1998 年专业英语四级考试真题及答案
WRITING(45MIN)
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(1998)
-GRADEFOUR-
PARTI
SECTIONACOMPOSITION(35MIN)
Itisnowgenerallyacceptedthatvehicles(cars,trucks,etc.)areamajorsourceofairpollu
tionincities.YouaretosuggestonlyONEwaytosolvetheproblem.
WriteonANSWERSHEETONEacompositionofabout150wordsonthefollowingtopic:
ONEWAYTOSOLVETHEPROBLEM
Youaretowriteinthreeparagraphs.
Inthefirstparagraph,statewhatyoursuggestedwayis.
Inthesecondparagraph,stateoneortwoadvantagesofyoursuggestion.
Inthelastparagraph,bringwhatyouhavewrittentoanaturalconclusion.
Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandappropriateness.
Failuretofollowtheinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.
SECTIONBNOTE-WRITING(10MIN)
WriteonANSWERSHEETONEanoteofabout50-60wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation:
YouareMarkorSally.Youhavegotatickettoacomputerfair,butyounowfindthatyouareunabl
etogo.Writeanotetoyourfriend,George,explainingwhyyouaresendingtheenclosedticket
tohimandtellinghimbrieflyhowtogetthere.
Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandappropriateness.
PARTII
Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.During
thefirstreading,whichwillbereadatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.
Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyp
hrase,withintervalsof15to20seconds.Thelastreadingwillbereadatnormalspeedagainan
dduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheckthroughy
ourworkoncemore.
PleasewritewholepassageonANSWERSHEETTWO.
PARTIIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(20MIN)
InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswertheq
uestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectresponseforeachquestionon
youranswersheet.
SECTIONASTATEMENT
Inthissectionyouwillheareightstatements.Attheendofeachstatementyouwillbegiven10
secondstoanswerthequestion.
Now,listentothestatements.
1.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Thespeakeristalkingtoa________.
doctor
pharmacist
mechanic
waiter
DICTATION(15MIN)
Whatisthespeaker'sattitude?
Hecouldn'tagreeanymore.
Heagreescompletely.
Heagreespartially.
Hecouldn'tstanditanymore.
HowmuchdidMr.Dawsonpayforthesweater?
$30.
$13.
$80.
$18.
Whatdoes"stayinghealthy"meantoday?
Youshouldoftengotoadoctor.
Goingtoadoctorregularlyforhelps.
Keepfitandstrongallthetime.
Youshouldnevergotoadoctor.
Whereisthespeaker?
Inabank.
Inarestaurant.
Inanoffice.
Inashop.
Thespeakerregrettedhaving________.
2.
A.
B.
C.
D.
3.
A.
B.
C.
D.
4.
A.
B.
C.
D.
5.
A.
B.
C.
D.
6.
A.missedthegame
B.gonetothegame
C.wonthegame
D.missedthebet
7.
A.
B.
C.
D.
8.
A.
B.
C.
D.
SECTIONBCONVERSATION
Inthissection,youwillhearnineshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Atthe
endofeachconversationyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.
Now,listentotheconversations.
9.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Whatdoesthespeakerthinkaboutteachers?
Teachersgetmuchsatisfactionfromwork.
Teachersgetlittlesatisfactionfromwork.
Fewteachersaresatisfiedwiththeirwork.
Fewteachersaresatisfiedwiththeirsalary.
Thespeakeriscomparingtwo.________.
researchprojects
politicaldeclarations
kindsofcandies
politicalevents
Whoisthecaller?
JohnSmith.
MaxThomas.
MaxGreen.
JohnThomas.
ahostandaguest
twoneighbors
adoctorandapatient
ahotelclerkandaguest
Hewentskiing.
Hestudied.
Gototheclassatonce.
Makeitinthedorm.
Skipoverthework.
findouttheassignment.
10. Theconversationtakesplacebetween________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
11. Whatdidthemandolastweekend?
A.
B.
C.Hedidnothing.
D.Hedidshopping.
12. Whatdoyouguessthey'lldo?
A.
B.
C.
D.
