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Section A1. W: Carol told us on the phone not to worry about her. Her left leg doesn’t hurt as much as it did yesterday.M: She’d better have it examined by a doctor anyway. And I will call her about it this evening.Q: What does the man think Carol should do?2. M: There is a non-stop train for Washington and it leaves at 2:30.W: It’s faster than the 2 o’clock train. Besides, we can have something to eat before getting on the train.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?3. M: Hi, Melissa, how’s your project going? Have you thought about going to graduate school? Perhaps you can get into Harvard.W: Everything is coming along really well. I have been thinking about graduate school. But I’ll talk to my tutor Dr. Garcia first and see what she thinks.Q: What do you learn about the woman from the conversation?4. W: Did you attend Alice’s presentation last night? It was the first time for her to give a speech to a large audience.M: How she could be so calm in front of so many people is really beyond me!Q: What do we learn from the conversation?5. W: You’ve been doing weather reports for neatly 30 years. Has the weather got any worse in all these years?M: Well, not necessarily worse. But we are seeing more swings.Q: What does the man say about the weather?6. M: Excuse me, I am looking for the textbook by a Professor Jordon for the marketing course.W: I am afraid it’s out of stock. You’ll have to order it. And it will take the/publisher 3 weeks to send it to us.Q: Where did this conversation most probably take place?7. M: I am going to New York next week, but the hotel I booked is really expensive.W: Why book a hotel? My brother has 2 spare rooms in his apartment.Q: What does the woman mean?8. W: In my opinion, watching the news on TV is a good way to learn English. What do you think?M: It would be better if you could check the same information inEnglish newspapers afterwards.Q: What does the man say about learning English?9. M: I hear a newly-invented drug can make people tell the truth and it may prove useful in questioning terrorists. Isn’t it incredible?W: Simple solutions to complex problems rarely succeed. As far as I know, no such drugs are ever known to work.Q: What does the woman think of the new drug?10. M: You know the electronics company is coming to our campus to recruit graduate students next week.W: Really? What day? I’d like to talk to them and hand in my resume.Q: What does the woman want to do?Section BPassage oneA new study reports the common drug aspirin greatly reduces life threatening problems after an operation to replace blocked blood vessels to the heart. More than 800,000 people around the world have this heart surgery each year. The doctors who carried out the study say giving aspirin to patients soon after the operation could save thousands of lives. People usually take aspirin to control pain and reduce high body temperature. Doctors also advise some people to take aspirin to help prevent heart attacks. About 10-15 percent of these heart operations end in death or damage to the heart or other organs. The new study shows that even a small amount of aspirin reduced such threats. The doctors said the chance of death for patients who took aspirin would fall by 67%. They claimed this was true if the aspirin was given within 48 hours of the operation. The doctors believe aspirin helps heart surgery patients because it can prevent blood from thickening and blood vessels from being blocked. However, the doctors warned that people who have stomach bleeding or other bad reactions from aspirin should not take it after heart surgery.Q11. What is the finding of the new study of aspirin?Q12. In what way can aspirin help heart surgery patients according to the doctors?Q13. What warning did the doctors give about the use of aspirin?Passage TwoWere you the first or the last child in you family? Or were you a middle or an only child? Some people think it matters where you were born in you family. But there are different ideas about what birth order means. Some people say that oldest children are smart and strong-willed. They are very likely to be successful. The reason for this is simple. Parents have alot of time for their first child, they give him or her a lot of attention. So this child is very likely to do well. An only child will succeed for the same reason. What happens to the other children in the family? Middle children don’t get so much attention, so they don’t feel that important. If a family has many children, the middle one sometimes gets lost in the crowd. The youngest child, though, often gets special treatment. He or she is the baby. Often this child grows up to be funny and charming. Do you believe these ideas of birth order too? A recent study saw things quite differently. The study found that first children believed in family rules. They didn’t take many ch ances in their lives. They usually followed orders. Rules didn’t mean as much to later children in the family. They went out and followed their own ideas. They took chances and they often did better in life.Q14. According to common belief, in what way are the first child and the only child alike?Q15. What do people usually say about middle children?Q16. what do we learn about later children in a family from a recent study of birth order?Passage ThreeWhen my interest shifted from space to the sea, I never expected it would cause such confusion among my friends, yet I can understand their feelings. As I have been writing and talking about space flight for the best part of 20 years, a sudden switch of interest to the depth of the sea doer se em peculiar. To explain, I’d like to share my reasons behind this unusual change of mind. The first excuse I give is an economic one. Underwater exploration is so much cheaper than space flight. The first round-trip ticket to the moon is going to cost at least 10 billion dollars if you include research and development. By the end of this century, the cost will be down to a few million. On the other hand, the diving suit and a set of basic tools needed for skin-diving can be bought for 20 dollars. My second argument is more philosophical. The ocean, surprisingly enough, has many things in common with space. In their different ways, both sea and space are equally hostile. If we wish to survive in either for any length of time, we need to have mechanical aids. The diving suit helped the design of the space suit. The feelings and the emotions of a man beneath the sea will be much like those of a man beyond the atmosphere.Q17. How did the speaker’s friends respond to his change of interest?Q18. What is one of the reasons for the speaker to switch his interest to underwater exploration?Q19. In what way does the speaker think diving is similar to spacetravel?Q20. What is the speaker’s purpose in giving this talk?［答案］1-10 ACDAC BACBD11-20 DAABC ACBBD。

TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2005)-GRADE FOUR-TIME LIMIT: 130 MIN PART ⅠDICTATION [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 ONE.PART ⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSION [15 MIN]In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the conversation.1. According to the conversation, Mr. Johnson is NOT very strong inA. history.B. geography.C. mathematics.D. art.2. Mr. Johnson thinks that _______ can help him a lot in the job.A. logicB. writingC. historyD. mathematics3. Mr. Johnson would like to work as a(n)A. adviser.B. computer programmer.C. product designer.D. school teacher.Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the conversation.4. What is the main purpose of the research?A. To make preparations for a new publication.B. To learn how couples spend their weekends.C. To know how housework is shared.D. To investigate what people do at the weekend.5. What does the man do on Fridays?A. He goes to exercise classes.B. He goes sailing.C. He goes to the cinema.D. He stays at home.6. On which day does the couple always go out?A. Friday.B. Saturday.C. Sunday.D. Any weekday.7. Which personal detail does the man give?A. Surname.B. First name.C. Address.D. Age.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation,you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the conversation.8. Parcel Express needs the following details about the sender EXCEPTA. name.B. address.C. receipt.D. phone number.9. Parcels must be left open mainly forA. customs' check.B. security check.C. convenience's sake.D. the company's sake.10. The woman's last inquiry is mainly concerned withA. the time needed for sending the parcel.B. the flight time to New York.C. the parcel destination.D. parcel collection.SECTION B PASSAGESIn this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following announcement. At the end of the announcement, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the announcement.11. Where is the train to Nanjing now standing?A. At Platform 7.B. At Platform 8.C. At Platform 9.D. At Platform 13.12. Which train will now leave at 11:35?A. The train to Jinan.B. The train to Zhengzhou.C. The train to Tianjin.D. The train to Hangzhou.13. Which train has now been cancelled?A. The train to Jinan.B. The train to Zhengzhou.C. The train to Tianjin.D. The train to Hangzhou.Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the passage.14. The museum was built in memory of thoseA. who died in wars.B. who worked to help victims.C. who lost their families in disasters.D. who fought in wars.15. Henry Durant put forward the idea because heA. had once fought in a war in Italy.B. had been wounded in a war.C. had assisted in treating the wounded.D. had seen the casualties and cruelties of war.16. Which of the following statements about the symbols is INCORRECT?A. Both are used as the organization's official symbols.B. Both are used regardless of religious significance.C. The red cross was the organization's original symbol.D. The red crescent was later adopted for use in certain regions.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the passage.17. How should cheerleading be viewed according to the passage?A. It is just a lot of cheering.B. It mainly involves yelling.C. It mainly involves dancing.D. It is competitive in nature.18. How do the cheerleaders perform their jobs?A. They set fireworks for their team.B. They put on athletic shows.C. They run around the spectators.D. They yell for people to buy drinks.19. Why do the cheerleaders sometimes suffer physical injuries?A. Because they try dangerous acts to catch people's attention.B. Because they shout and yell so their voice becomes hoarse.C. Because they go to the pyramid and the hills to perform.D. Because they dance too much every day for practice.20. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The first cheerleader was a man named John Campbell.B. Cheerleaders' contests are only held at the state level.C. Before 1930 there were no women cheerleaders.D. The first cheerleading occurred in 1898.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTIn this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 21 and 22 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.21. How many of the emigrants died after being thrown into the sea?A. 15 of them.B. 3 of them.C. 100 of them.D. Dozens of them.22. The illegal emigrants came fromA. Italy.B. Africa.C. the Mediterranean region.D. places unknown.Question 23 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question.Now, listen to the news.23. What does the news item mainly report?A. China will send three people into space in a week.B. Three Chinese astronauts will spend a week in space.C. The Shenzhou Ⅵwill be launched next year.D. Shenzhou Ⅴcircled the earth for two days.Questions 24 and 25 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.24. Which of the following has NOT been affected by the wildfires?A. Houses.B. Land.C. Skies.D. Cars.25. The fires were thought to have been startedA. purposefully.B. accidentally.C. on the Mexican border.D. in southern California.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the news.26. _______ranks second among leading tourism nations.A. FranceB. The United StatesC. SpainD. Italy27. It is predicted that by 2020 China will receive _______ visitors.A. 77 millionB. 130 millionC. 36.8 millionD. 100 million28. According to a Xinhua report, last year saw a _______ per cent increase in the number of Chinese travelling abroad.A. 16.6B. 30C. 100D. 37Questions 29 and 30 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.29. What would happen to the Argentine officers?A. They would be arrested by Spanish authorities.B. They would be tried in an Argentine court.C. They would be sent to Spain for trail.D. They would be tortured or murdered.30. What accusation would the Argentine officers face?A. Violation of human rights.B. Involvement in illegal actions.C. Planning anti-government activities.D. Being part of the military rule.PART ⅢCLOZE [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.A person's home is as much a reflection of his personality as the clothes he wears, the food he eats and the friends with whom he spends his time. Depending on personality, most have in mind a(n) "(31)_______home". But in general, and especially for the student or new wage earners, there are practical (32)_______of cash and location on achieving that idea.Cash (33)_______, in fact, often means that the only way of (34)_______when you leave school is to stay at home for a while until things (35)_______financially. There are obvious (36)_______of living at home - personal laundry is usually (37)_______done along with the family wash; meals are provided and there will be a well-established circle of friends to (38) _______.And there is (39)_______the responsibility for paying bills, rates, etc.On the other hand, (40)_______depends on how a family gets on. Do your parents like your friends? You may love your family - (41)_______do you like them? Are you prepared to be (42)_______when your parents ask where you are going in the evening and what time you expect to be back? If you find that you cannot manage a(n) (43)_______, and that you finally have the money to leave, how do you (44)_______finding somewhere else to live?If you plan to stay in your home area, the possibilities are (45)_______well-known to you already. Friends and the local paper are always (46)_______.If you are going to work in a (47)_______area, again there are the papers-and the accommodation agencies, (48)_______ these should be approached with (49)_______.Agencies are allowed to charge a fee, usually the (50)_______of the first week's rent, if you take accommodation they have found for you.31. A. ideal B. perfect C. imaginary D. satisfactory32. A. deficiencies B. weaknesses C. insufficiencies D. limitations33. A. cut B. shortage C. lack D. drain34. A. getting over B. getting in C. getting back D. getting along35. A. improve B. enhance C. develop D. proceed36. A. concerns B. issues C. advantages D. problems37. A. still B. always C. habitually D. consequently38. A. call in B. call over C. call upon D. call out39. A. always B. rarely C. little D. sometimes40. A. little B. enough C. many D. much41. A. and B. but C. still D. or42. A. tolerant B. hostile C. indifferent D. good-tempered43. A. agreement B. consensus C. compromise D. deal44. A. go about B. go over C. go in for D. go through45. A. seldom B. less C. probably D. certainly46. A. dependent B. a good source of informationC. of great valueD. reliable47. A. familiar B. cold C. humid D. new48. A. though B. while C. since D. as49. A. enthusiasm B. hesitation C. caution D. concern50. A. same B. equivalent C. equal D. similarityPART ⅣGRAMMAR & VOCABULARY [15 MINIThere are thirty 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.51. If you explained the situation to your solicitor, he _______ able to advise you much better than I can.A. would beB. will have beenC. wasD. were52._______, Mr. Wells is scarcely in sympathy with the working class.A. Although he is a socialistB. Even if he is a socialistC. Being a socialistD. Since he is a socialist53. His remarks were _______ annoy everybody at the meeting.A. so as toB. such as toC. such toD. as much as to54. James has just arrived, but I didn't know he _______ until yesterday.A. will comeB. was comingC. had been comingD. came55. _______conscious of my moral obligations as a citizen.A. I was and always will beB. I have to be and always will beC. I had been and always will beD. I have been and always will be56. Because fuel supplies are finite and many people are wasteful, we will have to install_______ solar heating device in our home.A. some type ofB. some types of aC. some type of aD. some types of57. I went there in 1984, and that was the only occasion when I _______ the journey in exactly two days.A. must makeB. must have madeC. was able to makeD. could make58. I know he failed his last test, but really he's _______ stupid.A. something butB. anything butC. nothing butD. not but59. Do you know Tim's brother? He is _______ than Tim.A. much more sportsmanB. more of a sportsmanC. more of sportsmanD. more a sportsman60. That was not the first time he _______ us. I think it's high time we _______ strong actions against him.A. betrayed.., takeB. had betrayed.., tookC. has betrayed.., tookD. has betrayed.., take61. What's the chance of _______ a general election this year?A. there beingB. there to beC. there beD. there going to be62. The meeting was put off because we _______ a meeting without John.A. objected havingB. were objected to havingC. objected to haveD. objected to having63. _______you _______ further problems with your printer, contact your dealer for advice.A. If, hadB. Have, hadC. Should, haveD. In case, had64. He asked me to lend him some money, which I agreed to do, _______that he paid me back the following week.A. on occasionB. on purposeC. on conditionD. only if65. Children who stay away from school do _______ for different reasons.A. themB. /C. itD. theirs66. -- Why are you staring?-- I've never seen _______ tree before.A. kind ofB. that kind ofC. such kindD. such67. There are still many problems ahead of us, but by this time next year we can see light at the end of the_______.A. battleB. dayC. roadD. tunnel68. We realized that he was under great_______, so we took no notice of his bad temper.A. excitementB. stressC. crisisD. nervousness69. The director tried to get the actors to _______ to the next scene by hand signals.A. move onB. move offC. move outD. move along70. His ideas are invariably condemned as _______ by his colleagues.A. imaginativeB. ingeniousC. impracticalD. theoretical71. Thousands of people turned out into the streets to _______ against the local authorities' decision to builda highway across the field.A. contradictB. reformC. counterD. protest72. The majority of nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a_______.A. minorityB. scarcityC. rarityD. minimum73. Professor Johnson's retirement _______ from next January.A. carries into effectB. takes effectC. has effectD. puts into effect74. The president explained that the purpose of taxation was to _______ government spending.A. financeB. expandC. enlargeD. budget75. The heat in summer is no less _______ here in this mountain region.A. concentratedB. extensiveC. intenseD. intensive76. Taking photographs is strictly _______ here, as it may damage the precious cave paintings.A. forbiddenB. rejectedC. excludedD. denied77. Mr. Brown's condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will_______.A. pull backB. pull upC. pull throughD. pull out78. Since the early nineties, the trend in most businesses has been toward on-demand, always- available products and services that suit the customer's _______ rather than the company's.A. benefitB. availabilityC. suitabilityD. covenience79. The priest made the _______ of the cross when he entered the church.A. markB. signalC. signD. gesture80. This spacious room is _______ furnished with just a few articles in it.A. lightlyB. sparselyC. hardlyD. rarelyPART ⅤREADING COMPREHENSION [25 MINI]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 was 1961 and I was in the fifth grade. My marks in school were miserable and, the thing was, I didn't know enough to really care. My older brother and I lived with Mom in a dingy multi-family house in Detroit. We watched TV every night. The background noise of our lives was gunfire and horses' hoofs from "Wagon Train" or "Cheyenne", and laughter from "I Love Lucy" or "Mister Ed". After supper, we'd sprawl on Mom's bed and stare for hours at the tube.But one day Mom changed our world forever. She turned off the TV. Our mother had only been able to get through third grade. But she was much brighter and smarter than we boys knew at the time. She had noticed something in the suburban houses she cleaned -- books. So she came home one day, snapped off the TV, sat us down and explained that her sons were going to make something of themselves. "You boys are going to read two books every week," she said. "And you're going to write me a report on what you read."We moaned and complained about how unfair it was. Besides, we didn't have any books in the house other than Mom's Bible. But she explained that we would go where the books were: "I'll drive you to the library."So pretty soon there were these two peevish boys sitting in her white 1959 Oldsmobile on their way to Detroit Public Library. I wandered reluctantly among the children's books. I loved animals, so when I saw some books that seemed to be about animals, I started leafing through them.The first book I read clear through was Chip the Dam Builder. It was about beavers. For the first time in my life I was lost in another world. No television program had ever taken me so far away from my surroundings as did this verbal visit to a cold stream in a forest and these animals building a home.It didn't dawn on me at the time, but the experience was quite different from watching TV. There were images forming in my mind instead of before my eyes. And I could return to them again and again with the flip of a page.Soon I began to look forward to visiting this hushed sanctuary from my other world. I moved from animals to plants, and then to rocks. Between the covers of all those books were whole worlds, and I was free to go anywhere in them. Along the way a funny thing happened: I started to know things. Teachers started to notice it too. I got to the point where I couldn't wait to get home to my books.Now my older brother is an engineer and I am chief of pediatric neurosurgery at John Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore. Sometimes I still can't believe my life's journey, froma failing and indifferent student in a Detroit public school to this position, which takes me all over the world to teach and perform critical surgery.But I know when the journey began - the day Mom snapped off the TV set and put us in her Oldsmobile for that drive to the library.81. We can learn from the beginning of the passage thatA. the author and his brother had done poorly in school.B. the author had been very concerned about his school work.C. the author had spent much time watching TV after school.D. the author had realized how important schooling was.82. Which of the following is NOT true about the author's family?A. He came from a middle-class family.B. He came from a single-parent family.C. His mother worked as a cleaner.D. His mother had received little education.83. The mother was _______ to make her two sons switch to reading books.A. hesitantB. unpreparedC. reluctantD. determined84. How did the two boys feel about going to the library at first?A. They were afraid.B. They were reluctant.C. They were indifferent.D. They were eager to go.85. The author began to love books for the following reasons EXCEPT thatA. he began to see something in his mind.B. he could visualize what he read in his mind.C. he could go back to read the books again.D. he realized that books offered him new experience.TEXT BPredicting the future is always risky. But it's probably safe to say that at least a few historians will one day speak of the 20th century as America's "Disney era". Today, it's certainly difficult to think of any other single thing that represents modem America as powerfully as the company that created Mickey Mouse. Globally, brands like Coca-Cola and McDonald's may be more widely known, but neither concludes 20th-century America in quite the same way as Disney.The reasons for Disney's success are quite a lot, but ultimately the credit belongs to one person - the man who created the cartoon and built the company from nothing, Walt Disney. Ironically, he could not draw particularly well. But he was a genius in other aspects. In business, his greatest skills were his insight and his management ability. After setting himself up in Hollywood, he single-handedly pioneered the concepts of branding and merchandising -- something his company still does brilliantly today.But what really distinguished Disney was his ability to identify with his audiences. Disney always made sure that his films portrayed the "little boy". He achieved this by creating characters that reflected the hopes and fears of ordinary people.Disney's other great virtue was the fact that his company - unlike other big corporations had a human face. His Hollywood studio - the public heard - operated just like a democracy, where everyone was on first-name terms and had a say in how things should be run. He was also regarded as a great patriot because not only did his cartoons praise America, but, during World War II, his studios made training films for American soldiers.The reality, of course, was not so perfect. As the public would later learn, Disney's patriotism had an unpleasant side. After a strike by cartoonists in 1941, he agreed to work for the FBI secretly, identifying and spying on colleagues who he suspected were anti-government.But, apart from his affiliations with the FBI, Disney was more or less the genuine article. A new book, The Magic Kingdom: Walt Disney and the American Way of Life, confirms that he was very definitely on the side of ordinary people. In the 30s and 40s he voted for Franklin Roosevelt, believing he was a leader of the workers. Also, Disney was not an apologist for the FBI, as some have suggested. In fact, he was suspicious of large, bureaucratic organizations, as is evidenced in films like That Darned Cat.By the time he died in 1966, Walt Disney was as famous as Thomas Edison and the Wright Brothers. To business people and filmmakers, he was a role model; to the public, he was "Uncle Walt" - the man who had entertained them all their lives, the man who represented all that was good about America.86. Walt Disney is believed to possess the following abilities EXCEPTA. painting.B. creativity.C. management.D. merchandising.87. According to the passage, what was the pleasant side of Disney's patriotism?A. He sided with ordinary Americans in his films.B. He supported America's war efforts in his own way.C. He had doubts about large, bureaucratic organizations.D. He voted for Franklin Roosevelt in the 30s and 40s.88. In the sixth paragraph the sentence "Disney was more or less the genuine article" means thatA. Disney was a creative and capable person.B. Disney once agreed to work for the FBI.C. Disney ran his company in a democratic way.D. Disney was sympathetic with ordinary people.89. The writer's attitude toward Walt Disney can best be described asA. sympathetic.B. objective.C. critical.D. skeptical.TEXT CWhy do you listen to music? If you should put this question to a number of people, you might receive answers like these: "I like the beat of music," "I look for attractive tuneful- ness," "I am moved by the sound of choral singing," "I listen to music for many reasons but I could not begin to describe them to you clearly." Answers to this question would be many and diverse, yet almost no one would reply, "Music means nothing to me." To most of us, music means something; it evokes some response. We obtain some satisfaction in listening to music.For many, the enjoyment of music does not remain at a standstill. We feel that we can get more satisfaction from the musical experience. We want to make closer contact with music in order to learn more of its nature; thus we can range more broadly and freely in the areas of musical style, form, and expression. This book explores ways of achieving these objectives. It deals, of course, with the techniques of music, but only in order to show how technique is directed toward expressive aims in music and toward the listener's musical experience. In this way, we may get an idea of the composer's intentions, for indeed, the composer uses every musical device for its power to communicate and for its contribution to the musical experience.Although everyone hears music differently, there is a common ground from which all musical experiences grow. That source is sound itself. Sound is the raw material of music. It makes up the body and substance of all musical activity. It is the point of departure in the musical experience.The kinds of sound that can be used for musical purposes are amazingly varied. Throughout the cultures of the world, East and West, a virtually limitless array of sounds has been employed in the service of musical expression. Listen to Oriental theatre music, then to an excerpt from a Wagner work; these two are worlds apart in their qualities of sound as well as in almost every other feature, yet each says something of importance to some listeners. Each can stir a listener and evoke a response in him. All music, whether it is the pulsation of primitive tribal drums or the complex coordination of voices and instruments in an opera, has this feature: it is based upon the power of sound to stir our senses and feelings.Yet sound alone is not music. Something has to happen to the sound. It must move forward in time. Everything that takes place musically involves the movement of sound. If we hear a series of drumbeats, we receive an impression of movement from one stroke to the next. When sounds follow each other in a pattern of melody, we receive an impression of movement from one tone to the next. All music moves; and because it moves, it is associated with a fundamental truth of existence and experience. We are stirred by impressions of movement because our very lives are constantly in movement. Breathing, the action of the pulse, growth, decay, the change of day and night, as well as the constant flow of physical action- these all testify to the fundamental role that movement plays in our lives. Music appeals to our desire and our need for movement.90. The author indicates at the beginning of the passage thatA. people listen to music for similar reasons.B. reasons for listening to music are varied.C. some people don't understand music at all.D. purposes for listening to music can be specified.91. We can infer from the second paragraph that the book from which this excerpt is taken is mainly meant。

