专业英语四级真题及答案解析.docx

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专业英语四级真题及答案解析

专业英语四级真题2013年

PARTⅠDICTATION

1、Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthird readings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.

  PleasewritethewholepassageonANSWERSHEETONE.

PARTⅡLISTENINGCOMPREHENSION

InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY Listencarefullyandthenanswerthe questionsthatfollow.MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononAnswerSheetTwo.

SECTIONACONVERSATIONS

Inthissectionyouwillhearseveralconversations.Listentotheconversationscarefullyandthenanswerthe questionsthatfollow.

1、Accordingtotheconversation,anexampleof"Christmastrimmings"couldbe

  A.presents     B.fruits     C.sauce     D.meat

2、AChristmaslunchwouldincludeallthefollowingEXCEPT

  A.carrots       B.meat       C.sweetpotatoes  D.roastturkey

3、WhydidHelencometoRob'shouse?

  A.ShewantedtotalktoRob         B.ShehadcometohelpRob

  C.Shehadbeeninvitedtolunch        D.Shewasinterestedincooking

4、Whydidthewomanphonetheclub?

  A.Shewantedtoknowmoreaboutit      B.Shewasanewcomerandfeltlonely

  C.Shewantedtolearnanewlanguage     D.Shewasinterestedinsocialactivities

5、Welearnfromtheconversationthattheclub

  A.mainlyorganizeslanguageactivities      B.acceptsmembersfromlocalstudents

  C.hasbeensetupforalongtime       D.isincreasingitsmembership

6、Accordingtotheconversation,thewomanmightcometopracticeGermanon

  A.Wednesday    B.Tuesday    C.Monday    D.Friday

7、Whatisthemangoingtodoaftertheconversation?

  A.Callupthewomanforheraddress      B.Mailthewomansomeinformation

  C.Waitforthewomantocallhimagain    D.Waitforthewomantopickupaform

8、Accordingtothewoman,whatactuallymakesherjobdifficult?

  A.Difficultquestionsfrominterviewees     B.Embarrassingrequestsfrominterviewees

  C.Lackofprofessionalbackground       D.Lackofinterviewingskills

9、ThewomanusesallthefollowingadjectiveswhentalkingaboutattendingjobfairsEXCEPT

  A.prospective     B.useful      C.important    D.tiring

10、Welearnfromtheconversationthatthewoman

  A.worksbetteratjobfairs           B.prefershonestpeople

  C.oftenworksonherown          D.isexperiencedinherwork

SECTIONBPASSAGES

Inthissection,youwillhearseveralpassages.Listentothepassagescarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

11、Accordingtotoday'sweatherforecast,whichpartofEuropehasdryweather?

  A.NorthernEurope            B.SouthernEurope

  C.NorthwesternEurope          D.Scandinavianmountains

12、InwhichpartofEuropedoestheweatherstaybothfineandcool?

  A.SouthernEurope            B.NorthernEurope

  C.NorthwesternEurope          D.EasternEurope

13、Inwhichregionwilltheweatherchangetomorrow?

  A.CentralpartsoftheMediterranean      B.EasternpartsoftheMediterranean

  C.SouthernpartsoftheMediterranean     D.NorthernpartsoftheMediterranean

14、Accordingtothepassage,whatbenefitcantechnologybringtopeople?

  A.Moreusefulinformationtobettertheirlife  B.Greaterchangesinsocialorganization

  C.Betterunderstandingofmassmedia    D.Closercontactwithmodemdevices

15、Thespeakerquestionsabouteverybody'saccesstotechnologicaladvances.Themainreasonis

  A.illiteracy     B.foodshortage   C.poverty     D.ignorance

16、AccordingtotheUNplan,allthefollowingwillbeachievedwithintenyearsEXCEPT

  A.givingeveryonearadioorTV        B.providingmorejobopportunities

  C.offeringinternetservicetomorepeople   D.startingtocarryouttheschemeintenyears

17、Whatcouldbethetopicofthepassage?

  A.Growthintelecommunications       B.Technologyandthedevelopingworld

  C.Buildinganinformationsociety       D.Educationandmedicalcare

18、PeopleinLatinAmericawearsomething______toexpresstheirhopesforwealthintheNewYear.

  A.yellow      B.white     C.red      D.new

19、WhichofthefollowingNewYear'straditionssignalsfriendship?

  A.Eatingroundfruits           B.Wearingsomethingred

  C.Wearingsomethingwhite         D.Throwingolddishes

20、WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasone'sownNewYear'stradition?

