2017英语专四真题.docx

1、QUESTION BOOKLET试卷用后随即销毁。严禁保留、出版或复印。TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2017)-GRADE FOUR-TIME LIMIT: 130 MINPART IDICTATION10 MINListen 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

2、 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 ONE minute to check through your

3、work once more.Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.PART IILISTENING COMPREHENSION20 MINSECTION ATALKIn this section you will hear a talk You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at the task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Mak

4、e sure what you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking.You have thirty seconds to preview the gap-filling task.Now listen to the talk. When it is over, you will be given two minutes to check your work.SECTION BCONVERSATIONSIn this secti

5、on you will hear two conversations. At the end of each conversation, five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices of A, B,

6、C and D, and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.You have thirty seconds to preview the choices. Now, listen to the conversations.Conversation OneQuestions 1 to 5 are based on Conversation One.1. A. It has wiped the data from the flash drive.B. It cant read data from the flash

7、drive.C. The files stored in it have got lost.D. The files in it cant be opened.2. A. Get a total refund.B. Get a partial refund.C. Get a new computer.D. Get a new hard disk.3. A. Indifferent.B. Surprised.C. Anxious.D. Dissatisfied.4. A. By 8:30 tomorrow morning.B. After 8:30 tomorrow morning.C. At

8、8:30 this evening.D. Anytime tomorrow.5.A. 6574-3205.B.6547-2305.C. 6457-2035.D. 6475-3025.Conversation TwoQuestions 6 to 10 are based on Conversation Two.6. A. Hold a party at home.B. Introduce ourselves first.C. Avoid meeting them.D. Wait for them to visit us.7. A. Do nothing about it.B. Tell him

9、to stop.C. Give him a reason to stop.D. Call the police immediately.8. A. Try to be patient.B. Try to be sympathetic.C. Dont appear to be friendly.D. Dont answer their questions.9. A. No more than five minutes.B. Five to ten minutes.C. About half an hour.D. About an hour.10. A. Family Circle Magazin

10、e.B. Morning radio programs.C. Bettys website.D. CBS news website.PART IIILANGUAGE USAGE10 MINThere are twenty 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 ANSWE

11、R SHEET TWO.11. combination of techniques authors use, all stories from the briefest anecdotes to the longest novels have a plot.A. RegardingB. WhateverC. In so far asD. No matter12. She followed the receptionist down a luxurious corridor to a closed door, the women gave a quick knock before opening

12、 it.A. on whichB. but whenC. whereinD. then13. Ms Ennab is one of the first Palestinian with seven years racing experience.A. woman driversB. women driverC. women driversD. woman driver14. “I wondered if I could have a word with you.” The past tense in the sentence refers to a .A. past event for exa

13、ct time referenceB. present event for tentativenessC. present event for uncertaintyD. past event for politeness15. “If I were you, I wouldnt wait to propose to her.” The subjunctive mood in the sentence is used to .A. alleviate hostilityB. express unfavorable feelingsC. indicate uncertaintyD. make a

14、 suggestion16. “Its a shame that the city official should have gone back on his word.” The modal auxiliary SHOULD express _.A. obligationB. disappointmentC. future in the pastD. tentativeness17. Timothy Ray Brown, the first man cured of HIV, initially opted against the stem cell transplant that hist

15、ory.A. could have later madeB. should have made laterC. might make laterD. would later make18. Some Martian rock structures look strikingly like structures on Earth that are known by microbes.A. having been createdB. being createdC. to have been createdD. to be created19. At that moment, with the cr

16、owd watching me, I was not afraid in the ordinary sense, as if I alone.A. would have been had beenB. should be had beenC. could be wereD. might have been were20. You must fire incompetent assistant of yoursA. theB. anC. thatD. whichever21. Some narratives seem more like plays, heavy with dialogue by

17、 which writers allow their _ to reveal themselves.A. charactersB. characteristicsC. charismaD. characterizations22. If you intend to melt the snow for drinking water, you can extra purity by running it through a coffee filter.A. assureB. insureC. reassureD. ensure23. The daisy-like flowers of chamom

18、ile have been used for centuries to _ anxiety and insomnia.A. declineB. relieveC. quenchD. suppress24. Despite concern about the disappearance of the album in popular music, 2014 delivered a great crop of album .A. publicationsB. appearancesC. releasesD. presentations25. The partys reduced vote in t

19、he general election was of lack of support for its policies.A. revealingB. confirmingC. indicativeD. evident26. He closed his eyes and held the two versions of La Mappa to his minds _ to analyze their differences.A. visionB. eyeC. viewD. sight27. Twelve pupils were killed and five injured after gunm

20、en attacked the school during lunchtime.A. criticallyB. enormouslyC. greatlyD. hard28. A 15-year-old girl has been arrested accusations of using Instagram to anonymously threaten her high-school.A. overB. withC. onD. for29. It was reported that a 73-year-old man died on an Etihad flight _ to Germany

21、 from Abu Dhabi.A. boundedB. bindedC. boundaryD. bound30. Its the case in the region; a story always sounds clear enough at a distanced, but the nearer you get to the scene of events the vaguer it becomes.A. unchangeablyB. invariablyC. unalterablyD. immovablyPART IV CLOZE10 MINDecide which of the wo

22、rds given in the box below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blank. The words can be used ONCE ONLY. Mark the letter for each word on ANSWER SHEET TWO.A. alwaysB. barelyC. demiseD. emergenceE. gainedF. implicationsG. leafH. lostI. naturallyJ. objectK. oneL. onlineM. ri

23、singN. singleO. valueMillions of people now rent their movies the Netflix way. They fill out a wish list from the 50,009 titles on the companys Web site and receive the first few DVDs in the mail; when they mail each one back, the next one on the list is sent. The Netflix model has been exhaustively

24、 analyzed for its disruptive, new-economy _ (31). What will it mean for video stores like Blockbuster? What will it mean for movie studios and theaters? What does it show about “long tail” businesses ones that combine many markets into a (32) target audience? But one other major implication has (33)

25、 been mentioned: what this and similar Internet-based businesses mean for the United States Postal Service.Every day, some two million Netflix envelopes come and go as first-class mail. They are joined by millions of other shipments from (34) pharmacies, eBay vendors, A and other businesses that did

26、 not exist before the Internet.The (35) of “snail mail” in the age of instant electronic communication has been predicted at least as often as the coming of the paperless office. But the consumption of paper keeps (36). It has roughly doubled since 1980. On average, an American household receives tw

27、ice as many pieces of mail a day as it did in the 1970s.The harmful side of the Internets impact is obvious but statistically less important than many would guess. People (37) write fewer letters when they can send e-mail messages. To (38) through a box of old paper correspondence is to know what ha

28、s been (39) in this shift: the pretty stamps, the varying look and feel of handwritten and typed correspondence, the tangible (40) that was once in the senders hands.PART VREADING COMPREHENSION35 MINSECTION A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONSIn this section there are three passages followed by ten multiple

29、choice questions. For each multiple choice question, there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.PASSAGE ONE(1) When I was a young girl living in Ireland, I was always pleased when it rained, becaus

30、e that meant I could go treasure hunting. Whats the connection between a wet day and a search for buried treasure? Well, its quite simple. Ireland, as some of you may already know, is the home of Leprechauns little men who possess magic powers and, perhaps more interestingly, pots of gold.(2) Now, a

31、lthough Leprechauns are interesting characters, I have to admit that I was more intrigued by the stories of their treasure hoard. This, as all of Ireland knows, they hide at the end of the rainbow. Leprechauns can be fearsome folk but if you can discover the end of the rainbow, they have to unwillin

32、gly surrender their gold to you. So whenever it rained, I would look up in the sky and follow the curve of the rainbow to see where it ended. I never did unearth any treasure, but I did spend many happy, showery days dreaming of what I could do with the fortune if I found it.(3) As I got older, and

