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专业英语四级考试真题及答案
2006年专业英语四级考试真题及答案
PARTIDICTATION[15MIN.]
Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbereadatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbereadatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.PleasewritethewholepassageonANSWERSHEETONE.
PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[15MIN.]
InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingonceonly.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyouranswersheet.
SECTIONACONVERSATIONS
Inthissectionyouwillhearseveralconversations.Listentotheconversationscarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.
Questions1to3arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendofeachconversationyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.
Nowlistentotheconversation.
1、HowdidMarkgetthere?
A.Bytrainandbycar.
B.Byplaneandbycoach.
C.Bytrainandbybus.
D.Bybusandbyplane
2.MarkusedtowearallthefollowingEXCEPT
A.shorthair
B.glasses.
C.mustache.
D.beard
3.Whereisthemeetingfornewstudentstobeheld?
A.Inthethirdroomontheright.
B.IntheCommonRoom.
C.Inaroomattheotherend.
D.InRoom501.
Questions4to6arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.
4.WhatdidSteveoriginallyplantodo?
A.Togotoaparknearthebeach.
B.Tostayathome.
C.Toseeanewfilm.
D.Todosomestudy.
5.Maggiefinallydecidedtogotoseeafilmbecause
A.therewasnoparknearby.
B.theweatherwasn'tidealforawalk.
C.itwouldbeeasiertogotoacinema.
D.Stevehadn'tseenthefilmyet.
6.Wheredidtheyplantomeet?
A.OutsidetheTownHall.
B.Nearthebank.
C.InSteve'splace.
D.Atthecinema.
Questions7to10arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.
7.ThefollowingdetailsaretrueaboutthenewdeviceEXCEPT
A.ithascolor.
B.ithasamovingimage.
C.itcostslessmoney.
D.itisnotonthemarket.
8.Whydidn'tBillwantoneofthem?
A.HewantedtobuyonefromJapan.
B.Hewasn'tsureaboutitsquality.
C.Hethoughtitwasforbusinessuse.
D.Hethoughtitwasexpensive.
9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECTaboutthewoman?
A.Shehadneverreadthemagazineherself.
B.Sheknewwhousuallyreadthemagazine.
C.Shewasquiteinterestedinthenewdevice.
D.SheagreedwithBillattheendofconversation.
10.Theconversationismainlyabout
A.anewtypeoftelephone
B.thecostoftelephones.
C.somefeaturesofthemagazine.
D.thereadershipofthemagazine.
SECTIONBPASSAGES
Inthissection,youwillhearseveralpassages.Listentothepassagescarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.
Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.
11.IntheolddaysdogswereusedforthefollowingEXCEPT
A.huntingotheranimals.
B.drivingsheep.
C.guardingchickens.
D.keepingthievesaway.
12.WhichofthefollowingisCORRECT?
A.Dogsarenowtreatedaspartofafamily.
B.Dogsstillperformallthedutiestheyusedtodo.
C.Peoplenowkeepdogsforthesamereasonsasbefore.
D.Onlyoldpeopleareseenwalkingtheirdogs.
13.Thepassageismainlyabout
A.whatdogscando
B.howtokeepdogs
C.dogsandtheirmasters
D.reasonsforkeepingdogs.
Questions14to17arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.
14.Accordingtothepassage,theworkingconditionsinthenewplace
A.arethesameasthespeakerisusedto.
B.areexpectedtoberatherpoor.
C.arejustasadequate.
D.arenotyetclear.
15.Whatisthespeakergoingtodointhenewplace?
A.Travelling.
B.Studying.
C.Settlingdown.
D.Teaching.
16.Thespeakerexpects
A.fewerchoicesoffood.
B.manywaystodowashing.
C.modernlightingfacilities.
D.newtypesofdrinkingwater.
17.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthatthespeaker
A.isunpreparedforthenewpost.
B.isunclearabouttheconditionsthere.
C.isreadyforallthedifficultiesthere.
D.iseagertoknowmoreaboutthepost.
Questions18to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.
18.Accordingtothepassage,whenarechildrenfirstexpectedtostudyhard?
A.Before6yearsofage.
B.Between6and10.
C.After10yearsofage.
D.After12yearsofage.
19.ParentswhoabusetheirchildrentendtohavethefollowingproblemsEXCEPT
A.religiousproblems.
B.emotionalproblems.
C.financialproblems.
D.marriageproblems.
20.WhichofthefollowingstatementisCORRECT?
A.Boysandgirlsareequallyenergetic.
B.Parentshavehigherexpectationsforboys.
C.Someparentslackskillstodealwiththeirkids.
D.Someparentsareill-educatedandill-tempered.
