Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)

　　Section A Conversations

　　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.

　　1. A)A TV set with a remote control.

　　B)A color TV set.

　　C)A black and white TV set.

　　D)A second-hand TV set.

　　2. A)She will help the man to catch up.

　　B)She is worried about the man's health.

　　C)She has bought the man an up-to-date map.

　　D)She's worried about her classes.

　　3. A)He liked to show off in class.

　　B)He was the first person she met at school.

　　C)He was very handsome.

　　D)He was late for school on the first day.

　　4. A)He didn't work as hard as he was supposed to.

　　B)He didn't pass the maths exam.

　　C)He did better in an earlier exam.

　　D)He found something wrong with the exam.

　　5. A)The professor's weak voice.

　　B)The traffic noise.

　　C)The microphone.

　　D)Both A and B.

　　6. A)One hour.

　　B)Fifteen minutes.

　　C)Forty-five minutes.

　　D)One hour and fifteen minutes.

　　7. A)He doesn't enjoy his art history course.

　　B)He would like to own one of the paintings.

　　C)He hasn't seen the painting yet.

　　D)He did not like the paintings.

　　8. A)Having an interview.

　　B)Filling out a form.

　　C)Talking with his friend.

　　D)Asking for information.

　　9. A)Spanish.B)English. C)French. D)German.

　　10. A)A guest and a receptionist.

　　B)A passenger and an air steward.

　　C)A customer and a shop assistant.

　　D)A guest and a waitress.

　　Section B Passages

　　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).

　　Passage One

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

　　11. A)Recalling something from one's memory.

　　B)Something about preparatory method in exam.

　　C)Conscience.

　　D)Man's mind.

　　12. A)From the ones they are familiar with to the difficult ones.

　　B)From the short ones to the long ones.

　　C)From the long ones to the short ones.

　　D)From the ones they are confident of to the more difficult ones.

　　13. A)When you can't recall something instantly, you should try your best to do it.

　　B)When you can't recall something instantly, you'd better have an operation on your mind.

　　C)The subconscious activities may go to work to dig up a dim memory.

　　D)Forcing yourself to recall may loosen your memory.

　　Passage Two

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

　　14. A)The Oscar.B)The Pulitzer Prize.

　　C)The Nobel Prize for the literature.

　　D)The Sophie Prize.

　　15. A)Because of her work in the field of the environment.

　　B)Because of her work in the field of literature.

　　C)Because of her work in the field of science.

　　D)Because of her work in the field of art.

　　16. A)About US $100,000.

　　B)About US $10,000.

　　C)Approximately US $1,000,000.

　　D)Over US $1,000,000.

　　17. A)The Global Village Beijing is an nonprofit organization.

　　B)People should be encouraged to protect the environment.

　　C)Liao's effort has won the approval of the world.

　　D)Liao is one of the Chinese citizens who won the prize in 2000.

　　Passage Three

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

　　18. A)Cambridge.B)Oxford.

　　C)London.D)Eton.

　　19. A)40%.B)2.5%.C)25%. D)4%.

　　20. A)State-owned schools.

　　B)Open schools.

　　C)Independent and private schools.

　　D)Famous schools.

　　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.

　　Passage One

　　Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

　　The United Nations Human Development Program has released its yearly study on the quality of life for people around the world. The UN report was started in 1990 to measure the progress of nations based on the lives of their citizens.

　　This year's report lists 173 countries. It is based on the length of time citizens are expected to live, their education level and the amount of money they earn. Norway was listed as the country providing the best quality of life for the second year. It was followed by Sweden, Canada, Belgium, Australia and the United States. The twenty-four countries at the bottom of the list are all in Africa. The report says many countries in East Asia have made progress since 1990. They include China, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and Malaysia.

　　In Latin America and the Caribbean, as many as nine countries improved since 1990.They include Chile, Costa Rica and Panama. At the same time, many countries in Eastern and Central Europe and the former Soviet Union lost progress in the quality of life for their citizens. This was because of problems with economic reforms. They include Russia, Ukraine, Moldova and Tajikistan.

　　This year's human development report centered on the issue of democracy. Researchers found that a majority of people live in countries claiming to be democratic. However, civil rights and political freedoms were limited in 106 nations. Also, the number of voters taking part in elections is decreasing. In addition, cheating, wrongdoing and unfair politics have weakened the democratic process. In some countries, elected governments have not carried out democratic reforms. This has led to public opposition to the government and a return to military rule.

