2004年专四选择题
2004年日语专业四级考试试题
2004年日语专业四级考试试题大学日本語専攻生四級能力試験問題（試験時間：１４０分）注意：解答はすべて解答用紙に書きなさい。
【第一部分】Ⅰ．聴解(1×25=25点)1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1213 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25Ⅱ．文字、語彙、文法一、次の文の下線をつけた漢字の正しい読み方を、後のA、B、C、Dの中から一つ選びなさい。
（１×１０＝１０点）26.きめの細かい、なめらかなクリームの方が皮膚に良い。
A．ほそB．ほさC．こめD．こま27.僕はよく休日を利用して旅行にいく。
A．やすみひB．やすみびC．きゅうにちD．きゅうじつ28.彼はさすが有名な歌手だけあって、いい喉をしている。
A．のとB．のどC．のうとD．のうど29.それは客観的現実にあわない、無邪気な考え方にすぎない。
A．ぶじゃけB．ぶじゃきC．むじゃけD．ぶじゃき30．封建的人間関係は、社会の近代化を著しく妨げるものである。
A．はばみB．こばみC．さまたD．さまち31.このような珍しい本を入手することはなかなか容易なことではないんだよ。
A．よいB．よういC．よえきD．ようえき32.きみに恥をかかせるようなことは決してしない。
A．はじB．はずC．はちD．さらし33.頂上へ近づくにしたがってしだいに眺めがよくなる。
A．なぞB．のぞC．ながD．のが34.本屋の店内には天井まで本がぎっしり積み上げられている。
A．てんじょうB．てんせいC．てんいD．てんじん35．技術はね、そう簡単に習えるものではないんだよ。
A．まなB．しゅうC．ならD．しゅ二、次の文＿＿に入れるのに最も適当な言葉を後のA、B、C、Dから一つ選びなさい。
（１×２０＝２０点）36.人間は誰でも、見てはいけない言われると＿＿見たくなるものだ。
A．あまりB．かなりC．なかなかD．よけい37．持っていたお金を＿＿使ってしまって、おみやげも買えなくなった。
专业四级2004(完形填空和单项选择)
专业四级(TEM-4 2004)The normal human daily cycle of activity is of some 7-8 hours’ sleep alternation with some 16-17 hour s’wakefulness and that the sleep normally coincides (31) the hours of darkness . Our present (32)is with how easily and to what extent this (33) can be modified.The question is no mere academic one. The ease (34) people can change from working in the day to working at night is a (35) of growing importance in industry where automation (36) round-the-clock working of machines.It normally (37) from five days to one week for a person to (38) to a (39) routine of sleep and wakefulness, sleeping during the day and working at night. (40) , it is often the case in industry that shifts are changed every week.This means that no sooner has he got used to one routine (41) he has to change to another, (42) much of his time is spent neither working nor sleeping very (43) .One answer would seem to be (44) periods on each shift, a month, or even three months. (45) , recent research has shown that people on such systems will revert to go back to their (46) habits of sleep and wakefulness during the weekend and that this is quite enough to destroy any (47) to night work built up during the week. The only real solution appears to be to (48) the night shift to those (49) night workers whose (50) may persist through weekends and holidays.31. A. in B. with C. of D. over32. A. thinking B. study C. problem D. concern33. A. cycle B. period C. circle D. round34. A. at which B. with which C. at what D. with what35. A. problem B. difficulty C. trouble D. matter36. A. asks B. invites C. calls for D. reacts to37. A. takes B. spends C. demands D. asks38. A. adapt B. adopt C. adjust D. adept39. A. former B. returned C. reversed D. regular40. A. Therefore B. Unfortunately C. In a word D. In comparison41. A. as B. when C. then D. than42. A. though B. so that C. while D. as43. A. efficiently B. good C. easily D. happily44. A. shorter B. better C. longer D. nicer45. A. So B. In short C. Similarly D. However46. A. new B. normal C. temporary D. favourite47. A. change B. return C. adaptation D. tendency48. A. hand over B. hand in C. hand out D. hand on49. A. temporary B. contemporary C. permanent D. perpetual50. A. wakefulness B. sleep C. preference D. habit译文：人类正常的日常作息周期是7~8小时的睡眠时间与16~17小时的清醒时间相互交替，而睡眠时间通常与黑夜重合。
英语专业四级2004年真题单选详解
51as much a … as …(不仅是…还是…)Adria is as much a cook as (he is) an artist.not so much … as …(与其说是…倒不如说是…)He is not so much a genius as a hard worker.52．本句省略whether和might后主谓倒装的让步状语从句。
be it是一种表示让步的虚拟倒装结构，由be 引起的倒装句表示让步，并带有虚拟语气的结构特点，即be 用原形。
是一种较少用且略带文学意味的习惯用法，它既可位于句首，也可位于句末或穿插句中。
如：Be it late, I must finish this work.不仅用it，也可用其他人称代词或名词。
Be it so humble, there is no place like home. 金窝银窝，不如自己的草窝。
56．虚拟语气(Subjunctive Mood)这一语法项目是各类英语考试中心测试的重点之一。
虚拟语气是一种特殊的动词形式，用来表示说话人所说的话并不是事实，而是一种假设、愿望、怀疑或推测。
Ⅰ用以表示虚拟条件的虚拟语气⒈用if条件从句表示的虚拟条件，是虚拟条件最普通的方式。
①虚拟现在时表示与现在事实相反的假设，其if 从句的谓语形式用动词的过去式(be 一般用were)，主句用would/ should/ could/ might +动词原形，例如：If I were in your position I would marry her.②虚拟过去时是表示与过去事实相反的假设，if 从句的谓语形式用过去完成时即had＋过去分词，主句用would / should / could / might + have +过去分词，例如：If it had not rained so hard yesterday we could have played tennis.③大多数的虚拟条件句属于上面三种情况的一种，但并不排除存在条件和后果中，一个和现在情况相反，另一个和过去情况相反，例如：If you had followed what the doctor said, you would not have been so painful now.这个句子在高中出现频率颇高。
2004年英语专业四级考试真题及答案
参考答案：PART IV CLOZE短文大意：本文阐述了人类作息时间转换的规律，并说明了两种转换的具体方式。
26．答案：B试题分析：本题考查介词搭配。
详细解答：coincide with为固定词组，指“一致，相符合”，此处指“通常睡眠时间和白天时间相吻合”。
而选项A，C，D不能与coincide搭配，故选B。
27．答案：A试题分析：本题考查名词的辨析。
详细解答：cycle与前文保持一致，为“循环、周期”，此处指“我们现在关心在何等程度上，循环可以改善”。
而period意为“一段时间”；circle 意为“圆”；round意为“圆，圆形物”。
故选项A为正确答案。
28．答案：D试题分析：本题考查名词词义辨析。
详细解答：problem指“难题，困难”；difficulty指“困境”；trouble意为“麻烦”；而只有matter合适，a matter of 为固定词组，意为“（涉及之）问题”。
故选D。
29．答案：C试题分析：本题考查对动词词义的掌握。
详细解答：call for意为“需要，值得”，此处指“自动化需要机器昼夜不停地工作”。
而ask意为“询问”；invite意为“邀请”；react to意为“反应”。
故选C。
30．答案：A试题分析：本题考查对固定搭配的掌握。
详细解答：It takes some time to do sth.为固定句型；而选项B，C，D在句中不能以It作为形式主语，故选项A为正确答案。
31．答案：C试题分析：本题是形容词辨析题。
详细解答： reversed表示“反转的、颠倒的”；此处指“通常人们要花五天到一周的时间来适应一个相反的循环”。
而former意为“早期的”；returned 意为“回的；”；regular意为“有规律的”。
故选C。
32．答案：B试题分析：本题考查对上下文的理解。
详细解答：上文提到“颠倒作息时间大约需要五天到一个星期，而后文又说在工厂里这种轮班工作经常是每周一换的”。
2004年专业英语四级真题
2004年专业英语四级真题一、Writing (composition)（本大题1小题．每题15.0分，共15.0分。
Writea composition of about 150-200 words on the following topic:）第1题Nowadays young people tend to phone more often than write to each other. So, some say that phones will kill letter writing. What is your opinion ? Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a composition of about 150 words on the following topicWill Phones Kill Letter Writing?You are to write three parts:In the first part, state specifically what your view is.In the second part, support your view with one or two reasons.In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.【正确答案】：[写作要点]1．全文要求分三个部分，因此，我们可以写三段。
字数150字左右。
时间必须尽量控制在35分钟内。
2004年英语专业四级考试真题及答案-中大网校
2004年英语专业四级考试真题及答案总分：100分及格：60分考试时间：130分PART I DICTATION (15 MIN)(1)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>PART ⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSION (20 MIN) SECTION A CONVERSA TIONS(1)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(2)According to Frank, ChrisA. receives no spam at alB. should care for her spaC. receives more span than most people dD. should not worry about her spa(3)Frank suggests that Chris do all of the following EXCEPTA. using something to filter spaB. applying for more e-mail addresseC. using e-mail addresses provided by small e-mail providerD. trying to find out spammer(4)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(5)How much would he pay first if he wants to rent a one-bedroom apartment?A. $900.B. $1,000.C. $1,110.D. $1,210.(6)When will they meet?A. 1 :00B. 3:30C. 4:00D. 5:00(7)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(8)What does the man say about the garbage in New York?A. SmellB. ScattereC. Blocking doors and store shutterD. Put in bags and boxe(9)The hotel the man stayed at can be described asA. roomy and comfortablB. nice but expensivC. cheap and comfortablD. roomy but expensiv(10)The man's impression of New York would beA. orderlinesB. creativenesC. tightnesD. conveniencSECTION B PASSAGES(1)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(2)The new problem is thatA. cattle destroy food supplB. wild animals ferociously attack cattlC. cattle occupy the traditional habitats of wild animalD. wild animals no longer move from place to plac(3)Wild animals and cattle differ inA. the amount of grass and plants they eaB. the way they eat grass and plantC. the type of grass and plants they eaD. the time they spend eating grass and plant(4)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(5)What advantages does nuclear family offer to women?A. The women have more freedom and can share in decisionB. The women do not have to be the heads of the familC. The women's relatives do not help them with the housework and childreD. The women have all the power of the famil(6)Why are many women dissatisfied with marriage and the nuclear family?A. They want to stay home and do the houseworB. They don't have enough moneC. They have too much work but not much free timD. They have more freedom than in the pas(7)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(8)What does psychological noise mean?A. The forces that make people less able to communicatB. The difficulties that people experience in communicatioC. The reasons that cause people resist communicatioD. The reasons that cause people unable to convince other(9)What is the passage mainly about?A. Three types of noise can make communication difficulB. The meaning of external noise in communicatioC. The psychological noise can make one talenD. The reason why you can become speechles(10)What is the speaker's tone in this passage?A. SympathetiB. Matter of facC. WorrieD. ExaggerateSECTION C NEWS BROADCAST(1)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(2)How did the lawyer defend for the journalist?A. Re was an American journalisB. He worked for a British newspapeC. His story was published elsewherD. Foreigners are not subject to local law(3)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(4)Which of the following statements in NOT true?A. The announcement was made by AFB. Afghanistan was a founding member of AFC. Afghanistan had been in chaos for lonD. The football players were under 23.(5)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(6)The ________ mortality rate had gone up greatly during the past 10 years.A. infantB. maternalC. maleD. middle-aged(7)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(8)Recent tensions between the two countries were a direct result ofA. their border conflictB. their military build-uC. killings in the two countrieD. their mutual distrus(9)<Ahref="javascript:;"></A>(10)A new survey was made by looking at the middle ground that isA. the 100 family businesses at least 10 years olB. the 1,000 family businesses at least 10 years olC. the 100 family businesses at least 100 years olD. the 1,000 family businesses at least 100 years olPART ⅢCLOZE (15 MIN)(1)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.The normal human daily cycle of activity is of some 7-8 hours' sleep alternation with some 16-17 hours' wakefulness and that the sleep normally coincides (31)______ the hours of darkness. Our present (32) ______ is with how easily and to what extent this (33) ______ can be modified.The question is no mere academic one. The ease (34) ______ people can change from working in the day to working at night is a (35) ______of growing importance in industry where automation (36) ______ round-the-clock working of machines. It normally (37) ______ from five days to one week for a person to (38)______ to a (39)______ routine of sleep and wakefulness, sleepingduring the day and working at night. (40) ______, it is often the case in industry that shifts are changed every week. This means that no sooner has he got used to one routine (41) ______ he has to change to another, (42)______ much of his time is spent neither working nor sleeping very (43)One answer would seem to be (44) ______ periods on each shift, a month, or even three months. (45) _______, recent research has shown that people on such systems will revert to go back to their (46) ______ habits of sleep and wakefulness during the weekend and that this is quite enough to destroy any (47) ______ to night work built up during the week. The only real solution appears to be to (48) ______ the night shift to those (49) ______ night workers whose (50)______ may persist through weekends and holidays.{TS}_________填上最佳答案。
2004年英语专业四级考试试卷及答案A
2004年英语专业四级考试试卷及答案APart ⅠWRITING ［45 MIN.］SECTION A COMPOSITION［35 MIN.］Nowadays young people tend to phone more often than write to each other. So, some say that phones will kill letter writing. What is your oWILL PHONES KILL LETTER WRITING?In the second part,In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or aMarks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss ofSECTION B NOTE-WRITING ［10 MIN.］Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a note of about 50-60 words based onYour friend, Jane, has failed in the final exam, and is feeling very unhappy about it. Write a note to comfort her and give her somePart ⅡDICTATION ［15 MIN.］Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times: During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.Please write the whole passageMONEYMoney is accepted across the world as payment for goods or services. People use money to buy food, clothes and hundreds of other things. In the past, many different things were used as money. People on Pacific islands once exchanged shells for goods. The Chinese used cloth and knives. In Africa, elephant tusks or salt were used. Even today, some people in Africa are still paid in salt. Coins were first invented by the Chinese. Originally, they were round pieces of metal with a hole in the center, so that a piece of string could keep them together. This made doing business much easier, but people still found coins inconvenient tocarry when they wanted to buy something expensive. To solve this problem, the Chinese again came up with the solution. They began to use paper money for coins. Now paper notes are used throughout the world.Part ⅢLISTENING COMPREHENSION ［20 MIN.］carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.SECTION A STATEMENT1.Wher3.Which of the fo4.The death and missing numbers in the floods are reA. 60/9.B. 16/9.C.9/60.D. 9/16.A. She is the speaker’D. The speakeA. To buy some medicine.C. To ignore the matter.D. To investigate the matter.SECTION B CONVERSATIONshort conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to10.What cA. She’B. She’C. She’C. She hasn’13.Where does the cC. Visit the company.D. Apply for a job wiB. He will see tC. Class length.D. Class size. SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTA. he was working foA. He was an American journalist.B. HC. His story was published elsewhere.Questions 20 and 21 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the qu20.Afghanistan’A. Mongolia.B. South Korea.C. Iran.D. Qatar.B. AfghanistaQuestion 22 and 23 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questio22.The expected life-span of Beijing residents has gone up by ____23.The ____ mortality rate had gone up greatly during the past 10A. infantB. maternalC. maleD. middle-agedQuestions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the quest24.According to Pakistan’s President, the chances of the two countries25.Recent tensions between the two countries were a direct result ofA. their border conflictsB. their military build-C. killings in the two countriesD. their mutual distrust［15 MIN.］Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice forThe normal human daily cycle of activity is of some 7-8 hours’sleep alternation with some 16-17 hours’wakefulness and that the sleep normally coincides(26) ____ the hours of darkness. Our present concernThe question is no mere academic one. The ease with which people can change from working in the day to working at night is a(28)____ of growing importance in industry where automation(29)____ round-the-clock working of machines. It normally(30)____ from fiveand wakefulness, sleeping during the day and working at night.se in industry that shifts are changed every week. This means that no sooner has he got used to one routine(33)____ he has to change to another, (34)____ much of his time is spent neitherOne answer would seem to be(36)____ periods on each shift, a month, or even three months. (37)____, recent research has shown that people on such systems will revert to go back to their(38)____ habits of sleep and wakefulness during the week-end and that this is quite enough to destroy any(39)____ to night work built up during the week. The only real solution appears to be to hand over the night shift to those permanent night workers whose(40)____ may persist through all week-ends and holidays.27.A.32.A.Therefore B.Unfortunately38.A.new B.no40.A.wakefulness B.sleep C.preference D.habitPart ⅤGRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ［15 MIN.］-five items in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one that41.That trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasn’t bothered by hish as B. rather than C. as42.____, I’43.The government has promised to do ____ lies in its power to ease the hardships of the victims in the flood-A. howeverB. whicheverC. whateverD. wherever44.____ if I had arrived yesterday without letting you knowC. Had you been surpri45.If not ____ with the respect he feels due to him, Jack gets very ill-46.It is imperative that stude47.The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of a fully-A. the greater stress isB. greater is t48.The Minister of Finance is believed ____ of imposing new taxes to49.Issues of price, place, promotion, and product are ____ conventional50.____ both sides accept the agreement ____ a lasting peace be established in this region.51.Mr Wells, together with all the members of his family, ____ forA. are to leaveB. are leavingC. is leavingD. leave52.It was suggested that all government ministers should ____A. discoverB. uncoverC. tellD. disclose53.As my exams are coming next week, I’ll take advantage of theweekend to ____ on some reading.A. catch upB. clear upC. make upD. pick up54.I’m surprised they are no longer on speaking terms. It’s not like eitherA. recove58.I couldn’t sleep last night because the tap in the bathroom wasA. drainingB. droppingC. spillingD. dripping59.The book gives a brief ____ of the course of his research up tillA. o61.All the rooms on the second floor have nicely ____ carpets, which are included in the price of63.She answered with an ____ “No” to the request that she attend the public hearing.65.We met Mary and her husband at a party two months ago. ____ we’vehadA. ThereofB. TherebyC. ThereafterD. Thereabouts。
2004年6月大学英语四级考试真题及参考答案
2004年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语（湖北卷）本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。
共150分。
考试时间120分钟。
第一卷（三部分，共115分）第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话你将听一遍。
例：How much is the shirt ?A．£19.15 B．£9.15 C．£9.18.答案是B.1．What did the boy finally get ?A．A colorful bike . B．A blue bike . C．A white bike .2．How long does the woman plan to stay ?A．About seven days . B．About five days . C．About twelve days . 3．What do we know about the man ?A．He is making coffee.B．He has a pain in his hands .C．He is busy painting .4．What did the woman do last night ?A．She saw a movie . B．She went to her sister’s .C．She watched a football game .5．What time will Cathy go to the party ?A．Before seven . B．Around six thirty . C．After seven .第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
