大学英语期末考试试卷及答案-试卷4A

CollegeEnglishAchievementTestBandFour

PaperA

PartIListeningComprehension(20points)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissectionyouwillheartenshortconversations.Atthe

endofeachconversation,

aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationand

thequestionwillbespoken

onlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,

youmustreadthefourchoices

markedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteron

theAnswerSheet.

1.A.Togohome.B.Togotowork.C.Torentaroom.D.Tobuyaroom.

2.A.Alice.B.Mom.C.Dad.D.Parents.

3.A.Themanwillhelpthewoman.

B.Themanwillnothelpthewoman.

C.Themanisafraidoftherefrigerator.

D.Themanlikestherefrigerator.

4.A.Inashop.B.Inabookstore.C.Inalibrary.D.Inaschool.

5.A.Hefeltsomethingwaswrongwithhisstomach.

B.Hewasveryproudofhisresults.

C.Hewasnotverysatisfiedbecausehewasaprofessionalrunner.

D.Hewasafraidoffailureinthelongdistancerace.

6.A.2:30.B.2:20.C.2:10.D.2:50.

7.A.Shehastogotothecinema.B.ShehastogotoAmerica.

C.Shehastogotothelibrary.D.Shehastobuyahistorybook.

8.A.Nurseandpatient.B.Wifeandhusband.

C.Secretaryandboss.D.Waitressandcustomer.

9.A.Shewillworkthereforalongtime.

B.Shewillworkinanestatecompany.

C.Shewillfindanewjob.

D.Shewantstobeamanager.

10.A.Aleader.B.Amanager.C.Alibrarian.D.Astudent.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissectionyouwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthe

passageisreadfor

thefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Then,

listentothepassageagain.

Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofill

intheblanksnumberedfromSI

toS7withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom

S8toS10youarerequired

tofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwords

youhavejustheard,orwritedown

themainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadfor

thethirdtime,youshouldcheck

whatyouhavewritten.

Thecostisgoingupforjustabouteverythingandcollegetuitionisno

(SI).Accordingtoa(S2)surveypublishedbythe

CollegeBoard'sScholarshipService,tuitionatmostAmerican

universitieswillbeonan(S3)of9percenthigherthisyear

thanlast.

Thebiggestincreasewilloccuratprivatecolleges.Publiccolleges,

heavily(S4)bytaxfunds,willalsoincreasetheirtuition,

buttheincreasewillbeafewpercentagepointslowerthantheir

privately-sponsored(S5).

Asafollow-up,theUnitedPressInternationaldidtheirownstudyat

MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.AtMassachusettsInstituteof

Technology,advisors(S6)thatstudentshave$8,900(S7)

foroneyear，sexpenses,including$5,300fortuition.Ten

yearsagothetuitionwas$2,150.

(S8)________________________________________________________________________

Anadditionalburdenisplacedonout-of-statestudentswhomustpayextra

chargesandforeignstudents(S9)

Onthebrighterside,thesurveyrevealedthatcollegegraduatesare

enteringthebestjobmarketsincethemiddle1960s.Joboffersareup

16percentfromlastyear,andsalariesaregood,atleastforgraduates

intechnicalfields.Forexample,arecentgraduateinpetroleum

engineeringcanexpecttomakeasmuchas$20,000peryear.

(S10)___________________________________________________________

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15points)

Directions:Eachofthefollowingsentencesisincompleteandisfollowed

byfourchoices.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.

11.Ifyoudon，tknowwhatthismeans,tothedictionary.

A.deferB.referC.conferD.infer

•Ourmathteacherwantedustodrawtwohorizontallines,not

ones.

verticalB.vitalC.virtualD.viral

•Owingto______competitionamongtheairlines,travelexpenseshave

beenreducedconsiderably.

A.angryB.fierceC.fightingD.armed

•Hewasrewardedwithaprizeforhisofanewkindofmedicine.

•imaginationB.discoveryC.designD.invention

•Inthe______ofdoingthechemicalexperiment,somestudentswere

injured.

A.methodB.processC.meansD.operation

•We_____bothertoconsiderwhyorhowtheyrun-untilsomethinggoes

wrong.

A.merelyB.rarelyC.nearlyD.frequently

•Toattention,maintaininterest,andpersuadepeopletoactin

certainways,youmusttieyour

topiccloselytotheneedsofyourlisteners.

