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2013年英语专业四级考试真题试卷-新题型：真题试卷、参考答案、听力音频和原文解析。
(新题型）
TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS(2013)
-GRADE FOUR-
TIME LIMIT: 130 MIN
PART Ⅰ DICTATION [10 MIN]
Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third reading, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 1 minute to check through your work once more.
Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.
PART Ⅱ LISTENING COMPERHESION [20 MIN] SECTION A TALK
In this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking.
You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task.
Now listen to the talk. When it is over, you will be given TWO minutes to check your work.
SECTION B CONVERSATINS
In this section you will hear two conversations. At the end of each conversation, five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices of [A], [B], [C] and [D], and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
You have thirty seconds to preview the questions. Now listen to the conversations.
Conversation One
1. [A] He is a psychologist. [B] He is a financial advisor.
[C] He is a psychiatrist. [D] He is a best-selling author.
2. [A] 50%. [B] 75%. [C] 80%. [D] 85%.
3.[A] Many people have trouble in keeping and spending money wisely.
[B]Money doesn’t necessarily bring happiness to people.
[C]The more money people earn, the happier they will be.
[D]Money brings comparatively more happiness to the low-income class.
4.[A] The teacher. [B] The social worker.
[C] The firefighter. [D] The manager.
5.[A] Having someone who loves you. [B] Being healthy mentally and psychologically.
[C] Having a successful marriage. [D] Having dutiful children.
Conversation Two
6.[A] Regrets are very annoying for people.
[B]Regrets are very wonderful for people.
[C]Regrets are very common to people.
[D]Regrets are very puzzling to people.
7.[A] It’s very simple. [B] It’s very difficult.
[C] It’s impossible. [D] It depends.
8.[A] Guilt hinders you from acting. [B] Guilt makes us blame ourselves.
[C] Regret is something we should repress. [D] Regret makes us take action.
9.[A] Having a view shift towards regret.
[B]Identifying the regret.
[C]Doing something to change the present situation.
[D]Forgetting all about the regret.
10.[A] The difference between guilt and regret. [B] The right way to deal with regret.
[C] The mistaken view we hold on regret. [D] The definition of regret.
PART Ⅲ LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE [10 MIN]
There are twenty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words, phrases or statements marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Choose phrase or statement that best completes the sentence.
Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
11.Facing the board of directors, he didn’t deny breaking the agreement.
[A]him [B] his [C] it [D] its
12.Which of the following sentences contains subjunctive mood?
[A]Lucy insisted that her son get home before 5 o’clock.
[B]She used to drive to work, but now she takes the city metro.
[C]Walk straight ahead, and don’t turn till the second traffic lights.
[D]Paul will cancel his flight if he cannot get his visa by Friday.
13.The following determiners（限定词）can be used with both plural and uncountable nouns EXCEPT .
[A]many [B] enough [C] more [D] such
14.Which of the italicized parts indicates CONTRAST?
[A]She opened the door and quietly went in.
[B]Think it over again and you’ll get an answer.
[C]Victoria likes music and Sam is fond of sports.
[D]He is somewhat arrogant, and I don’t like this.
15.All the following sentences definitely indicate future time EXCEPT .
[A]Mother is to have tea with Aunt Betty at four
[B]The school pupils will be home by now
[C]The President is coming to the UN next week
[D]He is going to e-mail me the necessary information
16.Which of the following sentences is grammatically INCORRECT?
[A]Politics are the art or science of government.
[B]The miles seems like a long walk to me.
[C]Mumps is a kind of infectious disease.
[D]All the furniture has arrived undamaged.
17.Which of the following italicized parts serves as an appositive?
[A]He is not the man to draw back. [B] Larry has a large family to support.
[C] Tony hit back the urge to tell a lie. [D] There is really nothing to fear.
18.Which of the following is NOT an imperative sentence?
[A]I wish you could stay behind.
[B]You will mind your own business!
[C]Come and have dinner with us.
[D]Let me drive you home, shell I?
19.Which of the following sentences expresses a fact?
[A]Mary and her son must be home by now.
[B]Careless reading must give poor results.
[C]He must be working late at the office.
[D]It’s getting late, and I must leave now.
20.The following are all dynamic verbs（动态动词）EXCEPT .
[A]remain [B] turn [C] write [D] knock
21. to school life was less difficult than the pupil had expected.
