1、专业四级-266及答案解析 (总分：104.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、BPART LISTENIN(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、BSECTION A/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)IIn this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a
2、 gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE after the mini-lecture. Use the blank sheet for note taking.Now listen to the mini-lecture./IDont expect Starbucks-likeU 1 /U_like this one at the 13,600 U.S. McDonalds, U 1 /U_or 30,000-plus worldwide; the Oak Brook restaurant, which opened late last month, dou
3、bles as public restaurant and test site. But the worlds largest restaurant chain is tinkering with various possibilities in technology and design to try to ensure it is aU 3 /U_of choice in the future. U 3 /U_McDonalds has undergone anU 5 /U_change in more ways U 5 /U_than one since a timeU 7 /U_yea
4、rs ago when its sales and reputation were sagging amid complaints about its service and food. U 7 /U_The company reported first-quarterU 9 /U_income was up U 9 /U_6 percent toU 11 /U_million and revenue rose 9 percent to 4.8 billion over the same time last year. U 11 /U_Its stock price nearly triple
5、d over a two-year period, hitting a four-year high of 34.56 per share in March, but has since settled around 29.Snazzier new restaurants are part of the makeover; about 1,000, mostly older U.S. McDonalds have been either U 13 /U_,or rebuilt since 2002. U 13 /U_Some of the additions, such as salads,
6、white-meat chicken nuggets and fruit options with Happy Meals, have served theU 15 /U_purpose of enabling the company to state a commitment to a healthier, U 15 /U_balanced menu while bringing in new customers who arent there for the hamburgers.McDonalds now hopes to attract moreU 17 /U_with ameniti
7、es that might entice them to come in and stay awhile.U 17 /U_Analyst Peter Jankovskis thinks the extra investments to try to make McDonalds restaurants hangouts areU 19 /U_, noting that they have worked not only at Starbucks but at Panera Bread and other chains. U 19 /U_ （分数：10.00）填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_
8、填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_填空项1:_三、BSECTION B/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)（分数：5.00）(1).What is special about Mr. Phelpss degree? A. It integrates an assortment of courses. B. It includes Economics in the curriculum. C. Courses are taught individually. D. Students learn in separate booths.（分数：1.00）A.B.C
9、.D.(2).Which of the following does Mr. Phelps consider the LEAST when applying for the vacancy? A. The reputation of the bank. B. Good training opportunities. C. Room for long-term career growth. D. Immediate wages and bonuses.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What is Orientation Camp mainly about? A. Having fun
10、 around a campfire in open air. B. Helping freshmen adapt to college life. C. Welcoming newcomers at the school gate. D. Offering optional courses free of charge.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to Mr. Phelps, being a good manager means all the following EXCEPT A. putting his ideas across to others. B
11、. solving thorny problems. C. explaining solutions to others. D. planning ahead of colleagues.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).When encouraged to ask the interviewer a question, Mr. Phelps shows interest in opportunities to A. work elsewhere in Asia. B. receive training in Europe. C. rise to managerial position
12、. D. make independent decisions.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、BSECTION C/B(总题数：3，分数：6.00)（分数：2.00）(1).The price drop of crude oil is beneficial in that it A. helps to revitalize the world economy. B. promotes oil export to other nations. C. helps to push up the regional economy. D. provides an opportunity to t
13、he oil exporters.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).From the news, we can infer that those economic managers in Washington _the recent state of crude markets. A. are pessimistic about B. are indifferent to C. have underestimated D. are in favor of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：2.00）(1).CEBS reported that A. most European b
14、anks have failed the stress tests. B. half European banks have failed the stress tests. C. a few European banks have failed the stress tests. D. none European banks have failed the stress tests.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Some analysts feel that A. the standards of the stress tests are not high enough. B.
