2002年专业英语四级考试真题及答案.doc

2002年专业英语四级考试真题及答案SECTION A STATEMENTIn this section you will hear eight statements .At the end of each statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.1. The speaker is most probably a(n) _.A. architectB. construction workerC. tourist guideD. housing agent2. What does the statement mean?A. Travel is much faster and convenient now than before.B. People are now travelling much more than in old days.C. Traveling to far-away places has become very common.D. It used to take two more weeks to travel by coach than now3. The speaker feels sorry because_.A. he cant attend tomorrows dinner.B. his wife cant attend tomorrows dinner.C. the couple cant attend tomorrows dinner.D. the couple would be unable to cook the dinner.4. Where is the speaker?A. In the zoo.B. In the classroom.C. In the library.D. At a meeting.5. What does the statement mean?A. Ones success is largely dependent on intelligence.B. Low motivation may lead to poor performance.C. Motivated people are more likely to succeed.D. Both motivation and intelligence are important.6. What does the speaker suggest?A. We should read word by word to get his meaning.B. We should read line by line to get his meaning.C. We should try to find the hidden meaning.D. We should try to find the lines and read them aloud.7. How much does the overcoat cost at the regular price?A.120.B.15.C.60.D.45.8. What does the speaker mean?A. The sports meet has been cancelled.B. The sports meet has been held despite the rain.C. The time has been set for the sports meet.D. When the sports meet will be held is yet to be known.SECTION B CONVERSATIONIn this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.9What are the speakers probably going to do?A. To persuade Mary to spend more time on her lessonsB. To help Mary to prepare for the upcoming concert.C. To talk with Mary about going to the concert.D. To ask Mary to stop worrying about the exam10. What can we learn about the man?A. He firmly believes in UFOs.B. He is doubtful about UFOs.C. He is sure many people have seen UFOs.D. He thinks many people have lied about UFOs.11. Which of the following has the man never been interested in?A. Electronic music.B. Civil engineering.C. Electronics.D. Electronic engineering.12. What does the man mean?A. The milk is safe to drink.B. The milk is not safe to drink.C. She shouldnt have bought the milk.D. He wouldnt have milk for breakfast.13. How many people were caught in the fire?A.6.B.5.C.4.D.7.14. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman will attend her course at 7:45.B. The woman will be late for the blood test.C. The woman will have her blood tested before the first class.D. The woman decides to miss the first class for her blood test.15. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Salesman and customer.B. Expert on jewelry and his wife.C. Estate agent and client.D. Husband and wife.16. How does the man probably feel?A. Nervous.B. Uninterested.C. Confident.D. Upset.17. What do we know about Bill?A. He is thoughtful.B. He is forgetful.C. He is careless.D. He is helpful.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestions 18 and 19 are based on the following news .At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.18. Which of the following is NOT a condition for the reduction of debts?A. Poverty elimination.B. Good government.C. Fight against corruption.D. Poor living standard.19. By cancelling the debts owed to her, Britain intends to _a similar scheme proposed by the International Monetary Fund.A. rejectB. restartC. followD. reviewQuestions 20 and 21 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.20. What happened during the accident?A. A train hit another train.B. A train killed 23 people.C. A train went off its tracks.D. A train was trapped inside the station.21. Which of the following statements best describes the condition of the passengers?A. No one was fatally injured.B. There were many heavy casualties.C. No one was hurt during the accident.D. Someone was killed during the accidentQuestions 22 and 23 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.22. The civil servants held a strike to protest_.A. spending cuts.B. reform measuresC. pay cuts.D. low pay.23. The civil servants strike was staged _the general strike.A. a few days afterB. a few days beforeC. a few weeks afterD. a few weeks beforeQuestions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.24. Which is the main idea of the news?A. Industrial relations in Germany.B. The German energy industry.C. Coalition in the government.D. Closure of nuclear reactors.25. The decision to shut down nuclear reactors resulted from the demand from_.A. the GovernmentB. the energy industryC. a party in the coalitionD. a declining need for nuclear energyPart Cloze 15 minDecide which of the choice given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet.People thinking about the origin of language for the first time usually arrive at the conclusion that it developed gradually as a system of grunts, hisses and cries and _26 a very simple affair in the beginning. _27 when we observe the language behavior of _28 we regard as primitive cultures, we find it _29 complicates. It was believes that an Eskimo must have at the tip of his tongue a vocabulary of more than 10,000 words _30 to get along reasonably well, much larger than the active vocabulary of an average businessman who speaks English. _31, These Eskimo words are far more highly inflected （词尾变化的）than _32 of anyOf the well-known European languages, for a _33 noun can be spoken or written in _34 hundred different forms, each _35 a precise meaning different from that of any other. The forms of the verbs are even more _36. The Eskimo language is, therefore, one of the most difficult in the world to learn, _37 the result that almost no traders or explorers have _38 tried to learn it. Consequently, there has grown up, in communication between Eskimos and whites, a jargon _39 to the pidgin English used in Old China, with a vocabulary of from 300 to 600 uninflected words. Most of them are derived from Eskimo but some are derived from English, Danish, Spanish, Hawaiian and other languages. It is this jargon that is usually _by travelers as the Eskimo language.26. A. must be B. must have been C. ought to be D. should be27. A. However B. Therefore C. probably D. undoubtedly28. A. whose B. that C. which D. what29. A. conspicuously B. usually C. surprisingly D. sufficiently30. A. so as B. so that C. as such D. as well as31. A. However B. Moreover C. Though D. Therefore32. A. the others B. all others C. these D. those33. A. single B. singular C. plural D. compound34. A. some B. several C. various D. varied35. A. getting B. causing C. having D. owning36. A endless B. multiple C. uncountable D. numerous37. A. with B. for C. owing to D. as38. A still B. indeed C. just D. even39. A. alike B. similar C. related