2003年9月英语四级真题

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2003年9月英语四级试卷

Part I                 Listening Comprehension          (20 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 10short conversation. At the end of each conversation. a question wilt be askedabout what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken onlyonce. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you mustread the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). and decide which is the best answerThen mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single linethrough the centre.

Example: You will hear:

You will read:

            A) At thee office.

             B) In the waiting room.

             C) At the airport.

             D) In a restaurant.

From tile conversation we know that the twowere talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. Thisconversation is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A)"At the office" is the best answer You should choose [A] on the AnswerSheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.

Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] ID]

1. A) Give Bob a phone call.            C) Go look for Bob.

  B) Goand pick Bob up.              D) Wait for Bob.

2. A) She is working in the city.          C) Jobs are easier to find in thecity.

  B)Life in the suburbs is lonely.        D)It's less expensive l/ring in the city.

3. A) In a printing shop.                 C) Ata bookstore.

  B) Ata publishing house.              D)In a library.

4. A) The woman be more careful next time.  C) The woman find a spare key.

  B) Theytry to think of a solution.         D)They come downstairs.

5. A) Sending an e-mail.                  C) Talking on the phone.

  B) Workingin an office.                D) Doing spellingpractice.

6. A) Buy something for the picnic.         C) Go shoppingwith the man.

C) Go for a ride around town.            D) Have a picnic.

7. A) The woman misplaced her class permitfor biology.

B)Thewoman arrived for registration too early.

  C) Thewoman missed registration for the biology course.

  D)The woman got a wrong class permit.

8. A) The woman likes the weather in New York very much.

  B) Thewoman will stay in New Yorka long time.

  C)The man is planning to visit New York.

  D) It'squite cold in New Yorknow.

9. A) The old lady sitting next to the couplelikes toys very much.

  B) Anold lady took the couple’s suitcase for her own.

  C)The couple's suitcase was stolen in the restaurant.

  D)The man forgot to put the toys in their suitcase.

10. A) She's flying to Hong Kong.

  B) She's going to buy an air ticket.

   C) She'sgoing to say good-bye to Bill.

   D)She's leaving for Hoog Kong with Bill.

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear 3short passages. At the end of each passage. you will hear some questions. Boththe passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear aquestion, you must choose the best answer from the four choices markedA),B),C)and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with asingle line through the centre.

Passage One

Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passageyou have just heard.

11. A)They him only retired workers.

B) They each do jobs they are good at.

C) They close the hotel during low seasons.

D) They employ as few workers as possible.

12. A) Staff training.                    C) Cleaning and washing up.

   B)Book-keeping.                   D) Gardeningand flower arranging. 13. A) They have their hotel beautifully decorated.

   B)They provide delicious food.

   C)They make their guests feel at home.

   D)They give parties regularly for their visitors.

Passage Two

Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passageyou have just heard.

14. A) To withdraw his deposit.             C) To rob the bank.

   B)To cash a cheek.                    D) Toget his prize.

15. A) A radio announcer                  C) A car mechanic.

   B) Abank employee.                  D) Amovie actor.

16. A) They let him do what he wantedto.    C) They pressed the alarm.

   B)They helped him find large bills.      D)They called the police.

17. A) He was afraid that be would be caughton the spot.

   B)Large bills were not within his reach.

   C) Themaximum sum allowed was 55,000.

   D) Hewas limited by time and the size of his pockets.

Passage Three

Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passageyou have just heard.

18. A) A rescuer on the Golden Gate Bridge.    C) A telephone operator.

   B) Aprofessional diver.                 D) Aguard on the Golden Gate Bridge.

19. A) Someone ham fallen off the bridge.

   B)Someone on the bridge is being attacked.

   C)Someone is threatening to destroy the bridge.

   D)Someone on the bridge is attempting to kill himself.

20. A) Call the mother to come fight away.

  B)Try to communicate with them first.

