1、2010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 A CONVERSATIONS Directions: In this section you will hear several conve
3、rsations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 2 The following details have been checked during the conversation EXCEPT _. （ A） number of travelers. （ B） number of tour days. （ C） flight details. （ D） room services. 3 What is included in the price? （ A） Ai
4、r tickets and local transport. （ B） Local transport and meals. （ C） Air tickets, local transport and breakfast. （ D） Air tickets, local transport and all meals. 4 Which of the following statements is CORRECT? （ A） The traveler is reluctant to buy travel insurance. （ B） The traveler is ready to buy t
5、ravel insurance. （ C） The traveler doesnt have to buy travel insurance. （ D） Travel insurance is not mentioned in the conversation. 5 What is NOT missing in Marys briefcase? （ A） Her cheque book. （ B） Her papers for work. （ C） Her laptop. （ D） Her appointment book. 6 Where was Mary the whole morning
6、? （ A） At the police station （ B） At a meeting. （ C） In her clients office. （ D） In the restaurant. 7 Why was Mary sure that the briefcase was hers in the end? （ A） The papers inside had the companys name. （ B） The briefcase was found in the restaurant. （ C） The restaurant manager telephoned James.
7、（ D） The cheque book inside bore her name. 8 Which of the following details is CORRECT? （ A） Mark knows the exact number of airport buses. （ B） Mark knows the exact number of delegates spouse. （ C） Mark doesnt know the exact number of delegates yet. （ D） Mark doesnt know the number of guest speakers
8、. 9 What does Linda want to know? （ A） The arrival time of guest speakers. （ B） The departure time of guest speakers. （ C） The type of transport for guest speakers. （ D） The number of guest speakers. 10 How many performances have been planned for the conference? （ A） One. （ B） Two. （ C） Three. （ D）
9、Not mentioned. 11 Who will pay for the piano performance? （ A） Pan-Pacific Tours. （ B） Johnson 【 B1】 , the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain 【 B2】 to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, 【 B3】 they could communicat
10、e with each other; and that later they agreed 【 B4】 certain signs, called letters, which could be 【 B5】 to represent those sounds, and which could be 【 B6】 Those sounds, whether spoken, 【 B7】 written in letters, we call words. The power of words, then, lies in their 【 B8】 the things they bring up be
11、fore our minds. Words become 【 B9】 with meaning for us by experience; 【 B10】 the longer we live, the more certain words 【 B11】 to us the happy and sad events of our past; and the more we 【 B12】 , the more the number of words that mean something to us 【 B13】 Great writers are those who not only have
12、great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal 【 B14】 to our minds and emotions. This 【 B15】 and telling use of words is what we call 【 B16】 style. Above all, the real poet is a master of 【 B17】 He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which 【 B18】 their po
13、sition and association can 【 B19】 men to tears. We should, therefore, learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will 【 B20】 our speech or writing silly and vulgar. （ A） in addition （ B） in other words （ C） in a word （ D） in summary （ A） sounds （ B） gestures （ C） signs （ D）
14、 movements （ A） such that （ B） as that （ C） so that （ D） in that （ A） in （ B） with （ C） of （ D） upon （ A） spelt （ B） combined （ C） written （ D） copied （ A） written down （ B） handed down （ C） remembered （ D） observed （ A） and （ B） yet （ C） also （ D） or （ A） functions （ B） associations （ C） roles （ D）
15、 links （ A） filled （ B） full （ C） live （ D） active （ A） but （ B） or （ C） yet （ D） and （ A） reappear （ B） recall （ C） remember （ D） recollect （ A） read and think （ B） read and recall （ C） read and learn （ D） read and recite （ A） raises （ B） increases （ C） improves （ D） emerges （ A） intensively （ B） e
16、xtensively （ C） broadly （ D） powerfully （ A） charming （ B） academic （ C） conventional （ D） common （ A） written （ B） spoken （ C） literary （ D） dramatic （ A） signs （ B） words （ C） style （ D） sound （ A） in （ B） on （ C） over （ D） by （ A） move （ B） engage （ C） make （ D） force （ A） transform （ B） change （
17、 C） make （ D） convert 三、 PART IV GRAMMAR change will come. Go out and give us a future worthy of the world we all wish to create together. “ (Hillary Clinton, New York University). “This really is your moment. History is yours to bend. “ (Joe Biden, Wake Forest University). Of course, the real “get“
18、 of the graduation season was first lady Michelle Obamas appearance at the University of California, Merced. “ Remember that your are blessed,“ She told the class of 2009, “Remember that in exchange for those blessings, you must give something back. As advocate and activist Marian Wright Edelman say
19、s, Service is the rent we pay for living it is the true measure, the only measure of success.“ Calls to service have a long, rich tradition in these speeches. However, it is possible for a graduation speech to go beyond clich6 and say something truly compelling. The late writer David Foster Wallaces
