专业四级-836及答案解析.doc

1、专业四级-836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.（分数：15.00）_二、PART LISTENING COM(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、SECTION A CONVERSATI(总题数：3，分数：10.00)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.（分数：

2、3.00）(1).According to the conversation, what is one of the driving forces of shooting?A. The desire to be popular.B. The desire to conquer and control other people.C. The desire to be technically perfect.D. The desire to use guns and show ones skills.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).There were_sports in the fir

3、st Modem Olympic Games in Athens in 1896.A. seventeen B. three C. nine D. seven（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What is the conversation mainly about?A. Shooting and recreation. B. Shooting as a sport.C. Shooting and movie. D. The history of shooting.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following

4、conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.（分数：3.00）(1).Which of the following statements is CORRECT about Saturdays match?A. The commentator made it very dull.B. The game was exciting.C. It was between the Gunners and the Wolves.D. It was won

5、by the Wolves.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How many goals does Alice think the Gunners should have scored?A. 1 goal. B. 2 goals. C. 3 goals. D. 5 goals.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What happened to the Wolves that made it come down?A. A team member called Blake was injured.B. Christmas was coming.C. They couldnt sc

6、ore many goals.D. They still had some influence from Blake.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.（分数：4.00）(1).Many business guests like to eat in their roomsA. because it is che

7、aper than in the restaurant.B. so they can do more work.C. so they can watch TV while they eat.D. because they are tired after the long trip.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Corporate guests in the hotelA. like to go swimming during their stay.B. do not usually exercise during their stay.C. like to use the fitn

8、ess room during their stay.D. tend to spend more time in the hotel bars than tourists.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The business centre at the hotelA. organizes the food during a conference.B. is a serf-service facility for copying and faxing.C. recruits temporary secretaries during conferences.D. has soft l

9、ighting so guests can relax.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which is NOT important for the business travelers?A. Good desk lighting. B. Quick check-in.C. Video conferencing. D. Distance from airport.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、SECTION B PASSAGES(总题数：3，分数：10.00)Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At t

10、he end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.（分数：3.00）(1).Who will be benefited from the money Holiday Inn donates for every story shared?A. The towel takers.B. The disabled children.C. Children with life-threatening illness. D. Guests in Holiday Inn.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(

11、2).Which of the following is INCORRECT according to the passage?A. 500,000 towels have been lost annually in Holiday Inn.B. Holiday Inn will not punish those towel takers.C. Thousands of stories had already rolled into the Website.D. One man took away a towel as a reminder of his honeymoon night.（分数

12、1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The limited edition souvenir Holiday Inn towel will be given to the guestsA. whose stories axe one of the best 25 chosen.B. who return the towel to the hotel.C. who didnt take the towel from the hotel.D. who feel guilty of towel taking.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 14 to 17 are based

13、on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.（分数：4.00）(1).According to this passage, the Roman soldiers mainly depended upon_to send their messages.A. fine weather B. signal towers C. the spelling system D. arm movements（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2

14、).Which of the following statements is CORRECT?A. Neither the Greek soldiers nor their enemy could understand the messages.B. African soldiers shouted from tower to tower to pass messages.C. Using flags to send messages was found by a French engineer.D. Only by using telephone could people send spee

15、ch sounds quickly.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).How did African people send messages?A. In a special way. B. Over a very short distance.C. By a musical instrument. D. At a rather slow speed.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to the passage, the telephone was invented inA. France. B. Rome. C. Africa. D. America.（

16、分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 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.（分数：3.00）(1).If an object weighed one pound on the surface of the earth, how much would it weigh 4,000 miles above the earth?A. 3/4 pounds. B. 4 poun

17、ds. C. 1/9 pound. D. 1/4 pounds.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).We feel an object is heavyA. because weight is a fixed quality in an object.B. because they are far away from the centre of the earth.C. because of the earths strong attraction for them.D. because they are not taken away from the surface of the ea

18、rth.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to the passage, how many miles is the earths diameter?A. 2,000. B. 4,000. C. 8,000. D. 16,000.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、SECTION C NEWS BROAD(总题数：5，分数：10.00)Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to an

19、swer the questions.（分数：2.00）(1).Why did Hampton hotels donate money to support citizen efforts?A. In order to celebrate its 100th anniversary this year.B. In order to restore the spirit of the wounded city.C. In order to raise more money.D. In order to quicken the restoration step.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(

20、2).How many painted wooden animals are fixed to the rotating platform?A. 100. B. 53. C. 27. D. 54.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.Question 23 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question.What has happened to Europe?A. Ten out of the twenty five c

21、ountries in Europe have rejected the European Unions new constitution.B. France and the Netherlands have approved the European Unions new constitution.C. The French and the Dutch refused to accept the European Unions new constitution.D. Many EU leaders are quite satisfied with the French and the Dut

22、chs decision.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.（分数：2.00）(1).Which of the following details about the news is INCORRECT?A. The asset freeze is being imposed on four Sudanese.B. The co

23、nflict in Darfur threatens the national security and foreign policy of the United States.C. Rallies are planned in Washington and throughout the US to protest the four-year war in Darfur.D. George Clooney just returned from a trip to the Darfur region.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Who is scheduled to speak a

24、t the rally?A. Four Sudanese. B. President Bush. C. Reporters. D. George Clooney.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.（分数：3.00）(1).Who has the sovereignty over the Harwar Islands?A. Qata

25、r. B. Bahrain. C. Japan. D. Iran.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).There are rich natural resources in the Hawar Islands EXCEPTA. oil.B. pearls-bearing oysters.C. a rich diversity of birds, animals and sea-creatures.D. cultured pearls.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why did the natural pearl trade collapse in the 1930s?A.

