1、大學英語四級測驗試題及答案作者:日期:2000年1月大學英語四級考試試題Part IListe ning Comprehe nsion (20 minutesSectio n A1. A) The woman is s close friend of the man.B) The woma n has bee n work ing too hard.C) The woma n is see ing a doctor.D) The woma n is tired of her work.2.A) This apple pie tastes very good.B) His mother like

2、s the pie very muchC) This pie can t match his mother s.D) His mother can t make apple pies.3. A) Take a walk.C) Liste n to the music.4.A) Read an article on political scienee.B) Prese nt a differe nt theory to the class.C) Read more tha n one article.D) Choose a better article to read.5. A) The wom

3、an would understand if she did MaryB) The woma n should do the typing for Mary.C) The woma n should work as hard as Mary.D) The woman isn t askillful typist.6.A) He wants to make an appointment with Mr. Smith.B) He wants to make sure that Mr. Smith will see him.C) He wants to change the time of the

4、appointment.D) He wants the woma n to meet him at three o7. A) He gets nervous vastly.C) He is an awful speaker.8. A) She didn t like the books the man bought.B) There wasn t a large selection at the bookstoreC) The man bought a lot of books.D) She wan ted to see what the man bought.9. A) Buy a tick

5、et for the ten o clock flight.B) Ask the man to cha nge the ticket for her.C) Go to the airport immediately.D) Switch to a different flight.10.A) Dr. Lem on is wait ing for a patie nt.B) Give a performa nee.D) Dance to the music.s job.clock.B) He is an inexperieneed speaker.D) He hasn t prepared his

6、 speech well.B) Dr. Lem on is busy at the mome nt.C) Dr. Lem on has lost his patie nee.D) Dr. Lem on has gone out to visit a patie nt.Sectio n BPassage OneQuestions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) A car outside thesupermarket.C) Paul s car.12. A) In side the car.C) In th

7、e garage.13. A) The driver of the sports car.C) The bus driver.14. A) Nobody.C) The man sta nding n earby.B) A car at the bottom of the hill.D) The sports car.B) At the foot of the hill.D) In the supermarket.B) The two girls in side the car.D) Paul.B) The two girls.D) The salesma n from London.Passa

8、ge TwoQuesti ons 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.15. A) His friend gave him the wrong key.B) He didn t know where the back door was.C) He couldn t find the key to hriailbox.D) It was too dark to put the key in the lock.16. A) It was gett ing dark.B) He was afraid of being blame

9、d by his friend.C) The birds might have flow n away.D) His friend would arrive any time.17. A) He looked silly with on ly one leg in side the win dow.B) He knew the policeman wouldn t believe him.C) The torchlight made him look very foolish.D) He realized that he had made a mistake.Passage ThreeQues

10、ti ons 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. A) The threat of pois onous desert ani mals and pla nts.B) The exhausti on of en ergy resources.C) The destruct ion of oil wells.D) The spread of the black powder from the fires.19. A) The un dergro und oil resources have not bee n aff

11、ected.B) Most of the desert ani mals and pla nts have man aged to survive.C) The oil lakes soon dried up and stopped evaporating.D) The un dergro und water resources have not bee n polluted.20. A) To restore the no rmal product ion of the oil wells.B) To estimate the losses caused by the fires.C) To

12、 remove the oil left in the desert.D) To use the oil left in the oil lakes.PartnReading Comprehension(35 minutes)Passage OneQuesti ons 21 to 25 are based on the follow ing passage.Uni ess we spe nd money to spot and preve nt asteroids (小行星)now, one might crash into Earth and destroy life as we know

13、it,say some scie ntists.Asteroids are bigger versions of the meteoroids(流星)that race across the night sky. Most orbit the sun far from Earth and don t threaten us. But there are also thousawhlose orbits put them on a collision course with Earth.Buy $50 milli on worth of new telescopes right now. The

14、n spe nd $10 milli on a year for the next 25 years to locate most of thespace rocks. By the time we spot a fatal one, the scientists say, we ave a way to change its ll hcourse.Some scie ntists favor push ing asteroids off course with nu clear weap ons. But the cost would n be cheap.Is it worth it? T

