1、专业四级-668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 read 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 read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to chock through your work once more.Please write the whole passage on A
3、NSWER SHEET ONE.Now listen to the passage.（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.Now listen to the conversation.
4、分数：3.00）(1).This is a_.（分数：1.00）A.media interviewB.profession discussionC.job interviewD.talk show(2).Which of the following is TRUE about Frank and Banowitz?（分数：1.00）A.Its an export company.B.The man has worked there for half a year.C.Some of its positions involve a lot of travel.D.The man was fir
5、ed them.(3).Which one is true about the mans experience?（分数：1.00）A.He is good at debating.B.Once he took a part time job as a student.C.He likes sticking to the same job.D.He knows something about advertisinQuestions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you
6、 will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the conversation.（分数：4.00）(1).The husband_.（分数：1.00）A.forgot the directionsB.brought the directionsC.never had the directionsD.didnt bring the directions(2).What will they be doing at this time tomorrow?（分数：1.00）A.Having dinner with the
7、ir friends.B.Be on holiday.C.Be at work.D.Be at hom(3).How long have they been waiting?（分数：1.00）A.Not long.B.For more than haft an hour.C.For a few minutes.D.Several hours.(4).Wheres their friend?（分数：1.00）A.At Joes Pub.B.At Joes Bar and Grill.C.At Joes house.D.Not mentioneQuestions 8 to 10 are based
8、 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).What are the speakers talking about?（分数：1.00）A.Economy.B.Banking.C.Stocks.D.Accountin(2).What kind of service is NOT offered here?（分数：1.00）
9、A.Money transfer.B.Balance check.C.24h staff service.D.Payment.(3).According to the dialogue, which of the following is true?（分数：1.00）A.The woman should tell her PIN number to the operator to get the service.B.The woman decided .to try the service.C.The woman can trade stocks and bonds immediately a
10、fter signing up.D.The woman can be served by the bank onlin四、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 conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the passage.（分数：3.00）(1).Who bought Buckingham Hous
11、e?（分数：1.00）A.The Duke of Buckingham and Normandy John SheffieldB.George C.Queen VictoriaD.George (2).There are rooms collecting the following items EXCEPT_.（分数：1.00）A.SculpturesB.PaintingsC.LibrariesD.Furniture(3).Which of the following is NOT true?（分数：1.00）A.Buckingham Palace is opposite to St. Jam
12、es park.B.George in bought the house of Buckingham for his wife at the price of 28,000 pounds.C.The building became known as Buckingham Palace because of George .D.Buckingham Palace has been open to the public only in summer months.Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of
13、 the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the passage.（分数：4.00）(1).According to the passage, what is applied in teaching today?（分数：1.00）A.Music.B.Image.C.Entertainment.D.Digital devices.(2).Which of the following is NOT true about the change?（分数：1.00）A.Stu
14、dents can listen many times as necessary.B.Students grasp the material more quickly.C.Students become shy.D.Shy students became more activ(3).What happen to the universities and colleges?（分数：1.00）A.They are reluctant to change.B.They follow the traditional way of teaching.C.They empower students as
15、education consumers.D.They need to concentrate on the students needs.(4).Which of the following best states the topic of the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Benefits for students.B.Changes in education.C.Modem learners.D.Modem universities and colleges.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At th
16、e end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the passage.（分数：3.00）(1).What is the passage mainly about?（分数：1.00）A.Crisis in Australia.B.Excessive irrigation in Australia.C.Lack of rain in Australia.D.Water shortage in Australi(2).The national water pl
