2005年12月24日大学英语四级考试A卷真题含答案

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2005年12月24日大学英语四级考试A卷真题含答案

Listening Comprehension (20minutes)

Part 1 Section A

1 A) See a doctor

B) Stay in bed for a few days.

C) Get treatment in a better hospital.

D) Make a phone call to the doctor.

2 A) The 2:00 train willarrive earlier.

B)The 2:30 train has a dining car.

C) The woman prefers to take the 2:30 train.

D) they are gong to have some fast food on the train.

3 A) She has been longing toattend Harvard University.

B)She’ll consider the man’s suggestion carefully.

C)She has finished her project with Dr. Garcia’s help.

D)She’ll consult Dr. Garcia about entering graduate school.

4 A)Alice didn’t seem to be nervous during herspeech.

B)Alice needs more training in making public speeches.

C)The man can hardly understand Alice’spresentation.

D)The man didn’t think highly of Alice’spresentation.

5 A)It’s worse than 30 yearsago.

B)It remains almost the same as before.

C)There are more extremes in the weather.

D)There has been a significant rise in temperature.

6 A)At a publishing house.

B)At a bookstore.

C)In a reading room

D)In Prof. Jordan’s office

7 A)The man can stay in herbrother’s apartment.

B)Her brother can help the man find a cheaper hotel.

C) Her brother can find an apartment for the man.

D)The man should have booked a less expensive hotel.

8 A)Priority should be givento listening.

B)It’s most helpful to read English newspapers every day.

C) It’s more effective to combine listening with reading.

D)Readingshould come before listening.

9 A)It can help solve complex problems.

B)It will most likely prove ineffective

C)It is a new weapon against terrorists.

D)It will help detect all kinds of liars.

10 A)Help the company recruitgraduate students.

B)Visit the electronics company next week.

C)Get apart-time job on campus before graduation.

D)Apply for a job in the electronics company

Section B

Passage One

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

11 A)It ha been proven to bethe best pain-killer.

B)It is a possible cure for heart disease.

C)It can help lower high body temperature effectively.

D)It reduces the chance of death for heart surgery patients.

12 A)It keeps blood vesselsfrom being blocked.

B)It speeds up their recovery after surgery.

C)It in creases the blood flow to the heart.

D)It adjusts their blood pressure.

13 A)It is harmful to heartsurgery patients with stomach bleeding.

B)It should not be taken by heart surgery patients before the operation.

C)It will have considerable side effects if taken in large doses.

D)It should not be given to patients immediately after the operation.

Passage Two

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

14 A)They strongly believe in family rules.

B)They are very likely to succeed in life.

C)They tend to take responsibility for themselves

D)They are in the habit of obeying their parents.

15 A)They grow up to be funnyand charming.

B)They often have a poor sense of direction.

C)They get less attention from their parents.

D)They tend to be smart and strong-willed.

16 A)They usually don’tfollow family rules.

B)They don’t like to take chances in their lives.

C)They are less likely to be successful in life.

D)They tend to believe in their parent’s ideas.

Passage Three

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

17 A)They wanted to follow his example.

B)They fully supported his undertaking.

C)They were puzzled by his decision.

D)They were afraid he wasn’t fully prepared.

18 A)It is more exciting thanspace travel.

B)It is much cheaper than space travel.

C)It is much safer than space travel.

D)It is less time-consuming than spacetravel.

19 A)They both attractscientists’ attention

B)They can both be quite challenging

C)They are both thought-provoking.

D)They may both lead to surprising findings.

20 A)To show how simple themechanical aids for diving can be.

B)To provide an excuse for his changeable character.

C)To explore the philosophical issues of space travel.

D)To explain why he took up underwater exploration.

Part II Reading comprehension(35 minutes)

Passage One

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

Just five one-hundredths of an inch thick,light golden in color and with a perfect “saddle curl,” the Lay’s potato chipseems an unlikely weapon for global domination. But its maker. Frito-Lay.Thinks otherwise.” Potato chips are a snack food for the world,” said SalmanAmin, the company’s head of global marketing. Amin believes there is no cornerof the world that can resist the charms of a Frito-Lay potato chip.

Frito-Lay is the biggest snack maker in America. ownedby PepsiCo. And accounts for over half of the parent company’s $3 billionannual profits. But the U.S.snack food market is largely saturated, and to grow. the company has to lookoverseas.

