2000-2006年大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案040604

2004年6月19日试卷PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread:A)Attheoffice.B)Inthewaitingroom.C)Attheairport.D)Inarestaurant.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]1.A)ThemansawMarkonthestreettwomonthsago.B)ThewomanhadforgottenMark'sphonenumberC)ThewomanmadeaphonecalltoMarkyesterday.D)Markandthewomanhadnotbeenintouchforsometime.2.A)Themanislateforthetripbecauseheisbusy.B)ThewomanisgladtomeetMr.Browninperson.C)ThemanismeetingthewomanonbehalfofMr.Brown.D)ThewomanfeelssorrythatMr.Brownisunabletocome.3.A)At10:30.C)At10:40.B)At10:25.D)At10:45.4.A)Themannolongersmokes.B)Themanisunderpressurefromhiswife.C)Themanusuallyfollowshiswife'sadvice.D)Themanrefusestolistentohisdoctor'sadvice.5.A)Movetoabigcity.C)Gobacktoschool.B)Becomeateacher.D)WorkinNewYork.6.A)Quitdeliveringflowers.C)Bringherflowerseveryday.B)Workatarestaurant.D)Leavehisjobtoworkforher.7.A)Shecanfindtherightpersontohelptheman.B)Shecanhelpthemanout.C)She'salsoinneedofatextbook.D)Shepickedupthebookfromthebusfloor.8.A)Themanwasconfusedaboutthedateoftheappointment.B)Themanwantstochangethedateoftheappointment.C)Themanisgladhe'sgotintouchwiththedoctor.D)Themancan'tcomefortheappointmentat4:15.9.A)Thetwospeakersareatalosswhattodo.B)Themanisworriedabouthisfuture.C)Thetwospeakersareseniorsatcollege.D)Thewomanregretsspendinghertimeidly.10.A)Shehaslearnedalotfromthenovel.B)Shealsofoundtheplotdifficulttofollow.C)Sheusuallyhasdifficultyrememberingnames.D)Shecanrecallthenamesofmostcharactersinthenovel.SectionBCompoundDictationDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromSItoS7withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.ForblanksnumberedfromS8toSIOyouarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.TheLibraryofCongressisAmerica’snationallibrary.Ithasmillionsofbooksandotherobjects.Ithasnewspapers,(S1)_______________________________________publicationsaswellaslettersof(S2)_________________________interest.Italsohasmaps,photographs,art(S3)____________________,movies,soundrecordingsandmusical(S4)__________________.Alltogether,ithasmorethan100millionobjects.TheLibraryofCongressisopentothepublicMondaythroughSaturday,exceptforpublicholidays.Anyonemaygothereandreadanythinginthecollection.Butnooneis(S5)_________totakebooksoutofthebuilding.TheLibraryofCongresswas(S6)__________________in1800.ItstartedwithelevenboxesofbooksinoneroomoftheCapitolbuilding.By1814,thecollectionhadincreasedtoabout3,000books.Theywereall(S7)_______________thatyearwhentheCapitolwasburneddownduringAmerica’swarwithBritain.Tohelpre-buildthelibrary,CongressboughtthebooksofPresidentThomasJefferson.Mr.Jefferson’scollectionincluded7,000booksinsevenlanguages.(S8)______________________________________________________________________.Today,threebuildingsholdthelibrary’scollection.(S9)______________________________________________________________________.Itbuyssomeofitsbooksandgetsothersasgifts.Italsogetsmaterialsthroughitscopyrightoffice.(S10)__________________________________________________________________.ThismeanstheLibraryofCongressreceivesalmosteverythingthatispublishedintheUnitedStates.PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Direction:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B)C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Aisforalwaysgettingtoworkontime.Bisforbeingextremelybusy.Cisfortheconscientious(勤勤恳恳的)wayyoudoyourjob.Youmaybeallthesethingsattheoffice,andmore.Butwhenitcomestogettingahead,expertssay,theABCsofbusinessshouldincludeaP,forpolitics,asinofficepolitics.DaleCarnegiesuggestedasmuchmorethan50yearsago:Hardworkalonedoesn'tensurecareeradvancement.Youhavetobeabletosellyourselfandyourideas,bothpubliclyandbehindthescenes.Yet,despitetheobviousrewardsofengaginginofficepolitics—abetterjob,araise,praise—manypeoplearestillunable—orunwilling—toplaythegame.Peopleassumethatofficepoliticsinvolvessomemanipulative(工于心计的)behavior,saysDeborahComer,anassistantprofessorofmanagementatHof