1995年6月英语四级真题及答案

1995年6月英语四级真题及答案 Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A 1. A) Librarian and student. B) Operator and caller. C) Boss and secretary. D) Customer and repairman. 2. A) Look for the key. B) Repair the car. C) Fix a shelf. D) Paint a shelf. 3. A) To make the woman angry. B) To please the man’s mother. C) David is the man’s good friend. D) David is good at carrying on conversations. 4. A) He must meet his teacher. B) He must attend a class. C) He must go out with his girlfriend. D) He must stay at school to finish his homework. 5. A) He wants to pay. B) he doesn’t want to eat out C) He wants to eat somewhere else. D) He doesn’t like Japanese food. 6. A) He didn’t work as hard as he was supposed to. B) He didn’t pass the physics exam. C) He did better in an earlier exam. D) He found something wrong with the exam. 7. A) He is attending his sick mother at home. B) He is on a European tour with his mother. C) He is at home on sick leave. D) He is in Europe to see his mother. 8. A) They don’t know how to get to Mike’s home. B) They are discussing when to meet again. C) They went to the same party some time ago. D) They will go to Mike’s birthday party. 9. A) Five lessons. B) Three lessons. C) Twelve lessons. D) Fifteen lessons. 10. A) Find a larger room. B) Sell the old table. C) Buy two bookshelves. D) Rearrange some furniture. Section B Passage One Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. A) Courses in British history. B) Language courses. C) Courses in sports. D) Teacher training courses. 12. A) To attract more students. B) To make the courses suitable for students of all levels. C) To let the students have a good rest. D) To make the summer school more like a holiday. 13. A) Because they all work very hard. B) Because their teachers are all native speakers of English. C) Because they learn not only in but also out of class. D) Because they are all advanced students. Passage Two Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14. A) Because it takes too long to process all the applications. B) Because its resources are limited. C) Because it is a library for special purposes. D) Because there is a shortage of staff. 15. A) Discard his application from. B) Forbid him to borrow any items. C) Cancel his video card. D) Ask him to apply again. 16. A) One month. B) One week. C) Two weeks. D) Two months. Passage Three Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard. 17. A) Chemicals. B) Vapor. C) Water. D) Gas. 18. A) By passing steam over dry ice. B) By turning ordinary ice into steam. C) By heating dry ice. D) By mixing dry ice with ordinary ice. 19. A) It takes a longer time to melt. B) It is lighter to carry. C) It is cleaner to use than ordinary ice. D) It is not so cold as ordinary ice. 20. A) In the 1920’s. B) In the 1930’s. C) In the 1940’s. D) In the 1950’s. Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Passage One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. Re s e a rc h e r s h a v e e s t a b l i s h e d t h a t w h e n p e o p l e a re b i o c h e m i c a l c h a n g e s o c c u r i n t h e b r a i n t h a t a l l o w i t t o a c t m o r e e ff e c t i v e l cognitive (认知的) areas such as attention and memory. This is true regardless of age. People will be alert (警觉的) and receptive (接受能力强的) if they are faced with information that gets them to think about things they are interest someone with a history of doing more rather than less will go into old age more cognitively sound than someone who has not had an active mind. Ma ny ex per ts a re so c on vi nced o f the be nefit s of cha l leng ing t he br a i n tha t they a p re t utting, t t w he i t heory o l “ o i ork i n n n heir wn to learn to memorize enormous amounts of information.” says Jame associate director of the national Institute on Aging. “Most of us don’t need that kind of skill. Such specific training is of less interest than being able to maintain mental alertness. Fozard and others say they challenge their brains with different mental skill, both because they enjoy them and because they are sure that their range of activities will help the way their brains work. Gene Cohen, acting director of the same institute, suggests that people their old age should engage in mental and physical activities individually as well as in groups. Cohen says that we are frequently advised to keep physically active as we age, but older people need to keep mentally active as well. Those who do are more likely to maintain their intellectual abilities and to be generally happier a n d b e t t e r a d j u s t e d . “ T h e p o i n t i s , y o u n e e d t o d “Intellectual activity influences brain-cell health and size.” 21. People who are cognitively healthy are those ________. A) who can remember large amounts of information B) who are highly intelligent C) whose minds are alert and receptive D) who are good at recognizing different sounds 22. A c c o r d i n g t o F o z a r d ’ s a r g u m e n t p e o p l e c a n m a k e t h e i r b r a i n s w o efficiently by ________. A) constantly doing memory work B) taking part in various mental activities C) going through specific training D) making frequent adjustments 23. The findings of James and other scientists in their work ________. A) remain a theory to be further proved B) have been generally accepted C) have been challenged by many other experts D) are practiced by the researchers themselves 24. Older people are generally advised to ________. A) keep fit by going in for physical activities B) keep mentally active by challenging their brains C) maintain mental alertness through specific training D) maintain a balance between individual and group activities 25. What is the passage mainly about? A) How biochemical changes occur in the human brain. B) Why people should keep active not only physically but also mentally. C) How intellectual activities influence brain-cell health. D) Why people should receive special mental training as they age. Passage Two Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage. Attention to detail is something everyone can and should do—especially in a tight job market. Bob Crossley, a human-resources expert notices this in the job a p p l i c a t i o n s t h a t c o m e a c r o s s h i s d e s k e v e r y d a y. “ I t ’ s a m a candidates eliminate themselves.” he says. Resume(简历) arrive with stains. Some candidates don’t bother to spell the c o m p a n y ’ s n a m e c o r r e c t l y. O n c e I s e e a m i s t a k e , I e l i m i n a t e t h Crossley c oncludes. “ t c t oIf t hey d w annot s w ake t t f hese with a job?” C a n we p ay t oo m uch a t tent i o n to det a il ? Ab so lut el y. Per f ect io ni st s str ugg le over little things at the cost of something larger they work toward, “To keep from losing the forest for the trees”, says Charles Garfield, associate professor at the University o C f S alifornia, F “ m an c rancisco, a o h We t ust details we’re working on fit into the larger picture. If they don’t, we should drop