1997专四真题答案

1997年英语专业四级真题答案听力原文PARTⅡDICTATIONLegalAgeforMarriageThroughouttheUnitedStates,thelegalageformarriageshowssomedifference.Themostcommonagewithoutparents’consentiseighteenforbothfemalesandmales.However,personswhoareunderageintheirhomestatecangetmarriedinanotherstate,andthenreturntothehomestatelegallymarried.Eachstateissuesitsownmarriagelicense.Bothresidentsandnonresidentsarequalifiedforsuchalicense.Thefeesandceremoniesvarygreatlyfromstatetostate.Moststates,forinstance,haveabloodtestrequirement,butafewdonot.Moststatespermiteitheracivilorreligiousceremony,butafewrequiretheceremonytobereligious.Inmoststates,awaitingperiodisrequiredbeforethelicenseisissued.Thisperiodisfromonetofivedaysdependingonthestate.Athree-daywaitisthemostcommon.Insomestates,there’snorequiredwaitingperiod.PARTⅢLISTENINGCOMPREHENSIONSECTIONASTATEMENT1.Johnmetmeatthedoorandsaidhisdormitorywasn’tfull,butinfactitwas.2.Wejustcan’tgetoverthefactthatJanefailedwhileMarysucceeded.3.AtthemomenttherewasnocourseIenjoyedmorethancomposition.4.IfIhadknowntheexercisesshouldbehandedintoday,I’dhavefinishedthemyesterday.5.Iwokeupat8:30,knowingthattheappointmentwasat9:45,butdespiteallmyplans,Istillgotthereat10:00.6.IfonlyIhadpaidmoreattentiontomyspellingintheexamination.7.Comein,John.Pleaseexcusethemess.Weonlymovedinhereamonthagoandwe’reinthemiddleofhousedecoration.8.DaviddecidedtotaketheovernightexpresstraintoRome.Usuallyhewouldhavegonebyplane.Butnowhewantedtohavesometimeonhisownbeforehegotbackhome.9.Mystudentswentcampinglastweekend.Theyhadawonderfultimeandtheystayedwarmanddryinspiteoftheweather.SECTIONBCONVERSATION10.M:Whydidyougetupat6:40?Ithoughtyourmeetingwasn’tuntil10:30.W:IwantedtovisittheparkbeforeIleft.It’sthefirsttimeI’veseenit.11.W:Londonisagorgeouscity.FromhereyoucanseethePalaceSkies.M:WaituntilwecangettoParisandMadrid.Anddon’tforgetaboutRome.12.M:Doyouhaveanyideawhatthepassageisabout?W:I’masmuchinthedarkasyouare.13.M:I’dliketoapplyforthepositionyouhaveadvertisedinChinaDaily.W:AgoodcommandofEnglishandcomputingisamustasfarasthepositionisconcerned.14.W:IseethatVincentissmilingagain.M:Yes,hedecidedtospeaktohisboss’smotherabouthisproblematworkratherthantogodirectlytohisboss.15.M:Wegotthecomputerrepairedlastweek.W:Oh,soitcouldbefixed.16.W:Therewasastormwarningontheradiothismorning.Didyouhappentobelistening?M:No,butwhatashame!Iguesswe’llhavetochangeoursailingplans.Wouldyouratherplaygolforgocycling?SECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTNewsItemOne(17)TheauthoritiesinHongKonghavereleasedthesecondgroupofVietnameseboatpeoplefromdetentionafterVietnamrefusedtoacceptthem.Thegroupofsixteenhadbeendetainedin1991whentheyenteredHongKong.Thereleaselastmonthofmorethan100boatpeopleinHongKongcausedprotestfromlocalresidentsopposinganymovetoallowtheboatpeopletostaypermanently.Therearestillsome24,000VietnameseboatpeopleindetentioncampsinHongKong.NewsItemTwo(18-19)NATOtroopsaretojointheirformerColdWarenemiesintrainingexercisesinPolandthisweek.Thedrillswhichwillbeginonthe17tharethefirstmajorjointexercisesoftheWesternandEasternarmiesunderNATO’spartnership.Some900soldiersfrom13countrieswilltakepart.NATOsaysitwillbeagoodwaytosharepeace-keepingexperiencesanddevelopacommonunderstandingofoperationalprocedures.NewsItemThree(20-22)Atwenty-yearactionplanforcuttingtherateofworldpopulationgrowthisexpectedtowinwideapprovaltodayinCairo.DelegatesattheUN-sponsoredconferenceonpopulationcompletethefinaltalksontheplanMonday.Thedocumentisnon-bindingbutitwillserveasaguidelineforcountriesandstatesthatfundhealthcareandfamilyplanningprograms.Theworldpopulationof5.7billioncurrentlyisgrowingatmorethan90millionayear.NewsItemFour(23-25)InthePhilippinesaferrycarryingatleast400peoplehassunkafteranapparentcollisionwithacargoship.Therewasnoimmediatereportofcasualties.Theaccidentoccurredatabout11:30a.m.,localtime,atthemouthofManilaBayshortlyaftertheferrylefttheManilaport.APhilippinescoastguard’sspokesmansaidtheferryhadbeenhitbya12,000tonSingaporeregisteredcargovessel.Furtherdetailswerenotimmediatelyavailable.答案与详解PARTIWRITINGSECTIONA参考范文］MorePressureFromAcademicStudiesDoesNoGoodToUsNowadays,wemayoftenhearpeoplearounduscomplainthattheyareundergreatpressureintheirdailylife.Itistruethatnopressure,nomotivation.But,howaboutmuchmorepressure?Differentpeoplehavedifferentviewsofpoint.Asforme,Ifirmlythinktoomuchpressureinessencepreventspeoplefromachievingacademicaccomplishmentratherthandogoodtous.Thecausesareobvious.Firstly,inouropeningsociety,peoplehavetoacquaintwithavastnumberofnewthingssoastoobtainbetterlives,whichrequestthemtransferingmoretimesfromacademicstudiestootherfields,lesseningtheiracademicpressure.Secondly,morepressurefromacademicstudieswillmakepeopleproducementalproblemssuchasstressandqualm,inthelongrun,whichwillmakeacademicstudiesbecomeimpossible.Thereforeinmyopinion,thosewhowouldachieveacademicaccomplishmentmustnotbegivenmorepressure.Itisagoodacademicairthatdoesgoodtous.SECTIONB[参考范文]DearVictoria,Wewritetoapologizeforhavingunintentionallyneglectedtoinviteyou,ourclosefriend,toshowupourparty.Asyouknow,wetakeonanemergentt