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2004年1月8日四级考试权威参考答案

A卷

PartⅠ Listening Comprehension
Section A

1.D) The man used to own a car
2.A) Tony should continue taking the course.
3.A) She has to study for the exam.
4.C) They will continue to exist along with on-line education.
5.B) Most students find a job by reading advertisements.
6.D) Finish his assignment.
7.C) Some of the students are not on the professor's list.
8.B) She's modest about her success in the contest.
9.C) Reading newspapers.
10.A) They shouldn't change their plan.

PartⅠ

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.A) shorten the duration of the illness
12.D) over-the-counter drugs can be taken to ease the misery caused by a cold or the flu
13.C) one should take medicine upon catching the disease
14.B) A high temperature
15.A) are advised not to give them aspirin
16.C) Japanese preschool education emphasizes academic instruction
17.B) group experience
18.D) shaping children's character
19.C) lighten children's study load
20.D) They can have better chances of getting a first-rate education.
21.D) the US is the major source of lead pollution in arctic snow
22.B) was enforced by law
23.D) By comparing the chemical compositions of leaded gasoline used in various countries.
24.A) forests get rid of lead pollution faster than expected
25.C) still consider lead pollution a problem
26.B) They usually ignore the effect of exercise on losing weight.
27.B) they find it hard to exercise while on a diet
28.B) partially believe diet plays a supporting role in weight reduction
29.C) Weight reduction is impossible without exercise.
30.D) To show the most effective way to lose weight.

Part Ⅲ Vocabulary
31.B) clumsy
32.B) career
33.C) register
34.D) put aside
35.C) exhausted
36.B) evaluate
37.A) slender
38.C) accompany
39.B) conscious
40.B) slightest
41.D) affection
42.D) temporary
43.A) Above all
44.C) contributed
45.B) range
46.D) count on
47.C) manually
48.A) loosen
49.C) inference
50.D) particular
51.B) figures
52.A) exception
53.B) rank
54.A) illustrated
55.D) afford
56.B) constant
57.C) involving
58.D) Tame
59.A) resign
60.D) insured……