2003年12月全国大学英语四级考试真题

2003年12月全国大学英语四级考试真题 PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Example:Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A)Attheoffice.

B)Inthewaitingroom.

C)Attheairport.

D)Inarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisconversationismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)"Attheoffice"isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C]ID]

1.A)Themancouldcomesometimelater.

B)Thesizethemanwantswillarrivesoon.

C)Thesizeoftheskirtisailrightfortheman.

D)Themancouldbuyashirtofadifferentcolor.

2.A)Thewomanisfilmingthelake.

B)Thewomanisrunningtowardthelake.

C)Thewomancan'ttakeaphotooftheman

D)Thewomaniswatchinganexcitingfilmwiththeman.

3.A)It'squietintherestaurant.

B)Therestaurantistoofarfromtheirschool.

C)Thepriceishighintherestaurant.

D)Therestaurantservesgoodfood.

4.A)Onabusystreet.B)InaHongKonghotel.

C)Atanairport.D)Atabookingoffice.

5.A)Thewomanshouldconfirmherappointmentwiththedoctor.

B)Thewomanshouldhaveseenthedoctorearlier.

C)Thewoman'sheadachewillgoawaybyitself.

D)Thewomanhasbeencomplainingtoomuch.

6.A)PutoffhisappointmentwithMr.Johnson.

B)HelpmovethingstoMr.Johnson'soffice.

C)Helpthewomanmovetheitems.

D)HurrytoMr.Johnson'soffice.

7.A)Themandidn'tpracticehardenough.

B)Themanshouldfindanewpartner.

C)Themanshouldnotgiveup.

D)Themanshouldnotdreamofbeingasuperstar.

8.A)Itdoesn'tappealtoher.B)It'sincrediblydelicious.

C)Shehasalreadytastedit.D)Thereisnomoreleft.

9.A)Themanisadiligentstudent.

B)Themanhasbadstudyhabits.

C)Themanhasmadeamessofhismidtermexam.

D)Themanisusuallythelasttohandinhistestpaper.

10.A)ThemanhasfinishedMsassignment.

B)Themaniswillingtohelpthewoman.

C)Themanwilldrivethewomantoschool.

D)hemanislosingpatiencewiththewoman.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A)Theimportanceofgoodmanners.

B)Theartofsayingthankyou.

C)Thesecretofstayingpretty.

D)Thedifferencebetweeneleganceandgoodmanners.

12.A)Theywerewillingtospendmoremoneyonclothes.

B)Theypaidmoreattentiontotheirappearance.

C)Theyweremoreawareofchangesinfashion.

D)Theywerenicerandgentler.

13.A)Byputtingonalittlemake-up.

B)Bydecoratingourhomes.

C)Bybeingkindandgenerous.

D)Bywearingfashionableclothes.

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A)Childrendon'tgetenougheducationinsafety.

B)Theplaygroundsareinpoorcondition.

C)Theplaygroundsareovercrowded.

D)Childrenarekeenondangerousgames.

15.A)Theyshouldhelpmaintaintheequipment.

B)Theyshouldteachtheirchildrenhowtousetheequipment.

C)Theyshouldstoptheirchildrenfromclimbingladders.

D)Theyshouldkeepawatchfuleyeontheirchildren.

16.A)Theycanbecreativewhentheyfeelsecure.

B)Theymaypanicinfrontofhighplaygroundequipment.A)surprisingB)confusingC)illogicalD)questionable

22.Whatdoestheauthormeanwhenhesays,"wecan'tturntheclockback"(Line1,Para.3)?

A)It'simpossibletoslowdownthepaceofchange.

B)Thesocialrealitychildrenarefacingcannotbechanged.

C)Lessonslearnedfromthepastshouldnotbeforgotten.

D)It'simpossibletoforgetthepast.

23.Accordingtoananalysis,comparedwithnormalchildrentoday,childrentreatedasmentallyill50yearsago____.

A)werelessisolatedphysically

B)wereprobablylessself-centered

C)probablysufferedlessfromanxiety

D)wereconsideredlessindividualistic

24.Thefirstandmostimportantthingparentsshoulddotohelptheirchildrenis____.

