大学英语四级考试试题真题2

大学英语四级考试试题真题

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.

Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyfor

itsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youare

requiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexact

wordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youare

requiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcan

eitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemain

pointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethird

time,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

ForAmericans,timeismoney.Theysay,“youonlygetsomuch

timeinthislife;you'dbetteruseitwisely.”The(36)willnot

bebetterthanthepastorpresent,asAmericanare(37)tosee

things,unlesspeopleusetheirtimeforconstructiveactivity.Thus

Americans(38)auwell-organizedvperson,onewhohasa

writtenlistofthinstodoanda(39)fordoingthem.Theideal

personispunctualandis(40)ofotherpeople'stime.Theydo

not(41)people'stimewithconversationorotheractivitythat

hasno(42)beneficialoutcome.

TheAmericanattitudetowardtimeisnot(43)sharedby

others,especiallynon-Europeans.Theyaremorelikelytoregardtimeas

(44).Oneofthemoredifficult

thingsmanystudentsmustadjusttointhestatesisthenotionthattime

mustbesavedwheneverpossibleandusedwiselyeveryday.

Inthecontest(45),

McDonald's,KFC,andotherfastfoodestablishmentsaresuccessfulina

countrywheremanypeoplewanttospendtheleastamountoftime

preparingandeatingmeals.AsMcDonald'srestaurants(46)

________________________________,bringingnotjusthamburgers

butanemphasisonspeed,efficiency,andshinycleanliness.

PartIVReadingcomprehension(readingindepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.You

arerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoices

giveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethrough

carefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinbankisidentifiedby

aletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswer

Sheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthe

wordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ElNinoisnamegiventothemysteriousandoftenunpredictable

changeintheclimateoftheworld.Thisstrange_47_happensevery

fivetoeightyears.ItstartsinthePacificOceanandisthoughttobe

causedbyafailureinthetradewinds（信风），whichaffectstheocean

currentsdrivenbythesewinds.Asthetradewindslessenin_48_,the

oceantemperaturesrise,causingthePerucurrentflowinginfromthe

easttowarmupbyasmuchas5℃.

Thewarmingoftheoceanhasfar-reachingeffects.Thehot,humid

（潮湿的）airovertheoceancausessevere_49_thunderstorms.The

rainfallisincreasedacrossSouthAmerica._50_floodstoPeru.Inthe

Westpacific,therearedroughtsaffectingAustraliaandIndonesia.So

whilesomepartsoftheworldprepareforheavyrainsandfloods,other

partsfacedrought,poorcropsand_51_.

ElNinousuallylastsforabout18months.The1982-83ElNino

broughtthemost_52_weatherinmodernhistory.Itseffectwas

worldwideanditleftmorethan2,000peopledeadandcausedover

eightbillionpounds_53_ofdamage.The1990ElNinolasteduntil

June1995.Scientists_54_thistobethelongestElNinofor2,000

years.

Nowadays,weatherexpertsareabletoforecastwhenanElNino

will_55_,buttheyarestillnot_56_surewhatleadstoitorwhat

affectshowstrongitwillbe.

A)estimateI)completely

B)strengthJ)destructive

C)deliberatelyK)starvation

D)notifyL)bringing

E)tropicalM)exhaustion

F)phenomenonN)worth

G)stable0)strike

H)attraction

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageis

followedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem

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

bestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Communicationstechnologiesarefarfromequalwhenitcomesto

conveyingthetruth.Thefirststudytocomparehonestyacrossarangeof

communicationmediahasfundthatpeoplearetwiceaslikelytotelllies

inphoneconversationsastheyareinemails.Thefactthatemailsare

automaticallyrecorded一andcancomebacktohaunt（困扰）you一

appearstobethekeytothefinding.

JeffHancockofCornellUniversityinIthaca,NewYork,asked30

studentstokeepacommunicationsdiaryforaweek.Inittheynotedthe

numberofconversationsoremailexchangestheyhadlastingmorethan

10minutes,andconfessedtohowmanyliestheytold.Hancockthen

workedoutthenumberofliesperconversationforeachmedium.He

foundthatliesmadeup14percentofemails,21percentofinstant

messages,27percentofface-to-faceinteractionsandanastonishing37

percentofphonecalls.

