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1、19931993 年年 1 1 月全国大学英语四级考试月全国大学英语四级考试 试卷试卷Part I Listening Comprehension(20 minutes)Part I Listening Comprehension(20 minutes)Section ASection ADirections:Directions:In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations.At the end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said.Bot

2、h the conversation and thequestion will be spoken only once.After each question there will be pause.Duringthe pause,you must read the four choices marked A),B),C)and D),and decidewhich is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheetwith a line through the centre.Example:You

3、 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 finishin the evening.This is most likely to have taken place at the office.There fore,A)“At the office”is the best ans

4、wer.You should choose A on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single linethrough the centre.Sample Answer A B C DSample Answer A B C D1.A)Go over the list.B)Do some shopping.D)Go for an outing.C)List everything her friend needs.2.A)The man did most of the talking.B)The man and the woman robbed the

5、bank.C)The woman was wearing a black sweater.D)The man and the woman had dark hair.3.A)The traffic.B)The weather.C)Their health.D)Their time-table.4.A)John missed a test.C)John has stolen a car.B)John has kept his job.D)John was called a thief.B)To drive Franks car.5.A)To buy Frank a new car.C)To he

6、lp Frank sell his car.6.A)English.D)To help Frank repair his car.B)English and Education.D)Neither English nor Education.B)Much bigger than she expected.D)So small that she is not satisfied.B)He cant afford the high taxes.C)Education.7.A)As big as she expected.C)Not as big as she expected.8.A)The re

7、nt is too high.C)He doesnt want to live in the suburbs.D)Its too far away from his office.9.A)No.He has to finish his homework.B)No.He doesnt like going to the club.C)Yes.Hell go after he finished his homework.D)Yes.Hell write his paper after he returns.10.A)Because Maria doesnt like football.C)Beca

8、use he didnt have the time.Section BSection BPassage OnePassage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11.A)His friend bought them for him.B)He bought them himself.D)He got them free of charge.B)Because Maria

9、 fell ill.D)Because he cant stand football.C)He booked them quite a while ago.12.A)Her husband was taking her out to the theater.B)Her husband had got her a job in his office.C)Her husband was going to buy her some nice gifts.D)Her husband had found his lost money.13.A)He had lost the tickets for th

10、e theater.C)He had left his briefcase at home.Passage TwoPassage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14.A)Lack of electricity.C)Lack of clean water.B)Shortage of books.D)Shortage of experts.B)He had lost h

11、is briefcase.D)He had left the ticket in the office.15.A)A system which trains doctors.B)A group of experts who can provide professional advice.C)A computer program which can provide professional advice.D)A system which trains computer experts.16.A)It is not easy to see the shortage of experts in th

12、e villages.B)Many doctorsand engineers aresentto thevillages to make up fortheshortageofexperts.C)Expert medical systems are widely used in developing countries.D)Expert systems are owned by wealthy farmers and businessmen.Passage ThreePassage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you hav

13、e just heard.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17.A)To learn Spanish.B)To tour the city.D)To visit friends.C)By subway.D)By foot.C)To see the ancient art.18.A)By taxi.B)By bus.19.A)He got lost.B)A taxi was faster.D)The policeman advised him to.C)He lost his map.20.A)He

14、was greatly disappointed.B)He was pleased to get there finally.C)He was pleased with his knowledge of Spanish.D)He was at a loss about what to do.Part II Reading Comprehension(35 minutes)Part II Reading Comprehension(35 minutes)Passage OnePassage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following pass

15、age.Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.With fifteen yearsBritain and othernations shouldbe wellon withthebuilding of hugeindustrial complexes for the recycling of waste.The word rubbish could lose its meaning becauseeverything which goes into the dumps(垃圾堆)would be made into somet

16、hing useful.Even themost dangerous and unpleasant wastes would provide energy if nothing else.The latest project is to take a city of around half a million inhabitants and discover exactlywhat raw materials go intoitand what go out.The aim istofindouthow much of theserawmaterials couldbe providedifa

17、 plantforrecycling wastewere built justoutside thecity.Thisplant would recycle not only metal such as steel,lead and copper,but also paper and rubber aswell.Another new project is being set up to discover the best ways of sorting and separating therubbish.When this project is complete,the rubbish wi

