1、专业四级-828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 cheek 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)(分数:3.00)A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.Questions 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.Now, listen to the conve
4、rsation.(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 day.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 becaus
5、e he has to do a presentation on Friday.B. Carlas mother is really keen on modem medicine.C. Carla favors herbal medicine.D. Carla suggests that Steve drink her mothers 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
6、 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 conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the conversation.(分数:4.00)(1).What is the conversation
7、 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 check the accuracy of scales. B. To calculate the density of other metals.C. To observe changes in t
8、he 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 quality metal. D. the standard for measuring had changed.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(4).What does Dr. Smith
9、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 such an important function.D. It is too high for such a light weight.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.四、SECTION B P
10、ASSAGES(总题数:3,分数:10.00)In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 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 th
11、e passage.(分数:3.00)(1).What is the passage mainly about?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 af
12、ter the others babies.C. attending a night school. D. 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.
13、 D. It helps you save money.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.Questions 14 to 17 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).The discussion topic of the previous class meeting wasA. new England mystery sto
14、ries.B. the life of Emily Dickinson.C. a comparison of poems between Dickinson and 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 spo
15、ke a different language.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(3).Approximately how old was Emily Dickinson 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
16、 lecture by the teacher. D. Discuss poems they have written themselves.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.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.Now, listen to the passage.(分数:3.00)(1).Prince Henry started his school toA.
17、help mariners. B. improve ship design and sailing method.C. study astronomy and mathematics. D. improve his own skill 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 coastlin
18、e 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 principal 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
19、BROAD(总题数:5,分数:10.00)(分数:2.00)A.B.C.D.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.Now, listen to the news.(分数:2.00)(1).Why did the human rights organizations criticize Morocco?A. Because Morocco repatr
20、iated 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 the Spanish enclaves of M
21、elilia 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 two places.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D
22、.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.Now, listen to the news.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 abo
23、ut 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 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the news.(分数:3.00)(1).The dispute between the European Union and the United Sta
24、tes is mainly aboutA. 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
25、.D.(2).The European Union 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 Unite
26、d States says the European 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.Now, listen to the news.(分数:2.00)(1).How long is the
27、 Northern European Pipeline?A. 2,012 kilometers. 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. The European Union buys 30 percent of its gas and 25 percent
28、of its oil from Russia.C. Russia is the worlds second-largest oil producer.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)Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted
29、 in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet.Many theories concerning the causes of juvenile delinquency (crimes committed by young people) focus either on the individual or on society as the major contributing influence. Theories (31) on the individual sugg
30、est 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 society suggest that children commit crimes in (34) to their failure to rise above thei
31、r socioeconomic status, (35) as a rejection of middleclass values.Most theories of juvenile delinquency have focused on children from disadvantaged families, (36) the fact that children from wealthy homes also commit crimes. The latter may commit crimes (37) lack of adequate parental control. All th
32、eories, 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 and rising unemployment (41) make gainful employment increasingly difficult to obtain.
33、 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 likely to have less supervision at home (45) was common in the traditional family (46)
34、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 the growing (49) of child abuse and child neglect. All these conditions tend to increase
35、 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. relying C. centering D. commenting(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(2).A. before B. unless C. until D. because(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(3).A. interaction B. assimilation C. cooper
36、ation D. consultation(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(4).A. return B. reply C. reference D. response(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(5).A. or B. but rather C. but D. or else(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(6).A. considering B. ignoring C. highlighting D. discarding(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(7).A. on B. in C. for D. with(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(8).A. immune B.
37、 resistant C. sensitive D. subject(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(9).A. affect B. reduce C. check D. reflect(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(10).A. point B. lead C. come D. amount(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(11).A. in general B. on average C. by contrast D. at length(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(12).A. case B. short C. turn D. essence(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D
38、.(13).A. survived B. noticed C. undertaken D. experienced(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(14).A. contrarily B. consequently C. similarly D. simultaneously(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(15).A. than B. that C. which D. as(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(16).A. system B. structure C. concept D. heritage(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(17).A. assessable B. ide
39、ntifiable C. negligible D. incredible(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(18).A. expense B. restriction C. allocation D. availability(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(19).A. incidence B. awareness C. exposure D. popularity(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(20).A. provided B. since C. although D. supposing(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.七、PART GRAMMAR AND V(总题数:30,分
40、数:30.00)3.He spoke in whispers _ the servants should hear him.A. so B. so that C. lest D. in order that(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.4.Only when we have weighted all the factors involved _ decide when would be the best time to start.A. did we B. we did C. can we D. we can(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.5.To achieve his hearts
41、desire, he is racing the clock all the time. He is not the man _ he was two years ago.A. which B. that C. who D. whom(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.6.The millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand, _ all practical value by the time they were finished.A. had lost B. would lose C. would have lost
42、 D. should have lost(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.7._ , she will have my unswerving support.A. Was she right or wrong B. Whether right or wrongC. Were she right or wrong D. Be she right or wrong(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.8._ , he does get annoyed with it sometimes.A. Although much he likes painting B. Much although he lik
43、es paintingC. As he likes painting much D. Much as he likes painting(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.9.Do have a cigarette, _ you?A. cant B. dont C. wouldnt D. wont(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.10.Astronauts are _ all kinds of tests before they are actually sent up in a spacecraft.A. inclined to B. subjected to C. prone to D. b
44、ound to(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.11.In recent years much more emphasis has been put _ developing the students productive skills.A. onto B. in C. over D. on(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.12.That summer I drove west with a friend, and we _ a little money doing odd jobs and as much as possible visited his relatives.A. picked
45、 up B. stepped up C. put aside D. set aside(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.13.You cant help but hear commercials; every few minutes the program is interrupted to give you one advertising _A. so on and so forth B. more or lessC. something or other D. sooner or later(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.14.In no country _ Britain, it has been said, can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day.A. other than B. more than C. better than D. rather than(分数:1.00)A.B.C.