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专业四级-71
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[单项选择]In today’s newspaper, it ______ that there will be a new election tomorrow.
A. tells
B. states
C. writes
D. records
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[单项选择]They saw a new movie at the theatre, ______ they had dinner at a Chinese restaurant.
A. then which
B. which after
C. after which
D. after that
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[单项选择]It was the driver’s ______ that caused him to step on the gas instead of the brake after his car went over the curb.
A. fraud
B. alarm
C. terror
D. panic
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[单项选择]Who are likely to be rejected by a bright-future project
A. Cholerics.
B. Sanguines.
C. Melancholics.
D. Phlegmatics.
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Questions 21 to 23 are based on the following news.
At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the
questions.
Now listen to the news.
The Prime Minister and Trade Union agreed to ______.
A. rebuild industry
B. reduced unemployment
C. stop a bus drivers’strike
D. work out a new wage plan
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[简答题]{{I}}You are going to celebrate your tenth anniversary with your husband Jim. Write to invite Betty and her husband Tom to the party.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy.{{/I}}
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[单项选择]Why had nearly a million people come to watch the launch of Apollo 11
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[单项选择]The expression "whether someone is open to approaches" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. if someone is going to approach a stranger
B. whether someone is ready to speak to someone approaching
C. if someone is willing to make friends with a stranger
D. whether someone is pleased to introduce him/herself to a stranger
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[单项选择]George was introduced to ______ activities at a young age, when he was hired to act as a lookout for drugdealers.
A. illegal
B. lawful
C. faithful
D. peaceful
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[单项选择]The ______ of AIDS has led to an expansion in research seeking a cure.
A. innovation
B. selection
C. proliferation
D. conviction
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{{B}}SECTION A CONVERSATIONS{{/B}}
{{I}} In this section you
will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then
answer the questions that follow.{{/I}}
Questions 1 to
3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you
will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to
the conversation.
What does Mary think is so incredible and wonderful
A. The speed of light.
B. The speed of telecommunication.
C. Astronauts landing on the moon.
D. The United States.
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[单项选择]The students expected there ______ more reviewing classes before the final exams.
A. is
B. being
C. have been
D. to be
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Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following
passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the
questions.
Now listen to the passage.
According to the passage, when should we do when novel ideas appear
A. Discover the aims of their adherents.
B. Ignore them.
C. Follow the fashion.
D. Regard them as normal.
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[单项选择]The expression "men and women picking each other up" in paragraph 2 can be paraphrased as ______.
A. a couple of young people falling in love
B. men and women loving each other
C. a couple introducing themselves to some strangers
D. men and women making friends with each other
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[单项选择]The wealth of a nation should be measured ______ the health and happiness of its people as well as the material goods it can produce.
A. in regard with
B. in line with
C. by means of
D. in terms of
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[单项选择]When Sarah and I ______ on an article for the school newspaper, we found it difficult to work together.
A. compiled
B. gathered
C. collaborated
D. collected
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[单项选择]Unless all the members agree to ______ to the plan there may be further development in the course of action.
A. tumble
B. stick
C. come
D. adjust
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[单项选择]Although the main characters in the fiction are so true to life, they are certainly ______.
A. imagining
B. imaginative
C. imaginable
D. imaginary
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[单项选择]Jean Wagner’s most enduring contribution to the study of Afro-American poetry is his insistence that it ______ in a religious, as well as worldly, frame of reference.
A. is to be analysed
B. bas been analysed
C. be analysed
D. should have been analysed
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[单项选择] Question 28 is based on the following news. At the end
of the news item, you mill be given 5 seconds to answer the question.
Now listen to the news.
A. Vietnam has received trade benefits.
B. Vietnam has made progress in allowing immigration to the US.
C. Vietnam must become one of the most-favored nations.
D. The relations between the US and Vietnam must be further improved.
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[单项选择]The author claims that ______.
