2023年专四真题及答案.doc

　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．
　　PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [20 MIN]
　　In Sections A,B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow．Mark the best answer to each question on Answer Sheet Two．
　　SECTION A CONVERSATIONS
　　In this section you will hear several conversations．Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow．
　　Questions l 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.
　　l．The Ethical Consumer Research Association will provide information to shoppers on
　　A．product price．
　　B．product quality．
　　C．manufacturers．
　　D．production methods．
　　2．According to the conversation，an ethical shopper should
　　A．ask for others’advice before buying things．
　　B．consider the worth of something to be bought．
　　C．postpone buying things whenever possible．
　　D．search for things that are less costly．
　　3．According to the conversation，ethical shoppers can be best described as
　　A．shrewd． B．thrifty．
　　C．extravagant． D．cautious．
　　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 statements is CORRECT about Mary?
　　A．She is enjoying her language study．
　　B．She is enjoying her management study．
　　C．She is not feeling very well at the moment．
　　D．She is not happy about her study pressure．
　　5．What does Mary think of the course initially?
　　A．It is useful． B．It is difficult．
　　C．It is challenging． D．It is interesting．
　　6．What is Mary’s problem of living in a family house?
　　A．She dislikes the food she eats． B．She is unable to sleep well．
　　C．She has no chance to make friends． D．She finds the rent high．
　　7．Which of the following is Mr．Davies’advice?
　　A．To tryto make more friends．
　　B．To try to change accommodation．
　　C．To spend more time on English．
　　D．To stop attending language classes．
　　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．According to the conversation，the day is special because
　　A．many people are surfing the net on that day．
　　B．it is an anniversary of the internet．
　　C．the net brought about no changes until that day．
　　D．big changes will take place on that day．
　　9．We learn from the conversation that people
　　A．cannot Jive without the internet．
　　B．cannot work without the internet．
　　C．all use the internet to keep in touch．
　　D．have varied opinions about internet use．
　　10．At the end of the conversation．the speakers talk about
　　A．the future of the internet．
　　B．the type of office furniture．
　　C．when changes will come．
　　D．how people will use the internet．
　　SECTION B PASSAGES
　　In this section，you will hear several passages．Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow．
　　Questions 11 to 13 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．
　　11．In order to open a bank account，you need to produce____in addition to your passport．
　　A．a library card B．a registration form
　　C．a telephone bill D．a receipt
　　12．Which of the following might NOT be included in the‘utility bill’?
　　A．Rent． B．Gas． C．Water． D．Telephone．
　　13．According to the passage，what can one do in the post office?
　　A．Getting contact details． B．Obtaining tax forms．
　　C．Paying housing rents． D．Applying for loans．
　　Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage．At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions．Now, listen to the passage．
　　14．According to the passage，‘scheduling’means that you
　　A．need to be efficient in work．
　　B．plan your work properly．
　　C．try to finish work ahead of time．
　　D．know how to work in teams．
　　15．According to the passage, one of the activities to relax could be
　　A．protecting wild animals．
　　B．spending time with your family．
　　C．learning how to read efficiently．
　　D．learning how to do gardening．
　　16．One of the ways to reduce stress is to
　　A．do better than anyone else．
　　B．fulfill high ambitions in one's work．
　　C．work and have reasonable aims．
　　D．start with a relatively low aim．
　　17．According to the passage，to reduce stress has something to do with the following EXCEPT
　　A．one's position． B．one's interest．
　　C．one's health． D．one's mood．
　　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．
　　18．According to the passage，new words tend to come from
　　A．world politics． B．advances in science．
　　C．areas of life． D．all the above．
　　19．The passage explains the larger and richer vocabulary of English mainly from a viewpoint．
　　A．historical B．cultural
　　C．commercial D．colonial
　　20．According to the passage，which of the following statements best describes the English language?
　　A．It is outdated in grammar．
　　B．It accepts new words from science．
　　C．It has begun taking in new words．
　　D．It tends to embrace new words．
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 OH 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．Where was the marble statue found?
