2000年专业英语四级考试试题
2000年英语专业四级考试真题及答案
2000年英语专业四级考试真题及答案2000年英语专业四级考试真题及答案Part Ⅰ WRITING ［45 MIN.］?SECTION A COMPOSITION?Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a composition of about 150 words on the following topic: College life should be varied and colourful. And extracurricular activities are an important aspect of it. However, at present, there is much room for improveme nt in this regard. Write an article to the university radio entitled:The Importance of Extracurricular Activities ??In the first part of your article you should clearly present your view, and in t he second part you should support your opinion with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or summ ary.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failur e to follow the above 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:??You’ve read on the notice board that the university library is looking for a par t-time library assistant who can work at weekends. You think that your classmate , George, is a suitable person for this vacancy. Write him a note, telling him w hat you know about the vacancy and trying to persuade him to go for an interview Marks will be awarded for content organization, grammar and appropriacy?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 difference between a liquid and a gas is obvious ?( 26 )? the conditions of temperature and pressure commonly found at the sur face of the Earth. A liquid can be kept in an open container and ?( 27 )? it to the level of a free surface. A gas forms no free surface but ( 28 )? to diffuse throughout the space available; it must ? ( 29 )? be kept in a closed container, as ?( 30 )?a planet’s atmosphere.The distinction was a prominent feature of early theories ?( 31 )the phases of matter. In the nineteenth century, for example, one theory maintained that a liquid could be “dissolved” in a vapor without losing its identity, and another theory held that the two phases are ?( 32 )? different kinds o f molecules(分⼦). The theories now prevailing ?( 33 )? a quit e different approach by emphasizing what liquids and gases have in common. They are both forms of matter that have no permanent structure, and they both flow ea sily. They are fluids. ?The ?( 34 )? similarly of liquids and gases becomes clear ly apparent when the temperature and pressure are raised somewhat.?( 35 )? a closed container partially filled with a liquid is heated. The li quid expands or ?( 36 )?, becomes less dense; some of it evapor ates.?( 37 )?, the vapor above the liquid surface becomes dense r as the evaporated molecules are added to it. The combination of temperature an d pressure ?( 38 )? the densities become equal is ?( 3 9 )? the critical point. Above the critical point the liquid and the gas can no longer be ?( 40 )?; there is a single, undifferentiated fluid phase of uniform density.26. A. in B. on? C. under D. beyond ?27. A. fills B. be filled ? C. filling D. to fill ?28. A. intends B. tends ? C. inclines D. contends ?29. A. however B. nevertheless ? C. so D. therefore ?30． A. in the event of B. in the case of? C. with a view to D. with reference to ?31. A. having described B. described? C. describing D. to have described ?32. A. made up of B. consisted of? C. constituted of D. made from ?33. A. apply B. adapt? C. take D. conduct ?34. A. elementary B. crucial ? C. rudimentary D. fundamental ?35. A. Suppose B. To suppose ? C. Being supposed D. Supposed ?36. A. in a word B. in the meantime C. in other words D. in that case ?37. A. Similarly B. In contrast ? C. Furthermore D. Instead ?38. A. on that B. on which ? C. at that D. at which ?39. A. known B. defined ? C. called D. referred to ?40. A. classified B. recognized ? C. categorized D. distinguishedPart Ⅴ GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ［15 MIN.］There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C andD. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.? Mark your answers on your answer sheet.??41. Acute hearing helps most animals sense the approach of thunderstorm s long before people___.?A. doB. hearC. do themD. hearing it ?42. This is an illness that can result in total blindness ___ left u ntreated.?A. afterB. ifC. sinceD.unless ?43. The central provinces have floods in some years, and ___.?A. drought in othersB. droughts are others?C. while other droughtsD. others in drought ?44. Do help yourself to some fruit,___ you??A. can’tB. don’tC. wouldn’tD. won’t ?45. There___ nothing more for discussion, the meeting came to an e ndhalf an hour earlier.?A. to beB. to have beenC. beingD. be46. My mother can’t get ___ because she has rheumatism (风湿病). ?C. throughD. in47. I was very much put ___ by Mark’s rude behavior; it really annoy ed me.?A.overB.offC.upD.by ?48. You ___ Jim anything about it. It was none of his business.?A. needn’t have toldB. needn’t tell?C. mustn’t have toldD. mustn’t tell ?49. All of us would have enjoyed the party much more if there___ q uite such a crowd of people there.?A. weren’tB. hasn’t beenC. hadn’t beenD. w ouldn’t be ?50. Firms that use computers have found that the number of staff ___ quality control can be substantially reduced.?A.whoseB.asC.whatD.that ?51. ___ at in this way, the present economic situation doesn’t seem so gloomy.?A. LookingB. LookedC. Having lookedD. To look ?52. Many people are ___ to insect bites, and some even have to go to hospital.?A. insensitiveB. allergicC. sensibleD. infected ?53. When you’re driving on a motorway, you must obey the signs telling you to get into the right ___.?C.road/doc/53718580.htmlne ?54. The motorist had to ___to avoid knocking the old woman down in the middle of the road.?A. swerveB. twistC. departD. swing ?55. In winter drivers have trouble stopping their cars from ___ on icy roads.?A. skatingB. skiddingC. slidingD. slipping ?56. This project would ___ a huge increase in defense spending.?A. resultB. assureC. entailD. accomplish ?57. The chances of a repetition of these unfortunate events are ___ indeed.?A. distantB. slimC. unlikelyD. narrow ?58. We should make a clear ___ between ’competent’ and ’proficient’ for the purposes of our discussion.?A. separationB. divisionC. distinctionD. diffe rence ?59. In the present economic ___ we can make even greater progress than previously.?A. airB. moodC. areaD. climate ?60. Rite of Passage is a good novel by any standards;___, it shoul d rank high on any list of science fiction.?A. consistentlyB. consequentlyC. invariablyD. fortunately ?61. The diversity of tropical plants in the region represents a seeming ly___ source of raw materials, of which only a few have been utilized.?A. exploitedB. controversialC. inexhaustibleD. remarkable ?62. While he was in Beijing, he spent all his time ___ some import ant museums and buildings.?A. visitingB. travelingC. watchingD. touring ?63. You must let me have the annual report without ___ by ten o’cl ock tomorrow morning.?A. failureB. hesitationC. troubleD. fail64. As the director can’t come to the reception, I’m representing the c ompany?A. on his accountB. on his behalf ?C. for his partD. in his interest ?65. Dreams are___ in themselves, but when combined with other data, they can tell us much about the dreamer.?A. uninformativeB. startling?C. harmlessD. uncontrollablePart Ⅵ READING COMPREHENSION ［30 MIN.］?SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION［25 MIN.］?In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished stat ements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one th at you think is the best answer.??Mark your answers on your answer sheet.??TEXT AClearly if we are to participate in the society in which we live we must communi cate withother people. A great deal of communicating is performed on a person-t o-person basis by the simple means of speech. If we travel in buses, buy things in shops, or eat in restaurants, we are likely to have conversations where we gi ve information or opinions, receive news or comment, and very likely have our vi ews challenged by other members of society.?Face-to-face contact is by no means the only form of communication and during th e last two hundred years the art of mass communication has become one of the dom inating factors of contemporary society. Two things, above others, have caused t he enormous growth of the communication industry. Firstly, inventiveness has led to advances in printing, telecommunications, photography, radio and television. secondly, speed has revolutionised the transmission and reception of communicat ions so that local news often takes a back seat to national news, which itself i s often almost eclipsed by international news.?No longer is the possession of information confined to a privileged minority. In the last century the wealthy man with his own library was indeed fortunate, but today there are public libraries. Forty years ago people used to flock to the c inema, but now far more people sit at home and turn on the TV to watch a program me that is being channelled into millions of homes.? Communication is no longer merely concerned with the transmission of information . The modem communication industry influences the way people live in society and broadens their horizons by allowing access to information, education and entert ainment. The printing, broadcasting and advertising industries are all involved with informing, educating and entertaining.? Although a great deal of the material communicated by the mass media is very val uable to the individual and to the society of which he is a part, the vast modem network of communications is open to abuse. However, the mass media are with us for better, for worse, and there is no turning back.?66. In the first paragraph the writer emphasizes the___ of face-t o-face contact in social settings.?A. natureB. limitationC. usefulnessD. creativity ?67. It is implied in the passage that___.?A. local news used to be the only source of information.?B. local news still takes a significant place.?C. national news is becoming more popular.?D. international news is the fastest transmitted news. ?68. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT??A. To possess information used to be a privilege.?B. Public libraries have replaced private libraries.?C. Communication means more than transmission.?D. Information influences ways of life and thinking. ?69. From the last paragraph we can infer that the writer is___.?A. indifferent to the harmful influence of the mass media?B. happy about the drastic changes in the mass media?C. pessimistic about the future of the mass media?D. concerned about the wrong use of the mass media ??TEXT B?The men and women of Anglo-Saxon England normally bore one name only. Distinguis hing epithets were rarely added. These might be patronymic, descriptive or occup ational. They were, however, hardly surnames. Heritable names graduallybecame g eneral in the three centuries following the Norman Conquest in 1066. It was not until the 13th and 14th centuries that surnames became fixed, although for many years after that, the degree of stability in family names varied considerably in different parts of the country.?British surnames fall mainly into four broad categories: patronymic, occupationa l, descriptive and local. A few names, it is true, will remain puzzling: foreign names, perhaps, crudely translated, adapted or abbreviated; or artificial names .? In fact, over fifty per cent of genuine British surnames derive from place names of different kinds, and so they belong to the last of our four main categories. Even such a name as Simpson may belong to this last group, and not to the first , had the family once had its home in the ancient village of that name. Otherwis e, Simpson means “the son of Simon”, as might be expected.? Hundreds of occupational surnames are at once familiar to us, or at least r ecognisable after a little thought: Archer, Carter, Fisher, Mason, Thatcher, Tay lor, to name but a few. Hundreds of others are more obscure in their meanings an d testify to the amazing specialisation in medieval arts, crafts and functions. Such are “Day”, (Old English for breadmaker) and “Walker”(a fuller whose job it was to clean and thicken newly made cloth).?All these vocational names carry with them a certain gravity and dignity, w hich descriptive names often lack. Some, it is tru e, like “Long”, “Short” or “Li ttle”, are simple. They may be taken quite literally. Others require more thinki ng: their meanings are slightly different from the modem ones. “Black” and “White ” implied dark and fair respectively. “Sharp” meant genuinely discerning, alert, acute rather than quick-witted or clever.? Place-names have a lasting interest since there is hardly a town or village in a ll England that has not at some time given its name to a family. They may be pic turesque, even poetical; or they may be pedestrian, even trivial. Among the comm oner names which survive with relatively little change from old-English times ar e “Milton”(middle enclosure) and “Hilton”(enclosure on a hill).?70. Surnames are said to be ___ in Anglo-Saxon England.?A. commonB. vocationalC. unusualD. descriptiv e ?71. We learn from the first paragraph ___ for many years after the 13th and 14th centuries.?A. family names became descriptive and occupational?B. people in some areas still had no surnames?C. some people kept changing their surnames?D. all family names became fixed in England ?72. “Patronymic” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to “forme d from ___.?A. the name of one’s father”B. the family occupation”?C. one’s family home”D. one’s family history” ?73. Which of the following sentences is an opinion rather than a fact??A. hundreds of occupational names are at once familiar to us.?B. “Black” and “White” implied “dark” and “fair” respective ly.?C. Vocational names carry with them a certain gravity and dignity.?D. Every place in England has given its name to a family. ??TEXT CSince the early 1930s, Swiss banks had prided themselves on their system of banking secrecy and numbered accounts. Over the years, they had successfully w ithstood every challenge to this system by their own government who, in turn, ha d been frequently urged by foreign governments to reveal information about the f inancial affairs to certain account holders. Theresult of this policy of secre cy was that a kind of mystique had grown up around Swiss banking. There was a w idely-held belief that Switzerland was irresistible to wealthy foreigners, mainl y because of its numbered accounts and bankers’reluctanc e to ask awkward questi ons of depositors. Contributing to the mystique was the view, carefully propagat ed by the banks themselves, that if this secrecy was ever given up, foreigners w ould fall over themselves in the rush to withdraw money, and the Swiss banking s ystem would virtually collapse overnight.?To many, therefore, it came like a bolt out of the blue, when, in 1977, the Swiss banks announced they had signed a pact with the Swiss National Bank (the Central Bank). The aim of the agreement wa s to prevent to improper use of the c ountry’s bank secrecy laws, and its effect was to curb severely the system of se crecy.?The rules which the banks had agreed to observe made the opening of numbere d accounts subject to much closer scrutiny than before. The banks would be requ ired, if necessary, to identify the origin of foreign funds going into numbered and other accounts. The idea was to stop such accounts being used for dubious p urposes. Also they agreed not to accept funds resulting from tax evasion or from crime.?The pact represented essentially a tightening up of banking rules. Although the banks agreed to end relations with clients whose identities were unclear or who were performing improper acts, they were still not obliged to inform on a client to anyone, including the Swiss government. To some extent, therefore, the princ iple of secrecy had been maintained.?74. Swiss banks took pride in___.?A. the number of their accounts?B. withholding client information?C. being mysterious to the outsiders?D. attracting wealthy foreign clients ?75. According to the passage, the widely-held belief that Switzerland w as irresistible to wealthy foreigners was ___ by banks themselves.?A. deniedB. criticizedC. reviewedD. defended ?76. In the last paragraph, the writer thinks that___.?A. complete changes had been introduced into Swiss banks?B. Swiss banks could no longer keep client information?C. changes in the bank policies had been somewhat superficial?D. more changes need