2000年6月四级真题与答案

2000年6月四级真题与答案

2000年6月四级真题与答案2005-12-20页面功能【字体：大中小】【打印】【关闭】　　2000年6月大学英语四级考试试题　　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.　　Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhad　　tofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.　　Therefore,A)"Attheoffice"isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.　　SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]　　1.A)Sheisnotinterestedinthearticle.　　B)Shehasgiventhemanmuchtrouble.　　C)Shewouldliketohaveacopyofthearticle.　　D)Shedoesn'twanttotakethetroubletoreadthearticle.　　2.A)HesawthebigtowerhevisitedonTV.　　B)HehasvisitedtheTVtowertwice.n　　C)HehasvisitedtheTVtoweronce.　　D)HewillvisittheTVtowerinJune.　　3.A)Thewomanhastroublegettingalongwiththeprofessor.　　B)Thewomanregretshavingtakenupmuchoftheprofessor'stime.　　C)Thewomanknowstheprofessorhasbeenbusy.　　D)Thewomanknowstheprofessorhasrunintotrouble.　　4.A)Hedoesn'tenjoybusinesstripsasmuchasheusedto.　　B)Hedoesn'tthinkheiscapableofdoingthejob.　　C)Hethinksthepayistoolowtosupporthisfamily.　　D)Hewantstospendmoretimewithhisfamily.　　5A)Themanthoughttheessaywaseasy.　　B)Theybothhadahardtimewritingtheessay.　　C)Thewomanthoughttheessaywaseasy.　　D)Neitherofthemhasfinishedtheassignmentyet.　　6.A)Inthepark.B)Betweentwobuildings.　　C)Inhisapartment.D)Underahugetree.　　7.A)It'sawfullydull.B)It'sreallyexciting.　　C)It'sveryexhausting.D)It'squitechallenging.　　8.A)Amovie.B)Alecture.C)Aplay.D)Aspeech.　　9.A)Theweatherismildcomparedtothepastyears.　　B)Theyarehavingthecoldestwinterever.　　C)Theweatherwillsoongetwarmer.　　D)Theweathermaygetevencolder.n　　10.A)Amysterystory.　　B)Thehiringofashopassistant.　　C)Thesearchforareliablewitness.　　D)Anunsolvedcaseofrobbery.　　SectionB　　Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeach　　passage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.　　PassageOne　　questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.　　11.A)TheywanttochangethewayEnglishistaught.　　B)TheylearnEnglishtofindwella2paidjobs.　　C)Theywanttohaveanupa2todateknowledgeofEnglish.　　D)Theyknowclearlywhattheywanttolearn.　　12.A)Professionals.　　B)Collegestudents.　　C)Beginners.　　D)Intermediatelearners.　　13.A)Coursesfordoctors.　　B)Coursesforbusinessmen.　　C)Coursesforreporters.　　D)Coursesforlawyers.　　14.A)Threegroupsoflearners.n　　B)TheimportanceofbusinessEnglish.　　C)EnglishforSpecificPurposes.　　D)FeaturesofEnglishfordifferentpurposes.　　PassageTwo　　Questions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.　　15.A)Toshowofftheirwealth.　　B)Tofeelgood.　　C)Toregaintheirmemory.　　D)Tobedifferentfromothers.　　16.A)Tohelpsolvetheirpsychologicalproblems.　　B)Toplaygameswiththem.　　C)Tosendthemtothehospital.　　D)Tomakethemawareofitsharmfulness.　　17.A)Theyneedcareandaffection.　　B)Theyarefondofrounda2thea2worldtrips.　　C)Theyaremostlyfrombrokenfamilies.　　D)Theyarelikelytocommitcrimes.　　PassageThree　　Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.　　18.A)Becauseitwastooheavy.　　B)Becauseitdidnotbendeasily.　　C)Becauseitdidnotshootfar.　　D)Becauseitsstringwasshort.n　　19.A)Itwentoutofuse300yearsago.　　B)Itwasinventedaftertheshortbow　　C)Itwasdiscoveredbeforefireandthewheel.　　D)It'sstillinusetoday.　　20.A)Theyareaccurateandeasytopull.　　B)Theirshootingrangeis40yards.　　