2019年英语专业四级真题及详解[听力音频]
TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2019)
-GRADE FOUR-
TIME LIMIT: 130 MIN
PART Ⅰ DICTA TION [10 MIN]
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 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. You will then be given ONE minute to check through your work once more.
Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.
SLANG
We often use slang expressions when we talk because they are so vivid and colorful. __________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】
SLANG
We often use slang expressions when we talk because they are so vivid and colorful. ①However, they are usually out of place in formal writing because of a number of drawbacks. ②They go out of date quickly and become tiresome if used too much. ③And they may communicate clearly to some readers but not to others. ④In general, we should avoid the use of slang in our writing.
【难点点评】
（1）句①中，drawback 意为“缺点”，注意名词复数。
（2）句②中，tiresome 意为“令人厌烦的”；听音时需注意used 为过去分词形式。
（3）句③中，And 首字母要大写。
（4）句④中，In general 与主句之间要用逗号隔开。
PART Ⅱ LISTENING COMPREHENSION [20 MIN]
SECTION A TALK
In this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at the task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure what 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.
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Revision of Essay Drafts 【答案与解析】
(录音提到“In order to answer these questions, what you need to do first is to revise for content ”，即修改论文首先要修改目录。故本题填入revise for content 。)
2.(your) major points英语专四报名入口
(录音提到“... it may have discussed things that do not contribute significantly to your major points ”，即论文大纲可能会有很多与文章无关的内容。故本题填入(your) major points 。)
3.sufficient evidence
(录音提到“Y our reader needs sufficient evidence to accept what you are saying ...”，即读者需要足够的论据才会认同你的观点。故本题填入sufficient evidence 。)
4.the logic
(录音提到“If you find it easy to produce an outline ... a clear logic to the flow of the content ”，即如果论文大纲在草稿中一目了然，就说明文章逻辑清晰。故本题填入the logic 。)
5.a self-imposed limit
(录音提到“But even if there is no stated limit, or you are allowed to write as long as you like, please adhere to a self-imposed limit ...”，即使论文不限长度，也要自己设定长度限制，如果没有需要长篇大论才能解释清楚的内容，就一定要将论文限制在自己设定的长度以内。故本题填入a self-imposed limit 。)
6ponents
(录音提到“The next step is to revise for components of the essay, including the paragraphs, sentences and individual words ”，即下一步就是修改论文的各个组成部分，包括段落、句子和措辞。故本题填入components 。)
7.provide sentence variety
(录音提到“Well, I suggest you avoid this by breaking up some of the longer sentences to provide variety ”，即建议我们拆分长难句，使句式多样化。故本题填入provide sentence variety 。)
(录音提到“Use short sentences to make important points, and long sentences to explain complex ideas ”，即用短句阐述重点，用长句解释复杂的观点。故本题填入explain complex ideas 。)
9.
imprecise or wordy
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(录音提到“For diction, a very important tip is to eliminate imprecise or wordy language”，即删去模棱两可或冗长的话。故本题填入imprecise or wordy。)
(录音提到“Try to write as much as possible with nouns and verbs ...”，即尽量多使用名词和动词。故本题填入nouns and verbs。)
【录音原文】
Revision of Essay Drafts
Good morning, everyone. In today‘s lecture, I'm going to talk about how to revise essay drafts and give you some tips as well.
The initial revision should, of course, focus on the essay as a whole. Y ou‘d ask yourself—Do I reach my writing objective? Does my essay directly answer the question? Is my main idea clear? [1] In order to answer these questions, what you need to do first is to revise for content. The typical rough
draft may have too little and too much content, all at the same time. It will have touched the surface of some portions of the essay, without providing adequate explanation or convincing detail. [2] At the same time, it may have discussed things that do not contribute significantly to your major points.
So, what is a good essay then? A good essay eliminates irrelevant material while including all the information necessary to your main point. [3] Y our reader needs sufficient evidence to accept what you are saying, so you have to make sure you have adequately developed and supported your main idea. Content that is unrelated to the main idea should be eliminated.
Then, what is the second step in revision? That is revise for organization. A well-organized essay will group similar ideas together and put them in the proper order. [4] If you find it easy to produce an outline from your draft, this means that there is a clear logic to the flow of the content, and you can be reasonably certain that you have a well-ordered essay. Otherwise, reorder your content.
The third step you are advised to take is to revise for length. Is your essay approximately the right length? If it is substantially longer than the stated limit, you have to consider reducing the supporting material. [5] But even if there is no stated limit, or you are allowed to write as long as you like, please adhere to a self-imposed limit and, unless addressing a topic that needs lengthy explanation, stick to it.
The steps I have mentioned so far actually refer to revision of an essay as a whole. [6] The next step is to revise for components of the essay, including the paragraphs, sentences and individual words. Y ou may ask, how am I going to revise paragraphs? Well, I‘d say a paragraph is not arbitrarily formed. It should revolve around an idea, a theme. Let me tell you one way to revise paragraphs. Isolate a paragraph at a time and make sure it runs smoothly and is not merely a bunch of unrelated statements put together.
As for revision of sentences and words, most essay writers pile on one long sentence after another. [7]Well, I suggest you avoid this by breaking up some of the longer sentences to provide variety. [8] Use short sentences to make important points, and long sentences to explain complex ideas. Also try to use a variety of sentence structures to maintain reader interest. Eliminate sentences that sound awkward when read aloud.
[9]For diction, a very important tip is to eliminate imprecise or wordy language. For example, use ―although‖instead of ―despite the fact that‖. Try to add vigor to your writing by removing clichés and use fresh and interesting descriptions. [10] Try to write as much as possible with nouns and verbs, rather than primarily with adjectives that slow the pace and reduce impact. Similarly, write in the active, not the passive voice.