　　UN officials say that democratic changes are slow in some countries. However, the report shows that international development goals set at the start of the twenty-first century can be met. For this to happen, they say developing countries need to move quicker toward economic, social and political reforms. And they say rich countries must become more open to trade while increasing aid and other resources.

　　21. According to the passage, which statement is TRUE?

　　A) The top countries listed this year are European countries.

　　B) The study on the quality of life for people around the world is released every other year.

　　C) The purpose of the study is to measure the progress of nations.

　　D) China is one of the 24 countries at the bottom of the list.

　　22. This year's report is based on the following EXCEPT________.

　　A) their education level

　　B) the amount of money they earn

　　C) the length of time citizens are expected to live

　　D) the cost of living

　　23. From this year's human development report we can conclude that________.

　　A) the democratic situation is generally improving

　　B) the democratic situation is generally deteriorating

　　C) the democratic situation is becoming better in some countries

　　D) the democratic situation is becoming worse in developed countries

　　24. The countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, such as Chile, Costa Rica and Panama developed much. This was probably because of________.

　　A) problems with economic reforms

　　B) problems with political reforms

　　C) the achievement of economic reforms

　　D) the achievement of political reforms

　　25. From the last paragraph, it can be inferred that________.

　　A) international development goals set at the start of the twenty-first century can also be met without the developed countries' help

　　B) to meet the goal set at the start of the twenty-first century, the developing countries can only depend on themselves

　　C) developed countries lead a more important role than the developing countries

　　D) to meet the goal set at the start of the twenty-first century, both developing countries and developed countries should contribute to it

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.

　　Children can be taught to read and write and to do both with ease and competence. In spite of all the evidence today to the contrary, that is one thing we must keep in mind. Now more than ever before, the ability to understand what others have written and to express oneself clearly are necessary adult skills. They are skills no one is born with and that everyone who is to become literate must learn.

　　Given a chance, children can learn to use words exactly and vividly to write about the world they are so busy discovering, as well as to express their thoughts and feelings. They can learn how to tell a story, how to describe accurately an event they have watched or taken part in, how to give directions to another person who wants to go somewhere or make something, how to organize an argument, and how to share with others their moods of excitement, anger, fright and happiness. This much is within the reach not of just a few especially talented or privileged children but of every child, or it should be. Given a proper chance to learn how to write, children can even learn to enjoy the process of discovering how to communicate more and more meaningfully.

　　The facts are well known. The question is what we are to do.We must reject most of the current theories as to why our children are not learning. They are simply poor excuses for our own failures. It is said, for example, that television is so attractive to children that it is keeping them from reading. But watching television for reasonable periods of time and with some attention paid by parents to the quality of the programs is at least as useful in learning to read as the same number of hours spent roller skating or playing balls. It is certainly true that many children would benefit by more active play out of doors, but this would not turn them into readers. Just because children learned to read in the past does not mean that they spent all their school lessons required. But it is also true that children today who do learn to read and write do not treat television as their only resource.

　　26. According to the author, children must have necessary adult skills. That is, they must________.

　　A) learn their skills from adults

　　B) try to develop their abilities to understand others and express themselves

　　C) behave themselves like adults

　　D) learn literature from adults

　　27. According to the passage, in order to become literate, a child must________.

　　A) learn to read and write

　　B) listen to the teacher in class

　　C) not play every day

　　D) not play out of doors

　　28. Which of the following can best summarize Paragraph 2?

　　A) Some talented children can learn to do things quickly.

　　B) All children can learn to do things if they choose to.

　　C) Children can learn to do various things if they get a proper chance.

　　D) Not every child can learn to do things even if they get a chance.

　　29. According to the passage, the following are true EXCEPT that________.

　　A) television is always keeping children from reading

　　B) watching TV instructively is helpful to children in learning to read

　　C) it's necessary for children to play out of doors actively

　　D) children may not necessarily spend all their time reading or keeping diaries or writing stories

　　30. The author believed that________.

　　A) all parents do not have a correct attitude towards their children's behavior

　　B) people are usually wrong about the reason why their children are not learning

　　C) we failed to attract children to read and write

　　D) children can watch TV for some time every day

　　Passage Three

　　Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.

　　Few institutions are more important to an urban community than its police, yet there are few subjects historians know so little about. Most of the early academic interest developed among political scientists and sociologists, who usually examined their own contemporary problems with only a nod toward the past. Even the public seemed concerned only during crime waves, periods of noticeable corruption, or after a particularly unpleasant incident. Party reformers generally viewed the institution from a political perspective; newspapers and magazines-the nineteenth century's media-emphasized the vivid and spectacular.

