1996 年专业英语四级考试真题及答案
WRITNG(45MIN)
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(1996)
-GRADEFOUR-
PARTI
SECTIONACOMPOSITION(35MIN)
WriteonANSWERSHEETONEacompositionofabout150wordsonthefollowingtopic:
Everycollegestudentwouldagreethatlifeincollegeisnotthesameasitwasinthemiddlesch
ool.Now,youhavebeenaskedbytheStudents'Uniontowriteapassageentitled:
THEMAINDIFFERENCEBETWEEN
MYCOLLEGELIFEANDMYMIDDLESCHOOLLIFE
aspartofanintroductionprogrammefornewstudentscoininginSeptember.
Youaretowriteinthreeparagraphs.
Inthefirstparagraph,stateclearlywhatyouthinkthemaindifferencebetweencollegeandm
iddleschoollife.
Inthesecondparagraph,statewhichlifeyoupreferandwhy.
Inthelastparagraph,bringwhatyouhave,writtentoanaturalconclusionwithasummaryorsu
ggestion.
Markswillbeawardedfarcontent,organization,grammarandappropriateness.
Failuretofollowtheinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.
SECTIONBNOTE-WRITING(10MIN)
WriteonANSWERSHEETONEanoteofabout50-60wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation:
YourfriendhasjustwonthefirstprizeintheProvincialEnglishSpeechContest.
Writeanoteofcongratulations.
Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandappropriateness.
PARTII
Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.During
thefirstreading,whichwillbereadatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.
Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyp
hrase,withintervalsof15to20seconds.Thelastreadingwillbereadatnormalspeedagainan
dduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheckthroughy
ourworkoncemare.
PARTIIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(25MIN)
InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswertheq
uestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectresponseforeachquestiononyouranswersheet.
SECTIONASTATEMENT
Inthissectionyouwillheareightstatements.Attheendofthestatementyouwillbegiven10s
econdstoanswereachofthefollowingeightquestions.
Now,listentothestatements.
1.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Joewenttocourtbecausehewasa________.
lawbreaker
traineelawyer
friendofthejudge
trafficpoliceman
DICTAION(15MIN)
Wheredidthespeakerthinktheyweresupposedtomeet?
Ontheplatform.
Onthetrain.
Nearthestairs.
Attheinformationdesk.
Whatisbeingdescribed?
Telephone.
Telegraph.
Microfilm.
Microscope.
Howlongwasthecoachdelayed?
Threehoursandforty-fiveminutes.
Fiveandahalfhours.
Twohoursandforty-fiveminutes.
Eighthoursandfifteenminutes.
Whatdoesthespeakerimply?
Iwantyoutohaveafullyenjoyableholiday.
Yourplansforthetripinterestmealot.
Ithinkyoushouldarriveaccordingtotheplan.
Wearenowmakingplansforyourjourney.
Whatdoesthespeakermean?
Theshoptoldmethiswouldhappen.
Ididn'tknowitwouldbelikethis.
Itbecamesmallerbutstillfitsme.
Thecardiganiswellworththeprice.
Whenwillthewriter'snewbookbepublished?
Inthespring.
Inthesummer.
Intheautumn.
Inthewinter.
Whatdoesthespeakermean?
Travellingbycarismoredangerousthanbyair.
Thereare300aircrasheseachyearintheUS.
Theaircrasheseachyearkillabout50,000people.
Travellingbyplaneismoredangerousthanbycar.
2.
A.
B.
C.
D.
3.
A.
B.
C.
D.
4.
A.
B.
C.
D.
5.
A.
B.
C.
D.
6.
A.
B.
C.
D.
7.
A.
B.
C.
D.
8.
A.
B.
C.
D.
SECTIONBCONVERSATION
Inthissection,youwillhearnineshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeac
hconversationyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingninequestions.
Now,listentotheconversations.
9.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Whatdoesthemanmean?
It'sreallynicetohaveachange.
Theyoughttohavebeenclinkedlongago.
Thecurtainsareofawrongcolor.
Thecurtainsarestillquitegood.
mixed
fascinated
enthusiastic
disinterested
takeacourse
seethecity
gotothepark
takearest
Overjoyed.
Confused.
Surprised.
Supportive.
Mostpeoplelikethemuseum.
Itisdifficulttogetupearly.
Theremightbevariedopinions.
Itisaproblemtogetthere.
