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2014 年专业英语四级考试真题及答案 B. Customers. C. Relocation. D. Restaurants. B. There are few activities. D. There is no cinema or theatre. PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [20 MIN] SECTION A CONVERSATIONS 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. What are they mainly talking about in the conversation? A. Transport. 2. Which of the following is mentioned by Tim as a good reason for moving? B. Convenient parking. A. More office space. C. Fewer office workers. D. A near-by train station. 3. Why is Jane worried about winter in the new location? A. It is much colder there. C. There are no good restaurants. Questions 4 to 7 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. 4. Miss Parkinson became interested in her own business _______. A. before she worked for the media company B. when she was on holiday five years ago C. after she went to therapists and classes D. after her friend recommended it to her 5. Why did she ask her teachers to teach her at home? A. She was busier than before. C. She liked to exercise at home. D. She was given a promotion. 6. Which of the following is NOT true according to the conversation? A. She recommended people to take classes. B. She was willing to pay more for classes at home. C. She left her job immediately after her promotion. D. She regarded the business as a pastime at first. 7. Why did she finally leave her job? A. She got bored with her job. C. She needed the money. Questions 8 to 10 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. 8. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the single-lens reflex? A. Different lenses can be used. C. You can see what you are taking. 9. According to the shop assistant, the main difference between the two types of cameras lies in _______. A. lens 10. It can be inferred from the conversation that the customer is more likely to B. Focusing is easier. D. It is cheaper and lighter. D. She was forced to leave. B. It was more convenient. B. She saw an opportunity. B. price C. weight D. size

D. There are two doors. B. Another house. C. A flat area. D. A chimney. B. The curtain is drawn. B. nothing D. several lenses instead buy _______ in the end. A. a single-lens camera C. a rangefinder camera SECTION B PASSAGES Questions 11 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. Which of the following details about the front of the house is CORRECT? A. The front is pink. C. No window can be seen. 12. What is to the immediate left side of the house? A. A washing line. 13. Where is the small town in the picture? A. Between two hills. C. At the back of the house. Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage. 14. When did Ben first become interested in Mongolia? A. When he grew up. C. When he returned home. 15. Where did he spend most of his teenage years? A. In Mongolia. C. In his hometown. 16. We learn from the passage that Ben _______ while doing his master’s degree. A. became interested in classical Mongolian B. learned classical and modern Mongolian C. gave up modern Mongolian B. Further to the left of the house. D. When he was nine years old. B. When he learned Mongolian. D. In some other regions. D. At the side of a hill. B. In the Arab world. D. mastered modern Mongolian 17. Which of the following details is NOT true according to the passage? A. Ben wants to visit Mongolia when the weather is warm. B. Ben considers the travel expense reasonable. C. The trip today is expensive considering inflation. D. Ben was unable to travel to Mongolia in 1971. Questions 18 to 20 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. 18. Which is the height of towers at Sky Greens vertical farm? A. 9 meters. 19. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. The farm sells its vegetables to a local supermarket. B. The farm uses less water and energy to grow vegetables. C. The farm causes less pollution in its production. D. The farm sells at the same price as imported produce 20. According to the passage, one particular advantage of the Sky Green is _______. A. local climate D. closeness to the city C. plan for expansion B. local support C. 100 meters. D. 40 meters. B. 20 meters.

