1、专业四级-257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).Why is the woman at the registrars office? A.She works part-time there. B.She goes to apply for a job. C.She goes to sign up for classes. D.She goes to pay her tuition.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What can be inferred about the man from the con
5、versation? A.He always registers early. B.He usually registers at the last minute. C.He knew the woman would be in the registrars office. D.He was late for paying his tuition.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What was wrong when the man paid his tuition? A.He signed up for the wrong course. B.One of the courses
6、he needed was not available. C.His student ID had expired. D.He forgot to supply some information.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 4 to 6 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）
7、(1).What did the Dodds do when they went away last summer? A.They hired someone to stay in their home. B.They left their pets with neighbors. C.They rented their house to a student. D.They asked their gardener to watch their house.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is one of the responsibilities of the house
8、-sitter according to the conversation? A.Walking the dog. B.Buying the necessities. C.Taking care of the children. D.Paying the water and electricity bill.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).How do homeowners determine the reliability of a house-sitter? A.They attend a house-sitters party. B.They check house-sitte
9、rs references. C.They interview house-sitters friends. D.They look at house-sitters transcripts.（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）(
10、1).Why did the man need to see Dean Williams? A.To get medical treatment. B.To inquire about his results of the paper. C.To find out the exam schedule. D.To get an extension for a paper.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why hasnt the man started writing the paper? A.He has been ill. B.He hasnt yet found a topic.
11、 C.He was busy studying for the exam. D.He didnt know the deadline.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What is the normal way of dealing with the mans case? A.More days will be given. B.He can hand in the paper next term. C.He has to take the course again. D.He must hand in the paper as scheduled.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.
12、(4).What should the man do after he leaves the womans office? A.Send a form to Professor Brown. B.See Dean Williams. C.Ask the doctor to sign his form. D.Visit his professor.（分数：1.00）A.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 care
13、fully 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).Which of the following fostered the great expansion of formal schooling? A.R
14、eformers suggestions. B.The coming of a large population from Europe. C.The expansion of industrial cities. D.The requirement of specific populations.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What did education reformers suggest in the early twentieth century? A.Different groups needed different kinds of education. B.Sp
15、ecial programs should be set up to modernize students. C.Women should stay at home. D.More women should be involved in education and industry.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What problem was Americans confronting in the earlier twentieth century? A.More goods were produced than needed. B.Fewer goods were produ
16、ced than needed. C.Immigrant women didnt have right to receive education. D.Immigrant women raised a lot of children.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 14 to 16 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
17、：3.00）(1).What does a training specification specify? A.The performance required for a certain job. B.The required behavior, knowledge and skills. C.The training contents and methods to be used. D.The costs and the benefits of the program.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What must we understand in order to be s
18、uccessful in our training programs? A.The difference between a job description and a job specification. B.The difference between what is taught, and how it is used. C.The relation between the costs and the quality of the program. D.The difference between learning about the skills and training in usi
19、ng them.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What does the success of a training program lie in according to the passage? A.The training methods and the quality of the training staff. B.The performance of the trainees in the program. C.The places where the training programs take place. D.The way to evaluate the tra
20、ining program.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 17 to 20 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 can we learn about San Francisco, according to the passage? A.It is a mountain city. B.I
21、t is the political centre of the west of America. C.It got its name in 1862. D.It belonged to Spanish at the very beginning.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What can we learn about the population of San Francisco? A.There was about ten thousand people living there at the very beginning. B.It decreased in 1848.
22、C.It is almost three million now. D.It has been nearly the same in the recent decades.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What happened in 1869 in San Francisco, according to the passage? A.Gold was discovered in San Francisco. B.The transcontinental railroad was completed. C.The Golden Gate Bridge was constructed
23、. D.Telegraph communications were established.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).How much did it cost to complete the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge? A.Nineteen million dollars. B.Thirty-two million dollars. C.Thirty-seven million dollars. D.Forty-two million dollars.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、BSECTION C NEWS (总题
24、数：5，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 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）
25、(1).How much has Huawei achieved in sales for the first two quarters of the year? A.168.5 billion yuan. B.165.8 billion yuan, C.135.8 billion yuan. D.138.5 billion yuan.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What was the major product of Huawei in the past? A.smart device. B.telecoms network equipment. C.smartphone.
