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2004年英语专业四级考试全真试卷
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SECTION A COMPOSITION［35 MIN.］
Nowadays young people tend to phone more often than write to each other. So, some say that
phones will kill letter writing. What is your opinion?
Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a composition of about 150 words on the following topic:
WILL PHONES KILL LETTER WRITING?
You are to write in three parts.
In the first part, state specifically what your view is.
In the second part, support your view with one or two 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.
SECTION B NOTE- WRITING ［10 MIN.］
Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation:
Your friend, Jane, has failed in the final exam, and is feeling very unhappy about it. Write a note to
comfort her and give her some encouragement.
Part Ⅱ DICTATION ［15 MIN.］
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness.
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 will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with
intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read 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 TWO.
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.
SECTION A STATEMENT
In this section you will hear seven statements. At the end of each statement you will be given
10 seconds to answer the question.
is Lily working now?
A. In the police department.
B. In a drama society.
C. In a university.
D. In a primary school.
gers must check in to board Flight 5125 by ____.
D.11:50 C. 11:30 A. 11:00 B. 11:20
of the following statements is true?
A. There is a strike across the country.
B. Many trains have been cancelled.
C. A few trains have been cancelled.
D. There is a strike in the North Region.
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respectively ____.D. 9/16.
death and missing numbers in the floods are
B. 16/9. C.9/60. A. 60/9.
is John supposed to do on Sunday?
A. Call the office. B.
Revise his paper.
D. Hand in the paper.C. Solve the problem.
do we know about Mary Jackson?
B. She likes stories.A.
She is the speaker's friend.
D. She gave a gift.C. She is an author.
do we know about the speaker?
A. The speaker can get
good tips.
B. The speaker pays for the meals.
C. The speaker can get good wages.
D. The speaker lives comfortably.
will the speaker probably do next? A. To buy some medicine.
B. To buy a new cupboard. C. To ignore the matter.
D. To investigate the matter.
SECTION B CONVERSATION
In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of
each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.
will they discuss the agenda?
B. During dinner.A. Before dinner.
C. After dinner. D. Tomorrow.
can be inferred about the
woman?
A. She'll be travelling during the vacation.
B. She'll be working during the vacation.
's looking forward to going home.C. She
D. She will offer her help to Jane.
is the cause of their complaint?
B. The heat. A. The place.
D. The facilities.C. The workload.
can be concluded about Janet?
B. She is hosting the
party.A. She has come to the party.
t turned up. D. She is planning a party.C. She hasn'
does the conversation probably take place?
a hotel.
D. At an airport.C. In a restaurant.
does the woman intend to do?
B. Get her resume ready.
company.
are the man and woman doing?
B. Looking at the photos.
B. At a bus station.A. In
A. Get a job on campus.
D. Apply for a job with PICC.C. Visit the
A. Listening to the radio.
C. Watching television. D. Reading a
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does the man mean?
A. He hopes the party will be successful.
B. He will see the woman around five.
C. He is eager to help the woman.
D. He is unenthusiastic about the party.
is NOT a change to
the literature class?
D. Class size. C. Class length.
B. Class times.A. Class location.
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Questions 18 and 19 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.
journalist was brought to court because
____.
A. he was working for a British newspaper.
B. he published an untrue story.
C. the story was published in Britain.
D. he was working with other
foreign journalists.
did the lawyer defend for the journalist?
A. He was an American journalist.
B. He worked for a British newspaper. C. His story was published elsewhere.
D. Foreigners are not subject to local ons 20 and 21 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.
's first match will be against
____.istanD. Qatar. C. Iran. A. Mongolia. B. South Korea.
of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The
announcement was made by AFA.
B. Afghanistan was a founding
member of AFC.
for long.C. Afghanistan had been in chaos
D. The football player were under on 22 and 23 are based on the following news. At the end
of the news item, you will be
given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
Now
listen to the expected life-span of Beijing residents has gone up by ____ compared with
that a decade
earlier.
D. 1.1 years C. 1.2 years B. 1.4 years A. 1.5 years
____ mortality rate had gone up greatly during the past 10 years.D. middle-aged
C. male B. maternal A. infant
Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be
given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
listen to the news.s President, the chances of the two countries going to war were ____.
Now
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D. greater than before B. small A.
great C. growing
tensions between the two countries were a direct result of ____.
B. their military build-up A. their border conflicts
C. killings in the two countries D. their mutual distrust
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.
The normal human daily cycle of activity is of some 7-8 hours' sleep alternation with some 16-17
hours' wakefulness and that the sleep normally coincides(26) ____ the hours of darkness. Our
present concern is with how easily and to what extent this(27)____ can be modified.
