2000 年专业英语四级考试真题及答案
Part ⅡDICTATION [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 w ill be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with
intervals of 15 seco nds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again
and during this time yo u 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 TWO
Part ⅢLISTENING COMPREHENSION [20 MIN.]
In Sections A, B, and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY.
Listen carefully
an d then answer the questions that follow. Mark the best answer to each
question o n your answer sheet.
Section A
STATEMENT
In this section you will hear nine statements. At the end of the statement
you w ill be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following nine questions.
1.
A.
B.
C.
D.
2.
A.
What is said about Harry’s brother?
He is happy with his job.
He is a very ambitious man.
He is too ambitious to be an engine driver.
He doesn’t like to be an engine driver.
What do you learn about Ms. Ellis?
She has been waiting.
B.
C.
D.
3.
A.
She is examining her patient.
She is seeing her doctor.
She wouldn’t mind waiting.
Joan is probably a___.
nurse
B.
doctor
C.
lawyer
D. saleswoman
4.
The speaker sees Mary wear ___ different silk scarves in a wee k.
A.2
B.5
C.7
D.6
5.
Where will the passengers change trains to go to Gilford?
A.East Croydon.
B.Victoria.
C.Southeast.
D.Red Hill.
6.
A.
B.
What is the speaker probably doing?
Interviewing a clerk.
Writing a job ad.
C.
D.
7.
A.
B.
C.
D.
8.
A.
Dismissing a clerk.
Making inquires
What does the speaker mean?
Emily is neither honest nor trustworthy.
Emily used to be honest only.
Emily used to be trustworthy only.
Emily is more than honest and trustworthy.
When does the next train leave?
6:56.
B.
7:00.
C.7:28.
D.8:38.
9.
A.
B.
C.
D.
What was wrong with Malcolm?
He had trouble working hard.
He didn’t know where to go.
He never went anywhere.
He worked hard but never succeeded.
SECTION B CONVERSATION
In this section, you will hear eight short conversations between two speakers.
A t the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each
of th e following eight questions.
10.
What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Teacher and student.
Doctor and patient.
Lawyer and client.
Boss and secretary.
11.
What is the weather usually like in November?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hotter than the present weather.
More humid than the present weather.
Drier than the present weather.
Cooler than the present weather.
12.
What conclusion can we draw from this conversation?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Public buses are fast and cheap.
Parking is becoming a big problem.
Subway trains are even safer than taxis.
Taxis are more convenient than buses.
13.
What are the two speakers talking about?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Fixing the woman’s computer.
Ordering some new parts by Friday.
Getting the new parts ready by Friday.
Sending the woman’s computer for repair.
14.
What can we learn from the conversation?
Neither of them has a favourable opinion of the service.
The woman is having a terrible time serving in the restaurant.
Both agree it’s time for the restaurant to fire some staff.
The man thinks the restaurant is all right, but the woman doesn’
A.
B.
C.
D.
t.
15.
Who will pay for the call?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The man.
The operator.
The man’s sister.
The man and his sister.
16.
What does the man think of the woman’s choice of clothing?
A.
B.
C.
D.
He thinks her choice is good.
He thinks her choice is terrible.
He doesn’t like the colour.
He doesn’t like the style.
17.
What happened to Mr. Runt’s project?
A.
B.
C.
D.
It was fairly successful.
It was hard and futile.
It failed for lack of fund.
It stopped for lack of land.
SECTION C
NEWS BROADCAST
Question 18 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you
wil l be given 1O seconds to answer the question.
Now listen to the news.
18.
According to the news, NATO and Russia___.
A.
B.
C.
D.
have finalized a charter on their new relationship
still have differences in military and political issues
will hold a fifth round of talks in Luxembourg
made no progress in this round of talks
Questions 19 and 20 are based on the following news. At the end of the news
item , you will be given 20 seconds to answer the two questions.
Now listen to the news.
19.
___ people were killed during the air crash.
A. 61
B. 51
C. 41
D. 10
20.
According to the news, the plane crashed___.
A.
B.
C.
D.
shortly before it landed
minutes after it took off
after it cleared the mountains
at the foot of the mountains
Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news
item , you will be given 20 seconds to answer the two questions.
Now listen to the news.
21.
US ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Which of the following is NOT listed as a terrorist group by the
The pro-Iranian Hezbollah.
The Palestinian group Hamas.
The Irish Republican Army.
The Basque separatist group ETA.
22.
The affected groups will be prevented from___.
A.
B.
C.
D.
entering the United States legally
freezing US financial assets abroad
receiving support from other countries
giving weapons to other terrorist groups
Question 23 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you
wil l be given 1O seconds to answer the question.
Now listen to the news.
23.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu___.
A.
B.
C.
D.
has been prosecuted by the Justice Ministry
may be prosecuted by the Justice Ministry
has been prosecuted by the police
will be prosecuted on Monday
Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news
item , you will be given 20 seconds to answer the two questions.
Now listen to the news.
24.
The winners of the reported elections are___.
A.
B.
C.
D.
the left-wing Conservatives
the left-wing Socialists
the centre-right Conservatives
the centre-right Socialists
25.
If the left secures the parliamentary majority,___.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Chirac will share his presidential power with Jospin
Jospin will share his prime ministerial power with Chirac
Jospin will become prime minister, and Chirac will remain
Jospin will become prime minister, and Chirac will resign
Part ⅣCLOZE [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.
The difference between a liquid and a gas is obvious ( 26 )
the
conditions of temperature and pressure commonly found at the sur face of the
Earth.
A liquid can be kept in an open container and ( 27
)
it to the
level of a free surface. A gas forms no free surface but ( 28 )
to diffuse
throughout the space available; it must
( 29 ) be kept in a closed container,
as ( 30 )a planet’s atmosphere.
The distinction was a prominent
feature
of early theories ( 31 )the phases of matter. In the nineteenth century, for