2002年英语专四考试试题答案：
  Part One Writing
  Section A Composition
  The Best Way to Stay Healthy
  If you have recently started or restarted an exercise program, you are not alone, and it proves to be the best way to stay healthy.
  In the first place, exercise makes your body, most importantly, your heart stronger-by helping it pump more blood with each heartbeat. The blood then deliver more oxygen to your body. Exercise can also lower blood pressure, reduce your risk of heart disease. Besides, exercise is the best way to lose weight. Burning calories and working off the fat will help you look and feel better. In the second place, more and more people realize that mental health is nevertheless important than physical health. Focusing your energy on taking care of yourself with proper exercise is the best way to not just transform your body but to lift your spirits.
  If you are blessed with a healthy body and healthy mind by getting into exercises like soccer, ice sk
ating, jogging, running, swimming, bicycling or anything that involves lots of activities, you can be confident that you are the “ wealthiest”, thus the happiest man on the planet earth.
  Section B Note-writing
  May 6, 2002
  Dear Jack,
  I have heard that you wish to sell your walkman. I am very interested in it. I am just wondering about its condition. Give me a call when you have a moment. My telephone number is 555-2436. I am willing to offer 30 dollars for it if everything is OK.
  Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
  Yours,
  Sam.
  Part Two Dictation
  Disappearing Forests
  The world’s forests are disappearing. As much as a third of the total tree cover has been lost since agriculture began some 10,000 years ago. The remaining forests are home to half of the world’s species thus becoming the chief resource for their survival. Tropical rain forests once covered twelve percent of the land of the planet. As well as supporting at least half of the world’s species of plants and animals, these rain forests are home to millions of people. But there are other demands on them. For example, much has been cut for timber. An increasing amount of forestland（林地） has been used for industrial purposes or for agricultural development, such as crop growing. By the 1990s less that half of the earth’s original rain forests remained, and they continues to disappear at an alarming rate every year. As a result, the world’s forests are now facing gradual extinction.
　Part Three Listening Comprehension
  Section A Statement
  ⼀.听⼒
  PART III LISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A STATEMENT
  1．答案：D
  【问句译⽂】讲话者很可能是⼲什么的？
  【试题分析】本题为推理题。
  【详细解答】只要听懂了关键词“a three bedroom apartment”和“a newly-built one we have for rent”，就可以判断讲话者是房屋经纪⼈，他正在向客⼈介绍其新建成的⽤于租赁的公寓。故选项D为正确答案。
  2．答案：A
  【问句译⽂】这句话是什么意思？
  【试题分析】本题为细节题。
  【详细解答】这句话是“It used to take a fortnight to travel from London to Edinburgh by coach. However, you could never travel many times around the world in that time.”used to do表⽰“过去经常做某事”；“过去从伦敦乘车到爱丁堡要两个星期，
  但现在两星期内就可以环游世界好多次。”这与选项A的意思⼀致。
  3．答案：C
  【问句译⽂】讲话者为何觉得遗憾？
  【试题分析】本题为细节题。
  【详细解答】本题的关键词是make it，意为“成功，达到⽬的”，这⾥是说他们不能去参加晚餐。这与选项C的意思⼀致。
  4．答案：B
  【问句译⽂】讲话者在哪⼉？
  【试题分析】本题为推理题。
  【详细解答】这句话的关键词是“in today’s lecture．．．”，由此可以判断是在课堂上，由此可以判断选项B为正确答案。
  5．答案：C
  【问句译⽂】这句话是什么意思？
  【试题分析】本题为细节题。
  【详细解答】只要听清连词“rather than”及“decides how far a person can go” （决
  定⼀个⼈的事业成就有多⼤），由此可以判断起决定作⽤的是motivation，⽽不是intelligence，故选项C为正确答案。
  6．答案：C
  【问句译⽂】讲话者建议什么？
  【试题分析】本题为细节题。
  【详细解答】本题的关键词是“read between the lines”即“体会⾔外之意”，⽽选项C“the hidden meaning”指字⾥⾏间隐藏的信息，故为正确答案。
  7．答案：A
  【问句译⽂】那件外套的正常价格是多少？
  【试题分析】本题为计算题。
