1、大学英语四级真题 2002 年 06 月及答案解析(总分：87.50，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPart Listenin(总题数：2，分数：10.00)BSection A/B（分数：5.00）A.His father.B.His mother.C.His brother.D.His sister.A.A job opportunity.B.A position as general manager.C.A big travel agency.D.An inexperienced salesman.A.Having a break.B.Continuing the meeting.C.Mo
2、ving on to the next item.D.Waiting a little longer.A.The weather forecast says it will be fine.B.The weather doesnt count in their plan.C.They will not do as planned in case of rain.D.They will postpone their program if it rains.A.He wishes to have more courses like it.B.He finds it hard to follow t
3、he teacher.C.He wishes the teacher would talk more.D.He doesnt like the teachers accent.A.Go on with the game.B.Draw pictures on the computer.C.Review his lessons.D.Have a good rest.A.She does not agree with Jack.B.Jacks performance is disappointing.C.Most people will find basketball boring.D.She sh
4、ares Jacks opinion.A.The man went to a wrong check-in counter.B.The man has just missed his flight.C.The plane will leave at 9:14.D.The planes departure time remains unknown.A.At a newsstand.B.At a car dealers.C.At a publishing house.D.At a newspaper office.A.He wants to get a new position.B.He is a
5、sking the woman for help.C.He has left the woman a good impression.D.He enjoys letter writing.二、BSection B/B(总题数：1，分数：3.00)BPassage One Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard./B（分数：3.00）A.They are interested in other kinds of reading.B.They are active in voluntary services.C
6、.They tend to be low in education and in income.D.They live in isolated areas.A.The reasons why people dont read newspapers are more complicated than assumed.B.There are more uneducated people among the wealthy than originally expected.C.The number of newspaper readers is steadily increasing.D.There
7、 are more non-readers among young people nowadays.A.Lowering the prices of their newspapers.B.Shortening their news stories.C.Adding variety to their newspaper content.D.Including more advertisements in their newspapers.三、BPassage Two(总题数：1，分数：4.00)A.A basket.B.A cup.C.An egg.D.An oven.A.To let in t
8、he sunshine.B.To serve as its door.C.To keep the nest cool.D.For the bird to lay eggs.A.Branches.B.Grasses.C.Mud.D.Straw.A.Some are built underground.B.Some can be eaten.C.Most are sewed with grasses.D.Most are dried by the sun.四、BPassage Three(总题数：1，分数：3.00)A.To examine the chemical elements in the
9、 Ice Age.B.To look into the pattern of solar wind activity.C.To analyze the composition of different trees.D.To find out the origin of carbon-14 on Earth.A.The lifecycle of trees.B.The number of trees.C.The intensity of solar burning.D.The quality of air.A.It affects the growth of trees.B.It has bee
10、n increasing since the Ice Age.C.It is determined by the chemicals in the air.D.It follows a certain cycle.五、BPart Reading (总题数：5，分数：10.00)1.The result of Holmes-Rahes medical research tells us _.（分数：2.00）A.the way you handle major events may cause stressB.what should be done to avoid stressC.what k
11、ind of event would cause stressD.how to cope with sudden changes in life2.The studies on stress in the early 1970s led to _.（分数：2.00）A.widespread concern over its harmful effectsB.great panic over the mental disorder it could causeC.an intensive research into stress-related illnessesD.popular avoida
12、nce of stressful jobs3.The score of the Holmes-Rahe test shows _.（分数：2.00）A.how much pressure you are underB.how positive events can change your lifeC.how stressful a major event can beD.how you can deal with life-changing events4.Why is “such simplistic advice“ (Line 1, Para. 3) impossible to follo
13、w?（分数：2.00）A.No one can stay on the same job for long.B.No prescription is effective in relieving stress.C.People have to get married someday.D.You could be missing opportunities as well.5.According to the passage people who have experienced ups and downs may become _.（分数：2.00）A.nervous when faced w
14、ith difficultiesB.physically and mentally strainedC.more capable of coping with adversityD.indifferent toward what happens to them六、BPassage Two(总题数：5，分数：10.00)6.Why does the author think that encoding properly is very important?（分数：2.00）A.It helps us understand our memory system better.B.It enables
15、 us to recall something from our memory.C.It expands our memory capacity considerably.D.It slows down the process of losing our memory.7.One possible reason why women have better memories than men is that _.（分数：2.00）A.they have a wider range of interestsB.they are more reliant on the environmentC.th
