1993 年专业英语四级考试真题及答案
COMPOSITION
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(1993)
-GRADEFOUR-
TIMELIMIT:140MIN
PartⅠWRITING [45MIN.]
SECTIONA
Writeacompositionofabout150wordsonthefollowingtopic:
MYIDEAOFBECOMINGATEACHERINTHEFUTURERequirements:
Writethecompostionin3paragraphs.
Inthefirstparagraph,statewhatyourviewisonbecomingateacherinthefuture..
Inthesecondparagraph,giveatleasttworeasonstosupportyourview.
Inthelastparagraph,giveabriefsummaryofwhatyouhavediscussedintheprecedingparagra
phs.
Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organizationandappropriateuseoflanguage.SECTIONBNO
TE-WRITING[10MIN.]
Writeanoteofabout80wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation.
You,WangLing,havejustreceivedanotefromZhouWei,aclosefriendofyours,invitingyouto
herbirthdaypartyonthecomingSaturday.Nowwritetoinformherofyouracceptanceoftheinv
itation.
Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandappropriacy.
PartⅡ
DICTATION [15MIN.]
Listentothefollowingpassage.Alltogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Durin
gthefirstreading,whichwillbereadatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeanin
g.Forthesecondandthethirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphra
sebyphrase,withintervalsof15to20seconds.Thelastreadingwillbereadatnormalspeedag
ainandduring thistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.
PartⅢLISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[20MIN.]SECTIONASTATEMENT
Inthissectionyouwillhear10statements.Thestatementswillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachs
tatement,youwillhearaquestion.Youwillthenbegivenaperiodof15secondstoreadthefour
choicesprintedinyourQUESTIONBOOKLETanddecidewhichoneisthemostsuitableanswer.The
n,inyourANSWERBOOKLET,findthenumberofthequestionandmarkyouranswerbydrawingwitha
pencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.Listentothefollowingex
ample:
Youwillhear:
Susanisfifty-fouryearsoldthisyear.ShehasbeenanEnglishteachersinceshewastwenty-s
ix.
HowlonghasshebeenteachingEnglish?
Youwillread:
A.Thirty-twoyears.
C.Twenty-eightyears.
ChoiceC"Twenty-eightyears"isthecorrectanswer.There-fore,youshouldchooseCandmark
yourianswerintheANSWERBOOKLETbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondin
B.Thirty-fouryears.
D.Twenty-sixyears.
D.Atouristguide.
D.Inthemorning.
A.Janetdidn'tgettotheairport.
A.Paulisnowstudyinghardtogethisdegree.B.Paulhasgothisdegree.
gletterinthebrackets.
1.A.08:00hours. B.10:00hours.
D.03:00hours.
C.05:00hours.
2.A.Awaitress.
B.Ahouseagent.
C.Ahotelreceptionist.
3.A.WeshouldreceivehisletteronChristmasDay.
B.IthinkhewillmailusacardbeforeChristmas.
C.IthinkhewillwriteusafterhearrivesinAmerica.
D.Weoughttohavereceivedacardorsomethingfromhimbynow.
4.A.Intheafternoon. B.Afterdark.
C.Atnoon.
5.
C.Paulhadtroublegettinghisdegree.
D.Paulisnotstudyingsohardashe'salwaysbeen.
6.
B.Janetmissedtheplane.
C.Janetlosttheplane.
D.Janetdidn'tfindherway.
7.A.Lindawasawriterandcouldtellthestorythebestway.
B.Lindathinksnoonewouldbelievethestorybecauseofthewayitistold.
C.Lindawishesshecouldtellherexperiencethebestway.
D.Lindawishesshecouldtellstoriesthebestway.
8.A.Adoctor.B.Ateacher.C.Alawyer.
9.A.Thisislikely.
C.Thisispossible.D.Thisismydefiniteopinion.
10.A.Michaelreturnedhomeearlyinthemorning.
B.Marthareturnedhomeat2:50inthemorning.
C.MichaelandMarthadidn'treturnhomeuntilverylate.
D.MichaelandMarthadidn'tcomeuntilaftermidnight.
SECTIONB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachc
onversation,athirdvoicewillaskaquestionaboutwhatwassaid.Youwillhearboththeconve
rsationandthequestionONCEONLY.Afteryouhearthequestion,youwillhaveaperiodof15
to20secondstoreadthefourpossibleanswersmarkedA,B,CandDprintedinyour
QUESTION
BOOKLETanddecidewhichisthebestanswer.MarkyouranswerintheANSWERBOOKLETbydrawingw
ithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.Listentothefollowi
ngexample:
Youwillhear
Man:Let'sgoforanicewalkintothecountrythismorning.
