1999年6月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案
时间：2018-12-04 作者：英语课 分类：大学四级英语考试听力真题
英语课
Section A
Directions: 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 question there will be a pause 1. 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 2 letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Example:
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.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][B][C][D]
1.
A) The area is for passengers only.
B) The woman is asking the man to leave.
C) The woman feels sorry for the man.
D) The man is a member of the staff.
2.
A) Water her plants while she is away.
B) Clean her house while she is away.
C) Water her plants when he is not at work
D) Buy her some plants and take care of them.
3.
A) He doesn't have time.
B) It's not his office hour.
C) He is too tired after class.
D) He will only be available in the afternoon.
4.
A) The man promised her a gift on her birthday.
B) The woman doesn't like watching TV.
C) The woman insists on going out.
D) The man is too tired to go out.
5.
A) It is wiser to take more than four courses.
B) The man will take four courses next semester 3.
C) There are too many courses offered to students.
D) The woman should take fewer courses next term.
6.
A) Invite Tom to the party.
B) Tell Tom to pick up the Johnsons.
C) Get the Johnsons' address
D) Ask Tom to send an invitation.
7.
A) Jane is on her way home.
B) Jane is looking for a summer job.
C) Jane is packing for the summer vacation.
D) Jane is eager to go home for the vacation.
8.
A) Touring the city on a fine day.
B) Spending more time on sightseeing.
C) Visiting the city with a group.
D) Taking the man with her on the tour.
9.
A) The woman is driving too fast.
B) The woman has broken a traffic rule.
C) The woman is driving at a slow speed.
D) The woman has parked her car in a wrong place.
10.
A) She may see Joan's brother at lunch.
B) She must call on Joan after the reception.
C) She can tell Joan when she sees her at noon.
D) She should tell Joan's brother about the reception.
Section B
Directions: 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) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11.
A) To teach and train citizens.
B) To save natural resources 4 for future use.
C) To collect taxes.
D) To protect persons and property 5.
12.
A) By selling public lands.
B) By selling land containing oil.
C) By selling coal and other natural products.
D) By selling services that make life comfortable.
13.
A) People's attitude toward 6 taxes.
B) Police efforts to protect people.
C) Taxes and services for the public.
D) Environmental 7 pollution and protection 8.
Passage Two
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14.
A) His eyesight 9 was too poor.
B) He had to work to support himself.
C) Physics was too hard for him.
D) He didn't like physics any more.
15.
A) He wanted to travel.
B) He found his job boring.
C) He was not qualified 10 to be an engineer.
D) He was not happy with the new director 11.
16.
A) He wanted to go to Spain.
B) He wanted to work with his friend.
C) He enjoyed travelling around the world.
D) He was rejected by the engineering 12 firm.
17.
A) The owner of the school promised him a good position.
B) He could earn more as a teacher than as a travel agent.
C) He wanted to earn more to support his family.
D) He enjoyed teaching 13 English.
Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18.
A) It grows easily in various conditions.
B) It gives higher yields 14 than other grain crops.
C) It is delicious but inexpensive 15.
D) It can be cooked in many ways.
19.
A) Tomato juice.
B) Chocolate beans.
C) Sweet corn
D) Fried 16 potatoes
20.
A) They brought great wealth to Spain.
B) They led to the discovery of America.
C) They made native American life styles well-known.
D) They made native American foods popular.
听力原文
Section A
1.
W: Excuse me, Sir. You are not supposed to be here. This area is for airport staff only.
M: I'm sorry, I didn't note the sign.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
2.
W: If I buy some plants for the house, will you water them for me while I'm a way?
M: Sure I will, if you water mine while I am on vacation.
Q: What will the man do for the woman?
3.
W: Excuse me, Professor Hill. May I ask you a few questions?
M: Yes, of course. But I'm sorry I have a class at ten. Why don't you come in my office hours. That is 4 to 5 P.m. Monday, Thursday and Friday.
Q: Why can't professor Hill answer her question now?
4.
M: I don't feel like going out. Why don't we just stay home and watch TV instead?
W: Come on! You promised to take me out for dinner and to the theatre on my birthday.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
5.
W: I'm thinking of taking five courses next semester.
