大学英语四级考试试题真题 (十三)

大学英语四级考试试题真题

PartIVCloze(15minutes)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreach

blanktherearejourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideof

thepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingle

linethroughthecentre.

Thepartoftheenvironmentalmovementthatdrawsmyfirm's

attentionisthedesignofcities'buildingsandproducts.Whenwe

designedAmerica?sfirstso-called“green“officebuildinginNewYork

twodecades_71_,wefeltveryalone.Buttoday,thousandsofpeople

cometogreenbuildingconferences,andthe__72_thatbuildingscan

begoodforpeopleandtheenvironmentwillbeincreasinglyinfluential

inyearsto_73_.

Backin1984wediscoveredthatmostmanufacturedproductsfor

decorationweren'tdesignedfor_74_use.Theuenergy-efficientn

sealedcommercialbuildingsconstructedafterthe1970senergycrisis

_75_indoorairqualityproblemscausedbymaterialssuchaspaint,

wallcoveringandcarpet.Sofar20years,we'vebeenfocusingonthese

materials__76_tothemolecules,lookingforwaystomakethem

_77_forpeopleandtheplanet.

Homebuilderscannowusematerials-suchaspaintsthatrelease

significantly_78_amountsoforganiccompounds-thatdon't_79_

thequalityoftheair,water,orsoil.Ultimately,_80_,ourbasicdesign

strategyisfocusednotsimplyonbeing“lessbad“butoncreating

_81_healthfulmaterialsthatcanbeeithersafelyreturnedtothesoil

_82_reusedbyindustryagainandagain.Asamatterof_83_,the

world'slargestcarpetmanufacturerhasalready_84_acarpetthatis

fullyandsafelyrecyclable(可循环用的).

Lookatitthisway:Noone_85_outtocreateabuildingthat

destroystheplanet.Butourcurrentindustrialsystemsare_86_

causingtheseconditions,whetherwelikeitornot.So_87_ofsimply

tryingtoreducethedamage,weare_88_apositiveapproach.We're

givingpeoplehigh-quality,healthfulproductsandanopportunityto

makechoicesthathavea_89_effectontheworld.It?snotjustthe

buildingindustry,either._90_citiesaretakingtheseenvironmentally

positiveapproachestodesign,planningandbuilding.Portland,Seattle

andBostonhavesaidtheywanttobegreencities.Chicagowantstobe

thegreenestcityintheworld.

71.A)ago

B)off

C)before

D)away

72.A)practice

B)outlook

C)idea

D)scheme

73.A)go

B)come

C)arrive

D)continue

74.A)indoor

B)inward

C)relevant

D)flexible

75.A)displayed

B)discovered

C)exhibited

D)revealed

76.A)back

B)down

C)next

D)near

77.A)comfortable

B)cautious

C)safe

D)stable

78.A)reduced

B)revised

C)descended

D)delayed

79.A)deny

B)depress

C)dissolve

D)destroy

80.A)besides

B)however

C)anyhow

D)anyway

81.A)partially

B)exactly

C)completely

D)superficially

82.A)or

B)and

C)but

D)nor

83.A)interest

B)fact

C)principle

D)course

84.A)sketched

B)constructed

C)researched

D)developed

85.A)starts

B)pulls

C)looks

D)makes

86.A)basically

B)originally

C)traditionally

D)inevitably

87.A)because

B)out

C)instead

D)regardless

88.A)adjusting

B)admitting

C)adopting

D)adapting

89.A)functional

B)beneficial

C)precious

D)sensible

90.A)Entire

B)Total

C)Full

D)Complete

PartVWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritea

posterrecruitingvolunteers.YoushouldwriteatLeast120words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.校学生会将组织一次暑假志愿者活动，现招募志愿者

2.本次志愿者活动的目的、活动安排等

3.报名条件及联系方式

VolunteersNeeded

参考答案

PartI

1.C2.B3.C4.A5.D

6.A7.B8.A9.D10.D

11.C12.B13.C14.D15.A

16.B17.C18.A19.A20.B

PartII

21.D22.D23.A24.C25.B

26.C27.A28.B29.C30.D

31.C32.B33.A34.D35.B

36.C37.D38.C39.A40.C

PartIII

41.A42.B43.D44.A45.D

46.C47.B48.D49.A50.B

51.C52.A53.D54.C55.B

56.D57.B58.A59.C60.D

61.C62.A63.B64.D65.B

66.A67.C68.D69.B70.D

PartIV

71.A72.C73.B74.A75.D

76.B77.C78.A79.D80.B

81.C82.A83.B84.D85.A

86.D87.C88.C89.B90.A

听力原文

SectionA

1.M:Ithinkthehostessreallywentoutofherwaytomakethe

partyasuccess.

W:Yes,thefoodanddrinksweregreat,butifonlywehadknowna

fewoftheotherguests.

Q:Whatdidthetwospeakerssayabouttheparty?

2.M:Canyoustopbythepostofficeandgetmesomeenvelopes

and39cents'stamps?

W:Well,Iamnotgoingtostopbythepostoffice,butIcanbuyyou

someatthebookstoreafterIseethedentistonMarketstreet.

Q:Wherewillthewomangofirst?

3.M:HowdoyoulikethenewphysicianwhoreplacedDr.Andrews?

W:HemaynotseemasagreeableorasthoroughasDr.Andrews,

butatleasthedoesn'tkeeppatientswaitingforhours.

Q:Whatcanweinferfromthewoman'sanswer?

4.W:Tommustbeinabadmoodtoday.Hehasn'tsaidhalfadozen

wordsallafternoon.

M:Oh,really?That'snotliketheTomweknow.

Q.:Whatdoesthemanimply?

5.W:Doyouhavetheseminarschedulewithyou?I'dliketofind

outthetopicforFriday.

