一、听力（原2008英语专业四级听力原题和答案） TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2008) -GRADE FOUR- TIME LIMIT: 135 MIN
PART I DICTATION [15 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 read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.
Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Choosing a Career
When students graduate from college, // many of them do not know how they want to spend their working lives. // And they sometimes move from job to job // until they find something that suits them, // and of equal importance to which they are suited. // Others never find a job in which they are really happy. // They remain all their lives square pegs in round holes. // When we choose our careers, we need to ask ourselves two questions. // First, what do we think we would like to be? // Second, what kind of people are we? // The idea, for example, of being a painter or a musician may seem very attractive, // but unless we have great talent, and are willing to work very hard, // we are certain to fail in these occupations. // And failure will lead to unhappiness in life. // So it is important to assess our suitability for a certain career in job search. (152 words)
PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [20 MIN]
In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.
SECTION A CONVERSATIONS
In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.
1. When is Anne available for the meeting? A. The third week of May. B. The third week of June. C. The eleventh of June. D. The eleventh of May.
2. Their meeting will probably take place in A. London. B. Toronto. C. Mexico City. D. Chicago.
3. When is Eric calling back? A. Thursday afternoon. B. Friday afternoon. C. Thursday morning. D. Friday morning.
Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.
4. According to the woman, advertisements A. let us know the best product. B. give us sufficient information. C. fail to convince people. D. give misleading information.
5. In the woman’s opinion, money spent on advertisements is paid A. by manufacturers. B. by customers. C. by advertisers. D. by all of them.
6. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? A. The woman seems to be negative about advertising. B. The woman appears to know more about advertising. C. The man is to be present at a debate on advertising.
D. The man has a lot to talk about on advertising.
Questions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.
7. Mr Brown brought with him only a few things because A. there wasn’t enough space in the cupboard. B. the hospital would provide him with everything. C. he was to stay there for a very short time. D. visitors could bring him other things.
8. According to the hospital rules, at which of the following hours can visitors see patients? A. 2:00 pm. B. 5:00 pm. C. 7:00 pm. D. 6:00 pm.
9. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? A. Patients have breakfast at 8. B. Patients have lunch at 12. C. There are special alcohol lounges. D. There are special smoking lounges.
10. Which statement best describes Mr Brown? A. He knows little about hospital rules. B. He can keep alcohol in the ward. C. He knows when to smoke. D. He is used to hospital life.
SECTION B PASSAGES
In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following talk. At the end of the talk, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the talk.
11. Meeting rooms of various sizes are needed for A. contacts with headquarters. B. relaxation and enjoyment. C. informal talks D. different purposes.
12. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as part of hotel facilities for guests? A. Restaurants. B. Cinemas. C. Swimming pools. D. Bars.
13. A hotel for an international conference should have the following EXCEPT A. convenient transport services. B. competent office secretaries. C. good sports and restaurant facilities. D. suitable and comfortable rooms.
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following talk. At the end of the talk, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the talk.
14. The museum aims mainly to display A. the area’s technological development. B. the nation’s important historical events.
C. the area’s agricultural and industrial development. D. the nation’s agricultural and industrial development.
15. The following have been significant in the area’s prosperity EXCEPT A. the motorways. B. the Roman road. C. the canals. D. the railways.
16. We know from the passage that some exhibits A. are borrowed from workshops.
B. are specially made for display. C. reflect the local culture and customs. D. try to reproduce the scene at that time.
17. The passage probably comes from A. a conversation on the museum. B. a museum tour guide. C. a museum booklet. D. a museum advertisement.
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.
18. According to the speaker, safety in dormitory means that you A. insure all your expensive things. B. lock doors when going out. C. lock windows at night. D. take all necessary precautions.
19. What does the speaker suggest girls do when they are going to be out late? A. Call their friends. B. Stay with their friends. C. Avoid walking in streets. D. Always take a taxi.
20. What is the speaker’s last advice? A. To take a few self-defense classes. B. To stick to well-lit streets at night. C. To avoid walking alone at night. D. To stay with their friends.
SECTION C ……………………
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完形填空原文（标出来的就是出提点）
Three hundred years ago Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit made his first thermometer in his home town of Danzig (now Gdansk in Poland). The thermometer was filled with alcohol and completely sealed, but it was not much use without some sort of scale to measure the temperature.
One story goes that, during the winter of 1708-09, Fahrenheit took a measurement of 0 degrees as the coldest temperature outdoors — which would now read as minus 17.8C. Five years later he used mercury instead of alcohol for his thermometers, and made a top reference point by measuring his own body temperature as 90 degrees. Soon afterwards he became a glassblower, which allowed him to make thinly blown glass tubes that could be marked up with more points on the scale and so increase accuracy.
Eventually he took the lowest point of his temperature scale from a reading made in ice, water and salt, and a top point made from the boiling point of water. The scale was recalibrated using 180 degrees between these two points and Fahrenheit was able to make much more accurate and more consistent measurements of temperature.
But in 1742 a rival challenged the Fahrenheit scale and eventually superseded it. Anders Celsius, in Sweden, invented a scale of 100 degrees between the freezing and boiling points of water and
gradually won over many countries. However, the British remained wedded to Fahrenheit until well into the 20th century.
改错原文（标出来的就是出提点）
原文: Job Losses Pose a Threat to Stability Worldwide
（原文来自NewYork Times : http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/business/15global.html?_r=1）
Worldwide job losses from the recession that started in the United States in December 2007 could hit a staggering 50 million by the end of 2009, according to the International Labor
Organization, a United Nations agency. The slowdown has already claimed 3.6 million American jobs.
High unemployment rates, especially among young workers, have led to protests in countries as varied as Latvia, Chile, Greece, Bulgaria and Iceland and contributed to strikes in Britain and France.
Last month, the government of Iceland, whose economy is expected to contract 10 percent this year, collapsed and the prime minister moved up national elections after weeks of protests by Icelanders angered by soaring unemployment and rising prices.
Just last week, the new United States director of national intelligence, Dennis C. Blair, told Congress that instability caused by the global economic crisis had become the biggest security threat facing the United States, outpacing terrorism.
\"Nearly everybody has been caught by surprise at the speed in which unemployment is increasing, and are groping for a response,” said Nicolas Véron, a fellow at Bruegel, a research center in Brussels that focuses on Europe’s role in the global economy.
In emerging economies like those in Eastern Europe, there are fears that growing joblessness might encourage a move away from free-market, pro-Western policies, while in developed
countries unemployment could bolster efforts to protect local industries at the expense of global trade.
Indeed, some European stimulus packages, as well as one passed Friday in the United States, include protections for domestic companies, increasing the likelihood of protectionist trade battles. Protectionist measures were an intense matter of discussion as finance ministers from the Group of 7 economies met this weekend in Rome.
While the number of jobs in the United States has been falling since the end of 2007, the pace of layoffs in Europe, Asia and the developing world has caught up only recently as companies that resisted deep cuts in the past follow the lead of their American counterparts.
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