07年专四真题及答案详解.doc

2007年专四真题及答案

PARTⅠ DICTION
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 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. Which of the following is NOT needed for the Lost Property Form?
A.Name B.Nationality C. Address D.Phone number
2.From the conversation we know that Mark Adams comes from
A.Essex B.Edinburgh C.London D.The US.
3.What will Mark Adams do the day after tomorrow?
A.To come to the office again B.To wait for the phone call
C.To call the office D.To write to the office
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.
4Members of the club are required to
A.register when they arrive. B.bring up to three guests.
C.register their guests. D.show membership cards on arrival.
5.Which of the following details about the changing rooms is NOT correct?
A.There is a change for the use of the locker
B.Showers are installed in the changing rooms.
C.Lockers are located in the changing rooms
D.Lockers are used to store personal belongings.
6.According to the club’s rules, members can play
A.for 30minutes only. B.for one hour only.
C.within the booked time only D.longer than the booked time.
7.Which of the following details is NOT correct?
A.Players can eat in the club room.
B.Players have to leave the club by ten o’clock.
C.The courts are closed earlier than the club room.
D.Players can use both the club room and the courts.
Questions 8 to 10 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.
8.At the university Mr. Robinson specialized in
A.maths B.physics C.water management D.geography
9.Mr. Robinson worked for the Indian Government because of
A.university links. B.government agreements.
C.company projects. D.degree reuirements.
10.After Mr. Robinson returned from India, he
A.changed jobs several times.
B.went to live in Manchester.
C.did similar work as in India.
D.became head of a research team.

SECTION B PASSAGES
　　In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then
　　answer the questions that follow.
　　Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. ,4t the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.
11.According to the talk, the owner of a bike has to
A.register his bike immediately B.put his bike on a list at once
C.have it stamped with a number D.report to the police station
12.The speaker in the talk recommends
A.two locks for all expensive bikes. B.a good lock for an expensive bike.
C.cheap locks for cheap bikes. D.good locks for cheap bikes.
13.What is the main idea of the talk?
A.How to have the bike stamped. B.How to protect your bike.
C.How to buy good locks. D.How to report your lost bike to the police.
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.
14.Which course(s) runs or run for one hour each time?
A.Conversation class. B.Writing Skills class.
C.Examination Skills class. D.All of the three courses.
15.Which course(s) does or do NOT require enrolment beforehand?
A.Conversation class. B.Writing Skills class.
C.Examination Skills class. D.All of the three courses.
16.Which course(s) is(are) designed especially for students of economics and social sciences?
A.Conversation class. B.Writing Skills class.
C.Examination Skills class. D.All if the three courses.
17.Which course(s) is(are) the shortest
A.Conversation class. B.Writing skills class
C.Examination Skills class. D.All language courses.
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.
18.How old was Leonardo da Vinci when he moved to Milan?
A.25. B.30. C.35.　　　　　　　　　D.40.
19.Throughout his life, Leonardo da Vinci worked as all the following EXCEPT
A.a painter B.an engineer C.an architect D.a builder
20.Where did Leonardo da Vinci die?
A.In France B.In Milan C.In Florence D.In Tuscany