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
Questions21to22arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
21.WhathashappenedtotheCubans?
A.TheysetfootinFlorida.
B.Theyweredrowned.
C.TheywereflowntotheU.S.
D.TheyweresentbacktoCuba.
22.HowdidtheCubanstrytoentertheU.S.?
A.Inasmallboat.
B.Inanoldtruck.
C.Byswimming.
D.Bydriving.
Questions23isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven5secondstoanswerthequestion.
23.Howmanycitieswillhaveairqualitymonitoringsystemsinstalledbytheendofthisyear?
A.42cities.
B.220cities.
C.150cities.
D.262cities.
24.Altogetherhowmanypeoplewerereportedmissing?
A.68
B.90.
C.150.
D.40.
25.WhichofthefollowingdetailsisINCORRECT?
A.Thetowferriessankondifferentdays.
B.Theaccidentswerecausedbystorms.
C.Thetwoferriessankonthesameriver.
D.Morepeoplewererescuedfromthefirstferry.
Questions26isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven5secondstoanswerthequestion.
26.Whatisthenewsitemmainlyabout?
A.Indonesiangovernmentpolicies.
B.Australia'ssupporttotheUNassistancemission.
C.OpeningofanAustralianconsulateinEastTimor.
D.TalksbetweenAustraliaandIndonesia.
Questions27and28arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.
27.Thenewsitemismainlyaboutajointventurebetween
A.aUScompanyandaUKcompany.
B.aSwisscompanyandaUKcompany.
C.twoTaiwanesecompanies.
D.amainlandcompanyandaUScompany.
28.Whowillprovidethedistributionnetworksinthejointventure?
A.Unilever.
B.Nestle.
C.PepsiCo.
D.CocaCola.
Questions29and30arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.
29.WhostagedtheprotestonSaturday?
A.Thesoldiers.
B.Thepeacecamp.
C.Themilitants.
D.Thehardliners.
30.WhichofthefollowingdetailsaboutthenewsisINCORRECT?
A.13soldierswerekilledlastweek.
B.100,000peopleparticipatedintheprotest.
C.TheprotestersdemandedapulloutfromGaza.
D.ThePrimeMinisterrejectedthepulloutplan.
PARTⅢCLOZE
TherearemanysuperstitionsinBritain,butoneofthemost(31)heldisthatitisunluckytowalkunderaladderevenifitmeans(32)thepavementintoabusystreet!
(33)youmustpassunderaladderyoucan(34)badluckbycrossingyourfingersand(35)themcrosseduntilyouhaveseenadog.(36),youmaylickyourfingerand(37)acrossonthetoeofyourshoe,andnotlookagainattheshoeuntilthe(38)hasdried.
Anothercommon(39)isthatitisunluckytoopenanumbrellainthehouse-itwilleitherbring(40)tothepersonwhoopeneditortothewhole(41).Anyoneopeninganumbrellainfineweatheris(42),asitinevitablybringsrain!
Thenumber13issaidtobeunluckyforsome,andwhenthe13thdayofthemonth(43)onaFriday,anyonewishingtoavoidabadeventhadbetterstay(44).theworstmisfortunethatcanhappentoapersoniscausedbybreakingamirror,(45)itbringssevenyearsofbadluck!
Thesuperstitionissupposedto(46)inancienttimes,whenmirrorswereconsideredtobetoolsofthegods.
BlackcatsaregenerallyconsideredluckyinBritain,eventhoughtheyare(47)witchcraft……itis(48)luckyifablackcatcrossesyourpath-althoughinAmericatheexactoppositebeliefprevails.
Finally,acommonlyheldsuperstitionisthatoftouchingwood(49)luck.Thismeasureismostoftentakenifyouthinkyouhavesaidsomethingthatistemptingfate,suchas"mycarhasnever(50),touchwood?
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31.AbroadlyBwidelyCquicklyDspeedily
32.ArunningfromBjumpingoffCsteppingoffDkeepingfrom
33.AIfBAsCThoughDUnless
34.AeraseBremoveCavoidDease
35.AkeepBkeepingCkeptDtokeep
36.AConsequentlyBHoweverCComparativelyDAlternatively
37.AmakeBprintCperformDproduce
38.AlabelBsymbolCmarkDcut
39.AargumentBsuperstitionCopinionDidea
40.AlossBdifficultyCtragedyDmisfortune
41.AhouseBhouseholdChomeDcircle
42.AunwiseBunintelligentCunpopularDunfortunate
43.AfallsBarrivesCdropsDhappens
44.AawayBoutdoorsCindoorsDfar
45.AwhenBasCifDthough
46.Ahav