英语专四真题及答案解析.docx

1、英语专四真题及答案解析TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2015) -GRADE FOUR- PART I DICTATIONPART II LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A CONVERSATIONSConversation one1. Why is the trip to Mars a one-way trip? A. The return trip is too expensive.B. There is no technology to get people back.C. People dont want to return.D. Th

2、e return trip is too risky.2. According to the man, what is more important for those recruits? A. Intelligence.B. Health.C. Skills.D. Calmness.3. What is the last part of the conversation about?A. The kind of people suitable for the trip.B. Interests and hobbies of the speakers.C. Recruitment of peo

3、ple for the trip.D. Preparation for the trip to Mars.Conversation Two4. What is showrooming?A. Going to the high street. B. Visiting everyday shops.C. Buying things like electrical goods.D. Visiting shops and buying online.5. According to the conversation, the man had bought all the following things

4、 online EXCEPT ?A. shoesB. CDsC. cameraD. food6. According to the conversation, the percentage of people who showroomed while Christmas shopping was A. 3%B. 33%C. 42%D. 24%7. One reason for people to showroom is that they A. want to know more about pricing B. can return the product laterC. want to s

5、ee the real thing first D. can bargain for a lower shop priceConversation Three8. What is the conversation mainly about?A. How to avoid clashes of exams.B. How to schedule exams.C. How to use the faculty lounge.D. How to choose the courses.9. What does the student have to do first in order to take t

6、he exams? A. To choose a date on the draft schedule.B. To find the information on the bulletin board.C. To draw up the final schedule.D. To arrange an invigilator.10. According to the conversation, the Dean will?A. sign the sheet in the faculty loungeB. take care of the bulletin boardC. consult the

7、studentsD. finalize the exam scheduleSECTION B PASSAGESPassage One11. Which of the following cities has the oldest Chinatown in North America? ?A. New York.B. San Francisco.C. Boston.D. San Diego.12. The Chinatown in San Francisco attracts tourists a year.?A. 20 ,000B. 100 ,000C. 7 millionD. 17 mill

8、ion13. Where can tourists see the fish markets?A. In Stockton Street. B. In Grant Avenue.C. In Portsmouth Square.D. In Bush Street.Passage Two14. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Obesity can damage ones health.B. Obesity is a growing problem all over the world.C. Obesity is

9、directly related to ones habit.D. Obesity has affected both boys and girls.15. The purpose of the three-year study is to .A. find out why some children find it difficult to go to sleepB. learn more about the link between sleep and weightC. identify the ways parents reduce their kids weightD. see if

10、there is difference in sleep patterns over the period16. According to the study, the daily healthy sleep time for the 3rd to 6th graders should be around _ hours.A. 8B. 9C. 10D. 1117. According to the passage, obesity is most likely related to _ .A. sleep timeB. genderC. raceD. parentsPassage Three1

11、8. According to a number of students, _ _ is the main factor for early-age smoking.A. genderB. personalityC. environmentD. money19. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?A. Very few continue smoking throughout their teenage years.B. Most early-age smokers soon stop experimenting.C. Some early

12、-age smokers never go beyond experimenting.D. Children quickly become regular smokers by carrying cigarettes.20. All the following are features of smokers EXCEPT _ .A. strong peer influence B. low sense of achievementC. high sense of rebellionD. close family relationshipSECTION C NEWS BROADCASTNews

13、Item 121. Why were some children offered only fruit and milk for lunch?A. The school stopped providing school lunch.B. Their parents failed to pay for school lunch.C. Some parents preferred fruit and milk for lunch.D. These children chose to have something different.22. How did parents react to the

14、schools way of handling the situation?A. They were upset B. They were furious.C. They were surprised.D. They were sad.News Item 223. According to the news, what is the main advantage of the digital key? ?A. Guests can pay without going to the front desk.B. Guests can go direct to their rooms.C. Gues

15、ts can check out any time.D. Guests can make room reservations.24. The hotel company intends to have the system in _ of its hotels in the next three months.A. 2B. 3C. 100D. 150News Item 325. According to the court ruling, Shrien Dewani _ _ .A. will return to the U.K. for medical treatmentB. will rem

16、ain in South Africa for medical treatmentC. will stand trial in South Africa once proved fitD. will be extradited even if he is unfit to stand trial26. What was Dewani accused of? A. Having his wife killed. B. Killing his wife in the U.K.C. Being involved in a taxi accident.D. Hiring a crew of hit m

