04年四级考试样卷及评分标准

2004年英语专业四级考试全真试题WRITING ［45 MIN.］SECTION A COMPOSITION［35 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 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 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 feeling 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 ⅡDICTATION ［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 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 check 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 ⅢLISTENING COMPREHENSION ［20 MIN.］In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONL Y. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet. SECTION A STATEMENTIn 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 university.D. In a primary school.2.Passengers must check in to board Flight 5125 by ____.A. 11:00B. 11:20C. 11:30D.11:503.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 in 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 speaker’s 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 buy some medicine.B. To buy a new cupboard.C. To ignore the matter.D. To investigate the matter.SECTION B CONVERSATIONIn 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 they discuss the agenda?A. Before dinner.B. During dinner.C. After dinner.D. Tomorrow.10.What can be inferred about the woman?A. She’ll be travelling during the vacation.B. She’ll be working during the vacation.C. She’s looking forward to going home.D. She will offer her help to Jane.11.What is 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 hasn’t turned up.D. She is planning a party.13.Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In 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. 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. Class times.C. Class length.D. Class size.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestions 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 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.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.Afghanistan’s first match will be against ____.A. Mongolia.B. South Korea.C. Iran.D. Qatar.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 will 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 yearsB. 1.4 yearsC. 1.2 yearsD. 1.1 years23.The ____ mortality rate had gone up greatly during the past 10 years.A. infantB. maternalC. maleD. 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 Pakistan’s President, the chances of the two countries going to war were ____.A. greatB. smallC. growingD. greater than before25.Recent tensions between the two countries were a direct result of ____.A. their border conflictsB. their military build-upC. killings in the two countriesD. their mutual distrustDecide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted 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 with 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)____ 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 another, (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 during 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.over27.A.cycle B.period C.circle D.round28.A.problem B.difficulty C.trouble D.matter29.A.asks B.invites C.calls for D.reacts to30.A.takes B.spends C.demands D.asks31.A.former B.returned C.reversed D.regular32.A.Therefore B.Unfortunately C.In a word D.In comparison33.A.as B.when C.then D.than34.A.though B.so that C.while D.as35.A.efficiently B.good C.easily D.happily36.A.shorter B.better C.longer D.nicer37.A.So B.In short C.Similarly D.However38.A.new B.normal C.temporary D.favourite39.A.change B.return C.adaptation D.tendency40.A.wakefulness B.sleep C.preference D.habitPart ⅤGRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ［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 wasn’t bothered by his loudness ____ by his lack of talent.A. so much asB. rather thanC. asD. than42.____, I’ll marry him all the same.A. Was he rich or poorB. Whethere rich or poorC. Were he rich or poorD. Be he rich or poor43.The government has promised to do ____ lies in its power to ease the hardships of the victims in the flood-stricken area.A. howeverB. whicheverC. whateverD. wherever44.____ if I had arrived yesterday without letting you know beforehand?A. Would you be surprisedB. Were you surprisedC. Had you been surprisedD. Would you have been surprised45.If not ____ with the respect he feels due to him, Jack gets very ill-tempered and grumbles all the time.A. being treatedB. treatedC. be treatedD. having been treated46.It is imperative that students ____ their term papers on time.A. hand inB. would hand inC. have to hand inD. handed in47.The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of a fully-loaded truck, ____ to the truckA. the greater stress isB. greater is the stressC. the stress is greaterD. the greater the stress48.The Minister of Finance is believed ____ of imposing new taxes to raise extra revenue.A. that he is thinkingB. to be thinkingC. that he is to thinkD. to think49.Issues of price, place, promotion, and product are ____ conventional concerns in planning marketing strategies.A. these of the mostB. most of thoseC. among the mostD. among the many of50.____ both sides accept the agreement ____ a lasting peace be established in this region.A. Only if, willB. If only, wouldC. Should, willD. Unless, would51.Mr Wells, together with all the members of his family, ____ for Europe this afternoon.A. are to leaveB. are leavingC. is leavingD. leave52.It was suggested that all government ministers should ____ information on their financial interests.A. discoverB. uncoverC. tellD. disclose53.As my exams are coming next week, I’ll take advantage of the weekend to ____ on some reading.A. catch upB. clear upC. make upD. pick up54.I’m surprised they are no longer on speaking terms. It’s not like either of them to bear a ____A. disgustB. curseC. grudgeD. hatred55.Mary hopes to be ____ from hospital next week.A. dismissedB. dischargedC.expelledD. resigned56.Once a picture is proved to be a forgery, it becomes quite ____.A. invaluableB. pricelessC. unworthyD.worthless57.Jimmy earns his living by ____ works of art in the museum.A. recoveringB. restoringC. renewingD. reviving58.I couldn’t sleep last night because the tap in the bathroom was ____.A. drainingB. droppingC. spillingD. dripping59.The book gives a brief ____ of the course of his research up till now.A. outlineB. referenceC. frameD. outlook60.She was sanding outside in the snow, ____ with cold.A. spinningB. shiveringC. shakingD. staggering61.All the rooms on the second floor have nicely ____ carpets, which are included in the price of the house.A. adaptedB. equippedC. suitedD. fitted62.He plays tinnis to the ____ of all other sports.A. eradicationB. exclusionC. extensionD. inclusion63.She answered with an ____ “No” to the request that she attend the public hearing.A. eloquentB. effectiveC. emotionalD. emphatic64.Everyone who has visited the city agrees that it is ____ with life.A. vibrantB. violentC. energeticD. full65.We met Mary and her husband at a party two months ago. ____ we’ve had no further communication.A. ThereofB. TherebyC. ThereafterD. ThereaboutsPart ⅥREADING COMPREHENSION ［30 MIN.］SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION ［25 MIN.］In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.TEXT AIt often happens that a number of applicants with almost identical qualifications and experience all apply for the same position. In their educational background, special skills and work experience, there is little, if anything, to choose between half a dozen candidates. How then does the employer make a choice? Usually on the basis of an interview.There are many arguments for and against the interview as a selection procedure. The main argument against it is that it results in a wholly subjective decision. As often as not, emplyers do not choose the best candidate, they choose the candidate who makes a good first impression on them. Some employers, of course, reply to this argument by saying that they have become so experienced in interviewing staff that they are able to make a sound assessment of each candidate’s likely performance.The main argument in favour of the interview — and it is, perhaps, a good argument —is that an employer is concerned not only with a candidate’s ability, but with the suitability of his or her personality for the particular work situation. Many employers, for example, will overlook occasional inefficiencies from their secretary provided she has a pleasant personality.It is perhas true to say, therefore, that the real purpose of an interview is not to assess the assssable aspects of each candidate but to make a guess at the more intangible things, such as personality, character and social ability. Unfortunately, both for the employers and applicants for jobs, there are many people of great ability who simply do not interview well. There are also, of course, people who interview extremely well, but are later found to be very unsatisfactory employees.Candidates who interview well tend to be quietly confident, but never boastful; direct and straightforward in their questions and answers; cheerful and friendly, but never over-familiar; and sincerely enthusiastic and optimistic. Candidates who interview badly tend to be at either end of the spectrum of human behaviour. They are either very shy or over-confident. They show either a lack of enthusiasm or an excess of it. They either talk too little or never stop talking. They are either over-polite or rudely abrupt.66.We can infer from the passage that an employer might tolerate his secretary’s occasional mistakes, if the latter is ____A. direct.B. cheerful.C. shy.D. capable.67.What is the author’s attitude towards the interview as a selection procedure?A. Unclear.B. Negative.C. Objective.D. Indifferent.68.According to the passage, people argue over the interview as a selection procedure mainly because they have ____.A. different selection proceduresB. different puposes in the interviewC. different standards for competenceD. different experiences in interviews69.The purpose of the last paragraph is to indicate ____.A. a link between success in interview and personalityB. connections between work abilities and personalityC. differences in interview experienceD. differences in personal behaviourTEXT BEvery year thousands of people are arrested and taken to court for shop-lifting. In Britain alone, about HK$3,000,000’s worth of goods are stolen from shops every week. This amounts t o something like HK$150 million a year, and represents about 4 per cent of the shops’total stock. As a result of this “shrinkage”as the shops call it, the honest public has to pay higher prices. Shop-lifters can be divided into three main categories: the professionals, the deliberate amateur, and the people who just can’t help themselves. The professionals do not pose much of a problem for the store detectives, who, assisted by closed circuit television, two-way mirrors and various other technological devices, can usually cope with them. The professionals tend to go for high value goods in parts of the shops where security measures are tightest. And, in any case, they account for only a small percentage of the total losses due to shop-lifting.The same applies to the deliberate amateur who is, so to speak, a professional in training. Most of them get caught sooner or later, and they are dealt with severely by the courts.The real problem is the person who gives way to a sudden temptation and is in all other respects an honest and law-abiding citizen. Contrary to what one would expect, this kind of shop-lifter is rarely poor. He does not steal because he needs the goods and cannot afford to pay for them. He steals because he simply cannot stop himself. And there are countless others who, because of age, sickness or plain absent-mindedness, simply forget to pay for what they take from the shops. When caught, all are liable to prosecution, and the decision whether to send for the police or not is in the hands of the store manager.In order to prevent the quite incredible growth in ship-lifting offences, some stores, in fact, are doing their best to separate the thieves from the confused by prohibiting customers from takingbags into the store. However, what is most worrying about the whole problem is, perhaps, that it is yet another instance of the innocent majority being penalized and inconvenienced because of the actions of a small minority. It is the aircraft hijack situation in another form. Because of the possibility of one passenger in a million boarding an aircraft with a weapon, the other 999,999 passengers must subject themselves to searches and delays. Unless the situation in the shops improves, in ten years’ time we may all have to subjec t ourselves to a body-search every time we go into a store to buy a tin of beans!70.Why does the honest public have to pay higher prices when they go to the shops?A. There is a “shrinkage”in market values.B. Many goods are not available.C. Goods in many shops lack variety.D. There are many cases of shop-lifting.71.The third group of people steal things because they ____A. are mentally ill.B. are quite absent-minded.C.can not resist the temptation.D. can not afford to pay for goods.72.According to the passage, law-abiding citizens ____.A. can possibly steal things because of their povertyB. can possibly take away goods without payingC. have never stolen goods from the supermarketsD. are difficult to be caught when they steal things73.Which of the following statements is NOT true about the main types of shop-lifting?A. A big percentage of the total losses are caused by the professionals.B. The deliberate amateurs will be punished severely if they get caught.C. People would expect that those who can’t help themselves are poor.D. The professionals don’t cause a lot of trouble to the store detectives.74.The aircraft hijack situation is used in order to show that ____.A. “the professionals do not pose much of a problem for the stores”B. some people “somply forget to pay for what they take from the shops”C. “the honest public has to pay higher prices”D. the third type of shop-lifters are dangerous peopleTEXT CMy bones have been aching again, as they often do in humid weather. They ache like history: things long done with, that still remain as pain. When the ache is bad enough it keeps me from sleeping. Every night I yearn for sleep, I strive for it; yet it flutters on ahead of me like a curtain. There are sleeping pills, of course, but the doctor has warned me against them.Last night, after what seemed hours of damp turmoil, I got up and crept slipperless down the staris, feeling my way in the faint street light that came through the window. Once safely arrived at the bottom, I walked into the kitchen and looked around in the refrigerator. There was nothing much I wanted to eat: the remains of a bunch of celery, a blue-tinged heel of bread, a lemon going soft. I’ve fallen into the habits of the solitary; my meals are snatched and random. Furtive snacks, furtive treats and picnics. I made do with some peanut butter, scooped directly from the jar with a forefinger: why dirty a spoon?Standing there with the jar in one hand and my finger in my mouth, I had the feeling that someone was about to walk into the room — some other woman, the unseen, valid owner — and ask mewhat in hell I was doing in her kitchen. I’ve had it before, the se nse that even in the course of my most legitimate and daily actions —peeling a banana, brushing my teeth —I am trespassing.At night the house was more than ever like a stranger’s. I wandered through the front room, the dining room, the parlour, hand on the wall for balance. My various possessions were floating in their own pools of shadow, denying my ownership of them. I looked them over with a burglar’s eye, deciding what might be worth the risk of stealing, what on the other hand I would leave behind. Robbers would take the obvious things —the silver teapot that was my grandmother’s, perhaps the hand-painted china. The television set. Nothing I really want.75.The author could not fall asleep because ____.A. it was too damp in the bedroomB. she had run out of sleeping pillsC. she was in very poor healthD. she felt very hungry76.The author did not like the food in the refrigerator because it was NOT ____.A. freshB. sufficientC. nutritiousD. delicious77.By “At night the house was more than ever like a stranger’s”(Line 1, Para. 4), the author probably means that ____.A. the house was too dark at nightB. ther were unfamiliar rooms in the houseC. she felt much more lonely at nightD. the furniture there didn’t belong to herTEXT DThe chief problem in coping with foreign motorists is not so much remembering that they are different from yourself, but that they are enormously variable. Cross a frontier without adjusting and you can be in deep trouble.One of the greatest gulfs separating the driving nations is the Atlantic Ocean. More precisely, it is the mental distance between the European and the American motorist, particularly the South American motorist. Compare, for example, an English driver at a set of traffic lights with a Brazilian.Very rarely will an Englishman try to anticipate the green light by moving off prematurely. You will find the occasional sharpie who watches for the amber to come up on the adjacent set of lights. However, he will not go until he receives the lawful signal. Brazilians view the thing quite differently. If, in fact, they see traffic lights at all, they regard them as a kind of roadside decoration.The natives of North America are much more disciplined. They demonstrate this in their addiction to driving in one lane and sticking to it —even if it means settling behind some great truck for many miles.To prevent other drivers from falling into reckless ways, American motorists try always to stay close behind the vehicle in front which can make it impossible, when all the vehicles are moving at about 55 mph, to make a real lane change. European visitors are constantly falling into this trap. They return to the Old World still flapping their arms in frustration because while driving in the State in their car they kept failing to get off the highway when they wanted to and were swept along to the next city.However, one nation above all others lives scrupulously by its traffic regulations — the Swiss. InSwitzerland, if you were simply to anticipate a traffic light, the chances are that the motorist behind you would take your number and report you to the police. What is more, the police would visit you; and you would be convicted.The Swiss take their rules of the road so seriously that a diver can be ordered to appear in court and charged for speeding on hearsay alone, and very likely found guilty. There are slight regional variations among the French, German and Italian speaking areas, but it is generally safe to assume that any car bearing a CH sticker will be driven with a high degree of discipline.78.The fact that the Brazilians regard traffic lights as a kind of roadside decoration suggests that ____.A. traffic lights are part of street sceneryB. they simply ignore traffic lightsC. they want to put them at roadsidesD. there are very few traffic lights79. The second and third paragraphs focus on the difference between ____.A. the Atlantic Ocean and other oceansB. English drivers and American driversC. European drivers and American driversD. European drivers and South American drivers80.The phrase “anticipate the green light”(Line 1, Para. 3) is closest in meaning to ____.A. wait for the green light to be onB. forbid others to move before the green lightC. move off before the green light is onD. follow others when the green light is onSECTION B SKIMMING AND SCANNING ［5 MIN.