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1、1998年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each que
2、stion there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Example:You will hear:You will read:A) 2 hours.B) 3 hours.C) 4 hou
3、rs.D) 5 hours.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 oclock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D) “5 hours” is the correct answer. You should choose D on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the
4、 center.Sample Answer A B C D1.A) The man wants to attend tomorrows show.B) There arent any tickets left for tonights show.C) There arent any tickets left for tomorrows show.D) The man doesnt want to attend tomorrows show.B）2.A) Detective stories.B) Stories about jail escapes.C) Love stories.D) Stor
5、ies about royal families.（C）3.A) It was a long lecture, but easy to understand.B) It was not as easy as she had thought.C) It was as difficult as she had expected.D) It was interesting and easy to follow.（B）4.A) To put him through to the director.B) To have a talk with the director about his work.C)
6、 To arrange an appointment for him with the director.D) To go and see if the director can meet him right now.（C）5.A) Margaret wanted to return some magazines to the woman.B) Margaret wanted to lend some magazines to the woman.C) Margaret wanted to borrow some magazines from the woman.D) Margaret wan
7、ted to get some magazines back from the woman.（D）6.A) He doesnt care much about it.B) He enjoys it very much.C) He doesnt mind even though its tedious.D) He hates working overtime.（B）7.A) The woman doesnt think it exciting to travel by air.B) Theyll stay at home during the holidays.C) They are offer
8、ed some plane tickets for their holidays.D) Theyll be flying somewhere for their vacation.（D）8.A) Something went wrong with the bus.B) She took somebody to hospital.C) Something prevented her from catching the bus.D) She came on foot instead of taking a bus.（A）9.A) Do her homework.B) Clean the backy
9、ard.C) Wash clothes.D) Enjoy the beautiful day.（C）10.A) The man is looking for a place to live in.B) The man has a house for rent.C) The woman is a secretary.D) The two speakers are old friends.（A）Section B Compound DictationDirections:In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the p
10、assage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. Then listen to the passage again. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact works you have just heard. For blanks numbered from S8 to
11、S10 you are required to fill in the missing information. You can either use the exact works you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Very few people can get college degree before
12、11, but Michael was an exception. He started high school when he was 5, finish in just nine months. He became the (S1) _ youngest college graduate when he was 10 years and 4 months old, earning an (S2) _ degree. Now at 11 Michaels working on a masters degree in (S3) _ intelligence.But Michaels (S4)
13、_ hasnt always come easy. (S5) _ his intelligence. He still lacks important life (S6) _.In one class, he had to struggle to understand (S7) _ novels, because, he says, “Im 11. Ive never been in love before.”Another challenge was his size. (S8) _.He likes computers so much (S9) _He wants to make robo
14、ts do all the heavy tasks. (S10) _Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions:There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and ma
15、rk the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the childs acquisition (学会) of each new skill-the first spoken words, the first independent ste
16、ps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child: This might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, a young child m
17、ight be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.Patents vary greatly
18、in their degree of strictness towards their children. Some may be especially strict in money matters. Others are sever over times of coming home at night or punctuality for meals. In general, the controls imposed represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child
19、s own happiness.As regards the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parental teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality (道德). Also, parents should realize that “example is better than precept”. If they are
20、 not sincere and do not practise what they preach (说教), their children may grow confused, and emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooled.A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents principles and their
21、morals can be a dangerous disappointment.11.Eagerly watching the childs acquisition of new skills _.A) should be avoidedB) is universal among parentsC) sets up dangerous states of worry in the childD) will make him lose interest in learning new things（B）12.In the process of childrens learning new sk
22、ills parents _.A) should encourage them to read before they know the meaning of the words they readB) should not expect too much of themC) should achieve a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on their ownD) should create as many learning opportunities as possible（C）13.The second p
23、aragraph mainly tells us that _.A) parents should be strict with their childrenB) parental controls reflect only the needs of the parents and the values of the communityC) parental restrictions vary, and are not always enforced for the benefit of the children aloneD) parents vary in their strictness
24、 towards their children according to the situation（C）14.The word “precept” (Line 3, Para. 3) probably means “_”.A) ideaB) punishmentC) behaviorD) instruction（D）15.In moral matters, parents should _.A) observe the rules themselvesB) be aware of the marked difference between adults and childrenC) forb
25、id things which have no foundation in moralityD) consistently ensure the security of their children（A）Passage TwoQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.A good modern newspaper is an extraordinary piece of reading. It is remarkable first for what it contains: the range of news from loc
26、al crime to international politics, from sport to business to fashion to science, and the range of comment and special features (特写) as well, from editorial page to feature articles and interviews to criticism of books, art, theatre and music. A newspaper is even more remarkable for the way one read
