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英语四级考试真题第一套及答案
2017年12月大学英语四级考试真题及答案(第一套)
PartIWriting(25minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashorteasyonhowtobesthandletherelationshipbetweendoctorsandpatients.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
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.Hebelievess