2015年英语专四真题及参考答案整理版

1、2015年英语专四真题参考答案part i dictationmale and female roles in marriagein the traditional marriage, the man worked to earn money for the family. / the womanstayed at home to care for the children and her husband. / in recent years, manycouples continue to have a traditional relationship of this kind. / som

2、e people are happy with it. but othersthink differently. / there are two major differences in male and female roles now. / one is that both menand 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, wit

3、hin marriagemany 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 things together in a marriage.听写指导：由题目可以判定，文章围绕男性和

4、女性在婚姻中的角色展开，第一段介绍了传统婚姻中两性的角色，而第二段对当今 社会中两性在婚姻中的角色进行了具体的论述。因此，第一段用到了过去时，而第二段则完全使用现在时。需要考生 根据语义判定时态。part ii listening comprehensionsection a conversationsconversation one1. why is the trip to mars a one-way trip? ba. the return trip is too expensive.b. there is no technology to get people back.c. peop

5、le don ' t want to return.d. the return trip is too risky.2. according to the man, what is more important for those recruits? da. intelligence.b. health.c. skills.d. calmness.3. what is the last part of the conversation about? aa. the kind of people suitable for the trip.b. interests and hobbies

6、 of the speakers.c. recruitment of people for the trip.d. preparation for the trip to mars.conversation two4. what is showrooming? 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

7、man had bought all the following things online except a .a. shoesb. cdsc. camerad. food6. according to the conversation, the percentage of people who showroomed while christmas shopping was d .a. 3%b. 33%c. 42%d. 24%7. one reason for people to showroom is that they c .a. want to know more about pric

8、ingb. 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 courses.9. what does

9、the student have to do first in order to take the exams? aa. to choose a date on the draft schedule.c. to draw up the final schedule.10. according to the conversation, the dean will da. sign the sheet in the faculty loungec. consult the studentsb. to find the information on the bulletin board.d. to

10、arrange an invigilator.b. take care of the bulletin boardd. finalize the exam schedulesection b passagespassage one11. which of the following cities has the oldest chinatown in north america? ba. new york.b. san francisco.c. boston.d. san diego.12. the chinatown in san francisco attracts c tourists

11、a year.a. 20 ,000b. 100 ,000c. 7 milliond. 17 million13. where can tourists see the fish markets? aa. 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? ca. obesity can damage one ' s health.b. ob

12、esity is a growing problem all over the world.c. obesity is directly related to one ' s habit.d. obesity has affected both boys and girls.15. the purpose of the three-year study is to b .a. find out why some children find it difficult to go to sleepb. learn more about the link between sleep and

13、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. according to the passage, obesity is most

14、 likely related to a .a. sleep timeb. genderc. raced. parentspassage three 18. 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? ca. very few continue smoking throughout their

15、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 peer influenceb. low sense of achievementc. high

16、 sense of rebelliond. close family relationshipsection c news broadcastnews item 121. why were some children offered only fruit and milk for lunch? ba. the school stopped providing school lunch.b. their parents failed to pay for school lunch.c. some parents preferred fruit and milk for lunch.d. thes

17、e children chose to have something different.22. how did parents react to the school ' s way of handling the situation? aa. they were upset.b. they were furious. c. they were surprised.d. they were sad.news item 223. according to the news, what is the main advantage of the digital key? ba. guest

18、s 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.a. 2b.3c. 100d. 150news item 325. according to the court

19、 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. what was dewani accused of? aa. having his wife killed.b. killi

20、ng 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 existing arms embargoc. the extension of u.n. peacekeeping missiond. th

21、e ban on travel and freeze of assetsnews item 528. what is the news mainly about? 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 total investment in film-making in britain in 2012 was a .a. £ 945mi

22、llionb. £ 1.07billionc. £ 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 be reducedpart iii cloze31. d句意为：电是日常生活的一部分，如今，我们已经

23、习以为常，以至于开灯或开电视时很少仔细考虑电的问题。sothat是固定搭配，意思是“如此以至于”，故答案为d。32. c句意为：晚上灯光照亮的马路使人们自由通行，使交通畅通无阻。traffic意为"交通"；pedestrian 意为“行人”，与空格前的people词义重复；car和truck都指具体的车辆类型， 含义过于狭窄。综合考虑，此处应填入traffic 。33. b句意为：广告中使用的霓虹灯已经成为了每个现代化城市的一大特色。appearance 意为"外观"；character意为“特征，特色"；distinction 意为“区别&q

24、uot;；surface意为“表面”。根据句意，答案为 b。34. a句意为：在家里，很多节省劳动力的设备都是由电带动的。四个选项都是复合形容词，labour-saving 意为“节省劳动力的"；time-saving 意为“节省时间的“；energy-saving 意为"节能的"；money-saving 意为“省钱的”。 根据句意，此处填入labour-saving 最合适。35. c句意为：即使当我们关上床头灯，睡得很熟时，电仍然在为我们工作。only意为“只有" ；rarely意为“少有地“；even意为“即使"；frequently