M: Wouldn't four be wiser?
Q: What does the man mean?
6.
W: I want to ask the Johnsons to come to the party. Do you know their address?
M: No. But I like them to come. I think Tom can give you their address.
Q: What is the woman going to do?
7.
W: Is Jane looking forward to going home for the summer?
M: She is counting the days.
Q: What does the woman imply 17?
8.
W: I think I will take the half-day tour of the city.
M: Why not the whole day?
Q: What does the man suggest?
9.
M: This is a one-way street. Didn't you see the sign?
W: Sorry. I didn't.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
10.
W: I ought to call Joan, and tell her about the reception this evening.
M: Why bother? You will see her at lunch.
Q: What does the man mean?
Section B
Passage One
We use all sort of services without thinking how we get them. But such services cost money. We pay for them throught taxes. What would happen if everyone in a city stopped paying taxes.The water supply would stop. The street might not be cleaned. There would be no police force to protect people and property.
The chief duty of every government is to protect persons and property. More than three-fourths of the money spent by our government is used for this purpose .The next largest amount of public money goes to teach and train our citizens. Billions of dollars each year are spent on schools and libraries. Public money is used to pay the teachers and other public officials.
Years ago the government made money from the sale of public lands. But most of the best public lands has now been sold. The money raised was used to help pay he cost of government. There are still some public lands that contain oil, coal, gas, and other natural products. They could be sold, but we want to save them for future years. So we all must pay our share for the services that make our lives comfortable.
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. What's the chief duty of every government?
12. How did the government raise money in the past?
13. What is the passage mainly about?
Passage Two
When I was at school, my ambition was to be a pilot in the Air Force. But my eyesight wasn't good enough. So I had to give up the idea. I went to university and studies physics. I wanted to stay on there and do research, but my father died at about that time. So I thought I'd better get a job and earn my living. I started working in an engineering firm.
I expected to stay in that job for a long time. But then, they appointed 18 a new managing director. I didn't get on with him, so I resigned 20 and applied 21 for a job with another engineering company. I would certainly have accepted the job if they had offered it to me, but on my way to the interview I met a friend who was working for a travel agency 22. He offered me a job in Spain. And I've always liked Spain, so I took it.
I worked in the travel agency for two years and then they wanted to send me to South America. But I had just got married. So I decided 23 to stay here. Then we had a baby and I wasn't earning enough to support the family. So I started giving English lessons at a school in the evenings.
I liked the English teaching more than working for the travel agency, and then the owner of the school offered me a full-time 24 job as a teacher. So I resigned from the agency. Two years later, the owner of the school wanted to retire, so he asked me to take over as the director. And here I am.
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. Why did the man give up studying physics?
15. Why did the man resign 19 from the engineering firm?
16. Why did the man take the job at the travel agency?
17. Why did the man start to teach English part time?
Passage Three
Columbus sailed from Spain in September 1492, looking for gold. Native Americans greeted him, offering 25 gifts of corn. Columbus found little gold on that trip, but he collected many plants, including corn, to bring back to Spain.
Columbus didn't know it. But the corn was much more valuable than gold. Farmers from Europe to Asia accepted it immediately. They grew it on cold mountain sides and in tropical 26 forest. Today it feeds millions of people all over the world .
On his second trip, Columbus brought back a few chocolate beans to make chocolate. Europeans and Asians love this new drink, and soon they were paying a great deal of money for the beans. Chocolate beans became so valuable in Central America that they were used as cash for 200 years.
Tomatoes and patatoes took some time to become popular. Eventually, however, they became the basis of a lot of popular foods. It is hard to imagine life without fried potatoes or chocalate. Thanks to native American cultures, many people are able to enjoy lots of tasty food.
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18. Why is corn feeding millions of people today?
19. What did Columbus bring back on his second trip?
20. What was the result of Columbus' two trips to America?
参考答案
Part I Listening Comprehension
1-10: B A A C D C D B B C
11-20: D A C B D C C A B D
Directions: 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 question there will be a pause 1. 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 2 letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Example:
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.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][B][C][D]
1.
A) The area is for passengers only.
B) The woman is asking the man to leave.