B. 19. C.22. D. 33. B. the main cause of the death D. why she failed to return home SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST 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. According to the passage, Turkish police were unsure about _______. A. when the woman was killed C. the woman’s identity 22. How many people had been detained by Turkish police? A. 9. Questions 23 and 24 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. 23. What is the situation now in Kidal according to the news? A. Islamist militants are still in control of the town. B. French forces have entered the town. C. French are going to land at the airport. D. Islamist militants are attacking the airport. 24. Why did the French launch the military operation? A. To control Kidal airport. C. To protect the capital Bamako. Questions 25 and 26 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. 25. Which of the following is TRUE about the immigration reform? A. It was proposed by a group of senators. B. To protect the town. D. To fight against Islamist militants. B. Mr Obama had carried out the reform. B. Five years. C. Thirteen years. C. Illegal immigrants would soon be given citizenship. D. The reform failed to improve the current system. 26. According to Obama ’ s 2011 blueprint, how long would it take for illegal immigrants to gain citizenship? A. Eight years. D. Eleven years. Questions 27 and 28 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. 27. What is Lorraine Melvill’s business? A. Running a plastic surgery clinic. B. Arranging for surgery and safaris. C. Providing consultancy to local people. D. Organizing trips to UK and American. 28. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the news item? A. Local African clients helped keep her business going. B. Her clients were unable to pay her the money. C. Her business was affected by the global financial crisis. D. She still had as many European clients as before. Questions 29 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. 29. What is the main idea of the news item? A. Foreign investment in unstable regions. B. BP’s presence in North Africa. C. Security concerns in risky countries. D. Protection for foreign oil workers. Questions 30 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. 30. What is the main message of the news item? A. London attracts shoppers from all over the world. B. Most people in Nigeria live in poverty. C. Wealthier Nigerians become a big spender. D. People from the Middle East are the most wealthy. PART III CLOZE [15 MIN] The Victorians had become addicted to speed and they wanted to go ever faster. Time was money and efficiency became (31)____ important. Although divisions of labor had been (32)____ by Adam Smith and illustrated by a pin factory in The Wealth of Nations in 1776, (33)____ could now become fully realized. This specialization of labor was in (34)____ contrast to the rural means of production, in (35)____ the family was the means of production, consumption and socialization. (36)____ greater speed came a greater need for industries and businesses to make more and make it quicker. Steam made this (37)____ and changed working life forever (38)____ were the days when work was (39)____ by natural forces: steam engines were servant (40)____ neither season nor sunshine. Factories had foremen and life became correspondingly more (41)____. The clocking-on machine was (42)____ in 1885 and time and motion studies to increase efficiency would be introduced only (43)____ twenty years later. (44)____ it was not all bad news. Agricultural incomes depended on variable harvests and weather. Factories provided (45)____ and predictable income, but long hours. Working life was becoming increasingly regulated, and the working (46)____ was reorganized to promote ever-greater efficiency. The old (47)____ St. Monday - when no work was done - was (48)____, work stopped around midday on Saturday and did not resume (49)____ Monday morning. A new division between “work” and “leisure” emerged, and this new block of weekend leisure time coincided with the development of spectator sports like cricket and football, and the (50)____ of music hall entertainment for the new working classes. 31. A. increasingly obviously 32. A. contributed 33. A. he 34. A. clear 35. A. that 36. A. Upon 37. A. possible 38. A. Passed 39. A. defined 40. A. over 41. A. standard 42. A. designed 43. A. some B. on B. controlled B. created C. by C. difficult C. invented B. Lost B. controlled D. conceived D. those B. informed B. it D. dreadful D. bought C. limited D. dictated C. apparent D. firm B. surprisingly C. slowly D. B. certain C. these D. those B. practical C. worthwhile D. useful C. where C. With D. which D. For B. marked B. what B. Over C. spread C. these C. Gone D. Missed D. to

