2001年英语专业四级考试全真试题答案

2001年英语专业四级考试全真试题答案PARTⅡDICTATIONCharacteristicsofAGoodReaderToimproveyourreadinghabits,youmustunderstandthecharacteristicsofagoodreader.First,thegoodreaderusuallyreadsrapidly.Ofcourse,hedoesnotreadeverypieceofmaterialatthesamerate.Butwhetherheisreadinganewspaperorachapterinaphysicstext,hisreadingrateisrelativelyfast.Hehaslearnedtoreadforideasratherthanwordsoneatatime.Next,thegoodreadercanrecognizeandunderstandgeneralideasandspecificdetails.Thusheisabletocomprehendthematerialwithaminimumofeffortandamaximumofinterest.Finally,thegoodreaderhasinhiscommandseveralspecialskills,whichhecanapplytoreadingproblemsastheyoccur.Forthecollegestudent,themosthelpfuloftheseskillsincludemakinguseofthevariousaidstounderstandingthatmosttextbooksprovideandskim-readingforageneralsurvey.PARTⅢLISTENINGCOMPREHENSIONSECTIONASTATEMENT1.Ihavetoteachthesamecoursebooksseveraltimesinthesummerholidaycamp,whichissometimesboringandnotwell-paid,butbyandlargeI’mquitedelightedatbeingwithyoungpeople.2.Thepoorlivingconditionsinsuchalargecityhaveresultedfromtheunplannedrealestatedevelopment,whichisrarelyseeninsmallcities.3.Atarecentseminar,manyparticipantswereworriedaboutthefactthatoverpopulationmaygiverisetomanysocialsecurityproblems.4.MayIhaveyourattention,please?Flight998isleavingat11:30a.m.Pleasecheckinhalfanhourpriortothedeparture.5.Havinggonethroughyourclaimsforfiredamage,Idon’tthinkthepolicyyouhaveprovidedprotectionagainstlossbyfire.6.Ianlostoneeyeinachildhoodaccident,buthenonethelesshadaverysuccessfulathleticcareer.7.Mr.andMrs.Clarkusedtosmoke.ButnowMrs.Clarkhasstoppedandsheisafraidherhusbandwillfallillifhedoesn’tgetridofhisbadhabitofsmokingbothathomeandatwork.8.IheardfromMarythatlastsemester,SusanfounditdifficulttostayongoodtermswithherroommateJenny.9.Jacksaysthatheisuptohiseyesatworkatpresentandreallycannotaffordthetimetohavedinnerwithus.SECTIONBCONVERSATION10.W:Iwanttofindapart-timejobduringthesummervacationandearnsomemoney.Howaboutyou?M:I’mgoingtotakeafewsummercoursessothatIcangraduateearlynextyear.11.W:Excuseme,Iwantsomedictionaries.WherecanIfindthem?M:Theregular-pricedonesarehereandonthattableinthecorneroftheroomwehavesomeondiscount.W:Thankyou.12.W:IwonderwhereIcantakemygirlfriendfordinnerafterworktonight.M:HaveyoubeentotheChineseRestaurantneartheschool?13.M:Hello,thepipeinmybedroomisleaking.Canyoucomeandgetitrepairedrightaway?W:Well,itdependsonhowsoonIcanfinishthedrainsattheofficebuilding.14.W:Doyouthinkyoucanplaythemusictapeanothertime,dear?I’vegotaslightheadache.M:Ofcourse.Sorry.Ididn’trealizeyoucouldhearit.Youwantmetocallthedoctor?W:No,thanks.I’llbeOKinaminute.15.M:Lisa,howareyougettingalongwithourtermpaper?W:I’vebeenwritingandrewritingit.Isimplydon’tknowifIwillevergetitfinished.16.W:Imustgotothelibrary,theonenearthelaboratory,becauseIhavetofinishmyresearchprojectbytomorrow.ButifIcould,Iprefertogowithyoutothetheatre.M:Iwishyoucouldcomealong.17.M:WhydidJacksuddenlydecidetoquithisjob?W:Hesaidhewouldn’tbreakhisbackworkingforsuchlowpay.M:Isee.18.M:Areyousureyoucanrememberthenameofthefilmyousawlastweek?W:It’sjustonthetipofmytongue.SECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTNewsItemOne(19-20)CommonwealthleadersagreedtoliftNigeria’s3-5years’suspensiononMay29,thedaythemilitarygovernmenthandsoverpowertotheelectedpresident,theorganizationsecretarygeneralannouncedyesterday.Nigeriawassuspendedfromthe54nationgroupofmainlyformerBritishcoloniesin1995afteritexecuted9minorityrightsactivistsincludingwriterKenThawrawiwa.Butnowthatthecountryhasembarkedonthereturntodemocracy,Commonwealthheadsofgovernmenthaveagreedtoendthisestrangement.SecretarygeneralchiefOrmigaAnyacosaidinastatement:“I’mdelightedanunfortunateepisodeinNigeriaCommonwealthrelationswillnowcometoanendandNigeriaisresumingitsrightfulplaceintheCommonwealth.”NewsItemTwo(21-22)TheSpaceShuttleDiscoverymadearealnightlandingattheKennedySpaceCenterearlyonThursday.Thenightlanding,the11thinthecentre’s94shuttlemissions,endeda10-daymissiontooutfittheorbitinginternationalspacestation.AlthoughthespacecraftcreatedasolidboomthatcanbeheardalongmuchofFlorida’seasternseaboard,witnessesonthegroundcouldnotseetheorbiteruntilitwasdirectlyovertheone-waylights.ScatteredshowersofftheFloridacoasthadthreatenedtopostponetheshuttle’sreturn.Butbroadcastersgaveagreenlightwhentheydecidednorainwillfallwithin48kilometresofthespacecentre.NewsItemThree(23-24)Fivepeopledied,twoweremissingandatleast18wereinjuredonWednesdaywhenanItalianpetrolvesselcollidedwithadinghyfilledwithrefugeescrossingtheAdriaticseafromAlbania,authoritiessaid.ThevictimswerebelievedtobeAlbaniansfromeitherAlbaniaorKosovo,saidauthoritiesfromItaly’sTaxPoliceDivision,which,alongwiththecoastguard,patrolsthenation’scoast.Thecauseofthecollisionwasnotimmediatelyknown.ThreeAlbanians,believedbesmugglingtherefugeeswerearrestedafewhoursaftertheaccident.NewsItemFour(25)MalaysianauthoritiesarediscussingpossiblesalvageeffortswithSunCruisers,theSingaporeownerofalargeliner,thatsunkoffMalaysialastweek,anewsreportsaidyesterday.SuncruisershadreceivedsomeadvicefromMalaysiaonthematter.TheBusinessT