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2010



专四试题



TEST


FOR


ENGLISH


TIME LIMIT: 135 MIN


PART I DICTATION [15 MIN]


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


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


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


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


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


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


ONE.


Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.


PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [20 MIN]


MAJORS (2010


-GRADE FOUR-


SECTION A CONVERSATIONS



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


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


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


A. number of travelers.


B. number of tour days.


C. flight details.


D. room services.


2. What is included in the price?


A. Air tickets and local transport.


B. Local transport and meals.


C. Air tickets, local transport and breakfast.


D. Air tickets, local transport and all meals.


3. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?


A. The traveler is reluctant to buy travel insurance.


B. The traveler is ready to buy travel insurance.


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


D. Travel insurance is not mentioned in the conversation.


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


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


4. Which of the following details is CORRECT?


A. Mark knows the exact number of airport buses.


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


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


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


5. What does Linda want to know?


A. The arrival time of guest speakers.


B. The departure time of guest speakers.


C. The type of transport for guest speakers.


D. The number of guest speakers.


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



A. One.


B. Two.


C. Three.


D. Not mentioned.


7. Who will pay for the piano performance?


A. Pan-Pacific Tours.


B. Johnson & Sons Events.


C. Conference delegates.


D. An airline company.


Questions


8


to


10


are


based


on


the


following


conversation.


At


the


end


of'the


conversation,you will


be


given


15


seconds to


answer


the


questions. Now


listen


to


the


conversation.


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


A. Her cheque book.


B. Her papers for work.


C. Her laptop.


D. Her appointment book.


9. Where was Mary the whole morning?


A. At the police station.


B. At a meeting.


C. In her client's office.


D. In the restaurant.


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


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


B. The briefcase was found in the restaurant.


C. The restaurant manager telephoned James.


D. The cheque book inside bore her name.


SECTION B


PASSAGES


In


this


section, you will


hear several passages.


L


isten


to the passagescarefully


and then


answer the questions that follow.


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


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


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


A. the School of Design and Visual Arts.


B. the School of Social Work.


C. the School of Business.


D. the Arts and Sciences program.


is the cost of undergraduate tuition?


A. Twenty thousand dollars.


B. Thirty thousand dollars.


C. Twenty-seven thousand dollars.


D. Thirty-eight thousand dollars.


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


A. federal loans.


B. private loans.


C. scholarships.


D. monthly payment plans.


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


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


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


A. France


B. America


C. Denmark


D. Australia


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


A. Feeding and playing with children.


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B. Feeding and bathing children.


C. Taking children to the park and to school.


D. Taking children to watch sports events.


16. According to the study, the


A. spend more time at work.


B. spend more time with children.


C. spend time drinking after work.


D. spend time on his computer.


is suggested in the passage that the


A. France.


B. Britain.


C. Australia.


D. Denmark.


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


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


services of the new partnership are provided mainly to


A. mothers of infected babies.


B. infected children and women.


C. infected children in cities.


D. infected women in cities.


of the following details about Family Health International is INCORRECT?


A. It is a nonprofit organization.


B. It provides public health services.


C. It carries out research on public health.


D. It has worked in five countries till now.


example of Cambodia mainly shows


A. the importance of government support.


B. the importance of public education efforts.


C. the progress the country has made so far.


D. the methods used to fight AIDS.


SECTION C


NEWS BROADCAST


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


questions that follow.


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


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


21. According to the news, the victim was


A. a 17-year-old girl.


B. a 15-year-old boy.


C. a 23-year-old woman.


D. an l 8-year-old man.


learn from the news that the suspects were arrested


A. one month later.


B. two months later.


C. immediately.


D. two weeks later.


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


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


Iraqi par liament can vote on the security agreement only after


A. all parties have agreed on it.


B. the US troops have pulled out.


C. the cabinet has reviewed it.


D. the lawmakers have returned from Mecca.


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


A. mid-2009.


B. the end of 2009.


C. mid-2011.


D. the end of 2011.


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


be


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


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


A. the police.


B. the district attorney.


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C. the prison authorities.


D. Institute of Childhood and Family.


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


A. To be imprisoned and fined.


B. To have their children taken away.


C. To be handed over to the authorities.


D. None.


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


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


is the news item about?


A. Coastlines in Italy.


B. Public use of the beach.


C. Swimming and bathing.


D. Private bathing clubs.


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


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


of the following is NOT mentioned in the news?


A. The airport was shut down for Friday.


B. There was a road accident involving two buses.


C. Local shops were closed earlier than usual.


D. Bus service was stopped for Friday.


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


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


many people were rescued from the apartment building?


A. 17.


B. 24.


C. 21.


D. 41.


of the following details in the news is CORRECT?


