1、专业四级-629及答案解析 (总分：140.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、PART WRITING(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、SECTION A COMPOSITIO(总题数：1，分数：15.00)1.ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF COMPUTERSYou are to write in three parts.In the first part, state clearly what your view is.In the second part, support your view with details.In the last part, bri
2、ng what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summery.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.（分数：15.00）_三、SECTION B NOTE-WRITI(总题数：1，分数：15.00)2.Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a note of about 50
3、-60 words based on the following situation:You have made an appointment with your classmate Judy about going to the theater at 7 this evening. Unfortunately you have just got something urgent to attend to. So you can not go with her. Write a note to apologize.Marks will be awarded for content, organ
4、ization, grammar and appropriateness.（分数：15.00）_四、PART DICTATION(总题数：1，分数：20.00)3.In 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.（分数：20.00）_五、PART LISTENING COM(总题数：0
5、，分数：0.00)六、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.Now listen to the conversation.（分数：3.00）(1).The man did the following through the Internet that day EXCEPT _.
6、（分数：1.00）A.received and sent some e-mailsB.booked an airline flightC.did some shoppingD.winched a video program(2).One of the messages the man got was from _.（分数：1.00）A.his motherB.his fatherC.his friendsD.his boss(3).Where did the big fire happen?（分数：1.00）A.In Hong Kong.B.In San Francisco.C.in Chic
7、ago.D.In the mans officQuestions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the conversation.（分数：4.00）(1).Where has the woman been?（分数：1.00）A.To Colorado.B.To Arizona.C.To the Nile River.D.To the
8、Museum of Natural History.(2).What type of scientific discoveries does the woman mainly talk about?（分数：1.00）A.Archaeological.B.Biological.C.Meteorological.D.Sociological.(3).Where does the woman say the driftwood was found?（分数：1.00）A.In a cave.B.In a river.C.In a tree.D.In a boat.(4).What would the
9、man like to do someday?（分数：1.00）A.Solve a mystery.B.See the canyon.C.Find some driftwood.D.Take some photographs.Questions 8 to 10 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.（分数：3.00）(1)
10、.Who gave New York its nickname?（分数：1.00）A.Artists.B.Musicians.C.Grocers.D.Tour guides.(2).What does the word apple in the phrase the Big Apple mean?（分数：1.00）A.An instrument.B.A concert.C.A theater.D.A city.(3).How does the woman describe New York?（分数：1.00）A.As interesting.B.As cold.C.As popular.D.A
11、s hug七、SECTION B PASSAGES(总题数：3，分数：10.00)Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the passage.（分数：3.00）(1).Which of the following is NOT true for each of the five winners?（分数：1.00）A.Won a trip
12、 to a fair held in Portland, Oregon.B.Received more than three-thousand dollars.C.Will be able to request up to ten-thousand dollars for their program.D.Could be a member of Intel Company.(2).The teachers mainly teach _ in universities.（分数：1.00）A.Biology and MathematicsB.Biology and PhysicsC.Mathema
13、tics and PhysicsD.Physics and Chemistry(3).How many high school students are presenting science projects in Portland this week?（分数：1.00）A.One hundred.B.Several hundred.C.One thousand.D.Several thousanQuestions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given
14、20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the passage.（分数：4.00）(1).What is the easiest way to show the complex hierarchy of a newspaper?（分数：1.00）A.In the form of a chart.B.In the form of a diagram.C.In the form of a table.D.In the form of a tre(2).Who is NOT at the top of the complex hierarch
15、y of a newspaper?（分数：1.00）A.The Executive Editor.B.The Assistant Editor.C.The Managing Editor.D.The Editor and his deputy.(3).Who looks after the paper, especially the front page, in the afternoon and evening, preparing for the next morning?（分数：1.00）A.The Assistant Editor.B.The head of the departmen
16、t.C.The Night Editor.D.The Deputy Editor.(4).What is the responsibility of the subeditors in the newspaper office?（分数：1.00）A.Check and prepare the copy for the printer.B.See that everything runs smoothly.C.Make decisions about what goes into the newspaper.D.Have close contact with the House of Commo
