2002年專業(yè)英語四級(jí)考真試題及答案(8)

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一.聽力
    PART III LISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A STATEMENT
    1.答案:D
    【問句譯文】講話者很可能是干什么的?
    【試題分析】本題為推理題。
    【詳細(xì)解答】只要聽懂了關(guān)鍵詞“a threebedroom apartment”和“a newly-built one we have for rent”,就可以判斷講話者是房屋經(jīng)紀(jì)人,他正在向客人介紹其新建成的用于租賃的公寓。故選項(xiàng)D為正確答案。
    2.答案:A
    【問句譯文】這句話是什么意思?
    【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。
    【詳細(xì)解答】這句話是“It used to take a fortnight to travel from London to Edinburgh by coach. However, you could never travel many times around the world in that time.”used to do表示“過去經(jīng)常做某事”;“過去從倫敦乘車到愛丁堡要兩個(gè)星期,
    但現(xiàn)在兩星期內(nèi)就可以環(huán)游世界好多次?!边@與選項(xiàng)A的意思一致。
    3.答案:C
    【問句譯文】講話者為何覺得遺憾?
    【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。
    【詳細(xì)解答】本題的關(guān)鍵詞是make it,意為“成功,達(dá)到目的”,這里是說他們不能去參加晚餐。這與選項(xiàng)C的意思一致。
    4.答案:B
    【問句譯文】講話者在哪兒?
    【試題分析】本題為推理題。
    【詳細(xì)解答】這句話的關(guān)鍵詞是“in today’s lecture...”,由此可以判斷是在課堂上,由此可以判斷選項(xiàng)B為正確答案。
    5.答案:C
    【問句譯文】這句話是什么意思?
    【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。
    【詳細(xì)解答】只要聽清連詞“rather than”及“decides how far a person can go” (決
    定一個(gè)人的事業(yè)成就有多大),由此可以判斷起決定作用的是motivation,而不是intelligence,故選項(xiàng)C為正確答案。
    6.答案:C
    【問句譯文】講話者建議什么?
    【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。
    【詳細(xì)解答】本題的關(guān)鍵詞是“read between the lines”即“體會(huì)言外之意”,而選項(xiàng)C“the hidden meaning”指字里行間隱藏的信息,故為正確答案。
    7.答案:A
    【問句譯文】那件外套的正常價(jià)格是多少?
    【試題分析】本題為計(jì)算題。
    【詳細(xì)解答】 Jane用30英鎊買了件外套,“which is one quarter of the regular price,”即這只是正常價(jià)格的四分之一,由此可知正常價(jià)格應(yīng)是120英鎊。
    8.答案:D
    【問句譯文】講話者是什么意思?
    【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。
    【詳細(xì)解答】錄音中說因?yàn)檫B續(xù)下雨,學(xué)校運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)“has been postponed again till further notice from the principal’s office”,即運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)延期到什么時(shí)候還要聽校長辦公室的通知,所以現(xiàn)在還不知道運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)什么時(shí)候召開,故選項(xiàng)D為正確答案。
    SECTION B CONVERSATION
    9.答案:A
    【問句譯文】講話者很可能將做什么?
    【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。
    【詳細(xì)解答】本題的關(guān)鍵詞是nothing but,即“只不過是,不外是”,男士說他很擔(dān)心Mary,她再過兩周就要考試了,但她現(xiàn)在談?wù)摰闹皇羌磳⒌絹淼囊魳窌?huì)。女士說 “She may fail along that line”意為“這樣下去她會(huì)考不及格”,“talk some sense into her”指給她一些忠告,即勸告她好好學(xué)習(xí),故選項(xiàng)A為正確答案。 
    10.答案:B
    【問句譯文】我們可以知道男士怎樣?
    【試題分析】本題為推理題。
    【詳細(xì)解答】女士問男士是否相信UFO的存在,男士說他自己從來沒看到過,但是許多人看到或者認(rèn)為他們看到過。由“they think they have”可以看出男士對(duì)UFO是否存在表示懷疑,故選項(xiàng)B為正確答案。
    11.答案:C
    【問句譯文】男士對(duì)下列哪一項(xiàng)從不感興趣?
    【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。
    【詳細(xì)解答】男士說到他一開始是做土木工程,后來轉(zhuǎn)到電子工程,但感興趣的是電子音樂,這里沒有提及的是“電子學(xué)”,故選項(xiàng)C為正確答案。
    12.答案:B
    【問句譯文】男士是什么意思?
    【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。
    【詳細(xì)解答】女士說她買了牛奶,但看上去不新鮮了,問男士是否還能飲用。男士聞了一下說“it has gone off”,go off意為“變壞,變質(zhì)”,由此判斷牛奶已經(jīng)不能飲用了,故選項(xiàng)B為正確答案。
    13.答案:D
    【問句譯文】有多少人被困于火中?
