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.
Mark your answers on your answer sheet.
TEXT A短文大意：本文主要讲述的是性格与面试成败的关系。
It often happens that a number of applicants with almost identical qualifications and experience all apply for the same position. In their educational background, special skills and work experience, there is little, if anything, to choose between half a dozen candidates. How then does the employer make a choice? Usually on the basis of an interview.
There are many arguments for and against the interview as a selection procedure. The main argument against it is that it results in a wholly subjective decision. As often as not, employers do not choose the best candidate, they choose the candidate who makes a good first impression on them. Some employers, of course, reply to this argument by saying that they have become so experienced in interviewing staff that they are able to make a sound assessment of each candidate's likely performance.The main argument in favor of the interview –and it is, perhaps, a good argument –is that an employer is concerned not only with a candidate's ability, but with the suitability of his or her personality for the particular work situation. Many employers, for example, will overlook occasional inefficiencies from their secretary provided she has a pleasant personality.
It is perhaps true to say, therefore, that the real purpose of an interview is not to assess the assessable aspects of each candidate but to make a guess at the more intangible things, such as personality, character and social ability. Unfortunately, both for the employers and applicants for jobs, there are many people of great ability who simply do not interview well. There are also, of course, people who interview extremely well, but are later found to be very unsatisfactory employees.Candidates who interview well tend to be quietly confident, but never boastful; direct and straightforward in their questions and answers; cheerful and friendly, but never over-familiar; and sincerely enthusiastic and optimistic. Candidates who interview badly tend to be at either end of the spectrum of human behavior. They are either very shy or over-confident. They show either a lack of enthusiasm or an excess of it. They either talk too little or never stop talking. They are either over-polite or rudely abrupt.
66. We can infer from the passage that an employer might tolerate his secretary's
occasional mistakes, if the latter is ________.
A. direct
B. cheerful
C. shy
D. capable
66．答案：B
参考译文：我们可从文章中推断出在什么样的情况下，一个雇主可能会原谅他的秘书的偶然错误？
试题分析：本题是细节题。
详细解答：从第三段最后一句话“Many employers will overlook occasional inefficiencies from their secretary provided she has a pleasant personality.”即如果秘书性格很好，许多顾主会原谅他的秘书的偶然错误。故选项B为正确答案。
67. What is the author's attitude towards the interview as a selection procedure?
A. Unclear.
B. Negative.
C. Objective.
D. Indifferent.
67．答案：C
参考译文：作者对面试是一个选择过程的态度是什么？
试题分析：本题是态度题。
详细解答：从第二段第一句“There are many arguments for and against the interview as a selection procedure.”即对面试是一个选择过程，有许多赞成和反对的理由。这表明它有利有弊，而且作者列出了一些论据，表明态度是很客观的。由此可知，选项C为正确答案。
68. According to the passage, people argue over the interview as a selection
procedure mainly because they have ________.
A. different selection procedures
B. different purposes in the interview
C. different standards for competence
D. different experiences in interviews
68．答案：C
参考译文：根据这篇文章，人们将面试作为一个选择过程而争论，这主要是因为什么？
试题分析：本题是细节题。
详细解答：文章第三段中可以找到答案“An employer is concerned not only with a candidate’s ability, but with the suitability of his or her personality for the particular work situation.”即顾主不只是关心求职者的能力，而且关心他/她的性格是否适合做这份工作，表明顾主对求职者的选择有不同的标准。
69. The purpose of the last paragraph is to indicate ________.
A. a link between success in interview and personality
B. connections between work abilities and personality
C. differences in interview experience
D. differences in personal behavior
69．答案：A
参考译文：最后一段是为了说明什么？
试题分析：本题是主旨题。
详细解答：最后一段是讲什么原因导致了面试成功或失败，而这些人又
各有什么样的性格特点，因而讲的是面试成功与否和性格的关系，所以
选A。
TEXT B 短文大意：本文讲述的是商店扒手的类型及其给诚实顾客带来的不便。
Every year thousands of people are arrested and taken to court for shop-lifting. In Britain alone, about HK$3,000,000's worth of goods are stolen from shops every week. This amounts to something like HK$150 million a year, and represents about 4 percent of the shops' total stock. As a result of this "shrinkage" as the shops call it, the honest public has to pay higher prices.
Shop-lifters can be divided into three main categories: the professionals, the deliberate amateur, and the people who just can't help themselves. The professionals do not pose much of a problem for the store detectives, who, assisted by closed circuit television, two-way mirrors and various other technological devices, can usually cope with them. The professionals tend to go for high value goods in parts of the shops where security measures are tightest. And, in any case, they account for only a small percentage of the total losses due to shop-lifting.
The same applies to the deliberate amateur who is, so to speak, a professional in training. Most of them get caught sooner or later, and they are dealt with severely by the courts.
The real problem is the person who gives way to a sudden temptation and is in all other respects an honest and law-abiding citizen. Contrary to what one would expect, this kind of shop-lifter is rarely poor. He does not steal because he needs the goods and cannot afford to pay for them. He steals because he simply cannot stop himself. And there are countless others who, because of age, sickness or plain
absent-mindedness, simply forget to pay for what they take from the shops. When caught, all are liable to prosecution and the decision whether to send for the police or not is in the hands of the store manager.
