2015年英语专业四级真题及答案L

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2015 年英语专四真题参考答案

PART I DICTATION

Male and Female Roles in Marriage

In 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 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 wo

rk 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 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 COMPREHENSION

SECTION A CONVERSATIONS

Conversation one

1. Why is the trip to Mars a one-way trip? B

A. 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? D

A. Intelligence.

B. Health.

C. Skills.

D. Calmness.

3. What is the last part of the conversation about? A

A. 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 Two

4. What is showrooming? D

A. 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. Shoes

B. CDs

C. Camera

D. food

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6. According to the conversation, the percentage of people who showroomed while Christmas shopping w

as 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 pricing

B. can return the product later

C. want to see the real thing first

D. can bargain for a lower shop price Conversation Three

8. What is the conversation mainly about? B

A. 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? A

A. 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 lounge

B. take care of the bulletin board

C. consult the students

D. finalize the exam schedule

SECTION B PASSAGES

Passage One

11. Which of the following cities has the oldest Chinatown in North America? B

A. New York.

B. San Francisco.

C. Boston.

D. San Diego.

12. The Chinatown in San Francisco attracts C tourists a year.

A. 20 ,000

B. 100 ,000

C. 7 million

D. 17 million

13. Where can tourists see the fish markets? A

A. In Stockton Street.

B. In Grant Avenue.

C. In Portsmouth Square.

D. In Bush Street.

Passage Two

14. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? C

A. 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 sleep

B. learn more about the link between sleep and weight

C. identify the ways parents reduce their kids ’ weight

D. see if there is difference in sleep patterns over the period

16. According to the study, the daily healthy sleep time for the 3rd to 6th graders should be around __B___

hours.

A. 8

B. 9

C. 10

D. 11

17. According to the passage, obesity is most likely related to __A___ .

A. sleep time

B. Gender

C. Race

D. parents

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Passage Three

18. According to a number of students, __C___ is the main factor for early-age smoking.

A. Gender

B. Personality

C. Environment

D. money

19. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? C

A. 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 influence

B. low sense of achievement

C. high sense of rebellion

D. close family relationship

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

News Item 1

21. Why were some children offered only fruit and milk for lunch? B

A. 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? A

A. They were upset.

B. They were furious.

C. They were surprised.

D. They were sad.

News Item 2

23. According to the news, what is the main advantage of the digital key? B

A. 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. 2

B. 3

C. 100

D. 150

News Item 3

25. According to the court ruling, Shrien Dewani __D___ .

A. will return to the U.K. for medical treatment

B. will remain in South Africa for medical treatment

C. will stand trial in South Africa once proved fit

D. will be extradited even if he is unfit to stand trial

26. What was Dewani accused of? A

A. 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 4

27. The U.N. new vote would allow all the following EXCEPT __B___ .

A. the use of force by European Union troops

B. the suspension of an existing arms embargo

C. the extension of U.N. peacekeeping mission

D. the ban on travel and freeze of

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assets

News Item 5

28. What is the news mainly about? A

A. Causes of early death in Russia.

B. Behavior of alcoholics.

C. Causes of alcohol poisoning.

D. Number of death over 10 years.

News Item 6

29. The total investment in film-making in Britain in 2012 was __A___ .

A. ￡945 million

B. ￡1.07 billion

C. ￡500,000

D. ￡87,000

30. Hollywood studios prefer to make films in Britain because __D___ .

A. The UK is a good film location

B. The cast usually comes from Britain

C. Hollywood emphasizes quality

D. Production cost can be reduced

PART III CLOZE

31. [D] 句意为：电是日常生活的一部分，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“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 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]。

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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

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最合适。

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 VOCABULARY

51. 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 you

52. Mary is ___A___ hardworking than her sister, but she failed in the exam.

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