D. relevant40. A. referred to B. talked about C. spoken D. toldPart GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY 15 minThere are twenty-five sentences in this Section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or expressions marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.Mark your answers on your answer sheet.41. She did her work _her manager had instructed.A. as B. until C. when D. though42. _ of the twins was arrested, because I saw both at a party last night.A. None B. Both C. Neither D. All43. For some time now, world leaders _ out the necessity for agreement on arms reduction.A. had been pointing B. have been pointingC. were pointing D. pointed44. Have you ever been in a situation _ you know the other person is right yet you cannot agree with him?A. by which B. that C. in where D. where45. Weve just installed two air-conditions in out apartment, _should make great differences in our life next summer.A. which B. what C. that D. they46. AID is said _ the number-one killer of both men and women over the past few years in that region.A. being b. to be C. to have been D. having been47. She managed to save _ she could out of her wages to help her brother.A. how little money B. so little moneyC. such little money D. what little money48. Fool _ Jane is, she could not have done such a thing.A. who B. as C. that D. like49. The experiment requires more money than _.A. have been put in B. being put inC. has been put in D. to be put in50. _ for the fact that she broke her leg, she might have passed the exam.A. Had it not been B. Hadnt it beenC. Was it not D. Were it not51. “ What courses are you going to do next semester?”“I dont know. But its about time _ on something.”A. Id decide B. I decidedC. I decide D. Im deciding52. The police have offered a large _for information leading to the robbers arrest.A. award B. compensation C. prize D. reward53. I arrives at the airport so late that I _ missed the plane.A. only B. quite C. narrowly D. seldom54. The popularity of the film shows that the reviewers fears were completely _A. unjustified B. unjust C. misguided D. unaccepted55. The head of the Museum was _ and let us actually examine the ancient manuscripts.A. promising B. agreeing C. pleasing D. obliging56. The multinational corporation was making a take-over _ for a property company.A. application B. bid C. proposal D. suggestion57. The partys reduced vote was _ of lack of support for its policies.A. indicative B. positive C. revealing D. evident58. There has been a _ lack of communication between the union and the management.A. regretful B. regrettable C. regretting D. regretted59. The teacher _ expects his students to pass the university entrance examination.A. confidently B. proudly C. assuredly D. confidently60. The _ family in Chinese cities now spends more money on housing than before.A. normal B. average C. usual D. general61. The new colleague _ to have worked in several big corporations before he joined our company.A. confess B. declares C. claims D. confirms62. During the reading lesson, the teacher asked students to read a few _ from the novel.A. pieces B. essays C. fragments D. extracts63. During the summer holiday season it is difficult to find a(n) _ room in the hotels here.A. empty B. vacant C. free D. deserted64. The old couple will never _ the loss of their son.A. get over B. get away C. get off D. get across65. Scientific research results can now be quickly _ to factory production.A. used B. applied C. tried D. practicedREADINGTEXT AMany of the home electric goods which are advertised as liberating the modern woman tend to have the opposite effect, because they simple change the nature of work instead of eliminating it. Machines have a certain novelty value, like toys for adults. It is certainly less tiring to put clothes in a washing machine, but the time saved does not really amount to much: the machine has to be watched, the clothes have to be carefully sorted out first, stains removed by hand, buttons pushed and water changed, clothes taken out, aired and ironed. It would be more liberating to pack it all off to a laundry and not necessarily more expensive, since no capital investment is required. Similarly, if you really want to save time you do not make cakes with an electric mixer, you buy one in a shop. Ifone compares the image of the woman in the women's magazine with the goods advertised by those periodicals; one realizes how useful a projected image can be commercially. A careful balance has to be struck: if you show a labour-saving device, follow it up with a complicated' recipe on the next page; on no account hint at the notion that a woman could get herself a job, but instead foster her sense of her own usefulness, emphasizing the creative aspect of her function as a housewife. So we get cake mixes where the cook simply adds an egg herself, to produce "that lovely homo-baked flavour the family love", and knitting patterns that can be made by hand, or worse still, on knitting machines, which became tremendously fashionable when they were first introduced. Automatic cookers are advertised by pictures of pretty young mothers taking their children to the park, not by professional women presetting the dinner before leaving home for work.66.  According to the passage, many of the home electric goods which are supposed to liberate woman _.A. remove unpleasant aspects of houseworkB. save the housewife very little timeC. save the housewife's time but not her moneyD. have absolutely no value for the housewife67.  According to the context, "capital investment" refers to money _.A. spent on a washing machineB. borrowed from the bankC. saved in the bankD. lent to other people68.  The goods advertised in women's magazines are really meant to _.A. free housewives from houseworkB. encourage housewives to go out to workC. make housewives into excellent cooksD. give them a false sense of fulfillmentTEXT BThe "standard of living" of any country means the average person's share of the goods and services which the country produces. A country's standard of living, therefore, depends first and foremost on its capacity to produce wealth. "Wealth" in this sense is not money, for we do not live on money but on things that money can buy: "goods" such as food and clothing, and "services" such as transport and entertainment.A country's capacity to produce wealth depends upon many factors, most ofwhich have an effect on one another. Wealth depends to a great extent upon a country's natural resources, such as coal, gold, and other minerals, water supply and so on. Some regions of the world are well supplied with coal and minerals, and have a fertile soil and a favourable climate; other regions possess none of them.Next to natural resources comes the ability to turn them to use. Some countries are perhaps well off in natural resources, but suffered for many years from civil and