全国英语等级考试四级真题

全国公共英语考试四级全真试卷SectionIListeningComprehensionPartAYouwillheararecordingofaconversationbetweenMaryandJohnabouttheHiltonHotelandtheHotelRossiya.Listentoitandfilloutthetablewiththeinformationyou'veheardforquestions1-5.Someoftheinformationhasbeencompletedforyou.Writenotmorethan3wordsineachnumberedbox.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.Younowhave25secondstoreadthetablebelow.InformationabouttheHiltonHotelandtheHotelRossiyaTheHiltonHotelTheHotelRossiyaNumberofBedrooms13,200NumberofEmployees23,000NumberofRestaurants123NumberofElevators4CountryofLocationU.S.5Tapescript:M:Hi,Mary.How'severything?W:Fine.Youknow,John,I'mplanningtogotoLasVegasforaholidayandwouldliketostayinalargehotel.Anythingtorecommend?M:Er?theHiltonHotelthereisquitealargeone.Ithas?er?3,174bedrooms.Italsohas12restaurantsandabout125,000squarefeetofconventionspace.There'rea10-acrerecreationdeckandastageshowdininghall.Over3,600peoplenowworkforit.W:Oh,great!IsitthelargesthotelintheU.S.?M:Yes,itis.Butitmaynotbethelargestintheworld.Er?asfarasIknow,theHotelRossiyainMoscowislargerthanHilton.Itisa12-storybuildingthathas3,200rooms.Itcanprovideaccommodationfor6,000guests.Ittakesnearly8yearsandahalftospendonenightineachroom.Besides,there'sa21-storyPresidentialtowerinthecentralcourtyard.Ithas15restaurantsand93elevators.Anditemploysabout3,000people.Theballroomisknownastheworld'slargest.Russiansarenotallowedtoliveinthathotel.Andforeignersarecharged16timesmorethantheverylowratechargedRussianofficials.W:It'sunbelievable?[fadeout]Nowyouwillheartherecordingagain.(Therecordingisrepeated.)ThatistheendofPartA.PartBYouwillheararadioweatherforecast.Answerquestions6-10whilelistening.Usenotmorethan5wordsforeachanswer.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.Younowhave40secondstoreadthequestions.Whenwillshowersreachsouth-westEnglandandthesoutherncoastofWales?6Whatwilltheminimumtemperaturebeinthesouthduringthenight?7Onwhatdayoftheweekdoyouthinkthisweatherforecastwasgiven?8WhatwillbethegeneralfeelingabouttheweekendintheNetherlands?9WhatpartofEnglandwillbecloudyanddryovertheweekend?10W:Hello.It'sbeenanotherwarmandfinedayformostofus.Temperaturesinsouth-eastEnglandreachedtwenty-sixdegreesCentigradebymid-afternoon,andBrightonhadfifteenhoursoflovelysunshine.Butalreadytheweatherisbeginningtochange,I'mafraid,andduringthenightshowerswillslowlymoveinfromtheAtlantictoreachsouth-westEnglandandthesoutherncoastofWalesbyearlymorning.Therestofthecountrywillhaveaverymild,drynightwithminimumtemperaturesnolowerthanfifteendegreesinthesouth,alittlecooler?elevendegreesorso?inthenorth.AnyremainingshowersinnorthwestScotlandwillpassquickly,toleaveamild,drynighttheretoo.Andnow,theoutlookforFridayandtheweekend.Well,southernEuropewillonceagaingetthebestoftheweekendweather,andifyourholidaystartsthisweekend,thensouthernSpainistheplacetogo,withtemperaturesofthirty-fourdegreesalongtheMediterraneancoast.AttheeasternendoftheMed,too,youcanexpectuninterruptedsunshineandtemperaturesofuptothirty-twodegreesCentigradeinGreeceandsouth-eastItaly,butfurthernorththeweather'snotsosettled.MuchofFrance,BelgiumandtheNetherlandswillbecloudywithoccasionalrainandmaximumtemperatureswillbearoundtwenty-twodegrees?verydisappointingforthistimeoftheyear.ScotlandandNorthernIrelandwillhaveheavyrainformuchoftheweekendandtemperatureswilldroptoacoolseventeendegrees.AcrossmostofEnglandtheweatherwillbecloudybutmainlydrywithsunnyperiods.Andwhenthesundoescomeouttemperaturescouldrisetoamaximumoftwenty-threedegrees.Nowyouwillheartherecordingagain.(Therecordingisrepeated.)ThatistheendofPartB.PartCYouwillhearthreedialoguesormonologues.Beforelisteningtoeachone,youwillhavetimetoreadthequestionsrelatedtoit.Whilelistening,answereachquestionbychoosingA,B,CorD.Afterlistening,youwillhavetimetocheckyouranswer.Youwillheareachpieceonceonly.Questions11-13arebasedonthefollowingtalkintroducingEmilyDickinson,awell-knownAmericanpoet.Younowhave30secondstoreadquestions11-13.11.HowlongdidEmilyDickinsonliveinthehousewhereshewasborn?[A]almostallherlife[B]lessthanhalfherlife[C]until1830[D]before187212.WhichofthefollowingistrueofEmilyDickinson?[A]Shewasnotaproductivepoet.[B]Shesawmanyofherpoemspublished.[C]Shewasnotasociableperson.[D]Shehadcontactonlywithafewpoets.13.WhenwasEmilyDickinsonwidelyrecognized?[A]afterHenryJamesreferredhighlytoher[B]aftersevenofherpoemswerepublished[C]afterherpoemsbecameknowntoothers[D]aftershewasdeadformanyyearsTapescript:M:EmilyDickinsonisoneofthegreatestAmericanpoets.ShewasborninatypicalNewEnglandvillageinMassachusettsonDecember10,1830.Shewasthesecondchildofthefamily.Shediedinthesamehousefifty-sixyearslater.Duringherlifetimesheneverlefthernativeland.Sheleftherhomestateonlyonce.Shelefthervillageveryfewtimes.Andafter1872sherarelyleftherhouseandyard.Inthelastyearsofherlifesheretreatedtoasmallerandsmallercircleoffamilyandfriends.Inthoselateryearsshedressedinwhite,avoidedstrangers,andcommunicatedchieflythroughnotesandpoemsevenwithintimates.Thedoctorwhoattendedherillnesswasallowedtoexamineherinanotherroom,seeingherwalkbyanopeneddoor.Shewasthoughtofasastrangefigur