大学英语四级考试真题含答案解析Word格式.docx

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D）HeswamaroundanislandnearSanFrancisco.2.A）Hedoubledthereward.

B）Hecheeredhimonalltheway.

C）Hesethimanexample.

D）HehadtheeventcoveredonTV.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.3.A）Toendtheone-childpolicy.

B）Toencouragelatemarriage.

C）Toincreaseworkingefficiency.

D）Togivepeoplemoretimetotravel.

4.A）Theywillnotbewelcomedbyyoungpeople.B）Theywillhelptopopularizeearlymarriage.

C）TheywillboostChina’secoonmicgrowth.

D）Theywillnotcomintoimmediateeffect.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.5.A）Cleaningserviceingreatdemandallovertheworld.

B）Twoladiesgivingupwell-paidjobstodocleaning.

C）Anewcompanytocleanupthemessafterparties.

D）Cleanersgainfullyemployedatnightsandweekends.

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6.A）Ittakesalotoftimetoprepare.B）Itleavesthehouseinamess.

C）Itmakespartygoersexhausted.

D）Itcreatesnoiseandmisconduct.7.A）HireanAustralianlawyer.

B）VisittheU.S.andCanada.

C）Settlealegaldispute.

D）Expandtheirbusiness.SectionB

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,you

mustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）and

D）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8.A）Hehadadrivinglesson.

B）Hegothisdriver’slicense.

C）Hetookthedriver’stheoryexam.

D）Hepassedthedriver’sroadtest.9.A）Hewasnotwellprepared.

B）Hedidnotgettotheexamintime.

C）Hewasnotusedtothetestformat.

D）Hedidnotfollowthetestprocedure.10.A）Theyaretough.

B）Theyarecostly.

C）Theyarehelpful.

D）Theyaretooshort.

11.A）Passhisroadtestthefirsttime.B）Test-driveafewtimesonhighways.C）Findanexperienceddrivinginstructor.

D）Earnenoughmoneyfordrivinglessons.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.A）Wherethewomanstudies.

B）TheacceptancerateatLeeds.

C）Leeds’tuitionforinternationalstudents.

D）Howtoapplyforstudiesatauniversity.13.A）ApplytoanAmericanuniversity.

B）Doresearchonhighereducation.

C）Performinafamousmusical.

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D）Pursuepostgraduatestudies.14.A）Hisfavorablerecommendations.B）Hisoutstandingmusicaltalent.

C）Hisacademicexcellence.

D）Hisuniqueexperience.

15.A）Doamaster’sdegree.

B）SettledowninEngland.

C）Travelwidely.

D）Teachoverseas.SectionC

Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendof

eachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Theyhelpfarmerskeepdiseasesincheck.

B）Manyspeciesremainunknowntoscientists.

C）Onlyafewspeciescausetroubletohumans.

D）Theyliveinincrediblywell-organizedcolonies.

17.A）Theyarelargerthanmanyotherspecies.

B）Theycancausedamagetopeople’shomes.

C）Theycansurvivealongtimewithoutwater.

D）Theyliketoformcoloniesinelectricalunits.

18.A）Denythemaccesstoanyfood.

B）Keepdoorsandwindowsshut.

C）Destroytheircoloniescloseby.

D）Refrainfromeatingsugaryfood.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Thefunctionofthehumanimmunesystem.

B）Thecauseofvariousauto-immunediseases.

C）Thevirusesthatmayinfectthehumanimmunesystem.

D）Thechangeinpeople’simmunesystemastheygetolder.

20.A）Reporttheirillnesses.

B）Offerbloodsamples.

C）Actasresearchassistants.

D）Helptointerviewpatients.

21.A）Strengtheningpeople’simmunitytoinfection.

B）Betterunderstandingpatients’immunesystem.

C）Helpingimproveoldpeople’shealthconditions.

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D）Furtherreducingoldpatients’medicalexpenses.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A）Hisstudentshadtroublegettingonwitheachother.

