大學(xué)英語四級(jí)考試試題真題（附參考答案）

PassageFour

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowing

passage.

"Opinion"isawordthatisusedcarelesslytoday.It

isusedtorefertomattersoftaste,belief,and

judgment.Thiscasualusewouldprobablycauselittle

confusionifpeopledidn'tattachtoomuchimportance

toopinion.Unfortunately,mosttoattachgreatimportance

toit."1haveasmuchrighttomyopinionasyou

toyours,"and"EveryoneJsentitledtohisopinion,

arecommonexpression_rs.Infact,anyonewhowould

challengeanother'sopinionislikelytobebranded

intolerant.

Isthatlabelaccurate?Isitintoleranttochallenge

another'sopinion?Itdependsonwhatdefinitionof

opinionyouhaveinmind.Forexample,youmayaska

friend"WhatdoyouthinkofthenewFordcars?"And

hemayreply,"Inmyopinion,they'reugly."Inthis

case,itwouldnotonlybeintoleranttochallengehis

statement,butfoolish.Forit'sobviousthatbyopinion

hemeanshispersonalpreference,amatteroftaste.

Andastheoldsayinggoes,"It'spointlesstoargue

aboutmattersoftaste."

Butconsiderthisverydifferentuseoftheterm,A

newspaperreportsthattheSupremeCourthasdelivered

itsopinioninacontroversialcase.Obviouslythejustices

didnotshaletheirpersonalpreferences,theirmerelikes

anddislikes,Theystatedtheirconsideredjudgment,

painstakinglyarrivedatafterthoroughinquiryand

deliberation.

Mostofwhatisreferredtoasopinionfalls

somewherebetweenthesetwoextremes.Itisnotan

expression」oftaste.Norisitcarefuljudgment.Yetit

maycontainelementsofboth.Itisavieworbelief

moreorlesscasuallyarrivedat,withorwithout

examiningtheevidence.

Iseveryoneentitledtohisopinion?Ofcourse,this

isnotonlypermitted,butguaranteed.Wearefreeto

actonouropinionsonlysolongas,indoingso,we

donotharmothers.

36.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE,

accordingtotheauthor?

A)Everyonehasarighttoholdhisownopinion.

B)Freeexpressionsofopinionsoftenleadsto

confusion.

C)Mostpeopletendtobecarelessinformingtheir

opinions.

D)Casualuseoftheword"opinion"oftenbrings

aboutquarrels.

37.Accordingtotheauthor,whoofthefollowing

wouldbelaboredasintolerant?

A)Someonewhoturnsadeafeartoothers'

opinions.

B)Someonewhocan'tputupwithothers'tastes.

C)Someonewhovaluesonlytheirownopinions.

D)Someonewhoseopinionharm,otherpeople.

38.ThenewFordcarsarecitedasanexampleto

thingsatwill

D)doesn'tmeanthatonehastherighttocharge

otherswithoutevidence

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)

Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesit:this

part.Foreachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD).ChooseciteONEanswerthatbest

completesthesentence.ThenmarktheCorresponding

letterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

41.Thebeamthatisbyalaserdiffersin

severalwaysfromthelightthatcomesoutofa

flashlight.

A)emittedC)

motivated

B)transportedD)translated

42.Webookedroomsatthehotelwe

shouldfindnovacanciesonourarrival.

A)wheneverC)since

B)ifD)lest

43.Modernformsoftransportationandcommunication

havedonemuchtotheisolationoflifein

Alaska.

A)breakthroughC)break

into

B)breakdownD)break

out

44.Weknowthroughpainfulexperiencethatfreedom

isneverbytheoppressor;itmustbe_____bythe

oppressed.

A)demandedC)required

B)commandedD)

requested

45.Colorandsexarenotrelevant_____whether

apersonissuitableforthejob.

A)onC)to

B)forD)with

46.theenormousflowoffoodfromthe

entireglobe,thesecountrieshaveformanyyearsnot

feltanypopulationpressure.

A)ThankstoC)Inline

with

B)BymeansofD)With

regardto

47.Kesearchuniversitieshavetokeepupwiththe

latestcomputerandscientifichardwareprice.

A)OnaccountofC)in

additionto

B)regardlessofD)notto

mention

48.Threeuniversitydepartmentshavebeen

$600,000todevelopgoodpracticeinteachingand

learning.

A)promotedC)secured

B)includedD)awarded

49.Therapiddevelopmentofcommunications

technologyistransformingtheinwhichpeople

communicateacrosstimeandspace.

A)moodC)

manner

B)missionD)vision

50.Mr.Jonesholdsstrongviewsagainstvideogames

andtheclsingofallrecreationfacilitiesforsuch

games.

A)assistsC)advocates

B)acknowledgesD)admits

51.Workersinthefineartsthoughtsand

feelingsthroughtheircreativeworks.

A)transmitC)convey

B)elaborateD)contribute

52.Smallasitis,theantisasmuchacreature

asallotheranimalsonearth.

A)areC)is

B)doD)have

53.Thepolicemandeclaredthattheblowonthe

victim'sheadfrombehind.

A)shouldhavebeenmadeC)would

havebeenmade

B)musthavebeenmadeD)ought

tohavebeenmade

54.Findingajobcanbeanddisappointing,

andthereforeitisimportantthatyouareprepared.

A)exploitingC)profiting

B)frustratingD)misleading

55.ItBritishgovernmentoftensaysthatfurnishing

childrenwithtotheinformationsuperhighwayis

atoppriority.

A)procedureC)explore

B)protectionD)acceis

56.LouisHerman,attheUniversityofHawaii,has

aseriesofnewexperimentsinwhichsome

animalshavelearnedtounderstandsentences.

