2000年英语专业四级考试听力MP3附试题和答案

  TEXT K

First read the following questions.

89.    Which nation is thought to be business-minded?
A.    The Dutch.              B.    The Italians.    C.    The British.              D. The Germans. 

90.    The opinions seem to be most divided on___.
A.    the Germans            B.    the Dutch    C.    the French    D.    the British 

Now read Text K quickly and mark your answers on your answer sheet.
Some of the data from a survey on national stereotypes in some European countries is summarized below:
Germans Liked themselves best of all. Most Europeans agreed that the Germans had the highest proportion of good qualities. They considered themselves very tolerant, but nobody else did.

French Not really admired by anyone except the Italians. Other Europeans found them conservative, withdrawn, brilliant, superficial. Also, not very friendl y.

British  Mixed reactions. Some found them calm, reserved, open- minded, others thought they were insular and superior. The British most admired the Dutch.

Italians      Generally considered by everyone to be lazy and untrustworthy, an d the Italians agreed! Most also found them to be charming, hospitable and noisy

. The Italians admired the French. Hardly anyone loved the Italians except the  French.

Dutch      Most admired people in Europe—except by their neighbours—the Belgians. Everyone agreed that the Dutch are hardworking, thrifty, good-natured, tolerant and business-minded. 

作文

  Part Ⅰ WRITING  〔45 MIN.〕
SECTION A COMPOSITION

  Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a composition of about 150 words on the following topic: College life should be varied and colourful. And extracurricular activities are an important aspect of it. However, at present, there is much room for improveme nt in this regard. Write an article to the university radio entitled:

                                      The Importance of Extracurricular Activities 

   In the first part of your article you should clearly present your view, and in t he second part you should support your opinion with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or summ ary.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failur e to follow the above 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:
    You’ve read on the notice board that the university library is looking for a par t-time library assistant who can work at weekends. You think that your classmate , George, is a suitable person for this vacancy. Write him a note, telling him w hat you know about the vacancy and trying to persuade him to go for an interview Marks will be awarded for content organization, grammar and appropriacy

参考答案: 听力原文

PART Ⅱ DICTATION

What We Know About Language

    Many things about language are a mystery and will remain so. However, we now do know something about it. First, we know that all human beings have a language of some sort. No human race anywhere on earth is so backward that it has no language of its own at all. Second , there is no such thing as a primitive language. There are many people whose cultures are undeveloped but the languages they speak are by no means primitive. In all the languages existing in the world today, there are complexities that must have been developed for years. Third, we know that all languages are perfectly adequate. Each is a perfect means of expressing its culture. And finally, we know that language changes over time, which is natural and normal if a language is to survive. The language which remains unchanged is nothing but dead.

PART  Ⅲ    LISTENING COMPREHENSION

SECTION  A    STATEMENT
1. Harry’s brother would not remain an engine driver if he were ambitious.
2. Would you mind waiting a few minutes? Ms Ellis is being examined by her physician at this moment.
3. Joan is in hospital. I’d like to send her a handbag she can use later in the law office, where she is employed.
4. Mary and I work in the same office. We are on five days and off two days in a week. Every time I see her, she is wearing a different silk scarf.
5. We’ll come aboard Southeast Service to Red Hill, East Corydon and Victoria, with changes in Red Hill for Gilford.
6. What we need here is a clerk who is careful and CONSIDERATE. Let’s write that in the ad: carefulness and consideration are a must.
7. I used to think Emily was honest and trust-worthy, but now I know better. 
8. The first train to Green Hill leaves at 6:28. There is a train every hour on the hour and every 28 minutes PAST the hour. 
9. The trouble is no matter how hard he tried, Malcolm didn’t seem to get anywhere.

SECTION B  CONVERSATION

10. M：What do you think? Am I OK?
W: Well, there is some information that seems to me ... I want to have a thorough checkup and do some tests.      

11. M: It’s hot! I wish it would rain and cool off!
W: This isn’t usual for November. I don’t remember it ever being so hot and dry in November before. 

