2015年英語專業(yè)四級真題答案及解析

PART I DICTATION

Male and Female Roles in Marriage

In the traditional marriage, the man worked to earn money for the family. / The woman stayed at home to care for the children and her husband. / In recent years, many couples continue to have a traditional relationship of this kind. / Some people are happy with it. But others think differently. /

There are two major differences in male and female roles now. / One is that both men and women have many more choices. / They may choose to marry or stay single. / They may choose to work or to stay at home. / A second difference is that, within marriage many decisions are shared. / If a couple has children, the man may take care of them /some of the time, all of the time or not at all. / The woman may want to stay at home / or she may want to go to work. / Men and women now decide these things together in a marriage.

聽寫指導：

由題目可以判定，文章圍繞男性和女性在婚姻中的角色展開，第一段介紹了傳統(tǒng)婚姻中兩性的角色，而第二段對當今社會中兩性在婚姻中的角色進行了具體的論述。因此，第一段用到了過去時，而第二段則完全使用現(xiàn)在時。需要考生根據(jù)語義判定時態(tài)。

PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION

SECTION A CONVERSATIONS

Conversation one

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

A. The return trip is too expensive.

B. There is no technology to get people back.

C. People don’t want to return.

D. The return trip is too risky.

2. According to the man, what is more important for those recruits? 答案：D

A. Intelligence.

B. Health.

C. Skills.

D. Calmness.

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

A. The kind of people suitable for the trip.

B. Interests and hobbies of the speakers.

C. Recruitment of people for the trip.

D. Preparation for the trip to Mars.

Conversation Two

4. What is showrooming? 答案： D

A. Going to the high street.

B. Visiting everyday shops.

C. Buying things like electrical goods.

D. Visiting shops and buying online.

5. According to the conversation, the man had bought all the following things online EXCEPT 答案：A .

A. shoes

B. CDs

C. camera

D. food

6. According to the conversation, the percentage of people who showroomed while Christmas shopping was 答案：D . .

A. 3%

B. 33%

C. 42%

D. 24%

7. One reason for people to showroom is that they 答案：C . .

A. want to know more about pricing

B. can return the product later

C. want to see the real thing first

D. can bargain for a lower shop price

Conversation Three

8. What is the conversation mainly about? B

A. How to avoid clashes of exams.

B. How to schedule exams.

C. How to use the faculty lounge.

D. How to choose the courses.

9. What does the student have to do first in order to take the exams? 答案：A

A. To choose a date on the draft schedule.

B. To find the information on the bulletin board.

C. To draw up the final schedule.

D. To arrange an invigilator.

10. According to the conversation, the Dean will 答案： D .

A. sign the sheet in the faculty lounge

B. take care of the bulletin board

C. consult the students

D. finalize the exam schedule

SECTION B PASSAGES

Passage One

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

A. New York.

B. San Francisco.

C. Boston.

D. San Diego.

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

A. 20 ,000

B. 100 ,000

C. 7 million

D. 17 million

13. Where can tourists see the fish markets? 答案： A

A. In Stockton Street.

B. In Grant Avenue.

C. In Portsmouth Square.

D. In Bush Street.

Passage Two

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

A. Obesity can damage one’s health.

B. Obesity is a growing problem all over the world.

C. Obesity is directly related to one’s habit.

D. Obesity has affected both boys and girls.

15. The purpose of the three-year study is to 答案：B .

A. find out why some children find it difficult to go to sleep

B. learn more about the link between sleep and weight

C. identify the ways parents reduce their kids’ weight

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