］In this section there are seven passages with a total of ten multiple-choice questions. Skim or scan them as required and then mark your answers on your answer sheet.TEXT EFirst read the following question.81.This paper will mainly discuss ____A. China’s economic policies in general.B. China’s special economic zones.C. significance of investment in China.D. China’s recent development.Now, go through TEXT E quickly and answer question 81.Over the past decade, there have been a lot of changes in China’s economic policies. Like other developing countries which are attempting to become more export-orientated, China has started to set up free trade zones. These zones are called “Special Economic Zones”(SEZ’s) and feature various incentives designed to encourage foreign investment. What is the significance of these zones? Have they really played an important role in the development of significance of these zones? Have they really played an important role in the development of the economy of China? In this paper I first describe the background to the establishment of these zones. Then I describe some of the aims and characteristics of the SEZ’s. Lastly, I attempt to assess the significance of the SEZ’s in the development of the wider Chinese economy.。

2004级⼤学英语四级期末考试试卷2004 级⼤学英语四级期末考试试卷（客观题的答案全部写在答题卡上，主观题的答案写在答题纸上）Part I Listening Comprehension (20 %)Section A (10%)Directions:In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. You will hear the conversation and the question only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1. A. Get up at 9 o’clock. C. Read the newspaper before lunch.B. Have lunch at noon for an hour. D. Clean the room after lunch.2. A. At a bus stop. C. On a bus.B. At a travel agency. D. In an airport.3. A. Four. C. Six.B. Five. D. Seven.4. A. $5.00. C. $2.50.B. $0.75. D. $0.50.5. A. Husband/wife. C. Boss/secretary.B. Guest/hostess. D. Customer/salesclerk.6. A. Everyone wants to buy a house like that.B. Someone will be interested in buying a house like that.C. No one desires to have a house like that.D. He is keen to have a house like that.7. A. Water the plants every day.B. Sleep near the plants every day.C. Sing for the plants every day.D. Talk to the plants every day.8. A. He received promotion. C. He was given a raise.B. He got a job. D. He passed a test.9. A. She has won the lottery.B. The man should have informed her earlier.C. They only eat out when something important happens.D. They have to finish something important first today.C. He was selling something on the net.D. He was looking for some information about a watch.Section B (10%)Directions: In this section you will hear three talks. The talks will be read only once. After each of them, you will hear some questions. The questions will beread only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the bestanswer from the four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A. People should drink eight glasses of water a day.B. Women should get about 2.7 liters of water daily.C. Men should drink about 3.7 liters of water per day.D. Healthy people meet their daily needs for liquid by letting thirst be their guide.12. A. Because people do not get water only by drinking a certain number of glasses.B. Because people living in hot climates need more water.C. Because people who are physically active need more water.D. Because men need more water than women do.13. A. Office workers. B. Sportsmen. C. Scientists. D. Patients.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A. People who are very romantic.B. People who have no time to find the other half.C. People who are very talkative.D. People who master several languages.15. A. Write to him/her directly.B. Take him/her out for a further conversation.C. Contact the person through the organizer.D. Exchange with the person a gift.16. A. Thirty seconds.B. Three minutes.C. Twenty minutes.D. Thirty minutes.17. A. When we are eight days old. B. When we are eight weeks old.C. When we are eight months old.D. When we are six weeks old.18. A. He saw many foods.B. His mother is with him.C. He thinks he can deal with some trouble.D. He feels afraid.19. A. His father laughs.B. He enjoys flying.C. He feels afraid.D. He doesn’t know anything.20. A. Because we are older.B. Because we are never thrown into the air.C. Because we feel excited.D. Because we can overcome some trouble.Part II Reading Comprehension (30%)Directions: There are three passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are fourchoices marked A, B, C, and D. You should decide on the best choice andmark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:The struggle against malnutrition (营养不良) and hunger is as old as man himself, and never across the face of our planet has the outcome been more in doubt. Malnutrition afflicts (折磨) an estimated 400 million to 1.5 billion of the world’s poor. Even in the affluent U.S., poverty means undernourishment for an estimated ten to twenty million. Hardest hit are children, whose growing bodies demand two and a half times more protein, than those of adults. Nutrition experts estimate that 70 percent of the children in low-income countries are affected.Misshapen bodies tell the tragic story of malnutrition. Medical science identifies two major types of malnutrition which usually occur in combination. The first, kwashiorkor, is typified by the bloated（肿胀的）look, the opposite of what we associate with starvation. Accumulated fluids pushing against wasted muscles account for the plumpness of hands, feet, belly and face. Caused by an acute lack of protein, kwashiorkor can bring brain damage, irritability, loss of appetite and so on.On the other hand, stick limbs, a bloated belly, wide eyes, and the stretched-skin face of an old person mark victims of marasmus, a word taken from the Greek “to waste away”. Lacking calories as well as protein, sufferers may weigh only half as much as normal. With fat gone, the skin hangs in wrinkles or draws tight over bones. Children, those growing bodies require large amounts of protein, are afflicted in greatest numbers, but perhaps only three percent of all child victims suffer the extreme stages described.Scientists are working hard to develop new weapons against malnutrition and starvation. But two thirds of the human population of 3.9 billion live in the poorest countries which also have the highest birth rates. Thus, of the 74 million people added to the population each year, four out of five will be born in a have-not country---a country unable to supply its people’s nutritional needs.21. Malnutrition is ___________.C. more serious than beforeD. inclined to be less serious22. The phrase “waste away” (Line 2, Para.3) means____________.A. become thinnerB. loseC. misshapeD. under-nourish23. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. The majority of children suffer the most serious stages of marasmus.B. Malnutrition has afflicted millions of people all over the world.C. Both types of malnutrition are caused by lack of protein.D. The struggle against malnutrition has a long history.24. It can be inferred from the passage that the struggle against malnutrition is_____.A. certain to succeedB. likely to succeedC. certain to failD. hard to succeed25. All the conclusions the writer makes are correct EXCEPT ________.A. Malnutrition is a serious global problem.B. The high rate of population growth is irresponsible for malnutrition.C. Scientists are working hard to cope with the food problem.D. Children suffer most because they need more protein than adults.Questions 26 to 27 are based on the following passage:One of the most exciting attempts to find the source of the Mississippi was made by the Italian Constantino Beltrami. Aged 41, in Italy he had been a magistrate (地⽅法官) and student of the classic. In the New World, however, he was interested in exploration—not so much for reasons of scientific curiosity but in response to romantic dreams nourished by literary and mythological study. Setting out from St. Louis in 1823, he traveled as far as Fort Snelling by boat and then proceeded up river by canoe, accompanied by three Indians. The journey was an adventurous one. On August 23, 1823, Beltrami came to a small lake in what is now northern Minnesota, which he called Lake Julia in memory of a woman he had loved, and which he proclaimed to be the source of the Mississippi. His romantic self-comparison to Icarus, the Phoenicians, Marco Polo and Columbus, however, was not calculated to satisfy geographers, for he had no compass with which to determine his location. When he returned to New Orleans, he related his travels and as a result, he was welcomed in Europe and became a member of several academies, while Lafayette and Chateaubriand honored him with their friendship. In America, on the other hand, many regarded him as an imposter（冒名顶替的⼈）.Nine years after Beltrami, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, the United States Superintendent(负责⼈) of Indian Affairs proclaimed “Itasca”--- a lake in Minnesota—the true source of the Mississippi.His claim that Lake Itasca was the source of the Mississippi was accepted for many years, but many geologists now disagree. Accurate recent surveys show that a spring flows into it from Elk Lake, and that this in turn is linked with yet other lakes, which may be collectively regarded as the source of the great river.B.he was very curious about the worldC.he wanted to make his dreams come trueD.he was fascinated by scientific discoveries27.T he word “relate” (Line 11, Para. 1) means___________.A. connectB. compareC. tellD. contrast28. Which of the following statements is true?A. He received warm welcome in America.B. Lake Itasca was undoubtedly the source of the Mississippi.C. Beltrami wasn’t a profe ssional explorer.D. Beltrami wanted to find the source of the Mississippi single-handed.29. Which of the following persons has been mentioned as explorers in the passage?A. LafayetteB. Henry Rowe SchoolcraftC. ChateaubriandD. the Phoenicians30. What’s the best title of the passage?A. The Source of the Mississippi.B. The History of the Mississippi.C. The Mystery of the Mississippi.D. The Description of the Mississippi.Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:Every second, one hectare of the world’s rainforest is destroyed. That’s equivalent to two football fields. An area the size of New York City is lost every day. In a year, that adds up to 31 million hectares—more than the land area of Poland. This alarming rate of destruction has serious consequences for the environment; scientists estimate, for example, that 137 species of plant, insect or animal become extinct every day due to logging (砍伐). In British Columbia, where, since 1990, 13 rainforest valleys have been clear cut, 142 species of salmon have already become extinct, and the habitats of grizzly(灰的) bears, wolves and many other creatures are threatened. Logging, however, provides jobs, profits, taxes for the government and cheap products of all kinds for consumers, so the government is reluctant to restrict or control it.Much of Canadian forestry production goes towards making pulp(纸浆) and paper. According to the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association, Canada supplies 34% of the world’s wood pulp and 49% of its newsprint paper. If these paper products could be produced in some other way, Canadian forests could be preserved. Recently, a possible alternative way of producing paper has been suggested by agriculturalists and environmentalists: a plant called hemp(⼤⿇).Hemp has been cultivated by many cultures for thousands of years. It produces fibre which can be made into paper, fuel, oils, textiles, food, and rope. For many centuries, it was essential to the economies of many countries because it was used to make the ropes and cables used on sailing ships; colonial expansion and the establishment of a world-wide trading network would not have been possible without hemp. Nowadays, ships’ cables are usually made from wire or synthetic fibers, but31. How long does it take for 300 hectares of rainforest to be destroyed?A. One minute.B. Two minutes.C. Three minutes.D. Five minutes.32. The following are the reasons why logging is hard to control EXCEPT that ______.A. it provides taxes for the countryB. it offers extra jobsC. it supplies people with cheap productsD. it leads to the erosion of the land33. Why is pulp and paper production important in Canada?A. Because it plays a vital role in Canada’s economy.B. Because it provides many jobs for Canadians.C. Because it enjoys a long history in Canada.D. Because it helps produce newspapers and magazines.34. Hemp was essential to many countries in the past because ________.A. sailors needed it for foodB. ropes on ships were made from itC. ships used it as fuelD. it was exported to many other countries35. The advantage of hemp in paper production over trees is ________.A. higher qualityB. more outputC. cleaner environmentD. cheaper laborPart III Vocabulary (20%)Directions:There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. 36.We have to _______ that if it is wrong to injure humans it must also be wrong to do theidentical or very similar injury to non-humans.A.concedeB. confuseC. consentD. concealD. determinant38.Some studies confirmed that this kind of disease was ______ in tropical countries.A. flourishingB. prevalentC. frustratingD. irresistible39.It is a wise _________ to lock your doors when you leave your house.A. precautionB. predictionC. approachD. dilemma40.Their demand has not the slightest ________ of being met.A. prospectB. perspectiveC. perceptionD. predominance41.Just as a book is often judged _____ by the quality and appearance of its cover, a person is judged immediately by his appearance.A. initiallyB. presumablyC. incrediblyD. drastically42.A man with confidence will state his opinions in an/a ________ tone of voice.A. criticalB. assertiveC. aspiringD. arrogant43.It is a/an ________ trick to hide a boy’s book so that he gets into trouble for losing it.A. ingeniousB. meanC. justifiedC. liabilityD. sincerity45.I’m sure she’ll be able to ______ the role though it is demanding.A. cut down onB. get a handle onC. carry offD. put a guilt trip on46.Nuclear weapons should be used only as a last ______.A. resortB. appealC. solutionD. approach47.The man, once penniless, never dreamed that he would _______ owing such a lot of property.A. wind upB. build upC. back upD. pile up48.The less you rely on painkillers now, the better it will be for your health ______ .A. on that accountB. on the groundsC. in the long runD. on the spot49.A well-written composition ________ good choice of words and clear organization among other things.A. abides byB. caters toC. points toD. calls for50.A specialized journal may have a small _______ compared with a newspaper, but it is of particular importance to those who use it.A. coverageD. implementation51.Although the original idea was good, its _______ has produced a disappointing result.A. reproductionB. penetrationC. reservationD. execution52.You can’t rely on his promise. It sounds _______ even in his own ears.A. unbearableB. na?veC. hollowD. believable53.It seemed that he was not in the least disturbed, and _______ reading.A. carried onB. wound upC. turned downD. took on54.It was a terrible time financially but she _______ it and then things improved.A. got through C. paid offC. tried outD. directed at55.The teacher cut an apple into pieces as an _______ of what 1/4 means.A. indicationB. explanationC. illustrationD. evidence56.It is extremely _______ that they should be rescued from the mountain before dark.A. pervasiveB. irrelevantC. fabulousD. urgent57.They all think Oxford dictionaries ______ accuracy throughout the world.A. stand up toB. stand for58. Wages and working hours are _______ by a series of laws passed last year.A. widenedB. modifiedC. harassedD. regulated59.We must encourage the planting of new trees and ________ our existing woodlands.A. maintainB. preserveC. holdD. keep60.The benefits of the scheme ________ the disadvantages.A. outweighB. proceedC. mushroomD. explode61.I didn’t want him to think I was just ________ sympathy; I want to get some needed help as well.A. angling forB. getting forC. paying forD. making for62.The price of beer ________ from 50 cents to $ 4 per liter during the