大学英语四级考试试题真题 (三)

大学英语四级考试试题真题

PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)

SectionA

Directions:lnthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Atthe

endofeachconversation^questionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwas

said.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonly

once.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,you

mustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichis

thebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Example:Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A)Attheoffice.

B)Inthewaitingroom.

C)Attheairport.

D)Inarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingabout

someworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohave

takenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)"Attheoffice"isthebest

answer.YoushouldchooseontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasingle

linethroughthecentre.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

l.A)TheyarebothanxioustotryItalianfood.

B)Theyarelikelytohavedinnertogether.

C)Themanwilltreatthewomantodinnertonight.

D)Thewomanrefusedtohavedinnerwiththeman.

2.A)It'sonlyforrent,notfofsale.B)It'sbeingredecorated.

C)It'snotasgoodasadvertised.D)It'snolonger

available.

3.A)Colleagues.B)Employerandemployee.C)Husbandand

wife.D)Motherandson

4.A)Shecontactsherparentsoccasionally.

B)Shephonesherparentsregularlyatweekends.

C)Shevisitsherparentsatweekendswhenthefaresaredown.

D)Sheoftencallsherparentsregardlessoftherates.

5.A)Thenextbusiscomingsoon.

B)Thebuswillwaitafewminutesatthestop.

C)Thereareonlytwoorthreepassengerswaitingforthebus.

D)Theycancatchthisbuswithoutrunning.

6.A)Theassignmentlookseasybutactuallyit'squitedifficult.

B)Theassignmentistoodifficultforthemtocompleteontime.

C)TheycannotfinishtheassignmentuntilThursday.

D)Theyhaveplentyoftimetoworkontheassignment.

7.A)Themanwillgotomeetthewomanthisevening.

B)Themanandthewomanhaveanappointmentat7o'clock.

C)Thewomancan'tfinishmakingthejambefore7o'clock.

D)Thewomanwon'tbeabletoseethemanthisevening.

8.A)She'slearnedalotfromtheliteratureclass.

B)She'swrittensomebooksaboutworldclassics.

C)She'smetsomeoftheworld'sbestwriters.

D)She'sjustbackfromatriproundtheworld.

9.A)Theexamwaseasierthanthepreviousone.

B)Joeissurethathewilldobetterinthenextexam.

C)Joeprobablyfailedintheexam.

D)Theoralpartoftheexamwaseasierthanthewrittenpart.

10.A)Sheistiredofdrivinginheavytraffic.

B)Shedoesn'tminditastheroadconditionsaregood.

C)Sheisunhappytohavetodrivesuchalongwayeveryday.

D)Sheenjoysitbecauseshe'sgoodatdriving.

SectionBCompoundDictation

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowed

bysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare

fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice

andmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleline

throughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Likemanyofmygeneration,Ihaveaweaknessforheroworship.

Atsomepoint,however,weallbegintoquestionourheroesandour

needforthem.Thisleadsustoask:Whatisahero?

Despiteimmensedifferencesincultures,heroesaroundtheworld

generallyshareanumberofcharactersticsthatinstructandinspire

people.

Aherodoessomethingworthtalkingaabout.Aherohasastory

ofadventuretotellandacommunitywhowilllisten.Butaherogoes

beyondmerefame.

Heroesservepowersorprincipleslargerthanthemselves.Like

highvoltagetransformers,heroestaketheenergyofhigherpowers

andstepitdownsothatitcanbeusedbyordinarypeople.

Theherolivesalifeworthyofimitation.Thosewhoimitatea

genuineheroexperiencelifewithnewdepth,enthusiasm,andmeaning.

Asuretestforwouldbeheroesiswhatorwhomdotheyserve?What

aretheywillingtoliveanddiefor?Iftheanswerorevidencesuggests

theyserveonlytheirownfame,theymaybefamouspersonsbutnot

heroes.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarefamous,butwhowouldclaim

thattheirfansfindlifemoreabundant?

Heroesarecantalysts(催化剂J)forchange.theyhaveavisionfrom

themountaintop.Theyhavetheskillandthecharmtomovethemasses.

Theycreatenewpossibilities.WithoutGandhi,Indiamightstillbepartof

theBritishEmpire.WithoutRosaParksandMartinLutherKing,Jr.,we

mightstillhavesegregated(隔离的)buses,restaurants,andparks.Itmay

bepossibleforlargescalechangetooccurwithoutleaderswith

magneticpersonalities,butthepaceofchangewouldbeslow,thevision

uncertain,andthecommitteemeetingsendless.

ll.Althoughheroesmaycomefromdifferentcultures,they

A)generallyprocesscertaininspiringcharacteristics

B)probablysharesomeweaknessesofordinarypeople

C)areofteninfluencedbypreviousgenerations

D)allunknowinglyattractalargenumberoffans

12.Accordingtothepassage,heroesarecomparedtohigh-voltage

transformersinthat.