16、ey have an unusual power of focusing their attentionD.they are more interested in whats happening around them8.A note in the pocket can hardly serve as a reminder because _.（分数：2.00）A.it will easily get lostB.its not clear enough for you to readC.its out of your sightD.it might get mixed up with oth
17、er things9.What do we learn from the last paragraph?（分数：2.00）A.If we focus our attention on one thing, we might forget another.B.Memory depends to a certain extent on the environment.C.Repetition helps improve our memory.D.If we keep forgetting things, wed better return to where we were.10.What is t
18、he passage mainly about?（分数：2.00）A.The process of gradual memory loss.B.The causes of absent-mindedness.C.The impact of the environment on memory.D.A way of encoding and recalling.七、BPassage Three(总题数：5，分数：5.00)11.The passage is chiefly about _.（分数：1.00）A.an effort to protect an endangered marine sp
19、eciesB.the civilian use of a military detection systemC.the exposure of a U. S, Navy top-secret weaponD.a new way to look into the behavior of blue whales12.The underwater listening system was originally designed _.（分数：1.00）A.to trace and locate enemy vesselsB.to monitor deep-sea volcanic eruptionsC
20、.to study the movement of ocean currentsD.to replace the global radio communications network13.The deep-sea listening system makes use of _.（分数：1.00）A.the sophisticated technology of focusing sounds under waterB.the capability of sound to travel at high speedC.the unique property of layers of ocean
21、water in transmitting soundD.low-frequency sounds traveling across different layers of water14.It can be inferred from the passage that _.（分数：1.00）A.new radio devices should be developed for tracking the endangered blue whalesB.blue whales are no longer endangered with the use of the new listening s
22、ystemC.opinions differ as to whether civilian scientists should be allowed to use military technologyD.military technology has great potential in civilian use15.Which of the following is true about the U.S. Navy underwater listening network?（分数：1.00）A.It is now partly accessible to civilian scientis
23、ts.B.It has been replaced by a more advanced system.C.It became useless to the military after the cold war.D.It is indispensable in protecting endangered species.八、BPassage Four(总题数：5，分数：10.00)16.The word “spas“ ( Line 3, Para. 1 ) most probably refers to _.（分数：2.00）A.sports activitiesB.places for p
24、hysical exerciseC.recreation centersD.athletic training programs17.Early fitness spas were intended mainly for _.（分数：2.00）A.the promotion of aerobic exerciseB.endurance and muscular developmentC.the improvement of womens figuresD.better performance in aerobic dancing18.What was the attitude of docto
25、rs towards weight training in health improvement?（分数：2.00）A.Positive.B.Indifferent.C.Negative.D.Cautious.19.People were given physical fitness tests in order to find out _.（分数：2.00）A.how well they could do in athleticsB.what their health condition was likeC.what kind of fitness center was suitable f
26、or themD.whether they were fit for aerobic exercise20.Recent studies have suggested that weight training _.（分数：2.00）A.has become an essential part of peoples lifeB.may well affect the health of the traineesC.will attract more people in the days to comeD.contributes to health improvement as well九、BPa
27、rt Vocabula(总题数：30，分数：15.00)21.You would be _ a risk to let your child go to school by himself.（分数：0.50）A.omittingB.attachingC.affordingD.running22.He is always here; its _ youve never met him.（分数：0.50）A.uniqueB.strangeC.rareD.peculiar23.There has been a great increase in retail sales, _ ?（分数：0.50）A
28、.does thereB.isnt thereC.hasnt thereD.isnt it24.Wed like to _ a table for five for dinner this evening.（分数：0.50）A.preserveB.retainC.reserveD.sustain25.Although a teenager, Fred could resist _ what to do and what not to do.（分数：0.50）A.being toldB.tellingC.to be toldD.to tell26.The European Union count
29、ries were once worried that they would not have _ supplies of petroleum.（分数：0.50）A.proficientB.efficientC.potentialD.sufficient27.In fact, Peter would rather have left for San Francisco than _ in New York.（分数：0.50）A.to stayB.stayedC.stayingD.having stayed28.He soon received promotion, for his superi
30、ors realized that he was a man of considerable _.（分数：0.50）A.abilityB.futureC.possibilityD.opportunity29.Britain has the highest _ of road traffic in the world - over 60 cars for every mile of road.（分数：0.50）A.popularityB.densityC.intensityD.prosperity30.How is it _ your roommates request and yours ar
31、e identical?（分数：0.50）A.ifB.soC.whatD.that31.In my opinion, hes _ the most imaginative of all the contemporary poets.（分数：0.50）A.in anB.at bestC.for allD.by far32.He didnt have time to read the report word for word: he just _ it.（分数：0.50）A.skimmedB.observedC.overlookedD.glanced33.The leader of the exp