26、D.earphone.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 23 and 24 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).Which of the following is the reason for Silvio Berlusconis anger? A.His wife accused him of consor
27、ting with minors and said she wanted a divorce. B.He was criticized too old to be a prime minister. C.His wife denied his choice of inexperienced but attractive female election candidates. D.His wife has taken an interview.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is correct about the news? A.Vero
28、nica Lario will apologize to Silvio Berlusconi. B.The 72-year-old minister has taken part in a birthday party with his wife. C.Veronica Lario has clashed with Silvio Berlusconi more than three times. D.Silvio Berlusconi is a billionaire.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following
29、 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).Which of the following is NOT contained in the genetically modified maize? A.Beta carotene. B.Precursors of vitamin . C.Precursors of vitamin . D.Folic acid.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D
30、.(2).According to the news, we can learn that A.the genetically modified maize fortified with three vitamins has been created by American researchers. B.no maize can produce more than one vitamin before. C.the creators argue the crop could provide healthy diets for those seeking for weight loss. D.a
31、ll the engineers agree with this new product（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.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).When the brawl happened, A.few people were at Sydney airport. B.a
32、gang was ambushed by a rival gang. C.four suspects fled and others were arrested. D.15 gang members were surrounded by 50 other gang members.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How many people were killed in the chaos? A.1. B.4. C.15. D.50.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At th
33、e 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).Which of the following is the measure taken by Obama in seeking a new relationship with the Muslim world? A.Closing the Guantanamo Detention Center for a year. B.Banning harsh interroga
34、tion techniques on detainees. C.Welcoming the Muslim world. D.Bringing Israelis and Palestinians together for a peace deal.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).In the analysts view, what is the key to the change of the relations with the Muslim world? A.Whether Obama could take office. B.Whether Obama could close t
35、he Guantanamo Detention Center. C.Whether Obama could ban harsh interrogation techniques on detainees. D.Whether Obama could bring Israelis and Palestinians together for a peace deal.（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 passag
36、e if inserted in the corresponding blanks.In America, older people rarely live with their adult children. But in many other cultures children are expected to care U U 1 /U /Utheir aged parents. In some parts of Italy, the percentage of adult children who U U 2 /U /Uwith their parents U U 3 /U /U65%
37、to 70%. In Thailand, too, children are expected to look after their elderly parents; few Thai elderly live U U 4 /U /U. What explains these differences in living arrangements across cultures? Modernization theory U U 5 /U /Uthe extended family to low levels of economic development. In traditional so
38、cieties, the elderly live with their children in large extended family units for economic reasons. U U 6 /U /Uwith modernization, children move to urban areas, U U 7 /U /Uold people after in U U 8 /U /Urural areas. Yet modernization theory cant explain why such households were never common in Americ
39、a or England, or why families in fully modernized Italy U U 9 /U /Ua strong tradition of intergenerational living. Clearly, economic development alone cannot explain U U 10 /U /Uliving arrangements.Another theory associated intergenerational living arrangements with inheritance U U 11 /U /U. In some
40、 cultures, the stem family pattern of inheritance overtakes. U U 12 /U /Uthis system, parents live with a married child, usually the oldest son, who then U U 13 /U /Utheir property when they die. The stem family system was once common in Japan, but changes in inheritance laws, U U 14 /U /Ubroader so
41、cial changes brought U U 15 /U /Uby industrialization and urbanization, have U U 16 /U /Uthe usage. In 1960 about 80% of Japanese over 65 lived with their children; by 1990 only 60% U U 17 /U /U a figure that is still high U U 18 /U /UAmerican standards, but which has been U U 19 /U /Usteadily. In K
42、orea, too, traditional living arrangements are U U 20 /U /U: the percentage of aged Koreans who live with a son declined from 77% in 1984 to 50% just 10 years later.（分数：20.00）(1). A.about B.after C.for D.over（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A.reside B.recite C.redeem D.rebel（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A.amasses B.am
43、ounts C.attains D.reaches（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A.allegedly B.alone C.already D.aloud（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A.associated B.linked C.united D.combined（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6). A.Therefore B.But C.Although D.Given（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7). A.leave B.left C.leaving D.to leave（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8). A.isolated B.lonely C.ideal D.secluded（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9). A.maintain B.promote C.conserve D.support（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10). A.international B.intergenerational C.intercontinental D.interactive（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11). A.models B.patterns C.modules D.patches（分数：1.00）A
