06年專四真題及答案.

1、PART I DICTION 15 MINPlease write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION 20 MINSECTION A CONVERSATIONSQuestions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of theconversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conv

2、ersatio n.1.How did Mark get there?A.By train and by car. B.By pla ne and by coach. C.By train and by bus. D.By bus and by pla ne. 2.Mark used to wear all the follow ing EXCEPTA.short hair. B.glasses. C.moustache. D.beard.3. Where is the meeti ng for new stude nts to be held?An the third room on the

3、 right. B.In the Com mon Room. Cn a room at the other end. D.In Room 501. Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the con versati on, you will be give n 20 sec onds to an swer the questi ons. Now, liste n to the con versati on.4. What did Steve origi nally plan to do?

4、A.To go to a park n ear the beach. B.To stay at home. C.To see a new film. D.To do some study. 5.Maggie fin ally decided to go to see a film becauseA.there was no park nearby. B.the weather wasn? t ideal for a walk.C.it would be easier to go to a cinema. D.Steve hadn? t seen the film yet.6. Where di

5、d they pla n to meet?A.Outside the Town Hall. B.Near the bank. C.ln Steven? s pdce. D.At the cinema.Questions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of theconversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to theconv ersatio n.7. The followi ng detai

6、ls are true about the new device EXCEPTA.it has colour. B.it has a moving image. C.it costs less mon ey. D.it is not on the market. 8.Why didn? t Bill want one of them?A.He wan ted to buy one from Japa n. B.He was n? t sure about its quality.C.He thought it was for bus in ess use. D.He thought it wa

7、s expe nsive.9. Which of the followi ng stateme nts is INCORRECT about the woma n?A.She had n ever read the magaz ine herself. B.She knew who usually read themagaz ine.C.She was quite interested in the new device. D.She agreed with Bill at the end ofthe conv ersati on.10. The conv ersatio n is mainl

8、y aboutA.a new type of telepho ne. B.the cost of telepho ne.C.some features of the magaz ine. D.the readership of the magaz ine.SECTION B PASSAGESQuesti ons 11 to 13 are based on the follow ing passage. At the end of the passage, you will be give n 15 sec onds to an swer the questio ns. Now, liste n

9、 to the passage.11.In the old days dogs were used for the following EXCEPTA.hunting other animals. B.driving sheep. C.guarding chickens. D.keeping thieves away. 12.Which of the followi ng is CORRECT?A.Dogs are now treated as part of a family. B.Dogs still performed all the duties they used to do. C.

10、People now keep dogs for the same reasons as before. D.Only old people are see n walk ing their dogs.113. The passage is mainly aboutA.what dogs can do. B.how to keep dogs. C.dogs and their masters. D.reas ons for keep ing dogs. Questio ns 14 to 17 are based on the follow ing passage. At the end of

11、the passage, you will be give n 20 sec onds to an swer the questi ons. Now, liste n to the passage.14. Accord ing to the passage, the work ing con diti ons in the new placeA.are the same as the speaker is used to. B.are expected to be rather poor.C.are just as adequate. D.are not yet clear.15. What

12、is the speaker going to do in the new place?A.Travelling. B.Studying. C.Settling down. D.Teaching.16. The speaker expectsA.fewer choices of food. B.many ways to do washing. C.modern lighting facilities.D.new types of drinking water. 17.From the passage we lear n that the speakerA.is unprepared for t

13、he new post. B.is unclear about the conditions there.C.is ready for all the difficulties there. D.is eager to know more about the post.Questi ons 18 to 20 are based on the follow ing passage. At the end of the passage, you will be give n 15 sec onds to an swer the questio ns. Now, liste n to the pas

14、sage.18.Accord ing to the passage, whe n are childre n first expected to study hard?A.Before 6 years of age. B.Betwee n 6 and 10. C.After 10 years of age. D.After 12 years of age. 19. Parents who abuse their children tend to have the following problems EXCEPTA.religious problems. B.emotional problem

