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1993年1月全国大学英语四级考试——试卷

Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation,

a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the

question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be pause. During

the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide

which is the best answer. Then mark the 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) In a restaurant.

From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. There fore, A) “At the office” is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.

Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]

1. A) Go over the list. B) Do some shopping.

C) List everything her friend needs. D) Go for an outing.

2. A) The man did most of the talking.

B) The man and the woman robbed the bank.

C) The woman was wearing a black sweater.

D) The man and the woman had dark hair.

3. A) The traffic. B) The weather. C) Their health. D) Their time-table.

4. A) John missed a test. B) John has kept his job.

C) John has stolen a car. D) John was called a thief.

5. A) To buy Frank a new car. B) To drive Frank’s car.

C) To help Frank sell his car. D) To help Frank repair his car.

6. A) English. B) English and Education.

C) Education. D) Neither English nor Education.

7. A) As big as she expected. B) Much bigger than she expected.

C) Not as big as she expected. D) So small that she is not satisfied.

8. A) The rent is too high. B) He can’t afford the high taxes.

C) He doesn’t want to live in the suburbs.D) It’s too far away from his office.

9. A) No. He has to finish his homework.

B) No. He doesn’t like going to the club.

C) Ye s. He’ll go after he finished his homework.

D) Yes. He’ll write his paper after he returns.

10. A) Because Maria doesn’t like football.B) Because Maria fell ill.

C) Because he didn’t have the time.D) Because he can’t stand football. Section B

Passage One

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

11. A) His friend bought them for him. B) He bought them himself.

C) He booked them quite a while ago. D) He got them free of charge.

12. A) Her husband was taking her out to the theater.

B) Her husband had got her a job in his office.

C) Her husband was going to buy her some nice gifts.

D) Her husband had found his lost money.

13. A) He had lost the tickets for the theater. B) He had lost his briefcase.

C) He had left his briefcase at home. D) He had left the ticket in the office. Passage Two

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

14. A) Lack of electricity. B) Shortage of books.

C) Lack of clean water. D) Shortage of experts.

15. A) A system which trains doctors.

B) A group of experts who can provide professional advice.

C) A computer program which can provide professional advice.

D) A system which trains computer experts.

16. A) It is not easy to see the shortage of experts in the villages.

B) Many doctors and engineers are sent to the villages to make up for the shortage of

experts.

C) Expert medical systems are widely used in developing countries.

D) Expert systems are owned by wealthy farmers and businessmen.

Passage Three

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

17. A) To learn Spanish. B) To tour the city.

C) To see the ancient art. D) To visit friends.

18. A) By taxi. B) By bus. C) By subway. D) By foot.

19. A) He got lost. B) A taxi was faster.

C) He lost his map. D) The policeman advised him to.

20. A) He was greatly disappointed.

B) He was pleased to get there finally.

C) He was pleased with his knowledge of Spanish.

D) He was at a loss about what to do.

Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)

Passage One

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

With fifteen years Britain and other nations should be well on with the building of huge industrial complexes for the recycling of waste. The word rubbish could lose its meaning because everything which goes into the dumps (垃圾堆) would be made into something useful. Even the most dangerous and unpleasant wastes would provide energy if nothing else.

The latest project is to take a city of around half a million inhabitants and discover exactly what raw materials go into it and what go out. The aim is to find out how much of these raw materials could be provided if a plant for recycling waste were built just outside the city. This

plant would recycle not only metal such as steel, lead and copper, but also paper and rubber as well.

Another new project is being set up to discover the best ways of sorting and separating the rubbish. When this project is complete, the rubbish will be processed like this: First, it will pass through sharp metal bas which will tear open the plastic bags in which rubbish is usually packed; then it will pass through a powerful fan to separate the lightest elements from the heavy solids; after that grounders and rollers will break up everything that can be broken. Finally, the rubbish will pass under magnets (磁铁), which will remove the bits of iron and steel; the rubber and plastic will then be sorted out in the final stage.

The first full-scale giant recycling plants are perhaps fifteen years away. Indeed, with the growing cost of transporting rubbish to more distant dumps, some big cities will be forced to build their own recycling plants before long.

21. The phrase “be well on with...” (Para. 1, Line 1) most probably means ________.

A) have completed what was started B) get ready to start

C) have achieved a great deal in D) put an end to

22. What is NOT mentioned as a part of the recycling process described in Paragraph 3?

A) Breaking up whatever is breakable.

