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2005年专业四级真题及其参考答案词汇

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 preciouscave 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. rarely参考答案51-60 AABBD ACBBC61-70 ADCCD BDBBC71-80 DABAC ACDDB。

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2005专业四级真题及答案解析TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORSTEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2005)-GRADE FOURTIME LIMIT: 130 MIN PART 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 CONVERSATIONS In 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 in A. history.B. geography.C. mathematics.D. art. 2. Mr Johnson thinks that _______ can help him a lot in the job. A. logic B. writing C. history D. 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 EXCEPT A. name. B. address. C. receipt. D. phone number. 9. Parcels must be left open mainly for A. customs‘ check. B. security check. C. convenience‘s sake. D. the company‘s sake. 10. The woman‘s last inquiry is mainly concerned with A. the time needed for sending the parcel. B. the flight time to New York. C. the parcel destination. D. parcel collection. SECTION B PASSAGES In 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 those A. 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 he A. 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. Questions18 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 BROAOCAST Questions 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 from A. 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 started A. 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. France B. The United States C. Spain D. Italy 27. It is predicted that by 2020 China will receive _________ visitors. A. 77 million B. 130 million C. 36.8 million D. 100 million 28. According to a Xinhua report, last year saw a _________ per cent increase in the number of Chinese traveling abroad.A. 16.6B. 30C. 100D. 37 Question 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. satisfactory 32. A. deficiencies B. weaknesses C. insufficiencies D. limitations 33. A. cut B. shortage C. lack D. drain 34. A. getting overB. getting inC. getting backD. getting along 35. A. improve B. enhanceC. developD. proceed 36. A. concerns B. issues C. advantages D. problems37. A. still B. always C. habitually D. consequently 38. A. call in B. call over C. call upon D. call out 39. A. always B. rarely C. little D. sometimes 40. A. little B. enough C. many D. much 41. A. and B. but C. still D. or 42. A. tolerant B. hostile C. indifferent D. good-tempered 43. A. agreement B. consensus C. compromise D. deal 44. A. go about B. go over C. go in for D. go through 45. A. seldom B. less C. probably D. certainly 46. A. dependent B. a good source of information C. of great value D. reliable 47. A. familiar B. cold C. humid D. new 48. A. though B. while C. since D. as 49. A. enthusiasm B. hesitation C. caution D. concern 50. A. same B. equivalent C. equal D. similarity PART 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 be B. will have been C. was D. were 52. _________, Mr. Wells is scarcely in sympathy with the working class. A. Although he is a socialist B. Even if he is a socialistC. Being a socialistD. Since he is a socialist 53. His remarks were ________ annoy everybody at the meeting. A. so as to B. such as to C. such to D. as much as to 54. James has just arrived, but I didn‘t know he _________ until yesterday. A. will come B. was coming C. had been coming D. came 55. _________ conscious of my moral obligations as a citizen. A.I was and always will be B. I have to be and always will be C. I had been and always will be D. I have been and always will be 56. Because fuel supplies are finite and many people are wasteful, we will have to install _________ solar heating device in our home. A. some type of B. some types of a C. some type of a D. some types of 57. 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 make 58. I know he failed his last test, but really he‘s _________ stupid. A. something but B. anything but C. nothing but D. not but 59. Do you know Tim‘s brother? He is _________ than Tim. A. much more sportsman B. more of a sportsman C. more of sportsman D. more a sportsman 60. That was not the first time he ________ us. I think it‘s high time we ________ strong actions against him. A. betrayed…take B. had betrayed…took C. has betrayed…took D. has betrayed…take 61. What‘s the chance of ________ a general election this year? A. there being B. there to be C. there be D. there going to be 62. The meeting was put off because we __________ a meeting without John. A. objected having B. were objected to having C. objected to have D. objected to having 63. ________ you _______ further problems with your printer, contact your dealer for advice. A. If, had B. Have, had C. Should, have D. In case, had 64. He asked me to lend him some money, which I agreed to do, ________ that he paid me back the following week. A. on occasion B. on purpose C. on condition D. only if65. Children who stay away from school do ________ for different reasons.A. themB. /C. itD. theirs 66. –Why are you staring? –I‘ve never seen ______tree before. A. kind of B. that kind of C. such kind D. 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. battle B. day C. road D. tunnel 68. We realized that he was under great _________, so we took no notice of his bad temper. A. excitement B. stress C. crisis D. nervousness 69. The director tried to get the actors to _________ to the next scene by hand signals. A. move on B. move off C. move out D. move along 70. His ideas are invariably condemned as ________ by his colleagues.A. imaginativeB. ingeniousC. impracticalD. theoretical 71. Thousands of people turned out into the streets to _________ against the local authorities‘ decision to build a highway across the field. A. contradict B. reform C. counter D. protest 72. The majority of nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a _________.A. minorityB. scarcityC. rarityD. minimum 73. Professor Johnson‘s retirement ________ from next January. A. carries into effect B. takes effect C. has effect D. puts into effect 74. The president explained that the purpose of taxation was to ________ government spending. A. finance B. expand C. enlarge D. budget 75. The heat in summer is no less _________ here in this mountain region. A. concentrated B. extensive C. intense D. intensive 76. Taking photographs is strictly ________ here, as it may damage the precious cave paintings. A. forbidden B. rejected C. excluded D. denied 77. Mr. Brown‘s condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will _________. A. pull back B. pull up C. pull through D. pull out 78. 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. benefit B. availability C. suitability D. convenience 79. The priest made the ________ of the cross when he entered the church. A. mark B. signal C. sign D. gesture 80. This spacious room is ________ furnished with just a few articles in it. A. lightly B. sparsely C. hardly D. rarely PART 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 A It 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 "WagonTrain" 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' 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 Children‘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 that A. 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. hesitant B. unprepared C. reluctant D. determined 84. 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 that A. 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 B Predicting 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 EXCEPT A. 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 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 C Why 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 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-theseall 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 that A. 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 for A. listeners. B. composers. C. musicians. D. directors. 92. According to the passage, enjoying music is not an end in itself because people hope to ________ through listening. A. learn more musical devices B. know more about composers C. communicate more effectively D. understand music better 93. What is the common ground for musical experience to develop?A. Material.B. Listening.C. Sound.D. Activity. 94. The importance of movement in music is explained by comparing it to A. a pattern of melody.B. a series of drumbeats.C. physical movement.D. existence and experience. TEXT D Psychologists agree that I.Q. contributes only about 20 percent of the factors that determine success. A full 80 percent comes from other factors, including what I call emotional intelligence. Following are two of the major qualities that make up emotional intelligence, and how they can be developed: 1.Self-awareness. The ability to recognize a feelings as it happens is the keystone of emotional intelligence. People with greater certainty about their emotions are better pilots of their lives. Developing self-awareness requires tuning in to what neurologist Antonio Damasio calls ―gut feelings‖. Gut feelings can occur without a person being consciously aware of them. For example, when people who fear snakes are shown a picture of a snake, sensors on their skin will detect sweat, a sign of anxiety, even though the people say they do not feel fear. The sweat shows up even when a picture is presented so rapidly that the subject has no conscious awareness of seeing it. Through deliberate effort we can become more aware of our gut feelings. Take someone who is annoyed by a rude encounter for hours after it occurred. He may be unaware of his irritability and surprised when someone calls attention to it .But if he evaluates his feelings, he can change them. Emotional self-awareness is the building block of the next fundamental of emotional intelligence: being able to shake off a bad mood.。

