1、攀登英语网 http:/ 提供攀登英语网 http:/ 提供2010 年英语专业四级真题深色标志的为答案QUESTION BOOKLETTEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2010) -GRADE FOUR-TIME LIMIT: 135 MINPART I DICTATION 15 MINListen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal spee
2、d, 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 give
3、n 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.The UK has a well-respected higher education system and some of the top universities and research institutions in the world. But to those who are new to it all, it can be overwhelming and sometimes c
4、onfusing.October is usually the busiest month in the academic calendar. Universities have something called Freshers Week for their newcomers. Its a great opportunity to make new friends, join lots of clubs and settle into university life.However, having just left the comfort of home and all your fri
5、ends behind, the prospect of meeting lots of strangers in big halls can be nerve-wracking. Where do you start? Who should you make friends with? Which clubs should you join?Luckily, there will be thousands of others in the same boat as you worrying about starting their university social life on the
6、right foot. So just take it all in slowly. Dont rush into anything that youll regret for the next three years.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION 20 MINIIn Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each q
7、uestion on ANSWER SHEET TWO.SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully andthen 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 second
8、s to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.1. The following details have been checked during the conversation EXCEPTA. number of travelers. B. number of tour days.C. flight details. D. room services.2. What is included in the price?A. Air tickets and local transport. B. Local transpo
9、rt and meals.C. Air tickets, local transport and breakfast.D. Air tickets, local transport and all meals.3. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?A. The traveler is reluctant to buy travel insurance.B. The traveler is ready to buy travel insurance.C. The traveler doesnt have to buy travel ins
10、urance.D. Travel insurance is not mentioned in the conversation.攀登英语网 http:/ 提供Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end ofthe conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.4. Which of the following details is CORRECT?A
11、. Mark knows the exact number of airport buses.B. Mark knows the exact number of delegates spouse.C. Mark doesnt know the exact number of delegates yet.D. Mark doesnt know the number of guest speakers.5. What does Linda want to know?A. The arrival time of guest speakers.B. The departure time of gues
12、t speakers.C. The type of transport for guest speakers.D. The number of guest speakers.6. How many performances have been planned tbr the conference?A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Not mentioned.7. Who will pay for the piano performance?A. Pan-Pacific Tours. B. Johnson (31)_, the origin of language is
13、a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain (32)_ to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, (33)_ they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed (34)_ certain signs, called letters, which could be (35)_ to represent those sounds
14、, and which could be (36)_. Those sounds, whether spoken, (37)_ written in letters, we call words.The power of words, then, lies in their (38)_ the things they bring up before our minds. Words become (39)_ with meaning for us by experience; (40)._ the longer we live, the more certain words (41)_ to
15、us the happy and sad events of our past: and the more we (42)_, the more the number of words that mean something to us (43)_Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal (44)_ to our minds and emotions. This (45)._ and telling use of w
16、ords is what we call (46)_ style. Above all, the real poet is a master of (47)_. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which (48)_ their position and association can (49)_ men to tears. We should, therefore, learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they
17、 will (50)_ our speech or writing silly and vulgar.(31) A. in addition B. in other words C. in a word D. in summary(32) A. sounds B. gestures C. signs D. movements(33) A. such that B. as that C. so that D. in that(34) A. in B. with C. of D. upon(35) A. spelt B. combined C. written D copied(36) A. wr
18、itten down B. handed down C. remembered D. observed(37) A. and B. yet C. also D. or攀登英语网 http:/ 提供(38) A. functions B. associations C. roles D. links(39) A. filled B. full C. live D. active(40) A. but B. or C. yet D. and(41 ) A. reappear B. recall C. remember D. recollect(42) A. read and think B. re
19、ad and recall C. read and learn D. read and recite(43) A. raises B. increases C. improves D. emerges(44) A. intensively B. extensively C. broadly D. powerfully(45) A. charming B. academic C. conventional D. common(46) A. written B. spoken C. literary D. dramatic(47) A. signs B. words C. style D. sou
20、nd(48) A. in B. on C. over D. by(49) A. move B. engage C. make D. force(50) A. transform B. change C. make D. convertPART IV GRAMMAR change will come. Go out and give us a future worthy of the world we all wish to create together.“ (Hillary Clinton, New York University).“This really is your moment.
21、History is yours to bend.“ (Joe Biden, Wake Forest University).Of course, the real “get“ of the graduation season was first lady Michelle Obamas appearance at the University of California, Merced. “Remember that you are blessed,“ she told the class of 2009, “Remember that in exchange for those bless
22、ings, you must give something back. As advocate and activist Marian Wright Edelman says, Service is the rent we pay for living . it is the true measure, the only measure of success.“Calls to service have a long, rich tradition in these speeches. However, it is possible for a graduation speech to go
23、beyond cliche and say something truly compelling. The late writer David Foster Wallaces 2005 graduation speech at Kenyon College in Ohio talked about how to truly care about other people. It gained something of a cult after it was widely circulated on the Internet. Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs addr
24、ess at Stanford University that year, in which he talked about death, is also considered one of the best in recent memory.But when youre sitting in the hot sun, fidgety and freaked out, do you really want to be lectured about the big stuff?. Isnt that like trying to maintain a smile at your wedding
25、reception while some relative gives a toast that amounts to “marriage is hard work“? You know hes right; you just dont want to think about it at that particular moment. In fact, as is the case in many major life moments, you cant really manage to think beyond the blisters your new shoes are causing.
