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大学英语四级考试真题及答案
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2017年12月大学英语四级考试真题及答案(第一套)
PartIWriting(25minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowrite
ashorteasyonhowtobest
handletherelationshipbetweendoctorsandpatients.Youshouldwriteatleast
120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.
Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.
Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.
Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfrom
thefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe
correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethrough
thecentre.
Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
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1.A)HerfriendErika.C)Hergrandfather.B)Herlittlebrother.D)Hergrandmother.
2.A)Bytakingpicturesforpassers-by.C)Bysellinglemonadeandpictures.
B)Byworkingparttimeatahospital.D)Byaskingforhelponsocialmedia.
Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
3.A)Findingcheaperwaysofhighwayconstruction.B)Generatingelectricpowerforpassingvehicles.C)Providingcleanenergytofivemillionpeople.
D)Testingtheefficiencyofthenewsolarpanel.
4.A)Theycanstandthewearandtearofnaturalelements.B)Theycanbelaidrightontopofexistinghighways.
C)Theyareonlyabouthalfaninchthick.D)Theyaremadefromcheapmaterials.
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Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
5.A)Endlessfightingintheregion.C)Inadequatefundingforresearch.
B)Thehazardsfromthedesert.D)Thelackofcluesaboutthespecies.
6.A)Toobservethewildlifeinthetwonationalparks.
B)Toidentifythereasonsforthelions’disappearance.
C)TostudythehabitatoflionsinSudanandEthiopia.
D)Tofindevidenceoftheexistenceofthe“lostlions”.
7.A)Lionswalking.C)Somecampingfacilities.B)Lions’tracks.D)Trapssetbylocalhunters.SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwolong
conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfour
questions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespoken
onlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest
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answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
8.A)Her‘luckybirthday’.C)Herweddinganniversary.
B)Acallfromherdad.D)Aspecialgiftfromtheman.
9.A)Gaveherabigmodelplane.C)Tookheronatripoverseas.
B)Boughtheragoodnecklace.D)Threwherasurpriseparty.
10.A)Thegiftherhusbandhasbought.B)Thetripherhusbandhasplanned.
C)Whathasbeentroublingherhusband.D)Whatherhusbandandthemanareupto.
11.A)Hewillbegladtobeaguideforthecouple’sholiday
trip.
B)Hewilltellthewomenthesecretifherhusbandagrees.
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C)Heiseagertolearnhowthecouple’sholidayturnsout.
D)Hewantstofindoutaboutthecouple’sholidayplan.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust
heard.
12.A)Theyaresensitivetothedynamicsofanegotiation.B)Theyseetheimportanceofmakingcompromises.
C)Theyknowwhentoadoptatoughattitude.
D)Theytaketherival’sattitudeintoaccount.
13.A)Theyknowhowtoadapt.C)Theyknowwhentomakecompromises.
B)Theyknowwhentostop.D)Theyknowhowtocontroltheiremotion.
14.A)Theyarepatient.C)Theylearnquickly.
B)Theyaregoodatexpression.D)Theyupholdtheirprinciples.
15.A)Makeclearone'sintentions.C)Formulateone'sstrategy.
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B)Clarifyitemsofnegotiation.D)Gettoknowtheotherside.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.
Attheendofeachpassage,youwill
hearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonly
once.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour
choicesmarkedA),B),C),D).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer
Sheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejust
heard.
16.A)WhenAmerica'searliestspaceprogramstarted.B)WhentheInternationalSpaceStationwasbuilt.
C)Howmanyspaceshuttlemissionstherewillbe.D)HowspaceresearchbenefitspeopleonEarth.
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17.A)Theyaccuratelycalculatedthespeedoftheorbiting
shuttles.
B)Theydevelopedobjectsforastronautstouseinouter
space.
C)Theytriedtomeetastronauts'specificrequirements.
D)Theytriedtomakebestuseofthelatesttechnology.
18.A)Theyareextremelyaccurate.C)Theywerefirstmadeinspace.
B)Theyareexpensivetomake.D)Theywereinventedinthe
1970s.
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejust
heard.
