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1、1999年专业英语四级考试真题及答案 TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(1999) -GRADEFOUR- PARTIWRITING(45MIN) SECTIONACOMPOSITION(35MIN) Weseeadvertisementsontelevisioneveryday.SomepeoplethinkthatTVadvertisingbringsusbenefits,butothersdontthinkso.Whatisyouropinion? WriteonANSWERSHEETONEacompositionofabout150wordsonthefollowingtopi
2、c: AMAJORADVANTAGE/DISADVANTAGEOFADVERTISINGON TELEVISION Youaretowriteinthreeparagraphs: Inthefirstparagraph,statejustONEmajoradvantageordisadvantageofTVadvertising. Inthesecondparagraph,giveoneortworeasonstosupportyourpointofview. Inthelastparagraph,bringwhatyouhavewrittentoanaturalconclusion. Mar
3、kswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandappropriateness. Failuretofollowtheinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks. SECTIONBNOTE-WRITING(10MIN) WriteonANSWERSHEETONEanoteof50-60wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation: YouvelearnedthatyourfriendJimmyisillthesedays.Writehimanoteexpressingyourconcern,as
4、kingafterhishealthandgivingyourbestwishes. Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandappropriateness. PARTIIDICTATION(15MIN) Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbereadatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthe
5、secondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbereadatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheckthroughyourworkoncemore. PleasewritethewholepassageonAnswerSheetTwo. PARTIIILISTE
6、NINGCOMPREHENSION(20MIN) InSectionA,BandCyouwillheareverythingonceonly.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyouranswersheet. SECTIONASTATEMENT Inthissectionyouwillheareightstatements.Attheendofeachstatementyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefoll
7、owingeightquestions. 1.Howwelldidthespeakerdointhetest? A.Heansweredthelastfourquestions. B.Heansweredthelastfewquestionsfirst. C.Heansweredonlysomeofthequestions. D.Heansweredallthequestionsexceptthefirst. 2.JanethinksthatSwisscheese_. A.tastesthebest B.tastesverybad C.isbetterthanbuttercheese D.is
8、nobetterthanothercheese 3.Johnwentto_first. A.thecinema B.therepairshop C.thegasstation D.theservicestation 4.Bettywishesto_. A.sendawaythecleaninglady B.replacethecleaninglady C.keepthecleaninglady D.dothehousecleaning 5.HowmuchdidFredpayforhiscar? A.Hepaidhalfthepricethesalesmanasked. B.Hepaidtwic
9、easmuchasthesalesmanasked. C.Hepaidthepricethesalesmanasked. D.Heneednthavepaidthatmuchforthecar. 6.Permanenteducationispracticalbecause_. A.therearenolimitsatall B.therearenoagelimits C.nooneisgettingreallytooold D.noonewantstolearnatoldage 7.Accordingtothespeaker,themostdifficultthingis_. A.travel
10、ingfromplacetoplace B.keepingawayfromcrowds C.makingholidayplans D.findingaplacewithmanypeople 8.Williamlosthisjobbecause_. A.hewasalwayssick B.heusuallywenttoworklate C.hemadeamistakeinhiswork D.hegotangrywithhisboss SECTIONBCONVERSATION Inthissection,youwillheareightshortconversationsbetweentwospe
11、akers.Attheendofeachconversationyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingeightquestions. 9.Markrefusedtotakethejobbecause_. A.theworkinghourswerenotsuitable B.thejobwasnotwellpaid C.hehadtodoalotoftraveling D.thejobwasquitedifficult 10.Whatdotheythinkabouttherestaurant? A.Theservicethereisno
