2001年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷

PAGEPAGE62001年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions: Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Dogsaresocialanimalsandwithoutpropertraining,theywillbehavelikewildanimals.Theywillsoilyourhouse,destroyyourbelongings,barkexcessively,fightotherdogsandevenbiteyou.Nearlyallbehaviorproblemsareperfectlynormaldogactivitiesthatoccuratthewrongtimeorplaceoraredirectedatthewrongthing.Thekeytopreventingortreatingbehaviorproblemsislearningtoteachthedogtoredirectitsnormalbehaviortooutletsthatareacceptableinthedomesticsetting.Oneofthebestthingsyoucandoforyourdogandyourselfistoobediencetrainit.Obediencetrainingdoesn’tsolveallbehaviorproblems,butitisthefoundationforsolvingjustaboutanyproblem.Trainingpensupalineofcommunicationbetweenyouandyourdog.Effectivecommunicationisnecessarytoinstructyourdogaboutwhatyouwantittodo.Trainingisalsoaneasywaytoestablishthesocialrankorder.Whenyourdogobeysasimplerequestof“comehere,sit,”itisshowingobedienceandrespectforyou.Itisnotnecessarytoestablishyourselfastopdogorleaderofthepack(群)byusingextrememeasure.Youcanteachyourdogitssubordinate(从属的)rolebyteachingittoshowsubmissiontoyou.Mostdogsloveperformingtricksforyoutopleasantlyacceptthatyouareincharge.Trainingshouldbefunandrewardingforyouandyourdog.Itcanenrichyourrelationshipandmakelivingtogethermoreenjoyable.Awell-traineddogismoreconfidentandcanmoresafelybeallowedagreateramountoffreedomthananuntrainedanimal.21. Behaviorproblemsofdogsarebelieveto________.A)bejustpartoftheirnatureB)worseninmodernsocietyC)occurwhentheygowildD)presentathreattothecommunity22. Theprimarypurposeofobediencetrainingisto________.A)teachthedogtoperformclevertricksB)makethedogawareofitsowner’sauthorityC)providethedogwithoutletsforitswildbehaviorD)enablethedogtoregainitsnormalbehavior23. Effectivecommunicationbetweenadoganditsowneris________.A)essentialtosolvingthedog’sbehaviorproblemsB)thefoundationfordogstoperformtasksC)agoodwaytoteachthedognewtricksD)anextrememeasureinobediencetraining24. Whydopetdogsloveperformingtricksfortheirmasters?A)Toavoidbeingpunished.B)Toshowtheiraffectionfortheirmasters.C)Towinleadershipofthedogpack.D)Toshowtheirwillingnesstoobey.25. Whenadoghasreceivedeffectiveobediencetraining,itsowner________.A)cangivethedogmorerewardsB)willenjoyabetterfamilylifeC)cangivethedogmorefreedomD)willhavemoreconfidenceinhimselfPassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Engineeringstudentsaresupposedtobeexamplesofpracticalityandrationality,butwhenitcomestomycollegeeducationIamanidealistandafool.InhighschoolIwantedtobeanelectricalengineerand,ofcourse,anysensiblestudentwithmyaimswouldhavechosenacollegewithalargeengineeringdepartment,famousreputationandlotsofgoodlabsandresearchequipment.Butthat’snotwhatIdid.Ichosetostudyengineeringatasmallliberal-arts(文科)universitythatdoesn’tevenofferamajorinelectricalengineering.Obviously,thiswasnotapracticalchoice;Icamehereformorenoblereasons.Iwantedabroadeducationthatwouldprovidemewithflexibilityandavaluesystemtoguidemeinmycareer.Iwantedtoopenmyeyesandexpandmyvisionbyinteractingwithpeoplewhoweren’tstudyingscienceorengineering.Myparents,teachersandotheradultspraisedmeforsuchasensiblechoice.TheytoldmeIwaswiseandmaturebeyondmy18years,andIbelievedthem.IheadedofftocollegesureIwasgoingtohaveanadvantageoverthosestudentswhowenttobigengineering“factories”wheretheydidn’tcareifyouhavevaluesorwereflexible.Iwasgoingtobeacompleteengineer:technicalgeniusandsensitivehumanist(人文学者)allinone.NowI’mnotsosure.Somewherealongthewaymynobleidealscrashedintoreality,asallnobleidealseventuallydo.Afterthreeyearsofstrugglingtobalancemath,physicsandengineeringcourseswithliberal-artscourses,Ihavelearnedtherearereasonswhyfewengineeringstudentstrytoreconcile(协调)engineeringwithliberal-artscoursesincollege.Therealitythathasblockedmypathtobecomethetypicalsuccessfulstudentisthatengineeringandtheliberalartssimplydon’t’mixaseasilyasIassumedinhighschool.Individuallytheyshapeapersoninverydifferentways;togethertheythreatentoconfuse.Thestruggletoreconcilethetwofieldsofstudyisdifficult.26. Theauthorchosetostudyengineeringatasmallliberal-artsuniversitybecausehe________.A)wantedtobeanexampleofpracticalityandrationalityB)intendedtobeacombinationofengineerandhumanistC)wantedtocoordinateengineeringwithliberal-artscoursesincollegeD)intendedtobeasensiblestudentwithnobleideals27. Accordingtotheauthor,byinteractingwithpeoplewhostudyliberalarts,engineeringstudentscan________.A)balanceengineeringandtheliberalartsB)receiveguidanceintheircareersC)becomenobleidealistsD)broadentheirhorizons28. Intheeyesoftheauthor,asuccessfulengineeringstudentisexpected________.A)tohaveanexcellentacademicrecordB)tobewiseandmatureC)tobeimaginativewithavaluesystemtoguidehimD)tobeatechnicalgeniuswithawidevision29. Theauthor’sexperienceshowsthathewas________.A)creativeB)ambitiousC)unrealisticD)irrational30. Theword“they”in“...togethertheythreatentoconfuse.”(Line3,Para.5)refersto________.A)engineeringandtheliberalartsB)realityandnobleidealsC)flexibilityandavaluesystemD)practicalityandrationalityPassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.PriscillaOuchida’s“energy-efficient”houseturnedouttobeahorribledream.Whensheandherengineerhusbandmarriedafewyearsago,theybuilta$100,000,three-bedroomhomeinCalifornia.Tightlysealedtopreventairleaks,thehousewasequippedwithsmalldouble-paned(双层玻璃的)windowsandseveralotherenergy-savingfeatures.Problemsbeganassoonasthecouplemovedin,however.Priscilla’seyesburned.Herthroatwasconstantlydry.Shesufferedfromheadachesandcouldhardlysleep.Itwasasthoughshehadsuddenlydevelopedastrangeillness.Expertsfinallytracedthecauseofherillness.Thelevelofformaldehyde(甲醛)gasinherkitchenwastwicethemaximumallowedbyfederalstandardsforchemicalworkers.Thesourceofthegas?Hernewkitchencabinetsandwall-to-wallcarpeting.TheOuchidasarevictimsofindoorairpollution,whichisnotgivensufficientattentionpartlybecauseofthenation’sdrivetosaveenergy.Theproblemitselfisn’tnew.“Theindoorenvironmentwasdirtylongbeforeenergyconservationcamealong,”saysMoschandreas,apollutionscientistatGeometTechnologiesinMaryland.“Energyconservationhastendedtoaccentuatethesituationinsomecases.”Theproblemappearstobemoretroublesomeinnewlyconstructedhomesratherthanoldones.Backinthedayswhenenergywascheap,homebuildersdidn’tworrymuchaboutunsealedcracks.Becauseofsuchleaks,theairinanaveragehomewasreplacedbyfreshoutdoorairaboutonceanhour.Asaresult,thepollutantsgeneratedinmosthouseholdsseldombuilduptodangerouslevels.31. ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethattheOuchidashouse________.A)iswellworththemoneyspentonitsconstructionB)isalmostfaultlessfromthepointofenergyconservationC)failedtomeetenergyconservationstandardsD)wasdesignedandconstructedinascientificway32. WhatmadetheOuchidas’newhouseahorribledream?A)Lackoffreshair.B)Poorqualityofbuildingmaterials.C)Gasleakageinthekitchen.D)Thenewlypaintedwalls.33. Theword“accentuate”(Line4,Para.3)mostprobablymeans“________”.A)relieveB)accelerateC)worsenD)improve34. Whywerecracksinoldhousesnotabigconcern?A)Becauseindoorcleanlinesswasnotemphasized.B)Becauseenergyusedtobeinexpensive.C)Becauseenvironmentalprotectionwasgiventoppriority.D)Becausetheyweretechnicallyunavoidable.35. Thispassageismostprobablytakenfromanarticleentitled“________”.A)EnergyConservationB)HousesC)AirPollutionIndoorsD)TrapsinBuildingConstructionPassageFourQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.In1993.NewYorkStateorderedstorestochargeadepositonbeverage(饮料)containers.Withinayear.Consumershadreturnedmillionsofaluminumcansandglassandplasticbottles.Plentyofcompanieswereeagertoacceptthealuminumandglassasrawmaterialsfornewproducts.Butbecausefewcouldfigureoutwhattodowiththeplastic,muchofitwoundupburiedinlandfills(垃圾填埋场).TheproblemwasnotlimitedtoNewYork.Unfortunately,thereweretoofewusesforsecond-handplastic.Today,oneoutoffiveplasticsodabottlesisrecycled(回收利用)intheUnitedStates.Thereasonforthechangeisthatnowtherearedozensofcompaniesacrossthecountrybuyingdiscardedplasticsodabottlesandturningthemintofenceposts,paintbrushes,etc.Shrinkinglandfillspace,andrisingcostsforburyingandburningrubbishareforcinglocalgovernmentstolookmorecloselyatrecycling.Inmanyareas,theEastCoastespecially,recyclingisalreadytheleastexpensivewaste-managementoption.Foreverytonofwasterecycled,acityavoidspayingforitsdisposal,which,inpartsofNewYork,amountstosavingofmorethan$100perton.Recyclingalsostimulatesthelocaleconomybycreatingjobsandtrimsthepollutioncontrolandenergycostsofindustriesthatmakerecycledproductsbygivingthemamorerefinedrawmaterial.36. WhatregulationwasissuedbyNewYorkA)Beveragecompaniesshouldberesponsibleforcollectingandreusingdiscardedplasticsodabottles.B)Throwawaysshouldbecollectedbythestateforrecycling.C)Afeeshouldbechargedonusedcontainersforrecycling.D)Consumershadtopayforbeveragecontainersandcouldgettheirmoneybackonreturningthem.37. ThereturnedplasticbottlesinNewYorkusedto________.A)endupsomewhereundergroundB)beturnedintorawmaterialsC)haveasecond-lifevalueD)beseparatedfromotherrubbish38. Thekeyproblemindealingwithreturnedplasticbeveragecontainersis________.A)tosellthemataprofitablepriceB)howtoturnthemintousefulthingsC)howtoreducetheirrecyclingcostsD)tolowerthepricesforusedmaterials39. Recyclingahsbecomethefirstchoiceforthedisposalofrubbishbecause________.A)localgovernmentsfinditeasytomanageB)recyclingahsgreatappealforthejoblessC)recyclingcauseslittlepollutionD)othermethodsaremoreexpensive40. Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat________.A)rubbishisapotentialremedyfortheshortageofrawmaterialsB)localgovernmentsintheU.S.canexpectbigprofitsfromrecyclingC)recyclingistoberecommendedbotheconomicallyandenvironmentallyD)landfillswillstillbewidelyusedforwastedisposalPartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)Directions: Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.41. Itisimportantthatthehotelreceptionist________thatguestsareregisteredcorrectly.A)hasmadesureB)madesureC)mustmakesureD)makesure42. Isuggestedheshould________himselftohisnewconditions.A)adaptB)adoptC)regulateD)suit43. I’llneverforget________youforthefirsttime.A)tomeetB)meetingC)tohavemetD)havingtobemeeting44. Cancellationoftheflight________manypassengerstospendthenightattheairport.A)resultedB)obligedC)demandedD)recommended45. Thatyoungmanstilldenies________thefirebehindthestore.A)startB)tostartC)havingstartedD)tohavestarted46. ________inarecentsciencecompetition,thethreestudentswereawardedscholarshipstotaling$21,000.A)JudgedthebestB)JudgingthebestC)TobejudgedthebestD)Havingjudgedthebest47. Withoutproperlessons,youcould________alotofbadhabitswhenplayingthepiano.A)keepupB)pickupC)drawupD)catchup48. Everythingweeatanddrinkcontainssomesalt;wecanmeetthebody’sneedforitfromnaturalsourceswithoutturning________thesaltbottle.A)upB)toC)onD)over49. Healwaysdidwellatschool________havingtodopart-timejobseverynowandthen.A)inspiteofB)regardlessofC)onaccountofD)tocaseof50. ________receivingfinancialsupportfromfamily,communityorthegovernmentisallowed,itisneveradmired.A)AsB)OnceC)AlthoughD)Lest51. Allthekeywordsinthearticleareprintedin________typesoastoattractreaders’attention.A)darkB)denseC)blackD)bold52. Thebasicfeaturesofthecommunicationprocessareidentifiedinonequestion:Whosays________throughwhatchanneltowhom?A)howB)whenC)whatD)such53. Ididn’t________totakeataxibutIhadtoasIwaslate.A)assumeB)supposeC)meanD)hope54. Thehours________thechildrenspendintheirone-wayrelationshipwithtelevisionpeopleundoubtedlyaffecttheirrelationshipswithreal-lifepeople.A)inwhichB)onwhichC)whenD)that55. I’dratherhavearoomofmyown,howeversmallitis,than________aroomwithsomeoneelse.A)shareB)toshareC)sharingD)tohaveshared56. InDisneylandeveryyear,some800,000plantsarereplacedbecauseDisneyrefusedto________signsaskinghis“guests”nottosteponthem.A)putdownB)putoutC)putupD)putoff57. ________difficultieswemaycomeacross,we’llhelponeanothertoovercomethem.A)WhereverB)WhateverC)HoweverD)Whenever58. Somanydirectors________,theboardmeetinghadtobeputoff.A)wereabsentB)beenabsentC)hadbeenabsentD)beingabsent59. OnNewYear’sEve,NewYorkCityholdsanoutdoor________whichattractsacrowdofamillionormorepeople.A)incidentB)eventC)caseD)affair60. AmericanfootballandbaseballarebecomingknowntotheBritishpublicthroughtelevised________fromtheUnitedStates.A)transferB)deliveriesC)transportationD)transmissions61. Hewillsurelyfinishedthejobontime________he’slefttodoitinhisownway.A)inthatB)solongasC)incaseD)asfaras62. Ifthiskindoffishbecomes________,futuregenerationsmaynevertasteitatall.A)minimumB)shortC)seldomD)scarce63. Thebankisreportedinthelocalnewspaper________inbroaddaylightyesterday.A)beingrobbedB)havingbeenrobbedC)tohavebeenrobbedD)robbed64. Agriculturewasastepinhumanprogress________whichsubsequentlytherewasnotanythingcomparableuntilourownmachineage.A)inB)forC)toD)from65. Thesamefactorspushwagesandpricesuptogether,theone________theother.A)emphasizingB)reinforcingC)multiplyingD)increasing66. NoonehadtoldSmithabout________alecturethefollowingday.A)therebeingB)therebeC)therewouldbeD)therewas67. Operationswhichleftpatients________andinneedoflongperiodsofrecoverytimenowleavethemfeelingrelaxedandcomfortable.A)exhaustedB)abandonedC)injuredD)deserted68. Iwashalfwaybacktothecottagewheremymotherlived________Susancaughtupwithme.A)whenB)whileC)untilD)though69. ________thetemperaturefallingsorapidly,wecouldn’tgoonwiththeexperiment.A)SinceB)ForC)AsD)With70. Thebedhasbeen________inthefamily.Itwasmygreat-grandmother’soriginally.A)handedoutB)handedoverC)handeddownD)handedroundPartIVCloze(15minutes)Directions: Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Forthepasttwoyears,Ihavebeenworkingonstudents’evaluationofclassroomteaching.Ihavekeptarecordofinformalconversations__71__some300studentsfromat__72__twenty-onecollegesanduniversities.Thestudentsweregenerally__73__anddirectintheircomments__74__howcourseworkcouldbebetter__75__.Mostoftheirremarkswerekindly__76__—withtoleranceratherthanbitterness—andfrequentlyweresoftenedbythe__77__thatthestudentswerespeaking__78__some,notall,instructors.Nevertheless,__79__thefollowingsuggestionsandcommentsindicate,studentsfeel__80__withthings-as-they-areintheclassroom.Professorsshouldbe__81__fromreadinglecturenotes.“Itmakestheir__82__monotonous(单调的).”Iftheyaregoingtoread,whynot__83__outcopiesofthelecture?Thenwe__84__needtogotoclass.Professorsshould__85__repeating