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1、大 学 英 语 四 级 考 试 试 题 真 题 试 卷 一 Part I Listening Comprehension(20 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations.Atthe end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what warsaid.Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once:After each quest

2、ion there will be a pause.During the pause,you maxiread the four choices marked A),B),C)and D),and decide which is,thebest answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheetwith a single line through the center.Example:You will hear:You will read:A)At the office.B)In the waiting room.C)At

3、 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 conversation is mostlikely to have taken place at the office.Therefore,A)u At the office v isthe best answer.You should choose A on the Answer Sheet and mark i

4、twith a single line through the centre.Sample Answer A B C D1.A)They went a long way to attend the party.B)They didn t think much of the food and drinks.C)They knew none of the other guests at the party.D)They enjoyed the party better than the other guests.2.A)To the bookstore.B)To the dentistJ s.C)

5、To the market.D)To the post office.3.A)Dr.Andrews has been promoted for his thoroughness.B)She disagrees with Dr.Andrews on many occasions.C)Dr.Andrews used to keep his patients waiting.D)She dislikes Dr.Andrews as much as the new physician.4.A)Tom is usually talkative.B)Tom has a very bad temper.C)

6、Tom has dozens of things to attend to.D)Tom is disliked by his colleagues.5.A)To pickup the woman from the library.B)To make a copy of the schedule for his friend.C)To find out more about the topic for the seminar.D)To get the seminar schedule for the woman.6.A)The woman has to get the textbooks in

7、other ways.B)The woman has sold her used textbooks to the bookstore.C)The man is going to buy his textbooks from a bookstore.D)The man doesn t want to sell his textbooks to the woman.7.A)Attend a conference.B)Give a speech.C)Meet his lawyer.D)Make a business trip.8.A)Jessie always says what she thin

8、ks.B)Jessie seems to have a lot on her mind.C)Jessie is wrong to find fault with her boss.D)Jessie should know the marketing director better.9.A)Helen is talkative.B)Helen is active.C)Helen is sociable.D)Helen is quiet.10.A)Jimmy will regret marrying a Frenchwoman.B)Jimmy is rich enough to buy a big

9、 house.C)Jimmy is not serious in making decisions.D)Jimmy s words are often not reliable.Section BDirections:In this section,you will hear 3 short passages.At the endof each passage,you will hear some questions.Both the passage and thequestions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you

10、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)It can be used by farmers to protect large buildings.B)It

11、 was brought to the northern USA by Asian farmers.C)It has done more harm than good in the southern USA.D)It was introduced into the USA to kill harmful weeds.12.A)People will have to rely on kudzu for a living.B)They will soon be overgrown with kudzu.C)They will become too hard to plough.D)People w

12、ill find it hard to protect the soil.13.A)The farmers there have brought it under control.B)The factories there have found a good use for it.C)The climate there is unfavorable to its growth.D)The soil there is not so suitable for the plant.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you h

13、ave just heard.14.A)A business corporation.B)The universe as a whole.C)A society of legal professionals.D)An association of teachers and scholars.15.A)Its largest expansion took place during that period.B)Its role in society went through a dramatic change.C)Small universities combined to form bigger

14、 ones.D)Provincial colleges were taken over by larger universities.16.A)Private donations.B)Government funding.C)Grants from corporations.D)Fees paid by students.Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17.A)He was wounded in the Spanish civil war.B)He was interes

15、ted in the study of wild animals.C)He started the organization Heifer International.D)He sold his cows to many countries in the world.18.A)To help starving families to become self-supporting.B)To make plans for the development of poor communities.C)To teach people how to use new skills to raise anim

16、als.D)To distribute food to the poor around the world.19.A)They should help other families the way they have beenhelped.B)They should offer all baby animals to their poor neighbors.C)They should submit a report of their needs and goals.D)They should provide food for the local communities.20.A)It has

17、 improved animal breeding skills all over the world.B)It has helped relieve hunger in some developing countries.C)It has promoted international exchange of farming technology.D)It has bridged the gap between the rich and the poor inAmerica.Part II Reading Comprehension(35 minutes)Passage oneDirectio

18、ns:There are 4 passages in this part,Each passage isfollowed by some questions at unfinished statements.For each of themthere are four choices marked A),B),C)and D).You should decide on thebest choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet witha single line through the center.Question

19、s 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Interest in pursuing international careers has soared in recent years,enhanced by chronic（长 久 的）personnel shortages that are causingcompanies to search beyond their home borders for talent.Professionals seek career experience outside of their homecountri

20、es for a variety of reasons.They may feel the need to rechargetheir batteries with a new challenge.They may want a position withmore responsibility that encourages creativity and initiative.Or they maywish to expose their children to another culture,and the opportunity tolearn a second language.When

