1、专业四级-788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.(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.(分数:
2、3.00)(1).Ann called Roger toA. complain about the new apartment. B. ask for advice about renting a new apartment.C. ask him to help rent an apartment. D. ask about the house-renting near the campus.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(2).What is the problem with Anns present apartment?A. It is too expensive. B. It is
3、a bit far.C. It is too noisy. D. There is no parking space.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(3).What is NOT the requirement for the new apartment?A. It should locate near the campus. B. The traffic should be convenient.C. It is better if the apartment is furnished.D. A parking space is necessary.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.Qu
4、estions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.(分数:3.00)(1).The doctor asked Steve toA. take the medicine three times a day after eating.B. stay in bed for three days.C. drink some herbal tea four times a d
5、ay.D. take more fruits.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following statements is CORRECT?A. Steve is worried about his illness because he has to do a presentation on Friday.B. Carlas mother is really keen on modern medicine.C. Carla favors herbal medicine.D. Carla suggests that Steve drink her mothe
6、rs herbal tea three times a day after meal.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(3).What does Steve decide to do?A. Talk to another friend. B. Take Carlas suggestion.C. See the same doctor again. D. Stay in bed until Friday.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.Questions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the co
7、nversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.(分数:4.00)(1).What is the conversation mainly about?A. How to care for precious metals. B. A standard unit for measuring weight.C. The value of precious metals.D. Using the metric system.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(2).How is the weight used?A. To
8、 check the accuracy of scales.B. To calculate the density of other metals.C. To observe changes in the atmosphere.D. To measure amounts of rainfall.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(3).It was necessary to replace the old standard weight becauseA. someone spilled water on it. B. someone lost it.C. it was made of low
9、 quality metal.D. the standard for measuring had changed.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(4).What does Dr. Smith probably think about the cost of the new weight?A. It is a small amount to pay for so much precious metal.B. It is difficult to judge the value of such an object.C. It is reasonable for an object with s
10、uch an important function.D. It is too high for such a light weight.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.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.(分数:3.00)(1).What is the passage mainly abou
11、t?A. Selling and buying.B. What is the market?C. Everything you do is producing for the market.D. What the market can do for you?(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(2).All of the following acts are producing for the market EXCEPTA. working in a bank. B. looking after the others babies.C. attending a night school. D.
12、growing beans for sale.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(3).In what way is the market very real for each person who is making and selling something?A. It tells you what to produce.B. It tells you how to grow tomatoes.C. It provides you with everything you need.D. It helps you save money.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.Questions 1
13、4 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.(分数:4.00)(1).The discussion topic of the previous class meeting wasA. new England mystery stories.B. the life of Emily Dickinson.C. a comparison of poems between Dickinson and
14、Whitman.D. the poems of Walt Whitman.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(2).How did Emily Dickinson differ from Walt Whitman?A. She published poems more frequently.B. She seldom left her home.C. She lived in an earlier era.D. She spoke a different language.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(3).Approximately how old was Emily Dickinso
15、n when she died?A. In her twenties. B. In her thirties. C. In her fifties. D. In her eighties.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(4).What will the class do now?A. Hear another report.B. Discuss one of Emily Dickinsons poems.C. Hear a lecture by the teacher.D. Discuss poems they have written themselves.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.
16、D.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.(分数:3.00)(1).Prince Henry started his school toA. help mariners.B. improve ship design and sailing method.C. study astronomy and mathematics.D. improve his own ski
17、ll as a sailor.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(2).Prince Henry aims to design vessels that couldA. make longer deep-sea voyages.B. travel faster than those in use at that time.C. explore the coastline of Portugal.D. carry larger crews and more cargo than existing ones.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(3).What was Prince Henrys p
18、rincipal achievement?A. Making oceanic exploration possible.B. Improving the compass.C. Founding a school for mariners.D. Inventing the clipper ship.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.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 gi
19、ven 10 seconds to answer the questions.(分数:2.00)(1).How many members are there in the Arab League?A. 13. B. 23. C. 22. D. 15.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(2).What was the key point discussed during the meeting?A. The security issues within Arabian countries.B. The change of the Arab Leagues voting system.C. The
20、 relevancy of the Arab League.D. The future of the Arab Leagues voting system.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.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.(分数:2.00)(1).Why did the human rights organizations criticize Morocco?
21、A. Because Morocco repatriated those who wanted to enter Spain.B. Because Morocco allowed the would-be migrants to enter Europe.C. Because Moroccan troops killed several would-be migrants.D. Because Moroccan security forces treated the would-be migrants cruelly.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(2).What happened in
22、the Spanish enclaves of Melilia and Ceuta last week?A. Demonstrations took place against the treatment of would-be migrants.B. The would-be migrants tried to enter the two places.C. A few people were killed in clashes with Moroccan troops.D. Sub-Saharan Africans waited to cross illegally into the tw
23、o places.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.2.Question 25 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question.The news item is mainly aboutA. Tehrans view on its own nuclear weapons. B. the debate on Irans nuclear weapons.C. the idea of the U.S. and Europe a
24、bout Iran. D. the experts disagreement on nuclear weapons.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.(分数:3.00)(1).The dispute between the European Union and the United States is mainly aboutA.
