2015英语专业四级真题及答案解析
TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2015 -GRADE FOUR-
PART I DICTATION
PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION
SECTION A CONVERSATIONS
Conversation one
1. 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. 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 for the trip.
D. Preparation for the trip to Mars.
Conversation Two
4. 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.
5. According to the conversation, the man had bought all the following things online EXCEPT ?
A. shoes
B. CDs
C. camera
D. food
6. According to the conversation, the percentage of people who showroomed
while Christmas shopping was
A. 3%
B. 33%
C. 42%
D. 24%
7. One reason for people to showroom is that they
A. want to know more about pricing
B. can return the product later
C. want to see the real thing first
D. can bargain for a lower shop
price
Conversation Three
8. 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 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 final schedule.
D. To arrange an invigilator.
10. According to the conversation, the Dean will?
A. sign the sheet in the faculty lounge
B. take care of the bulletin board
C. consult the students
D. finalize the exam schedule
SECTION B PASSAGES
Passage One
11. 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. 17 million
13. Where can tourists see the fish markets??
A. In Stockton Street.
B. In Grant Avenue.
C. In Portsmouth Square.
D. In Bush Street.
Passage Two
14. 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. 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 sleep
B. learn more about the link between sleep and weight
C. identify the ways parents reduce their kids’ weight
D. see if there is difference in sleep patterns over the period
16. 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. 11
17. According to the passage, obesity is most likely related to __ .
A. sleep time
B. gender
C. race
D. parents
Passage Three
18. According to a number of students, __ __ is the main factor for early-age smoking.
A. gender
B. personality
C. environment
D. money
19. 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 following 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 BROADCAST
News Item 1
21. Why were some children offered 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.
D. These children chose to have something different.
22. How did parents react to the school’s way of handling the situation??
A. They were upset
B. They were furious.
C. They were surprised.
D. They were sad.
News Item 2
23. 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 ___ of its hotels in the next three months.
A. 2
B. 3
C. 100
D. 150
News Item 3
25. 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 extradited even if he is unfit to stand 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 4
27. The U.N. new vote would allow all the following EXCEPT ___ .
A. the use of force by European Union 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 assets
News Item 5
28. 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. News Item 6
29. The total investment in film-making in Britain in 2012 was __ __ .
A. ￡945 million
B. ￡1.07 billion
C. ￡500,000
D. ￡87,000
30. Hollywood studios prefer to make films in Britain because ___ .
A. The UK is a good film location
B. The cast usually comes from Britain
C. Hollywood emphasizes quality
D. Production cost can be reduced
PART III CLOZE
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rarely?think?twice?when?we?switch?on?the?light?or?turn?on?the?TV?set.?A t?night,?roads?are?brightly?lit,?
enabling?people?and32?___?to?move?freely.?Neon?lighting?used?in?adverti sing?has?become?part?of?the?33?___?of?every?modern?city.?In?the?home,?ma ny?34?___?devices?are?powered?by?electricity.?35?___?
when?we?turn?off?the?bedside?lamp?and?are?36?___?asleep,?electricity?is? working?for?us,?37?___?our?
refrigerators,?heating?our?water,?or?keeping?our?rooms?air-conditioned.? Every?day,?trains,?buses?and?
subways?take?us?to?and?from?work.?We?rarely?38?___?to?consider?why?or?ho w?they?run——39?___?something?goes?wrong.?
In?the?summer?of?1959,?something?40??___?go?wrong?with?the?power-plant?t hat?provided?New?York?
with?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?___?to ?do?anything;?lifts?stopped?working,?so?that?43?___?you?
were?lucky?enough?not?to?be?44.?___?between?two?floors,?you?had?the?unpl easant?task?of?finding?your?way?
down?45?___?of?stairs.?Famous?streets?like?Broadway?and?Fifth?Avenue?in? a(n)?46?___?became?as?
gloomy?and?uninviting?47?___?the?most?remote?back?streets.?People?were?a fraid?to?leave?their?houses,
48?___?.?although?the?police?had?been?ordered?to?49?___?in?case?of?emerg ency,?they?were?just?as?
confused?and50?___?as?anybody?else.
31. A. that B. thus C. as D. so
32. A. car B. truck C. traffic D. pedestrians
33. A. appearance B. character C. distinction D. surface
34. A. money-saving B. time-saving C. energy-saving D. labor-saving
35. A. Only B. Rarely C. Even D. Frequently
36. A. fast B. quite C. closely D. quickly
37. A. moving B. starting C. repairing D. driving
38. A. trouble B. bother C. hesitate D. remember
39. A. when B. if C. until D. after
40. A. did B. would C. could D. Should
41. A. pause B. terminal C. breakdown D. standstill
42. A. incompetent B. powerless C. hesitant D. helpless
43. A. although B. when C. as D. even if
44. A. trapped B. placed C. positioned D. locked
45. A. steps B. levels C. flights D. floors
46. A. time B. instant C. point D. minute
47. A. like B. than C. for D. as
48. A. for B. and C. but D. or
49. A. stand aside B. stand down C. standby D. stand in
50. A. aimless B. helpless C. unfocused D. undecided
PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
51. When you have finished with that book, don’t forget to put it back
on the shelf, ____?
A. don’t you
B. do you
C. will you
D. won’t you
52. Mary is __ ___ hardworking than her sister, but she failed in the exam.
A. no less
B. no more
C. not less
D. not so
53. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? ?
A. Only one out of six were present at the meeting.
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??
A. My friend teaches chemistry in a school.
B. I’ll gi ve it to you after I return.
C. What is the matter with you?
D. London stands on the River Thames.
55. It is not so much the language ____ the cultural background that makes
the film difficult to understand.
A. but
B. nor
C. like
D. as
56. There is no doubt ____ the committee has made the right decision on the housing project.
A. why
B. that
C. whether
D. when
57. All the President’s Men ____ one of the important books for scholars
who study the Watergate Scandal.
A. remains
B. remained
C. remain
D. is remaining
58. If you explained the situation to your lawyer, he ___ __ able to advise
you much better than I can.
A. will be
B. was
C. would be
D. were
59. Which of the following is a stative verb (静态动词)??
A. Drink
B. Close
C. Rain
D. Belong
60. Which of the 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?” EXCEPT __ ___?
A. 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 flowers
63. Which of the following italicized words does NOT indicate willingness??
A. 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, ___ should feel fortunate
A. you
B. she
C. he
D. we
65. There ____ nothing more for discussion, the meeting came to an end
half an hour earlier.
A. to be
B. to have been
C. be
D. being
66. Two of her brothers were _ __ during the Second World War.
A. called up
B. called on
C. called for
D. called out
67. Bottles from this region sell __ ____ at about $50 a case.
A. entirely
B. totally
C. wholesale
D. together
68. The product contains no ____ colours, flavours, or preservatives.
A. fake
B. artificial
C. false
D. wrong
69. Davis accepted the defeat in the semi-final with good grace. The
underlined part is closest in meaning to ___ ___.
A. cheerfully
B. wholeheartedly
C. politely
D. quietly
70. __ ___ and business leaders were delighted at the decision to hold
the national motor fair in the city.
A. Civil
B. Civilized
C. Civilian
D. Civic
71. The city council is planning a huge road-building programme to ease
congestion. The underlined part means __ ___.
A. calm
B. relieve
C. comfort
D. still
72. His unfortunate appearance was offset by an attractive personality.
The underlined part means all the following EXCEPT ____.
A. improved
B. made up for
C. balanced
D. compensated for
73. The doctor said that the gash in his check required stitches. The underlined part means ____.
A. lump
B. depression
C. swelling
D. cut
74. During the economic crisis, they had to cut back production and __ ___ workers.
A. lay off
B. lay into
C. lay down
D. lay aside
75. The university consistently receives a high __ ____ for the quality of its teaching and research.
A. standard
B. evaluation
C. rating
D. comment
76. To mark its one hundredth anniversary, the university held a series
of activities including conferences, film shows, etc. The underlined part means __ ___.
A. signify
B. celebrate
C. symbolize
D. suggest
77. His fertile mind keeps turning out new ideas. The underlined part means _ ____.
A. abundant
B. unbelievable
C. productive
D. generative
78. The local news paper has a ___ __ of 100,000 copies a day.
A. spread
B. circulation
C. motion
D. flow
79. These issues were discussed at length during the meeting. The underlined part means __ ___.
A. eventually
B. subsequently
C. lastly
D. fully
80. A couple of young people were giving out leaflets in front of the
department store. The underlined part means __ ___.
A. distributing
B. handling
C. dividing
D. arranging
PART V READING COMPREHENSION
Text A
Inundated by more information than we can possibly hold in our head, we're increasingly handing off the job of remembering to search engines and smart phones. Google is even reportedly working on eyeglasses that could one day recognize faces and supply details about whoever you're looking at. But new research shows that outsourcing our memory –and expecting that information will be continually and instantaneously available --is changing our cognitive habits.
Research conducted by Betsy Sparrow, an assistant professor of psychology at Columbia University, has identified three new realities about how we process information in the Internet age. First, her experiments showed that when we don't know the answer to a question, we now think about where we can find the nearest Web connection instead of the subject of the question itself. A second revelation is that when we expect to be able to find information again later on, we don't remember it as well as when we think it might become unavailable. And then there is the researchers' final observation: the expectation that we'll he able to locate inf orination down the line leads us to form a memory not of the fact itself but of where we'II be able to find it.
