专四英语真题及答案 Revised by Petrel at 2021
Section A Composition [35 min]
Nowadays people are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of health. And they have different ways to stay healthy. For example, some exercise every day; others try to keep a balance diet. What do you think is the best way to stay healthy?
Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a composition of about 150 words on the following topic:
The Best Way to Stay Healthy
You are to write in three parts.
In the second part, state what you think is the best way.
In the second part, support your view with one or two reasons.
In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.
Section B Note-writing [10 min]
Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation:
You have heard that your friend, Jack, wishes to sell his walkman. Write him a note expressing your interest in it, asking him about its
condition and offering a price for it.
Decide which of the choice given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet.
People thinking about the origin of language for the first time usually arrive at the conclusion that it developed gradually as a system of grunts, hisses and cries and ____26 a very simple affair in the beginning. ______27 when we observe the language behavior of ____28 we regard as primitive cultures, we find it _____29 complicates. It was believes that an Eskimo must have at the tip of his tongue a vocabulary of more than 10,000 words ___30 to get along reasonably well, much
larger than the active vocabulary of an average businessman who speaks English. ______31, These Eskimo words are far more highly inflected （词尾变化的）than _____32 of any
Of the well-known European languages, for a ___33 noun can be spoken or written in ______34 hundred different forms, each ___35 a precise meaning different from that of any other. The forms of the verbs are even more _____36. The Eskimo language is, therefore, one of the most difficult in the world to learn, ______37 the result that almost no traders or explorers have ___38 tried to learn it. Consequently, there has grown up, in communication between Eskimos and whites, a jargon
___39 to the pidgin English used in Old China, with a vocabulary of from 300 to 600 uninflected words. Most of them are derived from Eskimo but some are derived from English, Danish, Spanish, Hawaiian and other languages. It is this jargon that is usually _____by travelers as the Eskimo language.
26. A. must be B. must have been C. ought to be D. should be
27. A. However B. Therefore C. probably D. undoubtedly
28. A. whose B. that C. which D. what
29. A. conspicuously B. usually C. surprisingly D. sufficiently
30. A. so as B. so that C. as such D. as well as
31. A. However B. Moreover C. Though D. Therefore
32. A. the others B. all others C. these D. those
33. A. single B. singular C. plural D. compound
34. A. some B. several C. various D. varied
35. A. getting B. causing C. having D. owning
36. A endless B. multiple C. uncountable D. numerous
37. A. with B. for C. owing to D. as
38. A still B. indeed C. just D. even
39. A. alike B. similar C. related D. relevant
40. A. referred to B. talked about C. spoken D. told
Part Ⅴ GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY [15 min]
There are twenty-five sentences in this Section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or expressions marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
Mark your answers on your answer sheet.
41. She did her work _________her manager had instructed.
A. as
B. until
C. when
D. though
42. _______ of the twins was arrested, because I saw both at a party last night.
A. None
B. Both
C. Neither
D. All
43. For some time now, world leaders _______ out the necessity for agreement on arms reduction.
A. had been pointing
B. have been pointing
C. were pointing
D. pointed
44. Have you ever been in a situation ______ you know the other person is right yet you cannot agree with him?
A. by which
B. that
C. in where
D. where
45. We’ve just installed two air-conditions in out apartment,
_______should make great differences in our life next summer.
A. which
B. what
C. that
D. they
46. AID is said _________ the number-one killer of both men and women over the past few years in that region.
A. being b. to be C. to have been D. having been
47. She managed to save ______ she could out of her wages to help her brother.
A. how little money
B. so little money
C. such little money
D. what little money
48. Fool ____ Jane is, she could not have done such a thing.
A. who
B. as
C. that
D. like
49. The experiment requires more money than _____.
A. have been put in
B. being put in
C. has been put in
D. to be put in
50. _______ for the fact that she broke her leg, she might have passed the exam.
A. Had it not been
B. Hadn’t it been
C. Was it not
D. Were it not
51. “ What courses are you going to do next semester”
“ I don’t know. But its about time _______ on something.”
A. I’d decide
B. I decided
C. I decide
D. I’m deciding
52. The police have offered a large ________for information leading to the robbers arrest.
A. award
B. compensation
C. prize
D. reward
53. I arrives at the airport so late that I ______ missed the plane.
A. only
B. quite
C. narrowly
D. seldom
54. The popularity of the film shows that the reviewers’ fears were completely ______
A. unjustified
B. unjust
C. misguided
D. unaccepted
55. The head of the Museum was ____ and let us actually examine the ancient manuscripts.
A. promising
B. agreeing
C. pleasing
D. obliging
56. The multinational corporation was making a take-over _____ for a property company.
A. application
B. bid
C. proposal
D. suggestion
57. The party’s reduced vote was ______ of lack of support for its policies.
A. indicative
B. positive
C. revealing
D. evident
58. There has been a ______ lack of communication between the union and the management.
A. regretful
B. regrettable
C. regretting
D. regretted
59. The teacher ________ expects his students to pass the university entrance examination
A. confidently
B. proudly
C. assuredly
D. confidently
60. The ______ family in Chinese cities now spends more money on housing than before.
A. normal
B. average
C. usual
D. general
英语专四报名入口61. The new colleague ____ to have worked in several big corporations before he joined our company.
A. confess
B. declares
C. claims
D. confirms
62. During the reading lesson, the teacher asked students to read a few ______ from the novel.
A. pieces
B. essays
C. fragments
D. extracts
63. During the summer holiday season it is difficult to find a(n) _____ room in the hotels here.
A. empty
B. vacant
C. free
D. deserted
64. The old couple will never ______ the loss of their son.
A. get over
B. get away
C. get off
D. get across
65. Scientific research results can now be quickly ________ to factory production.
A. used
B. applied
C. tried
D. practiced
Part Ⅵ Reading Comprehension [30 min]
Section A Reading Comprehension [25 min]
In this Section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. choose the one that you think is the best answer.
Mark your answers on your answer sheet.
Text A
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