12、tgood. B.Thefoodmightnotbegood. C.Thewaiterisnothospitable. D.Therestaurantistoosmall. 11.WhichlanguagedoesMaryspeakwell? A.Chinese. B.French. C.Japanese. D.English. 12.ThewomanbelievesthatJohn_. A.wasplayingajoke B.wasleavingBoston C.wasmovingtoBoston D.wassellinghishousehimself 13.Thewomanshouldha
13、vearrivedby_. A.10:45 B.10:40 C.10:55 D.11:00 14.Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation? A.Johnisnotsick. B.Johnisfeelingbetter. C.Jackhasntbeensick. D.Jackhasnotgotbetter. 15.Thetoneofthemanisthatof_. A.surprise B.sarcasm C.disappointment D.humour 16.Thetwospeakersareprobably_. A.inaparkingground B.atafe
14、rry-crossing C.inatrafficjam D.atapetrolstation SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST Questions17and18arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestion. Nowlistentothenews. 17.SomeHaitiansareonstrikeinorderto_. A.getpropermedicaltreatment B.askfortheirpoliticalrights C.prot
15、estagainsttheUSdecision D.demandfoodsupplyaidfromUSA 18.ThestrikersaredeniedentryintotheUSbecause_.A.AIDSvirushasbeenfoundamongthem. B.theycannotgetpoliticalasylumintheUS C.theUSgovernmenthasrefusedtotakethem D.theydontacceptpropermedicaltreatment Questions19isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthene
16、wsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion. Nowlistentothenews. 19.TheUSauto-makersdecidedtostoptheiractionbecause_. A.Japaneseauto-makerspromisedtostopdumpingcarsintheUS. B.thegovernmentpromisedtosolvetheUS-Japantradeimbalance C.threeUScompanieshaveendedtheUS-Japantradeimbalance D.Japanagree
17、tosellcarsattheagreepricesinsidetheUS. Questions20and21arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestion. Nowlistentothenews. 20.Wheredidthestormsfirststrike?A.TheeasternUS. B.TheGulfofMexico. C.TheCanadianborder. D.SomeareasinCuba. 21.Thestormshaveresultedi
18、nthefollowingEXCEPT A.deathanddamage B.disruptionofairservices C.destructionofcrops D.relocationofpeople Questions22isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion. Nowlistentothenews. 22.Accordingtothenews,Francewasstronglycriticizedfor_.A.conductingfivenu
19、cleartestsonWednesday B.carryingoutaseriesofnucleartestsinPacific C.gettingdisappointingresultsinthenuclearprogram D.refusingtosignaglobaltreatybanningnucleartests Question23isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion. Nowlistentothenews. 23.Thenewsitem
20、ismainlyabout_. A.airtrafficproblems B.Safetyimprovement. C.Thenumberofflights. D.Flighttrainingcourses. Questions24and25arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestion. Nowlistentothenews. 24.WhatisthepurposeofthemeetinginLuxembourg?A.Tocontrolpatrolboats
21、ontheRiverDanube. B.ToendeconomicsanctionsagainstSerbia. C.TostepupeconomicsanctionsagainstSerbia. D.Tosendpoliceofficerstosearchtheriver. 25.InternationaleffortsagainstSerbiahavebeenineffectivebecause_. A.shipscarryingillegalsuppliesstillsailalongtheriver B.moreillegalgoodshavebeencarriedoverland C
22、.localauthoritiesdidntattempttostopillegalgoods D.therehasbeendisagreementovereconomicsanctions PARTIVCLOZE(15MIN) Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldcorrectlycompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.Markthecorrectchoiceforeachblankonyouranswersheet. Ourape-menforefathershadnoobviousn
23、aturalweaponsinthestruggleforsurvivalintheopen.Theyhadneitherthepowerfulteethnorthestrongclawsofthe bigcats.Theycouldnot26withthebear,whosestrength,speedandclaws 27animpressivesmall-fireweaponry.Theycouldnotevendefend themselves28runningswiftlylikethehorses,zebrasorsmallanimals.Ifthe ape-manhadattem
