專四真題及答案解析高清詳細(xì)

1、PART I DICTATIONMale and Female Roles in MarriageIn 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

2、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 work or to stay at home. / A second difference is that, within marriage

3、 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.聽寫指導(dǎo)：由題目可以判定，文章圍繞男性和女性在婚姻中的角色展開

4、，第一段介紹了傳統(tǒng)婚姻中兩性的角色，而第二段對(duì)當(dāng)今社會(huì)中兩性在婚姻中的角色進(jìn)行了具體的論述。因此，第一段用到了過去時(shí)，而第二段則完全使用現(xiàn)在時(shí)。需要考生根據(jù)語(yǔ)義判定時(shí)態(tài)。PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A CONVERSATIONSConversation one1. Why is the trip to Mars a one-way trip? 答案：BA. The return trip is too expensive.B. There is no technology to get people back.C. People dont wa

5、nt to return.D. The return trip is too risky.2. According to the man, what is more important for those recruits? 答案：DA. Intelligence.B. Health.C. Skills.D. Calmness.3. What is the last part of the conversation about? 答案： AA. The kind of people suitable for the trip.B. Interests and hobbies of the sp

6、eakers.C. Recruitment of people for the trip.D. Preparation for the trip to Mars.Conversation Two4. What is showrooming? 答案： DA. 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 ha

7、d bought all the following things online EXCEPT 答案：A .A. shoesB. CDsC. cameraD. Food6. According to the conversation, the percentage of people who showroomed while Christmas shopping was 答案：D . .A. 3%B. 33%C. 42%D. 24%7. One reason for people to showroom is that they 答案：C . .A. want to know more abo

8、ut pricingB. can return the product laterC. want to see the real thing firstD. can bargain for a lower shop priceConversation Three8. What is the conversation mainly about? BA. 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. Wha

9、t does the student have to do first in order to take the exams? 答案：AA. 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 答案： D .A. sign the sheet in th

10、e faculty loungeB. take care of the bulletin boardC. consult the studentsD. finalize the exam scheduleSECTION B PASSAGESPassage One11. Which of the following cities has the oldest Chinatown in North America? 答案：BA. New York.B. San Francisco.C. Boston.D. San Diego.12. The Chinatown in San Francisco a

11、ttracts tourists a year. 答案：CA. 20 ,000B. 100 ,000C. 7 millionD. 17 million13. Where can tourists see the fish markets? 答案： AA. In Stockton Street.B. In Grant Avenue.C. In Portsmouth Square.D. In Bush Street.Passage Two14. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? 答案： CA. Obesity can d

12、amage ones health.B. Obesity is a growing problem all over the world.C. Obesity is directly related to ones habit.D. Obesity has affected both boys and girls.15. The purpose of the three-year study is to 答案：B .A. find out why some children find it difficult to go to sleepB. learn more about the link

13、 between sleep and weightC. identify the ways parents reduce their kids weightD. see if there is difference in sleep patterns over the period16. According to the study, the daily healthy sleep time for the 3rd to 6th graders should be around _B_ hours.A. 8B. 9C. 10D. 1117. According to the passage,

14、obesity is most likely related to _A_ .A. sleep timeB. genderC. raceD. ParentsPassage Three18. According to a number of students, _C_ is the main factor for early-age smoking.A. genderB. personalityC. environmentD. Money19. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? 答案： CA. Very few continue smok

15、ing 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 influenceB. low sens

16、e of achievementC. high sense of rebellionD. close family relationshipSECTION C NEWS BROADCASTNews Item 121. Why were some children offered only fruit and milk for lunch? 答案： BA. The school stopped providing school lunch.B. Their parents failed to pay for school lunch.C. Some parents preferred fruit

17、 and milk for lunch.D. These children chose to have something different.22. How did parents react to the schools way of handling the situation? 答案： AA. They were upset.B. They were furious.C. They were surprised.D. They were sad.News Item 223. According to the news, what is the main advantage of the

18、 digital key? 答案：BA. 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. 2B. 3C. 100D. 150News Ite

