专业四级-379

1、专业四级 -379（ 总分： 113.01 ，做题时间： 90 分钟 ）一、PART DICTATION （ 总题数： 1，分数： 1.00）1.Listen to the followingpassage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. Duringthe first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, th

2、e 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.Listen to the following passage.

3、Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. Duringthe 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

4、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.（分数： 1.00 ）正确答案： （） 解析： 解析 First AidFirst aid is the kind of medical care given to a victim of an accident/ or sudden injury beforetrained

5、 medial help can arrive./ First aid treatments are generally easy to carry out./ They can be taught to people of all ages./ Learning them is important./ Knowing how to treat someone in an emergency/ can mean the difference between life and death./Each year, thousands of people die after eating or dr

6、inking poisonous substances./ Experts say most accidental poisonings take place in or near the home./ Most poisonings result from substances commonly used at home./ They include medicines, insect poisons or cleaning liquids./ Signs of poisoning include a sudden feeling of pain or sickness,/ burns in

7、 or near the mouth,/ or an unusual smell coming from the mouth./ Health experts generally advise poison victims to drink water or milk./ They say, however, to never give liquids to someone who is not awake/ or to those having a violent reaction to the poison./Next, seek help from a medical expert./

8、Save material expelled from the mouth for doctors to examine./ Save the container of the suspected poison to answer questions doctors may have./ The container may also describe the substance that halts the effects of the poison./ Use this substance without delay./二、PART LISTENING COMPREHENSIO（N总题数：

9、0，分数： 0.00）三、SECTION A CONVERSATION（总S 题数： 3，分数： 10.00）（分数： 4.00 ）（1）.What did the man do to prepare for the Christmas?（分数： 1.00 ）A. He has bought enough Christmas gifts.B. He has made the plans for Christmas celebrations.C. He has prepared some Christmas cards.D. He has done nothing for the Christm

10、as.解析： 解析 W: Are you all ready for Christmas?M: Are you kidding? 7I havent even started. Ive done zero shopping.W: Well, youd better get going; Christmas is only a week away.M: I have to tell you that Im one of those people who really get stressed out by the Christmas rush.W: Oh, Im not. I love the

11、holidays. I love the crowd, the shopping, the lights, the music, the food, the parties, all the presents.M: Thats just the beginning. My wife always spends too much money on Christmas. The average Christmas expense for US families is about 550. But somehow I always spend about twice thatmuch. It tak

12、es me till April to pay off all our Christmas bill.W: But didnt you use to love Christmas when you were a kid? M: I guess so.W: I know you did. You were the most exited kid in the whole class I remember. Maybe Christmas is for kids, but you can still enjoy it through the eyes of your children.M: wel

13、l, kids enjoy it because they dont have to do all the shopping and pay all the bills.W: Maybe thats true. But for me, Christmas is about whats in your heart and how you can make others happy.M: Youre right, Mary. Im going to try hard to keep the true spirit of Christmas in my heart.W: Im glad to hea

14、r that John. By the way, do you have your tree up?M: Oh, I hate all the needles that get all over your living room floor. I mean, were going to get a decorated tree today.W: Thats OK. Just enjoy your holiday. 读题 题干表明，本题是问男士为圣诞节作了什么准备。 细节题。对话开头处，女士问男士是否为圣诞节作好了准备，男士说他还没有为圣诞节作任何准备，什么 都没买 (Ive done zero

15、 shopping) ，故答案为 D) 。(2) .How much does the man always spend for Christmas?(分数： 1.00 )A. 250.B. 550.C. 750.D. 1,100. 解析： 解析 题干表明，本题是问男士一般都为圣诞节花费多少钱。 推断题。男士说美国家庭在圣诞节的平均花费 (average Christmas expense) 是 550 美元，而他总是要花费 两倍 (twice that much) ，经过简单计算，男士在圣诞节时通常要花 1100 美元，故答案为 D)。(3) .What does the man say a

16、bout the reason for kids enjoy Christmas?(分数： 1.00 )A. They dont have to go to school.B. They dont have to worry about shopping.C. They dont have to cook the big dinner.D. They dont have to do their homework. 解析： 解析 题干表明，本题是问男士对于为什么孩子们喜欢圣诞节说了什么。 细节题。对话中，男士说孩子们喜欢圣诞节在于他们既不用购物，也不需要支付账单，故答案为B) 。(4) .Wha

