全国大学英语考试是根据理工科本科和文理科本科用的两个《大学英语教学大纲》，由教育部（原国家教育委员会）高等教育司组织的全国统一的单科性标准化教学考试，分大学英语四级考试（CET-4）和大学英语六级考试（CET-6）两种。考试合格者发给大学英语四级或六级考试合格证书，成绩优秀者注明“优秀”字样。
教育部在 1985 年批转《大学英语教学大纲》的通知中指出：“《大纲》确定的教学目的和教学要求反映了当前国家对高等专业人才外语方面的要求，是我委今后检查大学英语教学质量的依据”，通知还指出：“重点院校一般应达到基础阶段四级教学要求，非重点院校应达到的级别由各校自定”。“凡执行本大纲的学校，教育部将……对结束四、六级学习的学生进行统一的标准测试”。
大学英语四级和六级考试就是根据上述规定设计的，目的是测量考生是否达到了《教学大纲》中规定的大学英语四级和六级的教学要求，促进和检查《教学大纲》的贯彻执行，从而提高大学英语教学的水平。
全国大学英语四、六级考试每年举行两次，1 月、6 月各一次，四级和六级同时进行。
1999 年 1 月的考试时间：1999 年 1 月 9 日。
注：
1. 本校已设考点的在校学生不得跨校参加考试，一经查出，取消考试成绩；
2. 对第 5 条中规定的考生，由各省、自治区、直辖市总主考委托一、二所大学设置专门考点。
大学英语四、六级标准化考试自一九八六年末开始筹备，一九八七年正式实施。其组织结构如下：
由教育部任命成立全国大学英语四、六级考试委员会，由全国重点大学的有关教授和专家组成，设主任委员一名，副主任委员若干名。一九九三年前为“大学英语四、六级标准化考试设计组”。考试委员会设办公室作为常设办事机构。为了适应我国幅员广大的情况，更好地管理该项考试，在考试委员会下成立三个考试中心，分别设在北京清华大学、上海交通大学和湖北武汉大学，分管全国高校的大学英语考试，其机构如下：
全国大学英语四、六级考试委员会受教育部高等教育司委托负责大学英语四、六级考试的设计、组织、管理和实施。考试委员会设主任委员一名，副主任委员三名和委员若干名。考试委员会正、副主任委员和委员均由教育部高等教育司聘任。
考试委员会办公室是全国大学英语四、六级考试委员会的常设机构，在考试委员会的领导下完成考务组织、考试材料的制作与分发、成绩统计和分析以及其他有关的工作。考试委员会办公室设主任一名，副主任一名。
通讯地址：上海邮政信箱 30-14
上海交通大学浩然高科技大厦 2203 室
邮政编码： 200030
电 话： （021）62812756
传 真： （021）62826622
全国大学英语四、六级考试委员会在北京、上海和武汉分别设立全国大学英语四、六级考试中心（1）、全国大学英语四、六级考试中心（2）、全国大学英语四、六级考试中心（3），分片协助考试委员会工作。各考试中心设主任一名。
大学英语考试中心的任务是：
1) 向各校提供考试成绩和发放证书；
2) 向总主考提供考试成绩的有关统计数据；
3) 会同省（市）总主考处理考试中所出现的问题。
通讯地址： 北京市清华大学 外语系转 大学英语考试中心（1）
邮政编码： 100084
电 话： （010）62785578
传 真： （010）62771651
分 管： 北京、天津、河北、山西、内蒙古、辽宁、吉林、黑龙江。
通讯地址： 上海市上海交通大学 外国语学院转 大学英语考试中心（2）
邮政编码： 200030
电 话： （021）62812759
传 真： （021）62822634
分 管： 上海、江苏、浙江、安徽、福建、江西、山东、广东、海南。
通讯地址： 湖北武汉市武汉大学 外语学院转 大学英语考试中心（3）
邮政编码： 430072
电 话： （027）87886790
传 真： （027）87886790
分 管： 河南、湖北、湖南、广西、四川、贵州、云南、陕西、甘肃、青海、宁夏、 新疆、重庆。
参加考试时考生一律要带身份证或学校发的考试证，同时还必须带好准考证。
准考证号以学校为单位，按 6 位数字编排，其意义如下：
对作弊的考生，由总主考会同学校主考按教育部（原国家教育委员会）高等教育司 1994 年发出的“大学英语四、六级考试作弊和违纪处理办法（试行）”的要求进行处理，考试中心对作弊考生的成绩一律按 0 分处理，由学校对违纪考生和违纪人员作出相应处分。
CET-4 样卷
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. 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:
Q: Where do you think this conversation most probably took place?
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 answer [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.
Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]
1. Q: Why isn't the man going to the party?
A) His wife doesn't want him to. C) He will be out of town.
B) He has some work to do. D) He doesn't want to.
