03年6月21日四级考试真题A卷答案及录音文本

03年6月21日四级考试真题A卷答案及录音文本

2003年6月21日四级考试真题A卷PartI           ListeningComprehension       (20minutes)SectionADirections: 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.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)"Attheoffice"isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.                                                   SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]1.      W:George,lookatthelongwaitingline.I’mgladyou’vemadethereservation.M:Moreandmorepeopleenjoyeatingoutnow.Besides,thisplaceisespeciallypopularwithoverseastudents.Q:Wheredidthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?2.      M:Iwonderifyoucandropbytomorrowevening.TheStevensonsiscomingoverfordinner.I’dlikeyoutomeetthem.W:Sure.I’dloveto.I’veheardthey’reinterestingpeople.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?3.      W:ThepresentationmadebyProfessorJacksonwastoocomplicatedtounderstand.M:Well,Ithinkhedidn’tspeakslowlyenoughforustotakenotes.nQ:Whatistheman’scomplaint?4.      W:You’vegotyourapartmentfurnished,haven’tyou?M:Yes.IboughtsomeusedfurnitureattheSundayMarketanditwasarealbargain.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?5.      M:Marydoesn’twantmetotakethejob.Shesaysourchildistooyoungandthejobrequiresmuchtraveling.W:Youshouldtalktoheragainandseeifyoucanfindawayout.Thinkaboutthegainsandlosesbeforeyoumakeadecision.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?6.      M:Ihaven’tgotmyscoresontheGREtestyet.DoyouthinkIshouldcalltomakeinquiries?W:Thereisnohurry.Thetestscoresarereleasedatleasteightweeksafterthetest.Q:Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?7.      M:Haveyoufinishedreadingthebookyouboughtlastmonth?W:Oh,Ididn’treaditstraightthroughthewayyoureadanovel.Ijustcoverthefewchaptersthatinterestedmemost.Q:Howdidthewomanreadthebook?8.      W:Hi,John!Haven’tseenyouforquiteawhile.Areyoufine?M:Oh,yes.Butluckseemedtogoagainstme.Ihadacaraccident,onlysomeminorinjuries,though.Q:WhathappenedtoJohn?9.      M:Thetaxiiswaitingdownstairs.Let’shurry.W:Waitaminute.I’lltakesomefoodwithus.Idon’tlikethemealservedonthetrain.Q:Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?10.  W:Isthatoptionalcourseashardaseverybodysays?M:Exactlyevenworse,believeitornot.Q:Whatdoesthemansayaboutthecourse?    n1.A)Atatheatre.                      C)Atarailwaystation.   B)Atabookingoffice.              D)Atarestaurant.2.A)Themanisinvitingthewomantodinner.   B)Thewomanistoobusytojointhemanfordinner.   C)ThewomanisafriendoftheStevensons'.   D)ThemanisgoingtovisittheStevensons.3.A)Theprofessor'spresentationwasnotconvincingenough.   B)Theprofessor'slecturenotesweretoocomplicated.   C)Theprofessorspokewithastrongaccent.D)Theprofessorspoketoofast.4. A)Thefurnishedapartmentwasinexpensive.   B)Theapartmentwasprovidedwithsomeoldfurniture.   C)ThefurnitureinthemarketwasonsaleeverySunday.   D)Thefurnitureheboughtwasverycheap.5.A)Themanisthinkingabouttakinganewjob.   B)Themanlikesajobthatenableshimtotravel.   C)Themanissurethathewillgainmorebytakingthejob.   D)Themandoesn'twanttostayhomeandtakecareoftheirchild.6.A)TaketheGREtestagainin8weeks.C)Bepatientandwait.   B)Calltocheckhisscores.              D)Inquirewhenthetestscoresarereleased.7.A)Shereaditselectively.              C)Shereaditslowly.   B)Shewentoveritchapterbychapter.    D)Shefinisheditatastretch.8.A)Hewaskeptinhospitalforalongtime.   B)Hewasslightlyinjuredinatrafficaccident.n   C)Hewasseriouslywoundedinamineexplosion.   D)Hewasfinedforspeeding.9.A)Waitforataxi.                    C)Goonatrip.   B)Buysomefood.                   D)Booktraintickets.10.A)It'snotashardasexpected.   B)It'stootoughforsomestudents.   C)It'smuchmoredifficultthanpeoplethink.D)It'sbelievedtobethehardestoptionalcourse. SectionBDirections: Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.              Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicemarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOne      MyfatherwokemeupearlyonemorningwhenIwasfourteenandannounced:“Getup!You’regoingwithmetocutgrass.”IfeltproudandexcitedbecausemyfatherthoughtIwasresponsibleenoughtohelphiminhisbusiness.Stillthatfirstdaywasreallyhard.Fromsunrisetosunset,myfather,myyoungerbrotherandIcutandtrimmedverylargeyardsinawell-to-dopartofthecity.BytheendofthedayIwasexhaustedbutIfeltfood.Ihadputinahardday’slaborandhadearnedsixdollars.OnedaymyfatherspottedsomeweedsIhadmissedcuttingandpulledmeaside.“Getthatsectionagain,”hesaidfirmly.