2016年英语专业四级考试参考答案

2016年英语专业四级考试参考答案PartI DICTATIONThink Positive and Feel Positive Are you confident or insecure in a difficult situation? / Do you react positively or negatively? / The answer may depend in part on whom youre around. / A study found that negative thinking can be contagious in some cases. / For example, the researchers studied 103 college roommates. / They measured each roommates tendency towards negative thinking. / It was found that thinking patterns can be contagious. / Students with a negative thinking roommate became more depressed themselves, / and students with more positive thinking roommates / were more likely to become more positive as well.PartIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSIONSECTIONA TALK1.success2.challengingsettings3.NationalSpellingContest4.passionandperseverance5.futureareality6.marathon7.grittier8.measuresoftalent9.notfixed/changeable10.atemporaryconditionSECTION B CONVERSATIONS1.Why does the woman call the man?答案：D To tell the man the procedure of the interview.2.What kind of questions can the man ask in the interview?答案：A Questions related to the job.3.Which is the last part of the interview?答案：CPresentation from the interviewee.4. What might be expected from the mans presentation?答案：DCompany future and his contribution.5. When is the interview scheduled?答案：B11 a.m. next Thursday.6.What is the interview mainly about?答案：C How to handle the problem of college loans.7.How does the cost of college education change every year?答案：AIt was increased by 6 to 8%.8.What is used to measure student loan debt as a guideline?答案：BFirst year salary after graduation.9.What is the advantage of joining a college savings plan?答案：DStudents withdraw without paying tax.10.What is the possible social cost of a college loan?答案：AGiving up charitable or volunteer work.Part III LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE11. How can I concentrate if you_ continually_ me with silly questions?答案：A errupted12. Among the four sentences below, Sentence _ expresses the highest degree of possibility.答案：D It should take a long time to find a solution to the problem.13. She is a better speaker than _ in the class.答案：A any boy14. Nobody heard him sing, _?答案：D did they15. I cant put up with _.答案：B that friend of yours16. There has been an increasing number of _ in primary schools in the past few years.答案：D men teachers17. This is one of the issues that deserve _ .答案：B mentioning18. The audience _ excited on seeing _ favorite star glide onto the stage.答案：A were.their19. _ your advice, I would have made the wrong decision.答案：B Had it not been for20. The sentence I wish I had been more careful in spending money expresses the speakers _ .答案：C regret21. The Attorney General ordered a federal autopsy of Browns body, seeking to _ the family and community there would be a thorough investigation into his death.答案：C assure22. The police department came under strong criticism for both the death of an unarmed man and its handling of the _.答案：D aftermath23. The Foreign Secretary tried to _ doubts about his handling of the crisis.答案：A dispel24. Mutual funds are thus best for investors who dont want to take the time to study stocks in detail or who _ the resources to build a portfolio.答案：B lack25. Chris ran _ John at a sporting-goods trade show and the two quickly struck _ an easy rapport.答案：A into.up26. “I am leaving the country soon,” he told a _ convened group of reporters.答案：C specially27. Israel and Hamas had reached a deal on extending the _ ceasefire by an extra 24 hours until Tuesday at midnight.答案：D temporary28. _ to unplugging the alarm clock and trusting your ability to wake on time on your own, you should probably ease yourself into the new arrangement by keeping a very regular schedule for several weeks.答案：B Prior29. If you are an athlete, strong abdominal muscles help you ensure a strong back and freedom from injury during _ upper-body movement.答案：D vigorous30. Finning is a cruel _ in which the sharks fins are lopped off, and the live shark is thrown back to sea.答案：C practicePart IV CLOZE31. Hlists32. Lshaped33. Ipromulgated34. Egenerations35. Ddisseminated36. Kscant37. Ovirtual38. Cdirectly39. Msophisticated40. GinsteadPartVREADINGCOMPREHENSIONSECTION AMULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONSPASSAGE ONE41. In Para. 1, the phrase “set my feet” probably means _.答案：B. prepare me42. It can be concluded from Para. 2 that_.答案：A. the man wanted to maintain dignity though starved43. Compared with Brother A, Brother B was more_towards the effect of the one-million-pound bank-note on a total stranger.答案：D. positivePASSAGE TWO44. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?答案：B. Popular Peace Symbols.45. The rainbow represents the connection between human beings and their gods in all the following countries EXCEPT_.答案：D. China46. In North Europe mistletoe was often hung in doorways to indicate_.答案：A. friendship47. The origin of the ankh can date back to_.答案：D. ancient EgyptPASSAGE THREE48. What is the authors attitude towards Clintons proposal to welfare?答案：A. Pessimistic.49. It can be inferred from Para. 7 that optimum penalties are_to the underclass.答案：B. useless50. Which of the following is the most appropriate title for the passage?答案：D. Disease of Despair.SECTION BSHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONS说明：这部分答案不唯一，意思对了即可。PASSAGE ONE51. In Para. 4, what does the man mean by saying “I had to bear my trouble”？答案：I had to endure hunger and not to eat.52. What can be inferred from the last sentence of the passage?答案： I was chosen to try out the million-pound note.PASSAGE TWO53.Why does the UN use the olive branch in its symbol?答案： Because it symbolizes peace and unity in modern culture.PASSAGE THREE54.According to the author, what balance should we keep in welfare?答案：To make basic needs meet and low-paid work attractive.55. What does the author mean by saying “Even under the worst of circumstances, we believe we are in control of our lives” (Para. 10)?答案：Even taking low-paid jobs, we have hope for the future.PART WRITINGWhich Is More Important, Education or a Cheaper Holiday? New research has shown that almost four out of ten parents in the UK have taken their children out of school to go on holidays. Cost is the main reason given by parents for sacrificing their childrens education. Parents are to be banned, however, by UKs Education Authority, from taking their children out of school to go during term time. Should local authorities stagger school holidays to enable families with children to take advantage of travel bargains? Or is it wrong for parents to jeopardize their childrens education for the sake of a cheaper holiday? As far as I am concerned, education is more important. Firstly, childrens education must come first. A cheap holiday during the school season shouldnt be the reason to take a child out of school. Some parents are not