1、专业四级-798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 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.Questions 4 to 6 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 conv
4、ersation.（分数：3.00）(1).What do the two people mainly talk about?A. Whether small children should go to nursery school.B. How a nursery school should be managed.C. When reading should be introduced to nursery education.D. How children like going to nursery school.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What are the two
5、main points under discussion?A. Socializing and honesty. B. Schooling and socializing.C. Creativity and curiosity. D. Reading and educational system.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What kind of ability can be developed by reading according to Gray?A. Understanding. B. Response. C. Creativity. D. Sense of humor
6、分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 7 to 10 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).Charles shop does NOT sellA. cigarettes. B. chocolates.C. writing paper and envelops. D. a fa
7、x machine.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to Charles, people send messages via facsimile becauseA. it is cheaper and faster than ordinary mail.B. it is faster and not much more expensive than mail.C. it can send things that could not be expressed by telex.D. the Royal Mail could not reach places abro
8、ad.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What can we learn from the conversation?A. Charles bought a photocopier because all sorts of people need it.B. Charles bought a photocopier by accident.C. There was no place nearby to provide the photocopy service.D. Few people send fax messages abroad.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Wh
9、o do NOT use the facsimile machine according to the conversation?A. Engineers. B. Shopkeeper.C. Professional people. D. Surveyors.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、SECTION B PASSAGES(总题数：3，分数：10.00)（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, yo
10、u will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the passage.（分数：4.00）(1).What is the main topic of the passage?A. Energy conservation. B. Transportation of the future.C. Strip cities. D. Advantages of air transportation over railroads.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).When are airplanes not fue
11、l efficient?A. On short trips. B. On long trips.C. When flying over cities. D. When flying at high altitudes.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).How does a maglev operate?A. It uses nuclear energy. B. It rests on a cushion of pressurized air.C. It flies over magnetically activated tracks. D. It uses a device simil
12、ar to a jet engine.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to the speaker, what is one advantage of the maglev?A. It is more comfortable than a conventional train.B. It doesnt require very much track maintenance.C. It doesnt remain in any station very long.D. It carries more passengers than a conventional wa
13、in.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.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).What is the speakers field of study?A. Social work. B. Medical care. C. Applied physics. D. Special educa
14、tion.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the speaker, _ contributed to her admission to Ohio State University.A. the timely advice form her friends and relativesB. the two-year professional training she receivedC. her determination to fulfill her dreamD. her parents consistent moral support（分数：1.00）A.
15、B.C.D.(3).The speaker wants to go to a Latin American country toA. get the funding for the hospitals. B. help the disabled children there.C. train therapists for the children there. D. set up an institution for the handicapped.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、SECTION C NEWS BROAD(总题数：5，分数：10.00)（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.A
16、B.C.D.A.B.C.D.Questions 24 and 25 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).Which countries sponsored the measure?A. France, Russia and the United States. B. The United States, Britain and
17、Russia.C. France, Britain and the United States. D. France, Britain and China.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How many states of the Councils were there approving the resolution?A. 15. B. 13. C. 50. D. 30.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.Question 26 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be gi
18、ven 5 seconds t answer the question.Now, listen to the news.Who won the parliamentary elections in Burundi?A. A former rebel group from the Tutsis ethnic majority.B. A former rebel group from the Hutu ethnic majority.C. A former rebel group from the Tutsis ethnic minority.D. A former rebel group fro
19、m the Hutu ethnic minority.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.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).When did the incident happen?A. In last October. B. In last December.C. In February.
20、 D. In last November.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the military, the death of the Iraqi civilians was caused byA. a ear explosion. B. an insurgent bomb.C. the shooting of the U.S. Marines. D. a suicide bomb.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the n
21、ews item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the news.（分数：2.00）(1).The football match is played betweenA. Turkish team and Greek team.B. Greek team and Cypriot team.C. teams from Turkey and the Republic of Cyprus.D. teams from Turkey and Ireland.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).
22、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)The homeless make up a growing percentage of Americas population. (31) homelessness has reached such proportions that local governments cant possibly (32) . To help homeless peop
23、le (33) inde pendence, the federal government must support job training programs (34) the minimum wage, and fund more low-cost housing.(35) everyone agrees on the number of Americans who are homeless. Estimates (36) anywhere from 600,000 to 3 million. (37) the figure may vary, analysts do agree on a
24、nother matter: that the number of the homeless is (38) One of the federal governments studies (39) that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this decade.Finding ways to (40) this growing homeless population has become increasingly difficult. (41) when homeless indivi
25、duals manage to find a (42) that will give them three meals a day and a place to sleep at night, a good number still spend the bulk of each day (43) the street. Part of the problem is that many homeless adults are addicted to alcohol or drugs. And a significant number of the homeless have serious me
26、ntal disorders. Many others (44) not addicted or mentally ill, simply lack the everyday (45) skills needed to turn their lives (46) Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are (47) programs that address the many needs of the homeless. (48) Edward Zlotk
27、owski, director of community service at Bentley College in Massachusetts, (49) it, There has to be (50) of programs. Whats needed is a package deal./（分数：20.00）(1).A. Indeed B. Likewise C. Therefore D. Furthermore（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. stand B. cope C. approve D. retain（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. in B.