18、ll be processed like this:First,it will passthrough sharp metal bas which will tear open the plastic bags in which rubbish is usually packed;then it will pass through a powerful fan to separate the lightest elements from the heavy solids;after that grounders and rollers will break up everything that

19、 can be broken.Finally,the rubbishwill pass under magnets(磁铁),which will remove the bits of iron and steel;the rubber andplastic will then be sorted out in the final stage.The first full-scale giant recycling plants are perhaps fifteen years away.Indeed,with thegrowing cost of transporting rubbish t

20、o more distant dumps,some big cities will be forced to buildtheir own recycling plants before long.21.The phrase“be well on with.”(Para.1,Line 1)most probably means _.A)have completed what was startedC)have achieved a great deal inB)get ready to startD)put an end to22.What is NOT mentioned as a part

21、 of the recycling process described in Paragraph 3?A)Breaking up whatever is breakable.B)Sharpening metal bars.C)Separating light elements from the heavy ones.D)Sorting out small pieces of metal.23.Whats the main reason for big cities to build their own recycling plants?A)To deal with wastes in bett

22、er way.B)To protect the environment from pollution.C)To get raw materials locally.D)To get big profits from those plants.24.The first full-scale huge recycling plants _.A)began to operate fifteen years agoB)will probably take less than fifteen years to buildC)will be built fifteen years laterD)will

23、probably be in operation in fifteen years25.The passage is mainly about _.A)a cheap way to get energyB)the location of recycling plantsC)new ways of recycling wastesPassage TwoPassage TwoD)the probably of city environmentQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Questions 26 to 30 are ba

24、sed on the following passage.By 1970,according to a World Wildlife Fund report,only about 4,500 tigers survivedthroughout the world-half of them in India.Mr.Foresters,who followed and counted tigerfootprints,estimated that in May 1972 only about 1,800 tigers existed in India.Project TigerSupported b

25、y W.W.F.was immediately launched.Nine tiger reserves were created,with armedguards protecting them.The project provided opportunities for researchers from India and abroad to study tigers inthe reserves and gather previously unavailable information about their habits.Studies show that amale tiger ma

26、y control a hunting territory of between 10 and 20 sq.kms,depending on its age,sizeand strength.The territory of male includes the smaller territories of three or four tigresses.A tigermarks the boundaries of its territories by spraying urine(尿)and other bodily liquids on bushes.But it tries to avoi

27、d territorial fights,being guided by the distinctive body smell of other tigers.Tigers fight to death only when a tigress is defending heryoung,or when a tiger is guarding atigress from the attentions of other males.The popular image of the tiger is that of a merciless and unconquerable hunter.But s

28、tudiesshow that it catches only one of 20 victims(牺牲品)it tries to attack.Fears have recently developed that Project Tiger has been too successful.It has enabled thetiger population to double(by mid-80s),but Indias human population has also grown out ofcontrol.Currently it is 750 million and likely t

29、o be 900 million by the end of the century.Landproblem is becoming serious and many rural people feel bitter about the fact that some rich forestsare reserved for tigers.A growing number of attacks by tigers on man has added to the hostility(敌意).26.The ultimate aim of Project Tiger is to _.A)study t

30、he growth rate of tigersB)protect tigers from being killedC)promote the breeding of young tigersD)analyze the behavioral patterns of tigers27.Studies have shown that _.A)a tigress never attacks until attackedB)the tigress is not as fierce as the tigersC)a tiger usually fights another tiger to defend

31、 its own territoryD)the tiger is not an efficient hunter as is commonly described28.According to the passage,a tigers territory _.A)remains unchangedB)is often defended by tigressesC)expands as the tiger grows upD)is the cause of most fights29.Some people are afraid that Project Tiger _.A)has been c

32、arried too farB)has not received enough attentionC)has failed to achieve its goalD)is not worth the money spent on it30.The author seems _.A)to be enthusiastic about Project TigerB)to have a matter-of-fact attitude towards Project TigerC)to have a hostile attitude towards Project TigerD)to be satisf

33、ied with Project TigerPassage ThreePassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.In only two decades Asian Americans have become the fastest-growing U.S.minority(少数民族).As their children began moving up through the nations sch