M:Igaveittomyfriend,butthereshouldbecopiesavailableinthe

library.Icanpickoneupforyou.

Q:Whatdoesthemanpromisetodo?

6.W:IwonderifyoucouldsellmethePsychologytextbooks.You

tookthecourselastsemester,didn'tyou?

M:Asamatteroffact,Ialreadysoldthembacktotheschool

bookstore.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

7.W:Hereisthisweek'sschedule,Tony.OnMonday,thereisthe

boardmeeting.Yourspeechtothelion'sclubisonTuesdayafternoon.

ThenonWednesdayyouhaveanappointmentwithyourlawyerand…

M:Wait,youmeanthebusinessconferenceonTuesdayis

cancelled?

Q.:WhatwillthemandothisTuesday?

8.M:Canyoubelieveit?Jessietoldherbosshewaswrongtohave

firedhismarketingdirector

W:Yeah,butyouknowJessie.Ifshehassomethinginmind,

everyonewillknowaboutit.

Q.:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

9.M:We'vegotthreewomenresearchersinourgroup:Mary,

BettyandHelen.Doyouknowthem?

W:Sure.Maryisactiveandsociable.Bettyisthemosttalkative

womanI'veevermet.Butguesswhat?HelenJsjusttheopposite.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromthewoman'sremarkaboutHelen?

10.W:JimmysaidthathewasgoingtomarryarichFrench

businesswoman.

M:Don'tbesosure.Heoncetoldmethathehadboughtabig

house.Yethe'sstillsharinganapartmentwithMark.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

SectionB

Passage1

UnlessyouhavevisitedthesouthernUnitedStates,youprobably

haveneverheardofKudzu.Kudzu,asanyfarmerinthesouthwillsadly

tellyou,isasuper-poweredweed.Itisastrongclimbingplant.Onceit

getsstarted,Kudzuisalmostimpossibletostop.Itclimbstothetopsof

thetallesttrees.Itcancoverlargebuildings.Wholebarnsandfarm

houseshavebeenknowntodisappearfromview.Whereveritgrows,its

thicktwistingstemsareextremelyhardtoremove.Kudzuwasonce

thoughttobeahelpfulplant.OriginallyfoundinAsia,itwasbroughtto

Americatohelpprotectthelandfrombeingswallowedbythesea.Itwas

plantedwhereitstoughrootswhichgrowuptofivefeetlongcouldhelp

holdbackthesoil.Buttheplantsoonspreadtoplaceswhereitwasn't

wanted.Farmersnowhavetofighttokeepitfromkillingotherplants.In

away,Kudzuisasignoflaborshortageinthesouth.Wherethereisno

onetoworkthefields,Kudzusoontakesover.ThenorthernUnited

StatesfacesnothreatfromKudzu.Harshwinterskillitoff.Theplant

lovesthewarmthofthesouth,butthesouthsurelydoesn'tloveit.If

someonecouldinventsomeuseforKudzuandremoveitfromsouthern

farmland,hisorherfortunewouldbeassured.

11.Whatdowelearnabout“Kudzu“fromthepassage?

12.Whatwillhappenifthefieldsareneglectedinthesouthern

UnitedStates?

13.Whyisn'tKudzuathreattothenorthernUnitedStates?

Passage2

Theword“university“comesfromtheLatinword“universitas”,

meaning“thewhole”.Later,inLatinlegallanguage,“universitas”

meantasocietyorcorporation.IntheMiddleAges,thewordmeant

“anassociationofteachersandscholarsn.Theoriginsofuniversities

canbetracedbacktothe12thtol4thcenturies.Intheearly12th

century,longbeforeuniversitieswereorganizedinthemodernsense,

studentsgatheredtogetherforhigherstudiesatcertaincentersof

learning.TheearliestcentersintheEuropewereatBoloniainItaly,

foundedin1088.OtherearlycentersweresetupinFrance,theCzech

Republic,AustriaandGermanyfrom1150to1386.Thefirstuniversities

inBritainwereOxfordandCambridge.Theywereestablishedin1185

and1209respectively.ThefamousLondonUniversitywasfoundedin

1836.Thiswasfollowedbythefoundationofseveraluniversitiessuchas

ManchesterandBirmingham,whichdevelopedfromprovincialcolleges.

Itwasinthe1960?sthatthelargestexpansionofhighereducationtook

placeinBritain.Thisexpansiontook3basicforms:existinguniversities

wereenlarged,newuniversitiesweredevelopedfromexistingcolleges

andcompletelynewuniversitiesweresetup.InBritain,financefor

universitiescomesfromthreesource:thefirst,andthelargestsource,is

grantsfromthegovernment,thesecondsourceisfeespaidbystudents

andthethirdoneisprivatedonations.AlltheBritishuniversitiesexcept

onereceivesomegovernmentfunding.TheexceptionisBuckingham,

whichisBritain?sonlyindependentuniversity.

14.Whatdidtheword"Universitas"meanintheMiddleAges?

15.Whywasthe1960ssosignificantforBritishHigherEducation?

16.WhatisthemainfinancialsourceforBritishuniversities?

Passage3

Oneofthebiggestproblemsindevelopingcountriesishunger.An

organizationcalledHeiferInternationalisworkingtoimprovethe

situation.Theorganizationsendsfarmanimalstofamiliesand

communitiesaroundtheworld.AnAmericanfarmer,DanWest,

developedtheideaforHeiferInternationalinthe1930s.Mr.Westwas

workinginSpainwherehediscoveredaneedforcows.Manyfamilies

werestarvingbecauseofthecivilwarinthatcounty.SoMr.Westasked

hisfriendsintheUnitedStatestosendsomecows.ThefirstHeifer

animalsweresentin1944.Sincet