　　Yet urban society has always vested (赋予) a wide and awesome responsibility in its police. Not only were they to maintain order, prevent crime, and protect life and property, but historically they were also to fight fires, assist in health services, supervise elections, direct traffic, inspect buildings, and locate truants (玩忽职守者) and runaways. In addition, it was assumed that the police were the special guardians of the citizens' liberties and the community's tranquility. Of course, the performance never matched expectations. The record contains some success, but mostly failure; some effective leadership, but largely official incompetence. The notion of a professional police force in America is a creation of the 20th century; not until our own time have cities begun to take the steps necessary to produce modern departments.

　　31. Which of the following states the author's opinion about public interest in the police?

　　A) It has never been very consistent.

　　B) It has never been very keen.

　　C) It grows with news media development.

　　D) It is weakest when it is needed most.

　　32. According to the author, people interested in politics have generally regarded the police department________.

　　A) from the point of view of the ordinary citizen

　　B) from a political point of view

　　C) as a political enemy

　　D) as a threat to municipal government

　　33. We can infer from the passage that in the 19th century, the information about police departments available to the public was ________.

　　A) not believable

　　B) heavily censored(审查) by police officials

　　C) suppressed by politicians

　　D) not very accurate

　　34. The author associates society's widening demands upon police departments with ________.

　　A) growth of cities

　　B) centralized authority

　　C) increasing regulations

　　D) police effectiveness

　　35. In the author's opinion, the execution of all of the police's duties has been________.

　　A) outstandingly successful

　　B) moderately successful

　　C) largely unsuccessful

　　D) entirely unsuccessful

　　Passage Four

　　Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.

　　Women are, on the whole, more verbal than men. They are good at language and verbal reasoning, while men tend to be skilled at tasks demanding visual-spatial (视空的) abilities. In fact, along with aggression, these are the most commonly accepted differences between the sexes.

　　Words are tools for communicating with other people, especially information about people. They are mainly social tools. Visual and spatial abilities are good for imagining and manipulating objects and for communicating information about them. Are these talents programmed into the brain? In some of the newest and most controversial researches in neurophysiology (神经心理学), it has been suggested that when it comes to the brain, males are specialists while women are generalists.

　　But no one knows what, if anything, this means in terms of the abilities of the two sexes. Engineering is both visual and spatial, and it's true that there are relatively few women engineers. But women become just as skilled as men at shooting a rifle or driving a car, tasks that involve visual-spatial skills. They also do equally well at programming a computer, which is neither visual nor spatial. Women do, however, seem less likely to fall in love with the objects themselves. We all know men for whom machines seem to be extensions of their identity. A woman is more likely to see her car, rifle, or computer as a useful tool, but not in itself fascinating.

　　36. According to the passage, women are usually good at________.

　　A) body languageB) logical reasoning

　　C) tasks demanding the use of words

　　D) both A) and B)

　　37. The word "accepted" in the last sentence of the first paragraph roughly means "________".

　　A) believedB) adopted

　　C) assumedD) reconciled

　　38. In the author's opinion, visual and spatial abilities are good for________.

　　A) achieving one's objects

　　B) mind and body

　　C) programming talents into the brain

　　D) imagination and communication

　　39. Which of the following tasks does NOT involve visual-spatial skills?

　　A) Imagining and handling objects.

　　B) Providing a computer with a set of instructions.

　　C) Shooting a gun and driving an automobile.

　　D) Planning and making things as an engineer does.

　　40. Why do women seem less likely to fall in love with the objects themselves?

　　A) Because they have no visual-spatial skills.

　　B) Because they are only good at language and verbal reasoning.

　　C) Because they rarely use machines such as cars, rifles, computer, etc.

　　D) Because they are less likely to see their charming or interesting aspects.

　　Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)

　　Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.

　　41. This summer________the end of water restrictions in the area thanks to a new reservoir.

　　A) has seenB) was seen

　　C) had seenD) is seen

　　42. There was a very________response to the samples of the product that we gave out-people seemed very pleased with it.

　　A) activeB) definite

　　C) positiveD) certain

　　43. The doctor considers going to bed early more helpful than________.

　　A) having stayed up late

　　B) staying up late

　　C) to stay up lateD) stay up late

　　44. You________all those dishes, you know I'd have done them myself when I got home.

　　A) wouldn't have washed

　　B) couldn't have washed

　　C) mustn't have washed

　　D) needn't have washed

　　45. The crisis in our industry was________by intense competition from foreign producers.

　　A) brought aroundB) brought through

　　C) brought offD) brought on

　　46. The probability________a full recovery is quite good.

　　A) to make herB) of her making

　　C) of her being made

　　D) her to be made

　　47. When the roads are wet, you must leave plenty of________between you and the car in front.

　　A) placeB) areaC) spaceD) spot

　　48. "Would you like to go out for dinner?" "I'd just as soon________home-I'm not feeling well."