•riseB.ariseC.arouseD.rouse

•Thepainter，sdepictionsofthehorrorofwarwonheraworldwide

A.dictationB.reputationC.imitationD.quotation

•AccordingtothepsychoanalystSigmundFreud,_____comesfromthe

achievementofmaturity.

•diplomacyB.senseC.understandingD.wisdom

•Manyanimalsstorefatinsummerandautumninordertothecold

winter.

•surviveB.tolerateC.endureD.persist

21.Mr.Hendersonwasdeterminedtoremain.Heneitherstoodonhis

wife'ssidenoronhismother，sside.

A.naturalB.neutralC.nervousD.native

22.Doyoubelievethesetwo______friendsusedtobebitterenemies?

A.intimateB.emotionalC.intenseD.supreme

23.Ashehadworkedinthearmyasanelectricalengineerformanyyears,

hehadeveryforthejob.

A.privilegeB.obligationC.qualificationD.commitment

24.Shewasvery______;shecriedevenwhenherhusbandleftforanother

cityonbusiness.

A.sensitiveB.indifferentC.reluctantD.emotional

25.Youngchildrensoon______wordstheyheartheireldersuse.

A.putforwardB.lookforwardtoC.turnupD.pickup

26.Thearrivaloffiveunexpectedgueststhreweverythinginto______.

A.confusionB.conflictC.concreteD.contrast

27.TheChineseabout22percentoftheworldpopulation.

A.accountupB.accountforC.makeinD.takefor

28.Thewomanhasnotyetthelossofherson.

A.gotupB.gotbyC.gotoverD.gotaround

29.Thebusinessofdoctorsistopreventand______disease.

A.killB.cureC.woundD.injure

30.Duringthepeakhourstheywerebytheheavytraffic.

A.heldforwardB.heldbackwardC.helddownD.heldup

31.Thepupilswereamazedatthe______oftheteacher，sknowledge.

A.extensionB.extendC.extendingD.extent

32.Diditeveryouthathecouldbethemurderer?

A.occurtoB.occurinC.happentoD.happenwith

33.HefromFudanUniversityintheClassof1991.

A.graduatedB.grantedC.completedD.finished

34.Hisproposalenjoyedgreatpopularityandhewaselectedbyanabsolute

A.numberB.figureC.majorityD.minority

35.Ifyouarepressedwiththetime,youmay______thesecondsection

ofthebook.

A.raiseB.lowerC.addD.omit

36.EvenCharles,,couldn，tmovethepianoabit.

A.asheisstrongB.strongasishe

C.asstrongheisD.strongasheis

37.Ourteachertoldusitwasthatcausedhertobeginclasshalf

anhourlaterthanusual.

A.webeinglateB.ourbeinglate

C.usbeinglateD.oursbeinglate

38.ShanghaihasalargerpopulationthaninChina.

A.anyothercityB.allthecitiesC.everycityD.anycities

39.Theknifeisverysharp.Weuseit.

A.tocutthemeatwithitB.forcuttingthemeat

C.tocutthemeatwithD.cuttingthemeatwith

40.Innowaydescribedasliberal.

A.PresidentBushcouldhaveB.PresidentBushcouldhavebeen

C.couldPresidentBushhaveD.couldPresidentBushhavebeen

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40points)

Directions:Inthisparttherearefourpassagesfollowedbytwenty

questions,eachwithfoursuggestedanswers.

ChoosetheONEthatyouthinkisthebestanswer.

Passage1

Allofusrelyonwhatwesee.Wesaytoourselves,〃Iknow,Iwasthere;

Isawithappen"andthatseemstosettlethematter.Ordoesit?Canwe

reallytrusttheevidenceofoureyes?

Takecompetitivesports.Fanswhoseethesamegamewillnotagreewith

eachotherandwilldisagreewiththereferee.〃Hewasoutofboundswhen

hecaughtthepass,z，saysonefan."You'recrazy.Isawitwithmyown

eyes.Hewasfivefeetinbounds.Youmustbeblind.saysanother.The

refereerulesthatthereceiverdidstepoutofbounds.Butthousandsof

fansarestillnotconvinced-becausetheywerethere!

