2005年1月英语四级考试试题答案和听力原文

PartⅠ Listening Comprehension
Section A
1.D) The man used to own a car.
2.A) Tony should continue taking the course.
3.A) She has to study for the exam.
4.C) They will continue to exist along with on-line education.
5.B) Most students find a job by reading advertisements.
6.D) Finish his assignment.
7.C) Some of the students are not on the professor's list.
8.B) She's modest about her success in the contest.
9.C) Reading newspapers.
10.A) They shouldn't change their plan.

Section B Compound Dictation
S1. quality
S2. investigated
S3. value
S4. familiar
S5. recommend
S6. perhaps
S7. additional
S8. Equivalent German models tend to be heavier and slightly less easy to use.
S9. Similarly, it is smaller than most of its competitors, thus fitting easily into a pocket or a handbag.
S10. The only problem was the slight awkwardness in loading the film.

PartⅡ Reading Comprehension
11.A) shorten the duration of the illness
12.D) over-the-counter drugs can be taken to ease the misery caused by a cold or the flu
13.B) one should consult a doctor as soon as possible
14.B) A high temperature
15.A) are advised not to give them aspirin
16.C) Japanese preschool education emphasizes academic instruction
17.B) group experience
18.D) shaping children's character
19.C) lighten children's study load
20.D) They can have better chances of getting a first-rate education.
21.D) the US is the major source of lead pollution in arctic snow
22.B) was enforced by law
23.D) By comparing the chemical compositions of leaded gasoline used in various countries.
24.A) forests get rid of lead pollution faster than expected
25.C) still consider lead pollution a problem
26.B) They usually ignore the effect of exercise on losing weight.
27.A) they think it is physically exhausting
28.D) are not sufficiently informed of the positive role of exercise in losing weight
29.C) Weight reduction is impossible without exercise.
30.D) To show the most effective way to lose weight.

Part Ⅲ Vocabulary
31.B) clumsy
32.B) career
33.C) register
34.D) put aside
35.C) exhausted
36.B) evaluate
37.A) slender
38.C) accompany
39.A) realistic
40.B) slightest
41.D) affection
42.D) temporary
43.A) Above all
44.C) contributed
45.B) range
46.D) count on
47.C) manually
48.A) loosen
49.C) inference
50.D) particular
51.B) figures
52.A) exception
53.B) rank
54.A) illustrated
55.D) afford
56.B) constant
57.C) involving
58.D) Tame
59.A) resign
60.D) insured

Part IV Close
61. C)way
62. A)save
63. B)to
64. C)simple
65. D)think
66. B)best
67. C)whose
68. C)in
69. B)takes
70. D)model
71. B)make
72. A)adopt
73. D)keep
74. B)possession
75. A)run
76. A)appliance
77. B)purpose
78. C)item
79. A)what
80. D)from

听力原文：
Section A Listening Comprehension
1. Woman: You've sold your car. You don't need one?
Man: Not really. I've never liked drive anyway. Now we'd moved to a place near the subway entrance. We can get about quite conveniently.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
2. Man: I'm going to drop my Information Science class. It needs too early in the morning.
Woman: Is that really the good reason to drop the class, Tony?
Q: What does the woman mean?
3. W: If you aren't doing anything particular, shall we see the new play at the grand theater tonight?
M: Sounds great. But I've got to go over my notes for tomorrow's midterm.
Q: What does the woman imply?
4. M: What do you think of the prospects for online education? Is it going to replace the traditional school?
W: I doubt it. Schools are here to stay, because there are much more than just book learning. Even though more and more kids are going online, I believe fewer of them will quit school altogether.
Q: What does the woman think of the conventional schools?
5: M: How do most students find a job after they graduate?
W: They usually look for a job by searching the want ads in the newspapers.
Q: What does the woman mean?
6. M: Allen is in the basement trying to repair the washing machine.
W: Shouldn't he be working on his term paper?
Q: What does woman think Allen should do?
7. W: Professor Newman, a few of us at the back didn't get a copy of your reading assignment.
M: Well, there're only 38 names on my class list. And I didn't bring any spare copies.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
8. W: If you are referring to my winning the English speech contest, I don't think it's such a big deal. You know I've spent two summer vacations learning English in Canada.
Q: What do we learn about Li Ming from the conversation?
9. M: Would you pass me the sports section please?
W: Sure, if you give me the classified ads and local-news section.
Q: What are the speakers doing?
10. W: If the weather is this hot tomorrow, we may as well give up the idea of playing tennis in the afternoon.
M: Oh, I don't think it'll last long. The weather forecast says it will cloud over by mid-afternoon
Q: What does the man mean?

Section B Compound Dictation
There are a lot of good cameras available at the moment-most of these are made in Japan but there are also good (S1) quality models from Germany and the USA. We have (S2) investigated a range of different models to see which is the best (S3) value for money. After a number of different tests and interviews with people who are (S4) familiar with the different cameras being assessed, our researchers (S5) recommend the Olympic BY model as the best auto-focus camera available at the moment. It costs $200 although you may well want to spend more-(S6) perhaps as much as another $200-on buying (S7) additional lenses and other equipment. It is a good Japanese camera, easy to use. (S8) Equivalent German models tend to be heavier and slightly less easy to use, whereas the American versions are considerably more expensive.
The Olympic BY model weighs only 320 grams which is quite a bit less than other cameras of a similar type. Indeed one of the other models we looked at weighed almost twice as much. (S9) Similarly, it is smaller than most of its competitors, thus fitting easily into a pocket or a handbag. All the people we interviewed expressed almost total satisfaction with it. (S10) The only problem was the slight awkwardness in loading the film.

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