2015英语专四考试真题及答案

1、.2015 英语专四考试真题及答案;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.2015 年专业四级答案part i dictationmale and female roles in marriagein the traditional marriage, the man worked to earn money for the family. / the woman stayed at home to care for the children and her husband. / in recent years, many couples continue

2、to have a traditional relationship of this kind. / some people are happy with it. but others think differently. /there are two major differences in male and female roles now. / one is that both men and women have many more choices. / they may choose to marry or stay single. / they may choose to work

3、 or to stay at home. / a second difference is that, within marriage many 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

4、 these things together in a marriage.听写指导：由题目可以判定， 文章围绕男性和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? 答案： b a. the return trip is too

5、 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?答案：da. intelligence.b. health.c. skills.d. calmness.3. what is the last part of the conversation about?答案：aa. the

6、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? 答案： d a. going to the high street.b. visiting everyday shops.c. buying things like electrical goods. d. visi

7、ting shops and buying online.5. according to the conversation, the man had bought all the followingthings online except答案： a .a. shoesb. cdsc. camera;.d. food6. according to the conversation, the percentage of people whoshowroomed while christmas shopping was答案： d . .a. 3%b. 33%c. 42%d. 24%7. one re

8、ason for people to showroom is that they答案： 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 e

9、xams.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?答案： 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. ac

10、cording to the conversation, the dean will答案：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? 答案： ba. new york.b. s

11、an francisco.;.c. boston.d. san diego.12. the chinatown in san francisco attracts tourists a year.答案： ca. 20 ,000b. 100 ,000c. 7 milliond. 17 million13. where can tourists see the fish markets?答案：aa. in stockton street.b. in grant avenue.c. in portsmouth square.d. in bush street.passage two14. which

12、 of the following is not mentioned in the passage?答案： ca. obesity can damage ones health.b. obesity is a growing problem all over the world.c. obesity is directly related to ones habit.d. obesity has affected both boys and girls.15. the purpose of the three-year study is to答案： b .a. find out why som

13、e children find it difficult to go to sleep b. learn more about the link between sleep and weightc. identify the ways parents reduce their kidst weighd. 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 sho

14、uld be around _b_ hours.a. 8 b. 9 c. 10 d. 1117. according to the passage, obesity is most likely related to _a_ . a. sleep timeb. gender c. race d. parents passage three;.18. according to a number of students, _c_ is the main factor for early-age smoking.a. genderb. personality c. environment d. mo

15、ney19. which of the following statements is correct?答案： 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

16、 following are features of smokers except _d_ . a. strong peer influenceb. low sense of achievement c. high sense of rebellion d. close family relationshipsection c news broadcast news item 121. why were some children offered only fruit and milk for lunch?答案： ba. the school stopped providing school

17、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 schools way of handling the situation?答案： aa. they were upset.b. they were furious.c. they were surprised.d. t

18、hey were sad.news item 223. according to the news, what is the main advantage of the digital key? 答案： 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 ha

19、ve the system in _a_ of its hotels in the next three months.a. 2 b. 3 c. 100 d. 150 news 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 fit

20、d. will be extradited even if he is unfit to stand trial26. what was dewani accused of?答案： 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

21、 of force by european union troopsb. the suspension of an existing arms embargo c. the extension of u.n. peacekeeping mission d. the ban on travel and freeze of assetsnews item 528. what is the news mainly about? 答案： a a. causes of early death in russia.b. behavior of alcoholics.c. causes of alcohol

22、 poisoning. d. number of death over 10 years. news item 629. the total investment in film-making in britain in 2012 was _a_ . a. 945 millionb. 1.07 billion c. 500,000 d. 87,00030. hollywood studios prefer to make films in britain because _d_ .;.a. the uk is a good film locationb. the cast usually co

23、mes from britainc. hollywood emphasizes qualityd. production cost can be reducedpart iii cloze31. d 句意 ： 是日常生活的一部分，如今，我 已 以 常，以至于开灯或开 很少仔 考 的 。 sothat 是固定搭配，意思是 “如此 以至于 ”，故答案 d。32. c 句意 ：晚上灯光照亮的 路使人 自由通行，使交通 通无阻。 traffic 意 “交通 ” ;pedestrian意 “行人 ”，与空格前的 people 重复 ; car 和truck 都指具体的 型，含 于狭窄。 合考 ，此 填入

24、traffic 。33. b 句意 ：广告中使用的霓虹灯已 成 了每个 代化城市的一大特色。 appearance 意 “外 ”;character意 “特征，特色 ”;distinction意 “区别 ”;surface意 “表面 ”。根据句意，答案 b 。34. a 句意 ：在家里，很多 省 力的 都是由 的。四个 都是复合形容 ， labour-saving 意 “ 省 力的 ”;time-saving 意 “ 省 的 ”;energy-saving 意 “ 能的 ”;money-saving 意 “省 的 ”。根据句意，此 填入 labour-saving 最合适。35. c 句意 ：