2. Q: What does the man want to do with his coins?
A) Take a bus. C) Do shopping.
B) Make a phone call. D) Give them to
3. Q: What have we learned about Maria?
A) Maria’s friends don't call her very often.
B) Maria doesn't like to talk on the phone with her friends.
C) Maria likes to talk on the phone with her friends.
D) Maria doesn't have any friends.
4. Q: When will the woman take her vacation?
A) In October. C) In April.
B) She isn't certain. D) Between April and October.
5. Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
A) Once it starts raining, it’ll rain a lot.
B) They're ready to catch the train.
C) It has been raining for some time.
D) The train has just started off.
6. Q: How did the man respond to the woman's request?
A) He lent her his extra pen. C) He offered her a pencil.
B) He was afraid of losing his pen. D) He said he didn’t have any ink.
7. Q: What does the woman mean?
A) Bob will be late. C) Bob can’t come.
B) She hopes Bob won't come. D) Bob will be on time.
8. Q: Where are the man and woman going?
A) To the beach. C) To a theatre.
B) To the zoo. D) To a restaurant.
9. Q: What will the man probably do?
A) Hold the phone.
B) Make another call.
C) Pay the manager a visit.
D) Ask the woman to find Mr. White for him.
10. Q: What can we learn about the woman from this conversation?
A) She is going to give up biology.
B) She spends half of her time on biology and half on math.
C) To her, biology is difficult, but math is not.
D) To her, math is even more difficult than biology.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. Why did Joe leave high school?
A) He had to get a job. C) He wanted to join the Army.
B) He was afraid of failure. D) He wasn't interested in studying.
12. How did his wife respond to his idea of studying?
A) She encouraged him. C) She expressed doubts.
B) She was disappointed. D) She was shocked.
13. What was the most important reason behind Joe's success?
A) He was lucky. C) He had a good wife.
B) He was determined. D) He had a good teacher.
Passage Two
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. What was the woman doing when the policeman found her?
A) She was driving along a country road.
B) She was lying near a lonely road, trembling.
C) She was lying in a hospital bed.
D) She was telling an astonishing story to a doctor.
15. According to the woman's account, what happened to her?
A) She was attacked by robbers.
B) She was stopped by a policeman.
C) She was forced to enter a flying saucer.
D) She fainted due to the effects of some drug.
16. Which of the four given statements is true?
A) The woman made up an astonishing story.
B) The woman had intended to leave her husband without telling him.
C) The woman had been dishonest to her husband.
D) The woman had been taken a long distance away from her home.
Passage Three
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17. When was Mr. Finch's cottage built?
A) In the 15th century. C) In the 5th century.
B) In the 6th century. D) In the 16th century.
18. Why did the tourists come to see Mr. Finch's cottage?
A) Because it was at the seaside.
B) Because of its old style of architecture.
C) Because of the beautiful garden in front of it.
D) Because it was the only modern building there.
19. Why did Mr. Finch put up a notice in the window?
A) To make money. C) To keep the tourists away.
B) To welcome the tourists. D) To warn the tourists not to ruin his garden.
20. Why did Mr. Finch buy another house?
A) In order to have more peace. C) In order to welcome more visitors.
B) In order to earn more money. D) In order to have a bigger garden.
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 should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
The failed Skylab will come screaming home to earth in disappointment sometime next month, but it will fall we know not where.
That precise information is beyond even the calculations of scientists and their computers.
The best they can tell us is that the space station, weighing 77 tons and as high as a 12-story building, will break into hundreds of pieces that will be scattered across a track 100 miles wide and 4,000 miles long.
We are again exposed to one of those unexpected adventures, or misadventures, of science that attracts our attention from the boring routines of daily existence and encourages us to think a lot about man's future.
What worries Richard Smith, the Skylab's director, is the 'big pieces' that will come through the atmosphere. Two lumps, weighing 2 tons each, and ten, weighing at least 1,000 pounds each, will come in at speeds of hundreds of miles an hour, and if they crash on land they will dig holes up to 100 feet deep.
What worries us, with our lack of scientific knowledge and our quick imagination, is both the big and little pieces, although project officials say there is a very small chance that anyone will be injured by them.
That’s good to know, but it doesn't remove the doubts of the millions who still remember the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island. That accident took place in 1979 in spite of what the officials had assured us as to the safety of the nuclear reactor.
21. Where the Skylab will fall ________.
A) is kept secret C) has been predicted by scientists
B) has been made public D) can't be predicted even by computers
22. According to the passage, what does an incident such as the failed Skylab make us do?
A) Not to believe in officials. C) Think about our future.
B) Trust computers more. D) Fear for our lives.
