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2013年英语专业四级考试考前冲刺试卷(8)
总分：100分 及格：60分 考试时间：140分

PART I DICTATION (15 MIN)

(1)根据所听到的内容，回答{TSE}
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问题：



PART Ⅱ LISTENING COMPREHENSION (20 MIN) SECTION A CONVERSATIONS

(1)What are the two speakers doing?
A. They are having a friendly chat.
B. One is interviewing the other.
C. They are talking about each other's family.
D. One is asking about the other's family background.



(2)Why was his father disappointed at first?
A. He had done his first job badly.
B. He had given up his job as an accountant.
C. He spent too much time on art.
D. He didn't do well in the Art College.



(3)What was Mr. Plant's place in the family?
A. He was the bread earner in the family.
B. He was the oldest son in the family.
C. He was the youngest son in the family.
D. He was his father's favorite son.



(4)What do the two people mainly talk about?
A. Whether small children should go to nursery school.
B. How a nursery school should be managed.
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C. When reading should be introduced to nursery education.
D. How children like going to nursery school.



(5)What are the two main points under discussion?
A. Socializing and honesty.
B. Schooling and socializing.
C. Creativity and curiosity.
D. Reading and educational system.



(6)What kind of ability can be developed by reading according to Gray7
A. Understanding.
B. Response.
C. Creativity.
D. Sense of humor.



(7)Charles' shop does NOT sell
A. cigarettes.
B. chocolates.
C. writing paper and envelops.
D. a fax machine.



(8)According to Charles, people send messages via facsimile because
A. it is cheaper and faster than ordinary mail.
B. it is faster and not much more expensive than mail.
C. it can send things that could not be expressed by telex.
D. the Royal Mail could not reach places abroad.



(9)What can we learn from the conversation?
A. Charles bought a photocopier because all sorts of people need it.
B. Charles bought a photocopier by accident.
C. There was no place nearby to provide the photocopy service.
D. Few people send fax messages abroad.


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(10)Who do NOT use the facsimile machine according to the conversation?
A. Engineers.
B. Shopkeeper.
C. Professional people.
D. Surveyors.


SECTION B PASSAGES

(1)When did the first award ceremony take place?
A. In 1895.
B. In 1901.
C. In 1962.
D. In 1968.



(2)According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Awards vary in monetary value.
B. Ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel's invention.
C. Polities can play an important role in selecting the winners.
D. A few individuals have won two awards.



(3)According to the passage, Americans have probably received the most awards in
A. literature.
B. peace.
C. economics.
D. science.



(4)What is the main topic of the passage?
A. Energy conservation.
B. Transportation of the future.
C. Strip cities.
D. Advantages of air transportation over railroads.



(5)When are airplanes not fuel efficient?
A. On short trips.
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B. On long trips.
C. When flying over cities.
D. When flying at high altitudes,



(6)How does a maglev operate?
A. It uses nuclear energy.
B. It rests on a cushion of pressurized air.
C. It flies over magnetically activated tracks.
D. It uses a device similar to a jet engine.



(7)According to the speaker, what is one advantage of the maglev?
A. It is more comfortable than a conventional train.
B. It doesn't require very much track maintenance.
C. It doesn't remain in any station very long.
D. It carries more passengers than a conventional train.



(8)What is the speaker's field of study?
A. Social work.
B. Medical care.
C. Applied physics.
D. Special education.



(9)According to the speaker, __________ contributed to her admission to Ohio State University.
A. the timely advice form her friends and relatives
B. the two-year professional training she received
C. her determination to fulfill her dream
D. her parents' consistent moral support



(10)The speaker wants to go to a Latin American country to
A. get the funding for the hospitals.
B. help the disabled children there.
C. train therapists for the children there.
D. set up an institution for the handicapped.

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SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

(1)What is the news item mainly about?
A. The U.S. charity, Save the Children, in Vietnam.
B. Improving maternal and child health in the world.
C. Reducing the numbor of childhood deaths in South Asia.
D. High infant and maternal mortality in developing countries.



(2)Where has the highest rates of newborn deaths in the world?
A. South Asia.
B. Vietnam.
C. Africa.
D. South America.



