2025年英语专四真题

TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2025)

-GRADEFOUR-

TIMELIMIT:130MIN

PARTIDICTATION(10MIN)

Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,

whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,the

passage,exceptthefirstsentence,willbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.

Thelastreadingwillbedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthen

begivenONEminutetocheckyourworkoncemore.

WriteonANSWERSHEETONE.Thefirstsentenceofthepassageisalreadyprovided.

Now,listentothepassage.

EcologicalConservationoftheYellowRiver

ChinahasmaderemarkableprogressintheecologicalconservationoftheYellowRiver.

PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(20MIN)

SECTIONATALK

Inthissectionyouwillhearatalk.YouwillhearthetalkONCEONLY.Whilelistening,youmaylookatthetask

onANSWERSHEETONEandwriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachgap.Makesurewhatyoufillinis

bothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayusetheblanksheetfornote-taking.

YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.

Now,listentothetalk.Whenitisover,youwillbegivenTWOminutestocheckyourwork.

SECTIONBCONVERSATIONS

Inthissectionyouwillheartwoconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,fivequestionswillbeaskedabout

whatwassaid.BoththeconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenONCEONLY.Aftereachquestiontherewill

beaten-secondpause.Duringthepause,youshouldreadthefourchoicesofA,B,CandD,andmarkthebest

answertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.

YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthechoices.

Now,listentotheconversations.

ConversationOne

Questions1to5arebasedonConversationOne.

1.A.Fromothermembersofthecenter.

C.Fromthetrainer’srecommendation.

B.Fromthecenter’sbrochure.

D.Fromthesignoutsidethecenter.

2.A.Sign-upfees.B.Cancellationfees.C.Membershipfees.D.Facilityfees.

3.A.19hours.B.24hours.C.5hours.D.12hours.

4.A.Itincludesnutritionadvice.B.Itisdetailedinthebrochure.

C.Itischargedatcompetitiverates.D.Itismadebyapersonaltrainer.

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5.A.Whenthetrainershowshimwhattodointhegym.

B.Whenthetrainerprovideshimwithnutritionadvice.

C.Whenthetraineroffershimapersonalizedevaluation.

D.Whenthetrainerdesignsanexerciseplanforhim.

ConversationTwo

Questions6to10arebasedonConversationTwo.

6.A.Engine.B.Infrastructure.C.Fuelcells.D.Alternativefuels.

7.A.Senseofjudgment.B.Senseoffreedom.

C.Drivingskills.D.Repairingskills.

8.A.Incountryroads.B.Inlesscongestedareas.

C.Ininnercityareas.D.Inemergencycases.

9.A.Excitement.B.Peacefulness.C.Stimulation.D.Hopefulness.

10.A.Futureofelectriccars.B.Futureofself-drivingcars.

C.Designoffuturecars.D.Futureofdifferentcars.

PARTIIILANGUAGEUSAGE(10MIN)

Therearetwentysentencesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefouroptionsmarkedA,B,CandD.

Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentenceoranswersthequestion.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET

TWO.

11.Shethoughtitadvisablethatajanitor________againstanypossibleintruder.

A.isguardingB.guardsC.wasguardingD.guard

12.Lisamanagedtosave________shecouldoutofherlowwagestohelphersister.

A.whatlittlemoneyB.solittlemoneyC.suchlittlemoneyD.howlittlemoney

13.Whatleavesmewiththedeepestimpressionintheparkisa(n)________trunk.

A.browncharmingItalianoakB.charmingbrownItalianoak

C.ItaliancharmingbrownoakD.Italianbrowncharmingoak

14.Amoreflexiblemeansofcommunicationisalwaysanadvantage,________beingequal.

A.allthethingsB.theotherthingsC.otherallthingsD.allotherthings

15.Ifyouwouldkindlyagreetotheterms,we’llsendyouthesamplesrightaway.Theunderlinedword

indicates________.

A.apoliterequestB.anuncertainty

C.anunexpectedresultD.ausefulsuggestion

16.MymotherwouldhavebeeninBeijingbynowifshehadnotmissedthetrain.Theunderlinedpartinthe

sentenceexpressesa(n)________.

A.obligationB.willingnessC.hypothesisD.suggestion

17.Onecanneverbehappyifoneisalwaysenvious________others.

A.atB.ofC.toD.on

18.“Itistakingforevertouploadanalbum.”Theunderlinedpartexpresses________.

A.regretB.surpriseC.complaintD.temporariness

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19.“Ifyoufrequentlyforgetwhereyouparkedyourcar,thereisanappthatcouldbewhatyou’relookingfor.”

Theunderlinedwordexpresses________.