C)Theyareusuallyusedindoors.　　D)Theytook100yearstodevelop.　　PartIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)　　Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheOneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.　　21.Aswecannolongerwaitforthedeliveryofourorder,wehaveto_______it.　　A)postponeB)refuseC)delayD)cancel　　22.thesebooks,whichyoucangetatanybookshop,willgiveyou_______youneed.　　A)alltheinformationB)alltheinformations　　C)allofinformationD)alloftheinformations　　23.Notuntilthegamehadbegun_______atthesportsground.　　A)hadhearrivedB)wouldhehavearrived　　C)didhearriveD)shouldhehavearrived　　24.Youngpeoplearenot_______tostandandlookatworksofart;theywantartthey　　canparticipatein.　　A)conservativeB)contentC)confidentD)generous　　25.MostbroadcastersmaintainthatTVhasbeenunfairlycriticizedandarguethatthen　　powerofthemediumis_______.　　A)grantedB)impliedC)exaggeratedD)remedied　　26.Thesesurveysindicatethatmanycrimesgo_______bythepolice,mainlybecause　　notallvictimsreportthem.　　A)unrecordedB)tobeunrecordedC)unrecordingD)tohavebeenunrecorded　　27.Ihavenoobjection_______yourstoryagain.　　A)tohearB)tohearingC)tohavingheardD)tohaveheard　　28.Theclothesapersonwearsmayexpresshis_______orsocialposition.　　A)curiosityB)statusC)determinationD)significance　　29.Bylaw,whenonemakesalargepurchase,heshouldhave_______opportunityto　　changehismind.　　A)accurateB)urgentC)excessiveD)advertising　　30.Youwillseethisproduct_______whereveryougo.　　A)tobeadvertisedB)advertisedC)advertiseD)advertising　　31.Theearlypioneershadto_______manyhardshipstosettleonthenewland.　　A)goalongwithB)gobackonC)gothroughD)gointo　　32.Thesuggestionthatthemayor_______theyprizeswasacceptedbyeveryone.　　A)wouldpresentB)presentC)presentsD)oughttopresent　　33.Beeristhemostpopulardrinkamongmaledrinkers,_______overallconsumptionis　　significantlyhigherthanthatofwomen.　　A)whoseB)whichC)thatD)what　　34.Peter,whohadbeendrivingallday,suggested_______atthenexttown.　　A)tostopB)stoppingC)stopD)havingstoppedn　　35.Ididn'tknowtheword.Ihadto_______adictionary.　　A)lookoutB)makeoutC)refertoD)goover　　36.Theprofessorcouldhardlyfindsufficientgrounds_______hisargumentsinfavour　　ofthenewtheory.　　A)tobebasedonB)tobaseonC)whichtobaseonD)onwhichtobase　　37.Therearesigns_______restaurantsarebecomingmorepopularwithfamilies.　　A)thatB)whichC)inwhichD)whose　　38.IthinkIwasatschool,_______Iwasstayingwithafriendduringthevacation　　whenIheardthenews.　　A)orelseB)andthenC)orsoD)evenso　　39.Itissaidthatthemathteacherseems_______towardsbrightstudents.　　A)partialB)beneficialC)preferableD)liable　　40.Inordertoshowhisbosswhatacarefulworkerhewas,hetook_______trouble　　overthefigures.　　A)extensiveB)spareC)extraD)supreme　　41.——"MayIspeaktoyourmanagerMr.Williamsatfiveo'clocktonight?"　　——"I'msorry.M.Williams_______toaconferencelongbeforethen."　　A)willhavegoneB)hadgoneC)wouldhavegoneD)hasgone　　42.You_______himsoclosely;youshouldhavekeptyourdistance.　　A)shouldn'tfollowB)mustn'tfollow　　C)couldn'thavebeenfollowingD)shouldn'thavebeenfollowing　　43.Thegrowthofparta2timeandflexibleworkingpatterns,andoftrainingandretrainingschemes,_______morewomentotakeadvantageofemploymentopportunities.n　　A)haveallowedB)allowC)allowingD)allows　　44.Everybody_______inthehallwheretheywerewelcomedbythesecretary.　　