  【详细解答】 Jane⽤30英镑买了件外套，“which is one quarter of the regular price，”即这只是正常价格的四分之⼀，由此可知正常价格应是120英镑。
  8．答案：D
英语专业四级考试时间  【问句译⽂】讲话者是什么意思？
  【试题分析】本题为细节题。
  【详细解答】录⾳中说因为连续下⾬，学校运动会“has been postponed again till further notice from the principal’s office”，即运动会延期到什么时候还要听校长办公室的通知，所以现在还不知道运动会什么时候召开，故选项D为正确答案。  SECTION B CONVERSATION
  9．答案：A
  【问句译⽂】讲话者很可能将做什么？
  【试题分析】本题为细节题。
  【详细解答】本题的关键词是nothing but，即“只不过是，不外是”，男⼠说他很担⼼Mary，她再过两
周就要考试了，但她现在谈论的只是即将到来的⾳乐会。⼥⼠说 “She may fail along that line”意为“这样下去她会考不及格”，“talk some sense into her”指给她⼀些忠告，即劝告她好好学习，故选项A为正确答案。
  10．答案：B
  【问句译⽂】我们可以知道男⼠怎样？
  【试题分析】本题为推理题。
  【详细解答】⼥⼠问男⼠是否相信UFO的存在，男⼠说他⾃⼰从来没看到过，但是许多⼈看到或者认为他们看到过。
由“they think they have”可以看出男⼠对UFO是否存在表⽰怀疑，故选项B为正确答案。
  11．答案：C
  【问句译⽂】男⼠对下列哪⼀项从不感兴趣？
  【试题分析】本题为细节题。
  【详细解答】男⼠说到他⼀开始是做⼟⽊⼯程，后来转到电⼦⼯程，但最感兴趣的是电⼦⾳乐，这⾥没有提及的是“电⼦学”，故选项C为正确答案。
  12．答案：B
  【问句译⽂】男⼠是什么意思？
  【试题分析】本题为细节题。
  【详细解答】⼥⼠说她买了⽜奶，但看上去不新鲜了，问男⼠是否还能饮⽤。男⼠闻了⼀下说“it has gone off”，go off意为“变坏，变质”，由此判断⽜奶已经不能饮⽤了，故选项B为正确答案。
  13．答案：D
  【问句译⽂】有多少⼈被困于⽕中？
  【试题分析】本题为细节题。
  【详细解答】本题的关键词是“a couple”，“two women and three kids”即⼀对夫妇，两名妇⼥和三个孩⼦，共有七⼈被困于⽕中，故选项D为正确答案。
  14．答案：C
  【问句译⽂】我们可以从对话中知道什么？
  【试题分析】本题为推理题。
项C “⼥⼠将在第⼀节课前去验⾎”为正确答案。
  15．答案：D
  【问句译⽂】两位说话者之间是什么关系？
  【试题分析】本题为推理题。
  【详细解答】⼀男⼀⼥在购物时，⼥⼠指着⼀块⽯头说，“It costs almost twice as much as the house we are living in”，即价钱是我们住房的两倍，可见两⼈是夫妻关系。
  16．答案：A
  【问句译⽂】那位男⼠可能觉得怎样？
  【试题分析】本题为推理题。
  【详细解答】⼥⼠问男⼠为何整天看上去“restless”，男⼠说“… they will announce who will get permission for the study trip to Africa”，即傍晚他们将公布谁将获得去⾮洲学习的机会，因此男⼠内⼼可能很紧张，表现出不的情绪。故选项A为正确答案。
  17．答案：B
  【问句译⽂】我们可以知道Bill如何？
  【试题分析】本题为细节题。
  【详细解答】⼥⼠说她再也不跟Bill⼀块⾛了，因为“He could never remember where he parked his car”，男⼠说“That certainly sounds like Bill”即“Bill就是这样”，由此可知，Bill是个健忘的（forgetful）⼈。
  SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
  18．答案：D
  【问句译⽂】下列哪⼀项不是减除债务的条件？
  【试题分析】本题为细节题。
  【详细解答】新闻第⼆句讲到“the relief is being offered to countries committed to eliminating poverty and pursuing good government … include taking action against corruption．”即英国的这⼀决定是针对有些国家愿意去消除贫困，建⽴有效的政府……以及采取反腐⾏动⽽做出的，由此可知A、B、C项都是减除债务的条件，故选项D为正确答案。
  19. 答案：D
  【问句译⽂】通过减除债务，英国打算如何对待国际货币基⾦提出的类似的计划？
  【试题分析】本题为细节题。
  【详细解答】新闻最后⼀句说“… indicated its plan to revive the scheme．．．”，即英国计划恢复⼀项……⽅案。review 意为“重新审查，重新评定”，与这句话意思⼀致，故为正确答案。
  20. 答案：C
  【问句译⽂】事故期间发⽣了什么事？
  【试题分析】本题为细节题。
  【详细解答】新闻第⼀句说“An underground train derailed at a station … injuring
  23 people and just missing another underground train．”只有C项说的“⼀列⽕车脱轨”为正确内容。
  【问句译⽂】下列哪⼀项地描述了乘客的状况？
  【试题分析】本题为细节题。
  【详细解答】解答本题的关键是听清“No one was in critical condition．”就可以选出正确答案A。
  22. 答案：C
  【问句译⽂】⽂官举⾏罢⼯是为了*什么？
  【试题分析】本题为细节题。
  【详细解答】这篇新闻讲的是阿根廷⽂官罢⼯的事件。新闻第⼀句说“Argentina civil servants held a 24-hour strike yesterday to protest pay cuts of …”，由此可知阿根廷⽂官罢⼯是由于减薪，故选项C为正确答案。D项不合新闻内容，A、B 两项是后⾯提到的总罢⼯的原因。
  23. 答案：A
  【问句译⽂】⽂官举⾏罢⼯的时间是在总罢⼯……。
  【试题分析】本题为细节题。
  【详细解答】只要听清“The work stoppage comes after last Friday’s general strike…”，就可知道总罢⼯是发⽣在，⽽⽂官罢⼯是在，所以A项是正确答案。
  24. 答案：D
  【问句译⽂】下列哪⼀项是新闻的⼤意？
  【试题分析】本题为主旨题。
  【详细解答】新闻第⼀句即是主题，“Germany was due to strike a deal yesterday to close down its l9 nuclear power plants …”，即“德国决定关闭它的19座核动⼒⼯⼚”故选项D为正确答案。
  25. 答案：C
  【问句译⽂】决定关闭核反应堆是应谁的要求？
  【试题分析】本题为细节题。
  【详细解答】新闻最后⼀句说“Closure of Germany’s 19 reactors … was a key pledge of the Greens，
the junior partner in Schroder’s coalition government．”即关闭19座核反应堆是the Greens的要求的实现，the Greens是联合政府的⼀派。故选项C为正确答案。
　Part Three Listening Comprehension
  Section A Statement
  ⼀.听⼒
  PART III LISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A STATEMENT
  1．答案：D
  【问句译⽂】讲话者很可能是⼲什么的？
  【试题分析】本题为推理题。
  【详细解答】只要听懂了关键词“a three bedroom apartment”和“a newly-built one we have for rent”，就可以判断讲话者是房屋经纪⼈，他正在向客⼈介绍其新建成的⽤于租赁的公寓。故选项D为正确答案。