历年专业英语四级考试真题及答案 5.docx

1、历年专业英语四级考试真题及答案 52004年专业英语四级考试真题及答案WRITING 45 MIN. SECTION A COMPOSITION35 MIN.Nowadays young people tend to phone more often than write to each other. So, some say that phones will kill letter writing. What is your opinion? Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a composition of about 150 words on the following

2、 topic: WILL PHONES KILL LETTER WRITING? You are to write in three parts. In the first part, state specifically what your view is. In the second part, support your view with one or two reasons. In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary. Marks will be awarded

3、for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks. SECTION B NOTE-WRITING 10 MIN.Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation: Your friend, Jane, has failed in the final exam, and is feel

4、ing very unhappy about it. Write a note to comfort her and give her some encouragement. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Part DICTATION 15 MIN.Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times: During the first reading

5、, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand 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 che

6、ck your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO. 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

7、 correct answer to each question on your answer sheet. SECTION A STATEMENT In this section you will hear seven statements. At the end of each statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. 1.Where is Lily working now? A. In the police department. B. In a drama society. C. In a univer

8、sity. D. In a primary school. 2.Passengers must check in to board Flight 5125 by _. A. 11:00 B. 11:20 C. 11:30 D.11:50 3.Which of the following statements is true? A. There is a strike across the country. B. Many trains have been cancelled. C. A few trains have been cancelled. D. There is a strike i

9、n the North Region. 4.The death and missing numbers in the floods are respectively _. A. 60/9. B. 16/9. C.9/60. D. 9/16.5.What is John supposed to do on Sunday? A. Call the office. B. Revise his paper. C. Solve the problem. D. Hand in the paper. 6.What do we know about Mary Jackson? A. She is the sp

10、eakers friend. B. She likes stories. C. She is an author. D. She gave a gift. 7.What do we know about the speaker? A. The speaker can get good tips. B. The speaker pays for the meals. C. The speaker can get good wages. D. The speaker lives comfortably. 8.What will the speaker probably do next? A. To

11、 buy some medicine. B. To buy a new cupboard. C. To ignore the matter. D. To investigate the matter.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. 9.When will th

12、ey discuss the agenda? A. Before dinner. B. During dinner. C. After dinner. D. Tomorrow. 10.What can be inferred about the woman? A. Shell be travelling during the vacation. B. Shell be working during the vacation. C. Shes looking forward to going home. D. She will offer her help to Jane. 11.What is

13、 the cause of their complaint? A. The place. B. The heat. C. The workload. D. The facilities. 12.What can be concluded about Janet? A. She has come to the party. B. She is hosting the party. C. She hasnt turned up. D. She is planning a party. 13.Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In

14、 a hotel. B. At a bus station. C. In a restaurant. D. At an airport. 14.What does the woman intend to do? A. Get a job on campus. B. Get her resume ready. C. Visit the company. D. Apply for a job with PICC. 15.What are the man and woman doing? A. Listening to the radio. B. Looking at the photos. C.

15、Watching television. D. Reading a newspaper. 16.What does the man mean? A. He hopes the party will be successful. B. He will see the woman around five. C. He is eager to help the woman. D. He is unenthusiastic about the party. 17.What is NOT a change to the literature class? A. Class location. B. Cl

16、ass times. C. Class length. D. Class size.SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Questions 18 and 19 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. 18.The journalist was brought to court because _. A. he was working for a

17、 British newspaper. B. he published an untrue story. C. the story was published in Britain. D. he was working with other foreign journalists. 19.How did the lawyer defend for the journalist? A. He was an American journalist. B. He worked for a British newspaper. C. His story was published elsewhere.

18、 D. Foreigners are not subject to local laws. Questions 20 and 21 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. 20.Afghanistans first match will be against _. A. Mongolia. B. South Korea. C. Iran. D. Qatar.

19、21.Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. The announcement was made by AFA. B. Afghanistan was a founding member of AFC. C. Afghanistan had been in chaos for long. D. The football player were under 23. Question 22 and 23 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you wi

20、ll be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. 22.The expected life-span of Beijing residents has gone up by _ compared with that a decade earlier. A. 1.5 years B. 1.4 years C. 1.2 years D. 1.1 years 23.The _ mortality rate had gone up greatly during the past 10 years. A. in

21、fant B. maternal C. male D. middle-agedQuestions 24 and 25 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. 24.According to Pakistans President, the chances of the two countries going to war were _.A. great B.

22、 small C. growing D. greater than before 25.Recent tensions between the two countries were a direct result of _. A. their border conflicts B. their military build-up C. killings in the two countries D. their mutual distrustDecide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if in

23、serted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet. The normal human daily cycle of activity is of some 7-8 hours sleep alternation with some 16-17 hours wakefulness and that the sleep normally coincides(26) _ the hours of darkness. Our present concern is wi

24、th how easily and to what extent this(27)_ can be modified. The question is no mere academic one. The ease with which people can change from working in the day to working at night is a(28)_ of growing importance in industry where automation(29)_ round-the-clock working of machines. It normally(30)_

25、from five days to one week for a person to adapt to a (31)_ routine of sleep and wakefulness, sleeping during the day and working at night. (32)_, it is often the case in industry that shifts are changed every week. This means that no sooner has he got used to one routine(33)_ he has to change to an

26、other, (34)_ much of his time is spent neither working nor sleeping very(35) _.One answer would seem to be(36)_ periods on each shift, a month, or even three months. (37)_, recent research has shown that people on such systems will revert to go back to their(38)_ habits of sleep and wakefulness duri

27、ng the week-end and that this is quite enough to destroy any(39)_ to night work built up during the week. The only real solution appears to be to hand over the night shift to those permanent night workers whose(40)_ may persist through all week-ends and holidays.26.A.in B.with C.of D.over 27.A.cycle

28、 B.period C.circle D.round 28.A.problem B.difficulty C.trouble D.matter 29.A.asks B.invites C.calls for D.reacts to 30.A.takes B.spends C.demands D.asks 31.A.former B.returned C.reversed D.regular 32.A.Therefore B.Unfortunately C.In a word D.In comparison 33.A.as B.when C.then D.than 34.A.though B.s

29、o that C.while D.as 35.A.efficiently B.good C.easily D.happily 36.A.shorter B.better C.longer D.nicer 37.A.So B.In short C.Similarly D.However 38.A.new B.normal C.temporary D.favourite 39.A.change B.return C.adaptation D.tendency 40.A.wakefulness B.sleep C.preference D.habitPart GRAMMAR AND VOCABULA

30、RY 15 MIN. There are twenty-five items in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your answer sheet. 41.That trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasnt bothered by his loudness _ b

31、y his lack of talent. A. so much as B. rather than C. as D. than 42._, Ill marry him all the same. A. Was he rich or poor B. Whethere rich or poor C. Were he rich or poor D. Be he rich or poor 43.The government has promised to do _ lies in its power to ease the hardships of the victims in the flood-stricken area. A. however B. whichever C. whatever D. wherever44._ if I had arrived yesterday without letting you know beforehand? A. Would you be surprised B. Were you surprised C. Had you been surprised D. Would you have been surprised 45.If not _ with the respect he feels du