大學英語四級考試試題真題

ListeningComprehension(20minutes)

Part1SectionA

1A)Seeadoctor

B)Stayinbedforafewdays.

C)Gettreatmentinabetterhospital.

D)Makeaphonecalltothedoctor.

2A)The2:00trainwillarriveearlier.

B)The2:30trainhasadiningcar.

C)Thewomanpreferstotakethe2:30train.

D)theyaregongtohavesomefastfoodonthetrain.

3A)ShehasbeenlongingtoattendHarvardUniversity.

B)She'IIconsidertheman,ssuggestioncarefully.

C)ShehasfinishedherprojectwithDr.Garcia'shelp.

D)She'IIconsultDr.Garciaaboutenteringgraduateschool.

4A)Alicedidn'tseemtobenervousduringherspeech.

B)Aliceneedsmoretraininginmakingpublicspeeches.

C)ThemancanhardlyunderstandAlice'spresentation.

D)Themandidn,tthinkhighlyofAlice,spresentation.

5A)It'sworsethan30yearsago.

B)Itremainsalmostthesameasbefore.

C)Therearemoreextremesintheweather.

D)Therehasbeenasignificantriseintemperature.

6A)Atapublishinghouse.

B)Atabookstore.

C)Inareadingroom

D)InProf.Jordan?soffice

7A)Themancanstayinherbrother,sapartment.

B)Herbrothercanhelpthemanfindacheaperhotel.

C)Herbrothercanfindanapartmentfortheman.

D)Themanshouldhavebookedalessexpensivehotel.

8A)Priorityshouldbegiventolistening.

B)It'smosthelpfultoreadEnglishnewspaperseveryday.

C)It，smoreeffectivetocombinelisteningwithreading.

D)Readingshouldcomebeforelistening.

9A)Itcanhelpsolvecomplexproblems.

B)Itwillmostlikelyproveineffective

C)Itisanewweaponagainstterrorists.

D)Itwillhelpdetectallkindsofliars.

10A)Helpthecompanyrecruitgraduatestudents.

B)Visittheelectronicscompanynextweek.

C)Getapart-timejoboncampusbeforegraduation.

D)Applyforajobintheelectronicscompany

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11A)lthabeenproventobethebestpain-killer.

B)ltisapossiblecureforheartdisease.

C)ltcanhelplowerhighbodytemperatureeffectively.

D)ltreducesthechanceofdeathforheartsurgerypatients.

12A)ltkeepsbloodvesselsfrombeingblocked.

B)ltspeedsuptheirrecoveryaftersurgery.

C)ltincreasesthebloodflowtotheheart.

D)ltadjuststheirbloodpressure.

13A)ltisharmfultoheartsurgerypatientswithstomachbleeding.

B)ltshouldnotbetakenbyheartsurgerypatientsbeforethe

operation.

C)ltwillhaveconsiderablesideeffectsiftakeninlargedoses.

D)ltshouldnotbegiventopatientsimmediatelyafterthe

operation.

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14A)Theystronglybelieveinfamilyrules.

B)Theyareverylikelytosucceedinlife.

C)Theytendtotakeresponsibilityforthemselves

D)Theyareinthehabitofobeyingtheirparents.

15A)Theygrowuptobefunnyandcharming.

B)Theyoftenhaveapoorsenseofdirection.

C)Theygetlessattentionfromtheirparents.

D)Theytendtobesmartandstrong-willed.

16A)Theyusuallydon'tfollowfamilyrules.

B)Theydon'tliketotakechancesintheirlives.

C)Theyarelesslikelytobesuccessfulinlife.

D)Theytendtobelieveintheirparent'sideas.

PassageThree

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17A)Theywantedtofollowhisexample.

B)Theyfullysupportedhisundertaking.

C)Theywerepuzzledbyhisdecision.

D)Theywereafraidhewasn'tfullyprepared.

18A)ltismoreexcitingthanspacetravel.

B)ltismuchcheaperthanspacetravel.

C)ltismuchsaferthanspacetravel.

D)ltislesstime-consumingthanspacetravel.

19A)Theybothattractscientists'attention

B)Theycanbothbequitechallenging

C)Theyareboththought-provoking.

D)Theymaybothleadtosurprisingfindings.

20A)Toshowhowsimplethemechanicalaidsfordivingcanbe.

B)Toprovideanexcuseforhischangeablecharacter.

C)Toexplorethephilosophicalissuesofspacetravel.

D)Toexplainwhyhetookupunderwaterexploration.

