1月大学英语四级真题及答案

2002年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷

Part[ListeningComprehension(20minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththe

conversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereach

questiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleline

throughthecenter.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A)Attheoffice.

B)Inthewaitingroom.

C)Attheairport.

D)Inarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworkthey

willstartat9o'clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,

D)“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmark

itwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C]曲

1.A)Shehastopostaletterinstead.

B)Shehastoturndowntheman'srequest.

C)She'snotsureifthecomputerisfixed.

D)Shecan'tsendthemessagerightnow.

2.A)Hedidn'tgelthebookheneeded.

B)Hehadnoideawherethebookwas.

C)Thelibraryisclosedonweekends.

D)Hewasnotallowedtocheckoutthebook.

3.A)Playataperecorder.

B)Takeapicture.

C)Repairatypewriter.

D)Startacar.

4.A)Thewomanrejectedtheman'sapology.

B)Thewomanappreciatedtheman'soffer.

C)Themanhadforgottenthewholething.

D)Themanhadhurtthewoman'sfeelings.

5.A)Thewomanismeetingthemanattheairport.

B)Theyarccomplainingaboutthepoorairportservice.

C)TheyarediscussingtheirplanforChristmas.

D)Themanisseeingthewomanoff.

6.A)Sheplanstogotograduateschool.

B)Shewilldropoutofschool.

C)Shewillstopworkingandconcentrateonherstudies.

D)Shewilltakeapart-timejob.

7.A)Heneedsanotherjobasresearchassistant.

B)HeaskedProfessorWilliamsforassistance.

C)HeassistsProfessorWilliamswithhisteaching.

D)HeisdoingresearchwithProfessorWilliams.

8.A)Shethoughttherewerenoticketsleftfortheshow.

B)Shethoughtthesealsontheleftsidewerefullyoccupied.

C)Theshowwasplannedalongtimeago.

D)Theaudienceweredeeplyimpressedbytheshow.

9.A)Mr.Long'sbriefingwasunnecessarilylong.

B)Thewomanshouldhavebeenmoreattentive.

C)Mr.Long'sbriefingwasnotrelevanttothemission.

D)Thewomanneedn'thaveattendedthebriefing.

1().A)Inabank.

B)Inaschool.

C)Inaclothingstore.

D)Inabarbershop.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,

youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA)tB),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthe

center

Passageone

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A)Becausethebirdcouldn'trepeathismaster'sname.

B)Becausethebirdscreamedalldaylong.

C)Becausethebirdutteredthewrongword.

D)Becausethebirdfailedtosaythenameofthetown.

12.A)Thecruelmaster.

R)Themaninthekitchen.

C)Thepetbird.

D)Thefourthchicken.

13.A)Thebirdbadfinallyunderstoodhisthreat.

B)Thebirdmanagedtoescapefromthechickenhouse.

C)Thebirdhadlearnedtoscreambackathim.

D)Thebirdwaslivingpeacefullywiththechickens.

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A)Theyarekeptinopenprisons.

B)Theyarcallowedoutoftheprisongrounds.

C)Theyareorderedtodocookingandcleaning.

D)Theyareasmallportionoftheprisonpopulation.

15.A)Someoftheirprisonersareallowedtostudyorworkoutsideprisons.

B)Mostoftheirprisonersareexpectedtowork.

C)Theirprisonersareoftensenttospecialcentersforskilltraining.

D)Theirprisonersareallowedfreedomtovisittheirfamilies.

16.A)Theyareencouragedtodomaintenanceforthetrainingcentre.

B)Mostofthemgetpaidfortheirwork.

Themotorcarwillundoubtedlychangesignificantlyoverthenext30years.It

shouldbecomesmaller,safer,andmoreeconomical,andshouldnotbepoweredbythe

gasolineengine.Thecarofthefutureshouldbefarmorepollution-freethanpresent

types.

Regardlessofitspowersource,theautointhefuturewillstillbethemainproblem

inurbantrafficcongestion(拥挤).Oneproposedsolutiontothisproblemisthe

automatedhighwaysystem.

Whentheautoentersthehighwaysystem,aretractable(可伸缩的)armwilldrop

fromtheautoandmakecontactwitharail,whichissimilartothosepoweringsubway

trainselectrically.Onceattachedtotherail,thecarwillbecomeelectricallypowered

fromthesystem,andcontrolofthevehiclewillpasstoacentralcomputer.Thecomputer

willthenmonitorallofthecar'smovements.

