1、专业四级-831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).What are the two speakers doing?A. They are having a friendly chat.B. One is interviewing the other.C. They are talking about each others family.D. One is asking about the others family background.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why was his father disappointed at first?A. He had done his first job bad
3、ly.B. He had given up his job as an accountant.C. He spent too much time on art.D. He didnt do well in the Art College.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What was Mr. Plants place in the family?A. He was the bread earner in the family.B. He was the oldest son in the family.C. He was the youngest son in the family
4、.D. He was his fathers favorite son.（分数：1.00）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.（分数：3.00）(1).What do the two people mainly talk about?A. Whether small children should go to nursery sch
5、ool.B. How a nursery school should be managed.C. When reading should be introduced to nursery education.D. How children like going to nursery school.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What are the two main points under discussion?A. Socializing and honesty. B. Schooling and socializing.C. Creativity and curiosity
6、. D. Reading and educational system.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What kind of ability can be developed by reading according to Gray?A. Understanding. B. Response. C. Creativity. D. Sense of humor.（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
7、will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.（分数：4.00）(1).Charles shop does NOT sellA. cigarettes. B. chocolates.C. writing paper and envelops. D. a fax machine.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to Charles, people send messages via facsimile becauseA. it is cheaper and faster than ordinary marl.B.
8、it is faster and not much more expensive than mail.C. it can send things that could not be expressed by telex.D. the Royal Mail could not reach places abroad.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What can we learn from the conversation?A. Charles bought a photocopier because all sorts of people need it.B. Charles bo
9、ught a photocopier by accident.C. There was no place nearby to provide the photocopy service.D. Few people send fax messages abroad.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Who do NOT use the facsimile machine according to the conversation?A. Engineers. B. Shopkeeper. C. Professional people. D. Surveyors.（分数：1.00）A.B.C
10、.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).When did the first award ceremony take place?A. In 1895. B. In 1901. C. In 1962. D. In 1968.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).
11、According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Awards vary in monetary value.B. Ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobels invention.C. Politics can play an important role in selecting the winners.D. A few individuals have won two awards.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3)
12、.According to the passage, Americans have probably received the most awards inA. literature. B. peace. C. economics. D. science.（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.（分数：4.00）(1).What is
13、 the main topic of the passage?A. Energy conservation. B. Transportation of the future.C. Strip cities. D. Advantages of air transportation over railroads.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).When are airplanes not fuel efficient?A. On short trips. B. On long trips.C. When flying over cities. D. When flying at high
14、 altitudes.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).How does a maglev operate?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.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to the speaker, what is one advantage of the magle
15、v?A. It is more comfortable than a conventional train.B. It doesnt require very much track maintenance.C. It doesnt remain in any station very long.D. It carries more passengers than a conventional train.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passag
16、e, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.（分数：3.00）(1).What is the speakers field of study?A. Social work. B. Medical care. C. Applied physics. D. Special education.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the speaker,_contributed to her admission to Ohio State University.A. the timely advice
17、 form her friends and relativesB. the two-year professional training she receivedC. her determination to fulfill her dreamD. her parents consistent moral support（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The speaker wants to go to a Latin American country toA. get the funding for the hospitals. B. help the disabled child
18、ren there.C. train therapists for the children there. D. set up an institution for the handicapped.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、SECTION C NEWS BROAD(总题数：5，分数：10.00)Questions 21 to 23 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)
19、.What is the news item mainly about?A. The U.S. charity, Save the Children, in Vietnam.B. Improving maternal and child health in the world.C. Reducing the number of childhood deaths in South Asia.D. High infant and maternal mortality in developing countries.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Where has the highest
20、 rates of newborn deaths in the world?A. South Asia. B. Vietnam. C. Africa. D. South America.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The following details are true about the mothers who are most at risk EXCEPTA. they give birth without the professionals help.B. they give birth at home.C. they give birth to their first
21、 child. D. they are young and uneducated.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 24 and 25 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).Which countries sponsored the measure?A. France, Russia and the United States. B. The United S
22、tates, Britain and Russia.C. France, Britain and the United States. D. France, Britain and China.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How many states of the Councils were there approving the resolution?A. 15. B. 13. C. 50. D. 30.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.Question 26 is based on the following news. At the end of the news i
23、tem, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question.Who won the parliamentary elections in Burundi?A. A former rebel group from the Tutsis ethnic majority.B. A former rebel group from the Hutu ethnic majority.C. A former rebel group from the Tutsis ethnic minority.D. A former rebel group from th
24、e Hutu ethnic minority.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 27 and 28 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).When did the incident happen?A. In last October. B. In last December.C. In February. D. In last November.（分数：1.0
25、0）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the military, the death of the Iraqi civilians was caused byA. a car explosion. B. an insurgent bomb.C. the shooting of the U.S. Marines. D. a suicide bomb.（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