B) Sharpening metal bars.

C) Separating light elements from the heavy ones.

D) Sorting out small pieces of metal.

23. What’s the main reason for big cities to build their own recycling plants?

A) To deal with wastes in better way.

B) To protect the environment from pollution.

C) To get raw materials locally.

D) To get big profits from those plants.

24. The first full-scale huge recycling plants ________.

A) began to operate fifteen years ago

B) will probably take less than fifteen years to build

C) will be built fifteen years later

D) will probably be in operation in fifteen years

25. The passage is mainly about ________.

A) a cheap way to get energy B) the location of recycling plants

C) new ways of recycling wastes D) the probably of city environment

Passage Two

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.

By 1970, according to a World Wildlife Fund report, only about 4,500 tigers survived throughout the world-half of them in India. Mr. Foresters, who followed and counted tiger footprints, estimated that in May 1972 only about 1,800 tigers existed in India. Project Tiger Supported by W. W. F. was immediately launched. Nine tiger reserves were created, with armed guards protecting them.

The project provided opportunities for researchers from India and abroad to study tigers in the reserves and gather previously unavailable information about their habits. Studies show that a male tiger may control a hunting territory of between 10 and 20 sq.kms, depending on its age, size and strength. The territory of male includes the smaller territories of three or four tigresses. A tiger marks the boundaries of its territories by spraying urine (尿) and other bodily liquids on bushes. But it tries to avoid territorial fights, being guided by the distinctive body smell of other tigers. Tigers fight to death only when a tigress is defending her young, or when a tiger is guarding a tigress from the attentions of other males.

The popular image of the tiger is that of a merciless and unconquerable hunter. But studies show that it catches only one of 20 victims (牺牲品) it tries to attack.

Fears have recently developed that Project Tiger has been too successful. It has enabled the tiger population to double (by mid-80s), but India’s human population has also grown out of control. Currently it is 750 million and likely to be 900 million by the end of the century. Land problem is becoming serious and many rural people feel bitter about the fact that some rich forests are reserved for tigers. A growing number of attacks by tigers on man has added to the hostility (敌意).

26. The ultimate aim of Project Tiger is to ________.

A) study the growth rate of tigers

B) protect tigers from being killed

C) promote the breeding of young tigers

D) analyze the behavioral patterns of tigers

27. Studies have shown that ________.

A) a tigress never attacks until attacked

B) the tigress is not as fierce as the tigers

C) a tiger usually fights another tiger to defend its own territory

D) the tiger is not an efficient hunter as is commonly described

28. According to the passage, a tiger’s territory ________.

A) remains unchanged

B) is often defended by tigresses

C) expands as the tiger grows up

D) is the cause of most fights

29. Some people are afraid that Project Tiger ________.

A) has been carried too far

B) has not received enough attention

C) has failed to achieve its goal

D) is not worth the money spent on it

30. The author seems ________.

A) to be enthusiastic about Project Tiger

B) to have a matter-of-fact attitude towards Project Tiger

C) to have a hostile attitude towards Project Tiger

D) to be satisfied with Project Tiger

Passage Three

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.

In only two decades Asian Americans have become the fastest-growing U.S. minority (少数民族). As their children began moving up through the nation’s schools, it became clea r that a new class of academic achievers was emerging. Their achievements are reflected in the nation’s best universities, where mathematics, science and engineering departments have taken on a decidedly Asian character. This special liking for mathematics and science is partly explained by the fact that Asian-American students who began their educations abroad arrived in the U.S. with a solid grounding in mathematics but little or no knowledge of English. They are also influenced by the promise of a good job after college. Asians feel there will be less unfair treatment in areas like mathematics and science because they will be judged more objectively. And the return on the investment in education is more immediate in something like engineering than with an arts degree.

Most Asian-American students owe their success to the influence of parents who are determined that their children take full advantage of what the American educational system has to offer. An effective measure of parental attention is homework. Asian parents spend more time with their children than American parents do, and it helps. Many researchers also believe there is something in Asian Culture that breeds success, such ideals that stress family values and

emphasize education.

Both explanations for academic success worry Asian Americans because of fears that they feed a typical racial (种族的) image. Many can remember when Chinese, Japanese and Filipino immigrants (移民) were the victims of social isolation. Indeed, it was not until 1952 that laws were laid down giving all Asian immigrants the right to citizenship.