　　A．Out in the sea． B．Inside a bath house．
　　C．On a cliff along the coast． D．On the coast outside Jerusalem．
　　22．Which of the following best describes the condition of the statue?
　　A．It was incomplete． B．It was recent artwork．
　　C．It was fairly tall． D．It was in pieces．
　　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．
　　23．The rescue efforts concentrated mainly on
　　A．the U．S．-Canada border B．snow-stricken regions．
　　C．highways． D．city streets．
　　24．According to the news，the last group of people might have been stranded in their vehicles
　　for more than ____ hours before being rescued．
　　A．24 B．25 C．40 D．48
　　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．
　　25．According to the 2023 anti-smoking restrictions，smoking was NOT allowed in
　　A．offices． B．restaurants． C．bars． D．school playgrounds．
　　26．According to the news，which of the following groups reacts negatively to the new law?
　　A．Television producers． B．Hotel owners．
　　C．Medical workers． D．Hospital management．
　　Questions 27 and 28 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．
　　27．According to the news，who first discovered the fraud?
　　A．A client． B．A bank manager．
　　C．The police． D．Bank headquarters．
　　28．When did the bank employee hand himself in?
　　A．A month before the fraud was discovered．
　　B．A day before the fraud was discovered．
　　C．A day after the police launched investigation．
　　D．A month after he transferred the money．
　　Question 29 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．
　　29．What is this news item mainly about?
　　A．How to open Hotmail accounts．
　　B．How to retrieve missing e-mails．
　　C．New e-mail service by Microsoft．
　　D．Problems and complaints about e-mails．
　　Question30 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．
　　30．Compared with 2023，which of the following figures remained about the same in 2023?
　　A．Number of tickets sold． B．Box office revenues．
　　C．Attendance rate． D Number of cinemas．
　PART III CLOZE 【15 MIN】
　　Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks．Mark the best choice for each blank on Answer Sheet Two．
　　The earthquake of 26th December 2023 resulted in one of the worst natural disasters in living memory．It was a (31) _____ underwater quake and occurred in the Indian Ocean．It (32) ____ coastlines，communities and brought death to many people．
　　Why do earthquakes happen?
　　The surface of the earth has not always looked as it does today；it is moving(33)____ (although very slowly)and has done so for billions of years．This is one(34)____ of earthquakes，when one section of the earth (tectonic plate)(35)____ another．Scientists can predict where but not(36)____ this might happen and the area between plates is called a fault line．On one fault line in Kobe，Japan in 1923 over 200,000 people were killed．(37)____，earthquakes do not always
　　happen on fault lines，(38)____ is why they are so dangerous and (39)____．
　　Where do volcanoes happen?
　　Volcanoes happen where the earth's(40)____ is thin：lava，dust and gases(41)____ from beneath the earth．They can rise into a huge cone shape like a mountain and erupt，(42)____ they can be so violent(43)____ they just explode directly from the earth with no warning．There are 1511(44)'____' volcanoes in the world．This means that they may(45)____ be dangerous．In 1985 the Colombian volcano Nevado del Ruiz erupted．The lava melted a glacier and sent tones of mud(46)____ the town below．Twenty thousand people died．Natural disasters like volcanic eruptions are often unpredictable．We regularly do not know when they(47)____ pen，or (48)____ where they will happen．In the future，scientists may be able to watch and predict(49)____ before they happen．This could(50)____ many lives．
　　31．A．massive B．significant C．great D．grand
　　32．A．changed B．converted C．destroyed D．transformed
　　33．A．frequently B．continuously C．regularly D．periodically
　　34．A．source B．reason C．movement D．cause
　　35．A．collides with B．confronts with C．meets with D．faces with
　　36．A．how B．why C．when D．what
　　37．A．Generally B．However C．Similarly D．Anyway
　　38．A．that B．it C．this D．which
　　39．A．unpredictable B．unaccountable C．inevitable D．irresistible
　　40．A．surface B．appearance C．crust D．cover
　　41．A．flowed out B．burst out C．1eaked out D．trickled out
　　42．A．or B．and C．nor D．but
　　43．A．like B．for C．as D．that
　　44．A．living B．active C．alive D．live
　　45．A．relatively B．hardly C．still D．gradually
　　46．A．down B．on C．across D．beyond
　　47．A．are to B．should C．must D．might
　　48．A．else B．even C．though D．whether
　　49．A．accidents B．incidents C．occasions D．events
　　50．A．rescue B．save C．preserve D．shelter
PART IV GRAMMAR ＆VOCABULARY 【15 MIN】
　　There are thirty sentences in this section．Beneath each sentence there are four words, phrases or statements marked A，B, C and D．Choose one word, phrase or statement that best completes the sentence．Mark your answers on Answer Sheet Two．
　　51．Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?
