Listening Comprehension 4
专业英语四级模拟试卷684(题后含答案及解析)
专业英语四级模拟试卷684 (题后含答案及解析) 题型有：1. DICTATION 2. LISTENING COMPREHENSION 3. LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE 4. CLOZE 5. READING COMPREHENSION 6. WRITING
PART I DICTATIONDirections: 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 readings, 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.
听力原文： Popping Ears When we travel by plane, our ears pop. Our ears pop because of the change in air pressure / as the plane ascends or descends. / At higher altitudes air pressure is lower even though the plane is pressurized. / Our ears are sealed off inside our heads as the plane ascends or descends. / So the pressure outside and inside our ears is different. / This difference in pressure can distort our ear drums, thus we will feel painful. 1． 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 readings, 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 ONE minute to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Now, listen to the passage. Popping Ears When we travel by plane, our ears pop. ________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________
2022年英语专四TEM4真题及答案
TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2022)-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 read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage, except the first sentence, will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given ONE minute to check your work once more.Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE. The first sentence of the passage is already provided.GesturesGestures are movements made with body parts.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [20 MIN] SECTION A TALKIn this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at the task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure what you fill in is 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 CONVERSATIONSIn 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 choices.Now, listen to the conversations.CONVERSATION ONEQuestions 1 to 5 are based on Conversation One.1. A. To receive calls in time. B. To facilitate his daily life.C. To predict weather changes.D. To make him knowledgeable.2. A. He can do without either one. B. His smartphone is more useful.C. He uses his computer more often.D. Both are useful and important.3. A. To listen to the radio. B. To use smartphone apps.C. To read newspapers.D. To look up in the sky.4. A. They cause problems when they crash. B. They help us understand people better.C. They deprive us of our existing talents.D. They provide us with more new skills.5. A. She casts doubts about it. B. She finds it sophisticated.C. She supports the view in it.D. She prefers it to be digitalized. CONVERSATION TWOQuestions 6 to 10 are based on Conversation Two.6. A. She is a student majoring in sociology. B. She needs to complete her coursework.C. She is much interested in music research.D. She likes to do interview-based research.7. A. Keep silent or ask to leave. B. Ask for another question.C. State his unwillingness to answer.D. Request to make him anonymous.8. A. It was very enjoyable. B. It was about pop music.C. It featured a Greek band.D. It was better than last year’s.9. A. He has few options. B. He loses interest in it.C. He can hardly afford it.D. He is fully occupied.10. A. Jazz. B. Pop music. C. Serbian folk music. D. Rebetiko folk music. PART III LANGUAGE USAGE [10 MIN] There are twenty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four options marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence or answers the question. Mark you answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.11. The smell that rose from the saucepan was so powerful that Mom shut the window lest anybodyoutside ____________ it.A. must noticeB. has noticedC. had noticedD. should notice12. George told the police officer that he was punched ____________ by a masked man Sunday night ata restaurant.A. in the faceB. in his faceC. in faceD. in a face13. The printer used the highest quality paper and ink and turned out far fewer volumes than he otherwise____________.A. didB. hadC. could haveD. had done14. The unemployment rate kept rising in that decade, ____________ did economic growth accompaniedby rampant commercialism and consumerism.A. suchB. asC. andD. or15. In the coming years, there are about 10,000 square kilometers of the designated search area still____________ by sonar equipment towed from ships.A. scannedB. be scannedC. having been scannedD. to be scanned16. Despite their high profile and increasing athletic ability, ____________ might still lag behind men inparticipation, events, and medals awarded.A. athletes womenB. women athletesC. woman athletesD. athletes woman17. Which of the following italicized phrases indicates CAUSE?A. His eyes were red from excessive reading.B. For all her efforts, she didn’t get an A.C. Why don’t you do it for the sale of your parents?D. I wish I could write as well as Linda.18. “Perha ps you could pick up the book at my flat at some time that suited you?” The underlined verbforms are used to indicate ____________.A. an abilityB. past timeC. tentativenessD. a hypothesis19. “My 60 application letters procured just one interview, which I declined.” The non-restrictive relativeclause in the sentence is used to ____________.A. explain an intended purposeB. restrict the antecedent “interview”C. indicate a sequential actionD. define the antecedent “interview”20. In which of the following sentences does the preposition “beneath” carry a metaphorical sense?A. An X-ray technique has unveiled a hidden portrait beneath the painting.B. A hole appeared beneath railway tracks at around 3 am. on Thursday.C. As the content is banal, it is easy to dismiss it as beneath serious consideration.D. Rocks formed beneath the ocean floor may be a source of free hydrogen gas.21. The ____________ conclusion by scientists until recently had been that rising air temperatures werecausing the Antarctic Peninsula to melt.A. prevailingB. prevalentC. persuasiveD. popular22. Ecologists have been analyzing more than 500,000 plant ____________ and finding 11,676 differenttree types in the rainforest.A. samplesB. collectionsC. examplesD. selections23. Unable to continue at her job and to pay rent, Vicky and her family were ________ from their home.A. evictedB. revokedC. evacuatedD. rejected24. The archaeological dig is almost without ____________ the most revelatory of its kind, and it hasbegun to transform our knowledge of life in the Bronze Age.A. predecessorB. premiseC. precedentD. preference25. Both official and unofficial records indicate that the war ____________ over 6 million people,resulting in the creation of the largest refugee population worldwide today.A. misplacedB. displacedC. replacedD. placed26. Few are spared from suffering in The Kite Runner, and the author ____________ from offering asimplistic happy ending.A. strainsB. restrainsC. constrainsD. refrains27. Through the story of two boys, this haunting and ____________ tale demonstrates the importance ofpreserving our humanity at all costs.A. expellingB. dispellingC. impellingD. compelling28. The editor of Merriam-Webster pointed out that there are many reasons to look up a word in thedictionary ____________ than learning its meaning.A. ratherB. otherC. moreD. different29. Ten soldiers were ambushed and ________ injured after the gunmen attacked the camp late at night.A. vehementlyB. periodicallyC. enormouslyD. critically30. Although Gutenburg developed his printing press with a limited use in mind, the cultural effects ofmass printing have been ____________.A. escalatingB. graveC. profoundD. in-depthPART IV CLOZE [10 MIN]Decide which of the words given in the box below would complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. The words can be used ONCE ONLY. Mark the letter for each word on ANSWER SHEET TWO.Reality is always a mutually agreed-upon social construct, a more or less common consensus about what is out there and what it all means to most people. Our shared ideas of truth, beauty, morality, politics, and the (31) ______ we interpret the world and make decisions on how we act in it are determined by a complex process of