专业四级-134及答案解析.doc

1、专业四级-134及答案解析 (总分：139.00，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

2、passage 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. Please write the whole passage on

3、ANSWER SHEET ONE.（分数：15.00）_二、BPART LISTENIN(总题数：3，分数：10.00)BIn Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your ANSWER SHEET./BBSECTION A CONVERSATIONS/BBIn this section, you will hea

4、r several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow./BB 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. Now, listen to the conversation./B（分数：3.00）(1).

5、Whats the relationship between the two speakers?（分数：1.00）A.Friends.B.A police officer and an investigator.C.Two police officers.D.A police officer and a program hostess.(2).What does Sam mainly talk about?（分数：1.00）A.His job as a police officer.B.His personal life.C.How stressful patrol work is.D.How

6、 police officers are taught to deal with stress.(3).What do you know about Sam?（分数：1.00）A.He is an experienced police officer.B.He will quit his present job sooner or later.C.He is a food supervisor.D.He enjoys being a police officer.B Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation. At the

7、 end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation./B（分数：3.00）(1).What is the purpose of the meeting?（分数：1.00）A.To discuss the causes of the decline in sales.B.To discuss the causes of the decrease in profits.C.To discuss ways to promote s

8、ales.D.To discuss the funding policy of the company.(2).Which of the following is NOT the main point of Sams talk?（分数：1.00）A.Sales are down, but only by 5 % more than for the group as a whole.B.Our budget for sales has been kept static.C.The products are getting oldwe need a new generation.D.This is

9、 a global problem in our market.(3).What can be inferred from the discussion at the meeting?（分数：1.00）A.Our budget for sales has been increased.B.The sales are down too much.C.Sam doesnt think the sales department should be held responsible for the decline in profits.D.Sam thinks the best way to incr

10、ease sales is to introduce a new generation of products.B Questions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation./B（分数：4.00）(1).What are the man and the woman talking about?（分数：1.00

11、）A.Genetic engineering.B.Genetic screening.C.Genetic food.D.Eugenics.(2).Whats the womans attitude towards genetic engineering?（分数：1.00）A.Negative.B.Positive.C.Neutral.D.Not clear.(3).What does the man mean when he says It sounds like youve been reading 1984. ?（分数：1.00）A.He means that the woman is p

12、essimistic.B.He means that the woman is reading the 1984 novel.C.He means that the woman is practical.D.He means that the woman should learn something new.(4).According to the conversation, which statement is TRUE?（分数：1.00）A.Both the speakers are against genetic engineering.B.Genetic screening can t

13、ell you what disease you may possibly develop.C.Genes that cause criminality or low IQ can be removed from human bodies.D.A job interviewer will resort to genetic screening to find out whether the interviewee is healthy三、BSECTION B PASSA(总题数：3，分数：10.00)BIn this section, you will hear several passage

14、s. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow./BB Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be give 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage./B（分数：3.00）(1).Which color does Americans often use to e

15、xpress heat?（分数：1.00）A.Pink.B.Red.C.Blue.D.Black.(2).A person feels a little green means_.（分数：1.00）A.he has a sick feeling stomachB.he does not have something as nice as a friend hasC.he is very sadD.a day in which everything goes wrong(3).What does a black out mean?（分数：1.00）A.People sometimes say t

16、hey are in good health.B.The date of a major tragedy is remembered as a black out.C.A reduction in electric power.D.Officials order all lights turned off to make it difficult for enemy to find a target.B Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be gi

17、vei 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage./B（分数：3.00）(1).Which activity of the Union is not mentioned by the speaker?（分数：1.00）A.Raising money for good causes.B.Running a newsagent.C.Providing cheap tickets.D.Helping with accommodation.(2).Which of the following advice can yo

18、u get from the Union?（分数：1.00）A.Immigration.B.Grants.C.Medical problems.D.Personal problems.(3).According to the speaker, which statement is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.Many of the Unions events are fundraising activities for charities.B.The Union runs their own advice service, offering help with financial