The question is no mere academic one. The ease with which people can change from working in
the day to working at night is a(28)____ of growing importance in industry where
automation(29)____ round-the- clock working of machines. It normally(30)____ from five days to
(31)____ routine of sleep to adapt to and awakefulness, sleeping one week for a person
(32)____, it is often the case in industry that shifts are during the day and working at night.
changed every week. This means that no sooner has he got used to one routine(33)____ he has to
change to another, (34)____ much of his time is spent neither working nor sleeping very(35) ____.
One answer would seem to be(36)____ periods on each shift, a month, or even three months.
(37)____, recent research has shown that people on such systems will revert to go back to
their(38)____ habits of sleep and wakefulness during the week-end and that this is quite enough to
destroy any(39)____ to night work built up during the week. The only real solution appears to be
to hand over the night shift to those permanent night workers whose(40)____ may persist through
all week-ends and holidays.
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Part Ⅴ GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ［15 MIN.］
There are twenty-five items in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or
phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one that best completes the sentence.
Mark your answers on your answer sheet.
trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasn't bothered by his loudness ____ by his lack
of talent.
D. than A. so much as B. rather than C. as
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ll marry him all the same.' 42.____, I
B. Whethere rich or poor A. Was he rich or poor
D. Be he rich or poor C. Were he rich or poor
government has promised to do ____ lies in its power to ease the hardships of the victims
in the flood-stricken area.
A. however B. whichever C. whatever D. wherever
44.____ if I had arrived yesterday without letting you know beforehand?
B. Were you surprised A. Would you be surprised
D. Would you have been surprised C. Had you been surprised
not ____ with the respect he feels due to him, Jack gets very ill-tempered and grumbles all
the time.
B. treated A. being treated
D. having been treated C. be treated
is imperative that students ____ their term papers on time.
B. would hand in A. hand in
D. handed in C. have to hand in
less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of a fully-loaded truck, ____ to the truck
B. greater is the stress A. the greater stress is
C. the stress is greater D. the greater the stress
Minister of Finance is believed ____ of imposing new taxes to raise extra revenue.
B. to be thinking A. that he is thinking
D. to think C. that he is to think
of price, place, promotion, and product are ____ conventional concerns in planning
marketing strategies.
B. most of those A. these of the most
D. among the many of C. among the most
50.____ both sides accept the agreement ____ a lasting peace be established in this region.
B. If only, would A. Only if, will
D. Unless, would C. Should, will
A. are to leave B. are leaving C. is leaving D. leave
Wells, together with all the members of his family, ____ for Europe this afternoon.
was suggested that all government ministers should ____ information on their financial
interests.
A. discover B. uncover C. tell D. disclose
my exams are coming next week, I'll take advantage of the weekend to ____ on some
reading.
A. catch up B. clear up C. make up D. pick up
54.I'm surprised they are no longer on speaking terms. It's not like either of them to bear a ____
D. hatred C. grudge A. disgust B. curse
hopes to be ____ from hospital next week.
D. resigned ed A. dismissed B. discharged
a picture is proved to be a forgery, it becomes quite ____.
ess C. unworthy B. priceless A. invaluable
earns his living by ____ works of art in the museum.
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D. reviving B. restoring
C. renewing A. recovering
t sleep last night because the tap in the bathroom was ____.' 58.I couldnA. draining B. dropping
C. spilling D. dripping
book gives a brief ____ of the course of his research up till now.
D. outlook B. reference C. frame A. outline
was sanding outside in the snow, ____ with cold.
D. staggering B. shivering C. shaking A. spinning
the rooms on the second floor have nicely ____ carpets, which are included in the price of
the house.
D. fitted C. suited A. adapted B. equipped
plays tinnis to the ____ of all other sports.
D. inclusion C. extension A. eradication B. exclusion
answered with an ____ “No” to the request that she attend the public hearing.
D. emphatic C. emotional A. eloquent B. effective
ne who has visited the city agrees that it is ____ with life.
D. full C. energetic B. violent A. vibrant
met Mary and her husband at a party two months ago. ____ we've had no further
communication.
A. Thereof B. Thereby C. Thereafter D. Thereabouts
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
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, emplyers 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 favour 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 perhas true to say, therefore, that the real purpose of an interview is not to assess the assssable
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.
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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 behaviour. 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.
can infer from the passage that an employer might tolerate his secretary's occasional
mistakes, if the latter is ____
D. capable. C. shy. A. direct. B. cheerful.
is the author's attitude towards the interview as a selection procedure?
A. Unclear. B. Negative. C. Objective. D. Indifferent.
ing to the passage, people argue over the interview as a selection procedure mainly
because they have ____.
A. different selection procedures
B. different puposes in the interview
C. different standards for competence
D. different experiences in interviews
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 behaviour
TEXT B
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 per cent of the shops' total stock.
as the shops call it, the honest public has to pay higher prices. shrinkage” As a result of this
“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
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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!
does the honest public have to pay higher prices when they go to the shops?
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