2015專(zhuān)四真題及答案解析(高清詳細(xì)版)

1、PART I DICTATIONMale and Female Roles in MarriageIn the traditional marriage, the man worked to earn money for the family. / The woman stayed at home to care for the children and her husband. / In recent years, many couples continue to have a traditional relationship of this kind. / Some people are

2、happy with it. But others think differently. /There are two major differences in male and female roles now. / One is that both men and women have many more choices. / They may choose to marry or stay single./ They may choose to work or to stay at home. / A second difference is that, within marriage

3、many decisions are shared. / If a couple has children, the man may take care of them /some of the time, all of the time or not at all. / The woman may want to stay at home / or she may want to go to work. / Men and women now decide these thingstogether in a marriage.聽(tīng)寫(xiě)指導(dǎo)：由題目可以判定， 文章圍繞男性和女性在婚姻中的角色展開(kāi)，

4、 第一段介紹了傳統(tǒng)婚姻中兩性的角色， 而第二段對(duì)當(dāng)今社會(huì)中兩性在婚姻中的角色進(jìn)行了具體的論述。因此，第一段用到了過(guò)去時(shí)，而第二段則完全使用現(xiàn)在時(shí)。需要考生根據(jù)語(yǔ)義判定時(shí)態(tài)。PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A CONVERSATIONSConversation one1. Why is the trip to Mars a one-way trip? 答案： BA. The return trip is too expensive.B. There is no technology to get people back.C. People don t

5、 want to return.D. The return trip is too risky.2. According to the man, what is more important for those recruits? 答案： D A. Intelligence.B. Health. C. Skills.D. Calmness.3. What is the last part of the conversation about?答案： AA. The kind of people suitable for the trip.B. Interests and hobbies of t

6、he speakers.C. Recruitment of people for the trip.D. Preparation for the trip to Mars.Conversation Two4. What is showrooming? 答案： DA. Going to the high street.B. Visiting everyday shops.C. Buying things like electrical goods.D. Visiting shops and buying online.5. According to the conversation, the m

7、an had bought all the following things online EXCEPT 答案： A .A. shoesB. CDsC. cameraD. Food6. According to the conversation, the percentage of people who showroomed while Christmas shopping was 答案： D . .A. 3% B. 33% C. 42% D. 24%7. One reason for people to showroom is that they 答案： C . .A. want to kn

8、ow more about pricingB. can return the product laterC. want to see the real thing firstD. can bargain for a lower shop priceConversation Three8. What is the conversation mainly about? BA. How to avoid clashes of exams.B. How to schedule exams.C. How to use the faculty lounge.D. How to choose the cou

9、rses.9. What does the student have to do first in order to take the exams?答案： A A. To choose a date on the draft schedule.B. To find the information on the bulletin board. C. To draw up the final schedule.D. To arrange an invigilator.10. According to the conversation, the Dean will 答案： D . A. sign t

10、he sheet in the faculty loungeB. take care of the bulletin board C. consult the studentsD. finalize the exam scheduleSECTION B PASSAGESPassage One11. Which of the following cities has the oldest Chinatown in North America?答案： BA. New York.B. San Francisco.C. Boston.D. San Diego.12. The Chinatown in

11、San Francisco attracts tourists a year答.案： C A. 20 ,000B. 100 ,000C. 7 millionD. 17 million13. Where can tourists see the fish markets?答案： A A. In Stockton Street.B. In Grant Avenue.C. In Portsmouth Square. D. In Bush Street.Passage Two14. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? 答案：

12、C A. Obesity can damage ones health.B. Obesity is a growing problem all over the world.C. Obesity is directly related to ones habit.D. Obesity has affected both boys and girls.15. The purpose of the three-year study is to 答案： B . A. find out why some children find it difficult to go to sleepB. learn

13、 more about the link between sleep and weightC. identify the ways parents reduce their kids weightD. see if there is difference in sleep patterns over the period16. According to the study, the daily healthy sleep time for the 3rd to 6th graders should be around _B_ hours.A. 8B. 9C. 10D. 1117. Accord

14、ing to the passage, obesity is most likely related to _A_ . A. sleep timeB. gender C. race D. ParentsPassage Three18. According to a number of students, _C_ is the main factor for early-age smoking.A. genderB. personalityC. environmentD. Money19. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? 答案： C A

15、. Very few continue smoking throughout their teenage years. B. Most early-age smokers soon stop experimenting.C. Some early-age smokers never go beyond experimenting.D. Children quickly become regular smokers by carrying cigarettes.20. All the following are features of smokers EXCEPT _D_ . A. strong

16、 peer influenceB. low sense of achievement C. high sense of rebellion D. close family relationshipSECTION C NEWS BROADCASTNews Item 121. Why were some children offered only fruit and milk for lunch? 答案： B A. The school stopped providing school lunch.B. Their parents failed to pay for school lunch.C.

