大学英语四级考试试题真题 (十三)

大学英语四级考试试题真题

PassageFour

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AssoonasitwasrevealedthatareporterforProgressivemagazine

haddiscoveredhowtomakeahydrogenbomb,agroupoffirearm（火

器）fansformedtheNationalHydrogenBombAssociation,andtheyare

nowlobbyingagainstanylegislationtostopAmericansfromowningone.

"TheConstitution,"saidtheassociation'sspokesman,"gives

everyonetherighttoownarms.Itdoesn'tspelloutwhatkindofarms.

Butsinceanyonecannowmakeahydrogenbomb,thepublicshouldbe

abletobuyittoprotectthemselves.M

"Don'tyouthinkifsdangeroustohaveoneinthehouse,

particularlywheretherearechildrenaround?"

"TheNationalHydrogenBombAssociationhopestoeducatepeople

inthesafehandlingofthistypeofweapon.Weareinstructingownersto

keepthebombinalockedcabinetandthefuse（导火索）separatelyina

drawer."

"Somepeopleconsiderthehydrogenbombaveryfatalweapon

whichcouldkillsomebody."

Thespokesmansaid,"Hydrogenbombsdon'tkillpeople-peoplekill

people.Thebombisforself-protectionanditalsohasadeterrenteffect.

Ifsomebodyknowsyouhaveanuclearweaponinyourhouse,they're

goingtothinktwiceaboutbreakingin."

"ButthosewhowanttobanthebombforAmericancitizensclaim

thatifyouhaveonelockedinthecabinet,withthefuseinadrawer,you

wouldneverbeabletoassembleitintimetostopanintruder(侵入

者广

"Anotherargumentagainstallowingpeopletoownabombisthat

atthemomentitisveryexpensivetobuildone.Sowhatyourassociation

isbackingisaprogramwhichwouldallowthemiddleandupperclasses

toacquireabombwhilepoorpeoplewillbeleftdefenselesswithjust

handguns."

26.Accordingtothepassage,somepeoplestartedanational

associationsoasto.

A)instructpeoplehowtokeepthebombsafeathome

B)coordinatethemassproductionofthedestructiveweapon

C)promotethelarge-scalesaleofthisnewlyinventedweapon

D)blockanylegislationtobantheprivatepossessionofthe

bomb

27.SomepeopleopposetheownershipofH-bombsbyindividuals

onthegroundsthat

A)theymayfallintothehandsofcriminals

B)people'sliveswillbethreatenedbytheweapon

C)mostpeopledon'tknowhowtohandletheweapon

D)thesizeofthebombmakesitdifficulttokeepinadrawer

28.Bysayingthatthebombalsohasadeterrenteffectthe

spokesmanmeansthatit.

A)cankillthoseenteringothers'housesbyforce

B)willthreatenthesafetyoftheownersaswell

C)willfrightenawayanypossibleintruders

D)canshowthespecialstatusofitsowners

29.Accordingtothepassage,opponentsoftheprivateownership

ofH-bombsareverymuchworriedthat.

A)thecostoftheweaponwillputcitizensonanunequalbasis

B)thewideuseoftheweaponwillpushuplivingexpenses

tremendously

C)poorly-educatedAmericanswillfinditdifficulttomakeuseof

theweapon

D)theinfluenceoftheassociationistoopowerfulfortheless

privilegedtoovercome

30.Fromthetoneofthepassageweknowthattheauthoris.

A)notseriousabouttheprivateownershipofH-bombs

B)concernedaboutthespreadofnuclearweapons

C)doubtfulaboutthenecessityofkeepingH-bombsathomefor

safety

D)unhappywiththosewhovoteagainsttheownershipof

H-bombs

PartIIIVocabulary(20minutes)

Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreach

sentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Choosethe

ONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

31.Thisisnotaneconomicalwaytogetmorewater;,itisvery

expensive.

A)orelseC)onthecontrary

B)inshortD)ontheotherhand

32.Firstpublishedin1927,thechartsremainansourcefor

researchers.

