The decision to leave Kimberly with Mr. Mays rendered her suit debated. But the judge made clear that Kimberly did have standing to sue ( 起诉) on her own behalf. Thus he made clear that she was more than just property to be handled as adults saw fit.







Certainly, the biological link between parent and child is fundamental. But biological parents aren't always preferable to adoptive ones, and biological parentage does not convey an absolute ownership that cancels all the rights of children.







36. What was the primary consideration in the Florida judge's ruling?







A) The biological link. C) The traditional practice.







B) The child's benefits. D) The parents' feelings.







37. We can learn from the Kimberly case that







A) children are more than just personal possessions of their parents







B) the biological link between parent and child should be emphasized







C) foster homes bring children more pain and suffering than care







D) biological parents shouldn't claim custody rights after their child is adopted







38. The Twiggs claimed custody rights to Kimberly because







A) they found her unhappy in Mr. Mays' custody







B) they regarded her as their property







C) they were her biological parents







D) they felt guilty about their past mistake







39. Kimberly had been given to Mr. Mays







A) by sheer accident C) at his request







B) out of charity D) for better care







40. The author's attitude towards the judge's ruling could be described as







A) doubtful C) cautious







B) critical D) supportive











Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minute)







Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are for choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.







41. She her trip to New York because she was ill.







A) called off C) put up







B) closed down D) went off







42. the storm, the ship would have reached its destination on time.







A) But for C) In spite of







B) In case of D) Because of







43. We should concentrate on sharply reducing interest rates to pull the economy out of







A) rejection C) retreat







B) restriction D) recession







44.The of finding gold in California attracted a lot of people to settle down there.







A) prospects C) stakes







B) speculations D) provisions







45. I suffered from mental because of stress from my job.







A) damage C) relief







B) release D) fatigue







46. The rest of the day was entirely at his for reading or recreation.







A) dismissal C) disposal







B) survival D) arrival







47. You will not be about your food in time of great hunger.







A) special C) peculiar







B) particular D) specific







48. Crime is increasing worldwide, and there is every reason to believe the will continue into the next decade.







A) emergency C) pace







B) trend D) schedule







49. You shouldn't have written in the _ since the book belongs to the library.







A) interval B) border







C) margin D) edge







50. The of airplane engines announced a coming air raid.







A) roar B) exclamation







C) whistle D) scream







51. This ticket you to a free boat tour on the lake.







A) entities B) appoints







C) grants D) credits







52. This is the nurse who to me when I was ill in hospital.







A) accompanied B) attended







C) entertained D) shielded







53. I was about to a match when I remembered Tom's warning.







A) rub B) hit C) scrape D) strike







54. The advertisement says this material doesn't in the wash, but it has.







A) contract B) shrink C) slim D) dissolve







55. He was proud of being chosen to participate in the game and he _ us that he would try as hard as possible.







A) insured C) assumed







B) guaranteed D) assured







56. Not only the professionals but also the amateurs will from the new training facilities.







A) derive B) acquire C) benefit D) reward







57. The work was almost complete when we received orders to __ _ no further with it.







A) progress C) march







B) proceed D) promote







58. I waited for him half an hour, but he never







A) turned in C) turned off







B) turned down D) turned up







59. A house with a dangerous gas can be broken into immediately.







A) leak C) mess







B) split D) crack







60. A dark suit is to a light one for evening wear.







A) favourable C) preferable







B) suitable D) proper







61. It was in the United States that I made the of Professor Jones.







A) acknowledgement C) recognition







B) acquaintance D) association







62. Could you take a sheet of paper and write your name at the top?







A) bare C) hollow







B) vacant D) blank







63. A culture in which the citizens share similar religious beliefs and values is more likely to have laws that represent the wishes of its people than is a culture where citizens come from backgrounds.