A.abilityinthepastB.possibilityatpresent

C.certaintyatpresentD.permissioninthepast

20.Firmsthatusecomputershavefoundthatthenumberofstaff________isneededforqualitycontrolcanbe

substantiallyreduced.

A.whoB.asC.thatD.what

21.Annhurriedback,havingaguilty________atleavingherdaughterathomealone.

A.conscienceB.congestionC.conservationD.consciousness

22.Yourearningswillbein________totheamountofworkyoudo.

A.additionB.percentageC.relationshipD.proportion

23.Thisdrinkisverytasty,anditisnutritiousaswell,asitis________withvitaminC.

A.enrichedB.strengthenedC.increasedD.consolidated

24.ThediscoveryoftheNewWorldisa________intheworldhistory.

A.landmarkB.standardC.recognitionD.triumph

25.Itis________tokeepanoteoftheseimportantdata,sowewon’tlosethem.

A.sensitiveB.sensationalC.sensibleD.senseless

26.Idon’tthinkthatwasamistake;Ithinkitwas________madeso.

A.methodicallyB.accidentallyC.carelesslyD.deliberately

27.Youneedtocontactyourdoctorifthesymptoms________foraday.

A.perceiveB.persistC.performD.perplex

28.Thereisastrong________betweenthefatherandtheson.

A.illustrationB.reflectionC.resemblanceD.correspondence

29.Thesmartphonemanufacturerblamed________batteriesforlastyear’shumiliatingrecallofitsflagship

smartphone.

A.wrongB.faultyC.mistakenD.incorrect

30.Whilehesayshisnextjobwon’tbeasaheadcoachforthecurrentteam,he’s________severalpossibilities,

includingworkingoverseas.

A.recollectingB.enjoyingC.reconcilingD.entertaining

PARTIVCLOZE(10MIN)

Decidewhichofthewordsgivenintheboxbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthe

correspondingblank.ThewordscanbeusedONCEONLY.MarktheletterforeachwordonANSWERSHEETTWO.

A.appliedB.associativelyC.coherence

D.conceptualizeE.concreteF.feature

G.jointlyH.nurturingI.ornamental

J.readilyK.separateL.style

M.supplementaryN.sustainingO.used

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Traditionally,thesubjectofmetaphortendstocomeupinliteratureclasseswhereeveryonelearnsthata

metaphorisafigureofspeech:“Nomanisanisland.”It’slearnedfirstasanelementof(31)________,away

topolishlanguage.Metaphorsarefirstbroughttoourattentioninpoems,mostly,butwe’retaughttorecognize

theminstoriesandsongstoo:“She’sgotthemooninhereyes.”Consequently,manypeopleassociate

metaphorsmost(32)________withtheliteraryartsandunderstandthemasamatteroflanguage—afigureof

speech.Butmetaphorsarealsoatoolfordiscoveringandconnectingideas—afigureofthought.

Whether(33)________orconceptual,metaphorsareactsofimagination.Toseeonethingintermsof

anotheristothink(34)________.Thatis,wesetupcorrespondencesbetweentwoconcepts.Thisinvolves

partiallystructuringourunderstandingofanabstractobject(love,forexample)byseeingitintermsofarather

(35)________object(say,agarden).Thuswecanthinkandtalkabout“cultivating”(36)“________”and

“tendingto”ourfriendships.Theprocessofsettingupsuchcorrespondencesiscalled“mapping.”Bymapping

gardensontolove,whichareotherwisetwo(37)________conceptualdomains,weinviteacomparisonand

givevisibleformstoanabstractidea.“Gardens”isthesourcedomainfromwhichwedrawpropertiesthatcan

be(38)________to“love,”thetargetdomain.Throughmetaphors,bothconventionalandunconventional,we

buildandlayclaimto(39)________amongotherwisediscretephenomena.Thehabitofmetaphoricalthinking

belongstoeveryone.Metaphorisverymuchinvolvedinthewaythey(40)________,talkabout,andmostofall,

experiencetheworld.

PARTVREADINGCOMPREHENSION(35MIN)

SECTIONAMULTIPLECHOICEQUESTIONS

Inthissectiontherearethreepassagesfollowedbytenmultiplechoicequestions.Foreachmultiplechoice

question,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer

andmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.

PASSAGEONE

(1)Sixmonthsbeforeshedied,mygrandmothermovedintoanoldpeople’shomeandIvisitedherthere.

