2012年專四真題及答案

1、PARTIDICTATION15MINListentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrasewithintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadin

2、gwillbedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.PleasewritethewholepassageonANSWERSHEETONE.PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION20MINInSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

3、MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononAnswerSheetTwo.SECTIONACONVERSATIONSInthissectionyouwillhearseveralconversations.Listentotheconversationscarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Questionslto3arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions

4、.Now,listentotheconversation.1 .TheEthicalConsumerResearchAssociationwillprovideinformationtoshoppersonA.productprice.B.productquality.C.manufacturers.D.productionmethods.2 .Accordingtotheconversation,anethicalshoppershouldA.askforothers'advicebeforebuyingthingsB.considertheworthofsomethingtobeb

5、ought.C.postponebuyingthingswheneverpossible.D.searchforthingsthatarelesscostly.3.Accordingtotheconversation,ethicalshopperscanbebestdescribedasA.shrewd.B.thrifty.C.extravagant.D.cautious.Questions4to7arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswertheques

6、tions.Now,listentotheconversation.4 .WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECTaboutMary?A.SheisenjoyingherIanguagestudy.B.Sheisenjoyinghermanagementstudy.C.Sheisnotfeelingverywellatthemoment.D.Sheisnothappyaboutherstudypressure.5 .WhatdoesMarythinkofthecourseinitially?A.Itisuseful.B.Itisdifficult.C.Iti

7、schallenging.D.Itisinteresting.6 .WhatisMary'sproblemoflivinginafamilyhouse?A.Shedislikesthefoodsheeats.B.Sheisunabletosleepwell.C.Shehasnochaneetomakefriends.D.Shefindstherenthigh.7 .WhichofthefollowingisMr.Davies'advice?A.Totrytomakemorefriends.B.Totrytochangeaccommodation.C.Tospendmoretim

8、eonEnglish.D.TostopattendingIanguageclasses.Questions8to10arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentotheconversation.8.Accordingtotheconversation,thedayisspecialbecauseA.manypeoplearesurfingthenetonthatday.B. itisananniversary

9、oftheinternet.C. thenetbroughtaboutnochangesuntilthatday.D.bigchangeswilltakeplaceonthatday.9 .WelearnfromtheconversationthatpeopleA.cannotJivewithouttheinternet.B.cannotworkwithouttheinternet.C.allusetheinternettokeepintouch.D.havevariedopinionsaboutinternetuse.10 .Attheendoftheconversation.thespea

10、kerstalkaboutA.thefutureoftheinternet.B.thetypeofofficefurniture.C.whenchangeswillcome.D.howpeoplewillusetheinternet.SECTIONBPASSAGESInthissection,youwillhearseveralpassages.Listentothepassagescarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepass

11、age,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothepassage.11. Inordertoopenabankaccount,youneedtoproduceinadditiontoyourpassport.A.alibrarycardB.aregistrationformC.atelephonebillD.areceipt12. WhichofthefollowingmightNOTbeincludedintheutilitybill'?A.Rent.B.Gas.C.Water.D.Telephone.13

12、.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanonedointhepostoffice?A.Gettingcontactdetails.B.Obtainingtaxforms.C.Payinghousingrents.D.Applyingforloans.Questions14to17arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothepassage.14 .Accordingtothepassage,schedu

13、ling'meansthatyouA.needtobeefficientinwork.B.planyourworkproperly.C.trytofinishworkaheadoftimeD.knowhowtoworkinteams.15 .Accordingtothepassage,oneoftheactivitiestorelaxcouldbeA.protectingwildanimals.B.spendingtimewithyourfamily.C.learninghowtoreadefficiently.D.learninghowtodogardening.16 .Oneoft

14、hewaystoreducestressistoA.dobetterthananyoneelse.B.fulfillhighambitionsinone'sworkC.workandhavereasonableaims.D.startwitharelativelylowaim.17.Accordingtothepassage,toreducestresshassomethingtodowiththefollowingEXCEPTA.one'sposition.B.one'sinterest.C.one'shealth.D.one'smood.Questi

15、ons18to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothepassage.18 .Accordingtothepassage,newwordstendtocomefromA.worldpolitics.B.advancesinscienee.C.areasoflife.D.alltheabove.19 .ThepassageexplainsthelargerandrichervocabularyofEnglishma

