1992年1月英语四级真题及答案

1992年1月英语四级真题及答案 Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A Directions: In t his s ection, y w h 1 ou s c ill ears A t 0 e o hort onver each c onversation, aq w b a uestion a w w s ill B e sked the c onversation a t q wnd b s he o uestion o A e ill e p qu esti o n t here w il l be a pa use. Dur i ng the p au se, yo u m ust rea d t he four choices marked A)，B)，C), and D)，and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Example: You will hear: You will read: A) At the office. B) In the waiting room. C) At the airport. D) In a restaurant. From the co nversatio n we know tha t the two were ta lking a bo ut so me work t h e y h a d t o fi n i s h i n t h e ev e ni ng . T hi s i s m o s t l i ke l y t o h a v e t a ke n pl a ce a t t he office. Therefore, A) “At the office” is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre. Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D] 1. A) Give the woman what she wants. B) Help the woman in a moment. C) Tell the woman what he is doing. D) Stop his work immediately. 2. A) He wants the woman to call him again. B) He will call the woman in two weeks. C) He wants her to fix the watch within one week. D) He will fix the woman’s watch. 3. A) To see the doctor. B) To go to a party. C) To make an appointment. D) To look after her children. 4. A) She is eager to know what the present is. B) She is not anxious to know what it is. C) She doesn’t know what she is asked to wait for. D) She really doesn’t care about the present. 5. A) The program was on too late. B) His TV set was out of order. C) He doesn’t think much of the President. D) He had a late class. 6. A) The teacher postponed the conference. B) There won’t be a test this afternoon. C) The students will be attending the conference. D) The students took a science test this afternoon. 7. A) She thinks his lectures are boring. B) She thinks his tests are too long. C) She doesn’t like his choice of test questions. D) She doesn’t think he prepares his lectures well enough. 8. A) She thinks he talks too much. B) She thinks he is simple-minded. C) She thinks he is always very frank. D) She thinks he doesn’t like speaking. 9. A) On foot. B) By bus. C) By car. D) By bike. 10. A) ￡7. B) ￡9. C) ￡11. D) ￡15. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage a questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, must choose the best answer from the four choices marked ， B)， A) C ) , a nd D ) . T h en m a r k t he c o r r es po nd i n g l e t t er o n t h e A ns w e r S he e t with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 11 to 13 based on the passage you have just heard. 11. A) They are in a good temper. B) They like music. C) They want to say something. D) They sing for enjoyment. 12. A) They make some signs. B) They keep from other birds. C) They keep silent. D) They hide themselves. 13. A) It spreads out its tail. B) It dances. C) It uses shells and flowers to make a garden. D) It flies high in the sky. Passage Two Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14. A) They hung meat in the sun. B) They cooked meat with salt. C) They preserved meat with ice. D) They kept meat underground. 15. A) He began to use chemicals. B) He preserved food with sugar. C) He kept food in cans. D) He sealed food in jars. 16. A) Development of the canning industry. B) Food processing and chemicals. C) Food industry in different countries. D) Preserving food-past and present. Passage Three Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 17. A) In the United states. B) At Sutter’s Fort. C) In Sweden. D) In Switzerland. 18. A) He left the farm. B) He kept it a secret to himself. C) He told Sutter about it. D) He tried to find more gold. 19. A) Because too many people came there for gold. B) Because Sutter was not good at farming. C) Because the army occupied it. D) Because Sutter gave up farming. 20. A) It made him a very rich man. B) It brought him great misfortune. C) It had little effect on his life. D) It cause the death of his wife. Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four c hoices m A ，B)， arked C), a D nd Y ) s ). dou o hould t b ecide choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. Time w as—and n s m y ot a eo any t aears c go,t ither—when a p retty d v o imb iew a B f T anks t w snd i s anking. b s w t hat his no s mall e t xtent f o b he a b ault t f anks B u ndt b ankers he a f ew s a till re—forbidding s B t l tructures. b w w ehind m he often than not, elderly gentlemen whose expression of friendliness reflected the size of the customer’s account, and nothing less than a few hundred thousand in the bank could have inspired the suggestion of a smile. And yet the average bank for many year was, to the average c fearful, if necessary, instrument for dealing with business—usually big business. B ut s om ew here i n th e pa st qu ar t er c entu ry , ba nks B ega n to grow hum an , ev en pleasant, and started to attract the little man. It is possible that this movement began i m n edium-sized t o i s t owns, w p kr ne mall o b owns t h e i r fi r s t n a m e s , a n d s p r e a d t o b i g t o w n s . A t a n y r a t e , t h e r e s u l t s h a v e b e remarkable. T h e m o v e m e n t t o “ h u m a n i z e ” h a n k s , o f c o u r s e , re c e i v e d a b i g p u s h d u r i n g the war, when more and more women were employed to do work pre performed by men. Also more and more “little” people found themselves in need of p ersonal l a t oans, b hs axes a a t pecame o i nstallment(分期 eavier nd 付款) buying broke down the previously long—held concept tha something a m lmost w a orally b i d Arong s o p bout b discover that the intelligent use of credit (信贷) could be extremely helpful. t eing 21. The author believes that the unfriendly atmosphere in banks many years ago was chiefly due to ________. A) the outer appearance of bank buildings B) unfriendliness of customers toward banks C) economic pressure of the time D) the attitude of hankers 22. The banks of many years ago showed interest only in ________. A) regular visitors B) rich customers C) friendly businessmen D) elderly gentlemen 23. When did banks begin to grow human? A) Sometime before the war. B) A few years ago. C) During the war. D) In the last century. n