英语专四真题.docx

1、英语专四真题TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2017)GRADE FOURTIME LIMIT: 130 MINPART I? 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 understand the meaning. For the seco

2、nd 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 2 minutes to check through your work once more.Please w

3、rite 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 the ANSWER SHEETONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each

4、 gap. Make sure what you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task.Now, listen to the talk. When it is over, you will be given TWO minutes to check your work.SECTION B? CONVERSATIONS

5、SECTION B? In this section, you will hear two conversations. At the end of the conversion, five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the f

6、our choices of A, B, C and D, and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the questions.Now, listen to the conversations.CONVERSATION?ONE1.?A.?It?cant?read?data?from?the?flash?drive.B.?It?has?wiped?the?data?from?the?flash?driveC.?The?files?stored

7、?in?it?have?got?lost D.?The?files?in?it?cant?be?opened2.?A.?Get?a?total?refundB.?Get?a?partial?refund C.?Get?a?new?computerD.?Get?a?new?hard?disk.3.?A.?Indifferent. B.?Surprised C.?Anxious D.?Dissatisfied4.?A?By?8:?30?tomorrow?mormingB.?After?8:?30?tomorrow?morningC.?At?8:?30?this?evenin D.?Anytime?

8、tomorrow. . CONVERSATION?TWO6.?A.?Hold?a?party?at?home.B.?Introduce?ourselves?first.C.?Avoid?meeting?them D.?Wait?for?them?to?visit?us7.?A.?Do?nothing?about?it.B.?Tell?him?to?stop.C.?Give?him?a?reason?to?stop D.?Call?the?police?immediately.?dont?answer?their?questionsB.?dont?appear?to?be?friendly. C

9、.?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?MagazineB.?Morning?radio?programsC.?bettys?websiteD.?CBS?news?website. Part III. Language ueage11. _ combination of techniques authors use,

10、all stories-from the briefest anecdotes to the longest novels -have a plot.A. Regarding B. Whatever. C. In so far as D. No matter12. She followed the receptionist down a luxurious corridor to a closed door, _ the women gave a quick knock before opening it.A. wherein B. on which C. but when D. then13

11、. Ms Ennab is one of the first Palestinian _ with seven years racing experience.A. woman drivers B. women driver C. women drivers D. woman driver14. “I wondered if I could have a word with you.” The past tense in the sentence refers to a _ _.A. past event for exact time reference B. present event fo

12、r tentativenessC. present event for uncertainty D. past event for politeness15. “If I were you, I wouldnt wait to propose to her.” The subjunctive mood in the sentence is used to _.A. alleviate hostility B. express unfavorable feelings C. indicate uncertainty D. make a suggestion16. “Its a shame tha

13、t the city official should have gone back on his word.” The modal auxiliary SHOULD express _ _.A obligation B disappointment C future in the past D. tentativeness17. Timothy Ray Brown, the first man cured of HIV, initially opted against the stem cell transplantation that _ history.A. could have late

14、r made B. should have made later C. might make later D. would later make18. Some Martian rock structures look strikingly like structures on Earth that are known _by microbes.A. having been created B. being created C. to have been created D. to be created19. At that moment, with the crowd watching me

15、, I was not afraid in the ordinary sense, as _ if I _alone. A. would have been had been B. should be had been C. could be were D. might have been were20. You must fire _ _ incompetent assistant of yoursA. the B. an C. that D. whichever21. Some narratives seem more like plays, heavy with dialogue by

16、which writers allow their _to reveal themselves.A. characters B. characteristics C. charisma D characterizations22. If you intend to melt the snow for drinking water, you can _ _ extra purity by running it through a coffee filter.A. assure B. insure C. reassure D. ensure23. The daisy-like flowers of

17、 chamomile have been used for centuries to _ _anxiety and insomnia. A. decline B. relieve C quench D suppress24. Despite concern about the disappearance of the album in popular music, 2014 delivered a great crop of album _ _. A. publications B appearances C. releases D. presentations25. The partys r