to be considered and made ??TEXT DCoketown was a town of red brick, or of brick that would have been red if the sm oke and the ashes had allowed it; but as matters stood it was a town of unnatura l red and black like the painted face of a savage. It was a town of machinery an d tall chimneys, out of which smoke trailed themselves for ever and ever. It had a black canal in it, and a river that ran purple with ill-smelling dye, and vas t piles of buildings full of windows where there was a rattling and a trembling all day long, and where the piston of the steam-engine worked monotonously up an d down like the head of an elephant in a state of madness. The town contained se veral large streets all very like one another, and many small streets still more like one another, inhabited by people equally like one another.?A sunny midsummer day. There was such a thing sometimes, even in Coketown. Seen from a distance in such weather, Coketown lay covered in a haze of its own. You only knew the town was there, because you knew there could have been no such blo tch upon the view without a town.?The streets were hot and dusty on the summer day, and the sun was so bright that it even shone through the haze over Coketown, and could not be looked at steadi ly. Workers emerged from low underground doorways into factory yards, and sat on posts and steps, wiping their faces and contemplating coals. The whole town see med to be frying in oil. There was astifling smell of hot oil everywhere. The a tmosphere of those places was like the breath of hell, and their inhabitants was ting with heat, toiled languidly in the desert. But no temperature made the mad elephants more mad or more sane. Their wearisome heads went up and down at the s ame rate, in hot weather and in cold, wet weather and dry fair weather and foul. The measured motion of their shadows on the walls, was the substitute Coketown had to show for the shadows of rustling woods; while for the summer hum of insec ts, it could offer all the year round, from the dawn of Monday to the night of S aturday, the whirr of shafts and wheels.?77. Which of the following adjectives is NOT appropriate to describe Co ketown??A. dullB. dirtyC. noisyD. savage ?78. From the passage we know that Coketown was mainly a(n) ___town .?A. industrialB. agriculturalC. residentialD. commercial ?79. Only ___ were not affected by weather.?A. the workmenB. the inhabitants?C. the steam-enginesD. the rustling woods ?80. Which is the author’s opinion of Coketown??A. Coketown should be replaced by woods.?B. The town was seriously polluted.?C. The town had too much oil in it.?D. The town’s atmosphere was traditional.SECTION B SKIMMING AND SCANNINGIn this section there are seven passages with a total often multiple-choice ques tions. Skim or scan them as required and then mark your answers on your answer s heet. TEXT EFirst read the following question.??81. The writer is concerned about___.?A. budget housekeepingB. the retail trade?C. computer skillsD. mental arithmetic ?Now read Text E quickly and mark your answer on your answer sheet.A lot of attention is being given to children who leave school unable to read or write. I think there should be equal concern for those who are unable to cope w ith simple mental arithmetic -parti cularly girls.? It is often stated that today’s children are growing up in a computer world and they don’t need the same skills that their grandparents did. But is it any wonde r thatmany young girls trying to cope with budget housekeeping fail for the sim ple reason they cannot keep accurate checks on their purchases?? Shopping in markets is no source of cheap purchasing unless one is able to keep pace with the apparent mental agility of the vendor.? Must we face the thought that at some time in the distant future everyone will n eed to carry in their handbag or pocket one of the miniature calculators??TEXT FFirst read the following question.??82. This is a letter of___.?A. referenceB. applicationC. inquiryD. complaint ?Now read Text F quickly and mark your answer on your answer sheet.??10 Garden Ave.?Essex?The Personnel Officer?Belgian Medico Ltd.?P0 Box 920?Brussels?Belgium?5th May 200___ ?Dear Sir,?With reference to your advertisement in the “Daily Star”,I’d like to apply for the position of translator with your firm.? I hold a degree in German and French from the University of London. And I have w orked as a translator for the past three years with Watson & Sons, Ltd., manufac turer of laboratory instruments, translating business correspondence from French and German into English.? I am 25 years old and unmarried. I enjoy living and working in different countri es and I should welcome the chance of moving to Belgium.?Yours sincerely,?(Miss) Janet Holbrooke??TEXT GFirst read the following question.??83. The passage is mainly about___.?A. lonelinessB. experienceC.memoryD. isolation ?Now read Text G quickly and mark your answer on your answer sheet.Loneliness is a curious thing. Most of us can remember feeling most lonely when wewere not in fact alone at all, but when we were surrounded by people. Everyon e has experienced, at some time, that strong sense of isolation that comes over you when you are at a party or in a room full of happy laughing people. It sudde nly seemsto you as if everybody knows everybody else, everybody knows what is g oing on; everybody, that is, except you.?This feeling of loneliness which can overcome you when you are in a crowd is ver y difficult to get rid of. People living alone are advised to tackle their lonel iness by joining a club or a society, by going out and meeting people.??TEXT HFirst read the following question.??84. The author mainly discusses ___ of public transportation.?A. the priceB. the typesC. the improveme ntD. the advantage ?Now read Text H quickly and mark your answer on your answer sheet.??The price of public transportation in Beijing has doubled twice since 1989, but it is still a bargain. Using the subway and minibuses used to show class status; now people of all classes take them, while some wealthy prefer taxis or private cars. What a change in just a few years!But there are downfalls to having more cars on the roads. Fortunately, the gover nment is aware of the problem. No-lead gasoline is the only one permitted in the city, and the rest of the country follows. Thousands of trees are planted in an d around the city every year. Children are taught why and how to protect the env ironment. At the same time, public transportation has marked real progress: buse s are everywhere and run frequently. We no longer see those old buses with broke n windows. Instead, there are fast buses, double-decker buses, air-conditioned o r heated buses, all offering a good service.?? TEXT IFirst read the following questions.??85. Each participating team should at least have ___?A. twoB.threeC.fourD. five ?86. Participants can bring along their ___ to the competition.?A. Christmas treesB. Christmas presents?C. festival costumesD. decoration materials ?Now read Text I quickly and mark your answers on your answer sheet.??With Christmas Day around the corner, Hong Kong’s Provisional Regional Council announced that a Christmas tree decoration competition will be held on Sunday in conjunction with the ongoing Regional Council Festival.? Members of the public are welcome to take part in the competition as families or small groups. Each team should be formed by at least three persons.? A total of 99 Christmas trees of 1.5 metres in height will be available for the participating teams to decorate. Participants can bring along their own decorati on materials and to use their imagination and creativity to achieve the best res ults.?Each participating team can take home the Christmas tree it has decorated as a souvenir. In addition, there will be cash awards for the winners.??TEXT JFirst read the following questions.??87. If you only have time for a half-day trip, which day would you choo se??A. Sunday 23 July.B. Saturday 15 July.?C. Wednesday 9 August.D. Saturday5 August. ?88. Which of the following trips offers you the opportunity to see Geor gian architecture??A. Trip One.B. Trip Two.C. Trip Three.D. Trip Four. ?Now read Text quickly and mark your answers on your answer sheet.??Summer Outings?Trip One?Saturday 15 July Stratford-upon-Avon and “Julius Caesar”?The coach will leave at 9 am, allowing a couple of hours to visit Stratford befo re the performance of “Julius Caesar” at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Back around 7:30 pm.??Trip Two?Sunday 23 July Bath?The spa town of Bath contains the country’s finest Roman ruins, and much elegant Georgian architecture. The coach will depart at 9 am, returning at around 6:30 pm.?? Trip Three?Saturday 5 August Stratford-upon-Avon and “The Taming of the Shrew”? Another chance to visit Stratford. “The Taming of the Shrew” stars Josie Lawrenc e in the title role. The coach will leave at 9 am, returning at around 7:30 pm.??Trip Four?Wednesday 9 August Oxford and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”? A half-day trip to Oxford. The coach will leave at 2:15 pm, allowing an afternoo n to see the sights before one of Shakespeare’s most popular play s at the Playho use Theatre. Back after the show.??TEXT KFirst read the following questions.??89. Which nation is thought to be business-minded??A. The Dutch.B. The Italians.C. The British.D. The Germans. ?90. The opinions seem to be most divided on___.?A. the GermansB. the DutchC. the FrenchD. the British ?Now read Text K quickly and mark your answers on your answer sheet.??Some of the data from a survey on national stereotypes in some European countries is summarized below:?Germans Liked themselves best of all. Most Europeans agreed that the Germans had the highest proportion of good qualities. They considered themselves very tolerant, but nobody else did.French Not really admired by anyone except the Italians. Other Europeans found them conservative, withdrawn, brilliant, superficial. Also, not very friendl y.British Mixed reactions. Some found them calm, reserved, open- minded, others thought they were insular and superior. The British most admired the Dutch.Italians Generally considered by everyone to be lazy and untrustworthy, an d theItalians agreed! Most also found them to be charming, hospitable and noisy. The Italians admired the French. Hardly anyone loved the Italians except the French. Dutch Most admired people in Europe —except by their neighbours—the Belgians. Everyone agreed that the Dutch are hardworking, thrifty, good-natured, tolerant and business-minded.参考答案：PART Ⅰ WRITING?SECTION A ?［参考范⽂］?The Importance of Extracurricular Activities?Dear Editor,?People have different ideas about how students should spend their school days. Some believe that students should spend the whole day on academic studies. Others believe that extracurricular activities should be a required part of every school day. I think both ways have their advantages. But I prefer the latter.?As a student, our main task is to concentrate on our academic study. We have to attend classes, reading books and doing assignments. Only by working hard can we learn our courses well. But I don’t think we should spend every hour and minute on academic study. A proverb says, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” Without good health and strong body, how can we impro ve our study efficiency and make great achievements in our academic study? Besides, spending the whole day on academic study may make us exhausted and weak. We should find other meaningful things to do besides studying. For example, doing extracurricular a ctivities can make students’ life more colorful and beneficial. There are various forms of exercise. My favorite one is football. I play football with my classmates for one hour every afternoon. After a day’s hard work, how nice it is to stretch my arms an d legs! By playing football I’ve got both joy and strength. I always lookenergetic.?Actually doing extracurricular activities doesn’t disturb our study if we make full use of our time. Instead it does help us study more efficiently. We can be good at learning as well as extracurricular activities. So I suggest that students do extracurricular activities along with their academic studies.?SECTION B ?［参考范⽂］?Dear George,?I have read on the notice board that the university is looking for a part-time library assistance who can work at weekends. I think you are the suitable person for this vacancy, for you are free at weekends and it pays well, yet the job is not difficult. It is also a good chance to improve yourself. So you shouldgo for an interview. ?Yours完型填空。
全国英语专业四级2000年考试试题参考答案
2000年全国英语专业四级考试试题参考答案:听力原文PART ⅡDICTA TIONWhat We Know About LanguageMany things about language are a mystery and will remain so. However, we now do know something about it. First, we know that all human beings have a language of some sort. No human race anywhere on earth is so backward that it has no language of its own at all. Second , there is no such thing as a primitive language. There are many people whose cultures are undeveloped but the languages they speak are by no means primitive. In all the languages existing in the world today, there are complexities that must have been developed for years. Third, we know that all languages are perfectly adequate. Each is a perfect means of expressing its culture. And finally, we know that language changes over time, which is natural and normal if a language is to survive. The language which remains unchanged is nothing but dead.PART ⅢLISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A STA TEMENT1. Harry’s brother would not remain an engine driver if he were ambitious.2. Would you mind waiting a few minutes? Ms Ellis is being examined by her physician at this moment.3. Joan is in hospital. I’d like to send her a handbag she can use later in the law office, where she is employed.4. Mary and I work in the same office. We are on five days and off two days in a week. Every timeI see her, she is wearing a different silk scarf.5. We’ll come aboard Southeast Service to Red Hill, East Corydon and Victoria, with changes in Red Hill for Gilford.6. What we need here is a clerk who is careful and CONSIDERA TE. Let’s write that in the ad: carefulness and consideration are a must.7. I used to think Emily was honest and trust-worthy, but now I know better.8. The first train to Green Hill leaves at 6:28. There is a train every hour on the hour and every 28 minutes PAST the hour.9. The trouble is no matter how hard he tried, Malcolm didn’t seem to get anywhere.SECTION B CONVERSA TION10. M：What do you think? Am I OK?W: Well, there is some information that seems to me ... I want to have a thorough checkup and do some tests.11. M: It’s hot! I wish it would rain and cool off!W: This isn’t usual for November. I don’t remember it ever being so hot and dry in November before.12. M: Many people prefer taking public buses or the subway or even taxis because parking is getting to be a real headache in some parts of the city.W: That doesn’t surprise me.13. M: Hello, Good morning, I’m calling to check on the status of my computer.W: Well, the new parts have just been coming in,so it should be ready by Friday.14. M：My goodness, the service in this restaurant is really terrible, a lot worse than before. W: Right. It’s high time they got rid of half the staff here if you ask me.15. M: Operator, I booked a long-distance collect call for my sister in Switzerland 25 minutes ago, but I haven’t got a reply yet.W: Sorry，I ring it for you right now.16. W: I’ll wear this blue jacket. I like the color on me, don’t you think?M: I think it looks terrific on you,really.17. M: How did Mr. Hunt’s project turn out? I heard he had trouble with the financing, but then he could get the loan he wanted.W: It’s true. He did have difficulties at first. But all in all, the project couldn’t have turned out better.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTNews Item One (18)NA TO and Russia are reporting some progress in efforts to finalize a charter governing their post-cold-war relationship. But they stressed more work must be done to settle their differences in military and political issues. A fifth round of talks between the Russian foreign minister and NA TO Secretary General ended Tuesday in Luxembourg.News Item Two (19-20)A Boeing 727 aircraft with 51 passengers and 10 crew on board has crashed into a mountain side just outside the Columbia capital, Bogota. Police and rescue workers said everyone was killed when the plane exploded scattering wreckage over a wide area. The crash happened shortly after take-off when the plane was unable to gain enough height to clear the mountains. The aircraft belonged to Ecuadorian Airline, but it had been chartered by Air-France for the route from Bogota to Ecuadorian Capital, Quito.News Item Three (21-22)The US has designated thirty international groups as terrorist organizations, barring them from receiving money, weapons or other support from US citizens. The new terrorist list includes a Palestinian group Hamas, the Pro-Iranian Hezbollah, Cambodian’s Khmer Rouge, the Basque separatist group ETA, Sri Lanka’s Tamitigers, and Peru-based Shining Path and Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement. The list does not include the Irish Republican Army or the Palestinian Liberation Organization. US Secretary of State Maddine Albright says the affected groups will have their US visas revoked and US financial assets frozen.News Item Four (23)Israeli prosecutors are reviewing charges against Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, after Israeli police called off his indictment. Justice Ministry officials say they hope a decision on whether to bring charges against the Israeli leader will be announced Sunday. The case stems from the appointment of Runny Barong as Israeli attorney general. Critics charged the appointment was part of a conspiracy to end the trial of Netanyahu’s political ally.News Item Five (24-25)The combined left-wing opposition in France has defeated President Jaque Chirac’s ruling conservative coalition in the first round of the country’s parliamentary elections. Projections by French TV give the Socialist-led opposition 40% of the vote and Mr. Chirac’s center-right coalition 37%. If the left secures the majority of seats in parliament, Socialist leader Leono Jospin would likely became prime minister in the power-sharing arrangement with President Chirac.PART ⅢLISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A STA TEMENT1. 答案：A【问句译文】关于Harry的弟弟，下列哪一说法正确？【试题分析】本题为推理题。
