1、专业英语四级23及答案解析 (总分：47.01，做题时间：120分钟)一、PART I DICTATION (总题数：1，分数：1.00)_二、PART II LISTENING(总题数：3，分数：3.00)(1).This conversation is mainly about_.（分数：0.33）A.United States-Canadian agreementB.Unlimited growth in populationC.Pollution in the Great LakesD.The limited supply of phosphates(2)._has been the
2、major problem in the Great Lakes in recent years.（分数：0.33）A.Too many algaeB.Excessive recreational useC.Lack of adequate rainfallD.Too much evaporation(3).The United States and Canada have agreed _in regard to the Great Lakes.（分数：0.33）A.to eliminate swimming entirelyB.to limit boating and fishingC.t
3、o limit phosphates and detergentsD.to kill all algae(1). What is the main purpose of the research? （分数：0.25）A.To make preparations for a new publication.B.To learn how couples spend their weekends.C.To know how housework is shared.D.To investigate what people do at the weekend.(2). What does the man
4、 do on Fridays?（分数：0.25）A.He goes to exercise classes.B.He goes sailing.C.He goes to the cinema.D.He stays at home(3). On which day does the couple always go out?（分数：0.25）A.Friday.B.Saturday.C.Sunday.D.Any weekday.(4). Which personal detail does the man give?（分数：0.25）A.Surname.B.First name.C.Address
5、.D.Age.(1).Who is the caller?（分数：0.11）A.John Smith.B.Max Thomas.C.Max Green.D.John Thomas.(2).The conversation takes place between_.（分数：0.11）A.a host and a guest.B.two neighbours.C.a doctor and a patient.D.a hotel clerk and a guest.(3).What did the man do last weekend?（分数：0.11）A.He went skiing.B.He
6、studied.C.He did nothing.D.He did shopping.(4).What do you guess theyll do?（分数：0.11）A.Go to the class at once.B.Make it in the dorm.C.Skip over the work.D.Find out the assignment.(5).James is going to_.（分数：0.11）A.buy a car.B.stay at home.C.go to the party.D.solve the problem.(6).The man advised the
7、woman to_.（分数：0.11）A.find her way around.B.enjoy herself thoroughly.C.remember her culture.D.see the differences.(7).The woman is supposed to be a(n)_.（分数：0.11）A.shop assistant.B.job applicant.C.interviewer.D.receptionist.(8).What did the woman do this morning?（分数：0.11）A.She had the cooker changed.B
8、.She had her cooker repaired.C.She bought a new cooker.D.She returned her new cooker.(9).The woman intends to（分数：0.11）A.offer the man a lift.B.go with the man by bus.C.borrow the mans car.D.cheek if he has a car.三、SECTION B PASSAGE(总题数：3，分数：3.00)(1).The article would most likely be found in_.（分数：0.3
9、3）A.a childrens magazineB.a sports magazineC.a teen magazineD.a family magazine(2)._is NOT mentioned as a reward for volunteer activities.（分数：0.33）A.ReferenceB.Greater understanding of othersC.Great understanding of oneselfD.Opportunity to work in the community(3).What is assumed in the article?（分数：
10、0.33）A.Parents can help youngsters find volunteer work.B.Most youngsters can find suitable paid summer jobs.C.City governments want teenagers to work for them in the summer.D.Some teenagers want a summer job.(1).The man lose his temper_.（分数：0.33）A.because the bird couldnt repeat his masters nameB.be
11、cause the bird screamed all day longC.because the bird uttered the wrong wordD.because the bird failed to say the name of the town(2)._killed the three chickens.（分数：0.33）A.The cruel masterB.The man in the kitchenC.The pet birdD.The fourth chicken(3).The man shocked at the scene the next morning_.（分数
12、：0.33）A.because the bird had finally understood his threatB.because the bird managed to escape from the chicken houseC.because the bird had learned to scream back at himD.because the bird was living peacefully with the chickens(1).According to the passage, the working conditions in the new place_.（分
13、数：0.25）A.are the same as the speaker is used to.B.are expected to be rather poor.C.are just as adequate.D.are not yet clear.(2).What is the speaker going to do in the new place?（分数：0.25）A.Travelling.B.Studying.C.Settling down.D.Teaching.(3).The speaker expects_.（分数：0.25）A.fewer choices of food.B.man
14、y ways to do washing.C.modern lighting facilities.D.new types of drinking water.(4).From the passage we can learn that the speaker_.（分数：0.25）A.is unprepared for the new post.B.is unclear about the conditions there.C.is ready for all the difficulties there.D.is eager to know more about the post.四、SEC
15、TION C NEWS BR(总题数：3，分数：3.00)(1).Which of the following is the ruling party?（分数：0.50）A.The Bloc Quebecois.B.The Conservative Party.C.The liberal Party.D.The New Democrat.(2).When will the Parliament vote on the government budget?（分数：0.50）A.Next Thursday.B.Next Friday.C.June 15.D.June 27.(1).The news