23. The author suggests that ________.
A) the danger of the Skylab's fall has been overestimated
B) it’s useless to worry over things you can't do anything about
C) computers can solve the problem caused by the broken Skylab
D) the danger of the Skylab's fall has been underestimated
24. The author refers to Three Mile Island ________.
A) because he fears that a piece of the Skylab may strike a nuclear power plant
B) because he is doubtful about what the officials said
C) because he is afraid of the use of nuclear power
D) because the nuclear reactor there and the Skylab were both built by the same company
25. The main point of the passage is the author's ________.
A) interest in the failure of the Skylab
B) willingness to give his advice
C) concern that science cannot answer all questions
D) eagerness to see more new scientific discoveries
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
As supplier of most of the food we eat and of raw materials for many industrial processes, agriculture is clearly an important area of the economy. But the industrial performance of agriculture (the relative efficiency of agricultural production compared to other areas in the economy) is even more important than this. For in nations where the productivity of farmers is low, most of the working population is needed to raise food and few people are available for production of investment goods or for other activities required for economic growth. Indeed, one of the factors related most closely to the per capita income (人均收入) of a nation is the fraction of its population engaged in farming. In the poorest nations of the world, more than half of the population lives on farms. This compares sharply with less than 10 per cent in western Europe and less than 4 per cent in the United States.
In short, the course of economic development in general depends in a fundamental way on the performance of farmers. This performance, in turn, depends on how agriculture is organized and on the economic environment, or market structure, within which it functions. In the following pages the performance of American agriculture is examined. It is appropriate to begin with a consideration of its market structure.
26. This passage is most probably ________.
A) an item in a newspaper C) part of a lecture
B) an advertisement D) part of the introduction in a book
27. What is most important about the industrial performance of agriculture is ________.
A) the amount of food it produces C) the percentage of population involved
B) the per capita income of farmers D) the production of investment goods
28. The word "this" (Para. 1, Line 4) refers to ________.
A) the productivity of farmers
B) the provision of food and raw materials
C) the production of investment goods
D) the economy as a whole
29. The performance of farmers essentially determines ________.
A) the size of the working population C) the structure of the market
B) the organization of agriculture D) the general development of the economy
30. This passage will most probably be followed by a discussion of ________.
A) the market structure of American agriculture
B) the structure of the American farming population
C) the various functions of American agriculture
D) the organization of American agriculture
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
Editor:
While a new school term is about to begin, perhaps we should reconsider the matter of examinations. In July, two writers (Letters to the Editor) praised the cancellation of exams because they believe "tests don't tell the whole story."
As a teacher who has worked in four countries, I have had the experience that a student who earns good marks is generally a good student, and that a student’s final mark in a subject is usually a grade average of the year's work. Of course there are exceptions, but they do not have the frequency that would give an unfair picture of a student’s ability.
The simple fact is that proper class work, diligent exam studies and good marks are almost certain indicators of a student’s future performance. The opposite is, almost certainly, incompetence.
There is no acceptable substitute for competition and examination of quality. How can teachers and future officials determine what a student has learned and remembered? Should we simply take the student’s word for it? Any institution that "liberates" students from fair and formal exams is misguided, if not ignorant. And surely the "graduates" of such institutions will lack trustworthiness, not to mention being rejected by foreign universities for graduate or other studies.
When all is said and done, I sense that a fear of failure and a fear of unpleasant comparison with others is at the bottom of most ban-exams (废除考试) talk. Excellence and quality fear nothing. On the contrary, they seek competition and desire the satisfaction of being the best.
31. Which of the following will the author of this passage probably agree with?
A) Tests are not effective in measuring the students' abilities.
B) Tests are an effective measure of the students' abilities.
C) Tests can only measure some of the students' abilities.
D) Tests may not be useful for measuring students' abilities.
32. The two writers mentioned in the first paragraph ________ .
A) opposed judging students by the results of exams
B) must have proposed other ways of testing students
C) regarded exams as a way of punishing students
D) seemed to be worried about the poor marks of their students
33. According to the letter, a student’s final mark ________ .
A) is often encouraging
B) often gives a fair picture of the year’s work
C) often proves unreliable
D) often tells whether he likes the subject or not
34. If a student graduated from a university which does not require exams he would _______.
A) have to continue his studies C) be incompetent
B) have a feeling of failure D) not be admitted by foreign institutions
35. According to the letter, those who dislike the idea of examinations are probably afraid of
________ .
A) competing with other students C) working too hard
B) being graded unfairly D) being dismissed from school
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
Time was -- and not so many years ago, either -- when the average citizen took a pretty dim view of banks and banking. That this was so, it should be said, was to no small extent the fault of banks and bankers themselves. Banks used to be -- and a few still are -- forbidding (令人生畏的) structures. Behind the little barred windows were, more often than not, elderly gentlemen whose expression of friendliness reflected the size of the customer's account, and nothing less than a few hundred thousand in the bank could have inspired the suggestion of a smile.
