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1、1993年专业英语四级考试真题及答案TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(1993) -GRADEFOUR- TIMELIMIT:140MIN PartWRITING45MIN. SECTIONACOMPOSITION Writeacompositionofabout150wordsonthefollowingtopic: MYIDEAOFBECOMINGATEACHERINTHEFUTURERequirements: Writethecompostionin3paragraphs. Inthefirstparagraph,statewhatyourviewisonbecomingatea

2、cherinthefuture. Inthesecondparagraph,giveatleasttworeasonstosupportyourview. Inthelastparagraph,giveabriefsummaryofwhatyouhavediscussedintheprecedingparagraphs. Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organizationandappropriateuseoflanguage.SECTIONBNOTE-WRITING10MIN. Writeanoteofabout80wordsbasedonthefollowin

3、gsituation. You,WangLing,havejustreceivedanotefromZhouWei,aclosefriendofyours,invitingyoutoherbirthdaypartyonthecomingSaturday.Nowwritetoinformherofyouracceptanceoftheinvitation. Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandappropriacy. Part DICTATION15MIN. Listentothefollowingpassage.Alltoge

4、therthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbereadatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthethirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15to20seconds.Thelastreadingwillbereadatnormalspeedagainandduring thisti

5、meyoushouldcheckyourwork. PartLISTENINGCOMPREHENSION20MIN.SECTIONASTATEMENT Inthissectionyouwillhear10statements.Thestatementswillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachstatement,youwillhearaquestion.Youwillthenbegivenaperiodof15secondstoreadthefourchoicesprintedinyourQUESTIONBOOKLETanddecidewhichoneisthemostsuita

6、bleanswer.Then,inyourANSWERBOOKLET,findthenumberofthequestionandmarkyouranswerbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.Listentothefollowingexample: Youwillhear: Susanisfifty-fouryearsoldthisyear.ShehasbeenanEnglishteachersinceshewastwenty-six. HowlonghasshebeenteachingE

7、nglish? Youwillread: A.Thirty-twoyears.B.Thirty-fouryears. C.Twenty-eightyears.D.Twenty-sixyears. ChoiceCTwenty-eightyearsisthecorrectanswer.There-fore,youshouldchooseCandmarkyourianswerintheANSWERBOOKLETbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets. 1.A.08:00hours.B.10:00ho

8、urs. C.05:00hours.D.03:00hours. 2.A.Awaitress.B.Ahouseagent. C.Ahotelreceptionist.D.Atouristguide. 3.A.WeshouldreceivehisletteronChristmasDay. B.IthinkhewillmailusacardbeforeChristmas. C.IthinkhewillwriteusafterhearrivesinAmerica. D.Weoughttohavereceivedacardorsomethingfromhimbynow. 4.A.Intheafterno

9、on.B.Afterdark. C.Atnoon.D.Inthemorning. 5.A.Paulisnowstudyinghardtogethisdegree.B.Paulhasgothisdegree. C.Paulhadtroublegettinghisdegree. D.Paulisnotstudyingsohardashesalwaysbeen. 6.A.Janetdidntgettotheairport. B.Janetmissedtheplane. C.Janetlosttheplane. D.Janetdidntfindherway. 7.A.Lindawasawriteran

10、dcouldtellthestorythebestway. B.Lindathinksnoonewouldbelievethestorybecauseofthewayitistold. C.Lindawishesshecouldtellherexperiencethebestway. D.Lindawishesshecouldtellstoriesthebestway. 8.A.Adoctor.B.Ateacher.C.Alawyer.D.Asuperintendent. 9.A.Thisislikely.B.Thisisunlikely. C.Thisispossible.D.Thisism

11、ydefiniteopinion. 10.A.Michaelreturnedhomeearlyinthemorning. B.Marthareturnedhomeat2:50inthemorning. C.MichaelandMarthadidntreturnhomeuntilverylate. D.MichaelandMarthadidntcomeuntilaftermidnight. SECTIONB Directions: Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconve

12、rsation,athirdvoicewillaskaquestionaboutwhatwassaid.YouwillhearboththeconversationandthequestionONCEONLY.Afteryouhearthequestion,youwillhaveaperiodof15 to20secondstoreadthefourpossibleanswersmarkedA,B,CandDprintedinyour QUESTION BOOKLETanddecidewhichisthebestanswer.MarkyouranswerintheANSWERBOOKLETby

13、drawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.Listentothefollowingexample: Youwillhear Man:Letsgoforanicewalkintothecountrythismorning. Woman:Idloveto,butImafraidIhaveabadcold. Thirdvoice:Whatwillthewomanprobablydo? Youwillread: A.Takeawalkwithherfriend.B.Stayathomeanddoherhou