Its strategy rests on two beliefs: firsta global product offers economies of scale with which local brands cannotcompete. And second, consumers in the 21st century are drawn to “global” as aconcept. ”Global” does not mean products that are consciously identified asAmerican, but ones than consumes-especially young people-see as part of amodem, innovative(创新的)worldin which people are linked across cultures by shared beliefs and tastes. Potatochips are an American invention, but most Chinese, for instance, do not knowthan Frito-Lay is an American company. Instead, Riskey, the company’s researchand development head, would hope they associate the brand with the new world ofglobal communications and business.

With brand perception a crucial factor,Riskey ordered a redesign of the Frito-Lay logo(标识).Thelogo, along with the company’s long-held marketing image of the“irresistibility” of its chips. would help facilitate the company’s globalexpansion.

The executives acknowledge that they tryto swing national eating habits to a food created in America, but they deny that amountsto economic imperialism. Rater, they see Frito-Lay as spreading the benefits offree enterprise across the world. “We’re making products in those countries,we’re adapting them to the tastes of those countries, building businesses andemploying people and changing lives,” said Steve Reinemund, PepsiCo’s chiefexecutive.

21.It is the belief ofFrito-Lay’s head of global marking that_____.

A) Potato chips can hardly be used as a weapon to dominate the world market

B) Their company must find new ways to promote domestic sales.

C) The light golden color enhances the charm of their company’s potato chips

D) People the world over enjoy eating their company’s potato chips

22.What do we learn aboutFrito-Lay from Paragraph 2?

A) Its products use to be popular among overseas consumers.

B) Its expansion has caused fierce competition in the snack marker.

C) It gives half of its annual profits to its parent company.

D) It needs to turn to the word market for development.

23.One of the assumptions onwhich Frito-Lay bases its development strategy is that_____.

A)consumers worldwide today are attracted by global brands

B)local brands cannot compete successfully with American brands

C)products suiting Chinese consumers’ needs bring more profits

D)products identified as American will have promising market value

24.Why did Riskey have theFrito-Lay logo redesigned?

A)To suit changing tastes of young consumers.

B)To promote the company‘s strategy of globalization.

C)To change the company’s long-held marketing image.

D)To compete with other American chip producers.

25.Frito-Lay‘s executivesclaim that the promoting of American food in the international market_____.

A)won‘t affect the eating habits of the local people

B)will lead to economic imperialism

C)will be in the interest of the local people

D)won’t spoil the taste of their chips

Passage Two

Question 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.

In communities north of Denver, residents are pitching in to helpteachers and administrators as the Vrain school District tries to solve a $13.8million budget shortage blamed on mismanagement. ”We’re worried about ourteachers and principals, and we really don’t want to lose them because ofthis,” one parent sail. “If we can help ease their financial burden, we will. ”

Teachers are grateful, but know it maybe years before the district is solvent(有综合能力的). They feel really good about the parent support, but they realizeit’s impossible for then to solve this problem.

The 22,000-student district discovered the shortage last month. “It’sextraordinary. Nobody would have imagined something happening like this at thislevel,” said State Treasurer Mike Coffman.

Coffman and district officials last week agreed on a state emergency planfreeing yp a $9.8 million loan that enabled the payroll(工资单) to be met for 2,700 teachers and staff in time for the holidays.

District officials also took $1.7 million from student-activity accounts its38schools.

At Coffman’s request, the District Attorney has begun investigating thedistrict’s finances. Coffman says he wants to know whether district officialshid the budget shortage until after the November election., when votersapproved a $212 million bond issue for schools.

In Frederick,students’ parents are buying classroom supplies and offering to pay forgroceries and utilities to keep first-year teachers and principals in theirjobs.

Some $36,000 has been raised in donations from Safeway. A Chevrolet dealershipdonated $10,000 and forgave the district’s $10,750 bill for renting the drivereducating cars. IBM contributed 4,500 packs of paper.

“We employ thousands of people in this community,” said Mitch Carson, ahospital chief executive, who helped raise funds. “We have children in theschool, and we see how they could be affected.”

At Creek High School, three students started a website that displays newspaperarticles, district information and an email forum(论坛)。 “Rumors about what’s happening to the district are moving atlighting speed,” said a student. “We wanted to know the truth, and spread thataround instead.”

