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1990专四真题与答案

TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（1990）

——GRADEFOUR——

PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION（30points）

SECTIONA

Directions:

Inthissectionyouwillhear10setsofsentences.ThesentenceswillbesaidONCEONLY.Theywillnotbewrittenoutforyou,andyoumustlistencarefullyinordertounderstandwhatthespeakersays.Afteryouhearastatement,youwillhaveaperiodof15to20secondstoreadthefoursentencesinyourtestbookanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.Then,onyouranswersheet,findthenumberofthequestionandmarkyouranswerbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.

Listentothefollowingexample:

Youwillhear:

Susanisfifty-fouryearsoldthisyear.ShehasbeenanEnglishteachersinceshewastwenty-six.HowlonghasshebeenteachingEnglish?

Youwillread:

A.Thirty-twoyears.B.Thirty-fouryears.

C.Twenty-eightyears.D.Twenty-sixyears.

ChoiceC“Twenty-eightyears”isthecorrectanswer.Therefore,youshouldchooseCandmarkyouranswerintheANSWERBOOKLETbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.

SampleAnswer:

ABCD

1.A.Thedoctorcalledtheresearcheruplongago.

B.Dr.Johnsonproceededwiththeproject.

C.Dr.Johnsondecidedtogiveuptheproject.

D.Thedoctorrecentlystartedtheproject.

2.A.Therearetwiceasmanygoodsthisyear.

B.Thepricesongoodsaretwiceashighaslastyear.

C.They'veincreased10%inthelasttwoyears.

D.Pricesongoodsareovertwicewhattheyweretenyearsago.

3.A.Heisajudge.B.Heisarepresentative.

C.Heisalawyer.D.Heisajuror.

4.A:

Thecolorofthehousemadeitmoreattractive.

B.Theappearanceofthehousewasspoiledbyitscolor.

C.Itwasanattractivehouse.

D.Itwasanuglyhouseineveryway.

5.A.Alicedoesn’twanttoincreaseherpresentweight.

B.Aliceisafraidtostartsmoking.

C.Alicedoesn’trealizethepossibledangerofsmoking.

D.Aliceisn’tsatisfiedwithherpresentweight.

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6.A.MaryandherbrothermetinSanFranciscoyesterday.

B.Mary’sbrotherarrivedfromEuropeyesterday.

C.Mary’sbrotherdidn’tgotoEuropeatall.

D.Marydidn’tgotoSanFrancisco.

7.A.Iforgotthepaper.B.Iforgotthetypewriter.

C.Iforgotthestamps.D.Iforgotthepostcards.

8.A.4p.m.B.6p.m.

C.8p.m.D.10p.m.

9.A.Itdoesnotgetalongwellwithpeople.

B.Itisagoodwatchdog.

C.ItlikesCharley,butnothischildren.

D.ItisagoodpetforCharleyandhischildren.

10.A.Twentystudents.B.Fifteenstudents.

C.Tenstudents.D.Fivestudents.

SECTIONB

Directions:

Inthissectionyouwillhear10shortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,athirdvoicewillaskaquestionaboutwhatwassaid.YouwillhearthequestionONCEONLY.Afteryouhearthequestion,youwillhaveaperiodof15to20secondstoreadthefourpossibleanswersmarkedA,B,C,andD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Markyouranswerontheanswersheetbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.

Listentothefollowingexample:

Youwillhear:

Man:

Let’sgoforanicewalkintothecountrythismorning.

Woman:

I’dloveto,butI’mafraidIhaveabadcold.

Thirdvoice:

Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

Youwillread:

A.Takeawalkwithherfriend.

B.Stayathomeanddoherhomework.

C.Catchupwithherstudies.

D.Restandtakecareofherself.

Fromtheconversation,weknowthatthewomanhasabadcoldandneedstotakearestathome.Thebestanswer,then,is“Restandtakecareofherself”.Therefore,youshouldchooseanswerD.

11.A.Hewantsapieceofeachtype.

B.Hecan’theareitherpieceofcloth.

C.Thepiecesofclotharemadebyasecretprocess.

D.Thepiecesofclothseemidenticaltohim.

12.A.Thenextfewdaysaresupposedtobewarm.

B.Cloudsandcooltemperaturesareexpected.

C.Theweatherforecastiswrong.

D.Therainisnotexpectedtolastmuchlonger.

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13.A.Thewomanisunwillingtotakepartintheseminarpresentation.

B.Themansuggeststhatthewomangivetheseminarpresentation.

C.Themanandthewomanhavealreadypreparedtheirseminarpresentation.

D.Themanandthewomandon’tknowhowtoprepareaseminarpresentation.

14.A.8:

50B.7:

30

C.8:

00D.8:

15

15.A.Chooseadifferentcourse.B.Stopattendingthecourseatonce.

C.Makebetteruseofhistime.D.Followtheofficialprocedure.

16.A.Atamovietheatre.B.Atasupermarket.

C.Atacafeteria.D.Atadormitory.

17.A.Acook.B.Adentist.

C.Ahairdresser.D.Adietician.

18.A.Thehusbandhasn’ttoldthetruth.

B.Thewifehasjustcomebackfromthehairdresser’s.

