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四级真题

　作文真题

　　听力真题

　　Shortconversations

　　1.

　　W:

I’mgoingtogiveupplayingchess.Ilostagaintoday.

　　M:

Justbecauseyoulost?

Isthatanyreasontoquit?

　　Q:

Whatdoesthemanimply?

　　2.

　　M:

DoyouknowSally’snewaddress?

She’sgotsomemailhere,andI’dliketoforwardittoher.

　　W:

Well,we’venotbeenintouchforquiteawhile.Let’ssee.Maryshouldknowit.

　　Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

　　3.

　　W:

Imissedclassesthismorning.Couldyoupleaselendmeyournotes?

　　M:

Mynotes?

You’veneverseemyhandwriting,haveyou?

　　Q:

Whatdoesthemanimply?

　　4.

　　M:

I’mtakingmygirlfriendtothefancynewrestaurantforherbirthdaytonight.

　　W:

Iwenttherelastweekend,Ifounditratherdisappointing.

　　Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

　　5.

　　W:

Winterisoveratlast.Timetoputawaymyglovesandboots.

　　M:

I’vebeenwaitingforthisformonths.

　　Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

　　6.

　　W:

Thankyouforbringingthebooksback.

　　M:

Ithoughtyouneedthemovertheweekend.Manythanksforlettingmeusethem.

　　Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

　　7.

　　W:

Areyouworkingflexiblehours?

　　M:

No,I’mnot.Theweathertodayissonice,soIdecidedtowalktowork,andthatmeantIhadtoleaveanhourearlierthanusual.

　　Q:

Whatdidthemandecidedtodo?

　　8.

　　W:

Ourplanehasbeencirclingforalongtime.Whythedelay?

　　M:

Theairportisclosedforawhilethismorning,andthingsarestillnotbacktonormal.

　　Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

Longconversation

　　长对话一

　　Woman:

Morning,thisisTGC!

　　Man:

Goodmorning,WalterBarryhere,callingfromLondon.CouldIspeaktoMr.Grand,please?

　　Woman:

Who’scalling,please?

　　Man:

WalterBarry,fromLondon.

　　Woman:

Whatisitabout,please?

　　Man:

Well,Iunderstandthatyourcompanyhasachemicalprocessingplant.MyowncompanyLCP,LiquidControlProducts,isaleaderinsafetyfromleaksinthefieldofchemicalprocessing.I’dliketospeaktoMr.GrandtodiscusswaysinwhichwecouldhelpTGCtoprotectitselffromsuchproblemsandsavemoneyatthesametime.

　　Woman:

Yes,Isee.Well,Mr.Grandisnotavailablejustnow.

　　Man:

CanyoutellmewhenIcouldreachhim?

　　Woman:

He’sverybusyforthenextfewdays.Thenhe’llbeawayinNewYork.Soit’sdifficulttogiveyouatime.

　　Man:

CouldIspeaktosomeoneelse,perhaps?

　　Woman:

Who,inparticular?

　　Man:

Acolleague,forexample?

　　Woman:

Youarespeakingtohispersonalassistance.IcandealwithcallsforMr.Grand.

　　Man:

Yes,well,couldIringhimtomorrow?

　　Woman:

No,I’msorry,hewon’tbefreetomorrow.Listen,letmesuggestsomething.Yousendusdetailsofyourproductsandservices,togetherwithreferencesfromothercompanies.Andthenwe’llcontactyou.

　　Man:

Yes,that’sverykindofyou.Ihaveyouraddress.

　　Woman:

Verygood,Mr…?

　　Man:

Barry.WalterBarry,fromLCPinLondon.

　　Woman:

Right,Mr.Barry.Welookforwardtohearingfromyou.

　　Man:

Thankyou,goodbye.

　　Woman:

Bye.

　　9.Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman’scompany?

　　10.Whatdowelearnabouttheman?

　　11.What’sthewoman’spositioninhercompany?

　　12.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

Longconversation

　　长对话二

　　Man:

MissYamada,didyoueverthinkthatyouwouldfindyourselflivingandworkinginthewesternworld?

　　Woman:

No,notreally,althoughI’vealwayslistenedtorecordingsofgreatorchestrasfromEurope.

　　Man:

Soyouenjoyedclassicalmusicevenwhenyouwereveryyoung?

　　Woman:

Oh,yes.Iwasanonlychild.

　　Man:

Youwerebornin1955,isthatright?

　　Woman:

Yes,IbeganviolinlessonsatschoolwhenIwas6.

　　Man:

Asyoungasthat,didyoulikeit?

　　Woman:

Oh,yes,verymuch.

　　Man:

Whendidyoufirstplayonyourown?

Imean,whendidyougiveyourfirstperformance?

　　Woman:

IthinkIwas8…?

No,Nine.Ijusthadmybirthdayaweekbefore,andmyfatherhadboughtmeanewviolin.Iplayedasmallpieceattheschoolconcert.

　　Man:

Didyouknowthenthatyouwouldbecomeaprofessionalviolinist?

　　Woman:

Yes,Ithinkso.Ienjoyplayingtheviolinverymuch,andIdidn’tmindpracticing,sometimesthreeorfourhoursaday.

　　Man:

AndwhendidyoufirstcometoEurope?

　　Woman:

Iwasverylucky.WhenIwasfifteen,IwonascholarshiptoacollegeinParis.Thatwasforathree-yearcourse.

　　Man:

Howdidyourparentsfeelaboutthat?

　　Woman:

Ithinktheywerepleasedandworriedatthesametime.Itwasthechanceofalifetime.ButofcourseIwouldbethousandsofmilesfromhome.Anyway,IstudiedinParisforthreeyearsandthenwentbacktoTokyo.