A)intelligentC)inevitable

B)indispensableD)identical

33.Youshouldtrytoyourambitionandbemorerealistic.

A)restrainC)reserve

B)retainD)replace

34.Thereisaofimpatienceinthetoneofhisvoice.

A)dotC)notion

B)hintD)phrase

35.Desertsandhighmountainshavealwaysbeenatothe

movementofpeoplefromplacetoplace.

A)jamC)fence

B)barrierD)prevention

36.Joeisnotgoodatsports,butwhenitmathematics,heisthe

bestintheclass.

A)comesuptoC)comesto

B)comesaroundtoD)comesonto

37.Pleasedictionarieswhenyouarenotsureofwordspelling

ormeaning.

A)searchC)inquire

B)seekD)consult

38.Criticsbelievethatthecontroloftelevisionbymassadvertising

has

thequalityoftheprograms.

A)affectedC)lessened

B)effectedD)declined

39.Shekeepsasupplyofcandlesinthehouseincaseofpower.

A)dropC)failure

B)lackD)absence

40.Formorethan20years,we'vebeensupportingeducational

programsthatfromkindergartenstocolleges.

A)spreadC)move

B)shiftD)range

41.Iwassointoday'shistorylesson.Ididn,tunderstanda

thing.

A)confusedC)amused

B)neglectedD)amazed

42.Imustcongratulateyoutheexcellentdesignofthenew

bridge.

A)withC)on

B)atD)of

43.Nowthatspringishere,youcanthesefurcoatstillyouneed

themagainnextwinter.

A)putoverC)putdown

B)putoffD)putaway

44.Iwentalongthinkingofnothingonlylookingatthings

aroundme.

A)inbriefC)inharmony

B)indoubtD)inparticular

45.Inordertomakethingsconvenientforthepeople,the

departmentisplanningtosetupsomeshopsintheresidentialarea.

A)flowingC)drifting

B)mobileD)Unstable

46.Thelecturewhichlastedaboutthreehourswassothatthe

audiencecouldn'thelpyawning.

A)tediousC)bored

B)clumsyD)tired

47.Ityoutoatleast50%offtheregularpriceofeitherframes

orlenseswhenyoubuyboth.

A)creditsC)presents

B)entitlesD)tips

48.Whencarbonisaddedtoironinpropertheresultissteel.

A)ratesC)proportions

B)densitiesD)thicknesses

49.Thereisafullyhealthcenteronthegroundfloorofthemain

officebuilding.

A)equipped

C)provided

B)projected

D)installed

50.Nancyisonlyasortofofherhusband'sopinionandhasno

ideasofherown.

A)shadowC)reproduction

B)sampleD)echo

51.Mr.Smithsays:"Themediaareverygoodatsensingamoodand

thenit."

A)exaggeratingC)widening

B)overtakingD)enlarging

52.Theatthemilitaryacademyissorigidthatstudentscan

hardlybearit.

A)confinementC)discipline

B)conventionD)principle

53.Doctorswarnedagainstchewingtobaccoasaforsmoking.

A)successionC)revival

B)substituteD)relief

54.ItwasthefirsttimethatsuchahadtobetakenataBritish

nuclearpowerstation.

A)presentationC)prediction

B)preparationD)precaution

55.Theboardofthecompanyhasdecidedtoitsoperationsto

includeallaspectsoftheclothingbusiness.

A)multiplyC)lengthen

B)stretchD)expand

56.Thetestresultsarebeyond;theyhavebeenrepeatedin

labsallovertheworld.

A)conflictC)bargain

B)disputeD)negotiation

57.Thegroupoftechniciansareengagedinastudywhichall

aspectsofurbanplanning.

A)embracesC)inserts

B)performsD)grips

58.thathewasn'thappywiththearrangements,Itriedtobook

adifferenthotel.

A)PuzzlingC)Perceiving

B)PenetratingD)Preserving

59.Hisbusiness,wasverysuccessful,butitwasattheofhis

familylife.

