1、大学英语四级阅读-8 及答案解析(总分：108.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、第一部分 听力理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、第一节(总题数：1，分数：5.00)(1).Where did the conversation take place?A At the bank.B In the restaurant.C At the post office.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What idea has the man got?A Spare ten minutes.B Get a cup of coffee.C Have a break.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3
2、).Whats the relationship between the speakers?A Husband and wife.B Ticket assistant and customer.C Friends.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).How is Robin?A Robin is busy.B Robin is sick.C Robin is very well.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(5).What do we learn from the conversation?A Tim Smith isnt in right now.B The caller dialed
3、the wrong number.C Tim Smith is busy now.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.三、第二节(总题数：5，分数：14.00)(1).Whats wrong with the man?A Hes got a fever and a stomachache.B Hes got a cough and a stomachache.C Hes got a cold.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).What does the doctor suggest the man do?A Have a rest and dont wear anything.B Take si
4、ck leave and dont wear anything.C Take sick leave and dont work too hard.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(1).what is the relationship between the two speakers?A Doctor and patient.B Teacher and student.C Husband and wife.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).Why does Jimmy not come down for breakfast?A He does not want to go to school
5、.B He is likely to have caught a cold.C He is too sleepy to get up.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(1).Why wont Mr. Stone come to the clinic tomorrow?A. He cant spare the time.B. The clinic will be closed.D. Dr. Milton wont come to work.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).When is the clinic open in a week?A. From Monday to Friday.B.
6、 On weekdays except Thursday.C. During the whole week.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).What time has finally been fixed for Mr. Stone to come?A. 5:30 p. m., Wednesday.B. 6:15 p. m., Wednesday.C. 6:15 p. m., Thursday.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(1).Where does this interview take place?A. In the radio studio.B. In the bicycle s
7、hop.C. On the road.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).Who is Marilen Oconner?A. Last years tour winner.B. A cyclist being interviewed.C. President of the Ottawa Bicycle Club.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).Why do cyclists participate in the mountain-lake cycle tour?A. To meet cyclists from other countries.B. To race with profes
8、sional athletes.C. To exercise and enjoy themselves.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(1).When was the football game shown on TV?A Last Sunday evening.B Last Saturday evening.C Last Saturday afternoon.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(2).Who played in the football game?A Austrian team and Spanish team.B Australian team and Spanish team
9、.C Japanese team and Austrian team.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(3).Why was the mans wife cheering?A Because she was excited by the game.B Because her team won the game.C Because the game would come to an end very soon.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.(4).What can we learn from the story?A Both the man and his wife were football f
10、ans.B Neither the man nor his wife liked the game.C The mans wife didnt like any football games.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.四、第二部分 英语知识运用(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、第一节 单项填空(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.-Would you like some butter?-No, thanks. Im _ a diet.A in B on C at D of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.We will write to you as soon as we _ to L
11、ondon.A will get B get C reach D arrive（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.After recovering from his illness, he was very anxious to _ his work.A get back to B get throughC get down D get al0ng with（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.I know nothing about him _ he is an engineer.A except that B except but C besides D except for（分数：1.
12、00）A.B.C.D.5.The new law will come into _ on the day it is passed.A effect B use C service D existence（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.It takes a great deal of power of _a spaceship into space.A. elevate B. launch C. flourish D. take off（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.She tried hard, but still couldnt make us _ our mind.A to
13、change B change C turn D to turn（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.How I wish John recognized the fact that he _ in the wrong.A. always nearly is B. always is nearly C. is nearly always D. nearly is always（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.We will not attack _ we are attacked; if attacked, we will certainly counter-attack.A. if B.
