英语专四考试真题及答案解析.docx
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英语专四考试真题及答案解析
2013年4月20日英语专业四级TEM4真题及答案(含部分解析)
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2013)
—GRADEFOUR-
TIMELIMIT:
135MIN
PARTIDICTATION[15MIN]
Listentothefollowingpassage。
Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning。
Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds。
Thelastreadingwillbedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork。
Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.
PleasewritethewholepassageonANSWERSHEETONE。
PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[20MIN]
InSectionsABandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow。
MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononAnswerSheetTwo。
SECTIONACONVERSATIONS
Inthissectionyouwillhearseveralconversations.Listentotheconversationscarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow。
Questions1to3arebasedonthefollowingconversation。
Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentotheconversation。
1.Accordingtotheconversation,anexampleof“Christmastrimmings”couldbe_______.
A.presentsB。
fruitsC.sauceD。
meat.
2。
AChristmaslunchwouldincludeallthefollowingEXCEPT_______。
A。
roastturkeyB.sweetpotatoesC。
meatD.carrots。
3.WhydidHelencometoRob?
shouse?
A.ShewantedtotalktoRob.B。
ShehadcometohelpRob.
C.Shehadbeeninvitedtolunch.D。
Shewasinterestedincooking。
Questions4to7arebasedonthefollowingconversation。
Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions。
Now,listentotheconversation。
4.Whydidthewomanphonetheclub?
A。
Shewantedtoknowmoreaboutit.B.Shewasanewcomerandfeltlonely.C.Shewantedtolearnanewlanguage。
D.Shewasinterestedinsocialactivities.
5.Welearnfromtheconversationthattheclub_______.
A.mainlyorganizeslanguageactivitiesB。
acceptsmembersfromlocalstudents
C.hasbeensetupforalongtimeD.isincreasingitsmembership
6.Accordingtotheconversation,thewomanmightcometopracticeGermanon_______。
A。
WednesdayB。
TuesdayC。
MondayD。
Friday
7。
Whatisthemangoingtodoaftertheconversation?
A。
Callupthewomanforheraddress.B。
Waitforthewomantocallhimagain。
C。
Mailthewomansomeinformation。
D.Waitforthewomantopickupaform.
Questions8to10arebasedonthefollowingconversation。
Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentotheconversation。
8.Accordingtothewoman,whatactuallymakesherjobdifficult?
A.Difficultquestionsfrominterviewees。
B.Embarrassingrequestsfrominterviewees.
C。
Lackofprofessionalbackground。
D.Lackofinterviewingskills。
9.ThewomanusesallthefollowingadjectiveswhentalkingaboutattendingjobfairsEXCEPT_______.
A。
prospectiveB.usefulC.importantD.tiring
10。
Welearnfromtheconversationthatthewoman_______。
A.worksbetteratjobfairsB.prefershonestpeople
C.oftenworksonherownD.isexperiencedinherwork。
SECTIONBPASSAGES
Inthissection,youwillhearseveralpassages.Listentothepassagescarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.
Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothepassage。
11.Accordingtotoday’sweatherforecast,whichpartofEuropehasdryweather?
A.Scandinavianmountains.B。
NorthwesternEurope。
C。
NorthernEurope。
D。
SouthernEurope.
12.InwhichpartofEuropedoestheweatherstaybothfineandcool?
A.SouthernEurope.B.NorthernEurope.
C.EasternEurope.D。
NorthwesternEurope.
13.Inwhichregionwilltheweatherchangetomorrow?
A。
NorthernpartsoftheMediterranean.B.EasternpartsoftheMediterranean.
C.CentralpartsoftheMediterranean.D。
SouthernpartsoftheMediterranean。
Questions14to17arebasedonthefollowingpassage。
Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions。
Now,listentothepassage.
14。
Accordingtothepassage,whatbenefitcantechnologybringtopeople?
A。
Closercontactwithmoderndevices。
B.Greaterchangesinsocialorganization。
C。
Betterunderstandingofmassmedia.D。
Moreusefulinformationtobettertheirlife。
15.Thespeakerquestionsabouteverybody?
saccesstotechnologicaladvances.Themainreasonis_______.
A。
illiteracyB.povertyC.foodshortageD.ignorance
16。
AccordingtotheUNplan,allthefollowingwillbeachievedwithintenyearsEXCEPT_______.
A.givingeveryonearadioorTVB。
startingtocarryouttheschemeintenyears
C.offeringinternetservicetomorepeopleD.providingmorejobopportunities
17.Whatcouldbethetopicofthepassage?
