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2004年1月8日四级考试权威参考答案

B卷

Part ⅠListening Comprehension
Section A
1.C) The man used to own a car
2.D) Tony should continue taking the course.
3.A) She has to study for the exam.
4.B) They will continue to exist along with on-line education.
5.C) Most students find a job by reading advertisements.
6.A) Finish his assignment.
7.C) Some of the students are not on the professor’s list.
8.D) She’s modest about her success in the contest.
9.A) Reading newspapers.
10.B) They shouldn’t change their plan.
Section B Compound Dictation
S1. quality
S2. investigated
S3. value
S4. familiar
S5. recommend
S6. perhaps
S7. additional
S8. Equivalent German models tend to be heavier and slightly less easy to use.
S9. Similarly, it is smaller than most of its competitors, thus fitting easily into a pocket or a handbag.
S10. The only problem was slight awkwardness in loading the film.
PartⅡ Reading Comprehension
11.C) Japanese preschool education emphasizes academic instruction
12.C) group experience
13.B) shaping children's character
14.D) lighten children's study load
15.C) They can have better chances of getting a first-rate education.
16.A) They usually ignore the effect of exercise on losing weight.
17.C) they find it hard to exercise while on a diet
18.D) partially believe diet plays a supporting role in weight reduction
19.A) Weight reduction is impossible without exercise.
20.C) To show the most effective way to lose weight.
21.D) shorten the duration of the illness
22.A) over-the-counter drugs can be taken to ease the misery caused by a cold or the flu
23.A) one should take medicine upon catching the disease
24.D) A high temperature
25.B) are advised not to give them aspirin
26.C) the US is the major source of lead pollution in arctic snow
27.D) was enforced by law
28.C) By comparing the chemical compositions of leaded gasoline used in various countries.
29.A) forests get rid of lead pollution faster than expected
30.B) still consider lead pollution a problem
Part Ⅲ Vocabulary
31.A) temporary
32.B) particular
33.D) rank
34.C) involving
35.B) affection
36.D) contributed
37.B) inference
38.A) afford
39.C) resign
40.D) career
41.A) exhausted
42.B) accompany
43.D) put aside ……