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20002006年CET4历届考题和答2000年1月大四级(CET-4)试PartIListeningComprehension(20SectionDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.YouwillYouwillAttheInthewaitingAttheInaFromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.SampleAnswer[A][B][C]A)ThewomanisaclosefriendoftheThewomanhasbeenworkingtooThewomanisseeingaThewomanistiredofherA)ThisapplepietastesveryHismotherlikesthepieveryThispiecan’tmatchhisHismothercan’tmakeappleA)TakeaGiveaListentotheDancetotheA)ReadanarticleonpoliticalPresentadifferenttheorytotheReadmorethanoneChooseabetterarticletoA)ThewomanwouldunderstandifshedidMary’sThewomanshoulddothetyforThewomanshouldworkashardasThewomanisn’taskillfulA)HewantstomakeanappointmentwithMr.HewantstomakesurethatMr.SmithwillseeHewantstochangethetimeoftheHewantsthewomantomeethimatthreeA)HegetsnervousveryHeisaninexperiencedHeisanawfulHehasn’tpreparedhisspeechA)Shedidn’tlikethebooksthemanTherewasn’talargeselectionattheThemanboughtalotofShewantedtoseewhatthemanA)Buyaticketforthetemo’clockAskthemantochangetheticketforGototheairport SwitchtoadifferentA)Dr.LemoniswaitingforaDr.LemonisbusyattheDr.LemonhaslosthisDr.LemonhasgoneouttovisitaSectionDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthePassageQuestions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)AcaroutsidetheAcaratthebottomofthePaul’sThesportsA)InsidetheAtthefootoftheIntheIntheA)ThedriverofthesportsThetwogirlsinsidetheThemanstandingThesalesmanfromA)ThetwoThebusPassageQuestions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)HisfriendgavehimthewrongHedidn’tknowwherethebackdoorHecouldn’tfindthekeytohisItwastoodarktoputthekeyintheA)ItwasgettingHewasafraidofbeingblamedbyhisThebirdsmighthaveflownHisfriendwouldarriveanyA)HelookedsillywithonlyoneleginsidetheHeknewthemanwouldn’tbelieveThetorchlightmadehimlookveryHerealizedthathehadmadeaPassageQuestions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)ThethreatofpoisonousdesertanimalsandTheexhaustionofenergyThedestructionofoilThespreadoftheblackpowderfromtheA)TheundergroundoilresourceshavenotbeenMostofthedesertanimalsandplantshavemanagedtoTheoillakessoondriedupandstoppedTheundergroundwaterresourceshavenotbeenA)TorestorethenormalproductionoftheoilToestimatethelossescausedbytheToremovetheoilleftintheTousetheoilleftintheoilPartIIReadingComprehension(35Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthePassageQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingUnlesswespendmoneytospotandpreventasteroids(小行星)now,onecrashintoEarthanddestroylifeasweknowit,saysomeAsteroidsarebiggerversionsofthemeteoroids(流星thatraceacrossthenightsky.MostorbitthesunfarfromEarthanddon’tthreatenus.ButtherearealsothousandsofasteroidswhoseorbitsputthemonacollisioncoursewithEarth.Buy$50millionworthofnewescopesrightnow.Thenspend$10millionayearforthenext25yearstolocatemostofthespacerocks.Bythetimewespotafatalone,thescientistssay,we’llhaveawaytochangeitscourse.Somescientistsfavorpushingasteroidsoffcoursewithnuclearweapons.Butthecostwouldn’tbecheap.Isitworthit?Twothingsexpertsconsiderwhenjudginganyriskre:1)Howlikelytheeventis;and2)Howbadtheconsequencesiftheeventoccurs.ExpertsthinkanasteroidbigenoughtodestroylotsoflifemightstrikeEarthonceevery500,000years.Soundsprettyrare—butifonedidfall,itwouldbetheendoftheworld.“Ifwedon’ttakecareofthesebigasteroids,they’lltakecareofus,”saysonescientist.