[ti:TEM4-2005][al:英语专业四级真题][00:12.49]TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2005)[00:16.56]-GRADE FOUR-[00:18.46]PART I DICTATION[00:21.22]Listen to the following passage.[00:23.93]Altogether the passage will be read to you four times.[00:28.49]During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, [00:32.96]listen and try to understand the meaning.[00:36.93]For the second and third readings,[00:39.34]the passage will be read sentence by sentence,[00:42.56]or phrase by phrase,[00:44.54]with intervals of 15 seconds.[00:47.76]The last reading will be read at normal speed again[00:51.71]and during this time you should check your work.[00:55.35]You will then be given 2 minutes[00:57.32]to check through your work once more.[01:00.62]Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.[01:05.25]Now, listen to the passage.[01:09.75]The Wrist Watch[01:11.85]It is generally believed that wrist watches are an exception [01:16.61]to the normal sequence in the evolution of men's jewelry. [01:21.63]Reversing the usual order, they were first worn by women, [01:26.14]and then adopted by men.[01:29.11]In the old days, queens included wrist watches[01:32.78]among their crown jewelry.[01:35.55]Later they were worn by Swiss workers and farmers.[01:40.74]Until World War I,[01:42.61]Americans associated the watch with fortune hunters.[01:47.37]Then army officers discovered that the wrist watch[01:51.02]was most practical for active combat.[01:54.86]Race car drivers also loved to wear wrist watches.[01:59.22]And pilots found them most useful while flying.[02:04.14]Soon, men dared to wear wrist watches[02:07.86]without feeling self-conscious.[02:11.03]By 1924, some 30 percent of men's watches[02:15.62]were worn on the wrist.[02:18.59]Today, the figure is 90 percent.[02:22.67]And they are now worn by both men and women[02:26.71]for practical purposes rather than for decoration.[02:33.14]The second and third readings.[02:36.23]You should begin writing now.[02:40.08]It is generally believed that wrist watches are an exception [02:59.59]It is generally believed that wrist watches are an exception [03:19.35]to the normal sequence in the evolution of men's jewelry. [03:38.07]to the normal sequence in the evolution of men's jewelry. [03:57.31]Reversing the usual order, they were first worn by women, [04:16.49]Reversing the usual order, they were first worn by women, [04:35.59]and then adopted by men.[04:52.39]and then adopted by men.[05:09.49]In the old days, queens included wrist watches[05:13.16]among their crown jewelry.[05:30.11]In the old days, queens included wrist watches[05:33.77]among their crown jewelry.[05:50.83]Later they were worn by Swiss workers and farmers.[06:09.65]Later they were worn by Swiss workers and farmers.[06:28.75]Until World War I,[06:30.57]Americans associated the watch with fortune hunters.[06:49.51]Until World War I,[06:51.37]Americans associated the watch with fortune hunters.[07:10.09]Then army officers discovered that the wrist watch[07:13.93]was most practical for active combat.[07:31.81]Then army officers discovered that the wrist watch[07:35.43]was most practical for active combat.[07:53.28]Race car drivers also loved to wear wrist watches.[08:12.01]Race car drivers also loved to wear wrist watches.[08:30.71]And pilots found them most useful while flying.[08:49.14]And pilots found them most useful while flying.[09:07.80]Soon, men dared to wear wrist watches[09:11.50]without feeling self-conscious.[09:28.54]Soon, men dared to wear wrist watches[09:32.28]without feeling self-conscious.[09:49.56]By 1924, some 30 percent of men's watches[09:53.97]were worn on the wrist.[10:11.43]By 1924, some 30 percent of men's watches[10:16.03]were worn on the wrist.[10:33.36]Today, the figure is 90 percent.[10:51.40]Today, the figure is 90 percent.[11:09.60]And they are now worn by both men and women[11:27.89]And they are now worn by both men and women[11:46.50]for practical purposes rather than for decoration.[12:05.28]for practical purposes rather than for decoration.[12:24.11]The last reading.[12:25.90]The Wrist Watch[12:28.18]It is generally believed that wrist watches are an exception [12:32.75]to the normal sequence in the evolution of men's jewelry. [12:37.80]Reversing the usual order, they were first worn by women, [12:42.16]and then adopted by men.[12:45.31]In the old days, queens included wrist watches[12:49.00]among their crown jewelry.[12:51.69]Later they were worn by Swiss workers and farmers.[12:56.97]Until World War I,[12:58.75]Americans associated the watch with fortune hunters.[13:03.29]Then army officers discovered that the wrist watch[13:07.25]was most practical for active combat.[13:11.04]Race car drivers also loved to wear wrist watches.[13:15.51]And pilots found them most useful while flying.[13:20.43]Soon, men dared to wear wrist watches[13:24.13]without feeling self-conscious.[13:27.18]By 1924, some 30 percent of men's watches[13:32.00]were worn on the wrist.[13:34.94]Today, the figure is 90 percent.[13:39.01]And they are now worn by both men and women[13:42.97]for practical purposes rather than for decoration.[13:47.66]Now you have two minutes to check through your work.[15:53.32]That is the end of part 1 dictation.[15:59.95]PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION[16:04.60]SECTION A CONVERSATIONS[16:09.40]Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. [16:14.53]W: Good morning. Sit down please, Mr. Johnson.[16:17.81]M: Thank you, ma'am.[16:19.28]W: I have read your letter here.[16:21.20]You seemed to have done very well at school.[16:24.31]Can you tell me something about your school work?[16:27.54]M: As you can see, my strongest subjects were arts subjects. [16:31.38]My best subject was history and my second best was geography. [16:35.77]However, my favorite subject was math,[16:38.89]and the results I got in the math paper were quite reasonable. [16:42.29]W: That's true. Now can you tell me why you think[16:45.85]these subjects will help you in this job?[16:49.01]M: Well, ma'am, I understand that you manufacture computers, [16:52.46]prepare software and advise clients on how to use them.[16:56.22]Is that right?[16:57.18]W: That's right.[16:58.62]M: And I've been told that working with computers[17:00.87]needs a logical mind rather than great skills in mathematics.[17:05.57]That's especially true, I believe,[17:07.92]when it comes to writing programmes.[17:10.68]So I think my results show[17:12.36]that I have some ability in logic and in mathematics as well.[17:16.57]W: So you would like to write material for computers, would you? [17:20.74]M: Yes, ma'am. That's what interests me most about computers,[17:24.84]writing programmes.[17:26.50]But I think the computer industry itself is still expanding enormously. [17:31.59]I'm sure that career prospects in the industry[17:34.12]would be very good no matter what sort of job I went into.[17:37.58]W: I see. Well, thank you. I've enjoyed our talk.[17:41.63]We'll be writing to you.[17:43.50]M: Thank you, ma'am. Good morning.[18:00.47]Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation.[18:05.87]W: Excuse me. Could I ask you some questions?[18:09.67]M: Of course.[18:10.94]W: I work for an advertising agency,[18:13.70]and I'm doing some research.[18:16.06]It's for a new magazine for people like you.[18:19.23]M: People like me.[18:20.66]What do you mean?[18:22.23]W: People between twenty-five and thirty-five years old.[18:25.81]M: OK.[18:26.62]W: Right.[18:27.59]Um, what do you do at the weekend?[18:30.74]M: Well, on Fridays, my wife always goes to her exercise class. [18:35.33]Then she visits friends.[18:37.50]W: Don't you go out?[18:38.75]M: Not on Fridays.[18:39.87]I never go out on Fridays.[18:41.77]I stay at home and watch television.[18:44.00]W: And on Saturdays?[18:46.26]M: On Saturdays my wife and I always go sailing together.[18:49.99]W: Really?[18:50.71]M: Mm.[18:51.28]We love it.[18:52.31]We never miss it.[18:53.60]And then in the evening we go out.[18:56.14]W: Where to?[18:57.31]M: Different places.[18:58.86]We sometimes go and see friends.[19:01.17]We sometimes go to the cinema or a restaurant.[19:04.35]But we always go out on Saturday evenings.[19:07.04]W: I see. And now Sunday.[19:09.66]What happens on Sundays?[19:11.81]M: Nothing special.[19:13.26]We often go for a walk.[19:15.14]And I always cook a big Sunday lunch.[19:18.06]W: Oh. How often do you do the cooking?[19:21.27]M: Um, twice a week, three times a week.[19:24.56]W: Thank you very much.[19:26.35]All I need now are your personal details[19:29.41]-your name, job and so on.[19:32.58]What's your surname?[19:34.02]M: Robinson.[19:56.12]Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. [20:01.41]M: Parcel Express. Good morning.[20:03.40]How can I help you?[20:04.65]W: Good morning.[20:05.72]I'm thinking of sending a parcel to New York next week. [20:09.24]Can you tell me what the procedure is, please?[20:12.02]M: Certainly. When you ring us,[20:14.47]we need the following information:[20:16.70]the invoice address-that's probably your address, isn't it？[20:20.67]-and then the pick-up address if that's different.[20:24.00]And the contact phone number...[20:25.87]W: Just a moment...[20:27.28]I'm taking notes.[20:29.11]Phone number... right.[20:31.91]M: Then we need the full name,[20:33.24]address and phone number of the person[20:35.49]you're sending the parcel to.[20:37.57]W: OK. Anything else?[20:39.69]M: Yes, the weight and dimensions of the parcel[20:43.25]-that's height, weight and length...[20:46.20]and the value of the goods...[20:47.88]and a full description.[20:49.67]W: ... value... description.[20:51.96]M: Yes, but don't seal the parcel.[20:54.77]You need to leave it open so that the driver can[20:57.18]check the contents when he collects it.[20:59.94]After the recent bombing, the airline said[21:02.57]that we'd have to check all parcels;[21:04.93]they told us we had to do it.[21:06.98]W: Fine. Now, last question,[21:09.79]how long will the parcel take to get to New York?[21:12.91]M: One to two working days.[21:15.09]There are daily flights at midday.[21:17.48]And if we collect the parcel from you at 10:15,[21:20.39]then your parcel catches that flight,[21:22.55]and it'll arrive within 24 hours.[21:25.09]W: Right. Thank you very much.[21:27.53]You've been very helpful.[21:29.11]M: Not at all. Goodbye.[21:30.69]W: Goodbye.[21:47.89]SECTION B PASSAGES[21:53.03]Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following announcement. [21:58.39]Attention, all passengers.[22:00.40]Platform change-this is a platform change.[22:04.07]The train now standing at Platform 9 is the 10:48 train[22:08.97]calling at all stations to Nanjing.[22:12.40]Please note.[22:13.41]The train on Platform 9 is not the 10:52 train to Jinan. [22:18.85]It's the 10:48 train calling at all stations to Nanjing. [22:23.62]The 10:52 to Jinan will now leave from Platform 7.[22:28.94]Train announcement.[22:30.32]The 11:20 train to Zhengzhou from Platform 8[22:34.14]will be subject to a fifteen-minute delay.[22:37.78]I repeat, there will be a fifteen-minute delay for[22:41.15]the Zhengzhou train on Platform 8.[22:43.92]It will now leave at 11:35, not 11:20.[22:48.47]The 11:28 train to Hangzhou has been cancelled.[22:52.49]We apologize to customers,[22:54.34]but due to signal problems the 11:28 train to Hangzhou[22:58.66]from Platform 15 has been cancelled.[23:02.10]The 11:32 train to Tianjin is now standing at Platform 13. [23:07.64]Please note-there will be no restaurant car on this train. [23:11.97]I repeat, there will be no restaurant car[23:14.88]on the 11:32 to Tianjin now standing at Platform 13.[23:36.93]Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage.[23:43.04]The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum[23:45.92]was opened in Geneva in 1988.[23:49.63]It tells the story of men and women who,[23:52.39]in the course of the major events of the last 150 years, [23:56.70]have given assistance to victims of war and natural disasters. [24:02.44]The organization was established in 1863,[24:06.13]and was based on the idea[24:07.78]by a Swiss businessman called Henry Durant.[24:11.68]He had witnessed the heavy casualties of the Battle of Solferino [24:15.21]in Italy four years earlier,[24:17.80]and which 40,000 people were killed, wounded, or missing.[24:22.32]He had seen the lack of medical services and[24:24.79]the great suffering of many of the wounded,[24:27.40]who simply died from lack of care.[24:31.04]The International Red Cross or Red Crescent exists to[24:34.80]help the victims of conflicts and disasters[24:37.56]regardless of their nationalities.[24:40.71]The symbol of the organization was originally just the red cross. [24:45.16]It has no religious significance;[24:47.77]the founders of the movement[24:49.04]adopted it as a tribute to Switzerland.[24:52.46]However, during the Russo-Turkish war,[24:55.61]the Turks felt that the cross could be seen[24:57.66]as offensive to the Muslim soldiers[24:59.89]and a second symbol, the red crescent,[25:02.71]was adopted for use by national organizations[25:05.81]in the Islamic world.[25:07.73]Both are now official symbols.[25:25.74]Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage.[25:31.11]At major college or high school sports events,[25:34.22]cheerleaders, both male and female,[25:36.92]jump and dance in front of the crowd and[25:39.44]shout the name of their team,[25:41.61]running around yelling "Go, team, go!"[25:45.01]The first cheerleader ever was a man.[25:47.78]In 1898, Johnny Campbell jumped in front of the crowd[25:51.84]at the university of Minnesota and shouted for his team.[25:56.45]He shouted, "Hoo-rah Minn-e-so-tah!"[26:00.15]This was the first organized show, or "yell".[26:04.35]For the next thirty-two years cheerleaders were men only.[26:08.47]Cheerleading is not just about cheering.[26:11.03]They practice special shows, dances, and athletic shows.[26:15.89]The men throw the women high in the air and catch them.[26:19.89]The team members climb on each other's shoulders[26:22.53]to make a human pyramid.[26:24.60]They yell and dance too.[26:26.69]It is like human fireworks.[26:29.28]Of course, they may often suffer serious knee and[26:32.42]wrist injuries and bloody noses.[26:35.68]Cheerleaders have their own contests every year at local,[26:39.55]state, and national levels.[26:42.33]And a crowd shouts for them.[26:44.66]It is not fair to think cheerleading is just being cheerful and [26:48.31]lively and having a loud voice.[26:51.42]Cheerleading is a sport in itself.[27:14.63]SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST[27:19.10]Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news.[27:25.15]The bodies of dozens of African emigrants[27:28.33]discovered off the Italian coast last week[27:31.39]might have been thrown overboard,[27:33.66]Italian officials said on Monday.[27:36.45]A coastguard spokesman said 15 illegal immigrants,[27:40.66]all believed to come from Somalia,[27:43.17]survived being thrown into the Mediterranean sea,[27:47.04]but one of the survivors, a woman, was in a serious condition.[27:51.99]They told the coastguard that their boat had left Libya 20 days [27:55.88]before with around 100 emigrants aboard.[27:59.68]They said most had died during the trip.[28:03.02]Last Friday, seven Africans, including three children,[28:06.91]died before their boat could reach the island.[28:10.17]A further 25 people survived.[28:23.63]Question 23 is based on the following news.[28:28.25]China has set its sight on putting three people into space for a week, [28:32.14]the China News Service said on Tuesday.[28:35.32]The news agency reported an official as saying[28:38.12]that preparations were under way for the next Shenzhou launch.[28:43.28]The Shenzhou VI is expected to blast off within the next two years. [28:48.29]Shenzhou V carried a Chinese astronaut aloft.[28:51.94]He circled the earth 14 times during his 21-hour trip, October 15 to 16, 2003,[28:59.64]making China the third country to put a man into space.[29:09.40]Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news.[29:14.28]Gigantic waves of flame that covered entire neighborhoods[29:18.08]and filled the skies over southern California[29:20.50]with ash have killed at least 13 people.[29:24.30]At least six separate wildfires[29:26.56]were still burning on Monday morning,[29:28.85]all the way from the Mexican border[29:30.89]to the suburbs of Los Angeles.[29:34.10]They were reported to have destroyed 800 homes[29:37.29]and consumed about 120,000 hectares of land.[29:42.27]Authority said they were seeking two men[29:44.32]in connection with the fires,[29:46.62]which they believe were started deliberately.[30:00.03]Questions 26 to 28 are based on the following news.[30:05.23]There has been modest growth in tourism worldwide[30:09.09]despite two years of terrorism, war, and disease,[30:12.96]and China is the engine driving it,[30:15.31]according to the World Tourism Organization.[30:18.49]International tourists' numbers hit a record 702 million last year, [30:24.31]a rise of 2.7 per cent over 2001,[30:28.51]the year of the September 11 attacks.[30:31.58]France remains the most popular destination,[30:34.74]receiving more than 77 million visitors,[30:37.95]followed by Spain, United States and Italy.[30:42.58]China, however, marked 11 per cent growth over that period,[30:46.82]attracting 36.8 million international visitors.[30:50.94]It ranks fifth among leading tourism nations.[30:54.99]By 2020, it will be top,[30:57.78]with predictions of 130 million visitors per year.[31:02.29]Chinese themselves are also becoming a major force as travelers. [31:06.96]According to a Xinhua report,[31:09.54]over 16.6 million Chinese traveled abroad last year,[31:14.09]up 37 per cent from the previous year.[31:17.38]Their numbers are expected to grow to 30 million[31:20.64]by the end of the decade, and 100 million in 2020.[31:42.03]Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news.[31:47.47]Around forty former military officers in Argentina[31:50.62]have been arrested for possible extradition[31:53.36]to Spain on human rights charges.[31:56.57]The arrest came as the Argentine government[31:58.99]struck down the decree[32:00.41]prohibiting such extradition,[32:02.58]saying all Argentine should be equal before the law.[32:06.83]Those detained include a former navy captain[32:09.51]and several other ex-officers suspected of torture or murder[32:13.76]during the last period of military rule in Argentina,[32:17.22]which ended in 1983.[32:30.02]This is the end of Listening Comprehension.[32:32.58]。

2005年1月大学英语四级(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 singleline through 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 best 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 enjoys traveling by car.B) The man lives far from the subway.C) The man is good at driving.D) The man used to own a car.2. A) Tony should continue taking the course.B) She approves of Tony’s decision.C) Tony can choose another science course.D) She can’t meet Tony so early in the morning.3. A) She has to study for the exam.B) She is particularly interested in plays.C) She’s eager to watch the new play.D) She can lend her notes to the man.4. A) They will be replaced by on-line education sooner or later.B) They will attract fewer kids as on-line education expands.C) They will continue to exist along with on-line education.D) They will limit their teaching to certain subjects only.5. A) Most students would like to work for a newspaper.B) Most students find a job by reading advertisements.C) Most students find it hard to get a job after they graduate.D) Most students don’t want jobs advertised in the newspapers.6. A) Move the washing machine to the basement.B) Turn the basement into a workshop.C) Repair the washing machine.D) Finish his assignment.7. A) Some students at the back cannot hear the professor.B) The professor has changed his reading assignment.C) Some of the students are not on the professor’s list.D) The professor has brought extra copies of his assignment.8. A) She doesn’t want to talk about the contest.B) She’s modest about her success in the contest.C) She’s spent two years studying English in Canada.D) She’s very proud of her success in the speech contest.9. A) Talking about sports.B) Writing up local news.C) Reading newspapers.D) Putting up advertisements.10. A) They shouldn’t change their plan.B) They’d better change their mind.C) The tennis game won’t last long.D) Weather forecasts are not reliable.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.When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill inthe blanks numbered from SI to S7 with the exact words you have justheard. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10 you are required to fill inthe missing information. You can either use the exact words you havejust heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally,when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what youhave written.There are a lot of good cameras available at the moment—most of these are made in Japan but there are also good (S1) ________ models from Germany and the USA. We have (S2) ________ a range of different models to see which is the best (S3) ________ for money. After a number of different tests and interviews with people who are (S4) ________ with the different cameras being assessed, our researchers (S5) ________ the Olympic BY model as the best auto-focus camera available at the moment. It costs $200 although you may well want to spend more—(S6) ________ as much as another $200—on buying (S7) ________ lenses and other equipment. It is a good Japanese camera, easy to use. (S8) ________ whereas the American versions are considerably more expensive.The Olympic BY model weighs only 320 grams which is quite a bit less than other cameras of a similar type. Indeed one of the other models we looked at weighed almost twice as much. (S9) ________. All the people we interviewed expressed almost total satisfaction with it. (S10) ________.Part IS1. qualityS2. investigatedS3. valueS4. familiarS5. recommendS6. perhapsS7. additionalS8. Equivalent German models tend to be heavier and slightly less easy to use.S9. Similarly, it is smaller than most of its competitors, thus fitting easily into a pocket or a handbag.S10. The only problem was slight awkwardness in loading the film.1. W: You’ve sold your car. You don’t need one?M: Not really. I’ve never liked driving anyway. Now we’ve moved to a place near the subway entrance. We can get about quite conveniently.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?2. M: I’m going to drop my Information Scien ce class. It means too early in themorning.W: Is that really the good reason to drop the class, Tony?Q: What does the woman mean?3. W: If you aren’t doing anything particular, shall we see the new play at theGrand Theater tonight?M: Sounds great. But I’ve got to go over my notes for tomorrow’s midterm.Q: What does the woman imply?4. M: What do you think of the prospects for online education? Is it going toreplace the traditional school?W: I doubt it. Schools are here to stay, because there are much more than just book learning. Even though more and more kids are going online, I believe fewer of them will quit school altogether.Q: What does the woman think of the conventional schools?5. M: How do most students find a job after they graduate?W: They usually look for a job by searching the Want Ads in the newspapers.Q: What does the woman mean?6. M: Allen is in the basement trying to repair the washing machine.W: Shouldn’t he be working on his term paper?Q: What does woman think Allen should do?7. W: Professor Newman, a few of us at the back didn’t get a copy of your readingassignment.M: Well, there’re only 38 names on my class list. And I didn’t bring any spare copies.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?8. M: Congratulations, Li Ming. You are the talk of the town, and the pride of ourclass now.W: If you are referring to my winning the English Speech Contest, I don’t think it’s such a big deal. You know I’ve spent two summer vacations learning English in Canada.Q: What do we learn about Li Ming from the conversation?9. M: Would you pass me the Sports Section please?W: Sure, if you give me the classified Ads and Local-News Section.Q: What are the speakers doing?10. W: If the weather is this hot tomorrow, we may as well give up the idea ofplaying tennis in the afternoon.M: Oh, I don’t think it’ll last long. The weather forecast says it will cloud over by mid-afternoonQ: What does the man mean?Passage OneThere are a lot of good cameras available at the moment—most of these are made in Japan but there are also good quality models from Germany and the USA. We have investigated a range of different models to see which is the best value for money. After a number of different tests and interviews with people who are familiar with the different cameras being assessed, our researchers recommend the Olympic BY model as the best auto-focus camera available at the moment. It costs $200 although you may well want to spend more—perhaps as much as another $200—on buying additional lenses and other equipment. It is a good Japanese camera, easy to use. Equivalent German models tend to be heavier and slightly less easy to use, whereas the American versions are considerably more expensive. The Olympic BY model weighs only 320 grams which is quite a bit less than other cameras of a similar type. Indeed one of the other models we looked at weighed almost twice as much. Similarly, it is smaller than most of its competitors, thus fitting easily into a pocket or a handbag. All the people we interviewed expressed almost total satisfaction with it. The only problem was the slight awkwardness in loading the film.。