17、t is the mans plan for the Christmas tree?(分数： 1.00 )A. He will decorate a tree by himself.B. He will borrow a tree from his neighbors.C. He will do without a tree for the Christmas.D. He will buy a decorated tree.解析： 解析 题干表明，本题是问男士对圣诞树是如何计划的。 细节题。对话最后，女士问男士圣诞树准备得如何了， 男士说他烦透了客厅地板上的那些小针头 (needles) ，

18、并表示自己打算买一棵装饰好的圣诞树，故答案为D)。(分数： 3.00 )(1) .What is the opening concerned in the conversation?(分数： 1.00 )A. Interviewing an assistant.B. Applying for the post of assistant.C. Recruiting an assistant.D. Training to be an assistant解析： 解析 M: So Patricia, have you given any more thought to taking on an ass

19、istant in marketing?W: Yes, and Im still not sure about it.M: Well, I guess wed advertise the position internally as we always do.W: But if we advertised the job internally,wed have the same old problems-not enough applicantsand lots of internal political problems. Couldnt we advertise the job outsi

20、de the company for once?M: Well, I suppose we could. But if we did, a lot of people wouldnt be very happy about it.W: But even if we promoted one of our own people, the other internal applicants wouldnt be happy any- way. So whats the difference? Why couldnt we just advertise it in the national pape

21、rs?M: But its company policy. You know that. We always advertise internally first.W: Yes, I know. But why cant we try something different for a change? If we took someone on from out- side the company wed bring some new ideas into the department. Its what we need.M: Look. why dont we .just advertise

22、 it internally as we always do, right? Thatll keep everyone happy and then, after a couple of weeks, we can put an advert in the paper as well. What do you say?W: Oh, all right. But Im not going to do the interviews. 解析 对话开头男士问到：“对于招聘 (take on) 营销助理，你还有什么想法吗 ?”C 项中的 recruiting 同义表达了 taking on ，故正确。

23、点睛 事实细节题。预读时可发现题目询问对话开头的信息，另外，四个选项都提到了assistant ，因此听音时要把重点放在对话开头与 assistant 有关的动作上。本题如不了解 take on 的含义，可根据对话后 来讨论在哪里登广告的信息，得出答案为C。(2) .According to the conversation, the internal recruitment has the following disadvantages EXCEP(T 分数： 1.00 )A. not enough applicants.B. rarely bringing fresh ideas to t

24、he company.C. lots of internal political problems.D. requiring more time to find qualified applicants. 解析： 解析 对话中谈到了内部招聘所带来的一些问题，没有谈到招聘要花费多少时间，由此可得出答案 为 D。 点睛 细节推断题。对话中女士提到：内部招聘带来的问题有申请人不够多，公司内部还会出现很多行政 上的问题，由此可排除选项 A、C。选项 B 虽然没有直接提到，但是可从女士所说“外部招聘可以给部门带 来新思想中推断得出。(3) .According to the conversation,

25、how do they finally decide to place the advertisement?(分数： 1.00 )A. They will only advertise internally.B. They will only advertise externally.C. They will advertise externally first, then internally.D. They will advertise internally frost, then externally.解析： 解析 对话中两人就在哪里登招聘广告提出了各自的看法，最后男士建议先按惯例在内部

26、招聘，然 后登报外部招聘，女士表示了同意，故选项 D 正确。 点睛 事实细节题。预读选项可看到 A、 B 项中都含有过于绝对的词 only ，一般来说不会是正确答案。另 外 C、 D两项的区别在于先后顺序相反，听音时重点应放在辨别先后顺序上。（分数： 3.00 ）（1）.What is the main topic of this conversation?（分数： 1.00 ）A. The mans graduation.B. The couples engagement.C. The mans smoking.D. The mans stress.解析： 解析 M: We seem to

27、be having this conversation over and over again.W: Youre right.M: Look, I know how you feel about my smoking. You dont have to tell me every day.W: Im sorry. I worry about you.M: I know. But work and school have me so stressed out. Maybe Ill be able to quit after I graduate.W: Lets be honest. Theres

28、 always going to be a reason. After you graduate, its going to be hard to find a job, then there will be the stress from just starting a job, then.M: Okay, I get your point. Its just so hard. You dont really understand because you have never smoked.W: You need some help. Why dont you go to a doctor?

