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英语四级真题第一套含听力原文及答案
2019年12月英语四级真题第一套(含听力原文及答案)
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoaforeignfriendwhowantstoteachEnglishinChina.Pleaserecommendacitytohim.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
PartⅡListeningComprehension(25minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthenquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questionsland2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
1.A)Manyfacilitiesweredestroyedbyawanderingcow.
B)Awanderingcowknockeddownoneofitsfences.
C)Sometouristswereinjuredbyawanderingcow.
D)Awanderingcowwascapturedbythepolice.
2.A)Itwasshottodeathbyapoliceofficer.B)Itfounditswaybacktothepark’szoo.
C)Itbecameagreatattractionfortourists.D)Itwassenttotheanimalcontroldepartment.
Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
3.A)Itisthelargestofitskind.B)Itisgoingtobeexpanded.
C)Itisdisplayingmorefossilspecimens.D)Itisstaringanonlineexhibition.
4.A)AcollectionofbirdfossilsfromAustralia.B)Photographsofcertainrarefossilexhibits.
C)SomeancientwallpaintingsfromAustralia.D)Picturesbywinnersofawildlifephotocontest.
Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
5.A)Pickuptrash.B)Amusevisitors.
C)Delivermessages.D)Playwithchildren.
6.A)Theyareespeciallyintelligent.B)Theyarechildren’sfavorite.
C)Theyarequiteeasytotame.D)Theyarecleanandpretty.
7.A)Childrenmaybeharmedbytherooks.B)Childrenmaybetemptedtodroplitter.
C)Childrenmaycontractbirddiseases.D)Childrenmayoverfeedtherooks.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
8.A)ItwillbeproducedatHarvardUniversity.B)Itwillbehostedbyfamousprofessors.
C)Itwillcoverdifferentareasofscience.D)Itwillfocusonrecentscientificdiscoveries.
9.A)Itwillbemorefuturistic.B)Itwillbemoresystematic.
C)Itwillbemoreentertaining.D)Itwillbeeasiertounderstand.
10.A)Peopleinterestedinscience.B)Youngsterseagertoexplore.
C)Childrenintheirearlyteens.D)Studentsmajoringinscience.
11.A)Offerprofessionaladvice.B)Providefinancialsupport.
C)HelppromoteitontheInternet.D)Makeepisodesforitsfirstseason.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)Unsure.B)Helpless.C)Concerned.D)Dissatisfied.
13.A)Heistooconcernedwithbeingperfect.B)Helosesheartwhenfacedwithsetbacks.
C)Heistooambitiousinachievinggoals.D)Hetakesonprojectsbeyondhisability.
14.A)Embarrassed.B)Unconcerned.C)Miserable.D)Resentful.
15.A)Trytobeoptimisticwhateverhappens.B)Comparehispresentwithhispastonly.
C)Alwayslearnfromothers’achievements.D)Treatothersthewayhewouldbetreated.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Theyhaveastrongersenseofsocialresponsibility.
B)Theyaremorelikelytosucceedinthehumanities.
C)Theyaremorelikelytobecomeengineers.
D)Theyhavegreaterpotentialtobeleaders.
17.A)Praisegirlswholiketospeakupfrequently.
B)Encouragegirlstosolveproblemsontheirown.
C)Insistthatboysandgirlsworktogethermore.
D)Respondmorepositivelytoboys’comments.
18.A)Offerpersonalizedteachingmaterials.B)Provideavarietyofoptionalcourses.
C)Placegreatemphasisontestscores.D)Payextraattentiontotopstudents.
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Itoftenrainscatsanddogs.B)Itseldomrainsinsummertime.
C)Itdoesnotrainasmuchaspeoplethink.D)ItisoneofthemostrainycitiesintheUS.
20.A)Theydrivemostofthetime.B)Therainisusuallyverylight.
C)Theyhavegotusedtotherain.D)Theraincomesmostlyatnight.
21.A)Ithasalotofplacesforentertainment.
