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1999年英语专业四级考试参考答案
1999年英语专业四级考试参考答案
PARTIWRITING
SECTIONA
［参考范文］
OneWaytoSolvetheProblem
Weallknowthatvehiclesarethemajorsourceofairpollutionincities.Tosolve
theheadache,peoplehavetakenavarietyofsteps,buttheresultisnotsatisfying.
Here,onewaytosolvetheproblemistosetgasthrifterinvehicle.
Settinggasthrifterinvehiclenotonlydecreasestheconsumptionofgaswhichisa
majorsourceofairpollutionbutalsoslowsdownthecostofpossessingavehiclewhich
makesmillayepricelower.Thereby,allvehiclessetgasthrifterwillmakeairhavea
lowercarbondioxidecontentderivingfromburninggasandcoal.Thelesscarbondioxide,
thelessairpollution.Therefore,throughsettinggasthrifter,vehicleswillbumlower
gases,andtheproblemwillpartlybesolved.
Despiteotherwaystosolvetheproblem,Ithinkthebestwayistosetgasthrifter
invehicleforbotheffectandpractice.
SECTIONB
［参考范文］
DearGeorge,
Ihavegotatickettoacomputerfair.ThoughIwouldliketogothere,Iamunable
to,becauseIhaveanimportantdateonthatday.Asweallknow,youamcomputercrazy;
soIenclosethetickettoyou.YoucangettothefairbytakingtheNo.6bus.
Wishyouwouldenjoyyourselfthere.
Allthebest,
Yours,
XXX
PARTⅡDICTATION
UnitedNationsDay
The24thofOctoberiscelebratedasUnitedNationsDay.hisadaythatbelongsto
everyone.Anditiscelebratedinmostcountriesoftheworld.Somecountriescelebrate
foraweekinsteadofaday.
Inmanypartsoftheworld,schoolshavespecialprogramsfortheday.Boysand
girlsinsomecommunitiesdecorateaUNtree.Inothercommunities,youngpeopleputon
playsabouttheUN.Somelibrariesexhibitchildrensartworksfromaroundtheworld.
Schoolscelebratewiththesongsanddancesofothercountriesorgivepartieswherefoods
ofothercountriesareserved.Nomatterhowthedayiscelebrated,thepurposeofthese
celebrationsistohelpeveryoneunderstandtheUN,andtheimportantrolesitplaysin
worldaffairs.TheUNencouragespeopletolearnaboutotherlandsandtheircustoms.In
thisway,peoplecangainabetterunderstandingandappreciationofpeoplesalloverthe
world.
PARTⅢLISTENINGCOMPREHENSION
SECTIONASTATEMENT
1.Duringthismorningstest,Icouldntdothelastfourquestions,butIdidthe
firstfive.
2.AccordingtoJanethereisnobettercheesethanSwisscheeseinourlocalsupermarket.
3.Beforegoingtothegasstationtohavehistankfilled,Johnhadhisemergencybrake
checkedandfixedattheservicestationnearthelocalcinema.
4.Bettywouldratherthatherhusbanddidntsendawaythecleaninglady,buthewill
anyway.
5.Fredwouldhavepaidtwiceasmuchashedidforhiscarifthesalesmanhadinsisted,
ashereallyneededacar.
6.Theideaofpermanenteducationispracticalbecausepeopleareneverreallytoooldto
goonlearning.Ofcoursetherearecertainlimitsbutthesearenotagelimits.
7.Itisgettingmucheasiertotravelnowadays,butincreasinglyhardertogetawayfrom
people,andthatisperhapsthemostdifficultthingforholidaymakers.
8.AccordingtoTom,Williamlosthisjobnotbecausehewasalwayssickandusuallywent
toworklate,butbecausehemadeabigerrorinlastmonthsaccountingandthebosswas
angrywithhim.
SECTIONBCONVERSATION
9.W:
DoyouknowthatMarkturneddownthatjobofferbyatravelagency?
M:
Yeah,thehourswereconvenient,buthewouldnthavebeenabletomakeendsmeet.
10.W:
Canweeatsomewhereelse?
Veryfewsmallrestaurantslikethisservegoodfood.
M:
Iknow,butthereisntanywhereelseinthistown.Look!
Thewaiteriscomingover
forourorder.
11.W:
MaryisfluentinEnglishandshesjuststartedtolearnJapanese.
M：
IhearshealsoknowsafewwordsinChineseandFrench.
12.M:
JohnmusthavebeenjokingwhenhesaidthathewasgoingtoliveinBoston.
W:
Dontbesosure.Hetoldmethathewaslookingforanagenttosellhishouse.
13.W:
Excuseme,Iwonderifthebuswouldcomeatall.Itsalready10:
45.
M:
Oh,Imafraidyouvejustmissedthelastonewhichleft5minutesago.
14.W:
Hi,John,haventseenyouforaquitefewdays.Iheardyouvebeensick.How
areyoufeelingnow?
M:
Theymustconfusemewithmybrother,Jack.Anyway,heisfeelingbetternow.
15.W:
Afterthewayitisbeingused,thephotocopierisnotgoingtomakeitthroughthe
restoftheyear.
M:
Theyear!
Itssupposedtobegoodforfour!
