专四真题和答案

1、专四真题和答案【篇一：历年专四真题及答案】xt>test for english majors-2012grade fourtime limit： 135 mlnpart i dictation 15 minlisten to the following passagealtogether the passage will beread to you four timesduring the first reading, which will bedone at normal speed, listen and try to understand themeaning for the s

2、econd and third readings，the passage willbe read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase，withintervals of 15 seconds the last reading will be done atnormal speed again and during this time you should check your work you will then be given 2 minutes to check throughyour work once more please write

3、the whole passage on answer sheet one part ii listening comprehension 20 minin sections a,b and c you will hear everything once only. listencarefully and then answer the questions that followmark thebest answer to each question on answer sheet two section aconversationsin this section you will hear

4、several conversationslisten tothe conversations carefully and then answer the questions thatfollow questions l to 3 are based on the following conversationatthe end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds toanswer the questionsnow, listen to the conversation.l the ethical consumer research

5、 association will provideinformation to shoppers onaproduct priceb product qualityc manufacturersd production methods2according to the conversation，an ethical shopper shouldaask for othersadvice before buying thingsb consider the worth of something to be boughtc postpone buying things whenever possi

6、bled search for things that are less costly3according to the conversation，ethical shoppers can bebest described asashrewd b thrifty c extravagant d cautiousquestions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation atthe end of the conversation，you will be given 20 seconds toanswer the questionsnow,li

7、sten to the conversation4which of the following statements is correct about mary?ashe is enjoying her language studyb she is enjoying her management studyc she is not feeling very well at the momentd she is not happy about her study pressure5what does mary think of the course initially?ait is useful

8、 b it is difficultc it is challenging d it is interesting6what is marys problem of living in a family house?ashe dislikes the food she eats b she is unable to sleepwellc she has no chance to make friends d she finds the renthigh7which of the following is mr davies advice?ato tryto make more friendsb

9、 to try to change accommodationc to spend more time on englishd to stop attending language classesquestions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation atthe end of the conversation，youwill be given 15 seconds to answer the questions now,listento the conversation8according to the conversation，th

10、e day is special becauseamany people are surfing the net on that dayb it is an anniversary of the internetc the net brought about no changes until that dayd big changes will take place on that day9we learn from the conversation that peopleacannot jive without the internetb cannot work without the in

11、ternetc all use the internet to keep in touchd have varied opinions about internet use10 at the end of the conversationthe speakers talk aboutathe future of the internetb the type of office furniturec when changes will comed how people will use the internetsection b passagesin this section，you will

12、hear several passages listen to thepassages carefully and then answer the questions that follow11 in order to open a bank account， you need toproduce_in addition to your passportaa library card ba registration formc a telephone bill d a receipt12 which of the following might not be included in thebi

13、ll?arent b gas c water d telephone13 according to the passage，what can one do in the postutilityoffice?agetting contact details b obtaining tax formsc paying housing rents d applying for loansquestions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage at theend of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds

14、 to answer thequestions now, listen to the passage14 according to the passage， schedulingmeans that youaneed to be efficient in workb plan your work properlyc try to finish work ahead of timed know how to work in teams15 according to the passage, one of the activities to relaxcould bea protecting wi

15、ld animalsb spending time with your familyc learning how to read efficientlyd learning how to do gardening16 one of the ways to reduce stress is toado better than anyone elseb fulfill high ambitions in ones workc work and have reasonable aimsd start with a relatively low aim17 according to the passa

16、ge， to reduce stress hassomething to do with the following exceptaones position b ones interestc ones health d ones moodquestions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage at theend of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer thequestions now, listen to the passage18 according to the pa

17、ssage，new words tend to come fromaworld politics badvances in sciencec areas of life d all the above19 the passage explains the larger and richer vocabulary ofenglish mainly from a viewpointahistorical bculturalc commerciald colonial20 according to the passage，which of the followingstatements best d

18、escribes the englishlanguage?ait is outdated in grammarb it accepts new words from sciencec it has begun taking in new wordsd it tends to embrace new wordssection cnews broadcastin this section ，you will hear several news itemslisten tothem carefully and then answer the questions that followquestion

19、s 21 and 22 are based oh the following newsat theend of the news item ，you will be given 10 seconds to answerthe questions now listen to the news21 where was the marble statue found?aout in the sea b inside a bath housec on a cliff along the coast d on the coast outside jerusalem 22 which of the fol

20、lowing best describes the condition of the statue?ait was incomplete b it was recent artworkc it was fairly tall d it was in piecesquestions 23 and 24 are based on the following newsat theend of the news itemyou will be given 10 seconds to answerthe questions now, listen to the news23 the rescue eff

21、orts concentrated mainly onathe u s -canada border bsnow-stricken regionsc highways d city streets24 according to the news，the last group of people mighthave been stranded in their vehiclesfor more than _ hoursbefore being rescueda 24 b 25 c 40 d 48questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news

22、at theend of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answerthe questions now, listen to the news25 according to the 2006 anti-smoking restrictions， smokingwas not allowed inaoffices b restaurants c bars d schoolplaygrounds26 according to the news，which of the following groupsreacts negatively

23、 to the new law?atelevision producers b hotel ownersc medical workers d hospital managementquestions 27 and 28 are based on the following newsat theend of the news item，you will be given 10 seconds to answerthe questions now, listen to the news27 according to the news，who first discovered the fraud?