In order to prevent the quite incredible growth in ship-lifting offences, some stores, in fact, are doing their best to separate the thieves from the confused by prohibiting customers from taking bags into the store. However, what is most worrying about the whole problem is, perhaps, that it is yet another instance of the innocent majority being penalized and inconvenienced because of the actions of a small minority. It is the aircraft hijack situation in another form. Because of the possibility of one passenger in a million boarding an aircraft with a weapon, the other 999,999 passengers must subject themselves to searches and delays. Unless the situation in the shops improves, in ten years' time we may all have to subject ourselves to a body-search every time we go into a store to buy a tin of beans!
70. Why does the honest public have to pay higher prices when they go to the shops?
A. There is a "shrinkage" in market values.
B. Many goods are not available.
C. Goods in many shops lack variety.
D. There are many cases of shop-lifting.
70．答案：D
参考译文：为什么当诚实的公民购物时不得不付更高的价钱?
试题分析：本题是推断题。
详细解答：从第一段可知，由于商店扒手每年窃取大量的商品，商店的商品减少，于是商店就会以提价来减少损失。由此可知，选项D为正确答案。
71. The third group of people steal things because they ________.
A. are mentally ill
B. are quite absent-minded
C. can not resist the temptation.
D. can not afford to pay for goods
71．．答案：C
参考译文：第三类人偷东西的原因是什么？
试题分析：本题是细节题。
详细解答：从第四段第一句“The real problem is the person who gives way to a sudden temptation and is in all other respects an honest and
law-abiding citizen”即这类人偷东西是因为他们一时抵挡不住诱惑，而在其他方面他们是诚实的、遵纪守法的公民。可以得出答案C。
72. According to the passage, law-abiding citizens ________.
A. can possibly steal things because of their poverty
B. can possibly take away goods without paying
C. have never stolen goods from the supermarkets
D. are difficult to be caught when they steal things
72．答案：B
参考译文：由文章可知，诚实守法的公民会出现那种情况？
试题分析：本题是细节题。
详细解答：从第四段可知,这一类的商店扒手并不穷，他们或许是因为年老、体落健忘，有时仅仅是拿了东西忘记付钱。故选项B为正确答案。此题采取排除法。
73. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the main types of
shop-lifting?
A. A big percentage of the total losses are caused by the professionals.
B. The deliberate amateurs will be punished severely if they get caught.
C. People would expect that those who can't help themselves are poor.
D. The professionals don't cause a lot of trouble to the store detectives.
73．答案：A
参考译文：下面关于商店扒手三种人的描述哪种是不正确的?
试题分析：本题是细节题。
详细解答：短文第二段最后一句话说“And, in any case, they account for only a small percentage of the total losses due to shop-lifting.”即他们只占因为商店扒手而造成的损失的一小部分，A选项是与文章相冲突的。而B，C，D可分别从第三段、第四段、第二段得出答案，故选项A为正确答案。此题采取排除法。
74. The aircraft hijack situation is used in order to show that ________.
A. "the professionals do not pose much of a problem for the stores"
B. some people "simply forget to pay for what they take from the shops"
C. "the honest public has to pay higher prices"
D. the third type of shop-lifters are dangerous people
74．答案：C
参考译文：文中的劫机场景是用来表明什么的？
试题分析：本题是推断题。
详细解答：文章最后一段中说到，“Because o f the possibility of one passenger in a million boarding an aircraft with a weapon, the other 999999 passengers must subject themselves to searches and delays”.即在一次百万人的登机中，仅仅因为一个乘客携带了武器，而其他999，999乘客必须接受检查和拖延，这表明了诚实的公民不得不付出更高的代价。故选项C为正确答案。
TEXT C短文大意：本文主要讲述的是作者在夜间的孤寂心情。
My bones have been aching again, as they often do in humid weather. They ache like history: things long done with, that still remain as pain. When the ache is bad enough it keeps me from sleeping. Every night I yearn for sleep, I strive for it; yet it flutters on ahead of me like a curtain. There are sleeping pills, of course, but the doctor has warned me against them.
Last night, after what seemed hours of damp turmoil, I got up and crept slipperless down the staris, feeling my way in the faint street light that came through the window. Once safely arrived at the bottom, I walked into the kitchen and looked around in the refrigerator. There was nothing much I wanted to eat: the remains of a bunch of celery, a blue-tinged heel of bread, a lemon going soft. I've fallen into the habits of the solitary; my meals are snatched and random. Furtive snacks, furtive treats and picnics. I made do with some peanut butter, scooped directly from the jar with a forefinger: why dirty a spoon?
Standing there with the jar in one hand and my finger in my mouth, I had the feeling that someone was about to walk into the room –some other woman, the unseen, valid owner –and ask me what in hell I was doing in her kitchen. I've had it before, the sense that even in the course of my most legitimate and daily actions –peeling a banana, brushing my teeth –I am trespassing.