Thedriverwilluseatelephonetodialinstructionsabouthisdestinationintothe

system.Thecomputerwillcalculatethebestroute,andreservespaceforthecarallthe

waytothecorrectexitfromthehighway.Thedriverwillthenbefreetorelaxandwait

forthebuzzer(蜂鸣器)thatwillwarnhimofhiscomingexit.Itisestimatedthatan

automatedhighwaywillbeabletohandleI(),00()vehiclesperhour,comparedwiththe

1,500to2,000vehiclesthatcanbecaniedbyapresent-dayhighway.

21.Onesignificantimprovementinthefuturecarwillprobablybe.

A)itspowersource

B)itsdrivingsystem

C)itsmonitoringsystem

D)itsseatingcapacity

22.Whatistheauthor'smainconcern?

A)Howtorenderautomobilespollution-free.

B)Howtomakesmallerandsaferautomobiles.

C)Howtosolvetheproblemoftrafficjams.

D)Howtodevelopanautomatedsubwaysystem.

23.Whatprovidesautoswithelectricpowerinanautomatedhighwaysystem?

A)Arail.

B)Anengine.

C)Aretractablearm.

D)Acomputercontroller.

24.Inanautomatedhighwaysystem,allthedriverneedstodois.

A)keepintherightlane

B)waittoarriveathisdestination

C)keepinconstanttouchwiththecomputercenter

D)informthesystemofhisdestinationbyphone

25.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardthefutureofautos?

A)Enthusiastic.

B)Pessimistic.

C)Optimistic.

D)Cautious.

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Foxesandfarmershavenevergotonwell.Thesesmalldog-likeanimalshavelong

beenaccusedofkillingfarmanimals.Theyareofficiallyclassifiedasharmfuland

farmerstrytokeeptheirnumbersdownbyshootingorpoisoningthem.

Farmerscanalsocallontheservicesoftheirlocalhunttocontrolthefoxpopulation.

Huntingconsistsofpursuingafoxacrossthecountryside,withagroupofspecially

traineddogs,followedbymenandwomenridinghorses.Whenthedogseventuallycatch

thefoxtheykillitorahuntershootsit.

Peoplewhotakepartinhuntingthinkofasasport;theywearaspecialuniformof

redcoatsandwhitetrousers,andfollowstrictcodesofbehavior.Butowningahorseand

huntingregularlyisexpensive,somosthuntersarewealthy.

Itisestimatedthatupto100,000peoplewatchortakepartinfoxhunting.Butover

thelastcoupleofdecadesthenumberofpeopleopposedtofoxhunting,becausethey

thinkitisbrutal(残酷的),hasrisensharply.Nowadaysitisrareforahunttopassoff

withoutsomekindofconfrontation()betweenhuntersandhuntsaboteurs(阻拦者).

Sometimestheseincidentsleadtoviolence,butmostlysaboteursinterferewiththehunt

bymisleadingridersanddisturbingthetrailofthefox'ssmell,whichthedogsfollow.

Noisyconfrontationsbetweenhuntersandsaboteurshavebecomesocommonthat

theyarealmostasmuchapartofhuntingasthepursuitoffoxesitself.Butthisyear

supportersoffoxhuntingfaceamuchbiggerthreattotheirsport.ALabourParty

MemberoftheParliament,MikeFoster,istryingtogetParliamenttoapproveanewlaw

whichwillmakethehuntingofwildanimalswithdogsillegal.Ifthelawispassed,wild

animalslikefbxeswillbeprotectedunderthebaninBritain.

26.RichpeopleinBritainhavebeenhuntingfoxes.

A)forrecreation

B)intheinterestsofthefarmers

C)tolimitthefoxpopulation

D)toshowofftheirwealth

27.WhatisspecialaboutfoxhuntinginBritain?

A)Itinvolvestheuseofadeadlypoison.

B)Itisacostlyeventwhichrarelyoccurs.

C)Thehuntershavesetrulestofollow.

D)Thehuntershavetogothroughstricttraining.

28.Foxhuntingopponentsofteninterfereinthegame.

A)byresortingtoviolence

B)byconfusingthefoxhunters

C)bytakinglegalaction

D)bydemonstratingonthescene

29.AnewlawmaybepassedbytheBritishParliamentto.

A)prohibitfarmersfromhuntingfoxes

B)forbidhuntingfoxeswithdogs

C)stophuntingwildanimalsinthecountryside

D)preventlarge-scalefoxhunting

30.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A)killingfoxeswithpoisonisillegal

B)limitingthefoxpopulationisunnecessary

C)huntingfoxeswithdogsisconsideredcruelandviolent

D)fox-huntingoftenleadstoconfrontationbetweenthepoorandtherich

PassageThree

Questions31to35arcbasedonthefollowingpassage.

