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英语四级真题英语四级真题及答案解析第套
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PartⅠWriting标准时间30minutes自测用时minutes
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayaboutacampusactivitythathasbenefitedyoumost.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
PartⅡListeningComprehension标准时间30minutes自测用时minutes
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
因听力试题改革,1-8为旧题型,略。
如有需要,考生可根据前言指引前去下载。
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
France.B)Scandinavia.C)Russia.D)EastEurope.
10.A)Morewomenwillbepromotedintheworkplace.
B)Morewomenwillovercometheirinadequacies.
C)Morewomenwillreceivehighereducation.
D)Morewomenwillworkoutsidethefamily.
Tryhardtoprotectwomensrights.
B)Educatementorespectwomenmore.
C)Helpwomenacquiremoreprofessionalskills.
D)Spendmoretimechangingwomensattitudes.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
Inarestaurant.B)Inahotellobby.
C)Atthemansoffice.D)Atthewomansplace.
13.A)Heisthechiefdesignerofthelatestbikemodel.
B)Hehascompletedanoverseasmarketsurvey.
C)HeistheManagingDirectorofJayalMotors.
D)HehasjustcomebackfromatriptoAfrica.
Toselecttherightmodel.B)Togetagoodimportagent.
C)Toconvincetheboardmembers.D)Tocutdownproductioncosts.
Hisflexibility.B)Hisvision.
C)Hisintelligence.D)Hisdetermination.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Howbeinganidenticaltwininfluencesonesidentity.
B)Whysomeidenticaltwinskeeptheiridentitiessecret.
C)Whysomeidenticaltwinswereseparatedfrombirth.
D)Howidenticaltwinsareborn,raisedandeducated.
17.A)TheirsecondwiveswerenamedLinda.
B)Theygrewupindifferentsurroundings.
C)Theirfirstchildrenwerebothdaughters.
D)Theybothgotmarriedwhentheywere39.
Theywanttofindouttherelationshipbetweenenvironmentandbiology.
B)Theywanttoseewhatcharacteristicsdistinguishonefromtheother.
C)Theywanttounderstandhowtwinscommunicatewhenfarapart.
D)Theywanttoknowwhethertwinscanfeeleachotherspain.
PassageTwo
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Itisespeciallyattractivetochildrenandtheyoung.
B)ItisthefirstchoiceofvacationersontheContinent.
C)Itisascomfortableaslivinginapermanenthouse.
D)Itisaninexpensivewayofspendingaholiday.
IthasasolidplasticItconsistsofaninnerandanoutertent.
C)Itisveryconvenienttosetup.D)ItissoldtomanyContinentalcountries.
21.A)AAgasstove.
C)Akitchenextension.D)Asparetent.
PassageThree
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Itcovers179squaremiles.B)ItisasbigasNewYorkCity.
C)Itcovers97squarekilometers.D)ItisonlyhalfthesizeofSpain.
Itsgeographicfeaturesattractedmanyvisitors.
B)Itscitizensenjoyedapeaceful,comfortablelife.
C)Itimportedfoodfromforeigncountries.
D)Itwascutofffromtherestoftheworld.
Thefastdevelopmentofitsneighboringcountries.
B)Theincreasinginvestmentbydevelopedcountries.
C)Thebuildingofroadsconnectingitwithneighboringcountries.
D)TheestablishingofdiplomaticrelationswithFranceandSpain.
25.A)TheyworkontheirTheyworkinthetouristindustry.
C)Theyraisedomesticanimals.D)Theymaketraditionalhandicrafts.
SectionC
因听力试题改革,26-35为旧题型,略。
如有需要,考生可前去“零元课”下载。
PartⅢReadingComprehension标准时间40minutes自测用时minutes
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Fordecades,AmericanshavetakenforgrantedtheUnitedStatesleadershippositioninthedevelopmentofnewtechnologies.Theinnovations(创新)thatresultedfromresearchanddevelopmentduringWorldWarIIandafterwardswere36totheprosperityofthenationinthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury.Thoseinnovations,uponwhichvirtuallyallaspectsof37societynowdepend,werepossiblebecausetheUnitedStatesthen38theworldinmathematicsandscienceeducation.Today,however,despiteincreasingdemandforworkerswithstrongskillsinmathematicsandscience,the39ofdegreesawardedinscience,math,andengineeringaredecreasing.