大学英语四级听力历年试题及答案

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2000年1月大学英语四级(4)真题试卷1. A) a .B) .C) a .D) .2. A) .B) .C) ’t ’s.D) ’t .3. A) a .B) a .C) .D) .4. A) .B) a .C) .D) a .5. A) ’s .B) .C) .D) ’t a .6. A) . .B) . .C) .D) o’.7. A) .B) .C) .D) ’t .8. A) ’t .B) ’t a .C) a .D) .9. A) a o’ .B) .C) .D) a .10. A) . a .B) . .C) . .D) . a .11 14 .11. A) A .B) A .C) ’s .D) .12. A) .B) .C) .D) .13. A) .B) .C) .D) .14. A) .B) .C) .D) .15 17 .15. A) .B) ’t .C) ’t .D) .16. A) .B) .C) .D) .17. A) .B) ’t .C) .D) a .18 20 .18. A) .B) .C) .D) .19. A) .B) .C) .D) .20. A) .B) .C) .D) .2000年6月大学英语四级(4)真题试卷1. A) .B) .C) a .D) ’t .2. A) .B) .C) .D) .3. A) ’s .B) ’s .C) .D) .4. A) ’t .B) ’t .C) .D) .5. A) .B) a .C) .D) .6. A) .B) .C) .D) a .7. A) ’s .B) ’s .C) ’s .D) ’s .8. A) A .B) A .C) A .D) A .9. A) .B) .C) .D) .10. A) A .B) a .C) a .D) .11 14 .11. A) .B) .C) .D) .12. A) .B) .C) .D) .13. A) .B) .C) .D) .14. A) .B) .C) .D) .15 17 .15. A) .B) .C) .D) .16. A) .B) .C) .D) .17. A) .B) .C) .D) .18 20 .18. A) .B) .C) .D) .19. A) 300 .B) .C) .D) ’s .20. A) .B) 40 .C) .D) 100 .2001年1月大学英语四级(4)真题试卷1. A) .B) ’s .C) a .D) .2. A) a .B) a .C) .D) a .3. A) ’s a .B) .C) ’s .D) .4. A) a .B) a .C) ’s .D) ’s .5. A) .C) .D) .6. A) .B) A .C) A .D) .7. A) .B) .C) .D) a .8. A) .B) a .C) .D) .9. A) .B) .C) .10. A) .B) ’t .C) ’s .D) .11 13 .11. A) a .B) a .C) a .D) a India.12. A) .B) .C) .D) .13. A) .B) .C) .D) ’s .14 16 .14. A) .B) a .C) .D) .15. A) .B) .C) .D) .16. A) .B) .C) .D) .17 20 .17. A) .B) .C) .D) .18. A) .B) .C) .D) .19. A) .B) .C) .D) ’ .20. A) .B) .C) ’s .D) ’ .2001年6月大学英语四级(4)真题试卷1. A) A .B) A .C) A a .D) A .2. A) .B) .C) .D) .3. A) a .B) .C) ’t .D) a a .4. A) .B) .C) a .D) .5. A) a .B) .C) a .D) .6. A) .B) .C) ’t .D) .7. A) 5:10.B) 5:00.C) 4:30.D) 5:15.8. A) .B) .C) .D) .9. A) a .B) a .C) .D) a .10. A) .B) .C) .D) .2002年1月大学英语四级(4)真题试卷1. A) a .B) ’s .C) ’s .D) ’t .2. A) ’t .B) .C) .D) .3. A) a .B) a .C) a .D) a .4. A) ’s .B) ’s .C) .D) ’s .5. A) .B) .C) .D) .6. A) .B) .C) .D) a .7. A) .B) .C) .D) .8. A) .B) .C) a .D) .9. A) . ’s .B) .C) . ’s .D) ’t .10. A) a .B) a .C) a .D) a .11 13 .11. A) ’t ’s .B) .C) .D) .12. A) .B) .C) .D) .13. A) .B) .C) .D) .14 16 .14. A) .B) .C) .D) a .15. A) .B) .C) .D) .16. A) .B) .C) .D) .17 20 .17. A) a .B) .C) London .D) .18. A) .B) .C) a .D) .19. A) .B) .C) .D) .20. A) ’t ’ .B) .C) .D) .2002年6月大学英语四级(4)真题试卷1. A) .B) .C) .D) .2. A) A .C) A .D) .3. A) a .B) .C) .D) a .4. A) .B) ’t .C) .D) .5. A) .B) .C) .D) ’t ’s .6. A) .B) .C) .7. A) .B) ’s .C) .D) ’s .8. A) a .B) .C) 9:14.D) ’s .9. A) a .B) a ’s.C) a .D) a .10. A) a .B) .C) a .D) .11 13 .11. A) .B) .C) .D) .12. A) –’t .B) .C) .D) .13. A) .B) .C) .D) .14 17 .14. A) A .B) A .C) A .D) .15. A) .B) .C) .D) .16. A) .B) .C) .D) .17. A) .B) .C) .D) .18 20 .18. A) .B) .C) .D) 14 .19. A) .B) .C) .D) .20. A) .B) .C) .D) a .2003年1月大学英语四级(4)真题试卷1. A) .B) .C) .D) .2. A) ’s , .C) ’s .D) ’s .3. A) .B) .C) .D) .4. A) .B) .C) .D) .5. A) .B) a .C) .D) .6. A) ’s .B) .C) .7. A) .B) 7 o’.C) ’t 7 o’.D) ’t .8. A) ’s a .B) ’s .C) ’s ’s .D) ’s a .9. A) .B) .C) .D) .10. A) .B) ’t .C) a .D) ’s .2003年6月大学英语四级(4)真题试卷1. A) a .B) a .C) a .D) a .2. A) .B) .C) a .D) .3. A) ’s .B) ’s .C) a .D) .4. A) .B) .C) .D) .5. A) a .B) a .C) .D) ’t .6. A) 8 .B) .C) .D) .7. A) .B) .C) .D) a .8. A) a .B) a .C) a .D) .9. A) a .B) .C) a .D) .10. A) ’s .B) ’s .C) ’s .D) ’s .11 13 .11. A) .B) .C) .D) .12. A) .B) .C) .D) .13. A) a .B) ’t .C) .D) .14 16 .14. A) a .B) a .C) .D) a .15. A) .B) .C) .D) .16. A) .B) .C) .D) .17 20 .17. A) .B) .C) .D) .18. A) .B) .C) .D) .19. A) a .B) .C) .D) a Britain.20. A) .B) 1948.C) .D) 1881.2003年9月大学英语四级(4)真题试卷1. A) a .B) .C) .D) .2. A) .B) .C) .D) ’s .3. A) a .B) a .C) a .D) a .4. A) .B) a .C) a .D) .5. A) .B) .C) .D) .6. A) .B) .C) a .D) a .7. A) .B) .D) a .8. A) .B) a .C) .D) ’s .9. A) .B) ’s .C) ’s .D) .10. A) ’s .B) ’s .C) ’s .D) ’s .11 13 .11. A) .B) .D) .12. A) .B) .C) .D) .13. A) .B) .C) .D) .14 17 .14. A) .B) a .C) .D) .15. A) AB) A .C) A .D) A .16. A) .B) .C) .D) .17. A) .B) .C) 55,000.D) .18 20 .18. A) A Bridge.B) A .C) A .D) A Bridge.19. A) .B) .C) .D) .20. A) .B) .C) .D) .2003年12月大学英语四级(4)真题试卷1. A) .B) .C) .D) a a .2. A) .B) .C) ’t a .D) .3. A) ’s .B) .C) .D) .4. A) a .B) a .C) .D) a .5. A) .B) .C) ’s .D) .6. A) . .B) . ’s .C) .D) . ’s .7. A) ’t .B) a .C) .D) a .8. A) ’t .B) ’s .C) .D) .9. A) a .B) .C) a .D) .10. A) .B) .C) .D) .11 13 . 11. A) .B) .C) .D) .12. A) .B) .C) .D) .13. A) a .B) .C) .D) .14 16 .14. A) ’t .B) .C) .D) .15. A) .B) .C) .D) a .16. A) .B) .C) .D) .17 20 .17. A) ’s .B) .C) .D) ’s a .18. A) a .B) A a .C) A .D) A a .19. A) A .B) .C) A .D) .20. A) .B) London.C) a .D) .2004年6月大学英语四级(4)真题试卷1. A) .B) 'sC) a .D) .2. A) .B) . .C) . .。