A)installedC)devised

B)equippedD)

formatted

57.ResearchersattheUniversityoflllanois

determinedthattheofafathercanhelp

improveachild,sgrades.

A)involvementC)

accociation

B)intetactionD)

communcation

58.Wecanacceptyourorderpaymentis

madeinadvance.

A)inthebeliefthatC)onthe

excusethat

B)inorderthatD)on

conditionthat

59.Manyinthecroditindustryexpectthatcredit

cardswilleventuallypapermoneyforalmost

everypurchase.

A)exchangeC)ceplace

B)reduceD)trade

6O.Anydonationyoucangivewillhelpus

________thesufferingandisolationofthehomelessthis

NewYear.

A)liftC)comfort

B)patchD)ease

61.InIndiamorethanocehundredlanguagesare

spoken,________whichonlyfourteenaretecognizedas

official.

A)ofC)with

B)inD)within

62.Techniquesfor________sleepwouldinvolve

learningtocontrolbothmindandbodysothatsleep

canoccur.

A)cultivatingC)pushing

B)promocingD)

streagthening

63.Itisimportanttobetweentherulesof

grammarandtheconventionsofwrittenlanguage.

A)determineC)explore

B)identifyD)distinguish

64.ItistooearlytosaywhetherIBM's

competitorswillbeabletotheirproductstothe

newhardwareatanaffordablecost.

A)adaptC)yield

B)stickD)adopt

65.Thisresearchhasattractedwidecoverageinthe

andhasfeaturedonBBCtelevision?sTomorrow"s

World.

A)dataC)message

B)sourceD)media

66.1hadjustpostedtheletterwhenIremembered

thathadn,tthecheque.

A)imposedC)enclosed

B)involvedD)contained

67.Shehadatenseexpressionsonherface,

shewereexpectingtrouble.

A)eventhoughC)evenas

B)asthoughD)now

that

68.Theywereadmissiontothemilitary

exhibitionbecausetheywereforeigners.

A)deniedCJdeprived

B)declinedD)rejected

69.ltgavemeastrangefeelingofexcitementto

seemynamein

A)prospectC)process

B)printD)press

70.Residentswerecuttingtheir1awns,washingtheir

carsandotherwiseapleasant,sunnyday.

A)idlingawayC)chasing

away

B)takingawayD)driving

away

PartIVShortAnswerQuestions(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispartthereisashortpassage

with8questionsorincompletestatements.Rthepassage

carefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethe

statementsinfewestpossiblewords.Youranswermaybe

aword,aphrase,orashortsente.Fewestpossible

words.Youranswermaybeaword,aphrase,ora

shortsente.Writeyouranswersinthespacesprovided

ontherightofthepage.

Sportsisoneoftheworld'slargestindustries,and

mostathletesareprofessionalswhoarepaidfortheir

efforts.Becauseanathletesucceedsbyachievementonly

—notbyeconomicbgroundorfamilyconnections-sports

canbeafastroutetowealth,andmanyathletesplay

nformoneythanforlove.

Thishasnotalwaysbeentrue.Intheancient

Olympicsthewinnergotonlyawreathofleaves(橄欖

葉花環(huán)).Eventhoughthewinnersbecamenationalheroes,

thegamesremainedteurforcenturies.Athleteswon

fame,butnomoney.Astimepassed,however;the

contestsbeeincreasinglylessamateurandcitiesbeganto

hireathletestorepresentthem.BythefourthcanA.D.,

theOlympicswereruined,andtheyweresoonended.

In1896,theOlympicgameswererevived（使再度興

起）withthesamegoalofpureamacompetition.The

rulesbarathleteswhohaveeverreceiveda$50prize

oranathleticscholarsorwhohavespentfourweeks

inatrainingcamp.Atleastonecompetitorinthe

1896gamesmethesequalifications.HewasSpiridon

Loues,awatercarrierwhowonthemarathonrace,

Afterrace,arichAthenianofferedhimanythinghe

wanted.Atrueamateur,Louesacceptedonlyacartand

ahorse.Thenhegaveuprunningforever.ButLoues

wasanexceptionandnow,astheChairmanofthe

GermanOlympicCommitteesaid,“Nobodypaysany

attentiontotheserules.wManycountriespaytheir

athletestotrainyear-round,andOlympicathletesare

eagertoselltheirnamestocompaniesthatmake

everythingfromskiequipmenttofastfood.

Eventhegamesthemselveshavebecomeahuge

business.CountriesfighttoholdtheOlympicsnotonly

forhonor,butformoney.The1972gamesinMunich

costtheGermans545milliondollars,butbyselling

medalsymbols,TVrights,food,drink,hotelrooms,and

souvenirs（2己念品），theymanagedtomakeaprofit.

Appropriately,thesymbolofvictoryintheOlympicgames

isnolongerasimpleolivewreath——itisagoldmedal.

SI.Tomanypeople,sportstodayisnothing

SI.________

butSI.

S2.Whatdomostathletesoftodaygoafter?

S2.________

S2.

S3.WhatrewardcouldanancientGreekathlete

S3.________

expect?S3.

S4.BythefourthcenturyA.D.,Olympiccontests

S4.

becameincreasinglymoreS4.

thusruiningtheOlympics.

SS.WhentheOlympicgameswererevivedin

S5.________

1896,athleteswhohadreceivedspecial

trainingincampswouldbeS5.

S6.WhatdidSpiridonLouesdoafterheaccepted

S6.________

theAthenianJsgift?S6.

S7.Accordingto