2004年6月19日CET4 真题

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2004年6月19日试卷

Part I ListeningComprehension  (20 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, you willhear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question willbe asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will bespoken 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 isthe best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with asingle line through the center.

Example:    You will hear:

                  You will read:

                                          A) Atthe office.

                                          B) Inthe waiting room.

                                          C) Atthe airport.

                                          D) Ina restaurant.

From the conversation we know that thetwo were talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock in the morningand have to finish at 2 in theafternoon. Therefore, A) “At the office” is the correct answer. You shouldchoose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with asingle line through the center.

Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]

1.   A) The man saw Mark on the street two monthsago.

      B) The woman had forgotten Mark's phonenumber

      C) The woman made a phone call to Markyesterday.

      D) Mark and the woman had not been intouch for some time.

2.   A) The man is late for the trip because he isbusy.

      B) The woman is glad to meet Mr. Brown inperson.

      C) The man is meeting the woman on behalfof Mr. Brown.

      D) The woman feels sorry that Mr. Brown isunable to come.

3.   A) At 10:30.                                              C)At 10:40.

      B) At 10:25.                                              D) At 10:45.

4.   A) The man no longer smokes.

      B) The man is under pressure from hiswife.

      C) The man usually follows his wife'sadvice.

      D) The man refuses to listen to hisdoctor's advice.

5.   A) Move to a big city.                                C) Go back to school.

      B) Become a teacher.                                D) Work in New York.

6.   A) Quit delivering flowers.                         C) Bring her flowersevery day.

      B) Work at a restaurant.                             D) Leave his job towork for her.

7.   A) She can find the right person to help theman.

      B) She can help the man out.

      C) She's also in need of a textbook.

      D) She picked up the book from the busfloor.

8.   A) The man was confused about the date of theappointment.

      B) The man wants to change the date of theappointment.

      C) The man is glad he's got in touch withthe doctor.

      D) The man can't come for the appointmentat 4:15.

9.   A) The two speakers are at a loss what to do.

      B) The man is worried about his future.

      C) The two speakers are seniors atcollege.

      D) The woman regrets spending her timeidly.

10.  A) She has learned a lot from the novel.

      B) She also found the plot difficult tofollow.

      C) She usually has difficulty rememberingnames.

      D) She can recall the names of mostcharacters in the novel.

Section B Compound Dictation

Directions:    In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When thepassage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its generalidea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill inthe blanks numbered from SI to S7 with the exact words you have just heard. Forblanks numbered from S8 to SIO you are required to fill in the missing information.You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the mainpoints in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time,you should check what you have written.

      The Library of Congress is America’snational library. It has millions of books and other objects. It hasnewspapers, (S1)_______________________________________ publications as well asletters of (S2)_________________________ interest. It also has maps,photographs, art (S3)____________________, movies, sound recordings and musical(S4)__________________. All together, it has more than 100 million objects.

      The Library of Congress isopen to the public Monday through Saturday, except for public holidays. Anyonemay go there and read anything in the collection. But no one is (S5)_________to take books out of the building.

      The Library of Congress was(S6)__________________ in 1800. It started with eleven boxes of books in oneroom of the Capitol building. By 1814, the collection had increased to about3,000 books. They were all (S7)_______________ that year when the Capitol wasburned down during America’swar with Britain.

      To help re-build thelibrary, Congress bought the books of President Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Jefferson’scollection included 7,000 books in seven languages.

      (S8)______________________________________________________________________.Today, three buildings hold the library’s collection.

      (S9)______________________________________________________________________.It buys some of its books and gets others as gifts. It also gets materialsthrough its copyright office. (S10)__________________________________________________________________. This meansthe Library of Congress receives almost everything that is published in the United States.

Part II      Reading Comprehension    (35 minutes)

Direction:      There are 4 passages in this part. Eachpassage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each ofthem there are four choices marked A), B) C) and D). You should decide on thebest choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a singleline through the center.

Passage One

Questions 11 to 15 are based on thefollowing passage.

      A is for always getting to work on time.

      B is for being extremely busy.

      C is for the conscientious (勤勤恳恳的) way you do your job.

      You may be all these things at the office,and more. But when it comes to getting ahead, experts say, the ABCs of businessshould include a P, for politics, as in office politics.

      Dale Carnegie suggested as much more than50 years ago: Hard work alone doesn't ensure career advancement. You have to beable to sell yourself and your ideas, both publicly and behind the scenes. Yet,despite the obvious rewards of engaging in office politics — a better job, araise, praise — many people are still unable — or unwilling — to "play thegame."