C.Thewifeisoverwhelmedbyherhusband’scompliment.

D.Thehusbandseldomnoticeshiswife’shairstylebefore.

19.A.Shegotinterestedinwhatshewasreading.

B.Shedidn’twakeupintime.

C.Shewenthomeforlunch.

D.Shedidhershopping.

20.A.Sheneedsaquieterplace.B.Shelikestolistentotherecorder.

C.Thenewapartmentischeaper.D.Thepresentoneistooexpensive.

SECTIONC

Directions:

InthissectionyouwillhearonebrieftalkandfourbroadcastsfromBBCandVOA.YouwillhearthemONCEONLY.Aftereachone,youwillhearsomequestions.YouwillheareachquestionONCEONLY.Afteryouhearthequestion,youwillhave15to20secondstochoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesgiven.Markyouranswerontheanswersheetbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.

Questions21-22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

21.HowmanypassengerswastheDutchairlinercarrying?

A.314B.340

C.54D.45

22.Whatdidwelearnaboutthepilot?

A.Hesurvivedthecrash.B.Hewasresponsibleforthecrash..

C.Hewasinjuredinthecrash.D.HeworkedforaPortuguesecompany.

Questions23-25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.Whatisthenameofthebannedneo-Nazigroup?

A.TheNationalDefence.B.TheNationalDefensive.

C.TheNationalOffensive.D.TheNationalOffence.

24.Howmanymembersarethereinthisbannedneo-Nazigroup?

A.4B.114

C.40D.140

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25.Whichofthefourdescriptionsaccuratelydescribesthegroup?

A.Anti-German.B.Anti-Jewish.

C.Anti-government.D.Anti-violence.

Questions26-27arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.WhenwasthedealmadebetweentheUnitedStatesandtheEuropeanCommunitytocutfarmsubsidies?

A.Lastmonth.B.Lastwinter.

C.Lastweek.D.Lastsummer.

27.WhojoinedtheFrenchfarmersintheirprotest?

A.MembersoftheEuropeanParliament.

B.PeoplefromtheUnitedStates.

C.PeoplefromAsia.

D.FrenchPolice.

Questions28-30arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

28.WhenisthespaceshuttleDiscoveryscheduledtobelaunched?

A.Friday.B.Tuesday.

C.Wednesday.D.Thursday.

29.Whyarespaceofficialsstudyingdatafrompreviouslaunches?

A.Toseeiftheycanchangetheweatherrequirements.

B.Todeterminethelengthofthemission.

C.Toprotectthethermometer.

D.Toraisethetemperatureatthelaunchpad.

30.Howlongisthescheduledshuttleflight?

A.Seventeendays.B.Eighteendays.

C.Sevendays.D.Eightdays.

PARTIIDICTATION（10points）

Listentothefollowingpassageandwritedownthewholepassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Forthefirsttime,justlistenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Thefirstreadingwillbereadatthenormalspeed.Forthesecondandthethirdreading,thepassagewillbereadatthenormalspeedagainanditisforyoutocheckyourwork.

PARTIIIWRITING（20points）

Writeacompositionofabout200wordsonthefollowingtopic:

IsMoneyEverything?

Youaretowritethreeparagraphs.

Inthefirstparagraph,stateclearlyyourviewpointonthisissue.

Inthesecondparagraph,supportyourviewpointwithdetailsorexamples.

Inthelastparagraph,bringwhatyouhavewrittentoanaturalconclusionwithasummaryorasuggestion.

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PARTIVGRAMMAR（15points）

SECTIONA

Directions:

Thereare10sentencesinthissection.Beneatheachsentencethereare4wordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.Markyouranswerontheanswersheetbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.

Example:

Scarcelyhadtheysettledthemselvesintheirseatsinthetheatrethecurtainwentup.

A.thenB.when

C.beforeD.than

Thesentenceshouldread,“Scarcelyhadtheysettledthemselvesintheirseatsinthetheatrewhenthecurtainwentup.”ThereforeyoushouldchooseB.

SampleAnswer:

ABCD

31.They___atipiftheserviceispoor.

A.don’thavetoleaveB.mustnotleave

C.cannotleaveD.donotleave

32.Themotherwasafraidtolettheboy___thetree.

A.toriskclimbingB.riskclimbing

C.torisktoclimbD.risktoclimb

33.Mr.Brownhadthereportassoonashefinished___it.

A.tobetyped,towriteB.typed,towrite

C.beingtyped,writingD.typed,writing

34.Wearethinkingofgoing___holidaytoSwitzerland.

A.inB.on

C.forD.at

35.“Didyouhearofhisdeath?

”

“Yes.Ifhe___intime,he___.”

A.hadbeenoperatedon,mightnotdie

B.hadbeenoperatedon,mightnothavedied

C.wereoperatedon,mightnotdie

D.wereoperatedon,mightnothavedied

36.Onnoaccount___borrowmoneyfromfriends,andstillless___dependentonthefavoursofrichrelatives.

A.Iwould,IwouldbeB.wouldI,Iwouldbe

C.wouldI,wouldIbeD.Iwould,wouldIbe

37.Iwantanassistantwith___knowledgeofFrenchand___experienceinhandlingoff