summer season.A. alteredB. rangedC. separatedD. differed63.I was very ________ to approve of their decision, but I did not mean to be opposed to it openly.A. tolerantB. unwillingC. optimisticD. sensitive64.Reports of torture and mass execution in the concentration camps have _______ theC. motivatedD. reminded65.People’s living standard has been greatly improved in recent years, which result in more and more _______ buyers of private houses especially in large cities in China.A. proficientB. predominantC. prospectiveD. professional66.She enjoys a firm reputation in this country but wider international success has been_________.A. appropriateB. blazingC. changeableD. elusive67.A company should be ________ the personal needs of its employees to maintain a stable and motivated workforce.A. mindful ofB. worthy ofC. independent ofD. typical of68.A season ticket ________ the holder to make as many journeys as he wishes within the stated period of time.A. grantsB. promisesC. entitlesD. presents69.It’s ________ for Chinese government to tackle the serious problem of official corruption.A. dispensableB. collaborativeC. imperativeD. ignorant70.He soon received promotion, for his superiors realized that he was a man of considerable_________.A. potentialC. futureD. possibility71.The improvement of staff quality and teaching method will determine whether a school________ through time or is lost along the way.A. producesB. generatesC. evolvesD. contributes72.If payment is not received within five days, legal action will be our only _________.A. chanceB. conclusionC. alternativeD. assessment73.Protesters _______ that the man arrested was innocent.A. announcedB. ensuredC. promisedD. proclaimed74.A large crowd ________ in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary.A. participatedB. assembledC. piledD. accumulated75.A man of great moral _________ is one who is respectable.A. valueB. integrityC. competenceD. impressionPart IV Vocabulary (10%)Directions:There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part. Fill in each blank with an appropriate word below. Change the form where necessary.1.The committee soon offered a comprehensive plan for redevelopment and __________ in allareas of the ancient city.2.The technological _________ of CDs over records lies in the fact that they store music in thesame way as computers store information.3. A secretary was hired to ________ her of some of the administrative work.4.The blow to his head was strong enough to ________ him unconscious.5.I would always _________ buying a good quality bicycle rather than a cheap one.6.It's one of many excellent ________ organizations that work with the poor in the city.7._______ market research has shown that most Americans prefer environmentally-friendlyproducts.8.Share prices on the New York Stock Exchange often ________ wildly.9.There are still doctors who are ________ of patients' rights, or who try to deny them.10.It's raining, which ________ means that your football match will be cancelled.Part V Cloze (5%)Directions:There are 10 blanks in the following passage. 15 words and expressions have been provided for these blanks. You should choose one that best fits into each blank. Then write the word or expression on the Answer Sheet.My boyfriend Stuard is very outspoken, and even __1__ . Although he was a bit rude to my parents, I didn’t feel angry w ith him, because I like to be ___2__ in that way, and also because, for some perverse reason, I like it if my parents don’t like the people I ___3___. I’m not quite sure why I feel like this, perhaps I unconsciously try to __4__ the gap between my parents and me. I do things which I know they __5__ because it makes me feel more free from them. My parents __6__ everything that is ordinary about life, and I want to be ___7___ them. I’m not intended to __8__ them. But it’s a way of showing my parents that I ca n look after myself. I like the feeling that I have a __9__ of my own, and that hundreds of people share my opinions. That’s really __10__, a lovely feeling of power.Part VI Writing (30 minutes)Directions:For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the to pic: The Difference between My Parents and I toward Life, Work and Family.You shou ld write at least 120 words and you should base your composition on the out line (given in Chinese) below.1. 你和⽗母之间在⾯对⽣活、⼯作和家庭时的差异2. 产⽣这些差异的原因3. 应该向⽗母学习什么Answer SheetMajor / School _________ Teacher’s Name _______ Student’s Name __________ Part IV Vocabulary (10%)1.__________2. __________3. __________4. __________5. ________6. __________7. __________8. __________9. __________ 10. ________ Part V. Cloze (5%)1.__________2. __________3. __________4. __________5. ________6. __________7. __________8. __________9. __________ 10. ________ Part VI Writing (15%)。

2004年英语专业四级考试真题及答案总分：100分及格：60分考试时间：130分PART I DICTATION (15 MIN)(1)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>PART ⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSION (20 MIN) SECTION A CONVERSA TIONS(1)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(2)According to Frank, ChrisA. receives no spam at alB. should care for her spaC. receives more span than most people dD. should not worry about her spa(3)Frank suggests that Chris do all of the following EXCEPTA. using something to filter spaB. applying for more e-mail addresseC. using e-mail addresses provided by small e-mail providerD. trying to find out spammer(4)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(5)How much would he pay first if he wants to rent a one-bedroom apartment?A. $900.B. $1,000.C. $1,110.D. $1,210.(6)When will they meet?A. 1 :00B. 3:30C. 4:00D. 5:00(7)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(8)What does the man say about the garbage in New York?A. SmellB. ScattereC. Blocking doors and store shutterD. Put in bags and boxe(9)The hotel the man stayed at can be described asA. roomy and comfortablB. nice but expensivC. cheap and comfortablD. roomy but expensiv(10)The man's impression of New York would beA. orderlinesB. creativenesC. tightnesD. conveniencSECTION B PASSAGES(1)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(2)The new problem is thatA. cattle destroy food supplB. wild animals ferociously attack cattlC. cattle occupy the traditional habitats of wild animalD. wild animals no longer move from place to plac(3)Wild animals and cattle differ inA. the amount of grass and plants they eaB. the way they eat grass and plantC. the type of grass and plants they eaD. the time they spend eating grass and plant(4)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(5)What advantages does nuclear family offer to women?A. The women have more freedom and can share in decisionB. The women do not have to be the heads of the familC. The women's relatives do not help them with the housework and childreD. The women have all the power of the famil(6)Why are many women dissatisfied with marriage and the nuclear family?A. They want to stay home and do the houseworB. They don't have enough moneC. They have too much work but not much free timD. They have more freedom than in the pas(7)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(8)What does psychological noise mean?A. The forces that make people less able to communicatB. The difficulties that people experience in communicatioC. The reasons that cause people resist communicatioD. The reasons that cause people unable to convince other(9)What is the passage mainly about?A. Three types of noise can make communication difficulB. The meaning of external noise in communicatioC. The psychological noise can make one talenD. The reason why you can become speechles(10)What is the speaker's tone in this passage?A. SympathetiB. Matter of facC. WorrieD. ExaggerateSECTION C NEWS BROADCAST(1)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(2)How did the lawyer defend for the journalist?A. Re was an American journalisB. He worked for a British newspapeC. His story was published elsewherD. Foreigners are not subject to local law(3)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(4)Which of the following statements in NOT true?A. The announcement was made by AFB. Afghanistan was a founding member of AFC. Afghanistan had been in chaos for lonD. The football players were under 23.(5)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(6)The ________ mortality rate had gone up greatly during the past 10 years.A. infantB. maternalC. maleD. middle-aged(7)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(8)Recent tensions between the two countries were a direct result ofA. their border conflictB. their military build-uC. killings in the two countrieD. their mutual distrus(9)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(10)A new survey was made by looking at the middle ground that isA. the 100 family businesses at least 10 years olB. the 1,000 family businesses at least 10 years olC. the 100 family businesses at least 100 years olD. the 1,000 family businesses at least 100 years olPART ⅢCLOZE (15 MIN)(1)Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted 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 (31)______ the hours of darkness. Our present (32) ______ is with how easily and to what extent this (33) ______ can be modified.The question is no mere academic one. The ease (34) ______ people can change from working in the day to working at night is a (35) ______of growing importance in industry where automation (36) ______ round-the-clock working of machines. It normally (37) ______ from five days to one week for a person to (38)______ to a (39)______ routine of sleep and wakefulness, sleepingduring the day and working at night. (40) ______, 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 (41) ______ he has to change to another, (42)______ much of his time is spent neither working nor sleeping very (43)One answer would seem to be (44) ______ periods on each shift, a month, or even three months. (45) _______, recent research has shown that people on such systems will revert to go back to their (46) ______ habits of sleep and wakefulness during the weekend and that this is quite enough to destroy any (47) ______ to night work built up during the week. The only real solution appears to be to (48) ______ the night shift to those (49) ______ night workers whose (50)______ may persist through weekends and holidays.{TS}_________填上最佳答案。

2004年6月19日大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both theconversation and the question will be spoken only once. After eachquestion there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single linethrough the center.Example:You will hear:You will read:A) At the office.B) In the waiting room.C) At the airport.D) In a restaurant.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, A) “At the office” is the correct answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]1.A) The man saw Mark on the street two months ago.B) The woman had forgotten Mark’s phone number.C) The woman made a phone call to Mark yesterday.D) Mark and the woman had not been in touch for some time.2.A) The man is late for the trip because he is busy.B) The woman is glad to meet Mr. Brown in person.C) The man is meeting the woman on behalf of Mr. Brown.D) The woman feels sorry that Mr. Brown is unable to come.3.A) At 10:30.B) At 10:25.C) At 10:40.D) At 10:45.4.A) The man no longer smokes.B) The man is under pressure from his wife.C) The man usually follows his wife’s advice.D) The man refuses to listen to his doctor’s advice.5.A) Move to a big city.B) Become a teacher.C) Go back to school.D) Work in New York.6.A) Quit delivering flowers.B) Work at a restaurant.C) Bring her flowers every day.D) Leave his job to work for her.7.A) She can find the right person to help the man.B) She can help the man out.C) She’s also in need of a textbook.D) She picked up the book from the bus floor.8.A) The man was confused about the date of the appointment.B) The man wants to change the date of the appointment.C) The man is glad he’s got in touch with the doctor.D) The man can’t come for the appointment at 4:15.9.A) The two speakers are at a loss what to do.B) The man is worried about his future.C) The two speakers are seniors at college.D) The woman regrets spending her time idly.10.A) She has learned a lot from the novel.B) She also found the plot difficult to follow.C) She usually has difficulty remembering names.D) She can recall the names of most characters in the novel.Section B Compound DictationDirections:In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage isread for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. Whenthe passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in theblanks numbered from SI to S7 with the exact words you have just heard.For blanks numbered from S8 to S10 you are required to fill in the missinginformation. You can either use the exact words you have just heard orwrite down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passageis read for the third time, you should check what you have written.The Library of Congress is America’s national library. It has millions of books and other objects. It has newspapers, (S1) ________ publications as well as letters of (S2) ________ interest. It also has maps, photographs, art (S3) ________, movies, sound recordings and musical (S4) ________. All together, it has more than 100 million objects.The Library of Congress is open to the public Monday through Saturday, except for public holidays. Anyone may go there and read anything in the collection. But no one is (S5) ________ to take books out of the building.The Library of Congress was (S6) ________ in 1800. It started with eleven boxes of books in one room of the Capitol building. By 1814, the collection had increased to about 3,000 books. They were all (S7) ________ that year when the Capitol was burned down during America’s war with Britain.To help re-build the library, Congress bought the books of President Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Jefferson’s collection included 7,000 books in seven languages.(S8) ________. Today, three buildings hold the library’s collection.(S9) ________. It buys some of its books and gets others as gifts. It also gets materials through its copyright office. (S10) ________. This means the Library of Congress receives almost everything that is published in the United States.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions:There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choicesmarked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and markthe corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through thecenter.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.A is for always getting to work on time.B is for being extremely busy.C is for the conscientious (勤勤恳恳的) way you do your job.You may be all these things at the office, and more. But when it comes to getting ahead, experts say, the ABCs of business should include a P, for politics, as in office politics.Dale Carnegie suggested as much more than 50 years ago: Hard work alone doesn’t ensure career advancement. You have to be able to sell yourself and your ideas, both publicly and behind the scenes. Yet, despite the obvious rewards of engaging in office politics—a better job, a raise, praise—many people are still unable—or unwilling—to “play the game.”“People assume that office politics involves some manipulative (工于心计的) behavior,” says Deborah Comer, an assistant professor of management at Hofstra University. “But politics derives from the word ‘polite’. It can mean lobbying and forming associations. It can mean being kind and helpful, or even trying to please your superior, and then expecting something in return.”In fact, today, experts define office politics as proper behavior used to pursue one’s own self-interest in the workplace. In many cases, this involves some form Of Socializing within the office environment—not just in large companies, but in small workplaces as well.“The first thing people are usually judged on is their ability to perform well on a consistent basis,’” says Neil P Lewis, a management psychologist. “But if two or three candidates are up for a promotion, each of whom has reasonably similar ability, a manager is going to promote the person he or she likes best. It’s simple human nature.”Yet, psychologists say, many employees and employers have trouble with the concept of politics in the office. Some people, they say, have an idealistic vision of work and what it takes to succeed. Still others associate politics with flattery (奉承), fearful that, if they speak up for themselves, they may appear to be flattering their boss for favors.Experts suggest altering this negative picture by recognizing the need for some self-promotion.11.“Office politics” (Line 2, Para. 4) is used in the passage to refer to ________.A) the code of behavior for company staffB) the political views and beliefs of office workersC) the interpersonal relationships within a companyD) the various qualities required for a successful career12.To get promoted, one must not only be competent but ________.A) give his boss a good impressionB) honest and loyal to his companyC) get along well with his colleaguesD) avoid being too outstanding13.Why are many people unwilling to “play the game” (Line 4, Para. 5)?A) They believe that doing so is impractical.B) They feel that such behavior is unprincipled.C) They are not good at manipulating colleagues.D) They think the effort will get them nowhere.14.The author considers office politics to be ________.A) unwelcome at the workplaceB) bad for interpersonal relationshipsC) indispensable to the development of company cultureD) an important factor for personal advancement15.It is the author’s view that ________.A) speaking up for oneself is part of human natureB) self-promotion does not necessarily mean flatteryC) hard work contributes very little to one’s promotionD) many employees fail to recognize the need of flatteryPassage TwoQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.As soon as it was revealed that a reporter for Progressive magazine had discovered how to make a hydrogen bomb, a group of firearm (火器) fans formed the National Hydrogen Bomb Association, and they are now lobbying against any legislation to stop Americans from owning one.