1、1999年专业英语四级真题试卷及答案与解析 一、 PART I DICTATION (15 MIN) Directions: 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 passag
2、e 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 minute SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section, you will hear several new
3、s items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 2 The US auto-makers decided to stop their action because_. （ A） Japanese auto-makers promised to stop dumping cars in the US. （ B） the Government promised to solve the US-Japan trade imbalance. （ C） three US companies have
4、 ended the US-Japan trade imbalance. （ D） Japan agreed to sell cars at the agreed prices inside the US. 3 According to the news, France was strongly criticized for_. （ A） conducting five nuclear tests on Wednesday. （ B） carrying out a series of nuclear tests in the Pacific. （ C） getting disappointin
5、g results in the nuclear program. （ D） refusing to sign a global treaty banning nuclear tests. 4 The news item is mainly about_. （ A） air traffic problems. （ B） safety improvement. （ C） the number of flights. （ D） flight training courses. 5 Some Haitians are on strike in order to_. （ A） get proper m
6、edical treatment. （ B） ask for their political rights. （ C） protest against the US decision. （ D） demand food supply aid from USA 6 The strikers are denied entry into the US because_. （ A） AIDS virus has been found among them. （ B） they can not get political asylum in the US. （ C） the US government
7、has refused to take them. （ D） they dont accept proper medical treatment. 7 Where did the storms first strike? （ A） The eastern US. （ B） The Gulf of Mexico. （ C） The Canadian border. （ D） Some areas in Cuba. 8 The storms have resulted in the following EXCEPT_. （ A） death and damage. （ B） disruption
8、of air services. （ C） destruction of crops. （ D） relocation of people. 9 What is the purpose of the meeting in Luxembourg? （ A） To control patrol boats on the River Danube. （ B） To end economic sanctions against Serbia. （ C） To step up economic sanctions against Serbia. （ D） To send police officers
9、to search the river. 10 International efforts against Serbia have been ineffective because_. （ A） ships carrying illegal supplies still sail along the river. （ B） more illegal goods have been carried over land. （ C） local authorities didnt attempt to stop illegal goods. （ D） there has been disagreem
10、ent over economic sanctions. 11 How well did the speaker do in the test? （ A） He answered the last four questions. （ B） He answered the last few questions first. （ C） He answered only some of the questions. （ D） He answered all the questions except the first. 12 Jane thinks that Swiss cheese_. （ A）
11、tastes the best. （ B） tastes very bad. （ C） is better than butter cheese. （ D） is no better than other cheese. 13 John went to_first. （ A） the cinema （ B） the repair shop （ C） the gas station （ D） the service station 14 Betty wishes to_. （ A） send away the cleaning lady. （ B） replace the cleaning la
12、dy. （ C） keep the cleaning lady. （ D） do the house cleaning. 15 How much did Fred pay for his car? （ A） He paid half the price the salesman asked. （ B） He paid twice as much as the salesman asked. （ C） He paid the price the salesman asked. （ D） He neednt have paid that much for the car. 16 Permanent
13、 education is practical because_. （ A） there are no limits at all. （ B） there are no age limits. （ C） no one is getting really too old. （ D） no one wants to learn at old age. 17 According to the speaker, the most difficult thing is_. （ A） traveling from place to place. （ B） keeping away from crowds.
