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2003年英语专业四级考试真题及答案PartⅠWRITING［45MIN.】SECTIONACOMPOSITION［35MIN.］Peopleinmodernsocietyliveunderalotofpressure,fromeducation,career,orfamily.Soitisimportantforthemtokeepagoodmoodunderwhatevercircumstances.WriteonANSWERSHEETONEacompositionofabout150wordsonthefollowingtopic:THEIMPORTANCEOFKEEPINGAGOODMOODYouaretowriteinthreeparts.Inthefirstpart,statespecificallywhatyourviewis.Inthesecondpart,supportyourviewwithoneortworeasons.Inthelastpart,bringwhatyouhavewrittentoanaturalconclusionorasummary.Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandappropriacy.Failuretofollowtheinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.SECTIONBNOTE-WRITING［10MIN.］WriteonANSWERSHEETONEanoteofabout50-60wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation:YourfriendClarehasinvitedyoutoherhouse-warmingpartythisweekend.However,youwillbeawaythen.Writeheranotepolitelydecliningherinvitationandexpressingyourbestwishestoher.Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandappropriacy.PartⅣCLOZE［15MIN.］Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.Markthebestchoiceforeachblankonyouranswersheet.DuringMcDonald’searlyyearsFrenchfriesweremadefromscratcheveryday.RussetBurbankpotatoeswere(26)____,cutintoshoestrings,andfriedinitskitchens.(27)____thechainexpandednationwide,inthemid-1960s,itsoughttocutlabourcosts,reducethenumberofsuppliers,and(28)____thatitsfriestastedthesameateveryrestaurant.McDonald’sbegan(29)____tofrozenFrenchfriesin1966—andfewcustomersnoticedthedifference.(30)____,thechangehadaprofoundeffectonthenation’sagricultureanddiet.Afamiliarfoodhadbeentransformedintoahighlyprocessedindustrial(31)____.McDonald’sfriesnowcomefromhugemanufacturingplants(32)____canprocesstwomillionpoundsofpotatoesaday.Theexpansion(33)____McDonald’sandthepopularityofitslow-cost,mass-producedfrieschangedthewayAmericanseat.?ThetasteofMcDonald’sFrenchfriesplayedacrucialroleinthechain’ssuccess—friesaremuchmoreprofitablethanhamburgers—andwas(34)____praisedbycustomers,competitors,andevenfoodcritics.Their(35)____tastedoesnotstemfromthekindofpotatoesthatMcDonald’s(36)____,thetechnologythatprocessesthem,ortherestaurantequipmentthatfriesthem:otherchainsuseRussetBurbank,buytheirFrenchfriesfromthe(37)____largeprocessingcompanies,andhavesimilar(38)____intheirrestaurantkitchens.ThetasteofaFrenchfryis(39)____determinedbythecookingoil.FordecadesMcDonald’scookeditsFrenchfriesinamixtureofabout7percentcottonseedoiland93percentbeeffat.Themixturegavethefriestheirunique(40)____.26.A.scaledB.strippedC.peeledD.sliced27.A.AsB.DuetoC.OwingtoD.With28.A.ensueB.ensureC.enrichD.enable29.A.switchingB.diverting?C.modifyingD.altering30.A.StillB.Anyway?C.BesidesD.Nevertheless31.A.brandB.stuffC.commodityD.produce32.A.thisB.thatC./D.what33.A.intoB.fromC.inD.of34.A.longB.onlyC.firstD.lonely35.A.distinctiveB.distinct?C.distinguishedD.distinguishable36.A.possessesB.buysC.acquiresD.grows37.A.exactB.identicalC.sameD.alike38.A.woksB.potsC.boilersD.fryers39.A.adequatelyB.massivelyC.plentifullyD.largely40.A.flavourB.fragranceC.smellD.perfumePartⅤGRAMMAR&VOCABULARY［15MIN.］?Therearetwenty-fivesentencesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.Markyouranswersonyouranswersheet.41.Agricultureisthecountry’schiefsourceofwealth,wheat____byfarthebiggestcerealcrop.A.isB.beenC.beD.being42.Jack____fromhomefortwodaysnow,andIambeginningtoworryabouthissafety.?A.hasbeenmissingB.hasbeenmissed?C.hadbeenmissingD.wasmissed43.Abovethetreesarethehills,____magnificencetheriverfaithfullyreflectsonthesurface.A.whereB.ofwhoseC.whoseD.which44.Who____wascomingtoseemeinmyofficethisafternoon?A.yousaidB.didyousayC.didyousaythatD.youdidsay45.—DoesAlanlikehamburgers?—Yes.Somuch____thatheeatsthemalmosteveryday.A.forB.asC.toD.so46.Yourideas,____,seemunusualtome.A.likeherB.likehersC.similartoherD.similartoherself47.Theopeningceremonyisagreatoccasion.Itisessential____forthat.A.forustobepreparedB.thatwearepreparedC.ofustobepreparedD.ourbeingprepared48.Time____,thecelebrationwillbeheldasscheduled.A.permitB.permittingC.permittedD.permits49.____Ilikeeconomics,Ilikesociologymuchbetter.A.AsmushasB.SomuchC.HowmuchD.Muchas50.Itisfutiletodiscussthematterfurther,because____goingtoagreeuponanythingtoday.A.neitheryounorIareB.neitheryounormeamC.neitheryounorIamD.neithermenoryouare51.Theyovercameallthedifficultiesandcompletedtheprojecttwomonthsaheadoftime,____issomethingwehadnotexpected.A.whichB.itC.thatD.what52.Heisquitewornoutfromyearsofhardwork.Heisnottheman____hewastwentyyearsago.A.whichB.thatC.whoD.whom53.Shewouldhavebeenmoreagreeableifshehadchangedalittlebit,____?A.hadn’tsheB.hasn’tsheC.wouldn’tsheD.didn’tshe54.Atthreethousandfeet,wideplainsbegintoappear,andthereisneveramomentwhensomedistantmountainisnot____.A.onviewB.ataglanceC.onthesceneD.insight55.Thefirsttwostagesinthedevelopmentofcivilizedmanwereprobablytheinventionofweaponsandthediscoveryoffire,althoughnobodyknowsexactlywhenheacquiredtheuseofthe____.A.latterB.latestC.laterD.last56.Itwil