1、专业四级-182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.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 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
3、ANSWER SHEET ONE./I(分数:15.00)_二、BPART LISTENIN(总题数:3,分数:10.00)SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conver
4、sation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the conversation.(分数:4.00)(1).How is Jacky recently?(分数:1.00)A.He is fine.B.He is sick.C.He is crazy about Internet.D.He feels depressed for no reason.(2).Which sentence best describes Jackys Net life?(分数:1.00)A.He hates the
5、Net.B.He will be at a loss when not sitting in front of the computer.C.He decides to spend less time on it.D.He likes everything on the internet.(3).Where has the girl got the information she told the boy?(分数:1.00)A.From TV.B.From newspaper.C.From her psychology class.D.From a lecture.(4).Why does J
6、acky think the Internet is healthier than television?(分数:1.00)A.You do not have any choice when watching TV.B.You communicate with other people on Internet.C.Television does harm to your bodys health.D.Internet allows you to know more about the real world.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the following
7、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 was the topic of their conversation last time?(分数:1.00)A.The US school system.B.The Continental school system.C.The Japanese school system.D.The Indian
8、school system.(2).How many university students are there in the Britain?(分数:1.00)A.12,000B.22,000C.220,000D.250,000(3).How old are the schoolboys in public schools like Eton?(分数:1.00)A.1217B.1318C.1218D.1319Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, yo
9、u will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the conversation.(分数:3.00)(1).What is the relationship between the man and woman?(分数:1.00)A.Husband and wife.B.Brother and sister.C.Good friends.D.Colleagues.(2).Which name is not mentioned when the man tried to quote some sayings to c
10、alm down?(分数:1.00)A.Plato.B.Webster.C.George Herbert.D.Pythagoras.(3).Who said Anger begins with folly and ends with repentance.?(分数:1.00)A.Plato.B.Webster.C.George Herbert.D.Pythagoras.三、BSECTION B PASSA(总题数:7,分数:20.00)IQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passag
11、e, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the passage./I(分数:3.00)(1).What is discussed as a new part of the medical facilities?(分数:1.00)A.Physical therapy equipment.B.Nuclear medicine room.C.A new operation room.D.A restaurant.(2).When will doctors be flown in from other
12、hospitals?(分数:1.00)A.If the facilities are adequate.B.If the facilities are inadequate.C.If the local doctors are incompetent.D.If there are not enough local doctors.(3).What is mentioned about the employees that will be hired?(分数:1.00)A.They will all be doctors.B.They will all be educated.C.The emp
13、loyees will benefit the local economy.D.The employees will be the best in the industry.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).What is the main concern of talk?(分数:1.
14、00)A.How the tone of a piano is affected by its shape.B.How to measure a pianos resonance.C.How to improve your performance by choosing the right piano.D.How size makes a piano more expensive.(2).Why are upright pianos popular?(分数:1.00)A.Jazz and popular music sound better on them.B.They sound as go
15、od as grand pianos.C.They are easy to move around.D.They occupy space.(3).What is the speaker getting ready to do?(分数:1.00)A.Have members of the audience try each piano themselves.B.Urge members of the audience to by upright pianos.C.Play each piano so the audience can listen to the difference.D.Ope
16、n each piano and let the audience see how they are strung.(4).What is the audience expected to do?(分数:1.00)A.Try to restore old square pianos.B.Begin to practice on uprights and grands.C.Buy uprights.D.Listen attentively to the performance.IQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At t
17、he 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).How many cars are towed from the streets each year?(分数:1.00)A.Hundreds of thousands of cars.B.Thirty million old cars.C.One million junked cars.D.Five million cars altogether.(2).What
