英语专四真题
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2023年2月27日发(作者：假摔)2014年英语专四真题与答案
D
siders
thetravelexpensereasonable.
unableto
traveltoMongoliain1971.
ndofthe
passage,,listentothe
passage.
stheheightoftowersatSkyGreensverticalfarm?
A.9meters.B.20meters.C.100meters.D.40meters.
fthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
musesless
mcauseslesspollutioninits
msellsatthesamepriceasimportedproduce
ingtothepassage,oneparticularadvantageoftheSkyGreenis
_______.
esstothecity
SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST
Inthissection,tothemcarefullyand
thenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.
ndofthenews
item,tothenews.
ingtothepassage,Turkishpolicewereunsureabout_______.
an’s
failedtoreturnhome
ypeoplehadbeendetainedbyTurkishpolice?
A.9.B.19.C.22.D.33.
ndofthenews
item,,listentothenews.
thesituationnowinKidalaccordingtothenews?
forceshave
enteredthetown.
stmilitantsareattacking
theairport.
theFrenchlaunchthemilitaryoperation?
ectthetown.
tagainstIslamistmilitants.
ndofthenews
item,,listentothenews.
fthefollowingisTRUEabouttheimmigrationreform?
ahadcarriedoutthe
reform.
ormfailedto
improvethecurrentsystem.
ingtoObama’s2011blueprint,howlongwouldittakeforillegal
immigrantstogaincitizenship?
years.
ndofthenews
item,,listentothenews.
LorraineMelvill’sbusiness?
ingforsurgeryandsafaris.
zingtripstoUKand
American.
fthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothenews
item?
entswere
unabletopayherthemoney.
llhadas
manyEuropeanclientsasbefore.
ndofthenewsitem,you
,listentothenews.
themainideaofthenewsitem?
’spresenceinNorthAfrica.
tionforforeignoilworkers.
ndofthenewsitem,you
,listentothenews.
themainmessageofthenewsitem?
oplein
Nigerialiveinpoverty.
fromtheMiddleEast
arethemostwealthy.
PARTIIICLOZE[15MIN]Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwould
ebest
choiceforeachblankonANSWERSHEETTWO.
TheVictorianshadbecomeaddictedtospeedandtheywantedtogoever
smoneyandefficiencybecame
(31)____ghdivisionsoflabourhadbeen(32)____byAdam
SmithandillustratedbyapinfactoryinTheWealthofNationsin1776,(33)____
ecializationoflabourwasin(34)____
contrasttotheruralmeansofproduction,in(35)____thefamilywasthemeansof
production,consumptionandsocialization.(36)____greaterspeedcameagreater
ade
this(37)____andchangedworkinglifeforever(38)____werethedayswhenwork
was(39)____bynaturalforces:steamengineswereservant(40)____neither
ieshadforemenandlifebecamecorrespondingly
more(41)____.Theclocking-onmachinewas(42)____in1885andtimeand
motionstudiestoincreaseefficiencywouldbeintroducedonly
(43)____twentyyearslater.(44)____ltural
iesprovided(45)____
andpredictableincome,butlonghours.
Workinglifewasbecomingincreasinglyregulated,andtheworking(46)____
(47)____-
whennoworkwasdone-was(48)____,workstoppedaroundmiddayon
Saturdayanddidnotresume(49)____visionbetween
“work”and“leisure”emerged,andthisnewblockofweekendleisuretime
coincidedwiththedevelopmentofspectatorsportslikecricketandfootball,and
the(50)____ofmusichallentertainmentforthenewworkingclasses.
sly
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ed
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PARTIVGRAMMAR&VOCABULARY[15MIN]
heachsentencethereare
fourwords,phrasesorstatementsmarkedA,B,oneword,
uranswerson
ANSWERSHEETTWO.
sentialthathe________allthefactsfirst.
e
fthefollowingsentencesexpressesafutureaction?
eetingthe
visitorsaftertheperformance.
chisnowcrossingtheGardenBridge.D.I’mhopingthatyou’ll
giveussomeadvice.
fthefollowingitalicizedpartsisusedasanobjectcomplement?
lookeddisappointed.
edtohavenomoneyleft.
fthefollowingsentencesisINCORRECT?
garaFallsisinNorth
America.
sakindofinfectious
disease.
fthefollowingsentencesindicatesPOSSIBILITY?
notsmokeinsidethe
building.
notplaythepiano.
sinthefamilyareoldenoughfor________.
ools
fthefollowingitalicizedpartsindicatesapredicate-object
relationship?
eadingMary’buymen’sshoesin
thisshop.