Woman:I'dloveto,butI'mafraidIhaveabadcold.
Thirdvoice:Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?
Youwillread:
D.Asuperintendent.
B.Thisisunlikely.
B.Somethingtoeat.
C.Tuesday.D.Thursday.
B.Itwasfine.
B.Hedoesnoteatmuch.
D.Heonlyeatsalotatnight.
B.Theyarecheapandworthbuying.
A.Takeawalkwithherfriend.B.Stayathomeanddoherhousework.C.Catchupwithherstudies.
D.Restandtakecareofherself.Fromtheconversation,weknowthatthewomanhasabadcoldand
needstotakearestathome.Thebestanswer,then,isD,"RestandtakecareofherselfTherefor
e,youshouldchooseanswerDandmarkyouranswerintheANSWERBOOKLETbydrawingwithapencil
ashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.
11.A.Heisnotonadiet.
C.Heisonadiet.
12. A.Inatraincompartment.B.Atahotel.C.Inadorm.D.Inanapartmentbuilding.
13.A.AkindofChineseplate.
C.Somethingtocookin.D.Somethinglikeabowl.
14. A.Tomwillsurelycometorepairthevideorecorder.B.Tomisverytrustworthy.
C.Tomcannotrepairthevideorecorder.D.Tomdoesn'tkeephisword.
15.A.Thecamerahasbeenleftinthemarket.B.Thecameraisonthedressingtable.C.Thecamer
ahasdisappeared.D.Thecamerahasbeenstolen.
16.A.Wednesday.B.Friday.
17.A.Itrained.
C.Itlookedlikerain. D.Itwascoldandwet.
18. A.Thepolice.B.EmergencyServices.C.Theoperator.D.Acaller.
19.A.Theyaredurableandwillgoforalongtime.
C.Theircolourwillgoforalongtime.
D.Theyaregoodandcheap,sothey'11sellquickly.
20. A.Ginger.B.Sugar.C.Soysauce.D.Vinegar.
SECTIONC
Directions
Inthissection,youwillhearseveralnewsbroadcastsfromtheBBCandVOA.Youwillhearthem
ONCEONLY.Aftereachoneyouwillhearsomequestions.YouwillheareachquestionONCEONLY.A
fteryouhearthequestion,youwillhaveaperiodof15to20secondstochoosethebest
answerfromthefourchoicesgiveninyourQUESTIONBOOKLET.MarkyouranswerintheANSWERBOO
KLETbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.
Questions21-22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
21.A.InadiplomaticinstitutioninSanJose,CostaRica.B.InacinemainSanJose,CostaRica
.
C.1nachurchinSanJose,Nicaragua.D.Noneoftheabove.
22. A.Politicalasylum.B.Alargeamountofmoney.
C.Thefiringofsomeofficials. D.BothBandC.
Questions23-24arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
23.A.Inacaronahill.
C.InaminibusinGazaStrip.
24.A.Forpoliticalreasons.
C.Asaresultofarobbery.
Questions25-26arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
25.A.About42000.
C.About47.
26.A.Critical.B.Satisfied.C.Complimentary.
D.Inarestaurantinthetown.
B.Becauseofpersonaldisputes.
D.Withoutanyparticularmotivation.
B.About3000.
D.About1990.
B.Inacountryhouse.
D.Tuesdaymorning.
B.Seventeendaysago.
Questions27-28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
27.A.Twodaysago.
C.Tendaysago.
28.A.Theyallcried.
B.Theyattendedthefuneral.
C.Theyfeltveryindignantaboutviolentcrime.
D.Theyfeltsurprised.
Questions29-30arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
29.A.TheGroup-of-Sevenmeetingwillheheld.
B.PresidentClintonwillbemeetingtheRussianPresident.
C.BilateraldisputesbetweentheU.S.andFrancewillbediscussed.
D.TheFrenchPresidentwillvisitJapan.
30.A.BecauseofproblemsbetweentheEastandtheWest.
B.BecauseoftroublesamongWesterncountries.
C.BecauseofproblemsinRussia.
D.BecauseofproblemsinRussiaandEasternEurope.
