2010年英语专四真题及详解答案解答

2010

年专四试题

TEST

FOR

ENGLISH

MAJORS (2010

-GRADE FOUR-

TIME LIMIT: 135 MIN

PART I DICTATION [15 MIN]

Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times.

During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the

meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or

phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed

again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to

check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET

ONE.

Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.

PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [20 MIN]

SECTION A CONVERSATIONS

Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation,

you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.

1. The following details have been checked during the conversation EXCEPT

A. number of travelers.

B. number of tour days.

C. flight details.

D. room services.

2. What is included in the price?

A. Air tickets and local transport.

B. Local transport and meals.

C. Air tickets, local transport and breakfast.

D. Air tickets, local transport and all meals.

3. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

A. The traveler is reluctant to buy travel insurance.

B. The traveler is ready to buy travel insurance.

C. The traveler doesn't have to buy travel insurance.

D. Travel insurance is not mentioned in the conversation.

Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of'the conversation, you

will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.

4. Which of the following details is CORRECT?

A. Mark knows the exact number of airport buses.

B. Mark knows the exact number of delegates' spouse.

C. Mark doesn't know the exact number of delegates yet.

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D. Mark doesn't know the number of guest speakers.

5. What does Linda want to know?

A. The arrival time of guest speakers.

B. The departure time of guest speakers.

C. The type of transport for guest speakers.

D. The number of guest speakers.

6. How many performances have been planned tbr the conference?

A. One.

B. Two.

C. Three.

D. Not mentioned.

7. Who will pay for the piano performance?

A. Pan-Pacific Tours.

B. Johnson & Sons Events.

C. Conference delegates.

D. An airline company.

Questions

8

to

10

are

based

on

the

following

conversation.

At

the

end

of'the

conversation,you

will

be

given

15

seconds

to

answer

the

questions.

Now

listen

to

the

conversation.

8. What is NOT missing in Mary's briefcase?

A. Her cheque book.

B. Her papers for work.

C. Her laptop.

D. Her appointment book.

9. Where was Mary the whole morning?

A. At the police station.

B. At a meeting.

C. In her client's office.

D. In the restaurant.

10. Why was Mary sure that the briefcase was hers in the end?

A. The papers inside had the company's name.

B. The briefcase was found in the restaurant.

C. The restaurant manager telephoned James.

D. The cheque book inside bore her name.

SECTION B

PASSAGES

In

this

section,

you

will

hear

several

passages.

Listen

to

the

passages

carefully

and

then

answer the questions that follow.

Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, yott will be

given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.

11. We learn from the passage that about two-thirds of the courses are taught through

A. the School of Design and Visual Arts.

B. the School of Social Work.

C. the School of Business.

D. the Arts and Sciences program.

is the cost of undergraduate tuition?

A. Twenty thousand dollars.

B. Thirty thousand dollars.

C. Twenty-seven thousand dollars.

D. Thirty-eight thousand dollars.

ational students can receive all the following types of financial assistance EXCEPT

A. federal loans.

B. private loans.

C. scholarships.

D. monthly payment plans.

Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will

be gven 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.

14. According to the passage, mothers in ____ spend more time looking after children.

A. France

B. America

C. Denmark

D. Australia

15. Which of the following activities would Australian fathers traditionally participate in?

A. Feeding and playing with children.

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B. Feeding and bathing children.

C. Taking children to the park and to school.

D. Taking children to watch sports events.

16. According to the study, the

A. spend more time at work.

B. spend more time with children.

C. spend time drinking after work.

D. spend time on his computer.

is suggested in the passage that the

A. France.

B. Britain.

C. Australia.

D. Denmark.

Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be

given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.

services of the new partnership are provided mainly to

A. mothers of infected babies.

B. infected children and women.

C. infected children in cities.

D. infected women in cities.

of the following details about Family Health International is INCORRECT?

A. It is a nonprofit organization.

B. It provides public health services.

C. It carries out research on public health.

D. It has worked in five countries till now.

example of Cambodia mainly shows

A. the importance of government support.

B. the importance of public education efforts.

C. the progress the country has made so far.

D. the methods used to fight AIDS.

SECTION C

NEWS BROADCAST

In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the

questions that follow.

Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be

given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now. listen to the news.

21. According to the news, the victim was

A. a 17-year- old girl.

B. a 15-year-old boy.

C. a 23-year-old woman.

D. an l 8-year- old man.

learn from the news that the suspects were arrested

A. one month later.

B. two months later.

C. immediately.

D. two weeks later.

Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be

given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.