2000英语专四真题.doc
2000英语专四CLOZEThe difference between a liquid and a gas is obvious ( 26 ) the conditions of temperature and pressure commonly found at the surface of the Earth. A liquid can be kept in an open container and ( 27 )it to the level of a free surface ・ A gas forms no free surface but ( 28 ) to diffuse throughout the space available; it must ( 29 ) be kept in a closed container, as ( 3() )a planet's atmosphere ・ The distinction was a prominent feature of early theories ( 31 )thc phases of matte 匸 In the nineteenth century, for example, one theory maintained that a liquid could be “dissolved" in a vapor without losing its identity, and another theory held that the two phases are ( 32 ) different kinds of molecules (分子)• The theories now prevailing ( 33 ) a quite different approach by emphasizing what liquids and gases have in comm on. They are both forms of matter that have no permanent structure, and they both flow easily. They arc fluids.The ( 34 ) similarly of liquids and gases becomes clearly apparent when the temperature and pressure are raised somewhat.( 35 ) a closed container partially filled with a liquid is heated ・ The liquid expands or ( 36 ), becomes less dense; some of it evaporates.( 37 ), the vapor above the liquid surface becomes denser as the evaporated molecules are added to it. The combination of temperature and pressure ( 38 ) the densities become equal is ( 39 ) the critical point. Above the critical point the liquid and the gas can no longer be ( 40 ); there is a single, undifferentiated fluid phase of uniform density.Part V GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY41. Acute hearing helps most animals sense the approach of thunderstormslong before people _A. doB ・ hearC ・ do themD .hearing it42. This is an illncss that can result in total blindness __ left untreated.A. AfterB. IfC. SinceD.unless43. The central provinces have floods in some years, and __ ・26. A. in B. on C. under D ・ beyond27. A. fills B ・ be filled C. filling D. to fill 2& A. intends B. t :ends C. inclines D. contends29. A. however B. nevertheless C. so D. therefore30. A . in the event of B. in the case ofC. with a view to D . with reference to31. A. having described B. describedC. describing D . to have described32. A. made up of B. consisted ofC. constituted ofD. made from33. A. apply B. adapt C. take D conduct34. A. elementar y B. crucial C ・ rudimentary D ・ fundamental 35. A. Suppose B . To suppose C. Being supposed D. Supposed 36. A. in a word B . in the meantime C ・ in other words D ・ in that 37. A. Similarly B ・ In contrast C. Furthermore D ・ Instead 3& A. on that B . on which C ・ at that D. at which39. A. known B . defined C. called D. referred to 40. A. classified B . recognized C. categorized D ・ distinguished caseA.droughts in othcrsB. droughts arc othersC. while other droughtsD・ others in drought44.Do help yourself to some fruit, __ you?A.can'tB. dorTtC. wouldn^tD. won't45.There __ n othing more for discussion, the meeting came to an end half an hour earlier.A.to beB. to have beenC. beingD. be46.My mother can't get __ because she has rheumatism （风湿病）.A. aboutB.onC. throughD. in47.1 was very much put __ by Mark's rude behavior; it really annoyed me.A.overB.offC.upD.by48.You ___ J im anything about it. It was none of his business・A. needn't have toldB. needn't tellC. mustn't have toldD. mustn't tell49.All of us would have enjoyed the party much more if there ___ quite such a crowd of people there.A. weren^tB・ hasn't beenC. hadn^t beenD. wouldn^t be50.Firms that use computers have found that the number of staff ____ is need for quality control can be substantially reducedA. whoseB.asC. whatD. that51. _ at in this way, the present economic situation doesn^t seem so gloomy.A. LookingB. LookedC・ Having lookedD. To look52.Many people arc __ to insect bites, and some even have to go to hospital.A. InsensitiveB. AllergicC. SensibleD. infected53.When you"re driving on a motorway, you must obey the signs telling you to get into the rightA.wayB .trackC.roadD」ane54.The motorist had to ___ to avoid knocking the old woman down in the middle of the road・A. SwerveB. TwistC. DepartD. swing55.In winter drivers have trouble stopping their cars from ___ o n icy roads.A. SkatingB. SkiddingC. SlidingD. slipping56.This project would __ a huge increase in defense spending.A. RcsultB. AssurcC・ EntailD・ accomplish57.The chances of a repetition of these unfortunate events are __ indeed.A. DistantB. SlimC. UnlikelyD. narrow58.We should make a clear ___ between "competent and "proficient^ for the purposes of our discussio n.A. SeparationB. DivisionC・ DistinctionD. difference59.In the present economic __ we can make even greater progress than previously.A. AirB. MoodC. AreaD. climate60.Rite of Passage is a good novel by any standards; __ , it should rank high on any list of science fiction.A. ConsistcntlyB. ConscqucntlyC. InvariablyD・ fortunately61.The diversity of tropical plants in the region represents a seemingly __ source of raw materials,of which only a few have been utilized.A. ExploitcdB. ControvcrsialC・ IncxhaustiblcD・ Remarkable62.While he was in Beijing, he spent all his time __ some import ant museums and buildings・A. VisitingB. TravelingC- WatchingD. touring63.You must let me have the annual report without __ b y ten o'clock tomorrow morning.A. FailureB. HesitationC. TroubleD. Fail64.As the director can^t come to the reception, Pm representing the companyA. on his accountB. on his bchalfC. for his partD・ in his interest65.Dreams are _ in themselves, but when combined with other data, they can tell us much about the dreamer.A. UninformativeB. StartlingC. HannlessD. UncontrollablePart VIREADING COMPREHENSION [30 MIN.]TEXT AClearly if we are to participate in the society in which we live we must communicate with other people. A great deal of communicating is performed on a person-to-person basis by the simple means of speech. If we travel in buses, buy things in shops, or eat in restaurants, we are likely to have conversations where we give information or opinions, receive news or comment, and very likely have our views challenged by other members of society/Face-to-face contact is by no means the only form of communication and during the last two hundred years the art of mass communication has become one of the dominating factors of contemporary society. Two things, above others, have caused the enormous growth of the communicationindustry. Firstly,inventiveness has led to advances in printing, telecommunications, photography, radio and television.Secondly, speed has revolutionised the transmission and reception of communications so that local news often takes a back seat to national news, which itself is often almost eclipsed by international news.No longer is the possession of information confined to a privileged minority. In the last century the wealthy man with his own library was indeed fortunate, but today there are public libraries. Forty years ago people used to flock to the cinema, but now far more people sit at home and turn on the TV to watch a program that is being channeled into millions of homcs/Communication is no longer merely concerned with the transmission of information. The modem communication industry influences the way people live in society and broadens their horizons by allowing access to information, education and entertainment. The printing, broadcasting and advertising industries are all involved with informing, educating and entertaining?Although a great deal of the material communicated by the mass media is very valuable to the individual and to the society of which he is a part, the vast modem network of communications is open to abuse. However, the mass media are with us for better, for worse, and there is no turning back.66.In the first paragraph the writer emphasizes the _ of face-to-face contact in social settings.A. NaturcB. LimitationC・ UscfulncssD. creativity67.It is implied in the passage that __ ・A.local news used to be the only source of information.B.local news still takes a significant place.C・ national news is becoming more popular.D・ international news is the fastest transmitted news.68.Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?A.To possess information used to be a privilege・B.Public libraries have replaced private libraries.munication means more than transmission.D・ Information influences ways of life and thinking.69.From the last paragraph we can infer that the writer is _ ・A.indifferent to the harmful influence of the mass mediaB.happy about the drastic changes in the mass mediaC.pcssimistic about the future of the mass mediaD.concerned about the wrong use of the mass mediaTEXTBThe men and women of Anglo-Saxon England normally bore one name only. Distinguishing epithets were rarely added. These might be patronymic, descriptive or occupational. They were, however, hardly surnames. Heritable names gradually became general in the three centuries following the Norman Conquest in 1066・It was not until the 13th and 14th centuries that surnames became fixed, although for many years after that, the degree of stability in family names varied considerably in different parts of the country/British surnames fall mainly into four broad categories: patronymic, occupational, descriptive and local. A few names, it is true, will remain puzzling: foreign names, perhaps, crudely translated, adapted or abbreviated; or artificial names. In fact, over fifty percent of genuine British surnames derive from place names of different kinds, and so they belong to the last of our four main categories・ Even such a name as Simpson may belong to this last group, and not to the first, had the family once had its home in the ancient village of that name. Otherwise, Simpson means “the son of Simorf； as might be expected/Hundreds of occupational surnames are at once familiar to us, or at least recognizable after a little thought: Archer, Carter, Fisher, Mason, Thatcher, Taylor, to name but a few. Hundreds of others are more obscure in their meanings and testify to the amazing specialization in medieval arts, crafts and functions- Such arc "Day”，(Old English for bread maker) and “Walker" (a fuller whose job it was to clean and thicken newly made cloth)/All these vocational names carry with them a certain gravity and dignity, which descriptive names oft en lack. Some, it is true, like “Long”，“ShorL or “Little”，are simple・ They may be taken quite literally. Others require more thinking: their meanings are slightly different from the modem ones. “Black” and “White “ implied dark and fair respectively. “Shar p，' meant genuinely discerning, alert, acute rather than quick-witted or clever.Place-names have a lasting interest since there is hardly a town or village in all England that has not at some time given its name to a family. They may be picturesque, even poetical; or they may be pedestrian, even trivial. Among the commonernames which survive with relatively little change from old-English times are "Milton"(middle enclosure) and u Hilton^(enclosure on a hill).70.Surnames are said to be __ in Anglo-Saxon England・A. CommonB. VocationalC・ UnusualD・ descriptive71 ・ Wc learn from the first paragraph __ for many years after the 13th and 14th centuries.A・ family names became descriptive and occupationalB.people in some areas still had no surnamesC.some people kept changing their surnamesD.all family names became fixed in England72. "Patronymic" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to “formed from____ ・A.the name of one's father^B.the family occupatiorTC.one's family home MD.oneM family history^73・ Which of the following sentences is an opinion rather than a fact?A.hundreds of occupational names arc at once familiar to us.B."Black” and 4t White^^ implied "dark" and "fair” respectively.C・ Vocational names carry with them a certain grav让y and dignity.D. Every place in England has given its name to a family.TEXTCSince the early 1930s, Swiss banks had prided themselves on their system of banking secrecy and numbered accounts・Over the years, they had successfully withstood every challenge to this system by their own government who, in turn, had been frequently urged by foreign governments to reveal information about the financial affairs to certain account holders. The result of this policy of sccrccy was that a kind of mystique had grown up around Swiss banking. There was a widely-held belief that Switzerland was irresistible to wealthy foreigners, mainly because of its numbered accounts and bankers" reluctance to ask awkward questions of depositors. Contributing to the mystique was the view, carefully propagated by the banks themselves, that if this secrecy was ever given up, foreigners would fall over themselves in the rush to withdraw money, and the Swiss banking system would virtually collapse overnight/To many, therefore, it came like a bolt out of the blue, when, in 1977, the Swiss banks announced they had signed a pact with the Swiss National Bank (the Central Bank). The aim of the agreement was to prevent to improper use of the country's bank secrecy laws, and its effect was to curb severely the system of secrecy/The rules which the banks had agreed to observe made the opening of numbered accounts subject to much closer scrutiny than before. The banks would be required, if necessary, to identify the origin of foreign funds going into numbered and other accounts. The idea was to stop such accounts being used for dubious purposes・ Also they agreed not to accept funds resulting from tax evasion or from crime/The pact represented essentially a tightening up of banking rules. Although the banks agreed to end relations with clients whose identities were unclear or who were performing improper acts, they were still not obliged to in form on a client to anyone, including the Swiss govern me nt. To some extent, therefore, the principle of secrecy had been maintained・74.Swiss banks took pride in __ .A.the number of their accountsB.withholding client informationC・ being mysterious to the outsiderD.attracting wealthy foreign clients75.