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大学英语四级真题2

2017年6月大学英语四级真题（卷二）

PartIWriting（25minutes）

（请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanadvertisementonyourcampuswebsitetosellabicycleyouusedatcollege.Youradvertisementmayincludeitsbrand,features,conditionandprice,andyourcontactinformation.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension（30minutes）SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwill

heartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearquestions,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1to2arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A）Themajorityofdriversprefertodriveandparkthemselves.

B）Humandriversbecomeeasilydistractedortiredwhiledriving.

C）Mostdriversfeeluncertainaboutthesafetyofself-drivingcars.

D）Mostdrivershavetestdrivencarswithautomaticbrakingfeatures.

2.A）Theirdriverswouldfeelsafeaftergettingusedtotheautomaticdevices.

B）Theywouldbeunpopularwithdriverswhoonlytrusttheirownskills.

C）Theirincreasedcomfortlevelshaveboostedtheirsales.

D）Theyarenotactuallyassafeasautomakersadvertise.

Questions3to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

3.A）TheftsofsnowmobiledogsinAlaska.

B）Aseriesofinjuriestosnowmobiledrivers.

C）AttacksonsomeIditarodRacecompetitors.

D）AseriousaccidentintheAlaskasportsevent.

4.A）Hestayedbehindtolookafterhisinjureddogs.

B）

C）HereceivedaminorinjuryintheIditarodRace.

D）HehasquitthecompetitioninAlaskaforgood.

Questions5to7arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.A）Itsankintotheseaduetooverloading.

B）ItranintoNicaragua’sBigCornIsland.

C）Itdisappearedbetweentwolargeislands.

D）Itturnedoverbecauseofstrongwinds.6.A）13.B）25.

C）30.D）32.

7.A）Hehashelpedwiththerescueeffort.

B）Heisbeinginvestigatedbythepolice.

C）Hewasdrownedwiththepassengers.

D）Heisamongthosepeoplemissing.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A）Atashoppingcentre.B）Atacommunitycollege.

C）Atanaccountancyfirm.D）AtanITcompany.

9.A）Helpingoutwithdatainput.B）Arranginginterviews.

C）Sortingapplicationforms.D）Makingphonecalls.

10.A）Heenjoysusingcomputers.

B）Heneedsthemoneybadly.

C）Hewantstoworkinthecitycentre.

D）Hehasrelevantworkingexperience.

11.A）Purchasesomebusinesssuits.

B）Learnsomecomputerlanguage.

C）Improvehisprogrammingskills.

D）Reviewsomeaccountancyterms.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）Theyarekeenonhightechnology.

B）Theyarepoorattechnologyskills.

C）TheyoftenlistentoNationalPublicRadio.

D）Theyfeelsuperiorinscienceandtechnology.

13.A）Japanese.B）Germans.

C）Poles.D）Americans.

14.A）Emailing.B）Texting.

C）Science.D）Literacy.

15.A）Itisundergoingadrasticreform.

B）Itlaysemphasisoncreativethinking.

C）Ithasmuchroomforimprovement.

D）Itprioritizestrainingofpracticalskills.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassagesoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Theyhavesmallroots.B）Theygrowwhiteflowers.

C）Theytastelikeapples.D）TheycomefromCentralAfrica.

17.A）Theyturnedfromwhitetopurpleincolor.

B）Theybecamepopularontheworldmarket.

C）Theybecameanimportantfoodforhumans.

D）Theybegantolooklikemodern-daycarrots.

18.A）Theywerefoundquitenutritious.

B）Therewereseriousfoodshortages.

C）Peoplediscoveredtheirmedicinalvalue.

D）Farmmachineshelpedlowertheirprices.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.

B）Shecouldcallupherfamilywheneversheliked

C）Shecouldlocateherfriendswherevertheywere.

D）Shecoulddownloadasmanypicturesassheliked.

20.A）Shelikedtoinformherfriendsabouthersuccess.

B）Sheenjoyedreadingherfriends’statusupdates.

C）Shefeltquitepopularamongthem.

D）Shefeltshewasateenageragain.

21.A）Shecouldbarelyrespondtoallher500Facebookfriends.

