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1、专业四级-23及答案解析 (总分：140.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、BPART DICTATIO(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 p

2、assage 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 then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.（分数：15.00）_二、BPART LISTENIN(总题数：3，分数

3、：10.00)(1).According to the man, why do modern books decay?（分数：1.00）A.They are often handled improperly by readers.B.The paper is destroyed by chemicals.C.The ink used in printing damages the paper.D.The glue used in the binding loses its strength.(2).What does the man say is a drawback to the proce

4、ss of restoring books?（分数：1.00）A.Its very expensive.B.It hasnt proven to be totally effective.C.It can be damaging to some books.D.It cant be used on books published before 1850.(3).What will the women probably do next?（分数：1.00）A.Get some books for the man to look at.B.Ask the man to look over her n

5、otes.C.Continue her research in the library.D.Find more information on how books are preserved.Questions 4 to 7 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 main

6、topic of the conversation?（分数：1.00）A.The difficulty of raising animals on farms in colonial America.B.Traffic problems in colonial American cities.C.Population growth in colonial American cities.D.Economic conditions in colonial America.(2).According to the conversation, how did colonists try to mak

7、e traveling in cities easier?（分数：1.00）A.By widening the streets.B.By using coaches to provide free public transportation.C.By preventing carts from entering town.D.By making laws to keep farm animals off the street.(3).Why were cars considered the problem in colonial towns?（分数：1.00）A.Carts scared th

8、e pigs away.B.Carts injured a large number of people.C.Carts often moved too slowly.D.Carts broke down too easily.(4).According to the conversation, what did colonial towns people do to clean their streets?（分数：1.00）A.They used carts for collecting garbage.B.They used pigs to get rid of garbage.C.The

9、y burnt the garbage.D.They set up trash cans.Questions 8 to 10 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 conversation.（分数：3.00）(1).What did Julia Margaret Cameron emphasize in her portrays?（分数：1.00

10、）A.Her subjects home.B.Her subjects social status.C.Her subjects personality.D.Her subjects role in history.(2).According to the conversation, what unique photographic technique did Julia Margaret Cameron use?（分数：1.00）A.BacklightingB.FlashbulbsC.Time-lapse photographyD.Soft focus(3).What will be the

11、 subject of the pictures at the exhibit?（分数：1.00）A.ChildrenB.Historical scenesC.Well-known peopleD.Landscapes三、BSECTION B PASSA(总题数：3，分数：10.00)(1).What is the speakers mainly discussing?（分数：1.00）A.The importance of anthropology to modem society.B.A good source of information about a society.C.Attitu

12、des toward culture in the 1940s.D.The relationship between anthropology and the military.(2).Why does the speaker mention what is printed on certain T-shirts?（分数：1.00）A.To show how politics have changed over the years.B.To point out that T-shirts often provide personal information.C.To illustrate ho

13、w the printing on clothing has improved.D.To support that T-shirts are a form of art.(3).What does the speaker ask the students to write down next?（分数：1.00）A.Places where T-shirts are not acceptable.B.Images that are currently printed On T-shirts.C.Names of people who have made T-shirts popular.D.Wa

14、ys that T-shirts represent American culture.IQuestions 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./I（分数：4.00）(1).Whet does the professor mainly discuss?（分数：1.00）A.How grasshoppers find food.B

15、.How grasshoppers fight other insects.C.How grasshoppers communicate with each other.D.How grasshoppers escape from danger.(2).Why does the professor mention a five story building?（分数：1.00）A.To correct a common misunderstanding about grasshoppers.B.To help explain how well grasshoppers can jump.C.To

16、 compare the size of grasshopper with that of other insects.D.To show how quickly grasshoppers respond to danger.(3).What is the function of the sensory organs that the professor discusses?（分数：1.00）A.They detect nerve impulses transmitted to a grasshoppers legs.B.They sense how far a grasshopper has

17、 jumped.C.They detect changes in air pressure.D.They help a grasshopper find food.(4).According to the professor, what determines the distance of a grosshoppers jump?（分数：1.00）A.The number of impulses transmitted to the grasshoppers legs.B.The age of the grasshopper.C.The number of sensory organs the