“The Constitution,” said the association’s spokesman, “gives everyone the right to own arms. It doesn’t spell out what kind of arms. But since anyone can now make a hydrogen bomb, the public should be able to buy it to protect themselves.”“Don’t you think it’s dangerous to have one in the house, particularly where there are children around?”“The National Hydrogen Bomb Association hopes to educate people in the safe handling of this type of weapon. We are instructing owners to keep the bomb in a locked cabinet and the fuse (导火索) separately in a drawer.”“Some people consider the hydrogen bomb a very fatal weapon which could kill somebody.”The spokesman said, “Hydrogen bombs don’t kill people—people kill people. The bomb is for self-protection and it also has a deterrent effect. If somebody knows you have a nuclear weapon in your house, they’re going to think twice about breaking in.”“But those who want to ban the bomb for American citizens claim that if you have one locked in the cabinet, with the fuse in a drawer, you would never be able to assemble it in time to stop an intruder (侵入者).”“Another argument against allowing people to own a bomb is that at the moment it is very expensive to build one. So what your association is backing is a program whichwould allow the middle and upper classes to acquire a bomb while poor people will be left defenseless with just handguns.”16.According to the passage, some people started a national association so as to________.A) block any legislation to ban the private possession of the bombB) coordinate the mass production of the destructive weaponC) instruct people how to keep the bomb safe at homeD) promote the large-scale sale of this newly invented weapon17.Some people oppose the ownership of H-bombs by individuals on the grounds that________.A) the size of the bomb makes it difficult to keep in a drawerB) most people don’t know how to handle the weaponC) people’s lives will be threatened by the weaponD) they may fall into the hands of criminals18.By saying that the bomb also has a deterrent effect the spokesman means that it________.A) will frighten away any possible intrudersB) can show the special status of its ownersC) will threaten the safety of the owners as wellD) can kill those entering others’ houses by force19.According to the passage, opponents of the private ownership of H-bombs are verymuch worried that ________.A) the influence of the association is too powerful for the less privileged toovercomeB) poorly-educated Americans will find it difficult to make use of the weaponC) the wide use of the weapon will push up living expenses tremendouslyD) the cost of the weapon will put citizens on an unequal basis20.From the tone of the passage we know that the author is ________.A) doubtful about the necessity of keeping H-bombs at home for safetyB) unhappy with those who vote against the ownership of H-bombsC) not serious about the private ownership of H-bombsD) concerned about the spread of nuclear weaponsPassage ThreeQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Sign has become a scientific hot button. Only in the past 20 years have specialists in language study realized that signed languages are unique—a speech of the hand. They offer a new way to probe how the brain generates and understands language, and throw new light on an old scientific controversy: whether language, complete with grammar, is something that we are born With, or whether it is a learned behavior. The current interest in sign language has roots in the pioneering work of one rebel teacher at Gallaudet University in Washington, D. C., the world’s only liberal arts university for deaf people.When Bill Stokoe went to Gallaudet to teach English, the school enrolled him in a course in signing. But Stokoe noticed something odd: among themselves, students signed differently from his classroom teacher.Stokoe had been taught a sort of gestural code, each movement of the hands representing a word in English. At the time, American Sign Language (ASL) was thought to be no more than a form of pidgin English (混杂英语). But Stokoe believed the “hand talk” his students used looked richer. He wondered: Might deaf people actually: have a genuine language? And could that language be unlike any other on Earth? It was 1955, when even deaf people dismissed their signing as “substandard”. Stokoe’s idea was academic heresy (异端邪说).It is 37 years later. Stokoe—now devoting his time to writing and editing books and journals and to producing video materials on ASL and the deaf culture—is having lunch at a cafe near the Gallaudet campus and explaining how he started a revolution. For decades educators fought his idea that signed languages are natural languages like English, French and Japanese. They assumed language must be based on speech, the modulation (调节) of sound. But sign language is based on the movement of hands, the modulation of space. “What I said,” Stokoe explains, “is that language is not mouth stuff —it’s brain stuff.”21.The study of sign language is thought to be ________.A) a new way to look at the learning of languageB) a challenge to traditional, views on the nature of languageC) an approach: to simplifying the grammatical structure of a languageD) an attempt to clarify misunderstanding about the origin of language22.The, present growing interest in sign language was stimulated by ________.A) a famous scholar in the study of the human brainB) a leading specialist in the study of liberal artsC) an English teacher in a university for the deafD) some senior experts in American Sign Language23.According to Stokoe, sign language is ________.A) a Substandard languageB) a genuine languageC) an artificial languageD) an international language24.Most educators objected to Stokoe’s idea because they thought ________.A) sign language was not extensively used even by deaf peopleB) sign language was too artificial to be widely acceptedC) a language should be easy to use and understandD) a language could only exist in the form of speech sounds25.Stokoe’s argument is based on his belief that ________.A) sign language is as efficient as any other languageB) sign language is derived from natural languageC) language is a system of meaningful codesD) language is a product of the brainPassage FourQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 1997, to support the Red Cross’s campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines. Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the World were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. “I knew the statistics,” she said. “But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like When I met Sandra, a 13-year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her.”The Princess concluded, with a simple message: “We must stop landmines”. And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message.But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an, attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as “very ill-informed” and a “loose cannon (乱放炮的人).”The Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms: “This is a distraction (干扰) we do not need. All I’m trying to do is help.”Opposition parties, the media and the Public immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that the Princess’s trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the British government’s policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe embarrassment for the government.To try and limit the damage, the Foreign Secretary, Malcolm Rifkind, claimed that the Princess’s views on landmines were not very different from government policy, andthat it was “working towards” a worldwide ban. The Defense Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the matter was “a misinterpretation or misunderstanding.”For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the Chance to get closer to people and their problems.26.Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997 ________.A) to voice her support for a total ban of landminesB) to clarify the British government’s stand on landminesC) to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims thereD) to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims27.What did Diana mean when she said “... putting a face to those figures brought thereality home to me” (Line 5, Para. 1)?A) She just couldn’t bear to meet the landmine victims face to face.B) The actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back home.C) Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics.D) Seeing the pain of the victims made her realize the seriousness of the situation.28.Some members of the British government criticized Diana because ________.A) she was ill-informed of the government’s policyB) they were actually opposed to banning landminesC) she had not consulted the government before the visitD) they believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola29.How did Diana respond to the criticisms?A) She paid no attention to them.B) She made more appearances on TV.C) She met the 13-year-old girl as planned.D) She rose to argue with her opponents.30.What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola?A) It had caused embarrassment to the British government.B) It had brought her closer to the ordinary people.C) It had greatly promoted her popularity.D) It had affected her relations with the British government.Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that bestcompletes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the AnswerSheet with a single line through the center.31.I went along thinking of nothing ________, only looking at things around me,A) in particularB) in harmonyC) in doubtD) in brief32.Critics believe that the control of television by mass advertising has ________ thequality of the programs.A) lessenedB) declinedC) affectedD) effected33.I must congratulate you ________ the excellent design of the new bridge.A) withB) ofC) atD) on34.There is a fully ________ health center on the ground floor of the main officebuilding.A) installedB) equippedC) providedD) projected35.For more than 20 years, we’ve been supporting educational programs that ________from kindergartens to colleges.A) moveB) shiftC) rangeD) spread36.The ________ at the military academy is so rigid that students can hardly bear it.A) conventionB) confinementC) principleD) discipline37.The test results are beyond ________; they have been repeated in labs all over theworld.A) negotiationB) conflictC) bargainD) dispute38.I was so ________ in today’s history lesson. I didn’t understand a thing.A) amazedB) neglectedC) confusedD) amused39.It ________ you to at least 50% off the regular price of either frames or lenses whenyou buy both.A) presentsB) entitlesC) creditsD) tips40.Deserts and high mountains have always been a ________ to the movement ofpeople from place to place.A) barrierB) fenceC) preventionD) jam41.In order to make things convenient for the people, the department is planning to setup some ________ shops in the residential area.A) flowingB) driftingC) mobileD) unstable42.Mr. Smith says: “The media are very good at sensing a mood and then ________ it.”A) overtakingB) enlargingC) wideningD) exaggerating43.This is not an economical way to get more water; ________, it is very expensive.A) on the other handB) on the contraryC) in shortD) or else44.It was the first time that such a ________ had to be taken at a British nuclear powerstation.A) presentationB) precautionC) preparationD) prediction45.________ that he wasn’t happy with the arrangements, I tried to book a differenthotel.A) PerceivingB) PenetratingC) PuzzlingD) Preserving46.The board of the company has decided to ________ its operations to include allaspects of the clothing business.A) multiplyB) lengthenC) expandD) stretch47.His business was very successful, but it was at the ________ of his family life.A) consumptionB) creditC) exhaustionD) expense48.First published in 1927, the charts remain an ________ source for researchers.A) identicalB) indispensableC) intelligentD) inevitable49.Joe is not good at sports, but when it ________ mathematics, he is the ‘best in theclass.A) comes toB) comes up toC) comes on toD) comes around to50.Doctors warned against chewing tobacco as a ________ for smoking.A) reliefB) revivalC) substituteD) succession51.When carbon is added to iron in proper ________ the result is steel.A) ratesB) thicknessesC) proportionsD) densities52.You should try to ________ your ambition and be more realistic.A) reserveB) restrainC) retainD) replace53.Nancy is only a sort of ________ of her husband’s opinion and has no ideas of herown.A) sampleB) reproductionC) shadowD) echo54.Now that spring is here, you can ________ these fur coats till you need them againnext winter.A) put overB) put awayC) put offD) put down55.There is a ________ of impatience in the tone of his voice.A) hintB) notionC) dotD) phrase56.Please ________ dictionaries when you are not sure of word spelling or meaning.A) seekB) inquireC) searchD) consult57.At yesterday’s party, Elizabeth’s boyfriend amused us by ________ Charlie Chaplin.A) copyingB) followingC) imitatingD) modeling58.She keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of power ________.A) failureB) lackC) absenceD) drop59.The group of technicians are engaged in a study which ________ all aspects ofurban planning.A) insertsB) gripsC) performsD) embraces60.The lecture which lasted about three hours was so ________ that the audiencecouldn’t help yawning.A) tediousB) boredC) clumsyD) tiredPart IV Cloze (15 minutes)Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You shouldchoose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through thecentre.Historians tend to tell the same joke when they are describing history education in America. It’s the one __61__ the teacher standing in the schoolroom door __62__ goodbye to students for the summer and calling __63__ them, “By the way, we won World War II.”The problem with the joke, of course, is that it’s __64__ funny. The recent surveys on __65__illiteracy (无知) are beginning to numb (令人震惊): nearly one third of American 17-year-olds cannot even __66__ which countries the United States __67__ against in that war. One third have no __68__ when the Declaration of Independence was __69__. One third thought Columbus reached the New World after 1750. Two thirds cannot correctly __70__ the Civil War between 1850 and 1900. __71__ when they get the answers right, some are __72__ guessing.Unlike math or science, ignorance of history cannot be __73__ connected to loss of international __74__. But it does affect our future __75__ a democratic nation and as individuals.The __76__ news is that there is growing agreement __77__ what is wrong with the __78__ of history and what needs to be __79__ to fix it. The steps are tentative (尝试性) __80__ yet to be felt in most classrooms.61.A) aboutB) inC) forD) by62.A) shakingB) wavingC) noddingD) speaking63.A) inB) afterC) forD) up64.A) rarelyB) soC) tooD) not65.A) historicalB) educationalC) culturalD) political66.A) distinguishB) acknowledgeC) identifyD) convey67.A) defeatedB) attackedC) foughtD) struck68.A) senseB) doubtC) reasonD) idea69.A) printedB) signedC) markedD) edited70.A) placeB) judgeC) getD) lock71.A) EvenB) ThoughC) ThusD) So72.A) hardlyB) justC) stillD) ever73.A) exclusivelyB) practicallyC) shortlyD) directly74.A) competitivenessB) comprehensionC) communityD) commitment75.A) ofB) forC) withD) as76.A) fineB) niceC) surprisingD) good77.A) toB) withC) onD) of78.A) consultingB) coachingC) teachingD) instructing79.A) doneB) dealtC) metD) reached80.A) thereforeB) orC) andD) asPart V Writing (30 minutes)Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition entitled A Brief Introduction to a Tourist Attraction. You should write at least 120words according to the following guidelines:Your role: a tour guideYour audience: a group of foreign touristsYour introduction should include:● some welcoming words● the schedule for the day●a description of the place the tourists will be visiting (e.g. a scenic spot or ahistorical site, etc.)You should make the introduction interesting and the arrangements for the day clear to everybody.A Brief Introduction to a Tourist Attraction2004年6月19日四级参考答案Part IPart IIPart IIIPart IVS1.popular S2 historical S3 prints S4 instrumentsS5.permitted S6 established S7 destroyedS8.In 1897, the library moved into its own building across the street from the Capitol.S9.The library provides books and materials to the US Congress and also lends books to other American libraries, government agencies and foreign libraries.S10.Anyone who wants copyright protection for a publication in the US must send two copies to the library.。

