大学英语四级考试试题真题 (十二)

大学英语四级考试试题真题

PartISectionAListeningComprehension(20minutes)

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Atthe

endofeachconvers-ation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.

Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.After

eachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthe

fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebest

answer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwitha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

Example:Youwillhear:

Youwillread."

A)Attheoffice.

B)Inthewaitingroom.

C)Attheairport.

D)Inarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingabout

someworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.ThisconversationiSmost

likelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)"Attheoffice"isthe

bestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkit

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

1.A)Themanenjoystravelingbycar.

B)Themanlivesfarfromthesubway.

C)Themanisgoodatdriving.

D)Themanusedtoownacar.

2.A)Tonyshouldcontinuetakingthecourse.

B)SheapprovesofTony'sdecision.

C)Tonycanchooseanothersciencecourse.

D)Shecan'tmeetTonysoearlyinthemorning.

3.A)Shehastostudyfortheexam.

B)Sheisparticularlyinterestedinplays.

C)She'seagertowatchthenewplay.

D)Shecanlendhernotestotheman.

4.A)Theywillbereplacedbyon-lineeducationsoonerorlater.

B)Theywillattractfewerkidsason-lineeducationexpands.

C)Theywillcontinuetoexistalongwithon-lineeducation.

D)Theywilllimittheirteachingtocertainsubjectsonly.

5.A)Moststudentswouldliketoworkforanewspaper.

B)Moststudentsfindajobbyreadingadvertisements.

C)Moststudentsfindithardtogetajobaftertheygraduate.

D)Moststudentsdon'twantjobsadvertisedinthenewspapers.

6.A)Movethewashingmachinetothebasement.

B)Turnthebasementintoaworkshop.

C)Repairthewashingmachine.

D)Finishhisassignment.

7.A)Somestudentsatthebackcannotheartheprofessor.

B)Theprofessorhaschangedhisreadingassignment.

C)Someofthestudentsarenotontheprofessor'slist.

D)Theprofessorhasbroughtextracopiesofhisassignment.

8.A)Shedoesn'twanttotalkaboutthecontest.

B)She'smodestabouthersuccessinthecontest.

C)She'sspenttwoyearsstudyingEnglishinCanada.

D)She'sveryproudofhersuccessinthespeechcontest.

9.A)Talkingaboutsports.

B)Writinguplocalnews.

C)Readingnewspapers.

D)Puttingupadvertisements

10.A)Theyshouldn'tchangetheirplan.

B)They'dbetterchangetheirmind.

C)Thetennisgamewon'tlastlong.

D)Weatherforecastsarenotreliable.

SectionBCompoundDictation

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.

Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyfor

itsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youare

requiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromSItoS7withtheexact

wordsyouhavejustheard.ForblanksnumberedfromS8toSIOyouare

requiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexact

wordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourown

words.Finally;whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshould

checkwhatyouhavewritten.

Therearealotofgoodcamerasavailableatthemoment--mostof

thesearemadeinJapanbuttherearealsogood

(SI)modelsfromGermanyandtheUSA.Wehave

(S2)rangeofdifferentmodelstoseewhichisthebest

(S3)money.Afteranumberofdifferenttestsand

interviewswithpeoplewhoare(S4)assessed,our

researchers(S5)withthedifferentcameras

beingtheOlympicBYmodelasthebestauto-focuscameraavailableat

themoment.Itcosts$200althoughyoumaywellwanttospend

more--(S6)muchasanother$200--onbuying

(S7)lensesandotherequipment.Itisagood

Japanesecamera,easytouse.

S8)_________________________________________________________

whereastheAmericanversionsareconsiderablymore

expensiveTheOlympicBYmodelweighsonly320gramswhichisquitea

bitlessthanothercamerasofasimilartype.Indeedoneoftheother

modelswelookedatweighedalmosttwiceasmuch.

(S9)________________________________________________________

_.ALLthepeopleweinterviewedexpressedalmosttotalsatisfaction

withit

(SIO)_______________________________________________________

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageis

followedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem

therearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthe

bestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwith

asinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Scratchythroats,stuffynosesandbodyachesallspellmisery,but

beingabletotellifthecauseisacoldorflu()maymakeadifference

inhowlongthemiserylasts.

TheAmericanLungAssociation(ALA)hasissuednewguidelineson

combatingcoldsandtheflu(流感)，andoneofthekeysisbeingableto

quicklytellthetwoapart.That'sbecausetheprescriptiondrugsavailable

forthefluneedtobetakensoonaftertheillnesssetsin.Asforcolds,the

soonerapersonstartstakingover-the-counterremedy,thesoonerrelief

willcome.