2005年英语专业四级考试听力原文

Part I DictationThe WristwatchIt is generally believed that wristwatches 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 ComprehensionSECTION A CONVERSATIONSConversation OneW: Good morning. Sit down, please, Mr Johnson.M: Thank you, Ma'am.W: I've read your letter here. You seem to have done very well at school. Can you tell me something about your school work?M: As you can see, my strongest subjects were arts subjects. My best subject was history, and my second best was geography (Ql). However, my favorite subject was maths and the results I got in the maths paper were quite reasonable.W: That'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 I've been told that working with computers needs a logical mind (Q2) 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 materials for computers, wouldn't you?M: Yes, Ma'am. That's what interests me most about computers, writing programs (Q3). But I think the computer industry itself is still expanding enormously. I'm sure that career prospect in this industry would be very good no matter what sort of job I went into.W: I see. Well, thank you! I've enjoyed our talk. We'll be writing to you.M: Thank you,Ma'am. Good morning.Conversation TwoW: Excuse me. Could I ask you some questions?M: Of course.W: I work for an advertising agency, and I'm doing some research. It's for a new magazine for people like you (Q4). M; People like me. What do you mean? W: People between 25 and 35 years old. M: OK.W: Right. What do you do at the weekend?M: Well, on Fridays my wife always goes to her exercise class. Then she visits friends. W: Don't you go out?M: Not on Fridays. I never go out on Fridays. I stay at home and watch television (Q5).W: And on Saturdays?M: On Saturdays my wife and I always go sailing together(Q6). W: Really?M: H... mmm. We love it. We never miss it. And then in the evening we go out (Q6).W: Where to?M: Different places. We sometimes go to see friends, we sometimes go to the cinema or res-taurant, but we always go out on Saturday evenings.W: I see. And now Sunday. What happens on Sundays?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: En... Twice a week, three times a week?W: Thank you very much. All I need now are your personal details; your name, job and so on.What's your surname (Q7)?M:Robinson.Conversation ThreeM: Parcel Express. Good morning. How can I help you?W: Good morning. I'm thinking of sending a parcel to New York next week. Can you tell me what the procedure is, please?M: Certainly. When you ring us, 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 contact phone number (Q8).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: Yes. The weight and dimension of the parcel, that's height, width and length, and the value of the goods and the full description.W: Value...? Description?M: Yes, but don't seal that parcel. You need to leave it open so that the driver can check the contents when he collects it. After the recent bombing, the airline said we would have to check all parcels. They told us we had to do it (Q9).W: Fine. Now,last question, how long will the parcel take to get to New York (Q10)?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. You've been very helpful.M: Not at all. Goodbye.W: Goodbye.SECTION B PASSAGESPassage A(Announcer) Attention, all passengers! Platform change, this is platform change. The train now standing at Platform 9 is the 10:48 train, calling it all stations to Nanjing. Please note the train at Platform 9 is not the 10:52 train to Jinan. It's the 10:48 train calling it all stations to Nanjing (Qll). The 10:52 to Jinan will now leave from Platform 7. Train announcement: The 11:20 train to Zhengzhou from Platform 8 will be subject to a 15-minute delay. I repeat, there will be aaboard. They said most had died during the trip. Last Friday, seven Africans, including three children, died before their boat could reach the island. A further 25 people survived.News Item Two (question 23)China has said it has decided on putting three people into space for a week (Q23B, A), the China news service said on Tuesday. The News Agency reported an official as saying that the preparations were under way for the next Shenzhou launch. The Shenzhou VI is expected to blast off within the next two years (Q23A, C). Shenzhou V carried the Chinese astronaut aloft. He circled the earth 14 times during his twenty-one-hour trip, October 15 to 16 (Q23D), 2003, making China the third country to put a man into space.News Item Three (questions 24 and 25)Gigantic waves of flame that covered entire neighborhoods and filled the skies over southern California with ash (Q24) have killed at least 13 people. At least 6 separate wild fires 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 (Q24). Authority said they were seeking two men in connection with the fires, which they believed were started deliberately (Q25).News Item Four (questions 26 to 28)There has been modest growth in tourism worldwide despite two years of terrorism, war and disease, and China is the engine driving it, according to the World Tourism Organization. International tourists' numbers hit a record of 702 million last year, a rise of 2.7 percent over 2001, the year of the September 11th attacks. France remains the most popular destination, receiving more than 77 million visitors, followed by Spain (Q26), United States and Italy. China, however, marked 11% growth over that period, attracting 36.8 million international visitors. It ranks the 5th among leading tourism nations. By 2020, it will be top with predictions of 130 million visitors per year (Q27). Chinese themselves are also becoming a major force of travelers. According to a Xinhua report, over 16.6 million Chinese traveled abroad last year, up 37 percent from the previous year (Q28). Their numbers are expected to grow to 30 million by the end of the decade and 100 million in 2020.News Item Five (questions 29 and 30)Around 40 former military officers in Argentina have been arrested for possible extradition to Spain on human rights charges (Q29). The arrest came as the Argentine government struck down the decree prohibiting such extradition, saying all Argentines should be equal before the law. Those detainees include a former navy captain and several other ex-officers suspected of torture or murder (Q30) during the last period of military rule in Argentina which ended in 1983.。

