大学英语四级考试真题第二套与答案.docx

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大学英语四级考试真题第二套与答案

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayontheimportanceofwritingabilityandhowtodevelopit.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

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PartIIListeningComprehension（25minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeach

newsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A）Annoyed.

B）Scared.

C）Confused.

D）Offended.

2.A）Itcrawledoverthewoman'shands.B）Itwounduponthesteeringwheel.C）Itwaskilledbythepoliceonthespot.D）Itwascoveredwithlargescales.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A）Astudyofthefast-foodservice.

B）Fastfoodcustomersatisfaction.

C）McDonald'snewbusinessstrategies.

D）Competitioninthefast-foodindustry.

4.A）Customers'higherdemands.

B）Theinefficiencyofemployees.

C）Increasedvarietyofproducts.

D）Therisingnumberofcustomers.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A）Internationaltreatiesregardingspacetravelprograms.B）Legalissuesinvolvedincommercialspaceexploration.C）U.S.government'sapprovalofprivatespacemissions.

D）Competitionamongpublicandprivatespacecompanies.

6.A）Deliverscientificequipmenttothemoon.

B）Approveanewmissiontotravelintoouterspace.

C）Workwithfederalagenciesonspaceprograms.

D）LaunchamannedspacecrafttoMars.

7.A）Itissignificant.

B）Itispromising.

C）Itisunpredictable.

D）Itisunprofitable.SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendof

eachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A）VisitingherfamilyinThailand.

B）ShowingfriendsaroundPhuket.

C）SwimmingaroundaThaiisland.

D）LyinginthesunonaThaibeach.

9.A）ShevisitedaThaiorphanage.

B）ShemetaThaigirl'sparents.

C）ShelearnedsomeThaiwords.

D）ShesunbathedonaThaibeach.

10.A）Hisclasswillstartinaminute.B）Hehasgotanincomingphonecall.C）Someoneisknockingathisdoor.

D）Hisphoneisrunningoutofpower.11.A）HeisinterestedinThaiartworks.

B）Heisgoingtoopenasouvenirshop.

C）Hecollectsthingsfromdifferentcountries.

D）HewantstoknowmoreaboutThaiculture.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.A）Buyingsomefitnessequipmentforthenewgym.

B）Openingagymandbecomingpersonaltrainers.

C）Signingupforaweight-losscourse.

D）Tryingoutanewgymintown.

13.A）Professionalpersonaltraining.B）Freeexerciseforthefirstweek.

C）Adiscountforahalf-yearmembership.D）Additionalbenefitsforyoungcouples.

14.A）Thesafetyofweight-lifting.

B）Thehighmembershipfee.

C）Therenewalofhismembership.

D）Theoperationoffitnessequipment.15.A）Shewantsherinvitationrenewed.

B）Sheusedtodo200sit-upseveryday.

C）Sheknowsthebasicsofweight-lifting.

D）Sheusedtobethegym'spersonaltrainer.SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Theytendtobenervousduringinterviews.

B）Theyoftenapplyforanumberofpositions.

C）Theyworryabouttheresultsoftheirapplications.

D）Theysearchextensivelyforemployers'information.

17.A）Getbetterorganized.B）Edittheirreferences.

C）Findbetter-paidjobs.

D）Analyzethesearchingprocess.

18.A）Providetheirdataindetail.B）Personalizeeachapplication.

C）Makeuseofbettersearchengines.

D）Applyformorepromisingpositions.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Ifkidsdidnotlikeschool,reallearningwouldnottakeplace.

B）Ifnotforcedtogotoschool,kidswouldbeoutinthestreets.

C）Ifschoolsstayedthewaytheyare,parentsweresuretoprotest.

D）Ifteachingfailedtoimprove,kidswouldstayawayfromschool.20.A）Allowthemtoplayinterestinggamesinclass.

B）Trytostiruptheirinterestinlabexperiments.

C）Letthemstayhomeandlearnfromtheirparents.