14、 when C. unless D. even if（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.The speed at which an animal lives is determined by _ the rate at which it uses oxygen.A. measuring B. assessing C. surveying D. pleasing（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.Jane offered to _ a birthday cake for her young friend who is going to be eight.A do B take C pro
15、duce D make（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.The news reporters hurried to the airport, only _ the film stars had left.A to tell B to be told C telling D told（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.Im sorry. I _ you _ to me.A. dont know; are speaking B. dont know; were speakingC. didnt know; were speaking D. didnt know; are speaking
16、（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.I did this work _ it took him.A one-third a timeB the one-third timeC one-third timeD one-third the time（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.Please give me more time; _ I shall not be able to finish the paper by next Monday.A meanwhile B therefore C otherwise D still（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、第二节 完型填空(总题
17、数：1，分数：20.00)You really have to get very old before you realize youre old. Im in my middle fifties and I dont feel out U(35) /U. However, sometimes I look back at my childhood and U(36) /U things to the way life is U(37) /U todays kids. Some things have certainly changed.One U(38) /U of change is te
18、levision. Some changes have been U(39) /U. Some changes, on the other U(40) /U, have been setbacks.U (41) /U I started school, most people didnt have a television; TV was just beginning to get U(42) /U. My father decided to go all U(43) /U and buy a 16-inch black and white Motorola U(44) /U. I still
19、 remember U(45) /U the Lone Ranger save people from the U(46) /U guys on that awesome electronic U(47) /U. That was exciting!Now, televisions have U(48) /U pictures in full color. The pictures are U(49) /U and the sound is much more U(50) /U.The variety and U(51) /U of programming has increased grea
20、tly. There are hundreds of U(52) /U and more shows than one person could ever watch. Theres also a lot of U(53) /U, stuff that most parents dont want their kids U(54) /U to. Overall, we have more choices, and that is good.（分数：20.00）(1).A yet B though C man D then（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A remember B tur
21、n C relate D compare（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A for B on C to D with（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A place B area C district D side（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A mistakes B advance C improvements D weakness（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A side B hand C aspect D end（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A As B Since C After D When（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8)
22、.A wide B used C popular D done（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A in B out C through D for（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A set B screen C radio D stand（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A looking B sighting C reading D watching（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A good B old C bad D young（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A machine B giant C bucket D gun（分数：1
23、.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A more B larger C cleaner D broader（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A truer B real C clearer D detailed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A colorful B real C modern D realistic（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A quantity B kinds C sorts D number（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A ways B channels C passages D items（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D
24、.(19).A nonsense B cabbage C garbage D dirt（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A turned B shown C faced D exposed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.七、第三部分 阅读理解(总题数：0，分数：0.00)AYou can use your Business Telecard International at any card phone in the United Kingdom. Here is some information about making international phone calls.You
25、 can now phone almost any country in the world, although in some cases you can only call big cities. When you cannot make direct dialing calls, you can ask the international operator to help you. This is more expensive and takes more time, but it may be helpful if you want to speak to a particular p
26、erson and no one else, in this case you should ask for a “person-to-person“ call. Even more expensive is a reverse charge call where the person who receives the call pays. If the international line is busy, you can reserve(留下) a call, explain the number you want and the operator will call you back w
27、hen the line is free.You can save money by calling outside office hours, for example, early in the morning, late at night, and on Sundays. Remember that the time may be different in the country that you are calling. International time is based on GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). London is on GMT and Mosco
28、w, for example, is 3 hours ahead. There is one problem: change to DST (Daylight Saving Time) for the summer. In the UK, clocks are put forward one hour in spring and put back in autumn, and so London is actually one hour ahead of GMT in the summer.（分数：4.00）(1).What is the most expensive type of call
29、?A Direct dial. B Through the operator.C Reverse charge call. D Calling outside office hours.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What can you do if the international line is engaged?A Ask the operator to call you back later.B Make a “person-to-person“ call.C Call back outside office hours.D Wait and call again whe
30、n the line is free.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).When is it cheaper to make an international call?A 10a.m. B 5p.m. C 11p.m. D 8a.m.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).If you want to use your Business Telecard International, you have to_.A use a card phone B phone on SundayC make a direct dialing call D pay extra（分数：1.00）A.
