专四真题及答案.doc

TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS(2012)
-GRADE FOUR-
TIME LIMIT：135 MlN
 
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 done 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．
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 best answer to each question on Answer Sheet Two．
SECTION A CONVERSATIONS
In this section you will hear several conversations．Listen to the conversations carefully and
then answer the questions that follow．
Questions l 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.
l．The Ethical Consumer Research Association will provide information to shoppers on
A．product price．
B．product quality．
C．manufacturers．
D．production methods．
2．According to the conversation，an ethical shopper should
A．ask for others’advice before buying things．
B．consider the worth of something to be bought．
C．postpone buying things whenever possible．
D．search for things that are less costly．
3．According to the conversation，ethical shoppers can be best described as
A．shrewd． B．thrifty．
C．extravagant． D．cautious．
Questions 4 to 7 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．
4．Which of the following statements is CORRECT