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2006年6月24日大学英语新四级(CET-4)真题试卷
Part I Writing (30 minute)注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minute to write a short essay on the topic of students selecting their lectures. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given bellow: 1. 有些大学允许学生自由选择某些课程的任课教师 2. 学生选择教师时所考虑的主要因素 3. 学生自选任课教师的益处和可能产生的问题 On Students Selecting Lecturers Part II Reading comprehension (skimming and scanning) (15 minute)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minute to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, mark Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage; N (for NO) if statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. For question 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. Highways Early in the 20th century, most of the streets and roads in the With the increase in auto production, private turnpike (收费公路) companies under local authorities began to spring up, and by 1921 there were 387,000 miles of paved roads. Many were built using specifications of 19th century Scottish engineers Thomas Telford and John MacAdam (for whom the macadam surface is named), whose specifications stressed the importance of adequate drainage. Beyond that, there were no national standards for size, weight restrictions, or commercial signs. During World War I, roads throughout the country were nearly destroyed by the weight of trucks. When General Eisenhower returned from Germany in 1919, after serving in the U.S. army’s first transcontinental motor convoy (车队), he noted: “The old convoy had started me thinking about good, two-lane highways, but It would take another war before the federal government would act on a national highway system. During World War II, a tremendous increase in trucks and new roads were required. The war demonstrated how critical highways were to the defense effort. Thirteen per cent of defense plants received all their supplies by truck, and almost all other plants shipped more than half of their products by vehicle. The war also revealed that local control of highways had led to a confusing variety of design standards. Even federal and state highways did not follow basic standards. Some states allowed trucks up to 36,000 pounds, while others restricted anything over 7,000 pounds. A government study recommended a national highway system of 33,920 miles, and congress soon passed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944, which called for strict, centrally controlled design criteria. The interstate highway system was finally launched in 1956 and has been hailed as one of the greatest public works projects of the century. To build its 44,000-mile web of highways, bridge, and tunnels, hundreds of unique engineering designs and solutions had to be worked out. Consider the many geographic features of the country: mountains, steep grades, wetlands, rivers, deserts and plains. Variables included the slope of the land, the ability of the pavement to support the load, the intensity of road use, and the nature of the underlying soil. Urban areas were another problem. Innovative designs of roadways, tunnels, bridges, overpasses, and interchanges that could run through or bypass urban areas soon began to weave their way across the country, forever altering the face of Today, the interstate system links every major city in the By opening the North American continent, highways have enabled consumer goods and services to reach people in remote and rural areas of the country, spurred the growth of suburbs, and provided people with greater options in term of jobs, access to cultural programs, health care, and other benefits. Above all, the interstate system provides individuals with what they cherish most: personal freedom of mobility. The interstate system has been an essential element of the nation’s economic growth in terms of shipping and job creation: more than 75 percent of the nation’s freight deliveries arrive by truck; and most products that arrive by rail or air use interstates for the last leg of the journey by vehicle. Not only has the highway system affected the American economy by providing shipping routes, it has led to the growth of spin-off industries like service stations, motels, restaurants, and shopping centers. It has allowed the relocation of manufacturing plants and other industries from urban areas to rural. By the end of the century there was an immense network of paved roads, residential streets, expressways, and freeways built to support millions of vehicles. The highway system was officially renamed for Eisenhower to honor his vision and leadership. The year construction began he said: “Together, the united forces of our communication and transportation systems are dynamic elements in the very name we bear— 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。 1. National standards for paved roads were in place by 1921. 2. General Eisenhower felt that the broad German motorways made more sense than the two-lane highways of 3. It was in the 1950s that the American government finally took action to build a national highway system. 4. Many of the problems presented by the country’s geographical features found solutions in innovative engineering projects. 5. In spite of safety considerations, the death rate on interstate highways is still higher than that of other American roads. 