C) The woman feels sorry for the man.
D) The man is a member of the staff.
2.
A) Water her plants while she is away.
B) Clean her house while she is away.
C) Water her plants when he is not at work
D) Buy her some plants and take care of them.
3.
A) He doesn't have time.
B) It's not his office hour.
C) He is too tired after class.
D) He will only be available in the afternoon.
4.
A) The man promised her a gift on her birthday.
B) The woman doesn't like watching TV.
C) The woman insists on going out.
D) The man is too tired to go out.
5.
A) It is wiser to take more than four courses.
B) The man will take four courses next semester 3.
C) There are too many courses offered to students.
D) The woman should take fewer courses next term.
6.
A) Invite Tom to the party.
B) Tell Tom to pick up the Johnsons.
C) Get the Johnsons' address
D) Ask Tom to send an invitation.
7.
A) Jane is on her way home.
B) Jane is looking for a summer job.
C) Jane is packing for the summer vacation.
D) Jane is eager to go home for the vacation.
8.
A) Touring the city on a fine day.
B) Spending more time on sightseeing.
C) Visiting the city with a group.
D) Taking the man with her on the tour.
9.
A) The woman is driving too fast.
B) The woman has broken a traffic rule.
C) The woman is driving at a slow speed.
D) The woman has parked her car in a wrong place.
10.
A) She may see Joan's brother at lunch.
B) She must call on Joan after the reception.
C) She can tell Joan when she sees her at noon.
D) She should tell Joan's brother about the reception.
Section B
Directions: 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) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11.
A) To teach and train citizens.
B) To save natural resources 4 for future use.
C) To collect taxes.
D) To protect persons and property 5.
12.
A) By selling public lands.
B) By selling land containing oil.
C) By selling coal and other natural products.
D) By selling services that make life comfortable.
13.
A) People's attitude toward 6 taxes.
B) Police efforts to protect people.
C) Taxes and services for the public.
D) Environmental 7 pollution and protection 8.
Passage Two
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14.
A) His eyesight 9 was too poor.
B) He had to work to support himself.
C) Physics was too hard for him.
D) He didn't like physics any more.
15.
A) He wanted to travel.
B) He found his job boring.
C) He was not qualified 10 to be an engineer.
D) He was not happy with the new director 11.
16.
A) He wanted to go to Spain.
B) He wanted to work with his friend.
C) He enjoyed travelling around the world.
D) He was rejected by the engineering 12 firm.
17.
A) The owner of the school promised him a good position.
B) He could earn more as a teacher than as a travel agent.
C) He wanted to earn more to support his family.
D) He enjoyed teaching 13 English.
Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18.
A) It grows easily in various conditions.
B) It gives higher yields 14 than other grain crops.
C) It is delicious but inexpensive 15.
D) It can be cooked in many ways.
19.
A) Tomato juice.
B) Chocolate beans.
C) Sweet corn
D) Fried 16 potatoes
20.
A) They brought great wealth to Spain.
B) They led to the discovery of America.
C) They made native American life styles well-known.
D) They made native American foods popular.
听力原文
Section A
1.
W: Excuse me, Sir. You are not supposed to be here. This area is for airport staff only.
M: I'm sorry, I didn't note the sign.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
2.
W: If I buy some plants for the house, will you water them for me while I'm a way?
M: Sure I will, if you water mine while I am on vacation.
Q: What will the man do for the woman?
3.
W: Excuse me, Professor Hill. May I ask you a few questions?
M: Yes, of course. But I'm sorry I have a class at ten. Why don't you come in my office hours. That is 4 to 5 P.m. Monday, Thursday and Friday.
Q: Why can't professor Hill answer her question now?
4.
M: I don't feel like going out. Why don't we just stay home and watch TV instead?
W: Come on! You promised to take me out for dinner and to the theatre on my birthday.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
5.
W: I'm thinking of taking five courses next semester.
M: Wouldn't four be wiser?
Q: What does the man mean?
6.
W: I want to ask the Johnsons to come to the party. Do you know their address?
M: No. But I like them to come. I think Tom can give you their address.
Q: What is the woman going to do?
7.
W: Is Jane looking forward to going home for the summer?
