【星火英语版】2023英语专四答案

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II

LISTENING

COMPREHENSIONSECTION

A

CONVERSATIONSConversationone1.

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.

People

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

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

man

had

bought

all

the

following

things

online

EXCEPT

A

.A.

shoesB.

CDsC.

cameraD.

food

6.

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

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

courses.9.

What

does

the

student

have

to

do

first

in

order

to

take

the

exams?

AA.

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

D

.A.

sign

the

sheet

in

the

faculty

loungeB.

take

care

of

the

bulletin

boardC.

consult

the

studentsD.

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

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.

Obesity

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

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

likely

related

to

__A___

.A.

sleep

timeB.

genderC.

raceD.

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?

CA.

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

peer

influenceB.

low

sense

of

achievementC.

high

sense

of

rebellionD.

close

family

relationship

SECTION

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.

These

children

chose

to

have

something

different.22.

How

did

parents

react

to

the

school’s

way

of

handling

the

situation?

CA.

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.

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.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

trial

26.

What

was

Dewani

accused

of?

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

existing

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?

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

2023

was

__A___

.A.

£945

millionB.

£1.07

billionC.

£500,000D.

£87,000

30.

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：电是日常生活的一局部，如今，我们已经习以为常，以至于开灯或开电视时很少仔细考虑电的问题。so…that…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〞；surface意为“外表〞。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最适宜。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最适宜，意为“使电冰箱正常运行〞。38.

[B]bother

to

do

sth.

意为“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，含否认意义，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，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最适宜。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〞，此题中考查的是复数形式，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]as…as…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最适宜。49.

[C]句意同上。stand

aside意为“避开〞；stand

down意为“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

back

on

the

shelf,

___C___?

A.

don’t

you

B.

do

you

C.

will

you

D.

won’t

you52.

Mary

is

___A___

hardworking

than

her

sister,

but

she

failed

in

the

exam.

A.

no

less

B.

no

more

C.

not

less

D.

not

so53.

Which

of

the

following

statements

is

INCORRECT?

D

A.

Only

one

out

of

six

were

present

at

the

meeting.

B.

Ten

dollars

was

stolen

from

the

cash

register.

C.

Either

my

sister

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?

B

A.

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

much

the

language

__D____

the

cultural

background

that

makes

the

film

difficult

to

understand.

A.

but

B.

nor

C.

like

D.

as56.

There

is

no

doubt

___B___

the

committee

has

made

the

right

decision

on

the

housing

project.

A.

why

B.

that

C.

whether

D.

when

57.

All

the

President’s

Men

___A___

one

of

the

important

books

for

scholars

who

study

the

Watergate

Scandal.

A.

remains

B.

remained

C.

remain

D.

is

remaining

58.

If

you

explained

the

situation

to

your

lawyer,

he

___C___

able

to

advise

you

much

better

than

I

can.

A.

will

be

B.

was

C.

would

beD.

were

59.

Which

of

the

following

is

a

stative

verb

(静态动词)?

D

A.

Drink

B.

Close

C.

Rain

D.

Belong

60.

Which

of

the

following

italicized

parts

indicates

a

subject-verb

relation?

C

A.

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

to

the

teacher?〞

EXCEPT

__B____?

A.

Bob

did

it

B.

Bob

did

so

C.

Bob

did

that

D.

Bob

did.62.

Which

of

the

following

is

INCORRECT?

D

A.

Another

two

girls

B.

Few

words

C.

This

work

D.

A

bit

of

flowers63.

Which

of

the

following

italicized

words

does

NOT

indicate

willingness?

B

A.

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

fortunate

A.

you

B.

she

C.

he

D.

we65.

There

__D____

nothing

more

for

discussion,

the

meeting

came

to

an

end

half

an

hour

earlier.

A.

to

be

B.

to

have

been

C.

be

D.

being66.

Two

of

her

brothers

were

__A__

during

the

Second

World

War.

A.

called

up

B.

called

on

C.

called

for

D.

called

out67.

Bottles

from

this

region

sell

__C____

at

about

$50

a

case.

A.

entirely

B.

totally

C.

wholesale

D.

together68.

The

product

contains

no

__B____

colours,

flavours,

or

preservatives.

A.

fake

B.

artificial

C.

false

D.

wrong69.

Davis

accepted

the

defeat

in

the

semi-final

with

good

grace.

The

underlined

part

is

closest

in

meaning

to

___C___.

A.

cheerfully

B.

wholeheartedly

C.

politely

D.

quietly

70.

__D___

and

business

leaders

were

delighted

at

the

decision

to

hold

the

national

motor

fair

in

the

city.

