專業(yè)英語四級(jí)歷年考試真題與答案解析（IX）

專業(yè)英語四級(jí)·歷年考試真題與答案解析：第IX套SECTIONASTATEMENTInthissectionyouwillheareightstatements.Attheendofeachstatementyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.1.Thespeakerismostprobablya(n)___.A.architect

B.constructionworker

C.touristguide

D.housingagent2.Whatdoesthestatementmean?A.Travelismuchfasterandconvenientnowthanbefore.

B.Peoplearenowtravellingmuchmorethaninolddays.

C.Travelingtofar-awayplaceshasbecomeverycommon.

D.Itusedtotaketwomoreweekstotravelbycoachthannow3.Thespeakerfeelssorrybecause___.A.hecan’tattendtomorrow’sdinner.

B.hiswifecan’tattendtomorrow’sdinner.

C.thecouplecan’tattendtomorrow’sdinner.

D.thecouplewouldbeunabletocookthedinner.4.Whereisthespeaker?A.Inthezoo.

B.Intheclassroom.

C.Inthelibrary.

D.Atameeting.5.Whatdoesthestatementmean?A.One’ssuccessislargelydependentonintelligence.

B.Lowmotivationmayleadtopoorperformance.

C.Motivatedpeoplearemorelikelytosucceed.

D.Bothmotivationandintelligenceareimportant.6.Whatdoesthespeakersuggest?A.Weshouldreadwordbywordtogethismeaning.

B.Weshouldreadlinebylinetogethismeaning.

C.Weshouldtrytofindthehiddenmeaning.

D.Weshouldtrytofindthelinesandreadthemaloud.7.Howmuchdoestheovercoatcostattheregularprice?A.120.

B.15.

C.60.

D.45.8.Whatdoesthespeakermean?A.Thesportsmeethasbeencancelled.

B.Thesportsmeethasbeenhelddespitetherain.

C.Thetimehasbeensetforthesportsmeet.

D.Whenthesportsmeetwillbeheldisyettobeknown.SECTIONBCONVERSATIONInthissection,youwillhearnineshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversationyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.9．Whatarethespeakersprobablygoingtodo?A.TopersuadeMarytospendmoretimeonherlessons

B.TohelpMarytopreparefortheupcomingconcert.

C.TotalkwithMaryaboutgoingtotheconcert.

D.ToaskMarytostopworryingabouttheexam10.Whatcanwelearnabouttheman?A.HefirmlybelievesinUFOs.

B.HeisdoubtfulaboutUFOs.

C.HeissuremanypeoplehaveseenUFOs.

D.HethinksmanypeoplehaveliedaboutUFOs.11.Whichofthefollowinghasthemanneverbeeninterestedin?A.Electronicmusic.

B.Civilengineering.

C.Electronics.

D.Electronicengineering.12.Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Themilkissafetodrink.

B.Themilkisnotsafetodrink.

C.Sheshouldn’thaveboughtthemilk.

D.Hewouldn’thavemilkforbreakfast.13.Howmanypeoplewerecaughtinthefire?A.6.

B.5.

C.4.

D.7.14.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A.Thewomanwillattendhercourseat7:45.

B.Thewomanwillbelateforthebloodtest.

C.Thewomanwillhaveherbloodtestedbeforethefirstclass.

D.Thewomandecidestomissthefirstclassforherbloodtest.15.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Salesmanandcustomer.

B.Expertonjewelryandhiswife.

C.Estateagentandclient.

D.Husbandandwife.16.Howdoesthemanprobablyfeel?A.Nervous.

B.Uninterested.

C.Confident.

D.Upset.17.WhatdoweknowaboutBill?A.Heisthoughtful.

B.Heisforgetful.

C.Heiscareless.

D.Heishelpful.SECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTQuestions18and19arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.18.WhichofthefollowingisNOTaconditionforthereductionofdebts?A.Povertyelimination.

B.Goodgovernment.

C.Fightagainstcorruption.