A) extensive B) influential







C) diverse D) identical







64. Areas where students have particular difficulty have been treated particular care.







A) by B) in C) under D) with







65. He gave a to handle the affairs in a friendly manner.







A) pledge C) plunge







B) mission D) motion







66. Don't let the child play with scissors he cuts himself.







A) in case C) now that







B) so that D) only if







67. the danger from enemy action, people had to cope with a severe shortage of food, clothing, fuel, and almost everything.







A) As far as C) As well as







B) As long as D) As soon as







68. Many people lost their jobs during the business







A) desperation C) despair







B) decrease D) depression







69. Whenever a big company a small one, the product almost always gets worse.







A) gets on with C) takes over







B) cuts down D) puts up with







70. Mr. Smith was the only witness who said that the fire was







A) mature C) meaningful







B) deliberate D) innocent











Part IV Short Answer Questions (15 minutes)







Directions: In this part there is a short passage with 8 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Write your answers in the spaces provided on the right of the page.







What personal qualities are desirable in a teacher? I think the following would be generally accepted.







First, the teacher's personality should be lively and attractive. This does not rule out people who are plain-looking, or even ugly, because many such people have great personal charm. But it does rule out such types as the over-excitable, sad, cold, and frustrated.







Secondly, it is not merely desirable but essential for a teacher to have a genuine capacity for sympathy, a capacity to understand the minds and feelings of other people, especially, since most teachers are school teachers, the minds and feelings of children. Closely related with this is the capacity to be tolerant -- not, indeed, of what is wrong, but of the weaknesses and immaturity of human nature which induce ( i)~ ) people, and again especially children, to make mistakes.







Thirdly, I hold it essential for a teacher to be both intellectually and morally honest. This means that he will be aware of his intellectual strengths and limitations, and will have thought about and decided upon the moral principles by which his life shall be guided. There is no contradiction in my going on to say that a teacher should be a bit of an actor. That is part of the technique of teaching, which demands that every now and then a teacher should be able to put on an act to enliven (使生动) a lesson, correct a fault, or award praise. Children, especially young children, live in a world that is rather larger than life.







A teacher must be capable of infinite patience. This, I may say, is largely a matter of self-discipline and self-training, for we are none of us born like that.







Finally, I think a teacher should have the kind of mind which always wants to go on learning. Teaching is a job at which one will never be perfect; there is always something more to learn about it. There are three principal objects of study: the subjects which the teacher is teaching; the methods by which the subjects can best be taught to the particular pupils in the classes he is teaching; and ---- by far the most important -- the children, young people, or adults to whom the subjects are to be taught. The two fundamental principles of British education today are that education is education of the whole person, and that it is best acquired through full and active co-operation between two persons, the teacher and the learner.







S1. Plain-looking teachers can also be admired by their students if they have S1 .







S2. The author says it is S2 that teachers be sympathetic with their students.







S3. A teacher should be tolerant because humans tend to have S3(1) and to be S3(2) .







S4. A teacher who is S4 will be able to make his lessons more lively.







S5. How can a teacher acquire infinite patience? S5







S6. Since teaching is a job no one can be perfect at, it is necessary for teachers to keep improving their knowledge of the subjects they teach and their S6







S7. Teachers' most important object of study is S7 .







S8. Education cannot be best acquired without S8 between the teacher and the learner







　







Part V Writing (30 minutes)







Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write an eye-witness account of a traffic accident. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese:







假设你在某日某时某地目击一起车祸，就此写一份见证书。见证书须包括以下几点：







1． 车祸发生的时间及地点







2． 你所见到的车祸情况







3． 你对车祸原因的分析







An Eye-Witness Account of a Traffic Accident







2003年6月21日四级听力试题原文及译文







Section A







W：Gorge, look at the long waiting line. I am glad you've made a reservation.



M：More and more people enjoy eating out now. Beside, this place is especially popular with the overseas students.



Q：Where did the conversation most probably take place?



