2001年英语专业四级真题试卷及其参考答案

Part ⅣCLOZE  〔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.

The translator must have an excellent, up-to-date knowledge of his source languages, full facility in the handling of his target language, which will be his mother tongue or language of habitual ( 26 )and a knowledge and understanding of the latest subject-matter in his field of specialization.

This is, as it were, his professional equipment. ( 27 ) this, it is desirable that he should have an inquiring mind,wide interests, a good memory and the ability to grasp quickly the basic principles of new developments. He should be willing to work ( 28 )is own, often at high speeds, but should be humble enough to consult others ( 29 )his own knowledge not always prove adequate to the task in hand. He should be able to type fairly quickly and accurately and, if he is working mainly for publication, should have more than a nodding ( 30 )with printing techniques and proof-reading. If he is working basically as an information translator, let us say, for an industrial firm, he should have the flexibility of mind to enable him to ( 31 )rapidly from one source language  to another, as well as from one subject-matter  to another,since this ability is frequently ( 32 )of him in such work. Bearing in mind the nature of the translator’s work,i.e. the processing of the written word, it is, strictly speaking, ( 33 )that he should be able to speak thelanguage he is dealing with. If he does speak them, it is an advantage ( 34 )a hindrance, but this skill is in many ways a luxury that he can ( 35 )with. It is,  ( 36 ),desirable that he should have an  approximate idea about the pronunciation of his source languages even if this is restricted to ( 37 )how proper names and place names are pronounced. The same ( 38 ) to an ability to write his source languages. If he can, well and good; if he cannot, it does not ( 39 ). There are many other skills and ( 40 )that are desirable in a    translator.

26.  A. application    B. use  C. utility          D. usage       

27.  A. More than B. Except forC. Because of    D. In addition to 

28.  A. of  B. byC. for  D. on

29.  A.  should B. whenC. because    D. if  

30.  A. familiariy  B. acquaintanceC. knowledge    D. skill

31.  A. change    B. transformC. turn  D. switch

32.  A. lacked    B. requiredC. faced D. confronted 

33.  A. essential B. unnecessaryC. advantageous    D. useless

34.  A. over B. despiteC. rather than    D. instead

35.  A. deal    B. concernC. work    D. do away

36. A.  however    B. accordinglyC. consequently D. thus

37. A. knowing    B. having knownC. know    D. have known

38. A. refers    B. comesC. applies    D. amounts

39. A. matter    B. mindC. harm    D. work

40. A. characteristics    B. qualitiesC. distinctions D. features

Part ⅤGRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY  〔15 MIN.〕

There 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 best completes the sentence.

Mark your answers on your answer sheet.

41.  I can’t go—for one thing, I have no money, and___I have too much work.

A. what’s  more       

B. as well         

C. for another         

D.  in addition

42.  Even as a girl,___to be her life, and theater audiences were tobe her best teacher.

A. performing by Melissa were

B. it was known that Melissa’s performances were

C. knowing that Melissa’s performances were

D. Melissa knew that performing was

43.  ___ him tomorrow?

A. Why not to call on                     

B. Why don’t call on

C. Why not calling on                     

D. Why not call on 

44.  There is no doubt ___the company has made the right decision on the sales project.

A. why       

B. that       

C. whether       

D. when

45.  Intellect is to the mind ___sight is to the body.

A. what       

B. as       

C. that           

D.like

46.  ___I sympathize, I can’t really do very much to help them out of the difficulties.

A. As long as   

B. As       

C. While         

D. Even

47.  The patient’s progress was very encouraging as he could ___ get out of bed without help.

A. nearly       

B. hardly     

C. merely      

D. barely

48.  He was___to tell the truth even to his closest friend.

A. too much of a coward         

B. too much the coward

C. a coward enough           

D. enough of a coward

49.  Barry had an advantage over his mother ___he could speak French.

A. since that     

B. in that     

C. at that     

D. so that

50.  You needn’t worry ___ regards the cost of the operation.

A. with         

B. which     

C. as       

D. about

51.  ___ is not a serious disadvantage in life.

