专业四级-845及答案解析.doc

1、专业四级-845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 done 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 done 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：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)（分数：3.00）(1).What do we know from the womans opinion about whats happening?A. Shes impressed with the ticket sellers.B. Shes pleased about the mans purchase.C. Shes uncertain about the change in plans

4、D. Shes resigned to the situation.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How are people expected to purchase their tickets?A. By writing a personal check.B. By charging them to their personal account.C. By paying in cash.D. By using a store credit card.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What will the man probably do next?A. Stay

5、where he is. B. Go home to telephone the order.C. Try to get the tickets elsewhere. D. Return after lunch.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1).What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A. They are looking for an apartment to live in.B. They are discussing living places and childrens education.C. They

6、are complaining about their children.D. They are planning for the next weekend.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What does the man think of living in the suburbs?A. Theres much to do besides work and study.B. Its convenient for people to go anywhere.C. The natural environment is beneficial to children.D. The cou

7、ntryside is a perfect place for weekends.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What is the mans opinion of the city?A. The children are too young to benefit from city life.B. Even adults themselves cannot go everywhere in the city.C. There is a lot to see and do for children and adults.D. There isnt a lot to see and

8、 do for children.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What do we know about the woman according to the conversation?A. She is a full-time housewife.B. She does not care for her children.C. She used to live in the suburbs in her childhood.D. She will go to a museum next weekend.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：3.00）(1).Why did

9、the woman go to New York?A. To go sightseeing. B. To have meetings.C. To promote a new champagne. D. To join in a training program.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What does the woman say about the well-being in the air program?A. It can reduce the number of passenger complaints.B. It can make air travel more e

10、ntertaining.C. It can cut down the expenses for air travel.D. It can lessen the discomfort caused by air travel.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What did the woman do to follow the well-being menu?A. Took balanced meals with champagne. B. Ate vegetables and fruit only.C. Refrained from fish or meat. D. Avoided

11、eating rich food.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、SECTION B PASSAGES(总题数：3，分数：10.00)（分数：3.00）(1).What does the passage mainly tell us?A. Noblemen centuries ago did not like traveling.B. Heredity is not the only thing that influences our color.C. Exposure to sunlight is the only thing that determines skin color.D.

12、 Having a tan is considered a sign of wealth nowadays in North America.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why did noblewomen in Europe do their best to keep their color as light as possible?A. They were born to be pale.B. They did not like traveling in sunny countries.C. They wanted to be different from the peasa

13、nts.D. They thought light color was the color of health.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Who were the people having a tan according to the passage?A. People without exposure to sunlight.B. Wealthy people in Europe centuries ago.C. Workers during the Industrial Revolution.D. Wealthy people during the Industrial

14、Revolution.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1).In which way are fleas flexible in their diets?A. They can live in meadows.B. They can jump high to get food.C. They can live off many different kinds of hosts.D. They can survive without eating for many months.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the passage, w

15、hat is resilin?A. A disease. B. A cause of fatal plague.C. A substance in a fleas legs. D. The substance that a flea lives on.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which flea has been responsible for deaths?A. Rat flea. B. Cat flea. C. Dog flea. D. Rabbit flea.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to the passage, where did

16、 the Great Plague spread in the sixth century?A. From Europe to China. B. From Ethiopia to Europe.C. From China to Ethiopia. D. From Byzantium to China.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：3.00）(1).According to the speaker, what should the listeners do when they first get their mail?A. Sort the mail. B. Answer the

17、mail.C. Read the magazines. D. File important information.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What should people do with their magazine subscriptions?A. Pay the bills right away.B. Read the magazines very quickly.C. Sort the articles into categories for later reference.D. Stop buying magazines which you dont have

18、time to read.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).How often does the speaker suggest that the listeners clean out their files?A. At least once a month. B. At least twice a month.C. At least once a year. D. At least twice a year.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、SECTION C NEWS BROAD(总题数：5，分数：10.00)（分数：2.00）(1).How many people were

19、 hurt in this earthquake?A. 59. B. 72. C. 50. D. 17.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is NOT a result of the undersea earthquake in Japan?A. At least 59 people were injured.B. Skyscrapers in Tokyo were destroyed.C. Power to about 17,000 homes was knocked out.D. High-speed train service was

20、 suspended.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：2.00）(1).What is the purpose of the Chicago based pressure group?A. It protested against sanctions on Iraq outside the US embassy in Iraq.B. It began a hunger strike to protest against sanctions on Iraq.C. It used violence in their demonstration.D. It supported the sa

21、nctions on Iraq imposed by the UN.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is NOT true?A. The protest lasted for three days.B. The pressure group accused the United States of working through the United Nations to impose the sanctions on Iraq.C. The sanctions would be lifted immediately after the

22、strike.D. The protest marked the 10th anniversary of the imposition of sanctions on Iraq.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：2.00）(1).Why did Civilians of Chechnya flee from their homes?A. Rebels sent warnings of renewed large-scale attacks.B. Russian soldiers began attacks on rebels.C. The capital, Groan, was rec

23、aptured by the rebel fighters.D. Separatists were celebrating Chechen army day and the 1996 rebel retaking of Groan.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Where did the Chechens take refuge in?A. Russia. B. Groan. C. Argon. D. Ingushetia.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：2.00）(1).Which one is RIGHT among the foreigners held hosta