But this handoff comes with a downside. Skills like critical thinking and analysis must develop in the context of facts: we need something to think and reason about, after all. And these facts can't be Googled as we go;they need to be stored in the original hard drive, our long-term memory. Especially in the case of children, "factual knowledge must precede skill," says Daniel Willingham, a professor of psychology, at the University of Virginia -- meaning that the days of drilling the multiplication table and memorizing the names of the Presidents aren't over quite yet. Adults, too, need to recruit a supply of stored knowledge in order to situate and evaluate new information they encounter. You can't Google context.
Last, there's the possibility, increasingly terrifying to contemplate, that our machines fail us. As Sparrow puts it, "The experience of losing our Internet connection becomes more and more like losing a friend." If you're going to keep your memory on your smart phone, better make sure it's fully charged.
81. Google’s eyeglasses are supp osed to _ __.
[A]improve our memory [B]function like memory
[C]help us see faces better [D]work like smart phones
82. According to the passage, “cognitive habits” refers to _ __.
[A] how we deal with information [B] functions of human memory
[C] the amount of information [D] the availability of information
83. 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.
[D]We tend to remember location rather than the core of facts.
84. What does the author mean by “context”?
[A]It refers to long-term memory. [B]It refers to a new situation.
[C]It refers to a store of knowledge. [D]It refers to the search engine.
85. What is the implied message of the author?
[A]Web connections aid our memory.
[B]People differ in what to remember.
[C]People keep memory on smart phones.
[D]People need to exercise their memory.
Text B
I was a second-year medical student at the university, and was on my second day of rounds at a nearby hospital. My university's philosophy was to get students seeing patients early in their education. Nice idea,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 who was there mostly to make patients feel they weren't in the hands of amateurs. Many attendings were researchers who didn't have much recent
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英语专业四级考试真题及答案（完整版） TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2013) —GRADE FOUR— TIME LIMIT: 135 MIN PART I DICTATION [15 MIN] Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE. PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [20 MIN] In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the best answer to each question on Answer Sheet Two. SECTION A CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
2014-2019历年大学英语四级真题及答案 2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题 Part I Writing （30 minutes） Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following question. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit China, what is the first place you would like to take him/her to see and why? Part II Listening Comprehension （30 minutes） Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A）, B）, C）and D）, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. 1. A）The man should visit the museums. B）She can’t stand the hot weather. C）The beach resort is a good choice. D）She enjoys staying in Washington. 2. A）Her new responsibilities in the company. B）What her job prospects are. C）What the customers’ feedbac k is. D）The director’s opinion of her work. 3. A）Combine her training with dieting. B）Repeat the training every three days. C）Avoid excessive physical training. D）Include weightlifting in the program. 4. A）When she will return home. B）Whether she can go by herself. C）Whether she can travel by air. D）When she will completely recover. 5. A）The woman knows how to deal with the police. B）The woman had been fined many times before. C）The woman had violated traffic regulations. D）The woman is good at finding excuses. 6. A）Switch off the refrigerator for a while. B）Have someone repair the refrigerator. C）Ask the man to fix the refrigerator. D）Buy a refrigerator of better quality. 7. A）He owns a piece of land in the downtown area. B）He has got enough money to buy a house. C）He can finally do what he has dreamed of. D）He is moving into a bigger apartment. 8. A）She is black and blue all over. B）She has to go to see a doctor. C）She stayed away from work for a few days. D）She got hurt in an accident yesterday.
