2015专四真题及答案解析(高清详细版)

1、PART I DICTATIONMale and Female Roles in MarriageIn the traditi onal marriage, the man worked to earn money for the family. / The woman stayed at home to care for the children and her husband. / In recent years, many couples con ti nue to have a traditi onal relatio nship of this kind. / Some people

2、 are happy with it. But others think differe ntly. /There are two major differe nces in male and female roles now. / One is that both men and wome n have many more choices. / They may choose to marry or stay sin gle. / They may choose to work or to stay at home. / A sec ond differe nee is that, with

3、i n marriage many decisi ons are shared. / If a couple has childre n, the man may take care of them /some of the time, all of the time or not at all. / The woma n may want to stay at home / or she may want to go to work. / Men and wome n now decide these thi ngs together in a marriage.听写指导：由题目可以判定，文

4、章围绕男性和女性在婚姻中的角色展开，第一段介绍了传统婚姻中两性的角色，而第二段对当今社会中两性在婚姻中的角色进行了具体 的论述。因此，第一段用到了过去时，而第二段则完全使用现在时。需要考生根 据语义判定时态。PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A CONVERSATIONSConversation one1.Why is the trip to Mars a one-way trip?答案：BA. The return trip is too expe nsive.B. There is no tech no logy to get people ba

5、ck.C. People don t want to return.D. The retur n trip is too risky.2.According to the man, what is more important for those recruits?答案： DA. I ntellige nee.B. Health.C. Skills.D. Calmn ess.3.What is the last part of the conv ersati on about?答 案： AA. The kind of people suitable for the trip.B. I nter

6、ests and hobbies of the speakers.C. Recruitme nt of people for the trip.D. Preparati on for the trip to Mars.Conversation Two4.What is showroomi ng?答案： DA. Going to the high street.B. Visit ing everyday shops.C. Buying things like electrical goods.D. Visit ing shops and buying on li ne.5.According t

7、o the conversation, the man had bought all the following things online EXCEPT 答案：A .A. shoesB. CDsC. cameraD. Food6.According to the conversation, the percentage of people who showroomed while Christmas shopping was 答案： D .A. 3%B. 33%C. 42%D. 24%7.One reason for people to showroom is that they 答案： C

8、 .A. want to know more about pric ingB. can return the product laterC. want to see the real thing firstD. can barga in for a lower shop priceConversation Three8.What is the conv ersati on mainly about? BA. How to avoid clashes of exams.B. How to schedule exams.C. How to use the faculty loun ge.D. Ho

9、w to choose the courses.9.What does the student have to do first in order to take the exams?答案： AA. To choose a date on the draft schedule.B. To find the in formatio n on the bullet in board.C. To draw up the final schedule.D. To arrange an in vigilator.10.Accord ing to the con versati on, the Dea n

10、 will 答案：D .A. sig n the sheet in the faculty loungeB. take care of the bulleti n boardC. con sult the stude ntsD. fin alize the exam scheduleSECTION B PASSAGESPassage One11.Which of the followi ng cities has the oldest Chi natow n in North America? 答案：BA. New York.B. San Fran cisco.C. Bost on.D. Sa

11、n Diego.12.The Chi natow n in San Fran cisco attracts tourists a yea 答 案: CA. 20 ,000B. 100 ,000C. 7 millio nD. 17 millio n13.Where can tourists see the fish markets答 案： AA. In Stockt on Street.B. In Grant Ave nue.C. In Portsmouth Square.D. In Bush Street.Passage Two14.Which of the followi ng is NOT

12、 me ntio ned in the passage?答案： CA. Obesity can damage one s health.B. Obesity is a grow ing problem all over the world.C. Obesity is directly related to one s habit.D. Obesity has affected both boys and girls.15.The purpose of the three-year study is to 答案：B .A. find out why some childre n find it

13、difficult to go to sleepB. learn more about the link betwee n sleep and weightC. ide ntify the ways pare nts reduce their kids weightD. see if there is differe nee in sleep patter ns over the period16.Accord ing to the study, the daily healthy sleep time for the 3rd to 6thgraders should be around _B

14、_hours.A. 8B. 9C. 10D. 1117.Accord ing to the passage, obesity is most likely related to A .A. sleep timeB. gen derC. raceD. Pare ntsPassage Three18.According to a number of students, _C _ is the main factor forearly-age smok ing.A. genderB. pers on alityC. en vir onmentD. Money19.Which of the follo

15、wi ng stateme nts is CORRECT?答案：CA. Very few con ti nue smok ing throughout their tee nage years.B. Most early-age smokers soon stop experime nti ng.C. Some early-age smokers n ever go bey ond experime nti ng.D. Childre n quickly become regular smokers by carry ing cigarettes.20.All the followi ng a

16、re features of smokers EXCEPT _D _.A. strong peer in flue neeB. low sense of achieveme ntC. high sense of rebelli onD. close family relati on shipSECTION C NEWS BROADCASTNews Item 121.Why were some childre n offered only fruit and milk for lun ch?答案： BA. The school stopped provid ing schoo I lun ch.

