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英语专业四级改革样卷新题型

2015年8月英语专业四级改革新题型（样卷）

PART1DICTATION[10MIN]

Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthenbegiven1minutetocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.

PleasewritethewholepassageonANSWERSHEETONE.

PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[20MIN]

SECTIONATALK

Inthissectionyouwillhearatalk.YouwillhearthetalkONCEONLY.Whilelistening,youmaylookatANSWERSHEETONEandwriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachgap.Makesuretheword（s）youfillinis（are）bothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayusetheblanksheetfornote-taking.

YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.

Nowlistentothetalk.Whenitisover,youwillbegivenTWOminutestocompleteyourwork.

SECTIONBCONVERSATIONS

Inthissectionyouwillheartwoconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,fivequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.BoththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenONCEONLY.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeaten-secondpause.Duringthepause,youshouldreadthefourchoicesofA,B,CandD,andmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.

Youhavethirtysecondstopreviewthequestions.

Now,listentotheconversations.

ConversationOne.

1.A.Thereturntripistooexpensive.

B.Thereisnotechnologytogetpeopleback.

C.Peopledon’twanttoreturn.

D.Thereturntripistoorisky.

2.A.Intelligence.

B.Health.

C.Skills.

D.Calmness.

3.A.Thekindofpeoplesuitableforthetrip.

B.Interestsandhobbiesofthespeakers.

C.Recruitmentofpeopleforthetrip.

D.PreparationforthetriptoMars.

…

ConversationTwo

6.A.Goingtothehighstreet.B.Visitingeverydayshops.

C.Buyingthingslikeelectricalgoods.D.Visitingshopsandbuyingonline.

7.A.3%.B.33%.

C.42%.D.24%.

8.A.Theywanttoknowmoreaboutpricing.

B.Theycanreturntheproductlater.

C.Theywanttoseetherealthingfirst.

D.Theycanbargainforalowershopprice.

…

PARTIIILANGUAGEKNOWLEDGE

Therearetwentysentencesinthissection.Beneatheachsentencetherearefourwords,phrasesorstatementsmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseoneword,phraseorstatementthatbestcompletesthesentence.

MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.

11.Whenyouhavefinishedwiththatbook,don’tforgettoputitbackontheshelf,______?

A.don’tyouB.doyou

C.willyouD.won’tyou

12.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?

A.Onlyoneoutofsixwerepresentatthemeeting.

B.Tendollarswasstolenfromthecashregister.

C.Eithermysisterormybrotheriscoming.

D.Fivemilesseemlikealongwalktome.

13.Itisnotsomuchthelanguage______theculturalbackgroundthatmakesthefilmdifficulttounderstand.

A.butB.nor

C.likeD.as

14.Thereisnodoubt______thecommitteehasmadetherightdecisiononthehousingproject.

A.whyB.that

C.whetherD.when

15.Ifyouexplainedthesituationtoyourlawyer,he______abletoadviseyoumuchbetterthanIcan.

A.willbeB.was

C.wouldbeD.were

16.Whichofthefollowingisastativeverb（静态动词）?

A.Drink.B.Close.

C.Rain.D.Belong.

17.Whichofthefollowingitalicizedpartsindicatesasubject-verbrelation?

A.Themanhasalargefamilytosupport.

B.Shehadnowishtoquarrelwithherbrother.

C.Hewasthelastguesttoleave.

D.Maryneedsafriendtotalkto.

18.WhichofthefollowingisINCORRECT?

A.Anothertwogirls.B.Fewwords.

C.Thiswork.D.Abitofflowers.

19.Whenonehasgoodhealth,______shouldfeelfortunate.

A.youB.she

C.heD.we

20.There______nothingmorefordiscussion,themeetingcametoanendhalfanhourearlier.

A.tobeB.tohavebeen

C.beD.being

21.Bottlesfromthisregionsell______atabout$50acase.

A.entirelyB.totally

C.wholesaleD.together

22.Theproductcontainsno______colours,flavours,orpreservatives.

A.fakeB.artificial

C.falseD.wrong

23.______andbusinessleadersweredelightedatthedecisiontoholdthenationalmotorfairinthecity.

A.CivilB.Civilized

C.CivilianD.Civic

24.Thecitycouncilisplanningahugeroad-buildingprogrammetoeasecongestion.Theunderlinedpartmeans______.

A.calmB.relieve

C.comfortD.still

25.Hisunfortunateappearancewasoffsetbyanattractivepersonality.TheunderlinespartmeansallthefollowingEXCEPT______.

A.improvedB.madeupfor

C.balancedD.compensatedfor

26.Thedoctorsaidthatthegashinhischeekrequiredtenstitches.Theunderlinedpartmeans______.

A.

B.

C.

D.

27.Duringtheeconomiccrisis,theyhadtocutbackproductionand______workers.

