2004.06英语四级真题

2004年6月四级试题PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbepause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithalinethroughthecenter.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread:A)Attheoffice.C)Attheairport.B)Inthewaitingroom.D)Inarestaurant.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)Attheofficeisthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]1.A)ThemansawMarkonthestreettwomonthsago.B)ThewomanhadforgottenMark’sphonenumber.C)ThewomanmadeaphonecalltoMarkyesterday.D)Markandthewomanhadnotbeenintouchforsometime.2.A)Themanislateforthetripbecauseheisbusy.B)ThewomanisgladtomeetMr.Browninperson.C)ThemanismeetingthewomanonbehalfofMr.Brown.D)ThewomanfeelssorrythatMr.Brownisunabletocome.3.A)At1030.B)At1025.C)At1040.D)At1045.4.A)Themannolongersmokes.B)Themanisunderpressurefromhiswife.C)Themanusuallyfollowshiswife’sadvice.D)Themanrefusestolistentohisdoctor’sadvice.5.A)Movetoabigcity.B)Becomeateacher.C)Gobacktoschool.D)WorkinNewYork.6.A)Quitdeliveringflowers.B)Workatarestaurant.C)Bringherflowerseveryday.D)Leavehisjobtoworkforher.r7.A)Shecanfindtherightpersontohelptheman.B)Shecanhelpthemanout.C)She’salsoinneedofatextbook.D)Shepickedupthebookfromthebusfloor.8.A)Themanwasconfusedaboutthedateoftheappointment.B)Themanwantstochangethedateoftheappointment.C)Themanisgladhe’sgotintouchwiththedoctor.D)Themancan’tcomefortheappointmentat415.9.A)Thetwospeakersareatalosswhattodo.B)Themanisworriedabouthisfuture.C)Thetwospeakersareseniorsatcollege.D)Thewomanregretsspendinghertimeidly.10.A)Shehaslearnedalotfromthenovel.B)Shealsofoundtheplotdifficulttofollow.C)Sheusuallyhasdifficultyrememberingnames.D)Shecanrecallthenamesofmostcharactersinthenovel.SectionBCompoundDictationDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Thenlistentothepassageagain.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromS1toS7withtheexactwordsyouharejustheard.ForblanksnumberedS8toS10youarerequiredtofillinmissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinpourownwords.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)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Aisforalwaysgettingtoworkontime.Bisforbeingextremelybusy.Cisfortheconscientious(勤勤恳恳的)wayyoudoyourjob.Youmaybeallthesethingsattheoffice,andmore.Butwhenitcomestogettingahead,expertssay,theABCsofbusinessshouldincludeaP,forpolitics,asinofficepolitics.DaleCarnegiesuggestedasmuchmorethan50yearsagohardworkalonedoesn’tensurecareeradvancement.Youhavetobeabletosellyourselfandyourideas,bothpubliclyandbehindthescenes.Yet,despitetheobviousrewardsofengaginginofficepolitics—abetterjob,araise,praise—manypeoplearestillunable—orunwilling—toplaythegame.Peopleassumethatofficepoliticsinvolvessomemanipulative(工于心计的)behavior,saysDeborahComer,anassistantprofessorofmanagementatHofstraUniversity.Butpoliticsderivesfromtheword“polite”.Itcanmeanlobbyingandformingassociations.Itcanmeanbeingkindandhelpful,oreventryingtopleaseyoursuperior,andthenexpectingsomethinginreturn.Infact,toda