专业四级-441

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专业四级-441
[单项选择]As we know, computers are used to store and ______ information efficiently.

A. reclaim
B. reconcile
C. reassure
D. retrieve
[单项选择]Comparisons were drawn between the development of television in the 20th century and the diffusion of printing in the 15th and 16th centuries. Yet much had happened (31) . As was discussed before, it was not (32) the 19th century that the newspaper became the dominant pre-electronic (33) , following in the wake of the pamphlet and the book and in the (34) of the periodical. It was during the same time that the communications revolution (35) up, beginning with transport, the railway, and leading (36) through the telegraph, the telephone, radio, and motion pictures (37) the 20th-century world of the motor car and the airplane. Not everyone sees that process in (38) . It is important to do so.
It is generally recognized, (39) , that the introduction of the computer in the early 20th century, (40) by the invention of the integrated circuit during the 1960s, radically changed the
A. between
B. before
C. since
D. later
[单项选择]Eastern medicines are becoming more popular in the west, but few people realize how long the two cultures have exchanged ideas. Now an exhibition at the Science Museum in London explores how the two have interacted on medicine through the centuries.
Called East Meets West: Medical Ideas on the Move. It looks at examples of how ideas and technologies have moved from one side of the world to another. It opens on Thursday and is based on an exhibition presented by the Welcome Trust; Neil Fazakerley is curator of the exhibition. He said: "It’s attractive because it’s taking a medical history story but from a slightly different angle, showing how the different cultures have interacted."
"It’s obvious that eastern medical practices are becoming more popular in the west but maybe people don’t know that ideas have been exchanged for thousands of years and medicine is not a static thing." The exhibition details four main areas: Ancient Greek and Islamic medical ideas, and how they
A. It is sponsored by the Welcome Trust.
B. It presents the influence of Indian medicine.
C. It attracts many visitors, both local and foreign.
D. It is special in that it introduces the medical history.
[单项选择]Would you take an offer of, ______, $500 for your car

A. says
B. say
C. to say
D. saying
[单项选择]Many of your suggestions are ______ the new plan.

A. made into
B. put into
C. incorporated into
D. combined in
[单项选择]Your story about the frog turning into a prince is ______ nonsense.

A. shear
B. sheet
C. shield
D. sheer
[单项选择]The earliest controversies about the relationship between photography and art centered on whether photograph’s fidelity to appearances and dependence on a machine allowed it to be a fine art as distinct from merely a practical art. Throughout the nineteenth century, the defence of photography was identical with the struggle to establish it as a fine art. Against the charge that photography was a soulless, mechanical copying of reality, photographers asserted that it was instead a privileged way of seeing, a revolt against commonplace vision, and no less worthy an art than painting.
Ironically, now that photography is securely established as a fine art, many photographers find it pretentious or irrelevant to label it as such. Serious photographers variously claim to be finding, recording, impartially observing, witnessing events, exploring themselves—anything but making works of art. They are no longer willing to debate whether photography is or is not a fine art, except to procl
A. It was a means of making people happy.
B. It was art for recording the world.
C. It was a device for observing the world impartially.
D. It was an art comparable to paintin
[单项选择]Question 26 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question.
Now, listen to the news.

A. Martin’s struggle against his political opponents.
B. the opposition’s calling a vote of no confidence.
C. Martin’s opposition to the United States.
D. the new election campaign in Canad
[单项选择]The criminal always paid ______ cash so the police could not track him down.

A. on
B. by
C. for
D. in
[单项选择]We have to try every means to ______ the costs of the project.

A. bring off
B. bring up
C. bring down
D. bring back
[单项选择]The bridge was named ______ the hero who gave his life for the cause of the people.

A. after
B. with
C. by
D. from
[单项选择]The face of the Moon is changed by collisions with meteoroids, ______ new craters to appear.

A. cause
B. causing
C. caused
D. have caused
[单项选择]The number of women directors appointed to corporate boards in the United States has increased dramatically, but the ratio of female to male directors remains low. Although pressure to recruit women directors, unlike that to employ women in the general work force, does not derive from legislation, it is nevertheless real. Although small companies were the first to have women directors, large corporations currently have a higher percentage of women on their boards. When the chairs of these large corporations began recruiting women to serve on boards, they initially sought women who were chief executive officers (CEOs) of large corporations. However, such women CEOs are still rare. In addition, the ideal of six CEOs (female or male) serving on the board of each of the largest corporations is realizable only if every CEO serves on six boards. This raises the specter of director over commitment and the resultant dilution of contribution. Consequently, the chairs next sought women in busine
A. had legal and governmental experience.
B. had experience dealing with community affairs.
C. could work easily with other members of the board.
D. were already involved in establishing policy for that corporation.
[单项选择]The program requires more money than ______.

A. have been put in
B. being put in
C. has been put in
D. to be put in
[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 is the speaker mainly talking about
A. How animals survive harsh conditions in the wild.
B. How animals alter colors to match their surroundings.
C. How animals protect themselves against predators.
D. How animals learn to disguise themselves effectively.
[简答题]People from different cultures keep different value systems and have different ways of looking at things. Failing to recognize these cultural differences will lead to misunderstanding.
Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a composition of about 200 words on the following topic:
WAYS OF DEALING WITH CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
You are to write in three parts.
In the first part, state the necessity of dealing with the cultural differences.
In the second part, state specifically what your suggested ways are.
In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.
[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 is unusual about the island of Martha’s Vineyard
A. It was settled more than 300 years ago.
B. Alexander Graham Bell visited there.
C. A large number of its residents were deaf.
D. Each family living there had many children.
[单项选择]The vision of that big black car hitting the sidewalk a few feet from us will never be ______ from my memory.

A. ejected
B. escaped
C. erased
D. omitted
[单项选择]Professor King's book will show you ______ can be used in other context.

