2009英语专四真题及答案(完整版)

2009英语专四真题及答案(完整版)LtD四级全真试题2009TIMELIMIT:135MINPARTIDICTATIONListentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.参考答案：NewYear’sEveFormanypeopleinthewest,NewYear’sEveisthebiggestpartyoftheyear.TIP：对话中Mark提到Iamalreadyfedup,Linda.It'sJane.可见他是为了一个女孩子而烦恼。下文Well,thethingisthatIjustdon'tknowhowtomakehernoticeme.提示他的问题在于不知如何吸引那个女孩的注意力，故选B。2.WhichofthefollowingisCORRECT?A.LindaisJane’sfriend.B.MarkisJane’sboyfriend.C.JohnisJane'sboyfriend.D.MarkandJohnaregoodfriends.参考答案：CTIP：根据对话结尾处Justanothersmallproblem.John'sherboyfriend.可知正确答案是C。3.DidMarkeventuallytakeLinda’sadvice?A.No.B.Partly.C.Completely.D.Notmentioned.参考答案：ATIP：问题是Mark是否接受了Linda的建议，根据对话中内容可知，Linda让Mark辅导Jane做化学作业，但是Jane的化学比Mark还好；Linda又让Mark邀请Jane去John的舞会，但问题是，John是Jane的男朋友。可见Mark无法采纳Linda的建议。SCRIPT:W:Hi,Mark,howareyou?M:Actually,Iamalreadyfedup,Linda.It’sJane.W:Jane?Who’sJane?M:Oh,nobodyreally.Justamoststunninglyattractivegirlinmyyearatschool.W:Oh,isthatall?Sowhat’stheproblem?M:Well,thethingisthatIjustdon’tknowhowtomakehernoticeme.Or…W:Waitaminute.I’vegotabrilliantidea.Whydon’tyoutrytalkingtoher?M:ButIwouldn’tknowwhattosay.I…W:Look.Sheisinyourchemistryclass,isn’tshe?Youaregoodatchemistry.Youcouldoffertohelpherwithherchemistryhomework.Howaboutthat?M:Notbad.Justoneproblem.W:What?M:Sheisbetterthanmeatchemistry.W:Ok,then.Well,thereisthatpartyatJohn’sonFridaynight.Youcouldinviteher.M:Justanothersmallproblem.John’sherboyfriend.Questions4to7arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentotheconversation.4.Aboutthescratchontheproduct,theshopassistantthinksthat_______.A.thecustomermadeithimselfB.therewasdefinitelynotonethenC.thecustomershouldhavecheckedD.thecustomerwasmakingtrouble参考答案：CTIP：根据原文butit'sreallyyourresponsibilitytocheckthegoodswhenyoubuythem可见售货员认为顾客应当在购买时自己检查货品。5.Thecustomerwas______whentoldhemightnothaveworntheheadphonesproperly.A.annoyedB.surprisedC.indifferentD.worried参考答案：ATIP：根据原文Iknowhowtoputearphonesinmyears.Thankyouverymuch.及说话者的语气，可见此处的Thankyouverymuch.为反语，由此可知该顾客十分生气。6.Howmanycomplaintsdidthecustomermakeabouttheproductaltogether?A.Five.B.Four.C.Three.D.Two.参考答案：DTIP：综合全文，该顾客总共提出两个问题：一为产品外观上的刮痕（firstofall,thereisthislargescratchacrossthefrontofit）；另一为耳机漏音问题（Butpeoplecanhearit,andit'sreallyembarrassingonthebusandunderground.）7.Theshopcouldexchangetheproductifthecustomer_______.A.makesnomorecomplaintsB.canproducethereceiptC.isstillunhappywithitD.bringsitbackwithinaweek参考答案：BTIP：在对话结尾处，售货员提出“Isupposewecouldexchangeitforanothermodel,ifyoureallyaren'thappywithit.”“Well,ifIcouldjusthavethereceipt.”可见如果有发票，即可更换产品。此处选项中的produce不表示“生产”，而是指“拿出或出示某事物（以供检验或使用）”。