   C)Help them to get out of their misty.

   D)Remind them that they have children to take care of.

Part Ⅱ              Reading Comprehension           (35 minutes)

Directions: There are 4 passages in thispart. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. Foreach of them there are four choices marked A), B), C)and D). You should decideon the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with asingle ling through the centre.

Passage One

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the followingpassage.

Arecent study, published in last week’s Journal of the American MedicalAssociation, offers a picture of how risky it is to get a lift from a teenagedriver, Indeed, a 16-year-old driver with three or more passengers is threetimes as likely to have a fatal accident as a teenager driving alone, Bycontrast, the risk of death for drivers between 30 and 59 decreases with eachadditional passenger.

Theauthors also found that the death rates for teenage drivers increaseddramatically after 10 p.m., and especially after midnight, with passengers inthe car, the driver was even more likely to die in a late-night accident.

RobertFoss, a scientist at the University of North Carolina Highway Safety ResearchCenter, says the higher death rates for teenage drivers have less to do with “reallystupid behavior” than with just a lack of driving experience. “The basic issue.”Be says, “is that adults who are responsible for issuing licenses fail torecognize how complex and skilled a task driving is.”

Bothhe and the author of the study believe that the way to mitigate (使……缓解)the problem is to have states instituteso-called graduated licensing systems, in which getting a license is amultistage process. A graduated license requires that a teenager first provehimself capable of driving in the presence of an adult, followed by a period ofdriving with night of passenger restrictions, before graduating to full drivingprivileges.

Graduatedlicensing systems have reduced teenage driver crashes, according to recentstudies. About half of the states now have some sort of graduated licensingsystem in place, but only 10 of those states have restrictions on passengers,California is the strictest, with a novice(新手)driverprohibited from carrying any passenger under 20(without the presence of anadult over 25)for the first six months.

21. Which of the following situations is mostdangerous according to the passage?

A) Adults giving a lift to teenagers on thehighway after 10 p.m.

B) A teenager driving after midnight withpassengers in the car.

C) Adults driving with three or more teenagepassengers late at night.

D) A teenager getting a lift from a strangeron the highway at midnight.

22. According to Robert Foss. The high deathrate of teenage drivers is mainly due to ________

A) their frequent driving at night      C) their lack of driving experience

B) their improper way of driving      D) their driving with passengers

23. According to Paragraph 3. which of the followingstatements is TRUE?

A) Teenagers should spend more time learningto drive.

B) Driving is a skill too complicated forteenagers to learn.

C) Restrictions should be imposed onteenagers applying to take driving lessons.

D) The licensing authorities are partlyresponsible for teenagers' driving accidents.

24. A suggested measure to be taken to reduceteenagers' driving accidents is that ________ .

A) driving in the presence of an adult shouldbe made a rule

B) they should be prohibited from taking onpassengers

C) they should not be allowed to drive after10 p.m.

D) the licensing system should be improved

25. The present situation in about half ofthe states is that the graduated licensing system ________.

A) is under discussion              C) has been put into effect

B) is about to be set up             D) has been perfected

Passage Two

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the followingpassage.

Ifyou know exactly what you want, the best route to a job is to get specializedtraining. A recent survey shows that companies like graduates in such fields asbusiness and health care who can go to work immediately with very littleon-the-job training.

That'sespecially true of booming fields that are challenging for workers. At Cornell'sSchool of Hotel Administration, for example, bachelor's degree graduates get anaverage of four or five job offers with salaries ranging from the high teens tothe low 20s and plenty of chances for rapid advancement. Large companies,especially, like a background of formal education coupled with work experience.

Butin the long run, too much specialization doesn't pay off. Business, which hasbeen flooded with MBAs, no longer considers the degree an automatic stamp ofapproval. The MBA may open doors and command a higher salary initially, but theimpact of a degree washes out after five years.

