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专四真题打印版

TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（2019）

-GRADEFOUR-

TIMELIMIT:

130MIN

PARTIDICTATION[10MIN]

Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.During

thefirstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.For

thesecondandthirdreadings,thepassage,exceptthefirstsentence,willbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsoffifteenseconds.Thelastreadingwillbedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.YouwillthenbegivenONEninutetocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.

WriteonANSWERSHEETONEefirstsentenceofthepassageisalreadyprovided.

Now,listentothepassage.

PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[20MIN]

SECTIONATALK

Inthissectionyouwillhearatalk.YouwillhearthetalkONCEONLY.Whilelistening,youmay

lookatANSWERSHEETONEandwriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachgap.Makesurewhatyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayusetheblanksheetfornote-taking.

YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.

Nowlistentothetalk.Whenitisover,youwillbegivenTWOminutestocheckyourwork.

SECTIONBCONVERSATIONS

Inthissectionyouwillheartwoconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,fivequestions

willbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.BoththeconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenONCEONLY.

Aftereachquestiontherewillbeaten-secondpause.Duringthepause,youshouldreadthefourchoices

ofA,B,CandD,andmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.

YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthequestions.

Now,listentotheconversations.

ConversationOne

Questions1to5arebasedonConversationOne.

ConversationTwo

Questions6to10arebasedonConversationTwo.

knowthatyouwantapayrise.

toyourboss.

givenmoreworktodo.

you.

we'vedone.

performaneedata.

Governmentdocuments.

PARTIIILANGUAGEUSAGE[10MIN]

Therearetwentysentencesinthispart.Beneatheachsentencetherearefourwords,phrasesor

statementsmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseoneword,phraseorstatementthatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.

11.Mbvingfrombeginningtoendbyorderoftime,narrationreliesonamorenaturalpatternoforganization

than.

A.willothertypesofwritingB.doothertypesofwriting

C.OnothertypesofwritingD.othertypesofwriting

12.theattemptedrescuemission,thehostagesmightstillbealive.

A.IfitnothadbeenforB.Ifhaditnotbeenfor

C.HaditnotbeenforD.Hadnotitbeenfor

13.MembersoftheParliamentwerepoisedaheadwithabilltoapproveconstructionoftheoil

pipeline.

A.tomoveB.movingC.tomovingD.atmoving

14.Writersoftencouplednarrationwithothertechniquestodevelopideasandsupportopinionsthat

otherwiseabstract,unclear,orunconvincing.

A.mayremainB.couldremainC.musthaveremainedD.mighthaveremained

15.Protocolwasenabledhimtomakedifficultdecisionswithouteverlookingback.

A.whoB.whatC.whichD.that

16.Thewomanhadpersuadedhimtodohewashirednevertodo--revealthecombinationforthe

lockontheentranee.

A.onethingB.suchonethingC.anyonethingD.theonething

17.Thebadnewswasthathecouldbeaverydangerouspersonhechoosetobe.

A.shouldB.couldC.mightD.must

18."Ifnotus,whoIfnotnow,when”Thesetwoquestionsareusedasa.

A.signofangerB.callforactionC.refusaltochangeD.denialofcommitment

19.Whatisthefunctionofthepresentprogressivein“Theyarealwayscallingmebythewrongname”

A.Toexpressunfavorablefeelings.B.Toalleviateunnecessaryhostility.

C.Toindicateuncertainty.D.Todramatizeafact.

20.“HarrywascompelledtoresignandtocomedowntoLondon,wherehesetupasanarmycoach.”The

relativeclauseinthesentenceservesto.

A.supplyadditionalinformationaboutLondonB.describetheantecedent

“London”

C.putrestrictionsontheidentityofHarryD.narrateasequentialactiontaken

byHarry

21.Agroupcasinoshasurgedofficialsnottograntalicensetoafacilityinthecity.

A.opposedtoB.objectedtoC.posedagainstD.protestedagainst

22.

Afterthewar,heworkedonanislandinthePacific,helpingthenativesandmedicalunderstand

23.Thesubjectofmannersiscomplex.Ifitwerenot,therewouldnotbesomanyfeelingsand

somuchmisunderstandingininternationalcommunication.

A.injuriousB.injuredC.injuringD.injury

24.ToillustratethelimitsofFirstAmendmentfreespeech,manyhavenotedthattheConstitutiondoes

notgiveyoutherighttofalsely“Fire!

”inacrowdedtheater.

A.yelpB.yankC.yellD.yield

25.Thecompanyannouncedthatithasachieveditsmissiontocreatealocalfoodeconomythatis

toanyenvironment.

A.AdoptableB.amendableC.alterableD.adaptable

26.AlthoughPattersonacknowledgesthedisappointingseasonhehadwiththeVikings,hehasnosecond

abouthowhewentabouthisbusiness.