A. The rescue operation involved many people.


B. The cause of the explosions has been determined.


C. Rescue efforts were stopped on Thursday.


D. The explosions didn't destroy the building.


PART III


CLOZE


[15 MIN]


Decide which


of


the choices given below would


best complete the passage it


inserted in


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


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


a


mystery. All


we


really


know


is


that


men,


unlike


animals,


somehow invented


certain


(32)____


to


express


thoughts


and


feelings,


actions


and


things,


(33)____


they


could


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


which


could be (35)____ to


representthose sounds, and which


could


be (36)_____. Those sounds, whether spoken, (37)_____ written in


letters, we call words.



The power of


words, then, lies


in


their (38)____ the things they bring up before our


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


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


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


Great


writers


are


those who


not


only


have


great


thoughts but


also express these


thoughts in


words which appeal (44)____ to


our minds and emotions.


This


(45)._____ and


telling use of words


is what we call


(46)____ style. Above


all, the real


poet is


a master of


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


their position and association can (49)____ men to tears. We should, therefore, learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately,


or they will (50)____ our speech or writing silly


and vulgar.


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(31) A. in addition


B. in other words


C. in a word


D. in summary


(32) A. sounds


B. gestures


C. signs


D. movements


(33) A. such that


B. as that


C. so that


D. in that


(34) A. in


B. with


C. of


D. upon


(35) A. spelt


B. combined


C. written


D copied


(36) A. written down


B. handed down


C. remembered


D. observed


(37) A. and


B. yet


C. also


D. or


(38) A. functions


B. associations


C. roles


D. links


(39) A. filled


B. full


C. live


D. active


(40) A. but


B. or


C. yet


D. and


(41 ) A. reappear


B. recall


C. remember


D. recollect


(42) A. read and think


B. read and recall


C. read and learn


D. read and recite


(43) A. raises


B. increases


C. improves


D. emerges


(44) A. intensively


B. extensively


C. broadly


D. powerfully


(45) A. charming


B. academic


C. conventional


D. common


(46) A. written


B. spoken


C. literary


D. dramatic (47) A. signs


B. words


C. style


D. sound


(48) A. in


B. on


C. over&n bsp;


D. by


(49) A. move


B. engage


C. make


D. force


(50) A. transform


B. change


C. make


D. convert


PART IV


GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY


[15 MIN]


There


are


thirty


sentences in


this


section.


Beneath


each


sentence


there


are


four


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


sentence. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.


51. Which of the following italicized phrases indicates CAUSE?


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


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


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


D. Her eyes were red from excessive reading.


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


A. must have gone


B. should have gone



C. ought to have gone


D. could have gone


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


A. too strong


B. enough strong


C. so strong


D. strong enough


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


A. that


B. it


C. what


D. there


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


A. who


B. as


C. like


D. that


56. Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?


A. They each have two tickets.


B. They cost twenty yuan each.


C. Each they have bought the same book.


D. They were given two magazines each.


57. She seldom goes to the theatre, _____?



A. doesn't she


B. does she


C. would she


D. wouldn't she


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


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A. or


B. either


C. but


D. and


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


A. you


B. they


C. he


D. we


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


A. hand in


B. hands in


C. must hand in


D. has to hand in


61. In the sentence


A. the object


B. an adverbial


C. a complement


D. the subject


62. Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?


A. All his lectures are very interesting.


B. Half their savings were gone.


C. Many his friends came to the party.


D. Both his sisters are nurses.


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


A. The directors appointed John manager.


B. I gave Mary a Christmas present.


C. You have done Peter a favour. D. She is teaching


children English.


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


A. before


B. recently


C. lately


D. yet


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


A. To be not tall


B. Not being tall


C. Being not tall


D. Not to be tall


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


A.


contradiction


B.


conflict


C.


confrontation


competition


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


A. about


B. on


C. over


D. out


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


A. spectators


B. viewers


C. participants


D. onlookers


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


A. severe


B. bitter


C. such


D. frozen


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


A. determining


B. defensive


C. demanding


D. decisive


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


A. lately


now


C. late


D. long ago


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


A. motionless


B. inactive


C. stagnant


D. immobile


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


the singer.


A. limiting


B. restraining


C. confining


D. restricting


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



A. details


B. remarks


C. comments


D. touches


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


A. indulgence


B. habit


C. action


D. engagement


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


A. absolutely


B. accidentally


C. accordingly


D. accurately


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D.


77.


You


can


actually


see the


deer at


close range


while


driving


through


that


area. The


italicizedphrase means _____.


A. clearly


B. very near


C. quickly


D. very hard


78. He listened hard but still couldn't


what they were talking about.


A. make over


B. make up


C. make upon


D. make out


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


A. generous


B. plentiful


C. abundant


D. sufficient


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


A. ran


B. hurried


C. scrambled


D. crawled


PART V


READING COMPREHENSION


[25 MIN]


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


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


answer. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.


TEXT A


What


is


the


nature of


the scientific


attitude, the


attitude of


the man or woman who


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


science?


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


live.


Many


people believe, however, that our progress depends


o


n two


different


aspects


o


f


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


knowledge that scientists and technologists develop. Through technology, science improves


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


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


of thought and action that scientists use in their work.


