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英语四级真题第1套
大学英语四级考试
COLLEGEENGLISHTEST
—BandFour—
(2017年12月第1套)
试题册
敬告考生
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全国大学英语四、六级考试委员会
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonhowtobesthandletherelationshipbetweenparentsandchildren.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
1.A)Hergrandfather.
B)Hergrandmother.
C)HerfriendErika.
D)Herlittlebrother.
2.A)Bytakingpicturesforpassers-by.
B)Bysellinglemonadeandpictures.
C)Byworkingparttimeatahospital.
D)Byaskingforhelponsocialmedia.
Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
3.A)Testingtheefficiencyofthenewsolarpanel.
B)Providingcleanenergytofivemillionpeople.
C)Generatingelectricpowerforpassingvehicles.
D)Findingcheaperwaysofhighwayconstruction.
4.A)Theyaremadefromcheapmaterials.
B)Theyareonlyabouthalfaninchthick.
C)Theycanbelaidrightontopofexistinghighways.
D)Theycanstandthewearandtearofnaturalelements.
Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
5.A)Thelackofcluesaboutthespecies.
B)Inadequatefundingforresearch.
C)Endlessfightingintheregion.
D)Thehazardsfromthedesert.
6.A)Toobservethewildlifeinthetwonationalparks.
B)TostudythehabitatoflionsinSudanandEthiopia.
C)Toidentifythereasonsforthelions'disappearance.
D)Tofindevidenceoftheexistenceofthe"lostlions".
7.A)Lions'tracks.
B)Lionswalking.
C)Somecampingfacilities.
D)Trapssetbylocalhunters.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
8.A)Aspecialgiftfromtheman.
B)Herweddinganniversary.
C)Acallfromherdad.
D)Her'luckybirthday'.
9.A)Threwherasurpriseparty.
B)Tookheronatripoverseas.
C)Boughtheragoodnecklace.
D)Gaveherabigmodelplane.
10.A)Whatherhusbandandthemanareupto.
B)Whathasbeentroublingherhusband.
C)Thetripherhusbandhasplanned.
D)Thegiftherhusbandhasbought.
11.A)Hewantstofindoutaboutthecouple'sholidayplan.
B)Heiseagertolearnhowthecouple'sholidayturnsout.
C)Hewilltellthewomenthesecretifherhusbandagrees.
D)Hewillbegladtobeaguideforthecouple'sholidaytrip.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)Theytaketherival'sattitudeintoaccount.
B)Theyknowwhentoadoptatoughattitude.
C)Theyseetheimportanceofmakingcompromises.
D)Theyaresensitivetothedynamicsofanegotiation.
13.A)Theyknowwhentostop.
B)Theyknowhowtoadapt.
C)Theyknowwhentomakecompromises.
D)Theyknowhowtocontroltheiremotion.
14.A)Theyarepatient.
B)Theylearnquickly.
C)Theyaregoodatexpression.
D)Theyupholdtheirprinciples.
15.A)Clarifyitemsofnegotiation.
B)Makeclearone'sintentions.
C)Gettoknowtheotherside.
D)Formulateone'sstrategy.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)HowspaceresearchbenefitspeopleonEarth.
B)WhentheInternationalSpaceStationwasbuilt.
C)Howmanyspaceshuttlemissionstherewillbe.
D)WhenAmerica'searliestspaceprogramstarted.
17.A)Theytriedtomakebestuseofthelatesttechnology.
B)Theytriedtomeetastronauts'specificrequirements.
C)Theydevelopedobjectsforastronautstouseinouterspace.
D)Theyaccuratelycalculatedthespeedoftheorbitingshuttles.
18.A)Theyareexpensivetomake.
B)Theyareextremelyaccurate.
C)Theywerefirstmadeinspace.
D)Theywereinventedinthe1970s.
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Everythingwasnaturalandgenuinethen.
B)Peoplehadplentyoflandtocultivatethen.
C)Itmarkedthebeginningofsomethingnew.
D)ItwaswhenherancestorscametoAmerica.
20.A)Theywereknowntobecreative.
B)Theyenjoyedlivingalifeofease.
C)Theyhadallkindsofentertainment.
D)Theybelievedinworkingforgoals.
21.A)Chattingwithherancestors.
B)Doingneedleworkbythefire.
C)Furnishinghercountryhouse.
D)Polishingallthesilverwork.
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22.A)Sitdownandtrytocalmyourself.
B)Callyourfamilyorfriendsforhelp.
C)Useamaptoidentifyyourlocation.
D)Trytofollowyourfootprintsback.
23.A)Youmayendupenteringawonderland.
B)Youmaygetdrownedinasuddenflood.
C)Youmayexposeyourselftounexpecteddangers.
D)Youmayfindawayoutwithoutyourknowingit.
24.A)Walkuphill.
B)Lookforfood.
C)Startafire.
D)Waitpatiently.
25.A)Checkthelocalweather.
B)Findamapandacompass.
C)Prepareenoughfoodanddrink.
D)Informsomebodyofyourplan.
PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Aratorpigeonmightnotbetheobviouschoicetotendtosomeonewhoissick,butthesecreatureshavesome26skillsthatcouldhelpthetreatmentofhumandiseases.
Pigeonsareoftenseenasdirtybirdsandanurban27,buttheyarejustthelatestinalonglineofanimalsthathavebeenfoundtohaveabilitiestohelphumans.Despitehavingabrainnobiggerthanthe28ofyourindexfinger,pigeonshaveaveryimpressive29memory.Recentlyitwasshownthattheycouldbetrainedtobeasaccurateashumansatdetectingbreastcancerinimages.
Ratsareoften30withspreadingdiseaseratherthan31it,butthislong-tailedanimalishighly32.Insidearat'snoseareupto1,000differenttypesofolfactoryreceptors(嗅觉感受器),whereashumansonlyhave100to200types.Thisgivesratstheabilitytodetect33smells.Asaresult,someratsarebeingputtoworktodetectTB(肺结核).Whentheratsdetectthesmell,theystopandrubtheirlegsto34asampleisinfected.
Traditionally,ahundredsampleswouldtakelabtechniciansmorethantwodaysto35,butforaratittakeslessthan20minutes.Thisratdetectionmethoddoesn'trelyonspecialistequipment.Itisalsomoreaccurate—theratsareabletofindmoreTBinfectionsand,therefore,savemorelives.
A)associated
B)examine
C)indicate
D)nuisance
E)peak
F)preventing
G)prohibiting
H)sensitive
I)slight
J)specify
K)superior
L)suspicious
M)tip
N)treated
O)visual
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.I