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2002年1月英语四级真题及答案.doc
2002 年 1 月英语四级真题及答案
part i
(20 minutes) [含听力原文]
istening comprehension
section a
directions: in this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. at the end of
each conversa-tion, a question will be asked about what was said. both the
conversation and the question will be spoken only once. after each question 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 centre.
example:
you will hear:
you will read:
a) at the office.
b) in the waiting room.
c) at the airport.
d) in a restaurant.
from the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they
had to finish in the evening. this is most likely to have taken place at the office.
therefore, a) "at the office" is the best answer. you should choose [a] on the answer
sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.
sample answer [-a-] [b] [c]
[d]
1. a) she has to post a letter instead.
b) she has to turn down the man's request.
c) she's not sure if the computer is fixed.
d) she can't send the message right now.
2. a) he didn't get the book he needed.
b) he had no idea where the book was.
c) the library is closed on weekends.
d) he was not allowed to check out the book.
3. a) play a tape recorder.
b) take a picture.
c) repair a typewriter.
d) start a car.
4. a) the woman rejected the man's apology.
b) the woman appreciated the man's offer.
c) the man had forgotten the whole thing.
d) the man had hurt the woman's feelings.
5. a) the woman is meeting the man at the airport.
b) they are complaining about the poor airport service.
c) they are discussing their plan for christmas.
d) the man is seeing the woman off.
6. a) she plans to go to graduate school.
b) she will drop out of school.
c) she will stop working and concentrate on her studies.
d) she will take a part-time job.
7. a) he needs another job as research assistant.
b) he asked professor williams for assistance.
c) he assists professor williams with his teaching.
d) he is doing research with professor williams.
8. a) she thought there were no tickets left for the show.
b) she thought the seats on the left side were fully occupied.
c) the show was planned a long time ago.
d) the audience were deeply impressed by the show.
9. a) mr. long's briefing was unnecessarily long.
b) the woman should have been more attentive.
c) mr. long's briefing was not relevant to the mission.
d) the woman needn't have attended the briefing.
10. a) in a bank.
b) in a school.
c) in a clothing store.
d) in a barbershop.
section b
directions: in this section, you will hear 3 short passages. at the end of each
passage, you will hear some questions. both the passage and the questions will be
spoken only once. after you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from
the four choices marked a), b), c) and d). then mark the corresponding letter on
the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.
passage one
questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. a) because the bird couldn't repeat his master's name.
b) because the bird screamed all day long.
c) because the bird uttered the wrong word.
d) because the bird failed to say the name of the town.
12. a) the cruel master.
c) the pet bird.
b) the man in the kitchen.
d) the fourth chicken.
13. a) the bird had finally understood his threat.
b) the bird managed to escape from the chicken house.
c) the bird had learned to scream back at him.
d) the bird was living peacefully with the chickens.
passage two
questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. a) they are kept in open prisons.
b) they are allowed out of the prison grounds.
c) they are ordered to do cooking and cleaning.
d) they are a small portion of the prison population.
15. a) some of their prisoners are allowed to study or work outside prisons.
b) most of their prisoners are expected to work.
c) their prisoners are often sent to special centers for skill training.
d) their prisoners are allowed freedom to visit their families.
16. a) they are encouraged to do maintenance for the training centre.
b) most of them get paid for their work.
c) they have to cook their own meals.
d) they can choose to do community work.
passage three
questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17. a) because they have a driving license.
b) because they have received special training.
c) because the traffic conditions in london are good.
d) because the traffic system of the city is not very complex.
18. a) two to four months.
b) about three weeks.
c) at least half a year.
d) two years or more.
19. a) government officers are hard to please.
b) the learner has to go through several tough tests.
c) the learner usually fails several times before he passes it.
d) the driving test usually lasts two months.
20. a) they don't want their present bosses to know what they're doing.
b) they want to earn money from both jobs.
c) they cannot earn money as taxi drivers yet.
d) they look forward to further promotion.
四级测试听力原文
section a
1.m: jessica, could you this emails to all the club members?
w: sorry, the computer broke down this morning. i will for you as soon as i have
fixed.
q: what does the woman imply?
2.w: did you find the book for your reading assignment in the library?
m: it closed before i got there. i had no idea that it closes so early on weekends.
q: what does the man mean?
3.m: did you check the power plug and press the play button?
w: yes, the power indicator was on, and it was running, but somehow the sound
didn't come through.
q: what was the woman probably trying to do?