ThedeclineindegreeproductioninwhatarecalledtheSTEMdisciplines(science,technology,engineering,andmath)seemstobe40relatedtothecomparativelyweakperformanceby.schoolchildrenoninternationalassessmentsofmathandscience.Manystudentsenteringcollegehaveweakskillsinmathematics.Accordingtothe2005reportoftheBusinessHigherEducationForum,22percentofcollegefreshmenmusttakeremedial(补习的)math41,andlessthanhalfofthestudentswhoplantomajorinscienceorengineering42completeamajorinthosefields.
TheresulthasbeenadecreaseinthenumberofAmericancollegegraduateswhohavetheskills,43inmathematics,topoweraworkforcethatcankeepthecountryattheforefront(前沿)ofinnovationandmaintainitsstandardofliving.Withthe44performanceofAmericanstudentsinmathandsciencehascomeincreasedcompetitionfromstudentsfromothercountriesthathavestronglysupportededucationintheseareas.Manymorestudentsearn45intheSTEMdisciplinesindevelopingcountriesthanintheUnitedStates.
A)acceleratingE)coursesI)especiallyM)procedures
B)actuallyF)criticalJ)futureN)proportions
C)closelyG)decliningK)ledO)spheres
D)contemporaryH)degreesL)met
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
Bansugarydrinks—thatwilladdfueltotheobesitywar
[A]OnatrainlastThursday,Isatoppositeamanwhowassofathefilledmorethanoneseat.Hewaspaleanddisfiguredandlookedsicktodeath,whichheprobablywas:
obesity(肥胖的)leadstomanynastywaysofdying.Lookingaroundthecarriage,Isawquiteafewpeoplelikehim,includingacoupleoffattychildrenwithswollencheekspressingagainsttheireyes.Thesepeoplearepartofwhatiswithoutexaggerationanepidemic(流行病)ofobesity.
[B]Butitisquiteunnecessary:
thereisasimpleidea—farfromnew—thatcouldsparemillionsofsuchpeoplealifetimeofchronic(长期的)illhealth,andatthesametimesavetheNationalHealthService(NHS)atleast£14billionayearinEnglandandWales.Therewould,youmightthink,beconsiderablepublicinterestinit.Thissimpleideaisthatsugarisasgood—orasbad—aspoisonandshouldbeavoided.Itispure,whiteanddeadly,asProfessorJohnYudkindescribedit40yearsagoinarevolutionarybookofthatname.ThesubtitlewasHowSugarIsKillingUs.
[C]Initscountlesshiddenforms,inreadymeals,junkfoodandsweetdrinks,sugarleadstoaddiction(瘾),tohormonalupsetstotheappetite,tometabolic(新陈代谢的)malfunctionsandobesityandfromtheretotype2diabetes(糖尿病)anditsmanyhorriblecomplications.Ifpeoplereallygraspedthat,theywouldtrytokickthehabit,particularlyasBritainisthe“fatmanofEurope”.Theymightevenfeeldriventosupportgovernmentmeasurestopreventpeoplefromconsumingthisdeadlystuff.Yetsofarthisideahasmetlittlebutresistance.
[D]Itisnotdifficulttoimaginethevestedinterests(既得利益集团)linedupagainstanysugarcontrol—allthefoodanddrinkmanufacturers,processors,promotersandretailerswhomakesucheasypickingsoutofthemagicpowersofsugar.Thentherearetheliberals,withwhomIwouldnormallyside,whoprotestthatgovernmentregulationwouldbeyetanotherinstanceofinterferenceinourlives.
[E]Thatistrue,butpeopleshouldrealizethatyoucannothaveawelfarestatewithoutanannystate(保姆国家),tosomedegree.Ifwearealltoberesponsibleforoneanothershealthinsurance,throughsocializedmedicine,thenweareallcloselyinvolvedinoneanothershealth,includingeveryoneseatinganddrinking.Thathasalreadybeenadmitted,finally,withsmoking.Butithasyettobeadmittedwithovereating,eventhoughoneinfouradultsinthiscountryisobeseandthatnumberispredictedtodoublebytheyear2050.Quiteapartfromanythingelse,obesitywillcrippletheNHS.
[F]Recently,though,therehavebeensigns