SCRIPT:W:CanIhelpyou?M:Yes.Yousee,I’veboughtthispersonalstereoatyourshopthreedaysago.AndI’mafraidithasn’treallymatcheduptowhatIwastoldabout.W:Isee,whatexactlyisthematter?M:Well,firstofall,thereisthislargescratchacrossthefrontofit.W:Butyoushouldhavenoticedthatwhenyouboughtit.M:Butitwasintheboxandallsealedup.W:Well.I’msorry,butit’sreallyyourresponsibilitytocheckthegoodswhenyoubuythem.Howarewetoknowthatitwasn’tyouwhomadethescratch?M:Butthat’sridiculous.Anyway,it’snotthemostimportantthing.I’mreallynothappyaboutthisotherthing.W:Andwhatisthat?M:Look.Itsaysherethatthenoisefromitshouldbeundetectablebyotherpeople.W:Yes,that’sright.M:Butpeoplecanhearit,andit’sreallyembarrassingonthebusandunderground.W:Well,I’msorry,butitmustbethewayyouarewearingtheheadphones.M:Look.Iknowhowtoputearphonesinmyears.Thankyouverymuch.ButwhatIwanttoknowiswhatyouaregoingtodoaboutitatall?W:Well,Isupposewecouldexchangeitforanothermodel,ifyoureallyaren’thappywithit.M:No,Icertainlyamnot.W:Well,ifIcouldjusthavethereceipt.M:Oh,yes.Well,thereisaslightproblemaboutthereceipt.Questions8to10arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentotheconversation.8.JoeSmithtelephonedVictoriafor_______.A.themenuB.theplaceC.thereceptionD.thecampaign参考答案：CTIP：根据对话开始时Smith所说的Iwonderedifyoucoulddosomecateringforusnextweek.Wearehavingasmallreception.可见他打电话的目的在于请Victoria为他们的招待会提供服务。9.Whenwillthelunchbeheld?A.Fridaynextweek.B.Thursdaynextweek.C.April30th.D.Thisweek.参考答案：ATIP：当Victoria问及确切时间时，Smith的回答是April21st,that'sThursday.Oh,sorry,no.ItshouldbeFriday.结合上文提到的Iwonderedifyoucoulddosomecateringforusnextweek，可推断出答案为A。10.AllthefollowinginformationisnewtoVictoriaEXCEPT_______.A.howmanypeopletoattenditB.whytoholditC.wheretoholditD.whattocook参考答案：DTIP：问题问的是Victoria早已知道的信息是什么，根据文中提供信息Youdidsomethingsimilarforuslastyear.We'dbehappytohavethesamemenuagain.此处相同的菜单，即指相同的食物，故选D。SCRIPT:W:Hello,HappyTimeCateringService,Victoriaspeaking.HowcanIhelpyou?M:Hello,Victoria.ThisisJoeSmithfromCountryHolidays.Iwonderedifyoucoulddosomecateringforusnextweek.Wearehavingasmallreception.It’stolaunchoursummerholidayadvertisingcampaign.Willyoubefree?W:Whenexactlyisit?Mr.Smith?M:April21st,that’sThursday.Oh,sorry,no.ItshouldbeFriday.W:Oh,yesIcandothat.Wherewillyoubeholdingit?M:Wethoughtwe’dhavethatatheadofficeandusetheconferenceroom,becausethereisenoughroomforeveryonethere.W:Ok.Whatsortofthingswouldyoulike?M:JustalightlunchIthink,sothatpeoplecaneatwhiletheymovearoundandtalktoeachother.Youdidsomethingsimilarforuslastyear.We’dbehappytohavethesamemenuagain.W:Right.I’lllookatmydiaryandseewhatyouhadlasttime.Oh,InearlyforgottoaskyouhowmanyshouldIcaterfor?M:Well,Ithinkmostpeoplewillbeabletocome,perhapsaround30.No,let’ssay35,tobesure.W:Right,thankyouforgettingintouch,Mr.Smith.I’llsendyouconfirmationofthearrangementsbytheendofthisweek.M:Ok.SECTIONBPASSAGESInthissection,youwillhearseveralpassages.Listentothepassagescarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothepassage.11.PeoplechooseLondonforpost-Christmasshoppingbecause_______.A.shopsopenearlyinthemorningB.shopsstayopenforlongerhoursC.theycanbuyreallycheapthingsD.theycanshopwiththeirfriends参考答案：CTIP：文中提到在伦敦youcancertainlypickupsomeamazingbargains。