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1999 年专业英语四级考试真题及答案 TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(1999) -GRADEFOUR- PARTIWRITING(45MIN) SECTIONACOMPOSITION(35MIN) Weseeadvertisementsontelevisioneveryday.SomepeoplethinkthatTVadvertisingbringsu sbenefits,butothersdon'tthinkso.Whatisyouropinion? WriteonANSWERSHEETONEacompositionofabout150wordsonthefollowingtopic: AMAJORADVANTAGE/DISADVANTAGEOFADVERTISINGON TELEVISION Youaretowriteinthreeparagraphs: Inthefirstparagraph,statejustONEmajoradvantageordisadvantageofTVadvertising. Inthesecondparagraph,giveoneortworeasonstosupportyourpointofview. Inthelastparagraph,bringwhatyouhavewrittentoanaturalconclusion. Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandappropriateness. Failuretofollowtheinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks. SECTIONBNOTE-WRITING(10MIN) WriteonANSWERSHEETONEanoteof50-60wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation: You'velearnedthatyourfriendJimmyisillthesedays.Writehimanoteexpressingyourconce rn,askingafterhishealthandgivingyourbestwishes. Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandappropriateness. PARTIIDICTATION(15MIN) Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.During thefirstreading,whichwillbereadatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning. Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyp hrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbereadatnormalspeedagainanddur ingthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheckthroughyourw orkoncemore. PleasewritethewholepassageonAnswerSheetTwo. PARTIIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(20MIN) InSectionA,BandCyouwillheareverythingonceonly.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequ estionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyouranswersheet. SECTIONASTATEMENT Inthissectionyouwillheareightstatements.Attheendofeachstatementyouwillbegiven10 secondstoanswereachofthefollowingeightquestions. 1.Howwelldidthespeakerdointhetest? A.Heansweredthelastfourquestions. B.Heansweredthelastfewquestionsfirst. C.Heansweredonlysomeofthequestions. D.Heansweredallthequestionsexceptthefirst. 2.JanethinksthatSwisscheese________. A.tastesthebest

B.tastesverybad C.isbetterthanbuttercheese D.isnobetterthanothercheese 3.Johnwentto________first. A.thecinema B.therepairshop C.thegasstation D.theservicestation 4.Bettywishesto________. A.sendawaythecleaninglady B.replacethecleaninglady C.keepthecleaninglady D.dothehousecleaning 5.HowmuchdidFredpayforhiscar? A.Hepaidhalfthepricethesalesmanasked. B.Hepaidtwiceasmuchasthesalesmanasked. C.Hepaidthepricethesalesmanasked. D.Heneedn'thavepaidthatmuchforthecar. 6.Permanenteducationispracticalbecause________. A.therearenolimitsatall B.therearenoagelimits C.nooneisgettingreallytooold D.noonewantstolearnatoldage 7.Accordingtothespeaker,themostdifficultthingis________. A.travelingfromplacetoplace B.keepingawayfromcrowds C.makingholidayplans D.findingaplacewithmanypeople 8.Williamlosthisjobbecause________. A.hewasalwayssick B.heusuallywenttoworklate C.hemadeamistakeinhiswork D.hegotangrywithhisboss SECTIONBCONVERSATION Inthissection,youwillheareightshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofea chconversationyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingeightquestions. 9.Markrefusedtotakethejobbecause________. A.theworkinghourswerenotsuitable B.thejobwasnotwellpaid C.hehadtodoalotoftraveling D.thejobwasquitedifficult 10.Whatdotheythinkabouttherestaurant? A.Theservicethereisnotgood. B.Thefoodmightnotbegood.

