word格式可編輯感謝下載支持1998年1月大學英語四級(CET-4)真題試卷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’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D)“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]1.A)Themanwantstoattendtomorrow’sshow.B)Therearen’tanyticketsleftfortonight’sshow.C)Therearen’tanyticketsleftfortomorrow’sshow.D)Themandoesn’twanttoattendtomorrow’sshow.2.A)Detectivestories.B)Storiesaboutjailescapes.C)Lovestories.D)Storiesaboutroyalfamilies.3.A)Itwasalonglecture,buteasytounderstand.B)Itwasnotaseasyasshehadthought.C)Itwasasdifficultasshehadexpected.D)Itwasinterestingandeasytofollow.4.A)Toputhimthroughtothedirector.word格式可編輯感謝下載支持B)Tohaveatalkwiththedirectorabouthiswork.C)Toarrangeanappointmentforhimwiththedirector.D)Togoandseeifthedirectorcanmeethimrightnow.5.A)Margaretwantedtoreturnsomemagazinestothewoman.B)Margaretwantedtolendsomemagazinestothewoman.C)Margaretwantedtoborrowsomemagazinesfromthewoman.D)Margaretwantedtogetsomemagazinesbackfromthewoman.6.A)Hedoesn’tcaremuchaboutit.B)Heenjoysitverymuch.C)Hedoesn’tmindeventhoughit’stedious.D)Hehatesworkingovertime.7.A)Thewomandoesn’tthinkitexcitingtotravelbyair.B)They’llstayathomeduringtheholidays.C)Theyareofferedsomeplaneticketsfortheirholidays.D)They’llbeflyingsomewherefortheirvacation.8.A)Somethingwentwrongwiththebus.B)Shetooksomebodytohospital.C)Somethingpreventedherfromcatchingthebus.D)Shecameonfootinsteadoftakingabus.9.A)Doherhomework.B)Cleanthebackyard.C)Washclothes.D)Enjoythebeautifulday.10.A)Themanislookingforaplacetolivein.B)Themanhasahouseforrent.C)Thewomanisasecretary.D)Thetwospeakersareoldfriends.SectionBCompoundDictationDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Thenlistentothepassageagain.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromS1toS7withtheexactworksyouhavejustheard.ForblanksnumberedfromS8toS10youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactworksyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourword格式可編輯感謝下載支持ownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Veryfewpeoplecangetcollegedegreebefore11,butMichaelwasanexception.Hestartedhighschoolwhenhewas5,finishinjustninemonths.Hebecamethe(S1)________youngestcollegegraduatewhenhewas10yearsand4monthsold,earningan(S2)________degree.Nowat11Michael’sworkingonamaster’sdegreein(S3)________intelligence.ButMichael’s(S4)________hasn’talwayscomeeasy.(S5)________hisintelligence.Hestilllacksimportantlife(S6)________.Inoneclass,hehadtostruggletounderstand(S7)________novels,because,hesays,“I’m11.I’veneverbeeninlovebefore.”Anotherchallengewashissize.(S8)________.Helikescomputerssomuch(S9)________Hewantstomakerobotsdoalltheheavytasks.(S10)________PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Inbringingupchildren,everyparentwatcheseagerlythechild’sacquisition學會)ofeachnewskill-thefirstspokenwords,thefirstindependentsteps,orthebeginningofreadingandwriting.Itisoftentemptingtohurrythechildbeyondhisnaturallearningrate,butthiscansetupdangerousfeelingsoffailureandstatesofworryinthechild:Thismighthappenatanystage.Ababymightbeforcedtouseatoilettooearly,ayoungchildmightbeencouragedtolearntoreadbeforeheknowsthemeaningofthewordshereads.Ontheotherhand,though,ifachildisleftalonetoomuch,orwithoutanylearningopportunities,heloseshisnaturalenthusiasmforlifeandhisdesiretofindoutnewthingsforhimself.Patentsvarygreatlyintheirdegreeofstrictnesstowardstheirchildren.Somemaybeespeciallystrictinmoneymatters.Othersareseverovertimesofcominghomeatnightorpunctualityformeals.Ingeneral,thecontrolsimposedrepresenttheneedsoftheparentsandthevaluesofthecommunityasmuchasthechild’sownhappiness.Asregardsthedevelopmentofmoralstandardsinthegrowingchild,consistencyisveryimportantinparentalteaching.Toforbidathingonedayandexcuseitthenextisnofoundationformorality道德).Also,parentsshouldrealizethat“exampleisbetterthanprecept”.Iftheyarenotsincereanddonotpractisewhattheypreach說教),theirchildrenmaygrowconfused,andemotionallyinsecurewhentheygrowoldenoughtothinkforthemselves,andrealizetheyhavebeentosomeextentfooled.Asuddenawarenessofamarkeddifferencebetweentheirparents’principlesandtheirmoralscanbeadangerousdisappointment.word格式可編輯感謝下載支持11.Eagerlywatchingthechild’sacquisitionofnewskills________.A)shouldbeavoidedB)isuniversalamongparentsC)setsupdangerousstatesofworryinthechildD)willmakehimloseinterestinlearningnewthings12.Intheprocessofchildren’slearningnewskillsparents________.A)shouldencouragethemtoreadbeforetheyknowthemeaningofthewordstheyreadB)shouldnotexpecttoomuchofthemC)shouldachieveabalancebetweenpushingthemtoohardandleavingthemontheirownD)shouldcreateasmanylearningopportunitiesaspossible13.Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsusthat________.A)parentsshouldbestrictwiththeirchildrenB)parentalcontrolsreflectonlytheneedsoftheparentsandthevaluesofthecommunityC)parentalrestrictionsvary,andarenotalwaysenforcedforthebenefitofthechildrenaloneD)parentsvaryintheirstrictnesstowardstheirchildrenaccordingtothesituation14.Theword“precept”(Line3,Para.3)probablymeans“________”.A)ideaB)punishmentC)behaviorD)instruction15.Inmoralmatters,parentsshould________.A)observetherulesthemselvesB)beawareofthemarkeddifferencebetweenadultsandchildrenC)forbidthingswhichhavenofoundationinmoralityD)consistentlyensurethesecurityoftheirchildrenQuestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Agoodmodernnewspaperisanextraordinarypieceofreading.Itisremarkablefirstforwhatitcontains:therangeofnewsfromlocalcrimetointernationalpolitics,fromsporttobusinesstofashiontoscience,andtherangeofcommentandspecialfeatures特寫)aswell,fromeditorialpagetofeaturearticlesandinterviewstocriticismofbooks,art,theatreandmusic.Anewspaperisevenmoreremarkableforthewayonereadsit:nevercompletely,neverstraightthrough,butalwaysbyjumpingfromheretothere,inandnotglancingatonepiece,readinganotherarticleallthewaythrough,readingjustafewparagraphsofthenext.Agoodmodernnewspaperoffersvarietytoattractmanydifferentreaders,butfarmorethannayonereaderisinterestedin.Whatbringsthisvarietytogetherinoneplaceisitstopicality(時事性),itsword格式可編輯感謝下載支持immediaterelationtowhatishappeninginyourworldandyourlocalitynow,butimmediacyandthespeedofproductionthatgoeswithitmeanalsothatmuchofwhatpapersinanewspaperhasnomorethantransien(t暫的)value.Forallthesereasons,notwopeoplereallyreadthesamepaper:whateachpersondoesistoputtogetheroutofthepagesofthatday’spaper,hisownselectionandsequence,hisownnewspaper.Forallthesereasons,readingnewspapersefficiently,whichmeansgettingwhatyouwantfromthemwithoutmissingthingsyouneedbutwithoutwastingtime,demandsskillandself-awarenessasyoumodifyandapplythetechniquesofreading.16.Amodernnewspaperisremarkableforallthefollowingexceptits________.A)widecoverageB)uniformstyleC)speedinreportingnewsD)popularity17.Accordingtothepassage,thereasonwhynotwopeoplereallyreadthe“same”newspaperisthat________.A)peoplescanforthenewstheyareinterestedinB)differentpeoplepreferdifferentnewspapersC)peoplearerarelyinterestedinthesamekindofnewsD)peoplehavedifferentviewsaboutwhatagoodnewspaperis18.Itcanbeconcludefromthepassagethatnewspaperreaders________.A)applyreadingtechniquesskillfullyB)jumpfromonenewspapertoanotherC)appreciatethevarietyofanewspaperD)usuallyreadanewspaperselectively19.Agoodnewspaperoffers“avariety”toreadersbecause________.A)ittriestoservedifferentreadersB)ithastocoverthingsthathappeninacertainlocalityC)readersaredifficulttopleaseD)readersliketoreaddifferentnewspapers20.