1、2016年专业英语四级真题试卷及答案与解析 一、 PART I DICTATION Directions: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be
2、 read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. SECTION A TALK In this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at
3、ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word (s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task. 1 What Is Grit? My questions Why isnt I.
4、 Q. the only difference between students? What is the key to【 T1】 ?【 T1】 _ My Research investigation of all kinds of【 T2】 , including: 【 T2】 _ West Point Military Academy -【 T3】【 T3】 _ private companies My finding: grit as predictor of success Grit is【 T4】 for very long-term goals.【 T4】 _ Grit is wo
5、rking hard for years to make【 T5】【 T5】 _ Grit is living your life like a【 T6】【 T6】 _ My survey high school juniors took grit questionnaires 【 T7】 kids were more likely to graduate【 T7】 _ Grit-building little is known about how to build grit in students data show grit is unrelated to【 T8】【 T8】 _ grow
6、th mindset is the belief that the ability to learn is【 T9】【 T9】 _ kids with grit believe failure is【 T10】【 T10】 _ Conclusion We need to be gritty about getting our kids grittier. 2 【 T1】 3 【 T2】 4 【 T3】 5 【 T4】 6 【 T5】 7 【 T6】 8 【 T7】 9 【 T8】 10 【 T9】 11 【 T10】 SECTION B CONVERSATIONS In this sectio
7、n you will hear two conversations. At the end of each conversation , five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices of A, B, C
8、 and D, and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. You have thirty seconds to preview the questions. （ A） To tell the man that he has been shortlisted for interview. （ B） To ask the man a few questions about his interview. （ C） To explain to the man how to make a presentation. （
9、D） To tell the man the procedure of the interview. （ A） Questions related to the job. （ B） General questions about himself. （ C） Specific questions about his CV. （ D） Questions about his future plan. （ A） Questions from the interviewers. （ B） Questions from the interviewee. （ C） Presentation from th
10、e interviewee. （ D） Requests from the interviewee. （ A） Educational and professional background. （ B） Problems he has faced and solved. （ C） Major successes in his career so far. （ D） Company future and his contribution. （ A） 11 a.m. , next Tuesday. （ B） 11 a.m. , next Thursday. （ C） 9 a. m. , this
11、Tuesday. （ D） 9 a. m. , this Thursday. （ A） The disadvantages of college loans. （ B） Government financing in college education. （ C） How to handle the problem of college loans. （ D） How college students pay for their education. （ A） It has increased by 6 to 8%. （ B） It has increased by 8 to 10%. （ C
12、） It has decreased by 6 to 8%. （ D） It has decreased by 8 to 10% . （ A） Students family income. （ B） First year salary after graduation. （ C） A fixed amount of 30,000 dollars. （ D） Payment in the next ten years. （ A） Students can borrow money first. （ B） Students pay no tax on savings. （ C） Students
13、 pay less tax after graduation. （ D） Students withdraw without paying tax. （ A） Giving up charitable or volunteer work. （ B） Neglecting their study at college. （ C） Giving up further education. （ D） Neglecting high salary in job-seeking. 二、 PART III LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE There are twenty sentences in t
14、his section. Beneath each sentence there are four words, phrases or statements marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word, phrase or statement that best completes the sentence. 22 How can I concentrate if you_continually_me with silly questions? （ A） have.interrupted （ B） are.interrupted （ C） had.interru
15、pting （ D） were.interrupting 23 Among the four sentences below, Sentence_expresses the highest degree of possibility. （ A） It may take a long time to find a solution to the problem. （ B） It might take a long time to find a solution to the problem. （ C） It could take a long time to find a solution to
16、 the problem. （ D） It should take a long time to find a solution to the problem. 24 She is a better speaker than_in the class. （ A） any boy （ B） the other boys （ C） other any girl （ D） all the girls 25 Nobody heard him sing, _? （ A） did one （ B） did he （ C） didnt they （ D） did they 26 I cant put up
17、with_. （ A） that friend of you （ B） that friend of yours （ C） the friend of you （ D） the friend of yours 27 There has been an increasing number of_ in primary schools in the past few years. （ A） man teacher （ B） men teacher （ C） man teachers （ D） men teachers 28 This is one of the issues that deserv
18、e_. （ A） being mentioned （ B） mentioning （ C） to mention （ D） for mention 29 The audience_excited on seeing_favorite star glide onto the stage. （ A） were.their （ B） were.its （ C） was.their （ D） was.ones 30 _your advice, I would have made the wrong decision. （ A） Hadnt it been for （ B） Had it not bee