ForanincreasingnumberofstudentsatAmericanuniversities,Oldissuddenlyin.

Thereasonisobvious:thegrayingofAmericameansjobs,coupledwiththeagingofthe

baby-boom(生育高峰)generation,alongerlifespanmeansthatthenation\elderly

populationisboundtoexpandsignificantlyoverthenext50years.By2050,25percent

ofallAmericanswillbeolderthan65,upfrom14percentin1995.Thechangeposes

profoundquestions(brgovernmentandsociety,ofcourse.Butitalsocreatescareer

opportunitiesinmedicineandhealthprofessions,andinlawandbusinessaswell."In

additiontothedoctors,we'regoingtoneedmoresociologists,biologists,urbanplanners

andspecializedlawyers/*saysProfessorEdwardSchneideroftheUniversityofSouthern

California's(USC)SchoolofGerontology(老年学).

Lawyerscanspecializein“elderlaw,“whichcoverseverythingfromtrustsand

estatestonursing-homeabuseandagediscrimination(歧视).Businessmenseehuge

opportunitiesintheeldermarketbecausethebabyboomers.74millionstrong,arelikely

tobethewealthiestgroupofretireesinhumanhistory.t4Anystudentwhocombinesan

expertknowledgeingerontologywith,say,anMBAorlawdegreewillhavealicenseto

printmoney,oneprofessorsays.

MargariteSantosisa21-year-oldsenioratUSC.Shebegancollegeasabiology

majorbutfoundshewasureallyboredwithbacteria."Soshetookaclassingerontology

anddiscoveredthatsheliedit.Shesays,“Ididvolunteerworkinretirementhomesandit

wasverysatisfying.”

31.”...Oldissuddenlyin''(Line1,Para.1)mostprobablymeans"

A)Americahassuddenlybecomeanationofoldpeople

B)gerontologyhassuddenlybecomepopular

C)moreelderlyprofessorsarefoundonAmericancampuses

D)Americancollegeshaverealizedtheneedofenrollingolderstudents

32.WiththeagingofAmerica,lawyerscanbenefit.

A)fromtheadoptionofthe“elderlaw”

B)fromrenderingspecialservicestotheelderly

C)byenrichingtheirprofessionalknowledge

D)bywinningthetrustoftheelderlytopromotetheirowninterests

33.Whycanbusinessmenmakemoneyintheemergingeldermarket?

A)Retireesarcmoregenerousinspendingmoney.

B)Theycanemploymoregerontologists.

C)Theelderlypossessanenormouspurchasingpower.

D)Therearemoreelderlypeopleworkingthanbefore.

34.Whocanmakebigmoneyinthenewcenturyaccordingtothepassage?

A)Retireeswhoarebusiness-minded.

B)Thevolunteerworkersinretirementhomes.

C)CollegegraduateswithanMBAorlawdegree.

D)Professionalswithagoodknowledgeofgerontology.

35.ItcanbeseenfromthepassagethattheexpansionofAmerica'selderlypopulation

A)willprovidegoodjobopportunitiesinmanyareas

B)willimposeanunbearableburdenonsociety

C)mayleadtonursinghomeabuseandagediscrimination

D)willcreatenewfieldsofstudyinuniversities

PassageFour

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thedeclineinmoralstandards-whichhaslongconcernedsocialanalysts一hasat

lastcapturedtheattentionofaverageAmericans.AndJeanBethkeElshtain,forone,is

glad.

Thefacttheordinarycitizensarenowstartingtothinkseriouslyaboutthenation's

moralclimate,saysthisethics(伦理学)professorattheUniversityofChicago,isreason

tohopethatnewideaswillcomeforwardtoimproveit.

Butthechallengeisnottobeunderestimated.Materialismandindividualismin

Americansocietyarethebiggestobstacles."ThethoughtthatTminitform?'has

becomedeeplyrootedinthenationalconsciousness,Ms.Elshtainsays.

Someofthiscanbeattributedtothedisintegrationoftraditionalcommunities,in

whichneighborslookedoutforoneanother,shesays.Withtoday'sgreatermobilityand

withsomanycouplesworking,thosebondshavebeenweakened,replacedbyagreater

emphasisonself.

