英语专业四级考试真题及答案.docx

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英语专业四级考试真题及答案

2000年英语专业四级考试真题及答案

PartⅠWRITING［45MIN.］

SECTIONACOMPOSITION

WriteonANSWERSHEETONEacompositionofabout150wordsonthefollowingtopic:

Collegelifeshouldbevariedandcolourful.Andextracurricularactivitiesareanimportantaspectofit.However,atpresent,thereismuchroomforimprovementinthisregard.Writeanarticletotheuniversityradioentitled:

TheImportanceofExtracurricularActivities

Inthefirstpartofyourarticleyoushouldclearlypresentyourview,andinthesecondpartyoushouldsupportyouropinionwithappropriatedetails.Inthelastpartyoushouldbringwhatyouhavewrittentoanaturalconclusionorsummary.Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandappropriacy.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.

SECTIONBNOTE-WRITING［10MIN.］

WriteonANSWERSHEETONEanoteofabout50-60wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation:

Youvereadonthenoticeboardthattheuniversitylibraryislookingforapart-timelibraryassistantwhocanworkatweekends.Youthinkthatyourclassmate,George,isasuitablepersonforthisvacancy.Writehimanote,tellinghimwhatyouknowaboutthevacancyandtryingtopersuadehimtogoforaninterviewMarkswillbeawardedforcontentorganization,grammarandappropriacy

PartⅣCLOZE［15MIN.］

Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.Markthebestchoiceforeachblankonyouranswersheet.

Thedifferencebetweenaliquidandagasisobvious（26）theconditionsoftemperatureandpressurecommonlyfoundatthesurfaceoftheEarth.Aliquidcanbekeptinanopencontainerand（27）ittothelevelofafreesurface.Agasformsnofreesurfacebut（28）todiffusethroughoutthespaceavailable;itmust（29）bekeptinaclosedcontainer,as（30）aplanetsatmosphere.Thedistinctionwasaprominentfeatureofearlytheories（31）thephasesofmatter.Inthenineteenthcentury,forexample,onetheorymaintainedthataliquidcouldbedissolvedinavaporwithoutlosingitsidentity,andanothertheoryheldthatthetwophasesare（32）differentkindsofmolecules（分子）.Thetheoriesnowprevailing（33）aquitedifferentapproachbyemphasizingwhatliquidsandgaseshaveincommon.Theyarebothformsofmatterthathavenopermanentstructure,andtheybothfloweasily.Theyarefluids.

The（34）similarlyofliquidsandgasesbecomesclearlyapparentwhenthetemperatureandpressureareraisedsomewhat.（35）aclosedcontainerpartiallyfilledwithaliquidisheated.Theliquidexpandsor（36）,becomeslessdense;someofitevaporates.（37）,thevaporabovetheliquidsurfacebecomesdenserastheevaporatedmoleculesareaddedtoit.Thecombinationoftemperatureandpressure（38）thedensitiesbecomeequalis（39）thecriticalpoint.Abovethecriticalpointtheliquidandthegascannolongerbe（40）;thereisasingle,undifferentiatedfluidphaseofuniformdensity.

26.A.inB.onC.underD.beyond

27.A.fillsB.befilledC.fillingD.tofill

28.A.intendsB.tendsC.inclinesD.contends

29.A.howeverB.neverthelessC.soD.therefore

30．A.intheeventofB.inthecaseofC.withaviewtoD.withreferenceto

31.A.havingdescribedB.describedC.describingD.tohavedescribed

32.A.madeupofB.consistedofC.constitutedofD.madefrom

33.A.applyB.adaptC.takeD.conduct

34.A.elementaryB.crucialC.rudimentaryD.fundamental

35.A.SupposeB.TosupposeC.BeingsupposedD.Supposed

36.A.inawordB.inthemeantimeC.inotherwordsD.inthatcase

37.A.SimilarlyB.IncontrastC.FurthermoreD.Instead

38.A.onthatB.onwhichC.atthatD.atwhich

39.A.knownB.definedC.calledD.referredto

40.A.classifiedB.recognizedC.categorizedD.distinguished

PartⅤGRAMMARANDVOCABULARY［15MIN.］

Therearetwenty-fivesentencesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.Markyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

41.Acutehearinghelpsmostanimalssensetheapproachofthunderstormslongbeforepeople___.

A.doB.hearC.dothemD.hearingit

42.Thisisanillnessthatcanresultintotalblindness___leftuntreated.

A.afterB.ifC.sinceD.unless

43.Thecentralprovinceshavefloodsinsomeyears,and___.

A.droughtinothersB.droughtsareothersC.whileotherdroughtsD.othersindrought

44.Dohelpyourselftosomefruit,___you

A.cantB.dontC.wouldntD.wont

45.There___nothingmorefordiscussion,themeetingcametoanendhalfanhourearlier.

A.tobeB.tohavebeenC.beingD.be

46.Mymothercantget___becauseshehasrheumatism（风湿病）.

