英語專四2019年真題

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FOR

ENGLISH

MAJORS(2019)-GRADE

FOUR-TIME

LIMIT:

130

MIN[10

MIN]PARTⅠ

DICTATIONListen

to

the

following

passage.

Altogether

the

passage

will

be

read

to

you

four

times.

During

the

firstreading,

which

will

be

done

at

normal

speed,

listen

and

try

to

understand

the

meaning.

For

the

second

and

thirdreading,

the

passage,

except

the

first

sentence,

will

be

read

sentence

by

sentence,

or

phrase

by

phrase,

withintervals

of

fifteen

seconds.

The

last

reading

will

be

done

at

normal

speed

again

and

during

this

time

you

shouldcheck

your

work.

You

will

then

be

given

ONE

minute

to

check

through

your

work

once

more.Write

on

ANSWER

SHEET

ONE.

The

first

sentence

of

the

passage

is

already

provided.Now,

listen

to

the

passage.SLANGWe

often

use

slang

expressions

when

we

talk

because

they

are

so

vivid

and

colorful.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PART

ⅡLISTENING

COMPERHESION[20

MIN]SECTION

A

TALKIn

this

section

you

will

hear

a

talk.

You

will

hear

the

talk

ONCE

ONLY.

While

listening,

you

may

look

atthe

task

on

ANSWER

SHEET

ONE

and

write

NO

MORE

THAN

THREE

WORDS

for

each

gap.

Make

surewhat

you

fill

in

is

both

grammatically

and

semantically

acceptable.

You

may

use

the

blank

sheet

for

note-taking.You

have

THIRTY

seconds

to

preview

the

gap-filling

task.Now,

listen

to

the

talk.

When

it

is

over,

you

will

be

given

TWO

minutes

to

check

your

work.SECTION

B

CONVERSATINSIn

this

section

you

will

hear

two

conversations.

At

the

end

of

each

conversation,

five

questions

will

be

askedabout

what

was

said.

Both

the

conversations

and

the

questions

will

be

spoken

ONCE

ONLY.

After

each

questionthere

will

be

a

ten-second

pause.

During

the

pause,

you

should

read

the

four

choices

of

[A],

[B],

[C]

and

[D],and

mark

the

best

answer

to

each

question

on

ANSWER

SHEET

TWO.You

have

THIRTY

seconds

to

preview

the

choices.Now,

listen

to

the

conversations.Conversation

OneQuestions

1

to

5

are

based

on

Conversation

One.1.

[A]

Writer.[B]

Wells.[C]

Writer

Wells.[D]

Susan

Writer

Wells.2.

[A]

She

was

a

career

woman.[B]

She

was

then

a

feminist.[C]

She

didn’t

like

her

maiden

name.3.

[A]

She

named

herself

after

her

profession.[C]

She

named

herself

after

a

day

of

the

week.4.

[A]

It

gives

women

greater

equality.[D]

She

took

her

husband’s

surname.[B]

She

named

herself

after

her

home

town.[D]

She

named

herself

after

her

sculptor.[B]

It

is

a

good

solution

to

an

old

problem.[C]

The

problem

troubling

feminists

still

remains.

[D]

The

surname

problem

has

partly

been

solved.5.

[A]

History

of

surnames

in

America[C]

Traditional

surnames

in

Europe.Conversation

Two[B]

Feminist

movement

in

the

1960s.[D]

Reasons

for

in

invention

surnames.Questions

6

to

10

are

based

on

Conversation

Two.6.

[A]

A

reporter

from

a

weekly

program.[C]

A

guest

on

a

weekly

program.[B]

An

executive

director

from

a

company.[D]

A

magazine

editor

from

San

Diego.7.

[A]

To

prepare

a

list

of

things

that

you

have

done.

[B]

To

let

your

boss

know

that

you

want

a

pay

rise.[C]

To

let

everybody

know

your

achievement.

[D]

To

shamelessly

promote

yourself

to

your

boss.8.

[A]

Because

the

boss

has

the

data

on

your

work.[C]

Because

it

is

unprofessional

to

do

so.9.

[A]

We

could

earn

praise

from

our

boss.[C]

Things

change

quickly

in

work

situations.10.

