2001年1月大学英语四级考试试卷 录音文字材料

Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension
Section A

1.M:Hi,Jane,do you have some changes?I have to make a call on the payphone.
W:Payphone?Why not use my mobilephone?Here you are.
Q:What will the man most probably do?

2.M:Can you tell me the title of this oil painting?
W:Sorry,I don't know for sure,but I guess it is an early 18 century work.Let me look it up in the catalog.
Q:Where does this conversation most probably take place?

3.M:I am worried about those classes I missed when I was sick.
W:I will try to bring you up today on what we've done.
Q:What does the woman mean?

4.W:Hey Dan.I hear you're meeting Susan's parents for the first time.
M:Yeah,next weekend.Fortunately,her father loves to fish,so we will have so mething to talk about.
Q:What can be infered about Dan?

5.W:Professor White's presentation seemed to go on forever.I was barely able to stay awake.
M:How could you sleep through it?It is one of the best that I have ever heard on this topic.
Q:What does the man think of Professor White's presentation?

6.W:I am looking for quality paper to type my essay.I don't see any on the shelf.
M:I saw some in the stockroom this morning.I will go and check.
Q:What does the woman want to buy?

7.M:It seems that we'll have another fine day tomorrow.Let's go to the seaside.
W:O.K.But we'll have to leave very early,or else we'll get caught in the traffic.
Q:What does the woman suggest?

8.M:Do you know James?He is in your class.
W:Certainly.In fact he was the first person I got to know in my class.I still remember the look on his face when he showed up late on the first day of school.
Q:Why did the woman remember James so well?

9.W:The man at the garage thinks that I take good care of my car.
M:So do I. I can't see any scratches on the outside,and the inside is clean ,too.
Q:What does the man think of the woman's car?

10.M:Wonderful day,isn't it? Want to join me for a swim?
W:If you don't mind waiting while I get prepared.
Q:What does the woman mean?

Section B
Passage One
    A friend of mine told me that when he was a young man,he went to work as a teacher in one of the states of India.One day,he received an invitation to dinner at the ruler's palace.Very pleased,he went to tell his colleagues.They laughed, and told him the meaning of the invitation.They had all been invited,and each person who was invited had to bring with him a certain number of silver and gold coins.The number of coins varied according to the person's position in the service of the government.My friend's income was not high,so he did not have much to pay.Each person bowed before the ruler,his gold went onto one hip,his silver went onto another hip.And in this way he paid his income tax for the year.This was a simple way of collecting income tax.The tax on property was also collected simply.The ruler gave a man the power to collect a tax from each owner of land or property in a certain area,if this man promised to pay the ruler a certain amount of money.Of course,the tax collector managed to collect more money than he paid to the ruler.The difference between the sum of money he collected and the sum of money he gave to the ruler was his profit.
11.What do we know about the speaker's friend?
12.What was the real purpose of the ruler's invitation?
13.What does the passage say about the tax collectors?

Passage Two
    Around the year 1000 A.D,some people from northwest India began to travel westward.Nobody knows why.After leaving their homes,they did not settle down again,but spent their lives moving from one place to another,their later generations are called the Romany people,or Gypsies.There're Gypsies all over the world,and many of them are still travelling with no fix homes.There are about 8,000,000 of them,including 3,000,000 in eastern Europe.Gypsies sometimes have a hard time in the countries where they travel,because they are different,people may be afraid of them,look down on them, or think that they are criminals. The Nazies treated the Gypsies cruelly,like the Jews,and nobody knows how many of them died in Hitler
's deathcamps.Gypsies have their own language Romany.They liked music and dancing.And they often work in fairs and travelling shows.Travelling is very importantto them,and many Gypsies are unhappy if they have to stay in one place.Becauseof this,it is difficult for Gypsy children to go to school,and Gypsies are often unable to read and write.In some places,the education authorities tried to arrange special travelling schools for Gypsy children,so that they can get the same education as other children.
14.Why did the ancestors of Gypsies leave their home?
15.What is the attitude of some people toward Gypsies?
16.What measure has been taken to help Gypsy children?

Passage Three
    As the car industry develops,traffic accidents have become as familiar as the common code.Yet,their cause and control remain a serious problem that is difficult to solve.Experts have long recognized that this discouraging problem has multiple causes.At the very least,it is a problem that involves three factors:the driver,the vehicle,and the roadway.If all drivers exercise good judgement at all times,there would be few accidents.But that is rather like saying that if all people were honest,there would be no crime.Improved design has helped make highways much safer.But the type of accidents continued to rise because of human failure and an enormous increase in the numbers of automobiles on the road.Attention is now turning increasingly to the third factor of the accident,the car itself.Sincep eople assume that the accidents are bound to occur,they want to know how cars can be built better to protect the drivers.
17.What does the speaker think of the causes of automobile accidents?
18.What measure has been taken to reduce car accidents?
19.What remains an important factor for the rising number of road accidents?
20.What is the focus of people's attentions today according to the passage?

