2000年英语专业四级真题试卷及其参考答案

TEXT C 

短文大意：本文介绍的是瑞士银行业的策略及其变化。

74．答案：B

【参考译文】瑞士银行引以为豪的是什么？

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】短文第一段首句说”…Swiss banks had prided themselves on their system of banking secrecy and numbered accounts…．”即”瑞士的银行以它们的银行保密和编码账户系统而自豪”，也就是说瑞士的银行在”维护客户的信息”方面的做法值得自豪。

75．答案：D

【参考译文】根据该短文，瑞士银行对外国富人来说是不可抗拒的，银行方面对这一观点是什么态度？

【试题分析】本题为细节推理题。

【详细解答】短文第一段最后两句说”There was a widely-held belief that Switzerland was irresistible to wealthy foreigners, mainly because of its numbered accounts and bankers’ reluctance to ask awkward questions of depositors. Contributing to the mystique was the view, carefully propagated by the banks themselves, that if  this secrecy was ever given up, foreigners would fall over themselves in the rush to withdraw money, and the Swiss banking system would virtually collapse over night.”。这两句的意思是，有一个普遍认同的观点，那就是瑞士银行对外国富人来说是不可抗拒的，因为他们用编码账户，银行不过问任何储蓄者难以回答的问题。银行方面的解释是，如果放弃了保密性，外国人将会蜂拥而至撤回资金，瑞士银行系统将会一夜之间垮台。由此可知，选项D”defend”（为某观点辩护）”最合题意。

76．答案：C

【参考译文】在短文最后一段，作者认为什么？

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】在此段中作者说”Although the banks agreed to end relations with clients whose identities were unclear or who were performing improper acts, they were still not obliged to inform on a client to anyone, including the Swiss government. To some extent, therefore, the principle of secrecy had been maintained.”此句说明契约虽然签订了，但银行的保密性原则还是一如继往。所以作者认为”银行政策方面的变革流于形式”。

TEXT D 

短文大意：这篇短文描述的是Coketown城镇的喧嚣、脏乱景象。

77．答案：D

【参考译文】不能用下列哪个形容词来形容Coketown？

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】由”smoke trailed themselves for ever and ever”，”steam-engine worked monotonously up and down”等句子可知，Coketown是”单调的”（dull）；由句子”river that ran purple with ill-smelling dye”，”there could have been no such blotch可知，Coketown是”肮脏的”（dirty）；由”there was a rattling and a trembling all day long”可知Coketown 是”喧闹的” noisy。只在文中没有提及有关Coketown是”野蛮的”（savage）的文字，故选项D为正确答案。

78．答案：A

【参考译文】从该短文可知，Coketown是一个什么样的城镇？

【试题分析】本题为细节推理题。

【详细解答】由短文第二句”It was a town of machinery and tall chimneys, out of which smoke trailed themselves for ever and ever.”可知，Coketown应该是一个工业小城。

79．答案：C

【参考译文】只有下列哪一项不受天气影响？

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】短文最后一段说”But no temperature made the mad elephants more mad or more sane. Their wearisome heads went up and down at the same rate, in hot weather and in cold, wet weather and dry fair weather and foul.”由此可知，无论什么天气，蒸汽机都以相同的速度运转，也就是说，蒸汽机不受天气的影响。

80．答案：B

【参考译文】下列哪一项是作者对Coketown城的看法？

【试题分析】本题为主旨题。

【详细解答】在这篇短文中，作者大量描述了Coketown城的喧嚣、脏乱等景象，由此可知，这是一个受到严重污染的城市。

阅读理解B

TEXT E 

短文大意：这篇短文介绍的是心算的重要性。

81．答案：D

【参考译文】作者关心的是什么？

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】短文第二句说”I think there should be equal concern for those who are unable to cope with simple mental arithmetic—particularly girls”，由此可知，作者关心的是”mental arithmetic”（心算）。

TEXT F 

短文大意：这是一封应聘翻译职位的求职信。

82．答案：B

【参考译文】这是一封什么样的？

【试题分析】本题为细节推理题。

【详细解答】信的开头说“…I’d like to apply for the position of translator with your firm”，由此可知，这是一封应聘翻译职位的求职申请信。