W: 乔治，看看这里排着这么长的队，真高兴你订到了座位。



M：越来越多的人喜欢在外面吃饭。而且这个地方尤其受留学生亲睐。



Q：对话可能在哪里发生？







M:I wonder if you can drop by tomorrow evening. The Stevensons are coming over to dinner. I'd like you? to meet them.



W: Sure, I'd love to. I've heard they are very interesting people.



Q: What do we learn from the conversation?



M：你明天晚上能到我这来一趟吗？史蒂文森一家明天到我家吃晚饭，我希望你能见见他们。



W：当然，我非常愿意。我听说他们非常有意思。



Q：我们可从该对话中了解到什么？











W: The presentation made by Professor Jackson?was?? complicated to understand.



M: Well, I think he didn't speak slowly enough for us??



? for us to take the notes.



Q: What did the man complain?



W：杰克森教授作的报告太难懂了。



M；我觉得他的语速太快，我们根本没法做笔记。



Q：男士抱怨什么？







W: You've got your apartment furnished, haven't you?



M: I've bought some used furniture from Sunday? market. It was a real bargain.



Q: What does the man mean?



W：你买了家俱，是吗？



M：我从周日市场买了一些旧家俱。价钱便宜。



Q：男人什么意思？







M Mary doesn't want me to take the job. She says our child is too young. And the job requires much travelling.



W: You should talk to her again and see if you can find a way out. Think about the gains and losses before you make the decision.



Q: What do we learn from the conversation?



M：玛丽不想让我干那个工作，她说孩子还些?这个工作又需要我经常出差。



W：你应该和她再谈谈，看你们能不能想出个两全其美的办法。权衡一下利弊，再做决定。



Q：从对话中我们可以了解到什么？







M:I haven't got my scores on the GRE test yet. Do you think I should call to make inquiries?



W: There is no hurry. The test scores are released at least eight weeks after the test.



Q: What does the woman advise the man to do?



M：我还不知道GRE考试的分数。你觉得我是不是该打电话问问？



W：不要急。考试的分数至少要在考试后八周之后公布。



Q：女人建议男人干嘛？



M: Have you finished reading the book you bought last month?



W: oh, I didn't read straight through the way you read a novel,I just covered a few chapters which interested me most.



Q: How did the woman read the book?



M：你读上个月你买的那本书了吗？



W：哦，我不象你读小说那样从头读到尾。我读了我感兴趣的几章。



Q：女人采用什么读书方式？







W: Hello, Joe, Haven't seen you for quite a while. Are? you fine?



M: Oh,yes, but not a thing to go against me. I had a car accident, only some?minor injuries though.



Q: What happened to Joe?



W：你好，乔，很久不见，你好吗？



M：还好，我吉人自有天相，出了车祸，只不过受了轻伤。







m: The taxi is waiting downstairs, let's hurry.



W: Wait a minute. I'll take some food with us. I don't like the meal served on the train.



Q: What are the speakers going to do?



M：出租车在楼下等着，赶紧！



M：等等，我要带点吃的东西。我不喜欢吃火车上供应的食物。



Q：两个谈话者准备做什么？







W: Is that optional course as hard as everybody says?



M: It's actually even worse, believe it or not.



Q :What did the man say about the course?



W：那门选修课象别人说的那么难吗？



M：不管你信不信，难极了。



Q：他们如何评价选修课？











Section B



Passage 1



My father woke me up early one morning when I was fourteen and announced "Get up, you are going with me to cut grass." I felt proud and excited because my father thought I was responsible enough to help him in his business. Still, that first day was very hard. From sunrise to sunset, my father, my younger brother and I cut and t very large yards in well-to-do part of the city. By the end of the day I was exhausted, but I felt good. I put out a hard day's labor and earned six dollars. One day, my father spotted some weeds I have miss cutting and pulled me inside. "Cut that section again!" he said firmly "and don't make me have to tell you again." The message was very clear. Today I stress the importance of doing the job right the first time. Every job I have held from cutting lawns to wash dishes to working a machine on the construction site. I have learned something that help me in my next job. If you work hard enough, you can learn from any job you do.







