大学英语四级考试试题真题 (十六)

大学英语四级考试试题真题

PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.At

theendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwas

said.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.

Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmust

readthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthe

bestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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]ID]

l.A)Themancouldbuyashirtofadifferentcolor.

B)Thesizeoftheshirtisallrightfortheman.

C)Thesizethemanwantswillarrivesoon.

D)Themancouldcomesometimelater.

2.A)Thewomaniswatchinganexcitingfilmwiththeman.

B)Thewomancan'ttakeaphotooftheman.

C)Thewomanisrunningtowardthelake.

D)Thewomanisfilmingthelake.

3.A)It'squietintherestaurant.

B)Thepriceishighintherestaurant.

C)Therestaurantservesgoodfood.

D)Therestaurantistoofarfromtheirschool.

4.A)Atabookingoffice.

B)InaHongKonghotel.

C)Onabusystreet.

D)Atanairport.

5.A)Thewomanhasbeencomplainingtoomuch.

B)Thewoman'sheadachewillgoawaybyitself.

C)Thewomanshouldhaveseenthedoctorearlier.

D)Thewomanshouldconfirmherappointmentwiththedoctor.

6.A)Helpthewomanmovetheitems.

B)HurrytoMr.Johnson?soffice.

C)HelpmovethingstoMr.Johnson'soffice.

D)PutoffhisappointmentwithMr.Johnson.

7.A)Themanshouldnotdreamofbeingasuperstar.

B)Themandidn'tpracticehardenough.

C)Themanshouldfindanewpartner.

D)Themanshouldnotgiveup.

8.A)Thereisnomoreleft.

B)Itdoesn'tappealtoher.

C)It'sincrediblydelicious.

D)Shehasalreadytastedit.

9.A)Themanisusuallythelasttohandinhistestpaper.

B)Themanhasmadeamessofhismidtermexam.

C)Themanhasbadstudyhabits.

D)Themanisadiligentstudent.

10.A)Themanwilldrivethewomantoschool.

B)Themanhasfinishedhisassignment.

C)Themaniswillingtohelpthewoman.

D)Themanislosingpatiencewiththewoman.

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A)Theartofsayingthankyou.

B)Thesecretofstayingpretty.

C)Theimportanceofgoodmanners.

D)Thedifferencebetweeneleganceandgoodmanners.

12.A)Theywerenicerandgentler.

B)Theypaidmoreattentiontotheirappearance.

C)Theywerewillingtospendmoremoneyonclothes.

D)Theyweremoreawareofchangesinfashion.

13.A)Bydecoratingourhomes.

B)Bybeingkindandgenerous.

C)Bywearingfashionableclothes.

D)Byputtingonalittlemake-up.

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A)Childrendon'tgetenougheducationinsafety.

B)Childrenarekeenondangerousgames.

C)Theplaygroundsareinpoorcondition.

D)Theplaygroundsareovercrowded.

15.A)Theyshouldhelpmaintaintheequipment.

B)Theyshouldkeepawatchfuleyeontheirchildren.

C)Theyshouldstoptheirchildrenfromclimbingladders.

D)Theyshouldteachtheirchildrenhowtousetheequipment.

16.A)Theytendtostaywithinshoutingorrunningdistanceoftheir

parents.

B)Theyshouldbeawareoftheporentialrisksintheplayground.

C)Theymaypanicinfrontofhighplaygroundequipment.

D)Theycanbecreativewhentheyfeelsecure.

PassageThere

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.]

17.A)Ittakesskill.

B)Itpayswell.

C)lt'sfull-timejob.

D)It'sadmiredworldwide.

18.A)Amotherwithababyinherarms.

B)Awomanwhosebagishanginginfront.

C)Alonefemalewithahandbagatherrightside.

D)Anoldladycarryingahandbagontheleft.

19.A)Thebackpocketofhistighttrousers.

B)Thetoppocketofhisjacket.

C)Asidepocketofhisjacket.

D)Asidepocketofhistrousers.

20.A)Theaterlobbieswithuniformedsecurityguards.

B)Clothingstoreswherepeoplearerelaxedandoffguard.

C)Airportswherepeoplecarryalotofluggage.

D)HotelsandrestaurantsinsoutheastLondon.