education, (32) ______, acculturation, and assent that begins at birth. It is a cliche that human beings are out of touch with nature, and that more than a few of us are out of touch with reality. The fact is, (33) ______ when we are in touch, it’s not with some given natural world or some (34) ______ existing reality. Being in touch with nature means acting (35) ______ learned response to the natural world. As a matter of fact, responding with awe in the (36) ______ of natural beauty dates back only to the eighteenth century and became a major cultural event only in the nineteenth century. Before the late seventeenth century, people in Western Europe did not pay much attention to nature’s grandeur. A mountain range was something in the way. A complex shift in sociological and (37) ______ responses occurred in the early eighteenth century and can be traced in its development through travel literature and then in poetry, fiction, and philosophy. By the mid-eighteenth century, wild, mountainous landscapes became the site of grand, (38) ______ emotional response. The mountains had not, themselves, changed; cultural response had. The “Sublime”, the effect of (39) ______ transported before nature’s wildness and in front of representations of that wildness in painting and poetry, was born. With it came nineteenth-century romanticism and attitudes toward the natural world that (40) ______ remain with us. Reality is not an objective, geophysical phenomenon like a mountain. Reality is always something said or understood about the world.PART V READING COMPREHENSION [35 MIN] SECTION A MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONSIn this section there are three passages followed by ten multiple choice questions. For each multiple choice 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) We didn’t always live on Mango Street. Before that we lived on Loomis on the third floor, and before that we lived on Keeler. Before Keeler it was Paulina, and before that I can’t remember. But what I remember most is moving a lot. Each time it seemed there’d be one more of us. By the time we got to Mango Street we were six—Mama, Papa Carlos, Kiki, my sister Nenny and me.(2) The house on Mango Street is ours, and we don’t have to pay rent to anybody, or share the yard with the people downstairs, or be careful not to make too much noise, and there isn’t a landlord banging on the ceiling with a broom. But even so, it’s not the house we’d thought we’d get.(3) We had to leave the flat on Loomis quick. The water pipes broke and the landlord wouldn’t fix them because the house was too old. We had to leave fast. We were using the washroom next door and carrying water over in empty milk gallons. That’s why Mama and Papa looked for a house, and that’s whywe moved into the house on Mango Street, far away, on the other side of town.(4) They always told us that one day we would move into a house, a real house that would be ours for always so we wouldn’t have to move each year. And our house would have running water and pipes that worked. And inside it would have real stairs, not hallway stairs, but stairs inside like the houses on TV. And we’d have a basement and at least three washrooms so when we took a bath we wouldn’t have to tell everybody. Our house would be white with trees around it, a great big yard and grass growing without a fence. This was the house Papa talked about when he held a lottery ticket and this was the house Mama dreamed up in the stories she told us before we went to bed.(5) But the house on Mango Street is not the way they told it at all. It’s small and red with tight steps in front and windows so small you’d think they were holding their breath. Bricks are crumbling in places, and the front door is so swollen you have to push hard to get in. There is no front yard, only four little elms the city planted by the curb. Our back is a small garage for the car we don’t own yet and a small yard that looks smaller between the two buildings on either side. There are stairs in our house, but they’re ordinary hallway stairs, and the house has only one washroom. Everybody has to share a bedroom—Mama and Papa, Carlos and Kiki, me and Nenny.(6) Once when we were living on Loomis, a nun from my school passed by and saw me playing out front. The laundromat downstairs had been boarded up because it had been robbed two days before and the owner had painted on the wood YES WE’RE OPEN so as not to lose business.(7) Where do you live? She asked.(8) There, I said pointing up to the third floor.(9) You live there?(10) There. I had to look to where she pointed-the third floor, the paint peeling, wooden bars Papa had nailed on the windows so we wouldn’t fall out. You live there? The way she said it made me feel like nothing. There. I lived there. I nodded.(11) I knew then I had to have a house. A real house. One I could point to. But this isn’t it. The house on Mango Street isn’t it. For the time being, Mama says. Temporary, says Papa. But I know how those things go.41. The size of the family ____________ each time they moved house.A. grewB. shrankC. fluctuatedD. stayed the same42. Which of the following does NOT fit the description of the family’s dream house (Para. 4)?A. Spaciousness.B. Convenience.C. Quietness.D. Comfort.43. The narrator’s dream house and the house on Mango Street are compared in the following detailsEXCEPT ____________.A. garageB. sizeC. stairsD. yardPASSAGE TWO(1) Thanksgiving may be an official day of gratitude in the U.S, but research suggests that if you make time for “thank you” every day, you might enjoy life more.(2) Many people may think of gratitude as a “passive” gesture—you wait for something good, then feel grateful, said David DeSteno, a professor of psychology at Northeastern University. DeSteno studies the effects that thankfulness can have on people’s behavior.(3) But a growing body of research is suggesting the opposite is true, according to DeSteno. By choosing to feel gratitude, people can make positive changes in their lives. “Gratitude isn’t passivereflection. It’s active,”DeSteno said. “And it’s not about the past. It’s there to help direct our behavior in the future.”(4) In experiments where he and his colleagues set people up to feel grateful, they found that thankfulness appeared to spur participants to act in more cooperative, less selfish ways. In one study, for example, people came to the lab to complete a computer task. At some point, certain participants’computers were rigged to “crash”. Luckily, a kind stranger who had just completed the same task (and was actually part of the research team) offered help and got the computer running again. Afterward, all of the study participants played a standard economic game where people have the opportunity to either act strictly in their own self-interest or in a more cooperative way.(5) In general, DeSteno’s team found, the study participants who had gotten help from a stranger during that first test were more likely to be cooperative during the next test. (A survey all of the participants took confirmed that those who’d received help were, in fact, feeling more grateful than their counterparts who’d had smooth sailing.) That’s one of a number of studies, DeSteno said, that suggest that gratitude helps guide behavior. It can encourage you to get more exercises, or如o be more helpful 切o others (and not just that person you feel you “owe”).(6) Some research has also found links between gratitude and better health, such as lower blood pressure and just feeling physically better. However, it’s not clear whether gratitude directly affects physical well-being.(7) At the University of California, Professor Naomi Eisenberger and her colleagues hope to zero ina bit more on the effects of gratitude. For six weeks, some study participants will spend time writing about things for which they are grateful. The rest will write about positive subjects, but won’t focus on gratitude.(8) According to Eisenberger, gratitude, based on studies like DeSteno’s, seems to enhance people’s ability to care for others. And in animals, Eisenberger noted, caregiving is linked to lesser reactivity in the face of a threat—mothers may feel less scared for themselves when a predator comes, and protect their babies instead.