2004年英语专业四级考试试题
2004年英语专业四级考试试题TIME LIMIT: 140 MIN.Part ⅠWRITING ［45 MIN.］SECTION A COMPOSITION［35 MIN.］Nowadays young people tend to phone more often than write to each other. So, some say that phones will kill letter writing. What is your opinion?Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a composition of about 150 words on the following topic:WILL PHONES KILL LETTER WRITING? You are to write in three parts.In the first part, state specifically what your view is.In the second part, support your view with one or two reasons.In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to followduring this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO.Part ⅢLISTENING COMPREHENSION ［20 MIN.］In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.SECTION A STATEMENTIn this section you will hear seven statements. At the end of each statement you will be given10 seconds to answer the question.1.Where is Lily working now?A. In the police department.B. In a drama society.C. In a university.D. In a primary school.2.Passengers must check in to board Flight 5125 by ____.A. 11:00B. 11:20C. 11:30D.11:503.Which of the following statements is true?A. There is a strike across the country.B. Many trains have been cancelled.C. A few trains have been cancelled.D. There is a strike in the North Region.4.The death and missing numbers in the floods are respectively ____.A. 60/9.B. 16/9.C.9/60.D. 9/16.5.What is John supposed to do on Sunday?A. Call the office.B. Revise his paper.C. Solve the problem.D. Hand in the paper.6.What do we know about Mary Jackson?A. She is the speaker’s friend.B. She likes stories.C. She is an author.D. She gave a gift.7.What do we know about the speaker?A. The speaker can get good tips.B. The speaker pays for the meals.C. The speaker can get good wages.D. The speaker lives comfortably.8.What will the speaker probably do next?A. To buy some medicine.B. To buy a new cupboard.C. To ignore the matter.D. To investigate the matter.SECTION B CONVERSATIONIn this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.9.When will they discuss the agenda?A. Before dinner.B. During dinner.C. After dinner.D. Tomorrow.10.What can be inferred about the woman?A. She’ll be travelling during the vacation.B. She’ll be working during the vacation.C. She’s looking forward to going home.D. She will offer her help to Jane.11.What is the cause of their complaint?A. The place.B. The heat.C. The workload.D. The facilities.12.What can be concluded about Janet?A. She has come to the party.B. She is hosting the party.C. She hasn’t turned up.D. She is planning a party.13.Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a hotel.B. At a bus station.C. In a restaurant.D. At an airport.14.What does the woman intend to do?A. Get a job on campus.B. Get her resume ready.C. Visit the company.D. Apply for a job with PICC.15.What are the man and woman doing?A. Listening to the radio.B. Looking at the photos.C. Watching television.D. Reading a newspaper.16.What does the man mean?A. He hopes the party will be successful.B. He will see the woman around five.C. He is eager to help the woman.D. He is unenthusiastic about the party.17.What is NOT a change to the literature class?A. Class location.B. Class times.C. Class length.D. Class size.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestions 18 and 19 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.18.The journalist was brought to court because ____.A. he was working for a British newspaper.B. he published an untrue story.C. the story was published in Britain.D. he was working with other foreign journalists.19.How did the lawyer defend for the journalist?A. He was an American journalist.B. He worked for a British newspaper.C. His story was published elsewhere.D. Foreigners are not subject to local laws.Questions 20 and 21 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.20.Afghanistan’s first match will be against ____.A. Mongolia.B. South Korea.C. Iran.D. Qatar.21.Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The announcement was made by AFA.B. Afghanistan was a founding member of AFC.C. Afghanistan had been in chaos for long.D. The football player were under 23.Question 22 and 23 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.22.The expected life-span of Beijing residents has gone up by ____ compared with that a decade earlier.A. 1.5 yearsB. 1.4 yearsC. 1.2 yearsD. 1.1 years23.The ____ mortality rate had gone up greatly during the past 10 years.A. infantB. maternalC. maleD. middle-agedQuestions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.24.According to Pakistan’s President, the chances of the two countries going to war were ____.A. greatB. smallC. growingD. greater thanbefore25.Recent tensions between the two countries were a direct result of ____.A. their border conflictsB. their military build-upC. killings in the two countriesD. their mutual distrustPart ⅣCLOZE ［15 MIN.］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.The normal human daily cycle of activity is of some 7-8 hours’sleep alternation with some 16-17 hours’ wakefulness and that the sleep normally coincides(26) ____ the hours of darkness. Our present concern is with how easily and to what extent this(27)____ can be modified.The question is no mere academic one. The ease with which people can change from working inthe day to working at night is a(28)____ of growing importance in industry where automation(29)____ round-the-clock working of machines. It normally(30)____ from five days to one week for a person to adapt to a(31)____ routine of sleep and wakefulness, sleeping during the day and working at night.(32)____, it is often the case in industry that shifts are changed every week. This means that no sooner has he got used to one routine(33)____ he has to change to another, (34)____ much of his time is spent neither working nor sleeping very(35) ____.One answer would seem to be(36)____ periods on each shift, a month, or even three months.(37)____, recent research has shown that people on such systems will revert to go back to their(38)____ habits of sleep and wakefulness during the week-end and that this is quite enough to destroy any(39)____ to night work built up during the week. The only real solution appears to be to hand over the night shift tothose permanent night workers whose(40)____ may persist through all week-ends and holidays.26.A.in B.with C.of D.o ver27.A.cycle B.period C.circle D.rou nd28.A.problem B.difficulty C.trouble D. matter29.A.asks B.invites C.calls for D.reacts to30.A.takes B.spends C.demands D .asks31.A.former B.returned C.reversed D .regular32.A.Therefore B.Unfortunately C.In a word D.In comparison33.A.as B.when C.then D.th an34.A.though B.so that C.while D.as35.A.efficientlyB.goodC.easilyD.happily36.A.shorter B.better C.longer D.ni cer37.A.So B.In short C.Similarly D.However38.A.new B.normal C.temporaryD.favourite39.A.change B.return C.adaptation D .tendency40.A.wakefulnessB.sleepC.preferenceD.habitPart ⅤGRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ［15 MIN.］There are twenty-five items in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one that best completes the sentence.Mark your answers on your answer sheet.41.That trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasn’t bothered by his loudness ____ by his lackof talent.A. so much asB. rather thanC. asD. than42.____, I’ll marry him all the same.A. Was he rich or poorB. Whethere rich or poorC. Were he rich or poorD. Be he rich or poor43.The government has promised to do ____ lies in its power to ease the hardships of the victims in the flood-stricken area.A. howeverB. whicheverC. whateverD. wherever44.____ if I had arrived yesterday without letting you know beforehand?A. Would you be surprisedB. Were you surprisedC. Had you been surprisedD. Would you have been surprised45.If not ____ with the respect he feels due to him, Jack gets very ill-tempered and grumbles all the time.A. being treatedB. treatedC. be treatedD. having been treated46.It is imperative that students ____ their term papers on time.A. hand inB. would hand inC. have to hand inD. handed in47.The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of a fully-loaded truck, ____ to the truck.A. the greater stress isB. greater is the stressC. the stress is greaterD. the greater the stress48.The Minister of Finance is believed ____ of imposing new taxes to raise extra revenue.A. that he is thinkingB. to be thinkingC. that he is to thinkD. to think49.Issues of price, place, promotion, and product are ____ conventional concerns in planning marketing strategies.A. these of the mostB. most of thoseC. among the mostD. among the many of50.____ both sides accept the agreement ____ a lasting peace be established in this region.A. Only if, willB. If only, wouldC. Should, willD. Unless, would51.Mr Wells, together with all the members of his family, ____ for Europe this afternoon.A. are to leaveB. are leavingC. is leavingD. leave52.It was suggested that all government ministers should ____ information on their financial interests.A. discoverB. uncoverC. tellD. disclose53.As my exams are coming next week, I’ll take advantage of the weekend to ____ on some reading.A. catch upB. clear upC. make upD. pick up54.I’m surprised they are no longer on speaking terms. It’s not like either of them to bear a ____.A. disgustB. curseC. grudgeD. hatred55.Mary hopes to be ____ from hospital next week.A. dismissedB. dischargedC.expelledD. resigned56.Once a picture is proved to be a forgery, it becomes quite ____.A. invaluableB. pricelessC. unworthyD.worthless57.Jimmy earns his living by ____ works of art in the museum.A. recoveringB. restoringC. renewingD. reviving58.I couldn’t sleep last night because the tap in the bathroom was ____.A. drainingB. droppingC. spillingD. dripping59.The book gives a brief ____ of the course of his research up till now.A. outlineB. referenceC. frameD. outlook60.She was sanding outside in the snow, ____ with cold.A. spinningB. shiveringC. shakingD. staggering61.All the rooms on the second floor have nicely ____ carpets, which are included in the price of the house.A. adaptedB. equippedC. suitedD. fitted62.He plays tinnis to the ____ of all other sports.A. eradicationB. exclusionC. extensionD. inclusion63.She answered with an ____ “No”to the request that she attend the public hearing.A. eloquentB. effectiveC. emotionalD. emphatic64.Everyone who has visited the city agrees that it is ____ with life.A. vibrantB. violentC. energeticD. full65.We met Mary and her husband at a party two months ago. ____ we’ve had no further communication.A. ThereofB. TherebyC. ThereafterD. ThereaboutsPart ⅥREADING COMPREHENSION ［30MIN.］SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION ［25 MIN.］In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer.Mark your answers on your answer sheet.TEXT AIt often happens that a number of applicants with almost identical qualifications and experience all apply for the same position. In their educational background, special skills and work experience, there is little, if anything, to choose between half a dozen candidates. How then does the employer make a choice? Usually on the basis of an interview.There are many arguments for and against the interview as a selection procedure. The main argument against it is that it results in a whollysubjective decision. As often as not, emplyers do not choose the best candidate, they choose the candidate who makes a good first impression on them. Some employers, of course, reply to this argument by saying that they have become so experienced in interviewing staff that they are able to make a sound assessment of each candidate’s likely performance.The main argument in favour of the interview — and it is, perhaps, a good argument —is that an employer is concerned not only with a candidate’s ability, but with the suitability of his or her personality for the particular work situation. Many employers, for example, will overlook occasional inefficiencies from their secretary provided she has a pleasant personality.It is perhas true to say, therefore, that the real purpose of an interview is not to assess the assssable aspects of each candidate but to make a guess at the more intangible things, such aspersonality, character and social ability. Unfortunately, both for the employers and applicants for jobs, there are many people of great ability who simply do not interview well. There are also, of course, people who interview extremely well, but are later found to be very unsatisfactory employees.Candidates who interview well tend to be quietly confident, but never boastful; direct and straightforward in their questions and answers; cheerful and friendly, but never over-familiar; and sincerely enthusiastic and optimistic. Candidates who interview badly tend to be at either end of the spectrum of human behaviour. They are either very shy or over-confident. They show either a lack of enthusiasm or an excess of it. They either talk too little or never stop talking. They are either over-polite or rudely abrupt.66.We can infer from the passage that an employer might tolerate his secretary’s occasional mistakes, if the latter is ____A. direct.B. cheerful.C. shy.D. capable.67.What is the author’s attitude towards the interview as a selection procedure?A. Unclear.B. Negative.C. Objective.D. Indifferent.68.According to the passage, people argue over the interview as a selection procedure mainly because they have ____.A. different selection proceduresB. different puposes in the interviewC. different standards for competenceD. different experiences in interviews69.The purpose of the last paragraph is to indicate ____.A. a link between success in interview and personalityB. connections between work abilities and personalityC. differences in interview experienceD. differences in personal behaviourTEXT BEvery year thousands of people are arrested and taken to court for shop-lifting. In Britain alone, a bout HK$3,000,000’s worth of goods are stolen from shops every week. This amounts to something like HK$150 million a year, and represents about 4 per cent of the shops’ total stock. As a result of this “shrinkage” as the shops call it, the honest public has to pay higher prices.Shop-lifters can be divided into three main categories: the professionals, the deliberate amateur, and the people who just can’t help themselves. The professionals do not pose much of a problem for the store detectives, who, assisted by closed circuit television, two-way mirrors and various other technological devices, can usually cope with them. The professionals tend to go for high value goods in parts of theshops where security measures are tightest. And, in any case, they account for only a small percentage of the total losses due to shop-lifting.The same applies to the deliberate amateur who is, so to speak, a professional in training. Most of them get caught sooner or later, and they are dealt with severely by the courts.The real problem is the person who gives way to a sudden temptation and is in all other respects an honest and law-abiding citizen. Contrary to what one would expect, this kind of shop-lifter is rarely poor. He does not steal because he needs the goods and cannot afford to pay for them. He steals because he simply cannot stop himself. And there are countless others who, because of age, sickness or plain absent-mindedness, simply forget to pay for what they take from the shops. When caught, all are liable to prosecution, and the decision whether to send for the police or notis in the hands of the store manager.In order to prevent the quite incredible growth in ship-lifting offences, some stores, in fact, are doing their best to separate the thieves from the confused by prohibiting customers from taking bags into the store. However, what is most worrying about the whole problem is, perhaps, that it is yet another instance of the innocent majority being penalized and inconvenienced because of the actions of a small minority. It is the aircraft hijack situation in another form. Because of the possibility of one passenger in a million boarding an aircraft with a weapon, the other 999,999 passengers must subject themselves to searches and delays. Unless the situation in the shops improves, in ten years’ time we may all have to subject ourselves to a body-search every time we go into a store to buy a tin of beans!70.Why does the honest public have to payhigher prices when they go to the shops?A. There is a “shrinkage” in market values.B. Many goods are not available.C. Goods in many shops lack variety.D. There are many cases of shop-lifting.71.The third group of people steal things because they ____A. are mentally ill.B. are quite absent-minded.C.can not resist the temptation.D. can not afford to pay for goods.72.According to the passage, law-abiding citizens ____.A. can possibly steal things because of their povertyB. can possibly take away goods without payingC. have never stolen goods from the supermarketsD. are difficult to be caught when they stealthings73.Which of the following statements is NOT true about the main types of shop-lifting?A. A big percentage of the total losses are caused by the professionals.B. The deliberate amateurs will be punished severely if they get caught.C. People would expect that those who can’t help themselves are poor.D. The professionals don’t cause a lot of trouble to the store detectives.74.The aircraft hijack situation is used in order to show that ____.A. “the professionals do not pose much of a problem for the stores”B. some people “somply forget to pay for what they take from the shops”C. “the honest public has to pay higher prices”D. the third type of shop-lifters are dangerous peopleTEXT CMy bones have been aching again, as they often do in humid weather. They ache like history: things long done with, that still remain as pain. When the ache is bad enough it keeps me from sleeping. Every night I yearn for sleep, I strive for it; yet it flutters on ahead of me like a curtain. There are sleeping pills, of course, but the doctor has warned me against them.Last night, after what seemed hours of damp turmoil, I got up and crept slipperless down