1、专业四级-331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 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、PART LISTENING COM(总题数
3、：0，分数：0.00)三、SECTION A CONVERSATI(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
4、 to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.（分数：3.00）(1).What are the speakers mainly discussing?（分数：1.00）A.Getting a new room key.B.Registering for classes.C.The rules of a sport.D.Joining a sports team.(2).How does the man help the woman?（分数：1.00）A.By letting her join his group.B.By t
5、elling her about the procedure.C.By giving her a phone number to call.D.By explaining the physical requirements.(3).According to the man, how much does it cost to join a softball team?（分数：1.00）A.Three dollars.B.Thirteen dollars.C.Thirty dollars.D.Three hundred and four dollars.Questions 4 to 6 are b
6、ased 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 are the students mainly discussing?（分数：1.00）A.Places the man has visited.B.A paper the woman is writing for a class.C.School act
7、ivities they enjoy.D.The womans plans for the summer.(2).What does the man find surprising about the woman?（分数：1.00）A.She has never been to Gettysburg.B.She took a political science course.C.Her family still goes on vacation together.D.Shes interested in the United States Civil War.(3).What is the w
8、oman unable to remember?（分数：1.00）A.Why her parents wanted to go to Gettysburg.B.Why her familys vacation plans changed ten years ago.C.Where her family went for a vacation ten years ago.D.When her family went on their last vacation.Questions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the en
9、d of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.（分数：4.00）(1).What does the woman need to do at the travel agency?（分数：1.00）A.Purchase her plane ticket.B.Change her plane ticket.C.Pick up a passport application form.D.Arrange for her accommo
10、dations in Europ(2).Why doesnt the woman want to give up her apartment entirely?（分数：1.00）A.She doesnt have time to move.B.She would have difficulty finding another apartment.C.Shes paid her rent for the summer in advance.D.She doesnt want to paint another apartment.(3).How does the man know Jim Toma
11、s?（分数：1.00）A.Hes spoken to him on the phone.B.He stayed in his apartment one summer.C.He went on a summer trip with him.D.He used to work with him.(4).What will the woman most likely do about her apartment?（分数：1.00）A.Leave it vacant.B.Rent it to the man shes talking with.C.Sublet it to Jim Thomas.D.
12、Ask her landlord to sublet it.四、SECTION B PASSAGES(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 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds
13、 to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.（分数：3.00）(1).What does the speaker mainly discuss?（分数：1.00）A.The safety record of the railroad industry.B.The reasons railroad regulations were changed.C.The financing of railroad construction.D.The evolution of the railroad industry.(2).What deve
14、lopment caused a decline in the use of railroads?（分数：1.00）A.The use of oversized freight containers.B.Safety problems with railroad tracks.C.The growth of the automotive industry.D.The high cost of meeting environmental regulations.(3).What is one reason why the railroad industry is gaining public s
15、upport?（分数：1.00）A.It contributes less to air pollution than other kinds of transportation.B.Its competitors are inconsiderate of customers.C.It preserves a traditional way of doing business.D.It creates personal fortunes for investors.Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage. At the end
16、 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 the talk mainly about?（分数：1.00）A.Problems with pesticides.B.Characteristics of one type of falcon.C.Migratory patterns of birds.D.Tracking systems for animals.(2).According to the pa
17、ssage, what makes the Paler green falcon a good hunter?（分数：1.00）A.It flying speed.B.Its keen hearing.C.It size.D.Its aggressiveness.(3).How did biologists track Paler green falcon over long distances?（分数：1.00）A.By radar.B.By airplane.C.By direct observation.D.By satellitQuestions 17 to 20 are based
18、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 kind of assignment does the speaker discuss with the students?（分数：1.00）A.Reading magazine articles.B.Reviewing book reports.C.Writing research paper
19、s.D.Selecting information sources.(2).What does the speaker warn the students against doing?（分数：1.00）A.Gathering non-relevant materials.B.Stealing another persons ideas.C.Sharing notes with someone else.D.Handing in assignments lat(3).Whom does the speaker mention as likely plagiarizers?（分数：1.00）A.R
20、esearch assistants.B.Magazine publishers.C.Unscrupulous authors.D.Inexperienced students.(4).How does the speaker say a direct quotation should be used?（分数：1.00）A.It should be assimilated thoroughly.B.It should be enclosed in quotation marks.C.It should be paraphrased by the author.D.It should be au
21、thorized by the sourc五、SECTION C NEWS BROAD(总题数：3，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 to 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the
22、 questions. Now, listen to the news.（分数：4.00）(1).The purpose for the Comfort to go to Haiti is _.（分数：1.00）A.to help prevent further earthquakesB.to treat survivors of the earthquakeC.to build a hospital thereD.to find survivors of the earthquake(2).According to the report, how many beds does Comfort
23、 have?（分数：1.00）A.50.B.80.C.500.D.20.(3).What is this news item mainly about?（分数：1.00）A.The treatments that a floating hospital provides.B.A floating hospital is sent to Haiti.C.The facilities of a floating hospital.D.The members on the floating hospital.(4).According to the Deck Officer, what is the
24、 major difference of this mission compared to earlier ones?（分数：1.00）A.Its more urgent.B.They have to treat more patients.C.They are gathered on short notice.D.Its more dangerous.Questions 25 to 27 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer th
25、e questions. Now, listen to the news.（分数：3.00）(1).According to the news report, which of the following is true?（分数：1.00）A.The vaccine costs one million to develop.B.Malaria cannot be treated.C.Malaria causes one million deaths each year.D.Malaria vaccine does not exist.(2).According to the news repo
26、rt, we learn that _.（分数：1.00）A.malaria is caused by mosquitoB.malaria is mainly spread by mosquitoesC.malaria only exists in AfricaD.Australian researchers have developed an effective medicine to cure malaria(3).Which area in the world is most affected by malaria?（分数：1.00）A.Parts of Asia.B.Latin Ame
