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英语专四真题
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2016)
—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
Inthissection,youwillheartwoconversations.Attheendoftheconversion,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.Thedisadvantageofcollegeloans.
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.
PARTIII LANGUAGEUSAGE [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__________expressthehighestdegreeofpossibility.
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__________inprimaryschoolsinpastfewyears.
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.ThesentenceIwishIhadbeenmorecarefulinspendingmoneyexpressthespeaker’s__________.
A.hope
B.joy
C.regret
D.relief
21. TheAttorneyGeneralorderedafederalautopsyofBrown’sbody,seekingto__________thefamilyandcommunitytherewouldbeathoroughinvestigationintohisdeath.
A.ensure
B.assure
C.insure
D.ascertain
22. Thepolicedepartmentcameunderstrongcriticismforboththedeathofanunarmedanditshandlingofthe__________.
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. “I’mleavingthecountrysoon,”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
PARTIV CLOZE [10MIN]
Decidewhichofthewordsgivenintheboxbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblank.ThewordscanbeusedONCEONLY.MarktheletterforeachwordonANSWERSHEETTWO.
A.ample B.combinations C.directly D.disseminated E.generations
F.genuinely G.instead H.lists I.promulgated J.publicized
K.scant L.shaped M.sophisticated N.transplanted O.virtual
Imagineaworldwithoutwriting.Obviouslytherewouldbenobooks:
nonovels,noencyclopedias,nocookbooks,notextbooks,notelephonebooks,noscriptures,nodiaries,notravelguides.Therewouldbenoball-points,notypeswriters,nocomputers,noInternet,nomagazines,nomoviecredits,noshoppinglists,nonewspapers,notaxreturns.Butsuch__________(31)ofsubjectsalmostmissthepoint.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,andbytheeconomicspecializationofitsmembers,manyofwhomarenot__________(38)involvedinfoodprocurementorproduction.Acivilization,withitstaxationandtributesystems,itstrade,anditspublicworks,requiresa__________(39)systemofrecordkeeping.AndsotheearlycivilizationsofEgypt,China,and(probably)Indiaalldevelopedasystemo