1998年1月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案

欧文英语编辑整理(20minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread:A)2hours.B)3hours.C)4hours.D)5hours.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D)“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]1.A)Themanwantstoattendtomorrow’sshow.B)Therearen’tanyticketsleftfortonight’sshow.欧文英语编辑整理)Therearen’tanyticketsleftfortomorrow’sshow.D)Themandoesn’twanttoattendtomorrow’sshow.2.A)Detectivestories.B)Storiesaboutjailescapes.C)Lovestories.D)Storiesaboutroyalfamilies.3.A)Itwasalonglecture,buteasytounderstand.B)Itwasnotaseasyasshehadthought.C)Itwasasdifficultasshehadexpected.D)Itwasinterestingandeasytofollow.4.A)Toputhimthroughtothedirector.B)Tohaveatalkwiththedirectorabouthiswork.C)Toarrangeanappointmentforhimwiththedirector.D)Togoandseeifthedirectorcanmeethimrightnow.5.A)Margaretwantedtoreturnsomemagazinestothewoman.B)Margaretwantedtolendsomemagazinestothewoman.C)Margaretwantedtoborrowsomemagazinesfromthewoman.D)Margaretwantedtogetsomemagazinesbackfromthewoman.6.A)Hedoesn’tcaremuchaboutit.B)Heenjoysitverymuch.C)Hedoesn’tmindeventhoughit’stedious.D)Hehatesworkingovertime.欧文英语编辑整理)Thewomandoesn’tthinkitexcitingtotravelbyair.B)They’llstayathomeduringtheholidays.C)Theyareofferedsomeplaneticketsfortheirholidays.D)They’llbeflyingsomewherefortheirvacation.8.A)Somethingwentwrongwiththebus.B)Shetooksomebodytohospital.C)Somethingpreventedherfromcatchingthebus.D)Shecameonfootinsteadoftakingabus.9.A)Doherhomework.B)Cleanthebackyard.C)Washclothes.D)Enjoythebeautifulday.10.A)Themanislookingforaplacetolivein.B)Themanhasahouseforrent.C)Thewomanisasecretary.D)Thetwospeakersareoldfriends.SectionBCompoundDictationDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Thenlistentothepassageagain.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromS1toS7withtheexactworksyouhavejustheard.ForblanksnumberedfromS8toS10youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactworks欧文英语编辑整理(S1)___________youngestcollegegraduatewhenhewas10yearsand4monthsold,earningan(S2)_____________degree.Nowat11Michael’sworkingonamaster’sdegreein(S3)___________intelligence.ButMichael’s(S4)___________hasn’talwayscomeeasy.(S5)_________hisintelligence.Hestilllacksimportantlife(S6)________________.Inoneclass,hehadtostruggletounderstand(S7)____________novels,because,hesays,“I’veneverbeeninlovebefore.”Anotherchallengewashissize.(S8)________________________________.Helikescomputerssomuch(S9)________________________________________.Hewantstomakerobotsdoalltheheavytasks.(S10)__________________________.PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Direction:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B)C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.欧文英语编辑整理’sacquisition（学会）ofeachnewskill-thefirstspokenwords,thefirstindependentsteps,orthebeginningofreadingandwriting.Itisoftentemptingtohurrythechildbeyondhisnaturallearningrate,butthiscansetupdangerousfeelingsoffailureandstatesofworryinthechild:Thismighthappenatanystage.Ababymightbeforcedtouseatoilettooearly,ayoungchildmightbeencouragedtolearntoreadbeforeheknowsthemeaningofthewordshereads.Ontheotherhand,though,ifachildisleftalonetoomuch,orwithoutanylearningopportunities,heloseshisnaturalenthusiasmforlifeandhisdesiretofindoutnewthingsforhimself.Patentsvarygreatlyintheirdegreeofstrictnesstowardstheirchildren.Somemaybeespeciallystrictinmoneymatters.Othersareseverovertimesofcominghomeatnightorpunctualityformeals.Ingeneral,thecontrolsimposedrepresenttheneedsoftheparentsandthevaluesofthecommunityasmuchasthechild’sownhappiness.Asregardsthedevelopmentofmoralstandardsinthegrowingchild,consistencyisveryimportan