1、专业四级-804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 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.Please write the whole passage on ANSWER
3、 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)（分数：3.00）(1).What does the woman do at her supermarket job?A. She cleans the place.B. She puts things in order and wraps fruits and vegetables.C. She looks after sick customers.D. She takes care of babies.
4、（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why must the woman and the man work?A. To get some pocket money. B. To help support their families.C. To save money to buy a car. D. To earn money to pay tuition.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What does the man mean by saying holding down a job?A. When you are too busy with your study, qu
5、it the job.B. A part-time job is good for a student to apply his knowledge to practice.C. Try to do a good job, but dont overwork yourself.D. Do the job until graduation, and a part-time job can become a full-time job.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1).Where does this conversation most probably take plac
6、e?A. At a hotel. B. On the phone.C. In the managers office. D. At the switchboard office.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is the man complaining about?A. The room service is always unavailable when it is needed.B. The charges on directly dialed calls are not reasonable.C. It is about a delay in the switchb
7、oard.D. Something is wrong with his telephone.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why had people better make distance calls through the operator according to the woman?A. Because there is no direct dial service in that hotel.B. Because it is impossible for the guest to find the area codes for the country he intend
8、s to dial.C. Because it is cheaper than making directly dialed calls.D. Because there will be no misunderstanding about the charges.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What is the woman going to do?A. She herself will go and check what the problem is.B. She herself will put the guest through to Brussels.C. She wil
9、l let the guest make a directly dialed call.D. She will ask somebody else to go and check what the problem is.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：3.00）(1).What else does the man get from TV besides rest?A. He learns how to live and let live.B. He learns how to organize himself better.C. He learns how to switch ove
10、r to other channels to avoid advertisements.D. He learns a lot from educational programs.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which is NOT true about the womans hobbies according to the conversation?A. Knitting socks for their nephews.B. Putting her feet up on the desk.C. Collecting buttons.D. Making Turkish cakes.
11、（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What are the two kinds of people according to the man and the woman?A. Those who have lots of hobbies and those who have no hobbies.B. Those who are happy with morning exercises and those who are too lazy to get out of bed.C. Those who always keep themselves busy and those who i
12、dle their time away.D. Those who are happy with their everyday life and those who are never happy with their everyday life.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、SECTION B PASSAGES(总题数：3，分数：10.00)（分数：3.00）(1).What do good negotiators and average negotiators have in common?A. Experience in negotiating.B. A high level of
13、 intelligence.C. The time they spend on preparation.D. The amount of pay they receive.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the speaker, what would good negotiators do?A. Study the case carefully beforehand.B. Stick to a set target.C. Appear friendly to the other party.D. Try to be flexible about their
14、terms.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to the speaker, what does the average negotiator usually do?A. Make sure there is no misunderstanding.B. Try to persuade by giving various reasons.C. Repeat the same reasons.D. Listen carefully and patiently to the other party.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：3.00）(1).The pa
15、ssage tells us that cats _.A. sleep longer than humansB. have similar sleeping habits as humansC. have no regular sleepD. take naps in addition to their regular sleep（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following statements has not been mentioned as the benefit of cat napping?A. People can become happi
16、er.B. People can become more energetic.C. Cat napping can help overcome boredom.D. Cat napping can help cure disease.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Some experts believe that _.A. cats have a natural clock inside themB. people can live better by taking napsC. people should learn from catsD. famous people are a
17、ll known for their energy（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1).Till last July, it has been _ years since Congress passed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act.A. 19 B. 20 C. 21 D. 22（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How did people react after the measure was signed into law?A. Ever since the measure was signed into law,
18、 it has been carried out effectively.B. All the people in the U. S. praised the measure as one of the most effective anti-drunk driving laws ever passed.C. Some praised the measure while others said it was not fair.D. State governments have the right to decide whether the Act would be carried out wi
19、thin their own states.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Whats the drinking age according to the National Minimum Drinking Age Act?A. 18. B. 19. C. 20. D. 21.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which statement is NOT the reason why some people hold a prejudice against the Act?A. They believe that it is human right to decide whe
20、ther they would like to drink or not.B. They say young people who want to drink will find a way to get alcohol.C. They reject the number of young people reportedly saved by the law.D. They say fewer young people are drinking now than 20 years ago.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、SECTION C NEWS BROAD(总题数：5，分数：10.0
21、0)（分数：2.00）(1).Which place did the storms first strike?A. The eastern U.S. B. The Gulf of Mexico.C. The Canadian border. D. Some areas in Cuba.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The storms have resulted in the following EXCEPT _.A. death and damage B. disruption of air servicesC. destruction of crops D. highway t
22、raffic jams（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：2.00）(1).Why has the shoe making industry shifted to East Asia?A. Because there is greater demand for shoes there.B. Because there is a large population there.C. Because people there are getting more and more prosperous.D. Because it is easy to find cheap labor there.
23、（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is the biggest market for Australian goods?A. North Asia. B. East Asia.C. Europe. D. Southeast Asia.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：2.00）(1).Some Haitians are on strike in order to _.A. get proper medical treatmentB. ask for their political rightsC. protest against t
24、he U. S. decisionD. demand food supply aid from U. S.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The strikers are denied entry into the U. S. because _.A. AIDS virus has been found among them.B. they cannot get political asylum in the U. S.C. the U. S. government has refused to take themD. they dont accept proper medical
25、treatment（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：3.00）(1).Japans demand for imports _ last month.A. continued to increase. B. continued to decreaseC. didnt change. D. jumped（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Japans January trade surplus _.A. has jumped more than 40% since last yearB. has jumped about 40% since last JanuaryC. was 5.
