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2015
年英语专四真题参考答案
PART I DICTATION
Male and Female Roles in
Marriage
In the traditional
marriage, the man worked to earn money for the
family. / The woman
stayed at home to
care for the children and her husband. / In recent
years, many
couples continue to have a
traditional relationship of this kind. / Some
people are happy with it. But others
think differently. /
There are two
major differences in male and female roles now. /
One is that both men
and
women have many more choices. / They may choose to
marry or stay single. / They may choose to
wo
rk or to stay at home. / A second
difference is that, within marriage
many decisions are shared. / If a
couple has children, the man may take care of them
/
some of the time, all of the time or
not at all. / The woman may want to stay at home /
or
she may want to go to work. / Men
and women now decide these things together in a
marriage.
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由题目可以判定，文章围绕男性和女性在婚姻中的角色展开，第一段介绍了传统婚姻中两性
的角色，而第二段对当今
社会中两性在婚姻中的角色进行了具体的论述。因此，第一段用
到了过去时，而第二段则完全使用现在时。需要考生
根据语义判定时态。
PART II LISTENING
COMPREHENSION
SECTION A
CONVERSATIONS
Conversation
one
1. Why is the trip to
Mars a one-way trip? B
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? D
A. Intelligence.
B. Health.
C. Skills.
D.
Calmness.
3. What is the
last part of the conversation about? A
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?
D
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 .
A. Shoes
B.
CDs
C. Camera
D. food
6.
According to the conversation, the percentage of
people who showroomed while Christmas shopping
w
as D . .
A. 3%
B.
33%
C. 42%
D. 24%
7. One
reason for people to showroom is that they C
. .
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? B
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
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 D
.
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? B
A. New York.
B. San
Francisco.
C. Boston.
D.
San Diego.
12. The Chinatown
in San Francisco attracts C tourists a
year.
A. 20 ,000
B. 100 ,000
C. 7 million
D. 17 million
13.
Where can tourists see the fish markets?
A
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?
C
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 B .
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 __B___
hours.
A. 8
B. 9
C. 10
D.
11
17. According to the
passage, obesity is most likely related to __A___
.
A. sleep time
B. Gender
C. Race
D. parents
Passage Three
18.
According to a number of students, __C___ is the
main factor for early-age smoking.
A. Gender
B. Personality
C. Environment
D.
money
19. Which of the
following statements is CORRECT? C
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
__D___ .
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?
B
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
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? B
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
__A___ 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 __D___ .
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
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 __B___ .
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
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___
.
A.
?945
million
B.
?1.07
billion
C.
?500,000
D.
?87,000
30. Hollywood studios prefer to make
films in Britain because __D___ .
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
31. [D]
句意为
：电是日常生活的一部分，如今，我们已经习以为常，以至于开灯或开电视时很少仔细考虑电的问题。
so
…
that
…是固定
搭配，意思是“如此……以至于……”，故答案为
[D]
。
32. [C]
句意为：晚上灯光照亮
的马路使人们自由通行，使交通畅通无阻。
traffic
意为
“交通”；
pedestrian
意为“行
人”
，
与空格前的
people<
/p>
词义重复
; car
和
< br>truck
都指具体的车辆类型，
含义过于狭窄。
综合考虑，
此处应填入
traffic
。
33. [B]
句意为：广告中使用的霓虹灯已经成为了每个现代化城市的一大特色。
appeara
nce
意为“外观”；
character
意为“特征，特色”；
distinction
意为“区别
”；
surface
意为“表面”。根据句意，答案为
[B]
。
34.
[A]
句意为：
在家里，
很多节省劳
动力的设备都是由电带动的。
四个选项都是复合形容词，
lab
our-saving
意为
“节
省劳动
力的”
；
time-saving
意为
“节省时间的”
；
energy-sa
ving
意为
“节能的”；
money
-saving
意为
“省钱的”。
根据
句意，此处填入
labour-
saving
最合适。
35.