M: She is counting the days.
Q: What does the woman imply 17?
8.
W: I think I will take the half-day tour of the city.
M: Why not the whole day?
Q: What does the man suggest?
9.
M: This is a one-way street. Didn't you see the sign?
W: Sorry. I didn't.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
10.
W: I ought to call Joan, and tell her about the reception this evening.
M: Why bother? You will see her at lunch.
Q: What does the man mean?
Section B
Passage One
We use all sort of services without thinking how we get them. But such services cost money. We pay for them throught taxes. What would happen if everyone in a city stopped paying taxes.The water supply would stop. The street might not be cleaned. There would be no police force to protect people and property.
The chief duty of every government is to protect persons and property. More than three-fourths of the money spent by our government is used for this purpose .The next largest amount of public money goes to teach and train our citizens. Billions of dollars each year are spent on schools and libraries. Public money is used to pay the teachers and other public officials.
Years ago the government made money from the sale of public lands. But most of the best public lands has now been sold. The money raised was used to help pay he cost of government. There are still some public lands that contain oil, coal, gas, and other natural products. They could be sold, but we want to save them for future years. So we all must pay our share for the services that make our lives comfortable.
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. What's the chief duty of every government?
12. How did the government raise money in the past?
13. What is the passage mainly about?
Passage Two
When I was at school, my ambition was to be a pilot in the Air Force. But my eyesight wasn't good enough. So I had to give up the idea. I went to university and studies physics. I wanted to stay on there and do research, but my father died at about that time. So I thought I'd better get a job and earn my living. I started working in an engineering firm.
I expected to stay in that job for a long time. But then, they appointed 18 a new managing director. I didn't get on with him, so I resigned 20 and applied 21 for a job with another engineering company. I would certainly have accepted the job if they had offered it to me, but on my way to the interview I met a friend who was working for a travel agency 22. He offered me a job in Spain. And I've always liked Spain, so I took it.
I worked in the travel agency for two years and then they wanted to send me to South America. But I had just got married. So I decided 23 to stay here. Then we had a baby and I wasn't earning enough to support the family. So I started giving English lessons at a school in the evenings.
I liked the English teaching more than working for the travel agency, and then the owner of the school offered me a full-time 24 job as a teacher. So I resigned from the agency. Two years later, the owner of the school wanted to retire, so he asked me to take over as the director. And here I am.
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. Why did the man give up studying physics?
15. Why did the man resign 19 from the engineering firm?
16. Why did the man take the job at the travel agency?
17. Why did the man start to teach English part time?
Passage Three
Columbus sailed from Spain in September 1492, looking for gold. Native Americans greeted him, offering 25 gifts of corn. Columbus found little gold on that trip, but he collected many plants, including corn, to bring back to Spain.
Columbus didn't know it. But the corn was much more valuable than gold. Farmers from Europe to Asia accepted it immediately. They grew it on cold mountain sides and in tropical 26 forest. Today it feeds millions of people all over the world .
On his second trip, Columbus brought back a few chocolate beans to make chocolate. Europeans and Asians love this new drink, and soon they were paying a great deal of money for the beans. Chocolate beans became so valuable in Central America that they were used as cash for 200 years.
Tomatoes and patatoes took some time to become popular. Eventually, however, they became the basis of a lot of popular foods. It is hard to imagine life without fried potatoes or chocalate. Thanks to native American cultures, many people are able to enjoy lots of tasty food.
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18. Why is corn feeding millions of people today?