(3)The following details are true about the mothers who are most at risk EXCEPT
A. they give birth without the professionals' help.
B. they give birth at home.
C. they give birth to their first child.
D. they are young and uneducated.



(4)Which countries sponsored the measure?
A. France, Russia and the United States.
B. The United States, Britain and Russia.
C. France, Britain and the United States.
D. France, Britain and China.



(5)How many states of the Council's were there approving the resolution?
A. 15.
B. 13.
C. 50.
D. 30.



(6)根据听到的内容，回答下题.Who won the parliamentary elections in Burundi?
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A. A former rebel group from the Tutsis ethnic majority.
B. A former rebel group from the Hutu ethnic majority.
C. A former rebel group from the Tutsis ethnic minority.
D. A former rebel group from the Hutu ethnic minority.



(7)When did the incident happen?
A. In last October.
B. In last December.
C. In February.
D. In last November.



(8)According to the military, the death of the Iraqi civilians was caused by
A. a car explosion.
B. an insurgent bomb.
C. the shooting of the U.S. Marines.
D. a suicide bomb.



(9)The football match is played between
A. Turkish team and Greek team.
B. Greek team and Cypriot team.
C. teams from Turkey and the Republic of Cyprus.
D. teams from Turkey and Ireland.



(10)When did Turkey invade Cyprus?
A. In 1975.
B. In 1964.
C. In 1965.
D. In 1974.


PART Ⅲ CLOZE (15 MIN)

(1)根据下面材料，回答{TSE}
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{TS}正确答案是（
A. Indeed
B. Likewise
C. Therefore
D. Furthermore



(2)正确答案是（
A. stand
B. cope
C. approve
D. retain



(3)正确答案是（
A. in
B. for
C. with
D. toward



(4)正确答案是（
A. raise
B. add
C. take
D. keep
）
）
）
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(5)正确答案是（ ）
A. Generally
B. Almost
C. Hardly
D. Not



(6)正确答案是（ ）
A. cover
B. change
C. range
D. differ



(7)正确答案是（ ）
A. Now that
B. Although
C. Provided
D. Except that



(8)正确答案是（ ）
A. inflating
B. expanding
C. increasing
D. extending



(9)正确答案是（ ）
A. predicts
B. displays
C. proves
D. discovers



(10)正确答案是（ ）
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A. assist
B. track
C. sustain
D. dismiss



(11)正确答案是（
A. Hence
B. But
C. Even
D. Only



(12)正确答案是（
A. lodging
B. shelter
C. dwelling
D. house



(13)正确答案是（
A. searching
B. strolling
C. crowding
D. wandering



(14)正确答案是（
A. when
B. once
C. while
D. whereas



(15)正确答案是（
A. life
B. existence
C. survival
D. maintenance
）
）
）
）
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(16)正确答案是（ ）
A. around
B. over
C. on
D. up



(17)正确答案是（ ）
A. complex
B. comprehensive
C. complementary
D. compensating



(18)正确答案是（ ）
A. So
B. Since
C. As
D. Thus



(19)正确答案是（ ）
A. puts
B. interprets
C. assumes
D. makes



(20)正确答案是（ ）
A. supervision
B. manipulation
C. regulation
D. coordination


PART Ⅳ GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (15 MIN)

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(1)51. America will never again have as a nation the spirit of adventure as it __________ before
the West was settled.
A. could
B. did
C. would
D. was



(2)The match was cancelled because most of the members__________a match without a standard
court.
A. objected to having
B. were objected to have
C. objected to have
D. were objected to having



(3)The residents, __________ had been damaged by the earthquake, were given help by the
government.
A. all their homes
B. all whose homes
C. all of whose homes
D. all of their homes



(4)The mere fact __________ most people believe nuclear war would be madness does not mean
that it will not Occur.
A. what
B. which
C. that
D. why



(5)Had hc worked harder, he__________the exams.
A. must have got through
B. would have got through
C. would get through
D. could get through



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(6)Laura would have been more considerate if she had changed a little bit, __________
A. hadn't she
B. hasn't she
C. wouldn't she
D. didn't she



