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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
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