D.Poorlivingstandard.19.Bycancellingthedebtsowedtoher,Britainintendsto___asimilarschemeproposedbytheInternationalMonetaryFund.A.reject

B.restart

C.follow

D.reviewQuestions20and21arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.20.Whathappenedduringtheaccident?A.Atrainhitanothertrain.

B.Atrainkilled23people.

C.Atrainwentoffitstracks.

D.Atrainwastrappedinsidethestation.21.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribestheconditionofthepassengers?A.Noonewasfatallyinjured.

B.Thereweremanyheavycasualties.

C.Noonewashurtduringtheaccident.

D.SomeonewaskilledduringtheaccidentQuestions22and23arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.22.Thecivilservantsheldastriketoprotest___.A.spendingcuts.

B.reformmeasures

C.paycuts.

D.lowpay.23.Thecivilservants’strikewasstaged___thegeneralstrike.A.afewdaysafter

B.afewdaysbefore

C.afewweeksafter

D.afewweeksbeforeQuestions24and25arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.24.Whichisthemainideaofthenews?A.IndustrialrelationsinGermany.

B.TheGermanenergyindustry.

C.Coalitioninthegovernment.

D.Closureofnuclearreactors.25.Thedecisiontoshutdownnuclearreactorsresultedfromthedemandfrom___.A.theGovernment

