1、专业四级-841及答案解析 (总分：160.00，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 then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.（分数：15.00）_二、PART LISTENING COM(总题数
3、0，分数：0.00)三、SECTION A CONVERSATI(总题数：3，分数：10.00)（分数：3.00）(1).From the conversation, we know _.A. the man wants a room on the third floorB. the room the man wants is on the fourth floor, facing southC. the man wants a room on the third floor with a separate bathroom attachedD. the man wants a suite
4、on the fourth floor, facing south（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is NOT right?A. The man is satisfied with the price of the room he wants.B. The man will have his meals in his room.C. There isnt long-distance telephone service in the hotel.D. The mans friends will write to him while he i
5、s staying in the hotel.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).How does the man think of the hotel?A. Convenient. B. Luxurious. C. Economic. D. Modern.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：3.00）(1).What does the man look for an apartment near the beach for?A. For his honeymoon.B. For his summer vacation with his wife.C. For his travel
6、 with his wife.D. For a business meeting.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What kind of apartment will the man want?A. A luxurious one. B. An expensive one.C. A furnished one. D. An unfurnished one.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).All of the following are right EXCEPT that _.A. the man can use the garage without paying any
7、moneyB. the apartment is popularC. the man rents the house without hesitationD. the mans brother with his family will live in the house as well as the man and his wife（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1).The conversation tells us every year there are about _ students from other countries who want to enter
8、US colleges.A. 1,000,000 B. 500,000 C. 3,000 D. 30,000（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to Bob, _ is the key to college admission in the US.A. financial aid B. good gradeC. careful planning D. overseas relationship（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the source of information
9、 about admission?A. The American Embassy. B. College websites.C. Educational advising center. D. Admission office of the university.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which is more important in Bobs eyes?A. The information about the degrees and courses offered by the universities.B. Student services of the univer
10、sities.C. A virtual campus tour supplied by the university.D. Planning college budget.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、SECTION B PASSAGES(总题数：3，分数：10.00)（分数：4.00）(1).The coloring of birds has something to do with _.A. the ground where birds like to live B. the place where birds usually liveC. the tree-tops, the a
11、ir and the water D. rules that hold true for most birds（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What kind of birds can be found often in tree-tops, in the air, or on the water?A. Birds with duller colors. B. Birds with darker colors.C. Birds with brighter colors. D. Birds with different colors.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The
12、female bird has duller colors so that she _.A. can keep herself better hidden from the male birdB. can sit on the eggs and hatch them easilyC. can protect other female birds in the woodsD. can keep herself safe from danger（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).During the breeding season, a female bird _ as soon as sh
13、e sees his brightest colors.A. will fall in love with a male bird B. will help a male bird hatch eggsC. will draw interest of a male bird D. will hide herself among birds（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：3.00）(1).It is understood that in a favorable climate _.A. tree rings grow close togetherB. tree rings grow f
14、ar apartC. trees in New Mexico will grow big and tallD. people can cut down most of the trees in New Mexico（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why did ancient people usually live where there were plenty of trees?A. Trees provided them with shades.B. Trees indicated plenty of sunlight and rainfall.C. Trees were mat
15、erials for burning and building houses.D. Trees provided them with fruit and food.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Studying dead tree rings shows _.A. where the people had to go B. what the people had to eatC. how the people left D. why people had to leave（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：3.00）(1).The writers intention is _
16、A. to write in an amusing way B. to give general adviceC. to complain about his health D. to describe personal experiences（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2)._ are mentioned at the beginning of the passage.A. Love letters B. Complaint lettersC. Thanks letters D. Invitation letters（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the
17、 following statements is NOT true?A. Colds are always very dangerous.B. Colds are often unpleasant though not dangerous.C. Actually nothing can help get rid of colds faster.D. The best way to keep colds away is to be strong and healthy.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、SECTION C NEWS BROAD(总题数：5，分数：10.00)（分数：2.00）
18、1).How long did Obama stay in Asia?A. 8 days. B. 2 days. C. 4 days. D. 2 weeks.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Obama met with leaders. talking about all the following issues EXCEPT _.A. trade B. climate change C. world economy D. local finance（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1).People celebrated the 60th anniversar
19、y of the liberation of _ from Nazi occupation.A. Eiffel Tower B. France C. Germany D. Paris（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).When was the liberation year?A. 1944 B. 1940. C. 1943 D. 1946（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What did the Nazis do when they first marched into the place?A. They ordered the French to leave.B. They o
20、rdered the French flag to be taken down from the Eiffel Tower.C. They ordered to hold a ceremony.D. They ordered to hoist the French flag.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).How many colors is the French flag of?A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.The reason for DPRK to put off the inter-Korean ta
21、lks was _.A. it thought there was no need for the talkB. there was joint military drills between South Korea and the USC. the US interfered in the talkD. there would be military exercises between DPRK and the US（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：2.00）(1).For the past five years, which one has sold more digital ca
22、meras in the United States?A. Kodak. B. Sony. C. Canon. D. Olympus.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The worlds first digital camera prototype was invented by _ in 1976.A. Sony B. Canon C. Hewlett-Packard D. Kodak（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.Which of the following information is mentioned in the news?A. The leopard might
23、have eaten chicken infected with bird flu.B. Some Asian countries, such as Korea, China, Indonesia and Laos, continued to report new outbreaks in poultry.C. Clinical data from affected humans showed it took only about 72 hours for patients to get sick after being exposed to the virus.D. The death ra
24、te was very high all the patients would die if infected with bird flu.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.六、PART CLOZE(总题数：1，分数：20.00)The government is to ban payments to witnesses by newspapers seeking to buy up people involved in prominent cases (31) the trial of Rosemary West. In a significant (32) of legal control