“Don’tletmehavetotellyoutodothejobrightthefirsttime.”IneveryjobIhaveheld，fromcuttinglawnstowashingdishestoworkingamachineinaconstructionsite,Ihavelearntsomethingthathelpmeinmynextjob.Ifyoulookhardenough,youcanlearnfromanyjobyoudo.11.Howdidthespeakerfeelwhenhisfatheraskedhimtohelpcutgrass?12.Whatdidhisfatherdowhenthespeakermissedcuttingsomeleaves?13.Whatdidthespeakerwanttotellusinthispassage?Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.11.A)Anxiousandworried.                C)Nervousandconfused.n   B)Proudandexcited.                  D)Inspiredandconfident.12.A)Hisfatherscoldedhimseverely.         C)Hisfathermadehimdothecuttingagain.    B)Hisfathertookbackthesixdollars.    D)Hisfathercuttheleaveshimself.13.A)Onecanbenefitalotfromworkingwithhisfather.    B)Manuallabourersshouldn'tbelookeddownupon.    C)Oneshouldalwaysdohisjobearnestly.    D)Teenagerstendtobecareless.PassageTwoIliveinasmallvillageinthecountry.MywifeandIrunthevillageshop.Wehaveaverypeacefullife.“Boring”,somemightsay.Butweloveit.Weknowallthepeopleinthevillageandhaveplentyoftimetostopandchat.Ihaveplentyoftimeformyhobbiestoo,gardening,fishing,andwalkinginthecountryside.Ilovetheoutdoorlife.Itwasn’talwayslikethisthough.Iusedtohaveareallystressjob,workingtilllateintheofficeeveryeveningandoftenbringingworkhomeattheweekend.TheadvertisingworldisverycompetitiveandwhenIlookback,Ican’timaginehowIstayedit.Ihadnoprivatelifeatall,notimeforthereallyimportantthingsinlife.BecauseofthepressureofthejobIusedtosmokeanddrinktoomuch.Thecrisiscamewhenmywifeleftme.ShecomplainedthatsheneversawmeandIhadnotimeforfamilylife.Thismademerealizewhatwasreallyimportanttome.Italkedthingsthroughwithheranddecidedtogetbacktogetheragainandstartedanewandbetterlifetogether.Igaveuptobaccoandalcohol,andsearchedfornewhobbies.NowIamafraidlookingbacksincethepastlifeseemedahorribledream.14.Whatdidthespeakerusetodoforaliving?15.Whatdoweknowaboutthespeaker’slifeinthepast?16.Whatmadethespeakerchangehislifestyle?Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.14.A)Heranavillageshop.                C)Heworkedinanadvertisingagency.   B)Heworkedonafarm.                D)Hewasagardener.15.A)Itwasstressful.                     C)Itwaspeaceful.   B)Itwascolorful.                     D)Itwasboring.16.A)HisdesiretostartIrisownbusiness.    C)Thedeclineinhishealth.n  B)Thecrisisinhisfamilylife.           D)Hisdreamoflivinginthecountryside.PassageThree“Whereistheuniversity”isthequestionmanyvisitorstoCambridgeasked,butnoonecouldpointtheminanyonedirectionbecausethereisnocampus.Theuniversityconsistsofthirty-oneself-governingcolleges.Ithaslecturehalls,libraries,laboratories,museumsandofficesthroughoutthecity.Individualcollegeschoosetheirownstudentswhohavetomeettheminimumentrancerequirementssetbytheuniversity.Undergraduatesusuallyliveandstudyintheircollegeswheretheyaretaughtinverysmallgroups.Lecturesandlaboratoryandpracticalworkareorganizedbytheuniversityandheldinuniversitybuildings.Thereareover10,000undergraduatesand3,500post-graduates,about40%ofthemarewomenandsome8%fromoverseas.Aswellasteaching,researchisofmajorimportance.Sincethebeginningofthe20thcentury,morethan60universitymembershavewonNobelPrizes.Universityhasahugenumberofbuildingsforteachingandresearch.Ithasmorethan60specialistsubjectlibrariesaswellastheuniversitylibrary,which,asacopyrightlibrary,isentitledtoacopyofeverybookpublishedinBritain.Examinationsaresetanddegreesareawardedbytheuniversity.Itallowedwomentotaketheuniversityexamsin1881,butitwasnotuntil1948thattheywereawardeddegrees.17.WhyisitdifficultforvisitorstolocateCambridgeUniversity?18.WhatdoesthepassagetellusaboutthecollegesofCambridgeUniversity?19.WhatcanbelearntfromthepassageaboutthelibrariesinCambridgeUniversity?20.WhatdoesthepassagetellaboutwomenstudentsinCambridgeUniversity?Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.17.A)Becausetherearenosignstodirectthem.   B)Becausenotourguidesareavailable.   C)Becauseallthebuildingsinthecitylookalike.   D)Becausetheuniversityiseverywhereinthecity.18.A)Theysettheirownexams.            C)Theyawardtheirowndegrees.   B)Theyselecttheirownstudents.        D)Theyorganizetheirownlaboratorywork.19.A)Mostofthemhavealonghistory.   B)Manyofthemarespecializedlibraries.   C)Theyhousemorebooksthananyotheruniversitylibrary.   D)TheyeachhaveacopyofeverybookpublishedinBritain.n20.A)Veryfewofthemareengagedinresearch.    B)Theywerenotawardeddegreesuntil1948.    C)Theyhaveoutnumberedmalestudents.    D)Theywerenottreatedequallyuntil1881.  