1、专业英语四级-56及答案解析 (总分：100.02，做题时间：90分钟)一、READING COMPREHENSIO(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Passage 1(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Ive always been an optimist and I suppose that is rooted in my belief that the power of creativity and intelligence can make the world a better place. For as long as I can remember, Ive loved learning
2、 new things and solving problems. So when I sat down at a computer for the first time in seventh grade, I was hooked. It was a clunky old Teletype machine and it could barely do anything compared to the computers we have today. But it changed my life. Computers have transformed how we learn, giving
3、kids everywhere a window into all of the worlds knowledge. Theyre helping us build communities around the things we care about and to stay close to the people who are important to us, no matter where they are. Like my friend Warren Buffett, I feel particularly lucky to do something every day that I
4、love to do. He calls it tap-dancing to work. My job at Microsoft is as challenging as ever, but what makes me tap-dance to work is when we show people something new, like a computer that can recognize your handwriting or your speech, or one that can store a lifetimes worth of photos, and they say, I
5、 didnt know you could do that with a PC! But for all the cool things that a person can do with a PC, there are lots of other ways we can put our creativity and intelligence to work to improve our world. There are still far too many people in the world whose most basic needs go unmet. Every year, for
6、 example, millions of people die from diseases that are easy to prevent or treat in the developed world. I believe that my own good fortune brings with it a responsibility to give back to the world. As a father, I believe that the death of a child in Africa is no less poignant or tragic than the dea
7、th of a child anywhere else. And that it doesnt take much to make an immense difference in these childrens lives. Im still very much an optimist, and I believe that progress on even the worlds toughest problems is possibleand its happening every day. Were seeing new drugs for deadly diseases, new di
8、agnostic tools, and new attention paid to the health problems in the developing world. Im excited by the possibilities I see for medicine, for education and, of course, for technology. And I believe that through our natural inventiveness, creativity and willingness to solve tough problems, were goin
9、g to make some amazing achievements in all these areas in my lifetime.（分数：20.00）(1).What does the author think about his first computer?（分数：4.00）A.It was old but inspirational.B.It was curious but beautiful.C.It was the most practical tool he had ever used.D.It was the source of his knowledge and po
10、wer.(2).By calling it tap-dancing to work, Warren Buffett thinks the authors job is _.（分数：4.00）A.a great challenge to brain powerB.significant in the development of technologyC.enjoyable in spite of any possible hardshipsD.a window through which people are shown a new world(3).According to the autho
11、r, a PC is _.（分数：4.00）A.a luxury that only few people are able to possessB.a tool to enhance our creativity and intelligenceC.a necessity for life that we cant do withoutD.a way to make the world a better place(4).How does the author most probably look at the African children?（分数：4.00）A.Much effort
12、has to be made to change their life.B.He takes it his responsibility to change their life.C.Their sufferings deserve more worldwide concern.D.Their sufferings are resulted from shortage of fund.(5).By this passage, the author mainly wants to highlight _.（分数：4.00）A.the magic power of computersB.the i
13、mportance of an optimistic outlookC.the power of creativity and intelligenceD.the influence of technological development三、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Twenty years ago, a tall young woman with a shy smile flubbed her lines before millions of people and became a superstar. On July 29, 1981, Lady Diana Sp
14、encer took Philip Charles Arthur Georgeshe mangled the order of Prince Charles names during her vowsas her lawful wedded husband and entered a family hidebound by practices no outsider could fathom. Diana, with her photogenic good looks, her sympathetic gestures and an air of vulnerability, seemed m
15、uch more relaxed than the other royals, and much more accessible. She instantly clicked with the public, who couldnt get enough of her. Newspaper editors found the public was eager to lap up articles about Diana, her clothes, her style, her public engagements, how she was raising her two young sons.