12. M: Many people prefer taking public buses or the subway or even taxis because parking is getting to be a real headache in some parts of the city.
W: That doesn’t surprise me.

13. M: Hello, Good morning, I’m calling to check on the status of my computer.
W: Well, the new parts have just been coming in,so it should be ready by Friday.

14. M： My goodness, the service in this restaurant is really terrible, a lot worse than before.
W: Right. It’s high time they got rid of half the staff here if you ask me.

15. M: Operator, I booked a long-distance collect call for my sister in Switzerland 25 minutes ago, but I haven’t got a reply yet.
W: Sorry， I ring it for you right now.

16. W: I’ll wear this blue jacket. I like the color on me, don’t you think?
M: I think it looks terrific on you,really.

17. M: How did Mr. Hunt’s project turn out? I heard he had trouble with the financing, but then he could get the loan he wanted.
W: It’s true. He did have difficulties at first. But all in all, the project couldn’t have turned out better.

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

News Item One (18)

      NATO and Russia are reporting some progress in efforts to finalize a charter governing their post-cold-war relationship. But they stressed more work must be done to settle their differences in military and political issues. A fifth round of talks between the Russian foreign minister and NATO Secretary General ended Tuesday in Luxembourg.

News Item Two (19-20)

      A Boeing 727 aircraft with 51 passengers and 10 crew on board has crashed into a mountain side just outside the Columbia capital, Bogota. Police and rescue workers said everyone was killed when the plane exploded scattering wreckage over a wide area. The crash happened shortly after take-off when the plane was unable to gain enough height to clear the mountains. The aircraft belonged to Ecuadorian Airline, but it had been chartered by Air-France for the route from Bogota to Ecuadorian Capital, Quito.

News Item Three (21-22)

        The US has designated thirty international groups as terrorist organizations, barring them from receiving money, weapons or other support from US citizens. The new terrorist list includes a Palestinian group Hamas, the Pro-Iranian Hezbollah, Cambodian’s Khmer Rouge, the Basque separatist group ETA, Sri Lanka’s Tamitigers, and Peru-based Shining Path and Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement.  The list does not include the Irish Republican Army or the Palestinian Liberation Organization. US Secretary of State Maddine Albright says the affected groups will have their US visas revoked and US financial assets frozen.

News Item Four (23)

    Israeli prosecutors are reviewing charges against Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, after Israeli police called off his indictment. Justice Ministry officials say they hope a decision on whether to bring charges against the Israeli leader will be announced Sunday. The case stems from the appointment of Runny Barong as Israeli attorney general. Critics charged the appointment was part of a conspiracy to end the trial of Netanyahu’s political ally.

News Item Five (24-25)

      The combined left-wing opposition in France has defeated President Jaque Chirac’s ruling conservative coalition in the first round of the country’s parliamentary elections. Projections by French TV give the Socialist-led opposition 40% of the vote and Mr. Chirac’s center-right coalition 37%. If the left secures the majority of seats in parliament, Socialist leader Leono Jospin would likely became prime minister in the power-sharing arrangement with President Chirac.

PART  Ⅲ    LISTENING COMPREHENSION
SECTION  A    STATEMENT
1. 答案：A
【问句译文】关于Harry的弟弟，下列哪一说法正确？
【试题分析】本题为推理题。
【详细解答】解答本题的关键是听懂 “would no…if…”的含义“如果……，就不会……”，就可以明白这句话意为“Harry的弟弟要是有雄心，就不会到现在还是火车司机了。”也就是说Harry的弟弟安于现状，故选A。

2．答案：C
【问句译文】你知道了有关Ms．Ellis的什么？
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】本题的关键词是“…is being examined by her physician”，既然在接受内科医生的检查，她当然是在看医生，故选项C为正确答案。

3．答案：C
【问句译文】Joan的职业是什么？
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】本题的关键词是“…the law office where she is employed”，由此可以得知她的职业是“lawyer”。

