2002年1月CET-4真题

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   2002年1月CET-4真题Part I                              Listening Comprehension                     (20 minutes)Section A

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.Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After eachquestion there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Thenmark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line throughthe 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 the afternoon. Therefore, D) “5 hours” is the correctanswer. You should choose [D] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a singleline through the center.

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

1.   A) She has to post a letter instead.

      B) She has to turn down the man’s request.

      C) She’s not sure if the computer isfixed.

      D) She can’t send the message right now.

2.   A) He didn’t 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 thebook.

3.   A) Play a tape recorder.

      B) Take a picture.

      C) Repair a typewriter.

      D) Start a car.

4.   A) The woman rejected the man’s apology.

      B) The woman appreciated the man’s offer.

      C) The man had forgotten the whole thing.

      D) The man had hurt the woman’s feelings.

5.   A) The woman is meeting the man at the airport.

      B) They are complaining about the poorairport service.

      C) They are discussing their plan forChristmas.

      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 concentrateon her studies.

      D) She will take a part-time job.

7.   A) He needs another job as researchassistant.

      B) He asked Professor Williams forassistance.

      C) He assists Professor Williams with histeaching.

      D) He is doing research with ProfessorWilliams.

8.   A) She thought there were no tickets left forthe show.

      B) She thought the seats on the left sidewere fully occupied.

      C) The show was planned a long time ago.

      D) The audience were deeply impressed bythe show.

9.   A) Mr. Long’s briefing was unnecessarilylong.

      B) The woman should have been moreattentive.

      C) Mr. Long’s briefing was not relevant tothe mission.

      D) The woman needn’t have attended the briefing.

10.  A) In a bank.

      B) In a school.

      C) In a clothing store.

      D) In a barbershop.

Section B

Directions:    In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of eachpassage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions willbe spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answerfrom the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the correspondingletter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Passage one

Question 11 to 13 are based on the passage you havejust heard.

11.  A) Because the bird couldn’t repeat his master’sname.

      B) Because the bird screamed all day long.

      C) Because the bird uttered the wrongword.

      D) Because the bird failed to say the nameof the town.

12.  A) The cruel master.

      B) The man in the kitchen.

      C) The pet bird.

      D) The fourth chicken.

13.  A) The bird bad finally understood his threat.

      B) The bird managed to escape from thechicken house.

      C) The bird had learned to scream back athim.

      D) The bird was living peacefully with thechickens.

Passage Two

Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you havejust heard.

14.  A) They are kept in open prisons.

      B) They are allowed out of the prisongrounds.

      C) They are ordered to do cooking andcleaning.

      D) They are a small portion of the prison population.

15.  A) Some of their prisoners are allowed to studyor work outside prisons.

      B) Most of their prisoners are expected towork.

      C) Their prisoners are often sent tospecial centers for skill training.

      D) Their prisoners are allowed freedom tovisit their families.

16.  A) They are encouraged to do maintenance forthe 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 Three

Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you havejust heard.

17.  A) Because they have a driving license.

      B) Because they have received specialtraining.

      C) Because the traffic conditions in London are good.

      D) Because the traffic system of the cityis not very complex.

18.  A) Two to four months.

      B) About three weeks.

      C) At least half a year.

      D) Two years or more.

19.  A) Government officers are hard to please.

      B) The learner has to go through severaltough tests.

      C) The learner usually fails several timesbefore he passes it.

      D) The driving test usually last towmonths.

20.  A) They don’t want their present bosses toknow what they’re doing.

      B) They want to earn money from both jobs.

      C) They cannot earn money as taxi driversyet.

      D) They look forward to further promotion.

Part II                               Reading Comprehension                      (35 minutes)

Directions:     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 centre.

Passage one

Questions 21 to 25 are based on thefollowing passage.

       Somepessimistic experts feel that the automobile is bound to fall into disuse. Theysee a day in the not-too-distant future when all autos will be abandoned andallowed to rust. Other authorities, however, think the auto is here to stay.They hold that the car will remain a leading means of urban travel in theforeseeable future.

       Themotorcar will undoubtedly change significantly over the next 30 years. Itshould become smaller, safer, and more economical, and should not be powered bythe gasoline engine. The car of the future should be far more pollution-freethan present types.