2005年专四听力答案PART I DICTATIONThe WristwatehIt is generally believed that wristwatches are an exception to the normal sequence in the evolution of men's jewelry./ Reversing the usual order, they were first worn by women/ and then adopted by men./ In the old days, queens included wristwatches among their crown jewelry. / Later they were worn by Swiss workers and farmers. / Until World War I, Americans associated the watch with fortune hunters. / Then army officers discovered that the wristwatch was most practical for active combat. Race car drivers also loved to wear wristwatches/ and pilots found they are most useful while flying. / Soon men dared to wear wristwatches without feeling self-conscious. / By 1924 some 30% of men ' s watches were worn on the wrist. / Today the figure is 90% / and they are now worn by both men and women/ for practical purposes rather than for decoration.PART ⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A CONVERSATIONSQuestions I to 3 are based on the following conversation.W: Good morning, sit down please, Mr. Johnson.M: Thank you, ma'am.W: I have read your letter here. Y ou seem to have done very well at school. Can you tell me something about your school work?M: As you can see, (1) my strongest subjects were art subjects. My best subject was history and my second best was geography. However, my favorite subject was math and the results I got in the math paper were quite reasonable.W: ITiat' s true. Now can you tell me why you think these subjects will help you in this job?M: Well, ma' am, I understand that you manufacture computers, prepare software and advise clients on how to use them. Is that right?W: That's right.M: And (2) I ' ve been told that working with computers needs the logical mind rather than great skills in mathematics. That 's especially true, I believe, when it comes to writing programs. So I think my results show that I have some ability in logic and in mathematics as well.W: So you would like to write material for computers, would you?M: Y es, ma ' am, (3) that ' s what interests me most about computers: writing programs. But I think the computer industry itself is still expanding enormously. I am sure that career prospects in the industry will be very good no matter what sort of job I went into.W: I see. Well, thank you. I ' ve enjoyed our talk, we ' II be writing to you.M: Thank you ma'am. Good morning.Key: 1.C 2.A 3.BQuestions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation.W: Excuse me, could I ask you some questions?M: Of course.W: I work for an advertising agency and ( 4 )l'm doing some research. It ' s for a new magazine, for people like you.M: People like me? What do you mean?W: People between 25 and 35 years old.M: OK.W: Right. Um, What do you do at the weekend?M: Well, on Fridays my wife always goes to her exercise classes, then she visits friends.W: (5)Don't you go out?M: (5)Not on Fridays. I never go out on Fridays. I stay at home and watch television.W: And on Saturdays?M: (6)0n Saturdays my wife and I always go sailing together.W: Really?M: Mmm, we love it. We never miss it. And then in the evening we go out.W: Where to?M: Different places. We sometimes go and see friends, we sometimes go to the cinema or a restaurant, but we always go out on Saturday evenings.W: I see.And now, Sunday? What happen on Sunday?M: Nothing special. We often go for a walk and I always cook a big Sunday lunch. W: Oh, how often do you do the cooking?M: Um, twice a week, three times a week.W: Thank you very much. (7) All I need now are your personal details, your name, job, and so on. What' s your surname?M：Robinson.Key: 4.A 5. D 6.B 7.AQuestions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation.M: Parcel Express, good morning. How can I help you?W: Good morning, I ' m thinking of sending a parcel to New Y ork next week. Can you tell me what the procedure is, please?M: Certainly. When you ring us, (8) we need the following information; the invoice address, that ' s probably your address, isn' t it? And then, the pickup address if that' s different. And a contact phone number.W: Just a moment, I' m taking notes. Phone number, right.M: Then we need the full name, address and phone number of the person you ' re sending the parcel to.W: Ok, anything else?M: Y es, the weight and dimensions of the parcel. That' s height, width and length. And the value of the goods and a full description.W: Value, description.M: Y es, but don ' t seal the parcel. (9) Y ou need to leave it open so that the driver can check the contents when he collects it. After the recent bombins, the airlines said that we' d have to check all parcels. They told us we had to do it.W; Fine, (10) now last question. How long will the parcel take to get to New Y ork?M: One to two working days. There are daily flights at midday. And if we collect the parcel from you at 10:15, then your parcel catches that flight and it”ll arrive within 24 hours.W: Right, thank you very much. Y ou've been very helpful.M: Not at all. Good-bye.W: Good-bye.Key: 8.C 9.B 10.ASECTION B PASSAGESQuestions II to 73 are based on the following announcement.Attention all passengers, platform change, this is a platform change. (11) The train, now standing at platform 9, is the 10:48 train, calling at all stations to Nanjing. Please note, the train on platform 9 is not the 10:52 train to Ji'nan. It's the 10:48 train calling at all stations to Nanjing. (12) The 10:52 to Jinan will now leave from platform 7. Train announcement. The II: 20 train to Zhengzhou from platform 8 will be subject to a 15-minute delay. I repeat, there will be a 15- minute delay for the Zhengzhou train on platform 8. It will now leave at 11:35, not 11:20. (13) The 11:28 train to Hangzhou has been cancelled. We apologize to customers, but due to a signal problem, the 11: 28 train to Hangzhou from platform 15 has been cancelled. The 11:32 train to Tianjin is now standing at platform 13. Please note, there will be no restaurant car on this train. I repeat, there will be no restaurant car on the 11:32 to Tianjin now standing at platform 13.Key: 11.C 12.B 13.DQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage.The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum was opened in Geneva in 1988. (14)lt tells the story of men and women who, in the course of the major events of the last 150 years, have given assistance to victims of war and natural disasters. The organization was established in 1863 and was based on an idea by a Swiss businessman called Henn Burant. (15)He had witnessed the heavy casualties at the battle of Sulferino in Italy 4 years earlier, in which 40 OOP people were killed, wounded or missing. He had seen the lack of medical services and the great suffering of many of the wounded who simply died from lack of care. The International Red Cross or Red Crescent exists to help the victims of conflicts and disasters regardless of their nationalities. (16) The symbol of the organization was originally just the red cross. It has no religious significance. The founders of the movement adopted it as a tribute toSwitzerland. However, during the Russo-Turkish War, the Turks felt that the cross could be seen as offensive to Muslim soldiers, (16) and a second symbol, the red crescent, was adopted for use by national organizations in the Islamic world. Both are now official symbols.Key: 14.B 15.D 16.BQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage.At major college or high school sports events, cheerleaders, both male and female, jump and dance in front of the crowd, and sholft the name of their team, running around and yelling " Go, team, Go ". The first cheerleader ever was a man. In 1898, John Campbell jumped in front of the crowd at the University of Minnesota and shouted for his team. He shouted " Hoorah, Minnesota". This was the first organized shout, or yell. For the next 32 years cheerleaders were men only. Cheerleading is not just about cheering. (18) They practice special shouts, dances, and athletic shows. (19) The men throw the women high in the air and catch them. The team members climb on each others shoulders to make a human pyramid. They yell and dance, too. It is like human fireworks. Of course, they may often suffer serious knee and wrist injuries, and bloody noses. (17)/(20) Cheerleaders have their own contests every year at local, state and national levels. And the crowd shouts for them. It is not fair to think cheerleading is just being cheerful and lively and having a loud voice. (17) Cheerleading is a sport in itself.Key: 17.D 18.B 19.A 20.BSECTION C NEWS BROADCASTNews Item 1(21) The bodies of dozens of African immigrants, discovered off the Italian coast last week, might have been thrown overboard, Italian officials said on Monday. A coast guard spokesman said 15 illegal immigrants, all believed to come from Somalia, survived being thrown into the Mediterranean Sea. But one of the survivors, a woman, was in a serious condition. (22) They told the coast guard that their boat had left Libya 20 days before, with around 100 immigrants aboard. They said most had died during the trip. Last Friday, 7 Africans, including 3 children, died before their boat could reach the island. A further 25 people survived.Key: 21.D 22.BNews Item 2(23) China has set its sight on putting 3 people into space for a week, the China News Service said on Tuesday. The news agency reported an official as saying that preparations were underway for the next Shenzhou launch. The Shenzhou VI is expected to blast off within the next 2 years. Shenzhou V carried a Chinese astronaut aloft. He circled the Earth 14 times during his 21- hour trip, October 15-16, 2003, making China the third country to put a man into space.Key: 23.BNews Item 3(24) Gigantic waves of flame that covered entire neighborhoods and filled the skies over Southern California with ash have killed at least 13 people. At least 6 separate wildfires were still burning on Monday morning, all the way from the Mexican border to the suburbs of Los Angeles. They were reported to have destroyed 800 homes and consumed about 120 000 hectares of land. (25) Authorities said they were seeking 2 men in connection with the fires, which they believe were started deliberately.Key: 24.D 25.ANews Item 4There has been modest growth in tourism worldwide, despite 2 years of terrorism, war and disease. And China is the engine driving it, according to the World Tourism Organization. International tourist numbers hit a record 702 million last year, a rise ,of 2.7 percent over 2001 , the year of the September II attacks. (26) France remains the most popular destination , receiving more than 77 million visitors, followed by Spain, United States, and Italy. China, however, marked II percent growth over that period, attracting 36. 8 million international visitors. It ranks fifth among leading tourism nations. (27) By 2020, it will be top, with predictions of 130 million visitors per year. Chinese themselves are also becoming a major force as travelers. (28) According to a Xinhua report, over 16.6 million Chinese traveled abroad last year, up 37 percent from the previous year. Their numbers are expected to grow to 30 million by the end of the decade, and 100 million in 2020.Key: 26.C 27.B 28.DNews Item 5(29)/(30) Around 40 former military officers in Argentina have been arrested for possible extradition to Spain on human rights charges. The airest came as the Argentine government struck down the decree prohibiting such extradition, saying all Argentines should be equal before the law. (30) Those detained include a former navy captain and several other exofficers suspected of torture or murder during the last period of military rule in Argentina, which ended in 1983.Key: 29.C 30.A。

2005年12月英语四级听力真题及答案11. A) See a doctor.B) Stay in bed for a few days.C) Get treatment in a better hospital.D) Make a phone call to the doctor.12. A) The 2:00 train will arrive earlier.B) The 2:30 train has a dining car.C) The woman prefers to take the 2:30 train.D) they are gong to have some fast food on the train13. A) She has been longing to attend Harvard University.B) She’ll consider the man’s suggestion carefully.C) She has finished her project with Dr. Garcia’s help.D) She’ll consult Dr. Garcia about entering graduate school.14. A) Alice didn’t seem to be nervous during her speech.B) Alice needs more training in making public speeches.C) The man can hardly understand Alice’s presentation.D) The man didn’t think highly of Alice’s presentation.15. A) At a publishing house.B) At a bookstore.C) In a reading room.D) In Prof. Jordan’s office.16. A) The man can stay in her brother’s apartment.B) Her brother can help the man find a cheaper hotel.C) Her brother can find an apartment for the man.D) The man should have booked a less expensive hotel.17. A) Priority should be given to listening.B) It’s most helpful to read English newspapers every day.C) It’s more effective to combine listening with reading.D) Reading should come before listening.18. A) Help the company recruit graduate students.B) Visit the electronics company next week.C) Get apart-time job on campus before graduation.D) Apply for a job in the electronics company.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) He has finished the course.B) He has to work in the evenings.C) There is no course he wants to study.D) There is no room for him.20. A) His boss will be very angry.B) His boss will do him a favor.C) His boss will shift the work time for him.D) His boss will pay him less.21. A) He can use the pool.B) He could get credit easier.C) He will give up his work.D) He could transfer his credits there.22. A) When to move.B) Where to live the following year.C) How much time to spend at home.D) Whose house to visit.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) Take money to the Housing Office.B) Inform the director of student housing in letter.C) Fill out a form in a library.D) Maintain a high grade average.24. A) Both live on campus.B) Both live off campus.C) The man lives on campus; the woman lives off campus.D) The woman lives on campus; the man lives off campus.25. A) GradeB) PrivacyC) SportsD) MoneySection BDirections:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages .At the end of each passage .You will hear some questions. Boss the passage and thequestions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you mustchoose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C) and D).Then the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single linethrough the centre.Passage OneQuestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) It ha been proven to be the best pain-killer.B) It is a possible cure for heart disease.C) It can help lower high body temperature effectively.D) It reduces the chance of death for heart surgery patients.27. A) It keeps blood vessels from being blocked.B) It speeds up their recovery after surgery.C) It in creases the blood flow to the heart.D) It adjusts their blood pressure.28. A) It is harmful to heart surgery patients with stomach bleeding.B) It should not be taken by heart surgery patients before the operation.C) It will have considerable side effects if taken in large doses.D) It should not be given to patients immediately after the operation.Passage TwoQuestions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. A) They strongly believe in family rules.B) They are very likely to succeed in life.C) They tend to take responsibility for themselves.D) They are in the habit of obeying their parents.30. A) They grow up to be funny and charming.B) They often have a poor sense of direction.C) They get less attention from their parents.D) They tend to be smart and strong-willed.31. A) They usually don’t follow family rules.B) They don’t like to take chances in their lives.C) They are less likely to be successful in life.D) They tend to believe in their parent’s ideas.Passage ThreeQuestions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. A) They wanted to follow his example.B) They fully supported his undertaking.C) They were puzzled by his decision.D) They were afraid he wasn’t fully prepared.33. A) It is more exciting than space travel.B) It is much cheaper than space travel.C) It is much safer than space travel.D) It is less time-consuming than space travel.34. A) They both attr act scientists’ attention.B) They can both be quite challenging.C) They are both thought-provoking.D) They may both lead to surprising findings.35. A) To show how simple the mechanical aids for diving can be.B) To provide an excuse for his changeable character.C) To explore the philosophical issues of space travel.D) To explain why he took up underwater exploration.11. D 12. A 13. A 14. B 15. C 16. A 17. C 18. B 19. B 20. DPart II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)21. D 22. D 23. A 24. B 25. C26. A 27. C 28. B 29. A 30. D 31. D 32. B 33. C 34. B 35. C。

SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.1. According to the conversation, Mr Johnson is NOT very strong inA. history.B. geography.C. mathematics.D. art.2. Mr Johnson thinks that _______ can help him a lot in the job.A. logicB. writingC. historyD. mathematics3. Mr Johnson would like to work as a(n)A. adviser.B. computer programmer.C. product designer.D. school teacher.Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.4. What is the main purpose of the research?A. To make preparations for a new publication.B. To learn how couples spend their weekends.C. To know how housework is shared.D. To investigate what people do at the weekend.5. What does the man do on Fridays?A. He goes to exercise classes.B. He goes sailing.C. He goes to the cinema.D. He stays at home.6. On which day does the couple always go out?A. Friday.B. Saturday.C. Sunday.D. Any weekday.7. Which personal detail does the man give?A. Surname.B. First name.C. Address.D. Age.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.8. Parcel Express needs the following details about the sender EXCEPTA. name.B. address.C. receipt.D. phone number.9. Parcels must be left open mainly forA. customs’ check.B. security check.C. convenience’s sake.D. the company’s sake.10. The woman’s last inquiry is mainly concerned withA. the time needed for sending the parcel.B. the flight time to New York.C. the parcel destination.D. parcel collection.SECTION B PASSAGESIn this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passagescarefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.11. Where is the train to Nanjing now standing?A. At Platform 7.B. At Platform 8.C. At Platform 9.D. At Platform 13.12. Which train will now leave at 11:35?A. The train to Jinnan.B. The train to Zhengzhou.C. The train to Tianjin.D. The train to Hangzhou.13. Which train has now been cancelled?A. The train to Jinnan.B. The train to Zhengzhou.C. The train to Tianjin.D. The train to Hangzhou.Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.14. The museum was built in memory of thoseA. who died in wars.B. who worked to help victims.C. who lost their families in disasters.D. who fought in wars.15. Henry Durant put forward the idea because heA. had once fought in a war in Italy.B. had been wounded in a war.C. had assisted in treating the wounded.D. had seen the casualties and cruelties of war.16. Which of the following statements about the symbols is INCORRECT?A. Both are used as the organization’s official symbols.B. Both are used regardless of religious significance.C. The red cross was the organization’s original symbol.D. The red crescent was later adopted for use in certain regions.17. How should cheerleading be viewed according to the passage?A. It is just a lot of cheering.B. It mainly involves yelling.C. It mainly involves dancing.D. It is competitive in nature.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.18. How do the cheerleaders perform their jobs?A. They set fireworks for their team.B. They put on athletic shows.C. They run around the spectators.D. They yell for people to buy drinks.19. Why do the cheerleaders sometimes suffer physical injuries?A. Because they try dangerous acts to catch people’s attention.B. Because they shout and yell so their voice becomes hoarse.C. Because they go to the pyramid and the hills to perform.D. Because they dance too much every day for practice.20. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The first cheerleaders was a man named John Campbell.B. Cheerleaders’ contests are only held at the state leve l.C. Before 1930 there were no women cheerleaders.D. The first cheerleading occurred in 1898.SECTION C NEWS BROAOCASTQuestions 21 to 22 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.21. How many of the emigrants died after being thrown into the sea?A. 15 of them.B. 3 of them.C. 100 of them.D. Dozens of them.22. The illegal emigrants came fromA. Italy.B. Africa.C. the Mediterranean region.D. places unknown.Question 23 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, youwill be given 5 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.23. What does the news item mainly report?A. China will send three people into space in a week.B. Three Chinese astronauts will spend a week in space.C. The Shenzhou VI will be launched next year.D. Shenzhou V circled the earth for two days.Questions 24 and 25 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.24. Which of the following had NOT been affected by the wildfires?A. Houses.B. Land.C. Skies.D. Cars.25. The fires were thought to have been startedA. purposefully.B. accidentally.C. on the Mexican border.D. in southern California.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.26. ________ ranks second among leading tourism nations.A. FranceB. The United StatesC. SpainD. Italy27. It is predicted that by 2020 China will receive _________ visitors.A. 77 millionB. 130 millionC. 36.8 millionD. 100 million28. According to a Xinhua report, last year saw a _________ per cent increase in the number of Chinese traveling abroad.A. 16.6B. 30C. 100D. 37Question 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.29. What would happen to the Argentine officers?A. They would be arrested by Spanish authorities.B. They would be tried in an Argentine court.C. They would be sent to Spain for trial.D. They would be tortured or murdered.30. What accusation would the Argentine officers face?A. Violation of human rights.B. Involvement in illegal actions.C. Planning anti-government activities.D. Being part of the military rule.。

2005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)Mr. Johnson thinks that _____ can help him a lot in the job.A. logicB. writingC. historyD. mathematics(3)Mr. Johnson would, like to work as a(n)A. adviseB. computer programmeC. product designeD. school teacher,(4)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(5)What does the man do on Fridays?A. He goes to exercise classeB. ne goes sailinC. He goes to the cinemD. He stays at hom(6)On which day does the couple always go out?A. FridaB. SaturdaC. SundaD. Any weekda(7)Which personal detail does the man give?A. SurnamB. First namC. AddresD. Ag(8)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(9)Parcels must be left open mainly forA. customs, checB. security checC. convenience's sakD. the company's sak(10)The woman's last in, quiry is mainly concerned withA. the time needed for sending the parceB. the flight time to New YorC. the parcel destinatioD. parcel collectioSECTION B PASSAGES(1)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(2)Which train Will now leave at 11: 35?A. The train to JinaB. The train to ZhengzhoC. The train to TianjiD. The train to Hangzho(3)Which train has now been cancelled?A. The train to JinaB. The train to ZhengzhoC. The train to TianjiD. The train to Hangzho(4)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(5)Henry Durant put forward the idea because heA. had once fought in a war, in ItalB. had been wounded in a waC. had assisted in' treating the woundeD. had seen the casualties and cruelties of wa(6)Which of the following statements about the symbols is INCORRECT?A. Both are used as the organization's official symbolB. Both are used regardless of religious significancC. The red cross was the organization's original symboD. The red crescent was later adopted for use in certain region(7)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(8)Flow do the cheerleaders perform their jobs?A. They set fireworks for their teaB. They put on athletic showC. They run around the spectatorD. They yell for people to buy drink(9)Why do the cheerleaders sometimes suffer physical injuries?A. Because they try dangerous acts to catch people's attentioB. Because they shout and yell so their voice becomes hoarsC. Because they go to the pyramid and the hills to perforD. Because they dance too much every day for practic(10)Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The first cheerleader was a man named John CampbelB. Cheerleaders' contests are only held at the state leveC. Before 1930 there were no women cheerleaderD. The first cheerleading occurred in 1898. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST(1)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(2)The illegal emigrants came fromA. ItalB. AfricC. the Mediterranean regioD. places unknow(3)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(4)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(5)The fires were thought to have been startedA. purposefullB. accidentallC. on the Mexican bordeD. in southern Californi(6)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(7)It is predicted that by 2020 China will receive _____visitors.A. 77 millionB. 130 millionC. 36.8 millionD. 100 million(8)According to a Xinhua report, last year saw a _____ per cent increase in the number of Chinese travelling abroad.A. 16.6B. 30C. 100D. 37(9)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(10)What accusation would the Argentine officers face?A. Violation of human rightB. Involvement in illegal actionC. Planning anti-government activitieD. Being part of the military rulPART ⅢCLOZE (15 MIN)(1)根据下列文字，回答{TSE}题。

