大学英语四级考试试题真题附答案

大学英语四级考试试题真题附答案

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)

41.Hecamebacklate,whichtimealltheguestshad

alreadyleft.

A)afterB)byC)atD)during

42.I'mverysorrytohaveyouwithsomanyquestionson

suchanoccasion.

A)interferedB)offendedC)impressedD)bothered

43.Ifthewholeoperationbeforehand,agreatdealoftime

andmoneywouldhavebeenlost.

A)wasnotplannedB)hasnotbeenplanned

C)hadnotbeenplannedD)werenotplanned

44.Thepriceofbeerfrom50centsto$4perliterduring

thesummerseason.

A)alteredB)rangedC)separatedD)differed

45.Hisremarksleftmeabouthisrealpurpose.

A)wonderedB)wonderC)towonderD)wondering

46.1haveheardbothteachersandstudentswellofhim.

A)tospeakB)spokenC)tohavespokenD)speak

47.Oursondoesn'tknowwhattoattheuniversity;he

can'tmakeuphismindabouthisfuture.

A)takeinB)takeupC)takeoverD)takeafter

48.Thehousewasveryquiet,asitwasonthesideofa

mountain.

A)isolatedB)isolatingC)beingisolatedD)havingbeenisolated

49.Althoughtheyplanttreesinthisareaeveryyear,thetopsof

somehillsarestill.

A)blankB)hollowC)vacantD)bare

50.Beingapopstarcanbequiteahardlife,withalotoftravelling

heavyschedules.

A)withregardtoB)astoC)inrelationtoD)owintto

51.Tonyisverydisappointedtheresultsoftheexam.

A)withB)forC)towardD)on

52.WilliamPenn,thefounderofPennsylvania,defended

therightofeverycitizentofreedomofchoiceinreligion.

A)peculiarlyB)indifferentlyC)vigorouslyD)inevitably

53.1hopealltheprecautionsagainstairpollution,

suggestedbythelocalgovernment,willbeseriouslyconsideredhere.

A)whileB)sinceC)afterD)as

54.Whenpeoplebecomeunemployed,itiswhichis"ten

worsethanlackofwages.

A)lazinessB)povertyC)idlenessD)inability

55.I'veneverbeentoBeijing,butit'stheplace.

A)whereI'dliketovisitB)inwhichI'dliketovisit

C)ImostwanttovisitD)thatIwanttovisititmost

56.hissister,Jackisquietanddoesnoteasilymakefriends

withothers.

A)DislikeB)UnlikeC)AlikeD)Liking

57.Thiscrophassimilarqualitiestothepreviousone,both

windresistantandadaptedtothesametypeofsoil.

A)beingB)beenC)tobeD)havingbeen.

58.youareleavingtomorrow,wecaneatdinnertogether

tonight.

A)ForB)SinceC)BeforeD)While

59.SomepeoplewouldliketodoshoppingonSundayssincethey

expecttopickupwonderfulinthemarker.

A)batteriesB)bargainsC)basketsD)barrels

6O.Wehavebeentoldthatundernocircumstancesthe

telephoneintheofficeforpersonalaffairs.

A)mayweuseB)wemayuseC)wecoulduseD)didweuse

61.Inprevioustimes,whenfreshmeatwasinshort,

pigeonswerekeptbymanyhouseholdsasasourceoffood.

A)storeB)provisionC)reserveD)supply

62.AsCommanderinChiefofthearmedforces,Ihavedirected

thatallmeasuresforourdefense.

A)hadbeentakenB)wouldbetakenC)betakenD)tobetaken

63.Athiefwhobrokeintoachurchwascaughtbecausetracesof

wax,foundonhisclothes,fromthesortofcandlesusedonlyin

churches.

A)hadcomeB)comingC)comeD)thatcame

64.Aftertheguestsleft,shespenthalfanhourthesitting

room.

A)orderingB)arrangingC)tidyingupD)clearingaway

65.1wasthepointoftelephoninghimwhenhisletter

arrived.

A)toB)onC)atD)in

66.InnocountryBritain,ithasbeensaid,canone

experiencefourseasonsinthecourseofasingleday.

A)otherthanB)morethanC)betterthanD)ratherthan

67.AlorryJane'scatandspedaway.

A)ranoverB)ranintoC)ranthroughD)randown

68.Theprojectbytheendof2000,wilexpandthecity's

telephonenetworktocover1,000,000users.