18、 is Street Horizons?(分数:1.00)A.A government agency.B.A car removal center in Los Angeles.C.A place where old cars are fixed.D.An agency that tries to clear the streets.(3).What is the problem with abandoned cares?(分数:1.00)A.They encourage homelessness.B.They are a safety hazard.C.They take up parkin
19、g spaces.D.They can be stolen.BSECTION C NEWS BROADCAST/BIQuestions 2124 are based on the following news from the BBC or the VOA. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the two questions. Now listen to the news./I(分数:4.00)(1).According to the passage, before the agreemen
20、t was announced Monday, the two sides had been bargaining for _days.(分数:1.00)A.4B.5C.6D.7(2).According to the agreement, in which fields does China offers US farmers and businesses access_?(分数:1.00)A.telecommunicationsB.bankingC.insurance industriesD.all of the above(3).In return for Chinas offer, U
21、S Congress will have to grant Beijing before US producers can enjoy the benefits of wider Chinese markets.(分数:1.00)A.normal trade statusB.most favored nationC.normal trade nationD.most favored status(4).Which of the following is NOT the correct response from the international community to this agree
22、ment?(分数:1.00)A.President Clinton praises Chinese leaders for their efforts for an open market.B.Kofi Annan hales this agreement as a significant step in giving China a place in WTO.C.Japans Foreign Minister wishes China a quick entry into WTO.D.Some countries are not happy with the agreement.IQuest
23、ions 2526 are based on the following news from the BBC or the VOA. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the three questions. Now listen to the news./I(分数:2.00)(1).These people were arrested for _.(分数:1.00)A.getting involved in an assassination attemptB.fleeing on a mot
24、orbikeC.opposing to reformsD.fighting on the road(2).According to doctors, Mr. Hajjarians condition is _.(分数:1.00)A.seriousB.criticalC.improvingD.unknownIQuestions 27 28 are based on the following news from the BBC or the VOA. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the t
25、hree questions.Now listen to the news./I(分数:2.00)(1).The US military says the joint military action is aimed to _.(分数:1.00)A.drive off Iraqi planes in the no-fly zoneB.ensure a safe environment for planes patrolling the no-fly zoneC.wipe out Iraqi air forceD.support anti-government groups in Iraq(2)
26、.Which of the following is NOT true according to the Iraqi spokesman?(分数:1.00)A.Western planes bombed civilian targets.B.Western planes were driven off by Iraqi soldiers.C.One Western plane was shot down.D.Iraqi military installations are safe and under protection.IQuestions 29 30 are based on the f
27、ollowing news from the BBC or the VOA. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the two questions. Now listen to the news./I(分数:2.00)(1).Why did Mr. Aziz say the nomination is like putting old wine in new bottles?(分数:1.00)A.There is nothing new in the nomination procedure.
28、B.The nominee had held the same post for 6 years.C.The United Nations could find nobody new for the post.D.The nomination procedure is too boring.(2).If no objection is forwarded by midday Tuesday, _.(分数:1.00)A.the nomination will be passedB.the nominee will be droppedC.the nomination will be invali
29、dD.new candidates will be chosen四、BPART CLOZE/(总题数:1,分数:20.00)A common assumption about the private sector of education is that it caters only to the elite.U (31) /Urecent research points in the opposite direction. If we want to help some of mostU (32) /Ugroup in society, then encouraging deeper pri
30、vate sectorU (33) /Uis likely to be the best way forward.Several developments areU (34) /Uin India, all of which involve the private education sector meeting theU (35) /Uof the poor in distinct ways.U (36) /UIndia is not unique in this respectsimilar phenomena are happening all over the developing w
31、orld.As a point of departure, how do government schools serve the poor? Usefully, the government sponsored Public Report on Basic Education in India from 1999 paints a veryU (37) /Upicture of theU (38) /Uof the government schools for the poor. When researchersU (39) /Uunannounced on their random sam