the staris, feeling my way in the faint street light that came through the window. Once safely arrived at the bottom, I walked into the kitchen and looked around in the refrigerator. There was nothing much I wanted to eat: the remains of a bunch of celery, a blue-tinged heel of bread, a lemon going soft. I’ve fallen into the habits of the solitary; my meals are snatched and random. Furtive snacks, furtive treats and picnics. I made do with some peanut butter, scoopeddirectly from the jar with a forefinger: why dirty a spoon?Standing there with the jar in one hand and my finger in my mouth, I had the feeling that someone was about to walk into the room —some other woman, the unseen, valid owner —and ask me what in hell I was doing in her kitchen. I’ve had it before, the sense that even in the course of my most legitimate and daily actions — peeling a banana, brushing my teeth — I am trespassing.At night the house was more than ever like a stranger’s. I wandered through the front room, the dining room, the parlour, hand on the wall for balance. My various possessions were floating in their own pools of shadow, denying my ownership of them. I looked them over with a burglar’s eye, deciding what might be worth the risk of stealing, what on the other hand I would leave behind. Robbers would take the obvious things — the silver teapot that was my grandmother’s, perhaps the hand-painted china.The television set. Nothing I really want.75.The author could not fall asleep because ____.A. it was too damp in the bedroomB. she had run out of sleeping pillsC. she was in very poor healthD. she felt very hungry76.The author did not like the food in the refrigerator because it was NOT ____.A. freshB. sufficientC. nutritiousD. delicious77.By “At night the house was more than ever like a stranger’s”(Line 1, Para. 4), the author probably means that ____.A. the house was too dark at nightB. ther were unfamiliar rooms in the houseC. she felt much more lonely at nightD. the furniture there didn’t belong to herTEXT DThe chief problem in coping with foreign motorists is not so much remembering that they are different from yourself, but that they are enormously variable. Cross a frontier without adjusting and you can be in deep trouble.One of the greatest gulfs separating the driving nations is the Atlantic Ocean. More precisely, it is the mental distance between the European and the American motorist, particularly the South American motorist. Compare, for example, an English driver at a set of traffic lights with a Brazilian.Very rarely will an Englishman try to anticipate the green light by moving off prematurely. You will find the occasional sharpie who watches for the amber to come up on the adjacent set of lights. However, he will not go until he receives the lawful signal. Brazilians view the thing quite differently. If, in fact, they see traffic lights at all, they regard them as a kind of roadsidedecoration.The natives of North America are much more disciplined. They demonstrate this in their addiction to driving in one lane and sticking to it —even if it means settling behind some great truck for many miles.To prevent other drivers from falling into reckless ways, American motorists try always to stay close behind the vehicle in front which can make it impossible, when all the vehicles are moving at about 55 mph, to make a real lane change. European visitors are constantly falling into this trap. They return to the Old World still flapping their arms in frustration because while driving in the State in their car they kept failing to get off the highway when they wanted to and were swept along to the next city.However, one nation above all others lives scrupulously by its traffic regulations —theSwiss. In Switzerland, if you were simply to anticipate a traffic light, the chances are that the motorist behind you would take your number and report you to the police. What is more, the police would visit you; and you would be convicted.The Swiss take their rules of the road so seriously that a diver can be ordered to appear in court and charged for speeding on hearsay alone, and very likely found guilty. There are slight regional variations among the French, German and Italian speaking areas, but it is generally safe to assume that any car bearing a CH sticker will be driven with a high degree of discipline.78.The fact that the Brazilians regard traffic lights as a kind of roadside decoration suggests that ____.A. traffic lights are part of street sceneryB. they simply ignore traffic lightsC. they want to put them at roadsidesD. there are very few traffic lights79. The second and third paragraphs focus on the difference between ____.A. the Atlantic Ocean and other oceansB. English drivers and American driversC. European drivers and American driversD. European drivers and South American drivers80.The phrase “anticipate the green light”(Line 1, Para. 3) is closest in meaning to ____.A. wait for the green light to be onB. forbid others to move before the green lightC. move off before the green light is onD. follow others when the green light is onSECTION B SKIMMING AND SCANNING ［5 MIN.］In this section there are seven passages with a total of ten multiple-choice questions. Skim or scan them as required and then mark your answers on your answer sheet.TEXT EFirst read the following question.81.This paper will mainly discuss ____A. China’s economic policies in general.B. China’s special economic zones.C. significance of investment in China.D. China’s recent development.Now, go through TEXT E quickly and answer question 81.Over the past decade, there have been a lot of changes in China’s economic policies. Like other developing countries which are attempting to become more export-orientated, China has started to set up free trade zones. These zones are called “Special Economic Zones”(SEZ’s) and feature various incentives designed to encourage foreign investment. What is the significance of these zones? Have they reallyplayed an important role in the development of significance of these zones? Have they really played an important role in the development of the economy of China? In this paper I first describe the background to the establishment of these zones. Then I describe some of the aims and characteristics of the SEZ’s. Lastly, I attempt to assess the significance of the SEZ’s in the development of the wider Chinese economy.TEXT FFirst read the following question.82.This is a letter of ____.A. introductionB. apologyC. complaintD. recommendationNow, go through TEXT F quickly and answer question 82.June 15,200Dear Sir,Your shipment of twelve thousand “Smart”watches was received by our company this morning. However, we wish to make a number of complaints concerning the serious delay in delivery and your failure to carry out our instructions with regard to this order.Late delivery of the goods has caused us to disappoint several of our most valued customers.The second complaint concerns the mismatch in colour between the watches we ordered and those delivered.As a result of the above problems, therefore, we feel that the most suitable course of action is to return to you unpaid any of the goods considered unsatisfactory.We look forward to your prompt reply.Yours sincerely,Marks SwiftManaging Director,Johnson & Sons Ltd.TEXT G。
2004年高考真题——英语(全国卷四)
2004年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语试题（全国卷IV）本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。
——第一卷——第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后又一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt?A.£19.15.B.£9.15.C.£9.18.1.What does the man mean?A. He wants to know the time.B. He offers to give a lecture.C. He agrees to help the woman.2.What will the man probably do after the conversation?A. Wait there.B. Find a seat.C. Sit down.3.Who are the speakers talking about?A. An actor.B.A writer.C.A tennis player.4.Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. On a farm.B. In a restaurant.C. In a market.5.What does the man agree to do after a while?A. Take a break.B. Talk about his troubles.C. Meet some friends.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
2004年英语专业四级考试试题
TIME LIMIT: 140 MIN.Part ⅠWRITING ［45 MIN.］SECTION A COMPOSITION［35 MIN.］Nowadays young people tend to phone more often than write to each other. So, some say that phones will kill letter writing. What is your opinion?Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a composition of about 150 words on the following topic:WILL PHONES KILL LETTER WRITING?You are to write in three parts.In the first part, state specifically what your view is.In the second part, support your view with one or two reasons.In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.SECTION B NOTE-WRITING ［10 MIN.］Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation: Your friend, Jane, has failed in the final exam, and is feeling very unhappy about it. Write a note to comfort her and give her some encouragement.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness.Part ⅡDICTATION ［15 MIN.］Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times: During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO.Part ⅢLISTENING COMPREHENSION ［20 MIN.］In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONL Y. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet. SECTION A STATEMENTIn this section you will hear seven statements. At the end of each statement you will be given10 seconds to answer the question.1.Where is Lily working now?A. In the police department.B. In a drama society.C. In a university.D. In a primary school.2.Passengers must check in to board Flight 5125 by ____.A. 11:00B. 11:20C. 11:30D.11:503.Which of the following statements is true?A. There is a strike across the country.B. Many trains have been cancelled.C. A few trains have been cancelled.D. There is a strike in the North Region.4.The death and missing numbers in the floods are respectively ____.A. 60/9.B. 16/9.C.9/60.D. 9/16.5.What is John supposed to do on Sunday?A. Call the office.B. Revise his paper.C. Solve the problem.D. Hand in the paper.6.What do we know about Mary Jackson?A. She is the speaker’s friend.B. She likes stories.C. She is an author.D. She gave a gift.7.What do we know about the speaker?A. The speaker can get good tips.B. The speaker pays for the meals.C. The speaker can get good wages.D. The speaker lives comfortably.8.What will the speaker probably do next?A. To buy some medicine.B. To buy a new cupboard.C. To ignore the matter.D. To investigate the matter.SECTION B CONVERSATIONIn this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.9.When will they discuss the agenda?A. Before dinner.B. During dinner.C. After dinner.D. Tomorrow.10.What can be inferred about the woman?A. She’ll be travelling during the vacation.B. She’ll be working during the vacation.C. She’s looking forward to going home.D. She will offer her help to Jane.11.What is the cause of their complaint?A. The place.B. The heat.C. The workload.D. The facilities.12.What can be concluded about Janet?A. She has come to the party.B. She is hosting the party.C. She hasn’t turned up.D. She is planning a party.13.Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a hotel.B. At a bus station.C. In a restaurant.D. At an airport.14.What does the woman intend to do?A. Get a job on campus.B. Get her resume ready.C. Visit the company.D. Apply for a job with PICC.15.What are the man and woman doing?A. Listening to the radio.B. Looking at the photos.C. Watching television.D. Reading a newspaper.16.What does the man mean?A. He hopes the party will be successful.B. He will see the woman around five.C. He is eager to help the woman.D. He is unenthusiastic about the party.17.What is NOT a change to the literature class?A. Class location.B. Class times.C. Class length.D. Class size.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestions 18 and 19 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.18.The journalist was brought to court because ____.A. he was working for a British newspaper.B. he published an untrue story.C. the story was published in Britain.D. he was working with other foreign journalists.19.How did the lawyer defend for the journalist?A. He was an American journalist.B. He worked for a British newspaper.C. His story was published elsewhere.D. Foreigners are not subject to local laws.Questions 20 and 21 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.20.Afghanistan’s first mat ch will be against ____.A. Mongolia.B. South Korea.C. Iran.D. Qatar.21.Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The announcement was made by AFA.B. Afghanistan was a founding member of AFC.C. Afghanistan had been in chaos for long.D. The football player were under 23.Question 22 and 23 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.22.The expected life-span of Beijing residents has gone up by ____ compared with that a decade earlier.A. 1.5 yearsB. 1.4 yearsC. 1.2 yearsD. 1.1 years23.The ____ mortality rate had gone up greatly during the past 10 years.A. infantB. maternalC. maleD. middle-agedQuestions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.24.According to Pakistan’s President, the chances of the two countries going to war were ____.A. greatB. smallC. growingD. greater than before25.Recent tensions between the two countries were a direct result of ____.A. their border conflictsB. their military build-upC. killings in the two countriesD. their mutual distrustPart ⅣCLOZE ［15 MIN.］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.The normal human daily cycle of activity is of some 7-8 hours’ sleep alternation with so me 16-17 hours’ wakefulness and that the sleep normally coincides(26) ____ the hours of darkness. Our present concern is with how easily and to what extent this(27)____ can be modified.The question is no mere academic one. The ease with which people can change from working in the day to working at night is a(28)____ of growing importance in industry where automation(29)____ round-the-clock working of machines. It normally(30)____ from five days to one week for a person to adapt to a(31)____routine of sleep and wakefulness, sleeping during the day and working at night. (32)____, it is often the case in industry that shifts are changed every week. This means that no sooner has he got used to one routine(33)____ he has to change to another, (34)____ much of his time is spent neither working nor sleeping very(35) ____.One answer would seem to be(36)____ periods on each shift, a month, or even three months.(37)____, recent research has shown that people on such systems will revert to go back to their(38)____ habits of sleep and wakefulness during the week-end and that this is quite enough to destroy any(39)____ to night work built up during the week. The only real solution appears to be to hand over the night shift to those permanent night workers whose(40)____ may persist through all week-ends and holidays.26.A.in B.with C.of D.over27.A.cycle B.period C.circle D.round28.A.problem B.difficulty C.trouble D.matter29.A.asks B.invites C.calls for D.reacts to30.A.takes B.spends C.demands D.asks31.A.former B.returned C.reversed D.regular32.A.Therefore B.Unfortunately C.In a word D.In comparison33.A.as B.when C.then D.than34.A.though B.so that C.while D.as35.A.efficiently B.good C.easily D.happily36.A.shorter B.better C.longer D.nicer37.A.So B.In short C.Similarly D.However38.A.new B.normal C.temporary D.favourite39.A.change B.return C.adaptation D.tendency40.A.wakefulness B.sleep C.preference D.habitPart ⅤGRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ［15 MIN.］There are twenty-five items in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one that best completes the sentence.Mark your answers on your answer sheet.41.That trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasn’t bothered by his loudness ____ by his lack of talent.A. so much asB. rather thanC. asD. than42.____, I’ll marry him all the same.A. Was he rich or poorB. Whethere rich or poorC. Were he rich or poorD. Be he rich or poor43.The government has promised to do ____ lies in its power to ease the hardships of the victims in the flood-stricken area.A. howeverB. whicheverC. whateverD. wherever44.____ if I had arrived yesterday without letting you know beforehand?A. Would you be surprisedB. Were you surprisedC. Had you been surprisedD. Would you have been surprised45.If not ____ with the respect he feels due to him, Jack gets very ill-tempered and grumbles all the time.A. being treatedB. treatedC. be treatedD. having been treated46.It is imperative that students ____ their term papers on time.A. hand inB. would hand inC. have to hand inD. handed in47.The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of a fully-loaded truck, ____ to the truck.A. the greater stress isB. greater is the stressC. the stress is greaterD. the greater the stress48.The Minister of Finance is believed ____ of imposing new taxes to raise extra revenue.A. that he is thinkingB. to be thinkingC. that he is to thinkD. to think49.Issues of price, place, promotion, and product are ____ conventional concerns in planning marketing strategies.A. these of the mostB. most of thoseC. among the mostD. among the many of50.____ both sides accept the agreement ____ a lasting peace be established in this region.A. Only if, willB. If only, wouldC. Should, willD. Unless, would51.Mr Wells, together with all the members of his family, ____ for Europe this afternoon.A. are to leaveB. are leavingC. is leavingD. leave52.It was suggested that all government ministers should ____ information on their financial interests.A. discoverB. uncoverC. tellD. disclose53.As my exams are coming next week, I’ll take advantage of the weekend to ____ on some reading.A. catch upB. clear upC. make upD. pick up54.I’m surprised they are no longer on speaking terms. It’s not l ike either of them to bear a ____.A. disgustB. curseC. grudgeD. hatred55.Mary hopes to be ____ from hospital next week.A. dismissedB. dischargedC.expelledD. resigned56.Once a picture is proved to be a forgery, it becomes quite ____.A. invaluableB. pricelessC. unworthyD.worthless57.Jimmy earns his living by ____ works of art in the museum.A. recoveringB. restoringC. renewingD. reviving58.I couldn’t sleep last night because the tap in the bathroom was ____.A. drainingB. droppingC. spillingD. dripping59.The book gives a brief ____ of the course of his research up till now.A. outlineB. referenceC. frameD. outlook60.She was sanding outside in the snow, ____ with cold.A. spinningB. shiveringC. shakingD. staggering61.All the rooms on the second floor have nicely ____ carpets, which are included in the price of the house.A. adaptedB. equippedC. suitedD. fitted62.He plays tinnis to the ____ of all other sports.A. eradicationB. exclusionC. extensionD. inclusion63.She answered with an ____ “No” to the request that she attend the public hearing.A. eloquentB. effectiveC. emotionalD. emphatic64.Everyone who has visited the city agrees that it is ____ with life.A. vibrantB. violentC. energeticD. full65.We met Mary and her husband at a party two months ago. ____ we’ve had no further communication.A. ThereofB. TherebyC. ThereafterD. ThereaboutsPart ⅥREADING COMPREHENSION ［30 MIN.］SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION ［25 MIN.］In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.TEXT AIt often happens that a number of applicants with almost identical qualifications and experience all apply for the same position. In their educational background, special skills and work experience, there is little, if anything, to choose between half a dozen candidates. How then does the employer make a choice? Usually on the basis of an interview.There are many arguments for and against the interview as a selection procedure. The main argument against it is that it results in a wholly subjective decision. As often as not, emplyers do not choose the best candidate, they choose the candidate who makes a good first impression on them. Some employers, of course, reply to this argument by saying that they have become so experienced in interviewing staff that they are able to make a sound assessment of each candidate’s likely performance.The main argument in favour of the interview —and it is, perhaps, a good argument —is that an employer is concerned not only with a candidate’s abil ity, but with the suitability of his or her personality for the particular work situation. Many employers, for example, will overlook occasional inefficiencies from their secretary provided she has a pleasant personality.It is perhas true to say, therefore, that the real purpose of an interview is not to assess the assssable aspects of each candidate but to make a guess at the more intangible things, such as personality,character and social ability. Unfortunately, both for the employers and applicants for jobs, there are many people of great ability who simply do not interview well. There are also, of course, people who interview extremely well, but are later found to be very unsatisfactory employees.Candidates who interview well tend to be quietly confident, but never boastful; direct and straightforward in their questions and answers; cheerful and friendly, but never over-familiar; and sincerely enthusiastic and optimistic. Candidates who interview badly tend to be at either end of the spectrum of human behaviour. They are either very shy or over-confident. They show either a lack of enthusiasm or an excess of it. They either talk too little or never stop talking. They are either over-polite or rudely abrupt.66.We can infer from the passage that an employer might tolerate his secretary’s occasional mistakes, if the latter is ____A. direct.B. cheerful.C. shy.D. capable.67.What is the author’s attitude towards the interview as a selection procedure?A. Unclear.B. Negative.C. Objective.D. Indifferent.68.According to the passage, people argue over the interview as a selection procedure mainly because they have ____.A. different selection proceduresB. different puposes in the interviewC. different standards for competenceD. different experiences in interviews69.The purpose of the last paragraph is to indicate ____.A. a link between success in interview and personalityB. connections between work abilities and personalityC. differences in interview experienceD. differences in personal behaviourTEXT BEvery year thousands of people are arrested and taken to court for shop-lifting. In Britain alone, a bout HK$3,000,000’s worth of goods are stolen from shops every week. This amounts to something like HK$150 million a year, and represents about 4 per cent of the shops’ total stock. As a result of this “shrinkage” as the shops call it, the honest public has to pay higher prices.Shop-lifters can be divided into three main categories: the professionals, the deliberate amateur, and the people who just can’t help themselves. The professionals do not pose much of a problem for the store detectives, who, assisted by closed circuit television, two-way mirrors and various other technological devices, can usually cope with them. The professionals tend to go for high value goods in parts of the shops where security measures are tightest. And, in any case, they account for only a small percentage of the total losses due to shop-lifting.The same applies to the deliberate amateur who is, so to speak, a professional in training. Most ofthem get caught sooner or later, and they are dealt with severely by the courts.The real problem is the person who gives way to a sudden temptation and is in all other respects an honest and law-abiding citizen. Contrary to what one would expect, this kind of shop-lifter is rarely poor. He does not steal because he needs the goods and cannot afford to pay for them. He steals because he simply cannot stop himself. And there are countless others who, because of age, sickness or plain absent-mindedness, simply forget to pay for what they take from the shops. When caught, all are liable to prosecution, and the decision whether to send for the police or not is in the hands of the store manager.In order to prevent the quite incredible growth in ship-lifting offences, some stores, in fact, are doing their best to separate the thieves from the confused by prohibiting customers from taking bags into the store. However, what is most worrying about the whole problem is, perhaps, that it is yet another instance of the innocent majority being penalized and inconvenienced because of the actions of a small minority. It is the aircraft hijack situation in another form. Because of the possibility of one passenger in a million boarding an aircraft with a weapon, the other 999,999 passengers must subject themselves to searches and delays. Unless the situation in the shops improves, in ten years’ time we may all have to subject ourselves to a body-search every time we go into a store to buy a tin of beans!70.Why does the honest public have to pay higher prices when they go to the shops?A. There is a “shrinkage” in market values.B. Many goods are not available.C. Goods in many shops lack variety.D. There are many cases of shop-lifting.71.The third group of people steal things because they ____A. are mentally ill.B. are quite absent-minded.C.can not resist the temptation.D. can not afford to pay for goods.72.According to the passage, law-abiding citizens ____.A. can possibly steal things because of their povertyB. can possibly take away goods without payingC. have never stolen goods from the supermarketsD. are difficult to be caught when they steal things73.Which of the following statements is NOT true about the main types of shop-lifting?A. A big percentage of the total losses are caused by the professionals.B. The deliberate amateurs will be punished severely if they get caught.C. People would expect that those who can’t help themselve s are poor.D. The professionals don’t cause a lot of trouble to the store detectives.74.The aircraft hijack situation is used in order to show that ____.A. “the professionals do not pose much of a problem for the stores”B. some people “somply forget to pay for what they take from the shops”C. “the honest public has to pay higher prices”D. the third type of shop-lifters are dangerous peopleTEXT CMy bones have been aching again, as they often do in humid weather. They ache like history: things long done with, that still remain as pain. When the ache is bad enough it keeps me from sleeping. Every night I yearn for sleep, I strive for it; yet it flutters on ahead of me like a curtain. There are sleeping pills, of course, but the doctor has warned me against them.Last night, after what seemed hours of damp turmoil, I got up and crept slipperless down the staris, feeling my way in the faint street light that came through the window. Once safely arrived at the bottom, I walked into the kitchen and looked around in the refrigerator. There was nothing much I wanted to eat: the remains of a bunch of celery, a blue-tinged heel of bread, a lemon going soft. I’ve fallen into the habits of the solitary; my meals are snatched and random. Furtive snacks, furtive treats and picnics. I made do with some peanut butter, scooped directly from the jar with a forefinger: why dirty a spoon?Standing there with the jar in one hand and my finger in my mouth, I had the feeling that someone was about to walk into the room — some other woman, the unseen, valid owner — and ask me what in hell I was doing in her kitchen. I’ve had it before, the sense that even in the course of my most legitimate and daily actions — peeling a banana, brushing my teeth — I am trespassing.At night the house was more than ever like a stranger’s. I wandered through the front room, the dining room, the parlour, hand on the wall for balance. My various possessions were floating in their own pools of shadow, denying my ownership of them. I looked them over with a burglar’s eye, deciding what might be worth the risk of stealing, what on the other hand I would leave behind. Robbers would take the obvious things —the silver teapot that was my grandmother’s, perhaps the hand-painted china. The television set. Nothing I really want.75.The author could not fall asleep because ____.A. it was too damp in the bedroomB. she had run out of sleeping pillsC. she was in very poor healthD. she felt very hungry76.The author did not like the food in the refrigerator because it was NOT ____.A. freshB. sufficientC. nutritiousD. delicious77.By “At night the house was more than ever like a stranger’s”(Line 1, Para. 4), the author probably means that ____.A. the house was too dark at nightB. ther were unfamiliar rooms in the houseC. she felt much more lonely at nightD. the furniture there didn’t belong to herTEXT DThe chief problem in coping with foreign motorists is not so much remembering that they are different from yourself, but that they are enormously variable. Cross a frontier without adjusting and you can be in deep trouble.One of the greatest gulfs separating the driving nations is the Atlantic Ocean. More precisely, it is the mental distance between the European and the American motorist, particularly the South American motorist. Compare, for example, an English driver at a set of traffic lights with a Brazilian.Very rarely will an Englishman try to anticipate the green light by moving off prematurely. You will find the occasional sharpie who watches for the amber to come up on the adjacent set of lights. However, he will not go until he receives the lawful signal. Brazilians view the thing quite differently. If, in fact, they see traffic lights at all, they regard them as a kind of roadside decoration.The natives of North America are much more disciplined. They demonstrate this in their addiction to driving in one lane and sticking to it — even if it means settling behind some great truck for many miles.To prevent other drivers from falling into reckless ways, American motorists try always to stay close behind the vehicle in front which can make it impossible, when all the vehicles are moving at about 55 mph, to make a real lane change. European visitors are constantly falling into this trap. They return to the Old World still flapping their arms in frustration because while driving in the State in their car they kept failing to get off the highway when they wanted to and were swept along to the next city.However, one nation above all others lives scrupulously by its traffic regulations — the Swiss. In Switzerland, if you were simply to anticipate a traffic light, the chances are that the motorist behind you would take your number and report you to the police. What is more, the police would visit you; and you would be convicted.The Swiss take their rules of the road so seriously that a diver can be ordered to appear in court and charged for speeding on hearsay alone, and very likely found guilty. There are slight regional variations among the French, German and Italian speaking areas, but it is generally safe to assume that any car bearing a CH sticker will be driven with a high degree of discipline.78.The fact that the Brazilians regard traffic lights as a kind of roadside decoration suggests that ____.A. traffic lights are part of street sceneryB. they simply ignore traffic lightsC. they want to put them at roadsidesD. there are very few traffic lights79. The second and third paragraphs focus on the difference between ____.A. the Atlantic Ocean and other oceansB. English drivers and American driversC. European drivers and American driversD. European drivers and South American drivers80.The phrase “anticipate the green light”(Line 1, Para. 3) is closest in meaning to ____.A. wait for the green light to be onB. forbid others to move before the green lightC. move off before the green light is onD. follow others when the green light is onSECTION B SKIMMING AND SCANNING ［5 MIN.］In this section there are seven passages with a total of ten multiple-choice questions. Skim or scan them as required and then mark your answers on your answer sheet.TEXT EFirst read the following question.81.This paper will mainly discuss ____A. C hina’s economic policies in general.B. China’s special economic zones.C. significance of investment in China.D. China’s recent de velopment.Now, go through TEXT E quickly and answer question 81.Over the past decade, there have been a lot of cha nges in China’s economic policies. Like other developing countries which are attempting to become more export-orientated, China has started to set up free trade zones. These zones are called “Special Economic Zones”(SEZ’s) and feature various incentives designed to encourage foreign investment. What is the significance of these zones? Have they really played an important role in the development of significance of these zones? Have they really played an important role in the development of the economy of China? In this paper I first describe the background to the establishment of these zones. Then I describe some of the aims and characteristics of the SEZ’s. Lastly, I attempt to assess the significance of the SEZ’s in the development of the wider Chinese econ omy.TEXT FFirst read the following question.82.This is a letter of ____.A. introductionB. apologyC. complaintD. recommendationNow, go through TEXT F quickly and answer question 82.June 15,200Dear Sir,Your shipment of twelve thousand “Smart” watches was received by our company this morning.。
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42.A. though B. so that C. while D. as
47.A. change B. return C. adaptation D. tendency
48.A. hand over B. hand in C. hand out D. hand on
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37.A. takes B. spends C. demands D. asks
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Part Ⅳ CLOZE ［15 MIN.］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.During McDonald’s early years French fries were made from scr atch every day. Russet Burbank potatoes were (26)____, cut into shoestrings, and fried in its kitchens.(27)____ the chain expanded nationwide, in the mid-1960s, it sought to cut labour costs, reduce the number of suppliers, and (28)____ that its fries tasted the same at every restaurant. McDonald’s began (29) ____ to frozen French fries in 1966—and few customers noticed the difference. (30)____, the change had a profound effect on the nation’s agriculture and diet. A familiar food had been transformed into a highly processed industrial (31)____. McDonald’s fries now come from huge manufacturing plants (32)____ can process two million pounds of potatoes a day. The expansion (33)____ McDonald’s and the popularity of its low-cost, mass-produced fries changed the way Americans eat.?The taste of McDonald’s French fries played a crucial role in the chain’s success—fries are much more profitable than hamburgers—and was (34)____ praised by customers, competitors, and even food critics. Their (35)____ taste does not stem from the kind of potatoes that McDonald’s (36)____, the technology that processes them, or the restaurant equipment that fries them: other chains use Russet Burbank, buy their French fries from the (37)____ large processing companies, and have similar (38)____ in their restaurant kitchens. The taste of a French fry is (39) ____ determined by the cooking oil. For decades McDonald’s cooked its French fries in a mixture of about 7 per cent cottonseed oil and 93 per cent beef fat. The mixture gave the fries their unique (40) ____.26. A. scaled B. stripped C. peeled D. sliced27. A. As B. Due to C. Owing to D. With28. A. ensue B. ensure C. enrich D. enable29. A. switching B. diverting? C. modifying D. altering30. A. Still B. Anyway? C. Besides D. Nevertheless31. A. brand B. stuff C. commodity D. produce32. A. this B. that C./ D. what33. A. into B. from C. in D. of34. A. long B. only C. first D. lonely35. A. distinctive B. distinct? C. distinguished D. distinguishable36. A. possesses B. buys C. acquires D. grows37. A. exact B. identical C. same D. alike38. A. woks B. pots C. boilers D. fryers39. A. adequately B. massively C. plentifully D. largely40. A. flavour B. fragrance C. smell D. perfumePart ⅤGRAMMAR & VOCABULARY ［15 MIN.］There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there arefour words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.Mark your answers on your answer sheet.41. Agriculture is the country’s chief s ource of wealth, wheat ____ by far the biggest cereal crop.A. isB. beenC. beD. being42. Jack ____from home for two days now, and I am beginning to worry about his safety.?A. has been missingB. has been missed?C. had been missingD. was missed43. Above the trees are the hills, ____ magnificence the river faithfully reflects on the surface.A. whereB. of whoseC. whoseD. which44. Who____ was coming to see me in my office this afternoon?A. you saidB. did you sayC. did you say thatD. you did say45. —Does Alan like hamburgers?