2004年06月大学英语四级真题试卷A卷Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A Directions In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. 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 letter 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 conversation 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 man saw Mark on the street two months ago. B) The woman had forgotten Marks phone number. C) The woman made a phone call to Mark yesterday. D) Mark and the woman had not been in . 2. A) The man is late for the trip because he is busy. B) The woman is glad to meet Mr. Brown in person. C) The man is meeting the woman on behalf of Mr. Brown. D) The woman feels sorry that Mr. Brown is unable to come. 3. A) At 1030. B) At 1025. C) At 1040. D) At 1045. 4. A) The man no longer smokes. B) The man is under pressure from his wife. C) The man usually follows his wifes advice. D) The man refuses to listen to his doctors advice. 5. A) Move to a big city. B) Become a teacher. C) Go back to school. D) Work in New York. 6. A) Quit delivering flowers. B) Work at a restaurant. C) Bring her flowers every day. D) Leave his job to work for her. 7. A) She can find the right person to help the man. B) She can help the man out. C) Shes also in need of a textbook. D) She picked up the book from the bus floor. 8. A) The man was confused about the date of the appointment. B) The man wants to change the date of the appointment. C) The man is glad hes got in touch with the doctor. D) The man cant come for the appointment at 415. 9. A) The two speakers are at a loss what to do. B) The man is worried about his future. C) The two speakers are seniors at college. D) The woman regrets spending her time idly. 10. A) She has learned a lot from the novel. B) She also found the plot difficult to follow. C) She usually has difficulty remembering names. D) She can recall the names of most characters in the novel. Section B Compound Dictation The Library of Congress is Americas national library. It has millions of books and other objects. It has newspapers, (S1) publications as well as letters of (S2) interest. It also has maps, photographs, art (S3) , movies, sound recordings and musical (S4) . All together, it has more than 100 million objects. The Library of Congress is open to the public Monday through Saturday, except for public holidays. Anyone may go there and read anything in the collection. But no one is (S5) to take books out of the building. The Library of Congress was (S6) in 1800. It started with eleven boxes of books in one room of the Capitol Building. By 1814, the collection had increased to about 3,000 books. They were all (S7) that year when the Capitol was burned down during Americas war with Britain. To help re-build the library, Congress bought the books of President Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Jeffersons collection included 7,000 books in seven languages. (S8) . Today, three buildings hold the librarys collection. (S9) . It buys some of its books and gets others as gifts. It also gets materials through its copyright office. (S10) . This means the Library of Congress receives almost everything that is published in the United States. S1. popular S2. historical S3. prints S4. instruments S5. permitted S6. established S7. destroyed S8. In 1897, the library moved into its own building across the street from the Capitol S9. The library provides books and materials to the US Congress and also lends books to other American libraries, government agencies and foreign libraries. S10. Anyone who wants copyright protection for a publication in the US must send two copies to the library. Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions There are 4 passages in this part. 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage. You may be all these things at the office, and more. But when it comes to getting ahead, experts say,