历年大学英语四级真题详解精解1998年.docx
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历年大学英语四级真题详解精解1998年
1998年6月大学英语四级考试试题
PartⅠListeningComprehension(20minutes)
SectionA
1.A)Theyaretwins.B)Theyareclassmates.
C)Theyarcfriends.D)Theyarecolleagues.
2.A)ThemanisplanningatriptoAustin.B)ThemanhasnotbeentoAustinbefore.
C)Themandoesn'tlikeAustin.D)ThemanhasbeentoAustinbefore.
3.A)Thesizeoftheroom.B)Longworkinghours.
C)Thehotweather.D)Thefanintheroom.
4.A)Themanhaschangedhisdestination.
B)Themanisreturninghisticket.
C)ThemanisflyingtoNewYorktomorrowmorning.
D)Themancan'tmanagetogotoNewYorkasplanned.
5.A)Itisdifficulttoidentify.B)Ithasbeenmisplaced.
C)Itismissing.D)Ithasbeenborrowedbysomeone.
6.A)Lookingforatimetable.B)Buyingsomefurniture.
C)Reservingatable.D)Windowshopping.
7.A)Coldandwindy.B)Snowwillbereplacedbystrongwinds.
C)Itwillgetbetter.D)Rainyandcold.
8.A)Itisnolongeravailable.
B)Ithasbeenreprintedfourtimes.
C)Thestoredoesn'thaveitnow,butwillhaveitsoon.
D)Theinformationinthebookisoutofdate.
9.A)Henrydoesn'tlikethecolor.B)Someoneelsepaintedthehouse.
C)Therewasnoladderinthehouse.D)Henrypaintedthehousehimself.
10.A)Inacottonfield.B)Atarailwaystation.
C)Onafarm.D)Onatrain.
SectionB
PassageOne
Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A)Theyinvitedhimtoaparty.B)Theyaskedhimtomakeaspeech.
C)Theygaveaspecialdinnerforhim.D)Theyinvitedhiswifetoattendthedinner.
12.A)Hewasembarrassed.B)Hefeltgreatlyencouraged.
C)Hefeltsad.D)Hewasdeeplytouched.
13.A)Sam'swifedidnotthinkthatthecompanywasfairtoSam.
B)Sam'swifewassatisfiedwiththegoldwatch.
C)Samdidnotlikethegoldwatch.
D)Thecompanyhadsomefinancialproblems.
PassageTwo
Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.A)Thenumberofstudentstheytakeinislimited.
B)Theyreceivelittleornosupportfrompublictaxes.
C)Theyareonlyopentochildrenfromrichfamilies.
D)Theyhavetopaymoretaxes.
15.A)Privateschoolsadmitmorestudents.
B)Privateschoolschargelessthanreligiousschools.
C)Privateschoolsrunavarietyofprograms.
D)Privateschoolsallowstudentstoenjoymorefreedom.
16.A)Thechurches.B)Theprogramdesigners.
C)Thelocalauthorities.D)Thestategovernment.
PassageThree
Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
17.A)Shewasfoundstealinginabookstore.
B)Shecaughtsomeoneintheactofstealing.
C)Sheadmittedhavingstolensomething.
D)Shesaidshewaswronglyaccusedofstealing.
18.A)Abook.B)$3,000.C)Ahandbag.D)AChristmascard.
19.A)Shewasquestionedbythepolice.B)Shewasshutinasmallroomfor20minutes.
C)Shewasinsultedbytheshopperaroundher.D)Shewasbody-searchedbythestoremanger.
20.A)Theyrefusedtoapologizeforhavingfollowedherthroughthetown.
B)Theyregrettedhavingwronglyaccusedherofstealing.
C)Theystillsuspectedthatshewasathief.
D)Theyagreedtopayher$3,000damages.
PartⅡReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
PsychologistGeorgeSpilichandcolleaguesatWashingtonCollegeinChestertown,Maryland,decidedtofindoutwhether,asmanysmokerssay,smokinghelpsthemto"thinkandconcentrate."Spilichputyoungnon-smokers,activesmokersandsmokersdeprived(被剥夺)ofcigarettesthroughaseriesoftests.
Inthefirsttest,eachsubject(试验对象)satbeforeacomputerscreenandpressedakeyassoonasheorsherecognizedatargetletteramongagroupingof96.Inthissimpletest,smokers,deprivedsmokersandnon-smokersperformedequallywell.
Thenexttestwasmorecomplex,requiringalltoscansequencesof20identicallettersandrespondtheinstantoneoftheletterstransformedintoadifferentone.Non-smokerswerefaster,butunderthestimulationofnicotine(尼古丁),activesmokerswerefasterthandeprivedsmokers.
Inthethirdtestofshort-termmemory,non-smokersmadethefewesterrors,butdeprivedsmokerscommittedfewererrorsthanactivesmokers.
Thefourthtestrequiredpeopletoreadapassage,thenanswerquestionsaboutit.Non-smokersremembered19percentmoreofthemostimportantinformationthanactivesmokers,anddeprivedsmokersbestedthosewhohadsmokedacigarettejustbeforetesting.Activesmokerstendednotonlytohavepoorermemoriesbutalsohadtroubleseparatingimportantinformationfrominsignificantdetails.