A)assembledB)accumulatedC)piledD)joined　　45.Puttinginanewwindowwill_______cuttingawaypartoftheroof.　　A)includeB)involveC)containD)comprise　　46.Livinginthewesternpartofthecountryhasitsproblems,_______obtaining　　freshwaterisnottheleast.　　A)withwhichB)forwhichC)ofwhichD)which　　47.Inthe_______oftheprojectnotbeingasuccess,theinvestorsstandtoloseup　　to$30million.　　A)faceB)timeC)eventD)course　　48.Themanagerwouldratherhisdaughter_______inthesameoffice.　　A)hadnotworkedB)nottoworkC)doesnotworkD)didnotwork　　49._______,hedoesgetannoyedwithhersometimes.　　A)AlthoughmuchhelikesherB)Muchalthoughhelikesher　　C)AshelikeshermuchD)Muchashelikesher　　50.TheBritishconstitutionis_______alargeextentaproductofthehistorical　　eventsdescribedabove.　　A)withinB)toC)byD)at　　PartIIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)　　Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome　　questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.n　　PassageOne　　Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage:　　Longafterthe1998WorldCupwaswon,disappointedfanswerestillcursingthe　　disputedrefereeing(裁判)decisionsthatdeniedvictorytotheirteam.Aresearcherwasappointedtostudytheperformanceofsometopreferees.　　Theresearcherorganizedanexperimentaltournament(锦标赛)involvingfouryouthteams.Eachmatchlastedanhour,dividedintothreeperiodsof20minutesduringwhichdifferentrefereeswereincharge.　　Observersnoteddownthereferees'errors,ofwhichtherewere61overthetournament.Convertedtoastandardmatchof90minutes,eachrefereemadealmost23mistakes,aremarkablyhighnumber.　　Theresearcherthenstudiedthevideotapestoanalysethematchesindetail.Surprisingly,hefoundthaterrorsweremorelikelywhentherefereeswereclosetotheincident.Whentheofficialsgotitright,theywere,onaverage,17metersawayfromtheaction.Theaveragedistanceinthecaseoferrorswas12meters.Theresearchshowstheoptimum(最佳的)distanceisabout20meters.　　Therealsoseemedtobeanoptimumspeed.Correctdecisionscamewhentherefereesweremovingataspeedofabout2meterspersecond.Theaveragespeedforerrorswas4meterspersecond.　　IfFIFA,football'sinternationalrulingbody,wantstoimprovethestandardof　　refereeingatthenextWorldCup,itshouldencouragerefereestokeeptheireyesontheactionfromadistance,ratherthanrushingtokeepupwiththeball,theresearcherargues.　　HealsosaysthatFIFA'sinsistencethatrefereesshouldretireatage45maybe　　misguided.Ifkeepingupwiththeactionisnotsoimportant,theirphysicalconditionislesscritical.　　51.Theexperimentconductedbytheresearcherwasmeantto_______.　　A)reviewthedecisionsofrefereesatthe1998WorldCup　　B)analysethecausesoferrorsmadebyfootballreferees　　C)setastandardforfootballrefereeing　　52.Thenumberofrefereeingerrorsintheexperimentalmatcheswas_______.　　A)slightlyaboveaverageB)higherthaninthe1998WorldCup　　C)quiteunexpectedD)ashighasinastandardmatchn　　53.Thefindingsoftheexperimentshowthat_______.　　A)errorsaremorelikelywhenarefereekeepsclosetotheball　　B)thefarthertherefereeisfromtheincident,thefewertheerrors　　C)themoreslowlytherefereeruns,themorelikelywillerrorsoccur　　D)errorsarelesslikelywhenarefereestaysinonespot　　54.Theword"officials"(Line2,Para.4)mostprobablyrefersto_______.　　A)theresearchersinvolvedintheexperiment　　B)theinspectorsofthefootballtournament　　C)therefereesofthefootballtournament　　D)theobserversatthesiteoftheexperiment　　55.Whatisoneofthepossibleconclusionsoftheexperiment?　　