D）Designactivitiestheynowenjoydoingonholidays.

21.A）Allowkidstolearnattheirownpace.B）Encouragekidstolearnfromeachother.C）Organizekidsintovariousinterestgroups.

D）Takekidsoutofschooltolearnatfirsthand.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A）ItisespeciallypopularinFloridaandAlaska.B）Itisamajorsocialactivityamongtheyoung.

C）Itisseenalmostanywhereandonanyoccasion.

D）Itisevenmoreexpressivethanthewrittenword.23.A）ItislocatedinabigcityinIowa.

B）Itisreallymarveloustolookat.

C）Itoffersfreedanceclassestoseniors.

D）Itofferspeopleachancetosocialize.24.A）Theirstateofmindimproved.

B）Theybecamebetterdancers.

C）Theyenjoyedbetterhealth.

D）Theirrelationshipstrengthened.

25.A）Itisfun.B）Itislife.

C）Itisexhausting.D）Itisrhythmical.

PartⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequired

toselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbank

followingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyour

choices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthe

correspondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Sincethe1940s,southernCaliforniahashadareputationforsmog.Thingsare

notasbadastheyoncewerebut,accordingtotheAmericanLungAssociation,

LosAngelesisstilltheworstcityintheUnitedStatesforlevelsof26.Gazing

downonthecityfromtheGettyCenter,anartmuseumintheSantaMonica

Mountains,onewouldfindtheviewofthePacificOceanblurredbythehaze（

霾）.

Noristhestate'sbadair27toitssouth.Fresno,inthecentralvalley,comestop

ofthelistinAmericaforyear-roundpollution.Residents'heartsandlungsare

affectedasa28.Allofwhich,combinedwithCalifornia'sreputationasthe

homeoftechnological29,makestheplaceidealfordevelopingandtesting

systemsdesignedtomonitorpollutionin30.AndthatisjustwhatAclima,a

newfirminSanFrancisco,hasbeendoingoverthepastfewmonths.Ithasbeen

tryingoutmonitoringstationsthatare31toyieldminute-to-minutemaps

of32airpollution.Suchstationswillalsobeabletokeepaneyeonwhatishappeninginsidebuildings,includingoffices.

Tothisend,Aclimahasbeen33withGoogle'sStreetViewsystem.DavidaHerzl,Aclima'sboss,saystheyhaverevealedpollutionhighsondayswhenSanFrancisco'stransitworkerswentonstrikeandthecity's34wereforcedtousetheircars.Conversely,"cycletowork"dayshavedonetheirjobby35pollutionlows.

A）assistedB）collaboratingC）consequenceD）consumersE）creatingF）detail

G）domesticH）frequentlyI）inhabitantsJ）innovationK）intendedL）outdoorM）

pollutantsN）restrictedO）sum

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwitha

letter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

AsTouristsCrowdOutLocals,VeniceFaces'Endangered'List

A）Onarecentfallmorning,alargecrowdblockedthestepsatoneofVenice'smaintouristsites,theRialtoBridge.TheRialtoBridgeisoneofthefourbridgesspanningtheGrandCanal.Itistheoldestbridgeacrossthecanal,andwasthedividinglinebetweenthedistrictsofSanMarcoandSanPolo.Butonthisday,therewasatwist:

itwasfilledwithVenetians,nottourists.

B）"Peoplearecheeringandholdingtheircartsintheair,"saysGiovanniGiorgio,whohelpedorganizethemarchwithagrass-rootsorganizationcalled

Generazione'90.Thecartshereferstoaresmallshoppingcarts—thesymbolof

atrueVenetian."Itstartedasajoke,"hesayswithalaugh."Theideawastoput

bladesonthewheels!

Youknow?

LikeBenHur.Preciselylikethat,youjustgo

aroundandrunpeopledown."

C）Veniceisoneofthehottesttouristdestinationsintheworld.Butthat'sa

problem.Upto90,000touristscrowditsstreetsandcanalseveryday—far

outnumberingthe55,000perm