24、ptedtocompeteonthosetermsintheopen,theywouldhavebeen29tofailureandextinction.Buttheywere30withenormousconcealed advantagesofakindnotpossessedbyanyoftheircompetitors. Inthesearch31thepickingsoftheforest,theape-menhad32 efficientstereoscopicvisionandasenseofcolorthattheanimalsofthegrasslandsdidnotposs
25、ess.Theabilitytoseeclearlyatcloserangepermittedtheape-mentostudypracticalproblemsinawaythatlayfar_thereachoftheoriginalinhabitantsofthegrassland.Goodlong-distancesightwas_anothermatter. Lackoflong-distancevisionhadnotbeenaproblemforforest-dwellingapesandmonkeysbecausethehighertheviewpoint,thegreater
26、therangeofsightso 35theyhadhadtodowasclimbatree.Outintheopen,however,thissimple solutionwasnot36.Climbingahillwouldhavehelped,butinmanyplacesthe groundwasflat.Theape-men37theonlypossiblesolution.Theyrearedupas highaspossibleontheirhindlimbsandbegantowalkupright. Thisvitalchangeofphysicalpositionbrou
27、ghtaboutconsiderabledisadvantages.Itwasextremelyunstableanditmeantthatthealreadyslowape-menbecameslowerstill. 38,theyperseveredandtheirbonestructuregradually Because大39家tothenew,unstablepositionthat40themthenameHomoerectus,uprightman. 40.A.obtained B.called C.deserved D.earned 27.A.became B.equipped
28、 C.posed D.provided 28.A.in B.upon C.by D.with 29.A.driven B.doomed C.forced D.led 30.A.bestowed B.given C.presented D.endowed 31.A.for B.of C.on D.at 32.A.progressed B.generated C.developed D.advanced 33.A.from B.apart C.beyond D.above 34.A.rather B.quite C.much D.really 35.A.anything B.that C.ever
29、ything D.all 36.A.available B.enough C.sufficient D.convenient 37.A.chose B.adopted C.accepted D.took 38.A.However B.Therefore. C.Meanwhile. D.Subsequently. 39.A.accustomed B.familiarized C.adapted D.suited 26.A.match B.compare C.rival D.equal PARTVGRAMMARANDVOCABULARY(15MIN) Therearetwenty-fivesent
30、encesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearetourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonewordorphrasethatcorrectlycompetesthesentence.Markyouranswersonyouranswersheet. 41.After_seemedanendlesswait,itwasherturntoenterthepersonnelmanagersoffice. A.that B.there C.what D.it 42.Thethreementriedmanytimest
31、osneakacrosstheborderintotheneighboringcountry,_bythepoliceeachtime. A.hadbeencaptured B.beingalwayscaptured C.onlytobecaptured D.unfortunatelycaptured 43.ProfessorJohnsonissaid_somesignificantadvanceinhisresearchinthepastyear. A.havingmade B.making C.tohavemade D.tomake 44.Fatcannotchangeintomuscle
32、_musclechangesintofat. A.anymorethan B.nomorethan C.nolessthan D.muchmorethan 45.Itisnotsomuchthelanguage_theculturalbackgroundthatmakesthebookdifficulttounderstand. A.but B.nor C.as D.like 46.Thereoughttobelessanxietyovertheperceivedriskofmountainclimbingthan _inthepublicmindtoday. A.exists B.exist
33、 C.existing D.toexist 47.IveneverbeentoLhasa,butthatsthecity_. A.Idnotliketovisit. B.whichIliketovisitmostly C.whereIliketovisit D.Idlikemuchtovisit. 48.He_unwisely,buthewasatleasttryingtodosomethinghelpful. A.mayhaveacted B.musthaveacted C.shouldact D.wouldact 49.IfyouhavereallybeenstudyingEnglishf
34、orsoling,itsabouttimeyou _abletowritelettersinEnglish. A.shouldbe B.were C.mustbe D.are 50.Hes_asa“bellyacher”hesalwayscomplainingaboutsomething. A.whoisknown B.whomisknown C.whatisknown D.whichisknown 51._,healwaystrieshisbesttocompleteitontime. A.Howeverthetaskishard. B.Howeverhardthetaskis. C.Tho
