大学英语四级考试试题真题一.pdf
大学英语四级考试试题真题Part I Listening Comprehension(20 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations.At theend of each conversa-tion,a question will be asked about what was said.Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once.Aftereach question there will be a pause.During the pause,you must read thefour choices marked A),B),C)and D),and decide which is the bestanswer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with asingle 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 aboutsome work they had to finish in the evening.This is most likely to havetaken 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 linethrough the centre.SampleAnswer A B C D1.A)She has to post a letter instead.B)She has to turn down the mans request.C)Shes not sure if the computer is fixed.D)She cant send the message right now.2.A)He didnt 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.typewriter.B)Take a picture.4.A)The woman rejected the mans apology.B)The woman appreciated the mans offer.C)The man had forgotten the whole thing.C)Repair aD)Start a car.D)The man had hurt the womans 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.Longs briefing was unnecessarily long.B)The woman should have been more attentive.C)Mr.Longs briefing was not relevant to the mission.D)The woman neednt have attended the briefing.10.A)In a bank.C)In a clothing store.B)In a school.D)In a barbershop.Section BDirections:In this section,you will hear 3 short passages.At the end ofeach passage,you will hear some questions.Both the passage and thequestions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you mustchoose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a singleline through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11.A)Because the bird couldnt repeat his masters 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 TwoQuestions 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 outsideprisons.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 ThreeQuestions 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 ormore.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 dont want their present bosses to know what theyre 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 bysome questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there arefour choices marked A),B),C)and D).You should decide on the bestchoice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with asingle line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Some pessimistic experts feel that the automobile is bound to fallinto disuse.They see a day in the not-too-distant future when all autoswill be abandoned and allowed to rust.Other authorities,however,thinkthe auto is here to stay.They hold that the car will remain a leadingmeans of urban travel in the foreseeable future.The motorcar will undoubtedly change significantly over the next 30years.It should become smaller,safer,and more economical,and shouldnot be powered by the gasoline engine.The car of the future should befar more pollution-free than present types.Regardless of its power source,the auto in the future will still be themain problem in urbantraffic congestion(拥挤).One proposed solutionto 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 similarto those powering subway trains electrically.Once attached to the rail,the car will become electrically powered from the system,and control ofthe vehicle will pass to a central computer.The computer will thenmonitor all of the cars move-ments.The driver will use a telephone to dial instructions about hisdestination into the system.The computer will calculate the best route,and reserve space for the car all the way to the correct exit from thehighway.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 anautomated 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 apresent-day highway.21.One significant improvement in the future car will probablybe.A)its power source C)its monitoringsystemB)its driving systemD)its seating capacity22.What is the authors 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 highwaysystem?A)A rail.C)A retractable arm.B)An engine.D)A computercontroller.24.In an automated highway system,all the driver needs to do isA)keep in the right laneB)wait to arrive at his destinationC)keep in constant touch with the computer centerD)inform the system of his destination by phone25.What is the authors attitude toward the future of autos?A)Enthusiastic.C)Optimistic.B)Pessimistic.D)Cautious.Passage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Foxes and farmers have never got on well.These small dog-likeanimals have long been accused of killing farm animals.They areofficially classified as harmful and farmers try to keep their numbersdown by shooting or poisoning them.Farmers can also call on the services of their local hunt to controlthe fox population.Hunting consists of pursuing a fox across thecountryside,with a group of specially trained dogs,followed by men andwomen riding horses.When the dogs eventually catch the fox they kill itor a hunter shoots it.People who take part in hunting think of it as a sport;they wear aspecial uniform of red coats and white trousers,and follow strict codesof behavior.But owning a horse and hunting regularly is expensive,somost hunters are wealthy.It is estimated that up to 100,000 people watch or take part in foxhunting.But over the lastcouple of decades the number of peopleopposed to fox hunting,because they think it is brutal（残酷的）,hasrisen sharply.Nowadays it is rare for a hunt to pass off without somekind of confrontation（冲突）between hunters and hunt saboteurs（阻拦者）.Sometimes these incidents lead to violence,but mostly saboteursinterfere with the hunt by misleading riders and disturbing the trail ofthe foxs smell,which the dogs follow.Noisy confrontations between hunters and saboteurs have becomeso common that they are almost as much a part of hunting as the pursuitof foxes itself.But this year supporters of fox hunting face a much biggerthreat to their sport.A Labour Party Member of the Parliament,MikeFoster,is trying to get Parliament to approve a new law which will makethe hunting of wild animals with dogs illegal.If the law is passed,wildanimals like foxes will be protected under the ban in Britain.26.Rich people in Britain have been hunting foxesA)for recreation C)to limit the foxpopulationB)in the interests of the farmers D)to show off theirwealth27.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 legalactionB)by confusing the fox hunters D)bydemonstrating on the scene29.A new law may be passed by the British Parliament to.A)prohibit farmers from hunting foxesB)forbid hunting foxes with dogsC)stop hunting wild animals in the countrysideD)prevent large-scale fox hunting30.It can be inferred from the passage that.A)killing foxes with poison is illegalB)limiting the fox population is unnecessaryC)hunting foxes with dogs is considered cruel and violentD)fox-hunting often leads to confrontation between the poor andthe rich