PartII          ReadingComprehension        (35minutes)Directions: Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage. Onaverage,Americankidsages3to12spent29hoursaweekinschool,eighthoursmorethattheydidin1981.Theyalsodidmorehouseholdworkandparticipatedinmoreofsuchorganizedactivitiesassoccerandballet(芭蕾舞).Involvementinsports,inparticular,rosealmost50%from1981to1997:boysnowspendanaverageoffourhoursaweekplayingsports;girlsloghallthattime.Allinall,however,children'sleisuretimedroppedfrom40%ofthedayin1981to25%"Childrenareaffectedbythesametimecrunch(危机)thataffectstheirparents,"saysSandraHofferth,whoheadedtherecentstudyofchildren'stimetable.Achiefreason,shesays,isthatmoremothersareworkingoutsidethehome.(Nevertheless,childreninbothdouble-incomeand"malebreadwinner"householdsspentcomparableamountsoftimeinteractingwiththeirparents.19hoursand22hoursrespectively.Incontrast,childrenspentonly9hourswiththeirsinglemothers.)   Allworkandnoplaycouldmakeforsomeverymessed-upkids."Playisthemostpowerfulwayachildexplorestheworldandlearnsabouthimself,"saysT.BerryBrazelton,professoratHarvardMedicalSchoolUnstructuredplayencouragesindependentthinkingandallowstheyoungtonegotiatetheirrelationshipswiththeirpeers,butkidsages3to12spentonly12hoursaweekengagedinit.   Thechildrensampledspentaquarteroftheirrapidlydecreasing"freetime"watchingtelevision.Butthat,believeitornot,wasoneofthefindingsparentsmightregardasgoodnews.Ifthey'respendinglesstimeinfrontoftheTVset,however,kidsaren'treplacingitwithreading.Despiteeffortstogetkidsmoreinterestedinbooks,thechildrenspentjustoveranhouraweekreading.Let'sfaceit,who'sgotthetime?21.Bymentioning"thesametimecrunch"(Line1,Para.2)SandraHofferthmeansn       A)childrenhavelittletimetoplaywiththeirparents       B)childrenarenottakengoodcareofbytheirworkingparents       C)bothparentsandchildrensufferfromlackofleisuretime       D)bothparentsandchildrenhavetroublemanagingtheirtime22.Accordingtotheauthor,thereasongivenbySandraHofferthforthetimecrunchis       A)quiteconvincing                C)totallygroundless       B)partiallytrue                   D)ratherconfusing23.Accordingtotheauthorachilddevelopsbetterif       A)hehasplentyoftimereadingandstudying       B)heislefttoplaywithhispeersinhisownway       C)hehasmoretimeparticipatinginschoolactivities       D)heisfreetointeractwithhisworkingparents24.TheauthorisconcernedaboutthefactthatAmericankids       A)areengagedinmoreandmorestructuredactivities       B)areincreasinglyneglectedbytheirworkingmothers       C)arespendingmoreandmoretimewatchingTV       D)areinvolvedlessandlessinhouseholdwork25.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat        A)extracurricularactivitiespromotechildren'sintelligence        B)mostchildrenwillturntoreadingwithTVsetsswitchedoff        C)effortstogetkidsinterestedinreadinghavebeenfruitful        D)mostparentsbelievereadingtobebeneficialtochildren PassageTwonQuestions26to:30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.   HenryFord,thefamousU.S.inventorandcarmanufacturer,oncesaid,"ThebusinessofAmericaisbusiness."BythishemeantthattheU.S.wayoflifeisbasedonthevaluesofthebusinessworld.   FewwouldarguewithFord'sstatement.AbriefglimpseatadailynewspapervividlyshowshowmuchpeopleintheUnitedStatesthinkaboutbusiness.Forexample,nearlyeverynewspaperhasabusinesssection,inwhichthedealsandprojects,financesandmanagement,stockpricesandlaborproblemsofcorporationsarereporteddaily.Inaddition,businessnewscanappearineveryothersection.Mostnationalnewshasanimportantfinancialaspecttoit.Welfare,foreignaid,thefederalbudget,andthepoliciesoftheFederalReserveBankareallheavilyaffectedbybusiness.Moreover,businessnewsappearsinsomeoftheunlikeliestplaces.Theworldofartsandentertainmentisoftenreferredtoas"theentertainmentindustry"or"showbusiness."    ThepositivesideofHenryFord'sstatementcanbeseenintheprosperitythatbusinesshasbroughttoU.S.life.OneofthemostimportantreasonssomanypeoplefromallovertheworldcometoliveintheUnitedStatesisthedreamofabetterjob.Jobsareproducedinabundance(大量地)becausetheU.S.economicsystemisdrivenbycompetition.Peoplebelievethatthissystemcratesmorewealth,morejobs,andamateriallybetterwayoflife.   