__________ According to the passage, the widely-held belief that Switzerland was irresistible to wealthy foreigners was by banks themselves.A.deniedB. CriticizedC. ReviewedD. defended 76.1n the last paragraph, the writer thinks that______________________________________ ・plete changes had been introduced into Swiss banksB.Swiss banks could no longer keep client informationC.changcs in the bank policies had been somewhat superficialD.more changes need to be considered and madeTEXTDCoketown was a town of red brick, or of brick that would have been red if the smoke and the ashes had allowed it; but as matters stood it was a town of unnatural red and black like the painted face of a savage・It was a town of machinery and tall chimneys, out of which smoke trailed themselves for ever and ever. It had a black canal in it, and a river that ran purple with ill-smelling dye, andvast piles of buildings full of windows where there was a rattling and a trembling all day long, and where the piston of the steam-engine worked monotonously up an d down like the head of an elephant in a state of madness. The town contained several large streets all very like one another, and many small streets still more like one another, inhabited by people equally like one ano ther/A sunny midsummer day. There was such a thing sometimes, even in Coketown. Seen from a distance in such weather, Coketown lay covered in a haze of its own. You only knew the town was there, because you knew there could have been no such blotch upon the view without a town/ The streets were hot and dusty on the summer day, and the sun was so bright that it even shone through the haze over Coketown, and could not be looked at steadily. Workers emerged from low underground doorways into factory yards, and sat on posts and steps, wiping their faces and contemplating coals. The whole town see med to be frying in oil. There was a stifling smell of hot oil everywhere. The atmosphere of those places was like the breath of hell, and their inhabitants was ting with heat, toiled languidly in the desert• But no temperature made the mad elephants more mad or more sane. Their wearisome heads went up and down at the same rate, in hot weather and in cold, wet weather and dry fair weather and foul. The measured motion of their shadows on the walls, was the substitute Coketown had to show for the shadows of rustling woods; while for the summer hum of insects, it could offer all the year round, from the dawn of Monday to the night of Saturday, the whirl of shafts and wheels.77.Which of the following adjectives is NOT appropriate to describe Coketown?A. DullB. DirtyC. NoisyD. savage78.From the passage we know that Coketown was mainly a(n) __ town ・A. IndustrialB. AgriculturalC・ ResidentialD・ commercial79.Only __ were not affected by weather.A.the workmenB. the inhabitantsC. the steam-enginesD・ the rustling woods80.Which is the author^ opinion of Coketown? A.Coketown should be replaced by woods・B.The town was seriously polluted.C・ The town had too much oil in it.D.The town's atmosphere was traditional.完型填空短文人意：这篇文章介绍了气体与液体的特性及相关理论。
2000年全国英语专业四级试题（8）
66. In the first paragraph the writer emphasizes the___ of face-t o-face contact in social settings.
A. nature B. limitation C. usefulness D. creativity
65. Dreams are___ in themselves, but when combined with other data, they can tell us much about the dreamer.
A. uninformative B. startling C. harmless D. uncontrollable
阅读理解 A
Part 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.
2000年英语专业四级考试真题及答案
2000年英语专业四级考试真题及答案Part Ⅰ WRITING ［45 MIN.］?SECTION A COMPOSITION??Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a composition of about 150 words on the following topic:?? College life should be varied and colourful. And extracurricular activities are an important aspect of it. However, at present, there is much room for improveme nt in this regard. Write an article to the university radio entitled:The Importance of Extracurricular Activities ??In the first part of your article you should clearly present your view, and in t he second part you should support your opinion with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or summ ary.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failur e to follow the above 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:??You’ve read on the notice board that the university library is looking for a par t-time library assistant who can work at weekends. You think that your classmate , George, is a suitable person for this vacancy. Write him a note, telling him w hat you know about the vacancy and trying to persuade him to go for an interview Marks will be awarded for content organization, grammar and appropriacy?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 difference between a liquid and a gas is obvious ?( 26 )? the conditions of temperature and pressure commonly found at the sur face of the Earth. A liquid can be kept in an open container and ?( 27 )? it to the level of a free surface. A gas forms no free surface but ( 28 )? to diffuse throughout the space available; it must ? ( 29 )? be kept in a closed container, as ?( 30 )?a planet’s atmosphere.The distinction was a prominent feature of early theories ?( 31 )the phases of matter. In the nineteenth century, for example, one theory maintained that a liquid could be “dissolved” in a vapor without losing its identity, and another theory held that the two phases are ?( 32 )? different kinds o f molecules(分子). The theories now prevailing ?( 33 )? a quit e different approach by emphasizing what liquids and gases have in common. They are both forms of matter that have no permanent structure, and they both flow ea sily. They are fluids. ?The ?( 34 )? similarly of liquids and gases becomes clear ly apparent when the temperature and pressure are raised somewhat.?( 35 )? a closed container partially filled with a liquid is heated. The li quid expands or ?( 36 )?, becomes less dense; some of it evapor ates.?( 37 )?, the vapor above the liquid surface becomes dense r as the evaporated molecules are added to it. The combination of temperature an d pressure ?( 38 )? the densities become equal is ?( 3 9 )? the critical point. Above the critical point the liquid and the gas can no longer be ?( 40 )?; there is a single, undifferentiated fluid phase of uniform density.26. A. in B. on? C. under D. beyond ?27. A. fills B. be filled ? C. filling D. to fill ?28. A. intends B. tends ? C. inclines D. contends ?29. A. however B. nevertheless ? C. so D. therefore ?30． A. in the event of B. in the case of? C. with a view to D. with reference to ?31. A. having described B. described? C. describing D. to have described ?32. A. made up of B. consisted of? C. constituted of D. made from ?33. A. apply B. adapt? C. take D. conduct ?34. A. elementary B. crucial ? C. rudimentary D. fundamental ?35. A. Suppose B. To suppose ? C. Being supposed D. Supposed ?36. A. in a word B. in the meantime C. in other words D. in that case ?37. A. Similarly B. In contrast ? C. Furthermore D. Instead ?38. A. on that B. on which ? C. at that D. at which ?39. A. known B. defined ? C. called D. referred to ?40. A. classified B. recognized ? C. categorized D. distinguishedPart Ⅴ GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ［15 MIN.］There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.? Mark your answers on your answer sheet.??41. Acute hearing helps most animals sense the approach of thunderstorm s long before people___.?A. doB. hearC. do themD. hearing it ?42. This is an illness that can result in total blindness ___ left u ntreated.?A. afterB. ifC. sinceD.unless ?43. The central provinces have floods in some years, and ___.?A. drought in othersB. droughts are others?C. while other droughtsD. others in drought ?44. Do help yourself to some fruit,___ you??A. can’tB. don’tC. wouldn’tD. won’t ?45. There___ nothing more for discussion, the meeting came to an e ndhalf an hour earlier.?A. to beB. to have beenC. beingD. be46. My mother can’t get ___ because she has rheumatism (风湿病). ?A. aboutB.onC. throughD. in47. I was very much put ___ by Mark’s rude behavior; it really annoy ed me.?A.overB.offC.upD.by ?48. You ___ Jim anything about it. It was none of his business.?A. needn’t have toldB. needn’t tell?C. mustn’t have toldD. mustn’t tell ?49. All of us would have enjoyed the party much more if there___ q uite such a crowd of people there.?A. weren’tB. hasn’t beenC. hadn’t beenD. w ouldn’t be ?50. Firms that use computers have found that the number of staff ___ quality control can be substantially reduced.?A.whoseB.asC.whatD.that ?51. ___ at in this way, the present economic situation doesn’t seem so gloomy.?A. LookingB. LookedC. Having lookedD. To look ?52. Many people are ___ to insect bites, and some even have to go to hospital.?A. insensitiveB. allergicC. sensibleD. infected ?53. When you’re driving on a motorway, you must obey the signs telling you to get into the right ___.?A.wayB.trackC.roadne ?54. The motorist had to ___to avoid knocking the old woman down in the middle of the road.?A. swerveB. twistC. departD. swing ?55. In winter drivers have trouble stopping their cars from ___ on icy roads.?A. skatingB. skiddingC. slidingD. slipping ?56. This project would ___ a huge increase in defense spending.?A. resultB. assureC. entailD. accomplish ?57. The chances of a repetition of these unfortunate events are ___ indeed.?A. distantB. slimC. unlikelyD. narrow ?58. We should make a clear ___ between ’competent’ and ’proficient’ for the purposes of our discussion.?A. separationB. divisionC. distinctionD. diffe rence ?59. In the present economic ___ we can make even greater progress than previously.?A. airB. moodC. areaD. climate ?60. Rite of Passage is a good novel by any standards;___, it shoul d rank high on any list of science fiction.?A. consistentlyB. consequentlyC. invariablyD. fortunately ?61. The diversity of tropical plants in the region represents a seeming ly___ source of raw materials, of which only a few have been utilized.?A. exploitedB. controversialC. inexhaustibleD. remarkable ?62. While he was in Beijing, he spent all his time ___ some import ant museums and buildings.?A. visitingB. travelingC. watchingD. touring ?63. You must let me have the annual report without ___ by ten o’cl ock tomorrow morning.?A. failureB. hesitationC. troubleD. fail64. As the director can’t come to the reception, I’m representing the c ompany?A. on his accountB. on his behalf ?C. for his partD. in his interest ?65. Dreams are___ in themselves, but when combined with other data, they can tell us much about the dreamer.?A. uninformativeB. startling?C. harmlessD. uncontrollablePart Ⅵ READING COMPREHENSION ［30 MIN.］?SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION［25 MIN.］??In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished stat ements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one th at you think is the best answer.??Mark your answers on your answer sheet.??TEXT AClearly if we are to participate in the society in which we live we must communi cate withother people. A great deal of communicating is performed on a person-t o-person basis by the simple means of speech. If we travel in buses, buy things in shops, or eat in restaurants, we are likely to have conversations where we gi ve information or opinions, receive news or comment, and very likely have our vi ews challenged by other members of society.?Face-to-face contact is by no means the only form of communication and during th e last two hundred years the art of mass communication has become one of the dom inating factors of contemporary society. Two things, above others, have caused t he enormous growth of the communication industry. Firstly, inventiveness has led to advances in printing, telecommunications, photography, radio and television. secondly, speed has revolutionised the transmission and reception of communicat ions so that local news often takes a back seat to national news, which itself i s often almost eclipsed by international news.?No longer is the possession of information confined to a privileged minority. In the last century the wealthy man with his own library was indeed fortunate, but today there are public libraries. Forty years ago people used to flock to the c inema, but now far more people sit at home and turn on the TV to watch a program me that is being channelled into millions of homes.? Communication is no longer merely concerned with the transmission of information . The modem communication industry influences the way people live in society and broadens their horizons by allowing access to information, education and entert ainment. The printing, broadcasting and advertising industries are all involved with informing, educating and entertaining.?Although a great deal of the material communicated by the mass media is very val uable to the individual and to the society of which he is a part, the vast modem network of communications is open to abuse. However, the mass media are with us for better, for worse, and there is no turning back.?66. In the first paragraph the writer emphasizes the___ of face-t o-face contact in social settings.?A. natureB. limitationC. usefulnessD. creativity ?67. It is implied in the passage that___.?A. local news used to be the only source of information.?B. local news still takes a significant place.?C. national news is becoming more popular.?D. international news is the fastest transmitted news. ?68. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT??A. To possess information used to be a privilege.?B. Public libraries have replaced private libraries.?C. Communication means more than transmission.?D. Information influences ways of life and thinking. ?69. From the last paragraph we can infer that the writer is___.?A. indifferent to the harmful influence of the mass media?B. happy about the drastic changes in the mass media?C. pessimistic about the future of the mass media?D. concerned about the wrong use of the mass media ??TEXT B?The men and women of Anglo-Saxon England normally bore one name only. Distinguis hing epithets were rarely added. These might be patronymic, descriptive or occup ational. They were, however, hardly surnames. Heritable names gradually became g eneral in the three centuries following the Norman Conquest in 1066. It was not until the 13th and 14th centuries that surnames became fixed, although for many years after that, the degree of stability in family names varied considerably in different parts of the country.?British surnames fall mainly into four broad categories: patronymic, occupationa l, descriptive and local. A few names, it is true, will remain puzzling: foreign names, perhaps, crudely translated, adapted or abbreviated; or artificial names .? In fact, over fifty per cent of genuine British surnames derive from place names of different kinds, and so they belong to the last of our four main categories. Even such a name as Simpson may belong to this last group, and not to the first , had the family once had its home in the ancient village of that name. Otherwis e, Simpson means “the son of Simon”, as might be expected.?Hundreds of occupational surnames are at once familiar to us, or at least r ecognisable after a little thought: Archer, Carter, Fisher, Mason, Thatcher, Tay lor, to name but a few. Hundreds of others are more obscure in their meanings an d testify to the amazing specialisation in medieval arts, crafts and functions. Such are “Day”, (Old English for breadmaker) and “Walker” (a fuller whose job it was to clean and thicken newly made cloth).?All these vocational names carry with them a certain gravity and dignity, w hich descriptive names often lack. Some, it is tru e, like “Long”, “Short” or “Li ttle”, are simple. They may be taken quite literally. Others require more thinki ng: their meanings are slightly different from the modem ones. “Black” and “White ” implied dark and fair respectively. “Sharp” meant genuinely discerning, alert, acute rather than quick-witted or clever.? Place-names have a lasting interest since there is hardly a town or village in a ll England that has not at some time given its name to a family. They may be pic turesque, even poetical; or they may be pedestrian, even trivial. Among the comm oner names which survive with relatively little change from old-English times ar e “Milton”(middle enclosure) and “Hilton”(enclosure on a hill).?70. Surnames are said to be ___ in Anglo-Saxon England.?A. commonB. vocationalC. unusualD. descriptiv e ?71. We learn from the first paragraph ___ for many years after the 13th and 14th centuries.?A. family names became descriptive and occupational?B. people in some areas still had no surnames?C. some people kept changing their surnames?D. all family names became fixed in England ?72. “Patronymic” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to “forme d from ___.?A. the name of one’s father”B. the family occupation”?C. one’s family home”D. one’s family history” ?73. Which of the following sentences is an opinion rather than a fact??A. hundreds of occupational names are at once familiar to us.?B. “Black” and “White” implied “dark” and “fair” respective ly.?C. Vocational names carry with them a certain gravity and dignity.?D. Every place in England has given its name to a family. ??TEXT CSince the early 1930s, Swiss banks had prided themselves on their system of banking secrecy and numbered accounts. Over the years, they had successfully w ithstood every challenge to this system by their own government who, in turn, ha d been frequently urged by foreign governments to reveal information about the f inancial affairs to certain account holders. The result of this policy of secre cy was that a kind of mystique had grown up around Swiss banking. There was a w idely-held belief that Switzerland was irresistible to wealthy foreigners, mainl y because of its numbered accounts and bankers’ reluctanc e to ask awkward questi ons of depositors. Contributing to the mystique was the view, carefully propagat ed by the banks themselves, that if this secrecy was ever given up, foreigners w ould fall over themselves in the rush to withdraw money, and the Swiss banking s ystem would virtually collapse overnight.?To many, therefore, it came like a bolt out of the blue, when, in 1977, the Swiss banks announced they had signed a pact with the Swiss National Bank (the Central Bank). The aim of the agreement wa s to prevent to improper use of the c ountry’s bank secrecy laws, and its effect was to curb severely the system of se crecy.?The rules which the banks had agreed to observe made the opening of numbere d accounts subject to much closer scrutiny than before. The banks would be requ ired, if necessary, to identify the origin of foreign funds going into numbered and other accounts. The idea was to stop such accounts being used for dubious p urposes. Also they agreed not to accept funds resulting from tax evasion or from crime.?The pact represented essentially a tightening up of banking rules. Although the banks agreed to end relations with clients whose identities were unclear or who were performing improper acts, they were still not obliged to inform on a client to anyone, including the Swiss government. To some extent, therefore, the princ iple of secrecy had been maintained.?74. Swiss banks took pride in___.?A. the number of their accounts?B. withholding client information?C. being mysterious to the outsiders?D. attracting wealthy foreign clients ?75. According to the passage, the widely-held belief that Switzerland w as irresistible to wealthy foreigners was ___ by banks themselves.?A. deniedB. criticizedC. reviewedD. defended ?76. In the last paragraph, the writer thinks that___.?A. complete changes had been introduced into Swiss banks?B. Swiss banks could no longer keep client information?C. changes in the bank policies had been somewhat superficial?D. more changes need to be considered and made ??TEXT DCoketown was a town of red brick, or of brick that would have been red if the sm oke and the ashes had allowed it; but as matters stood it was a town of unnatura l red and black like the painted face of a savage. It was a town of machinery an d tall chimneys, out of which smoke trailed themselves for ever and ever. It had a black canal in it, and a river that ran purple with ill-smelling dye, and vas t piles of buildings full of windows where there was a rattling and a trembling all day long, and where the piston of the steam-engine worked monotonously up an d down like the head of an elephant in a state of madness. The town contained se veral large streets all very like one another, and many small streets still more like one another, inhabited by people equally like one another.?A sunny midsummer day. There was such a thing sometimes, even in Coketown. Seen from a distance in such weather, Coketown lay covered in a haze of its own. You only knew the town was there, because you knew there could have been no such blo tch upon the view without a town.?The streets were hot and dusty on the summer day, and the sun was so bright that it even shone through the haze over Coketown, and could not be looked at steadi ly. Workers emerged from low underground doorways into factory yards, and sat on posts and steps, wiping their faces and contemplating coals. The whole town see med to be frying in oil. There was a stifling smell of hot oil everywhere. The a tmosphere of those places was like the breath of hell, and their inhabitants was ting with heat, toiled languidly in the desert. But no temperature made the mad elephants more mad or more sane. Their wearisome heads went up and down at the s ame rate, in hot weather and in cold, wet weather and dry fair weather and foul. The measured motion of their shadows on the walls, was the substitute Coketown had to show for the shadows of rustling woods; while for the summer hum of insec ts, it could offer all the year round, from the dawn of Monday to the night of S aturday, the whirr of shafts and wheels.?77. Which of the following adjectives is NOT appropriate to describe Co ketown??A. dullB. dirtyC. noisyD. savage ?78. From the passage we know that Coketown was mainly a(n) ___town .?A. industrialB. agriculturalC. residentialD. commercial ?79. Only ___ were not affected by weather.?A. the workmenB. the inhabitants?C. the steam-enginesD. the rustling woods ?80. Which is the author’s opinion of Coketown??A. Coketown should be replaced by woods.?B. The town was seriously polluted.?C. The town had too much oil in it.?D. The town’s atmosphere was traditional.SECTION B SKIMMING AND SCANNINGIn this section there are seven passages with a total often multiple-choice ques tions. Skim or scan them as required and then mark your answers on your answer s heet. TEXT EFirst read the following question.??81. The writer is concerned about___.?A. budget housekeepingB. the retail trade?C. computer skillsD. mental arithmetic ?Now read Text E quickly and mark your answer on your answer sheet.A lot of attention is being given to children who leave school unable to read or write. I think there should be equal concern for those who are unable to cope w ith simple mental arithmetic -parti cularly girls.? It is often stated that today’s children are growing up in a computer world and they don’t need the same skills that their grandparents did. But is it any wonde r that many young girls trying to cope with budget housekeeping fail for the sim ple reason they cannot keep accurate checks on their purchases?? Shopping in markets is no source of cheap purchasing unless one is able to keep pace with the apparent mental agility of the vendor.? Must we face the thought that at some time in the distant future everyone will n eed to carry in their handbag or pocket one of the miniature calculators??TEXT FFirst read the following question.??82. This is a letter of___.?A. referenceB. applicationC. inquiryD. complaint ?Now read Text F quickly and mark your answer on your answer sheet.??10 Garden Ave.?Essex?The Personnel Officer?Belgian Medico Ltd.?P0 Box 920?Brussels?Belgium?5th May 200___ ?Dear Sir,?With reference to your advertisement in the “Daily Star”,I’d like to apply for the position of translator with your firm.? I hold a degree in German and French from the University of London. And I have w orked as a translator for the past three years with Watson & Sons, Ltd., manufac turer of laboratory instruments, translating business correspondence from French and German into English.? I am 25 years old and unmarried. I enjoy living and working in different countri es and I should welcome the chance of moving to Belgium.?Yours sincerely,?(Miss) Janet Holbrooke??TEXT GFirst read the following question.??83. The passage is mainly about___.?A. lonelinessB. experienceC.memoryD. isolation ?Now read Text G quickly and mark your answer on your answer sheet.Loneliness is a curious thing. Most of us can remember feeling most lonely when wewere not in fact alone at all, but when we were surrounded by people. Everyon e has experienced, at some time, that strong sense of isolation that comes over you when you are at a party or in a room full of happy laughing people. It sudde nly seems to you as if everybody knows everybody else, everybody knows what is g oing on; everybody, that is, except you.?This feeling of loneliness which can overcome you when you are in a crowd is ver y difficult to get rid of. People living alone are advised to tackle their lonel iness by joining a club or a society, by going out and meeting people.??TEXT HFirst read the following question.??84. The author mainly discusses ___ of public transportation.?A. the priceB. the typesC. the improveme ntD. the advantage ?Now read Text H quickly and mark your answer on your answer sheet.??The price of public transportation in Beijing has doubled twice since 1989, but it is still a bargain. Using the subway and minibuses used to show class status; now people of all classes take them, while some wealthy prefer taxis or private cars. What a change in just a few years!But there are downfalls to having more cars on the roads. Fortunately, the gover nment is aware of the problem. No-lead gasoline is the only one permitted in the city, and the rest of the country follows. Thousands of trees are planted in an d around the city every year. Children are taught why and how to protect the env ironment. At the same time, public transportation has marked real progress: buse s are everywhere and run frequently. We no longer see those old buses with broke n windows. Instead, there are fast buses, double-decker buses, air-conditioned o r heated buses, all offering a good service.?? TEXT IFirst read the following questions.??85. Each participating team should at least have ___?A. twoB.threeC.fourD. five ?86. Participants can bring along their ___ to the competition.?A. Christmas treesB. Christmas presents?C. festival costumesD. decoration materials ?Now read Text I quickly and mark your answers on your answer sheet.??With Christmas Day around the corner, Hong Kong’s Provisional Regional Council announced that a Christmas tree decoration competition will be held on Sunday in conjunction with the ongoing Regional Council Festival.? Members of the public are welcome to take part in the competition as families or small groups. Each team should be formed by at least three persons.? A total of 99 Christmas trees of 1.5 metres in height will be available for the participating teams to decorate. Participants can bring along their own decorati on materials and to use their imagination and creativity to achieve the best res ults.?Each participating team can take home the Christmas tree it has decorated as a souvenir. In addition, there will be cash awards for the winners.??TEXT JFirst read the following questions.??87. If you only have time for a half-day trip, which day would you choo se??A. Sunday 23 July.B. Saturday 15 July.?C. Wednesday 9 August.D. Saturday5 August. ?88. Which of the following trips offers you the opportunity to see Geor gian architecture??A. Trip One.B. Trip Two.C. Trip Three.D. Trip Four. ?Now read Text quickly and mark your answers on your answer sheet.??Summer Outings?Trip One?Saturday 15 July Stratford-upon-Avon and “Julius Caesar”?The coach will leave at 9 am, allowing a couple of hours to visit Stratford befo re the performance of “Julius Caesar” at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Back around 7:30 pm.??Trip Two?Sunday 23 July Bath?The spa town of Bath contains the country’s finest Roman ruins, and much elegant Georgian architecture. The coach will depart at 9 am, returning at around 6:30 pm.?? Trip Three?Saturday 5 August Stratford-upon-Avon and “The Taming of the Shrew”? Another chance to visit Stratford. “The Taming of the Shrew” stars Josie Lawrenc e in the title role. The coach will leave at 9 am, returning at around 7:30 pm.??Trip Four?Wednesday 9 August Oxford and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”? A half-day trip to Oxford. The coach will leave at 2:15 pm, allowing an afternoo n to see the sights before one of Shakespeare’s most popular play s at the Playho use Theatre. Back after the show.??TEXT KFirst read the following questions.??89. Which nation is thought to be business-minded??A. The Dutch.B. The Italians.C. The British.D. The Germans. ?90. The opinions seem to be most divided on___.?A. the GermansB. the DutchC. the FrenchD. the British ?Now read Text K quickly and mark your answers on your answer sheet.??Some of the data from a survey on national stereotypes in some European countries is summarized below:?Germans Liked themselves best of all. Most Europeans agreed that the Germans had the highest proportion of good qualities. They considered themselves very tolerant, but nobody else did.French Not really admired by anyone except the Italians. Other Europeans found them conservative, withdrawn, brilliant, superficial. Also, not very friendl y.British Mixed reactions. Some found them calm, reserved, open- minded, others thought they were insular and superior. The British most admired the Dutch.Italians Generally considered by everyone to be lazy and untrustworthy, an d the。
2000年专业英语四级考试试题
2000年专业英语四级考试试题Part ⅤGRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ［15 MIN.］There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.41. Acute hearing helps most animals sense the approach of thunderstorm s long before people___.A. doB. hearC. do themD. hearing it42. This is an illness that can result in total blindness ___ left untreated.A. afterB. ifC. sinceD.unless43. The central provinces have floods in some years, and ___.A. drought in othersB. droughts are othersC. while other droughtsD. others in drought44. Do help yourself to some fruit,___ you?A. can’tB. don’tC. wouldn’tD. won’t44．答案：D【参考译文】吃点水果，好吗?【试题分析】本题为语法题，考查对附加疑问句的掌握。
【详细解答】本句是一个由“祈使句+附加疑问”构成的附加疑问句，这种附加疑问部分通常用won’t you表示一种征询意见的语气，因此答案选D。
2000年06月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷(含答案)