26、3 billion dollarsD. was 25 million dollars（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Japans trading partners attitude towards its growing trade surplus can be described as _.A. angry B. indifferentC. overjoyed D. worried（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.What did the Earl of Spencer think?A. He should have privacy.B. The media should be
27、 responsible for his sisters death.C. He should mourn his sisters death alone.D. He should leave Cape Town to mourn his sisters death.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、PART CLOZE(总题数：1，分数：20.00)The process by means of which human beings can arbitrarily make certain things stand for other things may be called the s
28、ymbolic process. (31) we turn, we see the symbolic process (32) work. For example, stripes on the sleeve can be made to stand for military rank; crossed sticks can stand for a (33) of religious beliefs. There are (34) things that have not a symbolic value.Almost all fashionable clothes are (35) symb
29、olic. And we select our furniture to (36) as visible symbols of our taste, wealth, and social position. We often choose our houses on the (37) of a feeling that it looks well to have a good address. We trade in perfectly good cars for (38) models not always to get better transportation, (39) to give
30、 evidence to the community that we can (40) it.I once had an eight-year-old car in good running condition. A repairman, who knew the condition of the car, kept (41) me to trade it (42) a new model. But why? I asked, The old cars in (43) still. The repairman answered scornfully, Yeah, but all youve g
31、ot is transportation.Such complicated and apparently (44) behavior leads philosophers to (45) over Why cant human beings live simply and naturally? (46) the complexity of human life makes us look enviously at the relative simplicity of such lives as dogs and cats lead.Simply, the fact that symbolic
32、process makes complexity possible is no (47) for wanting to (48) to a cat existence. A better (49) is to understand the symbolic process (50) instead of being its victims we become, to some degree at least, its masters.（分数：20.00）(1).A. Whichever B. Whatever C. Everywhere D. However（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(
33、2).A. in B. at C. by D. on（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. serial B. cluster C. suite. D. set（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. many B. few C. enough D. little（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. highly B. merely C. rarely D. accidentally（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. work B. regard C. serve D. signify（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. chance B. pur
34、pose C. opportunity D. basis（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. later B. former C. latter D. earlier（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. yet B. but C. and D. so（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. afford B. offer C. supply D. grant（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A. advocating B. alerting C. urging D. pressing（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. with B. in C
35、. out D. for（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. advance B. shape C. demand D. vogue（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A. unnecessary B. useless C. random D. impolite（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. concern B. worry C. ponder D. determine（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A. Often B. Seldom C. Always D. Still（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A. doubt B. me
36、aning C. reason D. time（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A. return B. devote C. lead D. proceed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A. result B. solution C. distinction D. resolution（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A. while B. as C. since that D. so that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.七、PART GRAMMAR AND V(总题数：30，分数：30.00)3.Nowhere in nature is aluminu
37、m found free, owing to its always _ with other elements, most commonly with oxygen.A. being combined B. having combined C. to combine D. combined（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.Physics is the present day equivalent of _ used to be called natural philosophy, from _ most of present day science arose.A. which, what
38、 B. that, which C. what, which D. what, that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.On no account _ ever leave the baby at home alone.A. should you B. you should C. shall you D. you shall（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6._ the center of our planetary system was considered as heresy by the church in the Middle Ages.A. It is the sun and
39、 not the earth B. That the sun and not the earthC. Being the sun and not the earth D. The sun and not the earth（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.The reason that his property was confiscated by the country, it _, was that he was involved in a lot of fraudulent activities during the war.A. was turned out B. was bein
40、g turned outC. being turned out D. turned out（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.Id rather you _ by train because the weather forecast said there would be heavy snow tomorrow.A. went B. should go C. will go D. go（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.Einstein won the Nobel Prize in 1921 and enjoyed great fame in Germany until the rise
41、of Nazism _ he was expelled from Germany because he was a Jew.A. when B. who C. then D. which（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.Nowhere but in the remotest region of the country _ find a place to settle down.A. can he B. he can C. he D. for him to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.With one leg broken in that car accident, he can
42、not even walk, _ run.A. let alone B. thats to say C. not to speak D. not to mention（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12._, she led a life of complete seclusion.A. Being disgraced B. DisgracedC. Disgracing D. She was disgraced（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.John has to prepare the mathematic examination _.A. he can as best B. be
43、st as he can C. as he can best D. as best he can（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.He is the best investment adviser and _ can tell you which share you should buy.A. as such B. as to C. so as to D. such as to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.They have _ to cover both of them.A. too small an umbrella B. very small an umbrellaC.
44、a too small umbrella D. a small umbrella（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.16.Where is your farther?He _ flowers in the garden.A. waters B. must waterC. must be watering D. must have watered（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.17.The girl under the tree is _ my sister.A. no one than B. no other than C. no one that D. none other than（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18.Sometimes a bus _ gets on the bus to check the tickets.A. agent B. officer C. conductor D. inspector（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.19.He made a quick _ from his illness.A. relief B. recovery C. survival D. rela
