504 大学英语四级C真题试卷

2000年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionADirections: Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread:A)2hours.B)3hours.C)4hours.D)5hours.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D)“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]1. A)Sheisnotinterestedinthearticle.B)Shehasgiventhemanmuchtrouble.C)Shewouldliketohaveacopyofthearticle.D)Shedoesn’twanttotakethetroubletoreadthearticle.2. A)HesawthebigtowerhevisitedonTV.B)HehasvisitedtheTVtowertwice.C)HehasvisitedtheTVtoweronce.D)HewillvisittheTVtowerinJune.3. A)Thewomanregretshavingtakenupmuchoftheprofessor’stime.B)Thewomanregretshavingtakenupmuchoftheprofessor’stime.C)Thewomanknowstheprofessorhasbeenbusy.D)Thewomanknowstheprofessorhasrunintotrouble.4. A)Hedoesn’tenjoybusinesstripsasmuchasheusedto.B)Hedoesn’tthinkheiscapableofdoingthejob.C)Hethinksthepayistoolowtosupporthisfamily.D)Hewantstospendmoretimewithhisfamily.5. A)Themanthoughttheessaywaseasy.B)Theybothhadahardtimewritingtheessay.C)Thewomanthoughttheessaywaseasy.D)Neitherofthemhasfinishedtheassignmentyet.6. A)Inthepark.B)Betweentwobuildings.C)Inhisapartment.D)Underahugetree.7. A)It’sawfullydull.B)It’sreallyexciting.C)It’sveryexhausting.D)It’squitechallenging.8. A)Amovie.B)Alecture.C)Aplay.D)Aspeech.9. A)Theweatherismildcomparedtothepastyears.B)Theyarehavingthecoldestwinterever.C)Theweatherwillsoongetwarmer.D)Theweathermaygetevencolder.10. A)Amysterystory.B)Thehiringofashopassistant.C)Thesearchforareliablewitness.D)Anunsolvedcaseofrobbery.SectionBDirections: Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageoneQuestions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.11. A)TheywanttochangethewayEnglishistaught.B)TheylearnEnglishtofindwell-paidjobs.C)Theywanttohaveanup-to-dateknowledgeofEnglish.D)Theyknowclearlywhattheywanttolearn.12. A)Professionals.B)Collegestudents.C)Beginners.D)Intermediatelearners.13. A)Coursesfordoctors.B)Coursesforbusinessmen.C)Coursesforreporters.D)Coursesforlawyers.14. A)Threegroupsoflearners.B)TheimportanceofbusinessEnglish.C)EnglishforSpecificPurposes.D)FeaturesofEnglishfordifferentpurposes.PassageTwoQuestions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.15. A)Toshowofftheirwealth.B)Tofeelgood.C)Toregaintheirmemory.D)Tobedifferentfromothers.16. A)Tohelpsolvetheirpsychologicalproblems.B)Toplaygameswiththem.C)Tosendthemtothehospital.D)Tomakethemawareofitsharmfulness.17. A)Theyneedcareandaffection.B)Theyarefondofround-the-worldtrips.C)Theyaremostlyformbrokenfamilies.D)Theyarelikelytocommitcrimes.PassageThreeQuestions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.18. A)Becauseitwastooheavy.B)Becauseitdidnotbendeasily.C)Becauseitdidnotshootfar.D)Becauseitsstringwasshort.19. A)Itwentoutofuse300yearsago.B)Itwasinventedaftertheshortbow.C)Itwasdiscoveredbeforefireandthewheel.D)It’sstillinusetoday.20. A)Theyareaccurateandeasytopull.B)Theirshootingrangeis40yards.C)Theyareusuallyusedindoors.D)Theytook100yearstodevelop.PartIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)Directions: Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.21. Aswecannolongerwaitforthedeliveryofourorder,wehaveto________it.A)postponeB)refuseC)delayD)cancel22. Thesebooks,whichyoucangetatanybookshop,willgiveyou________youneed.A)alltheinformationB)alltheinformationC)allofinformationD)alloftheinformation23. Notuntilthegamehadbegun________atthesportsground.A)hadhearrivedB)wouldhehavearrivedC)didhearriveD)shouldhehavearrived24. Youngpeoplearenot________tostandandlookatworksofart;theywantarttheycanparticipatein.A)conservativeB)contentC)confidentD)generous25. MostbroadcastersmaintainthatTVhasbeenunfairlycriticizedandarguethatthepowerofthemediumis________.A)grantedB)impliedC)exaggeratedD)remedied26. Thesesurveysindicatethatmanycrimesgo________bythepolice,mainlybecausenotallvictimsreportthem.A)unrecordedB)tobeunrecordedC)unrecordingD)tohavebeenunrecorded27. Ihavenoobjection________yourstoryagain.A)tohearB)tohearingC)tohavingheardD)tohaveheard28. Theclothesapersonwearsmayexpresshis________orsocialposition.A)curiosityB)statusC)determinationD)significance29. Bylaw,whenonemakesalargepurchase,heshouldhave________opportunitytochangehismind.A)accurateB)urgentC)excessiveD)adequate30. Youwillseethisproduct________whereveryougo.A)tobeadvertisedB)advertisedC)advertiseD)advertising31. Theearlypioneershadto________manyhardshipstosettleonthenewland.A)goalongwithB)gobackonC)gothroughD)gointo32. Thesuggestionthatthemajor________theprizeswasacceptedbyeveryone.A)wouldpresentB)presentC)presentsD)oughttopresent33. Beeristhemostpopulardrinkamongmaledrinkers,________overallconsumptionissignificantlyhigherthanthatofwomen.A)whoseB)whichC)thatD)what34. Peter,whohadbeendrivingallday,suggested________atthenexttown.A)tostopB)stoppingC)stopD)havingstopped35. Ididn’tknowtheword.Ihadto________adictionary.A)lookoutB)makeoutC)refertoD)goover36. Theprofessorcouldhardlyfindsufficientgrounds________hisargumentsinfavourofthenewtheory.A)tobebasedonB)tobaseonC)whichtobaseonD)onwhichtobase37. Therearesigns________restaurantsarebecomingmorepopularwithfamilies.A)thatB)whichC)inwhichD)whose38. IthinkIwasatschool,________IwasstayingwithafriendsduringthevacationwhenIheardthenews.A)orelseB)andthenC)orsoD)evenso39. Itissaidthatthemathteacherseems________towardsbrightstudents.A)partialB)beneficialC)preferableD)liable40. Inordertoshowhisbosswhatacarefulworkerhewas,hetook________troubleoverthefigures.A)extensiveB)spareC)extraD)supreme41. —“MayIspeaktoyourmanagerMr.Williamsatfiveo’clocktonight?”—“I’msorry.Mr.Williams________toaconferencelongbeforethen.”A)willhavegoneB)hadgoneC)wouldhavegoneD)hasgone42. You________himsoclosely;youshouldhavekeptyourdistance.A)shouldn’tfollowB)mustn’tfollowC)couldn’t’havebeenfollowingD)shouldn’thavebeenfollowing43. Thegrowthofpart-timeandflexibleworkingpatterns,andoftrainingandretrainingschemes,________morewomentotakeadvantageofemploymentopportunities.A)haveallowedB)allowC)allowingD)allows44. Everybody________inthehallwheretheywerewelcomedbythesecretary.A)assembledB)accumulatedC)piledD)joined45. Puttinginanewwindowwill________cuttingawaypartoftheroof.A)includeB)involveC)containD)comprise46. Livinginthewesternpartofthecountryhasitsproblems,________obtainingfreshwaterisnottheleast.A)withwhichB)forwhichC)ofwhichD)which47. Inthe________oftheprojectnotbeingasuccess,theinvestorsstandtoloseupto$30million.A)faceB)timeC)eventD)course48. Themanagerwouldratherhisdaughter________inthesameoffice.A)hadnotworkedB)nottoworkC)doesnotworkD)didnotwork49. ________,hedoesgetannoyedwithhersometimes.A)AlthoughmuchhelikesherB)MuchalthoughhelikesherC)AshelikeshermuchD)Muchashelikesher50. TheBritishconstitutionis________alargeextentaproductofthehistoricaleventsdescribedabove.A)withinB)toC)byD)atPartIIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions: Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Longafterthe1998WorldCupwaswon,disappointedfanswerestillcursingthedisputedrefereeing(裁判)decisionsthatdeniedvictorytotheirteam.Aresearcherwasappointedtostudytheperformanceofsometopreferees.Theresearcherorganizedanexperimentaltournament(锦标赛)involvingfouryouthteams.Eachmatchlastedanhour,dividedintothreeperiodsof20minutesduringwhichdifferentrefereeswereincharge.Observersnoteddownthereferees’errors,ofwhichtherewere61overthetournament.Convertedtoastandardmatchof90minutes,eachrefereemadealmost23mistakes,aremarkablyhighnumber.Theresearcherthenstudiedthevideotapestoanalysethematchesindetail.Surprisingly,hefoundthaterrorsweremorelikelywhentherefereeswereclosetotheincident.Whentheofficialsgotitright,theywere,onaverage,17metersawayfromtheaction.Theaveragedistanceinthecaseoferrorswas12meters.Theresearchshowstheoptimum(最佳的)distanceisabout20meters.Therealsoseemedtobeanoptimumspeed.Correctdecisionscamewhentherefereesweremovingataspeedofabout2meterspersecond.Theaveragespeedforerrorswas4meterspersecond.IfFIFA,football’sinternationalrulingbody,wantstoimprovethestandardofrefereeingatthenextWorldCup,itshouldencouragerefereestokeeptheireyesontheactionfromadistance,ratherthanrushingtokeepupwiththeball,theresearcherargues.HealsosaysthatFIFA’sinsistencethatrefereesshouldretireatage45maybemisguided.Ifkeepingupwiththeactionisnotsoimportant,theirphysicalconditionislesscritical.51. Theexperimentconductedbytheresearcherwasmeantto________.A)reviewthedecisionsofrefereesatthe1998WorldCupB)analysethecausesoferrorsmadebyfootballrefereesC)setastandardforfootballrefereeingD)reexaminetherulesforfootballrefereeing52. Thenumberofrefereeingerrorsintheexperimentalmatcheswas________.A)slightlyaboveaverageB)higherthaninthe1998WorldCupC)quiteunexpectedD)ashighasinastandardmatch53. Thefindingsoftheexperimentshowthat________.A)errorsaremorelikelywhenarefereekeepsclosetotheballB)thefarthertherefereeisfromtheincident,thefewertheerrorsC)themoreslowlytherefereeruns,themorelikelywillerrorsoccurD)errorsarelesslikelywhenarefereestaysinonespot54. Theword“officials”(Line2,Para.4)mostprobablyrefersto________.A)theresearchersinvolvedintheexperimentB)theinspectorsofthefootballtournamentC)therefereesofthefootballtournamentD)theobserversatthesiteoftheexperiment55. Whatisoneofthepossibleconclusionsoftheexperiment?A)Theidealretirementageforanexperiencedfootballrefereeis45.B)Ageshouldnotbethechiefconsiderationinchoosingafootballreferee.C)Afootballrefereeshouldbeasyoungandenergeticaspossible.D)Anexperiencedfootballrefereecandowellevenwheninpoorphysicalcondition.PassageTwoQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Whilestillinitsearlystages,welfarereformhasalreadybeenjudgedagreatsuccessinmanystates—atleastingettingpeopleoffwelfare.It’sestimatedthatmorethan2millionpeoplehavelefttherollssince1994.Inthepastfouryears,welfarerollsinAthensCountryhavebeencutinhalf.But70percentofthepeoplewholeftinthepasttowyearstookjobsthatpaidlessthan$6anhour.Theresult:TheAthensCountypovertyratestillremainsatmorethan30percent—twicethenationalaverage.Foradvocates(代言人)forthepoor,that’sanindicationmuchmoreneedstobedone.