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1、外语考试英语专业四级真题及答案Teisei外国語試験資料整合 XX年英语专业四级考试真题及答案 TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS(2012) GRADE FOUR TIME LIMIT：135 MlN PART I DICTATION 15 MIN Listen to the following passageAltogether the passage will be read to you four timesDuring the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to unde

2、rstand the meaningFor the second and third readings，the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase，with intervals of 15 secondsThe last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your workYou will then be given 2 minutes to check through your

3、 work once morePlease write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION 20 MIN In Sections A,B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that followMark the best answer to each question on Answer Sheet Two SECTION A CONVERSATIO

4、NS In this section you will hear several conversationsListen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow Questions l to 3 are based on the following conversationAt the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the convers

5、ation. lThe Ethical Consumer Research Association will provide information to shoppers on Aproduct price Bproduct quality Cmanufacturers Dproduction methods 2According to the conversation，an ethical shopper should Aask for othersadvice before buying things Bconsider the worth of something to be boug

6、ht Cpostpone buying things whenever possible Dsearch for things that are less costly 3According to the conversation，ethical shoppers can be best described as Ashrewd Bthrifty Cextravagant Dcautious Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversationAt the end of the conversation，you will be giv

7、en 20 seconds to answer the questionsNow,listen to the conversation 4Which of the following statements is CORRECT about Mary? AShe is enjoying her language study BShe is enjoying her management study CShe is not feeling very well at the moment DShe is not happy about her study pressure 5What does Ma

8、ry think of the course initially? AIt is useful BIt is difficult CIt is challenging DIt is interesting 6What is Marys problem of living in a family house? AShe dislikes the food she eats BShe is unable to sleep well CShe has no chance to make friends DShe finds the rent high 7Which of the following

9、is MrDaviesadvice? ATo tryto make more friends BTo try to change accommodation CTo spend more time on English DTo stop attending language classes Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversationAt the end of the conversation，you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questionsNow,listen to

10、the conversation 8According to the conversation，the day is special because Amany people are surfing the net on that day Bit is an anniversary of the internet Cthe net brought about no changes until that day Dbig changes will take place on that day 9We learn from the conversation that people Acannot

11、Jive without the internet Bcannot work without the internet Call use the internet to keep in touch Dhave varied opinions about internet use 10At the end of the conversationthe speakers talk about Athe future of the internet Bthe type of office furniture Cwhen changes will come Dhow people will use t

12、he internet SECTION B PASSAGES In this section，you will hear several passagesListen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passageAt the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to t

13、he passage 11In order to open a bank account，you need to produce_in addition to your passport Aa library card Ba registration form Ca telephone bill Da receipt 12Which of the following might NOT be included in theutility bill? ARent BGas CWater DTelephone 13According to the passage，what can one do i

14、n the post office? AGetting contact details BObtaining tax forms CPaying housing rents DApplying for loans Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passageAt the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the passage 14According to the passage，schedul

15、ingmeans that you Aneed to be efficient in work Bplan your work properly Ctry to finish work ahead of time Dknow how to work in teams 15According to the passage, one of the activities to relax could be Aprotecting wild animals Bspending time with your family Clearning how to read efficiently Dlearni

16、ng how to do gardening 16One of the ways to reduce stress is to Ado better than anyone else Bfulfill high ambitions in ones work Cwork and have reasonable aims Dstart with a relatively low aim 17According to the passage，to reduce stress has something to do with the following EXCEPT Aones position Bo

17、nes interest Cones health Dones mood Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passageAt the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the passage 18According to the passage，new words tend to come from Aworld politics Badvances in science Careas of li

18、fe Dall the above 19The passage explains the larger and richer vocabulary of English mainly from a viewpoint Ahistorical Bcultural Ccommercial Dcolonial 20According to the passage，which of the following statements best describes the English language? AIt is outdated in grammar BIt accepts new words

19、from science CIt has begun taking in new words DIt tends to embrace new words SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST In this section，you will hear several news itemsListen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow Questions 21 and 22 are based OH the following newsAt the end of the news item，you

20、 will be given 10 seconds to answer the questionsNow listen to the news 21Where was the marble statue found? AOut in the sea BInside a bath house COn a cliff along the coast DOn the coast outside Jerusalem 22Which of the following best describes the condition of the statue? AIt was incomplete BIt wa

21、s recent artwork CIt was fairly tall DIt was in pieces Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following newsAt the end of the news itemyou will be given 10 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the news 23The rescue efforts concentrated mainly on Athe US-Canada border Bsnow-stricken regions Ch

22、ighways Dcity streets 24According to the news，the last group of people might have been stranded in their vehicles for more than _ hours before being rescued A24 B25 C40 D48 Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following newsAt the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the ques

23、tionsNow, listen to the news 25According to the 2006 anti-smoking restrictions，smoking was NOT allowed in Aoffices Brestaurants Cbars Dschool playgrounds 26According to the news，which of the following groups reacts negatively to the new law? ATelevision producers BHotel owners CMedical workers DHosp

24、ital management Questions 27 and 28 are based on the following newsAt the end of the news item，you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the news 27According to the news，who first discovered the fraud? AA client BA bank manager CThe police DBank headquarters 28When did the b

25、ank employee hand himself in? AA month before the fraud was discovered BA day before the fraud was discovered CA day after the police launched investigation DA month after he transferred the money Question 29 is based on the following newsAt the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to a

