C) she had not consulted the government before the visit







D) they believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola







29. How did Diana respond to the criticisms?







A) She paid no attention to them.







B) She made more appearances on TV.







C) She met the 13-year-old girl as planned.







D) She rose to argue with her opponents.







30. What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola?







A) It had caused embarrassment to the British government.







B) It had brought her closer to the ordinary people.







C) It had greatly promoted her popularity.







D) It had affected her relations with the British government.











Part III Vocabulary (20 minutes)







Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four 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.







31. I went along thinking of nothing ______, only looking at things around me.







A) in particular B) in harmony C) in doubt D) in brief







32. Critics believe that the control of television by mass advertising has ______ the quality of the programs.







A) lessened B) declined C) affected D) effected







33. I must congratulate you ______ the excellent design of the new bridge.







A) with B) of C) at D) on







34. There is a fully ______ health center on the ground floor of the main office building.







A) installed B) equipped C) provided D) projected







35. For more than 20 years, we've been supporting educational programs that _____ from kindergartens to colleges.







A) move B) shift C) range D) spread







36. The ______ at the military academy is so rigid that students can hardly bear it.







A) convention B) confinement C) principle D) discipline







37. The test results are beyond______; they have been repeated in labs all over the world.







A) negotiation B) conflict C) bargain D) dispute







38. I was so ______in today's history lesson. I didn't understand a thing.







A) amazed B) neglected C) confused D) amused







39. It ______ you to at least 50% off the regular price of either frames or lenses when you buy both.







A) presents B) entitles C) credits D) tips







40. Deserts and high mountains have always been a ______ to the movement of people from place to place.







A) barrier B) fence C) prevention D) jam







41. In order to make things convenient for the people, the department is planning to set up some ______ shops in the residential area.







A) flowing B) drifting C) mobile D) unstable







42. Mr. Smith says: "The media are very good at sensing a mood and then ______ it."







A) overtaking B) enlarging C) widening D) exaggerating







43. This is not an economical way to get more water; ______, it is very expensive.







A) on the other hand B) on the contrary C) in short D) or else







44. It was the first time that such a ______had to be taken at a British nuclear power station.







A) presentation B) precaution C) preparation D) prediction







45. ______ that he wasn't happy with the arrangements, I tried to book a different hotel.







A) Perceiving B) Penetrating C) Puzzling D) Preserving







46. The board of the company has decided to ______ its operations to include all aspects of the clothing business.







A) multiply B) lengthen C) expand D) stretch







47. His business was very successful, but it was at the ______ of his family life.







A) consumption B) credit C) exhaustion D) expense







48. First published in 1927, the charts remain an ______ source for researchers.







A) identical B) indispensable C) intelligent D) inevitable







49. Joe is not good at sports, but when it ______mathematics, he is the best in the class.







A) comes to B) comes up to C) comes on to D) comes around to







50. Doctors warned against chewing tobacco as a ______ for smoking.







A) relief B) revival C) substitute D) succession







51. When carbon is added to iron in proper ______the result is steel.







A) rates B) thicknesses C) proportions D) densities







52. You should try to ______ your ambition and be more realistic.







A) reserve B) restrain C) retain D) replace







53. Nancy is only a sort of ______ of her husband's opinion and has no ideas of her own.







A) sample B) reproduction C) shadow D) echo







54. Now that spring is here, you can ______ these fur coats till you need them again next winter.







A) put over B) put away C) put off D) put down







55. There is a _____ of impatience in the tone of his voice.







A) hint B) notion C) dot D) phrase







56. Please ______dictionaries when you are not sure of word spelling or meaning.







A) seek B) inquire C) search D) consult







57. At yesterday's party, Elizabeth's boyfriend amused us by ______ Charlie Chaplin.







A) copying B) following C) imitating D) modeling







58. She keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of power ______.







A) failure B) lack C) absence D) drop







59. The group of technicians are engaged in a study which ______ all aspects of urban planning.







A) inserts B) grips C) performs D) embraces







60. The lecture which lasted about three hours was so ______ that the audience couldn't help yawning.







A) tedious B) bored C) clumsy D) tired











Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)







Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.







Historians tend to tell the same joke when they are describing history education in America. It's the one 61 the teacher standing in the schoolroom door 62 goodbye to students for the summer and calling 63 them, "By the way, we won World War II."







The problem with the joke, of course, is that it's 64 funny. The recent surveys on 65







illiteracy (无知) are beginning to numb(令人震惊): nearly one third of American 17-year-olds







cannot even 66 which countries the United States 67 against in that war. One third have no 68 when the Declaration of Independence was 69 . One third thought Columbus reached the New World after 1750. Two thirds cannot correctly 70 the Civil War between 1850 and 1900. 71 when they get the answers right, some are 72 guessing.







Unlike math or science, ignorance of history cannot be 73 connected to loss of international 74 . But it does affect our future 75 a democratic nation and as individuals.