Iraqi par liament can vote on the security agreement only after

A. all parties have agreed on it.

B. the US troops have pulled out.

C. the cabinet has reviewed it.

D. the lawmakers have returned from Mecca.

ing to the news, the US troops are expected to completely pull out by

A. mid-2009.

B. the end of 2009.

C. mid-2011.

D. the end of 2011.

Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will

be

given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.

following are involved in the operations to rescue the children in Honduras EXCEPT

A. the police.

B. the district attorney.

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C. the prison authorities.

D. Institute of Childhood and Family.

26. What punishment would parents face if they allowed their children to beg?

A. To be imprisoned and fined.

B. To have their children taken away.

C. To be handed over to the authorities.

D. None.

Question 27 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item. you will be given

5seconds to answer the question. Now, listen to the news.

is the news item about?

A. Coastlines in Italy.

B. Public use of the beach.

C. Swimming and bathing.

D. Private bathing clubs.

Question 28 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5

seconds to answer the question. Now, listen to the news.

of the following is NOT mentioned in the news?

A. The airport was shut down for Friday.

B. There was a road accident involving two buses.

C. Local shops were closed earlier than usual.

D. Bus service was stopped for Friday.

Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will

begiven 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.

many people were rescued from the apartment building?

A. 17.

B. 24.

C. 21.

D. 41.

of the following details in the news is CORRECT?

A. The rescue operation involved many people.

B. The cause of the explosions has been determined.

C. Rescue efforts were stopped on Thursday.

D. The explosions didn't destroy the building.

PART III

CLOZE

[15 MIN]

Decide

which

of

the

choices

given

below

would

best

complete

the

passage

it

inserted

in

thecorresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on ANSWER SHEET TWO.

How men first learned to i nvent words is unknown; (31)____, the origin of language is

a

mystery.

All

we

really

know

is

that

men,

unlike

animals,

somehow

invented

certain

(32)____

to

express

thoughts

and

feelings,

actions

and

things,

(33)____

they

could

communicate with each other; and that later they agreed (34)____ certain signs, called letters,

which

could

be

(35)____

to

represent

those

sounds,

and

which

could

be

(36)_____.

Those

sounds, whether spoken, (37)_____ written in letters, we call words.

The

power

of

words,

then,

lies

in

their

(38)____

the

things

they

bring

up

before

our

minds. Words become (39)____ with meaning for us by experience; (40)._____ the longer we

live, the more certain words (41)_____ to us the happy and sad events of our past: and the

more we (42)____, the more the number of words that mean something to us (43)____

Great

writers

are

those

who

not

only

have

great

thoughts

but

also

express

these

thoughts

in

words which appeal (44)____ to

our minds and emotions.

This

(45)._____ and

telling use of words

is

what

we call

(46)____ style. Above

all, the real

poet

is

a master of

(47)____. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which (48)_____

their position and association can (49)____ men to tears. We should, therefore, learn to choose

our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will (50)____ our speech or writing silly

and vulgar.

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(31) A. in addition

B. in other words

C. in a word

D. in summary

(32) A. sounds

B. gestures

C. signs

D. movements

(33) A. such that

B. as that

C. so that

D. in that

(34) A. in

B. with

C. of

D. upon

(35) A. spelt

B. combined

C. written

D copied

(36) A. written down

B. handed down

C. remembered

D. observed

(37) A. and

B. yet

C. also

D. or

(38) A. functions

B. associations

C. roles

D. links

(39) A. filled

B. full

C. live

D. active

(40) A. but

B. or

C. yet

D. and

(41 ) A. reappear

B. recall

C. remember

D. recollect

(42) A. read and think

B. read and recall

C. read and learn

D. read and recite

(43) A. raises

B. increases

C. improves

D. emerges

(44) A. intensively

B. extensively

C. broadly

D. powerfully

(45) A. charming

B. academic

C. conventional

D. common

(46) A. written

B. spoken

C. literary

D. dramatic

(47) A. signs

B. words

C. style

D. sound

(48) A. in

B. on

C. over&n bsp;

D. by

(49) A. move

B. engage

C. make

D. force

(50) A. transform

B. change

C. make

D. convert

PART IV

GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

[15 MIN]

There

are

thirty

sentences

in

this

section.

Beneath

each

sentence

there

are

four

words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the

sentence. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.