Teiseiの外国語試験資料整合ーセット20004年英语专业四级考试真题及答案（详细解析）TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2004)-GRADE FOUR-Part Ⅳ 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 blank on your answer sheet.During McDonald’s early years French fries were made from scratch every day. Russet Burbank potatoes were (26)____, cut into shoestrings, and fried in its kitchens. (27)____ the chain expanded nationwide, in the mid-1960s, it sought to cut labour costs, reduce the number of suppliers, and (28)____ that its fries tasted the same at every restaurant. McDonald’s began (29) ____ to frozen French fries in 1966—and few customers noticed the difference. (30)____, the change had a prof ound effect on the nation’s agriculture and diet. A familiar food had been transformed into a highly processed industrial (31)____. McDonald’s fries now come from huge manufacturing plants (32)____ can process two million pounds of potatoes a day. The expansion (33)____ McDonald’s and the popularity of its low-cost, mass-produced fries changed the way Americans eat.?The taste of McDonald’s French fries played a crucial role in the chain’s success—fries are much more profitable than hamburgers—and was (34)____ praised by customers, competitors, and even food critics. Their (35)____ taste does not stem from the kind of potatoes that McDonald’s (36)____, the technology that processes them, or the restaurant equipment that fries them: other chains use Russet Burbank, buy their French fries from the (37)____ large processing companies, and have similar (38)____ in their restaurant kitchens. The taste of a French fry is (39) ____ determined by the cooking oil. For decades McDonald’s cooked its French fries in a mi xture of about 7 per cent cottonseed oil and 93 per cent beef fat. The mixture gave the fries their unique (40) ____.26. A. scaled B. stripped C. peeled D. sliced27. A. As B. Due to C. Owing to D. With28. A. ensue B. ensure C. enrich D. enable29. A. switching B. diverting? C. modifying D. altering30. A. Still B. Anyway? C. Besides D. Nevertheless31. A. brand B. stuff C. commodity D. produce32. A. this B. that C./ D. what33. A. into B. from C. in D. of34. A. long B. only C. first D. lonely35. A. distinctive B. distinct? C. distinguished D. distinguishable36. A. possesses B. buys C. acquires D. grows37. A. exact B. identical C. same D. alike38. A. woks B. pots C. boilers D. fryers39. A. adequately B. massively C. plentifully D. largely40. A. flavour B. fragrance C. smell D. perfumePart ⅤGRAMMAR & VOCABULARY ［15 MIN.］? 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. Agriculture is the country’s chief source of wealth, wheat ____ by far the biggest cereal crop.A. isB. beenC. beD. being42. Jack ____from home for two days now, and I am beginning to worry about his safety.?A. has been missingB. has been missed?C. had been missingD. was missed43. Above the trees are the hills, ____ magnificence the river faithfully reflects on the surface.A. whereB. of whoseC. whoseD. which44. Who____ was coming to see me in my office this afternoon?A. you saidB. did you sayC. did you say thatD. you did say45. —Does Alan like hamburgers?—Yes. So much ____ that he eats them almost every day.A. forB. asC. toD. so46. Your ideas, ____, seem unusual to me.A. like herB. like hersC. similar to herD. similar to herself47. The opening ceremony is a great occasion. It is essential ____for that.A. for us to be preparedB. that we are preparedC. of us to be preparedD. our being prepared48. Time ____, the celebration will be held as scheduled.A. permitB. permittingC. permittedD. permits49. ____ I like economics, I like sociology much better.A. As mush asB. So muchC. How muchD. Much as50. It is futile to discuss the matter further, because ____going to agree upon anything today.A. neither you nor I areB. neither you nor me amC. neither you nor I amD. neither me nor you are51. They overcame all the difficulties and completed the project two months ahead of time, ____ is something we had not expected.A. whichB. itC. thatD. what52. He is quite worn out from years of hard work. He is not the man ____ he was twenty years ago.A. whichB. thatC. whoD. whom53. She would have been more agreeable if she had changed a little bit, ____?A. hadn’t sheB. hasn’t sheC. wouldn’t sheD. didn’t she54. At three thousand feet, wide plains begin to appear, and there is never a moment when some distant mountain is not ____.A. on viewB. at a glanceC. on the sceneD. in sight55. The first two stages in the development of civilized man were probably the invention of weapons and the discovery of fire, although nobody knows exactly when he acquired the use of the ____.A. latterB. latestC. laterD. last56. It will take us twenty minutes to get to the railway station, ____traffic delays.A. acknowledgingB. affordingC. allowing forD. accounting for57. He will have to____ his indecent behaviour one day.A. answer toB. answer forC. answer backD. answer about58. With ____ exceptions, the former president does not appear in public now.A. rareB. unusualC. extraordinaryD. unique59. We have been hearing ____accounts of your work.A. favouredB. favourableC. favouriteD. favouring60. During the summer holiday season there are no ____ rooms in this seaside hotel.A. emptyB. blankC. desertedD. vacant61. Drive straight ahead, and then you will see a ____ to the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway.A. signB. markC. signalD. board62. Whenever possible, Ian ____ how well he speaks Japanese.A. shows upB. shows aroundC. shows offD. shows out63. The tenant left nothing behind except some ____ of paper, cloth, etc.A. sheetsB. scrapsC. papersD. slices64. Shares on the stock market have ____ as a result of a worldwide economic downturn.A. turnedB. changedC. floatedD. fluctuated65. I think you can take a(n) ____ language course to improve your English.A. intermediateB. middleC. mediumD. midPart Ⅵ READING COMPREHENSION ［30 MIN.］SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION ［25 MIN.］In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.TEXT AThe way in which people use social space reflects their social relationships and their ethnic identity. Early immigrants to America from Europe brought with them a collective style of living, which they retained until late in the 18th?century. Historical records document a group-oriented existence, in which one room was used for eating, entertaining guests, and sleeping. People ate soups from a sommunal pot, shared drinking cups, and used a common pit toilet. With the development of ideas about individualism, people soon began to shift to the use of individual cups and plates; the eating of meals that included meat, bread, and vegetables served on separate plates; and the use of private toilets. They began to build their houses with separate rooms to entertain guests-living rooms, separate bedrooms for sleeping, separate work areas-kitchen, laundry room, and separate bathrooms.?In Mexico, the meaning and organization of domestic space is strikingly different. Houses are organized around a ?patio?, or courtyard. Rooms open onto the patio, where all kinds of domestic activities take place. Individuals to not have separate bedrooms. Children often sleep with parents, and brothers or sisters share a bed, emphasizing familial interdependence. Rooms in Mexican houses are locations for multiple activities that, in contrast, are rigidly separated in the United States.66. Changes in living styles among early immigrants were initially brought about by ____.A. rising living standard?B. new concept?C. new custom?D. new designs of houses?67. Which of the following is NOT discussed in the passage?A. Their concepts of domestic space.B. Their social relationships.C. The functions of their rooms.D. The layout of their houses.??TEXT BThere are superstitions attached to numbers; even those ancient Greeks believed that all numbers and their multiples had some mystical significance.?Those numbers between 1 and 13 were in particular to have a powerful influence over the affairs of men.?For example, it is commonly said that luck, good or bad, comes in threes; if an accident happens, two more of the same kind may be expected soon afterwards. The arrival of a letter will be followed by two others within a certain period.?Another belief involving the number three has it that it is unlucky to light three cigarettes from the one match. If this happens, the bad luck that goes with the deed falls upon the person whose cigarette was the last to be lit. The ill-omen linked to the lighting of three things from one match or candle goes back to at least the 17th? century and probably earlier. It was believed that three candles alight at the same time would be sure to bring bad luck; one, two, or four, were permissible, but never just three.?Seven was another significant number, usually regarded as a bringer of good luck. The ancient astrologers believed that the universe was governed by seven planets; students of Shakespeare will recall that the life of man was divided into seven ages. Seven horseshoes nailed to a house will protect it from all evil.?Nine is usually thought of as a lucky number because it is the product of three times three. It was much used by the Anglo Saxons in their charms for healing.?Another belief was that great changes occurred every 7th and 9th of a man’s life. Consequently, the age of 63(the product of nine and seven) was thought to be a very perilous time for him. If he survived his 63rd? year he might hope to live to a ripe old age.?Thirteen, as we well know, is regarded with great awe and fear. The common belief is that this derives from the fact that there were 13 people at Christ’s Last Supper. This being the eve of his betrayal, it is not difficult to understand the significance given to the number by the early Christians.?In more modern times 13 is an especially unlucky number of a dinner party, for example. Hotels will avoid numbering a floor the 13th?; the progression is from 12 to 14, and no room is given the number 13. Many home owners will use 12 1/2 instead of 13 as their house number.?Yet oddly enough, to be born on the 13th? of the month is not regarded with any fear at all, which just shows how irrational we are in our superstitious beliefs.68. According to the passage, which of the following groups of numbers will certainly bring good luck to people?A.3 and 7.B.3 and 9.C.7 and 9.D.3 and 13.69. The ill luck associated with 13 is supposed to have its origin in ____.A. legendB. religionC. popular beliefD. certain customs70. What is the author’s attitude towards people’s superstitious beliefs?A. He is mildly critical.B. He is strongly critical.C. He is in favour of them.D. His attitude is not clear.TEXT CWomen’s minds work differently from men’s. At least, that is what most men are convinced of. Psychologists view the subject either as a matter or frustration or a joke. Now the biologists have moved into this minefield, and some of them have found that there are real differences between the brains of men and women. But being different, they point out hurriedly, is not the same as being better or worse.?There is, however, a definite structural variation between the male and female brain. The difference is in a part of the brain that is used in the most complex intellectual processes-the link between the two halves of the brain.?The two halves are linked by a trunkline of between 200 and 300 million nerves, the ?corpus callosum. Scientists have found quite recently that the corpus callosum in women is always larger and probably richer in nerve fibres than it is in men. This is the first time that a structural difference has been found between the brains of women and men and it must have some significance. The question is “What?”, and, if this difference exists, are there others? Research shows that present-day women think differently and behave differently from men. Are some of these differences biological and inborn, a result of evolution? We tend to think that is the influence of society that produces these differences. But could we be wrong??Research showed that these two halves of the brain had different functions, and that the ?corpus callosum enabled them to work together. For most people, the left half is used for word handing, analytical and logical activities; the right half works on pictures, patterns and forms. We need both halves working together. And the better the connections, the more harmoniously the two halves work. And, according to research findings, women have the better connections.?But it isn’t all that easy to explain the actual differences between skills of men and women on this basis. In schools throughout the wo rld girls tend to be better than boys at “language subjects” and boys better at maths and physics. If 〖WTHZ〗these differences〖WTBZ〗correspond with the differences in the hemispheric trunkline, here is an unalterable distinction between the sexes.?We shan’t know for a while, partly because we don’t know of any precise relationship betweenabilities in school subject and the functioning of the two halves of the brain, and we cannot understand how the two halves interact via the corpus callosum. But this striking difference must have some effect and, because the difference is in the parts of the brain involved in intellect, we should be looking for differences in intellectual processing.71. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?A. Biologists are conducting research where psychologists have given up.B. Brain differences point to superiority of one sex over the other.C. Results of scientific research fail to support popular belief.D. The structural difference in the brain between the sexes has long been known.72. According to the passage it is commonly believed that brain differences are caused by ____ factors.A. biologicalB. psychologicalC. physicalD. social73. “these differences” n paragraph 5 refer to those in ____.A. skills of men and womenB. school subjectC. the brain structure of men and womenD. activities carried out by the brain74. At the end of the passage the author proposes more work on ____.A. the brain structure as a wholeB. the functioning of part of the brainC. the distinction between the sexesD. the effects of the corpus callosum75. What is the main purpose of the passageA. To outline the research findings on the brain structure.B. To explain the link between sex and brain structure.C. To discuss the various factors that cause brain differences.D. To suggest new areas in brain research.TEXT DInformation is the primary commodity in more and more industries today.?By 2005, 83% of American management personnel will be knowledge workers. Europe and Japan are not far behind.?By 2005, half of all knowledge workers (22% of the labour force) will choose “flextime, flexplace” arrangements, which allow them to work at home, communicating with the office via computer networks.?In the United States, the so-called “digital divide” seems to be disappearing. In early 2000, a poll found, that, where half of white households owned computers, so did fully 43% of African-American households, and their numbers were growing rapidly. Hispanic households continued to lag behind, but their rate of computer ownership was expanding as well.? Company-owned and industry-wide television networks are bringing programming to thousands of locations. Business TV is becoming big business.?Computer competence will approach 100% in US urban areas by the year 2005, with Europe and Japan not far behind.?80% of US homes will have computers in 2005, compared with roughly 50% now. In the United States, 5 of the 10 fastest-growing careers between now and 2005 will be computer related. Demand for programmers and systems analysts will grow by 70%. The same trend is accelerating in Europe, Japan, and India.?By 2005, nearly all college texts and many high school and junior high books will be tied to Internet sites that provide source material, study exercises, and relevant news articles to aid in learning. Others will come with CD-ROMs that offer similar resources.?Internet links will provide access to the card catalogues of all the major libraries in the world by 2005. It will be possible to call up on a PC screen millions of volumes from distant libraries. Web sites enhance books by providing pictures, sound, film clips, and flexible indexing and search utilities.?Implications: Anyone with access to the Internet will be able to achieve the education needed to build a productive life in an increasingly high-tech world. Computer learning may even reduce the growing American prison population.?Knowledge workers are generally better paid than less-skilled workers. Their wealth is raising overall prosperity.?Even entry-level workers and those in formerly unskilled positions require a growing level of education. For a good career in almost any field, computer competence is a must. This is one major trend raising the level of education required for a productive ro le in today’s work force. For many workers, the opportunity for training is becoming one of the most desirable benefits any job can offer.76. Information technology is expected to have impact on all the following EXCEPT ____.A. American management personnelB. European management personnelC. American people’s choice of careerD. traditional practice at work77. “digital divide” in the 4th? paragraph refers to ____.A. the gap in terms of computer ownershipB. the tendency of computer ownershipC. the dividing line based on digitD. the ethnic distinction among American households78. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT according to the passage?A. By 2005 all college and school study materials will turn electronic.B. By 2005 printed college and school study materials will be supplemented with electronic material.C. By 2005 some college and school study materials will be accompanied by CD-ROMs.D. By 2005 Internet links make worldwide library search a possibility.79. Which of the following areas is NOT discussed in the passage?A. Future careers.B. Nature of future work.C. Ethnic differences.D. Schools and libraries.80. At the end of the passage, the author seems to emphasize ____ in an increasingly high-tech world.A. the variety of educationB. the content of educationC. the need for educationD. the function of educationSECTION B SKIMMING AND SCANNING ［5 MIN.］In this section there are seven passages with a total of ten multiple-choice questions. Skim or scan them as required and then mark your answers on your answer sheet.TEXT EFirst read the following question.81. The passage mainly discusses the effects of ____.A. healthB. aspirinC. hearing lossD. heart attackNow, go through TEXT E quickly and answer question 81.?Aspirin may be the most familiar drug in the world-but its power to heal goes far beyond the usual aches and pains. Exciting new studies suggest that aspirin can help fight a wide range of serious illnesser. “It now seems to be a benefit in so many areas of health,” says Dr Debra Judelson, medical director of the Women’s Heart Institute in Beverly Hills, California. “I advise most of my patients, as long as they aren’t allergic to aspirin and don’t have bleeding problems, to take low-dose aspirin.”