英语专四真题及答案解析

1、TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2015) -GRADE FOUR-part I DICTATIONPART II LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A CONVERSATIONSConversation one1. Why is the trip to Mars a one-way trip?A. The return trip is too expensive.B. There is no technology to get people back.C. People don't want to return.D. The return

2、 trip is too risky.2. According to the man, what is more important for those recruits?A. Intelligence. B. Health. C. Skills. D. Calmness.3. What is the last part of the conversation about?A. The kind of people suitable for the trip.B. Interests and hobbies of the speakers.C. Recruitment of people fo

3、r the trip.D. Preparation for the trip to Mars.Conversation Two4. What is showrooming?A. Going to the high street.B. Visiting everyday shops.C. Buying things like electrical goods. D. Visiting shops and buying online.1 / 255. According to the conversation, the man had bought all the following things

4、online EXCEPTA. shoes B. CDs C. camera D. food6. According to the conversation, the percentage of people who showroomedwhile Christmas shopping wasA. 3% B. 33% C. 42% D. 24%7. One reason for people to showroom is that theyA. want to know more about pricingB. can return the product laterC. want to se

5、e the real thing firstD. can bargain for a lower shoppriceConversation Three8. What is the conversation mainly about?A. How to avoid clashes of exams. B. How to schedule exams.C. How to use the faculty lounge. D. How to choose the courses.9. What does the student have to do first in order to take th

6、e exams?A. To choose a date on the draft schedule.B. To find the information on the bulletin board.C. To draw up the final schedule.D. To arrange an invigilator.10. According to the conversation, the Dean willA. sign the sheet in the faculty loungeB. take care of the bulletin boardC. consult the stu

7、dents2 / 25D. finalize the exam scheduleSECTION B PASSAGESPassage One11. Which of the following cities has the oldest Chinatown in North America?A. New York. B. San Francisco. C. Boston. D. San Diego.12. The Chinatown in San Francisco attracts tourists a year.A. 20 ,000 B. 100 ,000 C. 7 million D. 1

8、7 million13. Where can tourists see the fish markets?A. In Stockton Street. B. In Grant Avenue.C. In Portsmouth Square. D. In Bush Street.Passage Two14. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Obesity can damage one's health.B. Obesity is a growing problem all over the world.C.

9、 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 .A. find out why some children find it difficult to go to sleepB. learn more about the link between sleep and weightC. identify the ways parents reduce their kids

10、' weightD. see if there is difference in sleep patterns over the period3 / 2516. According to the study, the daily healthy sleep time for the 3rd to 6th graders should be around hours.A. 8 B. 9 C. 10 D. 1117. According to the passage, obesity is most likely related to _ .A. sleep time B. gender

11、C. race D. parentsPassage Three18. According to a number of students,is the main factor forearly-agesmoking.A. gender B. personality C. environment D. money19. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?A. Very few continue smoking throughout their teenage years.B. Most early-age smokers soon stop

12、 experimenting.C. Some early-age smokers never go beyond experimenting.20. All the following are features of smokers EXCEPT.A. strong peer influence B. low sense of achievementC. high sense of rebellion D. close family relationshipSECTION C NEWS BROADCASTNews Item 121. Why were some children offered

13、 only fruit and milk for lunch?A. The school stopped providing school lunch.B. Their parents failed to pay for school lunch.C. Some parents preferred fruit and milk for lunch.4 / 25D. These children chose to have something different.22. How did parents react to the school's way of handling the s

14、ituation?A. They were upset B. They were furious.C. They were surprised. D. They were sad.News Item 223. According to the news, what is the main advantage of the digital key?A. 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. G

15、uests can make room reservations.A. 2 B. 3 C. 100 D. 150News Item 325. According to the court ruling, Shrien Dewani.A. will return to the U.K. for medical treatmentB. will remain in South Africa for medical treatmentC. will stand trial in South Africa once proved fitD. will be extradited even if he

