英语专业四级考试真题及答案_TEM4试题
一、听力
part Ⅱ 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 read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. for the second and third readings, the passage w ill be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seco nds. the last reading will he read at normal speed again and during this time yo u should check your work. you will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.お
please write the whole passage on answer sheet two.お
part Ⅲ 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 your answer sheet.お
section a statement
in this section you will hear eight statements. at the end of each statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following eight questions.
1. how well did the speaker do in the test?
a. he answered the last four questions.
b. he answered the last few questions first.
c. he answered only some of the questions.
d. he answered all the questions except the first.
2. jane thinks that swiss cheese ___.
a. tastes the best
b. tastes very bad
c. is better than butter cheese
d. is no better than other cheese
3. john went to ___ first.
a. the cineme b. the repair shop c. the gas station d. the service station
4. betty wishes to ___.
a. send away the c1eaning lady b. replace the cleaning lady c. keep the cleaning lady d. do the house cleaning
5. how much did fred pay for his car?
a. he paid half the price the salesman asked.
b. lie paid twice as much as the salesman asked
c. he paid the price the salesman asked.
d. he needn’t have paid that much for the car.
6. permanent education is practical because___.
a. there arc no limits at all
b. there are no age limits
c. no one is getting really too old
d. no one wants to learn at old age
7. according to the speaker, the most difficult thing is___.
a. traveling from place to plac
e
b. keeping away from crowds
c. making holiday plans
d. finding a place with many people
8. william lost his job because___.
a. he was always sick
b. he usually went to work late
c. he made a mistake in his work
d. he got angry with his boss お
section b conversation
in this section, you will hear eight short conversations between two speakers. at the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following eight questions.
9. mark refused to take the job because ___.
a. the working hours were not suitable
b. the job was not well paid
c. he had to do a lot of travelling
d. the job was quite difficult
10. what do they think about the restaurant?
a. the service there is not good.
b. the food might not be good.
c. the waiter is not hospitable.
d. the restaurant is too small.
11. which language does mary speak well?
a. chinese. b. french. c. japanese. d. english
12. the woman believes that john___.
a. was playing a joke
b. was leaving boston
c. was moving to boston
d. was selling his house himself
13. the woman should have arrived by___.
a. 10:45 b. 10:40 c. 10:55 d. 11:00
14. what do we learn from the conversation?
a. john is not sick.
b. john is feeling better.
c. jack hasn’t been sick.
d. jack has not got better.
15. the tone of the man is that of___.
a. surprise b. sarcasm c. disappointment d. humour
16. the two speakers are probably___.
a. in a parking ground b. at a ferry-crossing c. in a traffic jam d. at a petrol station お
section c news broadcast
questions 17 and 18 are based on the following news. at the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. now listen to the news.
17. some haitians are on strike in order to___.
a. get proper medical treatment &nbs
p;
b. ask for their political rights
c. protest against the us decision
d. demand food supply aid from usa
18. the strikers are denied entry into the us because___.
a. aids virus has been found among them
b. they can not get political asylum in the us
c. the us government has refused to take them
d. they don’t accept proper medical treatment
question 19 is based on the following news. at the end of the news item, you will he given 10 seconds to answer the question. now listen to the news. 19. the us auto-makers decided to stop their action because___.
a. japanese auto-makers promised to stop dumping cars in the us
b. the government promised to solve the us-japan trade imbalance
c. three us companies have ended the us-japan trade imbalance
d. japan agreed to sell cars at the agreed prices inside the us
questions 20 and 21 are based on the following news. al the end of the news item, you will he given 20 seconds to answer the questions. now listen to the news.
20. where did the storms first strike?
a. the eastern us. b. the gulf of mexico. c. the canadian border. d. some areas in cuba.
21. the storms have resulted in the following except___.
a. death and damage b. disruption of air services c. destruction of crops d. relocation of people
question 22 is based on the following news. at the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. now listen to the news.