?Some of the major illnesses and conditions that aspirin or aspirin-like drugs might help prevent are: Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes-related heart disease, heart attack, cancer and antibiotic-induced hearing loss.TEXT FFirst read the following question.82. How many proposals does the passage put forward?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.D. Four.?Now, go through TEXT F quickly and answer question 82.?What kind of environment do you want in the future? What can you do to help make it happen? What can other people do?Education is one way to help the environment. You can learn about the environment in school.? Radio and television can give you information. Newspapers, magazines, and books also help youlearn.?There are laws against littering and against making the air and water dirty. Other laws help people to save resources. The law lowering the speed limit for cars helps to save fuel.?Another way to help the environment is to plan for the future. We may have to find new resources. In the future, people may heat their homes with atomic power. Without planning, some kinds of environment may not happen. People can act now to help make the future.?TEXT GFirst read the following question.83. The main theme of the passage is ____ in the G-7 nations.A. agingB. wealthC. death rateD. work forceNow, go through TEXT G quickly and answer question 83.Citizens of the world’s wealthiest countries may live longer than previously predicted, according to a study sponsored by the National Institute on Aging. By 2050, people in the G-7 nations (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States) may be living anywhere from 1.3 years to 8 years longer than official estimates now predict. Researchers at Mountain View Research in Los Altos, California, examined 50 years of mortality data and found a long-term decline in death rates. That may mean that fewer workers will have to support many more elderly in the future than governments currently expect.TEXT HFirst read the following question.84. Which is the best title of the passage?A. How to protect your eyesight.B. How to choose your computer.C. A few tips for computer users.D. Eye trouble and headache. ?Now, go through TEXT H quickly and answer question 84.Question: My eyes and head ache when I work at my computer for a long time. What can I do? Vision It could just be your eyes. Make sure that you’ve had them checked and that you’re wearing any necessary corrective lenses.Screen Glare The light you read by may be too bright for your computer screen. Try to dim the light, and if you need to, get a desk lamp for other work. Also, if possible, move your computer so you aren’t directly underneath a light fixture.Screen and Head PositionYou shouldn’t bend your neck when you read from the screen. That can cause headaches. Your eyeline should be 5 cm to 8 cm below the top of the monitor. The screen should be about an arm’s length away.TEXT IFirst read the following questions.85. Clear weather is predicted in ____ Chinese cities.A.2B.3C.4D.586. W hich foreign city’s maximum temperature is the highest?A. Cairo.B. Bangkok.C. New York.D. London.?Now, go through TEXT I quickly and answer questions 85 and 86. WEATHER REPORForecasts for some major Chinese citiesForeign citiesCityMaxMinWeatherCityMaxMin Beijing2417clearBangkok3328Changchun2206cleardrizzle to cloudyChengdu2520overcastChongqing3424cloudyCairo3021[5]clearDalian2317cloudyFuzhou3123light rainFrankfurt1410[5]cloudy to light rainGuangzhou3524clearHong Kong3226clear to cloudyLondon1411Kunming2617clear to cloudy drizzle to cloudyLhasa2111cloudyNanjing2720overcastMoscow2113Shanghai2822cloudyclear to cloudyTaipei2923light rainTianjin2717cloudy to clear New York2315Wuhan3022clearclear to cloudyUrumqi2210clear to cloudyTEXT JFirst read the following questions.87. If you need travel shop information, you should go to ____.A. Guide Friday Tourism Centre.B. Tourist Information Centre.C. Library.D. Post Office.88. Where can you find the Police Station?A. In Henly Street.B. In Arden Street.C. In Bridge Street.D. In Rother Street.Now, go through TEXT J quickly and answer questions 87 and 88. General InformationTourist Information CentreBridge foot. Tel. (01789) 29312Summer: 9:30 am-6:00 pm Weekday11:00 am-5:00 pm SundaysWinter: 9:30 am-5:00 pm Weekday● Visitor Information, including information for the disable● Accommodation Booking● Bureau De Chang● Parkings and Toilets Leaflet● Guide Friday Tour Ticket● Travel Shop InformationGuide Friday Tourism CentreThe Civic Hall, 14 Rother StreetTe. (01789) 29986?Open Daily from 9:00 amAccommodationYouth Hostel-Alveston (2 miles from Town Centre). Tel.(01789)29709?Taxi ServicesBridgefoot, Bridge Street, Union Street, and Rother Market near White Swan HotelPolice StationRother StreetTel.(01789)41411HospitalArden StreetTel.(01789)20583LibraryHenly StreetTel.(01789)29220Post OfficeHenly StreetTel.(01789)41493?TEXT KFirst read the following questions.89. How long is the Business English programmeA.3 months.B.6 months.C.4 weeks.D.10 weeks.90. Which certificate programme is NOT mentioned?A. Teaching English for Specific Purposes.B. Communications / Networking Engineering.C. Global Operations Management.D. Advanced Software Technologies.Now, go through TEXT K quickly and answer questions 89 and 90.UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVIN?English & Certificate Programs for InternationalsLive, Learn, and Enjoy on the Southern California CoastPost-graduate certificates in 12 months[JZ)● Electronic Business● Global Operations Management● Marketing● Communications / Networking Engineering● Teaching English as a Foreign Language● Advanced Software Technologies-6 months (focus on java -3 months)● Digital Art[JZ]English Language Program● 4-week Business English or Conversation & Culture-Jan, Feb, July, Aug● 10-week Intensive ESL-Jan, Apr, June, Sept******************************************************************************* *******************************************************************************参考答案及听力原文参考答案：PART Ⅰ WRITING ?SECTION A COMPOSITION?THE IMPORTANCE OF ?KEEPING A GOOD MOODPeople in modern society live under a lot of pressure. I see three kinds of pressure working on people today: pressure from education, family and career. It is easy to blame the school for charging too much money, the family members for the heavy burden, the society for the fierce competition. I think people should relax. It is important for them to keep a good mood under whatever circumstances.?Long gone are the days when people lived their life with a certain relaxation, sampling a wide variety of activities—film, music, art, poetry. But now, a lot of people suffer from a lot of pressure. They can’t communicate well with co-workers and family members, and have unbalanced,。

2004年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案2004年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案2004年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案guage be unlike any other on earth? it was 1955, when even deaf peopie dismissed their signing as "substandard". stokoes idea was academic heresy (异端邪说).it is 37 years later. stokoe - now devoting his time to writing and editing books and journals and to producing video materials on asl and the deaf culture - is having lunch at a caf6 near the gallaudet campus and explaining how he started a revolution. for decades educators fought his idea that signed languages are natural languages like english, french and japanese. they assumedlanguage must be based on speech, the modulation (调节) of sound. but sign language is based on the movement of hands, the modulation of space. "what i said," stokoe explains, "is that language is not mouth stuff- its brain stuff."11. the study of sign language is thought to bea) an approach to simplifying the grammatical structure ofa languageb) an attempt to clarify misunderstanding about the origin of languagec) a challenge to traditional views on the nature of languaged) a new way to took at the learning of language [c]12.the present growing interest in sign language was stimulated bya) a leading specialist in the study of liberal artsb) an english teacer in a university for the deaf"c) some senior experts in american sign languaged) a famous scholar in thestudy of the human brain13. according to stokoe, sign language isa) an international language c) an artificial languageb) a substandard language d) a genuine language [d]14. most educators objected to stokoes idea because they thoughta) a language should be easy to use and understandb) sign language was too artificial to be widely acceptedc) a language could only exist in the form of speech soundsd) sign language was not extensively used even by deaf people [c]15. stokoes argument is based on his belief thata) language is a product of the brainb) language is a system of meaningful codesc) sign language is derived from natural languaged) sign language is as efficient as any other language [a]passage twoquestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.a is for always getting to work on time.b is for being extremely busy.c is for the conscientious ( 勤勤恳恳的) way you do your job.you may be all these things atthe office, and more. but when it comes to getting ahead, experts say, the abcs of business should include a p, for politics, as in office politics.dale carnegie suggested asmuch more than 50 years ag hard work alone doesnt ensure career advancemen. you have to be able to sell yourself and your ideas, both publicly and behind thescefies. yet, despite the ovious rewards of engagingin office politics - a better job, a raise, praise- many people are still unable or unwilling - to "play the game.""people assume that office politics involves some manipulative (工于心计的) behavior," says deborah comer, an assistant professor of management at hofstra university. "but politics derives from the word polite. it can mean lobbying and forming associations. it can mean being kind and helpful, or even trying, to please your superior, and thenexpecting something in return."in fact, today, experts define office politics as proper behavior used to pursue ones own self-interest in the workplace. in many cases, this involves some form of socializing within the office environment - not just in large companies, but in small workplaces as well."the first thing people are usually judged on is their ability to perform well on a consistent basis," says neil p. lewis, a management psychologist. "but if two or three candidates are up for a promotion, each of whom has reasonably similar ability, a manager is going to promote the person he or shelikes best. its simple human nature."yet, psychologists say, many employees and employers have trouble with the concept of politics in the office. somepeople, they say, have an idealistic vision of work and what it takes to succeed. still others associate politics withfiattery 奉承), fearful that, if they speak up for themselves, they may appear to be flattering their boss for favors. 共7页，当前第2页22004年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案相关内容:。

2004年英语专业四级考试试卷及答案APart ⅠWRITING ［45 MIN.］SECTION A COMPOSITION［35 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 oWILL PHONES KILL LETTER WRITING?In the second part,In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or aMarks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss ofSECTION B NOTE-WRITING ［10 MIN.］Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a note of about 50-60 words based onYour friend, Jane, has failed in the final exam, and is feeling very unhappy about it. Write a note to comfort her and give her somePart ⅡDICTATION ［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 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 check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.Please write the whole passageMONEYMoney is accepted across the world as payment for goods or services. People use money to buy food, clothes and hundreds of other things. In the past, many different things were used as money. People on Pacific islands once exchanged shells for goods. The Chinese used cloth and knives. In Africa, elephant tusks or salt were used. Even today, some people in Africa are still paid in salt. Coins were first invented by the Chinese. Originally, they were round pieces of metal with a hole in the center, so that a piece of string could keep them together. This made doing business much easier, but people still found coins inconvenient tocarry when they wanted to buy something expensive. To solve this problem, the Chinese again came up with the solution. They began to use paper money for coins. Now paper notes are used throughout the world.Part ⅢLISTENING COMPREHENSION ［20 MIN.］carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.SECTION A STATEMENT1.Wher3.Which of the fo4.The death and missing numbers in the floods are reA. 60/9.B. 16/9.C.9/60.D. 9/16.A. She is the speaker’D. The speakeA. To buy some medicine.C. To ignore the matter.D. To investigate the matter.SECTION B CONVERSATIONshort conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to10.What cA. She’B. She’C. She’C. She hasn’13.Where does the cC. Visit the company.D. Apply for a job wiB. He will see tC. Class length.D. Class size. SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTA. he was working foA. He was an American journalist.B. HC. His story was published elsewhere.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 qu20.Afghanistan’A. Mongolia.B. South Korea.C. Iran.D. Qatar.B. AfghanistaQuestion 22 and 23 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questio22.The expected life-span of Beijing residents has gone up by ____23.The ____ mortality rate had gone up greatly during the past 10A. infantB. maternalC. maleD. 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 quest24.According to Pakistan’s President, the chances of the two countries25.Recent tensions between the two countries were a direct result ofA. their border conflictsB. their military build-C. killings in the two countriesD. their mutual distrust［15 MIN.］Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice forThe 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 concernThe 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)____ from fiveand wakefulness, sleeping during the day and working at night.se 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 another, (34)____ much of his time is spent neitherOne 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 during 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.27.A.32.A.Therefore B.Unfortunately38.A.new B.no40.A.wakefulness B.sleep C.preference D.habitPart ⅤGRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ［15 MIN.］-five items in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one that41.That trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasn’t bothered by hish as B. rather than C. as42.____, I’43.The government has promised to do ____ lies in its power to ease the hardships of the victims in the flood-A. howeverB. whicheverC. whateverD. wherever44.____ if I had arrived yesterday without letting you knowC. Had you been surpri45.If not ____ with the respect he feels due to him, Jack gets very ill-46.It is imperative that stude47.The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of a fully-A. the greater stress isB. greater is t48.The Minister of Finance is believed ____ of imposing new taxes to49.Issues of price, place, promotion, and product are ____ conventional50.____ both sides accept the agreement ____ a lasting peace be established in this region.51.Mr Wells, together with all the members of his family, ____ forA. are to leaveB. are leavingC. is leavingD. leave52.It was suggested that all government ministers should ____A. discoverB. uncoverC. tellD. disclose53.As my exams are coming next week, I’ll take advantage of theweekend to ____ on some reading.A. catch upB. clear upC. make upD. pick up54.I’m surprised they are no longer on speaking terms. It’s not like eitherA. recove58.I couldn’t sleep last night because the tap in the bathroom wasA. drainingB. droppingC. spillingD. dripping59.The book gives a brief ____ of the course of his research up tillA. o61.All the rooms on the second floor have nicely ____ carpets, which are included in the price of63.She answered with an ____ “No” to the request that she attend the public hearing.65.We met Mary and her husband at a party two months ago. ____ we’vehadA. ThereofB. TherebyC. ThereafterD. Thereabouts。

As the development of society and technology, some modern facilities have entered into our normal life, such as TV, fridge, air-conditioning as well as phone. Actually, these things really bring a lot of convenience to us, especially the phone. You can use a phone when you are in an emergency case and the speed is very fast. So some people take it for granted that the phones will kill letter writing. But they neglect the advantages of letter writing. In my opinion, phones will not kill letter writing. The following reasons support my opinion.First, letter writing is an original way which had been for a long period. You can write your true feelings and thoughts in the letter without nervous, you also can write your secrets to your close friends without being know by others, but you can’t do these by using telephone. In the second place, letter writing is far more cheaper than phone. You can write several pages and tell many things only to pay for a litter money. But if you are talking a long time with telephone, you have to pay for a lot of money. Third, it is a best way to improve the relationship between you and your friend, the letters are much truer than words. Whatover, you can keep the letters for many years, it’s very convenient for you to recall some interesting things. But you can’t with the telephone.As far as I am concerned, phones will not kill letter writing. Both of them are useful. They have advantages respectively, you can choose anyone as your pleasure.评审组意见：内容切题，文字基本连冠，表达基本清楚，有多个语言错误，有些用不贴切。