4．答案：B
【问句译文】 讲话者一周内可以看到Mary戴几条围巾？
【试题分析】本题为推理题。
【详细解答】讲话者说他每次见到Mary，她都戴一条不同的丝质围巾。由于“on five days and off two days in a week”指一周工作五天休息两天，所以一周内可以看到Mary戴5条围巾。

5．答案：D
【问句译文】乘客们在哪儿换乘火车去Gilford？
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】本题的关键词是“…with changes in Red Hill for Gilford”，即在Red Hill换乘可以到达Gilford。

6．答案：B
【问句译文】讲话者很可能做什么？
【试题分析】本题为推理题。
【详细解答】解答本题的关键是听懂 “What we need here is a clerk…write that in the ad．…”可以看出讲话者是在写招聘人员的广告，故选项B为正确答案。

7．答案：A
【问句译文】讲话者是什么意思？
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】“used to”指过去如何，现在不再那样。讲话者过去认为Emily是“honest and trustworthy”，那么她现在就是“neither honest nor trustworthy”。  

8．答案：B
【问句译文】下一趟列车何时离开？
【试题分析】本题为计算题。
【详细解答】讲话者先说出首趟列车“…leaves at 6：28．”接着说下一趟列车是“every hour on the hour and every twenty eight minutes past the hour”即整点和整点过后28分钟，因此下一趟列车离开时间是7：00。

9．答案：D 
【问句译文】关于Malcolm的说法，哪一项是错的？
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】本题的关键词是“to get anywhere”，字面意思是“到达任何地方”，深层的句意是“取得任何成就”。因此，讲话者的意思是“无论Malcolm怎么努力， 他都不能取得任何成就”。

SECTION B CONVERSATION

10．答案：B
【问句译文】两位讲话者可能是什么关系？
【试题分析】本题为推理题。
【详细解答】 本题的关键词有“inflammation”（发炎），“thorough check-up”（全面的体格检查），由此可知，两人最可能的关系是医生和病人。
注意点：此类题往往是根据两人的对话，要求推测对话者的身份，谈话的时间、地点等，这类题往往抓住几个关键词就能作出正确判断。

11．答案：D
【问句译文】平常十一月份的天气怎样？
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】本题的关键句是“I don’t remember it ever being so hot and dry…before．”由此可知，平常十一月份的天气比目前要凉爽。

12．答案：B
【问句译文】从对话可得出什么结论？
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】本题的关键句是“parking is getting to be a real headache”，停车成为一个令人头疼的问题，选项B与此话含义一致。
注意点： “What conclusion can we draw from…？”为一常见问句，通常要用排除法来解答，浏览一遍四个选项，然后逐个排除。

13．答案：A
【问句译文】两位讲话者在谈论什么？
【试题分析】本题为推理题。
【详细解答】女士打电话问她的电脑状况如何，男士说“it should be ready by Friday”，由此可知，女士已经将电脑送去修理，并将在周五修好，故选项A为正确答案。本对话中的“the new parts”指的是“新的（计算机）零件”。

14．答案：A
【问句译文】我们可从对话得出什么结论？
【试题分析】本题为推理题。
【详细解答】女士抱怨餐馆服务太差（the service in this restaurant is really terrible），男士表示赞同（Right），由此可知，他们俩都对该餐馆的服务不满。

15．答案：C
【问句译文】谁将付电话费？
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】解答本题的关键是明白“a long distance collect call”的意思是“由对方付费的长途电话”，而男土是给他的“sister”打电话，所以付费的应是“the man’s sister”。

16．答案：A
【问句译文】男士对女士穿衣的选择是什么意见？
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】女士问男士对蓝色外衣的看法，男士回答说“it looks terrific on you”，即它看起来好极了。由此可知，男士赞同女士的选择。

17．答案：A
【问句译文】Hunt先生的项目如何？
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】解答本题的关键是明白“couldn’t have turned out better”的意思是“不可能再好了；已经很好了”。由此可知，Hunt先生的项目非常成功。
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

