专四2016年英语专业四级真题和答案

2016年英语专业四级考试真题试卷（含听力和原文）

第一部分：真题试卷

TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS(2016)
-GRADE FOUR-
TIME LIMIT: 130 MIN
PART Ⅰ DICTATION [10 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
reading, 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 work once more.
Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.
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PART Ⅱ LISTENING COMPERHESION [20 MIN]
SECTION A TALK
In 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. Make 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 B CONVERSATINS
In this section 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], [C] and [D],
and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
You have THIRTY seconds to preview the questions.
Now listen to the conversations.

Conversation One
1. [A] To tell the man that he has been shortlisted for interview.
[B] To ask the man a few questions about his interview.
[C] To explain to the man how to make a presentation.
[D] To tell the man the procedure of the interview.
2. [A] Questions related to the job.
[B] General questions about himself.
[C] Specific questions about his CV.
[D] Questions about his future plan.
3. [A] Questions from the interviewers.
[B] Questions from the interviewee.
[C] Presentation from the interviewee.
[D] Requests from the interviewee.

4. [A] Educational and professional background.
[B] Problems be has faced and solved.
[C] Major successes in his career so far.
[D] Company future and his contribution.
5. [A] 11 a. m., next Tuesday.
[C] 9 a. m., this Tuesday.
[B] 11 a. m., next Thursday.
[D] 9 a. m., this Thursday.

Conversation Two
6. [A] The disadvantages of college loans.
[B] Government financing in college education.
[C] How to handle the problem of college loans.
[D] How college students pay for their education.
7. [A] It has increased by 6 to 8%.
[B] It has increased by 8 to 10%.
[C] It has decreased by 6 to 8%.
[D] It has decreased by 8 to 10%.
8. [A] Student’s family income.
[B] First year salary after graduation.
[C] A fixed amount of 30,000 dollars.
[D] Payment in the next ten years.
9. [A] Students can borrow money first.
[B] Students pay no tax on savings.
[C] Students pay less tax after graduation.
[D] Students withdraw without paying tax.
10. [A] Giving up charitable or volunteer work.
[B] Neglecting their study at college.
[C] Giving up further education.
[D] Neglecting high salary in job- seeking.
PART Ⅲ LANGUAGE USAGE [10 MIN]
There are twenty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four options marked [A]. [B],
[C] and [D]. Choose one word phrase that best completes the sentence.
Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
11. How can I concentrate if you continually me with silly questions?
[A] have… interrupted [B] had… interrupted
[C] are… interrupting [D] were… interrupting
12. Among the four sentences below, Sentence express the highest degree of possibility.
[A] It may take a long time to find a solution to the problem.
[B] It might take a long time to find a solution to the problem.
[C] It could take a long time to find a solution to the problem.
[D] It should take a long time to find a solution to the problem.
is a better speaker than in the class.
[A] any boy [B] the other boys [C] other any girl [D] all the girls
heard him sing, ?
[A] did one [B] did he [C] didn’t they [D] did they
15.I can’t put up with .
[A] that friend of you [B] that friend of yours
[C] the friend of you [D] the friend of yours
16.
There has been an increasing number of in primary schools in past few years.
[A] man teacher [B] men teacher [C] man teachers [D] men teachers
is one of the issues that deserve .
[A] being mentioned [B] mentioning [C] to mention [D] for mention
audience excited on seeing favorite star glide onto the stage.
[A] were… their [B] were… its [C] was… their [D] was… one’s
19. your advice, I would have made the wrong decision.

[A] Hadn’t it been for [B] Had it not been for
[C] Had it been for [D] Had not it been for
20. The sentence I wish I had been more careful in spending money express the speaker’s .
[A] hope [B] joy [C] regret [D] relief
21. The Attorney General ordered a federal autopsy of Brown’s body, seeking to the family and
community there would be a thorough investigation into his death.
[A] ensure [B] insure [C] assure [D] ascertain
22. The police department came under strong criticism for both the death of an unarmed and its handling of the
.
[A] consequence [B] outcome [C] result [D] aftermath
Foreign Secretary tried to doubts about his handling of the crisis.
[A] dispel [B] expel [C] repel [D] quell
24.
Mutual funds are thus best for investors who don’t want to take the time to study stocks in detail or who
the resources to build a portfolio.
[A] deprive [B] lack [C] yearn [D] attain
25.
Chris ran John at a sporting-goods trade show and the two quickly struck an easy
rapport.
[A] into…up [B] on…into [C] across…on [D] against…into
26.“I’m leaving the country soon,” he told a convened group of reporters.
[A] especially [B] particularly [C] specially [D] specifically
27. Israel and Hamas had reached a deal on extending the ceasefire by an extra 24 hours until Tuesday
at midnight.
[A] contemporary [B] makeshift [C] spontaneous [D] temporary
28. to unplugging the alarm clock and trusting your ability to wake on time on your own, you should
probably ease yourself into the new arrangement by keeping a very regular schedule for several weeks.
[A] Due [B] Prior [C] Related [D] Thanks
29. If you are an athlete, strong abdominal muscles help you ensure a strong back and freedom from injury during
upper-body movement.
[A] valiant [B] variable [C] vigilant [D] vigorous
30. Finning is a cruel in which the shark’s fins are lopped off, and the live shark is thrown back to sea.
[A] reality [B] truth [C] practice [D] skill




