2005年6月大学英语四级考试试题A卷

2005年6月大学英语四级考试试题A卷PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)

SectionA

1.A)Themanhatestolendhistoolstootherpeople.

B)Themanhasn’tfinishedworkingonthebookshelf.

C)Thetoolshavealreadybeenreturnedtothewoman.

D)Thetoolsthemanborrowedfromthewomanaremissing.

2.A)Givetheringtoapoliceman.

B)Waitfortheowneroftheringintherestroom.

C)Handintheringtothesecurityoffice.

D)Taketheringtotheadministrationbuilding.

3.A)Savetimebyusingacomputer.

B)Buyherowncomputer

C)BorrowMartha’scomputer.

D)Stayhomeandcompleteherpaper

4.A)Themandoesn’thavemoneyforhisdaughter’sgraduatestudies.

B)Themandoesn’tthinkhisdaughterwillgetabusinessdegree.

C)Themaninsiststhathisdaughtershouldpursueherstudiesinscience.

D)Themanadviseshisdaughtertothinkcarefullybeforemakingherdecision.

5.A)Thecinemaissomedistanceawayfromwheretheyare.

B)Hewouldliketoreadthefilmreviewinthenewspaper.

C)Theyshouldwaittoseethemovieatalatertime.

D)He’llfindhiswaytothecinema.

6.A)He’sbeentoSeattlemanytimes.

B)Hehaschairedalotofconferences.

C)Hehasahighpositioninhiscompany.

D)HelivedinSeattleformanyyears

7.A)Teacherandstudent.

B)Doctorandpatient.

C)Managerandofficeworker.

D)Travelagentandcustomer

8.A)Sheknowstheguywhowillgivethelecture.

B)Shethinksthelecturemightbeinformative

C)Shewantstoaddsomethingtoherlecture.

D)She’llfinishedherreportthisweekend

9.A)Anartmuseum.B)Abeautifulpark.

C)AcollegecampusD)Anarchitecturalexhibition

10.A)Thehousesforsaleareofpoorquality

B)Thehousesaretooexpensiveforthecoupletobuy

C)Thehousingdevelopersprovidefreetripsforpotentialbuyers

D)hemanisunwillingtotakealookatthehousesforsale

SectionB

Passageone

11.A)SyntheticfuelB)SolarenergyC)AlcoholD)Electricity

12.A)AirtrafficconditionsB)Trafficjamsonhighways

C)RoadconditionsD)Newtrafficrules

13.A)GothroughahealthcheckB)Carrylittleluggage

C)ArriveearlyforboardingD)Undergosecuritychecks

PassageTwo

14.A)Inafast-foodrestaurantB)Atashoppingcenter

C)AtacountyfairD)Inabakery

15.A)AvoideatinganyfoodB)Preparetherighttypeofpietoeat

C)WashhishandsthoroughlyD)Practiceeatingapiequickly

16.A)OnthetableB)Behindhisback

C)UnderhisbottomD)Onhislap

17.A)Lookingsidewaystoseehowfastyourneighboreats.

B)Eatingfromtheoutsidetowardthemiddle

C)SwallowingthepiewithwaterD)HoldingthepieintherightpositionPassageThree

18.A)BeautyB)LoyaltyC)LuckD)Durability

19.A)Hewantedtofollowthetraditionofhiscountry

B)Hebelievedthatitsymbolizedaneverlastingmarriage

C)Itwasthoughtabloodvesselinthatfingerleddirectlytotheheart

D)Itwassupposedthatthediamondonthatfingerwouldbringgoodluck

20.A)Thetwopeoplecanlearnabouteachother’slikesanddislikes

B)Thetwopeoplecanhavetimetodecideiftheyareagoodmatch

C)Thetwopeoplecanhavetimetoshopfortheirnewhome

D)Thetwopeoplecanearnenoughmoneyfortheirwedding

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)

PassageOne

IsthereenoughoilbeneaththeArcticNationalWildlifeRefuge(保护区)(ANWR)to

helpsecureAmerica’senergyfuture?PresidentBushcertainlythinksso.He

hasarguedthattappingANWR’soilwouldhelpeaseCalifornia’selectricity

crisisandprovideamajorboosttothecountry’senergyindependence.Butno

oneknowsforsurehowmuchcrudeoilliesburiedbeneaththefrozenearth.

withthelastgovernmentsurvey,conductedin1998,projectingoutputanywhere

from3billionto16billionbarrels.

