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1、1999年专业英语四级考试真题及答案 TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(1999) -GRADEFOUR- PARTIWRITING(45MIN) SECTIONACOMPOSITION(35MIN) Weseeadvertisementsontelevisioneveryday.SomepeoplethinkthatTVadvertisingbringsusbenefits,butothersdontthinkso.Whatisyouropinion? WriteonANSWERSHEETONEacompositionofabout150wordsonthefollowingtopi

2、c: AMAJORADVANTAGE/DISADVANTAGEOFADVERTISINGON TELEVISION Youaretowriteinthreeparagraphs: Inthefirstparagraph,statejustONEmajoradvantageordisadvantageofTVadvertising. Inthesecondparagraph,giveoneortworeasonstosupportyourpointofview. Inthelastparagraph,bringwhatyouhavewrittentoanaturalconclusion. Mar

3、kswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandappropriateness. Failuretofollowtheinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks. SECTIONBNOTE-WRITING(10MIN) WriteonANSWERSHEETONEanoteof50-60wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation: YouvelearnedthatyourfriendJimmyisillthesedays.Writehimanoteexpressingyourconcern,as

4、kingafterhishealthandgivingyourbestwishes. Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandappropriateness. PARTIIDICTATION(15MIN) Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbereadatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthe

5、secondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbereadatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheckthroughyourworkoncemore. PleasewritethewholepassageonAnswerSheetTwo. PARTIIILISTE

6、NINGCOMPREHENSION(20MIN) InSectionA,BandCyouwillheareverythingonceonly.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyouranswersheet. SECTIONASTATEMENT Inthissectionyouwillheareightstatements.Attheendofeachstatementyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefoll

7、owingeightquestions. 1.Howwelldidthespeakerdointhetest? A.Heansweredthelastfourquestions. B.Heansweredthelastfewquestionsfirst. C.Heansweredonlysomeofthequestions. D.Heansweredallthequestionsexceptthefirst. 2.JanethinksthatSwisscheese_. A.tastesthebest B.tastesverybad C.isbetterthanbuttercheese D.is

8、nobetterthanothercheese 3.Johnwentto_first. A.thecinema B.therepairshop C.thegasstation D.theservicestation 4.Bettywishesto_. A.sendawaythecleaninglady B.replacethecleaninglady C.keepthecleaninglady D.dothehousecleaning 5.HowmuchdidFredpayforhiscar? A.Hepaidhalfthepricethesalesmanasked. B.Hepaidtwic

9、easmuchasthesalesmanasked. C.Hepaidthepricethesalesmanasked. D.Heneednthavepaidthatmuchforthecar. 6.Permanenteducationispracticalbecause_. A.therearenolimitsatall B.therearenoagelimits C.nooneisgettingreallytooold D.noonewantstolearnatoldage 7.Accordingtothespeaker,themostdifficultthingis_. A.travel

10、ingfromplacetoplace B.keepingawayfromcrowds C.makingholidayplans D.findingaplacewithmanypeople 8.Williamlosthisjobbecause_. A.hewasalwayssick B.heusuallywenttoworklate C.hemadeamistakeinhiswork D.hegotangrywithhisboss SECTIONBCONVERSATION Inthissection,youwillheareightshortconversationsbetweentwospe

11、akers.Attheendofeachconversationyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingeightquestions. 9.Markrefusedtotakethejobbecause_. A.theworkinghourswerenotsuitable B.thejobwasnotwellpaid C.hehadtodoalotoftraveling D.thejobwasquitedifficult 10.Whatdotheythinkabouttherestaurant? A.Theservicethereisno

12、tgood. B.Thefoodmightnotbegood. C.Thewaiterisnothospitable. D.Therestaurantistoosmall. 11.WhichlanguagedoesMaryspeakwell? A.Chinese. B.French. C.Japanese. D.English. 12.ThewomanbelievesthatJohn_. A.wasplayingajoke B.wasleavingBoston C.wasmovingtoBoston D.wassellinghishousehimself 13.Thewomanshouldha

