2002年1月大学英语四级考试试题
2002年1月份大学英语四级考试
试卷一
Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations.
At the end of each conversa-tion, a question will be asked about
what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be
spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause.
During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A),
B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark
the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line
through the centre.
Example: You will hear:
You will read:
A) At the office.
B) In the waiting room.
C) At the airport.
D) In a restaurant.
From the conversation we know that the two were talking about
some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely
to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) "At the
office" is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the
Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.
Sample Answer [-A-] [B] [C] [D]
1. A) She has to
post a letter instead.
B) She has to turn down the man's request.
C) She's not sure if the computer is fixed.
D) She can't send the message right now.
2. A) He didn't
get the book he needed.
B) He had no idea where the book was.
C) The library is closed on weekends.
D) He was not allowed to check out the book.
3. A) Play a tape
recorder. C) Repair a typewriter.
B) Take a picture. D) Start a car.
4. A) The woman
rejected the man's apology.
B) The woman appreciated the man's offer.
C) The man had forgotten the whole thing.
D) The man had hurt the woman's feelings.
5. A) The woman
is meeting the man at the airport.
B) They are complaining about the poor airport service.
C) They are discussing their plan for Christmas.
D) The man is seeing the woman off.
6. A) She plans
to go to graduate school.
B) She will drop out of school.
C) She will stop working and concentrate on her studies.
D) She will take a part-time job.
7. A) He needs
another job as research assistant.
B) He asked Professor Williams for assistance.
C) He assists Professor Williams with his teaching.
D) He is doing research with Professor Williams.
8. A) She thought
there were no tickets left for the show.
B) She thought the seats on the left side were fully occupied.
C) The show was planned a long time ago.
D) The audience were deeply impressed by the show.
9. A) Mr. Long's
briefing was unnecessarily long.
B) The woman should have been more attentive.
C) Mr. Long's briefing was not relevant to the mission.
D) The woman needn't have attended the briefing.
10. A) In a bank. C)
In a clothing store.
B) In a school. D) In a barbershop.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages.
At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both
the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After
you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the
four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding
letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) Because the bird couldn't repeat his master's name.
B) Because the bird screamed all day long.
C) Because the bird uttered the wrong word.
D) Because the bird failed to say the name of the town.
12. A) The cruel
master. C) The pet bird.
B) The man in the kitchen. D) The fourth chicken.
13. A) The bird
had finally understood his threat.
B) The bird managed to escape from the chicken house.
C) The bird had learned to scream back at him.
D) The bird was living peacefully with the chickens.
Passage Two
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. A) They are kept in open prisons.
B) They are allowed out of the prison grounds.
C) They are ordered to do cooking and cleaning.
D) They are a small portion of the prison population.
15. A) Some of
their prisoners are allowed to study or work outside prisons.
B) Most of their prisoners are expected to work.
C) Their prisoners are often sent to special centers for skill
training.
D) Their prisoners are allowed freedom to visit their families.
16. A) They are
encouraged to do maintenance for the training centre.
B) Most of them get paid for their work.
C) They have to cook their own meals.
D) They can choose to do community work.
Passage Three
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17. A) Because they have a driving license.
B) Because they have received special training.
C) Because the traffic conditions in London are good.
D) Because the traffic system of the city is not very complex.
18. A) Two to four
months. C) At least half a year.
B) About three weeks. D) Two years or more.
19. A) Government
officers are hard to please.
B) The learner has to go through several tough tests.
C) The learner usually fails several times before he passes
it.
D) The driving test usually lasts two months.
20. A) They don't
want their present bosses to know what they're doing.
B) They want to earn money from both jobs.
C) They cannot earn money as taxi drivers yet.
D) They look forward to further promotion.
Part II Reading
Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage
is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For
each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding
letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.
Some pessimistic experts feel that the automobile is bound
to fall into disuse. They see a day in the not-too-distant future
when all autos will be abandoned and allowed to rust. Other
authorities, however, think the auto is here to stay. They hold
that the car will remain a leading means of urban travel in
the foreseeable future.