[A]

Websites.[B]

Because

you

will

be

given

more

work

to

do.[D]

Because

others

may

lose

trust

in

you.[B]

We

may

forget

the

good

things

we’ve

done.[D]

The

boss

will

review

our

performance

data.[B]

Radio

programs.[C]

Research

reports.[D]

Government

documents.PART

Ⅲ

LANGUAGE

USAGE[10

MIN]There

are

twenty

sentences

in

this

section.

Beneath

each

sentence

there

are

four

options

marked

[A].

[B],[C]

and

[D].

Choose

the

one

that

best

completes

the

sentence

or

answers

the

question.

Mark

your

answers

onANSWER

SHEET

TWO.11.

Moving

from

beginning

to

end

by

order

of

time,

narration

relies

on

a

more

natural

pattern

of

organization

than______.[A]

will

other

types

or

writing[C]

on

other

types

of

writing[B]

do

other

types

of

writing[D]

other

types

of

writing12.

_______

the

attempted

rescue

mission，the

hostages

might

still

be

alive.[A]

If

it

not

had

been

for[C]

Had

it

not

been

for[B]

If

had

it

not

been

for[D]

Had

not

it

been

for13.

Members

of

the

Parliament

were

poised_______

ahead

with

a

bill

to

approve

construction

of

the

oil

pipeline.[A]

to

move

[B]

moving

[C]

to

moving

[D]

at

moving14.

Writers

often

coupled

narration

with

other

techniques

to

develop

ideas

and

support

opinions

that

otherwise________

abstract,

unclear,

or

unconvincing.[A]

may

remain[B]

could

remain[C]

must

have

remained[D]

might

have

remained15.

Protocol

was

________

enabled

him

make

difficult

without

ever

looking

back.[A]

who

[B]

what

[C]

which

[D]

that16.

The

woman

had

persuaded

him

to

do

_______

he

was

hired

never

to

do—reveal

the

combination

for

the

lock

onthe

entrance.[A]

one

thing17.

The

bad

news

was

that

he

could

be

a

very

dangerous

person

________

he

choose

to

be.[A]

should

[B]

could

[C]

might

[D]

must18.

“If

not

us,

who?

If

not

now,

when?”

These

two

questions

are

used

as

a

________.[A]

sign

of

anger

[B]

call

for

action

[C]

refusal

to

change

[D]

denial

of

commitment19.

What

is

the

function

of

the

present

progressive

in

“They

are

always

calling

me

by

the

wrong

name”?[B]

such

one

thing[C]

any

one

thing[D]

the

one

thing[A]

To

express

unfavorable

feelings.[C]

To

indicate

uncertainty.[B]

To

alleviate

unnecessary

hostility.[D]

To

dramatize

a

fact.20.

“Harry

was

compelled

to

resign

and

to

come

down

to

London,

where

he

set

up

as

an

army

coach”

The

relativeclause

in

the

sentence

serves

to

________.[A]

supply

additional

information

about

London

[B]

describe

the

antecedent

“London”[C]

put

restrictions

on

the

identity

of

Harry21.

A

group

________

casinos

has

urged

officials

not

to

grant

a

license

to

a

facility

in

the

city.[A]

opposed

to

[B]

objected

to

[C]

posed

against

[D]

protested

against[D]

narrate

a

sequential

action

taken

by

Harry22.

After

the

war,

he

worked

on

an

island

in

the

Pacific,

helping

the

natives

and

medical

________

understand

eachother’s

behavior

and

cultures.[A]

faculty[B]

persons[C]

members[D]

personnel23.

The

subject

of

manners

is

complex.

If

it

were

not,

there

would

not

be

so

many

________feelings

and

so

muchmisunderstanding

in

international

communication.[A]

injurious[B]

injured[C]

injuring[D]

injury24.

To

illustrate

the

limits

of

First

Amendment

free

speech,

many

have

noted

that

the

Constitution

does

not

giveyou

the

right

to

falsely

________

“Fire!”

in

a

crowded

theater.[A]

yelp[B]

yank[C]

yell[D]

yield25.

