2003年6月四级B卷考试试题、答案

　　Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)

　　Section A

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the 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 thee office.

　　B) In the waiting room.

　　C) At the airport.

　　D) In a restaurant.

　　From tile conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This conversation is most likely to have taken place at the 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] ID]

　　1. A) Wait for Bob. C) Go and pick Bob up.

　　B) Go look for Bob. D) Give Bob a phone call.

　　2. A) Life in the suburbs is lonely. C) She is working in the city.

　　B) Jobs are easier to find in the city. D) It's less expensive l/ring in the city.

　　3. A) In a library. C) At a publishing house.

　　B) At a bookstore. D) In a printing shop.

　　4. A) They come downstairs. C) They try to think of a solution.

　　B) The woman find a spare key. D) The woman be more careful next time.

　　5. A) Sending an e-mail. C) Working in an office.

　　B) Doing spelling practice. D) Talking on the phone.

　　6. A) Go shopping with the man. C) Go for a ride around town.

　　C) Have a picnic. D) Buy something for the picnic.

　　7. A) The woman got a wrong class permit.

　　B) The woman misplaced her class permit for biology.

　　C) The woman arrived for registration too early.

　　D) The woman missed registration for the biology course.

　　8. A) The man is planning to visit New York.

　　B) The woman will stay in New York a long time.

　　C) The woman likes the weather in New York very much.

　　D) It's quite cold in New York now.

　　9. A) The man forgot to put the toys in their suitcase.

　　B) An old lady took the couple’s suitcase for her own.

　　C) The couple's suitcase was stolen in the restaurant.

　　D) The old lady sitting next to the couple likes toys very much.

　　10. A) She's leaving for Hong Kong with Bill.

　　B) She's going to say good-bye to Bill.

　　C) She's going to buy an air ticket.

　　D) She's flying to Hong Kong.

　　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 and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

　　Passage One

　　Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　11. A) They close the hotel during low seasons.

　　B) They employ as few workers as possible.

　　C) They each do jobs they are good at.

　　D) They hire only retired workers.

　　12. A) Book-keeping. C) Staff training.

　　B) Cleaning and washing up. D) Gardening and flower arranging.

　　13. A) They make their guests feel at home.

　　B) They provide delicious food.

　　C) They have their hotel beautifully decorated.

　　D) They give parties regularly for their visitors.

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　14. A) To cash a cheek. C) To get his prize.

　　B) To rob the bank. D) To withdraw his deposit.

　　15. A) A car mechanic. C) A movie actor.

　　B) A radio announcer. D) A bank employee.

　　16. A) They called the police. C) They helped him find large bills.

　　B) They pressed the alarm. D) They let him do what he wanted to.

　　17. A) He was limited by time and the size of his pockets.

　　B) The maximum sum allowed was 55,000.

　　C) Large bills were not within his reach.

　　D) He was afraid that be would be caught on the spot.

　　Passage Three

　　Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　18. A) A professional diver. C) A rescuer on the Golden Gate Bridge.

　　B) A telephone operator. D) A guard on the Golden Gate Bridge.

　　19. A) Someone on the bridge is being attacked.

　　B) Someone is threatening to destroy the bridge.

　　C) Someone on the bridge is attempting to kill himself.

　　D) Someone has fallen off the bridge.

　　20. A) Remind them that they have children to take care of.

　　B) Try to communicate with them first.

　　C) Call the mother to come fight away.

　　D) Help them to get out of their misty.

　　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 choices marked A), B), C)and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single ling through the centre.

　　Passage One

　　Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

　　About six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City when a woman and a young boy sat down at the next table, I couldn’t help overhearing parts of their conversation. At one point the woman asked: "So, how have you been?" And the boy―who could not have been more than seven or eight years old ―replied. "Frankly, I've been feeling a little depressed lately.''

　　This incident stuck in my mind because it confirmed my growing belief that children are changing. As far as I can remember, my friends and I didn’t find out we were “depressed” until we were in high school.

　　The evidence of a change in children has increased steadily in recent years. Children don’t seem childlike anymore. Children speak more like adults, dress more like adults and behave more like adults than they used to.

　　Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it certainly is different. Childhood as it once was no longer exists, Why?

　　Human development is based not only on innate (天生的) biological states, but also on patterns of access to social knowledge. Movement from one social rote to another usually involves learning the secrets of the new status. Children have always been taught adult secrets, but slowly and in stages: traditionally, we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders.

　　In the last 30 years. however, a secret-revelation (揭示) machine has been installed in 98 percent of American homes. It is called television, Television passes information, and indiscriminately (不加区分地), to all viewers alike, be they children or adults. Unable to resist the temptation, many children turn their attention from printed texts to the less challenging, more vivid moving pictures.

　　Communication through print, as a matter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social information to which children have access. Reading and writing involve a complex code of symbols that must be memorized and practices. Children must read simple books before they can read complex materials.

　　21. According to the author, feeling depressed is ________.

　　A) something hardly to be expected in a young child

　　B) a mental scale present in all humans, including children

　　C) an inevitable has of children's mental development

　　D) a sure sign of a psychological problem in a child

　　22. Traditionally, a child is supposed to learn about the adult world ________.

　　A) through contact with society C) through exposure to social information

　　B) gradually and under guidance D) naturally and by biological instinct

　　23. The phenomenon that today’s children seem adultlike is attributed by the author to ________.

　　A) the constantly rising standard of living

　　B) the widespread influence of television

　　C) the poor arrangement of teaching content

　　D) the fast pace of human intellectual development

　　24. Why is the author in favor of communication through print for children?

　　A) It can control what children are to learn.

　　B) It helps children to memorize and practice more.

　　C) It enables children to gain more social information.

　　D) It develops children's interest in reading and writing.

　　25. What does the author think of the change in today’s children?

　　A) He seems to be upset about it.

　　B) He considers it a positive development.

　　C) He feels amused by chair premature behavior.

　　D) He thinks it is a phenomenon worthy of note.