ThenegativesideofHenryFord'sstatement,however,canbeseenwhenthewordbusinessistakentomeanbigbusiness.Andthetermbigbusiness--referringtothebiggestcompanies,isseeninoppositiontolabor.ThroughoutU.S.historyworkingpeoplehavehadtofighthardforhigherwages,betterworkingconditions,andthefighttoformunions.Today,manyoftheoldlabordisputesareover,butthereisstillsomeemployeeanxiety.Downsizing----thelayingoffofthousandsofworkerstokeepexpenseslowandprofitshigh--createsfeelingsofinsecurityformany.26.TheUnitedStatesisatypicalcountry       A)whichencouragesfreetradeathomeandabroad       B)wherepeople'schiefconcernishowtomakemoney        C)whereallbusinessesaremanagedscientifically        D)whichnormallyworksaccordingtothefederalbudget27.TheinfluenceofbusinessintheU.S.isevidencedbythefactthat        A)mostnewspapersarerunbybigbusinesses        B)evenpublicorganizationsconcentrateonworkingforprofits        C)Americansofallprofessionsknowhowtodobusiness        D)evenartsandentertainmentareregardedasbusiness28.Accordingtothepassage,immigrantschoosetosettleintheU.S.,dreamingthatn        A)theycanstartprofitablebusinessesthere        B)theycanbemorecompetitiveinbusiness        C)theywillmakeafortuneovernightthere        D)theywillfindbetterchancesofemployment 29.HenryFord'sstatementcanbetakennegativelybecause        A)workingpeoplearediscouragedtofightfortheirfights        B)therearemanyindustriescontrolledbyafewbigcapitalists        C)thereisaconflictingrelationshipbetweenbigcorporationsandlabor         D)publicservicesarenotrunbythefederalgovernment 30.Acompany'seffortstokeepexpenseslowandprofitshighmayresultin         A)reductioninthenumberofemployees         B)improvementofworkingconditions         C)fewerdisputesbetweenlaborandmanagement         D)ariseinworkers'wages PassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage. ProfessorSmithrecentlypersuaded35people,23ofthemwomen,tokeepadiaryofalltheirabsent-mindedactionsforafortnight.Whenhecametoanalysetheirembarrassinglapses(差错)inascientificreport,hewassurprisedtofindthatnearlyallofthemfellintoafewgroupings,Nordidthelapsesappeartobeentirelyrandom(随机的).   Oneofthewomen,forinstance,onleavingherhouseforworkonemorningthrewherdogherearringsandtriedtofixadogbiscuitonherear.“theexplanationforthisisthatthebrainislikeacomputer,”explainstheprofessor."Peopleprogrammethemselvestodocertainactivitiesregularly.Itwasthewoman'scustomeverymorningtothrowherdogtwobiscuitsandthenputonherearrings.Butsomehowtheactiongotreversedintheprogramme,"Aboutoneintwentyoftheincidentsthevolunteersreportedwerethese"programmeassemblyfailures,"n   Altogetherthevolunteerslogged433unintentionalactionsthattheyfoundthemselvesdoing--anaverageoftwelveeach,Thereappeartobepeakperiodsinthedaywhenweareatourzaniest(荒谬可笑的).Thesearetwohourssometimebetweeneighta.m.andnoon,betweenfourandsixp.m.withasmallerpeakbetweeneightandtenp.m."Amongmenthepeakseemstobewhenachangeoverinbrain'programmes'occurs,asforinstancebetweengoingtoandfromwork."Womenonaveragereportedslightlymorelapses--12.5comparedwith10.9formenmprobablybecausetheyweremorereliablereporters.   Astartlingfindingoftheresearchisthattheabsent-mindedactivityisahazardofdoingthingsinwhichweareskilled.Normally,youwouldexpectthatskillreducesthenumberoferrorswemake.Buttryingtoavoidsillyslipsbyconcentratingmorecouldmakethingsalotworsemevendangerous.31.InhisstudyProfessorSmithaskedthesubjects       A)tokeeptrackofpeoplewhotendtoforgetthings      B)toreporttheirembarrassinglapsesatrandom       C)toanalysetheirawkwardexperiencesscientifically       D)tokeeparecordofwhattheydidunintentionally32.ProfessorSmithdiscoveredthat       A)certainpatternscanbeidentifiedintherecordedincidents       B)manypeopleweretooembarrassedtoadmittheirabsent-mindedness       C)mentendtobemoreabsent-mindedthanwomen       D)absent-mindednessisanexcusablehumanweakness33."Programmeassemblyfailures"(Line6,Para.2)referstothephenomenonthatpeople       A)oftenfailtoprogrammetheirroutinesbeforehand       B)tendtomakemistakeswhentheyareinahurry       C)unconsciouslychangethesequenceofdoingthings       D)arelikelytomessthingsupiftheyaretootired34.Welearnfromthethirdparagraphthat       A)absent-mindednesstendstooccurduringcertainhoursoftheday       B)womenareverycarefultoperformactionsduringpeakperiodsn       C)womenexperiencemorepeakperiodsofabsent-mindedness       D)men'sabsent-mindednessoftenresultsinfunnysituations35.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat       A)peopleshouldavoiddoingimportantthingsduringpeakperiodsoflapses       B)hazardscanbeavoidedwhenpeopledothingstheyaregoodat       C)peopleshouldbecarefulwhenprogrammingtheiractions       D)lapsescannotalwaysbeattributedtolackofconcentration PassageFourQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.    It'snosecretthatmanychildrenwouldbehealthierandhappierwithadoptiveparentsthanwiththeparentsthatnaturedealtthem.That'sespeciallytrueofchildrenwhoremaininabusivehomesbecausethelawblindlyfavorsbiologicalparents.It'salsotrueofchildrenwhosufferforyearsinfosterhomes(收养孩子的家庭)becauseofparentswhocan'torwon'tcareforthembutrefusetogiveupcustody(监护)rights.   