英语四级考试题

ctiona

diretions:inthisction,

theendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwas

econversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.

thepau,youmust

readthefourchoicesmarkeda),b),c)andd),anddecidewhichis

rkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheet

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

example:youwillhear:

youwillread:a)attheoffice.b)inthewaitingroom.

c)attheairport.d)inarestaurant.

fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomework

theyhad

mostlikelytohavetakenplaceat

theoffice.

therefore,a)"attheoffice"uldchoo

[a]ontheanswersheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

sampleanswer[a][b][c][d]

1.a)sheisnotinterestedinthearticle.

b)shehasgiventhemanmuchtrouble.

c)shewouldliketohaveacopyofthearticle.

d)shedoesn'twanttotakethetroubletoreadthearticle.

2.a)hesawthebigtowerhevisitedontv.

b)hehasvisitedthetvtowertwice.

c)hehasvisitedthetvtoweronce.

d)hewillvisitthetvtowerinjune.

3.a)thewomanhastroublegettingalongwiththeprofessor.

b)thewomanregretshavingtakenupmuchoftheprofessor'stime.

c)thewomanknowstheprofessorhasbeenbusy.

d)thewomanknowstheprofessorhasrunintotrouble.

4.a)hedoesn'tenjoybusinesstripsasmuchasheudto.

b)hedoesn'tthinkheiscapableofdoingthejob.

c)hethinksthepayistoolowtosupporthisfamily.

d)hewantstospendmoretimewithhisfamily.

5a)themanthoughttheessaywaasy.

b)theybothhadahardtimewritingtheessay.

c)thewomanthoughttheessaywaasy.

d)neigtherofthemhasfinishedtheassignmentyet.

6.a)inthepark.b)betweentwobuildings.

c)inhisapartment.d)underahugetree.

7.a)it'sawfullydull.b)it'sreallyexciting.

c)it'sveryexhausting.d)it'squitechallenging.

8.a)amovie.b)alecture.c)aplay.d)aspeech.

b)theyarehavingthecoldestwinterever.

c)theweatherwillsoongetwarmer.

d)theweathermaygetevencolder.

10.a)amysterystory.

b)thehiringofashopassistant.

c)thearchforareliablewitness.

d)anunsolvedcaofrobbery.

ctionb

directions:inthisction,

endofeach

passage,epassageandthequestions

ouhearaquestion,youmustchoo

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkeda),b),c)andd).then

markthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasingleline

throughthecentre.

passageone

questions11to14arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.a)theywanttochangethewayenglishistaught.

b)theylearnenglishtofindwella2paidjobs.

c)theywanttohaveanupa2todateknowledgeofenglish.

d)theyknowclearlywhattheywanttolearn.

12.a)professionals.

b)collegestudents.

c)beginners.

d)intermediatelearners.

13.a)coursfordoctors.

b)coursforbusinessmen.

c)coursforreporters.

d)coursforlawyers.

14.a)threegroupsoflearners.

b)theimportanceofbusinesnglish.

c)englishforspecificpurpos.

d)featuresofenglishfordifferentpurpos.

passagetwo

questions15to17arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

15.a)toshowofftheirwealth.

b)tofeelgood.

c)toregaintheirmemory.

d)tobedifferentfromothers.

16.a)tohelpsolvetheirpsychologicalproblems.

b)toplaygameswiththem.

c)tondthemtothehospital.

d)tomakethemawareofitsharmfulness.

17.a)theyneedcareandaffection.

b)theyarefondofrounda2thea2worldtrips.

c)theyaremostlyfrombrokenfamilies.

passagethree

questions18to20arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.a)becauitwastooheavy.

b)becauitdidnotbendeasily.

c)becauitdidnotshootfar.

d)becauitsstringwasshort.

19.a)itwentoutofu300yearsago.

b)itwasinventedaftertheshortbow

c)itwasdiscoveredbeforefireandthewheel.

d)it'sstillinutoday.