       Regardlessof its power source, the auto in the future will still be the main problem inurban traffic congestion (拥挤). One proposed solution to this problem is the automated highwaysystem.

       Whenthe auto enters the highway system, a retractable (可伸缩的) arm will drop from the autoand make contact with a rail, which is similar to those powering subway trainselectrically. Once attached to the rail, the car will become electricallypowered from the system, and control of the vehicle will pass to a central computer.The computer will then monitor all of the car’s movements.

       Thedriver will use a telephone to dial instructions about his destination into thesystem. The computer will calculate the best route, and reserve space for thecar all the way to the correct exit from the highway. The driver will then befree 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, comparedwith the 1,500 to 2,000 vehicles that can be carried by a present-day highway.

21.   Onesignificant improvement in the future car will probably be _____________.

       A) its power source                                     C) itsmonitoring system

       B) its driving system                                    D) itsseating capacity

22.  What is the author’s main concern?

       A) How to render automobilespollution-free.

       B) How to make smaller and saferautomobiles.

       C) How to solve the problem of trafficjams.

       D) How to develop an automated subwaysystem.

23.  What provides autos with electric power in anautomated highway system?

       A) A rail.                                                     C) A retractablearm.

       B) An engine.                                              D) A computercontroller.

24.  In an automated highway system, all the driverneeds to do is _____________.

       A) keep in the right lane

       B) wait to arrive at his destination

       C) keep in constant touch with the computercenter

       D) inform the system of his destinationby phone

25.  What is the author’s attitude toward thefuture of autos?

       A) Enthusiastic.                                           C) Optimistic.

       B) Pessimistic.                                            D) Cautious.

PassageTwo

Questions26 to 30 are based on the following passage.

       Foxes and farmers have never got on well.These small dog-like animals have long been accused of killing farm animals.They are officially classified as harmful and farmers try to keep their numbersdown by shooting or poisoning them.

       Farmers can also call on the services oftheir local hunt to control the fox population. Hunting consists of pursuing afox across the countryside, with a group of specially trained dogs, followed bymen and women riding horses. When the dogs eventually catch the fox they killit or a hunter shoots it.

       People who take part in hunting think ofas a sport; they wear a special uniform of red coats and white trousers, andfollow strict codes of behavior. But owning a horse and hunting regularly isexpensive, so most hunters are wealthy.

       It is estimated that up to 100,000 peoplewatch or take part in fox hunting. But over the last couple of decades thenumber of people opposed to fox hunting, because they think it is brutal (残酷的), has risen sharply. Nowadays itis rare for a hunt to pass off without some kind of confrontation (冲突) between hunters and huntsaboteurs (阻拦者).Sometimes these incidents lead to violence, but mostly saboteurs interfere withthe hunt by misleading riders and disturbing the trail of the fox’s smell,which the dogs follow.

       Noisy confrontations between hunters andsaboteurs have become so common that they are almost as much a part of huntingas the pursuit of foxes itself. But this year supporters of fox hunting face amuch bigger threat to their sport. A Labour Party Member of the Parliament,Mike Foster, 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 foxes___________.

       A) for recreation                                          C) to limit the foxpopulation

       B) in the interests of the farmers                   D) to show off their wealth

27.  What is special about fox hunting in Britain?

       A) It involves the use of a deadlypoison.

       B) It is a costly event which rarelyoccurs.

       C) The hunters have set rules to follow.

       D) The hunters have to go through stricttraining.

28.  Fox hunting opponents often interfere in the game_____________.

       A) by resorting to violence                            C) by taking legalaction

       B) by confusing the fox hunters                    D) by demonstrating on thescene

29.  A new law may be passed by the BritishParliament to ______________.

       A) prohibit farmers from hunting foxes

       B) forbid hunting foxes with dogs

       C) stop hunting wild animals in thecountryside

       D) prevent large-scale fox hunting

30.  It can be inferred from the passage that___________.

       A) killing foxes with poison is illegal

       B) limiting the fox population is unnecessary

       C) hunting foxes with dogs is consideredcruel and violent

       D) fox-hunting often leads toconfrontation between the poor and the rich

Passage Three

Questions 31to 35 are based on the following passage.