2005年英语专业四级阅读理解答案及解析

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 (dark and dirty 又黑又脏的；昏暗的；肮脏的adjective: squalid, grimy, dim) multi-family house in Detroit. We watched TV every night The background noise of our lives was gunfire and horses' hoofs from "Wagon Train (a long line of wagons and horses, used by people travelling west in N America in the 19th century （19 世纪美国人向西部迁移的）马拉篷车队)" or "Cheyenne (夏安族人a member of a North American Indian people living on the western plains)" , 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'd drive you to the library."So pretty soon, there were these two peevish (easily annoyed by unimportant things; bad-tempered 爱生气的；易怒的；脾气坏的adjective: sullen, petulant, morose, testy, crabbed, pettish, fretful, grumpy, querulous) boys sitting in her white 1959 Oldsmobile (2000年通用汽车决定放弃旗下品牌奥斯莫比尔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 (匆匆翻阅；浏览) them.The first book I read clear through was Chip the Dam Builder. It was about beavers (an animal with a wide flat tail and strong teeth.Beavers live in water and onland and can build dams(= barriers across rivers), made of pieces of wood and mud. 河狸；海狸). 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 ((of an idea) to occur to somebody; to be realized开始（被人）理解，渐渐（使人）明白) 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 (of a place 地方quiet because nobody is talking; much quieter than usual 寂静的；宁静的; voices 嗓音speaking very quietly 轻的；低声的) sanctuary (noun: shrine, refuge, asylum, shelter, temple, sanctum) 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 (小儿神经外科) at John Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore. Sometimes I still can't believe my life's journey, from a failing (below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades") and indifferent (not very good 不很好的；一般的) 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.文章精析：本文是叙述文体裁。

05年英语专业四级考试真题及答案

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12月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案