A)toprovidethemwithasaferenvironment

B)tolowertheirexpectationsforthem

C)togetthemmoreinvolvedsocially

D)tosetagoodmodelforthemtofollow

25.Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromthepassage?

A)Anxiety,thoughunavoidable,canbecopedwith.

B)Children'sanxietyhasbeenenormouslyexaggerated.

C)Children'sanxietycanbeeliminatedwithmoreparentalcare.

D)Anxiety,ifproperlycontrolled,mayhelpchildrenbecomemature.

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Itiseasiertonegotiateinitialsalaryrequirementbecauseonceyouareinside,theorganizationalconstraints(约束)influencewageincreases.Onething,however,iscertain:yourchancesofgettingtheraiseyoufeelyoudeservearelessifyoudon'tatleastaskforit.Mentendtoaskformore,andtheygetmore,andthisholdstruewithotherresources,notjustpayincreases.ConsiderBeth'sstory:

IdidnotgetwhatIwantedwhenIdidnotaskforit.Wehadcubicle(小隔间)officesandwindowoffices.Isatinthecubicleswithseveralmalecolleagues.Onebyonetheyweremovedintowindowoffices,whileIremainedinthecubicles,severalmaleswhowerehiredaftermealsowenttooffices.Oneinparticulartoldmehewasnextinlineforanofficeandthatithadbeenpartofhisnegotiationsforthejob.IguesstheythoughtmecontenttostayinthecubiclessinceIdidnotvoicemyopinioneitherway.

Itwouldbeniceifweallreceivedautomaticpayincreasesequaltoourmerit,but"nice"isn'taqualityattributedtomostorganizations.Ifyoufeelyoudeserveasignificantraiseinpay,you'llprobablyhavetoaskforit.

Performanceisyourbestbargainingchip(筹码)whenyouareseekingaraise.Youmustbeabletodemonstratethatyoudeservearaise.Timingisalsoagoodbargainingchip.Ifyoucangiveyourbosssomethingheorsheneeds(anewclientorasizablecontract,forexample)justbeforemeritpaydecisionsarebeingmade,youaremorelikelytogettheraiseyouwant.

Useinformationasabargainingchiptoo.Findoutwhatyouareworthontheopenmarket.

Whatwillsomeoneelsepayforyourservices?

Gointothenegotiationspreparedtoplaceyourchipsonthetableattheappropriatetimeandpreparedtousecommunicationstyletoguidethedirectionoftheinteraction.

26.Accordingtothepassage,beforetakingajob,apersonshould_____.

A)demonstratehiscapabilityB)givehisbossagoodimpression

C)askforasmuchmoneyashecanD)askforthesalaryhehopestoget

27.WhatcanbeinferredfromBeth'sstory?

A)Prejudiceagainstwomenstillexistsinsomeorganizations.

B)Ifpeoplewantwhattheydeserve,theyhavetoaskforit.

C)Peopleshouldnotbecontentwithwhattheyhavegot.

D)Peopleshouldbecarefulwhennegotiatingforajob.

28.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat____.

A)unfairnessexistsinsalaryincreases

B)mostpeopleareoverworkedandunderpaid

C)oneshouldavoidoverstatingone'sperformance

D)mostorganizationsgivetheirstaffautomaticpayraises

29.Togetapayraise,apersonshould______.

A)advertisehimselfonthejobmarket

B)persuadehisbosstosignalong-termcontract

C)trytogetinsideinformationabouttheorganization

D)dosomethingtoimpresshisbossjustbeforemeritpaydecisions

30.Tobesuccessfulinnegotiations,onemust_____.

A)meethisbossattheappropriatetime

B)arriveatthenegotiationtablepunctually

C)begoodatinfluencingtheoutcomeoftheinteraction

D)befamiliarwithwhatthebosslikesanddislikes

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

WhenfamiliesgatherforChristmasdinner,somewillsticktoformaltraditionsdatingbacktoGrandma'sgeneration.Theirtableswillbesetwiththegooddishesandsilver,andthedresscodewillbeSunday-best.

