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英语专业四级考试真题+解析
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2006)-GRADEFOUR-TIMELIMIT:
130MIN
Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.During
thefirstreading,whichwillbereadatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.For
thesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,
withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbereadatnormalspeedagainandduringthis
timeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.PleasewritethewholepassageonANSWERSHEETONE.
PARTII
LISTENINGCOMPREHENSION
[15MIN.]
InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingonceonly.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestiononyouranswersheet.
SECTIONACONVERSATIONS
Inthissectionyouwillhearseveralconversations.Listentotheconversationscarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.
Questions1to3arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendofeachconversationyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.
Nowlistentotheconversation.
1.
HowdidMarkgetthere?
A.Bytrainandbycar.
B.Byplaneandbycoach.
C.Bytrainandbybus.
D.Bybusandbyplane.
2.
MarkusedtowearallthefollowingEXCEPT_______.
A.shorthair
B.glasses
C.moustache
D.beard
3.
Whereisthemeetingfornewstudentstobeheld?
A.Inthethirdroomontheright.
B.IntheCommonRoom.
C.Inaroomattheotherend.
D.InRoom501.
Questions4to6arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendofeachconversationyouwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.
Nowlistentotheconversation.
4.
WhatdidSteveoriginallyplantodo?
A.Togotoaparknearthebeach.
B.Tostayathome.
C.Toseeanewfilm.
D.Todosomestudy.
5.
Maggiefinallydecidedtogotoseeafilmbecause_______.
A.therewasnoparknearby.
B.theweatherwasn‘tidealforawalk.
C.itwouldbeeasiertogotoacinema.
D.Stevehadn‘tseenthefilmyet.
6.
Wheredidtheyplantomeet?
A.OutsidetheTownHall.
B.Nearthebank.
C.InSteve‘splace.
D.Atthecinema.
Questions7to10arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendofeachconversationyouwill
begiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentotheconversation.
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C.itcostslessmoney.
8.Whydidn‘tBillwantoneofthem?
D.itisnotonthemarket.
A.HewantedtobuyonefromJapan.B.Hewasn‘tsureaboutitsquality.
C.Hethoughtitwasforbusinessuse.D.Hethoughtitwasexpensive.
9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECTaboutthewoman?
A.Shehadneverreadthemagazineherself.
B.Sheknewwhousuallyreadthemagazine.
C.Shewasquiteinterestedinthenewdevice
D.SheagreedwithBillattheendoftheconversation.
10.Theconversationismainlyabout_______.
A.anewtypeoftelephone.B.thecostoftelephones.
D.somefeaturesofthemagazine.D.thereadershipofthemagazine.
SECTIONBPASSAGES
Inthissectionyouwillhearseveralpassages.Listentothepassagescarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.
Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.
Nowlistentothepassage.
11.IntheolddaysdongswereusedforthefollowingEXCEPT________.
A.huntingotheranimals.B.drivingsheep
C.guardingchickens.D.keepingthievesaway.
12.WhichofthefollowingisCORRECT?
A.Dogsarenowtreatedaspartofafamily.
B.Dogsstillperformallthedutiestheyusedtodo.
C.Peoplenowkeepdogsforthesamereasonsasbefore.
D.Onlyoldpeopleareseenwalkingtheirdogs.
13.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.
A.whatdogscandoB.howtokeepdogs
C.dogsandtheirmastersD.Reasonsforkeepingdogs
Questions14to17arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillbegiven
20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothepassage.
14.
Accordingtothepassage,theworkingconditionsinthenewplace_________.
A.arethesameasthespeakerisusedto
B.areexpectedtoberatherpoor
C.arejustasadequate
D.arenotyetclear
15.
Whatisthespeakergoingtodointhenewplace?
A.Traveling
B.Studying
C.Settlingdown
D.Teaching
16.
Thespeakerexpects_________.
A.fewerchoicesoffood
B.manywaystodowashing
C.modernlightingfacilities
D.newtypesofdrinkingwater
17.
Fromthepassage
wecanlearnthat
the2speaker______.
A.isunpreparedforthenewpost.
B.isunclearabouttheconditionsthere.
C.isreadyforallthedifficultiesthere.
D.iseagertoknowmoreaboutthepost.
Questions18to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillbe
given15secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothepassage.
18.
