1999年英语专业四级考试全真试题.docx

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1999年英语专业四级考试全真试题

1999年英语专业四级考试全真试卷及答案

TIMELIMIT:

140MIN.

PartⅠWRITING［45MIN.］

SECTIONACOMPOSITION

Weseeadvertisementsontelevisioneveryday.SomepeoplethinkthatTVadvertisingbringsusbenefits,hutothersdon’tthinkso.Whatisyouropinion?

WriteonANSWERSHEETONEacompositionofabout150wordsonthefollowingtopic:

AMAJORADVANTAGE/DISADVANTAGEOFADVERTISINGONTELEVISION

Youaretowriteinthreeparagraphs.

Inthefirstparagraph,statejustONEmajoradvantageordisadvantageofTVadvertising.Inthesecondparagraph,giveoneortworeasonstosupportyourpointofview.Inthelastparagraph,bringwhatyouhavewrittentoanaturalconclusion.Markswillheawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandappropriacy.Failuretofollowtheinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.

SECTIONBNOTE-WRITING［10MIN.］

WriteonANSWERSHEETONEanoteofabout50-60wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation:

You’velearnedthatyourfriendJimmyisillthesedays.Writehimanoteexpressingyourconcern,askingafterhishealthandgivingyourbestwishes..Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandappropriacy.

PartⅡDICTATION［15MIN.］

Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbereadatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillhereadatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.

PleasewritethewholepassageonAnswerSheetTwo.

PartⅢLISTENINGCOMPREHENSION［20MIN.］

InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingonceonly.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyouranswersheet.

SECTIONASTATEMENT

Inthissectionyouwillheareightstatements.Attheendofeachstatementyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingeightquestions.

1.Howwelldidthespeakerdointhetest?

A.Heansweredthelastfourquestions.

B.Heansweredthelastfewquestionsfirst.

C.Heansweredonlysomeofthequestions.

D.Heansweredallthequestionsexceptthefirst.

2.JanethinksthatSwisscheese___.

A.tastesthebest

B.tastesverybad

C.isbetterthanbuttercheese

D.isnobetterthanothercheese

3.Johnwentto___first.

A.thecinemeB.therepairshopC.thegasstationD.theservicestation

4.Bettywishesto___.

A.sendawaythec1eaningladyB.replacethecleaningladyC.keepthecleaningladyD.dothehousecleaning

5.HowmuchdidFredpayforhiscar?

A.Hepaidhalfthepricethesalesmanasked.

B.liepaidtwiceasmuchasthesalesmanasked

C.Hepaidthepricethesalesmanasked.

D.Heneedn’thavepaidthatmuchforthecar.

6.Permanenteducationispracticalbecause___.

A.therearcnolimitsatall

B.therearenoagelimits

C.nooneisgettingreallytooold

D.noonewantstolearnatoldage

7.Accordingtothespeaker,themostdifficultthingis___.

A.travelingfromplacetoplace

B.keepingawayfromcrowds

C.makingholidayplans

D.findingaplacewithmanypeople

8.Williamlosthisjobbecause___.

A.hewasalwayssick

B.heusuallywenttoworklate

C.hemadeamistakeinhiswork

D.hegotangrywithhisboss

SECTIONBCONVERSATION

Inthissection,youwillheareightshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversationyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingeightquestions.

9.Markrefusedtotakethejobbecause___.

A.theworkinghourswerenotsuitable

B.thejobwasnotwellpaid

C.hehadtodoalotoftravelling

D.thejobwasquitedifficult

10.Whatdotheythinkabouttherestaurant?

A.Theservicethereisnotgood.

B.Thefoodmightnotbegood.

C.Thewaiterisnothospitable.

D.Therestaurantistoosmall.

11.WhichlanguagedoesMaryspeakwell?

A.Chinese.B.French.C.Japanese.D.English

12.ThewomanbelievesthatJohn___.

A.wasplayingajoke

B.wasleavingBoston

C.wasmovingtoBoston

D.wassellinghishousehimself

13.Thewomanshouldhavearrivedby___.

A.10:

45B.10:

40C.10:

55D.11:

00

14.Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Johnisnotsick.

B.Johnisfeelingbetter.

C.Jackhasn’tbeensick.

D.Jackhasnotgotbetter.

15.Thetoneofthemanisthatof___.

A.surpriseB.sarcasmC.disappointmentD.humour

16.Thetwospeakersareprobably___.

