2003-01解答

1 / 12 2003年1月大学英语四级试题解答

Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)

Section A

1--10 B D D B A D B A C B

Section B Compound Dictation

S1 mysterious S2 coupled S3 ruining S4 percent

S5 species S6 ensure(insure) S7 average

S8 When you consider that equals a quarter of the world catch, you begin to see the size of the

problem

S9 some countries are beginning to deal with this problem, but it's vital we find rational ways of

fishing

S10 It would make sense to give the fish enough time to recover, grow to full size and reproduce

Part II Reading Comprehension

11-20 C D B A D B B A C C 21-30 C D C A D B A C A D

Part III Vocabulary and Structure

31-40 D B C B C A D A B C 41-50 D C D D A B C D D A

51-60 A B B A C A A C B B

Part IV Cloze

61-70 B A D B C C A C D B 71-80 C A C B C C A A C B

Part V Writing

It Pays to Be Honest

As is known to all, "It pays to be honest". It is usually better to be honest than dishonest.

Sometimes honesty may get you in trouble or hurt someone, but on the whole telling the truth is

better than lying.

However, there are many dishonest instances in our society. In the first place, many merchants

cheat the customers. Take my neighbor, Xiao Wang, as an example. He bought a TV set with 2,000

yuan a week ago, but now it doesn't work. In the second place, some students cheat on exams in

order to pass the exams or get high marks. Last but not the least, many rich professionals cheat the

government by evading the taxes. Liu Xiaoqing, the famous film star, is a good case in point.

On the contrary, honesty not only brings us honor and friendship, but also material gains. To

begin with, if we are honest, we will be trusted by others, and the others' trust will give us

self-respect as well as social companionship. In addition, other people's trust will also bring us

instrumental support—financial aid, material resources, and needed services. To sum up, it does pay

to be honest.

试题详解

Part I Listening Comprehension

Section A 2003. 1

2 / 12 1. M: Mary, would you join me for dinner tonight?

W: You treated me last weekend. Now, it's my turn. Shall we try some Italian?

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

答案：B)。从男士的话语中“would you join me for dinner tonight?”可知男士邀请女士一块儿吃晚饭，女士话语“Shall we try some Italian?”进一步证实了他们可能要在一起吃晚饭。语言点：treat sb. 款待（某人），招待（某人）。

2. W: Good afternoon, I'm calling to inquire about the four-bedroom house you advertised in the

newspaper.

M: I am sorry, but it's already sold.

Q: What do we learn about the house from the conversation?

答案：D)。只要捕捉到男士话语中“it's already sold”即可。D)中“available”表示“可得到的，可利用的”，对话中的inquire about意为“询问，打听”。

3. W: John, what are you doing on your computer? Don't you remember your promise?

M: This is not a game. It's only a crossword puzzle to help increase my vocabulary.

Q: What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

答案：D)。本题需把两个人的话结合起来听。女士直接称呼John，并用责备的口气说Don't

you remember your promise?，男士的回答实际是对自己行为的辩解，另外，game，crossword

puzzle（字谜）也暗示两人的关系可能是母子。

4. M: Do you still keep in touch with your parents regularly after all these years?

W: Yes, of course. I call them at weekends when the rates are down fifty percent.

Q: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?

答案：B)。由女士话语中“I call them at weekends when the rates are down fifty percent”可知，女士在周末话费下调50％的时候给父母打电话。

5. M: Hurry, there is a bus coming.

W: Why run? There will be another one in two or three minutes.

Q: What does the woman mean?

答案：A)。从女士的回答中“There will be another one in two or three minutes可知，她建议男士不用着急，下一辆车很快就来了。

6. M: Wow, that's a big assignment we got for the English class.

W: Well, it's not as bad as it looks. It isn't due until Thursday morning.

Q: What does the woman mean?

答案：D)。女士的话语“It isn't due until Thursday morning（下周四才交作业，其中due表示‘预期的，到期的’）”暗示了“They have plenty of time to work on the assignment.）。

7. W: Hello, is that Steve? I'm stuck in the traffic jam. I'm afraid I can't make it before seven

o'clock.

M: Never mind. I'll be here waiting for you.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

答案：B)。由女士话语“I'm stuck in the traffic jam. I'm afraid I can't make it before seven o'clock.可知，女士因途中出现的特殊情况可能不能准时在七点赴约。语言点：be stuck in 被卡住，2003. 1

3 / 12 动弹不得，不能移动；make it及时抵达，办成功。

8. M: You really seem to enjoy your literature class.

W: You're right. It has opened a new world for me. I'm exposed to the thoughts of some of the

world's best writers. I've never read so much in my life.

Q: What does the woman mean?

答案：A)。从女士回答中“It has opened a new world for me. I'm exposed to the thoughts of