2014年6月大学英语四级复习题及答案(第四套)_第6页

　　Question 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　32. A) The war was rapidly reflected in American literature.

　　B) The war was hardly reflected in American literature.

　　C) Hemingway was the only author to write about the war.

　　D) American literature was slow to reflect the war.

　　33. A) During the 1930s.

　　B) In 1929.

　　C) Not until the late 1930s.

　　D) In the early 1920s.

　　34. A) War.

　　B) Courage.

　　C) Depression.

　　D) Sun.

　　35. A) He was not affected at all.

　　B) He was greatly affected and wrote some first-class works dealing with it.

　　C) It had little and indirect influence on Hemingway’s writing.

　　D) He didn’t publish stories during the Great Depression.

　　Section C

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is 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 36 to 43 with the exact words you have heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or wirte 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.

　　We have been discussing how a computer works. Now let us turn to another (36) : What are the uses of a computer? Many laymen have an (37) picture of what computers are capable of Sometimes computers are called "electronic brains "and this is (38) because no computer so far built can (39) with the human brain in all respects. Let us take a look at the (40) of computers in commerce and industry. Firstly, clerical work. Computers are very good for (41) repetitive clerical work efficiently. We can take two examples of this. The first is the (42) use of computers in handling payrolls, that is, paying employees. With details about each employee in it, the computer can make necessary (43) and print out a pay slip. (44) .Secondly, the use of computers in information systems.(45) . The main computer store for British Airways Boadicea system has a constant record of the details of every flight. Thirdly, the computer as an aid to design planning. The example has to do with predicting the cost of a design if one were planning to build a road. (46) .This information can be fed into a computer and the computer can be programmed to work out the cheapest route between two points.