2005年英语专业四级考试真题及答案2010-4-24 10:10:57 来源：网络作者：kszy【大中小] 点击：155次TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORSTEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2005)-GRADE FOURTIME LIMIT: 130 MINPART I DICTATION [15 MIN ]Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to youfour times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to un dersta nd the meaning. For the sec ond and third readi ngs, the passagewill be read sentence by senten ce, or phrase by phrase, with in tervals of 15 sec on ds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during thistime 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 ONE.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [15 MIN ]In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and the n an swer the questi ons that follow. Mark the correct an swer to each questi on on your an swer sheet.SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this secti on you will hear several con versati ons. Liste n to thecon versati ons carefully and the n an swer the questi ons that follow.Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of theconversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the con versati on.1. Accord ing to the con versati on, Mr Joh nson is NOT very stro ng inA. history.B. geography.C. mathematics.D. art.2. Mr Joh nson thinks that ______ can help him a lot in the job.A. logicB. writi ngC. historyD. mathematics3. Mr Joh nson would like to work as a(n)A. adviser.B. computer programmer.C. product desig ner.D. school teacher.Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the con versati on.4. What is the main purpose of the research?A. To make preparati ons for a new publicati on.B. To lear n how couples spe nd their weeke nds.C. To know how housework is shared.D. To in vestigate what people do at the weeke nd.5. What does the man do on Fridays?A. He goes to exercise classes.B. He goes saili ng.C. He goes to the cin ema.D. He stays at home.6. On which day does the couple always go out?A. Friday.B. Saturday.C. Su nday.D. Any weekday.7. Which pers onal detail does the man give?A. Surn ame.B. First n ame.C. Address.D. Age.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the con versati on.8. Parcel Express needs the following details about the sender EXCEPTA. n ame.B. address.C. receipt.D. phone n umber.9. Parcels must be left open mainly forA. customs ' check.B. security check.C. convenience ' s sake.D. the company ' s sake.10. The woman ' s last inquiry is mainly concerned withA. the time n eeded for sending the parcel.B. the flight time to New York.C. the parcel dest in ati on.D. parcel collecti on.SECTION B PASSAGESIn this secti on, you will hear several passages. Liste n to the passagescarefully and the n an swer the questi ons that follow.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be give n 15 sec onds to an swer the questi ons. Now liste n to the passage.11. Where is the train to Nanjing now sta nding?A. At Platform 7.B. At Platform 8.C. At Platform 9.D. At Platform 13.12. Which train will now leave at 11:35?A. The train to Jinnan.B. The train to Zhe ngzhou.C. The train to Tianji n.D. The train to Han gzhou.13. Which tra in has now bee n can celled?A. The train to Jinnan.B. The train to Zhe ngzhou.C. The train to Tianji n.D. The train to Han gzhou.Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be give n 20 sec onds to an swer the questi ons. Now liste n to the passage.14. The museum was built in memory of thoseA. who died in wars.B. who worked to help victims.C. who lost their families in disasters.D. who fought in wars.15. Henry Dura nt put forward the idea because heA. had once fought in a war in Italy.B. had bee n wou nded in a war.C. had assisted in treat ing the wou nded.D. had see n the casualties and cruelties of war.16. Which of the following statements about the symbols is INCORRECT?A. Both are used as the organization ' s official symbols.B. Both are used regardless of religious sig nifica nee.C. The red cross was the organization ' s original symbol.D. The red crescent was later adopted for use in certain regions.17. How should cheerlead ing be viewed accord ing to the passage?A. It is just a lot of cheeri ng.B. It mainly in volves yelli ng.C. It mainly in volves dancing.D. It is competitive in n ature.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be give n 15 sec onds to an swer the questi ons. Now liste n to the passage.18. How do the cheerleaders perform their jobs?A. They set fireworks for their team.B. They put on athletic shows.C. They run arou nd the spectators.D. They yell for people to buy drin ks.19. Why do the cheerleaders sometimes suffer physical in juries?A. Because they try dangerous acts to catch people ' s attention.B. Because they shout and yell so their voice becomes hoarse.C. Because they go to the pyramid and the hills to perform.D. Because they dance too much every day for practice.20. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The first cheerleaders was a man n amed Joh n Campbell.B. Cheerleaders ' con tests are only held at the state level.C. Before 1930 there were no wome n cheerleaders.D. The first cheerlead ing occurred in 1898.SECTION C NEWS BROAOCASTQuestions 21 to 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be give n 10 sec onds to an swer the questi ons. Now liste n to the n ews.21. How many of the emigrants died after being thrown into the sea?A. 15 of them.B. 3 of them.C. 100 of them.D. Doze ns of them.22. The illegal emigra nts came fromA. Italy.B. Africa.C. the Mediterra nean regi on.D. places unknown.Question 23 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, youwill be give n 5 sec onds to an swer the questi on. Now liste n to the n ews.23. What does the news item mainly report?A. China will send three people into space in a week.B. Three Chin ese astro nauts will spe nd a week in space.C. The Shen zhou VI will be lau nched n ext year.D. Shen zhou V circled the earth for two days.Questi ons 24 and 25 are based on the follow ing n ews. At the end of the n ewsitem, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.24. Which of the followi ng had NOT been affected by the wildfires?A. Houses.B. Lan d.C. Skies.D. Cars.25. The fires were thought to have been startedA. purposefully.B. accide ntally.C. on the Mexica n border.D. in souther n Califor nia.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be give n 15 sec onds to an swer the questi on. Now liste n to the n ews.26. ______ ranks sec ond among leadi ng tourism n ati ons.A. FranceB. The Un ited StatesC. Spai nD. Italy27. It is predicted that by 2020 Chi na will receive _______ visitors.A. 77 millio nB. 130 millionC. 36.8 millio nD. 100 millio n28. Accord ing to a Xin hua report, last year saw a ______ per cent in creaseinthe n umber of Chin ese traveli ng abroad.A. 16.6B. 30C. 100D. 37Question 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item,you will be give n 10 sec onds to an swer the questi on. Now liste n to the n ews.29. What would happe n to the Argen ti ne officers?A. They would be arrested by Spanish authorities.B. They would be tried in an Argentine court.C. They would be sent to Spa in for trial.D. They would be tortured or murdered.30. What accusati on would the Arge ntine officers face?A. Violation of human rights.B. I nvolveme nt in illegal acti ons.C. Planning an ti-gover nment activities.D. Being part of the military rule.PART III CLOZE [15 MIN.]Decide which of the choices give n below would best complete the passage ifinserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answersheet.A person ' s home is as much a reflection of his personality as the clothes hewears, the food he eats and the friends with whom he spends his time. Depending onpersonality, most have in mind a(n) “(31) __________ home， . But in general, and especiallyfor the stude nt or new wage earn ers, there are practical (32) ______ of cash andlocati on on achiev ing that idea.Cash (33) ______ , in fact, ofte n means that the onlyway of (34) _________ w hen you leave school is to stay at home for a while until things (35) _________ financially. There are obvious (36) ____________ o f living at home— personal laundry is usually (37) ________ done along with the family wash; meals are providedand there will be a well-established circle of frie nds to (38) ________ . And there is(39) ________ the resp on sibility for pay ing bills, rates, etc.On the other hand, (40) ________ depe nds on how a family gets on. Do yourpare nts like your frie nds? You may love your family —(41) _______ do you like them? Are you prepared to be (42) _________ when your parents ask where you are going in theeve ning and what time you expect to be back? If you find that you cannot man age a(n)(43) _________ , and that you fin ally have the money to leave, how do you (44) _____________ finding somewhere else to live?If you plan to stay in your home area, the possibilitiesare (45) _________ well-known to you already. Friends and the local paper are always (46)________ .If you are going to work in a (47)__________ a rea, aga in there are thepapers ——and the accommodation agencies, (48) ____________ these should be approached with (49) ________ . Agen cies are allowed to charge a fee, usually the (50) _______ of thefirst week ' s rent, if you take accommodation they have found for you.31. A. ideal B. perfect C. imaginary D. satisfactory32. A. deficiencies B. weaknesses C. insufficiencies D. limitations33. A. cut B. shortage C. lack D. drain34. A. gett ing over B. gett ing in C. gett ing back D. gett ing along35. A. improve B. enhance C. develop D. proceed36. A. concerns b. issues C. adva ntages D. problems37. A. still B. always C. habitually D. con seque ntly38. A. call in B. call over C. call upo n D. call out39. A. always B. rarely C. little D. sometimes40. A. little B. e nough C. ma ny D. much41. A. and B. but C. still D. or42. A. tolerant B. hostile C. indifferent D. good-tempered43. A. agreeme nt B. consen sus C. compromise D. deal44. A. go about B. go over C. go in for D. go through45. A. seldom B. less C. probably D. certai nly46. A. depe ndent B. a good source of in formati on C. of great value D.reliable47. A. familiar B. cold C. humid D. new48. A. though B. while C. since D. as49. A. en thusiasm B. hesitati on C. cauti on D. concern50. A. same B. equivale nt C. equal D. simiarityPART IV GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY [15 MIN ]There are thirty senten ces in this secti on. Ben eath each sentence there arefour words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the senten ce.Mark your an swers on your an swer sheet.51. If you explained the situation to your solicitor, he ______________ a ble to advise you much better tha n I can.A. would beB. will have bee nC. wasD. were52. _______ , Mr. Wells is scarcely in sympathy with the work ing class.A. Although he is a socialistB. Even if he is a socialistC. Being a socialistD. Since he is a socialist53. His remarks were _______ annoy everybody at the meet ing.A. so as toB. such as toC. such toD. as much as to54. James has just arrived, but I didn ' t know he __________ u ntil yesterday.A. will comeB. was comingC. had bee n comingD. came55. _______ con scious of my moral obligati ons as a citize n.A. I was and always will beB. I have to be and always will beC. I had bee n and always will beD. I have bee n and always will be56. Because fuel supplies are finite and many people are wasteful, we willhave to in stall ________ solar heat ing device in our home.A. some type ofB. some types of aC. some type of aD. some types of57. I went there in 1984, and that was the only occasi on whe n I _______thejour ney in exactly two days.A. must takeB. must have madeC. was able to makeD. could make58. I know he failed his last test, but really he ' s ________ stupid.A. someth ing butB. any thi ng butC. nothing butD. not but59. Do you know Tim ' s brother? He is _________ than Tim.A. much more sportsma nB. more of a sportsma nC. more of sportsma nD. more a sportsma n60. That was not the first time he ____________ us. I think it 's high time we _str ong acti ons aga inst him.A. betrayed …takeB. had betrayed …tookC. has betrayed …tookD. has betrayed …take61. What ' s the chanee of _______ a general election this year?A. there beingB. there to beC. there beD. there going to be62. The meeti ng was put off because we ________ a meet ing without Joh n.A. objected hav ingB. were objected to hav ingC. objected to haveD. objected to hav ing63. _______ you ______ further problems with your pr in ter, con tact yourdealer for advice.A. If, hadB. Have, hadC. Should, haveD. I ncase, had64. He asked me to lend him some mon ey, which I agreed to do, ______thathe paid me back the following week.A. on occasionB. on purposeC. on conditionD. only if65. Childre n who stay away from school do ______ for differe nt reas ons.A. themB. /C. itD. theirs66. Why are you star ing?I ' ve never seen ______ tree before.67. There are still many problem ahead of us, but by his time n ext year we cansee light at the end of the _________ .A. battleB. dayC. roadD. tunnel68. We realized that he was under great _____________ , so we took no notice of hisbad temper.A. exciteme ntB. stressC. crisisD. n ervous ness69. The director tried to get the actors to __________________ to the next scene by handsig nals.A. move onB. move offC. move outD. move along70. His ideas are in variably condemned as ______ by his colleagues.A. imaginativeB. ingeniousC. impracticalD. theoretical71. Thousa nds of people tur ned out into the streets to ______ aga inst thelocal authorities decision to build a highway across the field.A. con tradictB. reformC. cou nterD. protest72. The majority of n urses are wome n, but in the higher ranks of the medicalprofessi on wome n are in a _______ .A. minorityB. scarcityC. rarityD. minimum73. Professor Johnson ' s retirement__________ from next January.A. carries into effectB. takes effectC. has effectD. puts into effect74. The preside nt expla ined that the purpose of taxati on was to ______gover nment spe nding.A. financeB. expa ndC. enl argeD. budget75. The heat in summer is no less ________ here in this mountain regi on.A. concen tratedB. exte nsiveC. intenseD. inten sive76. Taking photographs is strictly _____________ here, as it may damage the precious cave paintin gs.A. forbidde nB. rejectedC. excludedD. denied77. Mr. Brown ' s condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he willA. pull backB. pull upC. pull throughD. pull out78. Since the early nin eties, the trend in most bus in esses has bee n towardon-dema nd, always-available products and services that suit the customer ' s ________ rather than the company ' s.A. ben efitB. availabilityC. suitabilityD. convenience79. The priest made the _______ of the cross whe n he en tered the church.A. markB. sig nalC. sig nD. gesture80. This spacious room is _______ fur ni shed with just a few articles in it.A. lightlyB. sparselyC. hardlyD. rarelyPART V READING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN ]In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinishedstateme nts, each with four suggested an swers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one thatyou thi nk is the best an swer.Mark your an swers on your an swer sheet.TEXT ATEXT BPredicting the future is always risky. But it ' s probably safe to say that atleast a few historians will one day speak of the 20th century as America ' s “ Disney era ” . Today, it ' s certainly difficult to think of any other single thing that represe nts moder n America as powerfully as the compa ny that created Mickey Mouse.Globally, brands like Coca-Cola and McDonalds may be more widely-known, but neitheren capsulates 20th-ce ntury America in quite the same way as Disn ey.The reasons for Disney ' s success are varied and numerous, but ultimately the credit bel ongs to one pers on ——the man who created the carto on and built the compa nyfrom nothing, Walt Disney. Ironically, he could not draw particularly well. But he was a gen ius in ple nty of other respects. In bus in ess, his greatest skills were his in sightand his management ability. After setting himself up in Hollywood, he single-handedly pioneered the concepts of branding and merchandising —something his company still doesbrillia ntly today.But what really disti nguished Disney was his ability to ide ntify with hisaudiences. Disney always made sure his films championed the “ little guy ” , and madehim feel proud to be American. This he achieved by creating characters that reflected the hopes and fears of ord inary people. Some celebrated America n achieveme nts —Disney' s very first carto on Pla ne Crazy, featuri ng a sile nt Mickey Mouse, was in spiredby Charles Lindbergh ' s flight across the Atlantic. Others, like the There Little Pigsand Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, showed how, through hard work and helping one ' s fellow man, or America ns could survive social and econo mic crises like the GreatDepressi on.Disney ' s other great virtue was the fact that his company —unlike other big corporations —had a human face. His Hollywood studio —the public heard —operated just like a democracy, where every one was on first name terms and had a say in how thi ngs should be run. He was also regarded as a greatpatriot because not only did his cartoonscelebrate America, but, during World War II, studios made training films for American soldiers.The reality, of course, was less idyllic. As the public would later learn,Disney ' s patriotism had an unpleasant side. After a strike by cartoonists in 1941, he became convin ced that Hollywood had bee n in filtrated by Commu ni sts. He agreed to work for the FBI as a mole, ide ntify ing and spy ing on colleagues whom he suspected were subversives.But, apart from his affiliations with the FBI, Disney was more or less thegenuine article. A new book, The Magic Kingdom; Walt Disney and the American Wayof Life, by Steve n Watts, con firms that he was very defi nitely on the side of ordinary America ns—in the 30s and 40s he voted for Fran kli n Roosevelt, believ ing he was a champi on of the workers. Also, Disney was not an apologist for the FBI, as some have suggested. In fact, he was always suspicious of large, bureaucratic orga ni zati ons, as is evide need in films like That Darned Cat, in which he portrayed FBI age nts as bun gli ng in compete nts.By the time he died in 1966, Walt Dis ney was an icon like Thomas Edis on andthe Wright Brothers. To bus in ess people and filmmakers, he was a role model; to the publicat large, he was “ Un cle Walt " — the man who had en terta ined them all their lives, the man who represented them all their lives, the man who represented all that was goodabout America.86. Walt Disney is believed to possess the following abilities EXCEPTA. pain ti ng.B. creativityC. man ageme nt.D. mercha ndis ing.87. According to the passage, what was the pleasant side of Disney 's patriotism?A. He sided with ordinary America ns in his films.B. He supported America ' s war efforts in his own way.C. He had doubts about large, bureaucratic orga ni zati ons.D. He voted for Franklin Roosevelt in the 30s and 40s.88. In the sixth paragraph the sentence “ Disney was more or less the genuinearticle ” means thatA. Disney was a creative and capable pers on.B. Disney once agreed to work for the FBI.C. Disney ran his compa ny in a democratic way.D. Disney was sympathetic with ord inary people.89. The writer ' s attitude toward Walt Disney can best be described asA. sympathetic.B. objective.C. critical.D. skeptical.TEXT CTEXT DPART VI WRITING [45 MIN.]SECTION A COMPOSITION [35 MIN]The stude nts ' Union of your uni versity is pla nning to hold an arts festivaln ext semester, and they are in vit ing stude nts to con tribute their ideas and suggesti onsas to how it should be orga ni zed or what should be in cluded.Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a composition of about 200 words on the follow ingtopic:MY IDEA OF A UNIVERSITY ARTS FESTIVALYou are to write in three parts .In the first part, state specifically what your idea is.ln the second part, provide one or two reasons to support your idea ORdescribe your idea. 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 TWO a note of about 50-60 words based on the followi ngsituati on:You have got two tickets to a con cert give n by a famous pop ban d/orchestra.Write a note to your friend, Hilda/Mike, describing briefly what it is and invitingher/him to come with you.Marks will be awarded for conten t ,orga ni zati on, grammer and appropriate ness.参考答案：The Wrist WatchIt is gen erally believed that wrist watches are an excepti on / to the no rmalsequenee in the evolution of man' s jewelry. / Reversing the usual order, they were firstworn by women, / and then adopted by men. / In the old days, queens included wrist watches among their crow n jewelry. / Later, they were worn by Swiss workers and farmers. / Un tilWorld War I, America ns associated the watch with fortu ne hun ters. / The n army officers discovered that the wrist watch was most practical for active combat. / Race car drivers also loved to wear wrist watches, / and pilots found them most useful while flying. /Soon men dared to wear wrist watches without feeling self-conscious. / By 1924, some30 percent of man s watches were worn on the wrist. / Today, the figure is 90 percent./ And they are now wor n by both men and wome n / for practical purposes rather tha n for decorati on.I- 10 CABAD BACBAII- 20 CBDBD BDBAB21-30 DBBCA CBDCA31-40 AABAA CCABC41-50 BDBAD DDBCD51-60 AABBD ACBBC61-70 ADCCD BDBBC71-80 DABAC ACDDB81-90 CADBC ABDAB。

2005年英语专业四级听力试题参考答案：Part I DictationThe Wrist WatchIt is generally believed that wrist watches are an exception to the normal sequence in the evolution of man's jewelry. Reversing the usual order, they were first worn by women, and then adopted by men. In the old days, queens included wrist watches among their crown jewelry. Later, they were worn by Swiss workers and farmers. Until World War I, Americans associated the watch with fortune hunters. Then army officers discovered that the wrist watch was most practical for active combat. Race car drivers also loved to wear wrist watches, and pilots found them most useful while flying. Soon men dared to wear wrist watches without feeling self-conscious. By 1924, some 30 percent of man's watches were worn on the wrist. Today, the figure is 90 percent. And they are now worn by both men and women for practical purposes rather than for decoration.Part II Listening Comprehension1-10 CABAD BACBA11-20 CBDBD BDBAB21-30 DBBCA CBDCA2006年专业四级听力试题参考答案：Part I DictationThe internetThe internet is the most significant progress in the field of communications. Imagine a book that never rend, a library with million floors, or imagine a research project with thousands of scientists working around the clock forever. This is the magic of the internet.As the internet has potential for good or bad, one can find where organized information of websites. At the same time, one can also find waste for websites. Most websites are known as different internet of applications. These include online games, check rooms and so on. These applications have great power, too. Sometimes, the power can be so great. That young people may easily become victims to their attraction. So we need to recognize the seriousness of the problem. We must work together to use its power for better rents.Part II Listening Comprehension1-10 CABDB DCDBA11-10 DADBD ACBAC21-30 DBDBA CACBC2007年专业四级听力试题参考答案：PART I DICTATIONAdvertisingAdvertising has already become a very specialized activity in modern times. In today's business world, supply is usually greater than demand. there is great competition between manufacturers of the same kind of products because they want to persuade customers to buy their particular brand. They always have to remind their customers of the name and qualities of their products by advertising. The manufacturer advertises in newspapers and on the radio. He sometimes employssalesgirls to distribute samples of his products. He sometimes advertises on the Internet as well. In addition, he always has advertisements put into television programs that will accept them. Manufacturers often spend huge sums of money on advertisements. We buy a particular product because we think that is the best. We usually think so because the advertisements say so. People often don't ask themselves if the advertisements are telling the truth when they buy advertise products from shops.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION1-10 BDACA DBCAC11-20 AABAC BCBDA21-30 BDCAC ABACB2008年专业四级听力试题参考答案：PART I DICTATIONChoosing a CareerWhen students graduate from college, many of them do not know how they want to spend their working lives, and they sometimes move from job to job until they find something that suit them and of equal importance to which they are suited. Others never find a job in which they are really happy. They remain all their lives square pegs in round holes. When we choose our careers, we need to ask ourselves two questions. First, what do we think we would like to be? Second, what kind of people are we? The idea, for example, of being a painter or a musician may seem very attractive, but unless we have great talent and are willing to work very hard, we are certain to fail in these occupations, and failure will lead to unhappiness in life. So it is important to assess our suitability for a certain career in job search.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION1-10 ADADB DACCA11-20 DBBCA DBDBA21-30 DACBA DCBBD2009年专业四级听力试题参考答案：DictationNew Year’s EveFor many people in the west, New Year’s Eve is the biggest party of the year. It’s time to get together with friends or family and welcome in the coming year. New Year’s parties can take place in different places. Some people hold a house party; others attend street parties, while some just go for a few drinks with their friends. Big cities have large and spectacular fireworks displays. There is one thing that all New Year’s Eve parties have in common, the countdown to midnight. When the clock strikes 12, people give a loud cheer and sing songs. It’s also popular to make a promise in the New Year. This is called a New Year’s resolution. Typical resolutions include giving up smoking and keeping fit. However the promise is often broken quite quickly and people are back into their bad habits within weeks or days.1. B2.C3.D4.C5. A6. D7.B8.C9. A 10.D11. C 12.A 13.B 14. B 15.D 16. A. 17.D 18.C 19.D 20.A21. B 22.C 23.A 24.B 25.A 26. A 27.B 28.C 29.A 30.C2010年专业四级听力试题参考答案：DICTA TION：The UK has a well-respected higher education system and some of the top universities and research institutions in the world. But to those who are new to it all, it can be overwhelming and sometimes confusing.October is usually the busiest month in the academic calendar. Universities have something called Freshers' Week for their newcomers. It's a great opportunity to make new friends, join lots of clubs and settle into university life.However, having just left the comfort of home and all your friends behind, the prospect of meeting lots of strangers in big halls can be nerve-wracking. Where do you start? Who should you make friends with? Which clubs should you join?Luckily, there will be thousands of others in the same boat as you worrying about starting their university social life on the right foot. So just take it all in slowly. Don't rush into anything that you'll regret for the next three years.Listening Comprehension:1-10 DDACA BDCCD11-20 DBADD BCBDA21-30 CBADC ABACA。

浅谈俄罗斯近代作家俄罗斯文化的发展经历了一千多年的岁月。

其国家形成于9世纪末，而在10世纪末至11世纪初俄罗斯文学才开始了它的初始阶段发展。

这一时期文学的主要形式有历史故事、编年史、英雄史诗、传记、旅行记等，最著名的作品是《俄罗斯编年序史》和《伊戈尔远征记》。

13世纪初，蒙古人入侵统治了俄罗斯两百多年。

15世纪末，伊凡三世迎战蒙古军队，蒙古军因严寒不战而退，从此结束了长达二百四十年的异族统治。

这时期，俄罗斯的文化发展受到严重摧残，留下的文学作品不多，仅有一些反映反抗鞑靼人入侵的作品出现，如《拔都攻占梁赞》、《亚历山大.涅夫斯基行传》、《顿河彼岸之战》等。

16世纪初，以莫斯科为中心的统一的俄罗斯国家形成。

为加强中央集权，伊凡四世采取严厉措施镇压主张分权的大贵族。

这种集权与反集权之间的斗争在16世纪文化生活中得到了反映。

当代政论文占了重要地位，较著名的有《伊凡雷帝与库尔布斯基通信集》。

17世纪，沙俄征服西伯利亚，并使农奴制度在法律上得以确立。

这时，文学开始突破中世纪格局，出现了一些具有民主主义倾向的世俗故事。

18世纪前二十五年，俄国社会新旧斗争激烈，文学发展却相对缓慢。

除了政论文外，没有突出的文学成就。

30年代以后，古典主义兴起。

俄国古典主义文学产生的历史背景与西欧相似，但因同时到启蒙主义思潮的影响，因此它又带有启蒙主义的特色。

整个十八世纪，可以看到俄罗斯文学发展的两条线：一条是模仿西欧，一条是力争建立自己的民族文学。

俄罗斯文学的特点是具有尚武精神，宗教情怀和艺术气质。

他们的文学和文化具有相同的特点：起步晚，进步快和水平高。

可以从上述叙述了解到 17世纪以前，除了一些民间作品以外，俄罗斯文学是一片空白。

18世纪时俄罗斯文学才有了一定程度的起步，但从19世纪初期到20世纪，这短短的100多年时间里俄国却出现了一大批享誉世界文坛的大文豪，例如普希金、果戈里、托尔斯泰、契诃夫、肖洛霍夫等等。

