2006年6月17日
大学英语四级真题试卷
Part I ListeningComprehension (20 minutes)
Section A
Directions: Inthis section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of eachconversation, a question will be asked about what war said. Both theconversation and the question will be spoken only once: After each questionthere will be a pause. During the pause, you maxi read the four choices markedA), B), C) and D), and decide which is, the best answer. Then mark thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
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 talkingabout some work they had to finish in the evening. This conversation is mostlikely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) “At the office” is thebest answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with asingle line through the centre.
Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]
1.A) They went a long way to attend the party.
B) Theydidn’t think much of the food and drinks.
C) They knewnone of the other guests at the party.
D) Theyenjoyed the party better than the other guests.
2.A) To the bookstore.
B) To thedentist’s.
C) To themarket.
D) To thepost office.
3.A) Dr. Andrews has been promoted for his thoroughness.
B) Shedisagrees with Dr. Andrews on many occasions.
C) Dr.Andrews used to keep his patients waiting.
D) Shedislikes Dr. Andrews as much as the new physician.
4.A) Tom is usually talkative.
B) Tom has avery bad temper.
C) Tom hasdozens of things to attend to.
D) Tom isdisliked by his colleagues.
5.A) To pickup the woman from the library.
B) To make acopy of the schedule for his friend.
C) To findout more about the topic for the seminar.
D) To get theseminar schedule for the woman.
6.A) The woman has to get the textbooks in other ways.
B) The womanhas sold her used textbooks to the bookstore.
C) The man isgoing to buy his textbooks from a bookstore.
D) The mandoesn’t want to sell his textbooks to the woman.
7.A) Attend a conference.
B) Give aspeech.
C) Meet hislawyer.
D) Make abusiness trip.
8.A) Jessie always says what she thinks.
B) Jessieseems to have a lot on her mind.
C) Jessie iswrong to find fault with her boss.
D) Jessieshould know the marketing director better.
9.A) Helen is talkative.
B) Helen isactive.
C) Helen issociable.
D) Helen isquiet.
10.A) Jimmy will regret marrying a Frenchwoman.
B) Jimmy isrich enough to buy a big house.
C) Jimmy isnot serious in making decisions.
D) Jimmy’swords are often not reliable.
Section B
Directions: Inthis section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, youwill hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spokenonly once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from thefour choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter onthe Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have justheard.
11.A) It can be used by farmers to protect largebuildings.
B) It wasbrought to the northern USAby Asian farmers.
C) It hasdone more harm than good in the southern USA.
D) It wasintroduced into the USAto kill harmful weeds.
12.A) People will have to rely on kudzu for a living.
B) They willsoon be overgrown with kudzu.
C) They willbecome too hard to plough.
D) Peoplewill find it hard to protect the soil.
13.A) The farmers there have brought it under control.
B) Thefactories there have found a good use for it.
C) Theclimate there is unfavorable to its growth.
D) The soilthere is not so suitable for the plant.
Passage Two
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have justheard.
14.A) A business corporation.
B) Theuniverse as a whole.
C) A societyof legal professionals.
D) Anassociation of teachers and scholars.
15.A) Its largest expansion took place during thatperiod.
B) Its rolein society went through a dramatic change.
C) Smalluniversities combined to form bigger ones.
D) Provincialcolleges were taken over by larger universities.
16.A) Private donations.
B) Governmentfunding.
C) Grantsfrom corporations.
D) Fees paidby students.
Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have justheard.
17.A) He was wounded in the Spanish civil war.
B) He wasinterested in the study of wild animals.
C) He startedthe organization Heifer International.
D) He soldhis cows to many countries in the world.
18.A) To help starving families to becomeself-supporting.
B) To makeplans for the development of poor communities.
C) To teachpeople how to use new skills to raise animals.
D) Todistribute food to the poor around the world.
19.A) They should help other families the way they havebeen helped.
B) Theyshould offer all baby animals to their poor neighbors.
C) Theyshould submit a report of their needs and goals.
D) Theyshould provide food for the local communities.
20.A) It has improved animal breeding skills all over theworld.
B) It hashelped relieve hunger in some developing countries.
C) It haspromoted international exchange of farming technology.
D) It hasbridged the gap between the rich and the poor in America.
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