2023年英语专业四级全真题.doc

英语专业四级全真题（附听力mp3）
TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS（）
-GRADE FOUR-
TIME LIMIT； 140 MIN
PART I WRITING [45 MIN]
SECTION A COMPOSITION [35MIN]

Nowadays people are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of health. And they have different ways to stay healthy. For example, some exercise every day; others try to keep a balanced diet. What do you think is the best way to stay healthy?
Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a composition of about 150 words on the following topic:
The Best Way to Stay Healthy
You are to write in three parts.
In the first part, state what you think is the best way.
In the second part, support your view with one or two reasons.
In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.

SECTION B NOTE-WRITING [10 MIN]

Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation:
You have heard that your friend, Jack, wishes to sell his walkman. Write him a note expressing your interest in it, asking him about its condition and offering a price for it.
Marks will be awarded for content, organizations, grammar and appropriacy.

PART II 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 read 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 read 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 TWO. [20 MIN]

PART III LISTENING COMPREHENSION
In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.
SECTION A STATEMENT
In this section you will hear eight statements. At the end of each statement you will be given 10 second to answer the question.
1. The speaker is most probably a(n)
A. architect.
B. construction worker.
C. tourist guide.
D. housing agent.
2. What does the statement mean?
A. Travel is much faster and convenient now than before.
B. People are now traveling much more than in old days.
C. Traveling to far-away places has become very common.
D. It used to take two more weeks to travel by coach than now.
3. The speaker feels sorry because
A. he can’t attend tomorrow’s dinner.
B. his wife can’t attend tomorrow’s dinner.
C. the couple can’t attend tomorrow’s dinner.
D. the couple would be unable to cook the dinner.
4. Where is the speaker?
A.      in the zoo.
B. in the classroom.
C. in the library.
D. At a meeting.
5. What does the statement mean?
A. One’s success is largely dependent on intelligence.
B. Low motivation may lead to poor performance.
C. Motivated people are more likely to succeed.
D. Both motivation and intelligence are important.
6. What does the speaker suggest?
A. We should read word by word to get his meaning.
B. We should read line by line to get his meaning.
C. We should try to find the hidden meaning.
D. We should try to find the lines and read them aloud.
7. How much does the overcoat cost at the regular price?
A. 120.
B. 15.
C. 60.
D. 45.
8. What does the speaker mean?
A. The sports meet has been cancelled.
B. The sports meet has been held despite the rain.
C. The time has been set for the sports meet.
D. When the sports meet will be held is yet to be known.

SECTION B CONVERSATION
In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.
9. What are the speakers probably going to do?
A. To persuade Mary to spend more time on her lessons.
B. To help Mary to prepare for the upcoming concert.
C. To talk with Mary about going to the concert.
D. To ask Mary to stop worrying about the exam.
10. What can we learn about the man?
A. He firmly believes in UFOs.
B. He is doubtful about UFOs.
C. He is sure many people have seen UFOs.
D. He thinks many people have lied about UFOs.
11. Which of the following has the man never been interested in?
A. Electronic music.
B. Civil engineering.
C. Electronics.
D. Electronic engineering.
12. What does the man mean?
A. The milk is safe to drink.
B. The milk is not safe to drink.
C. She shouldn’t have bought the milk.
D. He wouldn’t have milk for breakfast.
13. How many people were caught in the fire?
A. 6.
B. 5.
C. 4.
D 7.
14. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The woman will attend her course at 7:45.
B. The woman will be late for the blood test.
C. The woman will have her blood tested before the first class.
D. The woman decides to miss the first class for her blood test.
15. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Salesman and customer.
B. Expert on jewelry and his wife.
C. Estate agent and client.
D. Husband and wife.
16. How does the man probably feel?
A. Nervous.
B. Uninterested.
C. Confident.
D. Upset.
17. What do we know about Bill?
A. He is thoughtful
B. He is forgetful.
C. He is careless.
D. He is helpful.

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Questions 18 and 19 are based on the following news. At the end of the news items, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to he news.
18. Which of the following is NOT a condition for the reduction of debts?
A. Poverty elimination.
B. Good government.
C. Fight against corruption.
D. Poor living standard.
19. By canceling the debts owed to her, Britain intends to a similar scheme proposed by the International Monetary Fund.
A. reject.
B. restart
C. follow
D. review
Questions 20 and 21 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the news.
20. What happened during the accident?
A. A train hit another train.
B. A train killed 23 people.
C. A train went off its tracks.
D. A train was trapped inside the station.
21. Which of the following statements best describes the condition of the passengers?
A. No one was fatally injured.
B. There were many heavy casualties.
C. No one was hurt during the accident.
D. Someone was killed during the accident.
Questions 22 and 23 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the news.
22. The civil servants held a strike to protest
A. spending cuts.
B. reform measures.
C. pay cuts.
D. low pay.
23. The civil servants’ strike was staged the general strike.
A. a few days after
B. a few days before
C. a few weeks after
D. a few weeks before
Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the news.
24. Which is the main idea of the news?
A. Industrial relations in Germany.
B. The German energy industry.
C. Coalition in the government.
D. Closure of nuclear reactors.
25. The decision to shut down unclear reactors resulted from the demand from
A. the Government.
B. the energy industry.
C. a party in the coalition.
D. a declining need for unclear energy.

PART IV 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 your answer sheet.