26.What has happened to the Vrain School District?

A)A huge financial problem has arisen.

B)Many schools there are mismanaged.

C)Lots of teachers in the district are planning to quit.

D)Many administrative personnel have been laid off.

27.How did the residents inthe Vrain School District respond to the budgetshortage?

A)They felt somewhat helpless about it.

B) They accused those responsible for it.

C) They pooled their efforts to help solve it.

D) They demanded a through investigation.

28.In the view of StateTreasurer Mike Coffman, the educational budget shortage is_________.

A)unavoidable

B)unthinkable

C)insolvable

D)irreversible

29.Why did Coffman request aninvestigation?

A)To see if there was a deliberate cover-up of the problem. 　

B)To find out the extent of the consequences of the case.

C)To make sure that the school principals were innocent.

D)To stop the voters approving the $212 million bong issue.

30.Three high school studentsstarted a website in order to__________.

A)attract greater public attention to their needs

B)appeal to the public for contributions and donations

C)expose officials who neglected their duties

D)keep people properly informed of the crisis

Passage Three

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.

“Humans should not try to avoid stress any more than they would shun food, loveor exercise.” Said Dr. Hans Selye, the first physician to document the effectsof stress on the body. While here’s on question that continuous stress isharmful, several studies suggest that challenging situations in which you’reable to rise to the occasion can be good for you..

In a 2001 study of 158 hospital nurses, those who faced considerable workdemands but coped with the challenge were more likely to say they were in goodhealth than those who felt they stress that you can manage also boost immune(免疫的) function. In a study at the Academic Centerfor Dentistry in Amsterdam,researchers put volunteers through two stressful experiences. In the first, atimed task that required memorizing a list followed by a short test, subjectsthrough a gory(血淋淋的) video on surgical procedures.Those who did well on the memory test had an increase in levels ofimmunoglobulin A, an antibody that’s the body’s first line of defense againstgerms. The video-watchers experienced a downturn in the antibody.

Stress prompts the body to produce certain stress hormones. In short burststhese hormones have a positive effect, including improved memory function.“They can help nerve cells handle information and put it into storage,” saysDr. Bruce McEwen of Rockefeller University in New  York. But in the long run these hormones can have aharmful effect on the body and brain.

“Sustained stress is not good for you,” says Richard Morimoto, a researcher at Northwestern Universityin Illinoisstudying the effects of stress on longevity ,”It’s the occasional burst ofstress or brief exposure to stress that could be protective.”

31. The passage is mainly about______

A) the benefits of manageable stress

B)stay away from

C)run out of

D)put up with

32. The word “shun”(Line 1,Para.1) most probably means________.

A)cut down on

B)stay away from

C)run out of

D)put up with

33.We can conclude from the study of the 158 nurses in 2001 that_______

A)people under stress tend to have apoor memory

B)people who can’t get their job doneexperience more stress

C)doing challenging work may be good forone’s health

D)stress will weaken the body’s defenseagainst germs

34.In the experiment described in Paragraph 3,the video-watchers experienced adownturn in the antibody because______.

A) the video was not enjoyable at all

B) the outcome was beyond their control

C)they knew little about surgicalprocedures

D)they felt no pressure while watchingthe video

35.Dr. Bruce McEwen of Rockefeller University believes that______.

A)a person’s memory is determined by thelevel of hormones in his body

B)stress hormones have lasting positiveeffects on the brain

C)short bursts of stress hormonesenhance memory function

D)a person’s memory improves withcontinued experience of stress.

Passage Four

Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.

If you want to teach yourchildren how to say sorry, you must be good at saying it yourself, especiallyto your own children. But how you say it can be quite tricky.

If you say to your children “I’m sorry Igot angry with you, but …” what follows that “but” can render the apologyineffective: ” I had a bad day” or “your noise was giving me a headache ”leaves the person who has been injured feeling that he should be apologizingfor his bad behavior in expecting an apology.

Another method by whichpeople appear to apologize without actually doing so is to say “I’m sorryyou’re upset” ; this suggests that you are somehow at fault for allowingyourself to get upset by what the other person has done.

