1992专四真题与答案.docx

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1992专四真题与答案

TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（1992）

——GRADEFOUR——

PARTIWRITING（45MIN）

SECTIONACOMPOSITION（35MIN）

WriteinyourANSWERBOOKLETacompositionofabout150wordsonthefollowingtopic:

MyViewsonReadingExtensively

Requirements:

Writethecompositionin3paragraphs.

Inthefirstparagraph,statewhatyourviewison“readingextensively”.

Inthesecondparagraph,giveatleasttworeasonstosupportyourview.

Andinthelastparagraph,giveabriefsummaryofwhatyouhavediscussedintheprecedingparagraphs.

SECTIONBNOTE-WRITING（10MIN）

WriteinyourANSWERBOOKLETanoteofabout80wordstoafriendofyoursbasedonthefollowingsituation:

Yourfriendswanttomakeatripto...andyouintendedtojointhemintheirtrip.Butnowforsomereasonsyoucan’tgowiththem.Pleasestateyourreasons.

PARTIIPROOFREADING&ERRORCORRECTION（15MIN）

Directions:

Thereareerrorstobecorrectedinthefollowingpassage.Nolinehasmorethanoneerrorandoneortwolinesareerrorfree.Proofreadthepassageinthisway:

Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectwordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.

Foramissingword,markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“\/”signandwritethewordyousupplyintheblankprovided

Foranunnecessaryword,strikeofftheunnecessarywordwithaslash“/”andwritethewordyoudeleteintheblankprovided

Foranerrorlessline,putatick“\/”intheblankprovided.

Example:

Manyaidswhichareadvertisingasliberatingthe

（1）advertised

modernwomantendtohaveVoppositeeffect,

（2）the

becausetheysimplychangethenatureofwork

（3）to

insteadofeliminatingit.

（4）\/

Manyscientistsareoptimisticthatnewwaysofgeneratinglargeamountsofenergywillbesuccessfullydeveloped,butatthesametimethey

feartheconsequence.Iftheworldpopulation

（1）

goesonincreasinglyatitspresentrate,andeach

（2）

individualcontinuestousemoreenergyinevery

（3）

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year,wemay,infiftyyear’stime,beburningup

（4）

somuchthatwewoulddamagetheearth’satmosphere.

（5）

Byrisingthetemperatureoftheatmosphere,

（6）

wecouldmeltArcticandAntarctic

（7）

ice-capsandreplacethepatternofvegetable

（8）

andanimallivesthroughouttheworld

（9）

afrightenedpossibility.

（10）

Thesedangerwillhavetobekeptin

（11）

mindasscientistscontinueattheirexperiments.

（12）

Inthemeantime,weallhelpprotectthe

（13）

environmentbywastingenergy.Thismeansdriving

（14）

morecarefullyandturningunnecessarylighting

（15）

andheatinginthehome.Inthesesmallwayswecanallhelptomaketheworldacleaner,healthierplaceforfuturegenerations.

PARTIIIDICTATION（15MIN）

Listentothefollowingpassageandwritedownthewholepassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Forthefirsttime,justlistenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Thefirstreadingwillbereadatthenormalspeed.Forthesecondandthethirdreading,thepassagewillbereadatthenormalspeedagainanditisforyoutocheckyourwork.

PARTIVLISTENINGCOMPREHENSION（25MIN）

SECTIONA

Directions:

Inthissectionyouwillhear10statements.TheStatementwillbereadONCEONLY.Theywillnotbewrittenoutforyou,andyoumustlistencarefullyinordertounderstandwhatthespeakersays.Afteryouhearastatement,youwillhaveaperiodof15to20secondstoreadthefoursentencesinyourtestbookanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.Then,onyouranswersheet,findthenumberofthequestionandmarkyouranswerbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.

Listentothefollowingexample:

Youwillhear:

Susanisfifty-fouryearsoldthisyear.ShehasbeenanEnglishteachersinceshewastwenty-six.HowlonghasshebeenteachingEnglish?

Youwillread:

A.Thirty-twoyears.B.Thirty-fouryears.

C.Twenty-eightyears.D.Twenty-sixyears.

ChoiceC“Twenty-eightyears”isthecorrectanswer.Therefore,youshouldchooseCandmarkyouranswerintheANSWERBOOKLETbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.

SampleAnswer:

ABCD

1.A.Fifteenyuan.B.Tenyuan.

C.Fiveyuan.D.Threeyuan.

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2.A.Thisisanorder.B.Thisisanarrangement.

C.Thisisapieceofadvice.D.Thisisarequest.

3.A.Thisisreasoning.B.Thisisbelief.

C.Thisissupposition.D.Thisisexperience.

4.A.Idon’tthinkitgoodtolendyoumybicycle.

B.IthinkIhadbetterlendyoumybicycle.

C.Iobjecttoyourhavingabicycleofyourown.

D.Isuggestthatyouhaveabicycleofyourown.

5.A.HewouldnotlendmeanythingbecauseheknewwhatIwantedtoborrow.

B.Iwasalwaysborrowingfromhimthoughhewasnotwillingtolendmeanything.

C.Hewasreluctanttolendmeanything,sohesaidhedidn’thaveit.

