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0212四级
2002年12月28日四级考试试题及参考答案
PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)
SectionA
1.A)TheyarebothanxioustotryItalianfood.B)Theyarelikelytohavedinnertogether.
C)Themanwilltreatthewomantodinnertonight.
D)Thewomanrefusedtohavedinnerwiththeman.
2.A)It’sonlyforrent,notforsale.B)It’sbeingredecorated.
C)It’snotasgoodasadvertised.D)It’snolongeravailable.
3.A)Colleagues.B)Employerandemployee.
C)Husbandandwife.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)Joeprobablefailedintheexam.
D)Theoralpartoftheexamwaseasierthanthewrittenpart.
10.A)Sheistiredofdrivinginheavytraffic.
B)Shedoesn’tminditastheroadconditionsaregood.
C)Sheisunhappytohavetodrivesuchalongwayeveryday.
D)Sheenjoysitbecauseshe’sgoodatdriving.
SectionB:
CompoundDictation
It’sdifficulttoimaginetheseaeverrunningoutoffish.It’ssovast,sodeep,so(S1)_____________.Unfortunately,it’snotbottomless.Over-fishing,(S2)_____________withdestructivefishingpractices,iskillingoffthefishand(S3)____________theirenvironment.
Destroythefish,andyoudestroythefishermen’smeansofliving.Atleast60(S4)__________oftheworld’scommerciallyimportantfish(S5)______________arealreadyover-fished,orfishedtothelimit.Asaresult,governmentshavehadtoclosedownsomeareasofseatocommercialfishing.
Big,high-techfleets(S6)_____________thateverythingintheirpathispulledoutofwater.Anythingtoosmall,orthewrongthing,isthrownbackeitherdeadordying.That’san(S7)________________ofmorethan20millionmetrictonseveryyear.
(S8)____________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________.
Insomepartsoftheworld,foreverykilogramofprawns(对虾)caught,upto15kilogramsofunsuspectingfishandothermarinewildlifedie,simplyforbeinginthewrongplaceatthewrongtime.
True,(S9)________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________,beforeeveryoceanbecomesadeadsea.
(S10)____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________,thencatchtheminawaythatdoesn’tkillotherinnocentsealife.
PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Likemanyofmygeneration,Ihaveaweaknessforheroworship.Atsomepoint,however,weallbegintoquestionourheroesandourneedforthem.Thisleadsustoask:
Whatisahero?
Despiteimmensedifferencesincultures,heroesaroundtheworldgenerallyshareanumberofcharacteristicsthatinstructandinspirepeople.
Aherodoessomethingworthtalkingabout.Aherohasastoryofadventuretotellandacommunitywhowilllisten.Butaherogoesbeyondmerefame.
Heroesservepowersorprincipleslargerthanthemselves.Likehigh-voltagetransformers,heroestaketheenergyofhigherpowersandstepitdownsothatitcanbeusedbyordinarypeople.
Theherolivesalifeworthyofimitation.Thosewhoimitateagenuineheroexperiencelifewithnewdepth,enthusiasm,andmeaning.Asuretestforwould-beheroesiswhatorwhomdotheyserve?
Whataretheywillingtoliveanddiefor?
Iftheanswerorevidencesuggeststheyserveonlytheirownfame,theymaybefamouspersonsbutnotheroes.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarefamous,butwhowouldclaimthattheirfansfindlifemoreabundant?
Heroesarecatalysts(催化剂)forchange.Theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintop.Theyhavetheskillandthecharmtomovethemasses.Theycreatenewpossibilities.WithoutGandhi,IndiamightstillbepartoftheBritishEmpire.WithoutRosaParksandMartinLutherKing,Jr.,wemightstillhavesegregated(隔离的)buses,restaurants,andparks.Itmaybepossibleforlargescalechangetooccurwithoutleaderswithmagneticpersonalities,butthepaceofchangewouldbeslow,thevisionuncertain,andthecommitteemeetingsendless.(280/67/7.2)
11.Althoughheroesmaycomefromdifferentcultures,they____________.
A)generallypossesscertaininspiringcharacteristics
B)probablysharesomeweaknessesofordinarypeople
C)areofteninfluencedbypreviousgenerations
D)allunknowinglyattractalargenumberoffans
12.Accordingtothepassage,heroesarecomparedtohigh-voltagetransformersinthat__________.
