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2015英语专业四级真题及答案解析
TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2015 -GRADE FOUR-
PART I DICTATION
PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A CONVERSATIONS Conversation one
1. Why is the trip to Mars a one-way trip? A. The return trip is too expensive.
B. There is no technology to get people back. C. People don’t want to return. D. The return trip is too risky.
2. According to the man, what is more important for those recruits? A. Intelligence. B. Health. C. Skills. D. Calmness. 3. What is the last part of the conversation about? A. The kind of people suitable for the trip. B. Interests and hobbies of the speakers. C. Recruitment of people for the trip. D. Preparation for the trip to Mars. Conversation Two
4. What is showrooming?
A. Going to the high street. B. Visiting everyday shops.
C. Buying things like electrical goods. D. Visiting shops and buying online.
5. According to the conversation, the man had bought all the following things online EXCEPT A. shoes B. CDs C. camera D. food
6. According to the conversation, the percentage of people who showroomed while Christmas shopping was
A. 3% B. 33% C. 42% D. 24%
7. One reason for people to showroom is that they
A. want to know more about pricing B. can return the product later
C. want to see the real thing first D. can bargain for a lower shop price Conversation Three
8. What is the conversation mainly about?
A. How to avoid clashes of exams. B. How to schedule exams. C. How to use the faculty lounge. D. How to choose the courses. 9. What does the student have to do first in order to take the exams? A. To choose a date on the draft schedule.
B. To find the information on the bulletin board. C. To draw up the final schedule. D. To arrange an invigilator.
10. According to the conversation, the Dean will A. sign the sheet in the faculty lounge B. take care of the bulletin board C. consult the students
D. finalize the exam schedule
SECTION B PASSAGES Passage One
11. Which of the following cities has the oldest Chinatown in North America? A. New York. B. San Francisco. C. Boston. D. San Diego. 12. The Chinatown in San Francisco attracts tourists a year. A. 20 ,000 B. 100 ,000 C. 7 million D. 17 million 13. Where can tourists see the fish markets?
A. In Stockton Street. B. In Grant Avenue. C. In Portsmouth Square. D. In Bush Street. Passage Two
14. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. Obesity can damage one’s health.
B. Obesity is a growing problem all over the world. C. Obesity is directly related to one’s habit. D. Obesity has affected both boys and girls. 15. The purpose of the three-year study is to .
A. find out why some children find it difficult to go to sleep B. learn more about the link between sleep and weight C. identify the ways parents reduce their kids’ weight
D. see if there is difference in sleep patterns over the period
16. According to the study, the daily healthy sleep time for the 3rd to 6th graders should be around
___ hours.
A. 8 B. 9 C. 10 D. 11
17. According to the passage, obesity is most likely related to __ . A. sleep time B. gender C. race D. parents Passage Three
18. According to a number of students, __ __ is the main factor for early-age smoking. A. gender B. personality C. environment D. money 19. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
A. Very few continue smoking throughout their teenage years. B. Most early-age smokers soon stop experimenting.
C. Some early-age smokers never go beyond experimenting.
D. Children quickly become regular smokers by carrying cigarettes. 20. All the following are features of smokers EXCEPT ___ . A. strong peer influence B. low sense of achievement C. high sense of rebellion D. close family relationship SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST News Item 1
21. Why were some children offered only fruit and milk for lunch? A. The school stopped providing school lunch. B. Their parents failed to pay for school lunch. C. Some parents preferred fruit and milk for lunch. D. These children chose to have something different.
22. How did parents react to the school’s way of handling the situation? A. They were upset B. They were furious. C. They were surprised. D. They were sad. News Item 2
23. According to the news, what is the main advantage of the digital key? A. Guests can pay without going to the front desk. B. Guests can go direct to their rooms. C. Guests can check out any time.
D. Guests can make room reservations.
24. The hotel company intends to have the system in ___ of its hotels in the next three months. A. 2 B. 3 C. 100 D. 150 News Item 3
25. According to the court ruling, Shrien Dewani _ ___ . A. will return to the U.K. for medical treatment B. will remain in South Africa for medical treatment C. will stand trial in South Africa once proved fit D. will be extradited even if he is unfit to stand trial 26. What was Dewani accused of?
A. Having his wife killed. B. Killing his wife in the U.K. C. Being involved in a taxi accident. D. Hiring a crew of hit men. News Item 4
27. The U.N. new vote would allow all the following EXCEPT ___ . A. the use of force by European Union troops B. the suspension of an existing arms embargo C. the extension of U.N. peacekeeping mission D. the ban on travel and freeze of assets News Item 5
28. What is the news mainly about?
A. Causes of early death in Russia. B. Behavior of alcoholics.
C. Causes of alcohol poisoning. D. Number of death over 10 years. News Item 6
29. The total investment in film-making in Britain in 2012 was __ __ . A. ￡945 million B. ￡1.07 billion C. ￡500,000 D. ￡87,000 30. Hollywood studios prefer to make films in Britain because ___ . A. The UK is a good film location B. The cast usually comes from Britain C. Hollywood emphasizes quality D. Production cost can be reduced PART III CLOZE
Electricity is such a part of our everyday lives and so much taken for granted nowadays 31 ___ we rarely think twice when we switch on the light or turn on the TV set. At night, roads are brightly lit, enabling people and32 ___ to move freely. Neon lighting used in advertising has become part of the 33 ___ of every modern city. In the home, many 34 ___ devices are powered by electricity. 35 ___ when we turn off the bedside lamp and are 36 ___ asleep, electricity is working for us, 37 ___ our
refrigerators, heating our water, or keeping our rooms air-conditioned. Every day, trains, buses and subways take us to and from work. We rarely 38 ___ to consider why or how they run——39 ___ something goes wrong.
In the summer of 1959, something 40 ___ go wrong with the power-plant that provided New York with electricity. For a great many hours, life came almost to a 41 ___. Trains refused to move and the people in them sat in the dark, 42 ___ to do anything; lifts stopped working, so that 43 ___ you were lucky enough not to be 44. ___ between two floors, you had the unpleasant task of finding your way down 45 ___ of stairs. Famous streets like Broadway and Fifth Avenue in a(n) 46 ___ became as gloomy and uninviting 47 ___ the most remote back streets. People were afraid to leave their houses, 48 ___ . although the police had been ordered to 49 ___ in case of emergency, they were just as confused and50 ___ as anybody else. 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. labor-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 39. A. when B. if C. until D. after 40. A. did B. would C. could D. Should 41. A. pause B. terminal C. breakdown D. standstill 42. A. incompetent B. powerless C. hesitant D. helpless 43. A. although B. when C. as D. even if 44. A. trapped B. placed C. positioned D. locked 45. A. steps B. levels C. flights D. floors 46. A. time B. instant C. point D. minute 47. A. like B. than C. for D. as 48. A. for B. and C. but D. or 49. A. stand aside B. stand down C. standby D. stand in 50. A. aimless B. helpless C. unfocused D. undecided PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
51. When you have finished with that book, don’t forget to put it back on the shelf, ____? A. don’t you B. do you C. will you D. won’t you
52. Mary is __ ___ hardworking than her sister, but she failed in the exam. A. no less B. no more C. not less D. not so 53. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? A. Only one out of six were present at the meeting. B. Ten dollars was stolen from the cash register. C. Either my sister or my brother is wrong. D. Five miles seem like a long walk to me.
54. Which of the italicized parts expresses a future tense? A. My friend teaches chemistry in a school. B. I’ll give it to you after I return.