16、inlyfromaviewpoint.A.historicalB.culturalC.commercialD.colonial20 .Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribestheEnglishIanguage?A.Itisoutdatedingrammar.B.Itacceptsnewwordsfromscienee.C.Ithasbeguntakinginnewwords.D.Ittendstoembracenewwords.SECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTInthissection,youw

17、illhearseveralnewsitems.Listentothemcarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Questions21and22arebasedOHthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.21.Wherewasthemarblestatuefound?A.Outinthesea.B.Insideabathhouse.C.Onacliffalongthecoast.D.

18、OnthecoastoutsideJerusalem.22 .Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheconditionofthestatue?A.Itwasincomplete.B.Itwasrecentartwork.C.Itwasfairlytall.D.Itwasinpieces.Questions23and24arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem.youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothenews.23 .Theresc

19、ueeffortsconcentratedmainlyonA.theU.S.-CanadaborderB.snow-strickenregions.C.highways.D.citystreets.24 .Accordingtothenews,thelastgroupofpeoplemighthavebeenstrandedintheirvehiclesformorethanhoursbeforebeingrescued.A.24B.25C.40D.48Questions25and26arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwil

20、lbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothenews.25 .Accordingtothe2006anti-smokingrestrictions,smokingwasNOTallowedin26.Accordingtothenews,whichofthefollowinggroupsreactsnegativelytothenewlaw?A.Televisionproducers.B.Hotelowners.C.Medicalworkers.D.Hospitalmanagement.Questions27and28arebased

21、onthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothenews.27 .Accordingtothenews,whofirstdiscoveredthefraud?A.Aclient.B.Abankmanager.C.Thepolice.D.Bankheadquarters.28 .Whendidthebankemployeehandhimselfin?A.Amonthbeforethefraudwasdiscovered.B.Adaybeforet

22、hefraudwasdiscovered.C.Adayafterthepolicelaunchedinvestigation.D.Amonthafterhetransferredthemoney.Question29isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven5secondstoanswerthequestion.Now,listentothenews.29 .Whatisthisnewsitemmainlyabout?A.HowtoopenHotmailaccounts.B.Howtoretrievemissin

23、ge-mails.C.Newe-mailservicebyMicrosoft.D.Problemsandcomplaintsaboute-mails.Question30isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven5secondstoanswerthequestion.Now,listentothenews.30 .Comparedwith2009,whichofthefollowingfiguresremainedaboutthesamein2010?A.Numberofticketssold.B.Boxoffi

24、cerevenues.C.Attendancerate.DNumberofcinemas.PARTIIICLOZE【15MIN】Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.MarkthebestchoiceforeachblankonAnswerSheetTwo.Theearthquakeof26thDecember2004resultedinoneoftheworstnaturaldisastersinlivingmemory.Itwasa(31)

25、underwaterquakeandoccurredintheIndianOcean.It(32)coastlines,communitiesandbroughtdeathtomanypeople.Whydoearthquakeshappen?Thesurfaceoftheearthhasnotalwayslookedasitdoestoday;itismoving(33)(althoughveryslowly)andhasdonesoforbillionsofyears.Thisisone(34)ofearthquakes,whenonesectionoftheearth(tectonicp

26、late)(35)another.Scientistscanpredictwherebutnot(36)thismighthappenandtheareabetweenplatesiscalledafaultline.OnonefaultlineinKobe,Japanin1923over200,000peoplewerekilled.(37),earthquakesdonotalwayshappenonfaultlines,(38)iswhytheyaresodangerousand(39).Wheredovolcanoeshappen?Volcanoeshappenwheretheeart

27、h's(40)isthin:lava,dustandgases(41)frombeneaththeearth.Theycanriseintoahugeconeshapelikeamountainanderupt,(42)theycanbesoviolent(43)theyjustexplodedirectlyfromtheearthwithnowarning.Thereare1511(44)''volcanoesintheworld.Thismeansthattheymay(45)bedangerous.In1985theColombianvolcanoNevadode

