2016专四真题及完整答案

2016专四真题及完整答案2/31TESTFORENGLISHMAJORS(2016)-GRADEFOURTIMELIMIT:130MINPARTIDICTATION[10MIN]Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.YouwillthenbegivenONEminutetocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.PleasewritethewholepassageonAnswerSheetOnePARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION[20MIN]SECTIONATALKInthissectionyouwillhearatalkYouwillhearthetalkONCEONLY.Whilelistening,youmaylookatthetaskonANSWERSHEETONEandwriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachgap.Makesurewhatyoufillinisbothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayusetheblanksheetfornote-taking.YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.Nowlistentothetalk.Whenitisover,youwillbegivenTWOminutestocheckyourworkWhatIsGrit?MyquestionsWhyisn'tI.Q.theonlydifferencebetweenstudents?Whatisthekeyto(1)__________.MyResearchinvestigationofallkindsof(2)__________,including:—WestPointMilitaryAcademy.—(3)__________.—privatecompanies.Myfinding:gritaspredictorofsuccessGritis(4)__________forverylong-termgoals.Gritisworkinghardforyearstomake(5)__________.Gritislivingyourlifelikea(6)__________.Mysurveyhighschooljuniorstookgritquestionnaires.3/31(7)__________kidsweremorelikelytograduate.Grit-buildinglittleisknownabouthowtobuildgritinstudents.datashowgritisunrelatedto(8)__________.growthmindsetisthebeliefthattheabilitytolearnis(9)__________.kidswithgritbelievefailureis(10)__________.ConclusionWeneedtobegrittyaboutgettingourkidsgrittier.SECTIONBCONVERSATIONSInthissectionyouwillheartwoconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,fivequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.BoththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenONCEONLY.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeaten-secondpause.Duringthepause,youshouldreadthefourchoicesofA,B,CandD,andmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthequestions.Now,listentotheconversations.ConversationOneQuestions1to5arebasedonConversationOne.1.A.Totellthemanthathehasbeenshortlistedforinterview.B.Toaskthemanafewquestionsabouthisinterview.C.Totellthemantheprocedureoftheinterview.D.Toexplaintothemanhowtomakeapresentation.2.A.Questionsrelatedtothejob.B.Generalquestionsabouthimself.C.SpecificquestionsabouthisCV.D.Questionsabouthisfutureplan.3.A.Questionsfromtheinterviewers.B.Questionsfromtheinterviewee.C.Presentationfromtheinterviewee.D.Requestsfromtheinterviewee.4/314.A.Educationalandprofessionalbackground.B.Problemshehasfacedandsolved.C.Majorsuccessesinhiscareersofar.D.Companyfutureandhiscontribution.5.A.11a.m.,nextTuesday.B.11a.m.,nextThursday.C.9a.m.,thisTuesday.D.9a.m.,thisThursday.ConversationTwoQuestions6to10arebasedonConversationTwo6.A.Howcollegestudentspayfortheireducation.B.Howtohandletheproblemofcollegeloans.C.Thedisadvantagesofcollegeloans.D.Governmentfinancingincollegeeducation.7.A.Ithasincreasedby6to8%.B.Ithasincreasedby8to10%.C.Ithasdecreasedby6to8%.D.Ithasdecreasedby8to10%.8.A.Student'sfamilyincome.B.Firstyearsalaryaftergraduation.C.Afixedamountof30,000dollars.D.Paymentinthenexttenyears.5/319.A.Studentscanborrowmoneyfirst.B.Studentspaynotaxonsavings.C.Studentspaylesstaxaftergraduation.D.Studentswithdrawwithoutpayingtax.10.A.Givingupcharitableorvolunteerwork.B.Neglectingtheirstudyatcollege.C.Givingupfurthereducation.D.Neglectinghighsalaryinjob-seeking.PARTIIILANGUAGEUSAGE[10MIN]Therearetwentysentencesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.11.HowcanIconcentrateifyou___________continually___________mewithsillyquestions?A.have...interruptedB.had...interruptedC.are...interruptingD.were...interrupting12.Amongthefoursentencesbelow,Sentence___________expressesthehighestdegreeofpossibility.A.Itmaytakealongtimetofindasolutiontotheproblem.B.Itmighttakealongtimetofindasolutiontotheproblem.6/31C.Itcouldtakealongtimetofindasolutiontotheproblem.D.Itshouldtakealongtimetofindasolutiontotheproblem.13.Sheisabetterspeakerthan___________intheclass.A.allthegirlsB.theotherboysC.otheranygirlD.anyboy14.Nobodyheardhimsing,___________.A.didtheyB.didheC.didn'ttheyD.didone15.Ican'tputupwith___________.A.thatfriendofyouB.thatfriendofyoursC.thefriendofyouD.thefriendofyours16.Therehasbeenanincreasingnumberof___________inprimaryschoolsinthepastfewyears.A.manteacherB.menteacherC.manteachersD.menteachers7/3117.Thisisoneoftheissuesthatdeserve___________.A.mentioningB.beingmentionedC.tomentionD.formention18.Theaudience___________excitedonseeing___________favoritestarglideontothestage.A.were...itsB.were...theirC.was...theirD.was...one's19.___________youradvice,Iwouldhavemadethewrongdecision.A.Hadn'titbeenforB.HaditnotbeenforC.HaditbeenforD.Hadnotitbeenfor20.ThesentenceIwishIhadbeenmorecarefulinspendingmoneyexpressesthespeaker's_____.A.hopeB.joyC.regre