A)Theidealretirementageforanexperiencedfootballrefereeis45.　　B)Ageshouldnotbethechiefconsiderationinchoosingafootballreferee.　　C)Afootballrefereeshouldbeasyoungandenergeticaspossible.　　D)Anexperiencedfootballrefereecandowellevenwheninpoorphysicalcondition.　　PassageTwo　　Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage:　　Whilestillinitsearlystages,welfarereformhasalreadybeenjudgedagreat　　successinmanystates?aatleastingettingpeopleoffwelfare.It'sestimated　　thatmorethan2millionpeoplehavelefttherollssince1994.　　Inthepastfouryears,welfarerollsinAthensCountyhavebeenoutinhalf.But70percentofthepeoplewholeftinthepasttwoyearstookjobsthatpaidlessthan$6anhour.Theresult:TheAthensCountypovertyratestillremainsatmorethan30percent——twicethenationalaverage.　　Foradvocates(代言人)forthepoor,that'sanindicationmuchmoreneedstobedone.n　　"Morepeoplearegettingjobs,butit'snotmakingtheirlivesanybetter,"saysKathyLairn，apolicyanalystattheCenteronBudgetandPolicyPrioritiesinWashington.　　AcenteranalysisofUSCensusdatanationwidefoundthatbetween1995and1996,　　agreaterpercentageofsingle,femalea2headedhouseholdswereearningmoneyontheirown,butthataverageincomeforthesehouseholdsactuallywentdown.　　butformany,thefactthatpoorpeopleareabletosupportthemselvesalmostas　　wellwithoutgovernmentaidastheydidwithitisinitselfahugevictory.　　"Welfarewasapoison.Itwasatoxin(毒素)thatwaspoisoningthefamily,"saysRobertRector,awelfarea2reformpolicyanalyst."Thereformischangingthemoralclimateinlowa2incomecommunities.It'sbeginningtorebuildtheworkethic(道德观)，whichismuchmoreimportant."　　Mr.Rectorandothersarguedthatonce"thehabitofdependencyiscracked,"thenthecountrycanmakeotherpolicychangesaimedatimprovinglivingstandards.　　56.Fromthepassage,itcanbeseenthattheauthor_______.　　A)believesthereformhasreducedthegovernment'sburden　　B)insiststhatwelfarereformisdoinglittlegoodforthepoor　　C)isoverenthusiasticaboutthesuccessofwelfarereform　　D)considerswelfarereformtobefundamentallysuccessful　　57.Whyaren'tpeopleenjoyingbetterliveswhentheyhavejobs?　　A)Becausemanyfamiliesaredivorced.　　B)Becausegovernmentaidisnowrare.　　C)Becausetheirwagesarelow.　　D)Becausethecostoflivingisrising.　　58.WhatisworthnotingfromtheexampleofAthensCountyisthat_______.　　A)greatereffortsshouldbemadetoimprovepeople'slivingstandards　　B)70percentofthepeopletherehavebeenemployedfortwoyearsn　　C)50percentofthepopulationnolongerreliesonwelfare　　D)thelivingstandardsofmostpeoplearegoingdown　　59.Fromthepassageweknowthatwelfarereformaimsat_______.　　A)savingwelfarefunds　　B)rebuildingtheworkethic　　C)providingmorejobs　　D)cuttinggovernmentexpenses　　60.Accordingtothepassage,beforethewelfarereformwascarriedout,_______.　　A)thepovertyratewaslower　　B)averagelivingstandardswerehigher　　C)theaverageworkerwaspaidhigherwages　　D)thepoorusedtorelyongovernmentaid　　PassageThree　　Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage:　　Americansareproudoftheirvarietyandindividuality,yettheyloveandrespectfewthingsmorethanauniform,whetheritistheuniformofanelevatoroperatorortheuniformofafive-stargeneral.WhyareuniformssopopularintheUnitedStates?　　