2005英语专业四级真题

TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2005) -GRADE FOUR- TIME 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. mathematics   3. 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.   注：这篇短文的内容除地名外，和英语之家发布的第二套考前模拟训练题中的听力短文完全一样 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.   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 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. 16.6 B. 30 C. 100 D. 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 over   B. getting in   C. getting back   D. getting along 35. A. improve   B. enhance   C. develop   D. proceed 36. A. concerns   b. issues   C. advantages   D. problems 37. 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. simiarity   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 socialist C. Being a socialist                        D. 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 take                           B. must have made C. was able to make                     D. 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 if   65. Children who stay away from school do ________ for different reasons. A. them        B. /          C. it          D. theirs   66. –Why are you staring? –I’ve never seen ______tree before. A. kind of      B. that kind of       C. such kind          D. such  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. battle           B. day       C. road