Part II Vocabulary (20 minutes)21. As we can no longer wait for the delivery of our order, we have to _______it.A) postpone B) refuse C) delay D) cancel22. These books, which you can get at any bookshop, will give you _______ you need.A) all the information B) all the informationsC) all of information D) all of the informations23. Not until the game had begun_______ at the sports ground.A) had he arrived B) would he have arrivedC) did he arrive D) should he have arrived24. Young people are not _______ to stand and look at works of art; they want art they can participate in.A) conservative B) content C) confident D) generous25. Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been unfairly criticized and argue that the power of the medium is _______.A) granted B) implied C) exaggerated D) remedied26. These surveys indicate that many crimes go _______ by the police, mainly because not all victims report them.A) unrecorded B) to be unrecorded C) unrecording D) to have been unrecorded27. I have no objection _______ your story again.A) to hear B) to hearing C) to having heard D) to have heard28. The clothes a person wears may express his _______ or social position.A) curiosity B) status C) determination D) significance29. By law, when one makes a large purchase, he should have _______ opportunity to change his mind.A) accurate B) urgent C) excessive D) advertising30. You will see this product _______ wherever you go.A) to be advertised B) advertised C) advertise D) advertising31. The early pioneers had to _______ many hardships to settle on the new land.A) go along with B) go back on C) go through D) go into32. The suggestion that the mayor _______ they prizes was accepted by everyone.A) would present B) present C) presents D) ought to present33. Beer is the most popular drink among male drinkers, _______ overall consumption is significantly higher than that of women.A) whose B) which C) that D) what34. Peter, who had been driving all day, suggested _______ at the next town.A) to stop B) stopping C) stop D) having stopped35. I didn't know the word. I had to _______ a dictionary.A) look out B) make out C) refer to D) go over36. The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds _______ his arguments in favour of the new theory.A) to be based on B) to base on C) which to base on D) on which to base37. There are signs _______ restaurants are becoming more popular with families.A) that B) which C) in which D) whose38. I think I was at school, _______ I was staying with a friend doring the vacation when I heard the news.A) or else B) and then C) or so D) even so39. It is said that the math teacher seems _______ towards bright students.A) partial B) beneficial C) preferable D) liable40. In order to show his boss what a careful worker he was, he took _______ trouble over the figures.A) extensive B) spare C) extra D) supreme41. --"May I speak to your manager Mr. Williams at five o'clock tonight?"--"I'm sorry. M. Williams _______ to a conference long before then."A) will have gone B) had gone C) would have gone D) has gone42. You _______ him so closely; you should have kept your distance.A) shouldn't follow B) mustn't followC) couldn't have been following D) shouldn't have been following43. The growth of parta2time and flexible working patterns, and of trainingand retraining schemes, _______ more women to take advantage of employment opportunities.A) have allowed B) allow C) allowing D) allows44. Everybody _______ in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary.A) assembled B) accumulated C) piled D) joined45. Putting in a new window will _______ cutting away part of the roof.A) include B) involve C) contain D) comprise46. Living in the western part of the country has its problems, _______ obtaining fresh water is not the leastA) with which B) for which C) of which D) which47. In the _______ of the project not being a success, the investors stand to lose up to $30 million.A) face B) time C) event D) course48. The manager would rather his daughter _______ in the same office.A) had not worked B) not to work C) does not work D) did not work49. _______, he does get annoyed with her sometimes.A) Although much he likes her B) Much although he likes herC) As he likes her much D) Much as he likes her50. The British constitution is _______ a large extent a product of the historical events described above.A) within B) to C) by D) atPart III Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Passage OneLong after the 1998 World Cup was won, disappointed fans were still cursing the disputed refereeing（裁判）decisions that denied victory to their team. A researcher was appointed to study the performance of some top referees.The researcher organized an experimental tournament（锦标赛）involving four youth teams. Each match lasted an hour, divided into three periods of 20 minutes during which different referees were in charge.Observers noted down the referees’ errors, of which there were 61 over the tournament. Converted to a standard match of 90 minutes, each referee made almost 23 mistakes, a remarkably high number.The researcher then studied the videotapes to analyse the matches in detail. Surprisingly, he found that errors were more likely when the referees were close to the incident. When the officials got it right, they were, on average, 17 meters away from the action. The average distance in the case of errors was 12 meters. The research shows the optimum（最佳的）distance is about 20 meters.There also seemed to be an optimum speed. Correct decisions came when the referees were moving at a speed of about 2 meters per second. The average speed for errors was 4 meters per second.If FIFA, football’s international ruling body, wants to improve the standard of refereeing at the next World Cup, it should encourage referees to keep their eyes on the action from a distance, rather than rushing to keep up with the ball, the researcher argues.He also says that FIFA’s insistence that referees should retire at age 45 may bemisguided. If keeping up with the action is not so important, their physical condition is less critical.51. The experiment conducted by the researcher was meant to _______.A) review the decisions of referees at the 1998 World CupB) analyse the causes of errors made by football refereesC) set a standard for football refereeingD) reexamine the rules for football refereeing52. The number of refereeing errors in the experimental matches was _______.A) slightly above averageB) higher than in the 1998 World CupC) quite unexpectedD) as high as in a standard match53. The findings of the experiment show that _______.A) errors are more likely when a referee keeps close to the ballB) the farther the referee is from the incident, the fewer the errorsC) the more slowly the referee runs, the more likely will errors occurD) errors are less likely when a referee stays in one spot54. The word “officials” (Line 2, Para.4) most probably refers to _______.A) the researchers involved in the experimentB) the inspectors of the football tournamentC) the referees of the football tournamentD) the observers at the site of the experiment55. What is one of the possible conclusions of the experiment?A) The ideal retirement age for an experienced football referee is 45.B) Age should not be the chief consideration in choosing a football referee.C) A football referee should be as young and energetic as possible.D) An experienced football referee can do well even when in poor physical condition. Passage TwoWhile still in its early stages, welfare reform has already been judged a great success in many states —at least in getting people off welfare. It’s estimated that more than 2 million people have left the rolls since 1994.In the past four years, welfare rolls in Athens Country have been cut in half. But 70 percent of the people who left in the past tow years took jobs that paid less than $6 an hour. The result: The Athens County poverty rate still remains at more than 30 percent — twice the national average.For advocates（代言人）for the poor, that’s an indication much more needs to be done.“More people are getting jobs, but it’s not making their lives any better,” says Kathy Lairn, a policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities inWashington.A center analysis of US Census data nationwide found that between 1995 and 1996, a greater percentage of single, female-headed households were earning money on their own, but that average income for these households actually went down.But for many, the fact that poor people are able to support themselves almost as well without government aid as they did with it is in itself a huge victory.“Welfare was a poison. It was a toxin（毒素）that was poisoning the family,” says Robert Rector, a welfare-reform policy analyst. “The reform in changing the moral climate in low-income communities. It’s beginning to rebuild the work ethic（道德观）, which is much more important.”Mr. Rector and o thers argued that once “the habit of dependency is cracked,” then the country can make other policy changes aimed at improving living standards.56. From the passage, it can be seen that the author _______.A) believes the reform has reduced the government’s burdenB) insists that welfare reform is doing little good for the poorC) is overenthusiastic about the success of welfare reformD) considers welfare reform to be fundamentally successful57. Why aren’t people enjoying better lives when they have jobs?A) Because many families are divorced.B) Because government aid is now rare.C) Because their wages are low.D) Because the cost of living is rising.58. What is worth noting from the example of Athens County is that _______.A) greater efforts should b e made to improve people’s living standardsB) 70 percent of the people there have been employed for two yearsC) 50 percent of the population no longer relies on welfareD) the living standards of most people are going down59. From the passage we know that welfare reform aims at _______.A) saving welfare fundsB) rebuilding the work ethicC) providing more jobsD) cutting government expenses60. According to the passage before the welfare reform was carried out, _______.A) the poverty rate was loverB) average living standards were higherC) the average worker was paid higher wagesD) the poor used to rely on government aidPassage ThreeAmericans are pound of their variety and individuality, yet they love and respectfew things more than a uniform, whether it is the uniform of an elevator operator or the uniform of a five-star general. Why are uniforms so popular in the United States?Among the arguments for uniforms, one of the first is that in the eyes of most people they look more professional than civilian（百姓的）clothes. People have become conditioned to expect superior quality from a man who wears a uniform. the television repairman who wears uniform tends to inspire more trust than one who appears in civilian clothes. Faith in the skill of a garage mechanic is increased by a uniform. What easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, a barber, or a waiter to lose professional identity（身份）than to step out of uniform?Uniforms also have many practical benefits. They save on other clothes. They save on laundry bills. They are tax-deductible（可减税的）. They are often more comfortable and more durable than civilian clothes.Primary among the arguments against uniforms is their lack of variety and the consequent loss of individuality experienced by people who must wear them. Though there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any particular type is generally stuck with it, without change, until retirement. When people look alike, they tend to think, speak, and act similarly, on the job at least.Uniforms also give rise to some practical problems. Though they are long-lasting, often their initial expense is greater than the cost of civilian clothes. Some uniforms are also expensive to maintain, requiring professional dry cleaning rather than the home laundering possible with many types of civilian clothes.61. It is surprising that Americans who worship variety and individuality _______.A) still judge a man by his clothesB) hold the uniform in such high regardC) enjoy having a professional identityD) will respect an elevator operator as much as a general in uniform62. People are accustomed to think that a man in uniform _______.A) suggests quality workB) discards his social identityC) appears to be more practicalD) looks superior to a person in civilian clothes63. The chief function of a uniform is to _______.A) provide practical benefits to the wearerB) make the wearer catch the pubic eyeC) inspire the wearer’s confidence in himselfD) provide the wearer with a professional identity64. According to the passage, people wearing uniforms _______.A) are usually helpfulB) have little or no individual freedomC) tend to lose their individualityD) enjoy greater popularity65. The best title for this passage would be _______.A) Uniforms and SocietyB) The Importance of Wearing a UniformC) Practical Benefits of Wearing a UniformD) Advantages and Disadvantages of UniformsPassage FourSince we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships. One strength of the human condition is our tendency to give and receive support from one another under stressful circumstances. Social support consists of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties. Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to cope with major life changes and daily hassles（困难）. People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties. Studies over a range of illnesses, from depression to heart disease, reveal that the presence of social support helps people fend off（挡开）illness, and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely.Social support cushions stress in a number of ways. First, friends, relatives, andco-workers may let us know that they value us. Our self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others despite our faults and difficulties. Second, other people often provide us with informational support. They help us to define and understand our problems and find solutions to them. Third, we typically find social companionship supportive. Engaging in leisure-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting（转移…注意力）us from our worries and troubles. Finally, other people may give us instrumental support —financial aid, material resources, and needed services — that reduces stress by helping us resolve and cope with our problems.66. Interpersonal relationships are important because _______.A) they are indispensable to people’s social well-beingB) they awaken people’s desire to exchange resourcesC) they help people to cope with life in the information eraD) they can cure a range of illnesses such as heart disease, etc.67. Research shows that people’s physical and mental health _______.A) relies on the social welfare systems which support themB) has much to do with the amount of support they get from othersC) depends on their ability to deal with daily worries and troublesD) is closely related to their strength for coping with major changes in their lives68. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “cushions” (Line 1, Para.2)?A) Adds up to.B) Does away with.C) Lessens the effect of.D) Lays the foundation for.69. Helping a sick neighbor with some repair work is an example of _______.A) instrumental supportB) informational supportC) social companionshipD) the strengthening of self-respect70. Social companionship is beneficial in that _______.A) it helps strengthen our ties with relativesB) it enables us to eliminate our faults and mistakesC) it makes our leisure-time activities more enjoyableD) it draws our attention away from our worries and troublesPart IV Translation (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, there are four items, each consisting of one or two sentences for you to translate into Chinese. These sentences are all taken from the Reading Passages you have just read in Part Three of Test Paper One. You should refer back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context.S1. (Lines 1-2, Para.1, Passage 1)Long after the 1998 World Cup was won, disappointed fans were still cursing the disputed refereeing（裁判）decisions that denied victory to their team.S2. (Lines 1-2, Para.6, Passage 2)But for many, the fact that poor people are able to support themselves almost as well without government aid as they did with it is in itself a huge victory.S3. (Lines 5-6, Para.2, Passage 3)What easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, a barber, or a waiter to lose professional identity（身份）than to step out of uniform?S4. (Lines 3-4, Para.1, Passage 4)Social support consists of the exchange of resources among people based on their inter personal ties.Part V Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic Is a Test of Spoken English Necessary? The first sentence has already been written for you. You should write at least 100 words, and base your competition on the outline given in Chinese below:1, 很多人认为有必要举行英语口语考试，理由是．．．2, 也有人持不同意见，．．．3, 我的看法和打算Is a Test of Spoken English NecessaryA test of spoken English will be included as an optional component of the College English Test (CET)参考答案：Part II Vocabulary21.D) cancel22.A) all the information23.C) did he arrive24.B) content25.C) exaggerated26.A) unrecorded27.B) to hearing28.B) status29.D) adequate30.B) advertised31.C) go through32.B) present33.A) whose34.B) stopping35.C) refer to36.D) on which to base37.A) that38.A) or else39.A) partial40.C) extra41.A) will have gone42.D) shouldn’t have been following43.D) allows44.A) assembled45.B) involve46.C) of which47.C) event48.D) not to work49.D) Much as he likes her50.B) toPart III Reading Comprehension51.B) analyse the causes of errors made by football referees52.C) quite unexpected53.A) errors are more likely when a referee keeps close to the ball54.C) the referees of the football tournament55.B) Age should not be the chief consideration in choosing a football referee56.D) considers welfare reform to be fundamentally successful57.C) Because their wages are low58.A) greater efforts should be made to improve people’s livin g standards59.B) rebuilding the work ethic60.D) the poor used to rely on government aid61.B) hold the uniform in such high regard62.A) suggests quality work63.D) provide the wearer with a professional identity64.C) tend to lose their individuality65.D) Advantages and Disadvantages of Uniforms66.A) they are indispensable to people’s social well-being67.B) has much to do with the amount of support they get from others68.C) Lessens the effect of69.A) instrumental support70.D) it draws our attention away from our worries and troublesPart IV TranslationS1. 1998年世界杯足球赛早已尘埃落定，但失望的球迷们仍在责骂那些颇有争议的判罚，声称正是那些判罚使他们的球队没能获胜。
2000年全国英语专业四级试题（12）
First read the following question.
