1、专业四级-456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 internals 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
3、ANSWER SHEET ONE.Now listen to the passage.（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 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
4、.（分数：3.00）(1).Whats the patients symptom ?（分数：1.00）A.A sore throat.B.Abnormal temperature.C.A bellyache.D.A headach(2).She did NOT_.（分数：1.00）A.eat ice cream or popcornB.take a ride on the merry-go-roundC.have a birthday partyD.cry to complain her pain(3).What should Ella do?（分数：1.00）A.Take medicine
5、for a week.B.Eat whatever she wants to keep a good mood.C.Control her diet for a week.D.Come to the doctor again .three days later.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 conversa
6、tion.（分数：4.00）(1).When did the speakers last see each other?A: Recently. B. Some time ago. C. Yesterday. D. Last year.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What was the man doing the last time the woman saw him?（分数：1.00）A.Looking for a new job.B.Interviewing for a new job.C.Considering changing his job.D.Quitting hi
7、s jo(3).How was the mans situation resolved?（分数：1.00）A.He got fired.B.He found a new job.C.He was promoted.D.He wanted to be acknowledge(4).What else did the man get with the new job?（分数：1.00）A.The accounts.B.A company car.C.Marriage.D.A higher incomQuestions 8 to 10 are based on the following conve
8、rsation. 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).The man wants to have _ in the apartment.（分数：1.00）A.a bedroomB.a washing machineC.a balconyD.an air-conditioner(2).The dialogue takes place in _。（分数：1.00）A.Britai
9、nB.CanadaC.the USD.Australia(3).Which of the following is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.The man wants to rent an apartment.B.The man decides to have a look at two apartments first.C.If he rents the apartment, he has to pay ff he causes damage to the domestic appliances.D.He needs to sign a list if he decides
10、to rent the apartment.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 conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.（分数：3.00）(1).Why did John Hailor and William Liburdy, doctors in Boston, st
11、udy 1,100 children?（分数：1.00）A.To examine whether these children were healthy.B.To find out whether their mothers had smoked.C.To find out why these children suffered breathing problems and lung disease.D.To look into the effect that mothers smoking had on their children.(2).Suppose Jack s father is
12、a heavy smoker, so was Marys mother. According to the speaker, what will happen?（分数：1.00）A.Jack is more likely to develop lung cancer.B.Mary is more likely to develop lung cancer.C.Jack and Mary have the same chance to develop lung cancer.D.Neither Jack nor Mary has the chance to develop lung cancer
13、.(3).What is the purpose of the speaker?（分数：1.00）A.To warn us of the danger of smoking before children.B.To warn people with breathing problems not to smoke.C.To warn that mothers who smoke may affect their children.D.To warn that fathers who smoke may affect their children as mothers.Questions 14 t
14、o 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the passage.（分数：4.00）(1).Which of the following did NOT happen to the opera house?（分数：1.00）A.It caught on*fire in January 1996.B.Two. electricians Were sent to
15、prison because of the accident.C.The theatre was reconstructed.D.The theater hasnt been put into use yet.(2).It is mentioned that the theatre is equipped with the following EXCEPT _.（分数：1.00）A.Modem sound effect devicesB.Fire protection devicesC.Art classics of the stateD.A reservoir(3).Which of the
16、 following is worth nearly 700 pounds in the theatre?（分数：1.00）A.Acoustics.B.A chair in the stall.C.A chair in the elaborate boxes.D.A ticket.(4).Which of the following statements is true?（分数：1.00）A.Its taken a decade to rebuild Venices opera house.B.Many famous people attended the first opera perfor
17、mance there.C.The theatre was rebuilt in a modem style.D.The theatre is in the US.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the passage.（分数：3.00）(1).What is the passage mainly about?（分数：1.
18、00）A.Forthcoming improvements on the Internet.B.Chinese characters on the Internet.C.Delivery of emails on the Internet.D.Different languages on the Internet.(2).What efforts are needed here?（分数：1.00）A.To train more sharp-eyed workers.B.To provide more languages.C.To clean up differences between lan
19、guages.D.To create more domain names.(3).Which of the following statements is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.One needs accurate information to have an e-mail delivered.B.The variety of eastern languages adds up to the difficulty in providing the right data to a computer.C.Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Arabic, and
20、 Thai all have its share in the problem.D.The purpose of the discussion is to cancel English on the Internet.五、SECTION C NEWS BROAD(总题数：6，分数：10.00)Question 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 n
21、ews.（分数：2.00）(1).Who enjoys the most popularity in the people of South Africa?（分数：1.00）A.Nelson Mandela.B.Robert Mugabe.C.Thabo Mbeki.D.The president.(2)._cause(s) negative influence to South Africa?（分数：1.00）A.South Africas transformationB.Fighting for freedomC.Endemic and widespread povertyD.The di
22、gnity of all our people2. 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 the news item mainly about?（分数：1.00）A.Travel in Rome.B.A carnival.C.The release of criminals.D.The return of hostages.Q
23、uestions 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).What does this conference center on?（分数：1.00）A.Bridges.B.Computers.C.Internet.D.Telecommunication.(2).The conference focuses on th
24、e following EXCEPT_.（分数：1.00）A.offering mutual help in its communications technologyB.developing the information and communications technology sector in AfricaC.describing some aspects of this technological gapD.learning about updated networks3. Question 26 is based on the following news. At the end
25、 of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question.Now listen to the news.What is the news item mainly about?（分数：1.00）A.International Monetary Fund.B.UNCTAD organization.C.Identification of economic growth.D.UNCTAD s concern for the global economy.Questions 27 and 28 are based on