15、s. C.financial problems. D.marriage problems. 2O.Which of the followi ng stateme nts is CORRECT?A.Boys and girls are equally en ergetic. B.Pare nts have higher expectati ons for boys.C.Some parents lack skills to deal with their kids. D.Some parents are ill-educated and ill-tempered.SECTION C NEWS B

16、ROADCASTQuestions 21 to 23 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.21.What has happe ned to the Cuba ns?A.They set foot in Floria. B.They were drowned. C.They were flown to the U.S.D.They were sent ba

17、ck to Cuba. 22.How did the Cuba ns try to enter the U.S.?An a small boat. B.ln an old truck. C.By swimmi ng. D.By driv ing.Questions 23 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.23. How many cities will

18、 have air quality mon itori ng systems in stalled by the end of this year?A.42 cities. B.220 cities. C. 150 cities. D. 262 cities.Questions 24 and25 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.24. Altoget

19、her how many people were reported miss ing?A. 68. B.90. C. 150. D. 40.25. Which of the follow ing details is INCORRECT?A.The two ferries sank on differe nt days. B.The accide nts were caused by storms.C.The two ferries sank on the same river. D.More people were rescued from the first ferry.Questions

20、 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be give n 10 sec onds to an swer the questi ons.2Now, liste n to the n ews.26. What is the n ews item mai nly about?Andon esia n gover nment polices. B.Australia ? s support to the UN assista nee missio n.C.Ope ning of an Aus

21、tralia n con sulate in East Timor. D.Talks betwee n Australia and Indon esia.Questions 27 to 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.27. The n ews item is mai nly about a joi nt ven ture betwee nA.

22、a US compa ny and a UK compa ny. B.a Swiss compa ny and a UK compa ny.C.two Taiwa nese compa ni es. D.a mai nland compa ny and a US compa ny.28. Who will provide the distributio n n etworks in the joi nt ven ture?A.U nilever. B.Nestle. C.PepsiCo. D.Coca Cola.Questions 29 to 30 are based on the follo

23、wing news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.29. Who staged the protect o n Saturday?A.The soldiers. B.The peace camp. C.The milita nts. D. The hardli ners.30. Which of the following details about the news is INCOPPECT?A.13 soi

24、lders were killed last week. B.100,000 people participated in the protest.C. The protesters dema nded a pullout from Gaza. D.The Prime Mi nister rejected the pullout pla n.PART 川 CLOZE 15 MINThere are many superstitions in Britain, but one of the most ( 31 _held is that it is uni ucky to walk un der

25、 a ladder- eve n if it means (32 _the paveme nt into a busy street! (33 _you must pass un der a ladder you can (34 _bad luck by cross ing your fin gers and (35 _them crossed un til you have see n a dog. (36 _, you may lick your fin ger and (37 _a cross on the toe of your shoe, and not look aga in at

26、 the shoe un til the (38 _has dried.Ano ther com mon (39s that it is uni ucky to ope n an umbrella in the house-it will either bring (40 _to the person who opened it or to the whole (41 _. Anyone opening an umbrella in fine weather is (42 _, as it in evitably brings rain! The nu mber 13 is said to b

27、e uni ucky for some, and whe n the 13th day of the month (43 _on a Friday, anyone wishi ngto avoid a bad eve nt had better stay (44 _.The worst misfort une that can happe n to a person is caused by breaking a mirror, (45 _it brings seven years of bad luck! The superstition is supposed to (46 _in anc

28、ient times, when mirrors were considered to be tools of the gods. Black cats are gen erally con sidered lucky in Brita in, eve n though they are (47 _witchcraft. It is (48 _lucky if a black cat crosses your path-although in America the exact opposite belief prevails. Finally, a commonly held superst

29、ition is that of touch ing wood (49 _luck. This measure is most ofte n take n if you thi nk you have said someth ing thatis tempti ng fate, such as“ my car has n ever (50 _, touch wood?31. A broadly B widely C quickly D speedily32. A running from B jump ing off C stepp ing off D keep ing from33. A I

