《大学英语4》试题（样卷）

《大学英语4》试题（样卷）

普通班学生，闭卷考试，时间120分钟）

PartI.ListeningComprehension（25%）

（此部分试题答案涂在答题卡上）

SectionAx5=5'）

Directions:Inthissection,you'IIhear5shortconversations.Aftereach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.The

conversationandquestionwillbereadonlyonce.Listencarefullyand

choosethebestanswertoeachquestion.

1.A.She'scareless.

B.ShelikesGeorgeverymuch.

C.She'snotconcernedwithGeorge?shealth.

D.Shedoesn?tcarewhatGeorgesaid.

2.A.Thespeedlimitwasnotclearlymarked.

B.Thespeedlimitis10milesperhour.

C.Thespeedlimitis40milesperhour.

D.Thespeedlimitis50milesperhour.

3.A.Onthegrass.B.Nearthepool.

C.Athome.D.Onhisbike.

4.A.Philadelphia.B.California.

C.Florida.D.Arizona.

5.A.JasonDanielsisn'tathomerighthow.

B.Thecallerdialedthewrongnumber.

C.JasonDanielscan,tcometothephonerightnow.

D.JasonDanielsdoesn'twanttospeaktothecaller.

SectionB(1Jx10=10,)

Directions:Inthissection,you'IIhearalongconversationand2short

passages.Theconversationandthepassageswillbereadonlyonce.At

theendofeachofthem,you'IIhearsomequestionsaboutwhatwas

said.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.

Questions6to9arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard:

6.A)Themanwaswearingamask.

B)Themangotintoacarveryquickly.

C)Itwasverydarkandshecouldn'tseeclearly.

D)Shewastooscaredtolookattheman.

7.A)Itwasshortandblackincolor.

B)Itwasshortanddarkbrownincolor.

C)Itwaslongandblackincolor.

D)Itwaslonganddarkbrownincolor.

8.A)Hehadalargenose.B)Hewasclean-shaven.

C)Hewaswearingglasses.D)Hehadverythinlips.

9.A)Policemanandwitness.B)Bankclerkandcustomer.

C)Judgeanddefendant.D)Lawyerandclient.

Questions10to12arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard:

10.A)Therewillbeonlymultiple-choicequestions.

B)Therewillbeonlyessayquestions.

C)Theexamwillincludeanoralandwrittensection.

D)Theexamwillincludebothmultiple-choiceandessayquestions.

11.A)Studentswillbetestedonallthematerialscoveredinclass.

B)Theexamwillbeeasyforallstudentstounderstand.

C)Itwillcovertopicsfromawidevarietyofacademicfields.

D)Studentsmustcompleteallpartsoftheexaminationpaper.

12.A)Thirtypercent.B)Twentypercent.

C)Sixtypercent.D)Fiftypercent.

Questions13to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard:

13.A)Thereiswaterinrivers,lakesandunderground.

B)WaterisnecessaryforallformsoflifeonEarth.

C)Theproductionoffooddependsuponwater.

D)WaterhasmuchtodowithEarth'senvironmentalsystems.

14.A)Toincreasesupplyoffreshwater.

B)Toseeksupportforpoliciesofwiseuseofwater.

C)Tomakedrinkingwatercleanerandsafer.

D)Toreducethenegativeeffectofpollutedwater.

15.A)Morethan6billion.B)Morethan2billion.

C)Morethan3billion.D)Morethan1billion.

SectionC(10)(此部分试题答案写在答卷纸上)

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthe

passageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforits

generalidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youare

requiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom1to10withtheexactwords

youhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,

youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Languageisanamazingphenomenon.Speech一the(1)of

soundstoconveymeaning—isakindofhumanaction.Likeany

other(2)repeatedactions,speakinghastobelearned.Butonce

itislearned,itbecomesagenerally(3)andapparently

automaticprocess.

Asfaraswecan(4),humanbeingsdonotneedtobeforced

tospeak.Mostbabiesseemto(5)asortofinstinctivedriveto

producespeech-like(6).Howtospeakandwhattosayare

anothermatter(7).Theseactionsarelearnedfromthe

particularsocietyinwhichthebabyisborn;sothat,likeallconductand

(8)thatislearnedfromasociety一fromthepeoplearoundus

——speechisapatternedactivity.

Thedisorganizedutteringandchatterofayoungchildareeventually

channeledbyimitationintoafeworderly(9),acceptedas

meaningfulbythepeoplearoundhim.Thesoundsthatachildcanmake

aremorevariedandnumerousthanthesoundsthatanyparticular

languageutilizes.However,achildbornintoasocietywithapatternof

languageis(10)tomakeasmallselectionofsounds.Hekeeps

makingthesefewsoundsoverandoveragainuntilitisnaturalforhimto

maketheseandothersounds.

PartII.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(10%)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassage

quicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forallquestions,mark

A(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthe

passage;

B(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthe

passage;

C(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

(此部分试题全部为判断题，请按要求将答案涂在答题卡上)

HarvardUniversity

ABriefIntroduction

HarvardUniversity,private,coeducationalinstitutionofhighereducation,

theoldestintheUnitedStates,isinCambridge,Massachusetts.

