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1、专业四级-498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 about 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. Please write the whole passag

3、e on ANSWER SHEET TWONow listen to the passage.（分数：15.00）_二、PART LISTENING COM(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、SECTION A CONVERSATI(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Questions 1-4 are ba(总题数：4，分数：4.00)2.Why does the boy hate to do homework?（分数：1.00）A.They are not helpful.B.The boy cannot handle so much homework.C.He has to give up m

4、any hobbies because of too much homework.D.He likes watching sports games.3.According to the boy, what do the school kids lack?（分数：1.00）A.Knowledge and techniques for passing exam.B.Knowledge of books.C.Knowledge of environment.D.Knowledge of real life.4.What is not mentioned when the boy was talkin

5、g about his hobbies?（分数：1.00）A.Growing flowersB.Making model planes.C.Painting.D.Going to concert.5.What will happen if the teachers salaries are raised?（分数：1.00）A.Teachers will be given greater responsibilities.B.Teachers will try their best to become teachers.C.First-class people would be attracte

6、d to the profession.D.Most students will be willing to, become teachers.五、Questions 5-7 are ba(总题数：3，分数：3.00)6.What does ice firs mean in the conversation?（分数：1.00）A.The ice islands shatter into icebergs that float out to sea.B.The ice islands are too cold for scientists to do any researcg.C.The ice

7、 islands are estroyed by people.D.The ice islands are becoming smaller.7.What does the annual calving event refer to?（分数：1.00）A.Massive chunks of ice break away from the freshwater Antarctic ice shelves every spring.B.Ice islands become smaller every spring.C.Massive chunks of ice break away from th

8、e freshwater Antarctic ice shelves every summer.D.Ice islands become smaller every summer8.How much percent does the sea cover the earth?（分数：1.00）A.69B.70C.71D.79六、Questions 8-10 are b(总题数：3，分数：3.00)9.How did he succeed according to himself?.（分数：1.00）A.By helping others.B.By being approachable and c

9、aring.C.By being persistent and not satisfied with just coming to work.D.By having great ambitions.10.What advice did David give to young people?（分数：1.00）A.Be inquisitive, curious, creative, and proud of yourself.B.Be committed to excelling in all that you do, and it is wise not to help your competi

10、tors.C.It will be a trouble for you if you are approachable and caring.D.Get yourself noticed by taking on difficult tasks.11.What was not David s opinion towards people and machinery?（分数：1.00）A.People make the difference, and you accomplish everything thorough people.B.Machinery is important.C.You

11、can t succeed without getting everyone committed and involved.D.Not everyone in the organization is important and vital.七、SECTION B PASSAGES(总题数：0，分数：0.00)八、Questions 11-13 are (总题数：3，分数：3.00)12.What is the main idea of the passage?（分数：1.00）A.That everything at State University has changed in the pa

12、st ten years.B.That although the campus looks the same, some things have changed at State University.C.That in spite of the changes on the campus, the commitments at State University is the same.D.That everything has stayed the same at State University during the past ten years.13.How is State Unive

13、rsity the same?（分数：1.00）A.The main campus looks the same.B.The Student population is the same.C.The ideals are the same.D.The Division of Continuing Education has the same programs.14.Why was University Tower torn down?（分数：1.00）A.Because a bell tower was to be built on the site.B.Because it was foun

14、d unsafe.C.Because a parking lot was to be constructed there.D.Because no one wanted to preserve it九、Questions 14-17 are (总题数：4，分数：4.00)15.The famous scientific law, which explains time, can be best summarized as（分数：1.00）A.Disorder decreases with time.B.Order increases with time.C.Disorder increases

15、 with time.D.Order decrease with time.16.When was the international conference held which divided the world into 24 time zones?（分数：1.00）A.In 1770.B.In 1880.C.In 1884.D.In 1894.17.What does a sundial measure according to the passage?（分数：1.00）A.It measures the length of a day and a night.B.It measures

16、 the movement of the sun each day.C.It measures the passing of hours, minutes and perhaps seconds.D.It measures the shadow of the stick across the flat surface of the sundial.18.How many kinds of devices are mentioned in the passage which can measure time?（分数：1.00）A.3.B.4.C.5.D.6.十、Questions 18-20 a

17、re (总题数：3，分数：3.00)19.What did Moss Brown do?（分数：1.00）A.He sold English goods in Rhode Island.B.He drew designs of English machines for Samuel Slater.C.he opened a mill in Rhode Island with Samuel Slater.D.He left his native English to start a manufacturing business in the United States.20.What did S

