1、专业四级-850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)(分数:3.00)(1).The conversation tells us that _.A. the man has never been to the library before, so he asks the librarian for helpB. it isnt the first time for the man to ask the librarian to recommend
4、books to himC. the librarian is so kind-hearted as to recommend books to each subscriberD. the man and the woman know each other very well(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(2).The man shows interest in the following EXCEPT _.A. poetry B. fiction C. biography D. history(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(3).How many books can the man
5、borrow at a time?A. Five. B. Four. C. Three. D. Two.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(分数:4.00)(1).Where did the conversation most probably take place?A. In a cafeteria. B. In a library. C. In a factory. D. In a school.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(2).Why does the woman want to borrow the mans notes?A. Because she missed many c
6、lasses.B. Because she had to work in a coffee shop downtown.C. Because she was too tired to take notes.D. Because she simply couldnt follow what Professor Smith said.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(3).What does the man suggest to the woman?A. They go to the cafeteria and review the notes.B. He couldnt take notes
7、for her.C. He could elbow her to keep her awake.D. They study together.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(4).What do they think of Professor Smiths classes?A. Interesting. B. Difficult. C. Helpful. D. Boring.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(分数:3.00)(1).Why does the woman phone Jack?A. To invite him to a cookout.B. To ask if she ca
8、n borrow his car.C. To tell him about a trip she took.D. To convince him to go on a canoe trip.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(2).What should the man bring with himself?.A. Food. B. A sleeping bag.C. A canoe. D. A tent.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(3).Why will the woman give Jack another call later?A. Because she will tell h
9、im what time they are leaving.B. Because she will ask him whether his car is available.C. Because she will find out what kind of food he is bringing.D. Because she will find out whether he wants to go canoeing.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.四、SECTION B PASSAGES(总题数:3,分数:10.00)(分数:4.00)(1).Where is this passage mo
10、st probably taking place?A. In a theater. B. In a sitting-room.C. In a classroom. D. In a library.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(2).What is the trip about?A. A trip on business. B. A trip for fun.C. A field trip. D. A trip for great scenic views.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(3).According to the schedule, the trip will take
11、the students _ hours.A. 6 B. 7 C. 8 D. 9(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(4).What is NOT included in the speakers suggestion?A. Be on time. B. Bring your lunch.C. Bring warm clothes. D. Bring your handouts.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(分数:3.00)(1).Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. How John Milton Wrot
12、e Paradise Lost.B. How John Milton Became a Poet.C. How John Milton Studied Latin.D. How John Milton Became Famous.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is TRUE of John Miltons pronunciation of Latin?A. It had a strange accent. B. It was difficult to understand.C. It had a strong Italian accen
13、t. D. It was easy to understand.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(3).What kind of man would you say John Milton was?A. He was well-known in the world. B. He was very strange.C. He was clever and hard working. D. He was quick at Latin and poems.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(分数:3.00)(1).What happened in London a few months ago?A
14、. One of the bridges between North and South London collapsed.B. The heart of London was flooded.C. An emergency exercise was conducted.D. 100 people in the suburbs were drowned.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(2).What measure was taken against bloods in London in 1980s?A. 50 underground stations were made waterpr
15、oof.B. A flood wall was built.C. An alarm system was set up.D. Rescue teams were formed.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(3).What can we learn from the ladys comment?A. Most Londoners were frightened.B. Most Londoners became rather confused.C. Most Londoners took Exercise Floodcall calmly.D. Most Londoners complain
16、ed about the trouble caused by Exercise Floodcall.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.五、SECTION C NEWS BROAD(总题数:4,分数:10.00)(分数:2.00)(1).Mr. Warren Christopher _.A. believes there is hope for peaceB. will report to the UN on ThursdayC. will hold more talks before leaving the regionD. is not sure that the peace process
17、 will succeed(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(2).With whom did Christopher NOT meet?A. The Syrian President. B. The PLO leader.C. The Jordanian President. D. The Israeli Prime Minister.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(分数:3.00)(1).The aim of the agreement is to _.A. encourage trade in the region B. crack down on drug smugglingC.