“It’sthatsimple.”Thecure,though,mightbeworsethanthedisease.DowereallywantfleetsofnuclearweaponssittingaroundonEarth?Theworldhaslesstofearfromdoomsday(毁灭性的)rocksthanfromagreatnuclearfleetsetagainstthem,”saidaNewYorkTimesWhatdoesthepassagesayaboutasteroidsandTheyareheavenlybodiesdifferentinTheyareheavenlybodiessimilarinTherearemoreasteroidsthanAsteroidsaremoremysteriousthanWhatdoscientistssayaboutthecollisionofanasteroidwithItisveryunlikelybutthedangerSuchacollisionmightoccuronceevery25CollisionsofsmallerasteroidswithEarthoccurmoreoftenthanIt’sstilltooearlytosaywhethersuchacollisionmightWhatdopeoplethinkofthesuggestionofusingnuclearweaponstoalterthecoursesofasteroids?ItsoundspracticalbutitmaynotsolvetheItmaycreatemoreproblemsthanitmightItisawasteofmoneybecauseacollisionofasteroidswithEarthisveryFurtherresearchshouldbedonebeforeitisprovedWecanconcludefromthepassagethat whilepushingasteroidsoffcoursenuclearweaponswoulddestroytheasteroidsracingacrossthenightskyarelikelytohitEarthintheneartheworryaboutasteroidscanbelefttofuturegenerationssinceitisunlikelytohappeninourlifetimeworkablesolutionsstillhavetobefoundtopreventacollisionofasteroidswithWhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’stoneinthisPassageQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingBelieveitornot,opticalillusion(错觉cancuthighwayJapanisacaseinpoint.Ithasreducedautomobilecrashesonsomeroadsbynearly75percentusingasimpleopticalillusion.Bentstripes,calledchevrons(人字形),paintedontheroadsmakedriversthinkthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyare,andthusdriversslowdown.NowtheAmericanAutomobileAssociationFoundationforTrafficSafetyinWashingtonD.C.isplanningtorepeatJapan’ssuccess.Startingnextyear,thefoundationwillpaintchevronsandotherpatternsofstripesonselectedroadsaroundthecountrytotesthowwellthepatternsreducehighwaycrashes.Excessivespeedplaysamajorroleinasmuchasonefifthofallfataltrafficaccidents,accordingtothefoundation.Tohelpreducethoseaccidents,thefoundationwillconductitstestsinareaswherespeed-relatedhazardsarethegreatest—curves,exitslopes,trafficcircles,andbridges.Somestudiessuggestthatstraight,horizontalbarspaintedacrossroadscaninitiallycuttheaveragespeedofdriversinhalf.However,trafficoftenreturnstofullspeedwithinmonthsasdrivers eusedtoseeingthepaintedbars.Chevrons,scientistssay,notonlygivedriverstheimpressionthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyarebutalsomakealaneappeartobenarrower.Theresultisalongerlastingreductioninhighwayspedandthenumberoftrafficaccidents.Thepassagemainlydiscusses anewwayofhighwayspeedanewpatternforpaintinganewapproachtotraininganewtypeofopticalOnroadspaintedwithchevrons,driverstendtofeelthat theyshouldavoidspeed-relatedtheyaredrivinginthewrongtheyshouldslowdowntheirtheyareapproachingthespeedTheadvantageofchevronsoverstraight,horizontalbarsisthatthe cankeepdriverscancutroadaccidentsinwillhavealongereffectonwilllookmoreTheAmericanAutomobileAssociationFoundationforTrafficSafetyplans tryouttheJapanesemethodincertainchangetheroadsignsacrossthereplacestraight,horizontalbarswithrepeattheJapaneseroadWhatdoestheauthorsayaboutstraight,horizontalbarspaintedacrossTheyarefallingoutofuseintheUnitedTheytendtobeignoredbydriversinashortperiodofTheyareapplicableonlyonbroadTheycannotbeappliedsuccessfullytotrafficPassageQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingAmtrak(铁路客运公司)wasexperiencingadownswinginridership(客运量)alongthelinescomprisingitsrailsystem.OfmajorconcerntoAmtrakanditsadvertisingagencyDDBNeedham,werethelong-distancewesternrouteswhereridershiphadbeendecliningsignificantly.]Atonetime,trainsweretheonlypracticalwaytocrossthevastareasofthewest.Trainswerefast,veryluxurious,andquiteconvenientcomparedtootherformsoftransportationexistingatthetime.However,timeschangeandtheautomobilebecameAmerica’sstandardofconvenience.Also,airtravelhadeasilyestablisheditselfasthefastestmethodoftravelinggreatdistances.ThereforethetaskforDDBNeedhamwastoencourageconsumerstoconsiderotheraspectsoftraintravelinordertochangetheirattitudesandincreasethelikelihoodthattrainswouldbeconsideredfortravelinthewest.Twoportionsofthetotalmarketweretargeted:1)anxiousfliers—thoseconcernedwithsafety,relaxation,andcleanlinessand2)travel-lovers—thoseviewingthemselvesasrelaxed,casual,andinterestedinthetravelexperienceaspartoftheirvacation.Theagencythendevelopedanthatfocusedontravelexperiencessuchasfreedom,escape,relaxation,andenjoymentofthegreatwesternoutdoors.Itstressedexperiencesgainedbyusingthetrainsandportrayedwesterntraintripsaswonderfuladventures.Advertisementsshowedpicturesofthebeautifulscenerythatcouldbeenjoyedalongsomeofthemorefamouswesternroutesandemphasizedtheromanticnamesofsomeofthesetrains(EmpireBuilder,etc.).Theseadswerestrategicallyplacedamongfamily-orientedTVshowsandprogramsinvolvingnatureandAmericainordertomosteffectivelyreachtargetaudiences.Resultswereimpressive.TheEmpireBuilder,whichwasfocusedoninonead,enjoyeda15percentincreaseinprofitsonitsChicagotoSeattleroute.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthisToshowtheinabilityoftrainstocompetewithplaneswithrespecttospeedandTostresstheinfluenceoftheautomobileonAmerica’sstandardofToemphasizethefunctionoftravelagenciesinmarketToillustratetheimportantroleofpersuasivecommunicationinchangingconsumerattitudes.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthedropinAmtrakridershipwasduetothefactthat trainswerenotsuitableforshortdistancepassengertrainswerenotthefastestandmostconvenientformoftrainswerenotasfastandconvenientastheyusedtotrainscouldnotcompetewithplanesintermsofluxuryandToencourageconsumerstotravelbytrain,DDBNeedhamemphasized thefreedomandconvenienceprovidedonthepracticalaspectsoftraintheadventurousaspectsoftrainthesafetyandcleanlinessoftrainThetrainadswereplacedamongfamily-orientedTVprogramsinvolvingnatureandAmericabecause theycouldfocusonmeaningfultraveltheycouldincreasetheeffectivenessoftheTVtheirprofitscouldbeincreasedbysome15mosttravel-loversandnervousflierswerebelievedtobeamongtheAccordingtothepassage,theEmpireBuilderenjoyedanincreaseinridershipandprofitsbecause theattractivenessofitsnameandroutewaseffectivelyitprovidedanexcitingtravelitspassengerscouldenjoythegreatwesternitwaswidelyadvertisedinnewspapersandmagazinesinChicagoandPassageQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingWhydoescramgobadfasterthanbutter?Someresearchersthinktheyhavetheanswer,anditcomesdowntothestructureofthefood,notitschemicalcomposition—afindingthatcouldhelpridsomeprocessedfoodsofchemicalpreservatives.Creamandbuttercontainprettymuchthesamesubstances,sowhycreamshouldsourmuchfasterhasbeenamystery.Bothareemulsions—tinyglobules(小球体)ofoneliquidevenlydistributedthroughoutanotherThedifferenceliesinwhat’sintheglobulesandwhat’sinthesurroundingliquid,saysBrocklehurst,wholedtheinvestigation.Incream,fattyglobulesdriftaboutinaseaofwater.Inbutter,globulesofawaterysolutionarelockedawayinaseaoffat.Thebacteriawhichmakethefoodgobadprefertoliveinthewateryregionsofthemixture.“Thismeansthatincream,thebacteriaarefreetogrowthroughoutthemixture,”hesays.Whenthesituationisreversed,thebacteriaarelockedawayincompartments(隔仓室)burieddeepintheseaoffat.Trappedinthisway,individualcoloniescannotspreadandrapidlyrunoutofnutrients(养料).Theyalsoslowlypoisonthemselveswiththeirwasteproducts.