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1、XXXX 年年 1 1 月大学英语四级月大学英语四级 B B 卷真题及答案卷真题及答案xx 年 1 月大学英语四级真题及答案 B 卷 Part I Section AListening Comprehension (20 minutes)Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 shortconversations. At the end of each convers-ation, a questionwill be asked about what was said. Both the conversationand the questio
2、n will be spoken only once. After eachquestion there will be a pause. During the pause, you mustread the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decidewhich is the best answer. Then mark the correspondingletter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through thecentre.Example:You will hear:You wil
3、l 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 talkingabout some work they had to finish in the evening. Thisconversation is most likely to have taken place at theoffice. Therefore, A) At the office is the best answ
4、er.You should choose A on the Answer Sheet and mark it witha single line through the centre.Sample Answer A B C D1.A) The man lives far from the subway.B) The man enjoys traveling by car.C) The man used to own a car.D) The man is good at driving.2. A) She can#39;t meet Tony so early in the morning.B
5、) Tony can choose another science course.C) She approves of Tony#39;s decision.D) Tony should continue taking the course.3. A) She has to study for the exam.B) She#39;s eager to watch the new play.C) She is particularly interested in plays.D) She can lend her notes to the man.4.A) They will attract
6、fewer kids as on-line educationexpands.B) They will continue to exist along with on-lineeducation.C) They will limit their teaching to certain subjectsonly.D) They will be replaced by on-line education sooner orlater.5. A) Most students don#39;t want jobs advertised inthe newspapers.B) Most students
7、 would like to work for a newspaper.C) Most students find a job by reading advertisements.D) Most students find it hard to get a job after theygraduate.6. A) Finish his assignment.B) Repair the washing machine.C) Turn the basement into a workshop.D) Move the washing machine to the basement.7.A) The
8、professor has brought extra copies of hisassignment.B) Some students at the back cannot hear the professor.C) Some of the students are not on the professor#39;slist.D) The professor has changed his reading assignment.8. A) She doesn#39;t want to talk about the contest.B) She#39;s spent two years stu
9、dying English in Canada.C) She#39;s very proud of her suess in the speechcontest.D) She#39;s modest about her suess in the contest.9. A) Reading newspapers.B) Talking about sports.C) Writing up local news.D) Putting up advertisements10.A) They#39;d better change their mind.B) They shouldn#39;t chang
10、e their plan.C) Weather forecasts are not reliable.D) The tennis game won#39;t last long.Section B Compound DictationDirections: In this section, you will hear a passagethree times. When the passage is read for the first time,you should listen carefully for its general idea. When thepassage is read
11、for the second time, you are required tofill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exactwords you have just heard. For blanks numbered from S8 toSIO you are required to fill in the missing information.You can either use the exact words you have just heard orwrite down the main points in your
12、 own words. Finally; whenthe passage is read for the third time, you should checkwhat you have written.There are a lot of good cameras available at themoment-most of these are made in Japan but there are alsogood (S1)models from Germany and the USA. We have (S2)rangeof different models to see which
13、is the best (S3)money.After a number of different tests and interviews withpeople who are (S4)assessed, our researchers (S5)with thedifferent cameras being the Olympic BY model as the bestauto-focus camera available at the moment. It costs $200although you may well want to spend more-(S6)much asanot
14、her $200-on buying (S7)lenses and other equipment. Itis a good Japanese camera, easy to use. S8) whereas theAmerican versions are considerably more expensive TheOlympic BY model weighs only 320 grams which is quite a bitless than other cameras of a similar type. Indeed one ofthe other models we look
15、ed at weighed almost twice as much.(S9). ALL the people we interviewed expressed almost totalsatisfaction with it (Sl0)Part II Reading Comprehension(35 minutes)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Eachpassage is followed by some questions or unfinishedstatements. For each of them there are
16、 four choices markedA), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice andmark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with asingle line through the centre.Passage ONEQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.In a time of low academic achievement by children inthe United States
17、, many Americans are turning to Japan, acountry of high academic achievement and economic suess,for possible answers. However, the answers provided byJapanese preschools are not the ones Americans expected tofind. In#39; most Japanese preschools, surprisingly littleemphasis is put on academic instru