31. While making tremendous achievements at college, Asian-American students ________.

A) feel they are mistreated because of limited knowledge of English

B) are afraid that their academic successes bear a strong Asian character

C) still worry about unfair treatment in society

D) generally feel it a shame to have to depend on their parents

32. What are the major factors that determine the success of Asian Americans?

A) A solid foundation in basic mathematics and Asian Americans?

B) Hard work and intelligence.

C) Parental help and a limited knowledge of English.

D) Asian culture and the American educational system.

33. Few Asian-American students major in human sciences mainly because ________.

A) their English is not good enough

B) they are afraid they might meet with unfair judgement in these areas

C) there is a wide difference between Asian and Western cultures

D) they know little about American cultures and Western cultures

34. Why do th e two “explanations” (Para. 3, Line 1) worry Asian Americans?

A) They are afraid that they would again be isolated from American society in general.

B) People would think that Asian students rely on their parents for success.

C) Asian American would be a threat to other minorities.

D) American academic achievements have taken on too strong an Asian character.

35. The author’s tone in this passage is ________.

A) sympathetic B) doubtful C) critical D) objective

Passage Four

Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.

Like fine food, good writing is something we approach with pleasure and enjoy from the first taste to the last. And good writers, good cooks, do not suddenly appear full-blown. Quite the

contrary, just as the cook has to undergo an intensive training, mastering the skills of his trade, the writer must sit at his desk and devote long hours to achieving a style in his writing, whatever its purpose-schoolwork, matters of business, or purely social communication. You may be sure that the more painstaking the effort, the more effective the writing, and the more rewarding.

There are still some remote places in the world where you might find a public scribe to do your business or social writing for you, for a fee. There are a few managers who are lucky enough to have the service of that rate kind of secretary who can take care of all sorts of letter writing with no more than a quick note to work from. But for most of us, if there is any writing to be done, we have to do it ourselves.

We have to write school papers, business papers or home papers. We are constantly called on to put words to paper. It would be difficult to count the number of such words, messages, letters, and reports put into the mails or delivered by hand, but the daily figure must be enormous. What is more, everyone who writes expects, or at least hopes. We want whatever we write to be read, from first word to last, not just thrown into some “letters-to-be-read” file (档案) or into a wastepaper basket. This is the reason we bend our efforts toward learning and practicing the skill of interesting, effective writing.

36. In this passage, good writing is compared to fine food because ________.

A) both writers and cooks have to work long hours every day

B) both are essential to life

C) both writers and cooks can earn a good living

D) both are enjoyable

37. A public “scribe” (Para. 2, Line 1) is ________.

A) a secretary who does your business or social writing

B) a machine that does writing for you

C) a public school where writing is taught

D) a person who ears a living by writing for others

38. According to the passage, some managers don’t have to do any letter writing because

________.

A) they rely on quick notes B) they have excellent secretaries

C) they have a computer to do it D) they prefer making phone calls

39. According to the author, if your letter is thrown into some “letter-to-be-read” file, ________.

A) it will receive immediate attention B) it will be dealt with by the secretary

C) it is likely to be neglected D) it is meant to be delivered soon

40. The purpose of the author in writing this passage is ________.

A) to explain and persuade B) to comment and criticize

C) to interest and entertain D) to argue and demonstrate

Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)

41. If you smoke in a non-smoking section people ________.

A) have objected B) objected C) must object D) will object

42. There was a ________ drop in support for the Union in the 1974 election.

A) delicate B) distinct C) distant D) downward

43. The computer works very fast, ________ data at the speed of light.

A) having handled B) handing C) handled D) hands

44. Through out his life, Henry Moore ________ an interest in encouraging art in the city of

Leeds.

A) contained B) secured C) reserved D) maintained

45. They claim that ________ 1,000 factories closed down during the economic crisis.

A) sufficiently B) approximately C) considerably D) properly

46. If you happen to ________ my lost papers while you’re looking for your book, please let me

know at once by telephone.

A) come across B) come up C) come to D) properly

47. Her fluency in English gives her an advantage ________ other girls for the job.

A) above B) over C) than D) with

48. It is ________ impossible to find a good educational computer program in this part of the

country.

A) barely B) hardly C) merely D) nearly

49. What he told us about the affair simply doesn’t make any ________.

A) sense B) idea C) meaning D) significance

50. As a mother, she is too ________ towards her daughter, she should let her see more of the

world.

A) hopeful B) protective C) modest D) confident

51. “Doesn’t he know that it is not ________?” “Yes, he does.”

