2010年英语专业四级考试最新预测试题
PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION [20 min]
In Section A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the
questions that follow. Mark the correct response for each question on you answer sheet.
SECTION A STATEMENT
In this section you will hear nice statements. At the end of the statement you will be given
10 seconds to answer each of the following nice questions.
Now listen to the statements.
1. The speaker means _____
A. he borrowed ' 100 from Alice.
B. Alice gave him ' 100 back.
C. he lent '100 to Alice.
D. he returned Alive ' 100.
2. We can infer that George is very _____
A. considerate.
B. forgetful.
C. open-minded.
D. lazy.
3. The statement implies that _____
A. a room was reserved for us.
B. we finally stayed at a big hotel.
C. it took us no time to find a hotel room.
D. we had to live in a suburban hotel.
4. Rita will start training because _____
A. she will take part in the tournament.
B. she will quit the tournament.
C. the tournament will begin tomorrow.
D. the tournament will last two weeks.
5. The speaker means _____
A. she worked longer hours than before.
B. she had been a teacher before.
C. she worked harder that she had thought.
D. she has been well prepared for the new job.
6. The washing machine _____
A. is working as it used to be.
B. isn't working as quietly as it was.
C. can't work now.
D. has stopped making noise.
7. The speaker means _____
A. he had high efficiency today.
B. he hoped to be a manager.
C. he did little today.
D. he had low efficiency today.
8. The speaker implies _____
A. they didn't help him.
B. they were very helpful.
C. he didn't need their help.
D. it was hard for them to help him.
9. How did Steve die?
A. Steve died in an air crash.
B. Steve died of lung cancer.
C. Steve was murdered
D. Steve was killed by a fire.
SECTION B CONVERSATION
In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of
each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following nine questions.
Now listen to the conversations.
10. The woman must return the tapes to the library by _____
A. May 5th.
B. the end of May.
C. June 5th.
D. July 5th.
11. The conversation takes place _____
A. in a shop.
B. in a hospital.
C. at a fancy party.
D. at a market.
12. The woman is probably going to _____
A. look for another job.
B. teach a different textbook.
C. teach the same thing as before.
D. have a holiday.
13. How did the man find the movie?
A. Boring.
B. Interesting.
C. Exciting.
D. Terrifying.
14. What kind of job does the woman want to do?
A. Work in a company.
B. Teach in the school.
C. Work in a travel agency.
D. Go abroad for further studies.
15.______ teachers who had been invited went to dinner last Saturday.
A. Fourteen
B. Twenty
C. Six
D. Eight
16. Who repaired the car?
A. The man.
B. The woman.
C. The garage.
D. The office.
17. The conversation most probably takes place at _____
A. home.
B. a hotel.
C. a restaurant.
D. a port.
18. The woman's attitude towards the man is _____
A. inquiring.
B. refusing.
C. accepting.
D. inviting.
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Questions 19 & 20 are based on the following news. At the end of the news items, you will be
given 20 seconds to answer the two questions.
Now listen to the news.
19. What can be learnt on U.S.-Vietnamese relations?
A. Rapid progress had been made towards a trade agreement.
B. The U.S. has decided to establish full diplomatic relations with Vietnam in July.
C. Vietnam's Foreign Ministers has agreed to pay his first official visit to Washington.
D. Mr. Clinton is confident that the trade agreement will come quickly.
20. Which is correct of the planned visit to Vietnam by a team of U.S. senior officials?
A. The visit is fixed for next month.
B. The visit won't come quickly or easily.
C. The visit is focused on Vietnam's reform.
D. The visit is focused on a comprehensive treaty.
Questions 21 & 22are based on the following news. At the end of the news items, you will be
given 20 seconds to answer the two questions.
Now listen to the news.
21. How many hijackers are involved in the news?
A. 18
B. 2
C. 8
D. 1
22. The hijackers had demanded _____
A. over one million dollars and a helicopter.
B. over one million dollars to help drug-addicts.
C. over a million dollars' worth of drug.
D. over one million dollars to by a helicopter.
Questions 23 is based on the following news. At the end of the news items, you will be given
10 seconds to answer the question.
Now listen to the news.
23. Which of the following statements is Not true?
A. Most workers in Bangladesh went out on strike.
B. There will be elections under a neutral interim government.
C. The government was demanded to step down.
D. The whole country has been unable to operate morally.
Questions 24 & 25are based on the following news. At the end of the news items, you will be
given 20 seconds to answer the two questions.
Now listen to the news.
24. The reduction of _____ UN peace-keeping troops within 3 months from Rwanda is authorized.
A. 5500
B. 2300
C. 3200
D. 1800
25. It is agreed that the UN force will help with the following EXCEPT _____
A. fleeing of Rwandan refugees.
B. the delivery of humanitarian aid.
C. the safe return of Rwandan refugees.
D. the training of Rwanda's police force.
PART II CLOZE [15 MIN]
Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in
the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank on hour answer sheet.
Since 1895 the National Trust has worked for the preservation of places of historic
interest and natural beauty in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Today the Trust -- (26)______ is not a government department but a charity depending on the
(27)____ support of the public and its own members- is the largest landowner and conservation
society in Britain.
Wherever you go, you are close to land that is protected and (28)___ by the National Trust.
Over 350 miles of (29)____ land, lakes and forests in one area of natural beauty (30)_______;
prehistoric and Roman ruins; moorlands and farmland, woods and islands; lengths of (31)_____
waterways; even seventeen whole villages--all are open to the public at all times subject only
(32)_____ the needs of farming, forestry and the protection of wildlife.
But the Trust's protection(33)_____ further than this. It has in its possession a hundred
gardens and (34)_____ two hundred historic buildings which it opens to paying visitors.
Castles and churches, houses of (35)_____ or historic importance, mills, gardens and parks
(36)_____ to the Trust by their former owners.
Many houses retain their (37)______ contents of fine furniture, pictures , and other treasures
accumulated over (38)____, and often the donor himself continues to live in part of the house
as a (39)____ of the National Trust. The walking-sticks in the hall, the flowers, silver-
framed photographs, books an papers in the rooms are signs that the house is still loved and
(40)_____ and that visitors are welcomed as private individuals just as much as tourists.
26.
A. it
B. which
C. this
D. whether it
27.
A. deliberate
B. compulsory
C. spontaneous
D. voluntary
28.
A. maintained
B. watched
C. renewed
D. unused
29.
A. unused
B. undeveloped
C. unwanted
D. unspoilt
30 .
A. besides
B. nearby
C. alone
D. beyond
31.
A. interior
B. inland
C. inside
D. inner
32.
A. by
B. at
C. to
D. on
33.
A. develops
B. extends
C. enlarges
D. prolongs
34.
A. some
B. nearby
C. on average
D. more
35.
A. architectural
B. archetype
C. architecture
D. archaeology
36.
A. are giving
B. have given
C. been given
D. have been given
37 .
A. primitive
B. initial
C. elementary
D. original
38 .
A. times
B. generations
C. years
D. age groups
39.
A. resident
B. dweller
C. tenant
D. housekeeper
40.
A. lived in
B. kept over
C. resided with
D. taken up
PART V GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY [15 min]
The are twenty-five sentences in is section. Beneath each sentence there are four choices
marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence. Mark
you answer on you answer sheet.
41. We were all taken ____ by the news of the Chairman's resignation.
A. about
B. apart
C. aback
D. aside
42. My _______ to his proposal was not quite what he expected.
A. feeling
B. conduct
C. outlook
D. reaction
43. Rickets can result from a diet _____ in vitamin D.
A. short
B.
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