At night the house was more than ever like a stranger's. I wandered through the front room, the dining room, the parlour, hand on the wall for balance. My various possessions were floating in their own pools of shadow, denying my ownership of them. I looked them over with a burglar's eye, deciding what might be worth the risk of stealing, what on the other hand I would leave behind. Robbers would take the obvious things –the silver teapot that was my grandmother's, perhaps the hand-painted china. The television set. Nothing I really want.
75. The author could not fall asleep because ________.
A. it was too damp in the bedroom
B. she had run out of sleeping pills
C. she was in very poor health
D. she felt very hungry
75．答案：C
参考译文：作者不能入睡是什么原因？
试题分析：本题是细节题。
详细解答：短文第一段说“My bones have been aching again…Every night I yearn for sleep, I strive for it；”即作者不能入睡的原因是因为她的骨头在潮湿的气候下痛的厉害，故选项C为正确答案。
76. The author did not like the food in the refrigerator because it was NOT
________.
A. fresh
B. sufficient
C. nutritious
D. delicious
76．答案：A
参考译文：作者不喜欢冰箱里的食物是什么原因？
试题分析：本题是细节题。
详细解答：短文第二段说“the remains of a bunch of a celery, a blue-tinged heel of bread, a lemon going soft”由此可知冰箱里剩余食物不新鲜。故选项A为正确答案。
77. By "At night the house was more than ever like a stranger's" (Line 1, Para. 4),
the author probably means that ________.
A. the house was too dark at night
B. there were unfamiliar rooms in the house
C. she felt much more lonely at night
D. the furniture there didn't belong to her
77．答案：C
参考译文：作者为什么说“晚上房子更像一个陌生人”（第四段，第一行）?
试题分析：本题是推断题。
详细解答：从第二段中间可找出“I’ve fallen into the habits of the solitary”,
以及从最后一段作者的感受可推断出作者很孤独，独自徘徊于整个房
间。
TEXT D短文大意：本文主要讲述的是不同国家的人对待交通规则的不同态度和反应。
The chief problem in coping with foreign motorists is not so much remembering that they are different from yourself, but that they are enormously variable. Cross a frontier without adjusting and you can be in deep trouble.
One of the greatest gulfs separating the driving nations is the Atlantic Ocean. More precisely, it is the mental distance between the European and the American motorist, particularly the South American motorist. Compare, for example, an English driver at a set of traffic lights with a Brazilian.
V ery rarely will an Englishman try to anticipate the green light by moving off prematurely. Y ou will find the occasional sharpie who watches for the amber to come up on the adjacent set of lights. However, he will not go until he receives the lawful signal. Brazilians view the thing quite differently. If, in fact, they see traffic lights at all, they regard them as a kind of roadside decoration.
The natives of North America are much more disciplined. They demonstrate this in their addiction to driving in one lane and sticking to it –even if it means settling behind some great truck for many miles.
To prevent other drivers from falling into reckless ways, American motorists try always to stay close behind the vehicle in front which can make it impossible, when all the vehicles are moving at about 55 mph, to make a real lane change. European visitors are constantly falling into this trap. They return to the Old World still flapping their arms in frustration because while driving in the State in their car they kept failing to get off the highway when they wanted to and were swept along to the next city.
However, one nation above all others lives scrupulously by its traffic regulations –the Swiss. In Switzerland, if you were simply to anticipate a traffic light, the chances are that the motorist behind you would take your number and report you to the police. What is more, the police would visit you; and you would be convicted.The Swiss take their rules of the road so seriously that a diver can be ordered to appear in court and charged for speeding on hearsay alone, and very likely found guilty. There are slight regional variations among the French, German and Italian speaking areas, but it is generally safe to assume that any car bearing a CH sticker will be driven with
a high degree of discipline.
78. The fact that the Brazilians regard traffic lights as a kind of roadside decoration
suggests that ________.
A. traffic lights are part of street scenery
B. they simply ignore traffic lights
C. they want to put them at roadsides
D. there are very few traffic lights
78．答案：B
参考译文：巴西人将交通等看作一种路边的装饰，这个事实表明了什么？
试题分析：本题是推断题。
详细解答：短文第三段中“If, in fact, they see traffic lights at all, they regard them as a kind of roadside decoration.可知巴西人与欧洲人不同，就算看到了路灯，也只当他们是装饰，交通灯对他们不起任何作用。故选项B
为正确答案。
79. The second and third paragraphs focus on the difference between ________.
A. the Atlantic Ocean and other oceans
B. English drivers and American drivers.
C. European drivers and American drivers.
D. European drivers and South American drivers.
79．答案：B
参考译文：文章第二、三两段主要讨论的是什么之间的不同？
试题分析：本题是细节题。
详细解答：这两段主要是比较美洲人和欧洲人对交通灯的不同反应和态
度。
80. The phrase "anticipate the green light" (Line 1, Para. 3) is closest in meaning to
________.
A. wait for the green light to be on
B. forbid others to move before the green light
C. move off before the green light is on
D. follow others when the green light is on
80．答案：C
参考译文：短语“anticipate the green light”（第三段，第一行）是什么意
思？
试题分析：本题是细节题。
详细解答：短文第三段第一句话“V ery rarely will an Englishman try to
anticipate the green light by moving off prematurely”.即很少有英国人会
在绿灯亮之前，开动汽车。故选项C为正确答案。
SECTION B SKIMMING AND SCANNING (5 MIN)
In this section there are seven passages with a total of ten multiple-choice questions. Skim or scan them as required and then mark your answers on your answer sheet.
