大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案.docx

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大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案

20XX年1月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案

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试卷一

PartI　　　　　　　　　　ListeningComprehension　　　　　　　　　　（20minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversa-tion,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Example:

　　Youwillhear:

　　　　　　Youwillread:

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　A）Attheoffice.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B）Inthewaitingroom.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　C）Attheairport.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D）Inarestaurant.

　　Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A）"Attheoffice"isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　SampleAnswer[-A-][B][C][D]

1.A）Shehastopostaletterinstead.

　　B）Shehastoturndowntheman'srequest.

　　C）She'snotsureifthecomputerisfixed.

　　D）Shecan'tsendthemessagerightnow.

2.A）Hedidn'tgetthebookheneeded.

　　B）Hehadnoideawherethebookwas.

　　C）Thelibraryisclosedonweekends.

　　D）Hewasnotallowedtocheckoutthebook.

3.A）Playataperecorder.　　　　　　　　　　C）Repairatypewriter.

　　B）Takeapicture.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D）Startacar.

4.A）Thewomanrejectedtheman'sapology.

　　B）Thewomanappreciatedtheman'soffer.

　　C）Themanhadforgottenthewholething.

　　D）Themanhadhurtthewoman'sfeelings.

5.A）Thewomanismeetingthemanattheairport.

　　B）Theyarecomplainingaboutthepoorairportservice.

　　C）TheyarediscussingtheirplanforChristmas.

　　D）Themanisseeingthewomanoff.

6.A）Sheplanstogotograduateschool.

　　B）Shewilldropoutofschool.

　　C）Shewillstopworkingandconcentrateonherstudies.

　　D）Shewilltakeapart-timejob.

7.A）Heneedsanotherjobasresearchassistant.

B）HeaskedProfessorWilliamsforassistance.

C）HeassistsProfessorWilliamswithhisteaching.

D）HeisdoingresearchwithProfessorWilliams.

8.A）Shethoughttherewerenoticketsleftfortheshow.

　　B）Shethoughttheseatsontheleftsidewerefullyoccupied.

　　C）Theshowwasplannedalongtimeago.

　　D）Theaudienceweredeeplyimpressedbytheshow.

9.A）Mr.Long'sbriefingwasunnecessarilylong.

　　B）Thewomanshouldhavebeenmoreattentive.

　　C）Mr.Long'sbriefingwasnotrelevanttothemission.

　　D）Thewomanneedn'thaveattendedthebriefing.

10.A）Inabank.　　　　　　　　　　　　C）Inaclothingstore.

　　B）Inaschool.　　　　　　　　　　　　D）Inabarbershop.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Becausethebirdcouldn'trepeathismaster'sname.

　　B）Becausethebirdscreamedalldaylong.

　　C）Becausethebirdutteredthewrongword.

　　D）Becausethebirdfailedtosaythenameofthetown.

12.A）Thecruelmaster.　　　　　　　　　　C）Thepetbird.

　　B）Themaninthekitchen.　　　　　　　　D）Thefourthchicken.

13.A）Thebirdhadfinallyunderstoodhisthreat.

　　B）Thebirdmanagedtoescapefromthechickenhouse.

　　C）Thebirdhadlearnedtoscreambackathim.

　　D）Thebirdwaslivingpeacefullywiththechickens.

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）Theyarekeptinopenprisons.

　　B）Theyareallowedoutoftheprisongrounds.

　　C）Theyareorderedtodocookingandcleaning.

　　D）Theyareasmallportionoftheprisonpopulation.

15.A）Someoftheirprisonersareallowedtostudyorworkoutsideprisons.

　　B）Mostoftheirprisonersareexpectedtowork.

　　C）Theirprisonersareoftensenttospecialcentersforskilltraining.

　　D）Theirprisonersareallowedfreedomtovisittheirfamilies.

16.A）Theyareencouragedtodomaintenanceforthetrainingcentre.

　　B）Mostofthemgetpaidfortheirwork.

　　C）Theyhavetocooktheirownmeals.

　　D）Theycanchoosetodocommunitywork.

PassageThree

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A）Becausetheyhaveadrivinglicense.

　　B）Becausetheyhavereceivedspecialtraining.

　　C）BecausethetrafficconditionsinLondonaregood.

　　D）Becausethetrafficsystemofthecityisnotverycomplex.

18.A）Twotofourmonths.　　　　　　　　　　C）Atleasthalfayear.

　　B）Aboutthreeweeks.　　　　　　　　　　　D）Twoyearsormore.

19.A）Governmentofficersarehardtoplease.

　　B）Thelearnerhastogothroughseveraltoughtests.

　　C）Thelearnerusuallyfailsseveraltimesbeforehepassesit.