26、That may seem anticlimactic. But it also gets to the heart of one of lifes greatest, saddest truths: that our most “memorable“ occasions may elicit the fewest memories. Its probably not something most graduation speakers would say, but its one of the first lessons of growing up.91. According to the
27、passage, most graduation speeches tend to recall _ memories.A. great B. trivial C. unforgettable D. unimaginative92. “But graduation speeches are less about the message than the messenger“ is explainedA. in the final paragraph. B. in the last but one paragraph.C. in the first paragraph. D. in the sa
28、me paragraph.93. The graduation speeches mentioned in the passage are related to the following themes EXCEPTA. death. B. success. C. service. D. generosity.94. It is implied in the passage that at great moments people fail toA. remain clear-headed. B. keep good manners.C. remember others words. D. r
29、ecollect specific details.95. What is “one of the first lessons of growing up“?A. Attending a graduation ceremony.B. Listening to graduation speeches.C. Forgetting details of memorable events.D. Meeting high-profile graduation speakers.TEXT DCultural rules determine every aspect of food consumption.
30、 Who eats together defines social units. For example, in some societies, the nuclear family is the unit that regularly eats together. The anthropologist Mary Douglas has pointed out that, for the English, the kind of meal and the kind of food that is served relate to the kinds of social links betwee
31、n people who are eating together. She distinguishes between regular meals, Sunday meals when relatives may come, and cocktail parties for acquaintances. The food served symbolizes the occasion and reflects who is present. For example, only snacks are served at a cocktail party. It would be inappropr
32、iate to 攀登英语网 http:/ 提供serve a steak or hamburgers. The distinctions among cocktails, regular meals, and special dinners mark the social boundaries between those guests who are invited for drinks, those who are invited to dinner, and those who come to a family meal. In this example, the type of food
33、 symbolizes the category of guest and with whom it is eaten.In some New Guinea societies, the nuclear family is not the unit that eats together. The men take their meals in a mens house, separately from their wives and children. Women prepare and eat their food in their own houses and take the husba
34、nds portion to the mens house. The women eat with their children in their own houses. This pattern is also widespread among Near Eastern societies.Eating is a metaphor that is sometimes used to signify marriage. In many New Guinea societies, like that of the Lesu on the island of New Ireland in the
35、Pacific and that of the Trobriand Islanders, marriage is symbolized by the couples eating together for the first time. Eating symbolizes their new status as a married couple. In U.S. society, it is just the reverse. A couple may go out to dinner on a first date.Other cultural rules have to do with t
36、aboos against eating certain things. In some societies, members of a clan, a type of kin (family) group, are not allowed to eat the animal or bird that is their totemic ancestor. Since they believe themselves to be descended from that ancestor, it would be like eating that ancestor or eating themsel
37、ves.There is also an association between food prohibitions and rank, which is found in its most extreme form in the caste system of India. A caste system consists of ranked groups, each with a different economic specialization. In India, there is an association between caste and the idea of pollutio
38、n. Members of highly ranked groups can be polluted by coming into contact with the bodily secretions, particularly saliva, of individuals of lower-ranked castes. Because of the fear of pollution, Brahmans and other high-ranked individuals will not share food with, no 96. According to the passage, th
39、e English make clear distinctions betweenA. people who eat together.B. the kinds of food served.C. snacks and hamburgers.D. family members and guests.97. According to the passage, who will NOT eat together?A. The English.B. Americans on their first date.C. Men and women in Near Eastern societies.D.
40、Newly-weds on the island of New Ireland.98. According to the passage, eating together indicates all the following EXCEPTA. the type of food. B. social relations.C. marital status. D. family ties.99. The last paragraph suggests that in India _ decides how people eat.A. pollution B. food C. culture D.
41、 social status100. Which of the following can best serve as the topic of the passage?A. Different kinds of food in the world.B. Relations between food and social units.C. Symbolic meanings of food consumption.D. Culture and manners of eating.PART VI WRITING 45 MINSECTION A COMPOSITION 35 MINIt was r
42、ecently reported in a newspaper that six students who shared a dorm at a localuniversity hired a cleaner to do laundry and cleaning once a week. And each of them paid her 60yuan a month. This has led to a heated debate as to whether college students should hire cleaners.Write on ANSWER SHEET THREE a composition of about 200 words on the following
