2001年专四真题及答案

2001年专四真题及答案

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　　Part ⅢLISTENING COMPREHENSION [20 MIN.]

　　In Sections A, B and C, you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.

　　SECTION A STATEMENT

　　In this section you will hear nine statements. At the end of each statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.

　　1. The speaker likes teaching because of ___.

　　A. its interesting nature

　　B. the good salaries

　　C. contact with the young

　　D. more summer holidays

　　2. What does the speaker mean?

　　A. Bad living conditions are due to the poor city.

　　B. Bad planning is responsible for poor living conditions.

　　C. Living conditions are bad because the city is too big.

　　D. Small cities have better living conditions than large ones.

　　3. What does the statement mean?

　　A. Many people are concerned about their security.

　　B. Social security bears no relation to population.

　　C. Most social security problems are caused by a few people.

　　D. Too many people may result in social security problems.

　　4. Passengers must check in to board Flight 998 by ___.

　　A. 1030 a.m

　　B. 1000 a.m

　　C. 1130 a.m

　　D. 1100 a.m

　　5. The speaker is probably a(n) ___.

　　A. insurance agent

　　B. fireman

　　C. salesman

　　D. policeman

　　6. The speaker thinks that___.

　　A. Ian achieved a lot as an athlete

　　B. Ian’s blind eye prevented him from athletics

　　C. Ian’s success depended on his childhood experience

　　D. Ian trained so hard in athletics as to lose one eye

　　7. Mrs. Clark is worried about her___.

　　A. husband’s health

　　B. husband’s work

　　C. husband’s illness

　　D. own health

　　8. The relationship between Susan and Jenny is ___.

　　A. neutral

　　B. friendly

　　C. unclear

　　D strained

　　9. What do we learn about Jack?

　　A. He is well-known for hard work.

　　B. He is pretty busy working.

　　C. He has overworked and hurt his sight.

　　D. He doesn’t like to have dinner with us.

　　SECTION B CONVERSATION

　　In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers.At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.

　　10. What are they mainly talking about?

　　A. Graduation date.

　　B. Vacation plans.

　　C. School courses.

　　D. Job hunting.

　　11. The conversation probably takes place in___.

　　A. a library

　　B. a bookstore

　　C. the classroom

　　D. a department store

　　12. The relationship between the two speakers is probably___.

　　A. man and wife

　　B. lawyer and client

　　C. customer and waitress

　　D. colleagues

　　13. We can infer from the conversation that the man is a(n) ___.

　　A. plumber

　　B. construction worker

　　C. office boy

　　D. porter

　　14. What will the man probably do next?

　　A. Turn off the tape recorder.

　　B. Turn up the tape recorder.

　　C. Call the doctor.

　　D. Continue to play.

　　15. How does Lisa feel about her work?

　　A. Satisfied.

　　B. Frustrated.

　　C. Annoyed.

　　D. Confident.

　　16. The woman is going to the___.

　　A. library

　　B. theatre

　　C. research institute

　　D. laboratory

　　17. Jackson changed his job because he ___.

　　A. hurt himself during his work

　　B. was not satisfied with his play

　　C .wanted to work harder

　　D. found the job too hard

　　18. What does the woman say about the film?

　　A. It is hard to pronounce the name.

　　B. It is not going to be well received.

　　C. She has temporarily forgotten its name.

　　D. She has never heard of the name.

　　SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

　　Questions 19 and 20 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the question.

　　Now listen to the news.

　　19. Nigeria returned to the Commonwealth after ___.

　　A. she had sentenced minority rights activists to death

　　B. the military had resumed control of the country

　　C. power had been handed over to an elected president

　　D. she had negotiated with Commonwealth leaders

　　20. The Commonwealth consists of ___countries which were former British colonies.

　　A. 54

　　B. 29

　　C. 9

　　D. 95

　　Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the question.

　　Now listen to the news.

　　21. The space shuttle Discovery completed a ___mission upon to the Kennedy Space Centre.

　　A. 11-day

　　B. 94-day

　　C. 10-day

　　D. 49-day

　　22. When the spacecraft was going to land, ___.

　　A. it produced a lot of noise

　　B. there were scattered showers

　　C. people could see it high in the sky

　　D. people could neither see nor hear it

　　Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 second to answer the question.

　　Now listen to the news.

　　23. How many people died during the collision?

　　A Two.

　　B Eighteen.

　　C. Three.

　　D. Five.

　　24. Three Albanians were arrested for___.

　　A. attacking the patrol boat

　　B. smuggling in refugees

　　C. causing the accident

　　D. injuring refugees

　　Question 25 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.

　　Now listen to the news.

　　25. The news item is mainly about___.

　　A. efforts to salvage Sun Vista

　　B. negotiation with the ship’s owner

　　C. threats Sun Vista poses to passing ships

　　D. a newspaper’s comment on Sun Vista

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