1997年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案

1997年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案1997年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案1997年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案partilisteningcomprehension(20minutes)sectionadirections:inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkeda),b),c)andd),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.example:youwillhear:youwillread:a)2hours.b)3hours.c)4hours.d)5hours.fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2inthefternoon.therefore,d)“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.youshouldchoose[d]ontheanswersheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.sampleanswer[a][b][c][d]1.a)skating.b)swimming.c)boatingandswimming.d)boatingandskating.2.a)putherreportonhisdesk.b)readsomepapersherecommended.c)improvesomepartsofherpaper.d)mailherreporttothepublisher.3.a)shetakesitasakindofexercise.b)shewantstosavemoney.c)shelovesdoinganythingthatisnew.d)herofficeisn’tveryfar.4.a)ashopassistant.b)atelephoneoperator.c)awaitress.d)aclerk.5.a)arailwayporter.b)ataxidriver.c)abusconductor.d)apostalclerk.6.a)mostpeoplekilledintrafficaccidentsareheavydrinkers.b)shedoesnotagreewiththeman.c)drunkdriversarenotguilty.d)peopleshouldpaymoreattentiontothedangerofdrunkdriving.7.a)$1.40.b)$6.40.c)$4.30.d)$8.60.8.a)collectpapersfortheman.b)dothetypingonceagain.c)checkthepaperfortypingerrors.d)readthewholenewspaper.9.a)thewomandoesnotwanttogotothemovies.b)themanistootiredtogotothemovies.c)thewomanwantstogotothemovies.d)themanwantstogooutfordinner.10.a)bybus.b)bybike.c)bytaxi.d)onfoot.sectionbcompounddictationdirections:inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.thenlistentothepassageagain.whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfroms1tos7withtheexactworksyouhavejustheard.forblanksnumberedfroms8tos10youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.youcaneitherusetheexactworksyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.inpolicework,youcanneverpredictthenextcrimeorproblem.noworkingdayisidenticaltoanyother,sothereisno“(s1)______________”dayforapoliceofficer.somedaysare(s2)_______________slow,andthejobis(s3)______________;otherdaysaresobusythatthereisnotimetoeat.ithinkican(s4)_____________policeworkinoneword:(s5)______________.sometimesit’sdangerous.oneday,forexample,iwasworkingundercover;thatis,iwasonthejob,butiwaswearing(s6)______________clothes,notmypolice(s7)_____________.iwastryingtocatchsomerobberswhowerestealingmoneyfrompeopleastheywalkeddownthestreet.suddenly,(s8)__________________________________________________________________.anotherpolicemanarrived,andtogether,wearrestedthreeofthemen;buttheotherfourranaway.anotherday,ihelpedawomanwhowasgoingtohaveababy.(s9)__________________________________________.iputherinmypolicecartogethertherefaster.ithoughtshewasgoingtohavethebabyrightthereinmycar.butfortunately,(s10)________________________.partiireadingcomprehension(35minutes)direction:thereare4passagesinthispart.eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkeda),b)c)andd).youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.