16、 item is mainly about a joint venture between_.（分数：0.50）A.a US company and a UK company.B.a Swiss company and a UK company.C.two Taiwanese companies.D.a mainland company and a US company.(2).Who will provide the distribution networks in the joint venture?（分数：0.50）A.Unilever.B.Nestle.C.PepsiCo.D.Coca
17、 Cola.(1).What has happened to the Cubans?（分数：0.50）A.They set foot in Florida.B.They were drowned.C.They were flown to the U. S.D.They were sent back to Cuba.(2).How did the Cubans try to enter the U. S. ?（分数：0.50）A.In a small boat.B.In an old truck.C.By swimming.D.By driving.五、PART III CLOZE (总题数：1
18、，分数：1.00)During McDonalds early years French fries were made from scratch every day. Russet Burbank potatoes were (1)_, cut into shoestrings, and fried in its kitchens. (2)_the chain expanded nationwide, in the mid-1960s, it sought to cut labour costs, reduce the number of suppliers, and (3)_that it
19、s fries tasted the same at every restaurant. McDonalds began (4)_to frozen French fries in 1966and few customers noticed the difference. (5)_, the change had a profound effect on the nations agriculture and diet. A familiar food had been transformed into a highly processed industrial (6)_. McDonalds
20、 fries now come from huge manufacturing plants (7)_ can process two million pounds of potatoes a day. The expansion (8)_ McDonalds and the popularity of its low-cost, mass-produced fries changed the way Americans eat. The taste of McDonalds French fries played a crucial role in the chains successfri
21、es are much more profitable than hamburgersand was (9)_praised by customers, competitors, and even food critics. Their (10)_ taste does not stem from the kind of potatoes that McDonalds (11)_, the technology that processes them, or the restaurant equipment that fries them: other chains use Russet Bu
22、rbank, buy their French fries from the (12)_large processing companies, and have similar (13)_in their restaurant kitchens. The taste of a French fry is (14)_ determined by the cooking oil. For decades McDonalds cooked its French fries in a mixture of about 7 per cent cottonseed oil and 93 per cent
23、beef fat. The mixture gave the fries their unique (15)_. （分数：1.05）A.scaledB.strippedC.peeledD.slicedA.AsB.Due toC.Owing toD.WithA.ensueB.ensureC.enrichD.enableA.switchingB.divertingC.modifyingD.alteringA.StillB.AnywayC.BesidesD.NeverthelessA.brandB.stuffC.commodityD.produceA.thisB.thatC./D.whatA.int
24、oB.fromC.inD.ofA.longB.onlyC.firstD.lonelyA.distinctiveB.distinctC.distinguishedD.distinguishableA.possessesB.buysC.acquiresD.growsA.exactB.identicalC.sameD.alikeA.woksB.potsC.boilersD.fryersA.adequatelyB.massivelyC.plentifullyD.largelyA.flavourB.fragranceC.smellD.perfume六、PART IV GRAMMAR &(总题数：30，分
25、数：30.00)2.The Olympic games _in 776 B.C. in Olympia, a small town in Greece.（分数：1.00）A.originatedB.stemmedC.derivedD.descended3._ you a president or an ordinary person, you will be punished if you commit a crime.（分数：1.00）A.MayB.HoweverC.AreD.Be4.An energy tax would curb ordinary air pollution, limit
26、 oil imports and cut the budget _（分数：1.00）A.dispositionB.discrepancyC.defectD.deficit5.He had a bad cold. _ is why he didnt come.（分数：1.00）A.ItB.ThisC.ThatD.What6.The Grasshopper refused to, and chirped louder and louder the more the Owl pleaded.（分数：1.00）A.resistB.desistC.insistD.persist7._is the cen
27、ter of our planetary system was a difficult concept to grasp in the Middle Ages.（分数：1.00）A.It is the sun and not the earthB.Being the sun and not the earthC.The sun and not the earthD.That the sun and not the earth8.When youre driving on a motorway, you must obey the signs telling you to get into th
28、e right（分数：1.00）A.wayB.trackC.roadD.lane9.He was_to tell the truth even to his closest friend.（分数：1.00）A.too much of a cowardB.too much the cowardC.a coward enoughD.enough of a coward10.The boy spent as much time watching TV as he_ studying.（分数：1.00）A.doesB.hadC.wasD.did11.Hardly a month goes by wit
29、hout_ of another survey revealing new depths of scientific illiteracy among US citizens.（分数：1.00）A.wordsB.wordC.a wordD.the word12.Although Anne is happy with her success she wonders _ will happen to her private life.（分数：1.00）A.thatB.whatC.itD.this13.Not until the game had begun _ at the sports grou
30、nd.（分数：1.00）A.had he angledB.would he have arrivedC.did he arriveD.should he have arrived14.It is futile to discuss the matter further, because _going to agree upon anything today.（分数：1.00）A.neither you nor I areB.neither you nor me isC.neither you nor I amD.neither me nor you are15.Where can I find