B.theenergyindustry

C.apartyinthecoalition

D.adecliningneedfornuclearenergyPartⅣCloze[15min]Decidewhichofthechoicegivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.Markthebestchoiceforeachblankonyouranswersheet.Peoplethinkingabouttheoriginoflanguageforthefirsttimeusuallyarriveattheconclusionthatitdevelopedgraduallyasasystemofgrunts,hissesandcriesand____26averysimpleaffairinthebeginning.______27whenweobservethelanguagebehaviorof____28weregardasprimitivecultures,wefindit_____29complicates.ItwasbelievesthatanEskimomusthaveatthetipofhistongueavocabularyofmorethan10,000words___30togetalongreasonablywell,muchlargerthantheactivevocabularyofanaveragebusinessmanwhospeaksEnglish.______31,TheseEskimowordsarefarmorehighlyinflected（詞尾變化的）than_____32ofanyOfthewell-knownEuropeanlanguages,fora___33nouncanbespokenorwrittenin______34hundreddifferentforms,each___35aprecisemeaningdifferentfromthatofanyother.Theformsoftheverbsareevenmore_____36.TheEskimolanguageis,therefore,oneofthemostdifficultintheworldtolearn,______37theresultthatalmostnotradersorexplorershave___38triedtolearnit.Consequently,therehasgrownup,incommunicationbetweenEskimosandwhites,ajargon___39tothepidginEnglishusedinOldChina,withavocabularyoffrom300to600uninflectedwords.MostofthemarederivedfromEskimobutsomearederivedfromEnglish,Danish,Spanish,Hawaiianandotherlanguages.Itisthisjargonthatisusually_____bytravelersastheEskimolanguage.26.A.mustbeB.musthavebeenC.oughttobeD.shouldbe27.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.probablyD.undoubtedly28.A.whoseB.thatC.whichD.what29.A.conspicuouslyB.usuallyC.surprisinglyD.sufficiently30.A.soasB.sothatC.assuchD.aswellas31.A.HoweverB.MoreoverC.ThoughD.Therefore32.A.theothersB.allothersC.theseD.those33.A.singleB.singularC.pluralD.compound34.A.someB.severalC.variousD.varied35.A.gettingB.causingC.havingD.owning36.AendlessB.multipleC.uncountableD.numerous37.A.withB.forC.owingtoD.as38.AstillB.indeedC.justD.even39.A.alikeB.similarC.relatedD.relevant40.A.referredtoB.talkedaboutC.spokenD.toldPartⅤGRAMMAR&VOCABULARY[15min]Therearetwenty-fivesentencesinthisSection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefourwordsorexpressionsmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.Markyouranswersonyouranswersheet.41.Shedidherwork_________hermanagerhadinstructed.A.asB.untilC.whenD.though42._______ofthetwinswasarrested,becauseIsawbothatapartylastnight.A.NoneB.BothC.NeitherD.All43.Forsometimenow,worldleaders_______outthenecessityforagreementonarmsreduction.A.hadbeenpointingB.havebeenpointingC.werepointingD.pointed44.Haveyoueverbeeninasituation______youknowtheotherpersonisrightyetyoucannotagreewithhim?A.bywhichB.thatC.inwhereD.where45.We’vejustinstalledtwoair-conditionsinoutapartment,_______shouldmakegreatdifferencesinourlifenextsummer.A.whichB.whatC.thatD.they46.AIDissaid_________thenumber-onekillerofbothmenandwomenoverthepastfewyearsinthatregion.A.beingb.tobeC.tohavebeenD.havingbeen47.Shemanagedtosave______shecouldoutofherwagestohelpherbrother.A.howlittlemoneyB.solittlemoneyC.suchlittlemoneyD.whatlittlemoney48.Fool____Janeis,shecouldnothavedonesuchathing.A.whoB.asC.thatD.like49.Theexperimentrequiresmoremoneythan_____.A.havebeenputinB.beingputinC.hasbeenputinD.tobeputin50._______forthefactthatshebrokeherleg,shemighthavepassedtheexam.A.HaditnotbeenB.Hadn’titbeenC.WasitnotD.Wereitnot51.“Whatcoursesareyougoingtodonextsemester?”“Idon’tknow.Butitsabouttime_______onsomething.”A.I’ddecideB.IdecidedC.IdecideD.I’mdeciding52.Thepolicehaveofferedalarge________forinformationleadingtotherobbersarrest.A.awardB.compensationC.prizeD.reward53.IarrivesattheairportsolatethatI______missedtheplane.A.onlyB.quiteC.narrowlyD.seldom54.Thepopularityofthefilmshowsthatthereviewers’fearswerecompletely______A.unjustifiedB.unjustC.misguidedD.unaccepted55.TheheadoftheMuseumwas____andletusactuallyexaminetheancientmanuscripts.A.promisingB.agreeingC.pleasingD.obliging56.Themultinationalcorporationwasmakingatake-over_____forapropertycompany.A.applicationB.bidC.proposalD.suggestion57.Theparty’sreducedvotewas______oflackofsupportforitspolicies.A.indicativeB.positiveC.revealingD.evident58.Therehasbeena______lackofcommunicationbetweentheunionandthemanagement.A.regretfulB.regrettableC.regrettingD.regretted59.Theteacher________expectshisstudentstopasstheuniversityentranceexamination.A.confidentlyB.proudlyC.assuredlyD.confidently60.The______familyinChinesecitiesnowspendsmoremoneyonhousingthanbefore.A.normalB.averageC.usualD.general61.Thenewcolleague____tohaveworkedinseveralbigcorporationsbeforehejoinedourcompany.A.confessB.declaresC.claimsD.confirms62.Duringthereadinglesson,theteacheraskedstudentstoreadafew______fromthenovel.A.piecesB.essaysC.fragmentsD.extracts63.Duringthesummerholidayseasonitisdifficulttofinda(n)_____roominthehotelshere.A.emptyB.vacantC.freeD.deserted64.Theoldcouplewillnever______thelossoftheirson.A.getoverB.getawayC.getoffD.getacross65.Scientificresearchresultscannowbequickly________tofactoryproduction.A.usedB.appliedC.triedD.practicedREADINGTEXTAManyofthehomeelectricgoodswhichareadvertisedasliberatingthemodernwomantendtohavetheoppositeeffect,becausetheysimplechangethenatureofworkinsteadofeliminatingit.Machineshaveacertainnoveltyvalue,liketoysforadults.Itiscertainlylesstiringtoputclothesinawashingmachine,butthetimesaveddoesnotreallyamounttomuch:themachinehastobewatched,theclotheshavetobecarefullysortedoutfirst,stainsremovedbyhand,buttonspushedandwaterchanged,clothestakenout,airedandironed.Itwouldbemoreliberatingtopackitallofftoalaundryandnotnecessarilymoreexpensive,sincenocapitalinvestmentisrequired.Similarly,ifyoureallywanttosavetimeyoudonotmakecakeswithanelectricmixer,youbuyoneinashop.Ifonecomparestheimageofthewomaninthewomen'smagazinewiththegoodsadvertisedbythoseperiodicals;onerealizeshowusefulaprojectedimagecanbecommercially.Acarefulbalancehastobestruck:ifyoushowalabour-savingdevice,followitupwithacomplicated'recipeonthenextpage;onnoaccounthintatthenotionthatawomancouldgetherselfajob,butinsteadfosterhersenseofherownusefulness,emphasizingthecreativeaspectofherfunctionasahousewife.Sowegetcakemixeswherethecooksimplyaddsaneggherself,toproduce"thatlovelyhomo-bakedflavourthefamilylove",andknittingpatternsthatcanbemadebyhand,orworsestill,onknittingmachines,whichbecametremendouslyfashionablewhentheywerefirstintroduced.Automaticcookersareadvertisedbypicturesofprettyyoungmotherstakingtheirchildrentothepark,notbyprofessionalwomenpresettingthedinnerbeforeleavinghomeforwork.66.