16.W:
Lookatallthosecarsandtruckslinedupfortheferry.Theremustbeatleast40
aheadofours.
M:
True,Ithinkitwilltakequiteawhileforustobeonboard.
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
NewsItemOne（17-18）
HaitianhungerstrikersattheUSlaborbaseatGuantannamoBay,Cuba,havebegunrefusing
allfluidsandmedicaltreatments.15ofthe267Haitiansareatthebase.7areprepared
todie,ifnecessary,toforcetheUStoadmittherestofthem.TheHaitiansareeligible
topursuepoliticalasylumintheUS,buthavebeenbarredfromentrybecausemosthave
theAIDSvirus.TheClintonAdministrationsaystheywouldliftthebanontheirentry,
butitisnotknownwhen.
NewsItemTwo（19）
ThetopthreeUSauto-makershavedecidednottoproceedwithplanstofileatrade
complaintwithJapaneseauto-makers.GeneralMotors,FordandChryslerhadplannedto
accuseJapanesecompaniesofdumpingcarsbelowmarketpricesintheUS,buttheydropped
theidea,citingapledgebytheClintonAdministrationtoaddresstheUS-Japantrade
imbalance.
NewsItemThree（20-21）
About100peoplearenowknownhavediedinwhathasbeendescribedastheworststorm
evertohittheeasternUSthiscentury.Thehurricane-forcewindsfirststrucktheGulf
ofMexicoandhavenowspreadacrosstheCanadianborder,continuingtobringreckless
snowfalls,severeflooding,andcausingmillionsofdollarsindamage.Allmajorairports
havenowreopenedandairlinesarebeginningtocopewithabacklogofthousandsof
strandedpassengers.ThestormalsoparalyzedareasofCuba,whereseveralpeoplewere
killed,andpropertyandcropsdestroyed.
NewsItemFour（22）
FrancehascarriedoutanotherundergroundnucleartestintheSouthPacific.Itisthe
fifthintheregionsinceSeptember.ThetestwasconductedattheMoruroaatollon
Wednesday.Parishascomeunderstrongcriticismforitsnucleartestingprogramme,
especiallyfromAsia-Pacificcountries.AStateDepartmentspokeswomaninWashington
expresseddisappointmentatthelatestFrenchtest.Francehaspromisedtosignaglobal
testbantreatyafteritcompletesitscurrentseriesofnucleartestsinthePacific.
NewsItemFive（23）
TheassociationrepresentingBritishairlinepilotssaysthatthereisanurgentneed
toraiselevelsofairsafetythroughouttheworld.Inthestatement,theassociation,
knownasBobo,warnsthatunlessairsafetyimprovestravelersfaceaperilousfuture.The
associationalsosaidthatthestandardoftrainingmustberaisedamongflycrewsandair
trafficcontrollersastheskyhasbecomeevermorecrowded.
NewsItemSix（24-25）
TheWesternEuropeanUnion,thedefenseorganizationlinkingmostcountriesofthe
EuropeanCommunity,ismeetinginLuxembourgtodiscusswaystoreinforceeconomic
sanctionsagainsttheSerbsbytighteningcontrolsontheRiverDanube.Itisexpectedto
approveofaproposaltosendpatrolboatsmannedbyarmedpoliceandcustomsofficers
withpowertosearchandturnbackshipssuspectedofbreakingthesanctions.International
effortstoisolateSerbiahavebeenunderminedbyshipscarryingoilandotherillegal
suppliesfromtheBlackSearegionalongtheDanubeintotheformerYugoslaviaafter
ignoringattemptsbythelocalauthoritiestostopthem.Itisreportedthatmostofthe
illegaltrafficofgoodsisbelievedtobearrivinginSerbiaoverlandfromGreeceand
formerYugoslavianRepublicofMacedonian.
PARTⅢLISTENINGCOMPREHENSION
SECTIONASTATEMENT
1．答案：
C
【问句译文】讲话者考试做得怎样？
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】解答本题的关键是听清IcouldntdothelastfourbutIdidthefirstfive
．这里是说她不会做后面的四个题，但做了前面的五个题，故选项C为正确答案。
2．答案：
A
【问句译文】Jane认为瑞士奶酪怎样？
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】解答本题的关键词是nobettercheesethanSwisscheese，由此可知，Jane认为
瑞士奶酪是最好的，故选A。
3．答案：
D
【问句译文】John先去了哪儿？
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】解答本题的关键是分清做事的先后顺序，Before．．．Johnhadhisemergencybrake
checkedandfixedattheservicestation，由此得出John应该首先去theservicestation
。
4．答案：
C
【问句译文】Betty的愿望是什么？
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】解答本题的关键词有wouldrather和sendaway。
故Bettywouldratherthatherhusbanddidntsendaway是说Betty倒宁愿丈夫
不解雇那个清洁女工，但她丈夫将会解雇她。
故选项C为正确答案。
1999年英语专业四级考试试题参考答案
5．答案：
A
【问句译文】Fred花了多少钱买那辆车？
【试题分析】本题为推理题。
【详细解答】解答本题的关键是要听出这是一个虚拟语气句，wouldhavepaidtwiceasmushas
hedidifthesalesmanhadinsisted，意思是说如果售货员坚持的话，Fred宁愿为此付两倍
的价钱。
由此可知，售货员没
升级会员 