17、ns and the political content.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.Now listen to the passage.（分数：3.00）(1).Who did NOT attend the conference on educational games?（分数：1.00）A.Game designers.B.Publishers.C.G
18、overnment officials.D.Teachers.(2).What is the average age of a game player?（分数：1.00）A.20.B.29.C.19.D.39.(3).What is the percentage of Americans aging six and older who play computer and video games?A. 15. R 50. C. 8. D. 39.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.八、SECTION C NEWS BROAD(总题数：2，分数：5.00)Questions 21 to 23 are
19、 based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.（分数：3.00）(1).Officials say water levels along the Brahmaputra River still are at dangerous levels although _.（分数：1.00）A.they are not risingB.they are fallingC.the ra
20、in has stopped.D.its clearing up(2).In Bhutan, about 200 people _.（分数：1.00）A.have been killed in floodsB.have been killed in landslidesC.have drowned in the riverD.have been killed by diseases caused by floods(3).In Bangladesh, officials say the Ganges Rive may flood _.（分数：1.00）A.eastern part of the
21、 countryB.western part of the countryC.central part of the countryD.several parts of the countryQuestions 24 to 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you wilt be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.（分数：2.00）(1).When will the Copa America in Colu
22、mbia kick-off?（分数：1.00）A.11 days later.B.7 days later.C.Not decided yet.D.A year later.(2).According to the original decision, which day of the week will the tournament kick-off?（分数：1.00）A.Monday.B.Saturday.C.Wednesday.D.Friday.九、PART CLOZE(总题数：1，分数：15.00)Trillions of incredibly tiny diamonds, possi
23、bly formed by a dying star before the solar system was born 4.5 billion years ago, have been found by researchers (26) four meteorites.The powder-like diamonds could be among the oldest things in the (27) , said Roy Lewis, senior research associate at the University of Chicago.The diamonds may (28)
24、clues about the chemistry of stars, and if scientists can determine how they formed, that could suggest better ways of manufacturing tiny diamonds for (29) purposes, he said.Its quite possible that nature is doing it more (30) than weve been doing it, he said. So maybe weve got something to learn.Th
25、e new find is (31) , said John Wood, staff scientist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics. Although diamonds have been found before in meteorites, they were formed relatively recently (32) the shock of impact, he said in a telephone interview.But Wood said the new report made him quite
26、 sure the newly found diamonds are older than the sun.Lewis said researchers never expected to find diamonds when they started (33) a stone-like meteorite that had plunged into Mexican cornfield in 1969.They were studying an unusual carbon dust in the meteorite, and to purify the sample they went th
27、ough several steps to dissolve other materials. They expected the sample to remain black through the purification, but to their surprise in the final step it turned (34) .Lewis said they believed the final stage had dissolved the carbon they wanted to study. But tests showed that the white residue w
28、as in fact made of carbon. Other tests found that it contained an unusual combination of forms of the gas xenon, (35) that it came from outside the solar system.Still another battery of tests (36) the residue as diamond dust, so fine that a row of 20,000 grains would extend about the (37) of a human
29、 hair.The researchers also found diamonds in three other meteorites, Lewis said. Tests showed all four meteorites were as old as the solar system, and that the embedded diamonds did not form within the meteorite (38) of collisions.So the diamonds must have (39) somewhere else before the meteorites f
30、ormed, making them as old or older than the solar system.The diamonds may have formed in the upper atmosphere of a star in the late red giant stage, where the temperature and abundance of hydrogen could (40) diamonds to form as carbon gas condenses.（分数：15.00）A.searching forB.observingC.studyingD.dis
31、cussingA.universeB.globeC.worldD.spaceA.acceptB.revealC.convinceD.yieldA.specialB.industrialC.finalD.businessA.desirablyB.obviouslyC.efficientlyD.simplyA.definiteB.surprisingC.classicalD.elementaryA.atB.byC.againstD.besidesA.engage inB.studyC.inquiringD.investigatingA.the sameB.darkC.whiteD.lightA.i
