2020-2021年英语专业四级考试真题及答案.docx

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1、 精品 WORD英语专业四级考试真题PART I DICTATION 15 MINListen to the following passageAltogether the passage will be read to you four timesDuringthe first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaningForthe second and third readings，the passage will be read sentence by sent

2、ence, or phrase by phrase，with intervals of 15 secondsThe last reading will be done at normal speed again and during thistime you should check your workYou will then be given 2 minutes to check through your workonce morePlease write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONEPART II LISTENING COMPREHENSIO

3、N 20 MINIn Sections A,B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and thenanswer the questions that followMark the best answer to each question on Answer Sheet TwoSECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear several conversationsListen to the conversations carefully andthen

4、answer the questions that followQuestions l to 3 are based on the following conversationAt the end of the conversation, youwill be given 15 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the conversation.lThe Ethical Consumer Research Association will provide information to shoppers onAproduct priceB

5、product qualityCmanufacturersDproduction methods2According to the conversation，an ethical shopper shouldAask for othersadvice before buying things 精品 WORDBconsider the worth of something to be boughtCpostpone buying things whenever possibleDsearch for things that are less costly3According to the con

6、versation，ethical shoppers can be best described asAshrewd BthriftyCextravagant DcautiousQuestions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversationAt the end of the conversation，youwill be given 20 seconds to answer the questionsNow,listen to the conversation4Which of the following statements is CORRE

7、CT about Mary?AShe is enjoying her language studyBShe is enjoying her management studyCShe is not feeling very well at the momentDShe is not happy about her study pressure5What does Mary think of the course initially?AIt is useful BIt is difficultCIt is challenging DIt is interesting6What is Marys p

8、roblem of living in a family house?AShe dislikes the food she eats BShe is unable to sleep wellCShe has no chance to make friends DShe finds the rent high7Which of the following is MrDaviesadvice?ATo tryto make more friendsBTo try to change accommodation 精品 WORDCTo spend more time on EnglishDTo stop

9、 attending language classesQuestions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversationAt the end of the conversation，you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questionsNow,listen to the conversation8According to the conversation，the day is special becauseAmany people are surfing the net on that dayBi

10、t is an anniversary of the internetCthe net brought about no changes until that dayDbig changes will take place on that day9We learn from the conversation that peopleAcannot Jive without the internetBcannot work without the internetCall use the internet to keep in touchDhave varied opinions about in

11、ternet use10At the end of the conversationthe speakers talk aboutAthe future of the internetBthe type of office furnitureCwhen changes will comeDhow people will use the internetSECTION B PASSAGESIn this section，you will hear several passagesListen to the passages carefully and thenanswer the questio

12、ns that follow 精品 WORDQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the following passageAt the end of the passage, you will begiven 15 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the passage11In order to open a bank account，you need to produce_in addition to your passportAa library card Ba registration formCa

13、telephone bill Da receipt12Which of the following might NOT be included in theutility bill?ARent BGas CWater DTelephone13According to the passage，what can one do in the post office?AGetting contact details BObtaining tax formsCPaying housing rents DApplying for loansQuestions 14 to 17 are based on t

14、he following passageAt the end of the passage, you will begiven 20 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the passage14According to the passage，schedulingmeans that youAneed to be efficient in workBplan your work properlyCtry to finish work ahead of timeDknow how to work in teams15According t

15、o the passage, one of the activities to relax could beAprotecting wild animalsBspending time with your familyClearning how to read efficientlyDlearning how to do gardening 精品 WORD16One of the ways to reduce stress is toAdo better than anyone elseBfulfill high ambitions in ones workCwork and have rea

16、sonable aimsDstart with a relatively low aim17According to the passage，to reduce stress has something to do with the followingEXCEPTAones position Bones interestCones health Dones moodQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the following passageAt the end of the passage, you will begiven 15 seconds to answe

17、r the questionsNow, listen to the passage18According to the passage，new words tend to come fromAworld politics Badvances in scienceCareas of life Dall the above19The passage explains the larger and richer vocabulary of English mainly from aviewpointAhistorical BculturalCcommercial Dcolonial20Accordi