2005 年 12 月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Part 1 Section A1A)See a doctorB)Stay in bed for a few days.C)Get treatment in a better hospital.D)Make a phone call to the doctor.2A) The 2:00 train will arrive earlier.C)The woman prefers to take the 2:30 train.D)they are gong to have some fast food on the train.3A) 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.4A)Alice didn’t seem to be nervous during her speech.B)Alice needs more training in making public speeches.C)The man can hard ly understand Alice’s presentation.D)The man didn’t think highly of Alice’s presentation.5A)It ’s worse than 30 years ago.B)It remains almost the same as before.C)There are more extremes in the weather.D)There has been a significant rise in temperature.6A)At a publishing house.B)At a bookstore.C)In a reading roomD)In Prof. Jordan’s office7A)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. 8A)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.9A)It can help solve complex problems.B)It will most likely prove ineffectiveC)It is a new weapon against terrorists.D)It will help detect all kinds of liars.10A)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 companySection BPassage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11A)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.12A)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.13A)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 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14A)They strongly believe in family rules.B)They are very likely to succeed in life.C)They tend to take responsibility for themselvesD)They are in the habit of obeying their parents.15A)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.16A)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 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 17A)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.18A)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.19A)They both attract scientists’attentionB)They can both be quite challengingC)They are both thought-provoking.D)They may both lead to surprising findings.20A)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.Part IIReading comprehension (35 minutes)Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Just five one-hundredths of an inch thick, light golden in color and with a perfect“ saddle curl,” the Lay’ s potato chip seems an unlikely weapon for global domination. But itsmaker. Frito- Lay. Thinks otherwise.” Potato chips are a snack food for the world,” said Salman Amin, the company’ s head of global marketing. Amin believes there is no corner ofthe world that can resist the charms of a Frito-Lay potato chip.Frito-Lay is the biggest snack maker in America. owned by PepsiCo. And accounts forover half of the parent company ’ s $3 billion annual profits. But the U.S. snack food market is largelysaturated, and to grow. the company has to look overseas.Its strategy rests on two beliefs: first a global product offers economies of scale withwhich local brands cannot compete. And second, consumers in the 21st century are drawn to“ global ” as a concept.” Global” does not mean products that are consciously identified asAmerican, but ones than consumes-especially young people-see as part of a modem,innovative( 创新的 )world in which people are linked across cultures by shared beliefs andtastes. Potato chips are an American invention, but most Chinese, for instance, do not knowthan Frito- Lay is an American company. Instead, Riskey, the company ’ s research anddevelopment head, would hope they associate the brand with the new world of globalcommunications and business.With brand perception a crucial factor, Riskey ordered a redesign of the Frito-Laylogo( 标识 ).The logo, along with the company-’heldslongmarketing image of the“ irresistibility” of its chips. would help facilitate the company’ s global expansion.The executives acknowledge that they try to swing national eating habits to a foodcreated in America, but they deny that amounts to economic imperialism. Rater, they seeFrito- Lay as spreading the benefits of free enterprise across the world.“ We’ re making products in those countries, we’ re adapting them to the tastes of those countries, buildingbusinesses and employing people and changing lives,” said Steve Reinemund, PepsiCo’ s chief executive.21.It is the belief of Frito- Lay’s head of global marking that_____.A)Potato chips can hardly be used as a weapon to dominate the world marketB)Their company must find new ways to promote domestic sales.C)The light golden color enhances the c harm of their company’s potato chipsD)People the world over enjoy eating their company’s potato chips22.What do we learn about Frito-Lay from Paragraph 2?A)Its products use to be popular among overseas consumers.B)Its expansion has caused fierce competition in the snack marker.C)It gives half of its annual profits to its parent company.D)It needs to turn to the word market for development.23.One of the assumptions on which Frito-Lay bases its development strategy isthat_____.A)consumers worldwide today are attracted by global brandsB)local brands cannot compete successfully with American brandsC)products suiting Chinese consumers’ needs bring more profitsD)products identified as American will have promising market value24.Why did Riskey have the Frito-Lay logo redesigned?A)To suit changing tastes of young consumers.B)To promote the company's strategy of globalization.C)To change the company ’s long-held marketing image.D)To compete with other American chip producers.25.Frito-Lay's executives claim that the promoting of American food in the international market_____.A)won't affect the eating habits of the local peopleB)will lead to economic imperialismC)will be in the interest of the local peopleD)won’t spoil the taste of their chipsPassage TwoQuestion 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.In communities north of Denver, residents are pitching in to help teachers andadministrators as the Vrain school District tries to solve a $13.8 million budget shortageblamed on mismanagement.” We’ re worried about our teachers and principals, and we reallydon ’ t want to lose them because of this,” one parent sail.“ If we can help ease their financial burden, we will.”Teachers are grateful, but know it may be years before the district is solvent(有综合能力的 ). They feel really good about the parent support, but they realize it’s impossible forthen to solve this problem.The 22,000-student district discovered the shortag e last month.“It’s extraordinary.Nobody would have imagined something happening like this at this level,” said State Treasurer Mike Coffman.Coffman and district officials last week agreed on a state emergency plan freeing yp a$9.8 million loan that enabled the payroll( 工资单 ) to be met for 2,700 teachers and staff intime for the holidays.District officials also took $1.7 million from student-activity accounts its 38schools.At Coffman ’s request, the District Attorney has begun investigating the district’s finances. Coffman says he wants to know whether district officials hid the budget shortageuntil after the November election., when voters approved a $212 million bond issue forschools.In Frederick, students’ parents are buying classroomppliessu and offering to pay forgroceries and utilities to keep first-year teachers and principals in their jobs.Some $36,000 has been raised in donations from Safeway. A Chevrolet dealershipdonated $10,000 and forgave the district’ s $10,750enting thebill fordriver educating cars.IBM contributed 4,500 packs of paper.“We employ thousands of people in this community,” said Mitch Carson, a hospitalchief executive, who helped raise funds.“ We have children in the school, and we see how they could be affected.”At Creek High School, three students started a website that displays newspaper articles,district information and an email forum(论坛)。