14、sework.C.Catchupwithherstudies.D.Restandtakecareofherself.Fromtheconversation,weknowthatthewomanhasabadcoldandneedstotakearestathome.Thebestanswer,then,isD,RestandtakecareofherselfTherefore,youshouldchooseanswerDandmarkyouranswerintheANSWERBOOKLETbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingle

15、tterinthebrackets. 11.A.Heisnotonadiet.B.Hedoesnoteatmuch. C.Heisonadiet.D.Heonlyeatsalotatnight. 12.A.Inatraincompartment.B.Atahotel.C.Inadorm.D.Inanapartmentbuilding. 13.A.AkindofChineseplate.B.Somethingtoeat. C.Somethingtocookin.D.Somethinglikeabowl. 14.A.Tomwillsurelycometorepairthevideorecorder

16、.B.Tomisverytrustworthy. C.Tomcannotrepairthevideorecorder.D.Tomdoesntkeephisword. 15.A.Thecamerahasbeenleftinthemarket.B.Thecameraisonthedressingtable.C.Thecamerahasdisappeared.D.Thecamerahasbeenstolen. 16.A.Wednesday.B.Friday.C.Tuesday.D.Thursday. 17.A.Itrained.B.Itwasfine. C.Itlookedlikerain.D.It

17、wascoldandwet. 18.A.Thepolice.B.EmergencyServices.C.Theoperator.D.Acaller. 19.A.Theyaredurableandwillgoforalongtime.B.Theyarecheapandworthbuying. C.Theircolourwillgoforalongtime. D.Theyaregoodandcheap,sothey11sellquickly. 20.A.Ginger.B.Sugar.C.Soysauce.D.Vinegar. SECTIONC Directions Inthissection,yo

18、uwillhearseveralnewsbroadcastsfromtheBBCandVOA.Youwillhearthem ONCEONLY.Aftereachoneyouwillhearsomequestions.YouwillheareachquestionONCEONLY.Afteryouhearthequestion,youwillhaveaperiodof15to20secondstochoosethebest answerfromthefourchoicesgiveninyourQUESTIONBOOKLET.MarkyouranswerintheANSWERBOOKLETbyd

19、rawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets. Questions21-22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard. 21.A.InadiplomaticinstitutioninSanJose,CostaRica.B.InacinemainSanJose,CostaRica. C.1nachurchinSanJose,Nicaragua.D.Noneoftheabove. 22.A.Politicalasylum.B.Alargeamountofmoney. C.The

20、firingofsomeofficials.D.BothBandC. Questions23-24arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard. 23.A.Inacaronahill.B.Inacountryhouse. C.InaminibusinGazaStrip.D.Inarestaurantinthetown. 24.A.Forpoliticalreasons.B.Becauseofpersonaldisputes. C.Asaresultofarobbery.D.Withoutanyparticularmotivation. Questions25-26a

21、rebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard. 25.A.About42000.B.About3000. C.About47.D.About1990. 26.A.Critical.B.Satisfied.C.Complimentary. Questions27-28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard. 27.A.Twodaysago.B.Seventeendaysago. C.Tendaysago.D.Tuesdaymorning. 28.A.Theyallcried. B.Theyattendedthefuneral. C.Th

22、eyfeltveryindignantaboutviolentcrime. D.Theyfeltsurprised. Questions29-30arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard. 29.A.TheGroup-of-Sevenmeetingwillheheld. B.PresidentClintonwillbemeetingtheRussianPresident. C.BilateraldisputesbetweentheU.S.andFrancewillbediscussed. D.TheFrenchPresidentwillvisitJapan. 3

23、0.A.BecauseofproblemsbetweentheEastandtheWest. B.BecauseoftroublesamongWesterncountries. C.BecauseofproblemsinRussia. D.BecauseofproblemsinRussiaandEasternEurope. PartIVCloze(15minutes) Directions: Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldcorrectlycompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.Ma

24、rkthecorrectchoiceforeachblankonyouranswersheet.FeelingtheForecast Tofindoutwhattheweatherisgoingtobe,mostpeoplegostraighttotheradio,televisionornewspapertogetanexpertweatherforecast.But(31)_youknowwhattolookfor,youcanuseyourown(32)_tomakeweatherpredictions. Therearemany(33)_whichcanhelpyou.Forexamp