A.

Civil

B.

Civilized

C.

Civilian

D.

Civic

71.

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

underlined

part

means

all

the

following

EXCEPT

___A___.

A.

improved

B.

made

up

for

C.

balanced

D.

compensated

for73.

The

doctor

said

that

the

gash

in

his

check

required

stitches.

The

underlined

part

means

__D____.

A.

lump

B.

depression

C.

swelling

D.

cut

74.

During

the

economic

crisis,

they

had

to

cut

back

production

and

___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

conferences,

film

shows,

etc.

The

underlined

part

means

__B____.

A.

signify

B.

celebrate

C.

symbolize

D.

suggest77.

His

fertile

mind

keeps

turning

out

new

ideas.

The

underlined

part

means

__C____.

A.

abundant

B.

unbelievable

C.

productive

D.

generative78.

The

local

news

paper

has

a

___B___

of

100,000

copies

a

day.

A.

spread

B.

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.

distributing

B.

handling

C.

dividing

D.

arrangingPART

V

READING

COMPREHENSIONText

A81.

Google’s

eyeglasses

are

supposed

to

__B__.

［A］improve

our

memory

［B］function

like

memory

［C］help

us

see

faces

better

［D］work

like

smart

phones82.

According

to

the

passage,

“cognitive

habits〞

refers

to

__A__.

［A］

how

we

deal

with

information

［B］

functions

of

human

memory

［C］

the

amount

of

information

［D］

the

availability

of

information83.

Which

of

the

following

statements

about

Sparrow’s

research

is

CORRECT?

D［A］

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.［D］We

tend

to

remember

location

rather

than

the

core

of

facts.84.

What

does

the

author

mean

by

“context〞?

C［A］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

message

of

the

author?

D［A］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?

C［A］He

himself

wanted

to

have

practice.

［B］Students

of

all

majors

had

to

do

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

knowledge［C］long

been

working

there

［D］some

professional

deficiency

While

the

author

was

examining

Mr.

Adams,

all

the

following

symptoms

caught

his

attention

EXCEPT

__A__.［A］moving

difficulty

［B］steady

temperature［C］faster

heart

rate［D］breathing

problem

89.

“His

symptoms

had

been

textbook〞

means

that

his

symptoms

were

_D___.［A］part

of

the

textbook［B］no

longer

in

the

textbook［C］recently

included

in

the

textbook［D］explained

in

the

textbook90.

At

the

end

of

the

passage,

the

author

expresses

__C__

about

the

medical

education

system.［A］optimism［B］hesitation［C］concern［D］supportTEXT

C91.

What

does

"counting"

mean

in

the

context?

A[A]

Continuing.

[B]

Including.

[C]

Calculating.

[D]

Relying

on.92.

According

to

the

context,

"Their

failure"

refers

to___B___.[A]

those

adults

who

continue

to

smoke

[B]

those

states

that

missed

the

message

[C]

findings

of

the

report

[D]

hazards

of

smoking93.

The

following

are

all

efforts

that

led

to

the

change

of

attitude

on

smoking

EXCEPT___A____.[A]

rejecting

by

the

public

[B]

cigarette

warning

labels

[C]

anti-smoking

campaigns

[D]

anti-smoking

legislation

94.

According

to

the

author,

raising

tax

on

cigarettes___B____.[A]

is

unfair

to

the

poor

[B]

is

an

effective

measure

[C]

increases

public

revenue

[D]

fails

to

solve

the

problem

95.

What

is

the

passage

mainly

about?

D[A]

How

to

stage

anti-smoking

campaigns.[B]

The

effects

of

the

report

on

smoking

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

children

B.

think

love

is

more

important

C.

prefer

both

love

and

toys

in

parenting

D.

dislike

ice

cream

or

sweets97.

According

to

the

author,

what

should

parents

do

when

their

kids

cry?

A

A.

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?

D

A.

Fond

of

providing

a

home

base.

B.

Ready

to

play

games

with

my

kids.

C.

Curious

to

watch

what

games

they

play.

D.

Willing

to

give

kids

freedom

of

movement.99.

Which

of

the

following

is

NOT

attachment

parenting?

B

A.

Fostering

their

curiosity.

B.

Standing

by

and

protecting.

C.

Showing

them

how

things

are

done.

D.

Helping

them

do

the

right

thing.100.

What

does

the

passage

mainly

discuss?

C

A.

How

to

foster

love

in

children.

B.

How

to

build

child

confidence.

C.

Different

types

of

parenting.

D.

Parent-child

relationships.