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1、99专四真题QUESTION BOOKLET 试卷用后随即销毁。 严禁保留、出版或复印。TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (99)-GRADE FOUR- TIME LIMIT: 140 MIN.PART I DICTATION 15 MIN.Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to und

2、erstand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check thr

3、ough your work once more. Please write the whole passage on Answer Sheet Two.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION 20 MIN.In Sections A and B 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.SECTIO

4、N A CONVERSATIONIn this section, you will hear eight short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following eight questions.1. Mark refused to take the job because A. the working hours were not suitable. B. the job was n

5、ot well paid. C. he had to do a lot of travelling. D. the job was quite difficult.2. What do they think about the restaurant? A. The service there is not good. B. The food might not be good. C. The waiter is not hospitable. D. The restaurant is too small.3. Which language does Mary speak well? A. Ch

6、inese. B. French. C. Japanese. D. English.4. The woman believes that John A. was playing a joke. B. was leaving Boston. C. was moving to Boston. D. was selling his house himself.5. The woman should have arrived by A. 10:45. B. 10:40. C. 10:55. D. 11:00.6. What do we learn from the conversation? A. J

7、ohn is not sick. B. John is feeling better. C. Jack hasnt been sick. D. Jack has not got better.7. The tone of the man is that of A. surprise. B. sarcasm. C. disappointment. D. humour.8. The two speakers are probably A. in a parking ground. B. at a ferry-crossing. C. in a traffic jam. D. at a petrol

8、 station.SECTION B NEWS BROADCASTQuestions 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.9. Some Haitians are on strike in order to A. get proper medical treatment . B. ask for their political rights

9、. C. protest against the US decision. D. demand food supply aid from USA.10. The strikers are denied entry into the US because A. AIDS virus has been found among them. B. they can not get political asylum in the US. C. the US government has refused to take them. D. they dont accept proper medical tr

10、eatment.Question 11 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.11. The US auto-makers decided to stop their action because A. Japanese auto-makers promised to stop dumping cars in the US. B. the Government p

11、romised to solve the US-Japan trade imbalance. C. three US companies have ended the US-Japan trade imbalance. D. Japan agreed to sell cars at the agreed prices inside the US .Questions 12 and 13 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the

12、questions.Now listen to the news.12. Where did the storms first strike? A. The eastern US. B. The Gulf of Mexico. C. The Canadian border. D. Some areas in Cuba.13. The storms have resulted in the following EXCEPT A. death and damage. B. disruption of air services. C. destruction of crops. D. relocat

13、ion of people.Question 14 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.14. According to the news, France was strongly criticized for A. conducting five nuclear tests on Wednesday. B. carrying out a series of n

14、uclear tests in the Pacific. C. getting disappointing results in the nuclear program. D. refusing to sign a global treaty banning nuclear tests.Questions 15 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.15. The

15、 news item is mainly about A. air traffic problems. B. safety improvement. C. the number of flights. D. flight training courses.Questions 16 and 17 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.16. What is th

16、e purpose of the meeting in Luxembourg? A. To control patrol boats on the River Danube. B. To end economic sanctions against Serbia. C. To step up economic sanctions against Serbia. D. To send police officers to search the river.17. International efforts against Serbia have been ineffective because

17、A. ships carrying illegal supplies still sail along the river. B. more illegal goods have been carried over land. C. local authorities didnt attempt to stop illegal goods. D. there has been disagreement over economic sanctions.PART IV CLOZE 15 MIN. Decide which of the choices given below would corre

18、ctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank on your answer sheet.Our ape-men forefathers had no obvious natural weapons in thestruggle for survival in the open. They had neither the powerful teethnor the strong claws of the big cats. They

19、 could not _18_ with the 18. A. match B. compare C. rival D. equalbear, whose strength, speed and claws _19_ an impressive small- 19. A. became B. equipped C. posed D. providedfire weaponry. They could not even defend themselves _20_ running 20. A. in B. upon C. by D. withswiftly like the horses, ze

20、bras or small animals. If the ape-men had attempted to compete on those terms in the open, they would have been _21_ to failure and extinction. But they were 21. A. driven B. doomed C. forced D. led_22_ with enormous concealed advantages of a kind not 22. A. bestowed B. given C. presented D. endowed

21、possessed by any of their competitors.In the search _23_ the pickings of the forest, the ape-men 23. A. for B. of C. on D. athad _24_ efficient stereoscopic vision and a sense of colour 24. A. progressed B. generated C. developed D. advancedthat the animals of the grasslands did not possess. The abi

22、lity to see clearly at close range permitted the ape-men to study practical problems in a way that lay far _25_ the reach of the original inhabitants of 25. A. from B. apart C. beyond D. abovethe grassland. Good long-distance sight was _26_ another matter. 26. A. rather B. quite C. much D. reallyLac

23、k of long-distance vision had not been a problem for forest-dwelling apes and monkeys because the higher the viewpoint, the greater the range of sight so _27_ they had had to do was climb a tree. Out in the open, 27. A. anything B. that C. everything D. allhowever, this simple solution was not _28_.

24、 Climbing a hill would 28. A. available B. enoughC. sufficientD. convenienthave helped, but in many places the ground was flat. The ape-men _29_ the only possible solution. They reared up as high as possible 29. A. chose B. adopted C. accepted D. took on their hind limbs and began to walk upright. T

25、his vital change of physical position brought about considerable disadvantages. It was extremely unstable and it meant that the already slow ape-men became slower still. _30_, they persevered and their bone structure gradually 30. A. However B. Therefore C. Meanwhile D. Subsequentlybecame _31_ to th

26、e new, unstable position that 31. A. accustomed B. familiarized C. adapted D. suited_32_ them the name Homo erectus, upright man. 32. A. obtained B. called C. deserved D. earnedPART V GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY 15 MIN.There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four wo

27、rds or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence.Mark your answers on your answer sheet.33. After _ seemed an endless wait, it was her turn to enter the personnel managers office. A. that B. there C. what D. it34. The three men tried many times to

28、sneak across the border into the neighbouring country, _ by the police each time. A. had been captured B. being always captured C. only to be captured D. unfortunately captured35. Professor Johnson is said _ some significant advance in his research in the past year. A. having made B. making C. to ha

29、ve made D. to make36. Fat cannot change into muscle _ muscle changes into fat. A. any more than B. no more than C. no less than D. much more than37. It is not so much the language _ the cultural background that makes the book difficult to understand. A. but B. nor C. as D. like38. There ought to be

30、less anxiety over the perceived risk of mountain climbing than _ in the public mind today. A. exists B. exist C. existing D. to exist39. Ive never been to Lhasa, but thats the city _. A. Id most like to visit B. which I like to visit mostly C. where I like to visit D. Id like much to visit40. He _ u

31、nwisely, but he was at least trying to do something helpful. A. may have acted B. must have acted C. should act D. would act41. If you have really been studying English for so long, its about time you _ able to write letters in English. A. should be B. were C. must be D. are42. Hes _ as a “bellyacher” hes always complaining about something. A. who is known B. wh