1、2004年1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：M: I like the color of this shirt. Do you have a larger size?W: This is
3、the largest in this color. Other colors come in all sizes.Q: What does the woman imply?第2题：参考答案：B答案解析：M: Look! The view is fantastic. Could you take a picture of me with the lake in the background?W: Im afraid Ive just run out of film.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?第3题：参考答案：A答案解析：M: The f
4、ood in the restaurant is horrible. If only wed gone to the school dining hall!W: But the food isnt everything. Isnt it nice just to get away from all the noise?Q: What Can we learn from the conversation?第4题：参考答案：D答案解析：W: Can I help you, sir?.M: Yes.Can you show me the way to Gate 9 for flight 901 to
5、 Hong Kong? Im quite confused here?Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?第5题：参考答案：C答案解析：W: My headache is killing me. I thought it was going away, but now its getting worse and worse.M: I told you yesterday to make an appointment.Q: What does the man mean?第6题：参考答案：B答案解析：W: Can you
6、give me a hand, Mike? I want to move a few heavy items into the car. M: Id like to, but Im already 5 minutes late for my appointment with Mr. Johnson. And his office is on the other side of the cam pus.Q: What will the man most probably do?第7题：参考答案：D答案解析：M: I think youd better find another partner.
7、I love table tennis, but I dont think Im improving.W: Look, Paul. Its still too early to quit. Nobody expects you to be a superstar. Just keep going and youll get the hang of it. Q: What does the woman mean?第8题：参考答案：B答案解析：M: Would you like to try the banana pie ? Its incredible.W: Well to tell the t
8、ruth, I dont care much for dessert.Q: What does the woman say about the banana pie?第9题：参考答案：C答案解析：案：C 说明：M: Im exhausted. I stayed up the whole night studying for my mid-term math exam.W: But why do you always until the last minute?Q: What does the woman imply?第10题：参考答案：D答案解析：案：D 说明：M: I really cant
9、 afford any more interruptions right now. Ive got to finish the assignment.W: Sorry, just one more thing. Could you give a ride to school tomorrow?Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will
10、 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.听力原文 Do you remember th
11、e time when people were a litter nicer and gentler with each other? I certainly do. And I feel that much of the world has somehow gotten away form that. Too often I see people rushing into elevators without giving those inside a chance out first, or never saying Thank you when others hold the door o
12、pen for them. We get lazy. And in our laziness, we think that something, like a simple Thank You doesnt really matter. But it can matter very much. The fact that no matter how nicely we dress, or how beautifully we decorate we home, we cant be truly elegant without good manners because elegance and
13、good manners always go hand in hand. In fact, I think of the good manners as a sort of hidden beauty secret. Havent you noticed that the kindest, most generous people seem to keep getting prettier? Its funny how that happens. But it does. Take the long-lost art of saying Thank you like wearing a lit