6. The interstate highway system provides access between major military installations in 7. Service stations, motels and restaurants promoted the development of the interstate highway system. [附：答题卡1] 1. [Y] [N] [NG] 2. [Y] [N] [NG] 3. [Y] [N] [NG] 4. [Y] [N] [NG] 5. [Y] [N] [NG] 6. [Y] [N] [NG] 7. [Y] [N] [NG] 8-10题请见答题卡1 [附：答题卡1] 8. The greatest benefit brought about by the interstate system was ________. 9. Trucks using the interstate highways deliver more than ________. 10. The interstate system was renamed after Eisenhower in recognition of ________. Part III Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions 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 Answer Sheet 2 with a single line though the centre. 注意：此部分答题在答题卡2上作答。 11. A) The girls got on well with each other. B) It’s understandable that girls don’t get along. C) She was angry with the other young stars. D) The girls lacked the courage to fight.（A） 12. A) The woman does her own housework. B) The woman needs a housekeeper. C) The woman’s house is in a mess. D) The woman works as a housekeeper.（A） 13. A) The Edwards are quite well-off. B) The Edwards should cut down on their living expenses. C) It’ll be unwise for the Edwards to buy another house. D) It’s too expensive for the Edwards to live in their present house.（C） 14. A) The woman didn’t expect it to be so warm at noon. B) The woman is sensitive to weather changes. C) The weather forecast was unreliable. D) The weather turned cold all of a sudden.（D） 15. A) At a clinic. B) In a supermarket. C) At a restaurant. D) In an ice cream shop.（C） 16. A) The woman did not feel any danger growing up in the B) The man thinks it was quite safe living in the C) The woman started working at an early age to support her family. D) The man doesn’t think it safe to send an 8-year-old to buy things.（A） 17. A) The man has never seen the woman before. B) The two speakers work for the same company. C) The two speakers work on the same floor. D) The woman is interested in market research.（B） 18. A) The woman can’t tolerate any noise. B) The man is looking for an apartment. C) The man has missed his appointment. D) The woman is going to take a train trip.（B） Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. A) To make a business report to the woman. B) To be interviewed for a job in the woman’s company. C) To resign from his position in the woman’s company. D) To exchange stock market information with the woman.（B） 20. A) He is head of a small trading company. B) He works in an international insurance company. C) He leads a team of brokers in a big company. D) He is a public relations officer in a small company.（C） 21. A) The woman thinks Mr. Saunders is asking for more than they can offer. B) Mr. Saunders will share one third of the woman’s responsibilities. C) Mr. Saunders believes that he deserves more paid vacations. D) The woman seems to be satisfied with Mr. Saunders’ past experience.（D） Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 22. A) She’s worried about the seminar. B) The man keeps interrupting her. C) She finds it too hard. D) She lacks interest in it.（D） 23. A) The lecturers are boring. B) The course is poorly designed. C) She prefers Philosophy to English. D) She enjoys literature more.（C） 24. A) Karen’s friend. B) Karen’s parents. C) Karen’s lecturers. D) Karen’s herself.（B） 25. A) Changing her major. B) Spending less of her parents’ money. C) Getting transferred to the English Department. D) Leaving the university.（D） Section BDirections: 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 2 with a single line through the centre. 注意: 此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答. Passage OneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. A) Rent a grave. B) Burn the body. C) Bury the dead near a church. D) Buy a piece of land for a grave.（D） 27. A) To solve the problem of lack of land. B) To see whether they have decayed. C) To follow the Greek religious practice. D) To move them to a multi-storey graveyard.（A） 28. A) They should be buried lying down. B) They should be buried standing up. C) They should be buried after being washed. D) They should be buried when partially decayed.（B） 29. A) Burning dead bodies to ashes. B) Storing dead bodies in a remote place. C) Placing dead bodies in a bone room. D) Digging up dead bodies after three years.（A） Passage TwoQuestions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 30. A) Many foreign tourist visit the Unite States every year. B) Americans enjoy eating out with their friends. C) The D) Americans prefer foreign foods to their own food.（C） 31. A) They can make friends with people from other countries. B) They can get to know people of other cultures and their lifestyles. C) They can practise speaking foreign languages there. D) They can meet with businessmen from all over the world.（B） 32. A) The couple cook the dishes and the children help them. B) The husband does the cooking and the wife serves as the waitress. C) The mother does the cooking while the father and children serving the guests. D) A hired cook prepares the dishes and the family members serve the guests.（C） Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33. A) He took them to watch a basketball game. B) He trained them to play European football. C) He let them compete in getting balls out of a basket. D) He taught them to play an exciting new game.（D） 34. A) The players found the basket too high to reach. B) The players had trouble getting the ball out of the basket. C) The players had difficulty understanding the complex rules. D) The players soon found the game boring.