Accordingtothepassage,whenarechildrenfirstexpectedtostudyhard?
A.Before6yearsofage.
B.Between6and10.
C.After10yearsofage.
D.After12yearsofage.
19.ParentswhoabusetheirchildrentendtohavethefollowingproblemsEXCEPT_______.
A.religiousproblems
B.emotionalproblems
C.financialproblems
D.marriageproblems
20.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?
A.Boysandgirlareequallyenergetic.
B.Parentshavehigherexpectationsforboys.
C.Someparentslackskillstodealwiththeirkids.
D.Someparentsareill-educatedandill-tempered.
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
Questions21to22arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothenews.
21.
WhathashappenedtotheCubans?
A.TheysetfootinFlorida.
B.Theyweredrowned.
C.TheywereflowntotheU.S.
D.TheyweresentbacktoCuba.
22.
HowdidtheCubanstrytoentertheU.S.?
A.Inasmallboat.
B.Inanoldtruck.
C.Byswimming.
D.Bydriving.
Question23isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven5seconds
toanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
23.Howmanycitieswillhaveairqualitymonitoringsystemsinstalledbytheendofthisyear?
A.42cities.B.220cities.C.150cities.D.262cities.
Questions24and25arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.
24.Altogetherhowmanypeoplewerereportedmissing?
A.68
B.90
C.150
D.40
25.WhichofthefollowingdetailsisINCORRECT?
A.Thetwoferriessankindifferentdays.
B.Theaccidentswerecausedbystorms.
C.Thetwoferriessankonthesameriver.
D.Morepeoplewererescuedfromthefirstferry.
Questions26isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven5secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.
26.Whatisthenewsitemmainlyabout?
A.Indonesiangovernmentpolicies.
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B.Australia‘ssupporttotheUNassistancemission.
C.OpeningofanAustralianconsulateinEastTimor.
D.TalksbetweenAustraliaandIndonesia.
Question27and28arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion..Nowlistentothenews.
27.
Thenewsitemismainlyaboutajointventurebetween_____.
A.aUScompanyandaUKcompany
B.aSwisscompanyandaUKcompany
C.twoTaiwanesecompanies
D.Amainland
companyandaUS
company
28.
Whowillprovidethedistributionnetworksinthejointventure?
A.Unilever.
B.Nestle.
C.PepsiCo.
D.CocaCola.
Questions29and30arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven
10secondstoanswerthequestion.
Nowlistentothenews.
29.WhostagedtheprotestonSaturday?
A.Thesoldiers.
B.Thepeacecamp.
C.Themilitants.
D.
The
hardliners.
30.WhichofthefollowingdetailsaboutthenewsisINCORRECT?
A.13soldierswerekilledlastweek.
B.100,000peopleparticipatedintheprotest.
C.TheprotestersdemandedapulloutfromGaza.
D.
The
PrimeMinister
rejected
the
pullout
plan.
PARTIV
CLOZE
[15MIN.]
Decidewhichofthechoicesgiven
belowwould
bestcompletethepassageif
inserted
in
the
correspondingblanks.Markthebestchoiceforeachblankonyouranswersheet.
TherearemanysuperstitionsinBritain,butoneofthemost(31)_______heldisthatitis
unluckytowalkunderaladder—evenifitmeans(32)_______thepavementintoabusystreet!
(33)_____youmustpassunderaladderyoucan(34)_____badluckbycrossingyourfingersand
(35)_____themcrosseduntilyouhaveseenadog.(36)_____,youmaylickyourfingerand
(37)______acrossonthetoeofyourshoe,andnotlookagainattheshoeuntilthe(38)______has
dried.Anothercommon(39)_______isthatitisunluckytoopenanumbrellainthehouse
—itwill
eitherbring(40)______tothepersonwhoopeneditortothewhole(41)_______.Anyoneopening
anumbrellainfineweatheris(42)_____,asitinevitablybringsrain!
Thenumber13issaidtobe
unluckyforsome,andwhenthe13
th
dayofthemonth(43)_______onaFriday,anyonewishingto
avoidabadeventhadbetterstay(44)_______.
Theworstmisfortunethatcanhappentoapersoniscausedbybreakingamirror,(45)_____it
bringssevenyearsofbadluck!
Thesuperstition
issupposed
to(46)______