A)theyhaveavisionfromthemountaintop
B)theyhavewarmfeelingsandemotions
C)theycanserveasconcreteexamplesofnobleprinciples
D)theycanmakepeoplefeelstrongerandmoreconfident
13.MadonnaandMichaelJacksonarenotconsideredheroesbecause_____________.
A)theyarepopularonlyamongcertaingroupsofpeople
B)theirperformancesdonotimprovetheirfansmorally
C)theirprimaryconcernistheirownfinancialinterests
D)theyarenotclearabouttheprinciplestheyshouldfollow
14.GandhiandMartinLutherKingaretypicalexamplesofoutstandingleaderswho__________.
A)aregoodatdemonstratingtheircharmingcharacters
B)canmovethemasseswiththeirforcefulspeeches
C)arecapableofmeetingallchallengesandhardships
D)canprovideananswertotheproblemsoftheirpeople
15.Theauthorconcludesthathistoricalchangeswould___________.
A)bedelayedwithoutleaderswithinspiringpersonalqualities
B)nothappenwithoutheroesmakingthenecessarysacrifices
C)takeplaceiftherewereheroestoleadthepeople
D)produceleaderswithattractivepersonalities
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Accordingtoasurvey,whichwasbasedontheresponsesofover188,000students,today’straditional-agecollegefreshmenare“morematerialisticandlessaltruistic(利他主义的)”thanatanytimeinthe17yearsofthepoll.
Notsurprisinginthesehardtimes,thestudent’smajorobjective“istobefinanciallywelloff.Lessimportantthaneverisdevelopingameaningfulphilosophyoflife.”Itfollowsthenthattodaythemostpopularcourseisnotliteratureorhistorybutaccounting.
Interestinteaching,socialserviceandthe“altruistic”fieldsisatalow.Ontheotherhand,enrollmentinbusinessprograms,engineeringandcomputerscienceiswayup.
That’snosurpriseeither.Afriendofmine(asalesrepresentativeforachemicalcompany)wasmakingtwicethesalaryofhercollegeinstructorsherfirstyearonthejob—evenbeforeshecompletedhertwo-yearassociatedegree.
Whileit’struethatweallneedacareer,itisequallytruethatourcivilizationhasaccumulatedanincredibleamountofknowledgeinfieldsfarremovedfromourownandthatwearebetterforourunderstandingoftheseothercontributions—betheyscientificorartistic.Itisequallytruethat,instudyingthediversewisdomofothers,welearnhowtothink.Moreimportant,perhaps,educationteachesustoseetheconnectionsbetweenthings,aswellastoseebeyondourimmediateneeds.
Weeklywereadofunionswhowentonstrikeforhigherwages,onlytodrivetheiremployeroutofbusiness.Nocompany:
nojob.Howshortsightedinthelongrun!
Butthemostimportantargumentforabroadeducationisthatinstudyingtheaccumulatedwisdomoftheages,weimproveourmoralsense.Isawacartoonrecentlywhichshowsagroupofbusinessmenlookingpuzzledastheysitaroundaconferencetable;oneofthemistalkingontheintercom(对讲机):
“MissBaxter,”hesays,“couldyoupleassendinsomeonewhocandistinguishrightfromwrong?
”
Fromthelong-termpointofview,that’swheateducationreallyoughttobeabout.(278/54.5/9.9)
16.Accordingtotheauthor’sobservation,collegestudents_____________.
A)haveneverbeensomaterialisticastoday
B)haveneverbeensointerestedinthearts
C)haveneverbeensofinanciallywelloffastoday
D)haveneverattachedsomuchimportancetomoralsense
17.Thestudents’criteriaforselectingmajorstodayhavemuchtodowith______________.
A)theinfluencesoftheirinstructors
B)thefinancialgoalstheyseekinlife
C)theirowninterpretationsofthecourses
D)theirunderstandingofthecontributionsofothers
18.Bysaying“Whileit’struethat…betheyscientificorartistic?
(Lines1-3,Para.5),theauthormeansthat__________.
A)businessmanagementshouldbeincludedineducationalprograms
B)humanwisdomhasaccumulatedatanextraordinarilyhighspeed
C)humanintellectualdevelopmenthasreachednewheights
D)theimportanceofabroadeducationshouldnotbeoverlooked
19.Studyingthediversewisd
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