2000年全国英语专业四级考试试题(3)

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导读： A. distant B. slim C. unlikely D. narrow  58. We should make a clear ___ between ’competent’ and ’proficient’ for the purposes of our discussion. A. separation B. division C. distinction D. d

A. distant B. slim C. unlikely D. narrow 

58. We should make a clear ___ between ’competent’ and ’proficient’ for the purposes

of our discussion.

A. separation B. division C. distinction D. diffe rence 

59. In the present economic ___ we can make even greater progress than previously.

A. air B. mood C. area D. climate 

60. Rite of Passage is a good novel by any standards;___, it shoul d rank high on any list of

science fiction.

A. consistently B. consequently C. invariably D. fortunately 

61. The diversity of tropical plants in the region represents a seeming ly___ source of raw

materials, of which only a few have been utilized.

A. exploited B. controversial C. inexhaustible D. remarkable 

62. While he was in Beijing, he spent all his time ___ some import ant museums and

buildings.

A. visiting B. traveling C. watching D. touring 

63. You must let me have the annual report without ___ by ten o’cl ock tomorrow morning.

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A. failure B. hesitation C. trouble D. fail

64. As the director can’t come to the reception, I’m representing the c ompany

A. on his account B. on his behalf  C. for his part D. in his interest 

65. Dreams are___ in themselves, but when combined with other data, they can tell us much

about the dreamer.

A. uninformative B. startling C. harmless D.

uncontrollable

阅读理解 A

Part Ⅵ READING COMPREHENSION ［30 MIN.］

SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION［25 MIN.］

In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished stat ements, each

with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one th at you think is the best

answer.

Mark your answers on your answer sheet.

TEXT A

 Clearly if we are to participate in the society in which we live we must communi cate with

other people. A great deal of communicating is performed on a person-t o-person basis by the

simple means of speech. If we travel in buses, buy things in shops, or eat in restaurants, we are

likely to have conversations where we gi ve information or opinions, receive news or comment,

and very likely have our vi ews challenged by other members of society.

Face-to-face contact is by no means the only form of communication and during th e last two

hundred years the art of mass communication has become one of the dom inating factors of

contemporary society. Two things, above others, have caused t he enormous growth of the

communication industry. Firstly, inventiveness has led to advances in printing,

telecommunications, photography, radio and television. secondly, speed has revolutionised the

transmission and reception of communicat ions so that local news often takes a back seat to

national news, which itself i s often almost eclipsed by international news.

No longer is the possession of information confined to a privileged minority. In the last

century the wealthy man with his own library was indeed fortunate, but today there are public

libraries. Forty years ago people used to flock to the c inema, but now far more people sit at home

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and turn on the TV to watch a program me that is being channelled into millions of homes.

Communication is no longer merely concerned with the transmission of information . The modem

communication industry influences the way people live in society and broadens their horizons by

allowing access to information, education and entert ainment. The printing, broadcasting and

advertising industries are all involved with informing, educating and entertaining.

Although a great deal of the material communicated by the mass media is very val uable to

the individual and to the society of which he is a part, the vast modem network of

communications is open to abuse. However, the mass media are with us for better, for worse,

and there is no turning back.

66. In the first paragraph the writer emphasizes the___ of face-t o-face contact in social

settings.

A. nature B. limitation C. usefulness D. creativity 

67. It is implied in the passage that___.

A. local news used to be the only source of information.

B. local news still takes a significant place.

C. national news is becoming more popular.

D. international news is the fastest transmitted news. 

68. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

A. To possess information used to be a privilege.

B. Public libraries have replaced private libraries.

C. Communication means more than transmission.

D. Information influences ways of life and thinking. 

69. From the last paragraph we can infer that the writer is___.

A. indifferent to the harmful influence of the mass media

B. happy about the drastic changes in the mass media

C. pessimistic about the future of the mass media

D. concerned about the wrong use of the mass media 

TEXT B

The men and women of Anglo-Saxon England normally bore one name only. Distinguis hing

epithets were rarely added. These might be patronymic, descriptive or occup ational. They were,

however, hardly surnames. Heritable names gradually became g eneral in the three centuries

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