People thinking about the origin of language for the first time usually arrive at the conclusion that it developed gradually as a system of grunts, hisses and cries and (26) a very simple
(26) A. must be
B. must have been
C. ought to be
D. should be
Affair in the beginning. (27) , when we observe the language
(27) A. However
B. Therefore
C. Probably
D. Undoubtedly
behaviour of (28) we regard as primitive cultures, we find it (28) A. whose
B. that
C. which
D. what
(29) complicated. It was believed that an (29) A. conspicuously
B. usually
C. surprisingly
D. sufficiently
Eskimo must have at the tip of his tongue a vocabulary
of more than 10,000 words (30) to get along reasonably (30) A. so as
B. so that
C. as such
D. as well as
well, much larger than the active vocabulary of an
average businessman who speaks English. (31) , these (31) A. However
B. Moreover
C. Though
D. Therefore
Eskimo words are far more highly inflected(词尾变化旳)than
(32) of any of the well-known European languages, for (32) A. the others
B. all others
C. these
D. those
a (33) noun can be spoken or written in (33) A. single
B. singular
C. plural
D. compound
(34) hundred different forms, each (34) A. some
B. several
C. various
D. varied
(35) a precise meaning different form that of any (35) A. getting
B. causing
C. having
D. owning
other. The forms of the verbs are even more
(36) . The Eskimo language is, therefore, one of the most (36) A. endless
B. multiple
C. uncountable
D. numerous
difficult in the world to learn, (37) the result that almost no traders (37) A. with
B. for
C. owing to
D. as
Or explorers have (38) tried to learn it. Consequently, there (38) A. still
B. indeed
C. just
D. even
has grown up, in communication between Eskimos and whites,
a jargon (39) to the pidgin English used in Old China, with a (39) A. alike
B. similar
C. related
D. relevant
Vocabulary of from 300 to 600 uninflected words. Most of them are derived from Eskimo but some are derived from English, Danish, Spanish Hawaiian and other languages. It is this jargon that is usually (40) by travelers as “the Eskimo language”. (40) A. referred to
B. talked about
C. spoken
D. told

PART V GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY [15 MIN]
There are twenty-five 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 your answer sheet.
41. She did her work her manager had instructed.
A. as B. until C. when D. though
42. of the twins was arrested, because I saw both at a party last night.
A. None B. Both C. Neither D. All
43. For some time now, world leaders out the necessity for agreement of arms reduction.
A. had been pointing B. have been pointing
C. were pointing D. pointed
44. Have you ever been in a situation you know the other person is right yet you cannot agree with him?
A. by which B. that C. in where D. where
45. We’ve just installed two air-conditioners in our apartment, should make great differences in our life next summer.
A. which B. what C. that D. they
46. AIDS is said the number-one killer of both men and women over the past few years in that region.
A. being B. to be C. to have been d. having been
47. She managed to save she could out of her wages to help her brother.
A. how little money B. so little money
C. such little money D. what little money
48. Fool Jane is, she could not have done such a thing.
A. who B. as C. that D. like
49. The experiment requires more money than .
A. have been put in B. being put in
C. has been put in D. to the put in
50. for the fact that she broke her leg, she might have passed the exam.
A. Had it not been B. Hadn’t it been
C. Was it not D. Were it not
51.”What courses are you going to do next semester?”
“I don’t know. But it’s about time on something.”
A. I’d decide B. I decided C. I decide D. I’m deciding
52. The police have offered a large for information leading to the robber’s arrest.
A. award B. compensation C. prize D. reward
53. I arrived at the airport so late that I missed the plane.
A. only B. quite C. narrowly D. seldom
54. The popularity of the film shows that the reviewers’ fears were completely .
A. unjustified B. unjust C. misguided D. unaccepted
55. The head of the Museum was and let us actually examine the ancient manuscripts.
A. promising B. agreeing C. pleasing D. obliging
56. The multinational corporation was making a take-over for a property company.
A. application B. bid C. proposal D. suggestion
57. The party’s reduced vote was of lack of support for its policies.
A. indicative B. positive C. revealing D. evident
58. There has been a lack of communication between the union and the management.
A. regretful B. regrettable C. regretting D. regretted
59. The teacher expects his students to pass the university entrance examination.
A. confidentially B. proudly C. assuredly D. confidently
60. The family in Chinese cities now spends more money on housing than before.
A. normal B. average C. usual D. general
61. The new colleague to have worked in several big corporations before he joined our company.
A. confesses B. declares C. claims D. confirms
62. During the reading lesson, the teacher asked students to read a few from the novel.
A. pieces B. essays C. fragments D. extracts
63. During the summer holiday season it is difficult to find a (n) room in the hotels here.
A. empty B. vacant C. free D. deserted
64. The old couple will never the loss of their son.
A. get over B. get away C. get off D. get across
65. Scientific research results can now be quickly to factory production.
A. used B. applied C. tried D. practiced
PART VI READING COMPREHENSION [30 MIN]
SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN]
In this section there are four passages followed be 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 you answers on your answer sheet.
TEXT A
Many of the home electric goods which are advertised a liberating the modern woman tend to have the opposite effect, because they simply change the nature of work instead of eliminating it. Machines have a certain novelty value, like toys for adults. It is certainly less tiring to put clothes in a washing machine, but the time saved does not really amount to much: the machine has to be watched, the clothes have to be carefully sorted out first, stains removed by hand, buttons pushed and water changed, clothes taken out, aired and ironed. It would be more liberating to pack it all off to a laundry and not necessarily more expensive, since no capital investment