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专业英语四级真题及答案解析
专业英语四级真题2013年
PARTⅠDICTATION
1、Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthird readings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.
PleasewritethewholepassageonANSWERSHEETONE.
PARTⅡLISTENINGCOMPREHENSION
InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY Listencarefullyandthenanswerthe questionsthatfollow.MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononAnswerSheetTwo.
SECTIONACONVERSATIONS
Inthissectionyouwillhearseveralconversations.Listentotheconversationscarefullyandthenanswerthe questionsthatfollow.
1、Accordingtotheconversation,anexampleof"Christmastrimmings"couldbe
A.presents B.fruits C.sauce D.meat
2、AChristmaslunchwouldincludeallthefollowingEXCEPT
A.carrots B.meat C.sweetpotatoes D.roastturkey
3、WhydidHelencometoRob'shouse?
A.ShewantedtotalktoRob B.ShehadcometohelpRob
C.Shehadbeeninvitedtolunch D.Shewasinterestedincooking
4、Whydidthewomanphonetheclub?
A.Shewantedtoknowmoreaboutit B.Shewasanewcomerandfeltlonely
C.Shewantedtolearnanewlanguage D.Shewasinterestedinsocialactivities
5、Welearnfromtheconversationthattheclub
A.mainlyorganizeslanguageactivities B.acceptsmembersfromlocalstudents
C.hasbeensetupforalongtime D.isincreasingitsmembership
6、Accordingtotheconversation,thewomanmightcometopracticeGermanon
A.Wednesday B.Tuesday C.Monday D.Friday
7、Whatisthemangoingtodoaftertheconversation?
A.Callupthewomanforheraddress B.Mailthewomansomeinformation
C.Waitforthewomantocallhimagain D.Waitforthewomantopickupaform
8、Accordingtothewoman,whatactuallymakesherjobdifficult?
A.Difficultquestionsfrominterviewees B.Embarrassingrequestsfrominterviewees
C.Lackofprofessionalbackground D.Lackofinterviewingskills
9、ThewomanusesallthefollowingadjectiveswhentalkingaboutattendingjobfairsEXCEPT
A.prospective B.useful C.important D.tiring
10、Welearnfromtheconversationthatthewoman
A.worksbetteratjobfairs B.prefershonestpeople
C.oftenworksonherown D.isexperiencedinherwork
SECTIONBPASSAGES
Inthissection,youwillhearseveralpassages.Listentothepassagescarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.
11、Accordingtotoday'sweatherforecast,whichpartofEuropehasdryweather?
A.NorthernEurope B.SouthernEurope
C.NorthwesternEurope D.Scandinavianmountains
12、InwhichpartofEuropedoestheweatherstaybothfineandcool?
A.SouthernEurope B.NorthernEurope
C.NorthwesternEurope D.EasternEurope
13、Inwhichregionwilltheweatherchangetomorrow?
A.CentralpartsoftheMediterranean B.EasternpartsoftheMediterranean
C.SouthernpartsoftheMediterranean D.NorthernpartsoftheMediterranean
14、Accordingtothepassage,whatbenefitcantechnologybringtopeople?
A.Moreusefulinformationtobettertheirlife B.Greaterchangesinsocialorganization
C.Betterunderstandingofmassmedia D.Closercontactwithmodemdevices
15、Thespeakerquestionsabouteverybody'saccesstotechnologicaladvances.Themainreasonis
A.illiteracy B.foodshortage C.poverty D.ignorance
16、AccordingtotheUNplan,allthefollowingwillbeachievedwithintenyearsEXCEPT
A.givingeveryonearadioorTV B.providingmorejobopportunities
C.offeringinternetservicetomorepeople D.startingtocarryouttheschemeintenyears
17、Whatcouldbethetopicofthepassage?
A.Growthintelecommunications B.Technologyandthedevelopingworld
C.Buildinganinformationsociety D.Educationandmedicalcare
18、PeopleinLatinAmericawearsomething______toexpresstheirhopesforwealthintheNewYear.
A.yellow B.white C.red D.new
19、WhichofthefollowingNewYear'straditionssignalsfriendship?
A.Eatingroundfruits B.Wearingsomethingred
C.Wearingsomethingwhite D.Throwingolddishes
20、WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasone'sownNewYear'stradition?
A.WatchingTVathome B.Visitingfriends
C.Goingtobedearly D.Runningandshoutingoutside
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
Inthissection,youwillhearseveralnewsitems.Listentothemcarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.