Accordingtothepassage,manyofthehomeelectricgoodswhicharesupposedtoliberatewoman________.A.removeunpleasantaspectsofhousework

B.savethehousewifeverylittletime

C.savethehousewife'stimebutnothermoney

D.haveabsolutelynovalueforthehousewife67.

Accordingtothecontext,"capitalinvestment"referstomoney________.A.spentonawashingmachine

B.borrowedfromthebank

C.savedinthebank

D.lenttootherpeople68.

Thegoodsadvertisedinwomen'smagazinesarereallymeantto________.A.freehousewivesfromhousework

B.encouragehousewivestogoouttowork

C.makehousewivesintoexcellentcooks

D.givethemafalsesenseoffulfillmentTEXTBThe"standardofliving"ofanycountrymeanstheaverageperson'sshareofthegoodsandserviceswhichthecountryproduces.Acountry'sstandardofliving,therefore,dependsfirstandforemostonitscapacitytoproducewealth."Wealth"inthissenseisnotmoney,forwedonotliveonmoneybutonthingsthatmoneycanbuy:"goods"suchasfoodandclothing,and"services"suchastransportandentertainment.Acountry'scapacitytoproducewealthdependsuponmanyfactors,mostofwhichhaveaneffectononeanother.Wealthdependstoagreatextentuponacountry'snaturalresources,suchascoal,gold,andotherminerals,watersupplyandsoon.Someregionsoftheworldarewellsuppliedwithcoalandminerals,andhaveafertilesoilandafavourableclimate;otherregionspossessnoneofthem.Nexttonaturalresourcescomestheabilitytoturnthemtouse.Somecountriesareperhapswelloffinnaturalresources,butsufferedformanyyearsfromcivilandexternalwars,andforthisandotherreasonshavebeenunabletodeveloptheirresources.Soundandstablepoliticalconditions,andfreedomfromforeigninvasion,enableacountrytodevelopitsnaturalresourcespeacefullyandsteadily,andtoproducemorewealththananothercountryequallywellservedbynaturebutlesswellordered.Anotherimportantfactoristhetechnicalefficiencyofacountry'speople.Industrializedcountriesthathavetrainednumerousskilledworkersandtechniciansarebetterplacedtoproducewealththancountrieswhoseworkersarelargelyunskilled.Acountry'sstandardoflivingdoesnotonlydependuponthewealththatisproducedandconsumedwithinitsownborders,butalsouponwhatisindirectlyproducedthroughinternationaltrade.Forexample,Britain'swealthinfoodstuffsandotheragriculturalproductswouldbemuchlessifshehadtodependonlyonthosegrownathome.Trademakesitpossibleforhersurplusmanufacturedgoodstobetradedabroadfortheagriculturalproductsthatwouldotherwisebelacking.Acountry'swealthis,therefore,muchinfluencedbyitsmanufacturingcapacity,providedthatothercountriescanbefoundreadytoacceptitsmanufactures.69.

