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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上2001年英语专业四级考试真题及答案听力 Part LISTENING COMPREHENSION 20 MIN. In Sections A, B and C, you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet. SECTION A STATEMENT In this section you will h

2、ear nine statements. At the end of each statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. 1. The speaker likes teaching because of _. A. its interesting nature B. the good salaries C. contact with the young D. more summer holidays 2. What does the speaker mean? A. Bad living conditions

3、are due to the poor city. B. Bad planning is responsible for poor living conditions. C. Living conditions are bad because the city is too big. D. Small cities have better living conditions than large ones. 3. What does the statement mean? A. Many people are concerned about their security. B. Social

4、security bears no relation to population. C. Most social security problems are caused by a few people. D. Too many people may result in social security problems. 4. Passengers must check in to board Flight 998 by _. A. 10:30 a.m B. 10:00 a.m C. 11:30 a.m D. 11:00 a.m 5. The speaker is probably a(n)

5、_. A. insurance agent B. fireman C. salesman D. policeman 6. The speaker thinks that_. A. Ian achieved a lot as an athlete B. Ians blind eye prevented him from athletics C. Ians success depended on his childhood experience D. Ian trained so hard in athletics as to lose one eye 7. Mrs. Clark is worri

6、ed about her_. A. husbands health B. husbands work C. husbands illness D. own health 8. The relationship between Susan and Jenny is _. A. neutral B. friendly C. unclear D strained 9. What do we learn about Jack? A. He is well-known for hard work. B. He is pretty busy working. C. He has overworked an

7、d hurt his sight. D. He doesnt like to have dinner with us. SECTION B CONVERSATION In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers.At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. 10. What are they mainly talking about? A. Graduation d

8、ate. B. Vacation plans. C. School courses. D. Job hunting. 11. The conversation probably takes place in_. A. a library B. a bookstore C. the classroom D. a department store 12. The relationship between the two speakers is probably_. A. man and wife B. lawyer and clientC. customer and waitress D. col

9、leagues 13. We can infer from the conversation that the man is a(n) _. A. plumber B. construction worker C. office boy D. porter 14. What will the man probably do next? A. Turn off the tape recorder. B. Turn up the tape recorder. C. Call the doctor. D. Continue to play. 15. How does Lisa feel about

10、her work? A. Satisfied. B. Frustrated. C. Annoyed. D. Confident. 16. The woman is going to the_. A. library B. theatre C. research institute D. laboratory 17. Jackson changed his job because he _. A. hurt himself during his work B. was not satisfied with his play C .wanted to work harder D. found th

11、e job too hard 18. What does the woman say about the film? A. It is hard to pronounce the name. B. It is not going to be well received. C. She has temporarily forgotten its name. D. She has never heard of the name. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Questions 19 and 20 are based on the following news. At the

12、end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news. 19. Nigeria returned to the Commonwealth after _. A. she had sentenced minority rights activists to death B. the military had resumed control of the country C. power had been handed over to an elected

13、president D. she had negotiated with Commonwealth leaders 20. The Commonwealth consists of _countries which were former British colonies. A. 54 B. 29 C. 9 D. 95 Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the question. Now

14、listen to the news. 21. The space shuttle Discovery completed a _mission upon to the Kennedy Space Centre. A. 11-day B. 94-day C. 10-day D. 49-day 22. When the spacecraft was going to land, _. A. it produced a lot of noise B. there were scattered showers C. people could see it high in the sky D. peo

15、ple could neither see nor hear it Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 second to answer the question. Now listen to the news. 23. How many people died during the collision? A Two. B Eighteen. C. Three. D. Five. 24. Three Albanians wer

16、e arrested for_. A. attacking the patrol boat B. smuggling in refugees C. causing the accident D. injuring refugees Question 25 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news. 25. The news item is mainly about_

17、. A. efforts to salvage Sun Vista B. negotiation with the ships owner C. threats Sun Vista poses to passing ships D. a newspapers comment on Sun Vista 完型填空 Part CLOZE 15 MIN. Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the bes

