大学英语四级考试真题与答案.docx

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大学英语四级考试真题与答案

2017年12月大学英语四级考试真题及答案（第一套）

PartIWriting（25minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,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）Byaskingforhelponsocial

media.

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.Atthe

endofeachconversation,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）Sitdownandtrytocalm

yourself.

B）Callyourfamilyorfriendsforhelp.D）Trytofollowyourfootprints

back.

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）,whereashumansonlyhave100

to200types.Thisgivesratstheabilitytodetect__33smells.Asaresult,someratsarebeingputtoworktodetectTB（肺结核）.Whentheratsdetect

thesmell,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.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninone

oftheparagraphs.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.Hebelievesstud