29、M: You mean a psychiatrist.W: No, I dont. I mean a general practitioner. Maybe you can get a patch, or some pills, well,I dont know, something to help you with the withdrawal.M: Really, I believe I can quit on my own. But Ill think about it. I will.W: All right. I wont mention it for a week. Then I

30、want to know your decision. Because if youdont get some help, I need to rethink our plans,M: You mean youd break our engagement over this? I cant believe it!W: I dont know. I love you, but Im not sure I could accept everything that goes along with the smoking.（2）.How does the man feel about the woma

31、ns decision?（分数： 1.00 ）A. Patient.B. Surprised. C. Worried.D. Irritated.解析：（3）.What can we infer about the woman?（分数： 1.00 ）A. She has stopped smoking.B. She does not want to get married.C. She has asked the man to quit smoking many times.D. She is not in love with the man.解析：四、SECTION B PASSAGE（S总题

32、数： 3，分数： 10.00）（分数： 3.00 ）（1）.We learn from the passage that about two-thirds of the courses are taught through（分数：1.00 ）A. the School of Design and Visual Arts.B. the School of Social Work.C. the School of Business.D. the Arts and Sciences program.解析： 解析 Washington University in Saint Louis, Missou

33、ri, is a medium-sized university. It has eleven thousand students. Twelve percent of them were international students, mostly graduate students. The university has schools for law, medicine and social work. It also has a business school, a school of design and visual arts and a school of engineering

34、 and applied science .But more than sixty percent of courses are taught through the Arts and Sciences program.The new school year that begins this fall will cost about fifty thousand dollars for undergraduates. That includes twelve months of living expenses estimated at twenty thousand dollars.Gradu

35、ate tuition differs by program. Tuition for the Master of Social Work program, for example, will cost twenty-seven thousand dollars in the coming year. The Master of Business Administration program will cost about 38,000 dollars.The university offers financial assistance to international students, i

36、ncluding first-year students, but says its resources are limited.Scholarships are available. The university also offers a monthly payment plan to spread out the cost of tuition. It offers loan programs.International students in the United States generally cannot receive federal student loans. But th

37、ey may be able to take out private loans, as many American students do.Washington University in Saint Louis was named Eliot Seminary when it opened in 1853. Later the name was changed to honor the first American president, George Washington. 解析 文中提到超过 60%的课程是通过“人文与科学学科”来教授的，因此选D。（2）.What is the cost

38、 of undergraduate tuition?（分数： 1.00 ）A. Twenty thousand dollars.B. Thirty thousand dollars.C. Twenty-seven thousand dollars.D. Thirty-eight thousand dollars.解析： 解析 这道题问 tuition ，需要做个加减法，文中提到本科生一年需要花费5 万美金，同时又说这里面还包括大概 2 万美金的生活花销，因此学费大概需要 3 万美金，选 B。（3）.International students can receive all the follo

39、wing types of financial assistance EXCEPT （分数： 1.00 ）A. federal loans. B. private loans.C. scholarships.D. monthly payment plans.解析：解析 文中提到留学生不能得到联邦政府的贷款， 听音时特别注意表否定含义的词 cannot ，故选 A。 （分数： 3.00 ）（1）.Who is the excise plan for?（分数： 1.00 ）A. The fat people.B. The husbands and wives only.C. The people

40、who live in New York.D. The people who dont have time to exercise.解析： 解析 Are you tired even before you start the day? Do you look and feel awake? When was the last time you ran in the park? NYCEC, the New York City Exercise Club, can help. Our individualized plan of exercise fits into even the busie

41、st schedule. It s guaranteed to make you look and feel better within a month. This exercise club is different from other exercise clubs. We provide a book of exercise you can do at home as well as at the club. There are even exercises for the commuter to do on the bus or on the train for those of yo

42、u who are commuting from New Jersey or Connecticut. We re making a special offer to new members until the end of the month. If you join now, yourhusband or wife can also join at no additional cost. Membership must be renewed annually and feesare subject to change. We d like to help you feel better i