’my’sdefeatbroughtthewarto
anend.
pardon________you.
isturb
fthefollowingtagquestionsisINCORRECT?
hisparcelforme,willyou?wantstogothere,doeshe?
pleknowhim,don’tthey?hingisready,isn’tit?
fthefollowingreflexivepronouns（反身代词）isusedasan
object?
snotquitehimselftoday.
tpullyourselftogether.
earchteamcanhandle________needstobehandled.
er
fthefollowingitalicizedpartsmodifiesanadverb?
ghtnow.
edabout6miles.
esentence“Theyhadmadeamessofthehouse”isturnedinto
passivevoice,whichofthefollowingisCORRECT?
adbeenmadebythem.
sehadbeenmadeamess.
________Michaelis,hecouldnothavedonesuchathing.
esentence“ShallIdriveyoutotheairportfirst?”isturnedinto
indirectspeech,whichofthefollowingismostappropriate?
redtodrivemetothe
airportfirst.
estedthatIdrivetothe
airportfirst.
erviewerswereimpressedbythehighoftheapplicantsforthejob.
Theunderlinedpartmeans________.
eerhas________anumberofactivities—composing,playingand
acting.
ed
rationcould________herlifebytwoorthreeyears.
ue
69.
70.
71.
efofsurgerybecamecommitteechairmanbyvirtueof________.
73.
ed
ooldidnot________forChristmasuntilmid-December.
n
gsinthestadium________inthewind.
d
76.
eof
lecountrywasin________overtheresultoftheelections.
der
edbyallthefollowingEXCEPT________.
able
loyersprepared,withalldue________foraconferencewiththe
TradeUnions.
eration
80.
ed
PARTVREADINGCOMPREHENSION[25MIN]
Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinished
statements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,the
uranswersonANSWERSHEET
TWO
TEXTA
e
resonsofthelocalclergy,ofthe
officersattheDepot,andofsuchmanufacturersormenofbusinessastheold
tlyabellrang,
consistedofalarge,longroomatoppositeendsofwhichtwoundermasters
conductedthesecondandthirdforms,andofasmallerone,leadingoutofit,used
,chthepreparatorytothesenior
schoolthesethreeclasseswereknownofficially,onspeechdaysandinreports,as
upper,middle,ter,a
red-facedmanwithapleasantvoice,wascalledRice;hehadajollymannerwith
boys,wassurprisedwhenitwasquarterto
elevenandtheywereletoutfortenminutes'rest.
boysweretold
togointothemiddle,whiletheothersstationedthemselvesalongoppositewalls.
boysranfromwalltowallwhilethe
newboystriedtocatchthem:whenonewasseizedandthemysticwordssaid-one,
two,three,andapigforme-hebecameaprisonerand,turningsides,helpedto
sawaboyrunningpastandtriedtocatch
him,buthislimpgavehimnochance;andtherunners,takingtheiropportunity,
eofthemhadthebrilliantidea
ofimitatingPhilip’oyssawitandbegantolaugh;thenthey
allcopiedthefirst;andtheyranroundPhilip,limpinggrotesquely,screaming
sttheirheadswiththedelightoftheirnewamusement,
hemtrippedPhilipupandhefell,
heavilyashealwaysfell,ughedallthelouderwhenhegot
shedhimfrombehind,andhewouldhavefallenagainifanotherhad
ewasforgottenintheentertainmentofPhilip’s
dnotmakeoutwhytheywere
rtbeatsothathecouldhardlybreathe,andhewasmore
dstillstupidlywhiletheboys
ranroundhim,mimickingandlaughing;theyshoutedtohimtotryandcatch
them;
usingallhisstrengthtopreventhimselffromcrying.
ebeginningofthepassagewelearnthat________.
oolonlyacceptedday-boys
’sclasswaspartofthesenior
school
sPhilip’sreactiontohisclass?
dhisclasssurprising.
edtochangeclass.
amePhiliplosthisgroundbecause________.
ewasn’ygroundwasn’tbig
enoughforthegame
dnotrunasquicklyas
otherboys
dtheboysdoafterPhiliplosthisground?
oppedtomakefunofhim.
oppedandwentinside.
Philipfeelintheend?
eally
Forparentswhosendtheirkidsofftocollegesaying,“Thesewillbethebest
yearsofyourlife,”itwouldbeveryappropriatetoadd,“Ifyoucanhandlethe
stressofcollegelife.”
Freshmenareshowingupalreadystressedout,accordingtothelatest
researchstudythatreportedstudents’emotionalhealthlevelsattheirlowestsince
nschool,morestudentsareworkingpart-time
uation,only29percentofseniorshavejobslined
up.
Pressuretoexceloftencreatesstress,andmanystudentsarenotlearninghow
howfivefactsthatIbelieveeverycollege
studentshouldknowaboutstress.