A)accomplishedB)beingaccomplished

C)tobeaccomplishedD)havingbeenaccomplished

69.evidencethatlanguageacquiringabilitymustbe

stimulated.

A)IfbeingB)ItisC)ThereisD)Therebeing

70.Thosegiftsofrarebooksthatweregiventousweredeeply

A)appreciatedB)approvedC)appealedD)applied

试卷二

PartIVShortAnswerQuestions(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,thereisashortpassagewithfivequestions

orincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthe

questionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Formanywomenchoosingwhethertoworkornottoworkoutside

theirhomeisaluxury:theymustworktosurvive.Othersfaceahard

decision.

Perhapstheeasiestchoicehastodowitheconomics.Onehusband

said,"MargeandIdecidedaftercarefulconsiderationthatforhertogo

backtoworkatthismomentwasanextravagance(奢侈)wecouldn't

afford."Withtwopreschoolchildren,itsoonbecameclearintheir

figuringthatwithbadysitters(临时照看小孩的人),transportation,and

increasedtaxes,ratherthanhavingmoremoney,theymightactualyend

upwithless.

Economicfactorsareusuallythefirsttobeconsidered,buttheyare

notthemostimpoortant.Themostimpoortantaspectsofthedecision

havetodowiththeemotionalneedsofeachmemberofthefamily.Itis

inthisareathathusbandsandwivesfindthemselveshavingtoface

manyconfusingandconflictingfeelings.

Therearemanywomenwhofindthathomemakingisboringorwho

feelimprisoned（被囚人）iftheyhavetostayhomewithayoungchildor

severalchildren.Ontheotherhand,therearewomenwhothinkthat

homemakinggivesthemthedeepestsatisfaction.

Frommyownexperience,Iwouldliketosuggestthatsometimes

thedecisiontogobacktoismadeintoomuchhaste.Therearefew

decisionsthatInowregetmore.Iwasn'tmatureenoughtoseehow

muchIcouldhavegainedathome.Iregretmyimpatiencetogetonwith

mycareer.IwishIhadallowedmyselftheluxuryofwatchingtheworld

throughmylittlegirl'seves.

Questions1注意：答题尽量简短，超过10个词要扣分。每条横线

限写一个英语单词，标点符号不占格。）

SI.Whichwordinthefirsttwoparagraphsbestexplainswhymany

womenhavetowork?

S2.WhydidMargeandherhusbandthinkitanextravagancefor

Margetogobacktowork?

S3.Whatarethetwomajorconsiderationsindecidingwhether

womenshouldgoouttowork?

S4.Somewomenwouldratherdohouseworkandtakecareoftheir

childrenthanpursueacareerbacusetheyfeel.

S5.Ifgivenasecondchance,thewriterwouldprobablychooseto

PartVWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopic:ReadingSelectivelyOrExtensively?Youshould

writeatleast100words,andyourcompositionontheoutline(givenin

Chinese)below:

L有人认为读书要有选择

2.有人认为应当博览群书。

3.我的看法

ReadingSelectivelyOrExtensively?

参考答案

PartIListeningComprehension

l-10:DCCABBDACA

ll-20:ACBDACBDDB

PartIIReadingComprehension

21.C22.D23.B24.C25.A

26.D27.B28.A29.C30.A

31.D32.C33.A34.B35.B

36.A37.D38.B39.C40.D

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure

41.B42.D43.C44.B45.D

46.D47.B48.A49.A50.D

51.A52.C53.D54.C55.B

56.B57.A58.B59.B60.A

61.D62.C63.A64.C65.B

66.A67.A68.C69.C70.A

PartIVShortAnswerQuestions

SI.Economics.

S2.BecausetheincreasedcostwillbemorethanMarge'sincome.

S3.Economicfactorsandemotionalneeds.

S4.Thathomemakinggivesthemthedeepestsatisfaction.

S5.Stayhome.

PartVWriting（略）

1999年6月大学英语四级考试（听力材料）

SectionA

1.W:Excuseme,Sir.Youarenotsupposedtobehere.Thisareais

forairportstaffonly.

M:I'msorry,Ididn'tnotethesign.

Q:Whatdowelarnfromtheconversation?

2.W:IfIbuysomeplantsforthehouse,willyouwaterthemforme

whileI'maway?

M:SureIwill,ifyouwaterminewhileIamonvacation.