19、m 325. According to the court ruling, Shrien Dewani _D_ .A. will return to the U.K. for medical treatmentB. will remain in South Africa for medical treatmentC. will stand trial in South Africa once proved fitD. will be extradited even if he is unfit to stand trial26. What was Dewani accused of? 答案：A

20、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 427. The U.N. new vote would allow all the following EXCEPT _B_ .A. the use of force by European Union troopsB. the suspension of an existing arms embargoC. the extensi

21、on of U.N. peacekeeping missionD. the ban on travel and freeze of assetsNews Item 528. What is the news mainly about? 答案： AA. Causes of early death in Russia.B. Behavior of alcoholics.C. Causes of alcohol poisoning.D. Number of death over 10 years.News Item 629. The total investment in film-making i

22、n Britain in 2012 was _A_ .A. £945 millionB. £1.07 billionC. £500,000D. £87,00030. Hollywood studios prefer to make films in Britain because _D_ .A. The UK is a good film locationB. The cast usually comes from BritainC. Hollywood emphasizes qualityD. Production cost can be reduce

23、dPART III CLOZE31. D 句意為：電是日常生活的一部分，如今，我們已經(jīng)習(xí)以為常，以至于開燈或開電視時(shí)很少仔細(xì)考慮電的問題。sothat是固定搭配，意思是“如此以至于”，故答案為D。32. C 句意為：晚上燈光照亮的馬路使人們自由通行，使交通暢通無阻。traffic意為“交通”;pedestrian意為“行人”，與空格前的people詞義重復(fù); car和truck都指具體的車輛類型，含義過于狹窄。綜合考慮，此處應(yīng)填入traffic。33. B 句意為：廣告中使用的霓虹燈已經(jīng)成為了每個(gè)現(xiàn)代化城市的一大特色。appearance意為“外觀”;character意為“特征，特色”;di

24、stinction意為“區(qū)別”;surface意為“表面”。根據(jù)句意，答案為B。34. A 句意為：在家里，很多節(jié)省勞動(dòng)力的設(shè)備都是由電帶動(dòng)的。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)都是復(fù)合形容詞，labour-saving意為“節(jié)省勞動(dòng)力的”;time-saving意為“節(jié)省時(shí)間的”;energy-saving意為“節(jié)能的”;money-saving意為“省錢的”。根據(jù)句意，此處填入labour-saving最合適。35. C 句意為：即使當(dāng)我們關(guān)上床頭燈，睡得很熟時(shí)，電仍然在為我們工作。only意為“只有”;rarely意為“少有地”;even意為“即使”;frequently意為“頻繁地，屢次地”。根據(jù)句意，此處應(yīng)填

25、入even。36. B fast asleep為固定搭配，意為“睡得很熟的”，故答案為B。quite意為“非?！?quickly意為“很快地”;closely意為“靠近地，接近地”，均不符合句意，故排除。37. D move意為“移動(dòng)”;start意為“啟動(dòng)”;repair意為“修復(fù)”;drive意為“驅(qū)動(dòng)，使機(jī)器運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)”。此處的動(dòng)詞與our refrigerators連用，填入driving最合適，意為“使電冰箱正常運(yùn)行”。38. B bother to do sth. 意為“費(fèi)心做某事”;hesitate to do sth.意為“做某事猶豫不決”;remember to do sth.指“

26、記得去做某事”。此處是說，我們費(fèi)心思考它們?yōu)槭裁椿蛉绾芜\(yùn)行，故答案為B。39. C 句意：直到這些交通工具出問題時(shí)，我們才會(huì)費(fèi)心思考它們?yōu)槭裁椿蛉绾芜\(yùn)行。前半句出現(xiàn)了rarely，含否定意義，與until搭配使用，意為“直到才”，故答案為C。40. B 句意為：1959年的夏天，負(fù)責(zé)給紐約供電的發(fā)電廠真的出了問題。當(dāng)句子中沒有其他的助動(dòng)詞時(shí)，可以在動(dòng)詞前使用助動(dòng)詞do表示對(duì)該動(dòng)作的強(qiáng)調(diào)，助動(dòng)詞do隨人稱和時(shí)態(tài)而變化。因此，did符合題意。41. A 句意為：許多小時(shí)過去了，生活幾乎停滯不前。come to a standstill是固定搭配，意為“停住，停滯不前”。terminal意為“終點(diǎn)”