Ina1996pollofAmericans,lossofmoralitytoppedthelistofthebiggestproblems

facingtheU.S.andElshtainsaysthepubliciscorrecttosensethat:Datashowthat

Americansarestrugglingwithproblemsunheardofinthe1950s,suchasclassroom

violenceandahighrateotbirthstounmarriedmothers.

Thedesireforahighermoralstandardisnotalament(挽歌)forsomenonexistent

“goldenage,“Elshtainsays,norisitawishful(一厢情愿的)longingforatimethat

deniedopportunitiestowomenandminorities.Mostpeople,infact,favorthelessening

ofprejudice.

Moraldeclinewillnotbereverseduntilpeoplefindwaystocounterthematerialism

insociety,shesays.<4Slowly,yourecognizethatthethingsthatmatterarethosethatcant'

bebought.**

36.ProfessorElshtainispleasedtoseethatAmericans.

A)haveadaptedtoanewsetofmoralstandards

B)arclongingforthereturnofthegoodolddays

C)haverealizedtheimportanceofmaterialthings

D)areawakeningtotheloweringoftheirmoralstandards

37.ThemoraldeclineofAmericansocietyiscausedmanlyby.

A)itsgrowingwealth

B)theself-centerednessofindividuals

C)underestimatingtheimpactofsocialchanges

D)theprejudiceagainstwomenandminorities

38.Whichofthefollowingcharacterizesthetraditionalcommunities?

A)Greatmobility.

B)Concernforone'sneighbors.

C)Emphasisonindividualeffort.

D)Ever-weakeningsocialbonds.

39.Inthe1950s,classroomviolence.

A)wassomethingunheardof

B)wasbynomeansarareoccurrence

C)attractedalotofpubicattention

D)begantoappearinanalysts'data

40.AccordingtoElshtain,thecurrentmoraldeclinemaybereversed.

A)ifpeoplecanreturntothe“goldenage”

B)whenwomenandmeanenjoyequalrights

C)whenpeopleridthemselvesofprejudice

D)iflessemphasisislaidonmaterialthings

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)

Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencethereare

fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbest

completesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswer

Sheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

41.BythetimeyougettoNewYork,IforLondon.

A)wouldbeleaving

B)amleaving

C)havealreadyleft

D)shallhaveleft

42.Thearticlesuggeststhatwhenapersonunderunusualstressheshouldbe

especiallycarefultohaveawell-balanceddiet.

A)is

B)were

C)be

D)was

43.Thelawyeradvisedhimtodropthe,sincehestandslittlechancetowin.

A)event

B)incidenl

C)case

D)affair

44.Sometimeschildrenhavetroublefactfromfictionandmaybelievethat

suchthingsactuallyexist.

A)toseparate

B)separating

C)forseparating

D)ofseparating

45.Heisquitesurethatit'simpossibleforhimtofulfillthetaskwithintwo

days.

A)absolutely

B)exclusively

C)fully

D)roughly

46.Therewasabigholeintheroadwhichthetraffic.

A)setback

B)stoodback

C)heldup

D)kepidown

47.Manyadelegatewasinfavorofhisproposalthataspecialcommitteeto

investigatetheincident.

A)weresetup

B)wassetup

C)besetup

D)setup

48.IntheChinesehousehold,grandparentsandotherrelativesplayrolesin

raisingchildren.

A)incapable

B)indispensable

C)insensible

D)infinite

49.Eyecontactisimportantbecausewrongcontactmaycreateacommunication

A)tragedy

B)vacuum

C)question

D)barrier

50.Therewassuchalonglineattheexhibitionwehadtowaitforabouthalf

anhour.

A)as

B)that

C)so

D)hence

51.Thereisnototherehousefromthemainroad.

A)access

B)avenue

C)exposure

D)edge

52.energyundertheearthmustbereleasedinoneformoranother,for

example,anearthquake.

A)Accumulated

B)Gathered

C)Assembled

D)Collected

53.Hewasn'tappointedchairmanofthecommittee,notverypopularwith

allitsmembers.

A)tobeconsidered

B)considering

C)beingconsidered

D)havinguonsidcicd

54.Thetwentiethcenturyhaswitnessedanenormousworldwidepolitical,economic

andcultural.

A)tradition

B)transportation

C)transmission

D)transformation

55.Thestuckontheenvelopesays“ByAir”.

A)diagram

B)label

C)signal

D)mark

56.MobiletelecommunicationsisexpectedtodoubleinShanghaithisyear

asaresultofacontractsignedbetweenthetwocompanies.