14、tle makeup or making sure your hair is neat. Getting into the habit of saying Thank you can make you feel better about yourself. Good manners add to you image while an angry face makes the best dressed person look ugly. 第11题：参考答案：C答案解析：What is the passage mainly about?第12题：参考答案：A答案解析：What does the s
15、peaker say about people of the past?第13题：参考答案：B答案解析：According to the speaker, how can we best improve our image?听力原文 Go to the playground and have fun. Parents will often say to their kids. But they should remember playgrounds can be dangerous. Each year about 200,000 children end up in hospital eme
16、rgency rooms with playground injures. Many injures involve falls from too-high equipment onto too-hard surfaces. Nearly 70% of the injuries happen on public playgrounds. Recent studies show they maybe badly designed that protective services are inadequate and their equipments is poorly maintained. P
17、arents should make sure that the equipment in playground is safe and that children are playing safely. Last year the national program for playground safety gave the nations playground a grade of C for safety after visiting more than 3,000 playgrounds nationwide. Parents should watch closely. They sh
18、ould always be within shouting and running distance of their children. Young children dont understand cause-and-effect, so they may run in front of moving swings. Theyre also better at climbing up than getting down, so they may panic at the top of a ladder. Its important for children to know youre w
19、atching them. Once they feel that sense of security, thats when they can be creative. 第14题：参考答案：C答案解析：What is the cause of playground in juries ?第15题：参考答案：B答案解析：What should parents do to prevent playground injuries?第16题：参考答案：D答案解析：What does the speaker say about young children?听力原文 For twenty five y
20、ears I was a full-time thief, specializing in picking pockets, Where I come from in southeast London, thats an honorable profession. Anyone can break in a house and steal things, but picking somebodys pocket takes skill. My sister and I were among the most successful pickpocket teams in London. We w
21、orked in hotel and theatre lobbies, airports, shopping centers and restaurants. Now we dont steal any more, but this crime is worldwide. Heres how to protect your self. Professional pickpockets do not see victim, only hand bags, jewels and money. Mothers with babies, the elderly, the disabled are al
22、l fair game. My preferred target was the lone female, handbag at her side, the right side to be exact. So if Im next to her, I can reach it cautiously with my right hand across my body. Only about one woman in a thousand carries her bag on the left, and I tended to steer clear of them. Women whose b
23、ags are hanging in front of them are tricky for the pickpocket as there isnt a blind side. If you want to make it even harder, use a bag with handles rather than a strap. For men, one of the best places to keep a wallet is in the back pocket of tight trousers. Youll feel any attempts to move it. Ano
24、ther good place is in the buttoned-up inside pocket of a jacket. There is just no way in. Even better, keep wallets attached to a cord or chain that is fastened to a belt. A pickpocket needs targets who are relaxed and off-guard. The perfect setting is a clothing store. When customers wander among t
