1、英语四级考试网 www.CET4V.com 鼎力帮助考生顺利通过大学英语四级考试！英语四级考试网 www.CET4V.com 经典奉献 11993 年 6 月全国大学英语四级考试 试卷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 c
2、onversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be 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 line through the centre.Exampl
3、e:You will hear:You will read:A) At the office.B) In the waiting room.C) At the airport.D) In a restaurant.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. There fore, A) “At the office”
4、is the best answer. You should choose A on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.Sample Answer A B C D1. A) The pear. B) The weather.C) The sea food. D) The cold.2. A) Mary has never studied mathematics. B) Mary must be good at mathematics.C) Mary enjoys learning mathema
5、tics. D) Mary probably is poor at mathematics.3. A) Georges brother. B) Georges wife.C) Georges father. D) Georges father-in-law.4. A) She can use his car. B) She can borrow someone elses car.C) She must get her car fixed. D) She cant borrow his car.5. A) At 2:35. B) At 2:45. C) At 3:00. D) At 3:15.
6、6. A) To the bank. B) To bookstore. C) To a shoe store. D) To the grocers.英语四级考试网 www.CET4V.com 鼎力帮助考生顺利通过大学英语四级考试！英语四级考试网 www.CET4V.com 经典奉献 27. A) Near the station. B) In the country. C) In the city. D) Near her work place.8. A) At a cigarette store. B) At a bus station. C) At a gas station. D) At
7、 Aunt Marys.9. A) From upstairs. B) From next door.C) From the Nelsons house. D) From the back door.10. A) The choice of course. B) A day course.C) An evening course. D) Their work.Section BPassage OneQuestions 11 to 14 are based on the following passage you have just heard.11. A) They havent reache
8、d a decision yet.B) They have decided to go hunting bears.C) They want to go hunting camping.D) They want to go exploring the country.12. A) Susie. B) Tom.C) The speaker. D) The speakers husband.13. A) They chased the bear away.B) They stayed outside the tent and did nothing.C) They climbed up a tre
9、e.D) They put some honey outside for the bear to eat.14. A) He ate the honey. B) He drank the beer.C) He chased the people away. D) He turned things upside down.Passage TwoQuestions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.15. A) He missed the appointment. B) He arrived late.C) He was s
10、ick. D) He was very busy.16. A) He was busy sightseeing.B) He couldnt reach Mr. Jordans office.C) He didnt want to see Mr. Jordan any more.英语四级考试网 www.CET4V.com 鼎力帮助考生顺利通过大学英语四级考试！英语四级考试网 www.CET4V.com 经典奉献 3D) He didnt want to take the trouble making it.17. A) The trip didnt do any good to his heal
11、th.B) The trip was a complete disappointment.C) The trip was enjoyable but not fruitful in terms of business.D) The trip made it possible for him to meet many interesting people.Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. A) He lost consciousness. B) He was sligh
12、tly wounded.C) He was seriously injured. D) He was buried under an icebox.19. A) About four days. B) Around eight days.C) A day and a half. D) More than six days.20. A) His father pulled him out in time. B) He left the area before the earthquake.C) He stayed in an icebox. D) Their house escaped the
13、earthquake.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Nursing at Beth Israel Hospital produces the best patient care possible. If we are to solve the nursing shortage (不足), hospital administration and doctors everywhere would do well to
14、 follow Beth Israels example.At Beth Israel each patient is assigned to a primary nurse who visits at length with the patient and constructs a full-scale health account that covers everything from his medical history to his emotional state. Then she writes a care plan centered on the patients illnes
15、s but which also includes everything else that is necessary.The primary nurse stays with the patient through his hospitalization, keeping track with his progress and seeking further advice from his doctor. If a patient at Beth Israel is not responding to treatment, it is not uncommon for his nurse t
16、o propose another approach to his doctor. What the doctor at Beth Israel has in the primary nurse is a true colleague.Nursing at Beth Israel also involves a decentralized (分散的) nursing administration; every floor, every unit is a self-contained organization. There are nurse-managers instead of head
17、nurses; in addition to their medical duties they do all their own hiring and dismissing, employee advising, 英语四级考试网 www.CET4V.com 鼎力帮助考生顺利通过大学英语四级考试！英语四级考试网 www.CET4V.com 经典奉献 4and they make salary recommendations. Each units nurses decide among themselves who will work what shifts and when.Beth Isr
18、aels nurse-in-chief ranks as an equal with other vice presidents of the hospital. She also is a member of the Medical Executive Committee, which is most hospitals includes only doctors.21. Which of the following best characterizes the main feature of the nursing system at Beth Israel Hospital?A) The