16、is unfit to stand trial26. What was Dewani accused of?A. Having his wife killed.B. Klling his wife in the U.K.C. Being involved in a taxi accident. D. Hiring a crew of hit men.News Item 45 / 2527. The U.N. new vote would allow all the following EXCEPTA. the use of force by European Union troopsB. th

17、e suspension of an existing arms embargoC. the extension of U.N. peacekeeping missionD. the ban on travel and freeze of assetsNews Item 528. What is the news mainly about?A. Causes of early death in Russia. B. Behavior of alcoholics.C. Causes of alcohol poisoning. D. Number of death over 10 years.Ne

18、ws Item 629. The total investment in film-making in Britain in 2012 was.A. £945 million B. £1.07 billion C. £500,000 D. £87,00030. Hollywood studios prefer to make films in Britain because.A. The UK is a good film locationC. Hollywood emphasizes qualityD. Production cost can be r

19、educedPART III CLOZEElectricity is such a part of our everyday lives and so much taken for granted nowadays 31 werarely think twice when we switch on the light or turn on the TV set. At night, roads are brightly lit,when we turn off the bedside lamp and are 36 asleep, electricity isworking for us, 3

20、7 our6 / 25refrigerators, heating our water, or keeping our rooms air-conditioned.Every day, trains, buses andsubways take us to and from work. We rarely 38 to consider why orhow they run39 something goes wrong.In the summer of 1959, something 40 go wrong with the power-plant that provided New Yorkw

21、ith electricity. For a great many hours, life came almost to a 41. Trains refused to move and the people in them sat in the dark, 42 todo anything; lifts stopped working, so that 43 you were luckyenough not to be 44.between two floors, you had the unpleasant task of finding your way down 45 of stair

22、s. Famous streets likeBroadway and Fifth Avenue in a(n) 46 became asgloomy and uninviting 47 the most remote back streets. People wereafraidto leave their houses,48. although the police had been ordered to 49 in case ofemergency, theywere just as confused and50 as anybody else.31. A. that B. thus C.

23、 as D. soA. car B. truckC. traffic D. pedestrians 32.A. appearance B. character C. distinction D. surface 33.A. money-saving B. time-saving C. energy-saving 34. D. labor-savingA. Only B. Rarely C. Even 35. D. FrequentlyA. fast B. quiteC. closely 36. D. quicklyD. drivingA. moving B. starting C. repai

24、ring37.A. trouble 38. B. bother C. hesitate D. rememberA. when B. if39.C. until D. after7 / 2540. A. did B. would C. could D. ShouldA. pause B. terminal 41. C. breakdown D. standstillA. althoughB. when 43. C. as D. even ifA. trapped B. placed C. positioned 44. D. lockedA. stepsB. levels C. flights D

25、. floors45.D. minuteA. time B. instant 46. C. pointA. like 47. B. than C. for D. asA. for B. and 48. C. but D. orA. stand aside B. stand down C. standby D. stand in 49.A. aimless 50.B. helpless C. unfocused D. undecidedPART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY51. When you have finished with that book, don'

26、t forget to put it back on theshelf,?A. don't you B. do you C. will you D. won't you52. Mary is hardworking than her sister, but she failed in theexam.A. no less B. no more C. not less D. not so53. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?A. Only one out of six were present at the meet

27、ing.B. Ten dollars was stolen from the cash register.C. Either my sister or my brother is wrong.D. Five miles seem like a long walk to me.54. Which of the italicized parts expresses a future tense?8 / 25A. My friend teaches chemistry in a school.B. I'll give it to you after I return.C. What is t

28、he matter with you?D. London stands on the River Thames.55. It is not so much the language the cultural background thatmakes thefilm difficult to understand.A. but B. nor C. like D. asA. why B. that C. whether D. when57. All the President's Men one of the important books for scholarswhostudy the

29、 Watergate Scandal.A. remains B. remained C. remain D. is remaining58. If you explained the situation to your lawyer, he able to adviseyoumuch better than I can.A. will be B. was C. would be D. were59. Which of the following is a stative verb 静态动词）？A. Drink B. Close C. Rain D. Belong60. Which of the

30、 following italicized parts indicates a subject-verb relation?A. 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 needs a friend to talk to.61. The following are all correct responses to “Who told the news to the teacher?”

