2003年6月全国大学英语四级考试真题和答案

2003年6月大学英语四级试题及答案（整理：亿进英语网）Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)点击此处播放听力录音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 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）At a theatre.B）At a booking office.C）At a railway station.D）At a restaurant.2. A）The man is inviting the woman to dinner.B）The woman is too busy to join the man for dinner.C）The woman is a friend of the Stevensons’.D）The man is going to visit the Stevensons’.3. A）The professor’s presentation was not convincing enough.B）The professor’s lecture notes were too complicated.C）The professor spoke with a strong accent.D）The professor spoke too fast.4. A）The furnished apartment was inexpensive.B）The apartment was provided with some old furniture.C）The furniture in the market was on sale every Sunday.D）The furniture he bought was very cheap.5. A）The man is thinking about taking a new job.B）The man likes a job that enables him to travel.C）The man is sure that he will gain more by taking the job.D）The man doesn’t want to stay home and take care of their child.6. A）Take the GRE test again in 8 weeks.B）Call to check his scores.C）Be patient and wait.D）Inquire when the test scores are released.7. A）She read it selectively.B）She went over it chapter by chapter.C）She read it slowly.D）She finished it at a stretch.8. A）He was kept in hospital for a long time.B）He was slightly injured in a traffic accident.C）He was seriously wounded in a mine explosion.D）He was fined for speeding.9. A）Wait for a taxi.B）Buy some food.C）Go on a trip.D）Book train tickets.10.A）It’s not as hard as expected.B）It’s too tough for some students.C）It’s much more difficult than people think.D）It’s believed to be the hardest optional course.Section BDirections: 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 choice marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11.A）Anxious and worried.B）Nervous and confused.C）Proud and excited.D）Inspired and confident.12.A）His father scolded him severely.B）His father made him do the cutting again.C）His father took back the six dollars.D）His father cut the leaves himself.13.A）One can benefit a lot from working with his father.B）Manual labors shouldn’t be looked down upon.C）One should always do his job earnestly.D）Teenagers tend to be careless.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14.A）He ran a village shop.B）He worked on a farm.C）He worked in an advertising agency.D）He was a gardener.15.A）It was stressful.B）It was colorful.C）It was peaceful.D）It was boring.16.A）His desire to start his own business.B）The crisis in his family life.C）The decline in his health.D）His dream of living in the countryside.Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17.A）Because there are no signs to direct them.B）Because no tour guides are available.C）Because all the buildings in the city look alike.D）Because the university is everywhere in the city.18. A）They set their own exams.B）They select their own students.C）They award their own degrees.D）They organize their own laboratory work.19.A）Most of them have a long history.B）Many of them are specialized libraries.C）They house more books than any other university library.D）They each have a copy of every book published in Britain.20.A）Very few of them are engaged in research.B）They were not awarded degrees until 1948.C）They have outnumbered male students.D）They were not treated equally until 1881.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 shoulddecide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.On average, American kids ages 3 to 12 spent 29 hours a week in school, eight hours more that they did in 1981. They also did more household work and participated in more of such organized activities as soccer and ballet (芭蕾舞). Involvement in sports, in particular, rose almost 50% from 1981 to 1997: boys now spend an average of four hours a week playing sports; girls log hall that time. All in all, however, children's leisure time dropped from 40% of the day in 1981 to 25%"Children are affected by the same time crunch (危机) that affects their parents," says Sandra Hofferth, who headed the recent study of children's timetable. A chief reason, she says, is that more mothers are working outside the home. (Nevertheless, children in both double-income and "male breadwinner" households spent comparable amounts of time interacting with their parents.19 hours and 22 hours respectively. In contrast, children spent only 9 hours with their single mothers.)All work and no play could make for some very messed-up kids. "Play is the most powerful way a child explores the world and learns about himself," says T. Berry Brazelton, professor at Harvard Medical School Unstructured play encourages independent thinking and allows the young to negotiate their relationships with their peers, but kids ages 3 to 12 spent only 12 hours a week engaged in it.The children sampled spent a quarter of their rapidly decreasing "free time" watching television. But that, believe it or not, was one of the findings parents might regard as good news. If they're spending less time in front of the TV set, however, kids aren't replacing it with reading. Despite efforts to get kids more interested in books, the children spent just over an hour a week reading. Let's face it, who's got the time?21. By mentioning "the same time crunch" (Line 1, Para. 2) Sandra Hofferth means____.A) children have little time to play with their parentsB) children are not taken good care of by their working parentsC) both parents and children suffer from lack of leisure timeD) both parents and children have trouble managing their time22. According to the author, the reason given by Sandra Hofferth for the time crunch is____.A) quite convincingB) partially trueC) totally groundlessD) rather confusing23. According to the author a child develops better if ____.A) he has plenty of time reading and studyingB) he is left to play with his peers in his own wayC) he has more time participating in school activitiesD) he is free to interact with his working parents24. The author is concerned about the fact that American kids ____.A) are engaged in more and more structured activitiesB) are increasingly neglected by their working mothersC) are spending more and more time watching TVD) are involved less and less in household work25. We can infer from the passage that ____.A) extracurricular activities promote children's intelligenceB) most children will turn to reading with TV sets switched offC) efforts to get kids interested in reading have been fruitfulD) most parents believe reading to be beneficial to childrenPassage TwoQuestions 26 to :30 are based on the following passage.Henry Ford, the famous U.S. inventor and car manufacturer, once said, "The business of America is business." By this he meant that the U.S. way of life is based on the values of the business world.Few would argue with Ford's statement. A brief glimpse at a daily newspaper vividly shows how much people in the United States think about business. For example, nearly every newspaper has a business section, in which the deals and projects, finances and management, stock prices and labor problems of corporations are reported daily. In addition, business news can appear in every other section. Most national news has an important financial aspect to it. Welfare, foreign aid, the federal budget, and the policies of the Federal Reserve Bank are all heavily affected by business. Moreover, business news appears in some of the unlikeliest places. The world of arts and entertainment is often referred to as "the entertainment industry" or "show business."The positive side of Henry Ford's statement can be seen in the prosperity that business has brought to U.S. life. One of the most important reasons so many people from all over the world come to live in the United States is the dream of a better job. Jobs are produced in abundance (大量地) because the U.S. economic system is driven by competition. People believe that this system crates more wealth, more jobs, and a materially better way of life.The negative side of Henry Ford's statement, however, can be seen when the word business is taken to mean big business. And the term big business -- referring to the biggest companies, is seen in opposition to labor. Throughout U.S. history working people have had to fight hard for higher wages, better working conditions, and the fight to form unions. Today, many of the old labor disputes are over, but there is still some employee anxiety. Downsizing ---- the laying off of thousands of workers to keep expenses low and profits high -- creates feelings of insecurity for many.26. The United States is a typical country ____.A) which encourages free trade at home and abroadB) where people's chief concern is how to make moneyC) where all businesses are managed scientificallyD) which normally works according to the federal budget27. The influence of business in the U.S. is evidenced by the fact that ____.A) most newspapers are run by big businessesB) even public organizations concentrate on working for profitsC) Americans of all professions know how to do businessD) even arts and entertainment are regarded as business28. According to the passage, immigrants choose to settle in the U.S., dreaming that ____.A) they can start profitable businesses thereB) they can be more competitive in businessC) they will make a fortune overnight thereD) they will find better chances of employment29. Henry Ford's statement can be taken negatively because ____.A) working people are discouraged to fight for their fightsB) there are many industries controlled by a few big capitalistsC) there is a conflicting relationship between big corporations and laborD) public services are not run by the federal government30. A company's efforts to keep expenses low and profits high may result in ____.A) reduction in the number of employeesB) improvement of working conditionsC) fewer disputes between labor and managementD) a rise in workers' wagesPassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.Professor Smith recently persuaded 35 people, 23 of them women, to keep a diary of all their absent-minded actions for a fortnight. When he came to analyse their embarrassing lapses ( 差错) in a scientific report, he was surprised to find that nearly all of them fell into a few groupings, Nor did the lapses appear to be entirely random (随机的).One of the women, for instance, on leaving her house for work one morning threw her dog her earrings and tried to fix a dog biscuit on her ear. “the explanation for this is that the brain is like a computer,” explains the professor. "People progra mme themselves to do certain activities regularly. It was the woman's custom every morning to throw her dog two biscuits and then put on her earrings. But somehow the action got reversed in the programme," About one in twenty of the incidents the volunteers reported were these "programme assembly failures,"Altogether the volunteers logged 433 unintentional actions that they found themselves doing -- an average of twelve each, There appear to be peak periods in the day when we are at our zaniest (荒谬可笑的). These are two hours some time between eight a.m. and noon, between four and six p.m. with a smaller peak between eight and ten p.m. "Among men the peak seems to be when a changeover in brain 'programmes' occurs, as for instance between going to and from work." Women on average reported slightly more lapses -- 12.5 compared with 10.9 for men m probably because they were more reliable reporters.A startling finding of the research is that the absent-minded activity is a hazard of doing things in which we are skilled. Normally, you would expect that skill reduces the number of errors we make. But trying to avoid silly slips by concentrating more could make things a lot worse m even dangerous.31. In his study Professor Smith asked the subjects ____.A) to keep track of people who tend to forget thingsB) to report their embarrassing lapses at randomC) to analyse their awkward experiences scientificallyD) to keep a record of what they did unintentionally32. Professor Smith discovered that ____.A) certain patterns can be identified in the recorded incidentsB) many people were too embarrassed to admit their absent-mindednessC) men tend to be more absent-minded than womenD) absent-mindedness is an excusable human weakness33. "Programme assembly failures" (Line 6, Para. 2) refers to the phenomenon that people ____.A) often fail to programme their routines beforehandB) tend to make mistakes when they are in a hurryC) unconsciously change the sequence of doing thingsD) are likely to mess things up if they are too tired34. We learn from the third paragraph that ____.A) absent-mindedness tends to occur during certain hours of the dayB) women are very careful to perform actions during peak periodsC) women experience more peak periods of absent-mindednessD) men's absent-mindedness often results in funny situations35. It can be concluded from the passage that ____.A) people should avoid doing important things during peak periods of lapsesB) hazards can be avoided when people do things they are good atC) people should be careful when programming their actionsD) lapses cannot always be attributed to lack of concentrationPassage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.It's no secret that many children would be healthier and happier with adoptive parents than with the parents that nature dealt them. That's especially true of children who remain in abusive homes because the law blindly favors biological parents. It's also true of children who suffer for years in foster homes (收养孩子的家庭) because of parents who can't or won't care for them but refuse to give up custody (监护) rights.Fourteen-year-old Kimberly Mays fits neither description, but her recent court victory could eventually help children who do. Kimberly has been the object of an angry custody baffle between the man who raised her and her biological parents, with whom she has never lived. A Florida judge ruled that the teenager can remain with the only father she's ever known and that her biologicalparents have "no legal claim" on her.The ruling, though it may yet be reversed, sets aside the principle that biology is the primary determinant of parentage. That's an important development, one that's long overdue.Shortly after birth in December 1978, Kimberly Mays and another infant were mistakenly switched and sent home with the wrong parents. Kimberly's biological parents, Ernest and Regina Twigg, received a child who died of a heart disease in 1988. Medical tests showed that the child wasn't the Twiggs' own daughter, but Kimt only was, thus sparking a custody battle with Robert Mays. In 1989, the two families agreed that Mr. Mays would maintain custody with the Twiggs getting visiting fights. Those rights were ended when Mr. Mays decided that Kimberly was being harmed.The decision to leave Kimberly with Mr. Mays rendered her suit debated. But the judge made clear that Kimberly did have standing to sue ( 起诉) on her own behalf. Thus he made clear that she was more than just property to be handled as adults saw fit.Certainly, the biological link between parent and child is fundamental. But biological parents aren't always preferable to adoptive ones, and biological parentage does not convey an absolute ownership that cancels all the rights of children.36. What was the primary consideration in the Florida judge's ruling?A) The biological link.B) The child's benefits.C) The traditional practice.D) The parents' feelings.37. We can learn from the Kimberly case thatA) children are more than just personal possessions of their parentsB) the biological link between parent and child should be emphasizedC) foster homes bring children more pain and suffering than careD) biological parents shouldn't claim custody rights after their child is adopted38. The Twiggs claimed custody rights to Kimberly becauseA) they found her unhappy in Mr. Mays' custodyB) they regarded her as their propertyC) they were her biological parentsD) they felt guilty about their past mistake39. Kimberly had been given to Mr. MaysA) by sheer accidentB) out of charityC) at his requestD) for better care40. The author's attitude towards the judge's ruling could be described asA) doubtfulB) criticalC) cautiousD) supportivePart III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minute)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are for choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.41. She ____ her trip to New York because she was ill.A) called off C) put upB) closed down D) went off42.____ the storm, the ship would have reached its destination on time.A) But for C) In spite ofB) In case of D) Because of43. We should concentrate on sharply reducing interest rates to pull the economy out of ____.A) rejection C) retreatB) restriction D) recession44.The ____ of finding gold in California attracted a lot of people to settle down there.A) prospects C) stakesB) speculations D) provisions45. I suffered from mental ____ because of stress from my job.A) damage C) reliefB) release D) fatigue46. The rest of the day was entirely at his ____ for reading or recreation.A) dismissal C) disposalB) survival D) arrival47. You will not be ____ about your food in time of great hunger.A) special C) peculiarB) particular D) specific48. Crime is increasing worldwide, and there is every reason to believe the ____ will continue into the next decade.A) emergency C) paceB) trend D) schedule49. You shouldn't have written in the ____ since the book belongs to the library.A) interval B) borderC) margin D) edge50. The ____ of airplane engines announced a coming air raid.A) roar B) exclamationC) whistle D) scream51. This ticket ____ you to a free boat tour on the lake.A) entities B) appointsC) grants D) credits52. This is the nurse who ____ to me when I was ill in hospital.A) accompanied B) attendedC) entertained D) shielded53. I was about to a ____ match when I remembered Tom's warning.A) rub B) hit C) scrape D) strike54. The advertisement says this material doesn't ____ in the wash, but it has.A) contract B) shrink C) slim D) dissolve55. He was proud of being chosen to participate in the game and he ____ us that he would try as hard as possible.A) insured C) assumedB) guaranteed D) assured56. Not only the professionals but also the amateurs will ____ from the new training facilities.A) derive B) acquire C) benefit D) reward57. The work was almost complete when we received orders to ____ no further with it.A) progress C) marchB) proceed D) promote58. I waited for him half an hour, but he never ____.A) turned in C) turned offB) turned down D) turned up59. A house with a dangerous gas ____ can be broken into immediately.A) leak C) messB) split D) crack60. A dark suit is ____ to a light one for evening wear.A) favourable C) preferableB) suitable D) proper61. It was in the United States that I made the ____ of Professor Jones.A) acknowledgement C) recognitionB) acquaintance D) association62. Could you take a ____ sheet of paper and write your name at the top?A) bare C) hollowB) vacant D) blank63. A culture in which the citizens share similar religious beliefs and values is more likely to have laws that represent the wishes of its people than is a culture where citizens come from ____ backgrounds.A) extensive B) influentialC) diverse D) identical64. Areas where students have particular difficulty have been treated ____ particular care.A) by B) in C) under D) with65. He gave a ____ to handle the affairs in a friendly manner.A) pledge C) plungeB) mission D) motion66. Don't let the child play with scissors ____ he cuts himself.A) in case C) now thatB) so that D) only if67. ____ the danger from enemy action, people had to cope with a severe shortage of food, clothing,fuel, and almost everything.A) As far as C) As well asB) As long as D) As soon as68. Many people lost their jobs during the business ____.A) desperation C) despairB) decrease D) depression69. Whenever a big company ____ a small one, the product almost always gets worse.A) gets on with C) takes overB) cuts down D) puts up with70. Mr. Smith was the only witness who said that the fire was ____.A) mature C) meaningfulB) deliberate D) innocentPart IV Short Answer Questions (15 minutes)Directions: In this part there is a short passage with 8 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Write your answers in the spaces provided on the right of the page.What personal qualities are desirable in a teacher? I think the following would be generally accepted.First, the teacher's personality should be lively and attractive. This does not rule out people who are plain-looking, or even ugly, because many such people have great personal charm. But it does rule out such types as the over-excitable, sad, cold, and frustrated.Secondly, it is not merely desirable but essential for a teacher to have a genuine capacity for sympathy, a capacity to understand the minds and feelings of other people, especially, since most teachers are school teachers, the minds and feelings of children. Closely related with this is the capacity to be tolerant -- not, indeed, of what is wrong, but of the weaknesses and immaturity of human nature which induce ( i)~ ) people, and again especially children, to make mistakes.Thirdly, I hold it essential for a teacher to be both intellectually and morally honest. This means that he will be aware of his intellectual strengths and limitations, and will have thought about and decided upon the moral principles by which his life shall be guided. There is no contradiction in my going on to say that a teacher should be a bit of an actor. That is part of the technique of teaching, which demands that every now and then a teacher should be able to put on an act to enliven (使生动) a lesson, correct a fault, or award praise. Children, especially young children, live in a world that is rather larger than life.A teacher must be capable of infinite patience. This, I may say, is largely a matter of self-discipline and self-training, for we are none of us born like that.Finally, I think a teacher should have the kind of mind which always wants to go on learning. Teachingis a job at which one will never be perfect; there is always something more to learn about it. There are three principal objects of study: the subjects which the teacher is teaching; the methods by which the subjects can best be taught to the particular pupils in the classes he is teaching; and ---- by far the most important -- the children, young people, or adults to whom the subjects are to be taught. The two fundamental principles of British education today are that education is education of the whole person, and that it is best acquired through full and active co-operation between two persons, the teacher and the learner.S1. Plain-looking teachers can also be admired by their students if they have ____.S1_____________________________S2. The author says it is ____ that teachers be sympathetic with their students.S2_____________________________S3. A teacher should be tolerant because humans tend to have ____ and to be ____.S3 (1)_________________________ (2)__________________________________________S4. A teacher who is ____ will be able to make his lessons more lively.S4_______________________________S5. How can a teacher acquire infinite patience?S5_______________________________.S6. Since teaching is a job no one can be perfect at, it is necessary for teachers to keep improving their knowledge of the subjects they teach and their ____.S6_______________________________.S7. Teachers' most important object of study is ____.S7________________________________.S8. Education cannot be best acquired without ____ between the teacher and the learner.S8_________________________________.Part V Writing (30 minutes)Directions:For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write an eye-witness account of a traffic accident. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese:假设你在某日某时某地目击一起车祸，就此写一份见证书。