28、for C. with D. toward（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. raise B. add C. take D. keep（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. Generally B. Almost C. Hardly D. Not（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. cover B. change C. range D. differ（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. Now that B. Although C. Provided D. Except that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. inflating B. e
29、xpanding C. increasing D. extending（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. predicts B. displays C. proves D. discovers（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. assist B. track C. sustain D. dismiss（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A. Hence B. But C. Even D. Only（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. lodging B. shelter C. dwelling D. house（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1
30、3).A. searching B. strolling C. crowding D. wandering（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A. when B. once C. while D. whereas（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. life B. existence C. survival D. maintenance（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A. around B. over C. on D. up（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A. complex B. comprehensive C. complementary D.
31、compensating（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A. So B. Since C. As D. Thus（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A. puts B. interprets C. assumes D. makes（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A. supervision B. manipulation C. regulation D. coordination（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.七、PART GRAMMAR AND V(总题数：30，分数：30.00)3.The police got some _ information abo
32、ut their plans.A. inner B. inside C. inward D. interior（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.Very few people could understand the lecture the professor delivered because its subject was very _A. intriguing B. indefinite C. obscure D. dubious（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.Geoffrey Chaucer occupies a _ place in English literature.A
33、 most unique B. least unique C. very unique D. unique（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.The mere fact _ most people believe nuclear war would be madness does not mean that it will not occur.A. what B. which C. that D. why（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.America will never again have as a nation the spirit of adventure as it _ b
34、efore the West was settled.A. could B. did C. would D. was（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.I can not understand _ a decision until it is too late.A. his postponing making B. his postpone makingC. his postponing to make D. him to postpone to make（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.There are many who believe that the use of force _
35、 political ends can never be justified.A. in search of B. in pursuit of C. in view of D. in light of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.Bit by bit, a child makes the necessary changes to make his language _A. as other people B. as other peoplesC. like other people D. like other Peoples（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.Because of
36、 the _ noise of traffic I couldnt get to sleep last night.A. progressive B. provocative C. perpetual D. prevalent（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.The _ of the flood, which caused thousands of people to lose their houses, was 3 weeks of torren- tial rain.A. source B. origin C. root D. resource（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.
37、The match was cancelled because most of the members _ a match without a standard court.A. objected to having B. were objected to haveC. objected to have D. were objected to having（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.His strong sense of humor was _ make everyone in the room burst out laughing.A. so as to B. such as t
38、o C. so that D. such that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.The course normally attracts 30 students per year, _ up to half will from overseas.A. in which B. for whom C. with which D. of whom（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.16.There are several landladies approved by the university who take in _A. lodgers B. residents C. inhabita
39、nts D. settlers（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.17.Every year, one student in our high school wins a scholarship that _ one year of college.A. improves B. subsidizes C. obliges D. inflicts（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18.I told him that I would _ him to act for me while I was away from office.A. identify B. authorize C. rationa
40、lize D. justify（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.19.Digital recording has made _ a significantly wider dynamic range, in recorded music.A. for the possibility B. the possibility is C. it is possible D. possible（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.20.It was not the first time he . I think its high time we _ to take him seriously.A. take
41、 us in. begin B. had taken us in. beganC. has taken us in. began D. took us in. begin（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.21.The school committee hoped that their choice of play would be _ with the students and their parents.A. recognized B. popular C. favorable D. fascinated（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.22.The residents, _ had bee
42、n damaged by the earthquake, were given help by the government.A. all their homes B. all whose homesC. all of whose homes D. all of their homes（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.23.After _ seemed an endless wait, it was her turn to enter the personnel managers office.A. that B. there C. what D. it（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.24.
43、Although I liked the appearance of the house, what really made me decide to buy it was the beautiful _ through the window.A. vision B. look C. picture D. view（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.25.In 1840, both Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton resented _ proper seating at the Worlds Antislavery convention in L
44、ondon because of their sex.A. refusing B. to be refused C. being refused D. having refused（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.26._ human behavior may be caused by eating substances that upset the delicate chemical balance in the brain.A. Deliberate B. Consistent C. Primitive D. Abnormal（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.27.Laura would have been more considerate if she had changed a little bit, _A. hadnt she B. hasnt she C. wouldnt she D. didnt she（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.28.Had he worked harde