The

company

announced

that

it

has

achieved

its

mission

to

create

a

local

food

economy

that

is

________

to

anyenvironment.[A]

adoptable[B]

amendable[C]

alterable[D]

adaptable26.

Although

Patterson

acknowledges

the

disappointing

season

he

with

the

Vikings,

he

has

no

second

________about

how

he

went

about

his

business.[A]

thoughts[B]

opinions[C]

concerns[D]reasons27.

Electronic

cigarettes

should

be

subject

________

the

same

taxes

and

limitations

on

public

use

as

traditionaltobacco

products.[A]

about[B]

at[C]

to[D]

on28.

FC

Barcelona,

________

the

most

iconic

club

in

world

soccer,

beat

Manchester

United

2-0

to

claim

the

UEFAChampions

League

title.[A]

controversially29.

The

store

sells

liquid

vitamins________designed

for

children

under

3.[A]

explicitly

[B]

specially

[C]

speculatively[B]

arguably[C]

debatably[D]

finally[D]

specifically30.

The

three

law

________

officers

on

the

plane

came

to

the

rescue

of

a

fellow

passenger

who

was

allegedlytrying

to

kill

herself.[A]

enforcement[B]

reinforcement[C]

imposition[D]

coercionPART

Ⅳ

CLOZE[10

MIN]Decide

which

of

the

words

given

in

the

box

below

would

best

complete

the

passage

if

inserted

in

thecorresponding

blank.

The

words

can

be

used

ONCE

ONLY.

Mark

the

letter

for

each

word

on

ANSWER

SHEETTWO.[A]

daydream[F]

inseparable[K]

that[B]

disagreement[G]

lays[C]

factually[H]

making[D]

if[E]inevitable[J]resides[I]

perspective[N]

ultimately[L]

thinking[M]

thoughtfully[O]wakeTo

some

thinkers,

it

is

machines

and

their

development

that

drive

economic

and

cultural

change.

This

idea

isreferred

to

as

technological

determinism.

Certainly

there

can

be

no

doubt

that

machines

contributed

to

theProtestant

Reformation

and

the

decline

of

the

Catholic

Church’s

power

in

Europe

or________(31)

television

haschanged

the

way

family

members

interact.

Those

who

believe

in

technological

determinism

would

argue

that

thesechanges

in

the

cultural

landscape

were

the________

(32)

result

of

new

technology.But

others

see

technology

as

more

neutral

and

claim

that

the

way

people

use

technology

is

what

gives

itsignificance.

This

________(33)

accepts

technology

as

one

of

many

factors

that

shape

economic

and

culturalchange;

technology’s

influence

is

________(34)

determined

by

how

much

power

it

is

given

by

the

people

andcultures

that

use

it.This________(35)

about

the

power

of

technology

is

at

the

heart

of

the

controversy

surrounding

the

newcommunication

technologies.

Are

we

more

or

less

powerless

in

the________(36)

of

advances

such

as

the

Internet,the

World

Wide

Web,

and

instant

global

audio

and

visual

communication?

If

we

are

at

the

mercy

of

technology,

theculture

that

surrounds

us

will

not

be

of

our________(37)

and

the

best

we

can

hope

to

do

is

make

our

wayreasonably

well

in

a

world

outside

our

own

control.

But

if

these

technologies

are

indeed

neutral

and

theirpower________(38)

in

how

we

choose

to

use

them,

we

can

utilize

them

responsibly

and________(39)

to

constructand

maintain

whatever

kind

of

culture

we

want.

As

film

director

and

technophile

Steve

Spielberg

explained,“Technology

can

be

our

best

fiend,

and

technology

can

also

be

the

biggest

party

pooper

of

our

lives,

It

interruptsour

own

story,

interrupts

our

ability

to

have

a

thought

or

________(40),

to

imagine

something

wonderful.”PART

Ⅴ

READING

COMPREHENSION[35MIN]SECTION

A

MULTIPLE

CHOICE

QUESTIONSIn

this

section

there

are

three

passages

followed

by

ten

multiple

choice

questions.

For

each

multiple

choicequestion,

there

are

four

suggested

answers

marked

[A],

[B],

[C]

and

[D].