2003年6月CET-6试题及答案Part I Listening Comprehension（20 minutes）Section A？？？？？Directions：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 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．1．A）Because he wants to meet the woman's cousin．？ B）Because he thought he was not informed．？ C）Because the woman does not want him to join her．？ D）Because the woman goes to her cousin's place too often．2．A）The train has just started off．？ B）Once it starts raining，it'll rain a lot．？ C）They're ready to catch the train．？ D）It has been raining for some time．3．A）The typist．？ B）The man．？ C）The woman．？ D）A friend．4．A）To her，math is even more difficult than biology．？ B）To her，biology is difficult，but math is not．？ C）She spends half of her time on biology．？ D）She is going to give up biology．5．A）There was a fire．？ B）There was a shower．？ C）There was a car accident．？ D）There was a heavy snow．6．A）They are not worth the trouble．？ B）They are inexpensive．？ C）They are too easy．？ D）They are very rewarding．7．A）Today．B）Next week．？ C）Tomorrow．？ D）In two days'time．8．A）Mary will come at 7：00．？ B）Mary won't come．？ C）Mary will be late．D）Mary doesn't want to come．9．A）Go to a theater．？ B）Go to a dance．？ C）Go to the Student Center．？ D）Go to a lecture．10．A）He regrets not seeing the movie．B）It is not a good movie．？ C）He wants to see the movie again．？ D）It is an excellent movie．Section BDirections：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 question 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 OneQuestions 11to 13are based on the passage you have just heard．11．A）White．？？B）Yellow．？C）Blue．？？D）None ofthe above．12．A）Because airplanes are driven by air．？？B）Because they need air to see things far ahead．？？C）Because they need air to lift their wings．？？D）Because the drivers can't breathe without air．13．A）We'll see airplanes flying in the sky．？？B）There will be no air．？？C）There will be a lot of air around us．？？D）We'll become light enough to fly．Passage TwoQuestions 14to 16are based on the passage you have just heard．14．A）It's amazing that anyone could move so fast．？？B）Televisions mark the beginning of modern life．？？C）Modern life is changing very fast．？？D）It's hard to remember the past．15．A）Because change happened so quickly．？？B）Because people were not interested in it．？？C）Because people were too busy with their work．？？D）Because change happened so slowly．16．A）She felt like being interested in it．？B）She was not happy about it．？？C）She felt disappointed．？？D）She was really amazed．Passage ThreeQuestions 17to 20are based on the passage you have just heard．17．A）Gas．？？B）Water．？？C）Vapor．？？D）Chemicals．18．A）By heating dry ice．？？B）By passing steam over dry ice．？？C）By mixing dry ice with ordinary ice．？？D）By turning ordinary ice into steam．19．A）It is lighter to carry．？？B）It is not so cold as ordinary ice．？？C）It takes a long time to melt．？？D）It is cleaner to use than ordinary ice．20．A）In the 1950's．？？C）In the 1920's．？？B）In the 1940's．？？D）In the 1930's．Part II Reading Comprehension（35 minutes）Directions：There are four 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 center．Questions 21to 25are based on the following passage：More attention was paid to the quality of production in France at the time of Rene Coty．Charles Deschanel was then the financial minister．He stressed that workmanship and quality were more important than quantity for industrial production．It would be necessary to produce quality goods for the international market to compete with those produced in other countries．The French economy needed a larger share of the international market to balance its import and export trade．French industrial and agricultural production was still inadequate to meet the immediate needs of the people，let alone long-ranged developments．Essential imports had stretched the national credit to the breaking point．Rents were tightly controlled，but the extreme inflation affected general population most severely through the cost of food．Food costs took as much as 80 percent of the workers'income．Wages，it is true，had risen．Extensive family allowances and benefits were paid by the state，and there was full-time and overtime employment．Taken together，these factors enabled the working class to exist but allowed them no sense of security．In this precarious（不稳定的）and discouraging situation，workmen were willing to work overseas for higher wages．The government was reluctant to let workers leave the country．It was feared this immigration of workers would deplete the labor force．The lack of qualified workers might hinder the improvement in the quality of industrial products produced．Qualified workers employed abroad would only increase the quantity of quality goods produced in foreign countries．Also the quantity of quality goods produced in France would not be able to increase as part of its qualified labor force moved to other countries．21．According to the passage，the French workers were ________ ．？？A）better paid than the workers in any other European countries？？B）able to save more money with the increase in their wages？？C）anxious to work abroad？？D）often unable to find work in France22．Rene Coty and Charles Deschanel were both interested in ________．？？A）better quality in production？？B）increasing quantity in production？？C）having the government raise tariffs on foreign imports？？D）eliminating unions in France23．The French government was reluctant to let the workers leave the country because ________ ．？？A）it would enlarge the working force？？B）it would hinder the improvement of quality in industrial production？？C）it would hinder the increase in quantity of exports？？D）it would damage the imports24．Rents in France ________．？？A）were extremely high？？B）were extremely controlled？？C）took as much as 80percent of the workers'income？？D）had doubled in two years25．According to the passage，the French government ________．？？A）prohibited French to work abroad？？B）reduced taxes to fight inflation？？C）paid family allowances and benefits？？D）prohibited the French workers to join labor unionsQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage：Food can be divided into two basic categories：real food and pleasure food．Real food is fuel for the body's needs，while pleasure food， which is high in fat and sugar，is primarily for taste satisfaction．The categories are pretty obvious．Broccoli is real food．Cookies are in the pleasure group．When you are hungry，you are faced with choices．If you aren't suffering from excessive hunger，you can be rational about them．Go to the refrigerator．What looks good？If you have chosen a real food，say，a turkey sandwich，you can be certain your body can use it for fuel．Eat it and enjoy．Two hours later you are hungry again．Back to the refrigerator．What looks good？Ice cream．Stop！Employ your will power just a little．Ice cream is not what your body needs．Does something else look good？Yes，a piece of toast with peanut butter and a glass of milk sound good too．Okay，go ahead，remembering that high-fat real foods should be eaten in moderation．One trick is to eliminate pleasure foods from your kitchen．Instead，keep a variety of high-quality foods available at all times．In short，buy lots of delicious real food，food you really like，and get rid of the junk．But what if you have ice cream on hand and nothing sounds good？Although you don't want to eat pleasure foods whenever the urge strikes，there is a legitimate place for them in your diet．If you have analyzed your feelings and there are no other needs imitating hunger，eat the ice cream．You have not failed．On the contrary，you have accepted your natural appetite，but not blindly．Surprisingly，when you know you can eat anything you want，and that you never have to put up with unsatisfied hunger again，it takes a lot of pressure off．You will begin to want to eat what your body needs，and your body will begin to need foods that will lead to slimness．26．Which of the following statements is NOT true？？ A）The author is against getting rid of pleasure food altogether．？ B）One can eat the high-fat real foods heartily since it is fuel for the body．？ C）Make sure to keep pleasure food such as ice cream in your diet．？ D）Of course you can sometimes have ice cream if you really want to．27．What would be the best title for this passage？？？A）Real Food And Pleasure Food？？B）Reducing Weight？？C）Limit Your Consumption Of Pleasure Food？？D）How To Choose Food When You Are Hungry28．Whatcan you assume from the last paragraph？？？A）Being able to eat anything doesn't necessarily imply pleasure．？？B）Real foods may lead to slimness．？？C）Eat only what your body needs．？？D）Be sure to satisfy your hunger whenever it strikes you．29．What can broccoli be except ________ ．？？A）ice cream？？B）cauliflower？C）a turkey sandwich？？D）a piece of toast30．Judging from the fourth paragraph，what does"junk"mean？？？A）Food like ice cream．？？B）Food you do not like．？？C）Pleasure foods．？？D）Low-quality foods．Questions 31to 35are based on the following passage：Cloning，manipulating a cell from an animal so that it grows into an exact copy of that animal，is the forbidden fruit of biotechnology． Some scientists were so sure it could not be done that，in the 1970s，they discouraged moralists（伦理学家）from discussing its moral implications．Yet at the same time other scientists，secretly，in out-of-the-way labs，were getting ever closer to making clones．For ten years，scientists have been cloning sheep and cows from embryo（胚胎）cells．But so far Dolly is the only animal cloned from an adult cell，not from an embryo． She is living proof that scientists have solved one of the most challenging problems of cell biology．The question now is how soon will scientists clone humans．"Nature"，the scientific journal that published the Dolly paper，commented，"Cloning humans from adults tissues is likely to be achievable any time from one to ten years from now．"Most scientists agree there is no insurmountable obstacle in human cloning．But a human clone，even though it might resemble the individual from whom it was made，would differ dramatically in personality and character，intelligence and talents．"You will never get 100 percent identity，"says psychologist Jerome Kagan of Harvard，"because of chance factors and because environments are never exactly the same．"That，however，is small comfort to many people．Shortly after Dolly's birth announcement，President Clinton ordered a group of experts to come up with proposals for government action．With the cloning of humans within reach，whether it is to be banned or regulated is now on the nation's moral agenda（议事日程）． Some regard the cloning of humans as inherently evil，a morally unjustifiable intrusion into human life．They measure the morality of any act by the intention behind it；still others are concerned primarily with consequences for society as well as for individuals．For the moment it seems that the latest achievement in the biotech field has provided everyone with food for thought．31．In what way is Dolly different from earlier clones？？？A）It is cloned from human embryo．？？B）It is cloned from a human cell．？？C）It is cloned from an adult cell．？？D）It is cloned from an adult embryo．32．What is the prospect，according to most scientists，of making clones from adult human tissues？？ A）Such clones will be exactly like the one from whom it was made．？ B）It would be possible within the decade．？ C）There still exist some technical problems．？ D）It is impossible to make such clones in one to ten years from now．33．Why did Clinton order a group of experts to make proposals for government action？？？A）He wants to quicken the pace of cloning research．？？B）The success of cloning involves serious moral evaluation problems．？？C）He wants to ban the human cloning research．？？D）He is worried about the funding of the further research．34．"Food for thought"in the last paragraph means ________．？？A）worry for food？？B）increased food to be expected？？C）something worthy of consideration？？D）reasons for deep understanding35．The best title for the selection can be ________．？？A）BiotechnologicalSuccess And Its Possible Consequences？？B）Dolly Is Only The Beginning？？C）The Definition Of Cloning？？D）Cloning Humans From Adults'TissuesQuestions 36to 40are based on the following passage：Failure is probably the most fatiguing experience a person ever has．There is nothing more exhausting than not succeeding，being blocked，not moving ahead．It is an evil circle．Failure breeds fatigue，and fatigue makes it harder to get to work，which adds to the fatigue．We experience this tiredness in two main ways，as start-up fatigue and performance fatigue．In the former case，we keep putting off a task that we are forced to take up．Either becauseit is too tedious or because it is too difficult，we avoid it．And the longer we postpone it，the more tired we feel．Such start-up fatigue is very real，even not actually physical，not something in our muscles and bones．The remedy is obvious，though perhaps not easy to apply：willpower exercise．The moment I find myself turning away from a job， or putting it under a pile of things I have to do， I clear my desk of everything else and attach the objectionable item first．To prevent start-up fatigue，always treat the most difficult job first．Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle．Here we are willing to get started，but we can't seem to do the job right．Its difficulties appear to be insurmountable and however hard we work，we fail again and again．The mounting experience of failure carries with it an ever-increasing burden of mental fatigue．In such a situation，I work as hard as I can，then let the unconscious take over．36．Which of the following can be called an evil circle？？？A）Success-zeal-success-zeal．？？B）Failure-tiredness-failure-tiredness．？？C）Failure-zeal-failure-tiredness．？？D）Success-exhaustion-success-exhaustion．37．According to the passage ，when keeping putting off a task，we can experience ________．？？A）tiredness？B）performance fatigue？？C）start-up fatigue？D）unconsciousness38．To overcome start-up fatigue ，we need ________ ．？？A）toughness？？B）prevention？？C）muscles？？D）strong willpower39．The word"insurmountable"in the last paragraph probably means ________ ．？？A）that can not be solved？？B）that can not be understood？？C）that can not be imagined？D）that can not be objected40．According to the passage，which of the following statements is NOT true？？？A）It is easier to overcome start-up fatigue．？？B）Performance fatigue occurs when the job we are willing to take gets blocked．？？C）One will finally succeed after experiencing the evil circle．？？D）Fatigue often accompanies fatigue．Part III Vocabulary and Structure（20 minutes）Directions：There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part．For each sentence there are four choices marked A），B），C）and D）．Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence．Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center．41．I haven't got the ________ idea of what you mean．Would you please make it clear to me？？？A）lightest？？B）furthest？？C）smallest？？D）faintest42．We've ________ salt．Ask Mrs．Jones to lend us some．？？A）run away with？？B）run over？？C）run off？？D）run out of43．He was always ill for a time，but he managed to ________ ．？？A）pull on？？B）pull in？？C）pull up？？D）pull through44．He ________ interrupted me by asking irrelevant questions．？？A）continually？B）continuously？？C）consistently？？D）consequently45．The actors have to ________ before they appear in front of the strong lights on television．？？A）cover up？B）make up？？C）paint up？？D）do up46．When the whole area was ________ by flood，the government sent food there by helicopter．？？A）cut away？？B）cut down？？C）cut up？？D）cut off47．They have left New York ________ good；they'll never go back and live there again．？？A）for？？B）at？？C）by？？D）in48．The dress in the window ________ her eye when she passed it．？？A）attracted？？B）got？？C）caught？？D）met49．To develop lightindustry in abig way ________ to improving the people's livelihood．？？A）owes？？B）attributes？？C）distributes？D）contributes50．As they haven't a child of their own，they are going to ________ a little girl．？？A）accept？B）receive？？C）adapt？D）adopt51．Would you please ________ these books to your classmates？？？A）hand out？？B）hand down？？C）hand in？？D）hand over52．The doctor ________ a medicine for my headache．？？A）subscribed？B）described？？C）prescribed？？D）inscribed53．No agreement was reached in the discussion as neither side would give way to ________ ．？？A）the other？？B）any other？？C）another？？D）other54．The dog has ________ its affection to its new master．？？A）transferred？？B）transformed？？C）transported？？D）transmitted55．Although he was neat and well-groomed，he was somehow unattractive in ________ ．？？A）outlook？？B）look？？C）appearance？？D）feature56．The chimney is no longer ________ volumes of waste gas into atmosphere，as protective filters are being used．？？A）giving away？B）giving off？？C）giving in？D）giving up57．It's no good ________ until I'm reasonably sure when I'll be able to go for my holiday．？？A）deciding？？B）to decide？？C）to have decided？D）being decided58．I regret ________ you that your application has been refused．？？A）informing？？B）to inform？？C）to be informed？？D）being informed59．The facilities of the older hospital ________．？？A）are as good or better than the new hospital？？B）is as good or better than the new hospital？？C）are as good as or better than the new hospital？？D）are as good as or better than those of the new hospital60．Since you need to catch an early train tomorrow morning，we ________ now．？？A）might as well leave？？B）ought to have left？？C）should have left？？D）could have left61．Do you feel like ________ to a film or would you rather ________ at home？？？A）going．．．stay？？B）to go．．．stay？？C）going．．．staying？？D）going．．．to stay62．At three o'clock ________ a cold morning，he arrived here．？？A）in？？B）at？？C）on？？D）of63．I'm sure dirty， ________？？？A）am I？？B）aren't I？？C）isn't I？？D）am not I64． ________ ，there is no place like home，wherever you go．？？A）It may be humble？？B）As humble it may be？？C）Humble it may be？？D）Humble as it may be65．"Has he gained weight？""He would gain weight，but he ________ much．" ？？A）does not eat？？B）did not eat？？C）hadn't eaten？？D）couldn't eat66．The day's work ________ ，Mary and Carl are playing cards．？？A）are done？？B）done？？C）doing？？D）did67．But for his help，I ________ ．？？A）did not succeed？？B）had not succeeded？？C）should not have succeeded？？D）have not succeeded68．His use of technical terms left his audience ________ ．？？A）confusing？？B）with confusion？？C）confused？？D）to confusion69．Try and calm yourself， ________ your mind will be easy again．？？A）and？？B）or？？C）when？？D）before70．It was not untilshe had arrived home ________ remembered her appointment with the doctor．？？A）when she？？B）that she？？C）and she？？D）shePart IV Short Answer Questions（15 minutes）Directions：In this part，there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete statements．Read the passage carefully．Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words．In an effort to produce the largest，fastest， the most luxurious ship afloat，the British built the Titanic．It was so superior to anything else on the seas that it was considered"unsinkable"． So sure of this were the owners that they provided lifeboats for only 950of its possible 3，500 passengers．Many passengers were aboard the night it rammed an ice-burg，only two days at sea and more than half way between England and New York，the destination．Because the luxury liner was traveling so fast，it was impossible to avoid the ghostly looking ice-burg．An inextinguishable fire also contributed to the ship's disaster．Panic increased the number of deaths as people jumped into the icy water or fought to be among the few to board the lifeboats．Four hours after the mishap，another ship，the Carpathia，rescued the survivors，less than a third of those originally aboard．The famous Titanic enjoyed only two days of sailing glory on its maiden voyage in 1912before plunging into 12，000feet of water near the coast of Newfoundland，where it lies today．Questions：71．The owners of Titanic provided lifeboats for only 950passengers which were far from enough because ________ ．72．How many days was the Titanic at sea before sinking？73．The word"inextinguishable"means？________．74．Where is the Titanic now？75．Besides speed and fire，what else contributed to the large number of deaths？Part V Writing（30minutes）Directions：For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Importance of Teamwork．You should write at least 120 words and you should base your composition on the outline（given in Chinese）below．1．每个人都需要有团队合作的精神。