18、ction. In oneinvestigation, 300 Japanese and 210 American preschoolteachers, child development specialists, and parents wereasked about various aspects of early childhood education.Only 2 percent of the Japanese respondents (答问卷者)listedto give children a good start#39; academically as one oftheir to
19、p three reasons for a society to have preschools.In contrast, over half the American respondents chose thisas one of their top three choices. To prepare children forsuess ful careers in first grade and beyond, Japaneseschools do not teach reading, writing, and math emetics,but rather skills such as
20、persistence, concentration, andthe ability to function as a member of a group. The vastmajority of young Japanese children are taught to read athome by their parents.In the recent parison of Japanese and Americanpreschool education, 91 percent of Japanese respondentschose providing children with a g
21、roup experience as one oftheir top three reasons for a society to have preschools.Sixty-two percent of the more individually oriented (强调个性开展的) Americans listed group experience as one of theirtop three choices. An emphasis on the importance of thegroup seen in Japanese early childhood education con
22、tinuesinto elementary school education.Like in America, there is diversity in Japanese earlychildhood education. Some Japanese kindergartens havespecific aims, such as early musical training or potentialdevelopment. In large cities, some kindergartens areattached to universities that have elementary
23、 and secondaryschools.Some Japanese parents believe that if their youngchildren attend a university-based program, it willincrease the children#39;s chances of eventually beingadmitted to top-rated schools and universities. Severalmore progressive programs have introduced free play as away out for t
24、he heavy intellectualizing in some Japanesekindergartens.11. We learn from the first paragraph that manyAmericans believeA)Japan#39;s higher education is superior to theirsB) Japan#39;s economic suess is a result of itsscientific achievementsC) Japanese preschool education emphasizes academicinstruc
25、tionD) Japanese parents are more involved in preschooleducation than American parents12. Most Americans surveyed believe that preschoolsshould also attach importance toA) parental guidanceB) problem solvingC) group experienceD) individually-oriented development13. In Japan#39;s preschool education,
26、the focus is onA) tapping children#39;s potentialB) shaping children#39;s characterC) preparing children academicallyD) developing children#39;s artistic interests14. Free play has been introduced in some Japanesekindergartens in order toA) enrich children#39;s knowledgeB) cultivate children#39;s cr
27、eativityC) broaden children#39;s horizonD) lighten children#39;s study load15. Why do some Japanese parents send their children touniversity:based kindergartens?A) They can do better in their future studies.B) They can be individually oriented when they grow up.C) They can have better chances of get
28、ting a first-rateeducation.D) They can aumulate more group experience there.Passage TWO Questions 16 to 20 are based on thefollowing passage.Exercise is one of the few factors with a positive rolein long-term maintenance of body weight.Unfortunately, thatmessage has not gotten through to the average
29、 American, whowould rather try switching to light beer and low-caloriebread than increase physical exertion. The Centers forDisease Control, for example, found that fewer than one-fourth of overweight adults who were trying to shed poundssaid they were bining exercise with their diet.In rejecting ex
30、ercise, some people may be discouragedtoo much by caloric-expenditure charts;for example, onewould have to briskly walk three miles just to work off the275 calories in one delicious Danish pastry (小甜饼). Evenexercise professionals concede half a point here. Exerciseby itself is a very tough way to lo
31、se weight, says YorkOnnen, program director of the President#39;s Council onPhysical Fitness and Sports.Still, exercise#39;s supporting role in weightreduction is vital. A study at the Boston UniversityMedical Center of overweight police officers and otherpublic employees confirmed that those who di
32、eted withoutexercise regained almost all their old weight, while thosewho worked exercise into their daily routine maintainedtheir new weight.If you have been sedentary (极少活动的) and decide tostart walking one mile a day, the added exercise could burnan extra 100 calories daily. In a year#39;s time, a
33、ssumingno increase in food intake, you could lose ten pounds. Byincreasing the distance of your walks gradually andmaking other dietary adjustments, you may lose even moreweight.16. What is said about the average American in thepassage?A) They usually ignore the effect of exercise on losingweight.B)
