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专四真题与完整答案解析
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2016)
-GRADEFOUR
TIMELIMIT:
130MIN
PARTIDICTATION[10MIN]
Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.YouwillthenbegivenONEminutetocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.
PleasewritethewholepassageonAnswerSheetOne
PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[20MIN]
SECTIONATALK
InthissectionyouwillhearatalkYouwillhearthetalkONCEONLY.Whilelistening,youmaylookatthetaskonANSWERSHEETONEandwriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachgap.Makesurewhatyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayusetheblanksheetfornote-taking.
YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.
Nowlistentothetalk.Whenitisover,youwillbegivenTWOminutestocheckyourwork
WhatIsGrit?
Myquestions
●Whyisn'tI.Q.theonlydifferencebetweenstudents?
●Whatisthekeyto
(1)__________.
MyResearch
●investigationofallkindsof
(2)__________,including:
—WestPointMilitaryAcademy.
—(3)__________.
—privatecompanies.
Myfinding:
gritaspredictorofsuccess
●Gritis(4)__________forverylong-termgoals.
●Gritisworkinghardforyearstomake(5)__________.
●Gritislivingyourlifelikea(6)__________.
Mysurvey
●highschooljuniorstookgritquestionnaires.
●(7)__________kidsweremorelikelytograduate.
Grit-building
●littleisknownabouthowtobuildgritinstudents.
●datashowgritisunrelatedto(8)__________.
●growthmindsetisthebeliefthattheabilitytolearnis(9)__________.
●kidswithgritbelievefailureis(10)__________.
Conclusion
Weneedtobegrittyaboutgettingourkidsgrittier.
SECTIONBCONVERSATIONS
Inthissectionyouwillheartwoconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,fivequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.BoththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenONCEONLY.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeaten-secondpause.Duringthepause,youshouldreadthefourchoicesofA,B,CandD,andmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.
YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthequestions.
Now,listentotheconversations.
ConversationOne
Questions1to5arebasedonConversationOne.
1.A.Totellthemanthathehasbeenshortlistedforinterview.
B.Toaskthemanafewquestionsabouthisinterview.
C.Totellthemantheprocedureoftheinterview.
D.Toexplaintothemanhowtomakeapresentation.
2.A.Questionsrelatedtothejob.
B.Generalquestionsabouthimself.
C.SpecificquestionsabouthisCV.
D.Questionsabouthisfutureplan.
3.A.Questionsfromtheinterviewers.
B.Questionsfromtheinterviewee.
C.Presentationfromtheinterviewee.
D.Requestsfromtheinterviewee.
4.A.Educationalandprofessionalbackground.
B.Problemshehasfacedandsolved.
C.Majorsuccessesinhiscareersofar.
D.Companyfutureandhiscontribution.
5.A.11a.m.,nextTuesday.
B.11a.m.,nextThursday.
C.9a.m.,thisTuesday.
D.9a.m.,thisThursday.
ConversationTwo
Questions6to10arebasedonConversationTwo
6.A.Howcollegestudentspayfortheireducation.
B.Howtohandletheproblemofcollegeloans.
C.Thedisadvantagesofcollegeloans.
D.Governmentfinancingincollegeeducation.
7.A.Ithasincreasedby6to8%.
B.Ithasincreasedby8to10%.
C.Ithasdecreasedby6to8%.
D.Ithasdecreasedby8to10%.
8.A.Student'sfamilyincome.
B.Firstyearsalaryaftergraduation.
C.Afixedamountof30,000dollars.
D.Paymentinthenexttenyears.
9.A.Studentscanborrowmoneyfirst.
B.Studentspaynotaxonsavings.
C.Studentspaylesstaxaftergraduation.
D.Studentswithdrawwithoutpayingtax.
10.A.Givingupcharitableorvolunteerwork.
B.Neglectingtheirstudyatcollege.
C.Givingupfurthereducation.
D.Neglectinghighsalaryinjob-seeking.
PARTIIILANGUAGEUSAGE[10MIN]
Therearetwentysentencesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.
11.HowcanIconcentrateifyou___________continually___________mewithsillyquestions?
A.have...interrupted
B.had...interrupted
C.are...interrupting
D.were...interrupting
12.Amongthefoursentencesbelow,Sentence___________expressesthehighestdegreeofpossibility.
A.Itmaytakealongtimetofindasolutiontotheproblem.
B.Itmighttakealongtimetofindasolutiontotheproblem.
C.Itcouldtakealongtimetofindasolutiontotheproblem.
D.Itshouldtakealongtimetofindasolutiontotheproblem.
13.Sheisabetterspeakerthan___________intheclass.
A.allthegirls
B.theotherboys
C.otheranygirl
D.anyboy
14.Nobodyheardhimsing,___________.
