1997年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷-在线考试系统

1、【单选题】
Please be careful when you are drinking coffee in case you ________ the new carpet. [1分]

、 crash

、 pollute

、 spot

、 stain

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2、【单选题】
I’d rather read than watch television; the programs seem ________ all the time. [1分]

、 to get worse

、 to be getting worse

、 to have got worse

、 getting worse

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3、【单选题】
Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are ________ in grocery stores. [1分]

、 ready

、 approachable

、 probable

、 available

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4、【单选题】
When I caught him ________ I stopped buying things there and started dealing with another shop. [1分]

、 cheating

、 cheat

、 to cheat

、 to be cheating

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5、【单选题】
It is important that enough money ________ to fund the project. [1分]

、 be collected

、 must be collected

、 was collected

、 can be collected

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6、【单选题】
Some old people don’t like pop songs because they can’t ________ so much noise. [1分]

、 resist

、 sustain

、 tolerate

、 undergo

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7、【单选题】
If only the committee ________ the regulations and put them into effect as soon as possible. [1分]

、 approve

、 will approve

、 can approve

、 would approve

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8、【单选题】
________ one time, Manchester was the home of the most productive cotton mills in the world. [1分]

、 On

、 By

、 At

、 Of

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9、【单选题】
________ it or not, his discovery has created a stir in scientific circles. [1分]

、 Believe

、 To believe

、 Believing

、 Believed

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10、【单选题】
Mr. Morgan can be very sad ________, though in public he is extremely cheerful. [1分]

、 by himself

、 in person

、 in private

、 as individual

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11、【单选题】
In the first paragraph, the writer tells us that statuses can help us ________. [1分]

、 determine whether a person is fit for a certain job

、 behave appropriately in relation to other people

、 protect ourselves in unfamiliar situations

、 make friends with other people

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12、【单选题】
According to the writer, people often assume different statuses ________. [1分]

、 in order to identify themselves with others

、 in order to better identify others

、 as their mental processes change

、 as the situation changes

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13、【单选题】
The word “appraisal” (Line 5, Para. 2) most probably means “________”. [1分]

、 involvement

、 appreciation

、 assessment

、 presentation

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14、【单选题】
In the last sentence of the second paragraph, the pronoun “it” refers to “________”. [1分]

、 fitting our actions to those of other people appropriately

、 identification of other people’s statuses

、 selecting one’s own statuses

、 constant mental process

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15、【单选题】
By saying that “an American is not free to choose the costume of a Chinese peasant or that of a Hindu prince” (Line 2-3, Para. 3), the writer means ________. [1分]

、 different people have different styles of clothes

、 ready-made clothes may need alterations

、 statuses come ready made just like clothes

、 our choice of statuses is limited

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16、【单选题】
The passage is meant to ________. [1分]

、 warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience

、 advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer

、 show young people it’s unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fame

、 encourage young people to pursue a writing career

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17、【单选题】
What can be concluded from the passage? [1分]

、 Genuine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.

、 A writer’s success depends on luck rather than on effort.

、 Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation.

、 The chances for a writer to become successful are small.

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18、【单选题】
Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career? [1分]

、 He wasn’t able to produce a single book.

、 He hadn’t seen a change for the better.

、 He wasn’t able to have a rest for a whole years.

、 He found his dream would never come true.

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19、【单选题】
“... People who die wondering, What if?” (Line 3, Para. 3) refers to “those ________”. [1分]

、 who think too much of the dark side of life

、 who regret giving up their career halfway

、 who think a lot without making a decision

、 who are full of imagination even upon death

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20、【单选题】
“Shadowland” in the last sentence refers to ________. [1分]

、 the wonderland one often dreams about

、 the bright future that one is looking forward to

、 the state of uncertainty before one’s final goal is reached

、 a world that exists only in one’s imagination

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21、【单选题】
By “... challenges explanation” (Line 2, Para. 1) the author means that ________. [1分]

、 no explanation is necessary for such an obvious phenomenon

、 no explanation has been made up to now

、 it’s no easy job to provide an adequate explanation

、 it’s high time that an explanation was provided

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22、【单选题】
The third paragraph is mainly about ________. [1分]

、 the development of babies’ early forms of language

、 the difficulties of babies in learning to speak

、 babies’ strong desire to communicate

、 babies’ intention to communicate

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23、【单选题】
The author’s purpose in writing the second paragraph is to show that children ________. [1分]

、 usually obey without asking questions

、 are passive in the process of learning to speak

、 are born cooperative

、 learn to speak by listening

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24、【单选题】
From the passage we learn that ________. [1分]

、 early starters can learn to speak within only six months

、 children show a strong desire to communicate by making noises

、 imitation plays an important role in learning to speak

、 children have various difficulties in learning to speak

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25、【单选题】
The best title for this passage would be ________. [1分]

、 How Babies Learn to Speak

、 Early Forms of Language

、 A Huge Task for Children

、 Noise Making and Language Learning

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26、【单选题】
Psychologists are divided with regard to their attitudes toward ________. [1分]

、 the choice between spiritual encouragement and monetary rewards

、 the amount of monetary rewards for student’ creativity

、 the study of relationship between actions and their consequences

、 the effects of external rewards on students’ performance

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27、【单选题】
What is the response of many educators to external rewards for their students? [1分]

、 They have no doubts about them.

、 They have doubts about them.

、 They approve of them.

、 They avoid talking about them.

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28、【单选题】
Which of the following can best raise students’ creativity according to Robert Eisenberger? [1分]

、 Assigning them tasks they have not dealt with before.

、 Assigning them tasks which require inventiveness.

、 Giving them rewards they really deserve.

、 Giving them rewards they anticipate.

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29、【单选题】
It can be inferred from the passage that major universities are trying to tighten their grading standards because they believe ________. [1分]

、 rewarding poor performance may kill the creativity of students

、 punishment is more effective than rewarding

、 failing uninspired students helps improve their overall academic standards

、 discouraging the students’ anticipation for easy rewards is a matter of urgency

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30、【单选题】
The phrase “token economies” (Line 1, Para. 5) probably refers to ________. [1分]

、 ways to develop economy

、 systems of rewarding students

、 approaches to solving problems

、 methods of improving performance

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31、【简答题】
During which period could British motorists drive without speed limits? [2分]

解析：
1930-1934 (or-1935)/from 1930 to 1934

32、【简答题】
What measures were adopted in 1935 in addition to the speeding restrictions? [2分]

解析：
(The introduction of) Driving tests and pedestrian crossings

33、【简答题】
Speeding is a motoring offence a driver commits when he ________. [2分]

解析：
exceeds the speed limits/breaks speeding laws

34、【简答题】
What is the opinion of British authorities concerning speeding laws? [2分]

解析：
Speed limits reduce accidents.

35、【简答题】
What reason do Americans give for the reduction in traffic accidents? [2分]

解析：
The increase in traffic density.

36、【简答题】
1.怎样理解“熟能生巧”?

2.例如：在英语学习中…

3.又如…
Practice Makes Perfect [20分]

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