A)exhaustionC)credit

B)consumptionD)expense

60.Atyesterday'sparty,Elizabeth'sboyfriendamusedus

byCharlieChaplin.

A)modelingC)following

B)imitatingD)copying

PartIVCloze(15minutes)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreach

blanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideof

thepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingle

linethroughthecentre.

Historianstendtotellthesamejokewhentheyaredescribing

historyeducationinAmerica.It'stheone61theteacherstandingin

theschoolroomdoor62goodbyetostudentsforthesummerand

calling63them,"Bytheway,wewonWorldWarII."

Theproblemwiththejoke,ofcourse,isthatit's64funny.The

recentsurveyson65

illiteracy（无矢U）arebeginningtonumb（令人震惊）：nearlyonethird

ofAmerican17-year-olds

cannoteven66whichcountriestheUnitedStates67againstin

thatwar.Onethirdhaveno68whentheDeclarationofIndependence

was69,OnethirdthoughtColumbusreachedtheNewWorldafter

1750.Twothirdscannotcorrectly70theCivilWarbetween1850and

1900.71whentheygettheanswersright,someare72guessing.

Unlikemathorscience,ignoranceofhistorycannot

be73connectedtolossofinternational74.Butitdoesaffectour

future75ademocraticnationandasindividuals.

The76newsisthatthereisgrowingagreement77whatis

wrongwiththe78

ofhistoryandwhatneedstobe79tofixit.Thestepsaretentative

（尝试性的）80yet

tobefeltinmostclassrooms.

61.A)inB)byC)forD)about

62.A)wavingB)noddingC)shakingD)speaking

63.A)inB)upC)afterD)for

64.A)notB)tooC)soD)rarely

65.A)politicalB)culturalC)educationalD)historical

66.A)conveyB)identifyC)acknowledgeD)distinguish

67.A)struckB)attackedC)foughtD)defeated

68.A)doubtB)ideaC)reasonD)sense

69.A)signedB)editedC)markedD)printed

70.A)getB)judgeC)placeD)lock

71.A)ThusB)SoC)ThoughD)Even

72.A)justB)everC)stillD)hardly

73.A)shortlyB)directlyC)exclusivelyD)practically

74.A)communityB)commitmentC)

comprehensionD)competitiveness

75.A)withB)forC)asD)of

76.A)goodB)fineC)surprisingD)nice

77.A)ofB)toC)onD)with

78.A)coachingB)teachingC)consultingD)instructing

79.A)dealtB)doneC)metD)reached

80.A)andB)orC)asD)therefore

PartVWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritea

compositionentitledABriefIntroductiontoaTouristAttraction.You

shouldwriteatleast120wordsaccordingtothefollowingguidelines:

Yourrole:atourguide

Youraudience:agroupofforeigntourists

Yourintroductionshouldinclude:

•somewelcomingwords

•theschedulefortheday

•adescriptionoftheplacethetouristswillbevisiting

(e.g.ascenicspotorahistoricalsite,etc.)

Abriefintroductiontoatouristattraction

参考答案

听力

1-5ACDDA

6-10BCDBA

SI.popular

S2.historical

S3,prints

S4.instruments

S5.permitted

S6.established

S7.destroyed

S8.In1897,thelibrarymovedintoitsownbuildingacrossthestreet

fromtheCapitol

S9.ThelibraryprovidesbooksandmaterialstotheUSCongressand

alsolendsbookstootherAmericanlibraries,governmentagenciesand

foreignlibraries.

S10.Anyonewhowantscopyrightprotectionforapublicationinthe

USmustsendtwocopiestothelibrary.

阅读理解

11-15CBDCA

16-20BDBCA

21-25DDCBC

26-30DBCAB

词汇

31-35CBABB

36-40CDACD

41-45ACDDB

46-50ABCAD

51-55ACBDD

56-60BACDB

完形填空

61-65DACAD

66-70BCBAC

71-75DABDC

76-80ACBBA

作文：

［参考范文］

Abriefintroductiontoatouristattraction