12月全国大学英语四级考试真题.doc

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2003年12月全国大学英语四级考试真题

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A）Attheoffice.

B）Inthewaitingroom.

C）Attheairport.

D）Inarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisconversationismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A）"Attheoffice"isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C]ID]

1.A）Themancouldcomesometimelater.

B）Thesizethemanwantswillarrivesoon.

C）Thesizeoftheskirtisailrightfortheman.

D）Themancouldbuyashirtofadifferentcolor.

2.A）Thewomanisfilmingthelake.

B）Thewomanisrunningtowardthelake.

C）Thewomancan'ttakeaphotooftheman

D）Thewomaniswatchinganexcitingfilmwiththeman.

3.A）It'squietintherestaurant.

B）Therestaurantistoofarfromtheirschool.

C）Thepriceishighintherestaurant.

D）Therestaurantservesgoodfood.

4.A）Onabusystreet.B）InaHongKonghotel.

C）Atanairport.D）Atabookingoffice.

5.A）Thewomanshouldconfirmherappointmentwiththedoctor.

B）Thewomanshouldhaveseenthedoctorearlier.

C）Thewoman'sheadachewillgoawaybyitself.

D）Thewomanhasbeencomplainingtoomuch.

6.A）PutoffhisappointmentwithMr.Johnson.

B）HelpmovethingstoMr.Johnson'soffice.

C）Helpthewomanmovetheitems.

D）HurrytoMr.Johnson'soffice.

7.A）Themandidn'tpracticehardenough.

B）Themanshouldfindanewpartner.

C）Themanshouldnotgiveup.

D）Themanshouldnotdreamofbeingasuperstar.

8.A）Itdoesn'tappealtoher.B）It'sincrediblydelicious.

C）Shehasalreadytastedit.D）Thereisnomoreleft.

9.A）Themanisadiligentstudent.

B）Themanhasbadstudyhabits.

C）Themanhasmadeamessofhismidtermexam.

D）Themanisusuallythelasttohandinhistestpaper.

10.A）ThemanhasfinishedMsassignment.

B）Themaniswillingtohelpthewoman.

C）Themanwilldrivethewomantoschool.

D）hemanislosingpatiencewiththewoman.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Theimportanceofgoodmanners.

B）Theartofsayingthankyou.

C）Thesecretofstayingpretty.

D）Thedifferencebetweeneleganceandgoodmanners.

12.A）Theywerewillingtospendmoremoneyonclothes.

B）Theypaidmoreattentiontotheirappearance.

C）Theyweremoreawareofchangesinfashion.

D）Theywerenicerandgentler.

13.A）Byputtingonalittlemake-up.

B）Bydecoratingourhomes.

C）Bybeingkindandgenerous.

D）Bywearingfashionableclothes.

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）Childrendon'tgetenougheducationinsafety.

B）Theplaygroundsareinpoorcondition.

C）Theplaygroundsareovercrowded.

D）Childrenarekeenondangerousgames.

15.A）Theyshouldhelpmaintaintheequipment.

B）Theyshouldteachtheirchildrenhowtousetheequipment.

C）Theyshouldstoptheirchildrenfromclimbingladders.

D）Theyshouldkeepawatchfuleyeontheirchildren.

16.A）Theycanbecreativewhentheyfeelsecure.

B）Theymaypanicinfrontofhighplaygroundequipment.

C）Theyshouldbeawareofthepotentialrisksintheplayground.

D）Theytendtostaywithinshoutingorrunningdistanceoftheirparents.

PassageThree

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A）It'sadmiredworldwide.B）Ittakesskill.

C）Itpayswell.D）It'safull-timejob.

18.A）Anoldladycarryingahandbagontheleft.

B）Amotherwithababyinherarms.

C）Awomanwhosebagishanginginfront.

D）Alonefemalewithahandbagatherrightside.

19.A）Asidepocketofhisjacket.

B）Thetoppocketofhisjacket.

C）Asidepocketofhistrousers.

D）Thebackpocketofhistighttrousers.

20.A）Clothingstoreswherepeoplearerelaxedandoffguard.

B）HotelsandrestaurantsinsoutheastLondon.

C）Airportswherepeoplecarryalotofluggage.

D）Theaterlobbieswithuniformedsecurityguards.