Asfurther evidence of the erosion (销蚀)of corporate(公司的) faith in specialized degrees,Michigan State’s Scheetz cites a pattern in corporate hiring practices,although companies tend to take on specialists as new hires, they often seekout generalists for middle and upper-level management. “They want someone whoisn’t constrained(限制)by nuts and bolts to look at thebig picture, ”says Scheetz.

Thissounds suspiciously like a formal statement that you approve of theliberal-arts graduate. Time and again labor-market analysts mention a need fortalents that liberal-arts majors are assumed to have: writing and communicationskills, organizational skills, open-mindedness and adaptability, and theability to analyze and solve problems, David Birch claims he does not hireanybody with an MBA or an engineering degree, “I hire only liberal-arts peoplebecause they have a less-than-canned way of doing things,” says Birch.Liberal-arts means an academically thorough and strict program that includesliterature, history, mathematics, economics, science, human behavior—plus a computer course or two. With thatunder your belt, you can feel free to specialize, “A liberal-arts degreecoupled with an MBA or some other technical training is a very good combinationin the marketplace,” says Scheetz.

26. What kinds of people are in high demandon the job market?

A) Students with a bachelor's degree inhumanities.

B) People with an MBA degree front topuniversities.

C) People with formal schooling plus workexperience.

D) People with special training inengineering

27. By saying “…butthe impact of a degree washes out after five years” (Line 3, Para, 3), theauthor means ________.

A) most MBA programs fail to provide studentswith a solid foundation

B) an MBA degree does not help promotion tomanagerial positions

C) MBA programs will not be as popular infive years' time as they are now

D) in five people will forget about thedegree the MBA graduates have got

28. According to Scheetz's statement (Lines4-5. Para. 4), companies prefer ________.

A) people who have a strategic mind

B) people who are talented in fine arts

C) people who are ambitious and aggressive

D) people who have received training inmechanics

29. David Birch claims that he only hiresliberal-arts people because ________.

A) they are more capable of handling changingsituations

B) they can stick to established ways ofsolving problems

C) they are thoroughly trained in a varietyof specialized fields

D) they have attended special programs inmanagement

30. Which of the following statements doesthe author support?

A) Specialists are more expensive to hire thangeneralists.

B) Formal schooling is less important thanjob training.

C) On-the-job training is, in the long run,less costly.

D) Generalists will outdo specialists inmanagement.

Passage Three

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the followingpassage.

Aboutsix years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City when a woman and a young boy satdown at the next table, I couldn’t help overhearing parts of theirconversation. At one point the woman asked: "So, how have you been?"And the boy—who could not have been more thanseven or eight years old —replied."Frankly, I've been feeling a little depressed lately.''

Thisincident stuck in my mind because it confirmed my growing belief that childrenare changing. As far as I can remember, my friends and I didn’t find out wewere “depressed” until we were in high school.

Theevidence of a change in children has increased steadily in recent years.Children don’t seem childlike anymore. Children speak more like adults, dressmore like adults and behave more like adults than they used to.

Whetherthis is good or bad is difficult to say, but it certainly is different.Childhood as it once was no longer exists, Why?

Humandevelopment is based not only on innate (天生的)biological states, but also on patterns of access to social knowledge. Movementfrom one social rote to another usually involves learning the secrets of thenew status. Children have always been taught adult secrets, but slowly and instages: traditionally, we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifthgraders.

Inthe last 30 years. however, a secret-revelation (揭示)machine has been installed in 98 percent of American homes. It is calledtelevision, Television passes information, and indiscriminately (不加区分地), to all viewers alike, be they children oradults. Unable to resist the temptation, many children turn their attentionfrom printed texts to the less challenging, more vivid moving pictures.

Communicationthrough print, as a matter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over thesocial information to which children have access. Reading and writing involve a complex code ofsymbols that must be memorized and practices. Children must read simple booksbefore they can read complex materials.