17、B. Their pare nts failed to pay for schoo I lun ch.C. Some pare nts preferred fruit and milk for lun ch.D. These childre n chose to have someth ing differe nt.22.How did pare nts react to the school s way of han dli ng the situati on?答 案：AA. They were upset.B. They were furious.C. They were surprise

18、d.D. They were sad.News Item 223.Accord ing to the n ews, what is the mai n adva ntage of the digital key? 答案：BA. Guests can pay without going to the front desk.B. Guests can go direct to their rooms.C. Guests can check out any time.D. Guests can make room reservatio ns.24.The hotel compa ny intends

19、 to have the system in A of its hotels in the n ext three mon ths.A. 2B. 3C. 100D. 150News Item 325.Accord ing to the court ruli ng, Shrie n Dewa ni _DA. will return to the U.K. for medical treatme ntB. will rema in in South Africa for medical treatme ntC. will sta nd trial in South Africa once prov

20、ed fitD. will be extradited eve n if he is unfit to sta nd trial26.What was Dewani accused of?答案：AA. Havi ng his wife killed.B. Killi ng his wife in the U.K.C. Being invo Ived in a taxi accide nt.D. Hiri ng a crew of hit men.News Item 427.The U.N. new vote would allow all the followi ng EXCEPT _B _A

21、. the use of force by Europea n Union troopsB. the suspe nsion of an existi ng arms embargoC. the exte nsion of U.N. peacekeep ing missi onD. the ban on travel and freeze of assetsNews Item 528.What is the news mai nly about?答案： AA. Causes of early death in Russia.B. Behavior of alcoholics.C. Causes

22、 of alcohol pois oning.D. Number of death over 10 years.News Item 629.The total inv estme nt in film-mak ing in Brita in in 2012 was AA. .945 millionB. 1.07 billio nC. 500,000D. 87,00030.Hollywood studios prefer to make films in Brita in because _D_A. The UK is a good film locati onB. The cast usual

23、ly comes from Britai nC. Hollywood emphasizes qualityD. Product ion cost can be reducedPART III CLOZE31. D句意为：电是日常生活的一部分，如今，我们已经习以为常，以至于开灯或开电视时很少仔细考虑电的问题。sothat是固定搭配，意思是“如此以至于”,故答案为D。32. C句意为：晚上灯光照亮的马路使人们自由通行，使交通畅通无阻。traffic意为“交通” ；pedestrian意为“行人”，与空格前的 people词义重复；car和truck都指具体 的车辆类型，含义过于狭窄。综合考虑，此处

24、应填入traffic。33. B句意为：广告中使用的霓虹灯已经成为了每个现代化城市的一大特色。appearanee意为外观” character意为特征，特色”；distinction 意为区另 ；surface 意为表面。根据句意，答案为B。34. A句意为：在家里，很多节省劳动力的设备都是由电带动的。四个选项都是复合形容词，labour-saving意为节省劳动力的” ;time-saving意为节省时间的” ；energy-saving 意为节能的”;money-saving意为省钱的”。根据句意，此处填入labour-saving最合适。35. C句意为：即使当我们关上床头灯，睡得很熟

25、时，电仍然在为我们工作。only意为只有” ；rarely意为少有地” ;even意为即使” ；frequently意为频繁地，屡次 地”。根据句意，此处应填入even。36. B fast asleep为固定搭配，意为睡得很熟的，故答案为B。quite意为非常”；quickly意为很快地”;closely意为靠近地，接近地”，均不符合句意，故排除。37. D move意为移动” ;start意为启动” ;repair意为修复”;drive意为驱动，使机器运转。此处的动词与our refrigerators连用，填入driving最合适，意为使电冰箱正常运行”。38. B bother to

26、do sth.意为费心做某事”;hesitate to do sth.意为做某事犹豫不决” ；remember to do sth.指“记得去做某事”。此处是说，我们费心思考它们为什么或如何 运行，故答案为B。39. C句意：直到这些交通工具出问题时，我们才会费心思考它们为什么或如何 运行。前半句出现了 rarely，含否定意义，与until搭配使用，意为“直到才”，故 答案为C。40. B句意为：1959年的夏天，负责给纽约供电的发电厂真的出了问题。当句子中没有其他的助动词时，可以在动词前使用助动词do表示对该动作的强调，助动词do随人称和时态而变化。因此， did符合题意。41. A句意为