It'sthesamestoryinthecourtroom.Trialproceduredependson

witnessesgivingsworntestimony（证词）,Butjusthowreliableisthe

testimonyofapersonwhoreportswhathehasseen?Inarecentstudy,

tenthousandwitnesseswereaskedtodescribethemantheysawcommita

crime.Thestudyrevealsthat,ontheaverage,thewitnessesoverestimated

theman，sheightbyfiveinches,hisagebyeightyears,andgavethewrong

haircolorin83percentofthecases.Thesewitnessesdidn，tplaytricks

onthem!

Whatcanwedotokeeperrortominimum?Firstofall,don，tletyour

emotionsinterferewithyourvision.Don'tseesomethingbecauseyouwant

toseeit.Secondly,trytostayrelaxed.Ifyouaretense,youareliable

toseeredwhenthecolorisblue.Andfinally,ithelpstomakenotes

ofwhatyousee.Don，trelyonyourmemoryalone.Takepictures,make

recordings,anduseanyotheraidtoreducedistortion.

41.Thebeststatementofthemainideaofthispassageisthat.

A.allofusrelyonwhatwesee

B.swornwitnessesandsportsfansrarelygiveaccuratedescriptionsof

whattheysee

C.wecan，tcompletelytrusttheevidenceofoureyes

D.eyewitnessesareunreliable

42.Thepassagesuggeststhatfansatsportsevents.

A.areswayed（支酉己）byemotion

B.don'ttrustthereferee

C.lieaboutwhattheysee

D.havenorespectforthetruth

43.Statisticalstudiesshowthat.

A.courtroomtestimonyonlyconfusesthejury

B.in83percentofthecases,witnessesoverestimateagebyeightyears

C.witnessesareremarkablyaccurate

D.testimonyofpeoplereportingwhattheyseeisoftenunreliable

44.Theword"them"inthelastlineofparagraph3refersto_______.

A.theeyesofthewitnesses

B.thesworntestimonygivenbythewitnesses

C.themembersofthejury

D.theheight,ageandhaircolorofthecriminal

45.Tokeepvisualerrortoaminimum,allofthefollowingarenecessary

EXCEPT_______.

A.tostaycalm

B.togetcloseforabetterlook

C.nottoletyouremotionsinterfere

D.tomakenotesofwhatyousee

Passage2

Wecanmakemistakesatanyage.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.

Butmostmistakesareaboutpeople."DidJerryreallycarewhenIbroke

upwithHelen?”“WhenIgotthatgreatjob,didJimreallyfeelgood

aboutit,asafriend?Ordidheenvymyluck?”Whenwelookback,doubts

likethesecanmakeusfeelbad.Butwhenwelookback,it'stoolate.

Whydowegowrongaboutourfriends—orourenemies?Sometimeswhat

peoplesayhidestheirrealmeaning.Andifwedon，treallylistenwemiss

thefeelingbehindthewords.Supposesomeonetellsyou,"You'realucky

dog.nThat，sbeingfriendly.But“luckydog"?There，sabitofenvy

inthosewords.Maybehedoesn，tseeithimself.Butbringinginthe“dog”

bitputsyoudownalittle.Whathemaybesayingisthathedoesn，tthink

youdeserveyourluck.

“Justthinkofallthethingsyouhavetobethankfulfor”isanother

noisethatsaysonethingandmeansanother.Itcouldmeanthatthespeaker

istryingtogetyoutoseeyourproblemaspartofyourlifeasawhole.

Butishe?Wrappedupinthisphraseisthethoughtthatyourproblemisn，t

important.It'stellingyoutothinkofallthestarvingpeopleinthe

worldwhenyouhaven，tgotadateforSaturdaynight.

Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone，swords?Onewayisto

takeagoodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?

Doeswhathesaysagreewiththetoneofhisvoice?Hisposture（姿态）?

Thelookinhiseyes?Stopandthink.Theminuteyouspendthinkingabout

therealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyoumaysaveanothermistake.

46.Thispassageismainlyabout_________.

A.howtointerpretwhatpeoplesay

B.whattodowhenyoulistentootherstalking

C.howtoavoidmistakeswhenyoucommunicatewithpeople

D.whywegowrongwithpeoplesometimes

47.Accordingtotheauthor,thereasonwhywegowrongaboutourfriends

isthat.