(9) Whatever the biological effects, plenty of research suggests that gratitude can change how you feel-even about those people who’ve been in your life for years, according to Sara Algoe, an assistant professor of psychology at the University of North Carolina.(10) Her research has focused on the effects of gratitude in romantic relationships. In one study of 77 couples who’d been together for an average of four years, Algoe’s team had each partner think of something the other had done for them recently—no matter how small—and then thank him or her. Before that task, the couples completed a survey on their satisfaction with their relationship. Then they did it again six months later.(11) In general, the study saw a shift in people who felt their partner really meant that “thank you”—thinking, for example, that “my partner saw the ‘real’me.” Those men and women typically felt more satisfied with their relationship six months later. The findings, according to Algoe, highlight the importance of saying “thank you” even for those mundane things, from those people you see every day,(12) “Expressing gratitude well is a potent part of relationship satisfaction,”Algoe said. “Sometimes we feel grateful, but we don’t say it. This research suggests it’s important to say it. And if someone offers you help, try accepting it instead of shunning it. See it as a gift.”44. Which of the following statements about gratitude does Professor DeSteno most likely agree?A. It is passive and personal.B. It can direct one’s future behavior.C. It can help one accomplish a task.D. It is about what help one gets from others.45. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a potential benefit of gratitude?A. Better mental well-being.B. Improved physical health.C. Tendency to care for others.D. Higher relationship satisfaction.46. According to the passage, one similarity between DeSteno’s and Algoe’s research lies in____________.A. the number of their participantsB. the task types for their participantsC. their research objectivesD. their research procedures47. What is the main topic of the passage?A. Effects of gratitude.B. Categories of gratitude.C. Gratitude and marriage.D. Gratitude and cooperation.PASSAGE THREE(1) As words fall in and out of fashion, new ones enter the language. But some, such as autonaut, chassimover and pupamotor failed to reach the assembly line.(2) English is a marvelous mashup of words. A few Celtic place names. A stock of Old English words (day and night, black and white, food and drink). More than twice as many words adopted from Norman French (marriage, parliament), Sometimes competing words from both: motherhood (Old English) and maternity (Norman French). Words of Greek derivation, like octopus. Words of Latin derivation, such as campus and ultimatum. Words from all over the place: Welsh (corgi), Irish (brogues), Arabic (algebra), German (hamster), Chinese (typhoon), Japanese (tycoon), American Indian (tobacco), and many more.(3) Wherever they come from, words fall in and out of fashion. Within living memory some words have changed meanings completely, while bad and wicked changed, then changed back. Yesterday’s slang is respectable today. In the 1950s and 60s, words that angered people who write to newspapers included job (the writer thought it vulgar, and preferred employment), and breakdown (“horrible jargon”). The Manchester Guardian stylebook of 1950 banned such “slang” phrases as bank on, face up to, give away, sack (for “dismiss”) and many others.(4) The expression “foregone conclusion”once meant an experience previously undergone, rather than making a decision without listening to the arguments. Many words we use today have a different meaning from 20, never mind 50, 100 or 200 years ago. The word “nice” once meant silly (silly meant happy or blessed), then subtle, then pleasant. You could be sad with food and drink- it meant full to the brim, and was related to satisfied and saturated. It then came to mean solid, so a reliable person could be called sad; in time, solid, heavy and dull came to mean sad in one of our modern uses. In recent years it subtly acquired an additional meaning, as in “how sad is that?”(5) About 1,700 words are first recorded in Shakespeare (which does not necessarily mean he invented them), including barefaced, fancy-free, laughable and submerged. Milton is credited with the expression “al l ears”. Jung invented the word synchronicity as well as ambivalent, extrovert and introvert, while Freud came up with the word psychoanalysis, which is derived from the Greek for butterfly, psyche, who was also the Greek goddess of the soul.(6) There is another continual source of new words. The man who developed Bluetooth in 1996 was reading a historical novel about Harald Bluetooth, a 10th-century King of Denmark, at the time and appropriated his name. Spam, in the sense of unwanted emails, was named after the 1970 Monty Python cafe sketch in which Spam, in the sense of unwanted canned meat, was compulsory in every dish.Sometimes new words catch on, sometimes they don’t, but you can always bet that someone, somewhere will object to them. I recall readers complaining about the Guardian’s use of the new word blog (an abbreviation of another new word, weblog) but within a very short time it had become established. In the early 1960s, the Automobile Association sought suggestions from the public for a new word to describe drivers: submissions included autocarist, autonaut, chassimover, motorman, wheelist, and the bizarre acronym pupamotor (“person using power-assisted means of travelling on roads”). The idea was dropped. Whoever came up with laser (“light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation”) in 1960 was more successful.(7) The writer A. P. Herbert devised a scoring system for new words, which would be given marks out of 10 on each of four criteria: is it readily understood, is it to be admired, is it sound etymologically, and is it actually required? The pass mark was 50% and television, for example, just scraped through (scoring respectively 10, 0, 0, and 10). One of my favorite recent words is bouncebackability, a neat alternative to “the ability to bounce back” attributed to the former football manager lain Dowie. I fear it would fail the test.48. What does the word mashup (Para. 2) mean according to the context?A. Composition.B. Mixture.C. Variation.D. Structure.49. What is the shared theme of Paras. 3 and 4?A. New use of slang phrases.B. Origins of words and slangs.C. Latest trend of word use.D. Changes in word meaning.50. From Paras, 5 and 6, we know that words were coined in the following areas EXCEPT __________.A. psychologyB. literatureC. medicineD. technology SECTION B SHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONSIn 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 ONE51. What can be inferred about the narrator’s flat on Loomis (Para. 3)?52. What does the narrator mean by “I know how those things go” (Para. 11)?PASSAGE TWO53. Whom does the word “counterparts” (Para. 5) refer to?PASSAGE THREE54. What does “failed to reach the assembly line” (Para. 1) mean?55. What is the author’s tone in the last sentence of the passage?PART VI WRITING [45 MIN] Read carefully the following excerpt of a news report, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 WORDS, in which you should:1) summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then2) make specific suggestions as to how to raise people’s awareness of environmental protection by using the plastic bag ban as an example.You can support yourself with information from the excerpt.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.Write your response on ANSWER SHEET THREE.--THE END--ANSWER SHEET 1 (TEM 4)请勿在此处作任何标记PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A TALK2022年英语专业四级真题（补充卷）说明：本次考试全国共有两套试题，其中Part III LANGUAGE USAGE（部分试题）及Part IV CLOZE有不同的试题，现补充如下。
英语专四答案+听力原文
