2004专四真题答案.docx

录音文字材料、参考答案及详细解答听力原文PART DICTATIONMONEYMoney is accepted across the world as payment for goods or services. People use money to buy food, clothes and hundreds of other things. In the past, many different things were used as money. People on Pacific islands once exchanged shells for goods. The Chinese used cloth and knives. In Africa, elephant tusks or salt were used. Even today, some people in Africa are still paid in salt. Coins were first invented by the Chinese. Originally, they were round pieces of metal with a hole in the center, so that a piece of string could keep them together. This made doing business much easier, but people still found coins inconvenient to carry when they wanted to buy something expensive. To solve this problem, the Chinese again came up with the solution. They began to use paper money for coins. Now paper notes are used throughout the world.Now you have two minutes to check through your work.PART LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A STATEMENT1. Lily studied drama at the university but she used to work as a policewoman. Now she is a teacher because she likes children.2. May I have your attention, please? Flight 5125 scheduled to take off at 11:30will be delayed for 20 minutes. Please check-in half an hour prior to departure. 3. There is a railway strike in the south region and several trains have been canceled, however, the strike doesnt seem to be spreading to other regions. 4. Latest reports from the northeast provinces say that at least sixteen peoplelost their lives in Sundays floods. A further nine people, mostly children arereported missing.5. John, your paper must be revised over the weekend and handed in its final form on Monday. If you have any problem, call the office directly. 6. My discovery of Mary Jackson was as a matter of fact, a gift from a friend. Years ago I was given a copy of Tell Me a Riddle, and I liked the stories.7. Oh! Talking about money, its terrible when you think how tiring the work is. Its only with tips and free meals that I manage to get by.8. A lot of drugs are missing from the cupboard here in this room so I think we will have to look into the matter immediately.SECTION B CONVERSATION9. W:Would you mind if we discussed tomorrows agenda before dinner this evening? M: Not at all. I certainly dont want to talk about it during our meal. 10. W:Are you going home for the summer vacation? M: Well, Jane and I have decided to stay on here as research assistants.11. W:Its so hot today, I cant work. I wish the air conditioner was on in this library. M: So do I, Ill fall asleep if I dont get out of this stuffy room soon.12. W:I cant imagine what happened to Janet. M: Neither can I, but Im sure she plans to come to the party.13. W:Check in here? M: Yes, can I see your flight ticket please? W: Here it is. Im going to Lanzhou.14. W:I heard that PICC is going to hold interviews on campus next week. M: Yeah, what day? Id like to talk to them and drop my resume. 