A。
Growthintelecommunications.B。
Technologyandthedevelopingworld。
C.Educationandmedicalcare.D。
Buildinganinformationsociety。
Questions18to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions。
Now,listentothepassage。
18。
PeopleinLatinAmericawearsomething_______toexpresstheirhopesforwealthintheNewYear.
A.newB。
redC。
whiteD.yellow
19。
WhichofthefollowingNewYear?
straditionssignalsfriendship?
A。
Throwingolddishes。
B.Wearingsomethingred。
C.Wearingsomethingwhite。
D。
Eatingroundfruits.
20。
WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasone'sownNewYear?
stradition?
A.WatchingTVathome.B.Goingtobedearly。
C.Visitingfriends.D。
Runningandshoutingoutside。
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
Inthissection,youwillhearseveralnewsitems.Listentothemcarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.
Questions21and22arebasedonthefollowingnews。
Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions。
Now.listentothenews.
21。
WhatishappeningtotheschoolsinFairfaxCountythisschoolyear?
A。
15schoolshavestartedsocialstudies.B。
15schoolshaveuseddigitaltextbooks。
C.Studentsarereadytouseelectronicresources.D.Digitaltextbooksareusedforsocialstudies。
22.Withdigitaltextbooks,schoolshavesavedabout_______milliondollars.
A.1B。
2C.3D.4
Questions23and24arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions。
Now,listentothenews.
23.Whofoundthesuspiciousitemattheairport?
A.TSAagents。
B.FBIagents.C。
Thepolice.D。
Passengers。
24。
WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?
A。
Theterminalwasclosedtemporarilyafterwards.
B。
Therewasathoroughsearchinsidetheairport.
C.Passengersattheairportweresafeandsound。
D。
Thesecurityauthoritiesidentifiedtheexplosives.
Questions25and26arebasedonthefollowingnews。
Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions。
Now,listentothenews。
25.Accordingtothenewsitem,doctorsusearttherapytotreatthefollowingproblemsEXCEPT_______。
A.alcoholabuseB。
smokingC。
depressionD。
schizophrenia
26。
Whydiddoctorsintroducearttherapyinthefirstplace?
A。
Topreventpatientsfromsmoking.B。
Tobetterunderstandpatients。
C.Togetpatientsoccupied。
D.Toteachpatientssomeskills.
Questions27and28arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions。
Now,listentothenews。
27.Whatisthemainpurposeofthenewrules?
A.Toreducethenumberofpilotsonduty.B。
Topreventpilotsfromworkingovertime.
C.Toensureanadequateamountofsleep。
D。
Tofixtheamountofworkforeachpilot。
28。
TheIndependentPilotsAssociationwasunhappyaboutthenewrulesbecausethey_______.
A。
hadonlycoveredcargoplanepilotsB.hadfailedtocoverallthepilotsC。
wouldbeputintoeffectintwoyearsD。
wouldbetoocostlyifimplemented
Questions29and30arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions。
Now,listentothenews.
29.Whyisincreaseinlivestockproductionnecessary?
A.Becauselivestockproductionishighlyefficient.
B。
Becausemorepeoplewillbecomewealthier.
C.Becauseitmayhelpdoublefoodproduction.
D.Becauseithasfewerecologicalrisks。
30.Whatdoestheword“challenge”meaninthenewsitem?
A.Balancebetweenhumansurvivalandecology.
B。
Conflictbetweenlesslandandmoreproduction.
C.Differencebetweenpresentandfutureneeds.
D。
Callsbyenvironmentalcriticstoconsumelessmeat。
PARTIIICLOZE[15MIN]
Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks。
MarkthebestchoiceforeachblankonANSWERSHEETTWO.
Everyoneknowsthattaxationisnecessaryinamodernstate:
Withoutit,it(31)____notbepossibletopaythesoldiersandpolicemenwhoprotectus;(32)____theworkersingovernmentofficeswho(33)____ourhealth,ourfood,ourwater,andalltheotherthingsthatwecannotdoforourselves;northeministersandmembersofparliament(国会)whogovernthecountryforus.(34)____taxation,wepayforthingsthatweneedjust(35)____weneedsomewheretoliveandsomethingtoeat。
But(36)____everyoneknowsthattaxationisnecessary,differentpeoplehavedifferentideasabout(37)____taxationshouldbearranged。
Shouldeachpersonhavetopayacertainamountofmoneytothegovernmenteachyear?
Orshouldtherebetaxonthingsthatpeople
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