A.thoughtsB.opinionsC.concernsD.reasons

27.Electroniccigarettesshouldbesubjectthesametaxesandlimitationsonpublicuseas

traditionaltobaccoproducts.

A.aboutB.atC.toD.on

28.FCBarcelona,themosticonicclubinworldsoccer,beatManchesterUnited2-0toclaimthe

UEFAChampionsLeaguetitle.

A.controversiallyB.arguablyC.debatableD.finally

29.Thestoresellsliquidvitaminsdesignedforchildrenunder3.

A.explicitlyB.speciallyC.speculativelyD.specifically

30.

allegedly

ANSWER

Thethreelawofficersontheplanecametotherescueofafellowpassengerwhowas

tryingtokillherself.

A.enforcementB.reinforcementC.impositionD.coercion

[10MIN]

PARTIVCLOZE

Decidewhichofthewordsgivenintheboxbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.ThewordscanbeusedONCEONLY.Marktheletterforeachwordon

SHEETTWO

A.

daydream

B.

disagreeme

C.

factually

D.

if

E.

inevitable

nt

F.

inseparabl

G.

lays

H.

making

I.

perspectiv

J.

resides

e

e

K.

that

L.

thinking

M.

thoughtful

N.

ultimately

O.

wake

Tosomethinkers,itismachinesandtheirdevelopmentthatdriveeconomicandculturalchange.

Thisideaisreferredtoastechnologicaldeterminism.Certainlytherecanbenodoubtthatmachines

contributedtotheProtestantReformationandthedeclineoftheCatholicChurch'spowerinEurope

or（31）televisionhaschangedthewayfamilymembersinteract.Thosewhobelieveintechnological

determinismwouldarguethatthesechangesintheculturallandscapewerethe（32）resultofnew

technology.

Butothersseetechnologyasmoreneutralandclaimthatthewaypeopleusetechnologyiswhatgives

itsignificanee.This（33）acceptstechnologyasoneofmanyfactorsthatshapedeconomicand

culturalchange;technology'sinflueneeis（34）determinedbyhowmuchpoweritisgivenbythe

peopleandculturesthatuseit.

This（35）aboutthepoweroftechnologyisattheheartofthecontroversysurroundingthe

newcommunicationtechnologies.Arewemoreorlesspowerlessinthe（36）ofadvancessuchasthe

Internet,theWorldWideWeb,andinstantglobalaudioandvisualcommunicationIfweareatthemercyof

technology,theculturethatsurroundsuswillnotbeour（37）,andthebestwecanhopetodo

ismakeourwayreasonablywellinaworldoutsideourowncontrol.Butifthesetechnologiesareindeed

neutralandtheirpower（38）inhowwechoosetousethem,wecanutilizethemresponsiblyand

（39）toconstructandmaintainwhateverkindofculturewewant.Asfilmdirectorandtechnophile

SteveSpielbergexplained,“Technologycanbeourbestfriend,andtechnologycanalsobethebiggestparty

pooperofourlives.Itinterruptsourownstory,interruptsourabilitytohavethoughtor（40）,toimaginesomethingwonderful.

[35MIN]

PARTVREADINGCOMPREHENSION

SECTIONAMULTIPLE-CHOICEQUESTIONS

Inthissectionthereareseveralpassagesfollowedbytenmultiple-choicequestions.Foreach

question,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkis

thebestanswerandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO

PASSAGEONE

（1）LifecanbetoughforimmigrantsinAmerica.AsaRomanianbankclerkinAtlantaputsit,to

findagoodjob“youhavetobelikeawolfintheforest-abletosmelloutthebestmeat.”And

ifyoucan'tfindwork,don'texpectthetaxpayertobailyouout.UnlikeinsomeEuropeancountries,itisextremelyhardforanable-bodiedimmigranttoliveoffthestate.Alawpassedin1996explicitlybarsmostimmigrants,eventhosewithlegalstatus,fromreceivingalmostanyfederalbenefits.

（2）ThatisonereasonwhyAmericaabsorbsimmigrantsbetterthananyotherrichcountries,

accordingtoanewstudybytheUniversityofCalifornia.Theresearcherssoughttomeasuretheeffect

ofimmigrationonthenative-bornin20richcountries,takingintoaccountdifferencesinskills

betweenimmigrantsandnatives,imperfectlabormarketsandthesizeofthewelfarestateineach

country.

（3）Theirresultsofferammunitionforfansofmoreopenborders.In19outof20countries,the

authorscalculatedthatshuttingthedoorsentirelytoforeignworkerswouldmakethenative-bornworse

off.Nevermindwhatitwoulddototheimmigrantsthemselves,