PartIVCloze(15minutes)
Directions:
Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldcorrectlycompletethepassageifinsertedinth
ecorrespondingblanks.Markthecorrectchoiceforeachblankonyouranswersheet.Feelingt
heForecast
Tofindoutwhattheweatherisgoingtobe,mostpeoplegostraighttotheradio,televisionorn
ewspapertogetanexpertweatherforecast.But(31)___youknowwhattolookfor,youcanuseyo
urown(32)___tomakeweatherpredictions.
Therearemany(33)___whichcanhelpyou.Forexample,infairweathertheairpressureisgene
rally(34)___.Theairisstillandoftenfullofdust.Farawayobjectsmaylook(35)___.Butwh
enastormisgathering,thepressure(36)___andyouareoftenabletoseethingsmoreclearly.
Sailorstooknoteofthislongagoandcame(37)___withasaying
“Thefartherthesight,thenearertherain.”
Yoursenseof(38)___canalsohelpyoudetectweatherchanges.Just(39)___itrains,odoursb
ecomestronger.Thisis(40)___odoursaresuppressedinafair,highpressurecentre.Whenab
adweatherlow(低气压区)movesin,airpressurelessensandodoursare(41)___.
Youcanalsohearanapproachingstorm.Soundsbounceoffheavystormcloudsandreturntoeart
hwith(42)___.Anoldsayingdescribesitthisway:
“
”
Anddon'tlaughifyourgrandmothersaysshecan(43)___astormcoming.Itiscommonlyknownth
atmanypeoplefeelpainsintheirboneswhenthehumidity(44)___,thepressuredrops,
andbadweatherisonthe(45)___.
31.A.if B.unless
C.though
32.A.experiences
B.senses
33. A.formsB.signalsC.signsD.expressions
34. A.highB.lowC.strongD.weak
35. A.bigB.smallC.clearD.misty
36. A.risesB.dropsC.increasesD.descends
Soundtravellingfarandwide,astormydaywillbetide(
D.as
C.feelings
发
生
).
D.ways
B.force C.strength
D.vigour
37. A.upB.overC.uponD.on
38. A.touchB.tasteC.smellD.sight
39. A.whenB.asC.afterD.before
40. A.whyB.becauseC.howD.when
41. A.releasedB.controlledC.chockedD.mused
42.A.power
43. A.seeB.hearC.feelD.tell
44. A.fallsB.growsC.dropsD.rises
45. A.wayB.roadC.marchD.move
PARTVGRAMMARANDVOCABULARY(20min.)
Directions:
Thereare30sentencesinthissection.Beneatheachsentencethereare4wordsorphrasesmark
ed
B,CandD.Choosetheonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.Markyouranswer
inANSWERBOOKLETbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterin
brackets.
Example:
Scarcelyhadtheysettledthemselvesintheseatsinthetheatre______thecurtainwentup.A.
thenB.whenC.beforeD.than
Thesentenceshouldread,"Scarcelyhadtheysettledthemselvesintheirseatsinthetheatre
INthecurtainwentup."Therefore,youshouldchooseB.
46.______theirpolicycanbechangedthefutureforthatcountrywillbeindeedbleak.A.Even
ifB.UnlessC.NowthatD.Aslongas
47.Shesaidshewouldworkitoutherself,______askmeforhelp.
A.andnotto
48“.Iboughtthisshirtfor35Yuanyesterday.”“It’sonsaletodayforonly29.Youshouldhave
waited.”“Ohreally?Buthow______Iknow?”
A.would B.can
49.Theywerepushedintobattle______.
A.unprepared
50.Sheaskedthatshe______allowedtoseehersoninpolicecustody.
A.wouldbe
51.Mr.Andersonpresided______theboardmeetingonbehalfoftheChairman.
A.at
52.Therisingcrimerateis________majorconcernof_______society.
A.the,the
53.Ineverregretted_______offer,foritwasnotwheremyinterestlay.
A.nottoaccept
54.I_______writingthepaperasscheduled,butmymother
sillnessinterfered.Ihopeyouwillexcuseme.
A.amtohavefinished
55.Somedietersfindthataftertheirdietingisover,theyeattwice_______theydidbeforet
heirdiet.