　　A) stayB) stayed

　　C) have stayedD) am staying

　　49. If this air service is put into operation, passengers will spend three hours less in the air________with the current flight and tickets will be much cheaper.

　　A) compared B) comparing

　　C) being comparedD) having compared

　　50. The government introduced a law______ tobacco advertisements on TV.

　　A) prohibiting B) preventing

　　C) resisting D) restraining

　　51. I'm in a slightly awkward position, ______ my secretary is on holiday at the moment.

　　A) with thatB) in that

　　C) so thatD) at that

　　52. Analysts said the software will________a safe and orderly Internet Information environment and keep teenagers away from harmful contents.

　　A) enforceB) endure

　　C) ensureD) enable

　　53. Sir Winston Churchill, who________one of the masters of English language, had to have special tutoring in English during elementary school.

　　A) was considered B) is considered

　　C) had been considered

　　D) are considered

　　54. The improvement in sales figures had a ________influence on the company as a

　　A) fruitfulB) efficient

　　C) beneficial D) graceful

　　55. Greg's parents are worried about his exposure ________the kind of people they don't approve of while he's at college.

　　A) withB) byC) ofD) to

　　56. I don't have________as I would like for visiting my friends.

　　A) time as muchB) much as time

　　C) as time muchD) as much time

　　57. Airline services will be disrupted during the expansion of the airport, but normal services will be________in the spring.

　　A) delayedB) postponed

　　C) resumedD) canceled

　　58. ________is often the case with children, Amy was completely better by the time the doctor arrived.

　　A) WhileB) WhatC) ThisD) As

　　59. The dress was________than I was expecting it would be, so I didn't buy it.

　　A) rather more expensive

　　B) rather expensive more

　　C) more expensive rather

　　D) expensive rather more

　　60. She's________her word and decided not to give me the job after all.

　　A) stood up toB) gone back on

　　C) watched out forD) come up against

　　61. What frightens me about being on horse-back is that I don't feel as if I'm ______ control.

　　A) forB) underC) onD) in

　　62. The picture,________he paid an enormous amount of money, was a forgery (赝品).

　　A) in whichB) with which

　　C) for whichD) on which

　　63. The level of crime in an area is almost always in direct________to the number of unemployed.

　　A) rateB) proportion

　　C) portionD) ration

　　64. ________, the bird may abandon the nest, leaving the chicks to die.

　　A) If disturbed B) If disturbing

　　C) If it were disturbed

　　D) Were it disturbed

　　65. There is a danger that weapons of mass ________will be used in the conflict.

　　A) productionB) destruction

　　C) occupationD) destination

　　66. The necklace was reported to the police ________.

　　A) being stolen

　　B) as having been stolen

　　C) to be stolen

　　D) as to have been stolen

　　67. Although she had been ill for a long time, it still came as a shock when she ______ died.

　　A) eventuallyB) fortunately

　　C) naturallyD) necessarily

　　68. The French representative at the meeting made a demand that part of the international trade agreement________.

　　A) be changedB) change

　　C) has been changedD) would change

　　69. I spent most of my money in the first week and________had very little to eat during the last few days of the holiday.

　　A) conversely B) generally

　　C) consequently D) similarly

　　70. Teachers play a very important role in the teaching-and-learning process,________, of course, the students must cooperate with them.

　　A) thatB) which

　　C) of whichD) in which

　　Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)

　　Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.

　　The unauthorized(未经授权的)copying of computer programs by American businesses alone__71__software publishers of $1.6 billion last year, a figure that swells to nearly $7.5 billion when overseas markets are included. "Industry's loss on a global__72__is staggering", says Ken Wasch, head of the US software Publishers Association.

　　__73__first glance, software piracy(盗版)seems no different from__74__of any other copyrighted materials. But software is not really __75__other intellectual property. Books and videotapes can be copied only by__76__that are relatively time consuming and expensive, and the product is__77__quite as good as the original. Software,__78__the other hand, is easily__79__, and the result is not a scratchy second-generation copy__80__a perfect working program.

　　The rapid growth of electronic networks only__81__the problem, for it allows anyone with a computer and a modem to__82__software silently and instantaneously. More than 90 countries around the world are already __83__ to the Internet, a global network that reaches an__84__25 million computer users.

