1、1998年6月四级考试真题答案真题 120Part I Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversaiton, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once.After each question there wil
2、l 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.第1题:参考答案:A答案解析:W: I often mistake Jim for Bob. Can you tell them apart? M: No, they loo
3、k so much alike that they even confused their mother sometimes when they were young. Q: What is the most probable relationship between Jim and Bob?第2题:参考答案:B答案解析:W: Im thinking of going to Austin for a visit. Do you think its worth seeing? M: Well, I wish I had been there. Q: What do we learn from t
4、he conversation?第3题:参考答案:C答案解析:M: Its so hot today. I simply cant work. I wish there were a fan in this room. W: So do I. Ill fall asleep if I stay here any longer. Q: What are they complaining about?第4题:参考答案:D答案解析:M: Excuse me, I have a ticket for the 6 oclock flight to New York. But Im afraid I ca
5、nt make it. Is there a seat available for tomorrow morning? W: Let me see. Im sorry. All the morning flights have been booked up. The earliest we can get for you is the two oclock flight in the afternoon. Q: What does the conversation tell us?第5题:参考答案:B答案解析:W: Jack, I cant find Volumn Ten. Could you
6、 check for me who borrowed it? M: Here it is, on the upper shelf, next to Volumn TWO. Q: Why cant the woman find the book?第6题:参考答案:C答案解析:M: Have you a table for four? W: Certainly, Sir. A corner table or would you rather be near the window? Q: What is the man doing?第7题:参考答案:A答案解析:W: Its been very co
7、ld in the past two days. M: We havent seen the worst of it yet. More snow is forecasted for next week accompanied bystrong winds. Q: What will the weather be like?第8题:参考答案:A答案解析:W: Id like to buy a copy of Professor Franklins book on seashells. M: Im sorry, Ms. That book has been out of print for so
8、me time now. Q: What does the man say about the book?第9题:参考答案:B答案解析:W: Did Henry paint the whole house himself? M: He had it painted, because he doesnt like climb ing ladders. Q: What do we learn from the conversation?第10题:参考答案:D答案解析:W: Look at that big field of cotton. And theres a farm with some b
9、eautiful houses. M: You really get to know the country when you go by train, dont you? Q: Where did the conversation most probably take place?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 ques
10、tions 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.听力原文 Sam had worked 30 years for the same company and now he had to retire
11、. As a sign of gratitude, the company held a dinner in his honor. Sam, announced his boss, It is my great honor to present this gift to you on behalf of the company. Sam walked down to the front of the table and accepted the gift with pride. It was a gold watch and on it was written To faithful Sam
12、for 30 years of Service. Sam wept, I am at a loss for words. At home, Sams wife looked at the gold watch critically. For this you worked 30 years? A cheap gold-plated watch? Its the thought, dear, answered Sam. The important thing is that I am not working any more. His wife held the gold watch to he
13、r ear and said:Neither is your watch. 第11题:参考答案:C答案解析:What did the company do to honor Sam?第12题:参考答案:D答案解析:How did Sam feel when he saw what was written on the watch?第13题:参考答案:A答案解析:What can we infer from the story?听力原文 Religious and private schools receive little or no support from public taxes in
14、the United States. As a result, they are more expensive to attend. The religious schools in America are usually run by churches. Therefore they tend to be less expensive than private schools. When there is free education available to all children in the United States, why do people spend money on pr
15、ivate schools? Americans offer a great variety of reasons for doing so. Some parents send their children to private schools because the classes there are usually smaller. In their opinion, the public schools in their area are not of high enough quality to meet their needs. Private schools in the Uni
16、ted States range widely in size and quality, and they offer all kinds of programs to meet the needs of certain students. 第14题:参考答案:C答案解析:Why is it usually expensive to attend religious and private schools?第15题:参考答案:C答案解析:What is one of the reasons for people tO send their children to private schools
17、?第16题:参考答案:A答案解析:Who usually runs religious schools in the United States?听力原文An elderly woman yesterday made a legal claim against a department store because it had wrongly accused her of stealing a Christmas card, Ms. Doss White, 72 years old, is claiming $3000 damages from the store for wrongful a
18、rrest and false imprisonment. Ms.White visited the store while doing Christmas shopping, but did not buy anything. She was followed through the town by a store manager. He had been told that a customer saw her take a card and put it in her shopping bag. He stopped her at a bookstore as she was readi
19、ng a book. Ms.White said,This man, a total stranger, suddenly grasped my bag and asked if he could look in it. She was taken back to the store and shut in a small room in full view of shoppers for 20 minutes until the police arrived. At the pohce station she was body-searched and nothing was found.