Thecommoncoldandthefluarebothcausedbyviruses.Morethan

200virusescancausecoldsymptoms,whilethefluiscausedbythree

viruses-fluA,BandC.Thereisnocureforeitherillness,buttheflucan

bepreventedbythefluvaccine(),whichis,formostpeople,the

bestwaytofighttheflu,accordingtotheALA.

Butifthefludoesstrike,quickactioncanhelp.Althoughthefluand

commoncoldhavemanysimilarities,therearesomeobvioussignsto

lookfor.

Coldsymptomssuchasstuffynose,runnynoseandscratchythroat

typicallydevelopgradually,andadultsandteensoftendonotgetafever.

Ontheotherhand,feverisoneofthecharacteristicfeaturesoftheflu

forallages.Andingeneral,flusymptomsincludingfeverandchills,sore

throatandbodyachescomeonsuddenlyandaremoreseverethancold

symptoms.

TheALAnotesthatitmaybeparticularlydifficulttotellwhen

infantsandpreschoolagechildrenhavetheflu.Itadvisesparentstocall

thedoctoriftheirsmallchildrenhaveflu-likesymptoms.

Bothcoldandflusymptomscanbeeasedwithover-the-counter

medicationsaswell.However,childrenandteenswithacoldorflu

shouldnottakeaspirinforpainreliefbecauseoftheriskofReye

syndrome(综合症)，ararebutseriousconditionoftheliverandcentral

nervoussystem.Reyesyndrome.

Thereis,ofcourse,novaccineforthecommoncold.Butfrequent

handwashingandavoidingclosecontactwithpeoplewhohavecolds

canreducethelikelihoodofCatchingone.

11.Accordingtotheauthor,knowingthecauseofthemiserywill

help

A)shortenthedurationoftheillness

B)thepatientbuymedicineoverthecounter

C)thepatientobtaincheaperprescriptiondrugs

D)preventpeoplefromcatchingcoldsandtheflu

12.Welearnfromthepassagethat

A)onedoesn'tneedtotakeanymedicineifhehasacoldortheflu

B)aspirinshouldnotbeincludedinover-the-countermedicinesfor

theflu

C)delayedtreatmentofthefluwillharmtheliverandcentral

nervoussystem

D)over-the-counterdrugscanbetakentoeasethemiserycaused

byacoldortheflu

13.Accordingtothepassage,tocombattheflueffectively,

A)oneshouldidentifytheviruswhichcausesit

B)oneshouldconsultadoctorassoonaspossible

C)oneshouldtakemedicineuponcatchingthedisease

D)oneshouldremainalertwhenthediseaseisspreading

14.Whichofthefollowingsymptomswilldistinguishtheflufroma

cold?

A)Astuffynose.

B)Ahightemperature.

CiAsorethroat.

D)Adrycough.

15.Ifchildrenhaveflu-likesymptoms,theirparents

A)areadvisednottogivethemaspirin

B)shouldwatchoutforsignsofReyesyndrome

C)areencouragedtotakethemtohospitalforvaccination

D)shouldpreventthemfrommixingwithpeoplerunningafever

PassageTwo

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

InatimeoflowacademicachievementbychildrenintheUnited

States,manyAmericansareturningtoJapan,acountryofhighacademic

achievementandeconomicsuccess,forpossibleanswers.However,the

answersprovidedbyJapanesepreschoolsarenottheonesAmericans

expectedtofind.In'mostJapanesepreschools,surprisinglylittle

emphasisisputonacademicinstruction.Inoneinvestigation,300

Japaneseand210Americanpreschoolteachers,childdevelopment

specialists,andparentswereaskedaboutvariousaspectsofearly

childhoodeducation.Only2percentoftheJapaneserespondents（答问

卷者）listed"togivechildrenagoodstart'academically"asoneoftheir

topthreereasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.Incontrast,overhalf

theAmericanrespondentschosethisasoneoftheirtopthreechoices.

Topreparechildrenforsuccessfulcareersinfirstgradeandbeyond,

Japaneseschoolsdonotteachreading,writing,andmathematics,but

ratherskillssuchaspersistence,concentration,andtheabilityto

functionasamemberofagroup.ThevastmajorityofyoungJapanese

childrenaretaughttoreadathomebytheirparents.

