2000年1月大学英语四级考试真题与答案

Part I Listening Comprehension (20 mi nutes)
　　Section A
　　Directions:In this section，you will hear 10 short conve rsation s.At the end of each conversation，a question will be asked about what was said .Both the conversation and the question 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 le tter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
　　Example: You will hear:
　　You will read: A) At the office. B) In the waiting room.
　　C) At the airport. D) In a restaurant.
　　From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening.This is most likely to have taken place at the office .Therefore，A) "At the office" is the best answer.You should choose［A］on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.
　　Sample Answer ［ A ］ ［B］ ［C］ ［D］
　　1. A) The woman is close friend of the man. B) The woman has been w orking too hard.
　　C) The woman is seeing a doctor. D) The woman is tired of her work.
　　2. A) This apple pie tastes very good. B) His mother likes the pie very much.
　　C) This pie can't match his mother's. D) His mother can't make apple pies.
　　3. A) Take a walk. B) Give a performance.
　　C) Listen to the music. D) Dance to the music.
　　4. A) Read an article on political science.
　　B) Present a different theory to the class.
　　C) Read more than one article.
　　D) Choose a better article to read.
　　5. A) The woman would understand if she did Mary's job.
　　B) The woman should do the typing for Mary.
　　C) The woman should work as hard as Mary.
　　D) The woman isn't a skillful typist.
　　6. A) He wants to make an appointment with Mr.Smith.
　　B) He wants to make sure that Mr.Smith will see him.
　　C) He wants to change the time of the appointment.
　　D) He wants the woman to meet him at three o'clock.
　　7. A) He gets nervous vesily…… B) He is an inexperienced speaker.
　　C) He is an awful speaker. D) He hasn't prepared his speech well.
　　8 A) She didn't like the books the man bought.
　　B) There wasn't a large selection at the bookstore.
　　C) The man bought a lot of books.
　　D) She wanted to see what the man bought.
　　9. A) Buy a ticket for the ten o'clock flight.
　　B) Ask the man to change the ticket for her.
　　C) Go to the airport immediately.
　　D) Switch to a different flight.
　　10. A) Dr.Lemon is waiting or a patient.
　　B) Dr.Lemon is busy at the moment.
　　C) Dr.Lemon has lost his patience.
　　D) Dr.Lemon has gone out to visit a patient.