　　13.WhatdoweknowaboutthewomanbeforeshewenttoEurope?

　　14.Whatdoesthewomansayabouthermusicexperience?

　　15.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutherstudyinParis?

SpotDictation

　　Lookingatthebasicbiologysystems,theworldisnotdoingverywell.Yeteconomicindicatorsshowtheworldisprospering.Despiteaslowstartatthebeginningoftheeighties,globaleconomicoutputincreasedbymorethanafifthduringthedecade.Theeconomygrew,tradeincreased,andmillionsofnewjobswerecreated.Howcanbiologicalindicatorsshowtheoppositeofeconomicindicators?

　　Theansweristhattheeconomicindicatorshaveabasicfault:

theyshownodifferencebetweenresourcesusesthatsustainprogressandthoseusesthatwillhurtit.Themainmeasureofeconomicprogressisthegrossnationalproduct（GNP）.Insimpleterms,thistotalsthevalueofallgoodsandservicesproducedandsubtractslossinvalueoffactoriesandequipment.Developedahalf-centuryago,GNPhelpedestablishacommonwayamongcountriesofmeasuringchangeineconomicoutput.Forsometime,thisseemedtoworkreasonablywell,butseriousweaknessarenowappearing.Asindicatedearlier,GNPincludeslossinvalueoffactoriesandequipment,butitdoesnottakeintoaccountthelossofnaturalresources,includingnonrenewableresourcessuchasoilorrenewableresourcessuchasforests.

Thisbasicfaultcanproduceamisleadingsenseofnationaleconomichealth.AccordingtoGNP,forexample,countriesthatovercutforestactuallydobetterthanthosethatpreservetheirforest.Thetreescutdownarecountedasincomebutnosubtractionismadeforusinguptheforests.

阅读理解

PassageOne

　　Whatmakesapersonfamous?

Thisisamysterythatmanypeoplehavecarefullythoughtabout.Allkindsofmythssurroundthelivesofwell-knownpeople.

　　MostpeoplearefamiliarwiththeworksofWilliamShakespeare,oneofthegreatestEnglishwritersofthe16thand17thcenturies.YethowmanyknowShakespearetheperson,themanbehindtheworks?

　　Aftercenturiesofresearch,scholarsarestilltryingtodiscoverShakespeare'spersonalhistory.Itisnoteasilyfoundinhiswritings.Authorsofthetimecouldnotprotecttheirworks.Anactingcompany,forexample,couldchangeaplayiftheywantedto.Nowadays,writershavecopyrightsthatprotecttheirwork.

　　ManymythsaroseaboutShakespeare.Somesaidhehadnoformaleducation.Othersbelievethathebeganhiscareerbytendingthehorsesofwealthymen.Allofthesemythsareinteresting,butaretheytrue?

Probablynot.Shakespeare'sfatherwasarespectedmaninStratford-on-Avon,amemberofthetowncouncil.HesentyoungWilliamtogrammarschool.MostpeopleofElizabethantimesdidnotcontinuebeyondgrammarschool;so,Shakespearedidhave,atleast,anaverageeducation.

　　SomepartsofShakespeare'slifewillalwaysremainunknown.TheGreatLondonFireofl666burnedmanyimportantdocumentsthatcouldhavebeenasourceofclues.Wewillalwaysbeleftwithmanyquestionsandfewfacts.

　　Question16WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutWilliamShakespeare?

　　Question17WhatdowelearnaboutShakespeare'sfather?

　　Question18WhydoesthespeakersaypartsofShakespeare'slifewillremainamystery?

　PassageTwo

　　Whereveryougoandforwhateverreason,it'simportanttobesafe.Whilethemajorityofpeopleyouwillmeetwhentravellingaresuretobefriendlyandwelcoming,therearedangers-theftbeingthemostcommon.

　　Justasinyourhomecountry,donotexpecteveryoneyoumeettobefriendlyandhelpful.It'simportanttoprepareforyourtripinadvanceandtotakeprecautionswhileyouaretravelling.Asyouprepareforyourtrip,makesureyouhavetherightpaperwork.Youdon'twanttogettoyourdestinationonlytofindyouhavethewrongvisa,orworse,thatyourpassportisn'tvalidanymore.Also,makesureyoutravelwithpropermedicalinsurance,sothatifyouaresickorinjuredduringyourtravels,youwillbeabletogettreatment.Ifyouwanttodrivewhileyouareabroad,makesureyouhaveaninternationaldriver'slicense.

　　Whenyougettoyourdestination,useofficialtransport.Alwaysgotobusandtaxistands.Don'tacceptridesfromstrangerswhoofferyoualift.Ifthereisnometerinthetaxi,agreeonapricebeforeyougetin.Ifyouprefertostayincheaphotelswhiletravelling,makesureyoucanlockthedoorofyourroomfromtheinside.Finally,remembertosmile.It'sthefriendliestandmostsincereformofcommunication,andissuretobeunderstoodinanypartoftheworld!

　　Question19Whatismentionedasamostcommondangerwhenpeoplegotravellingabroad?

　　Question20Whatisthemostimportantthingtodowhenyouprepareforyourtripabroad?

　　Question21Whatdoesthespeakersuggestyoudowhenyouarriveatyourdestination?

Passage3

　　TheBritisharesupposedtobefamousforlaughingatthemselves,buteventheirsenseofhumourhasalimit,astheBritishretailerGeraldRatnerfoundouttohiscost.WhenRatnertookoverhisfather'schainof130jewelryshopsin1984,heintroducedaveryclearcompanypolicy.Hedecidedthathisshopsshouldselldown