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优质专四真题

2012英语专业四级考试真题

　PARTIDICTATION[15MIN]

　　Listentothefollowingpassage．Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes．Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning．Forthesecondandthirdreadings，thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase，withintervalsof15seconds．Thelastreadingwillbedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork．Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheckthroughyourworkoncemore．PleasewritethewholepassageonANSWERSHEETONE．

　　PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[20MIN]

　　InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow．MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononAnswerSheetTwo．

　　SECTIONACONVERSATIONS

　　Inthissectionyouwillhearseveralconversations．Listentotheconversationscarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow．

　　Questionslto3arebasedonthefollowingconversation．Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions．Now,listentotheconversation.

　　l．TheEthicalConsumerResearchAssociationwillprovideinformationtoshopperson

　　A．productprice．B．productquality．　　C．manufacturers．　　D．productionmethods．

　　2．Accordingtotheconversation，anethicalshoppershould

　　A．askforothers’advicebeforebuyingthings．　　B．considertheworthofsomethingtobebought．

　　C．postponebuyingthingswheneverpossible．　　D．searchforthingsthatarelesscostly．

　　3．Accordingtotheconversation，ethicalshopperscanbebestdescribedas

　　A．shrewd．B．thrifty．　　C．extravagant．D．cautious．

　　Questions4to7arebasedonthefollowingconversation．Attheendoftheconversation，youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions．Now,listentotheconversation．

　　4．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECTaboutMary?

　　A．Sheisenjoyingherlanguagestudy．　　B．Sheisenjoyinghermanagementstudy．

　　C．Sheisnotfeelingverywellatthemoment．　　D．Sheisnothappyaboutherstudypressure．

　　5．WhatdoesMarythinkofthecourseinitially?

　　A．Itisuseful．B．Itisdifficult．　　C．Itischallenging．D．Itisinteresting．

　　6．WhatisMary’sproblemoflivinginafamilyhouse?

　　A．Shedislikesthefoodsheeats．B．Sheisunabletosleepwell．

　　C．Shehasnochancetomakefriends．D．Shefindstherenthigh．

　　7．WhichofthefollowingisMr．Davies’advice?

　　A．Totrytomakemorefriends．　　B．Totrytochangeaccommodation．

　　C．TospendmoretimeonEnglish．　　D．Tostopattendinglanguageclasses．

　　Questions8to10arebasedonthefollowingconversation．Attheendoftheconversation，youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions．Now,listentotheconversation．

　　8．Accordingtotheconversation，thedayisspecialbecause

　　A．manypeoplearesurfingthenetonthatday．　　B．itisananniversaryoftheinternet．

　　C．thenetbroughtaboutnochangesuntilthatday．　　D．bigchangeswilltakeplaceonthatday．

　　9．Welearnfromtheconversationthatpeople

　　A．cannotJivewithouttheinternet．　　B．cannotworkwithouttheinternet．

　　C．allusetheinternettokeepintouch．　　D．havevariedopinionsaboutinternetuse．

　　10．Attheendoftheconversation．thespeakerstalkabout

　　A．thefutureoftheinternet．　　B．thetypeofofficefurniture．

　　C．whenchangeswillcome．　　D．howpeoplewillusetheinternet．

　SECTIONBPASSAGES

　　Inthissection，youwillhearseveralpassages．Listentothepassagescarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow．

　　Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingpassage．Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions．Now,listentothepassage．

　　11．Inordertoopenabankaccount，youneedtoproduce____inadditiontoyourpassport．

　　A．alibrarycardB．aregistrationform　　C．atelephonebillD．areceipt

　　12．WhichofthefollowingmightNOTbeincludedinthe‘utilitybill’?

　　A．Rent．B．Gas．C．Water．D．Telephone．

　　13．Accordingtothepassage，whatcanonedointhepostoffice?

　　A．Gettingcontactdetails．B．Obtainingtaxforms．　　C．Payinghousingrents．D．Applyingforloans．

　　Questions14to17arebasedonthefollowingpassage．Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions．Now,listentothepassage．

　　14．Accordingtothepassage，‘scheduling’meansthatyou

　　A．needtobeefficientinwork．　　B．planyourworkproperly．

　　C．trytofinishworkaheadoftime．　　D．knowhowtoworkinteams．

　　15．Accordingtothepassage,oneoftheactivitiestorelaxcouldbe

　　A．protectingwildanimals．　　B．spendingtimewithyourfamily．

　　C．learninghowtoreadefficiently．　　D．learninghowtodogardening．

　　16．Oneofthewaystoreducestressisto

　　A．dobetterthananyoneelse．　　B．fulfillhighambitionsinone'swork．

　　C．workandhavereasonableaims．　　D．startwitharelativelylowaim．

　　17．Accordingtothepassage，toreducestresshassomethingtodowiththefollowingEXCEPT

　　A．one'sposition．B．one'sinterest．　C．one'shealth．D．one'smood．

　　Questions18to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage．Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions．Now,listentothepassage．

　　18．Accordingtothepassage，newwordstendtocomefrom

　　A．worldpolitics．B．advancesinscience．　　C．areasoflife．D．alltheabove．

　　19．ThepassageexplainsthelargerandrichervocabularyofEnglishmainlyfromaviewpoint．

　　A．historicalB．cultural　　C．commercialD．colonial

　　20．Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribestheEnglishlanguage?