PART Ⅳ CLOZE [10 MIN]
Decide which of the words 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. ample
F. genuinely
K. scant
B. combinations
G. instead
L. shaped
C. directly
H. lists
M. sophisticated
D. disseminated
I. promulgated
N. transplanted
E. generations
J. publicized
O. virtual
Imagine a world without writing. Obviously there would be no books: no novels, no encyclopedias, no
cookbooks, no textbooks, no telephone books, no scriptures, no diaries, no travel guides. There would be no ball-
points, no typewriters, no computers, no Internet, no magazines, no movie credits, no shopping lists, no newspapers,
no tax returns. But such (31) of subjects almost miss the point. The world we live in has

been indelibly marked by the written word, (32) by the technology of writing over thousands of years.
Ancient kings proclaimed their authority and (33) their laws in writing. Scribes administered great
empires by writing, their knowledge of recording and retrieving information essential to governing complex
societies. Religious traditions were passed on through (34) , and spread to others, in writing. Scientific
and technological progress was achieved and (35) through writing. Accounts in trade and commerce
could be kept because of writing. Nearly every step of civilization has been mediated through writing. A world
without writing would bear (36) resemblance to the one we now live in. Writing is a (37)
necessity to the societies anthropologists call civilizations. A civilization is distinguished from other
societies by the complexity of its social organization, by its construction of cities and large public buildings, and by
the economic specialization of its members, many of whom are not (38) involved in food procurement
or production. A civilization, with its taxation and tribute systems, its trade and its public works, requires a (39)
system of record keeping. And so the early civilizations of Egypt, China, and (probably) India all
developed a system of writing. Only the Peruvian civilization of the Incas and their predecessors did not use writing
but (40) invented a system of keeping records on knotted color-coded strings known as quipu.


PART Ⅴ READING COMPREHENSION [35MIN]
SECTION A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
In this section there are three passages followed by ten multiple 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 twenty-seven years old, I was a mining-broker’s clerk in San Francisco, and an expert in all the
details of stock traffic. I was alone in the world, and had nothing to depend upon but my wits and a clean reputation;
but these were setting my feet in the road to eventual fortune, and I was content with the prospect. My time was my
own after the afternoon board, Saturdays, and I was accustomed to putting it in on a little sail-boat on the bay. One
day I ventured too far, and was carried out to sea. Just at nightfall, when hope was about gone, I was picked up by a
small ship which was bound for London. It was a long and stormy voyage, and they made me work my passage
without pay, as a common sailor. When I stepped ashore in London my clothes were ragged and shabby, and I had
only a dollar in my pocket. This money fed and sheltered me twenty- four hours. During the next twenty-four I went
without food and shelter.
(2) About ten o’clock on the following morning, dirty and hungry, I was dragging myself along Portland Place,
when a child that was passing, towed by a nurse-maid, tossed a big pear—minus one bite—into the gutter. I stopped,
of course, and fastened my desiring eye on that muddy treasure. My mouth watered for it, my stomach craved it,
my whole being begged for it. But every time I made a move to get it some passing eye detected my purpose, and
of course I straightened up then, and looked indifferent and pretended that I hadn’t been thinking about the pear at
all. This same thing kept happening and happening, and I couldn’t get the pear.
(3) I was just getting desperate enough to brave all the shame, and to seize it, when a window behind me was
raised, and a gentleman spoke out of it, saying: “ Step in here, please.”
(4) I was admitted by a man servant, and shown into a sumptuous room where a couple of elderly gentlemen
were sitting. They sent away the servant, and made me sit down. They had just finished their breakfast, and the
sight of the remains of it almost overpowered me. I could hardly keep my wits together in the presence of that food,
but as I was not asked to sample it, I had to bear my trouble as best as I could.
(5) Now, something had been happening there a little before, which I did not know anything about until a good
many days afterwards, but I will tell you about it now. Those two old brothers had been having a pretty hot
argument a couple of days before, and had ended by agreeing to decide it by a bet, which is the English way of