(7)Digital recording has made __________ a significantly wider dynamic range, in recorded
music.
A. for the possibility
B. the possibility is
C. it is possible
D. possible



(8)After __________ seemed an endless wait, it was her turn to enter the personnel manager's
office.
A. that
B. there
C. what
D. it



(9)Bit by bit, a child makes the necessary changes to make his language __________
A. as other people
B. as other people's
C. like other people
D. like other people's



(10)The course normally attracts 30 students per year, __________ up to half will from overseas.
A. in which
B. for whom
C. with which
D. of whom



(11)In 1840, both Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton resented__________ proper seating
at the World's Antislavery convention in London because of their sex.
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A. refusing
B. to be refused
C. being refused
D. having refused



(12)It was not the first time he __________. I think it's high time we __________ to take him
seriously.
A. take us in... begin
B. had taken us in... began
C. has taken us in... began
D. took us in... begin



(13)I can not understand __________a decision until it is too late.
A. his postponing making
B. his postpone making
C. his postponing to make
D. him to postpone to make



(14)His strong sense of humor was __________ make everyone in the room burst out laughing.
A. so as to
B. such as to
C. so that
D. such that



(15)He set up in business __________ his own and was very successful.
A. in
B. of
C. on
D. by



(16)The __________ of the flood, which caused thousands of people to lose their houses, was 3
weeks of torren-tial rain.
A. source
B. origin
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C. root
D. resource



(17)Every year, one student a our high school wins a scholarship that __________ one year of
college.
A. improves
B. subsidizes
C. obliges
D. inflicts



(18)__________ human behavior may be caused by eating substances that upset the
delicate'chemical balance in the brain.
A. Deliberate
B. Consistent
C. Primitive
D. Abnormal



(19)The school committee hoped that their choice of play would be __________ with the students
and their parents.
A. recognized
B. popular
C. favorable
D. fascinated



(20)It is due to the invention of the computer that man has been able to work so many wonders in
the past few years. A case __________ is the successful launching of space shuttle.
A. in point
B. in question
C. in a way
D. in brief



(21)He plays squash to the __________ of all other sports.
A. eradication
B. exclusion
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C. extension
D. inclusion



(22)Very few people could understand the lecture the professor delivered because its subject was
very __________
A. intfiguing
B. indefinite
C. obscure
D. dubious



(23)They have decided to __________ physical punishment in all local schools.
A. put away
B. break away from
C. do away with
D. pass away



(24)Geoffrey Chaucer occupies a __________ place in English literature.
A. most unique
B. least unique
C. very unique
D. unique



(25)Although I liked the appearance of the house, what really made me decide tO buy it was the
beautiful__________ through the window.
A. vision
B. look
C. picture
D. view



(26)The police got some __________ information about their plans.
A. inner
B. inside
C. inward
D. interior
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(27)There are several landladies approved by the university who take in__________
A. lodgers
B. residents
C. inhabitants
D. settlers



(28)I told him that I would __________ him to act for me while I was away from office.
A. identify
B. authorize
C. rationalize
D. justify



(29)There are many who believe that the use of force __________ political ends can never be
justified.
A. in search of
B. in pursuit of
C. in view of
D. in light of



(30)Becanse of the__________. noise of traffic I couldn't get to sleep last night.
A. progressive
B. provocative
C. perpetual
D. prevalent


PART Ⅴ READING COMPREHENSION (25 MIN)

(1)根据下面材料，回答{TSE}
题.
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{TS}The main problem people may encounter today arises from the fact that
A. they have to learn new things consciously.
B. they lack the confidence of securing reliable and trustworthy information.
C. they have difficulty obtaining the needed information readily.
D. they can hardly carry out casual communications with an extended family.



(2)The word
A. the lack of stable communities.
B. the breakdown of informal information channels.
C. the increased mobility of families.
D. the growing number of people moving from place to place.



(3)The word
A. humiliating.
B. permanent.
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C. too difficult to overcome.
D. too troublesome to hold on.



(4)From the passage we can infer that
A. electronic mail will soon play a dominant role in transmitting messages.
B. it will become more difficult for people to keep secrets in an information era.
C. people will spend less time holding meetings or conferences.
D. events will be reported on the spot mainly through satellites.



