1、专业四级-600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 about 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 passag
3、e on ANSWER SHEET TWO.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:0,分数:0.00)四、Questions l-4 are ba(总题数:4,分数:4.00)2.When did the worlds population reach six billion?(分数:1.00)A.October 10, 1999.B.October 11, 1999.C.November 10, 1999.D.November 11,
4、 1999.3.When will the worlds population hit 10 billion?(分数:1.00)A.2010.B.2002.C.2036.D.2054.4.What was the worlds population in 1500?(分数:1.00)A.300 million.B.310 million.C.500 million.D.510 million.5.How long did it take for the worlds population to increase from 2 billion to 3 billion?(分数:1.00)A.30
5、4 years.B.123 years.C.33 years.D.14 years.五、Questions 5-7 are ba(总题数:3,分数:3.00)6.What time is the woman meeting with Julie?(分数:1.00)A.12:00pm.B.h00pm.C.2:00pm.D.4:00pm.7.What does the woman have to do on Saturday morning?(分数:1.00)A.Walk the dog.B.Clean the house.C.Visit a scientist.D.Do some sewing.
6、8.where does the woman have to go at 12:30?(分数:1.00)A.To school.B.To the dentist.C.To the science museum.D.To the playground.六、Questions8-10 are ba(总题数:3,分数:3.00)9.Who are the sparkers?(分数:1.00)A.Salesmen.B.Editors.C.Cooks.D.Advertising agents.10.What product are they talking about?(分数:1.00)A.Kitche
7、n.B.Deep-freezer.C.Mobility units.D.Cake mixer.11.What is the relationship between the two speakers?(分数:1.00)A.Employer and employee.B.Salesman and customer.C.Advertiser and customer.D.Colleagues.七、SECTION B PASSAGES(总题数:0,分数:0.00)八、Questionsll-14 are b(总题数:4,分数:4.00)12.When are airplanes not fuel e
8、fficient?(分数:1.00)A.On short trips.B.On long trips.C.When flying over cities.D.When flying at high altitudes.13.What problem faces commuters to travel between strip cities?(分数:1.00)A.A lack of available flights.B.Long delays at the airport.C.Boredom on long flights.D.Long trips to and from airport.1
9、4.How does a Maglev operate?(分数:1.00)A.It uses nuclear energy.B.It rests on a cushion of pressurized air.C.It flies over magnetically activated tracks.D.It uses a device similar to a jet engine.15.What is the topic of the talk?(分数:1.00)A.Energy conservation.B.Transportation of the future.C.Strip cit
10、ies:D.Advantages of air transportation over railroads.九、Questions 15-17 are (总题数:3,分数:3.00)16.What kinds of families are described in the passage?(分数:1.00)A.Families of the past and of the future.B.Families of the present and of the future.C.Families of the past.D.Both B and C.17.Which of the follow
11、ing statements is mentioned in the passage?(分数:1.00)A.High divorce rate has made modem families smaller.B.There is always a generation gap in modem families.C.Families will die out in the future.D.Science and industry have brought great changes to family life.18.According to the passage, what is one
12、 of the reasons why families are getting smaller in American?(分数:1.00)A.The needs for workers who are able to move at any time have been increasing.B.Both old and young people prefer to live separately.C.Children tend to leave their parents when they grow up.D.People cease to care for having childre
13、n.十、Questions 18-20 are (总题数:3,分数:3.00)19.Where will the money from the fines go?(分数:1.00)A.To the motorists.B.To the bicyclists,C.To help build special bike paths.D.To help buy more bikes.20.What is the newest problem facing people who drive to school?(分数:1.00)A.Pollution in the air.B.A lack of par
14、king.C.Accidents with bicycles.D.A lack of bridges.21.What is the basis for the law that doesnt allow bicyclists in the middle of the street?(分数:1.00)A.The law of he road.B.International law.C.Local law.D.Federal law.十一、SECTION C NEWS BROAD(总题数:0,分数:0.00)十二、Questions 2122 are (总题数:2,分数:2.00)22.Besid
15、es giving three hundred-dollars to each taxpayer this year, what else did the democratic lawmakers propose?(分数:1.00)A.Raise the tax rate on earnings for low-income taxpayers.B.Lower the tax rate on earnings for low-income taxpayers.C.Raise the tax rate on earnings for high-income taxpayers.D.Lower t
16、he tax rate on earnings for high-income taxpayers.23.What does President Bush implies without stating out in his talk?(分数:1.00)A.The Americans are likely to make minor investments.B.The Americans are not likely to make major investments.C.The Americans dont feel secure about the long-term economic p
17、erformance.D.The Americans feel secure about the long-term economic performance.十三、Questions 2324 are (总题数:2,分数:2.00)24.Why does President Bush renew sanctions on the Taleban forces?(分数:1.00)A.Taleban forces killed some Americans.B.Taleban forces attacked other countries.C.Taleban forces are a terro
18、rist organization.D.Taleban forces continue to provide safe haven and a base of operations for Osama bin Laden.25.Who is Osman bin Laden?(分数:1.00)A.The leader of Taleban forcesB.President of Afghanistan.C.Suspected terrorist leaderD.A criminal who fled from America years ago.十四、Questions2526 are b(总
19、题数:2,分数:2.00)26.What is underemployment ?(分数:1.00)A.Unemployment.B.Having jobs but not being paid enough.C.Having jobs from time to time.D.Having pm-time jobs.27.Actually, how many new jobs will be needed during the next ten years to help support the worlds workforce?(分数:1.00)A.One thousand million.
