英语专业四级考试真题及答案.docx

1、英语专业四级考试真题及答案2003年英语专业四级考试真题及答案Part WRITING45 MIN.】SECTION A COMPOSITION35 MIN.People in modern society live under a lot of pressure, from education, career, or family. So it is important for them to keep a good mood under whatever circumstances. Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a composition of about 150

2、words on the following topic:THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING A GOOD MOODYou are to write in three parts.In the first part, state specifically what your view is.In the second part, support your view with one or two reasons.In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.

3、Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.SECTION B NOTE-WRITING 10 MIN.Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation:Your friend Clare has invited you to her hou

4、se-warming party this weekend. However, you will be away then. Write her a note politely declining her invitation and expressing your best wishes to her.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy.Part CLOZE 15 MIN. Decide which of the choices given below would best comp

5、lete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet.During McDonalds early years French fries were made from scratch every day. Russet Burbank potatoes were (26)_, cut into shoestrings, and fried in its kitchens. (27)_ the chain expanded

6、 nationwide, in the mid-1960s, it sought to cut labour costs, reduce the number of suppliers, and (28)_ that its fries tasted the same at every restaurant. McDonalds began (29) _ to frozen French fries in 1966and few customers noticed the difference. (30)_, the change had a profound effect on the na

7、tions agriculture and diet. A familiar food had been transformed into a highly processed industrial (31)_. McDonalds fries now come from huge manufacturing plants (32)_ can process two million pounds of potatoes a day. The expansion (33)_ McDonalds and the popularity of its low-cost, mass-produced f

8、ries changed the way Americans eat.?The taste of McDonalds French fries played a crucial role in the chains successfries are much more profitable than hamburgersand was (34)_ praised by customers, competitors, and even food critics. Their (35)_ taste does not stem from the kind of potatoes that McDo

9、nalds (36)_, the technology that processes them, or the restaurant equipment that fries them: other chains use Russet Burbank, buy their French fries from the (37)_ large processing companies, and have similar (38)_ in their restaurant kitchens. The taste of a French fry is (39) _ determined by the

10、cooking oil. For decades McDonalds cooked its French fries in a mixture of about 7 per cent cottonseed oil and 93 per cent beef fat. The mixture gave the fries their unique (40) _.26. A. scaled B. stripped C. peeled D. sliced27. A. As B. Due to C. Owing to D. With28. A. ensue B. ensure C. enrich D.

11、enable 29. A. switching B. diverting? C. modifying D. altering30. A. Still B. Anyway? C. Besides D. Nevertheless 31. A. brand B. stuff C. commodity D. produce32. A. this B. that C./ D. what 33. A. into B. from C. in D. of 34. A. long B. only C. first D. lonely35. A. distinctive B. distinct? C. disti

12、nguished D. distinguishable36. A. possesses B. buys C. acquires D. grows37. A. exact B. identical C. same D. alike38. A. woks B. pots C. boilers D. fryers39. A. adequately B. massively C. plentifully D. largely40. A. flavour B. fragrance C. smell D. perfumePart GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY 15 MIN.? There ar

13、e 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. Agriculture is the countrys chief source of wealth, wheat _ by far the biggest ce

14、real crop.A. is B. been C. be D. being42. Jack _from home for two days now, and I am beginning to worry about his safety.?A. has been missing B. has been missed?C. had been missing D. was missed43. Above the trees are the hills, _ magnificence the river faithfully reflects on the surface.A. where B.