21、WhatishappeningtotheschoolsinFairfaxCountythisschoolyear?
A.15schoolshavestartedsocialstudies B.15schoolshaveuseddigitaltextbooks
C.Digitaltextbooksareusedforsocialstudies D.Studentsarereadytouseelectronicresources
22、Withdigitaltextbooks,schoolshavesavedabout______milliondollars
A.1 B.2 C.3 D.4
23、Whofoundthesuspiciousitemattheairport?
A.FBIagents B.TSAagents C.Thepolice D.Passengers
24、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?
A.Theterminalwasclosedtemporarilyafterwards
B.Therewasathoroughsearchinsidetheairport
C.Thesecurityauthoritiesidentifiedtheexplosives
D.Passengersattheairportweresafeandsound
25、Accordingtothenewsitem,doctorsusearttherapytotreatthefollowingproblemsEXCEPT
A.smoking B.alcoholabuse C.depression D.schizophrenia
26、Whydiddoctorsintroducearttherapyinthefirstplace?
A.Topreventpatientsfromsmoking B.Tobetterunderstandpatients
C.Toteachpatientssomeskills D.Togetpatientsoccupied
27、Whatisthemainpurposeofthenewrules?
A.Toreducethenumberofpilotsonduty B.Topreventpilotsfromworkingovertime
C.Toensureanadequateamountofsleep D.Tofixtheamountofworkforeachpilot
28、TheIndependentPilotsAssociationwasunhappyaboutthenewrulesbecausethey
A.hadfailedtocoverallthepilots B.hadonlycoveredcargoplanepilots
C.wouldbeputintoeffectintwoyears D.wouldbetoocostlyifimplemented
29、Whyisincreaseinlivestockproductionnecessary?
A.Becauselivestockproductionishighlyefficient.
B.Becausemorepeoplewillbecomewealthier.
C.Becauseithasfewerecologicalrisks.
D.Becauseitmayhelpdoublefoodproduction.
30、Whatdoestheword"challenge"meaninthenewsitem?
A.Conflictbetweenlesslandandmoreproduction.
B.Balancebetweenhumansurvivalandecology.
C.Differencebetweenpresentandfutureneeds.
D.Callsbyenvironmentalcriticstoconsumelessmeat.
PARTⅢCLOZE
Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorresponding blanks.MarkthebestchoiceforeachblankonAnswerSheetTwo.
Everyoneknowsthattaxationisnecessaryinamodemstate:
withoutit,it (31) notbepossibletopaythesoldiersandpolicemenwhoprotectus; (32) theworkersingovernmentofficeswho (33) ourhealth,ourfood,ourwater,andalltheotherthingsthatwecannotdoforourselves. (34) taxation,wepayforthingsthatweneedjust (35) weneedsomewheretoliveandsomethingtoeat.
But (36) everyoneknowsthattaxationisnecessary,differentpeoplehavedifferentideasabout (37) taxationshouldbearranged.
Inmostcountries,adirecttaxon (38) , whichiscalledincometax, (39) Itisarrangedinsucha (40) thatthepoorestpeoplepaynothing,andthepercentageoftaxgrows (41) asthetaxpayer'sincomegrows.Insomecountries,forexample, thetaxontherichestpeople (42) ashighasninety-fivepercent!
(43) countrieswithdirecttaxationnearly (44) haveindirecttaxationtoo.Manythingsimportedintothecountryhavetopaytaxesor"duties."Ofcourse,itisthemenandwomenwhobuytheseimportedthingsintheshops (45) reallyhavetopaytheduties,inthe (46) ofhigherprices.Insomecountries, (47) ,thereisataxonthingssoldintheshops.Ifthemostnecessarythingsaretaxed,alotofmoneyis (48) butthepoorpeoplesuffermost.Ifunnecessarythings (49) jewelsandfurcoatsaretaxed,lessmoneyisobtainedbutthetaxis (50) ,astherichpayit.
31、A.can B.may
C.would D.could
32、A.neither B.nor
C.never D.not
33、A.lookafter B.lookover
C.lookinto D.lookthrough
34、A.Inaccordancewith B.Withreferenceto
C.Bymeansof D.Onaccountof
35、A.aswellas B.asmuchas
C.assuchas D.asgoodas
36、A.if B.when
C.as D.though
37、A.how B.when
C.why D.which
38、A.communities B.sectors
C.persons D.classe