31、 Jim? He is _ his work. He won t leave the lab until 6:00 p. m.（分数：1.00）A.onB.overC.atD.under16.We shall probably never be able to _ the exact nature of these sub-atomic particles.（分数：1.00）A.assertB.impartC.ascertainD.notify17.At the same time, after what you have said, I do not feel _ in deciding o
32、n this matter entirely by myself.（分数：1.00）A.justifiableB.justificativeC.justD.justified18.The vision of that big black car hitting the sidewalk a few feet from us will never be _ from my memory.（分数：1.00）A.ejectedB.escapedC.erasedD.omitted19.America will never again have as a nation the spirit of adv
33、enture as it _before the West was settled.（分数：1.00）A.couldB.wasC.wouldD.did20.Since the early nineties, the trend in most businesses has been toward on-demand, always- available products and services that suit the customers_rather than the companys.（分数：1.00）A.benefitB.availabilityC.suitabilityD.cove
34、nience21.The increase in student numbers_many problems for the universities.（分数：1.00）A.forcesB.pressesC.providesD.poses22.Have you ever received_of what has happened to her?（分数：1.00）A.the wordB.wordsC.wordD.the words23.After having gone _far, George did not want to turn back.（分数：1.00）A.enoughB.muchC
35、.suchD.that24.Weeks _ before anyone was arrested in connection with the bank robbery.（分数：1.00）A.elapsedB.expiredC.overlappedD.terminated25.Hamlet _ his fathers death on his uncle.（分数：1.00）A.reversedB.revertedC.revengedD.revealed26.Professor Johnson is said_some significant advance in his research in
36、 the past year.（分数：1.00）A.having madeB.makingC.to have madeD.to make27.Many feminist attacked Hamlets exclamation:_ , thy name is woman!（分数：1.00）A.WeaknessB.SusceptibilityC.VulnerabilityD.Frailty28.At last Iris left her house and got to the railway station. Only _. the train pulling out of the stati
37、on.（分数：1.00）A.sawB.having seenC.to seeD.to have seen29.Professor Johnson is said some significance _advance in his research in the past year.（分数：1.00）A.having madeB.makingC.to have madeD.to make30.The road is quiet. There _ traffic even in the daytime.（分数：1.00）A.isnt muchB.arent manyC.is fewD.are li
38、ttle31.The pen is very expensive but it _ well.（分数：1.00）A.is notB.is not writtenC.is not being writtenD.does not write七、PART V READING C(总题数：4，分数：4.00)A new era is upon us. Call it what you will: the service economy, the information age, the knowledge society. It all translates to a fundamental chan
39、ge in the way we work. Already were partly there. The percentage of people who earn their living by making things has fallen dramatically in the Western World. Today the majority of jobs in America, Europe and Japan (two thirds or more in many of these countries) are in the service industry, and the
40、 number is on the rise. More women are in the work force than ever before. There are more part-time jobs. More people are self-employed. But the breadth of the economic transformation cant be measured by numbers alone, because it also is giving rise to a radical new way of thinking about the nature
41、of work itself. Long-held notions about jobs and careers, the skill needed to succeed, even the relation between individuals and employers-all these are being challenged. We have only to look behind us to get some sense of what may lie ahead. No one looking ahead 20 years possibly could have foresee
42、n the ways in which a single invention, the chip, would transform our world thanks to its applications in personal computers, digital communications and factory robots. Tomorrows achievements in biotechnology, artificial intelligence or even some still unimagined technology could produce a similar w
43、ave of dramatic changes. But one thing is certain: information and knowledge will become even more vital, and the people who possess it, whether they work in manufacturing or services, will have the advantage and produce the wealth. Computer knowledge will become as basic a requirement as the abilit
44、y to read and write. The ability to solve problems by applying information instead of performing routine tasks will be valued above all else. If you cast your mind ahead 10 years, information services will be predominant. It will be the way you do your job. （分数：1.00）(1).A characteristic of the information age is that _（分数：0.20）A.the service industry is relying more and more on the female work forceB.manufacturing industries are steadily increasingC.people find it harder and harder to earn a living by
