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英语专业四级考试全真试题及答案
2004年英语专业四级考试全真试题
WRITING[45MIN.]
SECTIONACOMPOSITION[35MIN.]
Nowadaysyoungpeopletendtophonemoreoftenthanwritetoeachother.So,somesaythatphoneswillkillletterwriting.Whatisyouropinion?
WriteonANSWERSHEETONEacompositionofabout150wordsonthefollowingtopic:
WILLPHONESKILLLETTERWRITING?
Youaretowriteinthreeparts.
Inthefirstpart,statespecificallywhatyourviewis.
Inthesecondpart,supportyourviewwithoneortworeasons.
Inthelastpart,bringwhatyouhavewrittentoanaturalconclusionorasummary.
Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandappropriateness.Failuretofollowtheinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.
SECTIONBNOTE-WRITING[10MIN.]
WriteonANSWERSHEETONEanoteofabout50-60wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation:
Yourfriend,Jane,hasfailedinthefinalexam,andisfeelingveryunhappyaboutit.Writeanotetocomfortherandgivehersomeencouragement.
Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandappropriateness.
PartⅡDICTATION[15MIN.]
Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes:
Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbereadatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbereadatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.
PleasewritethewholepassageonANSWERSHEETTWO.
PartⅢLISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[20MIN.]
InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyouranswersheet.
SECTIONASTATEMENT
Inthissectionyouwillhearsevenstatements.Attheendofeachstatementyouwillbegiven
10secondstoanswerthequestion.
1.WhereisLilyworkingnow?
A.Inthepolicedepartment.
B.Inadramasociety.
C.Inauniversity.
D.Inaprimaryschool.
2.PassengersmustcheckintoboardFlight5125by____.
A.11:
00B.11:
20C.11:
30D.11:
50
3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.Thereisastrikeacrossthecountry.
B.Manytrainshavebeencancelled.
C.Afewtrainshavebeencancelled.
D.ThereisastrikeintheNorthRegion.
4.Thedeathandmissingnumbersinthefloodsarerespectively____.
A.60/9.B.16/9.C.9/60.D.9/16.
5.WhatisJohnsupposedtodoonSunday?
A.Calltheoffice.B.Revisehispaper.
C.Solvetheproblem.D.Handinthepaper.
6.WhatdoweknowaboutMaryJackson?
A.Sheisthespeaker’sfriend.B.Shelikesstories.
C.Sheisanauthor.D.Shegaveagift.
7.Whatdoweknowaboutthespeaker?
A.Thespeakercangetgoodtips.
B.Thespeakerpaysforthemeals.
C.Thespeakercangetgoodwages.
D.Thespeakerlivescomfortably.
8.Whatwillthespeakerprobablydonext?
A.Tobuysomemedicine.
B.Tobuyanewcupboard.
C.Toignorethematter.
D.Toinvestigatethematter.
SECTIONBCONVERSATION
Inthissection,youwillhearnineshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversationyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.
9.Whenwilltheydiscusstheagenda?
A.Beforedinner.B.Duringdinner.
C.Afterdinner.D.Tomorrow.
10.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthewoman?
A.She’llbetravellingduringthevacation.
B.She’llbeworkingduringthevacation.
C.She’slookingforwardtogoinghome.
D.ShewillofferherhelptoJane.
11.Whatisthecauseoftheircomplaint?
A.Theplace.B.Theheat.
C.Theworkload.D.Thefacilities.
12.WhatcanbeconcludedaboutJanet?
A.Shehascometotheparty.B.Sheishostingtheparty.
C.Shehasn’tturnedup.D.Sheisplanningaparty.
13.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Inahotel.B.Atabusstation.
C.Inarestaurant.D.Atanairport.
14.Whatdoesthewomanintendtodo?
A.Getajoboncampus.B.Getherresumeready.
C.Visitthecompany.D.ApplyforajobwithPICC.
15.Whatarethemanandwomandoing?
A.Listeningtotheradio.B.Lookingatthephotos.
C.Watchingtelevision.D.Readinganewspaper.
16.Whatdoesthemanmean?
A.Hehopesthepartywillbesuccessful.
B.Hewillseethewomanaroundfive.
C.Heiseagertohelpthewoman.
D.Heisunenthusiasticabouttheparty.
17.WhatisNOTachangetotheliteratureclass?
A.Classlocation.B.Classtimes.
C.Classlength.D.Classsize.
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
Questions18and19arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.
Nowlistentothenews.
18.Thejournalistwasbroughttocourtbecause____.
A.hewasworkingforaBritishnewspaper.
B.hepublishedanuntruestory.
C.thestorywaspublishedinBritain.
D.hewasworkingwithotherforeignjournalists.
19.Howdidthelawyerdefendforthejournalist?