Choose

the

one

that

you

think

is

thebest

answer

and

mark

your

answers

on

ANSWER

SHEET

TWO.PASSAGE

ONE(1)

Life

can

be

tough

for

immigrants

in

America.

As

a

Romanian

bank

clerk

in

Atlanta

puts

it,

to

find

a

goodjob

“you

have

to

be

like

a

wolf

in

the

forest—able

to

smell

out

the

best

meat.”

And

if

you

can’t

find

work,

don’texpect

the

taxpayer

to

bail

you

out.

Unlike

in

some

European

countries,

it

is

extremely

hard

for

an

able-bodiedimmigrant

to

live

off

the

state.A

law

passed

in

1996

explicitly

bars

most

immigrants,

even

those

with

legal

status,from

receiving

almost

any

federal

benefits.(2)

That

is

one

reason

why

America

absorbs

immigrants

better

than

many

other

rich

countries,

according

to

anew

study

by

the

University

of

California.

The

researchers

sought

to

measure

the

effect

of

immigration

on

thenative-born

in

20

rich

countries,

taking

into

account

differences

in

skills

between

immigrants

and

natives,

imperfectlabor

markets

and

the

size

of

the

welfare

state

in

each

country.(3)

Their

results

offer

ammunition

for

fans

of

more

open

borders.

In

19

out

of

20

countries,

the

authorscalculated

that

shutting

the

doors

entirely

to

foreign

workers

would

make

the

native-born

worse

off.

Never

mindwhat

it

would

do

to

the

immigrants

themselves,

who

benefit

far

more

than

anyone

else

from

being

allowed

to

crossborders

to

find

work.(4)

The

study

also

suggests

that

most

countries

could

handle

more

immigration

than

they

currently

allow.In

America,a

one-percentage

point

increase

in

the

proportion

of

immigrants

in

the

population

made

the

native-born0.05%

better

off.

The

opposite

was

true

in

some

countries

with

generous

or

ill-designed

welfare

states,

however.Aone-point

rise

in

immigration

made

the

native-born

slightly

worse

off

in

Austria,

Belgium,

Germany,

Luxembourg,the

Netherlands,

Sweden

and

Switzerland.

In

Belgium,

immigrants

who

lose

jobs

can

receive

almost

two-thirds

oftheir

most

recent

wage

in

state

benefits,

which

must

make

the

hunt

for

a

new

job

less

urgent.(5)

None

of

these

effects

was

large,

but

the

study

undermines

the

claim

that

immigrants

steal

jobs

fromnatives

or

drag

down

their

wages.

Many

immigrants

take

jobs

that

Americans

do

not

want,

the

study

finds.

This“smooths”

the

labor

market

and

ultimately

creates

more

jobs

for

locals.

Native-owned

grocery

stores

do

betterbusiness

because

there

are

immigrants

to

pick

the

fruit

they

sell.

Indian

computer

scientists

help

American

softwarefirms

expand.A

previous

study

found

that

because

immigrants

typically

earn

less

than

locals

with

similar

skills,they

boost

corporate

profits,

prompting

companies

to

grow

and

hire

more

locals.41.

Increase

in

immigration

in

Austria

fails

to

improve

locals’

life

mainly

because

of________.[A]

low

wages

for

locals[B]

imperfect

labor

markets[C]

the

design

of

the

welfare

system[D]

inadequate

skills

of

immigrants42.

Who

will

favor

the

study

results

by

researchers

from

the

University

of

California?[A]

People

who

have

legal

status.[B]

People

who

run

businesses.[C]

People

who

receive

state

benefits.[D]

People

who

are

willing

to

earn

less.43.

It

can

be

inferred

from

the

passage

that

the

author’s

attitude

toward

immigrant

is________.[A]

cautiously

favorable[C]

strongly

negativePASSAGE

TWO[B]

slightly

negative[D]

quite

ambiguous(1)

There

was

something

in

the

elderly

woman’s

behavior

that

caught

my

eye.

Although

slow

gestures,

andunsure

of

step

the

woman

moved

with

deliberation,

and

there

was

no

hesitation

in

her

gestures.

She

was

as

good

asanyone

else,

her

movements

suggested.

And

she

had

a

job

to

do.(2)

It

was

a

few

years

ago,

and

I

had

taken

a

part-time

holiday-season

job

in

a

video

store

at

the

localshopping

mall.