31、 EXCEPT?9 / 25A. Bob did it B. Bob did so C. Bob did that D. Bob did.62. Which of the following is INCORRECT?A. Another two girls B. Few words C. This work D. A bit of flowers63. Which of the following italicized words does NOT indicate willingness?A. What will you do when you graduate?B. They will

32、be home by now.C. Who will go with me?D. Why will you go there alone?64. When one has good health,should feel fortunateA. you B. she C. he D. we65. There nothing more for discussion, the meeting came to an endhalf anhour earlier.A. to be B. to have been C. be D. being66. Two of her brothers wereduri

33、ng the Second World War.A. called up B. called on C. called for D. called out67. Bottles from this region sell at about $50 a case.A. entirely B. totally C. wholesale D. together68. The product contains no colours, flavours, or preservatives.A. fake B. artificial C. false D. wrong69. Davis accepted

34、the defeat in the semi-final with good grace. The underlinedpart is closest in meaning to.A. cheerfully B. wholeheartedly C. politely D. quietly10 / 2570.and business leaders were delighted at the decision to hold thenational motor fair in the city.A. Civil B. Civilized C. Civilian D. Civic71. The c

35、ity council is planning a huge road-building programme to ease congestion. The underlined part means.72. His unfortunate appearance was offset by an attractive personality. Theunderlined part means all the following EXCEPT.73. The doctor said that the gash in his check required stitches. The underli

36、nedpart means.A. lump B. depression C. swelling D. cut74. During the economic crisis, they had to cut back production and workers.A. lay off B. lay into C. lay down D. lay aside75. The university consistently receives a high for the quality ofitsteaching and research.76. To mark its one hundredth an

37、niversary, the university held a series of activities including conferences, film shows, etc. The underlined part means.A. signify B. celebrate C. symbolize D. suggest77. His fertile mind keeps turning out new ideas. The underlined part meansA. abundant B. unbelievable C. productive D. generative78.

38、 The local news paper has a of 100,000 copies a day.A. spread B. circulation C. motion D. flow79. These issues were discussed at length during the meeting. The underlinedpart means.11 / 25A. eventually B. subsequently C. lastly D. fully80. A couple of young people were giving out leaflets in front o

39、f the departmentstore. The underlined part means.A. distributing B. handling C. dividing D. arrangingPART V READING COMPREHENSIONText AInundated by more information than we can possibly hold in our head, we'reincreasingly handing off the job of remembering to search engines and smart phones.Goog

40、le is even reportedly working on eyeglasses that could one day recognize facesand supply details about whoever you're looking at. But new research shows thatoutsourcing our memory - and expecting that information will be continually andinstantaneously available -is changing our cognitive habits.

41、81. Google's eyeglasses are supposed to.Aimprove our memory Bfunction like memoryChelp us see faces better Dwork like smart phones82. According to the passage, “cognitive habits“ refers to.A how we deal with information B functions of human memoryC the amount of information D the availability of

42、 information83. Which of the following statements about Sparrow's research is CORRECT?A We remember people and things as much as before.B We remember more Internet connections than before.C We pay equal attention to location and content of information.DWe tend to remember location rather than th

43、e core of facts.84. What does the author mean by “context” ？12 / 25AIt refers to long-term memory. BIt refers to a new situation.CIt refers to a store of knowledge. DIt refers to the search engine.85. What is the implied message of the author?AWeb connections aid our memory.BPeople differ in what to

