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2023专四真题打印版(含答题卡一内容)(总11页)

TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2023)
-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 readings, the passage, except the first sentence, will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of fifteen 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.
Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE. The first sentence of the passage is already provided.
Now, listen to the passage.

PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [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 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 CONVERSATIONS
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
Questions 1 to 5 are based on Conversation One.

1. A. Writer. B. Wells. C. Writer Wells. D. Susan Writer Wells.
2. A. She was a career woman B. She was then a feminist.
C. She didn’t like her maiden name. D. She took her husband’s surname.
3. A. She named herself after her profession. B. She named herself after her home town.
C. She named herself after a day of the week. D. She named herself after the sculptor.
4. A. It gives women greater equality. B. It is a good solution to an old problem.
C. The problem troubling feminists still remains. D. The surname problem has partly been solved.
5. A. History of surnames in America. B. Feminist movement in the 1960s.
C. Traditional surnames in Europe. D. Reasons for inventing surnames.

Conversation Two
Questions 6 to 10 are based on Conversation Two.

6. A. A reporter from a weekly program. B. An executive director from a company.
C. A guest on a weekly program. D. A magazine editor from San Diego.
7. A. To prepare a list of things that you have done. B. To let your boss know that you want a pay rise.
C. To let everybody know your achievement. D. To shamelessly promote yourself to your boss.
8. A. Because the boss has the data on your work B. Because you will be given more work to do.
C. Because it is unprofessional to do so. D. Because others may lose trust in you.
9. A. We could earn praise from our boss. B. We may forget the good things we’ve done.
C. Things change quickly in work situations. D. The boss will review our performance data.
10. A. Websites. B. Radio programs. C. Research reports. D. Government documents.

PART III LANGUAGE USAGE [10 MIN]
There are twenty sentences in this part. 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.

11. Moving from beginning to end by order of time, narration relies on a more natural pattern of organization than ________.
A. will other types of writing B. do other types of writing
C. On other types of writing D. other types of writing
12. ________ the attempted rescue mission, the hostages might still be alive.
A. If it not had been for B. If had it not been for
C. Had it not been for D. Had not it been for
13. Members of the Parliament were poised ________ ahead with a bill to approve construction of the oil pipeline.
A. to move B. moving C. to moving D. at moving
14. Writers often coupled narration with other techniques to develop ideas and support opinions that otherwise ________ abstract, unclear, or unconvincing.
A. may remain B. could remain C. must have remained D. might have remained
15. Protocol was ________ enabled him to make difficult decisions without ever looking back.
A. who B. what C. which D. that
16. The woman had persuaded him to do ________ he was hired never to do -- reveal the combination for the lock on the entrance.
A. one thing B. such one thing C. any one thing D. the one thing
17. The bad news was that he could be a very dangerous person ________ he choose to be.
A. should B. could C. might D. must
18. “If not us, who If not now, when” These two questions are used as a ________.
A. sign of anger B. call for action C. refusal to change D. denial of commitment
19. What is the function of the present progressive in “They are always calling me by the wrong name”
A. To express unfavorable feelings. B. To alleviate unnecessary hostility.
C. To indicate uncertainty. D. To dramatize a fact.
20. “Harry was compelled to resign and to come down to London, where he set up as an army coach.” The relative clause in the sentence serves to ________.
A. supply additional information about London B. describe the antecedent “London”
C. put restrictions on the identity of Harry D. narrate a sequential action taken by Harry
21. A group ________ casinos has urged officials not to grant a license to a facility in the city.
A. opposed to B. objected to C. posed against D. protested against
22. After the war, he worked on an island in the Pacific, helping the natives and medical ________ understand each other’s behavior and cultures.
A. faculty B. persons C. members D. personnel
23. The subject of manners is complex. If it were not, there would not be so many ________ feelings and so much misunderstanding in international communication.
A. injurious B. injured C. injuring D. injury
24. To illustrate the limits of First Amendment free speech, many have noted that the Constitution does not give you the right to falsely ________ “Fire!” in a crowded theater.
A. yelp B. yank C. yell D. yield
25. The company announced that it has achieved its mission to create a local food economy that is ________ to any environment.
A. Adoptable B. amendable C. alterable D. adaptable
26. Although Patterson acknowledges the disappointing season he had with the Vikings, he has no second ________ about how he went about his business.
A. thoughts B. opinions C. concerns D. reasons
27. Electronic cigarettes should be subject ________ the same taxes and limitations on public use as traditional tobacco products.
A. about B. at C. to D. on
28. FC Barcelona, ________ the most iconic club in world soccer, beat Manchester United 2-0 to claim the UEFA Champions League title.
A. controversially B. arguably C. debatable D. finally
29. The store sells liquid vitamins ________ designed for children under 3.
A. explicitly B. specially C. speculatively D. specifically
30. The three law ________ officers on the plane came to the rescue of a fellow passenger who was allegedly trying to kill herself.
A. enforcement B. reinforcement C. imposition D. coercion

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 blanks. The words can be used ONCE ONLY. Mark the letter for each word on ANSWER SHEET TWO.

