1、专业四级-19及答案解析 (总分：139.01，做题时间：90分钟)一、BPART DICTATIO(总题数：1，分数：15.00)1.Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the p
2、assage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on A
3、NSWER SHEET ONE.（分数：15.00）_二、BPART LISTENIN(总题数：3，分数：10.00)In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your ANSWER SHEET.BSECTION A CONVERSATIONS/BIn this section, you will hear sev
4、eral conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.（分数：3.00）(1).What does M
5、ary think is so incredible and wonderful?（分数：1.00）A.The speed of light.B.The speed of telecommunication.C.Astronauts landing on the moon.D.The United States.(2).What does Mary think is awful?（分数：1.00）A.Telecommunication.B.War.C.Soccer.D.Watching television.(3).What does Bob think about Mary?（分数：1.00
6、）A.Mary is troubled.B.Mary bases her opinions on facts.C.Mary looks at the facts.D.Mary only sees what she wants to see.Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.（分数：
7、4.00）(1).What is the probable relationship between the man and the woman?（分数：1.00）A.Husband and wife.B.Teacher and student.C.Father and daughter.D.Friends.(2).The woman is good at _ .（分数：1.00）A.writingB.cookingC.speakingD.swimming(3).The man has to call his foreman about _ .（分数：1.00）A.tomorrows work
8、 scheduleB.when to workC.what he should doD.the work time(4).The man will call his foreman at _ .（分数：1.00）A.his homeB.the phone boothC.his officeD.his friends homeQuestions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the que
9、stions. Now, listen to the conversation.（分数：3.00）(1).What did Helen recently pass?（分数：1.00）A.A test in a composition class.B.A road test.C.The written test for her drivers license.D.A road.(2).What problem did the man have when he took his road test several years before?（分数：1.00）A.He drove too fast.
10、B.He couldnt park well.C.He made an improper turn.D.He could park well.(3).What does the man offer to do for Helen?（分数：1.00）A.Drive her to the test site.B.Help her get ready for the road test.C.Sell her a car.D.Drive her car into her garage.三、BSECTION B PASSA(总题数：3，分数：10.00)In this section, you will
11、 hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 11 to 13 are based on. the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.（分数：3.00）(1).What is the main topic o
12、f the passage?（分数：1.00）A.The mechanics of rain.B.The climate of North America.C.How gravity affects air current.D.Types of clouds.(2).Why dont all ice crystals in clouds immediately fall to Earth?（分数：1.00）A.They are balanced by the pressure of rain droplets.B.The effect of gravity at high altitude i
13、s random.C.They are kept in the sky by air current.D.They are moving about with fixed direction.(3).In this passage, what does the term coalescence refer to?（分数：1.00）A.The gathering of small clouds to form large clouds.B.The growth of droplets.C.The fall of raindrops and other precipitation.D.The mo
14、vement of dust particles in the sunlight.Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.（分数：4.00）(1).Where was the first telephone service in America established?（分数：1.00）A.New York.B.
15、Washington D.C.C.Philadelphia.D.Chicago.(2).What causes the prices of the telephone system to lower in America?（分数：1.00）A.The material became cheaper.B.There was more competition.C.More people used the phones.D.The phones were connected across the sea.(3).Before the Bell Company became a publicly he
16、ld corporation, how were the calls passed to their destination?（分数：1.00）A.Manual switchboards.B.Reading manuals.C.Electronic switchboards.D.Voice switches.(4).What eventually happened to the phone company?（分数：1.00）A.It became a huge company.B.It was broken into smaller companies.C.It was taken over
17、by the government.D.It was profitable.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.（分数：3.00）(1).According to Dr. Jarviks studies, middle-aged and older persons would expect to _ .（分数
18、：1.00）A.remember lessB.reason betterC.learn fewer thingsD.lose no intellectual ability(2).Mental decay due to aging is _ .（分数：1.00）A.commonB.much more common than most people believeC.much less common than most people believeD.true of those over sixty(3).A long-term study of 136 pairs of twins showe
19、d that _ .（分数：1.00）A.they lost a little ability to reason over the yearsB.the only factor which declined over the years was their speed with which to perform mental tasksC.their memory was not as good as it had once beenD.their minds became a bit more active as they grew older四、BSECTION C NEWS (总题数：
20、4，分数：9.00)In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 21 to 23 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.（分数：3.00）(1).