“Inbutter,yougetaself-limitingsystemwhichstopsthebacteriagrowing,”saysBrocklehurst.Theresearchersarealreadyworkingwithfoodcompanieskeentoseeiftheirproductscanbemaderesistanttobacterialattackthroughalterationstothefood’sstructure.Brocklehurstbelievesitwillbepossibletomaketheemulsionsusedinsaladcream,forinstance,morelikethatinbutter.Thekeywillbetodothiswhilekeethesaladcreamliquidandnotturningitintoasolidlump.ThesignificanceofBrocklehurst’sresearchisthat itsuggestedawaytokeepsomefoodsfreshwithoutitdiscoveredtinyglobulesinbothcreamanditrevealedthesecretofhowbacteriamultiplyincreamanditfoundthatcreamandbuttersharethesamechemicalAccordingtotheresearchers,creamsoursfastthanbutterbecause aremoreevenlydistributedinmultiplymoreeasilyincreamthaninliveonlessfatincreamthaninproducelesswasteincreamthaninAccordingtoBrocklehurst,wecankeepcreamfreshby removingitskillingthereducingitswateralteringitsTheword“colonies”(Line2,Para.4)refersto tinywaterybacterialittleCommercialapplicationoftheresearchfindingwillbepossibleifsaladcreamcanbemaderesistanttobacterialattack byvaryingitschemicalbyturningitintoasolidwhilekeeitsstructurewhileretainingitsliquidPartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20Directions:Thereare30 pletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Sheoughttostopwork;shehasaheadachebecauseshe toohasbeenhadisNiagaraFallsisagreattourist ,drawingmillionsofvisitorseveryIdon’tmind thedecisionaslongasitisnottooyoutodelayyourdelayingyourdelayingtoyoudelaytoThehopes,goals,fearsanddesires widelybetweenmenandwomen,betweentherichandthepoor.CornoriginatedintheNewWorldandthuswasnotknowninEuropeuntilColumbusfoundit inCuba.beingbeenhavingThesaleusuallytakesplaceoutsidethehouse,withtheaudience onbenches,chairsorboxes.havinghavingbeenThiskindofglassesmanufacturedbyexperiencedcraftsmen isareSomediseasesare bycertainwaterWouldn’tyouratheryourchild tobedwouldAlthoughAnneishappywithhersuccessshewonders willhappentoherprivatelife.Thewordsofhisoldteacherlefta impressiononhismind.Heisstillinfluencedbythem.stayingnottothathewouldnotthathenotMike’suncleinsists inthishoWeagreedtoaccept theythoughtwasthebesttouristItisour policythatwewillachieveunitythroughpeacefulBetween1974and1997,thenumberofoverseasvisitorsexpanded Althoughmanypeopleviewasbad,issometimesuseful itforcespeopletotesttherelativemeritsoftheirattitudesandbytoinsoHeis abouthischancesofwinningagoldmedalintheOlympicsnextSometimesIwishI inadifferenttimeandadifferentbewerewouldwouldhaveThedirectorwascritical thewaywewerengtheInasudden ofanger,themantoreupeverythingwithin sherealizeditwastoolatetogoNosooneritgrewdarkHardlydiditgrowdarkScarcelyhaditgrowndarkItwasnotuntildarkInBritainpeople fourmilliontonsofpotatoeseveryI’d hisreputationwithotherfarmersandbusinesspeopleinthecommunity,andthenmakeadecisionaboutwhetherornottoapprovealoan.takeintoaccountmakeupmakeItisessentialthattheseapplicationforms backasearlyasmustbewillbearebeShecookedthemeatforalongtimesoastomakeit enoughtoWetakeourskinforgranteduntilitisburned Thecomputerrevolutionmaywellchangesocietyas asdidtheIndustrial inthisway,thesituationdoesn’tseemsoTolookLookingLookedTobelookedAlotofantsarealwaysinvadingmykitchen.Theyareathorough Somewomen agoodsalaryinajobinsteadofstayinghome,buttheydecidednottoworkforthesakeofthefamily.mustshouldhavewouldcouldhavePartIVCloze(15Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughtheInaephonesurveyofmorethan2,000adults,21%saidtheybelievedtherevolved(旋转)aroundtheearth.An 7%didnotknowwhichrevolvedaround72 Ihavenodoubtthat73 allofthesepeoplewere74 inschoolthattheearthrevolvesaroundthesun; mayevenhavewrittenit atest.Butnever77theirincorrectmentalmodelsofplanetary(行星的)78becausetheireverydayobservationsdidn’tsupport79theirteacherstoldthem:Peopleseethesun“moving”80theskyasmorningturnstonight,andtheearthseemsstationary(静止的)81thatishappening.Studentscanlearntherightanswers82heartinclass,andyetneverthem theirworkingmodelsoftheworld.Theobjectivelycorrectanswertheprofessoracceptsandthe byside,eachunaffectedbythe

