2011专四真题

1TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS（2011）-GRADEFOUR-TIMELIMIT:135MINPARTIDICTATION[15MIN]Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.PleasewritethewholepassageonANSWERSHEETONE.Now,listentothepassage.题解:BritishHolidayingHabitsInthelate1970s,airtravelbecameaffordable/fortheaveragefamilyintheUK,/andmorepeoplestartedtravelingabroadfortheirsummerholidays./Afterall,theBritishweatherwasn’tverygood,eveninsummer,/soalotofpeopleleftthecountryforavacation./Inthe1980sand1990s,youngpeopleintheUKbecamewealthieronaverage./Asaresult,theystartedtogoabroadingroups,/toplacessuchasSpainandGreece./Oncetheyarrivedattheirdestination,/theymetwithothergroupsofyoungpeopleandhadonelongparty./Britishholidayinghabitshavebeguntochange,however./ClimatechangemeansthattheUKnowhasahotterclimate,/sopeopledonotneedtogooverseastofindgoodweather./Also,goingabroadismoreexpensive./Asaresult,moreBritishpeoplearechoosingtospendtheirsummerholidaysintheUK./PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION［20MIN］InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononAnswerSheetTwo.SECTIONACONVERSATIONSInthissectionyouwillhearseveralconversations.Listentotheconversationscarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Questions1to3arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,you2willbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentotheconversation.1.WhichofthestatementsabouttheautoshowisINCORRECT?Theshowwillhavemorestandsthisyear.∣Theshowwillhavemorevisitorsthisyear.∣Thenumberofoverseasvisitorswillbethesamethisyear.∣Thenumberofexhibitiondayswillbethesamethisyear.题解：选C。新闻中提到今年的摊位及参观者会增加，那么相应的海外参观者也应该会增加，因此C项表述不正确。2.Accordingtotheconversation,thepriceforastandwouldinclude_____.fourchairs∣aposter∣twodesks∣acatalogue题解：选B。由对话中“Soanythingelsewillbeextra,likeaposter”一句可知，海报不包括在费用之内。3.Duringtheconversation,themanseemstobemoreinterestedin_____.thesizeoftheshow∣thevisitornumber∣thebasicfurniture∣thecostofthestand题解：选D。男子询问了一个45平米摊位的价格，以及该价格所包含的详细服务内容，因此，他更关心的是摊位费用。录音文字：Woman:Goodafternoon!InternationalTradeCenterExhibitionServices.HowcanIhelp?Man:Oh,hello!I’dlikesomeinformationaboutexhibitingattheInternationalAutomobileShow.Woman:Theautoshow?Sowhatwouldyouliketoknow?Man:First,canyougiveanideaofhowbigthefairis?Woman:Well,121companieshadstandslastyearandthatfigureshouldbeupto140thistime.Man:Sorry,howmany?Woman:140.Man:Whataboutvisitornumbers?Woman:Overthetwodays,wehad16,500visitors.Sowithmorestands,we’dhopemorethistime.Man:Andwheredidtheytypicallycomefrom?Woman:About57%werefromoverseas,AmericaandEurope,Japan,SingaporeandSouthKorea.Theremainderwerelocalpeople.Man:That’sinteresting.Now,afewpracticalquestions.We’rethinkingoftakingastandofabout45squaremeters.Howmuchwouldthatcostus?Woman:$400persquaremeter.Man:Sorry,canyougivemethecostagain?Woman:Yes,it’s$400.Soifyou’relookingat45squaremeters.Itwillbe,letmesee,$18,000.Butthat’sjustthecostforabasicstand.Man:Whatdoesthepriceinclude?Woman:YougetalistinginthecatalogueinbothChineseandEnglish,somebasicfurniture,adeskandfourchairsandelectricityandlighting.3Man:Soanythingelsewillbeextra,likeaposter.Woman:That’sright.Questions4to7arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentotheconversation.4.WhatisJiminterestedin?Buyinganeweducationalcomputer.∣Investinginthecompany’sproduct.∣Joiningthecomputercompany.∣Readingthecampaignplan.题解：选B。由“I’mthinkingofinvestinginyourneweducationalcomputerthatyourcompanyhasproduced”一句可知，男子的兴趣在于对该公司的新产品投资。5.TheadvertisementswillbeplacedinallthefollowingEXCEPT_____.familymagazines∣Sundaynewspapers∣morningtelevision∣teenagemagazines题解：选C。由“weintendtoplacetheminfamilymagazinesandonearlyeveningtelevision”和“weintendtoplacethemonsometeenagemagazines”两句可知，C项所指不是该公司广告投放的位置。6.Theadvertisementsareintendedtobeseenby_____.wholefamilies∣schoolteachers∣childrenonly∣parentsonly题解：选A。由“Wewantthewholefamilies,that’sparentsandchildrentoseethem”一句可知，A为正确答案。7.Lindasounds_____aboutthesuccessofthecampaignplan.uncertain∣hesitant∣confident∣delighted题解：选C。在对话中，对男子的问题，Linda都能对答如流，可以看出来她做了充分准备，很自信。录音文字：Man:Hello,Linda!Woman:Hello,Jim!Man:I’mthinkingofinvestinginyourneweducationalcomputerthatyourcompanyhasproducedandI’minterestedintheadvertisingcampaign.Woman:Oh,thankyou!Whatwouldyouliketoknow?Man:I’vereadyourcampaignplan.ItlooksOK.Ionlyhaveacoupleofquestions,mainlyaboutwhereyouintendtoplacetheseadvertisements.Woman:Well,asyoucanseefromtheplan,weintendtoplacetheminfamilymagazinesandonearlyeveningtelevision.Wewantthewholefamilies,that’sparentsandchildrentoseethem.Man:Hum,butareyousurethey’llbetherightfamilies?Woman:Therightfamilies?Well…Man:Imeanareyou