       For an increasing number of students atAmerican universities, Old is suddenly in. The reason is obvious: the graying ofAmericameans jobs. coupled with the aging of the baby-boom (生育高峰) generation, a longer life spanmeans that the nation’s elderly population is bound to expand significantlyover the next 50 years. By 2050, 25 percent of all Americans will be older than65, up from 14 percent in 1995. The change poses profound questions forgovernment and society, of course. But it also creates career opportunities inmedicine and health professions, and in law and business as well. “In additionto the doctors, we’re going to need more sociologists, biologists, urbanplanners and specialized lawyers,” says Professor Edward Schneider of the Universityof Southern California’s (USC) School of Gerontology (老年学).

       Lawyers can specialize in “elder law,”which covers everything from trusts and estates to nursing-home abuse and agediscrimination (歧视).Businessmen see huge opportunities in the elder market because the babyboomers, 74 million strong, are likely to be the wealthiest group of retireesin human history. “Any student who combines an expert knowledge in gerontologywith, say, an MBA or law degree will have a license to print money,” oneprofessor says.

       Margarite Santos is a 21-year-old senior at USC. Shebegan college as a biology major but found she was “really bored with bacteria.”So she took a class in gerontology and discovered that she lied it. She says, “Idid volunteer work in retirement homes and it was very satisfying.”

31.  “…Old is suddenly in” (Line 1, Para. 1) mostprobably means “______________”.

       A) America has suddenly become anation of old people

       B) gerontology has suddenly becomepopular

       C) more elderly professors are found onAmerican campuses

       D) American colleges have realized theneed of enrolling older students

32.  With the aging of America, lawyers can benefit_________________.

       A) from the adoption of the “elder law”

       B) from rendering special services to theelderly

       C) by enriching their professionalknowledge

       D) by winning the trust of the elderly topromote their own interests

33.  Why can businessmen make money in the emergingelder market?

       A) Retirees are more generous in spendingmoney.

       B) They can employ more gerontologists.

       C) The elderly possess an enormous purchasingpower.

       D) There are more elderly people working thanbefore.

34.  Who can make big money in the new centuryaccording to the passage?

       A) Retirees who are business-minded.

       B) The volunteer workers in retirementhomes.

       C) College graduates with an MBA or lawdegree.

       D) Professionals with a good knowledge ofgerontology.

35.  Itcan be seen from the passage that the expansion of America’s elderly population________.

       A) will provide good job opportunities inmany areas

       B) will impose an unbearable burden onsociety

       C) may lead to nursing home abuse and agediscrimination

       D) will create new fields of study inuniversities

PassageFour

Questions36 to 40 are based on the following passage.

       The decline in moral standards — whichhas long concerned social analysts — has at last captured the attention ofaverage Americans. And Jean Bethke Elshtain, for one, is glad.

       The fact the ordinary citizens are nowstarting to think seriously about the nation’s moral climate, says this ethics(伦理学) professorat the University of Chicago, is reason to hope that new ideas will comeforward to improve it.

       But the challenge is not to be underestimated.Materialism and individualism in American society are the biggest obstacles. “Thethought that ‘I’m in it for me’ has become deeply rooted in the national consciousness,”Ms. Elshtain says.

       Some of this can be attributed to the disintegrationof traditional communities, in which neighbors looked out for one another, shesays. With today’s greater mobility and with so many couples working, thosebonds have been weakened, replaced by a greater emphasis on self.

       In a 1996 poll of Americans, loss ofmorality topped the list of the biggest problems facing the U.S. AndElshtain says the public is correct to sense that: Data show that Americans arestruggling with problems unheard of in the 1950s, such as classroom violenceand a high rate of births to unmarried mothers.

       The desire for a higher moral standard isnot a lament (挽歌) for some nonexistent“golden age,” Elshtain says, nor is it a wishful (一厢情愿的) longing for a time thatdenied opportunities to women and minorities. Most people, in fact, favor thelessening of prejudice.

       Moral decline will not be reversed untilpeople find ways to counter the materialism in society, she says. “Slowly, yourecognize that the things that matter are those that cant’ be bought.”

