2005年1月8日CET4大学英语四级B卷真题

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　　Directions： In this section， you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each convers-ation， a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question 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 centre.

　　Example：

　　You will hear：

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　　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 conversation is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore， A） “At the office” 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] [C] [D]

　　1.A） The man lives far from the subway.

　　B） The man enjoys traveling by car.

　　C） The man used to own a car.

　　D） The man is good at driving.

　　2. A） She can‘t meet Tony so early in the morning.

　　B） Tony can choose another science course.

　　C） She approves of Tony‘s decision.

　　D） Tony should continue taking the course.

　　3. A） She has to study for the exam.

　　B） She‘s eager to watch the new play.

　　C） She is particularly interested in plays.

　　D） She can lend her notes to the man.

　　4.A） They will attract fewer kids as on-line education expands.

　　B） They will continue to exist along with on-line education.

　　C） They will limit their teaching to certain subjects only.

　　D） They will be replaced by on-line education sooner or later.

　　5. A） Most students don‘t want jobs advertised in the newspapers.

　　B） Most students would like to work for a newspaper.

　　C） Most students find a job by reading advertisements.

　　D） Most students find it hard to get a job after they graduate.

　　6. A） Finish his assignment.

　　B） Repair the washing machine.

　　C） Turn the basement into a workshop.

　　D） Move the washing machine to the basement.

　　7.A） The professor has brought extra copies of his assignment.

　　B） Some students at the back cannot hear the professor.

　　C） Some of the students are not on the professor‘s list.

　　D） The professor has changed his reading assignment.

　　8. A） She doesn‘t want to talk about the contest.

　　B） She‘s spent two years studying English in Canada.

　　C） She‘s very proud of her success in the speech contest.

　　D） She‘s modest about her success in the contest.

　　9. A） Reading newspapers.

　　B） Talking about sports.

　　C） Writing up local news.

　　D） Putting up advertisements

　　10.A） They‘d better change their mind.

　　B） They shouldn‘t change their plan.

　　C） Weather forecasts are not reliable.

　　D） The tennis game won‘t last long.

　　Section B Compound Dictation

　　Directions： In this section， you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time， you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time， you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from S8 to SIO you are required to fill in the missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally； when the passage is read for the third time， you should check what you have written.

　　There are a lot of good cameras available at the moment——most of these are made in Japan but there are also good （S1）_____________models from Germany and the USA. We have （S2）_______________range of different models to see which is the best （S3）___________________money. After a number of different tests and interviews with people who are （S4）_________________assessed， our researchers （S5）______________________with the different cameras being the Olympic BY model as the best auto-focus camera available at the moment. It costs $200 although you may well want to spend more——（S6）_______________much as another $200——on buying （S7）_________________lenses and other equipment. It is a good Japanese camera， easy to use. S8）_________________________________________________________________ whereas the American versions are considerably more expensive The Olympic BY model weighs only 320 grams which is quite a bit less than other cameras of a similar type. Indeed one of the other models we looked at weighed almost twice as much. （S9）__________________________________________________________. ALL the people we interviewed expressed almost total satisfaction with it （Sl0）___________________________________________________________________Part II Reading Comprehension（35 minutes）

　　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 through the centre.

　　Passage ONE

　　Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.

　　In a time of low academic achievement by children in the United States， many Americans are turning to Japan， a country of high academic achievement and economic success， for possible answers. However， the answers provided by Japanese preschools are not the ones Americans expected to find. In‘ most Japanese preschools， surprisingly little emphasis is put on academic instruction. In one investigation， 300 Japanese and 210 American preschool teachers， child development specialists， and parents were asked about various aspects of early childhood education. Only 2 percent of the Japanese respondents （答问卷者）listed “to give children a good start’ academically” as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools. In contrast， over half the American respondents chose this as one of their top three choices. To prepare children for success ful careers in first grade and beyond， Japanese schools do not teach reading， writing， and math emetics， but rather skills such as persistence， concentration， and the ability to function as a member of a group. The vast majority of young Japanese children are taught to read at home by their parents.

　　In the recent comparison of Japanese and American preschool education， 91 percent of Japanese respondents chose providing children with a group experience as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools. Sixty-two percent of the more individually oriented （强调个性发展的） Americans listed group experience as one of their top three choices. An emphasis on the importance of the group seen in Japanese early childhood education continues into elementary school education.

　　Like in America， there is diversity in Japanese early childhood education. Some Japanese kindergartens have specific aims， such as early musical training or potential development. In large cities， some kindergartens are attached to universities that have elementary and secondary schools.

　　Some Japanese parents believe that if their young children attend a university-based program， it will increas