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

2004年英语专业四级考试真题及答案

2004年英语专业四级考试真题及答案

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.in         B.with         C.of         D.over?

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27.A.cycle     B.period       C.circle     D.round?

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28.A.problem   B.difficulty   C.trouble     D.matter?

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29.A.asks       B.invites       C.callsfor   D.reactsto?

30.A.takes     B.spends       C.demands     D.asks?

31.A.former     B.returned     C.reversed   D.regular?

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32.A.Therefore B.Unfortunately?

C.Inaword   D.Incomparison?

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33.A.as         B.when         C.then       D.than?

34.A.though     B.sothat       C.while       D.as?

35.A.efficientlyB.good         C.easily     D.happily?

36.A.shorter   B.better       C.longer     D.nicer?

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37.A.So         B.Inshort     C.Similarly   D.However?

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38.A.new       B.normal       C.temporary   D.favourite?

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39.A.change     B.return       C.adaptation D.tendency?

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40.A.wakefulnessB.sleep         C.preference D.habit

PartⅤGRAMMARANDVOCABULARY ［15MIN.］

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 Therearetwenty-fiveitemsinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonethatbestcompletesthesentence.?

Markyouranswersonyouranswersheet.?

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41.Thattrumpetplayerwascertainlyloud.ButIwasn’tbotheredbyhisloudness____byhislackoftalent.?

A.somuchas     B.ratherthan   C.as D.than?

42.____,I’llmarryhimallthesame.?

A.Washerichorpoor B.Whethererichorpoor?

C.Wereherichorpoor D.Beherichorpoor?

43.Thegovernmenthaspromisedtodo____liesinitspowertoeasethehardshipsofthevictimsintheflood-strickenarea.?

A.however B.whichever C.whatever D.wherever

44.____ifIhadarrivedyesterdaywithoutlettingyouknowbeforehand?

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A.Wouldyoubesurprised B.Wereyousurprised?

C.Hadyoubeensurprised D.Wouldyouhavebeensurprised?

45.Ifnot____withtherespecthefeelsduetohim,Jackgetsveryill-temperedandgrumblesallthetime.?

A.beingtreated B.treated?

C.betreated     D.havingbeentreated?

46.Itisimperativethatstudents____theirtermpapersontime.?

A.handin         B.wouldhandin?

C.havetohandin D.handedin?

47.Thelessthesurfaceofthegroundyieldstotheweightofafully-loadedtruck,____tothetruck.?

A.thegreaterstressis B.greateristhestress?

C.thestressisgreater D.thegreaterthestress

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48.TheMinisterofFinanceisbelieved____ofimposingnewtaxestoraiseextrarevenue.?

A.thatheisthinking   B.tobethinking?

C.thatheistothink   D.tothink?

49.Issuesofprice,place,promotion,andproductare____conventionalconcernsinplanningmarketingstrategies.?

A.theseofthemost B.mostofthose?

C.amongthemost     D.amongthemanyof?

50.____bothsidesaccepttheagreement____alastingpeacebeestablishedinthisregion.

A.Onlyif,will B.Ifonly,would?

C.Should,will   D.Unless,would?

51.MrWells,togetherwithallthemembersofhisfamily,____forEuropethisafternoon.?

A.aretoleave B.areleaving   C.isleaving D.leave

52.Itwassuggestedthatallgovernmentministersshould____informationontheirfinancialinterests.?

A.discover B.uncover C.tell D.disclose

53.Asmyexamsarecomingnextweek,I’lltakeadvantageoftheweekendto____onsomereading.?

A.catchup B.clearup C.makeup D.pickup

54.I’msurprisedtheyarenolongeronspeakingterms.It’snotlikeeitherofthemtobeara____.?

A.disgust B.curse C.grudge D.hatred?

55.Maryhopestobe____fromhospitalnextweek.?

A.dismissed   B.discharged C.expelled D.resigned?

56.Onceapictureisprovedtobeaforgery,itbecomesquite____.?

A.invaluable B.priceless C.unworthy D.worthless?

57.Jimmyearnshislivingby____worksofartinthemuseum.?

A.recovering B.restoring C.renewing D.reviving?

58.Icouldn’tsleeplastnightbecausethetapinthebathroomwas____.?

