专四真题及答案解析

1、   2015英语专业四级真题答案PART I DICTATIONMale 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

2、of this kind. / Some people are happy with 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 dif

3、ference is that, within marriage many decisions 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

4、.听写指导：由题目可以判定，文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 expensive.B. There is no technology to g

5、et people back.C. People dont want to return.D. The return trip is too risky.2. According to the man, what is more important for those recruits?  答案：DA. Intelligence.B. Health.C. Skills.D. Calmness.3. What is the last part of the conversation about? 答案： AA. The kind of people suitable for

6、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? 答案： DA. Going to the high street.B. Visiting everyday shops.C. Buying things like electrical goods.D. Visiting shops and buying onl

7、ine.5. According to 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 peop

8、le to showroom is that they  答案：C . .A. 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? BA. How to avoid clashes of exams.B. How to schedule exams.C.

9、 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?  答案：AA. 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. Acc

10、ording to the conversation, the Dean will 答案： D .A. 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 Chinatown in North America?  答案：BA. Ne

11、w York.B. San Francisco.C. Boston.D. San Diego.12. The Chinatown in San Francisco attracts tourists a year. 答案：CA. 20 ,000B. 100 ,000C. 7 millionD. 17 million13. Where can tourists see the fish markets? 答案： AA. In Stockton Street.B. In Grant Avenue.C. In Portsmouth Square.D. In Bush Street

12、.Passage Two14. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? 答案： CA. Obesity can damage ones health.B. Obesity is a growing problem all over the world.C. Obesity is directly related to ones habit.D. Obesity has affected both boys and girls.15. The purpose of the three-year study is t

13、o  答案：B .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 weightD. see if there is difference in sleep patterns over the period16. According to the study, the daily healthy sleep tim

14、e for the 3rd to 6th graders should be around _B_ hours.A. 8B. 9C. 10D. 1117. According to the passage, obesity is most likely related to _A_ .A. sleep timeB. genderC. raceD. parentsPassage Three18. According to a number of students, _C_ is the main factor for early-age smoking.A. genderB. personali

15、tyC. environmentD. money19. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? 答案： CA. 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 carr

16、ying cigarettes.20. All the following are features of smokers EXCEPT _D_ .A. strong peer influenceB. low sense of achievementC. high sense of rebellionD. close family relationshipSECTION C NEWS BROADCASTNews Item 121. Why were some children offered only fruit and milk for lunch? 答案： BA. The sch

17、ool stopped providing school lunch.B. Their parents failed to pay for school lunch.C. Some parents preferred fruit and milk for lunch.D. These children chose to have something different.22. How did parents react to the schools way of handling the situation? 答案： AA. They were upset.B. They were

18、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?  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 reservation

19、s.24. The hotel company intends to have the system in _A_ of its hotels in the next three months.A. 2B. 3C. 100D. 150News Item 325. According to the court ruling, Shrien Dewani _D_ .A. will return to the U.K. for medical treatmentB. will remain in South Africa for medical treatmentC. will stand tria

20、l in South Africa once proved fitD. will be extradited even if he is unfit to stand trial26. What was Dewani accused of?  答案：AA. 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 al

21、l the following EXCEPT _B_ .A. the use of force by European Union troopsB. the 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? 答案： AA. Causes of early death in Russia.B. Beh

22、avior of alcoholics.C. Causes of alcohol poisoning.D. Number of death over 10 years.News Item 629. The total investment in film-making in Britain in 2012 was _A_ .A. £945 millionB. £1.07 billionC. £500,000D. £87,00030. Hollywood studios prefer to make films in Britain because _D_

23、 .A. The UK is a good film locationB. The cast usually comes from BritainC. Hollywood emphasizes qualityD. Production 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”，

24、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。appearance意为“外观”;character意为“特征，特色”;distinction意为“区别”;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

25、“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

26、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 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

27、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：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。incompetent意为“没有能力的, 不能胜任的”;powerless意为“无能为力的”;hesitant意为“迟疑不决的”;helpless意为“无助的”。此处指

28、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，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

29、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immediately，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

30、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，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, dont forget to put it back on the shelf, _C_?A. dont youB. do

31、youC. will youD. wont you52. Mary is _A_ hardworking than her sister, but she failed in the exam.A. no lessB. no moreC. not lessD. not so53. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?  答案：DA. Only one out of six were present at the meeting.B. Ten dollars was stolen from the cash register.C

32、. 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? 答案： BA. My friend teaches chemistry in a school.B. Ill give it to you after I return.C. What is the matter with you?D. London stands on the River Thame

33、s.55. It is not so much the language _D_ the cultural background that makes the film difficult to understand.A. butB. norC. likeD. as56. There is no doubt _B_ the committee has made the right decision on the housing project.A. whyB. thatC. whetherD. when57. All the Presidents Men _A_ one of the impo

34、rtant books for scholars who study the Watergate Scandal.A. remainsB. remainedC. remainD. is remaining58. If you explained the situation to your lawyer, he _C_ able to advise you much better than I can.A. will beB. wasC. would beD. were59. Which of the following is a stative verb (静态动词)?  

