英语专业四级真题及答案L.docx

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英语专业四级真题及答案L

2016年英语专四考试答案

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand

2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormore

questionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversation

andthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestionthere

willbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoices

markedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleline

throughthecentre.

A）Theyadmirethecourageofspaceexplorers.

B）Theyenjoyedthemovieonspaceexploration.

C）Theyweregoingtowatchawonderfulmovie.

D）Theylikedoingscientificexplorationverymuch.

2.A）Atagiftshop.

B）Atagraduationceremony.

C）Intheofficeofatravelagency.

D）Inaschoollibrary.

3.A）Heusedtoworkintheartgallery.

B）Hedoesnothaveagoodmemory.

C）Hedeclinedajobofferformtheartgallery.

D）Heisnotinterestedinanypart-timejobs.

4.A）Susanhasbeeninvitedtogivealecturetomorrow.

B）Hewillgotothebirthdaypartyafterthelecture.

C）Thewomanshouldhaveinformedhimearlier.

D）Hewillbeunabletoattendthebirthdayparty.

5.A）Rewardthosehavingmadegoodprogress.

B）Setadeadlineforthestafftomeet.

C）Assignmoreworkerstotheproject.

D）Encouragethestafftoworkinsmallgroups.

6.A）Thewaytothevisitor’sparking.

B）TherateforparkinginLotC.

C）Howfarawaytheparkinglotis.

D）Whereshecanleavehercar.

7.A）Heregretsmissingtheclasses.

B）Heplanstotakethefitnessclasses.

C）Heislookingforwardtoabetterlife.

D）Hehasbenefitedformexercise.

8.A）Howto?

workefficiency.

B）Howtoselectsecretaries.

C）Theresponsibilitiesofsecretaries.

D）Thesecretariesintheman’scompany.

ConversationOne

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A）ItismoredifficulttolearnthanEnglish.

B）ItisusedbymorepeoplethanEnglish.

C）ItwillbeascommonlyusedasEnglish.

D）Itwilleventuallybecomeaworldlanguage.

10.A）Ithaswordswordsfrommanylanguages,

B）Itspopularitywiththecommonpeople.

C）TheinfluenceoftheBritishEmpire.

D）TheeffectoftheIndustrialRevolution.

11.A）Itincludesalotofwordsformotherlanguages.

B）Ithasagrowingnumberofnewlycoinedwords,

C）Itcanbeeasilypickedupbyoverseastravelers.

D）Itisthelargestamongalllanguagesintheworld.

Conversation2

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

12.A）Toreturnsomegoods.

B）Toapplyforajob.

C）Toplaceanorder.

D）Tomakeacomplaint.

13.A）Hehasbecomesomewhatimpatientwiththewoman.

B）Heisnotfamiliarwiththeexactdetailsofgoods.

C）Hehasnotworkedinthesalesdepartmentforlong.

D）Heworksonapart-timebasisforthecompany.

14.A）Itisnothisresponsibility.

B）Itwillbefreeforlargeorders.

C）Itcosts15moreforexpressdelivery.

D）Itdependsonanumberoffactors.

15.A）Reporttheinformationtohersuperior.

B）Payavisittothesaleswomanincharge.

C）Ringbackwhenshecomestoadecision.

D）Makeinquirieswithsomeothercompanies.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Atthe

endofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassage

andthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,

youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,

C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwith

asinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Nooneknowsexactlywheretheywere?

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B）Nooneknowsforsurewhenthycameintobeing.

C）Nooneknowsforwhatpurposetheywere?

D）Nooneknowswhattheywill?

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17.A）Carryropesacrossrivers.

B）Measurethespeedofwind.

C）Passonsecretmessages.

D）Givewarningsofdanger.

18.A）Toprotecthousesagainstlightning.

B）Totesttheeffectsofthelightningrod.

C）Tofindoutthestrengthofsilkforkites.

D）Toprovethelightningiselectricity.

PassageTwo

Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Sheenjoysteachinglanguages.

B）Shecanspeakseverallanguages.

C）Shewastrainedtobeaninterpreter.

D）Shewasbornwithatalentforlanguages.

20.A）Theyacquireanimmunitytocultureshock.

B）Theywouldliketoliveabroadpermanently.

C）Theywanttolearnasmanyforeignlanguagesaspossible.

D）Theyhaveanintenseinterestincross-culturalinteractions.

21.A）Shebecameanexpertinhorseracing.

