大学英语四级考试试题真题-2000年6月/上

Part I  Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Section A
Diretions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, 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 is not interested in the article.
  B) She has given the man much trouble.
  C) She would like to have a copy of the article.
  D) She doesn't want to take the trouble to read the article.
2.A)He saw the big tower he visited on TV.
  B) He has visited the TV tower twice.
  C) He has visited the TV tower once.
  D) He will visit the TV tower in June.
3.A) The woman has trouble getting along with the professor.
  B) The woman regrets having taken up much of the professor's time.
  C) The woman knows the professor has been busy.
  D) The woman knows the professor has run into trouble.
4.A) He doesn't enjoy business trips as much as he used to.
  B) He doesn't think he is capable of doing the job.
  C) He thinks the pay is too low to support his family.
  D) He wants to spend more time with his family.
5 A)The man thought the essay was easy.
  B) They both had a hard time writing the essay.
  C) The woman thought the essay was easy.
  D) Neigther of them has finished the assignment yet.
6.A) In the park.            B) Between two buildings.
  C) In his apartment.       D) Under a huge tree.
7.A) It's awfully dull.      B) It's really exciting.
  C) It's very exhausting.   D) It's quite challenging.
8.A) A movie.                B) A lecture.            C) A play.           D) A speech.
9.A) The weather is mild compared to the past years.
  B) They are having the coldest winter ever.
  C) The weather will soon get warmer.
  D) The weather may get even colder.
10.A) A mystery story.
   B) The hiring of a shop assistant.
   C) The search for a reliable witness.
   D) An unsolved case of robbery.
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 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11.A) They want to change the way English is taught.
   B) They learn English to find wella2paid jobs.
   C) They want to have an upa2to date knowledge of English.
   D) They know clearly what they want to learn.
12.A) Professionals.
   B) College students.
   C) Beginners.
   D) Intermediate learners.
13.A) Courses for doctors.
   B) Courses for businessmen.
   C) Courses for reporters.
   D) Courses for lawyers.
14.A) Three groups of learners.
   B) The importance of business English.
   C) English for Specific Purposes.
   D) Features of English for different purposes.
Passage Two
Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
15.A) To show off their wealth.
   B) To feel good.
   C) To regain their memory.
   D) To be different from others.
16.A) To help solve their psychological problems.
   B) To play games with them.
   C) To send them to the hospital.
   D) To make them aware of its harmfulness.
17.A) They need care and affection.
   B) They are fond of rounda2thea2world trips.
   C) They are mostly from broken families.
   D) They are likely to commit crimes.
Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18.A) Because it was too heavy.
   B) Because it did not bend easily.
   C) Because it did not shoot far.
   D) Because its string was short.
19.A) It went out of use 300 years ago.
   B) It was invented after the shortbow
   C) It was discovered before fire and the wheel.
   D) It's still in use today.
20.A) They are accurate and easy to pull.
   B) Their shooting range is 40 yards.
   C) They are usually used indoors.
   D) They took 100 years to develop.

