1、专业四级-159及答案解析 (总分：138.01，做题时间：90分钟)一、BPART DICTATIO(总题数：1，分数：15.00)1.IListen 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
2、 passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with internals 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 o
3、n ANSWER SHEET ONE. Now listen to the passage./I（分数：15.00）_二、BPART LISTENIN(总题数：3，分数：10.00)BSECTION A CONVERSATIONS/BIIn this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow./IIQuestions 1 to 3 are based on the following co
4、nversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the conversation./I（分数：3.00）(1).Whats the patients symptom ?（分数：1.00）A.A sore throat.B.Abnormal temperature.C.A bellyache.D.A headache.(2).She did NOT_.（分数：1.00）A.eat ice cream or popcornB.
5、take a ride on the merry-go-roundC.have a birthday partyD.cry to complain her pain(3).What should Ella do?（分数：1.00）A.Take medicine for a week.B.Eat whatever she wants to keep a good mood.C.Control her diet for a week.D.Come to the doctor again .three days later.I Questions 4 to 7 are based on the fo
6、llowing conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the conversation./I（分数：4.00）(1).When did the speakers last see each other? A: Recently. B. Some time ago. C. Yesterday. D. Last year.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What was the man doing th
7、e last time the woman saw him?（分数：1.00）A.Looking for a new job.B.Interviewing for a new job.C.Considering changing his job.D.Quitting his job.(3).How was the mans situation resolved?（分数：1.00）A.He got fired.B.He found a new job.C.He was promoted.D.He wanted to be acknowledged.(4).What else did the ma
8、n get with the new job?（分数：1.00）A.The accounts.B.A company car.C.Marriage.D.A higher income.I Questions 8 to 10 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./I（分数：3.00）(1).The man wants to
9、 have _ in the apartment.（分数：1.00）A.a bedroomB.a washing machineC.a balconyD.an air-conditioner(2).The dialogue takes place in _。（分数：1.00）A.BritainB.CanadaC.the USD.Australia(3).Which of the following is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.The man wants to rent an apartment.B.The man decides to have a look at two a
10、partments first.C.If he rents the apartment, he has to pay ff he causes damage to the domestic appliances.D.He needs to sign a list if he decides to rent the apartment.三、BSECTION B PASSA(总题数：3，分数：10.00)IQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the conversation, you will b
11、e given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage./I（分数：3.00）(1).Why did John Hailor and William Liburdy, doctors in Boston, study 1,100 children?（分数：1.00）A.To examine whether these children were healthy.B.To find out whether their mothers had smoked.C.To find out why these child
12、ren suffered breathing problems and lung disease.D.To look into the effect that mothers smoking had on their children.(2).Suppose Jack s father is a heavy smoker, so was Marys mother. According to the speaker, what will happen?（分数：1.00）A.Jack is more likely to develop lung cancer.B.Mary is more like
13、ly to develop lung cancer.C.Jack and Mary have the same chance to develop lung cancer.D.Neither Jack nor Mary has the chance to develop lung cancer.(3).What is the purpose of the speaker?（分数：1.00）A.To warn us of the danger of smoking before children.B.To warn people with breathing problems not to sm
14、oke.C.To warn that mothers who smoke may affect their children.D.To warn that fathers who smoke may affect their children as mothers.I Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the passage
15、./I（分数：4.00）(1).Which of the following did NOT happen to the opera house?（分数：1.00）A.It caught on*fire in January 1996.B.Two. electricians Were sent to prison because of the accident.C.The theatre was reconstructed.D.The theater hasnt been put into use yet.(2).It is mentioned that the theatre is equi
16、pped with the following EXCEPT _.（分数：1.00）A.Modem sound effect devicesB.Fire protection devicesC.Art classics of the stateD.A reservoir(3).Which of the following is worth nearly 700 pounds in the theatre?（分数：1.00）A.Acoustics.B.A chair in the stall.C.A chair in the elaborate boxes.D.A ticket.(4).Whic