B）ShegotachancetovisitseveralEuropeancountries.

C）ShewasabletotranslateforaGermansportsjudge.

D）Shelearnedtoappreciateclassicalmusic.

22.A）Tastethebeefandgivehercomment.

B）Takepartinacookingcompetition.

C）Teachvocabularyforfoodin?

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D）Givecookinglessonson?

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PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A）Hehadonlyathird-gradeeducation.

B）Heoncethreatenedtokillhisteacher.

C）Hegrewupinapoor?

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D）Heoftenhelpedhis?

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24.A）Careless.

B）Stupid.

C）Brave.

D）Active.

25.A）Writetwobookreportsaweek.

B）Keepadiary.

C）Helpwithhousework.

D）Watcheducation?

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SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.When

thepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefully

foritsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,

youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhave

justheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,you

shouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Whenyoulookupatthenightsky,whatdoyousee？

Thereare

otherbodiesouttherebesidesthemoonandstars.One

ofthemostofthisisacomet.Cometswereformed

aroundthesametheearthwasformed.Theyaremadeupoficeand

otherfrozenliquidsandgasses.thesedirtysnowballs

begintoorbitthesunjustastheplanetsdo.Asacometgetscloser

tothesun,somegassesinitbegintounfreeze.Theycombinewith

dustparticlesfromthecomettoformahugecloud.Asthecometgets

evennearertothesunandsolarwindblowsthecloudbehindthe

cometthusformingitstail.Thetailandgenerallyfuzzyatmosphere

aroundthecometarethatcan

helpthisphenomenoninthenightsky.Inanygiven

year，aboutdozenknowncometscomeclosetothesunintheirorbits.

Theaveragepersoncan’tseethemallofcourse.Usuallythereis

onlyoneortwoayearbrightenoughtobeseenwith

the_________eye.CometHale-Boppdiscoveredin1995

wasanunusuallybrightcomet.Itsorbitboughtit_________tothe

earthwithin122millionmilesofit.ButHale-Boppcamealongway

onitsearthlyvisit.Itwon’tbebackforanother4thousandyears

orso.

PartШReadingComprehension（40

minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.You

arerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoices

given

inawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethrough

carefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankis

identifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeach

itemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmay

notuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

FormanyAmericans,2013endedwithanunusuallybittercoldspell.

NovemberandDecember36earlysnowandbone-chilling

temperaturesinmuchofthecountry,partofayearwhen,forthe

firsttimeintwo37,record-colddayswilllikelyturn

outtohaveoutnumberedrecord-warmones.ButtheU.S.wasthe

exception;Novemberwasthewarmestever38,andcurrent

dataindicatesthat2013islikelytohavebeenthefourthhottest

yearonrecord.

Enjoythesnownow,because39aregoodthat2014will

beevenhotter,perhapsthehottestyearsincerecordshavebeenkept.

That’sbecause,scientistsarepredicting,2014willbeanEINiuo

year.

EIniuo,Spanishfor“thechild”,40whensurface

oceanwatersinthesouthernPacificbecomeabnormallywarm.Solarge

isthePacific,covering30%oftheplanet’ssurface,that

the41energygeneratedbyitswarmingisenoughto

touchoffaseriesofweatherchangesaroundtheworld.EINinos

are42withabnormallydryconditionsinSoutheastAsia

andAustralia.TheycanleadtoextremeraininpartsofNorthand

SouthAmerica,evenassouthernAfrica43dryweather.

Marinelifemaybeaffectedtoo;EINinoscan44the

risingofthecold,nutrient-rich（营养丰富的）waterthatsupports

largefish45,andtheunusuallywarmoceantemperatures

candestroycoral（珊瑚）.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithten

statementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiven

inoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichthe

informationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.

Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionby

markingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

ThePerfectEssay

A）Lookingbackontoomanyyearsofeducation,Icanidentifyone

trulyimpossibleteacher.Shecaredaboutme,andmyintellectual

life,evenwhenIdidn’t.Herexpectationswerehigh—impossiblyso.

ShewasanEnglishteacher.Shewasalsomymother.

B）Whengoodstudentsturninanessay,theydreamoftheir

instructorreturningittotheminexactlythesamecondition,save

forasinglewordaddedinthemarginofthefinalpage.“Flawless.”

Thisdreamcametrueformeoneafternoonintheninthgrade.Of

course,Ihadheardthatgeniuscouldshowitselfatanearlyage,so

Iwasonlys