15. W:There must be a thunderstorm in some place because the picture isnt very sharp and the sound isnt very clear. M: I think youre right, they said on the radio last night that a storm was coming in from the mountains and the morning paper forecast heavy rain.16. W:The party will start at 6:30 but there are a lot of preparations to make and I need your help. Can I expect you at 5:00? M: Ill be there around 5:30, all being well that is.17. W:Excuse me, Im enrolled to take Professor Lees literature course 102 and I hear some changes have been made. M: Yes, the class has been moved to the north building. Also it is now Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2 to 4pm. Instead of being held on Monday and Friday from 2 to 3pm. What changes! W: Professor Lee will still be teaching the class, right?SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTNews Item One (18-19) A court in Zimbabwe is due to deliver its verdict today in a trial of a journalist who works for the British newspaper The Guaidian. The trial is seen as a test case for the countrys strict new media laws. Andrew Meldrum, an Americanwhos lived in Zimbabwe for over twenty years is accused of publishing an untrue story and faces up to two years in prison if found guilty. A dozen other journalists have also been charged with offenses relating to the new laws. In court Mr. Meldrums defense argued that his story was published in Britain. It was beyond the jurisdiction of Zimbabwean laws.News Item Two (20-21) Kuala Lumpur-Afghanistan will play soccer at the Asian games. Mongolias withdrawal has given the wartorn nation a confidence boost. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced in a statement yesterday that Afghanistan would play in the under-twenty-three tournament at the games in Bussan. Afghanistans first match will be against Iran on September 28. The groups other teams are Qatar and Lebanon. Afghanistan was a founding member of the confederation in the 1950s, before entering long periods of war and factional fighting. The countryschaos was largely ended after USled forces overthrew the Taliban regime last year in response to the September 11th terrorist attacks in the United States. During the Soccer World Cup in June, the President of Afghanistans Football Aociation (AFA), Abdul Aleem-Kohistani said he hoped his country would be able to take part in the Asian games.News Item Three (22-23) The expected life span of Beijing residents has gone up to 75.5 years old,compared with 74.4 years old, a decade earlier. While the death rate of middle-aged residents increased dramatically, according to recent official report. The report made public by the Beijing Disease Control and Prevention Center