（B） 35. A) By removing the bottom of the basket. B) By lowering the position of the basket. C) By simplifying the complex rules. D) By altering the size of the basket.（A） Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. 注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上；请在答题卡2上作答。 For Americans, time is money. They say, “you only get so much time in this life; you’d better use it wisely.” The (36) ________ will not be better than the past or present, as American are (37) ________ to see things, unless people use their time for constructive activity. Thus Americans (38) ________ a “well-organized” person, one who has a written list of thins to do and a (39) ________ for doing them. The ideal person is punctual and is (40) ________ of other people’s time. They do not (41) ________ people’s time with conversation or other activity that has no (42) ________ beneficial outcome. The American attitude toward time is not (43) ________ shared by others, especially non-Europeans. They are more likely to regard time as (44) ________________________________. One of the more difficult things many students must adjust to in the states is the notion that time must be saved whenever possible and used wisely every day. In the contest (45) ________________________________, McDonald’s, KFC, and other fast food establishments are successful in a country where many people want to spend the least amount of time preparing and eating meals. As McDonald’s restaurants (46) ________________________________, bringing not just hamburgers but an emphasis on speed, efficiency, and shiny cleanliness. Part IV Reading comprehension (reading in depth) (25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage. El Nino is name given to the mysterious and often unpredictable change in the climate of the world. This strange __47__ happens every five to eight years. It starts in the Pacific Ocean and is thought to be caused by a failure in the trade winds (信风)，which affects the ocean currents driven by these winds. As the trade winds lessen in __48__, the ocean temperatures rise, causing the Peru current flowing in from the east to warm up by as much as 5℃. The warming of the ocean has far-reaching effects. The hot, humid (潮湿的) air over the ocean causes severe __49__ thunderstorms. The rainfall is increased across El Nino usually lasts for about 18 months. The 1982-83 El Nino brought the most __52__ weather in modern history. Its effect was worldwide and it left more than 2,000 people dead and caused over eight billion pounds __53__ of damage. The 1990 El Nino lasted until June 1995. Scientists __54__ this to be the longest El Nino for 2,000 years. Nowadays, weather experts are able to forecast when an El Nino will __55__, but they are still not __56__ sure what leads to it or what affects how strong it will be. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
Section BDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. 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 Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage OneQuestions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage. Communications technologies are far from equal when it comes to conveying the truth. The first study to compare honesty across a range of communication media has fund that people are twice as likely to tell lies in phone conversations as they are in emails. The fact that emails are automatically recorded—and can come back to haunt (困扰) you—appears to be the key to the finding. Jeff Hancock of His results to be presented at the conference on human-computer interaction in But Hancock says it is also crucial whether a conversation is being recorded and could be reread, and whether it occurs in real time. People appear to be afraid to lie when they know the communication could later be used to hold them to account, he says. This is why fewer lies appear in email than on the phone. People are also more likely to lie in real time—in a instant message or phone call, say—than if they have time to think of a response, says Hancock. He found many lies are spontaneous (脱口而出的) responses to an unexpected demand, such as: “Do you like my dress?” Hancock hopes his research will help companies work our the best ways for their employees to communicate. For instance, the phone might be the best medium foe sales where employees are encouraged to stretch the truth. But, given his result, work assessment where honesty is a priority, might be best done using email. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 57. Hancock’s study focuses on ________. A) the consequences of lying in various communications media B) the success of communications technologies in conveying ideas C) people are less likely to lie in instant messages D) people’s honesty levels across a range of communications media（D） 58. Hancock’s research finding surprised those who believed that ________. A) people are less likely to lie in instant messages B) people are unlikely to lie in face-to-face interactions C) people are most likely to lie in email communication D) people are twice as likely to lie in phone conversations（A） 59. According to the passage, why are people more likely to tell the truth through certain media of communication? A) They are afraid of leaving behind traces of their lies. B) They believe that honesty is the best policy. C) They tend to be relaxed when using those media. D) They are most practised at those forms of communication.