24、ge?A. There were five US citizens.B. There were seven Australians.C. There were some Lebanese and Australians.D. There were no Britons.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What would the hostages do after they were freed?A. They would go to their working place.B. They would return to their native countries.C. They

25、would be received by officials from the government.D. They would continue to work for the Royal Dutch Shell.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：2.00）(1).Why did the Israeli soldiers fire at the crowd?A. Two journalists among the crowd tried to help the wounded terrorist.B. Army observation post was being attacked

26、by the protesters.C. A young man in the crowd was preparing a bomb.D. The protesters were throwing stones at the army observation post.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How many people were killed in the incident?A. 3. B. 2.C. 1. D. Not reported here.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、PART CLOZE(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Most people have

27、no idea of the hard work of collecting those fascinating birds and animals that they pay to see in the zoo. One of the questions that is always asked of me is (31) I became an animal collector in the first (32) . The answer is that I have always been interested in animals and zoos.According to my pa

28、rents, the first word I was able to say with any (33) was not the conventional mamma or daddy, (34) the word zoo, which I would (35) over and over again with a shrill (36) until someone, in order to (37) me up, would take me to the zoo.When I (38) a little older, we lived in Greece and I had a great

29、 (39) of pets, ranging from owls to seahorses, and I spent all my spare time (40) the countryside in search of fresh specimens to (41) to my collection of pets. (42) on I went for a year to the City Zoo, as a student (43) , to get experience of the large animals, such as lions, bears, bison and ostr

30、iches, (44) were not easy to keep at home. When I left, I (45) had enough money of my own to be able to (46) my first trip and I have been going (47) ever since then. Though a collectors job is not an easy one and is full of (48) , it is certainly a job which will appeal (49) all those who love anim

31、als and (50) .（分数：20.00）(1).A. how B. where C. when D. whether（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. region B. field C. place D. case（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. clarity B. emotion C. sentiment D. affection（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. except B. but C. except for D. but for（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. recite B. recognize C. read

32、D. repeat（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. volume B. noise C. voice D. pitch（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. close B. shut C. stop D. comfort（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. grew B. was growing C. grow D. grown（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. many B. amount C. number D. supply（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. living B. cultivating C. reclaiming

33、 D. exploring（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A. increase B. include C. add D. enrich（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. Later B. Further C. Then D. Subsequently（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. attendant B. keeper C. member D. aide（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A. who B. they C. of which D. which（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. luckily B. gladly

34、 C. nearly D. successfully（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A. pay B. provide C. allow D. finance（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A. normally B. regularly C. usually D. often（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A. expectations B. sorrows C. excitement D. disappointments（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A. for B. with C. to D. from（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(

35、20).A. excursion B. travel C. journey D. Trip（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.七、PART GRAMMAR AND V(总题数：30，分数：30.00)2.Apart from caring for her children, she has to take on such heavy _ housework as carrying water and firewood.A. time-consumed B. timely-consumedC. time-consuming D. timely-consuming（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3

36、My pain _ apparent the moment I walked into the room, for the first man I met asked sympathetically: Are you feeling all right?A. must be B. must have been C. had been D. had to be（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.Dont throw _ the sponge yet! You may still have a chance to win!A. by B. in C. on D. for（分数：1.00）A.B

37、C.D.5.To solve such a problem is really _ my grasp.A. beyond B. out of C. beneath D. away from（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.They always give the vacant seats to _ comes first.A. whoever B. whomever C. who D. whom（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7._ the help of their group, we would not have succeeded in the investigation.A.

38、Besides B. Regardless of C. But for D. Despite（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.Such crimes may be so complex that months or years go by before anyone _ them.A. discovered B. will discoverC. would have discovered D. discovers（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.Though _ in a big city, Peter always prefers to paint the primitive sce

39、nes of country life.A. grown B. raised C. tended D. cultivated（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.The careless man received a ticket for speeding. He _ have driven so fast.A. cant B. wouldnt C. shouldnt D. mustnt（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.William never lends himself to _ at cards.A. gambling B. gamble C. having gambled D.

40、 have gambled（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.If I _ harder at school, I would be sitting in a comfortable office now.A. worked B. were to work C. had worked D. were working（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13._ to speak when the audience interrupted him.A. Hardly did he began B. No sooner had he beganC. Not until he begun D. Sc

41、arcely had he begun（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.What will continue to be _ is today-next in importance to oxygen?A. how B. which C. what D. as（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.While crossing the mountain area, all the men carried guns lest they _ by wild animals.A. should be attacked B. had been attackedC. must be attacke

42、d D. would be attacked（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.16.Marbles _ once not confined to children.A. was B. is C. were D. are（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.17.The club will _ new members the first week in September.A. enroll B. subscribe C. adopt D. register（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18.If you dont _ the children properly, Mr. Robin, they

43、ll just run riot.A. mobilize B. warrant C. manipulate D. supervise（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.19.Already the class is _ about who our new teacher will be.A. foreseeing B. speculating C. fabricating D. contemplating（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.20.We should _ our energy and youth to the development of our country.A. dedicat

44、e B. cater C. ascribe D. cling（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.21.Just because Im _ to him, my boss thinks he can order me around without showing me any respect.A. redundant B. trivial C. versatile D. subordinate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.22.Many scientists remain _ about the value of this research program.A. skeptical B. stationary C. spacious D. specific（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.23.Depression is often caused by the _ effects of stress and overwork.A. total B. increased C. terrific D. cumula