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英语专业四级真题

QUESTIONBOOKLET

TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（2015）

-GRADEFOUR

TIMELIMIT:

135MIN

PARTIDICTATION[15MIN]

Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.

PleasewritethewholepassageonANSWERSHEETONE.

PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[20MIN]

InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.ListencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollowMarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononAnswerSheetTwo.

SECTIONACONVERSATIONS

Inthissectionyouwillhearseveralconversations.Listentotheconversationscarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

Questions1to3arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.

Now,listentotheconversation.

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1.WhyisthetriptoMarsaone-waytrip?

A.Thereturntripistooexpensive.

B.Thereisnotechnologytogetpeopleback.

C.Peopledon'twanttoreturn.

D.Thereturntripistoorisky.

2.Accordingtotheman,whatismoreimportantforthoserecruits?

A.Intelligence.

B.Health.

C.Calmness.

D.Skills.

3.Whatisthelastpartoftheconversationabout?

A.Thekindofpeoplesuitableforthetrip.

B.Interestsandhobbiesofthespeakers.

C.Recruitmentofpeopleforthetrip.

D.PreparationforthetriptoMars.

Questions4to7arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.

Now,listentotheconversation.

4.Whatisshowrooming?

A.Goingtothehighstreet.

B.Visitingeverydayshops.

C.Visitingshopsandbuyingonline.

D.Buyingthingslikeelectricalgoods.

5.Accordingtotheconversation,themanhadboughtallthefollowingthingsonlineEXCEPT_

A.CDs

B.shoes

C.camera

D.food

6.Accordingtotheconversation,thepercentageofpeoplewhoshowroomedwhileChristmas

shoppingwas.

A.3%

B.33%

C.42%

D.24%

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7.Onereasonforpeopletoshowroomisthatthey.

A.wanttoseetherealthingfirst

B.wanttoknowmoreaboutpricing

C.canreturntheproductlater

D.canbargainforalowershopprice

Questions8to10arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.

Now,listentotheconversation.

8.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?

A.Howtoavoidclashesofexams.

B.Howtoscheduleexams.

C.Howtousethefacultylounge.

D.Howtochoosethecourses.

9.Whatdoesthestudenthavetodofirstinordertotaketheexams?

A.Todrawupthefinalschedule.

B.Toarrangeaninvigilator.

C.Tochooseadateonthedraftschedule.

D.Tofindtheinformationonthebulletinboard.

10.Accordingtotheconversation,theDeanwill.

A.signthesheetinthefacultylounge

B.takecareofthebulletinboard

C.consultthestudents

D.finalizetheexamschedule

SECTIONBPASSAGES

Inthissection,youwillhearseveralpassages.Listentothepassagescarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow

Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.

Now,listentothepassage.

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11.WhichofthefollowingcitieshastheoldestChinatowninNorthAmerica?

A.NewYork.

B.SanFrancisco.

C.Boston.

D.SanDiego.

12.TheChinatowninSanFranciscoattractstouristsayear.

A.20,000

B.100,000

C.17million

D.7million

13.Wherecantouristsseethefishmarkets?

A.InStocktonStreet.

B.InGrantAvenue.

C.InPortsmouthSquare.

D.InBushStreet.

Questions14to17arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.

Now,listentothepassage.

14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Obesitycandamageone'shealth.

B.Obesityisagrowingproblemallovertheworld.

C.Obesityhasaffectedbothboysandgirls.

D.Obesityisdirectlyrelatedtoone'shabit.

15.Thepurposeofthethree-yearstudyisto.

A.learnmoreaboutthelinkbetweensleepandweight

B.findoutwhysomechildrenfinditdifficulttogotosleep

C.identifythewaysparentsreducetheirkids'weight

D.seeifthereisdifferenceinsleeppatternsovertheperiod

16.Accordingtothestudy,thedailyhealthysleeptimeforthe3rdto6thgradersshouldbe

aroundhours.

A.8

B.9

C.10

D.11

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17.Accordingtothepassage,obesityismostlikelyrelatedto.

A.race

B.gender

C.sleeptime

D.parents

Questions18to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.

Now,listentothepassage.