Theoilindustrygoeswiththehighendoftherange,whichcouldequalasmuch

as10%ofU.S.consumptionforaslongassixyears.Bypumpingmorethan1

millionbarrelsadayfromthereserveforthenexttwothreedecades,lobbyists

claim,thenationcouldcutbackonimportsequivalenttoallshipmentstothe

U.S.fromSaudiArabia.Soundsgood.Anoilboomwouldalsomeana

multibillion-dollarwindfall（意外之财）intaxrevenues,royalties(开采权使用费)andleasing

feesforAlaskaandtheFederalGovernment.Bestofall,advocatesofdrilling

say,damagetotheenvironmentwouldbeinsignificant.“We’veneverhada

documentcaseofoilrigchasingdeeroutontothepackice.”saysAlaskaState

Thesearecommonremarksonemayhearatvarioussportingevents.Atthetime

theyaremade,theymayseeminnocentenough.Butlet’snotkidourselves.

Theyhavebeenknowntoinfluencebehaviorinsuchawayastoleadtoreal

bloodshed.Volumeshavebeenwrittenaboutthewaywordsaffectus.Ithasbeen

shownthatwordshavingcertainconnotations(含义)maycauseustoreactinways

quiteforeigntowhatweconsidertobeourusualhumanisticbehavior.Isee

theterm“opponent“asoneofthosewords.Perhapsthetimehascometo

deleteitfromsportsterms.

Thedictionarymeaningoftheterm“opponent“is“adversary“:“enemy“;“one

whoopposesyourinterests.”“Thus,whenaplayermeetsanopponent,heor

shemaytendtotreatthatopponentasanenemy.Atsuchtimes,winningmay

dominateone’sintellect,andeveryaction,nomatterhowgross,maybe

consideredjustifiable.Irecallanincidentinahandballgamewhenareferee

refusedaplayer’srequestforatimeoutforaglovechangebecausehedidnot

consideredthenwetenough.Theplayerproceededtorubhisglovesacrosshis

wetT-shirtandthenexclaimed.“Aretheywetenoughnow?”

Intheheatofbattle,playershavebeenobservedtothrowthemselvesacrossthe

courtwithoutconsideringtheconsequencesthatsuchamovemighthaveonanyone

intheirway.Ihavealsowitnessedaplayerreactingtohisopponent’s

internationalandillegalblockingbydeliberatelyhittinghimwiththeballas

hardashecouldduringthecourseofplay.Offthecourt,theyaregood

friends.Doesthatmakeanysense?Itcertainlygivesproofofacourtattitude

whichdepartsfromnormalbehavior.

Therefore,Ibelieveitistimeweelevated(提升)thegametothelevelwhereit

belongstherebysettinganexampletotherestofthesportingworld.Replacing

theterm“opponent“with“associate”couldbeanidealwaytostart.

Thedictionarymeaningoftheterm“associate“is“colleague”;“friend”;

“companion.”Reflectamoment!Youmaysoonseeandpossiblyfeelthe

differenceinyourreactiontotheterm“associate”ratherthan“opponent.”

26.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressestheauthor’sview?

A)Aggressivebehaviorinsportscanhaveseriousconsequences

B)Thewordspeopleusecaninfluencetheirbehavior

C)Unpleasantwordsinsportsareoftenusedbyforeignathletes

D)Unfairjudgmentsbyrefereeswillleadtoviolenceonthesportsfield

27.Harshwordsarespokenduringgamesbecausetheplayers_______

A)aretooeagertowin

B)areusuallyshort-temperedandeasilyoffended

C)cannotaffordtobepoliteinfiercecompetition

D)treattheirrivalsasenemies

28.Whatdidthehandballplayerdowhenhewasnotallowedatimeouttochange

hisgloves?

A)Herefusedtocontinuethegame

B)Heangrilyhittherefereewithaball

C)Heclaimedthattherefereewasunfair

D)HewethisglovesbyrubbingthemacrosshisT-shirt

29.Accordingtothepassage,players,inagame,may_______

A)deliberatelythrowtheballatanyoneillegallyblockingtheirway

B)keeponscreamingandshoutingthroughoutthegame

C)liedownonthegroundasanactofprotest

D)kicktheballacrossthecourtwithforce

30.Theauthorhopestohavethecurrentsituationinsportsimprovedby_______

A)callingonplayerstousecleanlanguageonthecourt

B)raisingthereferee’ssenseofresponsibility

C)changingtheattitudeofplayersonthesportsfield

D)regulatingtherelationshipbetweenplayersandreferees

PassageThree

Consumersarebeingconfusedandmisledbythehodge-podge(大杂烩)of

environmentalclaimsmadebyhouseholdproducts,accordingtoa“greenlabeling”

studypublishedbyConsumersInternationalFriday.

