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四级真题第1套

2017年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第一套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions：

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonhowtobesthandletherelationshipbetweenparentsandchildren.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

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）Byaskingforhelponsocialmedia

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A）Findingcheaperwaysofhighwayconstruction

B）Generatingelectricpowerforpassingvehicles

C）Providingcleanenergytofivemillionpeople

D）Testingtheefficiencyofthenewsolarpanel

4.A）Theycanstandthewearandtearofnaturalelements

B）Theycanbelaidrightontopofexistinghighways

C）Theyareonlyabouthalfaninchthick

D）Theyaremadefromcheapmaterials

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A）EndlessfightingintheregionC）Inadequatefundingforresearch

B）ThehazardsfromthedesertD）Thelackofcluesaboutspecies

6.A）Toobservethewildlifeinthetwonationalparks

B）Toidentifythereasonsforthelions’disappearance

C）TostudythehabitatofthelionsinSudanandEthiopia

D）Tofindevidenceoftheexistenceofthe“lostlions”.

7.A）LionswalkingC）Somecampingfacilities

B）Lions’tracksD）Trapssetbylocalhunters

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversationyouwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationsandthequestion-swillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A）Her‘luckybirthday’C）Herweddinganniversary

B）AcallfromherdadD）Aspecialgiftfromtheman

9.A）GaveherabigmodelplaneC）Tookheronatripoverseas.

B）BoughtheragoldnecklaceD）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.

B）Theyknowwhentostop.

C）Theyknowwhentomakecompromises.

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,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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.

B）Theyenjoyedlivingalifeofease.

C）Theyhadallkindsofentertainment.

D）Theywereknowntobecreative.

21.A）Chattingwithherancestors.C）Polishingallthesilverwork.

B）Furnishinghercountryhouse.D）Doingneedleworkbythefire.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A）Useamaptoidentifyyourlocation.

B）Callyourfamilyorfriendsforhelp.

C）Sitdownandtrytocalmyourself.

D）Trytofollowyourfootprintsback.

23.A）Youmayfindawayoutwithoutyourknowingit.

B）Youmayexposeyourselftounexpecteddangers.

C）Youmaygetdrownedinasuddenflood.

D）Youmayendupenteringawonderland.

24.A）Lookforfood.C）Startafire.

B）Waitpatiently.D）Walkuphill.

25.A）Informsomebodyofyourplan.

B）Prepareenoughfoodanddrink.

C）Checkthelocalweather.

D）Findamapandacompass.

PartⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Aratorpigeonmightnotbetheobviouschoicetotendtosomeonewhoissick,butthesecreatureshavesome26skillsthatcouldhelpthetreatmentofhumandiseases.

Pigeonsareoftenseenasdirtybirdsandanurban27,buttheyarejustthelatestinalonglineofanimalsthathavebeenfoundtohaveabilitiestohelphumans.Despitehavingabrainnobiggerthanthe28ofyourindexfinger,pigeonshaveaveryimpressive29__memory.Recentlyitwasshownthattheycouldbetrainedtobeasaccurateashumansatdetectingbreastcancerinimages.

Ratsareoften30withspreadingdiseaseratherthan31it,butthislong-tailedanimalishighly32.Insidearat'snoseareupto1,000differenttypesofolfactoryreceptors（嗅觉感受器）,whereashumansonlyhave100to200types.Thisgivesratstheabilitytodetect__33smells.Asaresult,someratsarebeingputtoworktodetectTB（肺结核）.Whentheratsdetectthesmell,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.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

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.Hebelievesstudentsultimatelylearnmoreandencouragesthemtoformstudygroups.“Thatwaytheysocializeoverhist