　　How to__85__this increasingly rampant piracy? The publisher's first__86__was to control it through technical means:__87__putting codes in their programs__88__prevented users from copying them. This strategy worked for a while, or at least__89__determined pirates found ways to get around it.__90__the codes also made it difficult for legitimate users to copy programs onto their hard drives.

　　71. A) deprivedB) accused

　　C) informed D) exposed

　　72. A) base B) foundation

　　C) ground D) basis

　　73. A) At B) On C) Through D) With

　　74. A) whichB) what

　　C) that D) this

　　75. A) as B) like C) alike D) likely

　　76. A) procedures B) processes

　　C) processions D) courses

　　77. A) always B) usually

　　C) often D) never

　　78. A) for B) aboutC) onD) in

　　79. A) produced B) created

　　C) published D) duplicated

　　80. A) but B) yet C) except D) or

　　81. A) composes B) compounds

　　C) arouses D) generates

　　82. A) dismiss B) dissolve

　　C) distribute D) divide

　　83. A) related B) adapted

　　C) connected D) fallen

　　84. A) another B) enormous

　　C) additional D) estimated

　　85. A) combine B) combat

　　C) compete D) compress

　　86. A) approach B) contact

　　C) movement D) communication

　　87. A) by B) at C) fromD) for

　　88. A) or B) and C) butD) that

　　89. A) unless B) until C) whileD) where

　　90. A) Thus B) Because

　　C) But D) Moreover

　　Part V Writing (30 minutes)

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic"Students' Use of the Internet". You should write at least 150 words, and base your composition on the chart and the outlines given below.

　　1. 上图所示是1996年、1998年、2000年 和2002年某高等学校大学生上网的情况,请说明其变化;

　　2. 分析发生变化的原因(可以从上网的益处,上网的途径和社会发展等方面来说明);

　　3. 你认为目前大学生在上网方面存在的困难和问题(如学生宿舍拥挤,上网内容庞杂,上网费用较高,有的沉湎于网吧影响学习)。

　　2004年大学英语四级考试模拟试题(一)听力录音原文、参考答案及解析

　　[听力录音原文]

　　Part I Listening Comprehension

　　Section A Conversations

　　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.

　　1. W:It's obvious that the color TV set is more enjoyable to watch than the black and white one.

　　M:I agree.I wish now that I had bought the color TV set.

　　Q:What kind of TV set does the man have?

　　2. M:I am worried about those classes I missed when I was sick.

　　W:I will try to bring you up to date on what we've done.

　　Q:What does the woman mean?

　　3. M:Do you know James? He is in your class.

　　W:Certainly.In fact he was the first person I got to know in my class.I still remember the look on his face when he showed up late on the first day of school.

　　Q:Why did the woman remember James so well?

　　4. W:You look upset.Anything wrong?

　　M:I failed in the maths exam again in spite of all the efforts I made.

　　Q:What do we know about the man from the conversation?

　　5. W:The professor's voice is so soft that I can't hear the end of his sentences.

　　M:It's because the traffic outside cancels the effect of the microphone.

　　Q:What seems to be bothering the woman?

　　6. W:Shall we have a drink before the show?

　　M:Yes, let's.The movie begins at 8:00 and it will take us 15 minutes to get there.It's only 7:00 now.

　　Q:How much time will they have for their drinks?

　　7. W:I really like those abstract paintings we saw in our art history today. What did you think?

　　M:I guess it's something I haven't acquired a taste for yet.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　8. W: Let me see. I've printed my family name, first name, date of birth, and address. Anything else?

　　M: No.That's all right. We'll fill in the rest of it if you just sign your name at the bottom.

　　Q:What has the man been doing?

　　9. W:Our teacher can speak English like an American, even though his native language is Spanish.

　　M:Yes.But do you know that he speaks French and German too?

　　Q:What is the teacher's native language?

　　10. M:Sorry to trouble you.But is there any possibility of borrowing a blanket? I feel cold.

　　W:I think we've got one.Could you wait until after take-off, please?

　　Q:What is the relationship between the two speakers?

　　Section B Passages

　　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).

