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英语专四真题
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（2017）
—GRADEFOUR—
TIMELIMIT:
130MIN
PARTI?
DICTATION?
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[10MIN]
Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.
PleasewritethewholepassageonANSWERSHEETONE.
PARTII?
LISTENINGCOMPREHENSION?
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[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
..
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.
.?
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,andotherbusinessesthatdidnotexistbeforetheInternet.
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,hefishedupthepricelesscargoofthesunkenSpanishshipAtocha,w
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