    【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。
    【詳細(xì)解答】本題的關(guān)鍵詞是“a couple”,“two women and three kids”即一對(duì)夫婦,兩名婦女和三個(gè)孩子,共有七人被困于火中,故選項(xiàng)D為正確答案。
    14.答案:C
    【問句譯文】我們可以從對(duì)話中知道什么?
    【試題分析】本題為推理題。
    【詳細(xì)解答】女士說她明天早上7:45去驗(yàn)血,這樣的話就不會(huì)錯(cuò)過任何一節(jié)課,由此推測上課時(shí)間是在7:45以后,因此選項(xiàng)C “女士將在第一節(jié)課前去驗(yàn)血”為正確答案。
    15.答案:D
    【問句譯文】兩位說話者之間是什么關(guān)系?
    【試題分析】本題為推理題。
    【詳細(xì)解答】一男一女在購物時(shí),女士指著一塊石頭說,“It costs almost twice as much as the house we are living in”,即價(jià)錢是我們住房的兩倍,可見兩人是夫妻關(guān)系。
    16.答案:A
    【問句譯文】那位男士可能覺得怎樣?
    【試題分析】本題為推理題。
    【詳細(xì)解答】女士問男士為何整天看上去“restless”,男士說“… they will announce who will get permission for the study trip to Africa”,即傍晚他們將公布誰將獲得去非洲學(xué)習(xí)的機(jī)會(huì),因此男士內(nèi)心可能很緊張,表現(xiàn)出不安定的情緒。故選項(xiàng)A為正確答案。
    17.答案:B
    【問句譯文】我們可以知道Bill如何?
    【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。
    【詳細(xì)解答】女士說她再也不跟Bill一塊走了,因?yàn)椤癏e could never remember where he parked his car”,男士說“That certainly sounds like Bill”即“Bill就是這樣”,由此可知,Bill是個(gè)健忘的(forgetful)人。
    SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
    18.答案:D
    【問句譯文】下列哪一項(xiàng)不是減除債務(wù)的條件?
    【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。
    【詳細(xì)解答】新聞第二句講到“the relief is being offered to countries committed to eliminating poverty and pursuing good government … include taking action against corruption.”即英國的這一決定是針對(duì)有些國家愿意去消除貧困,建立有效的政府……以及采取反腐行動(dòng)而做出的,由此可知A、B、C項(xiàng)都是減除債務(wù)的條件,故選項(xiàng)D為正確答案。
    19. 答案:D
    【問句譯文】通過減除債務(wù),英國打算如何對(duì)待國際貨幣基金提出的類似的計(jì)劃?
    【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。
    【詳細(xì)解答】新聞后一句說“… indicated its plan to revive the scheme...”,即英國計(jì)劃恢復(fù)一項(xiàng)……方案。review意為“重新審查,重新評(píng)定”,與這句話意思一致,故為正確答案。
    20. 答案:C
    【問句譯文】事故期間發(fā)生了什么事?
    【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。
    【詳細(xì)解答】新聞第一句說“An underground train derailed at a station … injuring
    23 people and just missing another underground train.”只有C項(xiàng)說的“一列火車脫軌”為正確內(nèi)容。
    21. 答案:A
    【問句譯文】下列哪一項(xiàng)好地描述了乘客的狀況?
    【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。
    【詳細(xì)解答】解答本題的關(guān)鍵是聽清“No one was in critical condition.”就可以選出正確答案A。
    22. 答案:C
    【問句譯文】文官舉行罷工是為了*什么?
    【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。
    【詳細(xì)解答】這篇新聞講的是阿根廷文官罷工的事件。新聞第一句說“Argentina civil servants held a 24-hour strike yesterday to protest pay cuts of …”,由此可知阿根廷文官罷工是由于減薪,故選項(xiàng)C為正確答案。D項(xiàng)不合新聞內(nèi)容,A、B兩項(xiàng)是后面提到的總罷工的原因。
    23. 答案:A
    【問句譯文】 文官舉行罷工的時(shí)間是在總罷工……。
    【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。
    【詳細(xì)解答】只要聽清“The work stoppage comes after last Friday’s general strike…”,就可知道總罷工是發(fā)生在上周五,而文官罷工是在昨天,所以A項(xiàng)是正確答案。
    24. 答案:D
    【問句譯文】下列哪一項(xiàng)是新聞的大意?
    【試題分析】本題為主旨題。
    【詳細(xì)解答】新聞第一句即是主題,“Germany was due to strike a deal yesterday to close down its l9 nuclear power plants …”,即“德國決定關(guān)閉它的19座核動(dòng)力工廠”故選項(xiàng)D為正確答案。
    25. 答案:C
    【問句譯文】決定關(guān)閉核反應(yīng)堆是應(yīng)誰的要求?
    【試題分析】本題為細(xì)節(jié)題。
    【詳細(xì)解答】新聞后一句說“Closure of Germany’s 19 reactors … was a key pledge of the Greens,the junior partner in Schroder’s coalition government.”即關(guān)閉19座核反應(yīng)堆是the Greens的要求的實(shí)現(xiàn),the Greens是聯(lián)合政府的一派。故選項(xiàng)C為正確答案。