1、班级： 学号： 姓名： 装 订 线第 1 页 共 14 页 第 2 页 共 14 页考试日期：2008 年 1 月 5 日Part Listening Comprehension (35 points) (35 minutes)Section A Understanding Short Conversations (8 points)Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, one question will be asked about
2、what was said. Both the conversation and the questions 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a sing
3、le line through the centre. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答1. A) Everything is slow in bad weather.B) Neither way is very fast.C) She has to take a train and bus to work.D) He should try both of them and compare.2. A) Its a very long one. B) It should take place as planned.C) The arrangements are uncertain so far
4、.D) It was canceled on Friday.3. A) Frustration B) Joy C) Excitement. D) Sorrow.4. A) At the department store. C) In the restaurant.B) At the office. D) In the drug store.5. A) He is upset. C) He is confident.B) He is disappointed. D) He is worried. 6. A) She didnt like working in a company. B) She
5、disliked machines. C) She was not good at doing business.D) She didnt like accounting.7. A) He has some money to buy a new car.B) He fails in borrowing enough money from the woman.C) He will spend much money on his house.D) He wants to buy a new house and a new car.8. A) Six. B) Eight. C) Seven. D)
6、Nine.Section B Understanding Long Conversations (7 points)Directions: In this section, you will hear 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, three or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question
7、 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答Conversation 19. A) 1800. B) 1600. C) 1812. D) 1884.10.
8、A) George Washington. C) James Madison.B) Thomas Jefferson. D) Abraham Lincoln.11. A) Each president. C) The Smithsonian Institution.B) The Washington family. D) The public in general.Conversation 212. A) Because his wife has been behaving strangely.B) Because his father has suddenly had a heart att
9、ack.C) Because his mother is still so unhappy about his fathers death.D) Because his daughter is all alone in a big bungalow by the sea.13. A) They moved to a cottage by the river. C) They went to see their friends abroad.B) They lived in a cottage by the river. D) They got annoyed with each other.1
10、4. A) Only two years after his retirement. B) Only three years after his retirement.C) Only one year after his retirement. D) Only four years after his retirement.15. A) The cottage is too big for her. C) She gets annoyed with David. B) She is not rich enough to pay all the bills. D) No family is ne
11、ar her.哈 尔 滨 工 程 大 学 本 科 生 考 试 试 卷（ 2007-2008 年 1 学期）课程编号：12010014 课程名称：大学英语（四级期末考试A）班级： 学号： 姓名： 装 订 线第 3 页 共 14 页 第 4 页 共 14 页Section C Understanding Short Passages (10 points)Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both
12、 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). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。Passage 116. A) Transp
13、ortation system.B) Disadvantages of air transportation.C) A good way for short distance transportation.D) Problems of fuel shortage.17. A) Short flight in the air.B) Long hours driving to and from the airport.C) Choice between high-speed train and airplane.D) Delay of flights.18. A) It rides quickly
14、 on the tracks.B) It runs on nuclear energy.C) It flies over magnetically activated tracks.D) It runs in the same way the conventional trains do.Passage 219. A) Marriage is arranged, but not forced.B) “Love Match“ is new to India.C) Only marriages of educated middle class families are arranged.D) Ma
15、rriages result from love.20. A) They impose marriage on their children.B) They express no opinion on childrens marriage.C) They accept the suitable match.D) They feel angry about childrens objection to marriage.21. A) Enjoyable. B) Intolerant. C) Pessimistic D) Positive.22. A) Arranged Marriage in I
16、ndia.B) An Experience in Love Match.C) Why Indians Like Love Match.D) Childrens Rebellion Against Marriage.Passage 323. A) Most people have dictionaries but dont use them frequently.B) Most people dont have dictionaries but need them very often.C) Most people have dictionaries and use them very ofte
17、n.D) Most people dont have dictionaries and seldom need them.24. A) Finding the part of speech of a word.B) Finding what a word means.C) Finding how to spell a word.D) Finding how to pronounce a word.25. A) Look for another word to use instead.B) Open a dictionary and check the spelling.C) Write it
18、the way they think its spelled.D) Wait around for someone to tell them the spelling.Section D Compound Dictation (10 points)Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passag
19、e is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 26 to 33 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 34 to 36 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or wr
20、ite down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Last month, the Educational Testing Service began using a new TOEFL. TOEFL is the (26)_ used Test of English as a Foreign Language. It already (2
21、7)_the ability to read, write and understand English. The new test does more to bring these skills together, and also measures speaking ability. The TOEFL examination is used by more than 5,000 colleges and universities around the world. About 750,000 people (28)_ the test last year. American school
22、s generally (29)_ it of foreign students seeking (30)_.E. T. S. officials say the new test better measures how well students are able to (31)_ in English. Skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking are tested in (32)_. There are questions where test takers must read, listen and then speak th
23、eir answer, or just listen and speak, or read, listen and then write their answer to the question. The students speak into a microphone. Three to six examiners will listen to the (33)_ answers. Experts have long said that one of the major required abilities for attending college in the United States
24、 is speaking English well. (34)_ _ .The new test is called TOEFL “IBT“, for Internet-based test. E. T. S. officials say it is the first major test of English to be given over the Internet. Students have already taken the 班级： 学号： 姓名： 装 订 线第 5 页 共 14 页 第 6 页 共 14 页new TOEFL at testing centres in the U
25、nited States. It will be given on October, 22nd in Canada, France, Germany and Italy. (35)_. E. T. S. officials say they expect the new test to change how English is taught around the world. (36)_ .Part II Reading Comprehension (40 points) (40 minutes)Section A Passages (20 points)Directions: There
26、are 3 passages in this section. 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 and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. 注意：此部
27、分试题请在答题卡 2 上作答。Passage OneIt is often claimed that nuclear energy is something we cannot do without. We live in a consumer society where there is an enormous demand for commercial products of all kinds. Moreover, an increase in industrial production is considered to be one solution to the problem of
28、 mass unemployment. Such an increase presumes an abundant and cheap energy supply. Many people believe that nuclear energy provides an inexhaustible and economical source of power and that it is therefore essential for an industrially developing society. There are a number of other advantages in the
29、 use of nuclear energy. Firstly, nuclear power, except for accidents, is clean. A further advantage is that a nuclear power station can be run and maintained by relatively few technical and administrative staff. The nuclear reactor represents an enormous step in our scientific evolution and, whateve
30、r the anti-nuclear group says, it is wrong to expect a return to more primitive sources of fuel. However, opponents of nuclear energy point out that nuclear power stations bring a direct threat not only to the environment but also to civil liberties.Furthermore, it is questionable whether ultimately
31、 nuclear power is a cheap source of energy. There have, for example, been very costly accidents in America, in Britain and, of course, in Russia. The possibility of increases in the cost of uranium (铀) in addition to the cost of greater safety provisions could price nuclear power out of the market.