And yet the average bank for many years was, to the average citizen, a fearful, if necessary, instrument for dealing with business -- usually big business. But somewhere in the 1930's banks started to grow human, even pleasant, and started to attract the little man. It is possible that this movement began in medium-sized towns, or in small towns where people know each other by their first names, and spread to big towns. At any rate, the results have been remarkable.
The movement to "humanize" banks, of course, received a new push during the war, when more and more women were employed to do work previously performed by men. Also more and more "little" people found themselves in need of personal loans, as taxes became heavier and as the practice of installment (分期付款) buying broke down the previously long-held concept that there was something almost morally wrong about being in debt. All sorts of people began to discover that the intelligent use of credit (信贷) could be extremely helpful.
36. The author believes that the unfriendly atmosphere in banks many years ago was chiefly due to ________ .
A) the attitude of bankers
B) unfriendliness of customers toward banks
C) economic pressure of the time
D) the outer appearance of bank buildings
37. The banks of many years ago showed interest only in ________ .
A) rich customers C) friendly businessmen
B) regular visitors D) elderly gentlemen
38. When did banks begin to grow human?
A) In the last century. C) Sometime before the war.
B) A few years ago. D) During the war.
39. What helped the "humanization" of banks?
A) The elderly gentlemen in banks were replaced by younger men.
B) More and more "little" people became customers of banks.
C) More banks were set up in small and medium-sized towns.
D) The size of the customer’s account was greatly increased.
40. Ordinary people seldom borrowed money from banks in the past because ________.
A) the bank buildings looked forbidding
B) they were comparatively rich before the war
C) they thought it was not proper to be in debt
D) they rarely spent more than they could earn
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 answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
41. I don't know whether what she said is true, but I'll try to ________ it.
A) confirm C) confess
B) conform D) confine
42. Last year Mike earned _______ his brother, though his brother has a better position.
A) twice as many as C) twice than
B) twice as much as D) twice as more as
43. If you suspect that the illness might be serious, you should not ________ going to the doctor.
A) pick out C) give off
B) make out D) put off
44. My only purpose was to get shelter ________ the snow, to get myself covered and warm.
A) for C) from
B) off D) over
45. Maggie ran back to the kitchen, eggs ________ carefully in her hands.
A) held C) were held
B) to be held D) holding
46. I have two boys but _________ of them likes sweets.
A) both C) either
B) neither D) none
47. The man to whom we handed the forms pointed out that they had not been _____ filled in.
A) consequently C) thoroughly
B) regularly D) properly
48. None of the servants were ________ when Mr. Smith wanted to send a message.
A) available C) allowable
B) approachable D) applicable
49. My sister's professor had her ________ her paper many times before allowing her to present it to the committee.
A) rewritten C) rewrite
B) to rewrite D) rewriting
50. After a long and exhausting journey, they arrived _________ .
A) till the last C) by the end
B) at last D) at the end
51. His understanding made a deep impression ________ the young girl.
A) on C) for
B) in D) to
52. Silver is the best conductor of electricity, copper ________ it closely.
A) followed C) to follow
B) following D) being following
53. There is hardly an environment on earth ________ some species of animal or other has not adapted successfully.
A) to which C) so that
B) wherever D) as to
54. It is highly desirable that a new president ________ to this college.
A) appointed C) be appointed
B) was appointed D) has been appointed
55. After searching for half an hour, she realized that her glasses ________ on the table all the time.
A) were lain C) would have been lying
B) had been lain D) had been lying
56. The time has come ________ we can make extensive use of nuclear energy.
A) as C) when
B) while D) since
57. Hardly ________ the helicopter ________ when the waiting crowd ran toward it.
A) had ... landed C) would ... land
B) has ... landed D) was ... landing
58. Although the weather was very bad, the buses still ran on ________ .
A) list C) schedule
B) plan D) arrangement
59. The situation today is obviously quite different from ________ it was only 50 years ago.
A) what C) when
B) which D) such
60. Jane was hit on the head by the robber and was knocked ________.
A) mindless C) brainless
B) unaware D) unconscious
61. The traffic was very heavy; otherwise I ________ here 50 minutes sooner.
A) would be C) had been
B) should be D) would have been
62. ________ you decide to take up, you should try to make it a success.