2016年英语专业四级考试答案ListeningPART I DICTATIONThink Positively and Feel PositivelyAre you confident or insecure in a difficult situation? Do you react positively or negatively?The answer may depend in part on whom you are around.A study found that negative thinking can be contagious in some cases. For example, theresearchers studied 103 college roommates. They measured each roommate’s tendency towards negative thinking. It was found that thinking patterns can be contagious. Students with a negativethinking roommate became more depressed themselves and students with more positive thinkingroommates were more likely to become more positive as well.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A TALK1. success2. challenging settings3. National Spelling Contest4. passion and perseverance5. future a reality6. marathon7. grittier8. measures of talent9. not fixed10. not permanentSECTION B CONVERSATIONS1. C. procedure2. A. job3. C. presentation4. D. company5. B. 11 Thursday6. B. Handle7. A. increased by 6 to8. B. first9. D. withdraw10. A. charitablePART III LANGUAGE USAGE11-20: ADABB DBABC 21-30: ADABA CDBDCPART IV CLOZE31-40: HLIED KOCMGPART V READING COMPREHENSION41-50: BADBD ADCBD51. Keep wits together in the presence of that food.52. The author was given the million-pound bank-note.53. It symbolizes peace and unity.54. Meeting basic needs and making low-paid work.55. Good things will happen by taking care of the present.PART VI WRITING参考范文When it comes to whether parents should take their children to spend holidays during term-time, views on the issue vary from person to person. Parents claim that by doing so, they can savea lot of money born of busy school holidays. Educational officials strongly oppose this tendency onthe ground that it encourages truancy, which in turn damages a child’seducation. From myperspective, the merits of banning term-time holidays outweigh its demerits.To begin with, taking tough measures on this kind of truancy is conducive to the normalteaching process, one of the key elements to guarantee kid’s academic performance. As we know,currently, teachers have the discretion to approve a certain time of absence from school for eachchild, which is supposed to be for illness and is not supposed to be granted for holidays. By definitelyabolishing the right of head teachers to “authorize absence” from the classroom, those teachers c rarely be pestered by parents who want to take children to go on a holiday just to save money, whichsevere ly disrupts teaching process. What ‘s more, without strict penalties imposed on the parentswho lead to their kid’s playing truant, those parents can gradually view asking for holiday leave asa right. Once this cultural expectation is formed, the level of truancy will dramatically increase.Accordingly, the growing trend of term-time holidays should be banned with no delay. In thisway, teachers can impart knowledge without disturbance and parents will be deterred from savingmoney at the expense of sacrificing their kid’s education.2016专四听力原文PART I DICTATIONThink Positively and Feel PositivelyAre you confident or insecure in a difficult situation? Do you react positively or negatively?The answer may depend in part on whom you are around.A study found that negative thinking can be contagious in some cases. For example, theresearchers studied 103 college roommates. They measured each roommate’s tendency towardsnegative thinking. It was found that thinking patterns can be contagious. Students with a negativethinking roommate became more depressed themselves and students with more positive thinkingroommates were more likely to become more positive as well.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A TALKWhat is Grit?Good morning, everyone. Today I would like to talk about my recent research project,concerning the key to success. I would like to start my topic with my own story.When I was 27 years old, I left for a demanding job - teaching seventh graders math in the NewYork City public schools. And like any teacher, I made quizzes and tests. I gave out homeworkassignments. When the work came back, I calculated grades.What struck me was that I.Q. was not the only difference between my best and my worststudents. Some of my strongest performers did not have super I.Q. scores. Some of my smartest kidsweren't doing so well.And I felt interested in knowing the reason why the students’ math performance is not that closely related to their IQ scores. I started studying kids and adults in all kinds of challengingsettings, and in every study my question was, who is successful here and why? My research teamand I went to West Point Military Academy. We tried to predict which students would stay inmilitary training and which would drop out. We went to the National Spelling Contest and tried topredict which children would advance furthest in competition. We worked with private companies,asking, which of these sales people is going to keep their jobs? And who's going to earn the mostmoney? We went to many places. And finally, one characteristic emerged as a significant predictorof success. And it wasn't social intelligence. It wasn't good looks, physical health, and it wasn't I.Q.It was grit. What is grit?Well, grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. Grit is sticking with your future,day in, day out, not just for the week, not just for the month, but for years, and working really hardto make future a reality. Grit is living your life like it's a marathon, not a sprint.A few years ago, I started studying grit in the Chicago public schools. I asked thousands ofhigh school juniors to take grit questionnaires, and then waited around more than a year to see whowould graduate. It turned out that grittier kids were significantly more likely to graduate, even whenI matched them on every characteristic I could measure, things like family income, test scores, andso on. To me, the most shocking thing about grit is how little we know, how little science knows,about building it. Every day, parents and teachers asked me, "How do I build grit in kids? How doI keep them motivated for the long run?" Our data show very clearly that there are many talentedindividuals who simply do not follow through on their commitment. In fact, in our data, grit isusually unrelated to measures of talent.So far, the best idea I've heard about building grit in kids is something called "growth mindset."Growth mindset is the belief that the ability to learn is not fixed, that it can change with your effort.Kids with grit are much more likely to persevere when they fail, because they don't believe thatfailure is a permanent condition.So growth mindset is a great idea for building grit. But we need more. And that's where I'mgoing to end my talk, because that's where we are. That's the work that stands before us. We haveto be willing to fail, to be wrong, to start over again with lessons learned.As a conclusion, we need to be gritty about getting our kids grittier. Next time, I would like toshare with you my experience in building up st udents’ grit.Section BConversation OneCompany.W:Hello, this is Kate Smith. I’m calling from ABCM: Oh, hello, Kate. Great to hear from you.W:You’ve already been told that y ou’ve been short-listed for interview.M: Oh, yes.W: Well we’re very excited about meeting you. Ok, I just want to talk you through the procedure for the day. Someone will meet you when you arrive, and then bring you up to meet myselfand Arthur Miller, the CEO.M: Ok sounds good. So will you be the only members of the interview panel there then?Arthur who will talk to you. The interview will be in three parts – firstW:Yes, it’ll be just me andof all we’ll ask you some general questions about yourself and your educational andprofessional background, and then we’ll move on to specifics.M: Oh, er, Specifics? Well er, what kind of questions will you be asking?- we’ll beW:Well, it’ll be very similar to the personal statement you submitted with your CVexpecting you to to give actual examples of problems you’ve faced and solved, and of whatyou feel are the major successes in your career so far.M: Ok well yeah, that sounds great –can’t wait!