英语四级真题及答案第二套.docx

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英语四级真题及答案第二套

2019年12月英语四级真题及答案第二套

PartI

Writing（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoaforeignfriendwhowantstolearnChinese.Pleaserecommendaplacetohim.

Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartⅡ

ListeningComprehension

（25minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthenquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A）Thenumberofnurseshasdroppedtoarecordlow.B）Thereisagrowingshortageofmedicalpersonnel.C）Thereisdiscriminationagainstmalenurses.

D）Thenumberofmalenurseshasgonedown..

2.A）Culturalbias.

B）Inadequatepay.

C）Educationalsystem.

D）Workingconditions.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A）Hefelloutofalifeboat.B）Helosthiswayonabeach.C）Hewasalmostdrowned.

D）Heenjoyedswimminginthesea.

4.A）Thebeachisapopulartouristresort.B）Theemergencyservicesareefficient.

C）Thebeachisagoodplacetowatchthetide.D）Thelifeboatspatrolthearearoundtheclock.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A）Itbecameanonlinestar.B）Itbrokeintoanofficeroom.C）Itescapedfromalocalzoo.

D）Itclimbed25storeysatonego.

6.A）Senditbacktothezoo.

B）Releaseitintothewild.

C）Returnittoitsowner.

D）Giveitaphysicalcheckup.

7.A）Araccooncanperformactsnohumancan.

B）Araccooncanclimbmuchhigherthanacat.

C）Theraccoonbecameasfamousassomepoliticians.

D）Theraccoondidsomethingnopoliticiancould.

SectionB

Directions:

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

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A）Shegotawell-payingjobinabank.B）Shereceivedabonusunexpectedly.

CShereceivedherfirstmonthlysalary.

D）Shegotapayraiseforherperformance.

9.A）Severalyearsago.

B）Twodecadesago.

C）Rightaftergraduation.

D）Justlastmonth.

10.A）Hesentasmallchecktohisparents.B）Hetookafewofhisfriendstoagym.C）Heimmediatelydepositeditinabank.D）Hetreatedhisparentstoanicemeal.

11.A）Buysomeprofessionalclothes.

B）Budgethersalarycarefully.

C）Joinhercolleaguesforgymexercise.

D）Visitherformeruniversitycampus.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）Hehasadifficultdecisiontomake.B）Hehasbeenoverworkedrecently.

C）Hehasjustquarreledwithhisgirlfriend.D）Hehasjusttoomanythingstoattendto.

13.A）Giveprioritytothingsmoreurgent.B）Turntohisgirlfriendforassistance.

C）Thinktwicebeforemakingthedecision.D）Seekadvicefromhisfamilyandadvisor.

14.A）Hisparentsandadvisorhavedifferentopinions.B）Heisnotparticularlykeenonthejoboffered.

C）Helacksthemoneyforhisdoctoralprogram.D）Hisgirlfrienddoesnotsupporthisdecision.

15.A）Theyneedtimetomakepreparations.

B）Theyneedtosaveenoughmoneyforit.

C）Theyhaven’tstartedtheircareersyet.

D）Theyhaven’twontheirparents’approval.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Acquiringinformationandprofessionalknowledge.B）Usinginformationtounderstandandsolveproblems.C）Enrichingsocialandintellectuallives.

D）Expressingideasandopinionsfreely.

17.A）Improvingmind-readingstrategies.

B）Readingclassicscientificliterature.

C）Playinggamesthatchallengeone’smind.

D）Travelingtodifferentplacesintheworld.

18.A）Giveothersfreedomtoexpressthemselves.B）Exposethemselvestodifferentcultures.

C）Discardpersonalbiasesandprejudices.D）Participateindebatesordiscussions.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Thenatureofrelationshipsbetweendogs.B）Thereasonagreatmanypeoplelovedogs.C）Whydogscanbefaithfulfriendsofhumans.D）Howdogsfeelabouttheirbondswithhumans.

20.A）Theyhaveanunusualsenseofresponsibility.B）Theycanrespondtohumans’questions.

C）Theycanfallinlovejustlikehumans.