20、Her lawyer said that the department store sent an insincere apology and they insisted that she may have been stealing. The hearing continues today. 第17题:参考答案:D答案解析:What does the story tell us about the old woman?第18题:参考答案:D答案解析:What was said to have been stolen?第19题:参考答案:B答案解析:What happened to Ms. W
21、hite after she was taken back to the store?第20题:参考答案:C答案解析:What was now the attitude of the department store in this legal case?Part II Reading Comprehension Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are
22、 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.第21题:参考答案:A答案解析:辨认事实题。本题询问乔治斯皮里奇的实验的目的是什么。A意为测试吸烟是否对吸烟者的思维能力有正面的影响;B表明吸烟怎样损害人们的思维能力;C证明吸烟影响人们正常的行为:D查明吸烟是否能帮助人们的短时记忆。由文章第一句话decided to fi
23、nd out whether,as many smokers say, smoking helps them to think and concentrate,我们可以得知A为正确答案。第22题:参考答案:B答案解析:归纳推理题。本题询问乔治斯皮里奇的实验是以哪种方式进行的。A意为强迫被试者将主要信息从次要细节中分离出来B对被试者进行由易到难的测试C检测尼古丁对吸烟者的影响;D记录被试者迅速的反应。文中提到test,第一次为in this simple test,第二次为the next test was moro complex,可见测试是由简单到复 杂的,因此B为正确答案。第23题:参考答
24、案:A答案解析:词义理解题。本题询问第5段第2行的单词bested最有可能的意思是什么。A意为击败;战胜;B羡慕;嫉妒C跟上;赶上;D充分利用。文中句子的意思是不准吸烟的人优于那些测试前刚刚抽过烟的人,因此bested一词的意思与战胜;打败最为接近,A为正确答案。第24题:参考答案:C答案解析:辨认事实题。本题询问下面的哪一个说法是正确的。A意为经常吸烟的人比不准吸烟的人大体表现得好一些D经常吸烟的人比其他被试者的反应要快一些;C在完成简单的任务时,不吸烟者与其他被试者的表现差不多;D不准抽烟的人对各种任务反应、最慢。第2段最后1句提到,In this simple test, smokers
25、,deprived smokers and non-smokers performed equally well,因此C为正确答案。第25题:参考答案:D答案解析:事实推理题。本题询问我们可以从最后一段推断出_。A意为吸烟者不能成为飞行员;B在紧急情况下吸烟可导致心理疾病C飞行员在飞行过程中不吸烟;D吸烟者在处理紧急问题时是与其他人不同的。文章最后一段提到,Smokers might perform adequately at many,jobs梪ntil they got complicated (吸烟者在做许多工作时可以表现得很好棗直到它们变得复杂起来。)因此,D为正确答案。第26题:参考
26、答案:C答案解析:事实推理题。本题询问为了成为明天合格的公民,人们必须_。A意为努力在计算机科学方面打好坚实的基础;B意识到他们所使用的东西怎样做它们所做的东西;C通过获得某一套技能来学会使用电脑D理解给电脑编程比修理汽车更必要。第2段提到,学会使用电脑与学会怎样编程是两种截然不同的行为,明天的合格公民 应当将自己从对电脑的恐惧感中解放出来,可见C为正确答案。第27题:参考答案:D答案解析:归纳推理题。本题询问文章第2段提到了制作小提琴,这是为了表明_。A意为电脑编程与小提琴制作同样有趣;B我们的社会需要不同领域的专家;C制作小提琴需要与编程一样多的技巧D会使用电脑的人并没有必要知道编程。第2
