专业四级-855及答案解析.doc

1、专业四级-855及答案解析 (总分：145.00，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 be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.Please write the whole passage on ANSWER

3、 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：11.00)（分数：3.00）(1).Steve wants to travel to London by train instead of bus becauseA. the bus is more expensive. B. the train is more comfortable.C. he can get cheap train tickets. D. he hates to travel by bus.（分

4、数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Where are the photos much cheaper?A. In a photographers studio. B. In the library.C. In the post office. D. Not mentioned.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What must Jane take with her to apply for a travel card?A. Two photos and a letter from her college. B. Two photos and her passport.C. Fou

5、r photos and her student card. D. Four photos and a letter from her roommate.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1).Where are the tourists from?A Hong Kong. B London. C The United States. D Australia.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How many days will the tour guide stay in the hotel?A Two days. B No more than 3 days.C

6、At least three days. D Less than one week.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What will Roger possibly do after the reservation?A Have a talk with the manager for a discount.B Organize the tourists.C Collect data for the travel agency.D Have a dinner with the manager of the Holiday Inn Hotel（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Wh

7、at can we learn from the conversation?A There is no special rate for a group reservation.B The travel agency has to pay 5% of the total cost as a deposit.C The group includes 28 tourists and two leaders.D 14 standard rooms are reserved in total.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1).They are mainly talking a

8、bout _.A. a new house B. an old houseC. a new bedroom D. a new neighborhood（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What will the third room be used for?A. A guest room. B. A bedroom. C. A study room. D. A kitchen.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What is the characteristic of the new house?A. It has the same rooms as big as the ol

9、d one.B. The room has a small garden.C. All rooms have large doors with plenty of natural light.D. All rooms have plenty of natural light.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The new house is _.A. located on the centre of the city B. far away from the cityC. hard to get to the city centre D. near the city centre（分数

10、1.00）A.B.C.D.四、SECTION B PASSAGES(总题数：3，分数：11.00)（分数：4.00）(1).What does the speaker mean when he says I dont think I need to tell you why the Winchester family is famous?A It is not something important.B The students should already know it.C It will be explained later in the lecture.D The students

11、need lo answer his question.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following statements best describes how the speaker feels about the Winchester House?A It was a fairly normal house for its time.B It appears to have been carefully planned.C It represents a common style of architecture.D It is notable fo

12、r its haphazard design.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).How did Sarah seem to feel about the ghosts?A The house was haunted because of the way the family had achieved its wealth.B The house was not really haunted, but stories about ghosts helped the house to become famous.C The house may have been haunted, but

13、she did not understand why.D She made up stories about the house being haunted to get sympathy.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which of the following statements best describes the speakers view of ghosts?A He believes in them even more than Sarah did.B The fact that the house is haunted by ghosts makes it spec

14、ial.C He does not believe in them, but the fact that Sarah did is important.D He does not believe in them, and he thinks that Sarah did not either.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：3.00）(1).What is the main topic of the passage?A The mechanics of rain. B The climate of North America.C How gravity affects air cur

15、rent. D Types of clouds.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why dont all ice crystals in clouds immediately fall to Earth?A They are balanced by the pressure of rain droplets.B The effect of gravity at high altitude is random.C They are kept in the sky by air current.D They are moving about with fixed direction.（分

16、数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).In this passage, what does the term coalescence refer to?A The gathering of small clouds to form large clouds.B The growth of droplets.C The fall of raindrops and other precipitation.D The movement of dust particles in the sunlight.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1).How many high schoo

17、l graduates in the US enter college each year?A. More than 5 million. B. About half a million.C. More than 9 million. D. About 2 and a half million.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is a community college?A. It only offers a two-year basic course.B. It is for students of the same community only.C. It only t

18、rains students to be office mangers.D. It only accepts students rejected by universities.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Who pays less in a state university or college?A. One who is staying in that state as a visitor. B. One who has been in health services.C. One who has been in the army. D. One whose home is

19、in that state.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What is main subject of this passage?A. Higher education in the US.B. Community colleges in the US.C. The number of high school graduates.D. The difference between private and state universities.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、SECTION C NEWS BROAD(总题数：6，分数：12.00)（分数：2.00）(1).Ca

20、stro attended a Catholic Cathedral service _.A to mourn the death of the Pope B to make a speechC to comfort the church officials D to make a break of the tradition（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which one is NOT the Popes image in the Presidents eyes?A A peace-lover. B Friend of the poor people.C A good frien

21、d to Cuba. D A quiet and calm person.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.What a radical decision did New Zealand take 20 years ago?A. Cutting public spending. B. Dismantling the countrys welfare state.C. Reforming its economy. D. Curtailing high labor costs drastically.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：3.00）(1).What happened to

22、the five suspected Somali pirates?A. They were attacked by a US battleship. B. They were under arrest.C. They escaped being captured. D. They were shot dead.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Altogether how many people on board the sunken pirate skiff were captured?A. 5. B. 4. C. 3. D. 2.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Pira

23、tes motherships usuallyA. are as large as small motor boats. B. are built by themselves.C. carry supplies and fuel. D. sail close to patrolled coastline.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：2.00）(1).How many casualties did the attack cause?A. 39. B. 15. C. 50. D. 54.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Where did the attack occur?A

24、 At a supermarket. B. At a subway station.C. At a shrine. D. At a museum.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：2.00）(1).After the failure of frosty talks, an all-out war is possible to break out betweenA U.S. and Russia. B Russia and Pakistan.C Russia and India. D India and Pakistan.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Pakistan wa

25、s urged toA pull its troops back from across the border in the disputed region.B fight with Indian forces.C control the Kashmiri freedom fighters.D negotiate with India.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：2.00）(1).The football match is played betweenA. Turkish team and Greek team.B. Greek team and Cypriot team.C.