[page]passageonequestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:thefridgeisconsideredanecessity.ithasbeensosincethe1960swhenpackagedfoodfirstappearedwiththelabel:”storeintherefrigerator.”inmyfridgelessfiftieschildhood,iwasfedwellandhealthy.themilkmancamedaily,thegrocer,thebutcher（肉商）,thebaker,andtheice-creammandeliveredtwoorthreetimesaweek.thesundaymeatwouldlastuntilwednesdayandsurplus（剩余的）breadandmilkbecameallkindsofcakes.nothingwaswasted,andwewerenevertroubledbyrottenfood.thirtyyearson,fooddeliverieshaveceased,freshvegetablesarealmostunobtainableinthecountry.theinventionofthefridgecontributedcomparativelylittletotheartoffoodpreservation.avastwayofwell-triedtechniquesalreadyexisted-naturalcooling,drying,smoking,salting,sugaring,bottling…whatrefrigerationdidpromotewasmarketing—marketinghardwareandelectricity,marketingsoftdrinks,marketingdeadbodiesofanimalsaroundtheglobeinsearchofagoodprice.consequently,mostoftheworld’sfridgesaretobefound,notinthetropicswheretheymightproveuseful,butinthewealthycountrieswithmildtemperatureswheretheyareclimaticallyalmostunnecessary.everywinter,millionsoffridgeshumawaycontinuously,andatvastexpense,busilymaintaininganartificially-cooledspaceinsideanartificially-heatedhouse-whileoutside,natureprovidesthedesiredtemperaturefreeofcharge.thefridge’seffectupontheenvironmenthasbeenevident,whileitscontributiontohumanhappinesshasbeeninsignificant.ifyoudon’tbelieveme,tryityourself,investinafoodcabinetandturnoffyourfridgenextwinter.youmaymissthehamburgers（汉堡包）,butatleastyou’llgetridofthatterriblehum.11.thestatement“inmyfridgelessfiftieschildhood,iwasfedwellandhealthily.”(line1,para.2)suggeststhat_______.a)theauthorwaswell-fedandhealthyevenwithoutafridgeinhisfiftiesb)theauthorwasnotaccustomedtousingfridgeseveninhisfiftiesc)therewasnofridgeintheauthor’shomeinthe1950sd)thefridgewasinitsearlystageofdevelopmentinthe1950s12.whydoestheauthorsaythatnothingwaswastedbeforetheinventionoffridges?a)peoplewouldnotbuymorefoodthanwasnecessary.b)foodwasdeliveredtopeopletwoorthreetimesaweek.c)foodwassoldfreshanddidnotgetrotteneasily.d)peoplehadeffectivewaystopreservetheirfood.13.whobenefitedtheleastfromfridgesaccordingtotheauthor?a)inventors.b)consumers.c)manufacturers.d)travelingsalesmen.14.whichofthefollowingphrasesinthefifthparagraphindicatesthefridge’snegativeeffectontheenvironment?a)“humawaycontinuously”.b)“climaticallyalmostunnecessary”.c)“artificially-cooledspace”.d)“withmildtemperatures”.15.whatistheauthor’soverallattitudetowardfridges?a)neutral.b)critical.c)objective.d)compromising.passagetwoquestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:thehumanbraincontains10thousandmillioncellsandeachofthesemayhaveathousandconnections.suchenormousnumbersusedtodiscourageusandcauseustodismissthepossibilityofmakingamachinewithhuman-likeability,butnowthatwehavegrownusedtomovingforwardatsuchapacewecanbelesssure.quitesoon,inonly10or20yearsperhaps,wewillbeabletoassembleamachineascomplexasthehumanbrain,andifwecanwewill.itmaythentakeusalongtimetorenderitintelligentbyloadingintherightsoftware（软件）orbyalteringthearchitecturebutthattoowillhappen.ithinkitcertainthatindecades,notcenturies,machinesofsilicon（硅）willarisefirsttorivalandthenexceedtheirhumanancestors.oncetheyexceedustheywillbecapableoftheirowndesign.inarealsensetheywillbeabletoreproducethemselves.siliconwillhaveendedcarbon’slongcontrol.andwewillnolongerbeabletoclaimourselvestobethefinestintelligenceintheknownuniverse.[page]astheintelligenceofrobotsincreasestomatchthatofhumansandastheircostdeclinesthrougheconomiesofscalewemayusethemtoexpandourfrontiers,firstonearththroughtheirabilitytowithstandenvironments,harmfultoourselves.thus,desertsmaybloomandtheoceanbedsbemined.furtherahead,byacombinationofthegreatwealththisnewagewillbringandthetechnologyitwillprovide,theconstructionofavast,man-createdworldinspace,hometothousandsormillionsofpeople,willbewithinourpower.16.inwhatwaycanwemakeamachineintelligent?a)bymakingitworkinsuchenvironmentsasdeserts,oceansorspace.b)byworkinghardfor10or20years.c)byeitherproperlyprogrammingitorchangingitsstructure.d)byreproducingit.17.whatdoesthewriterthinkaboutmachineswithhuman-likeability?a)hebelievestheywillbeusefultohumanbeings.b)hebelievesthattheywillcontrolusinthefuture.c)heisnotquitesureinwhatwaytheymayinfluenceus.d)hedoesn’tconsidertheconstructionofsuchmachinespossible.18.theword“carbon”(line4,para.2)standsfor_________.a)intelligentrobotsb)achemicalelementc)anorganicsubstanced)humanbeings19.arobotcanbeusedtoexpandourfrontierswhen_______.a)itsintelligenceandcostarebeyondquestionb)itisabletobeartheroughenvironmentc)itismadeascomplexasthehumanbraind)itsarchitectureisdifferentfromthatofthepresentones20.itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.a)aftertheinstallationofagreatnumberofcellsandconnections,robotswillbecapableofself-reproductionb)withtherapiddevelopmentoftechnology,peoplehavecometorealizethepossibilityofmakingamachinewithhuman-likeabilityc)oncewemakeamachineascomplexasthehumanbrain,itwillpossesintelligenced)robotswillhavecontrolofthevast,man-madeworldinspacepassagethreequestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:aftertheviolentearthquakethatshooklosangelesin1994,earthquakescientistshadgoodnewstoreport:thedamageanddeathtoll（死亡人数）couldhavebeenmuchworse.morethan60peoplediedinthisearthquake.bycomparison,asearthquakeofsimilarintensitythatshookamericain1988claimed25,000victims.injuriesanddeathswererelativelylessinlosangelesbecausethequakeoccurredat4:31a.m.onaholiday,whentrafficwaslightonthecity’shighways.inaddition,changesmadetotheconstructioncodesinlosangelesduringthelast20yearshavestrengthenedthecity’sbuildingsandhighways,makingthemmoreresistanttoquakes.despitethegoodnew,civilengineersaren’trestingontheirsuccesses.pinnedtotheirdrawingboardsareblueprints（蓝图）forimprovedquake-resistantbuildings.thenewdesignsshouldofferevengreatersecuritytocitieswhereearthquakesoftentakeplace.inthepast,makingstructuresquake-resistantmeantfirmyetflexiblematerials,suchassteelandwood,thatbendwithoutbreaking.later,peopletriedtoliftabuildingoffitsfoundation,andinsertrubberandsteelbetweenthebuildinganditsfoundationtoreducetheimpactofgroundvibrations.themostrecentdesignsgivebuildingsbrainsaswellasconcreteandsteelsupports.calledsmartbuildings,thestructuresrespondlikelivingorganismstoanearthquake’svibrations.whenthegroundshakesandthebuildingtipsforward,thecomputerwouldforcethebuildingtoshiftintheoppositedirection.thenewsmartstructurescouldbeveryexpensivetobuild.however,theywouldsavemanylivesandwouldbelesslikelytobedamagedduringearthquakes.21.onereasonwhythelossoflivesinthelosangelesearthquakewascomparativelylowisthat_________.a)newcomputershadbeeninstalledinthebuildingsb)itoccurredintheresidentialareasratherthanonthehighwaysc)largenumbersoflosangelesresidentshadgoneforaholiday[page]d)improvementshadbeenmadeintheconstructionofbuildingsandhighways22.thefunctionofthecomputermentionedinthepassageisto_____.a)counterbalanceanearthquake’sactiononthebuildingb)predictthecomingofanearthquakewithaccuracyc)helpstrengthenthefoundationofthebuildingd)measuretheimpactofanearthquake’svibrations23.thesmartbuildingsdiscussedinthepassage______a)wouldcauseseriousfinancialproblemsb)wouldbeworthwhilethoughcostlyc)wouldincreasethecomplexityofarchitecturaldesignd)canreducethegroundvibrationscausedbyearthquakes24.itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinminimizingthedamagecausedbyearthquakesattentionshouldbefocusedon_______.a)theincreasinguseofrubberandsteelincapitalconstructionb)thedevelopmentofflexiblebuildingmaterialsc)thereductionoftheimpactofgroundvibrationsd)earlyforecastsofearthquakes25.theauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthepassageisto________.a)comparetheconsequencesoftheearthquakesthatoccurredintheu.s.b)encouragecivilengineerstomakemoreextensiveuseofcomputersc)outlinethehistoryofthedevelopmentofquake-resistantbuildingmaterialsd)reportnewdevelopmentsinconstructingquake-resistantbuildingspassagefourquestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:evenplantscanrunafever,especiallywhenthey’reunderattackbyinsectsordisease.butunlikehumans,plantscanhavetheirtemperaturetakenfrom3,000feetaway-straightup.adecadeago,adaptingtheinfrared（红外线）scanningtechnologydevelopedformilitarypurposesandothersatellites,physiciststephenpaleycameupwithaquickwaytotakethetemperatureofcropstodeterminewhichonesareunderstress.thegoalwastoletfarmerspreciselytargetpesticide（杀虫剂）sprayingratherthanrainpoisononawholefield,whichinvariablyincludesplantsthatdon’thavepest（害虫）problems.evenbetter,paley’sremotescanningservicescompanycoulddetectcropproblemsbeforetheybecamevisibletotheeye.mountedonaplaneflownat3,000feetatnight,aninfraredscannermeasuredtheheatemittedbycrops.thedataweretransformedintoacolor-codedmapshowingwhereplantswererunning“fevers”.farmerscouldthenspot-spray,using50to70percentlesspesticidethantheyotherwisewould.thebadnewsisthatpaley’scompanycloseddownin1984,afteronlythreeyears.farmersresistedthenewtechnologyandlong-termbackerswerehardtofind.butwiththerenewedconcernaboutpesticidesonproduce,andrefinementsininfraredscanning,paleyhopestogetbackintooperation.agricultureexpertshavenodoubtthetechnologyworks.“thistechniquecanbeusedon75percentofagriculturallandintheunitedstates,”saysgeorgeoertheroftexasam.rayjackson,whorecentlyretiredfromthedepartmentofagriculture,thinksremoteinfraredcropscanningcouldbeadoptedbytheendofthedecade.butonlyifpaleyfindsthefinancialbackingwhichhefailedtoobtain10yearsago.26.plantswillemitanincreasedamountofheatwhentheyare________.a)sprayedwithpesticidesb)facinganinfraredscannerc)inpoorphysicalconditiond)exposedtoexcessivesunrays27.inordertoapplypesticidesprayingprecisely,wecanuseinfraredscanningto______.a)estimatethedamagetothecropsb)drawacolor-codedmapc)measurethesizeoftheaffectedaread)locatetheproblemarea28.farmerscansaveaconsiderableamountofpesticideby______.a)resortingtospot-sprayingb)consultinginfraredscanningexpertsc)transformingpoisonedraind)detectingcropproblemsatanearlydate29.theapplicationofinfraredscanningtechnologytoagriculturemetwithsomedifficultiesdueto_____.a)thelackofofficialsupportb)itshighcostc)thelackoffinancialsupportd)itsfailuretohelpincreaseproduction30.infraredscanningtechnologymaybebroughtbackintooperationbecauseof______.[page]a)thedesireoffarmerstoimprovethequalityoftheirproduceb)growingconcernabouttheexcessiveuseofpesticidesoncropsc)theforcefulpromotionbythedepartmentofagricultured)fullsupportfromagriculturalexpertspartiiivocabularyandstructure(20minutes)directions:thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.foreachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkeda),b),c)andd).choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.31themedicineisonsaleeverywhere.youcangetitat____________chemist’s.a)eachb)somec)certaind)any32youcannotbe__________carefulwhenyoudriveacar.a)veryb)soc)tood)enough33ingeneral,theamountthatastudentspendsforhousingshouldbeheldtoone-fifththetotal_________forlivingexpenses.a)acceptableb)availablec)advisabled)applicable34everymaninthiscountryhastherighttolivewherehewantsto_____thecolorofhisskin.a)withtheexceptionofb)inthelightofc)byvirtueofd)regardlessof35housewiveswhodonotgoouttoworkfeeltheyarenotworkingtotheirfull_______.a)capacityb)strengthc)lengthd)possibility36ihatepeoplewho__________theendofafilmthatyouhaven’tseenbefore.a)revealb)rewritec)revised)reverse37he’swatchingtv?he’s________