17、 Some parents preferred fruit and milk for lunch.D. These children chose to have something different.22. How did parents react to the schools way of handling the situation? 答案： AA. They were upset.B. They were furious.C. They were surprised.D. They were sad.News Item 223. According to the news, what

18、 is the main advantage of the digital key?答案： BA. Guests can pay without going to the front desk.B. Guests can go direct to their rooms.C. Guests can check out any time.D. Guests can make room reservations.24. The hotel company intends to have the system in _A_ of its hotels in the next three months

19、.A. 2B. 3C. 100D. 150News Item 325. According to the court ruling, Shrien Dewani _D_ .A. will return to the U.K. for medical treatmentB. will remain in South Africa for medical treatmentC. will stand trial in South Africa once proved fitD. will be extradited even if he is unfit to stand trial26. Wha

20、t was Dewani accused of? 答案： AA. Having his wife killed.B. Killing his wife in the U.K.C. Being involved in a taxi accident.D. Hiring a crew of hit men.News Item 427. The U.N. new vote would allow all the following EXCEPT _B_ .A. the use of force by European Union troopsB. the suspension of an exist

21、ing arms embargoC. the extension of U.N. peacekeeping missionD. the ban on travel and freeze of assetsNews Item 528. What is the news mainly about? 答案： AA. Causes of early death in Russia.B. Behavior of alcoholics.C. Causes of alcohol poisoning.D. Number of death over 10 years.News Item 629. The tot

22、al investment in film-making in Britain in 2012 was _A_ . A. 945 millionB. 1.07 billionC. 500,000D. 87,00030. Hollywood studios prefer to make films in Britain because _D_ . A. The UK is a good film locationB. The cast usually comes from BritainC. Hollywood emphasizes qualityD. Production cost can b

23、e reducedPART III CLOZE31. D 句意為：電是日常生活的一部分，如今，我們已經(jīng)習(xí)以為常，以至于開(kāi)燈或開(kāi)電視時(shí)很少仔細(xì)考慮電的問(wèn)題。 sothat是固定搭配， 意思是“如此以至于” ，故答案為 D 。32. C句意為：晚上燈光照亮的馬路使人們自由通行，使交通暢通無(wú)阻。意為“交通” ;pedestrian 意為“行人”，與空格前的people 詞義重復(fù) ; car 和 truck的車(chē)輛類(lèi)型，含義過(guò)于狹窄。綜合考慮，此處應(yīng)填入traffic 。traffic都指具體33. B 句意為：廣告中使用的霓虹燈已經(jīng)成為了每個(gè)現(xiàn)代化城市的一大特色。appearance 意為“外觀”;c

24、haracter 意為“特征，特色”;distinction意為“區(qū)別” ;surface 意為“表面”。根據(jù)句意，答案為B 。34. A 句意為：在家里，很多節(jié)省勞動(dòng)力的設(shè)備都是由電帶動(dòng)的。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)都是復(fù)合形容詞， labour-saving 意為“節(jié)省勞動(dòng)力的” ;time-saving 意為“節(jié)省時(shí)間的” ;energy-saving意為“節(jié)能的”;money-saving 意為“省錢(qián)的”。根據(jù)句意，此處填入labour-saving 最合適。35. C 句意為：即使當(dāng)我們關(guān)上床頭燈，睡得很熟時(shí)，電仍然在為我們工作。only 意為“只有” ;rarely 意為“少有地”;even 意為“

25、即使” ;frequently 意為“頻繁地，屢次地”。根據(jù)句意，此處應(yīng)填入even。36. B fast asleep 為固定搭配，意為“睡得很熟的”，故答案為B 。quite 意為“非?！?;quickly 意為“很快地”;closely 意為“靠近地，接近地”，均不符合句意，故排除。37. D move 意為“移動(dòng)” ;start 意為“啟動(dòng)” ;repair 意為“修復(fù)” ;drive 意為“驅(qū)動(dòng)，使機(jī)器運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)”。此處的動(dòng)詞與our refrigerators 連用，填入 driving 最合適，意為“使電冰箱正常運(yùn)行”。38. B bother to do sth. 意為“費(fèi)心做某事”