Part II  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 completes the sentence. then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
21. As we can no longer wait for the delivery of our order, we have to _______it.
    A) postpone         B) refuse         C) delay         D) cancel
22. these books, which you can get at any bookshop, will give you _______ you need.
    A) all the information                B) all the informations
    C) all of information                 D) all of the informations
23. Not until the game had begun_______ at the sports ground.
    A) had he arrived                     B) would he have arrived
    C) did he arrive                      D) should he have arrived
24. Young people are not _______ to stand and look at works of art; they want art they can participate in.
    A) conservative     B) content        C) confident      D) generous
25. Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been unfairly criticized and argue that the power of the medium is _______.
    A) granted          B) implied        C) exaggerated    D) remedied
26. These surveys indicate that many crimes go _______ by the police, mainly  because not all victims report them.
    A) unrecorded    B) to be unrecorded  C) unrecording  D) to have been unrecorded
27. I have no objection _______ your story again.
    A) to hear          B) to hearing     C) to having heard D) to have heard
28. The clothes a person wears may express his _______ or social position.
    A) curiosity        B) status         C) determination  D) significance
29. By law, when one makes a large purchase, he should have _______ opportunity to change his mind.
    A) accurate         B) urgent         C) excessive      D) advertising
30. You will see this product _______ wherever you go.
    A) to be advertised B) advertised     C) advertise      D) advertising
31. The early pioneers had to _______ many hardships to settle on the new land.
    A) go along with    B) go back on     C) go through     D) go into
32. The suggestion that the mayor _______ they prizes was accepted by everyone.
    A) would present    B) present        C) presents       D) ought to present
33. Beer is the most popular drink among male drinkers, _______ overall consumption is significantly higher than that of women.
    A) whose        B) which      C) that       D) what
34. Peter, who had been driving all day, suggested _______ at the next town.
    A) to stop      B) stopping   C) stop       D) having stopped
35. I didn't know the word. I had to _______ a dictionary.
    A) look out     B) make out   C) refer to   D) go over
36. The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds _______ his arguments in favour of the new theory.
    A) to be based on    B) to base on    C) which to base on    D) on which to base
37. There are signs _______ restaurants are becoming more popular with families.
    A) that        B) which        C) in which        D) whose
38. I think I was at school, _______ I was staying with a friend doring the vacation  when I heard the news.
    A) or else     B) and then     C) or so           D) even so
39. It is said that the math teacher seems _______ towards bright students.
    A) partial     B) beneficial   C) preferable      D) liable
40. In order to show his boss what a careful worker he was, he took _______ trouble over the figures.
    A) extensive   B) spare        C) extra           D) supreme
41. --"May I speak to your manager Mr. Williams at five o'clock tonight?"
    --"I'm sorry. M. Williams _______ to a conference long before then."
    A) will have gone   B) had gone    C) would have gone    D) has gone
42. You _______ him so closely; you should have kept your distance.
    A) shouldn't follow                  B) mustn't follow
    C) couldn't have been following      D) shouldn't have been following
43. The growth of parta2time and flexible working patterns, and of training and  retraining schemes, _______ more women to take advantage of employment opportunities.
    A) have allowed     B) allow             C) allowing        D) allows
44. Everybody _______ in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary.
    A) assembled        B) accumulated       C) piled           D) joined
45. Putting in a new window will _______ cutting away part of the roof.
    A) include                  B) involve         C) contain       D) comprise
46. Living in the western part of the country has its problems, _______ obtaining fresh water is not the least.
    A) with which      B) for which       C) of which      D) which
47. In the _______ of the project not being a success, the investors stand to lose up to $30 million.
    A) face            B) time            C) event         D) course
48. The manager would rather his daughter _______ in the same office.
    A) had not worked  B) not to work     C) does not work D) did not work
49. _______, he does get annoyed with her sometimes.
    A) Although much he likes her         B) Much although he likes her
    C) As he likes her much               D) Much as he likes her
50. The British constitution is _______ a large extent a product of the historical events described above.
    A) within          B) to              C) by            D) at

 PartIII  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 51 to 55 are based on the following passage:
    Long after the 1998 World Cup was won, disappointed fans were still cursing the disputed refereeing (裁判) decisions that denied victory to their team. A researcher was appointed to study the performance of some top referees.
    The researcher organized an experimental tournament (锦标赛) involving four youth teams. Each match lasted an hour, divided into three periods of 20 minutes during which different referees were in charge.
    Observers noted down the referees' errors, of which there were 61 over the tournament. Converted to a standard match of 90 minutes, each referee made almost 23 mistakes, a remarkably high number.
    The researcher then studied the videotapes to analyse the matches in detail. Surprisingly, he found that errors were more likely when the referees were close to the incident. When the officials got it right, they were, on average, 17 meters away from the action. The average distance in the case of errors was 12 meters.The research shows the optimum (最佳的) distance is about 20 meters.
    There also seemed to be an optimum speed. Correct decisions came when the referees were moving at a speed of about 2 meters per second. The average speed for errors was 4 meters per second.
    If FIFA, football's international ruling body, wants to improve the standard of refereeing at the next World Cup, it should encourage referees to keep their eyes on the action from a distance, rather than rushing to keep up with the ball,the researcher argues.
    He also says that FIFA's insistence that referees should retire at age 45 may be misguided. If keeping up with the action is not so important, their physical condition is less critical.