The 76 news is that there is growing agreement 77 what is wrong with the 78







of history and what needs to be 79 to fix it. The steps are tentative (尝试性的) 80 yet







to be felt in most classrooms.







61. A) about B) in C) for D) by







62. A) shaking B) waving C) nodding D) speaking







63. A) in B) after C) for D) up







64. A) rarely B) so C) too D) not







65. A) historical B) educational C) cultural D) political







66. A) distinguish B) acknowledge C) identify D) convey







67. A) defeated B) attacked C) fought D) struck







68. A) sense B) doubt C) reason D) idea







69. A) printed B) signed C) marked D) edited







70. A) place B) judge C) get D) lock







71. A) Even B) Though C) Thus D) So







72. A) hardly B) just C) still D) ever







73. A) exclusively B) practically C) shortly D) directly







74. A) competitiveness B) comprehension C) community D) commitment







75. A) of B) for C) with D) as







76. A) fine B) nice C) surprising D) good







77. A) to B) with C) on D) of







78. A) consulting 　 B) coaching C) teaching D) instructing







79. A) done 　 B) dealt C) met D) reached







80. A) therefore B) or C) and D) as











Part V Writing (30 minutes)







Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition entitled A Brief Introduction to a Tourist Attraction. You should write at least 120 words according to the following guidelines:







Your role: a tour guide







Your audience: a group of foreign tourists







Your introduction should include:







● some welcoming words







● the schedule for the day







● a description of the place the tourists will be visiting







(e.g. a scenic spot or a historical site, etc.)







You should make the introduction interesting and the arrangements for the day clear to everybody.







2004年6月四级A卷参考答案







听力







1. D Mark and the woman had not been in touch for some time







2. C The man is meeting the women on behalf of MR. Brown







3. C at 10:40







4. A The man no longer smokes







5. B Become a teacher







6. D Leave his job to work for her







7. B She can help the man out







8. A The man was confused about the date of the appointment.







9. C The two speakers are seniors at college







10. B She als0 found the plot difficult to follow.







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.















阅读理解



11. C the interpersonal relationships within a company



12. A give his boss a good impression



13. B They feel that such behavior is unprincipled



14. D an important factor for personal advancement



15. B self－promotion does not necessarily mean flattery



16. A block any legislation to ban the private possession of the bomb



17. C people's lives will be threatened by the weapon



18. A will frighten away any possible intruders



19. D the cost of the weapon will put citizens on an unequal basis



20. D concerned about the spread of nuclear weapons



21. B a challenge to traditional views on the nature of language



22. C an English teacher in a university for the deaf



23. B a genuine language



24. D a language could only exist in the form of speech sounds



25. D language is a product of the brain



26. A to voice her support for a total ban of landmines



27. D Seeing the pain of the victims made her realize the seriousness of the situation



28. B they were actually opposed to banning landmines



29. A She paid no attention to them



30. B It had brought her closer to the ordinary people







词汇



31. A in particular 32. C affected 33. D on 34. B equipped 35. C range



36. D discipline 37. D dispute 38.C confused 39. B entitles 40. A barrier



41.C mobile 42.D exaggerating 43.B on the contrary 44.B precaution 45.A Perceiving



46.C expand 47. D expense 48.B indispensable 49.A comes to 50.C substitute



51.C proportions 52.B restrain 53.D echo 54.B put away 55.A hint



56 D consult 57. C imitating 58.A failure 59.D embraces 60.A tedious







完型填空



61.A about 62. B waving 63.B after 64.D not 65.A historical



66.C identify 67.C fought 68.D idea 69.B signed 70.A place



71. A Even 72.B just 73. D directly 74. A competitiveness 75.D as



76. D good 77.C on 78. C teaching 79. A done 80.C and







作文：







[参考范文]







A brief introduction to a touristattraction







Good morning, ladies and gentleman, welcome to Beijing. To begin with, I would like to introduce myself: I am the tourist guide from China Travel Service and it's great honor to stay here with all of you for a whole day. Just as the old saying goes, "It is always a pleasure to greet a friend from afar", I wish all of you to enjoy yourselves during this trip.







The following is schedule of the day. The first spot we are going to visit is the Great Wall, the grandest fortification in ancient China. The next sight to look around is the Ming Tombs, which is one of the best-preserved tombs for 13 emperors in Ming Dynasty more than one thousand years ago. In the afternoon, we will go for the Summer Palace, the royal park for Chinese ancient emperors.







Currently we are on the way to the Great Wall. Dating back to the seven century B.C., the Great Wall is constructed by respective states for fortifying against invasion of neighboring states. By the reasons of long history and its length, it becomes one of the eight wonders in the world and represents the highest wisdom and crafts. From the top of the Great Wall, we can enjoy a magnificent view of continuous mountains, green trees and blooming wild flowers. It is no doubt that one says, "He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man".







Above is my introduction to the Great Wall. If any of you have questions, please feel free to ask me at any time

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