Amongthereport’smoreoutrageous(令人无法容忍的)findings-aGermanfertilizer

describeditselfas“earthwormfriendly”abrandoffloursaiditwas

“non-polluting”andaBritishtoiletpaperclaimedtobe“environmentally

friendlier”

ThestudywaswrittenandresearchedbyBritain’sNationalConsumerCouncil

(NCC)forlobbygroupConsumerInternational.ItwasfundedbytheGermanand

DutchgovernmentsandtheEuropeanCommission.

“Whilemanygoodandusefulclaimsarebeingmade,itisclearthereisalong

waytogoinensuringshoppersareadequatelyinformedabouttheenvironmental

impactofproductstheybuy,”saidConsumersInternationaldirectorAnnaFielder

.

The10-countrystudysurveyedproductpackaginginBritain.WesternEurope,

ScandinaviaandtheUnitedStates.ItfoundthatproductssoldinGermanyand

theUnitedKingdommadethemostenvironmentalclaimsonaverage.

Thereportfocusedonclaimsmadebyspecificproducts,suchasdetergent(洗涤剂)

insectspraysandbysomegardenproducts.Itdidnottesttheclaims,but

comparedthemtolabelingguidelinessetbytheInternationalStandards

Organization(ISO)inSeptember,1999.

Researchersdocumentedclaimsofenvironmentalfriendlinessmadebyabout2,000

productsandfoundmanytoovagueortoomisleadingtomeetISOstandards.

“Manyproductshadspecially-designedlabelstomakethemseemenvironmentally

friendly,butinfactmanyofthesesymbolsmeannothing,”saidreport

researcherPhilipPage.

“Laundrydetergentsmadethemostnumberofclaimswith158.Householdcleaners

weresecondwith145separateclaims.whilepaintswerethirdonourlistwith

73.Thehighnumbersshowhowveryconfusingitmustbeforconsumerstosort

thetruefromthemisleading.”hesaid.

TheISOlabelingstandardsbanvagueormisleadingclaimsonproductpackaging,

becausetermssuchas“environmentallyfriendly”and“non-polluting”cannotbe

verified.“whatwearenowpushingforistohavemultinationalcorporations

meetthestandardssetbytheISO.”saidPage.

31.Accordingtothepassage,theNCCfounditoutrageousthat______

A)alltheproductssurveyedclaimtomeetISOstandards

B)theclaimsmadebyproductsareoftenunclearordeceiving

C)consumerswouldbelievemanyofthemanufactures’claim

D)fewproductsactuallyprovetobeenvironmentfriendly

32.Asindicatedinthispassage,withsomanygoodclaims,theconsumers

_____

A)arebecomingmorecautiousabouttheproductstheyaregoingtobuy

B)arestillnotwillingtopaymoreforproductswithgreenlabeling

C)arebecomingmoreawareoftheeffectsdifferentproductshaveonthe

environment

D)stilldonotknowtheexactimpactofdifferentproductsontheenvironment

33.AstudywascarriedoutbyBritain’sNCCto_______

A)findouthowmanyclaimsmadebyproductsfailtomeetenvironmental

standards

B)informtheconsumersoftheenvironmentalimpactoftheproductstheybuy

C)examineclaimsmadebyproductsagainstISOstandards

D)revisetheguidelinessetbytheInternationalStandardsOrganization

34.Whatisoneoftheconsequencescausedbythemanyclaimsofhousehold

products?

A)Theyarelikelytoleadtoseriousenvironmentalproblems

B)Consumersfinditdifficulttotellthetruefromthefalse

C)Theycouldarousewidespreadangeramongconsumer

D)Consumerswillbetemptedtobuyproductstheydon’tneed

35.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthelobbygroupConsumer

Internationalwantsto_______

A)makeproductlabelingsatisfyISOrequirements

B)seeallhouseholdproductsmeetenvironmentalstandards

C)warnconsumersofthedangerofso-calledgreenproducts

D)verifytheeffortsofnon-pollutingproductsPassageFour

TwohoursfromthetallbuildingsofManhattanandPhiladelphialivesomeof

theworld’slargestblackbears.TheyareinnorthernPennsylvania’sPocono

Mountains,ahometheysharewithanabundanceofotherwildlife.

