525大学英语四级C真题试卷

2003年9月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionADirections：Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversation.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwiltbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).anddecidewhichisthebestanswerThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread:Attheeoffice.Inthewaitingroom.Attheairport.Inarestaurant.Fromtileconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisconversationismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice”isthebestanswerYoushouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.SampleAnswer{A][B][C][D]A)GiveBobaphonecall.GoandpickBobup.GolookforBob.WaitforBob.A)Sheisworkinginthecity.Lifeinthesuburbsislonely.Jobsareeasiertofindinthecity.It,slessexpensivelivinginthecity.A)Inaprintingshop.Atapublishinghouse.Atabookstore.Inalibrary.A)Thewomanbemorecarefulnexttime.Theytrytothinkofasolution.Thewomanfindasparekey.Theycomedownstairs.A)Sendingane-mail.Workinginanoffice.Talkingonthephone.Doingspellingpractice.A)Buysomethingforthepicnic.Goshoppingwiththeman.Goforaridearoundtown.Haveapicnic.A)Thewomanmisplacedherclasspermitforbiology.Thewomanarrivedforregistrationtooearly.Thewomanmissedregistrationforthebiologycourse.Thewomangotawrongclasspermit.A)ThewomanlikestheweatherinNewYorkverymuch.ThewomanwillstayinNewYorkalongtime.ThemanisplanningtovisitNewYork.It,squitecoldinNewYorknow.A)Theoldladysittingnexttothecouplelikestoysverymuch.Anoldladytookthecouple,ssuitcaseforherown.Thecouple,ssuitcasewasstolenintherestaurant.Themanforgottoputthetoysintheirsuitcase.A)She,sflyingtoHongKong.She,sgoingtobuyanairticket.She'sgoingtosaygood-byetoBill.She,sleavingforHongKongwithBill.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassageyouwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Theyhimonlyretiredworkers.Theyeachdojobstheyaregoodat.Theyclosethehotelduringlowseasons.Theyemployasfewworkersaspossible.A)Stafftraining.Book-keeping.Cleaningandwashingup.Gardeningandflowerarranging.A)Theyhavetheirhotelbeautifullydecorated.Theyprovidedeliciousfood.Theymaketheirguestsfeelathome.Theygivepartiesregularlyfortheirvisitors.PassageTwoQuestions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Towithdrawhisdeposit.Tocashacheek.Torobthebank.Togethisprize.A)AradioannouncerAbankemployee.Acarmechanic.Amovieactor.A)Theylethimdowhathewantedto.Theyhelpedhimfindlargebills.Theypressedthealarm.Theycalledthepolice.A)Hewasafraidthatbewouldbecaughtonthespot.Largebillswerenotwithinhisreach.Themaximumsumallowedwas55,000.Hewaslimitedbytimeandthesizeofhispockets.PassageThreeQuestions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)ArescuerontheGoldenGateBridge.Aprofessionaldiver.Atelephoneoperator.AguardontheGoldenGateBridge.A)Someonehamfallenoffthebridge.Someoneonthebridgeisbeingattacked.Someoneisthreateningtodestroythebridge.Someoneonthebridgeisattemptingtokillhimself.A)Callthemothertocomefightaway.Trytocommunicatewiththemfirst.Helpthemtogetoutoftheirmisty.Remindthemthattheyhavechildrentotakecareof.PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions：Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelingthroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Arecentstudy,publishedinlastweek,sJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation,offersapictureofhowriskyitistogetaliftfromateenagedriver,Indeed,a16-year-olddriverwiththreeormorepassengersisthreetimesaslikelytohaveafatalaccidentasateenagerdrivingalone,Bycontrast,theriskofdeathfordriversbetween30and59decreaseswitheachadditionalpassenger.Theauthorsalsofoundthatthedeathratesforteenagedriversincreaseddramaticallyafter10p.m.,andespeciallyaftermidnight,withpassengersinthecar,thedriverwasevenmorelikelytodieinalate-nightaccident.RobertFoss,ascientistattheUniversityofNorthCarolinaHighwaySafetyResearchCenter,saysthehigherdeathratesforteenagedrivershavelesstodowith“reallystupidbehavior”thanwithjustalackofdrivingexperience.