1、专业四级-160及答案解析 (总分：140.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、BPART DICTATIO(总题数：1，分数：15.00)1.I 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, th
2、e passage 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 o
3、n ANSWER SHEET ONE./I（分数：15.00）_二、BPART LISTENIN(总题数：3，分数：10.00)BSECTION A CONVERSATIONS/BI In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow./II Questions 1 to 4 are based on the following conversation. At the end of
4、 the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the conversation./I（分数：4.00）(1).What is the possible relationship between the man and the woman?（分数：1.00）A.Doctor and patient.B.Husband and wife.C.Father and daughter.D.Teacher and student.(2).What does the man wa
5、nt to do?（分数：1.00）A.Gain weight so as to join in a basketball team.B.Play basketball with friends from work.C.Try out for the company baseball team.D.Get in shape and compete in a cycling race.(3).What is the womans main concern?（分数：1.00）A.She is worded her husband will spend too much time away from
6、 home.B.She is afraid her husband will become a fitness freak.C.She is concerned about her husbands health.D.She is not confident of her husbands age for playing games.(4).What does the woman advise about the mans diet?（分数：1.00）A.He should eat more fruits and vegetables.B.He should consume less salt
7、.C.He should not eat fatty foods at all.D.He should add more protein products to his diet.I Questions 5 to 7 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).What is the woman
8、doing?（分数：1.00）A.She is eating the mans snack.B.She is eating the mans flower.C.She is appreciating the tulips.D.She is seeing the movie.(2).What reason is NOT mentioned by the speaker for eating flowers?（分数：1.00）A.Flowers contain vitamin.B.Flowers are constituted of sugars and minerals.C.Flowers ta
9、ste delicious.D.Flowers have protein.(3).What taste of petals is described by the speaker?（分数：1.00）A.Sour.B.Sweet.C.Salty.D.Odorous.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 con
10、versation./I（分数：3.00）(1).Mr. Burton asks the manager to tell the man in apartment 4B to _.（分数：1.00）A.mm off the music after 10:00 pmB.turn down the volume of his stereoC.listen to light music rather than rock and tollD.use headphones when listening to music(2).Why is the manager hesitant about carry
11、ing out this request?（分数：1.00）A.The man in apartment 4 is the son of the man who lives them.B.She is afraid that the man is very pig minded.C.She is afraid of what the owners son might say or do.D.She says the matter is the owners responsibility.(3).What is Mr. Burtons second complaint?（分数：1.00）A.Th
12、ere is an awful smell coming from the farm next door.B.The property owners next door are illegally disposing of waste.C.The stunk waste disposed by his neighbors disturbs him.D.The neighbors are burning leaves which are drifting his way.三、BSECTION B PASSA(总题数：3，分数：10.00)I Questions 11 to 14 are base
13、d 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./I（分数：4.00）(1).In American city schools, how many students are absent on a dally basis?（分数：1.00）A.12-14%B.12-40%C.20-40%D.20-50%(2).According to the speaker, what ar
14、e the most important reasons for studentsabsence in American city schools?（分数：1.00）A.Illness and poor academic performance.B.Illness and truancy.C.Physical punishment and truancy.D.Physical punishment and poor academic performance.(3).Which of the following methods is NOT tried in Florida to reduce
15、the number of truancy?（分数：1.00）A.Students with good record in attendance are awarded with gifts.B.Classes with improved attendance rates can get additional gifts.C.Students who attend school as required are granted academic credits in school courses.D.Teachers who successfully encourage school atten
16、dance are rewarded.(4).What measure has been taken in San Francisco to reduce the destruction of school property?（分数：1.00）A.Rewarding schools that have decreased the destruction.B.Encouraging students to attend more extracurricular activities.C.Promoting teachers who can prevent the destruction.D.In
17、creasing spend on repairs and replacements.I Questions 15 to 17 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./I（分数：3.00）(1).Roman superiority began to decline in the _ century A. D.（分数：1.00）A.secondB.th
18、irdC.fourthD.fifth(2).Which of the following is considered to be the most enduring heritage of the Romans?（分数：1.00）A.Art.B.Science.C.Law.D.Architecture.(3).Which of the following languages is NOT mentioned as using the Roman alphabet?（分数：1.00）A.English.B.French.C.Spanish.D.German.I Questions 18 to 2
19、0 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./I（分数：3.00）(1).For whom is the lecture intended?（分数：1.00）A.Freshman.B.Sophomore.C.Junior.D.Senior.(2).How would a vitalist view the work of the mind?（分数：1.