      "People assume that office politicsinvolves some manipulative (工于心计的) behavior," says Deborah Comer, an assistant professor ofmanagement at Hofstra University. "But politics derives from the word'polite'. It can mean lobbying and forming associations. It can mean being kindand helpful, or even trying to please your superior, and then expectingsomething in return."

      In fact, today, experts define officepolitics as proper behavior used to pursue one's own self-interest in theworkplace. In many cases, this involves some form Of Socializing within theoffice environment — not just in large companies, but in small workplaces aswell.

      "The first thing people are usuallyjudged on is their ability to perform well on a consistent basis,'" saysNeil P Lewis, a management psychologist. “But if two or three candidates are upfor a promotion, each of whom has reasonably similar ability, a manager isgoing to promote the person he or she likes best. It's simple human nature.”

      Yet, psychologists say, many employees andemployers have trouble with the concept of politics in the office. Some people,they say, have an idealistic vision of work and what it takes to succeed. Stillothers associate politics with flattery (奉承), fearful that, if they speak up for themselves, they may appear tobe flattering their boss for favors.

      Experts suggest altering this negativepicture by recognizing the need for some self-promotion.

11.  "Office politics" (Line 2, Para. 4)is used in the passage to refer to _______.

      A) the code of behavior for company staff

      B) the political views and beliefs ofoffice workers

      C) the interpersonal relationships withina company

      D) the various qualities required for asuccessful career

12.  To get promoted, one must not only becompetent but _______.

      A) give his boss a good impression              B) honest and loyal to his company

      C) get along well with his colleagues           D) avoid being too outstanding

13.  Why are many people unwilling to "playthe game" (Line 4, Para. 5)?

      A) They believe that doing so isimpractical.

      B) They feel that such behavior isunprincipled.

      C) They are not good at manipulatingcolleagues.

      D) They think the effort will get themnowhere.

14.  The author considers office politics to be_______.

      A) unwelcome at the workplace

      B) bad for interpersonal relationships

      C) indispensable to the development ofcompany culture

      D) an important factor for personaladvancement

15.  It is the author's view that _______.

      A) speaking up for oneself is part ofhuman nature

      B) self-promotion does not necessarilymean flattery

      C) hard work contributes very little toone's promotion

      D) many employees fail to recognize theneed of flattery

Passage Two

Questions 16 to 20 are based on thefollowing passage:

      As soon as it was revealed that a reporterfor Progressive magazine had discovered how to make a hydrogen bomb, a group offirearm (火器) fansformed the National Hydrogen Bomb Association, and they are now lobbyingagainst any legislation to stop Americans from owning one.

      “The Constitution,” said the association’sspokesman, “gives everyone the right to own arms. It doesn’t spell out whatkind of arms. But since anyone can now make a hydrogen bomb, the public shouldbe able to buy it to protect themselves.”

      "Don't you think it's dangerous tohave one in the house, particularly where there are children around?"

      "The National Hydrogen BombAssociation hopes to educate people in the safe handling of this type ofweapon. We are instructing owners to keep the bomb in a locked cabinet and the fuse(导火索)separately in a drawer."

      "Some people consider the hydrogenbomb a very fatal weapon which could kill somebody."

      The spokesman said, "Hydrogen bombsdon't kill people — people kill people. The bomb is for self-protection and italso has a deterrent effect. If somebody knows you have a nuclear weapon in yourhouse, they're going to think twice about breaking in."

      "But those who want to ban the bombfor American citizens claim that if you have one locked in the cabinet, withthe fuse in a drawer, you would never be able to assemble it in time to stop anintruder (侵入者)."

      "Another argument against allowingpeople to own a bomb is that at the moment it is very expensive to build one.So what your association is backing is a program which would allow the middleand upper classes to acquire a bomb while poor people will be left defenselesswith just handguns."

16.  According to the passage, some people starteda national association so as to _______.

      A) block any legislation to ban theprivate possession of the bomb

      B) coordinate the mass production of the destructiveweapon

      C) instruct people how to keep the bombsafe at home

      D) promote the large-scale sale of thisnewly invented weapon

17.  Some people oppose the ownership of H-bombs byindividuals on the grounds that _______.

      A) the size of the bomb makes it difficultto keep in a drawer

      B) most people don't know how to handlethe weapon

      C) people's lives will be threatened bythe weapon

      D) they may fall into the hands ofcriminals

18.  By saying that the bomb also has a deterrenteffect the spokesman means that it _______.

      A) will frighten away any possibleintruders

      B) can show the special status of itsowners

      C) will threaten the safety of the ownersas well

      D) can kill those entering others' housesby force

19.  According to the passage, opponents of the private ownership ofH-bombs are very much worried that _______.

      A) the influence of the association is toopowerful for the less privileged to overcome

      B) poorly-educated Americans will find itdifficult to make use of the weapon

      C) the wide use of the weapon will push upliving expenses tremendously

      D) the cost of the weapon will putcitizens on an unequal basis

20.  From the tone of the passage we know that theauthor is _______.

      A) doubtful about the necessity of keepingH-bombs at home for safety

      B) unhappy with those who vote against theownership of H-bombs

      C) not serious about the private ownershipof H-bombs

      D) concerned about the spread of nuclearweapons

Passage Three

Questi0ns 21 to 25 are based on thefollowing passage.