36.  Professor Elshtain is pleased to see thatAmericans _____________.

       A) have adapted to a new set of moral standards

       B) are longing for the return of the goodold days

       C) have realized the importance ofmaterial things

       D) are awakening to the lowering of theirmoral standards

37.  The moral decline of American society iscaused manly by ________________.

       A) its growing wealth

       B) the self-centeredness of individuals

       C) underestimating the impact of socialchanges

       D) the prejudice against women andminorities

38.  Which of the following characterizes thetraditional communities?

       A) Great mobility.                                        C) Emphasis on individualeffort.

       B) Concern for one’s neighbors.                    D) Ever-weakening socialbonds.

39.  In the 1950s, classroom violence_______________.

       A) was something unheard of                       C) attracted a lot ofpubic attention

       B) was by no means a rare occurrence          D) began to appear in alalysts’ data

40.  According to Elshtain, the current moraldecline may be reversed _________________.

       A) if people can return to the “goldenage”

       B) when women and mean enjoy equal rights

       C) when people rid themselves ofprejudice

       D) if less emphasis is laid on material things

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   By the time you get to New York, I ________ for London.

       A) would be leaving                                        B) amleaving

       C) have already left                                         D) shallhave left

42   Thearticle suggests that when a person ________ under unusual stress he should beespecially careful to have a well-balanced diet.

       A) is                                                              B)were

       C) be                                                             D)was

43   The lawyer advised him to drop the ________,since he stands little chance to win.

       A) event                                                         B)incident

       C) case                                                          D)affair

44   Sometimeschildren have trouble ________ fact from fiction and may believe that suchthings actually exist.

       A) to separate                                                 B) separating

       C) for separating                                             D) of separating

45   He is quite sure that it’s ________impossible for him to fulfill the task within two days.

       A) absolutely                                                  B) exclusively

       C) fully                                                          D)roughly

46   There was a big hole in the road which________ the traffic.

       A) set back                                                    B) stood back

       C) held up                                                      D) kept down

47   Manya delegate was in favor of his proposal that a special committee ________ toinvestigate the incident.

       A) were set up                                                B) was set up

       C) be set up                                                   D) set up

48   Inthe Chinese household, grandparents and other relatives play ________ roles inraising children.

       A) incapable                                                   B) indispensable

       C) insensible                                                   D) infinite

49   Eye contact is important because wrongcontact may create a communication ________.

       A) tragedy                                                      B) vacuum

       C) question                                                    D) barrier

50   There was such a long line at the exhibition_____ we had to wait for about half an hour.

       A) as                                                             B)that

       C) so                                                             D)hence

51   There is no ________ to there house from themain road.

       A) access                                                       B)avenue

       C) exposure                                                   D) edge

52   ________energy under the earth must be released in one form or another, for example, anearthquake.

       A) Accumulated                                              B) Gathered

       C) Assembled                                                 D) Collected

53   Hewasn’t appointed chairman of the committee, ________ not very popular with allits members.

       A) to be considered                                         B) considering

       C) being considered                                        D) havingconsidered

54   Thetwentieth century has witnessed an enormous worldwide political, economic andcultural ________.

       A) tradition                                                     B) transportation

       C) transmission                                              D) transformation

55   The ________ stuck on the envelope says “ByAir”.

       A) diagram                                                     B) label

       C) signal                                                        D)mark

56   Mobiletelecommunications ________ is expected to double in Shanghai this year as a result of a contractsigned between the two companies.

       A) capacity                                                    B) potential

       C) possession                                                 D) impact

57   Reading________ the lines, I would say that the Government are more worried than theywill admit.

       A) behind                                                       B)between

       C) along                                                         D)among

58   Mybrother’s plans are very ________; he wants to master English, French andSpanish before he is sixteen.

       A) arbitrary                                                    B) aggressive

       C) ambitious                                                   D) abundant

59   Things might have been much worse if themother ______ on her right to keep the baby.

       A) has been insisting                                       B) hadinsisted

       C) would insist                                               D) insisted

60   The statistical figures in that report arenot ________. You should not refer to them.

       A) accurate                                                    B) fixed

       C) delicate                                                      D) rigid

61   Contrast may make something appear morebeautiful than it is when ________ alone.

       A) seen                                                          B)is seen

       C) to be seen                                                  D) having been seen