tobecleaninghisroom.a)knownb)supposedc)regardedd)considered38theoldcoupledecidedto_________aboyandagirlthoughtheyhadthreeoftheirown.a)adaptb)bringc)received)adopt39thegovernmentistryingtodosomethingto________betterunderstandingbetweenthetwocountries.a)raiseb)promotec)heightend)increase40thenewspaperdidnotmentionthe________ofthedamagecausedbythefire.a)rangeb)levelc)extentd)quantity41thesoldierwas___________ofrunningawaywhentheenemyattacked.a)scoldedb)chargedc)accusedd)punished42hadheworkedharder,he__________theexams.a)musthavegotthroughb)wouldhavegotthroughc)permittedarefreshmend)arepermittedfreshmen43onlyunderspecialcircumstances________totakemake-uptests.a)arefreshmenpermittedb)freshmenarepermittedc)permittedarefreshmend)arepermittedfreshmen44ihadjuststartedbackforthehousetochangemyclothes___________iheardvoices.a)asb)whenc)afterd)while45itseemsoil________fromthispipeforsometime.we’llhavetotakethemachineaparttoputitright.a)hadleakedb)isleakingc)leakedd)hasbeenleaking46whenhearrived,hefound_________theagedandthesickathome.a)nonebutb)noneotherthanc)nothingbutd)nootherthan47thepressure________causesamericanstobeenergetic,butitalsoputsthemunderaconstantemotionalstrain.a)tocompeteb)competingc)tobecompetedd)havingcompeted48yourhairwants_________.you’dbetterhaveitdonetomorrow.a)cutb)tocutc)cuttingd)beingcut49asteachersweshouldconcernourselveswithwhatissaid,notwhatwethink________.a)oughttobesaidb)mustsayc)havetobesaidd)needtosay50onceenvironmentaldamage__________,ittakesmanyyearsforthesystemtorecover.a)hasdoneb)istodoc)doesd)isdone51studiesshowthatthethingsthatcontributemosttoasenseofhappinesscannotbebought,__________agoodfamilylife,friendshipandworksatisfaction.a)asforb)inviewofc)incaseofd)suchas52hewillagreetodowhatyourequire__________him.a)ofb)fromc)tod)for53themerefact_________mostpeoplebelievenuclearwarwouldbemadnessdoesnotmeanthatitwillnotoccur.a)whatb)whichc)thatd)why54johnseemsniceperson.____________,idon’ttrusthim.a)eventhoughb)evensoc)therefored)though55idon’tthinkitadvisablethattom________tothejobsincehehasnoexperience.a)isassignedb)willbeassignedc)beassignedd)hasbeenassigned[page]56________,amanwhoexpresseshimselfeffectivelyissuretosucceedmorerapidlythanamanwhosecommandoflanguageispoor.a)otherthingsbeingequalb)wereotherthingsequalc)tobeequaltootherthingsd)otherthingstobeequal57_______thatmyheadhadcleared,mybrainwasalsobeginningtoworkmuchbetter.a)forb)nowc)sinced)despite58themaninthecornerconfessedto__________alietothemanagerofthecompany.a)havetoldb)betoldc)beingtoldd)havingtold59by1929,mickeymousewasaspopular________childrenascoca-cola.a)forb)inc)tod)with60becauseedgarwasconvincedoftheaccuracyofthisfact,he_______hisopinion.a)struckatb)stoveforc)stucktod)stoodforpartivcloze(15minutes)directions:thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.foreachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkeda),b),c)andd)ontherightsideofthepaper.youshouldchoosetheonethatbestfitsintothepassage.thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.mostchildrenwithhealthyappetitesarereadytoeatalmostanythingthatisofferedthemandachildrarelydislikesfood___61___itisbadlycooked.the___62___amealiscookedandservedismostimportantandan___63___servedmealwilloftenimproveachild’sappetite.neveraskachild___64___helikesordislikesafoodandnever___65___likesanddislikesinfrontofhimorallow___66___elsetodoso.ifthefathersayshehatesfatmeatorthemother___67___vegetablesinthechild’shearingheis___68___tocopythisprocedure.takeit___69___grantedthathelikeseverythingandheprobably___70___.nothinghealthfulshouldbeomittedfromthemealbecauseofa___71___dislike.atmealtimesitisagood___72___togiveachilda