B)Ithasneverseenthunderandlighting.
C)Ithasfewercloudydaysthananyothercoastalcity.
D)Ithasmildweatherbothinsummerandinwinter.
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22.A)Itoccurswhenpeoplearedoingarepetitiveactivity.
B)Itresultsfromexertingone’smusclescontinuously.
C)Ithappenswhenpeopleengageinanuncommonactivity.
D)Itcomesfromstainingone’smusclesinanunusualway.
23.A)Bloodflowandbodyheatincreaseintheaffectedarea.
B)Bodymovementsintheaffectedareabecomedifficult.
C)Theybegintomakerepairsimmediately.
D)Theygraduallybecomefragmented.
24.A)Aboutoneweek.B)Abouttwodays.
C)Abouttendays.D)Aboutfourweeks.
25.A)Applymusclecreams.B)Drinkplentyofwater.
C)Haveahotshower.D)Takepain-killers..
PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Whentravellingoverseas,doyoubuywaterinplasticbottlesortakeyourchanceswithtapwaterImagineyouarewanderingaboutonaThaiislandor26theruinsofAngkor.It’shotsoyougrababottleofwaterfromalocalvendor.It’sthesafe,sanethingtodo,rightThebottleis27,andthelabelsays“purewater”,butmaybewhat’sinsideisnotso28.Wouldyoustillbedrinkingitifyouknewthatmorethan90percentofallbottledwatersoldaroundtheworld29microplastics
That’stheconclusionofarecently30study,whichanalyzed259bottlesfrom11brandssoldinninecountries,31anaverageof325plasticparticlesperliterofwater.Thesemicroplasticsincludeda32commonlyknownasPETandarewidelyusedinthemanufactureofclothingandfoodand33containers.ThestudywasconductedattheStateUniversityofNewYorkonbehalfofOrbMedia,ajournalismorganization.Aboutamillionbottlesareboughteveryminute,notonlybythirstytouristsbutalsobymanyofthebillionworldwidewholivewithunsafedrinkingwater.
Confrontedwiththis34,severalbottled-watermanufacturersincludingNestleandCoco-Colaundertooktheirownstudiesusingthesamemethodology.Thesestudiesshowedthattheirwaterdidcontainmicroplastics,butfarlessthantheOrbstudysuggested.Regardless,theWorldHealthOrganizationhasnowlaunchedareviewintothe35healthrisksofdrinkingwaterfromplasticbottles.
A)adequateF)instantK)released
B)admiringG)liquidL)revealing
C)containsH)modifiedM)sealed
D)defendingI)naturalN)solves
E)evidenceJ)potentialO)substance
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoeachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
TheQuietHeroismofMailDelivery
[A]OnWednesday,apolarwindbroughtbittercoldtotheMidwest.Overnight,Chicagoreachedalowof21degreesFahrenheitbelowzero,makingitslightlycolderthanAntarctica,Alaska,andtheNorthPole.Windchillswere64degreesbelowzeroinParkRapids,Minnesota,and45degreesbelowzeroinBuffalo,NorthDakota,accordingtotheNationalWeatherService.Schools,restaurants,andbusinessesclosed,andmorethan1,000flightshavebeencanceled.
[B]EventheUnitedStatesPostalService(USPS)suspendedmaildeliverytemporarily.“DuetothisarcticoutbreakandconcernsforthesafetyofUSPSemployees,”USPSannouncedWednesdaymorning,“thePostalServiceissuspendingdeliveryJan.30inthefollowing3-digitZIPCodelocations.”TwelveregionswerelistedasunsafeonWednesday;onThursday,eightremained.
[C]Asglobalsurfacetemperaturesincrease,sodoesthelikelihoodofextremeweather.In2018alone,wildfires,volcaniceruptions,hurricanes,mudslides,andothernaturaldisasterscostatleast$49billionintheUnitedStates.AsmycolleagueVannNewkirkreported,PuertoRicoisstillconfrontingeconomican