9月全国大学英语四级考试真题和答案

2003年9月全国大学英语四级考试真题和答案

PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversation.Atthe

endofeachconversation,aquestionwiltbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.

Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.After

eachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthe

fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).anddecidewhichisthebestanswer

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleline

throughthecentre.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A)Attheeoffice.

B)Inthewaitingroom.

C)Attheairport.

D)Inarestaurant.

Fromtileconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomework

theyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisconversationismostlikelyto

havetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice”isthe

bestanswerYoushouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwith

asinglelinethroughthecentre.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

1.A)GiveBobaphonecall.

B)GoandpickBobup.

C)GolookforBob.

D)WaitforBob.

2.A)Sheisworkinginthecity.

B)Lifeinthesuburbsislonely.

C)Jobsareeasiertofindinthecity.

D)It,slessexpensivelivinginthecity.

3.A)Inaprintingshop.

B)Atapublishinghouse.

C)Atabookstore.

D)Tnalibrary.

4.A)Thewomanbemorecarefulnexttime.

B)Theytrytothinkofasolution.

C)Thewomanfindasparekey.

D)Theycomedownstairs.

5.A)Sendingane-mail.

B)Workinginanoffice.

C)Talkingonthephone.

D)Doingspellingpractice.

6.A)Buysomethingforthepicnic.

B)Goshoppingwiththeman.

C)Goforaridearoundtown.

D)Haveapicnic.

7.A)Thewomanmisplacedherclasspermitforbiology.

B)Thewomanarrivedforregistrationtooearly.

C)Thewomanmissedregistrationforthebiologycourse.

D)Thewomangotawrongclasspermit.

8.A)ThewomanlikestheweatherinNewYorkverymuch.

B)ThewomanwillstayinNewYorkalongtime.

C)ThemanisplanningtovisitNewYork.

D)It'squitecoldinNewYorknow.

9.A)Theoldladysittingnexttothecouplelikestoysverymuch.

B)Anoldladytookthecouple*ssuitcaseforherown.

C)Thecouple,ssuitcasewasstolenintherestaurant.

D)Themanforgottoputthetoysintheirsuitcase.

10.A)She'sflyingtoHongKong.

B)She'sgoingtobuyanairticket.

C)She'sgoingtosaygood-byetoBill.

D)She*sleavingforHongKongwithBill.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheend

ofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleline

throughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A)Theyhimonlyretiredworkers.

B)Theyeachdojobstheyaregoodat.

C)Theyclosethehotelduringlowseasons.

D)Theyemployasfewworkersaspossible.

12.A)Stafftraining.

B)Book-keeping.

C)Cleaningandwashingup.

D)Gardeningandflowerarranging.

13.A)Theyhavetheirhotelbeautifullydecorated.

B)Theyprovidedeliciousfood.

C)Theymaketheirguestsfeelathome.

D)Theygivepartiesregularlyfortheirvisitors.

PassageTwo

Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A)Towithdrawhisdeposit.

B)Tocashacheek.

C)Torobthebank.

D)Togethisprize.

15.A)Aradioannouncer

B)Abankemployee.

C)Acarmechanic.

D)Amovieactor.

16.A)Theylethimdowhathewantedto.

B)Theyhelpedhimfindlargebills.

C)Theypressedthealarm.

D)Theycalledthepolice.

17.A)Hewasafraidthatbewouldbecaughtonthespot.

B)Largebillswerenotwithinhisreach.

C)Themaximumsumallowedwas55,000.

D)Hewaslimitedbytimeandthesizeofhispockets.

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A)ArescuerontheGoldenGateBridge.

B)Aprofessionaldiver.

C)Atelephoneoperator.

D)AguardontheGoldenGateBridge.

19.A)Someonehamfallenoffthebridge.

B)Someoneonthebridgeisbeingattacked.

C)Someoneisthreateningtodestroythebridge.

D)Someoneonthebridgeisattemptingtokillhimself.

20.A)Callthemothertocomefightaway.

B)Trytocommunicatewiththemfirst.

C)Helpthemtogetoutoftheirmisty.

D)Remindthemthattheyhavechildrentotakecareof.

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowed

bysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare

fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecidejnthebestchoice

andmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleling

throughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Arecentstudy,publishedinlastweek,sJournaloftheAmericanMedical

Association,offersapictureofhowriskyitistogetaliftfroma

teenagedriver,Indeed,a16-year-olddriverwiththreeormorepassengers

isthreetimesaslikelytohaveafatalaccidentasateenagerdriving

alone,Bycontrast,theriskofdeathfordriversbetween30and59

decreaseswitheachadditionalpassenger.