A)theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintop

B)theyhaveawarmfeelingsandemotions

C)theycanserveasconcreteexamplesofnobleprinciples

D)theycanmakepeoplefeelstrongerandmoreconfident

13.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarenotconsideredheroes

because.

A)theyarepopularonlyamongcertaingroupsofpeople

B)theirperformancesdonotimprovetheirfansmorally

C)theirprimaryconcernistheirownfinancialinterests

D)theyarenotclearabouttheprinciplestheyshouldfollow

14.GandhiandMartinLutherKingaretypicalexamplesof

outstandingleaderswho.A)aregoodatdemonstrating

theircharmingcharacters

B)canmovethemasseswiththeirforcefulspeeches

C)arecapableofmeetingallchallengesandhardships

D)canprovideananswertotheproblemsoftheirpeople

lS.Theauthorconcludesthathistoricalchangeswould.

A)bedelayedwithoutleaderswithinspiringpersonalqualities

B)nothappenwithoutheroesmakingthenecessarysacrifices

C)takeplaceiftherewereheroestoleadthepeople

D)produceleaderswithattractivepersonalities

PassageTwo

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Accordingtoasurvey,whichwasbasedontheresponsesofover

188,000students,today'straditionalagecollegefreshmenare"more

materialisticandlessaltruistic(利他主义的)"thanatanytimein

the17yearsofthepoll.

Notsurprisinginthesehardtimes,thestudent'smajorobjective

"istobefinanciallywelloff.Lessimportantthaneverisdevelopinga

meaningfulphilosophyoflife,"Itfollowsthenthattodaythemost

popularcourseisnotliteratureorhistorybutaccounting.

Interestinteaching,socialserviceandthe"altruistic"fieldsisata

low.Ontheotherhand,enrollmentinbusinessprograms,engineering

andcomputerscienceiswayup.

That'snosurpriseeither.Afriendofmine(asalesrepresentative

forachemicalcompany)wasmakingtwicethesalaryofhercollege

instructorsherfirstyearonthejob-evenbeforeshecompletedhertwo

yearassociatedegree.

Whileit'struethatweallneedacareer,itisequallytruethatour

civilizationhasaccumulatedanincredibleamountofknowledgeinfields

farremovedfromourownandthatwearebetterforourunderstanding

oftheseothercontributions-betheyscientificorartistic.Itisequally

truethat,instudyingthediversewisdomofothers,welearnhowto

think.Moreimportant,perhaps,educationteachesustoseethe

connectionsbetweenthings,aswellastoseebeyondourimmediate

needs.

Weeklywereadofunionswhowentonstrikeforhigherwages,

onlytodrivetheiremployeroutofbusiness.Nocompany:nojob.How

shortsightedinthelongrun!

Butthemostimportantargumentforabroadeducationisthatin

studyingtheaccumulatedwisdomoftheages,weimproveourmoral

sense.Isawacartoonrecentlywhichshowsagroupofbusinessmen

lookingpuzzledastheysitaroundaconferencetable;oneofthemis

talkingontheintercom(对讲机)："MissBaxter,"hesays,"could

youpleasesendinsomeonewhocandistinguishrightfromwrong?"

Fromthelongtermpointofview,that'swhateducationreally

oughttobeabout.

lG.Accordingtotheauthor'sobservation,collegestudents

A)haveneverbeensomaterialisticastoday

B)haveneverbeensointerestedinthearts

C)haveneverbeensofinanciallywelloffastoday

D)haveneverattachedsomuchimportancetomoralsense

17.Thestudents'criteriaforelectingmajorstodayhavemuchtodo

with.

A)theinfluencesoftheirinstructors

B)thefinancialgoalstheyseekinlife

C)theirowninterpretationsofthecourses

D)theirunderstandingofthecontributionsofothers

18.Bysaying"Whileit'struethat...betheyscientificorartistic"

(Lines1-3,Para,5),theauthormeansthat.

A)businessmanagementshouldbeincludedineducational

programs

B)humanwisdomhasaccumulatedatanextraordinarilyhigh

speed

C)humanintellectualdevelopmenthasreachednewheights

D)theimportanceofabroadeducationshouldnotbeoverlooked

19.Studyingthediversewisdomofotherscan.

A)createvaryingartisticinterests

B)helppeopleseethingsintheirrightperspective

C)helpimproveconnectionsamongpeople

D)regulatethebehaviorofmodernpeople

2O.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothe

passage?

A)Businessmenabsorbedintheircareerarenarrowminded.

B)Managersoftenfindithardtotellrightfromwrong.

C)Peopleengagedintechnicaljobsleadamorerewardinglife.

D)Careerseekersshouldnotfocusonimmediateinterestsonly.

PassageThree

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Newtechnologylinkstheworldasneverbefore.Ourplanethas

shrunk.It'snowa"globalvillage"wherecountriesareonlysecondsaway

byfaxorphonesatellitelink.And,ofcourse,ourabilitytobenefitfrom

thishigh-techcommunicationsequipmentisgreatlyenhancedbyforeign

languageskills.

