全国英语专业四级考试试题.docx

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全国英语专业四级考试试题

2000年全国英语专业四级考试试题

PartⅠWRITING ［45MIN.］ 

SECTIONACOMPOSITION

 WriteonANSWERSHEETONEacompositionofabout150wordsonthefollowingtopic:

Collegelifeshouldbevariedandcolourful.Andextracurricularactivitiesareanimportantaspectofit.However,atpresent,thereismuchroomforimprovementinthisregard.Writeanarticletotheuniversityradioentitled:

TheImportanceofExtracurricularActivities

  Inthefirstpartofyourarticleyoushouldclearlypresentyourview,andinthesecondpartyoushouldsupportyouropinionwithappropriatedetails.Inthelastpartyoushouldbringwhatyouhavewrittentoanaturalconclusionorsummary.Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandappropriacy.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.

SECTIONB NOTE-WRITING［10MIN.］ 

  WriteonANSWERSHEETONEanoteofabout50-60wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation:

   You’vereadonthenoticeboardthattheuniversitylibraryislookingforapart-timelibraryassistantwhocanworkatweekends.Youthinkthatyourclassmate,George,isasuitablepersonforthisvacancy.Writehimanote,tellinghimwhatyouknowaboutthevacancyandtryingtopersuadehimtogoforaninterviewMarkswillbeawardedforcontentorganization,grammarandappropriacy.

PartⅡDICTATION ［15MIN.］

 Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufour times.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbereadatnormalspeed,listenand trytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbereadatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheckthroughyour workoncemore.PleasewritethewholepassageonANSWERSHEETTWO

PartⅢLISTENINGCOMPREHENSION ［20MIN.］ 

  InSectionsA,B,andCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY. Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthebestanswertoeachquestiononyouranswersheet.

SectionA STATEMENT

 Inthissectionyouwillhearninestatements.Attheendofthestatementyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingninequestions.1.   WhatissaidaboutHarry’sbrother?

A.   Heishappywithhisjob. 

B.   Heisaveryambitiousman. 

C.   Heistooambitioustobeanenginedriver. 

D.   Hedoesn’tliketobeanenginedriver.

2.   WhatdoyoulearnaboutMs.Ellis?

A.   Shehasbeenwaiting. 

B.   Sheisexaminingherpatient. 

C.   Sheisseeingherdoctor. 

D.Shewouldn’tmindwaiting.

3.   Joanisprobablya___. 

A.   nurse             B. doctor           C. lawyer       D.saleswoman

4.   ThespeakerseesMarywear___differentsilkscarvesinaweek. 

A.   2         B.5         C.7       D.6

5.   WherewillthepassengerschangetrainstogotoGilford?

A.   EastCroydon.       B.Victoria.     C. Southeast.   D.RedHill.

6.   Whatisthespeakerprobablydoing?

A.   Interviewingaclerk. 

B.   Writingajobad. 

C.   Dismissingaclerk. 

D.   Makinginquires

7.   Whatdoesthespeakermean?

A.   Emilyisneitherhonestnortrustworthy. 

B.   Emilyusedtobehonestonly. 

C.   Emilyusedtobetrustworthyonly. 

D.   Emilyismorethanhonestandtrustworthy.

8.   Whendoesthenexttrainleave?

A.   6:

56.         B. 7:

00.       C.7:

28.     D.8:

38.

9.   WhatwaswrongwithMalcolm?

A.   Hehadtroubleworkinghard. 

B.   Hedidn’tknowwheretogo. 

C.   Heneverwentanywhere. 

D.   Heworkedhardbutneversucceeded.

SECTIONBCONVERSATION 

  Inthissection,youwillheareightshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversationyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingeightquestions. 

10.   What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.   Teacherandstudent. 

B.   Doctorandpatient. 

C.   Lawyerandclient. 

D.   Bossandsecretary.

11.   WhatistheweatherusuallylikeinNovember?

A.   Hotterthanthepresentweather. 

B.   Morehumidthanthepresentweather. 

C.   Drierthanthepresentweather. 

D.   Coolerthanthepresentweather.

12.   Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthisconversation?

A.   Publicbusesarefastandcheap. 

B.   Parkingisbecomingabigproblem. 

C.   Subwaytrainsareevensaferthantaxis. 

D.   Taxisaremoreconvenientthanbuses.

13.   Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

A.   Fixingthewoman’scomputer. 

B.   OrderingsomenewpartsbyFriday. 

C.   GettingthenewpartsreadybyFriday. 

D.   Sendingthewoman’scomputerforrepair.

14.   Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.   Neitherofthemhasafavourableopinionoftheservice. 