Theauthorsalsofoundthatthedeathratesforteenagedriversincreased

dramaticallyafter10p.m.,andespeciallyaftermidnight,with

passengersinthecar,thedriverwasevenmorelikelytodieina

late-nightaccident.

RobertFoss,ascientistattheUniversityofNorthCarolinaHighway

SafetyResearchCenter,saysthehigherdeathratesforteenagedrivers

havelesstodowithareallystupidbehavior“thanwithjustalackof

drivingexperience."Thebasicissue."Besays,“isthatadultswho

areresponsibleforissuinglicensesfailtorecognizehowcomplexand

skilledataskdrivingis.”

Bothheandtheauthorofthestudybelievethatthewaytomitigate(使•••

缓解)theproblemistohavestatesinstituteso-calledgraduated

licensingsystems,inwhichgettingalicenseisamultistageprocess.

Agraduatedlicenserequiresthatateenagerfirstprovehimselfcapable

ofdrivinginthepresenceofanadult,followedbyaperiodofdriving

withnightofpassengerrestrictions,beforegraduatingtofulldriving

privileges.

Graduatedlicensingsystemshavereducedteenagedrivercrashes,

accordingtorecentstudies.Abouthalfofthestatesnowhavesomesort

ofgraduatedlicensingsysteminplace,butonly10ofthosestateshave

restrictionsonpassengers,Californiaisthestrictest,withanovice

(新手)driverprohibitedfromcarryinganypassengerunder20(without

thepresenceofanadultover25)forthefirstsixmonths.

21.Whichofthefollowingsituationsismostdangerousaccordingtothe

passage?

A)Adultsgivingalifttoteenagersonthehighwayafter10p.m.

B)Ateenagerdrivingaftermidnightwithpassengersinthecar.

C)Adultsdrivingwiththreeormoreteenagepassengerslateatnight.

D)Ateenagergettingaliftfromastrangeronthehighwayatmidnight.

22.AccordingtoRobertFoss.Thehighdeathrateofteenagedriversis

mainlydueto________.

A)theirfrequentdrivingatnight

B)theirimproperwayofdriving

C)theirlackofdrivingexperience

D)theirdrivingwithpassengers

23.AccordingtoParagraph3.whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A)Teenagersshouldspendmoretimelearningtodrive.

B)Drivingisaskilltoocomplicatedforteenagerstolearn.

C)Restrictionsshouldbeimposedonteenagersapplyingtotakedriving

lessons.

D)Thelicensingauthoritiesarepartlyresponsibleforteenagers,

drivingaccidents.

24.AsuggestedmeasuretobetakentoreduceteenagersJdriving

accidentsisthat________.

A)drivinginthepresenceofanadultshouldbemadearule

B)theyshouldbeprohibitedfromtakingonpassengers

C)theyshouldnotbeallowedtodriveafter10p.m.

D)thelicensingsystemshouldbeimproved

25.Thepresentsituationinabouthalfofthestatesisthatthegraduated

licensingsystem.

A)isunderdiscussion

B)isabouttobesetup

0hasbeenputintoeffect

D)hasbeenperfected

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Ifyouknowexactlywhatyouwant,thebestroutetoajobistoget

specializedtraining.Arecentsurveyshowsthatcompanieslikegraduates

insuchfieldsasbusinessandhealthcarewhocangotcworkimmediately

withverylittleon-the-jobtraining.

ThatJsespeciallytrueofboomingfieldsthatarechallengingforworkers.

AtCornelVsSchoolofHotelAdministration,forexample,bachelor's

degreegraduatesgetanaverageoffourorfivejobofferswithsalaries

rangingfromthehighteenstothelow20sandplentyofchancesforrapid

advancement.Largecompanies,especially,likeabackgroundofformal

educationcoupledwithworkexperience.

Butinthelongrun,toomuchspecializationdoesn'tpayoff.Business,

whichhasbeenfloodedwithMBAs,nolongerconsidersthedegreean

automaticstampofapproval.TheMBAmayopendoorsandcommandahigher

salaryinitially,buttheimpactofadegreewashesoutafterfiveyears.