62   The football game comes to you ________ from New York.

       A) lively                                                         B)alive

       C) live                                                           D)living

63   Noneof us expected the chairman to ________ at the party. We thought he was stillin hospital.

       A) turn in                                                       B) turn over

       C) turn up                                                      D) turn down

64   The mother didn’t know who ________ for thebroken glass.

       A) blamed                                                      B)be blamed

       C) to blame                                                    D) would blame

65   He ________ to his customers and halved theprice.

       A) leaked                                                       B)drew

       C) quoted                                                       D)yielded

66   Tryonwas extremely angry, but cool-headed enough to ________ storming into the boss’soffice.

       A) prevent                                                      B) prohibit

       C) turn                                                          D)avoid

67   All flights ________ because of the terribleweather, they had to go there by train.

       A) having been canceled                                  B) had beencanceled

       C) having canceled                                          D) were canceled

68   Theauthor of the report is well ________ with the problems in the hospital becausehe has been working there for many years.

       A) informed                                                   B) acquainted

       C) enlightened                                                D) acknowledged

69   The boy spent as much time watching TV as he________ studying.

       A) does                                                          B)had

       C) was                                                          D)did

70   Theships’ generator broke down, and the pumps had to be operated ________ insteadof mechanically.

       A) manually                                                    B) artificially

       C) automatically                                              D) synthetically

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.

       Onesummer night, on my way home from work I decided to see a movie. I knew thetheatre would be air-conditioned and I couldn’t face my __71__ apartment.

       Sittingin the theatre I had to look through the __72__ between the two tall heads infront of me. I had to keep changing the __73__ every time she learned over totalk to him, __74__ he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans display such__75__ in a public place?

       Ithought the movie would be good for my English, but __76__ it turned out, itwas an Italian move. __77__ about an hour I decided to give up on the movie and__78__ on my popcorn (爆玉米花). I’ve never understood why they give you so much popcorn! Ittasted pretty good, __79__. After a while I heard __80__ more of theromantic-sounding Italians. I just heard the __81__ of the popcorn crunching (咀嚼) between my teeth. My thoughtstated to __82__. I remembered when I was is South Korea (韩国), I __83__ to watch Kojak on TVfrequently. He spoke perfect Korean — I was really amazed. He seemed like agood friend to me, __84__ I saw him again in New York speaking __85__ Englishinstead of perfect Korean. He didn’t even have a Korean accent and I __86__like I had been betrayed.

       Whenour family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke anyEnglish. __87__ we had begun to learn a few words, my mother suggested that weall should speak English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became very__88__ and we all seemed to avoid each other. We sat at the dinner table insilence, preferring that to __89__ in a difficult language. Mother tried to saysomething in English but it __90__ out all wrong and we all burst into laughterand decided to forget it! We’ve been speaking Korean at home ever since.

71.A) warm               B) hot                           C) heated                    D) cool

72.A) crack               B) blank                        C) break                     D) opening

73.A) aspect              B) view                         C) space                     D) angle

74.A) while                B) whenever                  C) or                          D) and

75.A) attraction          B) attention                   C) affection                D) motion

76.A) since                B) when                        C) what                      D) as

77.A) Within              B) After                         C) For                        D) Over

78.A) concentrate       B) chew                        C) fix                         D) taste

79.A) too                   B) still                           C) though                   D) certainly

80.A) much               B) any                           C) no                         D) few

81.A) voice                B) sound                       C) rhythm                  D) tone

82.A) wonder             B) wander                     C) imagine                  D) depart

83.A) enjoyed             B) happened                   C) turned                    D) used

84.A) until                 B) because                     C) then                       D) therefore

85.A) artificial            B) informal                    C) perfect                   D) practical

86.A)felt                   B) looked                       C) seemed                  D) appeared

87.A) While               B) If                             C) Before                   D) Once

88.A) empty               B) quiet                         C) stiff                       D) calm

89.A) telling               B) uttering                     C) saying                    D) speaking

90.A) worked             B) got                           C) came                     D) made

Part V                               Writing                                                   (30 minutes)

Directions:    For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a compositionon the topic: A Letter to the University President about the Canteen Serviceon Campus You should write at least 100 words, and base your composition onthe outline given in Chinese below:

                     假设你是李明，请你就本校食堂的状况给校长写一封信，内容应涉及食堂的饭菜质量、价格、环境、服务等，可以是表扬，可以是批评建议，也可以兼有而有之。

                                                                                               January12th, 2002

Dear Mr. President,

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