25、he racks they are completely absorbed in the items they hold up. The presence of a uniformed security guard is even better. A false sense of security makes a pickpockets job much simpler. 第17题：参考答案：A答案解析：Why does the speaker say that picking somebodys pocket is an honorable profession in southeast L
26、ondon?第18题：参考答案：C答案解析：According to the speaker, who is most likely to become a victim of pickpockets?第19题：参考答案：A答案解析：In the speakers opinion, whats the best place for a man to keep his wallet?第20题：参考答案：B答案解析：What is the perfect setting for picking pockets according to the speaker?Part II Reading Com
27、prehension 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 thr
28、ough the centre.第21题：参考答案：D答案解析：D 要点定位理解。本题问及作者对涉及人们心态研究的结论的志度，指向短文引题部分(第一段第1、2句)，关键词是fairly skeptical和impossible to prove scientifically,故作者的态度是这些结论不确定，有疑问(questionable),第22题：参考答案：B答案解析：B 词语理解。本题涉及句子理解，结合本句出现的上下文及短文主题，本文不谈变化速度(A项pace of change)、过去教训（C项lessons learned from the past)或是否要忘掉过去(D项forget
29、 the past)，而是谈孩子面临的现实(B项)。第23题：参考答案：C答案解析：C 要点定位理解。由题干之mentally ill 50 years ago定位子短文第一段最后一句。理解该句要点(今天9一17岁的孩子承受的心理压力比50年前因精神病而接受治疗的孩子的心理压力还大)可知答案。第24题：参考答案：C答案解析：C 要点定位归纳。本题问及家长带助孩子缓解压力的第一种方法，即短文第四段要点：要充分认识个性化的局限性；孩子不是孤岛（也是社会一分子）；强化社会关系纽带能帝助孩子抵御压力。归纳以上要点，其核心是要孩子溶入社会，溶入群体。第25题：参考答案：A答案解析：A 结论归纳。本题问及
30、短文结论，涉及短文最后两句的理解：有时焦虑和压力是不可避免的；但焦虑和压力也不见得非把人给毁掉。选项A很贴切地综合了上述两要点。第26题：参考答案：D答案解析：D 要点定位理解。题干中before taking a job与短文第一句之once you are inside对应，由此推定initial即为before十足taking a job时的行为，salary requirement 与选项D内容格吻合。第27题：参考答案：B答案解析：B 要点定位推论。本题推论涉及第三段关于Beth的实例,理解作者举例的目的及短文主题，可推知等案与主动要求自己应该得到的待遇(ask for what o
31、ne deserves)相关。第28题：参考答案：A答案解析：A 要点判断推论。由题干无故确定本题涉及短文哪部分要点，但根据全文要点无法推知B)“大多数人超负荷但报酬低”及C)“夸大自己的业级”；再由第三段要点（如果大家都能获得与自己业绩相配的自动加薪固然不错，但这种不错的情况为大多数组织所欠缺）排除D。由此推断A为答案。第29题：参考答案：D答案解析：D 要点定位判断。本题涉及要求加薪的方法，即第四、五段要点，短文第五段提到market和information，但指的是把在外部市场本人的价值和对市场了解的信息也作为一种筹码，并非指要去就业市场为自己做广告(A)或要弄到组织内部的信息()）。短
32、文于第四段括号中提到contract，但这是指在加薪前为公司获得一个标的可观的合同作为业绩，与选项B完全不同；选项D指的是第四段最后一句的要点。第30题：参考答案：C答案解析：C 要点定位理解。由题干和选项确定本题涉及最后一段要点：在恰当的时机拿出筹码；运用交际方式来引导谈判的走向。由此确定选项C较全面地覆盖了上述两个要点。第31题：参考答案：B答案解析：B 要点理解归纳。本题问及饮食方式不拘礼节的趋势所导致的结果，涉及短文第二、三、四段要点：对瓷器生产商面言，这意味经济困难时期的到来；陶瓷业大量减员。归纳上述要点可推知答案B。第32题：参考答案：B答案解析：B 要点理解归纳。本题问及饮食方式
33、不拘礼节的原因，涉及第四段旅后及第五段要点：更多人单独进食，他们或是单身族，或是边看电视边吃；工作时间很长，家庭时间安排紧张，主人忙，家里也吃比萨快餐。选项B能够全面地归纳上述要点第33题：参考答案：D答案解析：D 要点定位推断。由题干之专有名词Royal Doulton定位于短文第三段.该段中提到这是一个employer.并使用代词it；它的减员使Pottery region过去十八个月内失业人数增加到四千多；其他pottery，工厂（如Wedgwood）早些时候也减过员。由此可推断Royal Doulton是一家陶瓷业生产商，而不是陶瓷经销商(C)。第34题：参考答案：C答案解析：C 要点
34、定位理解。题干之layoffs指向短文第四段第一句要点。句中roots（根源）与题干main cause一致；由句中的social shifts再结合全文关于饮食文化的变迁这一主题，可确定答案为C。第35题：参考答案：A答案解析：A 要点定位推论。题干之refined table manners与短文最后一段第二句The fine points of etiquette that . at the table相吻；再由该句谓语must be picked up somewhere和最后一句要点（有些公司为社交方面很无知的公司职员专门开etettiquette seminars）可知这种礼节有时
35、还是非常需要的，这恰与选项A相吻合。第36题：参考答案：C答案解析：C要点定位理解。题干中“After the tragedy .Hugo”和“are required to”与短文第三段第三句相一致，其中meet stricter,better-enforced cod，即是本题答案依据。第37题：参考答案：A答案解析：A 要点归纳判断。本题问及本文所介绍的房屋的设计特点，由第四至六段要点归纳可知特点有三:钢钉加固的木结构框架增加强度；木桩结构基础一抵御巨浪冲击；装饰性外壳改善外观。涉及本题答案的是第一大设计特点，即第四段要点。第38题：参考答案：D答案解析：D 要点定位理解。本题显然指向第
36、五段要点，理解其中第三、四句：“They also elevate the house above storm surges（巨浪）The pilings allow the surges to run under the house instead of running into it.”即可确定答案。第39题：参考答案：B答案解析：B要点定位理解。本题指向短文最后一段要点：(1)the shell conceals / masks the pilings；(2)that the house doesnt look like its standing with its pant legs p
