2004 年 12 月英语四级真题及答案
Part 1
Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Section A
1 A) See a doctor B) Stay in bed for a few days. C) Get treatment in a better
hospital. D) Make a phone call to the doctor.
2 A) The 2:00 train will arrive earlier. B)The 2:30 train has a dining car. C)
The woman prefers to take the 2:30 train. D) they are gong to have some fast
food on the train.
3 A) She has been longing to attend Harvard University. B)She’ll consider the
man’s suggestion carefully. C)She has finished her project with Dr. Garcia’s
help. D)She’ll consult Dr. Garcia about entering graduate school.
4 A)Alice didn’t seem to be nervous during her speech. B)Alice needs more
training in making public speeches. C)The man can hardly understand Alice’s
presentation. D)The man didn’t think highly of Alice’s presentation.
5 A)It’s worse than 30 years ago. B)It remains almost the same as before.
C)There are more extremes in the weather. D)There has been a significant rise
in temperature.
6 A)At a/publishing house. B)At a bookstore. C)In a reading room D)In
Prof. Jordan’s office
7 A)The man can stay in her brother’s apartment. B)Her brother can help the
man find a cheaper hotel. C) Her brother can find an apartment for the man.
D)The man should have booked a less expensive hotel.
8 A)Priority should be given to listening. B)It’s most helpful to read English
newspapers every day. C) It’s more effective to combine listening with reading.
D)Reading should come before listening.
9 A)It can help solve complex problems. B)It will most likely prove ineffective
C)It is a new weapon against terrorists. D)It will help detect all kinds of
liars.
10 A)Help the company recruit graduate students. B)Visit the electronics
company next week. C)Get apart-time job on campus before graduation. D)Apply
for a job in the electronics company
Section B
Passage One Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11 A)It ha been proven to be the best pain-killer. B)It is a possible cure
for heart disease. C)It can help lower high body temperature effectively.
D)It reduces the chance of death for heart surgery patients.
12 A)It keeps blood vessels from being blocked. B)It speeds up their recovery
after surgery. C)It in creases the blood flow to the heart. D)It adjusts their
blood pressure.
13 A)It is harmful to heart surgery patients with stomach bleeding. B)It should
not be taken by heart surgery patients before the operation. C)It will have
considerable side effects if taken in large doses. D)It should not be given to
patients immediately after the operation.
Passage Two Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14 A)They strongly believe in family rules. B)They are very likely to succeed
in life. C)They tend to take responsibility for themselves D)They are in the
habit of obeying their parents.
15 A)They grow up to be funny and charming. B)They often have a poor sense of
direction. C)They get less attention from their parents. D)They tend to be
smart and strong-willed.
16 A)They usually don’t follow family rules. B)They don’t like to take
chances in their lives. C)They are less likely to be successful in life. D)They
tend to believe in their parent’s ideas.
Passage Three Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17 A)They wanted to follow his example. B)They fully supported his undertaking.
C)They were puzzled by his decision. D)They were afraid he wasn’t fully prepared.
18 A)It is more exciting than space travel. B)It is much cheaper than space
travel. C)It is much safer than space travel. D)It is less time-consuming than
space travel.
19 A)They both attract scientists’ attention B)They can both be quite
challenging
C)They
are
both
thought-provoking.
D)They
may
both
lead
to
surprising findings.
20 A)To show how simple the mechanical aids for diving can be. B)To
provide
an
excuse
for his
changeable
character.
C)To
explore the
philosophical issues of space travel. D)To explain why he took up
underwater exploration.
Part II
Reading comprehension (35 minutes)
Passage One
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.