25、意为“频繁地，屡次地”。根据句意，此处应填入 even 。36. b fast asleep为固定搭配，意为“睡得很熟的”，故答案为b。quite意为“非常"；quickly意为“很快地”；closely意为“靠近地，接近地”，均不符合句意，故排除。37. d move 意为"移动"；start意为“启动"；repair意为"修复"；drive意为"驱动，使机器运转”。此处的 动词与our refrigerators 连用，填入driving最合适，意为“使电冰箱正常运行”。38. b bother to do sth. 意

26、为“费心做某事"；hesitate to do sth. 意为“做某事犹豫不决”；remember to do sth.指“记得去做某事”。此处是说，我们费心思考它们为什么或如何运行，故答案为b。39. c句意：直到这些交通工具出问题时，我们才会费心思考它们为什么或如何运行。前半句出现了rarely ,含否定意义，与until搭配使用，意为“直到才:故答案为 c。40. b句意为：1959年的夏天，负责给纽约供电的发电厂真的出了问题。当句子中没有其他的助动词时，可以在动 词前使用助动词do表示对该动作的强调，助动词 do随人称和时态而变化。因此， did符合题意。41. a句意为：许

27、多小时过去了，生活几乎停滞不前。come to a standstill是固定搭配，意为“停住，停滞不前”。terminal意为"终点"；breakdown 意为“故障"；pause意为"暂停"，均不符合句意，故排除。42. b句意为：火车无法开动，车厢里的人坐在黑暗中无能为力，什么事也做不了。incompetent 意为“没有能力的，不能胜任的"；powerless意为“无能为力的"；hesitant意为“迟疑不决的"；helpless意为“无助的"。此处 指人处于停电的环境中无能为力，什么事也做不了，

28、因此答案为b。43. d句意为：电梯也停止工作，即使你足够幸运，没被困在两层楼之间，也得自己不愉快地步行下楼梯。although意为“虽然”；when意为“当时”；as意为“像一样”；even if意为“即使，纵然”。通过分析上下文， 此处填入even if最合适。44. d句意同上。lock意为“把锁起来"；place意为"放置"；position 意为“把放在适当的位置”；trap意为“困住，陷入困境”。根据上下文意思，此处应该选 d。45. c句意同上。a flight of stairs是固定搭配，表示“（两个楼梯平台间的）一段楼梯”，本题中考查的是复数形

29、式，故答案为c。46. a in an instant是固定搭配，意为“瞬间，马上“，意思相当于 immediately ,故答案为a。in a minute 意为“很快，马上”，一般用于将来时，不符合句意，故排除。47. d asas为固定搭配,表示“像一样”，故答案为d。48. a句意为：人们害怕离开自己的房子，因为虽然警察被要求随时待命，以防突发事件，但他们也像其他人一样疑 惑和无助。for表示原因，and表示并列关系，but表示转折，or表示选择。结合上下文，此处填入for最合适。49. c句意同上。stand aside 意为"避开"；stand down 意为“

30、从要职上退下"；stand by 意为“做好准备，待命"；stand in意为“站立于，坐落于”。根据上下文分析，此处应该指警察处于待命状态，故答案为c。50. a句意同上。helpless意为"无助的"；aimless意为“漫无目的的"；unfocused 意为“目光茫然的”;undecided 意为“尚未决定的”。根据句意，此处应选 a。 part iv grammar and vocabulary51. when you have finished with that book, don' t forget to put it b

31、ack on the shelf,c?a. don ' t youb. do youc. will youd. won ' t you52. mary is a hardworking than her sister, but she failed in the exam.c. not lessa. no lessb. no more53. which of the following statements is incorrect? da. only one out of six were present at the meeting.c. either my sister

32、or my brother is wrong.54. which of the italicized parts expresses a future tense? b a. my friend teaches chemistry in a school.c. what is the matter with you?d. not sob. ten dollars was stolen from the cash register.d. five miles seem like a long walk to me.b. i' ll give it to you after i retur

33、n.d. london stands on the river thames.55. it is not so much the language _d the cultural background that makes the film difficult to understa nd.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

34、 presidents men a one of the important books for scholars who study the watergate scandal.a. remainsb. remainedc. remaind. is remaining58. if you explained the situation to your lawyer, hea. will beb. was59. which of the following is a stative verb (a. drinkb. close c. rainc able to advise you much

35、better than i canc. would bed. were静态动词)？ dd. belong60. which of the following italicized parts indicates a subject-verb relation? 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 foll

36、owing are all correct responses to" who told the news to the teacher? ” except _ba. bob did it b. bob did so c. bob did thatd. bob did.62. which of the following is incorrect? da. another two girlsb. few words c. this work d. a bit of flowers63. which of the following italicized words does not

37、indicate willingness? ba. what will you do when you graduate?b. they will be home by now.c. who will go with me?d. why will you go there alone?64. when one has good health, _c should feel fortunatea. youb. shec. hed. we65. there _d nothing more for discussion, the meeting came to an end half an hour