settling everything.
(6) You will remember that the Bank of England once issued two notes of a million pounds each, to be used
for a special purpose connected with some public transaction with a foreign country. For some reason or other only
one of these had been used and canceled; the other still lay in the vaults of the Bank. Well, the brothers chatting
along, happened to get to wondering what might be the fate of a perfectly honest and intelligent stranger who
should be turned adrift in London without a friend, and with no money but that million-pound bank-note, and no
way to account for his being in possession of it. Brother A said he would starve to death; Brother B said he
wouldn’t. Brother A said he couldn’t offer it at a bank or anywhere else, because he would be arrested on the spot.
So they went on disputing till Brother B said he would bet twenty thousand pounds that the man would live thirty
days, anyway, on that million, and keep out of jail, too. Brother A took him up. Brother B went down to the Bank
and bought that note. Then he dictated a letter, which one of his clerks wrote out in a beautiful round hand, and then
the two brothers sat at the window a whole day watching for the right man to give it to.
(7) I finally became the pick of them.

41.
In Para. 1, the phrase “set my feet” probably means .
A. put me aside B. prepare me C. let me walk D. start my journey
can be concluded from Para. 2 that .
A. the man wanted to maintain dignity though starved
B. the man could not get a proper chance to eat the pear
C. the man did not really want the pear since it was dirty
D. it was very difficult for the man to get the pear
43.
Compared with Brother A, Brother B was more towards the effect of the one-million-pound
bank-note on a total strange.
A. neutral B. negative C. reserved D. positive

PASSAGE TWO
(1) The concept of peace is a very important one in cultures all over the world. Think about how we greet
people. In some language, the phrases for greetings contain the word for peace. In some cultures we greet people by
shaking hands or with another gesture to show that we are not carrying weapons — that we come in peace. And
there are certain symbols which people in very different cultures recognize as representing peace. Let’s look at a
few of them.
The dove
(2) The dove has been a symbol of peace and innocence for thousands of years in many different cultures. In
ancient Greek mythology it was a symbol of love and the renewal of life. In ancient Japan a dove carrying a sword
symbolized the end of war.
(3) There was a tradition in Europe that if dove flew around a house where someone was dying then their soul
would be at peace. And there are legends which say that devil can turn himself into any bird except for a dove. In
Christian art, the dove was used to symbolized the Holy Ghost and was often painted above Christ’s head.
(4) But it was Pablo Picasso who made the dove a modern symbol of peace when he used it on a poster for the
World Peace Congress in 1949.
The rainbow
(5) The rainbow is another ancient and universal symbol, often representing the connection between human
beings and their gods. In Greek mythology it was associated with Iris, the goddess who brought messages from the
gods on Mount Olympus. In Scandinavian mythology the rainbow was a bridge between the gods and the earth. In
the Bible a rainbow showed Noah that the Biblical flood was finally over, and that God had forgiven his people. In
the Chinese tradition, the rainbow is a common symbol for marriage because the colours represent the union of yin
and yang. Nowadays the rainbow is used by many popular movements for peace and the environment, representing

the possibility of a better world in the future and promising sunshine after rain.
Mistletoe
(6) This plant was sacred in many cultures, generally representing peace and love. Most people know of the
tradition of kissing under the mistletoe at Christmas time, which probably comes from Scandinavian mythology.
The goddess Freya’s son was killed by an arrow made of mistletoe, so, in honour of him, she declared that it would
always be a symbol of peace. It was often hung in doorways as a sign of friendship.
(7) The ancient Druids believed that hanging mistletoe in your doorway could protect you from evil spirits.
Tribes would stop fighting for a period of time if they found a tree with mistletoe. But you will never see mistletoe
in a Christian church — it is banned because of its associations with pagan religion and superstition.
The olive branch
(8) The olive tree has always been a valuable source of food and oil. In Greek mythology, the goddess Athena
gave the olive tree to the people of Athens, who showed their gratitude by naming the city after her. But no one
knows for sure when or why it began to symbolize peace. There is probably a connection with ancient Greece. Wars
between states were suspended during the Olympics Games, and the winners were given crowns of olive branches.
The symbolism may come from the fact that the olive tree takes a long time to produce fruit, so olives could only
be cultivated successfully in long periods of peace. Whatever the history, the olive branch is a part of many modern
flags symbolizing peace and unity. One well-known example is the United Nations symbol.