B.   Thewomanishavingaterribletimeservingintherestaurant. 

C.   Bothagreeit’stimefortherestauranttofiresomestaff. 

D.   Themanthinkstherestaurantisallright,butthewomandoesn’t.

15.   Whowillpayforthecall?

A.   Theman.B.   Theoperator.C.   Theman’ssister.D.   Themanandhissister.

16.   Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman’schoiceofclothing?

A.   Hethinksherchoiceisgood. 

B.   Hethinksherchoiceisterrible. 

C.   Hedoesn’tlikethecolour. 

D.   Hedoesn’tlikethestyle.

17.   WhathappenedtoMr.Runt’sproject?

A.   Itwasfairlysuccessful. 

B.   Itwashardandfutile. 

C.   Itfailedforlackoffund. 

D.   Itstoppedforlackofland.

SECTIONC NEWSBROADCAST

Question18isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven1Osecondstoanswerthequestion.

Nowlistentothenews.

18.   Accordingtothenews,NATOandRussia___. 

A.   havefinalizedacharterontheirnewrelationship 

B.   stillhavedifferencesinmilitaryandpoliticalissues 

C.   willholdafifthroundoftalksinLuxembourg 

D.   madenoprogressinthisroundoftalks

Questions19and20arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthetwoquestions.

Nowlistentothenews. 

19.   ___peoplewerekilledduringtheaircrash.

 A.61             B.51           C.41         D.10 

20.   Accordingtothenews,theplanecrashed___. 

A.   shortlybeforeitlanded 

B.   minutesafterittookoff 

C.   afteritclearedthemountains 

D.   atthefootofthemountains

Questions21and22arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthetwoquestions.

Nowlistentothenews. 

21.   WhichofthefollowingisNOTlistedasaterroristgroupbytheUS?

A.   Thepro-IranianHezbollah.   B.   ThePalestiniangroupHamas.C.   TheIrishRepublicanArmy.   D.   TheBasqueseparatistgroupETA. 

22.   Theaffectedgroupswillbepreventedfrom___. 

A.   enteringtheUnitedStateslegally 

B.   freezingUSfinancialassetsabroad 

C.   receivingsupportfromothercountries 

D.   givingweaponstootherterroristgroups

Question23isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven1Osecondstoanswerthequestion.

Nowlistentothenews. 

23.   IsraeliPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahu___. 

A.   hasbeenprosecutedbytheJusticeMinistry 

B.   maybeprosecutedbytheJusticeMinistry 

C.   hasbeenprosecutedbythepolice 

D.   willbeprosecutedonMonday

Questions24and25arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthetwoquestions.

Nowlistentothenews. 

24.   Thewinnersofthereportedelectionsare___. 

A.   theleft-wingConservatives 

B.   theleft-wingSocialists 

C.   thecentre-rightConservatives 

D.   thecentre-rightSocialists

25.   Iftheleftsecurestheparliamentarymajority,___. 

A.   ChiracwillsharehispresidentialpowerwithJospin 

B.   JospinwillsharehisprimeministerialpowerwithChirac 

C.   Jospinwillbecomeprimeminister,andChiracwillremain 

D.Jospinwillbecomeprimeminister,andChiracwillresign

完型填空

PartⅣCLOZE ［15MIN.］ 

Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.Markthebestchoiceforeachblankonyouranswersheet. 

  Thedifferencebetweenaliquidandagasisobvious（26）       theconditionsoftemperatureandpressurecommonlyfoundatthesurfaceoftheEarth. Aliquidcanbekeptinanopencontainerand（27 ） ittothelevelofafreesurface.Agasformsnofreesurfacebut（28） todiffusethroughoutthespaceavailable;itmust（29）bekeptinaclosedcontainer,as（30）aplanet’satmosphere. Thedistinctionwasaprominent featureofearlytheories（31）thephasesofmatter.Inthenineteenthcentury,forexample,onetheorymaintainedthataliquidcouldbe“dissolved”inavaporwithoutlosingitsidentity,andanother theoryheldthatthetwophasesare（32）differentkindsofmolecules（分子）. Thetheoriesnowprevailing（33）aquitedifferentapproachbyemphasizingwhatliquidsandgaseshaveincommon.Theyarebothformsofmatterthathavenopermanentstructure,andtheybothfloweasily.Theyarefluids.   

   The （34）similarlyofliquidsandgasesbecomesclearlyapparentwhenthetemperatureandpressureareraisedsomewhat.（35 ）aclosedcontainerpartiallyfilledwithaliquidisheated. Theliquidexpandsor（36）,becomeslessdense;someofitevaporates.（37）,thevaporabovetheliquidsurfacebecomesdenserastheevaporate