      Sign has become a scientific hot button. Onlyin the past 20 years have specialists in language study realized that signedlanguages are unique — a speech of the hand. They offer a new way to probe howthe brain generates and understands language, and throw new light on an oldscientific controversy: whether language, complete with grammar, is somethingthat we are born With, or whether it is a learned behavior. The currentinterest in sign language has roots in the pioneering work of one rebel teacherat Gallaudet Universityin Washington, D.C., the world's only liberal artsuniversity for deaf people.

      When Bill Stokoe went to Gallaudet toteach English, the school enrolled him in a course in signing. But Stokoenoticed something odd: among themselves, students signed differently from hisclassroom teacher.

      Stokoe had been taught a sort of gesturalcode, each movement of the hands representing a word in English. At the time,American Sign Language (ASL) was thought to be no more than a form of pidginEnglish (混杂英语). ButStokoe believed the "hand talk" his students used looked richer. Hewondered: Might deaf people actually :have a genuine language? And could thatlanguage be unlike any other on Earth? It was 1955, when even deaf peopledismissed their signing as "substandard". Stokoe's idea was academicheresy (异端邪说).

      It is 37 years later. Stokoe —- nowdevoting his time to writing and editing books and journals and to producingvideo materials on ASL and the deaf culture — is having lunch at a cafe nearthe Gallaudet campus and explaining how he started a revolution. For decadeseducators fought his idea that signed languages are natural languages likeEnglish, French and Japanese. They assumed language must be based on speech,the modulation (调节) of sound.But sign language is based on the movement of hands, the modulation of space."What I said," Stokoe explains, "is that language is not mouthstuff — it's brain stuff."

21.  The study of sign language is thought to be ______.

      A) a new way to look at the learning oflanguage

      B) a challenge to traditional, views onthe nature of language

      C) an approach :to simplifying thegrammatical structure of a language

      D) an attempt to clarify misunderstandingabout the origin of language      

22.  The, present growing interest in sign languagewas stimulated by ________.

      A) a famous scholar in the study of thehuman brain

      B) a leading specialist in the study ofliberal arts

      C) an English teacher in a university forthe deaf

      D) Some senior experts in American SignLanguage

23.  According to Stokoe, sign language is________.

      A) a Substandard language                         C) an artificiallanguage

      B) a genuine language                                D) aninternational language

24.  Most educators objected to Stokoe's ideabecause they thought _______.

      A) sign language was not extensively usedeven by deaf people

      B) sign language was too artificial to bewidely accepted

      C) a language should be easy to use andunderstand

      D) a language could only exist in the formof speech sounds

25.  Stokoe's argument is based on his belief that_______.

      A) sign language is as efficient as anyother language

      B) sign language is derived from naturallanguage

      C) language is a system of meaningfulcodes

      D) language is a product of the brain

Passage Four

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the followingpassage.

      It came as something of a surprise whenDiana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 1997, to support the RedCross's campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines. Within hoursof arriving in Angola,television screens around the World were filled with images of her comfortingvictims injured in explosions caused by landmines. "I knew thestatistics," she said. "But putting a face to those figures broughtthe reality home to me; like When I met Sandra, a 13-year-old girl who had losther leg, and people like her."

      The Princess concluded, with a simplemessage: "We must stop landmines". And she used every opportunityduring her visit to repeat this message.

      But, back in London, her views were not shared by somemembers of the British government, which refused to support a ban on theseweapons. Angry politicians launched an, attack on the Princess in the press.They described her as "very ill-informed" and a "loose cannon (乱放炮的人)."

      The Princess responded by brushing asidethe criticisms: "This is a distraction (干扰) we do

not need. All I'mtrying to do is help."

      Opposition parties, the media and thePublic immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worsefor the government, it soon emerged that the Princess's trip had been approvedby the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about boththe situation in Angolaand the British government's policy regarding landmines. The result was asevere embarrassment for the government.

