1、专业四级-272及答案解析 (总分：140.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、PART DICTATION(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 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 AN
3、SWER SHEET ONE.（分数：15.00）_二、PART LISTENING COM(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、SECTION A CONVERSATI(总题数：3，分数：10.00)Questions 1 to 4 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).How is Jacky r
4、ecently?（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 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 e
5、verything 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 lectur(4).Why does Jacky think the Internet is healthier than television?（分数：1.00）A.You do not have any choice when watching TV.B.You communi
6、cate with other people on Internet.C.Television does harm to your bodys health.D.Internet allows you to know more about the real worlQuestions 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 conver
7、sation.（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 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
8、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, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the conversation.（分数：3.00）(1).What is the relationship bet
9、ween 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 calm down?（分数：1.00）A.Plato.B.Webster.C.George Herbert.D.Pythagoras.(3).Who said Anger begins with folly and ends with repent
10、ance.?（分数：1.00）A.Plato.B.Webster.C.George Herbert.D.Pythagoras.四、SECTION B PASSAGES(总题数：3，分数：10.00)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).What is discussed as a new
11、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 hospitals?（分数：1.00）A.If the facilities are adequate.B.If the facilities are inadequate.C.If the local doctors are incompeten
12、t.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 employees will benefit the local economy.D.The employees will be the best in the industry.Questions 14 to 17 are based on the f
13、ollowing 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：1.00）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
14、by choosing the right piano.D.How size makes a piano more expensiv(2).Why are upright pianos popular?（分数：1.00）A.Jazz and popular music sound better on them.B.They sound as good as grand pianos.C.They are easy to move around.D.They occupy spac(3).What is the speaker getting ready to do?（分数：1.00）A.Hav
15、e 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.Open each piano and let the audience see how they are strun(4).What is the audience expected to do?（分数：1.00）A.Try to restore old sq
16、uare pianos.B.Begin to practice on uprights and grands.C.Buy uprights.D.Listen attentively to the performancQuestions 18 to 20 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).How many cars are
17、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 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
18、 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 parking spaces.D.They can be stolen.五、SECTION C NEWS BROAD(总题数：4，分数：10.00)Questions 2124 are based on the following news from the BBC or the
19、VOA. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the two questions. Now listen to the news.（分数：4.00）(1).According to the passage, before the agreement 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 whi
20、ch 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, US Congress will have to grant Beijing before US producers can enjoy the benefits of wider Chinese markets.（分数：1.00）A.normal tra
21、de 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 agreement?（分数：1.00）A.President Clinton praises Chinese leaders for their efforts for an open market.B.Kofi Annan hales this agreemen
22、t 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.Questions 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
23、answer the three questions. Now listen to the news.（分数：2.00）(1).These people were arrested for _.（分数：1.00）A.getting involved in an assassination attemptB.fleeing on a motorbikeC.opposing to reformsD.fighting on the road(2).According to doctors, Mr. Hajjarians condition is _.（分数：1.00）A.seriousB.criti
24、calC.improvingD.unknownQuestions 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 three questions.Now listen to the news.（分数：2.00）(1).The US military says the joint military action is aimed to _.（分数：1.00）A.drive of
25、f 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).Which of the following is NOT true according to the Iraqi spokesman?（分数：1.00）A.Western planes bombed civilian targets.B.Western plan
26、es were driven off by Iraqi soldiers.C.One Western plane was shot down.D.Iraqi military installations are safe and under protection.Questions 29 30 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 two questions. Now list
27、en to the news.（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.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 t
28、oo borin(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 invalidD.new candidates will be chosen六、PART CLOZE(总题数：1，分数：20.00)A common assumption about the private sector of education is that it caters on
