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专四真题word版高保真
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2017)
-GRADEFOUR-
timeLIMIT:
130MIN
Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.YouwillthenbegivenONEminutetocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.
PleasewritethewholepassageonANSWERSHEETONE.
SECTIONATALK
Inthissectionyouwillhearatalk.YouwillhearthetalkONCEONLY.Whilelistening,youmaylookatthetaskonANSWERSHEETONEandwriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachgap.Makesurewhatyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayusetheblanksheetfornote-taking.
Youhavethirtysecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.
Nowlistentothetalk.Whenitisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyourwork.
SECTIONBCONVERSATIONS
Inthissectionyouwillheartwoconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,fivequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.BoththeconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenONCEONLY.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeaten-secondpause.Duringthepause,youshouldreadthefourchoicesofA,B,CandD,andmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.
Youhavethirtysecondstopreviewthechoices.
Now,listentotheconversations.
ConversationOne
Questions1to5arebasedonConversationOne.
1.A.Ithaswipedthedatafromtheflashdrive.
B.Itcan’treaddatafromtheflashdrive.
C.Thefilesstoredinithavegotlost.
D.Thefilesinitcan’tbeopened.
2.A.Getatotalrefund.
B.Getapartialrefund.
C.Getanewcomputer.
D.Getanewharddisk.
3.A.Indifferent.
B.Surprised.
C.Anxious.
D.Dissatisfied.
4.A.By8:
30tomorrowmorning.
B.After8:
30tomorrowmorning.
C.At8:
30thisevening.
D.Anytimetomorrow.
5.A.6574-3205.
B.6547-2305.
C.6457-2035.
D.6475-3025.
ConversationTwo
Questions6to10arebasedonConversationTwo.
6.A.Holdapartyathome.
B.Introduceourselvesfirst.
C.Avoidmeetingthem.
D.Waitforthemtovisitus.
7.A.Donothingaboutit.
B.Tellhimtostop.
C.Givehimareasontostop.
D.Callthepoliceimmediately.
8.A.Trytobepatient.
B.Trytobesympathetic.
C.Don’tappeartobefriendly.
D.Don’tanswertheirquestions.
9.A.Nomorethanfiveminutes.
B.Fivetotenminutes.
C.Abouthalfanhour.
D.Aboutanhour.
10.A.FamilyCircleMagazine.
B.Morningradioprograms.
C.Betty’swebsite.
D.CBSnewswebsite.
Therearetwentysentencesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.
11.combinationoftechniquesauthorsuse,allstories—fromthebriefestanecdotestothe
longestnovels—haveaplot.
A.Regarding
B.Whatever
C.Insofaras
D.Nomatter
12.Shefollowedthereceptionistdownaluxuriouscorridortoacloseddoor,thewomengave
aquickknockbeforeopeningit.
A.onwhich
B.butwhen
C.wherein
D.then
13.MsEnnabisoneofthefirstPalestinianwithsevenyears5racingexperience.
A.womandrivers
B.womendriver
C.womendrivers
D.womandriver
14.“IwonderedifIcouldhaveawordwithyou.”Thepasttenseinthesentencereferstoa.
A.pasteventforexacttimereference
B.presenteventfortentativeness
C.presenteventforuncertainty
D.pasteventforpoliteness
15.“IfIwereyou,Iwouldn’twaittoproposetoher.”Thesubjunctivemoodinthesentenceisused
to.
A.alleviatehostility
B.expressunfavorablefeelings
C.indicateuncertainty
D.makeasuggestion
16.“It5sashamethatthecityofficialshouldhavegonebackonhisword.”Themodalauxiliary
SHOULDexpress.
A.obligation
B.disappointment
C.futureinthepast
D.tentativeness
17.TimothyRayBrown,thefirstmancuredofHIV,initiallyoptedagainstthestemcelltransplant
thathistory.
A.couldhavelatermade
B.shouldhavemadelater
C.mightmakelater
D.wouldlatermake
18.SomeMartianrockstructureslookstrikinglylikestructuresonEarththatareknownby
microbes.
A.havingbeencreated
B.beingcreated
C.tohavebeencreated
D.tobecreated
19.Atthatmoment,withthecrowdwatchingme,Iwasnotafraidintheordinarysense,asif
I
alone.
A.
wouldhavebeen.
hadbeen
B.
shouldbe.hadbeen
C.
couldbe.were
D.
mighthavebeen.
were
20.Youmustfireincompetentassistantofyours
A.the
B.an
C.that
D.whichever
21.Somenarrativesseemmorelikeplays,heavywithdialoguebywhichwritersallowtheirtorevealthemselves.
A.characters
B.characteristics
C.charisma
D.characterizations
22.Ifyouintendtomeltthesnowfordrinkingwater,youcanextrapuritybyrunningit
throughacoffeefilter.
A.assure
B.insure
C.reassure
D.ensure
23.Thedaisy-likeflowersofchamomilehavebeenusedforcenturiestoanxietyand
insomnia.
