TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2003)
GRADEFOUR
TIME LIMIT: 135
MIN
PART I DICTATION (15 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 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. Y ou will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.
Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.
PART ⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSION (20 MIN)
In Sections A ,B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.
SECTION A CONVERSATIONS -
In this section you will hear severel conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
Questions I to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation ,you willbe given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now,listen to the conversation.
1. What does the man mean when he says he is conscious of time?
A. He is committed to his work.
B. He doesn't have enough time to do his work.
C. He doesn't have to meet deadline in his work.
D. He looks upon work as hard labor.
2. According to the conversation, all of the following are true of work today EXCEPT
A. intellectually challenging.
B. satisfying.
C. allowing more choices.
D. requiring social skills,.
3. According to the woman, which is true?
A. There are still boring jobs to be done.
B. Earning money is still a priority.
C. Workers still have no identity.
D. Workers still have to do the same job for life.
Questions 4 to 6 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.
4. Which of the following is true of the speakers?
A. Both speakers are objective about city or country life.
B. The woman is biased against country life.
C. The man is biased against country life.
D. Both speakers are biased against city life.
5. Which of the following is true of city life?
A. The costs of transportation are more cunaffordable.
B. People in the city are richer than those in the country.
C. Friendliness is more important than one's own business.
D. People in the city want to fulfill their daily plan.
6. What is true of the laws in the country?
A. There are few laws written.
B. The written laws are not easy to impose.
C. The laws mainly target school kids.
D. Many laws are not applied.
Questions 7 to 10 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.
7. When does the man eat fast food?
A. On weekdays and a few times at weekends.
B. In the morning but not at lunchtime or in the evening.
C. Between meals but not during a main meal.
D. Everyday throughout the week.
8. What does the man think of fast food?
A. It doesn't taste as good as one's own cooked food.
B. It is indefinite to say it is convenient.
C. It doesn't contain enough vegetables.
D.It has more protein than needed.
9. How is one's own cooked food compared with fast food?
A. Cooking one's own food costs more money.
B. One can eat more vegetables if he cooks his own food.
C. Busy people can't cook their own food.
D. One's own cooked food does not taste as good as food in restaurants.
10. What is the relationship between the two speakers?
A. Teacher and student.
B. Inquirer and informant.
C. Mother and son.
D. Customer and shop assistant.
SECTION B PASSAGES
In this section, Y ou will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
Questions II 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.
11. An emotion is more likely to be the subject of scientific research if
A. it is everywhere.
B. it is not a problem.
C. it is strong.
D. it is easy to decsribe and measure.
12. Which is NOT a true statement?
A. Love is both a positive and negative emotion.
B. Love involves other feelings.
C. There can be different kinds of love.
D. Someone who loves is also capable of negative feelings.
13. What does the passage say about hate?
A. Hate is as positive as love.
B. Hate is generally a positive emotion.
C. Hate is the worst of all emotions.
D. Hate is not always a dispensible emotion.
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following talk. At the end of the talk,you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the talk.
14. What does the speaker say about sleep-clinic patients?
A. Most are insomniacs.
B. Most are teenagers.
C. Most are easily cured.
D. Most suffer from excessive sleep.
15. When does excessive sleep usually first become apparent?
A. During early childhood.
B. In a person's teens.
C. In a person's twenties.
D. After a person turns fifty.
16. What can one suffering from excessive sleep do to prevent sleep attacks?
A. To avoid social situations.
B. To stop taking certain drugs.
C. To take naps during the day.
D. To sleep eight hours a night.
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following talk. At the end of the talk, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now,listen to the talk.
17. The target of the School Choices Program is
A. to improve American education.
B. to cause competition among schools.
C. to support children in poor families.
D. to support disabled children.
18. Which state provides family with tax credits to pay for private school?
A. Florida.
B. Wisconsin.
C. Texas.
D. Not mentioned
19. Mr. Milton found the School Choice Programs at the age of
A. 50.
B. 53.
C. 43. 1). 33.
20. Which of the following statements is true about the objection to vouchers?
A. Government shouldn't separate public and private schools.
B. Religious schools can not use public money.
C. Lack of money causes children not to attend public schools.
D. Children's choice of schools depends on the money offered to the school.
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
Questions 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.
