英语专业四级真题和题解.docx

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英语专业四级真题和题解

TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（2016）

—GRADEFOUR—

TIMELIMIT:

130MIN

PARTIDICTATION[10MIN]

Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.

PleasewritethewholepassageonANSWERSHEETONE.

PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[20MIN]

SECTIONATALK

Inthissectionyouwillhearatalk.YouwillhearthetalkONCEONLY.Whilelistening,youmaylookatthetaskontheANSWERSHEETONEandwriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachgap.Makesurewhatyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayusetheblanksheetfornote-taking.

YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.

Now,listentothetalk.Whenitisover,youwillbegivenTWOminutestocheckyourwork.

SECTIONBCONVERSATIONS

Inthissection,youwillheartwoconversations.Attheendoftheconversion,fivequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.BoththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenONCEONLY.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeaten-secondpause.Duringthepause,youshouldreadthefourchoicesofA,B,CandD,andmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.

YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthequestions.

Now,listentotheconversations.

ConversationOne

Questions1to5arebasedonConversationOne.

1.A.Totellthemanthathehasbeenshortlistedforinterview.

B.Toaskthemanafewquestionsabouthisinterview.

C.Totellthemantheprocedureoftheinterview.

D.Toexplaintothemanhowtomakeapresentation.

2.A.Questionsrelatedtothejob.

B.Generalquestionsabouthimself.

C.SpecificquestionsabouthisCV.

D.Questionsabouthisfutureplan.

3.A.Questionsfromtheinterviewers.

B.Questionsfromtheinterviewee.

C.Presentationfromtheinterviewee.

D.Requestsfromtheinterviewee.

4.A.Educationalandprofessionalbackground.

B.Problemshehasfacedandsolved.

C.Majorsuccessesinhiscareersofar.

D.Companyfutureandhiscontribution.

5.A.11a.m.,nextTuesday.

B.11a.m.,nextThursday.

C.9a.m.,thisTuesday.

D.9a.m.,thisThursday.

ConversationTwo

Questions6to10arebasedonConversationTwo.

6.A.Howcollegestudentspayfortheireducation.

B.Howtohandletheproblemofcollegeloans.

C.Thedisadvantageofcollegeloans.

D.Governmentfinancingincollegeeducation.

7.A.Ithasincreasedby6to8%.

B.Ithasincreasedby8to10%.

C.Ithasdecreasedby6to8%.

D.Ithasdecreasedby8to10%.

8.A.Student’sfamilyincome.

B.Firstyearsalaryaftergraduation.

C.Afixedamountof30,000dollars.

D.Paymentinthenexttenyears.

9.A.Studentscanborrowmoneyfirst.

B.Studentspaynotaxonsavings.

C.Studentspaylesstaxaftergraduation.

D.Studentswithdrawwithoutpayingtax.

10.A.Givingupcharitableorvolunteerwork.

B.Neglectingtheirstudyatcollege.

C.Givingupfurthereducation.

D.Neglectinghighsalaryinjob-seeking.

PARTIIILANGUAGEUSAGE[10MIN]

Therearetwentysentencesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswersonAnswerSheetTwo.

11.HowcanIconcentrateifyou__________continually__________mewithsillyquestions?

A.have…interrupted

B.had…interrupted

C.are…interrupting

D.were…interrupting

12.Amongthefoursentencesbelow,Sentence__________expressthehighestdegreeofpossibility.

A.Itmaytakealongtimetofindasolutiontotheproblem.

B.Itmighttakealongtimetofindasolutiontotheproblem.

C.Itcouldtakealongtimetofindasolutiontotheproblem.

D.Itshouldtakealongtimetofindasolutiontotheproblem.

13.Sheisabetterspeakerthan__________intheclass.

A.allthegirls

B.theotherboys

C.otheranygirl

D.anyboy

14.Nobodyheardhimsing,__________?

A.didthey

B.didhe

C.didn’tthey

D.didone

15.Ican’tputupwith__________.

A.thatfriendofyou

B.thatfriendofyours

C.thefriendofyou

D.thefriendofyours

16.Therehasbeenanincreasingnumberof__________inprimaryschoolsinpastfewyears.

A.manteacher

B.menteacher

C.manteachers

D.menteachers

17.Thisisoneoftheissuesthatdeserve__________.

A.mentioning

B.beingmentioned

C.tomention

D.formention

18.Theaudience__________excitedonseeing__________favoritestarglideontothestage.

A.were…its

B.were…their

C.was…their

D.was…one’s

19.__________youradvice,Iwouldhavemadethewrongdecision.

A.Hadn’titbeenfor

B.Haditnotbeenfor

C.Haditbeenfor

D.Hadnotitbeenfor

20.ThesentenceIwishIhadbeenmorecarefulinspendingmoneyexpressthespeaker’s__________.