20、B.Five hundred million.C.One hundred sixty million.D.One hundred ten million.十五、Questions 2728 are (总题数:2,分数:2.00)28.How many refugees have returned home earlier this year?(分数:1.00)A.200.B.41.C.No one.D.We can not say exactly.29.In the following statements, which one is true?(分数:1.00)A.Those Afghan
21、refugees have lived in Pakistan for 20 years.B.The group of Afghan refugees includes 200 people.C.The Afghan refugees are bound to Pishin District.D.Kandahar region lies in west southern Afghanistan.十六、Questions 2930 are (总题数:2,分数:2.00)30.What is the present occupation of Jenet Reno?(分数:1.00)A.The G
22、overnor of Florida.B.The Attorney General.C.The Democratic Party s nomination for the Governor of Florida.D.Not mentioned in the report.31.Why is Jenet Reno drawing great political attention?(分数:1.00)A.She openly admits she is considering running for governor in next year s election.B.She is Democra
23、tic Party s nomination for the post.C.She is Jeb Bush s preener.D.She is the Former Attorney General.十七、PART CLOZE(总题数:0,分数:0.00)十八、There can be no doub(总题数:20,分数:20.00)32.(分数:1.00)A.inasmuchB.with respect toC.in respect thatD.by reason of33.(分数:1.00)A.descendB.ascendC.declineD.decrease34.(分数:1.00)A
24、.toB.forC.aboutD.with35.(分数:1.00)A.concatenationB.continuityC.agreementD.progression36.(分数:1.00)A.comingB.to comeC.cameD.is coming37.(分数:1.00)A.grantB.grantedC.regardD.regarded38.(分数:1.00)A.inB.atC.byD.through39.(分数:1.00)A.downsideB.downsizeC.down slopeD.downtrend40.(分数:1.00)A.NorB.LittleC.SeldomD.S
25、carcely41.(分数:1.00)A.IncipientlyB.OccasionallyC.InitiallyD.Originally42.(分数:1.00)A.possibilityB.possibleC.vulnerabilityD.vulnerable43.(分数:1.00)A.withB.exceptC.besidesD.in44.(分数:1.00)A.accidentalB.intentionalC.unexpectedD.sudden45.(分数:1.00)A.manipulativeB.operationalC.manualD.handled46.(分数:1.00)A.ini
26、tiallyB.eventuallyC.vigorouslyD.virtually47.(分数:1.00)A.doneB.undertakenC.underutilizedD.pursued48.(分数:1.00)A.immenseB.hugeC.enormousD.vast49.(分数:1.00)A.computerB.computerizationC.computationD.compute50.(分数:1.00)A.FurthermoreB.MoreoverC.HoweverD.To begin with51.(分数:1.00)A.isnt realizingB.havent reali
27、zedC.didnt realizeD.dont realize十九、PART GRAMMAR AND V(总题数:30,分数:30.00)52.Cargoes arrive by road vehicle or by train at a main storage park,_ out with a grid on the ground for the containers.(分数:1.00)A.notedB.impressedC.markedD.labeled53.I spent the next two years investigating the very questions_ by
28、 him.(分数:1.00)A.posedB.heldC.putD.set54.In the Unites States, it is required that all children_ school, public or private, for 12 years(分数:1.00)A.must attendB.need attendC.should attendD.ought to attend55.The barrier of language keeps many scientists in prolonged ignorance of work of immediate impor
29、tance to them _at present in many countries.(分数:1.00)A.doingB.to be doneC.having doneD.being done56.When preparing elementary school test, care should be taken_.(分数:1.00)A.not to make the vocabulary more difficult than necessaryB.not to make the vocabulary that difficultC.so as to not make the vocab
30、ulary part too hardD.in not making the vocabulary a problem in terms of it difficulty57.Young scientists cannot realize_ soon that existing scientific knowledge is not nearly so complete, certain and unalterable as many textbooks seems to imply.(分数:1.00)A.soB.veryC.tooD.such58.He spoke so_ that even
31、 his opponents were won over by his arguments.(分数:1.00)A.bluntlyB.convincinglyC.emphaticallyD.determinedly59.In this area, the amount of money spent on health care for animals will_ the amount spent on human health care in just 10 years.(分数:1.00)A.equalB.equal toC.equivalentD.equality60.The American
32、 society is_ an exceedingly shaky foundation of natural resources, which is connected with the possibility of a worsening environment.(分数:1.00)A.established onB.affiliated toC.originated fromD.incorporated with61.The foreign student advisor recommended that she_ more English before enrolling at the