—Yes. So much ____ that he eats them almost every day.A. forB. asC. toD. so46. Your ideas, ____, seem unusual to me.A. like herB. like hersC. similar to herD. similar to herself47. The opening ceremony is a great occasion. It is essential ____for that.A. for us to be preparedB. that we are preparedC. of us to be preparedD. our being prepared48. Time ____, the celebration will be held as scheduled.A. permitB. permittingC. permittedD. permits49. ____ I like economics, I like sociology much better.A. As mush asB. So muchC. How muchD. Much as50. It is futile to discuss the matter further, because ____going to agree upon anything today.A. neither you nor I areB. neither you nor me amC. neither you nor I amD. neither me nor you are51. They overcame all the difficulties and completed the project two months ahead of time, ____ is something we had not expected.A. whichB. itC. thatD. what52. He is quite worn out from years of hard work. He is not the man ____ he was twenty years ago.A. whichB. thatC. whoD. whom53. She would have been more agreeable if she had changed a little bit, ____?A. hadn’t sheB. hasn’t sheC. wouldn’t sheD. didn’t she54. At three thousand feet, wide plains begin to appear, and there is never a moment when some distant mountain is not ____.A. on viewB. at a glanceC. on the sceneD. in sight55. The first two stages in the development of civilized man were probably the invention of weapons and the discovery of fire, although nobody knows exactly when he acquired the use of the ____.A. latterB. latestC. laterD. last56. It will take us twenty minutes to get to the railway station, ____traffic delays.A. acknowledgingB. affordingC. allowing forD. accounting for57. He will have to____ his indecent behaviour one day.A. answer toB. answer forC. answer backD. answer about58. With ____ exceptions, the former president does not appear in public now.A. rareB. unusualC. extraordinaryD. unique59. We have been hearing ____accounts of your work.A. favouredB. favourableC. favouriteD. favouring60. During the summer holiday season there are no ____ rooms in this seaside hotel.A. emptyB. blankC. desertedD. vacant61. Drive straight ahead, and then you will see a ____ to the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway.A. signB. markC. signalD. board62. Whenever possible, Ian ____ how well he speaks Japanese.A. shows upB. shows aroundC. shows offD. shows out63. The tenant left nothing behind except some ____ of paper, cloth, etc.A. sheetsB. scrapsC. papersD. slices64. Shares on the stock market have ____ as a result of a worldwide economic downturn.A. turnedB. changedC. floatedD. fluctuated65. I think you can take a(n) ____ language course to improve your English.A. intermediateB. middleC. mediumD. midPart ⅥREADING COMPREHENSION ［30 MIN.］SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION ［25 MIN.］In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.TEXT AThe way in which people use social space reflects their social relationships and their ethnic identity. Early immigrants to America from Europe brought with them a collective style of living, which they retained until late in the 18th?century. Historical records document a group-oriented existence, in which one room was used for eating, entertaining guests, and sleeping. People ate soups from a sommunal pot, shared drinking cups, and used a common pit toilet. With the development of ideas about individualism, people soon began to shift to the use of individual cups and plates; the eating of meals that included meat, bread, and vegetables served on separate plates; and the use of private toilets. They began to build their houses with separate rooms to entertain guests-living rooms, separate bedrooms for sleeping, separate work areas-kitchen, laundry room, and separate bathrooms.?In Mexico, the meaning and organization of domestic space is strikingly different. Houses are organized around a ?patio?, or courtyard. Rooms open onto the patio, where all kinds of domestic activities take place. Individuals to not have separate bedrooms. Children often sleep with parents, and brothers or sisters share a bed, emphasizing familial interdependence. Rooms in Mexicanhouses are locations for multiple activities that, in contrast, are rigidly separated in the United States.66. Changes in living styles among early immigrants were initially brought about by ____.A. rising living standard?B. new concept?C. new custom?D. new designs of houses?67. Which of the following is NOT discussed in the passage?A. Their concepts of domestic space.B. Their social relationships.C. The functions of their rooms.D. The layout of their houses.?TEXT BThere are superstitions attached to numbers; even those ancient Greeks believed that all numbers and their multiples had some mystical significance.?Those numbers between 1 and 13 were in particular to have a powerful influence over the affairs of men.?For example, it is commonly said that luck, good or bad, comes in threes; if an accident happens, two more of the same kind may be expected soon afterwards. The arrival of a letter will be followed by two others within a certain period.?Another belief involving the number three has it that it is unlucky to light three cigarettes from the one match. If this happens, the bad luck that goes with the deed falls upon the person whose cigarette was the last to be lit. The ill-omen linked to the lighting of three things from one match or candle goes back to at least the 17th? century and probably earlier. It was believed that three candles alight at the same time would be sure to bring bad luck; one, two, or four, were permissible, but never just three.?Seven was another significant number, usually regarded as a bringer of good luck. The ancient astrologers believed that the universe was governed by seven planets; students of Shakespeare will recall that the life of man was divided into seven ages. Seven horseshoes nailed to a house will protect it from all evil.?Nine is usually thought of as a lucky number because it is the product of three times three. It was much used by the Anglo Saxons in their charms for healing.?Another belief was that great changes occurred every 7th and 9th of a man’s life. Consequently, the age of 63(the product of nine and seven) was thought to be a very perilous time for him. If he survived his 63rd? year he might hope to live to a ripe old age.?Thirteen, as we well know, is regarded with great awe and fear. The common belief is that this derives from the fact that there were 13 people at Christ’s Last Supper. This being the eve of his betrayal, it is not difficult to understand the significance given to the number by the early Christians.?In more modern times 13 is an especially unlucky number of a dinner party, for example. Hotels will avoid numbering a floor the 13th?; the progression is from 12 to 14, and no room is given the number 13. Many home owners will use 12 1/2 instead of 13 as their house number.?Yet oddly enough, to be born on the 13th? of the month is not regarded with any fear at all, which just shows how irrational we are in our superstitious beliefs.68. According to the passage, which of the following groups of numbers will certainly bring good luck to people?A.3 and 7.B.3 and 9.C.7 and 9.D.3 and 13.69. The ill luck associated with 13 is supposed to have its origin in ____.A. legendB. religionC. popular beliefD. certain customs70. What is the author’s attitude towards people’s superstitious beliefs?A. He is mildly critical.B. He is strongly critical.C. He is in favour of them.D. His attitude is not clear.TEXT CWomen’s minds work differently from men’s. At least, that is what most men are convinced of. Psychologists view the subject either as a matter or frustration or a joke. Now the biologists have moved into this minefield, and some of them have found that there are real differences between the brains of men and women. But being different, they point out hurriedly, is not the same as being better or worse.?There is, however, a definite structural variation between the male and female brain. The difference is in a part of the brain that is used in the most complex intellectual processes-the link between the two halves of the brain.?The two halves are linked by a trunkline of between 200 and 300 million nerves, the ?corpus callosum. Scientists have found quite recently that the corpus callosum in women is always larger and probably richer in nerve fibres than it is in men. This is the first time that a structural difference has been found between the brains of women and men and it must have some significance. The question is “What?”, and, if this difference exists, are there others? Research shows that present-day women think differently and behave differently from men. Are some of these differences biological and inborn, a result of evolution? We tend to think that is the influence of society that produces these differences. But could we be wrong??Research showed that these two halves of the brain had different functions, and that the ?corpus callosum enabled them to work together. For most people, the left half is used for word handing, analytical and logical activities; the right half works on pictures, patterns and forms. We need both halves working together. And the better the connections, the more harmoniously the two halves work. And, according to research findings, women have the better connections.?But it isn’t all that easy to explain the actual differences between skills of men and women on this basis. In schools throughout the world girls tend to be better than boys at “language subjects” and boys better at maths and physics. If 〖WTHZ〗these differences〖WTBZ〗correspond with thedifferences in the hemispheric trunkline, here is an unalterable distinction between the sexes.?We shan’t know for a while, partly because we don’t know of any precise relationship between abilities in school subject and the functioning of the two halves of the brain, and we cannot understand how the two halves interact via the corpus callosum. But this striking difference must have some effect and, because the difference is in the parts of the brain involved in intellect, we should be looking for differences in intellectual processing.71. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?A. Biologists are conducting research where psychologists have given up.B. Brain differences point to superiority of one sex over the other.C. Results of scientific research fail to support popular belief.D. The structural difference in the brain between the sexes has long been known.72. According to the passage it is commonly believed that brain differences are caused by ____ factors.A. biologicalB. psychologicalC. physicalD. social73. “these differences” n paragraph 5 refer to those in ____.A. skills of men and womenB. school subjectC. the brain structure of men and womenD. activities carried out by the brain74. At the end of the passage the author proposes more work on ____.A. the brain structure as a wholeB. the functioning of part of the brainC. the distinction between the sexesD. the effects of the corpus callosum75. What is the main purpose of the passageA. To outline the research findings on the brain structure.B. To explain the link between sex and brain structure.C. To discuss the various factors that cause brain differences.D. To suggest new areas in brain research.TEXT DInformation is the primary commodity in more and more industries today.?By 2005, 83% of American management personnel will be knowledge workers. Europe and Japan are not far behind.?By 2005, half of all knowledge workers (22% of the labour force) will choose “flext ime, flexplace” arrangements, which allow them to work at home, communicating with the office via computer networks.?In the United States, the so-called “digital divide” seems to be disappearing. In early 2000, a poll found, that, where half of white households owned computers, so did fully 43% of African-American households, and their numbers were growing rapidly. Hispanic households continued to lag behind, but their rate of computer ownership was expanding as well.?Company-owned and industry-wide television networks are bringing programming to thousands of locations. Business TV is becoming big business.?Computer competence will approach 100% in US urban areas by the year 2005, with Europe and Japan not far behind.?80% of US homes will have computers in 2005, compared with roughly 50% now. In the United States, 5 of the 10 fastest-growing careers between now and 2005 will be computer related. Demand for programmers and systems analysts will grow by 70%. The same trend is accelerating in Europe, Japan, and India.?By 2005, nearly all college texts and many high school and junior high books will be tied to Internet sites that provide source material, study exercises, and relevant news articles to aid in learning. Others will come with CD-ROMs that offer similar resources.?Internet links will provide access to the card catalogues of all the major libraries in the world by 2005. It will be possible to call up on a PC screen millions of volumes from distant libraries. Web sites enhance books by providing pictures, sound, film clips, and flexible indexing and search utilities.?Implications: Anyone with access to the Internet will be able to achieve the education needed to build a productive life in an increasingly high-tech world. Computer learning may even reduce the growing American prison population.?Knowledge workers are generally better paid than less-skilled workers. Their wealth is raising overall prosperity.?Even entry-level workers and those in formerly unskilled positions require a growing level of education. For a good career in almost any field, computer competence is a must. This is one major trend raising the level of education required for a productive role in today’s work force. For many workers, the opportunity for training is becoming one of the most desirable benefits any job can offer.76. Information technology is expected to have impact on all the following EXCEPT ____.A. American management personnelB. European management personnelC. American people’s choice of careerD. traditional practice at work77. “digital divide” in the 4th? paragraph refers to ____.A. the gap in terms of computer ownershipB. the tendency of computer ownershipC. the dividing line based on digitD. the ethnic distinction among American households78. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT according to the passage?A. By 2005 all college and school study materials will turn electronic.B. By 2005 printed college and school study materials will be supplemented with electronic material.C. By 2005 some college and school study materials will be accompanied by CD-ROMs.D. By 2005 Internet links make worldwide library search a possibility.79. Which of the following areas is NOT discussed in the passage?A. Future careers.B. Nature of future work.C. Ethnic differences.D. Schools and libraries.80. At the end of the passage, the author seems to emphasize ____ in an increasingly high-tech world.A. the variety of educationB. the content of educationC. the need for educationD. the function of educationSECTION B SKIMMING AND SCANNING ［5 MIN.］In this section there are seven passages with a total of ten multiple-choice questions. Skim or scan them as required and then mark your answers on your answer sheet.TEXT EFirst read the following question.81. The passage mainly discusses the effects of ____.A. healthB. aspirinC. hearing lossD. heart attackNow, go through TEXT E quickly and answer question 81.?Aspirin may be the most familiar drug in the world-but its power to heal goes far beyond the usual aches and pains. Exciting new studies suggest that aspirin can help fight a wide range of serious illnesser. “It now seems to be a benefit in so many areas of health,” says Dr Debra Judelson, medical director of the Women’s Heart Institute in Beverly Hills, California. “I advise most of my patients, as long as they aren’t allergic to aspirin and don’t have bleeding problems, to take low-dose aspirin.”?Some of the major illnesses and conditions that aspirin or aspirin-like drugs might help prevent are: Alzh eimer’s disease, diabetes-related heart disease, heart attack, cancer and antibiotic-induced hearing loss.TEXT FFirst read the following question.82. How many proposals does the passage put forward?