可以说俄罗斯文学是从近代才开始蓬勃发展的，而且成就巨大。

2005年6月大学英语四级考试试题及原文Part I Listening ComprehensionSection A1. A) The man hates to lend his tools to other people.B) The man hasn’t finished working on the bookshelf.C) The tools have already been returned to the woman.D) The tools the man borrowed from the woman are missing.2. A) Give the ring to a policeman.B) Wait for the owner of the ring in the rest room.C) Hand in the ring to the security office.D) Take the ring to the administration building.3. A) Save time by using a computer.B) Buy her own computerC) Borrow Martha’s computer.D) Stay home and complete her paper4. A) The man doesn’t have money for his daughter’s graduate studies.B) The man doesn’t think his daughter will get a business degree.C) The man insists that his daughter should pursue her studies in science.D) The man advises his daughter to think carefully before making her decision.5. A) The cinema is some distance away from where they are.B) He would like to read the film review in the newspaper.C) They should wait to see the movie at a later time.D) He’ll find his way to the cinema.6. A) He’s been to Seattle many times.B) He has chaired a lot of conferences.C) He has a high position in his company.D) He lived in Seattle for many years.7. A) Teacher and student.B) Doctor and patient. .C) Manager and office worker.D) Travel agent and customer8. A) She knows the guy who will give the lecture .B) She thinks the lecture might be informativeC) She wants to add something to her lecture .D) She’ll finished her report this weekend9. A) An art museum. B) A beautiful park.C) A college campus D) An architectural exhibition10. A) The houses for sale are of poor qualityB) The houses are too expensive for the couple to buyC) The housing developers provide free trips for potential buyersD) The man is unwilling to take a look at the houses for sale Section BPassage one11. A) Synthetic fuel B) Solar energyC) Alcohol D) Electricity12. A) Air traffic conditions B) Traffic jams on highwaysC) Road conditions D) New traffic rules13. A) Go through a health check B) Carry little luggageC) Arrive early for boarding D) Undergo security checksPassage Two14. A) In a fast-food restaurant B) At a shopping centerC) At a county fair D) In a bakery15. A) Avoid eating any foodB) Prepare the right type of pie to eatC) Wash his hands thoroughlyD) Practice eating a pie quickly16. A) On the table B) Behind his backC) Under his bottom D) On his lap17. A) Looking sideways to see how fast your neighbor eats.B) Eating from the outside toward the middleC) Swallowing the pie with waterD) Holding the pie in the right positionPassage Three18. A) Beauty B) LoyaltyC) Luck D) Durability19. A) He wanted to follow the tradition of his countryB) He believed that it symbolized an everlasting marriageC) It was thought a blood vessel in that finger led directly to the heartD) It was supposed that the diamond on that finger would bring good luck20. A) The two people can learn about each other’s likes and dislikesB) The two people can have time to decide if they are a good matchC) The two people can have time to shop for their new home.D)The two people can earn enough money for their weddingPart II Reading ComprehensionPassage oneIs there enough oil beneath the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (保护区) (ANWR) to help secure America’s energy future ? President Bush certainly thinks so. He has argued that tapping ANWR’s oil would help ease California’s electricity crisis and provide a major boost to the country’s energy independence. But no one knows for sure how much crude oil lies buried beneath the frozen earth with the last government survey, conducted in 1998, projecting output anywhere from 3 billion to 16 billion barrels.The oil industry goes with the high end of the range, which could equal as much as 10% of U.S. consumption for as long as six years. By pumping more than 1 million barrels a day from the reserve for the next two three decades, lobbyists claim, the nation could cut back on imports equivalent to all shipments to the U.S. from Saudi Arabia. Sounds good. An oil boom would also mean a multibillion-dollar windfall （意外之财）in tax revenues, royalties(开采权使用费)and leasing fees for Alaska and the Federal Government. Best of all, advocates of drilling say , damage to the environment would be insignificant . “We’ve never had a document case of oil rig chasing deer out onto the pack ice.” says Alaska State Representative Scott Ogan .Not so far , say environmentalists . Sticking to the low end of government estimates, the National Resources Defense Council says there may be no more than 3.2 billion barrels of economically recoverable oil in the coastal plain of ANWR, a drop in the bucket that would do virtually nothing to ease America’s energy problems. And consumers would wait up to a decade to gain any benefits, because drilling could begin only after much bargaining over leases, environmental permits and regulatory review. As for ANWR’s impact on the California power crisis, environmentalists point out that oil is responsible for only 1% of the Golden State’s electricity output –and just 3% of the nation’s.21. What does President Bush think of tapping oil in ANWR?A) It will exhaust the nation’s oil reserves.B) It will help secure the future of ANWR.C) It will help reduce the nation’s oil importsD) It will increase America’s energy consumption22. We learn from the second paragraph that the American oil industry _______A) believes that drilling for oil in ANWR will produce high yieldsB) tends to exaggerate America’s reliance on foreign oilC) shows little interest in tapping oil in ANWRD) expects to stop oil imports from Saudi Arabia23. Those against oil drilling in ANWR argue that _________A) it can cause serious damage to the environmentB) it can do little to solve U.S. energy problemsC) it will drain the oil reserves in the Alaskan regionD) it will not have much commercial value24. What do the environmentalists mean by saying “Not so fast” (Line 1, Para .3)?A) Oil exploitation takes a long timeB) The oil drilling should be delayedC) Don’t be too optimisticD) Don’t expect fast returns25. It can be learned from the passage that oil exploitation beneath ANWR’s frozen earth ________.A) remains a controversial issueB) is expected to get under way soonC) involves a lot of technological problemsD) will enable the U.S. to be oil independentction A1. M: I think the hostess really went out of her way to make the party a success.W: Yes, the food and drinks were great , but if only we had known a few of the other guests.Q: What did the two speakers say about the party?2. M: Can you stop by the post office and get me some envelopes and 39 cents’stamps?W: Well, I am not going to stop by the post office, but I can buy you some at the bookstore after I see the dentist on Market street.Q: Where will the woman go first?3. M: How do you like the new physician who replaced Dr. Andrews?W: He may not seem as agreeable or as thorough as Dr. Andrews, but at least he doesn’t keep patients waiting for hours.Q: What can we infer from the woman’s answer?4. W: Tom must be in a bad mood today. He hasn’t said half a dozen words all afternoon.M: Oh, really? That’s not like the Tom we know.5. W: Do you have the seminar schedule with you? I’d like to find out the topic for Friday.M: I gave it to my friend, but there should be copies available in the library.I can pick one up for you.Q: What does the man promise to do?6 W: I wonder if you could sell me the Psychology textbooks. You took the course last semester, didn’t you?M: As a matter of fact, I already sold them back to the school bookstore.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?7. W: Here is this week’s schedule, Tony. On Monday, there is the board meeting. Your speech to the lion’s club is on Tuesday afternoon. Then on Wednesday you have an appointment with your lawyer and…M: Wait, you mean the business conference on Tuesday is cancelled?Q: What will the man do this Tuesday?8. M: Can you believe it? Jessie told her boss he was wrong to have fired his marketing directorW: Yeah, but you know Jessie. If she has something in mind, everyone will know about it.Q: What does the woman mean?9. M: We’ve got three women researchers in our group: Mary, Betty and Helen. Do you know them?W: Sure. Mary is active and sociable. Betty is the most talkative woman I’ve ever met. But guess what? Helen’s just the opposite.Q: What do we learn from the woman’s remark about Helen?10. W: Jimmy said that he was going to marry a rich French businesswoman.M: Don’t be so sure. He once told me that he had bought a big house. Yet he’s still sharing an apartment with Mark.Section BPassage 1Unless you have visited the southern United States, you probably have never heard of Kudzu. Kudzu, as any farmer in the south will sadly tell you, is a super-powered weed. It is a strong climbing plant. Once it gets started, Kudzu is almost impossible to stop. It climbs to the tops of the tallest trees. It can cover large buildings. Whole barns and farm houses have been known to disappear from view. Wherever it grows, its thick twisting stems are extremely hard to remove. Kudzu was once thought to be a helpful plant. Originally found in Asia, it was brought to America to help protect the land from being swallowed by the sea. It was planted where its tough roots which grow up to five feet long could help hold back the soil. But the plant soon spread to places where it wasn't wanted. Farmers now have to fight to keep it from killing other plants. In a way, Kudzu is a sign of labor shortage in the south. Where there is no one to work the fields, Kudzu soon takes over.。

2005年1月英语四级真题听力原文1. Woman: You've sold your car. you don't need one?man: Not really. I've never liked drive anyway. Now we'd moved to a place near the subway . We can get about quite convinientlyQ: What do we learn from the converstaion?2. Man: I'm going to drop my information science class. It needs too early in the morning.Woman:Is that really the good reason to drop the class, tiny?Q:What does the woman mean?3. Woman:If you are to doing anything paticular,shall we see the new play at the grand theater tonight?Man:Sounds great. But I've got to go over my notes for tomorrow's midterm. Q: What does the woman imply?4. Man: what do you think of the prospects for online education? Is it going to replace the traditional school?Woman:I doubt it. Schools are hate to stay. Because they are much more than just book learning. Even known more and more kids are going online, I believe fewer of them will quit school altogether.Q: what does the woman think of the conventional schools ?5: M:How do most students find a job after they graduate?W: THey usually look for a job by searching the want at newspapers. Q:what does the woman mean?6. M: Elien is in the basment trying to repair the washing machine. W: She isn't going to working his term paper?Q" What does woman think Elen should do ?7. W: Prof e, a few of us at the back didn't get your copy of reading as assignment.M: well, there r only 38 names on my class list. And I didn't bring any spare copies.Q: what do we learn from the conversation?8 : M:Congradualations , Liming, you are the talk of the town at the pride of our class now.w:If you are fine to my winning of the english speech contest,I don't think it's such a big deal. You know I've spent 2 summer vacations learning english in Canada.Q: what do we learn about liming from the conversation?9. m:Would u pass me the sports section plz?w:Sure, If you give me the classfied ads and local-news section.Q:what are the speakers doing?10. W: If the weather is this hot tomorrow, we may as well give up the idea of playing tennis in the afternoon.M: o. I don't think it'll last long. The weather forcast says it willcloud-over by midafternoonQ:What does the man mean?COmpound dictation.There are a lot of good cameras available at the moment.Most of these are made in Japan.But there are also good quality models from Germany and the USA. We have investigated an arrange of models to see which the best value for money. After a number of different tests and interviews with people who are familiar with different cameras being accessed, our researchers recommend the Olympic BY model as the best auto=focus camera available at the moment. It costs 200 dollars although you may well want to spend more.perhaps as much as another 200 dollars on buying additional () and other equipment. It is a good japanese camera easy to use, equivalent german models tend to be heavier and slightly less easy to use, while the american versions are considerably more expensive. The olympic BY model weighs only 320 grams, which is quite a bit less than other cameras of the similar type. Indeed, one of the other models we looked at weigh almost twice as much. Similarly,it's smaller than most of its competiters thus fitting easily into a pocket or handbag. All the people we interviewd expressed almost total satisfaction with it.,/The only problem was slight awkwardness in loading the film.2005年6月英语四级真题听力原文Section one conversation1.W: Simon, could you return the tools I lend you for building the bookshelf last month?M: Oh, oh, well, I hate to tell you this, but I can’t seem to find them.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?2.W: I found an expensive diamond ring in the restroom this morning.M: If I were you, I would turn it in to the security office. It is behind the administration building.Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?3.W: I am going to Martha’s house. I have a paper to complete. AndI need to use her computer.M: Why don’t you buy one yourself? Think how much time you could save.Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?4.W: Daddy, I have decided to give up science and go to business school.M: Well, it is your choice as long as pay your own way, but I should warn you that not everyone with a business degree will make a successful manager.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?5.W: I just read in the newspaper that Lord of the Rings is this year’s greatest hit. Why don’t we go and see it at the Grand Cinema?M: Don’t you think that cinema is a little out of the way?Q: What does the man mean?6.W: Bob said that Seattle is a great place for conferences.M: He is certainly in the position to make that comment. HE has been there so often.Q: What does the man say about?7.W: Mr. Watson, I wonder whether it’s possible f or me to take a vacation early next month?M: Did you fill out a request form?Q: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?8.M: Do you want to go to the lecture this weekend? I heard that the guy who is going to deliver the lecture spent a year living in the rainforest.W: Great, I am doing a report on the rain forest. Maybe I can get some new information to add it.Q: What does the woman mean?9.W: Wow, I do like this campus. All the big trees, the green lawns, and the old b uildings with tall columns. It’s really beautiful.M: It sure is. The architecture of these buildings is in the Greek style. It was popular in the 18th century here.Q: What are the speakers talking about?10.M: This article is nothing but advertising for housing developers.I don’t think the houses for sale are half that good.W: Come on, David. Why so negative? We are thinking of buying a home, aren’t we? Just a trip to look at the place won’t c ast us much.Q: What can be inferred form the conversation?Section Two passagesPassage 1In the next few decades, people are going to travel very differently from the way they do today. Everyone is going to driveelectrically-powered cars, so in the few years, people won’t worry about running out of gas. Some of the large automobile companies are really moving ahead with this new technology. F&C Motors, a major auto company, for example, is holding a press conference next week. After the press conference, the company will present its new electronically-operated models. Transportation in the future won’t be limited to the ground, many people predict that traffic will quickly move to the sky. In the coming years, instead of radio reports about road conditions and highway traffic, news reports will talk about traffic jams in the sky. But the sky isn’t the limit. In the future, you will probably even be able to take a trip to the moon. Instead of listening to regular airplane announcements, you will hear someone say: the spacecraft to the moon leaves in 10 minutes. Please check your equipment. And remember no more than 10 ounces of carry-on baggage are allowed.11.What will be used to power cars in the next few decades?12.What will future news reports focus on when talking about transportation?13.What will passengers be asked to do when they travel to the moon?Passage 2County fairs are a tradition in New England towns. They offer great entertainment. One popular event is the pie-eating contest. If you want to take part in the contest, it is a good idea to remember these guidelines: first, make sure your stomach is nearly empty of food. Eating a whole pie can be hard if you have just finish a meal. Next, it is helpful to like the pie you are going to eat. The cream types are a good choice. They slide down the throat more easily. Placing your hands in the right position adds to the chances of winning. There is a temptation to reach out and help the eating process. This will result in becoming disqualified. Don’t just sit on your hands, if your hands are tied behind your back, you will not be tempted to make use of them.Now you are ready to show your talent at eating pies. The object of course, is to get the bottom of the pie plate before the other people. It is usually better to start at the outside and work toward the middle. This method gives you a goal to focus on. Try not to notice what the other people near your are doing. Let the cheers from the crowd spur you on. But don’t look up. All you should think about is eating that pie.14.Where is pie-eating contest usually held?15.What should a person do before entering into the pie-eating cxontest?16.Where is person advised to put his hands during the contest?17.What suggestion is offered for eating up the pie quickly?Passage 3The period of engagement is the time between the marriage proposal and the wedding ceremony. Two people agree to marry when they decided to spend their lives together. The man usually gives the woman a diamond engagement ring. That tradition is said to have started when an Austrian man gave a beauty. He placed it on the third finger of her left hand. He chose that finger because it was thought that the blood vessel in that finger went directly to the heart. Today we know that this is not true, yet the tradition continues.Americans generally are engaged for a period of about one year, if they are planning a wedding ceremony and a party. During this time, friends of the bride may hold a party at which women friends and family members give the bride gifts that she will need as a wife. These could includecooking equipment or new clothing. Friends of the man who is getting married may have a bachelor party for him. This usually takes place the night before the wedding. Only man are invited to the bachelor party.During the marriage ceremony, the bride and her would-be husband usually exchange gold rings that represent the idea that their union will continue forever. The wife often wears both the wedding ring and the engagement ring on the same finger. The husband wears his ring on the third finger on his left hand. Many people say the purpose of the engagement period is to permit enough time to plan the wedding. But the main purpose is to let enough time pass so the two people are sure that they want to marry each other. Either person may decide to break the engagement, if this happens, the woman usually returns the ring to the man. They also return any wedding gifts they have received.18.What was the diamond ring said to represent?19.Why did the Austrian man place the diamond ring on the third finger of the left hand of his would-be wife?20.What is the chief advantage of having the engagement period? 2005年12月英语四级真题听力原文Section A1. W: Carol told us on the phone not to worry about her. Her left leg doesn’t hurt as much as it did yesterday.M: She’d better have it examined by a doctor anyway. And I will call her about it this evening.Q: What does the man think Carol should do?2. M: There is a non-stop train for Washington and it leaves at 2:30.W: It’s faster than the 2 o’clock train. Besides, we can have something to eat before getting on the train.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?3. M: Hi, Melissa, how’s your project going? Have you thought about going to graduate school? Perhaps you can get into Harvard.W: Everything is coming along really well. I have been thinking about graduate school. But I’ll talk to my tutor Dr. Garcia first and see whatshe thinks.Q: What do you learn about the woman from the conversation?4. W: Di d you attend Alice’s presentation last night? It was the first time for her to give a speech to a large audience.M: How she could be so calm in front of so many people is really beyond me!Q: What do we learn from the conversation?5. W: You’ve b een doing weather reports for neatly 30 years. Has the weather got any worse in all these years?M: Well, not necessarily worse. But we are seeing more swings.Q: What does the man say about the weather?6. M: Excuse me, I am looking for the textbook by a Professor Jordon for the marketing course.W: I am afraid it’s out of stock. You’ll have to order it. And it will take the/publisher 3 weeks to send it to us.Q: Where did this conversation most probably take place?7. M: I am going to New York next week, but the hotel I booked is really expensive.W: Why book a hotel? My brother has 2 spare rooms in his apartment.Q: What does the woman mean?8. W: In my opinion, watching the news on TV is a good way to learn English. What do you think?M: It would be better if you could check the same information in English newspapers afterwards.Q: What does the man say about learning English?9. M: I hear a newly-invented drug can make people tell the truth and it may prove useful in q uestioning terrorists. Isn’t it incredible?W: Simple solutions to complex problems rarely succeed. As far as I know, no such drugs are ever known to work.Q: What does the woman think of the new drug?10. M: You know the electronics company is coming to our campus to recruit graduate students next week.W: Really? What day? I’d like to talk to them and hand in my resume.Q: What does the woman want to do?Section BPassage oneA new study reports the common drug aspirin greatly reduces lifethreatening problems after an operation to replace blocked blood vessels to the heart. More than 800,000 people around the world have this heart surgery each year. The doctors who carried out the study say giving aspirin to patients soon after the operation could save thousands of lives. People usually take aspirin to control pain and reduce high body temperature. Doctors also advise some people to take aspirin to help prevent heart attacks. About 10-15 percent of these heart operations end in death or damage to the heart or other organs. The new study shows that even a small amount of aspirin reduced such threats. The doctors said the chance of death for patients who took aspirin would fall by 67%. They claimed this was true if the aspirin was given within 48 hours of the operation. The doctors believe aspirin helps heart surgery patients because it can prevent blood from thickening and blood vessels from being blocked. However, the doctors warned that people who have stomach bleeding or other bad reactions from aspirin should not take it after heart surgery.Q11. What is the finding of the new study of aspirin?Q12. In what way can aspirin help heart surgery patients according to the doctors?Q13. What warning did the doctors give about the use of aspirin?Passage TwoWere you the first or the last child in you family? Or were you a middle or an only child? Some people think it matters where you were born in you family. But there are different ideas about what birth order means. Some people say that oldest children are smart and strong-willed. They are very likely to be successful. The reason for this is simple. Parents have a lot of time for their first child, they give him or her a lot of attention. So this child is very likely to do well. An only child will succeed for the same reason. What happens to the other children in the family? Middle children don’t get so much attention, so they don’t feel that important. If a family has many children, the middle one sometimes gets lost in the crowd. The youngest child, though, often gets special treatment. He or she is the baby. Often this child grows up to be funny and charming. Do you believe these ideas of birth order too? A recent study saw things quite differently. The study found that first children believed in family rules. They didn’t take many chances in their lives. They usually followed orders. Rules didn’t mean as much to later children in the family. They went out and followed their own ideas. They took chances and they often did better in life.Q14. According to common belief, in what way are the first child and the only child alike?Q15. What do people usually say about middle children?Q16. what do we learn about later children in a family from a recent study of birth order?Passage ThreeWhen my interest shifted from space to the sea, I never expected it would cause such confusion among my friends, yet I can understand their feelings. As I have been writing and talking about space flight for the best part of 20 years, a sudden switch of interest to the depth of the sea doer seem peculiar. To explain, I’d like to share my reasons behind this unusual change of mind. The first excuse I give is an economic one. Underwater exploration is so much cheaper than space flight. The first round-trip ticket to the moon is going to cost at least 10 billion dollars if you include research and development. By the end of this century, the cost will be down to a few million. On the other hand, the diving suit and a set of basic tools needed for skin-diving can be bought for 20 dollars. My second argument is more philosophical. The ocean, surprisingly enough, has many things in common with space. In their different ways, both sea and space are equally hostile. If we wish to survive in either for any length of time, we need to have mechanical aids. The diving suit helped the design of the space suit. The feelings and the emotions of a man beneath the sea will be much like those of a man beyond the atmosphere.Q17. How did the speaker’s f riends respond to his change of interest?Q18. What is one of the reasons for the speaker to switch his interest to underwater exploration?Q19. In what way does the speaker think diving is similar to space travel?Q20. What is the speaker’s purpo se in giving this talk?［答案］1-10 ACDAC BACBD11-20 DAABC ACBBD。

