大学英语四级考试试题真题 (九)

大学英语四级考试试题真题

PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)

SectionA

DirectionsJnthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.At

theendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwas

said.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonly

once.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,you

mustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhich

isthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingIetterontheAnswer

Sheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Example:Youwillhear:

Youwillread:A)Attheoffice.B)Inthewaitingroom.

C)Attheairport.D)Inarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingabout

someworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohave

takenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice“isthebest

answer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwitha

singlelinethroughthecentre.SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

1.A)Thewomanisclosefriendoftheman.B)Thewomanhas

beenworkingtoohard.

C)Thewomanisseeingadoctor.D)Thewomanistiredofher

work.

2.A)Thisapplepietastesverygood.B)Hismotherlikesthepie

verymuch.

C)Thispiecan'tmatchhismother's.D)Hismothercan'tmake

applepies.

3.A)Takeawalk.B)Giveaperformance.

C)Listentothemusic.D)Dancetothemusic.

4.A)Readanarticleonpoliticalscience.

B)Presentadifferenttheorytotheclass.

C)Readmorethanonearticle.

D)Chooseabetterarticletoread.

5.A)ThewomanwouldunderstandifshedidMary'sjob.

B)ThewomanshoulddothetypingforMary.

C)ThewomanshouldworkashardasMary.

D)Thewomanisn'taskillfultypist.

6.A)HewantstomakeanappointmentwithMr.Smith.

B)HewantstomakesurethatMr.Smithwillseehim.

C)Hewantstochangethetimeoftheappointment.

D)Hewantsthewomantomeethimatthreeo'clock.

7.A)Hegetsnervousvesily..B)Heisaninexperienced

speaker.

C)Heisanawfulspeaker.D)Hehasn'tpreparedhis

speechwell.

8A)Shedidn'tlikethebooksthemanbought.

B)Therewasn'talargeselectionatthebookstore.

C)Themanboughtalotofbooks.

D)Shewantedtoseewhatthemanbought.

9.A)Buyaticketfortheteno'clockflight.

B)Askthemantochangetheticketforher.

C)Gototheairportimmediately.

D)Switchtoadifferentflight.

10.A)Dr.Lemoniswaitingorapatient.

B)Dr.Lemonisbusyatthemoment.

C)Dr.Lemonhaslosthispatience.

D)Dr.Lemonhasgoneouttovisitapatient.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheend

ofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)and

D).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwitha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A)Acaroutsidethesupermarket.B)Acaratthebottomof

thehill.

C)Paul'scar.D)Thesportscar.

12.A)insidethecar.B)Atthefootofthehill.

C)Inthegaratge.D)Inthesupermarket.

13.A)Thedriverofthesportscar.B)Thetwogirlsinsidethe

car.

C)Thebusdriver.D)Paul.

14.A)Nobody.B)Thetwogirls.

C)Themanstandingnearby.D)Thesalesmanfrom

London.

PassageTwo

Questions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

15.A)Hisfriendgavehimthewrongkey.

B)Hedidn'tknowwherethebackdoorwas.

C)Hecouldn'tfindthekeytohismailbox.

D)Itwastoodarktoputthekeyinthelock.

16.A)Itwasgettingdark.

B)Hewasafraidofbeingblamedbyhisfriend.

C)Thebirdsmighthaveflownaway.

D)Hisfriendwouldarriveanytime.

17.A)Helookedsillywithonlyoneleginsidethewindow.

B)Heknewthepolicemanwould'tbelievehim.

C)Thetorchlightmadehimlookveryfoolish.

D)Herealisedthathehadmadeamistake.PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A)Thethreatofpoisonousdesertanimalsandplants.

B)Theexhaustionofenergyresources.

C)Thedestructionofoilwells.

D)Thespreadoftheblackpowderfromthefires.

19.A)Theundergroundoilresourceshavenotbeenaffected.

B)Mostofthedesertanimalsandplantshavemanagedto

survive.

C)Theoillakessoondriedupandstoppedevaporating.

D)Theundergroundwaterresourceshavenotbeenpolluted..

20.A)Torestorethenormalproductionoftheoilwells.

B)Toestimatethelossescausedbythefires.

C)Toremovetheoilleftinthedesert.

D)Tousetheoilleftintheoillakes.

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageis

followedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem

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

bestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwith

asinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Unlesswespendmoneytospotandpreventasteroids（小行

星）now,onemightcrashintoEarthanddestroylifeasweknowit,say

somescientists.

Asteroidsarebiggerversionsofthemeteoroids（流星）thatrace

acrossthenightsky.MostorbitthesunfarfromEarthanddon't

threatenus.Buttherearealsothousadswhoseorbitsputthemona

collisioncoursewithEarth.

Buy$50millionworthofnewtelescopesrightnow.Thenspend

$10millionayearforthenext25yearstolocatemostofthespace

rocks.Bythetimewespotafatalone,thescientistssay,we'llhaveaway

tochangeitscourse.

Somescientistsfavorpushingasteroidsoffcoursewithnuclear

weapons.Butthecostwouldn'tbecheap.