32、In the long run, environmentalists argue, nuclear energy wastes valuable resources and disturbs the ecology to an extent which could bring about the destruction of the human race. Thus, if we wish to survive, we cannot afford nuclear energy. In spite of the case against nuclear energy outlined above
33、, nuclear energy programs are expanding. Such an expansion assumes a continual growth in industrial production and consumer demands. However, it is doubtful whether this growth will or can continue. Having weighed up the arguments on both sides, it seems there are good economic and ecological reason
34、s for sources of energy other than nuclear power. 37. The advocates of nuclear energy claim that nuclear energy is _.A) extremely dangerousB) vital in our societyC) exhaustible and expensiveD) primitive and cheap38. Some people think that nuclear energy is essential because _.A) there is a serious s
35、hortage of manpower B) it provides a perfect solution to mass unemploymentC) it is impossible to return to more primitive sources of fuelD) it can meet the growing demand of an industrially developing society 39. Which of the following statements does the writer support? A) The demand for commercial
36、 products will not necessarily keep increasing.B) Uranium is a good source of energy for economic and ecological reasons.C) Nuclear energy provides an inexhaustible and economical source of power.D) Greater safety provisions can bring about the expansion of nuclear energy programs.40. The function o
37、f the last sentence is to _.A) reflect the writers attitudeB) advance the final argumentC) reverse previously expressed thoughtsD) show the disadvantages of nuclear power41. What is the writers attitude toward nuclear energy?A) Indifferent. B) Favorable. C) Tolerant. D) Critical.Passage TwoSex preju
38、dices are based on and justified by the ideology (思想意识) that biology is destiny (命运). According to this ideology basic biological and psychological differences exist between the sexes. These differences require each sex to play a separate role in social life. Women are the weaker sex-both physically
39、 and emotionally. Thus, they are naturally suited much more than men, to the performance of domestic duties. A womans place, under normal circumstances, is within the protective environment of the home. Nature has determined that women play care-taker roles, such as wife and mother and homemaker. On
40、 the other hand, men are best suited to go out into the competitive world of work and politics, where serious responsibilities must be taken on. Men are to be the providers; women and children are “dependents“.The ideology also holds that women who wish to work outside the household should naturally
41、 fill these jobs that are in line with the special capabilities of their sex. It is thus appropriate for women, not men, to be employed as nurses, social workers, elementary school teachers, household helpers, and clerks and secretaries. These positions are simply an extension of womens domestic rol
42、e. Informal distinctions between “womens work“ and “mens work“ in the labor force, according to the ideology are simply a functional reflection of the basic differences 班级： 学号： 姓名： 装 订 线第 7 页 共 14 页 第 8 页 共 14 页between the sexes.Finally the ideology suggests that nature has worked her will in anothe
43、r significant way. For the human species to survive over time, its members must regularly reproduce. Thus, women must, whether at home or in the labor force, make the most of their physical appearance. So goes the ideology. It is, of course, not true that basic biological and psychological differenc
44、es between the sexes require each to play sex-defined roles in social life. There is ample (充足的) evidence that sex roles vary from society to society, and those role differences that do exist are largely learned.But to the degree people actually believe that biology is destiny and that nature intend
45、ed for men and women to make different contributions to society, sex-defined roles will be seen as totally acceptable.42. Womens place, some people think, is the protective environment of the home because _.A) women can provide better care for the children B) women are too weak to do any agricultura
46、l work at allC) women are biologically suited to domestic jobs D) women can not compete with men in any field43. According to the author, sex roles _.A) are socially determinedB) are emotionally and physically determinedC) can only be determined by what education people takeD) are biologically and p
47、sychologically determined44. The author points out that the assignments of womens roles in work _.A) are determined by what they are better suited to B) grow out of their position inside the home C) reflect a basic difference between men and women D) are suitable to them, but not to men45. The autho
48、r will probably agree with _.A) certain sociologists prediction that woman are picking up more responsibility in the decades to comeB) historians general denial of womens contribution towards human thoughtsC) nietzsches (尼采) contemplation about difference between sexesD) entrepreneurs favoring particular sex when hiring employees46. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A) The division of sex-defined roles is completely unacceptable.B) Womens roles in work is too lim