Shewassittinginthelivingroomwithaboutfifteenotherresidents,mostlywomen,halfofthemasleep.The

roomwascleanandwarm,withflowersandpictures,andthecareassistantswerekindandcheerful.Atalk

showwasonthetelevision,andtheonlyothersoundwassnoringandembarrassingdigestivenoises.People

onlymovedwhentheyneededtobehelpedtothebathroom.Itwasdepressing.Grantalkedalotabouthow

muchshemissedseeinghergrandchildren,butIknewfrommysisterthattheyhatedgoingtovisitherthereand,

tobeperfectlyhonest,Icouldn’twaittogetawaymyself.

(2)SoIwasinterestedtoreadanewspaperarticleaboutanewconceptinoldpeople’shomes.Theideais

simple,butrevolutionary:combiningaresidentialhomefortheelderlywithanurseryschoolinthesame

building.Thechildrenandtheresidentseatlunchtogetherandshareactivitiessuchasmusic,painting,

gardeningandcaringforthepetswhichtheresidentsareencouragedtokeep.Intheafternoons,theresidents

enjoyreadingortellingstoriestothechildrenand,ifachildisfeelingsadortired,thereisalwaysakindlapto

sitonandacuddle.Therearetripsoutandbirthdaypartiestoo.

(3)Theadvantagesareenormousforeveryoneconcerned.Thechildrenarehappybecausetheygetalot

moreindividualattentionandrespondwellbecausesomeonehastimeforthem.Theyalsolearnthatoldpeople

arenotdifferentorfrighteninginanyway.Andofcourse,theyseeillnessanddeathandlearntoacceptthem.

Theresidentsarehappybecausetheyfeelusefulandneeded.Theyaremoreactiveandmoreinterestedinlife

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whenthechildrenarearoundandtheytakemoreinterestintheirappearancetoo.Andthestaffarehappy

becausetheyseeanimprovementinthephysicalandpsychologicalhealthoftheresidents.

(4)Nowadaysthereislessandlesscontactbetweentheoldandtheyoung.Therearemanyreasonsforthis,

includingthebreakdownoftheextendedfamily,workingparentswithnotimetocareforageingrelations,

familiesthathavemovedawayandsmallerflatswithnoroomforgrandparents.Buttheresultisthesame:

increasingnumbersofchildrenwithoutgrandparentsandoldpeoplewhohavenocontactwithchildren.And

moreoldpeoplewhoarelonelyandfeeluseless,alongwithmoreandmorefamilieswithyoungchildrenwho

desperatelyneedmoresupport.It’samajorprobleminmanysocieties.

(5)That’swhyinter-generationalprograms,designedtobringtheoldandtheyoungtogether,aregrowing

inpopularityallovertheworld,supportedbyUNESCOandotherlocalandinternationalorganizations.There

areexamplesofsuccessfulinitiativesallovertheworld.UsingyoungpeopletoteachITskillstoolderpeopleis

oneobviousexample.Usingoldpeopleasvolunteerassistantsinschoolsisanother,perhapsreadingwith

childrenwhoneedextraattention.Thereareschemeswhichinvolveolderpeoplevisitingfamilieswhoare

havingproblems,maybelookingafterthechildrenforawhiletogivethetiredmotherabreak.Or“adopta

grandparent”schemesinwhichchildrenwritelettersorvisitalonelyoldpersonintheirarea.Thereareeven

holidaycompaniesthatspecializeinholidaysforchildrenandgrandparentstogether.Oneofthesuccessful

schemespairsyoungvolunteerswitholdpeoplewhoarelosingtheirsight.Theyoungpeoplehelpwithpractical

thingssuchashelpingwithonlineshopping,andtheolderpeoplecanpassontheirknowledgeandexperienceto

theiryoungvisitors.Forexample,aretiredjudgemaybepairedwithateenagerwhowantstostudylaw.Lasting

friendshipsoftendevelop.

(6)Butitisn’tonlytheindividualsconcernedwhogainfrominter-generationalactivities.Theadvantages

tosocietyareenormoustoo.Ifolderpeoplecanunderstandandaccepttheyouthoftoday,andviceversa,there

willbelessconflictinacommunity.Inaworldwherethenumberofoldpeopleisincreasing,weneedasmuch

understandingandtoleranceaspossible.Modernsocietyhasisolatedpeopleintoagegroupsandnowweneedto

rediscoverwhat“community”reallymeans.Andwecanusethestrengthsofonegenerationtohelpanother.

Thenperhapsgettingoldwon’tbesuchadepressingprospectafterall.

41.Whatdoes“It”inPara.1referto?

A.Thetalkshow.B.Thedecoration.C.Theatmosphere.D.Thebathroom.

42.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECTaccordingtoPara.3?

A.Childrengetmoreattentionthanoldpeople.B.Oldpeoplehaveasenseofusefulness.

