2003年1月全国大学英语四级CET-4考试真题及参考答案

2003年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionADirections：Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread:Attheoffice.Inthewaitingroom.Attheairport.Inarestaurant.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o,clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.SampleAnswer{A][B][C][D]1.2.3.TheyarebothanxioustotryItalianfood.1.2.3.Theyarelikelytohavedinnertogether.Themanwilltreatthewomantodinnertonight.Thewomanrefusedtohavedinnerwiththeman.It,sonlyforrent,notforsale.It,snotasgoodasadvertised.It,sbeingredecorated.It,snolongeravailable.Colleagues.Husbandandwife.Employerandemployee.1/20Motherandson.A)Shecontactsherparentsoccasionally.Shephonesherparentsregularlyatweekends.Shevisitsherparentsatweekendswhenthefaresaredown.Sheoftencallherparentsregardlessoftherates.A)Thenextbusiscomingsoon.Thebuswillwaitafewminutesatthestop.Thereareonlytwoorthreepassengerswaitingforthebus.Theycancatchthisbuswithoutrunning.A)Theassignmentlookseasybutactuallyit,squitedifficult.Theassignmentistoodifficultforthemtocompleteontime.TheycannotfinishtheassignmentuntilThursday.Theyhaveplentyoftimetoworkontheassignment.A)Themanwillgotomeetthewomanthisevening.Themanandthewomanhaveanappointmentat7o,clock.Thewomancan,tfinishmakingthejambefore7o,clock.Thewomanwon,tbeabletoseethemanthisevening.A)She'slearnedalotfromtheliteratureclass.She,swrittensomebooksaboutworldclassics.She,smetsomeoftheworld,sbestwriters.She,sjustbackfromatriproundtheworld.A)Theexamwaseasierthanthepreviousone.Joeissurethathewilldobetterinthenextexam.Joeprobablyfailedintheexam.Theoralpartoftheexamwaseasierthanthewrittenpart.A)Sheistiredofdrivinginheavytraffic.Shedoesn,tminditastheroadconditionsaregood.Sheisunhappytohavetodrivesuchalongwayeveryday.Sheenjoysitbecauseshe,sgoodatdriving.SectionBCompoundDictationDirections：Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageis1/20readforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromS1toS7withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.ForblanksnumberedfromS8toS10youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.It,sdifficulttoimaginetheseaeverrunningoutoffish.It’ssovast,sodeep,so(S1).Unfortunately,it,snotbottomless.Over-fishing,(S2)withdestructivefishingpractices,iskillingoffthefishand(S3)theirenvironment.Destroythefish,andyoudestroythefishermen,smeansofliving.Atleast60(S4)oftheworld,scommerciallyimportantfish(S5)arealreadyover-fished,orfishedtothelimit.Asaresult,governmentshavehadtoclosedownsomeareasofseatocommercialfishing.Big,high-techfleets(S6)thateverythingintheirpathispulledoutofwater.Anythingtoosmall,orthewrongthing,isthrownbackeitherdeadordying.That,san(S7)ofmorethan20millionmetrictonseveryyear.(S8).Insomepartsoftheworld,foreverykilogramofprawns(对虾)caught,upto15kilogramsofunsuspectingfishandothermarinewildlifedie,simplyforbeinginthewrongplaceatthewrongtime.True,(S9),thencatchtheminawaythatdoesn'tkillotherinnocentsealife.PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions：Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Likemanyofmygeneration,Ihaveaweaknessforheroworship.Atsomepoint,however,weallbegintoquestionourheroesandourneedforthem.Thisleadsustoask:Whatisahero?Despiteimmensedifferencesincultures,heroesaroundtheworldgenerallyshareanumberofcharacteristicsthatinstructandinspirepeople.Aherodoessomethingworthtalkingabout.Aherohasastoryofadventuretotellandacommunitywhowilllisten.Butaherogoesbeyondmerefame.Heroesservepowersorprincipleslargerthanthemselves.Likehigh-voltagetransformers,heroestaketheenergyofhigherpowersandstepitdownsothatitcanbe1/20usedbyordinarypeople.Theherolivesalifeworthyofimitation.Thosewhoimitateagenuineheroexperiencelifewithnewdepth,enthusiasm,andmeaning.Asuretestforwould-beheroesiswhatorwhomdotheyserve?Whataretheywillingtoliveanddiefor?Iftheanswerorevidencesuggeststheyserveonlytheirownfame,theymaybefamouspersonsbutnotheroes.