专业英语四级(听力)模拟试卷77(题后含答案及解析)

专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷77(题后含答案及解析) 题型有：1. DICTATION 2. LISTENING COMPREHENSION
PART I DICTATION (15 MIN)Directions: 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 this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minute
1．Mindless Eating Tied to Your Environment
正确答案：Mindless Eating Tied to Your Environment Much of our habitual eating is tied to habitual experiences. /For example, we love to eat popcorn at the movies without even thinking about it. /A study showed that we consumed the food/not because of the taste but because of the experience. /When we’ve repeatedly eaten a particular food in a particular environment, / our brain comes to associate the food with that environment. /And this association makes us keep eating/as long as those environmental cues are present. /Researchers proved this by taking a group of movie watchers/ that regularly consumed popcorn at the movies. /Some were given fresh popped popcorn. /Some were given stale popcorn that had been popped a week ago. /Participants ate the same amount of popcorn whether the popcorn was stale or fresh. /Researchers then conducted the same test but put movie watchers in a boardroom./In the second experiment, participants only ate the fresh popcorn. 涉及知识点：听力
PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION (20 MIN)Directions: 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 CONVERSATIONSDirections: In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
听力原文：M: What can we do for you today?W: Yes, I’m having a problem with my car, and it doesn’t seem to run right. I mean every time I start it up, the engine runs for a minute or so, and then dies. M: Hmmm. Okay. Let’s open the car, and let’s take a look... Okay, start her up. Okay, okay. Shut her off. Let me look at the book here... It sounds like a possible fuel line, an old engine, a broken part, or even a weak battery.W: So, which one is it?M: You need to talk to the Mechanic.W: The Mechanic! So, who are you?M: Well, I’m the assistant.W: So, why didn’t you tell me that in the
first place? I wouldn’t have wasted all this time!M: You didn’t ask.W: Okay, so how much is it going to cost?M: Are you a local or from out of town?W: I’m just passing through, and this is the only place for miles. Can’t you see my license plate?M: Okay. The out-of-town rate. If it’s a fuel line, that’ll be $100... No, no, that’s the local rate. Here, $200 for the pre-screening check, $150 for parts, plus or minus $100, and $75 an hour for labor. Today’s a holiday, so labor is actually $50 more per hour. W: Those prices are outrageous! M: We’ll take care of you. Just bring the car back on Tuesday so Mike, our Mechanic, can take a look at it. W: Why not today? It’s only 11:00 a. m. ! M: We close at 11: 30 a. m. on holidays, and we’re closed tomorrow and Sunday, and we’re closed the following day as well.
2．What problem was NOT mentioned about the woman’s car?
A．A stopped-up fuel line.
B．A broken part.
C．A low battery.
D．A flat tire.
正确答案：D
解析：本题考查事物特征。

根据句(1)可知，在丁作人员提出的几种可能出现的情况中，未涉及flattire(爆胎)，由此可推知D为正确答案。

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3．The car owner would be paid______per hour for labor.
A．$50.
B．$75.
C．$125.
D．$100.
正确答案：C
解析：本题考查数字及其推导。

根据句(2)可知，人工费用在平时为每小时75美元，逢节假日每小时需多加50美元。

经过简单推算得出C为正确答案。

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4．What did the woman think about the price per hour?
A．Very cheap.
B．Very special.
C．Fair enough.
D．Too expensive.
正确答案：D
解析：本题考查评价。

由句(3)推知，女车主认为该价格高得令人无法容忍。

因此D为正确答案。

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听力原文：W: Hey, Henry, how’s everything going, (4)and what’s with the flowers?M: They’re for my wife.W: Oh, a wedding anniversary or something?M: To
tell the truth, it couldn’t be worse. You see, I have to pick my wife up from the airport this evening, but while she was gone, there were a few minor mishaps. W: Oh, really? What happened? M: Well, I had some of the guys on Friday night watch a basketball game on TV, but one of them got all excited, and started horsing around, waving his arms, and he accidentally knocked over my wife’s 250-year old Chinese porcelain vase given to her by her grandmother, and broke it beyond repair. W: Man, have you tried... M:(5)Super glue? Yeap, but she would be able to tell in a second. I was trying to pull something over her eyes. W: Oh, wow. You’re in hot water now. M: If it had only been that. W: Oh, there’s more? M: Yeah, you see, the water from the vase spilled all over the manuscript of a book my wife has been writing for the past two years. It blurred the ink over many of the pages.
5．Why is the woman surprised at the beginning?
A．The man is carrying some flowers.
B．The man has spoiled his marriage anniversary.
C．The man seems very excited about meeting his wife.
D．The man is horsing around.
正确答案：A
解析：本题考查原因。