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

I'musuallyfairlyskepticalaboutanyresearchthatconcludesthatpeopleareeitherhappierorunhappierormoreorlesscertainofthemselvesthantheywere50yearsago.Whileanyofthesestatementsmightbetrue,theyarepracticallyimpossibletoprovescientifically.Still,Iwasstruckbyareportwhichconcludedthattoday'schildrenaresignificantlymoreanxiousthanchildreninthe1950s.Infact,theanalysisshowed,normalchildrenages9to17exhibitahigherlevelofanxietytodaythanchildrenwhoweretreatedformentalillness50yearsago.

WhyareAmerica'skidssostressed?

Thereportcitestwomaincauses:

increasingphysicalisolation--broughtonbyhighdivorceratesandlessinvolvementincommunity,amongotherthings--andagrowingperceptionthattheworldisamoredangerousplace.

Giventhatwecan'tturntheclockback,adultscanstilldoplentytohelpthenextgenerationcope.

Atthetopofthelistisnurturing（培育）abetterappreciationofthelimitsofindividualism.Nochildisanisland.Strengtheningsocialtieshelpsbuildcommunitiesandprotectindividualsagainststress.

Tohelpkidsbuildstrongerconnectionswithothers,youcanpulltheplugonTVsandcomputers.Yourfamilywillthankyoulater.Theywillhavemoretimeforface-to-facerelationships,andtheywillgetmoresleep.

Limittheamountofvirtual（虚拟的）violenceyourchildrenareexposedto.It'snotjustvideogamesandmovies;childrenseealotofmurderandcrimeonthelocalnews.

Keepyourexpectationsforyourchildrenreasonable.ManyhighlysuccessfulpeopleneverattendedHarvardorYale.

Makeexercisepartofyourdailyroutine.Itwillhelpyoucopewithyourownanxietiesandprovideagoodmodelforyourkids.Sometimesanxietyisunavoidable.Butitdoesn'thavetoruinyourlife.

21.Theauthorthinksthattheconclusionsofanyresearchaboutpeople'sstateofmindare______.

A）surprisingB）confusingC）illogicalD）questionable

22.Whatdoestheauthormeanwhenhesays,"wecan'tturntheclockback"（Line1,Para.3）?

A）It'simpossibletoslowdownthepaceofchange.

B）Thesocialrealitychildrenarefacingcannotbechanged.

C）Lessonslearnedfromthepastshouldnotbeforgotten.

D）It'simpossibletoforgetthepast.

23.Accordingtoananalysis,comparedwithnormalchildrentoday,childrentreatedasmentallyill50yearsago____.

A）werelessisolatedphysically

B）wereprobablylessself-centered

C）probablysufferedlessfromanxiety

D）wereconsideredlessindividualistic

24.Thefirstandmostimportantthingparentsshoulddotohelptheirchildrenis____.

A）toprovidethemwithasaferenvironment

B）tolowertheirexpectationsforthem

C）togetthemmoreinvolvedsocially

D）tosetagoodmodelforthemtofollow

25.Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromthepassage?

A）Anxiety,thoughunavoidable,canbecopedwith.

B）Children'sanxietyhasbeenenormouslyexaggerated.

C）Children'sanxietycanbeeliminatedwithmoreparentalcare.

D）Anxiety,ifproperlycontrolled,mayhelpchildrenbecomemature.



PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Itiseasiertonegotiateinitialsalaryrequirementbecauseonceyouareinside,theorganizationalconstraints（约束）influencewageincreases.Onething,however,iscertain:

yourchancesofgettingtheraiseyoufeelyoudeservearelessifyoudon'tatleastaskforit.Mentendtoaskformore,andtheygetmore,andthisholdstruewithotherresources,notjustpayincreases.ConsiderBeth'sstory:

IdidnotgetwhatIwantedwhenIdidnotaskforit.Wehadcubicle（小隔间）officesandwindowoffices.Isatinthecubicleswithseveralmalecolleagues.Onebyonetheyweremovedintowindowoffices,whileIremainedinthecubicles,severalmaleswhowerehiredaftermealsowenttooffices.Oneinparticulartoldmehewasnextinlineforanofficeandthatithadbeenpartofhisnegotiationsforthejob.IguesstheythoughtmecontenttostayinthecubiclessinceIdidnotvoicem