26、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).Developed countries take _ of the worlds health expense.（分数：1.00）A.20 %B.00%C.5%D.98%(2).Over the last five decades, life expectancy has increased globally by_ ye
27、ars.（分数：1.00）A.19B.45C.65D.5Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to an, ewer the questions.Now listen to the news.（分数：2.00）(1).Which of the following is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.Japan is suffering from an economic recession.B.GDP f
28、or the three months to September fell zero point six percent.C.The government underestimated the recession situation.D.The Bank of Japan has decided on interest rates.(2).What has happened to Japans economy?（分数：1.00）A.Economic revival.B.Deteriorating economic situation.C.An increase in GDP.D.An incr
29、ease in import.六、PART CLOZE(总题数：1，分数：20.00)People born in autumn live longer than those born in spring and are (31) likely .to fall chronically iii when they are older, according to an Austrian scientist. Using (32) data for more than one million people in Austria, Denmark and Australia, scientists
30、at the Max Planck Institute (33) Demographic Research in the northern German town of Restock found the month of birth was (34) life expectancy over the age of 50. (35) differences differences in what mothers ate during (36) ,and infections (37) at different times of the year could both have an impac
31、t on the (38) of a newborn baby and could (39) its life expectancy in older age. A mother giving birth in spring spends the last (40) of her pregnancy in (41) , (42) she will eat less vitamins than in summer, said Gabriele Doblhammer, one of a team of scientists who (43) the research. When she stops
32、 (44) and starts giving her baby normal food, its in the hot weeks of summer when babies are (45) to infections of the digestive (46) . In Austria, adults born in autumn (October-December) lived about seven months longer than those born in spring (April-June), and in Denmark adults with birthdays in
33、 autumn (47) those born in spring about four months. In the southern hemisphere, the picture was similar. Adults born in the Australian autumnthe European spring-lived about four months longer than those born in the Australian spring. The study focused on people born at the be- ginning of the 20th c
34、entury, using (48) certificates and census data. Although (49) at all times of the year has improved since then, the seasonal pattern (50) , Dobl-hammer said.（分数：20.00）A.lessB.veryC.seldomD.otherwiseA.scientificB.censusC.researchD.conciseA.esB.withC.forD.aboutA.related toB.concerned withC.charged wi
35、thD.vulnerable toA.GeneticB.SeasonalC.InnateD.QuarterlyA.dayB.nightC.pregnancyD.winterA.having occurredB.occurredC.occurringD.to be occurredA.colorB.complexionC.weightD.healthA.influenceB.effectC.prolongD.exertA.weekB.timeC.phaseD.monthA.winterB.summerC.springD.autumnA.asB.whereC.whenD.becauseA.carr
36、ied outB.made outC.carried aboutD.talked aboutA.smokingB.milkingC.eatingD.breast-feedingA.proneB.likelyC.accessibleD.dedicatedA.systemB.diseasesC.nervesD.cellsA.beatB.outlivedC.survivingD.winningA.drivingB.deathC.graduateD.birthA.nutritionB.lifeC.foodD.housingA.insistsB.persistsC.resistsD.consists七、
37、PART GRAMMAR AND V(总题数：30，分数：30.00)4.The boy cycling in the. street was knocked down by a minibus and received_ _injuries. A. fatal B. excessive C. disastrous D. exaggerated（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.This is _as the one you bought the other day. A. such good a picture B. so a good picture C. as a good pictu
38、re D. as good a picture（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.The story The Cats Paw tells us how the term cats paw has_.A. come to using B. come into use C, begun to use D. come used（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.Could you tell me _ the population of our city is? A. how much B. how many C. how many people D. what（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.
39、8.We agree to accept _ they thought was the best tourist guide. A. whatever B. whomever C. whichever D. whoever（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.A knock at the door again! It was the third time someone _ me that evening. A. has interrupted B. had interrupted C. to have interrupted D. would have interrupted（分数：1.00
40、）A.B.C.D.10.The application of this new system would_ a huge increase in education spending. A. result B. confer C. entail D. accomplish（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.The law on no smoking in public is _ stated. A. pertinent B. appropriate C. proportionately D. explicitly（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.Young people are no
41、t _ to stand and look at works of art; they want art they can participate in. A. conservative B. content C. confident D. generous（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.Having no money but _ to know, he simply said he would go without dinner. A. not to want anyone B. not wanting anyone C. wanted no one D. to want no on
42、e（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.Jimmy couldnt t eat hard food for at least half a week as he had his wisdom tooth _ today. A. pulled B. fragmented C. extracted D. picked（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.Before the first non-stop flight made in 1949, it _necessary for all planes to land for refueling. A. would be B. has been
43、 C. had been D. would have been（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.16.All the staff members of the department made _ efforts to clean up the hall for the Christmas party. A. gigantic B. cohesive C. comprehensive D. conscientious（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.17.Just as the builder is skilled in the handling of his bricks, _ the exp
44、erienced writer in the handling of his words. A. and so is B. as is C. the same is D. so is（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18.When she .heard ge bad news, her eyes _with tears as she struggled to control her emotions. A. sparkled B. sparked C. twinkled D. glittered（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.19.Fond of singing as she is, she is _ a good singer by profession. A. everything but B. anything but C. nothing but D. something but（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.20.What a person says is_ in itself, but when combined with his deeds, it can tell us much about this guy. A. uninformative B. affirmative C. reformative D. c