18、ng to the passage，which of the following statements best describes the Englishlanguage?AIt is outdated in grammarBIt accepts new words from scienceCIt has begun taking in new words 精品 WORDDIt tends to embrace new words.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTIn this section，you will hear several news itemsListen to

19、 them carefully and then answer thequestions that followQuestions 21 and 22 are based OH the following newsAt the end of the news item，you willbe given 10 seconds to answer the questionsNow listen to the news21Where was the marble statue found?AOut in the sea BInside a bath houseCOn a cliff along th

20、e coast DOn the coast outside Jerusalem22Which of the following best describes the condition of the statue?AIt was incomplete BIt was recent artworkCIt was fairly tall DIt was in piecesQuestions 23 and 24 are based on the following newsAt the end of the news itemyou willbe given 10 seconds to answer

21、 the questionsNow, listen to the news23The rescue efforts concentrated mainly onAthe US-Canada border Bsnow-stricken regionsChighways Dcity streets24According to the news，the last group of people might have been stranded in theirvehiclesfor more than _ hours before being rescuedA24 B25 C40 D48 精品 WO

22、RDQuestions 25 and 26 are based on the following newsAt the end of the news item, you willbe given 10 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the news25According to the 2006 anti-smoking restrictions，smoking was NOT allowed inAoffices Brestaurants Cbars Dschool playgrounds26According to the ne

23、ws，which of the following groups reacts negatively to the new law?ATelevision producers BHotel ownersCMedical workers DHospital managementQuestions 27 and 28 are based on the following newsAt the end of the news item，you willbe given 10 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the news27Accordi

24、ng to the news，who first discovered the fraud?AA client BA bank managerCThe police DBank headquarters28When did the bank employee hand himself in?AA month before the fraud was discoveredBA day before the fraud was discoveredCA day after the police launched investigationDA month after he transferred

25、the moneyQuestion 29 is based on the following newsAt the end of the news item, you will be given 5seconds to answer the questionNow, listen to the news29What is this news item mainly about?AHow to open Hotmail accountsBHow to retrieve missing e-mailsCNew e-mail service by Microsoft 精品 WORDDProblems

26、 and complaints about e-mailsQuestion30 is based on the following newsAt the end of the news item, you will be given 5seconds to answer the questionNow, listen to the news30Compared with 2009，which of the following figures remained about the same in 2010?ANumber of tickets sold BBox office revenuesC

27、Attendance rate D Number of cinemasPART III CLOZE 【15 MIN】Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in thecorresponding blanksMark the best choice for each blank on Answer Sheet TwoThe earthquake of 26th December 2004 resulted in one of the worst natural dis

28、asters in livingmemoryIt was a (31) _ underwater quake and occurred in the Indian OceanIt (32) _coastlines，communities and brought death to many peopleWhy do earthquakes happen?The surface of the earth has not always looked as it does today；it is moving(33)_(although very slowly)and has done so for

29、billions of yearsThis is one(34)_ of earthquakes，when one section of the earth (tectonic plate)(35)_ anotherScientists can predict where butnot(36)_ this might happen and the area between plates is called a fault lineOn one fault linein Kobe，Japan in 1923 over 200,000 people were killed(37)_，earthqu

30、akes do not alwayshappen on fault lines，(38)_ is why they are so dangerous and (39)_Where do volcanoes happen?Volcanoes happen where the earths(40)_ is thin：lava，dust and gases(41)_ frombeneath the earthThey can rise into a huge cone shape like a mountain and erupt，(42)_ theycan be so violent(43)_ t

31、hey just explode directly from the earth with no warningThere are1511(44)_ volcanoes in the worldThis means that they may(45)_ be dangerousIn 1985the Colombian volcano Nevado del Ruiz eruptedThe lava melted a glacier and sent tones of 精品 WORDmud(46)_ the town belowTwenty thousand people diedNatural

32、disasters like volcaniceruptions are often unpredictableWe regularly do not know when they(47)_ pen，or (48)_where they will happenIn the future，scientists may be able to watch and predict(49)_ beforethey happenThis could(50)_ many lives31Amassive Bsignificant Cgreat Dgrand32Achanged Bconverted Cdest