31. According to the author, feelingdepressed is ________.

A) a sure sign of a psychological problem ina child

B) something hardly to be expected in a youngchild

C) an inevitable has of children's mentaldevelopment

D) a mental scale present in all humans,including children

32. Traditionally, a child is supposed to learnabout the adult world ________.

A) through contact with society       C) naturally and by biological instinct

B) gradually and under guidance      D)through exposure to social information

33. The phenomenon that today’s children seemadult like is attributed by the author to ________.

A) the widespread influence of television

B) the poor arrangement of teaching content

C) the fast pace of human intellectualdevelopment

D) the constantly rising standard of living

34. Why is the author in favor ofcommunication through print for children?

A) It enables children to gain more social information.

B) It develops children's interest in readingand writing.

C) It helps children to memorize and practicemore.

D) It can control what children are to learn.

35. What does the author think of the changein today’s children?

A) He feels amused by chair prematurebehavior.

B) He thinks it is a phenomenon worthy ofnote.

C) He considers it a positive development.

D) He seems to be upset about it.

Passage Four

Questions 36 to 40 are based on the followingpassage.

"Opinion"is a word that is used carelessly today. It is used to refer to matters oftaste, belief, and judgment. This casual use would probably cause littleconfusion if people didn’t attach too much importance to opinion.Unfortunately, most to attach great importance to it. "I have as muchright to my opinion as you to yours, '' and ''Everyone’s entitled to hisopinion, '' are common expressions. In fact, anyone who would challenge another'sopinion is likely to be branded intolerant.

Isthat label accurate? Is it intolerant to challenge another's opinion? Itdepends on what definition of opinion you have in mind. For example, you mayask a friend ''What do you think of the new Ford cars?" And he may reply,"In my opinion, they're ugly." In this case, it would not only be intolerantto challenge his statement, but foolish. For it's obvious that by opinion hemeans his personal preference, a matter of taste. And as the old saying goes,''It's pointless to argue about matters of taste."

Butconsider this very different use of the term, a newspaper reports that theSupreme Court has delivered its opinion in a controversial case. Obviously thejustices did not shale their personal preferences, their mere likes anddislikes, they stated their considered judgment, painstakingly arrived at afterthorough inquiry and deliberation.

Mostof what is referred to as opinion falls somewhere between these two extremes. Itis not an expression of taste. Nor is it careful judgment. Yet it may containelements of both. It is a view or belief more or less casually arrived at, withor without examining the evidence.

Iseveryone entitled to his opinion? Of course, this is not only permitted, butguaranteed. We are free to act on our opinions only so long as, in doing so, wedo not harm others.

36. Which of the following statements isTRUE, according to the author?

A) Everyone has a right to hold his own opinion.

B) Free expression of opinions often leads toconfusion.

C) Most people tend to be careless in formingtheir opinions.

D) Casual use of the word "opinion"often brings about quarrels.

37. According to the author, who of the followingwould be labored as intolerant?

A) Someone who turns a deaf ear to others'opinions.

B) Someone who can't put up with others' tastes.

C) Someone who values only their ownopinions.

D) Someone whose opinion harm. other people.

38. The new Ford cars are cited as an exampleto show that ________.

A) it is foolish to criticize a famous brand

B) one should not always agree to others'opinions

C) personal tastes are not something to bechallenged

D) it is unwise to express one's likes and dislikesin public

39. Considered judgment is different from personalpreference in that ________.

A) it is stated by judges in the court

B) it reflects public like and dislikes

C) it is a result of a lot of controversy

D) it is based on careful thought

40. As indicated in the passage, being freeto act on one's opinion ________.

A) means that one can ignore other people'scriticism

B) means that one can impose his pre6ereaccson others

C) doesn't mean that one has the right to do thingsat will

D) doesn't mean that one has the right to chargeothers without evidence

Part Ⅲ             Vocabulary andStructure        (20 minutes)

Directions: Thereare 30 incomplete sentences it: this part. For each sentence there are fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose cite ONE answer that best completes thesentence. Then mark the Corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a singleline through the centre.