27、：许多小时过去了，生活几乎停滞不前。come to a standstill是固定搭配，意为“停住，停滞不前”。terminal意为“终点” ;breakdown意为“故障” ;pause意为“暂停”，均不符合句意，故排除。42. B句意为：火车无法开动，车厢里的人坐在黑暗中无能为力，什么事也做不了。in compete nt意为“没有能力的，不能胜任的”;powerless意为“无能为力的”;hesita nt意为“迟疑不决的”；helpless意为“无助的”。此处指人处于停电的环境中无能为力，什么事也做不了，因此答案为B。43. D句意为：电梯也停止工作，即使你足够幸运，没被困在两层楼之间

28、，也得自己不愉快地步行下楼梯。although意为“虽然” ；when意为“当时”；as意为“像一样” ;even if意为“即使，纵然。通过分析上下文，此处填入even if最合适。44. D句意同上。lock意为把.锁起来” ;place意为放置”；position意为把 .放在适当的位置”;trap意为“困住，陷入困境”。根据上下文意思，此处应该选 D。45. C句意同上。a flight of stairs是固定搭配，表示“（两个楼梯平台间的）一段楼梯”，本题中考查的是复数形式，故答案为C。46. A in an instant是固定搭配，意为“瞬间，马上”，意思相当于 immedia

29、tely , 故答案为A。in a minute意为“很快，马上”，一般用于将来时，不符合句意，故排除。47. D asas为固定搭配，表示“像一样”，故答案为D。48. A句意为：人们害怕离开自己的房子，因为虽然警察被要求随时待命，以防突发事件，但他们也像其他人一样疑惑和无助。for表示原因，and表示并列关系，but表示转折，or表示选择。结合上下文，此处填入for最合适。49. C句意同上。stand aside意为“避开”；stand down意为“从要职上退下” ;stand by意为做好准备，待命” ；stand in意为站立于，坐落于”。根据上下文分析，此处应该指警察处于待命状态

30、，故答案为C。50. A句意同上。helpless意为无助的”；aimless意为漫无目的的”；unfocused意为目光茫然的”；undecided意为尚未决定的。根据句意，此处应选A。PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY51. When you have finished with that book, don t forget to put it back on the shelf, _C_?A. don t youB. do youC. will youD. won t you52. Mary is Ahardwork ing tha n her sister,

31、 but she failed in the exam.A. no lessB. no moreC. no t lessD. not so53. Which of the followi ng stateme nts is INCORRECT?答案：DA. Only one out of six were prese nt at the meeti ng.B. Ten dollars was stole n from the cash register.C. Either my sister or my brother is wrong.D. Five miles seem like a lo

32、ng walk to me.54. Which of the italicized parts expresses a future tense? 答案： BA. My friend teaches chemistry in a school.B. I ll give it to you after I return.C. What is the matter with you?D. London sta nds on the River Thames.55. It is not so much the Ian guage _D _the cultural backgro und that m

33、akes the filmdifficult to un dersta nd.A. butB. norC. likeD. as56. There is no doubt _B _ the committee has made the right decision on thehous ing project.A. whyB. thatC. whetherD. whe n57. All the Preside nt s MenAone of the importa nt books for scholars who studythe Watergate Scan dal.A. remai nsB

34、. rema inedC. remai nD. is remai ning58. If you expla ined the situati on to your lawyer, he _C_able to advise you muchbetter tha n I can.A. will beB. wasC. would beD. were59. Which of the following is a stative verb （静态动词）？ 答案：DA. DrinkB. CloseC. Rai nD. Belo ng60. Which of the followi ng italicize

35、d parts in dicates a subject-verb relati on? 答案： CA. The man has a large family to support.B. She had no wish to quarrel with her brother.C. He was the last guest to leave.D. Mary n eeds a friend to talk to.61. The following are all correct responses to “ Who told the news to the teacher? ”EXCEPT _B

36、 _?A. Bob did itB. Bob did soC. Bob did thatD. Bob did.62. Which of the followi ng is INCORRECT? 答案：DA. Ano ther two girlsB. Few wordsC. This workD. A bit of flowers63. Which of the followi ng italicized words does NOT in dicate willi ngn ess? 答案： BA. What will you do whe n you graduate?B. They will

37、 be home by now.C. Who will go with me?D. Why will you go there alo ne?64. When one has good health, _C _should feel fortun ateA. youB. sheC. heD. we65. There _D_ nothing more for discussion, the meeting came to an end half anhour earlier.A. to beB. to have bee nC. beD. being66. Two of her brothers

38、were Aduri ng the Second World War.A. called upB. called onC. called forD. called out67. Bottles from this region sell _C _at about $50 a case.A. en tirelyB. totallyC. wholesaleD. together68. The product contains no _B _colours, flavours, or preservatives.A. fakeB. artificialC. falseD. wrong69. Davi