25、即使当我 关上床 灯，睡得很熟 ， 仍然在 我 工作 。only 意 “只有 ”;rarely意 “少有地 ”;even意 “即使 ”;frequently意 “ 繁地，屡次地 ”。根据句意，此 填入 even 。36. b fast asleep 固定搭配，意 “睡得很熟的 ”，故答案 b 。quite 意为 “非常 ”;quickly意 “很快地 ”;closely意 “靠近地，接近地 ”，均不符合句意，故排除。37. d move 意 “移 ”;start意 “启 ”;repair意 “修复 ”;drive意 “ ，使机器运 ”。此 的 与 our refrigerators 用，填入

26、driving 最合适，意 “使 冰箱正常运行 ”。38. b bother to do sth. 意 “ 心做某事 ”;hesitate to do sth. 意 “做某事犹豫不决 ”;remember to do sth.指“ 得去做某事 ”。此 是 ，我 心思考它 什么或如何运行，故答案 b。39. c 句意：直到 些交通工具出 ，我 才会 心思考它 什么或如何运行。前半句出 了 rarely ，含否定意 ，与 until 搭配使用，意 “直到 才 ”，故答案 c 。40. b 句意 ： 1959 年的夏天， 供 的 厂真的出了 。当句子中没有其他的助 ，可以在 前使用助 do 表示 作

27、的 ，助 do 随人称和 而 化。因此，did 符合 意。41. a 句意 ： 多小 去了，生活几乎停滞不前。come to a standstill是固定搭配，意 “停住，停滞不前 ”。terminal 意 “ 点 ”;breakdown意 “故障 ”;pause意 “ 停 ”，均不符合句意，故排除。;.42. b 句意 ：火 无法开 ， 里的人坐在黑暗中无能 力，什么事也做不了。 incompetent 意 “没有能力的 , 不能 任的 ”;powerless意 “无能 力的 ”;hesitant意 “ 疑不决的 ”;helpless意 “无助的 ”。此 指人 于停 的 境中无能 力，什么

28、事也做不了，因此答案 b。43. d 句意 ： 梯也停止工作，即使你足 幸运，没被困在两 楼之 ，也得自己不愉快地步行下楼梯。 although 意 “ 然 ”;when意 “当 ”;as意为 “像 一 ”;even if 意 “即使， 然 ”。通 分析上下文，此 填入 even if 最合适。44. d 句意同上。 lock 意 “把 起来 ”;place意 “放置 ”;position意 “把 放在适当的位置 ” ;trap意 “困住，陷入困境 ”。根据上下文意思，此 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 的 ) 一段

29、楼梯 ”，本 中考 的是复数形式，故答案 c 。46. a in an instant 是固定搭配，意 “瞬 ， 上 ”，意思相当于immediately ，故答案 a。 in a minute 意 “很快， 上 ”，一般用于将来 ，不符合句意，故排除。47. d as as 固定搭配，表示 “像 一 ”，故答案 d 。48. a 句意 ：人 害怕离开自己的房子， 因 然警察被要求随 待命，以防突 事件，但他 也像其他人一 疑惑和无助。 for 表示原因， and 表示并列关系， but 表示 折， or 表示 。 合上下文，此 填入 for 最合适。49. c 句意同上。 stand asi

30、de 意 “避开 ”;stand down意 “从要 上退下 ”;stand by意 “做好准 ，待命 ”; stand in意 “站立于，坐落于 ”。根据上下文分析，此 指警察 于待命状 ，故答案 c 。50. a 句意同上。 helpless 意 “无助的 ”;aimless意 “漫无目的的 ”;unfocused意 “目光茫然的 ”;undecided意 “尚未决定的 ”。根据句意， 此 应选 a 。part iv grammar and vocabulary51. when you have finished with that book, don t forget to put it

31、 back on the shelf, _c_?a. don t youb. do youc. will youd. wont you52. mary is _a_ hardworking than her sister, but she failed in theexam.a. no less b. no more c. not less;.d. not so53. which of the following statements is incorrect?答案： da. only one out of six were present at the meeting.b. ten doll

32、ars 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?答案： ba. 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

33、. 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. thatc. whether d. when57. all

34、 the president s men _a_ one of the important books for scholars who study the watergate scandal.a. remains b. remained c. remaind. is remaining58. if you explained the situation to your lawyer, he _c_ able to advise you much better than i can.a. will be b. wasc. would be d. were59. which of the fol

35、lowing is a stative verb ( 静态动词 )? 答案： d a. drink;.b. closec. raind. belong60. which of the following italicized parts indicates a subject-verb relation? 答案： 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 fr

36、iend to talk to.61. the following are all correct responses to“who told the news to theteacher? ” except _b_?a. bob did itb. bob did soc. bob did thatd. bob did.62. which of the following is incorrect?答案： da. another two girlsb. few wordsc. this workd. a bit of flowers63. which of the following ital

37、icized words does not indicate willingness? 答案： 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 fortunate a. youb. she c. he d. we65. there _d_ nothing more for discussion, the mee

38、ting came to an end half an hour earlier.a. to beb. to have been c. bed. being;.66. two of her brothers were _a_ during the second world war. a. called upb. called on c. called for d. called out67. bottles from this region sell _c_ at about $50 a case.a. entirelyb. totallyc. wholesaled. together68.

39、the product contains no _b_ colours, flavours, or preservatives. a. fakeb. 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. cheerfullyb. wholeheartedly c. politelyd. quietly70. _c_ and business leaders we

40、re delighted at the decision to hold the national motor fair in the city.a. civilb. 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