28、lRuizerupted.Thelavameltedaglacierandsenttonesofmud(46)thetownbelow.Twentythousandpeopledied.Naturaldisasterslikevolcaniceruptionsareoftenunpredictable.Weregularlydonotknowwhenthey(47)pen,or(48)wheretheywillhappen.Inthefuture,scientistsmaybeabletowatchandpredict(49)beforetheyhappen.Thiscould(50)many

29、lives.31.A.massiveB.significantC.greatD.grand32.A.changedB.convertedC.destroyedD.transformed33.A.frequentlyB.continuouslyC.regularlyD.periodically34. A.sourceB.reasonC.movementD.cause35. A.collideswithB.confrontswithC.meetswithD.faceswith36 .A.howB.whyC.whenD.what37 .A.GenerallyB.HoweverC.SimilarlyD

30、.Anyway38 .A.thatB.itC.thisD.which39 .A.unpredictableB.unaccountableC.inevitableD.irresistible40 .A.surfaceB.appearaneeC.crustD.cover41.A.flowedoutB.burstoutC.leakedoutD.trickledout42 .A.orB.andC.norD.but43 .A.likeB.forC.asD.that44 .A.livingB.activeC.aliveD.live45 .A.relativelyB.hardlyC.stillD.gradu

31、ally46 .A.downB.onC.acrossD.beyond47 .A.aretoB.shouldC.mustD.might48 .A.elseB.evenC.thoughD.whether49 .A.accidentsB.incidentsC.occasionsD.events50 .A.rescueB.saveC.preserveD.shelterPARTIVGRAMMAR&VOCABULARY【15MIN】Therearethirtysentencesinthissection.Beneatheachsentencetherearefourwords,phrasesors

32、tatementsmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseoneword,phraseorstatementthatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswersonAnswerSheetTwo.51.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisINCORRECT?A.TwentymilesseemslikealongwalktohimB. Nooneexcepthissupportersagreewithhim.C. NeitherJulianorIweregoingtotheparty.D. Fewstudentsinmyclassar

33、ereallylazy.52 .Whichofthefollowingdeterminers（限定詞）canbeplacedbeforebothsingularcountnounsandpluralcountnouns?A.manyaB.fewC.suchD.thenext53 .Whichofthefollowingreflexivepronouns（反身代詞）isusedasanappositive（同位語）?A, Hepromisedhimselfrapidprogress.B.ThemanagerherselfwillinterviewMary.C.Ihavenothingtosayf

34、ormyself.D.Theyquarreledthemselvesredintheface.54 .Mybossorderedthatthelegaldocumentstohimbeforelunch.A.besentB.weresentC.weretobesentD.mustbesent55 .WhichofthefollowingsentencesexpressesWILLINGNESS?A.Bynowshewillbeeatingdinner.B.Ishallneverdothatagain.C.Mybrotherwillhelpyouwiththeluggage.D.Youshall

35、getapromotion.56 .WhichofthefollowingsentencesisINCORRECT?A.Howstrangefeelingstheyare!B.Howdareyouspeaktomelikethat!C.Whatnoisetheyaremaking!D.Whatamesswearein!57. whichoftheitalicizedpartsfunctionsasasubject?A.Weneverdoubtthatherbrotherishonest.B.Theproblemisnotwhowillgobutwhowillstay.C.Youmustgive

36、itbacktowhoeveritbelongsto。D.Itisclearthatthecrimewasdonedeliberately.whichoftheitalicizedpartsfunctionsasanobject?A.Hedoesn'tliketheideaofmyspeakingatthemeeing.B.Itisnouseyourpretendingnottoknowthematter.C.Myparentsstronglyobjecttomygoingoutaloneatnight.D.Herfallingintotheriverwastheclimaxofthe

37、wholetrip.AllthefollowingsentenceshaveanappositiveEXCEPTA.Sheboughtherselfapairofnewshoes.B.Onlyoneproblemstillremains-thefood.C.Myfriendsallunderstandandsupportme.D.Shelikedhercurrentjob,teachingEnglish.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainsthemeaningof“Shallwebuytheticketsfirst”？A. Hesaidthatweweregoingt