      To try and limit the damage, the ForeignSecretary, Malcolm Rifkind, claimed that the Princess's views on landmines werenot very different from government policy, and that it was "working towards"a worldwide ban. The Defence Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the matterwas "a misinterpretation or misunderstanding."

      For the Princess, the trip to thiswar-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show theworld how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that theexperience had also given her the Chance to get closer to people and theirproblems.

26.  Princess Diana paid a visit to Angolain 1997 ________.

      A) to voice her support for a total ban oflandmines

      B) to clarify the British government'sstand on landmines

      C) to investigate the sufferings oflandmine victims there

      D) to establish her image as a friend oflandmine victims

27.  What did Diana mean when she said "... putting a face to thosefigures brought the reality home to me" (Line 5, Para. 1)?

      A) She just couldn't bear to meet thelandmine victims face to face.

      B) The actual situation in Angolamade her feel like going back home.

      C) Meeting the landmine victims in personmade her believe the statistics.

      D) Seeing the pain of the victims made herrealize the seriousness of the situation.

28.  Some members of the British governmentcriticized Diana because _______.

      A) she was ill-informed of thegovernment's policy

      B) they were actually opposed to banninglandmines

      C) she had not consulted the governmentbefore the visit

      D) they believed that she hadmisinterpreted the situation in Angola

29.  How did Diana respond to the criticisms?

      A) She paid no attention to them.

      B) She made more appearances on TV.

      C) She met the 13-year-old girl asplanned.

      D) She rose to argue with her opponents.

30.  What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola?

      A) It had caused embarrassment to theBritish government.

      B) It had brought her closer to theordinary people.

      C) It had greatly promoted her popularity.

      D) It had affected her relations with theBritish government.

Part III    Vocabularyand Structure  (20 minutes)

Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence thereare four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completesthe sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with asingle line through the center.

31.  I went along thinking of nothing ______, only looking at thingsaround me,

      A) in particular                                          C)in doubt

      B) in harmony                                           D)in brief

32.  Critics believe that the control of television by mass advertisinghas ______ the quality of the programs.

      A) lessened                                               C)affected

      B) declined                                               D)effected

33.  I must congratulate you ______ the excellent design of the newbridge.

      A) with                                                    C)at

      B) of                                                        D)on

34.  There is a fully ______ health center on the ground floor of themain office building.

      A) installed                                               C)provided

      B) equipped                                              D)projected

35.  For more than 20 years, we've been supporting educational programsthat ______ from kindergartens to colleges.

      A) move                                                   C)range

      B) shift                                                     D)spread

36.  The ______ at the military academy is so rigid that students canhardly bear it.

      A) convention                                           C)principle

      B) confinement                                         D)discipline

37.  The test results are beyond ______; they have been repeated in labsall over the world.

      A) negotiation                                           C)bargain

      B) conflict                                                D)dispute

38.  I was so ______ in today's history lesson. I didn't understand athing.

      A) amazed                                                C)confused

      B) neglected                                              D)amused

39.  It ______ you to at least 50% off the regular price of eitherframes or lenses when you buy both.

      A) presents                                               C)credits

      B) entitles                                                 D)tips

40.  Deserts and high mountains have always been a ______ to themovement of people from place to place.

      A) barrier                                                 C)prevention

      B) fence                                                   D)jam

41.  In order to make things convenient for the people, the departmentis planning to set up some ______ shops in the residential area.

      A) flowing                                                C)mobile

      B) drifting                                                 D)unstable

42.  Mr. Smith says: "The media are very good at sensing a mood andthen ______ it."

      A) overtaking                                            C)widening

      B) enlarging                                              D)exaggerating

43.  This is not an economical way to get more water; ______ , it isvery expensive.

      A) on the other hand                                  C)in short

      B) on the contrary                                     D)or else

44.  It was the first time that such a ______ had to be taken at aBritish nuclear power station.

      A) presentation                                         C)preparation

      B) precaution                                            D)prediction

45.  ______ that he wasn't happy with the arrangements, I tried to booka different hotel.