19、n for （ C） Had it been for （ D） Had not it been for 31 The sentence I wish I had been more careful in spending money expresses the speakers_. （ A） hope （ B） joy （ C） regret （ D） relief 32 The Attorney General ordered a federal autopsy of Browns body, seeking to_the family and community there would b
20、e a thorough investigation into his death. （ A） ensure （ B） insure （ C） assure （ D） ascertain 33 The police department came under strong criticism for both the death of an unarmed man and its handling of the_. （ A） consequence （ B） outcome （ C） result （ D） aftermath 34 The Foreign Secretary tried to
21、_doubts about his handling of the crisis. （ A） dispel （ B） expel （ C） repel （ D） quell 35 Mutual funds are thus best for investors who dont want to take the time to study stocks in detail or who_the resources to build a portfolio. （ A） deprive （ B） lack （ C） yearn （ D） attain 36 Chris ran_John at a
22、sporting-goods trade show and the two quickly struck_an easy rapport. （ A） into.up （ B） on.into （ C） across.on （ D） against.into 37 “I am leaving the country soon,“ he told a_convened group of reporters. （ A） especially （ B） particularly （ C） specially （ D） specifically 38 Israel and Hamas had reach
23、ed a deal on extending the_ ceasefire by an extra 24 hours until Tuesday at midnight. （ A） contemporary （ B） makeshift （ C） spontaneous （ D） temporary 39 _to unplugging the alarm clock and trusting your ability to wake on time on your own, you should probably ease yourself into the new arrangement b
24、y keeping a very regular schedule for several weeks. （ A） Due （ B） Prior （ C） Related （ D） Thanks 40 If you are an athlete, strong abdominal muscles help you ensure a strong back and freedom from injury during_upper-body movement. （ A） valiant （ B） variable （ C） vigilant （ D） vigorous 41 Finning is
25、a cruel_in which the sharks fins are lopped off, and the live shark is thrown back to sea. （ A） reality （ B） truth （ C） practice （ D） skill 三、 PART IV CLOZE Decide which of the words given in the box below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. The words can be used
26、 ONCE ONLY. 41 Aample Bcombinations Cdirectly Ddisseminated Egenerations Fgenuinely Ginstead Hlists Ipromulgated Jpublicized Kscant Lshaped Msophisticated Ntransplanted Ovirtual Imagine a world without writing. Obviously there would be no books: no novels, no encyclopedias, no cookbooks, no textbook
27、s, no telephone books, no scriptures, no diaries, no travel guides. There would be no ball-points, no typewriters, no computers, no Internet, no magazines, no movie credits, no shopping lists, no newspapers, no tax returns. But such【 C1】 _ of objects almost miss the point. The world we live in has b
28、een indelibly marked by the written word, 【 C2】 _ by the technology of writing over thousands of years. Ancient kings proclaimed their authority and【 C3】 _ their laws in writing. Scribes administered great empires by writing, their knowledge of recording and retrieving information essential to gover
29、ning complex societies. Religious traditions were passed on through【 C4】 _ , and spread to others, in writing. Scientific and technological progress was achieved and【 C5】 _ through writing. Accounts in trade and commerce could be kept because of writing. Nearly every step of civilization has been me
30、diated through writing. A world without writing would bear【 C6】 _ resemblance to the one we now live in. Writing is a【 C7】 _ necessity to the societies anthropologists call civilizations. A civilization is distinguished from other societies by the complexity of its social organization, by its constr
31、uction of cities and large public buildings, and by the economic specialization of its members, many of whom are not【 C8】 _ involved in food procurement or production. A civilization, with its taxation and tribute systems, its trade and its public works, requires a【 C9】 _ system of record keeping. A
32、nd so the early civilizations of Egypt, China, and(probably)India all developed a system of writing. Only the Peruvian civilization of the Incas and their predecessors did not use writing but【 C10】 _ invented a system of keeping records on knotted color-coded strings known as quipu. 42 【 C1】 43 【 C2
33、】 44 【 C3】 45 【 C4】 46 【 C5】 47 【 C6】 48 【 C7】 49 【 C8】 50 【 C9】 51 【 C10】 SECTION A In this section there are several passages followed by ten multiple-choice questions. For each question, there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. 51 Wh
