1、专业四级-723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.Please write the whole passage on A
3、NSWER 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 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 Mr
4、s. Daniels teach?（分数：1.00）A.She teaches Tracey English.B.She teaches Tracey math.C.She teaches Tracey art.D.She doesnt teach Tracey.(2).What is Traceys problem with geography?（分数：1.00）A.She talks to others in class.B.She doesnt concentrate in class.C.She doesnt do her homework.D.She plays truant.(3)
5、.What is the teachers attitude towards Tracey?（分数：1.00）A.She has hope in Tracey.B.She feels unsatisfied with Tracey.C.She doesnt like Tracey.D.She thinks Tracey an excellent student.Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds
6、 to answer the questions.Now, listen to the conversation.（分数：4.00）(1).What is wrong with the womans current apartment?（分数：1.00）A.It is too noisy.B.The walls are too thin.C.The buses do not go in that direction.D.The boiler often goes wrong.(2).What does the woman do?（分数：1.00）A.A student.B.A landlady
7、.C.A researcher.D.A teacher.(3).This dialogue take place in（分数：1.00）A.winter.B.summer.C.spring.D.autumn.(4).What does the woman require of her next apartment?（分数：1.00）A.It must be high-rise.B.It must be near the university.C.It must be quiet.D.It must be new and functional.Questions 8 to 10 are base
8、d 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).How is Kellys neighbors son?（分数：1.00）A.Noisy.B.Crazy.C.Nice.D.Hostile.(2).Why has not Kelly talked to the neighbors about her thought?（分数
9、：1.00）A.Because Kelly and the neighbors do not talk to each other.B.Because Kelly is too shy to complain.C.Because Kelly hasnt met them yet.D.Because Kelly is afraid that her neighbors will be angry.(3).What does Jason advise Kelly to do?（分数：1.00）A.To give a gift to the neighbors.B.To complain frank
10、ly.C.To talk strategically.D.To keep the kids asleep as she can.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).The best title for this s
11、election is（分数：1.00）A.Food from Coal and GasB.Non-spoiling and New FoodsC.Spacecraft FoodD.The Shortage of Food(2).Freeze-dried foods（分数：1.00）A.always contain meat.B.need refrigeration.C.are dried and then frozen.D.last for a long time unspoiled.(3).One solution to the worlds food shortage problem c
12、ould be found in（分数：1.00）A.foods from non-food materials.B.foods in plastic tubes.C.freeze-dried foods.D.eatable food packages.Questions 14 to 16 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
13、).If nuclear bombs are dropped on an area the survivors will（分数：1.00）A.die gradually.B.store more food.C.be very sick.D.grow more crops.(2).Radiation（分数：1.00）A.is good for crops.B.can poison food and water.C.is harmful to man.D.is useful to man.(3).Sickness and starvation will be results of（分数：1.00）
14、A.a nuclear war.B.nuclear weapons.C.a deficiency of food.D.a shortage of medicine.Questions 17 to 20 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).Country music is about（分数：1.00）A.different
15、countries.B.human feelings and events.C.World War .D.the Appalachian Mountains.(2).Country music comes from（分数：1.00）A.the South and Northeast.B.the Northeast and Midwest.C.factories and army camps.D.the Appalachian Mountains and the Southwest.(3).At first country music was popular mainly in the（分数：1
16、.00）A.South.B.Northeast and West.C.factories in Midwest.D.South and Northwest.(4).Why did many southerners go to the Northeast and the Midwest during World War ?（分数：1.00）A.Because they wanted to learn to like country music.B.Because they wanted to take music with them.C.Because country music was pop
17、ular all over the country.D.Because they wanted to work in the factories there.五、SECTION C NEWS BROAD(总题数：5，分数：10.00)Questions 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 news.（分数：2.00）(1).The issue c
18、oncerning who controls the Internet will be discussed（分数：1.00）A.by dividing planners.B.at the first U.N. summit on information technology.C.during Dec. 10-12.D.by leaders of governments.(2).Who will NOT be discussing the controversial issues?（分数：1.00）A.More than 50 heads of states.B.Government repre
