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1989年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.7月04Morethan30,000driversandfrontseatpassengersarekilledorseriouslyinjuredeachyear.Atthespeedofonly30milesperhouritisthesameasfallingfromathird-floorwindows.Wearingaseatbeltsaveslives；itreducesyourchanceofdeathorseriousinjurybymorethanhalf.Thereforedriversorfrontseatpassengersover14inmostvehiclesmustwearaseatbelt.Ifyoudonot,youcouldbefinedupto50.itwillnotbeuptothedriverstomakesureyouwearyourbelt.Butitwillbethedriversresponsibilitytomakesurethatchildrenunder14donotrideinthefrontunlesstheyarewearingaseatbeltofsomekind.However,youdonothavetowearaseatbeltifyoureversingyourvehicle；oryouaremakingalocaldeliveryorcollectionusingaspecialvehicle；orifyouhaveavalidmedicalcertificatewhichexcusesyoufromwearingit.Makesurethesecircumstancesapplytoyoubeforeyoudecidenottowearyouseatbelt.Rememberyoumaybetakentocourtfornotdoingso,andyoumaybefinedifyoucannotprovetothecourtthatyouhavebeenexcusedfromwearingit.21.Thistextistakenfrom_.A)amedicalmagazineB)apolicereportC)alegaldocumentD)agovernmentinformationbooklet22.Wearingaseatbeltinavehicle_.A)reducesroadaccidentsbymorethanhalfB)savesliveswhiledrivingataspeedupto30milesperhourC)reducesthedeathrateintrafficaccidentsD)savesmorethan15,000liveseachyear23.Itisthedriversresponsibilityto_.A)makethefrontseatpassengerwearaseatbeltB)makethefrontseatchildrenunder14wearaseatbeltC)stopchildrenridinginthefrontseatD)wearaseatbelteachtimehedrives24.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingpeopleridinginthefrontdosnothavetowearaseatbelt?A)Someonewhoisbackingintoaparkingspace.B)Someonewhoispickingupthechildrenfromthelocalschool.C)Someonewhoisdeliveringinvitationletters.D)Someonewhoisunder14.25.Forsomepeople,itmaybebetter_.A)towearaseatbeltforhealthreasonsB)nottowearaseatbeltforhealthreasonsC)togetvalidmedicalcertificatebeforewearingaseatbeltD)topayafineratherthanwearaseatbeltPassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.7月05Ifyouwanttostayyoung,sitdownandhaveagoodthink.ThisistheresearchfindingofateamofJapanesedoctors,whosaythatmostofourbrainsarenotgettingenoughexerciseandasaresult,weareageingunnecessarilysoon.ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofindoutwhyotherwisehealthyfarmersinnorthernJapanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkandreasonatarelativelyearlyage,andhowtheprocessofageingcouldbesloweddown.WithateamofcolleaguesatTokyoNationalUniversity,hesetaboutmeasuringbrainvolumesofathousandpeopleofdifferentagesandvaryingoccupations.Computertechnologyenabledtheresearcherstoobtainprecisemeasurementsofthevolumeofthefrontandsidesectionsofthebrain,whichrelatetointellect(智能)andemotion,anddeterminethehumancharacter.(Therearsectionofthebrain,whichcontrolsfunctionslikeeatingandbreathing,doesnotcontractwithage,andonecancontinuelivingwithoutintellectualoremotionalfaculties.)ContractionoffrontandsidepartsascellsdieoffwasobservedIsomesubjectsintheirthirties,butitwasstillnotevidentinsomesixty-andseventy-year-olds.Matsuzawaconcludedfromhisteststhatthereisasimpleremedytothecontractionnormallyassociatedwithageusingthehead.Thefindingsshowingeneraltermsthatcontractionofthebrainbeginssoonerinpeopleinthecountrythaninthetowns.Thoseleastatrisk,saysMatsuzawa,arelawyers,followedbyuniversityprofessorsanddoctors.Whitecollarworkersdoingroutineworkingovernmentofficesare,however,aslikelytohaveshrinkingbrainsasthefarmworker,busdriverandshopassistant.Matsuzawasfindingsshowthatthinkingcanpreventthebrainfromshrinking.Bloodmustcirculateproperlyintheheadtosupplythefreshoxygenthebraincellsneed.