15、under the present economic situation, there should be some compromises. C. the tests may have a lot of unsolved problems and disputes. D. the European Central Bank should be more involved in the tests.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：2.00）(1).The tea industry declined in India due to all the following reasons E
16、XCEPT A. falling demand. B. increasing popularity of soft drinks. C. high production costs. D. lower wages paid to domestic tea growers.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following words can best describe the prospect of tea industry in India? A. Promising. B. Tough. C. Unpredictable. D. Bright.（分数：1
17、.00）A.B.C.D.五、BPART READING (总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、BTEXT A/B(总题数：1，分数：6.00)Perhaps its the weather, which sometimes seals London with a gray ceiling for weeks on end. Or maybe it is Britons penchant for understatement, their romantic association with the countryside or their love of gardens. Whatever the
18、reason, while other cities grew upward as they developed, London spread outward, keeping its vast parks, its rows of townhouses and its horizon lines intact.But as the citys population and its prominence as a global business capital continue to grow, it sometimes seems ready to burst at the seams. I
19、n response, developers are turning to a type of building that used to be deeply unfashionable here, even as it flourished in other capitals of commerce: the skyscraper.In recent years, a cluster of sizable office towers have sprouted on the periphery of London, in its redeveloped Docklands at Canary
20、 wharf. But skyscrapers now are pushing into the heart of the City, Londons central financial district, and surrounding areas along the Thames.The mayor, Ken Livingstone, champions tall buildings as part of his controversial plans to remake central London as a denser, more urban sort of place, with
21、greater reliance on public transport. First he angered some drivers by charging them a toll to enter the city center on workdays, now he finds himself opposed by preservation groups, including English Heritage, that want to keep Londons character as a low-rise city.For now, the mayor seems to be get
22、ting his way. One prominent tower, a 40-story building designed by Norman Foster for the Swiss Re insurance company was completed this year. A handful of others have received planning permission and at least a dozen more have been proposed.By far the most prominent of these buildingsand one that fin
23、ally looks like it will go ahead after a drawn-out approval processis the London Bridge Tower, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano. The developer Irvine Sellar won government approval for the building late last year and says he is completing the financing and hopes to start work by early 2
24、005.The 306-meter, or 1,016-foot, tower would be by far the tallest building in Britain, in all of Europe, in fact, surpassing the 264-meter Triumph Palace in Moscow, a residential building that was finished late last year.To be sure, even the London Bridge Tower would be modest by the standards of
25、American or Asian skyscrapers, or some of the behemoths on the drawing boards for places like Dubai and Shanghai. The tallest building in the world at the moment is the 509-meter Taipei 101 tower in Taiwan, according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. But it will surely be surpassed
26、 soon amid a boom in construction that persists.In a city that has been reluctant to reach for the sky, perhaps it is appropriate that Piano is the architect for what probably will he Londons tallest building. He is ambivalent about skyscrapers, too, and has designed only a handful alongside such pr
27、ojects as the Pompidou Center in Paris, with Richard Rogers, and parts of the reconstructed Potsdamer Platz In Berlin.English Heritage has been far less enthusiastic, arguing that the building would obstruct views of a high-rise from a much earlier era, Christopher Wrens St. Pattis Cathedral. To ove
28、rcome opposition, the building was designed with a mixed-use function. Much of the bottom half of the building will house offices, but above that there will be a public piazza with restaurants, exhibition spaces and other entertainment areas. Further above, the loftier, narrower floors will be taken
29、 up by a hotel and apartments. On the 65th floor there will be a viewing gallery. The upper 60 meters, exposed to the elements, will house an energy-saving cooling system in which pipes will be used to pump excess heat up from the offices below and dissipate it into the winds. We knew we had no chan
30、ce of getting it approved unless we had a high-quality design from a top international name, Sellar said.The emphasis on quality is a reflection not only of an aversion to skyscrapers, but also of a desire not to repeat mistakes. London had one previous fling with tallor semi-tallbuildings, in the 1