22. according to the news, france was strongly criticized for___.
a. conducting five nuclear tests on wednesday
b. carrying out a series of nuclear tests in the pacific
c. getting disappointing results in the nuclear program
d. refusing to sign a global treaty banning nuclear tests
questions 23 is based on the following news. at the end of the news item, you will he given 10 seconds to answer the question. now listen to the news.
23. the news item is mainly about___.
a. air traffic problems b. safety improvement c. the number of flights d. flight training courses
questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. at the end of the news item, you will he given 20 seconds to answer the questions. now listen to&nb
sp;the news.
24. what is the purpose of the meeting in luxembourg?
a. to control patrol boats on the river danube.
b. to end economic sanctions against serbia.
c. to step up economic sanctions against serbia.
d. to send police officers to search the river.
25. international efforts against serbia have been ineffective because ___.
a. ships carrying illegal supplies still sail along the river
b. more illegal goods have been carried over land
c. local authorities didn’t attempt to stop illegal goods
d. there has been disagreement over economic sanctions
二，完型填空
cloze ［15 min.］
獶ecide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. mark the correct choice for each blank on your answer sheet.
our ape-men forefathers had no obvious natural weapons in the struggle for survi val in the open. they had neither the powerful teeth nor the strong claws of the big cats. they could not ( 26 ) with the bear, whose strengt h, speed and claws ( 27 ) an impressive ’small fire’ weaponry . they could not even defend themselves ( 28 ) runnin g swiftly like the horses, zebras or small animals. if the ape-men h ad attempted to compete on those terms in the open, they would have been ( 29 ) to failure and extinction. but they were (30) with enormous concealed advantages of a kind not possessed by any of the ir competitors.
in the search ( 31 ) the pickings of the forest, the ape-men had ( 32 ) efficient stereoscopic vision and a sense of colour that the animals of the grasslands did not possess. the abili ty to see clearly at close range permitted the ape-men to study practical proble ms in a way that lay far ( 33 ) the reach of the original inh abitants of the grassland. good long-distance sight was ( 34 )
another matter. lack of long-distance vision had not been a problem for fores t-dwelling apes and monkeys because the higher the viewpoint, the greater the ra nge of sight—so ( 35 ) they had had to do was climb a tree. out in the open, however, this simple solution was not ( 3 6 ) . climbing a hill would have helped, but in many places the gro und was flat. the ape-men ( 37 ) the only possible solution. they reared up as high as possible on their hind limbs and beg
an to walk upright . this vital change of physical position brought about considerable disadvantages. it was extremely unstable and it meant that the already slow ape-men became slo wer still. ( 38 ) , they persevered and their bone structure gradually became ( 39 )猼o the new,unstable position that ( 40 ) them the name homo erectus,upright man.
26. a. match b. compare c. rival d. equal
27. a. became b. equipped c. posed d. provided
28. a. in b. upon c. by d. with
29. a. driven b. doomed c. forced d. led
30. a. bestowed b. given c. presented d. endowed
31. a.for b. of c. on d. at
32. a. progressed b.generated c.developed d.advanced
33. a.from b.apart c. beyond d.above
34. a. rather b.quite c. much d.really
35. a. anything b.that c. everything d.all
36. a. available b.enough c. sufficient d.convenient
37. a. chose b.adopted c. accepted d.took
38. a. however b.therefore c. meanwhile d.subsequently
39. a. accustomed b. familiarized c. adapted d. suited
40. a. obtained b.called c. deserved d. earned
三 词汇
grammar and vocabulary ［15 min.］
玊here are 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 corr ectly completes the sentence. mark your answers on your answer sheet
41. after ___ seemed an endless wait,it was her turn to enter the per sonnel manager’s office.
a. that b. what c. there
; d. it
42. the three men tried many times to sneak across the border into the neighbouring country, ___ by the police each time.
a. had been captured b. being always captured c. only to be captured d. unfortunately captured
43. professor johnson is said ___some significant advance in his resea rch in the past year.