  A.WatchingTVathome          B.Visitingfriends

  C.Goingtobedearly           D.Runningandshoutingoutside

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

Inthissection,youwillhearseveralnewsitems.Listentothemcarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

21、WhatishappeningtotheschoolsinFairfaxCountythisschoolyear?

  A.15schoolshavestartedsocialstudies    B.15schoolshaveuseddigitaltextbooks

  C.Digitaltextbooksareusedforsocialstudies D.Studentsarereadytouseelectronicresources

22、Withdigitaltextbooks,schoolshavesavedabout______milliondollars

  A.1       B.2       C.3       D.4

23、Whofoundthesuspiciousitemattheairport?

  A.FBIagents     B.TSAagents    C.Thepolice    D.Passengers

24、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?

  A.Theterminalwasclosedtemporarilyafterwards

  B.Therewasathoroughsearchinsidetheairport

  C.Thesecurityauthoritiesidentifiedtheexplosives

  D.Passengersattheairportweresafeandsound

25、Accordingtothenewsitem,doctorsusearttherapytotreatthefollowingproblemsEXCEPT

  A.smoking      B.alcoholabuse   C.depression    D.schizophrenia

26、Whydiddoctorsintroducearttherapyinthefirstplace?

  A.Topreventpatientsfromsmoking      B.Tobetterunderstandpatients

  C.Toteachpatientssomeskills        D.Togetpatientsoccupied

27、Whatisthemainpurposeofthenewrules?

  A.Toreducethenumberofpilotsonduty   B.Topreventpilotsfromworkingovertime

  C.Toensureanadequateamountofsleep   D.Tofixtheamountofworkforeachpilot

28、TheIndependentPilotsAssociationwasunhappyaboutthenewrulesbecausethey

  A.hadfailedtocoverallthepilots      B.hadonlycoveredcargoplanepilots

  C.wouldbeputintoeffectintwoyears    D.wouldbetoocostlyifimplemented

29、Whyisincreaseinlivestockproductionnecessary?

  A.Becauselivestockproductionishighlyefficient.

  B.Becausemorepeoplewillbecomewealthier.

  C.Becauseithasfewerecologicalrisks.

  D.Becauseitmayhelpdoublefoodproduction.

30、Whatdoestheword"challenge"meaninthenewsitem?

  A.Conflictbetweenlesslandandmoreproduction.

  B.Balancebetweenhumansurvivalandecology.

  C.Differencebetweenpresentandfutureneeds.

  D.Callsbyenvironmentalcriticstoconsumelessmeat.

PARTⅢCLOZE

Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorresponding blanks.MarkthebestchoiceforeachblankonAnswerSheetTwo.

Everyoneknowsthattaxationisnecessaryinamodemstate:

withoutit,it （31） notbepossibletopaythesoldiersandpolicemenwhoprotectus; （32） theworkersingovernmentofficeswho （33） ourhealth,ourfood,ourwater,andalltheotherthingsthatwecannotdoforourselves. （34） taxation,wepayforthingsthatweneedjust （35） weneedsomewheretoliveandsomethingtoeat.

  But （36） everyoneknowsthattaxationisnecessary,differentpeoplehavedifferentideasabout （37） taxationshouldbearranged.

  Inmostcountries,adirecttaxon （38） , whichiscalledincometax, （39） Itisarrangedinsucha （40） thatthepoorestpeoplepaynothing,andthepercentageoftaxgrows （41） asthetaxpayer'sincomegrows.Insomecountries,forexample, thetaxontherichestpeople （42） ashighasninety-fivepercent!

   （43） countrieswithdirecttaxationnearly （44） haveindirecttaxationtoo.Manythingsimportedintothecountryhavetopaytaxesor"duties."Ofcourse,itisthemenandwomenwhobuytheseimportedthingsintheshops （45） reallyhavetopaytheduties,inthe （46） ofhigherprices.Insomecountries, （47） ,thereisataxonthingssoldintheshops.Ifthemostnecessarythingsaretaxed,alotofmoneyis （48） butthepoorpeoplesuffermost.Ifunnecessarythings （49） jewelsandfurcoatsaretaxed,lessmoneyisobtainedbutthetaxis （50） ,astherichpayit.

31、A.can       B.may

  C.would      D.could

32、A.neither     B.nor

  C.never      D.not

33、A.lookafter     B.lookover

  C.lookinto      D.lookthrough

34、A.Inaccordancewith B.Withreferenceto

  C.Bymeansof    D.Onaccountof

35、A.aswellas     B.asmuchas

  C.assuchas     D.asgoodas

36、A.if        B.when

  C.as       D.though

37、A.how      B.when

  C.why       D.which

38、A.communities    B.sectors

  C.persons     D.classe