41. The beam that is ________by a laserdiffers in several ways from the light that comes out of a flashlight.

A) emitted                         C ) motivated

B) transported                      D) translated

42. We booked rooms at the hotel ________weshould find no vacancies on our arrival.

A) whenever                        C) since

B) if                              D) lest

43. Modern forms of transportation and communicationhave done much to ________the isolation of life in Alaska.

A) break through                  C) break into

B) break down                    D) break out

44. We know through painful experience thatfreedom is never by the oppressor; it must be ________by the oppressed.

A) demanded                    C) required

B) commanded                   D) requested

45. Color and sex are not relevant ________whethera person is suitable for the job.

A) on                           C) to

B) for                           D) with

46. ________the enormous flow of food from theentire globe, these countries have for many years not felt any populationpressure.

A)Thanks to                       C) In line with

B) By means of                    D) With regard to

47. Research universities have to keep upwith the latest computer and scientific hardware ________price.

A) On account of                    C) in addition to

B) regardless of                     D) not to mention

48. Three university departments have been________ $600,000 to develop good practice in teaching and learning.

A) promoted                       C) secured

B) included                        D) awarded

49. The rapid development of communications technologyis transforming the ________in which people communicate across time and space.

A) mood                          C) manner

B) mission                         D) vision

50. Mr. Jones holds strong views againstvideo games and ________the closing of all recreation facilities for suchgames.

A) assists                          C) advocates

B) acknowledges                    D) admits

51. Workers in the fine arts ________thoughtsand feelings through their creative works.

A) transmit                         C) convey

B) elaborate                        D) contribute

52. Small as it is, the ant is as much acreature as ________all other animals on earth.

A) are                             C) is

B) do                             D) have

53. The policeman declared that the blow onthe victim's head ________from behind.

A) should have been made           C) would have been made

B) must have been made             D) ought to have been made

54. Finding a job can be ________anddisappointing, and therefore it is important that you are prepared.

A) exploiting                     C) profiting

B) frustrating                     D) misleading

55. It British government often says thatfurnishing children with ________ to the information superhighway is a toppriority.

A) procedure                      C)allowance

B) protection                      D) access

56. Louis Herman, at the University of Hawall,has ________a series of new experiments in which some animals have learned tounderstand sentences.

A) installed                       C) devised

B) equipped                       D) formatted

57. Researchers at the University of Illinoisdetermined that the ________of a father can help improve a child’s grades.

A) involvement                    C) association

B) interaction                      D) communication

58.We can accept your order ________paymentis made in advance.

A)in the belief that                  C) on the excuse that

B) in order that                     D) on condition that

59.Many in the credit industry expect thatcredit cards will eventually ________paper money for almost every purchase.

A) exchange                        C)replace

B) reduce                           D)trade

60.Any donation you can give will help us________the suffering and isolation of the homeless this New Year.

A) lift                              C) comfort

B) patch                             D) ease

61. In India more than one hundredlanguages are spoken, ________ which only fourteen are recognized as official.

A) of                               C) with

B) in                               D)within

62. Techniques for ________sleep wouldinvolve learning to control both mind and body so that sleep can occur.

A) cultivating                        C) pushing

B) promoting                       D) strengthening

63. It is important to ________between therules of grammar and the conventions of written language.

A) determine                       C)explore

B) identify                          D)distinguish

64. It is too early to say whether IBM’scompetitors will be able to ________their products to the new hardware at anaffordable cost.

A)adapt                           C) yield

B)stick                            D)adopt

65. This research has attracted wide coveragein the ________and has featured on BBC television’s Tomorrow’s World.

A) data                           C)message

B)source                          D)media

66.I had just posted the letter when Iremembered that hadn’t ________the cheque.

