经典英语四级真题及答案

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  Part I Writing

  1.【题干】Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying "Learning is a daily experience and a lifetime mission." You can cite examples to illustrate the importance of lifelong learning. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

  【答案】

  Part II Listening Comprehension

  Section A

  2.【题干】Question 1

  A.They admire the courage of space explorers.

  B.They enjoyed the movie on space exploration.

  C.They were going to watch a wonderful movie.

  D.They like doing scientific exploration very much.

  【答案】B

  【解析】M: Do you remember the wonderful film on space exploration we watched together last month?

  W: Sure. It's actually the most impressive one I've seen on that topic.

  Q: What do we learn about the speakers?

  3.【题干】Question 2

  A.At a gift shop.

  B.At a graduation ceremony.

  C.In the office of a travel agency.

  D.In a school library.

  【答案】A

  【解析】W: Are you looking for anything in particular?

  M: Yes. My son is graduating from high school and I want to get him something special.

  Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?

  4.【题干】Question 3

  A.He used to work in the art gallery.

  B.He does not have a good memory.

  C.He declined a job offer form the art gallery.

  D.He is not interested in any part-time jobs.

  【答案】C

  【解析】M: Mike told me yesterday that he'd been looking in vain for a job in the art gallery.

  W: Really? If I remember right, he had a chance to work there but he turned it down.

  Q: What does the woman say about Mike?

  5.【题干】Question 4

  A.Susan has been invited to give a lecture tomorrow.

  B.He will go to the birthday party after the lecture.

  C.The woman should have informed him earlier.

  D.He will be unable to attend the birthday party.

  【答案】D

  【解析】W: Would you like to come to Susan's birthday party tomorrow evening?

  M: I'm going to give a lecture tomorrow. I wish I could be in two places at the same time.

  Q: What does the man mean?

  6.【题干】Question 5

  A.Reward those having made good progress.

  B.Set a deadline for the staff to meet.

  C.Assign more workers to the project.

  D.Encourage the staff to work in small groups.

  【答案】B

  【解析】W: Aren't you discouraged by the slow progress your staff is making?

  M: Yes. I think I'll give them a deadline and hold them to it.

  Q: What is the man probably going to do?

  7.【题干】Question 6

  A.The way to the visitor’s parking.

  B.The rate for parking in Lot C.

  C.How far away the parking lot is.

  D.Where she can leave her car.

  【答案】A

  【解析】W: Excuse me, could you tell me where the visitor's parking is? I left my car there.

  M: Sure. It's in Lot C, over that way.

  Q: What does the woman want to know?

  8.【题干】Question 7

  A.He regrets missing the classes.

  B.He plans to take the fitness classes.

  C.He is looking forward to a better life.

  D.He has benefited form exercise.

  【答案】D

  【解析】W: You look great now that you've taken those fitness classes.

  M: Thanks. I've never thought better in my life.

  Q: What does the man mean?

  9.【题干】Question 8

  A.How to work efficiency.

  B.How to select secretaries.

  C.The responsibilities of secretaries.

  D.The secretaries in the man’s company.

  【答案】D

  【解析】W: I really admire the efficiency of your secretaries.

  M: Our company selects only the best. They have a heavy workload and we give them a lot of responsibilities.

  Q: What are the speakers talking about?

  10.【题干】Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

  Question 9

  A.It is more difficult to learn than English.

  B.It is used by more people than English.

  C.It will be as commonly used as English.

  D.It will eventually become a world language.

  【答案】B

  【解析】Q: What does the man say about Chinese?

  W: Hi, Leo. Why do you say English will become the world language?

  M: Well, for one thing, it's so commonly used. The only language that is used by more people is Chinese.

  W: Why is English spoken by so many people?

  M: It's spoken in many countries of the world because of the British Empire. And now, of course, there's influence of America as well.

  W: Many students find English a difficult language to learn.

  M: Oh, all languages are difficult to learn. But English does have two great advantages.

  W: What are they?

  M: Well, first of all, it has a very international vocabulary. It has many German, Dutch, French, Spanish and Italian words in it. So speakers of those languages will find many familiar words in English. In fact, English has words from many other languages as well.

  W: Why is that?

  M: Well, partly because English speakers have travelled a lot. They bring back words with them, so English really does have an international vocabulary.

  W: And what's the other advantage of English?

  M: It's that English grammar is really quite easy. For example, it doesn't have dozens of different endings for its nouns, adjectives and verbs, not like Latin, Russian, and German for example.

  W: Why is that?

  M: Well, it's quite interesting actually. It's because of the French. When the French ruled England, French was the official language and only the common people spoke English. They try to make the language as simple as possible, so they made the grammar easier.

  11.【题干】Question 10

  A.It has words from many languages.

  B.Its popularity with the common people.

  C.The influence of the British Empire.

  D.The effect of the Industrial Revolution.

  【答案】C

  【解析】Q: What made English a widely used language?

  W: Hi, Leo. Why do you say English will become the world language?

  M: Well, for one thing, it's so commonly used. The only language that is used by more people is Chinese.

  W: Why is English spoken by so many people?

  M: It's spoken in many countries of the world because of the British Empire. And now, of course, there's influence of America as well.

  W: Many students find English a difficult language to learn.

  M: Oh, all languages are difficult to learn. But English does have two great advantages.

  W: What are they?

  M: Well, first of all, it has a very international vocabulary. It has many German, Dutch, French, Spanish and Italian words in it. So speakers of those languages will find many familiar words in English. In fact, English has words from many other languages as well.

