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1999英语专四真题
1999年英语专业四级考试全真试卷及答案
TIMELIMIT:
140MIN.
PartⅠWRITING[45MIN.]
SECTIONACOMPOSITION
Weseeadvertisementsontelevisioneveryday.SomepeoplethinkthatTVadvertisingbringsusbenefits,hutothersdon’tthinkso.Whatisyouropinion?
WriteonANSWERSHEETONEacompositionofabout150wordsonthefollowingtopic:
AMAJORADVANTAGE/DISADVANTAGEOFADVERTISINGONTELEVISION
Youaretowriteinthreeparagraphs.
Inthefirstparagraph,statejustONEmajoradvantageordisadvantageofTVadvertising.Inthesecondparagraph,giveoneortworeasonstosupportyourpointofview.Inthelastparagraph,bringwhatyouhavewrittentoanaturalconclusion.Markswillheawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandappropriacy.Failuretofollowtheinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.
SECTIONBNOTE-WRITING[10MIN.]
WriteonANSWERSHEETONEanoteofabout50-60wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation:
You’velearnedthatyourfriendJimmyisillthesedays.Writehimanoteexpressingyourconcern,askingafterhishealthandgivingyourbestwishes..Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandappropriacy.
PartⅡDICTATION[15MIN.]
Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbereadatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillhereadatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.
PleasewritethewholepassageonAnswerSheetTwo.
PartⅢLISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[20MIN.]
InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingonceonly.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyouranswersheet.
SECTIONASTATEMENT
Inthissectionyouwillheareightstatements.Attheendofeachstatementyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingeightquestions.
1.Howwelldidthespeakerdointhetest?
A.Heansweredthelastfourquestions.
B.Heansweredthelastfewquestionsfirst.
C.Heansweredonlysomeofthequestions.
D.Heansweredallthequestionsexceptthefirst.
2.JanethinksthatSwisscheese___.
A.tastesthebest
B.tastesverybad
C.isbetterthanbuttercheese
D.isnobetterthanothercheese
3.Johnwentto___first.
A.thecinemeB.therepairshopC.thegasstationD.theservicestation
4.Bettywishesto___.
A.sendawaythec1eaningladyB.replacethecleaningladyC.keepthecleaningladyD.dothehousecleaning
5.HowmuchdidFredpayforhiscar?
A.Hepaidhalfthepricethesalesmanasked.
B.liepaidtwiceasmuchasthesalesmanasked
C.Hepaidthepricethesalesmanasked.
D.Heneedn’thavepaidthatmuchforthecar.
6.Permanenteducationispracticalbecause___.
A.therearcnolimitsatall
B.therearenoagelimits
C.nooneisgettingreallytooold
D.noonewantstolearnatoldage
7.Accordingtothespeaker,themostdifficultthingis___.
A.travelingfromplacetoplace
B.keepingawayfromcrowds
C.makingholidayplans
D.findingaplacewithmanypeople
8.Williamlosthisjobbecause___.
A.hewasalwayssick
B.heusuallywenttoworklate
C.hemadeamistakeinhiswork
D.hegotangrywithhisboss
SECTIONBCONVERSATION
Inthissection,youwillheareightshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversationyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingeightquestions.
9.Markrefusedtotakethejobbecause___.
A.theworkinghourswerenotsuitable
B.thejobwasnotwellpaid
C.hehadtodoalotoftravelling
D.thejobwasquitedifficult
10.Whatdotheythinkabouttherestaurant?
A.Theservicethereisnotgood.
B.Thefoodmightnotbegood.
C.Thewaiterisnothospitable.
D.Therestaurantistoosmall.
11.WhichlanguagedoesMaryspeakwell?
A.Chinese.B.French.C.Japanese.D.English
12.ThewomanbelievesthatJohn___.
A.wasplayingajoke
B.wasleavingBoston
C.wasmovingtoBoston
D.wassellinghishousehimself
13.Thewomanshouldhavearrivedby___.
A.10:
45B.10:
40C.10:
55D.11:
00
14.Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
A.Johnisnotsick.
B.Johnisfeelingbetter.
C.Jackhasn’tbeensick.
D.Jackhasnotgotbetter.
15.Thetoneofthemanisthatof___.
A.surpriseB.sarcasmC.disappointmentD.humour
16.Thetwospeakersareprobably___.