专业英语四级真题2005年答案

2005 年英语专业四级考试PART ⅠDICTATIONThe WristwatchIt is generally believed that wristwatches 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 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 them 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 COMPREHENSIONKeys: 1～5 CABAD 6～10 BACBA 11～15 CBDBD 16～20 BDBAB 21～25 DBBDA 26～30 CBDCASECTION A CONVERSATIONSQuestions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation.W: Good morning. Sit down please, Mr. Johnson.M: Thank you, madam.W: I have read your letter here. You seemed to have done very well at school. Can you tell me something about your school work?M: As you can see, my strongest subjects were arts 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: That's true. Now, can you tell me why you think these subjects will help you in this job?M: Well, madam, 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 I've been told that working with computers needs a 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: Yes, madam. That's what interests me most about computers - writing programs, but I think the computer industry itself is still expanding enormously. I'm sure that career prospects in the industry would be very good no matter what sort of job I went into.W: I see, well, thank you. I've enjoyed our talk. We'll be writing to you.M: Thank you, madam. Good morning.Questions 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 I'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. Urn, what do you do at the weekend?M: Well, on Fridays, my wife always goes to her exercise class. Then, she visits friends.W: Don't you go out?M: Not on Fridays. I never go out on Fridays. I stay at home and watch television.W: And on Saturdays?M: On Saturdays my wife and I always go sailing together.W: Really?M: Mm, 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 restaurants. But we always go out on Saturday evenings.W: I see. And now Sunday. What happens on Sundays?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: Urn, twice a week.., three times a week...W: Thank you very much. All I need now are your personal details, your name, job and so on. What's your surname?M: Robinson.Questions 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 York next week. Can you tell me what the procedure is, please?M: Certainly. When you ring us, we need the following information. The invoice address: that's probably your address, isn't it? And then, the pickup address. That's different. And the 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 are sending the parcel to.W: Ok, anything else?M: Yes, the weight and dimensions of the parcel. That's height, weight and length. And the value of the goods and full description.W: Value, description.M: Yes, but don't seal the parcel. You need to leave it open so that the driver can check the contents when he collects it. After the recent bombing, the airline said that we'd have to check all parcels. They told us we had to do it.W: Fine. Now last question. How long will the parcel take to get to New York?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 will arrive in 24 hours.W: Right. Thank you very much. You've been very helpful.M: Not at all. Goodbye.W: Goodbye.SECTION B PASSAGESQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the following announcement.Attention, all passengers, platform change! This is a platform change. 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 Jinan. It's the 10:48 train calling at all stations to Nanjing. The 10:52 to Jinan will now leave from Platform 7. Train announcement, the 11:20 train to Zhengzhou from Platform 8 will be subject to a 15-minute delay. I re peat there will be a 15-minute delay for the Zhengzhou train on Platform 8. It will now leave at 11:35, not 11: 20. The 11:28 train to Hangzhou has been cancelled. We apologize to customers, but due to signal problems, the 11:28 train toHangzhou 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.Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage.The International Red Cross in Red Crescent Museum was opened in Geneva in 1988. It 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 the idea by a Swiss businessman called Henry Durant. He had witnessed the heavy casualties of the battle of Solferino in Italy four years earlier, in which 40,000 people were killed, wounded or missing. He had seen the lack of medical services in 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. The symbol of the organization was originally just a red cross. It has no religious significance. The founders of the movement adopted it as a tribute to Switzerland. However, during the rest of the Turkish war, the Turks felt that the cross could be seen as a fence to the Muslim soldiers and the second symbol, the red crescent, was adopted for use by national organizations in the Islamic world. Both are now official symbols.Questions 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 shout the name of their team, running around, yelling "Go Team Go!" The first cheerleader ever was a man. In 1898, Johnny Campbell jumped in front of the crowd at the university of Minnesota and shouted for his team. He shouted "Hurrah, Minnesota!" This was the first organized show, or yell. For the next 32 years, cheerleaders were men only. Cheerleading is not just about cheering. They practice special shows, dances, and athletic shows. The men throw the women high in the air, and catch them. The team members climb on each other's shoulders to make a human pyramid. They yell and dance too. It is like human fire works. Of course, they may often suffer serious knee and wrist injuries and bloody noses. Cheerleaders have their own contests every year at local, state and national levels. And a crowd shouts for them. It is not fair to think cheerleading is just being cheerful and lively and having a loud voice. Cheerleading is a sport in itself.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestions 21 and 22 are based on the following news.The bodies of dozens of African emigrants discovered off the Italian coast last week might have been thrown overboard, Italian officials said on Monday. A coast guard spokesman said 15 illegal emigrants, 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. 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.Question 23 is based on the following news.China has set aside on putting 3 people into space for a week, the China news service said on Tuesday. The news agency reported an official as saying the preparations were underway for the next Shenzhou launch. The Shenzhou VI is expected to blast off within the next two years. Shenzhou V carried a Chinese astronaut aloft. He circled the earth 14 times during his 21-hour trip October 15th to 16th 2003, making China the third country to put a man into space.Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news.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 Las Angeles. They were reported to have destroyed 800 homes and consumed about 120 thousand hectares of land. Authority said they were seeking two men in connection with the fires, which they believed were started deliberately.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the following news.There has been modest growth in tourism worldwide despite two years of terrorism, war and disease. And China is the engine driving it, according to the World Tourism Organization. International tourists' numbers hit a record of 702 million last year, a rise of 2.7% over 2001, the year of the September 11 attacks. France re mains the most popular destination, receiving more than 77 million visitors, followed by Spain, United States and Italy. China, however, marked a 11% growth over that period, attracting 36.8 million international visitors. It ranks 5th among leading tourism nations. By 2020, it will be top, with predictions of 130 million visitors per year. Chinese themselves are also becoming a major force as travelers. According to a Xinhua report, over 16.6 million Chinese traveled abroad last year, up 37% from the previous year. Their numbers are expected to grow to 30 million by the end of the decade, and 100 million in 2020.Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news．Around 44 military officers in Argentina have been arrested for possible extradition to Spain on human rights charges．The arrest came as the Argentine government struck down the decree prohibiting such extradition，saying all Argentine should be equal before the law．Those detained included former navy captain and several other ex-officers suspected of torture or murder during the last period of military ruling in Argentina which ended in 1983．易错题型分析SECTION A1．注意求职者用来表示评述性的形容词，他称他的文科科目为“strongest subjects”，其中历史是他的“best subject”，而地理是他的“second best”，数学是他的“favorite subject”，而他的数学考试结果是"quite reasonable"，由此可见求职者是以一种委婉的方式表明数学并不是他最擅长的学科，应选C。