18、 grasshopper has.D.The size of the nerves that control walking.IQuestions 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./I（分数：3.00）(1).Whats the talk mainly about?（分数：1.00）A.The advantages of an

19、 economy based on farming.B.Reasons farmers continued using river transportation.C.The role of cotton in the United States economy.D.Improved methods of transporting farm crops.(2).According to the professor, what cause the growth of the US economy about 200 years ago?（分数：1.00）A.The new technology u

20、sed to build roads.B.The ability to transport goods over land.C.The trade in grain and cotton.D.The linking of smaller local roads into one long road.(3).According to the professor, what did private companies do after they built new roads?（分数：1.00）A.Reduced charges for transporting farm products.B.R

21、equired payment from vehicles that used their roads.C.Made repairs to older roads.D.Installed streetlights on roads connecting major cities.四、BSECTION C NEWS (总题数：5，分数：10.00)(1).In which domain will Google and Sun cooperate to challenge Microsoft?（分数：1.00）A.Hardware products.B.Personal computer mark

22、et.C.Desktop computer market.D.Portable computer market.(2).When people download Suns Java program, they can choose to install _.（分数：1.00）A.Open-Office softwareB.Google searching ToolbarC.Microsoft OfficeD.Yahoo searching Toolbar(3).Why does Microsoft feel pressure?（分数：1.00）A.Because the products fr

23、om other companies are better.B.Because the products from other companies are easy to operate.C.Because they are no longer in the dominant position.D.Because the products from their rivals are lower in price.IQuestions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will

24、be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news./I（分数：2.00）(1).How many people have died in the disaster?（分数：1.00）A.Less than 600.B.Less than 640.C.614 or so.D.More than 640.(2).What had caused the mad rush?（分数：1.00）A.An explosion.B.Rumors.C.Gunshots.D.Fighting.IQuestion 26 and 2

25、7 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news./I（分数：2.00）(1).The total casualties have surpassed _.（分数：1.00）A.38,000B.60,000C.68,000D.98,000(2).Which of the following statements is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.In so

26、me areas, helicopter flights were temporarily affected by the bad weather.B.The surgeons family have got back most of their possessions.C.Some poor people have to feed on biscuits.D.A lot of homes have collapsed.2.IQuestion 28 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be

27、given 5 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news./IAccording to President Bush, US government _.（分数：1.00）A.has completed its mission in IraqB.is going to withdraw the American soldiersC.has caused great loss to Iraqi peopleD.stick to its policy and military presence in IraqIQuestion 29

28、 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news./I（分数：2.00）(1).According to the news, the current Indian landmass was once part of _ millions of years ago.（分数：1.00）A.AntarcticaB.AfricaC.AustraliaD.Ameri

29、ca(2).South Asian landmass is moving at the rate of _ per year.（分数：1.00）A.about two metersB.about two inchesC.about two centimetersD.about two millimeters五、BPART CLOZE/(总题数：20，分数：20.00)A.clearB.cleanC.sweetenD.declareA.littleB.muchC.fewD.manyA.amountsB.numbersC.dealsD.plentiesA.keptB.fedC.feltD.live

30、dA.consideredB.concernedC.convincedD.contributedA.gotB.receivedC.acceptedD.paidA.costB.spendC.wasteD.lendA.somethingB.everythingC.nothingD.anythingA.badB.worstC.goodD.fewestA.engageB.eliminateC.earnD.learnA.agoB.earlyC.beforeD.soonA.afterB.forC.atD.likeA.ofB.toC.inD.atA.fortunateB.favourableC.favori

31、teD.financialA.TheseB.ThoseC.ThisD.ThatA.sentB.broughtC.pulledD.enteredA.spaceB.roomC.gapD.distanceA.whichB.whatC.whoD.whoseA.inB.onC.atD.aboveA.forB.ofC.asD.to六、BPART GRAMMAR (总题数：30，分数：30.00)23.The police have offered a large _ for information leading to the robbers arrest.（分数：1.00）A.awardB.compen

32、sationC.prizeD.reward24.I arrived at the airport so late that I _ missed the plane.（分数：1.00）A.onlyB.quiteC.narrowlyD.seldom25.AIDS is said _ the number one killer of both men and women over the past few years in that region.（分数：1.00）A.beingB.to beC.to have beenD.having been26.The teacher _ expects t