51. Which of the following italicized phrases indicates CAUSE?

A. Why don't you do it for the sake of your friends?

B. I wish I could write as well as you.

C. For all his efforts, he didn't get an A.

D. Her eyes were red from excessive reading.

52. Nancy's gone to work but her car's still there. She ____ by bus.

A. must have gone

B. should have gone

C. ought to have gone

D. could have gone

53. He feels that he is not yet ____ to travel abroad.

A. too strong

B. enough strong

C. so strong

D. strong enough

54. After____ seemed an endless wait, it was his turn to enter the personnel manager's office.

A. that

B. it

C. what

D. there

55. Fool ____ Jerry is, he could not have done such a thing.

A. who

B. as

C. like

D. that

56. Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?

A. They each have two tickets.

B. They cost twenty yuan each.

C. Each they have bought the same book.

D. They were given two magazines each.

57. She seldom goes to the theatre, _____?

A. doesn't she

B. does she

C. would she

D. wouldn't she

58. Dr Johnson is head of the department, ____ an expert in translation.

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A. or

B. either

C. but

D. and

59. When one has good health, _____ should feel fortunate.

A. you

B. they

C. he

D. we

60. It is necessary that he ____ the assignment without delay.

A. hand in

B. hands in

C. must hand in

D. has to hand in

61. In the sentence

A. the object

B. an adverbial

C. a complement

D. the subject

62. Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?

A. All his lectures are very interesting.

B. Half their savings were gone.

C. Many his friends came to the party.

D. Both his sisters are nurses.

63. Which of the following sentences has an object complement?

A. The directors appointed John manager.

B. I gave Mary a Christmas present.

C. You have done Peter a favour.

D. She is teaching children English.

64. Which of the following words can NOT be used to complete

A. before

B. recently

C. lately

D. yet

65. _____ should not become a serious disadvantage in life and work.

A. To be not tall

B. Not being tall

C. Being not tall

D. Not to be tall

66. Due to personality _____, the two colleagues never got on well in work.

A.

contradiction

B.

conflict

C.

confrontation

D.

competition

67. During the summer vacation, kids are often seen hanging _____ in the streets.

A. about

B. on

C. over

D. out

68. There were 150 ____ at the international conference this summer.

A. spectators

B. viewers

C. participants

D. onlookers

69. School started on a ____ cold day in February.

A. severe

B. bitter

C. such

D. frozen

70. In the face of unexpected difficulties, he demonstrated a talent for quick, ____ action.

A. determining

B. defensive

C. demanding

D. decisive

71. The team has been working overtime on the research project ____.

A. lately

now

C. late

D. long ago

72. Because of the economic crisis, industrial output in the region remained

A. motionless

B. inactive

C. stagnant

D. immobile

73. The police had difficulty in ____ the fans fi'om rushing on to the stage to take photos with

the singer.

A. limiting

B. restraining

C. confining

D. restricting

74. Joan is in the dorm, putting the final ____ to her speech.

A. details

B. remarks

C. comments

D. touches

75. His_____ in gambling has eventually brought about his ruin.

A. indulgence

B. habit

C. action

D. engagement

76. The teacher told the students to stay in the classroom and they did _____.

A. absolutely

B. accidentally

C. accordingly

D. accurately

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77.

You

can

actually

see

the

deer

at

close

range

while

driving

through

that

area.

The

italicizedphrase means _____.

A. clearly

B. very near

C. quickly

D. very hard

78. He listened hard but still couldn't

what they were talking about.

A. make over

B. make up

C. make upon

D. make out

79. For the advertised position, the company offers a(n) salary and benefits package.

A. generous

B. plentiful

C. abundant

D. sufficient

80. As there was no road, the travelers ____ up a rocky slope on their way back.

A. ran

B. hurried

C. scrambled

D. crawled

PART V

READING COMPREHENSION

[25 MIN]

In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each

with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best

answer. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.

TEXT A

What

is

the

nature

of

the

scientific

attitude,

the

attitude

of

the

man or woman

who

studies and applies physics, biology, chemistry, geology, engineering, medicine or any other

science?

We all know that science plays an important role in the societies in which we

live.

Many

people

believe,

however,

that

our

progress

depends

on

two

different

aspects

of

science. The first of these is the application of the machines, products and systems of applied

knowledge that scientists

and technologists develop.

Through technology, science improves

the structure of society and helps man to gain increasing control over his environment.

The second aspect is the application by all members of society of the special methods

of thought and action that scientists use in their work.

What

are

these

special

methods

of

thinking

and

acting?

First

of

all,

it

seems

that

a

successful scientist is full of curiosity - he wants to find out how and why the universe works.