Fourteen-year-oldKimberlyMaysfitsneitherdescription,butherrecentcourtvictorycouldeventuallyhelpchildrenwhodo.Kimberlyhasbeentheobjectofanangrycustodybafflebetweenthemanwhoraisedherandherbiologicalparents,withwhomshehasneverlived.AFloridajudgeruledthattheteenagercanremainwiththeonlyfathershe'severknownandthatherbiologicalparentshave"nolegalclaim"onher.   Theruling,thoughitmayyetbereversed,setsasidetheprinciplethatbiologyistheprimarydeterminantofparentage.That'sanimportantdevelopment,onethat'slongoverdue.   ShortlyafterbirthinDecember1978,KimberlyMaysandanotherinfantweremistakenlyswitchedandsenthomewiththewrongparents.Kimberly'sbiologicalparents,ErnestandReginaTwigg,receivedachildwhodiedofaheartdiseasein1988.Medicaltestsshowedthatthechildwasn'ttheTwiggs'owndaughter,butKimtonlywas,thussparkingacustodybattlewithRobertMays.In1989,thetwofamiliesagreedthatMr.MayswouldmaintaincustodywiththeTwiggsgettingvisitingfights.ThoserightswereendedwhenMr.MaysdecidedthatKimberlywasbeingharmed.   ThedecisiontoleaveKimberlywithMr.Maysrenderedhersuitdebated.ButthejudgemadeclearthatKimberlydidhavestandingtosue(起诉)onherownbehalf.Thushemadeclearthatshewasmorethanjustpropertytobehandledasadultssawfit.   Certainly,thebiologicallinkbetweenparentandchildisfundamental.Butbiologicalparentsaren'talwayspreferabletoadoptiveones,andbiologicalparentagedoesnotconveyanabsoluteownershipthatcancelsallthenrightsofchildren.36.WhatwastheprimaryconsiderationintheFloridajudge'sruling?       A)Thebiologicallink.              C)Thetraditionalpractice.       B)Thechild'sbenefits.              D)Theparents'feelings.37.WecanlearnfromtheKimberlycasethat       A)childrenaremorethanjustpersonalpossessionsoftheirparents       B)thebiologicallinkbetweenparentandchildshouldbeemphasized       C)fosterhomesbringchildrenmorepainandsufferingthancare       D)biologicalparentsshouldn'tclaimcustodyrightsaftertheirchildisadopted38.TheTwiggsclaimedcustodyrightstoKimberlybecause       A)theyfoundherunhappyinMr.Mays'custody       B)theyregardedherastheirproperty       C)theywereherbiologicalparents       D)theyfeltguiltyabouttheirpastmistake39.KimberlyhadbeengiventoMr.Mays       A)bysheeraccident               C)athisrequest       B)outofcharity                  D)forbettercare40.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsthejudge'srulingcouldbedescribedas       A)doubtful                       C)cautious       B)critical                       D)supportive PartIII          VocabularyandStructure       (20minute)Directions: Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencethereareforchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.n41.She        hertriptoNewYorkbecauseshewasill.       A)calledoff                     C)putup       B)closeddown                    D)wentoff42.        thestorm,theshipwouldhavereacheditsdestinationontime.       A)Butfor                      C)Inspiteof       B)Incaseof                      D)Becauseof43.Weshouldconcentrateonsharplyreducinginterestratestopulltheeconomyoutof              A)rejection                      C)retreat       B)restriction                      D)recession44.The       offindinggoldinCaliforniaattractedalotofpeopletosettledownthere.       A)prospects                     C)stakes       B)speculations                    D)provisions45.Isufferedfrommental        becauseofstressfrommyjob.       A)damage                        C)relief       B)release                       D)fatigue46.Therestofthedaywasentirelyathis        forreadingorrecreation.       A)dismissal                      C)disposal       B)survival                       D)arrival47.Youwillnotbe        aboutyourfoodintimeofgreathunger.       A)special                        C)peculiar       B)particular                      D)specific48.Crimeisincreasingworldwide,andthereiseveryreasontobelievethe        willcontinueintothenextdecade.       A)emergency                     C)pace       B)trend                          D)schedulen49.Youshouldn'thavewritteninthe_      sincethebookbelongstothelibrary.       A)interval              B)border       C)margin              D)edge50.The       ofairplaneenginesannouncedacomingairraid.       A)roar                 B)exclamation       C)whistle              D)scream51.Thisticket         youtoafreeboattouronthelake.             A)entities          B)appoints             C)grants           D)credits52.Thisisthenursewho        tomewhenIwasillinhospital.            