"Asourtestsbecamemorecomplex,'SumsupSpilich,"non-smokersperformedbetterthansmokersbywi-derandwidermargins."Hepredicts,"smokersmightperformadequatelyatmanyjobs--untiltheygotcomplicated.Asmokingairlinepilotcouldflyadequatelyifnoproblemsarose,butffsomethingwentwrong,smokingmightdamagehismentalcapacity.'
21.ThepurposeofGeorgeSpilich'sexperimentsis______.
A)totestwhethersmokinghasapositiveeffectonthementalcapacityofsmokers
B)toshowhowsmokingdamagespeople'smentalcapacity
C)toprovethatsmokingaffectspeople'sregularperformance
D)tofindoutwhethersmokinghelpspeople'sshort-termmemory
22.GeorgeSpilich'sexperimentwasconductedinsuchawayasto______.
A)compelthesubjectstoseparatemajorinformationfromminordetails
B)putthesubjectsthroughincreasinglycomplextests
C)checktheeffectivenessofnicotineonsmokers
D)registerthepromptresponsesofthesubjects
23.Theword"bested"(Line3,Para.5)mostprobablymeans______.
A)beatB)enviedC)caughtupwithD)madethebestof
24.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A)Activesmokersingeneralperformedbetterthandeprivedsmokers.
B)Activesmokersrespondedmorequicklythantheothersubjects.
C)Non-smokerswerenotbetterthanothersubjectsinperformingsimpletasks.
D)Deprivedsmokersgavetheslowestresponsestothevarioustasks.
25.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat__
A)smokersshouldnotexpecttobecomeairlinepilots
B)smokinginemergencycasescausesmentalillness
C)noairlinepilotssmokeduringflights
D)smokersmayproveunequaltohandlingemergencycases
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Thereisnodenyingthatstudentsshouldlearnsomethingabouthowcomputerswork,justasweexpectthematleasttounderstandthattheinternal-combustionengine(内燃机)hassomethingtodowithburningfuel,expandinggasesandpistons(活塞)beingdriven.Forpeopleshouldhavesomebasicideaofhowthethingsthattheyusedowhattheydo.Further,studentsmightbehelpedbyacoursethatconsidersthecomputer'simpactonsociety.Butthatisnotwhatismeantbycomputerliteracy.Forcomputerliteracyisnotaformofliteracy(读写能力)itisatradeskillthatshouldnotbetaughtasaliberalart.
Learninghowtouseacomputerandlearninghowtoprogramonearetwodistinctactivities.Acasemightbemadethatthecompetentcitizensoftomorrowshouldfreethemselvesfromtheirfearofcomputers.Butthisisquitedifferentfromsayingthatailoughttoknowhowtoprogramone.Leavethattopeoplewhohavechosenprogrammingasacareer.Whileprogrammingcanbelotsoffun,andwhileoursocietyneedssomepeoplewhoareexpertsatit,thesameistrueofautorepairandviolinmaking.
Learninghowtouseacomputerisnotthatdifficult,anditgetseasierallthetimeasprogramsbecomemore"user-friendly'.Letusassumethatinthefutureeveryoneisgoingtohavetoknowhowtouseacomputertobeacompetentcitizen.Whatdoesthephrase"learningtouseacomputer"mean?
Itsoundslike"learningtodriveacar",thatis,itsoundsasifthereissomesetofdefiniteskillsthat,onceacquired,enableonetouseacomputer.
Infact,"learningtouseacomputer"ismuchmorelike"learningtoplayagame",butlearningtherolesofonegamemaynothelpyouplayasecondgame,whoserulesmaynotbethesame.Thereisnosuchathingasteachingsomeonehowtouseacomputer.Onecanonlyteachpeopletousethisorthatprogramandgenerallythatiseasilyaccomplished.
26.Tobethecompetentcitizensoftomorrow,peopleshould_____.
A)trytolayasolidfoundationincomputerscience
B)beawareofhowthethingsthattheyusedowhattheydo
C)learntouseacomputerbyacquiringacertainsetofskills
D)understandthatprogrammingacomputerismoreessentialthanrepairingacar
27.Inthesecondparagraph"violin-making"ismentionedtoshowthat_____.
A)programmingacomputerisasinterestingasmakingaviolin
B)oursocietyneedsexpertsindifferentfields
C)violin-makingrequiresasmuchskillascomputerprogramming
D)peoplewhocanuseacomputerdon'tnecessarilyhavetoknowcomputerprogramming
28.Learningtouseacomputerisgettingeasierallthetimebecause_____.
A)programsarebecominglesscomplicated
B)programsaredesignedtobeconvenienttousers
C)programmingisbecomingeasierandeasier
D)programsarebecomingreadilyavailabletocomputerusers
29.Accordingtotheauthor,thephrase"learningtouscacomputer"(Lines3-4,Para.3)meanslearning_____.
A)asetofrulesB)thefundamentalsofcomputerscience
C)specificprogramsD)generalprinciplesofprogramming
30.Theauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassageis_____.
A)tostresstheimpactofthecomputeronsociety
B)toexplaintheconceptofcomputerliteracy
C)toillustratetherequirementsforbeingcompetentcitizensoftomorrow
D)toemphasizethatcomputerprogrammingisaninterestingandchallengingjob
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
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