In1636acollegewasfoundedinCambridgebytheGreatandGeneral

CourtoftheMassachusettsBayColony.Itwasopenedforinstruction

twoyearslaterandnamedin1639forEnglishclergymanJohnHarvard,

itsfirstbenefactor.Thecollegeatfirstlackedsubstantialendowments

andexistedongiftsfromindividualsandtheGeneralCourt.Harvard

graduallyacquiredconsiderableautonomyandprivatefinancialsupport,

becomingachartereduniversityin1780.Todayithasthelargestprivate

endowmentofanyuniversityintheworld.

SponsoredbyHenryRosovsky,formerdeanofthefacultyofartsand

sciences(1973-1984),theundergraduateelectivesystem,orGeneral

EducationProgram,wasreplacedin1979byaCoreCurriculumintended

topreparewell-educatedmenandwomenforthechallengesofmodern

life.Studentsarenowrequiredtotakecoursesfortheequivalentofan

academicyearineachoffiveareas:literatureandarts,history,social

analysisandmoralreasoning,science,andforeigncultures.Inaddition

tothenewcurriculum,studentsmustspendroughlytheequivalentof

twoyearsoncoursesinafieldofconcentrationandoneyearonelective

courses.Studentsmustalsodemonstratecompetenceinwriting,

mathematics,andaforeignlanguage.

FromitsearliestdaysHarvardestablishedandmaintainedatraditionof

academicexcellenceandthetrainingofcitizensfornationalpublic

service.AmongmanynotablealumniarethereligiousleadersIncrease

MatherandCottonMather;thephilosopherandpsychologistWilliam

James;andmenofletterssuchasRalphWaldoEmerson,HenryDavid

Thoreau,JamesRussellLowell,OliverWendellHolmes,RobertFrost,and

T.S.Eliot.MoreU.S.presidentshaveattendedHarvardthananyother

college:JohnAdams,JohnQuincyAdams,TheodoreRoosevelt,Franklin

D.Roosevelt,andJohnF.Kennedy,RutherfordB.Hayes,wasagraduate

ofHarvardLawSchool,whichalsocountsthejuristsOliverWendell

Holmes,Jr.,andFelixFrankfurteramongitsalumni.

UndergraduateActivities

Duringtheirfreshmanyear,studentsliveinhallswithinHarvardYard,a

walledenclosurecontainingseveralstructuresfromtheearly18th

centurynowusedasdormitories,diningfacilities,libraries,and

classrooms.Sophomores,juniors,andseniorsliveinthe12residences

knownashouses.Namedinhonorofadistinguishedalumnusor

administrator,eachhouseaccommodatesapproximately350students

andagroupoffacultymemberswhoprovideindividualinstructionas

tutors,fosteringsocialandintellectualexchangebetweenstudentsand

teachers.Eachhousealsohasalibraryandsponsorsculturalactivities

andintramuralathletics.Undergraduatelifehastheadditionalattraction

ofproximitytoBoston.

GraduateandProfessionalFaculties

Harvard'sgraduateandprofessionalfaculties,foundedoverthelast200

years,includeschoolsofartsandsciences,businessadministration,

dentalmedicine,design,divinity,education,law,medicine,public

administration(nowtheJohnFitzgeraldKennedySchoolofGovernment),

andpublichealth.Specialstudiesprogramsarealsoprovidedatthe

Harvard-YenchingInstitute;theJohnK.FairbankCenterforEastAsian

Research;theKathrynW.andShelbyCullomDavisCenterforRussian

Studies;andatthecentersforMiddleEasternStudies,International

Affairs,InternationalLegalStudies,EnergyandInternationalPolicy,and

HealthPolicyManagement.

SpecialFacilities

TheHarvardcampusisalsothesiteofseveralrenownedmuseumsand

collections,amongthemtheFoggMuseum,distinguishedforits

EuropeanandAmericanpaintings,sculptures,andprints;theBotanical

Museum;andthePeabodyMuseumofArchaeologyandEthnology.

Harvard,slibrarysystemistheoldestintheUnitedStates.Thecentral

librarycollection,usedforadvancedscholarlyresearch,ishousedinthe

Harry日kinsWidenerMemorialLibrary.AugmentedbytheHoughton

Libraryofrarebooksandmanuscripts,theundergraduateLament,Cabot,

andHilleslibraries,andtheseparatehouseanddepartmentallibraries,

aswellasbythegraduateschools-collections,theHarvardlibrary

complexformstheworld'slargestuniversitylibrarysystem.Itcurrently

containsmorethan13millionvolumes,manuscripts,andmicrofilms.

HarvardUniversityalsomaintainstheArnoldArboretum,inBoston;the

HarvardCollegeObservatory,basedinCambridge;theresearchcenter

forByzantineandEarlyChristianstudiesatDumbartonOaks,in

Washington,D.C.;andVillaITattiinSettignano,Italy,formerlythehome

andlibraryofartcriticBernardBerensonandnowacenterforarthistory

research.

HomegamesoftheHarvardCrimsonfootballteamandotherathletic

eventstakeplaceatHarvardStadium,whichhasaseatingcapacityof

morethan38,000.YaleUniversityisHarvard'straditionalrivalinsports.

Publications

UndergraduatepublicationsincludetheHarvardCrimson,adaily

newspaperfoundedin1873;theHarvardAdvocate,aliteraryreview;

andanationallyknownhumormagazine,theHarvardLampoon.Among

journalsissuedbyHarvard'sgraduateschoolsandaffiliatedgroupsare

theHarvardBusine