18．答案：B
【问句译文】根据新闻，NATO和Russia如何？
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】 这篇新闻谈论NATO和Russia外交关系的进展。解答本题的关键是听懂新闻的第二句“…more work must be done to settle their differences in military and political issues．”

19．答案：A
【问句译文】这次空难中有多少人遇难？
【试题分析】本题为计算题。
【详细解答】该新闻讲的是一次空难事故。新闻开篇提到这列航班“with fifty-one passengers and ten crew on board”，所以所有人加起来共有61人。新闻中还提到“every one was killed”，即这次空难无人生还。由此可知，选项A为正确答案。

20．答案：B
【问句译文】根据该新闻，飞机坠毁在……。
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】解答本题的关键在新闻的第四句“The crash happened shortly after takeoff…”由此可知，正确答案为选项B。

21．答案：C
【问句译文】下列哪一项不包含在美国开出的恐怖组织名单中？
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】这篇新闻讲的是美国开列出的一份恐怖组织名单以及针对这些组织所采取的某些措施。新闻先列出了许多恐怖组织的名称，后面还说“The list does not include the Irish Republican Army or the Palestinian Liberation Organization.”由此可知，正确答案为选项C。

22．答案：A
【问句译文】受影响的组织将被禁止怎样？
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】新闻在谈到对付这些恐怖组织的措施时说 “their US visas revoked”即“取消他们的美国签证”，也就是说“他们将被阻止合法地进人美国”，故选项A为正确答案。

23．答案：B
【问句译文】以色列针总理内塔尼亚胡怎样？
【试题分析】本题为推理题。
【详细解答】这篇新闻讲的是一起有关以色列总理内塔尼亚胡的政治官司。解答本题的关键在新闻的前两句，第一句“Israeli prosecutors are reviewing charges against…”，是说以色列起诉方正在对指控材料进行复查，第二句“Ministry officials say they hope thedecision．．．will be announced Sunday”是说部委官员希望在星期天对是否指控做出决定，由此可知指控尚未做出，故选项B为正确答案。

24．答案：B
【问句译文】所报道的选举获胜者是谁？
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】这篇新闻讲述的是法国的一次政治选举。解答本题的关键在新闻第一句“Left-wing opposition…has defeated…Conservative coalition”，由此可知，选举中获胜的一方是the left-wing Socialists。

25．答案：C
【问句译文】如果左派保持占有会议的多数，那么结果如何？
【试题分析】本题为细节题。
【详细解答】解答本题的关键在新闻的最后一句，“If the left secures a majority…Jospin…become Prime Minister in a power sharing her arrangement with President Chirac．”即如果左派保持占有会议的多数，Jospin就成为总理，与首相Chirac一起治理国家。这里并不是说两人分享权力，而是各司其职。故选项C为正确答案。

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短文大意：这篇文章介绍了气体与液体的特性及相关理论。
26．答案：B
【试题分析】本题考查对固定搭配的掌握。
【详细解答】under与condition搭配，表示“在……条件或状况下”；on与 condition搭配，表示“在……条件下”；in与condition构成习惯短语，表示“身体状况良好”，而be out of condition”则表示“身体状况不好”。 这里是说“在地球表面通常的温度和压强条件下……”，故选项B为正确答案。

27．答案：A
【试题分析】本题为语法题，考查对句子结构的理解。
【详细解答】由于所填词前有and这一并列连词，这里缺少一个谓语与前面的“can be”并列。谓语动词fill意思是“使……充满”，具有使动意义，其后直接跟宾语，故选项A是正确答案。

28．答案：B
【试题分析】本题为动词词义辨析题。
【详细解答】 intend意为“打算，意图”，主语通常是人；tend意为“有……倾向”，后接不定式，主语可以是人也可以是物；incline意为“使(某人)倾向于，使(某人)有意思(做某事)”，常用于被动语态be inclined to；contend意为“争夺；争辩”。这里是说“但（气体）往往会扩散到任何可能的空间”，故选项B为正确答案。