34、 They prefer light beer and low-calorie bread toother drinks and food.C) They know the factors that play a positive role inkeeping down body weight.D) They tend to exaggerate the healthful effect oflight beer.17. Some people dislike exercise becauseA) they find it hard to exercise while on a dietB)
35、they don#39;t think it possible to walk 3 milesevery dayC) they think it is physically exhaustingD) they find consulting caloric-expenditure chartstroublesome18. Even exercise professionals concede half a pointhere (Line 3, Para. 2) means TheyA) are not fully convinced that dieting can helpmaintain
36、one#39;s new weightB) agree that the calories in a small piece of pastrycan be difficult to work off by exerciseC) are not sufficiently informed of the positive roleof exercise in losing weightD) partially believe diet plays a supporting role inweight reduction19. What was confirmed by the Boston Un
37、iversity MedicalCenter#39;s study?A) Weight reduction is impossible without exercise.B) Even oasional exercise can help reduce weight.C) Controlling one#39;s calorie intake is moreimportant than doing exercise.D) One could lose ten pounds in a year#39;s time ifthere#39;s no increase in food intake.2
38、0. What is the author#39;s purpose in writing thisarticle?A) To stress the importance of maintaining properweight.B) To support the statement made by York Onnen.D) To show the most effective way to lose weight.D) To justify the study of the Boston UniversityMedical Center.Passage THREEQuestions 21 t
39、o 25 are based on the following passage.Scratchy throats, stuffy noses and body aches all spellmisery, but being able to tell if the cause is a cold orflu( , ) may make a difference in how long the misery lasts.The American Lung Association (ALA) has issued newguidelines on bating colds and the flu(
40、流感), and one ofthe keys is being able to quickly tell the two apart.That#39;s because the prescription drugs available for theflu need to be taken soon after the illness sets in. As forcolds, the sooner aperson starts taking over-the-counterremedy, the sooner relief will e.The mon cold and the flu a
41、re both caused by viruses.More than 200 viruses can cause cold symptoms, while theflu is caused by three viruses - flu A, B and C. There isno cure for eitherillness, but the flu can be prevented bythe flu vaine ( - ), which is, for most people, thebestway to fight the flu, aording to the ALA.But if
42、the flu does strike, quick action can help.Although the flu and mon cold have manysimilarities, thereare some obvious signs to look for.Cold symptoms such as stuffy nose, runny nose andscratchy throat typically develop gradually, and adults andteens often do not get a fever. On the other hand, fever
43、 isone of the characteristic features of the flu for all ages.And in general, flu symptoms including fever and chills,sore throat and body aches e on suddenly and are moresevere than cold symptoms.The ALA notes that it may be particularly difficult totell when infants and preschool age children have
44、 the flu.It advises parents to call the doctor if their smallchildren have flu-like symptoms.Both cold and flu symptoms can be eased with over-the-counter medications as well. However,children and teenswith a cold or flu should not take aspirin for pain reliefbecause of the risk of Reye syndrome(综合症
45、) ，a rare butserious condition of the liver and central nervoussystem.Reye syndrome .There is, of course, no vaine for the mon cold. Butfrequent hand washing and avoiding close contact withpeople who have colds can reduce the likelihood of Catchingone.21. Aording to the author, knowing the cause of
46、themisery will helpA) prevent people from catching colds and the fluB) the patient obtain cheaper prescription drugsC) the patient buy medicine over the counterD) shorten the duration of the illness22. We learn from the passage thatA) over-the-counter drugs can be taken to ease themisery caused by a
47、 cold or the fluB) one doesn#39;t need to take any medicine if he has acold or the fluC) aspirin should not be included in over-the-countermedicines for the fluD) delayed treatment of the flu will harm the liver andcentral nervous system23. Aording to the passage, to bat the flu effectively,A) one s
48、hould take medicine upon catching the diseaseB) one should identify the virus which causes itC) one should consult a doctor as soon as possibleD) one should remain alert when the disease isspreading24. Which of the following symptoms will distinguishthe flu from a cold?A) A sore throat.B)A stuffy no
49、se.C) A dry cough.D) A high temperature.25. If children have flu-like symptoms, their parentsA) are encouraged to take them to hospital forvainationB) are advised not to give them aspirinC) should watch out for signs of Reye syndromeD) should prevent them from mixing with people runninga feverPassag
50、e FOUR Questions 21 to 25 are based on thefollowing passage.Lead deposits, which aumulated in soil and snow duringthe 1960#39;s and 70#39;s, were primarily the result ofleaded gasoline emissions originating in the United States.In the twenty years that the Clean Air Act has mandatedunleaded gas use