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1990年大学英语四级
1990年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷
PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbepause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithalinethroughthecentre.
Example:
Youwillhear:
Youwillread:
A)Attheoffice.
B)Inthewaitingroom.
C)Attheairport.
D)Inarestaurant.
Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]
1.A)Everyday.
B)Everyotherday.
C)Everyweek.
D)Everyotherweek.(B)
2.A)Saturdaymorning.
B)Saturdayafternoon.
C)Sundaymorning.
D)Sundayafternoon.(D)
3.A)Theunsmilingfaces.
B)Thesun.
C)TheLondoners.
D)Theweather.(D)
4.A)Maria’sfriendsdon’tcallherveryoften.
B)Mariadoesn’tliketotalkonthephonewithherfriends.
C)Marialikestotalkonthephonewithherfriends.
D)Mariadoesn’thaveanyfriends.(C)
5.A)Thechemistrybook.
B)TheEnglishbook.
C)Themathbook.
D)Thehistorybook.(A)
6.A)Holdthephone.
B)Makeanothercall.
C)Paythemanageravisit.
D)AskthewomantofindMr.Whiteforhim.(B)
7.A)HewillpayavisittoProf.Wang.
B)HewillcongratulateProf.Wang.
C)HeisreadytohelpProf.Wang.
D)HewilltellProf.Wangthegoodnews.(C)
8.A)Totakeabus.
B)Tomakeaphonecall.
C)Todoshopping.
D)Togivethemtothewoman.(A)
9.A)Listeningtotheradio.
B)Readinganewspaper.
C)Watchingtelevision.
D)Watchingasportsgame.(B)
10.A)Hehasn’tseenanymovieforalongtime.
B)Themoviehesawwas“GonewiththeWind”.
C)Itisoneofthebestmovieshehaseverseen.
D)Helikesseeingmoviesverymuch.(C)
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions11to13basedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A)Goandvisitfriends.
B)Haveadinnertogetherwithfriends.
C)Goaroundmakingnewfriends.
D)Playjokesonfriends.(D)
12.A)Forsevenhundredyears.
B)Forseveraldecades.
C)Forseveralhundredyears.
D)Forseventyyears.(C)
13.A)AnewmeansoftransportationfromLondontoAustralia.
B)Anewly-publishednewspaperinLondon.
C)Anon-existentislandinthePacific.
D)AnewkindofItaliannoodle.(D)
PassageTwo
Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.A)Morethanninemillion.
B)Abouthalfamillion.
C)Morethanfivemillion.
D)Abouttwoandahalfmillion.(A)
15.A)Itisforstudentsofthesamecommunityonly.
B)Itonlyoffersatwo-yearbasiccourse.
C)Itonlytrainsstudentstobeofficemanagers.
D)Itonlyacceptsstudentsrejectedbyuniversities.(B)
16.A)Onewhoisstayinginthatstateasawriter.
B)Onewhosehomeisinthatstate.
C)Onewhohasbeeninthearmy.
D)Onewhohasbeeninhealthservices.(B)
17.A)CommunitycollegesintheU.S.
B)Thenumberofhighschoolgraduates.
C)HighereducationintheU.S.
D)Thedifferencebetweenprivateandstateuniversities.(C)
PassageThree
Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
18.A)Hehadtogetajob.
B)Hewasafraidoffailure.
C)HewantedtojointheArmy.
D)Hewasn’tinterestedinstudying.(A)
19.A)Attendingpatients.
B)Repairingmachines.
C)Drivingtaxis.
D)Deliveringletters.(D)
20.A)Sheencouragedhim.
B)Shewasdisappointed.
C)Sheexpresseddoubt.
D)Shewasshocked.(A)
PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Directions:
Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
YouareaGermanlivinginBerlin.Onedayyou’rewalkingdownthestreet,mindingyourownbusiness,whensuddenlyastrangerapproachedwithasmileonhisface.Afterstoppingyou,heholdsasmallelectronicdeviceclosetohisfaceandspeaksslowlyintoit,saying,inEnglish:
“CanyoutellmewhereIcanbuysomesauerkraut?
”Whatshouldyoudo?
(a)Runaway;(b)Callthepolice;or,(c)Listencloselyforthedevicetosay,inGerman,“KonnenSiemirbittesager,whichSauerkrautKaufenKann?
”
Themostappropriateresponsewouldbe(c)becausethepersoninfrontofyouisonlyatouristtryingtoenjoyhimself.Thedeviceissaidtohetheworld’sfirstportabletransistor—ahand-heldmicrocomputerthat—atthesametimeconvertsonespokenlanguageintoanother.