First read the following question.
81. This paper will mainly discuss ________.
A. China's economic policies in general.
B. China's special economic zones.
C. significance of investment in China
D. China's recent development.
短文大意：这篇短文向我们介绍的是中国的经济特区。
81. 答案：B
参考译文：这篇文章主要讨论什么问题？
试题分析：本题是主旨题。
详细解答：作者提到在这篇文章中，首先谈及特区建立的背景；其次，特区的目的和特点；在中国大的经济发展环境下特区的重要性。可知所有的问题都是围绕经济特区的。故选项B为正确答案。
Now, go through TEXT E quickly and answer question 81.
Over the past decade, there have been a lot of changes in China's economic policies. Like other developing countries which are attempting to become more export-orientated, China has started to set up free trade zones. These zones are called "Special Economic Zones" (SEZ's) and feature various incentives designed to
encourage foreign investment. What is the significance of these zones? Have they really played an important role in the development of significance of these zones? Have they really played an important role in the development of the economy of China? In this paper I first describe the background to the estab lishment of these zones. Then I describe some of the aims and characteristics of the SEZ's. Lastly, I attempt to assess the significance of the SEZ's in the development of the wider Chinese economy.
TEXT F
First read the following question.
82. This is a letter of ________.
A. introduction
B. apology
C. complaint
D. recommendation
短文大意：这篇短文是一封投诉信。
82．答案：C
参考译文：这是一封什么样的信？
试题分析：本题是主旨题。
详细解答；从文章第一段和第三段的主题句“we wish to make a number
of complains concerning the...”；The second complaint concerns...”可知是
一封投诉信。
Now, go through TEXT F quickly and answer question 82.
June 15,200
Dear Sir,
Y our shipment of twelve thousand "Smart" watches was received by our company this morning. However, we wish to make a number of complaints concerning the serious delay in delivery and your failure to carry out our instructions with regard to this order.
Late delivery of the goods has caused us to disappoint several of our most valued customers.
The second complaint concerns the mismatch in colour between the watches we ordered and those delivered.
As a result of the above problems, therefore, we feel that the most suitable course of action is to return to you unpaid any of the goods considered unsatisfactory.We look forward to your prompt reply.
Y ours sincerely,
Marks Swift
Managing Director,
Johnson & Sons Ltd.
TEXT G
First read the following question.
83. The purpose of the pamphlet is to show ________.
A. how much money the card holder can take at a cash machine
B. how many more benefits the card holder can now enjoy
C. how card holders can use cash machines of other banks
D. how travelers canuse cash machines when abroad
短文大意：这是一则信息，告诉人们银行卡的种种好处。
83．答案：B
参考译文：这个小册子是用来做什么的？
试题分析：本题是主旨题。
详细解答：从文章题目就可知道它是用来告诉人们可以享用银行卡更多
的好处。由此可知，正确答案为选项B。
Now, go through TEXT G quickly and answer question 83.
NEW DESIGN, MORE BENEFITS
Here is your new Cashpoint Card. Y ou can use it in exactly the same way as your present card, and the Plus sign means you can take money from your account at even more cash machines.
At any of the 2,400 Lloyds Bank Cashpoint machines in the UK you can take out up to ￡200 a day so long as there is enough money in your account and check how much money is in your account, and order a new statement.
Y ou can also use the cash machines of the Bank of Scotland, Barclays Bank and the Royal Bank of Scotland.
When you are abroad, you can take out up to ￡200 a day in local currency from most machines with a VISA or Plus sign-so long as there is enough money in your account.
TEXT H
First read the following question.
84. From its contents' page, we know that the book mainly discusses ________.
A. German development policy.
B. German rural develpment.
C. German development assistance.
D. German development agencies.
短文大意：这是一本关于德国发展政策的书的目录。
84．答案：A
参考译文：从目录看，这篇论文主要讲的是什么？
试题分析：本题是主旨题。
详细解答：从各个章节的主要标题来看，可得出答案。
Now, go through TEXT H quickly and answer question 84.
Contents
Chapter One Basic elements: Principles and general framework of German development policy 1
Domestic conditions and development:
Basic criteria for German development policy 6
Chapter Two Priority concerns of German development policy:
Povery, education, environmental protection 9
Poverty 11
Strategies for reducing poverty 13
Education 18
Environmental protection and resource conservation 33
Chapter Three Implementation of German development policy:
Organization, instruments and procedures 50
Bilateral German development assistance 58
Financial cooperation 63
Technical cooperation 68
Manpower cooperation 71
Development assistance at EU level 76
Multilateral development assistance 81
TEXT I
First read the following questions.