a. having made b. making c. to have made d.to make
44. fat cannot change into muscle ___ muscle changes into fat.
a. any more than b. no less than c. no more than d. much more than
45. it is not so much the language ___ the cultural background that m akes the book difficult to understand.
a. but b. nor c. as d. like
46. there ought to be less anxiety over the perceived risk of mountain c limbing than ___ in the public mind today.
a. exists b. existc. existing d. to exist
47. i’ve never been to lhasa, but that’s the city___.
a. i’d most like to visit b. where i like to visit c. which i like to visit mostly d. i’d like much to visit
48. he ___ unwisely, but he was at least trying to do something hel pful.
a. may have acted b. must have acted c. should act d. would act
49. if you have really been studying english for so long. it’s about t i me you ___ able to write letters in english.
a. should be b. were c. must be d . are
50. he’s ___ as a “bellyacher” —— he’s always complaining about some thin g.
a. who is known b. whom is known c. what is known d. which is known
51. ___he always tries his best to complete it on time.
a. however the task is hard b. however hard the task is c. though hard the task is d. though hard is the task
52. much as ___, i couldn’t lend him the money because i simply didn ’t ha ve that much spare cash.
a. i would have liked to b. i would like to have c. 1 should have to like d.1 should have liked to
53 my cousin likes eating very much, but he isn’t very ___ about the f ood he e ats.
a. special b. peculiar c. particular d. specific
54. your advice would be ___ valuable to him. who is now at a loss as to wha t to do first.
a. exceedingly b. excessively c. extensively d. exclusive ly
55. more often than not, it is difficult to ___ the exact meaning of a chines e idiom in english.
a. exchange b. transfer c. convey d. convert
56. she refused to ___ the door key to the landlady until she got ba ck her deposit.
a. hand in b. hand out c. hand down d. hand over
57. the scientists have absolute freedom as to what research they think i t best to___.
a. engage b. devote c. seek d. pursue
58. the olympic games ___ in 776 b.c. in olympia, a small town in gree ce.
a. originated b. stemmed c. derived d. desce nded
59. we should always bear in mind that ___ decisions often result in se rious co nsequences.
a. urgent b. instant c. prompt d. hasty
60. the fact that the management is trying to reach agreement___five separate unions has led to long negotiations.
a. over b.in c.upon d. with
61. the chairman of the company said that new techniques had ___impr oved their production efficiency.
a. violently b. severely c. extremely d. radically
62. the local authorities realized the need to make ___for elderly peo ple in their housing programmes.
a. preparation b. requirement c. specification d. provision
63. the guest team was beaten by the host team 2 ___ 4 in last year’s cfa cup final.
a. over b. in c. to d. against
64. the police let him go, because they didn’t find him guilty ___ the murder.
a. of b. in c.&
nbsp;over d. on
65. as a developing country, we must keep ___ with the rapid developme nt of the world economy.
a. move b. step c. speed d. pace
四 阅读理解a
part Ⅵ reading comprehension ［30 min.］
section a reading comprehension ［25 min.］
in this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished stat ements, each with four suggested answers marked a, b, c and d. choose the one th at you think is the correct answer. mark your choice on your answer sheet.お
text a
surprisingly, no one knows how many children receive education in english hospit als, still less the content or quality of that education. proper records are jus t not kept. we know that more than 850.000 children go through hospital each year, and that every child of school age has a legal right to continue to receive education wh ile in hospital. we also know there is only one hospital teacher to every 1,000 children in hospital.
little wonder the latest survey concludes that the extent and type of hospital t eaching available differ a great deal across the country. it is found that half the hospitals in england which admit children have no teacher. a further quarter have only a part-time teacher. the special children’s hospitals in major cities do best; general hospitals in the country and holiday areas are worst off. from this survey, one can estimate that fewer than one in five children have som e contact with a hospital teacher—and that contact may be as little as two hour s a day. most children interviewed were surprised to find a teacher in hospital at all. they had not been prepared for it by parents or their own school. if the re was a teacher they were much more likely to read books and do math or number work; without a teacher they would only play games.
