1、12000 年 6 月 CET-4 真题Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each questi
2、on 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 center.Example: You will hear:You will read:A) 2 hours.B) 3 hours.C) 4 hours
3、.D) 5 hours.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 oclock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D) “5 hours” is the correct answer. You should choose D on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the c
4、enter.Sample Answer A B C D1. A) She is not interested in the article.B) She has given the man much trouble.C) She would like to have a copy of the article.D) She doesnt want to take the trouble to read the article.2. A) He saw the big tower he visited on TV.B) He has visited the TV tower twice.C) H
5、e has visited the TV tower once.D) He will visit the TV tower in June.3. A) The woman has trouble getting along with the professor.B) The woman regrets having taken up much of the professors time.C) The woman knows the professor has been busy.D) The woman knows the professor has run into trouble.24.
6、 A) He doesnt enjoy business trips as much as he used to.B) He doesnt think he is capable of doing the job.C) He thinks the pay is too low to support his family.D) He wants to spend more time with his family.5. A) The man thought the essay was easy.B) They both had a hard time writing the essay.C) T
7、he woman thought the essay was easy.D) Neither of them has finished the assignment yet.6. A) In the park. B) Between two buildings.C) In his apartment. D) Under a huge tree.7. A) Its awfully dull. B) Its really exciting.C) Its very exhausting. D) Its quite challenging.8. A) A movie. B) A lecture.C)
8、A play. D) A speech.9. A) The weather is mild compared to the past years.B) They are having the coldest winter ever.C) The weather will soon get warmer.D) The weather may get even colder.10. A) A mystery story.B) The hiring of a shop assistant.C) The search for a reliable witness.D) An unsolved case
9、 of robbery.Section BDirections: 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)
10、and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage oneQuestion 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) They want to change the way English is taught.B) They learn English to find well-paid jobs.3C) They want to have an up
11、-to-date knowledge of English.D) They know clearly what they want to learn.12. A) Professionals. B) College students.C) Beginners. D) Intermediate learners.13. A) Courses for doctors. B) Courses for businessmen.C) Courses for reporters. D) Courses for lawyers.14. A) Three groups of learners.B) The i
12、mportance of business English.C) English for Specific Purposes.D) Features of English for different purposes.Passage TwoQuestions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.15. A) To show off their wealth.B) To feel good.C) To regain their memory.D) To be different from others.16. A) To h
13、elp solve their psychological problems.B) To play games with them.C) To send them to the hospital.D) To make them aware of its harmfulness.17. A) They need care and affection.B) They are fond of round-the-world trips.C) They are mostly form broken families.D) They are likely to commit crimes.Passage
14、 ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. A) Because it was too heavy.B) Because it did not bend easily.C) Because it did not shoot far.D) Because its string was short.19. A) It went out of use 300 years ago.4B) It was invented after the short bow.C) It was discovered
15、 before fire and the wheel.D) Its still in use today.20. A) They are accurate and easy to pull.B) Their shooting range is 40 yards.C) They are usually used indoors.D) They took 100 years to develop.Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this par
16、t. 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 center.21 As we can no longer wait for the delivery of our order, we have to _ it.A) postpone B
17、) refuseC) delay D) cancel22 These books, which you can get at any bookshop, will give you _ you need.A) all the information B) all the informationsC) all of information D) all of the informations23 Not until the game had begun _ at the sports ground.A) had he arrived B) would he have arrivedC) did
18、he arrive D) should he have arrived24 Young people are not _ to stand and look at works of art; they want art they can participate in.A) conservative B) contentC) confident D) generous25 Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been unfairly criticized and argue that the power of the medium is _.A) gr
19、anted B) impliedC) exaggerated D) remedied26 These surveys indicate that many crimes go _ by the police, mainly because not all victims report them.A) unrecorded B) to be unrecordedC) unrecording D) to have been unrecorded27 I have no objection _ your story again.A) to hear B) to hearingC) to having
20、 heard D) to have heard528 The clothes a person wears may express his _ or social position.A) curiosity B) statusC) determination D) significance29 By law, when one makes a large purchase, he should have _ opportunity to change his mind.A) accurate B) urgentC) excessive D) adequate30 You will see th
21、is product _ wherever you go.A) to be advertised B) advertisedC) advertise D) advertising31 The early pioneers had to _ many hardships to settle on the new land.A) go along with B) go back onC) go through D) go into32 The suggestion that the major _ the prizes was accepted by everyone.A) would prese
22、nt B) presentC) presents D) ought to present33 Beer is the most popular drink among male drinkers, _ overall consumption is significantly higher than that of women.A) whose B) whichC) that D) what34 Peter, who had been driving all day, suggested _ at the next town.A) to stop B) stoppingC) stop D) ha
23、ving stopped35 I didnt know the word. I had to _ a dictionary.A) look out B) make outC) refer to D) go over36 The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds _ his arguments in favour of the new theory.A) to be based on B) to base onC) which to base on D) on which to base37 There are signs _ rest
24、aurants are becoming more popular with families.A) that B) whichC) in which D) whose38 I think I was at school, _ I was staying with a friend during the vacation when I heard the news.A) or else B) and thenC) or so D) even so39 It is said that the math teacher seems _ towards bright students.A) part
25、ial B) beneficial6C) preferable D) liable40 In order to show his boss what a careful worker he was, he took _ trouble over the figures.A) extensive B) spareC) extra D) supreme41 “May I speak to your manager Mr. Williams at five oclock tonight?” “Im sorry. Mr. Williams _ to a conference long before t
26、hen.”A) will have gone B) had goneC) would have gone D) has gone42 You _ him so closely; you should have kept your distance.A) shouldnt follow B) mustnt followC) couldnt have been following D) shouldnt have been following43 The growth of part-time and flexible working patterns, and of training and r