Thestreams,lakes,meadows(草地),mountainridgesandforeststhatmake

thePoconosanidealplaceforblackbearshavealsoattractedmorepeopleto

theregion.Openspacesarethreatenedbyplansforhousingestatesand

importanthabitats(栖息地)areendangeredbyhighwayconstruction.Toprotectthe

Poconos’naturalbeautyfromirresponsibledevelopment.TheNatureConservancy

(大自然保护协会)namedtheareaoneofAmerica’s“LastGreatPlaces”

Operatingoutofacentury-oldschoolhouseinthevillageofLongPond,

Pennsylvania,theconservancy’sbudCookisworkingwithlocalpeopleand

businessleaderstobalanceeconomicgrowthwithenvironmentalprotection.By

forgingpartnershipswithpeoplelikeFrancisAltemose,theConservancyhasbeen

abletoprotectmorethan14,000acresofenvironmentallyimportantlandinthe

area.

Altemose’sfamilyhasfarmedinthePoconoareaforgenerations.Twoyears

agoFrancisworkedwiththeConservancytoincludehisfarminacountyfarmland

protectionprogram.Asaresult,hisfamily’slandcanbeprotectedfrom

developmentandtheAltemoseswillbebetterabletoprovideasecurefinancial

futurefortheir7-year-oldgrandson.

CookattributestheConservancy’ssuccessinthePoconostohavingalocal

presenceandacommitmenttoworkingwithlocalresidents

“Thekeytoprotectingtheseremarkablelandsisconnectingwiththelocal

community,”Cooksaid.“Thepeoplewholivethererespecttheland.They

valuequiteforests,clearstreamsandabundantwildlife.Theyareeagerto

helpwithconservationefforts.

FormoreinformationonhowyoucanhelpTheNatureConservancyprotectthe

Poconosandtheworld’sother“LastGreatPlaces,”pleasecall1-888-5646864

,orvisitusontheWorldWideWebat

36.ThepurposeinnamingthePoconosasoneofAmerica’s“LastGreatPlaces“

isto________

A)gainsupportfromthelocalcommunity

B)protectitfromirresponsibledevelopment

C)makeitabetterhomeforblackbears

D)providefinancialsecurityforfuturegenerations

37.Welearnfromthepassagethat_______

A)thepopulationinthePoconoareaisgrowing

B)wildlifeinthePoconoareaisdyingoutrapidly

C)thesecurityofthePoconoresidentsisbeingthreatened

D)farmlandsinthePoconoareaareshrinkingfast

38.WhatisimportantinprotectingthePoconosaccordingtoCook?

A)Thesettingupofanenvironmentalprotectionwebsite

B)SupportfromorganizationslikeTheNatureConservancy

C)Cooperationwiththelocalresidentsandbusinessleaders

D)Inclusionoffarmlandsintheregion’sprotectionprogram

39.WhatdoesBudCookmeanby“havingalocalpresence“(Line1,Para.5)?

A)Financialcontributionsfromlocalbusinessleaders

B)Considerationoftheinterestsofthelocalresidents

C)Theestablishmentofawildlifeprotectionfoundationinthearea

D)ThesettingupofalocalNatureConservancybranchinthePoconoarea

40.Thepassagemostprobablyis________

A)anofficialdocument

B)anewsstory

C)anadvertisement

D)aresearchreport

PartIIIVocabulary(20minutes)

41.Awordprocessorismuchbetterthanatypewriterinthatitenablesyouto

enterand_______yourtextmoreeasily.

A)registerB)editC)proposeD)discharge

42.Wedon’tknowwhysomanypeopleinthatregionliketoweardressesofsuch

______colors.

A)lowB)humbleC)mildD)dull

43.Thenewshasjust______thatthepresidentisgoingtovisitChinanext

month.

A)comedownB)comeupC)comeoutD)comeabout

44.The______thatexistsamongnationscouldcertainlybelessenedif

misunderstandingandmistrustwereremoved.

A)tensionB)strainC)stressD)intensity

45.Theotherday,MumandIwenttoSt.James’sHospital,andtheydidlots

andlotsoftestsonme,mostofthem_____andfrightening.

A)cheerfulB)horribleC)hostileD)friendly

46.IntheMediterraneanseaweedissoabundantandsoeasilyharvestedthatit

isneverofgreat_____.