26、teams from Turkey and the Republic of Cyprus.D. teams from Turkey and Ireland.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).When did Turkey invade Cyprus?A. In 1975. B. In 1964. C. In 1965. D. In 1974.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、PART CLOZE(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Three factors contribute to the miraculous spread of English (36) an internatio

27、nal language: English usage in science, technology and commerce; the ability to (37) vocabulary from other languages; and the acceptability of various English dialects.In science, English (38) German after World War II. With this technical and scientific dominance (39) the beginning of overall domin

28、ance by the language, (40) in Europe and then globally. Today, the information (41) has replaced the industrial age and has (42) time and distance. This is transforming world economies from industrial production to information-based goods and services. (43) geography and borders, the information rev

29、olution is reflecting our world. In less than twenty years, information processing, (44) limited to the printed work, has given way to computers and the Internet. Computer-aided communication is closing the gap between spoken and written English. It encourages more (45) conversational language and a

30、 tolerance for diversity and individual style.English, (46) many languages, uses a phonetic alphabet and fairly basic grammar. But most importantly, it has a large and extensive vocabulary, (47) about 80% is foreign. It has borrowed and continues to borrow words from Spanish and French, Hebrew and A

31、rabic, Hindi-Urdu and Bengali, Malay and Chinese, (48) from languages from West Africa and Polynesia. This language characteristic makes it unique (49) history. Finally, (50) English language central authority guards the standards of the language; therefore, many (51) have developed: American, Briti

32、sh, Canadian, Indian, and Australian, (52) a few. There is no standard pronunciation. But within this diversity is a (53) of grammar and one set of core vocabulary. (54) , each country that speaks the language can introduce (55) of its own culture into the usage and vocabulary.（分数：20.00）(1).A as B l

33、ike C as if D of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A syncretize B fuse C integrate D lend（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A replaced B displaced C misplaced D unplaced（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A followed B came C went D ran（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A both B either C neither D first（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A time B period C age D times（分数：

34、1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A abbreviated B cut C abridged D compressed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A Ignored B Ignoring C Ignore D Ignoring（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A former B once C latter D later（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A informal B formal C spoken D written（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A as B like C as if D look as if（分数：1.00）A.B

35、C.D.(12).A in which B of which C in that D of that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A as well B and as well C as well as D and as well as（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A during B on C among D in（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A one B none C only D no（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A dialects B languages C dialects D schools（分数：1.00）A.B.C.

36、D.(17).A to speak B speaking C to name D naming（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A group B school C set D unity（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A However B Thus C Nevertheless D Consequently（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A aspects B standards C essences D varieties（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.七、PART GRAMMAR AND V(总题数：30，分数：30.00)3._ often I t

37、ry, I cannot find the answer.A Although B Whatever C As D However（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.Climate change, _ the unfortunate Central Americans have contributed virtually nothing seems to be increasing the ferocity of nature in the isthmus.A. for which B. in which C. by which D. to which（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.U

38、rban congestion would greatly be relieved if the _ charged on public transport were more reasonable.A. prices B. tickets C. fees D. fares（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.I cant help but _ that its not a bad idea to spend this summer holiday in Dalian.A. thought B. thinking C. to think D. think（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.W

39、e hadnt met for 8 years, but I recognized her _I saw her.A the moment B for the momentC the moment when D at the moment when（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.Maria has blisters in her boots. She _ walking such a long distance. A. was used not to B. used to C. is not used to D. did not used to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.You

40、r proposal deserves _ and is worth _ .A to be discussed, to be tried B discussing, tryingC to be discussed, trying D discussing, to be trying（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.It was not the first time he _ . I think its high time we _ to take him seriously.A. take us in. begin B. had taken us in. beganC. has take

41、n us in. began D. took us in. begin（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.He gave us a suggestion that _ there by train.A. we went B. we go C. we shall go D. we must go（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12._bright was the moon that the flowers were bright as by day.A. So B. Such C. Such a D. Much（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.it is strange that y

42、ou _ do such a thing.A. would B. will C. should D. shall（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.Here is the picture _ in the shop window.A. you saw B. you saw it C. that you saw it D. that saw it（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.In one of my books I gave more information than _ to solve a particular problem.A. has needed B. was need

43、ed C. being needed D. had needed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.16.Henry _ a rich man today if he had been more careful in the past.A. would be B. is C. will be D. was（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.17.With so much work to do, John _ to play games last night.A mustnt go B wouldnt goC oughtnt to go D shouldnt have got（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18.Would you please come and help me with this form? Because I dont know how to _ it.A. set aside B. set up C. set off D. set about（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.19.During the TV interview,