2003年06月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题总分：100分及格：60分考试时间：120分Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)(1)Questions {TSE} are based on the following passage.On average, American kids ages 3 to 12 spent 29 hours a week in school, eight hours more that they did in 1981. They also did more household work and participated in more of such organized activities as soccer and ballet （芭蕾舞）. Involvement in sports, in particular, rose almost 50% from 1981 to 1997: boys now spend an average of four hours a week playing sports; girls log hall that time. All in all, however, children’s leisure time dropped from 40% of the day in 1981 to 25% “Children are affected by the same time crunch （危机）that affects their parents,”says Sandra Hofferth, who headed the recent study of children’s timetable. A chief reason, she says, is that more mothers are working outside the home. （Nevertheless, children in both double-income and “male breadwinner”households spent comparable amounts of time interacting with their parents 19 hours and 22 hours respectively. In contrast, children spent only 9 hours with their single mothers.）All work and no play could make for some very messed-up kids. “Play is the most powerful way a child explores the world and learns about himself,” says T. Berry Brazelton, professor at Harvard Medical School Unstructured play encourages independent thinking and allows the young to negotiate their relationships with their peers, but kids ages 3 to 12 spent only 12 hours a week engaged in it. The children sampled spent a quarter of their rapidly decreasing “free time”watching television. But that, believe it or not, was one of the findings parents might regard as good news. If they‟re spending less time in front of the TV set, however, kids aren‟t replacing it wit h reading. Despite efforts to get kids more interested in books, the children spent just over an hour a week reading. Let’s face it, who’s got the time? {TS}By mentioning “the same time crunch”（Line 1, Para. 2）Sandra Hofferth means ________.A. children have little time to play with their parentsB. children are not taken good care of by their working parentsC. both parents and children suffer from lack of leisure timeD. both parents and children have trouble managing their time(2)According to the author, the reason given by Sandra Hofferth for the time crunch is ________.A. quite convincingB. partially trueC. totally groundlessD. rather confusing(3)According to the author a child develops better if ________.A. he has plenty of time reading and studyingB. he is left to play with his peers in his own wayC. he has more time participating in school activitiesD. he is free to interact with his working parents(4)The author is concerned about the fact that American kids ________.A. are engaged in more and more structured activitiesB. are increasingly neglected by their working mothersC. are spending more and more time watching TVD. are involved less and less in household workA(5)We can infer from the passage that ________.A. extracurricular activities promote children‟s intelligenceB. most children will turn to reading with TV sets switched offC. efforts to get kids interested in reading have been fruitfulD. most parents believe reading to be beneficial to children(6)Questions {TSE} are based on the following passage.Henry Ford, the famous U.S. inventor and car manufacturer, once said, “The business of America is business.”By this he meant that the U.S. way of life is based on the values of the business world. Few would argue with Ford‟s statement. A brief glimpse at a daily newspaper vividly shows how much people in the United States think about business. For example, nearly every newspaper has a business section, in which the deals and projects, finances and management, stock prices and labor problems of corporations are reported daily. In addition, business news can appear in every other section. Most national news has an important financial aspect to it. Welfare, foreign aid, the federal budget, and the policies of the Federal Reserve Bank are all heavily affected by business. Moreover, business news appears in some of the unlikeliest places. The world of arts and entertainment is often referred to as “the entertainment industry”or “show business.”The po sitive side of Henry Ford‟s statement can be seen in the prosperity that business has brought to U.S. life. One of the most important reasons so many people from all over the world come to live in the United States is the dream of a better job. Jobs are produced in abundance （大量地）because the U.S. economic system is driven by competition. People believe that this system crates more wealth, more jobs, and a materially better way of life. The negative side of Henry Ford’s statement, however, can be seen when the word business is taken to mean big business. And the term big business—referring to the biggest companies, is seen in opposition to labor. Throughout U.S. history working people have had to fight hard for higher wages, better working conditions, and the fight to form unions. Today, many of the old labor disputes are over, but there is still some employee anxiety. Downsizing—the laying off of thousands of workers to keep expenses low and profits high—creates feelings of insecurity for many. {TS}The United States is a typical country ________.A. which encourages free trade at home and abroadB. where people‟s chief concern is how to make moneyC. where all businesses are managed scientificallyD. which normally works according to the federal budget(7)The influence of business in the U.S. is evidenced by the fact that ________.A. most newspapers are run by big businessesB. even public organizations concentrate on working for profitsC. Americans of all professions know how to do businessD. even arts and entertainment are regarded as business(8)According to the passage, immigrants choose to settle in the U.S., dreaming that ________.A. they can start profitable businesses thereB. they can be more competitive in businessC. they will make a fortune overnight thereD. they will find better chances of employmentB(9)Henry Ford‟s statement can be taken negatively because ________.A. working people are discouraged to fight for their fightsB. there are many industries controlled by a few big capitalistsC. there is a conflicting relationship between big corporations and laborD. public services are not run by the federal government(10)A company‟s efforts to keep expenses low and profits high may result in ________.A. reduction in the number of employeesB. improvement of working conditionsC. fewer disputes between labor and managementD. a rise in workers‟ wages(11)Questions {TSE} are based on the following passage.Professor Smith recently persuaded 35 people, 23 of them women, to keep a diary of all their absent-minded actions for a fortnight. When he came to analyse their embarrassing lapses （差错）in a scientific report, he was surprised to find that nearly all of them fell into a few groupings, Nor did the lapses appear to be entirely random （随机的）. One of the women, for instance, on leaving her house for work one morning threw her dog her earrings and tried t o fix a dog biscuit on her ear. “the explanation for t his is that the brain is like a computer,” explains the professor. “People programme themselves to do certain activities regularly. It was the woman‟s custom every morning to throw her dog two biscuits and then put on her earrings. But somehow the action got reversed in the programme,”About one in twenty of the incidents the volunteers reported were these “programme assembly failures.”Altogether the volunteers logged 433 unintentional actions that they found themselves doing—an average of twelve each, There appear to be peak periods in the day when we are at our zaniest （荒谬可笑的）. These are two hours some time between eight a.m. and noon, between four and six p.m. with a smaller peak between eight and tenp.m. “Among men the peak seems to be when a changeover in brain …programmes‟ occurs, as for instance between going to and from work.” Women on average reported slightly more lapses—12.5 compared with 10.9 for men—probably because they were more reliable reporters.A startling finding of the research is that the absent-minded activity is a hazard of doing things in which we are skilled. Normally, you would expect that skill reduces the number of errors we make. But trying to avoid silly slips by concentrating more could make things a lot worse—even dangerous.{TSE}In his study Professor Smith asked the subjects ________.A. to keep track of people who tend to forget thingsB. to report their embarrassing lapses at randomC. to analyse their awkward experiences scientificallyD. to keep a record of what they did unintentionally(12)Professor Smith discovered that ________.A. certain patterns can be identified in the recorded incidentsB. many people were too embarrassed to admit their absent-mindednessC. men tend to be more absent-minded than womenD. absent-mindedness is an excusable human weakness(13)“Programme assembly failures”（Line 6, Para. 2）refers to the phenomenon that people ________.A. often fail to programme their routines beforehandB. tend to make mistakes when they are in a hurryC. unconsciously change the sequence of doing thingsD. are likely to mess things up if they are too tired(14)We learn from the third paragraph that ________.A. absent-mindedness tends to occur during certain hours of the dayB. women are very careful to perform actions during peak periodsC. women experience more peak periods of absent-mindednessD. men‟s absent-mindedness often results in funny situations(15)It can be concluded from the passage that ________.A. people should avoid doing important things during peak periods of lapsesB. hazards can be avoided when people do things they are good atC. people should be careful when programming their actionsD. lapses cannot always be attributed to lack of concentration(16)Questions {TSE} are based on the following passage.It’s no secret that many children would be healthier and happier with adoptive parents than with the parents that nature dealt them.That’s especially true of children who remain in abusive homes because the law blindly favors biological parents. It’s also true of children who suffer for years in foster homes （收养孩子的家庭）because of parents who can’t or won’t care for them but refuse to give up custody （监护）rights. Fourteen-year-old Kimberly Mays fits neither description, but her recent court victory could eventually help children who do. Kimberly has been the object of an angry custody baffle between the man who raised her and her biological parents, with whom she has never lived.A Florida judge ruled that the teenager can remain with the only father she’s ever known and that her biological parents have “no legal claim”on her. The ruling, though it may yet be reversed, sets aside the principle that biology is the primary determinant of parentage. That’s an important development, one that’s long overdue. Shortly after birth in December 1978, Kimberly Mays and another infant were mistakenly switched and sent home with the wrong parents. Kimberly’s biological parents, Ernest and Regina Twigg, received a child who died of a heart disease in 1988. Medical tests showed that the child wasn‟t the Twiggs‟ own daughter, but Kimt only was, thus sparking a custody battle with Robert Mays. In 1989, the two families agreed that Mr. Mays would maintain custody with the Twiggs getting visiting fights. Those rights were ended when Mr. Mays decided that Kimberly was being harmed. The decision to leave Kimberly with Mr. Mays rendered her suit debated. But the judge made clear that Kimberly did have standing to sue （起诉）on her own behalf. Thus he made clear that she was more than just property to be handled as adults saw fit. Certainly, the biological link between parent and child is fundamental. But biological parents aren’t always preferable to adoptive ones, and biological parentage does not convey an absolute ownership that cancels all the rights of children.