(5)We can learn from the last paragraph that
A. it is necessary to obtain as much knowledge as possible.
B. people should make the best use of the information.
C. we should realize the importance of accumulating information.
D. it is of vital importance to acquire needed information efficiently.



(6)根据下面材料，回答
题
{TSE}
.
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{TS}Before the I.O.U. was formed, its members wereA, neighbors.
A. classmates.
B. co- performers.
C. playmates.



(7)The TV appearance was extremely important to the I.O.U. because
A. they got to know Louis Walsh at the show.
B. their talents were recognized by Louis Walsh.
C. they got great local success.
D. it was their first concert on TV.



(8)
A. the name of a five-member group.
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B. the name of an outstanding group.
C. the name which will soon become popular.
D. the name which will never be forgot.



(9)Which group held a dominant position in the UK's pop music before the winning of Westlife?
A. Boyzone.
B. The Spice Girls.
C. Boyz II Men.
D. Take That.



(10)Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the last paragraph?
A. Bryan McFadden will have to give up the second album.
B. Mariah Carey has taken Ronan Keating's role.
C. Westlife might be upset about Ronan Keating's withdrawal.
D. Westlife will have the second album recorded in the U.S.



(11)根据下面材料，回答{TSE}
题.
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{TS}All the following statements are the masons why commercial aquaculture is pushed forward
EXCEPT
A. the human population is increasing fast.
B. the wild fish stocks are decreasing due to over fishing.
C. the cost of developing aquaculture is comparatively low.
D. there is no improvement in conventional farm production.



(12)Biotechnology has already enabled more fish to
A. change feed into muscle more efficiently.
B. stand low oxygen levels in water.
C. tolerate extremely cold water.
D. grow larger and faster.



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(13)Which of the following is the defect of fishmeal?
A. It doesn't contain much protein necessary for fish.
B. It is not so easily developed as the plant alternatives.
C. It creates serious phosphorous pollution.
D. It is not. as diverse asthe plant alternatives.



(14)The author's attitude towards aquaculture is
A. optimistic.
B. negative.
C. indifferent.
D. uncertain.



(15)According to McGinn, aquaculture will most probably become __ in the future.
A. the major resource of seafood
B. a pollution-free industry
C. the major source of protein
D. an industry of sustainable development



(16)根据下面材料，回答
题
{TSE}
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{TS}Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Multiple choice questions are objective because people cannot be trained any techniques.
B. Sweden emphasizes the teaching of English without paying attention to other countries.
C. We have to depend on our own impression to judge the English standards.
D. Compositions are useful to test people's English ability because people have to write out their
viewpoints.



(17)The passage indicates that those who failed tests may be misled by the
A. the choices.
B. the reading materials.
C. the objective tests.
D. the techniques of multiple choice.



(18)The so-called objective tests cannot be used as a measure of progress because
A. the. contents are changing all the time.
B. the tests do not always focus on the same thing.
C. the processes of scoring are different.
D. they contain too many reading comprehension questions.
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(19)What is the author's attitude towards present English standards?
A. Positive.
B. Indifferent.
C. Objective.
D. Negative.



(20)What might the author most probably continue to talk about in the following passage?
A. What's the most objective way to test one's English standards?
B. How to improve the present low level of language learning?
C. Why have the English standards declined?
D. What are the benefits if Japanese people can learn English well?


PART Ⅵ WRITING SECTION A COMPOSITION (35 MIN)

(1)



SECTION B NOTE-WRITING (10 MIN)

(1)




答案和解析
PART I DICTATION (15 MIN)
(1) :
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PART Ⅱ LISTENING COMPREHENSION (20 MIN) SECTION A CONVERSATIONS
(1) :B




