英语专四真题.docx

1、英语专四真题2012年英语专业四级考试真题PART I DICTATION 15 MINListen to the following passageAltogether the passage will be read to you four timesDuring the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaningFor the second and third readings，the passage will be read sentence by

2、 sentence, or phrase by phrase，with intervals of 15 secondsThe last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your workYou will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once morePlease write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONEPART II LISTENING COMPR

3、EHENSION 20 MINIn Sections A,B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that followMark the best answer to each question on Answer Sheet Two SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear several conversationsListen to the conversations carefully

4、 and then answer the questions that followQuestions l to 3 are based on the following conversationAt the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the conversation.lThe Ethical Consumer Research Association will provide information to shoppers on Apr

5、oduct price Bproduct quality Cmanufacturers Dproduction methods2According to the conversation，an ethical shopper should Aask for othersadvice before buying thingsBconsider the worth of something to be bought Cpostpone buying things whenever possible Dsearch for things that are less costly3According

6、to the conversation，ethical shoppers can be best described as Ashrewd Bthrifty Cextravagant DcautiousQuestions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversationAt the end of the conversation，you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questionsNow,listen to the conversation 4Which of the following state

7、ments is CORRECT about Mary? AShe is enjoying her language study BShe is enjoying her management study CShe is not feeling very well at the moment DShe is not happy about her study pressure 5What does Mary think of the course initially? AIt is useful BIt is difficult CIt is challenging DIt is intere

8、sting6What is Marys problem of living in a family house?AShe dislikes the food she eats BShe is unable to sleep well CShe has no chance to make friends DShe finds the rent high 7Which of the following is MrDaviesadvice? ATo tryto make more friends BTo try to change accommodationCTo spend more time o

9、n English DTo stop attending language classesQuestions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversationAt the end of the conversation，you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questionsNow,listen to the conversation 8According to the conversation，the day is special because Amany people are surfing t

10、he net on that day Bit is an anniversary of the internetCthe net brought about no changes until that day Dbig changes will take place on that day 9We learn from the conversation that people Acannot Jive without the internet Bcannot work without the internet Call use the internet to keep in touch Dha

11、ve varied opinions about internet use10At the end of the conversationthe speakers talk about Athe future of the internet Bthe type of office furniture Cwhen changes will come Dhow people will use the internet SECTION B PASSAGESIn this section，you will hear several passagesListen to the passages care

12、fully and then answer the questions that followQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the following passageAt the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the passage11In order to open a bank account，you need to produce_in addition to your passport Aa library c

13、ard Ba registration form Ca telephone bill Da receipt12Which of the following might NOT be included in the utility bill? ARent BGas CWater DTelephone13According to the passage，what can one do in the post office? AGetting contact details BObtaining tax forms CPaying housing rents DApplying for loansQ

14、uestions 14 to 17 are based on the following passageAt the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the passage 14According to the passage，scheduling means that you Aneed to be efficient in work Bplan your work properly Ctry to finish work ahead of time

15、Dknow how to work in teams15According to the passage, one of the activities to relax could be Aprotecting wild animals Bspending time with your family Clearning how to read efficiently Dlearning how to do gardening16One of the ways to reduce stress is to Ado better than anyone else Bfulfill high amb

16、itions in ones work Cwork and have reasonable aims Dstart with a relatively low aim17According to the passage，to reduce stress has something to do with the following EXCEPTAones position Bones interest Cones health Dones moodQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the following passageAt the end of the pass

17、age, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the passage 18According to the passage，new words tend to come from Aworld politics Badvances in science Careas of life Dall the above19The passage explains the larger and richer vocabulary of English mainly from a viewpointAhist

18、orical Bcultural Ccommercial Dcolonial20According to the passage，which of the following statements best describes the English language?AIt is outdated in grammar BIt accepts new words from science CIt has begun taking in new wordsDIt tends to embrace new words.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTIn this section

19、，you will hear several news itemsListen to them carefully and then answer the questions that followQuestions 21 and 22 are based on the following newsAt the end of the news item，you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questionsNow listen to the news 21Where was the marble statue found? AOut in th

20、e sea BInside a bath houseCOn a cliff along the coast DOn the coast outside Jerusalem 22Which of the following best describes the condition of the statue? AIt was incomplete BIt was recent artwork CIt was fairly tall DIt was in piecesQuestions 23 and 24 are based on the following newsAt the end of t

21、he news itemyou will be given 10 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the news 23The rescue efforts concentrated mainly onAthe US-Canada border Bsnow-stricken regions Chighways Dcity streets24According to the news，the last group of people might have been stranded in their vehiclesfor more t

22、han _ hours before being rescued A24 B25 C40 D48Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following newsAt the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the news25According to the 2006 anti-smoking restrictions，smoking was NOT allowed in Aoffices Brestaurant

23、s Cbars Dschool playgrounds26According to the news，which of the following groups reacts negatively to the new law? ATelevision producers BHotel owners CMedical workers DHospital managementQuestions 27 and 28 are based on the following newsAt the end of the news item，you will be given 10 seconds to a

24、nswer the questionsNow, listen to the news 27According to the news，who first discovered the fraud? AA client BA bank manager CThe police DBank headquarters 28When did the bank employee hand himself in? AA month before the fraud was discovered BA day before the fraud was discovered CA day after the p

25、olice launched investigation DA month after he transferred the moneyQuestion 29 is based on the following newsAt the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the questionNow, listen to the news 29What is this news item mainly about? AHow to open Hotmail accounts BHow to retrieve m

26、issing e-mails CNew e-mail service by MicrosoftDProblems and complaints about e-mailsQuestion30 is based on the following newsAt the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the questionNow, listen to the news30Compared with 2009，which of the following figures remained about the s

27、ame in 2010? ANumber of tickets sold BBox office revenues CAttendance rate D Number of cinemasPART III CLOZE 【15 MIN】Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanksMark the best choice for each blank on Answer Sheet TwoThe earthquake of

28、 26th December 2004 resulted in one of the worst natural disasters in living memoryIt was a (31) _ underwater quake and occurred in the Indian OceanIt (32) _ coastlines，communities and brought death to many people Why do earthquakes happen?The surface of the earth has not always looked as it does to

29、day；it is moving(33)_ (although very slowly)and has done so for billions of yearsThis is one(34)_ of earthquakes，when one section of the earth (tectonic plate)(35)_ anotherScientists can predict where but not(36)_ this might happen and the area between plates is called a fault lineOn one fault line

30、in Kobe，Japan in 1923 over 200,000 people were killed(37)_，earthquakes do not always happen on fault lines，(38)_ is why they are so dangerous and (39)_ Where do volcanoes happen?Volcanoes happen where the earths(40)_ is thin：lava，dust and gases(41)_ from beneath the earthThey can rise into a huge co

31、ne shape like a mountain and erupt，(42)_ they can be so violent(43)_ they just explode directly from the earth with no warningThere are 1511(44)_ volcanoes in the worldThis means that they may(45)_ be dangerousIn 1985 the Colombian volcano Nevado del Ruiz eruptedThe lava melted a glaciermud(46)_ the town belowTwenty thousand people diedNatural disasters like volcanic eruptions are often unpredictable