1、专四真题QUESTION BOOKLET 试卷用后随即销毁。严禁保留、出版或复印。TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2018)-GRADE FOUR-TIME LIMIT: 130 MINPARTI DICTATION 10 MINListen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understa
2、nd the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given ONE minute to check through
3、 your work once more.Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION 20 MINSECTION A TALKIn this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY While listening, you may look at the task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MO邸 THAN THREE WORDSfor each g
4、ap. Make sure what youfill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheetfor note-taking.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task.lNow listen to the talk. When it is over, you will be given TWO minutes to check your work.SECTION B CONVERSATIONSIn thi
5、s section you will hear two conversations. At the end of each conversation,five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During thepause, you should read thefour choices of A,
6、 B, C and D, and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the choices.Now, listen to the conversa tions.Conversation OneQuestions I to 5 are based on Conversation One.1. A. Many foreign languages are spoken in Britain.B. Everyone in Britain can spe
7、ak a foreign language.C. The British are unable to speak a foreign language.D. The British can survive on their mother tongue.2. A. Chinese.B. Polish.C. Punjabi.D. Urdu.3. A. To help improve international trade.B. To allow a speaker to hold a simple talk.C. To improve the education system.D. To enco
8、urage learning another language.4. A. It gives you self-satisfaction.B. It makes you more confident.C. It gives you an advantage.D. It makes you work hard.5. A. Workmates.B. Schoolmates.C. Teacher and student.D. 2Brother and sister.3Conversation TwoQuestions 6 to IO are based on Conversation Two.6.
9、A. An unreasonable fear.B. A dangerous event.C. A small probability.D. A risk-assessing ability.7. A. One in one million.B. One in four million.C. One in fourteen million.D. One in forty million.8. A. Future events.B. Catastrophic events.C. Small-scale disasters.D. Smoking hazards.9. A. Traveling by
10、 air.B. Riding a bicycle.C. Catching bird flu.D. Smoking cigarettes.10. A. They get pleasure from risks.B. They can control potential risks.C. They can assess danger from risks.D. They have strong needs for risks.PART III LANGUAGE USAGE 10 MINThere are twenty sentences in this section. Beneath each
11、sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.11. The Bent Pyramid outside Cairo ancient Egypts first attempt to build a smooth-sided pyramid.A. has been believed to have beenB. was bel
12、ieved to beC. is believed to have beenD. is believed to be12. US. News rankings of colleges since 1983. They are a very popular resource for students looking to apply to a university campus.A. mamtamsB. 1s mamtammgC. maintainedD. has been mamtammg13. He was lured into a crime he would notA. actually
13、B. otherwiseC. accidentallyD. seldomhave committed.14. She was once a young country wife with chickens in the backyard and a view of mountains behind the apple orchard.A. Virginia blue hazyB. Virginia hazy blueC. hazy blue VirginiaD. blue hazy Virginia15. I long to alleviate , but I cannot.A. the ev
14、ilB. evilC. evilsD. 4an evil16. Indeed, it is arguable that body shattering is the very point of football, as killing and maiming .A. warB. are warC. ofwarD. are of war17. At , photography is a chemical process, during which a light-sensitive matenal is altered when exposed to light.A. its most basi
15、cB. its basicC. the most basicD. the basic18. She hired a lawyer to investigate, only to learn that Gabriel had removed her name from the deed. The infinitive verb phrase only to learn is used .A. to express an intended purposeB. to indicate a high degree of possibilityC. to reveal an undesirable co
16、nsequenceD. to dramatize a stated fact19. Which of the following italicized words DOES NOT carry the metaphorical meaning?A. I wonder whats behind this change of plan.B. Jim turned to speak to the person standing behind him.C. This work should have been finished yesterday. Im getting terribly behind
17、.D. I suppose Im lucky because my parents were behind me all the way.20. My mother was determined to help those in need and she would have been immensely proud of what has been achieved these last 20 years. The italicized part in the sentence expresses .A. a hypothesisB. a suggestionC. a contradicti
18、onD. a surprise21. When the police officers who took part in the King beating were first brought to , their lawyers used the videotape as evidence against the prosecution.A. justiceB. testimonyC. trialD. 5verdict22. , the most controversial candidate in the election campaign, he has been strongly cr
19、iticized for his crude comments about women.A. QuestionablyB. ArguablyC. ContentiouslyD. Debatably23. Prices have recently risen in order to the increased cost of raw matenals.A. cutB. buoyC. offsetD. offer24. The celebrity says m court papers she has no of g1vmg any authonzatlon to anyone to procee
20、d with a divorce.A. recommendationB. recordingC. recognitionD. recollection25. What actually a good angle or a good selfie overall is rooted in what we consider beautiful.A. consistsB. constitutesC. composesD. constructs26. The school is going the mile to create the next generation of sporting stars
21、 thanks to its umque development program.A. finalB. furtherC. supplementaryD. extra27. The teachersunion a lawsuit against the district calling for repairing deplorable school conditions.A. filedB. firedC. finedD. filled628. 7Last March the of a 19th century cargo ship was found by an underwater arc
22、haeological team.A. debrisB. rumsC. remamsD. wreck29. Shes worn his designs on occasions from red carpets to movie premieres.A. numericalB. numeralC. countlessD. countable30. A leading intelligence and operations company has released its analysis of worldwide reported incidents of piracy and crime a
23、gainst manners.A. oceangomgB. oceamcC. manneD. mantl mePART IV CLOZE 10 MINDecide which of the words given in the box below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blank. The words can be used ONCE ON 肛 Mark the letterfor each word on ANSWER SHEET TWO.A. accompanies B. autom
24、aticallyF. kind G. mam记 rK. renowned L. subscribeC. coupleH. mercifullyM. unknownD. goes E. indebtednessI. one J. obeyN. virtue 0. widespread8A few years ago, a university professor tried a little experiment. He sent Christmas cards to a sample of perfect strangers. Although he expected some reactio
25、n, the response he received was amazing holiday cards addressed to him came pouring back from die people who had never met nor heard of him. The great majority of those who returned a card never inquired into the identity of the (31) professor. They received his holiday greeting card, and they (32)
26、sent one in return. This study shows the action of one of the most powerful of the weapons of influence around us the rule for reciprocation. The rule says that we should try to repay, in (33), what another person has provided us. If a woman does us a favor, we should do her (34) in return; if a man
27、 sends us a birthday present, we should remember his birthday with a gift of our own; if a (35) invites us to a party, we should be sure to invite them to one of ours. By(36) of the reciprocity rule, then, we are obliged to the future repayment of favors, gifts, invitations, and the like. So typical
28、 is it for (37) to accompany the receipt of such things that a term like much obliged has become a synonym for thank you, not only in the English language but in others as well.The impressive aspect of the rule for reciprocation and the sense of obligation that (38) with it is its pervasiveness in h
29、uman culture. It is so (39) that after intensive study, sociologists can report that there is no human society that does not (40) to the rule.PARTV READING COMPREHENSION 35 MINSECTION A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONSIn this section there are three passagesfollowed by ten multiple choice questions. For ea
30、ch multiple choice question, there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.PASSAGE ONE(1) The earliest settlers came to the North American continent to establish colonies which were free from the cont
31、rols that existed in European societies. They wanted to escape the controls placed on their lives by kings and governments, priests and churches, noblemen and aristocrats. The historic decisions made by those first settlers have had a profound effect on the shaping of the American character. By limiting the power of the government and the churches and eliminating a formal aristocracy, they created a climate of freedom where the emphasis was on the individu
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