25、 whether there is a steep decline in food aid since the 1990s.B. whether food aid drives local farmers out of the market.C. whether food aid displaces local products in developing countries.D. whether food aid should be in the form of cash or agricultural products.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(2).The European U
26、nion is in favor of cash donations, because cash donations are the best way toA. quickly purchase food in an emergency.B. flood markets with cheap imported food.C. help local farmers with their businesses.D. attract more donors all around the world.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(3).The United States says the Eur
27、opean approach isA. flexible. B. unworkable. C. the best way. D. effective.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.(分数:2.00)(1).How long is the Northern European Pipeline?A. 2,012 kilomete
28、rs. B. 2,020 kilometers. C. 1,200 kilometers. D. 1,300 kilometers.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following details is INCORRECT?A. Russia has the biggest natural gas reserves in the world.B. Russia is the worlds second-largest oil producer.C. The European Union buys 30 percent of its gas and 25 p
29、ercent of its oil from Russia.D. The European Union estimates that by 2020, three-quarters of its natural gas will be imported.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.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
30、 on society as the major contributing influence. Theories (31) on the individual suggest that children engage in 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 so
31、ciety suggest that children commit crimes in (34) to their failure to rise above their socioeconomic status, (35) as a 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 comm
32、it crimes. The latter may commit crimes (37) lack of adequate parental control. All theories, however, are tentative and 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
33、and rising unemployment (41) make gainful employment increasingly difficult to obtain. The resulting discontent may in (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 li
34、kely to have less supervision at home (45) was common in the traditional family (46) ,This lack of parental supervision 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 th
35、e growing (49) of child abuse and child neglect. All these conditions tend to increase the probability of a child committing a criminal act, (50) a direct causal relationship has not yet been established.(分数:20.00)(1).A. acting B. relyingC. centering D. commenting(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(2).A. before B. un
36、lessC. until D. because(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(3).A. interaction B. assimilationC. cooperation D. consultation(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(4).A. return B. replyC. reference D. response(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(5).A. or B. but ratherC. but D. or else(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(6).A. considering B. ignoringC. highlighting D. discarding
37、(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(7).A. on B. inC. for D. with(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(8).A. immune B. resistantC. sensitive D. subject(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(9).A. affect B. reduceC. check D. reflect(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(10).A. point B. leadC. come D. amount(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(11).A. in general B. on averageC. by contrast D. at leng
38、th(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(12).A. case B. shortC. turn D. essence(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(13).A. survived B. noticedC. undertaken D. experienced(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(14).A. contrarily B. consequentlyC. similarly D. simultaneously(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(15).A. than B. thatC. which D. as(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(16).A. system B. str
39、uctureC. concept D. heritage(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(17).A. assessable B. identifiableC. negligible D. incredible(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(18).A. expense B. restrictionC. allocation D. availability(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(19).A. incidence B. awarenessC. exposure D. popularity(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(20).A. provided B. sinceC. a
40、lthough D. supposing(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.七、PART GRAMMAR AND V(总题数:30,分数:30.00)3.The first sentence in this paragraph is_; it can be interpreted in many ways.A. intricate B. ambiguous C. duplicated D. confused(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.4._, she will have my unswerving support.A. Was she right or wrong B. Whether r
41、ight or wrongC. Were she right or wrong D. Be she right or wrong(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.5.I can understand their eagerness that you_the main speaker.A. be B. shall be C. are to be D. must be(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.6.In recent years much more emphasis has been put_developing the students productive skills.A. onto
42、B. in C. over D. on(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.7.You cant help but hear commercials; every few minutes the program is interrupted to give you one ad- vertising_.A. so on and so forth B. more or less C. something or other D. sooner or later(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.8.The millions of calculations involved, had they been
43、done by hand,_all practical value by the time they were finished.A. had lost B. would lose C. would have lost D. should have lost(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.9.We work to make money,but its a_that people who work hard and long often do not make the most money.A. dilemma B. conflict C. prejudice D. paradox(分数:1.
44、00)A.B.C.D.10.But the Swiss discovered long years ago that constant warfare brought them suffering and poverty.A. anything but B. nothing but C. none other than D. no more than(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.11.Retirement is obviously a very complex_period; and the earlier you start planning for it, the better.A.
45、transition B. transaction C. transmission D. transformation(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.12.If a substance is dissolved in water or heated, it may_a gas.A. give into B. give over C. give off D. give away(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.13.Do have a cigarette,_you?A. cant B. dont C. wouldnt D. wont(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.14.I hope all the precautions against air pollution,_suggested by the local government, will be seriously