1992年6月英语四级真题及答案

1992年6月英语四级真题及答案 Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A 1. A) The man should stay a little longer. B) The man should leave at once. C) The man will miss the train. D) The man must try to catch the last train. 2. A) Walking. B) Boating. C) Shopping. D) Driving. 3. A) Twenty minutes. B) Twenty-five minutes. C) Fifty minutes. D) Fifty-five minutes. 4. A) Go and buy a new dress. B) Try to get some tickets. C) Go and see a performance. D) Do some sewing at home. 5. A) Do the work for the woman. B) Take care of the woman. C) Work together with the woman. D) Drive the woman home. 6. A) The man is showing the woman round the city. B) The woman is asking the way. C) The man is a stranger to the city. D) The two persons are talking about sending letters. 7. A) Buying a car costs too much. B) Driving lessons are too expensive. C) Taking the bus is more convenient. D) Driving is too dangerous. 8. A) By twelve o’clock. B) By three o’clock. C) By nine o’ clock. D) By two o’clock. 9. A) She is going to see her uncle there. B) She has a relative who once lived there. C) She will visit the city soon. D) She used to have an apartment there. 10. A) 7:30 B) 8:00 C) 8:30 D) 7:00 Section B Passage One Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. A) In green forests. B) In the North Pole region. C) In the Pacific Ocean. D) In dry deserts. 12. A) Snakes like warmth. B) Snakes like to stay in the sun. C) Snakes are used to extra-hot weather. D) Snakes are good swimmers. 13. A) They are unintelligent. B) They are not very intelligent. C) They are fairly intelligent. D) They are very intelligent. Passage Two Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14. A) He was talking to a policeman. B) He was making a phone call. C) He was watching a film. D) He was shopping. 15. A) Her beautiful figure. B) Her unusual height. C) Her attractive manners. D) Her fashionable handbag. 16. A) He was arrested by the police. B) He was only making a joke. C) He had taken the woman’s bag by mistake. D) He was acting in a film. Passage Three Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 17. A) 6 million dollars. B) 25 million dollars. C) 70 million dollars. D) 400 million dollars. 18. A) An engine room. B) A big kitchen. C) A high building. D) A great theatre. 19. A) More than 200. B) More than 300. C) More than 400. D) More than 600. 20. A) The giant jet will be forced to land. B) The giant jet will crash. C) The mechanical pilots will do the job. D) The engines of the giant jet will stop working. Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Passage One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. Looking back on my childhood , I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made. A l t h o u g h w e w e re a l l b ro u g h t u p i n t h e s a m e w a y , m y b ro t h e r s a n d s i s t e r s soon abandoned their pressed flowers and insects. Unlike them, I had no ear for music and languages. I was not an early reader and I could not arithmetic. Before world I we spent our summer holidays in Hungary. I have only the dim memory of the house we lived in, of my room and my toys. Nor do I recall clearly the larg e family of grand parents, aunts , u ncles and cousins who gathered nex d o o r. B u t I d o h a v e a c r y s t a l - c l e a r m e m o r y o f t h e d o g s , t h e f a r m a n i m a l s , t local birds and, above all the insects. I a ma n aturalist, n as I h ot a s cientist. l o t n w ave a trong my e nthusiasm h l m i vas i ed e I lnto d aried m f nvestigations. topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil while reading about other o b s e r v a t i o n s a n d d i s c o v e r i e s . T h e n s o m e t h i n g h a observations together in my conscious mind. Suddenly you fancy you se answer to the riddle (谜), because it all seems to fit together. This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books, which some might honour with the title of scientific research. But curiosity, a keen eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant w dorld n m o as ot o ake o t o cientist: a e qne f he ut require is self-discipline, quality I lack. A scientist requires not only self-discipline but a t ll raining, d a etermination ag As , u pt a p ond c oint, b oal. m an cientist e A naturalist is born. If you can combine the two, you get the best of both worlds. 21. The first paragraph tells us that the author ________. A) was born to a naturalist’s family B) lost his hearing when he was a child C) didn’t like his brothers and sisters D) was interested in flowers and insects in his childhood 22. The author can’t remember his relatives clearly because ________. A) he didn’t live very long with them B) he was fully occupied with observing nature C) he was too young when he lived with them D) the family was extremely large 23. It can be inferred from the passage that the author was ________. A) no more than a born naturalist B) a naturalist but not a scientist C) a scientist as well as a naturalist D) first of all a scientist 24. T h e a u t h o r s a y s t h a t h e i s a n a t u r a l i s t r a t h e r t h a n a s c i e n because he thinks he ________. A) lacks some of the qualities required of a scientist B) has a great deal of trouble doing mental arithmetic C) just reads about other people’s observations and discoveries D) comes up with solutions in a most natural way 25. According to the author, a born naturalist should first of all be ________. A) full of ambition B) full of enthusiasm C) knowledgeable D) self-disciplined Passage Two Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage. Sporting a activities e m re f ssentially o h b odified V orms biologically, the modern footballer is in reality a member of a hunting group. His k i l l i n g w e a p o n h a s t u r n e d i n t o a h a r m l e s s f o opt rbeayl(l 猎a物 nd ) ihni tso a goalmouth. If his aim is accurate and he scores a goal, he enjoys the hunter triumph of killing his prey. To understand how this transformation has taken place we must briefly look b a c k a t o u r f o r e f a t h e r s . T h e y s p e n t o v e r eav o ml ivl il ni(og 进n化y) e a sr s cooperative hunters. Their very survival depended on success in the fi e l d . U n d e r t h i s p r e s s u r e t h e i r w h o l e w a y o f l i f e , e v e n t h e i r b o d i e greatly changed. They became chasers, runners, jumpers, aimers, throwers and prey-killers. They cooperated as skillful male-group attackers. Then about ten thousand years ago, after this immensely long