大学英语四级考试试题真题

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][D]

1.A)ThemansawMarkonthestreettwomonthsago.

B)ThewomanhadforgottenMark'sphonenumber.

C)ThewomanmadeaphonecalltoMarkyesterday.

D)Markandthewomanhadnotbeenintouchforsometime.

2.A)Themanislateforthetripbecauseheisbusy.

B)ThewomanisgladtomeetMr.Browninperson.

C)ThemanismeetingthewomanonbehalfofMr.Brown.

D)ThewomanfeelssorrythatMr.Brownisunabletocome.

3.A)At10:30.B)At10:25.C)At10:40.D)At10:45.

4.A)Themannolongersmokes.

B)Themanisunderpressurefromhiswife.

C)Themanusuallyfollowshiswife'sadvice.

D)Themanrefusestolistentohisdoctor'sadvice.

5.A)Movetoabigcity.B)Becomeateacher.

C)Gobacktoschool.D)WorkinNewYork.

6.A)Quitdeliveringflowers.B)Workatarestaurant.

C)Bringherflowerseveryday.D)Leavehisjobtoworkforher.

7.A)Shecanfindtherightpersontohelptheman.

B)Shecanhelpthemanout.

C)She'salsoinneedofatextbook.

D)Shepickedupthebookfromthebusfloor.

8.A)Themanwasconfusedaboutthedateoftheappointment.

B)Themanwantstochangethedateoftheappointment.

C)Themanisgladhe'sgotintouchwiththedoctor.

D)Themancan'tcomefortheappointmentat4:15.

9.A)Thetwospeakersareatalosswhattodo.

B)Themanisworriedabouthisfuture.

C)Thetwospeakersareseniorsatcollege.

D)Thewomanregretsspendinghertimeidly.

10.A)Shehaslearnedalotfromthenovel.

B)Shealsofoundtheplotdifficulttofollow.

C)Sheusuallyhasdifficultyrememberingnames.

D)Shecanrecallthenamesofmostcharactersinthenovel.

SectionBCompoundDictation

TheLibraryofCongressisAmerica'snationallibrary.Ithasmillions

ofbooksandotherobjects.Ithasnewspapers,(SI)publicationsaswell

aslettersof(S2)interest.Italsohasmaps,photographs,art(S3),movies,

soundrecordingsandmusical(S4).Alltogether,ithasmorethan100

millionobjects.

TheLibraryofCongressisopentothepublicMondaythrough

Saturday,exceptforpublicholidays.Anyonemaygothereandread

anythinginthecollection.Butnooneis(S5)totakebooksoutofthe

building.

TheLibraryofCongresswas(S6)in1800.Itstartedwitheleven

boxesofbooksinoneroomoftheCapitolBuilding.By1814,the

collectionhadincreasedtoabout3,000books.Theywereall(S7)that

yearwhentheCapitolwasburneddownduringAmerica?swarwith

Britain.

Tohelpre-buildthelibrary,CongressboughtthebooksofPresident

ThomasJefferson.Mr.Jefferson'scollectionincluded7,000booksin

sevenlanguages.

(S8).Today,threebuildingsholdthelibrary,scollection.

(S9).Itbuyssomeofitsbooksandgetsothersasgifts.Italsogets

materialsthroughitscopyrightoffice.(S10).ThismeanstheLibraryof

CongressreceivesalmosteverythingthatispublishedintheUnited

States.

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageis

followedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem

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

bestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwith

asinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Aisforalwaysgettingtoworkontime.

Bisforbeingextremelybusy.

Cisfortheconscientious（勤勤恳恳的）wayyoudoyourjob.

Youmaybeallthesethingsattheoffice,andmore.Butwhenit

comestogettingahead,expertssay,theABCsofbusinessshouldinclude

aRforpolitics,asinofficepolitics.

DaleCarnegiesuggestedasmuchmorethan50yearsago:Hard

workalonedoesn'tensurecareeradvancement.Youhavetobeableto

sellyourselfandyourideas,bothpubliclyandbehindthescenes.Yet,

despitetheobviousrewardsofengaginginofficepolitics——abetterjob,a

raise,praise—manypeoplearestillunable—orunwilling—to"playthe

game."