4.m: juana, i am awfully sorry. i didn't mean to hurt you. shall we have a beer
and forget the whole thing?
w: ok, we can drop it this time. but don't do it again.
q: what do we learn from the conversation?
5.w: airports are sad places.
m: sometimes, i guess. but we'll keep in touch. and i will fly over to see you
with christmas.
q: what are the speakers doing?
6.m: are you going to return to your present job after the vacation?
w: no, i plan to graduate next semester. that means i'll have to be a full-time
student.
q: what will the woman do?
7.w: john, are you doing research for professor williams this semester?
m: actually, i am working as his teaching assistant.
q: what does the man mean?
8.m: i heard there are a few seats left for the show tonight.
w: really? i was under the impression that the tickets were sold out a long time
ago.
q: what do we know from the woman's reply?
9.w: mrs. long's briefing seems to go on forever. i was barely able to stay awake.
m: how could you sleep through that? it was very important for the mission we
were going to carry out.
q: what does the man imply?
10.w: you seem very confident about the job interview, don't you?
m: yes, i feel ready for it. i bought a good suit and clothing store and i had
my hair cut. i had studied almost everything about finance and economics.
q: where is the man probably going to work?
passage 1
there was once a man in south america who had a parrot, a pet bird that could
imitate human speech. the parrot was unique. there was no bird like him in the whole
world. he could learn to say any word except one. he could not say the name of his
native town, ketunnel. the man did everything he could to teach the parrot to say
ketunnel, but he never succeeded. at first he was very gentle with the bird. but
gradually, he lost his temper. "you stupid bird. why can't you learn to say that
one word? say ketunnel or i will kill you." but the parrot would not say it. many
times the man screamed, "say ketunel, or i'll kill you." but the bird would never
repeat the name. finally, the man gave up. he picked up the parrot and threw him
into the chicken house. "you are even more stupid than the chickens." in the chicken
house, there were four old chickens, waiting to be killed for sunday's dinner. the
next morning, when he went out of the chicken house, the man opened the door. he
was shocked by what he saw. he could not believe his eyes and ears. on the floor
lay three dead chickens. the parrot was screaming at the fourth, "say ketunel, or
i'll kill you."
11.why did the man lose his temper?
12.who killed the three chickens?
13.why was the shocked at the scene the next morning?
passage 2
in britain, if you are found guilty of a crime, you can be sent to prison
or be fined or be ordered to do community work such as tidying public places and
helping the old. you may also be sent to special centers when you learn special skills
like cooking, writing and car maintenance. about 5 percent of the present population
are women. many prisons were built over one hundred years ago. but the government
will have built 11 new prisons by next year. there are two sorts of prisons. the
open sort and the closed sort. in the closed sort, prisoners are given very little
freedom. they spend three to ten hours outside their cells when they exercise, eat,
study, learn skills, watch tv and talk to other prisoners. all prisoners are expected
to work. most of them are paid for what they do, whether it is doing maintenance
or cooking and cleaning. prisoners in open prisons are locked up at night, but for
the rest of the time, they are free within the prison grounds. they can exercise,
have visitors, or study. and some are allowed out of the ground to study or to do
community work.
14.what do we know about women prisoners in britain?
15.in what way are open prisons different from closed prisons?
16.what do we learn about prisoners in britain?
passage 3
london taxi drivers know the capital like the back of their hands. no matter
how small or indistinct the street is, the driver will be able to get you there without
any trouble. the reason london taxi drivers are so efficient is that they all have
gone through a very tough training period to get special taxi driving license. during
this period, which can take two to four years, the would-be taxi driver has to learn
the most direct route to every single road and to every important building in london.
to achieve this, most learners go around the city on small motorbikes practicing
how to move to and from different points of the city. learner taxi drivers are tested
several times during the training period by government officers. the exams are
terrible experience. the officers ask you "how do you get from birmingham palace
to the tower of london?" and you have to take them there in the direct line. when
you get to the tower, they won't say "well done". they will quickly move on to the
next question. after five or six questions, they will just say "see you in two months'
time." and then you know the exam is over. learner drivers are not allowed to work
and earn money as drivers. therefore, many of them keep their previous jobs until
they have obtained the license. the training can cost quite a lot, because learners
have to pay for their own expenses on the tests and the medical exam.
17.why are london taxi drivers very efficient?
18.how long does the training period last?
19.why does the speaker think the driving test is a terrible experience?
