1、经典四级真题经典四级真题Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)SectionADirections:In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of eachconversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both theconversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each questionthere will
2、 be pause. During the pause, you must read the four choicesmarked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then markthe corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a line through the centre.Example:You will hear:You will read:A)At the office.B) In the waiting room.C)At the airport.D
3、) In a restaurant.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work theyhad to finish in the evening. This 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 Answer Sheetand mark it with a single line t
4、hrough the centre.SampleAnswer A B C D1.A) He lent her his extra pen.B) He was afraid of losing his pen.C) He offered her a pencil.D) He said he didnt have any extra ink.2.A) The teacher reviewed a previous lesson.B) The teacher taught a new lesson.C) The teacher postponed the class until Friday.D)
5、The teacher made the students write in class.3.A) Its going to attract a lot of students.B) Its going to be a lot of fun.C) Its going to require a lot of reading.D) Its going to work out quite well.4.A) She agrees to lend him the car.B) She offers him the car.C) She refuses to lend him the car.D) Sh
6、e is pleased to lend him the car.5.A) To the beach.B) To a movie theatre.C) To a play.D) To a restaurant.6.A) Policeman and driver.B) Policeman and thief.C) Teacher and pupil.D) Director and actress.7.A) He is often late for meals.B) He is expecting a letter from abroad.C) He wrote to his family las
7、t month.D) He is anxious to go back home.8.A) He is modest.B) He is satisfied.C) He is proud.D) He is upset.9.A) Europe.B) Here.C) Canada.D) California.10. A) The train is crowded.B) The train is late.C) The train is on time.D) The train is out of order.Section BDirections:In this section, you will
8、hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage,you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will bespoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the bestanswer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet
9、with a single line through thecentre.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) The crust.B) The ground.C) The plate.D) The boundary.12. A) Two.B) Seventy.C) Seven.D) Twelve.13. A) The east coast of North America.B) The west coast of North America.C) The middle
10、 of theAtlantic Ocean.D) The middle of the Pacific Ocean.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) They want to attract attention.B) It is fashionable to wear such clothes.C) The appear respectable in such clothes.D) Riding a motorcycle makes one dirty.15. A)
11、It is efficient.B) It is exciting.C) It is convenient.D) It is dangerous.16. A) If he always wears protective clothing.B) If he can see everything around him clearly.C) If he is very careful.D) If he has a lot of defenders.Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
12、17. A) He was struck by lightning.B) He had a car accident.C) He was very old.D) He fell down in his yard.18. A) His wife.B)Aclock.C)Atree.D) Lightning.19. A) Hiding under a tree.B) Entering the house.C) Driving a car.D) Lying on the ground.20. A)Afall from the tree.B) The unexpected return of his w
13、ife.C)Another flash of lightning.D)Another heavy blow.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions:There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed bysome questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide
14、 on the best choice andmark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single linethrough the centre.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.More than 30,000 drivers and front seat passengers are killed or seriously injuredeach year. At the speed of only 30 miles pe
15、r hour it is the same as falling from athird-floor windows. Wearing a seat belt saves lives; it reduces your chance of death orserious injury by more than half.Therefore drivers or front seat passengers over 14 in most vehicles must wear a seatbelt. If you do not, you could be fined up to 50. it wil
16、l not be up to the drivers to makesure you wear your belt. But it will be the drivers responsibility to make sure thatchildren under 14 do not ride in the front unless they are wearing a seat belt of somekind.However, you do not have to wear a seat belt if you reversing your vehicle; or youare makin
17、g a local delivery or collection using a special vehicle; or if you have a validmedical certificate which excuses you from wearing it. Make sure these circumstancesapply to you before you decide not to wear you seat belt. Remember you may be taken tocourt for not doing so, and you may be fined if yo