He

usually

directs

his

attention

towards

problems

which

he

notices

have

no

satisfactory

explanation,

and

his

curiosity

makes

him

look

for

underlying

relationships

even

if

the

data

available seem to be unconnected. Moreover, he thinks he can improve the existing conditions

and enjoys trying to solve the problems which this involves.

He is a good observer, accurate, patient and objective and applies logical thought to the

observations he makes.

He utilizes the facts

he observes to

the fullest

extent. For example,

trained observers obtain a very large amoun

t of information about a star mainly from the accurate analysis of the simple lines that appear

in a spectrum.

He

is

skeptical

-

he

does

not

accept

statements

which

are

not

based

on

the

most

complete

evidence

available

-

and

therefore

rejects

authority

as

the

sole

basis

for

truth.

Scientists always check statements and make experiments carefully and objectively to verify

them.

Furthermore, he is not only critical of the work of others, but also of his own, since he

knows that man is the least reliable of scientific instruments and that a number of factors tend

to disturb objective investigation.

Lastly,

he

is

highly

imaginative

since

he

often

has

to

look

for

relationships

in

data

which

are

not

only

complex

but

also

frequently

incomplete.

Furthermore,

he

needs

imagination

if

he

wants

to

make

hypotheses

of

how

processes

work

and

how

events

take

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place.

These

seem

to

be

some

of

the

ways

in

which

a

successful

scientist or technologist

thinks and acts.

81. Many people believe that science helps society to progress through

A. applied knowledge.

B. more than one aspect.

C. technology only.

D. the use of machines.

82. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about curiosity?

A. It gives the scientist confidence and pleasure in work.

B. It gives rise to interest in problems that are unexplained.

C. It leads to efforts to investigate potential connections.

D. It encourages the scientist to look for new ways of acting.

83. According to the passage, a successful scientist would not

A. easily believe in unchecked statements.

B. easily criticize others' research work.

C. always use his imagination in work.

D. always use evidence from observation.

84. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Application of technology.

B. Progress in modem society.

C. Scientists' ways of thinking and acting.

D. How to become a successful scientist.

85. What is the author's attitude towards the topic?

A. Critical.

B. Objective.

C. Biased.

D. Unclear.

TEXT B

Over the past several decades, the U.S., Canada, and Europe have received a great deal

of media and even research attention over unusual phenomena and unsolved mysteries. These

include UFOs as well as sightings and encounters with

and the Loch Ness monster. Only recently has Latin America begun to receive some attention

as well. Although the mysteries of the Aztec, Mayan, and Inca civilizations have been known

for centuries, now the public is also becoming aware of unusual, paranormal phenomena in

countries such as Peru.

The Nazca

into

a

flat,

stony

plain,

and

form

about

300

intricate

pictures

of

animals

such

as

birds,

a

monkey,

and

a

lizard.

Seen

at

ground

level,

the

designs

are

a

jumbled

senseless

mess.

The

images are so large that they can only be viewed at a height of 1,000 feet - meaning from an

aircraft. Yet there were no aircraft in 300 B.C., when it is judged the designs were made. Nor

were there then, or are there now, any nearby mountain ranges from which to view them. So

how

and

why

did

the

native

people

of

Nazca

create

these

marvelous

designs?

One

answer

appeared in 1969, when the German researcher and writer Erich von Daniken proposed that

the

lines

were

drawn

by

extraterrestrials

as

runways

for

their

aircraft.

The

scientific

community

did

not

take

long

to

scoffat

and

abandon

von

Daniken's

theory.

Over

the

years

several

other

theories

have

been

put

forth,

but

none

has

been

accepted

by

the

scientific

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community.

Today there is a new and heightened interest in the Nazca lines. It is a direct result of

the creation of the Internet. Currently there a

re

over

60

sites

dedicated

to

this

mystery

from

Latin

America's

past,

and

even

respected

scientists have joined the discussion through e-mail and chat rooms.

Will the Internet help explain these unsolved mysteries? Perhaps it is a step in the right

direction.

86. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

A. Latin America has long received attention for unusual phenomena.

B. Public attention is now directed towards countries like Peru.

C. Public interest usually focuses on North America and Europe.

D. Some ancient civilizations have unsolved mysteries.

87. According to the passage, the Nazca lines were found

A. in mountains.

B. in stones.

C. on animals.

D. on a plain.

88. We can infer from the passage that the higher the lines are seen, the ____ the images they

present.