14、 （ C） making holiday plans. （ D） finding a place with many people. 18 William lost his job because （ A） he was always sick. （ B） he usually went to work late. （ C） he made a mistake in his work. （ D） he got angry with his boss. 19 Mark refused to take the job because_. （ A） the working hours were no
15、t suitable. （ B） the job was not well paid. （ C） he had to do a lot of travelling. （ D） the job was quite difficult. 20 What do they think about the restaurant? （ A） The service there is not good. （ B） The food might not be good. （ C） The waiter is not hospitable. （ D） The restaurant is too small. 2
16、1 Which language does Mary speak well? （ A） Chinese. （ B） French. （ C） Japanese. （ D） English. 22 The woman believes that John_. （ A） was playing a joke. （ B） was leaving Boston. （ C） was moving to Boston. （ D） was selling his house himself. 23 The woman should have arrived by_. （ A） 10:45. （ B） 10:
17、40. （ C） 10:55. （ D） 11:00. 24 What do we learn from the conversation? （ A） John is not sick. （ B） John is feeling better. （ C） Jack hasnt been sick. （ D） Jack has not got better. 25 The tone of the man is that of_. （ A） surprise. （ B） sarcasm. （ C） disappointment. （ D） humour. 26 The two speakers a
18、re probably_. （ A） in a parking ground. （ B） at a ferry-crossing. （ C） in a traffic jam. （ D） at a petrol station. 二、 PART III CLOZE (15 MIN) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the correspon
19、ding blanks. 26 Our ape-men forefathers had no obvious natural weapons in the struggle for survival in the open. They had neither the powerful teeth nor the strong claws of the big cats. They could not 【 B1】 _ with the bear, whose strength, speed and claws 【 B2】 _ an impressive smallfire weaponry. T
20、hey could not even defend themselves 【 B3】 _ running swiftly like the horses, zebras or small animals. If the ape-men had attempted to compete on those terms in the open, they would have been 【 B4】 _ to failure and extinction. But they were 【 B5】 _ with enormous concealed advantages of a kind not po
21、ssessed by any of their competitors. In the search 【 B6】 _ the pickings of the forest, the ape-men had 【 B7】_ efficient stereoscopic vision and a sense of colour that the animals of the grasslands did not possess. The ability to see clearly at close range permitted the ape-men to study practical pro
22、blems in a way that lay far 【 B8】 _ the reach of the original inhabitants of the grassland. Good long- distance sight was 【 B9】 _ another matter. Lack of long-distance vision had not been a problem for forest-dwelling apes and monkeys because the higher the viewpoint, the greater the range of sight
23、so 【 B10】 _ they had had to do was climb a tree. Out in the open, however, this simple solution was not 【 B11】 _ . Climbing a hill would have helped, but in many places the ground was flat. The ape-men 【 B12】 _ the only possible solution. They reared up as high as possible on their hind limbs and be
24、gan to walk upright. This vital change of physical position brought about considerable disadvantages. It was extremely unstable and it meant that the already slow ape-men became slower still.【 B13】 _ , they persevered and their bone structure gradually became【 B14】_ to the new, unstable position tha
25、t【 B15】 _them the name Homo erectus, upright man. 27 【 B1】 （ A） match （ B） compare （ C） rival （ D） equal 28 【 B2】 （ A） became （ B） equipped （ C） posed （ D） provided 29 【 B3】 （ A） in （ B） upon （ C） by （ D） with 30 【 B4】 （ A） driven （ B） doomed （ C） forced （ D） led 31 【 B5】 （ A） bestowed （ B） given （
26、C） presented （ D） endowed 32 【 B6】 （ A） for （ B） of （ C） on （ D） at 33 【 B7】 （ A） progressed （ B） generated （ C） developed （ D） advanced 34 【 B8】 （ A） from （ B） apart （ C） beyond （ D） above 35 【 B9】 （ A） rather （ B） quite （ C） much （ D） really 36 【 B10】 （ A） anything （ B） that （ C） everything （ D） a
27、ll 37 【 B11】 （ A） available （ B） enough （ C） sufficient （ D） convenient 38 【 B12】 （ A） chose （ B） adopted （ C） accepted （ D） took 39 【 B13】 （ A） However （ B） Therefore （ C） Meanwhile （ D） Subsequently 40 【 B14】 （ A） accustomed （ B） familiarized （ C） adapted （ D） suited 41 【 B15】 （ A） obtained （ B） c
28、alled （ C） deserved （ D） earned 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR general hospitals in the country and holiday areas are worst off. 4 From this survey, one can estimate that fewer than one in five children have some contact with a hospital teacher - and that contact may be as little as two hours a day. Most childr
29、en interviewed were surprised to find a teacher in hospital at all. They had not been prepared for it by parents or their own school. If there was a teacher they were much more likely to read books and do math or number work; without a teacher they would only play games. 5 Reasons for hospital teach
30、ing range from preventing a child falling behind and maintaining the habit of school to keeping a child occupied, and the latter is often all the teacher can do. The position and influence of many teachers was summed up when parents referred to them as “the library lady “or just “the helper“. 6 Chil
31、dren tend to rely on concerned school friends to keep in touch with school work. Several parents spoke of requests for work being ignored or refused by the school. Once back at school, children rarely get extra teaching, and are told to catch up as best they can. 7 Many short-stay child-patients cat