{TS}What was the p rimary consideration in the Florida judge‟s ruling?A. The biological linB. The child‟s benefitC. The traditional practicD. The parents‟ feeling(17)We can learn from the Kimberly case that ________.A. children are more than just personal possessions of their parentsB. the biological link between parent and child should be emphasizedC. foster homes bring children more pain and suffering than careD. biological parents shouldn‟t claim custody rights after their child is adopted(18)The Twiggs claimed custody rights to Kimberly because ________.A. they found her unhappy in M Mays‟ custodyB. they regarded her as their propertyC. they were her biological parentsD. they felt guilty about their past mistakeC(19)Kimberly had been given to Mr. Mays ________.A. by sheer accidentB. out of charityC. at his requestD. for better care(20)The author‟s attitude towards the judge‟s ruling could be described as ________.A. doubtfulB. criticalC. cautiousD. supportivePart III V ocabulary (20 minutes)(1)She________ her trip to New York because she was ill.A. called offB. closed downC. put upD. went off(2)________ the storm, the ship would have reached its destination on time.A. But forB. In case ofC. In spite ofD. Because of(3)We should concentrate on sharply reducing interest rates to pull the economy out of ________.A. rejectionB. restrictionC. retreatD. recession(4)The _______of finding gold in California attracted a lot of people to settle down there.A. prospectsB. speculationsC. stakesD. provisions(5)I suffered from mental_______ because of stress from my job.A. damageC. reliefD. fatigue(6)The rest of the day was entirely at his_______ for reading or recreation.A. dismissalB. survivalC. disposalD. arrival(7)You will not be about your food in time of great hunger.A. specialB. particularC. peculiarD. specific(8)Crime is increasing worldwide, and there is every reason to believe the will continue into the next decade.A. emergencyB. trendC. paceD. schedule(9)You shouldn‟t have written in the ________ since the book belongs to the library.A. intervalB. borderC. marginD. edge(10)The _______of airplane engines announced a coming air raid.A. roarB. exclamationC. whistleD. scream(11)This ticket _______you to a free boat tour on the lake.A. entitiesB. appointsD. credits(12)This is the nurse who________ to me when I was ill in hospital.A. accompaniedB. attendedC. entertainedD. shielded(13)I was about to________ a match when I remembered Tom‟s warning.A. rubB. hitC. scrapeD. strike(14)The advertisement says this material doesn‟t ________in the wash, but it has.A. contractB. shrinkC. slimD. dissolve(15)He was proud of being chosen to participate in the game and he ________ us that he would try as hard as possible.A. insuredB. guaranteedC. assumedD. assured(16)Not only the professionals but also the amateurs will ________from the new training facilities.A. deriveB. acquireC. benefitD. reward(17)The work was almost complete when we received orders to ________ no further with it.A. progressB. proceedD. promote(18)I waited for him half an hour, but he never ________.A. turned inB. turned downC. turned offD. turned up(19)A house with a dangerous gas can be broken into________ immediately.A. leakB. splitC. messD. crack(20)A dark suit is________ to a light one for evening wear.A. favourableB. suitableC. preferableD. proper(21)It was in the United States that I made________ the of Professor Jones.A. acknowledgementB. acquaintanceC. recognitionD. association(22)Could you take a ________sheet of paper and write your name at the top?A. bareB. vacantC. hollowD. blank(23)A culture in which the citizens share similar religious beliefs and values is more likely to have laws that represent the wishes of its people than is a culture where citizens come from ________backgrounds.A. extensiveB. influentialD. identical(24)Areas where students have particular difficulty________ have been treated particular care.A. byB. inC. underD. with(25)He gave a ________to handle the affairs in a friendly manner.A. pledgeB. missionC. plungeD. motion(26)Don‟t let the child play with scissors________ he cuts himself.A. in caseB. so thatC. now thatD. only if(27)________ the danger from enemy action, people had to cope with a severe shortage of food, clothing, fuel, and almost everything.A. As far asB. As long asC. As well asD. As soon as(28)Many people lost their jobs during the business ________.A. desperationB. decreaseC. despairD. depression(29)Whenever a big company ________a small one, the product almost always gets worse.A. gets on withB. cuts downC. takes overD. puts up with(30)Mr. Smith was the only witness who said that the fire was ________.A. matureB. deliberateC. meaningfulD. innocentPart IV Short Answer Questions (15 minutes)(1)In this part there is a short passage with 8 questions（{TSE}）or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Write your answers in the spaces provided on the right of the page.(2)The author says it is <U>72</U> that teachers be sympathetic with their students.(3)A teacher should be tolerant because humans tend to have <U>73（1）</U> and to be <U>73（2）.</U>(4)A teacher who is <U>74</U> will be able to make his lessons more lively.(5)How can a teacher acquire infinite patience?<U>75</U>(6)Since teaching is a job no one can be perfect at, it is necessary for teachers to keep improving their knowledge of the subjects they teach and their <U>76</U>(7)Teachers‟ most important object of study is <U>77</U>.(8)Education cannot be best acquired without <U>78</U> between the teacher and the learner答案和解析Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)(1) :C(3) :B(4) :A(5) :A(6) :B(7) :D(8) :D(9) :C(10) :A(11) :D(12) :A(13) :C(14) :A(15) :D(16) :B(17) :A(18) :C(19) :A(20) :DPart III V ocabulary (20 minutes)(1) :A(2) :ABut for 要不是in case of 假使, 万一. in spite of尽管.(3) :D(4) :A(5) :D(6) :C(7) :B(8) :B(9) :C(10) :A(11) :A(12) :B(13) :D(14) :B(15) :D(16) :C(17) :B(18) :D(19) :A(20) :C(21) :B(22) :D(23) :C(24) :D(26) :A(27) :C(28) :D(29) :C(30) :BPart IV Short Answer Questions (15 minutes)(1) :<SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMIL Y: ''; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face="宋体, MS Song">Plain-looking teachers can also be admired by their students if they have great personal charm</FONT></SPAN>(2) :<SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMIL Y: ''; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face="宋体, MS Song">The author says it is desirable and essential that teachers be sympathetic with their students.</FONT></SPAN>(3) : Ateachershouldbetolerantbecausehumanstendtohaveweaknessandimmaturity(1)andtobewrong(2).( 4) :Ateacherwhoisabitofanactorwillbeabletomakehislessonsmorelively.(5) :<SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMIL Y: ''; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face="宋体, MS Song">How can a teacher acquire infinite patience? 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Part III Vocabulary (20 minutes)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet witha single line through the centre.41.She _________ her trip to New York because she was ill.A) called offB) closed downC) put upD) went off42. _________ the storm, the ship would have reached its destination on time.A) But forB) In case ofC) In spite ofD) Because of43. We should concentrate on sharply reducing interest rates to pull the economy out of _________.A) rejectionB) restrictionC) retreatD) recession44.The _________ of finding gold in California attracted a lot of people to settle down there.A) prospectsB) speculationsC) stakesD) provisions45. I suffered from mental _________ because of stress from my job.A) damageB) releaseC) reliefD) fatigue46. The rest of the day was entirely at his _________ for reading or recreation.A) dismissalB) survivalC) disposalD) arrival47. You will not be _________ about your food in time of great hunger.A) specialB) particularC) peculiarD) specific48. Crime is increasing worldwide, and there is every reason to believe the _________ will continue into the next decade.A) emergencyB) trendC) paceD) schedule49. You shouldn't have written in the _________ since the book belongs to the library.A) intervalB) borderC) marginD) edge50. The _________ of airplane engines announced a coming air raid.A) roarB) exclamationC) whistleD) scream51. This ticket _________ you to a free boat tour on the lake.A) entitiesB) appointsC) grantsD) credits52. This is the nurse who _________ to me when I was ill in hospital.A) accompaniedB) attendedC) entertainedD) shielded53. I was about to _________ a match when I remembered Tom's warning.A) rubB) hitC) scrapeD) strike54. The advertisement says this material doesn't _________ in the wash, but it has.A) contractB) shrinkC) slimD) dissolve55. He was proud of being chosen to participate in the game and he _________us that he would try as hard as possible.A) insuredB) guaranteedC) assumedD) assured56. Not only the professionals but also the amateurs will _________ from the new training facilities.A) deriveB) acquireC) benefitD) reward57. The work was almost complete when we received orders to _________ no further with it.A) progressB) proceedC) marchD) promote58. I waited for him half an hour, but he never _________.A) turned inB) turned downC) turned offD) turned up59. A house with a dangerous gas can be broken into _________ immediately.A) leakB) splitC) messD) crack60. A dark suit is _________ to a light one for evening wear.A) favourableB) suitableC) preferableD) proper61. It was in the United States that I made _________ the of Professor Jones.A) acknowledgementB) acquaintanceC) recognitionD) association62. Could you take a _________ sheet of paper and write your name at the top?A) bareB) vacantC) hollowD) blank63. A culture in which the citizens share similar religious beliefs and values is more likely to have laws that represent the wishes of its people than is a culture where citizens come from _________ backgrounds.A) extensiveB) influentialC) diverseD) identical64. Areas where students have particular difficulty _________ have been treated particular care.A) byB) inC) underD) with65. He gave a _________ to handle the affairs in a friendly manner.A) pledgeB) missionC) plungeD) motion66. Don't let the child play with scissors _________ he cuts himself.A) in caseB) so thatC) now thatD) only if67. _________ the danger from enemy action, people had to cope with a severe shortage of food, clothing, fuel, and almost everything.A) As far asB) As long asC) As well asD) As soon as68. Many people lost their jobs during the business _________.A) desperationB) decreaseC) despairD) depression69. Whenever a big company _________ a small one, the product almost always gets worse.A) gets on withB) cuts downC) takes overD) puts up with70. Mr. Smith was the only witness who said that the fire was _________.A) matureB) deliberateC) meaningfulD) innocent。