A) If only C) Whenever
B) Unless D) Whatever
63. This bird's large wings _________ it to fly very fast.
A) make C) ensure
B) cause D) enable
64. In most of the United States, the morning newspaper is _________ by school-age children.
A) directed C) derived
B) delivered D) discharged
65. It was not until he arrived at the station ________ he realised he had forgotten his ticket.
A) before C) when
B) that D) after
66. Though the long-term ________ cannot be predicted, the project has been approved by the committee.
A) affect C) effect
B) effort D) afford
67. He asked __________ since he had been chairman for seven years.
A) not to have been re-elected C) not to be re-elected
B) to be not re-elected D) to have not been re-elected
68. Only by shouting at the top of his voice _________ .
A) he was able to make himself hear C) he was able to make himself heard
B) was he able to make himself hear D) was he able to make himself heard
69. Jane was fairly good at English, but in mathematics she could not ________ the rest of the students in her class.
A) put up with C) do away with
B) keep up with D) run away with
70. He went ahead __________ all warnings about the danger of his mission.
A) in case of C) regardless of
B) because of D) prior to
Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
| One of the most interesting of all
studies is the study of words and word origins. Each language is 71
of several earlier languages, and the words of a language can
sometimes be traced 72 through two or three different languages to their 73 . Again, a word from one language may pass into other languages and 74 a new meaning. The word "etiquette," which is 75 French origin and originally meant a label (标 志), 76 a sign, passed into Spanish and kept its original meaning. So in Spanish the word "etiquette" today is used to 77 the small tags (标签) which a store 78 to a suit, a dress or a bottle. The word "etiquette" in French, 79 , gradually developed a different meaning. It 80 became the custom to write directions on small cards, or "etiquette", as to how visitors should dress themselves and 81 during an important ceremony at the royal court. 82 , the word "etiquette" began to indicate a system of correct manners for people to follow. 83 this meaning, the word passed into English. Consider the word "breakfast". "To fast" is to go for some period of time without 84 . Thus, in the morning, after many hours 85 the night without food, one 86 one’s fast. Consider the everyday English 87 "Good-bye". Many many years ago, people would say to each 88 on parting: “God be with you.” As this was 89 over and over millions of times, it gradually became 90 to "good-bye". |
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CET-6 样卷
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. Each conversation and question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four suggested answers 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:
Q: For how long can they work?
A) 2 hours.
B) 3 hours.
C) 4 hours.
D) 5 hours.
From the conversation we know that the two are talking about some work they will start at 9 o'clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D) "5 hours" is the correct answer. You should choose answer [D] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.
Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]
1. Q: What is the man's problem?
A) He can't find his new apartment.
B) He had a bigger apartment before.
C) He finds the new apartment too big for him.
D) He's having a hard time finding an apartment.
2. Q: Can the man study in the reference room?
A) Yes, he can study there if he is writing a research paper.
B) Yes, but he needs to have the approval of his professor.
C) Yes, because he is a senior student.
D) No, it's open only to teachers and postgraduates.
3. Q: What did the man do last night?
A) He stayed in the hospital until very late.
B) He went to the hospital at midnight yesterday.
C) He tried to call the woman several times.
D) He went to the hospital to take his wife home.
4. Q: What did the woman say about her test?
A) It was more difficult than she had expected.
B) It wasn't very challenging to her.
C) Her errors were mainly in the reading part.
D) She made very few grammatical mistakes in her test.
5. Q: What information does the man get from the woman?
A) His watch needs to be repaired.
B) His watch will be fixed no later than next Monday.
C) He may come again for his watch at the weekend.
D) The woman won't repair his watch until next Monday.
6. Q: How did the woman feel about the movie?
A) Excited. C) Moved.
B) Pleased. D) Disappointed.
7. Q: What does the woman imply?
A) She hasn't been well lately.
B) She wants a technician to repair the TV set.
C) She feels unhappy without the TV set.
D) She wants the man to fix the TV set at once.
8. Q: What conclusion can be drawn from this conversation?
A) Children must control their temper. C) Children don't like discipline.
B) Children must not tell lies. D) Children learn by example.
9. Q: What do we learn from the man's response?
A) The man was very happy with his published article.
B) The marking system in the university is excellent.
C) The article was not published in full.
D) The article was not accepted.
10. Q: What should the man bring?
A) Some salad. C) Some dessert.
B) Just himself. D) Enough food.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. What records will be played in the broadcast tonight?
A) Some piano pieces by American composers.
B) Songs sung by European singers.
C) Music from a number of countries.
D) A new kind of music from India.
12. What is the common emotion expressed by these pieces?
A) Tenderness. C) Love.
B) Happiness. D) Sadness.
13. What is the speaker attempting to tell the audience?
A) How music expresses people’s feelings.
B) Why classical music is an important form of music.
C) How much people like sad music.
D) In what way classical music differs from pop music.
Passage Two
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. According to the speech, what is the most uncommon feature of the New York Public Library?
A) Its spacious rooms. C) Its comfortable chairs.
B) Its unusual location. D) The number of its readers.
15. What is the main problem of the New York Public Library?
A) It has too few employees. C) It is over-crowded and too noisy.
B) It is growing too rapidly. D) It lacks money to cover its expenses.
16. On what days is the library open?
A) Every day. C) From Monday to Friday.
B) From Monday to Saturday. D) On Saturdays and Sundays.
