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2000年1月CET-4真题Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections: 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) At the office. B) In the waiting room. C) At the airport. D) In a restaurant. From the conversation we know that thetwo were talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock in the morning andhave to finish at 2 in theafternoon. Therefore, D) “5 hours” is the correct answer. You should choose [D]on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center. Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D] 1. A) The woman is a close friend of the man. B) The woman has been working too hard. C) The woman is seeing a doctor. D) The woman is tired of her work. 2. A) This apple pie tastes very good. B) His mother likes the pie very much. C) This pie can’t match his mother’s. D) His mother can’t make apple pies. 3. A) Take a walk. B) Give a performance. C) Listen to the music. D) Dance to the music. 4. A) Read an article on political science. B) Present a different theory to theclass. C) Read more than one article. D) Choose a better article to read. 5. A) The woman would understand if she didMary’s job. B) The woman should do the typing forMary. C) The woman should work as hard as Mary. D) The woman isn’t a skillful typist. 6. A) He wants to make an appointment with Mr.Smith. B) He wants to make sure that Mr. Smithwill see him. C) He wants to change the time of theappointment. D) He wants the woman to meet him at threeo’clock. 7. A) He gets nervous very easily. B) He is an inexperienced speaker. C) He is an awful speaker. D) He hasn’t prepared his speech well. 8. A) She didn’t like the books the man bought. B) There wasn’t a large selection at thebookstore. C) The man bought a lot of books. D) She wanted to see what the man bought. 9. A) Buy a ticket for the tem o’clock flight. B) Ask the man to change the ticket forher. C) Go to the airport immediately. D) Switch to a different flight. 10. A) Dr. Lemon is waiting for a patient. B) Dr. Lemon is busy at the moment. C) Dr. Lemon has lost his patience. D) Dr. Lemon has gone out to visit apatient. Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 shortpassages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both thepassage 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 with a single linethrough the center. Passage one Question 11 to 14 are based on the passage you havejust heard. 11. A) A car outside the supermarket. B) A car at the bottom of the hill. C) Paul’s car. D) The sports car. 12. A) Inside the car. B) At the foot of the hill. C) In the garage. D) In the supermarket. 13. A) The driver of the sports car. B) The two girls inside the car. C) The man standing nearby. D) The salesman from London. 14. A) Nobody. B) The two girls. C) The bus driver. D) Paul. Passage Two Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you havejust heard. 15. A) His friend gave him the wrong key. B) He didn’t know where the back door was. C) He couldn’t find the key to hismailbox. D) It was too dark to put the key in thelock. 16. A) It was getting dark. B) He was afraid of being blamed by hisfriend. C) The birds might have flown away. D) His friend would arrive any time. 17. A) He looked silly with only one leg insidethe window. B) he knew the policeman wouldn’t believehim. C) The torch light made him look veryfoolish. D) He realized that he had made a mistake. Passage Three Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you havejust heard. 18. A) The threat of poisonous desert animals andplants. B) The exhaustion of energy resources. C) The destruction of oil wells. D) The spread of the black powder from thefires. 19. A) The underground oil resources have not beenaffected. B) Most of the desert animals and plantshave managed to survive. C) The oil lakes soon dried up and stoppedevaporating. D) The underground water resources havenot been polluted. 20. A) To resto5e the normal production of the oilwells. B) To estimate the losses caused by thefires. C) To remove the oil left in the desert. D) To use the oil left in the oil lakes.
