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英语专四真题及答案完整版

2009英语专四真题及答案（完整版）

四级全真试题2009

TIMELIMIT:

135MIN

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

参考答案：

NewYear’sEve

Formanypeopleinthewest,NewYear’sEveisthebiggestpartyoftheyear./It’satimetogettogetherwithfriendsorfamily/andwelcomethecomingyear./NewYear’spartiescantakeplaceindifferentplaces./Somepeopleholdahouseparty;othersattendstreetparties,/whilesomejustgoforafewdrinkswiththeirfriends./Bigcitieshavelargeandspectacularfireworksdisplays./ThereisonethingthatallNewYear’sEvepartieshaveincommon—/thecountdowntomidnight./Whentheclockstrikestwelve,peoplegivealoudcheerandsingsongs./It’salsopopulartomakeapromiseinthenewyear./Thisiscalledanewyear’sresolution./Typicalresolutionsincludegivingupsmokingandkeepingfit./However,thepromiseisoftenbrokenquitequickly/andpeoplearebackintotheirbadhabitswithinweeksordays./

PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION

InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

SECTIONACONVERSATIONS

Inthissectionyouwillhearseveralconversations.Listentotheconversationscarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

Questions1to3arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentotheconversation.

1.Markisunhappybecauseof_______.

A.hisChemistryhomework

B.agirlinhisclass

C.Linda’swords

D.Fridaynight'sparty

参考答案：

B

W:

Look.Sheisinyourchemistryclass,isn’tshe?

Youaregoodatchemistry.

Youcouldoffertohelpherwithherchemistryhomework.Howaboutthat?

M:

Notbad.Justoneproblem.

W:

What?

M:

Sheisbetterthanmeatchemistry.

W:

Ok,then.Well,thereisthatpartyatJohn’sonFridaynight.Youcouldinviteher.

M:

Justanothersmallproblem.John’sherboyfriend.

Questions4to7arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentotheconversation.

4.Aboutthescratchontheproduct,theshopassistantthinksthat_______.

A.thecustomermadeithimself

B.therewasdefinitelynotonethen

C.thecustomershouldhavechecked

D.thecustomerwasmakingtrouble

参考答案：

C

TIP：

根据原文butit'sreallyyourresponsibilitytocheckthegoodswhenyoubuythem

可见售货员认为顾客应当在购买时自己检查货品。

5.Thecustomerwas______whentoldhemightnothaveworntheheadphones

properly.

A.annoyed

B.surprised

C.indifferent

D.worried

参考答案：

A

TIP：

根据原文Iknowhowtoputearphonesinmyears.Thankyouverymuch.

及说话者的语气，可见此处的Thankyouverymuch.为反语，由此可知该顾客十分生气。

6.Howmanycomplaintsdidthecustomermakeabouttheproductaltogether?

A.Five.

B.Four.

C.Three.

D.Two.

参考答案：

D

TIP：

综合全文，该顾客总共提出两个问题：

一为产品外观上的刮痕（firstofall,thereisthislargescratchacrossthefrontofit）；另一为耳机漏音问题（Butpeoplecanhearit,andit'sreallyembarrassingonthebusandunderground.）

7.Theshopcouldexchangetheproductifthecustomer_______.

A.makesnomorecomplaints

B.canproducethereceipt

C.isstillunhappywithit

D.bringsitbackwithinaweek

参考答案：

B

TIP：

在对话结尾处，售货员提出“Isupposewecouldexchangeitforanothermodel,ifyoureallyaren'thappywithit.”“Well,ifIcouldjusthavethereceipt.”可见如果有发票，即可更换产品。

此处选项中的produce不表示“生产”，而是指“拿出或出示某事物（以供检验或使用）”。

SCRIPT:

W:

CanIhelpyou?

M:

Yes.Yousee,I’veboughtthispersonalstereoatyourshopthreedaysago.AndI’mafraidithasn’treallymatcheduptowhatIwastoldabout.

W:

Isee,whatexactlyisthematter?

M:

Well,firstofall,thereisthislargescratchacrossthefrontofit.

W:

Butyoushouldhavenoticedthatwhenyouboughtit.

M:

Butitwasintheboxandallsealedup.

W:

Well.I’msorry,butit’sreallyyourresponsibilitytocheckthegoodswhenyoubuythem.Howarewetoknowthatitwasn’tyouwhomadethescratch?

M:

Butthat’sridiculous.Anyway,it’snotthemostimportantthing.I’mreallynothappyaboutthisotherthing.

W:

Andwhatisthat?

M:

Look.Itsaysherethatthenoisefromitshouldbeundetectablebyotherpeople.

W:

Yes,that’sright.

M:

Butpeoplecanhearit,andit’sreallyembarrassingonthebusandunderground.

W:

Well,I’msorry,butitmustbethewayyouarewearingtheheadphones.

M:

Look.Iknowhowtoputearphonesinmyears.Thankyouverymuch.ButwhatIwanttoknowiswhatyouaregoingtodoaboutitatall?

W:

Well,Isupposewecouldexchangeitforanothermodel,ifyoureallyaren’thappywithit.

M:

No,Icertainlyamnot.

W:

Well,ifIcouldjusthavethereceipt.

M:

Oh,yes.Well,thereisaslightproblemaboutthereceipt.