A.didthey
B.didhe
C.didn'tthey
D.didone
15.Ican'tputupwith___________.
A.thatfriendofyou
B.thatfriendofyours
C.thefriendofyou
D.thefriendofyours
16.Therehasbeenanincreasingnumberof___________inprimaryschoolsinthepastfewyears.
A.manteacher
B.menteacher
C.manteachers
D.menteachers
17.Thisisoneoftheissuesthatdeserve___________.
A.mentioning
B.beingmentioned
C.tomention
D.formention
18.Theaudience___________excitedonseeing___________favoritestarglideontothestage.
A.were...its
B.were...their
C.was...their
D.was...one's
19.___________youradvice,Iwouldhavemadethewrongdecision.
A.Hadn'titbeenfor
B.Haditnotbeenfor
C.Haditbeenfor
D.Hadnotitbeenfor
20.ThesentenceIwishIhadbeenmorecarefulinspendingmoneyexpressesthespeaker's_____.
A.hope
B.joy
C.regret
D.relief
21.TheAttorneyGeneralorderedafederalautopsyofBrown'sbody,seekingto___________thefamilyandcommunitytherewouldbeathoroughinvestigationintohisdeath.
A.ensure
B.assure
C.insure
D.ascertain
22.Thepolicedepartmentcameunderstrongcriticismforboththedeathofanunarmedmananditshandlingofthe___________.
A.consequence
B.outcome
C.result
D.aftermath
23.TheForeignSecretarytriedto___________doubtsabouthishandlingofthecrisis.
A.dispel
B.expel
C.repel
D.quell
24.Mutualfundsarethusbestforinvestorswhodon'twanttotakethetimetostudystocksindetailorwho___________theresourcestobuildaportfolio.
A.deprive
B.lack
C.yearn
D.attain
25.Chrisran___________Johnatasporting-goodstradeshowandthetwoquicklystruck___________aneasyrapport.
A.into...up
B.on...into
C.across...on
D.against...into
26."Iamleavingthecountrysoon,"hetolda___________convenedgroupofreporters.
A.especially
B.particularly
C.specially
D.specifically
27.IsraelandHamashadreachedadealonextendingthe_______ceasefirebyanextra24hoursuntilTuesdayatmidnight.
A.contemporary
B.makeshift
C.spontaneous
D.temporary
28.___________tounpluggingthealarmclockandtrustingyourabilitytowakeontimeonyourown,youshouldprobablyeaseyourselfintothenewarrangementbykeepingaveryregularscheduleforseveralweeks.
A.Due
B.Prior
C.Related
D.Thanks
29.Ifyouareanathlete,strongabdominalmuscleshelpyouensureastrongbackandfreedomfrominjuryduring___________upper-bodymovement.
A.valiant
B.variable
C.vigorous
D.vigilant
30.Finningisacruel___________inwhichtheshark'sfinsareloppedoff,andthelivesharkisthrownbacktosea.
A.reality
B.truth
C.skill
D.practice
PARTIVCLOZE[10MIN]
Decidewhichofthewordsgivenintheboxbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblank.ThewordscanbeusedONCEONLY.MarktheletterforeachwordonANSWERSHEETTWO.
A.ampleB.combinationsC.directlyD.disseminatedE.generations
F.genuinelyG.insteadH.listsI.promulgatedJ.publicized
K.scantL.shapedM.sophisticatedN.transplantedO.virtual
Imagineaworldwithoutwriting.Obviouslytherewouldbenobooks:
nonovels,noencyclopedias,nocookbooks,notextbooks,notelephonebooks,noscriptures,nodiaries,notravelguides.Therewouldbenoball-points,notypewriters,nocomputers,noInternet,nomagazines,nomoviecredits,noshoppinglists,nonewspapers,notaxreturns.Butsuch___________(31)ofobjectsalmostmissthepoint.Theworldweliveinhasbeenindeliblymarkedbythewrittenword,___________(32)bythetechnologyofwritingoverthousandsofyears.Ancientkingsproclaimedtheirauthorityand___________(33)theirlawsinwriting.Scribesadministeredgreatempiresbywriting,theirknowledgeofrecordingandretrievinginformationessentialtogoverningcomplexsocieties.Religioustraditionswerepassedonthrough___________(34),andspreadtoothers,inwriting.Scientificandtechnologicalprogresswasachievedand___________(35)throughwriting.Accountsintradeandcommercecouldbekeptbecauseofwriting.Nearlyeverystepofcivilizationhasbeenmediatedthroughwriting.Aworldwithoutwritingwouldbear___________(36)resemblancetotheonewenowlivein.Writingisa___________(37)necessitytothesocietiesanthropologistscallcivilizations.Acivilizationisdistinguishedfromothersocietiesbythecomplexityofitssocialorganization,byitsconstructionofcitiesandlargepublicbuildings,andbytheeconomicspecializati