6、A. British husbands. B. Danish husbands. C. Italian husbands. D. Spanish husbands.
Passage 3
Questions 7 to 10 are based to the passage you have just heard. 7、A. About 16% out of 3 million people are black. B. About 36% out of 3 million people are black. C. About 60% out of 3 million people are black. D. About 16% out of 4 million people are black. 8、A. He was respected. B. He was looked down upon.
C. He could do anything he wanted.
D. He was ill—treated because he was a Negro.
9、A. Twenty-one years. B. Three terms. C. Two terms. D. Four terms.
10、A. Because he was the son of a poor farmer from Texas. B. Because he earned a law degree in a night school. C. Because they had formed a good opinion of him.
D. Because there was a large population of black people in that city.
Section Four 复合式听写 Passage 1
The home computer (S1) has been growing rapidly in the United States for the last ten years. Computers used to be large, (S2) machines that were very difficult to use. But scientists and (S3) have been making them smaller and (S4) have been making them smaller and (S4) wile at the same time they have been made easier to use. As a result, their (S5) has been increasing as more and more people have been buying computers for their homes and (S6) . Computers have been (S7) to store information and process problems. Some have voices that speak with the (S8) . Stores use computers to keep records of their stock and to send bills to their customers. (S9) . People have been using computers in their homes to keep track of expenses and turn appliances on and off.
One new important use for computers is for entertainment. (S10) . People of all ages have been playing these games. They have been going to p laces where the computer games can be played for a small cost (S11) .
Passage 2
When you (S1) travel books, you must make sure that it doesn’t (S2) everything as (S3) or magical. You must also (S4) Its date of publication, because travel is a very (S5) affair and many things (S6)
quickly in the 20th century. Of course, you should make sure that its (S7)
are (S8) and easy to find.
There are three kinds of travel books. (S9) . If they are informative and have a good index, then they can be useful to you, when you are planning your travel. (S10) . If a well-read, cultured person has written such a book, then it is even more useful. It can be classified as a selective guide book. (S11) . If they are good, they will, in addition to their factual information, give an analysis or an interpretation. Like the first kind, they can be inspiring and entertaining, but their primary function is to assist the reader who wishes to plan in the most practical way.
四级考试近年真题重现
2003年6月 Section A
1. A) At a theatre. B) At a booking office. C) At a railway station. D) At a restaurant. 2. A) The man is inviting the woman to dinner.
B) The woman is too busy to join the man for dinner. C) The woman is a friend of the Stevensons’. D) The man is going to visit the Stevensons’.
3. A) The professor’s presentation was not convincing enough. B) The professor’s lecture notes were too complicated. C) The professor spoke with a strong accent. D) The professor spoke too fast.
4. A) The furnished apartment was inexpensive.
B) The apartment was provided with some old furniture. C) The furniture in the market was on sale every Sunday. D) The furniture he bought was very cheap. 5. A) The man is thinking about taking a new job. B) The man likes a job that enables him to travel.
C) The man is sure that he will gain more by taking the job.
D) The man doesn’t want to stay home to take care of their child.
6. A) Take the GRE test again in 8 weeks. B) Call to cheek his scores. C) Be patient and wait.D) Inquire when the test scores are released.
7. A) She read it selectively. B) She went over it chapter by chapter. C) She read it slowly. D) She finished it at a stretch. 8. A) He was kept in hospital for a long time.
B) He was slightly injured in a traffic accident. C) He was seriously wounded in a mine explosion. D) He was fined for speeding.
9. A) Wait for a taxi. B) Buy some food. C) Go on a trip. D) Book train tickets. 10. A) It’s not as hard as expected.
B) It’s too tough for some students.
C) It’s much more difficult than people think.
D) It’s believed to be the hardest optional course.
Section B
Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A) Anxious and worried. B) Proud and excited. C) Nervous and confused. D) Inspired and confident.
12. A) His father scolded him severely. B) His father look back the six dollars.
C) His father made him do the cutting again. D) His father cut the leaves himself. 13. A) One can benefit a lot from working with his father. B) Manual laborers shouldn’t be looked down upon. C) One should always do his job earnestly. D) Teenagers lend to be careless.
Passage Two
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A) He ran a village shop. B) He worked on a farm. C) He worked in an advertising agency. D) He was a gardener.
15. A) It was stressful. B) It was colorful. C) It was peaceful. D) It was boring. 16. A) His desire to start his own business. B) The crisis in his family life. C) The decline in his health. D) His dream of living in the countryside.
Passage Three
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage. 17. A) Because there are no signs to direct them. B) Because no tour guides are available.
C) Because all the buildings in the city look alike.
D) Because the university is everywhere in the city.
18. A) They set their own exams. B) They select their own students. C) They award their own degrees. D) They organize their own laboratory work.
19. A) Most of them have a long history.
B) Many of them are specialized libraries.
C) They have more books than any other university library. D) They each have a copy of book published in Britain. 20. A) Very few of them are engaged in research. B) They were not awarded degrees until 1948. C) They have outnumbered male students. D) They were not treated equally until 1881.
2003年9月 Section A
1. A)Give Bob a phone call. B) Go and pick Bob up. C)Go to look for Bob. D) Wait for Bob.
2. A)She is working in the city. B) Life in the suburbs is lonely.
C)Jobs are easier to find in the city. D) It’s less expensive living in the city. 3. A)In a printing shop. B) At a publishing house. C) At a bookstore. D) In a library.
4. A) The woman be more careful next time. B) They try to think of a solution. C) The woman find a spare key. D) They come downstairs. 5. A)Sending an e-mail. B)Working in an office. C)Talking on the phone. D)Doing spelling practice.
6. A)Buy something for the picnic. B)Go shopping with the man. C)Go for a ride around town. D)Have a picnic.
7. A)The woman misplaced her class permit for biology. B)The woman arrived for registration too early.
C)The woman missed registration for the biology course. D)The woman got a wrong class permit.
8. )The woman likes the weather in New York very much. B)The woman will stay in New York a long time. C)The man is planning to visit New York. D)It’s quite cold in New York now.
9. A)The old lady sitting next to the couple likes toys very much. B)An old lady took the couple’s suitcase for her own. C)The couple’s suitcase was stolen in the restaurant. D)The man forgot to put the toys in their suitcase. 10. A) She’s flying to Hong Kong. B) She’s going to buy an air ticket. C) She’s going to say good-bye to Bill.
D) She’s leaving for Hong Kong with Bill.
Section B
Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. A)They hire only retired workers. B) They each do jobs they are good at. C) They close the hotel during low seasons. D) They employ as few workers as possible.
12. A) Staff training. B) Book keeping.
C) Cleaning and washing up. D) Gardening and flower arranging. 13. A)They have their hotel beautifully decorated. B)They provide delicious food.
C)They make their guests feel at home.
D)They give parties regularly for their visitors.
Passage Two