Now, let me just repeat what I have said today. Revision is important. When you revise your draft as a whole, pay attention to content, organization and length. But, don‘t forget to revise your essay in detail. Revision of sentences and words can also make the essay more interesting to readers.
SECTION B CONVERSA TIONS
In this section you will hear two conversations. At the end of each conversation, five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversations 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 and D, and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO.
You have THIRTY seconds to preview the choices.
梦想不会辜负每一个努力的人Now, listen to the conversations.
Conversation One
Questions 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.
D.She took her husband‘s surname.
3.A. She named herself after her profession.
B.She named herself after her hometown.
C.She named herself after a day of the week.
D.She named herself after the sculptor.
4.A. It gives women greater equality.
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.
B.Feminist movement in the 1960s.
C.Traditional surnames in Europe.
D.Reasons for inventing surnames.
【答案与解析】
2.B 细节题。对话中女士提到“Y ou know my mom was a feminist ...”，可知Susan的妈妈是女权主义者。故选B。
3.A细节题。对话中女士提到“And because my mom was a journalist, she decided to call herself Cindy Writer”，可
知，Susan的母亲当时是记者，所以选择了Writer，也就是自己的职业作为姓氏。故选A。
4.C 推断题。当讨论到意大利的孩子仍然使用父姓时，男士说到“we are back to the old problem ... The men win out
again”，即男性仍然是胜出者，老问题仍然存在。由此可知，让女权主义者困扰的问题依然存在。故选C。
5.D 主旨题。对话开头男士说女士的名字听起来像编的，女士承认确实是这样，并指出在20世纪60年代，很
多女性想摆脱男性的束缚，拒绝使用父姓，并自编姓氏。女士提到，自己的母亲当时是一位记者，于是以职业为姓。很多其他的女权主义者会根据自己的职业、出生地或是一个星期中的某一天来选择姓氏。而对话中女士自己的姓氏是由父亲和母亲的姓氏合在一起组成的。因此本段对话的主题就是自选
姓氏。故选D。【录音原文】
M:Hello and welcome to today‘s program. I‘m James.
W:And I‘m Susan.
M:Today we are going to talk about family names. Susan, I‘ve often wondered why you‘ve got a double-barrelled surname. I mean, you are American, and I thought it was only us Brits who went for things like that. [1] Susan Writer Wells, it sounds almost invented, doesn‘t it?
W:Well, you‘re actually not far off the mark. [2] Y ou know my mom was a feminist, don‘t you?
M:Really? I never knew that. Well, go on then.
W:Yeah. Well, her maiden name was Morse. And at that time, I‘m talking about the late 1960s, women like my mom were really trying to liberate themselves from male bondage, as they called it. So, some of them began rejecting their father‘s surname and decided to invent their own surname instead. [3] And because my mom was a journalist, she decided to call herself Cindy Writer.
M:Cindy Writer. Well, who would have guessed?
W:Actually, other feminists name themselves after the town where they were born, like the sculptor Judy Boston. Some even called themselves after a day of the week.
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M:Oh, yes. Wasn‘t there someone called Victoria Friday? Or maybe she‘s got nothing to do with it. But your mom wasn‘t so much of a feminist that she didn‘t get married, was she?
W:No. But the problem then was what to call herself or rather her children. Anyway, a lot of people of her generation simply decided to add their husbands‘ name to their own. My dad‘s called Paul Wells, so I‘m Susan Writer Wells. M:So what would happen if you, Susan Writer Wells, meet some guy who‘s called Peter Painter Jones? Do you then become Susan Writer Wells Painter Jones? Bit of a mouthful, isn‘t it?
W:No comment. I think the most sensible thing to do is to do what they do in countries like Italy.
M:What do you mean?
W:Well, over there the woman keeps her maiden name pretty much for all purposes, like bank accounts, identity cards, and the man obviously keeps his name.
M:What about the children then?
W:Well, they keep their father‘s name.
M:[4] So, we are back to the old problem, aren‘t we? The men win out again?
W:Y eah, but one solution could be for the sons to keep their fathers‘ name and the daughter their mothers‘.
M:Well, that might be a good idea.
W:OK. That‘s the end of today‘s program. Don‘t forget to join us again soon.
1.What is the woman‘s family name?
2.Why did her mother reject her maiden name?
3.How did her mother invent a new surname?
4.What does the man think of the practice in Italy?
5.What is the program mainly about?
Conversation Two
Questions 6 to 10 are based on Conversation Two.
6.A. A reporter from a weekly program.
B.An executive director from a company.
C.A guest on a weekly program.
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.
B.Because you will be given more work to do.
C.Because it is unprofessional to do so.
D.Because others may lose trust in you.
9.A. We could earn praise from our boss.
B.We may forget the good things we‘ve done.
C.Things change quickly in work situations.
D.The boss will review our performance data.
10.A. Websites.
B.Radio programs.
C.Research reports.
D.Government documents.
【答案与解析】
6.C 推断题。对话开头男士提到“Welcome to our weekly program ... Here‘s Janet Smith, senior director from DOS
Executive Search Firm in San Diego”，可以推断，男士正在录制一档每周一期的节目，而女士Janet Smith 是这期节目的嘉宾。故选C。
7.D 细节题。男士问女士怎样可以加薪，女士回答了他，之后男士总结说“So, you have to shamelessly promote
yourself then”，即那就必须得厚着脸皮推销自己了。故选D。
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