Asfurtherevidenceoftheerosion(销蚀)ofcorporate(公司的)faithin

specializeddegrees,MichiganState,sScheetzcitesapatternin

corporatehiringpractices,althoughcompaniestendtotakeon

specialistsasnewhires,theyoftenseekoutgeneralistsformiddleand

upper-levelmanagement."Theywantsomeonewhoisn'tconstrained(限

制)bynutsandboltstolookatthebigpicture,asaysScheetz.

Thissoundssuspiciouslylikeaformalstatementthatyouapproveofthe

liberal-artsgraduate.Timeandagainlabor-marketanalystsmentiona

needfortalentsthatliberal-artsmajorsareassumedtohave:writing

andcommunicationskills,organizationalskills,open-mindednessand

adaptability,andtheabilitytoanalyzeandsolveproblems,DavidBirch

claimshedoesnothireanybodywithanMBAoranengineeringdegree,"I

hireonlyliberal-artspeoplebecausetheyhavealess-than-cannedway

ofdoingthings,“saysBirch.Liberal-artsmeansanacademically

thoroughandstrictprogramthatincludesliterature,history,

mathematics,economics,science,humanbehavior-plusacomputercourse

ortwo.Withthatunderyourbelt,youcanfeelfreetospecialize,"A

liberal-artsdegreecoupledwithanMBAorsomeothertechnicaltraining

isaverygoodcombinationinthemarketplace,“saysScheetz.

26.Whatkindsofpeopleareinhighdemandonthejobmarket?

A)StudentswithabachelorJsdegreeinhumanities.

B)PeoplewithanMBAdegreefronttopuniversities.

C)Peoplewithformalschoolingplusworkexperience.

D)Peoplewithspecialtraininginengineering.

27.Bysaying“…buttheimpactofadegreewashesoutafterfiveyears”

(Line3,Para,3),theauthormeans________.

A)mostMBAprogramsfailtoprovidestudentswithasolidfoundation

B)anMBAdegreedoesnothelppromotiontomanagerialpositions

C)MBAprogramswillnotbsaspopularinfiveyears'timeastheyare

now

D)infivepeoplewillforgetaboutthedegreetheMBAgraduateshavegot

28.AccordingtoScheetz,sstatement(Lines4-5.Para.4),companies

prefer

A)peoplewhohaveastrategicmind

B)peoplewhoaretalentedinfinearts

C)peoplewhoareambitiousandaggressive

D)peoplewhohavereceivedtraininginmechanics

29.DavidBirchclaimsthatheonlyhiresliberal-artspeoplebecause

A)theyaremorecapableofhandlingchangingsituations

B)theycansticktoestablishedwaysofsolvingproblems

C)theyarethoroughlytrainedinavarietyofspecializedfields

D)theyhaveattendedspecialprogramsinmanagement

30.Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoestheauthorsupport?

A)Specialistsaremoreexpensivetohirethangeneralists.

B)Formalschoolingislessimportantthanjobtraining.

C)On-the-jobtrainingis,inthelongrun,lesscostly.

D)Generalistswilloutdospecialistsinmanagement.

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AboutsixyearsagoIwaseatinglunchinarestaurantinNewYorkCity

whenawomanandayoungboysatdownatthenexttable,Icouldn,thelp

overhearingpartsoftheirconversation.Atonepointthewomanasked:

“So,howhaveyoubeen?”Andtheboy一whocouldnothavebeenmorethan

sevenoreightyearsold-replied.aFrankly,Vvebeenfeelingalittle

depressedlately.w

Thisincidentstuckinmymindbecauseitconfirmedmygrowingbeliefthat

childrenarechanging.AsfarasIcanremember,myfriendsandIdidn't

findoutwewere“depressed“untilwewereinhighschool.

Theevidenceofachangeinchildrenhasincreasedsteadilyinrecentyears.

Childrendon'tseemchildlikeanymore.Childrenspeakmorelikeadults,

dressmorelikeadultsandbehavemorelikeadultsthantheyusedto.

Whetherthisisgoodorbadisdifficulttosay,butitcertainlyis

different.Childhoodasitoncewasnolongerexists,Why?

Humandevelopmentisbasednotonlyoninnate(天生的)biologicalstates,

butalsoonpatternsofaccesstosocialknowledge.Movementfromone

socialrotetoanotherusuallyinvolveslearningthesecretsofthenew

status.Childrenhavealwaysbeentaughtadultsecrets,butslowlyand

instages:traditionally,wetellsixthgradersthingswekeephiddenfrom

fifthgraders.

