英语专业四级考试真题与答案.docx

1、英语专业四级考试真题与答案2012 年英语专业四级考试真题PART I DICTATION 15 MINListen 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

2、sentence 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 morePlease write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE PART II

3、LISTENING COMPREHENSION 20 MINIn Sections A,B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and thenanswer the questions that follow Mark the best answer to each question on Answer Sheet Two SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear several conversations Listen to the convers

4、ations carefully and then answer the questions that follow Questions l to 3 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.l The Ethical Consumer Research Association will provide informatio

5、n to shoppers onA product price Bproduct quality CmanufacturersD production methods 2 According to the conversation ， an ethical shopper shouldA ask for others?advice before buying things Bconsider the worth of something to be bought Cpostpone buying things whenever possible D search for things that

6、 are less costly 3 According to the conversation ， ethical shoppers can be best described asA shrewd B thrifty Cextravagant D cautiousQuestions 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 conver

7、sation 4 Which of the following statements is CORRECT about Mary?A She is enjoying her language study BShe is enjoying her management study CShe is not feeling very well at the moment D She is not happy about her study pressure5 What does Mary think of the course initially?A It is useful B It is dif

8、ficult CIt is challenging D It is interesting 6 What is Mary?s problem of living in a family house?A She dislikes the food she eats B She is unable to sleep well CShe has no chance to make friends D She finds the rent high 7 Which of the following is Mr Davies?advice?A To tryto make more friends BTo

9、 try to change accommodation CTo spend more time on English D To stop attending language classesQuestions 8 to 10 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 8 According to the conversati

10、on ， the day is special becauseA many people are surfing the net on that day Bit is an anniversary of the internet Cthe net brought about no changes until that day D big changes will take place on that day 9 We learn from the conversation that peopleA cannot Jive without the internet Bcannot work wi

11、thout the internet Call use the internet to keep in touch D have varied opinions about internet use 10 At the end of the conversation the speakers talk aboutA the future of the internet Bthe type of office furniture Cwhen changes will come D how people will use the internet SECTION B PASSAGESIn this

12、 section ， you will hear several passages Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the passage11 In order to open a ba

13、nk account， you need to produce_in addition to your passport A a library card B a registration formCa telephone bill D a receipt12 Which of the following might NOT be included in the,utility bill?A Rent B Gas CWater D Telephone13 According to the passage， what can one do in the post office?A Getting

14、 contact details B Obtaining tax forms CPaying housing rents D Applying for loans 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 questionsNow, listen to the passage14 According to the passage， ,scheduling?means that youA ne

15、ed to be efficient in work Bplan your work properly Ctry to finish work ahead of time D know how to work in teams 15 According to the passage, one of the activities to relax could beA protecting wild animals Bspending time with your family Clearning how to read efficiently D learning how to do garde

16、ning 16 One of the ways to reduce stress is toA do better than anyone elseBfulfill high ambitions in ones work Cwork and have reasonable aimsD start with a relatively low aim 17 According to the passage， to reduce stress has something to do with the followingEXCEPTA ones position B ones interestCone

17、s health D ones moodQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the passage18 According to the passage， new words tend to come fromA world politics B advances in scienceCareas of life D all the ab

18、ove19 The passage explains the larger and richer vocabulary of English mainly from a viewpoint A historical B culturalCcommercial D colonial20 According to the passage， which of the following statements best describes the English language?A It is outdated in grammar BIt accepts new words from scienc

19、e CIt has begun taking in new words D It tends to embrace new words.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTIn this section ，you will hear several news items Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow Questions 21 and 22 are based OH the following news At the end of the news item ，you will b

20、e given 10 seconds to answer the questions Now listen to the news 21 Where was the marble statue found?A Out in the sea B Inside a bath houseCOn a cliff along the coast D On the coast outside Jerusalem22 Which of the following best describes the condition of the statue?A It was incomplete B It was r

21、ecent artwork CIt was fairly tall D It was in piecesQuestions 23 and 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 The rescue efforts concentrated mainly onA the U S -Canada border B snow-stricken region

22、s Chighways D city streets24 According to the news ， the last group of people might have been stranded in their vehiclesfor more than _ hours before being rescued A24 B25 C40 D48Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer th

23、e questions Now, listen to the news 25 According to the 2006 anti-smoking restrictions ， smoking was NOT allowed inA offices B restaurants C bars D school playgrounds 26According to the news ，which of the following groups reacts negatively to the new law?A Television producers B Hotel owners CMedica

24、l workers D Hospital management Questions 27 and 28 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 27 According to the news ， who first discovered the fraud?A A client B A bank manager CThe police D Bank headq

25、uarters28 When did the bank employee hand himself in?A A month before the fraud was discovered BA day before the fraud was discovered CA day after the police launched investigation D A month after he transferred the money Question 29 is based on the following news At the end of the news item, you wi

26、ll be given 5 seconds to answer the questionNow, listen to the news 29 What is this news item mainly about?A How to open Hotmail accounts BHow to retrieve missing e-mails CNew e-mail service by Microsoft D Problems and complaints about e-mails Question30 is based on the following news At the end of

27、the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the questionNow, listen to the news 30 Compared with 2009 ，which of the following figures remained about the same in 2010?A Number of tickets sold B Box office revenues CAttendance rate D Number of cinemasPART III CLOZE 【 15 MIN 】Decide which of t

28、he choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks Mark the best choice for each blank on Answer Sheet Two The earthquake of 26th December 2004 resulted in one of the worst natural disasters in living memory It was a (31) _ underwater quake and occurred in

29、 the Indian Ocean It (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 today ； it is moving(33)_(although very slowly)and has done so for billions of years This is one(34)_ of earthquakes ，when one section of the earth (tectonic plate)(35)_ another Scientists can predict where butnot(36)_ this might happen and the area between plates is called a fault line