“Thebestwaytomaintaingoodbloodcirculationisthroughusingthebrain,”hesays,“Thinkhardandengageinconversation.Dontrelyonpocketcalculators.”26.Theteamofdoctorswantedtofindout_.A)whycertainpeopleagesoonerthanothersB)howtomakepeoplelivelongerC)thesizeofcertainpeoplesbrainsD)whichpeoplearemostintelligent27.Onwhataretheirresearchfindingsbased?A)AsurveyoffarmersinnorthernJapan.B)Testsperformedonathousandoldpeople.C)ThestudyofbrainvolumesofdifferentpeopleD)Thelatestdevelopmentofcomputertechnology.28.Thedoctorstestshowthat_.A)ourbrainsshrinkaswegrowolderB)thefrontsectionofthebraindoesnotshrinkC)sixty-year-oldshavethebetterbrainsthanthirty-year-oldsD)somepeoplesbrainshavecontractedmorethanotherpeoples29.Theword“subjects”inParagraph5means_.A)somethingtobeconsideredB)branchesofknowledgestudiedC)personschosentobestudiedinanexperimentD)anymemberofastateexceptthesupremeruler30.Accordingtothepassage,whichpeopleseemtoageslowerthantheothers?A)Lawyers.B)Farmers.C)Clerks.D)Shopassistants.PassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.7月06OnJune17,1744,theofficialsfromMarylandandVirginiaheldatalkwiththeIndiansoftheSixNations.TheIndianswereinvitedtosendboystoWilliamandMaryCollege.Inaletterthenextdaytherefusedtheofferasfollows:Weknowthatyouhaveahighopinionofthekindoflearningtaughtinyourcolleges,andthatthecostsoflivingofouryoungmen,whilewithyou,wouldbeveryexpensivetoyou.Weareconvincedthatyoumeantodousgoodbyyourproposal；andwethankyouheartily.Butyoumustknowthatdifferentnationshavedifferentwaysoflookingatthings,andyouwillthereforenotbeoffendedifyourideasofthiskindofeducationhappennottbethesameasyours.Wehavehadsomeexperienceofit.Severalofouryoungpeoplewereformerlybroughtupatthecollegesofthenorthernprovinces:theyweretaughtallyoursciences；but,whentheycamebacktous,theywerebadrunners,ignorantofeverymeansoflivinginthewoodstheyweretotallygoodfornothing.Weare,however,notthelessobligedbyyourkindoffer,thoughwerefusetoacceptit；and,toshowourgratefulsenseofit,ifthegentlemenofVirginiawillsendupadozenoftheirsons,wewilltakecareoftheireducation,teachtheminallweknow,andmakemenofthem.31.Thepassageisabout_.A)thetalkbetweentheIndiansandtheofficialsB)thecollegesofnorthernprovincesC)theeducationalvaluesoftheIndiansD)theproblemsoftheAmericansinthemid-eighteenthcentury32.TheIndianschiefpurposeinwritingtheletterseemstobeto_.A)politelyrefuseafriendlyofferB)expresstheiropiniononequaltreatmentC)showtheirprideD)describeIndiancustoms33.Accordingtotheletter,theIndiansbelievedthat_.A)itwouldbebetterfortheirboystoreceivesomeschoolingB)theywerebeinginsultedbytheofferC)theyknewmoreaboutsciencethantheofficialsD)theyhadabetterwayofeducatingyoungmen34.Differentfromtheofficialsviewofeducation,theIndiansthough_.A)youngwomenshouldalsobeeducatedB)theyhaddifferentgoalsofeducationC)theytaughtdifferentbranchesofscienceD)theyshouldteachthesonsoftheofficialsfirst35.Thetoneoftheletterasawholeisbestdescribedas_.A)angryB)pleasantC)politeD)inquiringPassageFourQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.7月07Inwhatnowseemsliketheprehistorictimesofcomputerhistory,theearthspostwarera,therewasquiteawide-spreadconcernthatcomputerswouldtakeovertheworldfrommanoneday.Alreadytoday,lessthanfortyyearslater,ascomputersarerelievingusofmoreandmoreoftheroutinetasksinbusinessandinourpersonallives,wearefacedwithalessdramaticbutalsolessforeseenproblem.Peopletendtobeover-trustingofcomputersandarereluctanttochallengetheirauthority.Indeed,theybehaveasiftheywerehardlyawarethatwrongbuttonsmaybepushed,orthatacomputermaysimplymalfunction(失误).Obviously,therewouldbenopointininvestinginacomputerifyouhadtocheckallitsanswers,butpeopleshouldalsorelyontheirowninternalcomputersandcheckthemachinewhentheyhavethefeelingthatsomethinghasgonewrong.Questioningandroutinedouble-checksmustcontinuetobeasmuchapartofgoodbusinessastheywereinpre-computerdays.Maybeeachcomputershouldcomewiththewarning:forallthehelpthiscomputermayprovide,itshouldnotbeseenasasubstituteforfundamentalthinkingandreasoningskills.36.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?A)Tolookbacktotheearlydaysofcomputers.B)Toexplainwhattechnicalproblemsmayoccurwithcomputers.C)Todiscourageunnecessaryinvestmentincomputers.D)Towarnagainstamentallylazyattitudetowardscomputers.37.Accordingtothepassage,theinitialconcernaboutcomputerswasthattheymight_.A)changeourpersonallivesB)takecontroloftheworldC)createunforeseenproblemsD)affectourbusinesses38.Thepassagerecommendsthosedealingwithcomputersto_.A)bereasonablydoubtfulaboutthemB)checkalltheiranswersC)substitutethemforbasicthinkingD)usethemforbusinesspurposesonly39.Thepassagesuggeststhatthepresent-dayproblemwithregardtocomputersis_.A)challengingB)psychologicalC)dramaticD)fundamental40.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorwoulddisapproveof_.A)investmentincomputersB)theuseofonesinternalcomputerC)double-checkoncomputersD)completedependenceoncomputersfordecision-making1990年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.7月08Oceanographyhasbeendefinedas“Theapplicationofallsciencestothestudyofthesea”.Beforethenineteencentury,scientistswithaninterestintheseawerefewandfarbetween.CertainlyNewtonconsideredsometheoreticalaspectsofitinhiswritings,buthewasreluctanttogotoseatofurtherhiswork.Formostpeopletheseawasremote,andwiththeexceptionofearlyintercontinentaltravelersorotherswhoearnedalivingfromthesea,therewaslittlereasontoaskmanyquestionsaboutit,letalonetoaskwhatlaybeneaththesurface.Thefirsttimethatquestion“Whatisatthebottomoftheoceans?”hadtobeansweredwithanycommercialconsequencewaswhenthelayingofatelegraphcablefromEuropetoAmericawasproposed.Theengineershadtoknowthedepthprofile(起伏形状)oftheroutetoestimatethelengthofcablethathadtobemanufactured.ItwastoMauryoftheUSNavythattheAtlanticTelegraphCompanyturned,in1853,forinformationonthismatter.Inthe1840s,Mauryhadbeenresponsibleforencouragingvoyagesduringwhichsoundings(测声)weretakentoinvestigatethedepthsoftheNorthAtlanticandPacificOceans.Later,someofhisfindingsarousedmuchpopularinterestinhisbookThePhysicalGeographyoftheSea.Thecablewaslaid,butnotuntil1866wastheconnectionmadepermanentandreliable.Attheearlyattempts,thecablefailedandwhenitwastakenoutforrepairsitwasfoundtobecoveredinlivinggrowths,afactwhichdefiedcontemporaryscientificopinionthattherewasnolifeinthedeeperpartsofthesea.Withinafewyearsoceanographywasunderway.In1872Thomsonledascientificexpedition(考察),whichlastedforfouryearsandbroughthomethousandsofsamplesfromthesea.Theirclassificationandanalysisoccupiedscientistsforyearsandledtoafive-volumereport,thelastvolumebeingpublishedin1895.21.TheproposaltolayatelegraphcablefromEuropetoAmericamadeoceanographicstudiestakeon_.A)anacademicaspectB)amilitaryaspectC)abusinessaspectD)aninternationalaspect22.Itwas_thataskedMauryforhelpinoceanographicstudies.A)theAmericanNavyB)someearlyintercontinentaltravelersC)thosewhoearnedalivingfromtheseaD)thecompanywhichproposedtolayanunderseacable23.TheaimofthevoyagesMaurywasresponsibleforinthe1840swas_.A)tomakesomesoundingexperimentsintheoceansB)tocollectsamplesofseaplantsandanimalsC)toestimatethelengthofcablethatwasneededD)tomeasurethedepthsofthetwooceans24.“Defied”inthe5thparagraphprobablymeans“_”.A)doubtedB)gaveprooftoC)challengedD)agreedto25.Thispassageismainlyabout_.A)thebeginningsofoceanographyB)thelayingofthefirstunderseacableC)theinvestigationofoceandepthsD)theearlyintercontinentalcommunicationsPassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.7月09Normallyastudentmustattendacertainnumberofcoursesinordertograduate,andeachcoursewhichheattendsgiveshimacreditwhichhemaycounttowardsadegree.InmanyAmericanuniversitiesthetotalworkforadegreeconsistsofthirty-sixcourseseachlastingforonesemester.Atypicalcourseconsistsofthreeclassesperweekforfifteenweeks；whileattendingauniversityastudentwillprobablyattendfourorfivecoursesduringeachsemester.Normallyastudentwouldexpecttotakefouryearsattendingtwosemesterseachyear.Itispossibletospreadtheperiodofworkforthedegreeoveralongerperiod.Itisalsopossibleforastudenttomovebetweenoneuniversityandanotherduringhisdegreecourse,thoughthisisnotinfactdoneasaregularpractice.Foreverycoursethathefollowsastudentisgivenagrade,whichisrecorded,andtherecordisavailableforthestudenttoshowtoprospectiveemployers.Allthisimposesaconstantpressureandstrainofwork,butinspiteofthissomestudentsstillfindtimeforgreatactivityinstudentaffairs.Electionstopositionsinstudentorganizationsarousemuchenthusiasm.Theeffectivewordofmaintainingdisciplineisusuallyperformedbystudentswhoadvisetheacademicauthorities.Anystudentwhoisthoughttohavebrokentherules,forexample,bycheatinghastoappearbeforeastudentcourt.Withtheenormousnumbersofstudents,theoperationofthesystemdoesinvolveacertainamountofactivity.Astudentwhohasheldoneofthesepositionsofauthorityismuchrespectedanditwillbeofbenefittohimlaterinhiscareer.26.Normallyastudentwouldatleastattend_classeseachweek.A)36B)20C)12D)1527.AccordingtothefirstparagraphanAmericanstudentisallowed_.A)toliveinadifferentuniversityB)totakeaparticularcourseinadifferentuniversityC)toliveathomeanddrivetoclassesD)togettwodegreesfromtwodifferentuniversities28.Americanuniversitystudentsareusuallyunderpressureofworkbecause_.A)theiracademicperformancewillaffecttheirfuturecareersB)theyareheavilyinvolvedinstudentaffairsC)theyhavetoobserveuniversitydisciplineD)theywanttorunforpositionsofauthority29.Somestudentsareenthusiasticforpositionsinstudentorganizationsprobablybecause_.A)theyhatetheconstantpressurestrainoftheirstudyB)theywillthenbeabletostaylongerintheuniversityC)suchpositionshelpthemgetbetterjobsD)suchpositionsareusuallywellpaid30.Thestudentorganizationsseem,tobeeffectivein_.A)dealingwiththeacademicaffairsoftheuniversityB)ensuringthatthestudentsobserveuniversityregulationsC)evaluatingstudentsperformancebybringingthembeforeacourtD)keepingupthestudentsenthusiasmforsocialactivitiesPassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.7月10Doyoufindgettingupinth