Inthelast30years,however,asecret-revelation(揭示)machinehasbeen

installedin98percentofAmericanhomes.Itiscalledtelevision,

Televisionpassesinformation,andindiscriminately(不力口区分地)，toall

viewersalike,betheychildrenoradults.Unabletoresistthetemptation,

manychildrenturntheirattentionfromprintedtextstotheless

challenging,morevividmovingpictures.

Communicationthroughprint,asamatteroffact,allowsforagreatdeal

ofcontroloverthesocialinformationtowhichchildrenhaveaccess.

Readingandwritinginvolveacomplexcodeofsymbolsthatmustbe

memorizedandpractices.Childrenmustreadsimplebooksbeforetheycan

readcomplexmaterials.

31.Accordingtotheauthor,feelingdepressedis.

A)asuresignofapsychologicalprobleminachild

B)somethinghardlytobeexpectedinayoungchild

C)aninevitablehasofchildren,smentaldevelopment

D)amentalscalepresentinallhumans,includingchildren

32.Traditionally,achildissupposedtolearnabouttheadultworld

A)throughcontactwithsociety

B)graduallyandunderguidance

C)naturallyandbybiologicalinstinct

D)throughexposuretosocialinformation

33.Thephenomenonthattoday'schildrenseemadultlikeisattributed

bytheauthorto.

A)thewidespreadinfluenceoftelevision

B)thepoorarrangementofteachingcontent

C)thefastpaceofhumanintellectualdevelopment

D)theconstantlyrisingstandardofliving

34.Whyistheauthorinfavorofcommunicationthroughprintforchildren?

A)Itenableschildrentogainmoresocialinformation.

B)Itdevelopschildren,sinterestinreadingandwriting.

C)Ithelpschildrentomemorizeandpracticemore.

D)Itcancontrolwhatchildrenaretolearn.

35.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthechangeintoday*schildren?

A)Hefeelsamusedbychairprematurebehavior.

B)Hethinksitisaphenomenonworthyofnote.

C)Heconsidersitapositivedevelopment.

D)Heseemstobeupsetaboutit.

PassageFour

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

“Opinion”isawordthatisusedcarelesslytoday.Itisusedtorefer

tomattersoftaste,belief,andjudgment.Thiscasualusewouldprobably

causelittleconfusionifpeopledidn'tattachtoomuchimportanceto

opinion.Unfortunately,mosttoattachgreatimportancetoit."Ihave

asmuchrighttomyopinionasyoutoyours,“andaEveryone,sentitled

tohisopinion,“arecommonexpressions.Infact,anyonewhowould

challengeanotherJsopinionislikelytobebrandedintolerant.

Isthatlabelaccurate?IsitintoleranttochallengeanotherJsopinion?

Itdependsonwhatdefinitionofopinionyouhaveinmind.Forexample,

youmayaskafriend“WhatdoyouthinkofthenewFordcars?”Andhe

mayreply,“Inmyopinion,they'reugly."Inthiscase,itwouldnot

onlybeintoleranttochallengehisstatement,butfoolish.Forit's

obviousthatbyopinionhemeanshispersonalpreference,amatteroftaste.

Andastheoldsayinggoes,"It'spointlesstoargueaboutmattersof

taste.”

Butconsiderthisverydifferentuseoftheterm,anewspaperreportsthat

theSupremeCourthasdelivereditsopinioninacontroversialcase.

Obviouslythejusticesdidnotshaletheirpersonalpreferences,their

merelikesanddislikes,theystatedtheirconsideredjudgment,

painstakinglyarrivedatafterthoroughinquiryanddeliberation.

Mostofwhatisreferredtoasopinionfallssomewherebetweenthesetwo

extremes.Itisnotanexpressionoftaste.Norisitcarefuljudgment.

Yetitmaycontainelementsofboth.Itisavieworbeliefmoreorless

casuallyarrivedat,withorwithoutexaminingtheevidence.

Iseveryoneentitledtohisopinion?Ofcourse,thisisnotonlypermitted,

butguaranteed.Wearefreetoactonouropinionsonlysolongas,in

doingso,wedonotharmothers.

36.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE,accordingtotheauthor?

A)Everyonehasarighttoholdhisownopinion.

B)Freeexpressionofopinionsoftenleadstoconfusion.

C)Mostpeopletendtobecarelessinformingtheiropinions.

D)Casualuseoftheword“opinion“oftenbringsaboutquarrels.

37.Accordingtotheauthor,whoofthefollowingwouldbelaboredas

intolerant?