said the past mortality of people age between 35 to 54 years old had gone up 58.5% during the past ten years, from 158 people per 100,000 in 1991 to 251 people per 100,000 last year. Infant and maternal mortality rates went down 132% and 147% respectively. Health experts said chronic non-infectious diseases were the main causes of death covering 60% of the total number of deaths. The male mortality is higher than that of females and the death rate among rural residents is higher than that of the urban ones.News Item Four (24-25) Islamabad-Pakistani President, Purvez Musherof said yesterday there was no danger of the country going to war with neighboring India but that Pakistani forces would be ready to repel any aggression. There is no danger of war, Musherof told reporters in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad. We should have confidence in ourselves. We are not sitting idle. We are prepared for everything. There should not be any misunderstanding. Tensions were raised this week as the two accused each other of links to killings in the two countries. India suspects the two gunmen who killed twenty-eight at an Indian temple on Tuesday have links to Pakistanbased Islamic militant groups. Pakistan denied any involvement in the temple massacre and police in Karachi said there were indications of India intelligence agents behind the murder of seven Christian charity workers in the city, but India rejects the charges yesterday.This is the end of Listening Comprehension. Part I WRITINGSECTION A COMPOSITIONLetter Writing Will Not Be KilledNowadays, young people choose to phone each other rather writing letters. But even if so, I still maintain that letter writing will never be killed by phones, though we have stepped into the Information Age.First, letters can express your subtle feelings. With the increase of the living pace of modern society, we find that there is a lack of communication now. Sometimes when you are speaking to someone that you care and love on the phone, you are so shy that its too hard to express any of your feelings towards him/her. Your throat seems to be blocked! At this time, letters will help. Without any embarrassment, you can just write down your deep concern and love on a piece of paper. When you drop the letter into the pillar-box, you will feel what he/she will receive is not only a letter, but also your deepest love. Secondly, letters can be kept as a record of memory, while phones cannot. Just imagine, when you open an old box of letters and read them years later, a lot of beautiful and indelible memories will be brought back to you. What an irreplaceable feeling it is! And I believe, this feeling is something that you can definitely never experience through several phone calls.All in all, letter writing will absolutely survive and even thrive in the Information