18、t choice for each blank on your answer sheet. The translator must have an excellent, up-to-date knowledge of his source languages, full facility in the handling of his target language, which will be his mother tongue or language of habitual ( 26 )and a knowledge and understanding of the latest subje

19、ct-matter in his field of specialization. This is, as it were, his professional equipment. ( 27 ) this, it is desirable that he should have an inquiring mind,wide interests, a good memory and the ability to grasp quickly the basic principles of new developments. He should be willing to work ( 28 )is

20、 own, often at high speeds, but should be humble enough to consult others ( 29 )his own knowledge not always prove adequate to the task in hand. He should be able to type fairly quickly and accurately and, if he is working mainly for publication, should have more than a nodding ( 30 )with printing t

21、echniques and proof-reading. If he is working basically as an information translator, let us say, for an industrial firm, he should have the flexibility of mind to enable him to ( 31 )rapidly from one source language to another, as well as from one subject-matter to another,since this ability is fre

22、quently ( 32 )of him in such work. Bearing in mind the nature of the translators work,i.e. the processing of the written word, it is, strictly speaking, ( 33 )that he should be able to speak thelanguage he is dealing with. If he does speak them, it is an advantage ( 34 )a hindrance, but this skill i

23、s in many ways a luxury that he can ( 35 )with. It is, ( 36 ),desirable that he should have an approximate idea about the pronunciation of his source languages even if this is restricted to ( 37 )how proper names and place names are pronounced. The same ( 38 ) to an ability to write his source langu

24、ages. If he can, well and good; if he cannot, it does not ( 39 ). There are many other skills and ( 40 )that are desirable in a translator. 26. A. application B. use C. utility D. usage 27. A. More than B. Except forC. Because of D. In addition to 28. A. of B. byC. for D. on 29. A. should B. whenC.

25、because D. if 30. A. familiariy B. acquaintanceC. knowledge D. skill 31. A. change B. transformC. turn D. switch 32. A. lacked B. requiredC. faced D. confronted 33. A. essential B. unnecessaryC. advantageous D. useless 34. A. over B. despiteC. rather than D. instead 35. A. deal B. concernC. work D.

26、do away 36. A. however B. accordinglyC. consequently D. thus 37. A. knowing B. having knownC. know D. have known 38. A. refers B. comesC. applies D. amounts 39. A. matter B. mindC. harm D. work 40. A. characteristics B. qualitiesC. distinctions D. features 选择 Part GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY 15 MIN. Ther

27、e are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your answer sheet. 41. I cant gofor one thing, I have no money, and_I have too much work. A. whats

28、 more B. as well C. for another D. in addition 42. Even as a girl,_to be her life, and theater audiences were tobe her best teacher. A. performing by Melissa were B. it was known that Melissas performances were C. knowing that Melissas performances were D. Melissa knew that performing was 43. _ him

29、tomorrow? A. Why not to call on B. Why dont call on C. Why not calling on D. Why not call on 44. There is no doubt _the company has made the right decision on the sales project. A. why B. that C. whether D. when 45. Intellect is to the mind _sight is to the body. A. what B. as C. that D.like 46. _I

30、sympathize, I cant really do very much to help them out of the difficulties. A. As long as B. As C. While D. Even 47. The patients progress was very encouraging as he could _ get out of bed without help. A. nearly B. hardly C. merely D. barely 48. He was_to tell the truth even to his closest friend.