Thestandardoflivinginacountryisdeterminedby________.A.itsgoodsandservices

B.thetypeofwealthproduced

C.howwellitcancreatewealth

D.whatanordinarypersoncanshare70.

Acountry'scapacitytoproducewealthdependsonallthefactorsEXCEPT________.A.people'sshareofitsgoods

B.politicalandsocialstability

C.qualitiesofitsworkers

D.useofnaturalresources71.

Accordingtothepassage,________playanequallyimportantruleindeterminingacountry'sstandardofliving.A.farmproducts

B.industrial.goods

C.foodstuffs

D.exportandimportTEXTCHowwelookandhowweappeartoothersprobablyworriesusmorewhenareinourteensorearlytwentiesthanatanyothertimeinourlife.Fewofusarecontenttoacceptourselvesasweare,andfewarebraveenoughtoignorethetrendsoffashion.MostfashionmagazinesorTVadvertisementstrytopersuadeusthatweshoulddressinacertainwayorbehaveinacertainmanner.Ifwedo,theytellus,wewillbeabletomeetnewpeoplewithconfidenceanddealwitheverysituationconfidentlyandwithoutembarrassment.Changingfashion,ofcourse,doesnotapplyjusttodress.Abarbertodaydoesnotcutaboy'shairinthesamewayasheusedto,andgirlsdonotmakeupinthesamewayastheirmothersandgrandmothersdid.Theadvertisersshowusthelatestfashionablestylesandweareconstantlyunderpressuretofollowthefashionincaseourfriendsthinkweareoddordull.Whatcausesfashionstochange?Sometimesconvenienceorpracticalnecessityorjustthefancyofaninfluentialpersoncanestablishafashion.Takehats,forexample.Incoldclimates,earlybuildingswerecoldinside,sopeopleworehatsindoorsaswellasoutside.Inrecenttimes,thelatePresidentKennedycausedadepressionintheAmericanhatindustrybynotwearinghats:moreAmericanmenfollowedhisexample.Thereisalsoacyclicalpatterninfashion.Inthe1920sinEuropeandAmerica,shortskirtsbecamefashionable.AfterWorldWarTwo,theydroppedtoanklelength.Thentheygotshorterandshortertheminiskirtwasinfashion.Afterafewmoreyears,skirtsbecamelongeragain.Today,societyismuchfreerandeasierthanitusedtobe.Itisnolongernecessarytodresslikeeveryoneelse.Withinreason,youcandressasyoulikeordoyourhairthewayyoulikeinsteadofthewayyoushouldbecauseitisthefashion.Thepopularityofjeansandthe"untidy"lookseemstobeareactionagainsttheincreasinglyexpensivefashionofthetopfashionhouses.Atthesametime,appearanceisstillimportantincertaincircumstancesandthenwemustchooseourclothescarefully.Itwouldbefoolishtogotoaninterviewforajobinalawfirmwearingjeansandasweater;anditwouldbediscourteoustovisitsomedistinguishedscholarlookingasifweweregoingtothebeachoranightclub.However,youneedneverfeeldepressedifyoudon'tlooklikethelatestfashionphoto.Lookaroundyouandyou'llseethatnooneelsedoeseither!72.

Theauthorthinksthatpeopleare________.A.satisfiedwiththeirappearance

B.concernedaboutappearanceinoldage

C.farfromneglectingwhatisinfashion

D.reluctanttofollowthetrendsinfashion73.

FashionmagazinesandTVadvertisementsseemtolinkfashionto________.A.confidenceinlife

B.personaldress

C.individualhairstyle

D.personalfuture74.Causesoffashionsare________.A.uniform

B.varied

C.unknown

D.inexplicable75.

Present-daysocietyismuchfreerandeasierbecauseitemphasizes________.A.uniformity

B.formality

C.informality

D.individuality76.

Whichisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.Careaboutappearanceinformalsituations.

B.Fashioninformalandinformalsituations.

C.Ignoringappearanceininformalsituations.

