2003年1月英语四级考试真题(3)

2003年1月英语四级考试真题

2003年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷 3 / 20

read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10 you are required to fill in the missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

It s difficult to imagine the sea ever running out of fish. It s so vast, so deep, so (S1) ________. Unfortunately, it s not bottomless. Over-fishing, (S2) ________ with Destroy the fish, and you destroy the fishermen ________ of the world s commercially important fish (S5) areas of sea to commercial fishing.

Big, high-tech fleets (S6) ________ that everything in is pulled out of water. Anything too small, or the wrong thing, is dead or dying. That (对虾) caught, up to 15 kilograms of unsuspecting fish and other die, simply for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

t kill other innocent sea life.

Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)

Directions: There are in this part. Each passage is followed by some

Passage One

Like many of my generation, I have a weakness for hero worship. At some point, however, we all begin to question our heroes and our need for them. This leads us to ask: What is a hero?

Despite immense differences in cultures, heroes around the world generally share a number of characteristics that instruct and inspire people.

A hero does something worth talking about. A hero has a story of adventure to tell and a community who will listen. But a hero goes beyond mere fame.

Heroes serve powers or principles larger than themselves. Like high-voltage transformers, heroes take the energy of higher powers and step it down so that it can be