高校英语专业四级考试大纲.doc

高校英语专业四级考试大纲 (2004 年新版 )2004-12-1高校英语专业四级考试大纲 (2004 年新版 ) SYLLABUS FOR IEM4总则2000 年出版的高等学校英语专业英语教学大纲 ( 以 下简称大纲 ) 规定 , 高等学校英语专业基础阶段的主要教 学任务是 传授英语基础知识 , 对学生进行全面的、严格的 基本技能训练 , 培养学生实际运用语言的能力、良好的学风 和正确的学习方法 , 为进入高年级打下扎实的专业基础 ( 大纲 ,200O:2)同时,大纲指出 ,“为了帮助各校和有关部门了解执行本教学大纲的情况,教育部委托全国高校外语专业教学指导委员会英语组在第四学期和第八学期分别实施全国英语专业四级和八级统一考试。四级和八级考试着重检查学 生的英语语言的综合运用能力。 (大纲,2000:14)根据大纲中的上述规定 , 英语专业四级考试大纲特 作如下规定 :一、考试目的 :本考试的目的是全面检查已完成英语专业基础阶段课程的学生是否达到了大纲所规定的各项英语专业技能要 求 , 考核学生综合运用各项基本技能的能力以及学生对语法结构和词语用法的掌握程度。二、考试性质与范围 :本考试属于标准参照性教学检查类考试。考试范围包括大纲所规定的听、读、写技能以及语法、词汇知识。三、考试时间、对象与命题 :本考试在英语专业第四学期举行,每年一次。考试对象为高校英语专业二年级学生。本考试由教育部高等学校 外语专业教学指导委员会英语组组织有关测试专家命题 , 外语专业教学指导委员会办公室负责考试的实施。四、考试形式 :为了有效地考核学生综合运用各项基本技能的能力, 既兼顾考试的科学性、客观性 ,又考虑到考试的可行性以及基础阶段英语水平评估的特点,本考试采用多种试题形式,以保证考试的效度和信度。五、考试内容 :本考试共有六个部分 : 听写、听力理解、完型填空、语法 与词汇、阅读理解、写作。整个考试需时 130 分钟。听写 (Part I:Dictation)1. 测试要求 :(a) 能在全面理解内容的基础上逐字逐句写出所听材料。(b) 拼写和标点符号正确无误 ,错误率不超过 8% 。(c) 考试时间 15 分钟。2. 测试形式 :本部分为主观试题。所听材料共念四遍。第一遍用正常速度朗读 , 录音语速为每分钟 120 个单词 , 让学生听懂材料大意。第二、三遍朗读时意群、分句和句子之间留出约 15 秒的空隙 , 让学生书写。第四遍再用正常速度朗读 ,让学生检查。3. 测试目的 : 测试学生听力理解能力、拼写熟练程度以及正确运用标点符号的能力。4. 选材原则 :(a) 题材广泛,体裁多样。(b) 听写材料难度以不超过大纲规定为准。(c) 听写材料长度约 150 个单词。.听力理解 (Part:Listening Comprehension )1. 测试要求 :(a) 能听懂英语国家人士关于日常生活和社会生活的谈话 , 以及中等难度 ( 如 TOEFL 中的短文 ) 的听力材料。能理解大意 , 领会说话者的态度、感情和真实意图。(b) 能听懂相当于 VOA 正常速度和 BBC 新闻节目的主要内容。(c) 能辨别各种英语变体 ( 如美国英语、英国英语、澳大利亚英语等 ) 。(d) 考试时间约 15 分钟。2. 测试形式 :本部分采用多项选择题 , 分三节 :Section A,Section B 和 Section C, 共 30 题。Section A:Conversations本部分含有若干组对话 , 每组约 200 个单词。每组对话 后有若干道题。本部分共有 10 题。Section B:Passages本部分含有若干篇短文 , 每篇长度约为 200 个单词。每 篇后有若干道题。本部分共有 10 题。Section CzNews Broadcast本部分含有若干段 VOA 或 BBC 新闻 , 每段新闻后有若干道题。本部分共有 10 题。本部分每道题后有约 5 秒的间隙 , 要求学生从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。录音语速为每分钟约 120 个单词 , 念一遍。3. 测试目的 :测试学生获取口头信息的能力。4. 选材原则 :(a) 对话和短文部分的内容与日常生活和学习活动相关。(b)VOA 和 BBC 新闻材料为学生所熟悉的一般新报道、短评或讲话等。(c) 听力材料中所出现的词语原则上不超出大纲规定的范围。III-完型填空 (Part III:Cloze)1. 测试要求 :(a) 能在全面理解所给短文内容的基础上 , 选择一个最佳答案使短文意思和结构恢复完整。(b) 考试时间 15 分钟。2. 测试形式 :4 本部分采用多项选择题。在一篇约 250 个单词、题材熟悉、难度中等的短文中留出 20 个空白。每个空白为一题 ,每题有四个选项。填空的词涉及语法和词汇。3. 测试目的 :测试学生的综合语言知识和技能。IV. 语法与词汇(Part IV: Grammar and Vocabulary)1. 测试要求 :(a) 掌握并能正确运用大纲规定的一至四级语法内容容(b) 掌握大纲规定的基础阶段认知词汇 (5500一6000), 并且能正确、熟练地运用其中的 3000- 4000 个单词及其最基本的搭配。(c) 考试时间 15 分钟。2. 测试形式 :本部分采用多项选择题 , 共 30 道题 , 每题有四个选择项。题目中约 50% 为词汇、词组和短语用法题 , 其余为语法结构题。3. 测试目的 :测试学生掌握词汇、短语及基本语法概念的熟练程度。V.阅读理解 (Part V:Reading Comprehension)1. 测试要求 :(a) 能读懂英美国家出版的中等难度的文章和材料。 (b) 能读懂难度相当于美国 Newsweek 的国际新闻报道。(c) 能读懂难度相当于 Somand Lovers 的文学原著。 (d) 能掌握所读材料的主旨大意 , 了解说明主旨大意的事实和细节 ; 既理解字面意义 , 又能根据所读材料进行判断和推理 ; 既理解个别句子的意义 , 也理解上下文的逻辑关系。(e) 能在阅读中根据需要自觉调整阅读速度和阅读技巧。(f) 考试时间 25 分钟。2. 测试形式 :本部分采用多项选择题,由数篇阅读材料组成。阅读材料共长 1800 个单词左右。每篇材料后有若干道题。 学生应根据所读材料内容,从每题的四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案。共 20 题。3. 测试目的 : 本部分测试学生通过阅读获取有关信息的能力 ,考核学生掌握相关阅读策略和技巧的程度。既要求准确性 ,也要求一定的速度。阅读速度为每分钟 120个单词。4. 选材原则 :(a) 题材广泛 , 包括社会、科技、文化、经济、日常知识、人物传记等。(b) 体裁多样 , 包括记叙文、描写文、说明文、议论文、广告、说明书、图表等。(c) 阅读岁料的语言难度中等 , 关键词汇基本上不超出大纲规定的范围。VI. 写作 (Part VI:Writing)1. 测试要求 :(a) 作文 :能根据所给的作文题目、提纲或图表、数据等 , 写一篇 200个单词左右的作文。能做到内容切题、完整 ,条理清楚 , 结构严谨 , 语法正确 , 语言通顺 , 表达得体。考试时间 35 分钟。(b) 便条 :能根据所给提示写50至60个单词的便条、通知、 请帖等。能做到格式正确 , 语言得体。考试时间 10 分钟。2. 测试形式 :本部分为主观试题 , 分两节:Section A 和 Section B。 Section A：Composition本节是命题作文 , 文章体裁主要属于说明文、议论文或 记叙文的范围。Section B： Note-writing本节是写便条。3. 测试目的：按照大纲的要求测试学生书面表达的能力。答题和计分作文和听写做在规定的主观题答题卷上。多项选择题的答案写在客观题答题卷上。凡是写在试题册上的答案一律无效 ,予以作废。作文及听写用钢笔或圆珠笔书写。