　　Passage One

　　Did you ever have someone's name on the tip of your tongue and yet you were unable to recall it? When this happens again, do not try to recall it.Do something else for a couple of minutes, and the name may come into your head.The name is there since you have met this person and learned his name.It only has to be dug out.The initial effort to recall prepares the mind for operation, but it is the subconscious activities that go to work to dig up a dim memory. Forcing yourself to recall almost never helps because it doesn't loosen your memory; it only tightens it.Students find the preparatory method helpful in examinations.They read over the questions before trying to answer any of them.Then they answer first the ones of which they are most confident.Meanwhile, deeper mental activities in the subconscious mind are taking place; work is being done on the more difficult questions.By the time the easier questions are answered, answers to the more difficult ones will usually begin to come into consciousness. It is often just a question of waiting for recall to come to the memory.

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

　　11.What's the passage about?

　　12.According to the passage what kind of order do students usually follow when they answer questions in exams?

　　13.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

　　Passage Two

　　On June 14, 2000, to the playing of the Chinese Song of Earth Day, Liao Xiaoyi, the 46-year-old president of the Environmental Cultural Center of the Global Village Beijing, a non-profit and non-governmental organization, received the 2000 Sophie Prize at a conference hall in Oslo, Norway.Liao was the first Chinese citizen to receive this prize and the only recipient of the award this year.The prize,worth approximately US $100,000 and known as the"Nobel Prize for the Environment", is one of the most significant environmental awards in the world.

　　At the prize awarding ceremony, Elin Enge from the Sophie Foundation noted that Liao is an inspiration to all people who strive for a sustainable future, and that Liao's efforts tell the world to never underestimate an individual's ability to change the world.

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

　　14.What kind of award did Liao Xiaoyi get on June 14, 2000?

　　15.Why did Liao receive the prize?

　　16.How much is the prize worth?

　　17.According to the passage, which one is not correct?

　　Passage Three

　　All over the world mention of English education suggests a picture of the "public schools", and it suggests in particular the names of certain very famous institutions-Eton, Oxford and Cambridge; but people do not always realize what place these institutions occupy in the whole educational system.Oxford and Cambridge are universities,each having about 12,000 students out of a total of over 250,000 students at all British universities.Eton is a public school, and the best known of the public schools, which, in spite of their name, are not really public at all, but independent and private secondary schools taking boys and girls from the age of thirteen to eighteen years.The public schools in reality form a very small part of the whole system of secondary education; only about one out of forty English boys and girls goes to a public school, and one out of 1,500 goes to Eton.

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

　　18.Which is not one of the famous institutions mentioned in the passage?

　　19.What is the percentage of boys and girls who go to a public school?

　　20.What does "public schools" really mean in the passage?

　　[参考答案及解析]

　　Part I 1-5 C)A)D)B)D)

　　6-10 C)D)B)A)B)

　　11-15 A)D)C)D)A)

　　16-20 A)D)C)B)C)

　　Part II Reading Comprehension

　　21. C).第一段第二句明确指出:联合国的报告从1990年开始公布,其目的是以国民的生活为基础测出各国的进步情况.

　　22. D).从第二段第二句可知选项A)、B)、C)分别是此句的一部分.

　　23. B).由第四段可推断出B)项符合题意.

　　24. C).第三段第二句大意是:在东欧、中欧和前苏联的一些国家公民的生活质量停滞不前是由于经济改革带来的问题.所以可推知"发展迅速"的原因和"经济改革带来的问题"相反.

　　25. D).最后一段:21世纪初制定的国际发展目标是能够实现的.为此,发展中国家需要加快经济、社会、政治改革的进程,同时富有国家也必须在增加物资援助的同时扩大贸易范围.综上所述,要达到目的,需要发展中国家和发达国家的共同努力.

　　26. B).第一段最后两句:现在比以往任何时候都更清楚的是:了解别人写作的内容和清楚地表达自己,是成年人必不可少的技能.这些技能并非人生来就有的,而是每个想成为有文化教养的人都必须学会的.

　　27. A).参照上题解析.

　　28. C).第二段主要论述:只要有机会,儿童就能学会做各种事情.

　　29. A).第四段第四句提到:但是花适量的时间而且在父母对电视节目质量的监督下看电视,起码与花同样的时间去滑旱冰或打球一样,对学习和阅读有益.A)项正好与此相反.

　　30. B).通过最后两段我们可得出此答案.

　　31. A).公众对警察的关注不是一贯的.第一段第三句:只有当犯罪猖獗,腐败明显,或发生不愉快的事情后,才对警察表示关注.

　　32. B). 由第一段最后一句"政党的改革家们一般从政治的角度看待警察机构"可知.

　　33. D).在19世纪,公众得到的有关警察机构的信息是不准确的.从第一段最后一句可知.

　　34. A).作者将社会对警察的越来越广泛的要求与城市的发展联系起来.第二段的主旨句 "Urban society has always vested (赋予) a wide and awesome responsibility in its police." 推理,警察肩负的责任是随着城市的发展而越来越大的.