根据句(4)可知，女士看到她朋友手里拿着花，感到很奇怪，故询问原因。

所以正确答案是A。

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6．We can infer from the conversation that the man______.
A．has watched a baseball game
B．has tried to glue the vase
C．has tried to dry the book
D．has tried to buy a new vase
正确答案：B
解析：本题考查事实。

根据句(5)可知，男士尝试用强力胶水，但他妻子可以一眼就看出来。

由此得出正确答案是B。

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7．The man is troubled by the fact that______.
A．his wife’s book has been burned
B．his friend has damaged two valuable things
C．his wife’s book was stained with super glue
D．the Chinese vase was broken a bit
正确答案：B
解析：本题考查事实。

根据句(6—1)及(6—2)可知，妻子的两件东西被朋友弄坏了，一件是250一yearold Chinese porcelain vase，另外一件是the manuscript of a book，所以正确答案是B。

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听力原文：M: Oh, gosh! Nobody can stand this kind of scorching heat.W: Tell
me about it! You can’t even stay in the sun for five minutes.M: You’ll be scorched like a shriveled plant.W: I like your humor, Marc. Anyway, I guess this afternoon there’s nothing we can do but stay at home.M: I guess so. I don’t want to be taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion or sunstroke or something.W: You want my advice?(8)Drink a lot of liquids and spare yourself the worst of the heat!M: Yeah, you’re right. Got to drink a lot of fluids. Do we have any beer? I’d like some Budweiser or Carlsberg.W: If the heat goes on, a drought will probably set in. It hasn’t rained a drop for months.M: I think so, too. But didn’t it rain last month?W: It did rain last month, but the rainfall was only half the monthly average.M: Oh. That bad?!W: That’s right. It’s really bad.(10)I’m really concerned though not panicked yet.M: I don’t blame you. The pastures have browned out even before the summer has arrived.W: Yeah, (9)and the soil has been baked so hard that the plow can’t even break the soil.M: Looks like it’s going to be an ongoing thing that would get worse each day.
8．The man is probably a______.
A．gardener
B．farmer
C．shepherd
D．driver
正确答案：B
解析：本题考查人物身份。

他们的对话内容涉及干旱、炎热、土地、耕耘等问题，可以推断出男士是农民，因此B为正确答案。

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9．According to the woman, how to endure the heat?
A．Drinking a lot of water will help.
B．People should buy air-conditioners.
C．Staying at home will help.
D．People should eat ice-creams.
正确答案：A
解析：本题考查事实。

根据句(8)可知，女士建议男士大量饮水。

因此答案为A。

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10．Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
A．The rainfall last month was much less than normal.
B．The land can still be cultivated.
C．The conversation took place just before noon.
D．The woman is a bit pessimistic.
正确答案：B
解析：本题考查事实。

根据句(9)可知，土壤已经被太阳烘烤得很坚硬，用犁都犁不动，因此B与对话中的事实不符，为正确答案。

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11．What does the woman think of the current situation?
A．It’s a good year for pastures.
B．It’s severe but she doesn’t care.
C．It’s hopeless for this year.
D．It’s bad but needless to despair.
正确答案：D
解析：本题考查事实。

根据句(10)可知，她有些担心，但并不感到恐慌，因此不必绝望，所以D为正确答案。

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SECTION B PASSAGESDirections: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
听力原文：(12)In 1871 , the first passenger elevators were used in office buildings and allowed architects to build higher than people could comfortably walk. Another innovation was in building technique. In 1885, the steel skeleton was introduced and allowed for the construction of tall buildings that could withstand high winds. We take for granted some of the other inventions that enabled people to live and work in skyscrapers. For example, few people realized that the telephone was necessary for vertical communication and that flush toilet and vacuum incinerator made waste disposal possible. Now, as we’ve entered the age of the super skyscraper, some with more than 200 floors, we see the need for even more technological innovations in the area of heating and cooling systems, for example. For all their benefits, these super tall buildings do cause problems though. For one thing, they place enormous strain on parking and traffic flow in urban areas.(13)But let’s leave behind these technical concerns and move on to consider some of the design elements that have come to characterize the age of the skyscraper.
12．What does the professor mainly discuss?
A．The development of the modern skyscraper.
B．The skyscraper’s effect on urban areas.
C．Problems with future skyscraper construction.
D．Safety regulations for skyscraper design.
正确答案：A
解析：主题总结题。