19.A)ItwaswhenherancestorscametoAmerica.B)Peoplehadplentyoflandtocultivatethen.
C)Itmarkedthebeginningofsomethingnew.D)Everythingwasnaturalandgenuinethen.
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20.A)Theybelievedinworkingforgoals.C)Theyhadallkindsofentertainment.
B)Theyenjoyedlivingalivingalifeofease.D)Theywereknowntobecreative.
21.A)Chattingwithherancestors.C)Polishingallthesilverwork.
B)Furnishinghercountryhouse.D)Doingneedleworkbythe
fire.
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejust
heard.
22.A)Useamaptoidentifyyourlocation.C)Sitdownandtrytocalmyourself.
B)Callyourfamilyorfriendsforhelp.D)Trytofollowyourfootprintsback.
23.A)Youmayfindawayoutwithoutyourknowingit.
B)Youmayexposeyourselftounexpecteddangers.
C)Youmaygetdrownedinasuddenflood.
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D)Youmayendupenteringawonderland.24.A)Lookforfood.C)Startafire.
B)Waitpatiently.D)Walkuphill.
25.A)Informsomebodyofyourplan.C)Checkthelocalweather.
B)Prepareenoughfoodanddrink.D)Findamapandacompass.PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfrom
alistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthe
correspondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthe
bankmorethanonce.
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Aratorpigeonmightnotbetheobviouschoicetotendto
someonewhoissick,butthesecreatureshavesome26skillsthat
couldhelpthetreatmentofhumandiseases.
Pigeonsareoftenseenasdirtybirdsandanurban27,but
theyarejustthelatestinalonglineofanimalsthathavebeen
foundtohaveabilitiestohelphumans.Despitehavingabrain
nobiggerthanthe28ofyourindexfinger,pigeonshaveavery
impressive29__memory.Recentlyitwasshownthattheycouldbe
trainedtobeasaccurateashumansatdetectingbreastcancerinimages.
Ratsareoften30withspreadingdiseaseratherthan31it,butthislong-tailedanimalishighly32.Insidearat'snose
areupto1,000differenttypesofolfactoryreceptors(嗅觉
感受器),whereashumansonlyhave100to200types.Thisgivesratstheabilitytodetect__33smells.Asaresult,somerats
arebeingputtoworktodetectTB(肺结核).Whentheratsdetect
thesmell,theystopandrubtheirlegsto34asampleisinfected.
Traditionally,ahundredsampleswouldtakelabtechnicians
morethantwodaysto35,butforaratittakeslessthan20minutes.Thisratdetectionmethoddoesn'trelyonspecialist
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equipment.Itisalsomoreaccurate—theratsareabletofind
moreTBinfectionsand,therefore,savemorelives.
A)associatedI)slight
B)examineJ)specify
C)indicateK)superior
D)nuisanceL)suspicious
E)peakM)tip
F)preventingN)treated
G)prohibitingO)visual
H)sensitive
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassage
withtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontains
informationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraph
fromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraph
morethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answer
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thequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
DoIn-ClassExamsMakeStudentsStudyHarder?
Researchsuggeststheymaystudymorebroadlyfortheunexpectedratherthansearchforanswers.
[A]Ihavealwaysbeenapoortest-taker.Soitmayseemrather
strangethatIhavereturnedtocollegetofinishthedegreeI
leftundonesomefourdecadesago.IammakingmywaythroughColumbiaUniversity,surroundedbystudentswhoquicklysupplytheverbalanswerwhileIamstillprocessingthequestion.
[B]Sincethereisnowayformetoavoidexams,Iamcurrentlyquestioningwhatkindarethemosttaxingandultimately
beneficial.Ihavealreadysweatedthroughnumerousin-classmidtermsandfinals,andnowIhaveaprofessorwhoissues
take-homeones.IwasexcitedwhenIlearnedthis,figuringIhadafullweektodotheresearch,readthetexts,andwriteitall
up.Infact,Iwasstillrewritingmymidtermthemorningitwasdue.TosayIhadlostthethreadisputtingitmildly.
[C]AsIwassufferingthroughmyweekofanxiety,
overthi