- about the job itself, or ABCW:Then there’ll be a chance for you to ask us any questionsCompany in general...M:Oh, erm, ok...I’ll think of something!ABC as a companyW:After that, we’d like you to give a short presentation on how you seeprogressing, and how you see yourself taking us there.M: Ok so will I be expected to give like a formal style presentation?computer and a data projector thereW:It can be as formal or informal as you like. There’ll be aavailable. If you need anything else, just let us know....M:Oh, erm ok, a presentation! I’ll think of something. I haven’t done one of those in a while W: Is that all clear?M: Yes.W:Great, so, Daniel, I’ll see you at 11am, Thursday, next week.M: Ok, great. I look forward to meeting you! Thanks, bye.W: Bye.Questions 1 to 5 are based on Conversation One.Question 1: Why does the woman call the man?Question 2: What kind of questions can the man ask in an interview?Question 3: Which is the last part of the interview?Question 4: What might be expected from the man’s presentation?Question 5: When is the interview scheduled?Conversation TwoW: It says a growing number of students are making a major hole from the minute they enter the real world, because they are already some of them, more than 100,000 dollars in debt. With usnow is Mark Spencer. He is the senior financial analyst from SBC Bank. Welcome to you.M: Thank you, nice to be with you.W: Now, I guess there are two kinds of debts, good debt and bad debt. Where does this go?M: Well, student loan debt is traditionally considered good debt, but the problem for many students and their families is that the cost of colleges has been going up at 6-8% a year, far faster than theincome, far faster than the standard of living. That means debt’s taking on a bigger and bigge role in financing education.W: How much debt is too much debt for-for one student?M: Well, one guideline is that you look at the first-year salary in your field after graduation, and use that as a barometer, but even then…W: Is that right?M: Well, you are talking big payments even in that instance. For example, 30,000 dollars’debt, if you are gonna repay that over 10 years, you are talking more than 300 dollars a monthdebt in payments every month for 10 years.W: But there are surely more than one way to get a loan for college. There are government programs, there are so many kinds of grants. What’s-what’s the best advice for people who are looking for these loans to try to keep themselves from going under?M: I understand that loans are just one way of college finance. Take advantage of the other opportunities, things like a college savings’ plan. Let-let you save on a tax advantage basis, so you can put money away in these accounts and withdraw tax-free to pay for that education.W: So it’s important to start early and that really reduces their reliance on debt later.M: Another thing. Leave no stone unturned, looking at grants, scholarships, even on campus jobs.I mean every dollar you get that way is seen as another dollar you don’t have to borrow late W: The kinds of jobs that so many students, fresh off students, like to go into, eh——charity stuff, volunteer work. This debt is eliminating a lot of that, isn’t it?M: I think that’s the social cost, really, I mean, you know, when you consider that, you know, people may pass up a rewarding career and charitable work or a non-profit organization, because theyhave to get a higher salary some places else to pay off that debt.W: Yeah, that’s for sure. Mark Spencer, senior financial analyst from SBC Bank, Mark, good you could be here.M: Thank you.Questions 6 to 10 are based on Conversation TwoQuestion 6: What is the interview mainly about?Question 7: How does the cost of education change every year?Question 8: What is used to measure student loan debt as a guideline?Question 9: What is the advantage of joining a college savings’ plan? Question 10: What is the possible social cost of college loan?。
大学英语四级真题听力
大学英语四级真题听力不断听大学英语四级真题听力，不断练，四级指日可待。
下面是店铺给大家整理的大学英语四级真题听力，供大家参阅!大学英语四级考试(CET4)历年真题听力2002年1月大学英语四级真题听力试题Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Example: You will hear:You will read:A) At the office.B) In the waiting room.C) At the airport.D) In a restaurant.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 o'clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D) "5 hours" is the correct answer. You should choose [D] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]1. A) She has to post a letter instead.B) She has to turn down the man's request.C) She's not sure if the computer is fixed.D) She can't send the message right now.2. A) He didn't get the book he needed.B) He had no idea where the book was.C) The library is closed on weekends.D) He was not allowed to check out the book.3. A) Play a tape recorder.B) Take a picture.C) Repair a typewriter.D) Start a car.4. A) The woman rejected the man's apology.B) The woman appreciated the man's offer.C) The man had forgotten the whole thing.D) The man had hurt the woman's feelings.5. A) The woman is meeting the man at the airport.B) They are complaining about the poor airport service.C) They are discussing their plan for Christmas.D) The man is seeing the woman off.6. A) She plans to go to graduate school.B) She will drop out of school.C) She will stop working and concentrate on her studies.D) She will take a part-time job.7. A) He needs another job as research assistant.B) He asked Professor Williams for assistance.C) He assists Professor Williams with his teaching.D) He is doing research with Professor Williams.8. A) She thought there were no tickets left for the show.B) She thought the seats on the left side were fully occupied.C) The show was planned a long time ago.D) The audience were deeply impressed by the show.9. A) Mr. Long's briefing was unnecessarily long.B) The woman should have been more attentive.C) Mr. Long's briefing was not relevant to the mission.D) The woman needn't have attended the briefing.10. A) In a bank.B) In a school.C) In a clothing store.D) In a barbershop.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage oneQuestion 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) Because the bird couldn't repeat his master's name.B) Because the bird screamed all day long.C) Because the bird uttered the wrong word.D) Because the bird failed to say the name of the town.12. A) The cruel master.B) The man in the kitchen.C) The pet bird.D) The fourth chicken.13. A) The bird bad finally understood his threat.B) The bird managed to escape from the chicken house.C) The bird had learned to scream back at him.D) The bird was living peacefully with the chickens.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) They are kept in open prisons.B) They are allowed out of the prison grounds.C) They are ordered to do cooking and cleaning.D) They are a small portion of the prison population.15. A) Some of their prisoners are allowed to study or work outside prisons.B) Most of their prisoners are expected to work.C) Their prisoners are often sent to special centers for skill training.D) Their prisoners are allowed freedom to visit their families.16. A) They are encouraged to do maintenance for the training centre.B) Most of them get paid for their work.C) They have to cook their own meals.D) They can choose to do community work.Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A) Because they have a driving license.B) Because they have received special training.C) Because the traffic conditions in London are good.D) Because the traffic system of the city is not very complex.18. A) Two to four months.B) About three weeks.C) At least half a year.D) Two years or more.19. A) Government officers are hard to please.B) The learner has to go through several tough tests.C) The learner usually fails several times before he passes it.D) The driving test usually last tow months.20. A) They don't want their present bosses to know what they're doing.B) They want to earn money from both jobs.C) They cannot earn money as taxi drivers yet.D) They look forward to further promotion.