2004年专业英语四级真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. DICTATION 2. LISTENING COMPREHENSION 3. CLOZE 4. GRAMMAR &amp; VOCABULARY 5. READING COMPREHENSION 6. WRITINGPART I DICTATION (15 MIN)Directions: 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 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 check your work. You will then be given 2 minute 1．正确答案：Money Money is accepted across the world as payment for goods or servicea.People use money to buy food，clothes and hundreds of other things.In the past，many different things were used as money．People on Pacfic islands once exchanged shells for goods．The Chinese used c1oth and knives．In Africa，elephant’s tusks or salt were used．Even today some people in Africa are still paid in salt．Coins were first invented by the Chinese．Originally they were round pieces of metal with a hole in the center，so the piece of string could keep them together．This made doing business much easier．But people sti11 found coins inconvenient to carry when they wanted to buy something expensive．To solve this problem，the Chinese again came up with a so1ution．They began to use paper money for coins．Now paper notes are used throughout the world．PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION (20 MIN)Directions: 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.听力原文： A court in Zimbabwe is due to deliver its verdict today in a trial of a journalist who works for the British newspaper The Guardian. The trial is seen as a test case for the country’s strict media laws. Andrew Meldrum, an American, who has been living in Zimbabwe for over twenty years, is accused of publishing an untrue story and faces up to 2 years in prison if found guilty. A dozen other journalists have also been charged with offences relating to the new laws. In court Meldrum’s defendant argued that his story was published in Britain. It was beyond the jurisdiction of Zimbabwe’s laws.2．The journalist was brought to court becauseA．he was working for a British newspaper.B．he published an untrue story.C．the story was published in Britain.D．he was working with other foreign journalists.正确答案：B3．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.D．Foreigners are not subject to local laws.正确答案：C听力原文：Kuala Lumpur-Afghanistan will play soccer at the Asian Games. Mongolia’s withdrawal has given the war-torn nation a confidence boost. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced in a statement yesterday that Afghanistan would play in an under-23 tournament of the Games in Pusan. Afghanistan’s first match will be against Iran on Sept. 28. The group’s other teams are Qatar and Lebanon. Afghanistan was a founding member of the confederation in the 1950s, before entering into long periods of war and factional fighting. The country’s chaos was largely ended after US-led forces overthrow the Taliban Regime last year in response to last September’s terrorist attack in the United States. During the Soccer World Cup in June, the president of Afghan Football Association (AFA), Abduel Alim Kohestani, said he hoped his county would be able to take part in the Asian Games.4．Afghanistan’s first match will be againstA．Mongolia.B．South Korea.C．Iran.D．Qatar.正确答案：C5．Which of the following statements is NOT true?A．The announcement was made by AFAB．Afghanistan was a founding member of AFC.C．Afghanistan had been in chaos for long.D．The football players were under 23.正确答案：A听力原文：The expected life-span of Beijing residents has gone up to 75.5 years old compared with 74.4 years old a decade earlier, while the death rate of middle-aged residents increased dramatically according to a recent official report. Thereport made public by the Beijing Disease Control and Prevention Center said that the past mortality of people aged between 35 to 54 years old had gone up 58.5% during the past ten years, from 158 people per 100,000 in 1991 to 251 people per 100,000 last year. Infant and maternal mortality rates went down 132% and 147% respectively. Health experts said chronic non-infectious diseases were the main cause of death, covering 60% of the total number of deaths. The male mortality rate is higher than that of the females and the death rate among rural residents is higher than that of urban ones.6．The expected life-span of Beijing residents has gone up by _______ compared with that a decade earlier.A．1.5 yearsB．1.4 yearsC．1.2 yearsD．1.1 years正确答案：D7．The ________ mortality rate had gone up greatly during the past 10 years.A．infantB．maternalC．maleD．middle-aged正确答案：D听力原文：Islamabad-Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said yesterday there was no danger of the country going to war with neighboring country, India, but Pakistan forces would be ready to repel any aggression. “There is no danger of war,”Musharraf told the reporters in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad. “We should have confidence in ourselves. We’re not sitting idle. We’ve prepared for everything. There should not be any misunderstanding.”Tensions were raised because the two accused each other of links to killings in the two countries. India says it suspects the two gunmen who killed 28 people in an Indian temple on Tuesday had links to Pakistan-based Islamic militant groups. Pakistan has denied any involvement in the temple massacre, and police in Karachi said there were indications of India intelligence agents behind the murder of seven Christian charity workers in the city, but India rejected the charges yesterday.8．According to Pakistan’s President, the chances of the two countries going to war wereA．great.B．small.C．growing.D．greater than before.正确答案：B9．Recent tensions between the two countries were a direct result ofA．their border conflicts.B．their military build-up.C．killings in the two countries.D．their mutual distrust.正确答案：C10．Where is Lily working now?A．In the police department.B．In a drama society.C．In a university.D．In a primary school.正确答案：D解析：Lily studied drama at a university but she used to work as a policewoman. Now she is a teacher because she likes children.11．Passengers must check in to board Flight 5125 byA．11 : 00.B．11: 20.C．11: 30.D．11: 50.正确答案：B解析：May I have your attention, please? Flight 5125 scheduled to take off at 11.30 will be delayed for12．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 in the North Region.正确答案：C解析：There is a railway strike in the south region and several trains have been canceled. However, the strike doesn’t seem to be spreading to other regions.13．The death and missing numbers in the floods are respectivelyA．60/9.B．16/9.C．9/60.D．9/16.正确答案：B解析：Latest reports from the northeast provinces say that at least 16 people lost their lives in Sunday’s floods. Another 9 people, mostly children, are reported missing.14．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.正确答案：B解析：John, your paper must be revised over the weekend and hand it in its final form on Monday. If you have any problem, call the office directly.15．What do we know about Mary Jackson?A．She is the speaker’s friend.B．She likes stories.C．She is an author.D．She gave a gift.正确答案：C解析：My discovery of Mary Jackson was, as a matter of fact, a gift from a friend. Years ago I was given a copy of Tell Me a Riddle and I like the stories.16．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.正确答案：A解析：Oh, talking about the money it is terrible when you think of how tiring the work is. It is only with tips and free meals that I manage to get by.17．What will the speaker probably do next?A．To buy some medicine.B．To buy a new cupboard.C．To ignore the matter.D．To investigate the matter.正确答案：D解析：A lot of drugs are missing from the cupboard here in this room. So I think we will have to look into the matter immediately.18．When will they discuss the agenda?A．Before dinner.B．During dinner.C．After dinner.D．Tomorrow.正确答案：A解析：M: Would you mind if we discuss tomorrow’s agenda before dinner this evening?F: Not at all. I certainly don’t want to talk about it during our meal.19．What can be inferred about the woman?A．She’ll be travelling during the vacation.B．She’ll be working during the vacation.C．She’s looking forward to going home.D．She will offer her help to Jane.正确答案：B解析：M: Are you going home for the summer vacation?F: Well, Jane and I have decided to stay on here as research assistants.20．What is the cause of their complaint?A．The place.B．The heat.C．The workload.D．The facilities.正确答案：B解析：F: It’s so hot today I can’t work. I wish the air-conditioning were on in this library.M: So do I. I will fall asleep if I don’t get out of this stuffy room soon.21．What can be concluded about Janet?A．She has come to the party.B．She is hosting the party.C．She hasn’t turned up.D．She is planning a party.正确答案：C解析：F: I can’t imagine what happened to Janet.M: Neither can I. But I’m sure she planned to come to the party.22．Where does the conversation probably take place?A．In a hotel.B．At a bus station.C．In a restaurant.D．At an airport.正确答案：D解析：M: Check in here?F: Yes. Can I see your flight ticket, please?M: Here it is. I’m going to Lanzhou.23．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.正确答案：D解析：M: I heard that the PICC is going to hold interviews on campus next week.F: Yeah, what day? I’d like to talk to them and drop my resume.24．What are the man and woman doing?A．Listening to the radio.B．Looking at the photos.C．Watching television.D．Reading a newspaper.正确答案：C解析：F: There must be a thunderstorm in some place because the picture isn’t very sharp and the sound isn’t clear.M: I think you’re right. They said on the radio last night that a storm is coming in from the mountains and the morning paper forecast heavy rain.25．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.正确答案：D解析：F: The party will start at 6:30, but there are a lot of preparations to make. And I need your help. Can I expect you at 5?M: I’ll be there on 5:30, all being well, that is.26．What is NOT a change to the literature class?A．Class location.B．Class times.C．Class length.D．Class size.正确答案：D解析：M: Excuse me, I’m enrolled to take Professor Li’s literature course 102. But I hear some changes have been made.F: Yes, the classroom has been moved to the north building. Also it is now on Tuesday and Thursday from 2 to 4 p. m., instead of being held on Monday and Friday from 2 to 3 p.m.M: What changes! Professor Li will still be teaching the class, right?PART III CLOZE (15 MIN)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks.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 【B1】the hours of darkness. Our present concern is with how easily and to what extent this 【B2】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 【B3】of growing importance in industry where automation 【B4】round-the-clock working of machines. It normally 【B5】from five days to one week for a person to adapt to a 【B6】routine of sleep and wakefulness, sleeping during the day and working at night. 【B7】, 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 【B8】he has to change to another, 【B9】much of his time is spent neither working nor sleeping very 【B10】. One answer would seem to be 【B11】periods on each shift, a month, or even three months. 【B12】, recent research has shown that people on such systems will revert to go back to their 【B13】habits of sleep and wakefulness during the week-end and that this is quite enough to destroy any 【B14】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 【B15】may persist through all week-ends and holidays.27．【B1】A．inB．withC．ofD．over正确答案：A解析：本题考查词汇搭配知识。

2004年英语专业四级考试真题及答案2004年英语专业四级考试真题及答案Part Ⅳ 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 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 with 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)____ 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 another, (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 during 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 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.so 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 Ⅴ GRAMMAR AND VOCABULA 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 cer tainly loud. But I wasn’t bothered by his loudness ____ by his lack of talent.?A. so much asB. rather thanC. asD. than?42.____, I’ll marry him all the same.?A. Was he rich or poorB. Whethere rich or poor?C. Were he rich or poorD. 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. howeverB. whicheverC. whateverD. wherever44.____ if I had arrived yesterday without letting you know beforehand??A. Would you be surprisedB. Were you surprised?C. Had you been surprisedD. Would you have been surprised?45.If not ____ with the respect he feels due to him, Jack gets veryill-tempered and grumbles all the time.?A. being treatedB. treated?C. be treatedD. having been treated?46.It is imperative that students ____ their term papers on time.?A. hand inB. would hand in ?C. have to hand inD. handed in?47.The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of afully-loaded truck, ____ to the truck.?A. the greater stress isB. greater is the stress?C. the stress is greaterD. the greater the stress?48.The Minister of Finance is believed ____ of imposing new taxes to raise extra revenue.?A. that he is thinkingB. to be thinking?C. that he is to thinkD. to think?49.Issues of price, place, promotion, and product are ____ conventional concerns in planning marketing strategies.?A. these of the mostB. most of those?C. among the mostD. among the many of?50.____ both sides accept the agreement ____ a lasting peace be established in this region.A. Only if, willB. If only, would?C. Should, willD. Unless, would?51.Mr Wells, together with all the members of his family, ____ for Europe this afternoon.?A. are to leaveB. are leavingC. is leavingD. leave52.It was suggested that all government ministers should ____ information on their financial interests.?A. discoverB. uncoverC. tellD. disclose53.As my exams are coming next week, I’ll take advantage of the weekend to ____ on some reading.?A. catch upB. clear upC. make upD. pick up54.I’m surprised they are no longer on speaking terms. It’s not like either of them to bear a ____.?A. disgustB. curseC. grudgeD. hatred?55.Mary hopes to be ____ from hospital next week.?A. dismissedB. dischargedC.expelledD. resigned?56.Once a picture is proved to be a forgery, it becomes quite ____.?A. invaluableB. pricelessC. unworthyD.worthless?57.Jimmy earns his living by ____ works of art in the museum.?A. recoveringB. restoringC. renewingD. reviving?58.I couldn’t sleep last night because the tap in the bathroom was ____.?A. drainingB. droppingC. spillingD. dripping59.The book gives a brief ____ of the course of his research up till now.?A. outlineB. referenceC. frameD. outlook?60.She was sanding outside in the snow, ____ with cold.?A. spinningB. shiveringC. shakingD. staggering?61.All the rooms on the second floor have nicely ____ carpets, which are included in the price of the house.?A. adaptedB. equippedC. suitedD. fitted?62.He plays tinnis to the ____ of all other sports.?A. eradicationB. exclusionC. extensionD. inclusion?63.She answered with an ____ “No” to the request that she attend the public hearing.A. eloquentB. effectiveC. emotionalD. emphatic?64.Everyone who has visited the city agrees that it is ____ with life.?A. vibrantB. violentC. energeticD. full?65.We met Mary and her husband at a party two months ago. ____ we’ve had no further communication.?A. ThereofB. TherebyC. ThereafterD. ThereaboutsPart Ⅵ READING COMPREHENSION ［30 MIN.］SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION ［25 MIN.