20、 2005 graduation speech at Kenyon College in Ohio talked about how to truly care about other people. It gained something of a cult after it was widely circulated on the Internet. Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs address at Stanford University that year, in which he talked about death, is also considere
21、d one of the best in recent memory. But when youre sitting in the hot sun, fidgety and freaked out, do you really want to be lectured about the big stuff? Isnt that like trying to maintain a smile at your wedding reception while some relative gives a toast that amounts to “marriage is hard work“ ? Y
22、ou know hes right; you just dont want to think about it at that particular moment. In fact, as is the case in many major life moments, you cant really manage to think beyond the blisters your new shoes are causing. That may seem anticlimactic. But it also gets to the heart of on of lifes greatest, s
23、addest truths; that our most “memorable“ occasions may elicit the fewest memories. Its probably not something most graduation speakers would say, but its one of the first lessons of growing up. 92 According to the passage, most graduation speeches tend to recall_ memories. （ A） great （ B） trivial （
24、C） unforgettable （ D） unimaginative 93 “But graduation speeches are less about the message than the messenger“ is explained _. （ A） in the final paragraph. （ B） in the last but one paragraph. （ C） in the first paragraph. （ D） in the same paragraph. 94 The graduation speeches mentioned in the passage
25、 are related to the following themes EXCEPT _. （ A） death. （ B） success. （ C） service. （ D） generosity. 95 It is implied in the passage that at great moments people fail to _. （ A） remain clear-headed. （ B） keep good manners. （ C） remember others words （ D） recollect specific details. 96 What is “on
26、e of the first lessons of growing up“? （ A） Attending a graduation ceremony. （ B） Listening to graduation speeches. （ C） Forgetting details of memorable events. （ D） Meeting high-profile graduation speakers. 97 Cultural rules determine every aspect of food consumption. Who eats together defines soci
27、al units. For example, in some societies, the nuclear family is the unit that regularly eats together. The anthropologist Mary Douglas has pointed out that, for the English, the kind of meal and the kind of food that is served related to the kinds of social links between people who are eating togeth
28、er. She distinguishes between regular meals, Sunday meals when relatives may come, and cocktail parties for acquaintances. The food served symbolizes the occasion and reflects who is present. For example, only snacks are served at a cocktail party. It would be inappropriate to serve a teak or hambur
29、gers. The distinctions among cocktails, regular meals, and special dinners mark the social boundaries between those guests who are invited for drinks, those who are invited to dinner, and those who come to a family meal, In this example, the type of food symbolizes the category of guest and with who
30、m it is eaten. In some New Guinea societies, the nuclear family is not the unit that eats together. The men take their meals in a mens house, separately from their wives and children. Women prepare and eat their food in their own houses and take the husbands portion to the mens house. The women eat
31、with their children in their own houses. This pattern is also wide spread among Near Eastern societies. Eating is a metaphor that it sometimes used to signify marriage. In many New Guinea societies, like that of the Lesu on the island of New Ireland in the Pacific and that of the Trobriand Islanders
32、, marriage is symbolized by the couples eating together for the first time. Eating symbolizes their new stature as a marriage couple. In U. S. society, it is just the reverse. A couple may go out to dinner on a first date. Other cultural rules have to do with taboos against eating certain things. In
33、 some societies, members of a clan, a type of kin (family) group, are not allowed to eat the animal or bird that is their totemic ancestor. Since they believe themselves to be descended from that ancestor, it would be like eating that ancestor or eating themselves. There is also an association betwe
34、en food prohibitions and rank, which is found in its most extreme form in the caste system of India. A caste system consists of ranked groups, each with a different economic specialization. In India, there is an association between caste and idea of pollution. Members of highly ranked groups can be
35、polluted by coming into contact with the bodily secretions, particularly saliva, of individuals of lower-ranked castes. Because of the fear of pollution, Brahmans and other high-ranked individuals will not share food with, not eat from the same plate as, not even accept food from an individual from
36、a low-ranking caste. 97 According to the passage, the English make clear distinctions between _. （ A） people who eat together. （ B） the kinds of food served. （ C） snacks and hamburgers. （ D） family members and guests. 98 According to the passage, who will NOT eat together? （ A） The English. （ B） Americans on their first date. （ C） Men and women in Near Eastern societies. （ D） Newly-weds on the island of New Ireland. 99 According to the passage, eating together indicates all the following EXCEPT _. （ A） the type of food. （ B） social relations. （ C） martial status.