“bargains”是指减价商品或者便宜货，故答案选择C。12.Welearnfromthepassagethat_______.A.peopleareverykeenonsalesB.post-Christmassalesstartat3:30amC.post-ChristmassaleslastforadayD.salesincludeonlyafewitems参考答案：ATIP：文中提到为了抢先买到特价商品Somepeopleevencampedoutsidetheshopstobethefirstintheline.足见他们对于圣诞之后的商品抢购十分热衷，故答案选择A。13.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.SomepeoplebuyChristmaspresentsinthesales.B.Somepeopleshoponlineduringthesales.C.SomepeoplebuypresentsfornextChristmas.D.Onlineretailersofferbetterpost-Christmassales.参考答案：BTIP：关于网上购物，文中提到由于自身优势onlineretailersarealsogettinginontheactwithJanuarysalesoftheirown。“getin”在此是“胜出”的意思，因此D选项表述正确。而购物者本身的网上购物的行为文中并未阐述，所以应该选择B。SCRIPT:Forshopaholics,thepost-Christmasperiodmeansonlyonething—sales.Acrossthecountry,pricesareslashedonclothing,electronics,homefurnishingsandmore.ButLondonistheplaceforseriousshopping,andyoucancertainlypickupsomeamazingbargains.ThesalesstartonBoxingDay,26thDecemberandcontinueforthemonthofJanuary,butthekeenestbargainhuntersgetthereearlytobefirstthroughthedoors.InOxfordStreet,queuesformedoutsideshopsaheadofpredawnopeningsforthestartofthesales.AtBrentcrossinnorthLondon,morethan1,000peoplewerequeuingat3:30a.m.forthenextclothingstoresalewhichbeganat4a.m.Somepeopleevencampedoutsidetheshopstobethefirstintheline.SomepeoplearetakingtheirfriendsshoppingwiththemandbuyingtheirChristmaspresentsinthesales—apracticalbutanunromanticwayofmakingsureyougetthegiftyoureallywant.Foralessexcitingbutlessstressfulshoppingexperience,onlineretailersarealsogettinginontheactwithJanuarysalesoftheirown.ThemostorganizedofallarethosewhoarealreadydoingtheirpresentshoppingforthenextChristmasintheJanuarysales.Questions14to17arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothepassage.14.Ballroomdancingusedtobeassociatedwith_______.A.TVshowsB.oldpeopleC.celebritiesD.professionaldancers参考答案：BTIP：本题的答案在第一句中有明确的提及。Ballroomdancingusedtobeseenassomethingratherunfashionablethatoldpeoplemightdo.所以答案选择B。15.Accordingtothepassage,recentpopularityofballroomdancingistheresultof_______.A.theparticipationofcelebritiesB.thedesigningofcolourfulcostumesC.thebenefitsitbringsD.aTVprogramme参考答案：DTIP：文中提到交谊舞的广受欢迎要thankstoarealityTVshow，故应选D。16.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedabouttheTVshow?A.Performershavetobeformallydressedontheshow.B.Eachprofessionaldancerdanceswithacelebrity.C.Peopleontheshowperformadifferentdanceeveryweek.D.Theshowrunsforaboutfourmonths.参考答案：ATIP：文中并未提到表演者要穿正式服装上场，其余三项都有提到。