A. daydream
B. disagreement
C. factually
D. if
E. inevitable
F. inseparable
G. lays
H. making
I. perspective
J. resides
K. that
L. thinking
M. thoughtful
N. ultimately
O. wake

To some thinkers, it is machines and their development that drive economic and cultural change. This idea is referred to as technological determinism. Certainly there can be no doubt that machines contributed to the Protestant Reformation and the decline of the Catholic Church’s power in Europe or ________ (31) television has changed the way family members interact. Those who believe in technological determinism would argue that these changes in the cultural landscape were the ________ (32) result of new technology.
But others see technology as more neutral and claim that the way people use technology is what gives it significance. This ________ (33) accepts technology as one of many factors that shaped economic and cultural change; technology’s influence is ________(34) determined by how much power it is given by the people and cultures that use it.
This ________ (35) about the power of technology is at the heart of the controversy surrounding the new communication technologies. Are we more or less powerless in the ________ (36) of advances such as the Internet, the World Wide Web, and instant global audio and visual communication
If we are at the mercy of technology, the culture that surrounds us will not be our ________ (37), and the best we can hope to do is make our way reasonably well in a world outside our own control. But if these technologies are indeed neutral and their power ________ (38) in how we choose to use them, we can utilize them responsibly and ________ (39) to construct and maintain whatever kind of culture we want. As film director and technophile Steve Spielberg explained, “Technology can be our best friend, and technology can also be the biggest party pooper of our lives. It interrupts our own story, interrupts our ability to have thought or ________ (40), to imagine something wonderful.”

PART V READING COMPREHENSION [35 MIN]
SECTION A MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
In this section there are several passages followed by ten multiple-choice questions. For each 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) Life can be tough for immigrants in America. As a Romanian bank clerk in Atlanta puts it, to find a good job “you have to be like a wolf in the forest – able to smell out the best meat.” And if you can’t find work, don’t expect the taxpayer to bail you out Unlike in some European countries, it is extremely hard for an able-bodied immigrant to live off the state. A law passed in 1996 explicitly bars most immigrants, even those with legal status, from receiving almost any federal benefits.
(2) That is one reason why America absorbs immigrants better than any other rich countries, according to a new study by the University of California. The researchers sought to measure the effect of immigration on the native-born in 20 rich countries, taking into account differences in skills between immigrants and natives, imperfect labor markets and the size of the welfare state in each country.
(3) Their results offer ammunition for fans of more open borders. In 19 out of 20 countries, the authors calculated that shutting the doors entirely to foreign workers would make the native-born worse off. Never mind what it would do to the immigrants themselves, who benefit far more than anyone else from being allowed to cross borders to find work.
(4) The study also suggests that most countries could handle more immigration than they currently allow. In America, a one-percentage point increase in the proportion of immigrants in the population made the native-born % better off. The opposite was true in some countries with generous or ill-designed welfare states, however. A one-point rise in immigration made the native-born slightly worse off in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland. In Belgium, immigrants who lose jobs can receive almost two-thirds of their most recent wage in state benefits, which must make the hunt for a new job less urgent.
(5) None of these effects was large, but the study undermines the claim that immigrants steal jobs from native or drag down their wages. Many immigrants take jobs that Americans do not want, the study finds. This “smooths” the labor market and ultimately creates more jobs for locals. Native-owned grocery stores do better business because there are immigrants to pick the fruit they sell. Indian computer scientists help American software firms expand. A previous study found that because immigrants typically earn less than locals with similar skills, they boost corporate profits, prompting companies to grow and hire more locals.

41. Increase in immigration in Austria fails to improve locals’ life mainly because of ________.
A. low wages for locals B. imperfect labor markets
C. the design of the welfare system D. inadequate skills of immigrants
42. Who will favor the study results by researchers from the University of California?
A. People who have legal status. B. People who run business.
C. People who receive state benefits. D People who are willing to earn less.
43. It can be inferred from the passage that the author’s attitude is ________ towards immigration.
A. cautiously favorable B. slightly negative C. strongly negative D. quite ambiguous

PASSAGE TWO
(1) There was something in the elderly woman’s behavior that caught my eye. Although slow and unsure of step, the woman moved with deliberation, and there was no hesitation in her gestures. She was as good as anyone else, her movements suggested. And she had a job to do.
(2) It was a few years ago, and I had taken a part-time holiday-season job in a video store at the local shopping mall. From inside the store, I’d begun to see the people rushing by outside in the mall’s concourse as a river of humanity.
(3) The elderly woman had walked into the store along with a younger woman who I guessed was her daughter. The daughter was displaying a serious case of impatience, rolling her eyes, huffing and sighing, checking her watch every few seconds. If she had possessed a leash, her mother would have been fastened to it as a means of tugging her along to keep step with the rush of other shoppers.
(4) The older woman detached from the younger one and began to tick through the DVDs on the nearest shelf. After the slightest hesitation, I walked over and asked if I could help her find something. The woman smiled up at me and showed me a title scrawled on a crumpled piece of paper. The title was unusual and a bit obscure. Clearly a person lookin