13、vearrivedby_. A.10:45 B.10:40 C.10:55 D.11:00 14.Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation? A.Johnisnotsick. B.Johnisfeelingbetter. C.Jackhasntbeensick. D.Jackhasnotgotbetter. 15.Thetoneofthemanisthatof_. A.surprise B.sarcasm C.disappointment D.humour 16.Thetwospeakersareprobably_. A.inaparkingground B.atafe

14、rry-crossing C.inatrafficjam D.atapetrolstation SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST Questions17and18arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestion. Nowlistentothenews. 17.SomeHaitiansareonstrikeinorderto_. A.getpropermedicaltreatment B.askfortheirpoliticalrights C.prot

15、estagainsttheUSdecision D.demandfoodsupplyaidfromUSA 18.ThestrikersaredeniedentryintotheUSbecause_.A.AIDSvirushasbeenfoundamongthem. B.theycannotgetpoliticalasylumintheUS C.theUSgovernmenthasrefusedtotakethem D.theydontacceptpropermedicaltreatment Questions19isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthene

16、wsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion. Nowlistentothenews. 19.TheUSauto-makersdecidedtostoptheiractionbecause_. A.Japaneseauto-makerspromisedtostopdumpingcarsintheUS. B.thegovernmentpromisedtosolvetheUS-Japantradeimbalance C.threeUScompanieshaveendedtheUS-Japantradeimbalance D.Japanagree

17、tosellcarsattheagreepricesinsidetheUS. Questions20and21arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestion. Nowlistentothenews. 20.Wheredidthestormsfirststrike?A.TheeasternUS. B.TheGulfofMexico. C.TheCanadianborder. D.SomeareasinCuba. 21.Thestormshaveresultedi

18、nthefollowingEXCEPT A.deathanddamage B.disruptionofairservices C.destructionofcrops D.relocationofpeople Questions22isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion. Nowlistentothenews. 22.Accordingtothenews,Francewasstronglycriticizedfor_.A.conductingfivenu

19、cleartestsonWednesday B.carryingoutaseriesofnucleartestsinPacific C.gettingdisappointingresultsinthenuclearprogram D.refusingtosignaglobaltreatybanningnucleartests Question23isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion. Nowlistentothenews. 23.Thenewsitem

20、ismainlyabout_. A.airtrafficproblems B.Safetyimprovement. C.Thenumberofflights. D.Flighttrainingcourses. Questions24and25arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestion. Nowlistentothenews. 24.WhatisthepurposeofthemeetinginLuxembourg?A.Tocontrolpatrolboats

21、ontheRiverDanube. B.ToendeconomicsanctionsagainstSerbia. C.TostepupeconomicsanctionsagainstSerbia. D.Tosendpoliceofficerstosearchtheriver. 25.InternationaleffortsagainstSerbiahavebeenineffectivebecause_. A.shipscarryingillegalsuppliesstillsailalongtheriver B.moreillegalgoodshavebeencarriedoverland C

22、.localauthoritiesdidntattempttostopillegalgoods D.therehasbeendisagreementovereconomicsanctions PARTIVCLOZE(15MIN) Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldcorrectlycompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.Markthecorrectchoiceforeachblankonyouranswersheet. Ourape-menforefathershadnoobviousn

23、aturalweaponsinthestruggleforsurvivalintheopen.Theyhadneitherthepowerfulteethnorthestrongclawsofthe bigcats.Theycouldnot26withthebear,whosestrength,speedandclaws 27animpressivesmall-fireweaponry.Theycouldnotevendefend themselves28runningswiftlylikethehorses,zebrasorsmallanimals.Ifthe ape-manhadattem

24、ptedtocompeteonthosetermsintheopen,theywouldhavebeen29tofailureandextinction.Buttheywere30withenormousconcealed advantagesofakindnotpossessedbyanyoftheircompetitors. Inthesearch31thepickingsoftheforest,theape-menhad32 efficientstereoscopicvisionandasenseofcolorthattheanimalsofthegrasslandsdidnotposs