Butinmanyotherhomes,thischina-and-silverelegancehasgivenwaytoastoneware(粗陶)-and-stainlessinformality,withdressesassuminganequallycasual-Fridaylook.Forhostsandguests,thechangemeansgreatersimplicityandcomfort.FormakersoffinechinainBritain,it

spellseconomichardtimes.

LastweekRoyalDoulton,thelargestemployerinStoke-on-Trent,announcedthatitiseliminating1,000jobs--one-fifthofitstotalworkforce.Thatbringstomorethan4,000thenumberofpositionslostin18monthsinthepottery(陶瓷)region.Wedgwoodandotherpotteryfactoriesmadecutsearlier.

AlthoughastrongpoundandweakmarketsinAsiaplayaroleinthedownsizing,thelayoffsinStokehavetheirrootsinearthshakingsocialshifts.AspokesmanforRoyalDoultonadmittedthatthecompany"hasbeensomewhatslowincatchingupwiththetrend"towardcasualdining.Familieseattogetherlessoften,heexplained,andmorepeopleeatalone,eitherbecausetheyaresingleortheyeatinfrontoftelevision;

Evendinnerparties,iftheyhappenatall,havegonecasual.Inatimeoflongworkhoursanddemandingfamilyschedules,busyhostsinsist,rightly,thatit'sbettertoshareatakeoutpizzaonpaperplatesinthefamilyroomthantowaitfortheperfectmomentora"real"dinnerparty.Toooften,theperfectmomentnevercomes.Ironafine-patternedtablecloth?Forgetit.Polishthesilver?Whohastime?

Yetthelossofformalityhasitsdownside.Thefinepointsofetiquette(礼节)thatchildrenmightoncehavelearnedatthetablebyobservationorinstructionfromparentsandgrandparents("Chewwithyourmouthclosed.""Keepyourelbowsoffthetable.")mustbepickedupelsewhere.Somecompaniesnowofferetiquetteseminarsforemployeeswhomaybecompetentprofessionallybutcluelesssocially.

31.Thetrendtowardcasualdininghasresultedin_____.

A)bankruptcyoffinechinamanufacturers

B)shrinkingofthepotteryindustry

C)restructuringoflargeenterprises

D)economicrecessioninGreatBritain

32.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebestreasonforcasualdining?

A)Familymembersneedmoretimetorelax.

B)Busyschedulesleavepeoplenotimeforformality.

C)Peoplewanttopracticeeconomyintimesofscarcity.

D)Youngpeoplewon'tfollowtheetiquetteoftheoldergeneration.

33.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatRoyalDoultonis_____.

A)aretailerofstainlesssteeltablewareB)adealerinstoneware

C)apotterychainstoreD)aproduceroffinechina

34.Themaincauseofthelayoffsinthepotteryindustryis_____.

A)theincreasedvalueofthepound

B)theeconomicrecessioninAsia

C)thechangeinpeople'swayoflife

D)thefiercecompetitionathomeandabroad

35.Refinedtablemanners,thoughlesspopularthanbeforeincurrentsociallife_____.

A)arestillamustoncertainoccasions

B)axeboundtoreturnsoonerorlater

C)arestillbeingtaughtbyparentsathome

D)canhelpimprovepersonalrelationships

PassageFour

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Somehousesaredesignedtobesmart.Othershavesmartdesigns.AnexampleofthesecondtypeofhousewonanAwardofExcellencefromtheAmericanInstituteofArchitects.

LocatedontheshoreofSullivan'sIslandoffthecoastofSouthCarolina,theaward-winningcube-shapedbeachhousewasbuilttoreplaceonesmashedtopiecesbyHurricane(飓风)Hugo10yearsago.InSeptember1989,HugostruckSouthCarolina,killing18peopleanddamagingordestroying36,000homesinthestate.