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.D. Four.?Now, go through TEXT F quickly and answer question 82.?What kind of environment do you want in the future? What can you do to help make it happen? What can other people do?Education is one way to help the environment. You can learn about the environment in school.? Radio and television can give you information. Newspapers, magazines, and books also help you learn.?There are laws against littering and against making the air and water dirty. Other laws help people to save resources. The law lowering the speed limit for cars helps to save fuel.?Another way to help the environment is to plan for the future. We may have to find new resources. In the future, people may heat their homes with atomic power. Without planning, some kinds of environment may not happen. People can act now to help make the future.?TEXT GFirst read the following question.83. The main theme of the passage is ____ in the G-7 nations.A. agingB. wealthC. death rateD. work forceNow, go through TEXT G quickly and answer question 83.Citizens of the world’s wealthiest countries may live longer than previously predicted, according to a study sponsored by the National Institute on Aging. By 2050, people in the G-7 nations (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States) may be living anywhere from 1.3 years to 8 years longer than official estimates now predict. Researchers at Mountain View Research in Los Altos, California, examined 50 years of mortality data and found a long-term decline in death rates. That may mean that fewer workers will have to support many more elderly in the future than governments currently expect.TEXT HFirst read the following question.84. Which is the best title of the passage?A. How to protect your eyesight.B. How to choose your computer.C. A few tips for computer users.D. Eye trouble and headache. ?Now, go through TEXT H quickly and answer question 84.Question: My eyes and head ache when I work at my computer for a long time. What can I do? Vision It could just be your eyes. Make su re that you’ve had them checked and that you’re wearing any necessary corrective lenses.Screen Glare The light you read by may be too bright for your computer screen. Try to dim the light, and if you need to, get a desk lamp for other work. Also, if possible, move your computer so you aren’t directly underneath a light fixture.Screen and Head PositionYou shouldn’t bend your neck when you read from the screen. That can cause headaches. Your eyeline should be 5 cm to 8 cm below the top of the monitor. The screen should be about an arm’s length away.TEXT IFirst read the following questions.85. Clear weather is predicted in ____ Chinese cities.A.2B.3C.4D.586. Which foreign city’s maximum temperature is the highest?A. Cairo.B. Bangkok.C. New York.D. London.?Now, go through TEXT I quickly and answer questions 85 and 86. WEATHER REPORForecasts for some major Chinese citiesForeign citiesCityMaxMinWeatherCityMaxMin Beijing2417clearBangkok3328Changchun2206cleardrizzle to cloudyChengdu2520overcastChongqing3424cloudyCairo3021[5]clearDalian2317cloudyFuzhou3123light rainFrankfurt1410[5]cloudy to light rainGuangzhou3524clearHong Kong3226clear to cloudyLondon1411Kunming2617clear to cloudy drizzle to cloudyLhasa2111cloudyNanjing2720overcastMoscow2113Shanghai2822cloudyclear to cloudyTaipei2923light rainTianjin2717cloudy to clear New York2315Wuhan3022clearclear to cloudyUrumqi2210clear to cloudyTEXT JFirst read the following questions.87. If you need travel shop information, you should go to ____.A. Guide Friday Tourism Centre.B. Tourist Information Centre.C. Library.D. Post Office.88. Where can you find the Police Station?A. In Henly Street.B. In Arden Street.C. In Bridge Street.D. In Rother Street.Now, go through TEXT J quickly and answer questions 87 and 88.General InformationTourist Information CentreBridge foot. Tel. (01789) 29312Summer: 9:30 am-6:00 pm Weekday11:00 am-5:00 pm SundaysWinter: 9:30 am-5:00 pm Weekday● Visitor Information, including information for the disable● Accommodation Booking● Bureau De Chan g● Parkings and Toilets Leaflet● Guide Friday Tour Ticket● Travel Shop InformationGuide Friday Tourism CentreThe Civic Hall, 14 Rother StreetTe. (01789) 29986?Open Daily from 9:00 amAccommodationYouth Hostel-Alveston (2 miles from Town Centre). Tel.(01789)29709?Taxi ServicesBridgefoot, Bridge Street, Union Street, and Rother Market near White Swan HotelPolice StationRother StreetTel.(01789)41411HospitalArden StreetTel.(01789)20583LibraryHenly StreetTel.(01789)29220Post OfficeHenly StreetTel.(01789)41493TEXT KFirst read the following questions.89. How long is the Business English programmeA.3 months.B.6 months.C.4 weeks.D.10 weeks.90. Which certificate programme is NOT mentioned?A. Teaching English for Specific Purposes.B. Communications / Networking Engineering.C. Global Operations Management.D. Advanced Software Technologies.Now, go through TEXT K quickly and answer questions 89 and 90.UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINEnglish & Certificate Programs for InternationalsLive, Learn, and Enjoy on the Southern California CoastPost-graduate certificates in 12 months[JZ)● Electronic Business● Global Operations Management● Marketing● Communications / Networking Engineering● Teaching English as a Foreign Language● Advan ced Software Technologies-6 months (focus on java -3 months)● Digital Art[JZ]English Language Program● 4-week Business English or Conversation & Culture-Jan, Feb, July, Aug● 10-week Intensive ESL-Jan, Apr, June, Sept参考答案：PART Ⅰ WRITING ?SECTION A COMPOSITION?THE IMPORTANCE OF ?KEEPING A GOOD MOODPeople in modern society live under a lot of pressure. I see three kinds of pressure working on people today: pressure from education, family and career. It is easy to blame the school for charging too much money, the family members for the heavy burden, the society for the fierce competition. I think people should relax. It is important for them to keep a good mood under whatever circumstances.?Long gone are the days when people lived their life with a certain relaxation, sampling a wide variety of activities—film, music, art, poetry. But now, a lot of people suffer from a lot of pressure. They can’t communicate well with co-workers and family members, and have unbalanced, one-dimensional lives. Some people complain of symptoms of stress, for instance, loss of appetite, a complete sense of exhaustion, insomnia and low morale. Thus have destructive effect on their health. People tend to lose temper easily, and this may interfere personal relationship. What’s more, a high rate of suicide may warn people of their emotional well-being.?To be a healthy person physically and psychologically, one should keep a good mood,。
2004年专业英语四级真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)
2004年专业英语四级真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. DICTATION 2. LISTENING COMPREHENSION 3. CLOZE 4. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY 5. READING COMPREHENSION 6. WRITINGPART I DICTATION (15 MIN)Directions: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minute 1．正确答案：Money Money is accepted across the world as payment for goods or servicea.People use money to buy food，clothes and hundreds of other things.In the past，many different things were used as money．People on Pacfic islands once exchanged shells for goods．The Chinese used c1oth and knives．In Africa，elephant’s tusks or salt were used．Even today some people in Africa are still paid in salt．Coins were first invented by the Chinese．Originally they were round pieces of metal with a hole in the center，so the piece of string could keep them together．This made doing business much easier．But people sti11 found coins inconvenient to carry when they wanted to buy something expensive．To solve this problem，the Chinese again came up with a so1ution．They began to use paper money for coins．Now paper notes are used throughout the world．PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION (20 MIN)Directions: In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.听力原文： A court in Zimbabwe is due to deliver its verdict today in a trial of a journalist who works for the British newspaper The Guardian. The trial is seen as a test case for the country’s strict media laws. Andrew Meldrum, an American, who has been living in Zimbabwe for over twenty years, is accused of publishing an untrue story and faces up to 2 years in prison if found guilty. A dozen other journalists have also been charged with offences relating to the new laws. In court Meldrum’s defendant argued that his story was published in Britain. It was beyond the jurisdiction of Zimbabwe’s laws.2．The journalist was brought to court becauseA．he was working for a British newspaper.B．he published an untrue story.C．the story was published in Britain.D．he was working with other foreign journalists.正确答案：B3．How did the lawyer defend for the journalist?A．He was an American journalist.B．He worked for a British newspaper.C．His story was published elsewhere.D．Foreigners are not subject to local laws.正确答案：C听力原文：Kuala Lumpur-Afghanistan will play soccer at the Asian Games. Mongolia’s withdrawal has given the war-torn nation a confidence boost. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced in a statement yesterday that Afghanistan would play in an under-23 tournament of the Games in Pusan. Afghanistan’s first match will be against Iran on Sept. 28. The group’s other teams are Qatar and Lebanon. Afghanistan was a founding member of the confederation in the 1950s, before entering into long periods of war and factional fighting. The country’s chaos was largely ended after US-led forces overthrow the Taliban Regime last year in response to last September’s terrorist attack in the United States. During the Soccer World Cup in June, the president of Afghan Football Association (AFA), Abduel Alim Kohestani, said he hoped his county would be able to take part in the Asian Games.4．Afghanistan’s first match will be againstA．Mongolia.B．South Korea.C．Iran.D．Qatar.正确答案：C5．Which of the following statements is NOT true?A．The announcement was made by AFAB．Afghanistan was a founding member of AFC.C．Afghanistan had been in chaos for long.D．The football players were under 23.正确答案：A听力原文：The expected life-span of Beijing residents has gone up to 75.5 years old compared with 74.4 years old a decade earlier, while the death rate of middle-aged residents increased dramatically according to a recent official report. Thereport made public by the Beijing Disease Control and Prevention Center said that the past mortality of people aged between 35 to 54 years old had gone up 58.5% during the past ten years, from 158 people per 100,000 in 1991 to 251 people per 100,000 last year. Infant and maternal mortality rates went down 132% and 147% respectively. Health experts said chronic non-infectious diseases were the main cause of death, covering 60% of the total number of deaths. The male mortality rate is higher than that of the females and the death rate among rural residents is higher than that of urban ones.6．The expected life-span of Beijing residents has gone up by _______ compared with that a decade earlier.A．1.5 yearsB．1.4 yearsC．1.2 yearsD．1.1 years正确答案：D7．The ________ mortality rate had gone up greatly during the past 10 years.A．infantB．maternalC．maleD．middle-aged正确答案：D听力原文：Islamabad-Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said yesterday there was no danger of the country going to war with neighboring country, India, but Pakistan forces would be ready to repel any aggression. “There is no danger of war,”Musharraf told the reporters in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad. “We should have confidence in ourselves. We’re not sitting idle. We’ve prepared for everything. There should not be any misunderstanding.”Tensions were raised because the two accused each other of links to killings in the two countries. India says it suspects the two gunmen who killed 28 people in an Indian temple on Tuesday had links to Pakistan-based Islamic militant groups. Pakistan has denied any involvement in the temple massacre, and police in Karachi said there were indications of India intelligence agents behind the murder of seven Christian charity workers in the city, but India rejected the charges yesterday.8．According to Pakistan’s President, the chances of the two countries going to war wereA．great.B．small.C．growing.D．greater than before.正确答案：B9．Recent tensions between the two countries were a direct result ofA．their border conflicts.B．their military build-up.C．killings in the two countries.D．their mutual distrust.正确答案：C10．Where is Lily working now?A．In the police department.B．In a drama society.C．In a university.D．In a primary school.正确答案：D解析：Lily studied drama at a university but she used to work as a policewoman. Now she is a teacher because she likes children.11．Passengers must check in to board Flight 5125 byA．11 : 00.B．11: 20.C．11: 30.D．11: 50.正确答案：B解析：May I have your attention, please? Flight 5125 scheduled to take off at 11.30 will be delayed for12．Which of the following statements is true?A．There is a strike across the country.B．Many trains have been cancelled.C．A few trains have been cancelled.D．There is a strike in the North Region.正确答案：C解析：There is a railway strike in the south region and several trains have been canceled. However, the strike doesn’t seem to be spreading to other regions.13．The death and missing numbers in the floods are respectivelyA．60/9.B．16/9.C．9/60.D．9/16.正确答案：B解析：Latest reports from the northeast provinces say that at least 16 people lost their lives in Sunday’s floods. Another 9 people, mostly children, are reported missing.14．What is John supposed to do on Sunday?A．Call the office.B．Revise his paper.C．Solve the problem.D．Hand in the paper.正确答案：B解析：John, your paper must be revised over the weekend and hand it in its final form on Monday. If you have any problem, call the office directly.15．What do we know about Mary Jackson?A．She is the speaker’s friend.B．She likes stories.C．She is an author.D．She gave a gift.正确答案：C解析：My discovery of Mary Jackson was, as a matter of fact, a gift from a friend. Years ago I was given a copy of Tell Me a Riddle and I like the stories.16．What do we know about the speaker?A．The speaker can get good tips.B．The speaker pays for the meals.C．The speaker can get good wages.D．The speaker lives comfortably.正确答案：A解析：Oh, talking about the money it is terrible when you think of how tiring the work is. It is only with tips and free meals that I manage to get by.17．What will the speaker probably do next?A．To buy some medicine.B．To buy a new cupboard.C．To ignore the matter.D．To investigate the matter.正确答案：D解析：A lot of drugs are missing from the cupboard here in this room. So I think we will have to look into the matter immediately.18．When will they discuss the agenda?A．Before dinner.B．During dinner.C．After dinner.D．Tomorrow.正确答案：A解析：M: Would you mind if we discuss tomorrow’s agenda before dinner this evening?F: Not at all. I certainly don’t want to talk about it during our meal.19．What can be inferred about the woman?A．She’ll be travelling during the vacation.B．She’ll be working during the vacation.C．She’s looking forward to going home.D．She will offer her help to Jane.正确答案：B解析：M: Are you going home for the summer vacation?F: Well, Jane and I have decided to stay on here as research assistants.20．What is the cause of their complaint?A．The place.B．The heat.C．The workload.D．The facilities.正确答案：B解析：F: It’s so hot today I can’t work. I wish the air-conditioning were on in this library.M: So do I. I will fall asleep if I don’t get out of this stuffy room soon.21．What can be concluded about Janet?A．She has come to the party.B．She is hosting the party.C．She hasn’t turned up.D．She is planning a party.正确答案：C解析：F: I can’t imagine what happened to Janet.M: Neither can I. But I’m sure she planned to come to the party.22．Where does the conversation probably take place?A．In a hotel.B．At a bus station.C．In a restaurant.D．At an airport.正确答案：D解析：M: Check in here?F: Yes. Can I see your flight ticket, please?M: Here it is. I’m going to Lanzhou.23．What does the woman intend to do?A．Get a job on campus.B．Get her resume ready.C．Visit the company.D．Apply for a job with PICC.正确答案：D解析：M: I heard that the PICC is going to hold interviews on campus next week.F: Yeah, what day? I’d like to talk to them and drop my resume.24．What are the man and woman doing?A．Listening to the radio.B．Looking at the photos.C．Watching television.D．Reading a newspaper.正确答案：C解析：F: There must be a thunderstorm in some place because the picture isn’t very sharp and the sound isn’t clear.M: I think you’re right. They said on the radio last night that a storm is coming in from the mountains and the morning paper forecast heavy rain.25．What does the man mean?A．He hopes the party will be successful.B．He will see the woman around five.C．He is eager to help the woman.D．He is unenthusiastic about the party.正确答案：D解析：F: The party will start at 6:30, but there are a lot of preparations to make. And I need your help. Can I expect you at 5?M: I’ll be there on 5:30, all being well, that is.26．What is NOT a change to the literature class?A．Class location.B．Class times.C．Class length.D．Class size.正确答案：D解析：M: Excuse me, I’m enrolled to take Professor Li’s literature course 102. But I hear some changes have been made.F: Yes, the classroom has been moved to the north building. Also it is now on Tuesday and Thursday from 2 to 4 p. m., instead of being held on Monday and Friday from 2 to 3 p.m.M: What changes! Professor Li will still be teaching the class, right?PART III CLOZE (15 MIN)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks.The normal human daily cycle of activity is of some 7—8 hours’sleep alternation with some 16—17 hours’wakefulness and that the sleep normally coincides 【B1】the hours of darkness. Our present concern is with how easily and to what extent this 【B2】can be modified. The question is no mere academic one. The ease with which people can change from working in the day to working at night is a 【B3】of growing importance in industry where automation 【B4】round-the-clock working of machines. It normally 【B5】from five days to one week for a person to adapt to a 【B6】routine of sleep and wakefulness, sleeping during the day and working at night. 【B7】, it is often the case in industry that shifts are changed every week. This means that no sooner has he got used to one routine 【B8】he has to change to another, 【B9】much of his time is spent neither working nor sleeping very 【B10】. One answer would seem to be 【B11】periods on each shift, a month, or even three months. 【B12】, recent research has shown that people on such systems will revert to go back to their 【B13】habits of sleep and wakefulness during the week-end and that this is quite enough to destroy any 【B14】to night work built up during the week. The only real solution appears to be to hand over the night shift to those permanent night workers whose 【B15】may persist through all week-ends and holidays.27．【B1】A．inB．withC．ofD．over正确答案：A解析：本题考查词汇搭配知识。
专业四级2004（完形填空和单项选择）
专业四级2004（完形填空和单项选择）专业四级(TEM-4 2004)The normal human daily cycle of activity is of some 7-8 hours’ sleep alternation with some 16-17 hour s’wakefulness and that the sleep normally coincides (31) the hours of darkness . Our present (32)is with how easily and to what extent this (33) can be modified.The question is no mere academic one. The ease (34) people can change from working in the day to working at night is a (35) of growing importance in industry where automation (36) round-the-clock working of machines.It normally (37) from five days to one week for a person to (38) to a (39) routine of sleep and wakefulness, sleeping during the day and working at night. (40) , it is often the case in industry that shifts are changed every week.This means that no sooner has he got used to one routine (41) he has to change to another, (42) much of his time is spent neither working nor sleeping very (43) .One answer would seem to be (44) periods on each shift, a month, or even three months. (45) , recent research has shown that people on such systems will revert to go back to their (46) habits of sleep and wakefulness during the weekend and that this is quite enough to destroy any (47) to night work built up during the week. The only real solution appears to be to (48) the night shift to those (49) night workers whose (50) may persist through weekends and holidays.31. A. in B. with C. of D. over32. A. thinking B. study C. problem D. concern33. A. cycle B. period C. circle D. round34. A. at which B. with which C. at what D. with what35. A. problem B. difficulty C. trouble D. matter36. A. asks B. invites C. calls for D. reacts to37. A. takes B. spends C. demands D. asks38. A. adapt B. adopt C. adjust D. adept39. A. former B. returned C. reversed D. regular40. A. Therefore B. Unfortunately C. In a word D. In comparison41. A. as B. when C. then D. than42. A. though B. so that C. while D. as43. A. efficiently B. good C. easily D. happily44. A. shorter B. better C. longer D. nicer45. A. So B. In short C. Similarly D. However46. A. new B. normal C. temporary D. favourite47. A. change B. return C. adaptation D. tendency48. A. hand over B. hand in C. hand out D. hand on49. A. temporary B. contemporary C. permanent D. perpetual50. A. wakefulness B. sleep C. preference D. habit译文：人类正常的日常作息周期是7~8小时的睡眠时间与16~17小时的清醒时间相互交替，而睡眠时间通常与黑夜重合。