Amongtheargumentsforuniforms,oneofthefirstisthatintheeyesofmostpeopletheylookmoreprofessionalthancivilian(百姓的)Clothes.Peoplehavebecomeconditionedtoexpectsuperiorqualityfromamanwhowearsauniform.Thetelevisionrepairmanwhowearsauniformtendstoinspiremoretrustthanonewhoappearsincivilianclothes.Faithintheskillofagaragemechanicisincreasedbyauniform.Whateasierwayisthereforanurse,apoliceman,abarber,orawaitertoloseprofessionalidentity(身份)thantostepoutofuniform?　　Uniformsalsohavemanypracticalbenefits.Theysaveonotherclothes.Theysaveonlaundrybills.Theyaretax-deductible(可减税的).Theyareoftenmorecomfortableandmoredurablethancivilianclothes.　　Primaryamongtheargumentsagainstuniformsistheirlackofvarietyandtheconsequentlossofindividualityexperiencedbypeoplewhomustwearthem.Thoughtherearemanytypesofuniforms,thewearerofanyparticulartypeisgenerallystuckwithit,withoutchange,untilretirement.Whenpeoplelookalike,ntheytendtothink,speak,andactsimilarly,onthejobatleast.　　Uniformsalsogiverisetosomepracticalproblems.Thoughtheyarelong-lasting,oftentheirinitialexpenseisgreaterthanthecostofcivilianclothes.Someuniformsarealsoexpensivetomaintain,requiringprofessionaldrycleaningratherthanthehomelaunderingpossiblewithmanytypesofcivilianclothes.　　61.ItissurprisingthatAmericanswhoworshipvarietyandindividuality_______.　　A)stilljudgeamanbyhisclothes　　B)holdtheuniforminsuchhighregard　　C)enjoyhavingaprofessionalidentity　　D)willrespectanelevatoroperatorasmuchasageneralinuniform　　62.Peopleareaccustomedtothinkthatamaninuniform_______.　　A)suggestsqualitywork　　B)discardshissocialidentity　　C)appearstobemorepractical　　D)lookssuperiortoapersonincivilianclothes　　63.Thechieffunctionofauniformisto_______.　　A)providepracticalbenefitstothewearer　　B)makethewearercatchthepubliceye　　C)inspirethewearer'sconfidenceinhimself　　D)providethewearerwithaprofessionalidentity　　64.Accordingtothepassage,peoplewearinguniforms_______.　　A)areusuallyhelpful　　B)havelittleornoindividualfreedom　　C)tendtolosetheirindividuality　　D)enjoygreaterpopularityn　　65.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe_______.　　A)UniformsandSociety　　B)TheImportanceofWearingaUniform　　C)PracticalBenefitsofWearingaUniform　　D)AdvantagesandDisadvantagesofUniforms　　PassageFour　　Question66to70arebasedonthefollowingpassage:　　Sincewearesocialbeings,thequalityofourlivesdependsinlargemeasureonourinterpersonalrelationships.Onestrengthofthehumanconditionisourtendencytogiveandreceivesupportfromoneanotherunderstressfulcircumstances.Socialsupportconsistsoftheexchangeofresourcesamongpeoplebasedontheirinterpersonalties.　　Thoseofuswithstrongsupportsystemsappearbetterabletocopewithmajorlife　　changesanddailyhassles(困难).Peoplewithstrongsocialtieslivelongerandhavebetterhealththanthosewithoutsuchties.Studiesoverarangeofillnesses,fromdepressiontoheartdisease,revealthatthepresenceofsocialsupporthelpspeoplefendoff(挡开)illness,andtheabsenceofsuchsupportmakespoorhealthmorelikely.　　Socialsupportcushionsstressinanumberofways.First,friends,relatives,andco-workersmayletusknowthattheyvalueus.Ourself-respectisstrengthenedwhenwefeelacceptedbyothersdespiteourfaultsanddifficulties.Second,otherpeopleoftenprovideuswithinformationalsupport.Theyhelpustodefineandunderstandourproblemsandfindsolutionstothem.Third,wetypicallyfindsocialcompanionshipsupportive.Engaginginleisure-timeactivitieswithothershelpsustomeetoursocialneedswhileatthesametimedistracting(转移……注意力)usfromourworriesandtroubles.Finally,otherpeoplemaygiveusinstrumentalsupport?afinancialaid,materialresources,andneededservices——thatreducesstressbyhelpingusresolveandcopewithourproblems.　　