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2003年1月大学英语四级考试真题
Part IIReading Comprehension(35 minutes)Paage One
Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following paage:
Like many of my generation, I have a weakne for hero worship.At some point, however, we all begin to question our heroes and our need for them.This leads us to ask: What is a hero?
Despite immense differences in cultures, heroes around the world generally share a number of characteristics that instruct and inspire people.A hero does something worth talking about.A hero has a story of adventure to tell and a community who will listen.But a hero goes beyond mere fame.Heroes serve powers or principles larger than themselves.Like high-voltage transformers, he roes take the energy of higher powers and step it down so that it can be used by ordinary people.The hero lives a life worthy of imitation.Those who imitate a genuine hero experience life with new depth, enthusiasm, and meaning.A sure test for would-be heroes is what or whom do they serve? What are they willing to live and die for? If the answer or evidence suggests they serve only their own fame, they may be famous persons but not heroes.Madonna and Michael Jackson are famous, but who would claim that their fans find life more abundant?
Heroes are catalysts(催化剂)for change.They have a vision from the mountaintop.They have the skill and the charm to move the maes.They create new poibilities.Without Gandhi, India might still be part of the British Empire.Without Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr., we might still have segregated(隔离的)buses, restaurants, and parks.It may be poible for large-scale change to occur without leaders with magnetic personalities, but the pace of change would be slow, the vision uncertain, and the committee meetings endle.21.Although heroes may come from different cultures, the_______.A)are often influenced by previous generations B)all unknowingly attract a large number of fans A)generally poe certain inspiring characteristicsD)probably share some weaknees of ordinary people
22.According to the paage, heroes are compared to high-voltage transformers in that_______.A)they have warm feelings and emotions
B)they have a vision from the mountaintop
C)they can make people feel stronger and more confident
D)they can serve as concrete examples of noble principles
23.Madonna and Michael Jackson are not considered heroes because_______.A)they are not clear about the principles they should follow B)they are popular only among certain groups of people C)their performances do not improve their fans morally D)their primary concern is their own financial interests
24.Gandhi and Martin Luther King are typical examples of outstanding leaders who
________.A)can provide an answer to the problems of their people B)are good at demonstrating their charming characters C)are capable of meeting all challenges and hardships D)can move the maes with their forceful speeches
25.The author concludes that historical changes would ______.A)produce leaders with attractive personalities B)take place if there were heroes to lead the people
C)not happen without heroes making the neceary sacrificesD)be delayed without leaders with inspiring personal qualities
Paage Four
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following paage.In recent years, Israeli consumers have grown more demanding as they've become wealthier and more worldly-wise.Foreign travel is a national paion;this summer alone, one in 10 citizens will go abroad.Exposed to higher standards of service elsewhere, Israelis are returning home expecting the same.American firms have also begun arriving in large numbers.Chains such as KFC, McDonald's and Pizza Hut are setting a new standard of customer service, using strict employee training and constant monitoring to ensure the friendline of frontline staff.Even the American habit of telling departing customers to “Have a nice day” has caught on all over Israel.“Nobody wakes up in the morning and says, 'Let's be nicer,'” says Itsik Cohen, director of a consulting firm.“Nothing happens without competition.”
Privatization, or the threat of it.is a motivation as well.Monopolies(垄断者)that until recently have been free to take their customers for granted now fear what Michael Perry.a marketing profeor, calls “the revengeful(报复的)consumer.” When the government opened up competition with Bezaq, the phone company, its international branch lost 40% of its market share.even while offering competitive rates.Says Perry, “People wanted revenge for all the years of bad service.” The electric company, whose monopoly may be short-lived, has suddenly stopped requiring users to wait half a day for a repairman.Now, appointments are
scheduled to the half-hour.The gracele EI Al Airlines, which is already at auction(拍卖), has retrained its employees to emphasize service and is boasting about the results in an ad campaign with the slogan.“You can feel the change in the air.” For the first time, praise outnumbers complaints on customer survey sheets.26.It may be inferred from the paage that_______.A)Israeli customers prefer foreign products to domestic onesB)customer service in Israel is now improving C)wealthy Israeli customers are hard to please
D)the tourist industry has brought chain stores to Israel
27.In the author's view, higher service standards are impoible in Israel_______.A)if there's no competition among companies B)without strict routine training of employees
C)if customer complaints go unnoticed by the management D)unle foreign companies are introduced in greater numbers
28.If someone in Israel today needs a repairman in case of a power failure, _______.A)it's no longer neceary to make an appointment B)the appointment takes only half a day to make C)they only have to wait half an hour at most D)they can have it fixed in no time
29.The example of EI Al Airlines shows that_______.A)staff retraining is eential for better service
B)a good slogan has great potential for improving service
C)revengeful customers are a threat to the monopoly of enterprisesD)an ad campaign is a way out for enterprises in financial difficulty 30.Why did Bezaq's international branch lose 40% of its market share?