2005专业四级真题及答案解析

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.。

专四听力真题原文—2005

[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]。

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Model Test Six
Section A
1. A) Any job with an average salary
B) An average job with an average salary
C) An exciting job with an average salary
D) A boring job with a high salary
2. A) He likes the disco party
B) He never misses any disco parties
C) He likes the disco better than any other things
D) He dislikes any disco parties
3. A) The man would wait for his friends
B) He would go out
C) He would stay at home
D) He would take a train
4. A) Go walking with her friend
B) Rest and take care of herself
C) Stay at home and do her exercises
D) Catch up with her reading
5. A) The man should go to the department office.

B) The man has to follow the correct procedure
C) The man can drop any course as he likes
D) The man had better not drop any course.
6. A) With George’s parents in Chicago
B) With the woman’s sister in Washington
C) With her friends in Europe
D) With George’s parents in Boston
7. A) Preparing for bed
B) Walking toward the campus
C) Booking for a place to live
D) Inviting some friends to visit
8. A) She partially agrees with the man
B) She completely agrees with the man
C) She doesn’t agree with the man.
D) She thinks life’s worse for young people
9. A) The woman wants an office with a better view.
B) The river can be seen from both offices.
C) The woman’s office has two windows.
D) They have to cross the river every day.
10. A) They are very rude.
B) They are very polite.
C) They are very forgetful.
D) They are very disapproving.

Section B
Passage One
11. A) Because Arab countries can’t produce so much
oil.

B) Because Arab countries will raise the oil price.
C) Because worlds economy is getting worse.
D) Because oil wells will run dry in 30 years at the
present rate of use.

12. A) Oil shortage
B) Large population
C) Air pollution
D) A large-scale war
13. A) Importing food.
B) Growing more food
C) Creating artificial food
D) Reducing the population now

Passage Two
14. A) Three
B) Two
C) Five
D) Four
15. A) Talk to other people who rent apartments in
the same buildings

B) Make sure there are good locks on all the
windows and doors
C) Check the water and electricity to see if they
are working
D) Walk around the apartment for dangerous
signs
16. A) Deposit some money in a bank
B) Read the lease carefully and sign it
C) Ask the landlord for a damage deposit
D) Sign the contract and pay a security deposit

Passage Three
17. A) The history of English dictionaries
B) The features of different dictionaries
C) How to compile English dictionaries
D) The difficulties during compiling dictionaries
18. A) All dictionaries before 1750 were not valuable.
B) In the Oxford Dictionary, its word histories is
the most important part.
C) Every author after Robert Cawdrey benefited
from the previous authors’ experience.
D) The value of a dictionary lies in the number of
words collected in it.
19. A) A complete list of difficult words
B) Contained sentences showing
C) 20-volume work
D) Showing word histories
20. A) It defined easy words as well as hard words.
B) Nothing more than a list of difficult words
C) Present good sentences to show how each word
was actually used in speech and in writing
D) It was the greatest improvement in the quality
of dictionaries.