1、2003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 After the terrorist attacks in the United States, insurance rates soared as much as （ A） 100%. （ B） 200%. （ C） 500%. （ D） 1000%. 3 According to the report, how many people are HIV-positive? （ A） 22 million. （ B） 36 millio
4、n. （ C） 25 million. （ D） 58 million. 4 The UN resolution is about international efforts in tightening control on （ A） terrorism activities. （ B） terrorists networks. （ C） weapons for terrorists. （ D） funding for terrorism. 5 What does the UN resolution specifically require states to do? （ A） To esta
5、blish a financial network. （ B） To revise their banking laws. （ C） To increase their police force. （ D） To curb regional terror activities. 6 Altogether how many people were injured during the violence? （ A） 1. （ B） 2. （ C） 13. （ D） 14 7 How long has the violence lasted? （ A） For one day. （ B） For t
6、wo days. （ C） For the whole summer. （ D） For one year. 8 Eight foreign aid workers were arrested in Afghanistan because of their_activities. （ A） political （ B） espionage （ C） religious （ D） relief 9 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the penalties? （ A） A fine. （ B） Expulsion. （ C） A
7、 jail term. （ D） Death sentence. 10 Which is NOT true about the listener? （ A） He works hard. （ B） He drinks a lot. （ C） He smokes a lot. （ D） He is healthy. 11 How did the speaker feel when she heard the news? （ A） She was satisfied. （ B） She was annoyed. （ C） She was astonished. （ D） She was relie
8、ved. 12 When does the next coach leave? （ A） At 9: 10. （ B） At 9: 15. （ C） At 9 : 20. （ D） At 9 : 05. 13 The speaker thinks that Jane might have （ A） a better marriage. （ B） a better career. （ C） a better education. （ D） a better family life. 14 What does the statement mean? （ A） I am too happy to b
9、e helpful in any way. （ B） I am willing but unable to help you. （ C） I shall be very glad to offer my help. （ D） I promise to think about how to help you. 15 What does the statement imply? （ A） The man was wearing clean clothes. （ B） The man was wearing improper clothes. （ C） The man was wearing fan
10、ciful clothes. （ D） The man was wearing dirty clothes. 16 What does the speaker mean? （ A） I believe I can find you in other places as well. （ B） I had no idea that I could find you here. （ C） I believe that I can only find you in this place. （ D） This is not the place for me to meet you. 17 What is
11、 the probable relationship between the two speakers? （ A） Salesman and customer. （ B） Doctor and nurse. （ C） Doctor and patient. （ D） Patient and patient. 18 What does the man think of his writing? （ A） Writing will not be easy. （ B） Writing will be less difficult. （ C） Writing has been boring. （ D）
12、 Writing has been enjoyable. 19 What can we learn from the conversation? （ A） Cold is a kind of serious illness. （ B） Cold will go away quickly. （ C） You should go to see a doctor. （ D） You neednt do anything about it. 20 What did the man assume previously? （ A） She would go to the bookstore. （ B） S
13、he would not go to the bookstore. （ C） She would go to the bookstore later. （ D） She would go to another bookstore. 21 What do we know about the flight? （ A） There will be a short delay. （ B） There will be a long delay. （ C） The flight has been canceled. （ D） The condition is still uncertain. 22 Wha
14、t does the man say about Linda? （ A） She is forgetful. （ B） She is considerate. （ C） She is forgiving. （ D） She is careless. 23 What does the woman mean? （ A） She doesnt believe he can do it. （ B） She agrees with the man. （ C） She expects to see him soon. （ D） She will go to the library. 24 What doe
15、s the man think of the womans choice of clothing? （ A） He thinks her choice is good. （ B） He thinks her choice is terrible. （ C） He doesnt like the colour. （ D） He doesnt like the style. 25 Sam refused to take the job because （ A） the working hours were unsuitable. （ B） the job was not well paid. （
16、C） he had to do a lot of travelling. （ D） the job was quite difficult. 26 The man sounds （ A） surprised. （ B） ignorant. （ C） humorous. （ D） disappointed. 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 t
17、he passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. 27 During McDonalds early years French fries were made from scratch every day. Russet Burbank potatoes were 【 B1】 , cut into shoestrings, and fried in its kitchens. 【 B2】 the chain expanded nationwide, in the mid-1960s, it sought to cut labour cost
18、s, reduce the number of suppliers, and 【 B3】 that its fries tasted the same at every restaurant.McDonalds began 【 B4】 to frozen French fries in 1966 and few customers noticed the difference. 【 B5】 the change had a profound effect on the nations agriculture and diet. A familiar food had been transfor
