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1998年英语专业四级考试真题
1998年英语专业四级考试真题TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS
(1998)
PARTIWRITING
[45MIN]
SECTIONACOMPOSITION
[35MIN]
Itisnowgenerallyacceptedthatvehicles(cars,trucks,etc.)areamajorsourceofairpollutionin
cities.YouaretosuggestonlyONEwaytosolvetheproblem.
WriteonANSWERSHEETONEacompositionofabout150wordsonthefollowingtopic:
ONEWAYTOSOLVETHEPROBLEM
Youaretowriteinthreeparagraphs.
Inthefirstparagraph,statewhatyoursuggestedwayis.
Inthesecondparagraph,stateoneortwoadvantagesofyoursuggestion.
Inthelastparagraph,bringwhatyouhavewrittentoanaturalconclusion.
Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandappropriacy.Failuretofollowtheinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.
SECTIONBNOTE-WRITING[10MIN]
WriteonANSWERSHEETONEanoteofabout50-60wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation:
YouareMarkorSally.Youhavegotatickettoacomputerfair,butyounowfindthatyouareunabletogo.Writeanotetoyourfriend,George,explainingwhyyouaresendingtheenclosedtickettohimandtellinghimbrieflyhowtogetthere.
Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandappropriacy.
PARTⅡDICTATION[15MIN]
Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbereadatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,or
phrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15to20seconds.Thelastreadingwillbereadatnormalspeed
againandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.
PleasewritewholepassageonANSWERSHEETTWO.
PART1TILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[20MIN]
InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthen
answerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectresponseforeachquestiononyouranswersheet.
SECTIONASTATEMENT
Inthissectionyouwillheareightstatements.Attheendofeachstatementyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.
Now,listentothestatements.
1.Thespeakeristalkingtoa__
[A]doctor[B]pharmacist[C]mechanic[D]waiter
2.Whatisthespeaker'sattitude?
[A]Hecouldn'tagreeanymore.[B]Heagreescompletely.
[C]Heagreespartially.[D]Hecouldn'tstanditanymore.
3.HowmuchdidMr.Dawsonpayforthesweater?
[A]$30.[B]$13.[C]$80.[D]$18.
4.Whatdoes"stayinghealthy"meantoday?
[A]Youshouldoftengotoadoctor.
[B]Goingtoadoctorregularlyforhelps.[C]Keepfitandstrongallthetime.
[D]Youshouldnevergotoadoctor.
5.Whereisthespeaker?
[A]Inabank.[B]Inarestaurant.[C]Inanoffice.[D]Inashop.
6.Thespeakerregrettedhaving
[A]missedthegame[B]gonetothegame
[C]wonthegame[D]missedthebet
7.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkaboutteachers?
[A]Teachersgetmuchsatisfactionfromwork.
[B]Teachersgetlittlesatisfactionfromwork.
[C]Fewteachersaresatisfiedwiththeirwork.
[D]Fewteachersaresatisfiedwiththeirsalary.
8.Thespeakeriscomparingtwo.__
[A]researchprojects[B]politicaldeclarations
[C]kindsofcandies[D]politicalevents
SECTIONBCONVERSATION
Inthissection,youwillhearnineshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendof
eachconversationyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.
Now,listentotheconversations.
9.Whoisthecaller?
[A]JohnSmith.[B]MaxThomas.[C]MaxGreen.[D]JohnThomas.
10.Theconversationtakesplacebetween__
[A]ahostandaguest[B]twoneighbors
[C]adoctorandapatient[D]ahotelclerkandaguest
11.Whatdidthemandolastweekend?
[A]Hewentskiing.[B]Hestudied.
[C]Hedidnothing.
[D]Hedidshopping.
12.
Whatdoyouguessthey'lldo?
[A]Gototheclassatonce.
[B]Makeitinthedorm.
[C]Skipoverthework.
[D]findouttheassignment.
13.
Jamesisgoingto__
[A]buyacar
[B]stayathome
[C]gototheparty
[D]solvetheproblem
14.
Themanadvisedthewomanto
[A]findherwayaround
[B]enjoyherselfthoroughly
[C]rememberherculture
[D]seethedifferences
15.
Thewomanissupposedtobea(n)__
[A]shopassistant
[B]jobapplicant
[C]interviewer
[D]receptionist
16.
Whatdidthewomandothismorning?
[A]Shehadthecookerchanged.
[B]Shehadhercookerrepaired.
[C]Sheboughtanewcooker.
[D]Shereturnedhernewcooker.
17.
Thewomanintendsto
[A]offerthemanalift
[B]gowiththemanbybus
[C]borrowtheman'scar
[D]checkifhehasacar
SECTIONC
NEWSBROADCAST
Question18isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.