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

A. 8

B. 9

C. 10

D. 11

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

A. sleep time

B. gender

C. race

D. parents

Passage Three

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

A. gender

B. personality

C. environment

D. money

19. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? 答案： C

A. Very few continue smoking throughout their teenage years.

B. Most early-age smokers soon stop experimenting.

C. Some early-age smokers never go beyond experimenting.

D. Children quickly become regular smokers by carrying cigarettes.

20. All the following are features of smokers EXCEPT __D___ .

A. strong peer influence

B. low sense of achievement

C. high sense of rebellion

D. close family relationship

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

News Item 1

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

A. The school stopped providing school lunch.

B. Their parents failed to pay for school lunch.

C. Some parents preferred fruit and milk for lunch.

D. These children chose to have something different.

22. How did parents react to the school’s way of handling the situation? 答案： A

A. They were upset.

B. They were furious.

C. They were surprised.

D. They were sad.

News Item 2

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

A. Guests can pay without going to the front desk.

B. Guests can go direct to their rooms.

C. Guests can check out any time.

D. Guests can make room reservations.

24. The hotel company intends to have the system in __A___ of its hotels in the next three months.

A. 2

B. 3

C. 100

D. 150

News Item 3

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

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

B. will remain in South Africa for medical treatment

C. will stand trial in South Africa once proved fit

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

26. What was Dewani accused of? 答案：A

A. Having his wife killed.

B. Killing his wife in the U.K.

C. Being involved in a taxi accident.

D. Hiring a crew of hit men.

News Item 4

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

A. the use of force by European Union troops

B. the suspension of an existing arms embargo

C. the extension of U.N. peacekeeping mission

D. the ban on travel and freeze of assets

News Item 5

28. What is the news mainly about? 答案： A

A. Causes of early death in Russia.

B. Behavior of alcoholics.

C. Causes of alcohol poisoning.

D. Number of death over 10 years.

News Item 6

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

A. £945 million

B. £1.07 billion

C. £500,000

D. £87,000

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

A. The UK is a good film location

B. The cast usually comes from Britain

C. Hollywood emphasizes quality

D. Production cost can be reduced

PART III CLOZE

31. [D] 句意為：電是日常生活的一部分，如今，我們已經(jīng)習以為常，以至于開燈或開電視時很少仔細考慮電的問題。so…that…是固定搭配，意思是“如此……以至于……”，故答案為[D]。

32. [C] 句意為：晚上燈光照亮的馬路使人們自由通行，使交通暢通無阻。traffic意為“交通”;pedestrian意為“行人”，與空格前的people詞義重復; car和truck都指具體的車輛類型，含義過于狹窄。綜合考慮，此處應(yīng)填入traffic。

33. [B] 句意為：廣告中使用的霓虹燈已經(jīng)成為了每個現(xiàn)代化城市的一大特色。appearance意為“外觀”;character意為“特征，特色”;distinction意為“區(qū)別”;surface意為“表面”。根據(jù)句意，答案為[B]。

34. [A] 句意為：在家里，很多節(jié)省勞動力的設(shè)備都是由電帶動的。四個選項都是復合形容詞，labour-saving意為“節(jié)省勞動力的”;time-saving意為“節(jié)省時間的”;energy-saving意為“節(jié)能的”;money-saving意為“省錢的”。根據(jù)句意，此處填入labour-saving最合適。

35. [C] 句意為：即使當我們關(guān)上床頭燈，睡得很熟時，電仍然在為我們工作……。only意為“只有”;rarely意為“少有地”;even意為“即使”;frequently意為“頻繁地，屢次地”。根據(jù)句意，此處應(yīng)填入even。

36. [B] fast asleep為固定搭配，意為“睡得很熟的”，故答案為[B]。quite意為“非常”;quickly意為“很快地”;closely意為“靠近地，接近地”，均不符合句意，故排除。

37. [D] move意為“移動”;start意為“啟動”;repair意為“修復”;drive意為“驅(qū)動，使機器運轉(zhuǎn)”。此處的動詞與our refrigerators連用，填入driving最合適，意為“使電冰箱正常運行”。

38. [B] bother to do sth. 意為“費心做某事”;hesitate to do sth.意為“做某事猶豫不決”;remember to do sth.指“記得去做某事”。此處是說，我們費心思考它們?yōu)槭裁椿蛉绾芜\行，故答案為[B]。