The ankh
(9) The ankh is an ancient symbol which was adopted by the hippie movement in the 1960s to represent peace
and love. It was found in many Asian cultures, but is generally associated with ancient Egypt. It represented life
and immortality. Egyptians were buried with an ankh, so that they could continue to live in the “afterworld”. The
symbol was also found along the sides of the Nile, which gave life to the people. They believed that the ankh could
control the flow of the river and make sure that there was always enough water.
44.
Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Concept of Peace. B. Popular Peace Symbols.
C. Origin of Peace Symbols. D. Cultural Difference of Peace.
45.
The rainbow represents the connection between human beings and their gods in all the following countries
EXCEPT .
A. Sweden B. Greece C. Finland D. China
46.
In North Europe mistletoe was often hung in doorways to indicate .
A. friendship B. love C. kinship D. honour
47.
The origin of the ankh can date back to .
A. the Nile B. the “afterword” C. the hippie movement D. ancient Egypt

PASSAGE THREE
(1) Two sides almost never change: That you can manipulate people into self- sufficiency and that you can
punish them into good citizenship.
(2) The first manifests itself in our tireless search for the magical level at which welfare grants are big enough
to meet basic needs but small enough to make low-paid work attractive. The second has us looking to the criminal
justice system to cure behavior that is as much as anything the result of despair.
(3) The welfare example is well known. We don’t want poor people to live in squalor or their children to be
malnourished. But we also don’t want to subsidize the indolence of people who are too lazy to work. The first
impulse leads us to provide housing, food stamps, medical care and a cash stipend for families in need. The second
gets us to think about “workforce”.
(4) We’ve been thinking about it for two reasons: the “nanny” problems of two high-ranking government
officials (who hired undocumented foreigners as household helpers, presumably because they couldn’t find

Americans to do the work) and President Clinton’s proposal to put a two-year limit on welfare.
(5) Maybe something useful will come of Clinton’s idea, but I’m not all that hopeful. It looks to me like one
more example of trying to manipulate people into taking care of themselves.
(6) On the criminal justice side, we hope to make punishment tough enough to discourage crime but not so
tough as to clog our prisons with relatively minor offenders. Too short a sentence, we fear, will create contempt for
the law. Too long a sentence will take up costly space better used for the violent and unremorseful.
(7) Not only can we never find the “perfect” punishment, our search for optimum penalties is complicated by
our desire for fairness: to let the punishment fit the crime. The problem is that almost any punishment— even the
disgrace of being charged with a crime—is sufficient to deter the middle class, while for members of the underclass,
probation may be translated as “I beat it”.
(8) So how can you use the system — welfare or criminal justice — to produce the behavior we want? The
answer, I suspect is: You can’t.
(9) We keep trying to use welfare and prison to change people—to make them think and behave the way we do
—when the truth is the incentives work only for those who already think the way we do: who view today’s action
with an eye on the future.
(10) We will take lowly work (if that is all that’s available) because we believe we can make bad jobs work for
us. We avoid crime not because we are better people but because we see getting caught as a future-wrecking disaster.
We are guided by a belief that good things will happen for us in the future if we take proper care of the present.
Even under the worst of circumstances, we believe we are in control of our lives.
(11) And we have trouble understanding that not everybody believes as we believe. The welfare rolls, the
prison and the mean street of our cities are full of people who have given up on their future. Without hope for the
future, hard work at a low-paid job makes no sense. Working hard in school, or pleasing a boss, or avoiding
pregnancy makes no sense. The deadly disease is hopelessness. The lawlessness and poverty are only the obvious
symptoms.
(12) I’m not advocating that we stop looking for incentives to move poor people toward self- sufficiency or
that we stop punishing people for criminal behavior. There will always be some people who need help and some
who deserve to be in jail.
(13) All I’m saying is that the long-term answer both to welfare and the crime that plagues our communities is
not to fine tune the welfare and criminal justice systems but to prevent our children from getting the disease of
despair.
(14) If we encourage our young people to believe in the future, and give them solid evidence for believing,
we’ll find both crime and poverty shrinking to manageable proportions.

48.
What is the author’s attitude towards Clinton’s proposal to welfare?
A. Pessimistic. B. Optimistic. C. Suspicious. D. Sarcastic.
49.
It can be inferred from Para. 7 that optimum penalties are to the underclass.
A. hopeless B. useless C. frightening D. humiliating
of the following is the most appropriate title for the passage?
A. Lawlessness and Poverty. B. Criminal Justice System.
C. Welfare Grants. D. Disease of Despair.

