1994 年专业英语四级考试真题及答案
TESTFORENGLISHMAJOR(1994)
-GRADEFOUR-
TIMELIMIT:140MIN.
COMPOSITION
PartⅠWRITING [45MIN.]
SECTIONA
Writeacompositionofabout150wordsonthefollowingtopic:
TV:agoodthingorabadthing?
Youaretowritethreeparagraphs:
Inthefirstparagraph,stateclearlyyourviewpoint.
Inthesecondparagraph,supportyourviewpointwithdetailsorexamples.
Inthelastparagraph,bringwhatyouhavewrittentoanaturalconclusionwithasummaryorasu
ggestion.
Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organizationandappropriateuseoflanguage.SECTIONBNO
TE-WRITING[10MIN.]
Writeanoteofabout60wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation.
YouweresupposedtohandinyourbookreportfortheExtensiveReadingCourseonMonday,butyo
uaretwodayslate.NowyouareoutsideProfessorLin
’
sofficeasyouwanttohandinyourassignment,butheisnotin.Writeanotetohim,apologizing
andexplainingwhyyoudidnotgivehimyourworkontime.
Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandappropriacy.
PartⅡ
DICTATION [15MIN.]
Listentothefollowingpassage.Alltogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Durin
gthe
firstreading,whichwillbereadatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Fo
rthe
secondandthethirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphra
se,
withintervalsof15to20seconds.Thelastreadingwillbereadatnormalspeedagainanddurin
g
thistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.
PartⅢLISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[20MIN.]SECTIONASTATEMENT
Inthissectionyouwillhear10statements.Thestatementswillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachs
tatement,youwillhearaquestion.Youwillthenbegivenaperiodof15secondstoreadthefour
choicesanddecidewhichoneisthecorrectanswer.Now,listentothestatements.
1.
B.
C.
D.Visitafriend.
2.
B.
A.Inviteafriendtodinner.
Askforhelp.
Makeadate.
A.Sheisabankclerk.
Sheisashopassistant.
C.
D.
3.
B.
C.
D.
4.
B.Markrentedasportscar.
C.Markhadgotenoughmoneyforthecar.
D.Markdidn’tbuythesportscar.
5.
B.Inanewsagent’s.
C.Inalibrary.
D.Inagiftshop.
6.
B.
C.
D.
7.
B.
C.
D.
8.
B.
C.
D.
9.
B.
C.
D.
10. A.SherefusedtolendJimhercar.
B.
C.
D.
SECTIONBCONVERSATION
Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachc
onversation,athirdvoicewillaskaquestionaboutwhatwassaid.Youwillhearboththeconve
rsationandthequestiononceonly.Afteryouheareachquestion,youwillhaveaperiodof15se
condstoreadthefourpossibleanswersanddecidewhichisthecorrectanswer.Now,listentot
heconversations.
11. A.Turnright.
B.
C.
D.
A.Janewantedtobealone.
JanehopedtoseeTom.
TombrokeJane’sheart.
TominterruptedJane’ssleep.
A.25minutes.
35minutes.
15minutes.
20minutes.
A.Cake.
Toast.
Friedeggs.
Milkshake.
A.ShefoundadressLarryhadneverseen.
Shefoundadressshe’dwornatLarry’sbefore.
Shefoundadressshehadneverworn.
Shefoundadressshehadneverseen.
Jimgotfinedwhiledrivinghercar.
SheknewnothingaboutJim’sdrivingrecord.
Jimdrovehercarwithoutadriver’slicense.
Sheisawaitress.
Sheisareceptionist.
A.Toinquire.
Torequest.
Tohelp.
Tooffer.
A.Markhadn’tgotanymoney.
A.Inabookstore.
Turnleft.
Drivetwoblocks.
Gostraighton.
7683384.
7688443.
ThemanwasinclassFriday.
ThewomanwasinclassFriday.
NeitherofthemwasinclassFriday.
Thecustomerhasreceivedthebluejacket.