Just five one-hundredths of an inch thick, light golden in color and with a
perfect “saddle curl,” the Lay’s potato chip seems an unlikely weapon for
global domination. But its maker. Frito-Lay. Thinks otherwise.” Potato
chips are a snack food for the world,” said Salman Amin, the company’s head
of global marketing. Amin believes there is no corner of the world that can
resist the charms of a Frito-Lay potato chip. Frito-Lay is the biggest snack
maker in America. owned by PepsiCo. And accounts for over half of the parent
company’s $3 billion annual profits. But the U.S. snack food market is largely
saturated, and to grow. the company has to look overseas. Its strategy rests on
two beliefs: first a global product offers economies of scale with which local
brands cannot compete. And second, consumers in the 21st century are drawn to
“global” as a concept. ”Global” does not mean products that are consciously
identified as American, but ones than consumes-especially young people-see as
part of a modem, innovative( 创 新 的 )world in which people are linked across
cultures by shared beliefs and tastes. Potato chips are an American invention,
but most Chinese, for instance, do not know than Frito-Lay is an American
company. Instead, Riskey, the company ’s research and development head, would
hope they associate the brand with the new world of global communications and
business. With brand perception a crucial factor, Riskey ordered a redesign of
the Frito-Lay logo( 标 识 ).The logo, along with the company ’ s long-held
marketing image of the “irresistibility” of its chips. would help facilitate
the company’s global expansion. The executives acknowledge that they try to
swing national eating habits to a food created in America, but they deny that
amounts to
economic imperialism. Rater, they see Frito-Lay as spreading the benefits of
free enterprise across the world. “We’re making products in those countries,
we’re adapting them to the tastes of those countries, building businesses and
employing people and changing lives,” said Steve Reinemund, PepsiCo’s chief
executive.
21.It is the belief of Frito-Lay’s head of global marking that_____. A) Potato
chips can hardly be used as a weapon to dominate the world market B) Their
company must find new ways to promote domestic sales.
C) The light golden color enhances the charm of their company’s potato chips
D) People the world over enjoy eating their company’s potato chips 22.What do
we learn about Frito-Lay from Paragraph 2? A) Its products use to be popular
among overseas consumers. B) Its expansion has caused fierce competition in the
snack marker. C) It gives half of its annual profits to its parent company. D)
It needs to turn to the word market for development.
23.One of the assumptions on which Frito-Lay bases its development strategy is
that_____. A)consumers worldwide today are attracted by global brands B)local
brands cannot compete successfully with American brands C)products suiting
Chinese consumers’ needs bring more profits D)products identified as American
will have promising market value
24.Why did Riskey have the Frito-Lay logo redesigned? A)To suit changing tastes
of young consumers. B)To promote the company‘s
strategy of globalization. C)To change the company’s long-held marketing image.
D)To compete with other American chip producers.
25.Frito-Lay‘s executives claim that the promoting of American food in the
international market_____. A)won‘t affect the eating habits of the local
people B)will lead to economic imperialism C)will be in the interest of the
local people D)won’t spoil the taste of their chips
Passage Two
Question 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
In communities north of Denver, residents are pitching in to help teachers and
administrators as the Vrain school District tries to solve a $13.8 million
budget shortage blamed on mismanagement. ”We’re worried about our teachers
and principals, and we really don’t want to lose them because of this,” one
parent sail. “If we can help ease their financial burden, we will. ” Teachers
are grateful, but know it may be years before the district is solvent(有综合能
力的). They feel really good about the parent support, but they realize it’s
impossible
for
then
to
solve
this
problem.
The
22,000-student
district
discovered the shortage last month. “It’s extraordinary. Nobody would have
imagined something happening
like this at this level,” said State Treasurer Mike Coffman. Coffman and
district officials last week agreed on a state emergency plan freeing yp a $9.8
million loan that enabled the payroll(工资单) to be met for 2,700 teachers and
staff in time for the holidays. District officials also took $1.7 million from
student-activity accounts its 38schools. At Coffman’s request, the District
Attorney has begun investigating the district’s finances. Coffman says he
wants to know whether district officials hid the budget shortage until after
the November election., when voters approved a $212 million bond issue for
schools. In Frederick, students’ parents are buying classroom supplies and
offering to pay for groceries and utilities to keep first-year teachers and
principals in their jobs. Some $36,000 has been raised in donations from
Safeway. A Chevrolet dealership donated $10,000 and forgave the district’s
$10,750 bill for renting the driver educating cars. IBM contributed 4,500 packs
of paper. “We employ thousands of people in this community,” said Mitch
Carson, a hospital chief executive, who helped raise funds.“We have children
in the school, and we see how they could be affected.” At Creek High School,
three students started a website that displays newspaper articles, district
information and an email forum( 论坛 ) 。 “ Rumors about what’s happening to
the district are moving at lighting speed,” said a student. “We wanted to
know the truth, and spread that around instead.” 26.What has happened to the
Vrain School District? A)A huge financial problem