18、save the declining fishing industry D. strengthen cross-boarder police presence(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(2).Which group of people is now taking advantages of the agreement?A. Canadian police. B. Businessmen.C. Drug traffickers. D. Customs officers.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(3).The percentage of cocaine brought throu
19、gh the coast has increased by _.A. 10% B. 50% C. 60% D. 70%(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(分数:3.00)(1).Who sponsored the conference on population?A. Cairo. B. The United Nations.C. The World Bank. D. The World Health Organization.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(2).The current rate of annual increase in the world population is
20、about _.A. 9 million B. 5.7 million C. 90 million D. 20 million(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following concerning the document is NOT true?A. The document will cover the next two decades.B. The document will win support from the delegates.C. The document will serve as a guideline.D. The document
21、 will be completed after the conference.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(分数:2.00)(1).When did the latest bomb explosion take place?A. It took place just one hour after two other bombings.B. It took place on Thursday.C. It took place on Tuesday when the train was entering a station.D. It took place on Tuesday when
22、the train was leaving a station.(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(2).What was the result of the earlier two other bombings in Pakistan?A. Nobody died or was injured. B. At least six people died.C. Forty-eight people were injured. D. Both and .(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.六、PART CLOZE(总题数:1,分数:20.00)It is acknowledged that the
23、modem musical show is Americas most original and dynamic contribution to theater. In the last quarter of a century, America has produced large (31) of musical plays that have been popular abroad (32) at home. (33) , it is very difficult to explain (34) is new or (35) American about them, for the (36
24、) are centuries old.Perhaps the uniqueness of Americas contribution to the (37) can best be characterized through brief descriptions of several of the most important and best-known musicals. One of these is surely Oklahoma by Richard Rogers and Oscar Hamerstein. It burst (38) popularity in 1943. Bro
25、adway audience and critics were (39) by its (40) , vitality and excitement. This new type of musical was (41) as kind of (42) theater in which the play, the music and lyrics, the dancing, and the scenic background were assembled not merely to provide entertainment and (43) , but to (44) in a single
26、unifying whole to contribute to its unique feature. (45) , it meant that the songs and dances should (46) naturally out of the situations of the story and play an important part in carrying the action (47) . In Oklahoma, an American folk-dance style was organically combined with classical ballet and
27、 modem dance. It is right to say that the musical was a brilliantly integrated performance by the talented dancers and singing actors.Oklahoma also marked a new (48) in the choice of story on which a musical is based. Writers and composers began to abandon the sentimentally picturesque or aristocrat
28、ic setting (49) more realistic stories in authentic social and cultural (50) . Oklahoma was based on a folk whose story dealt not only with young love but also with the opening of the American West.(分数:20.00)(1).A. number B. amount C. quantity D. numbers(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(2).A. better than B. instead
29、 of C. as well as D. rather than(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(3).A. Therefore B. Yet C. Moreover D. Thus(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(4).A. which B. that C. what D. how(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(5).A. characteristically B. particularly C. mainly D. exactly(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(6).A. factors B. ingredients C. composers D. facts(分数:1.00)
30、A.B.C.D.(7).A. trait B. feature C. genre D. style(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(8).A. with B. into C. out into D. in(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(9).A. struck B. touched C. moved D. hit(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(10).A. vivacity B. originality C. creativity D. dynamic(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(11).A. conceived B. thought C. believed D. percei
31、ved(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(12).A. special B. peculiar C. gross D. total(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(13).A. variety B. amusement C. sundries D. fun(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(14).A. mix B. join C. put D. share(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(15).A. In other words B. To sum up C. On the contrary D. Generally speaking(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(16).A. a
32、rise B. derive C. raise D. originate(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(17).A. out B. on C. forward D. through(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(18).A. direction B. way C. method D. epoch(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(19).A. for B. with C. without D. except(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.(20).A. circumstances B. context C. situation D. surroundings(分数:1.00)A.B.
33、C.D.七、PART GRAMMAR AND V(总题数:30,分数:30.00)2.The top leader is no longer the wise and sensible man _ he was.A. who B. whom C. which D. that(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.3._ can be judged from his physical appearance, he is very strong and healthy.A. Which B. That C. It D. As(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.4.The Chinese film supe
34、rstar once said that he _ remembered as a common person than as a celebrity.A. would rather have been B. would rather beC. would rather to have been D. would rather to be(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.5.Just as the veteran worker is skilled in the handling of machine, _ the experienced writer is skilled in the ha
35、ndling of his words.A. as B. so C. thus D. like(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.6.Honestly, Id sooner you _ a good review yesterday for the coming test.A. had done B. did C. could do D. would do(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.7.Im pleased with what youve given me and _ youve done for me.A. that B. which C. all that D. all what(分数
36、:1.00)A.B.C.D.8._ my sisters help we would not have finished the work.A. If only B. Except for C. Now that D. But for(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.9.Hundreds of people are packed tightly in trains, the mens faces _ in their evening papers, while the women trying in vain to knit.A. burying B. buried C. to bury D.
37、 being buried(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.10.Its the first time that he has been to the United States, _?A. isnt he B. isnt it C. hasnt he D. hasnt it(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.11.Not until an infant hedgehog opens its eyes _ its nest to follow its mother about.A. it leaves B. and leaves C. leaving D. does it leave(分数:1.
38、00)A.B.C.D.12._ his death in 1886, the poet had become a legend in his hometown.A. It was before B. Before long C. When long before D. Long before(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.13.Water is to fish _ air is to men.A. that B. so C. what D. so does(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.14.Therefore I think we must, _, resort to more extr
39、eme measures.A. so as to say B. so to say C. so much to say D. so being said(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.15._ today, he would get there by Saturday.A. Was he leaving B. Would he leaveC. If he leaves D. Were he to leave(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.16.With the introduction of the electronic computer, there is no complicated
40、problem _ can be solved in a few hours.A. but B. which C. that D. what(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.17.The two countries will be obliged to _ of these chemical weapons under the convention.A. impose B. disclose C. dispose D. depose(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.18.The girl was so _ that they could fool her easily.A. incredibl
41、e B. credible C. credulous D. creditable(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.19.In the Christian religion, the unlucky number 13 _ back to the Last Supper.A. tracks B. traces C. dates D. tails(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.20.The athlete has _ a contract to play abroad.A. assigned B. signed C. registered D. consigned(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D
42、.21.After he returned to Britain, he was _ with a flee trip to the United States.A. awarded B. rewarded C. warded D. safeguarded(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.22.The basic difference between Americans and Canadians _ in their definition of the individual in society.A. lays B. lies C. locates D. perches(分数:1.00)A.
43、B.C.D.23.When we are reading, the important thing is to _ the essential meaning, not to learn every single word.A. clasp B. grab C. grasp D. grapple(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.24.He applied for a(n) _ position in a company.A. empty B. vacant C. vacuum D. margin(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.25.When moisture on the skin _, i
44、t draws heat out of the body.A. evaporates B. dilutes C. diffuses D. dissipates(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.26.He has everything he wants; he is a(n) _ young man.A. admiring B. jealous C. enviable D. envious(分数:1.00)A.B.C.D.27.Developing countries should adopt labor-intensive technologies to _ their comparative advantage of abundant labor.A. use B. exploit C. employ D. explore(分数