本文按照时间顺序介绍了摩天大楼的发展情况：1871年电梯首次投入使用，随后建筑技术不断提高，电话、冲水马桶、吸尘器等也相继出现，使摩天大楼得到不断发展。

所以正确答案为A。

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13．What does the professor say about the invention of the elevator?
A．It created design problems for architects.
B．It was useful for transporting construction materials.
C．It enabled architects to design taller office buildings.
D．It made skyscrapers more expensive to build.
正确答案：C
解析：语义理解题。

根据句(12)可知，1871年首部客用电梯被用在办公楼中，这样办公楼可以建得更高，因此可以推断正确答案是C。

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14．What will the professor probably discuss next?
A．Measures designed to solve problems caused by super skyscrapers.
B．Design features of modern skyscrapers.
C．Strategies for reducing traffic congestion.
D．Methods of estimating construction costs.
正确答案：B
解析：语义理解题。

根据句(13)可知，先不去管技术的问题，转到设计的问题上去，因此可以推断答案为B。

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听力原文：There are many famous museums throughout the world where people can enjoy art. Washington D. C. has the National Gallery of Art: Paris has the Louvre: and London, the British Museum. Florida International University(FIU)in Miami also shows art for people to see. And it does so without a building, or even a wall for its drawings and paintings. FIU has opened the first computer art museum in the United States. You don’t have to visit the university to see the art.(14)You just need a computer linked to a telephone. You can call the telephone number of a university computer and connect your own computer to it.(16)The art is stored on the school’s computers. It is computer art , produced electronically by artists on their own computers. In only a few minutes, your computer can receive and copy all the pictures and drawings.(15)Robert Shostak, the director of the new computer museum says he started the museum because computer artists had no place to show their work. A computer artist could only record his pictures electronically and send the records, or floppy disc, to others to see on their computers. He could also put his pictures on paper. But to print good pictures on paper, the computer artist needed an expensive laser printer. Many of the pictures in the museum are made by students. The FIU museum will make computer art more fun for computer artists because more people can see it. The great number of home computers in America could mean a huge audience for the electronic museum.
15．What is needed to enjoy art in FIU museum?
A．Floppy discs and laser printers.
B．A computer and a printer.
C．Membership cards.
D．A computer connected to the museum via telephone line.
正确答案：D
解析：语义理解题。

根据句(14)可知，你只需把电脑和电话线连接起来，因此正确答案是D。

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16．Why did Robert Shostak launch the museum?
A．He is a keen fan of Louvre and the National Gallery of Art.
B．He wanted to help computer artists.
C．Art students produced many fine pictures.
D．He wanted to do something about art.
正确答案：B
解析：语义理解题。

根据句(15)可知，他之所以建设这座博物馆，是因为电脑艺术家们没有地方展示他们的作品。

因此B为正确答案。

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17．Where are the pictures of the FIU museum stored?
A．On floppy discs.
B．On the school’s computers.
C．In the art museum.
D．On thousands of home computers.
正确答案：B
解析：语义理解题。

根据句(16)可知，这些艺术作品存储在学校的电脑中，因此正确答案是B。

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听力原文：Are some people born clever and others stupid?(1 7)To some extent our intelligence is given to us at birth, and no special education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than that who has rich and varied surroundings. Thus the limits of a person’s intelligence are fixed at birth, but whether one reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view can be supported in a number of ways. It is easy to show that intelligence is something we are born with. If we take two unrelated people at random from the population, it is likely that their degree of intelligence will be completely different. If, on the other hand, we take two identical twins, they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. This clearly suggests intelligence depends on birth. Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments.(18)We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. We would soon find differences in intelligence developing and this indicates that environment as well as birth plays a part. This conclusion is also supported by the fact that(19)people who live in close contact with each other, but are not related at all, are likely to have similar degrees of intelligence.
18．What conclusion can we draw from the factors affecting intelligence?
A．Birth is more relevant to one’s intelligence than environment.
B．Environment plays a more important role than birth.
C．Birth and environment are both important.
D．Neither birth nor environment really matters.
正确答案：C
解析：语义理解题。

