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第一套完整版大学英语四级考试真题
第一套完整版2018年12月大学英语四级考试真题
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthechallengesoflivinginabigcity.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
1.A)Landaspacevehicleonthemoonin2019.
B)Designanewgenerationofmobilephones.
C)Setupamobilephonenetworkonthemoon.
D)Gatherdatafromthemoonwithatinydevice.
2.A)Itisstable.
B)Itisdurable.
C)Itisinexpensive.
D)Itissophisticated.
Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
3.A)Itlastedmorethansixhours.
B)Noinjurieswereyetreported.
C)Nobodywasinthebuildingwhenitbrokeout.
D)Ithadburnedfor45minutesbythetimefirefightersarrived.
4.A)Recruitandtrainmorefirefighters.
B)Pulldownthedesertedshoppingmall.
C)Turntheshoppingmallintoanamusementpark.
D)Findmoneytorenovatethelocalneighborhood.
Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
5.A)Shrinkingpotatofarming.
B)Heavyrelianceonimport.
C)Widespreadplantdisease.
D)Insufficientpotatosupply.
6.A)Itintendstokeepitstraditionaldiet.
B)Itwantstoexpanditsownfarming.
C)Itisafraidofthespreadofdisease.
D)Itisworriedaboutunfaircompetition.
7.A)Globalwarming.
B)Ever-risingprices.
C)Governmentregulation.
D)Diminishinginvestment.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
8.A)Informative.
B)Inspiring.
C)Dull.
D)Shallow.
9.A)Shetypesonakeyboard.
B)Shedoesrecording.
C)Shetakesphotos.
D)Shetakesnotes.
10.A)Itkeepshermindactive.
B)Itmakesherstayawake.
C)Itenableshertothinkhard.
D)Ithelpsherkilltime.
11.A)Itenableshertoimproveherpronunciation.
B)Ithelpsherbetterrememberwhatshelearns.
C)Itturnsouttobeanenjoyablewayoflearning.
D)Itprovestobefarmoreeffectivethanwriting.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)Tospendherhoneymoon.
B)TotryauthenticIndianfood.
C)TotakephotosoftheTajMahal.
D)Totracetheoriginofalovestory.
13.A)Inmemoryofaprincess.
B)Inhonorofagreatemperor.
C)Tomarkthedeathofanemperorofthe1600s.
D)Tocelebratethebirthofaprincess’s14thchild.
14.A)Itlooksolderthanexpected.
B)Itisbuiltofwoodandbricks.
C)Itstoreslotsofpricelessantiques.
D)Ithaswallsdecoratedwithjewels.
15.A)Theirstreetsarenarrow.
B)Eachonehasauniquecharacter.
C)Theyaremostlycrowded.
D)Lifecanbetediousinsomeplaces.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Theyhelpspreadthelatesttechnology.
B)Theygreatlyenrichpeople’sleisurelife.
C)Theyprovideresidentswiththeresourcestheyneed.
D)Theyallowfreeaccesstodigitalbooksandvideos.
17.A)Byhelpingthemfindjobs.
B)Bykeepingthemoffthestreets.
C)Byinspiringtheircreativity.
D)Byprovidingaplaceofrelaxation.
18.A)Theirinteractionwithteenagersprovedfruitful.
B)Theyusedlibrarieslessoftenthanteenagers.
C)Theytendedtovisitlibrariesregularly.
D)Theirnumberincreasedmodestly.
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Itisthecleverestcatintheworld.
B)Itisanunusualcrossbreed.
C)ItisthelargestcatinAfrica.
D)Itisalarge-sizedwildcat.
20.A)Theyareasloyalasdogs.
B)Theyarefondofsleepingincabinets.
C)Theyhaveunusuallylongtails.
D)Theyknowhowtopleasetheirowners.
21.A)Theyshaketheirfrontpaws.
B)Theyshowerwiththem.
C)Theyteachthemtodive.
D)Theyshoutatthem.
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22.A)Contentedandrelieved.
B)Anxiousanddepressed.
C)Proudbutabitnervous.
D)Excitedbutsomewhatsad.