如D选项在文中的表述是：whichairsfromSeptemberrightuptoChristmas。17.Accordingtothepassage,theTVshowhasthegreatestimpacton_______.A.oldpeopleB.middle-agedpeopleC.kidsandyoungpeopleD.alloftheabove参考答案：DTIP：随着交谊舞的普及，它的影响层面在不断的扩大Lotsofchildrenandyoungpeopleintheirtwentiesarekeentolearn。所以选择D。SCRIPT:Ballroomdancingusedtobeseenassomethingratherunfashionablethatoldpeoplemightdo.Forthepastfiveyears,though,thepopularityofballroomdancinghassoared,thankstoarealityTVshow.StrictlyComeDancingisoneofthebigTVshows.MillionsofpeopletuneineverySaturdaynighttowatchtheshow,whichairsfromSeptemberrightuptoChristmas.Intheshow,anumberofprofessionalballroomdancerseachdanceswithacelebrity.EveryweektheyhavetolearnadifferentballroomdanceandperformitliveonTVonSaturdaynight.Theshowdemonstrateshowglamorousballroomdancingis.Thecelebritiesgettowearcolorfuldressesandsuitstodanceanditlookslikealotoffun.TheTVprogrammealsoshowswhatgoodexercisesitcanbetoballroomdanceandwhathardworkisinvolvedinlearningthedancesandperformingthemproperly.Danceschoolsaroundthecountryhaveseenaboostinthenumberofpeoplewantingtolearnhowtodance.Andit’snotonlyoldpeoplewhoareinterested.Lotsofchildrenandyoungpeopleintheirtwentiesarekeentolearn.Questions18to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothepassage.18.AccordingtoNewZealand’srulesaboutnamingchildren,whichofthefollowingnamesisNOTacceptable?A.Spiderman.B.Gandalf.C.2win.D.Arsenal.参考答案：CTIP：从文中第一段提到一对夫妇因为为孩子取名4real而遭到拒绝，原因是：namesbeginningwithanumberarenotallowed，因此答案选择C。19.Accordingtothepassage,unusualnamescomefrom_______.A.popularcultureB.parents’inventionC.sportsD.alloftheabove参考答案：DTIP：文中提到了一些父母选择为孩子取名的三种独特方式：names,whichcomefrompopularculture;namesrelatedtosportsarefairlycommon;orcombinenamestomaketheirownuniqueversion，因此答案应选择D。20.AllofthefollowingcountrieshavestrictrulesaboutnamingchildrenEXCEPT_______.A.AlgeriaB.GermanyC.JapanD.Argentina参考答案：ATIP：从文中最后一句话CountriesincludingJapan,Denmark,Spain,GermanyandArgentinahaveanapprovedlistofnames…可以推断出本题的答案是A。SCRIPT:Recently,acoupleinNewZealandwereforbiddenfromnamingtheirbabyson"4real".EventhoughNewZealandhasquiteliberalrulesaboutnamingchildren,namesbeginningwithanumberarenotallowed.Theydecidedtocallhim"Superman"instead.Inmanycountriesaroundtheworld,unusualnamesforchildrenarebecomingmorepopular,especiallysincetheincreasingtrendforcelebritiestogivetheirchildrenunusualnames.Someparentschoosenames,whichcomefrompopularculture.Forexample,therehavebeen6boysnamed"Gandalf"afterthecharacterintheLordoftheRings,novelsandfilms.Equally,namesrelatedtosportsarefairlycommon.Since1984,36childrenhavebeencalled"Arsenal"afterthefootballteam.Otherparentsliketomakeupnamesorcombinenamestomaketheirownuniqueversion.AmethoddemonstratedbyJordan,theBritishmodel,whorecentlyinventedthename