英语专四真题及答案.doc

1、 四级全真试题2009TIME LIMIT: 135 MINPART I DICTATION Listen 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 second and third readings, the passage will be read s

2、entence 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.参考答案： New Years Eve For many people in the west, New Year

3、s Eve is the biggest party of the year. / Its a time to get together with friends or family / and welcome the coming year. / New Years parties can take place in different places. / Some people hold a house party; others attend street parties, / while some just go for a few drinks with their friends.

4、 / Big cities have large and spectacular fireworks displays. / There is one thing that all New Years Eve parties have in common / the countdown to midnight. / When the clock strikes twelve, people give a loud cheer and sing songs. / Its also popular to make a promise in the new year. / This is calle

5、d a new years resolution. / Typical resolutions include giving up smoking and keeping fit. / However, the promise is often broken quite quickly / and people are back into their bad habits within weeks or days. /PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSIONIn Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY.

6、 Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conver

7、sation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.1. Mark is unhappy because of _.A. his Chemistry homeworkB. a girl in his classC. Lindas wordsD. Friday nights party参考答案： BTIP：对话中Mark提到I am already fed up, Linda. Its Jane. 可见他是为了一个女孩子而烦恼。下文Well, the thing

8、 is that I just dont know how to make her notice me. 提示他的问题在于不知如何吸引那个女孩的注意力，故选B。2. Which of the following is CORRECT?A. Linda is Janes friend. B. Mark is Janes boyfriend.C. John is Janes boyfriend. D. Mark and John are good friends.参考答案： CTIP：根据对话结尾处Just another small problem. Johns her boyfriend. 可

9、知正确答案是C。3. Did Mark eventually take Lindas advice?A. No. B. Partly. C. Completely. D. Not mentioned.参考答案： ATIP：问题是Mark是否接受了Linda的建议，根据对话中内容可知，Linda让Mark辅导Jane做化学作业，但是Jane的化学比Mark还好；Linda又让Mark邀请Jane去John的舞会，但问题是，John是Jane的男朋友。可见Mark无法采纳Linda的建议。SCRIPT: W: Hi, Mark, how are you?M: Actually, I am alre

10、ady fed up, Linda. Its Jane.W: Jane? Whos Jane?M: Oh, nobody really. Just a most stunningly attractive girl in my year at school.W: Oh, is that all? So whats the problem?M: Well, the thing is that I just dont know how to make her notice me. Or W: Wait a minute. Ive got a brilliant idea. Why dont you

11、 try talking to her?M: But I wouldnt know what to say. I W: Look. She is in your chemistry class, isnt she? You are good at chemistry. You could offer to help her with her chemistry homework. How about that?M: Not bad. Just one problem.W: What?M: She is better than me at chemistry.W: Ok, then. Well,

12、 there is that party at Johns on Friday night. You could invite her.M: Just another small problem. Johns her boyfriend. Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.4. A

13、bout the scratch on the product, the shop assistant thinks that _.A. the customer made it himself B. there was definitely not one then C. the customer should have checked D. the customer was making trouble参考答案： CTIP：根据原文but its really your responsibility to check the goods when you buy them 可见售货员认为顾

14、客应当在购买时自己检查货品。5. The customer was _ when told he might not have worn the headphones properly.A. annoyed B. surprised C. indifferent D. worried参考答案： ATIP：根据原文I know how to put earphones in my ears. Thank you very much. 及说话者的语气，可见此处的Thank you very much.为反语，由此可知该顾客十分生气。6. How many complaints did the cu

15、stomer make about the product altogether?A. Five. B. Four. C. Three. D. Two.参考答案： DTIP：综合全文，该顾客总共提出两个问题：一为产品外观上的刮痕（first of all, there is this large scratch across the front of it）；另一为耳机漏音问题（But people can hear it, and its really embarrassing on the bus and underground.）7. The shop could exchange the product if the customer _.A. makes no more complaints B. can produce the receipt C. is still unhappy with it D. brings it back within a week参考答案： BTIP：在对话结尾处，售货员提出“I s