[A]Adhering [B] Adjusting [C] Adopting [D] Acquainting
22.He is fed up with the same old dreary routine, and wants to quit his job. The underlined part means .
[A]hard [B] tiring [C] long [D] dull
23.At last night’s party Larry said something that I thought was beyond me. The underlined part means .
[A]I couldn’t understand [B] I was unable to do
[C] I couldn’t tolerate [D] I was unable to stop
24.The couple their old house and sold it for a vast profit.
[A]did for [B] did in [C] did up [D] did with
25.Sally contributed a lot to the project, but she never once accepted all the for herself.
[A]credit [B] attention [C] focus [D] award
26.Everyone in the office knows that Melinda takes infinite care over her work. The underlined part means
.
[A]limited [B] unnecessary [C] overdue [D] much
27.The new measure will reduce the chance of serious injury in the event of an accident. The underlined part means .
[A]if an accident can be prevented [B] if an accident happens
[C] before an accident [D] during an accident
28.The court would not accept his appeal unless evidence is provided.
[A]definite [B] conclusive [C] eventual [D] concluding
29.She really wanted to say something at the meeting, but eventually from it.
[A]refrained [B] prevented [C] limited [D] restricted
30.The couple told the decorator that they wanted their bedroom gaily painted. The underlined part means
.
[A]cheerfully [B] light-heartedly [C] brightly [D] lightly
PART Ⅳ CLOZE [10 MIN]
Decide which of the words given in the box below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blank. The words can be used ONCE ONLY. Mark the letter for each word on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
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[A] addicted |
[B] allowing |
[C] beneficial |
[D] choice |
[E] coincidentally |
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[F] equivalent |
[G] extended |
[H] followed |
[I] indulge |
[J] nutrients |
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[K] particularly |
[L] promising |
[M] proposition |
[N] recommend |
[O] specialties |
A small bowl of porridge each day could be the key to a long and healthy life, after a major study by Harvard University found that whole grains reduce the risk of dying from heart disease.
Although whole grains are widely believed to be(31) for health, it is the first research to look at whether they have a long-term impact on lifespan. Researchers (32) more than 100,000 people for more than 14 years monitoring their diets health outcomes. Everyone involved in the study was healthy in 1984 when they enrolled, but when they were followed up in 2010 more than 26,000 had died. However, those who ate the
most whole grains, such as porridge, brown rice and corn seemed protected from many illnesses and (33)
heart disease.
Oats are already the breakfast of (34) for many athletes and also for dieters, who find the high fibre levels give them energy for a longer time. But scientists found that for each ounce (28g) of whole grains eaten a day— the (35) of a small bowl of porridge — the risk of all death was reduced by 5 percent and heart deaths by 9 percent.
“These findings further support current current dietary guidelines that (36) increasing whole-grain consumption,” said the lead author Dr. Hongyn Wu of Harvard School of Public Health. “They also provide (37)
evidence that suggests a diet enriched with whole grains may confer benefits towards (38) life expectancy.”
The findings remained even when (39) for different ages, smoking, body mass index and physical activity. Whole grains are very popular in many dietary guidelines because they contain high levels of (40) like zinc, copper, manganese（锰）and iron. They are also believed to boost levels of antioxidants（抗氧化物）which combat free-radicals.
PART Ⅴ READING COMPREHENSION [35MIN] SECTION A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
In this section there are several passages followed by ten multiple choice questions. For each question, there are four suggested answers marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Choose the one that you think is the best answer and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
PASSAGE ONE
(1)The art of public speaking began in ancient Greece over 2,000 years ago. Now, twitter, instant messaging, e-mail, blogs and chat forums offer rival approaches to communication— but none can replace the role of a great speech.
(2)The spoken word can handle various vital functions: persuading or inspiring, informing, paying tribute, entertaining, or simply introducing someone or something or accepting something.
(3)Over the past year, the human voice has helped guide us over the ups and downs of what was certainly a stormy time.
(4)Persuasion is used in dealing with or reconciling different points of view. When the leaders met in Copenhagen in December 2009, persuasive words from activists encouraged them to commit themselves to firmer action.
(5)Inspirational speeches confront the emotions. They focus on topics and matters that are close to people’s hearts. During wars, generals used inspiring speeches to prepare the troops for battle.