"Theamy"forherdaughterbycombiningthenamesTheaandAmy(thetwograndmothers).Shewasquotedassayingthattheaccentanddoubleletterswereaddedtomakethename"moreexotic".Othercountrieshavemuchstricterruleswhenitcomestonamingchildren.CountriesincludingJapan,Denmark,Spain,GermanyandArgentinahaveanapprovedlistofnamesfromwhichparentsmustchoose.SECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTInthissection,youwillhearseveralnewsitems.Listentothemcarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Questions21to23arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothenews.21.WhywerethefishingcrewstrandedonOct.10th?A.Theywenttoaremotearea.B.Theirfishingboatscollided.C.Theytriedtorepairtheirboats.D.Theydecidedtostayintheboats.参考答案：BTIP：新闻刚开始就提到8名男子以及3名妇女在他们的小船碰撞后去基地避难，所以答案为B。22.Howdidtheysurviveduringthosethreemonths?A.Onsuppliestheybroughtwiththem.B.Onsuppliessenttothembyrescueteams.C.Onsuppliesleftatthemilitarybase.D.Notmentionedinthepassage.参考答案：CTIP：新闻中间提到他们曾经尝试修补其中的一艘船，但是没有成功，并且必须呆在废弃的基地，靠上面仅有的面粉和菜油生活，所以答案为C。23.Howwerethecrewrescuedeventually?A.Byhelicopter.B.Byboat.C.Byradiocontact.D.Byasearchteam.参考答案：ATIP：新闻最后一句提到救援中心派出直升飞机把11名落难者送到了当地首都，所以答案为A。SCRIPT:ElevenfishingboatcrewwhohadbeenstrandedsinceOctoberinaremotepartofRussia’sFarEasthavebeenrescuedaftershelteringnearlythreemonthsatanabandonedmilitarybase.TheeightmenandthreewomentookrefugeatthebaseaftertheirsmallboatscollidedonOct.10th.Theirattemptstofixoneoftheboatsdidnotsucceedandtheyhadtoremainattheabandonedbasewheretherewereonlyflourandcookingfat.Othersuppliesatthebase,whichwasabandonedin2003,includedChristmasornaments,andthecrewmembersputthemuponasmalltreeinsidetheirquarters.Butsuppliesbeganrunninglowandearlythisweek,fivesetoffonfootacrosssnowfields.OnFriday,afterfourdaysoftrudging,theyreachedaworkingmilitaryradiostation.Thecentercalledrescuersandhelicoptersweresenttotaketheeleventotheregionalcapital.Questions24and25arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothenews.24.JuanCarloshasbeenKingofSpain_______.A.since1981B.for32yearsC.for70yearsD.for17years参考答案：BTIP：新闻第一句即提到该西班牙国王继位已经32年，所以答案为B。25.Whatisthenewsitemmainlyabout?A.TheKing’sbirthday.B.Thestabilityofthemonarchy.C.Criticismfromboththeleftandtheright.D.TheKing’spublicdefenseofhisreign.参考答案：ATIP：新闻最后一句提到“国王在他最近的一次演讲中自辩说他的统治是西班牙在议会统治政权下稳定时间最长，也是最繁荣的一段时期”。而在新闻开头提到国王的70岁生日，该新闻均建立在国王生日发生的事情之上，所以最佳选择为A。