A.HewasanAmericanjournalist.
B.HeworkedforaBritishnewspaper.
C.Hisstorywaspublishedelsewhere.
D.Foreignersarenotsubjecttolocallaws.
Questions20and21arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.
Nowlistentothenews.
20.Afghanistan’sfirstmatchwillbeagainst____.
A.Mongolia.B.SouthKorea.C.Iran.D.Qatar.
21.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
A.TheannouncementwasmadebyAFA.
B.AfghanistanwasafoundingmemberofAFC.
C.Afghanistanhadbeeninchaosforlong.
D.Thefootballplayerwereunder23.
Question22and23arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.
Nowlistentothenews.
22.Theexpectedlife-spanofBeijingresidentshasgoneupby____comparedwiththatadecadeearlier.
A.1.5yearsB.1.4yearsC.1.2yearsD.1.1years
23.The____mortalityratehadgoneupgreatlyduringthepast10years.
A.infantB.maternalC.maleD.middle-aged
Questions24and25arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.
Nowlistentothenews.
24.AccordingtoPakistan’sPresident,thechancesofthetwocountriesgoingtowarwere____.
A.greatB.smallC.growingD.greaterthanbefore
25.Recenttensionsbetweenthetwocountrieswereadirectresultof____.
A.theirborderconflictsB.theirmilitarybuild-up
C.killingsinthetwocountriesD.theirmutualdistrust
Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.Markthebestchoiceforeachblankonyouranswersheet.
Thenormalhumandailycycleofactivityisofsome7-8hours’sleepalternationwithsome16-17hours’wakefulnessandthatthesleepnormallycoincides(26)____thehoursofdarkness.Ourpresentconcerniswithhoweasilyandtowhatextentthis(27)____canbemodified.
Thequestionisnomereacademicone.Theeasewithwhichpeoplecanchangefromworkinginthedaytoworkingatnightisa(28)____ofgrowingimportanceinindustrywhereautomation(29)____round-the-clockworkingofmachines.Itnormally(30)____fromfivedaystooneweekforapersontoadapttoa(31)____routineofsleepandwakefulness,sleepingduringthedayandworkingatnight.(32)____,itisoftenthecaseinindustrythatshiftsarechangedeveryweek.Thismeansthatnosoonerhashegotusedtooneroutine(33)____hehastochangetoanother,(34)____muchofhistimeisspentneitherworkingnorsleepingvery(35)____.
Oneanswerwouldseemtobe(36)____periodsoneachshift,amonth,oreventhreemonths.(37)____,recentresearchhasshownthatpeopleonsuchsystemswillreverttogobacktotheir(38)____habitsofsleepandwakefulnessduringtheweek-endandthatthisisquiteenoughtodestroyany(39)____tonightworkbuiltupduringtheweek.Theonlyrealsolutionappearstobetohandoverthenightshifttothosepermanentnightworkerswhose(40)____maypersistthroughallweek-endsandholidays.
26.A.inB.withC.ofD.over
27.A.cycleB.periodC.circleD.round
28.A.problemB.difficultyC.troubleD.matter
29.A.asksB.invitesC.callsforD.reactsto
30.A.takesB.spendsC.demandsD.asks
31.A.formerB.returnedC.reversedD.regular
32.A.ThereforeB.UnfortunatelyC.InawordD.Incomparison
33.A.asB.whenC.thenD.than
34.A.thoughB.sothatC.whileD.as
35.A.efficientlyB.goodC.easilyD.happily
36.A.shorterB.betterC.longerD.nicer
37.A.SoB.InshortC.SimilarlyD.However
38.A.newB.normalC.temporaryD.favourite
39.A.changeB.returnC.adaptationD.tendency
40.A.wakefulnessB.sleepC.preferenceD.habit
PartⅤGRAMMARANDVOCABULARY[15MIN.]
Therearetwenty-fiveitemsinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonethatbestcompletesthesentence.
Markyouranswersonyouranswersheet.
41.Thattrumpetplayerwascertainlyloud.ButIwasn’tbotheredbyhisloudness____byhislackoftalent.
A.somuchasB.ratherthanC.asD.than
42.____,I’llmarryhimallthesame.
A.WasherichorpoorB.Whethererichorpoor
C.WereherichorpoorD.Beherichorpoor
43.Thegovernmenthaspromisedtodo____liesinitspowertoeasethehardshipsofthevictimsintheflood-strickenarea.
A.howeverB.whicheverC.whateverD.wherever
44.____ifIhadarrivedyesterdaywithoutlettingyouknowbeforehand?
A.WouldyoubesurprisedB.Wereyousurprised
C.HadyoubeensurprisedD.Wouldyouhavebeensurprised
45.Ifnot____withtherespecthef