　　35. C). 作者认为警察职责的执行很不成功.第二段倒数第二句指出:"警察的表现有成功,但大部分是失败.

　　36. C).根据第一段第一、二句的观点,妇女擅长与文字有关的工作.

　　37. A).根据上下文,accepted应理解为"被接受的、公认的".

　　38. D).由文章第二段第三句可知D)项表达了此意.

　　39. B).第三段指出了要求视空能力的工作,如"engineering","driving a car","shooting a rifle"等.同时指出"programming a computer is neither visual nor spatial".由此判断,B)项"向计算机发出指令"不要求视觉和空间能力.

　　40. D).最后一段最后一句"女人更可能将她的汽车、来福枪、或计算机看作有用的工具,但并不感到它们本身有何魅力."为此,女人不会钟情于实物,是因为看不出它们有何魅力或趣味.

　　Part III Vocabulary and Structure

　　41. A).句意为"由于有了新水库,今年夏天该地区结束了用水限制." this summer 表示"从过去某一时刻开始至现在的一段时间",可与现在完成时连用.see"目击,发生",在本句中为比喻性用法.

　　42. C). 句意为"我们发出的产品样品得到了积极的反应--人们看来对该产品很满意." positive"积极的",强调"有益的,有建设性的"意思,符合题意.

　　43. B).句意为"医生认为早睡比晚睡有益." than连接两个平行结构.其前为going to bed early,其后也应跟动名词短语,且形式上要保持一致.

　　44. D).句意为"你不必洗这些盘碟的,回家后我自己会洗的." needn't have washed 表示不必洗的(实际上已经洗了),符合题意.

　　45. D).句意为"我们这行业的危机是由于外国厂商的激烈竞争造成的." bring on"引起,导致",符合题意.

　　46. B).句意为"她完全康复的可能性很大." 名词probability后要求用"of + 动名词"作定语,故可排除A)和D).同时make与句中a full recovery构成动宾关系,与her构成主谓关系.

　　47. C).句意为"当路面湿的时候,你必须和前面的车保持一定的距离." 本题取space的"间隔,距离"之意.

　　48. A).在would (just) as soon/would sooner两个句型中要用动词原形,表示"宁可(愿)……",would(just)as soon后可与as 连用,would sooner后可与than连用,表示"宁可……也不愿……"之意.所以A)为正确答案.

　　49. A).句意为"如果这条航线投入运行的话,与目前的飞行时间相比,旅客在空中的时间将减少3小时,而票价也会降低许多." compared with...flight是过去分词短语作状语,可理解为"if it is compared with...",表达一般事实.