Now,listentothenews.
18.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
[A]Heavyrainsandstormscausedriverstooverflow.
[B]Floodingforcedevacuationinsevencountries.
[C]Floodingdamagedhomesandcutoffelectricity.
[D]Heavyrainsandfloodingkeptbanksdosed.
Question19isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven
10secondstoanswerthequestion.
Now,listentothenews.
19.Whoisgoingtomakeavisit?
[A]TheIranianForeignMinister.[B]TheIraqiForeignMinister.
[C]AseniorIraqiadvisor.[D]AseniorIranianadvisor.
Question20and21arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwill
begivens20secondstoanswerthetwoquestions.
Now,listentothenews.
20.TheSenatebillaimsto__withinthenextsevenyears.
[A]endthecountry'shugepublicdebts[B]cutgovernmentspendingonhealth
[C]endthelargebudgetdeficits[D]cutsomeeducationalprogrammes
21.Congressionalleadershavetoworkoutacompromisebecause
[A]asimilarbillhasbeenpassed[B]thePresidentmightopposetheplan
[C]theSenatebillwaspassedby57to42[D]theWhiteHouseisfacingopposition
Question22isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven
10secondstoanswerthequestion.
Now,listentothenews.
22.AustraliareactedtowardstheFrenchtestby__
[A]recallingherambassadortoParis[B]describingthetestasinsignificant
[C]expressingherregret[D]expressingdisapproval
Questian23isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven
10secondstoanswerthequestion.
Now,listentothenews.
23.TheIndianpolicewerereportedtohavediscovered__
[A]alargeamountofmoney[B]alargeplasticbomb
[C]similarexplosives[D]thebodiesofmanyvictims
Questions24and25arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.
Now,listentothenews.
24.The6-daynegotiationsbetweenthePLOandIsraelaremainlyabout__
[A]theextensionofPalestinianself-rule
[B]theestablishmentofJewishsettlement
[C]thearrangementofPLOtroops
[D]thereconstructionofHebron
25.Whatprogresshasbeenmadeintheirnegotiations?
[A]IsraelitroopscanstayonintheWestBank.
[B]Israeltinsreleasedthousandsofprisoners.
[C]PLOandIsraelhavemadeafinalagreement.
[D]AgreementhasbeenreachedonthefutureofHebron.
PARTⅣCLOZE[15MIN]
Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldcorrectlycompletethepassageifinserted
inthecorrespondingblanks.Markthecorrectchoiceforeachblankanyouranswersheet.
Thewaythatpeoplespendtheirmoney,andtheobjectsonwhichtheyspendit,arethelast
areaswherefreechoiceandindividualitycanbeexpressed.Thechoicereflectspersonaltaste,the
waypeopleseethemselvesandthefantasiesthey
(26)
abouttheir
lives,
therestrictions
on
moneyavailable
(27)
them,thepresenceof
othersin
thefamily
with
a
(28)
on
that
money,andtheinfluence
ofcurrent
convention,
(29)
surroundings
andlocality.
Shopping
isan
importanthuman
activity.
Yetshoppersare
(30)
withaconfusingsituation
anda(n)
(31)
changingone.
The
confusion
arises
fromthe
claims
(32)adverting,
from
inadequate
information
about
newproducts,newmaterials,newplacestoshop--aconfusionenhancedby
risingpricesanda(n)
(33)
choiceofgoodsthaneverbefore.
Thesearch
(34)
therightpurchaseisbasedon
ignoranceof
(35)
own
needsand
ignoranceoftheproduct's(36)
forthoseneeds.Whenchoosinganyparticularitem,thereare
severallinesofcommunicationwhichmight
providesomeguidance.ashopassistantinitially.maybeaschoolgirlwitha
(37)noneoftheseisentirelysatisfactory.Forexample,youcanask
(38)youfindone,shemayquite(39)notknowtheanswers.She
Saturdayjob,orahousewife
(40)
part-time.
26.
[A]imagine
[B]possess
[C]have
[D]own
27.
[A]to
[B]for
[C]with
[D]of
28.
[A]right
[B]demand
[C]request
[D]claim
29.
[A]growth
[B]upbringing
[C]cultivation
[D]expansion
30.
[A]dealt
[B]faced
[C]coped
[D]greeted
31.
[A]suddenly
[B]instantly
[C]rapidly
[D]readily
32.
[A]madeby
[B]seenin
[C]hintedat
[D]setin
33.[A]ampler[B]larger[C]broader[D]wider
34.
[A]from
[B]into
[C]for
[D]with
35