A) truth B) some truth C) the truth D) any truth

52. That tree looked as if it ________ for a long time.

A) hasn’t watered B) didn’t water C) hadn’t been watered D) wasn’t watered

53. Hitler set out to conquer all of Europe in the belief that the Germans were the master

________.

A) race B) human C) blood D) brains

54. Ever since Picasso’s painting went on exhibit, there ________ large crowds at the museum

every day.

A) is B) has been C) have been D) are being

55. Don’t forget to walk the dog while I am away, ________.

A) can you B) shall you C) do you D) will you

56. It is a pity that we should stay at home when we have ________ weather.

A) so fine B) such a fine C) such fine D) so fine a

57. There were beautiful clothes ________ in the shop windows.

A) spread B) displayed C) exposed D) located

58. Mr. Smith advised us to withdraw ________.

A) so that to get not involved B) so as to get not involved

C) so as not to get involved D) so that not to get involved

59. ________ in a seemingly endless war, the general was forced to evaluate the situation again.

A) Since the loss of 50,000 soldiers B) Because of 50,000 soldiers having lost

C) Having lost over 50,000 soldiers D) 50,000 soldiers were lost

60. Knowing something as a whole is far from knowing all its ________.

A) instance B) character C) items D) details

61. ________ for your laziness, you could have finished the assignment by now.

A) Had it not been B) It were not C) Weren’t it D) Had not it been

62. The minister had his secretaries ________ a press conference.

A) arrange B) to arrange C) arranging D) arranged

63. She left the reception early because she ________ get up early the next morning.

A) needed B) might C) used to D) had to

64. Let’s not wait any longer, he might not ________ at all.

A) turn over B) turn up C) used to D) turn down

65. Anne couldn’t concentrate ________ what she was doing while her family were watching

TV.

A) to B) on C) for D) in

66. My wife said in her letter that she would appreciate ________ from you sometime.

A) to have heard B) to hear C) having heard D) hearing

67. ________ men have learned much from the behavior of animals in badly new.

A) That B) Those C) What D) Whether

68. It’s necessary ________ the dictionary immediately.

A) that he will return B) that he returned

C) that he return D) that he has to return

69. Franklin’s ability to learn from observations and experience ________ greatly to his success

in public life.

A) contributed B) owed C) attached D) related

70. The manager assured the customer that his complaint would be seen ________ immediately.

A) to B) at C) on D) with

Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)

Customs officers at a London airport yesterday found 500,000 pounds worth of drugs which were being smuggled (走私) into Britain in boxes marked “Urgent Medical Supplies.” The __71__ might have suspected for some time __72__ drugs were being brought into the country in this way. The __73__ is believed to be the work of a __74__ international group. Four men were arrested at __75__ airport and help for questioning, __76__ it is unlikely that they are the organizers. In __77__ they declared that they were __78__ of what the boxes contained and __79__ acted in good faith in bringing __80__ into Britain. This is the third time __81__ six months that attempts have been made to smuggle __82__ goods through Customs by declaring them to __83__ medical supplies. They are frequently __84__ in special containers and a __85__ is given that they may be __86__ if they are not handled with care. “__87__ are determined to put a __88__ to this practice,” said one of the Customs officers today. “__89__ is no way these people are going to get away __90__ this any longer. We have the full co-operation of the international police who are as anxiou s as we are to track down the main source of supply.”

71. A) authorities B) commanders C) leaders D) directors

72. A) what B) that C) although D) when

73. A) operation B) behavior C) movement D) development

74. A) well-constructed B) well-designed C) well-composed D) well-organized

75. A) an B) some C) the D) one

76. A) but B) so C) because D) as

77. A) turn B) return C) case D) fact

78. A) unconscious B) unaware C) unfamiliar D) unknown

79. A) were B) had C) have D) being

80. A) all B) it C) them D) such

81. A) of B) for C) by D) in

82. A) immoral B) criminal C) illegal D) irregular

83. A) get B) be C) become D) sell

84. A) parked B) picked C) passed D) packed

85. A) warning B) note C) symbol D) signature

86. A) harmed B) injured C) damaged D) hurt

87. A) Some B) We C) They D) Those

88. A) stop B) hold C) stay D) step

89. A) It B) This C) There D) That

90. A) off B) in C) for D) with

Part V Writing (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Positive and Negative Aspects of Sport. You should write no less than 100 words

and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:

1. 运动的积极因素；

2. 运动的消极因素；

3. 你的体会。

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