A.draining   B.dropping   C.spilling D.dripping

59.Thebookgivesabrief____ofthecourseofhisresearchuptillnow.?

A.outline B.reference C.frame D.outlook?

60.Shewassandingoutsideinthesnow,____withcold.?

A.spinning B.shivering C.shaking D.staggering?

61.Alltheroomsonthesecondfloorhavenicely____carpets,whichareincludedinthepriceofthehouse.?

A.adapted B.equipped C.suited D.fitted?

62.Heplaystinnistothe____ofallothersports.?

A.eradication B.exclusion C.extension D.inclusion?

63.Sheansweredwithan____“No”totherequestthatsheattendthepublichearing.

A.eloquent B.effective C.emotional D.emphatic?

64.Everyonewhohasvisitedthecityagreesthatitis____withlife.?

A.vibrant   B.violent C.energetic D.full?

65.WemetMaryandherhusbandatapartytwomonthsago.____we’vehadnofurthercommunication.?

A.Thereof B.Thereby C.Thereafter D.Thereabouts

PartⅥ READINGCOMPREHENSION ［30MIN.］

SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION ［25MIN.］

Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.?

Markyouranswersonyouranswersheet.?

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TEXTA

Itoftenhappensthatanumberofapplicantswithalmostidenticalqualificationsandexperienceallapplyforthesameposition.Intheireducationalbackground,specialskillsandworkexperience,thereislittle,ifanything,tochoosebetweenhalfadozencandidates.Howthendoestheemployermakeachoice?

Usuallyonthebasisofaninterview.?

Therearemanyargumentsforandagainsttheinterviewasaselectionprocedure.Themainargumentagainstitisthatitresultsinawhollysubjectivedecision.Asoftenasnot,emplyersdonotchoosethebestcandidate,theychoosethecandidatewhomakesagoodfirstimpressiononthem.Someemployers,ofcourse,replytothisargumentbysayingthattheyhavebecomesoexperiencedininterviewingstaffthattheyareabletomakeasoundassessmentofeachcandidate’slikelyperformance.?

 Themainargumentinfavouroftheinterview—anditis,perhaps,agoodargument—isthatanemployerisconcernednotonlywithacandidate’sability,butwiththesuitabilityofhisorherpersonalityfortheparticularworksituation.Manyemployers,forexample,willoverlookoccasionalinefficienciesfromtheirsecretaryprovidedshehasapleasantpersonality.?

Itisperhastruetosay,therefore,thattherealpurposeofaninterviewisnottoassesstheassssableaspectsofeachcandidatebuttomakeaguessatthemoreintangiblethings,suchaspersonality,characterandsocialability.Unfortunately,bothfortheemployersandapplicantsforjobs,therearemanypeopleofgreatabilitywhosimplydonotinterviewwell.Therearealso,ofcourse,peoplewhointerviewextremelywell,butarelaterfoundtobeveryunsatisfactoryemployees.?

 Candidateswhointerviewwelltendtobequietlyconfident,butneverboastful;directandstraightforwardintheirquestionsandanswers;cheerfulandfriendly,butneverover-familiar;andsincerelyenthusiasticandoptimistic.Candidateswhointerviewbadlytendtobeateitherendofthespectrumofhumanbehaviour.Theyareeitherveryshyorover-confident.Theyshoweitheralackofenthusiasmoranexcessofit.Theyeithertalktoolittleorneverstoptalking.Theyareeitherover-politeorrudelyabrupt.?

66.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatanemployermighttoleratehissecretary’soccasionalmistakes,ifthelatteris____?

A.direct. B.cheerful. C.shy. D.capable.?

67.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheinterviewasaselectionprocedure?

A.Unclear.   B.Negative. C.Objective. D.Indifferent.

68.Accordingtothepassage,peopleargueovertheinterviewasaselectionproceduremainlybecausetheyhave____.?

A.differentselectionprocedures?

B.differentpuposesintheinterview?

C.differentstandardsforcompetence?

D.differentexperiencesininterviews?

69.Thepurposeofthelastparagraphistoindicate____.?

A.alinkbetweensuccessininterviewandpersonality?

B.connectionsbetweenworkabilitiesandpersonality?

C.differencesininterviewexperience?

D.differ