A.inaparkinggroundB.ataferry-crossingC.inatrafficjamD.atapetrolstation

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

Questions17and18arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.

17.SomeHaitiansareonstrikeinorderto___.

A.getpropermedicaltreatment

B.askfortheirpoliticalrights

C.protestagainsttheUSdecision

D.demandfoodsupplyaidfromUSA

18.ThestrikersaredeniedentryintotheUSbecause___.

A.AIDSvirushasbeenfoundamongthem

B.theycannotgetpoliticalasylumintheUS

C.theUSgovernmenthasrefusedtotakethem

D.theydon’tacceptpropermedicaltreatment

Question19isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillhegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.19.TheUSauto-makersdecidedtostoptheiractionbecause___.

A.Japaneseauto-makerspromisedtostopdumpingcarsintheUS

B.theGovernmentpromisedtosolvetheUS-Japantradeimbalance

C.threeUScompanieshaveendedtheUS-Japantradeimbalance

D.JapanagreedtosellcarsattheagreedpricesinsidetheUS

Questions20and21arebasedonthefollowingnews.Altheendofthenewsitem,youwillhegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.

20.Wheredidthestormsfirststrike?

A.TheeasternUS.B.TheGulfofMexico.C.TheCanadianborder.D.SomeareasinCuba.

21.ThestormshaveresultedinthefollowingEXCEPT___.

A.deathanddamageB.disruptionofairservicesC.destructionofcropsD.relocationofpeople

Question22isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.

22.Accordingtothenews,Francewasstronglycriticizedfor___.

A.conductingfivenucleartestsonWednesday

B.carryingoutaseriesofnucleartestsinthePacific

C.gettingdisappointingresultsinthenuclearprogram

D.refusingtosignaglobaltreatybanningnucleartests

Questions23isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,Youwillhegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.

23.Thenewsitemismainlyabout___.

A.airtrafficproblemsB.safetyimprovementC.thenumberofflightsD.flighttrainingcourses

Questions24and25arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillhegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.

24.WhatisthepurposeofthemeetinginLuxembourg?

A.TocontrolpatrolboatsontheRiverDanube.

B.ToendeconomicsanctionsagainstSerbia.

C.TostepupeconomicsanctionsagainstSerbia.

D.Tosendpoliceofficerstosearchtheriver.

25.InternationaleffortsagainstSerbiahavebeenineffectivebecause___.

A.shipscarryingillegalsuppliesstillsailalongtheriver

B.moreillegalgoodshavebeencarriedoverland

C.localauthoritiesdidn’tattempttostopillegalgoods

D.therehasbeendisagreementovereconomicsanctions

CLOZE［15MIN.］

Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldcorrectlycompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.MarkthecorrectchoiceforeachblankonyouranswerSheet.

Ourape-menforefathershadnoobviousnaturalweaponsinthestruggleforsurvivalintheopen.Theyhadneitherthepowerfulteethnorthestrongclawsofthebigcats.Theycouldnot（26）withthebear,whosestrength,speedandclaws（27）animpressive’smallfire’weaponry.Theycouldnotevendefendthemselves（28）runningswiftlylikethehorses,zebrasorsmallanimals.Iftheape-menhadattemptedtocompeteonthosetermsintheopen,theywouldhavebeen（29）tofailureandextinction.Buttheywere（30）withenormousconcealedadvantagesofakindnotpossessedbyanyoftheircompetitors.

Inthesearch（31）thepickingsoftheforest,theape-menhad（32）efficientstereoscopicvisionandasenseofcolourthattheanimalsofthegrasslandsdidnotpossess.Theabilitytoseeclearlyatcloserangepermittedtheape-mentostudypracticalproblemsinawaythatlayfar（33）thereachoftheoriginalinhabitantsofthegrassland.Goodlong-distancesightwas（34）

anothermatter.Lackoflong-distancevisionhadnotbeenaproblemforforest-dwellingapesandmonkeysbecausethehighertheviewpoint,thegreatertherangeofsight—so（35）theyhadhadtodowasclimbatree.Outintheopen,however,thissimplesolutionwasnot（36）.Climbingahillwouldhavehelped,butinmanyplacesthegroundwasflat.Theape-men（37）theonlypossiblesolution.Theyrearedupashighaspossibleontheirhindlimbsandbegantowalkupright.Thisvitalchangeofphysicalpositionbroughtaboutconsiderabledisadvantages.Itwasextremelyunstableanditmeantthatthealreadyslowape-menbecameslowerstill.（38）,they