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe“________”.A)TheImportanceofNewspaperTopicalityB)TheCharacteristicsofaGoodNewspaperC)TheVarietyofaGoodNewspaperD)SomeSuggestionsonHowtoReadaNewspaperword格式可編輯感謝下載支持Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Americansocietyisnotnap午睡)friendly.Infact,saysDavidDinges,asleepspecialistattheUniversityofPennsylvaniaSchoolofMedicine.“There’sevenaprohibitionagainstadmittingweneedsleep.”Nobodywantstobecaughtnappingorfoundasleepatwork.Toquoteproverb:“Somesleepfivehours,naturerequiresseven,lazinessnineandwickednesseleven.”Wrong.Thewaynottofallasleepatworkistotakenapswhenyouneedthem.“Wehavetototallychangeourattitudetowardnapping”,saysDr.WilliamDementofStanfordUniversity,thegodfatherofsleepresearch.LastyearanationalcommissionledbyDementidentifiedan“Americansleepdebt”whichonemembersaidwasasimportantasthenationaldebt,thecommissionwasconcernedaboutthedangersofsleepiness:peoplecausingindustrialaccidentsorfallingasleepwhiledriving.ThismaybewhywehaveanewsleeppolicyintheWhiteHouse.Accordingtorecentreports,presidentClintonistryingtotakeahalf-hoursnooze打瞌睡)everyafternoon.About60percentofAmericanadultsnapwhengiventheopportunity.Weseemtohave“amidafternoonquietphase”alsocalled“asecondarysleepgate.”Sleeping15minutestotwohoursintheearlyafternooncanreducestressandmakeusrefreshed.Clearly,wewereborntonap.WeSuperstarsofSnoozedon’tnaptoreplacelostshut-eyeortoprepareforanightshift.Rather,we“snack”onsleep,whenever,whereverandatwhatevertimewefeellikeit.Imyselfhavenappedinbuses,cars,planesandonboats;onfloorsandbeds;andinlibraries,officesandmuseums.21.ItiscommonlyacceptedinAmericansocietythattoomuchsleepis________.A)unreasonableB)criminalC)harmfulD)costly22.TheresearchdonebytheDementcommissionshowsthatAmericans________.A)don’tliketotakenapsB)areterriblyworriedabouttheirnationaldebtC)sleeplessthanisgoodforthemD)havecausedmanyindustrialandtrafficaccidents23.Thepurposeofthisarticleisto________.A)warnusofthewickednessofnappingB)explainthedangerofsleepinessC)discussthesideeffectsofnappingD)convincethereaderofthenecessityofnapping24.The“Americansleepdebt”(Line1,Para.3)istheresultof________.A)thetraditionalmisconceptiontheAmericanshaveaboutsleepB)thenewsleeppolicyoftheClintonAdministrationword格式可編輯感謝下載支持C)therapiddevelopmentofAmericanindustryD)theAmericans’worryaboutthedangerofsleepiness25.Thesecondsentenceofthelastparagraphtellsusthatitis________.A)preferabletohaveasoundsleepbeforeanightshiftB)goodpracticetoeatsomethinglightbeforewegotobedC)essentialtomakeupforcostsleepD)naturaltotakeanapwheneverwefeeltheneedforitQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Violinprodigies神童),Ilearned,havecomeindistinctwavesfromdistinctregions.Mostofthegreatperformersifthelate19thandearly20thcenturieswerebornandbroughtupinRussiaandEasternEurope.IaskedIsaacStern,oneoftheworld’sgreatestvioliniststhereasonforthisphenomenon.“Itisveryclear,”hetoldme.