reasons for hospital teaching range from preventing a child falling behind and m aintaining the habit of school to keeping a child occupied, and the latter is of ten all the teacher can do. the position and influence of many teachers was summ ed up when parents referred to them as “the library lady” or just “the helper”. children tend to rely on concerned school friends to keep in touch with school w ork. several parents spoke of requests for work being ignored or refused by the school. once back at school children rarely get extra teaching, and are told to catch up as best they can.
many short-stay child-patients catch up quickly. but schools do very little to e ase the anxiety about falling behind expressed by many of the children interview ed.
66． the author points out at the beginning that___.
a. every child in hospital receives some teaching
b. not enough is known about hospital teaching
c. hospital teaching is of poor quality
d. the special children’s hospitals are worst off
67. it can be inferred from the latest survey that___.
a.hospital teaching across the country is similar
b. each hospital has at least one part-time teacher
c. all hospitals surveyed offer education to children
d.only one-fourth of the hospitals have full-time teachers
68. children in hospital usual1y turn to___in order to catch up with the ir school work.
a. hospital teachers b. schoolmates c. parents d. school teachers
69. we can conclude from the passage that the author is___.
a. unfavourable towards children receiving education in hospitals
b. in favour of the present state of teaching in hospitals
c. unsatisfied with the present state of hospital teaching
d. satisfied with the results of the latest survey
text b
computer people talk a lot about the need for other people to become “computer-l iterate”, in other words, to learn to understand computers and what makes them t ick. not all experts agree, however, that is a good idea.
one pioneer, in particular. who disagrees is david tebbutt, the founder of compu tertown uk. although many people see this as a successful attempt to bring peopl e closer to the computer, david does not see it that way. he says that computert own uk was formed for just the opposite reason, to bring computers to the people and make them “people-literate”.
david first got the idea when he visited one of america’s best-known computer “g uru” figure, bob albrecht，in the small university town of palo alto in northern california. albrecht had started a project called computertown usa in the local library, and the local children used to call round every wednesday to borrow so me time on the computers there, instead of borrowing library books. albrecht was always on hand to answer any questions and to help the children discover about computers in their own way.
over here, in britain，computertowns have taken off in a big way，and there are now&nbs
p;about 40 scattered over the country. david tebbutt thinks they are most succ essful when tied to a computer club. he insists there is a vast and important di fference between the two, although they complement each other. the clubs cater f or the enthusiasts, with some computer knowledge already, who get together arid eventually form an expert computer group. this frightens away non-experts, who a re happier going to computertowns where there are computers available for them t o experiment on, with experts available to encourage them and answer any questions; they are not told what to do, they find out.
david tehbutt finds it interesting to see the two different approaches working s ide by side. the computer experts have to learn not to tell people about compute rs, but have to be able to explain the answers to the questions that people real ly want to know. in some computertowns there are question sessions, rather like radio phone-ins, where the experts listen to a lot of questions and then try to work out some structure to answer them. people are not having to learn computer jargons, but the experts are having to translate computer mysteries into easily understood terms; the computers are becoming “people-literate”.
70. according to david tebbutt, the purpose of computertown uk is to___
a. train people to understand how computers work
b. make more computers available to people
c. enable more people to fix computers themselves
d. help people find out more about computers
71. we learn from the passage that computertown usa was a ___.
a. town b. project c. library d. school
72. which of the following statements is incorrect?
a. computertowns in the uk have become popular.
b. computertowns and clubs cater for different people.
c. computertowns are more successful than clubs.
d. it’s better that computertowns and clubs work together.