"Peopleassumethatofficepoliticsinvolvessomemanipulative（工

于，C?廿.的）behavior/'saysDeborahComer,anassistantprofessorof

managementatHofstraUniversity."Butpoliticsderivesfromtheword

'polite'.Itcanmeanlobbyingandformingassociations.Itcanmean

beingkindandhelpful,oreventryingtopleaseyoursuperior;andthen

expectingsomethinginreturn."

Infact,today,expertsdefineofficepoliticsasproperbehaviorused

topursueone'sownself-interestintheworkplace.Inmanycases,this

involvessomeformofsocializingwithintheofficeenvironment—not

justinlargecompanies,butinsmallworkplacesaswell.

"Thefirstthingpeopleareusuallyjudgedonistheirabilityto

performwellonaconsistentbasis,"saysNeilP.Lewis,amanagement

psychologist."Butiftwoorthreecandidatesareupforapromotion,

eachofwhomhasreasonablysimilarability,amanagerisgoingto

promotethepersonheorshelikesbest.It'ssimplehumannature."

Yet,psychologistssay,manyemployeesandemployershavetrouble

withtheconceptofpoliticsintheoffice.Somepeople,theysay,havean

idealisticvisionofworkandwhatittakestosucceed.Stillothers

associatepoliticswithflattery(奉承)，fearfulthat,iftheyspeakupfor

themselves,theymayappeartobeflatteringtheirbossforfavors.

Expertssuggestalteringthisnegativepicturebyrecognizingthe

needforsomeself-promotion.

11."Officepolitics"(Line2,Para.4)isusedinthepassagetorefer

to.

A)thecodeofbehaviorforcompanystaff

B)thepoliticalviewsandbeliefsofofficeworkers

C)theinterpersonalrelationshipswithinacompany

D)thevariousqualitiesrequiredforasuccessfulcareer

12.Togetpromoted,onemustnotonlybecompetentbut.

A)givehisbossagoodimpression

B)honestandloyaltohiscompany

C)getalongwellwithhiscolleagues

D)avoidbeingtoooutstanding

13.Whyaremanypeopleunwillingto"playthegame"(Line4,Para.

5)?

A)Theybelievethatdoingsoisimpractical.

B)Theyfeelthatsuchbehaviorisunprincipled.

C)Theyarenotgoodatmanipulatingcolleagues.

D)Theythinktheeffortwillgetthemnowhere.

14.Theauthorconsidersofficepoliticstobe.

A)unwelcomeattheworkplace

B)badforinterpersonalrelationships

C)indispensabletothedevelopmentofcompanyculture

D)animportantfactorforpersonaladvancement

15.Itistheauthor'sviewthat.

A)speakingupforoneselfispartofhumannature

B)self-promotiondoesnotnecessarilymeanflattery

C)hardworkcontributesverylittletoone'spromotion

D)manyemployeesfailtorecognizetheneedofflattery

PassageTwo

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AssoonasitwasrevealedthatareporterforProgressivemagazine

haddiscoveredhowtomakeahydrogenbomb,agroupoffirearm（火器）

fansformedtheNationalHydrogenBombAssociation,andtheyarenow

lobbyingagainstanylegislationtostopAmericansfromowningone.

"TheConstitution,"saidtheassociation'sspokesman,"gives

everyonetherighttoownarms.Itdoesn'tspelloutwhatkindofarms.

Butsinceanyonecannowmakeahydrogenbomb,thepublicshouldbe

abletobuyittoprotectthemselves."

"Don'tyouthinkit'sdangeroustohaveoneinthehouse,

particularlywheretherearechildrenaround?"

"TheNationalHydrogenBombAssociationhopestoeducatepeople

inthesafehandlingofthistypeofweapon.Weareinstructingownersto

keepthebombinalockedcabinetandthefuse（导火索）separatelyina

drawer."

"Somepeopleconsiderthehydrogenbombaveryfatalweapon

whichcouldkillsomebody."

Thespokesmansaid,"Hydrogenbombsdon'tkillpeople—people

killpeople.Thebombisforself-protectionanditalsohasadeterrent

effect.Ifsomebodyknowsyouhaveanuclearweaponinyourhouse,

they'regoingtothinktwiceaboutbreakingin."