30、f B As C Though D Un less34. A erase B remove C avoid D ease35. A keep B keep ing C kept D to keep36. A Con seque ntly B However C Comparatively D Alternatively37. A make B print C perform D produce38. A label B symbol C mark D cut39. A argument B superstition C opinion D idea40. A loss B difficulty

31、 C tragedy D misfortu ne341. A house B household C home D circle42. A un wise B unin tellige nt C un popular D unfortun ate43. A falls B arrives C drops D happe ns44. A away B outdoors C in doors D far45. A when B as C if D though46. A have orig in ated B be orig in at ing C be orig in ated D orig i

32、n ate47. A concerned about B related with C associated with D conn ected in48. A especially B specially C frequently D rarely49. A as B for C in D of50. A broke n up B broke n off C broke n away D broke n dow nPART IV GRAMMAR &V OCABULARY 15MIN51. _ dull he may be, he is certa inly a very successful

33、 top executive.A Although B whatever C As D However52. If only I _ play the guitar as well as you!A would B could C should D might53. The party, _ I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable.A by which B for which C to which D at which54. It? s high time we _ cutt ing dow n the rain forests.A

34、 stopped B had to stop C shall stop D stop55. The student said there were a few points in the essay he _ impossible to comprehe nd.A has found B was finding C had found D would find56. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that every one _ an opport un ity to hear the speech.A ought to have B must

35、have C may have D should have57. I am surprised _ this city is a dull place to live in.A that you should think B by what you are thi nking C that you would thi nk D with what you were thinking 58. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not _ for her work.A eno ugh good B good eno ugh C as good en

36、o ugh D good as eno ugh59. It is imperative that the gover nment _ more inv estme nt into the shipbuild ing in dustry.A attracts B shall attract C attract D has to attract60. Land bel ongs to the city; there is _ thing as private own ership of land.A no such a B not such C not such a D no such61. My

37、 daughter has walked eight miles today. We n ever guessed that she could walk _ far.A / B such C that D as62. The statistics _ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in rece nt times.A proves B is proving C are proving D prove63. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, _

38、the spoilt ones.A not coun ti ng B not to count C don? t count D hav ing not coun ted64. It was _ we had hopedA more a success tha n B a success more tha n C as much of a success as D a success as much as 65. There used to be a petrol stati on n ear the park, _?A didn? t it B doesn? t there C usedn?

39、 t it? D didn? t there66. It is an offence to show _ aga inst people of differe nt races.4A dist in ctio n B differe nee C separati on D discrimi natio n67. A great amount of work has gone into _ the Cathedral to its previous sple ndour.A refreshi ng B restori ng C reno vati ng D renewing68. The thi

40、eves fled with the local police close on their _.A backs B n ecks C toes D heels69. The econo mic recessi on has meant that job _ is a rare thi ng.A security B safety C protecti on D secure ness70. Many people no wadays save money to _ for their old age.A cater B supply C provide D equip71. The tone

41、 of the article _ the writer? s mood at the time.A reproduced B reflected C imag ined D imitated72. This is not the right _ to ask for my help; I am far too busy even to listen!A mome nt B situati on C opport unity D circumsta nee73. The job of a stude nt accommodati on officer _ a great many visits

42、 to Ian dladies.A concerns B offers C asks D invo Ives74. Our family doctor? s clinic _ at the junction of two busy roads.A rests B sta nds C stays D seats75. She was so fat that she could only just _ through the door.A assemble B appear C squeeze D gather76. After the heavy rain, a builder was call

43、ed to repair the roof, which was _.A leak ing B trickli ng C dripp ing D float ing77. The receptio n was atte nded by _ members of the local com mun ity.A excelle nt B con spicuous C prominent D no ticeable78. Share prices on the Stock Excha nge plun ged sharply in the morning but _ slightly in the

44、after noon.A rega ined B recovered C restored D revived79. His _ brain has worked away on the idea of a uni versal cure.A rich B quick C productive D fertile80. The couple has don ated a not _ amount of money to the foun dati on.A incon siderable B incon siderate C in accurate D in comparablePART V