73. which of the following is not an advantage of computertowns?
a. experts give lectures and talks on computers.
b. experts are on hand to answer people’s questions.
c. people are left to discover computers on their own.
d. there are computers around for people to practise on.
text c
, there must be few questions on which responsible opinion is so utterly divided a s on that of how much sleep we ought to have. there are some who think we can le ave the
part Ⅱ 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 read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. for the second and third readings, the passage w ill be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seco nds. the last reading will he read at normal speed again and during this time yo u should check your work. you will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.お
please write the whole passage on answer sheet two.お
part Ⅲ 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 your answer sheet.お
section a statement
in this section you will hear eight statements. at the end of each statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following eight questions.
1. how well did the speaker do in the test?
a. he answered the last four questions.
b. he answered the last few questions first.
c. he answered only some of the questions.
d. he answered all the questions except the first.
2. jane thinks that swiss cheese ___.
a. tastes the best
b. tastes very bad
c. is better than butter cheese
d. is no better than other cheese
3. john went to ___ first.
a. the cineme b. the repair shop c. the gas station d. the service station
4. betty wishes to ___.
a. send away the c1eaning lady b. replace the cleaning lady c. keep the cleaning lady d. do the house cleaning
5. how much did fred pay for his car?
a. he paid half the price the salesman asked.
b. lie paid twice as much as the salesman asked
c. he paid the price the salesman asked.
d. he needn’t have paid that much for the car.
6. permanent education is practical because___.
a. there arc no limits at all
b. there are no age limits
c. no one is getting really too old
d. no one wants to learn at old age
7. according to the speaker, the most difficult thing is___.
a. traveling from place to plac
...
e
b. keeping away from crowds
c. making holiday plans
d. finding a place with many people
8. william lost his job because___.
a. he was always sick
b. he usually went to work late
c. he made a mistake in his work
d. he got angry with his boss お
section b conversation
in this section, you will hear eight short conversations between two speakers. at the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following eight questions.
9. mark refused to take the job because ___.
a. the working hours were not suitable
b. the job was not well paid
c. he had to do a lot of travelling
d. the job was quite difficult
10. what do they think about the restaurant?
a. the service there is not good.
b. the food might not be good.
c. the waiter is not hospitable.
d. the restaurant is too small.
11. which language does mary speak well?
a. chinese. b. french. c. japanese. d. english
12. the woman believes that john___.
a. was playing a joke
b. was leaving boston
c. was moving to boston
d. was selling his house himself
13. the woman should have arrived by___.
a. 10:45 b. 10:40 c. 10:55 d. 11:00
14. what do we learn from the conversation?
a. john is not sick.
b. john is feeling better.
c. jack hasn’t been sick.
d. jack has not got better.
15. the tone of the man is that of___.
a. surprise b. sarcasm c. disappointment d. humour
16. the two speakers are probably___.
a. in a parking ground b. at a ferry-crossing c. in a traffic jam d. at a petrol station お
section c news broadcast
questions 17 and 18 are based on the following news. at the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. now listen to the news.
17. some haitians are on strike in order to___.
a. get proper medical treatment &nbs
...
p;
b. ask for their political rights
c. protest against the us decision
d. demand food supply aid from usa
18. the strikers are denied entry into the us because___.
a. aids virus has been found among them
b. they can not get political asylum in the us
c. the us government has refused to take them
d. they don’t accept proper medical treatment
question 19 is based on the following news. at the end of the news item, you will he given 10 seconds to answer the question. now listen to the news. 19. the us auto-makers decided to stop their action because___.
a. japanese auto-makers promised to stop dumping cars in the us
b. the government promised to solve the us-japan trade imbalance
c. three us companies have ended the us-japan trade imbalance
d. japan agreed to sell cars at the agreed prices inside the us
questions 20 and 21 are based on the following news. al the end of the news item, you will he given 20 seconds to answer the questions. now listen to the news.
20. where did the storms first strike?
a. the eastern us. b. the gulf of mexico. c. the canadian border. d. some areas in cuba.
21. the storms have resulted in the following except___.
a. death and damage b. disruption of air services c. destruction of crops d. relocation of people
question 22 is based on the following news. at the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. now listen to the news.