19、sentatives.C.Representatives of business.D.Representatives of citizens.Questions 23 and 24 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).According to the news item, many Canadians gathered in Mo
20、ntreal（分数：1.00）A.to give support to Quebecs independence effort.B.to drive the French-speaking people away.C.to uphold the countrys unity.D.to provoke greater surge of campaigning in Quebec.(2).How will Quebec decide whether to be independent?（分数：1.00）A.The people of Quebec vote.B.The people of Queb
21、ec demonstrate in public.C.Prime Minister and others make decision for it.D.The people of Canada make decision for it.Questions 25 and 26 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).Where was
22、the G8 summit held?（分数：1.00）A.In the United States.B.In France.C.In Britain.D.In Geneva.(2).What did the leaders do after lunch?（分数：1.00）A.They began their hard work.B.They went to visit a school.C.They went to the summit site.D.They had photos taken with the chefs.2. Question 27 is based on the fol
23、lowing news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question.Now, listen to the news.To which country do the Rodong-1 missiles bring the most threat?（分数：1.00）A.Japan.B.America.C.South Korea.D.Germany.Questions 28 to 30 are based on the following news. At the end of th
24、e news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the news.（分数：3.00）(1).What was TRUE of the demonstrators?（分数：1.00）A.They were World War victims.B.They burned a Japanese flag scribbled with their names.C.They were female college students.D.They were supported by the S
25、outh Korean government.(2).The purpose of yesterdays demonstration was to demand（分数：1.00）A.Japans full compensation for World War victims.B.that the Japanese Prime Minister apologize to the Koreans.C.that the Japanese government punish the war criminals.D.that the Japanese ambassador be expelled.(3)
26、.Riot police（分数：1.00）A.surrounded the Japanese embassy at once.B.have encountered such protest for two years.C.were armed with guns and clubs.D.formed a human barricade to prevent possible violence.六、PART CLOZE(总题数：1，分数：20.00)People thinking about the origin of language for the first time usually ar
27、rive at the conclusion that it developed (31) as a system of grunts, hisses and cries and (32) a very simple affair in the beginning. (33) , when we observe the language behavior of (34) we regard as primitive cultures, we find it (35) complicated. It was believed that an Eskimo must have the tip of
28、 his tongue a vocabulary of more than 10,000 words (36) to get along reasonably well, much larger than the active vocabulary of a (n) (37) businessman who speaks Eng-fish. (38) , these Eskimo words are far more highly inflected (词尾变化的) than (39) of any of the well-known European languages, for a (40
29、) noun can be spoken or written in (41) hundred different forms, each (42) a precise meaning different from that of any other. The forms of the verbs are even more (43) . The Eskimo language is, (44) , one of the most difficult in the world to learn, (45) the result that almost no traders or explore
30、rs have (46) tried to learn it. Consequently, there has grown up, in communication between Eskimos and whites, a jargon (47) to the pidgin English used in Old China, with a vocabulary of from 300 to 600 uninflected words. Most of them are (48) from Eskimo but some are derived from English, Danish, S
31、panish, Hawaiian and other languages. It is this jargon (49) is usually referred to by travelers (50) the Eskimo language.（分数：20.00）A.unceasinglyB.continuouslyC.graduallyD.continuallyA.must beB.must have beenC.ought to beD.should beA.HoweverB.ConsequentlyC.ProbablyD.UndoubtedlyA.whoseB.thisC.itD.wha
32、tA.conspicuouslyB.usuallyC.surprisinglyD.sufficientlyA.so asB.so thatC.as suchD.as well asA.amountB.averageC.sumD.numberA.OtherwiseB.MoreoverC.AlsoD.NeverthelessA.the othersB.all othersC.theseD.thoseA.singleB.singularC.pluralD.compoundA.someB.severalC.variousD.variedA.gettingB.causingC.havingD.ownin
