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大学英语四级考试真题及问题详解三套全
2017年12月大学英语四级考试真题及答案(第一套)
PartIWriting(25minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashorteasyonhowtobest
handletherelationshipbetweendoctorsandpatients.Youshouldwriteatleast
120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
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.
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,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),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’sholidaytrip.
B)Hewilltellthewomenthesecretifherhusbandagrees.
C)Heiseagertolearnhowthecouple’sholidayturnsout.
D)Hewantstofindoutaboutthecouple’sholidayplan.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
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.
B)Clarifyitemsofnegotiation.D)Gettoknowtheotherside.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwill
hearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonly
once.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour
choicesmarkedA),B),C),D).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer
Sheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)WhenAmerica'searliestspaceprogramstarted.
B)WhentheInternationalSpaceStationwasbuilt.
C)Howmanyspaceshuttlemissionstherewillbe.
D)HowspaceresearchbenefitspeopleonEarth.
17.A)Theyaccuratelycalculatedthespeedoftheorbitingshuttles.
B)Theydevelopedobjectsforastronautstouseinouterspace.
C)Theytriedtomeetastronauts'specificrequirements.
D)Theytriedtomakebestuseofthelatesttechnology.
18.A)Theyareextremelyaccurate.C)Theywerefirstmadeinspace.
B)Theyareexpensivetomake.D)Theywereinventedinthe1970s.
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A)ItwaswhenherancestorscametoAmerica.
B)Peoplehadplentyoflandtocultivatethen.
C)Itmarkedthebeginningofsomethingnew.
D)Everythingwasnaturalandgenuinethen.
20.A)Theybelievedinworkingforgoals.C)Theyhadallkindsofentertainment.
B)Theyenjoyedlivingalivingalifeofease.D)Theywereknowntobecreative.
21.A)Chattingwithherancestors.C)Polishingallthesilverwork.
B)Furnishinghercountryhouse.D)Doingneedleworkbythefire.
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22.A)Useamaptoidentifyyourlocation.C)Sitdownandtrytocalmyourself.
B)Callyourfamilyorfriendsforhelp.D)Trytofollowyourfootprintsback.
23.A)Youmayfindawayoutwithoutyourknowingit.
B)Youmayexposeyourselftounexpecteddangers.
C)Youmaygetdrownedinasuddenflood.
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.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Aratorpigeonmightnotbetheobviouschoicetotendtosomeonewhoissick,butthesecreatureshavesome26skillsthatcouldhelpthetreatmentofhumandiseases.
Pigeonsareoftenseenasdirtybirdsandanurban27,buttheyarejustthelatestinalonglineofanimalsthathavebeenfoundtohaveabilitiestohelphumans.Despitehavingabrainnobiggerthanthe28ofyourindexfinger,pigeonshaveaveryimpressive29__memory.Recentlyitwasshownthattheycouldbetrainedtobeasaccurateashumansatdetectingbreastcancerinimages.
Ratsareoften30withspreadingdiseaseratherthan31it,butthislong-tailedanimalishighly32.Insidearat'snoseareupto1,000differenttypesofolfactoryreceptors(嗅觉感受器),whereashumansonlyhave100to200types.Thisgivesratstheabilitytodetect__33smells.Asaresult,someratsarebeingputtoworktodetectTB(肺结核).Whentheratsdetectthesmell,theystopandrubtheirlegsto34asampleisinfected.
Traditionally,ahundredsampleswouldtakelabtechniciansmorethantwodaysto35,butforaratittakeslessthan20minutes.Thisratdetectionmethoddoesn'trelyonspecialistequipment.Itisalsomoreaccurate—theratsareabletofindmoreTBinfectionsand,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,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
DoIn-ClassExamsMakeStudentsStudyHarder?
Researchsuggeststheymaystudymorebroadlyfortheunexpectedratherthansearchforanswers.
[A]Ihavealwaysbeenapoortest-taker.SoitmayseemratherstrangethatIhavereturnedtocollegetofinishthedegreeIleftundonesomefourdecadesago.IammakingmywaythroughColumbiaUniversity,surroundedbystudentswhoquicklysupplytheverbalanswerwhileIamstillprocessingthequestion.
[B]Sincethereisnowayformetoavoidexams,Iamcurrentlyquestioningwhatkindarethemosttaxingandultimatelybeneficial.Ihavealreadysweatedthroughnumerousin-classmidtermsandfinals,andnowIhaveaprofessorwhoissuestake-homeones.IwasexcitedwhenIlearnedthis,figuringIhadafullweektodotheresearch,readthetexts,andwriteitallup.Infact,Iwasstillrewritingmymidtermthemorningitwasdue.TosayIhadlostthethreadisputtingitmildly.
[C]AsIwassufferingthroughmyweekofanxiety,overthinkingthematerialandguessingmygraspofit,Ididsomeofmyownpollingamongstudentsandprofessors.DavidEisenbach,whoteachesapopularclassonU.S.presidentsatColumbia,prefersthein-classvariety.He