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1、TEM42004年英语专业四级考试试卷TIME LIMIT: 140 MIN. Part WRITING 45 MIN. SECTION A COMPOSITION35 MIN. Nowadays young people tend to phone more often than write to each other. So, some say that phones will kill letter writing. What is your opinion? Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a composition of about 150 words on th

2、e following topic: WILL PHONES KILL LETTER WRITING? You are to write in three parts. In the first part, state specifically what your view is. In the second part, support your view with one or two reasons. In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary. Marks will

3、be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks. SECTION B NOTE-WRITING 10 MIN.Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation: Your friend, Jane, has failed in the final exam,

4、and is feeling very unhappy about it. Write a note to comfort her and give her some encouragement. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Part DICTATION 15 MIN.Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times: During the fi

5、rst reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand 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 read at normal speed again and during this time you

6、 should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO. MONEYMoney is accepted across the world as payment for goods or services. People use money to buy food, clothes and hundreds of other things. In the past

7、, many different things were used as money. People on Pacific islands once exchanged shells for goods. The Chinese used cloth and knives. In Africa, elephant tusks or salt were used. Even today, some people in Africa are still paid in salt. Coins were first invented by the Chinese. Originally, they

8、were round pieces of metal with a hole in the center, so that a piece of string could keep them together. This made doing business much easier, but people still found coins inconvenient to carry when they wanted to buy something expensive. To solve this problem, the Chinese again came up with the so

9、lution. They began to use paper money for coins. Now paper notes are used throughout the world. Part LISTENING COMPREHENSION 20 MIN. In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your

10、 answer sheet. SECTION A STATEMENT In this section you will hear seven statements. At the end of each statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. 1.Where is Lily working now? A. In the police department. B. In a drama society. C. In a university. D. In a primary school. 2.Passenge

11、rs must check in to board Flight 5125 by _. A. 11:00 B. 11:20 C. 11:30 D.11:50 3.Which of the following statements is true? A. There is a strike across the country. B. Many trains have been cancelled. C. A few trains have been cancelled. D. There is a strike in the North Region. 4.The death and miss

12、ing numbers in the floods are respectively _. A. 60/9. B. 16/9. C.9/60. D. 9/16.5.What is John supposed to do on Sunday? A. Call the office. B. Revise his paper. C. Solve the problem. D. Hand in the paper. 6.What do we know about Mary Jackson? A. She is the speakers friend. B. She likes stories. C.

13、She is an author. D. She gave a gift. 7.What do we know about the speaker? A. The speaker can get good tips. B. The speaker pays for the meals. C. The speaker can get good wages. D. The speaker lives comfortably. 8.What will the speaker probably do next? A. To buy some medicine. B. To buy a new cupb

14、oard. C. To ignore the matter. D. To investigate the matter. SECTION B CONVERSATION In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. 9.When will they discuss the agenda? A. Before dinner

15、. B. During dinner. C. After dinner. D. Tomorrow. 10.What can be inferred about the woman? A. Shell be travelling during the vacation. B. Shell be working during the vacation. C. Shes looking forward to going home. D. She will offer her help to Jane. 11.What is the cause of their complaint? A. The p

16、lace. B. The heat. C. The workload. D. The facilities. 12.What can be concluded about Janet? A. She has come to the party. B. She is hosting the party. C. She hasnt turned up. D. She is planning a party. 13.Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a hotel. B. At a bus station. C. In a

17、restaurant. D. At an airport. 14.What does the woman intend to do? A. Get a job on campus. B. Get her resume ready. C. Visit the company. D. Apply for a job with PICC. 15.What are the man and woman doing? A. Listening to the radio. B. Looking at the photos. C. Watching television. D. Reading a newsp

18、aper. 16.What does the man mean? A. He hopes the party will be successful. B. He will see the woman around five. C. He is eager to help the woman. D. He is unenthusiastic about the party. 17.What is NOT a change to the literature class? A. Class location. B. Class times. C. Class length. D. Class si

19、ze.SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Questions 18 and 19 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. 18.The journalist was brought to court because _. A. he was working for a British newspaper. B. he published an

20、untrue story. C. the story was published in Britain. D. he was working with other foreign journalists. 19.How did the lawyer defend for the journalist? A. He was an American journalist. B. He worked for a British newspaper. C. His story was published elsewhere. D. Foreigners are not subject to local

21、 laws. Questions 20 and 21 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. 20.Afghanistans first match will be against _. A. Mongolia. B. South Korea. C. Iran. D. Qatar.21.Which of the following statements is

22、 NOT true? A. The announcement was made by AFA. B. Afghanistan was a founding member of AFC. C. Afghanistan had been in chaos for long. D. The football player were under 23. Question 22 and 23 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the qu

23、estions. Now listen to the news. 22.The expected life-span of Beijing residents has gone up by _ compared with that a decade earlier. A. 1.5 years B. 1.4 years C. 1.2 years D. 1.1 years 23.The _ mortality rate had gone up greatly during the past 10 years. A. infant B. maternal C. male D. middle-aged

24、Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. 24.According to Pakistans President, the chances of the two countries going to war were _. A. great B. small C. growing D. greater than befo

25、re 25.Recent tensions between the two countries were a direct result of _. A. their border conflicts B. their military build-up C. killings in the two countries D. their mutual distrust Part CLOZE 15 MIN.Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corre

26、sponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet. The normal human daily cycle of activity is of some 7-8 hours sleep alternation with some 16-17 hours wakefulness and that the sleep normally coincides(26) _ the hours of darkness. Our present concern is with how easily and t

27、o what extent this(27)_ can be modified. The question is no mere academic one. The ease with which people can change from working in the day to working at night is a(28)_ of growing importance in industry where automation(29)_ round-the-clock working of machines. It normally(30)_ from five days to o

28、ne week for a person to adapt to a (31)_ routine of sleep and wakefulness, sleeping during the day and working at night. (32)_, it is often the case in industry that shifts are changed every week. This means that no sooner has he got used to one routine(33)_ he has to change to another, (34)_ much o

29、f his time is spent neither working nor sleeping very(35) _. One answer would seem to be(36)_ periods on each shift, a month, or even three months. (37)_, recent research has shown that people on such systems will revert to go back to their(38)_ habits of sleep and wakefulness during the week-end an

30、d that this is quite enough to destroy any(39)_ to night work built up during the week. The only real solution appears to be to hand over the night shift to those permanent night workers whose(40)_ may persist through all week-ends and holidays.26.A.in B.with C.of D.over 27.A.cycle B.period C.circle

31、 D.round 28.A.problem B.difficulty C.trouble D.matter 29.A.asks B.invites C.calls for D.reacts to 30.A.takes B.spends C.demands D.asks 31.A.former B.returned C.reversed D.regular 32.A.Therefore B.Unfortunately C.In a word D.In comparison 33.A.as B.when C.then D.than 34.A.though B.so that C.while D.as 35.A.efficiently B.good C.easily D.happily 36.A.shorter B.better C.longer D.nicer 37.A.So B.In short C.Similarly D.However 38.A.new B.normal C.temporary D.favourite 39.A.change B.return C.adaptation D.tendency 40.A.wakefulness B.sleep C.preference D.habitPart GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY 15 MIN.