根据句(17)可知，天赋和后天环境都对一个人的智商有影响，因此C为正确答案。

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19．Which of the following is CORRECT?
A．A child born with low intelligence stands a big chance of becoming a genius.
B．A child born with low intelligence will become a genius through special education.
C．A child who receives more education will become more intelligent.
D．A child living in a boring situation will not develop his intelligence at all.
正确答案：C
解析：语义理解题。

根据句(18)可知，我们可以把一个人送进大学，另一个人送进工作枯燥的工厂，不久就能发现其各自智力发展的不同。

因此可推出答案是C。

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20．Who are likely to have similar degrees of intelligence?
A．Two identical twins educated in different environments.
B．People who are neither in close contact nor related.
C．People who don’t live in close contact but are closely related.
D．People who live in close contact though not related.
正确答案：D
解析：推理排除题。

根据句(19)可知，生活联系密切但没有血缘关系的人容易拥有相近的智力水平，因此正确答案是D。

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21．This passage is written to______.
A．emphasize the importance of environment on intelligence development
B．argue that factories should beautify the dull setting
C．explain how birth and environment influence intelligence
D．support the view that both birth and environment influence intelligence
正确答案：D
解析：主题总结题。

本篇主要讨论先天条件和后天环境对人的智力都有影响，所以正确答案是D。

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听力原文：Researchers are developing ways to increase rice production in Africa as part of efforts to fight hunger.(21)Experts say 60 percent of the thirty million tons of rice used in Africa is imported from Asia. They estimate that Africa spends $ 5 billion on rice imports every year. And yet the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization says there are still rice shortages on the continent.(22)Rice production was reduced in some countries after the economic crisis of the 1990s. With beginning of the crisis, African countries stopped making investments in rice production and in the marketing of rice. Issues like climate change and extreme
temperatures have slowed rice production, especially in areas south of the Saharan desert. Plant disease is also a problem. But some African researchers say they have developed rice plants that can grow in areas with little rainfall.
22．How many tons of rice does Africa import from Asia?
A．18 million tons.
B．30 million tons.
C．60 million tons.
D．80 million tons.
正确答案：A
解析：本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。

由句(21)可知，非洲所食用的3000万吨大米，其中60％是从亚洲进口的，故A为正确答案。

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23．Why did the rice production decrease in the 1990s?
A．Because African countries stopped developing ways to increase the rice production.
B．Because there were no more rice shortages in Africa.
C．Because there were no more investments from African countries
D．Because African countries stopped exporting rice to other countries.
正确答案：C
解析：本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。

由句(22)可知，在20世纪90年代的经济危机初期，非洲国家停止了对大米产业和大米市场的投资，因此大米产量也随之下降，故C为正确答案。

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听力原文：The Internet search engine company called Google has announced(23)it will give more than twenty-five million dollars in money and investments to help the poor. The money will be spent over the next five to ten years in several areas, including poverty reduction and private business development. Aleem Walji works for Google. org—the part of the company that gives money to good causes. He spoke to us from San Francisco, California. He said(24)the first project to receive money will help identify where infectious diseases are developing. In Southeast Asia and Africa, for example, Google. org will work with partners to strengthen early warning systems and take action against growing health threats.
24．How much money will Google spend in helping the poor?
A．$5, 000, 000.
B．$10, 000, 000.
C．$25, 000, 000.
D．$30, 000, 000.
正确答案：C
解析：本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。

根据句(23)可知，Google会拿出2500多万美金以现金和投资的形式帮助贫困人群，所以C为正确答案。

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25．What is the first project of the Google. org Company?
A．To help identify where infectious diseases are developing.
B．To help small and medium size businesses grow.
C．To help improve public services.
D．To help two climate change programs.
正确答案：A
解析：本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。

