英语专四真题及答案解析.docx

1、TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2015) -GRADE FOUR- PART I DICTATIONPART II LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A CONVERSATIONSConversation 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 dont want to return.D. The return tr

2、ip 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

3、 the trip.D. Preparation for the trip to Mars.Conversation Two4. 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 onli

4、ne EXCEPT A. shoes B. CDs C. camera D. food6. 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 laterC. want to s

5、ee the real thing first D. can bargain for a lower shop priceConversation Three8. 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 tak

6、e 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 loungeB. take care of the bulletin boardC. consult t

7、he studentsD. finalize the exam scheduleSECTION B PASSAGESPassage One11. 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.

8、 17 million13. Where can tourists see the fish markets? A. In Stockton Street. B. In Grant Avenue.C. In Portsmouth Square. D. In Bush Street.Passage Two14. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Obesity can damage ones health.B. Obesity is a growing problem all over the world.C. O

9、besity is directly related to ones 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 sleepB. learn more about the link between sleep and weightC. identify the ways parents reduce their kids weight

10、D. see if 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. 8 B. 9 C. 10 D. 1117. According to the passage, obesity is most likely related to _ .A. sleep time B. gender C. race D. paren

11、tsPassage Three18. According to a number of students, _ _ is the main factor for early-age smoking.A. gender B. personality C. environment D. money19. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?A. Very few continue smoking throughout their teenage years.B. Most early-age smokers soon stop experime

12、nting.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 achievementC. high sense of rebellion D. close family relationshipSECTION C

13、 NEWS BROADCASTNews Item 121. 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 p

14、arents react to the schools way of handling the situation? A. They were upset B. They were 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? A. Guests can pay without going to the front desk.B. Guests can go direct t

15、o 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. 150News Item 325. According to the court ruling, Shrien Dewani _ _ .A. will return to the U.K. for medi

16、cal treatmentB. will remain in South Africa for medical treatmentC. will stand trial in South Africa once proved fitD. will be extradited even if he is unfit to stand trial26. 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.

17、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 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 t

18、he 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 629. The total investment in film-making in Britain in 2012 was _ _ .A. 945 million B. 1.07 billion C. 500,000 D. 87,00030. Hollywood studios

19、prefer to make films in Britain because _ .A. The UK is a good film locationB. The cast usually comes from BritainC. Hollywood emphasizes qualityD. Production cost can be reducedPART III CLOZEElectricity is such a part of our everyday lives and so much taken for granted nowadays 31 _ we rarely think

20、 twice when we switch on the light or turn on the TV set. At night, roads are brightly lit, enabling people and32 _ to move freely. Neon lighting used in advertising has become partof the 33 _ of every modern city. In the home, many 34 _ devices are powered by electricity. 35 _ when we turn off the

21、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 how they run39 _ something goes wrong. In the summer of 1

22、959, something 40 _ go wrong with the power-plant that 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. _

23、 between two floors, you had the unpleasant 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 afraid to leave their houses, 48 _ . although the police had been ordere

24、d to 49 _ in case of emergency, they were just as confused and50 _ as anybody else.31. A. that B. thus C. as D. so32. A. car B. truck C. traffic D. pedestrians33. A. appearance B. character C. distinction D. surface34. A. money-saving B. time-saving C. energy-saving D. labor-saving35. A. Only B. Rar

25、ely C. Even D. Frequently36. A. fast B. quite C. closely D. quickly37. A. moving B. starting C. repairing D. driving38. A. trouble B. bother C. hesitate D. remember39. A. when B. if C. until D. after40. A. did B. would C. could D. Should41. A. pause B. terminal C. breakdown D. standstill42. A. incom

26、petent B. powerless C. hesitant D. helpless43. A. although B. when C. as D. even if44. A. trapped B. placed C. positioned D. locked45. A. steps B. levels C. flights D. floors46. A. time B. instant C. point D. minute47. A. like B. than C. for D. as48. A. for B. and C. but D. or49. A. stand aside B. s

27、tand down C. standby D. stand in50. A. aimless B. helpless C. unfocused D. undecidedPART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY51. When you have finished with that book, dont forget to put it back on the shelf, _?A. dont you B. do you C. will you D. wont you52. Mary is _ _ hardworking than her sister, but she fa

28、iled in the exam.A. no less B. no more C. not less D. not so53. 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.

29、 Which of the italicized parts expresses a future tense? A. 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 Thames.55. It is not so much the language _ the cultural background that makes the film difficult to u

30、nderstand.A. but B. nor C. like D. as56. There is no doubt _ the committee has made the right decision on the housing project.A. why B. that C. whether D. when57. All the Presidents Men _ one of the important books for scholars who study the Watergate Scandal.A. remains B. remained C. remain D. is r

31、emaining58. 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. were59. Which of the following is a stative verb (静态动词)? A. Drink B. Close C. Rain D. Belong60. Which of the following italicized parts indicates a subject-ver

32、b 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

33、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 flowers63. 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 y

34、ou go there alone?64. When one has good health, _ should feel fortunateA. you B. she C. he D. we65. 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. being66. Two of her brothers were _ _ during the Second World War.A. called up B.

35、 called on C. called for D. called out67. Bottles from this region sell _ _ at about $50 a case.A. entirely B. totally C. wholesale D. together68. The product contains no _ colours, flavours, or preservatives.A. fake B. artificial C. false D. wrong69. Davis accepted the defeat in the semi-final with

36、 good grace. The underlined part is closest in meaning to _ _.A. cheerfully B. wholeheartedly C. politely D. quietly70. _ _ and business leaders were delighted at the decision to hold the national motor fair in the city.A. Civil B. Civilized C. Civilian D. Civic71. The city council is planning a hug

37、e road-building programme to ease congestion. The underlined part means _ _.A. calm B. relieve C. comfort D. still72. 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 for73.

38、The doctor said that the gash in his check required stitches. The underlined part means _.A. lump B. depression C. swelling D. cut74. During the economic crisis, they had to cut back production and _ _ workers.A. lay off B. lay into C. lay down D. lay aside75. The university consistently receives a

39、high _ _ for the quality of its teaching and research.A. standard B. evaluation C. rating D. comment76. 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. sugg

40、est77. His fertile mind keeps turning out new ideas. The underlined part means _ _.A. abundant B. unbelievable C. productive D. generative78. The local news paper has a _ _ of 100,000 copies a day.A. spread B. circulation C. motion D. flow79. These issues were discussed at length during the meeting.

41、 The underlined part means _ _.A. eventually B. subsequently C. lastly D. fully80. 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. arrangingPART V READING COMPREHENSIONText AInundated by more

42、 information than we can possibly hold in our head, were 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 youre looking at. But new research shows th

43、at 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 info

44、rmation in the Internet age. First, her experiments showed that when we dont 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 l

45、ater on, we dont remember it as well as when we think it might become unavailable. And then there is the researchers final observation: the expectation that well he able to locate inf orination down the line leads us to form a memory not of the fact itself but of where weII be able to find it. But t

46、his 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 cant be Googled as we go;they need to be stored in the original hard drive, our long-term memory. Especially in

47、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 arent over quite yet. Adults, too, need to recruit a

48、supply of stored knowledge in order to situate and evaluate new information they encounter. You cant Google context. Last, theres 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 youre going to keep your memory on your smart phone, better make sure it