19、matters.C.Anything medical should be discussed with the University Medical Service.D.The Union cant give advice on legal problems.B Questions 17 to 20 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./B（分数

20、：4.00）(1).The driest continents is_.（分数：1.00）A.AustraliaB.AfricaC.AntarcticaD.North America(2).The evaporation rate in Australia is_.（分数：1.00）A.lower than AfricaB.higher than AfricaC.about the same as AfricaD.not given(3).Underground water supplies about_.（分数：1.00）A.8 % of Australias waterB.18 % of

21、Australias waterC.48 % of Australias waterD.80 % of Australias water(4).Which of the following uses of dam water is NOT mentioned?（分数：1.00）A.Watering farmland.B.Providing water for the industry.C.Controlling flood water.D.Producing hydro-electric power.四、BSECTION C NEWS (总题数：4，分数：9.00)BIn this secti

22、on, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow./BB Questions 21 to 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news./B（分数：2.00）(1).What caused the b

23、laze in California?（分数：1.00）A.A campfire.B.Smoke.C.Lightening.D.Unclear.(2).Which of the following is NOT the factor that helps to get the flames under control?（分数：1.00）A.The wind is subsiding.B.A lot of firefighters are here.C.The plans are drafted through the night as needed and as appropriate.D.T

24、he amount of fuel that has been consumed there.B Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news./B（分数：2.00）(1).Whats the news about?（分数：1.00）A.Environmental protection.B.Trash landfill.C.

25、The issue of biodegradable.D.Banning plastics bags.(2).According to the news, which statement is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.The trash that can not be broken down will pile up in landfills around the country.B.The decision is having an immediate impact on checkout lines at the grocery store.C.Regular plasti

26、c bags cost a penny or two. Papers 5 to 8 cents. Special biodegradable bags are 10 to 16 cents.D.Mayor Gavin Newsom says San Francisco has charged grocers a fee on each plastic bag.B Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to ans

27、wer the questions. Now, listen to the news./B（分数：2.00）(1).Whats the news about?（分数：1.00）A.China bans online sale of lotteries.B.China will issue lotteries on line.C.China will ban issuing some lotteries.D.China will ban selling some lotteries.(2).According to the news, which statement is TRUE?（分数：1.

28、00）A.Those failing to stop online sale on time will not be penalized.B.Those who intercepted money from lottery sale will be prosecuted.C.There is no honesty and security problem in online lottery sale.D.Buyer can tell legal websites from illegal ones easily.B Questions 27 to 29 are based on the fol

29、lowing news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the question. Now, listen to the news./B（分数：3.00）(1).Who is Pakistanis President?（分数：0.75）A.Pervez Musharraf.B.Benazir Bhutto.C.Gordon Brown.D.Nawaz Sharif.(2).Who was assassinated on Dec. 27, 2007?（分数：0.75）A.Pervez Mus

30、harraf.B.Benazir Bhutto.C.Gordon Brown.D.Nawaz Sharif.(3).According to the news, which statement is TRUE?（分数：0.75）A.Scotland Yard forensic team has been invited to help probe the assassination.B.British Prime Minister Tony Blair has agreed to send the team to help Pakistan in the investigations.C.Th

31、e election commission will postpone the Jan. 8 elections until Jan. 18.D.Nawaz Sharifs Pakistan Peoples Party announced it had not decided on what choices it would make._五、BPART CLOZE/(总题数：1，分数：20.00)BDecide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the correspo

32、nding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your ANSWER SHEET./BMany people invest in the stock market hoping to find the next Microsoft and Dell. However, I knowU (31) /Upersonal experience how difficult this really is. For more than a year, I wasU (32) /Uhundreds and sometimes thousands o

33、f dollars a day in investing in the market. It seemed so easy, I dreamed ofU (33) /Umy job at the end of the year, of buying a small apartment in Paris, of traveling around the world. But these dreamsU (34) /Uto a sudden and dramatic end when a stock IU (35) /U, Texas cellular pone wholesaler, fell