A)Someonewhoturnsadeafeartoothers,opinions.

B)Someonewhocan'tputupwithothers*tastes.

C)Someonewhovaluesonlytheirownopinions.

D)Someonewhoseopinionharmsotherpeople.

38.ThenewFordcarsarecitedasanexampletoshowthat.

A)itisfoolishtocriticizeafamousbrand

B)oneshouldnotalwaysagreetoothers*opinions

C)personaltastesarenotsomethingtobechallenged

D)itisunwisetoexpressone'slikesanddislikesinpublic

39.Consideredjudgmentisdifferentfrompersonalpreferenceinthat

A)itisstatedbyjudgesinthecourt

B)itreflectspubliclikeanddislikes

C)itisaresultofalotofcontroversy

D)itisbasedoncarefulthought

40.Asindicatedinthepassage,beingfreetoactonone'sopinion

A)meansthatonecanignoreotherpeople,scriticism

B)meansthatonecanimposehispreferencesonothers

C)doesn,tmeanthatonehastherighttodothingsatwill

D)doesn,tmeanthatonehastherighttochargeotherswithoutevidence

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)

Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesit:thispart.Foreach

sentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChooseciteONE

answerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarktheCorresponding

letterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

41.Thebeamthatisbyalaserdiffersinseveralwaysfromthe

lightthatcomesoutofaflashlight.

A)emitted

B)transported

C)motivated

D)translated

42.Webookedroomsatthehotelweshouldfir.dnovacancieson

ourarrival.

A)whenever

B)if

C)since

D)lest

43.Modernformsoftransportationandcommunicationhavedonemuchto

theisolationoflifeinAlaska.

A)breakthrough

B)breakdown

C)breakinto

D)breakout

44.Weknowthroughpainfulexperiencethatfreedomisneverbythe

oppressor;itmustbebytheoppressed.

A)demanded

B)commanded

C)required

D)requested

45.Colorandsexarenotrelevant________whetherapersonissuitable

forthejob.

A)on

B)for

C)to

D)with

46.theenormousflowoffoodfromtheentireglobe,these

countrieshaveformanyyearsnotfeltanypopulationpressure.

A)Thanksto

B)Bymeansof

C)Inlinewith

D)Withregardto

47.Researchuniversitieshavetokeepupwiththelatestcomputerand

scientifichardwareprice.

A)onaccountof

B)regardlessof

C)inadditionto

D)nottomention

48.Threeuniversitydepartmentshavebeen$600,000todevelop

goodpracticeinteachingandlearning.

A)promoted

B)included

C)secured

D)awarded

49.Therapiddevelopmentofcommunicationstechnologyistransforming

theinwhichpeoplecommunicateacrosstimeandspace.

A)mood

B)mission

C)manner

D)vision

50.Mr.Jonesholdsstrongviewsagainstvideogamesandthe

closingofallrecreationfacilitiesforsuchgames.

A)assists

B)acknowledges

C)advocates

D)admits

51.Workersinthefineartsthoughtsandfeelingsthroughtheir

creativeworks.

A)transmit

B)elaborate

C)convey

D)contribute

52.Smallasitis,theantisasmuchacreatureasallother

animalsonearth.

A)are

B)do

C)is

D)have

53.Thepolicemandeclaredthattheblowonthevictim,shead

frombehind.

A)shouldhavebeenmade

B)musthavebeenmade

C)wouldhavebeenmade

D)oughttohavebeenmade

54.Findingajobcanbeanddisappointing,andthereforeitis

importantthatyouareprepared.

A)exploiting

B)frustrating

C)profiting

D)misleading

55.ItBritishgovernmentoftensaysthatfurnishingchildrenwith

totheinformationsuperhighwayisatoppriority.

A)procedure

B)protection

C)allowance

D)access

56.LouisHerman,attheUniversityofHawaii,hasaseriesof

newexperimentsinwhichsomeanimalshave1earnedtounderstandsentences.

A)installed

B)equipped

C)devised

D)formatted

57.ResearchersattheUniversityofIllinoisdeterminedthatthe

ofafathercanhelpimproveachild,sgrades.

A)involvement

B)interaction

C)association

D)communication

58.Wecanacceptyourorderpaymentismadeinadvance.

A)inthebeliefthat

B)inorderthat

C)ontheexcusethat

D)onconditionthat

59.Manyinthecreditindustryexpectthatcreditcardswilleventually