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专四真题
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TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2018)
-GRADEFOUR-
TIMELIMIT:
130MIN
PARTIDICTATION[10MIN]
Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.YouwillthenbegivenONEminutetocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.
PleasewritethewholepassageonANSWERSHEETONE.
PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[20MIN]
SECTIONATALK
Inthissectionyouwillhearatalk.YouwillhearthetalkONCEONLYWhilelistening,youmaylookatthetaskonANSWERSHEETONEandwriteNOMO邸THANTHREEWORDSforeachgap.Makesurewhatyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayusetheblanksheetfornote-taking.
YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.
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Nowlistentothetalk.Whenitisover,youwillbegivenTWOminutestocheckyourwork.
SECTIONBCONVERSATIONS
Inthissectionyouwillheartwoconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,fivequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.BoththeconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenONCEONLY.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeaten-secondpause.Duringthepause,youshouldreadthefourchoicesofA,B,CandD,andmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.
YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthechoices.
Now,listentotheconversations.
ConversationOne
QuestionsIto5arebasedonConversationOne.
1.A.ManyforeignlanguagesarespokeninBritain.
B.EveryoneinBritaincanspeakaforeignlanguage.
C.TheBritishareunabletospeakaforeignlanguage.
D.TheBritishcansurviveontheirmothertongue.
2.A.Chinese.
B.Polish.
C.Punjabi.
D.Urdu.
3.A.Tohelpimproveinternationaltrade.
B.Toallowaspeakertoholdasimpletalk.
C.Toimprovetheeducationsystem.
D.Toencouragelearninganotherlanguage.
4.A.Itgivesyouself-satisfaction.
B.Itmakesyoumoreconfident.
C.Itgivesyouanadvantage.
D.Itmakesyouworkhard.
5.A.Workmates.
B.Schoolmates.
C.Teacherandstudent.
D.
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Brotherandsister.
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ConversationTwo
Questions6toIOarebasedonConversationTwo.
6.A.Anunreasonablefear.
B.Adangerousevent.
C.Asmallprobability.
D.Arisk-assessingability.
7.A.Oneinonemillion.
B.Oneinfourmillion.
C.Oneinfourteenmillion.
D.Oneinfortymillion.
8.A.Futureevents.
B.Catastrophicevents.
C.Small-scaledisasters.
D.Smokinghazards.
9.A.Travelingbyair.
B.Ridingabicycle.
C.Catchingbirdflu.
D.Smokingcigarettes.
10.A.Theygetpleasurefromrisks.
B.Theycancontrolpotentialrisks.
C.Theycanassessdangerfromrisks.
D.Theyhavestrongneedsforrisks.
PARTIIILANGUAGEUSAGE[10MIN]
Therearetwentysentencesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.
11.TheBentPyramidoutsideCairoancientEgypt'sfirstattempttobuildasmooth-sidedpyramid.
A.hasbeenbelievedtohavebeen
B.wasbelievedtobe
C.isbelievedtohavebeen
D.isbelievedtobe
12.US.Newsrankingsofcollegessince1983.Theyareaverypopularresourceforstudentslookingtoapplytoauniversitycampus.
A.mamtams
B..1smamtammg
C.maintained
D.hasbeenmamtammg
13.Hewasluredintoacrimehewouldnot
A.actually
B.otherwise
C.accidentally
D.seldom
havecommitted.
14.Shewasonceayoungcountrywifewithchickensinthebackyardandaviewofmountainsbehindtheappleorchard.
A.Virginiabluehazy
B.Virginiahazyblue
C.hazyblueVirginia
D.bluehazyVirginia
15.Ilongtoalleviate,butIcannot.
A.theevil
B.evil
C.evils
D.
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anevil
16.Indeed,itisarguablethatbodyshatteringistheverypointoffootball,askillingandmaiming.
A.war
B.arewar
C.ofwar
D.areofwar
17.At,photographyisachemicalprocess,duringwhichalight-sensitivematenalisalteredwhenexposedtolight.
A.itsmostbasic
B.itsbasic
C.themostbasic
D.thebasic
18.Shehiredalawyertoinvestigate,onlytolearnthatGabrielhadremovedhernamefromthedeed.Theinfinitiveverbphrase"onlytolearn"isused.
A.toexpressanintendedpurpose
B.toindicateahighdegreeofpossibility
C.torevealanundesirableconsequence
D.todramatizeastatedfact
19.WhichofthefollowingitalicizedwordsDOESNOTcarrythemetaphoricalmeaning?
A.Iwonderwhat'sbehindthischangeofplan.
B.Jimturnedtospeaktothepersonstandingbehindhim.
C.Thisworkshouldhavebeenfinishedyesterday.I'mgettingterriblybehind.
D.IsupposeI'mluckybecausemyparentswerebehindmealltheway.
20.Mymotherwasdeterminedtohelpthoseinneedandshewouldhavebeenimmenselyproudofwhathasbeenachievedtheselast20years.Theitalicizedpartinthesentenceexpresses.