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarefamous,butwhowouldclaimthattheirfansfindlifemoreabundant?Heroesarecatalysts(催化剂)forchange.Theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintop.Theyhavetheskillandthecharmtomovethemasses.Theycreatenewpossibilities.WithoutGandhi,IndiamightstillbepartoftheBritishEmpire.WithoutRosaParksandMartinLutherKing,Jr.,wemightstillhavesegregated(隔离的)buses,restaurants,andparks.Itmaybepossibleforlarge-scalechangetooccurwithoutleaderswithmagneticpersonalities,butthepaceofchangewouldbeslow,thevisionuncertain,andthecommitteemeetingsendless.Althoughheroesmaycomefromdifferentcultures,they.generallypossesscertaininspiringcharacteristicsprobablysharesomeweaknessesofordinarypeopleareofteninfluencedbypreviousgenerationsallunknowinglyattractalargenumberoffansAccordingtothepassage,heroesarecomparedtohigh-voltagetransformersinthat.theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintoptheyhavewarmfeelingsandemotionstheycanserveasconcreteexamplesofnobleprinciplestheycanmakepeoplefeelstrongerandmoreconfidentMadonnaandMichaelJacksonarenotconsideredheroesbecause.theyarepopularonlyamongcertaingroupsofpeopletheirperformancesdonotimprovetheirfansmorallytheirprimaryconcernistheirownfinancialintereststheyarenotclearabouttheprinciplestheyshouldfollowGandhiandMartinLutherKingaretypicalexamplesofoutstandingleaderswho.aregoodatdemonstratingtheircharmingcharacterscanmovethemasseswiththeirforcefulspeechesarecapableofmeetingallchallengesandhardshipscanprovideananswertotheproblemsoftheirpeople1/20Theauthorconcludesthathistoricalchangeswould.A)bedelayedwithoutleaderswithinspiringpersonalqualitiesB)nothappenwithoutheroesmakingthenecessarysacrificesC)takeplacefftherewereheroestoleadthepeopleD)produceleaderswithattractivepersonalitiesPassageTwoQuestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Accordingtoasurvey,whichwasbasedontheresponsesofover188,000students,today,straditional-agecollegefreshmenare“morematerialisticandlessaltruistic(利他主义的)“thanatanytimeinthe17yearsofthepoll.Notsurprisinginthesehardtimes,thestudent,smajorobjective“istobefinanciallywelloff.Lessimportantthaneverisdevelopingameaningfulphilosophyoflife.”Itfollowsthenthattodaythemostpopularcourseisnotliteratureorhistorybutaccounting.Interestinteaching,socialserviceandthe“altruistic”fieldsisatalow.Ontheotherhand,enrollmentinbusinessprograms,engineeringandcomputerscienceiswayup.That,snosurpriseeither.Afriendofmine(asalesrepresentativeforachemicalcompany)wasmakingtwicethesalaryofhercollegeinstructorsherfirstyearonthejob—evenbeforeshecompletedhertwo-yearassociatedegree.Whileit，struethatweallneedacareer,itisequallytruethatourcivilizationhasaccumulatedanincredibleamountofknowledgeinfieldsfarremovedfromourownandthatwearebetterforourunderstandingoftheseothercontributions—betheyscientificorartistic.Itisequallytruethat,instudyingthediversewisdomofothers,welearnhowtothink.Moreimportant,perhaps,educationteachesustoseetheconnectionsbetweenthings,aswellastoseebeyondourimmediateneeds.Weeklywereadofunionswhowentonstrikeforhigherwages,onlytodrivetheiremployeroutofbusiness.Nocompany;nojob.Howshortsightedinthelongrun!Butthemostimportantargumentforabroadeducationisthatinstudyingtheaccumulatedwisdomoftheages,weimproveourmoralsense.Isawacartoonrecentlywhichshowsagroupofbusinessmenlookingpuzzledastheysitaroundaconferencetable;oneofthemistalkingontheintercom(对讲机)：“MissBaxter,”hesays,“couldyoupleasesendinsomeonewhocandistinguishrightfromwrong?”Fromthelong-termpointofview,that,swhateducationreallyoughttobeabout.Accordingtotheauthor，sobservation,collegestudents.haveneverbeensomaterialisticastodayhaveneverbeensointerestedintheartshaveneverbeensofinanciallywelloffastodayhaveneverattachedsomuchimportancetomoralsense1/20Thestudents,criteriaforselectingmajorstodayhavemuchtodowith.theinfluencesoftheirinstructorsthefinancialgoalstheyseekinlifetheirowninterpretationsofthecoursestheirunderstandingofthecontributionsofothersBysaying“Whileit'struethat...betheyscientificorartistic”(Lines1-3,Para.5),theauthormeansthat.businessmanagementshouldbeincludedineducationalprogramshumanwisdomhasaccumulatedatanextraordinarilyhighspeedhumanintellectualdevelopmenthasreachednewheightstheimportanceofabroadeducationshouldnotbeoverlookedStudyingthediversewisdomofotherscan.createvaryingartisticinterestshelppeopleseethingsintheirrightperspectivehelpimproveconnectionsamongpeopleregulatethebehaviorofmodernpeopleWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?Businessmenabsorbedintheircareerarenarrow-minded.Managersoftenfindithardtotellrightfromwrong.Peopleengagedintechnicaljobsleadamorerewardinglife.Careerseekersshouldnotfocusonimmediateinterestsonly.PassageThreeQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Newtechnologylinkstheworldasneverbefore.Ourplanethasshrunk.It'snowa“globalvillage”wherecountriesareonlysecondsawaybyfaxorphoneorsatellitelink.And,ofcourse,ourabilitytobenefitfromthishigh-techcommunicationsequipmentisgreatlyenhancedbyforeignlanguageskills.Deeplyinvolvedwiththisnewtechnologyisabreedofmodernbusinesspeoplewhohaveagrowingrespectfortheeconomicvalueofdoingbusinessabroad.Inmodernmarkets,successoverseasoftenhelpssupportdomesticbusinessefforts.Overseasassignmentsarebecomingincreasinglyimportanttoadvancementwithinexecutiveranks.Theexecutivestationedinanothercountrynolongerneedfearbeing“outofsightandoutofmind.”Heorshecanbesurethattheoverseaseffortiscentraltothecompany,splanforsuccess,andthatpromotionsoftenfolloworaccompanyanassignmentabroad.Ifanemployeecansucceedinadifficultassignmentoverseas,1/20superiorswillhavegreaterconfidenceinhisorherabilitytocopebackintheUnitedStateswherecross-culturalconsiderationsandforeignlanguageissuesarebecomingmoreandmore口^丫@1©1(普遍的).Thankstoavarietyofrelativelyinexpensivecommunicationsdeviceswithbusinessapplications,evensmallbusinessesintheUnitedStatesareabletogetintointernationalmarkets.Englishisstilltheinternationallanguageofbusiness.Butthereisanever-growingneedforpeoplewhocanspeakanotherlanguage.Asecondlanguageisn,tgenerallyrequiredtogetajobinbusiness,buthavinglanguageskillsgivesacandidatetheedgewhenotherqualificationsappeartobeequalTheemployeepostedabroadwhospeaksthecountry,sprincipallanguagehasanopportunitytofast-forwardcertainnegotiations,andcamhavetheculturalinsighttoknowwhenitisbettertomovemoreslowly.Theemployeeatthehomeofficewhocancommunicatewellwithforeignclientsoverthetelephoneorbyfaxmachineisanobviousassettothefirm.Whatistheauthor,sattitudetowardhigh-techcommunicationsequipment?Critical.Prejudiced.Indifferent.Positive.Withtheincreaseduseofhigh-techcommunicationsequipment,businesspeople.havetogetfamiliarwithmoderntechnologyaregainingmoreeconomicbenefitsfromdomesticoperationsareattachingmoreimportancetotheiroverseasbusinessareeagertoworkoverseasInthispassage,“outofsightandoutofmind”(Lines2-3,Para.3)probablymeans.beingunabletothinkproperlyforlackofinsightbeingtotallyoutoftouchwithbusinessathomemissingopportunitiesforpromotionwhenabroadleavingallcareandworrybehindAccordingtothepassage,whatisanimportantconsiderationofinternationalcorporationsinemployingpeopletoday?Connectionswithbusinessesoverseas.Abilitytospeaktheclient,slanguage.1/20Technicalknow-how.Businessexperience.Theadvantageofemployeeshavingforeignlanguageskillsisthattheycan.bettercontrolthewholenegotiationprocesseasilyfindnewapproachestomeetmarketneedsfast-forwardtheirproposalstoheadquarterseasilymakefriendswithbusinesspeopleabroadPassageFourQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Inrecentyears,Israeliconsumershavegrownmoredemandingasthey’vebecomewealthierandmoreworldly-wise.Foreigntravelisanationalpassion;thissummeralone,onein10citizenswillgoabroad.Exposedtohigherstandardsofserviceelsewhere,Israelisarereturninghomeexpectingthesame.Americanfirmshavealsobegunarrivinginlargenumbers.ChainssuchasKFC,McDonald,sandPizzaHutaresettinganewstandardofcustomerservice,usingstrictemployeetrainingandconstantmonitoringtoensurethefriendlinessoffrontlinestaff.EventheAmericanhabitoftellingdepartingcustomersto“Haveaniceday”hascaughtonalloverIsrael.“Nobodywakesupinthemorningandsays,‘Let,sbenicer,,“saysItsikCohen,directorofaconsultingfirm.“Nothinghappenswithoutcompetition.”Privatization,orthethreatofit,isamotivationaswell.Monopolies(垄断者)thatuntilrecentlyhavebeenfreetotaketheircustomersforgrantednowfearwhatMichaelPerry,amarketingprofessor,calls“therevengeful(报复的)consumer.”WhenthegovernmentopenedupcompetitionwithBezaq,thephonecompany,itsinternationalbranchlost40%ofitsmarketshare,evenwhileofferingcompetitiverates.SaysPerry,“Peoplewantedrevengeforalltheyearsofbadservice.”Theelectriccompany,whosemonopolymaybeshort-lived,hassuddenlymoppedrequiringuserstowaithalfadayforarepairman.Now,appointmentsarescheduledtothehalf-hour.ThegracelessElAlAirlines,whichisalreadyatauction(拍卖)，hasretraineditsemployeestoemphasizeserviceandisboastingabouttheresultsinanadcampaignwiththeslogan,“Youcanfeelthechangeintheair.”Forthefirsttime,praiseoutnumberscomplaintsoncustomersurveysheets.Itmaybeinferredfromthepassagethat.customerserviceinIsraelisnowimprovingwealthyIsraelicustomersarehardtopleasethetouristindustryhasbroughtchainstorestoIsraelIsraelicustomerspreferforeignproductstodomesticones1/20Intheauthor,sview,higherservicestandardsareimpossibleinIsrael.ifcustomercomplaintsgounnoticedbythemanagementunlessforeigncompaniesareintroducedingreaternumbersifthere,snocompetitionamongcompanieswithoutstrictroutinetrainingofemployeesIfsomeoneinIsraeltodayneedsarepairmanincaseofapowerfailure,.theycanhaveitfixedinnotimeit,snolongernecessarytomakeanappointmenttheappointmenttakesonlyhalfadaytomaketheyonlyhavetowaithalfanhouratmostTheexampleofElA1Airlinesshowsthat.revengefulcustomersareathreattothemonopolyofenterprisesanadcampaignisawayoutforenterprisesinfinancialdifficultyagoodsloganhasgreatpotentialforimprovingservicestaffretrainingisessentialforbetterserviceWhydidBezaq,sinternationalbranchlose40%ofitsmarketshare?Becausetheratesitofferedwerenotcompetitiveenough.Becausecustomersweredissatisfiedwithitspastservice.Becausetheserviceofferedbyitscompetitorswasfarbetter.Becauseitnolongerreceivedanysupportfromthegovernment.PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)Directions：Thereare3.0.incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Suchcrimesmaybesocomplexthatmonthsoryearsgobybeforeanyone