29．答案：D
【试题分析】本题为语法题，考查连词的用法。
【详细解答】however表转折意为“然而”；nevertheless也表转折，意为“然而”；so表结果，但常放于句首; therefore表结果，意为“因此，所以”。这里是说气体容易扩散，所以必须保存在密闭的容器里。因此此处需要一个表结果关系的连词，故选项D为正确答案。

30．答案：B
【试题分析】本题考查对固定搭配的掌握。
【详细解答】in the event of表示“如果发生……，万一……”；in the case of表示“在……的情况下，就……而言”; with a view of或者with a view to，意思是“以……为目的；为……起见”；with reference to意思是“关于”。根据上下文，这里是说“必须将气体存放在一个密封的容器里，如同一颗行星的大气一样。” 故选项B为正确答案。

31．答案：C
【试题分析】本题为语法题，考查对非谓语动词的掌握。
【详细解答】本句中的describe的逻辑主语为theories，故应用现在分词。同时，describe这一动作只说明一种事实，并不与其他动词作时间上的先后比较，不必用完成式。故选项C为正确答案。

32．答案：A
【试题分析】本题为短语词义与用法辨析题。
【详细解答】consist of一般用主动式; be made from一般指某种产品由某种材料制成(但从外表上看不出原材料); be made up of表示“由……组成”。根据上下文理解，此处要求填一“由……组成”的短语，故选项C为正确答案。

33．答案：C
【试题分析】本题考查对固定搭配的掌握。
【详细解答】apply意为“应用”；adapt意为“使适应”；conduct意为“指导；处理”，均不能与approach搭配。take approach为固定搭配，意思是“采用……方法”，符合句意。

34．答案：D
【试题分析】本题为形容词词义辨析题。
【详细解答】 elementary意为“初步的，基本的”，指事物处于基础的或开始的阶段；crucial意为“极紧要的，决定性的”；rudimentary意为“基本的，初步的”；fundamental意为“基础的，十分重要的”。文中说“液体与气体之间的根本相似性在温度和压强有所提高时变得十分明显。”故选项D最合题意。
35．答案：A
【试题分析】本题为语法题，考查动词的特殊用法。
【详细解答】suppose后常接一个省略了that的宾语从句，表示“假定，假设……”，用来展开说明。

36．答案：C
【试题分析】本题考查关联词的用法。
【详细解答】in a word表示对上文的总结；in the mean time表示“同时”；in that case表示“在那种情况下”；in other words意为“换句话说”。上文的“expands”和后文“becomes less dense”的意思一致，后一句是为了解释说明前一句，故用in other words。

37．答案：B
【试题分析】本题考查语篇分析能力。
【详细解答】 similarly意为“同样的”；furthermore意为“而且”，表示更进一步的关系；instead意为“相反，反而”，表对比关系，一般针对相同人、事情或行为。上文说当加热的时候，液体蒸发变得稀薄，而下文说气体因为蒸汽分子的加入而变得稠密，因此两句之间存在明显对比关系，只有in contrast最合题意。

38．答案：D
【试题分析】本题考查关系词的用法。
【详细解答】本句子意为“使液体和气体密度相同的那个状态下的温度和压力被称作临界点。”句中的“temperature and pressure”是先行词，需要一个关系词引导一个定语从句修饰先行词。特定数值的temperature和pressure与at搭配意为“在某个温度和压力下”。由于that引导定语从句时前面不能有介词，所以正确答案是D。

39．答案：C
【试题分析】本题为动词词义及用法辨析题。
【详细解答】known的常用结构是be known to be或be known as；defined 常用结构是be defined as；refer to意为“提到，说起”，不用于被动语态；只有called后可直接接主语补语。

40．答案：D
【试题分析】本题为动词词义及用法辨析题。
【详细解答】classify指对某种对象进行“分类”；category指将某类事物“归类”；recognise表示“识别”；distinguish表示“区分”。根据句意，“在临界点之上时，气体和液体就很难再区分开来”，选项D为正确答案。