2015專四真題及答案解析

PARTIDICTATIONMaleandFemaleRolesinMarriageInthetraditionalmarriage,themanworkedtoearnmoneyforthefamily./Thewomanstayedathometocareforthechildrenandherhusband./Inrecentyears,manycouplescontinuetohaveatraditionalrelationshipofthiskind./Somepeoplearehappywithit.Butothersthinkdifferently./Therearetwomajordifferencesinmaleandfemalerolesnow./Oneisthatbothmenandwomenhavemanymorechoices./Theymaychoosetomarryorstaysingle./Theymaychoosetoworkortostayathome./Aseconddifferenceisthat,withinmarriagemanydecisionsareshared./Ifacouplehaschildren,themanmaytakecareofthem/someofthetime,allofthetimeornotatall./Thewomanmaywanttostayathome/orshemaywanttogotowork./Menandwomennowdecidethesethingstogetherinamarriage.聽寫指導(dǎo)：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(dāng)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)。PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSIONSECTIONACONVERSATIONSConversationoneWhyisthetriptoMarsaone-waytrip?答案：BThereturntripistooexpensive.Thereisnotechnologytogetpeopleback.Peopledon’twanttoreturn.Thereturntripistoorisky.Accordingtotheman,whatismoreimportantforthoserecruits?答案：DIntelligence.Health.Skills.Calmness.Whatisthelastpartoftheconversationabout?!?案：AThekindofpeoplesuitableforthetrip.Interestsandhobbiesofthespeakers.Recruitmentofpeopleforthetrip.PreparationforthetriptoMars.ConversationTwoWhatisshowrooming?答案：DGoingtothehighstreet.Visitingeverydayshops.Buyingthingslikeelectricalgoods.Visitingshopsandbuyingonline.Accordingtotheconversation,themanhadboughtallthefollowingthingsonlineEXCEPT答案：A.shoesCDscameraFoodAccordingtotheconversation,thepercentageofpeoplewhoshowroomedwhileChristmasshoppingwas答案：D..3%33%42%24%Onereasonforpeopletoshowroomisthatthey答案：C..wanttoknowmoreaboutpricingcanreturntheproductlaterwanttoseetherealthingfirstcanbargainforalowershoppriceConversationThreeWhatistheconversationmainlyabout?BHowtoavoidclashesofexams.Howtoscheduleexams.Howtousethefacultylounge.Howtochoosethecourses.Whatdoesthestudenthavetodofirstinordertotaketheexams洛案：ATochooseadateonthedraftschedule.Tofindtheinformationonthebulletinboard.Todrawupthefinalschedule.Toarrangeaninvigilator.Accordingtotheconversation,theDeanwill答案：D.signthesheetinthefacultyloungetakecareofthebulletinboardconsultthestudentsfinalizetheexamscheduleSECTIONBPASSAGESPassageOneWhichofthefollowingcitieshastheoldestChinatowninNorthAmerica?答案：BNewYork.SanFrancisco.Boston.SanDiego.TheChinatowninSanFranciscoattractstouristsayea箔案：CA.20,000100,0007million17millionWherecantouristsseethefishmarkets答案：AInStocktonStreet.InGrantAvenue.InPortsmouthSquare.InBushStreet.PassageTwoWhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?答案：CObesitycandamageon’eshealth.Obesityisagrowingproblemallovertheworld.Obesityisdirectlyrelatedtoone’shabit.Obesityhasaffectedbothboysandgirls.Thepurposeofthethree-yearstudyisto答案：B.findoutwhysomechildrenfinditdifficulttogotosleeplearnmoreaboutthelinkbetweensleepandweightidentifythewaysparentsreducetheirkid’sweightseeifthereisdifferenceinsleeppatternsovertheperiodAccordingtothestudy,thedailyhealthysleeptimeforthe3rdto6thgradersshouldbearound__B___hours.891011Accordingtothepassage,obesityismostlikelyrelatedto__A___sleeptimegenderraceParentsPassageThreeAccordingtoanumberofstudents,__C___isthemainfactorforearly-agesmoking.genderpersonalityenvironmentMoneyWhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?