1990年1月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案

在线学英语体验请申请：洛基英语，中国在线英语教育领导品牌Part1ListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbepause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithalinethroughthecentre.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread:A)Attheoffice.C)Attheairport.B)Inthewaitingroom.D)Inarestaurant.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]1.(A)ThemanwantstogotoLosAngeles.(B)ThemanwantstogotoSanFrancisco.(C)TherearenoflightstoLosAngelesfortherestoftheday.(D)TherearetwodirectflightstoLosAngeleswithinthenexttwohours.2.(A)Heenjoyswritinghomeeveryweek.(B)Heneverfailstowriteaweeklyletterhome.(C)Hedoesn’twritehomeonceaweeknow.(D)Hehasbeenaskedtowritehomeeveryweek.3.(A)Becauseshehasgotanappointment.(B)Becauseshedoesn’twantto.(C)Becauseshehastowork.(D)Becauseshewantstoeatinanewrestaurant.4.(A)Theteacherpostponedthemeeting.(B)Therewon’tbeatestthisafternoon.(C)Thestudentswillbeattendingthemeeting.(D)ThestudentswilltakeanEnglishtestthisafternoon.5.(A)Onthewhole,shelikedthefilm.(B)Shedidn’tseethefilm.(C)Thefilmwasveryexciting.(D)Thefilmwasn’tasgoodasshe’dexpected.6.(A)Around5:00.(C)At2:00(B)Around3:00.(D)At1:007.(A)hehadtoworkovertime.(C)Hiscarranoutofgas.在线学英语体验请申请：(B)Hewasheldupintraffic.(D)Hehadatrafficaccident.8.(A)JohnSmithisn’tinrightnow.(B)JohnSmithcan’tcometothephonerightnow.(C)JohnSmithdoesn'twanttospeaktothecaller.(D)Thecallerdialedthewrongnumber.9.(A)Yesterday.(C)Twodaysago.(B)Threedaysago.(D)Earlylastweek.10.(A)Shegotuplaterthanusual.(C)Sheforgotshehadclasses.(B)Thebuswaslate.(D)Herclockwasslow.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.11.(A)4,000yearsago.(C)2,000yearsago.(B)3,000yearsago.(D)1,000yearsago.12.(A)Thesmallbowlwasputabovethelargebowl.(B)Thelargebowlwasputabovethesmallbowl.(C)Thesmallbowlwasputinsidethelargebowl.(D)Thelargebowlconsistedoftwoequalparts.13.(A)Horsemen.(C)Dropsofwater.(B)Brassdoors.(D)Metalballs.PassageTwoQuestions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.14.(A)TheyarethemostattractivewomeninBritain.(B)Theyarethemostpopularfilmstars.(C)TheyarethefirstwomennewsannouncersonBritishtelevision.(D)TheyappearalmosteverynightinTVplays.15.(A)At10intheevening.(C)At9inthemorning.(B)At9intheevening.(D)At10inthemorning.16.(A)Peoplestilltalkalotaboutit.(B)FewerpeoplewatchedSusan’sprogrammefromthenon.(C)Anna’sphotographsappearedfrequentlyinnewspapers.(D)Thenumberofviewersofherprogrammethatdayincreasedbymillions.PassageThreeQuestions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.17.(A)Itiscompletelyflat.(C)Ithasmanylargelakes.(B)Ithasfewrivers.(D)Itishilly.18.(A)Thesoilhasbeenoverworked.(C)Theweatheristoodry.(B)Theclimateiscold.(D)Thesoilissandy.19.(A)Byraisingcattle.(C)Byworkinginfactories.在线学英语体验请申请：(B)Byworkingonfarms.(D)Byraisingsheep.20.(A)Atschool(C)Frombooks.(B)Fromtheirparents.(D)Infactories.PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B)C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Oceanographyhasbeendefinedas“Theapplicationofallsciencestothestudyofthesea”.Beforethenineteencentury,scientistswithaninterestintheseawerefewandfarbetween.CertainlyNewtonconsideredsometheoreticalaspectsofitinhiswritings,buthewasreluctanttogotoseatofurtherhiswork.Formostpeopletheseawasremote,andwiththeexceptionofearlyintercontinentaltravelersorotherswhoearnedalivingfromthesea,therewaslittlereasontoaskmanyquestionsaboutit,letalonetoaskwhatlaybeneaththesurface.Thefirsttimethatquestion“Whatisatthebottomoftheoceans?”hadtobeansweredwithanycommercialconsequencewaswhenthelayingofatelegraphcablefromEuropetoAmericawasproposed.Theengineershadtoknowthedepthprofile（起伏形状）oftheroutetoestimatethelengthofcablethathadtobemanufactured.ItwastoMauryoftheUSNavythattheAtlanticTelegraphCompanyturned,in1853,forinformationonthismatter.Inthe1840s,Mauryhadbeenresponsibleforencouragingvoyagesduringwhichsoundings（测身）weretakentoinvestigatethedepthsoftheNorthAtlanticandPacificOceans.Later,someofhisfin