　　50. A).句意为"政府提出一条在电视上禁播烟草广告的法律." prohibit"禁止",符合题意.

　　51. B).句意为"我的处境有点为难,因为我的秘书此刻正在度假." 应用表示原因的连接词语in that"原因在于,因为".

　　52. C).句意为"分析家指出这种软件能确保一个安全有序的互联网信息环境,能使青少年远离不健康的内容." ensure"确保,保证",符合题意.

　　53. B).句意为"曼斯顿·丘吉尔先生被认为是英语语言大师之一,而上小学时他在英语方面却需特殊辅导." 虽然主句的谓语是一般过去时,但定语从句表示的是客观事实,且主语为单数,因此用一般现在时第三人称单数形式.

　　54. C).句意为"销售额的上升对整个公司非常有利." beneficial"有益的,有利的",可与influence构成合理搭配.

　　55. D).句意为"格雷格的父母担心他在大学里受到他们不喜欢的那种人的影响." exposure to..."受……作用(或影响)",为固定搭配.

　　56. D).句意为"我没有足够的时间拜访我的朋友." 表示同级比较的语序应为"as + 形容词/副词(+名词)+as ...".

　　57. C).句意为"航空公司的服务在机场扩建过程中将被扰乱,但正常的服务将于春天继续." resume"(中断后)重新开始,继续,恢复",符合题意.

　　58. D).句意为"正如儿童们常有的情况,当医生赶到时,艾米已经全好了." as"正如,如同"作关系代词,引导非限制性定语从句,说明整个主句.

　　59. A).正确结构是"形容词/副词比较级+than".rather为程度副词,修饰比较级more expensive,不与than发生关系.

　　60. B).句意为"她违背诺言,不给我这个工作了." go back on"违背(诺言等)",符合题意.

　　61. D).句意为"骑马时使我恐惧的是我感到似乎不是我说了算." in control"掌握着,控制着",符合题意.under control"处于控制之下".

　　62. C).根据从句中动词pay可断定该介词应用for.

　　63. B).句意为"一个地区的犯罪率几乎总是与失业人数成正比的." in direct proportion to"与……成正比",为固定搭配词组.

　　64. A).在时间和条件状语从句中可省略与主句主语相同的主语和谓语的一部分.A)项为If it is disturbed的省略形式.

　　65. B).句意为"具备大规模杀伤力的武器有被用于冲突的危险." destruction"毁坏,毁灭",符合题意.

　　66. B).在"report +宾语+as短语"结构中,as短语作宾语补足语.当变为被动语态时,as短语保持不变.report后也可以带动词不定式作补足语,但一般为完成式.

　　67. A).句意为"虽然她病了很长时间,最后她死时,仍令人震惊." eventually"终于,最后",符合题意.

　　68. A).demand后的that从句应用虚拟语气形式,即(should)+动词原形.

　　69. C).句意为"我在假期的第一周用掉了大部分钱,因此最后几天几乎没什么可吃." consequently"因此,所以",表示因果关系,符合题意.

　　70. D).根据句意,定语从句若改写成一个单句应为In the process, of course, the students must cooperate with them (the teachers).故用in which引导定语从句.

　　Part IV Cloze

　　71. A).根据句意应填入deprived, deprive...of... 表示"剥夺(某人……),使(某人)丧失……",符合题意.

　　72. D).按搭配线索,此处应选basis,与介词on连用,构成短语"on...basis", 表示"以……的方式,在……范围内".

　　73. A).构成固定短语at first glance"乍一看".

　　74. C).按语法线索,本空应填指示代词而非引导词,所以可排除which和what.又因this常指代将提及之物,that指代已提及之物,所以选that,指代前面提到的piracy.

　　75. B).本空所在句意为"软件盗版与其他知识产权盗版并不真正相似."be like表示"像……",符合题意.

　　76. B).按语境线索,应选用processes表示"工序,制作法".procedures表示"手续",不符合句意.

　　77. D).此空所在句意为"……盗版书和录像带永远也不会像原版的那样好."所以选否定词never.

　　78. C).on the other hand表示"在另一方面",固定搭配.

　　79. D).duplicated表示"复制".

　　80. A).构成not ...but的结构,表示"不是……而是……".

　　81. B).本空所在句意为"电子网络的飞速发展只能使问题进一步恶化 ……",所以选compound"加重,使恶化".

　　82. C).distribute表示"发送,散布"的意思,符合句意.

　　83. C).be connected to表示"与……连接",符合题意.

　　84. D).本空应填入形容词estimated, 修饰后面的computer users,表示"估计出的电脑用户".

　　85. B).combat意为"斗争",符合题意.

　　86. A).approach, 表示"方法,步骤",符合题意.

　　87. A).此处选by, 表示"以……方法或手段".

　　88. D).此处填that,引导后面的定语从句,that指代先行词codes.

　　89. B).整句话意为"这种策略在一段时间之内,或至少在顽固的盗版人找到解密的方法以前,很奏效",所以until符合句意.

　　90. C).本空所在句意为"但是,设置在程序中的密码也给合法用户将程序拷入硬盘带来了很大不便."该句和上句之间存在一种转折关系,故选转折连词but.

　　Part V Writing

　　Students' Use of the Internet

　　Students tend to use the Internet more and more frequently nowadays. The chart shows that the average number of hours a student spends on the Net per week has increased dramatically. In 1996, it was less than 2 hours. In 1998, it increased to almost 4 hours, and in 2000, the number climbed to 8 hours. By 2002, the number rose to 16 hours.

　　There are several reasons for this: first, easy access to the Net attracts more and more students; the rapid spread of personal computers, telephones and Internet cafes make it easy to go online; in addition, the Internet facilitates many aspects of life. Yet another reason is that it is a necessity for national development. Many people believe the Net is the perfect vehicle to transport China into and through the 21st century.

　　However, there are still some problems: harmful material and false information may be accessed; online charges may be too expensive for students to pay; some students' academic progress may be affected by too much time spent in Internet cafes.

　　My advice is to use the Net but do it properly.

　　(文/王泽洋 赵庭弟 田新科; 英语通大学英语四级考试版2004年第4期;版权归英语辅导报社所有，独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育，未经许可，不得以任何形式进行转载。)