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 21 to 25 are based on thefollowing passage: Unless we spend money to spot and prevent asteroids(小行星) now, onemight crash into Earth and destroy life as we know it, say some scientists. Asteroids are bigger versions of the meteoroids(流星) that raceacross the night sky. Most orbit the sun far from Earth and don’t threaten us.But there are also thousands of asteroids whose orbits put them on a collisioncourse with Earth. Buy $50 million worth of new telescopesright now. Then spend $10 million a year for the next 25 year5s to locate mostof the space rocks. By the time we spot a fatal one, the scientists say, we’llhave a way to change its course. Some scientists favor pushing asteroidsoff course with nuclear weapons. But the cost wouldn’t be cheap. Is it worth it? Two things expertsconsider when judging any risk re: 1) How likely the event is; and 2) How badthe consequences if the event occurs. Experts think an asteroid big enough todestroy lots of life might strike Earth once every 500,000 years. Sounds prettyrare—but if one did fall, it would be the end of the world. “If we don’t takecare of these big asteroids, they’ll take care of us,” says one scientist.“It’s that simple.” The cure, though, might be worse than thedisease. Do we really want fleets of nuclear weapons sitting around on Earth?“The world has less to fear from doomsday (毁灭性的)rocks than from a great nuclearfleet set against them,” said a New York Times article. 21. Whatdoes the passage say about asteroids and meteoroids? A)They are heavenly bodies different in composition. B)They are heavenly bodies similar in nature. C)There are more asteroids than meteoroids. D)Asteroids are more mysterious than meteoroids. 22. Whatdo scientists say about the collision of an asteroid with Earth? A)It is very unlikely but the danger exists. B)Such a collision might occur once every 25 years. C)Collisions of smaller asteroids with Earth occur more often than expected. D)It’s still too early to say whether such a collision might occur. 23. Whatdo people think of the suggestion of using nuclear weapons to alter the coursesof asteroids? A)It sounds practical but it may not solve the problem. B)It may create more problems than it might solve. C)It is a waste of money because a collision of asteroids with Earth is veryunlikely. D)Further research should be done before it is proved applicable. 24. Wecan conclude from the passage that ______________. A)while pushing asteroids off course nuclear weapons would destroy the world B)asteroids racing across the night sky are likely to hit Earth in the nearfuture C) the worryabout asteroids can be left to future generations since it is unlikely tohappen in our lifetime D)workable solutions still have to be found to prevent a collision of asteroidswith Earth 25. Whichof the following best describes the author’s tone in this passage? A)Optimistic. B)Critical. C)Objective. D)Arbitrary. Passage Two Questions 26 to 30 are based on thefollowing passage: Believe it or not, optical illusion(错觉)can cuthighway crashes. Japan is a case in point. It hasreduced automobile crashes on some roads by nearly 75 percent using a simpleoptical illusion. Bent stripes, called chevrons (人字形), painted on the roads makedrivers think that they are driving faster than they really are, and thusdrivers slow down. Nowthe American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety in Washington D.C. isplanning to repeat Japan’ssuccess. Starting next year, the foundation will paint chevrons and other patternsof stripes on selected roads around the country to test how well the patternsreduce highway crashes. Excessivespeed plays a major role in as much as one fifth of all fatal trafficaccidents, according to the foundation. To help reduce those accidents, thefoundation will conduct its tests in areas where speed-related hazards are thegreatest—curves, exit slopes, traffic circles, and bridges. Somestudies suggest that straight, horizontal bars painted across roads caninitially cut the average speed of drivers in half. However, traffic oftenreturns to full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing thepainted bars. Chevrons,scientists say, not only give drivers the impression that they are drivingfaster than they really are but also make a lane appear to be narrower. Theresult is a longer lasting reduction in highway sped and the number of trafficaccidents. 26. Thepassage mainly discusses __________. A)a new way of highway speed control B)a new pattern for painting highways C)a new approach to training drivers D)a new type of optical illusion 27. Onroads painted with chevrons, drivers tend to feel that __________. A)they should avoid speed-related hazards B)they are driving in the wrong lane C)they should slow down their speed D)they are approaching the speed limit 28. Theadvantage of chevrons over straight, horizontal bars is that the former___________. A)can keep drivers awake B)can cut road accidents in half C)will have a longer effect on drivers D)will look more attractive 29. The American AutomobileAssociation Foundation for Traffic Safety plans to __________. A)try