英语四级考试真题及答案第2套.docx

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英语四级考试真题及答案第2套

大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions：

forthispart，youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaybasedonthepicturebelow．

Youshouldstartyouressaywithabriefdescriptionofthepictureandthencommentonthiskindofmodernlife．Youshouldwriteatleastl20wordsbutnomorethanl80words

PartlIListeningComprehension（30minutes）

SectionA

Directions：

Inthissection，youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations．Attheendofeachconversation，oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatWassaid．Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce．Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause．Duringthepause，youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA.，B），C）andD）．anddecidewhichisthebestanswer．ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheetlwithasinglelinethroughthecentre．

1．A.Heispleasedtositonthecommittee．

B.HeiSwillingtoofferthewomanahand．

C.Hewilltellthewomanhisdecisionlater．

D.Hewouldliketobecomeaclubmember．

2．A.TheirplannedtriptoVancouverisobviouslyoverpriced．

B.Theyshouldborrowaguidebookinsteadofbuyingone．

C.Theguidebooksinthelibraryhavethelatestinformation．

D.ThelibraryCanhelporderguidebooksaboutVancouver．

3．A.Heregretshavingtakenthehistorycourse．

B.Hefindslittleinterestinthehistorybooks．

C.Hehastroublefinishinghisreadingassignments．

D.Hehasdifficultywritingtheweeklybookreport．

4．A.Themanhadbetterchooseanotherrestaurant．

B.Thenewrestaurantisaperfectplacefordating．

C.Thenewrestaurantcaughtherfancyimmediately．

D.Themanhasgoodtasteinchoosingtherestaurant．

5．A.Hehasbeenlookingforwardtospring．

B.Hehasbeenwaitingforthewintersale．

C.Hewillcleanthewoman，sbootsforspring．

D.Hewillhelpthewomanputthingsaway．

6．A.Atatailor’s．

B.AtBob’shome．

C.Inaclothesstore．

D.Inatheatre．

7．A.HisguestsfavorTibetandrinks．

B.Hiswaterisquiteextraordinary．

C.Mineralwaterisgoodforhealth．

D.Plainwaterwillservethepurpose．

8．A.Reporttheresultofadiscussion．

B.Raisesomeenvironmentalissues．

C.Submitanimportantdocument．

D.Reviseanenvironmentalreport．

Questions9t012arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard．

9．A.Theypollutethesoilusedtocoverthem．

B.Theyareharmfultonearbyneighborhoods．

C.Therubbishinthemtakeslongtodissolve．

D.Thegastheyemitisextremelypoisonous．

10．A.Growingpopulation．

B.Packagingmaterials．

C.Changedeatinghabits．

D.Lowerproductioncost．

11．A.Bysavingenergy．

B.Byusinglessaluminum．

C.Byreducingpoisonouswastes．

D.Bymakingthemostofmaterials．

12．A.Wearerunningoutofnaturalresourcessoon．

B.Onlycombinedeffortscanmakeadifference．

C.Thewasteproblemwilleventuallyhurtallofus．

D.Allofuscanactuallybenefitfromrecyclin9．

Questionsl3to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard．

13．A.Miami．

B.Vancouver．

C.Bellingham．

D.Boston．

14．A.Togetinformationonone—wayticketstoCanada．

B.Toinquireaboutthepriceof“SuperSaver”seats．

C.Togetadviceonhowtoflyascheaplyaspossible．

D.Toinquireabouttheshortestroutetodrivehome．

15．A.Joinatouristgroup．

B.Chooseamajorairline．

C.Avoidtripsinpublicholidays．

D.Bookticketsasearlyaspossible．

SectionB

Directions：

／nthissection，youwillhear3shortpassages．Attheendofeachpassage，youwillhearsomequestions．Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce．Afteryouhearaquestion，youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA.，B），C.andD）．ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetlwithasinglelinethroughthecentre．

PassageOne

Questionsl6t018arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard．

16．A.Therearemysteriousstoriesbehindhisworks．

B.Therearemanymisunderstandingsabouthim．

C.Hisworkshavenomatchworldwide．

D.Hispersonalhistoryislittleknown．

17．A.HemovedtoStratford—on—Avoninhischildhood．

B.Hefailedtogobeyondgrammarsch001．

C.Hewasamemberofthetowncouncil．

D.Heonceworkedinawell—knownactingcompany．

18．A.Writersofhistimehadnomeanstoprotecttheirworks．

B.Possiblesourcesofcluesabouthimwerelostinafire．

C.Hisworkswereadaptedbeyondrecognition．

D.Peopleofhistimehadlittleinterestinhim．

PassageTwo

Questionsl9to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard

19．A.Itshowsyouhavebeenignoringyourhealth

B.Itcanseriouslyaffectyourthinkingprocess

C.Itisanearlywarningofsomeillness．

D.Itisasymptomoftoomuchpressure．

20．A.Reduceourworkload．

B.Controlourtemper．

C.Usepainkillersforrelief

D.Avoidmaskingsyruptoms_

21．A.Lyingdownandhavingsomesleep．

B.Rubbingandpressingone’sback．

C.Goingoutforawalk

D.Listeningtolightmusic

PassageThree

Questions22t025arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard

22．A.Dependingheavilyonloans．

B.Havingnobudgetplansatall．

C.Spendingbeyondone'smeans

D.Leavingnoroomforlargebills

23．A.Manyofthemcanbecut．

B.Allofthemhavetobecovered．

C.Theirpaymentcannotbedelayed

D.Theyeatupmostofthefamilyincome

24．A.Rentahouseinsteadofbuyingone．

B.Discusstheprobleminthefamily．

C.Makeaconservationplan

D.MovetoacheaperPlace

25．A.Financialissuesplaguingafamily．

B.Difficultyinmakingbothendsmeet．

C.Familybudgetproblemsandsolutions

D.Newwaystoboostfamilyincome

SectionC

Directions：

Inthissection，youwillhearapassagethreetimes．Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea．WhenthepassageItsreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard．Finally，whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime，youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten．

PerhapsbecausegoingtocollegeissomuchapartoftheAmericandream，manypeoplegoforno26reason．Somegobecausetheirparentsexpectit，othersbecauseit'swhattheirfriendsaredoing.Then，there，sthebeliefthatacollegedegreewill27ensureagoodjobandhighpay.

Somestudents28throughfouryears，attendingclasses，orskipping（逃课）themasthecasemaybe，readingonlywhatcan’tbeavoided，lookingforless29courses，andneverbeingtoucnedorchangedinanyimportantway．Forafewofthesepeople，collegeprovidesno30，yet．Becauseofparentalorpeerpressure，theycannotvoluntarilyleave．Theystoptryinginthehopethattheirtea。

cherswillnmkethedecisionforthemby31them．

Toputitbluntly（直截了当地），unlessyou’rewillingtomakeyourcollegeyearscount，Y0umightbe32doingsomethingelse．Noteveryoneshouldattendcollege，norshouldeveryonewhodoe．Sattendbeginrightafterhighschool．Manycollegestudents33takingayearorso0ff.Ayearoutmtheworldhelpssomepeopleto34theirprioritiesandgoals．Ifyou’rereallygoingtogetsomethingoutofgoingtocollege，youhavetomakeitmeansomething，andtodothatyoumusthavesomeideawhyyou'rethere，whatyouhopetogetoutofit，and35evenwhatyouhopetobecome.

PartHIReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions：

／nthissection，thereisapassagewithtenblanks．Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices．Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter．PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre．Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce．

Questions36t045arebasedonthefollowingpassage．

It’sourguiltypleasure：

WatchingTVisthemostcomtioneverydayactivity，afterworkandsleep，inmanypartsoftheworld．AmericansviewfivehoursofTVeachday，andwhileweknowthatspendingsomuchtimesitting36canleadtoobesity（肥胖症）andotherdiseases，researchershavenowquantifiedjusthow37beingacouchpotatocanbe．

Inananalysisofdatafromeightlarge38publishedstudies，aHarvard—ledgroupreportedinthethatforeverytwohoursperdayspentchannel39，theriskofdevelopingType2diabetesJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation（糖尿病）rose20％over8．5years，theriskofheartdiseaseincreasedl5％overa40，andtheoddsofdyingprematurely4113％duringaseven—yearfollow—up．Allofthese42arelinkedtoalackofphysicalexercise．Butcomparedwithothersedentary（久坐的）activities，likeknitting，viewingTVmaybeespecially43atpromotingunhealthyhabits．Forone，thesheernumberofhourswepasswatchingTVdwarfsthetimewespendonanythingelse．Andotherstudieshavefoundthatwatchingadsforbeerandpopcornmaymakeyoumorelikelyto44them．

Evenso．theauthorsadmitthattheydidn’tcomparedifferentsedentaryactivitiesto45whetherTVwatchingwaslinkedtoagreaterriskofdiabetes，heartdiseaseorearlydeathcomparedwith，say，reading．

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B.consume

C.decade

D.determine

E.effective

F.harmful

G.outcomes

H.passively

I.previously

J.resume

K.suffered

L.surfing

M.term

N.terminals

0.twisting

SectionB

Directions：

／nthissection，youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs．Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived．Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce．Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter．AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2．

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A.Imaginetakingacollegeexam，and，insteadofhandinginabluebookandgettingagradefromaprofessorafewweekslater，clickingthe“send”buttonwhenyouaredoneandreceivingagradebackinstantly，youre