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四级真题第1套

2017年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第一套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanadvertisementonyourcampuswebsitetosellacomputeryouusedatcollege.Youradvertisementmayincludeitsbrand,specifications/features,conditionandprice,andyourcontactinformation.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartⅡListeningComprehension（25minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

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

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A）Themaninthecarwasabsent-minded.

B）Thetestdrivermadeawrongjudgment.

C）Theself-drivingsystemwasfaulty.

D）Thecarwasmovingatafastspeed.

2.A）Theyhavedonebetterthanconventionalcars.

B）Theyhavecauseseveralseverecrashes.

C）Theyhaveposedathreattootherdrivers.

D）Theyhavegenerallydonequitewell.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A）Heworksatanationalpark.

B）Heisaqueenbeespecialist.

C）Heremovedthebeesfromtheboot.

D）Hedrovethebeesawayfromhiscar.

4.A）Theywerelookingafterthequeen.

B）Theyweremakingalotofnoise.

C）Theywerelookingforanewboxtolivein.

D）Theyweredancinginauniqueway.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A）Thediscoveryofanewspeciesofsnake.

B）Thesecondtriptoasmallremoteisland.

C）Thefindingof2newspeciesoffrog.

D）Thelatesttestonarareanimalspecies.

6.A）Apoisonoussnakeattackedhimonhisfieldtrip.

B）Hediscoveredararefrogonadesertedisland.

C）Asnakecrawledontohisheadinhissleep.

D）Hefellfromatallpalmtreebyaccident.

7.A）Fromitsgenes

B）Fromitslength.

C）Fromitsorigin.

D）Fromitscolour.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversationyouwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationsandthequestion-swillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A）Whydoesthemanaskaboutthequickestwaytotheairport.

B）Hehastocheckalotofluggage.

C）Hisflightisleavinginlessthan2hours.

D）Theairportisalongwayfromthehotel.

9.A）Incash.

B）Bycreditcard.

C）Withatraveler’scheck.

D）Withhissmartphone.

10.A）Givehimareceipt.

B）Confirmhisflight.

C）Lookafterhisluggage.

D）Findaporterforhim.

11.A）SigningupformembershipofSheratonhotel.

B）Stayinginthesamehotelnexttimehecomes.

C）Loadingherluggageontotheairportshuttle.

D）Postingacommentonthehotel’swebpage.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）Heistheonlyboyinhisfamily.

B）Hebecomestearfulinwind.

C）Hehasstoppedmakingterriblefaces.

D）Heishisteacher’sfavoritestudent.

13.A）tellhimtoplayinherbackyard.

B）Dosomethingfunnytoamusehim.

C）Givehimsomecherrystonestoplaywith.

D）Warnhimofdangerbymakingupastory.

14.A）Theycouldbreakpeople’slegs.

B）Theycouldsometimesterrifyadults.

C）Theycouldflyagainstastrongwind.

D）Theycouldknockunconscious.

15.A）Onewouldgetaspotontheirtonguesiftheytoldaliedeliberately.

B）Onewouldhavetoshavetheirheadtoremoveabatintheirhair.

C）Onewouldgotoprisoniftheyputastamponupsidedown.

D）Onewouldhavecurlyhairiftheyatetoomuchstalebread.

SectionC

Directions:

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

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Everythingseemedtobechanging.

B）Peoplewereformalanddisciplined.

C）Peoplewereexcitedtogotravelingoverseas.

D）ThingsfromtheVictorianeracamebackalive.

17.A）WatchingTVathome.

B）Meetingpeople.

C）Drinkingcoffee.

D）Tryingnewfoods.

18.A）Hewasinterestedinstylishdresses.

B）Hewasabletomakealotofmoney.

C）Hewasayoungstudentinthe1960s.

D）Hewasamanfullofimagination.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Theyavoidlookingatthem.

B）Theyrunawayimmediately.

C）Theyshowangerontheirfaces.

D）Theymakethreateningsounds.

20.A）Itturnstoitsownerforhelp.