21. The UN resolution is about international efforts in tightening control on
A. terrorism activities.
B. terrorists' networks.
C. weapons for terrorists.
D. funding for terrorism.
22. What does the UN resolution specifically require states to do?
A. To establish a financial network.
B. To revise their banking laws.
C. To increase their police force.
D. To curb regional ten-or activities.
Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item ,you will given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the news.
23 .Altogether how many people were injured during the violence?
A.I.
B. 2.
C. 13.
D. 14.
24. How long has the violence lasted?
A. For one day.
B. For two days.
C. For the whole summer.
D. For one year.
Question 25 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item ,you will be given 5 Seconds to answer the question.
Now,listen to the news.
25. After the terrorist attacks in the United States .insurance rates soared as much as
A. 100%.
B. 200%.
C. 500%.
D. 1000%.
Questions 26 and 27 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item ,you will given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the news.
26. Eight foreign aid workers were arrested in Afghanistan because of their ______ activities.
A. political
B. espionage
C. religious
D. relief
27. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the penalties?
A. A fine.
B. Expulsion.
C. A jail term.
D. Death sentence.
Question 28 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item ,you will b? given 5 seconds to answer the question.
Now, listen to the news.
28. According to the report, how many people are HIV-positive?
A. 22 million.
B. 36 million.
C. 25 million.
D. 58 million.
Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item ,you will I given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
Now .listen to the news.
*29. Who was H. G. Wells?
A. A pioneer.
B. A writer.
C. A doctor.
D. A researcher.
30. What causes the problem of having internal organs in wrong order in one's real life?
A. Genetics.
B. Nature.
C. Explosion.
D. Not mentioned.
英语专业四级考试1993年——203年听写原文 1993 Package Holidays Package holidays, covering a two weeks' stay in an attractive place, are increasingly popular. Once you get to the airport, it is up to the tour operator to see that you get safely to your destination．Everything is laid on for you．There is, in fact, no reason for you to bother to arrange anything yourselves．You make friends and have a good time. But there is very little chance that you will really get to know the local people．This is even less likely on a coach tour, when you spend almost your entire time traveling．Of course, there are carefully planned stops for you to visit historic buildings and monuments. You may visit the beautiful, the historic, the ancient. But time is always short．There is also the added disadvantage of being obliged to spend you holiday with a group of people you have never met before． (1994) The American Family The American family unit is changing. There used to be mainly two types of families, the extended and the nuclear. The former included mother, father, children, and some other relatives such as grandparents, living in the same house or nearby. Then as the economy progressed from agricultural to industrial, people began moving to different parts of the country in order to search for job opportunities. These moves split up the extended family. The nuclear family consisting of only parents and children has therefore become far more wide spread. Today’s family, however, can be composed of diverse co mbinations. With the divorce rate nearly one in two, there's an increase in single-parent homes—a father or mother living with one or more children. Blended families occur when divorced men and women remarry and combine the children from former marriages into a new family. On the other hand, there is an increase in childless couples while one in rive Americans lives alone. (1995) Unidentified Flying Objects There are many explanations for why UFOs visit the Earth. / The most popular one is that they maybe visitors from other planets./ To fly such aircraft, their builders must develop different forms of aviation,/because they seem to fly much faster than normal aircraft./ The UFOs, it is believed, must contain scientists/ from other planets who are studying life on earth./ It is even believed that several such aircraft may have landed on earth/ and the space visitors may be living amongst us./ But there are also less fantastic explanations available./ Although some sightings of UFOs are difficult to explain, most can be explained quite easily./ In many cases the observers might have made a mistake./ They might have seen a weather balloon or an aircraft./ Or the light they saw in the sky might have been light from the ground,/ reflected on to the clouds./ However, the exact cause of many sightings still remained a mystery.