答卷内容不要超过装订线 , 超越部分无效。多项选择题每题只能选一个答案 , 多选作废。请用 2B 铅笔。多项选择题只算答对的题数。答错不扣分。多项选择题由计算机读卷。 考试时不得使用词典及其他工具书。试卷各部分采用记权方式 ,折算成百分制。以 60 分为及格标准。试卷的题型、题数、计分、比重和时间列表如下 :各部分 考试序号 题号 题型 题数 计分 重 时间名称 (分钟)听写 主观题 1 15 15% 15听力理解 30 15% 15A对话 客观题 10 II 1-30 客观题 B短文 10 C新闻 客观题 10 III 31-50 完型填空 客观题 20 20 10% 15IV 51-80 语法与词汇 客观题 30 30 15% 15V 81-100 阅读理解 客观题 20 20 20% 25J 写作 VI A作文 主观题 1 15 15% 35B便条 主观题 1 10 10% 10合计 100 103 140 100% 130英语专业四级考试样题TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS GRADE FOUR (SAMPLE TEST)TIME LIMIT: 130 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 read 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 thistime 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 COMPREHENSION15 MIN. In Sections A, Band C you will hear everything once only. Listen careully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn 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. Which is NOT Mr. Lewis purpose of the visit? A. To visit friends.B. To give concerts.C. To vacation.D. To give private lessons.2. What kind of cello did Mr. Lewis use when he was eight?A. A full-sized cello.B. A half-sized cello.C. two-thirds-sized cello.D. It is not mentioned.3. What does the conversation say about Mr. Lewis cello?A. He always takes it with him.B. It was made by his uncle.C. He borrowed it from his uncle.D. He got a seat free for his cello.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. What does John think of cricket?A. It is exciting.B. There is a lot of fun.C. It is a hard game.D. It is a slow game.5. A batsman in cricket does all the following EXCEPT A. waiting for the other batsmanB. standing in front of the wicketC. trying to hit the ballD. running to change positions6. What does the bowler do?A. He runs after the ball.B. He changes positions.C. He throws the ball.D. He tries to hit the ball.7. What do Mark and John think about cricket and baseball?A. Both prefer cricket to baseball.B. Both prefer baseball to cricket.C. Mark disagrees with John.D. It is not clear from the conversation.Questions 8 to 10 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.8. What conclusion can we draw about Mike before he went to the camping school?A. Mike was eager to do the course.B. Mike had done outdoor activities.C. Mike enjoyed life in the open.D. Mike was reluctant and timid.9. Mike participated in all the following activities EXCEPT A. hikingB. canoeingC. swimmingD. camping10. Which of the following words is most appropriate to describe Mike after the camping school?A. Independent.B. Strong.C. Determined.D. Persistent.SECTION B PASSAGESIn 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 passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the passage.11. What happened on January 27th, 1967?A. Three men were injured during a fire.B. One man died during the fire accident.C. A fire started inside a spaceship.D. A spaceship was launched.12. What happened in 1981?A. The space programme was suspended.B. Five men were injured during an accident. C. The accident occurred before the rehearsal. D. No accident happened that year.13. What does the passage say about accidents? A. Accidents are unavoidable.B. Accidents can be avoided.C. Human beings are always careless.D. There should be more precautions.Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the passage.14. BBCs weather forecast is a programme.A. seldom watchedB. little knownC. newD. popular15. Weather observations come from all the sources EXCEPT A. computersB. satellitesC. the groundD. radar16. What does the passage say about BBCs forecasters? A. They read from a script.B. They are professionals.C. They use a map for presentation.D. They care about their clothes.17. What does the passage say ,about British television viewers?A. They remember what they saw on weather forecasts.B. They like talking about weather instead of watching.C. They pay more attention to the style of the presenters.D. They watch and remember what is necessary.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. Which is NOT showing an increase this year?A. Number of tourists.B. Holiday travelers.C. Shopping.D. Dining and entertainment.19. What does the passage say about this years business travelers?A. There are fewer business travelers.B. There are more business travelers.C. The number remains the same as last years. D. It is not mentioned in the passage.20. Which is the largest single visitor expenditure?A. Hotel accommodation.B. Meals.C. Shopping.D. Entertainment.SECTION C NEWS BROAOCASTQuestions 21 to 23 are based on the following news.At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.21. Who sponsored the conference on population? A. Cairo.B. The United Nations.C. The World Bank.D. The World Health Organization.22. The current rate of annual increase in the world population is aboutA. 9 millionB. 5. 7 millionC. 90 millionD. 20 million23. Which of the following concerning the document is NOT true?A. The document will cover the next two decades. B. The document will win support from the delegates.C. The document will serve as a guideline.D. The document will be completed after the conference.Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.24. Where did the storms first strike? A. The eastern US.B. The Gulf of Mexico.C. The Canadian border.D. Some areas in Cuba.25. The storms have resulted in the following EXCEPT A. death and damageB. disruption of air services C. destruction of cropsD. relocation of peopleQuestion 26 and 27 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question.Now listen to the news.26. The Senate bill aims to within the next seven years.A. end the countrys huge public debtsB. cut government spendings on healthC. end the large budget deficitD. cut some educational programmes27. Congressional leaders have to work out a compromise because A. a similar bill has been passedB. the President might oppose the planC. the Senate bill was passed by 57 to 42D. the White House is facing oppositionQuestion 28 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question.Now listen to the news.28. Australia reacted towards the French test by .A: recalling her ambassor to ParisB: describing the test as insignificantC: expressing her regretD: expressing disapprovalQuestion 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question.Now listen to the news.29. The space shuttle Discovery completed a mission upon its return to Kennedy Space Centre.A. l1-day B. 94-day C. la-day D. 49-day30. When the spacecraft was going to land, A. it produced a lot of noiseB. there were scattered showersC. people could see it high in the sky D. people could neither see nor hear itPART III CLOZE 15 MIN. Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet.People thinking about the origin of language for the first time usually arrive at the conclusion that it developed gradually as a system of grunts, hisses and cries and (31) (31) A. must bea very simple affair in the B. must have beenC. ought to beD. should bebeginning. (32) , (32) A. howeverwhen we observe the language B. ThereforeC. ProbablyD. Undoubtedlybehaviour of (33) (33) A. whose we regard as primitive cultures,we B. thatC: whichD: whatFind it(34) complicated.It (34) A: conspicuously Was believed that an Eskimo must B: usuallyHave at the tip of his tongue a vocabu C: surprisinglyLary of more than 10000 words (35) D: sufficientlyto get along reasonably well, (35) A: so asmuch larger than the active B: so thatvocabulary of an average businessman C: as muchwho speaks English. D: as well as(36) ,these Eskimo words are (36) A: howeverB: MoreoverC: though D. Therefore(37) more (37) A. too B. farC.much D.overhighly inflected than (38) (38) A. the othersof any of the B. all otherswell-known European lan C. these.D. thoseguages, for a (39) (39）A. singlenoun can be spoken or B. singularC. plural. D. compoundWritten in (40) (40) A. someHundred different forms, B. severalC. variousD. variedEach (41) a (41) A. gettingPrecise meaning different B. causingFrom that of any other. C. havingD. owningThe (42) of (42) A. shapesThe verbs are even more B. patternsC. conventionsD. forms(43) .the Es- (43) A. endlessKimo language is, there- B. multipleFore, one of the most diffi- C. uncountableCult in the world to learn, D. numerous(44) the result (44) A. withThat almost no traders or B. forC. owing toD. asExplorers have (45) (45) A. stilltried to learn it. B. indeedC. justD. ever(46) , there (46) A.consequentlyB.HoweverC.MoreoverD.nevertheless(47) grown (47) A. isUp, in communication be- B. wasTween Eskimos and whites, C. hasD. haveA jargon (48) (48) A.alikeTo the pidgin English used B.similarIn Old China, with a vo- C.relatedCabulary of from 300 to 600 D.relevantUninfected words. Most ofThem are derived from Es-Kimo(49) (49)A. andSome are derived from B. butEnglish, Danish, Spanish, C. as well asHawaiian and other langua- D. yetGes.It is this jargon that isUsually(50) by (50)A. referred toTracellers as “the Eskimo B. talked aboutLanguage”. C. spokenD. toldPART IVGRAMMAR & VOCABULARY15 MIN. There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.Mark your answers on your answer sheet.51. He did his work the manager had instructed.A. as B. untilC. when D. though52. of the twins was arrested, because I saw both at a party last night.A. None B. BothC. Neither D. All53. For some time now, world leaders out the necessity for agreement on arms reduction.A. had been pointing B. have been pointingC. were pointing D. pointed54. Have you ever been in a situation you know the other person is right yet you cannot agree with him?A. by which B. thatC. in where D. there55. Weve just installed two air-conditioners in our apartment, should make great differences in our life next summer.A. which B. whatC. that D. they56. AIDS is said the number-one killer of both men and women over the past few years in that region.A. being B. to beC. to have been D. having been57. She managed to save she could out of her wages to help her brother.A. how little money B. so little moneyC. such little money D. what little money58. Fool Jane is, she could not have done such a thing.A. who B. asC. that D. like59. The experiment requires more money than .A. have been put in B. being put inC. has been put in D. to be put