Shedoesnotreallyneedhishelp.
Shehasnotstartedthinkingaboutityet.
10. Thewoman'susualattitudetowardsfilmis________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
11. Accordingtotheconversation,thewoman'ssister________.
wasprobablyupset
A.
B.badlittleeducation
C.alwayswriteslikethat
D.usuallyneverwrites
12. Theman'spurposeinvisitingwasto________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
13. Whatdoesthemanindicate?
A.
B.
C.
D.
14. Whatdoesthewomanmean?
A.
B.
C.Sheisverygratefultothemanforhisadvice.
D.Shehasalreadytalkedwiththeman.
15. Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthewoman'sreaction?
A.
B.
C.
D.
16. Thewomanisgoingtothesupermarkettomorrowbecause________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
17. JohnisgoingtoFrancebecause________.
A.
B.
C.
D.hisunclewantshiscompanythere
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
Question18isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secon
dstoanswerthequestion.
Now,listentothenews.
thesupermarketisdosingdownafterChristmas
themanisgoingtohelpherwithshopping
tomorrowistheonlydaysheisfreebeforeChristmas
shewantstogetenoughfoodfortheholidayperiod
he'llstartanewbusinessinproperties
hetinsbeenleftpropertythere
he'smadeafortimewithhisuncle
Heforgottolockthecoldstoredoor.
Hewasforcedtoworkthroughoutthenight.
Hecaughtcoldwhileworkingatthebutcher's.
Hewaslockedupbyaccidentinacoldstore.
18. Whathappenedtotheschoolboy?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Questions19and20arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven
20secondstoanswerthetwoquestions.
Now,listentothenews.
19. Mr.WarrenChristopher________.A.believesthereishopeforpeace
B.willreporttotheUNonThursday
C.willholdmoretalksbeforeleavingtheregion
D.isnotsurethatthepeaceprocesswillsucceed
20.WithwhomdidMr.ChristopherNOTmeet?
A.TheSyrianPresident.
B.ThePLOleader.
C.TheOrdanianPresident.
D.TheIsraeliPrimeMinister.
Questions21and22arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven
20secondstoanswerthetwoquestions.
Now,listentothenews.
21. Thenumberoftheescapedprisonersis________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
22. Followingtheprisonbreakout,theGovernmentisto________.
A.
B.
C.recruitmoresecuritystaff
D.lookintosecurityconditions
Questions23to25arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven3
0secondstoanswerthethreequestions.
Now,listentothenews.
23. Theaimoftheagreementisto________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
24. Whichgroupofpeopleisnowtakingadvantageoftheagreement?
A.
B.
C.
D.
25. Thepercentageofcocainebroughtthroughthecoasthasincreasedby________.
restructuretheprisonservice
disciplinesomeprisonofficers
6
5
1
7
encouragetradeintheregion
crackdownondrugsmuggling
savethedecliningfishingindustry
strengthencross-boarderpolicepresence
Canadianpolice.
Businessmen.
Drugtraffickers.
Customsofficers.
CLOZE(15MIN)
28
bythe
31
water-ways;even
32
housesof
Trust
27
10%
50%
60%
70%
;pre-historic
and Roman
ruins;
29
natural beauty
isnotagovernmentdepartmentbutacharity
26
supportofthepublicanditsownconservationsocietyin
coastline:90,000acresofland,lakesand
30
A.
B.
C.
D.
PARTIV
Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldcorrectlycompletethepassageifinsertedinth
erespondingblanks.Markthecorrectchoiceforeachblankonyouranswersheet.
SECTIONASTATEMENT
Since1895theNationalTrust(国家文物信托基金
会)hasworkedforthepreservationofplacesofhistoricinterestandnaturalbeautyinEngla
nd,WalesandNorthernIreland.
Todaythe
dependingonthe
Britain.
Whereveryougo,youareclosetolandthatisprotectedand
NationalTrust.Over350milesof
forestsinoneareaof
moorlandsandfarmland,woodsandislands,lengthsof
seventeenwholevillage–allareopentothepublicatalltimessubjectonly
theneedsoffarming,forestryandtheprotectionofwildlife.
