2001年英语专业四级考试真题及答案

2001年英语专业四级考试真题及答案听力PartⅢLISTENINGCOMPREHENSION［20MIN.］InSectionsA,BandC,youwillheareverythingonceonly.ListencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsInthissectionyouwillhearninestatements.Attheendofeachstatementyouwillbegiven10secondsto2.WhatdoestheC.Mostsocialsecurityproblemsarecausedbyafewpeople.D.ToomanypeoplemayresultinsocialsecurityprA.A.husband’sheA.Heiswell-B.Heisprettybusyconversationyouwillbegiven1015.HowdoesLisafeelaboutherwork?B.wasnotsatisfD.Shehasneverheardofthename.Questions19and20arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven2019.NigeriareturnedtotheCommo20.TheCommonweaQuestions21and22arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20A.11-dayB.94-dayC.10-dayD.49-dayC.peopQuestions23and24arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven23.HowmanypeoQuestion25isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10C.threatsSunVis完型填空PartⅣCLOZE［15MIN.］Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.MarkthebestchoiceforeachblankonyourThetranslatormusthaveanexcellent,up-to-dateknowledgeofhissourcelanguages,fullfacilityintheknowledgeandunderstandingofthelatestsubject-inquiringmind,wideinterests,agoodmemoryandtheabilitytograspquicklythebasicprinciplesofnewshouldbeabletotypefairlyquicklyandaccuratelyand,ifheisworkingmainlyforpublication,should-reading.Ifheisworkingbasicallyasaninformationtranslator,letussay,foranindustrialfirm,heshouldhavetheflexibilityofmindto-mattertranslator’swork,i.e.theshouldhaveanapproximateideaaboutthepronunciationofhissourcelanguagesevenifthisisabilitytowritehissour33.A.ess选择PartⅤGRAMMARANDVOCABULARY［15MIN.］Therearetwenty-fivesentencesinthissection.Beneatheachsentencetherearefourwordsorphrases41.Ican’tgo—foronething,Ihavenomoney,and___Ihavetoomuchwork.C.knowingthatMelis44.Thereisnodoubt___thecompanyhasmadetherightdecisiononthesalespA.whatB.asC.thatD.likeA.AslongasB.AsC.WhileD.EvenA.nearlyB.hardlyC.merelyD.barelyA.sincethatB.inthatC.atthatD.sothat51A.sunkB.reducedC.forcedD.declined53.ThecompuA.assignB.tackleC.realizeD.solve55.Ionlyknowthemanby__A.chanceB.heartC.sightD.experience56.Beingcolour-57.YoumustinsistthatstudentsgiveatruthfuA.divideB.separateC.partD.abandon.59.Thecarwasingoodworking___whenIboughtitafewmonthsago61.Inordertorepairbarns,buildA.comparisonB.proportionC.associationD.calculatA.presideB.introduceC.chairD.doA.originB.generationC.descentD.cause阅读APartⅥREADINGCOMPREHENSION［30MIN.］SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION［25MIN.］Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.MarkyourTEXTAThetrainclatteredoverpointsandpassedthroupresumablyinobediencetoasignal.Forsomeminutesitcrawledalong,thenstopped;presentlyitbegantomoveforwardagain.Anotherup-trainpassedthem,thoughwithlessvehemencethanthefirstone.Thetraingatheredspeedagain.Atthatmomentanothertrain,alsoonadown-line,swervedinwardstowardsthem,foramomentwithalmostalarmingeffect.Foratimethetwotrainsranparallel,now,onegainingalittle,nowtheother.Mrs.McGillicuddylookedfromherwindowthroughthewindowoftheparallelcarriages.Mostoftheblindsweredown,butoccasionallytheoccupantsofthecarriageswereAtthemomentwhenthetwotrainsgavetheillusionofbeingstationary,ablindinoneofthecarriagesflewupwithasnap.Mrs.McGillicuddylookedintothelightedfirst-classcarriagethatwasonlyaThenshedrewherbreathinwithagaspandhalf-rosetoherStandingwithhisbacktothewindowandtoherwasaman.Hishandswereroundthethroatofawomanwhofacedhim,andhewasslowly,remorselessly,stranglingher.Hereyeswerestartingfromtheirsockets,herfacewaspurple.AsMrs.McGillicuddywatched,fascinated,theendcame;thebodyAtthesamemoment,Mrs.McGillicuddy’strainsloweddownagainandtheotherbegantogainspeed.ItpassedforwardandamomentortwolaterithadvanishedfroAlmostautomaticallyMrs.McGillicuddy’shandwentuptothecommunicationcord,thenpaused,irresolute.Afterall,whatusewoulditberingingthecordofthetraininwhichshewastravelling?Thehorrorofwhatshehadseenatsuchclosequarters,andtheunusualcircumstances,madeherfeelparalysed.Someimmediateactionwasnecessary,—66.WhenMrs.McGuillicuddy’strainpassedthroughastation,i68.WhatshesawintheparalleltrainmadeheD.theticketcollectorcaTEXTBliveinthecountryawayfromthedirtandnoiseofalargecity.Ihavemanagedtoconvincemyselfthatifitweren’tformyjobIwouldimmediatelyheadoutfortheopenspacesandgobacktonatureinsomeCitiescanbefrighteningplaces.Themajorityofthepopulationliveinmassivetowerblocks,noisy,dirtyandimpersonal.Thesenseofbelongingtoacommunitytendstodisappearwhenyoulivefifteenfloorsup.Allyoucanseefromyourwindowissky,orotherblocksoffiats.Childrenbecomeaggressiveandnervous-coopedupathomeallday,withnowheretoplay;theirmothersfeelisolatedfromtherestoftheworld.Strangelyenough,whereasinthepasttheinhabitantsofonestreetallkneweachother,Countrylife,ontheotherhand,differsfromthiskindofisolatedexistenceinthatasenseofcommunitygenerallybindstheinhabitantsofsmallvillagestogether.Peoplehavetheadvantageofknowingthatthereisalwa