A. learning is no longer the right of a select group of people
B. very few people are illiterate
C. exchange of knowledge is now universal
D. special learning should not be left to a few people
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[单项选择] Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage.
At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the
questions.
Now listen to the passage.
What’s the best title for this passage
A. Sex Differences in Physical Attributes.
B. Sex Differences in Intellectual Function.
C. Sex Differences in Reproductive Function.
D. Sex Differences in Hormones.
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[单项选择] Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage.
At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the
questions.
Now listen to the passage.
What’s the speaker’s attitude towards John Smith
A. He makes fun of John Smith.
B. He looks down upon John Smith.
C. He likes John Smith.
D. He dislikes John Smith.
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[单项选择]The treasury issued an order stating that ______ land purchased from the government bad to be paid for in gold and silver.
A. henceforth
B. moreover
C. whereby
D. however
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[单项选择]What is the author’s attitude towards the traditional instruction of feminine politeness
A. She thought it should be cultivated from girlhood.
B. She implied that it was not always useful and practical.
C. She suggested it should be rid of completely.
D. She thought it was totally out of date.
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[单项选择]Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage
A. The Apollo spacecraft was the most complex machine ever assembled.
B. The liftoff team had been evacuated from the spot several hours before the operation.
C. Hundreds of engineers and technicians were involved in the operation.
D. If all this machinery worked perfectly the operation would succeed definitely.
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[单项选择]Danny left this ______ message on my answering machine: "I must see you. Meet me at twelve o' clock. "Did he mean noon or midnight
A. ambiguous
B. responsible
C. implicit
D. thoughtful
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[单项选择]Great efforts to increase wheat production must be made if bread shortages ______ avoided.
A. will be
B. can be
C. are to be
D. were to be
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[单项选择]Urban congestion would greatly be relieved if the ______ charged on public transport were more reasonable.
A. prices
B. tickets
C. fees
D. fares
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[单项选择]Having been discussed, the proposal was ______ unanimously.
A. adapted
B. adopted
C. admitted
D. adjoined
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[单项选择]They ______ the park of late.
A. will visit
B. have visited
C. are visiting
D. visited
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[单项选择]The author believes that humans first appeared in Africa because ______.
A. Africa is the source of human civilization
B. there are a lot ancient human fossils found in Africa
C. African was once the fittest place for humans to live
D. of reasons not given here
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[单项选择]People’s status in society is frequently ______ by how much they own.
A. measured
B. examined
C. tested
D. questioned
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[单项选择] Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following
conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to
answer the questions.
Now listen to the
conversation.
What does Pauline mean by psychology of clothing
A. Our clothes are a reflection of our individual taste.
B. What we wear is an expression of a thinking in our subconscious mind.
C. We all dress up in order to impress others.
D. We are always aware of our clothing.
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[单项选择] Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news.
At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the
questions.
Now listen to the news.
Some Haitians are on strike in order to ______.
A. get proper medical treatment
B. ask for their political rights
C. protest against the US decision
D. demand food supply aid from the US
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[单项选择]Most of the earliest ______ into America came from Europe.
A. migrants
B. emigrants
C. immigrants
D. inhabitants
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[单项选择]As the group of persons ______ together in a conversational knot, each individual expressed his position in the group by where he stands.
A. squeeze
B. pack
C. pad
D. cluster
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[单项选择]Nancy was surprised that they have ______ . They seemed to be a happy couple.
A. split up
B. broken down
C. fallen through
D. knocked out
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[单项选择]Mr. Robinson knew that the most trivial chore could prove to be a ______ if approached with enthusiasm.
A. prize
B. reward
C. refund
D. bonus
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[单项选择] Questions 26 and 27 are based on the following news.
At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the two
questions.
Now listen to the news.
What can be learnt on U. S. -Vietnamese relations
A. Rapid progress had been made towards a trade agreement.
B. The U. S. has decided to establish full diplomatic relations with Vietnam in July.
C. Vietnam’s Foreign Ministers has agreed to pay his first official visit to Washington.
D. Mr. Clinton is confident that the trade agreement will come quickly.
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[单项选择]What are said to be the most important feature of Choleric people
A. Cruel but sympathetic.
B. Decisive and cold.
C. Hostile and fun-loving.
D. Strong-willed and polite.
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[单项选择] Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following
conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to
answer the questions.