39、s accepted the defeat in the semi-fi nal with good grace. The un derl ined part isclosest in meaning to _C _.A. cheerfullyB. wholeheartedlyC. politelyD. quietly70. _C _and bus in ess leaders were delighted at the decisi on to hold the n ati onalmotor fair in the city.A. CivilB. CivilizedC. CivilianD

40、. Civic71. The city council is planning a huge road-building programme to ease congestion.The un derl ined part means _B _.A. calmB. relieveC. comfortD. still72. His unfortun ate appeara nee was offset by an attractive pers on ality. The un derl ined part mea ns all the followi ng EXCEPT A .A. impro

41、vedB. made up forC. bala needD. compe nsated for73. The doctor said that the gash in his check required stitches. The underlined partmeans _D _.A. lumpB. depressi onC. swelli ngD. cut74. During the econo mic crisis, they had to cut back product ion and A workers.A. lay offB. lay intoC. lay dow nD. l

42、ay aside75. The uni versity con siste ntly receives a high _C _for the quality of its teach ingand research.A. sta ndardB. evaluati onC. rat ingD. comme nt76. To mark its one hundredth anniversary, the university held a series of activitiesin cludi ng conferen ces, film shows, etc. The un derl ined

43、part means _B_.A. sig nifyB. celebrateC. symbolizeD. suggest77. His fertile mind keeps turning out new ideas. The un derl ined part means _C_.A. abundantB. un believableC. productiveD. gen erative78. The local n ews paper has a _B_of 100,000 copies a day.A. spreadB. circulati onC. moti onD. flow79.

44、These issues were discussed at len gth duri ng the meeti ng. The un derl ined part means _D_.A. even tuallyB. subseque ntlyC. lastlyD. fully80. A couple of young people were givi ng out leaflets in front of the departme nt store.The un derl ined part means A .A. distribut ingB. han dli ngC. dividi n

45、gD. ArrangingPART V READING COMPREHENSIONText A81. Google s eyeglasses are supposed to _B_.A improve our memoryB fu nctio n like memoryC help us see faces betterD work like smart phones82. According to the passage, “ cognitive habits ” refers to A .A how we deal with in formatio nB functions of huma

46、 n memoryC the amount of in formatio nD the availability of in formati on83. Which of the following statements about Sparrow s research is CORRECT?答案:DA We remember people and things as much as before.B We remember more Internet connections tha n before.C We pay equal atte nti on to locati on and co

47、ntent of in formati on.D We tend to remember locati on rather tha n the core of facts.84. What does the author mea n by “ con text ” ?答案： CA It refers to Ion g-term memory.B It refers to a new situati on.C It refers to a store of kno wledge.D It refers to the search engine.85. What is the implied me

48、ssage of the author?答案： DA Web connections aid our memory.B People differ in what to remember.C People keep memory on smart phon es.D People n eed to exercise their memory.Text B86. Why was the author doing rounds in a hospital? 答案：CA He himself wan ted to have practice.B Stude nts of all majors had

49、 to do so.C It was part of his medical trai ning.D He was on a research team.87. We learn that the author s team members had _D_.A much practical experie neeB adequate kno wledgeC l ong bee n work ing thereD some professi onal deficie ncy88. While the author was exam ining Mr. Adams, all the followi

50、 ng symptoms caught his atte ntion EXCEPT A .A movi ng difficultyB steady temperatureC faster heart rateD breath ing problem89.“ His symptoms had bee n textbook ” _means that his symptoms were _D.A part of the textbookB no Ion ger in the textbookC rece ntly in eluded in the textbookD expla ined in t

51、he textbook90. At the end of the passage, the author expresses _B_ about the medical educati on system.A optimismB hesitatio nC concernD supportTEXT C91. What does cou nti ng mea n in the con text? 答案： AA Con ti nuing. B In cludi ng.C Calculati ng. D Relyi ng on.92. Accord ing to the con text, Their

52、 failure refers to _B _.A those adults who continue to smokeB those states that missed the messageC findings of the reportD hazards of smok ing93.The following are all efforts that led to the change of attitude on smoking EXCEPT A .A reject ing by the publicB cigarette warning labelsC an ti-smok ing

53、 campaig nsD an ti-smok ing legislatio n94. Accord ing to the author, rais ing tax on cigarettes_B _.A is un fair to the poorB is an effective measureC in creases public revenueD fails to solve the problem95. What is the passage main ly about? 答案：DA How to stage an ti-smok ing campaig ns.B The effec

54、ts of the report on smok ing and health.C Tax as the surest path to cut smok ing.D The efforts to cut dow n on tee nage smok ing.96. What makes attachme nt pare nts differe nt from in dulge nt pare nts is that they答案：B .A. show more love to their childre nB. thi nk love is more importa ntC. prefer b

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