20.why do learner drivers have to keep their present jobs?
part ii
minutes)
reading comprehension
(35
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 mark the corresponding
letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.
passage one
questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.
some pessimistic experts feel that the automobile is bound to fall into
disuse. they see a day in the not-too-distant future when all autos will be abandoned
and allowed to rust. other authorities, however, think the auto is here to stay.
they hold that the car will remain a leading means of urban travel in the foreseeable
future.
the motorcar will undoubtedly change significantly over the next 30 years.
it should become smaller, safer, and more economical, and should not be powered by
the gasoline engine. the car of the future should be far more pollution-free than
present types.
regardless of its power source, the auto in the future will still be the
main problem in urbantraffic congestion (拥挤). one proposed solution to this
problem is the automated highway system.
when the auto enters the highway system, a retractable (可伸缩的) arm will
drop from the
auto and make contact with a rail, which is similar to those powering subway
trains electrically.
once attached to the rail, the car will become electrically powered from the
system, and control of the vehicle will pass to a central computer. the computer
will then monitor all of the car's move-ments.
the driver will use a telephone to dial instructions about his destination
into the system. the computer will calculate the best route, and reserve space for
the car all the way to the correct exit from the highway. the driver will then be
free to relax and wait for the buzzer (蜂鸣器) that will warn him of his coming exit.
it is estimated that an automated highway will be able to handle 10,000 vehicles
per hour, compared with the 1,500 to 2,000 vehicles that can be carried by a
present-day highway.
21. one significant improvement in the future car will probably be________.
a) its power source
b) its driving system
c) its monitoring system
d) its seating capacity
22. what is the author's main concern?
a) how to render automobiles pollution-free.
b) how to make smaller and safer automobiles.
c) how to solve the problem of traffic jams.
d) how to develop an automated subway system.
23. what provides autos with electric power in an automated highway system?
a) a rail.
b) an engine.
c) a retractable arm.
d) a computer controller.
24. in an automated highway system, all the driver needs to do is _______.
a) keep in the right lane
b) wait to arrive at his destination
c) keep in constant touch with the computer center
d) inform the system of his destination by phone
25. what is the author's attitude toward the future of autos?
a) enthusiastic.
b) pessimistic.
c) optimistic.
d) cautious.
passage two
questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
foxes and farmers have never got on well. these small dog-like animals have
long been
accused of killing farm animals. they are officially classified as harmful and
farmers try to keep their numbers down by shooting or poisoning them.
farmers can also call on the services of their local hunt to control the
fox population. hunting consists of pursuing a fox across the countryside, with a
group of specially trained dogs, followed by men and women riding horses. when the
dogs eventually catch the fox they kill it or a hunter shoots it.
people who take part in hunting think of it as a sport; they wear a special
uniform of red coats and white trousers, and follow strict codes of behavior. but
owning a horse and hunting regularly is expensive, so most hunters are wealthy.
it is estimated that up to 100,000 people watch or take part in fox hunting.
but over the lastcouple of decades the number of people opposed to fox hunting,
because they think it is brutal (残酷的), has risen sharply. nowadays it is rare
for a hunt to pass off without some kind of confrontation (冲突) between hunters
and hunt saboteurs (阻拦者). sometimes these incidents lead to violence, but mostly
saboteurs interfere with the hunt by misleading riders and disturbing the trail of
the fox's smell, which the dogs follow.
noisy confrontations between hunters and saboteurs have become so common
that they are almost as much a part of hunting as the pursuit of foxes itself. but
this year supporters of fox hunting face a much bigger threat to their sport. a labour
party member of the parliament, mike foster, is trying to get parliament to approve
a new law which will make the hunting of wild animals with dogs illegal. if the law
is passed, wild animals like foxes will be protected under the ban in britain.
26. rich people in britain have been hunting foxes
a) for recreation
c) to limit the fox
population
b) in the interests of the farmers
d) to show of ftheir wealth
27. what is special about fox hunting in britain?
a) it involves the use of a deadly poison.
b) it is a costly event which rarely occurs.
c) the hunters have set rules to follow.
d) the hunters have to go through strict training.
28. fox hunting opponents often interfere in the game________.
a) by resorting to violence
b) by confusing the fox hunters
c) by taking legal action
d) by demonstrating on the
scene
29. a new law may be passed by the british parliament to________.
a) prohibit farmers from hunting foxes
b) forbid hunting foxes with dogs
c) stop hunting wild animals in the countryside
d) prevent large-scale fox hunting
30. it can be inferred from the passage that ________.
a) killing foxes with poison is illegal
b) limiting the fox population is unnecessary
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