24、aa client b a bank managerc the police dbank headquarters28 when did the bank employee hand himself in?aa month before the fraud was discoveredb a day before the fraud was discoveredc a day after the police launched investigationd a month after he transferred the moneyquestion 29 is based on the fol

25、lowing newsat the end of thenews item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer thequestion now, listen to the news29 what is this news item mainly about?ahow to open hotmail accountsb how to retrieve missing e-mailsc new e-mail service by microsoftd problems and complaints about e-mailsquestion30 is b

26、ased on the following news at the end of thenews item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer thequestion now, listen to the news30 compared with 2009， which of the following figuresremained about the same in 2010?anumber of tickets sold b box office revenuesc attendance rate d number of cinemaspart

27、iii cloze【15 min 】the earthquake of 26th december 2004 resulted in one of theworst natural disasters in living memoryit was a (31) _underwater quake and occurred in the indian ocean it (32)_ coastlines， communities and brought death to manypeople why do earthquakes happen?the surface of the earth ha

28、s not always looked as it does todayit is moving(33)_ (although very slowly)and has done so forbillions of yearsthis is one(34)_ of earthquakes， whenone section of the earth (tectonic plate)(35)_another scientists can predict where but not(36)_ thismight happen and the area between plates is called

29、a faultline on one fault line in kobe，japan in 1923 over 200,000people were killed (37)_ ，earthquakes do not alwayshappen on fault lines，(38)_ is why they are so dangerousand (39)_ where do volcanoes happen?volcanoes happen where the earths(40)_ is thin： lava ，dust and gases(41)_ from；【篇二： 2015 英语专四

30、 真题及答案】male and female roles in marriagein the traditional 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 continue to have a traditional relationship of this kind. / some people are happy wit

31、h it. but others think differently. /there are two major differences in male and female roles now. / one is that both men and women have many more choices. / they may choose to marry or stay single. / they may choose to work or to stay at home. / a second difference is that, within marriage many dec

32、isions are shared. / if a couple has children, the man may take care of them /some of the time, all of the time or not at all. / the woman may want to stay at home / or she may want to go to work. / men and women now decide these things together in a marriage. listening comprehensionsection a conver

33、sationconversation 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 trip is too risky.2. according to the man, what is more important for those recruits?a. intelligence. b. hea

34、lth.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 for the trip.d. preparation for the trip to mars.conversation two4. what is showrooming? a. going to the high str

35、eet. b. visiting everyday shops.c. buying things like electrical goods.d. visiting shops and buying online.5. according to the conversation, the man had bought all the following things online excepta. shoesb. cdsc. camerad. food6. according to the conversation, the percentage of people who showroome

36、d while 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 see the real thing firstd. can bargain for a lower shop priceconversation three8. what is the conversation mainly about? a

37、. 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 the exams?a. to choose a date on the draft schedule.b. to find the information on the bulletin board. c. to draw up the f

38、inal 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 studentsd. finalize the exam schedulesection b passagespassage one11. which of the following cities has the oldest chinat

39、own 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 ,000b. 100 ,000 c. 7 milliond. 17 million13. where can tourists see the fish markets?a. in stockton street.b. in grant avenue.c. in portsmouth square.d. in bush

40、street.passage two14. which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?15. the purpose of the three-year study is toa. find out why some children find it difficult to go to sleep b. learn more about the link between sleep and weightc. identify the ways parents reduce their kids weight d. see i

41、f there is difference in sleep patterns over the period16. according to the study, the daily healthy sleep time for the 3rd to 6th graders should be around _ hours.a. 8b. 9c. 10d. 1117. according to the passage, obesity is most likely related to_ .a. sleep timeb. genderc. raced. parentsa. obesity ca

42、n damage one s health. b. obesity is a growing problem all over the world. c. obesity is directly related toone s habit. d. obesity has affected both boys and girls.passage three18. according to a number of students, _ is the main factor for early-age smoking.a. genderb. personalityc. environmentd.

43、money19. which of the following statements is correct?a. very few continue smoking throughout their teenage years.b. most early-age smokers soon stop experimenting.c. some early-age smokers never go beyond experimenting. d. children quickly become regular smokers by carrying cigarettes.20. all the f

44、ollowing are features of smokers except_ . a. strong peer influence b. low sense of achievement c.high sense of rebellion d. close family relationship section c news broadcastnews item 121. why were some children offered only fruit and milk for lunch?a. the school stopped providing school lunch. b.

45、their parents failed to pay for school lunch. c. some parents preferred fruit and milk for lunch. d. these children chose to have somethingdifferent. 22. how did parents react to the schoolhandling the situation? a. they were upset. b. they were furious.c. they were surprised. d. they were sad.news

46、item 2 s way of23. 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. guests can make room reservations.24. the hotel company intends to have the system in

47、_ of its hotels in the next three months.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 treatment b. will remain in south africa for medical treatment c. will stand trial in south africa once proved fit d. will be extradit

48、ed even if he is unfit tostand trial 26. what was dewani accused of? a. having his wife killed.b. killing his wife in the u.k.c. being involved in a taxi accident.d. hiring a crew of hit men.news item 427. the u.n. new vote would allow all the following except_ .a. the use of force by european union

49、 troops b. the suspension of an existing arms embargo c. the extension of u.n. peacekeeping mission d. the ban on travel and freeze of assetsnews item 5 a. causes of early death in russia. b. behavior of alcoholics. c. causes of alcohol poisoning. d. number of death over 10 years.28. what is the new

50、s mainly about?news item 6 a.945 million b. 1.07 billion c.500,000 d. 87,000 30. hollywood studios prefer to make films in britainbecause _ . a. the uk is a good film location b. the castusually comes from britain c. hollywood emphasizes quality d. production cost can be reduced29. the total investm

51、ent in film-making in britain in 2012 was _ .closeelectricity is such a part of our everyday lives and so much taken for granted nowadays at night, roads are brightly lit, enabling people and to move freely. neon lighting used in advertising has become part of the 33 of every modern city. in the home, many devices are powered by electricity. when we turn off the bedside