1、英语专业四级考试真题和答案详解听力Part LISTENING COMPREHENSION 20 MIN. In Sections A, B and C, you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet. SECTION A STATEMENT In this section you will hear nine statemen
2、ts. At the end of each statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. 1. The speaker likes teaching because of _. A. its interesting nature B. the good salaries C. contact with the young D. more summer holidays 2. What does the speaker mean? A. Bad living conditions are due to the po
3、or city. B. Bad planning is responsible for poor living conditions. C. Living conditions are bad because the city is too big. D. Small cities have better living conditions than large ones. 3. What does the statement mean? A. Many people are concerned about their security. B. Social security bears no
4、 relation to population. C. Most social security problems are caused by a few people.D. Too many people may result in social security problems. 4. Passengers must check in to board Flight 998 by _. A. 10:30 a.m B. 10:00 a.m C. 11:30 a.m D. 11:00 a.m 5. The speaker is probably a(n) _. A. insurance ag
5、ent B. fireman C. salesman D. policeman 6. The speaker thinks that_. A. Ian achieved a lot as an athlete B. Ians blind eye prevented him from athletics C. Ians success depended on his childhood experience D. Ian trained so hard in athletics as to lose one eye 7. Mrs. Clark is worried about her_. A.
6、husbands health B. husbands work C. husbands illness D. own health 8. The relationship between Susan and Jenny is _. A. neutral B. friendly C. unclear D strained 9. What do we learn about Jack? A. He is well-known for hard work. B. He is pretty busy working. C. He has overworked and hurt his sight.
7、D. He doesnt like to have dinner with us. SECTION B CONVERSATION In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers.At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. 10. What are they mainly talking about? A. Graduation date. B. Vacation p
8、lans. C. School courses. D. Job hunting. 11. The conversation probably takes place in_. A. a library B. a bookstore C. the classroom D. a department store 12. The relationship between the two speakers is probably_. A. man and wife B. lawyer and client C. customer and waitress D. colleagues 13. We ca
9、n infer from the conversation that the man is a(n) _. A. plumber B. construction worker C. office boy D. porter 14. What will the man probably do next? A. Turn off the tape recorder. B. Turn up the tape recorder. C. Call the doctor. D. Continue to play. 15. How does Lisa feel about her work? A. Sati
10、sfied. B. Frustrated. C. Annoyed. D. Confident. 16. The woman is going to the_. A. library B. theatre C. research institute D. laboratory 17. Jackson changed his job because he _. A. hurt himself during his work B. was not satisfied with his play C .wanted to work harder D. found the job too hard 18
11、. What does the woman say about the film? A. It is hard to pronounce the name. B. It is not going to be well received. C. She has temporarily forgotten its name. D. She has never heard of the name. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Questions 19 and 20 are based on the following news. At the end of the news i
12、tem, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news. 19. Nigeria returned to the Commonwealth after _. A. she had sentenced minority rights activists to death B. the military had resumed control of the country C. power had been handed over to an elected president D. she
13、had negotiated with Commonwealth leaders 20. The Commonwealth consists of _countries which were former British colonies. A. 54 B. 29 C. 9 D. 95 Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the new
14、s. 21. The space shuttle Discovery completed a _mission upon to the Kennedy Space Centre. A. 11-day B. 94-day C. 10-day D. 49-day22. When the spacecraft was going to land, _. A. it produced a lot of noise B. there were scattered showers C. people could see it high in the sky D. people could neither
15、see nor hear it Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 second to answer the question. Now listen to the news. 23. How many people died during the collision? A Two. B Eighteen. C. Three. D. Five. 24. Three Albanians were arrested for_. A
16、. attacking the patrol boat B. smuggling in refugees C. causing the accident D. injuring refugees Question 25 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news. 25. The news item is mainly about_. A. efforts to sa
17、lvage Sun Vista B. negotiation with the ships owner C. threats Sun Vista poses to passing ships D. a newspapers comment on Sun Vista 完型填空Part CLOZE 15 MIN.Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each bl
18、ank on your answer sheet. The translator must have an excellent, up-to-date knowledge of his source languages, full facility in the handling of his target language, which will be his mother tongue or language of habitual ( 26 ) and a knowledge and understanding of the latest subject-matter in his fi
19、eld of specialization. This is, as it were, his professional equipment. ( 27 ) this, it is desirable that he should have an inquiring mind,wide interests, a good memory and the ability to grasp quickly the basic principles of new developments. He should be willing to work ( 28 ) is own, often at hig
20、h speeds, but should be humble enough to consult others ( 29 ) his own knowledge not always prove adequate to the task in hand. He should be able to type fairly quickly and accurately and, if he is working mainly for publication, should have more than a nodding ( 30 ) with printing techniques and pr
21、oof-reading. If he is working basically as an information translator, let us say, for an industrial firm, he should have the flexibility of mind to enable him to ( 31 ) rapidly from one source language to another, as well as from one subject-matter to another,since this ability is frequently ( 32 )
22、of him in such work. Bearing in mind the nature of the translators work,i.e. the processing of the written word, it is, strictly speaking, ( 33 ) that he should be able to speak thelanguage he is dealing with. If he does speak them, it is an advantage ( 34 ) a hindrance, but this skill is in many wa
23、ys a luxury that he can ( 35 ) with. It is, ( 36 ) ,desirable that he should have an approximate idea about the pronunciation of his source languages even if this is restricted to ( 37 ) how proper names and place names are pronounced. The same ( 38 ) to an ability to write his source languages. If
24、he can, well and good; if he cannot, it does not ( 39 ) . There are many other skills and ( 40 ) that are desirable in a translator.26. A. application B. use C. utility D. usage 27. A. More than B. Except for C. Because of D. In addition to 28. A. of B. by C. for D. on 29. A. should B. when C. becau
25、se D. if 30. A. familiariy B. acquaintance C. knowledge D. skill 31. A. change B. transform C. turn D. switch 32. A. lacked B. required C. faced D. confronted 33. A. essential B. unnecessary C. advantageous D. useless 34. A. over B. despite C. rather than D. instead 35. A. deal B. concern C. work D.
26、 do away 36. A. however B. accordingly C. consequently D. thus 37. A. knowing B. having known C. know D. have known 38. A. refers B. comes C. applies D. amounts 39. A. matter B. mind C. harm D. work 40. A. characteristics B. qualities C. distinctions D. features 选择Part GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY 15 MIN.
27、 There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your answer sheet. 41. I cant gofor one thing, I have no money, and_I have too much work. A.
28、whats more B. as well C. for another D. in addition 42. Even as a girl,_to be her life, and theater audiences were tobe her best teacher. A. performing by Melissa were B. it was known that Melissas performances were C. knowing that Melissas performances were D. Melissa knew that performing was 43. _
29、 him tomorrow? A. Why not to call on B. Why dont call on C. Why not calling on D. Why not call on 44. There is no doubt _the company has made the right decision on the sales project. A. why B. that C. whether D. when 45. Intellect is to the mind _sight is to the body. A. what B. as C. that D.like46.
30、 _I sympathize, I cant really do very much to help them out of the difficulties. A. As long as B. As C. While D. Even47. The patients progress was very encouraging as he could _ get out of bed without help. A. nearly B. hardly C. merely D. barely48. He was_to tell the truth even to his closest friend. A. too much of a coward B. too much the coward C. a coward enough D. enough of a coward 49.
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