39. [C] 句意：直到這些交通工具出問題時，我們才會費心思考它們?yōu)槭裁椿蛉绾芜\行。前半句出現(xiàn)了rarely，含否定意義，與until搭配使用，意為“直到……才……”，故答案為[C]。

40. [B] 句意為：1959年的夏天，負責給紐約供電的發(fā)電廠真的出了問題。當句子中沒有其他的助動詞時，可以在動詞前使用助動詞do表示對該動作的強調(diào)，助動詞do隨人稱和時態(tài)而變化。因此，did符合題意。

41. [A] 句意為：許多小時過去了，生活幾乎停滯不前。come to a standstill是固定搭配，意為“停住，停滯不前”。terminal意為“終點”;breakdown意為“故障”;pause意為“暫停”，均不符合句意，故排除。

42. [B] 句意為：火車無法開動，車廂里的人坐在黑暗中無能為力，什么事也做不了。incompetent意為“沒有能力的, 不能勝任的”;powerless意為“無能為力的”;hesitant意為“遲疑不決的”;helpless意為“無助的”。此處指人處于停電的環(huán)境中無能為力，什么事也做不了，因此答案為[B]。

43. [D] 句意為：電梯也停止工作，即使你足夠幸運，沒被困在兩層樓之間，也得自己不愉快地步行下樓梯。although意為“雖然”;when意為“當……時”;as意為“像……一樣”;even if 意為“即使，縱然”。通過分析上下文，此處填入even if最合適。

44. [D] 句意同上。lock意為“把……鎖起來”;place意為“放置”;position意為“把……放在適當?shù)奈恢?rdquo;;trap意為“困住，陷入困境”。根據(jù)上下文意思，此處應(yīng)該選[D]。

45. [C] 句意同上。a flight of stairs是固定搭配，表示“(兩個樓梯平臺間的)一段樓梯”，本題中考查的是復數(shù)形式，故答案為[C]。

46. [A] in an instant是固定搭配，意為“瞬間，馬上”，意思相當于immediately，故答案為[A]。in a minute意為“很快，馬上”，一般用于將來時，不符合句意，故排除。

47. [D] as…as…為固定搭配，表示“像……一樣”，故答案為[D]。

48. [A] 句意為：人們害怕離開自己的房子，因為雖然警察被要求隨時待命，以防突發(fā)事件，但他們也像其他人一樣疑惑和無助。for 表示原因，and表示并列關(guān)系，but表示轉(zhuǎn)折，or表示選擇。結(jié)合上下文，此處填入for最合適。

49. [C] 句意同上。stand aside意為“避開”;stand down意為“從要職上退下”;stand by意為“做好準備，待命”; stand in意為“站立于，坐落于”。根據(jù)上下文分析，此處應(yīng)該指警察處于待命狀態(tài)，故答案為[C]。

50. [A] 句意同上。helpless意為“無助的”;aimless意為“漫無目的的”;unfocused意為“目光茫然的”;undecided意為“尚未決定的”。根據(jù)句意，此處應(yīng)選[A]。

PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

51. When you have finished with that book, don’t forget to put it back on the shelf, ___C___?

A. don’t you

B. do you

C. will you

D. won’t you

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

A. no less

B. no more

C. not less

D. not so

53. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? 答案：D

A. Only one out of six were present at the meeting.

B. Ten dollars was stolen from the cash register.

C. Either my sister or my brother is wrong.

D. Five miles seem like a long walk to me.

54. Which of the italicized parts expresses a future tense? 答案： B

A. My friend teaches chemistry in a school.

B. I’ll give it to you after I return.

C. What is the matter with you?

D. London stands on the River Thames.

55. It is not so much the language __D____ the cultural background that makes the film difficult to understand.

A. but

B. nor

C. like

D. as

56. There is no doubt ___B___ the committee has made the right decision on the housing project.

A. why

B. that

C. whether

D. when

57. All the President’s Men ___A___ one of the important books for scholars who study the Watergate Scandal.

A. remains

B. remained

C. remain

D. is remaining

58. If you explained the situation to your lawyer, he ___C___ able to advise you much better than I can.

A. will be

B. was

C. would be

D. were

59. Which of the following is a stative verb (靜態(tài)動詞)? 答案：D

A. Drink

B. Close

C. Rain

D. Belong

60. Which of the following italicized parts indicates a subject-verb relation? 答案： C

A. The man has a large family to support.

B. She had no wish to quarrel with her brother.

C. He was the last guest to leave.

D. Mary needs a friend to talk to.

61. The following are all correct responses to “Who told the news to the teacher?” EXCEPT __B____?

A. Bob did it

B. Bob did so

C. Bob did that

D. Bob did.

62. Which of the following is INCORRECT? 答案：D

A. Another two girls

B. Few words

C. This work

D. A bit of flowers

63. Which of the following italicized words does NOT indicate willingness? 答案： B

A. What will you do when you graduate?

B. They will be home by now.

C. Who will go with me?

D. Why will you go there alone?

64. When one has good health, __C____ should feel fortunate

A. you

B. she

C. he

D. we

65. There __D____ nothing more for discussion, the meeting came to an end half an hour earlier.

A. to be

B. to have been

C. be

D. being

66. Two of her brothers were __A__ during the Second World War.

A. called up

B. called on

C. called for

D. called out

67. Bottles from this region sell __C____ at about $50 a case.

A. entirely

B. totally

C. wholesale

D. together

68. The product contains no __B____ colours, flavours, or preservatives.

A. fake

B. artificial

C. false

D. wrong

69. Davis accepted the defeat in the semi-final with good grace. The underlined part is closest in meaning to ___C___.

A. cheerfully

B. wholeheartedly

C. politely

D. quietly

70. __C____ and business leaders were delighted at the decision to hold the national motor fair in the city.

A. Civil

B. Civilized

C. Civilian

D. Civic

71. The city council is planning a huge road-building programme to ease congestion. The underlined part means __B____.

A. calm

B. relieve

C. comfort

D. still

72. His unfortunate appearance was offset by an attractive personality. The underlined part means all the following EXCEPT ___A___.

A. improved

B. made up for

C. balanced

D. compensated for

73. The doctor said that the gash in his check required stitches. The underlined part means __D____.

A. lump

B. depression

C. swelling

D. cut

74. During the economic crisis, they had to cut back production and ___A___ workers.

A. lay off

B. lay into

C. lay down

D. lay aside

75. The university consistently receives a high __C____ for the quality of its teaching and research.

A. standard

B. evaluation

C. rating

D. comment

76. To mark its one hundredth anniversary, the university held a series of activities including conferences, film shows, etc. The underlined part means __B____.

A. signify

B. celebrate

C. symbolize

D. suggest

77. His fertile mind keeps turning out new ideas. The underlined part means __C____.

A. abundant

B. unbelievable

C. productive

D. generative

78. The local news paper has a ___B___ of 100,000 copies a day.

A. spread

B. circulation

C. motion

D. flow

79. These issues were discussed at length during the meeting. The underlined part means ___D___.

A. eventually

B. subsequently

C. lastly

D. fully

80. A couple of young people were giving out leaflets in front of the department store. The underlined part means ___A___.

A. distributing

B. handling

C. dividing

D. arranging

PART V READING COMPREHENSION

Text A

81. Google’s eyeglasses are supposed to __B__.

[A]improve our memory

[B]function like memory

[C]help us see faces better

[D]work like smart phones

82. According to the passage, “cognitive habits” refers to __A__.

[A] how we deal with information

[B] functions of human memory

[C] the amount of information

[D] the availability of information

83. Which of the following statements about Sparrow’s research is CORRECT? 答案： D

[A] We remember people and things as much as before.

[B] We remember more Internet connections than before.

[C] We pay equal attention to location and content of information.

[D]We tend to remember location rather than the core of facts.

84. What does the author mean by “context”? 答案： C

[A]It refers to long-term memory.

[B]It refers to a new situation.

[C]It refers to a store of knowledge.