33、royed Dtransformed33Afrequently Bcontinuously Cregularly Dperiodically34Asource Breason Cmovement Dcause35Acollides with Bconfronts with Cmeets with Dfaces with36Ahow Bwhy Cwhen Dwhat37AGenerally BHowever CSimilarly DAnyway38Athat Bit Cthis Dwhich39Aunpredictable Bunaccountable Cinevitable Dirresist

34、ible40Asurface Bappearance Ccrust Dcover41Aflowed out Bburst out C1eaked out Dtrickled out42Aor Band Cnor Dbut43Alike Bfor Cas Dthat44Aliving Bactive Calive Dlive45Arelatively Bhardly Cstill Dgradually46Adown Bon Cacross Dbeyond47Aare to Bshould Cmust Dmight48Aelse Beven Cthough Dwhether49Aaccidents

35、 Bincidents Coccasions Devents 精品 WORD50Arescue Bsave Cpreserve DshelterPART IV GRAMMAR VOCABULARY 【15 MIN】There are thirty sentences in this sectionBeneath each sentence there are four words, phrasesor statements marked A，B, C and DChoose one word, phrase or statement that best completesthe sentenc

36、eMark your answers on Answer Sheet Two51Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?ATwenty miles seems like a long walk to himBNo one except his supporters agree with himCNeither Julia nor I were going to the partyDFew students in my class are really lazy52Which of the following determiners(限定词)c

37、an be placed before both singular countnouns and plural count nouns?Amany a Bfew Csuch Dthe next53Which of the following reflexive pronouns(反身代词)is used as an appositive(同位语)?A，He promised himself rapid progressBThe manager herself will interview MaryCI have nothing to say for myselfDThey quarreled

38、themselves red in the face54My boss ordered that the legal documents _ to him before lunchAbe sent Bwere sent Cwere to be sent Dmust be sent55Which of the following sentences expresses WILLINGNESS? 精品 WORDABy now she will be eating dinnerBI shall never do that againCMy brother will help you with the

39、 luggageDYou shall get a promotion56Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?AHow strange feelings they are!BHow dare you speak to me like that!CWhat noise they are making!D. What a mess we are in!57which of the italicized parts functions as a subject?AWe never doubt that her brother is honestB

40、The problem is not who will go but who will stayCYou must give it back to whoever it belongs to。DIt is clear that the crime was done deliberately58which of the italicized parts functions as an object?AHe doesnt like the idea oefakminyg sapt the meetingBIt is no use your pretending not to know the ma

41、tterCMy parents strongly object to my going out alone at nightDHer falling into the river was the climax of the whole trip59All the following sentences have an appositive EXCEPTAShe bought herself a pair of new shoes 精品 WORDBOnly one problem still remains-the foodCMy friends all understand and suppo

42、rt meDShe liked her current job，teaching English60Which of the following best explains the meaning of“Shall we buy the tickets first”?AHe said that we were going to buy the tickets firstBHe requested that we buy the tickets firstCHe suggested that we buy the tickets firstDHe advised us to buy the ti

43、ckets first61Which of the following contains an adverbial clause of cause?AI got a job as soon as I left universityBAs there was no answer, I wrote againCYou must do the exercises as I show youDWealthy as he is，Mark is not a happy man62Which of the following prepositional phrases can function as an

44、adverbial?AAre you sure of Simons disappearance?BThe man with a beard is talking to the manage.CEvery precaution was taken against the failure of the planDDespite the rain，everyone enjoyed the trip63A：Motheryou promised to take me out B：Well_A. so I did! B. so did I. C. so I do! D. so do I64Which of

45、 the following prepositional phrases is an adverbial of concession? 精品 WORDAThey used the box for keeping treasuresBI stepped aside for her to get in firstCFor all that he seems to dislike me，I still like himDThe parents bought a birthday cake for their son65Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?APoultry are very expensive in the cityBNew machinery were introduced in the factoryCThe police are investigating the murder caseDThe militia were called out to rescue flood vi