1991年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案

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Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)

Section A

1.

(A)

She

paid

￥

40.00

for

the

coat.

(C)

She

bought

the

coat

on

her

fortieth

birthday.

(B) Her husband presented it to her as a gift. (D) Her friend sent it to her as a new

one.

2. (A) To keep his old car and get a new one. (C) To sell his car for a new one.

(B) To leave it in the garage to be repaired. (D) To get his car repaired later.

3. (A) Husband and wife. (C) Doctor and patient.

(B) Father and daughter. (D) Teacher and student.

4. (A) The man went to the concert, but the woman didn't.

(B) The woman went to the concert, but the man didn't.

(C) The speakers did not go to the concert.

(D) Both speakers went to the concert.

5. (A) An England textbook. (C) A chemistry book.

(B) A Chinese textbook. (D) A history book.

6. (A) The woman goes to school during the day and works at night.

(B) The woman has to work to support herself.

(C) The woman's classes are not difficult.

(D) The woman studies at night.

7. (A) She feels that he won't accept anything.

(B) She's sure he already has a pocket calculator.

(C) She thinks he has almost everything he wants.

(D) She's afraid he wants more than she can afford.

8. (A) Tom survived the accident. (C) Someone saved Tom's life.

(B) Tom was killed in the accident. (D) It did little damage to Tom's car.

9. (A) The train is crowded. (C) The train is empty.

(B) The train is late. (D) The train is on time.

10. (A) No, all the rooms are taken. (C) Yes, there are some spare rooms.

(B) Yes, there is a double room. (D) Yes, there is a single room.

Section B

Passage One

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

11. (A) Her husband had got a higher position. (C) She wanted to have a cleaner

house.

(B) Her husband had lost his job. (D) She wanted to move to New York.

12. (A) His telephone went out of order. (C) He began to work at 8 a.m.

(B) The buyers had to leave soon. (D) He had made an appointment with her for 8

a.m.

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13. (A) They considered her lazy. (C) They considered her foolish.

(B) They saw something they had never seen. (D) They saw something familiar to

them.

Passage Two

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

14. (A) The silk T-shirt in white color. (C) The nylon T-shirt worn on playground.

(B)

The

cotton

T-shirt

with

a

slogan

or

picture.

(D)

The

wool

T-shirt

worn

for

work.

15. (A) T-shirts feel soft and wash well. (C) T-shirts go well with trousers.

(B) T-shirt are smarts and comfortable. (D) T-shirts are suitable for evening wear.

16. (A) New technology is being employed. (C) New designs are being adopted.

(B) Advertisements are being widely used. (D) More synthetic materials are being

introduced.

Passage Three

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

17. (A) For protection against other animals. (C) Just for fun.

(B) For protection against other dogs. (D) For the purpose of guarding the house.

18.

(A)

Because

they

did

not

eat

other

animals.

(C)

Because

they

were

good

hunters.

(B)

Because

they

were

useful

for

protection.

(D)

Because

they

always

obeyed

their masters.

19. (A) For companionship. (C) For protection against robbery.

(B) For amusement. (D) For hunting.

20. (A) The city can be a lonely place. (C) People in the west are fond of animals.

(B) Life in the west can be very dangerous. (D) The dog is a useful and friendly

animal.

Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)

Passage One

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:

There is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in

spelling.

No

school

I

have

taught

in

has

ever

ignored

spelling

or

considered

it

unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however, vastly different ideas about how to

teach

it,

or

how

much

priority

(

优先

)

it

must

be

given

over

general

language

development and writing ability. The problem is, how to encourage a child to express

himself

freely

and

confidently

in

writing

without

holding

him

back

with

the

complexities of spelling?

If spelling becomes the only focal point of his teacher's interest, clearly a bright

child will be likely to

range, choosing to avoid adventurous language. That's why teachers often encourage

the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability.

I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a

personal experience:

your

writing

is

illegible

(

难以辨认

)

。

It

may

have

been

a

sharp

criticism

of

the

pupil's technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who

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had

omitted

to

read

the

essay,

which

contained

some

beautiful

expressions

of

the

child's deep feelings. The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the errors, but if

his

priorities

had

centred

on

the

child's

ideas,

an

expression

of

his

disappointment

with

the

presentation

would

have

given

the

pupil

more

motivation

to

seek

improvement.

21. Teachers differ in their opinions about ____ .

(A) the difficulties in teaching spelling

(B) the role of spelling in general language development

(C) the complexities of the basic writing skills

(D) the necessity of teaching spelling

22. The expression

(A) to write carefully

(B) to do as teachers say

(C) to use dictionaries frequently

(D) to avoid using words one is not sure of

23. Teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that ____.

(A) students will be able to express their ideas more freely

(B) teachers will have less trouble in correcting mistakes

(C) students will have more confidence in writing

(D) students will learn to be independent of teachers

24. The writer seems to think that the teacher's judgement on that sensitive piece

of writing is ____.