26、 ;hesitate to do sth.意為“做某事猶豫不決” ;remember to do sth. 指“記得去做某事”。此處是說(shuō)，我們費(fèi)心思考它們?yōu)槭裁椿蛉绾芜\(yùn)行，故答案為 B 。39. C 句意：直到這些交通工具出問(wèn)題時(shí)，我們才會(huì)費(fèi)心思考它們?yōu)槭裁椿蛉绾芜\(yùn)行。前半句出現(xiàn)了 rarely，含否定意義，與 until 搭配使用，意為“直到才”，故答案為 C 。40. B 句意為： 1959 年的夏天，負(fù)責(zé)給紐約供電的發(fā)電廠真的出了問(wèn)題。當(dāng)句子中沒(méi)有其他的助動(dòng)詞時(shí)，可以在動(dòng)詞前使用助動(dòng)詞do 表示對(duì)該動(dòng)作的強(qiáng)調(diào)，助動(dòng)詞 do 隨人稱和時(shí)態(tài)而變化。因此，did 符合題意。41. A句意為：許

27、多小時(shí)過(guò)去了，生活幾乎停滯不前。come to a standstill 是固定搭配，意為“停住，停滯不前”。terminal 意為“終點(diǎn)”;breakdown 意為“故障”;pause 意為“暫停”，均不符合句意，故排除。42. B 句意為：火車(chē)無(wú)法開(kāi)動(dòng)，車(chē)廂里的人坐在黑暗中無(wú)能為力，什么事也做不了。 incompetent 意為“沒(méi)有能力的 , 不能勝任的” ;powerless 意為“無(wú)能為力的” ;hesitant 意為“遲疑不決的” ;helpless 意為“無(wú)助的”。此處指人處于停電的環(huán)境中無(wú)能為力，什么事也做不了，因此答案為 B 。43. D 句意為：電梯也停止工作，即使你足夠幸

28、運(yùn)，沒(méi)被困在兩層樓之間，也得自己不愉快地步行下樓梯。 although 意為“雖然” ;when 意為“當(dāng)時(shí)” ;as 意為“像一樣” ;even if 意為“即使，縱然”。通過(guò)分析上下文，此處填入even if 最合適。44. D 句意同上。lock 意為“把鎖起來(lái)” ;place 意為“放置”;position 意為“把放在適當(dāng)?shù)奈恢谩?trap 意為“困住，陷入困境”。根據(jù)上下文意思，此處應(yīng)該選D 。45. C句意同上。 a flight of stairs 是固定搭配，表示“(兩個(gè)樓梯平臺(tái)間的)一段樓梯”，本題中考查的是復(fù)數(shù)形式，故答案為C 。46. A in an instant 是

29、固定搭配，意為“瞬間，馬上”，意思相當(dāng)于immediately ，故答案為A 。 in a minute 意為“很快，馬上”，一般用于將來(lái)時(shí)，不符合句意，故排除。47. D as as為固定搭配，表示“像一樣”，故答案為D 。48. A 句意為：人們害怕離開(kāi)自己的房子，因?yàn)殡m然警察被要求隨時(shí)待命，以防突發(fā)事件，但他們也像其他人一樣疑惑和無(wú)助。for 表示原因， and 表示并列關(guān)系，轉(zhuǎn)折， or 表示選擇。結(jié)合上下文，此處填入for 最合適。but 表示49. C句意同上。 stand aside 意為“避開(kāi)” ;stand down 意為“從要職上退下”;standby 意為“做好準(zhǔn)備，待命

30、” ; stand in 意為“站立于，坐落于”。根據(jù)上下文分析，此處應(yīng)該指警察處于待命狀態(tài)，故答案為 C 。50. A句意同上。 helpless 意為“無(wú)助的”;aimless 意為“漫無(wú)目的的”;unfocused意為“目光茫然的”;undecided 意為“尚未決定的”。根據(jù)句意，此處應(yīng)選A 。PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY51. When you have finished with that book, dont forget to put it back on the shelf,_C_?A. don t youB. do youC. will yo

31、uD. won t you52. Mary is _A_ hardworking than her sister, but she failed in the exam. A. no lessB. no more C. not less D. not so53. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?答案： DA. Only one out of six were present at the meeting.B. Ten dollars was stolen from the cash register.C. Either my sis

32、ter or my brother is wrong.D. Five miles seem like a long walk to me.54. Which of the italicized parts expresses a future tense?答案：BA. My friend teaches chemistry in a school.B. I ll give it to you after I return.C. What is the matter with you?D. London stands on the River Thames.55. It is not so mu

33、ch the language _D_ the cultural background that makes the filmdifficult to understand.A. butB. norC. likeD. as56. There is no doubt _B_ the committee has made the right decision on the housing project.A. whyB. thatC. whetherD. when57. All the President s Men _A_ one of the important books for schol

34、ars who study the Watergate Scandal.A. remainsB. remainedC. remainD. is remaining58. If you explained the situation to your lawyer, he _C_ able to advise you much better than I can.B. wasC. would beD. were59. Which of the following is a stative verb (靜態(tài)動(dòng)詞 )?答案： DA. DrinkB. CloseC. RainD. Belong60. W

35、hich of the following italicized parts indicates a subject-verb relation?答案：CA. The man has a large family to support.B. She had no wish to quarrel with her brother.C. He was the last guest to leave.D. Mary needs a friend to talk to.61. The following are all correct responses to“ Who told the news t

36、o the teacher?”EXCEPT _B_?A. Bob did itB. Bob did soC. Bob did thatD. Bob did.62. Which of the following is INCORRECT?答案： DA. Another two girlsB. Few wordsC. This workD. A bit of flowers63. Which of the following italicized words does NOT indicate willingness?答案：BA. What will you do when you graduat

37、e?B. They will be home by now.64. When one has good health, _C_ should feel fortunate A. youB. she C. he D. we65. There _D_ nothing more for discussion, the meeting came to an end half anhour earlier.A. to beB. to have beenC. beD. being66. Two of her brothers were _A_ during the Second World War.A.

38、called up67. Bottles from this region sell _C_ at about $50 a case. A. entirelyB. totallyC. wholesale D. together68. The product contains no _B_ colours, flavours, or preservatives.A. fakeB. artificialC. falseD. wrong69. Davis accepted the defeat in the semi-final with good grace. The underlined par

39、t is closest in meaning to _C_.A. cheerfullyB. wholeheartedlyC. politelyD. quietly70. _C_ and business leaders were delighted at the decision to hold the nationalmotor fair in the city.A. CivilB. CivilizedC. CivilianD. Civic71. The city council is planning a huge road-buildingprogramme to ease conge

40、stion.The underlined part means _B_.A. calmB. relieveC. comfortD. still72. His unfortunate appearance was offset by an attractive personality. The underlined part means all the following EXCEPT _A_.A. improvedB. made up forC. balancedD. compensated for73. The doctor said that the gash in his check r

41、equired stitches. The underlined part means _D_.A. lumpB. depressionC. swellingD. cut74. During the economic crisis, they had to cut back production and _A_ workers. A. lay offB. lay into C. lay down D. lay aside75. The university consistently receives a high _C_ for the quality of its teachingand r

42、esearch.A. standardB. evaluationC. ratingD. comment76. To mark its one hundredth anniversary, the university held a series of activities including conferences, film shows, etc. The underlined part means _B_.A. signifyB. celebrateC. symbolizeD. suggest77. His fertile mind keeps turning out new ideas.

43、 The underlined part means _C_. A. abundantB. unbelievableC. productiveD. generative78. The local news paper has a _B_ of 100,000 copies a day. A. spreadB. circulation C. motion D. flow79. These issues were discussed at length during the meeting. The underlined part means_D_.A. eventuallyB. subseque

44、ntlyC. lastlyD. fully80. A couple of young people were giving out leaflets in front of the department store.The underlined part means _A_.A. distributingB. handlingC. dividingD. ArrangingPART V READING COMPREHENSIONText A81. Google s eyeglasses are supposed to _B_. Aimprove our memoryBfunction like

45、memoryChelp us see faces betterDwork like smart phones82. According to the passage, “ cognitive habits ” refers to _A_. A how we deal with informationB functions of human memory C the amount of informationD the availability of information83. Which of the following statements about Sparrow s research

46、 is CORRECT? 答案：DA We remember people and things as much as before.B We remember more Internet connections than before.C We pay equal attention to location and content of information. DWe tend to remember location rather than the core of facts.84. What does the author mean by “ context ” ? 答案： C AIt

47、 refers to long-term memory. BIt refers to a new situation.CIt refers to a store of knowledge.DIt refers to the search engine.85. What is the implied message of the author?答案：DAWeb connections aid our memory.BPeople differ in what to remember.CPeople keep memory on smart phones.DPeople need to exerc

48、ise their memory.Text B86. Why was the author doing rounds in a hospital? 答案： C AHe himself wanted to have practice.BStudents of all majors had to do so. CIt was part of his medical training. DHe was on a research team.87. We learn that the author s team members had _D_. Amuch practical experienceBa

49、dequate knowledge Clong been working there Dsome professional deficiency88. While the author was examining Mr. Adams, all the following symptoms caught hisattention EXCEPT _A_.Amoving difficultyBsteady temperatureCfaster heart rateDbreathing problem89. “ His symptoms had been textbook ” means that h

50、is symptoms were _D_.Apart of the textbookBno longer in the textbookCrecently included in the textbookDexplained in the textbook90. At the end of the passage, the author expresses _B_ about the medical educationsystem.AoptimismBhesitationCconcernDsupportTEXT C91. What does counting mean in the context?答案：AA Continuing. B Including.C Calculating. D Relying on.92. According to the context, Their failure refers to_B_. A