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英语专四真题word版

TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（2017）

—GRADEFOUR—

TIMELIMIT:

130MIN

PARTI 

DICTATION    [10MIN]

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

PleasewritethewholepassageonANSWERSHEETONE.

PARTII 

LISTENINGCOMPREHENSION            [20MIN]

SECTIONA TALK

Inthissectionyouwillhearatalk.YouwillhearthetalkONCEONLY.Whilelistening,youmaylookatthetaskontheANSWERSHEETONEandwriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachgap.Makesurewhatyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayusetheblanksheetfornote-taking.

YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.

Now,listentothetalk.Whenitisover,youwillbegivenTWOminutestocheckyourwork.

SECTIONB CONVERSATIONS

SECTIONB 

Inthissection,youwillheartwoconversations.Attheendoftheconversion,fivequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.BoththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenONCEONLY.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeaten-secondpause.Duringthepause,youshouldreadthefourchoicesofA,B,CandD,andmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.

YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthequestions.

Now,listentotheconversations.

CONVERSATION ONE

1. A. It can’t read data from the flash drive.

B. It has wiped the data from the flash drive

C. The files stored in it have got lostD. The files in it can't be opened

2. A. Get a total refund

B. Get a partial refund

C. Get a new computer

D. Get a new hard disk.

3. A. Indifferent.B. SurprisedC. AnxiousD. Dissatisfied

4. A By 8:

 30 tomorrow morming

B. After 8:

 30 tomorrow morning

C. At 8:

 30 this evenin

D. Anytime tomorrow

5.A.65743205B.6547-2305C.6457-2035.D.6475302

CONVERSATION TWO

6. A. Hold a party at home.

B. Introduce ourselves first.

C. Avoid meeting them

D. Wait for them to visit us

7. A. Do nothing about it.

B. Tell him to stop.

C. Give him a reason to stop

D. Call the police immediately.

8.A. don't answer their questions

B. don't appear to be friendly.

C. Try to be sympathetic

D. Try to be patient.

9. A. No more than five minutes.

B. Five to ten minutes

C. About half an hour.

D. About an hour.

10. A. Family Circle Magazine

B. Morning radio programs

C. betty's website

D. CBS news website.

PartIII.Languageueage

11.______combinationoftechniquesauthorsuse,allstories---fromthebriefestanecdotestothelongestnovels----haveaplot.

A.RegardingB.Whatever.C.InsofarasD.Nomatter

12.Shefollowedthereceptionistdownaluxuriouscorridortoacloseddoor,________thewomengaveaquickknockbeforeopeningit..

A.whereinB.onwhichC.butwhenD.then

13.MsEnnabisoneofthefirstPalestinian________withsevenyears’racingexperience.

A.womandriversB.womendriverC.womendriversD.womandriver

14.“IwonderedifIcouldhaveawordwithyou.”Thepasttenseinthesentencereferstoa__.

A.pasteventforexacttimereferenceB.presenteventfortentativeness

C.presenteventforuncertaintyD.pasteventforpoliteness

15.“IfIwereyou,Iwouldn’twaittoproposetoher.”Thesubjunctivemoodinthesentenceisusedto________.

A.alleviatehostilityB.expressunfavorablefeelings

C.indicateuncertaintyD.makeasuggestion

16.“It’sashamethatthecityofficialshouldhavegonebackonhisword.”ThemodalauxiliarySHOULDexpress______.

AobligationBdisappointmentCfutureinthepastD.tentativeness

17.TimothyRayBrown,thefirstmancuredofHIV,initiallyoptedagainstthestemcelltransplantationthat_______history.

A.couldhavelatermadeB.shouldhavemadelater

C.mightmakelaterD.wouldlatermake

18.SomeMartianrockstructureslookstrikinglylikestructuresonEarththatareknown____bymicrobes.

A.havingbeencreatedB.beingcreatedC.tohavebeencreatedD.tobecreated

19.Atthatmoment,withthecrowdwatchingme,Iwasnotafraidintheordinarysense,as______ifI_________alone.

A.wouldhavebeen…hadbeenB.shouldbe…hadbeen

C.couldbe…wereD.mighthavebeen…were

20.Youmustfire___incompetentassistantofyours

A.theB.anC.thatD.whichever

21.Somenarrativesseemmorelikeplays,heavywithdialoguebywhichwritersallowtheir_____torevealthemselves.

A.charactersB.characteristicsC.charismaDcharacterizations

22.Ifyouintendtomeltthesnowfordrinkingwater,youcan________extrapuritybyrunningitthroughacoffeefilter.

A.assureB.insureC.reassureD.ensure

23.Thedaisy-likeflowersofchamomilehavebeenusedforcenturiesto______anxietyandinsomnia.

A.declineB.relieveCquenchDsuppress

24.Despiteconcernaboutthedisappearanceofthealbuminpopularmusic,2014deliveredagreatcropofalbum________.