43、n just 4 short weeks. Join thousands of satisfied members who use our facilities in New York regularly. You won t be disappointed. 推断题，问此健身项目的目标顾客。从 Our individualized plan of exercise fits into even the busiest schedule 可以看出，此项目最大特点就是充分考虑到目标顾客的时间问题，故答案是D。(2) .What is unique about their exercise pla

44、n?(分数： 1.00 )A. The exercise is only for old people.B. The exercise can be done only at home.C. The exercise can be done almost anywhere.D. The exercise is only for those who have a lot of time. 解析：推断题，问此项目的独特之处。从you can do at home as well as at the club, or on the bus分数：1.00 )or on the train等可以看出，锻

45、炼活动足迹可以遍及很多地方，几乎是无处不在，故答案是C。(3) .What will new members receive?A. Free exercise equipment.B. Additional membership cards.C. Membership must be renewed annually.If you join now, your husband or wife can also joinD. Free membership for husbands and wives. 解析：细节题，问新会员能享受到的特殊待遇。从D。at no additional cost可

46、以看出，新会员还能让配偶免费享受此项目的服务，故答案是分数： 4.00 )分数： 1.00 )(1) .What is the main idea of the passage?A. The Importance of Education.B. The Definition of Education.C. The Type of Education Which Is Valuable to Society.D. Childrens Education. 解析： 解析 Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words,

47、we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them; our purpose is to fit them for life. As soon as we realize this fact, we will understand that it is very important to choose a system of education which will really prepare children for life. It is not enough just to choose the first

48、 system of education one finds; or to continue with ones old system of educationwithout examining it to see whetherit is in fact suitable or not.In many modern countries it has for some time been fashionable to think that, by free education for all whether rich or poor, clever or stupidone can solve

49、 all the problems of society andbuild a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough; we find in such countries a far larger number of people with university degrees than there are jobs for them to fill. Because of their degrees, they refuse to do what they think

50、low work; and in fact, work with the hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries.But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor; we can live without education, but we die if we have no fo

51、od. If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses, we should get terrible diseases in our town. In countries where there are no servants because everyone is ashamed to do such work, the professors have to waste much of their time doing housework. In fact, when we say that a

52、ll of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever job is suited to his brain and ability, and secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that it is very bad to be ashamed of ones work

53、, or to scorn someone elses. Only such a type of education can be called valuable to society. 解析 整篇文章都在讲什么样的教育才是对社会有价值的。原文中最后一句“ Only such a type of education can be called valuable to society ”画龙点睛，因此选 C。（2）.According to the author, what should a valuable system do? （分数： 1.00 ）A. To train people to

54、 do whatever jobs are suitable to their abilities and to realize the importance of all jobs.B. To refuse to do and disdain manual work.C. To provide free education for all people.D. To educate people to be all-round.解析： 解析 根据原文第二段“ free education for all is not enough”，可排除 C；全文根本没有明确提到 D相关内容，所以排除；最后

55、一段中“ firstly secondly ”可知选A。（3）.Which of the following is true according to the passage? （分数： 1.00 ）A. Education is an end.B. The work of a completely uneducated farmer is less important than that of a professor.C. We cant live without education.D. It is not enough just to choose the first system of

56、 education one find.解析： 解析 根据原文“ It is not enough just to choose the first system of education one finds ” 可知选 D。（4）.We can infer from the passage that the authors attitude toward free education is（分数：1.00 ）A. negativeB. critical C. positiveD. sarcastic解析： 解析 根据原文“ But we can already see that free e

57、ducation for all is not enough；”可知作者认为 free education 虽好，但是还不够，可知选 B。五、SECTION C NEWS BROADCA（S总T题数： 4，分数： 10.00）（分数： 2.00 ）（1）.Those logging contracts mentioned involve hectares of forest in Congo. （分数： 1.00 ）A. 15,000,000 B. 50,000,000C. 1,500,000D. 5,000,000 解析： 解析 The environmental group GreenPeace says that more than a hundred new contracts have been issuedover the past five years for extensive logging in an area covering 15million hectares of forestin the Democratic Republic of Congo.