(A) reasonable

(B) unfair

(C) foolish

(D) careless

25. The major point discussed in the passage is ____ .

(A) the importance of developing writing skills

(B) the complexities of spelling

(C) the correct way of making compositions

(D) the relationship between spelling and the content of a composition

Passage Two

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:

A breakthrough (

突破

) in the provision of energy from the sun for the European

Economic

Community

(EEC)

could

be

brought

froward

by

up

to

two

decades,

if

a

modest increase could be provided in the EEC's research effort in this field, according

to the senior EEC scientists engaged in experiments in solar energy at EEC's scientific

laboratories at Ispra, near Milan.

The

senior

West

German

scientist

in

charge

of

the

Community's

solar

energy

programme,

Mr.

Joachim

Gretz,

told

journalists

that

at

present

levels

of

research

spending it was most unlikely that solar energy would provide as much as three per

cent of the Community's

energy requirements even after the

year 2000. But he said

that with a modest increase in the present sums, devoted by the EEC to this work it

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was possible that the breakthrough could be achieved by the end of the next decade.

Mr. Gretz calculates that if solar energy only provided three per cent of the EEC's

needs, this could still produce a saving of about a billion pounds in the present bill for

imported energy each year. And he believes that with the possibility of utilizing more

advanced technology in this field it might be possible to satisfy a much bigger share

of the Community's future energy needs.

At present the EEC spends about $$2.6 millions a year on solar research at Ispra,

one

of

the

EEC's

official

joint

research

centres,

and

another

$$3

millions

a

year

in

indirect research with universities and other independent bodies.

26.

The

phrase

brought

forward

(Line

2,

Para.

1)

most

probably

means

(A) be expected (C) be advanced

(B) be completed (D) be introduced

27. Some scientists believe that a breakthrough in the use of solar energy depends

on ______.

(A) sufficient funding (C) advanced technology

(B) further experiments (D) well-equipped laboratories

28. According to Mr. Gretz, the present sum of money will enable the scientists to

provide _____.

(A) more than 3% of the EEC's needs after the year 2000

(B) only 3% of the EEC's needs before the year 2000

(C) less than 3% of the EEC's needs before the year 2000

(D) 3% of the EEC's needs after the year 2000

29. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? ______

(A) The EEC spends one billion pounds on imported energy each year.

(B)

At

the

present

level

of

research

spending,

it

is

difficult

to

make

any

significant progress in the provision of energy from the sun.

(C) The desired breakthrough could be obtained by the end of the next decade if

investment were increased.

(D) The total yearly spending of the EEC on solar energy research amounted to

almost 6 million.

30. The application of advanced technology to research in solar energy ______.

(A) would lead to a big increase in research funding

(B) would make it unnecessary to import oil

(C) would make it possible to meet the future energy needs of the EEC

(D) would provide a much greater proportion of the Community's future energy

needs

Passage Three

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:

Just seven years ago, the Jarvik-7 artificial heart was being cheered as the model

of human

creativeness.

The

sight

of

Barney

Clark-alive

and

conscious

after

trading

his

diseased heart for a

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metal- and-plastic pump-convinced the press, the public and many doctors that the

future had

arrived. It hadn't. After monitoring production of the Jarvik-7, and reviewing its

effects on the

150 or so patients (most of whom got the device as a temporary measure) the U.S.

Food and

Drug

Administration

concluded

that

the

machine

was

doing

more

to

endanger

lives than to save

them. Last week the agency cancelled its earlier approval, effectively banning (

禁

止

) the device.

The

recall

may

hurt

Symbion

Inc.,

maker

of

the

Jarvik-7,

but

it

won't

end

the

request for

an artificial heart. One problem with the banned mode is that the tubes connecting

it to an external

power source created a passage for infection. Inventors are now working on new

devices that

would be fully placed, along with a tiny power pack, in the patient's chest. The

first sample

products aren't expected for another 10 or 20 years. But some people are already

worrying that

they'll work

—

and that America's overextended health

—

care programs will lose a

precious

$$2.5 billion to $$5 billion a year providing them for a relatively few dying patients.

If such

expenditures

(

开支

)

cut

into

funding

for

more

basic

care,

the

net

effect

could

actually be a decline

in the nation's health.

31. According to the passage, the Jarvik-7 artificial heart proved to be _____.

(A) a technical failure

(B) a technical wonder

(C) a good life-saver

(D) an effective means to treat heart disease

32. From the passage we know that Symbion Inc. _____.

(A) has been banned by the government from producing artificial hearts

(B) will review the effects of artificial hearts before designing new models

(C) may continue to work on new models of reliable artificial hearts

(D) can make new models of artificial hearts available on the market in 10 to 20

years

33. The new models of artificial hearts are expected _____.

(A) to have a working life of 10 or 20 years

(B) to be set fully in the patient's chest

(C) to be equipped with an external power source

(D) to create a new passage for infection