13. Jamesisgoingto________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
14. Themanadvisedthewomanto________.
A.
B.
C.
D.seethedifferences
15. Thewomanissupposedtobea(n)________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
16. Whatdidthewomandothismorning?
A.
B.
C.
D.
17. Thewomanintendsto________.
offerthemanalift
A.
gowiththemanbybus
B.
borrowtheman'scar
C.
D.
checkifhehasacar
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
Question18isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secon
dstoanswerthequestion.
Now,listentothenews.
Shehadthecookerchanged.
Shehadhercookerrepaired.
Sheboughtanewcooker.
Shereturnedhernewcooker.
buyacar
stayathome
gototheparty
solvetheproblem
findherwayaround
enjoyherselfthoroughly
rememberherculture
shopassistant
jobapplicant
interviewer
receptionist
TheIranianForeignMinister.
TheIraqiForeignMinister.
endthecountry'shugepublicdebts
cutgovernmentspendingonhealth
endthelargebudgetdeficits
cutsomeeducationalprogrammes
asimilarbillhasbeenpassed
thePresidentmightopposetheplan
theSenatebillwaspassedby57to42
theWhiteHouseisfacingopposition
Heavyrainsandstormscausedriverstooverflow.
Floodingforcedevacuationinsevencountries.
Floodingdamagedhomesandcutoffelectricity.
Heavyrainsandfloodingkeptbanksdosed.
18. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Question19isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secon
dstoanswerthequestion.
Now,listentothenews.
19. Whoisgoingtomakeavisit?
A.
B.
C.AseniorIraqiadvisor.
D.AseniorIranianadvisor.
Question20and21arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegivens
20secondstoanswerthetwoquestions.
Now,listentothenews.
20. TheSenatebillaimsto________withinthenextsevenyears.
A.
B.
C.
D.
21. Congressionalleadershavetoworkoutacompromisebecause________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Question22isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secon
dstoanswerthequestion.
Now,listentothenews.
22.AustraliareactedtowardstheFrenchtestby________.
A.recallingherambassadortoParis
B.describingthetestasinsignificant
C.expressingherregret
D.expressingdisapproval
Question23isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secon
dstoanswerthequestion.
Now,listentothenews.
23. TheIndianpolicewerereportedtohavediscovered________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Questions24and25arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven
20secondstoanswerthequestions.
alargeamountofmoney
alargeplasticbomb
similarexplosives
thebodiesofmanyvictims
theextensionofPalestinianself-rule
theestablishmentofJewishsettlement
thearrangementofPLOtroops
thereconstructionofHebron
IsraelitroopscanstayonintheWestBank.
Israeltinsreleasedthousandsofprisoners.
PLOandIsraelhavemadeafinalagreement.
AgreementhasbeenreachedonthefutureofHebron.
Now,listentothenews.
24. The6-daynegotiationsbetweenthePLOandIsraelaremainlyabout________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
25. Whatprogresshasbeenmadeintheirnegotiations?
A.
B.
C.
D.
PARTIV
Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldcorrectlycompletethepassageifinsertedinth
ecorrespondingblanks.Markthecorrectchoiceforeachblankonyouranswersheet.
Thewaythatpeoplespendtheirmoney,andtheobjectsonwhichtheyspendit,arethelastareas
wherefreechoiceandindividualitycanbeexpressed.Thechoice
reflectspersonaltaste,thewaypeopleseethemselvesandthefantasiesthey
abouttheirlives,therestrictionsonmoneyavailable 27
othersinthefamilywitha
onthatmoney,andtheinfluence ofcurrent
convention, 29,surroundingsandlocality.Shoppingisanimportanthuman
26
them,thepresenceof
CLOZE(15MIN)
activity.
28
Yet
are 30
situation
and a(n)
31
tp
rovidesome
adverting,
frominadequate
34
35
own
theclaims
32
arises
from
withaconfusing
youfindone,shemayquite
forthoseneeds.Whenchoosingany
therightpurchaseisbasedonignoranceof
item,thereareseverallinesofcommunicationwhichmigh
37 noneoftheseisentirelysatisfactory.Forexample,youcanaska
shoppers
changingone.