ButtheTrust'sprotection 33
hundredgardens
and 34
payingvisitors.Castles
mills,gardensandparks
retaintheir 37
accumulatedover 38,andoftenthedonorhimselfcontinuestoliveinpartof
thehouseasa39 家
oftheNationalTrust.Thewalking-sticksinthehall,theflowers,silver-framedphotograp
hs,booksandpapersinthemornsaresignsthatthehouseisstilllovedand40andthatvisitors
arewelcomedasprivateindividualsjustasmuchastourists.
26. A.it
which
B.
C.
this
D.whetherit
27. A.deliberate
B.
C.
D.
28. A.maintained
watched
B.
renewed
C.
D.
repaired
29. A.unused
B.
furtherthanthis.Ithasinitspossessiona
twohundredhistoricbuildingswhichitopensto
andchurches,
36
contentsoffinefurniture,pictures,andothertreasures
compulsory
spontaneous
voluntary
totheTrustbytheirformerowners.Manyhouses
35
or
historicimportance,
underdeveloped
nearby
alone
beyond
at
to
on
extends
enlarges
prolongs
unwanted
C.
D.
unspoilt
30. A.besides
B.
C.
D.
31. A.interior
inland
B.
inside
C.
D.
inner
32. A.by
B.
C.
D.
33. A.develops
B.
C.
D.
34. A.some
B.
nearly
onaverage
C.
D.
more
35. A.architectural
archetype
B.
architecture
C.
D.
archaeology
36. A.aregiving
B.
C.
D.
37. A.primitive
B.
C.
D.
38. A.times
B.
C.
D.
39. A.resident
B.
C.
D.
40. A.livedin
keptover
B.
havegiven
beengiven
havebeengiven
initial
elementary
original
generations
years
agegroups
dweller
tenant
housekeeper
residedwith
takenup
GRAMMARANDVOCABULARY(20MIN)
which
where
whether
lest
incase
unless
Having
Given
Giving
Had
C.
D.
PARTV
Therearetwenty-fivesentencesinthissection.Beneatheachsentencetherearefourwardso
rphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonewordorphrasethatcorrectlycompletesthesentence.
41. Youwon'tgetaloan________youcanoffersomesecurity.
A.
B.
C.
D.otherthan
42. ________time,he'llmakeaflint-classtennisplayer.
A.
B.
C.
D.
43. I________thepartymuchmorefftherehadn'tbeenquitesuchacrowdofpeoplethere.
A.
B.
C.
D.
44. Thiscompanyhasnowintroducedapolicy________payrisesarerelated
performanceatwork.
A.
B.
C.
D.what
45. Hewasn'taskedtotakeonthechairmanshipofthesociety,________
insufficientlypopularwithallmembers.
A.
B.
C.
D.
46.
havingconsidered
wasconsidered
wasbeingconsidered
beingconsidered
wouldenjoy
willhaveenjoyed
wouldhaveenjoyed
willbeenjoying
Thismayhavepreservedtheelephantfrombeingwipedoutaswellasotheranimals_______
_inAfrica.
A.
hunted
hunting
B.
thathunted
C.
D.
arehunted
47. Theofficehastobeshutdown________funds.
A.
B.
C.
D.forlackof
beingalarkof
fromlackof
toalackof
48.
Ininternationalmatches,prestigeissoimportantthattheonlythingthatmattersisto
in
itreceivesin
does
frombeingbeaten
beingbeaten
beating
tobebeaten
neednothavedressedup
mustnothavedressedup
didnotneedtodressup
mustnotdressup
avoid________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
49. Asitturnedouttobeasmallhouseparty,we________soformally.
A.
B.
C.
D.
50. WesternNebraskagenerallyreceiveslesssnowthan________Eastern
Nebraska.
A.
B.
C.
D.itdoesin
51. ________nocauseforalarm,theoldmanwentbacktohisbedroom.
A.
B.
C.
D.
52. Thebrillianceofhissatireswas________makeevenhisvictimlaugh.
A.
B.
Csothat
D.suchthat
53. Ifhe________inthatwayformuchlongerhewillfindhimselfinthebankruptcycourt.
A.carrieson
B.carriesoff
C.carriedby
D.carriedaway
54.
Therewas
Since
Being
Therebeing
soasto
suchasto
Althoughthefalsebanknotesfooledmanypeople,theydidnot________todoexamination
lookup
payup
keepup
standup
.
A.
B.
C.
D.
55. Hemustgiveusmorelime,________weshallnotbeabletomakeagoodjobofit.
A.
B.
C.
consequently
otherwise
therefore