16、 The 80s, says Houston, were the Decade of Diana. Then, in June 1992, the carefully constructed facade imploded with the publication of Andrew Mortons Diana: Her True Story. The bookwritten with Dianas cooperationexposed the princesss battles with bulimia and depression, and reviled Charles as an un
17、faithful husband. The revelations of Charles relationship with a married woman, Camilla Parker Bowles, sent the Prince of Wales popularity plummeting. But the revelations of Dianas problems did not decrease the publics affection for her. It only increased their appetite to know more. The tabloid fod
18、der kept coming: There was the royal separation, the two camps attempts to woo the public, the televised admissions by both Charles and Diana of adultery. After the divorce became final, in 1996, the media continued to follow Dianas every move. And then, on Aug. 31, 1997, came the car crash in a Par
19、is tunnel that claimed her life. The massive outpouring of public grief made the Windsors sit up and take notice. The amazing eruption of emotion over her death got through to them that their world has had to change, says Houston. The person who really got the message was Prince Charles, who witness
20、ed not only the public reaction but the grief of his own sons, William and Harry. One of the great discussions, especially since Dianas death, is, how does the House of Windsor modernize itself? says Houston. They certainly learned the lessons from the decade of Diana in terms of accessibility, disc
21、arding some of the more pompous aspects of formality. He says, One of the greatest challenges the royal family faces is to overcome the apathy, however, the future looks bright for the royals. I think theyve got a trump card in William.（分数：20.00）(1).By saying that Diana flubbed her lines, the author
22、 means that _.（分数：4.00）A.she had a perfect weddingB.she made a slip of tongue at the weddingC.she sang a song at the weddingD.she gave a moving promise at the wedding(2).The public found that Diana was _ than the other royals.（分数：4.00）A.more gracefulB.more kind-heartedC.less forbiddingD.less sensiti
23、ve(3).What influence has been brought by the publication of Diana: Her True Story?（分数：4.00）A.It brought an end to the Decade of Diana.B.It put Diana through bulimia and depression.C.The publics love for Charles diminished.D.The public poured criticism on Charles.(4).The whole event made Charles real
24、ize that _.（分数：4.00）A.his two sons were greatly grievedB.the public need to be appeasedC.his selfishness had huh almost everyoneD.the royal family ought to modernize(5).According to Houston, the decade of Diana had taught the royals to be more _.（分数：4.00）A.accessibleB.pompousC.apatheticD.changeable四
25、、Passage 3(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Ordinarily we pay little attention to the words we speak. We concentrate instead on the meaning we intend to express and are seldom conscious of how we express that meaning. Only if we make a mistake and have to correct it or have difficulty remembering a word do we become
26、conscious of our words. This means that most of us dont know where the words we use come from and how they come to have the meanings they do. Since words play such an important role in our lives, making our life easy or difficult depending on which words we choose on a given occasion, exploring thei
27、r nature and origin should provide an interesting adventure. English words come from several different sources. They develop naturally over the course of centuries from ancestral languages, they are also borrowed from other languages, and we create many of them by various means of word formation. Ea
28、ch of these sources has made a material impact on the vocabulary available to us today. First of all, it is important to know that languages may be related just like people. You have probably noticed that people from England, Brooklyn, and North Carolina all speak differently. They pronounce the sam
29、e words differently and they even use different words for the same meaning. The English call the hood of a car the bonnet and the people in Brooklyn schlep things around while people in North Carolina drag them. These differences make up what are called dialects and the people in England speak one o
30、f several British dialects (Cockney is one of the most colorful), the people in Brooklyn speak a Brooklyn dialect and those in North Carolina speak a Southern dialect. Dialects are variants of a language, variants with slightly different pronunciation, different grammatical roles, and slightly diffe
31、rent vocabularies. The interesting thing about dialects is that as they continue to develop over time, the differences become greater and greater until people from one dialect area cannot understand those from another. When this happens, the people from the different dialect areas are speaking diffe
32、rent languages. Languages are not stagnant; they dont remain the same forever. They are constantly developing and changing. If one dialect group loses contact with people in another, the two groups are likely to develop into mutually unintelligible languages. At one time, for example, around 1,000 B