17、h of the following statements is true?（分数：1.00）A.Its taken a decade to rebuild Venices opera house.B.Many famous people attended the first opera performance there.C.The theatre was rebuilt in a modem style.D.The theatre is in the US.I Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end
18、 of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the passage./I（分数：3.00）(1).What is the passage mainly about?（分数：1.00）A.Forthcoming improvements on the Internet.B.Chinese characters on the Internet.C.Delivery of emails on the Internet.D.Different languages on
19、the Internet.(2).What efforts are needed here?（分数：1.00）A.To train more sharp-eyed workers.B.To provide more languages.C.To clean up differences between languages.D.To create more domain names.(3).Which of the following statements is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.One needs accurate information to have an e-mai
20、l delivered.B.The variety of eastern languages adds up to the difficulty in providing the right data to a computer.C.Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Arabic, and Thai all have its share in the problem.D.The purpose of the discussion is to cancel English on the Internet.四、BSECTION C NEWS (总题数：4，分数：8.00)I Q
21、uestion 21 and 22 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./I（分数：2.00）(1).Who enjoys the most popularity in the people of South Africa?（分数：0.40）A.Nelson Mandela.B.Robert Mugabe.C.Thabo Mbeki.D.The presid
22、ent.(2)._cause(s) negative influence to South Africa?（分数：0.40）A.South Africas transformationB.Fighting for freedomC.Endemic and widespread povertyD.The dignity of all our people_I Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer
23、 the questions.Now listen to the news./I（分数：2.01）(1).What does this conference center on?（分数：0.67）A.Bridges.B.Computers.C.Internet.D.Telecommunication.(2).The conference focuses on the following EXCEPT_.（分数：0.67）A.offering mutual help in its communications technologyB.developing the information and
24、communications technology sector in AfricaC.describing some aspects of this technological gapD.learning about updated networks_I 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./I（分数：2.00）(1
25、).Developed countries take _ of the worlds health expense.（分数：1.00）A.20 %B.00%C.5%D.98%(2).Over the last five decades, life expectancy has increased globally by_ years.（分数：1.00）A.19B.45C.65D.5I Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 sec
26、onds to an, ewer the questions.Now listen to the news./I（分数：2.00）(1).Which of the following is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.Japan is suffering from an economic recession.B.GDP for the three months to September fell zero point six percent.C.The government underestimated the recession situation.D.The Bank of J
27、apan has decided on interest rates.(2).What has happened to Japans economy?（分数：1.00）A.Economic revival.B.Deteriorating economic situation.C.An increase in GDP.D.An increase in import.五、BPART CLOZE/(总题数：1，分数：20.00)People born in autumn live longer than those born in spring and areU (31) /Ulikely .to
28、fall chronically iii when they are older, according to an Austrian scientist. UsingU (32) /Udata for more than one million people in Austria, Denmark and Australia, scientists at the Max Planck InstituteU (33) /UDemographic Research in the northern German town of Restock found the month of birth was
29、U (34) /Ulife expectancy over the age of 50.U (35) /Udifferences differences in what mothers ate duringU (36) /U,and infectionsU (37) /Uat different times of the year could both have an impact on theU (38) /Uof a newborn baby and couldU (39) /Uits life expectancy in older age. A mother giving birth
30、in spring spends the lastU (40) /Uof her pregnancy inU (41) /U,U (42) /Ushe will eat less vitamins than in summer, said Gabriele Doblhammer, one of a team of scientists whoU (43) /Uthe research. When she stopsU (44) /Uand starts giving her baby normal food, its in the hot weeks of summer when babies
