大学英语四级真题及答案完整版卷二Word文件下载.docx

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（1）A9-year-oldCentralCaliforniaboybravedstrongcurrentsandcoldwatertoswimfromSanFranciscotoAlcatrazIslandandback.

ACaliforniatelevisionstationinFresnoreportedTuesdaythatJamesSavagesetarecordastheyoungestswimmertomakethejourneytotheformerprison.

TheTVstationreportedthatbycompletingtheswim,thefourth-graderstudentfromLosBanosbrokearecordpreviouslyheldbya10-year-oldboy.

JamessaidthatwavesintheSanFranciscoBayhittinghimintheface30minutesintohisswimmadehimwanttogiveup.

（2）Hisfathersaidhehadofferedhisson$100asareward.Toencouragehisstrugglingson,hedoubleditto$200.

Jamespushedforward,makingittoAlcatrazIslandandbackinalittlemorethantwohours.

Alcatrazisoveramilefromthemainland.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

Question1.WhatdidtheboyfromCentralCaliforniadoaccordingtothereport?

A）Hesetarecordbeswimmingtoandfromanisland.

B）Hecelebratedninthbirthdayonasmallisland.

C）Hevisitedaprisonlocatedonafarawayisland.

D）HeswamaroundanislandnearSanFrancisco.

答案：

A

Question2.Whatdidthefatherdotoencouragehisson?

A）Hedoubledthereward.

B）Hecheeredhimonalltheway.

C）Hesethimanexample.

D）HehadtheeventcoveredonTV.

News2

Onthe1stofJanuary,newregulationswillcomeintoeffectwhicheliminateanannualleavebonusforpeoplewhoputoffmarryinguntiltheageof23forwomen,and25formen,theSouthChinaMorningPostreports.（3）TheholidaybonuswasdesignedtoencourageyoungpeopletodelaygettingmarriedinlinewithChina’sonechildpolicy.Butwiththatpolicynowbeingabolished,thisholidayincentiveisnolongernecessary,thegovernmentsays.

InShanghai,ayoungcoupleatamarriageregistrationofficetoldthepaperthattheydecidedtoregistertheirmarriageassoonaspossibletotakeadvantageoftheexistingpolicy,becauseanextraholidaywasabigdealforthem.InBeijing,oneregistrationofficehadabout300couplesseekingtogetmarriedthedayafterthechangeswereannounced,ratherthantheusualnumberofbetween70and80.（4）Butonelawyertellsthepaperthatthechangesstillhavetobeadoptedbylocalgovernmentsandtheseprocedurestaketime,sopeoplewhoarerushingtoregisterformarriagecanrelax.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

Question3:

WhatwasthepurposeoftheannualleavebonusinChina?

A）Toendtheone-childpolicy.

B）Toencouragelatemarriage.

C）Toincreaseworkingefficiency.

D）Togivepeoplemoretimetotravel.

B

Question4:

Whatdowelearnaboutthenewregulations?

A）Theywillnotbewelcomedbyyoungpeople.

B）Theywillhelptopopularizeearlymarriage.

C）TheywillboostChina’seconomicgrowth.

D）Theywillnotcomintoimmediateeffect.

D

News3

（6）Everyonelovesagoodhouseparty,butthecleaningupthenextmorningisn’tasenjoyable.

（5）Now,however,aNewZealand-basedstartupcompanyaimstobringmessyhomes–andevensplittingheadaches–backtonormal.Theproperly-namedstartupMorning-AfterMaidswaslaunchedaboutamonthagoinAucklandbyroommatesRebeccaFoleyandCatherineAshurst.Asidefromcleaningup,thetwowillalsocookbreakfastandevengetcoffeeandpainkillersforrecoveringmerrymakers.Althoughthey’rebothgainfullyemployed,theyfitcleaningjobsintotheirnightsandweekends（whichiswhentheirserviceisinmostdemandanyway）.

（7）Besidesbeingfloodedwithrequestsfromacrossthecountry,FoleyandAshursthavealsoreceivedrequestsfromtheUSandCanadatoprovideservicesthere.Theyarereportedlymeetingwithlawyerstoseehowbesttotakethebusinessforward.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

Question5:

Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?

A）Cleaningserviceingreatdemandallovertheworld.