81. The writer is concerned about___.
A. budget housekeeping B. the retail trade C. computer skills D. mental arithmetic
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Dear Sir,
SECTION B SKIMMING AND SCANNING
In this section there are seven passages with a total often multiple-choice questions. Skim or scan them as required and then mark your answers on your answer sheet.
TEXT F
First read the following question.
82. This is a letter of___.
A. reference B. application C. inquiry D. complaint
Now read Text F quickly and mark your answer on your answer sheet.
Now read Text E quickly and mark your answer on your answer sheet.
2000年全国英语专业四级试题（9）
D. Every place in England has given its name to a family.
A. family names became descriptive and occupational
B. people in some areas still had no surnames
C. some people kept changing their surnames
D. all family names became fixed in England
Hundreds of occupational surnames are at once familiar to us, or at least recognisable after a little thought: Archer, Carter, Fisher, Mason, Thatcher, Taylor, to name but a few. Hundreds of others are more obscure in their meanings an d testify to the amazing specialisation in medieval arts, crafts and functions. Such are "Day", (Old English for breadmaker) and "Walker" (a fuller whose job it was to clean and thicken newly made cloth).
2000专四真题参考答案
参考答案：PART ⅠWRITINGSECTION A［参考范文］The Importance of Extracurricular ActivitiesDear Editor,People have different ideas about how students should spend their school days. Some believe that students should spend the whole day on academic studies. Others believe that extracurricular activities should be a required part of every school day. I think both ways have their advantages. But I prefer the latter.As a student, our main task is to concentrate on our academic study. We have to attend classes, reading books and doing assignments. Only by working hard can we learn our courses well. But I don’t think we should spend every hour and minute on academic study. A proverb says, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” Without good health and strong body, how can we improve our study efficiency and make great achievements in our academic study? Besides, spending the whole day on academic study may make us exhausted and weak. We should find other meaningful things to do besides studying. For example, doing extracurricular activities can make students’ life more colorful and beneficial. There are various forms of exercise. My favorite one is football. I play football with my classmates for one hour every afternoon. After a day’s hard work, how nice it is to stretch my arms and legs! By playing football I’ve got both joy and strength. I always looken ergetic.Actually doing extracurricular activities doesn’t disturb our study if we make full use of our time. Instead it does help us study more efficiently. We can be good at learning as well as extracurricular activities. So I suggest that students do extracurricular activities along with their academic studies.SECTION B［参考范文］Dear George,I have read on the notice board that the university is looking for a part-time library assistance who can work at weekends. I think you are the suitable person for this vacancy, for you are free at weekends and it pays well, yet the job is not difficult. It is also a good chance to improve yourself. So you shouldgo for an interview.Yours完型填空短文大意：这篇文章介绍了气体与液体的特性及相关理论。
2000年全国英语专业四级试题（10）
TEXT C Since the early 1930s, Swiss banks had prided themselves on their system of banking secrecy and numbered accounts. Over the years, they had successfully withstood every challenge to this system by their own government who, in turn, ha d been frequently urged by foreign governments to reveal information about the financial affairs to certain account holders. The result of this policy of secrecy was that a kind of mystique had grown up around Swiss banking. There was a widely-held belief that Switzerland was irresistible to wealthy foreigners, mainly because of its numbered accounts and bankers' reluctance to ask awkward questions of depositors. Contributing to the mystique was the view, carefully propagated by the banks themselves, that if this secrecy was ever given up, foreigners would fall over themselves in the rush to withdraw money, and the Swiss banking system would virtually collapse overnight. To many, therefore, it came like a bolt out of the blue, when, in 1977, the Swiss banks announced they had signed a pact with the Swiss National Bank (the Central Bank). The aim of the agreement was to prevent to improper use of the country's bank secrecy laws, and its effect was to curb severely the system of secrecy. The rules which the banks had agreed to observe made the opening of numbered accounts subject to much closer scrutiny than before. The banks would be required, if necessary, to identify the origin of foreign funds going into numbered and other accounts. The idea was to stop such accounts being used for dubious purposes. Also they agreed not to accept funds resulting from tax evasion or from crime. The pact represented essentially a tightening up of banking rules. Although the banks agreed to end relations with clients whose identities were unclear or who were performing improper acts, they were still not obliged to inform on a client to anyone, including the Swiss government. To some extent, therefore, the princ iple of secrecy had been maintained. 74. Swiss banks took pride in___. A. the number of their accounts B. withholding client information C. being mysterious to the outsiders D. attracting wealthy foreign clients 75. According to the passage, the widely-held belief that Switzerland w as irresistible to wealthy foreigners was ___ by banks themselves.A. deniedB. criticizedC. reviewedD. defended 76. In the last paragraph, the writer thinks that___. A. complete changes had been introduced into Swiss banks B. Swiss banks could no longer keep client information C. changes in the bank policies had been somewhat superficial D. more changes need to be considered and made。
2000英语四级真题及答案
2000年6月大学英语四级真题PartI Writing(30 minutes)Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Online Shopping. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below:1．现在网上购物已成为一种时尚2．网上购物有很多好处，但也有不少问题3．我的建议Online Shopping注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。
Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15minutes)Directions:In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sen tences with the information given in the passage.British Cuisine: the Best of Old and NewBritish cuisine (烹饪) has come of age in recent years as chefs (厨师) combine the best of old and new.Why does British food have a reputation for being so bad? Because it is bad! Those are not the most encouraging words to hear just before eating lunch at one of Hong Kong's smartest British restaurants, Alfie's by KEE, but head chef Neil Tomes has more to say."The past 15 years or so have been a noticeable period of improvement for food in England," the English chef says, citing the trend in British cuisine for better ingredients, preparation and cooking methods, and more appealing presentation. Chefs such as Delia Smith, Nigel Slater, Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay made the public realise that cooking - and eating - didn't have to be a boring thing. And now, most of the British public is familiar even with the ex tremes of Heston BlumenthaPs molecular gastronomy, a form of cooking that employs scientific methods to create the perfect dish."It's no longer the case that the common man in England is embarrassed to show he knows about food," Tomes says.There was plenty of room for improvement. The problems with the nation's cuisine can be traced back to the Second World War. Before the War, much of Britain's food was imported and when German U-boats began attacking ships bringing food to the country, Britain went on rations (配给)."As rationing came to an end in the 1950s, technology picked up and was used to mass-produce food," Tomes says. "And by then people were just happy to have a decent quantity of food in their kitchens."They weren't looking for cured meats, organic produce or beautiful presentation; they were looking for whatever they could get their hands on, and this prioritisatio n of quantity over quality prevailed for decades, meaning a generation was brought up with food that couldn't compete with neighbouring France, Italy, Belgium or Spain.Before star chefs such as Oliver began making cooking fashionable, it was hard to find a restaurant in London that was open after 9pm. But in recent years the capital's culinary (烹饪的) scene has developed to the point that it is now confident of its ability to please the tastes of any international visitor.With the opening of Alfie's in April, and others such as The Pawn, two years ago, modern British food has made its way to Hong Kong. "With British food, I think that Hong Kong restaurants are keeping up," says David Tamlyn, the Welsh executive chef at The Pawn in Wan Chai. "Hong Kong diners are ex tremely responsive to new ideas or presentations, which is good news for new dishes."Chefs agree that diners in Hong Kong are embracing the modern British trend. Some restau rants are modifying the recipes (菜谱) of British dishes to breathe new life into the classics, while others are using better quality ingredients but remaining true to British traditions and tastes.Tamlyn is in the second camp. "We select our food very particularly. We use US beef, New Zealand lamb and for our custards (牛奶蛋糊)we use Bird's Custard Powder," Tamlyn says. "Some restaurants go for custard made fresh with eggs, sugar and cream, but British custard is different, and we stay true to that."Matthew Hill, senior manager at the two-year-old SoHo restaurant Yorkshire Pudding, also uses better ingredients as a means of improving dishes. "There are a lot ofex isting perceptions about British food and so we can't alter these too much. We're a traditional British restaurant so there are some staples (主菜) that will remain essentially unchanged."These traditional dishes include fish and chips, steak and kidney pie and large pieces of roasted meats. At Alfie's, the newest of the British restaurants in town and perhaps the most gentlemen's club-like in design, Neil Tomes ex plains his passion for provenance (原产地)."Britain has started to become really proud of the food it's producing. It has excellent organic farms, beautifully crafted cheeses, high-quality meats."However, the British don't have a history of ex porting their foodstuffs, which makes it difficult for restaurants in Hong Kong to source authentic ingredients."We can get a lot of our ingredients once a week from the UK," Tamlyn ex plains. "But there is also pressure to buy local and save on food miles, which means we take our vegetables from the local markets, and there are a lot that work well with British staples."The Phoenix, in Mid-Levels, offers the widest interpretation of "British cuisine", while still trying to maintain its soul. The gastro-pub has ex isted in various locations in Hong Kong since 2002. Singaporean head chef Tommy Teh Kum Chai offers daily specials on a blackboard, rather than sticking to a menu. This enables him to reinterpret British cuisine depending on what is avail able in the local markets."We use a lot of ingredients that people wouldn't perhaps associate as British, but are pre sented in a British way. Bell peppers stuffed with couscous, alongside ratatouille, is a very popular dish."Although the ingredients may not strike diners as being traditional, they can be found in dishes across Britain.Even the traditional chefs are aware of the need to adapt to local tastes and customs, while maintaining the Britishness of their cuisine.At Yorkshire Pudding, Hill says that his staff asks diners whether they would like to share their meals. Small dishes, shared meals and "mix ing it up" is not something commonly done in Britain, but Yorkshire Pudding will bring full dishes to the table and offer individual plates for each diner. "That way, people still get the presentation of the dishes as they were designed, but can carve them up however they like," Hill says.This practice is also popular at The Pawn, although largely for rotisseries (烤肉馆),Tamlyn says. "Some tables will arrive on a Sunday, order a whole chicken and a shoulder of lamb or a baby pig, and just stay for hours enjoying everything we bring out for them."Some British traditions are too sacred (神圣的)to mess with, however, Tomes says. "I'd never change a full English breakfast."注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
