大学英语四级考试

大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案

2006年6月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案

PartⅠListeningComprehension(20minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,youwillhear10short

ndofeachconversation,aquestionwill

econversationandthe

questionwillbespokenonlyonce:Aftereachquestiontherewill

thepau,youmaxireadthefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichis,thebestanswer.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwitha

singlelinethroughthecenter.

1.A)Theyenjoyedthepartybetterthantheotherguests.

B)Theyknewnoneoftheotherguestsattheparty.

C)Theydidn'tthinkmuchofthefoodanddrinks.

D)Theywentalongwaytoattendtheparty.

2.A)Tothedentist's.C)Tothepostoffice.

B)Tothemarket.D)Tothebookstore.

3.A)sasmuchasthenewphysician.

B)shasbeenpromotedforhisthoroughness.

C)sonmanyoccasions.

D)sudtokeephispatientswaiting.

4.A)Tomisusuallytalkative.C)Tomisdislikedbyhis

colleagues.

B)Tomhasaverybadtemper.D)Tomhasdozensofthings

toattendto.

5.A)Tofindoutmoreaboutthetopicfortheminar.

B)Tomakeacopyofthescheduleforhisfriend.

C)Togettheminarscheduleforthewoman.

D)Topickupthewomanfromthelibrary.

6.A)Themandoesn'twanttollhistextbookstothe

woman.

B)Thewomanhastogetthetextbooksinotherways.

C)Thewomanhassoldherudtextbookstothebookstore.

D)Themanisgoingtobuyhistextbooksfromabookstore.

7.A)Giveaspeech.C)Attendaconference.

B)Meethislawyer.D)Makeabusinesstrip.

8A)Jessieshouldknowthemarketingdirectorbetter.

B)Jessieiswrongtofindfaultwithherboss.

C)Jessieemstohavealotonhermind.

D)Jessiealwayssayswhatshethinks.

9.A)Helenisquiet.C)Helenissociable.

B)Helenistalkative.D)Helenisactive.

10.A)Jimmyisnotriousinmakingdecisions.

B)Jimmyisrichenoughtobuyabighou.

C)Jimmy'swordsareoftennotreliable.

D)JimmywillregretmarryingaFrenchwoman.

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,

theendofeachpassage,e

ou

hearaquestion,youmustchoothebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorresponding

letterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebadonthepassageyouhavejust

heard.

11.A)IthasdonemoreharmthangoodinthesouthernUSA.

B)ItwasbroughttothenorthernUSAbyAsianfarmers.

C)ItwasintroducedintotheUSAtokillharmfulweeds.

D)Itcanbeudbyfarmerstoprotectlargebuildings.

12.A)Theywillbecometoohardtoplough.

B)Theywillsoonbeovergrownwithkudzu.

C)Peoplewillhavetorelyonkudzuforaliving.

D)Peoplewillfindithardtoprotectthesoil.

13.A)Thesoilthereisnotsosuitablefortheplant.

B)Thefactoriestherehavefoundagooduforit.

C)Thefarmerstherehavebroughtitundercontrol.

D)Theclimatethereisunfavorabletoitsgrowth.

PassageTwo

Questions14to17arebadonthepassageyouhavejust

heard.

14.A)Theuniverasawhole.C)Anassociationofteachers

andscholars.

B)Asocietyoflegalprofessionals.D)Abusinesscorporation.

15.A)Provincialcollegesweretakenoverbylarger

universities.

B)Itslargestexpansiontookplaceduringthatperiod.

C)Smalluniversitiescombinedtoformbiggerones.

D)Itsroleinsocietywentthroughadramaticchange.

16.A)Privatedonations.C)Governmentfunding.

B)Feespaidbystudents.D)Grantsfromcorporations.

PassageThree

Questions17to20arebadonthepassageyouhavejust

heard.

17.A)Hewasinterestedinthestudyofwildanimals.

B)HestartedtheorganizationHeiferInternational.

C)HewaswoundedintheSpanishcivilwar.

D)Hesoldhiscowstomanycountriesintheworld.

18.A)Tomakeplansforthedevelopmentofpoor

communities.

B)Toteachpeoplehowtounewskillstoraianimals.

C)Tohelpstarvingfamiliestobecomelf-supporting.

D)Todistributefoodtothepooraroundtheworld.

19.A)Theyshouldsubmitareportoftheirneedsandgoals.

B)Theyshouldprovidefoodforthelocalcommunities.

C)Theyshouldofferallbabyanimalstotheirpoorneighbors.

D)Theyshouldhelpotherfamiliesthewaytheyhavebeen

helped.

20.A)Ithashelpedrelievehungerinsomedeveloping

countries.

B)Ithasimprovedanimalbreedingskillsallovertheworld.

C)Ithasbridgedthegapbetweentherichandthepoorin

America.

D)Ithaspromotedinternationalexchangeoffarming

technology.

PartⅡReadingComprehension(35minutes)

Directions:ssageis

h

ofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).You

shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorresponding

letterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Educatinggirlsquitepossiblyyieldsahigherrateofreturn

thananyotherinvestmentavailableinthedevelopingworld.

Women'ducationmaybeunusualterritoryforeconomists,but

enhancingwomen'scontributiontodevelopmentisactuallyas

nomics,withits

emphasisonincentives(激励),providesguidepoststhatpointto

anexplanationforwhysomanygirlsaredeprivedofan

education.

Parentsinlow-incomecountriesfailtoinvestintheir

daughtersbecautheydonotexpectthemtomakean

economiccontributiontothefamily:girlsgrowuponlytomarry

intosomebodyel'rethusen

aslessvaluablethanboysandartkeptathometodohouwork

whiletheirbrothersarenttoschool-theprophecy（预言)

becomeslf-fulfilling,trappingwomeninaviciouscircle(恶性

循环)ofneglect.

Aneducatedmother,ontheotherhand,hasgreaterearning

abilitiesoutsidethehomeandfacesanentirelydifferenttof

ikelytohavefewerbuthealthierchildrenandcan

insistonthedevelopmentofallherchildren,ensuringthather

cationofherdaughters

thenmakesitmuchmorelikelythatthenextgenerationofgirls,

aswellasofboys,iouscircle

isthustransformedintoavirtuouscircle.

Fewwilldisputethateducatingwomenhasgreatsocial

obviously,thereisthedirecteffectofeducationonthewagesof

iby10to20percentforeach

greturnsareimpressiveby

thestandardofotheravailableinvestments,buttheyarejustthe

ingwomenalsohasasignificantimpacton

healthpractices,includingfamilyplanning.