29、ly to the elite. (31) recent research points in the opposite direction. If we want to help some of most (32) group in society, then encouraging deeper private sector (33) is likely to be the best way forward.Several developments are (34) in India, all of which involve the private education sector me
30、eting the (35) of the poor in distinct ways. (36) India is not unique in this respectsimilar phenomena are happening all over the developing world.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
31、 paints a very (37) picture of the (38) of the government schools for the poor. When researchers (39) unannounced on their random sample of the schools, only 53% had any teaching activity going on. (40) , the team not- ed that the (41) of teaching standards has nothing to do (42) disempowered teache
32、rs, but instead could be (43) plain negligence. They noted several cases of irresponsible teachers (44) a school closed for months at a time.But is there any (45) to these schools? Sorely no one else can do better than government (46) the resources available? As it happens, the Report pointed to pri
33、vate schools that were serving the poor and (47) that such problems were not found in these schools. Most parents believed that private schools were successful because they were more accountable: the teachers are account- able to the manager who can fire them, and, (48) him or her, to the (49) who c
34、an withdraw their children. Such accountability was not present in the government schools, and this contrast is (50) with 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.i
35、ntercourseC.investmentD.involvementA.ongoingB.outgoingC.precedingD.underwayA.difficultiesB.objectionsC.needsD.requestsA.AndB.ThereforeC.ButD.ThusA.desolateB.bleakC.ingeniousD.delicateA.disorganizationB.breakdownC.malfunctioningD.disorderA.calledB.decidedC.tookD.lookedA.AmusinglyB.MisleadinglyC.Confu
36、singlyD.AlarminglyA.deprivationB.deformationC.deficiencyD.deteriorationA.withoutB.aboutC.forD.withA.attributed toB.resulted fromC.followed byD.accounted forA.keepB.keepingC.keptD.to keepA.alternativeB.optionC.substituteD.preferenceA.thinkingB.supposingC.supposeD.givenA.acquaintedB.admittedC.allowedD
37、.permittedA.toB.byC.withD.throughA.managerB.studentsC.parentsD.researchersA.conceivedB.maintainedC.retainedD.perceived七、PART GRAMMAR AND V(总题数：30，分数：30.00)2.Overjoyed to see his long lost friends, Carter _ a toast to the health of them all. A suggested B recommended C proposed D ordered（分数：1.00）A.B.
38、C.D.3.Margies bedroom was in a, with books and papers covering every possible surface. A litter B disorder C rubbish D mess（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.He told me only part of the story _. A so that was 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.Jean Wagners most enduring co
39、ntribution to the study of Afro-American poetry is his insist- ence that it _ in a religious, as well as worldly, frame of reference. A is to be analyzed B has been analyzed C be analyzed D should have been analyzed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.I know Ann didnt pass this examination, but really she is _ stupid
40、. A something but B anything but C nothing but D not but（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.These two areas are similar _ they both have a high rainfall during this season. A to that B besides that C in that D except that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.We are late. I. expect the film _ by the time we get to the cinema. A has sta
41、rted B will have started C will start D may start（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.The weatherman broadcasts the _ in temperature twice a day. A diversion B variation C variety D modification（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.If I had remembered _ the window, the thief would not have got in. A to close B closing C to have closed
42、 D having closed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.The Car Club couldnt _ to meet the demands of all its members. A assume B ensure. C guarantee D confirm（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.Humidity is so intense in some parts Of the tropics that Europeans find they are unable to _.it. A maintain B persist C endure D sustain（分数：1
43、.00）A.B.C.D.13.They are sure they have all the facts they need to _ the existence of a black hole. A obtain B maintain C verify D display（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.She possessed a quick mind, a sharp tongue and _ a strong will. A above all B first of all C most of all D and all（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.The twent
44、ieth century has witnessed an enormous worldwide political, economic and cultural_. A tradition B transportation C transmission D transformation（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.16.Another big issue _ the new republic is the problem of the education of its citizens. A confining B confirming C conforming D confronting（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.17.Mr. Milton prefers to resign _ part in such dishonest business deals. A than take B than to take C rather than take D rather than to take（分数：1.00）A.B