Deeplyinvolvedwiththisnewtechnologyisabreedofmodern

businesspeoplewhohaveagrowingrespectfortheeconomicvalueof

doingbusinessabroad.Inmodernmarkets,successoverseasoftenhelp

supportdomesticbusinessefforts.

Overseasassignmentsarebecomingincreasinglyimportantto

advancementwithinexecutiveranks.Theexecutivestationedinanother

countrynolongerneedfearbeing"outofsightandoutofmind."Heor

shecanbesurethattheoverseaseffortiscentraltothecompany'splan

forsuccess,andthatpromotionsoftenfolloworaccompanyan

assignmentabroad.Ifanemployeecansucceedinadifficultassignment

overseas,superiorswillhavegreaterconfidenceinhisorherabilityto

copebackintheUnitedSateswherecrossculturalconsiderationsand

foreignlanguageissuesarebecomingmoreandmoreprent（普遍的）.

Thankstoavarietyofrelativelyinexpensivecommunications

deviceswithbusinessapplications,evensmallbusinessesintheUnited

Statesareabletogetintointernationalmarkets.

Englishisstilltheinternationallanguageofbusiness.Butthereis

anevergrowingneedforpeoplewhocanspeakanotherlanguage.A

secondlanguageisn'tgenerallyrequiredtogetajobinbusiness,but

havinglanguageskillsgivesacandidatetheedgewhenother

qualificationsappeartobeequal.

Theemployeepostedabroadwhospeaksthecountry'sprincipal

languagehasanopportunitytofastforwardcertainnegotiations,and

canhavetheculturalinsighttoknowwhenitisbettertomovemore

slowly.Theemployeeatthehomeofficewhocancommunicatewell

withforeignclientsoverthetelephoneorbyfaxmachineisanobvious

assettothefirm.

21.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardhigh-techcommunications

equipment?

A)Critical.B)Indifferent.C)Prejudiced.D)Positive.

22.Withtheincreaseduseofhigh-techcommunicationsequipment,

businesspeople.

A)havetogetfamiliarwithmoderntechnology

B)aregainingmoreeconomicbenefitsfromdomesticoperations

C)areattachingmoreimportancetotheiroverseasbusiness

D)areeagertoworkoverseas

23.Inthispassage,"outofsightandoutofmind"(Lines23,Para.

3)probablymeans.

A)beingunabletothinkproperlyforlackofinsight

B)beingtotallyoutoftouchwithbusinessathome

C)missingopportunitiesforpromotionwhenabroad

D)leavingallcareandworthybehind

24.Accordingtothepassage,whatisanimportantconsiderationof

internationalcorporationsinemployingpeopletoday?

A)Connectionswithbusinessoverseas.B)Abilitytospeakthe

client'slanguage.

C)Technicalknowhow.D)Businessexperience.

25.Theadvantageofemployeeshavingforeignlanguageskillsisthat

theycan.

A)bettercontrolthewholenegotiationprocess

B)easilyfindnewapproachestomeetmarketneeds

C)fastforwardtheirproposalstoheadquarters

D)easilymakefriendswithbusinesspeopleabroad

PassageFour

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Inrecentyears,Israeliconsumershavegrownmoredemandingas

they'vebecomewealthierandmorewordly-wise.Foreigntravelisa

nationalpassion;thissummeralone,onein10citizenswillgoabroad.

Exposedtohigherstandardsofserviceelsewhere,Israelisarereturning

homeexpectingthesame.Americanfirmshavealsobegunarrivingin

largenumbers.ChainssuchasKFC,McDonald'sandPizzaHutaresetting

anewstandardofcustomerservice,usingstrictemployeetrainingand

constantmonitoringtoensurethefriendlinessoffrontlinestaff.Eventhe

Americanhabitoftellingdepartingcustomersto"Haveaniceday"has

caughtonalloverisrael."Nobodywakesupinthemorningandsay,'Let's

benicer;"'saysItsikCohen,directorofaconsultingfirm."Nothing

happenswithoutcompetition."

Privatization,orthethreatofit,isamotivationaswell.

Monopolies（垄断者）thatuntilrecentlyhavebeenfreetotaketheir

customersforgrantednowfearwhatMichaelPerry,amarketing

professor,calls"therevengeful（报复的）consumer."Whenghe

governmentopenedupcompetitionwithBezaq,thephonecompany,its

internationalbranchlost40%ofitsmarketshare,evenwhileoffering

competitiverates.SaysPerry,"Peoplewantedrevengeforalltheyearsof

badservice."Theelectriccompany,whosemonopolymaybeshort

lived,hassuddenlystoppedrequiringuserstowaithalfadayfora

repairman.Now,appointmentsarescheduledtothehalfhour.The

gracelessElAlAirlines,whichisalreadyatauction（拍卖），hasretrained

itsemployeestoemphasizeserviceandisboastingabouttheresultsin

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