What


are these special methods of


thinking


and acting? First


of


all,


it


seems


t


hat a


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


He


usually


directs


his


attention towards


problems


which


he


notices have no


satisfactory


explanation, and his curiosity


makes him


look


for


underlying


relationships even if


the data


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


and enjoys trying to solve the problems which this involves.



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


observations he utilizes the facts


he observes to the fullest


extent. For example, trained observers obtain a very large amoun


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


in a spectrum.


He


is


skeptical


-


he does not


accept statements which


are not


based on


the


most


complete


evidence available


-


and


therefore rejects authority


as the


sole basis for


truth.


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


them.


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


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


to disturb objective investigation.


Lastly,


he is


highly


imaginative


since he often


has to


look


for


relationships in


data


which


are


not


only


complex


but


also


frequently


incomplete.


Furthermore,


he


needs


imagination


if


he wants to


make hypotheses


o


f


how


processeswork


and how


events take


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place.


These seem to


be


some of


the


ways


in


which


a successful scientist or technologist


thinks and acts.


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


A. applied knowledge. B. more


than one aspect.


C. technology only.


D. the use of machines.


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


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


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


C. It leads to efforts to investigate potential connections.


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


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


A. easily believe in unchecked statements.


B. easily criticize others' research work.


C. always use his imagination in work.



D. always use evidence from observation.


84. What does the passage mainly discuss?


A. Application of technology.


B. Progress in modem society.


C. Scientists' ways of thinking and acting.


D. How to become a successful scientist.


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


A. Critical.


B. Objective.


C. Biased.


D. Unclear.


TEXT B


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


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


include UFOs as well as sightings and encounters with


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


as well. Although the mysteries of the Aztec, Mayan, and Inca civilizations have been known for centuries, now the public is also becoming


aware of unusual, paranormal phenomena in


countries such as Peru.


The Nazca


into


a flat,


stony plain,


and form


about 300 intricate


pictures of


animals such as birds,


a


monkey, and a lizard.


Seen


a


t ground level, the designs are a jumbled


senselessmess. The


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


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


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


how


and why


did


the native people of


Nazca create these marvelous designs?


O


ne answer


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


lines


were


drawn


by


extraterrestrials


as


runways


for


their


aircraft.


The


scientific


community


did


not take long to scoffat and abandon


v


on


Daniken's theory. Over the years


several other


theories have been put


forth,


but


none has been accepted by


the


scientific


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community.


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


the creation of the Internet. Currently there a


re


over 60


sites dedicated to


this


mystery


from


Latin


America's


past, and even respected


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


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


direction.


86. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?


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


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


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


D. Some ancient civilizations have unsolved mysteries.


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


A. in mountains.


B. in stones.


C. on animals.


D. on a plain.


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


present.


A. smaller


B. larger


C. clearer


D. brighter


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


A. the participation of scientists.


B. the emergence of the lnternet.


C. the birth of new theories.


D. the interest in the Internet.


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


A. cautious


B. pessimistic


C. uncertain


D. optimistic


TEXT C



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


to trigger such thoughts as,


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


few


colleges and universities in


the US attract attention becausethey've managed


t


o


book


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


Last month, the following words of wisdom were spread:



forward.



world we all wish to create together.



Of


course, the real


of


the graduation seasonwas first


lady


Michelle


Obama's


appearanceat the University


of


California,


Merced.


are blessed,


told


the class of


2009,



exchange for


those blessings, you


must


give


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


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


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


for


a graduation speech to go beyond cliche


and say something truly


compelling.


The late


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


to


truly


gained


something of


a cult


after


it


was


widely


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


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


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care about other people.


It


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


be lectured about


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


relative gives a toast that amounts to


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


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


That may


seem anticlimactic.


But


it


also gets to


the heart of


one of


life's


greatest,


saddest truths:


that our


most



occasions may


elicit


the fewest memories. It's


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


growing up.


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


A. great


B. trivial


C. unforgettable


D. unimaginative


92.


A. in the final paragraph.


B. in the last but one paragraph.


C. in the first paragraph.


D. in the same paragraph.


93. The graduation speechesmentioned in


the passageare related to


the following


themes


EXCEPT


A. death.


B. success.


C. service.


D. generosity.


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


A. remain clear-headed.


B. keep good manners.


C. remember others' words.


D. recollect specific details.


95. What is


A. Attending a graduation ceremony.


B. Listening to graduation speeches.


C. Forgetting details of memorable events.


D. Meeting high-profile graduation speakers.


TEXT D


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


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


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


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


are eating together. She distinguishes between regular meals, Sunday meals when relatives may come, and cocktail parties for


acquaintances. The food served symbolizes the occasion


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


be inappropriate to


serve a steak or distinctions


among cocktails,


regular


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


for


drinks,


those who are invited


to


dinner, and those who


come to


a family


meal. In


this


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


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


men take their


meals in


a men's house, separately from


their


wives


and children.


Women


prepare and eat their


food


in


their own


houses


a


nd take the husband'sportion


to


the men's


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



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


societies, like


that of


the Lesu on the island of


New


Ireland in


the Pacific


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