out the Japanese method in certain areas B)change the road signs across the country C)replace straight, horizontal bars with chevrons D)repeat the Japanese road patterns 30. Whatdoes the author say about straight, horizontal bars painted across roads? A)They are falling out of use in the United States B)They tend to be ignored by drivers in a short period of time. C)They are applicable only on broad roads. D)They cannot be applied successfully to traffic circles. Passage Three Questions 31 to 35 are based on thefollowing passage: Amtrak (美国铁路客运公司) was experiencing adownswing in ridership(客运量) along the lines comprising its rail system. Of major concern toAmtrak and its advertising agency DDB Needham, were the long-distance westernroutes where ridership had been declining significantly.] At one time, trains were the only practicalway to cross the vast areas of the west. Trains were fast, very luxurious, andquite convenient compared to other forms of transportation existing at thetime. However, times change and the automobile became America’sstandard of convenience. Also, air travel had easily established itself as thefastest method of traveling great distances. Therefore, the task for DDBNeedham was to encourage consumers to consider other aspects of train travel inorder to change their attitudes and increase the likelihood that trains wouldbe considered for travel in the west. Two portions of the total market weretargeted: 1) anxious fliers—those concerned with safety, relaxation, andcleanliness and 2) travel-lovers—those viewing themselves as relaxed, casual,and interested in the travel experience as part of their vacation. The agencythen developed a campaign that focused on travel experiences such as freedom,escape, relaxation, and enjoyment of the great western outdoors. It stressedexperiences gained by using the trains and portrayed western train trips aswonderful adventures. Advertisements showed pictures of thebeautiful scenery that could be enjoyed along some of the more famous westernroutes and emphasized the romantic names of some of these trains (EmpireBuilder, etc.). These ads were strategically placed among family-oriented TVshows and programs involving nature and America in order to mosteffectively reach target audiences. Results were impressive. The Empire Builder,which was focused on in one ad, enjoyed a 15 percent increase in profits on itsChicago to Seattleroute. 31. What’sthe author’s purpose in writing this passage? A) To show the inability of trainsto compete with planes with respect to speed and convenience. B)To stress the influence of the automobile on America’s standard of convenience. C)To emphasize the function of travel agencies in market promotion. D) To illustratethe important role of persuasive communication in changing consumer attitudes. 32. It can be inferred fromthe passage that the drop in Amtrak ridership was due to the fact that________. A)trains were not suitable for short distance passenger transportation B)trains were not the fastest and most convenient form of transportation C)trains were not as fast and convenient as they used to be D)trains could not compete with planes in terms of luxury and convenience 33. Toencourage consumers to travel by train, DDB Needham emphasized __________. A)the freedom and convenience provided on trains B)the practical aspects of train travel C)the adventurous aspects of train trips D)the safety and cleanliness of train trips 34. The train ads were placedamong family-oriented TV programs involving nature and America because____________. A)they could focus on meaningful travel experiences B)they could increase the effectiveness of the TV programs C)their profits could be increased by some 15 percent D)most travel-lovers and nervous fliers were believed to be among the audiences 35. According to the passage,the Empire Builder enjoyed an increase in ridership and profits because___________. A)the attractiveness of its name and route was effectively advertised B)it provided an exciting travel exper5ience C)its passengers could enjoy the great western outdoors D)it was widely advertised in newspapers and magazines in Chicago and SEattle Passage Four Questions 36 to 40 are based on thefollowing passage: Why does cram go bad faster than butter?Some researchers think they have the answer, and it comes down to the structureof the food, not its chemical composition—a finding that could help rid someprocessed foods of chemical preservatives. Cream and butter contain pretty much thesame substances, so why cream should sour much faster has been a mystery. Bothare emulsions—tiny globules (小球体) of one liquid evenly