1、专业四级-218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.Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done 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 done 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. （分数：15.00）_二、BPART LISTENIN(总题数：0，
3、分数：0.00)三、BSECTION A CONVE(总题数：3，分数：10.00)In this section you will hear several 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 ans
4、wer the questions.Now, listen to the conversation. （分数：3.00）(1).Which is NOT true of the man? A.He is new in the Department. B.He gets along well with others. C.He is in charge of a project. D.He is from Scotland.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is the temperature in Cambridge? A.22. B.23. C.25. D.34.（分数：1
5、.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What is the best choice for the woman? A.She should live on campus. B.She should live with an English family. C.She should live in the University Society. D.She should live with friends.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conve
6、rsation, you 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 two speakers? A.They are friends. B.They have never met before. C.They are lovers. D.They are classmates.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is the cause of the long
7、 waiting? A.The computer of the place goes wrong. B.There arent enough people selling tickets. C.The tickets are not many. D.They havent mentioned about it.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What does the man think about the long waiting? A.He thinks it terrific. B.He thinks the waiting is worthy. C.He feels comf
8、ortable waiting so long. D.He feels disgusted.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 7 to 10 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：4.00）(1).What is the disadvantage of an excursion fare?
9、A.More expensive than the usual price. B.Only one stopover allowed. C.Having only one Australian stop. D.Many restrictions on it.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What happens if Adams stops at Perth? A.He cant meet his friends. B.The flight goes without him. C.He has to pay more than 795 pounds. D.He cant stop
10、at Hong Kong then.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).How much is the fare from Sydney to Perth? A.400 pounds. B.150 pounds. C.420 pounds. D.795 pounds.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What has the man decided to do? A.To buy a ticket now. B.To buy a ticket at Perth. C.To go to Perth first. D.To talk to his friends.（分数：1.00）A
11、.B.C.D.四、BSECTION B PASSA(总题数：3，分数：10.00)In this section you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 11 to 14 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.N
12、ow, listen to the passage. （分数：4.00）(1).John Williams house is made of A.wood. B.bricks. C.animal skin. D.old stones.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).John Williams has lived in his present location A.since he was born. B.since he graduated from college. C.since his wife died. D.almost half his life.（分数：1.00）A.B
13、.C.D.(3).According to the speaker, which of the following could John Williams not use in his cabin? A.An ax. B.Clothing. C.Knives. D.Electricity.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).John Williams likes to A.live away from human society. B.find a peaceful place to read books. C.make things by himself. D.have a chat
14、with his friends in his cabin.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.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. （分数：3.00）(1).In 1847 most countries of the world were A.not yet using postage stamps. B.co
15、llecting valuable stamps. C.buying stamps from Mauritius. D.printing their own stamps.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The mistake on the locally-printed postage stamps was in the A.spelling of postage. B.use of words. C.price. D.color.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).It can be inferred that A.all correctly printed stamps
16、are worthless. B.Mauritius needed the stamps to send out invitations to a ball. C.the printer was punished for his mistake. D.collectors are constantly looking for stamps with mistakes.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be give
17、n 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the passage. （分数：3.00）(1).The purpose of Magellans expedition was A.to sail round the world. B.to find navigation lane from the Atlantic to the Pacific. C.to make a voyage to Asia. D.to carry men to Philippines.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which is NOT men
18、tioned in the passage concerning the expedition? A.Lack of navigation equipment. B.Severe winter in Patagonia. C.The death of Magellan. D.Dangers from rocks and storms.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The best title for this passage is A.The Discovery of Magellans Strait. B.The Discovery of the Philippines. C.T
19、he Most Dangerous Expedition in Navigation. D.The First Expedition to Asia.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、BSECTION C NEWS (总题数：4，分数：10.00)In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At
20、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).The casualties for the rival Muslim militias were A.three. B.twenty. C.ninety-four. D.ninety-seven.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2)._ reported the rocket attacks. A.Two hospitals B.Local newspape
21、rs C.A news agency D.Leaders of the main factions（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 23 to 25 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).According to the news, ice from Greenland gives information ab
22、out A.oxygen. B.ancient weather. C.carbon dioxide. D.temperature.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why are there two teams to study the same ice? A.Because they belong to different countries. B.Because they compete against each other. C.Because they want to confirm their findings. D.Because there are too many pi
23、eces of ice for only one team.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).It can be inferred from the measurements that 20,000 years ago, A.the weather must have been warmer. B.the weather must have been colder. C.the weather had remained almost the same. D.the weather had changed a lot.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 26 and 2