“TheywereallJews(猶太人)andJewsatthetimewereseverelyoppressedandill-treatedinthatpartoftheworld.Theywerenotallowedintotheprofessionalfields,buttheywereallowedtoachieveexcellenceonaconcertstage.”Asaresult,everyJewishparent’sdreamwastohaveachildinthemusicschoolbecauseitwasapassporttotheWest.Anotherelementintheemergenceofprodigies,Ifound,isasocietythatvaluesexcellenceinacertainfieldtonurture培育)talent.Nowadays,themostnurturingsocietiesseemtobeintheFarEast.“InJapan,amostcompetitivesociety,withstrongerdisciplinethanours,”saysIsaacStem,childrenarereadytotesttheirlimitseverydayinmanyfields,includingmusic.WhenWesternmusiccametoJapanafterWorldWarII,thatmusicnotonlybecamepartoftheirdailylives,butitbecameadisciplineaswell.TheKoreansandChineseasweknow,arejustashighlymotivatedastheJapanese.That’sagoodthing,becauseevenprodigiesmustworkhard.Nexttohardwork,biologicalinheritanceplaysanimportantroleinthemakingofaprodigy.J.S.Bach,forexample,wasthetopofseveralgenerationsofmusicians,andfourofhissonshadsignificantcareersinmusic.26.JewishparentsinEasternEuropelongedfortheirchildrentoattendmusicschoolbecause________.A)itwouldallowthemaccesstoabetterlifeintheWestB)JewishchildrenarebornwithexcellentmusicaltalentC)theywantedtheirchildrentoenterintotheprofessionalfieldD)itwouldenablethefamilytogetbettertreatmentintheirowncountry27.Nurturingsocietiesasmentionedinthepassagerefertosocietiesthat,________.A)enforcestrongdisciplineonstudentswhowanttoachieveexcellenceB)treasuretalentandprovideopportunitiesforitsfulldevelopmentC)encouragepeopletocompetewitheachotherD)promisetalentedchildrenhighpositionsword格式可編輯感謝下載支持28.Japanisdescribedinthepassageasacountrythatattachesimportanceto________.A)all-rounddevelopmentB)thelearningofWesternmusicC)stricttrainingofchildrenD)varietyinacademicstudies29.Whichofthefollowingcontributestotheemergenceofmusicalprodigiesaccordingtothepassage?A)Anaturalgift.B)Extensiveknowledgeofmusic.C)Veryearlytraining.D)Aprejudice-freesociety.30.Whichofthefollowingtitlesbestsummarisesthemainideaofthepassage?A)JewishContributiontoMusicB)TrainingofMusiciansintheWorldC)MusicandSocietyD)TheMakingofProdigiesPartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.31.Althoughpunctualhimself,theprofessorwasquite________usedlateforhislecture.A)tohavestudentsB)forstudents’beingC)forstudentstobeD)tostudents’being32.Youshouldhavebeenmorepatient________thatcustomer;I’msurethatsellinghimthewatchwasapossibility.A)ofB)withC)forD)at33.Neitheroftheyoungmenwhohadappliedforapositionintheuniversity________.A)hasbeenacceptedB)havebeenacceptedword格式可編輯感謝下載支持C)wasacceptedD)wereaccepted34.Thisboxistooheavy,________givemeahand?A)wouldyoumindB)wouldyoupleaseC)willyouliketoD)willyoupleaseto35.________heworkshard,In’tmindwhenhefinishestheexperiment.A)AssoonasB)AswellasC)SofarasD)Solongas36.Asearlyas1647Ohiomadeadecisionthatfree,tax-supportedschoolsmustbeestablishedineverytown________50householdsormore.A)havingB)tohaveC)tohavehadD)havinghad37.Peopleappreciate________withhimbecausehehasagoodsenseofhumor.A)toworkB)tohaveworkedC)workingD)havingworked38.Themanwasputinthesoft-paddedcelllesthe________himself.A)injureB)hadinjuredC)injuredD)wouldinjure39.Welovepeace,yetwearenotthekindofpeopletoyield________anymilitarythreat.A)upB)toC)inD)atword格式可編輯感謝下載支持40.Althoughheknewlittleaboutthelargeamountofworkdoneinthefield,hesucceeded________othermorewell-informedexperimentersfailed.A)whichB)thatC)whatD)where41.Iftapwaterwereasdangerousassomepeoplethink,________wouldbegettingsick.A)alotofmoreusB)morealotofusC)alotofusmoreD)alotmoreofus42.LivinginthecentralAustraliandeserthasitsproblems.