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1、专四练习5MODEL TEST SIXTEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORSGRADE FOUR TIME LIMIT: 130 MIN. PART DICTATION 15 MIN. Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the sec

2、ond 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 should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please

3、 write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE. PART LISTENING COMPREHENSION 15 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 answer sheet. SECTION A CONVERSATIONS In this sec

4、tion you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 4 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. 1

5、. According to the conversation, what kind of weather is usual for March? A. Rainy and cool. B. Windy. C. Hot and dry. D. Cold and dry. 2. How often is the bus scheduled to pass their stop? A. Every 21 minutes. B. Every hour. C. Every 30 minutes. D. Every 9 minutes. 3. Why is the woman waiting? A. S

6、he has to travel together with the man. B. She doesnt know her whereabouts well. C. She has just missed the No.7 bus. D. The No.7 bus is late. 4. What can we infer about the woman? A. She once lived in a warm place. B. She longed to live in a tropical place. C. She is impatient as the bus still fail

7、s to show up. D. She is new in town and likes the climate. Questions 5 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation. 5. What is one service that banks do not provide? A. Cashing chec

8、ks. B. Granting loans to major international organizations. C. Selling travelers checks. D. Transferring funds. 6. The man asked about bank loans because he_. A. was considering taking advantage of bank loans B. wanted to obtain a loan of 450,000 from the bank C. found the topic interesting D. wante

9、d to send some money to Cairo 7. How did the man like the topic of banks and banking? A. He always thinks it very boring. B. He always finds it interesting. C. He found it boring at first but changed his view. D. He found it interesting but changed his view later. Questions 8 to 10 are based on the

10、following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation. 8. Which of the following about the dinner party is NOT true? A. It is scheduled for February 2nd. B. The hotel has about a month to prepare for it. C. Chines

11、e food will be served. D. It will probably start at 7:30 pm. 9. How did the woman get to know the Peony Suite? A. She was a regular customer and knew it well. B. She learned about it from a TV commercial. C. The receptionist recommended it to her. D. She read about it from a brochure. 10. What did t

12、hey finally agree upon table arrangement? A. A big table for all. B. Intimately arranged small tables. C. 4 small tables for all. D. Small tables for 6. SECTION B PASSAGES In this section you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Ques

13、tions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage. 11. What is the latest problem facing people who drive to school? A. Pollution in the air. B. A lack of parking. C. Accidents with bicycles.

14、D. A lack of bridges. 12. Which of the following is true? A. Bicycles have special lanes everywhere. B. Bicycles and cars are having more accidents. C. Bike paths are convenient for bicyclists. D. Bicyclists are fined 25 for every violation. 13. The money from the fines will be used to help_. A. bui

15、ld better roads B. build more bridges C. build bike paths D. buy more bikes Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage. 14. The first permanent picture was made by using_ A. special

16、 paper B. silver salt C. common salt D. a special metal 15. What does the speaker regard as the official date of the beginning of photography? A. 1727. B. 1826. C. 1839. D. 1860. 16. According to the passage, Mathew Brady is remembered today because_. A. he was a famous soldier B. he took war photog

17、raphs C. he painted portraits D. he designed a portable camera 17. What did Dr. Edwin Land invent? A. A quick process of developing film. B. A new kind of film. C. An automatic printer. D. A kind of camera that develops its own film. Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end

18、of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage. 18. When Americans need advice, they usually_. A. ask the people they know for advice B. ask their family members for advice C. write to newspapers for advice D. write to their friends for advice 19. Acc

19、ording to the passage, the two very famous writers of advice are_. A. doctors with much experience B. educators with special training C. experienced housewives with no special training D. women with much experience but no special training 20. What can you conclude from the passage? A. Women are more

20、 willing to give help than men. B. Dear Angel is popular among the young people. C. Experience is more important for giving advice. D. Americans trust their family members less than their friends. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Questions 21 to 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news ite

21、m, you will be given 1O seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. 21. How many children were there in the school? A. 114. B. About 200. C. 900 D. More than 1,000. 22. What did the teachers do at the time of the fire? A. They tried to put out the fire. B. They ran into the school kitch

22、en. C. They helped the children out of the building. D. They ran away from the building. Questions 23 to 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. 23. Canada will call back its ambassador because the

23、 Teheran court A. ended the trial suddenly B. did not do justice C. cleared the agent D. changed the judges 24. Canada called back its ambassador last week because Iran refused A. to put the agent on trial B. to continue the trial C. to have observers at the trial D. to extradite the agent to Canada

24、 Questions 25 to 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. 25. What appeal has Kofi Annan made to NATO? A. To send more troops to Afghanistan. B. To ensure peace and order in Afghanistan. C. Not to i

25、ntervene in Afghanistans general elections . D. To offer humanitarian aid to Afghanistan. 26. Which word can describe the security conditions in Afghanistan? A. Improved. B. Worsen. C. Uncertain. D. Undesirable. Questions 27 to 29 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you wil

26、l be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. 27. What plague are some African countries facing? A. Quick spread of the desert. B. Quick spread of an insect. C. Upsurge of an infectious disease. D. Overflowing of a river. 28. Which country is NOT suffering from the plague ri

27、ght now? A. Senegal. B. Sudan. C. Mali. D. Mauritania. 29. What program has been initiated? A. Spraying chemicals. B. Building a high dam. C. Raising funds in western countries. D. Appealing for more international aid. Question 30 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will

28、 be given 5 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news. 30. Tattoos and body piercing might result in all the following diseases EXCEPT A. skin diseases. B. pneumonia. C. hepatitis. D. HIV. PART CLOZE 15 MIN. Decide which of the choices below would correctly complete the passage if inser

29、ted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank in your answer sheet. Before the 1500s, the western plains of North America were dominated by farmers. One group, the Mandans, (31)_in the upper Missouri River country, primarily in present-day North Dakota. They had large villa

30、ges of houses (32)_close together. The (33)_arrangement enabled the Mandans to protect themselves more easily (34)_the attacks of others who might seek to (35)_some of the food these highly capable farmers stored from one year to the next. The women had primary responsibility for the fields. They ha

31、d to exercise (36)_skill to produce the desired results, (37)_their northern location meant fleeting growing seasons. Winter often lingered; autumn could (38)_by severe frost. For good measure, during the spring and summer, drought, heat, hail, grasshoppers, and other (39)_might await the wary grower.Under (40)_conditions, Mandan women had to grow maize capable of weathering (41)_ They began (42)_it appeared feasible to do so in the spring. Harvesting proceeded in (43