B）Itturnsawaytoavoidconflict.

C）Itlooksawayandgetangrytoo.

D）Itfocusesitseyesontheirmouths.

21.A）Byobservingtheirfacialfeaturescarefully.

B）Byfocusingonaparticularbodymovement.

C）Bytakingintheirfacialexpressionsasawhole.

D）Byinterpretingdifferentemotionsindifferentways.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A）Theyhavetolookforfoodandshelterunderground.

B）Theytakelittlenoticeofthechangesintemperature.

C）Theyresorttodifferentmeanstosurvivethebittercold.

D）Theyhavedifficultyadaptingtothechangedenvironment.

23.A）Theyhavetheirweightreducedtotheminimum.

B）Theyconsumeenergystoredbeforethelongsleep.

C）Theycanmaintaintheirheartbeatatthenormalrate.

D）Theycankeeptheirbodytemperaturewarmandstable.

24.A）Bystayinginhidingplacesandeatingverylittle.

B）Byseekingfoodandshelterinpeople’shouses.

C）Bygrowingthickerhairtostaywarm.

D）Bystoringenoughfoodbeforehand.

25.A）Tostaysafe.

B）Tosaveenergy.

C）Tokeepcompany.

D）Toprotecttheyoung.

PartⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

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

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

America’sInternetisfasterthaneverbefore,butpeoplestillcomplainabouttheirInternetbeingtooslow.

NewYork’sAttorneyGeneral’soffice26aninvestigationinthefallintowhetherornotVerizon,CableevisionandTimeWarneraredeliveringbroadbandthat’sasfastastheproviders27itis.Earlierthismonth,theofficeaskedforpublic’shelptomeasuretheirspeedresults,sayingconsumers28togetthespeedstheywerepromised.“Toomanyofusmaybepayingforonething,andgettinganother,”theAttorneyGeneralsaid.

Iftheinvestigationuncoversanything,itwouldn’tbethefirsttimeatelecomprovidergotinto29overthebroadbandspeedsitpromisedanddeliveredcustomers.BackinJune,thefederalcommunicationCommissionfinedAT&T$100millionover30thatthecarriersecretlyreducedwirelessspeedsaftercustomersconsumedacertainamountof31.

Evenwhentheystayontherightsideofthelaw,Internetprovidersarousecustomers’angeroverbandwidthspeedandcost.Justthisweek,aninvestigationfoundthatmediaandtelecomgiantComcastisthemost32provider.Over10months,Comcastreceivednearly12,000customercomplaints,many33toitsmonthlydatacapandoverage（超过额度的）charges.

SomeAmericansaregettingso34withInternetprovidersthey’rejustgivingup.ArecentstudyfoundthatthenumberofAmericanwithhigh-speedInternetathometoday35fellduringthelasttwoyears,and15%ofpeoplenowconsiderthemselvestobe“cord-cutters.

A）accusations

B）actually

C）claim

D）communicating

E）complain

F）data

G）deserved

H）frustrated

I）hated

J）launched

K）relating

L）times

M）trouble

N）usually

O）worried

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

FromAccountanttoYogi:

MakingaRadicalCareerChange

[A]Atsomepoint,almostallofuswillexperienceaperiodofradicalprofessionalchange.Someofuswillseekitout;forothersitwillfeellikeanunwelcomeintrusionintootherwisestablecareers.Eitherway,wehavechoicesabouthowwerespondtoitwhenitcomes.

[B]WerecentlycaughtupwithyogaentrepreneurLeahZaccaria,whoputherselfthroughthefireofchangetocompletelyreinventherself.Inhersearchtolivealifeofpurpose,Leahleftherhigh-payingaccountingjob,herhusband,andherhome.Intheprocess,shebuiltaradicallynewlifeandcareer.Sincethen,shehasfoundedtwoyogastudios,metanewlifepartner,andformedanewcommunityofpeople.Evenifyourpersonalreinventionislessdrastic,wethinktherearelessonsfromherexperiencethatapply.

[C]Wheredotheseedsofchangec