1993年1月英语四级真题及答案

1993年1月英语四级真题及答案 Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A 1. A) Go over the list. B) Do some shopping. C) List everything her friend needs. D) Go for an outing. 2. A) The man did most of the talking. B) The man and the woman robbed the bank. C) The woman was wearing a black sweater. D) The man and the woman had dark hair. 3. A) The traffic. B) The weather. C) Their health. D) Their time-table. 4. A) John missed a test. B) John has kept his job. C) John has stolen a car. D) John was called a thief. 5. A) To buy Frank a new car. B) To drive Frank’s car. C) To help Frank sell his car. D) To help Frank repair his car. 6. A) English. B) English and Education. C) Education. D) Neither English nor Education. 7. A) As big as she expected. B) Much bigger than she expected. C) Not as big as she expected. D) So small that she is not satisfied. 8. A) The rent is too high. B) He can’t afford the high taxes. C) He doesn’t want to live in the suburbs. D) It’s too far away from his office. 9. A) No. He has to finish his homework. B) No. He doesn’t like going to the club. C) Yes. He’ll go after he finished his homework. D) Yes. He’ll write his paper after he returns. 10. A) Because Maria doesn’t like football. B) Because Maria fell ill. C) Because he didn’t have the time. D) Because he can’t stand football. Section B Passage One Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. A) His friend bought them for him. B) He bought them himself. C) He booked them quite a while ago. D) He got them free of charge. 12. A) Her husband was taking her out to the theater. B) Her husband had got her a job in his office. C) Her husband was going to buy her some nice gifts. D) Her husband had found his lost money. 13. A) He had lost the tickets for the theater. B) He had lost his briefcase. C) He had left his briefcase at home. D) He had left the ticket in the office. Passage Two Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14. A) Lack of electricity. B) Shortage of books. C) Lack of clean water. D) Shortage of experts. 15. A) A system which trains doctors. B) A group of experts who can provide professional advice. C) A computer program which can provide professional advice. D) A system which trains computer experts. 16. A) It is not easy to see the shortage of experts in the villages. B ) M a n y d o c t o r s a n d e n g i n e e r s a r e s e n t t o t h e v i l l a g e s t o m a ke u p f o r t h e shortage of experts. C) Expert medical systems are widely used in developing countries. D) Expert systems are owned by wealthy farmers and businessmen. Passage Three Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 17. A) To learn Spanish. B) To tour the city. C) To see the ancient art. D) To visit friends. 18. A) By taxi. B) By bus. C) By subway. D) By foot. 19. A) He got lost. B) A taxi was faster. C) He lost his map. D) The policeman advised him to. 20. A) He was greatly disappointed. B) He was pleased to get there finally. C) He was pleased with his knowledge of Spanish. D) He was at a loss about what to do. Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Passage One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. With fi fteen y B a earso n ritain s bndw o ther w t b ations hould of huge industrial complexes for the recycling of waste. The word rubbish could lose i m ts b eaning e ecause w g i verything t d umps(垃圾堆) w ouldb hich eoes made into something useful. Even the most dangerous and unpleasant wast would provide energy if nothing else. The latest project is to take a city of around half a million inhabitants a discover exactly what raw materials go into it and what go out. The aim is to find o u t h o w m u c h o f t h e s e r a w m a t e r i a l s c o u l d b e p r o v i d e d i f a p l a n t f o r re c y c l i n g waste w b erej o uilt t c ustT p utside w r he n oity. m his s lant as steel, lead and copper, but also paper and rubber as well. Another new project is being set up to discover the best ways of sorting and separating the rubbish. When this project is complete, t processed like this: First, it will pass through sharp metal bas which will tear open t h e p l a s t i c b a g s i n w h i c h r u b b i s h i s u s u a l l y p a c ke d ; t h e n i t w i l l p a s s t h r o u g h powerful fan t o separ ate the light est elements fro m the heav y solids; after t hat g r o u n d e r s a n d r o l l e r s w i l l b r e a k u p e v e r y t h i n g t h a t c a n b e b r o k e n . Fi n a l l y r u b b i s h w i l l p a s s u nm d earg n e t s( 磁 铁 ) , w h i c h w i l l r e m o v e t h e b i t s o f i r o n a n d steel; the rubber and plastic will then be sorted out in the final stage. T h e fi r s t f u l l - s c a l e g i a n t r e c y c l i n g p l a n t s a r e p e r h a p s fi f t e e n Indeed, with the growing cost of transporting rubbish to more distant some big cities will be forced to build their own recycling plants before long. 21. T h e p h r a s e “ b e w e l l o n w i t h . . . ” ( P a r a . 1 , L i n e 1 ) m o s t p r ________. A) have completed what was started B) get ready to start C) have achieved a great deal in D) put an end to 22. W h a t i s N O T m e n t i o n e d a s a p a r t o f t h e r e c y c l i n g p r o c e s s d Paragraph 3? A) Breaking up whatever is breakable. B) Sharpening metal bars. C) Separating light elements from the heavy ones. D) Sorting out small pieces of metal. 23. What’s the main reason for big cities to build their own recycling plants? A) To deal with wastes in better way. B) To protect the environment from pollution. C) To get raw materials locally. D) To get big profits from those plants. 24. The first full-scale huge recycling plants ________. A) began to operate fifteen years ago B) will probably take less than fifteen years to build C) will be built fifteen years later D) will probably be in operation in fifteen years 25. The passage is mainly about ________. A) a cheap way to get energy B) the location of recycling plants C) new ways of recycling wastes D) the probably of city environment Passage Two Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage. B y 1 9 7 0 , a c c o rd i n g t o a Wo r l d Wi l d l i f e Fu n d re p o r t , o n l y a b o u t 4 , 5 0 0 t i g e r s survived thro ughout the world-ha lf o f them in Indi a. Mr. Fo rester s, who fol lowed and counted tiger footprints, estimated that in May 1972 only about 1,800 tigers ex i s t e d i n I n di a . Pro j e c t Ti g e r S up p o r t e d b y W. W. F. w a s i m m ed i a t el y l a un ch e d. Nine tiger reserves were created, with armed guards protecting them. T he proj ect pro v id ed o ppo rt uni ti es f o r re sea rcher s f ro m I ndi a and ab ro ad to study tigers in the reserves and gather previously unavailable information about their habits. Studies show that a male tiger may control a hunting territo between 1 a 2 0 s nd , d ependingo 0 q.kms i a s n a tss ge, T t ize nd treng of m ale i ncludes t s t he o t maller o f t erritories At m tf hree r b o u n d a r i e s o f i t s t e r r i t o r i e s b y us rpi rnae(y尿 i n)ga n d o t h e r b o d i l y l i q u i d s o n bushes. But it tries to avoid territorial fights, being guided by the distinctive body s m e l l o f o t h e r t i g e r s . Ti g e r s fi g h t t o d e a t h o n l y w h e n a t i g re s s i s d e f e n d i n g h e r young, or when a tiger is guarding a tigress from the attentions of other males. The popular image of the tiger is that of a merciless and uncon