SECTION B SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
In this section there are five short answer questions based on the passages in Section A. Answer the
questions with NO more than TEN words in the space provided on ANSWER SHEET TWO.

PASSAGE ONE
51. In Para. 4, what does the man mean by saying “I had to bear my trouble”?

52. What can be inferred from the last sentence of the passage?

PASSAGE TWO
53. Why does the UN use the olive branch in its symbol?
PASSAGE THREE
54. According to the author, what balance should we keep in welfare?
55. What does the author mean by saying “Even under the worst of circumstances, we believe we are in control of
our lives” (Para.10)?

PART Ⅵ WRITING [45MIN]
Read carefully the following excerpt on term- time holiday arguments in the UK, and then write your response
in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should:

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summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then
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comment on whether parents should take children out of school for holiday during term time in order to
save money.
You should support yourself with information from the excerpt.
Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality.
Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
Term-time holidays will be banned
Parents are to be banned by Michael Gove, UK’s Education Secretary, from taking their children out of school
to save money on holidays.
He is to abolish the right of head teacher to “authorise absence” from the classroom, which has been used to
let families take term-time breaks, and will warn them they face fines for their children not being at school.
“Any time out of school has the potential to damage a child’s education,” a senior source at the Department for
Education said this weekend. “That is why the government will end the distinction between authorised and
unauthorised absence.”
“This is part of the government’s wider commitment to bring down truancy levels in our schools. There will
also be stricter penalties for parents and schools.”
The tough measures on truancy are part of a wider attempt by Mr. Gove to make education more academically
rigorous and to tackle a culture in the educational establishment which he believes has accepted “excuses for
failure”.
Russell Hobby, the general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, said the measure would
discourage parents from trying to put pressure on heads to sanction term-time holiday. “ The high cost of holidays
outside of term time is still an issue but ultimately a child’s education is more important than a holiday,” he said.

Write your response on ANSWER SHEET THREE.




—THE END—

PART Ⅱ LISTENING COMPRENSION
SECTION A TALK
下列各题必须使用黑色字迹签字笔在答题区域内作答，超出红色矩形边框限定区域的答案无效。

What Is Grit?
My questions
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Why isn’t I.Q. the only difference between students?
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What is the key to (1) ?
My Research
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investigation of all kinds of (2) , including:
—West Point Military Academy
— (3)
—private companies
My finding: grit as predictor of success
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Grit is (4) for very long-term goals
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Grit is working hard for years to make (5) .
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Grit is living your life like a (6) .
My survey
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high school juniors took grit questionnaires
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(7) kids were more likely to graduate
Grit- building
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little is known about how to build grit in students
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data show grit is unrelated to (8)
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growth mindset is the belief that the ability to learn is (9)
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kids with grit believe failure is (10)
Conclusion
We need to gritty about getting our kids grittier.



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第二部分：参考答案


Part I DICTATION Think Positive and Feel Positive Are
you confident or insecure in a difficult situation? Do you react
positively or negatively? The answer may depend in part on whom
you’re around. A study found that negative thinking can be
contagious in some cases. For example, the researchers studied
103 college roommates. They measured each roommate’s tendency
towards negative thinking. It was found that thinking patterns
can be contagious. Students with a negative thinking roommate
became more depressed themselves, and students with more positive
thinking roommates were more likely to become more positive as
well.

Part II LISTENING COMPREHENSION
SECTION A TALK

1. success

2. challenging settings

3. National Spelling Contest

4. passion and perseverance

5. future a reality

6. marathon

7. grittier

8. measures of talent

9. not fixed changeable

10. a temporary condition



SECTION B CONVERSATIONS

1. Why does the woman call the man?

答案：[D] To tell the man the procedure of the interview.

2. What kind of questions can the man ask in the interview?

答案：[A] Questions related to the job.

3. Which is the last part of the interview?

答案：[C]Presentation from the interviewee.

4. What might be expected from the man’s presentation?

答案：[D]Company future and his contribution.

5. When is the interview scheduled?

答案：[B]11 a.m. ，next Thursday.

6. What is the interview mainly about?

答案：[C] How to handle the problem of college loans.

7. How does the cost of college education change every year?

答案：[A]It was increased by 6 to 8%.

8. What is used to measure student loan debt as a guideline?

答案：[B]First year salary after graduation.

9. What is the advantage of joining a college savings plan?

答案：[D]Students withdraw without paying tax.

10. What is the possible social cost of a college loan?

答案：[A]Giving up charitable or volunteer work.