“Thebasicissue.”Besays,“isthatadultswhoareresponsibleforissuinglicensesfailtorecognizehowcomplexandskilledataskdrivingis.”Bothheandtheauthorofthestudybelievethatthewaytomitigate(使•一缓解)theproblemistohavestatesinstituteso-calledgraduatedlicensingsystems,inwhichgettingalicenseisamultistageprocess.Agraduatedlicenserequiresthatateenagerfirstprovehimselfcapableofdrivinginthepresenceofanadult,followedbyaperiodofdrivingwithnightofpassengerrestrictions,beforegraduatingtofulldrivingprivileges.Graduatedlicensingsystemshavereducedteenagedrivercrashes,accordingtorecentstudies.Abouthalfofthestatesnowhavesomesortofgraduatedlicensingsysteminplace,butonly10ofthosestateshaverestrictionsonpassengers,Californiaisthestrictest,withanovice(新手)driverprohibitedfromcarryinganypassengerunder20(withoutthepresenceofanadultover25)forthefirstsixmonths.Whichofthefollowingsituationsismostdangerousaccordingtothepassage?Adultsgivingalifttoteenagersonthehighwayafter10p.m.Ateenagerdrivingaftermidnightwithpassengersinthecar.Adultsdrivingwiththreeormoreteenagepassengerslateatnight.Ateenagergettingaliftfromastrangeronthehighwayatmidnight.AccordingtoRobertFoss.Thehighdeathrateofteenagedriversismainlydueto.theirfrequentdrivingatnighttheirimproperwayofdrivingtheirlackofdrivingexperiencetheirdrivingwithpassengersAccordingtoParagraph3.whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?Teenagersshouldspendmoretimelearningtodrive.Drivingisaskilltoocomplicatedforteenagerstolearn.Restrictionsshouldbeimposedonteenagersapplyingtotakedrivinglessons.Thelicensingauthoritiesarepartlyresponsibleforteenagers,drivingaccidents.Asuggestedmeasuretobetakentoreduceteenagers,drivingaccidentsisthatdrivinginthepresenceofanadultshouldbemadearuletheyshouldbeprohibitedfromtakingonpassengerstheyshouldnotbeallowedtodriveafter10p.m.thelicensingsystemshouldbeimprovedThepresentsituationinabouthalfofthestatesisthatthegraduatedlicensingsystem.isunderdiscussionisabouttobesetuphasbeenputintoeffecthasbeenperfectedPassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Ifyouknowexactlywhatyouwant,thebestroutetoajobistogetspecializedtraining.Arecentsurveyshowsthatcompanieslikegraduatesinsuchfieldsasbusinessandhealthcarewhocangotoworkimmediatelywithverylittleon-the-jobtraining.That,sespeciallytrueofboomingfieldsthatarechallengingforworkers.AtCornell,sSchoolofHotelAdministration,forexample,bachelor,sdegreegraduatesgetanaverageoffourorfivejobofferswithsalariesrangingfromthehighteenstothelow20sandplentyofchancesforrapidadvancement.Largecompanies,especially,likeabackgroundofformaleducationcoupledwithworkexperience.Butinthelongrun,toomuchspecializationdoesn，tpayoff.Business,whichhasbeenfloodedwithMBAs,nolongerconsidersthedegreeanautomaticstampofapproval.TheMBAmayopendoorsandcommandahighersalaryinitially,buttheimpactofadegreewashesoutafterfiveyears.Asfurtherevidenceoftheerosion(销蚀)ofcorporate(公司的)faithinspecializeddegrees,MichiganState，sScheetzcitesapatternincorporatehiringpractices,althoughcompaniestendtotakeonspecialistsasnewhires,theyoftenseekoutgeneralistsformiddleandupper-levelmanagement.“Theywantsomeonewhoisn，tconstrained(限制)bynutsandboltstolookatthebigpicture,“saysScheetz.Thissoundssuspiciouslylikeaformalstatementthatyouapproveoftheliberal-artsgraduate.Timeandagainlabor-marketanalystsmentionaneedfortalentsthatliberal-artsmajorsareassumedtohave:writingandcommunicationskills,organizationalskills,open-mindednessandadaptability,andtheabilitytoanalyzeandsolveproblems,DavidBirchclaimshedoesnothireanybodywithanMBAoranengineeringdegree,“Ihireonlyliberal-artspeoplebecausetheyhavealess-than-cannedwayofdoingthings,“saysBirch.Liberal-artsmeansanacademicallythoroughandstrictprogramthatincludesliterature,history,mathematics,economics,science,humanbehavior—plusacomputercourseortwo.Withthatunderyourbelt,youcanfeelfreetospecialize,“Aliberal-artsdegreecoupledwithanMBAorsomeothertechnicaltrainingisaverygoodcombinationinthemarketplace,”saysScheetz.Whatkindsofpeopleareinhighdemandonthejobmarket?Studentswithabachelor,sdegreeinhumanities.PeoplewithanMBAdegreefronttopuniversities.Peoplewithformalschoolingplusworkexperience.Peoplewithspecialtraininginengineering.Bysaying“…buttheimpactofadegreewashesoutafterfiveyears”(Line3,Para,3),theauthormeans.mostMBAprogramsfailtoprovidestudentswithasolidfoundationanMBAdegreedoesnothelppromotiontomanagerialpositionsMBAprogramswillnotbeaspopularinfiveyears,timeastheyarenowinfivepeoplewillforgetaboutthedegreetheMBAgraduateshavegotAccordingtoScheetz,sstatement(Lines4-5.Para.4),companiesprefer.peoplewhohaveastrategicmindpeoplewhoaretalentedinfineartspeoplewhoareambitiousandaggressivepeoplewhohavereceivedtraininginmechanicsDavidBirchclaimsthatheonlyhiresliberal-artspeoplebecause.theyaremorecapableofhandlingchangingsituationstheycansticktoestablishedwaysofsolvingproblemstheyarethoroughlytrainedinavarietyofspecializedfieldstheyhaveattendedspecialprogramsinmanagementWhichofthefollowingstatementsdoestheauthorsupport?Specialistsaremoreexpensivetohirethangeneralists.Formalschoolingislessimportantthanjobtraining.On-the-jobtrainingis,inthelongrun,lesscostly.Generalistswilloutdospecialistsinmanagement.PassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.AboutsixyearsagoIwaseatinglunchinarestaurantinNewYorkCitywhenawomanandayoungboysatdownatthenexttable,Icouldn’thelpoverhearingpartsoftheirconversation.Atonepointthewomanasked:“So,howhaveyoubeen?”Andtheboy—whocouldnothavebeenmorethansevenoreightyearsold—replied.“Frankly,I,vebeenfeelingalittledepressedlately.”Thisincidentstuckinmymindbecauseitconfirmedmygrowingbeliefthatchildrenarechanging.AsfarasIcanremember,myfriendsandIdidn,tfindoutwewere“depressed”untilwewereinhighschool.Theevidenceofachangeinchildrenhasincreasedsteadilyinrecentyears.Childrendon,tseemchildlikeanymore.Childrenspeakmorelikeadults,dressmorelikeadultsandbehavemorelikeadultsthantheyusedto.Whetherthisisgoodorbadisdifficulttosay,butitcertainlyisdifferent.Childhoodasitoncewasnolongerexists,Why?Humandevelopmentisbasednotonlyoninnate(天生的)biologicalstates,butalsoonpatternsofaccesstosocialknowledge.Movementfromonesocialrotetoanotherusuallyinvolveslearningthesecretsofthenewstatus.Childrenhavealwaysbeentaughtadultsecrets,butslowlyandinstages:traditionally,wetellsixthgradersthingswekeephiddenfromfifthgraders.Inthelast30years,however,asecret-revelation(揭示)machinehasbeeninstalledin98percentofAmericanhomes.Itiscalledtelevision,Televisionpassesinformation,andindiscriminately(不加区分地)，toallviewersalike,betheychildrenoradults.Unabletoresistthetemptation,manychildrenturntheirattentionfromprintedtextstothelesschallenging,morevividmovingpictures.Communicationthroughprint,asamatteroffact,allowsforagreatdealofcontroloverthesocialinformationtowhichchildrenhaveaccess.Readingandwritinginvolveacomplexcodeofsymbolsthatmustbememorizedandpractices.Childrenmustreadsimplebooksbeforetheycanreadcomplexmaterials.Accordingtotheauthor,feelingdepressedis.asuresignofapsychologicalprobleminachildsomethinghardlytobeexpectedinayoungchildaninevitablehasofchildren,smentaldevelopmentamentalscalepresentinallhumans,includingchildrenTraditionally,achildissupposedtolearnabouttheadultworld.throughcontactwithsocietygraduallyandunderguidancenaturallyandbybiologicalinstinctthroughexposuretosocialinformationThephenomenonthattoday，schildrenseemadultlikeisattributedbytheauthortothewidespreadinfluenceoftelevisionthepoorarrangementofteachingcontentthefastpaceofhumanintellectualdevelopmenttheconstantlyrisingstandardoflivingWhyistheauthorinfavorofcommunicationthroughprintforchildren?Itenableschildrentogainmoresocialinformation.Itdevelopschildren,sinterestinreadingandwriting.Ithelpschildrentomemorizeandpracticemore.Itcancontrolwhatchildrenaretolearn.