C.Thewaiterisnothospitable. D.Therestaurantistoosmall. 11.WhichlanguagedoesMaryspeakwell? A.Chinese. B.French. C.Japanese. D.English. 12.ThewomanbelievesthatJohn________. A.wasplayingajoke B.wasleavingBoston C.wasmovingtoBoston D.wassellinghishousehimself 13.Thewomanshouldhavearrivedby________. A.10:45 B.10:40 C.10:55 D.11:00 14.Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation? A.Johnisnotsick. B.Johnisfeelingbetter. C.Jackhasn'tbeensick. D.Jackhasnotgotbetter. 15.Thetoneofthemanisthatof________. A.surprise B.sarcasm C.disappointment D.humour 16.Thetwospeakersareprobably________. A.inaparkingground B.ataferry-crossing C.inatrafficjam D.atapetrolstation SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST Questions17and18arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven 20secondstoanswerthequestion. Nowlistentothenews. 17.SomeHaitiansareonstrikeinorderto________. A.getpropermedicaltreatment B.askfortheirpoliticalrights C.protestagainsttheUSdecision D.demandfoodsupplyaidfromUSA 18.ThestrikersaredeniedentryintotheUSbecause________.A.AIDSvirushasbeenfoundamo ngthem. B.theycannotgetpoliticalasylumintheUS

C.theUSgovernmenthasrefusedtotakethem D.theydon'tacceptpropermedicaltreatment Questions19isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10seco ndstoanswerthequestion. Nowlistentothenews. 19.TheUSauto-makersdecidedtostoptheiractionbecause________. A.Japaneseauto-makerspromisedtostopdumpingcarsintheUS. B.thegovernmentpromisedtosolvetheUS-Japantradeimbalance C.threeUScompanieshaveendedtheUS-Japantradeimbalance D.JapanagreetosellcarsattheagreepricesinsidetheUS. Questions20and21arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven 20secondstoanswerthequestion. Nowlistentothenews. 20.Wheredidthestormsfirststrike?A.TheeasternUS. B.TheGulfofMexico. C.TheCanadianborder. D.SomeareasinCuba. 21.ThestormshaveresultedinthefollowingEXCEPT A.deathanddamage B.disruptionofairservices C.destructionofcrops D.relocationofpeople Questions22isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10seco ndstoanswerthequestion. Nowlistentothenews. 22.Accordingtothenews,Francewasstronglycriticizedfor________.A.conductingfivenu cleartestsonWednesday B.carryingoutaseriesofnucleartestsinPacific C.gettingdisappointingresultsinthenuclearprogram D.refusingtosignaglobaltreatybanningnucleartests Question23isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secon dstoanswerthequestion. Nowlistentothenews. 23.Thenewsitemismainlyabout________. A.airtrafficproblems B.Safetyimprovement. C.Thenumberofflights. D.Flighttrainingcourses. Questions24and25arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven 20secondstoanswerthequestion. Nowlistentothenews. 24.WhatisthepurposeofthemeetinginLuxembourg?A.TocontrolpatrolboatsontheRiverDan ube. B.ToendeconomicsanctionsagainstSerbia.

27animpressive C.TostepupeconomicsanctionsagainstSerbia. D.Tosendpoliceofficerstosearchtheriver. 25.InternationaleffortsagainstSerbiahavebeenineffectivebecause________. A.shipscarryingillegalsuppliesstillsailalongtheriver B.moreillegalgoodshavebeencarriedoverland C.localauthoritiesdidn'tattempttostopillegalgoods D.therehasbeendisagreementovereconomicsanctions PARTIVCLOZE(15MIN) Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldcorrectlycompletethepassageifinsertedinth ecorrespondingblanks.Markthecorrectchoiceforeachblankonyouranswersheet. Ourape-menforefathershadnoobviousnaturalweaponsinthestruggleforsurvivalintheope n.Theyhadneitherthepowerfulteethnorthestrongclawsofthe bigcats.Theycouldnot26withthebear,whosestrength,speedandclaws ‘small-fire'weaponry.Theycouldnotevendefend themselves28runningswiftlylikethehorses,zebrasorsmallanimals.Ifthe ape-manhadattemptedtocompeteonthosetermsintheopen,theywouldhavebeen29tofailurea ndextinction.Buttheywere30withenormousconcealed advantagesofakindnotpossessedbyanyoftheircompetitors. Inthesearch31thepickingsoftheforest,theape-menhad32 efficientstereoscopicvisionandasenseofcolorthattheanimalsofthegrasslandsdidnotp ossess.Theabilitytoseeclearlyatcloserangepermittedtheape-mentostudypracticalpro blemsinawaythatlayfar________thereachoftheoriginalinhabitantsofthegrassland.Goo dlong-distancesightwas________anothermatter. Lackoflong-distancevisionhadnotbeenaproblemforforest-dwellingapesandmonkeysbeca usethehighertheviewpoint,thegreatertherangeofsight–so 35theyhadhadtodowasclimbatree.Outintheopen,however,thissimple solutionwasnot36.Climbingahillwouldhavehelped,butinmanyplacesthe groundwasflat.Theape-men37theonlypossiblesolution.Theyrearedupas highaspossibleontheirhindlimbsandbegantowalkupright. Thisvitalchangeofphysicalpositionbroughtaboutconsiderabledisadvantages.Itwasext remelyunstableanditmeantthatthealreadyslowape-menbecameslowerstill. 38,theyperseveredandtheirbonestructuregradually Because 大 39 家 tothenew,unstablepositionthat40themthenameHomoerectus,uprightman. 40.A.obtained B.called C.deserved D.earned 27.A.became B.equipped C.posed D.provided 28.A.in B.upon C.by

