1、1992 年 1 月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Time wasand not so many years ago, eitherwhen the average citizen took a pretty dim view of banks and Banking. That this was so, it should be said, was to no small extent the fault of banks and bankers themselves. Banks
2、 used to beand a few still areforbidding structures. Behind the little barred windows were, more often than not, elderly gentlemen whose expression of friendliness reflected the size of the customers account, and nothing less than a few hundred thousand in the bank could have inspired the suggestion
3、 of a smile.21. The author believes that the unfriendly atmosphere in banks many years ago was chiefly due to _.A) the outer appearance of bank buildingsB) unfriendliness of customers toward banksC) economic pressure of the timeD) the attitude of hankers22. The banks of many years ago showed interes
4、t only in _.A) regular visitorsB) rich customersC) friendly businessmenD) elderly gentlemen23. When did banks begin to grow human?A) Sometime before the war.B) A few years ago.C) During the war.D) In the last century.24. What helped to push the “humanization” of banks?A) More and more “little” peopl
5、e became customers of banks.B) The elderly gentlemen in banks were replaced by women.C) More banks were set up in small and medium-sized towns.D) The size of the customers account was greatly increased.25. Average People seldom borrowed money from bank in the bank because _.A) the bank buildings loo
6、ked forbiddingB) they were comparatively rich before the warC) they thought it was not proper to be in debtD) they rarely spent more than they could earnQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Last summer, Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole announced a new rule: Unless states repr
7、esenting two-thirds of the countrys population pass compulsory (强制性的) seat-belt-use laws by April 1989, all new vehicles will have to be fitted with air bags or automatic seat belts.26. Before 1989, in the United States _.A) the use of seat belts was not compulsory for the majority of the population
8、B) a new law requiring the use of seat belts had just been passedC) people had to choose between the use of seat belts or the use of air bagsD) almost fifty percent of the people involved in car accidents were saved by seat Belts27. The word “trapped” (Para. 3, Line 3) means to be _.A) held up in a
9、traffic jamB) confined in the carC) caught in an accidentD) pulled into a car28. One of the reasons why many drivers refuse to wear seat belts is because _.A) they dont think that it is comfortable to wear seat beltsB) they dont believe that an accident involving a terrible driver is highly probable
10、C) they believe that no danger is involved in just driving a few blocksD) they think that few drivers are willing to wear seat belts29. It can be inferred from the passage that _.A) seat belts should be replaced by air bagsB) eighty-five percent of all drivers are likely to Break traffic rulesC) all
11、 drivers, whether good or bad, are liable to have an accident at one time or anotherD) wearing seat belts will get drivers out of dangerous situations30. The purpose of the writer in writing this passage is _.A) to urge the government to pass the law soonerB) to tell how dangerous car-driving can be
12、C) to criticise those who refuse to use seat beltsD) to prove the necessity of the new ruleQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.For well over 2000 years the worlds great religions have taught the virtues of a trusting heart. Now there is another reason to merit the wisdom of the age
13、s: scientific evidence indicates that those with trusting hearts will live longer, healthier lives.31. According to the author, people with trusting hearts are _.A) usually intelligent and wiseB) usually very religiousC) less likely to get heart diseasesD) not likely to be mistreated by others32. Th
14、e book by Meyer Friedman and Ray H. Rosenman most probably discusses _.A) friendliness and hostilityB) trust and mistrust of peopleC) heart diseases and death rateD) peoples characters and their blood types33. According to the passage, if you have a fixed idea in mind that people will mistreat you,
15、you will always find it _.A) to be disappointingB) to be pleasingC) to be wrongD) to be so34. A cynic, in the passage, is a person _.A) who is always ready to fightB) who usually has doubts about the people around himC) whose behaviour usually leads to serious health problemsD) whose behaviour usual
16、ly seems strange to the people he knows35. The authors intention in writing the passage is to _.A) advise people to be patientB) analyze the danger of heart diseasesC) persuade people to be trustfulD) praise the wisdom of the old peopleQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.“Time is a
17、 problem for kids,” states a news report for a new Swiss watch. Children in some countries “learn time slowly” because “they dont wear watches” and “parents dont really know how to teach them time”. The kids grow up with this handicap and become adultsand then cant get to work on time. Is there an a
18、nswer to this problem? of courseits the Flik Flak, made by a famous Swiss watch company.36. From the news report we know that _.A) parents are patient when teaching children timeB) parents have little idea of how to teach children timeC) children tend to learn time quicklyD) children enjoy wearing t
19、he Flik Flak watch37. The author doesnt seem to believe _.A) children will be on time if they have learnt how to tell timeB) a Flik Flak can help parents teach their children how to tell timeC) the Flik Flak can capture childrens imaginationD) children usually have trouble telling time if they dont
20、wear watches38. The word “handicap” (Para. 1, Line 4) means _.A) displeasureB) discouragementC) disappointmentD) disadvantage39. Flik and Flak in the passage stand for _.A) a tall boy and a beautiful girlB) the minute hand and the hour handC) the Swiss watch companyD) the designers of the watch40. T
21、he United States sales manager calls the new watch kidproof because _.A) it is designed to teach children to be on timeB) it proves to be effective in teaching children timeC) it is made so as not to be easily damaged by childrenD) it is the childrens favourite watchPart II Reading Comprehension21. D 22. B 23. A 24. B 25. C26. A 27. B 28. C 29. C 30. D31. C 32. D 33. D 34. C 35. C36. B 37. A 38. D 39. B 40. C