Theshophasstillgotthebluejacket.
Thecustomerhasorderedthewrongjacket.
12. A.Themanhadflu.
B.
C.
D.
13. A.Atelevision.
B.Awashingmachine.
C.Acooker.
D.Afridge.
14. A.7643388.
B.7638558.
C.
D.
15. A.Theshophasdispatchedherorder.
B.
C.
D.
16. A.Inarestaurant.
B.
C.
D.
17. A.Windy.
B.
C.
D.
18. A.Theman’s.
B.
C.
D.
19. A.$140.
B.$120.
C.
D.
20. A.Inthesidestreet.
B.
C.
D.
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
Inthissection,youwillhearseveralnewsbroadcastsfromtheBBCandVOA.Youwillhearthemo
nceonly.Aftereachnewsitem,youwillhearsomequestions.Youwillheareachquestion
onlyonce.Afteryouheareachquestion,youwillhave20secondstochoosethecorrectanswerf
romthefourchoicesgiven.Now,listentothebroadcasts.
Questions21to23arebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.
21. A.TomovetheirbasetoSweden.
B.
Atthecrossroads.
Onthemainroad.
Onthemotorway.
Inasupermarket.
Inahotel.
Inakitchen.
Fine.
Rainy.
Overcast.
Mary’s.
Herown.
Thewoman’s.
$130.
$170.
Toworktogether.
TosellmorecarstoJapan.
ThatVolvowilltakeoverRenault.
AreshuffleoftheGovernment.
CooperationwithRussia.
TheresignationofthePresident.
C.
D.
22. A.Today.
B.
Nextweek.
C.Tomorrow.
D.Intwodays’time.
23. A.Toreducethenumberoftheiremployees.
B.Tobecometheworld’sleadingcarproducer.
C.TocompetewithJapaneseautomakers.
D.TobecomethelargestautocompanyinEurope.
Questions24to26arebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.
24. A.AnagreementwithRussia.
B.
C.
D.
25. A.TheywillbedisassembledinRussia.
B.
TheywillbedisassembledinUkraine.
TheywillbecontrolledbyRussia.
C.
D.
TheywillbecontrolledbytheBlackSeaFleet.
26. A.TheRussianPresident.
B.
C.
D.
Questions27to28arebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.
27. A.ThenewallianceinSouthernEurope.
B.
C.
D.
28. A.NATOalliesareexpectedtoholdasummit.
B.
C.
D.
Questions29to30arebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.
29. A.$650million.
B.
C.
D.
30. A.Applicationsoutnumberavailability.
B.
C.Insufficienttrainedpersonnel.
D.Uncertaintyofthefuturemarket.
PartⅣCLOZE [15
Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldcorrectlycompletethepassageifinsertedinth
ecorrespondingblanks.Choosethebestoneforeachblank.
Thepossiblepossessionofnuclearweaponsandmissilesbysomecountries.
Thepossibleacquisitionofadvancedtechnologybysomecountries.
NATO’shesitationtobuildnewdefences.
Nucleartechnologyisavailableontheblackmarket.
NATOisbeingurgedbytheU.S.tosetupanewdefencesystem.
Europeancountrieshavecutdownondefencebudgets.
TheRussianParliament.
TheUkrainePresident.
TheUkraineParliament.
$400million.
$250million.
$450million.
Lackofgovernmentsupport.
MIN.]