[D]It refers to the search engine.

85. What is the implied message of the author? 答案： D

[A]Web connections aid our memory.

[B]People differ in what to remember.

[C]People keep memory on smart phones.

[D]People need to exercise their memory.

Text B

86. Why was the author doing rounds in a hospital? 答案：C

[A]He himself wanted to have practice.

[B]Students of all majors had to do so.

[C]It was part of his medical training.

[D]He was on a research team.

87. We learn that the author’s team members had __D__.

[A]much practical experience

[B]adequate knowledge

[C]long been working there

[D]some professional deficiency

88. While the author was examining Mr. Adams, all the following symptoms caught his attention EXCEPT __A__.

[A]moving difficulty

[B]steady temperature

[C]faster heart rate

[D]breathing problem

89. “His symptoms had been textbook” means that his symptoms were _D___.

[A]part of the textbook

[B]no longer in the textbook

[C]recently included in the textbook

[D]explained in the textbook

90. At the end of the passage, the author expresses __B__ about the medical education system.

[A]optimism

[B]hesitation

[C]concern

[D]support

TEXT C

91. What does "counting" mean in the context? 答案： A

[A] Continuing. [B] Including.

[C] Calculating. [D] Relying on.

92. According to the context, "Their failure" refers to___B_____.

[A] those adults who continue to smoke

[B] those states that missed the message

[C] findings of the report

[D] hazards of smoking

93. The following are all efforts that led to the change of attitude on smoking EXCEPT___A____.

[A] rejecting by the public

[B] cigarette warning labels

[C] anti-smoking campaigns

[D] anti-smoking legislation

94. According to the author, raising tax on cigarettes___B____.

[A] is unfair to the poor

[B] is an effective measure

[C] increases public revenue

[D] fails to solve the problem

95. What is the passage mainly about? 答案：D

[A] How to stage anti-smoking campaigns.

[B] The effects of the report on smoking and health.

[C] Tax as the surest path to cut smoking.

[D] The efforts to cut down on teenage smoking.

96. What makes attachment parents different from indulgent parents is that they 答案：B .

A. show more love to their children

B. think love is more important

C. prefer both love and toys in parenting

D. dislike ice cream or sweets

97. According to the author, what should parents do when their kids cry? 答案： A

A. Providing comfort and love.

B. Trying to stop kids crying.

C. Holding them till they stop.

D. Rewarding kids with toys.

98. What does “free-range” mean according to the passage? 答案： D

A. Fond of providing a home base.

B. Ready to play games with my kids.

C. Curious to watch what games they play.

D. Willing to give kids freedom of movement.

99. Which of the following is NOT attachment parenting? 答案：B

A. Fostering their curiosity.

B. Standing by and protecting.

C. Showing them how things are done.

D. Helping them do the right thing.

100. What does the passage mainly discuss? 答案： C

A. How to foster love in children.

B. How to build child confidence.

C. Different types of parenting.

D. Parent-child relationships.

PART VI WRITING

SECTION A COPOSITION

參考范文

How I Deal with Stress

In today’s increasingly competitive society, the tempo of people’s living is speeding up and more and more people are loaded with agrowing amount of stress and tension. Everyone feels overwhelmed and stressed in some way, as stress is an unavoidable consequence of life. The moments when Iwas caught up in extreme stress and overwhelm are when I was experiencinggreat difficulties finding satisfactory jobs.

So what can we do when we feel overwhelmed and stressed about the things over which we have little control? In my opinion, one way to work off stress is to get moving. When I am stressed,Ijust take a walk, after which I always feel calmer and relaxed. Besides, I’ve learned to confide my stress to others, which does help a lot. Friends and family members can be a great source of ideas and encouragement.Last but not least, I try to get enough rest and eat well, both of which enable me tobe healthy enough and properly fueled to help me de-stress.

As is mentioned above, like it ornot,it isimpossiblefor us to live completely free of stress. However, as long as we can come up with our own ways to cope with it, stress will not discourage us from living a pleasant life.