2003年6月大学英语四级考试试题答案与详解41. A dark suit is ____ to a light one for evening wear.A) proper B) suitable C) favorable D) preferableD)。

【译文】深色的服装比浅色的更适于晚上穿。

【解析】近义词辨析题。

Preferable后跟介词to表示“比…更好，更适合”，preferable可以表示比较意义，本句中把深、浅两种颜色相比，所以选择D)。

其他三个选项都具有“适合的”之意，但都不能用于+ to 的结构表比较。

Proper“适合的，正确的”；suitable“适合的，恰当的”；favorable + for/to sth.意思是“适合于…，有利于…”。

42. I suffered from mental ____ because of stress from my job.A) fatigue B) damage C) relief D) releaseA)。

【译文】由于工作压力，我心里很疲惫。

【解析】单词辨义题。

Fatigue意为“疲惫”；damage多指物件的物理性损坏；relief表“放松，宽慰”；release作名词时表示“发行、释放”。

选项C）和D）都与句中的工作压力逻辑意思相反。

43. You will not be ____ about your food in time of great hunger.A) particular B) special C) peculiar D)specificA)。

【译文】当你饥饿难耐时就不会对食物那么挑剔了。

【解析】搭配题。

Be particular about 为固定搭配，表示“对…挑剔，苛求”；special“特别的”；peculiar“特有的，独具的”；specific“特定的”。

44. Don’t let the child play with scissors ____ he cuts himself.A) only if B) in case C) now that D) so thatB)。

2003年6月四级试题Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:On average, American kids ages 3 to 12 spent 29 hours a week in school, eight hours more than they did in 1981. They also did more household work and participated in more of such organized activities as soccer and ballet (芭蕾舞). Involvement in sports, in particular, rose almost 50% from 1981 to 1997: boys now spend an average of four hours a week playing sports; girls log half t hat time. All in all, however, children’s leisure time dropped from 40% of the day in 1981 to 25%.“Children are affected by the same time crunch (危机) that affects their parents,” says Sandra Hofferth, who headed the recent study of children’s timetable. A chief reason, she says, is that more mothers are working outside the home. (Nevertheless, children in both double-income and “male breadwinner” households spent comparable mounts of time interacting with their parents, 19 hours and 22 hours respectively. In contrast, children spent only 9 hours with their single mothers.)All work and no play could make for some very messed-up kids. “Play is the most powerful way a child explores the world and learns about himself,” says T. Berry Brazelton, professor at Harvard Medical School. Unstructured play encourages independent thinking and allows the young to negotiate their relationships with their peers, but kids ages 3 to 12 spent only 12 hours a week engaged in it.The children sampled spent a quarter of their rapidly decreasing “free time” watching television. But that, believe it or not, was one of the findings parents might regard as good news. If they’re spending less time in front of the TV set, however, kids aren’t replacing it with reading. Despite efforts to get kids more interested in books, the children spent just over an hour a week reading. Let’s face it, who’s got the time?21. By mentioning “the same time crunch” (Line 1, Para. 2) Sandra Hofferth me ans ________.A) children have little time to play with their parentsB) children are not taken good care of by their working parentsC) both parents and children suffer from lack of leisure timeD) both parents and children have trouble managing their time22. According to the author, the reason given by Sandra Hofferth for the time crunch is______.A) quite convincingB) partially trueC) totally groundlessD) rather confusing23. According to the author a child develops better if ______.A) he has plenty of time reading and studyingB) he is left to play with his peers in his own wayC) he has more time participating in school activitiesD) he is free to interact with his working parents24. The author is concerned about the fact that American kids ______.A) are engaged in more and more structured activitiesB) are increasingly neglected by their working mothersC) are spending more and more time watching TVD) are involved less and less in household work25. We can infer from the passage that ______.A) extracurricular activities promote children’s intelligenceB) most children will turn to reading with TV sets switched offC) efforts to get kids interested in reading have been fruitfulD) most parents believe reading to be beneficial to childrenPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:Henry Ford, the famous U.S. inventor and car manufacturer, once said, ‘The business of America is business.” By this he meant that the U.S. way of life is based on th e values of the business world.Few would argue with Ford’s statement. A brief glimpse at a daily newspaper vividly shows how much people in the United States think about business. For example, nearly every newspaper has a business section, in which the deals and projects, finances and management, stock prices and labor problems of corporations are reported daily. In addition, business news can appear in every other section. Most national news has an important financial aspect to it. Welfare, foreign aid, the federal budget, and the policies of the Federal Reserve Bank are all heavily affected by business. Moreover, business news appears in some of the unlikeliest places. The world of arts and entertainment is often referred to as “the entertainment industry” or “show business.”The positive side of Henry Ford’s statement can be seen in the prosperity that business has brought to U.S. life. One of the most important reasons so many people from all over the world come to live in the United States is the dream of a better job. Jobs are produced in abundance (大量地) because the U.S. economic system is driven by competition. People believe that this system creates more wealth, more jobs, and a materially better way of life.The negative side of Henry Ford’s statemen t, however, can be seen when the word business is taken to mean big business. And the term big business—referring to the biggest companies, is seen in opposition to labor. Throughout U.S. history working people have had to fight hard for higher wages, better working conditions, and the right to form unions. Today, many of the old labor disputes are over, but there is still some employee anxiety. Downsizing—the laying off of thousands of workers to keep expenses low and profits high -- creates feelings of insecurity for many.26. The united States is a typical country ______.A) which encourages free trade at homes and abroadB) where people’s chi ef concern is how to make moneyC) where all businesses are managed scientificallyD) which normally works according to the federal budget227. The influence of business in the U.S. is evidenced by the fact that ______.A) most newspapers are run by big businessesB) even public organizations concentrate on working for profitsC) Americans of all professions know how to do businessD) even arts and entertainment are regarded as business28. According to the passage, immigrants choose to settle in the U.S., dreaming that ______.A) they can start profitable businesses thereB) they can be more competitive in businessC) they will make a fortune overnight thereD) they will find better chances of employment29. Henry Ford’s statements can be t aken negatively because ______.A) working people are discouraged to fight for their rightsB) there are many industries controlled by a few big capitalistsC) there is a conflicting relationship between big corporations and laborD) public services are not run by the federal government30. A company’s efforts to keep expenses low and pr ofits high may result in ______.A) reduction in the number of employeesB) improvement of working conditionsC) fewer disputes between labor and managementD) a rise in workers’ wagesPassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:Professor Smith recently persuaded 35 people, 23 of them women, to keep a diary of all their absent-minded actions for a fortnight. When he came to analyse their embarrassing lapses (差错) in a scientific report, he was surprised to find that nearly all of them fell into a few groupings. Nor did the lapses appear to be entirely random (随机的).One of the women, for instance, on leaving her house for work one morning threw her dog her earrings and tried to fix a dog biscuit on her ear. “The explanati on for this is that the brain is like a computer,” explains the professor. “People programme themselves to do certain activities regularly. It was the woman’s custom every morning to throw her dog two biscuits and then put on her earrings. But somehow the action got reversed in the programme.” About one in twenty of the incidents the volunteers reported were these “programme assembly failures.”Altogether the volunteers logged 433 unintentional actions that they found themselves doing – an average of twelve each. There appear to be peak periods in the day when we are at our zaniest (荒谬可笑的). These are two hours some time between eight a.m. and noon, between four and six p.m. with a smaller peak between eight and ten p.m. “Among men the peak seems to be whe n a changeover in brain ‘programmes’ occurs, as for instance between going to and from work.” Women on average reported slightly more lapses – 12.5 compared with 10.9 for men – probably because they were more reliable reporters.A startling finding of the research is that the absent-minded activity is a hazard of doing things in which we are skilled. Normally, you would expect that skill reduces the number of errors we make. But trying to avoid silly slips by concentrating more could make things a lot worse –even dangerous.331. In his study Professor Smith asked the subjects ______.A) to keep track of people who tend to forget thingsB) to report their embarrassing lapses at randomC) to analyse their awkward experiences scientificallyD) to keep a record of what they did unintentionally32. Professor Smith discovered that ______.A) certain patterns can be identified in the recorded incidentsB) many people were too embarrassed to admit their absent-mindednessC) men tend to be more absent-minded than womenD) absent-mindedness is an excusable human weakness33. “Programme assembly failures” (Line 6, Para.2) refers to the phenomenon that people ______.A) often fail to programme their routines beforehandB) tend to make mistakes when they are in a hurryC) unconsciously change the sequence of doing thingsD) are likely to mess things up if they are too tired34. We learn from the third paragraph that ______.A) absent-mindedness tends to occur during certain hours of the dayB) women are very careful to perform actions during peak periodsC) women experience more peak periods of absent-mindednessD) men’s absent-mindedness often results in funny situations35. It can be concluded from the passage that ______.A) people should avoid doing important things during peak periods of lapsesB) hazards can be avoided when people do things they are good atC) people should be careful when programming their actionsD) lapses cannot always be attributed to lack of concentrationPassage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:It’s no secret that many children would be healthier and happier with adoptive parents than with the parents that nature dealt them. That’s especially true of chil dren who remain in abusive homes bemuse the law blindly favors biological parents. It’s also true of children who suffer for years in foster homes (收养孩子的家庭) because of parents who can’t or won’t care for them but refuse to give up custody (监护) rights.Fourteen-year-old Kimberly Mays fits neither description, but her recent court victory could eventually help children who do. Kimberly has been the object of an angry custody battle between the man who raised her and her biological parents, with whom she has never lived. A Florida judge ruled that the teenager can remain with the only father she’s ever known and that her biological parent s have “no legal claim” on her.The ruling, though it may yet be reversed, sets aside the principle that biology is the primary determinant of parentage. That’s an important development, one that’s long overdue.Shortly after birth in December 1978, Kimberly Mays and another infant were mistakenly switched and sent home with the wrong parents. Kimberly’s biological pare nts, Ernest and Regina Twigg, received a child who died of a heart disease in 1988. Medical tests showed that the child4wasn’t the Twiggs’ own daughter, but Kimberly was, thus sparking a custody battle with Robert Mays. In 1989, the two families agreed that Mr. Mays would maintain custody with the Twiggs getting visiting rights. Those rights were ended when Mr. Mays decided that Kimberly was being harmed.The decision to leave Kimberly with Mr. Mays rendered her suit debated. But the judge made clear that Kimberly did have standing to sue (起诉) on her own behalf. Thus he made clear that she was more than just property to be handled as adults saw fit.Certainly, the biological link between parent and child is fundamental. But biological parents aren’t al ways preferable to adoptive ones, and biological parentage does not convey an absolute ownership that cancels all the rights of children.36. What was the primary consideration in the Florida judge’s ruling?A) The biological link.B) The child’s be nefits.C) The traditional practice.D) The parents’ feelings.37. We can learn from the Kimberly case that ______.A) children are more than just personal possessions of their parentsB) the biological link between parents and child should be emphasizedC) foster homes bring children more pain and suffering than careD) biological parents shouldn’t claim custody rights after their chi ld is adopted38. The Twiggs claimed custody rights to Kimberly because ______.A) they found her unhap py in Mr. Mays’ custodyB) they regarded her as their propertyC) they were her biological parentsD) they felt guilty about their past mistake39. Kimberly had been given to Mr. Mays ________.A) by sheer accidentB) out of charityC) at his requestD) for better care40. The author’s attitude towards the judge’s rulin g could be described as ______.A) doubtful B) critical C) cautious D) supportivePart III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)Directions: There are 3.0. incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.41. She ______ her trip to New York because she was ill.A) called off B) closed down C) put up D) went off42. ______ the storm, the ship would have reached its destination on time.A) But for B) In case of C) In spite of D) Because of543. We should concentrate on sharply reducing interest rates to pull the economy out of ______.A) rejection B) restriction C) retreat D) recession44. The ______ of finding gold in California attracted a lot of people to settle down there.A) prospects B) speculations C) stakes D) provisions45 I suffered from mental ______ because of stress from my job.A) damage B) release C) relief D) fatigue46. The rest of the day was entirely at his ______ for reading or recreation.A) dismissal B) survival C) disposal D) arrival47. You will not be ______ about your food in time of great hunger.A) special B) particular C) peculiar D) specific48. Crime is increasing worldwide, and there is every reason to believe the ______ will continueinto the next decade.A) emergency B) trend C) pace D) schedule49. You shouldn’t have written in the ______ since the book belongs to the library.A) interval B) border C) margin D) edge50. The ______ of airplane engines announced a coming air raid.A) roar B) exclamation C) whistle D) scream51. This ticket ______ you to a free boat tour on the lake.A) entitles B) appoints C) grants D) credits52. This is the nurse who ______ to me when I was ill in hospital.A) accompanied B) attended C) entertained D) shielded53. I was about to ______ a match w hen I remembered Tom’s warning.A) rub B) hit C) scrape D) strike54. The advertisement says this material does n’t ______ in the wash, but it has.A) contract B) shrink C) slim D) dissolve55. He was proud of being chosen to participate in the game and he ______ us that he would try ashard as possible.A) insured B) guaranteed C) assumed D) assured56. Not only the professionals but also the amateurs will ______ from the new training facilities.A) derive B) acquire C) benefit D) reward57. The work was almost complete when we received orders to ______ no further with it.A) progress B) proceed C) march D) promote58. I waited for him half an hour, but he never ______.A) turned in B) turned down C) turned off D) turned up59. A house with a dangerous gas ______ can be broken into immediately.A) leak B) split C) mess D) crack60. A dark suit is ______ to a light one for evening wear.A) favourable B) suitable C) preferable D) proper61. It was in the United States that I made the ______ of professor Jones.A) acknowledgement B) acquaintance C) recognition D) association62. Could you take a ______ sheet of paper and write your name at the top?A) bare B) vacant C) hollow D) blank63. A culture in which the citizens share similar religious beliefs and values is more likely to havelaws that represent the wishes of its people than is a culture where citizens come from 6______ backgrounds.A) extensive B) influential C) diverse D) identical64. Areas where students have particular difficulty have been treated ______ particular care.A) by B) in C) under D) with65. He gave a ______ to handle the affairs in a friendly manner.A) pledge B) mission C) plunge D) motion66. Don’t let the child play with scissors ______ he cuts himself.A) in case B) so that C) now that D) only if67. ______ the danger from enemy action, people had to cope with a severe shortage of food,clothing, fuel, and almost everything.A) As far as B) As long as C) As well as D) As soon as68. Many people lost their jobs during the business ______.A) desperation B) decrease C) despair D) depression69. Whenever a big company ______ a small one, the product almost always gets worse.A) gets on with B) cuts down C) takes over D) puts up with70. Mr. Smith was the only witness who said that the fire was ______.A) mature B) deliberate C) meaningful D) innocentPart IV Short Answer Questions (15 minutes)Directions: In this part there is a short passage with 8 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Write your answers in the spaces provided on the right of the page.What personal qualities are desirable in a teacher? I think the following would be generally accepted.First, the teacher’s personality should be lively and attractive. This does not rule out people who are plain-looking, or even ugly, because many such people have great personal charm. But it does rule out such types as the over-excitable, sad, cold, and frustrated.Secondly, it is not merely desirable but essential for a teacher to have a genuine capacity for sympathy, a capacity to understand the minds and feelings of other people, especially, since most teachers are school teachers, the minds and feelings of children. Closely related with this is the capacity to be tolerant – not, indeed, of what is wrong, but of the weaknesses and immaturity of human nature which induce (诱导) people, and again especially children, to make mistakes.Thirdly, I hold it essential for a teacher to be both intellectually and morally honest. This means that he will be aware of his intellectual strengths and limitations, and will have thought about and decided upon the moral principles by which his life shall be guided. There is no contradiction in my going on to say that a teacher should be a bit of an actor. That is part of the technique of teaching, which demands that every now and then a teacher should be able to put on an act – to enliven (使生动) a lesson, correct a fault, or award praise. Children, especially young children, live in a world that is rather larger than life.A teacher must be capable of infinite patience. This, I may say, is largely a matter of self-discipline and self-training, for we are none of us born like that.Finally, I think a teacher should have the kind of mind which always wants to go on learning. Teaching is a job at which one will never be perfect; there is always something more to learn7about it. There are three principal objects of study: the subjects which the teacher is teaching; the methods by which the subjects can best be taught to the particular pupils in the classes he is teaching; and g by far the most important -- the children, young people, or adults to whom the subjects are to be taught. The two fundamental principles of British education today are that education is education of the whole person, and that it is best acquired through full and active co-operation between two persons, the teacher and the learner.S1. Plain-looking teachers can also be admired by their students if they have _________.__________________________________________________________________S2. The author says it is _________that teachers be sympathetic with their students.__________________________________________________________________S3. A teacher should be tolerant because humans tend to have S3 (1) _________and to be S3(2) _________.(1)________________________________________________________________(2)________________________________________________________________S4. A teacher who is _________will be able to make his lessons more lively.__________________________________________________________________S5. How can a teacher acquire infinite patience?__________________________________________________________________S6. Since teaching is a job no one can be perfect at, it is necessary for teachers to keep improving their knowledge of the subjects they teach and their _________.__________________________________________________________________S7. Teachers’ most importan t object of study is _________.__________________________________________________________________S8. Education cannot be best acquired without _________ between the teacher and the learner.__________________________________________________________________Part V Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write an eye-witness account of a traffic accident. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese.假设你在某日某时目击一起车祸，就此写一份见证书。