38、obuytheticketsfirst.B. Herequestedthatwebuytheticketsfirst.C.Hesuggestedthatwebuytheticketsfirst.D.Headvisedustobuytheticketsfirst.58. Whichofthefollowingcontainsanadverbialclauseofcause?A. IgotajobassoonasIleftuniversity.B. Astherewasnoanswer,Iwroteagain.C. YoumustdotheexercisesasIshowyou.D. Wealth

39、yasheis,Markisnotahappyman.59. Whichofthefollowingprepositionalphrasescanfunctionasanadverbial?A.AreyousureofSimon'sdisappearanee?B.Themanwithabeardistalkingtothemanage.C.Everyprecautionwastakenagainstthefailureoftheplan.D.Despitetherain,everyoneenjoyedthetrip.63 .A:Mother.youpromisedtotakemeout

40、.B:WellA.soIdid!B.sodidI.C.soIdo!D.sodoI64 .Whichofthefollowingprepositionalphrasesisanadverbialofconcession?A.Theyusedtheboxforkeepingtreasures.B.Isteppedasideforhertogetinfirst.C.Forallthatheseemstodislikeme,Istilllikehim.D.Theparentsboughtabirthdaycakefortheirson.65 .Whichofthefollowingsentencesi

41、sINCORRECT?A.Poultryareveryexpensiveinthecity.B.NewmachinerywereintroducedinthefactoryC. Thepoliceareinvestigatingthemurdercase.D. Themilitiawerecalledouttorescuefloodvictims.66. Thegirlcannotcometoschooltodayonaccountoftheflu.Theunderlinedpartmeans.A.concerningB.becauseofC.astoD.for67. MaryandJohna

42、rebusylookingforahotelfortheirweddingA.mealB.snackC.refreshmentD.banquet68 .Mini-skirtsfirstinthe1960s.A.caughtoutB.caughtinC.caughtonD.caughtup69 .Thatoutburstatthemeetingwasofhisbadtemper.A.illustrativeB.explanatoryC.expositoryD.revealing70 .Theearthquakerefugeesareforfoodandblankets.A.desirousB.a

43、mbitiousC.seriouslyoffD.badlyoff71.WhenLindaheardthegoodnewsshetriedtosoundcasual,butherexcitementwasobvious.Theunderlinedpartmeans.A.uncaringB.disinterestedC.withoutplanD.withoutwarning72 .MostChinesepeoplewenttoworkbybikewithinlivingA.mindB.knowledgeC.memoryD.scope73 .Thespeakerwasverygoodathiside

44、asduringthediscussion.A.puttingasideB.puttingacrossC.puttingbackD.puttingoff74 .Thefoodisgoodatthishotel,buttheispoor；thewaitersdon'tseemtobewelltrained.A.maintenanceB.repairC.chargeD.service75.SlaverywasinAmericainthe19thcentury.A. abolishedB.cancelledC.abandonedD.terminated.Mercifully,Iwasable

45、tocompleteallIhadtodowithinafewdays.Theunderlinedpartmeans.A.efficientlyB.surprisinglyC.fortunatelyD.shortly.Theboysinthedormacointodecidewhowouldcleanthefloor.A.heldB.tossedC.putD.collected.ThepatternsofspokenIanguagearefromthoseofwriting.A.distinetB.distinctiveC.distinguishedD.distinguishing.A(n)s

46、hapehasfourstraightsidesat90toeach°ther,twoofwhicharemuchIongerthantheothertwo.A.squareB.ovalC.oblongD.circular.I'dliketohaveawordwithhisparentsA.peacefulB.quietC.silentD.personalPARTVREADINGCOMPREHENSION【25MIN】Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachw

47、ithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.MarkyouranswersonAnswerSheetTwo.TEXTASaying“thankyousprobablythefirstthingmostofuslearntodoinaforeignIanguage.Afterall,we'rebroughtuptobepoliteanditisimportanttomakeagoodimpressionuponotherpeopleespeciallyacrossnation

48、aldivides.So.whatexactlyareyousupposedtosaywhen"thankyou"isonlythe20thmostpopularwaytoexpressgratitude?Accordingtoarecentsurvey,19otherwaysofexpressingappreciationfinishedaheadof"thankyou"inapollof3,000people.Pollstersfoundalmosthalfofthoseaskedpreferredthemoreinformal“cheers&quo