First,causeswhatbrain
researcherscall“corticalinhibition.”Insimpleterms,stressinhibitsapartofthe
brainresponsiblefordecision-makingandreactiontimeandcanadverselyaffect
othermentalabilitiesaswell.
Second,thehumanbodydoesn’tdiscriminatebetweenabigstressfulevent
essfulexperiencewillcreateabout1,400biochemical
mountofstressisleftunchecked,manythingscan
occurwithinthebody,includingprematureaging,impairedcognitivefunction
andenergydrain.
Third,uregularlyexperience
negativefeelingsandhighamountsofstress,yourbrainrecognizesthisasyour
enbecomesthenewnorm,orbaselineforyouremotional
state.
Fourth,essstudiesdemonstratethatpeople
can
techniqueshelpyourecognizehowyouarefeelingandshifttoamorepositive
emotional,mentalandphysicalstate.
Onetechniqueinvolvesslowingyourthoughtsandfocusingonyourheartbeat,
breathingslowlyanddeeply,andfocusingonthepositivefeelingthatyoureceive.
Finally,a
Frederickson,aleadinginternationalauthorityontheimportanceofpositive
emotions,sayshumansaregeneticallyprogrammedtoseekpositiveemotions
'ssuggestedtochooseamajororcareerpathyouloveand
ise,youcouldendupfightingagainstyourownbiology.
horcitesthelatestresearchstudyinordertoshowthat________.
第5/9页
udentshavepart-timejob
tsonlyfeelstressed
whileinschool
ingtothepassage,stressmightcauseallthefollowingnegative
effectsEXCEPT________.
al
uthor’sopinion,stresscanbecontrolledby________.
fyingyourpresentemotionalstatefirst
ngonyouremotionalstate
ingtothecontext,whatdoes“yourownbiology”meaninthelast
paragraph?
preference.
fthefollowingisthebestasthetitleofthepassage?
and
ControlMethods.
TEXTC
Foranyonewhodoubtsthatthetextingrevolutionisuponus,considerthis:
Theaverage13-to17-year-oldsendsandreceives3,339textsamonth—morethan
100perday,accordingtotheNielsenCo.,are
fromages45to54sentandreceived323textsamonthinthe
secondquarterof2010,up75%fromayearago,Nielsensays.
Behindthetextingexplosionisafundamentalshiftinhowweviewourmobile
eyarephonesisincreasinglybesidethepoint.
Partofwhat'sdrivingthetextingsurgeamongadultsisthepopularityof
ikeTwitter,withpostingsofnomorethan140characters,are
creatingandreinforcingthehabitofcommunicatinginmicro-bursts.
Economicshasmuchtodowithtexting’ssagescost
carrierslessthantraditionalmobilevoicetransmissions,andsotheycostusers
NextelhasreconceiveditsVirginMobilebrandtocatertoheavy
$25permonth,usersgetunlimitedtexting,
email,socialnetworkingand300talkminutes;foranother$15,theygetan
eofthebrand'snewwirelessplan:“Beyond
Talk.”
Texting’sriseoverconversationischangingthewayweinteract,social
owinclinedtotexttorelaydifficult
thanmakeplansinadvance,weengageinwhatresearchhavenamed
“micro-coordination”—”I’lltxtuin10minswhenIknowwh/restrnt.”
Textingsavesustime,butitstealsfromquietreflection.“Whenpeoplehavea
mobiledeviceandhaveevenalittleextratime,theywillcommunicatewith
someoneintheirlife,”saysLeeRainie,directorofthePewInternetandAmerican
makersandotherprofessionalsstillspendmuchofthedayonthephone.
Researcherssaypeoplearemorelikelytousetext-basedcommunicationsatthe
necomesintoplaywhentherearemultiple
optionstoconsiderorimportantdecisionstobemade.
eginningofthepassage,theauthorusesfiguresforthepurposeof
________.
tion
ingtothecontext,whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningto
“besidethepoint”?
able.
fthefollowingisNOTmentionedasacausefortexting’s
popularity?
seinthenumberof
adulttexters.
socialmedia.
ingtothepassage,textingcanhelppeopleto________.
icate
wkwardsituations
thepassagemainlyabout?
g’textinginbusiness.
tionofmobiledevices.
TEXTD
Thehealthyadolescentboyorgirllikestodotherealthingsinlife,todothe
dratherbeaplumber’smateanddoarealjobthat
requiresdoingthanlearnabouthydrostaticssittingatadesk,without
ouldratherlook
llyweshouldlearnaboutthings
beforedoingthemandthatispresumablywhythepunditsenforcethisinour
snotthenaturalway-nor,Iventuretothink,thebest
lescentwantstodothingsfirstforonlythendoesheappreciatethe
problemsinvolvedandwanttolearnmoreaboutthem.
Theydothesethingsbetterinprimitivelife,forthereatpubertytheboyjoins
hisfatherinmakingcanoes,patchinghuts,
t
surprisingthatanthropologists(人类学家)findthattheadolescentsofprimitive
communitiesdonotsufferfromthesameneurotic(神经质的)“difficulties”as
not,assomeassume,becausetheyarepermitted
moresexualfreedom,butbecausetheyaregivenmorenaturaloutletsforthei-r
nativeinterestsandpowersandareallowedtogrowupfreelyintoafulllif-eof
responsibilityinthecommunity.
Inthe19thcenturythiswasrecognizedintheapprenticeshipsystem,which
allowedtheboytogooutwiththemastercarpenter,orploughman,toengagein
theactualworkofcarpentryorroof-mending,
agriculturalcollegesatthepresenttimeyoungmenhavetodoaye-ar’sworkona
atadvantageofthis
systemisthatitletstheapprenticeseethepracticalproblemsbeforehesetsto
worklearninghowtosolvethem,andhecanthereforetakeamoreintelligent
interestinhistheoreticalwork.
Sincemoreknowledgeofmorethingsisnowrequiredinordertocopewith
theadultworld,theperiodofgrowing-uptoindependencetakesmuchlonger
thanitdidinamoreprimitivecommunity,andtheresponsibilityforsuch
education,whichformerlywasinthehandsoftheparents,isnownecessarily
tshouldnotmakeuslosesightofthe
basicprinciple,namelytheneedandthedesireoftheadolescenttoengage
responsiblyintherealpursuitsoflifeandthentolearnhow—tolearnthrough
responsibility,nottolearnbeforeresponsibility.
ingtotheauthor,whatisthenaturalwayofeducation?
hingsasanapprentice.
ngpracticalknowledgefirst.
nadvantageofthenaturalwayofeducation,whetherinprimitive
ormoderntimes,isthatlearners________.
kwith
theirmastersthroughouttheirlearning
en
opportunitiestodeveloptheirinterestfirst
ingtothecontext,“this”inthethirdparagraphrefersto________.
ficultiesmodern
adolescentsexperience
dofskillsboys
learnedfromtheirfather
ingtotheauthor,learningshouldnowbedoneinschoolforallthe
followingreasonsEXCEPTthat________.
rentsshouldbeinvolvedin
meis
fthefollowingbestsumsupthe
author’smainpoint?
tsshouldbe
givenmirefreedominlearning.
ngtosolve
problemislearningthroughresponsibility.
PARTVIWRITING[45MIN]
SECTIONACOMPOSITION[35MIN]
AnundergraduateofEnglishatauniversity,inarecentlettertothe
university’spresident,complainedaboutthemandatorymathsclasseshehadto
thatbecausealanguagemajorhaslittleuseformaths,hewould
you
thinkofthisopinion?
WriteonANSWERSHEETTHREEacompositionofabout200wordsonthe
followingtopic:ShouldEnglishMajorsStudyMaths?
Youaretowriteinthreeparts.
Inthefirstpart,statespecificallywhatyouropinionis.
Inthesecondpart,provideoneortworeasonstosupportyouropinion.
Inthelastpart,bringwhatyouhavewrittentoanaturalconclusionormake
asummary.
Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,languageand
etofollowtheinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.
SECTIONBNOTE-WRITING[10MIN]
WriteonANSWERSHEETTHREEanoteofabout50-60wordsbasedon
thefollowingsituation:
Asyouaretakinganexam,youdonothavetimetomeetaformerschoolmate
notetoyourfriendMark/Lily,politely
askinghim/hertomeetyourschoolmateforyouanddescribingbrieflywhatyour
schoolmatelookslike.
Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,languageand
appropriateness.
—THEEND—
TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2014)-GRADEFOUR-2014年
英语专业四级参考答案
PARTIDICTATION
Limitingthegrowthoftechnologythroughouthistorymanhaschangedhis
etoolsoftechnologyman
ransformedwoodlands
intofarmland:Hehasmodifiedthefaceoftheearthbycuttingthrough
rthesechangesinthephysical
,pollutionoftheplanet.
Eachday,thousandsoftonsofgasescomeoutofthevehicles:smokefrom
factoriespollutestheairofindustrializedareasandthesurroundingcountryside.
lutionofwateris
ea,pollutionfromoiliskillingalotofseaplantandfish.
Itisnownecessaryformantolimitthegrowthoftechnologyinordertosurvive
ontheearth.
PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION
SECTIONA
;
SECTIONB
;
PARTIIICLOZE
PARTIVGRAMMAR&VOCABULARY