2005年英语专业四级考试真题及答案2010-4-24 10:10:57 来源:网络作者:kszy【大中小】点击：155次TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORSTEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2005)-GRADE FOUR-TIME LIMIT: 130 MINPART I DICTATION [15 MIN ]Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passagewill 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 thistime 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 ONE.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [15 MIN ]In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.1. According to the conversation, Mr Johnson is NOT very strong inA. history.B. geography.C. mathematics.D. art.2. Mr Johnson thinks that _______ can help him a lot in the job.A. logicB. writingC. historyD. mathematics3. Mr Johnson would like to work as a(n)A. adviser.B. computer programmer.C. product designer.D. school teacher.Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.4. What is the main purpose of the research?A. To make preparations for a new publication.B. To learn how couples spend their weekends.C. To know how housework is shared.D. To investigate what people do at the weekend.5. What does the man do on Fridays?A. He goes to exercise classes.B. He goes sailing.C. He goes to the cinema.D. He stays at home.6. On which day does the couple always go out?A. Friday.B. Saturday.C. Sunday.D. Any weekday.7. Which personal detail does the man give?A. Surname.B. First name.C. Address.D. Age.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.8. Parcel Express needs the following details about the sender EXCEPTA. name.B. address.C. receipt.D. phone number.9. Parcels must be left open mainly forA. customs’ check.B. security check.C. convenience’s sake.D. the company’s sake.10. The woman’s last inquiry is mainly concerned withA. the time needed for sending the parcel.B. the flight time to New York.C. the parcel destination.D. parcel collection.SECTION B PASSAGESIn this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.11. Where is the train to Nanjing now standing?A. At Platform 7.B. At Platform 8.C. At Platform 9.D. At Platform 13.12. Which train will now leave at 11:35?A. The train to Jinnan.B. The train to Zhengzhou.C. The train to Tianjin.D. The train to Hangzhou.13. Which train has now been cancelled?A. The train to Jinnan.B. The train to Zhengzhou.C. The train to Tianjin.D. The train to Hangzhou.Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.14. The museum was built in memory of thoseA. who died in wars.B. who worked to help victims.C. who lost their families in disasters.D. who fought in wars.15. Henry Durant put forward the idea because heA. had once fought in a war in Italy.B. had been wounded in a war.C. had assisted in treating the wounded.D. had seen the casualties and cruelties of war.16. Which of the following statements about the symbols is INCORRECT?A. Both are used as the organization’s official symbols.B. Both are used regardless of religious significance.C. The red cross was the organization’s original symbol.D. The red crescent was later adopted for use in certain regions.17. How should cheerleading be viewed according to the passage?A. It is just a lot of cheering.B. It mainly involves yelling.C. It mainly involves dancing.D. It is competitive in nature.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.18. How do the cheerleaders perform their jobs?A. They set fireworks for their team.B. They put on athletic shows.C. They run around the spectators.D. They yell for people to buy drinks.19. Why do the cheerleaders sometimes suffer physical injuries?A. Because they try dangerous acts to catch people’s attention.B. Because they shout and yell so their voice becomes hoarse.C. Because they go to the pyramid and the hills to perform.D. Because they dance too much every day for practice.20. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The first cheerleaders was a man named John Campbell.B. Cheerleaders’ contests are only held at the state level.C. Before 1930 there were no women cheerleaders.D. The first cheerleading occurred in 1898.SECTION C NEWS BROAOCASTQuestions 21 to 22 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.21. How many of the emigrants died after being thrown into the sea?A. 15 of them.B. 3 of them.C. 100 of them.D. Dozens of them.22. The illegal emigrants came fromA. Italy.B. Africa.C. the Mediterranean region.D. places unknown.Question 23 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.23. What does the news item mainly report?A. China will send three people into space in a week.B. Three Chinese astronauts will spend a week in space.C. The Shenzhou VI will be launched next year.D. Shenzhou V circled the earth for two days.Questions 24 and 25 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.24. Which of the following had NOT been affected by the wildfires?A. Houses.B. Land.C. Skies.D. Cars.25. The fires were thought to have been startedA. purposefully.B. accidentally.C. on the Mexican border.D. in southern California.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.26. ________ ranks second among leading tourism nations.A. FranceB. The United StatesC. SpainD. Italy27. It is predicted that by 2020 China will receive _________ visitors.A. 77 millionB. 130 millionC. 36.8 millionD. 100 million28. According to a Xinhua report, last year saw a _________ per cent increase inthe number of Chinese traveling abroad.A. 16.6B. 30C. 100D. 37Question 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.29. What would happen to the Argentine officers?A. They would be arrested by Spanish authorities.B. They would be tried in an Argentine court.C. They would be sent to Spain for trial.D. They would be tortured or murdered.30. What accusation would the Argentine officers face?A. Violation of human rights.B. Involvement in illegal actions.C. Planning anti-government activities.D. Being part of the military rule.PART III 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.A person’s home is as much a reflection of his personality as the clothes he wears, the food he eats and the friends with whom he spends his time. Depending on personality, most have in mind a(n) “(31) ______ home”. But in general, and especially for the student or new wage earners, there are practical (32) ________ of cash and location on achieving that idea.Cash (33) ________, in fact, often means that the only way of (34) _________ when you leave school is to stay at home for a while until things (35) _________ financially. There are obvious (36) ________of living at home—personal laundry is usually (37) _________ done along with the family wash; meals are provided and there will be a well-established circle of friends to (38) _________. And there is (39) _________ the responsibility for paying bills, rates, etc.On the other hand, (40) _________ depends on how a family gets on. Do your parents like your friends? You may love your family—(41) _________do you like them? Are you prepared to be (42) __________ when your parents ask where you are going in the evening and what time you expect to be back? If you find that you cannot manage a(n) (43) _________, and that you finally have the money to leave, how do you (44) _________ finding somewhere else to live?If you plan to stay in your home area, the possibilitiesare (45) _________well-known to you already. Friends and the local paper are always (46) _________. If you are going to work in a (47) _________ area, again there are the papers—and the accommodation agencies, (48) _________ these should be approached with (49) _________. Agencies are allowed to charge a fee, usually the (50) ________ of the first week’s rent, if you take accommodation they have found for you.31. A. ideal B. perfect C. imaginary D. satisfactory32. A. deficiencies B. weaknesses C. insufficiencies D. limitations33. A. cut B. shortage C. lack D. drain34. A. getting over B. getting in C. getting back D. getting along35. A. improve B. enhance C. develop D. proceed36. A. concerns b. issues C. advantages D. problems37. A. still B. always C. habitually D. consequently38. A. call in B. call over C. call upon D. call out39. A. always B. rarely C. little D. sometimes40. A. little B. enough C. many D. much41. A. and B. but C. still D. or42. A. tolerant B. hostile C. indifferent D. good-tempered43. A. agreement B. consensus C. compromise D. deal44. A. go about B. go over C. go in for D. go through45. A. seldom B. less C. probably D. certainly46. A. dependent B. a good source of information C. of great value D.reliable47. A. familiar B. cold C. humid D. new48. A. though B. while C. since D. as49. A. enthusiasm B. hesitation C. caution D. concern50. A. same B. equivalent C. equal D. simiarityPART IV GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY [15 MIN ]There are thirty 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.51. If you explained the situation to your solicitor, he ________ able to advise you much better than I can.A. would beB. will have beenC. wasD. were52. _________, Mr. Wells is scarcely in sympathy with the working class.A. Although he is a socialistB. Even if he is a socialistC. Being a socialistD. Since he is a socialist53. His remarks were ________ annoy everybody at the meeting.A. so as toB. such as toC. such toD. as much as to54. James has just arrived, but I didn’t know he _________ until yesterday.A. will comeB. was comingC. had been comingD. came55. _________ conscious of my moral obligations as a citizen.A. I was and always will beB. I have to be and always will beC. I had been and always will beD. I have been and always will be56. Because fuel supplies are finite and many people are wasteful, we will have to install _________ solar heating device in our home.A. some type ofB. some types of aC. some type of aD. some types of57. I went there in 1984, and that was the only occasion when I ________ the journey in exactly two days.A. must takeB. must have madeC. was able to makeD. could make58. I know he failed his last test, but really he’s _________ stupid.A. something butB. anything butC. nothing butD. not but59. Do you know Tim’s brother? He is _________ than Tim.A. much more sportsmanB. more of a sportsmanC. more of sportsmanD. more a sportsman60. That was not the first time he ________ us. I think it’s high time we ________ strong actions against him.A. betrayed…takeB. had betrayed…tookC. has betrayed…tookD. has betrayed…take61. What’s the chance of ________ a general election this year?A. there beingB. there to beC. there beD. there going to be62. The meeting was put off because we __________ a meeting without John.A. objected havingB. were objected to havingC. objected to haveD. objected to having63. ________ you _______ further problems with your printer, contact your dealer for advice.A. If, hadB. Have, hadC. Should, haveD. Incase, had64. He asked me to lend him some money, which I agreed to do, ________ that he paid me back the following week.A. on occasionB. on purposeC. on conditionD. only if65. Children who stay away from school do ________ for different reasons.A. themB. /C. itD. theirs66. Why are you staring?I’ve never seen ______tree before.67. There are still many problem ahead of us, but by his time next year we can see light at the end of the _________.A. battleB. dayC. roadD. tunnel68. We realized that he was under great _________, so we took no notice of his bad temper.A. excitementB. stressC. crisisD. nervousness69. The director tried to get the actors to _________ to the next scene by hand signals.A. move onB. move offC. move outD. move along70. His ideas are invariably condemned as ________ by his colleagues.A. imaginativeB. ingeniousC. impracticalD. theoretical71. Thousands of people turned out into the streets to _________ against the local authorities decision to build a highway across the field.A. contradictB. reformC. counterD. protest72. The majority of nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a _________.A. minorityB. scarcityC. rarityD. minimum73. Professor Johnson’s retirement ________ from next January.A. carries into effectB. takes effectC. has effectD. puts into effect74. The president explained that the purpose of taxation was to ________ government spending.A. financeB. expandC. enlargeD. budget75. The heat in summer is no less _________ here in this mountain region.A. concentratedB. extensiveC. intenseD. intensive76. Taking photographs is strictly ________ here, as it may damage the precious cave paintings.A. forbiddenB. rejectedC. excludedD. denied77. Mr. Brown’s condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will _________.A. pull backB. pull upC. pull throughD. pull out78. Since the early nineties, the trend in most businesses has been toward on-demand, always-available products and services that suit the customer’s _________ rather than the company’s.A. benefitB. availabilityC. suitabilityD. convenience79. The priest made the ________ of the cross when he entered the church.A. markB. signalC. signD. gesture80. This spacious room is ________ furnished with just a few articles in it.A. lightlyB. sparselyC. hardlyD. rarelyPART V 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 ATEXT BPredicting the future is always risky. But it’s probably safe to say that at least a few historians will one day speak of the 20th century as America’s “ Disney era ” . Today, it’s certainly difficult to think of any other single thing that represents modern America as powerfully as the company that created Mickey Mouse. Globally, brands like Coca-Cola and McDonalds may be more widely-known, but neither encapsulates 20th-century America in quite the same way as Disney.The reasons for Disney’s success are varied and numerous, but ultimately the credit belongs to one person — the man who created the cartoon and built the company from nothing, Walt Disney. Ironically, he could not draw particularly well. But he was a genius in plenty of other respects. In business, his greatest skills were his insight and his management ability. After setting himself up in Hollywood, he single-handedly pioneered the concepts of branding and merchandising —something his company still does brilliantly today.But what really distinguished Disney was his ability to identify with his audiences. Disney always made sure his films championed the “ little guy ” , and made him feel proud to be American. This he achieved by creating characters that reflected the hopes and fears of ordinary people. Some celebrated American achievements —Disney’s very first cartoon Plane Crazy, featuring a silent Mickey Mouse, was inspired by Charles Lindbergh’s flight across the Atlantic. Others, like the There Little Pigs and Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, showed how, through hard work and helping one’s fellow man, or Americans could survive social and economic crises like the Great Depression.Disney’s other great virtue was the fact that his company — unlike other big corporations — had a human face. His Hollywood studio — the public heard — operated just like a democracy, where everyone was on firstname terms and had a say in how things should be run. He was also regarded as a great patriot because not only did his cartoonscelebrate America, but, during World War II, studios made training films for American soldiers.The reality, of course, was less idyllic. As the public would later learn, Disney’s patriotism had an unpleasant side. After a strike by cartoonists in 1941, he became convinced that Hollywood had been infiltrated by Communists. He agreed to work for the FBI as a mole, identifying and spying on colleagues whom he suspected were subversives.But, apart from his affiliations with the FBI, Disney was more or less the genuine article. A new book, The Magic Kingdom; Walt Disney and the American Way of Life, by Steven Watts, confirms that he was very definitely on the side of ordinary Americans — in the 30s and 40s he voted for Franklin Roosevelt, believing he was a champion of the workers. Also, Disney was not an apologist for the FBI, as some have suggested. In fact, he was always suspicious of large, bureaucratic organizations, as is evidenced in films like That Darned Cat, in which he portrayed FBI agents as bungling incompetents.By the time he died in 1966, Walt Disney was an icon like Thomas Edison and the Wright Brothers. To business people and filmmakers, he was a role model; to the public at large, he was “ Uncle Walt ”— the man who had entertained them all their lives, the man who represented them all their lives, the man who represented all that was good about America.86. Walt Disney is believed to possess the following abilities EXCEPTA. painting.B. creativityC. management.D. merchandising.87. According to the passage, what was the pleasant side of Disney’s patriotism?A. He sided with ordinary Americans in his films.B. He supported America’s war efforts in his own way.C. He had doubts about large, bureaucratic organizations.D. He voted for Franklin Roosevelt in the 30s and 40s.88. In the sixth paragraph the sentence “Disney was more or less the genuine article” means thatA. Disney was a creative and capable person.B. Disney once agreed to work for the FBI.C. Disney ran his company in a democratic way.D. Disney was sympathetic with ordinary people.89. The writer’s attitude toward Walt Disney can best be described asA. sympathetic.B. objective.C. critical.D. skeptical.TEXT CTEXT DPART VI WRITING [45 MIN. ]SECTION A COMPOSITION [35 MIN]The students’ Union of your university is planning to hold an arts festival next semester, and they are inviting students to contribute their ideas and suggestions as to how it should be organized or what should be included.Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a composition of about 200 words on the following topic:MY IDEA OF A UNIVERSITY ARTS FESTIVALYou are to write in three parts.In the first part, state specifically what your idea is.In the second part, provide one or two reasons to support your idea OR describe your idea. 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 TWO a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation:You have got two tickets to a concert given by a famous pop band/orchestra. Write a note to your friend, Hilda/Mike, describing briefly what it is and inviting her/him to come with you.Marks will be awarded for content ,organization, grammer and appropriateness.参考答案：The Wrist WatchIt is generally believed that wrist watches are an exception / to the normal sequence in the evolution of man’s jewelry. / Reversing the usual order, they were first worn by women, / and then adopted by men. / In the old days, queens included wrist watches among their crown jewelry. / Later, they were worn by Swiss workers and farmers. / Until World War I, Americans associated the watch with fortune hunters. / Then army officers discovered that the wrist watch was most practical for active combat. / Race car drivers also loved to wear wrist watches, / and pilots found them most useful while flying. / Soon men dared to wear wrist watches without feeling self-conscious. / By 1924, some 30 percent of man’s watches were worn on the wrist. / Today, the figure is 90 percent./ And they are now worn by both men and women / for practical purposes rather than for decoration.1-10 CABAD BACBA11-20 CBDBD BDBAB21-30 DBBCA CBDCA31-40 AABAA CCABC41-50 BDBAD DDBCD51-60 AABBD ACBBC61-70 ADCCD BDBBC71-80 DABAC ACDDB81-90 CADBC ABDAB。

TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORSTEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2005)-GRADE FOUR-TIME LIMIT: 130 MINPART I DICTATION [15 MIN ]Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to 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 ONE.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [15 MIN ]In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.1. According to the conversation, Mr Johnson is NOT very strong inA. history.B. geography.C. mathematics.D. art.2. Mr Johnson thinks that _______ can help him a lot in the job.A. logicB. writingC. historyD. mathematics3. Mr Johnson would like to work as a(n)A. adviser.B. computer programmer.C. product designer.D. school teacher.Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.4. What is the main purpose of the research?A. To make preparations for a new publication.B. To learn how couples spend their weekends.C. To know how housework is shared.D. To investigate what people do at the weekend.5. What does the man do on Fridays?A. He goes to exercise classes.B. He goes sailing.C. He goes to the cinema.D. He stays at home.6. On which day does the couple always go out?A. Friday.B. Saturday.C. Sunday.D. Any weekday.7. Which personal detail does the man give?A. Surname.B. First name.C. Address.D. Age.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.8. Parcel Express needs the following details about the sender EXCEPTA. name.B. address.C. receipt.D. phone number.9. Parcels must be left open mainly forA. customs’ check.B. security check.C. convenience’s sake.D. the company’s sake.10. The woman’s last inquiry is mainl y concerned withA. the time needed for sending the parcel.B. the flight time to New York.C. the parcel destination.D. parcel collection.SECTION B PASSAGESIn this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.11. Where is the train to Nanjing now standing?A. At Platform 7.B. At Platform 8.C. At Platform 9.D. At Platform 13.12. Which train will now leave at 11:35?A. The train to Jinnan.B. The train to Zhengzhou.C. The train to Tianjin.D. The train to Hangzhou.13. Which train has now been cancelled?A. The train to Jinnan.B. The train to Zhengzhou.C. The train to Tianjin.D. The train to Hangzhou.Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.14. The museum was built in memory of thoseA. who died in wars.B. who worked to help victims.C. who lost their families in disasters.D. who fought in wars.15. Henry Durant put forward the idea because heA. had once fought in a war in Italy.B. had been wounded in a war.C. had assisted in treating the wounded.D. had seen the casualties and cruelties of war.16. Which of the following statements about the symbols is INCORRECT?A. Both are used as the organizati on’s official symbols.B. Both are used regardless of religious significance.C. The red cross was the organization’s original symbol.D. The red crescent was later adopted for use in certain regions.17. How should cheerleading be viewed according to the passage?A. It is just a lot of cheering.B. It mainly involves yelling.C. It mainly involves dancing.D. It is competitive in nature.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.18. How do the cheerleaders perform their jobs?A. They set fireworks for their team.B. They put on athletic shows.C. They run around the spectators.D. They yell for people to buy drinks.19. Why do the cheerleaders sometimes suffer physical injuries?A. Because they try dangerous acts to catch people’s attention.B. Because they shout and yell so their voice becomes hoarse.C. Because they go to the pyramid and the hills to perform.D. Because they dance too much every day for practice.20. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The first cheerleaders was a man named John Campbell.B. Cheerleaders’ contests are only held at the state level.C. Before 1930 there were no women cheerleaders.D. The first cheerleading occurred in 1898.SECTION C NEWS BROAOCASTQuestions 21 to 22 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.21. How many of the emigrants died after being thrown into the sea?A. 15 of them.B. 3 of them.C. 100 of them.D. Dozens of them.22. The illegal emigrants came fromA. Italy.B. Africa.C. the Mediterranean region.D. places unknown. Question 23 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.23. What does the news item mainly report?A. China will send three people into space in a week.B. Three Chinese astronauts will spend a week in space.C. The Shenzhou VI will be launched next year.D. Shenzhou V circled the earth for two days.Questions 24 and 25 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.24. Which of the following had NOT been affected by the wildfires?A. Houses.B. Land.C. Skies.D. Cars.25. The fires were thought to have been startedA. purposefully.B. accidentally.C. on the Mexican border.D. in southern California.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.26. ________ ranks second among leading tourism nations.A. FranceB. The United StatesC. SpainD. Italy27. It is predicted that by 2020 China will receive _________ visitors.A. 77 millionB. 130 millionC. 36.8 millionD. 100 million28. According to a Xinhua report, last year saw a _________ per cent increase in the number of Chinese traveling abroad.A. 16.6B. 30C. 100D. 37Question 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.29. What would happen to the Argentine officers?A. They would be arrested by Spanish authorities.B. They would be tried in an Argentine court.C. They would be sent to Spain for trial.D. They would be tortured or murdered.30. What accusation would the Argentine officers face?A. Violation of human rights.B. Involvement in illegal actions.C. Planning anti-government activities.D. Being part of the military rule.PART III 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.A person’s home is as much a reflection of his personality as the clothes he wears, the food he eats and the friends with whom he spends his time. Depending on personality, most have in mind a(n) “(31) ______ home”. But in general, and especially for the student or new wage earners, there are practical (32) ________ of cash and location on achieving that idea.Cash (33) ________, in fact, often means that the only way of (34) _________ when you leave school is to stay at home for a while until things (35) _________ financially. There are obvious (36) ________of living at home—personal laundry is usually (37) _________ done along with the family wash; meals are provided and there will be a well-established circle of friends to (38) _________. And there is (39) _________ the responsibility for paying bills, rates, etc. On the other hand, (40) _________ depends on how a family gets on. Do your parents like your friends? You may love your family—(41) _________do you like them? Are you prepared to be (42) __________ when your parents ask where you are going in the evening and what time you expect to be back? If you find that you cannot manage a(n) (43) _________, and that you finally have the money to leave,how do you (44) _________ finding somewhere else to live? If you plan to stay in your home area, the possibilities are (45) _________well-known to you already. Friends and the local paper are always (46) _________. If you are going to work in a (47) _________ area, again there are the papers—and the accommodation agencies, (48) _________ these should be approached with (49) _________. Agencies are allowed to charge a fee, usually the (50) ________ of the first week’s rent, if you take accommodation they have found for you.31. A. ideal B. perfect C. imaginary D. satisfactory32. A. deficiencies B. weaknesses C. insufficiencies D. limitations33. A. cut B. shortage C. lack D. drain34. A. getting over B. getting in C. getting back D. getting along35. A. improve B. enhance C. develop D. proceed36. A. concerns B. issues C. advantages D. problems37. A. still B. always C. habitually D. consequently38. A. call in B. call over C. call upon D. call out39. A. always B. rarely C. little D. sometimes40. A. little B. enough C. many D. much41. A. and B. but C. still D. or42. A. tolerant B. hostile C. indifferent D. good-tempered43. A. agreement B. consensus C. compromise D. deal44. A. go about B. go over C. go in for D. go through45. A. seldom B. less C. probably D. certainly46. A. dependent B. a good source of informationC. of great valueD. reliable47. A. familiar B. cold C. humid D. new48. A. though B. while C. since D. as49. A. enthusiasm B. hesitation C. caution D. concern50. A. same B. equivalent C. equal D. similarityPART IV GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY [15 MIN ]There are thirty 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 sheet51. If you explained the situation to your solicitor, he ________ able to advise you much better thanI can.A. would beB. will have beenC. wasD. were52. _________, Mr. Wells is scarcely in sympathy with the working class.A. Although he is a socialistB. Even if he is a socialistC. Being a socialistD. Since he is a socialist53. His remarks were ________ annoy everybody at the meeting.A. so as toB. such as toC. such toD. as much as to54. James has just arrived, but I didn’t know he _________ until yesterday.A. will comeB. was comingC. had been comingD. came55. _________ conscious of my moral obligations as a citizen.A. I was and always will beB. I have to be and always will beC. I had been and always will beD. I have been and always will be56. Because fuel supplies are finite and many people are wasteful, we will have to install _________ solar heating device in our home.A. some type ofB. some types of aC. some type of aD. some types of57. I went there in 1984, and that was the only occasion when I ________ the journey in exactly two days.A. must takeB. must have madeC. was able to makeD. could make58. I know he failed his last test, but really he’s _________ stupid.A. something butB. anything butC. nothing butD. not but59. Do you know Tim’s brother? He is _________ than Tim.A. much more sportsmanB. more of a sportsmanC. more of sportsmanD. more a sportsman60. That was not the first time he ________ us. I think it’s high time we ________ strong actions against him.A. betrayed…takeB. had betrayed…tookC. has betrayed…tookD. has betrayed…take61. What’s the chance of ________ a general election this year?A. there beingB. there to beC. there beD. there going to be62. The meeting was put off because we __________ a meeting without John.A.objected havingB. were objected to havingC. objected to haveD. objected to having63. ________ you _______ further problems with your printer, contact your dealer for advice.A. If, hadB. Have, hadC. Should, haveD. In case, had64. He asked me to lend him some money, which I agreed to do, ________ that he paid me back the following week.A. on occasionB. on purposeC. on conditionD. only if65. Children who stay away from school do ________ for different reasons.A. themB. /C. itD. theirs66. –Why are you staring?–I’ve never seen ______tree before.A. kind ofB. that kind ofC. such kindD. such67. There are still many problem ahead of us, but by his time next year we can see light at the end of the _________.A. battleB. dayC. roadD. tunnel68. We realized that he was under great _________, so we took no notice of his bad temper.A. excitementB. stressC. crisisD. nervousness69. The director tried to get the actors to _________ to the next scene by hand signals.A. move onB. move offC. move outD. move along70. His ideas are invariably condemned as ________ by his colleagues.A. imaginativeB. ingeniousC. impracticalD. theoretical71. Thousands of people turned out into the streets to _________ against the local authorities’ decision to build a highway across the field.A. contradictB. reformC. counterD. protest72. The majority of nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a _________.A. minorityB. scarcityC. rarityD. minimum73. Professor Johnson’s retirement ________ from next January.A. carries into effectB. takes effectC. has effectD. puts into effect74. The president explained that the purpose of taxation was to ________ government spending.A. financeB. expandC. enlargeD. budget75. The heat in summer is no less _________ here in this mountain region.A. concentratedB. extensiveC. intenseD. intensive76. Taking photographs is strictly ________ here, as it may damage the precious cave paintings.A. forbiddenB. rejectedC. excludedD. denied77. Mr. Brown’s condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will _________.A. pull backB. pull upC. pull throughD. pull out78. Since the early nineties, the trend in most businesses has been toward on-demand, always-available products and services that suit the customer’s _________ rather than the company’s.A. benefitB. availabilityC. suitabilityD. convenience79. The priest made the ________ of the cross when he entered the church.A. markB. signalC. signD. gesture80. This spacious room is ________ furnished with just a few articles in it.A. lightlyB. sparselyC. hardlyD. rarelyPART V 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 was 1961 and I was in the fifth grade. My marks in school were miserable and, the thing was, I didn’t’ know enough to really care. My older brother and I lived with Mom in a dingy m ulti-family house in Detroit. We watched TV every night. The background noise of our lives was gunfire and horses hoofs from "Wagon Train" or "Cheyenne", and laughter from "I Love Lucy" or "Mister Ed", After supper, we' d sprawl on Mom' s bed ..and stare for hours at the tube.But one day Mom changed our world forever. She turned off the TV. Our mother had only been able to get through third grade. But she was much brighter and smarter than we boys knew at the time. She had noticed something in the suburban houses she cleaned--books. So she came home one day, snapped off the TV, sat us down and explained that her sons were going to make something of themselves. "You boys are going to read two books every week," she said. "And you’re going to write me a report on what you read."We moaned and complained about how un fair it was. Besides, we didn’t have any books in the house other than Mom’s Bible. But she explained that we would go where the books were: "I' Il drive you to the library."So pretty soon there were these two peevish boys sitting in her white 1959 Oldsmobile on their way to Detroit Public Library. I wandered reluctantly among the children’s books. I loved animals, so when I saw some books that seemed to be about animals, I started leafing through them.The first book I read clear through was Chip the Dam Builder. It was about beavers. For the first time in my life I was lost in another world. No television program had ever taken me so far away from my surroundings as did this verbal visit to a cold stream in a forest and these animals building a home.It didn’t dawn on me at the time, but the experience was quite different from watching TV. There were images forming in my mind instead of before my eyes. And I could return to them again and again with the flip of a page.Soon I began to look forward to visiting this hushed sanctuary from my other world. I moved from animals to plants, and then to rocks. Between the covers of all those books were whole worlds, and I was free to go anywhere in them. Along the way a funny thing happened: I started to know things. Teachers started to notice it too. I got to the point where I couldn’t wait to get home to my books.Now my older brother is an engineer and I am chief of paediatric neurosurgery at John Hopkins C hildren’s Centre in Baltimore. Sometimes I still can' t believe my life' s journey, from a failing and indifferent student in a Detroit public school to this position, which takes me all over the world to teach and perform critical surgery.But I know when the journey began--the day Mom snapped off the TV set and put us in her Oldsmobile for that drive to the library.81. We can learn from the beginning of the passage thatA. the author and his brother had done poorly in school.B. the author had been very concerned about his school work.C. the author had spent much time watching TV after school.D. the author had realized how important schooling was.82. Which of the following is NOT true about the author’s family?A. He came from a middle-class family.B. He came from a single-parent family.C. His mother worked as a cleaner.D. His mother had received little education.83. The mother was ________ to make her two sons switch to reading books.A. hesitantB. unpreparedC. reluctantD. determined84. How did the two boys feel about going to the library at first?A. They were afraid.B. They were reluctant.C. They were indifferent.D. They were eager to go.85. The author began to love books for the following reasons EXCEPT thatA. he began to see something in his mind.B. he could visualize what he read in his mind.C. he could go back to read the books again.D. he realized that books offered him new experience.TEXT BPredicting the future is always risky. But it's probably safe to say that at least a few historians will one day speak of the 20th century as America's “Disney era”. Today, it's certainly difficult to think of any other single thing that represents modern America as powerfully as the company that created Mickey Mouse. Globally, brands like Coca-Cola and McDonalds may be more widely-known, but neither encapsulates 20th-century America in quite the same way as Disney.The reasons for Disney's success are varied and numerous, but ultimately the credit belongs to one person — the man who created the cartoon and built the company from nothing, Walt Disney. Ironically, he could not draw particularly well. But he was a genius in plenty of other respects. In business, his greatest skills were his insight and his management ability. After setting himself up in Hollywood, he single-handedly pioneered the concepts of branding and merchandising — something his company still does brilliantly today.But what really distinguished Disney was his ability to identify with his audiences. Disney always made sure his films championed the “little guy”, and made him feel proud to be American. This he achieved by creating characters that reflected the hopes and fears of ordinary people. Somecelebrated American achievements —Disney's very first cartoon Plane Crazy, featuring a silent Mickey Mouse, was inspired by Charles Lindbergh's flight across the Atlantic. Others, like the There Little Pigs and Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, showed how, through hard work and helping one's fellow man or Americans could survive social and economic crises like the Great Depression.Disney's other great virtue was the fact that his company — unlike other big corporations —had a human face. His Hollywood studio —the public heard —operated just like a democracy, where everyone was on first name terms and had a say in how things should be run. He was also regarded as a great patriot because not only did his cartoons celebrate America, but, during World War II, studios made training films for American soldiers.The reality, of course, was less idyllic. As the public would later learn, Disney's patriotism had an unpleasant side. After a strike by cartoonists in 1941, he became convinced that Hollywood had been infiltrated by Communists. He agreed to work for the FBI as a mole, identifying and spying on colleagues whom he suspected were subversives.But, apart from his affiliations with the FBI, Disney was more or less the genuine article. A new book, The Magic Kingdom; Walt Disney and the American Way of Life, by Steven Watts, confirms that he was very definitely on the side of ordinary Americans — in the 30s and 40s he voted for Franklin Roosevelt, believing he was a champion of the workers. Also, Disney was not an apologist for the FBI, as some have suggested. In fact, he was always suspicious of large, bureaucratic organizations, as is evidenced in films like That Darned Cat, in which he portrayed FBI agents as bungling incompetents.By the time he died in 1966, Walt Disney was an icon like Thomas Edison and the Wright Brothers. To business people and filmmakers, he was a role model; to the public at large, he was “Uncle Walt”— the man who had entertained them all their lives, the man who represented them all their lives, the man who represented all that was good about America.86. Walt Disney is believed to possess the following abilities EXCEPTA. painting.B. creativityC. management.D. merchandising.87. According to the passage, what was the pleasant side of Disney’s patriotism?A. He sided with ordinary Americans in his films.B. He supported America’s war efforts in his own way.C. He had doubts about large, bureaucratic organizations.D. He voted for Franklin Roosevelt in the 30s and 40s.88. In the sixth paragraph the sente nce “Disney was more or less the genuine article” means that ______.A. Disney was a creative and capable person.B. Disney once agreed to work for the FBI.C. Disney ran his company in a democratic way.D. Disney was sympathetic with ordinary people.89. The writer’s attitude toward Walt Disney can best be described asA. sympathetic.B. objective.C. critical.D. skeptical.TEXT CWhy do you listen to music? If you should put this question to a number of people, you might receive answers like these: “I like the beat of music”,“I look for attractive tunefulness”, “I am moved by the sound of choral singing”,“I listen to music for many reasons but I could not begin to describe them to you clearly.” Answers to this question would be many and dive rse, yet almost no one would reply, “Music means nothing to me.” To most of us, music means something; it evokes some response. We obtain some satisfaction in listening to music.For many, the enjoyment of music does not remain at a standstill. We feel that we can get more satisfaction from the musical experience. We want to make closer contact with music in order to learn more of its nature; thus we can range more broadly and freely in the areas of musical style, form, and expression. This book explores ways of achieving these objectives. It deals, of course, with the techniques of music, but only in order to show how technique is directed toward expressive aims in music and toward the listener’s musical experience. In this way, we may get an idea of th e composer’s intentions, for indeed, the composer uses every musi cal device for its power to communicate and for its contribution to the musical experience.Although everyone hears music differently, there is a common ground from which all musical experiences grow. That source is sound itself. Sound is the raw material of music. It makes up the body and substance of all musical activity. It is the point of departure in the musical experience.The kinds of sound that can be used for musical purposes are amazingly varied. Throughout the cultures of the world, East and West, a virtually limitless array of sounds has been employed in the service of musical expression. Listen to Oriental theatre music, then to an excerpt from a Wagner work; these two are worlds apart in their qualities of sound as well as in almost every other feature, yet each says something of importance to some listeners. Each can stir a listener and evoke a response in him. All music, whether it is the pulsation of primitive tribal drums or the complex coordination of voices and instruments in an opera, has this feature: it is based upon the power of sound to stir our senses and feelings.Yet sound alone is not music. Something has to happen to the sound. It must move forward in time. Everything that takes place musically involves the movement of sound. If we hear a series of drumbeats, we receive an impression of movement from one stroke to the next. When sounds follow each other in a pattern of melody, we receive an impression of movement from one tone to the next. All music moves; and because it moves, it is associated with a fundamental truth of existence and experience. We are stirred by impressions of movement because our very lives are constantly in movement. Breathing, the action of the pulse, growth, decay, the change of day and night, as well as the constant flow of physical action-these all testify to the fundamental role that movement plays in our lives. Music appeals to our desire and our need for movement.。