20.a)theyareaccurateandeasytopull.

b)theirshootingrangeis40yards.

c)theyareusuallyudindoors.

d)theytook100yearstodevelop.

partiivocabularyandstructure(20minutes)

nnolongerwaitforthedeliveryofourorder,wehave

to_______it.

a)postponeb)refuc)delayd)cancel

ooks,whichyoucangetatanybookshop,willgiveyou_______

youneed.

a)alltheinformationb)alltheinformations

c)allofinformationd)alloftheinformations

ilthegamehadbegun_______atthesportsground.

a)hadhearrivedb)wouldhehavearrived

c)didhearrived)shouldhehavearrived

eoplearenot_______tostandandlookatworksofart;

theywantartthey

canparticipatein.

a)conrvativeb)contentc)confidentd)generous

oadcastersmaintainthattvhasbeenunfairlycriticized

andarguethatthe

powerofthemediumis_______.

a)grantedb)impliedc)exaggeratedd)remedied

urveysindicatethatmanycrimesgo_______bythepolice,

mainlybecau

notallvictimsreportthem.

a)unrecordedb)tobeunrecordedc)unrecordingd)tohavebeen

unrecorded

oobjection_______yourstoryagain.

a)tohearb)tohearingc)tohavingheardd)tohaveheard

thesapersonwearsmayexpresshis_______orsocial

position.

a)curiosityb)statusc)determinationd)significance

,whenonemakesalargepurcha,heshouldhave_______

opportunityto

changehismind.

a)accurateb)urgentc)excessived)advertising

lethisproduct_______whereveryougo.

a)tobeadvertidb)advertidc)advertid)advertising

lypioneershadto_______manyhardshipstottleonthe

newland.

a)goalongwithb)gobackonc)gothroughd)gointo

gestionthatthemayor_______theyprizeswasacceptedby

everyone.

a)wouldprentb)prentc)prentsd)oughttoprent

themostpopulardrinkamongmaledrinkers,_______overall

consumptionis

significantlyhigherthanthatofwomen.

a)whob)whichc)thatd)what

,whohadbeendrivingallday,suggested_______atthenext

town.

a)tostopb)stoppingc)stopd)havingstopped

'_______adictionary.

a)lookoutb)makeoutc)refertod)goover

fessorcouldhardlyfindsufficientgrounds_______his

argumentsinfavour

ofthenewtheory.

a)tobebadonb)tobaonc)whichtobaond)onwhichtoba

a)thatb)whichc)inwhichd)who

iwasatschool,_______iwasstayingwithafrienddoring

thevacation

wheniheardthenews.

a)orelb)andthenc)orsod)evenso

idthatthemathteacherems_______towardsbright

students.

a)partialb)beneficialc)preferabled)liable

rtoshowhisbosswhatacarefulworkerhewas,hetook

_______trouble

overthefigures.

a)extensiveb)sparec)extrad)supreme

41.--"msatfiveo'clocktonight?"

--"i'ms_______toaconferencelongbeforethen."

a)willhavegoneb)hadgonec)wouldhavegoned)hasgone

_______himsocloly;youshouldhavekeptyourdistance.

a)shouldn'tfollowb)mustn'tfollow

c)couldn'thavebeenfollowingd)shouldn'thavebeenfollowing

wthofparta2timeandflexibleworkingpatterns,andof

trainingandretr-

ainingschemes,_______morewomentotakeadvantageofemployment

opportunities.

a)haveallowedb)allowc)allowingd)allows

a)asmbledb)accumulatedc)piledd)joined

ginanewwindowwill_______cuttingawaypartoftheroof.

inthewesternpartofthecountryhasitsproblems,_______

obtaining

freshwaterisnottheleast.

a)withwhichb)forwhichc)ofwhichd)which

_______oftheprojectnotbeingasuccess,theinvestors

standtoloup

to$30million.

a)faceb)timec)eventd)cour

agerwouldratherhisdaughter_______inthesameoffice.