33、.C.E., there was a single language that we call Proto-Germanic. Everyone speaking it could understand each other. But dialects emerged that developed into languages that are today called Danish, Dutch, English, Faroese, German, Icelandic. Norwegian, and Swedish. These are then sister languages and P
34、roto-Germanic is the mother language. (All languages come from one-parent families.) Obviously words changed as these languages developed from their ancestors. So the core words in English today developed from Proto-Germanic (via Old English, Middle English, into Modem English). These Germanic words
35、 include such words as get, burn, ring, house, dog, think. These words have cognates in other Germanic languages; that is, words that share the same origin. English house, Danish bus, and German Haus are cognates; so are think and German and Dutch denk-en. So these words are the results of 3,000 yea
36、rs of development in different dialects of what was originally a single language. Notice some of the rules that linguists look for: the s in German often corresponds to t in English (Fuss, Wasser), while the th in English often corresponds to d or t in German: (Mutter). The ch in German and the k in
37、 English seem to be related, too (Milch, machen). These parallels in many words demonstrate that the languages are related. (Also notice that vowels are much more likely to change than consonants. Even the changed consonants here are very similar to each other linguistically.)（分数：20.02）(1).The autho
38、r thinks that people pay little attention to _.（分数：2.86）A.why certain words express certain meaningB.the meanings of certain words and expressionsC.what causes us to use improper expressionsD.the situation where certain meaning is suitable(2).Cockney is most probably a _.（分数：2.86）A.Brooklyn dialectB
39、.Southern dialectC.Carolina dialectD.London dialect(3).What is mentioned about dialects?（分数：2.86）A.People find the development of dialects interesting.B.Dialects are different from languages in many aspects.C.A dialect will end up in a new language some day.D.A dialect is intelligible for people out
40、side that area.(4).A stagnant language is one that _.（分数：2.86）A.has many dialectsB.never progressesC.is primitiveD.is tasteless(5).By saying that All languages come from one-parent families, the author means that _.（分数：2.86）A.all languages are dialects of Proto-GermanicB.all languages come from the
41、same mother languageC.a language family consists of many sister languagesD.a language family is originated from a common ancestor(6).What can we infer from the last paragraph?（分数：2.86）A.s in German remains linguistically similar to t in English.B.Changed consonants and vowels share similar linguisti
42、c features.C.German is more closely related to English than other languages.D.Vowel changes are often associated with consonant changes.(7).This passage is most probably taken from an article that deals with _.（分数：2.86）A.how languages come into existenceB.the historical development of EnglishC.Indo-
43、European language familyD.English and its mother language五、Passage 4(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Islam is a complete way of life. It considers the family the corner stone of Islamic society. It bases the atmosphere in the family on sacrifice, love, loyalty, and obedience. When we say family we mean the tradition
44、al definition of it, namely husband, wife and children. Grandparents are also part of the extended Muslim family. It may be asked here: how does Islam organize family relationships? To answer this we have to concentrate on: husband wife relationship and parent children relationship. As for husband w
45、ife relationship the following verse portrays the right Islamic atmosphere: And among his signs is this: He created for you spouses from yourselves that you might find rest in them, and He ordained between you love and mercy. The Prophet of Islam p.b.u.h, also stressed these meanings when he said: T
46、he best among you are those who are best to their families and I am the best of you to my family. He once exclaimed: it is only the evil one who abuses them (women) and the honored one is he who honors them. Once a man came to the Prophet p.b.u.h, and asked: who is the person who is most worthy of m
47、y good companionship? The Prophet answered your mother, your mother, your mother then your father. That is why Islam made Paradise under the feet of mothers according to one tradition of the Prophet p.b.u.h. These are among the main chapters of the Quran that decide and clearly depict the Islamic re
48、lationship between parents and their children. It is a relationship based as we see on belief in Allah, and feeling that He observes all what we do and that we are accountable to Him even in the bad breath that we may release against our parents when we are angry. Even this has to be controlled. Let us remember, however, that it is only parents who do their duty, who deserve this honorable treatment of th