A)areB)paymentC)worthD)expense

47.Thewriterwasso______inherworkthatshedidn’tnoticehimenterthe

room.

A)absorbedB)abandonedC)focusedD)centered

48.Actually,informationtechnologycan______thegapbetweenthepoorand

therich.

A)linkB)breakC)allyD)bridge

49.Someresearchworkerscompletely______allthosefactsasthoughtheynever

existed.

A)ignoreB)leaveC)refuseD)miss

50.Computerpowernowallowsautomaticsearchesoffingerprintfilestomatcha

printatacrime______.

A)stageB)sceneC)locationD)occasion

51.Themostbasicreasonwhydialectsshouldbepreservedisthatlanguage

helpsto______aculture.

A)retainB)relateC)remarkD)review

52.Companiesarestrugglingtofindtheright_______betweensupplyanddemand

,butitisnoeasytask.

A)equationB)formulaC)balanceD)pattern

53.Massadvertisinghelpedto_______theemphasisfromtheproductionof

goodstotheirconsumption.

A)varyB)shiftC)layD)moderate

54.Becauseofhisexcellentadministration,peoplelivedinpeaceand_____

andallpreviouslyneglectedmattersweretakencareof.

A)convictionB)contestC)consentD)content

55.Iknowyou’vegotasmoothtongue,sodon’ttalkme______buyingit

A)awayB)downC)outD)into

56.Showingsomesenseofhumorcanbea(n)_______waytodealwithsome

stressfulsituation.

A)effectiveB)efficientC)favorableD)favorite

57.Thesituationdescribedinthereport______terrible,butitmaynot

happen.

A)inclinesB)maintainsC)soundsD)remains

58.Thecompanyistryingeverymeansto______thewholesalepriceofits

products.

A)pulldownB)putdownC)setdownD)bringdown

59.Themayor______thepoliceofficeramedalofhonorforhisheroicdeedin

rescuingtheearthquakevictims.

A)rewardedB)awardedC)creditedD)prized

60.ThenativeCanadianslivedin_______withnature,fortheyrespectednature

asaprovideroflife.

A)coordinationB)acquaintanceC)contactD)harmony

61.Manypeopleareaskingwhethertraditionalresearchuniversitiesinfact

haveanyfuture_______.

A)atallB)sofarC)inallD)onend

62.Iwasimpressed_______theefficiencyoftheworkdoneinthecompany.

A)inB)aboutC)withD)for

63.NowinBritain,winestakeupfourtimesasmuch______inthestorehouse

asbothbeerandspirits.

A)blockB)landC)patchD)space

64.Hishandshookalittleashe_______thekeyinthelock.

A)squeezedB)insertedC)stuffedD)pierced

65Forprofessionalathletes,_______totheOlympicsmeansthattheyhavea

chancetoenterthehistorybooks.

A)accessB)attachmentC)appealD)approach

66Inthelong_______,thenewinformationtechnologiesmayfundamentally

alteroutwayof.

A)viewB)distanceC)jumpD)run

67.Allthearrangementsshouldbecompleted_______yourdeparture.

A)priortoB)superiortoC)contrarytoD)parallelto

68.Weneedtocreateeducationstandardsthatprepareournextgenerationwho

willbe_______withanevenmorecompetitivemarket

A)tackledB)encounteredC)dealtD)confronted

69.Inthelateseventies,theamountoffixedassetsrequiredtoproduceone

vehicleinJapanwas______equivalenttothatintheUnitedStates.

A)rudelyB)roughlyC)readilyD)coarsely

70Manypeoplebelieveweareheadingforenvironmentaldisaster______we

radicallychangewaywelive.

A)butB)althoughC)unlessD)lest

PartIVShortAnswerQuestions(15minutes)

Wecommonlythinkofsportsmanshipinconnectionwithathleticcontests,but

italsoappliestoindividualoutdoorsports.Noteveryonewhopicksupa

fishingrodorgoesoutwithagunisasportsman.Thesportsmanfirstofall

obeysthefishandgamelaws,notbecauseheisliabletobepunishedasa

violator,butbecauseheknowthatinthemaintheselawsaremadeforhisbest

interests.

Thefollowingaresomeofthethingsthatthosewhowouldqualifyfor

membershipinthesportsmanshipfraternity(圈内人)willdo.

1.Takenomoregamethanthebaglimitprovidedforbythefishandgamelaws.

Thepersonwhocomesbackfromatripboastingaboutthelargenumberoffishor

gametakeni