Then there is the general, all coveringapology, which avoids the necessity of identifying a specific act that wasparticularly hurtful or insulting, and which the person who is apologizingshould promise never to do again. Saying “I’m useless as a parent” does notcommit a person to any specific improvement.

These pseudo-apologies are used bypeople who believe saying sorry shows weakness, Parents who wish to teach theirchildren to apologize should see it as a sign of strength, and therefore notresort to these pseudo-apologies.

But even when presented with examples ofgenuine contrition, children still need help to become a ware of thecomplexities of saying sorry. A three-year-old might need help in understandingthat other children feel pain just as he does, and that hitting a playmate overthe head with a heavy toy requires an apology. A six-year-old might needreminding that spoiling other children’s expectations can require an apology. A12-year-old might need to be shown that raiding the biscuit tin without askingpermission is acceptable, but that borrowing a parent’s clothes withoutpermission is not.

36.If a mother adds ”but” to an apology,________.

A) she doesn’t feel that she should haveapologized.

B) she does not realize that the childhas

been hurt

C) the child may find the apology easierto accept

D) the child may feel that he owes heran apology

37.According to the author, saying “I’m sorry you’re upset” most probablymeans”_______”

A)You have good reason to get upset

B)I’m aware you’re upset ,but I’m not toblame

C)I apologize for hurting your feelings

D)I’m at fault for making you upset

38.It is not advisable to use the general, all-covering apology because______.

A)it gets one into the habit of makingempty promises

B)it may make the other person feelguilty

C)it is vague and ineffective

D)it is hurtful and insulting

39.We learn from the last paragraph that in teaching children to saysorry______.

A)the complexities involved should beignored

B)their ages should be taken intoaccount

C)parents need to set them a goodexample

D)parents should be patient and tolerant

40.It can be inferred from the passage that apologizing properly is _________.

A)a social issue calling for immediateattention

B)not necessary among family members

C)a sign of social progress

D) not as simple as it seems

Part III Vocabulary (20minutes)

41. Some people believe thatsince oil is scarce, the ____of the motor industry is uncertain.

A)terminal B)benefit C)fateD)estimate

42.To speed up the ______ofletters, the Post Office introduced automatic sorting.

A)treatment B)deliveryC)transmission D)departure

43.These overseas studentsshow great ______ for learning a new language.

A)enthusiasm B)authorityC)convention D)faith

44.The defense lawyer wasquestioning the old man who was one of the ______of the murder committed lastmonth.

A)observers B)witnessesC)audiences D)viewers

45.Politically these nationstend to be ______,with very high birth rates but poor education and very lowlevels of literacy.

A)unstable B)reluctantC)rational D)unsteady

46.The chairman was blamed for letting his secretary ________too much work lastweek.

A)take to B)take out C)takeaway D)take on

47."You try to get somesleep. I‘ll _____the patient‘s breakfast, "said the nurse.

　A)see to B)stick toC)get to D)lead to

48.The LondonMarathon is a difficult race._______,thousands of runners participate every year.

A)Therefore B)FurthermoreC)Accordingly D)Nevertheless

49.The bank refused to ______himany money, so he had to postpone buying a house.

A)credit B)borrow C)loanD)lease

50.The more a nation‘scompanies _______factories abroad, the smaller that country‘s recorded exportswill be.

A)lie B)spot C)stand D)locate

51.Being ignorant of the lawis not accepted as an ______for breaking the law.

A)excuse B)intention C)optionD)approval

52.Within two days, the army fired more than two hundred rockets and missilesat military _____in the coastal city.

A)goals B)aims C)targetsD)destinations

53.It is said in some partsof the world, goats, rather than cows, serve as a vital _____of milk.

A)storage B) source C)reserveD)resource

54. “This light is too ______for me to read by. Don’t we have a brighter bulbsome where”; said the elderly man.

A)mild B)dim C)minute D)slight

55.We have arranged to go tothe cinema on Friday, but we can be _______and go another day.

A)reliable B)probableC)feasible D)flexible

56.We are quite sure that wecan ______our present difficulties and finish the task according to schedule.

A)get across B)get over C)getaway D)get off

57.______recent developmentswe do not think your scheme is practical.

A) In view of B) In favor of C)In case of D)In memory of

58.Jessica was ______from thewarehouse to the accounting office, which was considered a promotion.