Hisresultstobepresentedattheconferenceonhuman-computer

interactioninVienna,Austria,inApril,havesurprisedpsychologists.

Someexpectedemailerstobethebiggestliars,reasoningthatbecause

deceptionmakespeopleuncomfortable,thedetachment（非直接接触）

ofemailingwouldmakeiteasiertolie.Othersexpectedpeopletolie

moreinface-to-faceexchangesbecausewearemostpractisedatthat

formofcommunication.

ButHancocksaysitisalsocrucialwhetheraconversationisbeing

recordedandcouldbereread,andwhetheritoccursinrealtime.People

appeartobeafraidtoliewhentheyknowthecommunicationcouldlater

beusedtoholdthemtoaccount,hesays.Thisiswhyfewerliesappearin

emailthanonthephone.

Peoplearealsomorelikelytolieinrealtime——inainstantmessage

orphonecall,say——thaniftheyhavetimetothinkofaresponse,says

Hancock.Hefoundmanyliesarespontaneous(月兑□而出的)responses

toanunexpecteddemand,suchas:"Doyoulikemydress?”

Hancockhopeshisresearchwillhelpcompaniesworkourthebest

waysfortheiremployeestocommunicate.Forinstance；thephonemight

bethebestmediumfoesaleswhereemployeesareencouragedto

stretchthetruth.But,givenhisresult,workassessmentwherehonestyis

apriority,mightbebestdoneusingemail.

57.Hancock'sstudyfocuseson.

A)theconsequencesoflyinginvariouscommunicationsmedia

B)thesuccessofcommunicationstechnologiesinconveyingideas

C)peoplearelesslikelytolieininstantmessages

D)peopleJshonestylevelsacrossarangeofcommunicationsmedia

58.Hancock,sresearchfindingsurprisedthosewhobelievedthat

A)peoplearelesslikelytolieininstantmessages

B)peopleareunlikelytolieinface-to-faceinteractions

C)peoplearemostlikelytolieinemailcommunication

D)peoplearetwiceaslikelytolieinphoneconversations

59.Accordingtothepassage,whyarepeoplemorelikelytotellthe

truththroughcertainmediaofcommunication?

A)Theyareafraidofleavingbehindtracesoftheirlies.

B)Theybelievethathonestyisthebestpolicy.

C)Theytendtoberelaxedwhenusingthosemedia.

D)Theyaremostpractisedatthoseformsofcommunication.

60.AccordingtoHancockthetelephoneisapreferablemediumfor

promotingsalesbecause.

A)salesmencantalkdirectlytotheircustomers

B)salesmenmayfeellessrestrainedtoexaggerate

C)salesmencanimpresscustomersasbeingtrustworthy

D)salesmenmaypassoninstantmessageseffectively

61.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A)honestyshouldbeencouragedininterpersonalcommunications

B)moreemployersw川useemailstocommunicatewiththeir

employees

C)suitablemediashouldbechosenfordifferentcommunication

purposes

D)emailisnowthedominantmediumofcommunicationwithina

company

PassageTwo

Questions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Inacountrythatdefinesitselfbyideals,notbysharedblood,who

shouldbeallowedtocomeworkandlivehere?InthewakeoftheSept.

11attacksthesequestionshaveneverseemedmorepressing.

OnDec.11,2001,aspartoftheefforttoincreasehomelandsecurity,

federalandlocalauthoritiesin14statesstaged“OperationSafeTravel”

—raidsonairportstoarrestemployeeswithfalseidentification（身份证

明）.InSaltLakeCitytherewere69arrests.Butthosecapturedwere

anythingbutterrorists,mostofthemillegalimmigrantsfromCentralor

SouthAmerica.AuthoritiessaidtheundocumentedworkersJillegal

statusmadethemopentoblackmail（讹诈）byterrorists.