33、hat his students to pass the university entrance examination.（分数：1.00）A.confidentiallyB.proudlyC.assuredlyD.confidently27.Jack _ from home for two days now, and I am beginning to worry about his safety.（分数：1.00）A.has been missingB.has been missedC.had been missingD.was missed28.Time _, the celebrati

34、on will be held as scheduled.（分数：1.00）A.permitB.permittingC.permittedD.permits29.The partys reduced vote was _ of lack of support for its policies.（分数：1.00）A.indicativeB.positiveC.revealingD.evident30.The _ family in Chinese cities now spends more money on housing than before.（分数：1.00）A.normalB.aver

35、ageC.usualD.general31.The head of the museum was _ and let us actually examine the ancient manuscripts.（分数：1.00）A.promisingB.agreeingC.pleasingD.obliging32.The popularity of the film shows that the reviewers fears were completely _.（分数：1.00）A.unjustifiedB.unjustC.misguidedD.unaccepted33.The new coll

36、eague _ to have worked in several big corporations before he joined our company.（分数：1.00）A.confessB.declaresC.claimsD.confirms34.Who _ was coming to see me in my office this afternoon?（分数：1.00）A.you saidB.did you sayC.did you say thatD.you did say35.Agriculture is the countrys chief source of wealth

37、, wheat _ by far the biggest cereal crop.（分数：1.00）A.isB.beenC.beD.being36.Scientific research results can now be quickly _ to factory production.（分数：1.00）A.usedB.appliedC.triedD.practiced37.It is futile to discuss the matter further, because _ going to agree upon anything today.（分数：1.00）A.neither yo

38、u nor I areB.neither you nor me isC.neither you nor I amD.neither me nor you are38.The multinational corporation was making a take-over _ for a property company.（分数：1.00）A.applicationB.bidC.proposalD.suggestion39.There has been a _ lack of communication between the union and the management.（分数：1.00）

39、A.regretfulB.regrettableC.regrettingD.regretted40.What courses are you going to do next semester? I dont know. But its about time _ on something.（分数：1.00）A.Id decideB.I decidedC.I decideD.Im deciding41.During the summer holiday season it is difficult to find a(n) _ room in the hotels here.（分数：1.00）A

40、.emptyB.vacantC.freeD.deserted42._ for the fact that she broke her leg, she might have passed the exam.（分数：1.00）A.Had it not beenB.Hadnt it beenC.Was it notD.Were it not43.Above the trees are hills, _ magnificence the river faithfully reflects on the surface.（分数：1.00）A.whereB.of whoseC.whoseD.which4

41、4.The old couple will never _ the loss of their son.（分数：1.00）A.get overB.get awayC.get offD.get across45.Fool Jane is _ she could not have done such a thing.（分数：1.00）A.whoB.asC.whatD.like46.The experiment requires more money than _.（分数：1.00）A.have been put inB.being put inC.has been put inD.to be pu

42、t in47.Does Alan like hamburgers? Yes. So much _ that he eats them almost every day.（分数：1.00）A.forB.asC.toD.so48._ I like economics, I like sociology much better.（分数：1.00）A.As much asB.So muchC.How muchD.Much as49.She managed to save _ she could out of her wages to help her brother.（分数：1.00）A.how li

43、ttle moneyB.so little moneyC.such little moneyD.what little money50.The opening ceremony is a great occasion. It is essential _ for that.（分数：1.00）A.for us to be preparedB.that we are preparedC.of us to be preparedD.our being prepared51.Your ideas, _, seem unusual to me.（分数：1.00）A.like heB.like hersC

44、.similar to herD.similar to herself52.During the reading lesson, the teacher asked students to read a few _ from the novel.（分数：1.00）A.piecesB.essaysC.fragmentsD.confirms七、BPART READING (总题数：5，分数：20.00)BTEXT A/BWhen you think of the tremendous technological progress we have made, its amazing how little we have developed in other respects. We may speak contemptuously of the poor old Romans because they relished the orgies of slaughter that went on in their arenas. We may despise them because they mistook these goings on for entertainment. We may forgive them condesc