2007 年专业英语四级考试真题及答案
Part I DICTATION (15MIN)
Listen to the floowing passage. Altogether thepassage will be read to you four
times. During thefirst reading, which will be done at normal speed,listen and try
to understand the meaning. For thesecond and third reading, the passage will be read
sentece by sentece, or phrase by phrase,with intervals of 15 sencond. The last
reading will be read at normal speed again and during thetime you should check your
work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through yourwork once more.Please
write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.
PART Ⅱ LISTENING COMPREHE (20 MIN)
In sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and
thenanswer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on
youranswer sheet.
SECTION A CONVERSATIONS
In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations
carefully andthen answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 3 are based on
the followingconversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15
seconds to answer thequestions. Now listen to the conversation.
1.Which of the following is NOT needed for the Lost Property Form?
A.Name
B.Nationality
C.Address
D.Phone number
2.From the conversation we know that Mark Adams comes from
A.Essex
B.Edinburgh
C.London
D.The US
3.What will Mark Adams do the day after tomorrow?
A.To come to the office again
B.To wait for the phone call
C.To call the office
D.To write to the office
Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of
theconversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen
to theconversation.
8. At the university Mr. Robinson specialized in
A. maths
B. physics
C. water management
D. geography
9. Mr. Robinson worked for the Indian Government because of
A. university links
B. government agreements
C. company projects.
D. degree requirements
10. After Mr. Robinson returned from India, he
A. changed jobs several times
B. went to live in Manchester
C. did similar work in India
D. became head of a research team
SECTION B PASSAGES
In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully
and then answerthe questions that follow. Questions 11-13 are based on the following
talk. At the end of thetalk, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the talk.
11. According to the talk, the owner of a bike has to
A. register his bike immediately
B. put his bike on a list at once
C. have it stamped with a number
D. report to the police station
12. Thespeaker in the talk recommends
A. two locks for an expensive bike
B. a good lock for an expensive bike
C. cheap locks for cheap bikes
D. good locks for cheap bikes
13. What is the main idea of the talk?
A. How to have the bike stamped
B. How to protect your bike
C. How to buy good locks
D. How to report your lost bike to the police
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following conversation. At the end of
theconversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen
to theconversation.
14. Which course(s) runs or run for one hour each time?
A. conversation class
B. writing skills class
C. examination skills class
D. all of the three course
15. which course(s) does or do NOT require enrolment beforehand?
A. conversation class
B. writing skills class
C. examinationa skills class
D. all of the three courses
16. Which course(s) is(are) designed especially for students of economics and
social sciences?
A. conversation class
B. writing skills class
C. examination skills class
D. all of the three courses
17. Which course(s) is(are) the shortest?
A. conversation class
B. writing skills class
C. examination skills class
D. all language courses
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following conversation. At the end of
theconversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen
to theconversation.
18. How old was Leonardo da Vinci when he moved to Milan?
A. 25
B. 30
C. 35
D. 40
19. Throughout his life, Leonardo da Vinci worked as all the following EXCEPT
A. a painter
B. an engineer
C. an architect
D. a builder
20. Where did Leonard da Vinci die?
A. in France
B. in Milan
C. In Florence
D. in Tuscany
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
In this section you will hear several new items.Listen to them carefully and
then answer thequestions that follow.
Questions 21 to 22 are based on the followingnews. At the end of the news item,
you will be given 10 seconds to answer thequestions. Now listen to the news
21. Who had to leave the Caza Strip and the West Bank?
A. The Israeli army
B. The Jewish settlers
C. The Palestinians
D. The Israeli Prime Minister.
22. How many settlements would have to be removed altogether in the Gaza Strip
and theWest Bank?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 21
D. 25
Questions 23 to 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item,
youwill be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.
23. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the news?
A. The agreement has to be approved by Romania
B. The agreement has to be approved by Bulgaria
C. The agreement has to be approved by some EU states
D. The agreement has to be approved by all the EU states
24. Romania and Bulgaria cannot join the EU in 2007 unless they carry out reforms
in thefollowing areas EXCEPT
A. manufacturing
B. border control
C. administration
D. justice
Questions 25 to 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item,
youwill be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.
25. What is the theme of the forum?
A. business leadership
B. global business community
C. economic prospects in China
D. business and government in China
26. According to the news, the first forum was held
A. 10 years ago
B. 3 years ago
C. in 1999
D. in 2001
Questions 27 to 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item,
youwill be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.
27. About ___ of the 15,000 visitors on the opening day of Hong Kong Disneyland
came fromthe mainland.
A. 4000
B. 5000
C. 6000
D. 7000
28. According to the news, residents in ___showed least interest in visiting
the theme park.
A. Beijing
B. Guangzhou
C. Shanghai
D. Hong Kong
Questions 29 to 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item,
youwill be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.
29. What is the news mainly about?
A. religious violence
B. refugee issues
C. a ferry disaster
D. a rescue operation
30. The ferry boat was designed to carry___passengers.
A. 198
B. 200
C. 290
D. 500
PART III
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.