Age. Phones can never kill it, neither will anything. SECTION B NOTE WRITINGMay 9th, 2004Dear Jane,Im sorry to hear that you didnt do very well in the final exam and I know you must be very unhappy about it. But please dont lose heart, since you have done your best. I think what you need is to sum up your mistakes and make good preparation for next time. I believe youll succeed. Good luck!Yours sincerely,Candy PART III LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A STATEMENT1. 答案： D 问句译文：莉莉现在在那里工作？ 试题分析：本题为细节题。 详细解答：尽管前面有关于 Lily 如此多的信息，但从最后 “Now she is a teacher, because she likes children.” 可得出D为正确答案。2 答案： B 问句译文：搭乘 5125 号航班的乘客必须何时办理登机手续？ 试题分析：本题为计算题。 详细解答：本来于 11 ： 30 起飞的飞机 “will be delayed for 20 minutes” ，然后又要求乘客 “check in half an hour prior to departure” ，意为11:30起飞的飞机将推迟20分钟起飞，请提前30分钟登机，由此可计算出正确答案为 11:20.3. 答案： C 问句译文：下面哪种说法是真的？ 试题分析：本题为细节题。 详细解答：从第一句 “There is a railway in the South Region and several trains have been cancelled” 可得出 选项B, D 错误， C 正确；从后一句 “the strike doesnt seem to be spreading to other regions” 意为罢工没有蔓延到其他的地区，得出选项A为错误答案。4 答案： B 问句译文：洪灾中的死亡和失踪人数分别是多少？ 试题分析：本题为细节题。详细解答：本题的关键词是“At least 16 people lost their lives” 和 “a further 9 people, mostly children are reportedly missing.” 可得出正确答案为B。5 答案： B 问句译文：星期天约翰应该会干什么？ 试题分析：本题为细节题。 详细解答：从 “John, your paper must be revised over the weekend” 故选项B为正确答案。6. 答案： C 问句译文：关于玛丽杰克逊我们知道些什么？ 试题分析：本题为推理题。 详细解答： Mary Jackson 显然是人名，但后文说话人对她的发现为 a gift from a friend ，且说很喜欢她书里的故事，所以可以推出她是那本书的作者。7 答案： A 问句译文：关于说话人我们知道些什么？ 试题分析：本题为细节题。 详细解答：从第一句 “talking about the money is terrible when you think how tiring the work is” 可得知 选项C，D 均错；第二句谈到 Its only with tips and free meals that I manage to get by.” 意为只有小费和免费的饭菜我才能度日，得知 选项B 为错误答案，故选项A为正确答案。8 答案： D 问句译文：说话人接下来可能会干什么？ 试题分析：本题为推理题。 详细解答：本题的关键词是 “look into the matter”，很多药都不见了，所以说话人决定调查这件事，即选 D.SECTION B CONVERSATION9 答案： A 问句译文：他们会什么时候讨论议程？ 试题分析：本题为细节题。 详细解答：男士提议饭前讨论明天的议程，女士立即表示同意，因为她“ certainly dont want to talk about it during our meal ” 意为她不想吃饭的时候讨论这个问题，故选项A为正确答案。10 答案： B 问句译文：关于这个女人我们可以推出些什么？ 试题分析：本题为推理题。 详细解答：本题的关键句是 “Jane and Ive decided to stay on here as research assistants” ，可推出正确答案为 B 。11 答案： B 问句译文：他们为什么抱怨？ 试题分析：本题为细节题。 详细解答：他们不管是说图书馆里很闷，还是说希望将空调打开，都是因为很热，所以选 B。12 答案： C 问句译文：关于杰尼特我们可以得出什么结论？ 试题分析：本题为推理题。 详细解答：本题的关键句是“ I cant imagine what happened to Janet ”和“ she planned to come to the party ”可推知正确答案是C。13 答案： D 问句译文：这个对话很可能在哪里发生？ 试题分析：本题为推理题。 详细解答：只要听懂了关键词 “check in, flight ticket” 可推知正确答案是D。14 答案： D 问句译文：这个女人打算做什么？ 试题分析：本题为细节题。 详细解答：本题的关键句是“ talk to them and drop a resume ” 故选项D为正确答案。15 答案： C 问句译文：这个男人和女人在做什么？ 试题分析：本题为推理题。 详细解答：可从关键词 “the picture ” 和 “the sound ” 推知他们在看电视，而后面的 “on the radio” 和 “the morning paper” 均为干扰项。16. 答案： D 问句译文：这个男人是什么意思？ 试题分析：本题为推理题。 详细解答：女士希望男士 5 点过来帮忙，而男士却说， “I will be there around 5:30, all being well that is.” 表明他对 party 不感兴趣，也不想帮忙。17 答案： D 问句译文：文学课的哪一项未变？ 试题分析：本题为细节题。 