SCRIPT:Spain’sKingJuanCarlos,with32yearsonthethrone,turns70Saturday.ButafteryearsofundeniableadulationamongSpaniardsforputtingdownanattemptedcoupin1981,he'srecentlyfacedmoredifficulttimes.Smallgroupsofleftistshaveburnedhisphoto,andfierycriticismhasalsocomefromtherightwithoneleadingconservativeradiohostcallingforhimtostepdown.JuanCarlosfiredbackwithararepublicdefenseofhisreigninarecentspeech."It'sbeenthelongestperiodofstabilityandprosperityinSpaineverinaparliamentarymonarchy,"theKingsaid.Questions26and27arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothenews.26.Thethreesuicidebombingsoccurredin_______.A.NovemberandDecemberB.OctoberandNovemberC.NovemberD.December参考答案：ATIP：新闻在刚开始即提到最近发生的三起自杀式爆炸袭击都是女性执行的，11月4日一名女性在美国一名巡警身边引爆爆炸性的马甲，后面又提到12月7日及31日的两次爆炸袭击，所以答案为A。27.Didpeopledieinthebombings?A.Noonediedinthebombings.B.Yes.Inoneofthebombings.C.Yes.Intwoofthebombings.D.Yes.Inallthebombings.参考答案：BTIP：新闻中间提到在11月4日的爆炸案中有7名美国士兵和5名伊拉克人受伤；12月7日的爆炸中有15人死亡，35人受伤，12月31的爆炸中有5名警察和4名贫民受伤；所以答案为B。SCRIPT:ItgoesagainstreligioustaboosinIraqtoinvolvewomeninfighting,butthreerecentsuicidebombingscarriedoutbywomencouldindicateinsurgentsaregrowingincreasinglydesperate.OnNov.4th,awomandetonatedanexplosivevestnexttoaUSpatrolinDiyala’sregionalcapital,Baqouba,35milesnortheastofBaghdad,woundingsevenUStroopsandfiveIraqis.OnDec.7th,awomanattackedtheofficesofaDiyala-basedSunnigroupfightingal-QaidaiinIraq,killing15peopleandwounding35.Then,onDec.31st,abomberinBaqoubadetonatedhersuicidevestclosetoapolicepatrol,woundingfivepolicemenandfourcivilians.Questions28to30arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothenews.28.Whatisthepurposeofthenationalsurvey?A.Tocollectdataonsourcesofpollution.B.Toidentifypollutioninriversandlakes.C.Tohelpcontrolenvironmentalpollution.D.Tohelpcontrolindustrialwastes.参考答案：CTIP：新闻最开始即提到二月份在全国范围展开的关于污染来源的调查目的是为了帮助抑制环境的进一步恶化，所以答案为C。29.Accordingtothenewsitem,effortsofenvironmentalprotectionareespeciallyaffectedby_______.A.lackoftechnologyB.rapideconomicgrowthC.unknownpollutionsourcesD.shortageofmanpower参考答案：ATIP：新闻中间提到中国20年的经济发展忽视了环境保护问题，但是最主要的问题在于缺乏技术。所以答案为A。30.WhichofthefollowingdetailsisCORRECTaccordingtothenewsitem?A.Censusofficesaresetupbygovernmentdepartments.B.Amaincentrereceivesreportsfromprovinces.C.Adatabaseissetupforeachprovince.D.Datawillbereviewedandanalyzedinmid-2009.参考答案：CTIP：新闻在最后提到每一个省、自治区和直辖市都已经建立了调查部门，并且会将调查结果报告给政府相关部门。所以最佳答案为C。SCRIPT:ChinesegovernmentispoisedtoconductitsfirstnationalsurveyofpollutionsourcesinFebruarytohelpcontrolenvironmentaldeteriorationinthecentury.Thestudywillidentifyandcollectdataofsourcesofindustrial-agriculturalandresidentialpollutionfortwomonths.Lastyear,China’senvironmentwasfacingagravesituation,withseveralmajorriversandlakescloggedbyindustrialwaste.China’senvironmentalcleanupiscompromisedbymorethantwodecadesofrapideconomicgrowth,andalackoftechnologyespecially.Everyprovince,autonomousregionandmunicipalityhassetupacensusofficeandwillreporttoamaincenterstaffedbyofficialsfromgovernmentdepartments.Datawillbereviewedmultipletimesbeforebeingputintoadatabaseandwillbeanalyzedinthesecondhalfof2008.Findingswillbeexaminedandapprovedbymid2009.PARTIIICLOZEDecidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.Scientistsaroundtheworldareracingtolearnhowtorapidlydiagnose,treatandstopthespreadofanew,deadlydisease.SARS—SevereAcuteRespiratorySyndrome—was(31)forthefirsttimeinFebruary2003inHanoi,(32)sincethenhasinfectedmorethan1,600peoplein15countries,killing63.Atthis(33),therearemorequestionsthananswerssurroundingthedisease.Symptomsstart(34)afeverover100.4degreesF,chills,headacheorbody(35).Withinaweek,thepatienthasadrycough,whichmight(36)toshortnessofbreath.In10%to20%ofcases,patientsrequire(37)ventilationtobreathe.About3.5%diefromthedisease.Symptoms(38)beginintwotosevendays,butsomereportssuggestit(39)takeaslongas10days.Scientistsarecloseto(40)alabtesttodiagnoseSARS.Inthemeantime,itisdiagnosedbyitssymptoms.Thereisnoevidence(41)antibioticsoranti-viralmedicineshelp,(42)doctorscanofferonlysupportivecare.PatientswithSARSarekeptinisolationtoreducetheriskof(43).Scientistsaren’tsureyet,butsomeresearchersthinkit’sa(44)discoveredcoronavirus,thefamilyofvirusesthatcausesomecommoncolds.Mostcasesappeartohavebeenpassed(45)dropletsexpelledwheninfectedpatientscoughorsneeze.Familymembersofinfectedpeopleandmedicalworkerswhocare(46)themhavebeenmostlikelyto(47)theillness.ButrecentdevelopmentsinHongKongsuggestthatthe(48)mightspreadthroughair,orthatthevirusmight(49)fortwotothreehoursondoorknobsorother(50).Healthexpertssayitisunlikely,though,thatsharinganelevatorbrieflywithaninfectedpersonwouldbeenoughtopassthevirus.31.A.detectedB.caughtC.disclosedD.revealed参考答案：ATIP：词义辨析题。detect发现、察觉或查出（某事物）；catch感染上，传染上（疾病）；disclose使某物显露，公开某事，透露某事；reveal使（事实等）显露出来，透露，泄露，揭露。根据文意此处意为“SARS于2003年2月第一次在Hanoi被发现”，故选A。32.A.butB.andC.orD.yet参考答案：BTIP：逻辑关系题。根据上文“SARS于2003年2月第一次在Hanoi被发现”及下文“自那以后在15个国家感染了1600多人”，可见此处为并列承接关系。but,yet表示转折，or表示选择性并列。故此处选B。33.A.timeB.pointC.aspectD.instance参考答案：BTIP：习惯用法题。atthispoint意为“目前，在当前阶段”；atthistime(oftheday/year)在这一时刻，此时此刻；inthisaspect在这一方面；instance事例，不与at搭配。故选B。34.A.fromB.overC.uponD.with参考答案：DTIP：习惯用法题。startwith以……为开端；startfrom从……开始（强调起始点）；startover重新开始；不存在startupon。此处为SARS的初始症状，故选D。35.A.hurtB.soreC.achesD.feelings参考答案：CTIP：上下文及词义辨析题。前文为SARS的症状高烧、发寒、头痛，故此处为身体酸痛aches。hurt精神上的痛苦或创伤；sore（肌肤的）痛处，伤处；feelings感受。36.A.processB.advanceC.progressD.convert参考答案：CTIP：词义辨析题。process对（原材料、食物等）进行加工，处理；advance(to)发展到……（强调褒义的前进、发展）；progress(to)前进，行进，发展至……；convert(sth.)(fromsth.)(into/tosth.)改变（某事物）的形式或用途；此处指疾病的发展，故选C。37.A.automaticB.artificialC.mechanicalD.controlled参考答案：BTIP：习惯用法题。根据上下文可知此处指人工呼吸器。automatic自动的；artificial人工的；mechanical机械的；controlled控制的。artificialventilator人工呼吸器。故选B。38.A.regularlyB.ordinarilyC.traditionallyD.generally参考答案：DTIP：词义辨析题。regularly有规律地、经常地、定期地；ordinarily平常地、正常地；traditionally传统地；generally通常地。故选D。39.A.willB.mightC.shouldD.must参考答案：BTIP：语法题。