A)capacity

B)potential

C)possession

D)impact

57.Readingthelines,IwouldsaythattheGovernmentaremoreworried

thantheywilladmit.

A)behind

B)between

C)along

D)among

58.Mybrother'splansarevery;hewantstomasterEnglish,Frenchand

Spanishbeforeheissixteen.

A)arbitrary

B)aggressive

C)ambitious

D)abundant

59.Thingsmighthavebeenmuchworseifthemotheronherrighttokeep

thebaby.

A)hasbeeninsisting

B)hadinsisted

C)wouldinsist

D)insisted

60.Thestatisticalfiguresinthatreportarenot.Youshouldnotrefertothem.

A)accurate

B)fixed

C)delicate

D)rigid

61.Contrastmaymakesomethingappearmorebeautifulthanitiswhen

alone.

A)seen

B)isseen

C)tobeseen

D)havingbeenseen

62.ThefootballgamecomestoyoufromNewYork.

A)lively

B)alive

C)live

D)living

63.Noneofusexpectedthechairmantoattheparty.Wethoughthewasstill

inhospital.

A)turnin

B)turnover

C)turnup

D)turndown

64.Themotherdidn'tknowwhoforthebrokenglass.

A)blamed

B)beblamed

C)toblame

D)wouldblame

65.Hetohiscustomersandhalvedtheprice.

A)leaked

B)drew

C)quoted

D)yielded

66.Tryonwasextremelyangry,butcool-headedenoughtostormingintothe

boss'soffice.

A)prevent

B)prohibit

C)turn

D)avoid

67.Allflightsbecauseoftheterribleweather,theyhadtogotherebytrain.

A)havingbeencanceled

B)hadbeencanceled

C)havingcanceled

D)werecanceled

68.Theauthorofthereportiswellwiththeproblemsinthehospitalbecause

hehasbeenworkingthereformanyyears.

A)informed

B)acquainted

C)enlightened

D)acknowledged

69.TheboyspentasmuchtimewatchingTVashestudying.

A)does

B)had

C)was

D)did

70.Theships'generatorbrokedown,andthepumpshadtobeoperated

insteadofmechanically.

A)manually

B)artificially

C)automatically

D)synthetically

PartIVCloze(15minutes)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontheri^htsideofthepaper.Youshould

choosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.Thenmarkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

Onesummernight,onmywayhomefromworkIdecidedtoseeamovie.Iknew

thetheatrewouldbeair-conditionedandIcouldn'lfacemy71apartment.

SittinginthetheatreIhadtolookthroughthe72betweenthetwotallheadsin

frontofme.Ihadtokeepchangingthe73everytimeshelearnedovertotalktohim,

74heleanedovertokissher.WhydoAmericansdisplaysuch75inapublic

place?

IthoughtthemoviewouldbegoodformyEnglish,but76itturnedout,itwas

anItalianmove.77aboutanhourIdecidedtogiveuponthemovieand78on

mypopcorn(爆玉米花).I'veneverunderstoodwhytheygiveyousomuchpopcorn!Il

tastedprettygood,79.AfterawhileIheard8()moreoftheromantic-sounding

Italians.Ijustheardthe81ofthepopcorncrunching(口口口爵)betweenmyteeth.My

thoughtstatedto82.Irememberedwhen1wasisSouthKorea(韩国)，I83to

watchKojakonTVfrequently.HespokeperfectKorean-Iwasreallyamazed.He

seemedlikeagoodfriendtome,84IsawhimagaininNewYorkspeaking85

EnglishinsteadofperfectKorean.Hedidn'tevenhaveaKoreanaccentandI86

likeIhadbeenbetrayed.

WhenourfamilymovedtotheUnitedStatessixyearsago,noneofusspokeany

English.87wehadbeguntolearnafewwords,mymothersuggestedthatweall

shouldspeakEnglishathome.Everyoneagreed,butourhousebecamevery88and

weallseemedtoavoideachother.Wcsatatthedinnertableinsilence,preferringthatto

89inadifficultlanguage.MothertriedtosaysomethinginEnglishbutit90

outallwrongandweallburstintolaughteranddecidedtoforgetit!We'vebeenspeaking

Koreanathomeeversince.

71.A)warm

B)hot

C)heated

D)cool

72.A)crack

B)blank

C)break

D)opening

73.A)aspect

B)view

C)space

D)angle

74.A)while

B)whenever

C)or

D)and

75.A)attraction

B)attention

C)affection

D)motion

76.A)since

B)when

C)what

D)