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageis

followedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem

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

bestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwith

asinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

I'musuallyfairlyskepticalaboutanyresearchthatconcludesthat

peopleareeitherhappierorunhappierormoreorlesscertainof

themselvesthantheywere50yearsago.Whileanyofthesestatements

mightbetrue,theyarepracticallyimpossibletoprovescientifically.Still,

Iwasstruckbyareportwhichconcludedthattoday'schildrenare

significantlymoreanxiousthanchildreninthe1950s.Infact,theanalysis

showed,normalchildrenages9to17exhibitahigherlevelofanxiety

todaythanchildrenwhoweretreatedformentalillness50yearsago.

WhyareAmerica'skidssostressed?Thereportcitestwomain

causes:increasingphysicalisolation-broughtonbyhighdivorcerates

andlessinvolvementincommunity,amongotherthings-andagrowing

perceptionthattheworldisamoredangerousplace.

Giventhatwecan'tturntheclockback,adultscanstilldoplentyto

helpthenextgenerationcope.

Atthetopofthelistisnurturing(培育)abetterappreciationof

thelimitsofindividualism.Nochildisanisland.Strengtheningsocialties

helpsbuildcommunitiesandprotectindividualsagainststress.

Tohelpkidsbuildstrongerconnectionswithothers,youcanpullthe

plugonTVsandcomputers.Yourfamilywillthankyoulater.Theywill

havemoretimeforface-to-facerelationships,andtheywillgetmore

sleep.

Limittheamountofvirtual(虚拟的)violenceyourchildrenare

exposedto.It'snotjustvideogamesandmovies;childrenseealotof

murderandcrimeonthelocalnews.

Keepyourexpectationsforyourchildrenreasonable.Manyhighly

successfulpeopleneverattendedHarvardorYale.

Makeexercisepartofyourdailyroutine.Itwillhelpyoucopewith

yourownanxietiesandprovideagoodmodelforyourkids.Sometimes

anxietyisunavoidable.Butitdoesn'thavetoruinyourlife.

21.Theauthorthinksthattheconclusionsofanyresearchabout

people'sstateofmindare.

A)surprisingB)confusingC)illogicalD)questionable

22.Whatdoestheauthormeanwhenhesays,"wecan'tturnthe

clockback"(Line1,Para.3)?

A)It'simpossibletoslowdownthepaceofchange.

B)Thesocialrealitychildrenarefacingcannotbechanged.

C)Lessonslearnedfromthepastshouldnotbeforgotten.

D)It'simpossibletoforgetthepast.

23.Accordingtoananalysis,comparedwithnormalchildrentoday,

childrentreatedasmentallyill50yearsago.

A)werelessisolatedphysically

B)wereprobablylessself-centered

C)probablysufferedlessfromanxiety

D)wereconsideredlessindividualistic

24.Thefirstandmostimportantthingparentsshoulddotohelp

theirchildrenis.

A)toprovidethemwithasaferenvironment

B)tolowertheirexpectationsforthem

C)togetthemmoreinvolvedsocially

D)tosetagoodmodelforthemtofollow

25.Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromthepassage?

A)Anxiety,thoughunavoidable,canbecopedwith.

B)Children'sanxietyhasbeenenormouslyexaggerated.

C)Children'sanxietycanbeeliminatedwithmoreparentalcare.

D)Anxiety,ifproperlycontrolled,mayhelpchildrenbecome

mature.

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Itiseasiertonegotiateinitialsalaryrequirementbecauseonceyou

areinside,theorganizationalconstraints（约束）influencewage

increases.Onething,however,iscertain:yourchancesofgettingthe

raiseyoufeelyoudeservearelessifyoudon'tatleastaskforit.Men

tendtoaskformore,andtheygetmore,andthisholdstruewithother

resources,notjustpayincreases.ConsiderBeth'sstory:

IdidnotgetwhatIwantedwhenIdidnotaskforit.Wehadcubicle

（小隔间）officesandwindowoffices.Isatinthecubicleswithseveral

malecolleagues.Onebyonetheyweremovedintowindowoffices,

whileIremainedinthecubicles,severalmaleswhowerehiredafterme

alsowenttooffices.Oneinparticulartoldmehewasnextinlineforan

officeandthatithadbeenpartofhisnegotiationsforthejob.Iguess

theythoughtmecontenttostayinthecubiclessinceIdidnotvoicemy

opinioneitherway.