此题考察语法中的情态动词的用法。will表示“将来”或“意愿”；might表示“可能”；should表示“应该”；must表示“必须”。此处指有些病例也有可能长达10天，故选B。40.A.cultivatingB.fosteringC.developingD.designing参考答案：CTIP：词义解析题。此处意为科学家们即将设计出一个实验室测试诊断SARS的方法，但选项design设计；制图；计划（系统、步骤等），强调书面的谋划。cultivate,foster,develop都有发展的意思，但cultivate强调“（力求）建立或发展（某种关系）、采取（某种态度）”；foster侧重“培养，培育（某物）；鼓励、促进某事物的发展”；develop表示“（使某人/某事物）发展，成长，强调最终的发展成果”，如：We'vedevelopedtheprojectfromanoriginalideabyStephen.我们根据斯蒂芬最初的设想制定了这个计划，故选C。41.A.whichB.thatC.whetherD.what参考答案：CTIP：语法题。根据下文的从句“antibioticsoranti-viralmedicineshelp抗生素或抗病毒药物有所帮助”可见这是一句同位语从句，解释证据的内容，所以排除A、D。但由于没有证据，因此不能肯定是否有帮助，故选C。42.A.soB.butC.stillD.yet参考答案：ATIP：逻辑关系题。上文指出不知药物是否有所帮助，因而医生只是起到辅助治疗作用，所以选因果关系连词so。43.A.communicationB.transportationC.transformationD.transmission参考答案：DTIP：词义辨析题。此处原文意为“降低传染的风险”。communication交流；transportation运输；transformation（外观或性质的）改变，改观；transmission传送，传播，传递，传达，传染；如：thetransmissionofdiseasesbymosquitoes；故选D。44.A.latelyB.newbornC.newlyD.renewed参考答案：CTIP：词义辨析题。原文意为“这是一种新发现的冠状病毒”。latelyadv.最近；newbornadj.新生的；newlyadv.新近地；renewedadj.更新过的。此处应选用副词且根据原文意思应选C。45.A.underB.throughC.beneathD.from参考答案：BTIP：上下文题。根据原文，此处意为“很多病例都是通过已感染病人在咳嗽或打喷嚏时喷射出来的液体被传染的”。因此此处当选through，表示“通过某种媒介”。46.A.forB.overC.afterD.about参考答案：ATIP：习惯用法题。carefor照顾；care(about)意为“感兴趣”或“关心”；一般不用careover或careafter。此处指照顾病人的医务人员，故选A。47.A.acquireB.receiveC.obtainD.contract参考答案：DTIP：词义辨析题。acquire（靠自己的能力,努力或行为而）获得，得到（某事物）；receive收到，得到，接到，领取（邮寄、赠送等之物）；obtain取得某物；（经买、借、拿等）获得，得到某物；contract感染（疾病）。此处指感染疾病，故选D。48.A.ailmentB.ill-healthC.diseaseD.infection参考答案：DTIP：词义辨析题。ailment疾病（尤指轻病，小病）；ill-health健康状况不佳，不适（表示身体所处的状态）；disease泛指各种疾病；infection传染病。此处特指SARS这种传染病，故最佳答案为D。49.A.continueB.lingerC.delayD.persist参考答案：BTIP：词义辨析题。continue（使某事物）继续存在或不断发生，强调某一行为或动作不停止；linger逗留，不消逝；delay延误；persist坚持，不畏困难继续做某事。此处文中指病毒仍能存活2-3小时，强调存活的时间长，故选B。50.A.exteriorsB.outsideC.surfacesD.coverings参考答案：CTIP：词义辨析题。exteriors外貌，外表，外面，外部；outside外面，外部；surfaces表面，体表；coverings掩蔽物，遮盖物。文中要填的单词与doorknobs并列，应当用单独的名词，而exterior,outside往往用于theexterior/outsideofsth.的结构，故选C。PARTIVGRAMMARANDVOCABULARYTherearethirtysentencesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.51.Whataniceday!Howaboutthethreeofus_____awalkintheparknearby?A.totakeB.takeC.takingD.tobetaking参考答案：CTIP：Howabout之后加上动名词，意思为“（建议）做……好吗？”，其中thethreeofus是后面谓语动词的逻辑主语。该句的结构是交际英语中常用表示方法，比如HowaboutyouandIhavingacoke?我们来杯可乐如何？所以答案为C。52.Iftherewerenosubjunctivemood,English_____mucheasiertolearn.A.couldhavebeenB.wouldbeC.willbeD.wouldhavebeen参考答案：BTIP：该题考查虚拟语气的用法，在if引导的条件句中，使用的是were，过去时态，所以表示对现在的虚拟，那么主句中也相应的使用现在虚拟，答案为B。该句的意思是“如果没有虚拟语气的话，英语将会好学得多。”答案C不是虚拟语气首先排除，A/D均表示对过去事情的虚拟也排除。53.She_____fiftyorsowhenIfirstmetherataconference.A.hadbeenB.mustbeC.hasbeenD.musthavebeen参考答案：DTIP：根据题干中whenIfirstmether采用的过去时态，可以判断该题考查对过去发生的事情的判断，所以采用must+完成时态，答案为D。意思为“当我第一次在会议上遇见她时