BeforeHugo,manynewhousesbuiltalongSouthCarolina'sshorelinewerepoorlyconstructed,andenforcementofbuildingcodeswasn'tstrict,accordingtoarchitectRayHuff,whocreatedthecleverly-designedbeachhouse.InHugo'swake,allnewshorelinehousesarerequiredtomeetstricter,better-enforcedcodes.ThenewbeachhouseonSullivan'sIslandshouldbeabletowithstandaCategory3hurricanewithpeakwindsof179to209kilometersperhour.

Atfirstsight,thehouseonSullivan'sIslandlooksanythingbuthurricane-proof.Itsredwoodshellmakesitresemble"alargepartylantern(灯笼)"atnight,accordingtooneobserver.Butlookscanbedeceiving.Thehouse'swoodenframeisreinforcedwithlongsteelrodstogiveitextrastrength.

Tofurtherprotectthehousefromhurricanedamage,Huffraisedit2.7metersoffthegroundontimberpilings--long,slendercolumnsofwoodanchoreddeepinthesand.Pilingsmightappearinsecure,buttheyarestrongenoughtosupporttheweightofthehouse.Theyalsoelevatethehouseabovestormsurges.Thepilingsallowthesurgestorununderthehouseinsteadofrunningintoit."Theseswellsofwatercomeashoreattremendousspeedsandcausemostofthedamagedonetobeach-frontbuildings,"saidHuff.

Huffdesignedthetimberpilingstobepartiallyconcealedbythehouse'sground-to-roofshell."Theshellmasksthepilingssothatthehousedoesn'tlooklikeit'sstandingwithitspantlegspulledup,"saidHuff.Intheeventofastormsurge,theshellshouldbreakapartandletthewavesrushunderthehouse,thearchitectexplained.

36.AfterthetragedycausedbyHurricaneHugo,newhousesbuiltalongSouthCarolina'sshorelinearerequired_____.

A)tobeeasilyreinforcedB)tolooksmarterindesign

C)tomeetstricterbuildingstandardsD)tobedesignedintheshapeofcubes

37.Theaward-winningbeachhouseisquitestrongbecause____.

A)itisstrengthenedbysteelrodsB)itismadeofredwood

C)itisintheshapeofashellD)itisbuiltwithtimberandconcrete

38.Huffraisedthehouse2.7metersoffthegroundontimberpilingsinorderto_____.

A)withstandpeakwindsofabout200km/hr

B)anchorstrongerpilingsdeepinthesand

C)breakhugeseawavesintosmallerones

D)preventwaterfromrushingintothehouse

39.Themainfunctionoftheshellis

A)tostrengthenthepilingsofthehouse

B)togivethehouseabetterappearance

C)toprotectthewoodenframeofthehouse

D)toslowdownthespeedoftheswellingwater

40.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheshellshouldbe____.

A)fancy-lookingB)waterproofC)easilybreakableD)extremelystrong

PartIIIVocabulary(20minutes)

Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

41.Heaskedusto_____themincarryingthroughtheirplan.

A)provideC)assist

B)arouseD)persist

42.Agoodmanyproposalswereraisedbythedelegates,_____wastobeexpected.

A)thatC)so

B)whatD)as

43.Hewassucha_____speakerthatheheldourattentioneveryminuteofthethree-hourlecture.

A)specificC)heroic

B)dynamicD)diplomatic

44.Arrivinghome,theboytoldhisparentsaboutallthe_____whichoccurredinhisdormitory.

A)occasionsC)incidents

B)mattersD)issues

45.Theopeningbetweentherockswasverynarrow,buttheboysmanagedto_____through.

A)pressC)stretch

B)squeezeD)leap

46.Theyaretryingto_____thewastedischargedbythefactoryforprofit.

A)exposeC)exhibit

B)exhaustD)exploit

47.Themanagerurgedhisstaffnotto_____thesplendidopportunity.

A)dropC)escape

B)missD)slide

48._____IadmireDavidasapoet,Idonotlikehimasaman.

A)MuchasC)Ifonly

B)OnlyifD)Asmuch

49.Becauseofa_____engagement,Loracouldn'tattendmybirthdaypartylastSaturday.

A)pioneerC)prior

B)prematureD)past

50.Thecontinuousrain_____theharvestingofthewheatcropbytwoweeks.