19、med into a highly processed industrial 【 B6】 . McDonalds fries now come from huge manufacturing plants 【 B7】 can process two million pounds of potatoes a day. The expansion 【 B8】 McDonalds and the popularity of its lowcost, massproduced fries changed the way Americans eat. The taste of McDonalds Fre
20、nch fries played a crucial role in the chains success - fries are much more profitable than hamburgers and was 【 B9】 praised by customers, competitors, and even food critics. Their 【 B10】 taste does not stern from the kind of potatoes that Donalds 【 B11】 , the technology that processes them, or the
21、restaurant equipment that fries them: other chains use Russet Burbank, buy their French fries from the 【 B12】 large processing companies, and have similar 【 B13】 in their restaurant kitchens. The taste of a French fry is 【 B14】 determined by the cooking oil. For decades McDonalds cooked its French f
22、ries in a mixture of about 7 per cent cottonseed oil and 93 per cent beef fat. The mixture gave the fries their unique 【 B15】 . 27 【 B1】 （ A） scaled （ B） stripped （ C） peeled （ D） sliced 28 【 B2】 （ A） As （ B） Due to （ C） Owing to （ D） With 29 【 B3】 （ A） ensue （ B） ensure （ C） enrich （ D） enable 30 【
23、 B4】 （ A） switching （ B） diverting （ C） modifying （ D） altering 31 【 B5】 （ A） Still （ B） Anyway （ C） Besides （ D） Nevertheless 32 【 B6】 （ A） brand （ B） stuff （ C） commodity （ D） produce 33 【 B7】 （ A） this （ B） that （ C） / （ D） what 34 【 B8】 （ A） into （ B） from （ C） in （ D） of 35 【 B9】 （ A） long （ B）
24、 only （ C） first （ D） lonely 36 【 B10】 （ A） distinctive （ B） distinct （ C） distinguished （ D） distinguishable 37 【 B11】 （ A） possesses （ B） buys （ C） acquires （ D） grows 38 【 B12】 （ A） exact （ B） identical （ C） same （ D） alike 39 【 B13】 （ A） woks （ B） pots （ C） boilers （ D） fryers 40 【 B14】 （ A） ade
25、quately （ B） massively （ C） plentifully （ D） largely 41 【 B15】 （ A） flavour （ B） fragrance （ C） smell （ D） perfume 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR the right half works on pictures, patterns and forms. We need both halves working together. And the better the connections, the more harmoniously the two halves work.
26、 And, according to research findings, women have the better connections. 5 But it isnt all that easy to explain the actual differences between skills of men and women on this basis. In schools throughout the world girls tend to be better than boys at “language subjects“ and boys better at maths and
27、physics. If these differences correspond with the differences in the hemispheric trunkline, there is an unalterable distinction between the sexes. 6 We shant know for a while, partly because we dont know of any precise relationship between abilities in school subjects and the functioning of the two
28、halves of the brain, and we cannot understand how the two halves interact via the corpus callosum. But this striking difference must have some effect and, because the difference is in the parts of the brain involved in intellect, we should be looking for differences in intellectual processing. 67 Wh
29、ich of the following statements is CORRECT? （ A） Biologists are conducting research where psychologists have given up. （ B） Brain differences point to superiority of one sex over the other. （ C） Results of scientific research fail to support popular belief. （ D） The structural difference in the brai
30、n between the sexes has long been known. 68 According to the passage it is commonly believed that brain differences are caused by_factors. （ A） biological （ B） psychological （ C） physical （ D） social 69 “these differences“ in paragraph 5 refer to those in （ A） skills of men and women. （ B） school su
31、bjects. （ C） the brain structure of men and women. （ D） activities carried out by the brain. 70 At the end of the passage the author proposes more work on （ A） the brain structure as a whole. （ B） the functioning of part of the brain. （ C） the distinction between the sexes. （ D） the effects of the c
32、orpus callosum. 71 What is the main purpose of the passage? （ A） To outline the research findings on the brain structure. （ B） To explain the link between sex and brain structure. （ C） To discuss the various factors that cause brain differences. （ D） To suggest new areas in brain research. 72 1 Info
33、rmation is the primary commodity in more and more industries today. 2 By 2005, 83% of American management personnel will be knowledge workers. Europe and Japan are not far behind. 3 By 2005, half of all knowledge workers (22% of the labour force) will choose “flextime, flexplace“ arrangements, which
34、 allow them to work at home, communicating with the office via computer networks. 4 In the United States, the so-called “digital divide“ seems to be disappearing. In early 2000, a poll found, that, where half of white households owned computers, so did fully 43 of African American households, and th