(38)
(39)ofpets,ranging
B.whereC.when
D.whether
D.case
alittleolder,welivedinGreeceand Ihadagreat
Mostpeoplehavenoideaofthehardworkandworrythatgointothecollectingofthosefascinat
ingbirdsandanimalsthattheypaytoseeinthezoo.Oneofthequestionsthatisalwaysaskedof
meis(31)Ibecameananimalcollectorinthefirst(32).TheansweristhatIhavealwaysbeenin
terestedinanimalsandzoos.Accordingtomyparents,thefirstwordIwasabletosaywithany(
33)wasnottheconventional ‘ mamma ’ or ‘ daddy ’ ,(34)theword
‘zoo’,whichIwould(35)overandoveragainwithashrill(36)untilsomeone,inorderto(37)
meup,wouldtakemetothezoo.When
I
fromowlstoseahorses,andIspentallmysparetime(40)thecountrysideinsearchoffreshspe
cimensto(41)tomycollectionofpets.(42)onIwentforayeartotheCityZoo,asastudent(43),
togetexperienceofthelargeanimals,suchaslions,bears,bisonandostriches,(44)wereno
teasytokeepathome.WhenIleft,I(45)hadenoughmoneyofmyowntobeableto(46)myfirsttrip
andIhavebeengoing(47)eversincethen.Thoughacollector
’
sjobisnotaneasyoneandisfullof(48),itiscertainlyajobwhichwillappeal(49)
allthosewholoveanimalsand(50).
31. A.how
32. A.regionB.fieldC.place
33. A.clarityB.emotionC.sentiment
34. A.exceptB.butC.exceptforD.butfor
35. A.recite
36. A.volume
37. A.closeB.shutC.stopD.comfort
38. A.grew
39. A.many
40. A.living
41. A.increaseB.includeC.addD.enrich
42. A.LaterB.FurtherC.Then
43. A.attendantB.keeperC.member D.aide
44. A.whoB.theyC.ofwhich
45. A.luckily
46. A.payB.provideC.allowD.finance
47. A.normallyB.regularlyC.usually
48. A.expectations
49. A.forB.with C.to
50. A.excursion B.travelC.journey
B.wasgrowingC.growD.grown
B.amountC.number
D.supply
B.cultivatingC.reclaiming
B.recognizeC.read
B.noiseC.voiceD.pitch
B.sorrowsC.excitementD.disappointments
B.gladlyC.nearly
D.successfully
D.affection
D.repeat
D.often
D.trip
D.Subsequently
D.which
D.exploring
D.from
PartⅤGRAMMARANDVOCABULARY [15MIN.]
Thereare30sentencesinthissection.Beneatheachsentencethereare4wordsorphrasesmark
edA,B,CandD.Choosetheonewordorphrasethatcorrectlycompletesthesentence.
51. Ashipwithaheavyloadoftimberisreportedtohavesunk___thecoastofCalifornia.
A.off
52. Arrivingatthebusstop,___waitingthere.
A.alotofpeoplewere
B.hefoundalotofpeople
C.alotofpeople
D.peoplewerefound
D.in
B.on
C.at
B.who
C.whom
D.whoever
D.hewasinjured
B.Sincereceiving
D.Nothavingreceived
53. ___yourtimelyadvice,Iwouldneverhaveknownhowtogoaboutthework.
A.UnlessB.ButforC.Exceptfor D.Notfor
54. Wecanassignthetaskto___iscapableandtrustworthy.
A.whomever
55. ___regulartraininginnursing,shecouldhardlycopewiththeworkatfirst.
A.Notreceived
C.Havingreceived
56.Sobadly___inthecaraccidentthathehadtostayinhospitalforafewmonths.A.didheinju
reB.injuredhim
C.washeinjured
57. Thecountry
schiefexportsarecoal,carsandcottongoods,cars___themostimportantofthese.
A.havebeen
58. Itwasrecommendedthatpassengers___smokeduringtheflight.
A.not
59. “
“No,she___bethere.Isawherintheclassroomaminuteago.”
A.mustn’t
60.___humanproblemsthatrepeatthemselvesin___liferepeatthemselvesin___literature.
A./,/,theB./,the,/C.The,/,/D.The,the,the
61.
Shemustbeinthedormitorynow.
C.couldn’tD.wouldn’t
C.being D.arebeing
D.wouldnot
C.couldnot
B.neednot
B.can’t
B.are
’
”
Onlytakesuchclothes___reallynecessary.A.aswereB.astheyareC.astheywereD.asar
C.allmore
B.allthemuch
B.HadIrealized
e
62. ___youwerebusy,Iwouldn’thavebotheredyouwithmyquestions.