A.hope

B.joy

C.regret

D.relief

21.TheAttorneyGeneralorderedafederalautopsyofBrown’sbody,seekingto__________thefamilyandcommunitytherewouldbeathoroughinvestigationintohisdeath.

A.ensure

B.assure

C.insure

D.ascertain

22.Thepolicedepartmentcameunderstrongcriticismforboththedeathofanunarmedanditshandlingofthe__________.

A.consequence

B.outcome

C.result

D.aftermath

23.TheForeignSecretarytriedto__________doubtsabouthishandlingofthecrisis.

A.dispel

B.expel

C.repel

D.quell

24.Mutualfundsarethusbestforinvestorswhodon’twanttotakethetimetostudystocksindetailorwho__________theresourcestobuildaportfolio.

A.deprive

B.lack

C.yearn

D.attain

25.Chrisran__________Johnatasporting-goodstradeshowandthetwoquicklystruck__________aneasyrapport.

A.into…up

B.on…into

C.across…on

D.against…into

26.“I’mleavingthecountrysoon,”hetolda__________convenedgroupofreporters.

A.especially

B.particularly

C.specially

D.specifically

27.IsraelandHamashadreachedadealonextendingthe__________ceasefirebyanextra24hoursuntilTuesdayatmidnight.

A.contemporary

B.makeshift

C.spontaneous

D.temporary

28.__________tounpluggingthealarmclockandtrustingyourabilitytowakeontimeonyourown,youshouldprobablyeaseyourselfintothenewarrangementbykeepingaveryregularscheduleforseveralweeks.

A.Due

B.Prior

C.Related

D.Thanks

29.Ifyouareanathlete,strongabdominalmuscleshelpyouensureastrongbackandfreedomfrominjuryduring__________upper-bodymovement.

A.valiant

B.variable

C.vigorous

D.vigilant

30.Finningisacruel__________inwhichtheshark’sfinsareloppedoff,andthelivesharkisthrownbacktosea.

A.reality

B.truth

C.skill

D.practice

PARTIVCLOZE[10MIN]

Decidewhichofthewordsgivenintheboxbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblank.ThewordscanbeusedONCEONLY.MarktheletterforeachwordonANSWERSHEETTWO.

A.ampleB.combinationsC.directlyD.disseminatedE.generations

F.genuinelyG.insteadH.listsI.promulgatedJ.publicized

K.scantL.shapedM.sophisticatedN.transplantedO.virtual

Imagineaworldwithoutwriting.Obviouslytherewouldbenobooks:

nonovels,noencyclopedias,nocookbooks,notextbooks,notelephonebooks,noscriptures,nodiaries,notravelguides.Therewouldbenoball-points,notypeswriters,nocomputers,noInternet,nomagazines,nomoviecredits,noshoppinglists,nonewspapers,notaxreturns.Butsuch__________（31）ofsubjectsalmostmissthepoint.Theworldweliveinhasbeenindeliblymarkedbythewrittenword,__________（32）bythetechnologyofwritingoverthousandsofyears.Ancientkingsproclaimedtheirauthorityand__________（33）theirlawsinwriting.Scribesadministeredgreatempiresbywriting,theirknowledgeofrecordingandretrievinginformationessentialtogoverningcomplexsocieties.Religioustraditionswerepassedonthrough__________（34）,andspreadtoothers,inwriting.Scientificandtechnologicalprogresswasachievedand__________（35）throughwriting.Accountsintradeandcommercecouldbekeptbecauseofwriting.Nearlyeverystepofcivilizationhasbeenmediatedthroughwriting.Aworldwithoutwritingwouldbear__________（36）resemblancetotheonewenowlivein.Writingisa__________（37）necessitytothesocietiesanthropologistscallcivilizations.Acivilizationisdistinguishedfromothersocietiesbythecomplexityofitssocialorganization,byitsconstructionofcitiesandlargepublicbuildings,andbytheeconomicspecializationofitsmembers,manyofwhomarenot__________（38）involvedinfoodprocurementorproduction.Acivilization,withitstaxationandtributesystems,itstrade,anditspublicworks,requiresa__________（39）systemofrecordkeeping.AndsotheearlycivilizationsofEgypt,China,and（probably）Indiaalldevelopedasystemofwriting.OnlythePeruviancivilizationoftheIncasandtheirpredecessorsdidnotusewritingbut__________（40）inventedasystemofkeepingrecordsonknottedcolor-codedstringsknownasquipu.

PARTVREADINGCOMPREHENSION[35MIN]

SECTIONAMUTIPLECHOICEQUESTIONS

Inthissectiontherearethreepassagesfollowedbytenmultiplechoicequestions.Foreachmultiplechoicequestion,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebest