专四模拟真题答案

专四模拟真题答案

PartIDictationManyyoungAmericansdonotlivewiththeirfamilies,/butinapartmentblocksorresidentialareas/whereeveryoneismoreorlessofthesameage./Theydotheirowncookingandcleaning,andgotothefamilyhomeperhapsfortheweekend./Youngmarriedcouplesmaymovetonewsuburbs/wheremostpeoplehaveyoungfamilies./Inthecountry,someevenbuildtheirhousesthemselves./Ifafamily'sincomegoesup,theyoftenmovetoanothersuburb,/wherethehousesarebigger,withtwooreventhreegarages./Oldpeopleoftendonotlivewiththeirgrownupchildren./Manyliveinoldpeople'shomes./Someliveinspecialtownsbuiltforoldpeople,/wheretherearenoyoungchildrenandtheatmosphereisquiet./Americansarealwaysonthemove,andsomefamilieschangetheirhomeseveryfewyears./Everyyear,20%ofAmericansmovehouse.nPartIIListeningComprehension1-10BACDBACCAB11-20DABADCACBA21-30BCDBCCBDCBConversationOne:(2007年6月4级)M:Sarah,youworkintheadmissionsoffice,don'tyou?W:Yes,I'vebeenheretenyearsasassistantdirector.M:Really?Whatdoesthatinvolve?W:Well,I’minchargeofalltheadmissionsofpostgraduatestudentsintheuniversity.M:Onlypostgraduates?W:Yes,postgraduatesonly.Ihavenothingatalltodowithundergraduates.M:Doyoufindthatyougetparticular-sortof...differentnationalgroups?Imean,doyougetlargenumbersfromLatinAmericaor...W:Yes.Well,ofallthestudentsenrolledlastyear,nearlyhalfwerefromoverseas.TheywerefromAfricancountries,theFarEast,theMiddleEast,andLatinAmerica.M:Em.Buthaveyoubeendoingjustthatforthelast10years,or,haveyoudoneotherthings?W:Well,I'vebeendoingthesamejob.Er,beforethat,IwassecretaryofthemedicalschoolatBirmingham,andfurtherback,Iworkedinthelocalgovernment.M:Oh,Isee.W:SoTvedonedifferenttypesofthings.M:Yes,indeed.Howdoyouimagineyourjobmightdevelopinthefuture?Canyouimagineshiftingintoadifferentkindofresponsibilityordoingsomething...W:Oh,yeah,fromOctober1,I'IIbedoinganentirelydifferentjob.There'sgoingtobemorecommitteework.Imean,morepolicywork,andlessdealingwithstudents,unfortunately-I’llmissmycontactwithstudents.ConversationTwo(2007年6月4级)M:Hello,Ihaveareservationfortonight.W:Yourname,please.M:Nelson,CharlesNelson.W:Ok,Mr.Nelson.That'saroomforfiveand...M:Butexcuseme,youmeanaroomforfivepounds?Ididn’t'knowthespecialwassogood.W:No,no,holdno-accordingtoourrecords,aroomfor5guestswasbookedunderyourname.M:No,no---holdon.Youmusthavetwoguestsunderthename.W:Ok,letmecheckthisagain.Oh,hereweare.M:Yeah?W:CharlesNelson,aroomforoneforthe19th...M:Wait,wait.It'sfortonight,nottomorrownight.W:Em...,Idon'tthinkwehaveanyroomsfortonight.There'saconferencegoingonintownand---er,let'ssee...yeah,norooms.nM:Oh,comeon!Youmusthavesomething,anything!W:Well,let---letmecheckmycomputerhere...Ah!M:What?M:Oh,comeon!Youmusthavesomething,anything!W:Therehasbeenacancellationforthisevening.Ahoneymoonsuiteisnowavailable.M:Great,I'IItakeit.W:But,I'IIhavetochargeyou150poundsforthenight.M:What?Ishouldhaveadiscountfortheinconvenience!W:Well,thebestIcangiveyouisa10%discountplusaticketforafreecontinentbreakfast.M:Hey,isn'tthebreakfastfreeanyway?W:Well,onlyonweekends.M:Iwanttotalktothemanager.W:Wait,wait,wait...Mr.Nelson,IthinkIcangiveyouanadditional15%discount...ConversationThree(2008年6月6级)W:HiKevin!M:HiLaura,longtimenosee!Whathaveyoubeenuptolately?W:Notmuch,Icanassureyou,andyou?M:MuchthesameexceptIdohavesomebignews.W:Comeonthissuspenseiskillingme.M:No,really,whathaveyoubeendoingthesepastfewweeks?ThelasttimeIsawyou,youwerelookingforanewjob.W:Well,that'snotexactlytrue.Iwasthinkingaboutchangingjobs.Luckily,theyofferedmeanewpositionintheaccountingdepartment.M:Astepupinthebigbusinessworld.W:???exaggerate,butIampleased.Ihadbeenhopingtogetapromotionforawhile.Sowhenitfinallycamethrough,Iwasrelieved.Actually,that'swhyIwaslookingforanewjob.Ijustdidn'twanttoworkthereanymoreiftheyweren'tgoingtorecognizemyefforts.M:Right,sometimesyoucandoyourbestanditseemsliketheothersdon'tknowyouexist.Ihopethemoney'sbetter.W:Igotanreasonableraise,nowenoughaboutme,I'mdyingtohearyournews.M:Igettingmarried.W:No,yousaidyou'dnevergetmarried.M:Thatwasthenandthisisnow.You'vegottomeetAndrea,she'sgreat!W:Thisisallnewstome.Ididn'tevenknowyouweredating.M:Weweren't,we'vejustbeendatingfortwoweeksnow.W:Andyougettingmarried?M:Iknow,Ican'thelpit.Ijustknowshe'stheone.W:Well,congratulations!That'sfantastic!M:Thanks,I'mgladtohearyoufeelthatway.PassageOne(2000年6月6级)nThepianoandviolinaregirls'instruments.Drumsandtrumpetsareforboys.AccordingtopsychologistsSusanOncoandMichaelBalton,childrenhaveveryclearideasaboutwhichmusicalinstrumentstheyshouldplay.Theyfindthatdespitethebesteffortsofteacherstheseideashavechangedverylittleoverthepastdecade.Theyinterviewed153childrenagedbetween9and11fromschoolsinnorthwestEngland.Theyaskedthemtoidentify4musicalinstrumentsandthentosaywhichtheywouldliketoplaymostandwhichtheywouldleastlietoplay.Theyalsoaskedthechildrenfortheirviewsonwhetherboysorgirlsshouldnotplayanyofthe4instruments.Thepianoandtheviolinwerebothrankedmorefavorablybygirlsthanbyboys,whileboyspreferthedrumsandtrumpets.Therewasbroadagreementbetweenboysandgirlsonwhichinstrumentseachsexshouldplayandthereasonsvary.Andwhilealmosthalfofallboyssaidtheyavoidcertaininstrumentsbecausetheyweretoodifficulttoplay,only15%ofgirlsgavethatasareason.Earlierstudiesindicatedthatveryyoungschoolchildrenagedbetween5and7showednobiasinchoosingmusicalinstruments,buttheirtastesbecomemoreclearbetweentheagesof8and10.Onesurveyof78teacherssuggestedthatafterthatagebothboysandgirls.PassageTwo(2000年6月6级)Theworld'ssmartestadolescenceinmathematicsandscienceareinSingapore,accordingtoaglobalsurveyofeducationalachievement.Inthe3rdInternationalMathematicsandScienceStudy,13-year-oldsfromSingaporeachievedthebestscoresinstandardizedtestsofmathsandsciencethatwereadministeredto287,896studentsin41countriesin1994and1995.ThesurveysuggeststhatscienceandmathseducationisespeciallystrongintheFarEast.Whilewellbehindthosetopscores,studentsfromAustraliaearnedhighermarksinmathsthantheircounterpartsinEngland,whointurndidbetterthanAmericanstudents.Thestudycollectedinformationonthestudents'teachersandhomes.Notsurprisingly,thehighest-scoringstudentshadwell-educatedparentsorcamefromhomescontainingstudy-aidssuchascomputers,dictionariesorevensuchelementalfacilitiesasdesks.Thestudyshowsthatboysgenerallydidbetterthangirlsinscience,buttherewaslittledifferencebetweentheminmaths.Boysscoredbetterthangirlsinphysicsandchemistry.Therewerenosexdifferencesinthelifeandenvironmentalsciences.Inadditiontobeingtested,studentsintheprojectwereaskedhowproficienttheythoughttheywereinmathsandscience.Studentsinsomecountries,suchasColumbiaandKuwait,hadanoverlyoptimisticviewoftheirskills.Meanwhile,someofthebeststudentsfromJapanandKoreaforexamplewereneedlesslypessimisticeventhoughtheydidfarbetterinmathsthanalmostallofotherstudents.PassageThree(2000年6月6级)Inthe1970s,thefamousBrazilianfootballplayerPeleretiredfromthenationalteamofBrazilandbecameaprofessionalplayerforateaminNewYork.Football,orsoccer,wasn'tverypopularintheUnitedStatesatthattime.FewNorthAmericansknewanythingaboutthisfast-movingsport.Therewasnomoneytopayprofessionalplayersandtherewaslittleinterestinfootballinhighschoolsandcolleges.WhenPeleandotherinternationalstarsbeganplayinginvariousUScities,peoplesawhowinterestingthegamewasandbegantogotothematches.Itisnowcommonforimportantgamestohavefiftytosixtythousandfans.Supportfromthefansisimportanttothefootball.Thefanscheerenthusiasticallyfortheirfavoritenplayersandteams,whorespondbyplayingbetterthanbefore.InmostWorldCups,thehometeam,ortheteamfromthehostcountryusuallyplaysbetterthanmostpeopleexpect.In1966,1974and1978,thehometeamsofEngland,WestGermanyandArgentinaallwontheWorldCup.TheWorldCupiscalledthatbecauseteamsfromeverycontinenthaveplayedinit.However,sincetheCupbegan,allofthewinningteamshavebeenfromEuropeorSouthAmerica.TeamsfromAsiaorAfricaalwaysdowellbuttheyhaven'tyetwon.Mexicoplayedsurprisinglywellinthe1970Cup,whichithosted,butitwasn'tamongthe4finalteams.NewsItemOne(1997年英语专业四级)Atwenty-yearactionplanforcuttingtherateofworldpopulationgrowthisexpectedtowinwideapprovaltodayinCairo.DelegatesattheUN-sponsoredconferenceonpopulationcompletethefinaltalksontheplanMonday.Thedocumentisnon-bindingbutitwillserveasaguidelineforcountriesandstatesthatfundhealthcareandfamilyplanningprograms.Theworldpopulationof5.7billioncurrentlyisgrowingatmorethan90millionayear.NewsItemTwo(1997年英语专业四级)NATOtroopsaretojointheirformerColdWarenemiesintrainingexercisesinPolandthisweek.Thedrillswhichwillbeginonthe17tharethefirstmajorjointexercisesoftheWesternandEasternarmiesunderNATO’spartnership.Some900soldiersfrom13countrieswilltakepart.NATOsaysitwillbeagoodwaytosharepeace-keepingexperiencesanddevelopacommonunderstandingofoperationalprocedures.NewsItemThree(1998年英语专业四级)没找到原文NewsItemFour(1997年英语专业四级)InthePhilippinesaferrycarryingatleast400peoplehassunkafteranapparentcollisionwithacargoship.Therewasnoimmediatereportofcasualties.Theaccidentoccurredatabout11:30a.m.,localtime,atthemouthofManilaBayshortlyaftertheferrylefttheManilaport.APhilippinescoastguard’sspokesmansaidtheferryhadbeenhitbya12,000tonSingaporeregisteredcargovessel.Furtherdetailswerenotimmediatelyavailable.PartIIICloze31-35CDBAB36-40CABAC41-45ABADC46-50BABDBPartIVVocabularyandGrammar51-55CBADC56-60BDCAB61-65CBCBD66-70ABDBA71-75BADCB76-80BABCAPartVReadingComprehensionn81-85DCACD86-90CDBBD91-95CABCB96-100ACDAB