25、ess.Theabilitytoseeclearlyatcloserangepermittedtheape-mentostudypracticalproblemsinawaythatlayfar_thereachoftheoriginalinhabitantsofthegrassland.Goodlong-distancesightwas_anothermatter. Lackoflong-distancevisionhadnotbeenaproblemforforest-dwellingapesandmonkeysbecausethehighertheviewpoint,thegreater

26、therangeofsightso 35theyhadhadtodowasclimbatree.Outintheopen,however,thissimple solutionwasnot36.Climbingahillwouldhavehelped,butinmanyplacesthe groundwasflat.Theape-men37theonlypossiblesolution.Theyrearedupas highaspossibleontheirhindlimbsandbegantowalkupright. Thisvitalchangeofphysicalpositionbrou

27、ghtaboutconsiderabledisadvantages.Itwasextremelyunstableanditmeantthatthealreadyslowape-menbecameslowerstill. 38,theyperseveredandtheirbonestructuregradually Because大39家tothenew,unstablepositionthat40themthenameHomoerectus,uprightman. 40.A.obtained B.called C.deserved D.earned 27.A.became B.equipped

28、 C.posed D.provided 28.A.in B.upon C.by D.with 29.A.driven B.doomed C.forced D.led 30.A.bestowed B.given C.presented D.endowed 31.A.for B.of C.on D.at 32.A.progressed B.generated C.developed D.advanced 33.A.from B.apart C.beyond D.above 34.A.rather B.quite C.much D.really 35.A.anything B.that C.ever

29、ything D.all 36.A.available B.enough C.sufficient D.convenient 37.A.chose B.adopted C.accepted D.took 38.A.However B.Therefore. C.Meanwhile. D.Subsequently. 39.A.accustomed B.familiarized C.adapted D.suited 26.A.match B.compare C.rival D.equal PARTVGRAMMARANDVOCABULARY(15MIN) Therearetwenty-fivesent

30、encesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearetourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonewordorphrasethatcorrectlycompetesthesentence.Markyouranswersonyouranswersheet. 41.After_seemedanendlesswait,itwasherturntoenterthepersonnelmanagersoffice. A.that B.there C.what D.it 42.Thethreementriedmanytimest

31、osneakacrosstheborderintotheneighboringcountry,_bythepoliceeachtime. A.hadbeencaptured B.beingalwayscaptured C.onlytobecaptured D.unfortunatelycaptured 43.ProfessorJohnsonissaid_somesignificantadvanceinhisresearchinthepastyear. A.havingmade B.making C.tohavemade D.tomake 44.Fatcannotchangeintomuscle

32、_musclechangesintofat. A.anymorethan B.nomorethan C.nolessthan D.muchmorethan 45.Itisnotsomuchthelanguage_theculturalbackgroundthatmakesthebookdifficulttounderstand. A.but B.nor C.as D.like 46.Thereoughttobelessanxietyovertheperceivedriskofmountainclimbingthan _inthepublicmindtoday. A.exists B.exist

33、 C.existing D.toexist 47.IveneverbeentoLhasa,butthatsthecity_. A.Idnotliketovisit. B.whichIliketovisitmostly C.whereIliketovisit D.Idlikemuchtovisit. 48.He_unwisely,buthewasatleasttryingtodosomethinghelpful. A.mayhaveacted B.musthaveacted C.shouldact D.wouldact 49.IfyouhavereallybeenstudyingEnglishf

34、orsoling,itsabouttimeyou _abletowritelettersinEnglish. A.shouldbe B.were C.mustbe D.are 50.Hes_asa“bellyacher”hesalwayscomplainingaboutsomething. A.whoisknown B.whomisknown C.whatisknown D.whichisknown 51._,healwaystrieshisbesttocompleteitontime. A.Howeverthetaskishard. B.Howeverhardthetaskis. C.Tho