PartIIReadingcomprehension(35minutes)

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Justfiveone-hundredthsofaninchthick,lightgoldenincolorand

withaperfect“saddlecurl,“theLay'spotatochipseemsanunlikely

weaponforglobaldomination.Butitsmaker.Frito-Lay.Thinks

otherwise.Potatochipsareasnackfoodfortheworld,saidSalman

Amin,thecompany'sheadofglobalmarketing.Aminbelievesthereis

nocorneroftheworldthatcanresistthecharmsofaFrito-Laypotato

chip.

Frito-LayisthebiggestsnackmakerinAmerica,ownedbyPepsiCo.

Andaccountsforoverhalfoftheparentcompany's$3billionannual

profits.ButtheU.S.snackfoodmarketislargelysaturated,andtogrow.

thecompanyhastolookoverseas.

Itsstrategyrestsontwobeliefs:firstaglobalproductoffers

economiesofscalewithwhichlocalbrandscannotcompete.Andsecond,

consumersinthe21stcenturyaredrawnto“global“asaconcept.”

Global“doesnotmeanproductsthatareconsciouslyidentifiedas

American,butonesthanconsumes-especiallyyoungpeople-seeaspart

ofamodem,innovative（倉ll新的）worldinwhichpeoplearelinkedacross

culturesbysharedbeliefsandtastes.PotatochipsareanAmerican

invention,butmostChinese,forinstance,donotknowthanFrito-Layis

anAmericancompany.Instead,Riskey,thecompany'sresearchand

developmenthead,wouldhopetheyassociatethebrandwiththenew

worldofglobalcommunicationsandbusiness.

Withbrandperceptionacrucialfactor,Riskeyorderedaredesignof

theFrito-Laylogo（標識）.Thelogo,alongwiththecompany'slong-held

marketingimageofthe“irresistibility“ofitschips,wouldhelpfacilitate

thecompany,sglobalexpansion.

Theexecutivesacknowledgethattheytrytoswingnationaleating

habitstoafoodcreatedinAmerica,buttheydenythatamountsto

economicimperialism.Rater,theyseeFrito-Layasspreadingthebenefits

offreeenterpriseacrosstheworld."We'remakingproductsinthose

countries,we'readaptingthemtothetastesofthosecountries,building

businessesandemployingpeopleandchanginglives,“saidSteve

Reinemund,PepsiCo'schiefexecutive.

21.ltisthebeliefofFrito-Lay,sheadofglobalmarkingthat.

A)Potatochipscanhardlybeusedasaweapontodominatethe

worldmarket

B)Theircompanymustfindnewwaystopromotedomesticsales.

C)Thelightgoldencolorenhancesthecharmoftheircompany's

potatochips

D)Peopletheworldoverenjoyeatingtheircompany'spotatochips

22.WhatdowelearnaboutFrito-LayfromParagraph2?

A)Itsproductsusetobepopularamongoverseasconsumers.

B)Itsexpansionhascausedfiercecompetitioninthesnackmarker.

C)Itgiveshalfofitsannualprofitstoitsparentcompany.

D)Itneedstoturntothewordmarketfordevelopment.

23.OneoftheassumptionsonwhichFrito-Laybasesits

developmentstrategyisthat.

A)consumersworldwidetodayareattractedbyglobalbrands

B)localbrandscannotcompetesuccessfullywithAmericanbrands

C)productssuitingChineseconsumers'needsbringmoreprofits

D)productsidentifiedasAmericanwillhavepromisingmarketvalue

24.WhydidRiskeyhavetheFrito-Laylogoredesigned?

A)Tosuitchangingtastesofyoungconsumers.

B)Topromotethecompany'sstrategyofglobalization.

C)Tochangethecompany'slong-heldmarketingimage.

D)TocompetewithotherAmericanchipproducers.

25.Frito-Lay'sexecutivesclaimthatthepromotingofAmerican

foodintheinternationalmarket.

A)won'taffecttheeatinghabitsofthelocalpeople

B)willleadtoeconomicimperialism

C)willbeintheinterestofthelocalpeople

D)won'tspoilthetasteoftheirchips

PassageTwo

Question26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

IncommunitiesnorthofDenver,residentsarepitchingintohelp

teachersandadministratorsastheVrainschoolDistricttriestosolvea

$13.8millionbudgetshortageblamedonmismanagement."We're

worriedaboutourteachersandprincipals,andwereallydon'twantto

losethembecauseofthis,??oneparentsail.uIfwecanhelpeasetheir

financialburden,wewill.”

Teachersaregrateful,butknowitmaybeyearsbeforethedistrictis

solvent(有綜合能力的).Theyfeelreallygoodabouttheparentsupport,

buttheyrealizeit，simpossibleforthentosolvethisproblem.

The22,000-studentdistrictdiscoveredtheshortagelastmonth.

