2001年6月英语四级试题及答案

华工百步梯学习时代第1页共14页2001年6月CET-4真题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.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]1.A)Amathteacherandhiscolleague.B)Ateacherandhisstudent.C)Alibrarianandastudent.D)Astudentandhisclassmate.2.A)Tonythoughttheexperimentwaswelldone.B)Tonyfinishedtheexperimentlastnight.C)Tonycouldnotcontinuetheexperiment.D)Tonyhadexpectedtheexperimenttobeeasier.3.A)Shewantstosavemoneytobuyapiano.B)Thepresentapartmentistooexpensive.C)Shecan’tputupwiththenoise.D)Shehadfoundajobinaneighbouringarea.4.A)HehasmadegreatprogressinhisEnglish.B)HeisnotveryinterestedinEnglishsongs.C)Heisastudentofthemusicdepartment.华工百步梯学习时代第2页共14页D)HeisnotveryenthusiasticabouthisEnglishlessons.5.A)InacarB)Onthestreet.C)Inarestaurant.D)Athome.6.A)Hisinjurykepthimathome.B)Hewastooweaktoseethedoctor.C)Hedidn’tthinkitnecessary.D)Hefailedtomakeanappointment.7.A)5:10.B)5:00.C)4:30.D)5:15.8.A)Themanistalkingwithhisboss.B)Themanneedshelp.C)Themaniscomplaining.D)Themanlikeshisjob.9.A)Wearanewdress.B)Attendaparty.C)Goshopping.D)Makeasilkdress.10.A)Heexaggeratedhispart.B)Heplayedhispartquitewell.C)Hewasnotdramaticenough.D)Heperformedbetterthanthesecretary.SectionBCompoundDictationDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromS1toS7withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.ForblanksnumberedfromS8toS10youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Ifyouareayoungcollegestudent,mostofyourconcernsaboutyourhealthandhappinessinlifeareprobably(S1)_____________________onthepresent.华工百步梯学习时代第3页共14页Basically,youwanttofeelgoodphysically,mentally,and(S2)________________________now.Youprobablydon’tspendmuchtimeworryingaboutthe(S3)_____________________________future,suchaswhetheryouwilldevelopheartdisease,or(S4)________________________,howyouwilltakecareofyourselfinyour(S5)_________________________________years,orhowlongyouaregoingtolive.Suchthoughtsmayhave(S6)___________________________yourmindonceinawhile.However,ifyouareinyourthirties,forties,fifties,orolder,suchhealth-relatedthoughtsarelikelytobecome(S7)_____________________________importanttoyou.(S8)______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________thatwillhelpyoufeelbetterphysicallyandmentally.Recentlyresearchershavefoundthat,eveninlateadulthood,exercise,strengthtrainingwithweights,andbetterfoodcanhelpelderlyindividualssignificantlyimprovetheirhealthandaddhappinesstotheirlife.(S9)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________,givingustheopportunitytoavoidsomeofthehealthproblemsthathavetroubledthem(S10)____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Direction:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B)C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:PeoplelivingonpartsofthesouthcoastofEnglandfaceaseriousproblem.In1993,theownersofalargehotelandofseveralhousesdiscovered,totheirhorror,thattheirgardenshaddisappearedovernight.Theseahadeateninto华工百步梯学习时代第4页共14页thesoftlimestonecliffsonwhichtheyhadbeenbuilt.Whileexpertswerestudyingtheproblem,thehotelandseveralhousesdisappearedaltogether,slidingdownthecliffandintothesea.Erosion（侵蚀）ofthewhitecliffsalongthesouthcoastofEnglandhasalwaysbeenaproblembutithasbecomemoreseriousinrecentyears.Dozensofhomeshavehadtobeabandonedastheseahascreptfartherandfartherinland.Expertshavestudiedtheareasmostaffectedandhavedrawnupamapforlocalpeople,forecastingtheyearinwhichtheirhomeswillbeswallowedupbythehungrysea.Angryownershavecalle