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
　　In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
　　Questions 21 to 22are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now. listen to the news.
21.Who had to leave the Gaza Strip and the West Bank?
A.The Israeli army. B.The Jewish settlers.
C.The Palestinians. D.The Israeli Prime Minister.
22.How many settlements would have to be removed altogrther in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank?
A.2 B.4 C.21 D.25
　Questions 23 to 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now. listen to the news.
23. Which of the following in NOT mentioned in the news?
A.The agreement has to be approved by Romania.
B.The agreement has to be approved by Bulgaria.
C.The agreement has to be approved by some EU states.
D.The agreement has to be approved by all the EU states.
24.Romania and Bulgaria can not join the EU in 2007 unless they carry out reforms in the following areas EXCEPT
A.manufacturing. B.border control. C.adminstration. D.justice.
Questions 25 to 26are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now. listen to the news.
25.What is the theme of the forum?
A.Business leadership. B.Global business community.
C.Economic prospects in China. D.Business and government in China.
26.According to the news, the first forum was held
A.10 years ago. B.3 years ago. C.in 1999. D.in 2001.
Questions 27to 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now. listen to the news.
27.About ______of the 15000 visitors on the opening day of HongKong Disneyland came from the mainland.
A.4000 B.5000 C.6000 D. 7000
28.According to the news, residents in ______showed least interest in visiting the theme park.
A.Beijing B.Guangzhou C.Shanghai D.HongKong
Questions 29 to 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now. listen to the news.
29.What is the news mainly about?
A.Religious violence. B.Refugee issues.
C.A ferry disaster. D.A rescue operation
30.The ferry boat was designed to carry______passengers.
A.198 B.200 C.290 D.500
PART III  CLOSE [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.
Until I took Dr Offutt’s class in DeMatha High school , I was an underachieving student,but I left that class (31)_______never to underachieve again.He not only
Taught me to think,he convinced me,(32)________by example as words that it was my moral (33)_______to do so and to serve others.(34)_____of us could know how our relationship would(35)_______over the years .When I came back to DeMatha to
teach English, I worked for Dr Offutt,the department chair.My discussions with him were like graduate seminars in adolescent(36)______,classroom management and school leadership.
After several years,I was (37) _______department chair,and our relationship (38)________ again. I thought that it might be (39)______chairing the department ,since all of my (40)______English teachers were(41)_______there,but Dr. Offutt supported me
(42)_______.He knew when to give me advice(43)_______curriculum,texts personnel ,and when to let me (44)______my own course.In 1997,I needed his (45)______about leaving DeMatha to become principal at another school.(46)_______he had asked me to stay at DeMatha,I might have .(47)_______,he encouraged me to seize the opportunity.
Five years ago ,I became the principal of DeMatha.(48)________,Dr Offutt was there for me,letting me know that I could (49)_______him. I have learned from him that great teachers have an inexhaustible(50)________of lessons to teach.
31. A.concerned B.worried C.determined D.decided
32. A. as much B. much as C. as such D. such as
33.A. work B. job C. duty D.obligation
34.A. Both B. Neither C. Either D. Each
35. A. evolve B. stay C. remain D. turn
36.A.process B.procedure C.development D.movement
37.A.called B.named C.asked D.invited
38.A. moved B. altered C. went D. shifted
39.A.awkward B.uneasy C.unnatural D.insensitive
40.A. older B.experienced C.former D. /
41. A.  / B.still C.even D.already
42. A.through B.throughout C.at the beginning   D.all the way
43. A.for B.at C.over    D.about
44. A.chart B.head C.describe D.manage
45.A.opinion B.request C.permission D.order
46.A.Even if B.Although C.If D.When
47.A.Naturally B.Instead C.Consequently D.Still
48.A.Once again B.Repeatedly C.Unusally D.Unexpectedly
49.A.count in B.count down C.count out   D.count on
50.A.stock B.bank C.wealth   D.store

PART IV     GRAMMER &VOCABULARY [15MIN]
   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 sentences.
51. There are as good fish in the sea _____ever came out of it .
 A.than B.like  C.as  D.so
52.All the President’s Men ______one of the important books for historians who study the Watergate Scandal.
 A.remain B.remains C.remained  D.is remaining
53.“You ______ borrow my notes provided you take care of them,” I told my friend.
 A.could B.should C.must   D.can
54.If only the patient ______a different treatment instead of using the antibiotics, he might still be alive now.
 A.had received B.received  C.should receive   D.were receiving
55.Linda was _____the experiment a month ago,but she changed her mind at the last minute.
 A.  to start   B.to have started C.to be starting D.to have been starting
56.She _____fifty or so when I first met her at the conference.
 A. must be  B.had been   C.could be  D.must have been
57.It is not ______much the language as the background that makes the book difficult to understand.
 A.that   B.as     C.so    D.very
58.The comminttee has anticipated the problems that ________in the road construction project.
 A.arise  B.will arise  C.arose   D.have arisen
59.The student said there were a few points in the essay he _______impossible to comprehend.
 A.had found    B.finds   C.has found  D.would find
60.He would have finished his college education,but he _______to quit and find a job to support his family.
 A.had had    B.has    C.had   D.would have
61.The research requires more money than ________.
 A.have been put in   B.has been put in   C.being put in   D.to be put in
62.Overpopulation poses a terrible threat to the human race.Yet it is probably ________a threat to the human race than enviromental destruction.
 A.no more   B.not more   Ceven more   D.much more
63.It is not uncommon for there _______problems of communication between the old and the young.
 A.being  B.would be  C.be   D.to be
64.________at in his way,the situation does not seem so desperate.
 A.Looking   B.looked   C.Being looked   D.to look
65.It is absolutely essential that William________his study in spite of some learning difficulties.
 A.will continue B.continued  C.continue   D.continues
66.The painting he bought at the street market the other day was a_______forgery.
 A.man-made  B.natural   C.crude    D.real
67.She’s always been kind to me –I can’t just turn ______on her now that she needs my help.
 A.my back   B.my head   C.my eye    D.shoulder
68.The bar in the club is for the ______use of its members.
 A.extensive  B.exclusive  C.inclusive   D.comprehensive
69.The tutition fees are ______to students coming from low-income families.
 A.approachable B.payable   C.reachable   D.affordable
70.The medical experts warned the authorities of the danger of diseases in the _______of the earthquake.
 A.consequence B.aftermath  C.results   D.effect
71.This sort of rude behaviour in public hardly ______a person in your position.
 A.becomes  B.fits    C. supports      D.improves
72.I must leave now._______,if you want that book I’ll bring it next time.
 A.Accidentally B.Incidentally  C.Eventually  D.Naturall