A)accompanied           B)attended            C)entertained            D)shielded53.Iwasaboutto            amatchwhenIrememberedTom'swarning.           A)rub       B)hit       C)scrape     D)strike54.Theadvertisementsaysthismaterialdoesn't          inthewash,butithas.        A)contract   B)shrink    C)slim     D)dissolve55.Hewasproudofbeingchosentoparticipateinthegameandhe     _usthathewouldtryashardaspossible.                                           A)insured                      C)assumed         B)guaranteed                   D)assured56.Notonlytheprofessionalsbutalsotheamateurswill        fromthenewtrainingfacilities.                                          A)derive      B)acquire          C)benefit      D)reward57.Theworkwasalmostcompletewhenwereceivedordersto__   _nofurtherwithit.       A)progress                       C)marchn       B)proceed                        D)promote58.Iwaitedforhimhalfanhour,buthenever                  A)turnedin                     C)turnedoff       B)turneddown                   D)turnedup59.Ahousewithadangerousgas       canbebrokenintoimmediately.       A)leak                          C)mess       B)split                         D)crack60.Adarksuitis        toalightoneforeveningwear.       A)favourable                     C)preferable       B)suitable                       D)proper61.ItwasintheUnitedStatesthatImadethe        ofProfessorJones.       A)acknowledgement               C)recognition       B)acquaintance                   D)association62.Couldyoutakea        sheetofpaperandwriteyournameatthetop?       A)bare                          C)hollow       B)vacant                        D)blank63.Acultureinwhichthecitizenssharesimilarreligiousbeliefsandvaluesismorelikelytohavelawsthatrepresentthewishesofitspeoplethanisaculturewherecitizenscomefrom       backgrounds.       A)extensive         B)influential       C)diverse           D)identical     64.Areaswherestudentshaveparticulardifficultyhavebeentreated        particularcare.       A)by             B)in        C)under      D)with65.Hegavea        tohandletheaffairsinafriendlymanner.       A)pledge                        C)plungen       B)mission                       D)motion66.Don'tletthechildplaywithscissors         hecutshimself.       A)incase                       C)nowthat       B)sothat                        D)onlyif67.        thedangerfromenemyaction,peoplehadtocopewithasevereshortageoffood,clothing,fuel,andalmosteverything.        A)Asfaras                       C)Aswellas        B)Aslongas                     D)Assoonas68.Manypeoplelosttheirjobsduringthebusiness                    A)desperation                     C)despair        B)decrease                       D)depression69.Wheneverabigcompany        asmallone,theproductalmostalwaysgetsworse.       A)getsonwith                    C)takesover       B)cutsdown                     D)putsupwith70.Mr.Smithwastheonlywitnesswhosaidthatthefirewas                A)mature                    C)meaningful       B)deliberate                  D)innocent  PartIV           ShortAnswerQuestions         (15minutes)Directions: Inthispartthereisashortpassagewith8questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.Writeyouranswersinthespacesprovidedontherightofthepage.   Whatpersonalqualitiesaredesirableinateacher?Ithinkthefollowingwouldbegenerallyaccepted.   First,theteacher'spersonalityshouldbelivelyandattractive.Thisdoesnotruleoutpeoplewhoareplain-looking,orevenugly,becausemanysuchpeoplehavegreatpersonalcharm.Butitdoesruleoutsuchtypesastheover-excitable,sad,cold,andfrustrated.n   Secondly,itisnotmerelydesirablebutessentialforateachertohaveagenuinecapacityforsympathy,acapacitytounderstandthemindsandfeelingsofotherpeople,especially,sincemostteachersareschoolteachers,themindsandfeelingsofchildren.Closelyrelatedwiththisisthecapacitytobetolerant--not,indeed,ofwhatiswrong,butoftheweaknessesandimmaturityofhumannaturewhichinduce(i)~)people,andagainespeciallychildren,tomakemistakes.   Thirdly,Iholditessentialforateachertobebothintellectuallyandmorallyhonest.Thismeansthathewillbeawareofhisintellectualstrengthsandlimitations,andwillhavethoughtaboutanddecideduponthemoralprinciplesbywhichhislifeshallbeguided.Thereisnocontradictioninmygoingontosaythatateachershouldbeabitofanactor.Thatispartofthetechniqueofteaching,whichdemandsthateverynowandthenateachershouldbeabletoputonanact         toenliven(使生动)alesson,correctafault,orawardpraise.Children,especiallyyoungchildren,liveinaworldthatisratherlargerthanlife.   