit to repeat this message.But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as very ill-informed and a loose canno

37、n (乱放炮的人)The Princess responded by brushing aside the Criticisms: This is a distraction ( 干扰) we do not need. All Im trying to do is help.Opposition parties, the media and the public immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that the

38、 Princesss trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well informed about both the situation in Angola and the British governments policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe embarrassment for the government.To try and limit the damage, the Foreign Secretary,

39、 Malcolm Rifkidnd, claimed that the Princesss views on landmines were not very different from government policy, and that it was working towards a worldwide ban. The Defense Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the matter was a misinterpretation or misunderstanding. For the Princess, the trip to thi

40、s war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the chance to get closer to people and their problems.26. Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997 _. A

41、) to voice her support for a total ban of landmines B) to clarify the British governments stand on landmines C) to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims there D) to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims27. What did Diana mean when she said . putting a face to those figures bro

42、ught the reality home to me (Line 5, Para. 1)? A) She just couldnt bear to meet the landmine victims face to face. B) The actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back home. C) Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics. D) Seeing the pain of the victims made h

43、er realize the seriousness of the situation.28. Some members of the British government criticized Diana because A) she was ill-informed of the governments policy B) they were actually opposed to banning landmines C) she had not consulted the government before the visit D) they believed that she had

44、misinterpreted the situation in Angola29. How did Diana respond to the criticisms? A) She paid no attention to them. B) She made more :appearances on TV. C) She met the 13-year-old girl as planned. D) She rose to argue with her opponents.30. What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola? A) I

45、t had caused embarrassment to the British government. B) It had brought her closer to the ordinary people. C) It had greatly promoted her popularity. D) It had affected her relations with the British government.Part III Vocabulary31. I went along thinking of nothing _, only looking at things around

46、me. A) in particular B) in harmony C) in doubt D) in brief32. Critics believe that the control of television by mass advertising has _ the quality of the programs. A) lessened B) declined C) affectedD) effected33. I must congratulate you _ the excellent design of the new bridge. A) with B) of C) at

47、D) on 34. There is a fully _ health center on the ground floor of the main office building. A) installed B) equipped C) provided D) projected35. For more than 20 years, weve been supporting educational programs that _ from kindergartens to colleges. A) move B) shiftC) rangeD) spread36. The _ at the

48、military academy is so rigid that students can hardly bear it. A) convention B) confinement C) principleD) disciplin37. The test results are beyond _; they have been repeated in labs all over the world. A) negotiation B) conflict C) bargain D) dispute38. I was so _ in todays history lesson. I didnt

49、t understand a thing. A) amazed B) neglected C) confused D) amused39. It _ you to at least 50% off the regular price of either frames or lenses when you buy both. A) presents B) entitles C) credits D) tips 40. Deserts and high mountains have always been a _ to the movement of people from place to pl

50、ace. A) barrier B) fence C) preventionD) jam 41. In order to make things convenient for the people, the department is planning to set up some _ shops in the residential area. A) flowing B) drifting C) mobile D) unstable 42. Mr. Smith says: The media are very good at sensing a mood and then _ it. A)

51、overtaking B)enlargingC) widening D) exaggerating 43. This is not an economical way to get more water; _ , it is very expensive. A) on the other hand C) in short B) on the contrary D) or else44. It was the first time that such a _ had to be taken at a British nuclear power station. A) presentation C

52、) preparation B) precaution D) prediction45. _ that he wasnt happy with the arrangements, I tried to book a different hotel. A) Perceiving C) Puzzling B) Penetrating D) Preserving46. The board of the company has decided to _ its operations to include all aspects of the clothing business. A) multiply

53、 C) expand B) lengthen D) stretch47. His business, was very successful, but it was at the _ of his family life. A) consumption B) credit C) exhaustion D) expense 48. First published in 1927, the charts remain an _ source for researchers. A) identical B) indispensable C) intelligent D) inevitable49.

54、Joe is not good at sports, but when it _ mathematics, he is the best in the class. A) comes to C) comes on to B) comes up to D) comes around to 50. Doctors warned against chewing tobacco as a. _ for smoking. A) relief B) revival C) substitute D) succession51. When carbon is added to iron in proper _

55、 the result is steel. A) rates B) thicknesses C) proportions D) densities52. You should try to _ your ambition and be more realistic. A) reserve B) restrain C) retain D) replace53. Nancy is only a sort of _ of her husbands opinion and has no ideas of her own. A) sample B) reproduction C) shadowD) ec

56、ho 54. Now that spring is here, you can _ these fur coats till you need them again next winter. A) put over C) put off B) put away D) put down55. There is a _ of impatience in the tone of his voice. A) hint B) notion C) dotD) phrase 56. Please _ dictionaries when you are not sure of word spelling or

57、 meaning. A) seek B) inquire C) search D) consult 57. At yesterdays party, Elizabeths boyfriend amused us by _ Charlie Chaplin. A) copying B) following C) imitating D) modeling 58. She keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of power _ A) failure B) lack C) absence D) drop 59. The groups of t

58、echnicians are engaged in a study which _ all aspects Of urban planning. A) inserts B) grips C) performs D) embraces 60. The lecture which lasted about three hours was so _ that the audience couldnt help yawning. A) tedious B) bored C) clumsy D) tired Part IV ClozeHistorians tend to tell the same jo

59、ke when they are describing history education in America. Its the one 61 the teacher standing in the schoolroom door 62 goodbye to students for the summer and calling 63. them, By the way, we won World War II. The problem with the joke, of course, is that its 64 funny. The recent surveys on65 illiteracy (无知 ) are beginning to numb(令人震惊): nearly one third of American 17-year-olds cannot even 66 which countries t