37、ulled up(就像人卷起裤腿站着不雅观)(3)the hell should break apart in the event of a storm surge（不起抵御巨浪作用)。其中第、两点都与改善外观(B)有关。第40题：参考答案：C答案解析：C 要点定位推论。由题干之the shell确定本题之推论依据也在第六段，根据最后一句：万一风暴巨浪袭来，外壳应从房屋分离，从而让巨浪从房子下冲过，可推知外壳的设计不能是防水的(B)，也不能太牢固(D)，而应容易碎裂脱落(C)，但也未必要看起来花哨别致(A)。Part Vocabulary and Structure Directions: T
38、here 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 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：他让我们辅助他们执行其计划。动词与介词的搭配：assist
39、sbin doing sth意为“辅助某人做某事”；provide的习惯用法是provide sb with sthprovide sthfor/to sb“为某人提供某 物”；arouse “引起，激起，唤起；唤醒”；persist的习惯用法是persist in (doing)sth“坚持做某事”。第42题：参考答案：D答案解析：句意：正如预料的那样，代表团提出了大量的建议。本题考查关系代词as的用法此处指代前文所说的现象，其他词都没有这种功能。第43题：参考答案：B答案解析：句意：那位演讲人很有活力，整整3个小时的演讲中，他牢牢地抓住了我们的注意力。形容词辨义：specific特定的，特
40、有的；明确的；具体的”；dynamic有活力的，强有力的”；heroic“英雄的，英勇的”；diplomatic外交的，从事外交的；策略的， 有手腕的”。第44题：参考答案：C答案解析：句意：回到家，男孩把宿舍里发生的一切都告诉了父母。近义名词辨析：occasion“重大(或特殊)活动，盛会”；matter泛指“事情，问题，情况”；incident“发生的事”，与定语从句中的occur发生”呼应；issue问题”。第45题：参考答案：B答案解析：句意：两块岩石之间的缝隙很窄小，但孩子们还是挤了过去。动词辨义：press压，按，挤”；squeeze挤，挤出，挤过”；stretch伸展，延伸，延续
41、”；leap“跳，跃，跳动；急速行动，冲”。第46题：参考答案：D答案解析：句意：他们正试图利用工厂废物赚钱。形似动词辨义：expose“暴露，显露；曝光；揭露，坦露”；exhaust“使精疲力尽；用光，花光，耗尽；详尽论述”；exhibit显示，显出；展出，展览，陈列”； exploit“剥削；利用；开发，开采”。第47题：参考答案：B答案解析：句意：经理敦促员工不要错过大好的机会。动词与名词的搭配：miss an opportunity意为“错过机会”；escape的习惯用法为escape doing sth“逃避做某事”；slide(使)滑动，(使)下滑；(使)悄悄地移 动”。第48题：
42、参考答案：A答案解析：句意：尽管我欣赏David的诗，但我不喜欢他这个人。as引导的倒装结构：a./ad+as+主语+谓语，意思相当于although+主语+谓语+a./ad；only if“只有”；if only“只要”。第49题：参考答案：C答案解析：句意：因为另有安排在先，上个周六Lora无法参加我的生日晚会。形似词辨义：prior“优先的，在前的”；pioneer(n.)“先驱者，创始人；开拓者，开发者”；premature“不成熟的”；past过去的”。第50题：参考答案：A答案解析：句意：连绵不断的雨将小麦的收获期推迟了两周。动词短语辨义：set back“推迟，延缓，阻碍”；se
43、t off“出发，启程；引起，激起”；set out“动身，起程；开始；摆放；阐明，陈述”；set aside“留出，拨出(时 间、金钱等)；把置于一旁，不理会”。第51题：参考答案：A答案解析：句意：英语不好可能会严重妨碍你实现自己的目标。名词辨义：obstacle“障碍”，与修饰语preventing 一致；fault“错误”，常用于find fault with “吹毛求疵，挑毛病”中；offense“犯规，冒犯”，常用于commit offenses“犯规；违法”中；distress“痛苦，悲伤；贫苦，困苦；危难，不幸”。第52题：参考答案：D答案解析：句意：你很体谅人，孩子睡觉时不大
44、声说话。形似词辨义：concerned“担心的；有关的”；careful“小心的，细心的”；considerable“(程度、数量等)相当大(或多)的”；considerate“体贴的，体谅的”。第53题：参考答案：B答案解析：句意：很多曾被高度评价的选手已经从网球场上消失了。形似词辨义：dispose“去掉，丢掉，除掉；处理，解决(事务)”；disappear“消失”；discourage“使泄气”；discard “抛弃，丢弃”。第54题：参考答案：A答案解析：句意：她昏过去了。往她脸上泼点水她就会醒过来。动词短语辨义：come around/round“苏醒，复原；顺便来访”；come
45、along出现，发生；进步，进展”；come on“(表示鼓励、催促等)快，走吧；进步，进展；发生， 开始”；come out“出现，显露；出版，发表；结果是”。第55题：参考答案：C答案解析：句意：他们试图从燃烧的大楼里救出那个孩子，但是没有成功。形似词辨义：regain“重新获得”；recover“寻回，收复，重新得到；使复原，使康复；挽回，弥补”；rescue“营救，援救”；reserve“保留，留存；预订”。第56题：参考答案：B答案解析：句意：电脑技术会给工商管理带来革命。动词短语辨义：bring around/round“说服，使信服；使恢复知觉(或健康)”；bring about
46、“引起，导致”；bring out“出版，推出；使显出；激起，引起”；bring up “养育，教养；提出”。第57题：参考答案：D答案解析：句意：大学建立了一个研究中心开发新方法对付已经有抗药性的细菌。动宾搭配：regulate“管理，控制；调整，调节”；halt“(使)停住，(使)停止”；interrupt“打断，打扰；中止，阻碍”；combat与斗争，与战斗”，可以用 bacteria作宾语。第58题：参考答案：C答案解析：句意：这本书总的目标就是有助于搭起研究和教学之间的桥梁，特别是研究者和教师之间的桥梁。形容词辨义及其与名词的搭配：overall goal“总的目标”joint“连接
47、的；共同的，共有的，联合的”，可以修饰goal，但在本句中不妥：一本书谈不上“共同目标”； intensive“加强的，集中的，密集的；精工细作的，集约的”；decisive“决定性；坚定的，果断的，决断的”。此题2002年6月考过，只是其中选项decisive换成了concise “简明的，简要的”。第59题：参考答案：D答案解析：句意：通讯技术的迅速发展正在改变人们跨越时空进行交流的方法。名词辨义及其与介词的搭配：manner“做事的方式”，与in搭配；route“路线，路程”；transmission“传送，传达，传播”；vision“想像(力)，幻想，幻觉；视力， 视觉”。第60题：参考答案：A答案解析：句意：晚上出门时我尽量骑自行车而不开车。介词短语辨义：rather than“而不是”；reg