31、 A. too much of a coward B. too much the coward C. a coward enough D. enough of a coward 49. Barry had an advantage over his mother _he could speak French. A. since that B. in that C. at that D. so that 50. You neednt worry _ regards the cost of the operation. A. with B. which C. as D. about 51. _ i

32、s not a serious disadvantage in life. A. To be not tall B. Not to be tall C. Being not tall D. Not being tall 52. During the famine, many people were _ to going without food for days. A. sunk B. reduced C. forced D. declined 53. The computer can be programmed to _a whole variety of tasks. A. assign

33、B. tackle C. realize D. solve 54. The teams efforts to score were _by the opposing goalkeeper. A. frustrated B. prevented C. discouraged D. accomplished 55. I only know the man by_ but I have never spoken to him. A. chance B. heart C. sight D. experience 56. Being colour-blind, Sally cant make a _be

34、tween red and green. A. difference B. distinction C. comparison D. division 57. You must insist that students give a truthful answer _ with the reality of their world. A. relevant B. simultaneous C. consistent D. practical 58. In order to raise money, Aunt Nicola had to _with some of her most treasu

35、red possessions. A. divide B. separate C. part D. abandon. 59. The car was in good working _when I bought it a few months ago A. order B. form C. state D. circumstance 60. The customer expressed her _for that broad hat. A. disapproval B. distaste C. dissatisfaction D. dismay 61. In order to repair b

36、arns, build fence, grow crops, and care for animals a farmer must indeed be_. A. restless B. skilled C. strong D. versatile 62. His expenditure on holidays and luxuries is rather high in_to his income. A. comparison B. proportion C. association D. calculation 63. Although he has become rich, he is s

37、till very _ of his money. A. economic B. thrifty C. frugal D. careful 64. As the manager was away on a business trip, I was asked to _the weekly staff meeting. A. preside B. introduce C. chair D. dominate 65. The _ of the word is unknown, but it is certainly not from Greek. A. origin B. generation C

38、. descent D. cause 阅读 A Part READING COMPREHENSION 30 MIN. SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION 25 MIN. In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark you

39、r answers on your answer sheet. TEXT A The train clattered over points and passed through a station.Then it began suddenly to slow down, presumably in obedience to a signal. For some minutes it crawled along, then stopped; presently it began to move forward again. Another up-train passed them, thoug

40、h with less vehemence than the first one. The train gathered speed again. At that moment another train, also on a down-line, swerved inwards towards them, for a moment with almost alarming effect. For a time the two trains ran parallel, now, one gaining a little, now the other. Mrs. McGillicuddy loo

41、ked from her window through the window of the parallelcarriages. Most of the blinds were down, but occasionally the occupants of the carriages were visible. The other train was not very full and there were many empty carriages. At the moment when the two trains gave the illusion of being stationary,

42、 ablind in one of the carriages flew up with a snap. Mrs. McGillicuddy looked intothe lighted first-class carriage that was only a few feet away. Then she drew her breath in with a gasp and half-rose to her feet. Standing with his back to the window and to her was a man. His hands were round the thr

43、oat of a woman who faced him, and he was slowly, remorselessly, strangling her. Her eyes were starting from their sockets, her face was purple. As Mrs. McGillicuddy watched, fascinated, the end came; the body went limp and crumpled in the mans hands. At the same moment, Mrs. McGillicuddys train slow

44、ed down again and the other began to gain speed. It passed forward and a moment or two later it had vanished from sight. Almost automatically Mrs. McGillicuddys hand went up to the communicationcord, then paused, irresolute. After all, what use would it be ringing the cord of the train in which she

45、was travelling? The horror of what she had seen at such close quarters, and the unusual circumstances, made her feel paralysed. Some immediate action was necessary,but what? The door of her compartment was drawn back and a ticket collector said, “Ticket, please.” 66. When Mrs. McGuillicuddys train p

46、assed through a station, it_. A. gained speed suddenly B. kept its usual speed C. changed its speed D. stopped immediately 67. Mrs. McGuillicuddy seems to be a (an) _ person. A. observant B. interested C. nosy D. nervous 68. What she saw in the parallel train made her feel_. A. excited B. anxious C.

47、 worried D. horrified 69. She didnt ring the communication cord immediately because_. A. she was very much afraid B. there was no point of doing so C. she was too shocked to move D. the ticket collector came in TEXT B I am one of the many city people who are always saying that given the choice we would prefer to live in the country away from the dirt and noise of a large city. I have managed to convince myself that if it werent for my job I would immediately head out for the open