B. But B. good 44. A. For 45. A. safe 46. A. week 47. A. culture 48. A. repair 49. A. before 50. A. raise PART IV GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY [15 MIN] B. period B. behaviour B. compensate B. until B. increase C. Consequently D. Accordingly C. continuous D. secure C. pattern C. custom C. mend C. on D. practice D. habit D. moderate D. after C. trend D. present D. examine B. will examine B. The boy looked disappointed. D. He seemed to have no money left. 51. It is essential that he ________ all the facts first. A. is examining C. examines 52. Which of the following sentences expresses a future action? A. Lucy is continually finding fault with her sister. B. We are meeting the visitors after the performance. C. The coach is now crossing the Garden Bridge. D. I’m hoping that you’ll give us some advice. 53. Which of the following italicized parts is used as an object complement? A. The front door remained locked. C. Nancy appeared worried. 54. Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT? A. Physics is an important school subject. C. The United States borders Canada. 55. Which of the following sentences indicates POSSIBILITY? A. The moon cannot always be at the full. C. He cannot come today. 56. The boys in the family are old enough for ________. A. schools 57. Which of the following italicized parts indicates a predicate-object relationship? A. He was reading Mary’s letter in the room. B. You can buy men’s shoes in this shop. C. Mrs. Black’s passport was lost. B. The Niagara Falls is in North America. D. Mumps is a kind of infectious disease. B. You cannot smoke inside the building. D. She cannot play the piano. D. the schools C. the school B. school D. The enemy’s defeat brought the war to an end. C. to disturb B. disturbing me D. that I disturb 58. Please pardon ________ you. A. my disturbing 59. Which of the following tag questions is INCORRECT? A. Carry this parcel for me, will you? C. Few people know him, don’t they? 60. Which of the following reflexive pronouns（反身代词）is used as an object? A. I spoke to the president himself. C. Linda herself will play the violin. 61. The research team can handle ________ needs to be handled. A. whenever 62. Which of the following italicized parts modifies an adverb? B. Frank is not quite himself today. D. You must pull yourself together. B. Nobody wants to go there, does he? D. Everything is ready, isn’t it? B. whichever C. wherever D. whatever

D. like B. increase C. expand B. produced C. embraced B. quality C. qualification B. who C. that D. We walked about 6 miles. B. That was a very funny film. B. A mess had been made by them. D. The house had been made a mess. A. I rather like my teacher. C. Do it right now. 63. When the sentence “They had made a mess of the house” is turned into passive voice, which of the following is CORRECT? A. A mess had been made in the house. C. The house had been made a mess of. 64. Fool ________ Michael is, he could not have done such a thing. A. as 65. When the sentence “Shall I drive you to the airport first?” is turned into indirect speech, which of the following is most appropriate? A. He agreed to drive me to the airport first. B. He offered to drive me to the airport first. C. He advised me to go to the airport first. D. He suggested that I drive to the airport first. 66. The interviewers were impressed by the high calibre of the applicants for the job. The underlined part means ________. A. criterion 67. Her career has ________ a number of activities —composing, playing and acting. A. held 68. The operation could ________ her life by two or three years. A. prolong 69. All her cousins and their children have fair hair. The underlined part means ___. A. fine 70. John always feels sluggish first thing in the morning. The underlined part means ________. A. sick 71. The family of the victim had to endure a long wait before the case cane to trial. The underlined part means ________. A. tolerate 72. The chief of surgery became committee chairman by virtue of ________. A. seniority 73. He turned his back on them when they most needed him. The underlined part means ________. A. criticized D. deceived 74. Our school did not ________ for Christmas until mid-December. A. break out 75. The flags in the stadium ________ in the wind. A. flapped D. stirred 76. His mother retired early on account of poor health. The underlined part means ________. A. despite 77. The whole country was in ________ over the result of the elections. A. suspension B. inactive C. dizzy B. with C. according to D. because of B. moved C. shook C. break up D. break in B. keep C. face C. suspending B. service C. age D. rank B. break down B. dark C. thick D. light B. ignored C. betrayed D. combined D. continue B. suspense D. suspender D. level D. drowsy D. hold