The motorcar will undoubtedly change significantly over the
next 30 years. It should become smaller, safer, and more economical,
and should not be powered by the gasoline engine. The car of
the future should be far more pollution-free than present types.
Regardless of its power source, the auto in the future will
still be the main problem in urbantraffic congestion (拥挤). One
proposed solution to this problem is the automated highway system.
When the auto enters the highway system, a retractable (可伸缩的)
arm will drop from the
auto and make contact with a rail, which is similar to those
powering subway trains electrically.
Once attached to the rail, the car will become electrically
powered from the system, and control of the vehicle will pass
to a central computer. The computer will then monitor all of
the car's move-ments.
The driver will use a telephone to dial instructions about
his destination into the system. The computer will calculate
the best route, and reserve space for the car all the way to
the correct exit from the highway. The driver will then be free
to relax and wait for the buzzer (蜂鸣器) that will warn him of
his coming exit. It is estimated that an automated highway will
be able to handle 10,000 vehicles per hour, compared with the
1,500 to 2,000 vehicles that can be carried by a present-day
highway.
21. One significant
improvement in the future car will probably be________.
A) its power source C) its monitoring system
B) its driving system D) its seating capacity
22. What is the
author's main concern?
A) How to render automobiles pollution-free.
B) How to make smaller and safer automobiles.
C) How to solve the problem of traffic jams.
D) How to develop an automated subway system.
23. What provides
autos with electric power in an automated highway system?
A) A rail. C) A retractable arm.
B) An engine. D) A computer controller.
24. In an automated
highway system, all the driver needs to do is _______.
A) keep in the right lane
B) wait to arrive at his destination
C) keep in constant touch with the computer center
D) inform the system of his destination by phone
25. What is the
author's attitude toward the future of autos?
A) Enthusiastic. C) Optimistic.
B) Pessimistic. D) Cautious.
Passage Two
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
Foxes and farmers have never got on well. These small dog-like
animals have long been
accused of killing farm animals. They are officially classified
as harmful and farmers try to keep their numbers down by shooting
or poisoning them.
Farmers can also call on the services of their local hunt
to control the fox population. Hunting consists of pursuing
a fox across the countryside, with a group of specially trained
dogs, followed by men and women riding horses. When the dogs
eventually catch the fox they kill it or a hunter shoots it.
People who take part in hunting think of it as a sport; they
wear a special uniform of red coats and white trousers, and
follow strict codes of behavior. But owning a horse and hunting
regularly is expensive, so most hunters are wealthy.
It is estimated that up to 100,000 people watch or take part
in fox hunting. But over the lastcouple of decades the number
of people opposed to fox hunting, because they think it is brutal
(残酷的), has risen sharply. Nowadays it is rare for a hunt to
pass off without some kind of confrontation (冲突) between hunters
and hunt saboteurs (阻拦者). Sometimes these incidents lead to
violence, but mostly saboteurs interfere with the hunt by misleading
riders and disturbing the trail of the fox's smell, which the
dogs follow.
Noisy confrontations between hunters and saboteurs have become
so common that they are almost as much a part of hunting as
the pursuit of foxes itself. But this year supporters of fox
hunting face a much bigger threat to their sport. A Labour Party
Member of the Parliament, Mike Foster, is trying to get Parliament
to approve a new law which will make the hunting of wild animals
with dogs illegal. If the law is passed, wild animals like foxes
will be protected under the ban in Britain.
26. Rich people
in Britain have been hunting foxes
A) for recreation C) to limit the fox population
B) in the interests of the farmers D) to show of ftheir
wealth
27. What is special
about fox hunting in Britain?
A) It involves the use of a deadly poison.
B) It is a costly event which rarely occurs.
C) The hunters have set rules to follow.
D) The hunters have to go through strict training.
28. Fox hunting
opponents often interfere in the game________.
A) by resorting to violence C) by taking legal action
B) by confusing the fox hunters D) by demonstrating
on the scene
29. A new law may
be passed by the British Parliament to________.