51. The experiment conducted by the researcher was meant to _______.
    A) review the decisions of referees at the 1998 World Cup
    B) analyse the causes of errors made by football referees
    C) set a standard for football refereeing
52. The number of refereeing errors in the experimental matches was _______.
    A) slightly above average    B) higher than in the 1998 World Cup
    C) quite unexpected          D) as high as in a standard match
53. The findings of the experiment show that _______.
    A) errors are more likely when a referee keeps close to the ball
    B) the farther the referee is from the incident, the fewer the errors
    C) the more slowly the referee runs, the more likely will errors occur
    D) errors are less likely when a referee stays in one spot
54. The word "officials" (Line 2, Para. 4) most probably refers to _______.
    A) the researchers involved in the experiment
    B) the inspectors of the football tournament
    C) the referees of the football tournament
    D) the observers at the site of the experiment
55. What is one of the possible conclusions of the experiment?
    A) The ideal retirement age for an experienced football referee is 45.
    B) Age should not be the chief consideration in choosing a football referee.
    C) A football referee should be as young and energetic as possible.
    D)An experienced football referee can do well even when in poor physical condition.

Passage Two
Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage:
    While still in its early stages, welfare reform has already been judged a great success in many states ?a at least in getting people off welfare. It's estimated that more than 2 million people have left the rolls since 1994.
    In the past four years, welfare rolls in Athens County have been eut in half. But 70 percent of the people who left in the past two years took jobs that paid less than $6 an hour. The result: The Athens County poverty rate still remains at more than 30 percent--twice the national average.
    For advocates (代言人)for the poor, that's an indication much more needs to be done.
    "More people are getting jobs, but it's not making their lives any better," says Kathy Lairn，a policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Pricorities in Washington.
    A center analysis of US Census data nationwide found that between 1995 and 1996,
a greater percentage of single, femalea2headed households were earning money on their own, but that average income for these households actually went down.
    but for many, the fact that poor people are able to support themselves almost as
well without government aid as they did with it is in itself a huge victory.
    "Welfare was a poison. It was a toxin (毒素) that was poisoning the family," says Robert Rector, a welfarea2reform policy analyst. "The reform is changing the moral climate in lowa2income communities. It's beginning to rebuild the work ethic (道德观)，which is much more important."
    Mr. Rector and others argued that once "the habit of dependency is cracked," then the country can make other policy changes aimed at improving living standards.

56. From the passage, it can be seen that the author _______.
    A) believes the reform has reduced the government's burden
    B) insists that welfare reform is doing little good for the poor
    C) is overenthusiastic about the success of welfare reform
    D) considers welfare reform to be fundamentally successful
57. Why aren't people enjoying better lives when they have jobs?
    A) Because many families are divorced.
    B) Because government aid is now rare.
    C) Because their wages are low.
    D) Because the cost of living is rising.
58. What is worth noting from the example of Athens County is that _______.
    A) greater efforts should be made to improve people's living standards
    B) 70 percent of the people there have been employed for two years
    C) 50 percent of the population no longer relies on welfare
    D) the living standards of most people are going down
59. From the passage we know that welfare reform aims at _______.
    A) saving welfare funds
    B) rebuilding the work ethic
    C) providing more jobs
    D) cutting government expenses
60. According to the passage, before the welfare reform was carried out, _______.
    A) the poverty rate was lower
    B) average living standards were higher
    C) the average worker was paid higher wages
    D) the poor used to rely on government aid