TEXT G 

短文大意：这篇短文介绍的是孤独感的产生以及摆脱孤独的建议。

83．答案：A

【参考译文】这篇文章主要是关于什么的？

【试题分析】本题为主旨题。

【详细解答】短文首句说”Loneliness is a curious thing”，第二段首句说”This feeling of loneliness…is very difficult to get rid of.”可见这篇文章的主要内容是关于”loneliness”的。

TEXT H 

短文大意：本文讨论的是公共交通事业的各个方面近年来的发展变化。

84．答案：C

【参考译文】作者主要讨论的是公共交通的哪一个方面？

【试题分析】本题为主旨题。

【详细解答】短文第一段讲到，虽然公交的价格已经成倍提高，但仍然较便宜，老百姓已经普遍乘坐地铁和小公共；第二段讲车辆增多后，环保问题引起人们注意，包括汽车只允许使用无铅油，在城市里多植树等。公共交通也有了实质的进步，公交汽车随处可见，车辆整洁，车型品种也增多。可见，全文反映的是公共交通的进步，因此选项C为正确答案。

TEXT I 

短文大意：本文介绍的是香港圣诞树装饰大赛的情景。

85．答案：B

【参考译文】每个参赛队至少应有多少队员？

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】短文第二段最后一句说”Each team should be formed by at least three persons．”，由此可知，每个参赛队至少应有3名队员。

86．答案：D

【参考译文】参赛队员可将什么带进赛场？

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】短文第三段最后一句说”Participants can bring along their own decoration materials and to use their imagination and creativity to achieve the best results．” 由此可知，参赛队员可将装饰物（decoration materials）带进赛场。

TEXT J 

短文大意：本文介绍的是四种夏日外出旅游的计划。

87．答案：C

【参考译文】如果只有半天的时间，应该选择哪天出行？

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】第四个方案提到”A half-day trip to Oxford…leave at 2:15 pm….Back after the show”，只有该出行计划只用半天的时间就可以了，其时间是”Wednesday 9 August”，所以此题答案选C。

88．答案：B

【参考译文】哪个出行方案可以看到Georgian architecture？

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】第二个方案提到”The spa town of Bath contains…much elegant Georgianarchitecture．”从这里直接得出正确答案是选项B。

TEXT K

短文大意：本文是一篇关于欧洲各国民族特性的调查结果。

89．答案：A

【参考译文】哪个民族比较具有商业头脑？

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】在Dutch栏可以看到”Everyone agreed that the Dutch are hardworking，thrifty，good-natured，tolerant and business-minded．” 由此可知，荷兰人较有商业头脑。

90．答案：D

【参考译文】对哪个国家的看法分歧最大？

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】在British栏可以看到”Some found them calm，reserved，open-minded，trustworthy；others thought they were insular and superior．”由此可知，人们对英国人的看法是有分歧的。

PART ⅠWRITING

SECTION A

The Importance of Extracurricular Activities

Dear Editor,

People have different ideas about how students should spend their school days. Some believe that students should spend the whole day on academic studies. Others believe that extracurricular activities should be a required part of every school day. I think both ways have their advantages. But I prefer the latter.’As a student, our main task is to concentrate on our academic study. We have to attend classes, reading books and doing assignments. Only by working hard can we learn our courses well. But I don’t think we should spend every hour and minute on academic study. A proverb says, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” Without good health and strong body, how can we improve our study efficiency and make great achievements in our academic study? Besides, spending the whole day on academic study may make us exhausted and weak. We should find other meaningful things to do besides studying. For example, doing extracurricular activities can make students’ life more colorful and beneficial. There are various forms of exercise. My favorite one is football. I play football with my classmates for one hour every afternoon. After a day’s hard work, how nice it is to stretch my arms and legs! By playing football I’ve got both joy and strength. I always lookenergetic.

Actually doing extracurricular activities doesn’t disturb our study if we make full use of our time. Instead it does help us study more efficiently. We can be good at learning as well as extracurricular activities. So I suggest that students do extracurricular activities along with their academic studies.

SECTION B

Dear George,

I have read on the notice board that the university is looking for a part-time library assistance who can work at weekends. I think you are the suitable person for this vacancy, for you are free at weekends and it pays well, yet the job is not difficult. It is also a good chance to improve yourself. So you should go for an interview.

yours,