英语四级真题卷二答案解析.docx

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英语四级真题卷二答案解析

2017年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonhowtobesthandletherelationshipbetweenteachersandstudents.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension（25minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

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

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A）Ittriestoentertainitsaudience.C）Itwantstocatchpeople’sattention.B）Ittriestolookintothedistance.D）Ithasgotoneofitslimbsinjured.

2.A）Itwasspottedbyanimalprotectionofficials.C）Itsvideoswerepostedonsocialmedia.B）Itwasfilmedbyalocaltelevisionreporter.D）Itspicturewonaphotographyprize.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A）Thedistancetravelled.B）Theincidenceofroadaccidents.

C）Thespendingongas.D）Thenumberofpeopletravelling.

4.A）Fewerpeoplearecommuting.B）Gasconsumptionissoaring.

C）Jobgrowthisslowingdown.D）Rush-hourtrafficisworsening.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A）Hetoldastrangerthesadstoryabouthimself.

B）Hehelpedastrangertocarrygroceriestohiscar.

C）Hewentuptoastrangerandpulledathissleeves.

D）Hewashedastranger’scarinreturnforsomefood.

6.A）Heorderedalotoffoodforhisfamily.

B）Hegavehimajobathisowncompany.

C）Heraisedalargesumofmoneyforhim.

D）Heofferedhimascholarshipforcollege.

7.A）Heworkshardtosupporthisfamily.

C）Heisverygoodatmakingupstories.

B）Heisanexcellentstudentatschool.

D）Hehasbeendisabledsinceboyhood.

SectionB

Directions：

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

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A）Attendedaneconomicslecture.

C）HadadrinkatQueenVictoria.

B）TakenawalkonCharlesStreet.

D）Haddinneratanewrestaurant.

9.A）Treatacollegefriendtodinner.

C）Attendhisbrother’sbirthdayparty.

B）Makepreparationsforaseminar.

D）Visitsomeofhishighschoolfriends.

10.A）Gatherstatisticsforhislecture.

B）Throwasurprisebirthdayparty.

C）MeetwithJonathan’sfriendsontheweekend.

D）Joinhiminhisbrother’sbirthdaycelebration.

11.A）Bycar.B）Bytrain.C）Bytaxi.D）Bybus.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）Takingavacationabroad.

B）Reviewingforhislastexam.

C）Savingenoughmoneyforarainyday.

D）Findingabetterwaytoearnmoney.

13.A）Preparingforhisfinalexams.

C）Workingparttimeasawaiter.

B）Negotiatingwithhisbossforaraise.

D）Helpingthewomanwithhercourses.

14.A）Finishhertermpaper.

C）LearnalittlebitofSpanish.

B）Saveenoughmoney.

D）Askherparent’spermission.

15.A）Hehasrichsailingexperience.

C）HeisalsoeagertogotoSpain.

B）HespeaksSpanishfluently.

D）Heiseasytogetalongwith.

SectionC

Directions:

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

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Shewenttothesameuniversityashermother.B）SheworkedasanurseintheFirstWorldWar.

C）ShewontheNobelPrizetwotimes.

D）ShewasalsoaNobelPrizewinner.

17.A）Shefoughtbravelyinaseriesofmilitaryoperations.B）ShedevelopedX-rayfacilitiesformilitaryhospitals.

C）Shehelpedtosetupseveralmilitaryhospitals.

D）Shemadedonationstosavewoundedsoldiers.

18.A）Bothdiedofbloodcancer.C）Bothwonmilitarymedals.

B）BothfoughtinWorldWarI.D）Bothmarriedtheirassistants.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A）TheywerethefirstsettlersinEurope.B）TheyweretheconquerorsofNorway.

C）TheydiscoveredIcelandintheninthcentury.

D）TheysettledonasmallislandnorthofEngland.

20.A）ItwassomefivehundredmileswestofNorway.B）Itwascoveredwithgreenmosttimeoftheyear.

C）ItwastheVikings’mostimportantdiscovery.