34、by more than 75 per centU (36) /Ua one year period. On theU (37) /Uday, it plunged by more than $ 15 a share. There was a rumor that the company wasU (38) /Usales figures. That was when I learned how quickly Wall StreetU (39) /Ucompanies that, in one way or another, misrepresent theU (40) /U. In aU

35、(41) /U, I sold all my stocks in the company,U (42) /Umargin debt with cash advances from myU (43) /Ucard. Because I owned so many shares, IU (44) /Ua small fortune, half of it from money I borrowed from the brokerage company. One month, I am aU (45) /Uthe next, a loser. This one big loss was my fir

36、st lesson in the market.My father was a stockbroker, as was my grand- fatherU (46) /Uhim. (In fact, he founded one of Chicagos earliest brokerage firms. ) But like so many things in life, we dont learn anything until weU (47) /Uit for ourselves. The only way to really understand the innerU (48) /Uof

37、 the stock market is to invest your own hardeamed money. When all your stocks are doingU (49) /Uand you feel like a winner, you learn very little. Its when all are losing and everyone is questioning your stock pickingU (50) /Uthat you find out if you have what it takes to invest in the market.（分数：20

38、.00）A.atB.inC.fromD.byA.makingB.spendingC.sellingD.buyingA.forsakingB.retiringC.retreatingD.quittingA.turnedB.cameC.wentD.seemedA.ownedB.owedC.cherishedD.embracedA.overB.byC.fromD.withA.tragicB.frustratedC.badD.dreamyA.cheatingB.exaggeratingC.announcingD.boastingA.punishesB.defeatsC.finesD.collapses

39、A.tradeB.truthC.substanceD.coverageA.despairB.worryC.panicD.impulseA.giving awayB.paying offC.handing overD.making upA.creditB.identityC.identificationD.loanA.wonB.lostC.gainedD.sufferedA.winnerB.championC.successorD.supervisorA.afterB.beforeC.forD.andA.undergoB.keepC.tasteD.experienceA.workingsB.co

40、nventionsC.facilitiesD.structuresA.ferociouslyB.radicallyC.muchD.upA.stanceB.facultyC.abilityD.power六、BPART GRAMMAR (总题数：30，分数：30.00)2.The people in the snow-stricken areas need much more food than _to them by the airforce.（分数：1.00）A.being deliveredB.have been deliveredC.deliveredD.has been delivere

41、d3.Language, culture and personality may be considered of each other in thought, but the truth is that they are inseparable.（分数：1.00）A.independentlyB.separatelyC.instinctivelyD.interdependently4.According to American federal government, residents of Hawaii have the longest life_: 77.2 years.（分数：1.00

42、）A.rankB.scaleC.spanD.scope5.It is not the first time that I _by him during my cooperation with him.（分数：1.00）A.was cheatedB.am cheatedC.have been cheatedD.had been cheated6.They stayed up late trying to _out a way to solve the problem.（分数：1.00）A.letB.giveC.knockD.figure7.More than once _us by now to

43、 adhere to the rules and disciplines of our university.（分数：1.00）A.has our teacher toldB.our teacher has told usC.did our teacher tellD.our teacher told8.Cancer is second only _heart disease as a cause of death in the world.（分数：1.00）A.toB.withC.fromD.of9.Smith did the only _thing by asking the Indian

44、s for food and shelter in their village.（分数：1.00）A.sensitiveB.sentimentalC.sensibleD.sensational10._would they believe your explanation that you were late because you were kidnapped?（分数：1.00）A.In what extentB.To what extentC.To which extentD.In which extent11.Many people believe that there will be few problems in our life in the future _.can be solved by computers and Internet.（分数：1.00）A.thatB.whichC.asD.but12.It is no good _the cold fish. He always keeps a deaf ear to matters other than his.（分数：1.00）A.to resort toB.resorting toC.resort toD.resorted to13._indicate that there are more boys