25、le,infairweathertheairpressureisgenerally(34)_.Theairisstillandoftenfullofdust.Farawayobjectsmaylook(35)_.Butwhenastormisgathering,thepressure(36)_andyouareoftenabletoseethingsmoreclearly.Sailorstooknoteofthislongagoandcame(37)_withasaying“Thefartherthesight,thenearertherain.” Yoursenseof(38)_canals

26、ohelpyoudetectweatherchanges.Just(39)_itrains,odoursbecomestronger.Thisis(40)_odoursaresuppressedinafair,highpressurecentre.Whenabadweatherlow(低气压区)movesin,airpressurelessensandodoursare(41)_. Youcanalsohearanapproachingstorm.Soundsbounceoffheavystormcloudsandreturntoearthwith(42)_.Anoldsayingdescri

27、besitthisway:“Soundtravellingfarandwide,astormydaywillbetide(发生).”Anddontlaughifyourgrandmothersaysshecan(43)_astormcoming.Itiscommonlyknownthatmanypeoplefeelpainsintheirboneswhenthehumidity(44)_,thepressuredrops, andbadweatherisonthe(45)_. 31.A.ifB.unlessC.thoughD.as 32.A.experiencesB.sensesC.feeli

28、ngsD.ways 33.A.formsB.signalsC.signsD.expressions 34.A.highB.lowC.strongD.weak 35.A.bigB.smallC.clearD.misty 36.A.risesB.dropsC.increasesD.descends 37.A.upB.overC.uponD.on 38.A.touchB.tasteC.smellD.sight 39.A.whenB.asC.afterD.before 40.A.whyB.becauseC.howD.when 41.A.releasedB.controlledC.chockedD.mu

29、sed 42.A.powerB.forceC.strengthD.vigour 43.A.seeB.hearC.feelD.tell 44.A.fallsB.growsC.dropsD.rises 45.A.wayB.roadC.marchD.move PARTVGRAMMARANDVOCABULARY(20min.) Directions: Thereare30sentencesinthissection.Beneatheachsentencethereare4wordsorphrasesmarked B,CandD.Choosetheonewordorphrasethatbestcompl

30、etesthesentence.Markyouranswer inANSWERBOOKLETbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterin brackets. Example: Scarcelyhadtheysettledthemselvesintheseatsinthetheatre_thecurtainwentup.A.thenB.whenC.beforeD.than Thesentenceshouldread,Scarcelyhadtheysettledthemselvesintheirseatsinthetheat

31、reINthecurtainwentup.Therefore,youshouldchooseB. 46._theirpolicycanbechangedthefutureforthatcountrywillbeindeedbleak.A.EvenifB.UnlessC.NowthatD.Aslongas 47.Shesaidshewouldworkitoutherself,_askmeforhelp. A.andnottoB.butnotC.andprefernotD.ratherthan 48“.Iboughtthisshirtfor35Yuanyesterday.”“Itsonsaleto

32、dayforonly29.Youshouldhave waited.”“Ohreally?Buthow_Iknow?” A.wouldB.canC.didD.do 49.Theywerepushedintobattle_. A.unpreparedB.unpreparedlyC.notpreparingitD.withoutpreparingit 50.Sheaskedthatshe_allowedtoseehersoninpolicecustody. A.wouldbeB.couldbeC.beD.was 51.Mr.Andersonpresided_theboardmeetingonbeh

33、alfoftheChairman. A.atB.overC.onD.in 52.Therisingcrimerateis_majorconcernof_society. A.the,theB.a,/C.a,theD./,the 53.Ineverregretted_offer,foritwasnotwheremyinterestlay. A.nottoacceptB.nothavingacceptedC.havingnotacceptedD.notaccepting 54.I_writingthepaperasscheduled,butmymothersillnessinterfered.Ih

34、opeyouwillexcuseme. A.amtohavefinishedB.wastohavefinishedC.wastofinishD.oughttofinish 55.Somedietersfindthataftertheirdietingisover,theyeattwice_theydidbeforetheirdiet. A.morethanB.asmanyasC.muchthanD.asmuchas56.Shemaybe_experience,butshelearnsquickly.A.lackingB.lackinginC.inneedforD.inlackof 57.Dav

35、idSinger,myfriendsfather,_raisedandeducatedinNewYork,livedandlectured inAfricamostofhislife. A.whoB.ifC.whileD.though 58.MyScottishfriendsaysthereis_monsterinLochNess. A.nosuchthingasB.nosuchthingasaC.nosuchathingasD.nosuchathingasa 59.Theuniversityauthoritiesareseriouslyconsideringabandoningthetrad