35、答案：DA. DrinkB. CloseC. RainD. Belong60. Which of the following italicized parts indicates a subject-verb relation? 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 needs a friend to talk to.61. The following a

36、re all correct responses to “Who told the news to the teacher?” EXCEPT _B_?A. Bob did itB. Bob did soC. Bob did thatD. Bob did.62. Which of the following is INCORRECT?  答案：DA. Another two girlsB. Few wordsC. This workD. A bit of flowers63. Which of the following italicized words does NOT i

37、ndicate willingness? 答案： BA. What will you do when you graduate?B. They will be home by now.C. Who will go with me?D. Why will you go there alone?64. When one has good health, _C_ should feel fortunateA. youB. sheC. heD. we65. There _D_ nothing more for discussion, the meeting came to an end ha

38、lf an hour earlier.A. to beB. to have beenC. beD. being66. Two of her brothers were _A_ during 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. entirelyB. totallyC. wholesaleD. together68. The product contains no _B_

39、colours, flavours, or preservatives.A. fakeB. artificialC. falseD. wrong69. Davis accepted the defeat in the semi-final with good grace. The underlined part is closest in meaning to _C_.A. cheerfullyB. wholeheartedlyC. politelyD. quietly70. _C_ and business leaders were delighted at the decision to

40、hold the national motor fair in the city.A. CivilB. CivilizedC. CivilianD. Civic71. The city council is planning a huge road-building programme to ease congestion. The underlined part means _B_.A. calmB. relieveC. comfortD. still72. His unfortunate appearance was offset by an attractive personality.

41、 The underlined part means all the following EXCEPT _A_.A. improvedB. made up forC. balancedD. compensated for73. The doctor said that the gash in his check required stitches. The underlined part means _D_.A. lumpB. depressionC. swellingD. cut74. During the economic crisis, they had to cut back prod

42、uction and _A_ workers.A. lay offB. lay intoC. lay downD. lay aside75. The university consistently receives a high _C_ for the quality of its teaching and research.A. standardB. evaluationC. ratingD. comment76. To mark its one hundredth anniversary, the university held a series of activities includi

43、ng conferences, film shows, etc. The underlined part means _B_.A. signifyB. celebrateC. symbolizeD. suggest77. His fertile mind keeps turning out new ideas. The underlined part means _C_.A. abundantB. unbelievableC. productiveD. generative78. The local news paper has a _B_ of 100,000 copies a day.A.

44、 spreadB. circulationC. motionD. flow79. These issues were discussed at length during the meeting. The underlined part means _D_.A. eventuallyB. subsequentlyC. lastlyD. fully80. A couple of young people were giving out leaflets in front of the department store. The underlined part means _A_.A. distr

45、ibutingB. handlingC. dividingD. arrangingPART V READING COMPREHENSIONText A81. Googles eyeglasses are supposed to _B_.Aimprove our memoryBfunction like memoryChelp us see faces betterDwork like smart phones82. According to the passage, “cognitive habits” refers to _A_.A how we deal with informationB

46、 functions of human memoryC the amount of informationD the availability of information83. Which of the following statements about Sparrows research is CORRECT? 答案： DA We remember people and things as much as before.B We remember more Internet connections than before.C We pay equal attention to

47、location and content of information.DWe tend to remember location rather than the core of facts.84. What does the author mean by “context”? 答案： CAIt 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 implie

48、d message of the author? 答案： DAWeb connections aid our memory.BPeople differ in what to remember.CPeople keep memory on smart phones.DPeople need to exercise their memory.Text B86. Why was the author doing rounds in a hospital?  答案：CAHe himself wanted to have practice.BStudents of all majo

49、rs had to do so.CIt was part of his medical training.DHe was on a research team.87. We learn that the authors team members had _D_.Amuch practical experienceBadequate knowledgeClong been working thereDsome professional deficiency88. While the author was examining Mr. Adams, all the following symptom

50、s caught his attention EXCEPT _A_.Amoving difficultyBsteady temperatureCfaster heart rateDbreathing problem89. “His symptoms had been textbook” means that his symptoms were _D_.Apart of the textbookBno longer in the textbookCrecently included in the textbookDexplained in the textbook90. At the end o

51、f the passage, the author expresses _B_ about the medical education system.AoptimismBhesitationCconcernDsupportTEXT C91. What does "counting" mean in the context? 答案： AA Continuing. B Including.C Calculating. D Relying on.92. According to the context, "Their failure" refers

52、to_B_.A those adults who continue to smokeB those states that missed the messageC findings of the reportD hazards of smoking93. The following are all efforts that led to the change of attitude on smoking EXCEPT_A_.A rejecting by the publicB cigarette warning labelsC anti-smoking campaignsD anti-smok

53、ing legislation94. According to the author, raising tax on cigarettes_B_.A is unfair to the poorB is an effective measureC increases public revenueD fails to solve the problem95. What is the passage mainly about?  答案：DA How to stage anti-smoking campaigns.B The effects of the report on smoking

54、and health.C Tax as the surest path to cut smoking.D The efforts to cut down on teenage smoking.96. What makes attachment parents different from indulgent parents is that they  答案：B .A. show more love to their childrenB. think love is more importantC. prefer both love and toys in parentingD. dislike ice cream or s