33、started working, rainy days came to be just another nuisance and my childhood dreams of finding treasure faded. But for some people the dream of striking it lucky never fades, and for a fortunate few, the dream even comes true! Such is the case of Mel Fisher. His dream of finding treasure also began

34、 in childhood, while reading the great literature classics “Treasure Island” and “Moby Dick”. However, unlike myself, he chased his dream and in the end managed to become one of the most famous professional treasure hunters of all time, and for good reason. In 1985, he fished up the priceless cargo

35、of the sunken Spanish ship Atocha, which netted him an incredible $400 million dollars!(4) After the ship sank in 1622 off the coast of Florida, its murky waters became a treasure-trove（埋藏的宝藏）of precious stones, gold bars and silver coins known as “pieces of eight”. The aptly- named Fisher, who ran

36、a commercial salvaging operation, had been trying to locate the underwater treasure for over 16 years when he finally hit the jackpot! His dreams had come true but finding and keeping the treasure wasnt all plain sailing. After battling with hostile conditions at sea, Fisher then had to battle in th

37、e courts. In fact, the State of Florida took Fisher to court over ownership of the find and the Federal government soon followed suit. After more than 200 hearings, Fisher agreed to donate 20% of his yearly findings for public display, and so now there is a museum in Florida which displays hundreds

38、of the objects which were salvaged from the Atocha.(5) This true story seems like a modern-day fairytale: a man pursues his dream through adversity and in the end, he triumphs over the difficulties - they all live happily ever after, right? Well, not exactly. Archaeologists object to the fact that w

39、ith commercial salvaging operations like Fishers, the objects are sold and dispersed and UNESCO are worried about protecting our underwater heritage from what it describes as “pillaging”（抢劫、掠夺）.(6) The counter-argument is that in professional, well-run operations such as Fishers, each piece is accur

40、ately and minutely recorded and that it is this information which is more important than the actual object, and that such operations help increase our wealth of archaeological knowledge. Indeed, as in Fishers case, they make history more accessible to people through museum donations and information

41、on web sites.(7) The distinction of whether these treasure hunters are salvaging or pillaging our underwater heritage may not be clear, but what is clear is that treasure hunting is not just innocent childs play anymore but profitable big business. I have learnt that the end of the rainbow is beyond

42、 my reach, but in consolation, with just a click of the mouse, I too can have a share in the riches that the Atocha has revealed. As Friedrich Nietzsche so wisely said: “Our treasure lies in the beehive of our knowledge.”41. In Para. 4, the phrase “hit the jackpot” means according to the context.A.

43、discovered the jackpot.B. found the treasureC. broke one of the objectsD. ran a salvaging operation42. It can be concluded from Paras. 5 and 6 that .A. people hold entirely different views on the issueB. UNESCOs view is different from archaeologistsC. all salvaging operations should be prohibitedD.

44、attention should be paid to the finds educational value43. How did the author feel about the treasure from the Atocha (Para. 7)?A. She was unconcerned about where the treasure came fromB. She was sad that she was unable to discover and salvage treasure.C. She was angry that treasure hunters were pil

45、laging heritage.D. She was glad that people can have a chance to see the treasure.PASSAGE TWO(1) Paul was dissatisfied with himself and with everything. The deepest of his love belonged to his mother. When he felt he had hurt her, or wounded his love for her, he could not bear it. Now it was spring,

46、 and there was battle between him and Miriam. This year he had a good deal against her. She was vaguely aware of it. The old feeling that she was to be a sacrifice to this love, which she had had when she prayed, was mingled in all her emotions. She did not at the bottom believe she ever would have

47、him. She did not believe in herself primarily: doubted whether she could ever be what he would demand of her. Certainly she never saw herself living happily through a lifetime with him. She saw tragedy, sorrow, and sacrifice ahead. And in sacrifice she was proud, in renunciation she was strong, for she did not trust herself to support everyday life. She was prepared for the big things and the deep things, like tragedy. It was the sufficiency of the small day-life she could not trust.