详细解答：从女士的回答， “the class has moved to the north building, also, it is now on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2 to 4 p.m instead of being held on Mondays and Friday from 2 to 3 p.m .” 表明 class location, class times, class length 都作了改变，惟有 class size 未变。故选项D为正确答案。SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST18 答案： B 问句译文：什么原因使那个记者被起诉的？ 试题分析：本题为细节题。 详细解答；这篇新闻讲的是为一家英国报纸工作的记者，在Zimbabwean受到指控且面临两年的牢狱生活。新闻中说， “he is accused of publishing an untrue story and faces up to two years prison if found guilty.” 即由于发表了不实的故事，他受到指控且面临两年的牢狱生活。由此可知，故选项B为正确答案。19 答案： D 问句译文：律师是怎样为记者辩解的？ 试题分析：本题为细节题。 详细解答：新闻中的最后一句说 “In court Mr. Meldrums defense argued that his story was published in Britain. It is beyond the jurisdiction of Zimbabwean laws.”即辩护律师说他的故事是在英国发表的，不在Zimbabwe司法权之范围，可得出选项D为正确答案。20 答案： C 问句译文：阿富汗的第一场比赛的对手是谁？ 试题分析：本题为细节题。 详细答案；这篇新闻讲的是在亚洲赛区阿富汗的足球比赛。解答本题的关键是听清， “Afghanistans first match will be against Iran.” 只有C为正确内容。21 答案： A 问句译文：下列哪一项是错的？ 试题分析：本题为细节题。 详细答案 : 从新闻中可听到， “the Asian Football confederation (AFC) announced in the statement yesterday that ,” 可知是 AFC 而不是 AFA 发布的信息。22 答案： D 问句译文：与十年前相比，北京居民的寿命上涨了多少？ 试题分析：本题为细节题。 详细答案：这篇新闻讲的北京疾病控制和防预中心发布的关于北京居民的寿命的统计数据。是新闻中说， “has gone up to 75.5 years old compared with 74.4 years old a decade earlier.” 由计算可得出答案。23. 答案： D 问句译文：哪一组的死亡率在过去十年中上升了？ 试题分析：本题为细节题。 详细答案；可直接从新闻中， “while the death rate of middle aged residents increased grammatically” 得出答案。24 答案： B 问句译文：根据巴基斯坦总统的发言，两国交战的可能性有多大？ 试题分析：本题为细节题。 详细答案；这篇新闻讲的是巴基斯坦、印度两国的紧张局势。新闻中可听到 “Islamabad-Pakistani President, Purvez Musherof said yesterday there was no danger of the country going to war with neighboring India.”即两国之间没交战的可能性。故选项B为正确答案。25 答案： C 问句译文：最近的紧张局势是什么的直接结果？ 试题分析：本题为细节题。 详细答案；新闻中说， “tensions were raised this week as the two accused each other of links to killings in the two countries.” 故选项C为正确答案。 PART IV CLOZE短文大意：本文阐述了人类作息时间转换的规律，并说明了两种转换的具体方式。26答案：B试题分析：本题考查介词搭配。详细解答：coincide with为固定词组，指“一致，相符合”， 此处指“通常睡眠时间和白天时间相吻合”。而选项A，C，D不能与coincide搭配，故选B。27答案：A试题分析：本题考查名词的辨析。详细解答：cycle与前文保持一致，为“循环、周期”，此处指“我们现在关心在何等程度上，循环可以改善”。而period意为 “一段时间”；circle 意为“圆”；round意为“圆，圆形物”。 故选项A为正确答案。28答案：D试题分析：本题考查名词词义辨析。详细解答：problem指“难题，困难”；difficulty指“困境”；trouble意为“麻烦”；而只有matter合适，a matter of 为固定词组，意为“（涉及之）问题”。故选D。29答案：C试题分析：本题考查对动词词义的掌握。详细解答：call for意为“需要，值得”，此处指“自动化需要机器昼夜不停地工作”。而ask意为“询问”；invite意为“邀请”；react to意为“反应”。 故选C。30答案：A试题分析：本题考查对固定搭配的掌握。详细解答：It takes some time to do sth.为固定句型；而选项B，C，D在句中不能以It作为形式主语，故选项A为正确答案。31答案：C试题分析：本题是形容词辨析题。详细解答： reversed表示“反转的、颠倒的”；此处指“通常人们要花五天到一周的时间来适应一个相反的循环”。而former意为“早期的”；returned 意为“回的；”；regular意为“有规律的”。 故选C。32答案：B试题分析：本题考查对上下文的理解。详细解答：上文提到“颠倒作息时间大约需要五天到一个星期，而后文又说在工厂里这种轮班工作经常是每周一换的”。工人们刚调整过来的作息时间又得换回去，这显然是“不幸地”。而Therefore意为“因此，所以”；In a word 意为“总之”；In comparison意为“比较”， 意思上不符合原文。故选B。33答案：D试题分析：本题为语法题，考查连词固定搭配的用法。详细解答：no soonerthan表示 “一就”。而选项A, B，C不能与no sooner搭配。此处指“这就意味着他还没适应一个循环，就成为另一个循环”。故选D。