答案：CVeryfewcontinuesmokingthroughouttheirteenageyears.Mostearly-agesmokerssoonstopexperimenting.Someearly-agesmokersnevergobeyondexperimenting.Childrenquicklybecomeregularsmokersbycarryingcigarettes.AllthefollowingarefeaturesofsmokersEXCEPT__D___.strongpeerinfluencelowsenseofachievementhighsenseofrebellionclosefamilyrelationshipSECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTNewsItem1Whyweresomechildrenofferedonlyfruitandmilkforlunch?答案：BA.Theschoolstoppedprovidingschoollunch.Theirparentsfailedtopayforschoollunch.Someparentspreferredfruitandmilkforlunch.Thesechildrenchosetohavesomethingdifferent.Howdidparentsreacttotheschoo’lswayofhandlingthesituation?答案：ATheywereupset.Theywerefurious.Theyweresurprised.Theyweresad.NewsItem2Accordingtothenews,whatisthemainadvantageofthedigitalkey?答案：BGuestscanpaywithoutgoingtothefrontdesk.Guestscangodirecttotheirrooms.Guestscancheckoutanytime.Guestscanmakeroomreservations.Thehotelcompanyintendstohavethesystemin__A___ofitshotelsinthenextthreemonths.23100150NewsItem3Accordingtothecourtruling,ShrienDewani__D___willreturntotheU.K.formedicaltreatmentwillremaininSouthAfricaformedicaltreatmentwillstandtrialinSouthAfricaonceprovedfitwillbeextraditedevenifheisunfittostandtrialWhatwasDewaniaccusedof?答案：AHavinghiswifekilled.KillinghiswifeintheU.K.Beinginvolvedinataxiaccident.Hiringacrewofhitmen.NewsItem4TheU.N.newvotewouldallowallthefollowingEXCEPT__B___theuseofforcebyEuropeanUniontroopsthesuspensionofanexistingarmsembargotheextensionofU.N.peacekeepingmissionthebanontravelandfreezeofassetsNewsItem5Whatisthenewsmainlyabout?答案：AA.CausesofearlydeathinRussia.Behaviorofalcoholics.Causesofalcoholpoisoning.Numberofdeathover10years.NewsItem6Thetotalinvestmentinfilm-makinginBritainin2012was__A___945million1.07billionC.500,000D.87,000HollywoodstudiosprefertomakefilmsinBritainbecause__D___TheUKisagoodfilmlocationThecastusuallycomesfromBritainHollywoodemphasizesqualityProductioncostcanbereducedRTIIICLOZE[D]句意為：電是日常生活的一部分，如今，我們已經(jīng)習(xí)以為常，以至于開燈或開電視時很少仔細(xì)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]。[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(fù);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。[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(fù)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。[C]句意為：即使當(dāng)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。[B]fastasleep為固定搭配，意為“睡得很熟的”，故答案為[B]。quite意為“非?！?quickly意為“很快地”;closely意為“靠近地，接近地”，均不符合句意，故排除。[D]move意為“移動”;start意為“啟動”;repair意為“修復(fù)”;drive意為“驅(qū)動，使機器運轉(zhuǎn)”。此處的動詞與ourrefrigerators連用，填入driving最合適，意為“使電冰箱正常運行”。[B]bothertodosth.意為“費心做某事"；hesitatetodosth.意為“做某事猶豫不決”;remembertodosth.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]。[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]。[B]句意為：1959年的夏天，負(fù)責(zé)給紐約供電的發(fā)電廠真的出了問題。當(dāng)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。[A]句意為：許多小時過去了，生活幾乎停滯不前。cometoastandstill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。[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]。[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(dāng)時"；as意為“像一樣”;evenif意為“即使，縱然”。通過分析上下文，此處填入evenif最合適。[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(dāng)?shù)奈恢谩?trap意為“困住，陷入困境”。根據(jù)上下文意思，此處應(yīng)該選[D]。[C]句意同上。aflightofstairs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(fù)數(shù)形式，故答案為[C]。[A]inaninstant是固定搭配，意為“瞬間，馬上”，意思相當(dāng)于immediately，故答案為[A]。inaminute意為“很快，馬上”，一般用于將來時，不符合句意，故排除。[D]as…as…為固定搭配，表示“像……一樣”，故答案為[D]。[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。;stand[C]句意同上。standaside意為“避開”;standdown意為“從要職上退下”by意為“做好準(zhǔn)備，待命”;standin意為“站立于，坐落于”。根據(jù)上下文分析，此處應(yīng);stand該指警察處于待命狀態(tài)，故答案為[C]。[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]。PARTIVGRAMMARANDVOCABULARYWhenyouhavefinishedwiththatbook,don’tforgettoputitbackontheshelf,___C___?A.don’tyoudoyouwillyouwon’tyouMaryis___A___hardworkingthanhersister,butshefailedintheexam.A.nolessnomoreC.notlessD.notsoWhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?答案：DOnlyoneoutofsixwerepresentatthemeeting.Tendollarswasstolenfromthecashregister.Eithermysisterormybrotheriswrong.Fivemilesseemlikealongwalktome.Whichoftheitalicizedpartsexpressesafuturetense?答案：BMyfriendteacheschemistryinaschool.I’llgiveittoyouafterIreturn.Whatisthematterwithyou?LondonstandsontheRiverThames.Itisnotsomuchthelanguage__Dtheculturalbackgroundthatmakesthefilmdifficulttounderstand.A.butB.norC.likeD.asThereisnodoubt___B___thecommitteehasmadetherightdecisiononthehousingproject.A.whyB.thatC.whetherD.whenAllthePresident’sMen___A___oneoftheimportantbooksforscholarswhostudytheWatergateScandal.A.remainsB.remainedC.remainD.isremainingIfyouexplainedthesituationtoyourlawyer,he___C___abletoadviseyoumuchbetterthanIcan.A.willbeB.wasC.wouldbeD.wereWhichofthefollowingisastativeverb（靜態(tài)動詞）?答案：DDrinkCloseRainBelongWhichofthefollowingitalicizedpartsindicatesasubject-verbrelation?答案：CThemanhasalargefamilytosupport.Shehadnowishtoquarrelwithherbrother.Hewasthelastguesttoleave.Maryneedsafriendtotalkto.Thefollowingareallcorrectresponsesto“Whotoldthenewstotheteacher?”EXCEPT__B?BobdiditBobdidsoBobdidthatD.Bobdid.WhichofthefollowingisINCORRECT?答案：DAnothertwogirlsFewwordsThisworkAbitofflowersWhichofthefollowingitalicizedwordsdoesNOTindicatewillingness?答案：BWhatwillyoudowhenyougraduate?Theywillbehomebynow.Whowillgowithme?Whywillyougotherealone?Whenonehasgoodhealth,__CshouldfeelfortunateyousheheweThere__Dnothingmorefordiscussion,themeetingcametoanendhalfanhourearlier.tobetohavebeenbebeingTwoofherbrotherswere__A__duringtheSecondWorldWar.calledupcalledoncalledforcalledoutBottlesfromthisregionsell__Catabout$50acase.entirelytotallywholesaletogetherTheproductcontainsno__Bcolours,flavours,orpreservatives.fakeartificialfalsewrongDavisacceptedthedefeatinthesemi-finalwithgoodgrace.Theunderlinedpartisclosestinmeaningto___C___.cheerfullywholeheartedlypolitelyquietly__Candbusinessleadersweredelightedatthedecisiontoholdthenationalmotorfairinthecity.CivilCivilizedCivilianCivicThecitycouncilisplanningahugeroad-buildingprogrammetoeasecongestion.Theunderlinedpartmeans__B.calmrelievecomfortstillHisunfortunateappearancewasoffsetbyanattractivepersonalit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