27、段中提到,电脑编程是选择编程为职业的人的事情,尽管编程很有趣,尽管我们的社会需要 有人精通它,汽车修理与小提琴制作也是如此,其意思是说会使用电脑并没有必要知道编程,就像会开车不一定要会修车,会拉小提琴并不一定要会制作小提琴一样,因此 D为正确答案。第28题:参考答案:B答案解析:辨认事实题。本题询问一直以来学会使用电脑越来越容易,其原因是_。A意为程序变得没那么复杂了;B程序设计得方便使用者使用;C编程变得越来越容易了;D电脑使用者越来越容易获得程序了。第3段第1句中it gets easier all the time as programs become moro user-friendl
28、y,user-friendly意思是对使 用者友好的,也就是方便使用者使用的,因此间为正确答案。第29题:参考答案:C答案解析:归纳推理题。本题询问根据作者的观点,学会使用电脑意味着学会_。A意为一套规则;B电脑科学的基本知识C特定的程序;D通常的编程原则。第4段讨论learning to use a computer这一说法费了不少笔墨,最重要的是最后一句:One can only teach people to use this or that program.,既然教会人们使用电脑 只是教会他们使用这种或那种程序,那么学会使用电脑也就是学会特定的程序,故C正确。第30题:参考答案:B答案
29、解析:主旨题。本题询问作者写这篇文章的目的是什么。A意为强调电脑对社会的影响;B解释电脑能力的概念C阐述成为明天合格公民的要求D强调电脑编程是非常有趣而极富挑战性的工作。上面这四项中最能概括文章主题的应当是B第31题:参考答案:A答案解析:辨认事实题。本题询问根据作者的观点,单身汉抵制婚姻主要是因为_。A意为他不愿承担家庭责任;B他相信如果维持单身的话生活会更快活;C他发现约会比结婚更有乐趣D他害怕它会给他的欢乐、冒险和刺激画上一个句号。第3段第2句中提到,.he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment(害怕承担 义务),因
30、此A为正确答案。第32题:参考答案:C答案解析:事实推理题。本题询问根据作者的观点,养小孩是_。A意为一种道德职责;B一件吃力不讨好的工作;C一件回报丰厚的工作D不可避免的痛苦的源泉。第4段提到,But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching. 但决定不要小孩的夫妇永远也不会了解看着孩子成长或与小孙子、 孙女玩耍的乐趣,可见A、B和D都不正确,只有C为正确答案。第33题:参考答案:B答案解析:辨认事实题。本题询问从最后一段,我们可以得知嫉妒有时来自于_。A仇恨;B误会;C偏见; D无知。文章
31、最后一句提到,它将我们从嫉妒中解放出来:我们现在明白那些总是那么快乐的人实际上也许一点儿也不幸福,可见正是因为我们误会他们很幸福,所以才会嫉妒他们。因此,可推断出B正确。第34题:参考答案:D答案解析:辨认事实题。本题询问为了理解真正的幸福是什么,人们必须_。A意为在一生中尽量寻找快乐;B努力使自己从痛苦中解脱出来;C在任何情况下忍受痛苦;D能够将幸福与快乐加以区分。第5段第 1句提到,理解和接受真正的幸福与快乐无关是最令人解脱的认识,也就是说要将幸福与快乐区分开来,因此,D为正确答案。第35题:参考答案:A答案解析:主旨题。本题询问作者努力想要告诉我们的是什么。A意为幸福是与痛苦伴随的;B人
32、必须知道怎样获得幸福;C承担义务是非常重要的;D是痛苦导致了幸福。第1段最后一句提到,more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain大多数的情况是导致幸福的事情总是与某种痛苦有关。而在后面几段 中,作者还对此作了进一步的论述,因此A为正确答案。第36题:参考答案:D答案解析:词义理解题。本题询问第1段第4行中的单词imperative是什么意思。A意为表面的;B异常的;可观的;C可争论的D本质的;必要的。第1段第3、4句提到,公司领导人中没有人提到要去除那些会产生多样化的东西,事实上,他们认为多样性是imp
33、erative,可见,imperative的意思并不是表面上的、可观的或可争论 的,而是必要的。imperative本身的意思是绝对必要的;迫切的,因此D为正确答案。第37题:参考答案:B答案解析:辨认事实题。本题询问下面的哪一类人对于多样化的观点有所不同。A意为少数民族;B政客;C教授;D经理。第1段第1、2句提到,关于多样化的争论主要发生在政治圈内,因此B为正确答案。第38题:参考答案:C答案解析:辨认事实题。本题询问高级公司领导似乎赞成促进多样化以便_。A意为降低失业率;B为少数民族赢得平等的政治权利;C在国际市场上具有竞争性;D满足不断增长的人口的需要。第1段第4句提到,公司领导者认为