85. Where is the museum's main entrance?
A. On the third floor.
B. On the fourth floor.
C. On the fifth floor.
D. On the sixth floor.
短文大意：这是一个历史博物馆的简介。
85.答案：B
参考译文：博物馆的主要出口在哪儿
试题分析：本题是细节题。
详细解答：抓住关键词“the museum’s main entrance”,可在文中第二段第一句话中找到答案。
86. If you want to see stuffed fish and birds, which floor should you go to?
A. The third floor.
B. The fourth floor.
C. The fifth floor.
D. The sixth floor.
86答案：D
参考译文：如果你想看填充鱼和鸟，你应该去哪儿？
试题分析：本题是细节题。
详细解答：抓住关键词“stuffed fish and birds”，可在文中第二段“Going up one more floor, visitors can see a working beehive, live snakes, stuffed fish and birds...” 故选项D为正确答案。
Now, go through TEXT I quickly and answer questions 85 and 86.
The Museum of Natural History is one of the most interesting museums at the University of Kansas. The museum opened in 1903, and its first exhibit was L. L. Dyche's collection of stuffed animals. Today, the museum has over 130 exhibits on four floors.
The first thing visitors see from the museum's main entrance on the fourth floor is a very large display called a panorama. This exhibit of North American plants and animals was L. L. Dyche's collection. Down one floor is a large collection of fossils found in the Kansas area. On the fifth floor, visitors can learn about North American Indians. Going up one more floor, visitors can see a working beehive, live snakes, stuffed fish and birds, and many other displays of Kansas plants and animals.
TEXT J
First read the following questions.
87. Wher is Cambridge?
A. In the North End in Boston.
B. In the suburbs of Boston.
C. Near Beacon Hill in Boston.
D. Near Faneuil Hall in Boston.
短文大意：这篇短文介绍了Boston的主要景点。
87答案：B
参考译文：剑桥在哪儿？
试题分析：本题是细节题。
详细解答：可在文中第一段最后一句找到答案。
88. How do most people get around in Boston?
A. By the subway.
B. By car.
C. By bus.
D. On foot.
88答案：A
参考译文：大部分人以那种方式在波士顿走动？
试题分析：本题是细节题。
详细解答：抓住关键词“most people”, 可见文中第二段第三句。故选项A
为正确答案。
Now, go through TEXT J quickly and answer questions 87 and 88.
Boston is a beautiful big city with historical landmarks, museums and cultural sites. There are a number of fine arts venues and more than 50 colleges and universities in the area, including Harvard in Cambridge, one of the bigger Botson suburbs.
To see 372-year-old Boston, put on your tennis shoes and tour the streets on foot. Most of the city's sights can be seen within a five-square-mile area in the North End, the historic center of the city. Most people use the city's subway to get around. From Faneuil Hall to Beacon Hill to Harvard, Paul Revere's house or the site of the Boston Massacre, visitors can find a huge chunk of the nation's heritage in one afternoon.
TEXT K
First read the following questions.
89. How many exhibits does Old Shoes Museum have?
A. About 780.
B. About 501.
C. About 1000.
D. About 930.
短文大意：这是一则介绍城市两个游览地：博物馆和水族馆。
89答案：C
参考译文：博物馆有多少场展览？
试题分析：本题是细节题。
详细解答：可在“Old Shoe Museum”处查询, 见文中第二句。
90. Which of the following can NOT be seen inside the aquarium?
A. The Oriental TV Tower.
B. The underwater viewing tunnel.
C. Large themed exhibition areas.
D. More than 10,000 precious fish.
90答案：A
参考译文：下面哪个在海洋水族馆里看不见？
试题分析：本题是细节题。
详细解答：可在“Ocean Aquarium”处查询, oriental TV tower 是在它附近，而不是在其里。
Now, go through TEXT K quickly and answer questions 89 and 90.
CITY TOURS
Old Shoes Museum
Bai Lu Tang, the only comprehensive museum of old shoes in China, is the best place to appreciate the history of Chinese footwear and its place in national culture. Among more than its place in national culture. Among more than 1,000 pieces, the most representative are the three-inch embroidered shoes, accessories and old photos. These rare treasure are very artistic and enjoyable. Y ang Shaorong, the curator, has exhibited his collection in countries like Canada and Singapore.
Place: Room 501, No 8, Lane 780,Hongzhou Lu
TEL: 64460977,64450432
Time: 9:30 am-5:30 pm
Ocean Aquarium
The Ocean Aquarium, located near the Oriental TV Tower, is one of the largest in Asia, and features the longest underwater viewing tunnel at 155metres. The aquarium is divided into eight zones with 28 large themed exhibition areas, displaying more than 300 species and a total of more than 10,000 precious fish around the world.
