1、专业四级-398及答案解析 (总分:135.00,做题时间:90分钟)一、PART WRITING(总题数:0,分数:0.00)二、SECTION A COMPOSITIO(总题数:1,分数:15.00)1. A DESCRIPTION OF MY FUTURE CAREERYou are to write in three parts.In the first part, state clearly what your view is.In the second part, support your view with details.In the last part, bring what
2、 you have written to a natural conclusion or a summery.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.(分数:15.00)_三、SECTION B NOTE-WRITI(总题数:1,分数:10.00)2. Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a note of about 50-60 wo
3、rds based on the following situation:You traveled by plane last week and your suitcase was lost. Write to the airline to describe your suitcase and find out what they are going to do about it.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness.(分数:10.00)_四、PART DICTATION(总题数
4、:1,分数:20.00)3. Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be rend 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 rending, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by
5、 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 ANSWER SHEET TWO.(分数:20.00)_五、PART LISTENING COM(总题数:0,分
6、数:0.00)六、SECTION A CONVERSATI(总题数:3,分数:10.00)Questions 1 to 3 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 does the man most probably do?(分数:1.00)A.A driving course instr
7、uctor.B.A driving test examiner.C.A car salesman.D.A boyfriend of the girls.(2).Which of the following statements is NOT true about the woman?(分数:1.00)A.She has been practicing for a whole week.B.She turned at the wrong corner.C.She forgot to signal when she turned.D.She overtook cars frequently.(3)
8、.What was the result of the test?(分数:1.00)A.She passed it.B.She failed it.C.She missed it.D.She gave it up.Questions 4 to 7 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 di
9、d the man become a bike messenger?(分数:1.00)A.By accident.B.By applying for this job.C.By the chance his brother offered to him.D.By winning the cycling contest.(2).How many bike messengers are there who send packages in New York?(分数:1.00)A.About 3000.B.About 2000.C.About 1500.D.About 5000.(3).Which
10、statement is NOT true about the bike messengers in New York?(分数:1.00)A.Many of them could have been in jail before.B.They dont have to register.C.Their social security numbers must be checked in order to be employed.D.Their personal records are seldom checke(4).What is the attitude of the man toward
11、s his job?(分数:1.00)A.He enjoys it.B.He takes it for money.C.He considers it as temporary.D.He is worded about it.Questions 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)
12、.What did the concert tour in Europe bring the man?(分数:1.00)A.Reputation.B.Disgrace.C.Wealth.D.Pleasur(2).Which of the following is NOT true about the mans view on making a film and playing music?(分数:1.00)A.Just like making a film, making music is an amazing feeling.B.Playing music is much more rela
13、xed than making a film.C.Basically they communicate with different kinds of people.D.Being on the stage is different from being on screen.(3).How long does it take the man for preparing a film?(分数:1.00)A.At least 13 months.B.At least 3 years.C.At least 30 years.D.At least 3 months.七、SECTION B PASSAG
14、ES(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 kind of child is vulnerable to cancer?(分数:1.00)A.Those who live near a factory.B.Those who live near a
15、bus station.C.Those who live in Birmingham.D.Those who live in the UK.(2).How many new cases of childhood diagnosed in the UK each year?(分数:1.00)A.12.B.300.C.22,500.D.1,500.(3).What is the best title for this passage?(分数:1.00)A.Development of cancer research.B.Childhood cancer and pollution.C.Engine
16、 exhausts.D.Pre-natal carQuestions 14 to 17 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).When many people discuss schools good or bad, what are they talking about?(分数:1.00)A.Financial costs.
17、B.Locations of schools.C.Their personal belief systems.D.Information gathered through researc(2).Who was the recent survey carried out by?(分数:1.00)A.A few public-school kids.B.A few private-school kids.C.A few public-school teachers.D.A married coupl(3).What did a recent research show?(分数:1.00)A.Pri
18、vate-school kids slightly outperformed public-school kids.B.Public-school kids slightly outperformed private-school kids.C.Private-school kids slightly outnumbered public-school kids.D.Public-school kids slightly outnumbered private-school kids.(4).Why was the survey based on the scores of a math ex
19、am?(分数:1.00)A.Because math was the most difficult course.B.Because it was a federal exam and is fair.C.Because math could reflect the teaching quality in a better way.D.Because all students took the math exam.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will
20、be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the passage.(分数:3.00)(1).What does this passage mainly talk about?(分数:1.00)A.How to establish a company.B.How to strengthen a marketing program.C.How to analyze product sales.D.How to keep self-esteem.(2).According to the author, which statem
21、ent is NOT true?(分数:1.00)A.One should know the jobs and living places of his customers.B.One can face the same challenges as his colleagues.C.One can identify the publications his customers read.D.One can evaluate himsel(3).Which of the internal skills is NOT mentioned in this passage?(分数:1.00)A.Net
22、working.B.Public speaking.C.Writing.D.Cross-culture travellin八、SECTION C NEWS BROAD(总题数:3,分数:5.00)Questions 21 to 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)(1).Who did Anthony Shaffer work for
23、?(分数:1.00)A.A newspaper.B.FBI.C.An intelligence unit.D.A1 Qaed(2).Which of the following statements is true of FBI, according to this news?(分数:1.00)A.It was alerted about the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks as early as 2000.B.It captured some terrorists secretly in 2000.C.It arrested Anthony Shaffe
24、r before Sept. 11, 2001.D.It reported the threat on the Sept. 11,2001 terrorist attacks to the White Hous4. Question 23 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question.Now listen to the news.What is this news about?(分数:1.00)A.A medical
25、risk.B.U.S. media.C.Computer systems.D.A computer virus.Questions 24 and 25 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 statement about Madonna is NOT true?(分数:1.00)A.She broke one leg.B.
