1、专业四级-772及答案解析 (总分：143.00，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 clone 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
3、ANSWER 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）A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.四、SECTION B PASSAGES(总题数：3，分数：10.00)（分数：4.00）A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.（分数：3.00）A.B.C.
4、D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.五、SECTION C NEWS BROAD(总题数：5，分数：11.00)（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.Questions 21 to 23 are based on the following news.（分数：3.00）(1).What happened to the five suspected Somali pirates?A. They were attacked by a US battleship.B. They were under arrest.C. T
5、hey 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).Pirates motherships usuallyA. are as large as small motor boats. B. are built by themselves.C. carry supplies a
6、nd fuel. D. sail close to patrolled coastline.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.2.According to the report, which of the following statements is true?（分数：1.00）A.A 6-year-old boy inside the balloon fell out during the flight.B.The 6-year-old boy was alive after the balloon landed.C.The police
7、said that there was no one inside the balloon when it landed.D.It was the boy who broke the balloon free of its moorings.（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.六、PART CLOZE(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Drunken driving sometimes called Americans socially accepted form of murder has become a national (31) Every hour of e
8、very day about three Americans on average are killed by drunken drivers, adding (32) to an incredible 250,000 over the past decade.A drunken driver is usually defined as one with a 0.10 blood alcohol (33) or roughly three beers, glasses of wine or (34) of whisky drank within two hours. Heavy drinkin
9、g used to be a (n) (35) part of the American macho image and judges were, lenient in most courts, but the drunken (36) has recently caused so many tragedies, especially involving children, (37) public opinion is no longer tolerant.Twenty states have raised the (38) drinking age to 21, rather than 18
10、 After New Jersey lowered it to 18, the number of people killed by 18-to-20-year old drivers more than (39) , so the state recently upped it back to 21.Reformers, however, fear (40) the drinking age will have little effect unless accompanied by educational (41) to help young people to develop respo
11、nsible attitudes and teach them to resist (42) pressure to drink.Tough new laws have led to increased arrests and tests and, in some areas, to a marked (43) in fatalities. Some are also penalizing bars for (44) customers too many drinks. A tavern in Massachusetts was (45) for serving six or more dou
12、ble brandies to a customer who was (46) intoxicated and later drove off the road, killing a nine-year-old boy.(47) the fatalities continue to occur daily, some Americans are even beginning to speak well of the 13 years of national (48) of alcohol that began in 1919, what President Hoover called the
13、noble (49) . They forget that legal prohibition didnt stop drinking, but encouraged corruption and crime. As with the booming drug trade generally, there is no easy (50) .（分数：20.00）(1).A. epidemic B. diseaseC. infection D. casualty（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. about B. upC. nearly D. almost（分数：1.00）A.B.C.
14、D.(3).A. amount B. quantityC. limit D. content（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. shots B. gulpsC. laps D. cups（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. necessary B. acceptableC. important D. vital（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. murder B. butcheryC. slaughter D. massacre（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. that B. whichC. what D. why（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D
15、8).A. illegal B. legalC. legitimate D. lawless（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. doubled B. reducedC. redoubled D. increased（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. advancing B. liftingC. raising D. enhancing（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A. programs B. syllabusesC. systems D. objectives（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. friend B. peerC. fell
16、ow D. chap（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. increase B. deductionC. reduction D. decline（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A. serving B. offeringC. treating D. giving（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. suspended B. finedC. killed D. arrested（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A. largely B. greatlyC. obviously D. apparently（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A
17、 If B. WhenC. Before D. As（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A.sale B.prohibitionC. licentiousness D. indulgence（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A. experiment B. experienceC. examination D. inspection（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A. answer B. methodC. solution D. clue（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.七、PART GRAMMAR AND V(总题数：30，分数：30.00)3.The ear
18、thquake _ not have come at a worse time for the war-torn country.A. could B. must C. would D. might（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.The government policy is that services for the people with mental illness should be community _ and easily accessible.A. based B. basic C. basis D. bases（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.He takes _
19、 at the slightest criticism.A. resentment B. irritation C. annoyance D. offence（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.The rescue was_after several abortive attempts because the snowstorm was getting worse.A. desertedB. abandonedC. ceasedD. rejected（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.I can understand their eagerness that you _ the main
20、speaker.A. be B. shall be C. are to be D. must be（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.They_ us willingly but that they happened to be short of hands, too.A. would help B. would have helped C. were going to help D. must have helped（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.The company _ a rise in salary for ages, but nothing has happened yet
21、A. is promised B. has been promisingC. is promising D. promised（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.The scientists have made an _study of the viruses that cause the disease.A. exhausted B. exhausting C. exhaustive D. exhaustion（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.It is not so much your ability _ your courage that matters in this ki
22、nd of contest.A. as B. but C. like D. nor（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.The_talks between China and the Uuited States were the base of the later agreement.A. original B. primary C. initial D. primitive（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.Educational TV stations offer teaching in various _ ranging from home nursing to art appre
23、ciation.A. courses B. directions C. points D. subjects（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.The new technological revolution on American newspapers has brought increased _ , a wider range of publications and an expansion of newspaper jobs.A. manipulation B. reproduction C. circulation D. penetration（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.1
24、5.During the most _ time in her career, she wrote five novels.A. profound B. productive C. prosperous D. plentiful（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.16.These figures are not consistent _ the results obtained in previous experiments.A. to B. with C. for D. in（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.17.We are writing to the manager_the repair
25、s recently carried out in our neighborhood.A. with the exception B. with the purpose of C. with reference to D. with a view to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18.We should open the windows often to let_in.A. the fresh air B. fresh air C. a fresh air D. fresh the air（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.19.How long _ in the sun? You are
26、 working too hard!A. have you sewnB. did you sewC. have you been sewingD. are you sewing（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.20.If he hadnt rattled her so much the other day, she might _ him about the dratted ledgers.A. remember to tell B. have remembered tellingC. have remembered to tell D. remember telling（分数：1.00）A.