25、s over the press, Lord Irvine, the Lord Chancellor, will introduce a (33) bill that will propose making payments to witnesses (34) and will strictly control the amount of (35) that can be given to a case (36) a trial begins.In a letter to Gerald, chairman of the House of Commons media select committ
26、ee, Lord Irvine said he (37) with a committee report this year which said that self regulation did not (38) sufficient control. (39) of the letter came two days after Lord Lrvine caused a (40) of media protest when he said the (41) of privacy controls contained in European Legislation would be left
27、to judges (42) to parliament.The Lord Chancellor said introduction of the Human Rights Bill, which (43) the European Convention of Human Rights legally (44) in Britain, laid down that everybody was (45) to privacy and that public figures could go to court to protect themselves and their families. Pr
28、ess freedoms will be in safe hands (46) our British judges, he said. Witness payments became an (47) after West was sentenced to 10 life sentences in 1995. Up to 1.9 witnesses were (48) to have received payments for telling their stories to newspapers. Concerns were raised (49) witnesses might be en
29、couraged to exaggerate their stories in court to (50) guilty verdicts.（分数：20.00）(1).A. as to B. for instanceC. in particular D. such as（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. tightening B. intensifyingC. focusing D. fastening（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. sketch B. roughC. preliminary D. draft（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. illog
30、ical B. illegalC. improbable D. improper（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. publicity B. penaltyC. popularity D. peculiarity（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. since B. ifC. before D. as（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. sided B. sharedC. complied D. agreed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. present B. offerC. manifest D. indicate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.
31、D.(9).A. Release B. PublicationC. Printing D. Exposure（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. storm B. rageC. flare D. flash（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A. translation B. interpretationC. exhibition D. demonstration（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. better than B. other thanC. rather than D. sooner than（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. cha
32、nges B. makesC. sets D. turns（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A. binding B. convincingC. restraining D. sustaining（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. authorized B. creditedC. entitled D. qualified（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A. with B. toC. from D. by（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A. impact B. incidentC. inference D. issue（分数：1.00）A.B.C
33、D.(18).A. stated B. remarkedC. said D. told（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A. what B. whenC. which D. that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A. assure B. confideC. ensure D. guarantee（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.七、PART GRAMMAR AND V(总题数：30，分数：30.00)4.It was as a physician that he represented himself, and _ he was warmly received.A.
34、as such B. such as C. as that D. so that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.I have never been to London, but that is the city _.A. where I like to visit most B. Id most like to visitC. which I like to visit mostly D. where Id like most to visit（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.I was to have made a speech if _.A. I was not called a
35、way B. nobody would have called me awayC. I had not been called away D. nobody called me away（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.Grandmother felt that she was not yet _ to travel overseas.A. too strong B. strong enough C. so strong D. enough strong（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.Because of the patients health, _A. losing weight
36、was advised him by the doctorB. he was advised by the doctor to lose weightC. the doctors advice was him losing weightD. lose weight was what the doctor advised（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.Several prominent figures involved in the scandal _ before the investigating committee.A. to appear B. are suppose to app
37、earC. supposed to appear D. are to appear（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.The budget is unrealistic _ it disregards increased costs.A. in that B. in which C. for that D. such that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.You end up more _ than when you began, especially when you know that at best you might come up with only enough mo
38、ney to improve one of the six rooms in the house.A. frustrated B. overwhelmed C. challenged D. relieved（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.As markets change and a company grows, it must adapt, and the _ necessary for adaptation are not always smooth, even if from a distance growth looks smooth and continuous.A. tra
39、nsactions B. translations C. transitions D. transmissions（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.Because I had no formal training in any of these fields with the _ of engineering, I had to learn to meet each challenge of managing a business as it arose.A. objection B. conviction C. expedition D. exception（分数：1.00）A.B.C
40、D.14.Perhaps the hardest thing for an aggressive person to learn is to rein his _ in the interest of long-term success.A. prejudices B. instincts C. passions D. temptations（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.I certainly made mistakes along the way, but even then, I found that I could their consequences and turn th
41、em into lessons from which something positive might come.A. mobilize B. specialize C. standardize D. minimize（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.16.To drop out has always been the _ of choice for people who find the world too brutal or too complex to be endured.A. scheme B. schedule C. strategy D. sketch（分数：1.00）A.B.C
42、D.17.Then by 2020 its average income will have risen to almost $13, 000 ( measured at purchasing-power parity), _ equivalent to Spains today.A. roughly B. respectively C. readily D. rarely（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18.Competition for third-world producers should _ a more efficient use of resources in rich ec
43、onomies, so increasing productivity growth.A. generate B. formulate C. irritate D. stimulate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.19.In the past twenty years, he has _ great wealth by hard work.A. asserted B. undertaken C. recollected D. accumulated（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.20.A long time ago, at a national conference on biology
44、 he cautiously _ his new theory of life.A. produced B. relieved C. advanced D. thrust（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.21.The new laws threaten to _ many people of most freedom.A. deprive B. startle C. refute D. destine（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.22.I have _ much time and thought on the problem, but I am no nearer to finding a solution.A. exposed B. extended C. exhausted D. exerted（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.23.He was _ by a bee when he was collecting honey.A. scratched B. bruised C. wounded D