C.Oldpeopletakemoreinterestinappearance.D.Staffnoticeimprovementintheresidents.

43.Theauthoruses________toexplaintheprogram’spopularityinPara.5.

A.comparisonB.contrastC.causeandeffectD.exemplification

44.Thefollowingaretheadvantagesofinter-generationalactivitiesEXCEPT________.

A.redefiningthemeaningofcommunityB.slowingdowntheprocessofisolation

C.reducingconflictsbetweengenerationsD.promotingmutualunderstandingandhelp

PASSAGETWO

(1)Myfather’syoungestbrother,UncleChul,sharedtheLee’sfamouslybadreactiontoliquor,whichwas

toturnbeet-redintheface,growdizzyandfinallygetsick.Inspiteofthis,hewasalwayshappytostayuplate

atfamilygatherings.Afterafewglassesofwhiskyhewouldreallyloosenup,and,withthenotableexceptionof

mymother,weallappreciatedhisroughlanguageandstories.OnlywhenMothercameinfromthekitchen

wouldhistalksoften,forheknewhehadalwaysfallenshortinhereyes.Iftheywereeveralonetogether,sayin

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thekitchen,afterdinner,hewouldusethemostdecorous(得体的)voiceinaskingforaglassorafreshbucket

ofice,andevenoffertohelploadthedishwasherorrunanerrandtothestore.

(2)Ononeofthosenightswespedoff,bothhappyforabreakinthelongevening.Heaskedmeabout

school,whatsportsIwasplaying,buttheconversationinevitablyturnedtowardmyparents,andparticularlymy

mother—howmuchshehadinvestedinme,thatIwashergreathope.Ithoughtitwasoddthathewas

speakingthisway,likemyotherrelatives,andIansweredwithsomecriticismofher—thatshewastoo

anxiousandoverbearing.Hestaredatmeand,withahardsolemnityIhadnotheardfromhimbefore,saidthat

mymotherwasoneofthefinestpeopleonecouldeverknow.Hekeptagriponthewheelandintheensuing

quietofthedriveIcouldsensehowhemusthavebothadmiredanddespisedher.Inmanyrespects,mymother

wasanunrelentingwoman.Shetendedtomeasurepeoplebythemarkofafewprinciplesofconduct:askno

helpfromanyone,alwaysplanforthelongrunandpractice(herownvariationof)thegoldenrule,whichwasto

treatothersmuchbetterthanoneself.

(3)Inhermind,UncleChulsorelylackedonalltheseaccounts.Intheweeksfollowingourdrive,my

fatherwouldbedecidingwhethertolendhim$10,000tostartabusiness.Asalwaysafterdinner,myparentssat

inthekitchenandspokeinKorean,underthelightofafluorescentring.Mymother,inmanywaysthedirector

ofthefamily,questionedmyuncle’scharacterandwill.Hadn’theperformedpoorlyinschool,failedtofinish

college?Hadn’thespentmostofhisyouthperfectinghisskillsasablackbeltintaekwondo(跆拳道)andhis

billiardsgame?Wasn’theagamblerinspirit?

(4)Myfathercoulddefendhimonlyweakly.UncleChulhadahistoryofworkinghardonlywhenreward

waswellwithinsight,likecashpiledhighontheendofapooltable.Hisolderbrotherswereallrespected

professionalsandacademics.Myfatherwasadoctor,apsychiatristwhohadtaughthimselfEnglishinorderto

practiceinVancouver.UncleChulhadleftKoreaafteraseriesoffailedventuresandoddjobs,andfound

himselfbrokewithawifeandnewbaby.Howvaluablewerehistaekwondotrophiesnow?Whatcouldhe

possiblydointhiscountry?

(5)Myparentsarguedfiercelyandmyfatherleftthekitchen.Butaswasmymother’sway,shekepton

pushinghersideoftheissue,thinkingaloud.Myfatherwasthrowingawayhishard-earnedmoneyonthenaive

wishthathislittlebrotherhadmagicallychanged.UncleChulwasapoorriskandevennowwascomplaining

abouthispresentjob,haulingandcleaningproduceforagreengrocer.Hewouldgettothestoreat4a.m.to

preparevegetablesfortheday’sselling.Whilehesharedasofabedwithhisnephewinhisolderbrother’stiny

apartment,hiswifeandinfantdaughterwerestillinSeoul,waitingforhimtomakeenoughmoneytosendfor

them.

45.UncleChulhad________theauthor’smother.

A.acriticalattitudetowardsB.astrongprejudiceagainst

C.fondmemoriesofD.mixedfeelingstowards

46.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor’smotherwasNOT________.

A.approachableB.independentC.strong-mindedD.overbear