2003年6月大学英语四级A卷考试试题、答案Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversation. At the end of each conversation. a question wilt be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each questionthere 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 thee office.B) In the waiting room.C) At the airport.D) In a restaurant.From tile conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This conversation is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) "At the office" is the best answer Youshould choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] ID]1. A) Give Bob a phone call. C) Go look for Bob.B) Go and pick Bob up. D) Wait for Bob.2. A) She is working in the city. C) Jobs are easier to find in the city.B) Life in the suburbs is lonely. D) It's less expensive l/ring in the city.3. A) In a printing shop. C) At a bookstore.B) At a publishing house. D) In a library.4. A) The woman be more careful next time. C) The woman find a spare key.B) They try to think of a solution. D) They come downstairs.5. A) Sending an e-mail. C) Talking on the phone.B) Working in an office. D) Doing spellingpractice.6. A) Buy something for the picnic. C) Go shopping with the man.C) Go for a ride around town. D) Have a picnic.7. A) The woman misplaced her class permit for biology.B)The woman arrived for registration too early.C) The woman missed registration for the biology course.D) The woman got a wrong class permit.8. A) The woman likes the weather in New York very much.B) The woman will stay in New York a long time.C) The man is planning to visit New York.D) It's quite cold in New York now.9. A) The old lady sitting next to the couple likes toys very much.B) An old lady took the couple’s suitcase for her own.C) The couple's suitcase was stolen in the restaurant.D) The man forgot to put the toys in their suitcase.10. A) She's flying to Hong Kong.B) She's going to buy an air ticket.C) She's going to say good-bye to Bill.D) She's leaving for Hoog Kong with Bill.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end ofeach passage. you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questionswill 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 OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A)They him only retired workers.B) They each do jobs they are good at.C) They close the hotel during low seasons.D) They employ as few workers as possible.12. A) Staff training. C) Cleaning and washing up.B) Book-keeping. D) Gardening and flower arranging. 13. A) They have their hotel beautifully decorated.B) They provide delicious food.C) They make their guests feel at home.D) They give parties regularly for their visitors.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) To withdraw his deposit. C) To rob the bank.B) To cash a cheek. D) To get his prize.15. A) A radio announcer C) A car mechanic.B) A bank employee. D) A movie actor.16. A) They let him do what he wanted to. C) They pressed the alarm.B) They helped him find large bills. D) They called the police.17. A) He was afraid that be would be caught on the spot.B) Large bills were not within his reach.C) The maximum sum allowed was 55,000.D) He was limited by time and the size of his pockets.Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. A) A rescuer on the Golden Gate Bridge. C) A telephone operator.B) A professional diver. D) A guard on the Golden Gate Bridge.19. A) Someone ham fallen off the bridge.B) Someone on the bridge is being attacked.C) Someone is threatening to destroy the bridge.D) Someone on the bridge is attempting to kill himself.20. A) Call the mother to come fight away.B)Try to communicate with them first.C) Help them to get out of their misty.D) Remind them that they have children to take care of.Part ⅡReading 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 choicesmarked A), B), C)and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single ling through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.A rectal study, published in last week’s Journal of the American Medical Association, offers a picture of how risky it is to get a lift from a teenage driver, Indeed, a 16-year-old driver with three or more passengers is threetimes as likely to have a fatal accident as a teenager driving alone, By contrast, the risk of death for drivers between 30 and 59 decreases with each additional passenger.The autboes also found that the death rates for teenage drivers increased dramatically after 10 p.m., and especially after midnight, With passengers in the car, the driver was even more likely to die in a late-night accident.Robert Foss, a scientist at the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, says the higher death rates for teenage drivers have less todo with “really stupid behavior”than with just a lack of driving experience.“The basic issue.”Be says, “is that adults who are responsible for issuing licenses fail to recognize how complex and skilled a task driving is.”Both he and the author of the study believe that the way to mitigate (使……缓解)the problem is to have states institute so-called graduated licensing systems,in which getting a license is a multistage process. A graduated license requires that a leenager first prove himself capable of driving in the presence of an adult, followed by a period of driving with night of passcager restrictions,before graduating to full driving privileges.Graduated licensing systems have reduced leenage driver crashes, according torecent studies, About half of the states now have some sort of graduatedHcensing system in place, but only 10 of those states have restrictions on passengers, California is the strictest, with a novice(新手)driver prohibited from carrying any passenger under 20(without the presence of an adult over 25)for the first six months.21. Which of the following situations is most dangerous according to the passage?A) Adults giving a lift to teenagers on the highway after 10 p.m.B) A teenager driving after midnight with passengers in the car.C) Adults driving with three or more teenage passengers late at night.D) A teenager getting a lift from a stranger on the highway at midnight.22. According to Robert Foss. The high death rate of teenage drivers is mainly due to ________A) their frequent driving at night C) their lack of driving experienceB) their improper way of driving D) their driving with passengers23. According to Paragraph 3. which of the following statements is TRUE?A) Teenagers should spend more time learning to drive.B) Driving is a skill too complicated for teenagers to learn.C) Restrictions should be imposed on teenagers applying to take driving lessons.D) The licensing authonties are partly responsible for teenagers' drivingaccidents.24. A suggested measure to be taken to reduce teenagers' driving accidents isthat ________ .A) driving in the presence of an adult should be made a ruleB) they should be prohibited from taking on passengersC) they should not be allowed to drive after 10 p.m.D) the licensing system should be improved25. The present situation in about half of the states is that the graduated licensing system ________.A) is under discussion C) has been put into effectB) is about to be set up D) has been perfectedPassage TwoPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.If you know exactly what you want, the best route to a job is to get specialized training. A recent survey shows that companies the graduates in such fields as business and health care who can go to work immediately with very little on-the-job training.That's especially true of booing fields that are challenging for workers. At Cornell's School of Hotel Administration, for example, bachelor's degree graduates get an average of four or five job offers with salaries ranging from the high teens to the low 20s and plenty of chances for rapid advancement. Large companies, especially, like a background of formal education coupled with work experience.But in the long run, too much specialization doesn't pay off. Business, which has been flooded with MBAs, no longer considers the degree an automatic stampof approval. The MBA may open doors and command a higher salary injtially, but the impact of a degree washes out after five years.As further evidence of the erosion (销蚀) of corporate(公司的) faith in specialized degrees, Michigan State’s Scheetz cites a pattern in corporate hiring practices, Although companies tend to take on specialists as new hires, they often seek out gencralists for middle and upper-level management. “They want someone who isn’t constrained(限制)by nuts and bolts to look at the big picture,”says Scheetz.This sounds suspiciously like a formal statement that you approve of theliberal-arts graduate. Time and again labor-market analysts mention a need for talents that liberal-arts majors are assumed to have: writing and communication skills, organizational skills, open-mindedness and adapeability, and the ability to analyze and solve problems, David Birch claims he does not hire anybody with an MBA or an engineering degree, “I hire only liberal-arts people because they have a less-than-canned way of doing things,”says Birch. Liberal-arts means an academically thorough and strict program that includes literature, history,mathematics, economics, science, human behavior—plus a computer course or two. With that under your belt, you can feel free to specialize, “A liberal-arts degree coupled with an MBA or some other technical training is a very good combination in the marketplace,”says Scheetz.26. What kinds of people are in high demand on the job market?A) Students with a bachelor's degree in humanities.B) People with an MBA degree front top universities.C) People with formal schooling plus work experience.D) People with special training in engineering27. By saying “…but the impact of a degree washes out after five years”(Line 3, Para, 3), the author means ________.A) most MBA programs fail to provide students with a solid foundationB) an MBA degree does not help promotion to managerial positionsC) MBA programs will not be as popular in five years' time as they are nowD) in five people will forget about the degree the MBA graduates have got28. According to Scheetz's statement (Lines 4-5. Para. 4), companies prefer________.A) people who have a strategic mindB) people who are talented in fine artsC) people who are ambitious and aggressiveD) people who have received training in mechanics29. David Birch claims that he only hires liberal-arts people because ________.A) they are more capable of handling changing situationsB) they can stick to established ways of solving problemsC) they are thoroughly trained in a variety of specialized fieldsD) they have attended special programs in management30. Which of the following statements does the author support?A) Specialists are more expensive to hire than generalists.B) Formal schooling is less important than job training.C) On-the-job training is, in the long run, less costly.D) Generalists will outdo specialists in management.Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.About six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City whena woman and a young boy sat down at the next table, I couldn’t help overhearing parts of their conversation. At one point the woman asked: "So, how have you been?" And the boy—who could not have been more than seven or eight years old —replied. "Frankly, I've been feeling a little depressed lately.''This incident stuck in my mind because it confirmed my growing belief that children are changing. As far as I can remember, my friends and I didn’t find out we were “depressed”until we were in high school.The evidence of a change in children has increased steadily in recent years. Children don’t seem childlike anymore. Children speak more like adults, dress more like adults and behave more like adults than they used to.Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it certainly is different. Childhood as it once was no longer exists, Why?Human development is based not only on innate (天生的) biological states, butalso on patterns of access to social knowledge. Movement from one social roteto another usually involves learning the secrets of the new status. Childrenhave always been taught adult secrets, but slowly and in stages: traditionally,we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders.In the last 30 years. however, a secret-revelation (揭示) machine has been installed in 98 percent of American homes. It is called television, Television passes information, and indiscriminately (不加区分地), to all viewers alike, bethey children or adults. Unable to resist the temptation, many children turntheir attention from printed texts to the less challenging, more vivid moving pictures.Communication through print, as a matter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social information to which children have access. Reading and writing involve a complex code of symbols that must be memorized and practices. Children must read simple books before they can read complex materials.31. According to the author, feeling depressed is ________.A) a sure sign of a psychological problem in a childB) something hardly to be expected in a young childC) an inevitable has of children's mental developmentD) a mental scale present in all humans, including children32. Traditionally, a child is supposed to learn about the adult world ________.A) through contact with society C) naturally and by biologicalinstinctB) gradually and under guidance D)through exposure to social information33. The phenomenon that today’s children seem adultiike is attributed by the author to ________.A) the widespread influence of televisionB) the poor arrangement of teaching contentC) the fast pace of human intellectual developmentD) the constantly rising standard of living34. Why is the author in favor of communication through print for children?A) It enables children to gain more social information.B) It develops children's interest in reading and writing.C) It helps children to memorize and practice more.D) It can control what children are to learn.35. What does the author think of the change in today’s children?A) He feels amused by chair premature behavior.B) He thinks it is a phenomenon worthy of note.C) He considers it a positive development.D) He seems to be upset about it.Passage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage."Opinion" is a word that is used carelessly today. It is used to refer to matters of taste, belief, and judgment. This casual use would probably causelittle confusion if people didn’t attach too much importance to opinion. Unfortunately, most to attach great importance to it. "I have as much right to my opinion as you to yours, '' and ''Everyone’s entitled to his opinion, '' are common expressions. In fact, anyone who would challenge another's opinion is likely to be branded intolerant.Is that label accurate? Is it intolerant to challenge another's opinion? It depends on what definition of opinion you have in mind. For example, you may ask a friend ''What do you think of the new Ford cars?" And he may reply, "In my opinion, they're ugly." In this case, it would not only be intolerantto challenge his statement, but foolish. For it's obvious that by opinion he means his personal preference, a matter of taste. And as the old saying goes, ''It's pointless to argue about matters of taste."But consider this very different use of the term, A newspaper reports that the Supreme Court has delivered its opinion in a controversial case. Obviously the justices did not shale their personal preferences, their mere likes and dislikes, They stated their considered judgment, painstakingly arrived at after thorough inquiry and deliberation.Most of what is referred to as opinion falls somewhere between these two extremes. It is not an expression of taste. Nor is it careful judgment. Yet it may contain elements of both. It is a view or belief more or less casually arrived at, with or without examining the evidence.Is everyone entitled to his opinion? Of course, this is not only permitted, but guaranteed. We are free to act on our opinions only so long as, in doing so, we do not harm others.36. Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the author?A) Everyone has a right to hold his own opinion.B) Free expression of opinions often leads to confusion.C) Most people tend to be careless in forming their opinions.D) Casual use of the word "opinion" often brings about quarrels.37. According to the author, who of the following would be labored as intolerant?A) Someone who turns a deaf ear to others' opinions.B) Someone who can't put up with others' tastes.C) Someone who values only their own opinions.D) Someone whose opinion harm. other people.38. The new Ford cars are cited as an example to show that ________.A) it is foolish to criticize a famous brandB) one should not always agree to others' opinionsC) personal tastes are not something to be challengedD) it is unwise to express one's likes and dislikes in public39. Considered judgment is different from personal preference in that ________.A) it is stated by judges in the courtB) it reflects public like and dislikesC) it is a result of a lot of controversyD) it is based on careful thought40. As indicated in the passage, being free to act on one's opinion ________.A) means that one can ignore other people's criticismB) means that one can impose his pre6ereaccs on othersC) doesn't mean that one has the right to do things at willD) doesn't mean that one has the right to charge others without evidencePart ⅢVocabulary and Structure (20 minutes) Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences it: this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose cite ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the Corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.41. The beam that is ________by a laser differs in several ways from the light that comes out of a flashlight.A) emitted C ) motivatedB) transported D) translated42. We booked rooms at the hotel ________we should find no vacancies on our arrival.A) whenever C) sinceB) if D) lest43. Modern forms of transportation and communication have done much to________the isolation of life in Alaska.A) break through C) break intoB) break down D) break out44. We know through painful experience that freedom is never by the oppressor; it must be ________by the oppressed.A) demanded C) requiredB) commanded D) requested45. Color and sex are not relevant ________whether a person is suitable for the job.A) on C) toB) for D) with46. ________the enormous flow of food from the entire globe, these countries have for many years not felt any population pressure.A)Thanks to C) In line withB) By means of D) With regard to47. Kesearch universities have to keep up with the latest computer andscientific hardware ________price.A) On account of C) in addition toB) regardless of D) not to mention48. Three university departments have been ________ $600,000 to develop good practice in teaching and learning.A) promoted C) securedB) included D) awarded49. The rapid development of communications technology is transforming the________in which people communicate across time and space.A) mood C) mannerB) mission D) vision50. Mr.Jones holds strong views against video games and ________the clsing ofall recreation facilities for such games.A) assists C) advocatesB) acknowledges D) admits51. Workers in the fine arts ________thoughts and feelings through their creative works.A) transmit C) conveyB) elaborate D) contribute52. Small as it is, the ant is as much a creature as ________all otheranimals on earth.A) are C) isB) do D) have53. The policeman declared that the blow on the victim's head ________from behind.A) should have been made C) would have been madeB) must have been made D) ought to have been made54. Finding a job can be ________and disappointing, and therefore it isimportant that you are prepared.A) exploiting C) profitingB) frustrating D) misleading55. It British government often says that furnishing children with ________ to the information superhighway is a top priority.A) procedure C) exploreB) protection D) acceis56. Louis Herman, at the University of Hawall, has ________a serics of new experiments in which some animals have learned to understand sentences.A) installed C) devisedB) equipped D) formatted57. Researchers at the University of Illanois determined that the ________of a father can help improve a child’s grades.A) involvement C) accociationB) intetaction D) communcation58.We can accept your order ________payment is made in advance.A)in the bellef that C) on the excuse thatB) in order that D) on condition that59.Many in the crodit industry expect that credit cards will eventually________paper money for almost every purchase.A) exchange C)ceplaceB) reduce D)trade60.Any donation you can give will help us ________the suffering and isolation of the homeless this New Year.A) lift C) comfortB) patch D) ease61. In India more than oce hundred languages are spoken, ________ which only fourteen are tecognized as official.A) of C) withB) in D) within62. Techniques for ________sleep would involve learning to control both mind and body so that sleep can occur.A) cultivating C) pushingB) promocing D) streagthening63. It is important to ________between the rules of grammar and the conventions of written language.A) determine C)exploreB) identify D)distinguish64. It is too early to say whether IBM’s competitors will be able to________their products to the new hardware at an affordable cost.A)adapt C) yieldB)stick D)adopt65. This research has attracted wide coverage in the ________and has featured on BBC television’s Tomorrow’s World.A) data C)messageB)source D)media66.I had just posted the letter when I remembered that hadn’t________the cheque.A) imposed C)enclosedB) involved D)contained67.She had a tense expression on her face, ________she were expecting trouble.A) even though C)even asB) as though D) now that68.They were ________admission to the military exhibition because they were foreigners.A) denied C)deprivedB) declined D) rejected69.It gave me a strange feeling of excitement to see my name in ________.A) prospect C) processB) print D) press70. Residents were cutting their lawns, washing their cars and otherwise________a pleasant, sunny day.A) idling away C) chasing awayB) taking away D) driving awayPart ⅣShort Answer Questions (15 minutes)Directions: In this part there is a short passage with 8 questions orincomplete statements. R the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in fewest possible words. Your answer may be a word, a phrase, or a short sente. Fewest possible words. Your answer may be a word, a phrase, or a short sente. Write your answers in the spaces provided on theright of the page.Sports is one of the world’s largest industries, and most athletes areprofessionals who are paid for their efforts. Because an athlete succeeds by achievement only—not by economic b ground or family connections—sports can be a fast route to wealth, and many athletes play n for money than for love.This has not always been true. In the ancient Olympics the winner got only a wreath of leaves (橄榄叶花环). Even though the winners became national heroes,the games remained teur for centuries. Athletes won fame, but no money. As time passed, however, the contests bec increasingly less amateur and cities began to hire athletes to represent them. By the fourth can A.D., the Olympics were ruined, and they were soon ended.In 1896, the Olympic games were revived (使再度兴起)with the same goal of pure ama competition. The rules bar athletes who have ever received a $50 prize oran athletic scholars or who have spent four weeks in a training camp. At least one competitor in the 1896 games me these qualifications. He was Spiridon Loues, a water carrier who won the marathon race, After race, a rich Athenian offered him anything he wanted. A true amateur, Loues accepted only a cart and a horse. Then he gave up running forever. But Loues was an exception and now, as the Chairman of the German Olympic Committee said, “Nobody pays any attention to these rules.”Many countries pay their athletes to train year-round, and Olympic athletes are eager to sell their names to companies that make everything fromski equipment to fast food.Even the games themselves have become a huge business. Countries fight to hold the Olympics not only for honor, but for money. The 1972 games in Munich cost the Germans 545 million dollars, but by selling medal symbols, TV rights, food, drink ,hotel rooms, and souvenirs (纪念品), they managed to make a profit. Appropriately, the symbol of victory in the Olympic games is no longer a simple olive wreath—it is a gold medal.S1. To many people, sports today is nothing S1.________but S1 .S2. What do most athletes of today go after? S2.________S2 .S3. What reward could an ancient Greek athlete S3.________expect? S3 .S4. By the fourth century A.D., Olympic contests S4.________became increasingly more S4 .thus ruining the Olympics.S5.When the Olympic games were revived in S5.________1896, athletes who had received specialtraining in camps would be S5 .S6. What did Spiridon Loues do after he accepted S6.________the Athenian’s gift? S6 .S7. According to the author, some athletes are S7.________Even willing to advertise for businessesWhich sell things like S7 .S8. The 1972 Munich games managed to make S8.(1)________a big profit mainly by S8(1) services (2)________and selling S8(2) .（东方教育小水整理发布，网址：点击CET频道）Part ⅤWriting(30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic The Day My Classmate Fell Ill (or Got Injured). You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese:1.简单叙述一下这位同学生病（或受伤）的情况2.同学、老师和我是如何帮助他/她的3.人与人之间的这种相互关爱给我的感受是……The Day My Classmate Fell Ill (or Got Injured)Answer:PartⅠListening Comprehension1-----5 D A C B C6----10 A B C B A11---15 D C C D C16---20 A D A D BPartⅡReading Comprehension21---25 B C D D C26---30 C B A A D31---35 B B A D B36---40 A B C D CPart ⅢVocabulary and Structure41---45 A D A A C46---50 A B D C C51---55 C A B B D56---60 C A D C D61---65 A B D A D66---70 C B A B APart ⅣShort Answer QuestionsS1 a fast route to wealth。