27、etraining schemes, _ more women to take advantage of employment opportunities.A) have allowed B) allowC) allowing D) allows44 Everybody _ in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary.A) assembled B) accumulatedC) piled D) joined45 Putting in a new window will _ cutting away part of the roof
28、.A) include B) involveC) contain D) comprise46 Living in the western part of the country has its problems, _ obtaining fresh water is not the least.A) with which B) for whichC) of which D) which47 In the _ of the project not being a success, the investors stand to lose up to $30 million.A) face B) t
29、imeC) event D) course48 The manager would rather his daughter _ in the same office.A) had not worked B) not to workC) does not work D) did not work49 _, he does get annoyed with her sometimes.A) Although much he likes her B) Much although he likes herC) As he likes her much D) Much as he likes her50
30、 The British constitution is _ a large extent a product of the historical events described above.A) within B) to7C) by D) atPart III Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Direction: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them t
31、here 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 center.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:Long after the 1998 World Cup was won, disappointed fans we
32、re still cursing the disputed refereeing（裁判）decisions that denied victory to their team. A researcher was appointed to study the performance of some top referees.The researcher organized an experimental tournament（锦标赛）involving four youth teams. Each match lasted an hour, divided into three periods
33、of 20 minutes during which different referees were in charge.Observers noted down the referees errors, of which there were 61 over the tournament. Converted to a standard match of 90 minutes, each referee made almost 23 mistakes, a remarkably high number.The researcher then studied the videotapes to
34、 analyse the matches in detail. Surprisingly, he found that errors were more likely when the referees were close to the incident. When the officials got it right, they were, on average, 17 meters away from the action. The average distance in the case of errors was 12 meters. The research shows the o
35、ptimum（最佳的）distance is about 20 meters.There also seemed to be an optimum speed. Correct decisions came when the referees were moving at a speed of about 2 meters per second. The average speed for errors was 4 meters per second.If FIFA, footballs international ruling body, wants to improve the stand
36、ard of refereeing at the next World Cup, it should encourage referees to keep their eyes on the action from a distance, rather than rushing to keep up with the ball, the researcher argues.He also says that FIFAs insistence that referees should retire at age 45 may be misguided. If keeping up with th
37、e action is not so important, their physical condition is less critical.51. The experiment conducted by the researcher was meant to _.A) review the decisions of referees at the 1998 World CupB) analyse the causes of errors made by football refereesC) set a standard for football refereeing8D) reexami
38、ne the rules for football refereeing52. The number of refereeing errors in the experimental matches was _.A) slightly above averageB) higher than in the 1998 World CupC) quite unexpectedD) as high as in a standard match53. The findings of the experiment show that _.A) errors are more likely when a r
39、eferee keeps close to the ballB) the farther the referee is from the incident, the fewer the errorsC) the more slowly the referee runs, the more likely will errors occurD) errors are less likely when a referee stays in one spot54. The word “officials” (Line 2, Para.4) most probably refers to _.A) th
40、e researchers involved in the experimentB) the inspectors of the football tournamentC) the referees of the football tournament D) the observers at the site of the experiment55. What is one of the possible conclusions of the experiment?A) The ideal retirement age for an experienced football referee i
41、s 45.B) Age should not be the chief consideration in choosing a football referee.C) A football referee should be as young and energetic as possible.D) An experienced football referee can do well even when in poor physical condition.Passage TwoQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage:Whi
42、le still in its early stages, welfare reform has already been judged a great success in many states at least in getting people off welfare. Its estimated that more than 2 million people have left the rolls since 1994.In the past four years, welfare rolls in Athens Country have been cut in half. But
43、70 percent of the people who left in the past tow years took jobs that paid less than $6 an hour. The result: The Athens County poverty rate still remains at more than 30 percent twice the national average.For advocates（代言人）for the poor, thats an indication much more needs to be done.“More people ar
44、e getting jobs, but its not making their lives any better,” says Kathy Lairn, a policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington.A center analysis of US Census data nationwide found that between 1995 and 1996, a greater percentage of single, female-headed households were ea
45、rning money on their own, but that average income for these households actually went down.But for many, the fact that poor people are able to support themselves almost as well 9without government aid as they did with it is in itself a huge victory.“Welfare was a poison. It was a toxin（毒素）that was po
46、isoning the family,” says Robert Rector, a welfare-reform policy analyst. “The reform in changing the moral climate in low-income communities. Its beginning to rebuild the work ethic（道德观）, which is much more important.”Mr. Rector and others argued that once “the habit of dependency is cracked,” then
47、 the country can make other policy changes aimed at improving living standards.56. From the passage, it can be seen that the author _.A) believes the reform has reduced the governments burdenB) insists that welfare reform is doing little good for the poorC) is overenthusiastic about the success of w
48、elfare reformD) considers welfare reform to be fundamentally successful57. Why arent people enjoying better lives when they have jobs?A) Because many families are divorced.B) Because government aid is now rare.C) Because their wages are low.D) Because the cost of living is rising.58. What is worth n
49、oting from the example of Athens County is that _.A) greater efforts should be made to improve peoples living standardsB) 70 percent of the people there have been employed for two yearsC) 50 percent of the population no longer relies on welfareD) the living standards of most people are going down59. From the passage we know that welfar