C. possible D. observable D. proposed B. proper C. possible B. concern C. certainty B. imaginable D. consideration 78. There is no conceivable reason why there should be any difficulty during the project. The underlined part can be replaced by all the following EXCEPT ________. A. thinkable 79. The employers prepared, with all due ________ for a conference with the Trade Unions. A. caution 80. Our experiment was conducted under optimal conditions. The underlined part means ________. A. perfect PART V READING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN] TEXT A After breakfast the boys wandered out into the play-ground. Here the day-boys were gradually assembling. They were sons of the local clergy, of the officers at the Depot, and of such manufacturers or men of business as the old town possessed. Presently a bell rang, and they all trooped into school. This consisted of a large, long room at opposite ends of which two under masters conducted the second and third forms, and of a smaller one, leading out of it, used by Mr. Watson, who taught the first form. To attach the preparatory to the senior school these three classes were known officially, on speech days and in reports, as upper, middle, and lower second. Philip was put in the last. The master, a red-faced man with a pleasant voice, was called Rice; he had a jolly manner with boys, and the time passed quickly. Philip was surprised when it was quarter to eleven and they were let out for ten minutes' rest. The whole school rushed noisily into the play-ground. The new boys were told to go into the middle, while the others stationed themselves along opposite walls. They began to play Pig in the Middle. The old boys ran from wall to wall while the new boys tried to catch them: when one was seized and the mystic words said - one, two, three, and a pig for me - he became a prisoner and, turning sides, helped to catch those who were still free. Philip saw a boy running past and tried to catch him, but his limp gave him no chance; and the runners, taking their opportunity, made straight for the ground he covered. Then one of them had the brilliant idea of imitating Philip’s clumsy run. Other boys saw it and began to laugh; then they all copied the first; and they ran round Philip, limping grotesquely, screaming with shrill laughter. They lost their heads with the delight of their new amusement, and choked with helpless merriment. One of them tripped Philip up and he fell, heavily as he always fell, and cut his knee. They laughed all the louder when he got up. A boy pushed him from behind, and he would have fallen again if another had not caught him. The game was forgotten in the entertainment of Philip’s deformity. Philip was completely scared. He could not make out why they were laughing at him. His heart beat so that he could hardly breathe, and he was more frightened than he had ever been in his life. He stood still stupidly while the boys ran round him, mimicking and laughing; they shouted to him to try and catch them; but he did not move. He did not want them to see him run any more. He was using all his strength to prevent himself from crying.

B. the school only accepted day-boys B. He found his class surprising. D. He wanted to change class. B. He was very nervous. D. He felt himself stupid. D. Philip’s class was part of the senior B. They stopped to make fun of him. D. They stopped and went inside. 81. From the beginning of the passage we learn that ________. A. some pupils came from the local area C. the school had only three classes school 82. What was Philip’s reaction to his class? A. He thought class was too short. C. He seemed to have enjoyed it. 83. In the game Philip lost his ground because ________. A. the game wasn’t fit for new boys like him B. the playground wasn’t big enough for the game C. he did not know the rules of the game D. he could not run as quickly as other boys 84. What did the boys do after Philip lost his ground? A. They continued with the game. C. They changed to another game. 85. How did Philip feel in the end? A. He was ashamed of himself. C. He was really horrified. TEXT B For parents who send their kids off to college saying, “These will be the best years of your life,” it would be very appropriate to add, “If you can handle the stress of college life.” Freshmen are showing up already stressed out, according to the latest research study that reported students’ emotional health levels at their lowest since the survey started in 1985. While in school, more students are working part-time and near-full-time jobs.At graduation, only 29 percent of seniors have jobs lined up. Pressure to excel often creates stress, and many students are not learning how to effectively handle this stress. Let me show five facts that I believe every college student should know about stress. First, stress can make smart people do stupid things. Stress causes what brain researchers call “cortical inhibition.” In simple terms, stress inhibits a part of the brain responsible for decision-making and reaction time and can adversely affect other mental abilities as well. Second, the human body doesn’t discriminate between a big stressful event and a little one. Any stressful experience will create about 1,400 biochemical events in your body. If any amount of stress is left unchecked, many things can occur within the body, including premature aging, impaired cognitive function and energy drain. Third, stress can become your new pattern. When you regularly experience negative feelings and high amounts of stress, your brain recognizes this as your normal state. This then becomes the new norm, or baseline for your emotional state. Fourth, stress can be controlled. Countless studies demonstrate that people can restructure their emotional state using emotion-refocusing techniques. These techniques help you recognize how you are feeling and shift to a more positive emotional, mental and physical state.

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