A.wefailtolistencarefullywhentheytalk

B.peopletendtobeannoyedwhenwecheckwhattheysay

C.peopleusuallystateonethingbutmeansanother

D.wetendtodoubtwhatourfriendssay

48.Inthesentence“Maybehedoesn，tseeithimself.wInthesecond

paragraph,thepronoun“it”refersto.

A.beingfriendlyB.abitofenvyC.luckydogD.yourluck

49.Whenwelistentoapersontalking,themostimportantthingforus

todois_______.

A.noticethewaythepersonistalking

B.takeagoodlookatthepersontalking

C.mindhistone,hispostureandthelookinhiseyes

D.examinetherealmeaningofwhathesaysbasedonhismanner,histone

andhisposture

50.Theauthormostprobablyisa,

A.teacherB.psychologistC.philosopherD.doctor

Passage3

Haveyoueverbeenafraidtotalkbackwhenyouweretreatedunfairly?

Haveyoueverboughtsomethingjustbecausethesalesmantalkedyouinto

it?Areyouafraidtoasksomeoneforadate?

Manypeopleareafraidtoassert（表现）themselves.Dr.Alberti,author

ofStandUp,SpeakOut,andTalkBack,thinksit'sbecausetheir

self-respectislow.uOurwholesetup（体制）isdesignedtomakepeople

distrustthemselves,“saysAlberti."There'salways'superior'around

-aparent,ateacher,aboss-who'knowsbetter'.Thesesuperiors

oftengainwhentheychip（肖ij弱）awayatyourself-image.

ButAlbertiandotherscientistsaredoingsomethingtohelppeopleassert

themselves.Theyoffer^assertivenesstraining”courses-ATfor

short.IntheATcoursespeoplelearnthattheyhavearighttobe

themselves.Theylearntospeakoutandfeelgoodaboutdoingso.They

learntobemoreactivewithouthurtingotherpeople.

Inoneway,learningtospeakoutistoovercomefear.Agrouptakingan

ATcoursewillhelpthetimidpersontolosehisfear.ButATusesaneven

strongermotive一一theneedtoshare.Thetimidpersonspeaksoutinthe

groupbecausehewantstotellhowhefeels.

Whetherornotyouspeakupforyourselfdependsonyourself-image.If

someoneyoufaceismore“important”thanyou,youmayfeellessofa

person.Youstarttodoubtyourowngoodsense.

Yougobytheotherperson，sdemand.But,whyshouldyou?ATsaysyoucan

gettofeelgoodaboutyourself.Andonceyoudo,youcanlearntospeak

out.

51.Asusedinthefirstline,thephraseutalkback”means.

A.persuadesomebodytochangehismind

B.answershowingdisagreement

C.talkandgoback

D.fightbravely

52.Thepassagemainlydiscussestheproblemthat_______.

A.peopleareeasilycheatedwhentheybuysomething

B.peopleareafraidtospeakforthemselves

C.somepeoplethinktoolowofthethemselves

D.somepeopleareafraidofsuperiors

53.Wemayinferfromthepassagethattheauthor，sattitudetowardsthe

wholesetupis_______.

A.positive

B.negative

C.hostile

D.appreciative

54.Onethingthat^AssertivenessTraining”doesnotdois

A.helppeopleovercomefear

B.showpeopletheyhavearighttobethemselves

C.helppeopletoassertthemselvesevenifotherssuffer

D.helppeopletofeelgoodaboutthemselves

55.Abesttitleforthispassageis_______.

A.AssertivenessTraining

B.DevelopmentofSelf-respect

C.TheImportanceofSelf-image

D.HowtoFeelGoodAboutYourself

Passage4

Whydon，tbirdsgetlostontheirlongflightsfromoneplacetoanother?

Scientistshavepuzzledoverthisquestionformanyyears.Nowthey're

beginningtofillintheblanks.

Notlongago,experimentsshowedthatbirdsrelyonthesuntoguidethem

duringdaylighthours.Butwhataboutbirdsthatflybynight?Testswith

artificialstarshaveprovedthatcertainnight-flyingbirdsareableto

followthestarsintheirlong-distanceflights.

Adovehadspentitslifetimeinacageandhadneverflownunderanatural

sky.Yetitshowedaninbornabilitytousethestarsforguidance.The

bird，scagewasplacedunderanartificialstar-filledsky.Thebirdtried

toflyinthesamedirectionasthattakenbyhisoutdoorcousins.Any

changeinthepositionoftheartificialstarscausedachangeinthe

directionofhisflight.