27、s it: never completely, never straight through, but always by jumping from here to there, in and not glancing at one piece, reading another article all the way through, reading just a few paragraphs of the next. A good modern newspaper offers variety to attract many different readers, but far more t
28、han nay one reader is interested in. What brings this variety together in one place is its topicality (时事性), its immediate relation to what is happening in your world and your locality now, but immediacy and the speed of production that goes with it mean also that much of what papers in a newspaper
29、has no more than transient (短暂的) value. For all these reasons, no two people really read the same paper: what each person does is to put together out of the pages of that days paper, his own selection and sequence, his own newspaper. For all these reasons, reading newspapers efficiently, which means
30、 getting what you want from them without missing things you need but without wasting time, demands skill and self-awareness as you modify and apply the techniques of reading.16.A modern newspaper is remarkable for all the following except its _.A) wide coverageB) uniform styleC) speed in reporting n
31、ewsD) popularity（B）17.According to the passage, the reason why no two people really read the “same” newspaper is that _.A) people scan for the news they are interested inB) different people prefer different newspapersC) people are rarely interested in the same kind of newsD) people have different vi
32、ews about what a good newspaper is（C）18.It can be conclude from the passage that newspaper readers _.A) apply reading techniques skillfullyB) jump from one newspaper to anotherC) appreciate the variety of a newspaperD) usually read a newspaper selectively（D）19.A good newspaper offers “a variety” to
33、readers because _.A) it tries to serve different readersB) it has to cover things that happen in a certain localityC) readers are difficult to pleaseD) readers like to read different newspapers（A）20.The best title for this passage would be “_”.A) The Importance of Newspaper TopicalityB) The Characte
34、ristics of a Good NewspaperC) The Variety of a Good NewspaperD) Some Suggestions on How to Read a Newspaper（B）Passage ThreeQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.American society is not nap (午睡) friendly. In fact, says David Dinges, a sleep specialist at the University of Pennsylvania
35、 School of Medicine. “Theres even a prohibition against admitting we need sleep.” Nobody wants to be caught napping or found asleep at work. To quote proverb: “Some sleep five hours, nature requires seven, laziness nine and wickedness eleven.”Wrong. The way not to fall asleep at work is to take naps
36、 when you need them. “We have to totally change our attitude toward napping”, says Dr. William Dement of Stanford University, the godfather of sleep research.Last year a national commission led by Dement identified an “American sleep debt” which one member said was as important as the national debt,
37、 the commission was concerned about the dangers of sleepiness: people causing industrial accidents or falling asleep while driving. This may be why we have a new sleep policy in the White House. According to recent reports, president Clinton is trying to take a half-hour snooze (打瞌睡) every afternoon
38、.About 60 percent of American adults nap when given the opportunity. We seem to have “a midafternoon quiet phase” also called “a secondary sleep gate.” Sleeping 15 minutes to two hours in the early afternoon can reduce stress and make us refreshed. Clearly, we were born to nap.We Superstars of Snooz
39、e dont nap to replace lost shut-eye or to prepare for a night shift. Rather, we “snack” on sleep, whenever, wherever and at whatever time we feel like it. I myself have napped in buses, cars, planes and on boats; on floors and beds; and in libraries, offices and museums.21.It is commonly accepted in
40、 American society that too much sleep is _.A) unreasonableB) criminalC) harmfulD) costly（A）22.The research done by the Dement commission shows that Americans _.A) dont like to take napsB) are terribly worried about their national debtC) sleep less than is good for themD) have caused many industrial
41、and traffic accidents（C）23.The purpose of this article is to _.A) warn us of the wickedness of nappingB) explain the danger of sleepinessC) discuss the side effects of nappingD) convince the reader of the necessity of napping（D）24.The “American sleep debt” (Line 1, Para. 3) is the result of _.A) the
42、 traditional misconception the Americans have about sleepB) the new sleep policy of the Clinton AdministrationC) the rapid development of American industryD) the Americans worry about the danger of sleepiness（A）25.The second sentence of the last paragraph tells us that it is _.A) preferable to have
43、a sound sleep before a night shiftB) good practice to eat something light before we go to bedC) essential to make up for cost sleepD) natural to take a nap whenever we feel the need for it（D）Passage FourQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Violin prodigies (神童), I learned, have come
44、 in distinct waves from distinct regions. Most of the great performers if the late 19th and early 20th centuries were born and brought up in Russia and Eastern Europe. I asked Isaac Stern, one of the worlds greatest violinists the reason for this phenomenon. “It is very clear,” he told me. “They wer
45、e all Jews (犹太人) and Jews at the time were severely oppressed and ill-treated in that part of the world. They were not allowed into the professional fields, but they were allowed to achieve excellence on a concert stage.” As a result, every Jewish parents dream was to have a child in the music schoo
46、l because it was a passport to the West.Another element in the emergence of prodigies, I found, is a society that values excellence in a certain field to nurture (培育) talent. Nowadays, the most nurturing societies seem to be in the Far East. “In Japan, a most competitive society, with stronger disci
47、pline than ours,” says Isaac Stem, children are ready to test their limits every day in many fields, including music. When Western music came to Japan after World War II, that music not only became part of their daily lives, but it became a discipline as well. The Koreans and Chinese as we know, are
48、 just as highly motivated as the Japanese.Thats a good thing, because even prodigies must work hard. Next to hard work, biological inheritance plays an important role in the making of a prodigy. J. S. Bach, for example, was the top of several generations of musicians, and four of his sons had significant careers in music.26.Jewish pa