"ButthosewhowanttobanthebombforAmericancitizensclaim

thatifyouhaveonelockedinthecabinet,withthefuseinadrawer,you

wouldneverbeabletoassembleitintimetostopanintruder（侵入者）

"Anotherargumentagainstallowingpeopletoownabombisthat

atthemomentitisveryexpensivetobuildone.Sowhatyourassociation

isbackingisaprogramwhichwouldallowthemiddleandupperclasses

toacquireabombwhilepoorpeoplewillbeleftdefenselesswithjust

handguns.n

16.Accordingtothepassage,somepeoplestartedanational

associationsoasto.

A)blockanylegislationtobantheprivatepossessionofthebomb

B)coordinatethemassproductionofthedestructiveweapon

C)instructpeoplehowtokeepthebombsafeathome

D)promotethelarge-scalesaleofthisnewlyinventedweapon

17.SomepeopleopposetheownershipofH-bombsbyindividuals

onthegroundsthat.

A)thesizeofthebombmakesitdifficulttokeepinadrawer

B)mostpeopledon'tknowhowtohandletheweapon

C)people'sliveswillbethreatenedbytheweapon

D)theymayfallintothehandsofcriminals

18.Bysayingthatthebombalsohasadeterrenteffectthe

spokesmanmeansthatit.

A)willfrightenawayanypossibleintruders

B)canshowthespecialstatusofitsowners

C)willthreatenthesafetyoftheownersaswell

D)cankillthoseenteringothers'housesbyforce

19.Accordingtothepassage,opponentsoftheprivateownership

ofH-bombsareverymuchworriedthat.

A)theinfluenceoftheassociationistoopowerfulfortheless

privilegedtoovercome

B)poorly-educatedAmericanswillfinditdifficulttomakeuseofthe

weapon

C)thewideuseoftheweaponwillpushuplivingexpenses

tremendously

D)thecostoftheweaponwillputcitizensonanunequalbasis

20.Fromthetoneofthepassageweknowthattheauthoris.

A)doubtfulaboutthenecessityofkeepingH-bombsathomefor

safety

B)unhappywiththosewhovoteagainsttheownershipofH-bombs

C)notseriousabouttheprivateownershipofH-bombs

D)concernedaboutthespreadofnuclearweapons

PassageThree

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Signhasbecomeascientifichotbutton.Onlyinthepast20years

havespecialistsinlanguagestudyrealizedthatsignedlanguagesare

unique-aspeechofthehand.Theyofferanewwaytoprobehowthe

braingeneratesandunderstandslanguage,andthrownewlightonan

oldscientificcontroversy:whetherlanguage,completewithgrammar,is

somethingthatwearebornwith,orwhetheritisalearnedbehavior.

Thecurrentinterestinsignlanguagehasrootsinthepioneering

workofonerebelteacheratGallaudetUniversityinWashington,

D.C.,theworld'sonlyliberalartsuniversityfordeafpeople.

WhenBillStokoewenttoGallaudettoteachEnglish,theschool

enrolledhiminacourseinsigning.ButStokoenoticedsomethingodd:

amongthemselves,studentssigneddifferentlyfromhisclassroom

teacher.

Stokoehadbeentaughtasortofgesturalcode,eachmovementof

thehandsrepresentingawordinEnglish.Atthetime,AmericanSign

Language（ASL）wasthoughttobenomorethanaformofpidginEnglish

（混杂英语）.ButStokoebelievedthe"handtalk"hisstudentsused

lookedricher.Hewondered:Mightdeafpeopleactuallyhaveagenuine

language?AndcouldthatlanguagebeunlikeanyotheronEarth?Itwas

1955,whenevendeafpeopledismissedtheirsigningas"substandard".

Stokoe'sideawasacademicheresy（异立品邪说）.

Itis37yearslater.Stokoe—nowdevotinghistimetowritingand

editingbooksandjournalsandtoproducingvideomaterialsonASLand

thedeafculture——ishavinglunchatacaf。neartheGallaudetcampus

andexplaininghowhestartedarevolution.Fordecadeseducators

foughthisideathatsignedlanguagesarenaturallanguageslikeEnglish,

FrenchandJapanese.Theyassumedlanguagemustbebasedonspeech,

themodulation(调节)ofsound.Butsignlanguageisbasedonthe