ManyimmigrantsinSaltLakeCitywereangeredbythearrestsand

saidtheyfeltasiftheywerebeingtreatedlikedisposablegoods.

MayorAndersonsaidthosefeelingswerejustifiedtoacertain

extent."We'resayingwewantyoutoworkintheseplaces,we're

goingtolooktheotherwayintermsofwhatourlawsare,andthen

whenit'sconvenientforus,orwhenwecantrytomakeapointinterms

ofnationalsecurity,especiallyafterSept.11,thenyou'redisposable.

Therearewholefamiliesbeinguprootedforallofthewrongreasons,“

Andersonsaid.

IfSept.11hadneverhappened,theairportworkerswouldnothave

beenarrestedandcouldhavegoneonquietlylivinginAmerica,probably

indefinitely.AnaCastro,amanagerataBen&Jerry,sicecreamshopat

theairporthadbeenworking10yearswiththesamefalseSocialSecurity

cardwhenshewasarrestedintheDecemberairportraid.Nowsheand

herfamilyarelivingunderthethreatofdeportation(驱逐出境),Castro,

scaseiscurrentlywaitingtobesettled.Whilesheawaitstheoutcome,

thegovernmenthasgrantedherpermissiontoworkhereandshehas

returnedtoherjobatBen&Jerry's.

62.Accordingtotheauthor,theUnitedStatesclaimstobeanation

A)composedofpeoplehavingdifferentvalues

B)encouragingindividualpursuits

C)sharingcommoninterests

D)foundedonsharedideals

63.HowdidtheimmigrantsinSaltLakeCityfeelabout“Operation

SafeTravel?

A)Guilty.

B)Offended.

C)Disappointed.

D)Discouraged.

64.Undocumentedworkersbecamethetargetof“OperationSafe

Travel“because.

A)evidencewasfoundthattheywerepotentialterrorists

B)mostofthemworkedatairportsunderthreatofterrorists

C)terroristsmighttakeadvantageoftheirillegalstatus

D)theywerereportedlyhelpinghideterroristsaroundtheairport

65.Bysaying”・・・we'regoingtolooktheotherwayintermsof

whatourlawsare”(Line2,Para.4),MayorAndersonmeans

A)wewillturnablindeyetoyourillegalstatus

B)wewillexaminethelawsinadifferentway

C)thereareotherwaysofenforcingthelaw

D)theexistinglawsmustnotbeignored

66.WhatdowelearnaboutAnaCastrofromthelastparagraph?

A)Shewillbedeportedsoonerorlater.

B)Sheisallowedtostaypermanently.

C)Hercasehasbeendropped.

D)Herfateremainsuncertain.

PartVCloze(15minutes)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreach

blanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideof

thepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre.

Doyouwakeupeverydayfeelingtootired,orevenupset?Ifso,

thenanewalarmclockcouldbejustforyou.

Theclock,calledSleepSmart,measuresyoursleepcycle,andwaits

_67_youtobeinyourlightestphaseofsleep_68_rousingyou.Its

makerssaythatshould_69_youwakeupfeelingrefreshedevery

morning.

Asyousleepyoupass_70_asequenceofsleepstates-light

sleep,deepsleepandREM（rapideyemovement）sleep—that_71_

approximatelyevery90minutes.Thepointinthatcycleatwhichyou

wakecan_72_howyoufeellater,andmay_73_haveagreater

impactthanhowmuchorlittleyouhaveslept.Beingrousedduringa

lightphase_74_youaremorelikelytowakeupenergetic.

SleepSmart_75_thedistinctpatternofbrainwaves_76_

duringeachphaseofsleep,viaaheadbandequipped_77_electrodes

（电极）andamicroprocessor.Thismeasurestheelectricalactivityofthe

wearer'sbrain,inmuchthe_78_wayassomemachinesusedfor

medicalandresearch_79_,andcommunicateswirelesslywithaclock

unitnearthebed.You_80_theclockwiththelatesttimeat_81_

youwanttobewakened,andit_82_duly（适时地）wakesyouduring

thelastlightsleepphasebeforethat.

The