21、 applying for a job,one usually has to submit a resume orcurriculum vitae（CV）.The two terms generally mean the same thing:aone-or two-page document describing one s educational qualificationsand professional experience.However,guidelines for preparing a resumeare constantly changing.The best advice

22、is to find out what isappropriate regarding the corporate（公 司）culture,the country culture,and the culture of the person making the hiring decision.The challengewill be to embrace two or more cultures in one document.The followinglist is a good place to start.Educational requirements differ from coun

23、try to country.Inalmost every case of cross-border job hunting,just stating the title ofyour degree will not bean adequate description.Provide the reader withdetails about your studies and any related experience.Pay attention to the resume format you use-chronological orreverse-chronological order.C

24、hronological order means listing youroldest work experience first.Reverse-chronological order meanslisting your current or most recent experience first.Most countries havepreferences about which format is most acceptable.If you find nospecific guidelines,the general preference is for thereverse-chro

25、nological format.v If you are submitting your resume in English,find out if therecipient(收 件 人)uses British English or American English because thereare variations between the two versions.For example,universityeducation is often referred to as tertiary educationJ in the UnitedKingdom,but this term

26、is almost never used in the United States.Areader who is unfamiliar with these variations may assume that yourresume contains errors.21.Companies are hiring more foreign employees becauseA)they find foreign employees are usually more talentedB)they need original ideas from employees hired overseasC)

27、they want to expand their business beyond home bordersD)they have difficulty finding qualified personnel at home22.The author believes that an individual who applies to worko v e r s e a s.A)is usually creative and full of initiativeB)aims to improve his foreign language skillsC)is dissatisfied with

28、 his own life at homeD)seeks either his own or his children s development23.When it comes to resume writing,it is best t o.A)take cultural factors into considerationB)learn about the company s hiring processC)follow appropriate guidelines for job huntingD)know the employer s personal likes and disli

29、kes24.When writing about qualifications,applicants are advised toA)stress their academic potential to impress the decision makerB)give the title of the university degree they have earned at homeC)provide a detailed description of their study and workexperiencesD)highlight their keen interest in purs

30、uing a cross-border,career25.According to the author s last piece of advice,the applicantsshould be aware o f.A)the different educational systems in the US and the UKB)the differences between the varieties of EnglishC）the recipientJ s preference with regard to the formatD）the distinctive features of

31、 American and British culturesPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Educating girls quite possibly yields a higher rate of return than anyother investment available in the developing world.Women s educationmay be unusual territory for economists,but enhancing women scontri

32、bution to development is actually as much an economic as a socialissue.And economics,with its emphasis on incentives（激 励），providesguideposts that point to an explanation for why so many girls aredeprived of an education.Parents in low-income countries fail to invest in their daughtersbecause they do

33、 not expect them to make an economic contribution tothe family:girls grow up only to marry into somebody else s family andbear children.Girls are thus seen as less valuable than boys and art keptat home to do housework while their brothers are sent to school-theprophecy（预 言）becomes self-fulfilling,t

34、rapping women in a viciouscircle（恶 性 循 环）of neglect.An educated mother,on the other hand,has greater earningabilities outside the home and faces an entirely different set of choices.She is likely to have fewer but healthier children and can insist on thedevelopment of all her children,ensuring that

35、her daughters are given afair chance.The education of her daughters then makes it much morelikely that the next generation of girls,as well as of boys,will beeducated and healthy.The vicious circle is thus transformed into avirtuous circle.Few will dispute that educating women has great social benef

36、its.But it has enormous economic advantages as well.Most obviously,thereis the direct effect of education on the wages of female workers.Wagesrise by 10 to 20 per cent for each additional year of schooling.Such bigreturns are impressive by the standard of other available investments,but they are jus

37、t the beginning.Educating women also has a significantimpact on health practices,including family planning.26.The author argues that educating girls in developing countries isA)troublesomeB)labor-savingC)rewardingD)expensive27.By saying.the prophecy becomes self-fulfilling.”(Lines 45,Para.2).the aut

38、hor means t h a t.A)girls will turn out to be less valuable than boysB)girls will be capable of realizing their own dreamsC)girls will eventually find their goals in life beyond reachD)girls will be increasingly discontented with their life at home28.The author believes that a vicious circle can tur

39、n into a virtuouscircle w h e n.A)women care more about educationB)girls can gain equal access to educationC)a family has fewer but healthier childrenD)parents can afford their daughters?education29.What does the author say about women s education?A)It deserves greater attention than other social is

40、sues.B)It is now given top priority in many developing countries.C)It will yield greater returns than other known investments.D)It has aroused the interest of a growing number of economists.30.The passage mainly d i s c u s s e s.A)unequal treatment of boys and girls in developing countriesB)the potential earning power of well-educated womenC)the major contributions of educated women to societyD)the economic and social benefits of educating women