全国大学四、六级英语考试1月8日举行，报考人数达到600万人。英语四级考试的时间为8日上午9：00至11：20，英语六级考试时间为下午3：00至5：20。以下为1月8日四级英语考试B卷参考答案。
2005年1月8日四级B卷答案
PartⅠListening Comprehension
Section A
1.C) The man used to own a car
2.D) Tony should continue taking the course.
3.A) She has to study for the exam.
4.B) They will continue to exist along with on-line education.
5.C) Most students find a job by reading advertisements.
6.A) Finish his assignment.
7.C) Some of the students are not on the professor’s list.
8.D) She’s modest about her success in the contest.
9.A) Reading newspapers.
10.B) They shouldn’t change their plan.
Section B Compound Dictation
S1. qualityS2. investigated S3. valueS4. familiarS5. recommend S6. perhapsS7. additional S8. Equivalent German models tend to be heavier and slightly less easy to use.S9. Similarly, it is smaller than most of its competitors, thus fitting easily into a pocket or a handbag.S10. The only problem was slight awkwardness in loading the film.
PartⅡReading Comprehension
11.C) Japanese preschool education emphasizes academic instruction12.C) group experience 13.B) shaping children''s character14.D) lighten children''s study load15.C) They can have better chances of getting a first-rate education.
16.A) They usually ignore the effect of exercise on losing weight.17.C) they find it hard to exercise while on a diet18.D) partially believe diet plays a supporting role in weight reduction19.A) Weight reduction is impossible without exercise.20.C) To show the most effective way to lose weight.
21.D) shorten the duration of the illness22.A) over-the-counter drugs can be taken to ease the misery caused by a cold or the flu23.A) one should take medicine upon catching the disease24.D) A high temperature25.B) are advised not to give them aspirin26.C) the US is the major source of lead pollution in arctic snow27.D) was enforced by law28.C) By comparing the chemical compositions of leaded gasoline used in various countries.29.A) forests get rid of lead pollution faster than expected30.B) still consider lead pollution a problem
PartⅢVocabulary
31.A) temporary
32.B) particular
33.D) rank
34.C) involving
35.B) affection
36.D) contributed
37.B) inference
38.A) afford
39.C) resign
40.D) career
41.A) exhausted
42.B) accompany
43.D) put aside
44.D) exception
45.C) insured
46.A) clumsy
47.B) register
48.B) conscious
49.A) constant
50.B) Tame
51.C) Above all
52.D) manually
53.C) slightest
54.B) evaluate
55.A) count on
56.D) figures
57.B) slender
58.A) range
59.C) loosen
60.D) illustrated
Part IV Cloze
61. B) way62. C) save63. A) to64. B) simple65. D) think66. A) best67. B) whose68. C) in69. D) takes70. B) model71. A) make72. C) adopt73. A) keep74. D) possession75. C) run 76. B) appliance77. D) purpose78. A) item79. C) what80. B)