32、ple of the schools, only 53% had any teaching activity going on.U (40) /U, the team not- ed that theU (41) /Uof teaching standards has nothing to doU (42) /Udisempowered teachers, but instead could beU (43) /Uplain negligence. They noted several cases of irresponsible teachersU (44) /Ua school close
33、d for months at a time.But is there anyU (45) /Uto these schools? Sorely no one else can do better than governmentU (46) /Uthe resources available? As it happens, the Report pointed to private schools that were serving the poor andU (47) /Uthat such problems were not found in these schools. Most par
34、ents believed that private schools were successful because they were more accountable: the teachers are account- able to the manager who can fire them, and,U (48) /Uhim or her, to theU (49) /Uwho can withdraw their children. Such accountability was not present in the government schools, and this con
35、trast isU (50) /Uwith crystal clarity by vast majority of parents.(分数:20.00)A.In additionB.On the contraryC.In effectD.In generalA.disadvantagedB.disabledC.discriminatedD.privilegedA.encouragementB.intercourseC.investmentD.involvementA.ongoingB.outgoingC.precedingD.underwayA.difficultiesB.objections
36、C.needsD.requestsA.AndB.ThereforeC.ButD.ThusA.desolateB.bleakC.ingeniousD.delicateA.disorganizationB.breakdownC.malfunctioningD.disorderA.calledB.decidedC.tookD.lookedA.AmusinglyB.MisleadinglyC.ConfusinglyD.AlarminglyA.deprivationB.deformationC.deficiencyD.deteriorationA.withoutB.aboutC.forD.withA.a
37、ttributed toB.resulted fromC.followed byD.accounted forA.keepB.keepingC.keptD.to keepA.alternativeB.optionC.substituteD.preferenceA.thinkingB.supposingC.supposeD.givenA.acquaintedB.admittedC.allowedD.permittedA.toB.byC.withD.throughA.managerB.studentsC.parentsD.researchersA.conceivedB.maintainedC.re
38、tainedD.perceived五、BPART GRAMMAR (总题数:30,分数:30.00)2.The weatherman broadcasts the _ in temperature twice a day.(分数:1.00)A.diversionB.variationC.varietyD.modification3.Humidity is so intense in some parts Of the tropics that Europeans find they are unable to _.it.(分数:1.00)A.maintainB.persistC.endureD
39、.sustain4.Mr. Milton prefers to resign _ part in such dishonest business deals.(分数:1.00)A.than takeB.than to takeC.rather than takeD.rather than to take5.A teacher, with his students, _ an English film.(分数:1.00)A.is to seeB.is seeingC.are seeingD.see6.This article _ more attention to the problem of
40、cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learning.(分数:1.00)A.cares forB.applies forC.allows forD.calls for7.I have to go to see my doctor this afternoon. Would you like me to _ you?(分数:1.00)A.sendB.escortC.accompanyD.campaign8.We are late. I. expect the film _ by the time we get to the
41、 cinema.(分数:1.00)A.has startedB.will have startedC.will startD.may start9._. his eyes when she told him that it was time for them to leave.(分数:1.00)A.Hardly had he openedB.Scarcely did he openC.No sooner did he open.D.He had no sooner opened10.lt. wasnt such a good dinner _ she had promised us.(分数:1
42、.00)A.thatB.whichC.asD.what11.It is about time that such practices _.(分数:1.00)A.are endedB.be endedC.were endedD.must be ended12.These two areas are similar _ they both have a high rainfall during this season.(分数:1.00)A.to thatB.besides thatC.in thatD.except that13.The football match was televised _
43、 from the workers stadium.(分数:1.00)A.aliveB.alike C.livelyD.live14.Jean Wagners most enduring contribution to the study of Afro-American poetry is his insist- ence that it _ in a religious, as well as worldly, frame of reference.(分数:1.00)A.is to be analyzedB.has been analyzedC.be analyzedD.should ha
44、ve been analyzed15.I know Ann didnt pass this examination, but really she is _ stupid.(分数:1.00)A.something butB.anything butC.nothing butD.not but16.If I had remembered _ the window, the thief would not have got in.(分数:1.00)A.to closeB.closingC.to have closedD.having closed17.My brothers plans are very _ he wants to master English, French and Spanish before he is sixteen.(分数:1.00)A.arbitraryB.aggressiveC.ambitiousD.abundant18._, he swore that he was not asleep.(分数:1.00)A.Although I had difficulty in waking himB.Since I had difficulty in waking himC.Being difficulty in waking himD.E