A) imposed                        C)enclosed

B) involved                        D)contained

67.She had a tense expression on her face,________she were expecting trouble.

A) even though                    C)even as

B) as though                       D) now that

68.They were ________admission to themilitary exhibition because they were foreigners.

A) denied                         C)deprived

B) declined                        D) rejected

69.It gave me a strange feeling of excitementto see my name in ________.

A) prospect                     C) process

B) print                        D) press

70. Residents were cutting their lawns,washing their cars and otherwise ________a pleasant, sunny day.

A) idling away                      C) chasing away

B) taking away                      D) driving away

Part Ⅳ                Short Answer Questions         (15 minutes)

Directions: In thispart there is a short passage with 8 questions or incomplete statements. R thepassage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements infewest possible words. Your answer may be a word, a phrase, or a shortsentence. Fewest possible words. Your answer may be a word, a phrase, or ashort sentence. Write your answers in the spaces provided on the right of thepage.

Sport is one of the world’s largestindustries, and most athletes are professionals who are paid for their efforts.Because an athlete succeeds by achievement only—notby economic b ground or family connections—sportscan be a fast route to wealth, and many athletes play n for money than forlove.

This has not always been true. In the ancientOlympics the winner got only a wreath of olive leaves (橄榄叶花环). Even though the winners became nationalheroes, the games remained amateur for centuries. Athletes won fame, but nomoney. As time passed, however, the contests became increasingly less amateurand cities began to hire athletes to represent them. By the fourth centuryA.D., the Olympics were ruined, and they were soon ended.

In 1896, the Olympic games were revived (使再度兴起)with the same goal of pure amateurcompetition. The rules bar athletes who have ever received a $50 prize or anathletic scholars or who have spent four weeks in a training camp. At least onecompetitor in the 1896 games met these qualifications. He was Spiridon Loues, awater carrier who won the marathon race, after race, a rich Athenian offeredhim anything he wanted. A true amateur, Loues accepted only a cart and a horse.Then he gave up running forever. But Loues was an exception and now, as theChairman of the German Olympic Committee said, “Nobody pays any attention tothese rules.” Many countries pay their athletes to train year-round, andOlympic athletes are eager to sell their names to companies that makeeverything from ski equipment to fast food.

Even the games themselves have become a hugebusiness. Countries fight to hold the Olympics not only for honor, but formoney. The 1972 games in Munich cost the Germans 545 million dollars, but byselling medal symbols, TV rights, food, drink ,hotel rooms, and souvenirs (纪念品), they managed to make a profit.Appropriately, the symbol of victory in the Olympic games is no longer a simpleolive wreath—it is a gold medal.

S1.To many people, sports today is nothing                         S1.________

but  S1 .

S2.What do most athletes of today go after?                        S2.________

S2  .

S3.What reward could an ancient Greek athlete                    S3.________

expect?   S3  .

S4.By the fourth century A.D., Olympic contests                 S4.________

becameincreasingly more   S4  .

thusruining the Olympics.

S5.Whenthe Olympic games were revived in                       S5.________

1896,athletes who had received special

trainingin camps would be   S5  .

S6.What did Spiridon Loues do after he accepted                 S6.________

theAthenian’s gift?  S6  .

S7.According to the author, some athletes are                      S7.________

Evenwilling to advertise for businesses

Whichsell things like   S7  .

S8.The 1972 Munichgames managed to make                     S8.(1)________

abig profit mainly by   S8(1)   services                              (2)________

and selling   S8(2)  .

Part Ⅴ                     Writing                     (30 minutes)

Directions: Forthis part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic TheDay My Classmate Fell Ill (or Got Injured). You should write at least 120 wordsaccording to the outline given below in Chinese:

1.简单叙述一下这位同学生病（或受伤）的情况

2.同学、老师和我是如何帮助他/她的

3.人与人之间的这种相互关爱给我的感受是……

The Day My ClassmateFell Ill (orGot Injured)

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