2004年英语专业四级考试真题及答案
2004年英语专业四级考试真题及答案2004年英语专业四级考试真题及答案2004年英语专业四级考试真题及答案Part Ⅳ CLOZE［15 MIN.］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.?The normal human daily cycle of activity is of some 7-8 hours’ sleep alternation with some 16-17 hours’ wakefulness and that the sleep normally coincides(26) ____ the hours of darkness. Our present concern is with how easily and to what extent this(27)____ can be modified.? The question is no mere academic one. The ease with which people can change from working in the day to working at night is a(28)____ of growing importance in industry where automation(29)____ round-the-clock working of machines. It normally(30)____ from five days to one week for a person to adapt to a?(31)____? routine of sleep and wakefulness, sleeping during the day and working at night. ?(32)____,? it is often the case in industry that shifts are changed every week. This means that no sooner has he got used to one routine(33)____ he has to change to another, (34)____ much of his time is spent neither working nor sleeping very(35) ____.? One answer would seem to be(36)____ periods on each shift, a month, or even three months.(37)____, recent research has shown that people on such systems will revert to go back to their(38)____ habits of sleep and wakefulness during the week-end and that this is quite enough to destroy any(39)____ to night work built up during the week. The only real solution appears to be to hand over the night shift to those permanent night workers whose(40)____ may persistthrough all week-ends and holidays.26.A.in B.with C.of D.over??27.A.cycle B.period C.circle D.round28.A.problem B.difficulty C.trouble D.matter??29.A.asks B.invites C.calls for D.reacts to?30.A.takes B.spends C.demands D.asks?31.A.former B.returned C.reversed D.regular??32.A.Therefore B.Unfortunately?C.In a word D.In comparison??33.A.as B.when C.then D.than?34.A.though B.so that C.while D.as?35.A.efficiently B.good C.easily D.happily?36.A.shorter B.better C.longer D.nicer??37.A.So B.In short C.Similarly D.However??38.A.new B.normal C.temporary D.favourite??39.A.change B.return C.adaptation D.tendency40.A.wakefulness B.sleep C.preference D.habitPart Ⅴ GRAMMAR AND VOCABULA RY ［15 MIN.］There are twenty-five items in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one that best completes the sentence.?Mark your answers on your answer sheet.??41.That trumpet player was cer tainly loud. But I wasn’t bothered by his loudness ____ by his lack of talent.?A. so much asB. rather thanC. asD. than?42.____, I’ll marry him a ll the same.?A. Was he rich or poorB. Whethere rich or poor?C. Were he rich or poorD. Be he rich or poor?43.The government has promised to do ____ lies in its power to ease the hardships of the victims in the flood-stricken area.?A. howeverB. whicheverC. whateverD. wherever44.____ if I had arrived yesterday without letting you know beforehand??A. Would you be surprisedB. Were you surprised?C. Had you been surprisedD. Would you have been surprised?45.If not ____ with the respect he feels due to him, Jack gets veryill-tempered and grumbles all the time.?A. being treatedB. treated?C. be treatedD. having been treated?46.It is imperative that students ____ their term papers on time.?A. hand inB. would hand in ?C. have to hand inD. handed in?47.The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of afully-loaded truck, ____ to the truck.?A. the greater stress isB. greater is the stress?C. the stress is greaterD. the greater the stress48.The Minister of Finance is believed ____ of imposing new taxes to raise extra revenue.?A. that he is thinkingB. to be thinking?C. that he is to thinkD. to think?49.Issues of price, place, promotion, and product are ____ conventional concerns in planning marketing strategies.?A. these of the mostB. most of those?C. among the mostD. among the many of?50.____ both sides accept the agreement ____ a lasting peace be established in this region.A. Only if, willB. If only, would?C. Should, willD. Unless, would?51.Mr Wells, together with all the members of his family, ____ for Europe this afternoon.?A. are to leaveB. are leavingC. is leavingD. leave52.It was suggested that all government ministers should ____ information on their financial interests.?A. discoverB. uncoverC. tellD. disclose53.As my exams are coming next week, I’ll take advantage of the weekend to ____ on some reading.?A. catch upB. clear upC. make upD. pick up54.I’m surprised they are no longer on speaking terms. It’s not like either of them to bear a ____.?A. disgustB. curseC. grudgeD. hatred?55.Mary hopes to be ____ from hospital next week.?A. dismissedB. dischargedC.expelledD. resigned?56.Once a picture is proved to be a forgery, it becomes quite ____.?A. invaluableB. pricelessC. unworthyD.worthless?57.Jimmy earns his living by ____ works of art in the museum.?A. recoveringB. restoringC. renewingD. reviving?58.I couldn’t sleep last night because the tap in the bathroom was ____.?A. drainingB. droppingC. spillingD. dripping59.The book gives a brief ____ of the course of his research up till now.?A. outlineB. referenceC. frameD. outlook?60.She was sanding outside in the snow, ____ with cold.?A. spinningB. shiveringC. shakingD. staggering?61.All the rooms on the second floor have nicely ____ carpets, which are included in the price of the house.?A. adaptedB. equippedC. suitedD. fitted?62.He plays tinnis to the ____ of all other sports.?A. eradicationB. exclusionC. extensionD. inclusion?63.She answered with an ____ “No” to the request that she attend the public hearing.A. eloquentB. effectiveC. emotionalD. emphatic?64.Everyone who has visited the city agrees that it is ____ with life.?A. vibrantB. violentC. energeticD. full?65.We met Mary and her husband at a party two months ago. ____ we’ve had no further communication.?A. ThereofB. TherebyC. ThereafterD. ThereaboutsPart Ⅵ READING COMPREHENSION ［30 MIN.］SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION ［25 MIN.］In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer.?Mark your answers on your answer sheet.??TEXT AIt often happens that a number of applicants with almost identical qualifications and experience all apply for the sameposition. In their educational background, special skills and work experience, there is little, if anything, to choose between half a dozen candidates. How then does the employer make a choice? Usually on the basis of an interview.? There are many arguments for and against the interview as a selection procedure. The main argument against it is that it results in a wholly subjective decision. As often as not, emplyers do not choose the best candidate, they choose the candidate who makes a good first impression on them. Some employers, of course, reply to this argument by saying that they have become so experienced in interviewing staff that they are able to make a sound assessment of each candidate’s like ly perfor mance.? The main argument in favour of the interview — and it is, perhaps, a good argument —is that an employer is concerned not only with a candidate’s ability, but with the suitability of his or her personality for the particular work situation. Many employers, for example, will overlook occasional inefficiencies from their secretary provided she has a pleasant personality.?It is perhas true to say, therefore, that the real purpose of an interview is not to assess the assssable aspects of each candidate but to make a guess at the more intangible things, such as personality, character andsocial ability. Unfortunately, both for the employers and applicants for jobs, there are many people of great ability who simply do not interview well. There are also, of course, people who interview extremely well, but are later found to be very unsatisfactory employees.? Candidates who interview well tend to be quietly confident, but never boastful; direct and straightforward in their questions and answers; cheerful and friendly, but never over-familiar; and sincerely enthusiastic andoptimistic. Candidates who interview badly tend to be at either end of the spectrum of human behaviour. They are either very shy or over-confident. They show either a lack of enthusiasm or an excess of it. They either talk too little or never stop talking. They are either over-polite or rudely abrupt.?66.We can infer from the passage that an employer might tolerate his secretary’s occasional mistakes, if the latter is ____?A. direct.B. cheerful.C. shy.D. capable.?67.What is the author’s attitude towards the interview as a selection procedure?A. Unclear.B. Negative.C. Objective.D. Indifferent.68.According to the passage, people argue over the interview as a selection procedure mainly because they have ____.?A. different selection procedures?B. different puposes in the interview?C. different standards for competence?D. different experiences in interviews?69.The purpose of the last paragraph is to indicate ____.?A. a link between success in interview and personality?B. connections between work abilities and personality?C. differences in interview experience?D. differences in personal behaviourTEXT BEvery year thousands of people are arrested and taken tocourt for shop-lifting. In Britain alone, about HK$3,000,000’s worth of goods are stolen from shops every week. This amounts to something like HK$150 million a year, and represents about 4 per cent of the shops’ total stock. As a result of this “shrinkage”as the sho ps call it, the honest public has to pay higher prices.?Shop-lifters can be divided into three main categories: the professionals, the deliberate amateur, and the people who just can’t help themselves. The professionals do not pose much of a problem for the store detectives, who, assisted by closed circuit television, two-way mirrors and variousother technological devices, can usually cope with them. The professionals tend to go for high value goods in parts of the shops where security measures are tightest. And, in any case, they account for only a small percentage of the total losses due to shop-lifting.?The same applies to the deliberate amateur who is, so to speak, a professional in training. Most of them get caught sooner or later, and they are dealt with severely by the courts.?The real problem is the person who gives way to a sudden temptation and is in all other respects an honest and law-abiding citizen. Contrary to what one would expect, this kind of shop-lifter is rarely poor. He does not steal because he needs the goods and cannot afford to pay for them. He steals because he simply cannot stop himself. And there are countless others who, because of age, sickness or plain absent-mindedness, simply forget to pay for what they take from the shops. When caught, all are liable to prosecution, and the decision whether to send for the police or not is in the hands of the store manager.?In order to prevent the quite incredible growth in ship-lifting offences, some stores, in fact, are doing their best to separate thethieves from the confused by prohibiting customers from taking bags into the store. However, what is most worrying about the whole problem is, perhaps, that it is yet another instance of the innocent majority being penalized and inconvenienced because of the actions of a small minority. It is the aircraft hijack situation in another form. Because of the possibility of one passenger in a million boarding an aircraft with a weapon, the other 999,999 passengers must subject themselves to searches and delays. Unless the situation in the shops improves, in ten years’ time we may all have to subject ourselves to a body-search every time we go into a store to buy a tin of beans!?70.Why does the honest public have to pay higher prices when they go to the shops?A. There is a “shrinkage” in market values.?B. Many goods are not available.?C. Goods in many shops lack variety.?D. There are many cases of shop-lifting.71.The third group of people steal things because they ____?A. are mentally ill.B. are quite absent-minded.?C.can not resist the temptation.D. can not afford to pay for goods.?72.According to the passage, law-abiding citizens ____.?A. can possibly steal things because of their poverty?B. can possibly take away goods without paying?C. have never stolen goods from the supermarkets?D. are difficult to be caught when they steal things?73.Which of the following statements is NOT true about the main types of shop-lifting??A. A big percentage of the total losses are caused by the professionals.?B. The deliberate amateurs will be punished severely if they get caught.?C. People would expect that those who can’t help themselves are poor.?D. The professionals don’t cause a lot of trouble to the store detectives.?74.The aircraft hijack situation is used in order to show that ____.?A. “the professionals do not pose much of a problem for the stores”?B. some people “somply forget to pay for what they take from the shops”?C. “the honest public has to pay higher prices”?D. the third type of shop-lifters are dangerous peopleTEXT CMy bones have been aching again, as they often do in humid weather. They ache like history: things long done with, that still remain as pain. When the ache is bad enough it keeps me from sleeping. Every night I yearn for sleep, I strive for it; yet it flutters on ahead of me like a curtain. There are sleeping pills, of course, but the doctor has warned me against them.?Last night, after what seemed hours of damp turmoil, I got up and crept slipperless down the staris, feeling my way in the faint street light that came through the window. Once safely arrived at the bottom, I walked into the kitchen and looked around in the refrigerator. There was nothing much I wanted to eat: the remains of a bunch of celery, a blue-tinged heel of bread, a lemon going soft. I’ve fallen into the habits of the solitary; mymeals are snatched and random. Furtive snacks, furtive treats and picnics. I made do with some peanut butter, scooped directly from the jar with a forefinger: why dirty a spoon??Standing there with the jar in one hand and my finger in my mouth, I had the feeling that someone was about to walk into the room — some other woman, the unseen, valid owner — and ask me what in hell I was doing in her kitche n. I’ve had i t before, the sense that even in the course of my most legitimate and daily actions —peeling a banana, brushing my teeth —I am trespassing.?At night the house was more than ever like a stranger’s. I wandered through the front room, the dining room, the parlour, hand on the wall for balance. My various possessions were floating in their own pools of shadow, denying my ownership of them. I looked them over with a burglar’s eye, deciding what might be worth the risk of stealing, what on the other hand I would leave behind. Robbers would take the obvious things —the silver teapot that was my grandmother’s, perhaps the hand-painted china. The television set. Nothing I really want.75.The author could not fall asleep because ____.?A. it was too damp in the bedroom?B. she had run out of sleeping pills?C. she was in very poor health?D. she felt very hungry?76.The author did not like the food in the refrigerator because it was NOT ____.A. freshB. sufficient?C. nutritiousD. delicious?77.By “A t night the house was more than ever like a stranger’s”(Line 1, Para. 4), the author probably means that ____.?A. the house was too dark at night?B. ther were unfamiliar rooms in the house?C. she felt much more lonely at night?D. the furniture there di dn’t belong to her?TEXT DThe chief problem in coping with foreign motorists is not so much remembering that they are different from yourself, but that they are enormously variable. Cross a frontier without adjusting and you can be in deep trouble.?One of the greatest gulfs separating the driving nations is the Atlantic Ocean. More precisely, it is the mental distance between the European and the American motorist, particularly the South American motorist. Compare, for example, an English driver at a set of traffic lights with a Brazilian.?Very rarely will an Englishman try to anticipate the green light by moving off prematurely. You will find the occasional sharpie who watches for the amber to come up on the adjacent set of lights. However, he will not go until he receives the lawful signal. Brazilians view the thing quite differently. If, in fact, they see traffic lights at all, they regard them as a kind of roadside decoration.?The natives of North America are much more disciplined. They demonstrate this in their addiction to driving in one lane and sticking to it —even if it means settling behind some great truck for many miles.?To prevent other drivers from falling into reckless ways, American motorists try always to stay close behind the vehicle infront which canmake it impossible, when all the vehicles are moving at about 55 mph, to make a real lane change. European visitors are constantly falling into this trap. They return to the Old World still flapping their arms in frustration because while driving in the State in their car they kept failing to get off the highway when they wanted to and were swept along to the next city.?However, one nation above all others lives scrupulously by its traffic regulations —the Swiss. In Switzerland, if you were simply to anticipate a traffic light, the chances are that the motorist behind you would take your number and report you to the police. What is more, the police would visit you; and you would be convicted.? The Swiss take their rules of the road so seriously that a diver can be ordered to appear in court and charged for speeding on hearsay alone, and very likely found guilty. There are slight regional variations among the French, German and Italian speaking areas, but it is generally safe to assume that any car bearing a CH sticker will be driven with a high degree of discipline.?78.The fact that the Brazilians regard traffic lights as a kind of roadside decoration suggests that ____.?A. traffic lights are part of street sceneryB. they simply ignore traffic lights?C. they want to put them at roadsidesD. there are very few traffic lights79. The second and third paragraphs focus on the difference between ____.?A. the Atlantic Ocean and other oceansB. English drivers and American drivers?C. European drivers and American driversD. European drivers and South American drivers?80.The phrase “anticipate the green light”(Line 1, Para. 3) is closest in meaning to ____.A. wait for the green light to be onB. forbid others to move before the green light?C. move off before the green light is onD. follow others when the green light is onSECTION B SKIMMING AND SCANNING ［5 MIN.