17. What's the purpose of the talk?
A) To describe the unusual building of the New York Library.
B) To tell of people who go to the New York Library regularly.
C) To make public the difficulties the New York Library has.
D) To give an account of the contents of the New York Library.
Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18. What can be inferred from the passage?
A) Cars are seldom used in Venice.
B) Tourists prefer to ride in motorboats.
C) People in Venice don't like walking.
D) Boat rides there are expensive.
19. How many low bridges are there in Venice?
A) Twenty. C) About four hundred.
B) About seven hundred. D) One hundred and twenty.
20. What problem will arise when the sea tide is high?
A) The boats can't pass under the bridges because the tide is too high.
B) While passing under the bridges, boat riders must lower their heads.
C) The islands will be disconnected.
D) The bridges will be damaged.
Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions: There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
A hundred years ago it was assumed and scientifically "proved" by economists that the laws of society made it necessary to have a vast army of poor and jobless people in order to keep the economy going. Today, hardly anybody would dare to voice this principle. It is generally accepted that nobody should be excluded from the wealth of the nation, either by the laws of nature or by those of society. The opinions, which were current a hundred years ago, that the poor owed their conditions to their ignorance, lack of responsibility, are outdated. In all Western industrialized countries, a system of insurance has been introduced which guarantees everyone a minimum of subsistence (生活维持费) in case of unemployment, sickness and old age. I would go one step further and argue that, even if these conditions are not present, everyone has the right to receive the means to subsist (维持生活), in other words, he can claim this subsistence minimum without having to have any "reason". I would suggest, however, that it should be limited to a definite period of time, let's say two years, so as to avoid the encouraging of an abnormal attitude which refuses any kind of social obligation.
This may sound like a fantastic proposal, but so, I think, our insurance system would have sounded to people a hundred years ago. The main objection to such a scheme would be that if each person were entitled to receive minimum support, people would not work. This assumption rests on the fallacy of the inherent laziness in human nature, actually, aside from abnormally lazy people, there would be very few who would not want to earn more than the minimum, and who would prefer to do nothing rather than work.
However, the suspicions against a system of guaranteed subsistence minimum are not groundless from the standpoint of those who want to use ownership of capital for the purpose of forcing others to accept the work conditions they offer. If nobody were forced to accept work in order not to starve, work would have to be sufficiently interesting and attractive to induce one to accept it. Freedom of contract is possible only if both parties are free to accept and reject it; in the present capitalist system this is not the case.
But such a system would not only be the beginning of real freedom of contract between employers and employees, its principal advantage would be the improvement of freedom in interpersonal relationships in every sphere of daily life.
21. People used to think that poverty and unemployment were due to __________ .
A) the slow development of the economy
B) the fault of the poor and the jobless themselves
C) the lack of responsibility on the part of society
D) the large number of uneducated people
22. Now it is widely accepted that __________ .
A) the present system of social insurance should be improved
B) everybody should be granted a minimum of subsistence without any "reason"
C) everybody has the right to share in the wealth of the country
D) people have to change their attitude towards the poor
23. The writer argues that a system of social insurance should __________ .
A) provide benefits for the sick, old and unemployed
B) encourage people to take on more social obligations
C) guarantee everyone the right of employment to support their families
D) provide everyone with the right to a minimum subsistence for a certain period
24. The word "fallacy" (Para. 2, Line 4) means __________ .
A) doubt C) accepted theory
B) fact D) wrong belief
25. According to the writer, a system of guaranteed subsistence minimum __________ .
A) helps bring about changes in the relationship among people
B) makes freedom of contract impossible
C) helps people to become more interested in their work
D) demands too much from society
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
Albert Einstein recalled his learning problems philosophically: “My intellectual (智力) development was slow, as a result of which I began to wonder about space and time only when I had already grown up. Naturally, I could go deeper into the problem than a child.” And so, 11 years after dismissal from school, young Albert Einstein published the theory of relativity that changed our understanding of the universe.
No one in this century has been more widely recognized as a genius than Einstein. Yet his problems with early intellectual development and his peculiar gifts cast great doubt on all our conventional ideas about genius and intelligence. On the one hand, Einstein showed early defects in abilities that our mental tests value; on the other hand, his special intellectual faculties went far beyond most definitions of intelligence. Moreover, their growth appears peculiarly gradual, contradicting the popular conception of intelligence as something inborn and fixed. His resolute persistence and his skills in playing games with ideas were apparently as decisive to his genius as any cutting edge of intellect (智能).
These powerful aspects of intelligence that conventional definitions overlook are getting close attention in a new wave of research. This comes after years of earlier studies which exposed the narrowness of our usual measures of mental ability. Intelligence, it turns out, is multifaceted and marvelous; it includes personal characteristics, creativity skills and intellectual capabilities that show up on no test. What is most exciting is that some of these ill-defined abilities are possessed by many people. Just knowing about such neglected skills will help us discover and develop untapped (未开发的）potential -- in ourselves and in our children.