Now listen to the
conversation.
Why is NOT the possible factor of success according to the man in the conversation
A. We should be patient.
B. We should work hard.
C. We should be blessed with luck.
D. We should understand the importance of teamwork.
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[单项选择]The tiny Pacific island of Pitcarin is not unaided in her field of education because ______.
A. she is member of the Commonwealth
B. she has a population of just 100-odd people
C. she gets help from India
D. she has properly built schools
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[单项选择]Without a (an) ______ passport a tourist is forbidden to enter a country.
A. operative
B. effective
C. valid
D. efficient
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[单项选择]The mother almost ______ when she learned that her son was shot dead.
A. fell down
B. came down
C. fell apart
D. went to pieces
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[单项选择]The ingredient of atmosphere does NOT include ______.
A. carbon dioxide
B. dust particles
C. water vapor
D. sunlight
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[单项选择]The only candidate ______ can hope to defeat him is quit now.
A. who
B. which
C. that
D. when
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[单项选择]In the nineteenth last century what Britain did for Commonwealth education was ______.
A. merely to encourage children to go to school
B. to build institutions on the pattern of Oxford and Cambridge
C. to encourage missionaries to set up more schools
D. to give financial help to set up schools
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[单项选择]By cutting down trees we ______ the natural home of birds and animals.
A. harm
B. hurt
C. injure
D. damage
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[单项选择]Which of the following can be concluded about the attitude of the surlier’s friend
A. She fully supported the author,
B. She thought the author was polite enough.
C. She thought the Palm Court was the only place for the author.
D. She considered feminine politeness more important than other things.
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[单项选择]The destruction of natural vegetation has resulted from ______.
A. agricultural demands
B. stockbreeding demands
C. construction demands
D. all of above
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[单项选择]I called at his house but was refused ______.
A. admission
B. access
C. reception
D. admittance
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[单项选择]The beach is in an ideal ______ to draw tourists.
A. condition
B. situation
C. state
D. publicity
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[单项选择]The author states that the early universities in the British colonies were ______.
A. started by British government
B. supported by the British universities
C. modeled on the British universities
D. trying in vain to copy Oxford and Cambridge
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[单项选择]Though ______ rich, she was better off than at any other period in her life.
A. by means of
B. within her means
C. by all means
D. by no means
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[简答题]{{B}}Health and Wealth, Which to Prefer {{/B}}
{{I}}You are to write in three paragraphs.
In the first paragraph, state clearly your viewpoint on the issue.
In the second paragraph, explain your reasons clearly and with supporting details.
In the last paragraph, draw a conclusion or suggestion.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.{{/I}}
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[单项选择] Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news.
At the end of the news item , you will be given 10 seconds to an steer the
questions.
Now listen to the news.
According to the news, Iran has been suffering from ______.
A. flood
B. dry weather
C. economic crisis
D. food crisis
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[单项选择]In the last paragraph why did the author use the word distant
A. Because they lived far from each other.
B. Because they worked in different departments.
C. Because they were indifferent to each other.
D. Because only three of them would participate in the operation.
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[单项选择]The textbook question as well as other issues is going to be discussed when the congress is in ______ again next spring.
A. assembly
B. convention
C. conference
D. session
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[单项选择]The word "dominant" probably means ______.
A. primary
B. great
C. minor
D. insignificant
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[单项选择]The passage is mainly about ______.
A. the composition of environment
B. the impact of environment on human
C. the impact of human on environment
D. the causes of environmental problems
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[单项选择]There are many reasons underlying today's environmental problems EXCEPT ______.
A. accelerating decline in the quality of the environment
B. rapidly expanding human population
C. advancing technology
D. growing demands in the environment