A. smaller

B. larger

C. clearer

D. brighter

89. There has been increasing interest in the Nazca lines mainly because of

A. the participation of scientists.

B. the emergence of the lnternet.

C. the birth of new theories.

D. the interest in the Internet.

90. The author is ____ about the role of the lnternet in solving mysteries.

A. cautious

B. pessimistic

C. uncertain

D. optimistic

TEXT C

Graduation speeches are a bit like wedding toasts. A few are memorable. The rest tend

to trigger such thoughts as,

But graduation speeches are less about the message than the messenger. Every year a

few

colleges

and

universities

in

the

US

attract

attention

because

they've

managed

to

book

high-profile speakers. And, every year, the media report some of these speakers' wise remarks.

Last month, the following words of wisdom were spread:

forward.

world we all wish to create together.

Of

course,

the

real

of

the

graduation

season

was

first

lady

Michelle

Obama's

appearance

at

the

University

of

California,

Merced.

that

you

are

blessed,

she

told

the

class

of

2009,

that

in

exchange

for

those

blessings,

you

must

give

something back... As advocate and activist Marian Wright Edelman says, 'Service is the rent

we pay for living ... it is the true measure, the only measure of success'.

Calls to service have a long, rich tradition in these speeches. However, it is possible

for

a

graduation

speech

to

go

beyond

cliche

and

say

something

truly

compelling.

The

late

writer David Foster Wallace's 2005 graduation speech at Kenyon College in Ohio talked about

how

to

truly

care

about

other

people.

It

gained

something

of

a

cult

after

it

was

widely

circulated on the Internet. Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs' address at Stanford University

that year, in which he talked about death, is also considered one of the best in recent memory.

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But when you're sitting in the hot sun, fidgety and freaked out, do you really want to

be lectured about

the big stuff?. Isn't that like trying to maintain a smile at your wedding reception while some

relative gives a toast that amounts to

don't want to think about it at that particular moment. In fact, as is the case in many major life

moments, you can't really manage to think beyond the blisters your new shoes are causing.

That

may

seem

anticlimactic.

But

it

also

gets

to

the

heart

of

one

of

life's

greatest,

saddest

truths:

that

our

most

occasions

may

elicit

the

fewest

memories.

It's

probably not something most graduation speakers would say, but it's one of the first lessons of

growing up.

91. According to the passage, most graduation speeches tend to recall ____ memories.

A. great

B. trivial

C. unforgettable

D. unimaginative

92.

A. in the final paragraph.

B. in the last but one paragraph.

C. in the first paragraph.

D. in the same paragraph.

93.

The

graduation

speeches

mentioned

in

the

passage

are

related

to

the

following

themes

EXCEPT

A. death.

B. success.

C. service.

D. generosity.

94. It is implied in the passage that at great moments people fail to

A. remain clear-headed.

B. keep good manners.

C. remember others' words.

D. recollect specific details.

95. What is

A. Attending a graduation ceremony.

B. Listening to graduation speeches.

C. Forgetting details of memorable events.

D. Meeting high-profile graduation speakers.

TEXT D

Cultural rules determine every aspect of food consumption. Who eats together defines

social units. For example, in some societies, the nuclear family is the unit that regularly eats

together. The anthropologist Mary Douglas has pointed out that, for the English, the kind of

meal and the kind of food that is served relate to the kinds of social links between people who

are

eating

together.

She

distinguishes

between

regular

meals,

Sunday

meals

when

relatives

may come, and cocktail parties for acquaintances. The food served symbolizes the occasion

and reflects who is present. For example, only snacks are served at a cocktail party. It would

be

inappropriate

to

serve

a

steak or hamburgers.

The

distinctions

among

cocktails,

regular

meals, and special dinners mark the social boundaries between those guests who are invited

for

drinks,

those

who

are

invited

to

dinner,

and

those

who

come

to

a

family

meal.

In

this

example, the type of food symbolizes the category of guest and with whom it is eaten.

In some New Guinea societies, the nuclear family is not the unit that eats together. The

men

take

their

meals

in

a

men's

house,

separately

from

their

wives

and

children.

Women

prepare

and

eat

their

food

in

their

own

houses

and

take

the

husband's

portion

to

the

men's

house. The women eat with their children in their own houses. This pattern is also widespread

among Near Eastern societies.

Eating is a metaphor that is sometimes used to signify marriage. In many New Guinea

societies,

like

that

of

the

Lesu

on

the

island

of

New

Ireland

in

the

Pacific

and

that

of

the

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