2000年6月大学英语四级答案及听力原文

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　　2000年6月四级参考答案

　　Part I Listening Comprehension

　　1-10: CCBDB DACDD11-20: DABCB AACBA

　　Part II Reading Comprehension

　　21. D 22. A 23. C 24. B 25. C26. A 27. B 28. B 29. D 30. B31.C32. B 33. A 34. B 35. C36. D 37. A 38. A 39. A 40. C41. A 42. D43.D 44. A 45. B46. C 47. C 48. D 49. D 50. B

　　Part IV Reading Comprehension

　　51. A 52. C 53. A 54. C 55. B56. D 57. C 58. A 59. B 60. D61.B62. A 63. D 64. C 65. D66. A 67. B 68. C 69. A 70. D

　　Part IV Translation

　　S1.1988年世界杯足球赛早已尘埃落定,但失望的球迷们仍在责骂那些颇有争议的判罚,声称正是那些判罚使他们的球队没能获胜。S2.但是穷人们在没有政府救济的情况下，生活照样过得很好，对很多人来说，这一事实本身就是一个巨大的胜利。S3.对于一名护士、理发师或是一侍者而言，还有什么比脱掉制服更加便利的方法能让他们失去职业身份呢？S4.社会资助是由人与人之间的资源交换所构成的，而这种交换乃是建立在他们人际关系的基础之上。

　　Part V Writing

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　　2000年6月

　　听力原文

　　Section A

　　1. M: Would you like a copy of profesor Smiths article?

　　W: Thanks, it its not too much trouble.

　　Q: What does the woman imply?2. W: Did you visit theTelevisionTower when you had your vacation in Shanghai lastsummer?

　　M: I couldnt make it last June. But I finally visited ittwomonths later. I plan to visit it again sometime next year.

　　Q: What do we learn about the man?3. M: Prof. Kennedy hasbeenvery busy this semester. As far as I know, he works untilmidnightevery day.

　　W: I wouldt have troubled him so much if I had known be wassobusy.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?4. W: If I were you,Iwould have accepted the job.

　　M: I turned down the offer because it would mean frequentbusinesstrips away from my family.

　　Q: Why didnt the man accept the job?5. M: How are you gettingonwhith your eassay, Mary? Im having a real hard time withmine.

　　W: After two sleepless nights, Im finally through with it.

　　Q: What do we learn from this conversation?6. W: Where did yousayyou found this bag?

　　M: It was lying under a big tree between the park andtheapartment building.

　　Q: Where did the man find the bag?7. M: Wouldnt you getboredwith the same routine year after year teaching the same thingstochildren?

　　W: I dont think it would be as boring as working in anoffice.Teaching is most stimulating.

　　Q: What does the woman imply about office work?8. M: Iwasterribly embarrassed when some of the audience got up and centerinthe middle of the performance.

　　W: Well, some people just cant seem to appreciatereal-lifedrama.

　　Q: What are they taling about?9. W: Oh, its so cold. Wehaventhad such a severe winter for so long, have we ?

　　M: Yes the forecast says its going to get worse before itwarmsup.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?10. M: You wereseenhanging about the store on the night when it was robbed,werentyou?

　　W: Me? You must have made a mistake. I as at home that night.

　　Q: What are they taling about?Section BPassage One

　　There are three groups of English learners;beginners,intermediate learners, and learners of special English.Beginnersneed to learn the basics of English. Students who havereached anintermediate level benefit from learning general Englishskills.But what about students who want to lean specialist Englishfortheir work or professional life? Most students, who fit intothisthird group have a clear idea about what they want to lean. Abankclerk, for example, wants to u se this specialist vocabularyandtechnical terms of finance. But for teachers, deciding how toteachspecialist English is not always so easy. For a start, thevarietyis enormous. Every field from airline pilots to secretarieshas itsown vocabulary and technical terms. Teachers also need tohave anup-to-date knowledge of the that specialist language, andnot manyteachers are exposed to working environments outside theclassroom.These issues have influenced the way specialist Englishis taughtin schools. This type of course is usually known asEnglish forSpecific Purposes, or ESP and there isnt ESP coursesfor almostevery area of professional and working life. In Britain,forexample, there are courses which teach English fordoctors,lawyers, reporters, travel agents and people working in thehotelindustry. By far, the most popular ESP courses are forbusinessEnglish.11. What is the characteristic of learners ofspecialEnglish?12. Who needs ESP courses most?13. What are themostpopular ESP courses in Britain?14. What is the speakermainlytalking about?

　　Passage Two

　　The first step to stop drug abuse is knowing why people starttouse drugs. The reasons people abuse drugs are as differentaspeople are from one to another. but there seems to be onecommonthread: people seem to take drugs to changes the way theyfeel.They want to feel better or feel happy or to feelnothing.Sometimes, they want to forget or to remr. People oftenfeel betterabout themselves when they are under the influence ofdrugs. Butthe effects dont last long. Drugs dont solve problems.They justpostpone them. No matter how far drug s may take you, itsalwaysaround trip. After a while, people who miss drugs ma y feelworseabout themselves, and they they may use more drugs. If someoneyouknow is using or abusing drugs, you can help. The mostimportantpart you can pl ay is to be there. You can let yourfriends knowthat you care. You can listen a nd try to solve theproblem behindyour friends need to use drugs. Two people togethercan oftensolve a problem that seems too big for one person alone.Studies ofheavy abusers in the United States show that they feltunloved andunwanted. They didnt have close friends to talk to.When you oryour friends take the time to care for each other,youre allhelping to stop drugs abuse. After all, what is a friendfor?15.Why do some people abuse drugs?16. According to the passage,whatis the best way to stop friends from abusing drugs?17. What arethefindings of the studies about heavy drug users?

　　Passage Three

　　Bows and arrows, are one of mans oldest weapons. They gaveearlyman an effective weapon to kill his enemies. The ordinary boworshort bow as used by nearly all early people. This bow hadlimitedpower and short range. However, man overcame these faultsbylearning to track his targets at a close range. The long howwasmost likely discovered when someone found out that afive-footpiece of wood made a better bow than a three-food piece.Hundredsof thousands of these bows were made and used for threehundredyears. However, not one is known to survive today. Webelieve thata force of about one hundred pounds was needed to pullthe stringall the way back on a long bow. For a long time the bowwas just abent stick and string. In fact, more changes have takenplace in abow in the past 25 years than in the last 7 centuries.Today, bowis forceful. It is as exact as a gun. In addition, itrequireslittle strength to draw the string. Modern bows also havepreciseaiming devices. In indoor contest, perfect scores from 40yards arecommon. The invention of the bows itself ranks withdiscovery offire and the wheel. It was a great-step-forward forman.18. Why didman have no track his target at a close range whenusing a shortbow ?19. What does the passage tell us about longbow?20. What dowe know about modern bows?