D.with 29.A.driven B.doomed C.forced D.led 30.A.bestowed B.given C.presented D.endowed 31.A.for B.of C.on D.at 32.A.progressed B.generated C.developed D.advanced 33.A.from B.apart C.beyond D.above 34.A.rather B.quite C.much D.really 35.A.anything B.that C.everything D.all 36.A.available B.enough C.sufficient D.convenient 37.A.chose B.adopted C.accepted D.took 38.A.However B.Therefore. C.Meanwhile. D.Subsequently. 39.A.accustomed B.familiarized C.adapted

D.suited 26.A.match B.compare C.rival D.equal PARTVGRAMMARANDVOCABULARY(15MIN) Therearetwenty-fivesentencesinthissection.Beneatheachsentencetherearetourwordso rphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonewordorphrasethatcorrectlycompetesthesentence.M arkyouranswersonyouranswersheet. 41.After________seemedanendlesswait,itwasherturntoenterthepersonnelmanager'soff ice. A.that B.there C.what D.it 42.Thethreementriedmanytimestosneakacrosstheborderintotheneighboringcountry,___ _____bythepoliceeachtime. A.hadbeencaptured B.beingalwayscaptured C.onlytobecaptured D.unfortunatelycaptured 43.ProfessorJohnsonissaid________somesignificantadvanceinhisresearchinthepastye ar. A.havingmade B.making C.tohavemade D.tomake 44.Fatcannotchangeintomuscle________musclechangesintofat. A.anymorethan B.nomorethan C.nolessthan D.muchmorethan 45.Itisnotsomuchthelanguage________theculturalbackgroundthatmakesthebookdifficu lttounderstand. A.but B.nor C.as D.like 46.Thereoughttobelessanxietyovertheperceivedriskofmountainclimbingthan ________inthepublicmindtoday. A.exists B.exist C.existing D.toexist

47.I'veneverbeentoLhasa,butthat'sthecity________. A.I'dnotliketovisit. B.whichIliketovisitmostly C.whereIliketovisit D.I'dlikemuchtovisit. 48.He________unwisely,buthewasatleasttryingtodosomethinghelpful. A.mayhaveacted B.musthaveacted C.shouldact D.wouldact 49.IfyouhavereallybeenstudyingEnglishforsoling,it'sabouttimeyou ________abletowritelettersinEnglish. A.shouldbe B.were C.mustbe D.are 50.He's________asa“bellyacher”–he'salwayscomplainingaboutsomething. A.whoisknown B.whomisknown C.whatisknown D.whichisknown 51.________,healwaystrieshisbesttocompleteitontime. A.Howeverthetaskishard. B.Howeverhardthetaskis. C.Thoughhardthetaskis. D.Thoughhardisthetask. 52.Muchas________,Icouldn'tlendhimthemoneybecauseIsimplydidn'thavethatmuchspare cash. A.Iwouldhavelikedto. B.Iwouldliketohave. C.Ishouldhavetolike. D.Ishouldhavelikedto. 53.Mycousinlikeseatingverymuch,butheisn'tvery________aboutthefoodheeats. A.special B.peculiar C.particular D.specific 54.Youradvicewouldbe________valuabletohim,whoisnowatalossastowhattodofirst. A.exceedingly B.excessively C.extensively D.exclusively 55.Moreoftenthannot,itisdifficultto________theexactmeaningofaChineseidiominEngl ish.

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