1998年英语专四听力真题（MP3+原文答案）

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　　20. The Senate bill aims to __ within the next seven years.

　　[A] end the country' s huge public debts [B] cut government spending on health

　　[C] end the large budget deficits [D] cut some educational programmes

　　21. Congressional leaders have to work out a compromise because

　　[A] a similar bill has been passed [B] the President might oppose the plan

　　[C] the Senate bill was passed by 57 to 42 [D] the White House is facing opposition

　　Question 22 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.

　　22. Australia reacted towards the French test by __

　　[A] recalling her ambassador to Paris [B] describing the test as insignificant

　　[C] expressing her regret [D] expressing disapproval

　　Questian23 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.

　　23. The Indian police were reported to have discovered __

　　[ A] a large amount of money [ B ] a large plastic bomb

　　[ C] similar explosives [ D] the bodies of many victims

　　Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.

　　Now, listen to the news.

　　24. The 6-day negotiations between the PLO and Israel are mainly about __

　　[A] the extension of Palestinian self-rule

　　[B] the establishment of Jewish settlement

　　[C] the arrangement of PLO troops

　　[D] the reconstruction of Hebron

　　25. What progress has been made in their negotiations?

　　[A] Israeli troops can stay on in the West Bank.

　　[B] Israel tins released thousands of prisoners.

　　[C ] PLO and Israel have made a final agreement.

　　[D] Agreement has been reached on the future of Hebron.

　　PART Ⅳ CLOZE [15 MIN]

　　Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank an your answer sheet.

　　The way that people spend their money, and the objects on which they spend it, are the last areas where free choice and individuality can be expressed. The choice reflects personal taste, the way people see themselves and the fantasies they (26) about their lives, the restrictions on money available (27) them, the presence of others in the family with a (28) on that money, and the influence

　　of current convention, (29) , surroundings and locality. Shopping is an important human activity.

　　Yet shoppers are (30) with a confusing situation

　　and a(n) (31) changing one.

　　The confusion arises from the claims (32) adverting, from inadequate information about new products, new materials, new places to shop--a confusion enhanced by rising prices and a (n) ( 33 ) choice of goods than ever before.

　　The search (34) the right purchase is based on ignorance of (35) own needs and ignorance of the product's (36) for those needs. When choosing any particular item, there are several lines of communication which might

　　provide some guidance. (37) none of these is entirely satisfactory. For example, you can ask a shop assistant initially. (38) you find one, she may quite (39) not know the answers. She may be a schoolgirl with a

　　Saturday job, or a housewife (40) part-time.

　　26. [A] imagine [B] possess [C] have [D]own

　　27. [A] to [B] for [C] with [D] of

　　28. [A] right [B] demand [C] request [D] claim

　　29. [A] growth [B] upbringing [C] cultivation [D] expansion

　　30. [A] dealt [B] faced [C] coped [D] greeted

　　31. [A] suddenly [B] instantly [C] rapidly [D] readily

　　32. [A] made by [B] seen in [C] hinted at [D] set in

　　33. [A] ampler [B] larger [C] broader [D] wider

　　34. [A] from [B] into [C] for [D] with

　　35. [A] their [B] one's [C] his [D] her

　　35. [A] fitness [B] use [C] value [D] worth

　　37. [A] And [B] Still [C] Yet [D] Even

　　38. [A] Even ff [B] Although [C] Because [D] While

　　39. [A] generally [B] authentically [C] innocently [D] genuinely

　　40. [A] studying [B] practicing [C] working D] shopping

　　PART Ⅴ GRAMMAR & 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 correctly completes the sentence.

　　41. John is __ hardworking than his sister, but he failed in the exam.

　　[A] no less [B] no more [C] not less [D] no so

　　42. She remembered sever, d occasions in the past __ she had experienced a similar feeling.

　　[A] while [B] before [C] that [D] when

　　43. ff your car __ any attention during the first12 months, take it to an authorized dealer.

　　[A] shall need [B] should need [C] would need [D] will need

　　44. The indoor swimming pool seems to be a great deal more luxurious than__

　　[A] is necessary [B] being necessary [C] to be necessary [D] it is necessary

　　45. __, he can now only watch it on TV at home.

　　[A] Obtaining not a ticket for the match

　　[B] Not obtaining a ticket for the match

　　[C] Not having obtained a ticket for the match

　　[D ] Not obtained a ticket for the match

　　46. The children prefer camping in the mountains __ an indoor activity.

　　[A] to [B] than [C] for [D] with

　　47. Language belongs to each member of the society, to the cleaner__ to the professor.

　　[A] as far as [B] the same as [C] as much as [D] as long as

　　48. __ he needed money for a new car, he decided not to borrow it from the bank.