A. that you have observed
B. that how you have observed
C. how that you have observed
D. how what you have observed
[单项选择]In spite of the ______ economic forecast, manufacturing output has risen slightly.

A. gloomy
B. dizzy
C. opaque
D. faint
[单项选择]The writer was much kinder to her youngest son than she was to the others, ______, of course, made the others jealous.

A. who
B. that
C. what
D. which
[单项选择]This may have preserved the antelope from being wiped out as well as other animals ______.

A. hunted
B. hunting
C. that hunted
D. are hunted
[单项选择]The rain was heavy and ______ the land was flooded.

A. consequently
B. continuously
C. consistently
D. constantly
[单项选择]Anyone who has spent time with children is aware of the difference in the way boys and girls respond to ______ situations.

A. similar
B. alike
C. same
D. likely
[单项选择]Most children in Great Britain are educated at the public ______.

A. cost
B. payment
C. expense
D. charge
[单项选择]The animal has a brain which is nearest ______.
[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.

The following countries are the rising stars in the aerospace industry EXCEPT
A. Russia.
B. India.
C. France.
D. Chin
[单项选择]There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened, ______ a sudden loud noise.

A. being there
B. should there be
C. there was
D. there have been
[单项选择]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.

The man is surprised at the fact that
A. the sound of drilling is painful.
B. the woman has to have her tooth refilled.
C. teeth cannot be transplanted.
D. people can transplant hearts.
[简答题]Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation:
Your class is going to have a party to celebrate the traditional Chinese Festival "Mid-Autumn Day". You want to invite your foreign teacher Mr. Smith to join you. Write him a note of invitation. You should tell him when and where the party is going to be held.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness.
[单项选择]The students must hand in their essays in a week, ______ No, they ______.
[单项选择]The ______ search for the lost boys proved ______ and the search party returned home at nightfall quite ______.

A. exhaustive... exhausted... exhausting
B. exhaustive... exhausting... exhausted
C. exhausting... exhausted... exhaustive
D. exhausted... exhaustive... exhausting
[单项选择]She will not leave, nor ______ allow him to continue treating her badly.

A. she will
B. is she
C. will she
D. she is
[单项选择]He was ______ to admit his mistake even to his closest friend.

A. too much of a coward
B. too much the coward
C. a coward enough
D. enough of a coward
[单项选择]The doctor had almost lost hope at one point, but the patient finally ______.

A. pulled out
B. pulled through
C. pulled up
D. pulled over.
[单项选择]Emphasis is laid on the necessity that all the objectives to be attained ______ account before starting a new plan.

A. will take into
B. will be taken into
C. be taken into
D. take into
[单项选择]Another big issue ______ the country is the problem of the education of its citizens.

A. confining
B. confirming
C. conforming
D. confronting
[单项选择]The discovery of the halftone process in photography in 1881 made it ______ photographs in books and newspapers.

A. the possible reproduction
B. possible to reproduce
C. the possibility of reproducing
D. possibly reproduced
[单项选择]Questions 7 to 10 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 is the conversation mainly about
A. A more economical diesel fuel.
B. Characteristics of a new type of fuel.
C. Where is a new energy source located
D. How to develop alternative energy sources.
[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 answer the questions.
Now, listen to the news.

What is the new cause of the evangelicals
A. Fighting against abortion.
B. Warning about the global warming.
C. Fighting against gay marriage.
D. Warning about air pollution.
[单项选择]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.

There are so many international restaurants in the United States because
A. many foreign tourists visit the United States every year.
B. Americans enjoy eating out with their friends.
C. the United States is a country of immigrants.
D. Americans prefer foreign foods to their own foo
[单项选择]"IT is an evil influence on the youth of our country." A politician condemning video gaming Actually, a clergyman denouncing rock and roll 50 years ago. But the sentiment could just as easily have been voiced by Hillary Clinton in the past few weeks as in saying video games is "a silent epidemic of media desensitization and stealing the innocence of our children".
The opposition to gaming springs largely from the neophobia that has pitted the old against the entertainments of the young for centuries. Novels were once considered too low-brow; Waltz music and dancing were condemned in the 19th century; rock and roll was thought to encourage violence. But what of the specific complaints—that games foster addiction and encourage violence
There’s no good evidence for either. On addiction, if the worry is about a generally excessive use of screen-based entertainment, critics should surely concern themselves about television rather than games. As to the minority who seriously
A. positive.
B. neutral.
C. negative.
D. indifferent.
[单项选择]Questions 4 to 6 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 problem at the office are Cathy and Stan discussing
A. There aren’t enough cabinets.
B. There is too much noise.
C. Office supplies are taking us space.
D. Some teachers don’t have desks.
[简答题]Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.
Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.
[单项选择]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.

Where did the mine companies operate according to the news item
A. In 28 states, from West Virginia in the east to Montana in the west.
B. In 27 states, from West Virginia in the west to Montana in the east.
C. In 27 states, from West Virginia in the east to Montana in the west.
D. In 28 states, from West Virginia in the west to Montana in the east.
[单项选择]In the experiment we kept a watchful eye ______ the developments and recorded every detail.

A. in
B. at
C. for
D. on
[单项选择]High grades are supposed to ______ academic ability, but his actual performance did not confirm this.

A. certify
B. clarify
C. classify
D. notify
[单项选择]Doctors are interested in using lasers as a surgical tool in operations on people who are ______ to heart attack.

A. prone
B. disposed
C. infectious
D. accessible
[单项选择]Questions 27 and 28 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.

What is the plan of the Smithsonian Institution
A. To build an International Museum of African American History and Culture.
B. To build a National Mall of African American History and Culture.
C. To build a National Monument of African American History and Culture.
D. To build a National Museum of African American History and Cultur