1990年1月英语四级真题及答案

1990年1月英语四级真题及答案 Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A Directions: In t his s ection, y w h 1 ou s c ill ear A t 0e ohort onver each c onversation, aq w b a uestion a w w s ill B e sked the c onversation a t q wnd b s he o uestion o A e ill e p question t w b here p D ill t ep ause. y m r uring t f he aus choices m A arked B C a D a ), d ), w) i nd t b ),a nd ecide Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a line through the centre. Example: 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 co nversatio n we know tha t the two were ta lking a bo ut so me work t h e y h a d t o fi n i s h i n t h e ev e ni ng . T hi s i s m o s t l i ke l y t o h a v e t a ke n pl a ce a t t he office. There fore, 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 man wants to go to Los Angeles. B) The man wants to go to San Francisco. C) There are no flights to Los Angeles for the rest of the day. D ) T h e r e a r e t w o d i r e c t fl i g h t s t o L o s A n g e l e s w i t h i n t h e n e x t t w o h 2. A) He enjoys writing home every week. B) He never fails to write a weekly letter home. C) He doesn’t write home once a week now. D) He has been asked to write home every week. 3. A) Because she has got an appointment. B) Because she doesn’t want to. C) Because she has to work. D) Because she wants to eat in a new restaurant. 4. A) The teacher postponed the meeting. B) There won’t be a test this afternoon. C) The students will be attending the meeting. D) The students will take an English test this afternoon. 5. A) On the whole, she liked the film. B) She didn’t see the film. C) The film was very exciting. D) The film wasn’t as good as she’d expected. 6. A) Around 5:00. B) Around 3:00. C) At 2:00. D) At 1:00. 7. A) He had to work overtime. B) He was held up in traffic. C) His car ran out of gas. D) He had a traffic accident. 8. A) John Smith isn’t in right now. B) John Smith can’t come to the phone right now. C) John Smith doesn’t want to speak to the caller. D) The caller dialed the wrong number. 9. A) Yesterday. B) Three days ago. C) Two days ago. D) Early last week. 10. A) She got up later than usual. B) The bus was late. C) She forgot she had classes. D) Her clock was slow. 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 a questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D . T henm ) t ark c he l orresponding o t A S w etter a n single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. A) 4,000 years ago. B) 3,000 years ago. C) 2,000 years ago. D) 1,000 years ago. 12. A) The small bowl was put above the large bowl. B) The large bowl was put above the small bowl. C) The small bowl was put inside the large bowl. D) The large bowl consisted of two equal parts. 13. A) Horsemen. B) Brass doors. C) Drops of water. D) Metal balls. Passage Two Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14. A) They are the most attractive women in Britain. B) They are the most popular film stars. C) They are the first women news announcers on British television. D) They appear almost every night in TV plays. 15. A) At 10 in the evening. B) At 9 in the evening. C) At 9 in the morning. D) At 10 in the morning. 16. A) People still talk a lot about it. B) Fewer people watched Susan’s programme from then on. C) Anna’s photographs appeared frequently in newspapers. D) The number of viewers of her programme that day increased by millions. Passage Three Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 17. A) It is completely flat. B) It has few rivers. C) It has many large lakes. D) It is hilly. 18. A) The soil has been overworked. B) The climate is cold. C) The weather is too dry. D) The soil is sandy. 19. A) By raising cattle. B) By working on farms. C) By working in factories. D) By raising sheep. 20. A) At school. B) From their parents. C) From books. D) In factories. Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions: There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each followed b s qy ome o u uestions s F re nfinished o t ta there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. O c e a n o g r a p h y h a s b e e n d e fi n e d a s “ T h e a p p l i c a t i o n o f a l l s c i e n c e s t o study of the sea”. B e f o re t h e ni n e t ee n c en t u r y , sc i e n t i s t s w i t h a n i nt e res t i n t he s e a w e re f ew and f b ar etween. Certainly N c ewton s t onsidered a o i iome h heoretic writings, but he was reluctant to go to sea to further his work. For most people the sea was remote, and with the exce intercontinental travelers or others who earned a living from the sea, there was little r eason t a m qo sk about any i l at, uestions tet a w lone l b o tsk hat a surface. T fi t he t rst q ime “ i ahatthe b uestion ottom o t o f What h he t ceans?” s t be answered with any commercial consequence was when telegraph c f E able t Arom w urope p T oe merica h t k as ropose the d epth p rofile(起伏形状) of t he r t oute e t o l stimate o c t hhe t ength be manufactured. It w as t M o o t aury U N t f t heA ST avy C hat t 1853, f information or o t m n I t his1 atter. M h b n r he encouraging v during oyages w s oundings(测声) hich were t taken i he i tlantic 840s, f aury o t nvestigate d e p t h s o f t h e N o r t h A t l a n t i c Oacneda nP sa .c iLfiact e r , s o m e o f h i s fi n d i n g s aroused much popular interest in his book The Physical Geography of the Sea. The cable was laid, but not until 1866 was the connection made permanent and reliable. At the early attempts, the cable failed and when it was taken out for repairs it w as found to be covered in living g rowths, contemporary scientific opinion that there was no in life the deeper parts of the sea. a W i t h i n a f e w y e a r s o c e a n o g r a p h y w a s u n d e r w a y. I n 1 8 7 2 T h o m s o n l s c i e n t iefixcp e d i t (i o 考n察 ), w h i c h l a s t e d f o r f o u r y e a r s a n d b r o u g h t h t h o u s a n d s o f s a m p l e s f r o m tThhee si re ac .l a s s i fi c a t i o n a n d a n a l y s i s o c c u p i e d s c i e n t i s t s f o r y e a r s a n d l e d t o a fi v e - vl ao sl u t mv e o l ru empeo rbt e, i tnhge published in 1895. 21. T h e p r o p o s a l t o l a y a t e l e g r a p h oceanographic studies take on ________. c a b l e A) an academic aspect B) a military aspect C) a business aspect D) an international aspect 22. It was ________ that asked Maury for help in oceanographic studies. A) the American Navy B) some early intercontinental travelers f r o m E u r o p e