A)delivered B)exchanged C)transferred D)transformed

59.Mr.Smith asked hissecretary to ______a new paragraph in the annual report she was typing.

A)inject B)install C)invade D)insert

60.There‘s the living room stillto be _____,so that‘s my next project.

A) abandoned B)decorated C)dissolved D)assessed

61.The old paper mill hasbeen ______to make way for a new shopping centre.

A)held down B)kept down C)cutdown D)turn down

62.It may be necessary tostop ______in the learning process and go back to the difficult points in thelessons.

A)at a distance B)atintervals C)at case D)at length

63.Yor can hire a bicycle inmany places. Usually you‘ll have to pay a _________.

A) deposit B) deal C)fareD)fond

64.My grandfather had alwaystaken a _______interest in my work, and I had an equal admiration for thestories of his time.

A)splendid B)weighty C)vagueD)keen

65.________quantities ofwater are being used nowadays with the rapid development of industry and agriculture.

A) Excessive B)Extensive C) Extreme D)exclusive

66.John cannot afford to goto university, _______going abroad.

A)nothing but B)anything but C)not to speak of D)nothing to speak of

67.Most laboratory and fieldstudies of human behavior ______taking a situational photograph at a given timeand in a given place.

A)involve B)compose C)encloseD)attach

68.If you don’t like to swim,you _____as well stay at home.

A)should B)may C)can D)would

69.Dr.Smith was always______the poor and the sick, often providing them with free medical care.

A)reminded of B)absorbed inC)tended by D)concerned about

70.Thomas Jefferson and JohnAdams died on July 4,1826,the fiftieth_ ______of American Independence.

A)ceremony B)occasionC)occurrence D)anniversary

Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)

As a physician who travels quite a lot, I spend a lot of time on planeslistening for that dreaded “Is there a doctor on board?” announcement. I’vebeen 71 only once – for a woman who had merely fainted. But the 72 made mequite curious about how 73 this kind of thing happens I wondered what I woulddo if 74 with a real midair medical emergency-with out access 75 a hospitalstaff and the usual emergency equipment. So 76 the New England Journal ofMedicine last week 77 a study about in –flight medical events. I read it 78interest.

The study estimated that there are a(n)79 of 30 in-flight medical emergencies on U.S. flights every day. Most ofthem are not 80;fainting and dizziness are the most frequent complaints. 81 13%of them –roughly four a day – are serious enough to 82 a pilot to changecourse. The most common of the serious emergencies 83 heart trouble. strokes,and difficulty breathing.

Let’s face it: plane rides are 84.Forstarters, cabin pressures at high altitudes are set at roughly 85 they would beif you lived at 5,000 to 8,000 feet above sea level. Most people can toleratethese pressures pretty 86 ,but passengers with heart disease 87 experiencechest pains as result of the reduced amount of oxygen flowing through theirblood. 88 common in-flight problem is deep venous thrombosis – the so-calledeconomy class syndrome (综合症).89 happens, don’t panic. Things are getting better on thein-flight-emergency front. Thanks to more recent legislation, flights with at90 one attendant are starting to install emergency medical kits to treat heartattacks.

71 A)called B)addressedC)Informed D)surveyed

72 A)Accident B)condition C)incident D)disaster

73 A)soon B)long C)many D)often

74A)confronted B)treated C)identified D)provided

75A)for B)to C)by D)through

76A)before B)since C)when D)while

77A)collected B)conducted C)discovered D)published

78A)by B)of C)with D)in

79A)amount B)average C)sum D)number

80A)significant B)heavy C)common D)serious

81A)For B)On C)But D)So

82A)require B)inspire C)engage D)command

83A)include B)confine C)imply D)contain

84A)enjoyable B)stimulating C)tedious D)stressful

85 A)who B)what C)which D)that

86A)harshly B)reluctantly C)easily D)casually

87A)ought to B)may C)used to D)need

88A)Any B)One C)Other D)Another

89A)Whatever B)Whichever C)Whenever D)Wherever

90A)most B)worst C)least D)best

Part V Writing (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essayentitled Should the University Campus Be Open to Tourists? You should write atLeast 120 words following the outline given below :

1．名校校园正成为旅游新热点

2．校园是否应对游客开放，人们看法不同

3．我认为……

Should the University Campus Be Open to Tourists?

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