A.inaparkinggroundB.ataferry-crossingC.inatrafficjamD.atapetrolstation
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
Questions17and18arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
17.SomeHaitiansareonstrikeinorderto___.
A.getpropermedicaltreatment
B.askfortheirpoliticalrights
C.protestagainsttheUSdecision
D.demandfoodsupplyaidfromUSA
18.ThestrikersaredeniedentryintotheUSbecause___.
A.AIDSvirushasbeenfoundamongthem
B.theycannotgetpoliticalasylumintheUS
C.theUSgovernmenthasrefusedtotakethem
D.theydon’tacceptpropermedicaltreatment
Question19isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillhegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.19.TheUSauto-makersdecidedtostoptheiractionbecause___.
A.Japaneseauto-makerspromisedtostopdumpingcarsintheUS
B.theGovernmentpromisedtosolvetheUS-Japantradeimbalance
C.threeUScompanieshaveendedtheUS-Japantradeimbalance
D.JapanagreedtosellcarsattheagreedpricesinsidetheUS
Questions20and21arebasedonthefollowingnews.Altheendofthenewsitem,youwillhegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
20.Wheredidthestormsfirststrike?
A.TheeasternUS.B.TheGulfofMexico.C.TheCanadianborder.D.SomeareasinCuba.
21.ThestormshaveresultedinthefollowingEXCEPT___.
A.deathanddamageB.disruptionofairservicesC.destructionofcropsD.relocationofpeople
Question22isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.
22.Accordingtothenews,Francewasstronglycriticizedfor___.
A.conductingfivenucleartestsonWednesday
B.carryingoutaseriesofnucleartestsinthePacific
C.gettingdisappointingresultsinthenuclearprogram
D.refusingtosignaglobaltreatybanningnucleartests
Questions23isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,Youwillhegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.
23.Thenewsitemismainlyabout___.
A.airtrafficproblemsB.safetyimprovementC.thenumberofflightsD.flighttrainingcourses
Questions24and25arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillhegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
24.WhatisthepurposeofthemeetinginLuxembourg?
A.TocontrolpatrolboatsontheRiverDanube.
B.ToendeconomicsanctionsagainstSerbia.
C.TostepupeconomicsanctionsagainstSerbia.
D.Tosendpoliceofficerstosearchtheriver.
25.InternationaleffortsagainstSerbiahavebeenineffectivebecause___.
A.shipscarryingillegalsuppliesstillsailalongtheriver
B.moreillegalgoodshavebeencarriedoverland
C.localauthoritiesdidn’tattempttostopillegalgoods
D.therehasbeendisagreementovereconomicsanctions
CLOZE[15MIN.]
Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldcorrectlycompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.MarkthecorrectchoiceforeachblankonyouranswerSheet.
Ourape-menforefathershadnoobviousnaturalweaponsinthestruggleforsurvivalintheopen.Theyhadneitherthepowerfulteethnorthestrongclawsofthebigcats.Theycouldnot(26)withthebear,whosestrength,speedandclaws(27)animpressive’smallfire’weaponry.Theycouldnotevendefendthemselves(28)runningswiftlylikethehorses,zebrasorsmallanimals.Iftheape-menhadattemptedtocompeteonthosetermsintheopen,theywouldhavebeen(29)tofailureandextinction.Buttheywere(30)withenormousconcealedadvantagesofakindnotpossessedbyanyoftheircompetitors.
Inthesearch(31)thepickingsoftheforest,theape-menhad(32)efficientstereoscopicvisionandasenseofcolourthattheanimalsofthegrasslandsdidnotpossess.Theabilitytoseeclearlyatcloserangepermittedtheape-mentostudypracticalproblemsinawaythatlayfar(33)thereachoftheoriginalinhabitantsofthegrassland.Goodlong-distancesightwas(34)
anothermatter.Lackoflong-distancevisionhadnotbeenaproblemforforest-dwellingapesandmonkeysbecausethehighertheviewpoint,thegreatertherangeofsight—so(35)theyhadhadtodowasclimbatree.Outintheopen,however,thissimplesolutionwasnot(36).Climbingahillwouldhavehelped,butinmanyplacesthegroundwasflat.Theape-men(37)theonlypossiblesolution.Theyrearedupashighaspossibleontheirhindlimbsandbegantowalkupright.Thisvitalchangeofphysicalpositionbroughtaboutconsiderabledisadvantages.Itwasextremelyunstableanditmeantthatthealreadyslowape-menbecameslowerstill.(38),theyper