英语专四听力真题2005年专四听力11.Where is the train to Nanjing now standing？A. At Platform 7.B. At Platform 8.C. At Platform 9.D. AtPlatform 13.12. Which train will now leave at 11:35?A. The train to Jinan.B. The train to Zhengzhou.C. The train to Tianjin.D. The train to Hangzhou.13. Which train has now been cancelled?A. The train to Jinan.B. The train to Zhengzhou.C. The train to Tianjin.D. The train to Hangzhou.Key: 11.C 12.B 13.DAttention all passengers, platform change, this is a platform change.(11) The train,now standing at platform 9, is the 10:48 train, calling at all stations to Nanjing. Pleasenote, the train on platform 9 is not the 10:52 train to Ji'nan. It's the 10:48 train callingat all stations to Nanjing. (12) The 10:52 to Jinan will now leave from platform 7.Train announcement. The II: 20 train to Zhengzhou from platform 8 will be subject toa 15-minute delay. I repeat, there will be a 15- minute delay for the Zhengzhou trainon platform 8. It will now leave at 11:35, not 11:20. (13) The 11:28 train to Hangzhouhas been cancelled. We apologize to customers, but due to a signal problem, the 11:28 train to Hangzhou from platform 15 has been cancelled. The 11:32 train to Tianjinis now standing at platform 13. Please note, there will be no restaurant car on thistrain. I repeat, there will be no restaurant car on the 11:32 to Tianjin now standing atplatform 13.14. The museum was built in memory of thoseA. who died in wars.B. who worked to helpvictims.C. who lost their families in disasters.D. who fought in wars.15. Henry Durant put forward the idea because heA. had once fought in a war in Italy.B. had been wounded in awar.C. had assisted in treating the wounded.D. had seen the casualties andcruelties of war.16. Which of the following statements about the symbols is INCORRECT?A. Both are used as the organization's official symbols.B. Both are used regardless of religious significance.C. The red cross was the organization's original symbol.D. The red crescent was later adopted for use in certain regions.Key: 14.B 15.D 16.BThe International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum was opened in Geneva in1988. (14)lt tells the story of men and women who, in the course of the major eventsof the last 150 years, have given assistance to victims of war and natural disasters.The organization was established in 1863 and was based on an idea by a Swissbusinessman called Henn Burant. (15)He had witnessed the heavy casualties at thebattle of Sulferino in Italy 4 years earlier, in which 40000 people were killed,wounded or missing. He had seen the lack of medical services and the great sufferingof many of the wounded who simply died from lack of care. The International RedCross or Red Crescent exists to help the victims of conflicts and disasters regardlessof their nationalities. (16) The symbol of the organization was originally just the redcross. It has no religious significance. The founders of the movement adopted it as atribute to Switzerland. However, during the Russo-Turkish War, the Turks felt that thecross could be seen as offensive to Muslim soldiers, (16) and a second symbol, the redcrescent, was adopted for use by national organizations in the Islamic world. Both arenow official symbols.17. How should cheerleading be viewed according to the passage?A. It is just a lot of cheering.B. It mainly involves yelling.C. It mainly involves dancing.D. It is competitive in nature.18. How do the cheerleaders perform their jobs?A. They set fireworks for their team.B. They put on athletic shows.C. They run around the spectators.D. They yell for people to buydrinks.19. Why do the cheerleaders sometimes suffer physical injuries?A. Because they try dangerous acts to catch people's attention.B. Because they shout and yell so their voice becomes hoarse.C. Because they go to the pyramid and the hills to perform.D. Because they dance too much every day for practice.20. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The first cheerleader was a man named John Campbell.B. Cheerleaders' contests are only held at the state level.C. Before 1930 there were no women cheerleaders.D. The first cheerleading occurred in 1898.Key: 17.D 18.B 19.A 20.BAt major college or high school sports events, cheerleaders, both male and female,jump and dance in front of the crowd, and sholft the name of their team, runningaround and yelling " Go, team, Go ". The first cheerleader ever was a man. In 1898,John Campbell jumped in front of the crowd at the University of Minnesota andshouted for his team. He shouted " Hoorah, Minnesota". This was the first organizedshout, or yell. For the next 32 years cheerleaders were men only. Cheerleading is notjust about cheering. (18) They practice special shouts, dances, and athletic shows. (19)The men throw the women high in the air and catch them. The team members climbon each others shoulders to make a human pyramid. They yell and dance, too. It islike human fireworks. Of course, they may often suffer serious knee and wrist injuries,and bloody noses. (17)/(20) Cheerleaders have their own contests every year at local,state and national levels. And the crowd shouts for them. It is not fair to thinkcheerleading is just being cheerful and lively and having a loud voice.(17)Cheerleading is a sport in itself.2006年专四听力11. In the old days dogs were used for the following EXCEPTA. hunting other animals.B. driving sheep.C. guarding chickens.D. keeping thievesaway.12. Which of the following is CORRECT?A. Dogs are now treated as part of a family.B. Dogs still perform all the duties they used to do.C. People now keep dogs for the same reasons as before.D. Only old people are seen walking their dogs.13. The passage is mainly aboutA. what dogs can do.B. how to keep dogs.C. dogs and their masters.D. reasons for keepingdogs.Key: 11.D 12.A 13.DIf you're in a western country, you often see people walking their dogs. It is still truethat a dog is the most useful animal in the world. (13) However the reason why onekeeps the dog has changed. (11) Once upon a time, a man met a dog and wanted it tohelp him in the fight against other animals. And the dog listened to him and did whathe told him to do. Later people used dogs for hunting other animals. And dogs did noteat what they got until their masters agreed. (11) Dogs were also used for drivingsheep and guarding chickens. But now people in towns and cities do not need dogs tofight other animals any more. Of course, they keep them to frighten thieves. But themost important reason for keeping dogs is that they feell only in the city. For a child, adog is his best friend when he has no friends to play with; for a young wife, a dog isher child when she does not have her own; for old people, a dog is also a child whentheir real children have grown up and left. (12) Now people do not have to use a dog,but they keep it as a friend,just like a member of the family.14. According to the passage, the working conditions in the new placeA. are the same as the speaker is used to.B. are expected to be ratherpoor.C. are just as adequate.D. are not yet clear.15. What is the speaker going to do in the new place?A. Travelling.B. StudyingC. Settling down.D. Teaching.16. The speaker expectsA. fewer choices of food.B. many ways to dowashing.C. modern lighting facilities.D. new types ofdrinking water.17. From the passage we can learn that the speakerA. is unprepared for the new post.B. is unclear about theconditions there.C. is ready for all the difficulties there.D. is eager to know moreabout the post.Key: 14.B 15.D 16.A 17.CI am going to work in a totally new environment. I'll have to get used to differentworking conditions. I am used to working in quite high-tech sort of industry that hasgot lots of machinery and everything. But now I am going to a place that(14) has nomachinery as such, apart from a typewriter. The place has no electricity at all, nophotocopiers,all the things that you just take for granted here. They just won't be thereany more. I'll be staying near the school in quite a small village. And (15)I will bestaying in a teacher's house, living with two or three other volunteer teachers. I'll haveto get used to not having the variety of different foods that you have here like twentydifferent varieties of breakfast serial. (16) And the range of food there is much smaller,not many choices. I'll also have to get used to getting water from a well, not havingelectricity which means gas lamps in the evening; which means the difficulty ofpreparing for the next day's lessons in poor light; which means different ways ofgetting your clothes washed. (17) There will be all sorts of big differences like that,but I'll have to get used to when I arrive there.18. According to the passage, when are children first expected to study hard?A. Before 6 years of age.B. Between 6 and 10.C. After 10 years of age.D. After 12 years ofage.19. Parents who abuse their children tend to have the following problems EXCEPTA. religious problems.B. emotionalproblems.C. financial problems.D. marriage problems.20. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?A. Boys and girls are equally energetic.B. Parents have higher expectations for boys.C. Some parents lack skills to deal with their kids.D.Some parents are ill-educated and ill-tempered.Key: 18.B 19.A 20.CThe most common type of child abuse you know is beating with the hands or with aninstrument usually a cane in some places. Nearly a third of the abused children we seeare (18) in the age group between six and ten, and about sixty-five percent of them areboys. (18) This is the age group when children are first to expect to study hard andparents have great expectations of their progresses in school. Boys of course attractmore abuse such as beating because (20) once again parental expectations are high,and boys tend to be more energetic and difficult to control than girls. Most expertsseem to agree that the child abuse is caused by a combination of social andpsychological factors. Families who beat their children are not particularly differentfrom other people. (20) The only difference that exists between them is that they lackskills in the establishing good relationships with their children. These familiestoo .generally speaking, have other problems such as (19) marriage problems orfinancial problems. Some parents are hurting their children because they stronglybelieve in the use of traditional discipline methods. But many of them have (19)emotional problems. (20) They are often the victims of violence themselves.Sometimes they even bear an unreasonable hatred for a child because they believethat the child has brought the family bad luck.2007年专四听力11. According to the talk, the owner of a bike has toA. register his bike immediately.B. put his bike on a list atonce.C. have it stamped with a number.D. report to the policestation.12. The speaker in the talk recommendsA. two locks for all expensive bikes.B. a good lock for anexpensive bike.C. cheap locks for cheap bikes.D. good locks for cheapbikes.13. What is the main idea of the talk?A. How to have the bike stamped.B. How to protect your bike.C. How to buy good locks.D. How to report your lost biketo the police.Key: 11.A 12. A 13. BHello everybody. Thank you very much for inviting me here. It's very pleasant tohave a chance to talk to you about something that is obviously very much oneverybody's minds. (13)1 want to talk about an area of security or safety -bicyclesI know a lot of you have bikes. First, when you get your bike .whether it's new orsecond hand, bring it as soon as possible to us. We will be able to stamp it with aserial number. We actually stamp it into the metal. (11) We'll register the number, putit on our list. This can frighten criminals away if they realize there is a numberstamped on it.Second, make sure you buy a good lock. It can be expensive. But it's never awaste of money, (12) If you have an expensive bike, it's worth buying two locks. Dospend money on the good lock, because the cheap ones can be very very easy to cut.Also, make sure you lock the bike to something permanent .though do be considerateto pedestrians. And if the worst happens-you lose your bike, you should immediatelyreport it to the police station calling the serial number that should been stamped.14. Which course (s) runs or run for one hour each time?A. Conversation class.B. Writing Skills class.C. Examination Skills class.D. All of the three courses.15. Which course (s) does or do NOT require enrolment beforehand?A. Conversation class.B. Writing Skills class.C. Examination Skills class.D. All of the threecourses.16. Which course ( s) is (are) designed especially for students of economics and socialsciences?A. Conversation class.B. Writing Skills class.C. Examination Skills class.D. All of the threecourses.17. Which course (s) is (are) the shortest?A. Conversation class. B, Writing Skills class.C. Examination Skills class.D. All language courses.Key: 14. A 15.C 16.B 17.CGood morning, everyone. And welcome to the English for Academic PurposeCenter. I'd like to begin by briefly introducing the services we offer here at our center.First of all, we have wide range of language courses. In the first semester, (14)we runan 8-week conversation class for students of non-English speaking backgrounds. Wewish to improve their fluency, grammar and pronunciation in English.(14) The courseis held on Tuesdays between 12:30 and 1:30. So that's one hour once a week. Pleaseenroll with the secretary before Friday this week. For those of you who are interestedin developing your writing skills, we have a 6-week course which runs for 2 hoursbetween 4 and 6 on Wednesday afternoons, beginning in Week One.(16) Theyconcentrate on the writing skills needed for assignments in the departments ofeconomics and social sciences. Students must be enrolled in either of thesedepartments. You probably not thinking about taking examinations yet. (17) But lateron, towards the end of the term, you might like to enroll in our examination skillsclass. The course runs for 5 weeks, and two hours in a week. The course deals withthe skills you need, in both written tests and oral examinations. (15)It is not necessaryto enroll before the course starts. Just turn up for the first class.18. How old was Leonardo da Vinci when he moved to Milan?A. 25.B.30.C.35.D.40.19. Throughout his life, Leonardo da Vinci worked as all the following EXCEPTA. a painter.B. an engineer.C. an architect.D. abuilder.20. Where did Leonardo da Vinci die?A. In France.B. In Milan.C. In Florence.D.In Tuscany.Key: 18.B 19.D 20.A(18)Leonar do da Vinci was born in1452inTuscany.Asearlyas1466,hewasworkinginaworkshop.Then,(18)in 1482 he moved to Milan. After theplague had swept the city of Milan in 1484-85, he turned his attention to townplanning and made several designs for churches and other buildings. He moved toFlorence, another city in Italy in 1500 where he (19) painted the famous Mona Lisa in1503. Then he returned to Milan. Between 1510 and 1515, ( 19) after he had beenworking as an architect and engineer to the French King Louis X B , he devotedhimself to painting again and produced two great works St. Anne Mane & Child andSt. John the Baptist. In 1515, ( 20 ) the King of France invited Leonardo to live inFrance. He moved to a castle there where he spent his last years, carrying out his ownresearch. He died in 1519.2008年专四听力11. Meeting rooms of various sizes are needed forA. contacts with headquarters.B. relaxation andenjoyment.C. informal talks.D. different purposes.12. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as part of hotel facilitiesfor guests?A. Restaurants.B. Cinemas.C. Swimming pools.D.Bars.13. A hotel for an international conference should have the following EXCEPTA. convenient transport services.B. competent officesecretaries.C. good sports and restaurant facilities.D. suitable and comfortablerooms.Key: 11.D 12.B 13.BIn my opinion, the most important thing when choosing a hotel for an internationalconference is the meeting room or rooms. (11) For example, you may need a largeroom where everyone can be together for keynote speeches or presentations, andsmaller meeting rooms for informal group discussions. Then, if people are comingfrom different countries, you need to find out about the rooms for them to stay in. (13)They should be spacious and comfortable, and have facilities for using email andlaptops, as people have to keep in touch with their offices or headquarters even whenthey are away.(12)My next point is facilities for hotel 'guests, things like a bar, a good qualityrestaurant, preferably offering local food and fitness and sport centers. These areimportant, because delegates need to be able to relax after a long day of meet-ings and get to know each other in informal situations.Finally, for an international conference where delegates are coming from differentcountries, it can be very useful to choose a hotel that (13) has good transportconnections with the nearest airport and all places of interest. This can saveeverybody a lot of time.14. The museum aims mainly to displayA. the area's technological development.B. the nation's important historical events.C. the area's agricultural and industrial development.D. the nation's agricultural and industrial development.15. The following have been significant in the area's prosperity EXCEPTA. the motorways.B. the Roman road.C. the canals.D.the railways.16. We know from the passage that some exhibitsA. are borrowed from workshops.B. are specially made fordisplay.C. reflect the local culture and customs.D. try to reproduce the sceneat that time.17. The passage probably comes fromA. a conversation on the museum.B. a museum tour guide.C. a museum booklet.D. a museumadvertisement.Key: 14.C 15.A 16.D 17.B(17) Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. It's a great pleasure that I welcome youto the new Museum of Industrial and Rural life. (14) The museum provides us with aunique historical record of industrial and agricultural life in the area. Here, you find awonderful collectiop of industrial and agricultural exhibits. Some of them date back200 years which reflect the history of our area over the last two centuries. Untilrecently, the area was mainly agricultural, and the world industries and traditions wereall associated with agriculture. The museum's collections bring this heritage back tolife, with the fascinating blend of working and static displays. From early times, goodcommunications with the rest of the country have lead to the industrial prosperity forthe area. One example of such communications was (15) the Roman Road,Portsmouth Street which passed nearby. Later, canals came to bring new prosperity,and then the railways. Good transport systems encouraged local industries, especiallythose related to agriculture, and the museum has collections of national significancefrom many of these.Local people, too, have changed the history, and the museum willintroduce you to these and other local celebrities. (16) The displays with all itemscollected locally show what local life used to be like. Many displays of local items arein context and show, for example printer's and cobbler's workshops. Whatever you areinterested, we hope the museum will have something for you.18. According to the speaker, safety in dormitory means that youA. insure all your expensive things.B. lock doors when going out.C. lock windows at night.D. take all necessary precautions.19. What does the speaker suggest girls do when they are going to be out late?A. Call their friends.B. Stay with theirfriends.C. Avoid walking in streets.D. Always take a taxi.20. What is the speaker's last advice?A. To take a few self-defense classes.B. To stick to well-litstreets at night.C. To avoid walking alone at night.D. To stay with their friends.Key: 18.D 19.B 20.AGood afternoon, everybody. Thank you very much for inviting me here to talk about safety in dormitory and personal security.First, a few points to bear in mind. You'll notice the doors of your dorm have two types of locks, a Yale lock and a Chubb lock. Make sure you double (18) lock your door, not just one lock, both of them, however long you are going out for. Make sure when you go out, all the windows are closed. Those of you in the ground and first-floor rooms will notice that you are locking windows, make sure you use them. Lock them every time you go out; (18) lock them at night. If you have got expensive equipmenis in your room, first of all, insure it. So many people lose things and haven't got insurance. Make sure you insure it.This brings me onto personal security. Wherever possible, avoid working alone late at night, especially girl students. Avoid dark streets, and try to stick to the well-lit streets whenever possible. (19) Also if you know you are going to be up late, make sure you've got enough money for a taxi to get home again, or arrange to stay with friends for the night. It may sound absurd, but don't forget the university actually offers free self-defense classes. I hope it something you'd never have to use, but (20)it certainly was going along to a few self-defense sessions.。