A. To be not tall   

B. Not to be tall 

C. Being not tall   

D. Not being tall

52.  During the famine, many people were ___ to going without food for days.

A. sunk       

B. reduced     

C. forced     

D. declined

53.  The computer can be programmed to ___a whole variety of tasks.

A. assign       

B. tackle       

C. realize     

D. solve

54.  The team’s efforts to score were ___by the opposing goalkeeper.

A. frustrated   

B. prevented     

C. discouraged   

D. accomplished

55.  I only know the man by___ but I have never spoken to him.

A. chance     

B. heart     

C. sight     

D. experience

56.  Being colour-blind, Sally can’t make a ___between red and green.

A. difference   

B. distinction     

C. comparison     

D. division

57.  You must insist that students give a truthful answer ___ with the reality of their world.

A. relevant     

B. simultaneous   

C. consistent     

D. practical

58.  In order to raise money,  Aunt Nicola had to ___with some of her  most treasured  possessions.

A. divide       

B. separate     

C. part     

D. abandon.

59.  The car was in good working ___when I bought it a few months ago

A. order       

B. form       

C. state     

D. circumstance

60.  The customer expressed her ___for that broad hat.

A. disapproval     

B. distaste     

C. dissatisfaction     

D. dismay 

61.  In order to repair barns, build fence, grow crops, and care for animals a farmer must indeed be___.

A. restless       

B. skilled     

C. strong       

D. versatile

62.  His expenditure on holidays and luxuries is rather high in___to his income.

A. comparison     

B. proportion   

C. association     

D. calculation 

63.  Although he has become rich, he is still very ___ of his money.

A. economic       

B. thrifty       

C. frugal     

D. careful

64.  As the manager was away on a business trip, I was asked to ___the weekly staff meeting.

A. preside        

B. introduce     

C. chair       

D. dominate

65.  The ___ of the word is unknown, but it is certainly not from Greek.

A. origin         

B. generation     

C. descent     

D. cause

Part ⅥREADING 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

The train clattered over points and passed through a station.Then it began suddenly to slow down, presumably in obedience to a signal. For some minutes it crawled along, then stopped; presently it began to move forward again. Another up-train passed them, though with less vehemence than the first one. The train gathered speed again. At that moment another train, also on a down-line, swerved inwards towards them, for a moment with almost alarming effect. For a time the two trains ran parallel, now, one gaining a little, now the other. Mrs. McGillicuddy looked from her window through the window of the parallelcarriages. Most of the blinds were down, but occasionally the occupants of the carriages were visible. The other train was not very full and there were many empty carriages.

At the moment when the two trains gave the illusion of being stationary, ablind in one of the carriages flew up with a snap. Mrs. McGillicuddy looked intothe lighted first-class carriage that was only a few feet away.

Then she drew her breath in with a gasp and half-rose to her feet.

Standing with his back to the window and to her was a man. His hands were round the throat of a woman who faced him, and he was slowly, remorselessly, strangling her. Her eyes were starting from their sockets, her face was purple. As Mrs. McGillicuddy watched, fascinated, the end came; the body went limp and crumpled in the man’s hands.

At the same moment, Mrs. McGillicuddy’s train slowed down again and the other began to gain speed. It passed forward and a moment or two later it had vanished from sight.

Almost automatically Mrs. McGillicuddy’s hand went up to the communicationcord, then paused, irresolute. After all, what use would it be ringing the cord of the train in which she was travelling? The horror of what she had seen at such close quarters, and the unusual circumstances, made her feel paralysed. Some immediate action was necessary,—but what?

The door of her compartment was drawn back and a ticket collector said, “Ticket, please.”

66.  When Mrs. McGuillicuddy’s train passed through a station, it___.

A. gained speed suddenly     

B. kept its usual speed

C. changed its speed

D. stopped immediately

67.  Mrs. McGuillicuddy seems to be a (an) ___ person.

A. observant     

B. interested     

C. nosy     

D. nervous

68.  What she saw in the parallel train made her feel___.

A. excited     

B. anxious     

C. worried     

D. horrified

69.  She didn’t ring the communication cord immediately because___.

A. she was very much afraid

B. there was no point of doing so

C. she was too shocked to move

D. the ticket collector came in