　　A．Twenty miles seems like a long walk to him．
　　B．No one except his supporters agree with him．
　　C．Neither Julia nor I were going to the party．
　　D．Few students in my class are really lazy．
　　52．Which of the following determiners(限定词)can be placed before both singular count nouns and plural count nouns?
　　A．many a B．few C．such D．the next
　　53．Which of the following reflexive pronouns(反身代词)is used as an appositive(同位语)?
　　A，He promised himself rapid progress．
　　B．The manager herself will interview Mary．
　　C．I have nothing to say for myself．
　　D．They quarreled themselves red in the face．
　　54．My boss ordered that the legal documents ____ to him before lunch．
　　A．be sent B．were sent C．were to be sent D．must be sent
　　55．Which of the following sentences expresses WILLINGNESS?
　　A．By now she will be eating dinner．
　　B．I shall never do that again．
　　C．My brother will help you with the luggage．
　　D．You shall get a promotion．
　　56．Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?
　　A．How strange feelings they are!
　　B．How dare you speak to me like that!
　　C．What noise they are making!
　　D. What a mess we are in!
　　57．which of the italicized parts functions as a subject?
　　A．We never doubt that her brother is honest．
　　B．The problem is not who will go but who will stay．
　　C．You must give it back to whoever it belongs to。
　　D．It is clear that the crime was done deliberately．
　　58．which of the italicized parts functions as an object?
　　A．He doesn’t like the idea of my speaking at the meeting．
　　B．It is no use your pretending not to know the matter．
　　C．My parents strongly object to my going out alone at night．
　　D．Her falling into the river was the climax of the whole trip．
　　59．All the following sentences have an appositive EXCEPT
　　A．She bought herself a pair of new shoes．
　　B．Only one problem still remains-the food．
　　C．My friends all understand and support me．
　　D．She liked her current job，teaching English．
　　60．Which of the following best explains the meaning of“Shall we buy the tickets first”?
　　A．He said that we were going to buy the tickets first．
　　B．He requested that we buy the tickets first．
　　C．He suggested that we buy the tickets first．
　　D．He advised us to buy the tickets first．
　　61．Which of the following contains an adverbial clause of cause?
　　A．I got a job as soon as I left university．

　　B．As there was no answer, I wrote again．
　　C．You must do the exercises as I show you．
　　D．Wealthy as he is，Mark is not a happy man．
　　62．Which of the following prepositional phrases can function as an adverbial?
　　A．Are you sure of Simon's disappearance?
　　B．The man with a beard is talking to the manage.
　　C．Every precaution was taken against the failure of the plan．
　　D．Despite the rain，everyone enjoyed the trip．
　　63．A：Mother．you promised to take me out． B：Well_____
　　A. so I did! B. so did I. C. so I do! D. so do I
　　64．Which of the following prepositional phrases is an adverbial of concession?
　　A．They used the box for keeping treasures．
　　B．I stepped aside for her to get in first．
　　C．For all that he seems to dislike me，I still like him．
　　D．The parents bought a birthday cake for their son．
　　65．Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?
　　A．Poultry are very e