31、 areU (45) /Uto infections of the digestiveU (46) /U. In Austria, adults born in autumn (October-December) lived about seven months longer than those born in spring (April-June), and in Denmark adults with birthdays in autumnU (47) /Uthose born in spring about four months. In the southern hemisphere
32、, the picture was similar. Adults born in the Australian autumnthe European spring-lived about four months longer than those born in the Australian spring. The study focused on people born at the be- ginning of the 20th century, usingU (48) /Ucertificates and census data. AlthoughU (49) /Uat all tim
33、es of the year has improved since then, the seasonal patternU (50) /U, Dobl-hammer said.（分数：20.00）A.lessB.veryC.seldomD.otherwiseA.scientificB.censusC.researchD.conciseA.esB.withC.forD.aboutA.related toB.concerned withC.charged withD.vulnerable toA.GeneticB.SeasonalC.InnateD.QuarterlyA.dayB.nightC.p
34、regnancyD.winterA.having occurredB.occurredC.occurringD.to be occurredA.colorB.complexionC.weightD.healthA.influenceB.effectC.prolongD.exertA.weekB.timeC.phaseD.monthA.winterB.summerC.springD.autumnA.asB.whereC.whenD.becauseA.carried outB.made outC.carried aboutD.talked aboutA.smokingB.milkingC.eati
35、ngD.breast-feedingA.proneB.likelyC.accessibleD.dedicatedA.systemB.diseasesC.nervesD.cellsA.beatB.outlivedC.survivingD.winningA.drivingB.deathC.graduateD.birthA.nutritionB.lifeC.foodD.housingA.insistsB.persistsC.resistsD.consists六、BPART GRAMMAR (总题数：30，分数：30.00)2.Recently a number of cases have been
36、reported of young children _ a violent act previously seen on television.（分数：1.00）A.modifyingB.duplicatingC.acceleratingD.stimulating3.Some professors prefer to control discussion while others prefer to guide the class without_ it.（分数：1.00）A.enforcingB.dominatingC.enhancingD.disposing4._ that the de
37、mand for power continues to rise at the current rate, it will not he long before tradi-tional sources become inadequate.（分数：1.00）A.ConcerningB.AscertainingC.AssumingD.Regarding5.Although Oriental ideas of womans _ to man prevailed in those days, she did dare to meet with man on equal basis.（分数：1.00）
38、A.contributionB.sacrificeC.subordinationD.obedience6.Young people are not _ to stand and look at works of art; they want art they can participate in.（分数：1.00）A.conservativeB.contentC.confidentD.generous7.This is _as the one you bought the other day.（分数：1.00）A.such good a pictureB.so a good pictureC.
39、as a good pictureD.as good a picture8.Some children display an _ curiosity about every new thing they encounter.（分数：1.00）A.incredibleB.infectiousC.incompatibleD.inaccessible9.In the present .economic _ we can safely invest our money into the stock and bond .market.（分数：1.00）A.airB.moodC.conditionD.cl
40、imate10.Jimmy couldnt t eat hard food for at least half a week as he had his wisdom tooth _ today.（分数：1.00）A.pulledB.fragmentedC.extractedD.picked11.Before the first non-stop flight made in 1949, it _necessary for all planes to land for refueling.（分数：1.00）A.would beB.has beenC.had beenD.would have b
41、een12.Fond of singing as she is, she is _ a good singer by profession.（分数：1.00）A.everything butB.anything butC.nothing butD.something but13.Their library is _ ours.（分数：1.00）A.three times larger asB.three times the size asC.three limes the size ofD.three times as the size of14.Just as the builder is
42、skilled in the handling of his bricks, _ the experienced writer in the handling of his words.（分数：1.00）A.and so isB.as isC.the same isD.so is15.The boy cycling in the. street was knocked down by a minibus and received_ _injuries.（分数：1.00）A.fatalB.excessiveC.disastrousD.exaggerated16.A knock at the do
43、or again! It was the third time someone _ me that evening.（分数：1.00）A.has interruptedB.had interruptedC.to have interruptedD.would have interrupted17.I havent seen Diana these past few days. I am afraid she _ herself for some time.（分数：1.00）A.hasnt been feelingB.isnt feelingC.wasnt feelingD.hadnt been feeling18.Having no money but _ to know, he simply said he would go without dinner.（分数：1.00）A.not to want anyoneB.not wanting anyoneC.wanted no oneD.to want no one19.The law on no smoking in public is _ stated.