22. according to the news, france was strongly criticized for___.
a. conducting five nuclear tests on wednesday
b. carrying out a series of nuclear tests in the pacific
c. getting disappointing results in the nuclear program
d. refusing to sign a global treaty banning nuclear tests
questions 23 is based on the following news. at the end of the news item, you will he given 10 seconds to answer the question. now listen to the news.
23. the news item is mainly about___.
a. air traffic problems b. safety improvement c. the number of flights d. flight training courses
questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. at the end of the news item, you will he given 20 seconds to answer the questions. now listen to&nb
...
sp;the news.
24. what is the purpose of the meeting in luxembourg?
a. to control patrol boats on the river danube.
b. to end economic sanctions against serbia.
c. to step up economic sanctions against serbia.
d. to send police officers to search the river.
25. international efforts against serbia have been ineffective because ___.
a. ships carrying illegal supplies still sail along the river
b. more illegal goods have been carried over land
c. local authorities didn’t attempt to stop illegal goods
d. there has been disagreement over economic sanctions
二，完型填空
cloze ［15 min.］
獶ecide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. mark the correct choice for each blank on your answer sheet.
our ape-men forefathers had no obvious natural weapons in the struggle for survi val in the open. they had neither the powerful teeth nor the strong claws of the big cats. they could not ( 26 ) with the bear, whose strengt h, speed and claws ( 27 ) an impressive ’small fire’ weaponry . they could not even defend themselves ( 28 ) runnin g swiftly like the horses, zebras or small animals. if the ape-men h ad attempted to compete on those terms in the open, they would have been ( 29 ) to failure and extinction. but they were (30) with enormous concealed advantages of a kind not possessed by any of the ir competitors.
in the search ( 31 ) the pickings of the forest, the ape-men had ( 32 ) efficient stereoscopic vision and a sense of colour that the animals of the grasslands did not possess. the abili ty to see clearly at close range permitted the ape-men to study practical proble ms in a way that lay far ( 33 ) the reach of the original inh abitants of the grassland. good long-distance sight was ( 34 )
another matter. lack of long-distance vision had not been a problem for fores t-dwelling apes and monkeys because the higher the viewpoint, the greater the ra nge of sight—so ( 35 ) they had had to do was climb a tree. out in the open, however, this simple solution was not ( 3 6 ) . climbing a hill would have helped, but in many places the gro und was flat. the ape-men ( 37 ) the only possible solution. they reared up as high as possible on their hind limbs and beg
...
an to walk upright . this vital change of physical position brought about considerable disadvantages. it was extremely unstable and it meant that the already slow ape-men became slo wer still. ( 38 ) , they persevered and their bone structure gradually became ( 39 )猼o the new,unstable position that ( 40 ) them the name homo erectus,upright man.
26. a. match b. compare c. rival d. equal
27. a. became b. equipped c. posed d. provided
28. a. in b. upon c. by d. with
29. a. driven b. doomed c. forced d. led
30. a. bestowed b. given c. presented d. endowed
31. a.for b. of c. on d. at
32. a. progressed b.generated c.developed d.advanced
33. a.from b.apart c. beyond d.above
34. a. rather b.quite c. much d.really
35. a. anything b.that c. everything d.all
36. a. available b.enough c. sufficient d.convenient
37. a. chose b.adopted c. accepted d.took
38. a. however b.therefore c. meanwhile d.subsequently
39. a. accustomed b. familiarized c. adapted d. suited
40. a. obtained b.called c. deserved d. earned
三 词汇
grammar and vocabulary ［15 min.］
玊here are 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 corr ectly completes the sentence. mark your answers on your answer sheet
41. after ___ seemed an endless wait,it was her turn to enter the per sonnel manager’s office.
a. that b. what c. there
...
; d. it
42. the three men tried many times to sneak across the border into the neighbouring country, ___ by the police each time.
a. had been captured b. being always captured c. only to be captured d. unfortunately captured
43. professor johnson is said ___some significant advance in his resea rch in the past year.
a. having made b. making c. to have made d.to make
44. fat cannot change into muscle ___ muscle changes into fat.
a. any more than b. no less than c. no more than d. much more than
45. it is not so much the language ___ the cultural background that m akes the book difficult to understand.
a. but b. nor c. as d. like
46. there ought to be less anxiety over the perceived risk of mountain c limbing than ___ in the public mind today.
a. exists b. existc. existing d. to exist
47. i’ve never been to lhasa, but that’s the city___.
a. i’d most like to visit b. where i like to visit c. which i like to visit mostly d. i’d like much to visit
48. he ___ unwisely, but he was at least trying to do something hel pful.
a. may have acted b. must have acted c. should act d. would act
49. if you have really been studying english for so long. it’s about t i me you ___ able to write letters in english.
a. should be b. were c. must be d . are
50. he’s ___ as a “bellyacher” —— he’s always complaining about some thin g.
a. who is known b. whom is known c. what is known d. which is known
51. ___he always tries his best to complete it on time.
a. however the task is hard b. however hard the task is c. though hard the task is d. though hard is the task
52. much as ___, i couldn’t lend him the money because i simply didn ’t ha ve that much spare cash.
a. i would have liked to b. i would like to have c. 1 should have to like d.1 should have liked to
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53 my cousin likes eating very much, but he isn’t very ___ about the f ood he e ats.
a. special b. peculiar c. particular d. specific
54. your advice would be ___ valuable to him. who is now at a loss as to wha t to do first.
a. exceedingly b. excessively c. extensively d. exclusive ly
55. more often than not, it is difficult to ___ the exact meaning of a chines e idiom in english.
a. exchange b. transfer c. convey d. convert
56. she refused to ___ the door key to the landlady until she got ba ck her deposit.
a. hand in b. hand out c. hand down d. hand over
57. the scientists have absolute freedom as to what research they think i t best to___.
a. engage b. devote c. seek d. pursue
58. the olympic games ___ in 776 b.c. in olympia, a small town in gree ce.
a. originated b. stemmed c. derived d. desce nded
59. we should always bear in mind that ___ decisions often result in se rious co nsequences.
a. urgent b. instant c. prompt d. hasty
60. the fact that the management is trying to reach agreement___five separate unions has led to long negotiations.
a. over b.in c.upon d. with
61. the chairman of the company said that new techniques had ___impr oved their production efficiency.
a. violently b. severely c. extremely d. radically
62. the local authorities realized the need to make ___for elderly peo ple in their housing programmes.
a. preparation b. requirement c. specification d. provision
63. the guest team was beaten by the host team 2 ___ 4 in last year’s cfa cup final.
a. over b. in c. to d. against
64. the police let him go, because they didn’t find him guilty ___ the murder.
a. of b. in c.&
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65. as a developing country, we must keep ___ with the rapid developme nt of the world economy.
a. move b. step c. speed d. pace
四 阅读理解a
part Ⅵ reading comprehension ［30 min.］
section a reading comprehension ［25 min.］
in this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished stat ements, each with four suggested answers marked a, b, c and d. choose the one th at you think is the correct answer. mark your choice on your answer sheet.お
text a
surprisingly, no one knows how many children receive education in english hospit als, still less the content or quality of that education. proper records are jus t not kept. we know that more than 850.000 children go through hospital each year, and that every child of school age has a legal right to continue to receive education wh ile in hospital. we also know there is only one hospital teacher to every 1,000 children in hospital.
little wonder the latest survey concludes that the extent and type of hospital t eaching available differ a great deal across the country. it is found that half the hospitals in england which admit children have no teacher. a further quarter have only a part-time teacher. the special children’s hospitals in major cities do best; general hospitals in the country and holiday areas are worst off. from this survey, one can estimate that fewer than one in five children have som e contact with a hospital teacher—and that contact may be as little as two hour s a day. most children interviewed were surprised to find a teacher in hospital at all. they had not been prepared for it by parents or their own school. if the re was a teacher they were much more likely to read books and do math or number work; without a teacher they would only play games.
reasons for hospital teaching range from preventing a child falling behind and m aintaining the habit of school to keeping a child occupied, and the latter is of ten all the teacher can do. the position and influence of many teachers was summ ed up when parents referred to them as “the library lady” or just “the helper”. children tend to rely on concerned school friends to keep in touch with school w ork. several parents spoke of requests for work being ignored or refused by the school. once back at school children rarely get extra teaching, and are told to catch up as best they can.