in60. for the fact that she broke her leg, she might have passed the exam.A. Had it not been B. Hadnt it beenC. Was it not D. Were it not61. What courses are you going to do next semester?I dont know. But its about time on something. A. Id decide B. I decidedC. I decide D. Im deciding62. When you have finished with that video tape, dont forget to put it in my drawer, ?A. do you B. will youC. dont you D. wont you63. He left orders that nothing touched until the police arrived here.A. should be B. ought to beC. must be D. would be64. Mr. White works with a chemicals import & export company, but he for this industrialfair, since he is on leave.A. has worked B. worksC. has been working D. is working65. The team can handle whatever .A. that needs handling B. which needs handling C. it needs handling D. needs to be handled66. Obviously, the Chairmans remarks at the conference were and not planned.ence were and not planned.A. substantial B. spontaneousC. simultaneous D. synthetic67. For the success of the project, the company should the most of the opportunities at hand.A. obtain B. graspC. catch D. make68. Failure to follow the club rules him from the volleyball team.A. disfavoured B. dispelledC. disqualified D. dismissed69. The discovery of new oil-fields in various parts of the country filled the government withhope.A. eternal B. infiniteC. ceaseless D. everlasting70. At first the company refused to purchase the equipment, but this decision was revised.A. subsequently B. successivelyC. predominantly D. preliminarily71. The local police are authorized to anyones movements as they think fit.A. pause B. haltC. repel D. keep72. Have you ever received of what has happened to her?A. the word B. wordsC. word D. the words73. Twelve is to three four is to one.A. what B. asC. that D. like74. Things went well for her during her early life but in her middle age her seemed to change.A. affair B. luckC. event D. chance75. Although I spoke to her about the matter several times, she took little of what I said.A. remark B. warningC. notice D. attention76. The scheme was when it was discovered it would be very costly.A. resigned B. surrenderedC. released D. abandoned77. The Olympic Games in 776 B.C. in Olympia, a small town in Greece.A. originated B. stemmedC. derived D. descended78. We should always bear in mind that decisions often result in serious consequences.A. urgent B. instantC. prompt D. hasty79. The chairman of the company said that new techniques had improved their productionefficiency.A. violently B. severelyC. extremely D. radically80. The local authorities realized the need to make for elderly people in their housing programmes.A. preparation C. specificationB. requirement D. provisionPART V READING COMPREHENSION25 MIN. In this section there are several reading passages followed by twenty questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D.Choose the one that you think is the best answer.Mark your answers on your answer sheet.TEXT AThe train clattered oer points and passed through a station.Then it began suddenly to slow down, presumably in obedience to a signal. For some minutes it crawled along, then stopped; presently it began to move forward again. Another up-train passed them, though with less vehemence than the first one. The train gathered speed again. At that moment another train.,also on a downline. swerved inwards towards them. for a moment with almost