31、960s and 70s, but their blocky, concrete shapes did little to impress.（分数：6.00）(1).Developers are turning to the skyscraper In London because A. the weather there covers the city with a gray ceiling. B. British are inclined to understatement. C. British love the countryside and gardens. D. the citys
32、 population and its prominence grow increasingly.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is NOT cited as an example of the mayors support for tall buildings? A. Drivers were charged a toll to enter the city on weekdays. B. A 40-story tower was completed this year. C. A handful other tall buildin
33、gs have received the planning permission. D. A dozen more tall buildings have been proposed.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to the passage, London Bridge Tower A. is 264 meters tall. B. is designed by Norman Foster. C. would be by far the tallest building in Europe. D. would surpass American or Asian
34、 skyscrapers.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).In the public square of London Bridge Tower you can NOT A. have dinners. B. have a birds eye view of London. C. visit art galleries. D. watch movies.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).According to Sellar, London Bridge Tower won government approval mainly because of A. Britons in
35、creasing enthusiasm for tall buildings. B. the developers close association with the government. C. its high-quality design from a top world name. D. a desire not to repeat mistakes as before.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).The last paragraph implies that A. peoples preference for skyscrapers is increasing rap
36、idly. B. people made mistakes in constructing tall buildings in the past. C. tall buildings in the 1960s and 1970s were welcomed by Londoners. D. tall buildings in the 1960s and 1970s left people deep impression.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.七、BTEXT B/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Why should anyone buy the latest volume in th
37、e ever-expanding Dictionary of National Biography? I do not mean that it is bad, as the reviewers will agree. But it will cost you 65 pounds. And have you got the rest of volumes? You need the basic 22 plus the largely decennial supplements to bring the total to 31. Of course, it will be answered, p
38、ublic and academic libraries want the new volume. After all, it adds 1,068 lives of people who escaped the net of the original compilers. Yet in 10 years time a revised version of the whole caboodle, called the New Dictionary of National Biography, will be published. Its editor, Professor Colin Matt
39、hew, tells me that he will have room for about 50,000 lives, some 13,000 more than in the current DNB. This rather puts the 1,068 in Missing Persons in the shade.When Dr Nicholls wrote to The Spectator in 1989 asking for names of people whom readers had looked up in the DNB and had been disappointed
40、 not to find, she says that she received some 100,000 suggestions. (Well, she had written to other quality newspapers too.) As soon as her committee had whittled the numbers down, the professional problems of an editor began. Contributors didnt file copy on time; some who did send too much: 50,000 w
41、ords instead of 500 is a record, according to Dr Nieholls.There remains the dinner-party game of whos in, whos out. That is a game that the reviewers have played and will continue to play. Criminals were my initial worry. After all, the original edition of the DNB boasted: Malefactors whose crimes e
42、xcite a permanent interest have received hardly less attention than benefactors. Mr John Gross clearly had similar anxieties, for he complains that, while the murderer Christie is in, Crippen is out. One might say in reply that the injustice of the hanging of Evans instead of Christie was a force in
43、 the repeal of capital punishment in Britain, as Ludovie Kennedy (the author of Christies entry in Missing Persons)notes. But then Crippen was reputed as the first murderer to be caught by telegraphy (he had tried to escape by ship to America).It is surprising to find Max Miller excluded when really
44、 not very memorable names get in. There has been a conscious effort to put in artists and architects from the Middle Ages. About their lives not much is always known.Of Hugo of Bury St Edmunds, a 12th-century illuminator whose dates of birth and death are not recorded, his biographer comments: Wheth
45、er or not Hugo was a wall-painter, the records of his activities as carver and manuscript painter attest to his versatility. Then there had to be more women, too (12 per cent, against the original DBNs 3), such as Roy Strongs subject, the Tudor painter Levina Teerlinc, of whom he remarks: Her most characteristic feature is a head attached to a too small, spindly body. Her technique remained awkward, thin and often cursory. Doesnt seem to qualify her as a memorable artist. Yet it may be better than the record of the original DNB, which included lives of people who never existe