“It'sextraordinary.Nobodywouldhaveimaginedsomething

happeninglikethisatthislevel,“saidStateTreasurerMikeCoffman.

Coffmananddistrictofficialslastweekagreedonastateemergency

planfreeingypa$9.8millionloanthatenabledthepayroll（工資單）tobe

metfor2,700teachersandstaffintimefortheholidays.

Districtofficialsalsotook$1.7millionfromstudent-activity

accountsits38schools.

AtCoffman'srequest,theDistrictAttorneyhasbeguninvestigating

thedistrict'sfinances.Coffmansayshewantstoknowwhetherdistrict

officialshidthebudgetshortageuntilaftertheNovemberelection.,

whenvotersapproveda$212millionbondissueforschools.

InFrederick,students'parentsarebuyingclassroomsuppliesand

offeringtopayforgroceriesandutilitiestokeepfirst-yearteachersand

principalsintheirjobs.

Some$36,000hasbeenraisedindonationsfromSafeway.A

Chevroletdealershipdonated$10,000andforgavethedistrict?s$10,750

billforrentingthedrivereducatingcars.IBMcontributed4,500packsof

paper.

“Weemploythousandsofpeopleinthiscommunity,“saidMitch

Carson,ahospitalchiefexecutive,whohelpedraisefunds."Wehave

childrenintheschool,andweseehowtheycouldbeaffected.v

AtCreekHighSchool,threestudentsstartedawebsitethatdisplays

newspaperarticles,districtinformationandanemailforum（論壇）。

“Rumorsaboutwhat'shappeningtothedistrictaremovingatlighting

speed,“saidastudent.uWewantedtoknowthetruth,andspreadthat

aroundinstead.”

26.WhathashappenedtotheVrainSchoolDistrict?

A)Ahugefinancialproblemhasarisen.

B)Manyschoolstherearemismanaged.

C)Lotsofteachersinthedistrictareplanningtoquit.

D)Manyadministrativepersonnelhavebeenlaidoff.

27.HowdidtheresidentsintheVrainSchoolDistrictrespondtothe

budgetshortage?

A)Theyfeltsomewhathelplessaboutit.

B)Theyaccusedthoseresponsibleforit.

C)Theypooledtheireffortstohelpsolveit.

D)Theydemandedathroughinvestigation.

28.IntheviewofStateTreasurerMikeCoffman,theeducational

budgetshortageis.

A)unavoidable

B)unthinkable

C)insolvable

D)irreversible

29.WhydidCoffmanrequestaninvestigation?

A)Toseeiftherewasadeliberatecover-upoftheproblem.

B)Tofindouttheextentoftheconsequencesofthecase.

C)Tomakesurethattheschoolprincipalswereinnocent.

D)Tostopthevotersapprovingthe$212millionbongissue.

3O.Threehighschoolstudentsstartedawebsiteinorder

to.

A)attractgreaterpublicattentiontotheirneeds

B)appealtothepublicforcontributionsanddonations

C)exposeofficialswhoneglectedtheirduties

D)keeppeopleproperlyinformedofthecrisis

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

“Humansshouldnottrytoavoidstressanymorethantheywould

shunfood,loveorexercise."SaidDr.HansSelye,thefirstphysicianto

documenttheeffectsofstressonthebody.Whilehere'sonquestion

thatcontinuousstressisharmful,severalstudiessuggestthat

challengingsituationsinwhichyou'reabletorisetotheoccasioncanbe

goodforyou..

Ina2001studyof158hospitalnurses,thosewhofaced

considerableworkdemandsbutcopedwiththechallengeweremore

likelytosaytheywereingoodhealththanthosewhofelttheystressthat

youcanmanagealsoboostimmune(免疫的)function.Inastudyatthe

AcademicCenterforDentistryinAmsterdam,researchersputvolunteers

throughtwostressfulexperiences.Inthefirst,atimedtaskthatrequired

memorizingalistfollowedbyashorttest,subjectsthroughagory(血淋

淋的)videoonsurgicalprocedures.Thosewhodidwellonthememory

testhadanincreaseinlevelsofimmunoglobulinA,anantibodythat's

thebody'sfirstlineofdefenseagainstgerms.Thevideo-watchers

experiencedadownturnintheantibody.

Stresspromptsthebodytoproducecertainstresshormones.In

shortburststhesehormoneshaveapositiveeffect,includingimproved

memoryfunction."Theycanhelpnervecellshandleinformationand

putitintostorage,“saysDr.BruceMcEwenofRockefellerUniversityin

NewYork.Butinthelongrunthesehormonescanhaveaharmfuleffect

onthebodyandbrain.

"Sustainedstressisnotgoodforyo