A)Because it no longer received any support from the government.B)Because the service offered by its competitors was far better.C)Because the rates it offered were not competitive enough.D)Because customers were diatisfied with its past service.Part illVocabulary and Structure(20 minutes)
31.Such crimes may be so complex that months or years go by before anyone ______ them.A)discoveredB)will discoverC)would have discoveredD)discovers 32.Though ___ in a big city, Peter always prefers to paint the primitive scenes of country life.A)grownB)raisedC)tendedD)cultivated
33.The carele man received a ticket for speeding.He ____ have driven so fast.A)can'tB)wouldn'tC)shouldn'tD)mustn't
34.If people feel hopele, they don't bother to ______ the skills they need to succeed.A)adoptB)acquireC)accumulateD)aemble 35.If I _____ harder at school, I would be sitting in a comfortable office now.A)workedB)were to workC)had workedD)were working
36.The shop aistant was dismied as she was ____ of cheating customers.A)accusedB)chargedC)scoldedD)cursed 37.All her energies are ___ upon her children and she seems to have little time for anything else.A)guidedB)aimedC)directedD)focused
38.While croing the mountain area, all the men carried guns lest they ___ by wild animals.A)should be attackedB)had been attackedC)must be attackedD)would be attacked
39.Every one should be ___ to a decent standard of living and an opportunity to be educated.A)attributedB)entitledC)identifiedD)justified 40.His wife is constantly finding________ with him, which makes him very angry.A)errorsB)shortcomingsC)faultD)flaw
41.Vitamins are complex________that the body requires in very small amounts.A)mattersB)materialsC)particlesD)substances
42.Apart from caring for her children, she has to take on such heavy _______housework as carrying water and firewood.A)time-consumedB)timely-consumedC)time-consumingD)timely-consuming
43.Anna was reading a piece of science fiction, completely ________to the outside world.A)having been lostB)to be lostC)losingD)lost
44.The police are trying to find out the______ of the woman killed in the traffic accident.A)evidence.B)recognitionC)statusD)identity
45.All human beings have a comfortable zone regulating the _______ they keep from someone they talk with.A)distanceB)scopeC)rangeD)boundary 46.We have planned an exciting publicity___________ with our advertisers.A)struggleB)campaignC)battleD)conflict ,47.________ the help of their group, we would not have succeeded in the investigation.A)BesidesB)Regardle ofC)But forD)Despite
48._______ much is known about what occurs during sleep, the precise function of sleep and its different stages remains largely in the realm of aumption.A)BecauseB)ForC)SinceD)While 49.John doesn't believe in_________ medicine;he has some remedies of his own.A)standard B)regular C)routine D)conventional
50.Owning to________ competition among the airlines, travel expenses have been reduced considerably.A)fierceB)StrainedC)eagerD)critical 51.They always give the vacant seats to___________ comes first.means anger.great tit(山雀)is a case 77 point;it has about twenty different calls, 78 in human language the numberA)whoeverB)whomeverC)whoD)whom
52.In America, educational costs are very low for those who are___________ enough to get 61.A)claificationB)definitionC}£unctioninto universities.62.A)thatB)itC)asA)ambitiousB)fortunateC)aggreiveD)substantial 63.A)nativeB)humanC)physical53.Profeor Wang, _____for his informative lectures, was warmly received by his students.64.A)waysB)meansC)methodsA)knowingB)knownC)to be knownD)having known 65.A)matingB)excitingC)warning54.Our manager is______ an important customer now and he will be back this afternoon.66.A)identicalB)similarC)differentA)calling onB)calling inC)calling upD)calling for 67.A)ButB)ThereforeC)Afterwards55.A fire engine must have priority as it usually has to deal with some kind of_____.68.A)aboutB)withC)fromA)precautionB)crisisC)emergencyD)urgency 69.A)inferB)explainC)interpret56.He said that the driver must have had an accident;otherwise he______ by then.70.A)encouragesB)enablesC)enforcesA)would have arrivedB)must have arrived 71.A)speechesB)soundsC)wordsC)should arriveD)would arrive
72.A)replacingB)spellingC)pronouncing57.The film provides a deep______ into a wide range of human qualities and feelings.73.A)oursB)theirsC)anotherA)insightB)imaginationC)fancyD)outlook 74.A)soB)andC)but58.It is high time that such practices________.75.A)thisB)thatC)whichA)are endedB)be endedC)were endedD)must be ended
76.A)signsB)gesturesC)signals59.Urban crowdedne would be greatly relieved if only the_______ charged on public 77.A)inB)atC)oftransport were more reasonable.78.A)whereasB).sinceC)anyhowA)feesB)faresC)paymentsD)costs 79.A)boundleB)changeableC)limitle60.The doctor had almost lost hope at one point, but the patient finally______, 80.A)ordinaryB)alikeC)commonA)pulled outB)pulled through C)pulled upD）pulled over
Part VWritingPart NCloze(15 1.当前社会上存在许多不诚实的现象 minutes)
2.诚实利人利己，做人应该诚实 A language is a signaling system which operates with symbolic vocal sounds(语声), and
which is used by a group of people for the purpose of communication.It Pays to Be Honest
in more detail because it is language, more than anything else,distinguishes man from the rest of the world.Other animals, it is true, communicate with one another by of cries: for example, many birds utter at the approach of danger;monkeys utter such as thoughts and feelings clearly.This means, us to divide a and say“ aircraft approaching from the north” or “tanks approaching from the west”;but a
D)perception D)what D)animal D)approaches D)boring D)unfamiliar D)Furthermore D)in D)expre D)ensures D)voices D)saying D)others D)or D)it D)marks D)for D)somehow D)ceasele D)general(30 minutes)