20、00）A.It is a very complex system facilitated by energy.B.It follows physic-chemical laws.C.It is a kind of philosophical process.D.It can not be separate from chemical workings of the brain.(3).What does the professor tell the students to do about the article on the chemical and physiological workin
21、gs of the brain?（分数：1.00）A.Read and copy the article.B.Read the article and write a summary on it.C.Read the article and write a paper on vitalism and mechanism.D.Read the article as a preparation for the lecture next week.四、BSECTION C NEWS (总题数：5，分数：10.00)I Questions 21 and 22 are based on the foll
22、owing 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).According to the news, which city is NOT included in the route of Olympic torch?（分数：1.00）A.Taiwan.B.Macao.C.Hong Kong.D.Shanghai.(2).What was the response of Taiwan af
23、ter the route had been announced?（分数：1.00）A.Readily accepted the arrangements.B.Angrily rejected the arrangements.C.Refuse to make any commons on the arrangements.D.Not yet decided whether to accept the arrangements.I Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item,
24、you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the news./I（分数：2.00）(1).How much funds would be released from Macau bank in the effort to settle nuclear problem in North Korea?（分数：1.00）A.$250,000B.$2,500,000C.$25,000,000D.$250,000,000(2).What will North Korea do if the financial
25、trouble is resolved?（分数：1.00）A.Transfer the money to a Korea bank.B.Invest more funds in nuclear program.C.Negotiate with UN about dismantling nuclear program.D.Allow UN inspectors into North Korea.I Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given
26、10 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the news./I（分数：2.00）(1).How many policemen were killed in the bombing?（分数：1.00）A.2.B.3.C.20.D.30.(2).Why have some tribes joined the Iraqi police and army?（分数：1.00）A.They hate of being Sunni rebels in Ramadi.B.They want to drive al-Qaida members from
27、 their region.C.They would be able to move to southern city of Diwaniyah with military force.D.They intend to stop rising influence of Shiite militia loyal to Moqtada al-Sadr.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 th
28、e questions.Now, listen to the news./I（分数：2.00）(1).In the description of two Indian airline companies, which statements is INCORRECT?（分数：1.00）A.The merger will save more than 150 million each year.B.The merger will lead to great cut in job positions.C.The two companies have been suffering financial
29、loss for many years.D.The two companies traditionally flew domestic and internationai routes respectively.(2).How many airlines were there in India five years ago?（分数：1.00）A.2.B.3.C.5.D.10.I Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given JO second
30、s to answer the questions.Now, listen to the news./I（分数：2.00）(1).The Nikkei Average fell by about _ points.（分数：1.00）A.100B.101C.110D.111(2).What will midweek U. S. petroleum inventory report possibly show?（分数：1.00）A.Rising cool stocks.B.Rising crude oil.C.Rising gasoline.D.Rising distillate supplies
31、.五、BPART CLOZE/(总题数：1，分数：20.00)In the United States, older people rarely live with their adult children. But in many other cultures children are expected to careU (31) /Utheir aged parents. In some parts of Italy, the percentage of adult children whoU (32) /Uwith their parentsU (33) /U65 to 70 perce
32、nt. In Thailand, too, children are expected to care for their elderly parents; few Thai elderly liveU (34) /U.What explains theseU (35) /Uin living arrangements across cultures? Modernization theoryU (36) /Uthe extended family household to low levels of economic development. In traditional societies
33、, the elderly live with their children in large extended family units for economic reasons. But with modernization, children move to urban areas,U (37) /Uold people behind in isolatedU (38) /Uareas. Yet modernization theory cannot explain why extended family households were never common in the Unite