alunderstandingoftheworldcan sideOutsideofclass,thestudentcontinuestosuethe modelbecauseithasalwaysworkedwell87thatcircumstance.Unlessprofessorsaddress88errorsinstudents’ almodelsoftheworld,studentsarenot89toreplacethemwiththe90one.A)A)A)A)A)A)A)A)A)A)A)A)A)A)A)A)A)A)A)A)PartVWriting(30Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicHowIFinanceMyCollegeEducation.Youshouldwriteatleast120words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:上大学的费用(tuitionandfees)哪种途径适合于我(说明理由HowIFinanceMyCollege20001Part 9.20.Part9.40.Part8.69.70.Part9.90.2000年1月四级原M:Hi,Jane,doyouhavesomechanges?Ihavetomakeacallonthepayphone.W:Payphone?Whynotusemymobilephone?Hereyouare.Q:WhatwillthemanmostprobablyM:CanyoulmethetitleofthisoilW:Sorry,Idon’tknowforsure,butIguessitisanearly18centurywork.Letmelookitupinthecatalog.Q:WheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeM:IamworriedaboutthoseclassesImissedwhenIwassick.W:Iwilltrytobringyouuptodayonwhatwe’vedone.Q:WhatdoesthewomanW:HeyDan.Ihearyou’remeetingSusan’sparentsforthefirstM:Yeah,nextweekend.Fortunay,herfatherlovestofish,sowewillhavesomanythingstotalkabout.Q:WhatcanbeinferredaboutW:ProfessorWhite’spresentationseemedtogoonforever.IwasbarelyabletostayM:Howcouldyousleepthroughit?ItisoneofthebestthatIhaveeverheardonthistopic.Q:WhatdoesthemanthinkofProfessorWhite’sW:Iamlookingforqualitypapertotypemyessay.Idon’tseeanyontheshelf.M:Isawsomeinthestockroomthismorning.Iwillgoandcheck.Q:WhatdoesthewomanwanttoM:Itseemsthatwe’llhaveanotherfinedaytomorrow.Let’sgototheseaside.W:OK.Butwe’llhavetoleaveveryearly,orelsewe’llgetcaughtinthetraffic.Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggest?M:DoyouknowJames?HeisinyourW:Certainly.Infacthewasthefirst Igottoknowinmyclass.Istillrememberthelookonhisfacewhenheshoweduplateonthefirstdayofschool.Q:WhydidthewomanrememberJamessoW:ThemanatthegaragethinksthatItakegoodcareofmyM:SodoI.Ican’tseeanyscratchesontheoutside,andtheinsideisclean,too.Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman’scar?M:Wonderfulday,isn’tit?Wanttojoinmeforaswim?W:Ifyoudon’tmindwaitingwhileIgetprepared.Q:WhatdoesthewomanPassageAfriendofminetoldmethatwhenhewasayoungman,hewenttoworkasateacherinoneofthestatesof.Oneday,hereceivedaninvitationtodinnerattheruler’spalace.Verypleased,hewenttolhiscolleagues.Theylaughed,andtoldhimthemeaningoftheinvitation.Theyhadallbeeninvited,andeach whowasinvitedhadtobringwithhimacertainnumberofsilverandgoldcoins.Thenumberofcoinsvariedaccordingtothe ’spositionintheserviceoftheernment.My ewasnothigh,sohedidnothavemuchtopay.Each bowedbeforetheruler,hisgoldwentontoonehip,hissilverwentontoanotherhip.Andinthiswayhepaidhis etaxfortheyear.Thiswasasimplewayofcollecting etax.Thetaxonpropertywasalsocollectedsimply.Therulergaveamanthepowertocollectataxfromeachowneroflandorpropertyinacertainarea,ifthismanpromisedtopaytheruleracertainamountofmoney.Ofcourse,thetaxcollectormanagedtocollectmoremoneythanhepaidtotheruler.Thedifferencebetweenthesumofmoneyhecollectedandthesumofmoneyhegavetotherulerwashisprofit.Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustWhatdoweknowaboutthespeaker’sWhatwastherealpurposeoftheruler’sWhatdoesthepassagesayaboutthetaxPassageAroundtheyear1000.A.D,somepeoplefromnorthwestbegantotravelwestward.Nobodyknowswhy.Afterleavingtheirhomes,theydidnotsettledownagain,butspenttheirlivesmovingfromoneplacetoanother,theirlatergenerationsarecalledtheRomanypeople,orGypsies.There’reGypsiesallovertheworld,andmanyofthemarestilltravellingwithnofixhomes.Thereareabout8,000,000ofthem,including3,000,000inEasternEurope.Gypsiessometimeshaveahardtimeinthecountrieswheretheytravel,becausetheyaredifferent,peoplemaybeafraidofthem,lookdownonthem,orthinkthattheyarecriminals.TheNaziestreatedtheGypsiescruelly,liketheJews,andnobodyknowshowmanyofthemdiedinHitler’sdeathcamps.GypsieshavetheirownlanguageRomany.Theylikedmusicanddancing.Andtheyoftenworkinfairsandtravellingshows.Travellingisveryimportanttothem,andmanyGypsiesareunhappytheyhavetostayinoneplace.Becauseofthis,itisdifficultforGypsychildrentogotoschool,andGypsiesareoftenunabletoreadandwrite.Insomeplaces,theeducationauthoritiestriedtoarrangespecialtravellingschoolsforGypsychildren,sothattheycangetthesameeducationasotherchildren.Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustWhydidtheancestorsofGypsiesleavetheirWhatistheattitudeofsomepeopletowardWhatmeasurehasbeentakentohelpGypsyPassageAsthecarindustrydevelops,trafficaccidentshave easfamiliarasthecommoncode.Yet,theircauseandcontrolremainaseriousproblemthatisdifficulttosolve.Expertshavelongrecognizedthatthisdiscouragingproblemhasmultiplecauses.Attheveryleast,itisaproblemthatinvolvesthreefactors:thedriver,thevehicle,andtheroadway.Ifalldriversexercisegoodjudgmentsatalltimes,therewouldbefewaccidents.Butthatisratherlikesayingthatifallpeoplewerehonest,therewouldbenocrime.Improveddesignhashelpedmakehighwaysmuchsafer.Butthetypeofaccidentscontinuedtorisebecauseofhumanfailureandanenormousincreaseinthenumbersofautomobilesontheroad.Attentionisnowturningincreasinglytothethirdfactoroftheaccident,thecaritself.Sincepeopleassumethattheaccidentsareboundtooccur,theywanttoknowhowcarscanbebuiltbettertoprotectthedrivers.Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustWhatdoesthespeakerthinkofthecausesofautomobileWhatmeasurehasbeentakentoreducecarWhatremainsanimportantfactorfortherisingnumberofroadWhatisthefocusofpeople’sattentionstodayaccordingtothe2000年6月大四级(CET-4)试PartIListeningComprehension(20SectionDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.YouwillYouwill2345Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.SampleAnswer[A][B][C]A)SheisnotinterestedintheShehasgiventhemanmuchShewouldliketohaveacopyoftheShedoesn’twanttotakethetroubletoreadtheA)HesawthebigtowerhevisitedonHehasvisitedtheTVtowerHehasvisitedtheTVtowerHewillvisittheTVtowerinA)Thewomanregretshavingtakenupmuchoftheprofessor’sThewomanregretshavingtakenupmuchoftheprofessor’sThewomanknowstheprofessorhasbeenThewomanknowstheprofessorhasrunintoA)Hedoesn’tenjoybusinesstripsasmuchasheusedHedoesn’tthinkheiscapableofngtheHethinksthepayistoolowtosupporthisHewantstospendmoretimewithhisA)ThemanthoughttheessaywasTheybothhadahardtimewritingtheThewomanthoughttheessaywasNeitherofthemhasfinishedtheassignmentA)IntheBetweentwoInhisUnderahugeA)It’sawfullyIt’sreallyIt’sveryIt’squiteA)AAAAA)TheweatherismildcomparedtothepastTheyarehavingthecoldestwinterTheweatherwillsoongetTheweathermaygetevenA)AmysteryThehiringofashopThesearchforareliableAnunsolvedcaseofSectionDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthePassageQuestions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)TheywanttochangethewayEnglishisTheylearnEnglishtofindwell-paidTheywanttohaveanup-to-dateknowledgeofTheyknowclearlywhattheywanttoA)CollegeIntermediateA)CoursesforCoursesforCoursesforCoursesforA)ThreegroupsofTheimportanceofbusinessEnglishforSpecificFeaturesofEnglishfordifferentPassageQuestions15to17areba