　　[A] Much as [B] Much though [C] As much [D] Though much

　　49. The Clarks haven't decided yet which hotel

　　[A] to stay [B] is to stay [C] to stay at [D] is for staying

　　50. His strong sense of humor was __ make everyone in the room burst out laughing.

　　[A] so as to [B] such as to [C] so that [D] such that

　　51. __ enough time and money, the researcher would have been able to discover more in this field.

　　[A] Giving [B] To give [C] Given [D] Being given

　　52. You __ Mark anything. It was none of his business.

　　[A] needn’t have told [B] needn't tell [C] mustn't have told [D] mustn't tell

　　53. The membership card entitled him certain privileges in the dub.

　　[A] on [B] in [C] at [D] to

　　54. Obviously, the Chairman's remarks at the conference were __ and not planned.

　　[A] substantial [B] spontaneous [C] simultaneous [D] synthetic

　　55. For the success of the project, the company should __ the most of the opportunities at hand.

　　[A] obtain [B] grasp [C] catch [D] make

　　56. Failure to follow the club rules __ him from the volleyball team.

　　[A] disfavored [B] dispelled [C] disqualified [D] dismissed

　　57. The discovery of new oil-fields in various parts of the country filled the government with __ hope.

　　[A] eternal [B] infinite [C] ceaseless [D] everlasting

　　58. At first the company refused to purchase the equipment, but __ this decision was revised.

　　[A] subsequently [B] successively [C] predominantly [D] preliminarily

　　59. The local police are authorized to __ anyone's movements as they think fit.

　　[A] pause [B] halt [C] repel [D] keep

　　60. Have you ever received __ of what has happened to her?

　　[A] the word [B] words [C] word [D] the words

　　61. Twelve is to three four is to one.

　　[A] what IS] as [C] that [D] like

　　62. Things went well for her during her early life but in her middle age her __ seemed to change.

　　[A] affair [B] luck [C] event [D] chance

　　63. Although I spoke to her about the matter several times, she took little __ of what I said.

　　[A] remark [B] warning [C] notice [D] attention

　　64. The scheme was __ when it was discovered it would be very costly.

　　[A] resigned [B] surrendered [C] released [D] abandoned

　　65. Yesterday my aunt bought some new __ for her flat at the seaside.

　　[A] furniture [B] furnitures [C] possession [D] possessions

　　PART VI READING COMPREHENSION [30 MIN]

　　SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN]

　　In this part 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 correct answer.

　　TEXT A

　　People have been painting pictures for at least 30,000 years. The earliest pictures were painted by people who hunted animals. They used to paint pictures of the animals they wanted to catch and kill. Pictures of this kind have been found on the walls of caves in France and Spain. No one knows why they were painted there. Perhaps the painter thought that their pictures would help them to catch these animals. Or perhaps human beings have always wanted to tell stories in pictures.

　　About 5,000 years ago the Egyptians and other people in the Near East began to use pictures as a kind of writing. They drew simple pictures or signs to represent things and ideas, and also to represent the sounds of their language. The signs these people used became a kind of alphabet.

　　The Egyptians used to record information and to tell stories by putting picture-writing and pictures together. When an important person died, scenes and stories from his life were painted and carved on the walls of the place where he was buried. Some of these pictures are like modem comic-strip (连环漫画) stories. It has been said that Egypt is the home of the comic strip. But, for the Egyptians, pictures still had magic power. So they did not try to make their way of writing simple. The ordinary people could not understand it.

　　By the year 1,000 BC, people who lived in the area around the Mediterranean Sea bad developed a simpler system of writing. The signs they used were very easy to write, and there were fewer of them than in the Egyptian system. This was because each sign, or letter, represented only one sound in their language. The Greeks developed this system and formed the letter of the Greek alphabet. The Ronmans copied the idea, and the Roman alphabet is now used all over the world.

　　These days, we can write down a story, or record information, without using pictures. But we still need pictures of all kinds, drawings, photographs, signs and diagrams. We find them everywhere: in books and newspapers, in the street, and on the walls of the places where we live and work. Pictures help us to understand and remember things more easily, and they can make a story much more interesting. 66. Pictures of animals were painted on the walls of caves in France and Spain because

　　[A] the hunters wanted to see the pictures

　　[B] the painters were animal lover

　　[C] the painters wanted to show imagination

　　[D] the pictures were thought to be helpful

　　67. The Greek alphabet was simpler than the Egyptian system for all the following reasons EXCEPT

　　[A] the former was easy to write [B] there were fewer signs in the former

　　[C] the former was easy to pronounce [D] each sign stood for only one sound

　　68. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

　　[A] The Egyptian signs later became a particular alphabet.

　　[B] The Egyptians liked to write comic-strip stories.

　　[C] The Roman alphabet was developed from the Egyptian one.

　　[D] The Greeks copied their writing system from the Egyptians.