36、itional_class. A.fiftyminutesB.fifty-minutesC.fifty-minuteD.fiftyminutes 60._thesnakeinsuperstitiousawe. A.MankindhasheldlongB.LonghasheldmankindC.Hasmankindlongheld D.Mankindhaslongheld 61.Onthedeserttravellersoftensee_riversandlakes.A.imaginingB.imaginativeC.imaginableD.imaginary62.Insidetheapartm

37、entwasanunpleasantsmellof_air.A.staleB.smokedC.mistyD.wet 63.Thealbummightwellhave_haditbeenlessexpensive. A.workedoutB.fallenthroughC.caughtonD.fittedin 64.Inordertobesuccessfulasanengineer,shehadtobecome_atmathematics.A.proficientB.outstandingC.prominentD.experienced 65.Thismovedeprivedtheprisoner

38、ofhis_ofescape.A.waysB.possibilitiesC.plansD.means 66.Thehousethatweusedtoliveinisinavery_state.A.neglectfulB.negligibleC.neglectedD.negligent 67.Thetickettakeratthefootballgametorethetickets_. A.inhalfB.byhalfC.inhalvesD.athalf 68.Iwish,ifpossible,toavoidany_ofmyfamily. A.hintB.mentionC.clueD.comme

39、nt 69.ImafraidthispaintingisnotbyQiBaishi.Itsonlyacopyandsoits_. A.worthlessB.invaluableC.unworthyD.priceless 70.Whenherparentsdied,Brenda_ofthehouseandallitscontents. A.discardedB.dispelledC.disposedD.discharged 71.Theplansforthebuildingwere_afewmonthsago. A.drawnonB.drawnbackC.drawnoutD.drawnup 72

40、.Wewerefilledwith_aboutflyinginsuchbadweather. A.troublesB.obscurityC.ignoranceD.misgivings 73.Weareallastonishedtolearnthattheapparently_professorwasreallyaspy.A.respectfulB.respectiveC.respectableD.respected 74.Itisimportantthattheschedulebenottoo_toallowforrelaxationandhobbies.A.loadedB.crowdedC.

41、filledD.squeezed 75.Themillionaireinthestoryhada(n)_habitofsleepingwithhissackofmoneylaidbesidehiminplaceofawife. A.economicB.miserlyC.disgustedD.playfulPARTVIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30min.) SECTIONA(25min.) Directions: Inthispartthereareseveralpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwith

42、foursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.Questions76-80arebasedonthefollowingpassage. Californiaisalandofvarietyandcontrast.Almosteverytypeofphysicallandfeature,shortofarcticicefieldsandtropicaljunglescanbefoundwithinitsborders.Sharplycontrastingtypesoflandoftenlie

43、veryclosetooneanother. PeoplelivinginBakersfield,forinstance,canvisitthePacificOceanandthecoastalplain,thefertileSanJoaquinValley,thearidMojaveDesert,andthehighSierraNevada,allwithinaradiusofabout100miles.Inotherareasitispossibletogosnowskiinginthemorningandsurfingintheeveningofthesameday,withouthav

44、ingtotravellongdistances. ContrastaboundsinCalifornia.ThehighestpointintheUnitedStates(outsideAlaska)isinCalifornia,andsoisthelowestpoint(includingAlaska).MountWhitney,14494feetabovesealevel,isseparatedfromDeathValley,282feetbelowsealevel,byadistanceofonly100miles.Thetwoareashaveadifferenceinaltitud

45、eofalmostthreemiles. Californiahasdeep,clearmountainlakeslikeLakeTahoe,thedeepestinthecountry,butitalsohasshallow,saltydesertlakes.IthasLakeTulainyo,12020feetabovesealevel,andthelowestlakeinthecountry,theSaltonSea,236feetbelowsealevel.Someofitslakes,likeOwensLakeinDeathValley,arenotlakesatall;theyar

46、edried-uplakebeds. Inadditiontomountains,lakes,valleys,deserts,andplateaus,CaliforniahasitsPacificcoastline,stretchinglongerthanthecoastlinesofOregonandWashingtoncombined. 76.WhichofthefollowingisthelowestpointintheUnitedStates? A.LakeTulainyo. B.MojaveDesert. C.DeathValley. D.TheSaltonSea. 77.WhereisthehighestpointintheUnitedStateslocated? A.LakeTahoe. B.SierraNevada. C.MountWhitney. D.Alaska. 78.HowfarawayisDeathValleyfromMountWhitney? A.About3miles. B.Only100miles. C.282