a)hadnotworkedb)nottoworkc)doesnotworkd)didnotwork

49._______,hedoesgetannoyedwithhersometimes.

a)althoughmuchhelikesherb)muchalthoughhelikesher

c)ashelikeshermuchd)muchashelikesher

tishconstitutionis_______alargeextentaproductof

thehistorical

eventsdescribedabove.

a)withinb)toc)byd)at

directions:therllowedbysome

hofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkeda),b),c)andd).youshoulddecideonthebestchoice

andmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasingle

linethroughthecentre.

passageone

questions51to55arebadonthefollowingpassage:

longafterthe1998worldcupwaswon,disappointedfanswerestill

cursingthe

disputedrefereeing(²ÃÅÐ)decisionsthatdeniedvictorytotheirteam.

arear

cherwasappointedtostudytheperformanceofsometopreferees.

therearcherorganizedanexperimentaltournament(½õ±êÈü)involving

tchlastedanhour,dividedintothreeperiods

of20minutesduringwhichdifferentrefereeswereincharge.

obrversnoteddownthereferees'errors,ofwhichtherewere61over

thetourn

tedtoastandardmatchof90minutes,eachrefereemade

almost23

mistakes,aremarkablyhighnumber.

therearcherthenstudiedthevideotapestoanalythematchesin

prisingly,hefoundthaterrorsweremorelikelywhentherefereeswere

eofficialsgotitright,theywere,on

average,ragedistanceinthe

earchshowstheoptimum(×î¼ÑµÄ)

distanceisabout20meters.

tdecisionscamewhen

averagespeedforerrorswas4meterspercond.

iffifa,football'sinternationalrulingbody,wantstoimprovethe

standardof

refereeingatthenextworldcup,itshouldencouragerefereestokeep

theireyesontheactionfromadistance,ratherthanrushingtokeep

upwiththeball,therearcherargues.

healsosaysthatfifa'sinsistencethatrefereesshouldretireatage

45maybe

ingupwiththeactionisnotsoimportant,their

physicalconditionislesscritical.

erimentconductedbytherearcherwasmeantto_______.

a)reviewthedecisionsofrefereesatthe1998worldcup

b)analythecausoferrorsmadebyfootballreferees

c)tastandardforfootballrefereeing

berofrefereeingerrorsintheexperimentalmatcheswas

_______.

a)slightlyaboveaverageb)higherthaninthe1998worldcup

c)quiteunexpectedd)ashighasinastandardmatch

dingsoftheexperimentshowthat_______.

a)errorsaremorelikelywhenarefereekeepsclototheball

b)thefarthertherefereeisfromtheincident,thefewertheerrors

c)themoreslowlytherefereeruns,themorelikelywillerrorsoccur

d)errorsarelesslikelywhenarefereestaysinonespot

d"officials"(line2,para.4)mostprobablyrefersto

_______.

a)therearchersinvolvedintheexperiment

b)theinspectorsofthefootballtournament

c)therefereesofthefootballtournament

d)theobrversatthesiteoftheexperiment

oneofthepossibleconclusionsoftheexperiment?

a)theidealretirementageforanexperiencedfootballrefereeis45.

b)ageshouldnotbethechiefconsiderationinchoosingafootball

referee.

c)afootballrefereeshouldbeasyoungandenergeticaspossible.

d)anexperiencedfootballrefereecandowellevenwheninpoorphysical

condition.

passagetwo

questions56to60arebadonthefollowingpassage:

whilestillinitarlystages,welfarereformhasalreadybeenjudged

agreat

successinmanystates?'s

estimated

thatmorethan2millionpeoplehavelefttherollssince1994.

inthepastfouryears,welfarerollsinathenscountyhavebeeneut

70percentofthepeoplewholeftinthepasttwoyears

tookjobsthatpaidlessthan$ult:theathenscounty

povertyratestillremainsatmorethan30percent--twicethenational

average.

foradvocates(´úÑÔÈË)forthepoor,that'sanindicationmuchmoreneeds

tobedone.

