1994年6月大学英语四级(CET4)真题试卷及参考答案

PAGE10PAGE10/1219946PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionAA)HiswifewanthimHewillbeoutoftown.Hehassomeworktodo.HewantA)Doshopping.Makeaphonecall.aGivethemtothewoman.A)friendscallherveryMarialikestotalkonthephonewithherfriends.Marialiketotalkonthephonewithherfriends.Mariahaveanyfriends.A)InOctober.BetweenAprilandOctober.InShecertain.A)Onceitstartsraining,rainalot.Ithasbeenrainingforsometime.readytocatchthetrain.Thetrainhasjuststartedoff.A)Heofferedherapencil.Hewasafraidoflosinghispen.Helentherhisextrapen.Hesaidhehaveanyink.A)Bobwillbeontime.ShehopesBobcome.Bobcome.Bobwillbelate.A)TotheToaToaTotheA)AskthewomantofindMr.Whiteforhim.Holdthephone.Paythemanageravisit.Makeanothercall.A)Sheisgoingtogiveupbiology.Shespendshalfofhertimeonbiologyandhalfonmath.Tohermatchisevenmoredifficultthanbiology.Toherbiologyisdifficult,butmathisnot.SectionBPassageOneQuestions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Hehadtogetajob.Hewasafraidoffailure.HewantedtojointheetdnA)Shewasshocked.Shewasdisappointed.Shedoubts.Sheencouragedhim.A)HewasHehadagoodwife.Hewasdetermined.Hehadagoodteacher.PassageTwoQuestions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Shewasdrivingalongacountryroad.Shewasinahospitalbed.Shewasnearalonelyroadtrembling.Shewastellinganastonishingstorytoadoctor.A)Shewasattackedbyrobbers.Shewasstoppedbyapoliceman.Shefaintedduetotheeffectsofsomedrug.Shewasforcedtoenterasaucer.A)Thewomanhadbeentakenalongdistanceawayfromherhome.Thewomanhadintendedtoleaveherhusbandwithouttellinghim.Thewomanhadbeendishonesttoherhusband.ThewomanmadeupanastonishingPassageThreeQuestions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Inthe15thInthe16thInthe5thInthe6thA)Becauseitwasattheseaside.Becauseitwastheonlymodernbuildingthere.Becauseofthebeautifulgardeninfrontofit.Becauseofitsoldofarchitecture.A)TotheTowelcomethetourists.ToTowarnthetouristsnottoruinhisgarden.A)InordertoearnmoreInordertohavemorepeace.Inordertowelcomemorevisitors.Inordertohaveabiggergarden.PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thefailedwillcomescreaminghometoearthindisappointmentsometimemonth.Butitwillfallweknownotwhere.Thatpreciseinformationiseventhecalculationsofscientistsandtheircomputers.Thebesttheycantellusisthatthespacestation,weighing77tonsandashighasa12storybuilding,willbreakintohundredsofpiecesthatwillbescatteredacrossatrack100mileswideand4,000mileslong.Weareagaintooneofthoseadventures,ormisadventures,ofsciencethatattractsourattentionfromtheboringroutinesofdailyexistenceandencouragesustothinkalotaboutman’sfuture.WhatworriesRichardSmith,theisthe“bigpieces”thatwillthroughtheatmosphere,lumps,weighing2tonseach,andten,weighingatleast1,000poundseach,willcomeinatspeedsofhundredsofmilesanhourandiftheycrashonlandtheywilldigholesupto100feetdeep.Whatworriesus,withourlackofscientificknowledgeandourquickimagination,isboththebigandlittlepieces,althoughprojectofficialssaythereisaverysmallchancethatanyonewillbeinjuredbythem.That’sgoodtoknow,butitdoesn’tremovethedoubtsofthemillionswhostillrememberthenuclearaccidentatThreeMileIsland.Thataccidenttookplacein1979inspiteofwhattheofficialshadassuredusastothesafelyofthenuclearreactor.Wherethewillfall?iskeptsecrethasbeenmadepublichasbeenpredictedbyscientistscan’tbepredictedevenbycomputersAccordingtothepassage,whatdoesanincidentsuchasthefailedleadustodo?Nottobelieveinofficials.Tothinkaboutourfuture.Hasbeenpredictedbyscientists.TofearforourTheauthorsuggeststhat .thedangeroftheSkylab’sfallhasbeenoverestimatedit’suselesstoworryoverthingsyoucan’tdoanythingaboutthedangeroftheSkylab’sfallhasbeenunderestimatedcomputerscansolvetheproblemcausedbythebrokenTheauthorreferstoThreeMilsIsland .becauseheisdoubtfulaboutwhattheofficialssaidbecausehefearsthatapieceofthemaystrikeanuclearpowerplantbecauseheisafraidoftheuseofnuclearpowerbecausethenuclearreactorthereandthewerebothbuiltbythesamecompanyThispassageismainlyabouttheauthor’s .interestinthefailureofthewillingnesstogivehisadviceeagernesstoseemorenewscientificdiscoveriesconcernthatsciencecannotanswerallquestionsQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Assupplierofmostofthefoodweeatandofrawmaterialsforindustrialprocesses,agricultureisclearlyanimportantareaoftheButtheindustrialperformanceofagriculture(therelativeefficiencyofagriculturalproductioncomparedtootherareasintheisevenmoreimportantthanthis.Forinnationswhereproductivityoffarmersislow,mostoftheworkingpopulationisneededtoraisefoodandfewpeopleareavailablefortheproductionofinvestmentgoodsorforotheractivitiesrequiredforeconomicgrowth.Indeed,oneofthefactorsrelatedmostcloselytothepercapitaincome(人均收入)ofanationisthefractionofitspopulationengagedinfarming.Inthepoorestnationsoftheworldmorethanhalfofthepopulationlivesonfarms.Thiscomparessharplywithlessthan10percentinwesternEuropeandlessthan4percentintheUnitedStates.Inshort,thecourseofeconomicdevelopmentingeneraldependsinafundamentalwayontheperformanceoffarmers.Thisperformance,inturn,dependsonhowagricultureisandontheeconomicenvironment,ormarketstructure,withinwhichitfunctions.InthefollowingpagestheperformanceofAmericanagricultureisexamined.Itisappropriatetobeginwithaconsiderationofitsmarketstructure.Thispassageismostprobably .anewsitempartofanintroductiontoabookpartofalectureanadvertisementWhatisthemostimportanttoagricultureis .theamountoffooditproducesthepercapitaincomeoffarmersitsindustrialperformancetheproductionofinvestmentgoodsedd”nethso theprovisionoffoodandrawmaterialstheproductivityoffarmerstheproductionofinvestmentgoodstheeconomyasawholeTheperformanceoffarmersessentiallydetermines .theoftheworkingpopulationtheofagriculturethemarketstructurethegeneraldevelopmentofeconomyThispassagewillmostprobablybefollowedbyadiscussionof .thestructureofAmericanfarmingpopulationthemarketstructureofAmericanagriculturethevariousfunctionsofAmericanagriculturetheofAmericanagriculturePassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Editor:Whileanewschooltermisabouttobegin,perhapsweshouldreconsiderthematterofexaminations.InJuly,twowriterssoe)denfseyes’tlee”Asateacherwhohasworkedinfourcountries,Ihavehadtheexperiencethatastudentwhoearnsgoodmarksgenerallyagoodstudent,andthatastudent’sfinalmarkinasubjectisusuallyagradeaverageoftheyear’swork.Ofcoursethereareexceptions,buttheydonothavethefrequencythatwouldgiveanunfairpictureofastudent’sability.Thesimplefactisthatproperclasswork,diligentstudiesandgoodmarksarealmostcertainindicatorsofastudent’sfutureperformance.Theoppositeis,almostcertainly,incompetence.ThereisnoacceptablesubstituteforcompetitionandexaminationofHowcanteachersandfutureofficialsdeterminewhatastudenthaslearnedandremembered?Shouldwesimplytakethestudent’swordforit?Anyinstitutionthat“liberates”studentsfromfairandformalexamsismisguided,ifnotignorant.Andsurelythe“graduates”ofsuchinstitutionswilllacktrustworthinessnottomentionbeingrejectedbyforeignuniversitiesforgraduateorotherstudies.WhenallissaidanddoneIsensethatafearoffailureandafearofunpleasantcomparisonwithothersisatthebottomofmostban-examstalkExcellenceandqualityfearnothingOnthecontrarytheyseekcompetitiondesirethesatisfactionofbeingthebest.Whichofthefollowingwilltheauthorofthispassageprobablyagreewith?Testsarenoteffectiveinmeasuringthestudents’abilities.Testsareaneffectivemeasureofthestudents’abilities.Testscanonlymeasuresomeofthestudents’abilities.Testsmaynotbeusefulformeasuringstudents’abilities.Thetwowritersmentionedinthefirstparagraph .opposedjudgingstudentsbytheresultsofexamsmusthaveproposedotherwaysoftestingstudentsregardedexamsasawayofpunishingstudentsseemedtobeworriedaboutthepoormarksoftheirstudentsAccordingtotheletter,astudent’sfinalmark .isoftenencouragingoftengivesafairpictureoftheyear’sworkoftenprovesunreliableoftentellswhetherhelikesthesubjectornotIfastudentgraduatedfromauniversitywhichdoesnotrequireexamshewould .A)havetocontinuehisstudiesC)beincompetentB)haveafeelingoffailureD)notbeadmittedbyforeigninstitutionsAccordingtotheletter,thosewhodisliketheideaofexaminationsareprobablyafraidof .A)competingwithotherstudentsC)workingtoohardB)beinggradedunfairlyD)beingdismissedfromschoolPassageFourQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:e—andnotsomanyyearsago,either—whentheaveragecitientookaprettydimviewofbanksandbanking.Thatthiswasso,itshouldbesaid,wastonosmallextentthefaultofbanksandbankersthemselves.Banksusedtob—dawle—g).deeds,ennelderlygentlemenwhoseexpressionoffriendlinessreflectedthesizeofthecustomer’saccount,andnothinglessthanafewhundredthousandinthebankcouldhaveinspiredthesuggestionofasmile.Andyettheaveragebankformanyyearswas,totheaveragecitizen,afearful,ifnecessary,instrumentfordealingwith—usuallybigbusiness.Butsomewhereinthe1930’sbanksstartedtogrowhuman,evenpleasant,andstartedtoattractthelittleman.Itispossiblethatthismovementbeganinmedium-sizedtowns,orinsmalltownswherepeopleknoweachotherbytheirfirstnames,andspreadtobigtowns.Atanyrate,theresultshavebeenremarkable.Themovementto“humanize”banks,ofcourse,receivedanewpushduringthewar,whenmoreandmorewomenwereemployedtodoworkpreviouslyperformedbymen.Alsomoreandmore“little”peoplefoundthemselvesinneedofpersonalloans,astaxesbecameheavierandasthepracticeofinstallment(分期付款)buyingbrokedownthepreviouslylong-heldconceptthattherewassomethingalmostmorallywrongaboutbeingindebt.Allsortsofpeoplebegandiscoverthattheintelligentuseofcredit(信贷)couldbeextremelyhelpful.Theauthorbelievesthattheunfriendlyatmosphereinbanksmanyyearsagowaschieflydueto .theattitudeofbankersunfriendlinessofcustomerstowardbankseconomicpressureofthetimetheouterappearanceofbankbuildingsThebanksofmanyyearsagoshowedinterestonlyin .A)richcustomersC)friendlybusinessmenB)regularvisitorsD)elderlygentlemenWhendidbanksbegintogrowhuman?A)Inthelastcentury.C)Sometimebeforethewar.B)Afewyearsago.D)Duringthewar.tde”fTheelderlygentlemeninbankswerereplacedbyyoungermen.ede”eesfMorebanksweresetupinsmallandtowns.Thesizeofthecustomer’saccountwasgreatlyincreased.Ordinarypeopleseldomborrowedmoneyfrombanksinthepastbecause .thebankbuildingslookedforbiddingtheywerecomparativelyrichbeforethewartheythoughtitwasnotpropertobeindebttheyrarelyspentmorethantheycouldearnPartIIIandStructure(20minutes)Idon’tknowwhetherwhatshesaidistrue,butI’lltryto it.conformconfirmconfessconfineLastyearMikeearned hisbrother,thoughhisbrotherhasabetterposition.twiceasmuchastwiceasmanyastwicethantwiceasmoreasIfyoususpectthattheillnessmightbeserious,youshouldnot 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sincehehadbeenchairmanforsevennottobere-electedtobenotre-electednottohavebeenre-electedtohavenotbeenre-electedOnlybyshoutingatthetopofhisvoice .hewasabletomakehimselfhearwasheabletomakehimselfhearhewasabletomakehimselfheardwasheabletomakehimselfheardJanewasfairlygoodatEnglish,butinmathematicsshecouldnot therestofthestudentsinherclass.putupwithdoawaywithkeepupwithrunawaywithHewentahead allwarningsaboutthedangerofhismission.incaseofbecauseofpriortoregardlessofPartIVClose(15minutes)OneofthemostinterestingofallstudiesisthestudyofwordsandwordoriginsEachlanguageis__71__ofseveralearlierlanguagesandthewordsofalanguagecansometimesbetraced72throughtwoorthreedifferentlanguagestotheir__73__Againawordfromonelanguagemaypassintootherlanguagesand__74__anewmeaningTheword“etiquette,whichis75FrenchoriginandoriginallyMeantalabel志),76asignpassedintoSpanishandkeptitsoriginalmeaningSoinSpanishtheword“etiquettetodayisusedto 77 thesmalltags(签whichastore 78 toasuit,adressorabottle.Theword“etiquette”inFrench, 79 ,graduallydevelopedadifferentmeaning.It80becamethecustomtowritedirectionsonsmallcards,or“etiquette”,astohowvisitorsshoulddressthemselvesand81duringanimportantceremonyattheroalcourt.82theword“etiquette”begantoindicateasystemofcorrectmannersforpeopletofollow.83thismeaning,thewordpassedintoEnglish.Considertheword“breakfast”.“Tofast”istogoforsomeperiodoftimewithout__84__.