2003年6月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案

爆点英语(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)AtatheatreB)Atabookingoffice.C)Atarailwaystation.D)Atarestaurant.2.A)Themanisinvitingthewomantodinner.B)Thewomanistoobusytojointhemanfordinner.C)ThewomanisafriendoftheStevensons’.D)ThemanisgoingtovisittheStevensons’.3.A)Theprofessor’spresentationwasnotconvincingenough.B)Theprofessor’slecturenotesweretoocomplicated.C)Theprofessorspokewithastrongaccent.D)Theprofessorspoketoofast.4.A)Thefurnishedapartmentwasinexpensive.B)Theapartmentwasprovidedwithsomeoldfurniture.C)ThefurnitureunthemarketwasonsaleeverySunday.D)Thefurnitureheboughtwasverycheap.5.A)Themanisthinkingabouttakinganewjob.B)Themanlikesajobthatenableshimtotravel.C)Themanissurethathewillgainmorebytakingthejob.D)Themandoesn’twanttostayhomeandtakecareoftheirchild.6.A)TaketheGREtestagainin8weeks.B)Calltocheckhisscores.爆点英语)Bepatientandwait.D)Inquirewhenthetestscoresarereleased.7.A)ShereaditselectivelyB).ShewentoveritchapterbychapterC).ShereaditslowlyD)Shefinisheditatastretch.8.A)Hewaskeptinhospitalforalongtime.B)Hewasslightlyinjuredinatrafficaccident.C)Hewasseriouslywoundedinamineexplosion.D)Hewasfinedforspeeding.9.A)Waitforataxi.B)Buysomefood.C)Goonatrip.D)Booktraintickets.10.A)It’snotashardasexpected.B)It’stootoughforsomestudents.C)It’smuchmoredifficultthanpeoplethink.D)It’sbelievedtobethehardestoptionalcourse.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageoneQuestion11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.11.A)Anxiousandworried.B)Proudandexcited.C)Nervousandconfused.D)Inspiredandconfident.12.A)Hisfatherscoldedhimseverely.B)Hisfathertookbackthesixdollars.C)Hisfathermadehimdothecuttingagain.D)Hisfathercuttheleaveshimself.13.A)Onecanbenefitalotfromworkingwithhisfather.B)Manuallabourersshouldn’tbelookeddownupon.C)Oneshouldalwaysdohisjobearnestly.D)Teenagerstendtobecareless.PassageTwoQuestions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.爆点英语)Heranavillageshop.B)Heworkedonafarm.C)Heworkedinanadvertisingagency.D)Hewasagardener.15.A)Itwasstressful.B)Itwascolorful.C)Itwaspeaceful.D)Itwasboring.16.A)Hisdesiretostarthisownbusiness.B)Thecrisisinhisfamilylife.C)Thedeclineinhishealth.D)Hisdreamoflivinginthecountryside.PassageThreeQuestions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.17.A)Becausetherearenosignstodirectthem.B)Becausenotourguidesareavailable.C)Becauseallthebuildingsinthecitylookalike.D)Becausetheuniversityiseverywhereinthecity.18.A)Theysettheirownexams.B)Theyselecttheirownstudents.C)Theyawardtheirowndegrees.D)Theyorganizetheirownlaboratorywork.19.A)Mostofthemhavealonghistory.B)Manyofthemarespecializedlibraries.C)Theyhousemorebooksthananyotheruniversitylibrary.D)TheyeachhaveacopyofeverybookpublishedinBritain.20.A)Veryfewofthemareengagedinresearch.B)Theywerenotawardeddegreesuntil1948.C)Theyhaveoutnumberedmalestudents.D)Theywerenottreatedequallyuntil1881.PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Direction:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B)C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Onaverage,Americankidsages3to12spent29hoursaweekinschool,eighthoursmorethantheydidin1981.Theyalsodidmorehouseholdworkandparticipatedinmoreofsuch爆点英语(芭蕾舞).Involvementinsports,inparticular,rosealmost50%from1981to1997:boysnowspendanaverageoffourhoursaweekplayingsports;girlsloghalfthattime.Allinall,however,children’sleisuretimedroppedfrom40%ofthedayin1981to25%.“Childrenareaffectedbythesametimecrunch(危机)thataffectstheirparents,”saysSandraHofferth,whoheadedtherecentstudyofchildren’stimetable.Achiefreason,shesays,isthatmoremothersareworkingoutsidethehome.(Nevertheless,childreninbothdouble-incomeand“malebreadwinner”householdsspentcomparablemountsoftimeinteractingwiththeirparents,19hoursand22hoursrespectively.Incontrast,c