66.Interpersonalrelationshipsareimportantbecause_______.　　A)theyareindispensabletopeople'ssocialweal-being　　B)theywakenpeople'sdesiretoexchangeresources　　C)theyhelppeopletocopewithlifeintheinformationera　　D)theycancurearangeofillnessessuchasheartdisease,etc.n　　67.Researchshowsthatpeople'sphysicalandmentalhealth_______.　　A)reliesonthesocialwelfaresystemswhichsupportthem　　B)hasmuchtodowiththeamountofsupporttheygetfromothers　　C)dependsontheirabilitytodealwithdailyworriesandtroubles　　D)iscloselyrelatedtotheirstrengthforcopingwithmajorchangesintheirlives　　68.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheword"cushions"(Line1,Para.2)?　　A)Addsupto.B)Doesawaywith.　　C)Lessenstheeffectof.D)Laysthefoundationfor.　　69.Helpingasickneighborwithsomerepairworkisanexampleof_______.　　A)instrumentalsupportB)informationalsupport　　C)socialcompanionshipD)thestrengtheningofself-respect　　70.Socialcompanionshipisbeneficialinthat_______.　　A)ithelpsstrengthenourtieswithrelatives　　B)itenablesustoeliminateourfaultsandmistakes　　C)itmakesourleisure-timeactivitiesmoreenjoyable　　D)itdrawsourattentionawayfromourworriesandtroubles　　PartIVTranslation(15minutes)　　Directions:Inthispart,thereareitems,eachconsistingofoneortwosentencesforyoutotranslateintoChinese.ThesesentencesarealltakenfromtheReadingPassagesyouhavejustreadinPartThreeofTestPaperOne.Youshouldreferbacktothepassagessoastoidentifytheirmeaninginthecontext.　　S1.(Lines1-2,Para.1,Passage1)　　Longafterthe1998WorldCupwaswon,disappointedfanswerestillcursing　　thedisputedrefereeing(裁判)decisionsthatdeniedvictorytotheirteam.　　_________________________________________________________________________n　　_________________________________________________________________________　　_________________________________________________________________________　　S2.(Lines1-2,Para.6,Passage2)　　Butformany,thefactthatpoorpeopleareabletosupportthemselvesalmostaswellwithoutgovernmentaidastheydidwithitisinitselfahugevictory.　　_________________________________________________________________________　　_________________________________________________________________________　　_________________________________________________________________________　　S3.(Lines5-6,Para.2,Passage3)　　Whateasierwayisthereforanurse,apoliceman,abarber,orawaitertoloseprofessionalidentity(身份)thantostepoutofuniform?　　_________________________________________________________________________　　_________________________________________________________________________　　_________________________________________________________________________　　S4.(Lines3-4,para.1,Passage4)　　Socialsupportconsistsoftheexchangeofresourcesamongpeoplebasedontheirinterpersonalties.　　_________________________________________________________________________　　_________________________________________________________________________　　_________________________________________________________________________　　PartVWriting(30minutes)　　Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicIsATestofSpokenEnglishNecessary?Youshouldwriteatleast100words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:　　1.