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2004年英语专业四级考试试卷

TIMELIMIT:

140MIN.

PartⅠ

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.

MONEY

Moneyisacceptedacrosstheworldaspaymentforgoodsorservices.Peopleusemoneytobuyfood,clothesandhundredsofotherthings.Inthepast,manydifferentthingswereusedasmoney.PeopleonPacificislandsonceexchangedshellsforgoods.TheChineseusedclothandknives.InAfrica,elephanttusksorsaltwereused.Eventoday,somepeopleinAfricaarestillpaidinsalt.CoinswerefirstinventedbytheChinese.Originally,theywereroundpiecesofmetalwithaholeinthecenter,sothatapieceofstringcouldkeepthemtogether.Thismadedoingbusinessmucheasier,butpeoplestillfoundcoinsinconvenienttocarrywhentheywantedtobuysomethingexpensive.Tosolvethisproblem,theChineseagaincameupwiththesolution.Theybegantousepapermoneyforcoins.Nowpapernotesareusedthroughouttheworld.

PartⅢLISTENINGCOMPREHENSION［20MIN.］

InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyouranswersheet.

SECTIONASTATEMENT

Inthissectionyouwillhearsevenstatements.Attheendofeachstatementyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.

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

PartⅣCLOZE［15MIN.］

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.］