18、amuel Slater do?（分数：1.00）A.He kept designs for English machinery from being used in the colonies.B.He prevented Moss Brown from opening a mill.C.He committed deigns for English machinery to memory.D.He smuggled drawings for English machines into the United States21.How did England control trade in t

19、he 18th century?（分数：1.00）A.By threatening to go to war.B.By competing with farmers.C.By keeping manufacturing processes secret.D.By stealing plans from the colonies.十一、SECTION C NEWS BROAD(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十二、Questions 2122 are (总题数：2，分数：2.00)22.Which of the following statements is NOT true about James

20、 Pardrew?（分数：1.00）A.He is U-S Balkans envoy.B.He is a senior State Department official.C.He has lived in Macedonia for a long time.D.He played a key role in diplomacy that peacefully ended a conflict with Albanian insurgents in southern Serbia.23.Where is Tetovo?（分数：1.00）A.It is to the west of the M

21、acedonian capital.B.It is in southern Serbia.C.It is outside Balkans.D.It is to the west of Washington.十三、Questions 2324 are (总题数：2，分数：2.00)24.Why did the William Milam delivered a stern message to his Taleban counterpart?（分数：1.00）A.The Taleban forces has attacked some US targets.B.The Taleban force

22、s has attacked some Israeli targets.C.The Taleban refused to deliver Osama bin Laden to US.D.Bin Laden followers were planning terrorist strikes against US targets.25.How did the Taleban response the US Ambassador s stern message?（分数：1.00）A.Very indifferent.B.Whatever bin Laden s followers do, they

23、will not involved in.C.Very angry.D.They assured that they would not allow Mr. bin Laden or any one else to attack U-S interests from Afghan soil.十四、Questions 2526 are (总题数：2，分数：2.00)26.What was the broader Standard and Poor s 500 index on Thursday?（分数：1.00）A.10502.B.10504.C.1224.D.1226.27.How much

24、did the Dow Jones Industrial Average fall?（分数：1.00）A.More than 17 percent.B.More than 60 points.C.Almost 2 points.D.More than 16 points.十五、Questions 2728 are (总题数：2，分数：2.00)28.Where did the International donors gather?（分数：1.00）A.In Belgrade.B.In The Hague.C.In Brussels.D.In the World Bank.29.Who org

25、anized the meeting?（分数：1.00）A.The World Bank.B.The European Union.C.The Hague.D.The European Union and the World Bank.十六、Questions 29 30 ar(总题数：2，分数：2.00)30.Where has the Sudanese government set up a reception center?（分数：1.00）A.In Khartoum.B.In Uganda.C.In the border between Uganda and Sudan.D.In Ju

26、ba.31.Why did the rebel Lord s Resistance Army abduct those children?（分数：1.00）A.To force them to be labor.B.To force the government to pay large amount of ransomC.To force them to be soldiers.D.To force them to be slaves.十七、PART CLOZE(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十八、By the 1980s, accord(总题数：20，分数：20.00)32.（分数：1.00

27、）A.out ofB.outC.ofD.in33.（分数：1.00）A.factorsB.factorC.reasonD.reasons34.（分数：1.00）A.OnB.OfC.InD.During35.（分数：1.00）A.reachingB.acquisitionC.availabilityD.getting36.（分数：1.00）A.societyB.societiesC.groupD.groups37.（分数：1.00）A.toB.inC.withinD.with38.（分数：1.00）A.setB.seatedC.settledD.said39.（分数：1.00）A.doB.mak

28、eC.involveD.transact40.（分数：1.00）A.recordB.recordsC.dairyD.dairies41.（分数：1.00）A.necessarilyB.necessityC.necessaryD.need42.（分数：1.00）A.breakthroughB.break offC.breakoutD.breakdown43.（分数：1.00）A.isB.has beenC.wasD.to be44.（分数：1.00）A.readingB.readC.to readD.readings45.（分数：1.00）A.fromB.lateC.laterD.former4

29、6.（分数：1.00）A.timeB.timesC.dayD.days47.（分数：1.00）A.literateB.literacyC.literatureD.literary48.（分数：1.00）A.tiedB.triedC.tiredD.ties49.（分数：1.00）A.economicB.economicalC.economicsD.economy50.（分数：1.00）A.decideB.measureC.seeD.feel51.（分数：1.00）A.decideB.decisionC.decidingD.decisive十九、PART GRAMMAR AND V(总题数：30，