］In this section there are seven passages with a total of ten multiple-choice questions. Skim or scan them as required and then mark your answers on your answer sheet.??TEXT EFirst read the following question.?81.This paper will mainly discuss ____?A. China’s economic policies in general.?B. China’s special economic zones.?C. significance of investment in China.?D. China’s recent development.??Now, go through TEXT E quickly and answer question 81.?Over the past decade, there have been a lot of changes in China’s economic policies. Like other developing countries which are attempting to become more export-orientated, China has started to set up free trade zones. These zones are called “Special Economic Zones”(SEZ’s) and feature various incentives designed to encourage foreign investment. What is the significance of these zones? Have they really played an important role in the development of significance of these zones? Have they really played an important role in the development of the economy of China? In this paper I first describe thebackground to the establishment of these zones. Then I describe some of the aims and ch aracter istics of the SEZ’s. Lastly, I attempt to assess the significance of the SEZ’s in the development of the wider Chinese economy.TEXT FFirst read the following question.?82.This is a letter of ____.?A. introductionB. apologyC. complaintD. recommendation?Now, go through TEXT F quickly and answer question 82.?June 15,200Dear Sir,?Your shipment of twelve thousand “Smart” watches was received by our company this morning. However, we wish to make a number of complaints concerning the serious delay in delivery and your failure to carry out our instructions with regard to this order.?Late delivery of the goods has caused us to disappoint several of our most valued customers.?The second complaint concerns the mismatch in colour between the watches we ordered and those delivered.?As a result of the above problems, therefore, we feel that the most suitable course of action is to return to you unpaid any of the goods considered unsatisfactory.? We look forward to your prompt reply.?? Yours sincerely, ?Marks Swift?Managing Director, ?Johnson & Sons Ltd.TEXT GFirst read the following question.?83.The purpose of the pamphlet is to show ____.?A. how much money the card holder can take at a cash machine?B. how many more benefits the card holder can now enjoy?C. how card holders can use cash machines of other banks?D. how travelers canuse cash machines when abroadNow, go through TEXT G quickly and answer question 83.NEW DESIGN, MORE BENEFITS?Here is your new Cashpoint Card. You can use it in exactly the same way as your present card, and the Plus sign means you can take money from your account at even more cash machines.?At any of the 2,400 Lloyds Bank Cashpoint machines in the UK you can take out up to ￡200 a day so long as there is enough money in your account and check how much money is in your account, and order a new statement.? You can also use the cash machines of the Bank of Scotland, Barclays Bank and the Royal Bank of Scotland.?When you are abroad, you can take out up to ￡200 a day in local currency from most machines with a VISA or Plus sign-so long as there is enough money in your account.TEXT HFirst read the following question.84.From its contents’ page, we know that the book mainly discusses ____.?A. German development policyB. German rural development?C. German development assistanceD. German development agencies??Now, go through TEXT H quickly and answer question 84.?Contents?Chapter One Basic elements: Principles and general framework of German development policy 1 ?Domestic conditions and development:?Basic criteria for German development policy 6?Chapter Two Priority concerns of German development policy:? Poverty, education, environmental protection 9 Poverty 11?Strategies for reducing poverty 13?Education 18?Environmental protection and resource conservation 33?Chapter Three Implementation of German development policy:? Organization, instruments and procedures 50 Bilateral German development assistance 58?Financial cooperation 63?Technical cooperation 68?Manpower cooperation 71?Development assistance at EU level 76?Multilateral development assistance 81TEXT IFirst read the following questions.?85.Where is the museum’s main entrance??A. On the third floor.?B. On the fourth floor.?C. On the fifth floor.?D. On the sixth floor.?86.If you want to see stuffed fish and birds, which floor should you go to??A. The third floor.B. The fourth floor.?C. The fifth floor.D. The sixth floor.Now, go through TEXT I quickly and answer questions 85 and 86.?The Museum of Natural History is one of the most interesting museums at the University of Kansas. The museum opened in 1903, and its first exhibit was L. L. Dyche’s collection of stuffed animals. Today, the museum has over 130 exhibits on four floors.?The first thing visitors see from the museum’s main entrance on the fourth floor is a very large display called a panorama. This exhibit of North American plants and animals was L. L. Dyche’s collection. Down one floor is a large collection of fossils found in the Kansas area. On the fifth floor, visitors can learn about North American Indians. Going up one more floor, visitors can see a working beehive, live snakes, stuffed fish and birds, and many other displays of Kansas plants and animals.TEXT JFirst read the following questions.87.Wher is Cambridge??A. In the North End in Boston.B. In the suburbs of Boston.?C. Near Beacon Hill in Boston.D. Near Faneuil Hall in Boston.?88.How do most people get around in Boston??A. By the subway.B. By car.?C. By bus.D. On foot.Now, go through TEXT J quickly and answer questions 87 and 88. Boston is a beautiful big city with historical landmarks, museums and cultural sites. There are a number of fine arts venues and more than 50 colleges and universities in the area, including Harvard in Cambridge, one of the bigger Botson suburbs.?To see 372-year-old Boston, put on your tennis shoes and tour the streets on foot. Most of the city’s sights can be seen within a five-square-mile area in the North End, the historic center of th e city. Most people use the city’s subway to get around. From Faneuil Hall to Beacon Hill to Harvard, Paul Revere’s house or the site of the Boston Massacre, visitors can find a huge chunk of the nation’s heritage in o ne afternoon.?TEXT KFirst read the following questions.?89.How many exhibits does Old Shoes Museum have??A. About 780.B. About 501.?C. About 1000.D. About 930.?90.Which of the following can NOT be seen inside the aquarium??A. The Oriental TV Tower.B. The underwater viewing tunnel.?C. Large themed exhibition areas.D. More than 10,000 precious fish.Now, go through TEXT K quickly and answer questions 89 and 90.??CITY TOURS?Old Shoes Museum?Bai Lu Tang, the only comprehensive museum of old shoes in China, is the best place to appreciate the history of Chinese footwear and its place in national culture. Among more than its place in national culture. Among more than 1,000 pieces, the most representative are the three-inch embroidered shoes, accessories and old photos. These rare treasure are very artistic and enjoyable. Yang Shaorong, the curator, has exhibited his collection in countries like Canada and Singapore.?Place:? Room 501, No 8, Lane 780, Hongzhou Lu?TEL: 64460977,64450432?Time: 9:30 am-5:30 pmOcean Aquarium?The Ocean Aquarium, located near the Oriental TV Tower, is one of the largest in Asia, and features the longest underwater viewing tunnel at 155 metres. The aquarium is divided into eight zones with 28 large themed exhibition areas, displaying more than 300 species and a total of more than 10,000 precious fish around the world.?Place:? 158 Yincheng Beilu, Pudong?TEL: 5879988?Time: 9:00 am-9:00 pm?参考答案：PART IV CLOZE短文大意：本文阐述了人类作息时间转换的规律，并说明了两种转换的具体方式。
2004年12月大学英语四级单项选择题及参考答案(word版)
2004年12月大学英语四级单项选择题Part III Vocabulary (20 minutes)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.31. The machine looked like a large, ，old-fashioned typewriter.A) forcefulB) clumsyC) intenseD) tricky32. Though she began her by singing in a local pop group,she is now a famous Hollywood movie star.A) employmentB) careerC) occupationD) profession33. Within two weeks of arrival, all foreigners had to with the local policeA) inquireB) consultC) registerD) profession34. Considering your salary, you should be able to at least twenty dollars a week.A) put forwardB) put upD) put aside35. As he has our pratience,we’ll not wait for him any longer.A) tornB) wastedC) exhaustedD) consumed.j36. These teachers try to be objective when they the integrated ability of their studentsA) justifyB) evaluateC) indicateD) reckon37. Mrs. Morris's daughter is pretty and ,and many girls envy her.A) slenderB) lightC) faintD) minor38. Tomorrow the mayor is to a group of Canadian businessmen on a tour of the city.A) coordinateB) cooperateC) accompanyD) associate39. I'm enough to know it is going to be a very difficult situation to compete against three strong teams.A) realisticC) registerD) resolve40. Can you give me even the clue as to where her son might be?A) simplestB) slightestC) leastD) utmost41. Norman Davis will be remembered by many with not only as a great scholar but also as a most delightful and faithful friend.A) kindnessB) friendlinessC) warmthD) affection42. Salaries for positions seem to be higher than for permanent ones.A) legalB) optionalC) voluntaryD) temporary43. Most people agree that the present role of women has already affected U.S. society.it has affected the traditional role of men.A) Above allB) In allC) At mostD) At last44. Science and technology have in important ways to the improvement of agricultural production.A) attachedB) assistedC)contributedD)witnessed45. As an actor he could communicate a whole of emotions.A) frameB) rangeC) numberD) scale46. This is what you should bear in mind: Don't a salary increase before you actually get it.A) hang onB) draw onC) wait onD) count on47. The ship's generator broke down, and the pumps had to be operated instead of mechanically.A) artificiallyB) automaticallyC) manuallyD) synthetically48. The little girl was so frightened that she just wouldn't her grip on my arm.A) loosenB) removeD) dismiss49. He never arrives on time and my is that he feels the meetings are useless.A) preferenceB) conferenceC) inferenceD) reference50. Mrs. gmithwas so about everything that no servants could please her.A)speeificB) speeialC)preciseD)particular51. Last night he saw two dark enter the building,and then there was the explosion.A) featuresB) figuresC) sketchesD) images52. It is obvious that this new rule is applicable to everyone withoutA) exceptionB) exclusionC) modificationD) substitution53. His temper and personalky show that he can become a soldier of the topA) circleB) rankD) grade54. During the lecture, the speaker occasionally his point by relating his own experiences.A) illustratedB) hintedC) citedD)displayed55. Only those who can to lose their money should make high-risk investments.A) maintainB) sustairtC) endureD)afford56, He found the media attention intolerable and decided to go abroad.A) sufficientB) constantC) steadyD) plenty57. There has been a collision a number of cars on the main road to town.A) composingB) consistingC) involvingD) engaging58. elephants are difthrent from wild elephants in many aspects, including their tem-pers.A) CultivatedC) CivilD) Tame59. Ten days ago the young man info~ed his boss of his intention toA) resignB) rejectC) retreatD) replace60. As one of the world's highest paid models, she had her face. for five million dollarsA) deposiledB) assuredC) measuredD) insured答案：Part ⅢVocabulary31.B) clumsy32.B) career33.C) register34.D) put aside35.C) exhausted36.B) evaluate37.A) slender38.C) accompany39.A) realistic40.B) slightest41.D) affection42.D) temporary 43.A) Above all44.C) contributed45.B) range46.D) count on47.C) manually48.A) loosen49.C) inference50.D) particular51.B) figures52.A) exception53.B) rank54.A) illustrated55.D) afford56.B) constant57.C) involving58.D) Tame59.A) resign60.D) insured。
2004年11月国家涉外秘书四级英语真题
2004年11月国家涉外秘书四级英语真题(A) Listening TestⅠ.True or false. (5 questions, 2 marks each question, 10 marks altogether.) Put √(true) or ×(false) in the brackets in front of each question. On the tape you will hear a telephone conversation between a hotel guest and the receptionist at the hotel. The tape will be played twice.判断对错。
在每题前面的括号中画√（对）或×（错）。
下面你将听到酒店的顾客和接待员间的对话，录音将播放两遍。
（每题2分，共10分）［］1 John Smith has reserved 20 rooms at the hotel.［］2 The hotel can only provide 8 rooms because it’s fully booked tonight.［］3 John Smith didn’t get a confirmation from the hotel. That’s why he can’t get all the rooms he wants.［］4 The hotel booked 8 rooms for Mr. Smith in another hotel not far away.［］5 Mr. Smith was quite angry about what the hotel did but he accepted the hotel’s arrangement.Ⅱ. In this question you will hear a conversation. The tape will be played once for you to get used to it and then again for you to write down what you hear. Complete the sentences according to what you hear. You may need to write down MORN THEN ONE word if necessary. After the tape has been played the second time you will be given two more minutes to finish writing the dialogue and to check spelling, grammar and neatness.(2 marks each, 10 marks altogether)请根据听到的内容填空，如果需要，一个空可能填写不止一个单词。
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2004年专四选择题
41.That trumpet player was certainly loud. But I was’t bothered by his
loudness ____ by his lack of talent.
A. so much as
B. rather than
C. as
D. than
42.____, I’ll marry him all the same.
A. Was he rich or poor
B. Whether rich or poor
C. Were he rich or poor
D. Be he rich or poor
43.The government has promised to do ____ lies in its power to ease the
hardships of the victims in the flood-stricken area.
A. however
B. whichever
C. whatever
D. wherever
44.____ if I had arrived yesterday without letting you know beforehand?
A. Would you be surprised
B. Were you surprised
C. Had you been surprised
D. Would you have been surprised
45.If not ____ with the respect he feels due to him, Jack gets very ill-tempered and grumbles all the time.
A. being treated
B. treated
C. be treated
D. having been
treated
46.It is imperative that students ____ their term papers on time.
A. hand in
B. would hand in
C. have to hand in
D. handed in
47.The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of a fully-loaded
truck, ____ to the truck.
A. the greater stress is
B. greater is the stress
C. the stress is greater
D. the greater the stress
48.The Minister of Finance is believed ____ of imposing new taxes to raise
extra revenue.
A. that he is thinking
B. to be thinking
C. that he is to think
D.
to think
49.Issues of price, place, promotion, and product are ____ conventional
concerns in planning marketing strategies.
A. these of the most
B. most of those
C. among the most
D.
among the many of
50.____ both sides accept the agreement ____ a lasting peace be established in this region.
A. Only if, will
B. If only, would
C. Should, will
D. Unless,
would
51.Mr Wells, together with all the members of his family, ____ for Europe this
afternoon.
A. are to leave
B. are leaving
C. is leaving
D. leave
52.It was suggested that all government ministers should ____ information on
their financial interests.
A. discover
B. uncover
C. tell
D. disclose
53.As my exams are coming next week, I’ll take advantage of the weekend to
____ on some reading.
A. catch up
B. clear up
C. make up
D. pick up
54.I’m surprised they are no longer on speaking terms. It’s not like either of
them to bear a ____.
A. disgust
B. curse
C. grudge
D. hatred
55.Mary hopes to be ____ from hospital next week.
A. dismissed
B. discharged
C.expelled
D. resigned
56.Once a picture is proved to be a forgery, it becomes quite ____.
A. invaluable
B. priceless
C. unworthy
D.worthless
57.Jimmy earns his living by ____ works of art in the museum.
A. recovering
B. restoring
C. renewing
D. reviving
58.I could’t sleep last night because the tap in the bathroom was ____. A. draining B. dropping C. spilling D. dripping
59.The book gives a brief ____ of the course of his research up till now.
A. outline
B. reference
C. frame
D. outlook
60.She was sanding outside in the snow, ____ with cold.
A. spinning
B. shivering
C. shaking
D. staggering
61.All the rooms on the second floor have nicely ____ carpets, which are
included in the price of the house.
A. adapted
B. equipped
C. suited
D. fitted
62.He plays tennis to the ____ of all other sports.
A. eradication
B. exclusion
C. extension
D. inclusion
63.She answered with an ____ “No”to the request that she attend the public hearing.
A. eloquent
B. effective
C. emotional
D. emphatic
64.Everyone who has visited the city agrees that it is ____ with life.
A. vibrant
B. violent
C. energetic
D. full
65.We met Mary and her husband at a party two months ago. ____________ we’ve had no further communication.
A. Thereof
B. Thereby
C. Thereafter
D. Thereabouts
66.All flights ________ because of the snowstorm ,we had take the train.
A having canceled
B had been canceled
C were canceled
D having been canceled
67.It’s reported by the end of this month ,the output of cement in the factory ________ by about 10%.
A will have risen
B has risen
C will be rising
D has been rising
68.Like a mag
69.。