A.ahypothesis
B.asuggestion
C.acontradiction
D.asurprise
21.WhenthepoliceofficerswhotookpartintheKingbeatingwerefirstbroughtto,theirlawyersusedthevideotapeasevidenceagainsttheprosecution.
A.justice
B.testimony
C.trial
D.
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verdict
22.,themostcontroversialcandidateintheelectioncampaign,hehasbeenstronglycriticizedforhiscrudecommentsaboutwomen.
A.Questionably
B.Arguably
C.Contentiously
D.Debatably
23.Priceshaverecentlyriseninordertotheincreasedcostofrawmatenals.
A.cut
B.buoy
C.offset
D.offer
24.Thecelebritysaysmcourtpapersshehasnoofg1vmganyauthonzatlontoanyonetoproceedwithadivorce."
A.recommendation
B.recording
C.recognition
D.recollection
25.Whatactuallyagoodangle—oragoodselfieoverall—isrootedinwhatweconsiderbeautiful.
A.consists
B.constitutes
C.composes
D.constructs
26.Theschoolisgoingthemiletocreatethenextgenerationofsportingstarsthankstoitsumquedevelopmentprogram.
A.final
B.further
C.supplementary
D.extra
27.Theteachers'unionalawsuitagainstthedistrictcallingforrepairing"deplorable"schoolconditions.
A.filed
B.fired
C.fined
D.filled
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28.
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LastMarchtheofa19thcenturycargoshipwasfoundbyanunderwaterarchaeologicalteam.
A.debris
B.rums
C.remams
D.wreck
29.She'swornhisdesignsonoccasionsfromredcarpetstomoviepremieres.
A.numerical
B.numeral
C.countless
D.countable
30.Aleadingintelligenceandoperationscompanyhasreleaseditsanalysisofworldwidereportedincidentsofpiracyandcrimeagainstmanners.
A.oceangomg
B.oceamc
C.manne
D.man..tlme
PARTIVCLOZE[10MIN]
Decidewhichofthewordsgivenintheboxbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblank.ThewordscanbeusedONCEON肛MarktheletterforeachwordonANSWERSHEETTWO.
A.accompaniesB.automatically
F.kindG.mam记r
K.renownedL.subscribe
C.couple
H.mercifully
M.unknown
D.goesE.indebtedness
I.oneJ.obey
N.virtue0.widespread
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Afewyearsago,auniversityprofessortriedalittleexperiment.HesentChristmascardstoasampleofperfectstrangers.Althoughheexpectedsomereaction,theresponsehereceivedwasamazing—holidaycardsaddressedtohimcamepouringbackfromdiepeoplewhohadnevermetnorheardofhim.Thegreatmajorityofthosewhoreturnedacardneverinquiredintotheidentityofthe(31)professor.Theyreceivedhisholidaygreetingcard,andthey(32)sentoneinreturn.Thisstudyshowstheactionofoneofthemostpowerfuloftheweaponsofinfluencearoundus—theruleforreciprocation.Therulesaysthatweshouldtrytorepay,in(33),whatanotherpersonhasprovidedus.Ifawomandoesusafavor,weshoulddoher(34)inreturn;ifamansendsusabirthdaypresent,weshouldrememberhisbirthdaywithagiftofourown;ifa(35)invitesustoaparty,weshouldbesuretoinvitethemtooneofours.By
(36)ofthereciprocityrule,then,weareobligedtothefuturerepaymentoffavors,gifts,invitations,andthelike.Sotypicalisitfor(37)toaccompanythereceiptofsuchthingsthatatermlike"muchobliged"hasbecomeasynonymfor"thankyou",notonlyintheEnglishlanguagebutinothersaswell.
Theimpressiveaspectoftheruleforreciprocationandthesenseofobligationthat(38)withitisitspervasivenessinhumanculture.Itisso(39)thatafterintensivestudy,sociologistscanreportthatthereisnohumansocietythatdoesnot(40)totherule.
PARTVREADINGCOMPREHENSION[35MIN]
SECTIONAMULTIPLECHOICEQUESTIONS
Inthissectiontherearethreepassagesfollowedbytenmultiplechoicequestions.Foreachmultiplechoicequestion,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswerandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.
PASSAGEONE
(1)TheearliestsettlerscametotheNorthAmericancontinenttoestablishcolonieswhichwerefreefromthecontrolsthatexistedinEuropeansocieties.Theywantedtoescapethecontrolsplacedontheirlivesbykingsandgovernments,priestsandchurches,noblemenandaristocrats.ThehistoricdecisionsmadebythosefirstsettlershavehadaprofoundeffectontheshapingoftheAmericancharacter.Bylimitingthepowerofthegovernmentandthechurchesandeliminatingaformalaristocracy,theycreatedaclimateoffreedomwheretheemphasiswasontheindividu