A)setbackC)setout

B)setoffD)setaside

51.NothavingagoodcommandofEnglishcanbeaserious_____preventingyoufromachievingyourgoals.

A)obstacleC)offense

B)faultD)distress

52.It'svery_____ofyounottotalkaloudwhilethebabyisasleep.

A)concernedC)considerable

B)carefulD)considerate

53.Manyaplayerwhohadbeenhighlythoughtofhas_____fromthetennisscene.

A)disposedC)discouraged

B)disappearedD)discarded

54.She'sfainted.Throwsomewateronherfaceandshe'll_____.

A)comeroundC)comeon

B)comealongD)comeout

55.Alltheirattemptsto_____thechildfromtheburningbuildingwereinvain.

A)regainC)rescue

B)recoverD)reserve

56.Computertechnologywill_____arevolutioninbusinessadministration.

A)bringaroundC)bringout

B)bringaboutD)bringup

57.Theuniversityhaslaunchedaresearchcentertodevelopnewwaysof_____bacteriawhichhavebecomeresistanttodrugtreatments.

A)regulatingC)interrupting

B)haltingD)combating

58.The_____goalofthebookistohelpbridgethegapbetweenresearchandteaching,particularlythegapbetweenresearchersandteachers.

A)jointC)overall

B)intensiveD)decisive

59.Therapiddevelopmentofcommunicationstechnologyistransformingthe_____inwhichpeoplecommunicateacrosstimeandspace.

A)routeC)vision

B)transmissionD)manner

60.WhenIgooutintheeveningIusethebike_____thecarifIcan.

A)ratherthanC)inspiteof

B)regardlessofD)otherthan

61.Thereisno_____evidencethatpeoplecancontroltheirdreams,atleastinexperimentalsituationsinalab.

A)rigidC)smooth

B)solidD)harsh

62.Everyculturehasdeveloped_____forcertainkindsoffoodanddrink,andequallystrongnegativeattitudestowardothers.

A)preferencesC)fantasies

B)expectationsD)fashions

63.ItisreportedthatUruguayunderstandsand_____Chinaonhumanrightsissues.

A)grantsC)abandons

B)changesD)backs

64.Onlyafewpeoplehave_____tothefullfactsoftheincident.

A)accessC)contact

B)resortD)path

65.Histrousers_____whenhetriedtojumpoverthefence.

A)crackedC)broke

B)splitD)burst

66.Sofar,_____windsandcurrentshavekeptthethickpatchofoilsoutheastoftheAtlanticcoast.

A)governingC)prevailing

B)blowingD)ruling

67.Theauthorwasrequiredtosubmitan_____ofabout200wordstogetherwithhisresearchpaper.

A)editionC)article

B)editorialD)abstract

68.Astheoldempireswerebrokenupandnewstateswereformed,newofficialtonguesbeganto_____atanincreasingrate.

A)bringupC)springup

B)buildupD)strikeup

69.Manypatientsinsistonhavingwatcheswiththeminhospital,_____theyhavenoschedulestokeep.

A)eventhoughC)asif

B)forD)since

70.Someplantsarevery_____tolight;theyprefertheshade.

A)sensibleC)objective

B)flexibleD)sensitive

PartIVCloze(15minutes)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper,YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

It'sanannualback-to-schoolroutine.Onemorningyouwavegoodbye,andthat71eveningyou'reburningthelate-nightoilinsympathy.Intheracetoimproveeducationalstandards,72arethrowingthebooksatkids.73elementaryschoolstudentsarecomplainingofhomework74.What'sawell-meaningparenttodo?

Ashardas75maybe,sitbackandchill,expertsadvise.Thoughyou'vegottogetthemtodoit,76helpingtoomuch,orevenexamining77toocarefully,youmaykeepthem78doingitbythemselves."Iwouldn'tadviseaparenttocheckevery79assignment,"sayspsychologistJohnRosemond,authorOfEndingtheToughHomework."There'sa80ofappreciationfortrialanderror.Letyourchildren81thegradetheydeserve."

Manyexpertsbelieveparentsshouldgentlylookovertheworkofyou