33、university.(分数:1.00)A.studiedB.studyC.would studyD.was studying62.Though science is often imagined as a disinterested subject, scientists are no different from anyone else: they are _ human beings enmeshed (陷入:卷入) in a web of personal and social circumstances.(分数:1.00)A.vulnerableB.rationalC.careles
34、sD.passionate63.Certain pine trees are deliberately dwarfed for_ purposes.(分数:1.00)A.constructiveB.dimensionsC.ornamentalD.decorated64.Doctors see a connection between increase amounts of leisure time spent_ and the increased number of cases of skin cancer.(分数:1.00)A.to sunbatheB.to have sunbathedC.
35、having sunbathedD.sunbathing65.Work in parapsychology,_, has attracted a relatively small number of scientists.(分数:1.00)A.is a very controversial fieldB.which a very controversial field isC.a very controversial fieldD.a field very controversial which66.To plot Shakespeares life is to become involved
36、 in a kind of detective story_ there are plenty of clues but very little else.(分数:1.00)A.whereB.whichC.from whichD.when67.The lawyer thought that piece of evidence was_ early in the investigation, but it turned out to be vital in convicting the criminal.(分数:1.00)A.satisfactoryB.insignificantC.unalte
37、rableD.important68.The supply of copper in the mines had_, causing great concerns among the people of the town.(分数:1.00)A.increasedB.diminishedC.extendedD.devalued69.The newly free people adopt democratic forms of government_ all the goodies they see on TV will materialize instantly.(分数:1.00)A.in or
38、der thatB.in caseC.in the belief thatD.even though70.At first, the _of color pictures over a long distance seemed impossible, but, with painstaking efforts and at great expense, it became a reality.(分数:1.00)A.transactionB.transmissionC.transformationD.transition71.Talk to anyone in the drug industry
39、,_ youll soon discover that the science of genetics is the biggest firing to hit drug research since penicillin was discovered.(分数:1.00)A.orB.andC.forD.so72.When her report came, she found that she had received three D s and two C s. Soon she began to recall some of the errors she_ on her test.(分数:1
40、.00)A.should have madeB.might have madeC.would have madeD.could make73.Slowly, without trying to defend himself, the buffalo sank to his knees and, with one lion_ his throat and another his muzzle, died of suffocation.(分数:1.00)A.holdB.heldC.holdingD.being held74.After discussing the matter with the
41、bank manager, Peter _received his loan.(分数:1.00)A.instantlyB.instinctivelyC.casuallyD.unexpectedly75.Programmed instruction received its major impetus from the work of behaviorist J. H. Skinner, who after years of research,_ a practical system in 1954.(分数:1.00)A.describedB.derivedC.imitatedD.devised
42、76.Solid geometry has enabled astronomers to calculate the positions of the heavenly bodies_ to one another.(分数:1.00)A.absoluteB.relativeC.comparativeD.contrastive77.Frances_ of nuclear testing in the South Pacific last month triggered political debates and mass demonstrations.(分数:1.00)A.assumptionB
43、.consumptionC.presumptionD.resumption78.For centuries, until the first Americans reached the moon, men speculated as to_.(分数:1.00)A.What looked like the satellite s other sideB.what the satellite s other side looks likeC.what did the satellite s other side look likeD.what the satellite s other side
44、looks like79.The teacher asked a very difficult question, but finally Ted_ a satisfactory answer.(分数:1.00)A.came withB.came upC.came up withD.came up for80._ by the thought that she was having a heart attack, she screams for help.(分数:1.00)A.TerrifyingB.TerrifiedC.Being terrifiedD.Having terrified81.Because the supply of natural gas was plentiful_