15、 of whose C. whose D. which44. Who_ was coming to see me in my office this afternoon?A. you said B. did you say C. did you say that D. you did say45. Does Alan like hamburgers?Yes. So much _ that he eats them almost every day.A. for B. as C. to D. so46. Your ideas, _, seem unusual to me.A. like her

16、B. like hers C. similar to her D. similar to herself47. The opening ceremony is a great occasion. It is essential _for that.A. for us to be prepared B. that we are preparedC. of us to be prepared D. our being prepared48. Time _, the celebration will be held as scheduled.A. permit B. permitting C. pe

17、rmitted D. permits49. _ I like economics, I like sociology much better.A. As mush as B. So much C. How much D. Much as50. It is futile to discuss the matter further, because _going to agree upon anything today.A. neither you nor I are B. neither you nor me amC. neither you nor I am D. neither me nor

18、 you are51. They overcame all the difficulties and completed the project two months ahead of time, _ is something we had not expected.A. which B. it C. that D. what52. He is quite worn out from years of hard work. He is not the man _ he was twenty years ago.A. which B. that C. who D. whom53. She wou

19、ld have been more agreeable if she had changed a little bit, _?A. hadnt she B. hasnt she C. wouldnt she D. didnt she54. At three thousand feet, wide plains begin to appear, and there is never a moment when some distant mountain is not _.A. on view B. at a glance C. on the scene D. in sight55. The fi

20、rst two stages in the development of civilized man were probably the invention of weapons and the discovery of fire, although nobody knows exactly when he acquired the use of the _.A. latter B. latest C. later D. last56. It will take us twenty minutes to get to the railway station, _traffic delays.A

21、. acknowledging B. affording C. allowing for D. accounting for57. He will have to_ his indecent behaviour one day.A. answer to B. answer for C. answer back D. answer about58. With _ exceptions, the former president does not appear in public now.A. rare B. unusual C. extraordinary D. unique59. We hav

22、e been hearing _accounts of your work.A. favoured B. favourable C. favourite D. favouring60. During the summer holiday season there are no _ rooms in this seaside hotel.A. empty B. blank C. deserted D. vacant61. Drive straight ahead, and then you will see a _ to the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway.A. si

23、gn B. mark C. signal D. board62. Whenever possible, Ian _ how well he speaks Japanese.A. shows up B. shows around C. shows off D. shows out63. The tenant left nothing behind except some _ of paper, cloth, etc.A. sheets B. scraps C. papers D. slices64. Shares on the stock market have _ as a result of

24、 a worldwide economic downturn.A. turned B. changed C. floated D. fluctuated65. I think you can take a(n) _ language course to improve your English.A. intermediate B. middle C. medium D. mid Part READING COMPREHENSION 30 MIN.SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION 25 MIN.In this section there are four passa

25、ges followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer.Mark your answers on your answer sheet.TEXT AThe way in which people use social space reflects their social relationships and their ethnic ident

26、ity. Early immigrants to America from Europe brought with them a collective style of living, which they retained until late in the 18th?century. Historical records document a group-oriented existence, in which one room was used for eating, entertaining guests, and sleeping. People ate soups from a s

27、ommunal pot, shared drinking cups, and used a common pit toilet. With the development of ideas about individualism, people soon began to shift to the use of individual cups and plates; the eating of meals that included meat, bread, and vegetables served on separate plates; and the use of private toi

28、lets. They began to build their houses with separate rooms to entertain guests-living rooms, separate bedrooms for sleeping, separate work areas-kitchen, laundry room, and separate bathrooms.?In Mexico, the meaning and organization of domestic space is strikingly different. Houses are organized arou

29、nd a ?patio?, or courtyard. Rooms open onto the patio, where all kinds of domestic activities take place. Individuals to not have separate bedrooms. Children often sleep with parents, and brothers or sisters share a bed, emphasizing familial interdependence. Rooms in Mexican houses are locations for

30、 multiple activities that, in contrast, are rigidly separated in the United States.66. Changes in living styles among early immigrants were initially brought about by _.A. rising living standard?B. new concept?C. new custom?D. new designs of houses?67. Which of the following is NOT discussed in the passage?A. Their concepts of domestic space.B. Their social relationships.C. The functions of their rooms.D. The layout of their houses.?TEXT BThere are superstitions attached to numbers; even those ancient Gree