23.A)Itstartsthemomenttheyareborn.
B)Itdependsontheirparentsforsuccess.
C)Itisgainingincreasingpublicattention.
D)Itisbecomingparents'biggestconcern.
24.A)Choosetherightschoolforthem.
B)Helpthemtolearnbythemselves.
C)Readbooksandmagazinestothem.
D)Setagoodexampleforthemtofollow.
25.A)Theirintelligence.
B)Theirhomelife.
C)Thequalityoftheirschool.
D)Theefforttheyputinlearning.
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Millionsdieearlyfromairpollutioneachyear.Airpollutioncoststheglobaleconomymorethan$5trillionannuallyinwelfarecosts,withthemostserious__26__occurringinthedevelopingworld.
Thefiguresincludeanumberofcosts__27__withairpollution.Lostincomealoneamountsto$225billionayear.
Thereportincludesbothindoorandoutdoorairpollution.Indoorpollution,whichincludes__28__likehomeheatingandcooking,hasremained__29__overthepastseveraldecadesdespiteadvancesinthearea.Levelsofoutdoorpollutionhavegrownrapidlyalongwithrapidgrowthinindustryandtransportation.
DirectorofInstituteforHealthMetricsandEvaluationChrisMurray__30__itasan“urgentcalltoaction.”“Oneoftheriskfactorsforprematuredeathsistheairwebreathe,overwhichindividualshavelittle__31__,”hesaid.
Theeffectsofairpollutionareworstinthedevelopingworld,whereinsomeplaceslost-laborincome__32__nearly1%ofGDP.Around9in10peopleinlow-andmiddle-incomecountriesliveinplaceswherethey__33__experiencedangerouslevelsofoutdoorairpollution.
Buttheproblemisnotlimited__34__tothedevelopingworld.ThousandsdieprematurelyintheU.S.asaresultofrelatedillnesses.InmanyEuropeancountries,wherediesel(柴油)__35__havebecomemorecommoninrecentyears,thatnumberreachestensofthousands.
A)ability
B)associated
C)consciously
D)constant
E)controlF)damage
G)describedH)equals
I)exclusively
J)innovated
K)regularly
L)relates
M)sources
N)undermine
O)vehicles
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
Food-as-MedicineMovementIsWitnessingProgress
A)Severaltimesamonth,youcanfindadoctorintheaislesofRalph’smarketinHuntingtonBeach,California,wearingawhitecoatandhelpingpeoplelearnaboutfood.Ononerecentday,thisdoctorwasDanielNadeau,wanderingthecerealaislewithAllisonScott,givinghersomeideasonhowtofeedkidswhopersistentlyavoidanythingthatishealthy.“Haveyouthoughtabouttryingfreshjuicesinthemorning?
”heasksher.“Thefrozenorangesandapplesarealittlecheaper,andfruitsarereallygoodforthebrain.Juicesarequickandeasytoprepare,youcantakethefrozenfruitoutthenightbeforeandhaveitreadythenextmorning.”
B)ScottisdelightedtogetfoodadvicefromaphysicianwhoisprogramdirectorofthenearbyMaryandDickAllenDiabetesCenter,partoftheSt.JosephHoagHealthalliance.Thecenter’s‘ShopwithYourDoc’programsendsdoctorstothegrocerystoretomeetwithanypatientswhosignupfortheservice,plusanyothershopperswhohappentobearoundwithquestions.
C)Nadeaunoticesthepre-mademacaroni(通心粉)-and-cheeseboxesinScott’sshoppingcartandsuggestssheswitchtowholegrainmacaroniandrealcheese.“SoI’dhavetomakeit?
”sheasks,herenthusiasmfadingatthethoughtofhowlongthatmighttake,justtohaveherkidsrejectit.“I’mnotsurethey’deatit.Theyjustwon’teatit.”
D)Nadeausayssugarandprocessedfoodsarebigcontributorstotherisingdiabetesratesamongchildren.“InAmerica,over50percentofourfoodisprocessedfood,”Nadeautellsher.“Andonly5percentofourfoodisplant-basedfood.Ithinkweshouldtrytoreversethat.”Scottagrees