The confusion
informationaboutnewproducts,newmaterials,newplacestoshop
aconfusionenhancedbyrisingpricesanda(n)33 家 choiceofgoodsthaneverbefore.
Thesearch
needsandignoranceoftheproduct's 36
particular
guidance.
shopassistantinitially. 38
theanswers.Shemaybeaschoolgirlwitha
Saturdayjob,orahousewife
26.A.imagine
B.
C.
D.
27. A.to
B.
C.
D.
28. A.right
B.
C.
possess
have
own
demand
request
for
with
of
40
part-time.
39
notknow
seenin
hintedat
setin
larger
broader
wider
instantly
rapidly
readily
upbringing
cultivation
expansion
D.
29. A.growth
B.
C.
D.
30. A.dealt
B.
C.
D.
31. A.suddenly
B.
C.
D.
32. A.madeby
B.
C.
D.
33. A.ampler
B.
C.
D.
34. A.from
B.
C.
D.
35. A.their
B.
C.
D.
35. A.fitness
use
B.
value
C.
worth
D.
37. A.And
Still
B.
C.
Yet
D.
Even
38. A.Evenff
B.
Although
C.Because
D.
While
39. A.generally
B.
C.
into
for
with
one's
his
her
claim
faced
coped
greeted
authentically
innocently
genuinely
GRAMMARANDVOCABULARY(15MIN)
D.
40. A.studying
practicing
B.
C.
workingD]shopping
PARTV
Therearetwenty-fivesentencesinthissection.Beneatheachsentencetherearefourwordso
rphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonewordorphrasethatcorrectlycompletesthesentence.
41. Johnis________hardworkingthanhissister,buthefailedintheexam.
A.
B.
C.notless
D.noso
42.
noless
nomore
Sherememberedsever,doccasionsinthepast________shehadexperiencedasimilarfeel
ing.
A.
B.
C.
D.
43.
while
before
that
when
ffyourcar________anyattentionduringthefirst12months,takeittoanauthorizeddea
shallneed
shouldneed
wouldneed
willneed
isnecessary
beingnecessary
tobenecessary
itisnecessary
ler.
A.
B.
C.
D.
44. Theindoorswimmingpoolseemstobeagreatdealmoreluxuriousthan________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
45. ________,hecannowonlywatchitonTVathome.
A.
B.
C.
D.
46. Thechildrenprefercampinginthemountains________anindooractivity.
A.
B.
C.
D.
47. Languagebelongstoeachmemberofthesociety,tothecleaner________totheprofessor.
A.
B.
Obtainingnotaticketforthematch
Notobtainingaticketforthematch
Nothavingobtainedaticketforthematch
Notobtainedaticketforthematch
to
than
for
with
asfaras
thesameas
asmuchas
aslongas
Muchas
Muchthough
Asmuch
Thoughmuch
C.
D.
48. ________heneededmoneyforanewcar,hedecidednottoborrowitfromthebank.
A.
B.
C.
D.
49. TheClarkshaven'tdecidedyetwhichhotel________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
50. Hisstrongsenseofhumorwas________makeeveryoneintheroomburstoutlaughing.
A.
B.
C.
D.
51.
tostay
istostay
tostayat
isforstaying
soasto
suchasto
sothat
suchthat
________enoughtimeandmoney,theresearcherwouldhavebeenabletodiscovermoreinth
Giving
Togive
Given
Beinggiven
needn'thavetold
needn'ttell
mustn'thavetold
mustn'ttell
isfield.
A.
B.
C.
D.
52. You________Markanything.Itwasnoneofhisbusiness.
A.
B.
C.
D.
53. Themembershipcardentitledhimcertainprivilegesinthedub.
A.
B.
C.
D.to
54. Obviously,theChairman'sremarksattheconferencewere________andnotplanned.
A.
B.
C.
D.
55.
substantial
spontaneous
simultaneous
synthetic
on
in
at
Forthesuccessoftheproject,thecompanyshould________themostoftheopportunities
athand.
A.
B.
obtain
grasp