2000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 2000 年 PART Ⅰ WRITING SECTION A COMPOSITION 1、 SECTION A COMPOSITION Write acomposition of about 150 words on the following topic: College life should be varied and colourful. And extracurricular activities are an important aspect of it. However, at present, there is much room for improvement in this regard. Write an article to the university radio entitled: The Importance of Extracurricular Activities In the first part of your article you should clearly present your view, and in the second part you should support your opinion with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the above 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've read on the notice board that the university library is looking for apart-time library assistant who can work at weekends. You think that your classmate, George, is asuitable person for this vacancy. Write him a note, telling him what you know about the vacancy and trying to persuade him to go for an interview. 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 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. Mark the best answer to each question on your answer sheet. 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 is said about Harry's brother? A. He is happy with his job. B. He is avery ambitious man. C. He is too ambitious to be an engine driver. D. He doesn't like to be an engine driver. 5、 What do you learn about Ms. Ellis? A. She has been waiting. B. She is examining her patient. C. She is seeing her doctor. D. She wouldn't mind waiting. 淘宝店铺：光速考研工作室 6、 Joan is probably a A. nurse. B. doctor. C. lawyer. D. saleswoman. 7、 The speaker sees Mary wear __________ different silk scarves in aweek. A. 2 B. 5 C. 7 D. 6 8、 Where will the passengers change trains to go to Gilford? A. East Croydon. B. Victoria. C. Southeast. D. Red Hill. 9、 What is the speaker probably doing? A. Interviewing aclerk. B. Writing ajob ad. C. Dismissing aclerk. D. Making inquires. 10 、 What does the speaker mean? A. Emily is neither honest nor trustworthy. B. Emily used to be honest only. C. Emily used to be trustworthy only. D. Emily is more than honest and trustworthy. 11 、 When does the next train leave? A. 6:56. B. 7:00. C. 7:28. D. 8:38. 12 、 What was wrong with Malcolm? A. He had trouble working hard. B. He didn't know where to go. C. He never went anywhere. D. He worked hard but never succeeded. SECTION B CONVERSATION In this section, you will hear eight short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following eight questions. 13 、 What's the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Doctor and patient. C. Lawyer and client. D. Boss and secretary. 14 、 What is the weather usually like in November? 淘宝店铺：光速考研工作室 A. Hotter than the prese