34答案：B试题分析：本题考查对上下文的理解及连词的用法。详细解答：前后文为因果关系，此处指“所以他的睡眠、工作效率都不高”。所以选so that。35答案：A试题分析：本题考查对上下文的理解及副词的理解和运用。详细解答：此处意为“作息时间经常性的颠倒当然会降低工作和睡眠的效率”；而选项B, C, D意思上不符合原文，故选项A为正确答案。36答案：C试题分析：本题考查对上下文的理解。详细解答：这里的a month相对于前面的a week当然是较长一点。故选C。37答案：D试题分析：本题考查对上下文的理解。详细解答：前文提到了较长的转换期，这相对于一个星期来说会好一些，但它同样有不足之处。前后为转折关系。而选项A, B, C都不表示转折关系。故选D。38答案：B试题分析：本题考查形容词的用法。详细解答：normal为“正常的”， 此处指“在周末回到他们原来那种白天工作晚上睡觉的常规作息时间”。这句话里有go back to，从意思上理解不能选A；而temporary 意为“短暂的，暂时的”；favorite意为“喜爱的”，不符合原文。故选B。39答案：C试题分析：本题考查名词固定搭配和对句子的理解。详细解答：adaptation （to）指“（对的）适应性”，在文中提及人类作息时间转换的适应性时，用的都是adapt；而tendency意为“倾向，趋势”。 故选C。40答案：D试题分析：本题是考查名词辨析题。详细解答：habit此处指作息习惯；而wakefulness 意为“醒着”；preference意为“偏爱“，意思上不符合原文。故选项D为正确答案。PART V GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY41.答案：A参考译文：那个喇叭手的确引人注意，但与其说我讨厌他的吵闹，倒不如说他没天分。试题分析：本题考查的是固定搭配的用法。详细解答：not so much as意为“与其说是，倒不如说是”。 故选项A为正确答案。42答案：D参考译文：无论他贫贱与否，我都会嫁给他。试题分析：本题为语法题，考查的是虚拟语气的固定用法详细解答：Be he rich or poor 相当于whether he is rich or poor。故选项D为正确答案。43答案：C参考译文：政府决定允偌尽其职责去减轻洪水区受害者的损失。试题分析：本题考查代词的用法。详细解答：whatever引导宾语从句，作主句的宾语，在从句中作主语。而选项A,B,D意思说不通。44答案：A参考译文：如果昨天没有提前通知你，我就来了，你会觉得奇怪吗？试题分析：本题考查的是虚拟语气的用法。详细解答：这是一个错综时间条件句。条件从句表示的动作和主句表示的动作，发生的时间是不一致的，动词的形式要根据表示的时间来调整。45答案：B参考译文：如果没有受到他觉得应得的尊敬，杰克的脾气就会变得很坏，并且不停地抱怨。试题分析：本题考查的是非谓语动词的用法。详细解答：条件状语从句中的主语和谓语动词被省略了，全句应为 “If (Jack is) not treated”.故选项B为正确答案。46.答案：A参考译文：学生必须按时上交他们的终期论文。试题分析：本题考查的是虚拟语气。详细解答：It is imperative/necessary/important 等结构后的主语从句中，谓语动词用虚拟语气，should加动词原形，should可省。47答案：A参考译文：地表和载满货物卡车的接触面越小，卡车的压力就越大。试题分析：本题考查的是形容词的固定搭配。详细解答：the more/less the more 句型 ，表示“ 越 ，就越 ”。故选项A为正确答案。48答案：B参考译文：人们认为财政部长正在考虑通过征收新税来增加政府的额外岁入。试题分析：本题考查的是非谓语动词的用法。详细解答：用动词不定式的现在进行时：to be doing，意为“正在考虑”。49答案：C参考译文：价格，地点，促销，产品，是营销策略计划中最常规的考虑因素。试题分析：本题考查介词among的用法。详细解答：among the most conventional concerns是指“包括最常规的考虑因素”。又如：among the largest cities是指“最大城市之一”。50答案：A参考译文：只有双方都接受和约，永久的和平才有、可能建立起来。详细解答：本题考查的是倒装结构的掌握。试题分析：only if意为“只有才”， 如放在句首，句子须倒装 ；而if only意为“只要，要是多好”。 故选项A为正确答案。51答案：C参考译文：Mr Wells和他的家人下午要去欧洲。试题分析：本题考查的是主谓语一致。详细解答： 如果主语是单数，即使后面有with, together with, as well as, 等引起的短语，谓语动词还是用单数。52答案：D参考译文：所有的部长都得公开关于他们财政税收的信息。试题分析：本题是动词近义词辨析题。详细解答：disclose意为 to make known publicly，“（公开的）说出，透露”；而discover意为“发现”；uncover意为“揭露，发现”，与discover意思接近。故选项D为正确答案。53答案：D参考译文：下星期就要考试了，周末我会抽时间赶做些阅读。试题分析：本题考察的是动词词组的搭配。详细解答：catch up(on)赶上（进度）；而选项B, C, D都不能和on搭配，clear up意为“解释；整理”； make up意为“捏造”；pick up意为“获得”。由此可知，选项D为正确答案。54答案：C参考译文：我很惊奇他们竟然不再和对方说话了，他们都不像是那种记仇的人。试题分析：本题考查的是名词近义词的辨析。详细解答：grudge意为“怨恨，不满，嫌隙”，且bear a grudge/grudges意为“（对人）怀恨在心”，是固定搭配；而 disgust意为“厌恶，反感，作呕”；hatred意为“仇恨，憎恶”；curse意为“诅咒”。 根据句意，选项C为正确答案。55答案：B参考译文：玛丽希望下星期出院。试题分析：本题考查的是动词近义词的辨析。详细解答：discharge意为“离开，放（某人）走”；而dismiss意为“派遣，解散”；expel意为“抵制”；resign意为“辞职”。 根据句意，选项B为正确答案。56答案：D参考译文：一旦一张画被证明是赝品，它就不值钱了。试题分析：本题考查的是形容词辨析。详细解答；worthless意为“没有价值的”；而 invaluable意为“非常昂贵的，价值连城的”；priceless意为“无价的，贵重的”，故选项D为正确答案。57答案：B参考译文：吉米靠修复在博物馆的艺术品来度日试题分析：本题考查的是动词辨析。详细解答： restor