Part III LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE

11. How can I concentrate if you_____ continually_____ me with silly questions?
答案：[A] have...interrupted

12. Among the four sentences below, Sentence _____ expresses the highest degree
of possibility.

答案：[D] It should take a long time to find a solution to the problem.

13. She is a better speaker than _____ in the class.

答案：[A] any boy

14. Nobody heard him sing, _____?

答案：[D] did they

15. I can’t put up with _____.

答案：[B] that friend of yours

16. There has been an increasing number of _____ in primary schools in the past
few years.

答案：[D] men teachers

17. This is one of the issues that deserve _____ .

答案：[B] mentioning

18. The audience _____ excited on seeing _____ favorite star glide onto the stage.
答案：[A] were...their

19. _____ your advice, I would have made the wrong decision.

答案：[B] Had it not been for

20. The sentence I wish I had been more careful in spending money expresses the
speaker’s _____ .

答案：[C] regret

21. The Attorney General ordered a federal autopsy of Brown’s body, seeking to
_____ the family and community there would be a thorough investigation into his
death.

答案：[C] assure

22. The police department came under strong criticism for both the death of an
unarmed man and its handling of the _____.

答案：[D] aftermath

23. The Foreign Secretary tried to _____ doubts about his handling of the crisis.

答案：[A] dispel

24. Mutual funds are thus best for investors who don’t want to take the time to study
stocks in detail or who _____ the resources to build a portfolio.

答案：[B] lack

25. Chris ran _____ John at a sporting-goods trade show and the two quickly struck
_____ an easy rapport.

答案：[A] into...up

26. “I am leaving the country soon,” he told a _____ convened group of reporters.
答案：[C] specially

27. Israel and Hamas had reached a deal on extending the _____ ceasefire by an
extra 24 hours until Tuesday at midnight.

答案：[D] temporary

28. _____ to unplugging the alarm clock and trusting your ability to wake on time
on your own, you should probably ease yourself into the new arrangement by
keeping a very regular schedule for several weeks. 答案：[B] Prior

29. If you are an athlete, strong abdominal muscles help you ensure a strong back
and freedom from injury during _____ upper-body movement. 答案：[D]
vigorous

30. Finning is a cruel _____ in which the shark’s fins are lopped off, and the live
shark is thrown back to sea. 答案：[C] practice


Part IV CLOZE

31. [H]lists 32. [L]shaped 33. [I]promulgated 34.
[E]generations 35. [D]disseminated 36. [K]scant 37.
[O]virtual 38. [C]directly 39. [M]sophisticated 40. [G]instead


Part V READING COMPREHENSION

SECTION A MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS

PASSAGE ONE

41. In Para. 1, the phrase “set my feet” probably means _____.

答案：B. prepare me

42. It can be concluded from Para. 2 that _____.

答案：A. the man wanted to maintain dignity though starved

43. Compared with Brother A， Brother B was more_____towards the effect of the
one-million-pound bank-note on a total stranger.

答案：D. positive


PASSAGE TWO

44. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

答案：B. Popular Peace Symbols.

45. The rainbow represents the connection between human beings and their gods in
all the following countries EXCEPT _____.

答案：D. China

46. In North Europe mistletoe was often hung in doorways to indicate_____.

答案：A. friendship

47. The origin of the ankh can date back to_____. 答案：D. ancient Egypt


PASSAGE THREE

48. What is the author’s attitude towards Clinton’s proposal to
welfare? 答案：A. Pessimistic.

49. It can be inferred from Para. 7 that optimum penalties are_____to the
underclass. 答案：B. useless

50. Which of the following is the most appropriate title for the
passage? 答案：D. Disease of Despair.


SECTION B SHORT-ANSWER
QUESTIONS 说明：这部分答案不是唯一，只要意思对了就可以。

PASSAGE ONE

51. In Para. 4, what does the man mean by saying “I had to bear my
trouble”? 答案：I had to endure hunger and not to eat.

52. What can be inferred from the last sentence of the passage? 答案：I was
chosen to try out the million-pound note.

PASSAGE TWO

53. Why does the UN use the olive branch in its symbol?

答案：Because it symbolizes peace and unity in modern culture. PASSAGE
THREE

54. According to the author, what balance should we keep in welfare? 答案：To
make basic needs meet and low-paid work attractive.

55. What does the author mean by saying “Even under the worst of circumstances,
we believe we are in control of our lives” (Para. 10)? 答案：Even taking low-
paid jobs, we have hope for the future.