Isitworthit?Twothingsexpertsconsiderwhenjudginganyrisk

are:1）Howlikelytheeventis;and2）Howbadtheconsequencesifthe

eventoccurs.Expertsthinkanasteroidbigenoughtodestroylotsoflife

mightstrikeEarthonceevery500,000years.Soundsprettyrare-butif

onedidfall,itwouldbetheendoftheworld."Ifwedon'ttakecareof

thesebigasteroids,they'lltakecareofus,“saysonescientist.It'sthat

simple.”

Thecure,though,mightbeworsethanthedisease.Dowereally

wantfleetsofnuclearweaponssittingaroundonEarth?”Theworldhas

lesstofearfrom

doomsday(毁灭性的)rocksthanfromagreatnuclearfleetset

againstthem,“saidaNewYorkTimesarticle.

21.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutasteroidsandmeteoroids?

A)Theyareheavenlybodiesdifferentincomposition.

B)Theyareheavenlybodiessimilarinnature.

C)Therearemoreasteroidsthanmeteoroids.

D)Asteroidsaremoremysteriousthanmeteoroids.

22.Whatdoscientistssayaboutthecollisionofanasteroidwith

Earth?

A)Itisveryunlikelybutthedangerexists.

B)Suchacollisionmightoccuronceevery25years.

C)CollisionsofsmallerasteroidswithEarthoccurmoreoften

thanexpected.

D)It'sstilltooearlytosaywhethersuchacollisionmightoccur..

23.Whatdopeoplethinkofthesuggestionofusingnuclear

weaponstoalterthe

courseofasteroids?

A)Itsoundspracticalbutitmaynotsolvetheproblem.

B)Itmaycreatemoreproblemsthanitmightsolve.

C)Itisawasteofmoneybecauseacollisionofasteroidswith

Earthisveryunlikely.

D)Furtherresearchshouldbedonebeforeitisprovedapplicable.

24.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat.

A)whilepushingasteroidsoffcoursenuclearweaponswould

destroytheworld

B)asteroidsracingacrossthenightskyarelikelytohitEarthin

thenearfuture

C)theworryaboutasteroidscanbelefttofuturegenerations

sinceitisunlikelytohappeninourlifetime

D)workablesolutionsstillhavetobefoundtopreventacollision

ofasteroidswithEarth.

25.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'stoneinthis

passage?

A)Optimistic.B)Critical.C)Objective.D)Arbitrary.

Believeitornot,opticalillusion(错觉)cancuthighway

crashes.Japanisacaseinpoint.lthasreducedautomobilecrasheson

someroadsbynearly75percentusingasimpleopticalillusion.Bent

stripes,calledchevrons(人字形)paintedontheroadsmakedriversthink

thattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyare,andthusdriversslow

down.NowtheAmericanAssociationFoundationforTrafficSafetyin

WashingtonD.C.isplanningtorepeatJapan'ssuccess.Startingnext

year,thefoundationwillpaintchevronsandotherpatternsofstripeson

selectedroadsaroundthecountrytotesthowwellthepatternsreduce

highwaycrashes.Excessivespeedplaysamajorroleroleinasmuchas

onefifthofallfataltrafficaccidents,accordingtothefoundation.Tohelp

reducethoseaccidents,thefoundationwillconductitstestsinareas

wherespeed-relatedhazardsarethegreatest-curves,exitslopes,

trafficcircles,andbridges.Somestudiessuggestthatstraight,horizontal

barspaintedacrossroadscaninitiallycuttheaveragespeedofdriversin

haIf.However,trafficoftenreturnstofullspeedwithinmonthsasdrivers

becomeusedtoseeingthepaintedbar.Chevrons,scientistssay,notonly

givedriverstheimpressionthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreally

arebutalsomakealanesppeartobenarrower.Theresultisalonger

lastingreductioninhighwayspeedandthenumberoftrafficaccidents.

26.Thepassagemainlydiscusses.

A)anewwayofhighwayspeedcontrol

B)anewpatternforpaintinghighways

C)anewapproachtotrainingdrivers

D)anewtypeofopticalillusion

27.Onroadspaintedwithchevronsdriverstendtofeelthat.

A)theyshouldavoidspeed-relatedhazards

B)theyaredrivinginthewronglane

C)theyshouldslowdowntheirspeed

D)theyareapproachingthespeedlimit

28.Theadvantageofchevronsoverstraight,horizontalbarsisthat

theformer.

A)cankeepdriversawake

B)cancutroadaccidentsinhalf

C)willhavealongereffectondrivers

D)willlookmoreattractive

29.TheAmericanAssociationFoundationforTrafficSafetyplansto.

A)tryouttheJapanesemethodincertainareas

B)changetheroadsignsacrossthecountry

C)replacestraight,horizontalbarswithchevrons

D)repeattheJapaneseroadpatterns

30.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutstraight,horizontalbars

paintedacrossroads?

A)TheyarefallingoutofuseintheUnitedStates.

B)Theytendtobeignoredbydriversinashortperiodoftime.

C)Theyareapplicableonlyonbroadroads.

D)Theycannotbeappliedsuccessfullytotrafficcircles..