32、ntendingB.accordingC.indicatingD.pointed outA.concludingB.detectedC.locatedD.identifiedA.lengthB.depthC.secretD.widthA.aheadB.as a resultC.insteadD.made upA.risenB.disappearedC.arisenD.encounteredA.attributeB.insureC.obligeD.encourage十、PART GRAMMAR AND V(总题数：25，分数：25.00)4.Just as the veteran worker
33、is skilled in the handling of machine, _ the experienced writer is skilled in the handling of his words.（分数：1.00）A.asB.soC.thusD.like5.His devotion to helping those in need was not noticeably _ by the fact that he had not adequate wealth for his own daily expense.（分数：1.00）A.preventedB.retrainedC.hin
34、deredD.refrained6.Our country had made great efforts to promote the family-planning policy, but _ the birth rate is getting higher and higher.（分数：1.00）A.as it wereB.as it isC.as it wasD.as is it7.Bronze _ with use or grow brittle quickly, as copper does.（分数：1.00）A.not bendingB.does not bendC.that do
35、es not bendD.to not bend8.The governments agree to _ its original plan in spite of the resistance.（分数：1.00）A.keep withB.tangle withC.adhere toD.devote to9.If human being want to enjoy the long-lasting peace and happiness, they must avoid falling into war and live in _ with each other.（分数：1.00）A.coin
36、cidenceB.harmonyC.uniformD.alliance10._ the foreign tourists lose their ways, the guide prepares the small cards with the address and name of the hotel.（分数：1.00）A.In case ofB.In caseC.In any caseD.In that case11.The plumb line is always perpendicular _ the horizontal plane.（分数：1.00）A.withB.fromC.atD
37、.to12.Most of modem young ladies care little about the _ formalities which they think are out of fashion.（分数：1.00）A.trivialB.delicateC.minorD.miniature13.The glaciers that reached the Pacific Coast were valley glaciers, and between those tongues of ice _ that allowed the original forests to survive.
38、（分数：1.00）A.that many sanctuaries wereB.were many sanctuariesC.were there many sanctuariesD.there the many sanctuaries14.The state banquet was _ over by the Premier.（分数：1.00）A.presidedB.administeredC.masteredD.executed15.To be frank, Id sooner you _ a good review yesterday for the coming test.（分数：1.0
39、0）A.hadnt doneB.didnt doC.couldnt have doneD.wouldnt do16.Gently _ her words were spoken, there was no mistaking that she was displeased.（分数：1.00）A.ifB.whileC.asD.though17.A free lookout _ the hills with binoculars.（分数：1.00）A.scannedB.scrutinizedC.exploredD.swept18.We have not obtained very much exp
40、eriment data _ conclusion between the two possibilities.（分数：1.00）A.on which to baseB.to base onC.which is based onD.to be based on19.They are well _ with each other since they were little kids living in the same community.（分数：1.00）A.identifiedB.recognizedC.acknowledgedD.acquainted20._ is human natur
41、e, that people dont cherish the things they have until they lose it.（分数：1.00）A.ItB.SuchC.ThatD.This21.The young girl once _ with one famous writer to create a romantic novel.（分数：1.00）A.mergedB.collaboratedC.coincidedD.constituted22.There is a _ difference in meaning between the words gifted and tale
42、nted.（分数：1.00）A.gentleB.subtleC.feebleD.humble23.To _ for his unpleasant suffering and low spirits he drank a little more than was good for him.（分数：1.00）A.commenceB.compromiseC.compensateD.compliment24.A terrible air crash occured; people were saddened when they watched the _ sight on TV.（分数：1.00）A.
43、panicB.patrioticC.patheticD.periodic25.Many TV plays that attempt to mirror the world are really _ of the reality that they demonstrate.（分数：1.00）A.reflectionsB.demonstrationsC.illuminationsD.reproductions26.After giving the patient a careful check, the doctor give a _ for an ailment.（分数：1.00）A.recei
44、ptB.recipeC.subscriptionD.prescription27.It is true that _ a wild plant into a major food crop such as wheat requires much research time.（分数：1.00）A.multiplyingB.breedingC.magnifyingD.generating28.The activities of each day, _ visiting the famous places of interest or anticipating the traditional party of local people, went quite smoothly.（分数：1.00）A.it beingB.be itC.was itD.it was十一、PART READING COMPR(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十二、SECTION A READING CO(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十三、TEXT A(总题数：1，分数：4.00)1 In the second half of the 20th cent