Itwouldbeniceifweallreceivedautomaticpayincreasesequalto

ourmerit,but"nice"isn'taqualityattributedtomostorganizations.If

youfeelyoudeserveasignificantraiseinpay,you'llprobablyhavetoask

forit.

Performanceisyourbestbargainingchip（筹码）whenyouare

seekingaraise.Youmustbeabletodemonstratethatyoudeservea

raise.Timingisalsoagoodbargainingchip.Ifyoucangiveyourboss

somethingheorsheneeds(anewclientorasizablecontract,for

example)justbeforemeritpaydecisionsarebeingmade,youaremore

likelytogettheraiseyouwant.

Useinformationasabargainingchiptoo.Findoutwhatyouare

worthontheopenmarket.

Whatwillsomeoneelsepayforyourservices?

Gointothenegotiationspreparedtoplaceyourchipsonthetable

attheappropriatetimeandpreparedtousecommunicationstyleto

guidethedirectionoftheinteraction.

26.Accordingtothepassage,beforetakingajob,apersonshould

A)demonstratehiscapabilityB)givehisbossagoodimpression

C)askforasmuchmoneyashecanD)askforthesalaryhehopesto

get

27.WhatcanbeinferredfromBeth'sstory?

A)Prejudiceagainstwomenstillexistsinsomeorganizations.

B)Ifpeoplewantwhattheydeserve,theyhavetoaskforit.

C)Peopleshouldnotbecontentwithwhattheyhavegot.

D)Peopleshouldbecarefulwhennegotiatingforajob.

28.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A)unfairnessexistsinsalaryincreases

B)mostpeopleareoverworkedandunderpaid

C)oneshouldavoidoverstatingone'sperformance

D)mostorganizationsgivetheirstaffautomaticpayraises

29.Togetapayraise,apersonshould.

A)advertisehimselfonthejobmarket

B)persuadehisbosstosignalong-termcontract

C)trytogetinsideinformationabouttheorganization

D)dosomethingtoimpresshisbossjustbeforemeritpaydecisions

30.Tobesuccessfulinnegotiations,onemust.

A)meethisbossattheappropriatetime

B)arriveatthenegotiationtablepunctually

C)begoodatinfluencingtheoutcomeoftheinteraction

D)befamiliarwithwhatthebosslikesanddislikes

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

WhenfamiliesgatherforChristmasdinner,somewillsticktoformal

traditionsdatingbacktoGrandma'sgeneration.Theirtableswillbeset

withthegooddishesandsilver,andthedresscodewillbeSunday-best.

Butinmanyotherhomes,thischina-and-silverelegancehasgiven

waytoastoneware(粗陶)-and-stainlessinformality,withdresses

assuminganequallycasual-Fridaylook.Forhostsandguests,thechange

meansgreatersimplicityandcomfort.FormakersoffinechinainBritain,

it

spellseconomichardtimes.

LastweekRoyalDoulton,thelargestemployerinStoke-on-Trent,

announcedthatitiseliminatingl,OOOjobs-one-fifthofitstotal

workforce.Thatbringstomorethan4,000thenumberofpositionslost

in18monthsinthepottery（陶瓷）region.Wedgwoodandotherpottery

factoriesmadecutsearlier.

AlthoughastrongpoundandweakmarketsinAsiaplayaroleinthe

downsizing,thelayoffsinStokehavetheirrootsinearthshakingsocial

shifts.AspokesmanforRoyalDoultonadmittedthatthecompany"has

beensomewhatslowincatchingupwiththetrend"towardcasualdining.

Familieseattogetherlessoften,heexplained,andmorepeopleeat

alone,eitherbecausetheyaresingleortheyeatinfrontoftelevision;

Evendinnerparties,iftheyhappenatall,havegonecasual.Ina

timeoflongworkhoursanddemandingfamilyschedules,busyhosts

insist,rightly,thatit'sbettertoshareatakeoutpizzaonpaperplatesin

thefamilyroomthantowaitfortheperfectmomentora"real"dinner

party.Toooften,theperfectmomentnevercomes.Ironafine-patterned

tablecloth?Forgetit.Polishthesilver?Whohastime?

Yetthelossofformalityhasitsdownside.Thefinepointsof

etiquette(礼节)thatchildrenmightoncehavelearnedatthetab