2001年1月大学英语四级考试试卷 参考答案及详细解答

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

Part II Reading Comprehension
21. 选A。文章第一句指出"如果不对狗进行恰当的训练，它们的行为以如同其它野生动物一样"可见狗的行为问题是由其本性所决定的，故选A。
22. 选C。文章开始就说明了狗的兽性和在未训练前所具有的破坏性，对于这种情况最好的是驯服它，也正是答案C表述的。
23. 选C。文章第二段最后一句说：狗与主人我最有效的交流是让狗知道，你想让它去做什么，很明显这需要一个好的方法，即答案C正确。
24. 选D。见第三段最后一句。
25. 选A。见最后一段最后一句。
26. 选B。文章第二段说明了作者想通过与文科生的交流拓宽自己的视野，并想成为一个完美的理科生，即科技与文学的结合，故答案B正确。
27. 选D。第二段第四句指出"我想通过与非理工科的人交往来拓展自己的眼界"与D项同意。
28. 选D。见第三段最后一段。
29. 选C。文章第一句作者说自己是个idealist即"理想主义者"C项的意思是不实际的，不现实。
30. 选A。此处的"they"指的是上文提到engineering and the liberal arts故选A。
31. 选B。从文章第一段第三句可以看出Orchids的房子采用了很多energy conservation的措施，从这方面讲是无可挑剔的。
32. 选A。见第三段第一句。
33. 选C。accentuate意为"加重"在文中是"使…恶化"的意思，故选C。
34. 选B。见最后一段第二句。
35. 选C。本文主要在讲室内空气的污染问题，故选C。
36. 选D。文章第一句中deposit意为"订金"，故选D。
37. 选A。见第一段第三句。
38. 选B。根据第一段最后一句可见"二手塑料的用途很少"，因此如向它们变成有用的东西是处理回收的塑料饮料包装中的主要问题。
39. 选D。见最后一段第二句。
40. 选C。见最后一段最后一句。

Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure
41. 选D。important要求that从句中要用虚拟。
42. 选A。adapt…to…意思是"使…适应…"
43. 选B。forget to do sth意为"忘记去做某事"（此事未做）；forget doing sth意为"忘记做过某事"（此事已做）
44. 选B。oblige sb to do sth强迫某个人做某事。
45. 选C。deny doing sth否认做过某事。
46. 选A。此题是一个名词独立主格，主语与judge是动宾关系，所以用过去分词。
47. 选B。keep up 获得；draw up 写catch up跟上。
48. 选B。turn up 露面；turn to 求助于…；turn on 打开；turn over思考
49. 选A。A）虽然 B）不管，不顾 C）因为 D）以防，故选A。
50. 选C。A）因为 B）曾经 C）虽然 D)以免，故选C。
51. 选D。在印刷品中黑体的固定说法为bold type。
52. 选C。句中says后面需加一个宾语，而只有what可做关系代词。
53. 选C。mean to do sth打算
54. 选D。此处为定语从句that指物，作spent的宾语。
55. 选A。would rather do sth than do sth意为“宁愿…而不愿…”
56. 选C。A）写下，记下 B）熄灯，火 C）张贴 D）延期
57. 选B。本题意为"无论我们遇到什么样的困难，我们都会互相帮助克服困难"。
58. 选D。本题为独立主格结构，故选D。
59. 选B。A)事件 B）重大事件 C）事例 D）事务，业务
60. 选D。A）调后，转移； B）释放 C）流放 D）播送消息
61. 选B。A）没有这个短语 B）只要 C）万一，以防 D）以…而论
62. 选D。A）最小量 B）短的 C）很少，不经常 D）稀小
63. 选C。be reported to do 为固定用法意为"被报导…"
64. 选C。此处为定语从句介词 + which 结构；be comparable to为固定搭配意为"能与…相比较的"
65. 选B。A) 强调 B) 加强 C) 增加 D)使升高
66. 选A。此处为独立主格结构，做about的宾语。
67. 选A。A）精疲力竭的 B) 被废除的 C) 受伤的 D）被抛弃的
68. 选A。此处为时间状语从句。意"为SuSan赶上我时，我正在回妈妈居住的村子的半路上"
69. 选D。A）、B）、C）均为连词后面应该加句子。
70. 选C。A） 分给 B）移交，让出 C）传给（后代）D）传递

Part Ⅳ Cloze
71. 选A。此处意为"涉及大约300个学生至少21所高校的非正式谈话"
72. 选B。at least固定短语"至少"
73. 选D。A）含蓄的 B）努力的 C）礼貌的 D）坦白的
74. 选C。Comment on 为固定搭配，意为"对…的评价"
75. 选A。present的意思是：to bring to sb's notice directly。
76. 选C。made mark 是固定搭配译为讲话
77. 选C。by the case译为“在…情况下”
78. 选B。speak + abont表论及；…涉及
79. 选B。此处意为"正如以下建议所暗示的…"
80. 选A。A）令我不满的 B）没有这个形容词 C）没有这个形容词 D）称心如意的
81. 选C。A）、B）、D）意思是"打扰" C） 不鼓励
82. 选A。A）噪音，说话的声音 B）声响，声音 C）发音 D）手势
83. 选D。give out 固定短语"分发"
84. 选D。should可代表有个人感情色彩，且表将来发生的事情的可能性
85. 选D。avoid doing sth避免做某事
86. 选A。此处意为"一旦我们读材料，我们希望讨论它或是听到详尽的说明，而不是简单的重复"。
87. 选C。 A）记住 B）争论，争吵 C）讨论 D）保存
88. 选B。参考86解释，故选择not。B为答案。
89. 选C。A） required text 必须的课本
90. 选D。此处意为"仅仅为了…"

Part V Writing(略)