2022年度专四真题及完整答案.pdf

一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴。——《增广贤文》 TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS () -GRADE FOUR TIME LIMIT: 130 MIN PART I DICTATION [10 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 ONE minute to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on Answer Sheet One PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [20MIN] SECTION A TALK In this section you will hear a talk You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at the task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure what you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task. Now listen to the talk. When it is over, you will be given TWO minutes to check your work What Is Grit? My questions  Why isnt I.Q. the only difference between students?  What is the key to (1) __________. My Research  investigation of all kinds of (2) __________, including: —West Point Military Academy. — (3) __________. — private companies. My finding: grit as predictor of success  Grit is (4) __________ for very long-term goals.  Grit is working hard for years to make (5) __________.  Grit is living your life like a (6) __________. My survey  high school juniors took grit questionnaires.