很多人认为有必要举行英语口语考试，理由是……　　2.也有人持不同的意见，……n　　3.我的看法和打算　　IsaTestofSpokenEnglishNecessary?　　AtestofspokenEnglishwillbeincludedasanoptionalcomponentoftheCollegeEnglishTest(CET).　　2000年6月大学英语四级考试(听力材料)　　SectionA　　1.M:WouldyoulikeacopyofprofessorSmith'sarticle?　　W:Thanks,itit'snottoomuchtrouble.　　Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?　　2.W:DidyouvisittheTelevisionTowerwhenyouhadyourvacationinShanghailast　　summer?　　M:Icouldn'tmakeitlastJune.ButIfinallyvisitedittwomonthslater.Iplan　　tovisititagainsometimenextyear.　　Q:Whatdowelearnabouttheman?　　3.M:Prof.Kennedyhasbeenverybusythissemester.AsfarasIknow,heworksuntil　　midnighteveryday.　　W:Iwouldn'thavetroubledhimsomuchifIhadknownbewassobusy.　　Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?　　4.W:IfIwereyou,Iwouldhaveacceptedthejob.　　M:Iturneddowntheofferbecauseitwouldmeanfrequentbusinesstripsawayfrom　　myfamily.　　Q:Whydidn'tthemanacceptthejob?　　5.M:Howareyougettingonwithyouressay,Mary?I'mhavingarealhardtimewith　　mine.n　　W:Aftertwosleeplessnights,I'mfinallythroughwithit.　　Q:Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?　　6.W:Wheredidyousayyoufoundthisbag?　　M:Itwaslyingunderabigtreebetweentheparkandtheapartmentbuilding.　　Q:Wheredidthemanfindthebag?　　7.M:Wouldn'tyougetboredwiththesameroutineyearafteryearteachingthesame　　thingstochildren?　　W:Idon'tthinkitwouldbeasboringasworkinginanoffice.Teachingismost　　stimulating.　　Q:Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutofficework?　　8.M:Iwasterriblyembarrassedwhensomeoftheaudiencegotupandleftinthe　　middleoftheperformance.　　W:Well,somepeoplejustcan'tseemtoappreciatereal-lifedrama.　　Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?　　9.W:Oh,it'ssocold.Wehaven'thadsuchaseverewinterforsolong,havewe?　　M:Yestheforecastsaysit'sgoingtogetworsebeforeitwarmsup.　　Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?　　10.M:Youwereseenhangingaboutthestoreonthenightwhenitwasrobbed,weren't　　you?　　W:Me?Youmusthavemadeamistake.Iasathomethatnight.　　Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?　　SectionB　　PassageOnen　　TherearethreegroupsofEnglishlearners;beginners,intermediatelearners,andlearnersofspecialEnglish.BeginnersneedtolearnthebasicsofEnglish.StudentswhohavereachedanintermediatelevelbenefitfromlearninggeneralEnglishskills.ButwhataboutstudentswhowanttoleanspecialistEnglishfortheirworkorprofessionallife?Moststudents,whofitintothisthirdgrouphaveaclearideaaboutwhattheywanttolean.Abankclerk,forexample,wantstousethisspecialistvocabularyandtechnicaltermsoffinance.Butforteachers,decidinghowtoteachspecialistEnglishisnotalwayssoeasy.Forastart,thevarietyisenormous.Everyfieldfromairlinepilotstosecretarieshasitsownvocabularyandtechnicalterms.Teachersalsoneedtohaveanup-to-dateknowledgeofthethatspecialistlanguage,andnotmanyteachersareexposedtoworkingenvironmentsoutsidetheclassroom.TheseissueshaveinfluencedthewayspecialistEnglishistaughtinschools.ThistypeofcourseisusuallyknownasEnglishforSpecificPurposes,orESPandthereisn'tESPcoursesforalmosteveryareaofprofessionalandworkinglife.InBritain,forexample,therearecourseswhichteachEnglishfordoctors,lawyers,reporters,travelagentsandpeopleworkinginthehotelindustry.Byfar,themostpopularESPcoursesareforbusinessEnglish.　　