30、分数：30.00)52.The lifeboat _in case it is necessary to take off the crew of the damaged ship.（分数：1.00）A.has been put asideB.has been put awayC.has been set asideD.is standing by53.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 _i

31、s the successful launching of space shuttle.（分数：1.00）A.in pointB.in questionC.in a wayD.in brief54.There was clearly nothing left to do but sit down on the shabby little couch and weep._.（分数：1.00）A.Did so DellaB.So did DellaC.Della so didD.So Della did55.He resented _to wait, he expected the ministe

32、r_ him at once.（分数：1.00）A.being asked to, to seeB.to be asked, to seeC.to be asked, seeingD.being asked, seeing56.America will never again have as a nation the spirit of adventure as it _before the west was settled.（分数：1.00）A.couldB.wouldC.wasD.did57.Mary wants to study medicine but she is not very

33、clever. I don t think she is_ it.（分数：1.00）A.up toB.forC.withinD.towards58.Nowadays, skilled workers such as carpenters, electricians and TV repairmen often have higher income than college graduates. The old distinction that white-collar workers make a better living than blue-collar workers no longer

34、_ true.（分数：1.00）A.holdB.stayC.comeD.become59.As no two speakers of a language speak_, difference will be found in the pronunciation of the speakers.（分数：1.00）A.identicallyB.alikeC.likelyD.similarly60.I was_ in the middle of my call because I had no more pennies to put in the box.（分数：1.00）A.broken off

35、B.cut offC.hung upD.cut down61.I should be the_ man to think highly of those Who wake up to persons of influence.（分数：1.00）A.rightB.veryC.lastD.same62.Classes will cease to exist by the time communism_ throughout the world.（分数：1.00）A.is achievedB.has been achievedC.will be achievedD.will have been ac

36、hieved63.Disease can be_, if not more so, to the well-being and progress of a nation than wars or economic depressions.（分数：1.00）A.as harmful asB.harmfulC.as harmfulD.harmful as64.Millions of farmers, drawn by the _ of employment, came into the city which made the problems of transportation and housi

37、ng even more serious.（分数：1.00）A.prosperityB.prospectC.expectationD.anticipation65.There are two great belts or_ where ninety percent of all earthquakes take place; they may, however, happen anywhere at any time.（分数：1.00）A.regionsB.areasC.zonesD.districts66.They talked about their business_ a cup of

38、tea.（分数：1.00）A.withB.forC.atD.over67.Although, some students graduate from high school, they are virtually illiterate_ writing a business letter.（分数：1.00）A.in the event ofB.in the light ofC.in case ofD.in terms of68.The use of money is not limited to high civilizations; actually many primitive peopl

39、es have_ moneys of their own.（分数：1.00）A.discoveredB.devisedC.divertedD.diversified69.An auction is usually advertised beforehand with full particulars of articles to be sold and where and when they can be viewed by_ buyers.（分数：1.00）A.perspectiveB.prospectiveC.prosperousD.profitable70.An estimated 20

40、 percent of the U.S. population has no bank account, more than half of this group don t have credit card_ can not get bank loans.（分数：1.00）A.orB.soC.andD.yet71.Nobody_ when I complained about the food, so nothing was done about it.（分数：1.00）A.turned to meB.relied on meC.backed me upD.held me up72.Bact

41、eria are sometimes_ too small to be seen without a microphone.（分数：1.00）A.farB.ratherC.quiteD.very73.Primitive monetary systems require the same balance of supply and demand that _the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve System.（分数：1.00）A.confirmsB.confrontsC.conductsD.confesses74.He is now in Londo

42、n, but he missed his parents,_ enjoy the exciting life there.（分数：1.00）A.so much as toB.very much toC.so much toD.too much to75.Because there is evidence of severely harmful effects from chemical dumps, the government has _tougher cleanup measures.（分数：1.00）A.imposedB.impulsedC.implementedD.incorporat

43、ed76.During an earthquake, the great part of damage and loss of life has been_ collapse of buildings and the effect of rockslides, floods, fire, diseases, and other phenomena resulting from earthquakes, rather than from the quakes themselves.（分数：1.00）A.due toB.owing toC.by reason ofD.on account of77

44、.No other drug is available at present_ can produce the same therapeutic effect with less risk.（分数：1.00）A.thatB.thanC.whenD.as78._ otherwise directed by a doctor, this medicine should be taken three times a day.（分数：1.00）A.Even ifB.UnlessC.Except thatD.As79.For years she suffered from the_ that her daughter who had died might come back to her.（分数：1.00）A.ideaB.fancyC.imaginationD.illu