34、,如果他们的公司要在全球市场上来竞争,多样化是绝对必要的,因此K)为正确答案。第39题:参考答案:A答案解析:事实推理题。本题询问从文章中我们可以推断出_。A意为没有多样化,不拘一格降人才就不可能实现;B美国的政治圈内将不会接受多样化;C多样化将不可能发生在美国媒体之中D少数民族只能进入没有多样化之争的领域。第1段最后一句提到,公司领导知道如果没有多样化,就不会有他们所需要的工程师、科学家、律师、经理 等,因此A的说法是正确的。文中提到政治圈内和媒体上对多样化有争论,但并没有说政治圈内不会接受多样化或多样化不可能发生在媒体之中,而D的说法在文章中根本没有 提到。第40题:参考答案:D答案解析:
35、归纳推理题。本题询问根据文章的观点,在美国社会中通过_能够实现多样化。A意为扩大潜在的劳动力的来源;B推行提供雇员以技术的政策;C培训更多的工程师、科学家、律师和商务经理;D为所有人,不论种族和性别,提供教育。第1段提到,企业领导者认为多样化是必要的,对有才能、有技术的人才的需求要求其扩大潜 在劳动力的来源,而为了扩大来源,就必须推行使得更多的少数民族、更多的妇女和移民获得技术的政策,D概括了这两方面的内容,因此为正确答案。Part Vocabulary and Structure Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this pa
36、rt. For each sentence there are four choices marked A、B、C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the correspondeing letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.第41题:参考答案:C答案解析:句意:19世纪后半叶见证了交通手段的稳步发展。通过分析句子,我们知道the last half of the nineteenth century应当为
37、主语,所以谓语动词应当采用主动语态。而19世纪是已经过去了的时代,谓语动词应当用过去式,所以C为正确答案。第42题:参考答案:B答案解析:句意:那个害羞的女孩回答不出老师的问题时,感到尴尬而不舒服。形容词辨义:amazed感到惊奇的;awkward尴尬的,符合题意;curious好奇的;amused感到有趣的。第43题:参考答案:A答案解析:句意:安妮做梦也没有想到她近期内会有机会被送往国外。在介词of后面应当接名词、动名词、名词性短语或从句。符合条件的选项是A第44题:参考答案:D答案解析:句意:你把这些洗好了,你真好心。其实你不必洗的。情态动词十完成时的用法:mustnt+have don
38、e必定没有做;wouldnt have done不可能做了;mightnt have done说不定没有做;didnt have to do没有必要做已经做过的事,因此D为正确答案。第45题:参考答案:D答案解析:句意:单亲家庭的儿童通常要承担一些家中缺少的父亲或母亲本应该承担的职责。以take为中心词的动词短语辨义:take off拿走;脱下;起飞;take in接受;容纳;领会;理解;take after与相像;take on承担(责任等);从事;呈现;接纳,与题意相符。第46题:参考答案:A答案解析:句意:他给人一种一生都在国外度过的印象。give sbthe impression of
39、.是习惯用法,意思是给人以的印象;he在句中作主语,是动作give的执行者,因此需用主动语态,所以A为正确答案。第47题:参考答案:B答案解析:句意:一个特别尖的下巴是他最令人难忘的面部特征。题解近义名词辨析:mark记号,标记;痕迹;分数;trace痕迹,踪迹;appearance外表,外观;feature 面貌,容貌;特征,特色,与题意相符。第48题:参考答案:C答案解析:句意:我宁愿你暂时别就此事发表任何意见。would rather后接从句时,从句的谓语动词应当用虚拟语气,此句中应采用过去时。第49题:参考答案:A答案解析:句意:考虑到所有问题,计划好的旅游将不得不取消。分词作独立结构