11.WhatisthecharacteristicoflearnersofspecialEnglish?　　12.WhoneedsESPcoursesmost?　　13.WhatarethemostpopularESPcoursesinBritain?　　14.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?　　PassageTwo　　Thefirststeptostopdrugabuseisknowingwhypeoplestarttousedrugs.Thereasonspeopleabusedrugsareasdifferentaspeoplearefromonetoanother.butthereseemstobeonecommonthread:peopleseemtotakedrugstochangesthewaytheyfeel.Theywanttofeelbetterorfeelhappyortofeelnothing.Sometimes,theywanttoforgetortoremember.Peopleoftenfeelbetteraboutthemselveswhentheyareundertheinfluenceofdrugs.Buttheeffectsdon'tlastlong.Drugsdon'tsolveproblems.Theyjustpostponethem.Nomatterhowfardrugsmaytakeyou,it'salwaysaroundtrip.Afterawhile,peoplewhomissdrugsmayfeelworseaboutthemselves,andtheymayusemoredrugs.Ifsomeoneyouknowisusingorabusingdrugs,youcanhelp.Themostimportantpartyoucanplayistobethere.Youcanletyourfriendsknowthatyoucare.Youcanlistenandtrytosolvetheproblembehindyourfriend'sneedtousedrugs.Twopeopletogethercanoftensolveaproblemthatseemstoobigforonepersonalone.StudiesofheavyabusersintheUnitedStatesshowthattheyfeltunlovedandunwanted.Theydidn'thaveclosefriendstotalkto.Whenyouoryourfriendstakethetimetocareforeachother,you'reallhelpingtostopdrugsabuse.Afterall,whatisafriendfor?　　15.Whydosomepeopleabusedrugs?　　16.Accordingtothepassage,whatisthebestwaytostopfriendsfromabusingdrugs?　　17.Whatarethefindingsofthestudiesaboutheavydrugusers?n　　PassageThree　　Bowsandarrows,areoneofman'soldestweapons.Theygaveearlymananeffectiveweapontokillhisenemies.Theordinaryboworshortbowasusedbynearlyallearlypeople.Thisbowhadlimitedpowerandshortrange.However,manovercamethesefaultsbylearningtotrackhistargetsatacloserange.Thelonghowwasmostlikelydiscoveredwhensomeonefoundoutthatafive-footpieceofwoodmadeabetterbowthanathree-foodpiece.Hundredsofthousandsofthesebowsweremadeandusedforthreehundredyears.However,notoneisknowntosurvivetoday.Webelievethataforceofaboutonehundredpoundswasneededtopullthestringallthewaybackonalongbow.Foralongtimethebowwasjustabentstickandstring.Infact,morechangeshavetakenplaceinabowinthepast25yearsthaninthelast7centuries.Today,bowisforceful.Itisasexactasagun.Inaddition,itrequireslittlestrengthtodrawthestring.Modernbowsalsohavepreciseaimingdevices.Inindoorcontest,perfectscoresfrom40yardsarecommon.Theinventionofthebowsitselfrankswithdiscoveryoffireandthewheel.Itwasagreat-step-forwardforman.　　18.Whydidmanhavenotrackhistargetatacloserangewhenusingashortbow?　　19.Whatdoesthepassagetellusaboutlongbow?　　20.Whatdoweknowaboutmodernbows?　　2000年6月大学英语四级考试参考答案　　PartIListeningComprehension　　1-10:CCBDBDACDD　　11-20:DABCBAACBA　　PartIIReadingComprehension　　21.D22.A23.C24.B25.C　　26.A27.B28.B29.D30.B　　31.C32.B33.A34.B35.C　　36.D37.A38.A39.A40.C　　41.A42.D43.D44.A45.B　　46.C47.C48.D49.D50.B　　PartIVReadingComprehension　　51.A52.C53.A54.C55.Bn　　56.D57.C58.A59.B60.D　　61.B62.A63.D64.C65.D　　66.A67.B68.C69.A70.D　　PartIVTranslation　　S1.1988年世界杯足球赛早已尘埃落定,但失望的球迷们仍在责骂那些颇有争议的判罚,声称正是那些判罚使他们的球队没能获胜。　　S2.但是穷人们在没有政府救济的情况下，生活照样过得很好，对很多人来说，这一事实本身就是一个巨大的胜利。　　S3.对于一名护士、理发师或是一侍者而言，还有什么比脱掉制服更加便利的方法能让他们失去职业身份呢？　　S4.社会资助是由人与人之间的资源交换所构成的，而这种交换乃是建立在他们人际关系的基础之上。　　PartVWriting（略）