大学英语四级考试(CET4)历年真题听力2002年1月大学英语四级真题听力原文1. A) She has to post a letter instead.B) She has to turn down the man's request.C) She's not sure if the computer is fixed.D) She can't send the message right now.2. A) He didn't get the book he needed.B) He had no idea where the book was.C) The library is closed on weekends.D) He was not allowed to check out the book.3. A) Play a tape recorder. C) Repair a typewriter.B) Take a picture. D) Start a car.4. A) The woman rejected the man's apology.B) The woman appreciated the man's offer.C) The man had forgotten the whole thing.D) The man had hurt the woman's feelings.5. A) The woman is meeting the man at the airport.B) They are complaining about the poor airport service.C) They are discussing their plan for Christmas.D) The man is seeing the woman off.6. A) She plans to go to graduate school.B) She will drop out of school.C) She will stop working and concentrate on her studies.D) She will take a part-time job.7. A) He needs another job as research assistant.B) He asked Professor Williams for assistance.C) He assists Professor Williams with his teaching.D) He is doing research with Professor Williams.8. A) She thought there were no tickets left for the show.B) She thought the seats on the left side were fully occupied.C) The show was planned a long time ago.D) The audience were deeply impressed by the show.9. A) Mr. Long's briefing was unnecessarily long.B) The woman should have been more attentive.C) Mr. Long's briefing was not relevant to the mission.D) The woman needn't have attended the briefing.10. A) In a bank. C) In a clothing store.B) In a school. D) In a barbershop.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) Because the bird couldn't repeat his master's name.B) Because the bird screamed all day long.C) Because the bird uttered the wrong word.D) Because the bird failed to say the name of the town.12. A) The cruel master. C) The pet bird.B) The man in the kitchen. D) The fourth chicken.13. A) The bird had finally understood his threat.B) The bird managed to escape from the chicken house.C) The bird had learned to scream back at him.D) The bird was living peacefully with the chickens.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) They are kept in open prisons.B) They are allowed out of the prison grounds.C) They are ordered to do cooking and cleaning.D) They are a small portion of the prison population.15. A) Some of their prisoners are allowed to study or work outside prisons.B) Most of their prisoners are expected to work.C) Their prisoners are often sent to special centers for skill training.D) Their prisoners are allowed freedom to visit their families.16. A) They are encouraged to do maintenance for the training centre.B) Most of them get paid for their work.C) They have to cook their own meals.D) They can choose to do community work.Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A) Because they have a driving license.B) Because they have received special training.C) Because the traffic conditions in London are good.D) Because the traffic system of the city is not very complex.18. A) Two to four months. C) At least half a year.B) About three weeks. D) Two years or more.19. A) Government officers are hard to please.B) The learner has to go through several tough tests.C) The learner usually fails several times before he passes it.D) The driving test usually lasts two months.20. A) They don't want their present bosses to know what they're doing.B) They want to earn money from both jobs.C) They cannot earn money as taxi drivers yet.D) They look forward to further promotion.1.[D]计算机已坏，当然不能马上发邮件，所以答案为D。
专业英语四级(听力)-试卷203
专业英语四级（听力）-试卷203(总分：80.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、 LISTENING COMPREHENSION(总题数：4，分数：80.00)1.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION（分数：20.00）__________________________________________________________________________________________ 解析：2.SECTION A TALKIn 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.（分数：20.00）__________________________________________________________________________________________ 解析：Corporate CrimeOver decades of years, corporate crime has been【T1】1 increased【T1】2Corporate crime has been ignored by:a) the【T2】 3e.g. news broadcasts, crime serials【T2】 4b) 【T3】 5【T3】 6Reasons for being ignored:a) often more complex, and needing【T4】 7【T4】 8b) less 【T5】 9than conventional crime 【T5】 10c) victims often【T6】 11【T6】 12Effects:a) Economic costsmay appear unimportant to【T7】13【T7】14can make large【T8】15for company 【T8】16cause more 【T9】 17to individuals than conventional crimes 【T9】 18b) Social costsmake people lose trust in business worldaffect 【T10】 19most 【T10】 20Corporate CrimeOver decades of years, corporate crime has been【T1】21 increased【T1】22Corporate crime has been ignored by:a) the【T2】 23e.g. news broadcasts, crime serials【T2】 24b) 【T3】25【T3】26Reasons for being ignored:a) often more complex, and needing【T4】27【T4】28b) less 【T5】29than conventional crime 【T5】30c) victims often【T6】31【T6】32Effects:a) Economic costsmay appear unimportant to【T7】33【T7】34can make large【T8】35for company 【T8】36cause more 【T9】 37to individuals than conventional crimes 【T9】 38b) Social costsmake people lose trust in business worldaffect 【T10】 39most 【T10】 40（分数：20.00）(1).【T1】（分数：2.00）填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：正确答案：massively）解析：解析：录音提到，在过去约70年间，有一种犯罪大量增长，即“单位犯罪”。
英语专业四级专四2019年真题及答案详解
TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2019)-GRADE FOUR-TIME LIMIT: 130 MINPART 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 readings, the passage, except the first sentence, will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of fifteen 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 ONE minute to check through your work once more.Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE. The first sentence of the passage is already provided. Now, listen to the passage.SLANGWe often use slang expressions when we talk because they are so vivid and colorful.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [20 MIN]SECTION A TALKIn this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at the task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure what you fill in is 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 CONVERSATIONSIn 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 choices.Now, listen to the conversations.特别说明：自本次考试起，听写部分的第一个句子已给出。
2011年专四听听力原文及答案
PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A CONVERSATIONSQuestions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.Woman: Good afternoon, International Trade Center Exhibition Services. How can I help? Man: Oh, hello. I’d like some information about exhibiting at the International Auto Mobile Show. Woman: The Auto Show? So, what would you like to know?Man: First, can you give me an idea of how big the fair is?Woman: Well, 121 companies had stands last year and that figure should be up to 140 this time. Man: Sorry, how many?Woman: 140.Man: What about visiting numbers?Woman: Over the two days, we had 6500 vis itors, so with more stands we’d hope for more people this time.Man: And where did they to be said come from?Woman: About 57% were from overseas: America and Europe, Japan, Singapore and South Korea. The remained were local people.Man: That’s interesting, now, a few practical questions. We’re thinking of taking a stand about 45 square meters. How much will that cost?Woman: $400 per square meter.Man: Sorry, can you give me the cost again?Woman: Yes. It’s $400. So if you’re looking at 45 square met ers, it would be, let me see, $18000. But that’s just the cost for a basic stand.Man: What does the price include?Woman: You get a list in a catalogue in both Chinese and English, some basic furniture——a desk and four chairs, and electricity in lighting.Man: So anything else would be extra like a poster.Woman: That’s rightQuestions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.Man: Hello Linda.Woman: Hello Jim.Man: I’m thinking of invest in your new educational computer that your company has produced and I’m interested in the advertise campaign.Woman: Oh, thank you. What would you like to know?Man: I’ve read your campaign plan. It looks ok. I only have a couple of questions mainly about where you intend to place these advertisements.Woman: Well, as you can see from the plan, we intend to place them in family magazines and on early evening television. We want whole families that parents and children to see them.Man: Mnn…but are you sure they’ll be the right families?Woman: The right families? Well…Man: I mean are you certain that the parents who read these magazines and watch these television programs are the people who will buy an educational computer for their children? Woman: Yes, we are quite certain. A market research shows that…Man: Good. I’m sure you’re right. And I see that