A) prohibit farmers from hunting foxes
B) forbid hunting foxes with dogs
C) stop hunting wild animals in the countryside
D) prevent large-scale fox hunting
30. It can be inferred
from the passage that ________.
A) killing foxes with poison is illegal
B) limiting the fox population is unnecessary
C) hunting foxes with dogs is considered cruel and violent
D) fox-hunting often leads to confrontation between the poor
and the rich
Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
For an increasing number of students at American universities,
Old is suddenly in. The reason is obvious: the graying of America
means jobs. Coupled with the aging of the baby-boom ( 生育高峰)
generation, a longer life span means that the nation's elderly
population is bound to expand significantly over the next 50
years. By 2050, 25 percent of all Americans will be older than
65, up from 14 percent in 1995. The change poses profound questions
for government and society, of course. But it also creates career
opportunities in medicine and health professions, and in law
and business as well. "In addition to the doctors, we're
going to need more sociologists, biologists, urban planners
and specialized lawyers," says Professor Edward Schneider
of the University of Southern California's (USC) School of Gerontology
(老年学).
Lawyers can specialize
in "elder law," which covers everything from trusts
and estates to nursing-home abuse and age discrimination (歧视).
Businessmen see huge opportunities in the elder market because
the baby boomers, 74 million strong, are likely to be the wealthiest
group of retirees in human history. "Any student who combines
an expert knowledge in gerontology with, say, an MBA or law
degree will have a license to print money," one professor
says.
Margarite Santos
is a 21-year-old senior at USC. She began college as a biology
major but found she was "really bored with bacteria."So
she took a class in gerontology and discovered that she liked
it. She says, "I did volunteer work in retirement homes
and it was very satisfying."
31. "… Old
is suddenly in" (Line 1, Para. 1) most probably means"______".
A) America has suddenly become a nation of old people
B) gerontology has suddenly become popular
C) more elderly professors are found on American campuses
D) American colleges have realized the need of enrolling older
students
32. With the aging
of America, lawyers can benefit ______.
A) from the adoption of the "elder law"
B) from rendering special services to the elderly
C) by enriching their professional knowledge
D) by winning the trust of the elderly to promote their own
interests
33. Why can businessmen
make money in the emerging elder market?
A) Retirees are more generous in spending money.
B) They can employ more gerontologists.
C) The elderly possess an enormous purchasing power.
D) There are more elderly people working than before.
34. Who can make
big money in the new century according to the passage?
A) Retirees who are business-minded.
B) The volunteer workers in retirement homes.
C) College graduates with an MBA or law degree.
D) Professionals with a good knowledge of gerontology.
35. It can be seen
from the passage that the expansion of America's elderly population
________.
A) will provide good job opportunities in many areas
B) will impose an unbearable burden on society
C) may lead to nursing home abuse and age discrimination
D) will create new fields of study in universities
Passage Four
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
The decline in moral standards-which has long concerned social
analysts-has at last captured the attention of average Americans.
And Jean Bethke Elshtain, for one, is glad.
The fact that
ordinary citizens are now starting to think seriously about
the nation's moral climate, says this ethics (伦理学) professor
at the University of Chicago, is reason to hope that new ideas
will come forward to improve it.
But the challenge is not to be underestimated. Materialism
and individualism in American society are the biggest obstacles.
"The thought that 'I'm in it for me' has become deeply
rooted in the national consciousness," Ms. Elshtain says.
Some of this can be attributed to the disintegration of traditional
communities, in which neighbors looked out for one another,
she says. With today's greater mobility and with so many couples
working, those bonds have been weakened, replaced by a greater
emphasis on self.
In a 1996 poll of Americans, loss of morality topped the list
of the biggest problems facing the U.S. And Elshtain says the
public is correct to sense that: Data show that Americans are
struggling with problems unheard of in the 1950s, such as classroom
violence and a high rate of births to unmarried mothers.
The desire for a higher moral standard is not a lament (挽歌)
for some nonexistent "golden age," Elshtain says,
nor is it a wishful ( 一厢情愿的 ) longing for a time that denied
opportunities to women and minorities. Most people, in fact,
favor the lessening of prejudice.
