环球时代：2006年英语专四考试模拟试卷

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TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS

—GRADE FOUR—

                                                         TIME LIMIT: 130 MIN.

PART I    DICTATION 

                               [15MIN.]

Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more..

Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.

PART II         LISTENING COMPREHENSION                 [15MIN.] (略)

In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.

SECTION A           CONVERSATIONS

In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

SECTION B           PASSAGES

In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

SECTION C           NEWS BROAOCAST

In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

PART III    CLOZE                                              [15 MIN.]

Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet.

Interpersonal communication is your __________(1) interaction with others. Talking to a friend on campus, chatting to a friend on campus, chatting on the phone with a classmate about an __________(2) test, arguing the___________________(3) of a movie with friends, discussing strategies for accomplishing tasks __________(4), interviewing for a job, and planning the future __________(5) a loved one are all forms of interpersonal communication.

Effective interpersonal communication ___________(6) our sensitivity to others and to the situation. One goal of effective interpersonal communication is to maintain relationships, and forming __________(7) messages that accurately convey our ideas and feelings __________(8) not offending the other person is key __________(9) our success.

Effective interpersonal communication ___________(10) us. People who can clearly express their ideas, beliefs, and opinions become influential and ___________(11) control over what happens to them and to others that they __________(12). When we accurately and precisely __________(13) our thoughts, others gain a better __________(14) for our position. Their understanding and appreciation make it more likely that they will respond in __________(15) that are consistent with our needs.

Effective interpersonal communication helps us manage the __________(16) we create. Presenting ourselves in such a way that others will______________(17) and trust us is important in both public and private __________(18)—whether we’re communicating in a professional setting, __________(19) our interpersonal skills are vital to getting a job, holding a position, or rising in an organization, or in a private setting where we’re trying to __________(20) and maintain relationships.

31. [A] familiar          [B] informal         [C] intimate        [D] close   

32. [A] upcoming        [B] final            [C] mid-term        [D] intermediate

33. [A] advances         [B] strength         [C] population       [D] fondness

34. [A] at work          [B] in work          [C] under work      [D] over work

35. [A] for              [B] with            [C] over            [D] to

36. [A] describes         [B] conveys         [C] portrays         [D] betrays

37. [A] sound            [B] directory         [C] diction          [D] verbal

38. [A] if               [B] when           [C] while            [D] as

39. [A] to               [B] of              [C] for             [D] in

40. [A] empowers        [B] reinforces        [C] supports         [D] sustains

41. [A] exhaust          [B] exert            [C] affect           [D] enact

42. [A] care about        [B] care for         [C] care with         [D] take to

43. [A] interpret          [B] decipher        [C] encode           [D] decode

44. [A] assessment        [B] evaluation       [C] appreciation      [D] appraisal

45. [A] approaches        [B] methods        [C] ways            [D] ends

46. [A] impressions       [B] practices        [C] things           [D] experiences

47. [A] respect           [B] despise         [C] mock            [D] sneer at

48. [A] settings           [B] locations       [C] situations         [D] circumstances

49. [A] when            [B] where          [C] how             [D] if

50. [A] work             [B] build          [C] keep             [D] retain

Part  IV     GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY                   [15 MIN.]

There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four  words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best  completes the sentence.

Mark your answers on your answer sheet.

51. Simple ________ the cartoon is, the meaning it conveys is deep and thought-provoking.

       A. until                  B. as                     C. much                           D. despite 

52. It’s reasonable to imagine that prehistoric people _____________________ a simple life.

       A. would have lived                            B. needed to have lived

       C. must have lived                                   D. ought to have lived      

53. It is high time the country _______________ its political bands that have connected it with its

neighboring country.

      A. dissolved              B. resolved         C. scattered               D. determined 

54. They are given some rights that the Laws of Nature ________________ them.

       A. confirm              B. deserve          C. entitle                           D. discharge  

55. The Declaration of Independence says “We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created ______________.”

     A. to become equal         B. equal        C. equally               D. being equal  

56. Lincoln says in his famous speech that “the government of the people, by the people and for the people shall never ________________ from the earth.”

     A. expire            B. inspire                C. perish                      D. repel 

57. The girl was __________________ in Africa and was born in America.

     A. conceived         B. pregnant      C. educated               D. baptized  

58. The word “renaissance” was ____________________ from Latin meaning “rebirth”.

     A. come             B. derived        C. originated           D. descended 

59. They flunked the exam _____________ because they failed to prepare for it.

     A. extremely         B. largely                C. trivially               D. radically 

60. As a proverb goes, “more __________, less speed.”

     A. haste             B. hurry          C. promptness               D. anxiety  

61. The road to the school was flooded yesterday. Let’s make a ________.

A. deviation        B. digression         C. detour          D. departure

62. Do you think it is late to ________________ on a new career?

       A. disembark              B. embark                     C. remark                  D. assume      

63. The baby cried hard because his hand was _______________ by the cat.

       A. bruised              B. scratched                     C. panted                   D. blurred 

64. Blood _______________ slowly down his cheek.

       A. trickled              B. ticked                           C. leaked                   D. simmered

65. The professor paused, as if ________________what he said.

A. emphasize              B. to emphasize      C. being emphasized    D. to be emphasized

66. We rushed to the station, ___________ to find that the train had already left.

       A. just                   B. once                     C. only                         D. much as

67. _________________ John Kennedy put it, “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”

       A. Which               B. As                     C. While                           D. What             

68. The scientist ______________ his success to his diligence and good luck.

       A. contributed            B. attributed              C. distributed             D. obliged 

69. The child has been _________ by his parents who allow him to do anything he likes.

       A. spoiled              B. ruined                   C. destroyed              D. blamed

70. John failed his chemistry exam ______________his teacher’s assistance.

       A. despite of           B. regardless of   C. for all                    D. in spite      

71. Fortunately, the disabled boy was ______________ with some talent for languages.

       A. endowed              B. entitled           C. granted          D. admitted 

72. They are ordered to be present at the important meeting, _______________.

       A. rain or shine       B. more or less   C. sooner or later D. for good 

73. It was the last _______________ that broke the camel’s back.

       A. brick                 B. straw                    C. candle               D. whip )

74. I cannot produce a meal at such short _______.

       A. report               B. schedule         C. warning         D. notice            

75. _____________she arrived home, she set about preparing a meal.

       A. Immediately    B. Simultaneously       C. Presumably            D. Efficiently

76. A lady _______________have too many hats.

       A. may                  B. cannot                   C. should not          D. might not

77. The couple promise to stick to each other ___________ thick and thin.

       A. through              B. between         C. by means of   D. vie

78. Rumor _____________ that the lady was murdered by her husband.

       A. says it               B. has it                   C. spreads          D. circulates 

79. The doctor prescribed some painkillers for his ______________ headache.

       A. splitting              B. cracking         C. leaking           D. sinking 

80. It’s not easy for a layman to _______________ the minute difference between the two terminologies.

       A. describe              B. discern           C. locate                    D. discover