D）Itwasarockymassoflandcoveredwithice.

21.A）TheVikings’oceanexplorations.C）TheVikings’everydaylife.

B）ThemakingofEuropeannations.D）TheEuropeans’Arcticdiscoveries.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A）Workhardforabetterlife.C）Dreamaboutthefuture.

B）Makemistakesnowandthen.D）Saveagainstarainyday.

23.A）Teachforeignlanguagesfortherestofhislife.

B）Changewhathehasforhispastimaginaryworld.

C）Exchangehistwo-storyhouseforabeachcottage.

D）Dwellonthedreamshehaddreamedwhenyoung.

24.A）Criminallaw.C）Orientalarchitecture.

B）Cityplanning.D）Internationalbusiness.

25.A）Dreamandmakeplans.B）Takethingseasyinlife.

C）Becontentwithwhatyouhave.

D）Enjoywhateveryouaredoing.

PartⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

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

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

TechnologicalchangesbroughtdramaticnewoptionstoAmericanslivinginthe1990s.Duringthisdecadenewformsofentertainment,commerce,research,andcommunicationbecamecommonplaceintheU.S.Thedrivingforcebehindmuchofthischangewasa（n）26popularlyknownastheInternet.

TheInternetwasdevelopedduringthe1970sbytheDepartmentofDefense.Inthecaseofanattack,militaryadviserssuggestedthe27ofbeingabletooperateonecomputerfromanotherterminal.Intheearlydays,theInternetwasusedmainlybyscientiststocommunicatewithotherscientists.TheInternet28undergovernmentcontroluntil1984.

OneearlyproblemfacedbyInternetuserswasspeed.Phonelinescouldonlytransmitinformationata29rate.Thedevelopmentoffiber-optic（光纤）cablesallowedforbillionsofbitsofinformationtobereceivedeveryminute.CompanieslikeInteldevelopedfastermicroprocessors,sopersonalcomputerscouldprocessthe30signalsatamorerapidrate.Intheearly1990s,theWorldWideWebwasdeveloped,inlargepart,for31purposes.Corporationscreatedhomepageswheretheycouldplacetextandgraphicstosellproducts.Soonairlinetickets,hotel32,andevencarsandhomescouldbepurchasedonline.Universities33researchdataontheInternet,sostudentscouldfind34informationwithoutleavingtheirdormitories.Companiessoondiscoveredthatworkcouldbedoneathomeand35online,soawholenewclassoftelecommutersbegantoearnalivingfromhomeofficesunshavenandwearingpajamas（睡衣）.

A）advantageI）maintained

B）commercialJ）occupations

C）conservationK）posted

D）equippedL）remained

E）incomingM）reservations

F）innovationN）submitted

G）limitedO）valuableH）local

SectionB

Directions:

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

TheHealthBenefitsofKnitting

A）About15yearsago,Iwasinvitedtojoinaknittinggroup.Iagreedtogiveitatry.

B）Mymotherhadtaughtmetoknitat15,andIknittedinclassthroughoutcollegeandforafewyearsthereafter.Thendecadespassedwithoutmytouchingaknittingneedle.ButwithintwoMondaysinthegroup,Iwashooked,notonlyonknittingbutalsooncrocheting（钩织），andIwasonmywaytobecomingahighlyproductivecrafter.

C）I’vemadecountlessbabyblankets,sweaters,scarves,hats,capsfornewborns.Itakeaknittingprojectwithmeeverywhere,especiallywhenIhavetositstillandlisten.AsIdiscoveredincollege,whenmyhandsarebusy,mymindstaysfocusedonthehereandnow.

D）Itseems,too,thatI’mpartofanationalrenewalofinterestinneedleandotherhandicrafts（手工艺）.TheCraftYarnCouncilreportsthatathirdofwomenages25-35nowknitorcrochet.Evenmenandschoolchildrenareswellingtheranks,amongthemmyfriend’sthreesmallgrandsons.LastApril,thec