1997年英语专业四级考试真题及解析.pdf

淘宝店铺：光速考研工作室 专业英语四级真题 1997 年 PART ⅠWRITING SECTION A COMPOSITION 1、 Write acomposition of about 150 words on the following topic: Some of your classmates think that more pressure from academic studies is not beneficial to students. You either agree or disagree with them. MORE PRESSURE FROM ACADEMIC STUDIES DOES (OR DOES NO) GOOD TO US You are to write in three paragraphs. In the first paragraph, state clearly what your view is. In the second paragraph, support your view with details. In the last paragraph, bring what you have written to anatural conclusion with asummary or suggestion. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy .Failure to follow the instructions may result in aloss of marks. SECTION B NOTE-WRITING 2、 Write anote of about 50 — 60 words based on the following situation: You are Peter/Mary. You had aparty at your home recently, but you unintentionally neglected to invite a close friend of yours — Victoria. Write her anote apologizing for this and explaining how the mistake came about. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. PART Ⅱ DICTATION 3、 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 to 20 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 2minutes to check through your work once more. PART Ⅲ LISTENING COMPREHENSION In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. SECTION A STATEMENT In this section you will hear nine statements. At the end of the statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following nine questions. 4、 What does the speaker mean? A. John was unhappy with his dormitory. B. John's dormitory wasn't full. C. John didn't meet me at the door. D. There wasn't any vacant room. 5、 What does the statement imply? A. We are sorry that we both failed. B. Mary is envious of Jane's success. C. We are amazed by the fact. D. Jane is envious of Mary's success. 淘宝店铺：光速考研工作室 6、 The speaker thinks that A. writing is his favourite course. B. he prefers other courses to composition. C. one particular course is better than writing. D. he doesn't like any course, least of writing. 7、 What does the speaker imply? A. He didn't finish the exercises yesterday. B. The exercises were handed in yesterday. C. He knew the exercises should be handed in today. D. He doesn't need to hand in the exercises today. 8、 The speaker was_________ minutes late. A. 50 B. 15 C. 30 D. 10 9、 What does the statement mean? A. The speaker didn't attend the exam. B. The speaker didn't do the spelling. C. The speaker was good at spelling. D. The speaker ignored his spelling. 10 、 According to the statement, the house is A. badly built. B. noisy inside. C. very dirty. D. in disorder. 11 、 David decided to take the express train because A. he was in ahurry to get home. B. he did not enjoy flying at all. C. he needed time to be on his own. D. he had booked aseat on the train. 12 、 The weather last weekend was A. warm and dry. B. cold and wet. C. cool and crisp. D. sunny and lovely. SECTION B CONVERSATION In this section, you will hear seven short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following seven questions. 13 、 Between getting up and her meeting, the woman had about A. 6hours. B. 40 minutes. C. 4hours. D. 30 minutes. 14 、 The conversation probably took place in 淘宝店铺：光速考研工作室 A. Rome. B. Paris. C. London. D. Madrid. 15 、 Wha