（A） 60. According to Hancock the telephone is a preferable medium for promoting sales because ________. A) salesmen can talk directly to their customers B) salesmen may feel less restrained to exaggerate C) salesmen can impress customers as being trustworthy D) salesmen may pass on instant messages effectively（B） 61. It can be inferred from the passage that ________. A) honesty should be encouraged in interpersonal communications B) more employers will use emails to communicate with their employees C) suitable media should be chosen for different communication purposes D) email is now the dominant medium of communication within a company（C） Passage TwoQuestions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage. In a country that defines itself by ideals, not by shared blood, who should be allowed to come work and live here? In the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks these questions have never seemed more pressing. On Dec. 11, 2001, as part of the effort to increase homeland security, federal and local authorities in 14 states staged “Operation Safe Travel”—raids on airports to arrest employees with false identification (身份证明). In Many immigrants in Mayor Anderson said those feelings were justified to a certain extent. “We’re saying we want you to work in these places, we’re going to look the other way in terms of what our laws are, and then when it’s convenient for us, or when we can try to make a point in terms of national security, especially after Sept. 11, then you’re disposable. There are whole families being uprooted for all of the wrong reasons,” If Sept. 11 had never happened, the airport workers would not have been arrested and could have gone on quietly living in 62. According to the author, the A) composed of people having different values B) encouraging individual pursuits C) sharing common interests D) founded on shared ideals（D） 63. How did the immigrants in A) Guilty. B) Offended. C) Disappointed. D) Discouraged.（B） 64. Undocumented workers became the target of “Operation Safe Travel” because ________. A) evidence was found that they were potential terrorists B) most of them worked at airports under threat of terrorists C) terrorists might take advantage of their illegal status D) they were reportedly helping hide terrorists around the airport（C） 65. By saying “...we’re going to look the other way in terms of what our laws are” (Line 2, Para. 4), Mayor Anderson means “________”. A) we will turn a blind eye to your illegal status B) we will examine the laws in a different way C) there are other ways of enforcing the law D) the existing laws must not be ignored（C） 66. What do we learn about Ana Castro from the last paragraph? A) She will be deported sooner or later. B) She is allowed to stay permanently. C) Her case has been dropped. D) Her fate remains uncertain.（D） Part V 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 Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Do you wake up every day feeling too tired, or even upset? If so, then a new alarm clock could be just for you. The clock, called SleepSmart, measures your sleep cycle, and waits __67__ you to be in your lightest phase of sleep __68__ rousing you. Its makers say that should __69__ you wake up feeling refreshed every morning. As you sleep you pass __70__ a sequence of sleep states—light sleep, deep sleep and REM (rapid eye movement) sleep—that __71__ approximately every 90 minutes. The point in that cycle at which you wake can __72__ how you feel later, and may __73__ have a greater impact than how much or little you have slept. Being roused during a light phase __74__ you are more likely to wake up energetic. SleepSmart __75__ the distinct pattern of brain waves __76__ during each phase of sleep, via a headband equipped __77__ electrodes (电极) and a microprocessor. This measures the electrical activity of the wearer’s brain, in much the __78__ way as some machines used for medical and research __79__, and communicates wirelessly with a clock unit near the bed. You __80__ the clock with the latest time at __81__ you want to be wakened, and it __82__ duly (适时地) wakes you during the last light sleep phase before that. The __83__ was invented by a group of students at 67. A) beside B) near C) for D) around（C） 68. A) upon B) before C) towards D) till（B） 69. A) ensure B) assure C) require D) request（A） 70. A) through B) into C) about D) on（A） 71. A) reveals B) reverses C) resumes D) repeats（D） 72. A) effect B) affect C) reflect D) perfect（B） 73. A) already B) ever C) never D) even（D） 74. A) means B) marks C) says D) dictates（A） 75. A) removes B) relieves C) records D) recalls（C） 76. A) proceeded B) produced C) pronounced D) progressed（B） 77. A) by B) of C) with D) over（C） 78. A) familiar B) similar C) identical D) same（D） 79. A) findings B) prospects C) proposals D) purposes（D） 80. A) prompt B) program C) plug D) plan（B） 81. A) where B) this C) which D) that（C） 82. A) then B) also C) almost D) yet（A） 83. A) claim B) conclusion C) concept D) explanation（C） 84. A) once B) after C) since D) while（B） 85. A) Besides B) Despite C) To D) As（D） 86. A) what B) how C) whether D) when（A） Part VI Translation (5 minutes)Directions: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets. 87. Having spent some time in the city, he had no trouble ________ (找到去历史博物馆的路). 88. ________ (为了挣钱供我上学)， Mother often takes on more work than is good for her. 89. The professor required that ________ (我们交研究报告)。 90. The more you explain, ________ (我愈糊涂). 91. Though a skilled worker, ________ (他被公司解雇了) last week because of the economic crisis. |
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