(6)A speech that conveys knowledge and enhances understanding can inform us. The information must be clear, accurate, and expressed in a meaningful and interesting way. When the H1N1 pandemic （ 流行病） was announced, the idea of “swine flu” （ 猪流感） scared many people. Informative speeches from World Health Organization officials helped people to keep their panic under control so they could take sensible precautions.
(7)Sad events are never easy to deal with but a speech that pays tribute to the loss of a loved one and gives praise for their contribution can be comforting. Madonna’s speech about Michael Jackson, after his death, highlighted the fact that he will continue to live on through his music.
(8)It’s not only in world forums where public speaking plays an important role. It can also be surprisingly helpful in the course of our own lives.
(9)If you’re taking part in a debate you need to persuade the listeners of the soundness of your argument. In sports, athletes know the importance of a pep talk（鼓舞士气的讲话）before a match to inspire teammates. You yourself may be asked to do a presentation at college or work to inform the others about an area of vital importance.
(10)On a more personal level, a friend may be upset and need comforting. Or you might be asked to introduce a speaker at a family event or to speak at a wedding, where your language will be needed to move people or make them laugh.
(11)Great speaking ability is not something we’re born with. Even Barack Obama works hard to perfect every speech. For a brilliant speech, there are rules that you can put to good use. To learn those rules you have to practice and learn form some outstanding speeches in the past.
41.Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about the role or public speaking?
[A]Speeches at world forums can lead to effective solutions to world problems.
[B]Speeches from medical authorities can calm people down in times of pandemics.
[C]The morale of soldiers before a battle can be boosted by senior officers’ speeches.
[D]Speeches paying tribute to the dead can comfort the mourners.
42.Public speaking can play all the following roles EXCEPT .
[A]to convince people in a debate [B] to inform people at a presentation
[C] to advise people at work [D] to entertain people at a wedding
43.What is the main idea of the passage?
[A]Public speaking in international forums. [B] Public speaking in daily life context.
[C]The many uses of public speaking. [D] The rules of public speaking.
PASSAGE TWO
(1)Every business needs two things, says Skullcandy CEO Rick Alden: inspiration and desperation. In 2001, Alden had both. He’d sold two snowboarding businesses, and he was desperately bored. But be had an idea: He wanted to make a new kind of headphone.
(2)“I kept seeing people missing their cell phone calls because they were listening to music,” he explains. “Then I’m in a chairlift（索道）, I’ve got my headphones on, and I realize my phone is ringing. As I take my gloves off and reach for my phone, I think, ‘It can’t be that tough to make headphones with two plugs, one for music and one for your cell phone.’” Alden described what he wanted to a designer, perfected a prototype, and outsourced（外包）manufacturing overseas.
(3)Alden then started designing headphones into helmets, backpacks— anywhere that would make it easy to
listen to music while snowboarding. “Selling into board and skate shops wasn’t a big research effort,” he explains. “Those were the only guys I knew!”
(4)Alden didn’t want to be a manufacturer. And by outsourcing, he’d hoped he could get the business off the ground without debt. But he was wrong. But he was wrong. So he asked his wife, “Can I put a mortgage（抵押贷款 ）on the house? She said, ‘What is the worst thing that can happen? We lose the house, we sell our cars, and we start all over again.’ I definitely married the right woman!”
(5)For the next two years, Alden juggled mortgage payments and payments to his manufacturers. “Factories won’t ship your product till they get paid,” he says. “But it takes four or five months to get a mortgage company so upset that they knock on your door. So we paid the factory first.”
(6)Gradually, non-snowboarders began to notice the colourful headphones. In 2006, the company started selling them in 1,400 FYE (For Your Entertainment) stores. “We knew that nine out of ten people walking into that store would be learning about Skullcandy for the first time. Why would they look at brands they knew and take home a new brand instead? We had agreed to buy back anything we didn’t sell, but we were dealing with huge numbers. It’d kill us to take back all the products.”
(7)Alden’s fears faded as Skullcandy became the No. 1 headphone seller in those stores and tripled its revenue to $120 million in one year. His key insight was that headphones weren’t gadgets; they were a fashion accessory. “In the beginning,” he says, “that little white wire that said you had an iPod—that was cool. But now wearing the white bud means you’re just like everyone else. Headphones occupy this critical piece of cranial real estate and are
highly visible.”