“Morepeoplearegettingjobs,butit’snotmakingtheirlivesanybetter,”saysKathyLairn,apolicyanalystattheCenteronBudgetandPolicyPrioritiesinWashington.AcenteranalysisofUSCensusdatanationwidefoundthatbetween1995and1996,agreaterpercentageofsingle,female-headedhouseholdswereearningmoneyontheirown,butthataverageincomeforthesehouseholdsactuallywentdown.Butformany,thefactthatpoorpeopleareabletosupportthemselvesalmostaswellwithoutgovernmentaidastheydidwithitisinitselfahugevictory.“Welfarewasapoison.Itwasatoxin(毒素)thatwaspoisoningthefamily,”saysRobertRector,awelfare-reformpolicyanalyst.“Thereforminchangingthemoralclimateinlow-incomecommunities.It’sbeginningtorebuildtheworkethic(道德观),whichismuchmoreimportant.”Mr.Rectorandothersarguedthatonce“thehabitofdependencyiscracked,”thenthecountrycanmakeotherpolicychangesaimedatimprovinglivingstandards.56. Fromthepassage,itcanbeseenthattheauthor________.A)believesthereformhasreducedthegovernment’sburdenB)insiststhatwelfarereformisdoinglittlegoodforthepoorC)isoverenthusiasticaboutthesuccessofwelfarereformD)considerswelfarereformtobefundamentallysuccessful57. Whyaren’tpeopleenjoyingbetterliveswhentheyhavejobs?A)Becausemanyfamiliesaredivorced.B)Becausegovernmentaidisnowrare.C)Becausetheirwagesarelow.D)Becausethecostoflivingisrising.58. WhatisworthnotingfromtheexampleofAthensCountyisthat________.A)greatereffortsshouldbemadetoimprovepeople’slivingstandardsB)70percentofthepeopletherehavebeenemployedfortwoyearsC)50percentofthepopulationnolongerreliesonwelfareD)thelivingstandardsofmostpeoplearegoingdown59. Fromthepassageweknowthatwelfarereformaimsat________.A)savingwelfarefundsB)rebuildingtheworkethicC)providingmorejobsD)cuttinggovernmentexpenses60. Accordingtothepassagebeforethewelfarereformwascarriedout,________.A)thepovertyratewasloverB)averagelivingstandardswerehigherC)theaverageworkerwaspaidhigherwagesD)thepoorusedtorelyongovernmentaidPassageThreeQuestions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Americansarepoundoftheirvarietyandindividuality,yettheyloveandrespectfewthingsmorethanauniform,whetheritistheuniformofanelevatoroperatorortheuniformofafive-stargeneral.WhyareuniformssopopularintheUnitedStates?Amongtheargumentsforuniforms,oneofthefirstisthatintheeyesofmostpeopletheylookmoreprofessionalthancivilian(百姓的)clothes.Peoplehavebecomeconditionedtoexpectsuperiorqualityfromamanwhowearsauniform.Thetelevisionrepairmanwhowearsuniformtendstoinspiremoretrustthanonewhoappearsincivilianclothes.Faithintheskillofagaragemechanicisincreasedbyauniform.Whateasierwayisthereforanurse,apoliceman,abarber,orawaitertoloseprofessionalidentity(身份)thantostepoutofuniform?Uniformsalsohavemanypracticalbenefits.Theysaveonotherclothes.Theysaveonlaundrybills.Theyaretax-deductible(可减税的).Theyareoftenmorecomfortableandmoredurablethancivilianclothes.Primaryamongtheargumentsagainstuniformsistheirlackofvarietyandtheconsequentlossofindividualityexperiencedbypeoplewhomustwearthem.Thoughtherearemanytypesofuniforms,thewearerofanyparticulartypeisgenerallystuckwithit,withoutchange,untilretirement.Whenpeoplelookalike,theytendtothink,speak,andactsimilarly,onthejobatleast.Uniformsalsogiverisetosomepracticalproblems.Thoughtheyarelong-lasting,oftentheirinitialexpenseisgreaterthanthecostofcivilianclothes.Someuniformsarealsoexpensivetomaintain,requiringprofessionaldrycleaningratherthanthehomelaunderingpossiblewithmanytypesofcivilianclothes.61. ItissurprisingthatAmericanswhoworshipvarietyandindividuality________.A)stilljudgeamanbyhisclothesB)holdtheuniforminsuchhighregardC)enjoyhavingaprofessionalidentityD)willrespectanelevatoroperatorasmuchasageneralinuniform62. Peopleareaccustomedtothinkthatamaninuniform________.A)suggestsqualityworkB)discardshissocialidentityC)appearstobemorepracticalD)lookssuperiortoapersonincivilianclothes63. Thechieffunctionofauniformisto________.A)providepracticalbenefitstothewearerB)makethewearercatchthepubiceyeC)inspirethewearer’sconfidenceinhimselfD)providethewearerwithaprofessionalidentity64. Accordingtothepassage,peoplewearinguniforms________.A)areusuallyhelpfulB)havelittleornoindividualfreedomC)tendtolosetheirindividualityD)enjoygreaterpopularity65. Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe________.A)UniformsandSocietyB)TheImportanceofWearingaUniformC)PracticalBenefitsofWearingaUniformD)AdvantagesandDisadvantagesofUniformsPassageFourQuestions66to70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Sincewearesocialbeings,thequalityofourlivesdependsinlargemeasureonourinterpersonalrelationships.Onestrengthofthehumanconditionisourtendencytogiveandreceivesupportfromoneanotherunderstressfulcircumstances.Socialsupportconsistsoftheexchangeofresourcesamongpeoplebasedontheirinterpersonalties.Thoseofuswithstrongsupportsystemsappearbetterabletocopewithmajorlifechangesanddailyhassles(困难).Peoplewithstrongsocialtieslivelongerandhavebetterhealththanthosewithoutsuchties.Studiesoverarangeofillnesses,fromdepressiontoheartdisease,revealthatthepresenceofsocialsupporthelpspeoplefendoff(挡开)illness,andtheabsenceofsuchsupportmakespoorhealthmorelikely.Socialsupportcushionsstressinanumberofways.First,friends,relatives,andco-workersmayletusknowthattheyvalueus.Ourself-respectisstrengthenedwhenwefeelacceptedbyothersdespiteourfaultsanddifficulties.Second,otherpeopleoftenprovideuswithinformationalsupport.Theyhelpustodefineandunderstandourproblemsandfindsolutionstothem.Third,wetypicallyfindsocialcompanionshipsupportive.Engaginginleisure-timeactivitieswithothershelpsustomeetoursocialneedswhileatthesametimedistracting(转移…注意力)usfromourworriesandtroubles.Finally,otherpeoplemaygiveusinstrumentalsupport—financialaid,materialresources,andneededservices—thatreducesstressbyhelpingusresolveandcopewithourproblems.66. Interpersonalrelationshipsareimportantbecause________.A)theyareindispensabletopeople’ssocialwell-beingB)theyawakenpeople’sdesiretoexchangeresourcesC)theyhelppeopletocopewithlifeintheinformationeraD)theycancurearangeofillnessessuchasheartdisease,etc67. Researchshowsthatpeople’sphysicalandmentalhealth________.A)reliesonthesocialwelfaresystemswhichsupportthemB)hasmuchtodowiththeamountofsupporttheygetfromothersC)dependsontheirabilitytodealwithdailyworriesandtroublesD)iscloselyrelatedtotheirstrengthforcopingwithmajorchangesintheirlives68. Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheword“cushions”(Line1,Para.2)?A)Addsupto.B)Doesawaywith.C)Lessenstheeffectof.D)Laysthefoundationfor.69. Helpingasickneighborwithsomerepairworkisanexampleof________.A)instrumentalsupportB)informationalsupportC)socialcompanionshipD)thestrengtheningofself-respect70. Socialcompanionshipisbeneficialinthat________.A)ithelpsst