18、u cannot prove to the court that youhave been excused from wearing it.21. This text is taken from _.A) a medical magazineB) a police reportC) a legal documentD) a government information booklet22. Wearing a seat belt in a vehicle _.A) reduces road accidents by more than halfB) saves lives while driv
19、ing at a speed up to 30 miles per hourC) reduces the death rate in traffic accidentsD) saves more than 15,000 lives each year23. It is the drivers responsibility to _.A) make the front seat passenger wear a seat beltB) make the front seat children under 14 wear a seat beltC) stop children riding in
20、the front seatD) wear a seat belt each time he drives24. According to the text, which of the following people riding in the front dos not haveto wear a seat belt?A) Someone who is backing into a parking space.B) Someone who is picking up the children from the local school.C) Someone who is deliverin
21、g invitation letters.D) Someone who is under 14.25. For some people, it may be better _.A) to wear a seat belt for health reasonsB) not to wear a seat belt for health reasonsC) to get valid medical certificate before wearing a seat beltD) to pay a fine rather than wear a seat beltPassage TwoQuestion
22、s 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.If you want to stay young, sit down and have a good think. This is the researchfinding of a team of Japanese doctors, who say that most of our brains are not gettingenough exerciseand as a result, we are ageing unnecessarily soon.Professor Taiju Matsuzaw
23、a wanted to find out why otherwise healthy farmers innorthern Japan appeared to be losing their ability to think and reason at a relatively earlyage, and how the process of ageing could be slowed down.With a team of colleagues at Tokyo National University, he set about measuringbrain volumes of a th
24、ousand people of different ages and varying occupations.Computer technology enabled the researchers to obtain precise measurements of thevolume of the front and side sections of the brain, which relate to intellect (智能) andemotion, and determine the human character. (The rear section of the brain, w
25、hichcontrols functions like eating and breathing, does not contract with age, and one cancontinue living without intellectual or emotional faculties.)Contraction of front and side partsas cells die offwas observed I some subjectsin their thirties, but it was still not evident in some sixty- and seve
26、nty-year-olds.Matsuzawa concluded from his tests that there is a simple remedy to the contractionnormally associated with ageusing the head.The findings show in general terms that contraction of the brain begins sooner inpeople in the country than in the towns. Those least at risk, says Matsuzawa, a
27、re lawyers,followed by university professors and doctors. White collar workers doing routine workin government offices are, however, as likely to have shrinking brains as the farm worker,bus driver and shop assistant.Matsuzawas findings show that thinking can prevent the brain from shrinking.Blood m
28、ust circulate properly in the head to supply the fresh oxygen the brain cells need.“The best way to maintain good blood circulation is through using the brain,” he says,“Think hard and engage in conversation. Dont rely on pocket calculators.”26. The team of doctors wanted to find out _.A) why certai
29、n people age sooner than othersB) how to make people live longerC) the size of certain peoples brainsD) which people are most intelligent27. On what are their research findings based?A)Asurvey of farmers in northern Japan.B) Tests performed on a thousand old people.C) The study of brain volumes of d
30、ifferent peopleD) The latest development of computer technology.28. The doctors test show that _.A) our brains shrink as we grow olderB) the front section of the brain does not shrinkC) sixty-year-olds have the better brains than thirty-year-oldsD) some peoples brains have contracted more than other
31、 peoples29. The word “subjects” in Paragraph 5means _.A) something to be consideredB) branches of knowledge studiedC) persons chosen to be studied in an experimentD) any member of a state except the supreme ruler30. According to the passage, which people seem to age slower than the others?A) Lawyers
32、.B) Farmers.C) Clerks.D) Shop assistants.Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.On June 17, 1744, the officials from Maryland and Virginia held a talk with theIndians of the Six Nations. The Indians were invited to send boys to William and MaryCollege. In a letter the nex
33、t day the refused the offer as follows:We know that you have a high opinion of the kind of learning taught in yourcolleges, and that the costs of living of our young men, while with you, would be veryexpensive to you. We are convinced that you mean to do us good by your proposal; andwe thank you hea
34、rtily. But you must know that different nations have different ways oflooking at things, and you will therefore not be offended if your ideas of this kind ofeducation happen not t be the same as yours. We have had some experience of it. Severalof our young people were formerly brought up at the coll