2000年全国英语专业四级试题（11）
TEXT D Coketown was a town of red brick, or of brick that would have been red if the smoke and the ashes had allowed it; but as matters stood it was a town of unnatural red and black like the painted face of a savage. It was a town of machinery an d tall chimneys, out of which smoke trailed themselves for ever and ever. It had a black canal in it, and a river that ran purple with ill-smelling dye, and vas t piles of buildings full of windows where there was a rattling and a trembling all day long, and where the piston of the steam-engine worked monotonously up an d down like the head of an elephant in a state of madness. The town contained several large streets all very like one another, and many small streets still more like one another, inhabited by people equally like one another. A sunny midsummer day. There was such a thing sometimes, even in Coketown. Seen from a distance in such weather, Coketown lay covered in a haze of its own. You only knew the town was there, because you knew there could have been no such blotch upon the view without a town. The streets were hot and dusty on the summer day, and the sun was so bright that it even shone through the haze over Coketown, and could not be looked at steadily. Workers emerged from low underground doorways into factory yards, and sat on posts and steps, wiping their faces and contemplating coals. The whole town see med to be frying in oil. There was a stifling smell of hot oil everywhere. The atmosphere of those places was like the breath of hell, and their inhabitants was ting with heat, toiled languidly in the desert. But no temperature made the mad elephants more mad or more sane. Their wearisome heads went up and down at the same rate, in hot weather and in cold, wet weather and dry fair weather and foul. The measured motion of their shadows on the walls, was the substitute Coketown had to show for the shadows of rustling woods; while for the summer hum of insects, it could offer all the year round, from the dawn of Monday to the night of S aturday, the whirr of shafts and wheels. 77. Which of the following adjectives is NOT appropriate to describe Co ketown?A. dullB. dirtyC. noisyD. savage 78. From the passage we know that Coketown was mainly a(n) ___town .A. industrialB. agriculturalC. residentialD. commercial 79. Only ___ were not affected by weather.A. the workmenB. the inhabitantsC. the steam-enginesD. the rustling woods 80. Which is the author's opinion of Coketown? A. Coketown should be replaced by woods. B. The town was seriously polluted. C. The town had too much oil in it. D. The town's atmosphere was traditional. Reading Comprehension B。
2000年全国英语专业四级试题（14）
Now read Text I quickly and mark your answers on your answer sheet. With Christmas Day around the corner, Hong Kong’s Provisional Regional Council announced that a Christmas tree decoration competition will be held on Sunday in conjunction with the ongoing Regional Council Festival. Members of the public are welcome to take part in the competition as families or small groups. Each team should be formed by at least three persons. A total of 99 Christmas trees of 1.5 metres in height will be available for the participating teams to decorate. Participants can bring along their own decoration materials and to use their imagination and creativity to achieve the best results. Each participating team can take home the Christmas tree it has decorated as a souvenir. In addition, there will be cash awards for the winners. TEXT J First read the following questions. 87. If you only have time for a half-day trip, which day would you choo se? A. Sunday 23 July. B. Saturday 15 July. C. Wednesday 9 August. D. Saturday 5 August. 88. Which of the following trips offers you the opportunity to see Geor gian architecture? A. Trip One. B. Trip Two. C. Trip Three. D. Trip Four. Now read Text quickly and mark your answers on your answer sheet. Summer Outings Trip One Saturday 15 July Stratford-upon-Avon and "Julius Caesar" The coach will leave at 9 am, allowing a couple of hours to visit Stratford befo re the performance of "Julius Caesar" at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Back aro und 7:30 pm. Trip Two Sunday 23 July Bath The spa town of Bath contains the country’s finest Roman ruins, and much elegant Georgian architecture. The coach will depart at 9 am, returning at around 6:30 pm. Trip Three Saturday 5 August Stratford-upon-Avon and "The Taming of the Shrew" Another chance to visit Stratford. "The Taming of the Shrew" stars Josie Lawrence in the title role. The coach will leave at 9 am, returning at around 7:30 pm. Trip Four Wednesday 9 August Oxford and "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" A half-day trip to Oxford. The coach will leave at 2:15 pm, allowing an afternoon to see the sights before one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays at the Playhouse Theatre. Back after the show. TEXT K First read the following questions. 89. Which nation is thought to be business-minded? A. The Dutch. B. The Italians. C. The British. D. The Germans. 90. The opinions seem to be most divided on___. A. the Germans B. the Dutch C. the French D.d mark your answers on your answer sheet. Some of the data from a survey on national stereotypes in some European countries is summarized below: Germans Liked themselves best of all. Most Europeans agreed that the Germans had the highest proportion of good qualities. They considered themselves very tolerant, but nobody else did. French Not really admired by anyone except the Italians. Other Europeans found them conservative, withdrawn, brilliant, superficial. Also, not very friendl y. British Mixed reactions. Some found them calm, reserved, open- minded, others thought they were insular and superior. The British most admired the Dutch. Italians Generally considered by everyone to be lazy and untrustworthy, an d the Italians agreed! Most also found them to be charming, hospitable and noisy . The Italians admired the French. Hardly anyone loved the Italians except the French. Dutch Most admired people in Europe-except by their neighbours-the Belgians. Everyone agreed that the Dutch are hardworking, thrifty, good-natured, tolerant and business-minded. Part Ⅰ WRITING ［45 MIN.］ SECTION A COMPOSITION Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a composition of about 150 words on the following topic: College life should be varied and colourful. And extracurricular activities are an important aspect of it. However, at present, there is much room for improvement in this regard. Write an article to the university radio entitled: The Importance of Extracurricular Activities In the first part of your article you should clearly present your view, and in the second part you should support your opinion with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure e to follow the above instructions may
历年英语专四单选答案详解(2000-2010年)
2000 年英语专业四级考试41．答案：A【参考译文】敏锐的听觉使多数动物能远在人之前感觉到雷雨的来临。
【试题分析】本题为语法题，考句子成份的省略与替代。
【详细解答】“Acute hearing helps”是主句和before引导的从句具有相同的主语和谓语，从句中省略了该相同部分，用助动词do代替了与主句重复的信息“sense the approach of thunderstorms．”故答案为选项A。
42．答案：B 【参考译文】这种病如果不加以治疗，患者会完全失明。
【试题分析】本题为语法题，考查连词的用法。
【详细解答】after和since都是引导时间状语从句，since还可作“因为”讲，引导原因状语从句。
if“如果”和unless“除非”都可以引导条件状语从句。
但if后接过去分词短语，省略的成分为主语+系动词，该主语只有与主句的主语相同才可省略。
根据句意和句子结构，选项B为正确答案。
43．答案：A【参考译文】中部省份在有些年份会遭水灾，在另一些年份会遭旱灾。
【试题分析】本题为语法结构题。
【详细解答】这是一个并列句，句中and是并列连词，它后面连接的内容与前面的“floods in some years”是并列成份，要求结构相同。
drought in others中others指代years。
故选项A为正确答案。
44．答案：D 【参考译文】吃点水果，好吗? 【试题分析】本题为语法题，考查对附加疑问句的掌握。
【详细解答】本句是一个由“祈使句+附加疑问”构成的附加疑问句，这种附加疑问部分通常用won’t you表示一种征询意见的语气，因此答案选D。
45．答案：C 【参考译文】由于没有更多的东西可讨论，会议提前半小时结束了。
【试题分析】本题为语法题，考查对独立主格结构的掌握。
【详细解答】本句中的There being nothing more for discussion为独立主格结构，表示原因。
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2000年专业英语四级考试试题Part ⅤGRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ［15 MIN.］There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.41. Acute hearing helps most animals sense the approach of thunderstorm s long before people___.A. doB. hearC. do themD. hearing it42. This is an illness that can result in total blindness ___ left untreated.A. afterB. ifC. sinceD.unless43. The central provinces have floods in some years, and ___.A. drought in othersB. droughts are othersC. while other droughtsD. others in drought44. Do help yourself to some fruit,___ you?A. can’tB. don’tC. wouldn’tD. won’t44．答案：D【参考译文】吃点水果，好吗?【试题分析】本题为语法题，考查对附加疑问句的掌握。
【详细解答】本句是一个由“祈使句+附加疑问”构成的附加疑问句，这种附加疑问部分通常用won’t you表示一种征询意见的语气，因此答案选D。
45. There___ nothing more for discussion, the meeting came to an e nd half an hour earlier.A. to beB. to have beenC. beingD. be46. My mother can’t get ___ because she has rheumatism (风湿病).A. aboutB. onC. throughD. in47. I was very much put ___ by Mark’s rude behavior; it really annoyed me.A. overB. offC. upD. by47．答案：B【参考译文】我对马克的粗鲁举止很反感，他太让我气恼了。
【试题分析】本题为动词短语词义辨析题。
【详细解答】put over表示“使被理解，传达……的意义，(尤指用欺骗手段)做成”等；put off 表示“推迟；关掉；消除使厌恶”等；put up表示“抬起，把……拿出来出售(拍卖等)，张贴，提出(请愿、建议、问题等)”；put by表示“继续，储存，抛弃，回避”等。
根据句意，选项B 为正确答案。
48. You ___ Jim anything about it. It was none of his business.A. needn’t have toldB. needn’t tellC. mustn’t have toldD. mustn’t tell49. All of us would have enjoyed the party much more if there___ quite such a crowd of people there.A. weren’tB. hasn’t beenC. hadn’t beenD. w ouldn’t be50. Firms that use computers have found that the number of staff ___ quality control can be substantially reduced.A. whoseB. asC. whatD. that51. ___ at in this way, the present economic situation doesn’t seem so glo omy.A. LookingB. LookedC. Having lookedD. To look52. Many people are ___ to insect bites, and some even have to go to hospital.A. insensitiveB. allergicC. sensibleD. infected53. When you’re driving on a motorway, you must obey the signs telling you to get into the right ___.A.wayB.trackC.roadne54. The motorist had to ___to avoid knocking the old woman down in the middle of the road.A. swerveB. twistC. departD. swing55. In winter drivers have trouble stopping their cars from ___ on icy roads.A. skatingB. skiddingC. slidingD. slipping56. This project would ___ a huge increase in defense spending.A. resultB. assureC. entailD. accomplish57. The chances of a repetition of these unfortunate events are ___ indeed.A. distantB. slimC. unlikelyD. narrow58. We should make a clear ___ between ’competent’ and ’proficient’ for the purposes of our discussion.A. separationB. divisionC. distinctionD. diffe rence59. In the present economic ___ we can make even greater progress than previously.A. airB. moodC. areaD. climate60. Rite of Passage is a good novel by any standards;___, it shoul d rank high on any list of science fiction.A. consistentlyB. consequentlyC. invariablyD. fortunately61. The diversity of tropical plants in the region represents a seeming ly___ source of raw materials, of which only a few have been utilized.A. exploitedB. controversialC. inexhaustibleD. remarkable62. While he was in Beijing, he spent all his time ___ some import ant museums and buildings.A. visitingB. travelingC. watchingD. touring63. You must let me have the annual report without ___ by ten o’cl ock tom orrow morning.A. failureB. hesitationC. troubleD. fail64. As the director can’t come to the reception, I’m representing the c ompanyA. on his accountB. on his behalfC. for his partD. in his interest65. Dreams are___ in themselves, but when combined with other data, they can tell us much about the dreamer.A. uninformativeB. startlingC. harmlessD. uncontrollable41．答案：A【参考译文】敏锐的听觉使多数动物能远在人之前感觉到雷雨的来临。
【试题分析】本题为语法题，考句子成份的省略与替代。
【详细解答】“Acute hearing helps”是主句和before引导的从句具有相同的主语和谓语，从句中省略了该相同部分，用助动词do代替了与主句重复的信息“sense the approach of thunderstorms．”故答案为选项A。
42．答案：B【参考译文】这种病如果不加以治疗，患者会完全失明。
【试题分析】本题为语法题，考查连词的用法。
【详细解答】after和since都是引导时间状语从句，since还可作“因为”讲，引导原因状语从句。
if“如果”和unless“除非”都可以引导条件状语从句。
但if后接过去分词短语，省略的成分为主语+系动词，该主语只有与主句的主语相同才可省略。
根据句意和句子结构，选项B为正确答案。
43．答案：A【参考译文】中部省份在有些年份会遭水灾，在另一些年份会遭旱灾。
【试题分析】本题为语法结构题。
【详细解答】这是一个并列句，句中and是并列连词，它后面连接的内容与前面的“floods in some years”是并列成份，要求结构相同。
drought in others中others指代years。
故选项A为正确答案。
45．答案：C【参考译文】由于没有更多的东西可讨论，会议提前半小时结束了。