D.Ignoringappearanceinallsituations.TEXTDMassivechangesinalloftheworld'sdeeplycherishedsportinghabitsareunderway.Whetherit'soneofLondon'sparksfullofpeopleplayingsoftball,andRussianstakinguprugby,ortheSuperbowlrivalingtheBritishFootballCupFinalasatelevisedspectatoreventinBritain,thepatternsofplayersandspectatorsarechangingbeyondrecognition.Wearewitnessingaglobalizationofoursportingculture.Thatannualbicyclerace,theTourdeFrance,muchlovedbytheFrenchisagoodcaseinpoint.JustafewyearsbackitwasastrictlycontinentalaffairwithFrance,BelgiumandHolland,SpainandItalytakingpart.ButinrecentyearsithasbeendominatedbyColombianmountainclimbers,andAmericanandIrishriders.Thepeoplewhoreallymatterwelcometheshifttowardglobalization.Peugeot,MichelinandPanasonicaremulti-nationalcorporationsthatwantworldwidereturnsforthemillionstheyinvestinteams.Soitdoesthemliterallyaworldofgoodtoseethisunofficialworldchampionshipbecomejustthat.Thisisundoubtedlyaneconomic-basedrevolutionwearewitnessinghere,onemadepossiblebycommunicationstechnology,butmadetohappenbecauseofmarketingconsiderations.SellthegameandyoucansellColaorBudweiseraswell.TheskilfulwayinwhichAmericanfootballhasbeensoldtoEuropeisagoodexampleofhowallsportswilldevelop.Theaimofcourseisnotreallytospreadthesportforitsownsake,buttoincreasethenumberofpeopleinterestedinthemajormoney-makingevents.TheeconomicsoftheSuperbowlarealreadyastronomical.WithseatsatUS$125,gatereceiptsalonewereastaggering$10,000,000.Themostimportantstatisticoftheday,however,wasthe$100,000,000inTVadvertisingfees.Imaginehowmuchthatbecomeswhentheeyesoftheworldarewatching.Soitcameasaterribleshock,butnotreallyasasurprise,tolearnthatsomepeoplearenowsuggestingthatsoccerchangefrombeingagameoftwo45-minutehalves,tooneoffour25-minutequarters.Theideaisunashamedlytocapturemoreadvertisingrevenue,withoutgivinganythoughtfortheintegrityofasportwhichreliesforitsessenceontheflowingnatureoftheaction.Moreover,assportsexpandintoworldmarkets,andasourchoiceofsportsasconsumersalsogrows,sowewilldemandtoseethemplayedatahigherandhigherlevel.Inboxingwehavealreadyseennumerous,dubiousworldtitlecategoriesbecausepeoplewillnotpaytoseeanythinglessthana"WorldTide"fight,andthismeansthatthetitlefightshavetobeheldindifferentcountriesaroundtheworld!77.

Globalizationofsportingculturemeansthat________.A.morepeoplearetakingupsports

B.traditionalsportsaregettingpopular

C.manylocalsportsarebecominginternational

D.foreignersaremoreinterestedinlocalsports78.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTrelatedtothemassivechanges?A.Goodeconomicreturns.

B.Revivalofsports.

C.Communicationstechnology.

D.Marketingstrategies.79.

Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthesuggestiontochangesoccerintooneoffour25-minutequarters?A.Favourable.

B.Unclear.

C.Reserved.

D.Critical.80.

Peoplewanttoseehigher-levelsportscompetitionsmainlybecause________.A.theybecomemoreprofessionalthanever

B.theyregardsportsasconsumergoods

C.thereexistfewworld-classchampionships

D.sportseventsareexcitingandstimulatingTAKECAREONTHEROADSTrafficaccidentsarethemajorcauseofdeathamongtravelers.Whetherdriverorpedestrian,alwayscheckonlocaltrafficregulations.TEXTIFirstreadthefollowingquestions.85.HowmanyperformanceswilltheIrishdancingtroupegivebetweenJune23and25?A.One.

B.Two.

C.Three

D.Four86.WhoseworkswillNOTbeplayedattheconcert?A.Chopin.

B.Schumann.

C.Beethoven.

D.Liszt.Now,gothroughTEXTIquicklyandanswerQuestions85and86.Irishdance:TheIrishInternationalDanceCompany,oneofthemostdynamicdancetroupesintheworld,willtourChinawithitsclassicproduction"SpiritoftheDancetheNewMillennium."ThedancersincludesuchfamousnamesasPatriciaMurray,oneoftheIrishdancingchampions,andfirst-rateballerinaClaireHolding.ThedancersincludesuchfamousnamesasPatriciaMurray,IrishdancingSponsoredbyChinaNationalCultureandArtCompanyLtd.,thedancingtroupewillgivethreeperformancesattheCenturyTheatre.Time:7:30pm.June23--25Place:CenturyTheatre,40Liangmaqiaolu,Telephone:6551-8888Pianosolos:twentyChineseandforeignpianomusicworkswillbeplayedbythreeyoung,promisingpianistsfromtheChinaCentralConservatoryofMusic.Programmesinclude:"ConsolationNo3inD-flatmajor"byLiszt,"ForElise'byBeethoven,"TurkishMarch"byMozart,"WaltzinC-sharpminor"and"AMinuteWaltz"byChopin,and"HungarianDance"byBrahms.Time:7:30pm,June16Place:BeijingConcertHall,Telephone:6605-5812TEXTJFirstreadthefollowingquestions.87.Whenisthedeadlineforthecompetition?A.May7.

B.May5.

C.June18.

D.June1588.Thesixluckywinnerswill_________A.visitGuiyangCity.

B.contactthePressOffice.

C.gotoChinaDaily.

D.takeanoverseastrip.Now,gothroughTEXTJquicklyandanswerQuestions87and88.GuiyangCustomsandSceneryCompetitionNoticeFifteenquestionsfortheGuiyangCustomsandSceneryCompetitionwerepublishedinChinaDailyonMay5and7,andonChinaDaily'swebeditiononMay7.Participants,pleaseanswerthequestionsandmailtheanswercardto:PressOffice,GuiyangMunicipalPeople'sGovernment46ZhongshanXilu,Guiyang550003,Guizhou,Chinaorfindthecompetitiononwww.chinadaily,com.on.Thenanswerthequestions,fillinallinformationneededandclickthebuttonbelowtosenditback.ThedeadlineforthecompetitionisJune15(subjecttopostmark)Theprize-drawingCeremonywillbeheldonJune18inGuiyangCity,andsixluckywinners(threelivinginChina,threefromabroad)willbedrawnfromthosewhogivecorrectanswerstoallquestions.TheirnameswillbepublishedinChinaDailyanditswebeditiononJune19ThesixluckywinnerswillbeinvitedtovisitGuiyangfromAugust8to18.TEXTKFirstreadthefollowingquestions89.IfyouwanttotraveltoShanghaionAirFranceonaSaturday,whichflightwouldyoutake?A.AFl29.

B.AFl28.

C.AFlll.

D.AFll2.90.DoesLufthansaoperateaflightbetweenBeijingandFrankfurteveryday?A.No.

B.Yes.

C.Yes,exceptonSaturdays.

D.No,onlythreedaysaweek.Now,gothroughTEXTKquicklyandanswerQuestions89and90.FlightScheduleAirFranceTel:(010)65881388(020)63606688DayFromToFlightDepartureArrival1--7BeijingParisAF12909:4014:151--7ParisBeijingAF12815:5507:402,4,7ShanghaiParisAF11110:5517:051,3,6ParisShanghaiAF11215:5509:00LufthansaDayFromToFlightDepartureArrival1--7BeijingFrankfurtLH72110:3014:251--7FrankfurtBeijingLH72017:2508:301,2,3,4,5,7ShanghaiFrankfurtLH72911:1516:301,2,3,4,5,7FrankfurtShanghaiLH72817:1009:25

答案解析PARTIIDICTATIONDisappearingForestsTheworld'sforestsaredisappearing.Asmuchas1/3ofthetotaltreecoverhasbeenlostsinceagriculturebegansome10,000yea