[C]
句意为：
即使当我们关上床头灯，
睡得很熟时，
电仍然在为我们工作……。
only
意为
“只有”
；
rar
ely
意为
“少
有地”；
even
意为“即使”；
frequently
意为“频繁地，屡次地”。根据句意，此处应填入
even
。
36. [B] fast asleep
为固定搭配，意为“睡得很熟的”，故答案为
[B]
。
quite
意为“非常”；
quickly
意为“很快地”；
closely
意为“靠近地，接近地”，均不符合句意，故排除。
37. [D] move
意为“移动”；
start
意为“启动”；
repair
< br>意为“修复”；
drive
意为“驱动，使机器运转”。
此处的
动词与
our refrigerators
连用，填入
driving
最合适，意为“使电冰
箱正常运行”。
38. [B] bother to do
sth.
意为
“费心做某事”
；
hesitate to do sth.
意为
“做某事犹豫不决”
；
remember to do s
th.
指“记得去做某事”。此处是说，我们费心思考它们为什么或如何运行，故答案为
[B]
。
39. [C]
句意：直到这些交通工具出问题时，我们才会
费心思考它们为什么或如何运行。前半句出现了
rarely
，
含否定
意义，与
until
搭配使用，
意为“直到……才……”，故答案为
[C]
。
< br>
40. [B]
句意为：
1
959
年的夏天，负责给纽约供电的发电厂真的出了问题。当句子中没有其他的助动词时
，可以在动
词前使用助动词
do
表示对
该动作的强调，助动词
do
随人称和时态而变化。因此，
did
符合题意。
41. [A]
句意为：许多小时过去了，生活几乎停滞不前。
come to
a standstill
是固定搭配，意为“停住，停滞不前”。
terminal
意为“终点”；
breakdown
意为“故障”；
pause
意为“暂停”，
均不符合句意，故排除。
42. [B]
< br>句意为：火车无法开动，车厢里的人坐在黑暗中无能为力，什么事也做不了。
in
competent
意为“没有能力
的
,
不能胜任的”；
powerless
意为“无能为力的”；
hesitant
意为“迟疑不决的”
；
helpless
意为“无助的”。此处
指人处于停电的环境中无能为力，什么事也做不了，因此答案为
[B]
。
43. [D]
句意
为：
电梯也停止工作，
即使你足够幸运，
没被困在两层楼之间，
也得自己不愉快地步行下楼梯。
alt
hough
意为“虽然”；
when
意
为“当……时”；
as
意为“像……一样”；
< br>even if
意为“即使，纵然”。通过分析上下文，
此处填入
even if
最合适。
44. [D]
句意同上。
lock
意为“把……锁起来”；
place
意
为“放置”；
position
意为“把……放在适当的位置”
；
trap
意为“困住，陷入困境”。根据上下文意思，此处应
该选
[D]
。
45. [C]
句意同上。
a
flight of stairs
是固定搭配，表示“（两个楼梯平台间的）一段楼梯
”，本题中考查的是复数形
式，故答案为
[C]
。
46. [A] in an instant<
/p>
是固定搭配，意为“瞬间，马上”，意思相当于
immediat
ely
，故答案为
[A]
。
in a minute
意为
“很快，马上”，一
般用于将来时，不符合句意，故排除。
47. [D] as
…
as
…为固定搭配，表示“像……一
样”，故答案为
[D]
。
48. [A]
句意为：人们害怕离开自己的房子，因为虽然
警察被要求随时待命，以防突发事件，但他们也像其他人一样疑
惑和无助。
for
表示原因，
and
表示并列关系，
but
表示转折，
or
表示选择。结合上下文，此处填入
for
最合适。
49. [C]
句意同上。
stand
aside
意为“避开”；
stand
down
意为“从要职上退下”；
stand
by
意为“做好准备，待
命”；
stand in
意为“站立于，坐落于”。根据上下文分析，此处应该指警察处于待命
状态，故答案为
[C]
。
50. [A]
句意同上。
help
less
意为
“无助的”
；
aimless
意为
“漫无目的的”
；
unfocused
意为
“目光茫然的”
；
undecided
意为“尚未决定的”。根据句意，此处应选
[A]
。
PART IV GRAMMAR AND
VOCABULARY
51. When you have
finished with that book,
don
’
t forget to put it back
on the shelf, ___C___?
A.
don
’
t you
B. do you
C. will you
D. won
’
t you
52. Mary is ___A___ 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? D
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?
B
A. My friend teaches
chemistry in a school.
B.
I
’
ll give it to you after I
return.
C. What is the
matter with you?
D. London stands on the River
Thames.
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