34、en I was twenty-seven years old, I was a mining-brokers clerk in San Francisco, and an expert in all the details of stock traffic. I was alone in the world, and had nothing to depend upon but my wits and a clean reputation: but these were setting my feet in the road to eventual fortune, and I was co
35、ntent with the prospect. My time was my own after the afternoon board, Saturdays, and I was accustomed to putting it in on a little sail-boat on the bay. One day I ventured too far, and was carried out to sea. Just at nightfall, when hope was about gone, I was picked up by a small ship which was bou
36、nd for London. It was a long and stormy voyage, and they made me work my passage without pay, as a common sailor. When I stepped ashore in London my clothes were ragged and shabby, and I had only a dollar in my pocket. This money fed and sheltered me twenty-four hours. During the next twenty-four I
37、went without food and shelter. About ten oclock on the following morning, dirty and hungry, I was dragging myself along Portland Place, when a child that was passing, towed by a nurse-maid, tossed a big pear minus one bite into the gutter. I stopped, of course, and fastened my desiring eye on that m
38、uddy treasure. My mouth watered for it, my stomach craved it, my whole being begged for it. But every time I made a move to get it some passing eye detected my purpose, and of course I straightened up then, and looked indifferent and pretended that I hadnt been thinking about the pear at all. This s
39、ame thing kept happening and happening, and I couldnt get the pear. I was just getting desperate enough to brave all the shame, and to seize it, when a window behind me was raised, and a gentleman spoke out of it, saying: “Step in here, please. “ I was admitted by a man servant, and shown into a sum
40、ptuous room where a couple of elderly gentlemen were sitting. They sent away the servant, and made me sit down. They had just finished their breakfast, and the sight of the remains of it almost overpowered me. I could hardly keep my wits together in the presence of that food, but as I was not asked
41、to sample it, I had to bear my trouble as best as I could. Now, something had been happening there a little before, which I did not know anything about until a good many days afterwards, but I will tell you about it now. Those two old brothers had been having a pretty hot argument a couple of days b
42、efore, and had ended by agreeing to decide it by a bet, which is the English way of settling everything. You will remember that the Bank of England once issued two notes of a million pounds each, to be used for a special purpose connected with some public transaction with a foreign country. For some
43、 reason or other only one of these had been used and canceled: the other still lay in the vaults of the Bank. Well, the brothers chatting along, happened to get to wondering what might be the fate of a perfectly honest and intelligent stranger who should be turned adrift in London without a friend,
44、and with no money but that million-pound bank-note, and no way to account for his being in possession of it. Brother A said he would starve to death: Brother B said he wouldnt. Brother A said he couldnt offer it at a bank or anywhere else, because he would be arrested on the spot. So they went on di
45、sputing till Brother B said he would bet twenty thousand pounds that the man would live thirty days, anyway, on that million, and keep out of jail, too. Brother A look him up. Brother B went down to the Bank and bought that note. Then he dictated a letter, which one of his clerks wrote out a beautif
46、ul round hand, and then the two brothers sat at the window a whole day watching for the right man to give it to. I finally became the pick of them. 52 In Para. 1, the phrase “ set my feet“ probably means_. （ A） put me aside （ B） prepare me （ C） let me walk （ D） start my journey 53 It can be conclude
47、d from Para. 2 that_. （ A） the man wanted to maintain dignity though starved （ B） the man could not get a proper chance to eat the pear （ C） the man did not really want the pear since it was dirty （ D） it was very difficult for the man to get the pear 54 Compared with Brother A, Brother B was more_t
48、owards the effect of the one-million-pound bank-note on a total stranger. （ A） neutral （ B） negative （ C） reserved （ D） positive 54 The concept of peace is a very important one in cultures all over the world. Think about how we greet people. In some languages, the phrases for greetings contain the word for peace. In some cultures we greet people by shaking hands or with another gesture to show that we are not carrying weapons that we come in peace. And there are certain symbols which people in very different cultures recognize as repres