Place: 158YinchengBeilu,Pudong
TEL: 5879988
Time: 9:00 am-9:00 pm
英语专业四级考试1993年——203年听写原文 1993 Package Holidays Package holidays, covering a two weeks' stay in an attractive place, are increasingly popular. Once you get to the airport, it is up to the tour operator to see that you get safely to your destination．Everything is laid on for you．There is, in fact, no reason for you to bother to arrange anything yourselves．You make friends and have a good time. But there is very little chance that you will really get to know the local people．This is even less likely on a coach tour, when you spend almost your entire time traveling．Of course, there are carefully planned stops for you to visit historic buildings and monuments. You may visit the beautiful, the historic, the ancient. But time is always short．There is also the added disadvantage of being obliged to spend you holiday with a group of people you have never met before． (1994) The American Family The American family unit is changing. There used to be mainly two types of families, the extended and the nuclear. The former included mother, father, children, and some other relatives such as grandparents, living in the same house or nearby. Then as the economy progressed from agricultural to industrial, people began moving to different parts of the country in order to search for job opportunities. These moves split up the extended family. The nuclear family consisting of only parents and children has therefore become far more wide spread. Today’s family, however, can be composed of diverse co mbinations. With the divorce rate nearly one in two, there's an increase in single-parent homes—a father or mother living with one or more children. Blended families occur when divorced men and women remarry and combine the children from former marriages into a new family. On the other hand, there is an increase in childless couples while one in rive Americans lives alone. (1995) Unidentified Flying Objects There are many explanations for why UFOs visit the Earth. / The most popular one is that they maybe visitors from other planets./ To fly such aircraft, their builders must develop different forms of aviation,/because they seem to fly much faster than normal aircraft./ The UFOs, it is believed, must contain scientists/ from other planets who are studying life on earth./ It is even believed that several such aircraft may have landed on earth/ and the space visitors may be living amongst us./ But there are also less fantastic explanations available./ Although some sightings of UFOs are difficult to explain, most can be explained quite easily./ In many cases the observers might have made a mistake./ They might have seen a weather balloon or an aircraft./ Or the light they saw in the sky might have been light from the ground,/ reflected on to the clouds./ However, the exact cause of many sightings still remained a mystery.
2017年英语专业四级真题及答案 III. 语言知识： 11. ___B_____ combination of techniques authors use, all stories---from the briefest anecdotes to the longest novels ----have a plot. A. Regarding B. Whatever. C. In so far as D. No matter 12. She followed the receptionist down a luxurious corridor to a closed door, ____B______ the women gave a quick knock before opening it.. A. wherein B. on which C. but when D. then 13. Ms Ennab is one of the first Palestinian ______C____ with seven years’ racing experience. A. woman drivers B. women driver C. women drivers D. woman driver 14. “I wondered if I could have a word with you.”The past tense in the sentence refers to a __B___. A. past event for exact time reference B. present event for tentativeness C. present event for uncertainty D. past event for politeness 15. “If I were you, I wouldn’t wait to propose to her.” The subjunctive mood in the sentence is used to ____D______. A. alleviate hostility B. express unfavorable feelings C. indicate uncertainty D. make a suggestion 16. “It’s a shame that the city official should have gone back on his word.” The modal auxiliary SHOULD express __B_____. A obligation B disappointment C future in the past D. tentativeness 17. Timothy Ray Brown, the first man cured of HIV, initially opted against the stem cell transplantation that _____D______ history. A. could have later made B. should have made later C. might make later D. would later make 18. Some Martian rock structures look strikingly like structures on Earth that are known ___C___by microbes. A. having been created B. being created C. to have been created D. to be created 19. At that moment, with the crowd watching me, I was not afraid in the ordinary sense, as ______ if I ____A_______alone. A. would have been …had been B. should be … had been C. could be … were D. might have been… were 20. You must fire __C____ incompetent assistant of yours A. the B. an C. that D. whichever 21. Some narratives seem more like plays, heavy with dialogue by which writers allow their
2010年专四语法题 PART IV GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY [15 MIN] There are thirty 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 ANSWER SHEET TWO. 51. Which of the following italicized phrases indicates CAUSE? A. Why don't you do it for the sake of your friends? B. I wish I could write as well as you. C. For all his efforts, he didn't get an A. D. Her eyes were red from excessive reading. 52. Nancy's gone to work but her car's still there. She ____ by bus. A. must have gone B. should have gone C. ought to have gone D. could have gone 53. He feels that he is not yet ____ to travel abroad. A. too strong B. enough strong C. so strong D. strong enough 54. After____ seemed an endless wait, it was his turn to enter the personnel manager's office. A. that B. it C. what D. there 55. Fool ____ Jerry is, he could not have done such a thing. A. who B. as C. like D. that 56. Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?
SECTION A CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation. 1. The following details have been checked during the conversation EXCEPT A. number of travelers. B. number of tour days. C. flight details. D. room services. 2. What is included in the price? A. Air tickets and local transport. B. Local transport and meals. C. Air tickets, local transport and breakfast. D. Air tickets, local transport and all meals. 3. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? A. The traveler is reluctant to buy travel insurance. B. The traveler is ready to buy travel insurance. C. The traveler doesn't have to buy travel insurance. D. Travel insurance is not mentioned in the conversation. Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of'the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.