49、t;whileotherslikedtousesuchexpressionsas“ta”,“great"and“niceone”So,justwhatistheappropriateformofwordstoexpressyourthanks?Fortunately,theclueisintheIanguageitself.“Cheers；'despiteitspopularity,isconsideredaninformalwaytosaythankyouandthisisadefiniteclueastowhenyoucanbestuseit.Forinstanee,wh

50、engoingforadrinkwithfriends,asmileanda“cheers”bywayofthanksisnotonlyappropriatetothesituation,itisalsoculturallyaccurate.“Ta”originatedfromtheDanishword“tak”,wasthesaootidopularexpressionofthanks,andisalsocommonlyusedininformalsituations,alongwithphrasessuchas",iceone”and“brilliant.Interestingl

51、y,onewordthatdidn'tmakeitintothetop20wcThank“thanks”you'sshorter,moreinformalcousin.“Thanks"canbeusefuasitisabletobridgethedividebetweentheformalityof“thankyou"andthedownrightrelaxed.cheers"Certainwordscandoubleasanexpressionofthanksaswellasdelight.Again,thewordsthemselvesoffe

52、rtheclueastowhenbesttousethem.Forexample,wordslike“awesom,“brilliant"and“youstar"featuredhighlyinthenewpollandtheycanhintatbothyourpleasureatsomeone'saction,aswellasservingtoexpressyourthanks.Ifyouareonthereceivingendofa“new6utihsmkespondwithasimple“noproblem,or.sureOfcourse,incertainc

53、ircumstances,asimplewave,nodorsmilemaybeappropriate.Forinstanee,ifacardriverslowsdowntoletyoucrosstheroad,simplyraisingyourhandinacknowledgementisenoughtoshowthatyouappreciatethedriver'sconsideration.Sometimes,formalityisnecessary,and“thankyou"isstillthebestchoiceinsuchsituationsButstudents

54、shouldnotworryaboutwhenexactlytousecertainexpressions.ManypeopleinWesterncountriesareworriedthatgoodmannersareindecline.Peoplearetiredofseeingtheiractsofkindnessandservicepasswithoutcomment.Sodon'tthinkthatyour“thankyou”wascluynsrawkwardlyformal.Thechancesare,ifyousaid“thankyoyioumadesomeonesday

55、Youstar.81.WecantellfromtheresultsofthepollthatA. peopleareunconcernedaboutpolitenessnowadays.B. “thankyou”remainsthebestexpressionofgratitedC. thereisavarietyofexpressionsofappreciation.D. therearemoreformalexpressionsthaninformalones.82 .Whichword/phrasedoesNOTappearinthetop20?A.Cheers.B.Thanks.C.

56、Brilliant.D.Youstar.83 .Accordingtothepassage.whichisanappropriateresponseto“awesomeor“brilliant”？A.Thanks.B.Cheers.C.Niceone.D.Sure.84 .Accordingtothepassage,thewayinwhichweexpressourgratitudedependsonallthefollowingEXCEPTA.gender.B.formality.C.culture.D.circumstanee.85 .Inthelastparagraphtheauthor

57、encouragespeopletoA.continuetheiractsofkindness.B.behavethemselveswell.C.showtheirgratitudetoothers.D.stopworryingaboutbadmanners.TEXTBFrom2007to2010,Americanhouseholdslost$11trillioninrealestate,.Theworstmaybebehindthemnow,buttheshockinglossesofthepastfewyearshavereshapednearlyeveryfacetoftheirlive

58、showtheylive,work,andspendeventhewaytheythinkaboutthefuture.ForCindy,therecessionbeganwhenherhusbandwasrelocatedtoRhinelander,Wisconsin.byhiscompanyforcingthefamilytomoveinahurry.Thecoupleboughtanewhousebutwereunabletoselltheirtwo-bedroomhomeinBigLake,Minnesota.Withtwomortgages（抵押借款）andtwoyoungchildrentocarefor,Cindycouldn'timaginehowtostretchherhusband'spaychecktokeepherfamilyfed.ThenshestumbleduponanonlinecommunitycalledBlotanical,aforumforgardeners,manywithaninterestinsustainability.“ThemoreIreadanddis