"morepeoplearegettingjobs,butit'snotmakingtheirlivesany

better,"sayskathylairn£¬apolicyanalystatthecenteronbudget

andpolicypricoritiesinwashington.

acenteranalysisofuscensusdatanationwidefoundthatbetween1995

and1996,

butformany,thefactthatpoorpeopleareabletosupportthemlves

almostas

wellwithoutgovernmentaidastheydidwithitisinitlfahuge

victory.

andothersarguedthatonce"thehabitofdependencyis

cracked,"thenthecountrycanmakeotherpolicychangesaimedat

improvinglivingstandards.

epassage,itcanbeenthattheauthor_______.

a)believesthereformhasreducedthegovernment'sburden

b)insiststhatwelfarereformisdoinglittlegoodforthepoor

c)isoverenthusiasticaboutthesuccessofwelfarereform

d)considerswelfarereformtobefundamentallysuccessful

n'tpeopleenjoyingbetterliveswhentheyhavejobs?

a)becaumanyfamiliesaredivorced.

b)becaugovernmentaidisnowrare.

c)becautheirwagesarelow.

d)becauthecostoflivingisrising.

worthnotingfromtheexampleofathenscountyisthat

_______.

a)greatereffortsshouldbemadetoimprovepeople'slivingstandards

b)70percentofthepeopletherehavebeenemployedfortwoyears

c)50percentofthepopulationnolongerreliesonwelfare

d)thelivingstandardsofmostpeoplearegoingdown

epassageweknowthatwelfarereformaimsat_______.

a)savingwelfarefunds

b)rebuildingtheworkethic

c)providingmorejobs

d)cuttinggovernmentexpens

ingtothepassage,beforethewelfarereformwascarried

out,_______.

a)thepovertyratewaslower

b)averagelivingstandardswerehigher

c)theaverageworkerwaspaidhigherwages

d)thepoorudtorelyongovernmentaid

passagethree

questions61to65arebadonthefollowingpassage:

americansareproudoftheirvarietyandindividuality,yettheylove

andrespectfewthingsmorethanauniform,whetheritistheuniform

uniformssopopularintheunitedstates?

primaryamongtheargumentsagainstuniformsistheirlackofvariety

andtheconquentlossofindividualityexperiencedbypeoplewhomust

therearemanytypesofuniforms,thewearerofany

particulartypeisgenerallystuckwithit,withoutchange,until

oplelookalike,theytendtothink,speak,andact

similarly,onthejobatleast.

theyare

long-lasting,oftentheirinitialexpenisgreaterthanthecostof

iformsarealsoexpensivetomaintain,

requiringprofessionaldrycleaningratherthanthehomelaundering

possiblewithmanytypesofcivilianclothes.

rprisingthatamericanswhoworshipvarietyand

individuality_______.

a)stilljudgeamanbyhisclothes

b)holdtheuniforminsuchhighregard

c)enjoyhavingaprofessionalidentity

d)willrespectanelevatoroperatorasmuchasageneralinuniform

areaccustomedtothinkthatamaninuniform_______.

a)suggestsqualitywork

b)discardshissocialidentity

c)appearstobemorepractical

d)lookssuperiortoapersonincivilianclothes

effunctionofauniformisto_______.

a)providepracticalbenefitstothewearer

b)makethewearercatchthepubliceye

c)inspirethewearer'sconfidenceinhimlf

d)providethewearerwithaprofessionalidentity

ingtothepassage,peoplewearinguniforms_______.

a)areusuallyhelpful

b)havelittleornoindividualfreedom

c)tendtolotheirindividuality

d)enjoygreaterpopularity

ttitleforthispassagewouldbe_______.

a)uniformsandsociety

b)theimportanceofwearingauniform

c)practicalbenefitsofwearingauniform

d)advantagesanddisadvantagesofuniforms

passagefour

question66to70arebadonthefollowingpassage:

sincewearesocialbeings,thequalityofourlivesdependsinlarge

engthofthehuman

conditionisourtendencytogiveandreceivesupportfromoneanother

supportconsistsoftheexchange

ofresourcesamongpeoplebadontheirinterpersonalties.