A.morethanB.asmanyasC.muchthanD.asmuchas56.Shemaybe______experience,butshelearn
squickly.A.lackingB.lackinginC.inneedforD.inlackof
B.nothavingaccepted C.havingnotaccepted D.notaccepting
B.wastohavefinished C.wastofinish
D.withoutpreparingit
C.andprefernot
D.ratherthan
B.unpreparedly
C.notpreparingit
B.a,/
C.a,the D./,the
D.oughttofinish
B.over
C.on
B.couldbe
C.be
D.was
’
B.butnot
C.did
D.do
D.in
’
D.fiftyminute’s
D.fittedin
B.Longhasheldmankind
C.Hasmankindlongheld
C.nosuchathingas
D.nosuchathingasa
B.if
C.while D.though
B.fifty-minutes C.fifty-minute
57.DavidSinger,myfriend
sfather,______raisedandeducatedinNewYork,livedandlectured
inAfricamostofhislife.
A.who
58.MyScottishfriendsaysthereis______monsterinLochNess.
A.nosuchthingas B.nosuchthingasa
59.Theuniversityauthoritiesareseriouslyconsideringabandoningthetraditional_____
_class.
A.fiftyminutes
60._______thesnakeinsuperstitiousawe.
A.Mankindhasheldlong
D.Mankindhaslongheld
61.Onthedeserttravellersoftensee______riversandlakes.A.imaginingB.imaginativeC.
imaginableD.imaginary62.Insidetheapartmentwasanunpleasantsmellof______air.A.sta
leB.smokedC.mistyD.wet
63.Thealbummightwellhave______haditbeenlessexpensive.
A.workedout B.fallenthrough C.caughton
64.Inordertobesuccessfulasanengineer,shehadtobecome_______atmathematics.A.profi
cientB.outstandingC.prominentD.experienced
65.Thismovedeprivedtheprisonerofhis______ofescape.A.waysB.possibilitiesC.plansD.
means
66.Thehousethatweusedtoliveinisinavery______state.A.neglectfulB.negligibleC.neg
lectedD.negligent
67.Thetickettakeratthefootballgametorethetickets______.
A.inhalf
68.Iwish,ifpossible,toavoidany______ofmyfamily.
A.hint
69.I'mafraidthispaintingisnotbyQiBaishi.It'sonlyacopyandsoit's______.
A.worthless B.invaluable
70.Whenherparentsdied,Brenda______ofthehouseandallitscontents.
A.discarded B.dispelled C.disposed
71.Theplansforthebuildingwere_______afewmonthsago.
A.drawnon
72.Wewerefilledwith_______aboutflyinginsuchbadweather.
A.troubles
73.Weareallastonishedtolearnthattheapparently________professorwasreallyaspy.A.r
espectfulB.respectiveC.respectableD.respected
74.Itisimportantthattheschedulebenottoo______toallowforrelaxationandhobbies.A.l
oadedB.crowdedC.filledD.squeezed
75.Themillionaireinthestoryhada(n)______habitofsleepingwithhissackofmoneylaidbe
sidehiminplaceofawife.
A.economicB.miserlyC.disgustedD.playfulPARTVIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30min.)
SECTIONA(25min.)
Directions:
B.obscurity C.ignorance D.misgivings
B.drawnback C.drawnout
C.inhalves
D.athalf
C.unworthy
D.priceless
B.mention
C.clue
D.comment
D.discharged
D.drawnup
B.byhalf
Inthispartthereareseveralpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,each
withfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.
Questions76-80arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Californiaisalandofvarietyandcontrast.Almosteverytypeofphysicallandfeature,shor
tofarcticicefieldsandtropicaljunglescanbefoundwithinitsborders.Sharplycontrasti
ngtypesoflandoftenlieveryclosetooneanother.
PeoplelivinginBakersfield,forinstance,canvisitthePacificOceanandthecoastalplain,
thefertileSanJoaquinValley,thearidMojaveDesert,andthehighSierraNevada,allwithin
aradiusofabout100miles.Inotherareasitispossibletogosnowskiinginthemorningandsur
fingintheeveningofthesameday,withouthavingtotravellongdistances.
ContrastaboundsinCalifornia.ThehighestpointintheUnitedStates(outsideAlaska)isin
California,andsoisthelowestpoint(includingAlaska).MountWhitney,14494feetabovese
alevel,isseparatedfromDeathValley,282feetbelowsealevel,byadistanceofonly100mile
s.Thetwoareashaveadifferenceinaltitudeofalmostthreemiles.
Californiahasdeep,clearmountainlakeslikeLakeTahoe,thedeepestinthecountry,butita
lsohasshallow,saltydesertlakes.IthasLakeTulainyo,12020feetabovesealevel,andthel
owestlakeinthecountry,theSaltonSea,236feetbelowsealevel.Someofitslakes,likeOwen
sLakeinDeathValley,arenotlakesatall;theyaredried-uplakebeds.
