英语专业四级考试真题与答案.docx

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英语专业四级考试真题与答案

2012年英语专业四级考试真题

PARTIDICTATION[15MIN]

Listentothefollowingpassage．Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes．Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning．Forthesecondandthirdreadings，thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase，withintervalsof15seconds．Thelastreadingwillbedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork．Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheckthroughyourworkoncemore．PleasewritethewholepassageonANSWERSHEETONE．

PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[20MIN]

InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthen

answerthequestionsthatfollow．MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononAnswerSheetTwo．

SECTIONACONVERSATIONS

Inthissectionyouwillhearseveralconversations．Listentotheconversationscarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow．

Questionslto3arebasedonthefollowingconversation．Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions．Now,listentotheconversation.

l．TheEthicalConsumerResearchAssociationwillprovideinformationtoshopperson

A．productprice．

B．productquality．

C．manufacturers．

D．productionmethods．

2．Accordingtotheconversation，anethicalshoppershould

A．askforothers?

advicebeforebuyingthings．

B．considertheworthofsomethingtobebought．

C．postponebuyingthingswheneverpossible．

D．searchforthingsthatarelesscostly．

3．Accordingtotheconversation，ethicalshopperscanbebestdescribedas

A．shrewd．B．thrifty．

C．extravagant．D．cautious．

Questions4to7arebasedonthefollowingconversation．Attheendoftheconversation，youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions．Now,listentotheconversation．

4．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECTaboutMary?

A．Sheisenjoyingherlanguagestudy．

B．Sheisenjoyinghermanagementstudy．

C．Sheisnotfeelingverywellatthemoment．

D．Sheisnothappyaboutherstudypressure．

5．WhatdoesMarythinkofthecourseinitially?

A．Itisuseful．B．Itisdifficult．

C．Itischallenging．D．Itisinteresting．

6．WhatisMary?

sproblemoflivinginafamilyhouse?

A．Shedislikesthefoodsheeats．B．Sheisunabletosleepwell．

C．Shehasnochancetomakefriends．D．Shefindstherenthigh．

7．WhichofthefollowingisMr．Davies?

advice?

A．Totrytomakemorefriends．

B．Totrytochangeaccommodation．

C．TospendmoretimeonEnglish．

D．Tostopattendinglanguageclasses．

Questions8to10arebasedonthefollowingconversation．Attheendoftheconversation，youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions．Now,listentotheconversation．

8．Accordingtotheconversation，thedayisspecialbecause

A．manypeoplearesurfingthenetonthatday．

B．itisananniversaryoftheinternet．

C．thenetbroughtaboutnochangesuntilthatday．

D．bigchangeswilltakeplaceonthatday．

9．Welearnfromtheconversationthatpeople

A．cannotJivewithouttheinternet．

B．cannotworkwithouttheinternet．

C．allusetheinternettokeepintouch．

D．havevariedopinionsaboutinternetuse．

10．Attheendoftheconversation．thespeakerstalkabout

A．thefutureoftheinternet．

B．thetypeofofficefurniture．

C．whenchangeswillcome．

D．howpeoplewillusetheinternet．

SECTIONBPASSAGES

Inthissection，youwillhearseveralpassages．Listentothepassagescarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow．

Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingpassage．Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions．Now,listentothepassage．

11．Inordertoopenabankaccount，youneedtoproduce____inadditiontoyourpassport．

A．alibrarycardB．aregistrationform

C．atelephonebillD．areceipt

12．WhichofthefollowingmightNOTbeincludedinthe,utilitybill?

?

A．Rent．B．Gas．C．Water．D．Telephone．

13．Accordingtothepassage，whatcanonedointhepostoffice?

A．Gettingcontactdetails．B．Obtainingtaxforms．

C．Payinghousingrents．D．Applyingforloans．

Questions14to17arebasedonthefollowingpassage．Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions．Now,listentothepassage．

14．Accordingtothepassage，,scheduling?

meansthatyou

A．needtobeefficientinwork．

B．planyourworkproperly．

C．trytofinishworkaheadoftime．

D．knowhowtoworkinteams．

15．Accordingtothepassage,oneoftheactivitiestorelaxcouldbe

A．protectingwildanimals．

B．spendingtimewithyourfamily．

C．learninghowtoreadefficiently．

D．learninghowtodogardening．

16．Oneofthewaystoreducestressisto

A．dobetterthananyoneelse．

B．fulfillhighambitionsinone'swork．

C．workandhavereasonableaims．

D．startwitharelativelylowaim．

17．Accordingtothepassage，toreducestresshassomethingtodowiththefollowing

EXCEPT

A．one'sposition．B．one'sinterest．

C．one'shealth．D．one'smood．

Questions18to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage．Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions．Now,listentothepassage．

