专业四级-378及答案解析.doc

1、专业四级-378及答案解析 (总分：115.01，做题时间：90分钟)一、PART DICTATION(总题数：1，分数：1.00)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. Please write the whole passage on A

3、NSWER SHEET ONE. （分数：1.00）_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).According to the conversation, what is one problem with arm exercise?（分数：1.00）A.It doesnt get rid of fat arms.B.It can damage arm muscles.C.It is not acceptable to most people.D.It can ra

4、ise ones blood pressure.(2).How did the woman obtain the information about arm exercise?（分数：1.00）A.By talking to an expert.B.By reading an article.C.By attending an exercise class.D.By listening to the radio.(3).Which of the following exercises is suggested?（分数：1.00）A.Wearing arm weights while you a

5、re swimming.B.Jogging vigorously in one place for a long time.C.Using bicycles that require you to use both your arms and legs.D.Walking slowly while swinging your arms back and forth.（分数：3.00）(1).Whats the drivers attitude towards the hitch-hiker?（分数：1.00）A.Rude.B.Friendly.C.Indifferent.D.Casual.(2

6、).Whats the womans major?（分数：1.00）A.Maths.B.English.C.Physics.D.History.(3).Why did the driver refuse to open the front side window?（分数：1.00）A.Because it was too cold outside.B.Because it was raining hard outside.C.Because there was a strong wind.D.Because there was a heavy snow.（分数：4.00）(1).What is

7、 the best title of the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Desert Animal.B.Camel, An Unusual Animal.C.A Typical Summer Day and Night of Desert.D.The Importance of Water on Desert.(2).What do most desert animals do at night?（分数：1.00）A.They are active in their search for food and water.B.They go underground to find fo

8、od.C.They build new shady place to avoid the coming days sun rays.D.They take a rest in the cool and safer darkness.(3).Which of the following is NOT the reason for a camels survival on the desert?（分数：1.00）A.It can bear the increase in its body temperature to some extent.B.It can adjust its body tem

9、perature to the desert surroundings.C.It can drink much water at one time.D.It can store enough water in its body for later needs.(4).Which of the following statements is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.A camel can store water in its red blood cells.B.Most desert animals are more active at night than during the

10、 day.C.Some desert animals can produce water in their bodies.D.Most desert animals will die if the body temperature rises over 5.四、SECTION B PASSAGES(总题数：3，分数：10.00)（分数：4.00）(1).What is the concern of ordinary people about the Greenhouse Effect ?（分数：1.00）A.Whether it can be detected and checked.B.Wh

11、ether it will lead to widespread food shortage.C.Whether global warming will speed up in the future.D.Whether it will affect their own lives.(2).What has happened since the end of the lee Age?（分数：1.00）A.Many species have moved further north.B.Many new species have come into existence.C.Many species

12、have developed a habit of migration.D.Many species have become less sensitive to climate.(3).What will be a possible threat to plants in the future?（分数：1.00）A.Storms and floods.B.Disease and fire.C.Less space for their growth.D.Rapid increase of the animal population.(4).According to the passage, wh

13、at will probably happen to the endangered species7（分数：1.00）A.They will gradually die out:B.They will be able to survive in the preserves.C.They will have to migrate to find new homes.D.They will face extinction without artificial reproduction.（分数：3.00）(1).Why isnt the ozone hole as sensational as it

14、 used to?（分数：1.00）A.Three British scientists have found the remedy to it.B.The size of the hole has stabilized due to decades of efforts.C.People found it is not as serious as anticipated previously.D.The ozone layer has a self-repairing function.(2).How do scientists say about the thinning ozone la

15、yer over the North Pole?（分数：1.00）A.It is caused by excessive CO2emission.B.It is due to weather-related phenomena.C.It will continue for the next 50 years.D.Its varying condition has been under control.(3).When will the repairing of the ozone hole over the South Pole finish?（分数：1.00）A.Between 2050 t

16、o 2060.B.Between 2060 to 2070.C.Between 2060 to 2075.D.Between 2065 to 2075.（分数：3.00）(1).According to the passage, at which age was childrens understanding of language established?（分数：1.00）A.Six.B.Seven.C.Five.D.Eight.(2).In which subject the school rather than the home influences the childrens achi

17、evement?（分数：1.00）A.Language.B.History.C.Physics.D.Music.(3).Whats the main idea of the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Parents have more influential power on childrens achievement than teachers.B.Its sad to see so many parents not making the most of their childrens intelligence.C.Teachers and educators ask paren