　　D）Thedrivingtestusuallylaststwomonths.

20.A）Theydon'twanttheirpresentbossestoknowwhatthey'redoing.

　　B）Theywanttoearnmoneyfrombothjobs.

　　C）Theycannotearnmoneyastaxidriversyet.

　　D）Theylookforwardtofurtherpromotion.

PartII　　　　　　　　　　ReadingComprehension　　　　　　　　　　（35minutes）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Somepessimisticexpertsfeelthattheautomobileisboundtofallintodisuse.Theyseeadayinthenot-too-distantfuturewhenallautoswillbeabandonedandallowedtorust.Otherauthorities,however,thinktheautoisheretostay.Theyholdthatthecarwillremainaleadingmeansofurbantravelintheforeseeablefuture.

　　Themotorcarwillundoubtedlychangesignificantlyoverthenext30years.Itshouldbecomesmaller,safer,andmoreeconomical,andshouldnotbepoweredbythegasolineengine.Thecarofthefutureshouldbefarmorepollution-freethanpresenttypes.

　　Regardlessofitspowersource,theautointhefuturewillstillbethemainprobleminurbantrafficcongestion（拥挤）.Oneproposedsolutiontothisproblemistheautomatedhighwaysystem.

　　Whentheautoentersthehighwaysystem,aretractable（可伸缩的）armwilldropfromthe

autoandmakecontactwitharail,whichissimilartothosepoweringsubwaytrainselectrically.

Onceattachedtotherail,thecarwillbecomeelectricallypoweredfromthesystem,andcontrolofthevehiclewillpasstoacentralcomputer.Thecomputerwillthenmonitorallofthecar'smove-ments.

　　Thedriverwilluseatelephonetodialinstructionsabouthisdestinationintothesystem.Thecomputerwillcalculatethebestroute,andreservespaceforthecarallthewaytothecorrectexitfromthehighway.Thedriverwillthenbefreetorelaxandwaitforthebuzzer（蜂鸣器）thatwillwarnhimofhiscomingexit.Itisestimatedthatanautomatedhighwaywillbeabletohandle10,000vehiclesperhour,comparedwiththe1,500to2,000vehiclesthatcanbecarriedbyapresent-dayhighway.

21.Onesignificantimprovementinthefuturecarwillprobablybe________.

　　A）itspowersource　　　　　　　　　　C）itsmonitoringsystem

　　B）itsdrivingsystem　　　　　　　　　　D）itsseatingcapacity

22.Whatistheauthor'smainconcern?

　　A）Howtorenderautomobilespollution-free.

　　B）Howtomakesmallerandsaferautomobiles.

　　C）Howtosolvetheproblemoftrafficjams.

　　D）Howtodevelopanautomatedsubwaysystem.

23.Whatprovidesautoswithelectricpowerinanautomatedhighwaysystem?

　　A）Arail.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　C）Aretractablearm.

　　B）Anengine.　　　　　　　　　　　　　D）Acomputercontroller.

24.Inanautomatedhighwaysystem,allthedriverneedstodois_______.

　　A）keepintherightlane

　　B）waittoarriveathisdestination

　　C）keepinconstanttouchwiththecomputercenter

　　D）informthesystemofhisdestinationbyphone

25.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardthefutureofautos?

　　A）Enthusiastic.　　　　　　　　　　C）Optimistic.

　　B）Pessimistic.　　　　　　　　　　D）Cautious.

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Foxesandfarmershavenevergotonwell.Thesesmalldog-likeanimalshavelongbeen

accusedofkillingfarmanimals.Theyareofficiallyclassifiedasharmfulandfarmerstrytokeeptheirnumbersdownbyshootingorpoisoningthem.

　　Farmerscanalsocallontheservicesoftheirlocalhunttocontrolthefoxpopulation.Huntingconsistsofpursuingafoxacrossthecountryside,withagroupofspeciallytraineddogs,followedbymenandwomenridinghorses.Whenthedogseventuallycatchthefoxtheykillitorahuntershootsit.

　　Peoplewhotakepartinhuntingthinkofitasasport;theywearaspecialuniformofredcoatsandwhitetrousers,andfollowstrictcodesofbehavior.Butowningahorseandhuntingregularlyisexpensive,somosthuntersarewealthy.

　　Itisestimatedthatupto100,000peoplewatchortakepartinfoxhunting.Butoverthelastcoupleofdecadesthenumberofpeopleopposedtofoxhunting,becausetheythinkitisbrutal（残酷的）,hasrisensharply.Nowadaysitisrareforahunttopassoffwithoutsomekindofconfrontation（冲突）betweenhuntersan