35、ughhardthetaskis. D.Thoughhardisthetask. 52.Muchas_,IcouldntlendhimthemoneybecauseIsimplydidnthavethatmuchsparecash. A.Iwouldhavelikedto. B.Iwouldliketohave. C.Ishouldhavetolike. D.Ishouldhavelikedto. 53.Mycousinlikeseatingverymuch,butheisntvery_aboutthefoodheeats. A.special B.peculiar C.particular
36、D.specific 54.Youradvicewouldbe_valuabletohim,whoisnowatalossastowhattodofirst. A.exceedingly B.excessively C.extensively D.exclusively 55.Moreoftenthannot,itisdifficultto_theexactmeaningofaChineseidiominEnglish. A.exchange B.transfer C.convey D.convert 56.Sherefusedto_thedoorkeytothelandladyuntilsh
37、egotbackherdeposit. A.handin B.handout C.handdown D.handover 57.Thescientistshaveabsolutefreedomastowhatresearchtheythinkitbestto _. A.engage B.devote C.seek D.pursue 58.TheOlympicGames_in776B.C.inOlympia,asmalltowninGreece. A.originated B.stemmed C.derived D.descended 59.Weshouldalwaysbearinmindtha
38、t_decisionsoftenresultinseriousconsequences. A.urgent B.instant C.prompt D.Hasty. 60.Thefactthatthemanagementistryingtoreachagreement_fiveseparateunionshasledtolongnegotiations. A.over B.upon C.in D.with 61.Thechairmanofthecompanysaidthatnewtechniqueshad_improvedtheirproductionefficiency. A.violentl
39、y B.severely C.extremely D.radically 62.Thelocalauthoritiesrealizedtheneedtomake_forelderlypeopleintheirhousingprogrammes. A.preparation B.requirement C.specification D.provision 63.Theguestteamwasbeatenbythehostteam2_4inlastyearsCFACupFinal. A.over B.in C.to D.against 64.Thepolicelethimgo,becauseth
40、eydidntfindhimguilty_themurder. A.of B.in C.over C.on 65.Asadevelopingcountry,wemustkeep_withtherapiddevelopmentoftheworldeconomy. A.move B.step C.speed D.pace PARTVIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(30MIN) SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION(25MIN) Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatem
41、ents,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthecorrectanswer.Markyourchoiceonyouranswersheet. TEXTA Surprisingly,nooneknowshowmanychildrenreceiveeducationinEnglishhospitals,stilllessthecontentorqualityofthateducation.Properrecordsarejustnotkept.Weknowthatmorethan850.00
42、0childrengothroughhospitaleachyear,andthateverychildofschoolagehasalegalrighttocontinuetoreceiveeducationwhileinhospital.Wealsoknowthereisonlyonehospitalteachertoevery1,000childreninhospital. Littlewonderthelatestsurveyconcludesthattheextentandtypeofhospitalteachingavailabledifferagreatdealacrossthe
43、country.ItisfoundthathalfthehospitalsinEnglandwhichadmitchildrenhavenoteacher.Afurtherquarterhasonlyapart-timeteacher.Thespecialchildrenshospitalsinmajorcitiesdobest;generalhospitalsinthecountryandholidayareasareworstoff.Fromthissurvey,onecanestimatethatfewerthanoneinfivechildrenhavesomecontactwitha
44、hospitalteacher andthatcontactmaybeaslittleastwohoursaday.Mostchildreninterviewedweresurprisedtofindateacherinhospitalatall.Theyhadnotbeenpreparedforitbyparentsortheirownschool.Iftherewasateachertheyweremuchmorelikelytoread booksanddomathsornumberwork;withoutateachertheywouldonlyplaygames. Reasonsfo
45、rhospitalteachingrangefrompreventingachildfallingbehindandmaintainingthehabitofschooltokeepingachildoccupied,andthelatterisoftenalltheteachercando.Thepositionandinfluenceofmanyteacherswassummedupwhenparentsreferredtothemasthelibraryladyorjustthehelper.Childrentendtorelyonconcernedschoolfriendstokeepintouchwithschoolwork.Severalparentsspo