18、ts not to educate their children before school.D.Parents are afraid to teach their children at home.五、SECTION C NEWS BROAD(总题数：5，分数：11.00)（分数：3.00）(1).What is the reason for the rise of cost of rice?（分数：1.00）A.Drought in rice-producing countries like India.B.Improving global economy raises the deman

19、d.C.Further weakness in the U. S. dollar is likely to occur.D.All of the above.(2).What can be inferred from the report?（分数：1.00）A.China is a rice-exporting country.B.Rice is the main food in Arab countries.C.India used to be a rice-exporting country in the last two decades.D.The Philippines is a le

20、ading exporter of rice.(3).In the last two decades, the highest price of rice was around_.（分数：1.00）A.1,000 a tonB.550 a tonC.800 a tonD.665 a ton（分数：2.00）(1).Which is NOT the Russian governments action after the rescue?（分数：1.00）A.It expressed gratitude to the British efforts.B.Causes of the accident

21、s were ordered to be investigated.C.Probe the reasons for Russian Navys failure to rescue.D.Conciliations are offered to the sufferers by the government.(2).What did the seven Russian submariners suffer from?（分数：1.00）A.A lack of oxygen and low temperature.B.Heavy fever.C.Faint and headache.D.Hunger

22、and cold.（分数：2.00）(1).Who is going to meet in the city of Potsdam?（分数：1.00）A.Environment ministers of developed countries.B.Environment ministers of developing countries.C.Environment ministers of G8.D.Environment ministers of GS, developed countries, and developing countries.(2).When will Kyoto Pro

23、tocol run out according to the news?（分数：1.00）A.2008.B.2010.C.2012.D.2020.2.What do the police attempt to do?（分数：1.00）A.They attempt to move into a poor neighborhood.B.They attempt to control the area.C.They try to run a money-laundering scheme.D.They try to catch the alleged drug baron-Antonio Bonfi

24、m Lopes.（分数：3.00）(1).What is the news item mainly about?（分数：1.00）A.The U.S. charity, Save the Children, in Vietnam.B.Improving maternal and child health in the world.C.Reducing the number of childhood deaths in South Asia.D.High infant and maternal mortality in developing countries.(2).Where has the

25、 highest rates of newborn deaths in the world?（分数：1.00）A.South Asia.B.Vietnam.C.Africa.D.South America.(3).The following details are true about the mothers who are most at risk EXCEPT（分数：1.00）A.they give birth without the professionals help.B.they give birth at home.C.they give birth to their first

26、child.D.they are young and uneducated.六、PART CLOZE(总题数：2，分数：35.00)Barbecuing has become an 1 part of American life, as barbecue grills are found in the majority of American homes. Part of it is that barbecuing is 2 and relaxing because outdoor cooking is always informal. It is also delicious. It is

27、3 the effort to learn a bit more about it so you can progress beyond the old standbys of hamburgers and hot dogs. There is no 4 to limit barbecuing to the summer months, 5 it can be done out of doors all year round. We have often used our gas barbecue kettle as an 6 oven for Thanksgiving and Christm

28、as dinners. In the heat of the summer 7 turn on the oven, we use the barbecue to cook almost everything, including pizza (high heat and indirect on a bread stone). Think of your barbecue grill as another cooking 8 . Low heat and indirect is usually 9 as the cooking method. The 10 is hamburgers and s

29、teaks which are at high heat and indirect. Chicken or ribs 11 a snap to barbecue at low heat and indirect. Simply baste with your favorite sauce in the last 15 minutes of cooking. 12 any barbecuing, always use a tongs rather than a fork to turn the meat to avoid the 13 of juice. Fish is a real treat

30、 on the grill. If you have not tried fish on the gill, you 14 . Fish should be coated with a mixture of even parts olive oil and lemon. This is just to keep the fish from 15 to the grill.（分数：15.00）A.announcedB.eminentC.establishedD.indispensableA.funnyB.funC.fancyD.fancifulA.muchB.worthC.worthyD.wor

31、thwhileA.reasonB.doubtC.wayD.problemA.whenB.asC.ifD.whileA.addictiveB.additiveC.additionalD.addingA.better thanB.other thanC.more thanD.rather thanA.methodB.deviceC.equipmentD.applianceA.receivedB.classifiedC.indicatedD.usedA.oppositionB.directionC.exampleD.exceptionA.will beB.isC.areD.must beA.With