A.publicationsBappearancesC.releasesD.presentations

25.Theparty’sreducedvoteinthegeneralelectionwas_______oflackofsupportforitspolicies.

A.revealingB.confirmingC.indicativeD.evident

26.HeclosedhiseyesandheldthetwoversionsofLaMappatohismind’s_______toanalyzetheirdifferences.

A.visionBeyeC.viewD.sight

27.Twelvepupilswerekilledandfive_______injuredaftergunmenattackedtheschoolduringlunchtime.

A.criticallyB.enormouslyC.greatlyD.hard

28.A15-year-oldgirlhasbeenarrested_____accusationsofusingInstagramtoanonymouslythreatenherhigh-school.

A.overB.withC.onD.for

29.Itwasreportedthata73-year-oldmandiedonanEtihadflight_______toGermanyfromAbuDhabi.

A.boundedB.bindedC.boundaryD.bound

30.It’s_______thecaseintheregion;astoryalwayssoundsclearenoughatadistanced,buttheneareryougettothesceneofeventsthevagueritbecomes.

A.unchangeablyB.invariablyC.unalterablyD.immovably

PartIV.Close

A.alwaysB.barelyC.demiseD.emergenceE.gainedF.implicationsG.leafH.lostI.naturallyJ.objectK.oneL.onlineM.risingN.singleO.value

MILLIONSofpeoplenowrenttheirmoviestheNetflixway.Theyfilloutawishlistfromthe50,000titlesonthecompany'sWebsiteandreceivethefirstfewDVD'sinthemail;whentheymaileachoneback,thenextoneonthelistissent.TheNetflixmodelhasbeenexhaustivelyanalyzedforitsdisruptive,new-economy（31）WhatwillitmeanforvideostoreslikeBlockbuster,whichhas,infact,startedasimilarservice?

Whatwillitmeanformoviestudiosandtheaters?

Whatdoesitshowabout"longtail"businesses--onesthatcombinemanynichemarkets,likethoseforDutchmoviesorclassicmusicals,intoa（32）largeaudience?

Butoneothermajorimplicationhas（33）beenmentioned:

whatthisandsimilarInternet-basedbusinessesmeanforthatstalwartoftheoldeconomy,theUnitedStatesPostalService.

Everyday,sometwomillionNetflixenvelopescomeandgoasfirst-classmail.Theyarejoinedbymillionsofothershipmentsfrom（34）pharmacies,eBayvendors,AandotherbusinessesthatdidnotexistbeforetheInternet.

The（35）of"snailmail"intheageofinstantelectroniccommunicationhasbeenpredictedatleastasoftenasthecomingofthepaperlessoffice.Buttheconsumptionofpaperkeeps（36）.Ithasroughlydoubledsince1980.Onaverage,anAmericanhouseholdreceivestwiceasmanypiecesofmailadayasitdidinthe1970's.

TheharmfulsideoftheInternet'simpactisobviousbutstatisticallylessimportantthanmanywouldguess.People（37）writefewerletterswhentheycansende-mailmessages.To（38）throughaboxofoldpapercorrespondenceistoknowwhathasbeen_（39）inthisshift:

theprettystamps,thevaryinglookandfeelofhandwrittenandtypedcorrespondence,thetangible（40）thatwasonceinthesender'shands.

V.Readingcomprehension

SectionA

Passageone

（1）WhenIwasayounggirllivinginIreland,Iwasalwayspleasedwhenitrained,becausethatmeantIcouldgotreasurehunting.What’stheconnectionbetweenawetdayandasearchforburiedtreasure?

Well,it’squitesimple.Ireland,assomeofyoumayalreadyknow,isthehomeofLeprechauns–littlemenwhopossessmagicpowersand,perhapsmoreinterestingly,potsofgold.

（2）Now,althoughLeprechaunsareinterestingcharacters,IhavetoadmitthatIwasmoreintriguedbythestoriesoftheirtreasurehoard.This,asallofIrelandknows,theyhideattheendoftherainbow.Leprechaunscanbefearsomefolkbutifyoucandiscovertheendoftherainbow,theyhavetounwillinglysurrendertheirgoldtoyou.Sowheneveritrained,Iwouldlookupintheskyandfollowthecurveoftherainbowtoseewhereitended.Ineverdidunearthanytreasure,butIdidspendmanyhappy,showerydaysdreamingofwhatIcoulddowiththefortuneifIfoundit.

（3）AsIgotolder,andstartedworking,rainydayscametobejustanothernuisanceandmychildhooddreamsoffindingtreasurefaded.Butforsomepeoplethedreamofstrikingitluckyneverfades,andforafortunatefew,thedreamevencomestrue!

SuchisthecaseofMelFisher.Hisdreamoffindingtreasurealsobeganinchildhood,whilereadingthegreatliteratureclassics“TreasureIsland”and“MobyDick”.However,unlikemyself,hechasedhisdreamandintheendmanagedtobecomeoneofthemostfamousprofessionaltreasurehuntersofalltime,andforgoodreason.In1985,hefish