D）Theybehavelikeotheranimalsinmanyways.

21.A）Theyhavetheirownjoysandsorrows.

B）Theyexperiencetrueromanticlove.

C）Theyhelphumansinvariousways.

D）Theystaywithonepartnerforlife.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A）Acowbone.B）Arareanimal.C）Ahistoricalsite.D）Apreciousstone.

23.A）Measuringit.B）Preservingit.

C）Datingit.

D）Identifyingit.

24.A）Thesiteshouldhavebeenprotected.B）Theboy’sfamilyhadactedcorrectly.C）Theboyshouldhavecalledanexpert.D）Thechannelneedstointerviewtheboy.

25.A）Searchforsimilarfossilselsewhere.B）AsktheuniversitytorewardJude.

C）Conductamoredetailedsearch.

D）Seekadditionalfundsforthesearch.

PartⅢ

ReadingComprehension

（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

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

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Finally,somegoodnewsaboutairplanetravel.Ifyouareonaplanewithasick

passenger,youareunlikelytogetsick.Thatisthe26ofanewstudythatlookedat

howrespiratoryviruses27onairplanes.Researchersfoundthatonlypeoplewho

wereseatedinthesamerowasapassengerwiththeflu,forexample—oronerowin

frontoforbehindthatindividual—hadahighriskofcatchingtheillness.Allother

passengershadonlyavery28chanceofgettingsick,accordingtothefindings.Mediareportshavenotnecessarilypresented29informationabouttheriskof

gettinginfectedonanairplaneinthepast.Therefore,thesenewfindingsshouldhelp

airplanepassengerstofeelless30tocatchingrespiratoryinfectionswhile

travelingbyair.

Priortothenewstudy,litterwasknownabouttherisksofgetting31infected

bycommonrespiratoryviruses,suchasthefluorcommoncold,onanairplane,the

researcherssaid.So,to32therisksofinfection,thestudyteamflewon10

different33intheU.S.duringthefluseason.Theresearchersfoundthat

passengerssittingwithintwoseatson34sideofapersoninfectedwithflu,aswell

asthosesittingonerowinfrontoforbehindthisindividual,hadaboutan80person

chanceofgettingsick.Butotherpassengerswere35safefrominfection.They

hadalessthan3percentchanceofcatchingtheflu.

A）accurate

B）conclusion

C）directly

D）either

E）evaluate

F）explorations

G）flights

H）largely

I）nearby

J）respond

K）slim

L）spread

M）summit

N）vividly

O）venerable

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoeachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

IsBreakfastReallytheMostImportantMealoftheDay?

[A]Alongwitholdclassicslike“carrotsgiveyounightvision”and“Santadoesn’tbringtoystomisbehavingchildren”,oneofthemostwell-wornphrasesoftiredparentseverywhereisthatbreakfastisthemostimportantmealoftheday.Manyofusgrowupbelievingthatskippingbreakfastisaseriousmistake—evenifonlytwothirdsofadultsintheUKeatbreakfastregularly,accordingtotheBritishDieteticAssociation,andaroundthree-quartersofAmericans.

[B]“Thebodyusesalotofenergystoresforgrowthandrepairthroughthenight,”explainsdietspecialistSarahElder.“Eatingabalancedbreakfasthelpstoupourenergy,aswellasmakeupforproteinandcalciumusedthroughoutthenight.”Butthere’swidespreaddisagreementoverwhetherbreakfastshouldkeepitstopspotinthehierarchyofmeals.Therehavebeenconcernsaroundthesugarcontentofcerealandthefoodindustry’sinvolvementinpro-breakfastresearch—andevenoneclaimfromanacademicthatbreakfastis“dangerous”.

[C]What’sthereality?

Isbreakfastanecessarystarttothedayoramarketingtacticbycerealcompanies?

Themostresearchedaspectofbreakfast（andbreakfast-skipping）hasbeenitslinkstoobesity.Scientistshavedifferenttheoriesastowhythere’sarelationshipbetweenthetwo.InoneUSstudythatanalyzedthehealthdataof50,000peopleove