B）Alotofkidsstayedatschooltodotheirhomework.

C）Hisstudentswerestrugglingtofollowhislessons.

D）Agroupofkidswereplayingchessafterschool.

23.A）VisitachessteaminNashville.

B）Jointheschool’schessteam.

C）Participateinanationalchesscompetition.

D）Receivetrainingforachesscompetition.

24.A）Mostofthemcomefromlow-incomefamilies.

B）Manyhavebecomenationalchesschampions.

C）Acoupleofthemhavegotinvolvedincrimes.

D）Manybecamechesscoachesaftergraduation.

25.A）Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

B）Thinktwicebeforetakingaction.

C）Translatetheirwordsintoaction.

D）Takeactionbeforeitgetstoolate.

PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

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

anyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce．

ThecenterofAmericanautomobileinnovationhasinthepastdecademoved2,000milesaway.Ithas26fromDetroittoSiliconValley,whereself-drivingvehiclesarecomingintolife.Ina27totakeproductionbacktoDetroit,Michiganlawmakershaveintroduced28thatcouldmaketheirstatethebestplaceinthecountry,ifnottheworld,todevelopself-drivingvehiclesandputthemontheroad.“Michigan’2s9inautoresearchanddevelopmentisunderattackfromseveralstatesand

countrieswhichdesireto30ourleadershipintransportation.Wecan’tlethappen,”saysSenatorMik

Kowall,thelead31offourbillsrecentlyintroduced.Ifallfourbillspassaswritten,theywould32asubstantialupdateofMichigan’2s013lawthatallowedthetestingofself-drivingvehiclesinlimitedconditions.Manufacturerwouldhavenearlytotalfreedomtotesttheirself-drivingtechnologyonpublicroads.Theywouldbeallowedtosendgroupsofself-drivingcarsoncross-stateroadtrips,andevenset

on-demand33ofself-drivingcars,liketheoneGeneralMotorsandLyftarebuilding.LawmakersinMichiganclearlywanttomakethestatereadyforthecommercialapplicationofself-drivingtechnology.In34,California,homeofSiliconValley,recentlyproposedfarmore35rulesthatwouldrequirehumandriversbereadytotakethewheel,andcommercialuseofself-drivingtechnology.

A）bid

B）contrast

C）deputy

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D）dominance

E）fleets

F）knots

G）legislation

H）migrated

I）replace

J）represent

k）restrictive

L）reward

M）significant

N）sponsor

O）transmitted

SectionB

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

HowWorkWillChangeWhenMostofUsLiveto100

A）TodayintheUnitedStatesthereare72,000centenarians（百岁老人）.Worldwide,Probably

450,000.Ifcurrenttrendscontinue,thenby2050therewillbemorethanamillionintheUSalone.

AccordingtotheworkofProfessorJamesVaupelandhisco-researchers,50%ofbabiesbornintheUS

in2007havealifeexpectancyof104ormore.BroadlythesameholdsfortheUK,Germany,France,ItalyandCanada,andforJapan50%of2007babiescanexpecttoliveto107.

B）Understandably,thereareconcernsaboutwhatthismeansforpublicfinancesgiventheassociatedhealthandpensionchallenges.Thesechallengesarereal,andsocietyurgentlyneedstoaddressthem.Butitisalsoimportanttolookatthewiderpictureofwhathappenswhensomanypeoplelivefor

100years.Itisamistaketosimplyequatelongevity（长寿）withissuesofoldage.Longerliveshave

implicationsforalloflife,notjusttheendofit.

C）Ourviewisthatifmanypeoplearelivingforlonger,andarehealthierforlonger,thenthiswillresultinaninevitableredesignofworkandlife.Whenpeoplelivelonger,theyarenotonlyolderfor

longer,butalsoyoungerforlonger.Thereissometruthinthesayingthat“70isthenew60or“”40