21、How many adults were killed in the explosion?（分数：1.00）A.22.B.9.C.76.D.13.(2).What was the cause of the explosion?（分数：1.00）A.Children playing with fire.B.Fireworks set off in a house with explosives.C.Sparks from a fireworks display falling on the warehouse.D.The firing of a gun.(3).What were the vil
22、lagers doing when the explosion occurred?（分数：1.00）A.They were celebrating a festival.B.They were doing experiments.C.They were working in the factory.D.They were idling in the street.Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to ans
23、wer the questions. Now, listen to the news.（分数：2.01）(1).Eight foreign aid workers were arrested in Afghanistan because of their _ activities.（分数：0.67）A.politicalB.espionageC.religiousD.relief(2).Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the penalties?（分数：0.67）A.A fine.B.Expulsion.C.A jail te
24、rm.D.Death sentence._Questions 27 and 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.（分数：2.00）(1).Fighting broke out on train to Manchester _ .（分数：1.00）A.between football fans supporting rival teamsB.betw
25、een football players of rival teamsC.between football supporters and the policeD.between football players and the police(2)._ people are to appear in court in Manchester today.（分数：1.00）A.15B.50C.5D.8Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 1
26、0 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.（分数：2.00）(1).According to the news, what are Defense Department officials expected to do on Friday?（分数：1.00）A.To announce the plans to detect drug smugglers.B.To stop the flow of drugs northward from Latin America.C.To expand the use of mili
27、tary personnel.D.To throw more ships, planes and personnel into the anti-drug movement.(2).What was rejected by Columbia in January?（分数：1.00）A.The use of reconnaissance satellites in Columbia.B.The training of counter-narcotics personnel.C.The proposal of stationing warships off the Columbian coast.
28、D.The expanded use of military weapons.五、BPART CLOZE/(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your ANSWER SHEET.Threats from nomadic people in the north wereU (31) /Uthrough
29、out Chinese history. They were continually attacking the Chinese northernU (32) /U. With each new emperor, came endless debate about how toU (33) /Uthe barbarians. There were four options.U (34) /Uoffensive campaigns to drive them away or to destroy them; create defensive garrisons; develop diplomat
30、ic andU (35) /Uties with them, or build a wall to keep them out.All the options wereU (36) /Uat various times. Experience showed thatU (37) /Ucampaigns were too costly and very risky,U (38) /Udefensive garrisons could not respond quickly enoughU (39) /Ulightning attacks along a long border. The thir
31、d option would seem to be a veryU (40) /Uone and it was in fact tried successfullyU (41) /Ua couple of occasions. Wall building became the most favored option in many dynasties. The three dynasties whichU (42) /Uthe most walls were the Qin, the Han and the Ming.The effectiveness of the Great Wall in
32、 history is still a controversialU (43) /U. Historical records show that the wallU (44) /Uat many timesU (45) /Urepel invaders. Only on two occasions when a dynasty weakened fromU (46) /Uwere invaders from the northU (47) /Uadvance and conquer.U (48) /U, scholars think the Chinese wall builders were
33、 themselves responsible for the unrest on the border. The nomads were people who did not farm, so theyU (49) /Utrade with China for many essentials. When the Chinese refused to trade with them, they had no optionU (50) /Uraid border towns.（分数：20.00）A.continuousB.constantC.instantD.urgentA.sidesB.fie