27、rica.C.The Middle East.D.Sub-Saharan AfricQuestions 28 to 30 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).What is the news item mainly about?（分数：1.00）A.Whistler, Canada will hold the 2010 Wint
28、er Olympics.B.Vancouver will hold the 2010 Winter Olympics.C.Athletes from Kenya will attend the 2010 Winter Olympics.D.Countries like Peru will not attend the 2010 Winter Olympics.(2).According to the report, which of the following is true?（分数：1.00）A.Its the first time for Kenya to send its athlete
29、s to Winter Olympics.B.Nike helped an athlete from Kenya to attend the Winter Olympics in Nagano.C.The Kenyan athlete who attended the Winter Olympics in Japan was dead.D.Nike helps an athlete from Kenya to attend the 2010 Winter Olympics.(3).Where did Philip Boit learn skiing?（分数：1.00）A.Kenya.B.The
30、 United States.C.Finland.D.Canad六、PART CLOZE(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Many theories concerning the causes of juvenile delinquency (crimes committed by young people) focus either on the individual or on society as the major contributing influence. Theories (31) on the individual suggest that children engage in
31、 criminal behavior (32) . they were not sufficiently penalized for previous misdeeds or that they have learned criminal behavior through (33) with others. Theories focusing on the role of society that children commit crimes in (34) to their failure to rise above their socioeconomic status (35) as a
32、rejection of middle-class values.Most theories of juvenile delinquency have focused on children from disadvantaged families, (36) the fact that children from wealthy homes also commit crimes. The latter may commit crimes (37) lack of adequate parental control. All theories, however, are tentative an
33、d are (38) to criticism.Changes in the social structure may indirectly (39) juvenile crime rates. For example, changes in the economy that (40) to fewer job opportunities for youth and rising unemployment (41) make gainful employment increasingly difficult to obtain. The resulting discontent may in
34、(42) lead more youths into criminal behavior.Families have also (43) changes these years. More families consist of one parent households or two working parents; (44) , children are likely to have less supervision at home (45) was common in the traditional family (46) This lack of parental supervisio
35、n is thought to be an influence on juvenile crime rates. Other (47) causes of offensive acts include frustration or failure in school, the increased (48) of drugs and alcohol, and the growing (49) of child abuse and child neglect. All these conditions tend to increase the probability of a child comm
36、itting a criminal act, (50) a direct causal relationship has not yet been established.（分数：20.00）A.actingB.relyingC.centeringD.cementingA.beforeB.unlessC.untilD.becauseA.interactionsB.assimilationC.cooperationD.consultationA.returnB.replyC.referenceD.responseA.orB.but ratherC.butD.or elseA.considerin
37、gB.ignoringC.highlightingD.discardingA.onB.inC.forD.withA.immuneB.resistantC.sensitiveD.subjectA.affectB.reduceC.chockD.reflectA.pointB.leadC.comeD.amountA.in generalB.on averageC.by contrastD.at lengthA.caseB.shortC.turnD.essenceA.survivedB.noticedC.undertakenD.experiencedA.contrarilyB.consequently
38、C.similarlyD.simultaneouslyA.thanB.thatC.whichD.asA.systemB.structureC.conceptD.heritageA.assessableB.identifiableC.negligibleD.incredibleA.expenseB.restrictionC.allocationD.availabilityA.incidenceB.awarenessC.exposureD.popularityA.providedB.sinceC.althoughD.supposing七、PART GRAMMAR AND V(总题数：30，分数：3
39、0.00)2.I, _ , do not believe that the era of the pioneer is at an end; I only believe that the area for pioneering has changed. A. for ones part B. for ones good C. for one D. for oneself（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.When she graduates from the university this summer, Mary _ here for four years. A. will be stu
40、dying B. will have studied C. will study D. studies（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.Just as the soil is a part of the earth, _ the atmosphere. A. as it is B. the same is C. so is D. and so is（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.The vocabulary and grammatical difference between British and American English are so trivial and few as
41、 hardly _. A. noticed B. to be noticed C. being noticed D. to notice（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.The indoor swimming pool seems to be a great deal more luxurious than _. A. is necessary B. being necessary C. to be necessary D. it is necessary（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.Sales went up in the stores during December, but
42、_ again after Christmas. A. dropped off B. dropped out C. dropped over D. dropped on（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.A _ of sympathy swept through Japan yesterday as people heard the shocking news of Obuchis decent into a com a.A. waveB. tideC. rushD. shower（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.During my visit to Qingdao, I visited
43、 some friends, and spent the _ days at the seaside. A. few last sunny B. last few sunny C. last sunny few D. few sunny last（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.As it turned out to be a small house party, we _ so formally. A. neednt dress up B. did not have dressed up C. did not need dress up D. neednt have dressed u
44、p（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.Only after food has been dried, salted or canned _ for later consumption. A. that is should be stored B. should be stored C. should it be stored D. it should be stored（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.Staying in a hotel costs _ renting a room in a dormitory for a week. A. twice more than B. t
45、wice as much as C. as much twice as D. as much as twice（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.He was the only person of those clerks that _ invited to the party. A. was B. were C. is D. are（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.Anyone with half an eye on the unemployment figures that the assertion about economic recovery _ just around the corner was untrue. A. would be B. to be C. was D. being（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.As for the winter, it is inconvenient to be cold, with mo