17、an includes the following EXCEPT_.（分数：1.00）A.limiting water use by farmers and factoriesB.compensation for losses due to the implementation of the planC.improving water courses in the countryD.struggle with rivers to combat water problem(3).Which of the following is NOT likely to happen in Australia
18、分数：1.00）A.The plan will be implemented.B.Water problem will be improved.C.There is sufficient money for the project.D.There will be trade in water between the states and territories.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 it
19、em, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.（分数：2.00）(1).What is Ayad Allawis next step after his visit to Britain?（分数：1.00）A.To talk with President Bush in New York on Friday.B.To talk with President Bush in New York on Tuesday.C.To deliver a speech to the UN Ge
20、neral Assembly on Friday.D.To deliver a speech to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.(2).Which is NOT mentioned as the purpose of Ayad Allawis visit to Britain?（分数：1.00）A.To appeal the world to honour Iraqs pledges of economic aid.B.To plead to cancel most of Iraqs foreign debt.C.To deliver a speech
21、 to the UN General Assembly.D.To ask for help in training its fledgling security forces.Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.（分数：2.00）(1).What happened m the accident?（分数：1.00）A.T
22、he explosions caused 7 casualties.B.Several bombs exploded on Wednesday.C.The police prevented the blasts in time.D.The explosions occurred at the same tim(2).Which of the following is INCORRECT?（分数：1.00）A.The explosions occurred at the western entrance to the Kazimiyah neighborhood.B.The aim of the
23、 explosions was to accelerate hatred between two sects.C.The explosions happened at intersections.D.The explosions happened in unoccupied cars.Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen, to the new
24、s.（分数：2.00）(1).Drop in cigarette sales in Ireland is due to the following factors EXCEPT_.（分数：1.00）A.fewer smokersB.tax increasesC.smoking banD.tobacco companies(2).What is likely to happen in Ireland?（分数：1.00）A.Support from the tobacco firms.B.Increase in tobacco sales.C.Government disruption of th
25、e execution of the ban.D.Less tax revenue from tobacco sales.Questions 27 and 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.（分数：2.00）(1).Who are in favor of raising off price?（分数：1.00）A.Finance ministers f
26、rom the industrial countriesB.Some Middle East countriesC.Motorists in BritainD.Americans(2).Which of the following is the outcome of increasing oil price?（分数：1.00）A.Wars in the Middle East.B.Economy recovery.C.Political and economical sufferings.D.Heavier taxes.Questions 29 and 30 are based on the
27、following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to an, answer the questions.Now listen to the news.（分数：2.00）(1).What is the topic of the news item?（分数：1.00）A.Tropics.B.Forests.C.Animals.D.Ecology.(2).Forests occupy _ of Singapores land are（分数：1.00）A.A.13%-42%B.95%C.0.25%D.5
28、0%六、PART CLOZE(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Britain is facing a (31) rise in its rat population (32) growing numbers of people leave fast food scraps in the street, an environment group warned. Keep Britain Tidy said the rodents were (33) their traditional haunts underground and were roaming the streets, enticed
29、34) discarded remnants of burgers, pizzas and crisps. The rat population is (35) the rise and soon it 11 be as common to see a rodent on our street (36) it is to see a dog or a cat, said group Director, Sue Nelson. The practice of dumping fast food fitter and scraps on the street (37) in the trashw
30、ith young men the worst offenderswas behind the rise. (38) to the National Rodent Survey in 2001, Britains rat population has grown by nearly one quarter since 1998 and is now (39) at 60 million, two million more than the (40) population. On (41) a rat can give (42) every 24-28 days and just a singl
31、e pair of rats can (43) a colony of 2,000 a year. Around 200 Britons a year (44) Wefts Diseasean infection which can (45) kidney or liver (46) and eventually (47) and which is carried in rats urine. To (48) the issue, Keep Britain Tidy launched a cinema (49) entitled How Close do You Want Them to Ge