2018英语专业四级考试真题及参考答案 PART III LANGUAGE USAGE There are twenty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four options marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence or answers the question. Mark hour answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO. 11. The Bent Pyramid outside Cairo __________ ancient Egypt’s first attempt to build a smooth-sided pyramid. A. has been believed to have been B. was believed to be C. is believed to have been D. is believed to be 12. U.S. News ____________ rankings of colleges since 1983. They are a very popular resource for students looking to apply to university campus. A. maintains B. is maintaining C. maintained D. has been maintaining 13. He was lured into a crime he would not ____________have committed. A. actually B. accidentally C. otherwise D. seldom 14. She was once a young country wife with chickens in the backyard and a view of _____________ mountains behind the apple orchard. A. blue hazy Virginia B. hazy blue Virginia C. Virginia hazy blue D. Virginia blue hazy 15. I long to alleviate __________, but I cannot. A. the evil B. evil C. evils D. an evil
专四真题范文02：Should College Students Hire Cleaner 2010年专四作文真题: Should College Students Hire Cleaners? (大学生是否应该雇佣清洁工)——关于大学生的生活独立 Direction： It is recently reported in a newspaper that six students who shared a dorm at a local university hired a cleaner to do laundry and cleaning once a week. And each of them paid her 60 yuan a month. This has led to a heated debate as to whether college students should hire cleaners. Write a composition of about 200 words on the following topic: Should College Students Hire Cleaners? You are to write in three parts: In the first part, state clearly what your view is. In the second part, support your view with appropriate reasons. In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks. 写作指南： 这是典型的立场观点选择题型。要求考生确立自己的观点，然后进行论证。 历年类似考题：
2008年英语专业四级考试全真试卷及其参考答案SECTION A CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 3 are based on the.following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation. 1. When is Anne available for the meeting? A. The third week of May. B. The third week of June. C. The eleventh of June. D. The eleventh of May. 2. Their meeting will probably take place in A. London. B. Toronto. C. Mexico City. D. Chicago. 3. When is Eric calling back? A. Thursday afternoon. B. Friday afternoon. C. Thursday morning.
D. Friday morning. Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation. 4. According to the woman, advertisements A. let us know the best product. B. give us sufficient information. C. fail to convince people. D. give misleading information. 5. In the woman's opinion, money spent on advertisements is paid A. by manufacturers. B. by customers. C. by advertisers. D. by all of them. 6. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?. A. The woman seems to be negative about advertising. B. The woman appears to know more about advertising. C. The man is to be present at a debate on advertising. D. The man has a lot to talk about on advertising. Questions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation,
2016年英语专业四级真题及答案解析 (1/1)PART I DICTATION Listen to the following passage.Altogether the passage will be read to you four times.During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning.For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds.The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work.You will then be given 1 minute to check through your work once more. Play00:0007:59 Volume _______________下一题 (1~10/共10题)PART ⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A TALK In this section you will hear a talk.You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY.While listening, you may look at ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap.Make sure what you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable.You may use the blank sheet for note-taking. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task. Now listen to the talk.When it is over, you will be given TWO minutes to check your work. Play00:0005:20 Volume What Is Grit? My questions ●Why isn′t I.Q.the only difference between students? ●What is the key to__ 1__? My Research ●investigation of all kinds of__ 2__, including: —West Point Military Academy —__3__ —private companies My finding: grit as predictor of success ●Grit is__ 4__for very long-term goals. ●Grit is working hard for years to make__5__. ●Grit is living your life like a__6__. My survey ●high school juniors took grit questionnaires ●__7__kids were more likely to graduate Grit-building ●little is known about how to build grit in students ●data show grit is unrelated to__ 8__ ●growth mindset is the belief that the ability to learn is__ 9__ ●kids with grit believe failure is__10__ Conclusion We need to be gritty about getting our kids grittier.
2010年专四真题答案 【篇一：2010年英语专四真题及参考答案】class=txt>1.d room services 2.d air tickets, local transport and all meals 3.a the traveller is reluctant to buy travel insurance 4.c mark doesn’t know the exact number of the delegates yet 5.a the arrival time of the guest speakers 6.b two 7.d an airline company 8.c her laptop 9.c in her client’s office de bore her name 11. d the arts ans science program 12. b thirty thousand dollars 13. a federal loans 14. d australia 15. d take children to watch sports events 16. b spend more time with chidren 17. c australia 18. b infected children and women 19. d it has worked in five countries till now 20. a the importance of government support 21. c a 23-year-old woman 22. b two months later 23. a all parties have agreed upon it 24. d the end of 2011 25. c the prison authorities 26. a to be imprisoned and fined 27. b public use of the beach 28. a the airport was shut down for friday 29. c 21 30. a the rescue operation involved many people 点击阅读：2010专四真题听力部分（影印版） 2010专四听写和听力mp3下载 2010英语专四完形填空参考答案（周玉亮版本） 31 b in other words 32 a sounds 33 c so that
PART I DICTATION Male and Female Roles in Marriage In the traditional marriage, the man worked to earn money for the family. / The woman stayed at home to care for the children and her husband. / In recent years, many couples continue to have a traditional relationship of this kind. / Some people are happy with it. But others think differently. / There are two major differences in male and female roles now. / One is that both men and women have many more choices. / They may choose to marry or stay single. / They may choose to work or to stay at home. / A second difference is that, within marriage many decisions are shared. / If a couple has children, the man may take care of them /some of the time, all of the time or not at all. / The woman may want to stay at home / or she may want to go to work. / Men and women now decide these things together in a marriage. 听写指导： 由题目可以判定，文章围绕男性和女性在婚姻中的角色展开，第一段介绍了传统婚姻中两性的角色，而第二段对当今社会中两性在婚姻中的角色进行了具体的论述。因此，第一段用到了过去时，而第二段则完全使用现在时。需要考生根据语义判定时态。
2010英语专四听力真题及答案 --后附答案PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [20 MINI] In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. SECTION A CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation. 1. The following details have been checked during the conversation EXCEPT A. number of travelers. B. number of tour days. C. flight details. D. room services. 2. What is included in the price? A. Air tickets and local transport. B. Local transport and meals. C. Air tickets, local transport and breakfast. D. Air tickets, local transport and all meals. 3. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? A. The traveler is reluctant to buy travel insurance. B. The traveler is ready to buy travel insurance. C. The traveler doesn't have to buy travel insurance. D. Travel insurance is not mentioned in the conversation.