19. What did Columbus bring back on his second trip?
20. What was the result of Columbus' two trips to America?
参考答案
Part I Listening Comprehension
1-10: B A A C D C D B B C
11-20: D A C B D C C A B D
1 pause
vi.暂停，中止，停顿；n.中止，停顿，踌躇，休止符
- After a little pause, he went on with his speech.稍停一会儿后，他又继续讲演。
- He made a pause and then went on reading.他停顿了一下，然后又读下去。
2 corresponding
adj.符合的，一致的，相同的，相应的，相当的
- We shall take the corresponding measures.我们将采取相应措施。
- Finally,some corresponding advices are put forword based on the above experiments.最后提出了几个相应的建议。
3 semester
n.一学期，半学年，六个月的时间
- A student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester.每个学生一学期可能要修四五门课程。
- I had an especially rough time during my first semester.我第一个学期的日子难受极了。
4 resources
n.勇气；才智；谋略；有助于实现目标的东西；资源( resource的名词复数 )；[复数]物力；办法；来源
- The world's resources are rapidly diminishing. 世界资源正在迅速减少。
- a policy to equalize the distribution of resources throughout the country 使资源在全国分布均衡的政策
5 property
n.财产，所有物，所有权，性质，特性，（小）道具
- He has made over his property to a hospital.他已将财产转交给了一家医院。
- Oil has the property of floating on water.油有浮在水上的特性。
6 toward
prep.对于，关于，接近，将近，向，朝
- Suddenly I saw a tall figure approaching toward the policeman.突然间我看到一个高大的身影朝警察靠近。
- Upon seeing her,I smiled and ran toward her. 看到她我笑了，并跑了过去。
7 environmental
adj.环境的
- A global environmental meeting is going to be held here.一个全球环境会议将在这里举行。
- We need to cure our environmental problems.我们需要解决环境问题。
8 protection
n.保护，防卫，保护制度
- The protection of the country is the duty of everyone.保卫国家是每个人的责任。
- The young in our society need care and protection.我们社会的年轻人需要关怀和照顾。
9 eyesight
n.视力；视觉；眼力
- Her eyesight grew so bad that she could hardly see.她的视力变得很糟，几乎什么也看不见了。
- Everyone should pay attention to preserving his own eyesight.每人都应注意保护视力。
10 qualified
adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的
- He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
- We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。
11 director
n.主管，导演；主任；理事；董事；处长
- The director has taken the visitors off to his office.经理把客人带到他办公室去了。
- The new director is easy to get along with.新来的主任很好处。
12 engineering
n.工程，工程学，管理，操纵
- The science of engineering began as soon as man learned to use tools. 人类一学会使用工具,工程科学就开始了。
- It was the first great engineering works in the world. 这是世界上第一家大型的工程工厂。
13 teaching
n.教学，执教，任教，讲授；(复数)教诲
- We all agree in adopting the new teaching method. 我们一致同意采取新的教学方法。
- He created a new system of teaching foreign languages.他创造了一种新的外语教学体系。
14 yields
n.产量( yield的名词复数 )；收益量；[财政学]投资实得率
- The yields on his shares have increased in this year. 今年他的股票红利增加了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- These high yields have been achieved largely through better methods of cultivation. 这样高的产量主要是通过改良耕作方法取得的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
15 inexpensive
adj.花费不多的，费用不昂贵的
- Those shoes are very inexpensive.那些鞋子很便宜。
- This kind of car is inexpensive.这种汽车便宜。
17 imply
vt.暗示；意味着
- Cheerfulness doesn't always imply happiness.快活并不总是意味着幸福。
- What did she imply in her words?她的话意味着什么？
18 appointed
adj.指定的，约定的v.任命( appoint的过去式和过去分词 )；确定；约定；安排
- They have appointed a new head teacher at my son's school. 我儿子读书的学校任命了一位新校长。
- They appointed a new manager to coordinate the work of the team. 为协调这个队的工作，他们任用了一位新经理。
19 resign
vt.放弃，辞去；把…交托给；使顺从；vi.辞职
- I've heard a whisper that he's going to resign.我听到了一个传闻说他准备辞职。
- You must resign yourselves to waiting a bit longer.你们要耐心多等一会儿。
20 resigned
adj. 认命的, 服从的, 听任的
- He resigned as Home Secretary and returned to the back benches. 他辞去了内政大臣的职务，回到后座议员席。
- Reports that he has resigned are nonsense. 有关他已经辞职的报道是无稽之谈。
21 applied
adj.应用的；v.应用，适用
- She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
- This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。
22 agency
n.经办；代理；代理处
- This disease is spread through the agency of insects.这种疾病是通过昆虫媒介传播的。
- He spoke in the person of Xinhua News Agency.他代表新华社讲话。
23 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
24 full-time
adj.满工作日的或工作周的，全时间的
- A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
- I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。