1990年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷

1990年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.YouareaGermanlivinginBerlin.Onedayyou’rewalkingdownthestreet,mindingyourownbusiness,whensuddenlyastrangerapproachedwithasmileonhisface.Afterstoppingyou,heholdsasmallelectronicdeviceclosetohisfaceandspeaksslowlyintoit,saying,inEnglish:“CanyoutellmewhereIcanbuysomesauerkraut?”Whatshouldyoudo?(a)Runaway;(b)Callthepolice;or,(c)Listencloselyforthedevicetosay,inGerman,“KonnenSiemirbittesager,whichSauerkrautKaufenKann?”21.ThestrangerholdingtheVoiceseemstobe________.A)askingforsomeinformationB)greetingtheGermanC)amusinghimselfD)practisinghisGerman22.TheGermansentence“KonnenSieKann?”means________.A)“Whydon’tyouaskthepoliceman.”B)“Wouldyoulistencloselyforthedevicetosay?”C)“Canyousayitagain,please?”D)“CanyoutellmewhereIcanbuysomesauerkraut?”23.Theword“speaker”inthelastparagraphrefersto________.A)thepersonwhospeakstothedeviceB)acomponentpartoftheVoiceC)thepersonwhospeaksGermanD)thespeechproducedbytheVoice24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?A)Thevoiceisaninventionofanelectronicscompany.B)Thevoiceisahand-heldtranslator.C)Thevoiceisnewproductinwideuse.D)Thevoiceismainlyamicrocomputer.25.TheVoicecantranslate________.A)fromGermanintoanyoftheotherfourlanguagesmentionedB)fromandintoEnglishbyusingthesamecartridgesC)betweenanytwooftheabove-mentionedlanguagesD)fromEnglishintoanyoftheotherfourlanguagesortheotherwayroundQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Computersmayonedayturnnightintoday—withgoodold,naturalsunlight.Colossalcomputer-controlledmirrors,thousandsoffeetacross,mayonedayorbittheearth,reflectingsunlightontoadarkenedUnitedStates.26.Theword“colossal”inLine3mostlikelymeans________.A)nuclear-poweredB)orbitingC)giantD)spinning27.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEofthemirrors?A)Theywouldbemadeofplasticandcoatedwithaluminum.B)Theycouldbelauncheddirectlyintospace.C)Theywouldstayinthesamepositionovertheearth.D)Theycouldreflectsunlighttoalargeareaontheearth.28.Thereflectedlightshouldsweepslowlyalongthesurfaceoftheearthbecausethemirrors________.A)wouldbeoperatedbysolar-poweredenginesB)wouldorbitthousandsofmileshightocatchthesun’slightC)couldmovearoundtheearthatthesamespeedastheearthturnsonitsaxisD)couldbemadetoadjusttheirangles29.Thepurposeforturningnightintodayisto________.A)confuseanimalsandplantsB)lightupmorecitiesC)saveenergyanddealwithemergenciesD)enablepeopletoworklongerhours30.Thewriterofthispassage________.A)givesanobjectiveaccountofthemirrorsB)seemstobemuchworriedabouttheeffectofthemirrorsC)isinfavourofthewideuseofthemirrorsD)suggeststhatartificialdaylightisharmfultolivingbeingQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Assupplierofmostofthefoodweeatandofrawmaterialsformanyindustrialprocesses,agricultureisclearlyanimportantareaoftheeconomy.Buttheindustrialperformanceofagricultureisevenmoreimportantthanthis.Forinnationswheretheproductivityoffarmersislow,mostoftheworkingpopulationisneededtoraisefoodandfewpeopleareavailableforproductionofinvestmentgoodsorforotheractivitiesrequiredforeconomicgrowth.Indeed,oneofthefactorsrelatedmostcloselytothepercapitalincome(人均收入)31.Thispassageismostprobably________.A)anewsitemB)partofanintroductionofabookC)partofalectureD)anadvertisement32.Whatismostimportanttoagricultureis________.A)theamountoffooditproducesB)thepercapitalincomeoffarmersC)itsindustrialperformanceD)theproductionofinvestmentgoods33.Theword“this”inLine4refersto________.A)theprovisionoffoodandrawmaterialsB)theproductivityoffarmersC)theproductionofinvestmentgoodsD)theeconomyasawhole34.Theperformanceoffarmersessentiallydetermines________.A)thesizeoftheworkingpopulationB)theorganizationofagricultureC)themarketstructureD)thegeneraldevelopmentofeconomy35.Thispassagewillmostprobablybefollowedbyadiscussionof________.A)thestructureofAmericanfarmingpopulationB)themarketstructureofAmericanagricultureC)thevariousfunctionsofAmericanagricultureD)theorganizationofAmericanagricultureQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Before1945,hardlyanyoneoutsideofNewMexicohadeverheardofAlamogordo.In1960itspopulationnumbered21,723.Eversince1898,whenthetownhadbeenbuiltbytheSouthernPacificRailroad,Alamogordohadbeenalonelytown.Thelandarounditwaslargelydesert,andlargelyempty.36.Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?A)ThesecretofAlamogordo.B)Anewkindofwar.C)Thedestructiveforceofthefirstatomicbomb.D)Theselectionofthetestsiteforthefirstatomicbomb.37.WhichofthefollowingisthemainreasonforchoosingAlamogordoasthetestsite?A)Italwayshadanenjoyableclimate.B)Itwasconnectedtoothercitiesbyarailway.C)Itslocationwouldhidethesecretwell.D)ItwassituatedinsouthwesternNewMexico.38.WhenwastheatomicbombdroppedonHiroshima?A)AssoonasthesecretwasrevealedB)AtdawnonJuly16,1945C)ImmediatelyafterthetestD)Severalweeksafterthetest39.Afterthefirstatomicbombexplosion,everybodyagreedthat________.A)itwaswisetochooseAlamogordoasthetestsiteB)manhadenteredtheageofnuclearwarfareC)itwasnotwisetousesuchapowerfulweaponD)itwasnotpossibletokeepthetechnologyofmakingatomicbombssecret40.Thetoneofthispassageisoneof________.A)anxietyB)sa