  W: Why is that?

  M: Well, partly because English speakers have travelled a lot. They bring back words with them, so English really does have an international vocabulary.

  W: And what's the other advantage of English?

  M: It's that English grammar is really quite easy. For example, it doesn't have dozens of different endings for its nouns, adjectives and verbs, not like Latin, Russian, and German for example.

  W: Why is that?

  M: Well, it's quite interesting actually. It's because of the French. When the French ruled England, French was the official language and only the common people spoke English. They try to make the language as simple as possible, so they made the grammar easier.

  12.【题干】Question 11

  A.It includes a lot of words form other languages.

  B.It has a growing number of newly coined words.

  C.It can be easily picked up by overseas travellers.

  D.It is the largest among all languages in the world.

  【答案】A

  【解析】Q: What is said to be special about English vocabulary?

  W: Hi, Leo. Why do you say English will become the world language?

  M: Well, for one thing, it's so commonly used. The only language that is used by more people is Chinese.

  W: Why is English spoken by so many people?

  M: It's spoken in many countries of the world because of the British Empire. And now, of course, there's influence of America as well.

  W: Many students find English a difficult language to learn.

  M: Oh, all languages are difficult to learn. But English does have two great advantages.

  W: What are they?

  M: Well, first of all, it has a very international vocabulary. It has many German, Dutch, French, Spanish and Italian words in it. So speakers of those languages will find many familiar words in English. In fact, English has words from many other languages as well.

  W: Why is that?

  M: Well, partly because English speakers have travelled a lot. They bring back words with them, so English really does have an international vocabulary.

  W: And what's the other advantage of English?

  M: It's that English grammar is really quite easy. For example, it doesn't have dozens of different endings for its nouns, adjectives and verbs, not like Latin, Russian, and German for example.

  W: Why is that?

  M: Well, it's quite interesting actually. It's because of the French. When the French ruled England, French was the official language and only the common people spoke English. They try to make the language as simple as possible, so they made the grammar easier.

  13.【题干】Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

  Question 12

  A.To return some goods.

  B.To apply for a job.

  C.To place an order.

  D.To make a complaint.

  【答案】C

  【解析】Q: What is the woman's purpose in making the phone call?

  M: Hello. Yes?

  W: Hello. Is that the sales department?

  M: Yes, it is.

  W: Oh, well, my name's Jane Kingsbury of GPF Limited. Hmm, we need some supplies for our design office.

  M: Uh, what's sort?

  W: Well, first of all, we need one complete new drawing board.

  M: A DO44 or DO45?

  W: Uh, I don't know. What's the difference?

  M: Well, the 45 costs 15 pounds more.

  W: Hmm, so what's the total price then?

  M: It's 387 pounds.

  W: Does that include value added tax?

  M: Oh, I'm not sure, most of the prices do. Yes, I think it does.

  W: Hmm, what are the boards actually made of?

  M: Oh, I don't know. I think it's a sort of plastic stuff these days. It's white anyway.

  W: Hmm, and how long does it take to deliver?

  M: Oh, I couldn't really say. It depends on how much work we've got and how many other orders there are to send out, you know.

  W: Ok. Now we also want some drawing pens, ink and rulers and some drawing paper.

  M: Oh, dear, the girl that takes orders for supplies isn't here this morning, so I can't take those orders for you. I only do the equipment, you see.

  W: OK. Well, perhaps I'll ring back tomorrow.

  M: So do you want the drawing board then?

  W: I'll have to think about it. Thanks very much. I'll let you know. Goodbye.

  M: Thank you. Goodbye.

  14.【题干】Question 13

  A.He has become somewhat impatient with the woman.

  B.He is not familiar with the exact details of goods.

  C.He has not worked in the sales department for long.

  D.He works on a part-time basis for the company.

  【答案】B

  【解析】Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation?

  M: Hello. Yes?

  W: Hello. Is that the sales department?

  M: Yes, it is.

  W: Oh, well, my name's Jane Kingsbury of GPF Limited. Hmm, we need some supplies for our design office.

  M: Uh, what's sort?

  W: Well, first of all, we need one complete new drawing board.

  M: A DO44 or DO45?

  W: Uh, I don't know. What's the difference?

  M: Well, the 45 costs 15 pounds more.

  W: Hmm, so what's the total price then?

  M: It's 387 pounds.

  W: Does that include value added tax?

  M: Oh, I'm not sure, most of the prices do. Yes, I think it does.

  W: Hmm, what are the boards actually made of?

  M: Oh, I don't know. I think it's a sort of plastic stuff these days. It's white anyway.

  W: Hmm, and how long does it take to deliver?

  M: Oh, I couldn't really say. It depends on how much work we've got and how many other orders there are to send out, you know.

  W: Ok. Now we also want some drawing pens, ink and rulers and some drawing paper.

  M: Oh, dear, the girl that takes orders for supplies isn't here this morning, so I can't take those orders for you. I only do the equipment, you see.

  W: OK. Well, perhaps I'll ring back tomorrow.

  M: So do you want the drawing board then?

  W: I'll have to think about it. Thanks very much. I'll let you know. Goodbye.

  M: Thank you. Goodbye.

  15.【题干】Question 14

  A.It is not his responsibility.

  B.It will be free for large orders.

  C.It costs 15 more for express delivery.

  D.It depends on a number of factors.

  【答案】D

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