you’re thinking of placing advertisements in teenage magazines as well.Woman: Yes, we intend to place them in some teenage magazines, the more serious ones, you know. And we’re also thinking of putting them in Sunday newspapers because it’s likely that the whole family will be together on Sundays.Man: I see, but do you really think that the parents and children will like the same advertisements?Woman: We’ve done the research and we think they’ll like our advertisements.Man: GoodQuestions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.Woman: Hello. I’m Sue Green. You must be John Fox.Man: Yes, I am.Woman: Thanks for coming to this job interview. Let me ask you a few questions.Man: Yes, please.Woman: Have you got any work experience?Man: Yes. I had a job in a paper factory for a few months after I left school. Then I worked in summer holidays in the university, first in a fast-food restaurant, then at a book shop. Woman: Ok. Do you drive? Have you got a driving license?Man: Yes, I have.Woman: That’s fine then. So what kind of interests do you have?Man: Interests? Well, I like travelling. I play a lot of sports and I play the piano.Woman: What sorts of sports do you like?Man: Football, tennis and swimming.Woman: Right. And what sort of music do you play?Man: Oh, a lot of, different types, classic, jazz.Woman: Ok, the most important question now. What experience have you had with children? Man: well, I’ve looked after my brother and sister as babies and as they’re young children. I also worked with children in a youth club.Woman: A youth club?Man: Yes. I’ve been working as a helper in a youth club since I studies in university as sort of a volunteer with teenagers.Woman: Good. Ok, well, let you know our decisions in a few days.Man: Thank you.SECTION B PASSAGESQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.Few people expect luxury while flying, but these days, even the basic seems to be in bad shape. It’s not our common to fin d your trade table broken, the in-flight entertainment system not working and your seat cushion worn. All of these can make you think how old this plane is anyway. The reality for many US air travelers is the most of the journeys take place some planes that have been in service for a decade or more. The average age of the fleet of the seven large USA passenger airlines is about 14 years old according to the airline monitor. If found American and Delta Northwest have the oldest fleets at about 16 years on average. At the end of 2008, a small percentage of the merged Delta Northwest planes dated back to the later 1960s. “US. fleets are among the oldest in the world,” said Bridge Ablafare. And Adiation analyzed, “ I’m not really sure the people should read th at much into that.” Ablafare said, “ For the safety’s fine point, a lot of the old planes will build tougher and with proper maintenance. There’s no reason why flying constant safe for 25 to 30 years. It’s also important to remember that the plane may be 20 years old, but its engines and another major systems could be recently manufactured and upgraded.” said Ablafare, “There’s less pressure on the airlines to upgrade the interior unless the safety issue or redesign above save money.Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.Higher education isn’t for everyone and people have variety of parts to choose from once they graduate from high school. They might know from the start that they want to go street to the professional world. If you’re in the market for a job that doesn’t require a degree but does come with that a salary, here are a few jobs to consider:Assembly supervisors over see workers who put together products by using power tools or other dangerous equipment; the annual salary is $19926.At construction side assistant site managers report to the head site manager and plan, director and coordinate the necessary tasks to complete that day’s activities. Salary: $86584.And automobile service station manager draws up guidelines for gas stations and automobile repair shops and decides on our operations, a signs of job duties, and sets prices for services and products. Salary: $81793.Carpenter supervisors over see carpentry work on a specify project to ensure that workers on schedule and executing the plan accordingly. The supervisors also perform some of carpenter duties if time permits. Salary: $70565.Airlines flight services managers ensure that flight attendance adhere to personal experience and preflight requirements. They also compile fly reports. Salary: $ 67766.Illustrators design funs and imitate for variety of media from website to printing campaigns and video. They often work for advertisement agencies. Salary: $54995Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.The police release the first video emergency yesterday of the two men believe to be involved in robbing a jewelry shop in the city seven days ago. But the video pictures taken a week ago were not very clear. The camera which filmed the men was about 200 meters away from a park lorry which the robbers later used as a getaway vehicle. The men were also filmed wearing hoods as they ran towards the lorry after the robbery. The pictures are timed at 9:05 a.m. last Saturday, just half an hour before the robbery occurred. Witnesses have confirmed that some time during this half an hour, they saw the two men without hoods leave the lorry separately. Despite the quality of the video, the police believe the robbers are distinctive enough not to be identified. The first suspect who got at the drive side of the lorry was about 5 foot and 6 inches tall and fat. He was wearing a grey jacket with a hood and dark trousers. The passenger was slimmer and slightly taller, about 5 foot and 8 inches. He was wearing light blue jeans and white jacket with a hood jogging top. According to the police, the lorry stored in the parking lot of the city mall last month have been repainted from white toss over, filled with false registration plates.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.American astronauts would not return to the moon as plan if US congress passes president Obama’s propose budget. Obama’s budget which in cut funding in certain areas while increasing money used to create jobs would cancel NASA’s constellation programme. The programme hassought to send astronauts back to the moon by 2020. NASA’s programme also intend to study the idea on establishing the moon colony. The programme was set to follow the USA space agency shuttle missions which are due to end in September. On its website, the White House Budget Office says the programme to send astronauts to the moon is behind schedule, over budget and ever less important than other space investments. “Using abroad range of criteria and independent view, panel determined that even fully funded NASA’s programme to repeat many of their achievements of the polar-Euro 50 years later was the least attractive reproach to specific separation as compared to potential alternatives.” the site say.Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the newsA Russian cargo ship with about 30 crew members aboard was in danger of sinking off Russia’s eastern coast while storming weather interfered with rescue efforts stayed around it. TASS news agency sent Friday.I set for just outside of the ship and the crew chip middle off. The crew sent out distress signal but there was no explanation of the problem. Because of the severe weather aircraft can’t be used to rescue the crew. According to esh or TASS the vessel is about 19 miles from oil rig where rescue vessels abased while tugboat dispatched from land were still about 4 times farther away. The cargo ship had been on rue to a fishing area when they experiences the problems. The news agency reported. The ship host fish from boat to ports.Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.Dozens of recording stars began converging on a Hollywood studio Monday to add their voices to a song. They hope raise millions of dollars for Haitian earthquake relief. The words and music are updated version of we’re the world, a song that raised least $30 million for African humanitarian programme 25 years ago. Linar reach who co-work the first song with Machael Jackson is organizing the effort. The original producer Quency Johns is using the same studio he used in 1985. Reporters and security surrounded Hansom Studios anticipating the arrival of limersing to libering MacDonald on Monday afternoon for what is expect to be a merry fund recording session. Smoky Robinson who sang on the original said the least 100 singers asked to take part does not include any of the 45 stars from the previous version. Organizers have not said when the song might be ready for the world to hear.Question 27 and 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.AT&T plans to spend 18 billion dollars in 2010 upgrading its wireless networks to handle the increasing a mart of new traffic. There is roughly 2 billion dollars more than the company had invested in the previous year. Specifically AT&T will add 2000 new sale sites and upgrade existing sale sites with 3 times more fablance than it had in 2009. This will increase capacity to connect the salety to AT&T’s may network. AT&T which is the only wireless operator in the US. selling iPhone had been the target of much criticism over this past year as many iPhone sperscrappers particularly in densely populated urban areas have complained about dropped calls, slow internet access and poor service. Some critics claimed the company has not been spendingenough on network upgrade to keep up with growing demand. AT&T has acknowledge that it has faced some difficulties particularly in big cities, but the company is closing the gap.Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.An Olympics security plan, five years in the making, is taking shape in Vancouver this week. The Canadian police since handing up the 900 million dollars security operation the largest in Canada’s history. It would involve 15000 police, private security and military personnel. TheWinter Olympics would take pace from Feb. 12 to 28 in 2010 in Vancouver. Political protest may post big threats to the games. The threat of terrorist attack is really does low, but the memory of the 1972 Olympics has not gone aw ay. That year a terrorist group attacked the athletes’ village, eventually killing 11 Israeli athletes and coaches. It is no coincidence that in Vancouver security patrols are particularly evident around the low rise apart buildings with the athletes would be housed. In downtown Vancouver some roads are already closed and wrings of security fencing surround some key venues. Perched on top of fencing is never work from 900 surveillance cameras to detect intrusions.2011年英语专四真题参考答案：听力部分1-5 CDBAC6-10 DACDB11-15 CADCB16-20 DACBB21-25 BBACB26-30 CACDB。
2015年英语专业四级TEM-4真题及解析
2015 年英语专业四级真题及详解TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2015)-GRADE FOUR-TIME LIMIT: 135 MINPART ⅠDICTATION [15 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 readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.【答案与解析】Male and Female Roles in Marriage①In the traditional marriage, the man worked to earn money for the family. ②The woman stayed at home to care for the children and her husband. ③In recent years, many couples continue to have a traditional relationship of this kind. Some people are happy with it, but others think differently. ④There are two major differences in male and female roles now. ⑤One is that both men and women have many more choices. ⑥They may choose to marry or stay single. ⑦ They may choose to work or to stay at home. ⑧A second difference is that, within marriage many decisions are shared.⑨If a couple has children, the man may take care of them some of the time, all of the time or not at all. ⑩The woman may want to stay at home or she may want to go to work. ⑪Men and women now decide these things together in a marriage. 【难点点评】（1）句①和句②中，注意时态为一般过去时，谓语动词分别为“worked”和“s tayed”。
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Listening Comprehension (4)Section A1.A) The doctor has stopped seeing new patientsB) The doctor’s office will be closed tomorrow.C) The doctor’s schedule is filled tomorrow.D) The doctor can see the woman tomorrow.2. A) She disagrees with the man.B) The weather doesn’t interest me.C) She likes this kind of weather.D) The weather is generally cooler than drier.3) A) The test was considerably easy.B) The test was touch.C) The first question was hard.D) All the questions in the test were easy.4) A) Secretary B) Reporter C) Teacher D) Shop assistant5) A) She likes classical musical more than modern musicB) She likes modern music more than classical music.C) She likes classical music only.D) She doesn’t like modern m usic.6) A) She has confidence in him.B) She is surprised at the news.C) She has also won a scholarship.D) she isn’t interested in the news.7. A) The woman also passed the examination. B) She didn’t expect all those surprise.C) she admired him for his cleverness, D) She was jealous of the man.8. A) On a bus b) On a plane C) On a train D) In a taxi Questions 9-12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) To see some relatives B) To buy some toysC) To sightsee. D) To go to the seashore.10. A) The car was not moving fast enough. B) Their clothing was warm enough,C) The air outside was also hot C) They were not feeling good.11. A) The weather was so hot. B) He had done enough study.C) He did not want to stay in the library any longer. D) He wanted to have fun.12. A) Waiting for Sue’s parents to arrive. B) Waiting for the car to be repaired.C) Sight-seeing in Chicago D) Visiting friends in Indiana Questions 13-15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.13. A) Harsh and long B) Gloomy C) Long but sunny D) Terrible14. A) Six B) Four C) Five D) Three15. A) Spring B) Winter C) Autumn D) Summer Section BPassage OneQuestions 16-18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A) Facial expression B) GestureC) Movement of the body D) Non-verbal language17. A) Because there is large number of vocabulary.B) Because the non-verbal languages are not easy to understand.C) Because the grammar is too complicatedD) Because there is no language learning environment.18. A) They will think that the child is brave.B) They will think the child is angry.C) They think that the child does not respect the older people.D) They will think that the child is uncomfortable.Passage twoQuestions 19-21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A) Supper. B) Lunch C) Breakfast D) Dinner20. A) Cereal B) Coffee or tea C) Sandwich D) Dessert21. A) Tasty B) Nutritious C) Not very good D) NicePassage ThreeQuestions 22-25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. A) 11:00 a.m. B) 1:00 p.m. C) 3:00 p.m. D) 5:00 a.m.23. A) He thinks the phone call is urgent B) He will be angryC) He will be disappointed D) He will be tired.24. A) To have a talk with him. B) To discuss a problem with him.C) To inform him their decision D) To tell him a problem.25. A) He thought they were mad.B) He didn’t take it seriously.C) He called in the police to talk with the natives.D) He believed there was fight and called the police at once.Section CSome people like watching TV at home, and others may love hiking, But I like being at a bookshop. Time spent in a bookshop can be most ___26____, whether you are a book-lover or merely there to buy a book as a present. You may even have entered the shop to find ___27___ from a sudden shower. Whatever the reasons, you can soon become totally ____28____ of your surroundings.The opportunity to escape the _____29_____ of everyday life is, I think, the main ____30____ of a bookshop. Looking around, one might not be able to see many places where it is ____31___ to do this. You can wander round such a place to your heart’s _____32____ . If it is a good shop, no assistant will ____33____ you with the inevitable greeting: “Can I help you, Sir?” In a ____34___, an assistant should remain in the background until you have finished browsing. Then, and only then, are his service necessary.You have to be careful not to be attracted by the variety of books in a bookshop. It is very easy to enter the shop looking for a book on, say, ancient coins and to come out carrying a book of the latest best selling novel. This sort of thing can be very dangerous. _____35____ running up a huge amount, you can waste a great deal of time wandering from section to section.。