distributed throughout another. Thedifference lies in what’s in the globules and what’s in the surrounding liquid,says Brocklehurst, who led the investigation. In cream, fatty globules drift about in asea of water. In butter, globules of a watery solution are locked away in a seaof fat. The bacteria which make the food go bad prefer to live in the wateryregions of the mixture. “This means that in cream, the bacteria are free togrow throughout the mixture,” he says. When the situation is reversed, thebacteria are locked away in compartments (隔仓室) buried deep in the sea of fat. Trapped in this way, individualcolonies cannot spread and rapidly run out of nutrients (养料). They also slowly poisonthemselves with their waste products. “In butter, you get a self-limitingsystem which stops the bacteria growing,” says Brocklehurst. The researchers are already working withfood companies keen to see if their products can be made resistant to bacterialattack through alterations to the food’s structure. Brocklehurst believes itwill be possible to make the emulsions used in salad cream, for instance, morelike that in butter. The key will be to do this while keeping the salad creamliquid and not turning it into a solid lump. 36. Thesignificance of Brocklehurst’s research is that ____________. A)it suggested a way to keep some foods fresh without preservatives B)it discovered tiny globules in both cream and butter C)it revealed the secret of how bacteria multiply in cream and butter D)it found that cream and butter share the same chemical composition 37. Accordingto the researchers, cream sours fast than butter because bacteria _________. A)are more evenly distributed in cream B)multiply more easily in cream than in butter C)live on less fat in cream than in butter D)produce less waste in cream than in butter 38. Accordingto Brocklehurst, we can keep cream fresh by ___________. A)removing its fat B)killing the bacteria C)reducing its water content D)altering its structure 39. Theword “colonies” (Line 2, Para. 4) refers to __________. A)tiny globules B)watery regions C)bacteria communities D)little compartments 40. Commercialapplication of the research finding will be possible if salad cream can be maderesistant to bacterial attack _____________. A)by varying its chemical composition B)by turning it into a solid lump C)while keeping its structure unchanged D)while retaining its liquid form Part III Vocabulary and 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. 41 She ought to stop work; she has a headachebecause she _____________ too long. A) has been reading B) hadread C) is reading D) read 42 Niagara Falls is a great tourist ___________, drawing millionsof visitors every year. A) attention B) attraction C) appointment D) arrangement 43 I don’t mind ___________ the decision aslong as it is not too late. A) you to delay making B) yourdelaying making C) your delaying to make D) you delay tomake 44 Thehopes, goals, fears and desires ______________ widely between men and women,between the rich and the poor. A) alter B)shift C) transfer D) vary 45 Cornoriginated in the New World and thus was not known in Europe until Columbus found it ______________ in Cuba. A) being cultivated B) beencultivated C) having cultivated D)cultivating 46 Thesale usually takes place outside the house, with the audience ___________ onbenches, chairs or boxes. A) having seated B) seating C) seated D)having been seated 47 This kind of glasses manufactured byexperienced craftsmen ___________ comfortably. A) is worn B) wears C) wearing D) are worn 48 Some diseases are ______________ by certainwater animals. A) transplanted B) transformed C) transported D) transmitted 49 Wouldn’t you rather your child_________________ to bed early? A) go B)went C) would go D) goes 50 AlthoughAnne is happy with her success she wonders _____________ will happen to herprivate life. A) that B)what C) it D)this 51 Thewords of his old teacher left a ______ impression on his mind. He is stillinfluenced by them. A) staying not B) not to stay C) that he would not stay D) that he notstay 52 Mike’s uncle insists ______________ in thishotel. A) whatever B) whomever C) whichever D) whoever 53 We agreed to accept ______________ theythought was the best tourist guide. A) whatever B) whomever C) whichever D) whoever 54 It is our ___________ policy that we willachieve unity through peaceful means. A) consistent B) continuous C) considerate D) continual 55 Between 1974 and 1997, the number of overseasvisitors expanded _________27%. A) by B)for C) to D)in 56 Althoughmany people view conflict as bad, conflict is sometimes useful ___________ itforces people