them.discoveredwilldiscoverwouldhavediscovereddiscoversThoughinabigcity,Peteralwayspreferstopainttheprimitivescenesofcountrylife.1/20grownraisedtendedcultivatedThecarelessmanreceivedaticketforspeeding.Hehavedrivensofast.can'twouldn'tshouldn'tmustn'tIfpeoplefeelhopeless,theydon'tbothertotheskillstheyneedtosucceed.adoptacquireaccumulateassembleIfIharderatschool,Iwouldbesittinginacomfortableofficenow.workedweretoworkhadworkedwereworkingTheshopassistantwasdismissedasshewasofcheatingcustomers.accusedchargedscoldedcursedAllherenergiesareuponherchildrenandsheseemstohavelittletimeforanythingelse.guidedaimeddirectedfocusedWhilecrossingthemountainarea,allthemencarriedgunslesttheybywildanimals.1/20shouldbeattackedhadbeenattackedmustbeattackedwouldbeattackedEveryoneshouldbetoadecentstandardoflivingandanopportunitytobeeducated.attributedentitledidentifiedjustifiedHiswifeisconstantlyfundingwithhim,whichmakeshimveryangry.errorsshortcomingsfaultflawVitaminsarecomplexthatthebodyrequiresinverysmallmounts.mattersmaterialsparticlessubstancesApartfromcaringforherchildren,shehastotakeonsuchheavyhouseworkascarryingwaterandfirewood.time-consumedtimely-consumedtime-consumingtimely-consumingAnnawasreadingapieceofsciencefiction,completelytotheoutsideworld.havingbeenlosttobelostlosinglostThepolicearetryingtofindouttheofthewomankilledinthetraffic1/20accident.evidencerecognitionstatusidentityAllhumanbeingshaveacomfortablezoneregulatingthetheykeepfromsomeonetheytalkwith.distancescoperangeboundaryWehaveplannedanexcitingpublicitywithouradvertisers.strugglecampaignbattleconflictthehelpoftheirgroup,wewouldnothavesucceededintheinvestigation.BesidesRegardlessofButforDespitemuchisknownaboutwhatoccursduringsleep,theprecisefunctionofsleepanditsdifferentstagesremainslargelyintherealmofassumption.BecauseForSinceWhileJohndoesn,tbelieveinmedicine;hehassomeremediesofhisown.standardregularroutineconventional1/20Owingtocompetitionamongtheairlines,travelexpenseshavebeenreducedconsiderably.fiercestrainedeagercriticalTheyalwaysgivethevacantseatstocomesfirst.whoeverwhomeverwhowhomInAfrica,educationalcostsareverylowforthosewhoareenoughtogetintouniversities.ambitiousfortunateaggressivesubstantialProfessorWang,forhisinformativelectures,waswarmlyreceivedbyhisstudents.knowingknowntobeknownhavingknownOurmanagerisanimportantcustomernowandhewillbebackthisafternoon.callingoncallingincallingupcallingforAfireenginemusthavepriorityasitusuallyhastodealwithsomekindofA)precautionB)crisisC)emergency1/20D)urgencyHesaidthatthedrivermusthavehadanaccident;otherwisehebythen.wouldhavearrivedmusthavearrivedshouldarrivewouldarriveThefilmprovidesadeepintoawiderangeofhumanqualifiesandfeelings.insightimaginationfancyoutlookItishightimethatsuchpractices.areendedbeendedwereendedmustbeendedUrbancrowdednesswouldbegreatlyrelievedifonlythechargedonpublictransportweremorereasonable.feesfarespaymentscostsThedoctorhadalmostlosthopeatonepoint,butthepatientfinally.pulledoutpulledthroughpulleduppulledoverPartIVCloze(15minutes)Directions：Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthe1/20center.Alanguageisasignalingsystemwhichoperateswithsymbolicvocalsounds(语声),andwhichisusedbyagroupofpeopleforthepurposeofcommunication.Let,slookatthis 61inmoredetailbecauseitislanguage,morethananythingelse,62distinguishesmanfromtherestofthe63world.Otheranimals,itistrue,communicatewithoneanotherby64ofcries:forexample,manybirdsutter65callsattheapproachofdanger;monkeysutter66cries,suchasexpressionsofanger,fearandpleasure.67thesevariousmeansofcommunicationdifferinimportantways68humanlanguage.Forinstance,animals,criesdonot69thoughtsan