27、;breakdown意為“故障”;pause意為“暫停”，均不符合句意，故排除。42. B 句意為：火車無法開動(dòng)，車廂里的人坐在黑暗中無能為力，什么事也做不了。incompetent意為“沒有能力的, 不能勝任的”;powerless意為“無能為力的”;hesitant意為“遲疑不決的”;helpless意為“無助的”。此處指人處于停電的環(huán)境中無能為力，什么事也做不了，因此答案為B。43. D 句意為：電梯也停止工作，即使你足夠幸運(yùn)，沒被困在兩層樓之間，也得自己不愉快地步行下樓梯。although意為“雖然”;when意為“當(dāng)時(shí)”;as意為“像一樣”;even if 意為“即使，縱然”。通過分

28、析上下文，此處填入even if最合適。44. D 句意同上。lock意為“把鎖起來”;place意為“放置”;position意為“把放在適當(dāng)?shù)奈恢谩?trap意為“困住，陷入困境”。根據(jù)上下文意思，此處應(yīng)該選D。45. C 句意同上。a flight of stairs是固定搭配，表示“(兩個(gè)樓梯平臺(tái)間的)一段樓梯”，本題中考查的是復(fù)數(shù)形式，故答案為C。46. A in an instant是固定搭配，意為“瞬間，馬上”，意思相當(dāng)于immediately，故答案為A。in a minute意為“很快，馬上”，一般用于將來時(shí)，不符合句意，故排除。47. D asas為固定搭配，表示“像一樣”

29、，故答案為D。48. A 句意為：人們害怕離開自己的房子，因?yàn)殡m然警察被要求隨時(shí)待命，以防突發(fā)事件，但他們也像其他人一樣疑惑和無助。for 表示原因，and表示并列關(guān)系，but表示轉(zhuǎn)折，or表示選擇。結(jié)合上下文，此處填入for最合適。49. C 句意同上。stand aside意為“避開”;stand down意為“從要職上退下”;stand by意為“做好準(zhǔn)備，待命”; stand in意為“站立于，坐落于”。根據(jù)上下文分析，此處應(yīng)該指警察處于待命狀態(tài)，故答案為C。50. A 句意同上。helpless意為“無助的”;aimless意為“漫無目的的”;unfocused意為“目光茫然的”;u

30、ndecided意為“尚未決定的”。根據(jù)句意，此處應(yīng)選A。PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY51. When you have finished with that book, dont forget to put it back on the shelf, _C_?A. dont youB. do youC. will youD. wont you52. Mary is _A_ hardworking than her sister, but she failed in the exam.A. no lessB. no moreC. not lessD. not s

31、o53. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? 答案：DA. 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

32、? 答案： BA. My friend teaches chemistry in a school.B. Ill give it to you after I return.C. What is the matter with you?D. London stands on the River Thames.55. It is not so much the language _D_ the cultural background that makes the film difficult to understand.A. butB. norC. likeD. as56. There is n

33、o doubt _B_ the committee has made the right decision on the housing project.A. whyB. thatC. whetherD. when57. All the Presidents Men _A_ one of the important books for scholars who study the Watergate Scandal.A. remainsB. remainedC. remainD. is remaining58. If you explained the situation to your la

34、wyer, he _C_ able to advise you much better than I can.A. will beB. wasC. would beD. were59. Which of the following is a stative verb (靜態(tài)動(dòng)詞)? 答案：DA. DrinkB. CloseC. RainD. Belong60. Which of the following italicized parts indicates a subject-verb relation? 答案： CA. The man has a large family to suppo

35、rt.B. She had no wish to quarrel with her brother.C. He was the last guest to leave.D. Mary needs a friend to talk to.61. The following are all correct responses to “Who told the news to the teacher?” EXCEPT _B_?A. Bob did itB. Bob did soC. Bob did thatD. Bob did.62. Which of the following is INCORR

36、ECT? 答案：DA. Another two girlsB. Few wordsC. This workD. A bit of flowers63. Which of the following italicized words does NOT indicate willingness? 答案： BA. What will you do when you graduate?B. They will be home by now.C. Who will go with me?D. Why will you go there alone?64. When one has good health