to test the relative merits of their attitudes and behaviors. A) by which B) to which C) in that D) so that 57 He is __________ about his chances of winninga gold medal in the Olympics next year. A) optimistic B) optional C) outstanding D) obvious 58 Sometimes I wish I ___________ in adifferent time and a different place. A) be living B) were living C) would live D) would have lived 59 The director was critical _______________the way we were doing the work. A) at B)in C) of D)with 60 In a sudden _____________ of anger, the man tore up everything withinreach. A) attack B)burst C) split D)blast 61 ______________ she realized it was too lateto go home. A) No sooner it grew dark than B) Hardly did it growdark that C) Scarcely had it grown dark than D) It was not until dark that 62 In Britainpeople _____________ four million tons of potatoes every year. A) swallow B) dispose C) consume D) exhaust 63 I’d_____________ his reputation with other farmers and business people in thecommunity, and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan. A) take into account B) accountfor C) make up for D) make out 64 It is essential that these application forms_____________ back as early as possible. A) must be sent B) will be sent C) are sent D) be sent 65 She cooked the meat for a long time so as tomake it _____________ enough to eat. A) mild B)slight C) light D)tender 66 We take our skin for granted until it isburned _____________ repair. A) beyond B)for C) without D) under 67 Thecomputer revolution may well change society as _____________ as did theIndustrial Revolution. A) certainly B) insignificantly C) fundamentally D) comparatively 68 _____________ in this way, the situationdoesn’t seem so disappointing. A) To look at B) Looking at C) Looked at D) To be looked at 69 A lot of ants are always invading my kitchen. They are a thorough___________. A) nuisance B) trouble C) worry D)anxiety 70 Somewomen ______________ a good salary in a job instead of staying home, but theydecided not to work for the sake of the family. A) must make B) should have made C) would make D) could have made Part IV Cloze (15minutes)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there arefour 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. Ina telephone survey of more than 2,000 adults, 21% said they believed the sunrevolved (旋转) around theearth. An ___71___ 7% did not know which revolved around ___72___ I have nodoubt that ___73___ all of these people were ___74___ in school that the earthrevolves around the sun; ___75___ may even have written it ___76___ a test. Butthey never ___77___ their incorrect mental models of planetary (行星的) ___78___ because their everydayobservations didn’t support ___79___ their teachers told them: People see thesun “moving” ___80___ the sky as morning turns to night, and the earth seemsstationary (静止的) ___81__that is happening. Studentscan learn the right answers ___82___ heart in class, and yet never combinedthem ___83__ their working models of the world. The objectively correct answerthe professor accepts and the ___84___ personal understanding of the world can___85___ side by side, each unaffected by the other. Outsideof class, the student continues to sue the ___86___ model because it has alwaysworked well ___87___ that circumstance. Unless professors address ___88___errors in students’ personal models of the world, students are not ___89___ toreplace them with the ___90___ one. 71.A) excessive B) extra C) additional D) added 72.A) what B) which C) that D) other 73.A) virtually B) remarkably C) ideally D) preferably 74.A) learned B) suggested C) taught D) advised 75.A) those B) these C) who D) they 76.A) on B) with C) under D) for 77.A) formed B) altered C) believed D) thought 78.A) operation B) position C) motion D) location 79.A) how B) which C) that D) what 80.A) around B) across C) on D) above 81.A) since B) so C) while D) for 82.A) to B) by C) in D) with 83.A) with B) into C) to D) along 84.A) adult’s B) teacher’s C) scientist’s D) student’s 85.A) exist B) occur C) survive D) maintain 86.A) private B) individual C) personal D) own 87.A) in B) with C) on D) for 88.A) general B) natural C) similar D) specific 89.A) obliged B) likely C) probable D) partial 90.A) perfect B) better C) reasonable D) correct Part V Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a compositionon the topic How I Finance My College Education. You should write atleast 120 words, and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese)below: 1.上大学的费用（tuitionand fees）可以通过多种途径解决 2.哪种途径适合于我（说明理由） How IFinance My College Education
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