根据句(24)可知，第一个资金援助项目用于帮助确定传染病散播的区域，因此正确答案是A。

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听力原文：(25)This week, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Prize in economics to three Americans. The academy recognizes the three men for their work in the study and understanding of how things are priced in financial markets. Eugene Fama and Lars Peter Hansen are both professors at the University of Chicago. Robert Shiller is a professor at Yale University.(26)They will share the prize worth about 1. 2 million dollars. The academy’s permanent secretary Staffan Normark offered a short explanation of why the men won the award. “This year’s prize in economic sciences is about predictions. “Predicting prices is something everyone involved in markets wants to do. This is especially true for financial markets when money managers invest millions of dollars for their clients and customers. All three of this year’s prize winners are mainly known for their research and explanations of pricing forces in financial markets.
26．The three Americans were awarded the Nobel Prize in economics for their______.
A．understanding of the economic crisis
B．research in how things are priced in financial markets
C．study in predicting economic crisis in the 1990s
D．explanations of financial factors
正确答案：B
解析：本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。

由句(25)可知，三位科学家因其对金融市场的定价方面的研究与理解而被授予诺贝尔经济学奖，故B为正确答案。

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27．This year’s Nobel Prize winners in economics will share the prize worth about______.
A．2 million dollars
B．12 million dollars
C．1.2 million dollars
D．1. 12 million dollars
正确答案：C
解析：本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。

由句(26)可知，本年度诺贝尔经济学奖
的奖金约为120万美元，故C为正确答案。

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听力原文：(28)A sharp rise in fuel prices in California linked to state supply shortages has forced some petrol stations to close temporarily. (27)In one part of the Golden State, prices hit $5. 69 a gallon, $1.20 more than the California average. The situation has been magnified by pollution limits requiring a special fuel blend during the summer. Officials insisted California was not running out of petrol, and one refinery has already resumed production. The refinery had gone offline because of a power cut, exacerbating the supply problems. Fuel price spikes particularly affect the state’s independent petrol station operators, who pay a higher price for their supplies than some national chains. Some have closed down their pumps rather than cut into profit margins. Costco, a giant discount store chain that sells large volumes of petrol, closed 14 of its 40 Los Angeles-area stations. Five were expected to reopen on Friday.
28．The average fuel price in California is______.
A．$5. 69 a gallon
B．$1. 20 a gallon
C．$6. 89 a gallon
D．$4. 49 a gallon
正确答案：D
解析：本题考查对新闻内容的理解。

句(27)说加利福尼亚某些地区的汽油价格高达5．69美元一加仑，这个价格比加州平均价格高出1．20美元，所以目前加州汽油的平均价格应该为4．49美元(5．69—1．20=4．49)，因此D为正确答案。

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29．What is the main idea of the news item?
A．California was not running out of petrol in spite of a sharp rise in fuel prices.
B．The pollution limits require a special fuel blend during the summer.
C．Some California petrol stations closed temporarily due to the fuel price spikes.
D．Some refineries have gone offline because of a power cut.
正确答案：C
解析：本题考查对新闻大意的把握。

新闻的第一句话往往点明新闻的主旨大意，所以由句(28)可知，本则新闻主要报道的是油价上涨以及供应短缺导致加州的一些加油站暂时关闭。

因此C为正确答案。

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听力原文：Flooding ravaged parts of southern Thailand on Thursday, with residents there joining their countrymen in Bangkok and beyond struggling with the effects of high water.(29 - 1)Parts of Songkhla province were declared disaster zones a day after rushing water swept away a 3-year-old child, So Hemakul, a provincial disaster and mitigation official, told the state-run MCOT news agency.(29 -2)The child’s body was found Thursday.(30)Heavy rains led Songkhla Gov. Winyu Thongsakul to urge residents of 16 districts to brace for flooding. Already, more than
360 people in the area have been forced to evacuate due to water as deep as 2 to 4 meters in places.
30．The flood in Thailand resulted in the following damages EXCEPT______.
A．the evacuation of more than 360 residents
B．the disaster zones in parts of Songkhla
C．the death of a little child
D．the disappearance of a little child
正确答案：D
解析：本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。

根据句(29—1)可知，洪水导致一个男孩被冲走；再根据(29—2)可知，被冲走的男孩已被证实死亡，而不是失踪。

所以正确答案是D。

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31．How many districts are urged to guard against flooding?
A．60.
B．16.
C．24.
D．360.
正确答案：B
解析：本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。

根据句(30)可知，总共有16个地区被告知需要做好防洪准备。

所以正确答案是B。

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