15、wo things experts con sider whe n judgi ng any risk are: 1) How likely the event is; and 2) How bad the con sequences if the event occurs. Experts thi nk an asteroid big eno ugh to destroy lots of life might strike Earth once every 500,000 years.Sounds pretty rare but if one did fall, it would be th

16、e end of the world. don t take care of these big asteroids, they ll takecare of us,” says one scie ntist.ItThe cure, though, might be worse than the disease. Do we really want fleets of nuclear weapons sitting around on Earth? “ Theworld has less to fear from doomsd 毀滅性的 )rocks than from a great nuc

17、lear fleet set against them, ” said a New York Timesarticle.21. What does the passage say about asteroids and meteoroids?A) They are heave nly bodies differe nt in compositi on.B) They are heave nly bodies similar in n ature.C) There are more asteroids tha n meteoroids.D) Asteroids are more mysterio

18、us tha n meteoroids.22. What do scientists say about the collision of an asteroid with Earth?A) It is very un likely but the dan ger exists.B) Such a collisi on might occur once every 25 years.C) Collisi ons of smaller asteroids with Earth occur more ofte n tha n expected.D) It s still too early to

19、say whether such a collision might occur.23. What do people think of the suggesti on of using nu clear weap ons to alter the course of asteroids?A) It sounds practical but it may not solve the problem.B) It may create more problems than it might solve.C) It is a waste of money because a collision of

20、 asteroids with Earth is very unlikely.D) Further research should be done before it is proved applicable.24. We can con clude from the passage that_A) while push ing asteroids off course nu clear weap ons would destroy the worldB) asteroids racing across the night sky are likely to hit Earth in the

21、near futureC) the worry about asteroids can be left to future generations since it is unlikely to happen in our lifetimeD) workable solutions still have to be found to prevent a collision of asteroids with Earth.25. Which of the following best describes the author s ?one in this passageA) Optimistic

22、.B) Critical.C) Objective.D) Arbitrary.Passage TwoQuesti ons 26 to 30 are based on the follow ing passage.Believe it or not, optical illusion ( 錯覺)can cut highway crashes.Japa n is a case in poin t. It has reduced automobile crashes on some roads by n early 75 perce nt using a simple optical illusi

23、on.Bent stripes, called chevr ons (人字形)pain ted on the roads make drivers think that they are driv ing faster tha n they really are, andthus drivers slow dow n.Now the Amer ican Association Foundation for Traffic Safety in Washington D.C is planning to rep eat Japan success. Starting next year, the

24、foun dati on will paint chevr ons and other patter ns of stripes on selected roads around the country to test how well thepatter ns reduce highway crashes.Excessive speed plays a major role in as much as one fifth of all fatal traffic accidents, according to the foun dati on. To helpreduce those acc

25、ide nts, the foun dati on will con duct its tests in areas where speed-related hazards are the greatest-curves, exitslopes, traffic circles, and bridges.Some studies suggest that straight, horiz on tal bars pain ted across roads can in itially cut the average speed of drivers in half.However, traffi

26、c ofte n returns to full speed within mon ths as drivers become used to see ing the pain ted bar. Chevr ons, scie ntistssay, not only give drivers the impressi on that they are drivi ng faster tha n they really are but also make a lane spear to be n arrower.The result is a Ion ger lasti ng reduct io

27、n in highway speed and the nu mber of traffic accide nts.26. The passage mainly discusses .A) a new way of highway speed con trolB) a new patter n for painting highwaysC) a new approach to training driversD) a new type of optical illusi on27. On roads pain ted with chevro ns drivers tend to feel tha

28、t _.A) they should avoid speed-related hazardsB) they are driving in the wrong laneC) they should slow dow n their speedD) they are approach ing the speed limit28. The advantage of chevrons over straight, horizontal bars is that the former _ .A) can keep drivers awakeB) can cut road accide nts in ha

29、lfC) will have a Ion ger effect on driversD) will look more attractive29. The American Association Foundation for Traffic Safety plans to _.A) try out the Japa nese method in certa in areasB) change the road sig ns across the countryC) replace straight, horiz on tal bars with chevr onsD) repeat the

30、Japa nese road patter ns30. What does the author say about straight, horiz on tal bars pain ted across roads?A) They are falli ng out of use in the Un ited States.B) They tend to be ignored by drivers in a short period of time.C) They are applicable only on broad roads.D) They cannot be applied succ