Moral decline will not be reversed until people frnd ways
to counter the materialism in society,she says. "Slowly,
you recognize that the things that matter are those that can't
be bought."
36. Professor Elshtain
is pleased to see that Americans________.
A) have adapted to a new set of moral standards
B) are longing for the return of the good old days
C) have realized the importance of material things
D) are awakening to the lowering of their moral standards
37. The moral decline
of American society is caused mainly by
A) its growing wealth
B) the self-centeredness of individuals
C) underestimating the impact of social changes
D) the prejudice against women and minorities
38. Which of the
following characterizes the traditional communities?
A) Great mobility. C) Emphasis on individual effort.
B) Concern for one's neighbors. D) Ever-weakening social
bonds.
39. In the 1950s,
classroom violence
A) was something unheard of C) attracted a lot of public
attention
B) was by no means a rare occurrence D) began to appear
in analysts' data
40. According to
Elshtain, the current moral decline may be reversed
A) if people can return to the "golden age"
B) when women and men enjoy equal rights
C) when people rid themselves of prejudice
D) if less emphasis is laid on material things
Part III Vocabulary
and Structure (20 minutes)
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part.
For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and
D). Choose the ONE answer that best compl-etes the sentence.
Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with
a single line through the centre.
41. By the time
you get to New York, I _______for London.
A) would be leaving C) have already left
B) am leaving D) shall have left
42. The article
suggests that when a person _______ under unusual stress he
should be especially careful to have a well-balanced diet.
A) is C) be
B) were D) was
43. The lawyer
advised him to drop the _______, since he stands little chance
to win.
A) event C) case
B) incident D) affair
44. Sometimes children
have trouble _______fact from fiction and may believe that such
things actually exist.
A) to separate C) for separating
B) separating D) of separating
45. He is quite
sure that it's ________ impossible for him to fulfill the task
within two days.
A) absolutely C) fully
B) exclusively D) roughly
46. There was a
big hole in the road which ________ the traffic.
A) set back C) held up
B) stood back D) kept down
47. Many a delegate
was in favor of his proposal that a special committee _______
to investigate
the incident.
A) were set up C) be set up
B) was set up D) set up
48. In the Chinese
household, grandparents and other relatives play ________ roles
in raising children.
A) incapable C) insensible
B) indispensable D) infinite
49. Eye contact
is important because wrong contact may create a communication
________.
A) tragedy C) question
B) vacuum D) barrier
50. There was such
a long line at the exhibition ________ we had to wait for about
half an hour.
A) as C) so
B) that D) hence
51. There is no
_______ to the house from the main road.
A) access C) exposure
B) avenue D) edge
52. ________ energy
under the earth must be released in one form or another, for
example, an earthquake.
A) Accumulated C) Assembled
B) Gathered D) Collected
53. He wasn't appointed
chairman of the committee, ________ not very popular with all
its
members.
A) to be considered C) being considered
B) considering D) having considered
54. The twentieth
century has witnessed an enormous worldwide political, economic
and cultural
A) tradition C) transmission
B) transportation D) transformation
55. The ________
stuck on the envelope says "By Air".
A) diagram C) signal
B) label D) mark
56. Mobile telecommunications
________ is expected to double in Shanghai this year as a result
of a contract signed between the two companies.
A) capacity C) possession
B) potential D) impact
57. Reading ________
the lines, I would say that the Government are more worried
than they will admit.
A) behind C) along
B) between D) among
58. My brother's
plans are very ________; he wants to master English, French
and Spanish before
he is sixteen.
A) arbitrary C) ambitious
B) aggressive D) abundant
59. Things might
have been much worse if the mother _______ on her right to keep
the baby.
A) has been insisting C) would insist
B) had insisted D) insisted
60. The statistical
figures in that report are not ________ . You should not refer
to them.
A) accurate C) delicate
B) fixed D) rigid
61. Contrast may
make something appear more beautiful than it is when ________
alone.
A) seen C) to be seen
B) is seen D) having been seen
62. The football
game comes to you ________ from New York.
A) lively C) live
B) alive D) living
63. None of us
expected the chairman to ________at the party. We thought he
was still in hospital.
A) turn in C) turn up
B) turn over D) turn down
64. The mother
didn't know who ________ for the broken glass.
A) blamed C) to blame
B) be blamed D) would blame
65. He ________
to his customers and halved the price.
A) leaked C) quoted
B) drew D) yielded
66. Tryon was extremely
angry, but cool-headed enough to ________ storming into the
boss's office.
A) prevent C) turn
B) prohibit D) avoid
67. All flights
________ because of the terrible weather, they had to go there
by train.
A) having been canceled C) having canceled
B) had been canceled D) were canceled
68. The author
of the report is well ________ with the problems in the hospital
because he has been working there for many years.
A) informed C) enlightened
B) acquainted D) acknowledged
69. The boy spent
as much time watching TV as he ________ studying.
A) does C) was
B) had D) did
70. The ship's
generator broke down, and the pumps had to be operated ________
instead of mechanically.
A) manually C) automatically
B) artificially D) synthetically
Part IV Cloze (15
minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For
each blank there are four choices
marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You
should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then
mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single
line through the centre.
One summer night,
on my way home from work I decided to see a movie. I knew the
theatre would be air-conditioned and I couldn't face my 71 apartment.
Sitting in the theatre I had to look through the 72 between
the two tall heads in front of me. I had to keep changing the
73 every time she leaned over to talk to him, 74 he leaned over
to kiss her. Why do Americans display such 75 in a public place?
I thought the movie would be good for my English, but 76 it
turned out, it was an Italian movie. 77 about an hour I decided
to give up on the movie and 78 on my popcorn ( 爆玉米花 ). I've
never understood why they give you so much popcorn! It tasted
pretty good, 79 . After a while I heard 80 more of the romantic-sounding
Italians. I just heard the 81 of the popcorn crunching ( 咀嚼
) between my teeth. My thought started to 82 . I remembered
when I was in South Korea (韩国 ), I 83 to watch Kojak on TV frequently.
He spoke perfect Korean - I was really amazed. He seemed like
a good friend to me, 84 _ I saw him again in New York speaking
85 . English instead of perfect Korean. He didn't even have
a Korean accent and I 86 like I had been betrayed. When our
family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us
spoke any English. 87 we had begun to learn a few words, my
mother suggested that we all should speak English at home. Everyone
agreed, but our house became very 88 and we all seemed to avoid
each other. We sat at the dinner table in silence, preferring
that to 89 . in a difficult language. Mother tried to say something
in English but it 90 out all wrong and we all burst into laughter
and decided to forget it! We've been speaking Korean at home
ever since.
71. A) warm C)
heated B) hot D) cool
72. A) crack C) break B) blank D) opening
73. A) aspect C) space B) view D) angle
74. A) while C) or B) whenever D) and
75. A) attraction C) affection B) attention D) motion
76. A) since C) what B) when D) as
77. A) Within C) For B) After D) Over
78. A) concentrate C) fix B) chew D) taste
79. A) too C) though B) still D) certainly
80. A) much C) no B) any D) few
81. A) voice C) rhythm B) sound D) tone
82. A) wonder C) imagine B) wander D) depart
83. A) enjoyed C) turned B) happened D) used
84. A)until C) then B) because D) therefore
85. A) artificial C) perfect B) informal D) practical
86. A) felt C) seemed B) looked D) appeared
87. ,A) While C) Before B) If D) Once
88. A) empty C) stiff B) quiet D) calm
89. A) telling C) saying B) uttering D) speaking
90. A) worked C) came B) got D) made
试卷二
Part V Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to
write a composition on the topic:
A Letter to the University President about the Canteen
Service on Campus You should write at least 100 words, and base
your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:
假设你是李明，请你就本校食堂的状况给校长写一封信，内容应涉及食堂的饭菜质量、价格、环境、服务等，可以是表扬，可以是批评建议，也可以兼而有之。
January 12th, 2002
Dear Mr. President,