Q:Whatwillthemandoforthewoman?

3.W:Excuseme,ProfessorHill.MayIaskyouafewquestions?

M:Yes,ofcourse.ButI'msorryIhaveaclassatten.Whydon'tyou

comeinmyofficehours.Thatis4to5P.m.Monday,ThursdayandFriday.

Q:Whycan'tprofessorHillanswerherquestionnoew?

4.M:Idon'tfeelliegoingout.Whydon'twejuststayhomeand

watchTVinstead?

W:Comeon!Youpromisedtotakemeoutfordinnerandtothe

theatreonmybirthday.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

5.W:I'mthinkingoftakingfivecoursesnextsemester.

M:Wouldn'tfourbewiser?

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

6.W:IwanttoasktheJohnsonstocometotheparty.Doyouknow

theiraddress?

M:No.ButIlikethemtocome.IthinkTomcangiveyoutheir

address.

Q:Whatisthewomangoingtodo?

7.M:IsJanelookingforwardtogoinghomeforthesummer?

M:Sheiscountingthedays.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

8.W:IthinkIwilltakethehalf-daytourofthecity.

M:Whynotthewholeday?

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggest?

9.M:Thisisone-waystreet.Didn'tyoueethesign?

W:Sorry.Ididn't.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

10.W:IoughttocallJoan,andtellheraboutthereceptionthis

evening.

M:Whybother?Youwillseeheratlunch.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

SectionB

PassageOne

Weuseallsortofserviceswithoutthinkinghowwegetthem.But

suchservicescostmoney.Wepayforthemthroughttaxes.Whatwould

happenifeveryoneinacitystop.Thestreetmightnotbecleaned.There

wouldbenopoliceforcetoprotectpeopleandproperty.

Thechiefdutyofeverygovernmentistoprotectpersonsand

property,morethanthree-fourthsofthemoneyspentbyour

governmentisusedforthispurpose.Thenextlargestamountofpublic

moneygoestoteachandtrainourcitizens.Billionsofdollarseachyear

arespentonschoolsandlibraries.Publicmoneyisusedtopaythe

teachersandotherpublicofficials.

Yearsagothegovernmentmademoneyfromthesaleofpublic

lands.Butmostofthebestpubliclandshasnowbeensold.Themoney

raisedwasusedtohelppayhecostofgovernment.Therearestillsome

publiclandsthatcontainoil,coal,gas,andothernaturalproducts.They

couldbesold,butwewanttosavethemforfutureyears.Soweallmust

payoursharefortheservicesthatmakeourlivescomfortable.

11.What'sthechiefdutyofeverygovernment?

12.Howdidthegovernmentraisemoneyinthepast?

13.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

PassageTwo

WhenIwasatschool,myambitionwastobeapilotintheAirForce.

Butmyeyesightwasn'tgoodenought.SoIhadtogiveuptheidea.I

wenttouniversityandstudiesphysics.Iwantedtostayonthereanddo

research,butmyfatherdiedataboutthattime.SoIthoughtI'dbetter

getajobandearnmyliving.Istartedworkinginanengineeringfirm.

Iexpectedtostayinthatjobforalongtime.Butthen,they

appointedanewmanagingdirector.Ididn'tgetonwithhim,soI

resignedandappliedforajobwithanotherengineeringcompany.I

wouldcertainlyhaveacceptedthejobiftheyhadofferedittome,buton

mywaytotheinterviewImetafriendcertainlyhaveacceptedthejobif

theyhadofferedittome,butonmywaytotheinterviewImetafriend

whowasworkingforatravelagency.HeofferedmeajobinSpain.And

I'vealwayslikedSpain,soItookit.

Iworkedinthetravelagencyfortwoyearsandthentheywantedto

sendmetoSouthAmerica.ButIhadjustgotmarried.SoIdecidedtotay

here.ThenwehadababyandIwasn'tearningenoughtosupportthe

faily.SoIstartedgivingEnglishlessonsataschoolintheevening.

IlikedtheEnglishteachingmorethanworkingforthetravelagency,

andthentheowneroftheschoolofferedmeafull-timejobasateacher.

SoIresignedfromtheagency.Twoyearslater,theowneroftheschool

wantedtoretire,soheaskedmetotakeoverasthedirector.AndhereI

am.

14.Whydidthemangiveupstudyingphysics?

15.Whydidtheman