31、essfully to traffic circles.Passage ThreeQuesti ons 31 to 35 are based on the follow ing passage.Amtrak (美國鐵路客運公司 )was experiencing a downswing in ridership ( 客運量)along the lines comprising its rail system. Ofmajor concern to Amtrak and its advertis ing age ncy DDB Needham , were the Ion g-dista nee

32、 western routes where ridership hadbeen declining significantly.At one time, trains were the only practical way to cross the vast areas of the west. Trains were fast, very luxurious, and quiteconvenient compared to other forms of tran sportati on exist ing at the time. However, times change and auto

33、mobile became America s standard of convenience. Also, air travel had easily established itself as the fastest method of traveling great distances. Therefore,the task for DDB Needham was to encourage con sumers to con sider other aspects of train travel in order to cha nge their attitudesand in crea

34、se the likelihood that trains would be considered for travel in the west.Two porti ons of the total market were targeted: 1) an xious fliers-those concerned with safety, relaxati on, and cleanliness and 2)travel-lovers-those viewing themselves as relaxed, casual, and interested in the travel experie

35、 nee as part of their vacati on. The agency the n developed a campaig n that focused on travel experie nces such as freedom, escape, relaxati on, and enjoyme nt of thegreat wester n outdoors. It stressed experie nces gained by using the trains and portrayed wester n train trips as won derful adventu

36、res.Advertiseme nts showed pictures of the beautiful scenery that could be enjoyed along some of the more famous western routesand emphasized the roma ntic n ames of some of these trai ns (Empire Builder, etc.). These ads were strategically placed amongfamily-oriented TV shows and programs involving

37、 nature and America in order to most effectively reach target audie nces. Resultswere impressive. The Empire Builder, which was focused on in one ad, enjoyed a 15 perce nt in crease in profits on its Chicago toSeattle route.31. What s the author s purpose in writing this passage?A) To show the in ab

38、ility of trai ns to compete with pla nes with respect to speed and convenien ce.B) To stress the in flue nee of the automobile on America s sta ndard of convenience.C) To emphasize the fun cti on of travel age ncies in market promoti on.D) To illustrate the importa nt role of persuasive com muni cat

39、i on in cha nging con sumer attitudes.32. It can be inferred from the passage that the drop in Amtrak rider ship was due to the fact that _ .A) trains were not suitable for short dista nee passe nger tran sportati onB) trai ns were n ot the fastest and most convenient form of tran sportati onC) trai

40、ns were not as fast and convenient as they used to beD) trains could not compete with planes in terms of luxury and convenience33. To en courage con sumers to travel by train, DDB Needham emphasized_ .A) the freedom and convenience provided on trainsB) the practical aspects of travelC) the adve ntur

41、ous aspects of train tripsD) the safety and clea nli ness of train trips34. The train ads were placed among family-oriented TV programs involving nature and America because _ .A) they could focus on mea nin gful travel experie ncesB) they could in crease the effective ness of the TV programsC) their

42、 profits could be in creased by some 15 perce ntD) most travel-lovers and n ervous fliers were believed to be among the audie nces35. Accord ing to the passage, the Empire Builder enjoyed an in crease in rider ship and profits because_A) the attractive ness of its n ame and route was effectively adv

43、ertisedB) it provided an excit ing travel experie neeC) its passe ngers could enjoy the great wester n outdoorsD) it was widely advertised in n ewspapers and magaz ines in Chicago and SeattlePassage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.Why does cream go bad faster tha n butter?

44、Some researchers thi nk they have the an swer, and it comes dow n to the structureof the food, not its chemical compositi on a finding that could help rid some processed foods of chemical preservatives.Cream and butter contain pretty much the same substa nces, so why cream should sour much faster ha

45、s bee n a mystery. Bothare emulsions tiny globules (小球體)of one liquid evenly distributed throughout another. The differenee lies in what isi theglobules and what isi the surrounding liquid, says Brocklehurst, who led the in vestigati on.In cream, fatty globules drift about in a sea of water. In butt

46、er, globules of a watery solution are locked awayin a sea of fat. The bacteria which make the food go bad prefer to live in the watery regions of the mixture. means that in cream, thebacteria are free to grow throughout the mixture,” he says.When the situation is reversed, the bacteria are locked aw