37、, _C_ should feel fortunateA. youB. sheC. heD. we65. There _D_ nothing more for discussion, the meeting came to an end half an hour earlier.A. to beB. to have beenC. beD. being66. Two of her brothers were _A_ during the Second World War.A. called upB. called onC. called forD. called out67. Bottles f

38、rom this region sell _C_ at about $50 a case.A. entirelyB. totallyC. wholesaleD. together68. The product contains no _B_ colours, flavours, or preservatives.A. fakeB. artificialC. falseD. wrong69. Davis accepted the defeat in the semi-final with good grace. The underlined part is closest in meaning

39、to _C_.A. cheerfullyB. wholeheartedlyC. politelyD. quietly70. _C_ and business leaders were delighted at the decision to hold the national motor fair in the city.A. CivilB. CivilizedC. CivilianD. Civic71. The city council is planning a huge road-building programme to ease congestion. The underlined

40、part means _B_.A. calmB. relieveC. comfortD. still72. His unfortunate appearance was offset by an attractive personality. The underlined part means all the following EXCEPT _A_.A. improvedB. made up forC. balancedD. compensated for73. The doctor said that the gash in his check required stitches. The

41、 underlined part means _D_.A. lumpB. depressionC. swellingD. cut74. During the economic crisis, they had to cut back production and _A_ workers.A. lay offB. lay intoC. lay downD. lay aside75. The university consistently receives a high _C_ for the quality of its teaching and research.A. standardB. e

42、valuationC. ratingD. comment76. To mark its one hundredth anniversary, the university held a series of activities including conferences, film shows, etc. The underlined part means _B_.A. signifyB. celebrateC. symbolizeD. suggest77. His fertile mind keeps turning out new ideas. The underlined part me

43、ans _C_.A. abundantB. unbelievableC. productiveD. generative78. The local news paper has a _B_ of 100,000 copies a day.A. spreadB. circulationC. motionD. flow79. These issues were discussed at length during the meeting. The underlined part means _D_.A. eventuallyB. subsequentlyC. lastlyD. fully80. A

44、 couple of young people were giving out leaflets in front of the department store. The underlined part means _A_.A. distributingB. handlingC. dividingD. ArrangingPART V READING COMPREHENSIONText A81. Googles eyeglasses are supposed to _B_.Aimprove our memoryBfunction like memoryChelp us see faces be

45、tterDwork like smart phones82. According to the passage, “cognitive habits” refers to _A_.A how we deal with informationB functions of human memoryC the amount of informationD the availability of information83. Which of the following statements about Sparrows research is CORRECT? 答案： DA We remember

46、people and things as much as before.B We remember more Internet connections than before.C We pay equal attention to location and content of information.DWe tend to remember location rather than the core of facts.84. What does the author mean by “context”? 答案： CAIt refers to long-term memory.BIt refe

47、rs to a new situation.CIt refers to a store of knowledge.DIt refers to the search engine.85. What is the implied message of the author? 答案： DAWeb connections aid our memory.BPeople differ in what to remember.CPeople keep memory on smart phones.DPeople need to exercise their memory.Text B86. Why was

48、the author doing rounds in a hospital? 答案：CAHe himself wanted to have practice.BStudents of all majors had to do so.CIt was part of his medical training.DHe was on a research team.87. We learn that the authors team members had _D_.Amuch practical experienceBadequate knowledgeClong been working there

49、Dsome professional deficiency88. While the author was examining Mr. Adams, all the following symptoms caught his attention EXCEPT _A_.Amoving difficultyBsteady temperatureCfaster heart rateDbreathing problem89. “His symptoms had been textbook” means that his symptoms were _D_.Apart of the textbookBn

50、o longer in the textbookCrecently included in the textbookDexplained in the textbook90. At the end of the passage, the author expresses _B_ about the medical education system.AoptimismBhesitationCconcernDsupportTEXT C91. What does "counting" mean in the context? 答案： AA Continuing. B Including.C Calculating. D Relying on.92. According to the context, "Their failure" refers to_B_.A those ad