1999年1月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案

沪江英语编辑整理(20minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Example:Youwillhear.'Youwillread:A)Attheoffice.B)Inthewaitingroom.C)Attheairport.D)Inarestaurant.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisconversationismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)Attheofficeisthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]1、A)Hewatchedtelevisionwithhisfriend.B)Hestayedathometalkingwithhisfriend.C)Hewenttoseeafilmwithhisfriend.D)Hewenttoseehisschoolmate.2、A)Whenthemeetingistobeheld.B)Whoaregoingtoattendthemeeting.沪江英语编辑整理)Wherethemeetingistobeheld.D)What’stobediscussedatthemeeting.3、A)ThenecessityofwritingtoMr.Johnson.B)WhoisgoingtocontactMr.Johnson.C)ThearrangementoftheWednesdaymeeting.D)WheretheyaregoingtomeetMr.Johnson.4、A)Jackbroughtthetapetotheparty.B)ThetapehadbeenreturnedtoPaul.C)Thetapewasmissing.D)JacklenthistapetoPaul.5、A)Themanwantstoreservearoom.B)Themanreservedaroomsometimeago.C)Themanhasbookedaroomwithnobath.D)Themanwantstobuyaflatonthesecondfloor.6、A)Botheditionsarethesamepricenow.B)Ithastwoeditionswiththesamecover.C)Thepaperbackeditionisonsale.D)Thehardcovereditionismoreexpensive.沪江英语编辑整理、A)HisTVsetsareallofthesamebrand.B)Hedoesn’thavethenewestmodelsrightnow.C)HehasthebestTVsetsforsale.D)HisTVsetshaveagoodsale.8、A)Hemusthandinareportaboutthemuseum.B)Hehasalreadyvisitedthemuseum.C)Hehastoreadahistorybook.D)Heistoobusytogowithher.9、A)Theyarerewarding.B)Theyareentertaining.C)Theyareboring.D)Theyaretime-consuming.10、A)Asunnyday.B)Araincoat.C)Anattractivehut.D)Alovelyhat.11、A)Shesatbackandrelaxed.B)Shedecidedtoretire.沪江英语编辑整理)Sheentereduniversity.D)SheworkedoutanewEnglishprogram.12、A)8years.B)20years.C)16years.D)30years.13、A)Bringagreatdealofusefulexperiencetotheuniversity.B)Improvehumanrelationshipsintheuniversity.C)Bringafearofagingamongyoungstudentsonthecampus.D)Improvethereputationoftheuniversity.14、A)SheislearningEnglishandDrama.B)Sheislearninghowtomakesoundjudgments.C)Sheislearninghowtoteachminoritystudents.D)Sheislearningtoperceive,nottojudge.15、A)Thedifferencebetweenclassicalmusicandrockmusic.B)Whyclassicalmusicispopularwithmathstudents.C)Theeffectsofmusicontheresultsofmathtests.D)Howtoimproveyourreasoningability.沪江英语编辑整理、A)Becauseitstimulatesyournerveactivity.B)Becauseitkeepsyoucalm.C)Becauseitstrengthensyourmemory.D)Becauseitimprovesyourproblemsolvingstrategies.17、A)Pianomusiccouldinterferewithyourreasoningability.B)Theeffectsofmusicdonotlastlong.C)Themoreyoulistentomusic,thehigheryourtestscoreswillbe.D)Music,whetherclassicalorrock,helpsimproveyourmemory.18、A)Todrivethecarautomatically.B)Tomeasurethedriver’spulse.C)Topreventcaraccidents.D)Tomonitorthedriver’shealth.19、A)Itsendsoutsignalsforhelp.B)Itsoundsanalarmtowarnthedriver.C)Ittakesoverthedrivingimmediately.D)Itstopsthecarautomatically.20、A)Itmonitorsthesignalstransmittedfromthedriver’sbrain.沪江英语编辑整理)Itcanmeasurethedriver’salcohollevelintheblood.C)Itcanquickenthedriver’sresponsetoemergencies.D)Itbasesitsanalysisonthedriver’sheartbeat.PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Theviewoveravalleyofatinyvillagewiththatched（草盖的）roofcottagesaroundachurch;adrivethroughanarrowvillagestreetlineswiththatchedcottagespaintedpinkorwhite;thesightinpartsofEngland.MostpeoplewillagreethatthethatchedroofisanessentialpartoftheattractionoftheEnglishcountryside.ThatchingisinfacttheoldestofallthebuildingcraftspracticedintheBritishIsles（英论诸岛）.Althoughthatchhasalwaysbeenusedforcottageandfarmbuildings,itwasonceusedforcastlesandchurches,too.Thatchingisasolitary（独自的）craft,whichoftenrunsinfamilies.ThecraftofthatchingasitispracticedtoadyhaschangedverylittlesincetheMiddleAges.Over800full-timethatchersareemployedinEnglandandWalestoday,maintainingandrenewingtheoldroofsaswellasthatchingnewerhouses.Manypropertyownerschoosethatchnotonlyforitsbeautybutbecausetheyknowitwillkeepthemcoolinsummerandwarminwinter.Infact,ifwelookatdevelopingcountries,overhalftheworldlivesunderthatch,buttheyalldoitindiffe