38、 earlier.a. to beb. to have beenc. be66. two of her brothers were a during the second world war.a. called upb. called onc. called for67. bottles from this region sell _c at about $50 a case.a. entirelyb. totallyc. wholesaled. beingd. called outd. together68. the product contains no _b colours, flavo

39、urs, or preservatives.a. fakeb. artificialc. falsed. wrong69. davis accepted the defeat in the semi-final with good grace. the underlined part is closest in meaning t o c.a. cheerfully b. wholeheartedlyc. politelyd. quietly70. _c and business leaders were delighted at the decision to hold the nation

40、al motor fair in the city.a. civil b. civilized c. civilian d. civic71. the city council is planning a huge road-building programme to ease congestion. the underlined part means _b.a. calm b. relieve c. comfort d. still72. his unfortunate appearance was offset by an attractive personality. the under

41、lined part means all the f ollowing except a .a. improvedb. made up forc. balanced d. compensated for73. the doctor said that the gash in his check required stitches. the underlined part means _d.a. lump b. depressionc. swellingd. cut74. during the economic crisis, they had to cut back production an

42、d a workers.a. lay off b. lay into c. lay down d. lay aside75. the university consistently receives a high _c for the quality of its teaching and research.a. standard b. evaluation c. rating d. comment76. to mark its one hundredth anniversary, the university held a series of activities including con

43、ferences, fi lm shows, etc. the underlined part means _b.a. signifyb. celebrate c. symbolize d. suggest77. his fertile mind keeps turning out new ideas. the underlined part means _c.a. abundant b. unbelievablec. productived. generative78. the local news paper has a b of 100,000 copies a day.a. sprea

44、db. circulation c. motion d. flow79. these issues were discussed at length during the meeting. the underlined part means d.a. eventually b. subsequently c.lastly d. fully80. a couple of young people were giving out leaflets in front of the department store. the underlined part means a .a. distributi

45、ng b. handling c. dividing d. arrangingpart v reading comprehensiontext as eyeglasses are supposed to _b81. googleb function like memoryd work like smart phones cognitive habits “ refers to a .b functions of human memorya improve our memoryc help us see faces better82. according to the passage,a how

46、 we deal with informationc the amount of information d the availability of information83. which of the following statements about sparrow' s research is correct? da we remember people and things as much as before.b we remember more internet connections than before.c we pay equal attention to loc

47、ation and content of information.d we tend to remember location rather than the core of facts.84. what does the author mean bya context ” ? ca it refers to long-term memory. b it refers to a new situation.c it refers to a store of knowledge.d it refers to the search engine.85. what is the implied me

48、ssage of the author? da web connections aid our memory. b people differ in what to remember.c people keep memory on smart phones. d people need to exercise their memory.text b86. why was the author doing rounds in a hospital? ca he himself wanted to have practice. b students of all majors had to do

49、so.c it was part of his medical training.d he was on a research team.87. we learn that the author ' s team members had _d_.a much practical experience b adequate knowledgec long been working there d some professional deficiency88. while the author was examining mr. adams, all the following sympt

50、oms caught his attention except a.a moving difficultyb steady temperaturec faster heart rated breathing problem89. “ his symptoms had been textbook " means that his symptoms were _d.a part of the textbook b no longer in the textbookc recently included in the textbook d explained in the textbook

51、90. at the end of the passage, the author expresses _b_ about the medical education system.a optimism b hesitationc concern d supporttext c91. what does "counting" mean in the context? aa continuing. b including. c calculating. d relying on.92. according to the context, "their failure

52、" refers to b.a those adults who continue to smokeb those states that missed the messagec findings of the reportd hazards of smoking93. the following are all efforts that led to the change of attitude on smoking except aa rejecting by the public b cigarette warning labelsc anti-smoking campaign

53、s d anti-smoking legislation94. according to the author, raising tax on cigarettes b.a is unfair to the poorb is an effective measurec increases public revenued fails to solve the problem95. what is the passage mainly about? da how to stage anti-smoking campaigns.b the effects of the report on smoki

54、ng and health.c tax as the surest path to cut smoking.d the efforts to cut down on teenage smoking.96. what makes attachment parents different from indulgent parents is that they b .a. show more love to their childrenb. think love is more importantc. prefer both love and toys in parentingd. dislike

55、ice cream or sweets97. according to the author, what should parents do when their kids cry? aa. providing comfort and love. b. trying to stop kids crying.c. holding them till they stop. d. rewarding kids with toys.98. what does “free-range " mean according to the passage? da. fond of providing

56、a home base.b. ready to play games with my kids.c. curious to watch what games they playd. willing to give kids freedom of movement.99. which of the following is not attachment parenting? ba. fostering their curiosity.b. standing by and protecting.c. showing them how things are doned. helping them do the right thing.100. what does the passage mainly discuss? ca. how to foster love in children.b. how to build child confidence.c. different types of parenting.d. parent-child relationships.part vi writingsection a coposition本文要求描述自己曾