32、ch up quickly. But schools do very little to ease the anxiety about falling behind expressed by many of the children interviewed. 67 The author points out at the beginning that_. （ A） every child in hospital receives some teaching. （ B） not enough is known about hospital teaching. （ C） hospital teac
33、hing is of poor quality. （ D） the special childrens hospitals are worst off. 68 It can be inferred from the latest survey that_. （ A） hospital teaching across the country is similar. （ B） each hospital has at least one part-time teacher. （ C） all hospitals surveyed offer education to children. （ D）
34、only one-fourth of the hospitals have full-time teachers. 69 Children in hospital usually turn to_in order to catch up with their school work. （ A） hospital teachers （ B） schoolmates （ C） parents （ D） school teachers 70 We can conclude from the passage that the author is_. （ A） unfavourable towards
35、children receiving education in hospitals. （ B） in favour of the present state of teaching in hospitals. （ C） unsatisfied with the present state of hospital teaching. （ D） satisfied with the results of the latest survey. 70 1 Computer people talk a lot about the need for other people to become “comp
36、uter- literate“, in other words, to learn to understand computers and what makes them tick. Not all experts agree, however, that this is a good idea. 2 One pioneer, in particular, who disagrees is David Tebbutt, the founder of Computertown UK. Although many people see this as a successful attempt to
37、 bring people closer to the computer, David does not see it that way. He says that Computertown UK was formed for just the opposite reason, to bring computers to the people and make them “people-literate“. 3 David first got the idea when he visited one of Americas best-known computer figure, Bob Alb
38、recht, in the small university town of Palo Alto in Northern California. Albrecht had started a project called Computertown USA in the local library, and the local children used to call round every Wednesday to borrow some time on the computers there, instead of borrowing library books. Albrecht was
39、 always on hand to answer any questions and to help the children discover about computers in their own way. 4 Over here, in Britain, Computertowns have taken off in a big way, and there are now about 40 scattered over the country. David Tebbutt thinks they are most successful when tied to a computer
40、 club. He insists there is a vast and important difference between the two, although they complement each other. The clubs cater for the enthusiasts, with some computer knowledge already, who get together and eventually form an expert computer group. This frightens away non-experts, who are happier
41、going to Computertowns where there are computers available for them to experiment on, with experts available to encourage them and answer any questions; they are not told what to do, they find out. 5 David Tebbutt finds it interesting to see the two different approaches working side by side. The com
42、puter experts have to learn not to tell people about computers, but have to be able to explain the answers to the questions that people really want to know. In some Computertowns there are question sessions, rather like radio phone-ins, where the experts listen to a lot of questions and then try to
43、work out some structure to answer them. People are not having to learn computer jargons, but the experts are having to translate computer mysteries into easily understood terms; the computers are becoming “people - literate“. 71 According to David Tebbutt, the purpose of Computertown UK is to_. （ A）
44、 train people to understand how computers work. （ B） make more computers available to people. （ C） enable more people to fix computers themselves. （ D） help people find out more about computers. 72 We learn from the passage that Computertown USA was a_. （ A） town. （ B） project. （ C） library. （ D） sc
45、hool. 73 Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? （ A） Computertowns in the UK have become popular. （ B） Computertowns and clubs cater for different people. （ C） Computertowns are more successful than clubs. （ D） Its better that computertowns and clubs work together. 74 Which of the following
46、 is NOT an advantage of computertowns? （ A） Experts give lectures and talks on computers. （ B） Experts are on hand to answer peoples questions. （ C） People are left to discover computers on their own. （ D） There are computers around for people to practise on. 74 1 There must be few questions on whic
47、h responsible opinion is so utterly divided as on that of how much sleep we ought to have. There are some who think we can leave the body to regulate these matters for itself. “The answer is easy,“ says Dr. A. Burton. “With the right amount of sleep you should wake up fresh and alert five minutes be
48、fore the alarm rings.“ If he is right many people must be undersleeping, including myself. But we must remember that some people have a greater inertia than others. This is not meant rudely. They switch on slowly, and they are reluctant to switch off. They are alert at bedtime and sleepy when it is
49、time to get up, and this may have nothing to do with how fatigued their bodies are, or how much sleep they must take to lose their fatigue. 2 Other people feel sure that the present trend is towards too little sleep. To quote one medical opinion, “Thousands of people drift through life suffering from the effects of too little sleep;the reason is not that they cant sleep.“ Like advan