A.IfIrealized
C.Irealizedthat D.AsIrealized
63. Shehastakengreatpainstoconcealheremotions,andtherebymadethem___conspicuous.
A.allthemore
D.allmuch
64.He___the8:20busbecausehedidn’tleavehometill8:25.
A.couldn’thavecaughtB.oughttohavecaught
C.shouldn’thavecaughtD.mustnothavecaught
65.___isoftenthecasewithanewidea,muchpreliminaryactivityandoptimisticdiscussion
producednoconcreteproposals.
A.That
D.As
66. Pleasedispose___thoseoldnewspaperswhileyou’recleaninguptheroom.
A.out
67. Onecan___evenfromone’sunpleasantexperiences.
A.obtain
68. Thisautomobileplanthasamonthly___of500cars.
A.proficiency
69.Atpresentthereisa___ofironandsteelandmoremustbeproduced.A.limitB.lossC.pover
tyD.scarcity
70. Hewas___admittancetotheconcerthallfornotbeingproperlydressed.
A.rejected
B.capability
D.continue
C.strength
D.capacity
C.withheld
D.deprived
C.benefit
B.improve
B.denied
C.This
C.away
B.It
B.of
D.in
C.risen D.resulted
B.common
C.usual D.normal
B.paledC.bleached
D.faded
C.knocked
D.whipped
B.absorbed
C.engrossed D.involved
B.mark
C.stain D.patch.
B.donewithC.doneout D.doneup
B.shortened C.contractedD.condensed
71. Becauseofthestrongsunthenewsitting-roomcurtainshave___fromdarkbluetogrey.
A.fainted
72. Mynewsweater___whenIwashedit.
A.shrank
73. Hewasso___onhisworkthathedidn’thearhercomein.
A.intent
74. Georgehasabigcoffee___onthefrontofhisjacket.
A.spot
75. Theproblemhas___simplybecauseyoudidn’tfollowtheinstructionsinthehandbook.
A.assembled B.arisen
76.Trynottosayanythinghurtfultoher.Sheisavery___person.A.sensibleB.sensitiveC.t
oughD.reasonable
77. The___driverthinksaccidentsonlyhappentootherpeople.
A.average
78. Theboxer___hisopponentashardashecould.
A.punchedB.slapped
79. TheChristmaspresentwereall___inshinypaper.
A.doneover
80. Inthenextfewyearsmajorchangeswillbe___inChina’sindustries.
A.broughtforwardB.broughtaboutC.broughtonD.broughtup
PartⅥREADINGCOMPREHENSION[30MIN.]SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION[25MIN.]
Inthispartthereareseveralpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,each
with
foursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthecorrect
answer.
TEXTA
AWiseMan
Hewasafunnylookingmanwithacheerfulface,goodnaturedandagreattalker.Hewasdescribe
dbyhisstudent,thegreatphilosopherPlato,as “ thebestandmostjustandwisestman. ”
Yet,thissamemanwascondemnedtodeathforhisbeliefs.
ThemanwastheGreekphilosopher,Socrates,andhewascondemnedfornotbelievinginthereco
gnizedgodsandforcorruptingyoungpeople.Thesecondchargestemmedfromhisassociationw
ithnumerousyoungmenwhocametoAthensfromalloverthecivilizedworldtostudyunderhim.
Socrates
’
methodofteachingwastoaskquestionsand,bypretendingnottoknowtheanswers,topresshis
studentsintothinkingforthemselves.Histeachingshadunsurpassedinfluenceonall
thegreatGreekandRomanschoolsofphilosophy.Yet,forallhisfameandinfluence,Socrates
himselfneverwroteaword.