　　A．Itisoutdatedingrammar．　　B．Itacceptsnewwordsfromscience．

　　C．Ithasbeguntakinginnewwords．　　D．Ittendstoembracenewwords．

　SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

　　Inthissection，youwillhearseveralnewsitems．Listentothemcarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow．

　　Questions21and22arebasedOHthefollowingnews．Attheendofthenewsitem，youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions．Nowlistentothenews．

　　21．Wherewasthemarblestatuefound?

　　A．Outinthesea．B．Insideabathhouse．

　　C．Onacliffalongthecoast．D．OnthecoastoutsideJerusalem．

　　22．Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheconditionofthestatue?

　　A．Itwasincomplete．B．Itwasrecentartwork．　　C．Itwasfairlytall．D．Itwasinpieces．

　　Questions23and24arebasedonthefollowingnews．Attheendofthenewsitem．youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions．Now,listentothenews．

　　23．Therescueeffortsconcentratedmainlyon

　　A．theU．S．-CanadaborderB．snow-strickenregions．　　C．highways．D．citystreets．

　　24．Accordingtothenews，thelastgroupofpeoplemighthavebeenstrandedintheirvehicles

　　formorethan____hoursbeforebeingrescued．

　　A．24B．25C．40D．48

　　Questions25and26arebasedonthefollowingnews．Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions．Now,listentothenews．

　　25．Accordingtothe2006anti-smokingrestrictions，smokingwasNOTallowedin

　　A．offices．B．restaurants．C．bars．D．schoolplaygrounds．

　　26．Accordingtothenews，whichofthefollowinggroupsreactsnegativelytothenewlaw?

　　A．Televisionproducers．B．Hotelowners．　　C．Medicalworkers．D．Hospitalmanagement．

　　Questions27and28arebasedonthefollowingnews．Attheendofthenewsitem，youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions．Now,listentothenews．

　　27．Accordingtothenews，whofirstdiscoveredthefraud?

　　A．Aclient．B．Abankmanager．　　C．Thepolice．D．Bankheadquarters．

　　28．Whendidthebankemployeehandhimselfin?

　　A．Amonthbeforethefraudwasdiscovered．　　B．Adaybeforethefraudwasdiscovered．

　　C．Adayafterthepolicelaunchedinvestigation．　　D．Amonthafterhetransferredthemoney．

　　Question29isbasedonthefollowingnews．Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven5secondstoanswerthequestion．Now,listentothenews．

　　29．Whatisthisnewsitemmainlyabout?

　　A．HowtoopenHotmailaccounts．　　B．Howtoretrievemissinge-mails．

　　C．Newe-mailservicebyMicrosoft．　D．Problemsandcomplaintsaboute-mails．

　　Question30isbasedonthefollowingnews．Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven5secondstoanswerthequestion．Now,listentothenews．

　　30．Comparedwith2009，whichofthefollowingfiguresremainedaboutthesamein2010?

　　A．Numberofticketssold．B．Boxofficerevenues．

　　C．Attendancerate．DNumberofcinemas．

　PARTIIICLOZE【15MIN】

　　Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks．MarkthebestchoiceforeachblankonAnswerSheetTwo．

　　Theearthquakeof26thDecember2004resultedinoneoftheworstnaturaldisastersinlivingmemory．Itwasa（31）_____underwaterquakeandoccurredintheIndianOcean．It（32）____coastlines，communitiesandbroughtdeathtomanypeople．

　　Whydoearthquakeshappen?

　　Thesurfaceoftheearthhasnotalwayslookedasitdoestoday；itismoving（33）____（althoughveryslowly）andhasdonesoforbillionsofyears．Thisisone（34）____ofearthquakes，whenonesectionoftheearth（tectonicplate）（35）____another．Scientistscanpredictwherebutnot（36）____thismighthappenandtheareabetweenplatesiscalledafaultline．OnonefaultlineinKobe，Japanin1923over200,000peoplewerekilled．（37）____，earthquakesdonotalways

　　happenonfaultlines，（38）____iswhytheyaresodangerousand（39）____．

　　Wheredovolcanoeshappen?

　　Volcanoeshappenwheretheearth's（40）____isthin：

lava，dustandgases（41）____frombeneaththeearth．Theycanriseintoahugeconeshapelikeamountainanderupt，（42）____theycanbesoviolent（43）____theyjustexplodedirectlyfromtheearthwithnowarning．Thereare1511（44）'____'volcanoesintheworld．Thismeansthattheymay（45）____bed