34、d States or England, or why families in Italy, which is fully modernized, maintain a strongU (39) /Uof intergenerational living. Clearly, economic development alone cannot explainU (40) /Uliving arrangements.Another theory associated intergenerational living arrangements with inheritance patterns. I
35、n some cultures, the stem family pattern of inheritanceU (41) /U.U (42) /Uthis system, parents live with a married child, usually the oldest son,U (43) /Uthen inherits their property when they die. The stem family system was once common in Japan, but changes in inheritance laws,U (44) /Ubroader soci
36、al changes broughtU (45) /Uby industrialization and urbanization, haveU (46) /Uthe tradition. In 1960 about 80 percent of Japanese over 65 lived with their children; by 1990 only 60 percent did a figure that is still highU (47) /UU.S. standards, but which has beenU (48) /Usteadily. In Korea, too, tr
37、aditional living arrangements areU (49) /U: the percentage of aged Koreans who live with a son declined from 77 percent in 1984 to 50 percent just 10 years later.U (50) /Umost elderly Koreans still expect to live with a son, their adult children do not expect to live with their children when they gr
38、ow old.（分数：20.00）A.aboutB.forC.ofD.toA.resideB.resignC.rescindD.resentA.amountsB.arrivesC.reachesD.obtainsA.aloneB.lonesomeC.lonelyD.lonelinessA.analogyB.ambiguityC.controversyD.differenceA.integratedB.associatedC.linkedD.coalizedA.discardingB.leavingC.laggingD.maintainingA.ruralB.urbanC.unculturedD
39、.primitiveA.systemB.conceptC.heritageD.traditionA.establishedB.preferredC.reservedD.appointedA.administratesB.controlsC.presidesD.predominatesA.InB.OnC.UnderD.WithA.andB.thatC.whichD.whoA.as wellB.all wellC.as well asD.may as wellA.offB.outC.aboutD.forthA.eliminatedB.defeatedC.undertakenD.undermined
40、A.atB.inC.onD.byA.decliningB.degradingC.deductingD.desistingA.diminishingB.erodingC.recedingD.removingA.SinceB.UntilC.AlthoughD.Supposed六、BPART GRAMMAR (总题数：30，分数：30.00)2.The earthquake _ not have come at a worse time for the war-torn country.（分数：1.00）A.couldB.mustC.wouldD.might3.From this material
41、we can _ hundreds of what you may call direct products.（分数：1.00）A.deriveB.discernC.diminishD.displace4.The honest young man _ the boss that he would try his best for the excellence.（分数：1.00）A.ensuredB.assuredC.securedD.insured5.To impress a future employer, one should dress neatly, be_ , and display
42、 in the job.（分数：1.00）A.swiftB.instantC.timelyD.punctual6.My pain _ apparent the moment I walked into the room for the first man I met asked sympathetically: Are you feeling all right?（分数：1.00）A.must beB.hadC.must have beenD.had to be7.Being impatient is _ with being a good teacher.（分数：1.00）A.intrins
43、icB.ingeniousC.incompatibleD.inherent8.It is well-known fact that the cat family _ lions and tigers.（分数：1.00）A.enrichesB.accommodatesC.adoptsD.embraces9._,heat is produced.（分数：1.00）A.Certain chemicals are mixed togetherB.That certain chemicals are mixed togetherC.Whenever certain chemicals are mixed
44、 togetherD.The mixing together of certain chemicals10._ your opinions are worth considering, the committee finds it unwise to place too much importance on them.（分数：1.00）A.AsB.SinceC.ProvidedD.While11.If I were in movie, then it would be about time that I _ my bead in my hands for a cry.（分数：1.00）A.bu
45、ryB.am buryingC.buriedD.would bury12.Of the immigrants who came to America in the fast three quarters of the seventeenth century, the _ majority was English.（分数：1.00）A.overwhelmingB.overflowingC.overtakingD.overloading13.Because of its intimacy, radio is usually more than just a medium; it is _.（分数：1.00）A.firmB.companyC.corporationD.enterprise14.There are five