Socratesencouragednewideasandfreethinkingintheyoung,andthiswasfrighteningtothec
onservativepeople.Theywantedhimsilenced.Yet,manywereprobablysurprisedthatheacce
pteddeathsoreadily.
Socrateshadtherighttoaskforalesserpenalty,andheprobablycouldhavewonoverenoughof
thepeoplewhohadpreviouslycondemnedhim.ButSocrates,asafirmbelieverinlaw,reasoned
thatitwaspropertosubmittothedeathsentence.So,hecalmlyacceptedhisfateanddrankacu
B.unequalled
C.unnoticedD.unexpected
pofpoisonhemlockinthepresenceofhisgrief-strickenfriendsandstudents.
81.Inthefirstparagraph,thewordyetisusedtointroduce___.A.contrastB.asequenceC.em
phasisD.anexample
82. Socrateswascondemnedtodeathbecausehe___.A.believedinlaw
B.wasaphilosopher
C.publishedoutspokenphilosophicalarticles
D.advocatedoriginalopinions
83. Thewordunsurpassedinthethirdparagraphisclosestinmeaningto___.
A.untold
84.BymentioningthatSocrateshimselfneverwroteanything,thewriterimpliesthat___.A.
itwassurprisingthatSocrateswassofamous
B.SocrateswasnotsolearnedasheisreputedtohavebeenC.Socratesusedtheworkofhisstude
ntsinteaching
D.theauthoritiesrefusedtopublishSocrates’works
85. Socratesacceptedthedeathpenaltytoshow___.
A.hisbeliefinhisstudentsB.hiscontemptforconservatives
C.hisrecognitionofthelegalsystemD.thathewasnotafraidofdeath
TEXTB
InEngland,alongastretchofthenorth-eastcoastwhichgentlycurvesfromNorthumberlandt
otheestuaryoftheriverTees,therewasaspot,typicalofmanyonthatcoast,wheresea-coalc
ollectedrichlyandeffortlessly.Thiscoalwasacoarsepowder,cleanandbrilliant.Itseem
edtobearlittleresemblancetothelarge,filthylumpsputontothefire.Althoughitwascoal,
itwasperfectlycleananditwassilentlydepositedathightideinaglitteringcarpetakilom
etrelongforthelocalcommunitytogatherup.
Thegearneededforsea-coalingexpeditionswasacuriousandtraditionallyprovenassortme
ntwhichnevervariedfromcommunitytocommunityalongtheentirenorth-eastcoastline.Sac
kswereessentialtoputthecoalin,andstringtotietheneckofeachsackwhenitwasfull.Awoo
denrakewasusedtoserapethecoalfromthebeach.Theonlyalternativetotherakewasaflatpi
eceofboardheldinthehand.Aflat,broadshoveltolifttherakedcoalintothebags,complete
dtheportablehardware.
Butthemostcrucialitemofequipmentwasabicycle,aspecialkindofrusty,strippeddownmod
elwhichwasthesymbolofthesea-coalingcraft.Alady
’
sbikewasnogoodbecauseitlackedacrossbar,andthatwasanessentialelementintransporti
ngsea-coal.Onefullsackcouldbeslungthroughthetriangularframeofaman
’
sbike,anotheroverthecrossbarand,sometimes,evena
thirdontopofthat.Itnotonlyenabledonetomovetheseacoalfromplacetoplace,butthepres
sureofthemetalbaragainstthefull,wetsacksforcedexcesswateroutofthecoalwhileitwas
beingwheeledhome.Onagoodday,thepathtothebeachwasgenerallyadoublesnailtrackofwat
erthathadbeenforcedfromeachendofatrailofcoalsacks.
86.Thedifferencebetweenthetwotypesofcoalwasthat___.A.seacoalburntbetterB.seacoa
lwascheaper
C.seacoalwasmorefinely-grained
87. Certainequipmentwasusedbecause___.A.thepeoplewereverytraditional
B.itcouldbemadebythecommunitiesthemselves
D.seacoalcameinbigpieces