18．Accordingtothepassage，newwordstendtocomefrom

A．worldpolitics．B．advancesinscience．

C．areasoflife．D．alltheabove．

19．ThepassageexplainsthelargerandrichervocabularyofEnglishmainlyfromaviewpoint．

A．historicalB．cultural

C．commercialD．colonial

20．Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribestheEnglishlanguage?

A．Itisoutdatedingrammar．

B．Itacceptsnewwordsfromscience．

C．Ithasbeguntakinginnewwords．

D．Ittendstoembracenewwords.

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

Inthissection，youwillhearseveralnewsitems．Listentothemcarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow．

Questions21and22arebasedOHthefollowingnews．Attheendofthenewsitem，youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions．Nowlistentothenews．

21．Wherewasthemarblestatuefound?

A．Outinthesea．B．Insideabathhouse．

C．Onacliffalongthecoast．D．OnthecoastoutsideJerusalem．

22．Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheconditionofthestatue?

A．Itwasincomplete．B．Itwasrecentartwork．

C．Itwasfairlytall．D．Itwasinpieces．

Questions23and24arebasedonthefollowingnews．Attheendofthenewsitem．youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions．Now,listentothenews．

23．Therescueeffortsconcentratedmainlyon

A．theU．S．-CanadaborderB．snow-strickenregions．

C．highways．D．citystreets．

24．Accordingtothenews，thelastgroupofpeoplemighthavebeenstrandedintheirvehicles

formorethan____hoursbeforebeingrescued．

A．24B．25C．40D．48

Questions25and26arebasedonthefollowingnews．Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions．Now,listentothenews．

25．Accordingtothe2006anti-smokingrestrictions，smokingwasNOTallowedin

A．offices．B．restaurants．C．bars．D．schoolplaygrounds．

26．Accordingtothenews，whichofthefollowinggroupsreactsnegativelytothenewlaw?

A．Televisionproducers．B．Hotelowners．

C．Medicalworkers．D．Hospitalmanagement．

Questions27and28arebasedonthefollowingnews．Attheendofthenewsitem，youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions．Now,listentothenews．

27．Accordingtothenews，whofirstdiscoveredthefraud?

A．Aclient．B．Abankmanager．

C．Thepolice．D．Bankheadquarters．

28．Whendidthebankemployeehandhimselfin?

A．Amonthbeforethefraudwasdiscovered．

B．Adaybeforethefraudwasdiscovered．

C．Adayafterthepolicelaunchedinvestigation．

D．Amonthafterhetransferredthemoney．

Question29isbasedonthefollowingnews．Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven5secondstoanswerthequestion．Now,listentothenews．

29．Whatisthisnewsitemmainlyabout?

A．HowtoopenHotmailaccounts．

B．Howtoretrievemissinge-mails．

C．Newe-mailservicebyMicrosoft．

D．Problemsandcomplaintsaboute-mails．

Question30isbasedonthefollowingnews．Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven5secondstoanswerthequestion．Now,listentothenews．

30．Comparedwith2009，whichofthefollowingfiguresremainedaboutthesamein2010?

A．Numberofticketssold．B．Boxofficerevenues．

C．Attendancerate．DNumberofcinemas

PARTIIICLOZE【15MIN】

Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks．MarkthebestchoiceforeachblankonAnswerSheetTwo．

Theearthquakeof26thDecember2004resultedinoneoftheworstnaturaldisastersinlivingmemory．Itwasa（31）_____underwaterquakeandoccurredintheIndianOcean．It（32）____

coastlines，communitiesandbroughtdeathtomanypeople．

Whydoearthquakeshappen?

Thesurfaceoftheearthhasnotalwayslookedasitdoestoday；itismoving（33）____

（althoughveryslowly）andhasdonesoforbillionsofyears．Thisisone（34）____ofearthquakes，

whenonesectionoftheearth（tectonicplate）（35）____another．Scientistscanpredictwherebut

not（36）____thismighthappenandtheareabetweenplatesiscalledafaultline