45、READING COMPREHENSION 25MINTEXT AIn the case of mobile pho nes, cha nge is everyth ng. Rece nt research in dicates that the mobile phone is cha nging not only our culture, but our very bodies as well.First, let? s talk about culture. The difference between the mobile phone and its pare nt, the fixed

46、-li ne pho ne, is that a mobile nu mber corresp onds to a pers on, while a Ian dli ne goes to a place. If you call my mobile, you get me. If you call my fixed-l ine phone, you get whoever an swers it.This has several implicati ons. The most com mon one, however, and perhaps thething that has cha nge

47、d our culture forever, is the“ meeti ng ” in flue nce. People no longen eed to make firm pla ns about whe n and where to meet. Twenty years ago, a Friday ni ght would n eed to be arran ged in adva nce. You n eeded eno ugh time to allow every one to get from their place of work to the first meeting p

48、lace. Now, however, a night out can bearran ged on the run.lt is no Ion ger“ see you there at 8” , but “ text me around 8 ansee where we all are ”.Text ing cha nges people as well. In their paper,“ in sights into the Social andPsychological Effects of SMS Text Messagi ng”，5專四訓(xùn)練（二 two British researc

49、hers distinguished between two types of mobile phone users: the “ talkers ” and ththosewetprefe”voice to text message and those who prefer text to voice. They found that the mobile phone?s individuality and privacy gave texters the ability to express a whole new outer pers on ality. Texters were lik

50、ely to report that their family would be surprised if they were to read their texts. This suggests that text ing allowed texters to prese nt a self-image that differed from the one familiar to those who knew them well. Ano ther scie ntist wrote of the cha nges that mobiles have brought to body Ian g

51、uage. There are two kinds that people use whilespeak ing on the pho ne. There is the way, chatti ng away. And there is thespeakeasy ” ： the head is hefcOhifdhenn a selfspacemakeple focus on themselvesand keep out other people. Who can blame them? Phone meeti ngs get can celled orreformed and camerap

52、hones intrude on people?s privacy. So, it is understandable if your mobile makes you n ervous. But perhaps you n eed n?t worryo much. After all, it is goodto talk. 81 whe n people pla n to meet no wadays, they A arrange the meeti ng place beforeha nd C seldom care about whe n and where to meet A TAL

53、KERS A quite reveali ngA Talkers A The SMS effect C Cha nge in the use of the mobile TEXT B Over the last 25 years, British society has changed a great deal-or at least many parts of it have. In someways, however, very little has cha nged, particularly where attitudes are concern ed. Ideasabout soci

54、al classwhether a pers on is“wriasng orm-cdas” s -are one area inwhich cha nges have bee n extremely slow. I n the past, the work in g-class ten ded to be paid less tha n middle-class people, such as teachers and doctors. As a result of this and also of the fact that workers? jobs were genrally much

55、 less secure, disti net differe nces in lifestyles and attitudes came into existenee. The typical working man would collect his wages on Friday eve ning and the n, it was widely believed, hav ing give n his wife her“ housekeeping ” , would go out aodindpr the rest on beer and betting. The stereotype

56、 of what a middle-class man did with his money was perhaps n earer the truth. He was-a nd still is -in cli ned to take a Ion ger-term view. Not on ly did he regard buying a house as a top priority, but he also con sidered the educati on of his childre n as extremely importa nt. Both of these provide

57、d him and his family with security. Only in very few cases did workers have the opport unity (or the educati on and trai ning to make such Ion g-term pla ns. Nowadays, a great deal has changed. In a large number of cases factory workers earn as much, if not more, than their middle-class supervisors.

58、 Social security and laws to improve job-security, combined with a general rise in the standard of living since the mid-fifties of the 20th cen tury, have made it less n ecessary tha n before to worry about“ tomorrow ” . Workiokass people seem slowly to be losing the feeling of inferiority they had in the past. In fact there has bee n a grow ing tendency in the past few years forthe middle-classes to feel slightly ashamed of their position. The changes in both