17、en.News Item 427. The U.N. new vote would allow all the following EXCEPT _ .A. the use of force by European Union troopsB. the suspension of an existing arms embargoC. the extension of U.N. peacekeeping missionD. the ban on travel and freeze of assetsNews Item 528. What is the news mainly about?A. C

18、auses of early death in Russia.B. Behavior of alcoholics.C. Causes of alcohol poisoning. D. Number of death over 10 years.News Item 629. The total investment in film-making in Britain in 2012 was _ _ .A. 945 millionB. 1.07 billionC. 500,000D. 87,00030. Hollywood studios prefer to make films in Brita

19、in because _ .A. The UK is a good film locationB. The cast usually comes from BritainC. Hollywood emphasizes qualityD. Production cost can be reducedPART III CLOZEElectricity?is?such?a?part?of?our?everyday?lives?and?so?much?taken?for?granted?nowadays?31?_?we?rarely?think?twice?when?we?switch?on?the?

20、light?or?turn?on?the?TV?set.?At?night,?roads?are?brightly?lit,?enabling?people?and32?_?to?move?freely.?Neon?lighting?used?in?advertising?has?become?part?of?the?33?_?of?every?modern?city.?In?the?home,?many?34?_?devices?are?powered?by?electricity.?35?_?when?we?turn?off?the?bedside?lamp?and?are?36?_?as

21、leep,?electricity?is?working?for?us,?37?_?our?refrigerators,?heating?our?water,?or?keeping?our?rooms?air-conditioned.?Every?day,?trains,?buses?and?subways?take?us?to?and?from?work.?We?rarely?38?_?to?consider?why?or?how?they?run39?_?something?goes?wrong.?In?the?summer?of?1959,?something?40?_?go?wrong

22、?with?the?power-plant?that?provided?New?York?with?electricity.?For?a?great?many?hours,?life?came?almost?to?a?41?_.?Trains?refused?to?move?and?the?people?in?them?sat?in?the?dark,?42?_?to?do?anything;?lifts?stopped?working,?so?that?43?_?you? were?lucky?enough?not?to?be?44.?_?between?two?floors,?you?ha

23、d?the?unpleasant?task?of?finding?your?way? down?45?_?of?stairs.?Famous?streets?like?Broadway?and?Fifth?Avenue?in?a(n)?46?_?became?as?gloomy?and?uninviting?47?_?the?most?remote?back?streets.?People?were?afraid?to?leave?their?houses, 48?_?.?although?the?police?had?been?ordered?to?49?_?in?case?of?emerg

24、ency,?they?were?just?as?confused?and50?_?as?anybody?else.31. A. that B. thus C. as D. so32. A. car B. truck C. traffic D. pedestrians33. A. appearance B. character C. distinction D. surface34. A. money-saving B. time-saving C. energy-saving D. labor-saving35. A. Only B. Rarely C. Even D. Frequently3

25、6. A. fast B. quite C. closely D. quickly37. A. moving B. starting C. repairing D. driving38. A. trouble B. bother C. hesitate D. remember39. A. when B. if C. until D. after40. A. did B. would C. could D. Should41. A. pause B. terminal C. breakdown D. standstill42. A. incompetent B. powerless C. hes

26、itant D. helpless43. A. although B. when C. as D. even if44. A. trapped B. placed C. positioned D. locked45. A. steps B. levels C. flights D. floors46. A. time B. instant C. point D. minute47. A. like B. than C. for D. as48. A. for B. and C. but D. or49. A. stand aside B. stand down C. standby D. st

27、and in50. A. aimless B. helpless C. unfocused D. undecidedPART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY51. When you have finished with that book, dont forget to put it back on the shelf, _?A. dont youB. do youC. will youD. wont you52. Mary is _ _ hardworking than her sister, but she failed in the exam.A. no lessB.

28、 no moreC. not lessD. not so53. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? ?A. Only one out of six were present at the meeting.B. Ten dollars was stolen from the cash register.C. Either my sister or my brother is wrong.D. Five miles seem like a long walk to me.54. Which of the italicized parts

29、expresses a future tense?A. My friend teaches chemistry in a school.B. Ill give it to you after I return.C. What is the matter with you?D. London stands on the River Thames.55. It is not so much the language _ the cultural background that makes the film difficult to understand.A. butB. norC. likeD.

30、as56. There is no doubt _ the committee has made the right decision on the housing project.A. whyB. thatC. whetherD. when57. All the Presidents Men _ one of the important books for scholars who study the Watergate Scandal.A. remainsB. remainedC. remainD. is remaining58. If you explained the situation to your lawyer, he _ _ able to advise you much better than I can.A. will beB. wasC. would beD. were59. Which of the following is a s