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many short-stay child-patients catch up quickly. but schools do very little to e ase the anxiety about falling behind expressed by many of the children interview ed.
66． the author points out at the beginning that___.
a. every child in hospital receives some teaching
b. not enough is known about hospital teaching
c. hospital teaching is of poor quality
d. the special children’s hospitals are worst off
67. it can be inferred from the latest survey that___.
a.hospital teaching across the country is similar
b. each hospital has at least one part-time teacher
c. all hospitals surveyed offer education to children
d.only one-fourth of the hospitals have full-time teachers
68. children in hospital usual1y turn to___in order to catch up with the ir school work.
a. hospital teachers b. schoolmates c. parents d. school teachers
69. we can conclude from the passage that the author is___.
a. unfavourable towards children receiving education in hospitals
b. in favour of the present state of teaching in hospitals
c. unsatisfied with the present state of hospital teaching
d. satisfied with the results of the latest survey
text b
computer people talk a lot about the need for other people to become “computer-l iterate”, in other words, to learn to understand computers and what makes them t ick. not all experts agree, however, that is a good idea.
one pioneer, in particular. who disagrees is david tebbutt, the founder of compu tertown uk. although many people see this as a successful attempt to bring peopl e closer to the computer, david does not see it that way. he says that computert own uk was formed for just the opposite reason, to bring computers to the people and make them “people-literate”.
david first got the idea when he visited one of america’s best-known computer “g uru” figure, bob albrecht，in the small university town of palo alto in northern california. albrecht had started a project called computertown usa in the local library, and the local children used to call round every wednesday to borrow so me time on the computers there, instead of borrowing library books. albrecht was always on hand to answer any questions and to help the children discover about computers in their own way.
over here, in britain，computertowns have taken off in a big way，and there are now&nbs
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p;about 40 scattered over the country. david tebbutt thinks they are most succ essful when tied to a computer club. he insists there is a vast and important di fference between the two, although they complement each other. the clubs cater f or the enthusiasts, with some computer knowledge already, who get together arid eventually form an expert computer group. this frightens away non-experts, who a re happier going to computertowns where there are computers available for them t o experiment on, with experts available to encourage them and answer any questions; they are not told what to do, they find out.
david tehbutt finds it interesting to see the two different approaches working s ide by side. the computer experts have to learn not to tell people about compute rs, but have to be able to explain the answers to the questions that people real ly want to know. in some computertowns there are question sessions, rather like radio phone-ins, where the experts listen to a lot of questions and then try to work out some structure to answer them. people are not having to learn computer jargons, but the experts are having to translate computer mysteries into easily understood terms; the computers are becoming “people-literate”.
70. according to david tebbutt, the purpose of computertown uk is to___
a. train people to understand how computers work
b. make more computers available to people
c. enable more people to fix computers themselves
d. help people find out more about computers
71. we learn from the passage that computertown usa was a ___.
a. town b. project c. library d. school
72. which of the following statements is incorrect?
a. computertowns in the uk have become popular.
b. computertowns and clubs cater for different people.
c. computertowns are more successful than clubs.
d. it’s better that computertowns and clubs work together.
73. which of the following is not an advantage of computertowns?
a. experts give lectures and talks on computers.
b. experts are on hand to answer people’s questions.
c. people are left to discover computers on their own.
d. there are computers around for people to practise on.
text c
, there must be few questions on which responsible opinion is so utterly divided a s on that of how much sleep we ought to have. there are some who think we can le ave the
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