A.aboutB.onC.throughD.in

47.Iwasverymuchput___byMarksrudebehavior;itreallyannoyedme.

A.overB.offC.upD.by

48.You___Jimanythingaboutit.Itwasnoneofhisbusiness.

A.neednthavetoldB.neednttellC.mustnthavetoldD.mustnttell

49.Allofuswouldhaveenjoyedthepartymuchmoreifthere___quitesuchacrowdofpeoplethere.

A.werentB.hasntbeenC.hadntbeenD.wouldntbe

50.Firmsthatusecomputershavefoundthatthenumberofstaff___qualitycontrolcanbesubstantiallyreduced.

A.whoseB.asC.whatD.that

51.___atinthisway,thepresenteconomicsituationdoesntseemsogloomy.

A.LookingB.LookedC.HavinglookedD.Tolook

52.Manypeopleare___toinsectbites,andsomeevenhavetogotohospital.

A.insensitiveB.allergicC.sensibleD.infected

53.Whenyouredrivingonamotorway,youmustobeythesignstellingyoutogetintotheright___.

A.wayB.trackC.roadD.lane

54.Themotoristhadto___toavoidknockingtheoldwomandowninthemiddleoftheroad.

A.swerveB.twistC.departD.swing

55.Inwinterdrivershavetroublestoppingtheircarsfrom___onicyroads.

A.skatingB.skiddingC.slidingD.slipping

56.Thisprojectwould___ahugeincreaseindefensespending.

A.resultB.assureC.entailD.accomplish

57.Thechancesofarepetitionoftheseunfortunateeventsare___indeed.

A.distantB.slimC.unlikelyD.narrow

58.Weshouldmakeaclear___betweencompetentandproficientforthepurposesofourdiscussion.

A.separationB.divisionC.distinctionD.difference

59.Inthepresenteconomic___wecanmakeevengreaterprogressthanpreviously.

A.airB.moodC.areaD.climate

60.RiteofPassageisagoodnovelbyanystandards;___,itshouldrankhighonanylistofsciencefiction.

A.consistentlyB.consequentlyC.invariablyD.fortunately

61.Thediversityoftropicalplantsintheregionrepresentsaseemingly___sourceofrawmaterials,ofwhichonlyafewhavebeenutilized.

A.exploitedB.controversialC.inexhaustibleD.remarkable

62.WhilehewasinBeijing,hespentallhistime___someimportantmuseumsandbuildings.

A.visitingB.travelingC.watchingD.touring

63.Youmustletmehavetheannualreportwithout___bytenoclocktomorrowmorning.

A.failureB.hesitationC.troubleD.fail

64.Asthedirectorcantcometothereception,Imrepresentingthecompany

A.onhisaccountB.onhisbehalfC.forhispartD.inhisinterest

65.Dreamsare___inthemselves,butwhencombinedwithotherdata,theycantellusmuchaboutthedreamer.

A.uninformativeB.startlingC.harmlessD.uncontrollable

PartⅥREADINGCOMPREHENSION［30MIN.］

SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION［25MIN.］

Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.

Markyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

TEXTA

Clearlyifwearetoparticipateinthesocietyinwhichwelivewemustcommunicatewithotherpeople.Agreatdealofcommunicatingisperformedonaperson-to-personbasisbythesimplemeansofspeech.Ifwetravelinbuses,buythingsinshops,oreatinrestaurants,wearelikelytohaveconversationswherewegiveinformationoropinions,receivenewsorcomment,andverylikelyhaveourviewschallengedbyothermembersofsociety.

Face-to-facecontactisbynomeanstheonlyformofcommunicationandduringthelasttwohundredyearstheartofmasscommunicationhasbecomeoneofthedominatingfactorsofcontemporarysociety.Twothings,aboveothers,havecausedtheenormousgrowthofthecommunicationindustry.Firstly,inventivenesshasledtoadvancesinprinting,telecommunications,photography,radioandtelevision.secondly,speedhasrevolutionisedthetransmissionandreceptionofcommunicationssothatlocalnewsoftentakesabackseattonationalnews,whichitselfisoftenalmosteclipsedbyinternationalnews.

Nolongeristhepossessionofinformationconfinedtoaprivilegedminority.Inthelastcenturythewealthymanwithhisownlibrarywasindeedfortunate,buttodaytherearepubliclibraries.Fortyyearsagopeopleusedtoflocktothecinema,butnowfarmorepeoplesitathomeandturnontheTVtowatchaprogrammethatisbeingchannelledintomillionsofhomes.Communicationisnolongermerelyconcernedwiththetransmissionofinformation.Themodemcommunicationindustryinfluencesthewaypeopleliveinsocietyandbroadenstheirhorizonsbyallowingaccesstoinformation,educationandentertainment.Theprinting,broadcastingandadvertisingindustriesareallinvolvedwithinforming,educatingandentertaining.

Althoughagreatdealofthematerialcommunicatedbythemassmediaisveryvaluabletotheindividualandtothesocietyofwhichheisapart,thev