18.Accordingtoanumberofstudies,isthemainfactorforearly-agesmoking.

A.gender

B.personality

C.environment

D.money

19.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?

A.Someearly-agesmokersnevergobeyondexperimenting.

B.Mostearly-agesmokerssoonstopexperimenting.

C.Veryfewcontinuesmokingthroughouttheirteenageyears.

D.Childrenquicklybecomeregularsmokersbycarryingcigarettes.

20.AllthefollowingarefeaturesofsmokersEXCEPT.

A.strongpeerinfluence

B.lowsenseofachievement

C.highsenseofrebellion

D.closefamilyrelationship

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

Inthissection,youwillhearseveralnewsitems.Listentothemcarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

Questions21and22arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.

Now,listentothenews.

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21.Whyweresomechildrenofferedonlyfruitandmilkforlunch?

A.Theschoolstoppedprovidingschoollunch.

B.Someparentspreferredfruitandmilkforlunch.

C.Theirparentsfailedtopayforschoollunch.

D.Thesechildrenchosetohavesomethingdifferent.

22.Howdidparentsreacttotheschool'swayofhandlingthesituation?

A.Theywereupset.

B.Theyweresurprised.

C.Theywerefurious.

D.Theyweresad.

Questions23and24arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.

Now,listentothenews.

23.Accordingtothenews,whatisthemainadvantageofthedigitalkey?

A.Guestscanpaywithoutgoingtothefrontdesk.

B.Guestscangodirecttotheirrooms.

C.Guestscancheckoutanytime.

D.Guestscanmakeroomreservations.

24.Thehotelcompanyintendstohavethesysteminofitshotelsinthenextthree

months.

A.2

B.3

C.100

D.150

Questions25and26arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.

Now,listentothenews.

25.Accordingtothecourtruling,ShrienDewani.

A.willbeextraditedevenifheisunfittostandtrial

B.willremaininSouthAfricaformedicaltreatment

C.willstandtrialinSouthAfricaonceprovedfit

D.willreturntotheU.K.formedicaltreatment-6-

26.WhatwasDewaniaccusedof?

A.KillinghiswifeintheU.K.

B.Beinginvolvedinataxiaccident.

C.Hiringacrewofhitmen.

D.Havinghiswifekilled.

Question27isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven5secondstoanswerthequestion.

Now,listentothenews.

27.TheU.N.newvotewouldallowallthefollowingEXCEPT.

A.thesuspensionofanexistingarmsembargo

B.theuseofforcebyEuropeanUniontroops

C.theextensionofU.N.peacekeepingmission

D.thebanontravelandfreezeofassets

Question28isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven5secondstoanswerthequestion.

Now,listentothenews.

28.Whatisthenewsmainlyabout?

A.Behaviorofalcoholics.

B.CausesofearlydeathinRussia.

C.Causesofalcoholpoisoning.

D.Numberofdeathover10years.

Questions29and30arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.

Now,listentothenews.

29.Thetotalinvestmentinfilm-makinginBritainin2012was.

A.£945

B.£1.07billion

C.£500,000

D.£87,000

30.HollywoodstudiosprefertomakefilmsinBritainbecause.

A.theUKisagoodfilmlocation

B.thecastusuallycomesfromBritain

C.Hollywoodemphasizesquality

D.productioncostcanbereduced

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PARTIIICLOZE[15MIN]

Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.MarkthebestchoiceforeachblankonAnswerSheetTwo.

Electricityissuchapartofoureverydaylivesandsomuchtaken

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.labour-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

forgrantednowadays（31）werarelythinktwicewhenweswitch

onthelightorturnontheTVset.Atnight,roadsarebrightlylit,enabling

peopleand（32）tomovefreely.Neonlightingusedin

advertisinghasbecomepartofthe（33）ofeverymoderncity.

Inthehome,many（34）devicesarepoweredbyelectricity.

（35）whenweturnoffthebedsidelampandare

（36）asleep,electricityisworkingforus,

（37）ourrefrigerators,heatingourwater,orkeepingourrooms

air-conditioned.Everyday,trains,busesandsubwaystakeustoand

fromwork.Werarely（38