19、 doctor gets more active professional support from the primary nurse.B) Each patient is taken care of by a primary nurse day and night.C) The primary nurse writes care plans for every patient.D) The primary nurse keeps records of the patients health conditions every day.22. It can be inferred from t
20、he passage that _.A) compared with other hospitals nurse at Beth Israel Hospital are more patientB) in most hospitals patient care is inadequate from the professional point of viewC) in most hospital nurse get low salariesD) compared with other hospital nurses have to work longer hours at Beth Israe
21、l Hospital23. A primary nurse can propose a different approach of treatment when _.A) the present one is refused by the patientB) the patient complains about the present oneC) the present one proves to be ineffectiveD) the patient is found unwilling to cooperate24. The main difference between a nurs
22、e-manager and a head nurse is that the former _.A) is a member of the Medical Executive Committee of the hospitalB) has to arrange the work shifts of the units nursesC) can make decisions concerning the medical treatment of a patientD) has full responsibility in the administration of the units nurse
23、s25. The authors attitude towards the nurse system at Beth Israel Hospital is _.A) negative B) critical C) neutral D) positivePassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.For some time past it has been widely accepted that babies-and other creatures-learn to do things because cer
24、tain acts lead to “rewards”; and there is no reason to doubt that this is true. But 英语四级考试网 www.CET4V.com 鼎力帮助考生顺利通过大学英语四级考试！英语四级考试网 www.CET4V.com 经典奉献 5it used also to be widely believed that effective reward, at least in the early stages, had to be directly related to such basic physiological (生理的
25、) “drives” as thirst or hunger. In other words, a baby would learn if he got food or drink of some sort of physical comfort, not otherwise.It is now clear that this is not so. Babies will learn to behave in ways that produce results in the world with no reward except the successful outcome.Papousek
26、began his studies by using milk in the normal way to “reward” the babies and so teach them to carry out some simple movements, such as turning the head to one side or the other. Then he noticed that a baby who had had enough to drink would refuse the milk but would still go on making the learned res
27、ponse with clear signs of pleasure. So he began to study the childrens responses in situations where on milk was provided. He quickly found that children as young as four months would learn to turn their heads to right or left if the movement “switched on”. A display of lights-and indeed that they w
28、ere capable of learning quite complex turns to bring about this result, for instance, two left or two right, or even to make as many three turns to one side.Papouseks light display was placed directly in front of the babies and he made the interesting observation that sometimes they would not turn b
29、ack to watch the lights closely although they would “smile and bubble” when the display came on. Papousek concluded that it was not primarily the sight of the lights which pleased them, it was the success they were achieving in solving the problem, in mastering the skill, and that there exists a fun
30、damental human urge to make sense of the world and bring it under intentional control.26. According to the author, babies learn to do things which _.A) are directly related to pleasure B) will meet their physical needsC) will bring them a feeling of success D) will satisfy their curiosity27. Papouse
31、k noticed in his studies that a baby _.A) would make learned responses when it saw the milkB) would carry out learned movements when it had enough to drinkC) would continue the simple movements without being given milkD) would turn its head to right or left when it had enough to drink28. In Papousek
32、s experiment babies make learned movements of the head in order to _.A) have the lights turned on B) be rewarded with milkC) please their parents D) be praised29. The babies would “smile and bubble” at the lights because _.A) the lights were directly related to some basic “drives”B) the sight of the
33、 lights was interesting英语四级考试网 www.CET4V.com 鼎力帮助考生顺利通过大学英语四级考试！英语四级考试网 www.CET4V.com 经典奉献 6C) they need not turn back to watch the lightsD) they succeeded in “switching on” the lights30. According to Papousek, the pleasure babies get in achieving something is a reflection of _.A) a basic human desi