(8)Today, Skullcandy is America’s second-largest headphone supplier, after Sony. With 79 employees, the company is bigger than Alden ever imagined.
44.Alden came up with the idea of a new kind of headphone because he .
[A]was no longer in snowboarding business
[B]had no other business opportunities
[C]saw an inconvenience among mobile users
[D]was very fond of modern music
45.What did Alden do to promote sales in FYE stores?
[A]He spent more money on product advertising.
[B]He agreed to sell products at a discount.
[C]He improved the colour design of the product.
[D]He promised to buy back products not sold.
46.Alden sees headphones as .
[A]a kind of device [B] part of fashion
[C]a symbol of status [D] a sign of self-confidence
PASSAGE THREE
(1)I was standing in my kitchen wondering what to have for lunch when my friend Taj called.
(2)“Sit down,” she said.
(3)I thought she was going to tell me she had just gotten the haircut from hell. I laughed and said, “It can’t be that bad.”
(4)But it was. Before the phone call, I had 30 years of retirement saving in a “safe” fund with a brilliant financial guru（金融大亨）. When I put down the phone, my savings were gone. I felt as if I had died and, for some unknown reason, was still breathing.
(5)Since Bernie Madoff’s arrest on charges of running a $65 million Ponzi scheme, I’ve read many articles about how we investors should have known what was going on. I wish I could say I had reservations about Madoff before “the Call”, but I did not.
(6)On New Year’s Eve, three weeks after we lost our savings, six of us Madoff people gathered at Taj’s house for dinner. As we were sitting around the table, someone asked, “If you could have your money back right now, bot it would mean giving up what you have learned by losing it, would you take the money or would you take what losing the money has given you?”
(7)My husband was still in financial shock. He said, “I just want the money back.” I wasn’t certain where I stood. I knew that losing our money had cracked me wide open. I’d been walking around like what the Buddhists call a hungry ghost: always focused on the bite that was yet to come, not the one in my mouth. No matter how much I ate or had or experienced, it didn’t satisfy me, because I wasn’t really taking it in, wasn’t absorbing it. Now I was forced to pay attention. Still, I couldn’t honestly say that if someone had offered me the money back, I would turn it down.
(8)But the other four all said that what they were seeing about themselves was incalculable, and they didn’t think it would have become apparent without the ground of financial stability being ripped out from underneath them.
(9)My friend Michael said, “I’d started to get complacent. It’s as if the muscles of my heart started to atrophy
（萎缩）. Now they’re awake, alive—and I don’t want to go back.”
(10)These weren’t just empty words. Michael and his wife needed to take in boarders to meet their expenses. Taj was so broke that she was moving into someone’s garage apartment in three weeks. Three friends had declared bankruptcy and weren’t sure where or how they were going to live.
47.How did the author feel in the following weeks?
[A]Desperate [B] Indifferent. [C] Disappointed. [D]Angry.
48.Which of the following statements is CORRECT about her friends?
[A]Her friends felt the same as she did.
[B]Her friends valued their experience more.
[C]Her friends were in a better financial situation.
[D]Her friends were more optimistic than she.
PASSAGE FOUR
(1)In he 19th century, there used to be a model of how to be a good person. There are all these torrents of passion flowing through you. Your job, as captain of your soul, is to erect dams to keep these passions in check. Your job is to just say no to laziness, lust, greed, drug use and the other sins.
(2)These days that model is of fashion. You usually can’t change your behaviour by simply resolving to do something. Knowing what to do is not the same as being able to do it. Your willpower is not like a dam that can block the torrent of self-indulgence. It’s more like a muscle, which tires easily. Moreover, you’re a social being. If everybody around you is overeating, you’ll probably do so, too.
(3)The 19th-century character model was based on an understanding of free will. Today, we know that free will is bounded. People can change their lives, but ordering change is not simple because many things, even within ourselves, are beyond our direct control.
(4)Much of our behaviour, for example, is guided by unconscious habits. Researchers at Duke University calculated that more than 40 percent of the actions we take are governed by habit, not actual decisions. Researchers have also come to understand the structure of habits—cue, routine, reward.
(5)You can change your own personal habits. If you leave running shorts on the floor at night, that’ll be cue to go running in the morning. Don’t try to ignore your afternoon snack craving. Every time you feel the cue for a snack, insert another routine. Take a walk.