27、B.C.D.21.The theme of the novel is that a persons fate _ that of the whole country.A. is closely linked up with B. is closely dealt withC. is closely taken as D. is closely tied up with（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.22.He is a solemn person _ temperament so its extremely hard to make him smile, let alone _.A. by,
28、 laugh B. with, laughing C. through, to laugh D. by, to laugh（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.23.That invention of his entitles him _ a place among the great invent ors.A. in B. to C. on D. at（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.24.The troublesome boy is in disrepute in school, but he is even more _ outside the campus.A. famous B. not
29、orious C. ignominious D. degraded（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.25.I think the better roads _ the greater distance, but its comfortable for us drivers.A. offset B. compensate C. mend D. cover（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.26.With his poor English, he even cannot get his ideas across, _ exert any essential effect on others.A. l
30、et alone B. thats to say C. not to speak D. not to say（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.27.In each of the following sentences, the word highly is used appropriately EXCEPT _.A. frank was Cantonese and had become a highly successful business manB. it is clear that Alfieri is a highly intelligent man, who has been wel
31、l educatedC. even the highly efficient drugs currently available will not eradicate the virusD. wall Street is highly notorious for having scant regard for the past and the future（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.28.Iceland lies far north in the Atlantic, with its northernmost tip actually _ the Arctic Circle.A. tou
32、ched B. touches C. touching D. being touched（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.29.When we got there, what were left behind _ empty bottles.A. had been B. are C. were D. was（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.30._is the center of our planetary system was a difficult concept to grasp in the Middle Ages.A. It is the sun and not the earth
33、B. Being the sun and not the earthC. The sun and not the earth D. That the sun and not the earth（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.31.The normal human daily cycle of activity is of some 7-8 hours sleep _ with some 16-17 hours wakefulness. Broadly speaking, the sleep normally coincides with the hours of darkness.A. ro
34、tating B. alternating C. varying D. following（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.32.During the summer holiday season it is difficult to find a(n) _ room in the hotels here.A. emptyB. vacantC. freeD. deserted（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.八、PART READING COMPR(总题数：0，分数：0.00)九、TEXT A(总题数：1，分数：4.00)Do you realize that every time you ta
35、ke a step, the bones in you hip are subjected to forces between four and five times your body weight? When you are running, this force is increased further still. What happens if through disease a hip-joint ceases to be able to resist such forces? For many years hip-joints and other body joints have
36、 been replaceable either partially or completely. It is after all a simple ball and socket joint; it has certain loads imposed on it; it needs reliability over a defined life; it must contain materials suitable for the working environment. Any engineer will recognize these as characteristic of a typ
37、ical engineering problem, which doctors and engineers have worked together to solve, in order to bring a fresh Jease of life to people who would otherwise be disabled, This typifies the way in which engineers work to help people and create a better quality of life. The fact that this country has the
38、 most efficient agricultural industry in the world is another good example. Mechanical engineers have worked with farmers and biologists to produce fertilizers, machinery and harvesting systems. This team effort has now produced crops uniformly waist high or less so that they are better suited to me
39、chanical harvesting. Similar advances with other crops have released people from hard and boring jobs for more creative work, whilst machines harvest crops more efficiently with less waste. Providing more food for the rapidly increasing population is yet another role for the mechanical engineer.（分数：
40、4.00）(1).According to the passage, when would most weight be imposed on hip-joints?A. When one is walking. B. When one is running.C. When one is standing. D. When one is lying down.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Engineers regard the replacement of hip-joints as a(n)_problem.A. mechanical B. medicalC. health D
41、 agricultural（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to the passage, how do engineers contribute to increasing efficiency of the agricultural industry?A. By working with farmers. B. By working in teams.C. By growing crops of the same height. D. By making agricultural machinery.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According
42、 to the context, This team effort in Paragraph Two refers to_.A. mechanical engineers B. doctors and engineersC. biologists, doctors and farmers D. farmers, biologists and engineers（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.十、TEXT B(总题数：1，分数：4.00)Roger Rosenblatts book Black Fiction, in attempting to apply literary rather th
43、an sociopolitical criteria to its subject, successfully alters the approach taken by most previous studies. As Rosenblatt notes, criticism of Black writing has often served as a pretext for illustrating Black history. Addison Gayles recent work, for instance, judges the value of Black fiction by overtly political standards, rating each work according to the notions of Black identity that it propounds.Although fiction assuredly springs from political circumstances, its authors react to those circumstances in ways other than ideological, and talking about novels