26、10 seconds to answer the questions.（分数：2.00）(1).The football match is played betweenA. Turkish team and Greek team.B. Greek team and Cypriot team.C. teams from Turkey and the Republic of Cyprus.D. teams from Turkey and Ireland.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).When did Turkey invade Cyprus?A. In 1975. B. In 1964
27、. C. In 1965. D. In 1974.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、PART CLOZE(总题数：1，分数：20.00)The homeless make up a growing percentage of Americas population. (31) homelessness has reached such proportions that local governments cant possibly (32) . To help homeless people (33) independence, the federal government must su
28、pport job training programs (34) the mini- mum wage, and fund more low-cost housing.(35) everyone agrees on the number of Americans who are homeless. Estimates (36) anywhere from 600,000 to 3 million. (37) the figure may vary, analysts do agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is (
29、38) . One of the federal governments studies (39) that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this decade.Finding ways to (40) this growing homeless population has become increasingly difficult. (41) when homeless Individuals manage to find a (42) that will give them t
30、hree meals a day and a place to sleep at night, a good number still spend the bulk of each day (43) the street. Part of the problem is that many homeless adults are addicted to alcohol or drugs. And a significant number of the homeless have serious mental disorders. Many others (44) not addicted or
31、mentally ill, simply lack the everyday (45) skills needed to turn their lives (46) . Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are (47) programs that address the many needs of the homeless. (48) Edward Zlotkowski, director of community service at Bentley
32、 College in Massachusetts, (49) it, There has to be (50) of programs. Whats needed is a package deal./（分数：20.00）(1).A. Indeed B. LikewiseC. Therefore D. Furthermore（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. stand B. copeC. approve D. retain（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. in B. forC. with D. toward（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. raise
33、 B. addC. take D. keep（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. Generally B. AlmostC. Hardly D. Not（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. cover B. changeC. range D. differ（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. Now that B. AlthoughC. Provided D. Except that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. inflating B. expandingC. increasing D. extending（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9)
34、.A. predicts B. displaysC. proves D. discovers（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. assist B. trackC. sustain D. dismiss（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A. Hence B. ButC. Even D. Only（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. lodging B. shelterC. dwelling D. house（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. searching B. strollingC. crowding D. wandering（分数：1.0
35、0）A.B.C.D.(14).A. when B. onceC. while D. whereas（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. life B. existenceC. survival D. maintenance（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A. around B. overC. on D. up（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A. complex B. comprehensiveC. complementary D. compensating（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A. So B. SinceC. As D. Thus（分数
36、：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A. puts B. interpretsC. assumes D. makes（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A. supervision B. manipulationC. regulation D. coordination（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.七、PART GRAMMAR AND V(总题数：30，分数：30.00)3.It was not the first time he_. I think its high time we_to take him seriously.A. take us in. begin B. ha
37、d taken us in. beganC. has taken us in. began D. took us in. begin（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.In 1840, both Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton resented_proper seating at the Worlds Antislavery convention in London because of their sex.A. refusing B. to be refused C. being refused D. having refused（分数：1
38、.00）A.B.C.D.5.Had he worked harder, he_the exams.A. must have got through B. would have got throughC. would get through D. could get through（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.After_seemed an endless wait, it was her turn to enter the personnel managers office.A. that B. there C. what D. it（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.America
39、 will never again have as a nation the spirit of adventure as it_before the West was settled.A. could B. did C. would D. was（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.Very few people could understand the lecture the professor delivered because its subject was very _A. intriguing B. indefinite C. obscure D. dubious（分数：1.00）
40、A.B.C.D.9.The_of the flood, which caused thousands of people to lose their houses, was 3 weeks of torrential rain.A. source B. origin C. root D. resource（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.The residents,_had been damaged by the earthquake, were given help by the government.A. all their homes B. all whose homes C. a
41、ll of whose homes D. all of their homes（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.The police got some_information about their plans.A. inner B. inside C. inward D. interior（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.The school committee hoped that their choice of play would be_with the students and their parents.A. recognized B. popular C. favor
42、able D. fascinated（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.Every year, one student in our high school wins a scholarship that_one year of college.A. improves B. subsidizes C. obliges D. inflicts（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.His strong sense of humor was_make everyone in the room burst out laughing.A. so as to B. such as to C. so
43、that D. such that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15._human behavior may be caused by eating substances that upset the delicate chemical balance in the brain.A. Deliberate B. Consistent C. Primitive D. Abnormal（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.16.Although I liked the appearance of the house, what really made me decide to buy it was
44、 the beautiful_through the window.A. vision B. look C. picture D. view（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.17.The mere fact_most people believe nuclear war would be madness does not mean that it will not occur.A. what B. which C. that D. why（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18.It is due to the invention of the computer that man has been able to work so many wonders in the past few years. A case_is the successful launching of space shuttle.A. in point B. in question C. in a way D. in brief（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.19.I told him that I would_him to act for me while I was away from office.A. identify B. authorize C. ration