40、的用法:由于all things应当是considered的宾语,应当用被动语态,所以A正确。第50题:参考答案:B答案解析:句意:约翰杜威认为教育应当是生活的准备,一个人应该通过实践来学习,而教学必须激发孩子们的好奇心和创造力。动词辨义:seek寻找,探求;试图,企图;stimulate刺激;激发,鼓舞,鼓励,与题意相符;shape形成,塑造,计划,设计;secure得到,获得;保卫,防护。第51题:参考答案:D答案解析:句意:批评和自我批评是必要的,因为它能帮助我们发现和纠正错误。in that多用在书面语中,意思是因为。第52题:参考答案:B答案解析:句意: 然而,自然界的这种平衡不时会
41、被打破,从而导致许多可能无法预见的后果。 近义动词辨析:trouble打扰,麻烦;disturb打乱,打破,打扰,使不安,与题意相符;confuse混淆,使混乱,使糊涂;puzzle使迷惑不解。第53题:参考答案:A答案解析:句意: 如果她现在不告诉他真相,他就会不停地追问,直到她告诉他为止。 在由until引导的时间状语从句中,如果主句使用将来时,则从句用一般现在时表示将来,因此A正确。第54题:参考答案:C答案解析:句意: 那位病人的健康状况恶化到了如此程度以致被加以集中护理。 形容词辨义:tense拉紧的,紧张的;rigid严厉的;刻板的;刚硬的;intensive精深的,加强的,集中的
42、,如:intensive reading精读tight密封的;紧密的。第55题:参考答案:C答案解析:句意: 地球上的每一个人对于地球的资源享有同等的权利吗? have a right to为固定搭配,意为对享有权利,to在这里有对于;关于的意思。第56题:参考答案:A答案解析:句意: 美国人每天吃的蛋白质是他们实际所需要的两倍。 当表示是倍时,所用的句型是:倍数+as+much/many/adj/adv+as。如:Our classroom is four times as large as theirs(我们的教室是他们的四倍大。)所以,A为正确答案。第57题:参考答案:D答案解析:句意:
43、 1914年,发生在东欧的一个边远地区的一件看上去微不足道的事件使欧洲卷入了一场大战。 动词辨义:insert插入,嵌入;impose征税;pitch投、掷(球等);抛弃,丢弃;plunge使陷入,使投入。第58题:参考答案:A答案解析:句意: 英国人对与其不同的文化和行为方式不大熟悉,在其他国家情况也大多如此。 as引导非限制性定语从句,指代主句部分的内容。类似的用法还有:As was predicted by him,the little boy turned out to be a great man(正如他所预见的那样,那个小男孩成了一个了不起的人物。)第59题:参考答案:B答案解析:
44、句意: 很少有其他电子设备能比机器人更引起人们对将来就业的担忧。 本句虽然很长,但只要找到than一词,我们就能确定要采用比较级,因此B为正确答案。第60题:参考答案:C答案解析:句意: 当孩子们在家时,我们不得不忍受许多吵闹声。 动词短语辨义:So in for从事;追求,沉溺于;hold on to紧紧抓住;put up with容忍,忍受,与题意相符;keep pace with跟上步伐,并驾齐驱。第61题:参考答案:C答案解析:句意: 他刚才所说的话与正在讨论的问题关系不大。 under discussion是一个习惯搭配。under在这里表示过程,意为在中,在期间。第62题:参考答案
45、:B答案解析:句意: 我们需要一个所有人都信赖的主席。 have confidence in sb是一个固定搭配,意为对信赖;信任。第63题:参考答案:D答案解析:句意: 据估计,有超过三分之一的人口无法获得健康服务。 名词辨义:assessment估计;评估,assignment分配;分派;所分派的事物;exception例外;access解决;进入,入口,通道。have/gain/get access to有接近(进入、使用)的机会和权利。第64题:参考答案:B答案解析:句意: 对不起,如果你要打的电话不是很紧急的话,可否让我先打? do you mind的用法是:do you mind+my/me doing sth;do you mind if+从句。如:Do you mind if I go there with you?/Do you mind my opening the window?第65题:参考答案:D答案解析:句