PART Ⅵ WRITING


Which Is More Important, Education or a Cheaper Holiday?



New research has shown that almost four out of ten parents in the UK have taken
their children out of school to go on holidays. Cost is the main reason given by
parents for sacrificing① their children’s education. Parents are to be banned,
however, by UK’s Education Authority, from taking their children out of school to
go during term time.


Should local authorities stagger② school holidays to enable families with children
to take advantage of travel bargains? Or is it wrong for parents to jeopardize③ their
children’s education for the sake of④ a cheaper holiday? As far as I am concerned,
education is more important. Firstly, children’s education must come first. A cheap
holiday during the school season shouldn’t be the reason to take a child out of
school. Some parents are not willing to sacrifice or schedule their lives in terms of
their children’s needs. This kind of attitude will influence their children deeply. It’s
no wonder so many kids are not interested in school and don’t take their study
seriously. Secondly, school isn’t day care center. It’s an educational institution that
needs every student to follow its rules. Taking a child on holiday when school is in
session will disturb the order of the school. Besides, it is disruptive for⑤ the child,
because he will have to catch up when he returns.


All in all, taking children out of school for a cheaper holiday is irresponsible
behavior. Those parents would risk being fined financially and morally. It’s not only
kids that need to grow up——a lot of parents need to as well.


第三部分：听力原文
听写：
Think Positive and Feel Positive
Are you confident or insecure in a difficult situation? Do you react positively or negatively? The answer may
depend in part on whom you're around.

A study found that negative thinking can be contagious in some cases. For example, the researchers studied 103
college roommates. They measured each roommate's tendency towards negative thinking. It was found that
thinking patterns can be contagious.
Students with a negative-thinking roommate became more depressed themselves. And students with more positive-
thinking roommates were more likely to become more positive as well.

演讲：
What Is Grit?

Good afternoon, everyone.
Today, I would like to talk about my research project concerning the key to success.
I would like to start my topic with my own story.
When I was 27 years old, I left for a demanding job:
teaching seventh graders math in the New York City public schools.
And like any teacher, I made quizzes and tests.
I gave out homework assignments.
When the work came back, I calculated grades.
What struck me was that IQ was not the only difference between my best and my worst students.
Some of my strongest performers did not have super IQ scores.
Some of my smartest kids weren't doing so well.
Then I felt very interested in knowing the reason
why the students' math performance is not that closely related to their IQ scores.
I started studying kids and adults in all kinds of challenging settings,
and in every study my question was, who is successful here and why?
My research team and I went to West Point Military Academy.
We tried to predict which students would stay in military training and which would drop out.
We went to the National Spelling Contest
and tried to predict which children would advance furthest in competition.
We worked with private companies, asking, which of these salespeople is going to keep their jobs?
And who's going to earn the most money?
We went to many places, and finally one characteristic emerged as a significant predictor of success.
And it wasn't social intelligence.
It wasn't good looks, physical health, and it wasn't IQ.
It was grit.
What is grit?
Well, grit is passion and perseverance for very long- term goals.
Grit is sticking with your future, day in, day out, not just for the week, not just for the month,
but for years, and working really hard to make future a reality.
Grit is living your life like it's a marathon, not a sprint.
A few years ago, I started studying grit in the Chicago public schools.
I asked thousands of high school juniors to take grit questionnaires,
and then waited around more than a year to see who would graduate.
It turned out that grittier kids were significantly more likely to graduate,
even when I matched them on every characteristic I could measure,
things like family income, test scores and so on.
To me, the most shocking thing about grit is how little we know,
how little science knows, about building it.
Every day, parents and teachers ask me,

How do I keep them motivated for the long run?
Our data shows very clearly that there are many talented individuals
who simply do not follow through on their commitment.
In fact, in our data, grit is usually unrelated to measures of talent.
So far, the best idea I've heard about building grit in kids is something called
Growth mindset is the belief that the ability to learn is not fixed, that it can change with your effort.
Kids with grit are much more likely to persevere when they fail,
because they don't believe that failure is a permanent condition.
So growth mindset is a great idea for building grit.
But we need more.

And that's where I'm going to end my talk, because that's where we are.
That's the work that stands before us.
We have to be willing to fail, to be wrong, to start over again with lessons learned.
As a conclusion, we need to be gritty about getting our kids grittier.
Next time, I would like to share with you my experience in building up students' grit.