PART Ⅰ DICTATION 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 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE. In the late 1970s, air travel became affordable for the average family in the UK, and more people started travelling abroad for their summer holidays. After all, the British weather wasn’t ver y good, even in summer, so a lot of people left the country for a vacation. In the 1980s and 1990s, young people in the UK became wealthier on average. As a result, they started to go abroad in groups to places such as Spain and Greece. Once they arrived at their destination, they met with other groups of young people and had one long party. British holidaying habits have begun to change, however. Climate change means that the UK now has a hotter climate, so people do not need to go overseas to find good weather. Also, going abroad is more expensive. As a result, more British people are choosing to spend their summer holidays in the UK. PART Ⅱ LISTENING COMPREHENSION In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the best answer to each question on Answer Sheet Two. SECTION A CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 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. 1. Which of the statements about the auto show is INCORRECT? A The show will have more stands this year. B The show will have more visitors this year. C The number of overseas visitors will be the same this year. D The number of exhibition days will be the same this year. 2. According to the conversation, the price for a stand would include A a catalogue B a poster C two desks D four chairs.
TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2006) GRADE FOUR TIME LIMIT: 135 MIN PARTI DICTATION (15 MIN) Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will beread 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 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. Y ou will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE. PART ⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSION (20 MIN) In Sections A ,B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet. SECTION A CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions I 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. 1. How did Mark get there? A. By train and by car. B. By plane and by coach. C. By train and by bus. D. By bus and by plane. 2. Mark used to wear all the following EXCEPT A. short hair. B. glasses. C. moustache. D. beard. 3. Where is the meeting for new students to be held? A. In the third room on the right. B. In the Common Room. C. In 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 conversation ,you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now,listen to the conversation. 4. What did Steve originally plan to do? A. To go to a park near the beach. ' B. To stay at home. C. To see a new film. D. To do some study. 5. Maggie finally decided to go to see a film because A. 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 did they plan to meet? A. Outside the Town Hall. B. Near the bank. C. In Steve's place. D. At the cinema.
英语专业四级考试真题听写原文2005年 The Wrist Watch It is generally believed that wrist watches are an exception / to the normal sequence in the evolution of man's jewelry. / Reversing the usual order, they were first worn by women, / and then adopted by men. / In the old days, queens included wrist watches among their crown jewelry. / Later, they were worn by Swiss workers and farmers. / Until World War I, Americans associated the watch with fortune hunters. / Then army officers discovered that the wrist watch was most practical for active combat. / Race car drivers also loved to wear wrist watches, / and pilots found them most useful while flying. / Soon men dared to wear wrist watches without feeling self-conscious. / By 1924, some 30 percent of man's watches were worn on the wrist. / Today, the figure is 90 percent. / And they are now worn by both men and women / for practical purposes rather than for decoration. 2006年 The internet The internet is the most significant progress in the field of communications.Imagine a book that never rend, a library with milion floors,or imagine a research project with thousands of sientists working around the clock forever.This is the magic of the internet.
2006年 The Internet The Internet is the most significant progress in the field of communications. Imagine a book that never ends, a library with a million floors, or imagine a research project with thousands of scientists working around the clock forever. This is the magic of the Internet. Yet the Internet has the potential for good and bad. One can find well-organized, information-rich websites. At the same time, one can also find wasteful websites. Most websites are known as different Internet applications. These include online games, chat rooms and so on. These applications have great power, too. Sometimes the power can be so great that young people may easily bec ome victims to their attraction. So we need to recognize the seriousness of the problem. We must work together to use its power for better ends .2007Advertising Advertising has already become a very specialized activity in mod ern times. In today’s business world, supply’ s usually greater than demand. There is great competition between manufacturers of the same kind of product. Because they want t o persuade customers to buy their particular brand. They always ha ve to remind their customers of the name and qualities of their pr oducts by advertising. The manufacturer advertises in newspapers
2008年英语专业四级考试全真试卷及其参考答案SECTION A CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 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. 1. When is Anne available for the meeting? A. The third week of May. B. The third week of June. C. The eleventh of June. D. The eleventh of May. 2. Their meeting will probably take place in A. London. B. Toronto. C. Mexico City. D. Chicago. 3. When is Eric calling back? A. Thursday afternoon. B. Friday afternoon. C. Thursday morning.
D. Friday morning. Questions 4 to 6 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. 4. According to the woman, advertisements A. let us know the best product. B. give us sufficient information. C. fail to convince people. D. give misleading information. 5. In the woman's opinion, money spent on advertisements is paid A. by manufacturers. B. by customers. C. by advertisers. D. by all of them. 6. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?. A. The woman seems to be negative about advertising. B. The woman appears to know more about advertising. C. The man is to be present at a debate on advertising. D. The man has a lot to talk about on advertising. Questions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation,
2000 年专四听力答案 PART I DICTATION What We Know About Language Many things about language are a mystery and will remain so. / However, we now do know something about it. / First, we know that all human beings have a language of some sort. / No human race anywhere on earth is so backward / that it has no language of its own at all. /Second, there is no such thing as a primitive language. / There are many people whose cultures are undeveloped, / but the languages they speak are by no means primitive. / In all the languages existing in the world today,/ there are complexities that must have been developed for years. / Third, we know that all languages are perfectly adequate./ Each is a perfect means of expressing its culture. /And finally, we know that language changes over time, / which is natural and normal if a language is to survive. / The language which remains unchanged is nothing but dead. PART Ⅱ LISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A CONVERSATIONS Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. M:Jill,have you registered with the next semester? W:Not yet, there's still something that I'm not sure. Do you know if Professor Smith's economics 102 is still available to all undergraduate students? M:No, I don't think so. Last semester I tried to register in that course but all the other people told me not to. W:Why not? M:They said that my lack of knowledge in higher mathematics might be an obstacle in understanding Professor Smith's theory. W:Really? M:(I ) Jack tqld me that Professor Smith usually uses lots of formulas inside class. So you'd better make sure that you are extremely familiar with these formulas if you are seriously considering taking his course. W:What a shame I (2)My friends all told me that Professor Smith has lots of original ideas and he really can stimulate students to think. But I don't think I have the mathematical skills to keep up with the others. M:lf you want to take the course so much, why don't you register in a course in higher mathematics first? W. But I'm afraid that I will miss Professor Smith's course when I finish the mathematics course. M:Hey, I heard that Professor Smith would give the same course in the semester that starts next fall. ( 3 ) Why don't you take a year's higher mathematics and register in economics 102 the next fall? W:That sounds a good idea. I. [ B] 推断题。根据 ''They said that my lack of knowledge in higher mathematics might be an obstacle in understanding Professor Smith's theory. 可知，缺少高等数学知识会阻碍理解史密斯 教授的理论，所以学习经济学需要有高等数学知识，因而[ B]项伟正确答案。 2. [D] 细节题。文中提到 ''My friends all told me that Professor Smith has lots of original ideas and he really stimulate students to think. ”由此可知，史密斯教授有很很多新颖的观点，斌且
英语专业四级听写50篇 前言 听写在英语专业四级统考中占有15％的比重，是考试的重要组成部分。 说起听写，正在准备和已经参加过英语专业四级考试的同学会说： “我能明白听写的内容，可写的时候就是跟不上！”“短文大意我明白，可是有的语我不 会写。” 这只反映出了问题的两个方面。一是听写速度不够快。二是词汇量不够或词汇掌握得不够准确。这些无疑是影响听写成绩的重要因素。但是，这些不是问题的全部。在从事听写教学及听写问卷过程中，很容易发现学生失分的具体问题： （1）没听懂，没听好，听写速度跟不上，写出的内容断断续续不连贯，学生因此大量失分； （2）有的词汇没听懂，拼写不够准确，这导致听写失分； （3）时态错误导致失分； （4）单复数不准确导致失分； （5）没有注意断句或专有名词，句子开头单词或专有名词错误使用大小写导致失分； （6）没有注意原文冠词的使用，书写时漏掉冠词导 致失分； （7）没有注意单数第三人称形式导致失分； （8）没有注意单数复数名词的形式导致失分。 上述问题的产生有的是缺乏训练造成的，如书写速度跟不上。有的则是语言基础较 差造成的，如听力较差没有完全听懂或没有掌握好词汇。而单复数、大小写、冠词漏写 等则多是粗心大意造成的。 听写部分能提高吗？ 当然能！而且提高的空间很大。 笔者从事英语专业基础教学与研究，从一开始所带的教学班参加四级考试超过全国 院校平均通过率28．2个百分点，超过全国专业外语院校平均通过率12．5个百分点开始，所带的教学班在全国英语专业④级统考中通过率始终ito％，平均成绩、优秀率始终名列 前茅。最近一次所带的教学班参加四级统考，又考出了很好的成绩，通过率超过全国院 校平均水平26石个百分点，超过全国专业外语院校13．6个百分点，而且在十几个平行 班中平均成绩是最高的，优秀人数也是最多的。在四级考试中，听写一项的成绩也不例外，每次均位居第一，本项目满分15分，所带班级平均成绩能够达到14分。 是不是学生基础很好？统计表明，和平行班相比所带班级入学时并不存在什么特别 优势。 教学经验表明，听写成功的关键是训练方法和体现训练方法的训练材料。 听写训练过程中无论是老师还是学生都有必要注意以下几点： 二．扭握淤轿肘虚度大纲要求第一遍用正常速
2000年专四听力答案 PART I DICTATION What We Know About Language Many things about language are a mystery and will remain so. / However, we now do know something about it. / First, we know that all human beings have a language of some sort. / No human race anywhere on earth is so backward / that it has no language of its own at all. /Second, there is no such thing as a primitive language. / There are many people whose cultures are undeveloped, / but the languages they speak are by no means primitive. / In all the languages existing in the world today,/ there are complexities that must have been developed for years. / Third, we know that all languages are perfectly adequate./ Each is a perfect means of expressing its culture. /And finally, we know that language changes over time, / which is natural and normal if a language is to survive. / The language which remains unchanged is nothing but dead. PARTⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A CONVERSATIONS Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. M:Jill,have you registered with the next semester? W:Not yet, there's still something that I'm not sure. Do you know if Professor Smith's economics 102 is still available to all undergraduate students? M: No, I don't think so. Last semester I tried to register in that course but all the other people told me not to. W: Why not? M: They said that my lack of knowledge in higher mathematics might be an obstacle in understanding Professor Smith's theory. W: Really? M: (I ) Jack tqld me that Professor Smith usually uses lots of formulas inside class. So you'd better make sure that you are extremely familiar with these formulas if you are seriously considering taking his course. W:What a shame I (2)My friends all told me that Professor Smith has lots of original ideas and he really can stimulate students to think. But I don't think I have the mathematical skills to keep up with the others. M:lf you want to take the course so much, why don't you register in a course in higher mathematics first? W. But I'm afraid that I will miss Professor Smith's course when I finish the mathematics course. M: Hey, I heard that Professor Smith would give the same course in the semester that starts next fall. ( 3 ) Why don't you take a year's higher mathematics and register in economics 102 the next fall? W:That sounds a good idea.
2010英语专四听力真题及答案 --后附答案PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [20 MINI] In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. SECTION A CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 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. 1. The following details have been checked during the conversation EXCEPT A. number of travelers. B. number of tour days. C. flight details. D. room services. 2. What is included in the price? A. Air tickets and local transport. B. Local transport and meals. C. Air tickets, local transport and breakfast. D. Air tickets, local transport and all meals. 3. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? A. The traveler is reluctant to buy travel insurance. B. The traveler is ready to buy travel insurance. C. The traveler doesn't have to buy travel insurance. D. Travel insurance is not mentioned in the conversation.