34、re to understand and control the worldB) the satisfaction of certain physiological needsC) their strong desire to solve complexD) a fundamental human urge to display their learned skillsPassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.When a consumer finds that an item she or he bo
35、ught is faulty or in some way does not live up to the manufacturers claim for it, the first step is to present the warranty (保单), or any other records which might help, at the store of purchase. In most cases, this action will produce results. However, if it does not, there are various means the con
36、sumer may use to gain satisfaction.A simple and common method used by many consumers is to complain directly to the store manager. In general, the “higher up” the consumer takes his or her complaint, the faster he or she can expect it to be settled. In such a case, it is usually settled in the consu
37、mers favor, assuming he or she has a just claim.Consumers should complain in person whenever possible, but if they cannot get to the place of purchase, it is acceptable to phone or write the complaint in a letter.Complaining is usually most effective when it is done politely but firmly, and especial
38、ly when the consumer can demonstrate what is wrong with the item in questions. If this cannot be done, the consumer will succeed best by presenting specific information as to what is wrong, rather than by making general statements. For example, “The left speaker does not work at all and the sound co
39、ming out of the right one is unclear” is better than “This stereo (立体声音响) does not work.”The store manager may advise the consumer to write to the manufacturer. If so, the consumer should do this, stating the complaint as politely and as firmly as possible. But if a polite complaint does not achieve
40、 the desired result, the consumer can go a step further. She or he can threaten to take the seller to court or report the seller to a private or public organization responsible for protecting consumers rights.31. When a consumer finds that his purchase has a fault in it, the first thing he should do
41、 is to _.A) complain personally to the manager英语四级考试网 www.CET4V.com 鼎力帮助考生顺利通过大学英语四级考试！英语四级考试网 www.CET4V.com 经典奉献 7B) threaten to take the matter to courtC) write a firm letter of complaint to the store or purchaseD) show some written proof of the purchase to the store32. If a consumer wants a quick
42、 settlement of his problem, its better to complain to _.A) a shop assistant B) the store managerC) the manufacturer D) a public organization33. The most effective complaint can be made by _.A) showing the faulty item to the manufacturerB) explaining exactly what is wrong with the itemC) saying firml
43、y that the item of poor qualityD) asking politely to change the item34. The phrase “live up” (Para. 1, Line 2) in the context means _.A) meet the standard of B) realize the purpose ofC) fulfill the demands of D) keep the promise of35. The passage tells us _.A) how to settle a consumers complaint abo
44、ut a faulty itemB) how to make an effective complaint about a faulty itemC) how to avoid buying a faulty itemD) how to deal with complaints from customersPassage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.If women are mercilessly exploited (剥削) year after year, they have only themselv
45、es to blame. Because they tremble at the thought of being seem in public in clothes that are out of fashion, they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores. Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the change of fashion. When you come to t
46、hink of it, only a woman is capable of standing in front of a wardrobe (衣柜) packed full of clothes and announcing sadly that she has nothing to wear.Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste. Many women spend vast sums of money each year to replace clothes that have h
47、ardly been worn. Women who cannot afford to throw away clothing in this way, waste hours of their time altering the dresses they have. Skirts are lengthened or shortened; neck-lines are lowered or raised, and so on.No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important to s
48、ociety. 英语四级考试网 www.CET4V.com 鼎力帮助考生顺利通过大学英语四级考试！英语四级考试网 www.CET4V.com 经典奉献 8Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth, comfort and durability (耐用).They are only interested in outward appearance and they take advantage of the fact that women will put up with any amount of
49、discomfort, as long as they look right. There can hardly be a man who hasnt at some time in his life smiled at the sight of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a winter day, or delicately picking her way through deep snow in high-heeled shoes.When comparing men and men and women in the matter of fashion, the conclusions to be drawn are obvious. Do the constantly changing fashions of womens clothes, one wonders, reflect basic qualities of inco