________obtainingwaterisnottheleast.A)forwhichB)towhichC)ofwhichD)inwhich43.Whichsporthasthemostexpenses________trainingequipment,players’personalequipmentanduniforms?A)inplaceofB)intermsofC)bymeansofD)bywayof44.Theyaregoingtohavetheserviceman________anelectricfanintheofficetomorrow.A)installB)toinstallC)tobeinstalledD)installed45.I’msureheisptothejob________hewouldgivehismindtoit.A)ifonlyB)incaseC)untilD)unless46.Thecar________halfwayfornoreason.word格式可編輯感謝下載支持A)brokeoffB)brokedownC)brokeupD)brokeout47.Thenewcomersfounditimpossibleto________themselvestotheclimatesufficientlytomakepermanenthomesinthenewcountry.A)suitB)adaptC)regulateD)coordinate48.A________tothisproblemisexpectedtobefoundbeforelong.A)resultB)responseC)settlementD)solution49.Youhavenothingto________byrefusingtolistentoouradvice.A)gainB)graspC)seizeD)earn50.Asaresultofcarelesswashingthejacket________toachild’ssize.A)compressedB)shrankC)droppedD)decreased51.Hehopedthefirmwould________himtotheParisbranch.A)exchangeB)transmitC)transferD)remove52.Havingdecidedtorentaflat,we________contactingalltheaccommodationagenciesinthecity.A)setaboutB)setdownword格式可編輯感謝下載支持C)setoutD)setup53.Therelationshipbetweenemployersandemployeeshasbeenstudied________.A)originallyB)extremelyC)violentlyD)intensively54.________theirdifferences.Thecoupleweredevelopinganobviousandgenuineaffectionforeachother.A)ButforB)ForallC)AboveallD)Exceptfor55.OnedayI________anewspaperarticleabouttheretirementofanEnglishprofessoratnearbystatecollege.aA)cameacrossB)cameaboutC)cameafterD)cameat56.Shewascomplainingthatthedoctorwas________toomuchforthetreatmenthewasgivingher.A)expendingB)offeringC)costingD)charging57.Themanagerspokehighlyofsuch________asloyalty,courageandtruthfulnessshownbyhisemployees.A)virtuesB)featuresC)propertiesD)characteristics58.Sincethematterwasextremely________,wedealtwithitimmediately.A)toughB)tenseC)urgentword格式可編輯感謝下載支持D)instant59.Youdon’thavetobeinsuchahurry,Iwouldratheryou________onbusinessfirst.A)wouldgoB)willgoC)wentD)havegone60.WhenItrytounderstand________thatpreventssomanyAmericansfrombeingashappyasonemightexpect,itseemstomethattherearetwocauses.A)whyitdoesB)whatitdoesC)whatitisD)whyitisPartIVCloze(15minutes)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Duringrecentyearswehaveheardmuchabout“race”:howthisracedoescertainthingsandthatracebelievescertainthingsandsoon.Yet,the__61__phenomenonofraceconsistsofafewsurfaceindications.Wejudgeraceusually__62__thecolouringoftheskin:awhiterace,abrownrace,ayellowraceandablackrace.But__63__youweretoremovetheskinyoucouldnot__64__anythingabouttheracetowhichtheindividualbelonged.Thereis__65__inphysicalstructure,thebrainortheinternalorgansto__66__adifference.Therearefourtypesofblood.__67__typesarefoundineveryrace,andnotypeisdistincttoanyrace.Humanbrainsarethe__68__.Noscientistscouldexamineabrainandtellyoutheracetowhichtheindividualbelonged.Brainswill__69__insize,butthisoccurswithineveryrace.__70__doessizehaveanythingtodowithintelligence.Thelargestbrain__71__examinedbelongedtoapersonofweak__72__.Ontheotherhand,someofourmostdistinguished,peoplehavehad__73__brains.Mentaltestswhicharereasonably__74__shownodifferencesinintelligencebetweenraces.Highandlowtestresultsbothcanberecordedbydifferentmembersofanyrace.__75__equaleducational