26. This passage is about __________.
A) the development of Einstein’s intellect from his boyhood
B) the wide recognition of Einstein as a genius
C) conventional ideas concerning genius
D) an insight into the complexity of human intelligence
27. According to the passage, when Einstein was at school, he _________ .
A) fell behind other pupils
B) was fond of studying philosophical problem
C) was proud of his own diligence
D) thought deeply about the problems of space and time
28. Which of the following led to Einstein’s success?
A) His good skills in game-playing.
B) His diligence and powerful mind.
C) His unusual insight into intelligence.
D) His decisiveness in taking actions.
29. “Multifaceted” (Para. 3, Line 4???) probably means ________.
A) having many aspects C) having many skills
B) having many abilities D) having many uses
30. According to the passage which of the following statements is TRUE?
A) Conventional intelligence tests are not reliable.
B) Intelligence is something inborn and fixed.
C) Einstein was apparently a genius in playing games as well as in scientific research.
D) Einstein’s early defects in abilities contributed to his later mental development.
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:
From the moment that animal is born it has to make decisions. It has to decide which of the things around it are for eating, and which are to be avoided; when to attack and when to run away. The animal is, in effect, playing a complicated and potentially very dangerous game with its environment, discomfort or destruction.
This is a difficult and unpleasant business and few animals would survive if they had to start from the beginning and learn about the world wholly by trial and error, for there are too many possible decisions which would prove fatal. So we find, in practice, that the game is always arranged in favour of the young animal in one way or another. Either the animal is protected during the early stages of its learning about the world around it, or the knowledge of which way to respond is built into its nervous system from the start.
The fact that animals behave sensibly can be attributed partly to what we might call genetic（遗传） learning, to distinguish it from the individual learning that an animal does in the course of its own life time. Genetic learning is learning by a species as a whole, and it is achieved by selection of those members of each generation that happen to behave in the right way. However, genetic learning depends upon a prediction that the future will more or less exactly resemble the past. The more variable individual experience is likely to be, the less efficient is genetic leaning as a means of getting over the problems of the survival game. It is not surprising to find that very few species indeed depend wholly upon genetic learning. In the great majority of animals, behaviour is a compound of individual experience and genetic learning to behave in particular ways.
31. According to the first paragraph, the survival game is considered potentially very dangerous because __________ .
A) animals are constantly threatened by attacks
B) few animals can survive in their struggle with the environment
C) decisions made by an animal may turn out to be fatal
D) wrong decisions will lead to the disappearance of a species
32. It is implied but not directly stated in the passage that most animals __________ .
A) have made correct decisions in order to survive
B) are likely to make wrong decisions for survival
C) depend on their parents to learn survival skills
D) survive by means of individual learning
33. Genetic learning is effective only if __________ .
A) the survival game is arranged in favour of the young animals
B) the animals can adapt themselves to the changing surroundings
C) circumstances remain more or less the same
D) the animals have varied individual experiences
34. The best TITLE for this passage would be __________ .
A) The Nature of Genetic Learning
B) Survival and Environment
C) Reward and Penalty for Animals
D) The Decision-Making Ability of Animals
35. How is genetic learning achieved?
A) It is inherited from animals with keen observation.
B) It is passed down from animals that behave in the correct way.
C) It is taught to the young generation.
D) It is learned by the new generation through trial and error.
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
My father's reaction to the bank building at 43rd Street and Fifth Avenue in New York City was immediate and definite: "You won't catch me putting my money in there!" he declared. "Not in that glass box!"
Of course, my father is a gentleman of the old school, a member of the generation to whom a good deal of modern architecture is upsetting, but I am convinced that his negative response was not so much to the architecture as to a violation of his concept of the nature of money.
In his generation money was thought of as a real commodity (实物) that could be carried, or stolen. Consequently, to attract the custom of a sensible man, a bank had to have heavy walls, barred windows, and bronze doors, to affirm the fact, however untrue, that money would be safe inside. If a building's design made it appear impenetrable the institution was necessarily reliable, and the meaning of the heavy wall as an architecture symbol dwelt in the prevailing attitude toward money.
But that attitude toward money has of course changed. Excepting pocket money, cash of any kind is now rarely used; money as a tangible commodity has largely been replaced by credit. A deficit（赤字) economy, accompanied by huge expansion, has led us to think of money as a product of the creative imagination. The banker no longer offers us a safe: he offers us a service -- a service in which the most valuable element is the creativity necessary for the generation of greater wealth. It is in no way surprising, in view of this change in attitude, that we are witnessing the disappearance of the heavy-walled bank.