Butthestarsareapparentlytheirprincipalmeansofnavigation.When

thestarsarehiddenbyclouds,theyapparentlyfindtheirwaybysuch

landmarksasmountainranges,coastlines,andrivercourses.Butwhen

it'stoodarktoseethese,thedovescirclehelplessly,unabletofind

theirway.

56.Thereasonwhybirdsdon，tgetlostonlongflights.

A.hasbeenknowntoscientistsforyears

B.hasonlyrecentlybeendiscovered

C.isknownbyeveryone

D.willprobablyremainamystery

57.Duringdaylighthours,birds_______.

A.flyaimlessly

B.relyonlandmarks

C.usethesunforguidance

D.aremorelikelytogetlost

58.By〃hisoutdoorcousins"theauthormeans.

A.otherexperimenters

B.theotherdovesofthesamebrood

C.dovesunderthenaturalsky

D.otherbirdsingeneral

59.Theexperimentwiththedoveindicatedthat.

A.birdshavetothetaughttonavigate

B.abirdthathasbeencagedwillnotflylongdistances

C.somebirdscannotflyatnight

D.somebirdsseemtofollowthestarswhentheyflyatnight

60.Intotaldarkness,doves.

A.uselandmarks

B.don'tknowwhichwaytofly

C.flybackhome

D.waitforthestarstoappear

PartIVCloze(10%)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblank

therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshouldchoosetheone

thatbestfitsintothepassage.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

theAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Manhasthreebasicneeds:food,clothingandshelter.Ifamanlivesin

awarm_61_,clothingisnotabsolutelynecessary.However,mancannot

livewithoutfood,andhehaslittlechanceofsurvivalwithoutshelter.

Mankindneedsshelter_62_theweather,wildanimals,insects,and

hisenemies.

Longbeforemanlearnedhowtobuildhouses,helookedfornaturalshelters,

63_theanimalsdid.Hefoundthathecouldprotecthimselfbyclimbing

—64_treesorbycrouchingundertheoverhangingedgesofcliffs,or

bycrawlingintocaves.

Thefirstsheltersofhomesactuallybuiltbymanwerevery_65_.For

hisbuildingmaterials,heusedwhathecouldfindeasilyaroundhim:rocks,

treebranches,grassesandanimalskins.Itwasalongtime,however,

66_manbegantobuildpermanentsheltersbecause,untilmanlearned

tofarm,helived_67_hunting.And,inordertofollowgame,hehad

tobeabletomovehuntingground_68_.Thus,thefirstmanmadeshelters

werethose_69couldbeeasilytransported.

Thefirstpermanentshelterswereprobablybuilttwenty_70_forty

thousandyearsagobyfish-eatingpeoplewholivedinoneplaceaslong

asthefishsupply_71_.Fish-eaterscouldstayinoneplaceforseveral

years.However,oncemanlearnedtofarm,hecouldlivelongerinoneplace.

Thus,hewasabletobuildhishomewiththematerialshefound_72_.

InEgypt,forexample,woodwasscarce,somosthouseswerebuiltofbricks

madeofdriedmud,witharoof_73_.

WhentheNorsemencamefromScandinaviatoNorthernEurope,theyfound

manyforests,sotheybuilthomeswithaframe-workofheavytreetrunks

andtheyfilledthe___74___betweenthetrunkswithclay.TheEskimos,

ontheotherhand,livedinalandwheretherewaslittleornowood.They

learned_75_theirhomesperfectly_75_theirsurroundings.In

thewintertime,wheneverything_76_snowandice,theEskimosbuilt

theirhomeswithblocksofice.Whenthewarmweathercameand_77—

theice,theEskimoslivedinatentmadeofanimalskins.Theweather

isman'sworstnaturalenemy.Hehastoprotecthimselffromextremesof

heatandcoldandfromstorms,windandrain.

Wheretheweatherishotanddry,thehouseisgenerallymadeofclaybrick.

Thewindowsaresmallandhighup,sothattheheatstays_78_.There

isoftenaflatroof,_79_peoplecanfindacoolplacetosleep.In

hothumidareas,80peopleneedtobeprotectedfromtherain,as

well