长对话原文：
Conversation One
Questions 1 to 5 are based on Conversation One.
W: Hello, This is Kate Smith, I'm calling from ABC Company.
M: Oh, hello, Kate. Great to hear from you.
W: You've already been told that you've been shortlisted for interview...
M: Oh, yes...
W: Well, we're very excited about meeting you.
W: OK, I just want to talk you through the procedure for the day.
W: Someone will meet you when you arrive,
W: and then bring you up to meet myself and Arthur Miller, the CEO.
M: OK, sounds good.
M: So will you be the only members of the interview panel there then?
W: Yes, it'll be just me and Arthur who will talk to you.
W: The interview will be in three parts
W: first of all we'll ask you some general questions about yourself
W: and your educational and professional background,
W: and then we'll move on to specifics.
M: Oh, um, specifics? Well er, what kind of questions will you be asking?
W: Well, it'll be very similar to the personal statement you submitted with your CV
W: we'll be expecting you to... to give actual examples of problems you've faced and solved,
W: and of what you feel are the major successes in your career so far.
M: OK. Well, yeah, that sounds great — can't wait!
W: Then there'll be a chance for you to ask us any questions — about the job itself, or ABC Company in general...
M: Oh, um, OK... I'll think of something!
W: After that, we'd like you to give a short presentation on how you see ABC Company as a company progressing,
W: and how you see yourself taking us there.
M: OK, so will I be expected to give like a formal style presentation?
W: It can be as formal or informal as you like.
W: There'll be a computer and a data projector there available.
W: If you need anything else, just let us know.
M: Oh, um... OK, a presentation! I'll think of something. I haven't done one of those in a while...
W: Is that all clear?
M: Yes.
W: Great! So, Daniel, I'll see you at 11 a.m., Thursday next week.
M: OK, great. I look forward to meeting you! Thanks, bye.
W: Bye.
Questions 1 to 5 are based on Conversation One.
Question 1. Why does the woman call the man?
Question 2. What kind of questions can the man ask in the interview?
Question 3. Which is the last part of the interview?
Question 4. What might be expected from the man's presentation?
Question 5. When is the interview scheduled?


长对话2：
CONVERSATION TWO
Questions 6 to 10 are based on Conversation Two.
W: It says a growing number of students are making a major hole from the minute they enter the real world
W: because they are already, some of them, more than 100, 000 dollars in debt.
W: With us now is Mark Spencer, he is the senior financial analyst for SBC Bank.
W: Welcome to you.
M: Thank you. Nice to be with you.

W: Now I guess there are two kinds of debts: good debt and bad debt.
W: Where does this go?
M: Well, student loan debt is traditionally considered good debt,
M: but the problem for many students and their families
M: is that the cost of colleges has been going up at 6 to 8% a year,
M: far faster than the income, far faster than the standard of living.
M: That means debt's taking on a bigger and bigger role in financing education.
W: How much debt is too much debt for, for one student?
M: Well, one guideline is that you look at the first year's salary in your field after graduation,
M: and use that as a barometer, but even then...
W: Is that right?
M: Well, you are talking big payments even in that instance, for example, 30, 000 dollars worth of debt.
M: If you are gonna repay that over 10 years,
M: you are talking more than 300 dollars a month at, in payments every month for 10 years.
W: But there're surely more than one way to get a loan for college.
W: There are government programs.
W: There are so many kinds of grants.
W: What's, what's the best advice for people who are looking for these loans to try to keep themselves from going
under.
M: I understand that loans are just one way of college finance.
M: Take advantage of the other opportunities.
M: Things like a college savings plan, let, let you save on a tax advantage basis.
M: So you can put money away in these accounts and withdraw tax- free to pay for that education.
W: So it's important to start early and that really reduces that reliance on debt later.
M: Another thing, leave no stone unturned, looking at grants, scholarships, even on-campus jobs.
M: I mean every dollar you get that way is seen as another dollar you don't have to borrow later.
W: The kinds of jobs that so many students, the fresh off students, like to go into, er, charity stuff, volunteer work.
W: This debt is eliminating a lot of that, isn't it?
M: I think that's the social cost.
M: Really, I mean, you know, when you consider that,
M: you know, people may pass up a rewarding career in charitable work, or non-profit organization
M: because they have to get a higher salary someplace else to pay off that debt.
W: Yeah, that's for sure. Mark Spencer, senior financial analyst from SBC Bank.
W: Mark, good you could be here.
M: Thank you.
Questions 6 to 10 are based on Conversation Two.
Question 6. What is the interview mainly about?
Question 7. How does the cost of college education change every year?
Question 8. What is used to measure student loan debt as a guideline?
Question 9. What is the advantage of joining a college savings plan?
Question 10. What is the possible social cost of a college loan?