Ateachermustbecapableofinfinitepatience.This,Imaysay,islargelyamatterofself-disciplineandself-training,forwearenoneofusbornlikethat.Finally,Ithinkateachershouldhavethekindofmindwhichalwayswantstogoonlearning.Teachingisajobatwhichonewillneverbeperfect;thereisalwayssomethingmoretolearnaboutit.Therearethreeprincipalobjectsofstudy:thesubjectswhichtheteacheristeaching;themethodsbywhichthesubjectscanbestbetaughttotheparticularpupilsintheclassesheisteaching;and----byfarthemostimportant--thechildren,youngpeople,oradultstowhomthesubjectsaretobetaught.ThetwofundamentalprinciplesofBritisheducationtodayarethateducationiseducationofthewholeperson,andthatitisbestacquiredthroughfullandactiveco-operationbetweentwopersons,theteacherandthelearner. S1.Plain-lookingteacherscanalsobeadmiredbytheirstudentsiftheyhave  S1  .S2.Theauthorsaysitis  S2  thatteachersbesympatheticwiththeirstudents.S3.Ateachershouldbetolerantbecausehumanstendtohave S3(1) andtobe S3(2)  .S4.Ateacherwhois  S4  willbeabletomakehislessonsmorelively.S5.Howcanateacheracquireinfinitepatience?  S5   S6.Sinceteachingisajobnoonecanbeperfectat,itisnecessaryforteacherstokeepimprovingtheirknowledgeofthesubjectstheyteachandtheir   S6  S7.Teachers'mostimportantobjectofstudyis   S7  .S8.Educationcannotbebestacquiredwithout  S8  betweentheteacherandthelearner　PartV                  Writing             (30minutes)Directions: Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteaneye-witnessaccountofatrafficaccident.Younshouldwriteatleast120wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:假设你在某日某时某地目击一起车祸，就此写一份见证书。见证书须包括以下几点：1． 车祸发生的时间及地点2． 你所见到的车祸情况3． 你对车祸原因的分析            AnEye-WitnessAccountofaTrafficAccident2003年6月21日大学英语四级A卷参考答案 PartⅠListeningComprehensionSectionA1.D   2.A    3.D    4.D    5.A   6.C   7.A  8.B   9.C  10.CSectionB11.B       12.C        13.C        14.C        15.A             16.B       17.D        18.B       19.B       20.BPartⅡ ReadingComprehension21.C         22.B       23.B       24.A      25.A      26.B        27.D        28.D        29.C      30.A31.D         32.A        33.C        34.A      35.D             36.B        37.A        38.C        9.A      40.DPartⅢ VocabularyandStructure41.A        42.A        43.D        44.A        45.D             46.C        47.B       48.B       49.C        50.An51.A        52.B       53.D        54.B       55.D             56.C        57.B       58.D        59.A        60.C61.B       62.D        63.C        64.D        65.A             66.A        67.C        68.D        69.C       70.BPartⅣShortAnswerQuestionsS1.Plain-lookingteacherscanalsobeadmiredbytheirstudentsiftheyhavegreatpersonalcharm.S2.Theauthorsaysitisdesirableandessentialthatteachersbesympatheticwiththeirstudents.S3.Ateachershouldbetolerantbecausehumanstendtohaveweaknessandimmaturity(1)andtobewrong(2).S4.Ateacherwhoisabitofanactorwillbeabletomakehislessonsmorelively.S5.Howcanateacheracquireinfinitepatience?Byself-disciplineandself–training.S6.Sinceteachingisajobnoonecanbeperfectat,itisnecessaryforteacherstokeepimprovingtheirknowledgeofthesubjectstheyteachandtheirmethodsbywhichthesubjectscanbestbetaught.S7.Teachers’mostimportantobjectofstudyisthelearnerstowhomthesubjectsaretobetaught.S8.Educationcannotbebestacquiredwithoutfullandactiveco-operationbetweentheteacherandthelearner.2003年6月21日四级听力试题原文及译文SectionAW：Gorge,lookatthelongwaitingline.Iamgladyou'vemadeareservation.M：Moreandmorepeopleenjoyeatingoutnow.Beside,thisplaceisespeciallypopularwiththeoverseasstudents.Q：Wheredidtheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?W:乔治，看看这里排着这么长的队，真高兴你订到了座位。M：越来越多的人喜欢在外面吃饭。而且这个地方尤其受留学生亲睐。Q：对话可能在哪里发生？M:Iwonderifyoucandropbytomorrowevening.TheStevensonsarecomingovertodinner.I'dlikeyoutomeetthem.W:Sure,I'dloveto.I'veheardtheyareveryinterestingpeople.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?M：你明天晚上能到我这来一趟吗？史蒂文森一家明天到我家吃晚饭，我希望你能见见他们。W：当然，我非常愿意。我听说他们非常有意思。nQ：我们可从该对话中了解到什么？W:ThepresentationmadebyProfessorJacksonwascomplicatedtounderstand.M:Well,Ithinkhedidn'tspeakslowlyenoughforusforustotakethenotes.Q:Whatdidthemancomplain?W：杰克森教授作的报告太难懂了。M；我觉得他的语速太快，我们根本没法做笔记。Q：男士抱怨什么？W:You'vegotyourapartmentfurnished,haven'tyou?M:I'veboughtsomeusedfurniturefromSundaymarket.Itwasarealbargain.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?W：你买了家俱，是吗？M：我从周日市场买了一些旧家俱。价钱便宜。Q：男人什么意思？MMarydoesn'twantmetotakethejob.Shesaysourchildistooyoung.Andthejobrequiresmuchtravelling.W:Youshouldtalktoheragainandseeifyoucanfindawayout.Thinkaboutthegainsandlossesbeforeyoumakethedecision.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?M：玛丽不想让我干那个工作，她说孩子还些这个工作又需要我经常出差。W：你应该和她再谈谈，看你们能不能想出个两全其美的办法。