34、ools,it became clear that a newclass of academic achievers was emerging.Their achievements are reflected in the nations bestuniversities,where mathematics,science and engineering departments have taken on a decidedlyAsian character.This special liking for mathematics and science is partly explained

35、by the fact thatAsian-American students who began their educations abroad arrived in the U.S.with a solidgrounding in mathematics but little or no knowledge of English.They are also influenced by thepromise of a good job after college.Asians feel there will be less unfair treatment in areas likemath

36、ematics and science because they will be judged more objectively.And the return on theinvestment in education is more immediate in something like engineering than with an arts degree.Most Asian-American students owe their success to the influence of parents who aredetermined that their children take

37、 full advantage of what the American educational system has tooffer.An effective measure of parental attention is homework.Asian parents spend more time withtheir children than American parents do,and it helps.Many researchers also believe there issomething in Asian Culture that breeds success,such

38、ideals that stress family values andemphasize education.Both explanations for academic success worry Asian Americans because of fears that theyfeed a typical racial(种族的)image.Many can remember when Chinese,Japanese and Filipinoimmigrants(移民)were the victims of social isolation.Indeed,it was not unti

39、l 1952 that lawswere laid down giving all Asian immigrants the right to citizenship.31.While making tremendous achievements at college,Asian-American students _.A)feel they are mistreated because of limited knowledge of EnglishB)are afraid that their academic successes bear a strong Asian characterC

40、)still worry about unfair treatment in societyD)generally feel it a shame to have to depend on their parents32.What are the major factors that determine the success of Asian Americans?A)A solid foundation in basic mathematics and Asian Americans?B)Hard work and intelligence.C)Parental help and a lim

41、ited knowledge of English.D)Asian culture and the American educational system.33.Few Asian-American students major in human sciences mainly because _.A)their English is not good enoughB)they are afraid they might meet with unfair judgement in these areasC)there is a wide difference between Asian and

42、 Western culturesD)they know little about American cultures and Western cultures34.Why do the two“explanations”(Para.3,Line 1)worry Asian Americans?A)They are afraid that they would again be isolated from American society in general.B)People would think that Asian students rely on their parents for

43、success.C)Asian American would be a threat to other minorities.D)American academic achievements have taken on too strong an Asian character.35.The authors tone in this passage is _.A)sympatheticPassage FourPassage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.Questions 36 to 40 are based

44、 on the following passage.Like fine food,good writing is something we approach with pleasure and enjoy from the firsttaste to the last.And good writers,good cooks,do not suddenly appear full-blown.Quite theB)doubtfulC)criticalD)objectivecontrary,just as the cook has to undergo an intensive training,

45、mastering the skills of his trade,thewriter must sit at his desk and devote long hours to achieving a style in his writing,whatever itspurpose-schoolwork,matters of business,or purely social communication.You may be sure thatthe more painstaking the effort,the more effective the writing,and the more

46、 rewarding.There are still some remote places in the world where you might find a public scribe to doyour business or social writing for you,for a fee.There are a few managers who are lucky enoughto have the service of that rate kind of secretary who can take care of all sorts of letter writing with

47、no more than a quick note to work from.But for most of us,if there is any writing to be done,wehave to do it ourselves.We have to write school papers,business papers or home papers.We are constantly called onto put words to paper.It would be difficult to count the number of such words,messages,lette

48、rs,and reports put into the mails or delivered by hand,but the daily figure must be enormous.What ismore,everyone who writes expects,or at least hopes.We want whatever we write to be read,fromfirst word to last,not just thrown into some“letters-to-be-read”file(档案)or into a wastepaperbasket.This is t

49、he reason we bend our efforts toward learning and practicing the skill ofinteresting,effective writing.36.In this passage,good writing is compared to fine food because _.A)both writers and cooks have to work long hours every dayB)both are essential to lifeC)both writers and cooks can earn a good liv

50、ingD)both are enjoyable37.A public“scribe”(Para.2,Line 1)is _.A)a secretary who does your business or social writingB)a machine that does writing for youC)a public school where writing is taughtD)a person who ears a living by writing for others38.According to the passage,some managers dont have to d