Just as the older bank emphasized its strength, this bank by its architecture boasts of its imaginative powers. From this point of view it is hard to say where architecture ends and human assertion（人们的说法) begins.
36. The main idea of this passage is that _______________ .
A) money is not as valuable as it might have been in the past
B) the architectural style of the older bank is superior to that of the modern bank
C) changes have taken place in both the appearance and the concept of banks
D) prejudice makes the older generation think that the modern bank is unreliable
37. What are the attitudes of the older generation and the younger generation toward money?
A) The former thinks more of it than the latter.
B) The younger generation values money more than the older generation.
C) Both generations rely on the imaginative power of bankers to make money whatever
the bank might look like.
D) The former regards it as a real commodity while the latter considers it to be a means to
produce more money.
38. The word "tangible" (Para. 4, Line 2) refers to something __________ .
A) that is usable C) that is precious
B) that can be touched D) that can be reproduced
39. According to this passage, a modern banker should be ___________ .
A) ambitious and friendly C) imaginative and creative
B) reliable and powerful D) sensible and impenetrable
40. It can be inferred from the passage that the author's attitude towards the new trend in banking is ________ .
A) cautious C) regretful
B) positive D) hostile
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 centre.
41. The Managing Director said that improving relations with the association would not be easy, but that they __________ to try.
A) would have decided C) have decided
B) decide D) had decided
42. I will overlook __________ rude to my sister this time but don’t let it happen again.
A) you being C) you to have been
B) you to be D) you have been
43. He was subjected to a heavy fine __________ driving without a licence.
A) at C) with
B) for D) by
44. _______ man can now create radioactive elements, there is nothing he can do to reduce their radioactivity.
A) As C) While
B) Whether D) Now that
45. You __________ the class to tell me that; you could have come up to me afterwards.
A) needn’t have interrupted C) needn’t to have interrupted
B) needn’t interrupt D) needn’t to interrupt
46. This is the first draft of the book. Please feel perfectly free to ________ it.
A) cope with C) complain
B) comment on D) confirm
47. Texas, the second largest state of America, is __________ in natural resources.
A) wealthy C) scattered
B) abundant D) deposited
48. Many parents think that a regular _______ is an excellent way to teach children the value of money.
A) aid C) allowance
B) grant D) amount
49. __________ they must learn from a course is not just provided in the classroom.
A) Much of what C) So much
B) Many things D) All what
50. You can’t be ________ careful in making the decision as it is such a critical case.
A) quite C) too
B) very D) so
51. Very few people understood his lecture, the subject of which was very ________ .
A) obscure C) distant
B) upsetting D) inferior
52. Although the federal government has introduced some new laws on this subject, it is the state governments which are __________ responsible for pollution control.
A) precisely C) progressively
B) primarily D) preliminarily
53. The judge recommended that he __________ for at least three years.
A) will not released C) not be released
B) had not been released D) not released
54. The school offered flexible courses for farmers, __________ more hours of study when farm work was not heavy.
A) with C) in
B) without D) for
55. Soldiers act in __________ to the orders of their officers.
A) obligation C) obedience
B) objection D) offence
56. Do employers in your country __________ workers for injuries suffered at their work?
A) conform C) compel
B) conflict D) compensate
57. They assured us that __________ was waiting for us they were there to share it.
A) whatever C) it
B) what D) whoever
58. He would __________ it that his son took a livelier interest in politics.
A) see into C) see about
B) see through D) see to
59. This store has an excellent __________ for fair dealing.
A) repetition C) authority
B) reputation D) popularity
60. Her terror was so great __________ somewhere to escape, she would have run for her life.
A) that had there only been C) only if there had been
B) that there had only been D) if there was only
61. She was able to give the police a full account of the accident since she had been _______ to it.
A) an observer C) a watcher
B) an on-looker D) a witness
62. The cells were designed to __________ sunshine to electricity to run a motor.
A) convert C) modify
B) alter D) exchange
63. As the clouds drifted away an even higher peak became __________ to the climbers.
A) obvious C) present
B) visible D) available
64. She was pale with __________ after working for three shifts in succession.
A) cold C) emotion
B) fright D) fatigue
65. You did tell me what to do. If only I __________ your advice.
A) would take C) took
B) have taken D) had taken
66. John did not have to write the composition if he didn’t want to. It was __________.
A) suitable C) critical
B) optional D) elemental
67. Five minutes earlier, __________ we could have caught the last train.
A) and C) or
B) but D) so
68. Though you stay in the sea for weeks, you will not ______ contact with the outside world.
A) fail C) fall
B) miss D) lose
69. The doctor told the pupils that an __________ disease was one that could be passed from one person to another.
A) overwhelming C) infectious
B) expanding D) inherent
70. The professor picked several students ________ from the class and asked them to help him with the experiment.
A) at ease C) at random
B) at all D) at hand
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