1990专四真题与答案

TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(1990)——GRADEFOUR——PARTILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION(30points)SECTIONADirections:Inthissectionyouwillhear10setsofsentences.ThesentenceswillbesaidONCEONLY.Theywillnotbewrittenoutforyou,andyoumustlistencarefullyinordertounderstandwhatthespeakersays.Afteryouhearastatement,youwillhaveaperiodof15to20secondstoreadthefoursentencesinyourtestbookanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.Then,onyouranswersheet,findthenumberofthequestionandmarkyouranswerbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.Listentothefollowingexample:Youwillhear:Susanisfifty-fouryearsoldthisyear.ShehasbeenanEnglishteachersinceshewastwenty-six.HowlonghasshebeenteachingEnglish?Youwillread:A.Thirty-twoyears.B.Thirty-fouryears.C.Twenty-eightyears.D.Twenty-sixyears.ChoiceC“Twenty-eightyears”isthecorrectanswer.Therefore,youshouldchooseCandmarkyouranswerintheANSWERBOOKLETbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.SampleAnswer:ABCD1.A.Thedoctorcalledtheresearcheruplongago.B.Dr.Johnsonproceededwiththeproject.C.Dr.Johnsondecidedtogiveuptheproject.D.Thedoctorrecentlystartedtheproject.2.A.Therearetwiceasmanygoodsthisyear.B.Thepricesongoodsaretwiceashighaslastyear.C.They'veincreased10%inthelasttwoyears.D.Pricesongoodsareovertwicewhattheyweretenyearsago.3.A.Heisajudge.B.Heisarepresentative.C.Heisalawyer.D.Heisajuror.4.A:Thecolorofthehousemadeitmoreattractive.B.Theappearanceofthehousewasspoiledbyitscolor.C.Itwasanattractivehouse.D.Itwasanuglyhouseineveryway.5.A.Alicedoesn’twanttoincreaseherpresentweight.B.Aliceisafraidtostartsmoking.C.Alicedoesn’trealizethepossibledangerofsmoking.D.Aliceisn’tsatisfiedwithherpresentweight.1990-16.A.MaryandherbrothermetinSanFranciscoyesterday.B.Mary’sbrotherarrivedfromEuropeyesterday.C.Mary’sbrotherdidn’tgotoEuropeatall.D.Marydidn’tgotoSanFrancisco.7.A.Iforgotthepaper.B.Iforgotthetypewriter.C.Iforgotthestamps.D.Iforgotthepostcards.8.A.4p.m.B.6p.m.C.8p.m.D.10p.m.9.A.Itdoesnotgetalongwellwithpeople.B.Itisagoodwatchdog.C.ItlikesCharley,butnothischildren.D.ItisagoodpetforCharleyandhischildren.10.A.Twentystudents.B.Fifteenstudents.C.Tenstudents.D.Fivestudents.SECTIONBDirections:Inthissectionyouwillhear10shortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,athirdvoicewillaskaquestionaboutwhatwassaid.YouwillhearthequestionONCEONLY.Afteryouhearthequestion,youwillhaveaperiodof15to20secondstoreadthefourpossibleanswersmarkedA,B,C,andD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Markyouranswerontheanswersheetbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.Listentothefollowingexample:Youwillhear:Man:Let’sgoforanicewalkintothecountrythismorning.Woman:I’dloveto,butI’mafraidIhaveabadcold.Thirdvoice:Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?Youwillread:A.Takeawalkwithherfriend.B.Stayathomeanddoherhomework.C.Catchupwithherstudies.D.Restandtakecareofherself.Fromtheconversation,weknowthatthewomanhasabadcoldandneedstotakearestathome.Thebestanswer,then,is“Restandtakecareofherself”.Therefore,youshouldchooseanswerD.11.A.Hewantsapieceofeachtype.B.Hecan’theareitherpieceofcloth.C.Thepiecesofclotharemadebyasecretprocess.D.Thepiecesofclothseemidenticaltohim.12.A.Thenextfewdaysaresupposedtobewarm.B.Cloudsandcooltemperaturesareexpected.C.Theweatherforecastiswrong.D.Therainisnotexpectedtolastmuchlonger.1990-213.A.Thewomanisunwillingtotakepartintheseminarpresentation.B.Themansuggeststhatthewomangivetheseminarpresentation.C.Themanandthewomanhavealreadypreparedtheirseminarpresentation.D.Themanandthewomandon’tknowhowtoprepareaseminarpresentation.14.A.8:50B.7:30C.8:00D.8:1515.A.Chooseadifferentcourse.B.Stopattendingthecourseatonce.C.Makebetteruseofhistime.D.Followtheofficialprocedure.16.A.Atamovietheatre.B.Atasupermarket.C.Atacafeteria.D.Atadormitory.17.A.Acook.B.Adentist.C.Ahairdresser.D.Adietician.18.A.Thehusbandhasn’ttoldthetruth.B.Thewifehasjustcomebackfromthehairdresser’s.C.Thewifeisoverwhelmedbyherhusband’scompliment.D.Thehusbandseldomnoticeshiswife’shairstylebefore.19.A.Shegotinterestedinwhatshewasreading.B.Shedidn’twakeupintime.C.Shewenthomeforlunch.D.Shedidhershopping.20.A.Sheneedsaquieterplace.B.Shelikestolistentotherecorder.C.Thenewapartmentischeaper.D.Thepresentoneistooexpensive.SECTIONCDirections:InthissectionyouwillhearonebrieftalkandfourbroadcastsfromBBCandVOA.YouwillhearthemONCEONLY.Aftereachone,youwillhearsomequestions.YouwillheareachquestionONCEONLY.Afteryouhearthequestion,youwillhave15to20secondstochoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesgiven.Markyouranswerontheanswersheetbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.Questions21-22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.21.HowmanypassengerswastheDutchairlinercarrying?A.314B.340C.54D.4522.Whatdidwelearnaboutthepilot?A.Hesurvivedthecrash.B.Hewasresponsibleforthecrash..C.Hewasinjuredinthecrash.D.HeworkedforaPortuguesecompany.Questions23-25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.23.Whatisthenameofthebannedneo-Nazigroup?A.TheNationalDefence.B.TheNationalDefensive.C.TheNationalOffensive.D.TheN