26、Because of competition from cheaper Japanese pearl-fishing.B. Because of competition from oil industry.C. Because of competition from cheaper Japanese cultured pearls.D. Because of pollution from off industry.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the new

27、s item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.（分数：2.00）(1).The following details are the reactions to the huge increases in oil company profits EXCEPTA. consumers complain about it.B. some politicians are calling for a windfall profits tax on it.C. compared with the higher profits in

28、other industries, oil companies are not satisfied with it.D. some Congressmen think it should be examined with great care.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What do the oil industry analysts think?A. They think a windfall profits tax might work.B. They think consumers will finally benefit from the large oil compa

29、ny profits.C. They think a windfall profits tax is good for oil industry.D. They think a windfall profits tax should also be imposed on pharmaceuticals industry.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、PART CLOZE(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Americans believe time is a limited resource; they try to conserve and manage it. People in th

30、e U.S. often (31) seminars or read books on time management. It seems they all want to (32) their time better. Professionals carry around pocket planners-some in electronic form-to keep (33) of appointments and deadlines. People do all they can to (34) more life out of their time. The early American

31、 hero Benjamin Franklin expressed this (35) best: Do you love life? Then do not waste time, for that is the (36) life is made of.To Americans, punctuality is a (37) of showing respect for other peoples time. (38) more than 10 minutes late to an appointment usually (39) an apology, and maybe an expla

32、nation. People who are running late often call (40) to let others know of the delay. Of course, the less (41) the situation, the less important it is to be exactly on time. At informal get-togethers, for example, people often arrive (42) 30 minutes past the appointed time. But they usually dont try

33、that at work.To outsiders, Americans seem tied to the clock. People in other cultures value relationships more than (43) .In these societies, people dont try to (44) time, but to experience it. Many Eastern cultures, for example, view time as a cycle. The (45) of nature-from the passing of the sea-

34、sons to the monthly cycle of the moon-shapes their view of events. People learn to (46) to their environment. As a result, they find it easier to go with the flow than Americans, who like plans (47) and unchangeable.Even Americans would (48) that no one can master time. Time, like money, (49) all to

35、o easily through our fingers. And time, like the weather, is very hard to predict. (50) , time is one of lifes most precious gifts. And unwrapping it is half the fun.（分数：20.00）(1).A. participate B. attendC. adjoin D. associate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. organize B. orientC. establish D. classify（分数：1.00

36、A.B.C.D.(3).A. trace B. trailC. pace D. track（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. grind B. crushC. squeeze D. squash（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. view B. conceptionC. impression D. belief（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. staff B. stuffC. stiff D. storage（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. vehicle B. wayC. medium D. instrument（分数：1.00）A.B.

37、C.D.(8).A. If being B. BeenC. Be D. Being（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. calls out B. calls overC. calls in D. calls for（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. ahead B. advanceC. front D. forward（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A. informal B. formalC. indecent D. inappropriate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. as many as B. as usual asC. as m

38、uch as D. as long as（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. finances B. schedulesC. conventions D. rituals（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A. catch B. containC. control D. cherish（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. rhyme B. rhythmC. swing D. circle（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A. respond B. moveC. submit D. comply（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A. to fi

39、x B. to have fixedC. fixing D. to be fixed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A. receive B. admitC. consent D. confess（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A. skims B. slidesC. slips D. skips（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A. Moreover B. ThereforeC. Nevertheless D. Likewise（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.七、PART GRAMMAR AND V(总题数：30，分数：30.00)3._from a di

40、stance, the island looked like a cloud.A. Viewing B. To view C. Viewed D. Being viewed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.The high school my daughter studies in is_our university.A. linked by B. relevant to C. mingled with D. affiliated with（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.A new technique_, the yields as a whole increased by 20 p

41、ercent.A. working out B. having worked outC. having been worked out D. to have been worked out（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any_of it at all.A. explanation B. meaning C. sense D. interpretation（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.Just as a force is required to change the speed

42、 of an object,_a force must act to cause a change in the direction of the motion.A. as B. thus C. so D. like（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.If we continue to ignore the issue of global warming, we will almost certainly suffer the_effects of climatic changes worldwide.A. dubious B. drastic C. trivial D. toxic（分数：

43、1.00）A.B.C.D.9.The United States Constitution provides for a count of the population_a census, every ten years.A. called B. which called C. that it is called D. as called（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.Advance in science more often than not encounters powerful opposition,_Darvins Theory of Evolution.A. as was t

44、he case with B. such as the case ofC. as it did with D. as in the case of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.Some companies have introduced flexible working time with less emphasis on pressure_.A. than more on efficiency B. and more on efficiencyC. and more efficiency D. than efficiency（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.He wrote

45、the book in_with his wife.A. proportion B. installment C. correspondence D. collaboration（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.Justice, as well as the law,_that these bandits_severely punished.A. demand., be B. demands., be C. demand., are D. demands., are（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.This crop does not do well in soils_the one for which it has been specially developed.A. outside B. other than C. beyond D. ra