47、ay in compartments ( 隔倉室)buried deep in the sea of fat. Trapped inthis way, in dividual colonies cannot spread and rapidly run out of nu trie nts ( 養(yǎng)料).They also slowly poison themselves with theirwaste products. inbutter, you get a self-limiting system which stops the bacteria grow ing. ” says Broc

48、klehurst.The researchers are already work ing with food compa nies kee n to see if their products can be made resista nt to bacterialattack through alterations to the food s structure. Brockiehurst believes it will be possible to make themulsions used in salad cream, for instanee, more like that in

49、butter. The key will be to do this while keeping the salad cream liquidand not tur ning it into a solid lump.36. The significanee of Brocklehurst s research is thatA) it suggested a way to keep some foods fresh without preservativesB) it discovered tiny globules in both cream and butterC) it reveale

50、d the secret of how bacteria multiply in cream and butterD) it found that cream and butter share the same chemical compositi on37. Accord ing to the researchers, cream sours faster tha n butter because bacteria_A) are more evenly distributed in creamB) multiply more easily in cream than is butterC)

51、live on less fat in cream than in butterD) produce less waste in cream than in butter38. According to Brocklehurst, we can keep cream fresh by _.A) remov ing its fatB) killi ng the bacteriaC) reduci ng its water contentD) alteri ng its structure39. The word “ colonies ”(Line 2, Para.4) refers .toA)

52、tiny globulesB) watery regi onsC) bacteria com mun itiesD) little compartme nts40. Commercial applicati on of the research finding will be possible if salad cream can be made resista nt tobacterial attack_47. This ki nd of glasses manu factured by experie need craftsme n_ comfortably.50. Although An

53、ne is happy with her success, she won ders_ will happe n to her private life.A) thatB) whatC) itD) this51. The words of his old teacher left a_ impressi on on his mind. He is still in flue need by them.A) longB) lively52. Mike s uncle insistsin this hotel.A) stay ing notB) not to stayC) that he woul

54、d not stayD) that he not stay53. We agreed to accept_ they thought was the best tourist guide.A) whateverB) whomeverC) whicheverD) whoever54. It is our_policy that we will achieve un ity through peaceful means.A) con siste ntB) con ti nu ousC) con siderateD) continual55. Betwee n 1974 and 1997, the

55、nu mber of overseas visitors expa nded_27%.A) byB) forC) toD) in56. Although many people view conflict as bad, conflict is sometimes useful_it forces people to test therelative merits of their attitudes and behaviors.A) by whichB) to whichC) in thatD) so that57. He is - about his cha nces of winning

56、 a gold medal in the Olympics n ext year.A) optimisticB) opti onalC) outsta ndingD) obvious58. Sometimes I wish I_in a differe nt time and a differe nt place.A) by vary ing its chemical compositi onC) while keep ing its structure un changedB) by turning it i nto a solid lumpD) while retai ning its l

57、iquid formPartnVocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)41. She ought to stop work; she has a headache because she_ too long.A) has bee n readingC) is readi ngB) had readD) read42. Niagara Falls is a great tourist_, draw ing millio ns of visitors every year.A) atte nti onB) attract ionC) appo in tme nt4

58、3. I don t mind the decision as long as it is not too late.D) arra ngementA) you to delay makingB) your delay ing makingC) your delay ing to makeD) you delay to make44. The hopes, goals, fears and desires_widely betwee n men and wome n, betwee n the rich and the poor.A) alterB) shiftC) tran sferD) v

59、ary45. Corn originated in the New World and thus was not known in Europe until Columbus found it _ in Cuba.A) being cultivatedB) bee n cultivatedC) hav ing cultivatedD) cultivat ing46. The sale usually takes place outside the house, with the audie nee_on ben ches, chairs or boxes.A) havi ng seatedB)

60、 seati ngC) seatedD) hav ing bee nseatedA) is wornB) wearsC) wearingD) are worn48. Some diseases are_ by certa in water ani mals.A) tran spla ntedB) tran sformed49. Wouldn t you rather your child to bed early?A) goB) wentC) transportedC) would goD) transmittedD)goesC) lasti ngD) liberalA) be livi ng