      A) Perceiving                                            C)Puzzling

      B) Penetrating                                           D)Preserving

46.  The board of the company has decided to ______ its operations toinclude all aspects of the clothing business.

      A) multiply                                               C)expand

      B) lengthen                                               D)stretch

47.  His business was very successful, but it was at the ______ of his.family life.

      A) consumption                                        C)exhaustion

      B) credit                                                   D)expense

48.  First published in 1927, the charts remain an ______ source forresearchers.

      A) identical                                               C)intelligent

      B) indispensable                                        D)inevitable

49.  Joe is not good at sports, but when it ______ mathematics, he isthe 'best in the class.

      A) comes to                                              C)comes on to

      B) comes up to                                         D)comes around to

50.  Doctors warned against chewing tobacco as a ______ for smoking.

      A) relief                                                    C)substitute

      B) revival                                                  D)succession

51.  When carbon is added to iron in proper ______ the result is steel.

      A) rates                                                    C)proportions

      B) thicknesses                                           D)densities

52.  You should try to ______ your ambition and be more realistic.

      A) reserve                                                C)retain

      B) restrain                                                D)replace

53.  Nancyis only a sort of ______ of her husband's opinion and has no ideas of her own.

      A) sample                                                 C)shadow

      B) reproduction                                         D)echo

54.  Now that spring is here, you can ______ these fur coats till youneed them again next winter.

      A) put over                                               C)put off

      B) put away                                              D)put down

55.  There is a ______ of impatience in the tone of his voice.

      A) hint                                                     C)dot

      B) notion                                                  D)phrase

56.  Please ______ dictionaries when you are not sure of word spellingor meaning.

      A) seek                                                    C)search

      B) inquire                                                 D)consult

57.  At yesterday's party, Elizabeth'sboyfriend amused us by ______ Charlie Chaplin.

      A) copying                                               C)imitating

      B) following                                              D)modeling

58.  She keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of power ______

      A) failure                                                  C)absence

      B) lack                                                     D)drop

59.  The group of technicians are engaged in a study which ______ allaspects of urban planning.

      A) inserts                                                 C)performs

      B) grips                                                    D)embraces

60.  The lecture which lasted about three hours was so ______ that theaudience couldn't help yawning.

      A) tedious                                                 C)clumsy

      B) bored                                                   D)tired

Part IV    Cloze (15 minutes)

Directions:    There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank thereare four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. Youshould choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

         Historians tend to tell the same jokewhen they are describing history education in America. It's the one __61__ theteacher standing in the schoolroom door __62__ goodbye to students for thesummer and calling __63__ them, "By the way, we won World War II."

         The problem with the joke, of course,is that it's __64__ funny. The recent surveys on __65__ illiteracy (无知) are beginning to numb (令人震惊): nearly one third of American17-year-olds cannot even __66__ which countries the United States __67__ against inthat war. One third have no __68__ when the Declaration of Independence was __69__.One third thought Columbus reached the New World after 1750. Two thirds cannot correctly __70__the Civil War between 1850 and 1900. __71__ when they get the answers right, someare __72__ guessing.

         Unlike math or science, ignorance ofhistory cannot be __73__ connected to loss of international __74__. But it doesaffect our future __75__ a democratic nation and as individuals.

         The __76__ news is that there isgrowing agreement __77__ what is wrong with the __78__ of history and whatneeds to be __79__ to fix it. The steps are tentative (尝试性) __80__ yet to be felt in mostclassrooms.

61.  A) about                     B)in                          C) for                     D) by

62.  A) shaking                  B)waving                   C) nodding              D) speaking

63.  A) in                          B)after                      C) for                     D) up

64.  A) rarely                     B)so                          C) too                     D) not

65.  A) historical                B)educational             C) cultural               D) political

66.  A) distinguish              B)acknowledge          C) identify               D) convey

67.  A) defeated                 B)attacked                 C) fought                D) struck

68.  A) sense                    B)doubt                     C) reason                D) idea

69.  A) printed                  B)signed                    C) marked               D) edited

70.  A) place                     B)judge                     C) get                     D) lock

71.  A) Even                     B)Though                  C) Thus                  D) So

72.  A) hardly                   B)just                        C) still                     D) ever

73.  A) exclusively            B) practically              C)shortly                D) directly

74.  A) competitiveness     B) comprehension       C)community          D) commitment

75.  A) of                         B)for                         C) with                   D) as

76.  A) fine                       B)nice                       C) surprising            D) good

77.  A) to                         B)with                       C) on                      D) of

78.  A) consulting             B)coaching                C) teaching              D) instructing

79.  A) done                     B)dealt                      C) met                    D) reached

80.  A) therefore               B)or                          C) and                     D) as

Part V      Writing    (30 minutes)

Directions:    For this part, you are allowed 30 minutesto write a composition entitled A Brief Introduction to a Tourist Attraction.You should write at least 120 words according to the following guidelines:

                                    Your role: atour guide

                                    Youraudience: a group of foreign tourists

                                    Yourintroduction should include:

l            some welcoming words

l            the schedule for the day

l            a description of the place thetourists will be visiting

                                    (e.g. ascenic spot or a historical site, etc.)

You should make the introduction interesting and the arrangementsfor the day clear to everybody.

ABrief Introduction to a Tourist Attraction

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