CLOSE [15 MIN]
Until I took Dr Offutt’s class in DeMatha High school , I was an underachieving
student,but I left that class (31)_______never to underachieve again.He not only
31. A.concerned
B.worried
C.determined
D.decided
Taught me to think,he convinced me,(32)________by example as
32. A. as much
B. much as
C. as such
D. such as
Words that it was my moral (33)_______to do so and to serve
33.A. work
B. job
C. duty
D.obligation
others.
(34)_____of us could know how our relationship would
34.A. Both
B. Neither
C. Either
D. Each
(35)_______over the years .When I came back to DeMatha to
35. A. evolve
B. stay
C. remain
D. turn
teach English, I worked for Dr Offutt,the department chair.Mydiscussion with
him were like graduate seminars in adolescent(36)______,classroom management and
school leadership.
36.A.process
B.procedure
C.development
D.movement
After several years,I was (37)_______department chair,
/
37.A.called
B.named
C.asked
D.invited
and our relationship(38)________again. I thought that it might
38.A. moved
B. altered
C. went
D. shifted
be (39)______chairing the department ,since all of
39.A.awkward
B.uneasy
C.unnatural
D.former
my (40)______English teachers were
40.A. older
B.experienced
C.former
D. /
(41)_______there,but Dr Offutt supported me
41. A.
B.still
C.even
D.already
(42)_______.He knew when to give me advice
42. A.through
B.throughout
C.at the beginning
D.all the way
(43)_______curriculum,texts and personnel,and when to
43. A.for
B.at
C.over
D.about
let me (44)______my own course.
44. A.chart
B.head
C.describe
D.manage
In 1997,I needed his (45)______about leaving DeMatha
45.A.opinion
B.request
C.permission
D.order
to become principal at another school.(46)_______he had asked
46.A.Even if
B.Although
C.If
D.When
me to stay at DeMatha,I might have .(47)_______,he encouraged
47.A.Naturally
B.Instead
C.consequently
D.Still
me to seize the opportunity.Five years ago ,I became the principal of
DeMatha.(48)________,
48.A.Once again
B.Repeatedly
C.Unusally
D.Unexpectedly
Dr Offutt was there for me,letting me know that I could (49)_______
49.A.count in
B.count down
C.count out
D.count on
I
teachers
learned
from
that
great
him
him.
have
have
an
inexhaustible(50)________of lessons to teach.
50.A.stock
B.bank
C.wealth
D.store
PART IV
There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four
words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes
the sentences.
GRAMMER &VOCABULARY [15MIN]
51. There are as good fish in the sea _____ever came out of it .
A.than B.like
52.All the President’s Men ______one of the important books for historians who
C.as
D.so
study the Watergate Scandal.
A.remain B.remains C.remained
53.’You ______ borrow my notes provided you take care of them,’ I told my friend.
A.could B.should C.must
54.If only the patient ______a different treatment instead of using the
D.is remaining
D.can
antibiotics, he might still be alive now.
A.had received B.received
55.Linda was _____te experiment a month ago,but she changed her mind at the last
C.should receive
D.were receiving
minute.
A.
to start
B.to have started C.to be starting D.to have been starting
56.She _____fifty or so when I first met her at the conference.
A. must be
57.It is not ______much the language as the background that makes the book
D.must have been
C.could be
B.had been
difficult to understand.
A.that
58.The comminttee has anticipated the problems that ________in the road
D.very
C.so
B.as
construction project.
A.arise
59.The student said there were a few points in the essay he _______impossible
D.have arisen
B.will arise
C.arose
to comprehend.
A.had found
60.He would have finished his college education,but he _______to quit and find
D.would find
C.has found
B.finds
a job to support his family.
B.has
C.had
A.had had
61.The research requires more money than ________.
A.have been put in
D.to be put in
62.Overpopulation poses a terrible threat to the human race.Yet it is probably
B.has been put in
C.being put in
D.would have
________a threat to the human race than enviromental destruction.
A.no more
63.It is not uncommon for there _______problems of communication between the
C.even more
D.much more
B.not more
old and the young.
C.be
B.would be
A.being
64.________at in his way,the situation does not seem so desperate.
A.Looking
65.It is absolutely essential that William________his study in spite of some
C.Being looked
D.to look
B.looked
D.to be
learning difficulties.
A.will continue B.continued
66.The painting he bought at the street market the other day was a_______forgery.
A.man-made
67.She’s always been kind to me –I can’t just turn ______on her now that she
D.continues
C.continue
B.natural
C.crude
D.real
needs my help.
C.my eye
B.my head
D.shoulder
A.my back
68.The bar in the club is for the ______use of its members.
A.extensive
D.comprehensive
69.The tutition fees are ______to students coming from low-income families.
A.approachable B.payable
70.The medical experts warned the authorities of the danger of diseases in the
D.affordable
C.inclusive
C.reachable
B.exclusive
_______of the earthquake.
D.effect
C.results
A.consequence B.aftermath
71.This sort of rude behaviour in public hardly ______a person in your position.
A.becomes
72.I must leave now._______,if you want that book I’ll bring it next time.
A.Accidentally B.Incidentally
73.After a long delay,she ______replying to my e-mail.
C.Eventually
C. supports
D.Naturally
D.improves
B.fits