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(2) :B







(3) :B





(4) :A




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(5) :B







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(6) :C







(7) :D






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(8) :C







(9) :C





(10) :B




SECTION B PASSAGES
(1) :B


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(2) :B







(3) :D





(4) :B


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(5) :A







(6) :C





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(7) :B









(8) :B







(9) :C



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(10) :B




SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
(1) :D





(2) :C




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中大网校引领成功职业人生

(3) :C





(4) :C







(5) :B





(6) :B





中大网校
“十佳网络教育机构”、 “十佳职业培训机构” 网址：

中大网校引领成功职业人生






(7) :D







(8) :B





(9) :C



中大网校
“十佳网络教育机构”、 “十佳职业培训机构” 网址：

中大网校引领成功职业人生




(10) :D




PART Ⅲ CLOZE (15 MIN)
(1) :A






(2) :B
中大网校
“十佳网络教育机构”、 “十佳职业培训机构” 网址：

中大网校引领成功职业人生







(3) :D





(4) :A





(5) :D





(6) :C



中大网校
“十佳网络教育机构”、 “十佳职业培训机构” 网址：

中大网校引领成功职业人生


(7) :B





(8) :C





(9) :A





(10) :A





中大网校
“十佳网络教育机构”、 “十佳职业培训机构” 网址：

中大网校引领成功职业人生
(11) :C



(12) :B







(13) :D





(14) :C





(15) :C





中大网校
“十佳网络教育机构”、 “十佳职业培训机构” 网址：

中大网校引领成功职业人生
(16) :A





(17) :B





(18) :C





(19) :A





(20) :D




PART Ⅳ GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (15 MIN)
中大网校
“十佳网络教育机构”、 “十佳职业培训机构” 网址：

中大网校引领成功职业人生
(1) :B




(2) :A



(3) :C







(4) :C





(5) :B





(6) :C



中大网校
“十佳网络教育机构”、 “十佳职业培训机构” 网址：

中大网校引领成功职业人生


(7) :D





(8) :C





(9) :D





(10) :D



(11) :C





中大网校
“十佳网络教育机构”、 “十佳职业培训机构” 网址：

中大网校引领成功职业人生
(12) :B





(13) :A





(14) :B





(15) :C





(16) :B





(17) :B

中大网校
“十佳网络教育机构”、 “十佳职业培训机构” 网址：

中大网校引领成功职业人生






(18) :D





(19) :B





(20) :A





(21) :B





(22) :C


中大网校
“十佳网络教育机构”、 “十佳职业培训机构” 网址：

中大网校引领成功职业人生



(23) :C





(24) :D





(25) :D





(26) :B





中大网校
“十佳网络教育机构”、 “十佳职业培训机构” 网址：

中大网校引领成功职业人生
(27) :A





(28) :B





(29) :B







(30) :C




PART Ⅴ READING COMPREHENSION (25 MIN)
(1) :C


中大网校
“十佳网络教育机构”、 “十佳职业培训机构” 网址：

中大网校引领成功职业人生




(2) :B





(3) :C





(4) :A
中大网校
“十佳网络教育机构”、 “十佳职业培训机构” 网址：

中大网校引领成功职业人生







(5) :D





(6) :C


中大网校
“十佳网络教育机构”、 “十佳职业培训机构” 网址：

中大网校引领成功职业人生



(7) :B





(8) :A



中大网校
“十佳网络教育机构”、 “十佳职业培训机构” 网址：

中大网校引领成功职业人生


(9) :A





(10) :C





(11) :C


中大网校
“十佳网络教育机构”、 “十佳职业培训机构” 网址：

中大网校引领成功职业人生





(12) :C





(13) :C



中大网校
“十佳网络教育机构”、 “十佳职业培训机构” 网址：

中大网校引领成功职业人生


(14) :A





(15) :D





(16) :C




中大网校
“十佳网络教育机构”、 “十佳职业培训机构” 网址：

中大网校引领成功职业人生



(17) :C





(18) :B





(19) :D





(20) :B


中大网校
“十佳网络教育机构”、 “十佳职业培训机构” 网址：

中大网校引领成功职业人生


PART Ⅵ WRITING SECTION A COMPOSITION (35 MIN)
(1) :



SECTION B NOTE-WRITING (10 MIN)
(1) :


中大网校
“十佳网络教育机构”、 “十佳职业培训机构” 网址：

中大网校引领成功职业人生


中大网校
“十佳网络教育机构”、 “十佳职业培训机构” 网址：