D.HewasalwayswillingtolendmewhatIwantedtoborrow.

6.A.Peterhasgotabetterjob.

B.Peterisnotajuniorclerknow.

C.Peterisnotwillingtobeajuniorclerk.

D.Peterloveshispostasajuniorclerk.

7.A.Iamsurethattheliftisstillnotworking.

B.Iamsurethattheliftisworkingnow.

C.Iliketousethestairsinsteadofthelift.

D.Iliketousetheliftinsteadofthestairs.

8.A.Youshouldtakethosechairsinside.

B.Youshouldbringthosechairsinside.

C.Youshouldcarrythosechairsinside.

D.Youshouldsendthosechairsinside.

9.A.Donotstopbythebighouseifyouarenotinvited.

B.Donotenterthebighouseevenifyouareinvited.

C.Donotgetinthebighouseevenifyouareinvited.

D.Donotlookintothebighouseonlyifyouareinvited.

10.A.Youshouldhavetheboyhelphimself.

B.Youshouldhavetheboydoithimself.

C.Itisnecessaryfortheboytobedependent.

D.Itisnecessaryfortheboytodependonyou.

SECTIONB

Directions:

Inthissectionyouwillhear10shortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,athirdvoicewillaskaquestionaboutwhatwassaid.YouwillhearthequestionONCEONLY.Afteryouhearthequestion,youwillhaveaperiodof15to20secondstoreadthefourpossibleanswersmarkedA,B,C,andD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Markyouranswerontheanswersheetbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.

Listentothefollowingexample:

Youwillhear:

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Man:

Let’sgoforanicewalkintothecountrythismorning.

Woman:

I’dloveto,butI’mafraidIhaveabadcold.

Thirdvoice:

Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

Youwillread:

A.Takeawalkwithherfriend.B.Stayathomeanddoherhomework.

C.Catchupwithherstudies.D.Restandtakecareofherself.

Fromtheconversation,weknowthatthewomanhasabadcoldandneedstotakearestathome.Thebestanswer,then,is“Restandtakecareofherself”.Therefore,youshouldchooseanswerD.

11.A.Ajanitor.B.Aplumber.

C.Asalesman.D.Arepair.

12.A.Buyingsomemoreapples.B.Eatinguptheapples.

C.Eatingsomefruit.D.Buyingsomeotherfruit.

13.A.Hangingitonthewall.B.Peelingoffthewallpaper.

C.Usingtapeforthepicture.D.Hidingthedamage.

14.A.Inaprintingshop.B.Inaclassroom.

C.Inareading-room.D.Inapostoffice.

15.A.Ifacomplaintwillreallydoanygood.

B.Ifthepostofficeneedsanyhelp.

C.Ifthemanwillgotothepostoffice.

D.Ifthemancanhelpthepostoffice.

16.A.Thewomanstopsreadingthenotice.

B.Thewomanstopstoreadthenotice.

C.Thewomaniswalkingonthegrasswearingherglasses.

D.Thewomanislookingatthenoticebutcan’tseethewords.

17.A.Gototheofficehimself.B.Writetotheoffice.

C.Sendhisapplication.D.Applyoverthephone.

18.A.Earningsomemoney.B.Wintervacationplans.

C.TakingatriptoCalifornia.D.GettingajobinCalifornia.

19.A.Heprefersmaths.B.Mathsismoreimportant.

C.Bothsubjectsareimportant.D.Englishisnotimportant.

20.A.Anyonecandoitwell.B.Noonecandoitwell.

C.Maryprobablycan’tdoit.D.OnlyMarycandoitwell.

SECTIONC

Directions:

InthissectionyouwillhearonebrieftalkandfourbroadcastsfromBBCandVOA.YouwillhearthemONCEONLY.Aftereachone,youwillhearsomequestions.YouwillheareachquestionONCEONLY.Afteryouhearthequestion,youwillhave15to20secondstochoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesgiven.Markyouranswerontheanswersheetbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.

Questions21-22arebasedonthebrieftalkyouhavejustheard.

21.WhatnaturaldisasterhitthecentralPhilippines?

A.Atropicalstorm.B.Landslides.

C.Floods.D.Asnowstorm.

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22.Whathappenedtomorethan6,000peopleinthePhilippinesduringanaturaldisaster?

A.Theyalldied.B.Itwasprobablethattheyalldied.

C.Theywereallmissing.D.Someofthemwererescued.

Questions23-25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.Wheredidthefirebreakout?

A.OnaVietnameseboat.B.InabusinVietnam.

C.Atthepolicestation.D.InadetentioncampinHongKong.

24.WhatoftenhappenedamongtheVietnameserefugees?

A.Quarrelsamongtheracketeers.

B.Settinghousesonfire.

C.Fightingbetweenpeoplefromdifferentplaces.

D.Takingpeopletohospital.

25.AbouthowmanyVietnameserefugeesarethereinHK?

A.500,000.B.Morethan15,000.

C.Morethan50,000.D.55,000.

Questions26-27arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.WhatdidUNinspectorsfindoutaboutIraq?

A.Iraqimportedsomeweaponslegitimately.

B.IraqimportedfromneitherBritainnor