thoofuswithstrongsupportsystemsappearbe"

andothersarguedthatonce"thehabitofdependencyis

cracked,"thenthecountrycanmakeotherpolicychangesaimedat

improvinglivingstandards.

epassage,itcanbeenthattheauthor_______.

a)believesthereformhasreducedthegovernment'sburden

b)insiststhatwelfarereformisdoinglittlegoodforthepoor

c)isoverenthusiasticaboutthesuccessofwelfarereform

d)considerswelfarereformtobefundamentallysuccessful

n'tpeopleenjoyingbetterliveswhentheyhavejobs?

a)becaumanyfamiliesaredivorced.

b)becaugovernmentaidisnowrare.

c)becautheirwagesarelow.

d)becauthecostoflivingisrising.

worthnotingfromtheexampleofathenscountyisthat

_______.

a)greatereffortsshouldbemadetoimprovepeople'slivingstandards

b)70percentofthepeopletherehavebeenemployedfortwoyears

c)50percentofthepopulationnolongerreliesonwelfare

d)thelivingstandardsofmostpeoplearegoingdown

epassageweknowthatwelfarereformaimsat_______.

a)savingwelfarefunds

b)rebuildingtheworkethic

c)providingmorejobs

d)cuttinggovernmentexpens

ingtothepassage,beforethewelfarereformwascarried

out,_______.

a)thepovertyratewaslower

b)averagelivingstandardswerehigher

c)theaverageworkerwaspaidhigherwages

d)thepoorudtorelyongovernmentaid

passagethree

questions61to65arebadonthefollowingpassage:

americansareproudoftheirvarietyandindividuality,yettheylove

andrespectfewthingsmorethanauniform,whetheritistheuniform

uniformssopopularintheunitedstates?

primaryamongtheargumentsagainstuniformsistheirlackofvariety

andtheconquentlossofindividualityexperiencedbypeoplewhomust

therearemanytypesofuniforms,thewearerofany

particulartypeisgenerallystuckwithit,withoutchange,until

oplelookalike,theytendtothink,speak,andact

similarly,onthejobatleast.

theyare

long-lasting,oftentheirinitialexpenisgreaterthanthecostof

iformsarealsoexpensivetomaintain,

requiringprofessionaldrycleaningratherthanthehomelaundering

possiblewithmanytypesofcivilianclothes.

rprisingthatamericanswhoworshipvarietyand

individuality_______.

a)stilljudgeamanbyhisclothes

b)holdtheuniforminsuchhighregard

c)enjoyhavingaprofessionalidentity

d)willrespectanelevatoroperatorasmuchasageneralinuniform

areaccustomedtothinkthatamaninuniform_______.

a)suggestsqualitywork

b)discardshissocialidentity

c)appearstobemorepractical

d)lookssuperiortoapersonincivilianclothes

effunctionofauniformisto_______.

a)providepracticalbenefitstothewearer

b)makethewearercatchthepubliceye

c)inspirethewearer'sconfidenceinhimlf

d)providethewearerwithaprofessionalidentity

ingtothepassage,peoplewearinguniforms_______.

a)areusuallyhelpful

b)havelittleornoindividualfreedom

c)tendtolotheirindividuality

d)enjoygreaterpopularity

ttitleforthispassagewouldbe_______.

a)uniformsandsociety

b)theimportanceofwearingauniform

c)practicalbenefitsofwearingauniform

d)advantagesanddisadvantagesofuniforms

passagefour

question66to70arebadonthefollowingpassage:

sincewearesocialbeings,thequalityofourlivesdependsinlarge

engthofthehuman

conditionisourtendencytogiveandreceivesupportfromoneanother

supportconsistsoftheexchange

ofresourcesamongpeoplebadontheirinterpersonalties.

thoofuswithstrongsupportsystemsappearbe