Inadditiontomountains,lakes,valleys,deserts,andplateaus,CaliforniahasitsPacific
coastline,stretchinglongerthanthecoastlinesofOregonandWashingtoncombined.
76.WhichofthefollowingisthelowestpointintheUnitedStates?
A.LakeTulainyo.
B.MojaveDesert.
C.DeathValley.
D.TheSaltonSea.
77.WhereisthehighestpointintheUnitedStateslocated?
A.LakeTahoe.
B.SierraNevada.
C.MountWhitney.
D.Alaska.
78.HowfarawayisDeathValleyfromMountWhitney?
A.About3miles.
B.Only100miles.
C.282feet.
D.14494feet.
79.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthepassageasbeingwithinaradiusofabout100
milesofBakersfield?
A.ThePacificOcean.
B.SanJoaquinValley.
C.MojaveDesert.
D.OregonandWashington.
80.WhichstatementbestdemonstratesthatCaliforniaisalandofvarietyandcontrast?A.Th
ehighestlakeinCaliforniaisLakeTulainyo.
B.ItispossibletogosurfingandsnowskiinginsomepartsofCaliforniawithouthavingtotra
vellongdistance.
C.SierraNevada,SanJoaquinValley,MojaveDesertandthePacificOceanallliewithinaradi
usofabout100miles.
D.OwensLake,inDeathValley,isnotreallyalakeatall.
Questions81-86arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
ByfarthemostcommonsnakeinBritainistheadder.InScotland,infact,therearenoothersna
kesatall.TheadderisalsotheonlyBritishsnakewithapoisonousbite.Itcanbefoundalmost
anywhere,butpreferssunnyhillsidesandroughopencountry,includinghighground.InIrel
andtherearenosnakesatall.
Mostpeopleregardsnakebitesasafatalmisfortune,butnotallbitesareserious,andveryfe
warefatal.Sometimesattemptsatemergencytreatmentturnouttobemoredangerousthantheb
iteitself,withamateursheroically,butmistakenly,tryingdo-it-yourselfsurgeryandot
herunnecessarymeasures.
Allsnakeshavesmallteeth,soitfollowsthatallsnakescanbite,butonlythebiteoftheadde
rpresentsanydanger.Britishsnakesareshyanimalsandarefarmorefrightenedofyouthanyo
ucouldpossiblybeofthem.Theadderwillattackonlyifitfeelsthreatened,ascanhappenify
outakeitbysurpriseandsteponitaccidentallyorifyoutrytocatchitorpickitup,whichitd
islikesintensely.Ifithearsyoucoming,itwillnormallygetoutofthewayasquicklyasitca
n,butadderscannotmoveveryrapidlyandmayattackbeforemovingifyouareveryclose.
Theeffectofabitevariesconsiderably.Itdependsuponseveralthings,oneofwhichisthebo
dy-weightofthepersonbitten.Thebiggertheperson,thelessharmfulthebiteislikelytobe,
whichiswhychildrensufferfarmoreseriouslyfromsnakebitesthanadults.Ahealthyperson
willalsohavebetterresistanceagainstthepoison.
VeryfewpeopleactuallydiefromsnakebitesinBritain,andthoughthesebitescanmakesomep
eopleveryill,thereareprobablyjustasmanycasesofbiteshavinglittleornoeffect,asthe
reareofseriousillness.
81.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.TheadderistheonlypoisonoussnakeinBr
itain.
B.InScotlandtherearenoothersnakesexcepttheadder.
C.Snakebitesseemmoredangerousthantheyactuallyare.
D.People’sattemptsatemergencytreatmentareutterlyunnecessary.
82.Addersaremostlikelytobefound_______.
A.inwilderpartsofBritainandIreland
B.inScotlandandnowhereelse
C.onuncultivatedlandthroughoutBritainD.inshadyfieldsinEngland
83.WearetoldthatBritishsnakesare_____.A.afraidofhumanbeings
B.poisonousincludingtheadderC.dangerousexcepttheadderD.friendlytowardshumanbein
gs84.Whenwilltheaddernotattackyou?A.Whenyoutrytocatchit.
B.Whenyouaresomedistanceawayfromit.
C.Whenyouhappentosteponit.
D.Whenyoutrytopickitup.
85.Ifanadderhearsyoucoming,itwillusually______.
A.attackyouimmediately
B.disappearveryquickly