From

inside

the

store,I’d

begun

to

see

the

people

rushing

by

outside

in

the

mall’s

concourse

as

ariver

of

humanity.(3)

The

elderly

woman

had

walked

into

the

store

along

with

a

younger

woman

who

guessed

was

her

daughter.The

daughter

was

displaying

a

serious

case

of

impatience,

rolling

her

eyes,

huffing

and

sighing,

checking

her

watchevery

few

seconds.

If

she

had

possessed

a

leash,

her

mother

would

have

been

fastened

to

it

as

a

means

of

tuggingher

along

to

keep

step

with

the

rush

of

other

shoppers.(4)

The

older

woman

detached

from

the

younger

one

and

began

to

tick

through

the

DVDs

on

the

nearest

shelf.After

the

slightest

hesitation,I

walked

over

and

asked

if

I

could

help

her

find

something.

The

woman

smiled

up

atme

and

showed

me

a

title

scrawled

on

a

crumpled

piece

of

paper.

The

title

was

unusual

and

a

bit

obscure.

Clearly

aperson

looking

for

it

knew

a

little

about

movies,

about

quality.(5)

Rather

than

rushing

off

to

locate

the

DVD

for

the

woman,I

asked

her

to

walk

with

me

so

I

could

show

herwhere

she

could

find

it.

Looking

back,I

think

I

wanted

to

enjoy

her

company

for

a

moment.

Something

about

herdeliberate

movements

reminded

me

of

my

own

mother,

who’d

passed

away

the

previous

Christmas.(6)

As

we

walked

along

the

back

of

the

store,I

narrated

its

floor

plan:

old

television

shows,

action

movies,cartoons,

science

fiction.

The

woman

seemed

glad

of

the

unrushed

company

and

casual

conversation.(7)

We

found

the

movie,

and

I

complimented

her

on

her

choice.

She

smiled

and

told

me

it

was

one

she’denjoyed

when

she

was

her

son’s

age

and

that

she

hoped

he

would

enjoy

it

as

much

as

she

had.

Maybe,

she

said

witha

hint

of

wistfulness

he

could

enjoy

it

with

his

own

young

children.

Then,

reluctantly,I

had

to

return

the

elderlywoman

to

her

keeper,

who

was

still

tapping

her

foot

at

the

front

of

the

store.(8)I

escorted

the

older

woman

to

the

queue

at

the

cash

register

and

then

stepped

back

and

lingered

near

theyounger

woman.

When

the

older

woman’s

turn

in

line

came,

she

paid

in

cash,

counting

out

the

dollars

and

coinswith

the

same

sureness

she'd

displayed

earlier.(9)

As

the

cashier

tucked

the

DVD

into

a

plastic

bag,I

walked

over

to

the

younger

woman.(10)

“Is

that

your

mom?”

I

asked.(11)I

halfway

expected

her

to

tell

me

it

was

none

of

my

business.

But

possibly

believing

me

to

be

tolerant

ofher

impatience,

she

rolled

her

eyes

and

said,

“Yeah.”

There

was

exasperation

in

her

reply,

half

sigh

and

half

groan.(12)

Still

watching

the

mother,I

said,

“Mind

some

advice?”(13)

“Sure,”

said

the

daughter.(14)I

smiled

to

show

her

I

wasn’t

criticizing.

“Cherish

her,”I

said.

And

then

I

answered

her

curious

expressionby

saying,

“When

she’s

gone,

it’s

the

little

moments

that’ll

come

back

to

you.

Moments

like

this.I

know.”(15)

It

was

true.I

missed

my

mom

still

and

remembered

with

melancholy

clarity

the

moments

when

I’d

usedmy

impatience

to

make

her

life

miserable.(16)

The

elderly

woman

moved

with

her

deliberate

slowness

back

to

her

daughter’s

custody.

Together

theymade

their

way

toward

the

store’s

exit.

They

stood

there

for

a

moment,

side

by

side,

watching

the

rush

of

theholiday

current

and

for

their

place

in

it.

Then

the

daughter

glanced

over

and

momentarily

regarded

her

mother.