26、She shattered one hand.C.She broke her collarbone.D.She cracked three ribs.(2).Where did Madonna have the riding accident?(分数:1.00)A.In a riding club.B.At their country estate.C.In her childrens riding class.D.On her husbands film sit九、PART CLOZE(总题数:1,分数:15.00)At 2 P.M. on Dec. 5,1945, five Navy bo
27、mbers took off in perfect flying weather from the Naval Air Station at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on a (26) training mission over the Atlantic Ocean. Less than two hours later, the flight commander (27) that he was completely lost. Then there was silence. A (28) plane was sent to search for the missing
28、aircraft and it, too, disappeared. In all, six planes and 27 men (29) that day without a trace. Despite one of historys most (30) search efforts, Involving more than 300 planes and dozens of ships, the Navy was unable to (31) even floating wreckage or a telltale oil slick.This is just one of the man
29、y chilling stories told of The Bermuda Triangle. During the past 30 years, the triangle has (32) the lives of some 1000 seamen and pilots. (33) sailors, it is known variously as The Triangle of Death, The Hoodoo Sea and The Graveyard of the Atlantic because of the mysterious calms, waterspouts, and
30、sudden storms that have (34) seafarers in its water.The triangle has (35) considerable public interest through three (36) books, a television documentary (narrated by horror master Vincent Price) and a special exposition at the Library of Congress. None of these investigations has produced (37) answ
31、ers to the mystery of the triangle, but there is no (38) of interesting theories. Some scientists and popular authors go (39) suggest that triangle is the (40) ground of extraterrestrial beings in search of human specimens for their cosmic zoos./(分数:15.00)A.normalB.routineC.ordinaryD.regularA.called
32、B.thoughtC.radioedD.noticedA.saveB.helpedC.relievingD.rescueA.emergedB.ran awayC.disappearedD.vanishedA.intensiveB.extensiveC.extendingD.broadA.recoverB.coverC.approachD.discoverA.murderedB.destroyedC.claimedD.attainedA.AmongB.As forC.DespiteD.SurroundingA.hurtB.botheredC.interruptedD.corruptedA.ris
33、edB.raisedC.arousedD.arisedA.hot-soldB.good-soldC.hot-sellingD.good-sellingA.convincingB.convincedC.reliableD.relyingA.presentationB.reportC.explanationD.shortageA.as far asB.too far toC.so far as toD.so much as toA.landedB.searchedC.findingD.hunting十、PART GRAMMAR AND V(总题数:25,分数:25.00)5.He claimed
34、to be a scholar but was not _. A. this B. so C. such D. that(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.6.The water in the pool is as _ as a mirror. A. smooth B. flush C. plane D. even(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.7.When he was waken by some strange noise, he found himself, to his astonishment, surrounded by a _ of wolves. A. herd B. scho
35、ol C. flock D. pack(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.8.It cost the patient 1000 a week to keep in _ care. A. intense B. tense C. intensive D. intent(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.9.If you _ change your mind, please let us know. A. should B. shall C. will D. would(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.10.I see perfectly what you are _. A. driving out B
36、. driving at C. driving on D. driving off(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.11.It _ the eldest son to make provision for his aged father. A. lies in B. lies off C. lies to D. lies on(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.12.It _ until dusk that he realized that it was too late to return home. A. was B. wasnt C. werent D. were(分数:1.00)A.B.
37、C.D.13.The lost child _ himself to despair. A. abandoned B. deserted C. discarded D. forsaked(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.14.The general at last got a chance to visit the village _ he used to fight, _ he had been dreaming of for years. A. that . which B. where .that C. in which .that D. where .which(分数:1.00)A.B
38、.C.D.15.I would just as soon you _ the book yesterday. A. had returned B. returned C. would have returned D. would return(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.16.He is _ to speak the truth. A. too much a coward B. so much a coward C. so much of a coward D. too much of a coward(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.17.The boy put his _ into h
39、is work and won the first prize. A. most B. majority C. maximum D. utmost(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.18.He _ to newsmen that an immediate agreement was nowhere in sight. A. receded B. conceded C. acceded D. preceded(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.19._ the leadership of the party, we would not be living a happy life today. A.
40、 In spite of B. But for C. Because of D. As for(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.20.He is not _ he was five years ago. A. who B. which C. that D. what(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.21.Weeks in an open boat had _ the surviving crew members to skin and bones. A. decreased B. reduced C. shrunk D. dwindled(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.22._ he did
41、 well at chess, he was rather weak in maths. A. As B. When C. While D. Even if(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.23.Though steam engines have now passed the _ of their usefulness, their heritage remains. A. prime B. era C. epoch D. date(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.24.He seems to take a _ pleasure in punishing the least shortcomi
42、ngs. A. vengeful B. revengeful C. vindictive D. vindicative(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.25.Anyone who has a sore throat should _ from alcohol. A. abstain B. retain C. detain D. attain(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.26.John said that his present job does not provide him with enough _ for his organizing ability. A. scope B. spa
43、ce C. capacity D. range(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.27.To understand the situation completely requires more thought than _ thus far. A. be given B. is given C. has been given D. has given(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.28.I used to have a _ to that ornament, but I broke it. A. company B. companion C. companionship D. companionable(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.29._, we can do nothing. A. Such is the case B. Such the case being C. Such the case is D. Such being the case(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.十一、PART READING COMPR(总题数:0,分数:0.00)十二、SECTION A READING