］In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer.?Mark your answers on your answer sheet.??TEXT AIt often happens that a number of applicants with almost identical qualifications and experience all apply for the same position. In their educational background, special skills and work experience, there is little, if anything, to choose between half a dozen candidates. How then does the employer make a choice? Usually on the basis of an interview.? There are many arguments for and against the interview as a selection procedure. The main argument against it is that it results in a wholly subjective decision. As often as not, emplyers do not choose the best candidate, they choose the candidate who makes a good first impression on them. Some employers, of course, reply to this argument by saying that they have become so experienced in interviewing staff that they are able to make a sound assessment of each candidate’s likely perfor mance.? The main argument in favour of the interview — and it is, perhaps, a good argument —is that an employer is concerned not only with a candidate’s ability, but with the suitability of his or her personality for the particular work situation. Many employers, for example, will overlook occasional inefficiencies from their secretary provided she has a pleasant personality.?It is perhas true to say, therefore, that the real purpose of an interview is not to assess the assssable aspects of each candidate but to make a guess at the more intangible things, such as personality, character andsocial ability. Unfortunately, both for the employers and applicants for jobs, there are many people of great ability who simply do not interview well. There are also, of course, people who interview extremely well, but are later found to be very unsatisfactory employees.? Candidates who interview well tend to be quietly confident, but never boastful; direct and straightforward in their questions and answers; cheerful and friendly, but never over-familiar; and sincerely enthusiastic and optimistic. Candidates who interview badly tend to be at either end of the spectrum of human behaviour. They are either very shy or over-confident. They show either a lack of enthusiasm or an excess of it. They either talk too little or never stop talking. They are either over-polite or rudely abrupt.?66.We can infer from the passage that an employer might tolerate his secretary’s occasional mistakes, if the latter is ____?A. direct.B. cheerful.C. shy.D. capable.?67.What is the author’s attitude towards the interview as a selection procedure?A. Unclear.B. Negative.C. Objective.D. Indifferent.68.According to the passage, people argue over the interview as a selection procedure mainly because they have ____.?A. different selection procedures?B. different puposes in the interview?C. different standards for competence?D. different experiences in interviews?69.The purpose of the last paragraph is to indicate ____.?A. a link between success in interview and personality?B. connections between work abilities and personality?C. differences in interview experience?D. differences in personal behaviourTEXT BEvery year thousands of people are arrested and taken to court for shop-lifting. In Britain alone, about HK$3,000,000’s worth of goods are stolen from shops every week. This amounts to something like HK$150 million a year, and represents about 4 per cent of the shops’ total stock. As a result of this “shrinkage” as the sho ps call it, the honest public has to pay higher prices.?Shop-lifters can be divided into three main categories: the professionals, the deliberate amateur, and the people who just can’t help themselves. The professionals do not pose much of a problem for the store detectives, who, assisted by closed circuit television, two-way mirrors and variousother technological devices, can usually cope with them. The professionals tend to go for high value goods in parts of the shops where security measures are tightest. And, in any case, they account for only a small percentage of the total losses due to shop-lifting.?The same applies to the deliberate amateur who is, so to speak, a professional in training. Most of them get caught sooner or later, and they are dealt with severely by the courts.?The real problem is the person who gives way to a sudden temptation and is in all other respects an honest and law-abiding citizen. Contrary to what one would expect, this kind of shop-lifter is rarely poor. He does not steal because he needs the goods and cannot afford to pay for them. He steals because he simply cannot stop himself. And there are countless others who, because of age, sickness or plain absent-mindedness, simply forget to pay for what they take from the shops. When caught, all are liable to prosecution, and the decision whether to send for the police or not is in the hands of the store manager.?In order to prevent the quite incredible growth in ship-lifting offences, some stores, in fact, are doing their best to separate the thieves from the confused by prohibiting customers from taking bags into the store. However, what is most worrying about the whole problem is, perhaps, that it is yet another instance of the innocent majority being penalized and inconvenienced because of the actions of a small minority. It is the aircraft hijack situation in another form. Because of the possibility of one passenger in a million boarding an aircraft with a weapon, the other 999,999 passengers must subject themselves to searches and delays. Unless the situation in the shops improves, in ten years’ time we may all have to subject ourselves to a body-search every time we go into a store to buy a tin of beans!?70.Why does the honest public have to pay higher prices when they go to the shops?A. There is a “shrinkage” in market values.?B. Many goods are not available.?C. Goods in many shops lack variety.?D. There are many cases of shop-lifting.?71.The third group of people steal things because they ____?A. are mentally ill.B. are quite absent-minded.?C.can not resist the temptation.D. can not afford to pay for goods.?72.According to the passage, law-abiding citizens ____.?A. can possibly steal things because of their poverty?B. can possibly take away goods without paying?C. have never stolen goods from the supermarkets?D. are difficult to be caught when they steal things?73.Which of the following statements is NOT true about the main types of shop-lifting??A. A big percentage of the total losses are caused by the professionals.?B. The deliberate amateurs will be punished severely if they get caught.?C. People would expect that those who can’t help themselves are poor.?D. The professionals don’t cause a lot of trouble to the store detectives.?74.The aircraft hijack situation is used in order to show that ____.?A. “the professionals do not pose much of a problem for the stores”?B. some people “somply forget to pay for what they take from the shops”?C. “the honest public has to pay higher prices”?D. the third type of shop-lifters are dangerous peopleTEXT CMy bones have been aching again, as they often do in humid weather. They ache like history: things long done with, that still remain as pain. When the ache is bad enough it keeps me from sleeping. Every night I yearn for sleep, I strive for it; yet it flutters on ahead of me like a curtain. There are sleeping pills, of course, but the doctor has warned me against them.?Last night, after what seemed hours of damp turmoil, I got up and crept slipperless down the staris, feeling my way in the faint street light that came through the window. Once safely arrived at the bottom, I walked into the kitchen and looked around in the refrigerator. There was nothing much I wanted to eat: the remains of a bunch of celery, a blue-tinged heel of bread, a lemon going soft. I’ve fallen into the habits of the solitary; my meals are snatched and random. Furtive snacks, furtive treats and picnics. I made do with some peanut butter, scooped directly from the jar with a forefinger: why dirty a spoon??Standing there with the jar in one hand and my finger in my mouth, I had the feeling that someone was about to walk into the room — some other woman, the unseen, valid owner — and ask me what in hell I was doing in her kitchen. I’ve had i t before, the sense that even in the course of my most legitimate and daily actions —peeling a banana, brushing my teeth — I am trespassing.?At night the house was more than ever like a stranger’s. I wandered through the front room, the dining room, the parlour, hand on the wall for balance. My various possessions were floating in their own pools of shadow, denying my ownership of them. I looked them over with a burglar’s eye, deciding what might be worth the risk of stealing, what on the otherhand I would leave behind. Robbers would take the obvious things — the silver teapot that was my grandmother’s, perhaps the hand-painted china. The television set. Nothing I really want.75.The author could not fall asleep because ____.?A. it was too damp in the bedroom?B. she had run out of sleeping pills?C. she was in very poor health?D. she felt very hungry?76.The author did not like the food in the refrigerator because it was NOT ____.A. freshB. sufficient?C. nutritiousD. delicious?77.By “At night the house was more than ever like a stranger’s”(Line 1, Para. 4), the author probably means that ____.?A. the house was too dark at night?B. ther were unfamiliar rooms in the house?C. she felt much more lonely at night?D. the furniture there didn’t belong to her?TEXT DThe chief problem in coping with foreign motorists is not so much remembering that they are different from yourself, but that they are enormously variable. Cross a frontier without adjusting and you can be in deep trouble.?One of the greatest gulfs separating the driving nations is the Atlantic Ocean. More precisely, it is the mental distance between the European and the American motorist, particularly the South American motorist. Compare, for example, an English driver at a set of traffic lights with a Brazilian.?Very rarely will an Englishman try to anticipate the green light by moving off prematurely. You will find the occasional sharpie who watches for the amber to come up on the adjacent set of lights. However, he will not go until he receives the lawful signal. Brazilians view the thing quite differently. If, in fact, they see traffic lights at all, they regard them as a kind of roadside decoration.?The natives of North America are much more disciplined. They demonstrate this in their addiction to driving in one lane and sticking to it —even if it means settling behind some great truck for many miles.?To prevent other drivers from falling into reckless ways, American motorists try always to stay close behind the vehicle in front which canmake it impossible, when all the vehicles are moving at about 55 mph, to make a real lane change. European visitors are constantly falling into this trap. They return to the Old World still flapping their arms in frustration because while driving in the State in their car they kept failing to get off the highway when they wanted to and were swept along to the next city.?However, one nation above all others lives scrupulously by its traffic regulations —the Swiss. In Switzerland, if you were simply to anticipate a traffic light, the chances are that the motorist behind you would take your number and report you to the police. What is more, the police would visit you; and you would be convicted.? The Swiss take their rules of the road so seriously that a diver can be ordered to appear in court and charged for speeding on hearsay alone, and very likely found guilty. There are slight regional variations among the French, German and Italian speaking areas, but it is generally safe to assume that any car bearing a CH sticker will be driven with a high degree of discipline.?78.The fact that the Brazilians regard traffic lights as a kind of roadside decoration suggests that ____.?A. traffic lights are part of street sceneryB. they simply ignore traffic lights?C. they want to put them at roadsidesD. there are very few traffic lights?79. The second and third paragraphs focus on the difference between ____.?A. the Atlantic Ocean and other oceansB. English drivers and American drivers?C. European drivers and American driversD. European drivers and South American drivers?80.The phrase “anticipate the green light”(Line 1, Para. 3) is closest in meaning to ____.A. wait for the green light to be onB. forbid others to move before the green light?C. move off before the green light is onD. follow others when the green light is onSECTION B SKIMMING AND SCANNING ［5 MIN.］In this section there are seven passages with a total of ten multiple-choice questions. Skim or scan them as required and then mark your answers on your answer sheet.??TEXT EFirst read the following question.?81.This paper will mainly discuss ____?A. China’s economic policies in general.?B. China’s special economic zones.?C. significance of investment in China.?D. China’s recent development.??Now, go through TEXT E quickly and answer question 81.?Over the past decade, there have been a lot of changes in China’s economic policies. Like other developing countries which are attempting to become more export-orientated, China has started to set up free trade zones. These zones are called “Special Economic Zones”(SEZ’s) and feature various incentives designed to encourage foreign investment. What is the significance of these zones? Have they really played an important role in the development of significance of these zones? Have they really played an important role in the development of the economy of China? In this paper I first describe the background to the establishment of these zones. Then I describe some of the aims and ch aracteristics of the SEZ’s. Lastly, I attempt to assess the significance of the SEZ’s in the development of the wider Chinese economy.TEXT FFirst read the following question.?82.This is a letter of ____.?A. introductionB. apologyC. complaintD. recommendation?Now, go through TEXT F quickly and answer question 82.?June 15,200Dear Sir,?Your shipment of twelve thousand “Smart” watches was received by our company this morning. However, we wish to make a number of complaints concerning the serious delay in delivery and your failure to carry out our instructions with regard to this order.?Late delivery of the goods has caused us to disappoint several of our most valued customers.?The second complaint concerns the mismatch in colour between the watches we ordered and those delivered.?As a result of the above problems, therefore, we feel that the most suitable course of action is to return to you unpaid any of the goods considered unsatisfactory.? We look forward to your prompt reply.?? Yours sincerely, ?Marks Swift?Managing Director, ?Johnson & Sons Ltd.TEXT GFirst read the following question.?83.The purpose of the pamphlet is to show ____.?A. how much money the card holder can take at a cash machine?B. how many more benefits the card holder can now enjoy?C. how card holders can use cash machines of other banks?D. how travelers canuse cash machines when abroadNow, go through TEXT G quickly and answer question 83.NEW DESIGN, MORE BENEFITS?Here is your new Cashpoint Card. You can use it in exactly the same way as your present card, and the Plus sign means you can take money from your account at even more cash machines.?At any of the 2,400 Lloyds Bank Cashpoint machines in the UK you can take out up to ￡200 a day so long as there is enough money in your account and check how much money is in your account, and order a new statement.? You can also use the cash machines of the Bank of Scotland, Barclays Bank and the Royal Bank of Scotland.?When you are abroad, you can take out up to ￡200 a day in local currency from most machines with a VISA or Plus sign-so long as there is enough money in your account.TEXT HFirst read the following question.84.From its contents’ page, we know that the book mainly discusses ____.?A. German development policyB. German rural development?C. German development assistanceD. German development agencies??Now, go through TEXT H quickly and answer question 84.?Contents?Chapter One Basic elements: Principles and general framework of German development policy 1 ?Domestic conditions and development:?Basic criteria for German development policy 6?Chapter Two Priority concerns of German development policy:? Poverty, education, environmental protection 9Poverty 11?Strategies for reducing poverty 13?Education 18?Environmental protection and resource conservation 33?Chapter Three Implementation of German development policy:? Organization, instruments and procedures 50Bilateral German development assistance 58?Financial cooperation 63?Technical cooperation 68?Manpower cooperation 71?Development assistance at EU level 76?Multilateral development assistance 81TEXT IFirst read the following questions.?85.Where is the museum’s main entrance??A. On the third floor.?B. On the fourth floor.?C. On the fifth floor.?D. On the sixth floor.?86.If you want to see stuffed fish and birds, which floor should you go to??A. The third floor.B. The fourth floor.?C. The fifth floor.D. The sixth floor.?Now, go through TEXT I quickly and answer questions 85 and 86.?The Museum of Natural History is one of the most interesting museums at the University of Kansas. The museum opened in 1903, and its first exhibit was L. L. Dyche’s collection of stuffed animals. Today, the museum has over 130 exhibits on four floors.?The first thing visitors see from the museum’s main entrance on the fourth floor is a very large display called a panorama. This exhibit of North American plants and animals was L. L. Dyche’s collection. Down one floor is a large collection of fossils found in the Kansas area. On the fifth floor, visitors can learn about North American Indians. Going up one more floor, visitors can see a working beehive, live snakes, stuffed fish and birds, and many other displays of Kansas plants and animals.TEXT JFirst read the following questions.87.Wher is Cambridge??A. In the North End in Boston.B. In the suburbs of Boston.?C. Near Beacon Hill in Boston.D. Near Faneuil Hall in Boston.?88.How do most people get around in Boston??A. By the subway.B. By car.?C. By bus.D. On foot.Now, go through TEXT J quickly and answer questions 87 and 88. Boston is a beautiful big city with historical landmarks, museums and cultural sites. There are a number of fine arts venues and more than 50 colleges and universities in the area, including Harvard in Cambridge, one of the bigger Botson suburbs.?To see 372-year-old Boston, put on your tennis shoes and tour the streets on foot. Most of the city’s sights can be seen within a five-square-mile area in the North End, the historic center of the city. Most people use the city’s subway to get around. From Faneuil Hall to Beacon Hill to Harvard, Paul Revere’s house or the site of the Boston Massacre, visitors can find a huge chunk of the nation’s heritage in o ne afternoon.?TEXT KFirst read the following questions.?89.How many exhibits does Old Shoes Museum have??A. About 780.B. About 501.?C. About 1000.D. About 930.?90.Which of the following can NOT be seen inside the aquarium??A. The Oriental TV Tower.B. The underwater viewing tunnel.?C. Large themed exhibition areas.D. More than 10,000 precious fish.Now, go through TEXT K quickly and answer questions 89 and 90.??CITY TOURS?Old Shoes Museum?Bai Lu Tang, the only comprehensive museum of old shoes in China, is the best place to appreciate the history of Chinese footwear and its place in national culture. Among more than its place in national culture. Among more than 1,000 pieces, the most representative are the three-inch embroidered shoes, accessories and old photos. These rare treasure are very artistic and enjoyable. Yang Shaorong, the curator, has exhibited his collection in countries like Canada and Singapore.?Place:? Room 501, No 8, Lane 780, Hongzhou Lu?TEL: 64460977,64450432?Time: 9:30 am-5:30 pmOcean Aquarium?The Ocean Aquarium, located near the Oriental TV Tower, is one of the largest in Asia, and features the longest underwater viewing tunnel at 155 metres. The aquarium is divided into eight zones with 28 large themed exhibition areas, displaying more than 300 species and a total of more than 10,000 precious fish around the world.?Place:? 158 Yincheng Beilu, Pudong?TEL: 5879988?Time: 9:00 am-9:00 pm?参考答案：PART IV CLOZE短文大意：本文阐述了人类作息时间转换的规律，并说明了两种转换的具体方式。