Andslowly,

almost

reluctantly,

she

placed

her

arm

with

apparently

unaccustomed

affection

around

her

mother’sshoulders

and

gently

guided

her

back

into

the

crowds.44.

What

does

“she

had

a

job

to

do”

(Para.1)

mean

according

to

the

context?[A]

She

had

a

regular

job

in

the

store.[C]

She

wanted

to

ask

for

help.[B]

She

was

thinking

of

what

to

buy.[D]

She

wanted

to

buy

a

DVD.45.

What

does

the

title

of

the

DVD

reveal

according

to

the

shop

assistant?[A]

The

elderly

woman

had

some

knowledge

about

movies.[B]

The

elderly

woman

liked

movies

for

young

children.[C]

The

elderly

woman

preferred

movies

her

son

liked.[D]

The

elderly

woman

liked

both

old

and

new

movies.46.

In

the

passage

the

elderly

woman’s

daughter

is

described

as

being________.[A]

impolite[B]

uncaring[C]

naive[D]

miserly47.

While

looking

for

the

DVD

with

the

old

woman,

the

shop

assistant

was________.[A]

hesitant[B]

indifferent[C]

frustrated[D]

patientPASSAGE

THREE(1)

Reading

award-winning

literature

may

boost

your

ability

to

read

other

people,

a

new

study

suggests.Researchers

at

the

New

School

for

Social

Research,

in

New

York

City,

found

that

when

they

had

volunteers

readworks

of

acclaimed

“l(fā)iterary

fiction”,

it

seemed

to

temporarily

improve

their

ability

to

interpret

other

people’semotions.

The

same

was

not

true

of

nonfiction

or

“popular”

fiction,

the

mystery,

romance

and

science-fiction

booksthat

often

dominate

bestseller

lists.(2)

Experts

said

the

findings,

reported

online

in

Science,

suggest

that

literature

might

help

people

to

be

moreperceptive

and

engaged

in

their

lives.(3)

“Reading

literary

fiction

isn’t

just

for

passing

the

time.

It’s

not

just

an

escape,”

said

Keith

Oatley,

aprofessor

emeritus

of

cognitive

psychology

at

the

University

of

Toronto.

It

also

enables

us

to

better

understandothers,

and

then

take

that

into

our

daily

lives.(4)

Oatley

was

not

involved

in

the

new

research,

but

worked

on

some

of

the

first

studies

to

suggest

thatreading

literature

can

boost

people’s

empathy

for

others.

His

team

has

found

that

those

who

read

a

lot

of

fictiontend

to

show

greater

empathy

on

standard

tests,

but

the

same

is

not

true

of

avid

nonfiction

fans.(5)

But,

the

study

by

Oatley

and

his

team

cannot

prove

that

literature

boosts

empathy—empathetic

folks

mayjust

be

drawn

to

reading

fiction,

whereas

the

new

study

does

offer

some

“cause-and-effect”

evidence,

Oatley

said.For

the

study,

researchers

set

up

a

series

of

five

experiments

in

which

participants

read

either

literary

fiction,popular

fiction,

nonfiction

or

nothing

at

all

before

taking

some

standard

tests.

One

of

the

tests

is

known

as“Reading

the

Mind

in

the

Eyes”.

People

have

to

look

at

photos

of

actors’

eyes,

and

then

guess

what

emotion

isbeing

expressed

in

each.

The

test

is

considered

a

measure

of

empathy.

Overall,

study

participants

fared

better

on

thetest

after

reading

literary

fiction,

versus

the

other

three

conditions.(6)

It

was

a

small

improvement,

according

to

the

principal

researcher

David

Comer

Kidd,

“It’s

not

like

talkingpeople

from

a(grade)

‘C’

to

an

‘A’,”

he

said.

But,

Kidd

added,

the

effect

was

seen

after

only

about

10

minutes’reading,

and

it

was

a

statistically

strong

finding,

meaning

it’s

unlikely

to

have

been

due

to

chance.(7)

“Literary”

fiction

has

no

hard-and-fast

definition.

So

Kidd

and

his

colleagues

chose

contemporary

worksthat

have

won

or

been

finalists

for

outstanding

literary

awards.

They

inc