33、gA.endlessB.multipleC.uncountableD.numerousA.thereforeB.whereasC.becauseD.furthermoreA.withB.forC.owing toD.inA.stillB.indeedC.justD.evenA.alikeB.similarC.relatedD.relevantA.detachesB.differsC.descendsD.derivesA.whichB.whyC.thatD.howA.asB.likeC.soD.on七、PART GRAMMAR AND V(总题数：30，分数：30.00)3.Although a
34、 teenage, Fred could resist _ what to do and what not to do.（分数：1.00）A.being toldB.tellingC.to be toldD.to tell4._ , he swore that he was not asleep.（分数：1.00）A.Although I had difficulty in waking himB.Since I had difficulty in waking himC.Being difficulty in waking himD.Even if I had difficulty in w
35、aking him5.I know Ann didnt pass this examination, but really she is _ stupid.（分数：1.00）A.something butB.anything butC.nothing butD.not but6.It wasnt such a good dinner _ she had promised us.（分数：1.00）A.thatB.whichC.asD.what7._ his eyes when she told him that it was time for them to leave.（分数：1.00）A.H
36、ardly had he openedB.Scarcely did he openC.No sooner did he openD.He had no sooner opened8.He told me only part of the story（分数：1.00）A.so that Was it.B.so that was this.C.and that was so.D.and that was that.9.The World Trade Center, the top _ was 410 meters high, was the tallest building in the worl
37、d.（分数：1.00）A.whichB.of whichC.of whoseD.that10.Margies bedroom was in a _ , with books and papers covering every possible surface.（分数：1.00）A.litterB.disorderC.rubbishD.mess11.It is about time that such practices（分数：1.00）A.are ended.B.be ended.C.were ended.D.must be ended.12.Advanced computer technol
38、ogy has _ an answer to accurate weather forecasting.（分数：1.00）A.set upB.come up withC.filled inD.faced up to13.Jean Wagners most enduring contribution to the study of Afro-American poetry is his insistence that it _ in a religious, as well as worldly, frame of reference.（分数：1.00）A.is to be analyzedB.
39、has been analyzedC.be analyzedD.should have been analyzed14.She possessed a quick mind, a sharp tongue and _ a strong will.（分数：1.00）A.above allB.first of allC.most of allD.and all15.The heavily-populated area was a breeding place for _ diseases.（分数：1.00）A.infectiousB.powerfulC.influentialD.suspiciou
40、s16.So confused _ that he didnt know how to start his lecture.（分数：1.00）A.since he becameB.would he becomeC.that he becameD.did he become17.Dr. Jones checked the patients _ carefully before making his treatment.（分数：1.00）A.symbolsB.symptomsC.signsD.conditions18.This article _ more attention to the pro
41、blem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learning.（分数：1.00）A.cares forB.applies forC.allows forD.calls for19.The Car Club couldnt _ to meet the demands of ail its members.（分数：1.00）A.assumeB.ensureC.guaranteeD.confirm20.If each manager makes his usual speech, the meeting will be
42、 _ for forty-five minutes.（分数：1.00）A.expandedB.prolongedC.delayedD.exceeded21.In fact, Peter would rather have left for San Francisco than _ in New York.（分数：1.00）A.to stayB.stayedC.stayingD.having stayed22.A teacher, with his students, _ an English film.（分数：1.00）A.is to seeB.is seeingC.are seeingD.s
43、ee23._ many times, this radio receiver is found very sensitive.（分数：1.00）A.Being testedB.Having been testedC.Having testedD.Testing24.My brothers plans are very _ ; he wants to master English, French and Spanish before he is sixteen.（分数：1.00）A.arbitraryB.aggressiveC.ambitiousD.abundant25.The weatherm
44、an broadcasts the _ in temperature twice a day.（分数：1.00）A.diversionB.variationC.varietyD.modification26.We are late. I expect the film _ by the time we get to the cinema.（分数：1.00）A.has startedB.will have startedC.will startD.may start27.Overjoyed to see his long-lost friends, Carter _ a toast to the
45、 health of them all.（分数：1.00）A.suggestedB.recommendedC.proposedD.ordered28.The city has decided to _ smoking.（分数：1.00）A.do away withB.take awayC.get away withD.put away29.A series of border incidents would _ lead the two countries to war.（分数：1.00）A.inevitablyB.consistentlyC.uniformlyD.persistently30.Humi