2003年6月四级试题Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:On average, American kids ages 3 to 12 spent 29 hours a week in school, eight hours more than they did in 1981. They also did more household work and participated in more of such organized activities as soccer and ballet (芭蕾舞). Involvement in sports, in particular, rose almost 50% from 1981 to 1997: boys now spend an average of four hours a week playing sports; girls log half t hat time. All in all, however, children’s leisure time dropped from 40% of the day in 1981 to 25%.“Children are affected by the same time crunch (危机) that affects their parents,” says Sandra Hofferth, who headed the recent study of children’s timetable. A chief reason, she says, is that more mothers are working outside the home. (Nevertheless, children in both double-income and “male breadwinner” households spent comparable mounts of time interacting with their parents, 19 hours and 22 hours respectively. In contrast, children spent only 9 hours with their single mothers.)All work and no play could make for some very messed-up kids. “Play is the most powerful way a child explores the world and learns about himself,” says T. Berry Brazelton, professor at Harvard Medical School. Unstructured play encourages independent thinking and allows the young to negotiate their relationships with their peers, but kids ages 3 to 12 spent only 12 hours a week engaged in it.The children sampled spent a quarter of their rapidly decreasing “free time” watching television. But that, believe it or not, was one of the findings parents might regard as good news. If they’re spending less time in front of the TV set, however, kids aren’t replacing it with reading. Despite efforts to get kids more interested in books, the children spent just over an hour a week reading. Let’s face it, who’s got the time?21. By mentioning “the same time crunch” (Line 1, Para. 2) Sandra Hofferth me ans ________.A) children have little time to play with their parentsB) children are not taken good care of by their working parentsC) both parents and children suffer from lack of leisure timeD) both parents and children have trouble managing their time22. According to the author, the reason given by Sandra Hofferth for the time crunch is______.A) quite convincingB) partially trueC) totally groundlessD) rather confusing23. According to the author a child develops better if ______.A) he has plenty of time reading and studyingB) he is left to play with his peers in his own wayC) he has more time participating in school activitiesD) he is free to interact with his working parents24. The author is concerned about the fact that American kids ______.A) are engaged in more and more structured activitiesB) are increasingly neglected by their working mothersC) are spending more and more time watching TVD) are involved less and less in household work25. We can infer from the passage that ______.A) extracurricular activities promote children’s intelligenceB) most children will turn to reading with TV sets switched offC) efforts to get kids interested in reading have been fruitfulD) most parents believe reading to be beneficial to childrenPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:Henry Ford, the famous U.S. inventor and car manufacturer, once said, ‘The business of America is business.” By this he meant that the U.S. way of life is based on th e values of the business world.Few would argue with Ford’s statement. A brief glimpse at a daily newspaper vividly shows how much people in the United States think about business. For example, nearly every newspaper has a business section, in which the deals and projects, finances and management, stock prices and labor problems of corporations are reported daily. In addition, business news can appear in every other section. Most national news has an important financial aspect to it. Welfare, foreign aid, the federal budget, and the policies of the Federal Reserve Bank are all heavily affected by business. Moreover, business news appears in some of the unlikeliest places. The world of arts and entertainment is often referred to as “the entertainment industry” or “show business.”The positive side of Henry Ford’s statement can be seen in the prosperity that business has brought to U.S. life. One of the most important reasons so many people from all over the world come to live in the United States is the dream of a better job. Jobs are produced in abundance (大量地) because the U.S. economic system is driven by competition. People believe that this system creates more wealth, more jobs, and a materially better way of life.The negative side of Henry Ford’s statemen t, however, can be seen when the word business is taken to mean big business. And the term big business—referring to the biggest companies, is seen in opposition to labor. Throughout U.S. history working people have had to fight hard for higher wages, better working conditions, and the right to form unions. Today, many of the old labor disputes are over, but there is still some employee anxiety. Downsizing—the laying off of thousands of workers to keep expenses low and profits high -- creates feelings of insecurity for many.26. The united States is a typical country ______.A) which encourages free trade at homes and abroadB) where people’s chi ef concern is how to make moneyC) where all businesses are managed scientificallyD) which normally works according to the federal budget27. The influence of business in the U.S. is evidenced by the fact that ______.A) most newspapers are run by big businessesB) even public organizations concentrate on working for profitsC) Americans of all professions know how to do businessD) even arts and entertainment are regarded as business28. According to the passage, immigrants choose to settle in the U.S., dreaming that ______.A) they can start profitable businesses thereB) they can be more competitive in businessC) they will make a fortune overnight thereD) they will find better chances of employment29. Henry Ford’s statements can be t aken negatively because ______.A) working people are discouraged to fight for their rightsB) there are many industries controlled by a few big capitalistsC) there is a conflicting relationship between big corporations and laborD) public services are not run by the federal government30. A company’s efforts to keep expenses low and pr ofits high may result in ______.A) reduction in the number of employeesB) improvement of working conditionsC) fewer disputes between labor and managementD) a rise in workers’ wagesPassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:Professor Smith recently persuaded 35 people, 23 of them women, to keep a diary of all their absent-minded actions for a fortnight. When he came to analyse their embarrassing lapses (差错) in a scientific report, he was surprised to find that nearly all of them fell into a few groupings. Nor did the lapses appear to be entirely random (随机的).One of the women, for instance, on leaving her house for work one morning threw her dog her earrings and tried to fix a dog biscuit on her ear. “The explanati on for this is that the brain is like a computer,” explains the professor. “People programme themselves to do certain activities regularly. It was the woman’s custom every morning to throw her dog two biscuits and then put on her earrings. But somehow the action got reversed in the programme.” About one in twenty of the incidents the volunteers reported were these “programme assembly failures.”Altogether the volunteers logged 433 unintentional actions that they found themselves doing – an average of twelve each. There appear to be peak periods in the day when we are at our zaniest (荒谬可笑的). These are two hours some time between eight a.m. and noon, between four and six p.m. with a smaller peak between eight and ten p.m. “Among men the peak seems to be whe n a changeover in brain ‘programmes’ occurs, as for instance between going to and from work.” Women on average reported slightly more lapses – 12.5 compared with 10.9 for men – probably because they were more reliable reporters.A startling finding of the research is that the absent-minded activity is a hazard of doing things in which we are skilled. Normally, you would expect that skill reduces the number of errors we make. But trying to avoid silly slips by concentrating more could make things a lot worse –even dangerous.31. In his study Professor Smith asked the subjects ______.A) to keep track of people who tend to forget thingsB) to report their embarrassing lapses at randomC) to analyse their awkward experiences scientificallyD) to keep a record of what they did unintentionally32. Professor Smith discovered that ______.A) certain patterns can be identified in the recorded incidentsB) many people were too embarrassed to admit their absent-mindednessC) men tend to be more absent-minded than womenD) absent-mindedness is an excusable human weakness33. “Programme assembly failures” (Line 6, Para.2) refers to the phenomenon that people ______.A) often fail to programme their routines beforehandB) tend to make mistakes when they are in a hurryC) unconsciously change the sequence of doing thingsD) are likely to mess things up if they are too tired34. We learn from the third paragraph that ______.A) absent-mindedness tends to occur during certain hours of the dayB) women are very careful to perform actions during peak periodsC) women experience more peak periods of absent-mindednessD) men’s absent-mindedness often results in funny situations35. It can be concluded from the passage that ______.A) people should avoid doing important things during peak periods of lapsesB) hazards can be avoided when people do things they are good atC) people should be careful when programming their actionsD) lapses cannot always be attributed to lack of concentrationPassage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:It’s no secret that many children would be healthier and happier with adoptive parents than with the parents that nature dealt them. That’s especially true of chil dren who remain in abusive homes bemuse the law blindly favors biological parents. It’s also true of children who suffer for years in foster homes (收养孩子的家庭) because of parents who can’t or won’t care for them but refuse to give up custody (监护) rights.Fourteen-year-old Kimberly Mays fits neither description, but her recent court victory could eventually help children who do. Kimberly has been the object of an angry custody battle between the man who raised her and her biological parents, with whom she has never lived. A Florida judge ruled that the teenager can remain with the only father she’s ever known and that her biological parent s have “no legal claim” on her.The ruling, though it may yet be reversed, sets aside the principle that biology is the primary determinant of parentage. That’s an important development, one that’s long overdue.Shortly after birth in December 1978, Kimberly Mays and another infant were mistakenly switched and sent home with the wrong parents. Kimberly’s biological pare nts, Ernest and Regina Twigg, received a child who died of a heart disease in 1988. Medical tests showed that the childwasn’t the Twiggs’ own daughter, but Kimberly was, thus sparking a custody battle with Robert Mays. In 1989, the two families agreed that Mr. Mays would maintain custody with the Twiggs getting visiting rights. Those rights were ended when Mr. Mays decided that Kimberly was being harmed.The decision to leave Kimberly with Mr. Mays rendered her suit debated. But the judge made clear that Kimberly did have standing to sue (起诉) on her own behalf. Thus he made clear that she was more than just property to be handled as adults saw fit.Certainly, the biological link between parent and child is fundamental. But biological parents aren’t al ways preferable to adoptive ones, and biological parentage does not convey an absolute ownership that cancels all the rights of children.36. What was the primary consideration in the Florida judge’s ruling?A) The biological link.B) The child’s be nefits.C) The traditional practice.D) The parents’ feelings.37. We can learn from the Kimberly case that ______.A) children are more than just personal possessions of their parentsB) the biological link between parents and child should be emphasizedC) foster homes bring children more pain and suffering than careD) biological parents shouldn’t claim custody rights after their chi ld is adopted38. The Twiggs claimed custody rights to Kimberly because ______.A) they found her unhap py in Mr. Mays’ custodyB) they regarded her as their propertyC) they were her biological parentsD) they felt guilty about their past mistake39. Kimberly had been given to Mr. Mays ________.A) by sheer accidentB) out of charityC) at his requestD) for better care40. The author’s attitude towards the judge’s rulin g could be described as ______.A) doubtful B) critical C) cautious D) supportivePart III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)Directions: There are 3.0. incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.41. She ______ her trip to New York because she was ill.A) called off B) closed down C) put up D) went off42. ______ the storm, the ship would have reached its destination on time.A) But for B) In case of C) In spite of D) Because of43. We should concentrate on sharply reducing interest rates to pull the economy out of ______.A) rejection B) restriction C) retreat D) recession44. The ______ of finding gold in California attracted a lot of people to settle down there.A) prospects B) speculations C) stakes D) provisions45 I suffered from mental ______ because of stress from my job.A) damage B) release C) relief D) fatigue46. The rest of the day was entirely at his ______ for reading or recreation.A) dismissal B) survival C) disposal D) arrival47. You will not be ______ about your food in time of great hunger.A) special B) particular C) peculiar D) specific48. Crime is increasing worldwide, and there is every reason to believe the ______ will continueinto the next decade.A) emergency B) trend C) pace D) schedule49. You shouldn’t have written in the ______ since the book belongs to the library.A) interval B) border C) margin D) edge50. The ______ of airplane engines announced a coming air raid.A) roar B) exclamation C) whistle D) scream51. This ticket ______ you to a free boat tour on the lake.A) entitles B) appoints C) grants D) credits52. This is the nurse who ______ to me when I was ill in hospital.A) accompanied B) attended C) entertained D) shielded53. I was about to ______ a match w hen I remembered Tom’s warning.A) rub B) hit C) scrape D) strike54. The advertisement says this material does n’t ______ in the wash, but it has.A) contract B) shrink C) slim D) dissolve55. He was proud of being chosen to participate in the game and he ______ us that he would try ashard as possible.A) insured B) guaranteed C) assumed D) assured56. Not only the professionals but also the amateurs will ______ from the new training facilities.A) derive B) acquire C) benefit D) reward57. The work was almost complete when we received orders to ______ no further with it.A) progress B) proceed C) march D) promote58. I waited for him half an hour, but he never ______.A) turned in B) turned down C) turned off D) turned up59. A house with a dangerous gas ______ can be broken into immediately.A) leak B) split C) mess D) crack60. A dark suit is ______ to a light one for evening wear.A) favourable B) suitable C) preferable D) proper61. It was in the United States that I made the ______ of professor Jones.A) acknowledgement B) acquaintance C) recognition D) association62. Could you take a ______ sheet of paper and write your name at the top?A) bare B) vacant C) hollow D) blank63. A culture in which the citizens share similar religious beliefs and values is more likely to havelaws that represent the wishes of its people than is a culture where citizens come from______ backgrounds.A) extensive B) influential C) diverse D) identical64. Areas where students have particular difficulty have been treated ______ particular care.A) by B) in C) under D) with65. He gave a ______ to handle the affairs in a friendly manner.A) pledge B) mission C) plunge D) motion66. Don’t let the child play with scissors ______ he cuts himself.A) in case B) so that C) now that D) only if67. ______ the danger from enemy action, people had to cope with a severe shortage of food,clothing, fuel, and almost everything.A) As far as B) As long as C) As well as D) As soon as68. Many people lost their jobs during the business ______.A) desperation B) decrease C) despair D) depression69. Whenever a big company ______ a small one, the product almost always gets worse.A) gets on with B) cuts down C) takes over D) puts up with70. Mr. Smith was the only witness who said that the fire was ______.A) mature B) deliberate C) meaningful D) innocentPart IV Short Answer Questions (15 minutes)Directions: In this part there is a short passage with 8 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Write your answers in the spaces provided on the right of the page.What personal qualities are desirable in a teacher? I think the following would be generally accepted.First, the teacher’s personality should be lively and attractive. This does not rule out people who are plain-looking, or even ugly, because many such people have great personal charm. But it does rule out such types as the over-excitable, sad, cold, and frustrated.Secondly, it is not merely desirable but essential for a teacher to have a genuine capacity for sympathy, a capacity to understand the minds and feelings of other people, especially, since most teachers are school teachers, the minds and feelings of children. Closely related with this is the capacity to be tolerant – not, indeed, of what is wrong, but of the weaknesses and immaturity of human nature which induce (诱导) people, and again especially children, to make mistakes.Thirdly, I hold it essential for a teacher to be both intellectually and morally honest. This means that he will be aware of his intellectual strengths and limitations, and will have thought about and decided upon the moral principles by which his life shall be guided. There is no contradiction in my going on to say that a teacher should be a bit of an actor. That is part of the technique of teaching, which demands that every now and then a teacher should be able to put on an act – to enliven (使生动) a lesson, correct a fault, or award praise. Children, especially young children, live in a world that is rather larger than life.A teacher must be capable of infinite patience. This, I may say, is largely a matter of self-discipline and self-training, for we are none of us born like that.Finally, I think a teacher should have the kind of mind which always wants to go on learning. Teaching is a job at which one will never be perfect; there is always something more to learnabout it. There are three principal objects of study: the subjects which the teacher is teaching; the methods by which the subjects can best be taught to the particular pupils in the classes he is teaching; and g by far the most important -- the children, young people, or adults to whom the subjects are to be taught. The two fundamental principles of British education today are that education is education of the whole person, and that it is best acquired through full and active co-operation between two persons, the teacher and the learner.S1. Plain-looking teachers can also be admired by their students if they have _________.__________________________________________________________________S2. The author says it is _________that teachers be sympathetic with their students.__________________________________________________________________S3. A teacher should be tolerant because humans tend to have S3 (1) _________and to be S3(2) _________.(1)________________________________________________________________(2)________________________________________________________________S4. A teacher who is _________will be able to make his lessons more lively.__________________________________________________________________S5. How can a teacher acquire infinite patience?__________________________________________________________________S6. Since teaching is a job no one can be perfect at, it is necessary for teachers to keep improving their knowledge of the subjects they teach and their _________.__________________________________________________________________S7. Teachers’ most importan t object of study is _________.__________________________________________________________________S8. Education cannot be best acquired without _________ between the teacher and the learner.__________________________________________________________________Part V Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write an eye-witness account of a traffic accident. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese.假设你在某日某时目击一起车祸，就此写一份见证书。