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Amtrak（美国铁路客运公司）wasexperiencingadownswingin

ridership（客运量）alongthelinescomprisingitsrailsystem.Ofmajor

concerntoAmtrakanditsadvertisingagencyDDBNeedham,werethe

long-distancewesternrouteswhereridershiphadbeendeclining

significantly.Atonetime,trainsweretheonlypracticalwaytocrossthe

vastareasofthewest.Trainswerefast,ver,'luxurious,andquite

convenientcomparedtootherformsoftransportationexistingatthe

time.However,timeschangeandtheautomolilebecameAmerica's

standardofconvenience.Also,airtravelhadeasilyestablisheditselfas

thefastestmethodoftravelinggreatdistances.Therefore,thetaskfor

DDBNeedhamwastoencourageconsumerstoconsiderotheraspectsof

traintravelinordertochangetheirattitudesandincreasethelikelihood

thattrainswouldbeconsideredfortravelinthewest.Twoportionsof

thetotalmarketweretargeted:1）anxiousfliers-thoseconcermedwith

safety,relaxation,andcleanlinessand2）travel-lovers-thoseviewing

themselvesasrelaxed,casual,andinterestedinthetravelecperienceas

partoftheirvacation.Theagencythendevelopedacampaignthat

focusedontravelexperiencessuchasfreedom,escape,relaxation,and

enjoymentofthegreatwesternoutdoors.ltstressedexperiencesgained

byusingthetrainsandportrayedwesterntraintripsaswonderful

adventures.Advertisementsshowedpicturesofthebeautifulscenery

thatcouldbeenjoyedalongsomeofthemorefamouswesternroutes

andemphasizedtheromanticnamesofsomeofthesetrains(Empire

Builder,etc.).Theseadswerestrategicallyplacedamongfamily-oriented

TVshowsandprogramsinvolvingnatureandAmericainordertomost

effectivelyreachtargetaudiences.Resultswereimpressive.TheEmpireBu

ilder.Whichwasfocusedoninonead.enjoyeda15percentincreasein

profitsonitsChicagotoSeattleroute.

31.What'stheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage?

A)Toshowtheinabilityoftrainstocompetewithplaneswith

respecttospeedandconvenience.

B)TostresstheinfluenceoftheautomobileonAmerica's

standardofconvenience.

C)Toemphasizethefunctionoftravelagenciesinmarket

promotion.

D)Toillustratetheimportantroleofpersuasivecommuniationin

changingconsum-erattitudes.

32.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthedropinAmtrak

ridershipwasdueto

thefactthat.

A)trainswerenotsuitableforshortdistancepassenger

transportation

B)trainswerenotthefastestandmostconvenientformof

transportation

C)trainswerenotasfastandconvenientastheyusedtobe

D)trainscouldnotcompetewithplanesintermsofluxuryand

convenience

33.Toencourageconsumerstotravelbytrain,DDBNeedham

emphasized.

A)thefreedomandconvenienceprovidedontrains

B)thepracticalaspestsoftravel

C)theadventurousaspectsoftraintrips

D)thesafetyandcleanlinessoftraintrips

34.Thetrainadswereplacedamongfamily-orientedTVprograms

involvingnature

andAmericabecause.

A)theycouldfocusonmeaningfultravelexperiences

B)theycouldincreasetheeffectivenessoftheTVprograms

C)theirprofitscouldbeincreasedbysome15percent

D)mosttravel-loversandnervousflierswerebelievedtobe

amongtheaudiences

35.Accordingtothepassage,theEmpireBuilderenjoyedan

increaseinridershipand

profitsbecause.

A)theattractivenessofitsnameandroutewaseffectively

advertised

B)itprovidedanexcitingtravelexperience

C)itspassengerscouldenjoythegreatwesternoutdoors

D)itwaswidelyadvertisedinnewspapersandmagazinesin

ChicagoandSeattle

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Whydoescreamgobadfasterthanbutter?Someresearchers

thinktheytheanswer,anditcomesdowntothestructureofthefood，

notitschemicalcomposition-afindingthatcouldhelpridsome

processedfoodsofchemicalpreservatives.Creamandbuttercontain

prettymuchthesamesubstances，sowhycreamshouldsour

muchfasterhasbeenamystery.Bothareemulsions-tinyglobules(小

球)ofoneliquidevenlydistributedthroughoutanother.Thedifference

liesinwhat'sintheglobulesandwhat'sinthesurroundingliquid,says

Brocklehurst,wholedtheinvestigation.Incream,fattyglobulesand

what'sinthesurroundingliquid,saysBrocklehurst,wholedthe

investigation.Incream,fattyglobalesdriftaboutinaseaofwater.In

butter,globulesofawaterysolutionareIockedawayinaseaoffat.The

bacteriawhichmakethefoodgobadprefertoliveinthewateryregions

ofthemixture."Thismeansthatincream,thebacteriaarefreetogrow

throughoutthemixture,hesays.Whenthesituationisreversed,the

bacteriaarelockedawayincompartments(密封仓)burieddeepinthe

seaoffat.Trappedinthisway,individualcoloniescannotspreadand

rapidlyrunoutofnutrients.Theyalsoslo