B）

C）ShecouldbarelybalanceFacebookupdatesandherwork.

D）Shedidn’tseemtobedoingaswellasherFacebookfriends.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A）Theyhavestrongmuscles.

B）Theylivealongerlifethanhorses.

C）Theyeatmuchlessinwinter.

D）Theycanworklongerthandonkeys.

23.A）ItwasapetofaSpanishking.

B）ItwasboughtbyGeorgeWashington.

C）ItwasbroughtoverfromSpain.

D）ItwasdonatedbyaU.S.Ambassador.

24.A）Theymetandexchangedideasonanimalbreeding.

B）Theyparticipatedinamule-drivingcompetition.

C）Theyshowedandtradedanimalsinthemarket.

D）Theyfedmuleswiththebestfoodtheycouldfind.

25.A）Thewideruseofhorses.B）Thearrivaloftractors.

C）Ashrinkinganimaltrade.D）Agrowingdonkeypopulation.

PartⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices,Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Asifyouneededanotherreasontohatethegym,itnowturnsoutthatexercisecanexhaustnotonlyyourmuscles,butalsoyoureyes.Fearnot,however,forcoffeecanstimulatethemagain.During（26）exercise,ourmusclestireastheyrunoutoffuelandbuildupwasteproducts.Muscleperformancecanalsobeaffectedbya（27）called"centralfatigue,”inwhichanimbalanceinthebody’schemicalmessengerspreventsthecentralnervoussystemfromdirectingmusclemovements

（28）.Itwasnotknown,however,whethercentralfatiguemightalsoaffectmotorsystemsnot

directly（29）intheexerciseitself,suchasthosethatmovetheeyes.Tofindout,researchersgave11volunteercyclistsacarbohydrate（碳水化合物的）（30）eitherwithamoderatedoseofcaffeine（咖啡因），whichisknowntostimulatethecentralnervoussystem,orasaplacebo（安慰剂）without,during3hoursof（31）.Afterexercising,thescientiststestedthecyclistswith

A）cautiously

B）commit

C）control

D）cycling

E）effectively

F）increased

G）involved

H）limited

I）phenomenon

J）preventing

K）sensitive

L）slowing

M）solution

N）sufficient

O）vigorous

eyetrackingcamerastoseehowwelltheirbrainscouldstill（32）theirvisualsystem.Theteamfoundthatexercisereducedthespeedofrapideyemovementsbyabout8%,（33）theirabilitytocapturenewvisualinformation.Thecaffeine,theequivalentoftwostrongcupsofcoffee,was（34）toreversethiseffect,withsomecyclistsevendisplaying（35）eyemovementspeeds.Soitmightbeagoodideatogetsomeoneelsetodriveyouhomeafterthatmarathon.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

Teamspirit

[A]Teamshavebecomethebasicbuildingblocksoforganizations.Recruitmentadvertisementsroutinelycallfor“teamplayers”.Businessschoolsgradetheirstudentsinpartontheirperformanceingroupprojects.Officemanagersknockdownwallstoencourageteambuilding.Teamsareasoldascivilization,ofcourse:

evenJesushad12co-workers.ButanewreportbyDeloitte,“GlobalHumanCapitalTrends”,basedonasurveyofmorethan7,000executivesinover130countries,suggeststhatthefashionforteamworkhasreachedanewhigh.Almosthalfofthosesurveyedsaidtheircompanieswereeitherinthemiddleofrestructuringorabouttoembarkon（开始）it;andforthemostpart,restructuringmeantputtingmoreemphasisonteams.

[B]

[C]Thefashionforteamsisdrivenbyasensethattheoldwayoforganisingpeopleistoorigidfor

boththemodemmarketplaceandtheexpectationsofemployees.Technologicalinnovationplacesgreatervalueonagility（灵活性）.JohnChambers,chairmanofCiscoSystemsInc.,aworldwideleaderinelectronicsproducts,saysthat“wecompeteagainstmarkettransitions（过渡），notcompetitors.Producttransitionsusedtotakefiveorsevenyears;nowtheytakeoneortwo.”Digitaltechnologyalsomakesiteasierforpeopletoco-ordinatetheiractivitieswithoutresorting