32、edition _ everyone to follow his example.（分数：0.50）A.promotedB.reinforcedC.sparkedD.inspired34.What a lovely party I Its worth _ all my life.（分数：0.50）A.rememberingB.to rememberC.to be rememberedD.being remembered35.Who would you rather _ with you, George or me?（分数：0.50）A.goingB.to goC.have goneD.went
33、36.The _ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching, particularly between researchers and teachers.（分数：0.50）A.intensiveB.conciseC.jointD.overall37.The owner and editor of the newspaper _ the conference.（分数：0.50）A.were attendingB.were to attendC.is to attendD.are to atte
34、nd38.We left the meeting, there obviously _ no point in staying.（分数：0.50）A.wereB.beingC.to beD.having39.Their products are frequently overpriced and _ in quality.（分数：0.50）A.influentialB.inferiorC.superiorD.subordinate40.The neighborhood boys like to play basketball on that _ lot.（分数：0.50）A.validB.va
35、cantC.vainD.vague41.These people once had fame and fortune; now _ is left to them is utter poverty.（分数：0.50）A.all thatB.all whatC.all whichD.that an42.To our _, Geoffreys illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.（分数：0.50）A.anxietyB.reliefC.viewD.judgment43.Many people like white color as
36、 it is a _ of purity;（分数：0.50）A.symbolB.signC.signalD.symptom44.The residents, _ had been damaged by the fire, were given help by the Red Cross.（分数：0.50）A.all of their homesB.all their homesC.whose all homesD.all of whose homes45.This research has attracted wide _ coverage and has featured on BBC te
37、levisions Tomorrows World.（分数：0.50）A.messageB.informationC.mediaD.data46.I would never have _ a court of law if I hadnt been so desperate.（分数：0.50）A.sought forB.accounted forC.turned upD.resorted to47.Investigators agreed that passengers on the airliner _ at the very moment of the crash.（分数：0.50）A.s
38、hould have diedB.must be dyingC.must have diedD.ought to die48.The energy _ by the chain reaction is transformed into heat.（分数：0.50）A.transferredB.releasedC.deliveredD.conveyed49._ their work will give us a much better feel for the wide differences between the two schools of thought.（分数：0.50）A.To ha
39、ve reviewedB.Having reviewedC.ReviewingD.Being reviewed50.During the process, great care has to be taken to protect the _ silk from damage.（分数：0.50）A.sensitiveB.tenderC.delicateD.sensible十、BPart Short An(总题数：5，分数：2.50)51.S1. What have researchers found out about the influence of parents and the scho
40、ol on childrens intelligence?（分数：0.50）_52.S2. What do researchers conclude about childrens learning patterns?（分数：0.50）_53.S3. In which area may school play a more important role?（分数：0.50）_54.S4. Why did many parents fail to make the most of their childrens intelligence?（分数：0.50）_55.S5. The author su
41、ggests in the last paragraph that parents should be encouraged to_.（分数：0.50）_十一、BPart Writing(总题数：1，分数：15.00)56. BAverage number of hours a student spends on the computer per week/B 1上图所示为 1990 年、1995 年、2000 年某校大学生使用计算机的情况，请描述其变化； 2请说明发生这些变化的原因(可从计算机的用途、价格或社会发展等方面加以说明)； 3你认为目前大学生在计算机使用中有什么困难或问题。 BSt
42、udent Use of Computers/B （分数：15.00）_大学英语四级真题 2002 年 06 月答案解析(总分：87.50，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPart Listenin(总题数：2，分数：10.00)BSection A/B（分数：5.00）A.His father.B.His mother.C.His brother.D.His sister. 解析：听力原文 W: I suppose youve bought some gifts for your family. M: Well, Ive bought a shirt for my father and two
43、books for my sister, but I havent decided what to buy for my mother. Probably some jewels. W: Who did the man buy the books for?A.A job opportunity. B.A position as general manager.C.A big travel agency.D.An inexperienced salesman.解析：听力原文 W: Look! It says they want a junior sales manager, and it see
44、ms like its a big company. Thatll be good, for you might have to travel a lot. M: Do they say anything about experience? W: What are they talking about?A.Having a break. B.Continuing the meeting.C.Moving on to the next item.D.Waiting a little longer.解析：听力原文 W: I think weve covered everything. What a
45、bout a cup of coffee before we move on to the next item? M: Good idea. I really cant wait another minute. W: What does the woman suggest doing?A.The weather forecast says it will be fine.B.The weather doesnt count in their plan.C.They will not do as planned in case of rain. D.They will postpone thei
46、r program if it rains.解析：听力原文 W: But what happens if it rains? What are we going to do then? M: Well have to count on good weather, but if it does rain, the whole thing will have to be canceled. W: What do we learn from the conversation?A.He wishes to have more courses like it.B.He finds it hard to follow the teacher. C.He wishes the teacher w