34、ldsC.bordersD.boundaryA.deal withB.do withC.do away withD.put up withA.OperateB.BurstC.InitiateD.BeginA.economicalB.economicC.hypocriticalD.historicalA.favoredB.takenC.favoringD.takingA.offensiveB.defensiveC.protectiveD.defensibleA.whileB.whenC.asD.althoughA.againstB.toC.forD.withA.rationalB.nationa
35、lC.traditionalD.optionalA.onB.inC.underD.atA.builtB.were buildingC.have been buildingD.were builtA.affairB.topicC.issueD.problemA.badB.doesC.didD.hasA.successfullyB.peacefullyC.surprisinglyD.vainlyA.outsideB.betweenC.underD.withinA.liable toB.capable ofC.prone toD.able toA.HoweverB.ThereforeC.Beside
36、sD.MoreoverA.demanded ofB.worked outC.coped withD.depended onA.rather thanB.other thanC.but toD.only to六、BPART GRAMMAR (总题数：30，分数：30.00)2._ with the great hit on the stock market, the sufferings of the investors are worthy.（分数：1.00）A.CompareB.When comparedC.While comparingD.Comparing3.Alexander, bei
37、ng of a _ , reserved nature, pays close attention to what people say about him and does not like making speeches in public.（分数：1.00）A.sensibleB.sensitiveC.sensationalD.sane4.She was hired on the _ of her computer skills.（分数：1.00）A.powerB.energyC.forceD.strength5.The dogs ears _ when it ran.（分数：1.00）
38、A.floppedB.flippedC.flutteredD.flapped6.Among the 50 members, 40 voted, and _ abstained.（分数：1.00）A.the othersB.othersC.anotherD.the other7._ up drawing, he would have become an outstanding painter.（分数：1.00）A.Were he to takeB.Was he takenC.If he was to takeD.Had he taken8.Pardon me, but Sarah might n
39、ot turn _ again until, say, tonight.（分数：1.00）A.onB.inC.outD.up9.Some have little power to do good, and have _ little strength to resist evil.（分数：1.00）A.otherwiseB.howeverC.likewiseD.besides10.I instantly enlarged on the danger of delay, putting all the considerations before her in every _ form.（分数：1
40、.00）A.imaginedB.imaginaryC.imaginativeD.imaginable11.Far away on each hand _ the rich pastures, and the patches of dark earth made ready for the seed of broad-leaved green crops.（分数：1.00）A.prolongB.stretchC.extendD.expand12.He tried to _ to the view of the public more distinctly than is commonly don
41、e.（分数：1.00）A.exploitB.exploreC.exposeD.explode13.Laurence came out _ in the speech contest.（分数：1.00）A.the thirdB.threeC.a thirdD.third14.Mary said she would come _ you went to pick her up at 7.（分数：1.00）A.only ifB.if onlyC.onlyD.when15.After pondering over this problem for quite a long time, he final
42、ly _ a plan for the committee of their company to consider.（分数：1.00）A.put outB.put awayC.put asideD.put forward16._ one has a child will one realize how great ones parents are.（分数：1.00）A.UntilB.Not untilC.It is not untilD.Until not17.Everything is ready, _ ?（分数：1.00）A.isnt itB.arent theyC.is itD.are
43、 they18.Its incredible that France _ the EU Constitution.（分数：1.00）A.rejectsB.rejectedC.has rejectedD.should have rejected19.It is wise to set food and money _ in case of a future emergency.（分数：1.00）A.asideB.toC.downD.up20.He tried many ways of earning, and he became a farm laborer _ .（分数：1.00）A.even
44、tfullyB.conclusivelyC.timelyD.eventually21.The whether _ fine, Jane went out with her family to the park.（分数：1.00）A.wasB.wereC.isD.being22.According to the most _ records, my dear children, said Grandfather, the chair, about this time, had the misfortune to break its leg.（分数：1.00）A.authenticB.honestC.genuineD.sincere23.Your proposal deserves _ and is worth _ .（分数：1.00）A.to be discussed, to be triedB.discussing, tryingC.to be discussed, tryingD.discussing, to be trying24.Nowhere bu