Questions8to10arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentotheconversation.

8.JoeSmithtelephonedVictoriafor_______.

A.themenu

B.theplace

C.thereception

D.thecampaign

参考答案：

C

TIP：

根据对话开始时Smith所说的Iwonderedifyoucoulddosomecateringforusnextweek.Wearehavingasmallreception.可见他打电话的目的在于请Victoria为他们的招待会提供服务。

9.Whenwillthelunchbeheld?

A.Fridaynextweek.

B.Thursdaynextweek.

C.April30th.

D.Thisweek.

参考答案：

A

TIP：

当Victoria问及确切时间时，Smith的回答是April21st,that'sThursday.Oh,sorry,no.ItshouldbeFriday.结合上文提到的Iwonderedifyoucoulddosomecateringforusnextweek，可推断出答案为A。

10.AllthefollowinginformationisnewtoVictoriaEXCEPT_______.

A.howmanypeopletoattendit

B.whytoholdit

C.wheretoholdit

D.whattocook

参考答案：

D

TIP：

问题问的是Victoria早已知道的信息是什么，根据文中提供信息Youdidsomethingsimilarforuslastyear.We'dbehappytohavethesamemenuagain.此处相同的菜单，即指相同的食物，故选D。

SCRIPT:

W:

Hello,HappyTimeCateringService,Victoriaspeaking.HowcanIhelpyou?

M:

Hello,Victoria.ThisisJoeSmithfromCountryHolidays.Iwonderedifyoucoulddosomecateringforusnextweek.Wearehavingasmallreception.It’stolaunchoursummerholidayadvertisingcampaign.Willyoubefree?

W:

Whenexactlyisit?

Mr.Smith?

M:

April21st,that’sThursday.Oh,sorry,no.ItshouldbeFriday.

W:

Oh,yesIcandothat.Wherewillyoubeholdingit?

M:

Wethoughtwe’dhavethatatheadofficeandusetheconferenceroom,becausethereisenoughroomforeveryonethere.

W:

Ok.Whatsortofthingswouldyoulike?

M:

JustalightlunchIthink,sothatpeoplecaneatwhiletheymovearoundandtalktoeachother.Youdidsomethingsimilarforuslastyear.We’dbehappytohavethesamemenuagain.

W:

Right.I’lllookatmydiaryandseewhatyouhadlasttime.Oh,InearlyforgottoaskyouhowmanyshouldIcaterfor?

M:

Well,Ithinkmostpeoplewillbeabletocome,perhapsaround30.No,let’ssay35,tobesure.

W:

Right,thankyouforgettingintouch,Mr.Smith.I’llsendyouconfirmationofthearrangementsbytheendofthisweek.

M:

Ok.

SECTIONBPASSAGES

Inthissection,youwillhearseveralpassages.Listentothepassagescarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothepassage.

11.PeoplechooseLondonforpost-Christmasshoppingbecause_______.

A.shopsopenearlyinthemorning

B.shopsstayopenforlongerhours

C.theycanbuyreallycheapthings

D.theycanshopwiththeirfriends

参考答案：

C

TIP：

文中提到在伦敦youcancertainlypickupsomeamazingbargains。

“bargains”是指减价商品或者便宜货，故答案选择C。

12.Welearnfromthepassagethat_______.

A.peopleareverykeenonsales

B.post-Christmassalesstartat3:

30am

C.post-Christmassaleslastforaday

D.salesincludeonlyafewitems

参考答案：

A

TIP：

文中提到为了抢先买到特价商品Somepeopleevencampedoutsidetheshopstobethefirstintheline.足见他们对于圣诞之后的商品抢购十分热衷，故答案选择A。

13.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.SomepeoplebuyChristmaspresentsinthesales.

B.Somepeopleshoponlineduringthesales.

C.SomepeoplebuypresentsfornextChristmas.

D.Onlineretailersofferbetterpost-Christmassales.

参考答案：

B

TIP：

关于网上购物，文中提到由于自身优势onlineretailersarealsogettinginontheactwithJanuarysalesoftheirown。

“getin”在此是“胜出”的意思，因此D选项表述正确。

而购物者本身的网上购物的行为文中并未阐述，所以应该选择B。

SCRIPT:

Forshopaholics,thepost-Christmasperiodmeansonlyonething—sales.Acrossthecountry,pricesareslashedonclothing,electronics,homefurnishingsandmore.ButLondonistheplaceforseriousshopping,andyoucancertainlypickupsomeamazingbargains.ThesalesstartonBoxingDay,26thDecemberandcontinueforthemonthofJanuary,butthekeenestbargainhuntersgetthereearlytobefirstthroughthedoors.InOxfordStreet,queuesformedoutsideshopsaheadofpredawnopeningsforthestartofthesales.AtBrentcrossinnorthLondon,morethan1,000peoplewerequeuingat3:

30a.m.forthenextclothingstoresalewhichbeganat4a.m.Somepeopleevencamped

outsidetheshopstobethefirstintheline.SomepeoplearetakingtheirfriendsshoppingwiththemandbuyingtheirChristmaspresentsinthesales—apracticalbutanunromanticwayofmakingsureyougetthegiftyoureallywant.Foralessexcitingbutlessstressfulshoppingexperience,onlineretaile