18、educed vote in the general election was _of lack of support for its policies. A. revealing B. confirming C. indicative D. evident26. He closed his eyes and held the two versions of La Mappa to his minds _ _ to analyze their differences. A. vision B eye C. view D. sight27. Twelve pupils were killed a

19、nd five _injured after gunmen attacked the school during lunchtime.A. critically B. enormously C. greatly D. hard28. A 15-year-old girl has been arrested _ accusations of using Instagram to anonymously threaten her high-school.A. over B. with C. on D. for29. It was reported that a 73-year-old man di

20、ed on an Etihad flight _ _to Germany from Abu Dhabi.A. bounded B. binded C. boundary D. bound30. Its _ _ the case in the region; a story always sounds clear enough at a distanced, but the nearer you get to the scene of events the vaguer it becomes.A. unchangeably B. invariably C. unalterably D. immo

21、vablyPart IV. Close A. always B. barely C. demise D. emergence E. gained F. implications G. leaf H. lost I. naturally J. object K. one L. online M. rising N. single O. valueMILLIONS of people now rent their movies the Netflix way. They fill out a wish list from the 50,000 titles on the companys Web

22、site and receive the first few DVDs in the mail; when they mail each one back, the next one on the list is sent. The Netflix model has been exhaustively analyzed for its disruptive, new-economy（31） What will it mean for video stores like Blockbuster, which has, in fact, started a similar service? Wh

23、at will it mean for movie studios and theaters? What does it show about long tail businesses - ones that combine many niche markets, like those for Dutch movies or classic musicals, into a (32) large audience? But one other major implication has (33) been mentioned: what this and similar Internet-ba

24、sed businesses mean for that stalwart of the old economy, the United States Postal Service.Every day, some two million Netflix envelopes come and go as first-class mail. They are joined by millions of other shipments from （34） pharmacies, eBay vendors, and other businesses that did not exist before

25、the Internet.The（35） of snail mail in the age of instant electronic communication has been predicted at least as often as the coming of the paperless office. But the consumption of paper keeps （36） . It has roughly doubled since 1980. On average, an American household receives twice as many pieces o

26、f mail a day as it did in the 1970s.The harmful side of the Internets impact is obvious but statistically less important than many would guess. People (37) write fewer letters when they can send e-mail messages. To (38) through a box of old paper correspondence is to know what has been _(39) in this

27、 shift: the pretty stamps, the varying look and feel of handwritten and typed correspondence, the tangible (40) that was once in the senders hands. V. Reading comprehensionSection APassage one（1）When I was a young girl living in Ireland, I was always pleased when it rained, because that meant I coul

28、d go treasure hunting. Whats the connection between a wet day and a search for buried treasure? Well, its quite simple. Ireland, as some of you may already know, is the home of Leprechauns little men who possess magic powers and, perhaps more interestingly, pots of gold. （2）Now, although Leprechauns

29、 are interesting characters, I have to admit that I was more intrigued by the stories of their treasure hoard. This, as all of Ireland knows, they hide at the end of the rainbow. Leprechauns can be fearsome folk but if you can discover the end of the rainbow, they have to unwillingly surrender their

30、 gold to you. So whenever it rained, I would look up in the sky and follow the curve of the rainbow to see where it ended. I never did unearth any treasure, but I did spend many happy, showery days dreaming of what I could do with the fortune if I found it.（3）As I got older, and started working, rai

31、ny days came to be just another nuisance and my childhood dreams of finding treasure faded. But for some people the dream of striking it lucky never fades, and for a fortunate few, the dream even comes true! Such is the case of Mel Fisher. His dream of finding treasure also began in childhood, while

32、 reading the great literature classics “Treasure Island” and “Moby Dick”. However, unlike myself, he chased his dream and in the end managed to become one of the most famous professional treasure hunters of all time, and for good reason. In 1985, he fished up the priceless cargo of the sunken Spanish ship Atocha, w