35、ughhardthetaskis. D.Thoughhardisthetask. 52.Muchas_,IcouldntlendhimthemoneybecauseIsimplydidnthavethatmuchsparecash. A.Iwouldhavelikedto. B.Iwouldliketohave. C.Ishouldhavetolike. D.Ishouldhavelikedto. 53.Mycousinlikeseatingverymuch,butheisntvery_aboutthefoodheeats. A.special B.peculiar C.particular

36、D.specific 54.Youradvicewouldbe_valuabletohim,whoisnowatalossastowhattodofirst. A.exceedingly B.excessively C.extensively D.exclusively 55.Moreoftenthannot,itisdifficultto_theexactmeaningofaChineseidiominEnglish. A.exchange B.transfer C.convey D.convert 56.Sherefusedto_thedoorkeytothelandladyuntilsh

37、egotbackherdeposit. A.handin B.handout C.handdown D.handover 57.Thescientistshaveabsolutefreedomastowhatresearchtheythinkitbestto _. A.engage B.devote C.seek D.pursue 58.TheOlympicGames_in776B.C.inOlympia,asmalltowninGreece. A.originated B.stemmed C.derived D.descended 59.Weshouldalwaysbearinmindtha

38、t_decisionsoftenresultinseriousconsequences. A.urgent B.instant C.prompt D.Hasty. 60.Thefactthatthemanagementistryingtoreachagreement_fiveseparateunionshasledtolongnegotiations. A.over B.upon C.in D.with 61.Thechairmanofthecompanysaidthatnewtechniqueshad_improvedtheirproductionefficiency. A.violentl

39、y B.severely C.extremely D.radically 62.Thelocalauthoritiesrealizedtheneedtomake_forelderlypeopleintheirhousingprogrammes. A.preparation B.requirement C.specification D.provision 63.Theguestteamwasbeatenbythehostteam2_4inlastyearsCFACupFinal. A.over B.in C.to D.against 64.Thepolicelethimgo,becauseth

40、eydidntfindhimguilty_themurder. A.of B.in C.over C.on 65.Asadevelopingcountry,wemustkeep_withtherapiddevelopmentoftheworldeconomy. A.move B.step C.speed D.pace PARTVIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN) SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION(25MIN) Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatem

41、ents,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthecorrectanswer.Markyourchoiceonyouranswersheet. TEXTA Surprisingly,nooneknowshowmanychildrenreceiveeducationinEnglishhospitals,stilllessthecontentorqualityofthateducation.Properrecordsarejustnotkept.Weknowthatmorethan850.00

42、0childrengothroughhospitaleachyear,andthateverychildofschoolagehasalegalrighttocontinuetoreceiveeducationwhileinhospital.Wealsoknowthereisonlyonehospitalteachertoevery1,000childreninhospital. Littlewonderthelatestsurveyconcludesthattheextentandtypeofhospitalteachingavailabledifferagreatdealacrossthe

43、country.ItisfoundthathalfthehospitalsinEnglandwhichadmitchildrenhavenoteacher.Afurtherquarterhasonlyapart-timeteacher.Thespecialchildrenshospitalsinmajorcitiesdobest;generalhospitalsinthecountryandholidayareasareworstoff.Fromthissurvey,onecanestimatethatfewerthanoneinfivechildrenhavesomecontactwitha

44、hospitalteacher andthatcontactmaybeaslittleastwohoursaday.Mostchildreninterviewedweresurprisedtofindateacherinhospitalatall.Theyhadnotbeenpreparedforitbyparentsortheirownschool.Iftherewasateachertheyweremuchmorelikelytoread booksanddomathsornumberwork;withoutateachertheywouldonlyplaygames. Reasonsfo

45、rhospitalteachingrangefrompreventingachildfallingbehindandmaintainingthehabitofschooltokeepingachildoccupied,andthelatterisoftenalltheteachercando.Thepositionandinfluenceofmanyteacherswassummedupwhenparentsreferredtothemasthelibraryladyorjustthehelper.Childrentendtorelyonconcernedschoolfriendstokeepintouchwithschoolwork.Severalparentsspo