1、1993 年 6 月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Nursing at Beth Israel Hospital produces the best patient care possible. If we are to solve the nursing shortage (不足), hospital administration and doctors everywhere would do well to follow Beth Israels example.21. Whic
2、h of the following best characterizes the main feature of the nursing system at Beth Israel Hospital?A) The doctor gets more active professional support from the primary nurse.B) Each patient is taken care of by a primary nurse day and night.C) The primary nurse writes care plans for every patient.D
3、) The primary nurse keeps records of the patients health conditions every day.22. It can be inferred from the passage that _.A) compared with other hospitals nurse at Beth Israel Hospital are more patientB) in most hospitals patient care is inadequate from the professional point of viewC) in most ho
4、spital nurse get low salariesD) compared with other hospital nurses have to work longer hours at Beth Israel Hospital23. A primary nurse can propose a different approach of treatment when _.A) the present one is refused by the patientB) the patient complains about the present oneC) the present one p
5、roves to be ineffectiveD) the patient is found unwilling to cooperate24. The main difference between a nurse-manager and a head nurse is that the former _.A) is a member of the Medical Executive Committee of the hospitalB) has to arrange the work shifts of the units nursesC) can make decisions conce
6、rning the medical treatment of a patientD) has full responsibility in the administration of the units nurses25. The authors attitude towards the nurse system at Beth Israel Hospital is _.A) negativeB) criticalC) neutralD) positiveQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.For some time pa
7、st it has been widely accepted that babies-and other creatures-learn to do things because certain acts lead to “rewards”; and there is no reason to doubt that this is true. But it used also to be widely believed that effective reward, at least in the early stages, had to be directly related to such
8、basic physiological (生理的) “drives” as thirst or hunger. In other words, a baby would learn if he got food or drink of some sort of physical comfort, not otherwise.26. According to the author, babies learn to do things which _.A) are directly related to pleasureB) will meet their physical needsC) wil
9、l bring them a feeling of successD) will satisfy their curiosity27. Papousek noticed in his studies that a baby _.A) would make learned responses when it saw the milkB) would carry out learned movements when it had enough to drinkC) would continue the simple movements without being given milkD) woul
10、d turn its head to right or left when it had enough to drink28. In Papouseks experiment babies make learned movements of the head in order to _.A) have the lights turned onB) be rewarded with milkC) please their parentsD) be praised29. The babies would “smile and bubble” at the lights because _.A) t
11、he lights were directly related to some basic “drives”B) the sight of the lights was interestingC) they need not turn back to watch the lightsD) they succeeded in “switching on” the lights30. According to Papousek, the pleasure babies get in achieving something is a reflection of _.A) a basic human
12、desire to understand and control the worldB) the satisfaction of certain physiological needsC) their strong desire to solve complexD) a fundamental human urge to display their learned skillsQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.When a consumer finds that an item she or he bought is f
13、aulty or in some way does not live up to the manufacturers claim for it, the first step is to present the warranty (保单 ), or any other records which might help, at the store of purchase. In most cases, this action will produce results. However, if it does not, there are various means the consumer ma
14、y use to gain satisfaction.31. When a consumer finds that his purchase has a fault in it, the first thing he should do is to _.A) complain personally to the managerB) threaten to take the matter to courtC) write a firm letter of complaint to the store or purchaseD) show some written proof of the pur
15、chase to the store32. If a consumer wants a quick settlement of his problem, its better to complain to _.A) a shop assistantB) the store managerC) the manufacturerD) a public organization33. The most effective complaint can be made by _.A) showing the faulty item to the manufacturerB) explaining exa
16、ctly what is wrong with the itemC) saying firmly that the item of poor qualityD) asking politely to change the item34. The phrase “live up” (Para. 1, Line 2) in the context means _.A) meet the standard ofB) realize the purpose ofC) fulfill the demands ofD) keep the promise of35. The passage tells us
17、 _.A) how to settle a consumers complaint about a faulty itemB) how to make an effective complaint about a faulty itemC) how to avoid buying a faulty itemD) how to deal with complaints from customersQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.If women are mercilessly exploited (剥削) year af
18、ter year, they have only themselves to blame. Because they tremble at the thought of being seem in public in clothes that are out of fashion, they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores. Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the chan
19、ge of fashion. When you come to think of it, only a woman is capable of standing in front of a wardrobe (衣柜 ) packed full of clothes and announcing sadly that she has nothing to wear.36. Designers and big stores always make money _.A) by mercilessly exploiting women workers in the clothing industryB
20、) because they are capable of predicting new fashionsC) by constantly changing the fashions in womens clothingD) because they attach great importance to quality in womens clothing37. To the writer, the fact that women alter their old-fashioned dresses is seen as _.A) a waste of moneyB) a waste of ti
21、meC) an expression of tasteD) an expression of creativity38. The writer would be less critical if fashion designers placed more stress on the _ of clothing.A) costB) appearanceC) comfortD) suitability39. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE? _.A) New fashions in clothi
22、ng are created for the commercial exploitation of women.B) The constant changes in womens clothing reflect their strength of character.C) The fashion industry makes an important contribution to society.D) Fashion designs should not be encouraged since they are only welcomed by women.40. By saying “t
23、he conclusion to be drawn are obvious” (Para. 4, Line 1-2), the writer means that _.A) womens inconstancy in their choice of clothing is often laughed atB) women are better able to put up with discomfortC) men are also exploited greatly by fashion designersD) men are more reasonable in the matter of fashionPart II21. A 22. B 23. C 24. D 25. D26. C 27. C 28. A 29. D 30. A31. D 32. B 33. B 34. A 35. B36. C 37. B 38. C 39. A 40. D