(6)Their research thus implies a different character model, which is supposed to manipulate the neural（神经系统）networks inside.
(7)To be an effective person, under this model, you are supposed to coolly examine your own unconscious habits, and the habits of those under your care. You are supposed to devise strategies to alter the cues and routines. Every relationship becomes slightly manipulative, including your relationship with yourself. You’re trying to arouse certain responses by implanting certain cues.
(8)This is a bit disturbing, because the important habitual neural networks are not formed by mere routine, nor can they be reversed by clever cues. They are burned in by emotion and strengthened by strong yearnings, like the yearnings for admiration and righteousness.
(9)If you think you can change your life in a clever way, the way an advertiser can get you to buy an air freshener, you’re probably wrong. As the Victorians understood, if you want to change your life, don’t just look for a clever cue. Commit to some larger global belief.
49.The 19th-century does not work because .
[A]it has worked unsatisfactorily most of the time
[B]the comparison of free will to a dam is groundless
[C]what one wishes to do should be considered carefully
[D]there were many other factors beyond one’s control
50.We learn from the passage that the new character model .
[A]has been used to change behaviour successfully
[B]deals better with emotional aspects of behaviour
[C]stresses the neural and psychological aspects of habit change
[D]can bring about changes in one’s life like what advertisers do
SECTION B SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
In this section there are five short answer questions based on the passages in Section A. Answer the questions with NO more than TEN words in the space provided on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
PASSAGE ONE
51.Why does the author think the spoken word is still irreplaceable?
PASSAGE TWO
52.How did Alden solve the money problem?
PASSAGE THREE
53.What did the author learn from Taj’s call?
54.What is the message of the passage?
PASSAGE FOUR
55.What is the main implication of the research at Duke University?
PART Ⅵ WRITING [45MIN]
Should college students undertake a period of unpaid work helping people in the community or only do paid work? The following are the supporters’ and opponents’ opinions. Read carefully the opinions from both sides and write your response in about 200 words, in which you should first summarize briefly the opinions from both sides and give your view on the issue.
Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality.
Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
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YES |
NO |
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Through voluntary work in the community, college students can gain working experience and practice their skills, which are helpful for their future career life. For example, college students can improve their problem-solving abilities, communication skills and teamwork spirit via interaction with people in the community. As college students are easy to get lost in terms of what they want for their personal life, they will get a sense of belonging to the community through their work, which is beneficial for their work, which is beneficial for their personal development. The unpaid work of college students can reduce the financial burden of the community, which enables the local government to improve the residential environment or support the old and the handicapped. |
Unpaid social work might occupy college students’ studying time, which will lead to a reduction in their learning efficiency in school. The community has to spend much energy ensuring college students’ safety and avoiding potential conflicts between them because they come from different social backgrounds. With so many voluntary college students possessing different specialties and characters, the community has to do a lot of work to investigate them in order to make sure whether he or she is suitable for the job, so it’s difficult for the community to organize them to work systematically and efficiently. |
Write your response on ANSWER SHEET THREE.
—THE END—
PART Ⅱ LISTENING COMPRENSION SECTION A TALK
下列各题必须使用黑色字迹签字笔在答题区域内作答，超出红色矩形边框限定区域的答案无效。
Teaching Methods for Effective Communication
Ⅰ.Introduction: some teaching approaches helpful for classroom communication
—well-organized ideas and an outline
—writing technical terms or (1) on the board (1).........................
Ⅱ. The necessity of communication
A. Correcting many (2) (2).........................
B. Finding out where the problems lie: language problems or (3) (3).........................
Ⅲ. Advice for teachers
A.Proper teaching procedure:
—state the point ® make the point ® summarize the point ® notify
Students before (4) (3).........................
B.Ways to guarantee students’ comprehension
—encouraging students to (5) (5).........................
—expressing one idea in (6) (6).........................
C. (7) between students and teachers (7).........................
—prompting students to help with classroom communication
e.g. an Iranian teacher making his students at ease in the class
by (8) and encouraging them to ask questions (8).........................
D. (9) of providing a comfortable atmosphere
—students paying less attention to the teacher’s language difficulties (9).........................
—students being more voluntary to (10) the teacher (10).........................
第二部分：答案、听力原文和解析：
2019年英语专业四级考试真题试卷-附听力和原文
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