Thefour-poundbattery-operatedproductiscalledtheVoice,anditisthecreationofAdvancedProductsandTechnologiesanAmericanelectronicscompany.WhentheVoiceisintroducedintheUnitedStatesinlateApril—atapriceof$1,500—itwillbecapableofconvertingspokenEnglishintoItalian,German,FrenchandSpanish.Theproductcomeswithseparatecartridges(盒式储存器)foreachofthefourlanguages,whichcanbechangedwhentheusertravelsfromonecountrytoanother.TheitemwillbesoldinEuropesoonaftertheU.S.Introduction,withcartridgesthatcovertItalian,German,FrenchandSpanishintoEnglish.
TheVoiceusesamicrochip(微型集成块)andartificialIntelligencetotranslateLanguages.Itisstartedbyvoicecommandandproducesvoiceoutputthroughabuilt-inspeaker.Thentheusermakesastatementorasksaquestion,theVoiceimmediatelyrepeatswhathasbeensaidinanotherLanguage.
21.ThestrangerholdingtheVoiceseemstobe________.
A)askingforsomeinformation
B)greetingtheGerman
C)amusinghimself
D)practisinghisGerman(C)
22.TheGermansentence“KonnenSieKann?
”means________.
A)“Whydon’tyouaskthepoliceman.”
B)“Wouldyoulistencloselyforthedevicetosay?
”
C)“Canyousayitagain,please?
”
D)“CanyoutellmewhereIcanbuysomesauerkraut?
”(D)
23.Theword“speaker”inthelastparagraphrefersto________.
A)thepersonwhospeakstothedevice
B)acomponentpartoftheVoice
C)thepersonwhospeaksGerman
D)thespeechproducedbytheVoice(B)
24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?
A)Thevoiceisaninventionofanelectronicscompany.
B)Thevoiceisahand-heldtranslator.
C)Thevoiceisnewproductinwideuse.
D)Thevoiceismainlyamicrocomputer.(C)
25.TheVoicecantranslate________.
A)fromGermanintoanyoftheotherfourlanguagesmentioned
B)fromandintoEnglishbyusingthesamecartridges
C)betweenanytwooftheabove-mentionedlanguages
D)fromEnglishintoanyoftheotherfourlanguagesortheotherwayround(D)
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Computersmayonedayturnnightintoday—withgoodold,naturalsunlight.
Colossalcomputer-controlledmirrors,thousandsoffeetacross,mayonedayorbittheearth,reflectingsunlightontoadarkenedUnitedStates.
SomeScientistssaythat16ofthesemirrors,eachaboutahalfmileacross,couldaimtheirreflectedlightatoneareaontheearththatwasabout200milesby300miles.Thatmuchlightwouldequalabout56moons.
Themirrorswouldbesohighthattheycouldcatchthesun’slightasitwasshiningontheothersideoftheearth.Themirrorscouldorbit—thousandsofmileshigh—atthesamespeedastheearthturnsonitsaxis(轴).Thatway,themirrorswouldalwaysbeoverthesamespot.
Thealuminum-coated(涂铝的),plasticmirrorscouldbefoldedupandpackedintoaspaceship,accordingtothescientists.Oncereleasedafewhundredmilesinspace,themirrors,poweredbyasolar-poweredengine,couldmarktherestofthetripintospaceontheirown.
Thescientistssaythatthecomputer-controlledmirrorscouldalsobemadetotilt(倾斜)slowly,sothereflectedsunlightwouldsweepslowlyalongthesurfaceoftheearth.Forexample,asnightfell,themirrorscouldbetiltedtolightupBoston.Lateron,asdarknessspreadslowlywestward.Chicago,forexample,thenSanFranciscocouldbelitup.Thereflectedsunlightwouldallowthesecitiestosaveupelectricity.Andinemergencies,suchaspower-failures,themirrorscouldlightuptheaffectedarea.
Whatnooneknowsyetiswhateffectthisartificialdaytimewouldhaveonplants,animals,andhumans.Woulditconfusesomeanimalsandharmplantsthatareusedtoregularday-nightcycles?
Thescientistsrecommendthatstudiesbedonetofindoutwhathadeffectstheremightbe.
26.Theword“colossal”inLine3mostlikelymeans________.
A)nuclear-powered
B)orbiting
C)giant
D)spinning(D)
27.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEofthemirrors?
A)Theywouldbemadeofplasticandcoatedwithaluminum.
B)Theycouldbelauncheddirectlyintospace.
C)Theywouldstayinthesamepositionovertheearth.
D)Theycouldreflectsunlighttoalargeareaontheearth.(B)
28.Thereflectedlightshouldsweepslowlyalongthesurfaceoftheearthbecausethemirrors________.
A)wouldbeoperatedby
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