35、eir numbers were growing rapidly. Hispanic households continued to lag behind, but their rate of computer ownership was expanding as well. 5 Company-owned and industry-wide television networks are bringing programming to thousands of locations. Business TV is becoming big business. 6 Computer compet
36、ence will approach 100% in US urban areas by the year 2005, with Europe and Japan not far behind. 7 80% of US homes will have computers in 2005, compared with roughly 50% now. 8 In the United States, 5 of the 10 fastest-growing careers between now and 2005 will be computer related. Demand for progra
37、mmers and systems analysts will grow by 70%. The same trend is accelerating in Europe, Japan, and India. 9 By 2005, nearly all college texts and many high school and junior high books will be tied to Internet sites that provide source material, study exercises, and relevant news articles to aid in l
38、earning. Others will come with CD-ROMs that offer similar resources. 10 Internet links will provide access to the card catalogues of all the major libraries in the world by 2005. It will be possible to call up on a PC screen millions of volumes from distant libraries. Web sites enhance books by prov
39、iding pictures, sound, film clips, and flexible indexing and search utilities. 11 Implications: Anyone with access to the Internet will be able to achieve the education needed to build a productive life in an increasingly high-tech world. Computer learning may even reduce the growing American prison
40、 population. 12 Knowledge workers are generally better paid than less-skilled workers. Their wealth is raising overall prosperity. 13 Even entry-level workers and those in formerly unskilled positions require a growing level of education. For a good career in almost any field, computer competence is
41、 a must. This is one major trend raising the level of education required for a productive role in todays work force. For many workers, the opportunity for training is becoming one of the most desirable benefits any job can offer. 72 Information technology is expected to have impact on all the follow
42、ing EXCEPT （ A） American management personnel. （ B） European management personnel. （ C） American peoples choice of career. （ D） traditional practice at work. 73 “digital divide“ in the 4th paragraph refers to （ A） the gap in terms of computer ownership. （ B） the tendency of computer ownership. （ C）
43、the dividing line based on digits. （ D） the ethnic distinction among American households. 74 Which of the following statements is INCORRECT according to the passage? （ A） By 2005 all college and school study materials will turn electronic. （ B） By 2005 printed college and school study materials will
44、 be supplemented with electronic material. （ C） By 2005 some college and school study materials will be accompanied by CD-ROMs. （ D） By 2005 Internet links make worldwide library search a possibility. 75 Which of the following areas is NOT discussed in the passage? （ A） Future careers. （ B） Nature o
45、f future work. （ C） Ethnic differences. （ D） Schools and libraries. 76 At the end of the passage, the author seems to emphasize _ in an increasingly high tech world. （ A） the variety of education （ B） the content of education （ C） the need for education （ D） the function of education 77 1 The way in
46、 which people use social space reflects their social relationships and their ethnic identity. Early immigrants to America from Europe brought with them a collective style of living, which they retained until late in the 18th century. Historical records document a group-oriented existence, in which o
47、ne room was used for eating, entertaining guests, and sleeping. People ate soups from a communal pot, shared drinking cups, and used a common pit toilet. With the development of ideas about individualism, people soon began to shift to the use of individual cups and plates; the eating of meals that i
48、ncluded meat, bread, and vegetables served on separate plates; and the use of private toilets. They Began to build their houses with separate rooms to entertain guests living rooms, separate bedrooms for sleeping, separate work areas kitchen, laundry room, and separate bathrooms. 2 In Mexico, the me
49、aning and organization of domestic space is strikingly different. Houses are organized around a patio, or courtyard. Rooms open onto the patio, where all kinds of domestic activities take place. Individuals do not have separate bedrooms. Children often sleep with parents, and brothers or sisters share a bed, emphasizing familial interdependence. Rooms in Mexican houses are locations for multiple activities that, in contrast, are rigidly separated in the United States. 77 Changes in living styles among early immigrants were initially brought a
