2003年英语专业四级试题及答案
Salmon
Everyyear,millioofsalmonswimfromtheoceanintothemouthsofriversandthensteadilyuptherivers.Paingthroughwaters,aroundrocksandwaterfalls,thefishfinallyreachtheiroriginalstreamsorlakes.Theydigoutnestsintheriverbedandlaytheireggs.Then,exhaustedbytheirjourney,theparentsalmondie.Theyhavefinishedthetaskthatnaturehasgiventhem.Months,oryearslater,theyoungfishstarttheirtriptotheocean.Theyliveinthesaltwaterfrom2-7years,untilthey,tooarereadytoswimbacktoreproduce.Theirlifecyclehelmanprovidehimselfwithabasicfood-fish.Whentheadultsalmongatherattherivermouthsfortheaualtripuptherivers,theyareinthebestpoiblecondition,andnearlyeveryharborhasitssalmonfishingfleetreadytocatchthousandsformarkets.? Now,youhavetwominutestocheckthroughyourwork.?
PARTⅢLISTENINGCOMPREHEION?
InsectioA,BandC,youwillheareverythingonceonly.Listencarefullyandthenawerthequestiothatfollow.Markthecorrectawertoeachquestiononyourawersheet.
SECTIONASTATEMENT?
Inthissection,youwillhearsevenstatements.Attheendofeachstatementyouwillbegiven10secondstoawerthequestion.?
1.Youmustrelax.Don'tworktoohard.Anddowatchyourdrinkingandsmoking.?
2.Wehadn'tquiteexpectedthecommitteetoagreetorebuildthehoital,soweweretakenabackwhenwegottoknowthatithadfinallyagreed.?
3.Thecoachleavesthestationevery20minutes.It's9:15now,andyouhavetowaitforfiveminutesforthenextone.?
4.PerhaJaneshouldn'thavegotmarriedinthefirstplace.Nooneknowswhatshemighthavebeendoingnow,butnotwashingup.That'sforsure!
5.Ihaentobeworkingonasimilarprojectatthemoment.Iamonlytoopleasedtohelpyou.?
6.Themanarrivedfortheceremonywithpatchedjacketsandfadedjeathattheaveragepersonwouldsaveformowingthelawninhisgardenattheweekend.?
7.Mark!Hereyouare!ThisisthelastplaceintheworldIwouldhaveexpectedtofindyou.?
SECTIONCONVERSATION?
Inthissectionyouwillhear10shortconversatiobetweentwoeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillbegiven10secondstoawerthequestion.?
8.W:Icouldn'tstandthismorning.Myrightlegwentstiff.
M:
