2019英语专业四级真题

QUESTION BOOKLET

TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2019) -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 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.

PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [20 MIN] SECTION A TALK

In 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.

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2 SECTION B CONVERSATIONS

In 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 One

Questions 1 to 5 are based on Conversation One. 1. A. Writer. B.Wells. C.Writer Wells. D.Susan Writer Wells.

2. A. She was a career woman. B.She was then a feminist.

C.She didn’t like her maiden name. D.She took her husband’s surname. 3. A. She named herself after her profession. B.She named herself after her home town. C.She named herself after a day of the week. D.She named herself after the sculptor. 4. A. It gives women greater equality. B.It is a good solution to an old problem. C.The problem troubling feminists still remains D.The surname problem has partly been solved. 5. A. History of surnames in America.

B.Feminist movement in the 1960s. C.Traditional surnames in Europe. D.

Reasons for inventing surnames.

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Questions 6 to 10 are based on Conversation Two. 6. A. A reporter from a weekly program. B.An executive director from a company. C. A guest on a weekly program. D. A magazine editor from San Diego.

7. A. To prepare a list of things that you have done.

B.To let your boss know that you want a pay rise. C.To let everybody know your achievement.

D.To shamelessly promote yourself to yourself to your boss. 8. A. Because the boss has the data on your work. B.Because you will be given more work to do. C.Because it is unprofessional to do so. D.Because others may lose trust in you. 9. A. We could earn praise from our boss. B.We may forget the good things we’ve done. C.Things change quickly in work situations. D.The boss will review our performance data. 10.A. Websites. B.Radio programs. C.Research reports. D.Government documents. 3

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 answer the question. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO.

11.Moving from beginning to end by order of time, narration relies on a more natural pattern of organization

than .

A.will other types of writing B.do other types of writing C.on other types of writing D.other types of writing

12.the attempted rescue mission, the hostages might still be alive.

A.If it not had been for B.If had it not been for C.Had it not been for D.Had not it been for

13.Members of the Parliament were poised ahead with a bill to approve construction of the oil

pipeline. A.to move B.moving C.to moving D.at moving

14.Writers often coupled narration with other techniques to develop ideas and support opinions that otherwise

abstract, unclear, or unconvincing. A.may remain B.could remain C.must have remained D.might have remained

15.Protocol was enabled him to make difficult decisions without ever looking back.

A.who B.what C.which D.that 4

16.The woman had persuaded him to do he was hired never to do — reveal the combination for the

lock on the entrance. A.one thing B.such one thing

C.any one thing D.the one thing

17.The bad news was that he could be a very dangerous person

A.should B.could C.might D.must

18.“It not us, who? If not now, when?” These two questions are used as a

A.sign of anger B.call for cation C.refusal to change

D.denial of commitment he choose to be. .

19.What is the function of the present progressive in “They are always calling me by the wrong name”?

A.To express unfavorable feelings. B.To alleviate unnecessary hostility. C.To indicate uncertainty. D.To dramatize a fact.

20.“Harry was compelled to resign and to come down to London, where he set up as an army coach.” The

relative clause in the sentence serves to . A.supply additional information about London B.describe the antecedent “London” C.put restriction on the identity of Harry D.narrate a sequential action taken by Harry

21.A group casinos has urged officials not to grant a license to a facility in the city.

A.opposed to B.objected to C.posed against D.protested against 5