B）Twoladiesgivingupwell-paidjobstodocleaning.

C）Anewcompanytocleanupthemessafterparties.

D）Cleanersgainfullyemployedatnightsandweekends.

C

Question6:

Whatisacommonproblemwithahouseparty?

A）Ittakesalotoftimetoprepare.

B）Itleavesthehouseinamess.

C）Itmakespartygoersexhausted.

D）Itcreatesnoiseandmisconduct.

Question7:

WhatareRebeccaFoleyandCatherineAshurstplanningtodo?

A）HireanAustralianlawyer.

B）VisittheU.S.andCanada.

C）Settlealegaldispute.

D）Expandtheirbusiness.

SectionB

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

Conversation1

W:

Kyle,howdidyour（8）driver'

stheoryexamgo?

Itwasyesterday,right?

M:

Yes,IprepareditasmuchasIcould,butIwassonervoussinceitwasmysecondtry.Thepeoplewhoworkedatthetestcenterwereverykind,though.Wehadalittleconversationwhichcalmedmedownabit,andthatwasjustwhatIneeded.Then,aftertheexam,theyprintedoutmyresult,butIwasafraidtoopenituntilIwasoutside.Itwassucharelieftopass.

Congratulations!

Iknewyoucoulddoit!

（9）Iguessyouunderestimatedhowdifficultitwouldbethefirsttime,didn'

tyou?

Ihearalotofpeoplemakethatmistakeandgoinunderprepared.Butgoodjobinpassingthesecondtime.I'

msoproudofyou.Nowallyouhavetodonextisyourroadtest.Haveyouhadanylessonsyet?

（10）Yes,thanks.I'

msohappytobeactuallyontheroadnow.I'

veonlyhadtwodrivinglessonssofarandmyinstructorisveryunderstanding.SoI'

mreallyenjoyingitandIcan'

twaitformynextsessionalthoughthelessonsareratherexpensive.Twentypoundsanhour,andtheinstructorsays,I'

llneedabout30to40lessonsintotal.That'

swhat--sixtoeighthundredpounds!

（11）SothistimeI'

llneedtomakealotmoreeffortandhopefullywillbesuccessfulthefirsttime.

Well,goodluck!

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Question8.Whatdidthemandoyesterday?

A）Hehadadrivinglesson.

B）Hegothisdriver’slicense.

C）Hetookthedriver’stheoryexam.

D）Hepassedthedriver’sroadtest.

Question9.Whydidhefailtheexamthefirsttime?

A）Hewasnotwellprepared.

B）Hedidnotgettotheexamintime.

C）Hewasnotusedtothetestformat.

D）Hedidnotfollowthetestprocedure.

Question10.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisdrivinglessons?

A）Theyaretough.

B）Theyarecostly.

C）Theyarehelpful.

D）Theyaretooshort.

Question11.Whatdoesthemanhopetodonext?

A）Passhisroadtestthefirsttime.

B）Test-driveafewtimesonhighways.

C）Findanexperienceddrivinginstructor.

D）Earnenoughmoneyfordrivinglessons.

Longconversation2

Emma,IgotacceptedtotheUniversityofLeeds.Sinceyou'

regoingtouniversityinEngland,（12）doyouknowhowmuchitisforinternationalstudentstostudythere?

Yes,Ibelieveforinternationalstudents,you'

llhavetopayaround13,000poundsayear.It'

sjustabitmorethanthelocalstudents.

Ok,sothat'

sabout17,000dollarsforthetuitionandfees.（13）Anyway,I'

monlygoingtobethereforayeardoingmymasters,soit'

sprettygood.IfIstayedintheUS,it'

dtaketwoyearsandcostatleast50,000dollarsintuitionalone.（14）Also,IhaveagoodchanceofwinningascholarshipatLeeds,whichwillbeprettyawesome,thebenefitsofbeingamusicgenius.

（14）Yeah,Iheardyou'

reatalentedpianoplayer.Soyou'

redoingapost-graduatedegreenow?

I'

mstillinmylastyeargraduatingnextJune.FinallyI'

llbedonewithmystudiesandcangoontoearninloadsofmoney.

Areyoustillplanningonbeingateacher?

Nomoneyinthatjobthen?

You'

dbesurprised.（15）I'

mstillgoingtob