26、nswer the questionNow, listen to the news 29What is this news item mainly about? AHow to open Hotmail accounts BHow to retrieve missing e-mails CNew e-mail service by Microsoft DProblems and complaints about e-mails Question30 is based on the following newsAt the end of the news item, you will be gi

27、ven 5 seconds to answer the questionNow, listen to the news 30Compared with 2009，which of the following figures remained about the same in 2010? ANumber of tickets sold BBox office revenues CAttendance rate D Number of cinemas PART III CLOZE Decide which of the choices given below would best complet

28、e the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanksMark the best choice for each blank on Answer Sheet Two The earthquake of 26th December 2004 resulted in one of the worst natural disasters in living memoryIt was a (31) _ underwater quake and occurred in the Indian OceanIt (32) _ coastlines，commu

29、nities and brought death to many people Why do earthquakes happen? The surface of the earth has not always looked as it does today；it is moving(33)_ (although very slowly)and has done so for billions of yearsThis is one(34)_ of earthquakes，when one section of the earth (tectonic plate)(35)_ anotherS

30、cientists can predict where but not(36)_ this might happen and the area between plates is called a fault lineOn one fault line in Kobe，Japan in 1923 over 200,000 people were killed(37)_，earthquakes do not always happen on fault lines，(38)_ is why they are so dangerous and (39)_ Where do volcanoes ha

31、ppen? Volcanoes happen where the earths(40)_ is thin：lava，dust and gases(41)_ from beneath the earthThey can rise into a huge cone shape like a mountain and erupt，(42)_ they can be so violent(43)_ they just explode directly from the earth with no warningThere are 1511(44)_ volcanoes in the worldThis

32、 means that they may(45)_ be dangerousIn 1985 the Colombian volcano Nevado del Ruiz eruptedThe lava melted a glacier and sent tones of mud(46)_ the town belowTwenty thousand people diedNatural disasters like volcanic eruptions are often unpredictableWe regularly do not know when they(47)_ pen，or (48

33、)_ where they will happenIn the future，scientists may be able to watch and predict(49)_ before they happenThis could(50)_ many lives 31Amassive Bsignificant Cgreat Dgrand 32Achanged Bconverted Cdestroyed Dtransformed 33Afrequently Bcontinuously Cregularly Dperiodically 34Asource Breason Cmovement Dc

34、ause 35Acollides with Bconfronts with Cmeets with Dfaces with 36Ahow Bwhy Cwhen Dwhat 37AGenerally BHowever CSimilarly DAnyway 38Athat Bit Cthis Dwhich 39Aunpredictable Bunaccountable Cinevitable Dirresistible 40Asurface Bappearance Ccrust Dcover 41Aflowed out Bburst out C1eaked out Dtrickled out 42

35、Aor Band Cnor Dbut 43Alike Bfor Cas Dthat 44Aliving Bactive Calive Dlive 45Arelatively Bhardly Cstill Dgradually 46Adown Bon Cacross Dbeyond 47Aare to Bshould Cmust Dmight 48Aelse Beven Cthough Dwhether 49Aaccidents Bincidents Coccasions Devents 50Arescue Bsave Cpreserve Dshelter PART IV GRAMMAR VOC

36、ABULARY There are thirty sentences in this sectionBeneath each sentence there are four words, phrases or statements marked A，B, C and DChoose one word, phrase or statement that best completes the sentenceMark your answers on Answer Sheet Two 51Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT? ATwenty m

37、iles seems like a long walk to him BNo one except his supporters agree with him CNeither Julia nor I were going to the party DFew students in my class are really lazy 52Which of the following determiners(限定词)can be placed before both singular count nouns and plural count nouns? Amany a Bfew Csuch Dt

38、he next 53Which of the following reflexive pronouns(反身代词)is used as an appositive(同位语)? A，He promised himself rapid progress BThe manager herself will interview Mary CI have nothing to say for myself DThey quarreled themselves red in the face 54My boss ordered that the legal documents _ to him befor

39、e lunch Abe sent Bwere sent Cwere to be sent Dmust be sent 55Which of the following sentences expresses WILLINGNESS? ABy now she will be eating dinner BI shall never do that again CMy brother will help you with the luggage DYou shall get a promotion 56Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT? A

40、How strange feelings they are! BHow dare you speak to me like that! CWhat noise they are making! D. What a mess we are in! 57which of the italicized parts functions as a subject? AWe never doubt that her brother is honest BThe problem is not who will go but who will stay CYou must give it back to wh

41、oever it belongs to。 DIt is clear that the crime was done deliberately 58which of the italicized parts functions as an object? AHe doesnt like the idea of my speaking at the meeting BIt is no use your pretending not to know the matter CMy parents strongly object to my going out alone at night DHer f

42、alling into the river was the climax of the whole trip 59All the following sentences have an appositive EXCEPT AShe bought herself a pair of new shoes BOnly one problem still remains-the food CMy friends all understand and support me DShe liked her current job，teaching English 60Which of the followi

43、ng best explains the meaning of“Shall we buy the tickets first”? AHe said that we were going to buy the tickets first BHe requested that we buy the tickets first CHe suggested that we buy the tickets first DHe advised us to buy the tickets first 61Which of the following contains an adverbial clause

44、of cause? AI got a job as soon as I left university BAs there was no answer, I wrote again CYou must do the exercises as I show you DWealthy as he is，Mark is not a happy man 62Which of the following prepositional phrases can function as an adverbial? AAre you sure of Simons disappearance? BThe man with a beard is talking to the manage. CEvery precaution was taken against the failure of the plan DDespite the rain，everyone enjoyed the trip 63A：Motheryou promise