32、t? The ad culminates in a shocking image of a young woman sleeping in a bed of rats-echoing the nightmare scenario from James Herbert s classic horror tale The Rats, in which mutant rodents begin to prey (50) humans.（分数：20.00）A.highB.sharpC.steepD.slightA.asB.beforeC.andD.afterA.rejectingB.withC.aba
33、ndoningD.acceptingA.inB.byC.withD.toA.inB.onC.withoutD.withA.thanB.andC.butD.asA.more thanB.andC.rather thanD.butA.concerningB.consideringC.conformingD.accordingA.calculatedB.estimatedC.investigatedD.increasedA.humanB./C.womenD.girlsA.generationB.the allC.averageD.fieldsA.birthB.livesC.life D, babie
34、sA.predictB.produceC.protectD.proceedA.contractB.treatC.cureD.transmitA.result fromB.lead toC.produceD.attackA.deficiencyB.destroyC.failureD.badnessA.dieB.deathC.transplantD.recoveryA.raiseB.highlightC.spotlightD.enlightenA.advertB.attractC.addictD.attractionA.withB.forC.withoutD.on七、PART GRAMMAR AN
35、D V(总题数：30，分数：30.00)2.The Bushes thanked Clinton again and again as their drowning son was saved by his _ action.（分数：1.00）A.urgentB.instinctiveC.promptD.hasty3._ hardships, well carry the revolution through to the end.（分数：1.00）A.If or not there areB.If there areC.Whether or not there will beD.Whethe
36、r or not there are4.When I _ myself from the ground, I found be had_, too.（分数：1.00）A.raised.raisedB.risen.risenC.risen. raisedD.raised, .risen5.Although some students graduate from high school, they are virtually illiterate _ writing a business letter.（分数：1.00）A.in the event ofB.in the light ofC.in
37、case ofD.in terms of6.I-Us honeymoon expense is rather high-in _ to his income.（分数：1.00）A.comparisonB.proportionC.associationD.calculation7.The wings of the birds still _ after it had been shot down.（分数：1.00）A.slappedB.scratchedC.flappedD.fluctuated8.Some diseases are _ by certain water animals.（分数：
38、1.00）A.transplantedB.transformedC.transportedD.transmitted9.I _ the train but I overslept that morning.（分数：1.00）A.could catchB.might catchC.must have caughtD.could have caught10.The curator of the, Moth Museum was _ and let us actually examine those invaluable samples.（分数：1.00）A.promisingB.agreeingC
39、inspiringD.obliging11.Im one of. the students _never later for school.（分数：1.00）A.that isB.who areC.who amD.who is12.When a person is in a happy frame of mind, he may agree on the thing that he wont tolerate _. when he is not in the right frame of mind.（分数：1.00）A.doingB.to doC.doneD.to be done13.Wor
40、d came from my hometown _ an earthquake had taken place there, 200 persons their lives.（分数：1.00）A.where., to costB.which.in order to costC.that.costingD.that.cost14.About _ of the population here _ peasants.（分数：1.00）A.three fifths., isB.five twelfths. areC.eighty percent.areD.three fourths.is15.If o
41、nly the committee _ the regulations and put them into effect as soon as possible.（分数：1.00）A.approveB.will approveC.can approveD.would approve16.The Industrial Revolution _ in the invention of the steam engine.（分数：1.00）A.originatedB.stemmedC.derivedD.descended17.If one_, he will be very particular ab
42、out others clothing and appearance.（分数：1.00）A.has been overcome by vanityB.overcomes vanityC.is overcome by vanityD.has overcome vanity.18.A survey was carried out on the death rate of new born babies in that region, _ were surprising.（分数：1.00）A.as resultsB.which resultsC.the results of itD.the resu
43、lts of which19.Convinced of the importance of education, modem states invest in institutions of learning to get back interest in the form of a large group of _young men who are potential leaders.（分数：1.00）A.enlightenedB.cultivatedC.qualifiedD.nourished20.How I wish that the engine_ down on our way ba
44、ck home last night.（分数：1.00）A.didnt breakB.would not breakC.hadnt brokenD.shouldnt break21.He _ ten lectures on African literature, but he only gave three because of his illness.（分数：1.00）A.must have givenB.should have givenC.gaveD.had given22.He _ a well-wished but unsuccessful campaign to ease East
45、West tensions calling for arms reduction and a summit of the nuclear powers.（分数：1.00）A.embarked onB.reckoned onC.caught onD.dwelt on23.We started burning some leaves in our yard, but the fire got _ and we had to call the fire brigade to put it out.（分数：1.00）A.out of handB.out of orderC.out of placeD.out of way24.His use of color, light and form qu
