1994年1月大学英语四级考试真题

Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Section A
1. A) His wife doesn’t want him to.
B) He will be out of town.
C) He has some work to do.
D) He doesn’t want to.
2. A) Do shopping.
B) Make a phone call.
C) Take a bus.
D) Give them to the woman.
3. A) Maria’s friends don’t call her very often.
B) Maria likes to talk on the phone with her friends.
C) Maria doesn’t like to talk on the phone with her friends.
D) Maria doesn’t have any friends.
4. A) In October.
B) Between April and October.
C) In April.
D) She isn’t certain.
5. A) Once it starts raining, it’ll rain a lot.
B) It has been raining for some time.
C) They’re ready to catch the train.
D) The train has just started off.
6. A) He offered her a pencil.
B) He was afraid of losing his pen.
C) He lent her his extra pen.
D) He said he didn’t have any ink.
7. A) Bob will be on time.
B) She hopes Bob won’t come.
C) Bob can’t come.
D) Bob will be late.
8. A) To the beach.
B) To a restaurant.
C) To a theatre.
D) To the zoo.
9. A) Ask the woman to find Mr. White for him.
B) Hold the phone.
C) Pay the manager a visit.
D) Make another call.
10. A) She is going to give up biology.
B) She spends half of her time on biology and half on math.
C) To her match is even more difficult than biology.
D) To her biology is difficult, but math is not.
Section B
Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) He had to get a job.
B) He was afraid of failure.
C) He wanted to join the Army.
D) He wasn’t interested in studying.
12. A) She was shocked.
B) She was disappointed.
C) She expressed doubts.
D) She encouraged him.
13. A) He was lucky.
B) He had a good wife.
C) 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. A) She was driving along a country road.
B) She was lying in a hospital bed.
C) She was lying near a lonely road trembling.
D) She was telling an astonishing story to a doctor.
15. A) She was attacked by robbers.
B) She was stopped by a policeman.
C) She fainted due to the effects of some drug.
D) She was forced to enter a flying saucer.
16. A) The woman had been taken a long distance away from her home.
B) The woman had intended to leave her husband without telling him.
C) The woman had been dishonest to her husband.
D) The woman made up an astonishing story.
Passage Three
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17. A) In the 15th century.
B) In the 16th century.
C) In the 5th century.
D) In the 6th century.
18. A) Because it was at the seaside.
B) Because it was the only modern building there.
C) Because of the beautiful garden in front of it.
D) Because of its old style of architecture.
19. A) To keep the tourists away.
B) To welcome the tourists.
C) To make money.
D) To warn the tourists not to ruin his garden.
20. A) In order to earn more money.
B) In order to have more peace.
C) In order to welcome more visitors.
D) In order to have a bigger garden.

Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Passage One
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 safely of the nuclear reactor.
21. Where the Skylab will fall?
A) is kept secret
B) has been made public
C) has been predicted by scientists
D) can’t be predicted even by computers
22. According to the passage, what does an incident such as the failed Skylab lead us to do?
A) Not to believe in officials.
B) To think about our future.
C) Has been predicted by scientists.
D) To 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) the danger of the Skylab’s fall has been underestimated
D) computers can solve the problem caused by the broken Skylab
24. The author refers to Three Mils Island ________.
A) because he is doubtful about what the officials said
B) because he fears that a piece of the Skylab may strike a nuclear power plant
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. This passage is mainly about the author’s ________.
A) interest in the failure of the Skylab
B) willingness to give his advice
C) eagerness to see more new scientific discoveries
D) concern that science cannot answer all questions
Passage Two
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 the 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 percent in western Europe and less than 4 percent 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) a news item
B) part of an introduction to a book
C) part of a lecture
D) an advertisement
27. What is the most important to agriculture is ________.
A) the amount of food it produces
B) the per capita income of farmers
C) its industrial performance
D) the production of investment goods
28. The underlined word “this” in the first paragraph refers to ________.
A) the provision of food and raw materials
B) the productivity of farmers
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
B) the organization of agriculture
C) the market structure
D) the general development of economy
30. This passage will most probably be followed by a discussion of ________.
A) the structure of American farming population
B) the market structure of American agriculture
C) the various functions of American agriculture
D) the organization of American agriculture
Passage Three
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
Passage Four
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
Time was—and not so many years ago, either—when the average citizen to ok 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 w hose 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 beg an 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 be en 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 a go 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

Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)
41. I don’t know whether what she said is true, but I’ll try to ________ it.
A) conform
B) confirm
C) confess
D) confine
42. Last year Mike earned ________ his brother, though his brother has a better position.
A) twice as much as
B) twice as many as
C) twice than
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
B) make out
C) put off
D) give off
44. My only purpose was to get shelter ________ the snow, to get myself covered and warm.
A) for
B) form
C) off
D) over
45. Maggie ran back to the kitchen, eggs ________ carefully in her hands.
A) were held
B) to be held
C) held
D) holding
46. I have two boys but ________ of them likes sweets.
A) both
B) none
C) either
D) neither
47. The man to whom we handed the forms pointed out that they had not been ________ filled in.
A) properly
B) regularly
C) thoroughly
D) consequently
48. None of the servants were ________ when Mr. Smith wanted to send a message.
A) allowable
B) approachable
C) available
D) applicable
49. My sister’s professor had her ________ her paper many times before allowing her to present it to the committee.
A) rewrite
B) to rewrite
C) rewritten
D) rewriting
50. After a long and exhausting journey they arrived ________.
A) till the last
B) by the end
C) at the end
D) at last
51. His understanding made a deep impression ________ the young girl.
A) in
B) on
C) for
D) to
52. Silver is the best conductor of electricity, copper ________ it closely.
A) followed
B) to follow
C) following
D) being following
53. There is hardly an environment on earth ________ some species of animal or other has not adapted successfully.
A) as to
B) wherever
C) so that
D) to which
54. It is highly desirable that a new president ________ to this college.
A) appointed
B) be appointed
C) 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
B) had been lain
C) had been lying
D) would have been lying
56. The time has come ________ we can make extensive use of nuclear energy.
A) when
B) while
C) as
D) since
57. Hardly ________ the helicopter ________ when the waiting crowd ran toward it.
A) has ... landed
B) had ... landed
C) would ... land
D) was ... landing
58. Although the weather was very bad the buses still ran on ________.
A) list
B) schedule
C) plan
D) arrangement
59. The situation today is obviously quite different from ________ it was only 50 years ago.
A) such
B) which
C) when
D) what
60. Jane was hit on the head by the robber and was knocked ________.
A) mindless
B) unconscious
C) brainless
D) unaware
61. The traffic was very heavy, otherwise I ________ here 50 minutes sooner.
A) would be
B) should be
C) had been
D) would have Been
62. ________ you decide to take up, you should try to make it a success.
A) If only
B) Unless
C) Whatever
D) Whenever
63. This bird’s large wings ________ it to fly very fast.
A) make
B) cause
C) enable
D) ensure
64. In most of the United States, the morning newspaper is ________ by school-age children.
A) directed
B) discharged
C) derived
D) delivered
65. It was not until be arrived at the station ________ he realised he had forgotten his ticket.
A) that
B) before
C) when
D) after
66. Though the long-term ________ cannot be predicted, the project has been approved by the committee.
A) effect
B) effort
C) affect
D) afford
67. He asked ________ since he had been chairman for seven years.
A) not to be re-elected
B) to be not re-elected
C) not to have been 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
B) was he able to make himself hear
C) he was able to make himself heard
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
B) do away with
C) keep up with
D) run away with
70. He went ahead ________ all warnings about the danger of his mission.
A) in case of
B) because of
C) prior to
D) regardless of

Close (15 minutes)
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”.
71. A) collected
B) made
C) composed
D) contained
72. A) to
B) on
C) in
D) back
73. A) ends
B) backgrounds
C) bases
D) origins
74. A) pick
B) develop
C) change
D) choose
75. A) of
B) with
C) on
D) by
76. A) with
B) and
C) or
D) for
77. A) show
B) design
C) hold
D) indicate
78. A) lays
B) attaches
C) binds
D) gives
79. A) however
B) moreover
C) therefore
D) furthermore
80. A) late
B) lately
C) later
D) latest
81. A) respond
B) prepare
C) act
D) follow
82. A) Thus
B) Also
C) Yet
D) Nevertheless
83. A) After
B) With
C) Of
D) For
84. A) sleeping
B) working
C) eating
D) talking
85. A) for
B) during
C) at
D) on
86. A) breaks
B) continues
C) remembers
D) forgets
87. A) statement
B) expression
C) proverb
D) conversation
88. A) other
B) person
C) one
D) member
89. A) reproduced
B) revised
C) reviewed
D) repeated
90. A) combined
B) accepted
C) reformed
D) shortened

Writing (15 minutes)
1. 人们对职业各有不同的理想
2. 我理想的职业是什么
3. 我怎样为我理想的职业做准备 

Part I

1. A 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. C
6. C 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. B
11. A 12. B 13. A 14. D 15. B
16. D 17. C 18. C 19. A 20. D

Part II

21. D 22. D 23. A 24. B 25. C
26. D 27. A 28. C 29. C 30. A
31. B 32. D 33. C 34. B 35. A
36. D 37. B 38. C 39. B 40. A

Part III

41. A 42. C 43. D 44. D 45. B
46. A 47. C 48. A 49. D 50. B
51. D 52. A 53. C 54. B 55. C
56. D 57. A 58. A 59. D 60. B
61. B 62. C 63. B 64. A 65. C
66. A 67. B 68. D 69. C 70. D

Part IV

71. D 72. A 73. C 74. C 75. A
76. B 77. C 78. D 79. D 80. A
81. B 82. A 83. C 84. B 85. D
86. B 87. B 88. D 89. A 90. C