A.decline
B.relieve
C.quench
D.suppress
24.Despiteconcernaboutthedisappearanceofthealbuminpopularmusic,2014deliveredagreat
cropofalbum.
A.publications
B.appearances
C.releases
D.presentations
25.Theparty’sreducedvoteinthegeneralelectionwasoflackofsupportforitspolicies.
A.revealing
B.confirming
C.indicative
D.evident
26.HeclosedhiseyesandheldthetwoversionsofLaMappatohismind’stoanalyzetheir
differences.
A.vision
B.eye
C.view
D.sight
27.Twelvepupilswerekilledandfiveinjuredaftergunmenattackedtheschoolduring
lunchtime.
A.critically
B.enormously
C.greatly
D.hard
28.A15-year-oldgirlhasbeenarrestedaccusationsofusingInstagramtoanonymously
threatenherhigh-school.
A.over
B.with
C.on
D.for
29.Itwasreportedthata73-year-oldmandiedonanEtihadflighttoGermanyfromAbu
Dhabi.
A.bounded
B.binded
C.boundary
D.bound
30.It’sthecaseintheregion;astoryalwayssoundsclearenoughatadistanced,butthe
neareryougettothesceneofeventsthevagueritbecomes.
A.unchangeably
B.invariably
C.unalterably
D.immovably
Decidewhichofthewordsgivenintheboxbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblank.ThewordscanbeusedONCEONLY.MarktheletterforeachwordonANSWERSHEETTWO.
A.alwaysB.barelyC.demiseD.emergenceE.gained
F.implicationsG.leafH.lostI.naturallyJ.object
K.oneL.onlineM.risingN.singleO.value
MillionsofpeoplenowrenttheirmoviestheNetflixway.Theyfilloutawishlistfromthe50,009titlesonthecompany’sWebsiteandreceivethefirstfewDVD’sinthemail;whentheymaileachoneback,thenextoneonthelistissent.TheNetflixmodelhasbeenexhaustivelyanalyzedforitsdisruptive,new-economy_________(31).WhatwillitmeanforvideostoreslikeBlockbuster?
Whatwillitmeanformoviestudiosandtheaters?
Whatdoesitshowabout“longtail”businesses--onesthatcombinemanymarketsintoa(32)targetaudience?
Butoneothermajorimplicationhas_______________(33)beenmentioned:
whatthisandsimilarInternet-basedbusinessesmeanfortheUnitedStatesPostalService.
Everyday,sometwomillionNetflixenvelopescomeandgoasfirst-classmail.Theyarejoinedbymillionsofothershipmentsfrom(34)pharmacies,eBayvendors,AandotherbusinessesthatdidnotexistbeforetheInternet.
The_________________(35)of“snailmail”intheageofinstantelectroniccommunicationhasbeenpredictedatleastasoftenasthecomingofthepaperlessoffice.Buttheconsumptionofpaperkeeps_____________(36).Ithasroughlydoubledsince1980.Onaverage,anAmericanhouseholdreceivestwice
asmanypiecesofmailadayasitdidinthe1970's.
TheharmfulsideoftheInternet'simpactisobviousbutstatisticallylessimportantthanmanywouldguess.People(37)writefewerletterswhentheycansende-mailmessages.To___________________(38)throughaboxofoldpapercorrespondenceistoknowwhathasbeen___________________(39)inthisshift:
theprettystamps,thevaryinglookandfeelofhandwrittenandtypedcorrespondence,thetangible(40)thatwasonceinthesender’shands.
PARTVREADINGCOMPREHENSION
[35MIN]
SECTIONAMULTIPLECHOICEQUESTIONS
Inthissectiontherearethreepassagesfollowedbytenmultiplechoicequestions.Foreachmultiplechoicequestion,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswerandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.
PASSAGEONE
(1)WhenIwasayounggirllivinginIreland,Iwasalwayspleasedwhenitrained,becausethatmeantIcouldgotreasurehunting.What’stheconnectionbetweenawetdayandasearchforburiedtreasure?
Well,it5squitesimple.Ireland,assomeofyoumayalreadyknow,isthehomeofLeprechauns-littlemenwhopossessmagicpowersand,perhapsmoreinterestingly,potsofgold.
(2)Now,althoughLeprechaunsareinterestingcharacters,IhavetoadmitthatIwasmoreintriguedbythestoriesoftheirtreasurehoard.This,asallofIrelandknows,theyhideattheendoftherainbow.Leprechaunscanbefearsomefolkbutifyoucandiscovertheendoftherainbow,theyhavetounwillinglysurrendertheirgoldtoyou.Sowheneveritrained,Iwouldlookupintheskyandfollowthecurveoftherainbowtoseewhereitended.Ineverdidunearthanytreasure,butIdidspendmanyhappy,showerydaysdreamingofwhatIcoulddowiththefortuneifIfoundit.
(3)AsIgotolder,andstartedworking,rainydayscametobejustanothernuisanceandmychildhooddreamsoffindingtrea