2005年6月18日CET4Part I Listening ComprehensionSection A1. A) The man hates to lend his tools to other people.B) The man hasn’t finished working on the bookshelf.C) The tools have already been returned to the woman.D) The tools the man borrowed from the woman are missing.2. A) Give the ring to a policeman.B) Wait for the owner of the ring in the rest room.C) Hand in the ring to the security office.D) Take the ring to the administration building.3. A) Save time by using a computer.B) Buy her own computerC) Borrow Martha’s computer.D) Stay home and complete her paper4. A) The man doesn’t have money for his daughter’s graduate studies.B) The man doesn’t think his daughter will get a business degree.C) The man insists that his daughter should pursue her studies in science.D) The man advises his daughter to think carefully before making her decision.5. A) The cinema is some distance away from where they are.B) He would like to read the film review in the newspaper.C) They should wait to see the movie at a later time.D) He’ll find his way to the cinema.6. A) He’s been to Seattle many times.B) He has chaired a lot of conferences.C) He has a high position in his company.D) He lived in Seattle for many years.7. A) Teacher and student.B) Doctor and patient. .C) Manager and office worker.D) Travel agent and customer8. A) She knows the guy who will give the lecture .B) She thinks the lecture might be informativeC) She wants to add something to her lecture .D) She’ll finished her report this weekend9. A) An art museum. B) A beautiful park.C) A college campus D) An architectural exhibition10. A) The houses for sale are of poor qualityB) The houses are too expensive for the couple to buyC) The housing developers provide free trips for potential buyersD) The man is unwilling to take a look at the houses for saleSection BPassage one11. A) Synthetic fuel B) Solar energyC) Alcohol D) Electricity12. A) Air traffic conditions B) Traffic jams on highwaysC) Road conditions D) New traffic rules13. A) Go through a health check B) Carry little luggageC) Arrive early for boarding D) Undergo security checksPassage Two14. A) In a fast-food restaurant B) At a shopping centerC) At a county fair D) In a bakery15. A) Avoid eating any foodB) Prepare the right type of pie to eatC) Wash his hands thoroughlyD) Practice eating a pie quickly16. A) On the table B) Behind his backC) Under his bottom D) On his lap17. A) Looking sideways to see how fast your neighbor eats.B) Eating from the outside toward the middleC) Swallowing the pie with waterD) Holding the pie in the right positionPassage Three18. A) Beauty B) LoyaltyC) Luck D) Durability19. A) He wanted to follow the tradition of his countryB) He believed that it symbolized an everlasting marriageC) It was thought a blood vessel in that finger led directly to the heartD) It was supposed that the diamond on that finger would bring good luck20. A) The two people can learn about each other’s likes and dislikesB) The two people can have time to decide if they are a good matchC) The two people can have time to shop for their new home.D)The two people can earn enough money for their weddingPart II Reading ComprehensionPassage oneIs there enough oil beneath the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (保护区) (ANWR) to help secure America‘s energy future ? President Bush certainly thinks so. He has argued that tapping ANWR‘s oil would help ease California‘s electricity crisis and provide a major boost to the country‘s energy independence. But no one knows for sure how much crude oil lies buried beneath the frozen earth with the last government survey, conducted in 1998, projecting output anywhere from 3 billion to 16 billion barrels.The oil industry goes with the high end of the range, which could equal as much as 10% of U.S. consumption for as long as six years. By pumping more than 1 million barrels a day from the reserve for the next two three decades, lobbyists claim, the nation could cut back on imports equivalent to all shipments to the U.S. from Saudi Arabia. Sounds good. An oil boom would also mean a multibillion-dollar windfall（意外之财）in tax revenues, royalties(开采权使用费)and leasing fees for Alaska and the Federal Government. Best of all, advocates of drilling say , damageto the environment would be insignificant . ―We‘ve never had a document case of oil rig chasing deer out onto the pack ice.‖ says Alaska State Representative Scott Ogan .Not so far , say environmentalists . Sticking to the low end of government estimates, the National Resources Defense Council says there may be no more than 3.2 billion barrels of economically recoverable oil in the coastal plain of ANWR, a drop in the bucket that would do virtually nothing to ease America‘s energy problems. And consumers would wait up to a decade to gain any benefits, because drilling could begin only after much bargaining over leases, env ironmental permits and regulatory review. As for ANWR‘s impact on the California power crisis, environmentalists point out that oil is responsible for only 1% of the Golden State‘s electricity output –and just 3% of the nation‘s.21. What does President Bush think of tapping oil in ANWR?A) It will exhaust the nation’s oil reserves.B) It will help secure the future of ANWR.C) It will help reduce the nation’s oil importsD) It will increase America’s energy consumption22. We learn from the second paragraph that the American oil industry _______A) believes that drilling for oil in ANWR will produce high yieldsB) tends to exaggerate America’s reliance on foreign oilC) shows little interest in tapping oil in ANWRD) expects to stop oil imports from Saudi Arabia23. Those against oil drilling in ANWR argue that _________A) it can cause serious damage to the environmentB) it can do little to solve U.S. energy problemsC) it will drain the oil reserves in the Alaskan regionD) it will not have much commercial value24. What do the environmentalists mean by saying “Not so fast”(Line 1, Para .3)?A) Oil exploitation takes a long timeB) The oil drilling should be delayedC) Don’t be too optimisticD) Don’t expect fast returns25. It can be learned from the passage that oil exploitation beneath ANWR’s frozen earth________.A) remains a controversial issueB) is expected to get under way soonC) involves a lot of technological problemsD) will enable the U.S. to be oil independentPassage two―Tear ‗em apart!‖ ―Kill the fool!‖ ― Murder the referee ( 裁判)！‖These are common remarks one may hear at various sporting events. At the time they are made, they may seem innocent enough. But let‘s not kid ourselves. They have been known to influence behavior in such a way as to lead to real bloodshed. V olumes have been written about the way words affect us .It has been shown that words having certain connotations (含义) may cause us to react in ways quite foreign to what we consider to be our usual humanistic behavior . I see the term ―opponent ― as one of those words . Perhaps the time has come to delete it from sports terms.The dictionary meaning of the term ―opponent ―is ―adversary ―:―enemy ―; ―one who opposes your interests.‖ ―Thus, when a player meet s an opponent, he or she may tend to treat that opponent as an enemy. At such times, winning may dominate one‘s intellect, and every action, no matter how gross, may be considered justifiable. I recall an incident in a handball game when a referee refused a player‘s request for a time out for a glove change because he did not considered then wet enough. The player proceeded to rub his gloves across his wet T-shirt and then exclaimed. ―Are they wet enough now?‖In the heat of battle, players have been observed to throw themselves across the court without considering the consequences that such a move might have on anyone in their way. I have also witnessed a player reacting to his opponent‘s international and illegal blocking by deliberately hitting him with the ball as hard as he could during the course of play. Off the court, they are good friends. Does that make any sense? It certainly gives proof of a court attitude which departs from normal behavior.Therefore, I believe it is time we elevated(提升)the game to the level where it belongs thereby setting an example to the rest of the sporting world . Replacing the term ―opponent ―with―associate‖ could be an ideal way to start.The dictionary meaning of the term ―associate ― is ―colleague‖ ; ―friend‖ ; ―companion.‖ Reflect a moment! Y ou may soon see and possibly feel the difference in your reaction to the term ―associate‖ rather than ―opponent.‖26. Which of the following statements best expresses the author’s view?A) Aggressive behavior in sports can have serious consequencesB) The words people use can influence their behaviorC) Unpleasant words in sports are often used by foreign athletesD) Unfair judgments by referees will lead to violence on the sports field27. Harsh words are spoken during games because the players _______A) are too eager to winB) are usually short-tempered and easily offendedC) cannot afford to be polite in fierce competitionD) treat their rivals as enemies28. What did the handball player do when he was not allowed a time out to change his gloves?A) He refused to continue the gameB) He angrily hit the referee with a ballC) He claimed that the referee was unfairD) He wet his gloves by rubbing them across his T-shirt29. According to the passage, players, in a game , may _______A) deliberately throw the ball at anyone illegally blocking their wayB) keep on screaming and shouting throughout the gameC) lie down on the ground as an act of protestD) kick the ball across the court with force30. The author hopes to have the current situation in sports improved by _______A) calling on players to use clean language on the courtB) raising the referee’s sense of responsibilityC) changing the attitude of players on the sports fieldD) regulating the relationship between players and refereesPassage threeConsumers are being confused and misled by the hodge-podge (大杂烩) of environmental claims made by household products, according to a ―green labeling‖ study published by Consumers International Friday .Among the report‘s more outrageous (令人无法容忍的) findings-a German fertilizer described itself as ― earthworm friendly‖ a brand of flour said it was ―non-polluting‖ and a British toilet paper claimed to be ―environmentally friendlier‖The study was written and researched by Britain‘s National Consumer Council (NCC) for lobby group Consumer International. It was funded by the German and Dutch governments and the European Commission.― While many good and useful claims are being made , it is clear there is a long way to go in ensuring shoppers are adequately informed about the environmental impact of products they buy,‖ said Consumers International director Anna Fielder .The 10-country study surveyed product packaging in Britain. Western Europe, Scandinavia and the United States. It found that products sold in Germany and the United Kingdom made the most environmental claims on average.The report focused on claims made by specific products , such as detergent (洗涤剂) insect sprays and by some garden products . It did not test the claims, but compared them to labeling guidelines set by the International Standards Organization (ISO) in September ,1999.Researchers documented claims of environmental friendliness made by about 2,000 products and found many too vague or too misleading to meet ISO standards.―Many products had specially-designed labels to make them seem environmentally friendly , but in fact many of these symbols mean nothing ,‖ said report researcher Ph ilip Page .―Laundry detergents made the most number of claims with 158. Household cleaners were second with 145 separate claims . while paints were third on our list with 73 .The high numbers show how very confusing it must be for consumers to sort the tr ue from the misleading .‖ he said .The ISO labeling standards ban vague or misleading claims on product packaging , because terms such as ―environmentally friendly‖ and ―non-polluting‖ cannot be verified . ― what we are now pushing for is to have multinat ional corporations meet the standards set by the ISO .‖ said Page.31. According to the passage, the NCC found it outrageous that ______A) all the products surveyed claim to meet ISO standardsB) the claims made by products are often unclear or deceivingC) consumers would believe many of the manufactures’claimD) few products actually prove to be environment friendly32. As indicated in this passage , with so many good claims , the consumers _____A) are becoming more cautious about the products they are going to buyB) are still not willing to pay more for products with green labelingC) are becoming more aware of the effects different products have on the environmentD) still do not know the exact impact of different products on the environment33. A study was carried out by Britain’s NCC to _______A) find out how many claims made by products fail to meet environmental standardsB) inform the consumers of the environmental impact of the products they buyC) examine claims made by products against ISO standardsD) revise the guidelines set by the International Standards Organization34. What is one of the consequences caused by the many claims of household products?A) They are likely to lead to serious environmental problemsB) Consumers find it difficult to tell the true from the falseC) They could arouse widespread anger among consumerD) Consumers will be tempted to buy products they don’t need35. It can be inferred from the passage that the lobby group Consumer International wants to_______.A) make product labeling satisfy ISO requirementsB) see all household products meet environmental standardsC) warn consumers of the danger of so-called green productsD) verify the efforts of non-polluting productsPassage fourTwo hou rs from the tall buildings of Manhattan and Philadelphia live some of the world‘s largest black bears . They are in northern Pennsylvania‘s Pocono Mountains, a home they share with an abundance of other wildlife .The streams , lakes , meadows (草地) , mountain ridges and forests that make the Poconos an ideal place for black bears have also attracted more people to the region . Open spaces are threatened by plans for housing estates and important habitats (栖息地) are endangered by highway construction . T o protect the Poconos‘ natural beauty from irresponsible development. The Nature Conservancy (大自然保护协会) named the area one of America‘s ―Last Great Places‖Operating out of a century-old schoolhouse in the village of Long Pond, Pennsylvania, the conser vancy‘s bud Cook is working with local people and business leaders to balance economic growth with environmental protection. By forging partnerships with people like Francis Altemose, the Conservancy has been able to protect more than 14,000 acres of environmentally important land in the area.Altemose‘s family has farmed in the Pocono area for generations. Two years ago Francis worked with the Conservancy to include his farm in a county farmland protection program. As a result, his family‘s land can be protected from development and the Altemoses will be better able to provide a secure financial future for their 7-year-old grandson .Cook attributes the Conservancy‘s success in the Poconos to having a local presence and a commitment to working with local residents―The key to protecting these remarkable lands is connecting with the local community,‖ Cook said. ―The people who live there respect the land. They value quite forests, clear streams and abundant wildlife. They are eager to help with conservation effort.For more information on how you can help The Nature Conservancy protect the Poconos and the world‘s other ―Last Great Places,‖ please call 1-888-564 6864. or visit us on the World Wide Web at .36. The purpose in naming the Poconos as one of America’s “Last Great Places “is to________A) gain support from the local communityB) protect it from irresponsible developmentC) make it a better home for black bearsD) provide financial security for future generations37. We learn from the passage that _______A) the population in the Pocono area is growingB) wildlife in the Pocono area is dying out rapidlyC) the security of the Pocono residents is being threatenedD) farmlands in the Pocono area are shrinking fast38. What is important in protecting the Poconos according to Cook?A) The setting up of an environmental protection websiteB) Support from organizations like The Nature ConservancyC) Cooperation with the local residents and business leadersD) Inclusion of farmlands in the region’s protection program39. What does Bud Cook mean by “having a local presence “(Line 1, Para. 5)?A) Financial contributions from local business leadersB) Consideration of the interests of the local residentsC) The establishment of a wildlife protection foundation in the areaD) The setting up of a local Nature Conservancy branch in the Pocono area40. The passage most probably is ________A) an official documentB) a news storyC) an advertisementD) a research reportPart III Vocabulary41. A word processor is much better than a typewriter in that it enables you to enter and_______your text more easilyA) register B) editC) propose 求婚D) discharge卸下42. We don’t know why so many people in that region like to wear dresses of such ______colorsA) low B) humble谦虚C) mild 温和D) dull阴暗的43. The news has just ______ that the president is going to visit China next monthA) come down B) come upC) come out D) come about 发生44. The ______ that exists among nations could certainly be lessened if misunderstanding and mistrust were removedA) tension 紧张关系B) strain 拉紧C) stress 心理上的紧张D) intensity强度45. The other day , Mum and I went to St. James’s Hospital , and they did lots and lots of tests on me , most of them _____ and frighteningA) cheerful 愉快B) horrible 可怕的C) hostile 敌意D) friendly 友谊的46. In the Mediterranean seaweed is so abundant and so easily harvested that it is never of great_____A) fare 交通费B) payment 支付C) worth 价值D) expense 费用代价47. The writer was so ______ in her work that she didn’t notice him enter the roomA) absorbed 专心于B) abandoned 抛弃C) focused 聚焦的D) centered48. Actually , information technology can ______ the gap between the poor and the rich .A) link B) breakC) ally D) bridge 桥梁[觅和]49. Some research workers completely ______ all those facts as though they never existed .A) ignore 忽律忽视B) leaveC) refuse D) miss50. Computer power now allows automatic searches of fingerprint files to match a print at a crime______.A) stage 舞台阶段B) sceneC) location 位置D) occasion 场合时机51. The most basic reason why dialects should be preserved is that language helps to ______ a cultureA) retain保持保留记住B) relateC) remark D) review 复习评论52. Companies are struggling to find the right _______between supply and demand, but it is no easy[不容易的] taskA) equation 相等的B) formula公式C) balance 平衡D) pattern花纹样式53. Mass advertising helped to _______ the emphasis from the production of goods to their consumptionA) vary B) shift 转移C) lay D) moderate 调节54. Because of his excellent administration, people lived in peace and _____ and all previously neglected matters were taken care of .A) conviction 确定B) contest 竞赛C) consent 同意赞成D) content 满意55. I know you’ve got a smooth tongue , so don’t talk me ______ buying itA) away B) downC) out D) into56. Showing some sense of humor can be a(n) _______ way to deal with some stressful situationA) effective 有效的B) efficientC) favorable 有利的D) favorite最喜欢的57. The situation described in the report ______ terrible, but it may not happenA) inclines 倾向B) maintains 维修维护坚持认为C) sounds 听起来D) remains 仍然58. The company is trying every means to ______ the wholesale price of its productsA) pull down 推翻毁坏B) put down 记下写下C) set down 放下D) bring down 降低59. The mayor ______ the police officer a medal of honor for his heroic deed in rescuing the earthquake victimsA) rewarded 报酬奖金B) awarded 授予C) credited 及格证信任赞扬D) prized珍惜60. The native Canadians lived in _______ with nature, for they respected nature as a provider of lifeA) coordination 同等B) acquaintance 认识C) contact 接触D) harmony和谐协调融洽61. Many people are asking whether traditional research universities in fact have any future_______.A) at all 根本B) so far 迄今为止C) in all 踪迹D) on end62. I was impressed _______ the efficiency of the work done in the companyA) in B) aboutC) with D) for63. Now in Britain , wines take up four times as much ______ in the storehouse as both beer and spiritsA) block 街区B) land 土地C) patch 衣服上的补丁D) space 空间64. His hand shook a little as he _______ the key in the lockA) squeezed 挤压B) inserted 插入C) stuffed 塞满D) pierced 川过65. For professional athletes , _______ to the Olympics means that they have a chance to enter the history booksA) access [to] 进入B) attachment 附件C) appeal 呼吁吸引D) approach 接近66 In the long _________ , the new information technologies may fundamentally alter out way of liveA) view 长远的观点B) distance 跳远C) jump 长途D) run 最后67. All the arrangements should be completed _______ your departure .A) prior to 事先befure B) superior to 比---高级，重要C) contrary to 与—相反D) parallel to 与---相似68. We need to create education standards that prepare our next generation who will be _______ with an even more competitive marketA) tackled B) encounteredC) dealt D) confronted69. In the late seventies , the amount of fixed assets required to produce one vehicle in Japan was ______ equivalent to that in the United StatesA) rudely B) roughlyC) readily D) coarsely70. Many people believe we are heading for environmental disaster ______ we radically change way we liveA) but B) althoughC) unless D) lestPart IV Short Answer QuestionsWe commonly think of sportsmanship in connection with athletic contests, but it also applies to individual outdoor sports. Not everyone who picks up a fishing rod or goes out with a gun is a sportsman. The sportsman first of all obeys the fish and game laws, not because he is liable to be punished as a violator, but because he know that in the main these laws are made for his best interests.The following are some of the things that those who would qualify for membership in the sportsmanship fraternity (圈内人) will do.1.Take no more game than the bag limit provided for by the fish and game laws. The personwho comes back from a trip boasting about the large number of fish or game taken is not a sportsman but a game hog (贪得无厌的捕猎者) .2.Observe the unwritten rules of fair play. This means shooting game birds only when the birdsare ―on the wing‖. For the same reason, do not use a shotgun to shoot a rabbit or similar animal while it is sitting or standing still.3.Be careful in removing illegal or undersized fish from the hook. This should be done onlyafter wetting the hands . This is necessary because the body of the fish is covered with a thin, protective film which will stick to your dry hands. If the hands are dry when the fish is handled, the film is torn from the body of the fish. Without the protective film, the fish is more easily attacked by diseases. If you wish to release a fish that is hooked in such a way that it will be impossible to closed to the hook as convenient. In a remarkably short time, the hook will break down and the fish will remain almost unharmed. Fish have been known tofeed successfully while hooks were still in their lips.4.Be sure of the identity of your target before you shoot. Many useful and harmless species ofwildlife are thoughtlessly killed by the uninformed person who is out with a gun to kill whatever flies within range.S1 In what respect does the author think individual outdoor sports are similar to athletic contests?__________S2 A person who goes out fishing with a fishing rod or hunting with a gun is not necessarily _________S3 What‘s the most important thing a true sportsman should bear in mind when he goes fishing or hunting _______S4 Those who violate the fish and game laws will not be ______ for membership in the sportsmanship fraternityS5 What are people called when they break the bag limit and boast about their big catch ?_________S6 A true sportsman will not shoot an animal which is not ______S7 What are people advised to do before they remove illegal or undersized fish from the hook?_______S8 What should sportsman do to avoid killing rare species of wildlife ?________Part v WritingDirections：For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay in honor of teachers on the occasion of Teacher‘s Day . you should write at least 120 words following the outline given below：1、向老师致以节日祝贺2、从一件难忘的事回忆老师的教诲和无私的奉献3、我如何回报老师的关爱。