44、 remember.CPeople keep memory on smart phones.DPeople need to exercise their memory.Text BI was a second-year medical student at the university, and was on my secondday of rounds at a nearby hospital. My university's philosophy was to get studentsseeing patients early in their education. Nice id

45、ea,but it overlooked one detail:second-year students know next to nothing about medicine.Assigned to my team that day was an attending - a senior faculty member whowas there mostly to make patients feel they weren't in the hands of amateurs. Manyattendings were researchers who didn't have mu

46、ch recent hospitalexperience. Minewas actually an arthritis specialist. Also along was a resident (the real boss, with astaggering mastery of medicine, at least to a rookie like myself). In addition therewere two interns(住院实习医生).These guys were just as green as I was but in ascarier way: they had re

47、cently graduated from the medical school, sothey weretechnically MDs.I began the day at 6:30 am. An intern and I did a quick check of our eight patients; later, we were to present our findings to the resident and then to theattending. I had three patients and the intern had the other five - piece of

48、 cake.But when I arrived in the room of 71-year-old Mr. Adams, he was sitting up inbed, sweating heavily and panting （需气）.He'd just had a hip operation and lookedterrible. I listened to his lungs with my stethoscope, but they sounded clear. Next Ichecked the log13 / 25of his vital signs and saw

49、that his respiration and heart rate had been climbing,but his temperature was steady. It didn't seem like heart failure, nor did it appear tobe pneumonia. So I asked Mr. Adams what he thought was going on.It's really hot in here, Doc, he replied.So I attributed his condition to the stuffy ro

50、om and told him the rest of the teamwould return in a few hours. He smiled and feebly waved goodbye.At 8:40 am., during our team meeting, Code Blue Room 307! blared fromI froze.the loudspeaker.That was Mr. Adams's room.When we arrived, he was motionless.The autopsy 仁体解剖）later found Mr. Adams had

51、 suffered a massive pulmonary embolism （肺部栓塞）.A blood clot had formed in his leg, worked its wayto his lungs, and cut his breathing capacity in half. His symptoms had been textbook:heavy perspiration and shortness of breath despite clear lungs. The only thing was: Ihadn't read that chapter in th

52、e textbook yet. And I was too scared, insecure, andproud to ask a real doctor for help.This mistake has haunted me for nearly 30 years, but what's particularly frustrating is that the same medical education system persists. Who knows howmany people have died or suffered harm at the hands of stud

53、ents as naive as I, andhow many more will?86. Why was the author doing rounds in a hospital?AHe himself wanted to have practice.BStudents of all majors had to do so.CIt was part of his medical training.DHe was on a research team.87. We learn that the author's team members had14 / 25Amuch practic

54、al experience Badequate knowledgeC10ng been working there Dsome professional deficiency88. While the author was examining Mr. Adams, all the followingsymptomscaught his attention EXCEPT.Amoving difficulty Bsteady temperatureCfaster heart rate Dbreathing problem89. “ His symptoms had been textbook

55、9; means that his symptoms wereApart of the textbookBno longer in the textbookCrecently included in the textbook Dexplained in the textbook90. At the end of the passage, the author expressesabout themedicaleducation system.Aoptimism Bhesitation Cconcern DsupportTEXT CThe war on smoking, now five dec

56、ades old and counting, is one of the nation'sgreatest public health success stories - but not for everyone.As a whole, the country has made amazing progress. In 1964, four in ten adultsin the US smoked; today fewer than two in ten do. But some states - Kentucky, SouthDakota and Alabama to name j

57、ust a few - seem to have missed the message that smoking is deadly.Their failure is the greatest disappointment in an effort to save lives that wasstarted on Jan. 11, 1964, by the first Surgeon General's Report on Smoking andHealth. Its finding that smoking is a cause of lung cancer and other diseases wasmajor news then. The hazards of smoking were just starting to emerge. The report led to cigarette warning labels, a ban on TV ads and eventually an anti-smoking movement that shifted the nation'