权衡一下利弊，再做决定。Q：从对话中我们可以了解到什么？M:Ihaven'tgotmyscoresontheGREtestyet.DoyouthinkIshouldcalltomakeinquiries?W:Thereisnohurry.Thetestscoresarereleasedatleasteightweeksafterthetest.Q:Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?M：我还不知道GRE考试的分数。你觉得我是不是该打电话问问？W：不要急。考试的分数至少要在考试后八周之后公布。Q：女人建议男人干嘛？M:Haveyoufinishedreadingthebookyouboughtlastmonth?W:oh,Ididn'treadstraightthroughthewayyoureadanovel,Ijustcoveredafewchapterswhichinterestedmemost.Q:Howdidthewomanreadthebook?M：你读上个月你买的那本书了吗？W：哦，我不象你读小说那样从头读到尾。我读了我感兴趣的几章。Q：女人采用什么读书方式？W:Hello,Joe,Haven'tseenyouforquiteawhile.Areyoufine?M:Oh,yes,butnotathingtogoagainstme.Ihadacaraccident,onlysomeminorinjuriesthough.nQ:WhathappenedtoJoe?W：你好，乔，很久不见，你好吗？M：还好，我吉人自有天相，出了车祸，只不过受了轻伤。m:Thetaxiiswaitingdownstairs,let'shurry.W:Waitaminute.I'lltakesomefoodwithus.Idon'tlikethemealservedonthetrain.Q:Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?M：出租车在楼下等着，赶紧！M：等等，我要带点吃的东西。我不喜欢吃火车上供应的食物。Q：两个谈话者准备做什么？W:Isthatoptionalcourseashardaseverybodysays?M:It'sactuallyevenworse,believeitornot.Q:Whatdidthemansayaboutthecourse?W：那门选修课象别人说的那么难吗？M：不管你信不信，难极了。Q：他们如何评价选修课？SectionBPassage1MyfatherwokemeupearlyonemorningwhenIwasfourteenandannounced"Getup,youaregoingwithmetocutgrass."IfeltproudandexcitedbecausemyfatherthoughtIwasresponsibleenoughtohelphiminhisbusiness.Still,thatfirstdaywasveryhard.Fromsunrisetosunset,myfather,myyoungerbrotherandIcutandtverylargeyardsinwell-to-dopartofthecity.BytheendofthedayIwasexhausted,butIfeltgood.Iputoutahardday'slaborandearnedsixdollars.Oneday,myfatherspottedsomeweedsIhavemisscuttingandpulledmeinside."Cutthatsectionagain!"hesaidfirmly"anddon'tmakemehavetotellyouagain.”Themessagewasveryclear.TodayIstresstheimportanceofdoingthejobrightthefirsttime.EveryjobIhaveheldfromcuttinglawnstowashdishestoworkingamachineontheconstructionsite.Ihavelearnedsomethingthathelpmeinmynextjob.Ifyouworkhardenough,youcanlearnfromanyjobyoudo.11Q:Howdidthespeakerfeelwhenhisfatheraskedhimtohelpcutgrass?13Q:Whatdidhisfatherdowhenthespeakermissedcuttingsomeleaves?14Q:Whatdidthespeakwanttotellusinthispassage?PassageBIamlivinginasmallvillageinthecountry.MywifeandIrunavillageshop.Wehaveaverypeacefullive,boringsomemysay.Butweloveit.Weknowallthepeopleinthevillage.Theyhaveplentyoftimetostopandchat.Ihaveplentyoftimeformyhobbiestoo--gardening,fishing,walkinginthecountryside.Ilovetheoutdoorlife.Itwasn'talwayslikethisthoughIusedtohaveareallystressfuljob,workingsolateintheofficeeveryevening.Ioftenbringworkhomeattheweekends.Theadvertisingworldisverycompetitive.AndwhenIlookback,Ican'timaginehowIstoodit.Ihavenoprivatelifeatall.Notimeforthereallyimportantthingsinlife.Becauseofthenpressureofthejob,Iusedtosmokeanddrinktoomuch.Thecrisiscamewhenmywifeleftme.ShecomplaintthatsheneversawmeandIhadnotimeforfamilylife.Thismademerealizewhatisreallyimportanttome.Italkedthingsthroughwithheranddecidedtogetbacktogetherandstartedanewandbetterlifetogether.Igaveuptobaccoandalcoholandsearchedfornewhobbies.NowIamafraidoflookingbacksincethepastlifeseemedlikeahorribledream.14Whatdidthespeakerdoforaliving?15Whatdoweknowaboutthespeaker'slifeinthepast?16Whatmadethespeakerchangehislifestyle?Passage3"Whereistheuniversity?"isthequestionmanyvisitorstoCambridgeask.Butnoonecouldpointatanyonedirectionbecausethereisnocampus.Theuniversityconsistsof31self-governingcolleges.Ithaslecturehalls,libraries,laboratories,museumsandofficesthroughoutthecity.Individualcollegeschoosetheirownstudentswhohavetomeettheirminimumentrancerequirementssetbytheuniversity.Andthegraduatesusuallyliveandstudyintheircollegesbuttheyaretaughtinveryfullgroups.Lecturesandlaboratoriesandpracticalworkareorganizedbytheuniversityandheldinuniversitybuildings.Thereareovertenthousandundergraduatesandthreethousandfivehundredpost-graduates.About40%ofthemarewomenandsome8%fromoverseas.Aswellasteaching,researchisofmajorimportance.Sincethebeginningofthetwentiethcentury,morethansixtyuniversitymembershavewonNobelprizes.Theuniversityhasahugenumberofbuildingsforteachingandresearch.Ithasmorethan60specialistsubjectlibrariesaswellastheuniversitylibrary,whichasthecopy-rightlibraries,isentitledtoacopyofeverybookpublishedinBritain.Examinationsareheldanddegreesareawardedbytheuniversity.Itallowedwomentotaketheuniversityexamsinthe1881,butitwasthenotuntil1941thattheywereawardeddegrees.17WhyisitdifficulttolocatedCambridgeUniversity?18Whatdoesthepassagetellusaboutthecollegesoftheuniversity?19WhatcanbelearntfromthepassageaboutthelibrariesinCambridgeUniversity?20WhatdoesweknowfromthepassagetellusaboutthewomenstudentsinCambridgeuniversity?