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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,andforg