英语专业四级听写50篇 前言 听写在英语专业四级统考中占有15％的比重，是考试的重要组成部分。 说起听写，正在准备和已经参加过英语专业四级考试的同学会说： “我能明白听写的内容，可写的时候就是跟不上！”“短文大意我明白，可是有的语我不 会写。” 这只反映出了问题的两个方面。一是听写速度不够快。二是词汇量不够或词汇掌握得不够准确。这些无疑是影响听写成绩的重要因素。但是，这些不是问题的全部。在从事听写教学及听写问卷过程中，很容易发现学生失分的具体问题： （1）没听懂，没听好，听写速度跟不上，写出的内容断断续续不连贯，学生因此大量失分； （2）有的词汇没听懂，拼写不够准确，这导致听写失分； （3）时态错误导致失分； （4）单复数不准确导致失分； （5）没有注意断句或专有名词，句子开头单词或专有名词错误使用大小写导致失分； （6）没有注意原文冠词的使用，书写时漏掉冠词导 致失分； （7）没有注意单数第三人称形式导致失分； （8）没有注意单数复数名词的形式导致失分。 上述问题的产生有的是缺乏训练造成的，如书写速度跟不上。有的则是语言基础较 差造成的，如听力较差没有完全听懂或没有掌握好词汇。而单复数、大小写、冠词漏写 等则多是粗心大意造成的。 听写部分能提高吗？ 当然能！而且提高的空间很大。 笔者从事英语专业基础教学与研究，从一开始所带的教学班参加四级考试超过全国 院校平均通过率28．2个百分点，超过全国专业外语院校平均通过率12．5个百分点开始，所带的教学班在全国英语专业④级统考中通过率始终ito％，平均成绩、优秀率始终名列 前茅。最近一次所带的教学班参加四级统考，又考出了很好的成绩，通过率超过全国院 校平均水平26石个百分点，超过全国专业外语院校13．6个百分点，而且在十几个平行 班中平均成绩是最高的，优秀人数也是最多的。在四级考试中，听写一项的成绩也不例外，每次均位居第一，本项目满分15分，所带班级平均成绩能够达到14分。 是不是学生基础很好？统计表明，和平行班相比所带班级入学时并不存在什么特别 优势。 教学经验表明，听写成功的关键是训练方法和体现训练方法的训练材料。 听写训练过程中无论是老师还是学生都有必要注意以下几点： 二．扭握淤轿肘虚度大纲要求第一遍用正常速
TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2014) -GRADE FOUR- TIME LIMIT: 135 MIN PART I DICTATION [15 MIN] Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE. PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [20 MIN] In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the best answer to each question on Answer Sheet Two. SECTION A CONVERSATIONS
2000-2010年专四真题作文范文 2010年专四真题作文 Should College Students Hire Cleaners (1)Should college students hire cleaners? (2)Students' views on this issue vary from one to another. (3)Some students think that it is reasonable to hire cleaners for laundry and dorm cleaning while others hold that hiring cleaners does harm to the college students. (4)In my point of view, although there are some conveniences of hiring cleaners, the losses far outweigh the benefits. (5)The reasons are mainly as follows: (6)First of all, students lose the opportunities to enhance their unity and friendship. (7)Friends are indispensable in college life, especially for freshmen. (8)It is a chance for them to develop friendship and teamwork when they clean dorms together and do laundry together. (9)With the joy of working for their own surroundings, they can appreciate college life better. (10) In addition, students become more independent by taking care of their own lives. (11)Doing laundry or cleaning dorms is surely an effective way to learn how to keep a balance between study and the rest and how to arrange schedule properly. (12)To sum up, hiring cleaners is unnecessary. On campus, students can enjoy a colorful and independent life by doing their own chores, so it is wise not to hire cleaners. 2009年专四真题作文 Will Tourism Bring Harm to the Environment? In recent years, tourism has developed rapidly in China. Many people believe that tourism produce positive effects on economic growth and we should try our best to promote tourism. But what these people fail to see is that tourism may bring about a disastrous impact on our environment. As for me, I’m firmly convinced that too much tourists bring harm to the environment. The bad impact of tourism on the environment has mainly expressed itself in various ways. One way is the process of exploiting a new scenic spot.