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthechangeintoday,schildren?Hefeelsamusedbychairprematurebehavior.Hethinksitisaphenomenonworthyofnote.Heconsidersitapositivedevelopment.Heseemstobeupsetaboutit.PassageFourQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.“Opinion”isawordthatisusedcarelesslytoday.Itisusedtorefertomattersoftaste,belief,andjudgment.Thiscasualusewouldprobablycauselittleconfusionifpeopledidn,tattachtoomuchimportancetoopinion.Unfortunately,mosttoattachgreatimportancetoit.“Ihaveasmuchrighttomyopinionasyoutoyours,”and“Everyone'sentitledtohisopinion,”arecommonexpressions.Infact,anyonewhowouldchallengeanother,sopinionislikelytobebrandedintolerant.Isthatlabelaccurate?Isitintoleranttochallengeanother,sopinion?Itdependsonwhatdefinitionofopinionyouhaveinmind.Forexample,youmayaskafriend“WhatdoyouthinkofthenewFordcars?”Andhemayreply,“Inmyopinion,they'reugly.”Inthiscase,itwouldnotonlybeintoleranttochallengehisstatement,butfoolish.Forit'sobviousthatbyopinionhemeanshispersonalpreference,amatteroftaste.Andastheoldsayinggoes,“Ifspointlesstoargueaboutmattersoftaste.”Butconsiderthisverydifferentuseoftheterm,anewspaperreportsthattheSupremeCourthasdelivereditsopinioninacontroversialcase.Obviouslythejusticesdidnotshaletheirpersonalpreferences,theirmerelikesanddislikes,theystatedtheirconsideredjudgment,painstakinglyarrivedatafterthoroughinquiryanddeliberation.Mostofwhatisreferredtoasopinionfallssomewherebetweenthesetwoextremes.Itisnotanexpressionoftaste.Norisitcarefuljudgment.Yetitmaycontainelementsofboth.Itisavieworbeliefmoreorlesscasuallyarrivedat,withorwithoutexaminingtheevidence.Iseveryoneentitledtohisopinion?Ofcourse,thisisnotonlypermitted,butguaranteed.Wearefreetoactonouropinionsonlysolongas,indoingso,wedonotharmothers.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE,accordingtotheauthor?Everyonehasarighttoholdhisownopinion.Freeexpressionofopinionsoftenleadstoconfusion.Mostpeopletendtobecarelessinformingtheiropinions.Casualuseoftheword“opinion”oftenbringsaboutquarrels.Accordingtotheauthor,whoofthefollowingwouldbelaboredasintolerant?Someonewhoturnsadeafeartoothers,opinions.Someonewhocan,tputupwithothers,tastes.Someonewhovaluesonlytheirownopinions.Someonewhoseopinionharmsotherpeople.ThenewFordcarsarecitedasanexampletoshowthat.itisfoolishtocriticizeafamousbrandoneshouldnotalwaysagreetoothers,opinionspersonaltastesarenotsomethingtobechallengeditisunwisetoexpressone,slikesanddislikesinpublicConsideredjudgmentisdifferentfrompersonalpreferenceinthat.itisstatedbyjudgesinthecourtitreflectspubliclikeanddislikesitisaresultofalotofcontroversyitisbasedoncarefulthoughtAsindicatedinthepassage,beingfreetoactonone'sopinion.meansthatonecanignoreotherpeople,scriticismmeansthatonecanimposehispreferencesonothersdoesn,tmeanthatonehastherighttodothingsatwilldoesn,tmeanthatonehastherighttochargeotherswithoutevidencePartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)Directions：Thereare30incompletesentencesit:thispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChooseciteONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarktheCorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Thebeamthatisbyalaserdiffersinseveralwaysfromthelightthatcomesoutofaflashlight.emittedtransportedmotivatedtranslatedWebookedroomsatthehotelweshouldfindnovacanciesonourarrival.wheneverifsincelestModernformsoftransportationandcommunicationhavedonemuchtotheisolationoflifeinAlaska.breakthroughbreakdownbreakintobreakoutWeknowthroughpainfulexperiencethatfreedomisneverbytheoppressor;itmustbebytheoppressed.demandedcommandedrequiredrequestedColorandsexarenotrelevantwhetherapersonissuitableforthejob.onfortowiththeenormousflowoffoodfromtheentireglobe,thesecountrieshaveformanyyearsnotfeltanypopulationpressure.ThankstoBymeansofInlinewithWithregardtoResearchuniversitieshavetokeepupwiththelatestcomputerandscientifichardwareprice.onaccountofregardlessofinadditiontonottomentionThreeuniversitydepartmentshavebeen$600,000todevelopgoodpracticeinteachingandmotedincludedsecuredawardedTherapiddevelopmentofcommunicationstechnologyistransformingtheinwhichpeoplecommunicateacrosstimeandspace.moodmissionmannervisionMr.Jonesholdsstrongviewsagainstvideogamesandtheclosingofallrecreationfacilitiesforsuchgames.assistsacknowledgesadvocatesadmitsWorkersinthefineartsthoughtsandfeelingsthroughtheircreativeworks.transmitelaborateconveycontributeSmallasitis,theantisasmuchacreatureasallotheranimalsonearth.aredoisD)haveThepolicemandeclaredthattheblowonthevictim,sheadfrombehind.shouldhavebeenmademusthavebeenmadewouldhavebeenmadeoughttohavebeenmadeFindingajobcanbeanddisappointing,andthereforeitisimportantthatyouareprepared.exploitingfrustratingprofitingmisleadingItBritishgovernmentoftensaysthatfurnishingchildrenwithtotheinformationsuperhighwayisatopcedureprotectionallowanceaccessLouisHerman,attheUniversityofHawaii,hasaseriesofnewexperimentsinwhichsomeanimalshavelearnedtounderstandsentences.installedequippeddevisedformattedResearchersattheUniversityofIllinoisdeterminedthattheofafathercanhelpimproveachild,sgrades.involvementinteractionassociationcommunicationWecanacceptyourorderpaymentismadeinadvance.inthebeliefthatinorderthatontheexcusethatonconditionthatManyinthecreditindustryexpectthatcreditcardswilleventuallypapermoneyforalmosteverypurchase.A)exchangereducereplacetradeAnydonationyoucangivewillhelpusthesufferingandisolationofthehomelessthisNewYear.liftpatchcomforteaseInIndiamorethanonehundredlanguagesarespoken,whichonlyfourteenarerecognizedasofficial.ofinwithwithinTechniquesforsleepwouldinvolvelearningtocontrolbothmindandbodysothatsleepcanoccur.cultivatingpromotingpushingstrengtheningItisimportanttobetweentherulesofgrammarandtheconventionsofwrittenlanguage.determineidentifyexploredistinguishItistooearlytosaywhetherIBM,scompetitorswillbeabletotheirproductstothenewhardwareatanaffordablecost.adaptstickyieldD)adoptThisresearchhasattractedwidecoverageintheandhasfeaturedonBBCtelevision,sTomorrow,sWorld.datasourcemessagemediaIhadjustpostedtheletterwhenIrememberedthathadn,tthecheque.imposedinvolvedenclosedcontainedShehadatenseexpressiononherface,shewereexpectingtrouble.eventhoughasthoughevenasnowthatTheywereadmissiontothemilitaryexhibitionbecausetheywereforeigners.denieddeclineddeprivedrejectedItgavemeastrangefeelingofexcitementtoseemynamespectprintprocesspressResidentswerecuttingtheirlawns,washingtheircarsandotherwiseapleasant,sunnyday.idlingawaytakingawaychasingawaydrivingawayPartIVShortAnswerQuestions(15minutes)Directions：Inthispartthereisashortpassagewith8questionsorincompletestatements.Rthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinfewestpossiblewords.Youranswermaybeaword,aphrase,orashortsentence.Fewestpossiblewords.Youranswermaybeaword,aphrase,orashortsentence.Writeyouranswersinthespacesprovidedontherightofthepage.Sportisoneoftheworld,slargestindustries,andmostathletesareprofessionalswhoarepaidfortheirefforts.Becauseanathletesucceedsbyachievementonly—notbyeconomicgroundorfamilyconnections——sportscanbeafastroutetowealth,andmanyathletesplayonlyformoneythanforlove.Thishasnotalwaysbeentrue.IntheancientOlympicsthewinnergotonlyawreathofoliveleaves(橄榄叶花环).Eventhoughthewinnersbecamenationalheroes,thegamesremainedamateurforcenturies.Athleteswonfame,butnomoney.Astimepassed,however,thecontestsbecameincreasinglylessamateurandcitiesbegantohireathletestorepresentthem.BythefourthcenturyA.D.,theOlympicswereruined,andtheyweresoonended.In1896,theOlympicgameswererevived(使再度兴起)withthesamegoalofpureamateurcompetition.Therulesbarathleteswhohaveeverreceiveda$50prizeoranathleticscholarsorwhohavespentfourweeksinatrainingcamp.Atleastonecompetitorinthe1896gamesmetthesequalifications.HewasSpiridonLoues