24、7 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).What does The Moment of Isaac Newton refer to in the news? A.A discussion about Newtons theory. B.A conference held in the honor of Newton. C.A d
25、isplay of Newtons works in the library. D.An exhibition of documents and other items about Newton.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Who is Mordechai Feingold? A.The president of the University of Cambridge. B.The chairman of Science and the Making of Modem Culture. C.A faithful follower of Newton. D.A professor
26、at the California Institute of Technology.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 28 and 29 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：3.00）(1).Three British Muslim men were found guilty of A.conspiring to murder
27、 some North Americans. B.planning an attack which is more devastating than the 911. C.smuggling liquid bombs through airlines. D.plotting to blow up 7 trans-Atlantic planes.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the news, the far-reaching impact of the conspiracy was that A.tourism of the city was seriou
28、sly affected. B.carrying liquids onto planes is still restricted up to this day. C.it showed the governments ability to investigate the plot. D.the British authorities would find some relief after the verdicts.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Question 30 is based on the following news. At the end of the news it
29、em, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question.Now listen to the news. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? A.The Kairuku penguin became extinct about 25 million years ago. B.The Kairuku penguin lived in the Oligocene time period. C.The fossil penguin is reconstructed in New Zeala
30、nd. D.The research is published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.语音下载（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、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.Humanitys primal efforts to systematize the concepts of size, s
31、hapes, and number are usually regarded as the earliest mathematics. However, the concept of number and the counting process developed so long U U 1 /U /Uthe time of recorded history (there is archaeological U U 2 /U /Uthat counting was employed by humans as far back as 50,000 years ago) that the U U
32、 3 /U /Uof this development is largely conjectural (推测的). Imaging how it probably came. U U 4 /U /Uis not difficult. The argument that humans, U U 5 /U /Uin prehistoric times, had some number sense, at least U U 6 /U /Uthe extent of recognizing the concepts of more and less when some objects were U
33、U 7 /U /Uto or taken away from a small group, seems fair, for studies have shown that some animal possesses such a U U 8 /U /U.With the U U 9 /U /Uevolution of society, simple counting became necessary. A tribe had to know how many members it had and how many enemies, and shepherd needed to know U U
34、 10 /U /Uthe flock of sheep was decreasing in size. Probably the earliest way of keeping a count was by some simple tally (计算，记录) method, U U 11 /U /Uthe principle of one-to-one correspondence. In U U 12 /U /Ua count of sheep, for example, one finger per sheep could be U U 13 /U /U. Counts could als
35、o be U U 14 /U /Uby making scratches in the dirt or on a stone, by cutting notches in a piece of wood, or by tying knots in a string.U U 15 /U /U, perhaps later, an assortment of vocal U U 16 /U /Uwas developed as a word tally against the number of objects in a small group. And U U 17 /U /Ulater, wi
36、th the development of writing, a set of U U 18 /U /Uwas invented to stand for these numbers. Such an imagined development is U U 19 /U /Uby reports of anthropologists in their studies of present-day societies that are U U 20 /U /Uto be similar to those of early humans.（分数：20.00）(1). A.after B.before
37、 C.ahead D.ago（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A.evidence B.conception C.witness D.evaluation（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A.mood B.mission C.manner D.vision（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A.across B.about C.around D.by（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A.just B.nearly C.even D.also（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6). A.within B.by C.at D.to（分数：1.00）A.B.C
38、.D.(7). A.added B.referred C.amounted D.attached（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8). A.meaning B.sense C.impression D.doubt（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9). A.continuous B.continual C.unceasing D.gradual（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10). A.how B.when C.if D.that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11). A.developing B.employing C.exploring D.researching（分数：
39、1.00）A.B.C.D.(12). A.doing B.showing C.taking D.keeping（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13). A.accessible B.applicable C.available D.obtainable（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14). A.justified B.asserted C.located D.maintained（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15). A.Then B.When C.However D.So（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16). A.noises B.sounds C.voices D.r
40、hythms（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17). A.almost B.quite C.still D.yet（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18). A.marks B.signals C.symbols D.signs（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19). A.opposed B.debated C.supported D.argued（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20). A.measured B.thought C.balanced D.supposed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.七、BPART GRAMMAR (总题数：30，分数：30.00)2.It
41、is about time that such practices _ A.are ended. B.be ended. C.were ended. D.must be ended.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.In fact, Peter would rather have left for San Francisco than _ in New York. A.to stay B.stayed C.staying D.having stayed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.He told me only part of the story, _ A.so that was
42、it. B.so that was this. C.and that was so. D.and that was that.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.Although a teenager, Fred could resist _ what to do and what not to do. A.being told B.telling C.to be told D.to tell（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.Jean Wagners most enduring contribution to the study of Afro-American poetry is his insistence that it _ in a religious, as well as worldly, frame of reference. A.is to be analyz