英语专业四级考试真题 PART III CLOZE 【15 MIN】 Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks．Mark the best choice for each blank on Answer Sheet Two． The earthquake of 26th December 2004 resulted in one of the worst natural disasters in living memory．It was a (31) _____ underwater quake and occurred in the Indian Ocean．It (32) ____ coastlines，communities and brought death to many people． Why do earthquakes happen? The surface of the earth has not always looked as it does today；it is moving(33)____ (although very slowly)and has done so for billions of years．This is one(34)____ of earthquakes，when one section of the earth (tectonic plate)(35)____ another．Scientists can predict where but not(36)____ this might happen and the area between plates is called a fault line．On one fault line in Kobe，Japan in 1923 over 200,000 people were killed．(37)____，earthquakes do not always happen on fault lines，(38)____ is why they are so dangerous and (39)____． Where do volcanoes happen? Volcanoes happen where the earth's(40)____ is thin：lava，dust and gases(41)____ from beneath the earth．They can rise into a huge cone shape like a mountain and erupt，(42)____ they can be so violent(43)____ they just explode directly from the earth with no warning．There are 1511(44)'____' volcanoes in the world．This means that they may(45)____ be dangerous．In 1985 the Colombian volcano Nevado del Ruiz erupted．The lava melted a glacier and sent tones of mud(46)____ the town below．Twenty thousand people died．Natural disasters like volcanic eruptions are often unpredictable．We regularly do not know when they(47)____ pen，or (48)____ where they will happen．In the future，scientists may be able to watch and predict(49)____ before they happen．This could(50)____ many lives． 31．A．massive B．significant C．great D．grand 32．A．changed B．converted C．destroyed D．transformed 33．A．frequently B．continuously C．regularly D．periodically 34．A．source B．reason C．movement D．cause 35．A．collides with B．confronts with C．meets with D．faces with 36．A．how B．why C．when D．what
Part II Listening Comprehension(25 minutes) Section A Directions:In this section,you will hear three news the end of each news report,you will hear two or three the news report and the questions will be spoken only you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1. A) Her friend Erika. C) Her grandfather. B) Her little brother. D) Her grandmother. 2. A)By taking pictures for passers-by. C)By selling lemonade and pictures. B)By working part time at a hospital. D)By asking for help on social media. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3. A) Finding cheaper ways of highway construction. B) Generating electric power for passing vehicles. C) Providing clean energy to five million people. D) Testing the efficiency of the new solar panel. 4. A)They can stand the wear and tear of natural elements. B)They can be laid right on top of existing highways. C)They are only about half an inch thick. D)They are made from cheap materials. Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5. A) Endless fighting in the region. C) Inadequate funding for research.
2014年12月英语四级真题及答案（文字版） 考试采取“多题多卷”模式，试题顺序不统一，请依据试题进行核对PartIWriting Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthefo llowingtopic.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words. 作文题一：印象最深的活动 AA campus activity that has benefited most. 作文题二：印象最深的课程 Acoursethathasimpressedyoumostincollege. 作文题三:印象最深的同学 A classmate of yours who has influenced you most in college． Part II Listening Section A？ Directions： In this section，you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more question s will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questio
ns will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. Du ring the pause, you must read the four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D)， and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter o n Answer Sheet I with a single line through the centre. Question 1 man is not good at balancing his budget. will go purchase the gift herself. gift should not be too expensive. are gonging to Jane's house-warming party. Question 2 is quite willing to give the woman a hand. takes patience to go through the statistics. has prepared the statistics for the woman. woman should take a course in statistics. Question 3 55 is missing from the woman's scripts.
2012年英语专业四级考试真题 PART III CLOZE 【15 MIN】 Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks．Mark the best choice for each blank on Answer Sheet Two． The earthquake of 26th December 2004 resulted in one of the worst natural disasters in living memory．It was a (31) _____ underwater quake and occurred in the Indian Ocean．It (32) ____ coastlines，communities and brought death to many people． Why do earthquakes happen? The surface of the earth has not always looked as it does today；it is moving(33)____ (although very slowly)and has done so for billions of years．This is one(34)____ of earthquakes，when one section of the earth (tectonic plate)(35)____ another．Scientists can predict where but not(36)____ this might happen and the area between plates is called a fault line．On one fault line in Kobe，Japan in 1923 over 200,000 people were killed．(37)____，earthquakes do not always happen on fault lines，(38)____ is why they are so dangerous and (39)____． Where do volcanoes happen? Volcanoes happen where the earth's(40)____ is thin：lava，dust and gases(41)____ from beneath the earth．They can rise into a huge cone shape like a mountain and erupt，(42)____ they can be so violent(43)____ they just explode directly from the earth with no warning．There are 1511(44)'____' volcanoes in the world．This means that they may(45)____ be dangerous．In 1985 the Colombian volcano Nevado del Ruiz erupted．The lava melted a glacier and sent tones of mud(46)____ the town below．Twenty thousand people died．Natural disasters like volcanic eruptions are often unpredictable．We regularly do not know when they(47)____ pen，or (48)____ where they will happen．In the future，scientists may be able to watch and predict(49)____ before they happen．This could(50)____ many lives． 31．A．massive B．significant C．great D．grand 32．A．changed B．converted C．destroyed D．transformed 33．A．frequently B．continuously C．regularly D．periodically 34．A．source B．reason C．movement D．cause 35．A．collides with B．confronts with C．meets with D．faces with
英语专业四级真题及答案(1) PART III CLOSE [15 MIN] Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks.Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet. Until I took Dr Offutt’s class in DeMatha High school , I was an underachieving student,but I left that class (31)_______never to underachieve again.He not only 31. A.concerned B.worried C.determined D.decided Taught me to think,he convinced me,(32)________by example as 32. A. as much B. much as C. as such D. such as Words that it was my moral (33)_______to do so and to serve 33.A. work B. job C. duty D.obligation
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