35、eges of the northern provinces:they were taught all your sciences; but, when they came back to us, they were badrunners, ignorant of every means of living in the woods they were totally good fornothing.We are, however, not the less obliged by your kind offer, though we refuse to acceptit; and, to sh
36、ow our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia will send up a dozenof their sons, we will take care of their education, teach them in all we know, and makemen of them.31. The passage is about _.A) the talk between the Indians and the officialsB) the colleges of northern provincesC) the ed
37、ucational values of the IndiansD) the problems of theAmericans in the mid-eighteenth century32. The Indianschief purpose in writing the letter seems to be to _.A) politely refuse a friendly offerB) express their opinion on equal treatmentC) show their prideD) describe Indian customs33. According to
38、the letter, the Indians believed that _.A) it would be better for their boys to receive some schoolingB) they were being insulted by the offerC) they knew more about science than the officialsD) they had a better way of educating young men34. Different from the officialsview of education, the Indian
39、s though _.A) young women should also be educatedB) they had different goals of educationC) they taught different branches of scienceD) they should teach the sons of the officials first35. The tone of the letter as a whole is best described as _.A) angryB) pleasantC) politeD) inquiringPassage FourQu
40、estions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.In what now seems like the prehistoric times of computer history, the earthspostwar era, there was quite a wide-spread concern that computers would take over theworld from man one day. Already today, less than forty years later, as computers arerel
41、ieving us of more and more of the routine tasks in business and in our personal lives,we are faced with a less dramatic but also less foreseen problem. People tend to beover-trusting of computers and are reluctant to challenge their authority. Indeed, theybehave as if they were hardly aware that wro
42、ng buttons may be pushed, or that acomputer may simply malfunction (失误).Obviously, there would be no point in investing in a computer if you had to checkall its answers, but people should also rely on their own internal computers and check themachine when they have the feeling that something has gon
43、e wrong.Questioning and routine double-checks must continue to be as much a part of goodbusiness as they were in pre-computer days. Maybe each computer should come with thewarning: for all the help this computer may provide, it should not be seen as a substitutefor fundamental thinking and reasoning
44、 skills.36. What is the main purpose of this passage?A) To look back to the early days of computers.B) To explain what technical problems may occur with computers.C) To discourage unnecessary investment in computers.D) To warn against a mentally lazy attitude towards computers.37. According to the p
45、assage, the initial concern about computers was that they might_.A) change our personal livesB) take control of the worldC) create unforeseen problemsD) affect our businesses38. The passage recommends those dealing with computers to _.A) be reasonably doubtful about themB) check all their answersC)
46、substitute them for basic thinkingD) use them for business purposes only39. The passage suggests that the present-day problem with regard to computers is_.A) challengingB) psychologicalC) dramaticD) fundamental40. It can be inferred from the passage that the author would disapprove of _.A) investmen
47、t in computersB) the use of ones internal computerC) double-check on computersD) complete dependence on computers for decision-makingPart III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there arefour Choices marked A), B), C) and
48、D). Choose the ONE that bestcompletes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the AnswerSheet with a single time through the centre.41. Marys score on the test is the highest in her class; she _ have studied veryhard.A) mayB) shouldC) mustD) ought to42. _ that the trade between the two c
49、ountries reached its highest point.A) During the 1960sB) It was in the 1960sC) That it was in the 1960sD) It was the 1960s43. He suggested _ to tomorrows exhibition together.A) us to goB) we wentC) we shall goD) we go44. No agreement was reached in the discussion as neither side would give way to_.A
50、) the otherB) any otherC) anotherD) other45. With agreement was reached I the discussion as neither side would give way to_.A) mustnt goB) wouldnt goC) oughtnt to goD) shouldnt have gone46. If you want _ you have to get the fund somewhere.A) that the job is doneB) the job doneC) to have done the job