32、B.As withC.As ifD.ByA.lossB.mixC.turnD.changeA.wouldB.couldC.shouldD.mightA.remainingB.holdingC.gettingD.stickingOur ape-men forefathers had no obvious natural weapons in the struggle for survival in the open. They had neither the powerful teeth nor the strong (31) of the big cats. They could not (3

33、2) with the bear, whose strength, speed and claws (33) an impressive small-fire weaponry. They could not even defend themselves (34) running swiftly like the horses, zebras or small animals. If the ape-men had attempted to compete on those terms in the open, they would have been (35) to failure and

34、extinction. But they were (36) with enormous concealed advantages of a kind not possessed by any of their competitors. In the search (37) the pickings of the forest, the ape-men had (38) efficient stereoscopic vision and a sense of colour that the animals of the grasslands did not possess. The abili

35、ty to see clearly at close (39) permitted the ape-men to study practical problems in a way that lay far (40) the reach of the original inhabitants of the grassland. Good long-distance sight was (41) another matter. Lack of long-distance vision had not been a problem forforest-dwelling apes and monke

36、ys because the higher the viewpoint, the greater the range of sight- so (42) they had to do was climb a tree. Out in the open, however, this simple solution was not (43) Climbing a hill would have helped, but in many places the ground was flat. The ape-men (44) the only possible solution. They reare

37、d up as high as possible on their (45) limbs and began to walk upright. This (46) change of physical position brought about considerable (47) .It was extremely unstable and it meant that the already slow ape-men became slower still. (48) ,they persevered and their bone structure gradually became (49

38、) to the new, unstable position that (50) them the name Homo erectus, upright man.（分数：20.00）A.clawsB.pawsC.hoofsD.handsA.matchB.compareC.rivalD.equalA.becameB.equippedC.posedD.providedA.inB.uponC.byD.withA.drivenB.doomedC.forcedD.ledA.bestowedB.givenC.presentedD.endowedA.forB.ofC.onD.atA.progressedB

39、.generatedC.developedD.advancedA.distanceB.rangeC.scopeD.areaA.fromB.apartC.beyondD.aboveA.ratherB.quiteC.muchD.reallyA.anythingB.thatC.everythingD.allA.availableB.enoughC.sufficientD.convenientA.choseB.adoptedC.acceptedD.tookA.backB.hindC.behindD.frontA.vividB.vitalC.vigilD.suddenA.advantagesB.disa

40、dvantagesC.conveniencesD.inconveniencesA.HoweverB.ThereforeC.MeanwhileD.SubsequentlyA.accustomedB.familiarizedC.adaptedD.suitedA.obtainedB.calledC.deservedD.earned七、PART GRAMMAR AND V(总题数：30，分数：30.00)3.The only candidate _ can hope to defeat him is quit now.（分数：1.00）A.whoB.whichC.thatD.when4.Justice

41、, as well as the law, _ that these bandits _ severely punished.（分数：1.00）A.demand., beB.demands., beC.demand., areD.demands., are5.I think I was at school, _ I was staying with a friend during the vacation when I heard the news.（分数：1.00）A.or elseB.and thenC.or soD.even so6.Hill slopes are cleared of

42、forests to make way for crops, but this only _the crisis.（分数：1.00）A.precedesB.prevailsC.ascendsD.accelerates7.The football player had studied economics in the university for _ of roughly six years.（分数：1.00）A.a decadeB.a timeC.an ageD.a period8.No government, any more than an individual, will long be

43、 _, without being truly _.（分数：1.00）A.respectful, respectedB.respectable, respectfulC.respective, respectableD.respected, respectable9.In the present .economic _ we can safely invest our money into the stock and bond .market.（分数：1.00）A.airB.moodC.conditionD.climate10.The goals _ he had fought all his

44、 life no longer seemed important to him.（分数：1.00）A.after whichB.for whichC.with whichD.for that11.The old couple moved to the countryside_ their health for the doctor said fresh air would do them good.（分数：1.00）A.for the sake ofB.because ofC.in case ofD.in spite of12.Because of the bad food he had ea

45、ten, his stomach began to _.（分数：1.00）A.painB.be hurtC.acheD.harm13.The political future of the president is now hanging by a_（分数：1.00）A.threadB.cordC.stringD.rope14.It will be no use to us if dozens of chances _, since we will not seize them.（分数：1.00）A.will comeB.would comeC.should comeD.might come15.Poverty is not_ in most cities although, perhaps because of the crowded conditions in certain areas, it is more visible there.（分数：1.00）A.rareB.temporaryC.prevalentD.segmental16.It is very k