IntherecentcomparisonofJapaneseandAmericanpreschool

education,91percentofJapaneserespondentschoseprovidingchildren

withagroupexperienceasoneoftheirtopthreereasonsforasocietyto

havepreschools.Sixty-twopercentofthemoreindividuallyoriented（强

调个性发展的）Americanslistedgroupexperienceasoneoftheirtop

threechoices.Anemphasisontheimportanceofthegroupseenin

Japaneseearlychildhoodeducationcontinuesintoelementaryschool

education.

LikeinAmerica,thereisdiversityinJapaneseearlychildhood

education.SomeJapanesekindergartenshavespecificaims,suchas

earlymusicaltrainingorpotentialdevelopment.Inlargecities,some

kindergartensareattachedtouniversitiesthathaveelementaryand

secondaryschools.

SomeJapaneseparentsbelievethatiftheiryoungchildrenattenda

university-basedprogram,itwillincreasethechildren'schancesof

eventuallybeingadmittedtotop-ratedschoolsanduniversities.Several

moreprogressiveprogramshaveintroducedfreeplayasawayoutfor

theheavyintellectualizinginsomeJapanesekindergartens.

16.WelearnfromthefirstparagraphthatmanyAmericansbelieve

A)Japaneseparentsaremoreinvolvedinpreschooleducationthan

Americanparents

B)Japan'seconomicsuccessisaresultofitsscientificachievements

C)Japanesepreschooleducationemphasizesacademicinstruction

D)Japan'shighereducationissuperiortotheirs

17.MostAmericanssurveyedbelievethatpreschoolsshouldalso

attachimportanceto

A)problemsolving

B)groupexperience

C)parentalguidance

D)individually-orienteddevelopment

18.InJapan'spreschooleducation,thefocusison

A)preparingchildrenacademically

B)developingchildren'sartisticinterests

C)tappingchildren'spotential

D)shapingchildren'scharacter

19.FreeplayhasbeenintroducedinsomeJapanesekindergartens

inorderto

A)broadenchildren'shorizon

B)cultivatechildren'screativity

C)lightenchildren'sstudyload

D)enrichchildren'sknowledge

20.WhydosomeJapaneseparentssendtheirchildrento

university:basedkindergartens?

A)Theycandobetterintheirfuturestudies.

B)Theycanaccumulatemoregroupexperiencethere.

C)Theycanbeindividuallyorientedwhentheygrowup.

D)Theycanhavebetterchancesofgettingafirst-rateeducation.

PassageThree

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Leaddeposits,whichaccumulatedinsoilandsnowduringthe

1960'sand70's,wereprimarilytheresultofleadedgasolineemissions

originatingintheUnitedStates.InthetwentyyearsthattheCleanAir

ActhasmandatedunleadedgasuseintheUnitedStates,thelead

accumulationworld-widehasdecreasedsignificantly.

AstudypublishedrecentlyinthejournalNatureshowsthat

air-borneleadedgasemissionsfromtheUnitedStatesweretheleading

contributortothehighconcentrationofleadinthesnowinGreenland.

ThenewstudyisaresultofthecontinuedresearchledbyDr.Charles

Boutron,anexpertontheimpactofheavymetalsontheenvironmentat

theNationalCenterforScientificResearchinFrance.AstudybyDr.

Boutronpublishedin1991showedthatleadlevelsinarctic（北极的）

snowweredeclining.

Inhisnewstudy,Dr.Boutronfoundtheratiosofthedifferentforms

ofleadintheleadedgasolineusedintheUnitedStatesweredifferent

fromtheratiosofEuropean,AsianandCanadiangasolinesandthus

enabledscientiststodifferentiate（分区）theleadsources.The

dominantleadratiofoundinGreenlandsnowmatchedthatfoundin

gasolinefromtheUnitedStates.

InastudypublishedinthejournalAmbio,scientistsfoundthatlead

levelsinsoilintheNorth-easternUnitedStateshaddecreasedmarkedly

sincetheintroductionofunleadedgasoline.

Manyscientistshadbelievedthattheleadwouldstayinsoiland

snowforalongerperiod.

TheauthorsoftheAmbiostudyexaminedsamplesoftheupper

layersofsoiltakenfromthesamesitesof30forestfloorsinNewEngland,

NewYorkandPennsylvaniain1980andin1990.

Theforestenvironmentprocessedandredistributedtheleadfaster

thanthescientistshadexpected.

Scientistssaybothstudiesdemonstratethatcertainpartsofthe

ecosystem(生态系统)respondrapidlytoreductionsinatmosph