11 Q: How did the speaker feel when his father asked him to help cut grass?



13 Q: What did his father do when the speaker missed cutting some leaves?



14 Q:What did the speak want to tell us in this passage?







Passage B



I am living in a small village in the country. My wife and I run a village shop. We have a very peaceful live, boring some my say. But we love it. We know all the people in the village. They have plenty of time to stop and chat. I have plenty of time for my hobbies too--gardening, fishing, walking in the country side. I love the outdoor life. It wasn't always like this though I used to have a really stressful job, working so late in the office every evening. I often bring work home at the weekends. The advertising world is very competitive. And when I look back, I can't imagine how I stood it. I have no private life at all. No time for the really important things in life. Because of the pressure of the job, I used to smoke and drink too much. The crisis came when my wife left me. She complaint that she never saw me and I had no time for family life. This made me realize what is really important to me. I talked things through with her and decided to get back together and started a new and better life together. I gave up tobacco and alcohol and searched for new hobbies. Now I am afraid of looking back since the past life seemed like a horrible dream.







14 What did the speaker do for a living?



15 What do we know about the speaker's life in the past?



16 What made the speaker change his life style?







Passage 3



"Where is the university?" is the question many visitors to Cambridge ask. But no one could point at any one direction because there is no campus. The university consists of 31 self-governing colleges. It has lecture halls, libraries, laboratories, museums and offices throughout the city. Individual colleges choose their own students who have to meet their minimum entrance requirements set by the university. And the graduates usually live and study in their colleges but they are taught in very full groups. Lectures and laboratories and practical work are organized by the university and held in university buildings. There are over ten thousand undergraduates and three thousand five hundred post-graduates. About 40% of them are women and some 8% from overseas. As well as teaching, research is of major importance. Since the beginning of the twentieth century, more than sixty university members have won Nobel prizes. The university has a huge number of buildings for teaching and research. It has more than 60 specialist subject libraries as well as the university library, which as the copy-right libraries, is entitled to a copy of every book published in Britain. Examinations are held and degrees are awarded by the university. It allowed women to take the university exams in the 1881, but it was the not until 1941 that they were awarded degrees.







17 Why is it difficult to located Cambridge University?



18 What does the passage tell us about the colleges of the university?



19 What can be learnt from the passage about the libraries in Cambridge University?



20 What does we know from the passage tell us about the women students in Cambridge university?







2003年6月21日大学英语四级考试参考答案







Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension







Section A







1. D 2.A 3.D 4.D 5.A 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.C 10.C







Section B







11.B 12.C 13.C 14.C 15.A







16.B 17.D 18.B 19.B 20.B







Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension







21.C 22.B 23.B 24.A 25.A







26.B 27.D 28.D 29.C 30.A







31.D 32.A 33.C 34.A 35.D







36.B 37.A 38.C 9.A 40.D







Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure







41.A 42.A 43.D 44.A 45.D







46.C 47.B 48.B 49.C 50.A







51.A 52.B 53.D 54.B 55.D







56.C 57.B 58.D 59.A 60.C







61.B 62.D 63.C 64.D 65.A







66.A 67.C 68.D 69.C 70.B







Part Ⅳ Short Answer Questions







S1.Plain-looking teachers can also be admired by their students if they have great personal charm.







S2.The author says it is desirable and essential that teachers be sympathetic with their students.







S3.A teacher should be tolerant because humans tend to have weakness and immaturity (1) and to be wrong (2).







S4.A teacher who is a bit of an actor will be able to make his lessons more lively.







S5.How can a teacher acquire infinite patience? By self- discipline and self ? training.







S6.Since teaching is a job no one can be perfect at, it is necessary for teachers to keep improving their knowledge of the subjects they teach and their methods by which the subjects can best be taught.







S7.Teachers' most important object of study is the learners to whom the subjects are to be taught.







S8.Education cannot be best acquired without full and active co-operation between the teacher and the learner.

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