31、B.C.D.BIts not much, but its home. Francis Chan, an engineer, lives in Hampstead, north London, in a flat thats just 4ft wide by 21ft long. He loves it.Tiny though it is, it has got all the comforts. Peter Baynes, Chans architect(建筑师), has achieved a clever piece of design, according to architectura
32、l experts.The Chan mini-house was built on what was once a path down the side of a big Victorian house. Not an inch of space is wasted.When you step in through the front door, youre standing in the shower, on Britains only self-cleansing doormat(自动清洁门垫). A door opens on to an equally tiny toilet wit
33、h washbasin. Two steps further in comes the kitchen, complete with full-sized cooker and fridge, and washer/drier. A worktop folds down from the wall.Another step and youre into the dining/office area. Four people can sit here for dinner, says Chan as he sets the table-top into place. He even has a
34、fold-down drawing-board for when hes working at home. The bed is hidden under a cover board right at the back. “I dont even have to make the bed,“ Chan says. “I just put the cover down.“Chans business suits hang neatly on the wall over the bed. Daylight comes in through the skylight. The house feels
35、 like a very small boat and Chan admits he toyed with the idea of naming it the “boat-house“.“It cost around 4700 to build last year. Now its been valued at 30000. It proves that good design doesnt need to cost more. It just needs a lot of care.“ says Chan.（分数：4.00）(1).By saying “Its not much“(Line
36、1, Para. 1), the author means that Chans flat _.A is cheap B has cheap furnitureC has a simple design D is fairly small（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Where is Chans flat?A Next to a big house. B Under an old building.C In a busy London street. D By the side of a country road.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the
37、following is the right order of things described in the text?A Shower, kitchen, toilet, dining table and bed.B Shower, toilet, dining table, kitchen and bed.C Shower, toilet, kitchen, dining table and bed.D Shower, kitchen, toilet, bed and dining table.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What is the purpose of thi
38、s writing?A To sell Chans flat for more money.B To tell people how to take care of small flats.C To introduce to readers a cleverly-designed flat.D To call on engineers to design their own homes.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.COne of the quickest and most effective ways to improve your vocabulary is by learning t
39、o recognize the most common Latin and Greek roots, since any one of them can help you define a number of English words. Whenever you come upon an unfamiliar word, first check to see if it has a recognizable root. If you know that the Latin root “ami“ for example, means like or love, you can easily f
40、igure out that “amiable“ means pleasant, friendly and “amorous“ means loving. Even ff you cannot define a word exactly, recognizing the root will still give you a general idea of the words meaning. Remembering that the Greek root “geo“ means earth would certainly help you define “geophysics“ as the
41、physics of the earth, but it also might help you figure out that “geocentric“ has to do with the center of the earth or with the earth as a center. Begin by studying the following lists of common Latin and Greek roots and representative words.（分数：3.00）(1).The word “geochemistry“ most probably means
42、the chemistry of _.A the earthB the moonC the oceanD the minerals（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What does the writer think is the best way to improve ones vocabulary?A To learn common roots of words.B To study how Latin becomes Greek.C To recognize Latin words.D To remember Greek roots.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Th
43、e word “amorist“ most probably means someone who _.A travels in a foreign countryB writes loving storiesC makes pretty presentsD draws beautiful pictures（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.DYouve probably had the experience of having someone fall in love with you when you didnt return the feeling. In such a case its h
44、ard to know what to do. You want to discourage your admirer. Yet, you dont want to be so obvious in your efforts that you make an enemy of him.A friend of mine had this problem and handled it in the most graceful way Ive ever seen. Instead of telling the young man that she found it tiresome to have
45、him around so much, she devoted herself to introducing the young man to every girl she knew. Whenever she had a date with him, she arranged for them to drop in one of her girl friends. A few weeks was all it took for him to click (一见如故) with one of these girls, and then everyone was happy. The new g
46、irl and the young man got along just fine and both of them were grateful to my friend, which was just what she wanted him to be.Of course this solution may not work for you. You may have your own way of dealing with the problem. But whatever you decide to do, keep one thing in mind- the boy in quest
47、ion has feelings as sensitive as your own. So try to find a way of discouraging him without hurting him.（分数：5.00）(1).The best title for this passage would be _.A How to Make a FriendB Problems of DatingC Good Advice for GirlsD How to Free Yourself from an Admirer（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The main idea of this passage is _.A it is possible to discourage an admirer without hurting his feelingB there are many solutions to the problems of datingC an admire