A.layoffB.layinto

C.laydownD.layaside

28.Tomarkitsonehundredthanniversary,theuniversityheldaseriesofactivitiesincludingconferences,filmshows,etc.Theunderlinedpartmeans______.

A.signifyB.celebrate

C.symbolizeD.suggest

29.Hisfertilemindkeepsturningoutnewideas.Theunderlinedpartmeans______.

A.abundantB.unbelievable

C.productiveD.generative

30.Theseissueswerediscussedatlengthduringthemeeting.Theunderlinedpartmeans______.

A.eventuallyB.subsequently

C.lastlyD.fully

PARTIVCLOZE[10MIN]

Decidewhichofthewordsgivenintheboxbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.ThewordscanbeusedONCEONLY.MarktheletterforeachwordonANSWERSHEETTWO.

A.asB.aimlessC.botherD.fastE.flightsF.helplessG.labor-saving

H.levelsI.money-savingJ.pauseK.quiteL.standbyM.standstill

N.trafficO.trapped

ElectricityissuchapartofoureverydaylivesandsomuchtakenforgrantednowadaysthatwerarelythinktwicewhenweswitchonthelightorturnontheTVset.Atnight,roadsarebrightlylit,enablingpeopleand（31）______tomovefreely.Neonlightingusedinadvertisinghasbecomepartofthecharacterofeverymoderncity.Inthehome,many（32）______devicesarepoweredbyelectricity.Evenwhenweturnoffthebedsidelampandare（33）______asleep,electricityisstillworkingforus,drivingourrefrigerators,heatingourwater,orkeepingourroomsair-conditioned.Everyday,trainsandsubwaystakeustoandfromwork.Werarely（34）______toconsiderwhyorhowtheyrun—untilsomethinggoeswrong．Inthesummerof1959,somethingdidgowrongwithpower-plantthatprovidedNewYorkwithelectricity.Foragreatmanyhours,lifecamealmosttoa（35）______.Trainsrefusedtomoveandthepeopleinthemsatinthedark,powerlesstodoanything;liftsstoppedworking,sothatevenifyouwereluckyenoughnottobe（36）______betweentwofloors,youhadtheunpleasanttaskoffindingyourwaydown（37）______ofstairs．FamousstreetslikeBroadwayandFifthAvenueinaninstantbecameasgloomyanduninviting（38）______themostremotebackstreets.Peoplewereafraidtoleavetheirhouses,foralthoughthepolicehadbeenorderedto（39）______incaseofemergency.theywerejustasconfusedand（40）______asanybodyelse.

PARTVREADINGCOMPREHENSION[35MIN]

SECTIONAMULTIPLE-CHOICEQUESTIONS

Inthissectionthereareseveralpassagesfollowedbytenmultiple-choicequestions.Foreachquestion,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswerandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.

PASSAGEONE

Inundatedbymoreinformationthanwecanpossiblyholdinourheads,we’reincreasinglyhandingoffthejobofrememberingtosearchenginesandsmartphones.Googleisevenreportedlyworkingoneyeglassesthatcouldonedayrecognizefacesandsupplydetailsaboutwhoeveryou’relookingat.Butnewresearchshowsthatoutsourcingourmemory–andexpectingthatinformationwillbecontinuallyandinstantaneouslyavailable–ischangingourcognitivehabits.

ResearchconductedbyBetsySparrow,anassistantprofessorofpsychologyatColumbiaUniversity,hasidentifiedthreenewrealitiesabouthowweprocessinformationintheInternetage.First,herexperimentsshowedthatwhenwedon’tknowtheanswertoaquestion,wenowthinkaboutwherewecanfindthenearestWebconnectioninsteadofthesubjectofthequestionitself.Asecondrevelationisthatwhenweexpecttobeabletofindinformationagainlateron,wedon’trememberitaswellaswhenwethinkitmightbecomeunavailable.Andthenthereistheresearchers’finalobservation:

theexpectationthatwe’llheabletolocateinformationdownthelineleadsustoformamemorynotofthefactitselfbutofwherewe’llbeabletofindit.

Butthishandoffcomeswithadownside.Skillslikecriticalthinkingandanalysismustdevelopinthecontextoffacts:

weneedsomethingtothinkandreasonabout,afterall.Andthesefactscan’tbeGoogledaswego;theyneedtobestoredintheoriginalharddrive,ourlong-termmemory.Especiallyinthecaseofchildren,“factualknowledgemustprecedeskill,”saysDanielWillingham,aprofessorofpsychology,attheUniversityofVirginia–meaningthatthedaysofdrillingthemultiplicationtableandmemorizingthenamesofthePresidentsaren’toverquiteyet.Adults,too,needtorecruitasupplyofstoredknowledgeinordertosituateandevaluatenewinformationtheyencounter.Youcan’tGooglecontext