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四级第一套

2017年12月四级第一套

2017年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第1套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonhowtobesthandletherelationshipbetweenparentsandchildren.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

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PartIIListeningComprehension（25minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1A）HergrandfatherC）HerfriendErika.

B）HergrandmotherD）Herlittlebrother.

2A）Bytakingpicturesforpassers-byC）Byworkingparttimeatahospital.

B）BysellinglemonadeandpicturesD）Byaskingforhelponsocialmedia.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3A）Testingtheefficiencyofthenewsolarpanel.

B）Providingcleanenergytofivemillionpeople.

C）Generatingelectricpowerforpassingvehicles.

D）Findingcheaperwaysofhighwayconstruction.

4A）Theyaremadefromcheapmaterials.

B）Theyareonlyabouthalfaninchthick.

C）Theycanbelaidrightontopofexistinghighways.

D）Theycanstandthewearandtearofnaturalelements.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5A）ThelackofcluesaboutthespeciesC）Endlessfightingintheregion.

B）InadequatefundingforresearchD）Thehazardsfromthedesert.

6A）Toobservethewildlifeinthetwonationalparks.

B）TostudythehabitatoflionsinSudanandEthiopia.

C）Toidentifythereasonsforthelions,disappearance.

D）Tofindevidenceoftheexistenceofthe“lostlions”.

7A）Lions’tracksC）Somecampingfacilities.

B）LionswalkingD）Trapssetbylocalhunters.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8A）AspecialgiftfromthemanC）Acallfromherdad.

B）HerweddinganniversaryD）Her“luckybirthday”.

9A）ThrewherasurprisepartyC）Boughtheragoldnecklace.

B）TookheronatripoverseasD）Gaveherabigmodelplane.

10A）Whatherhusbandandthemanareupto.

B）Whathasbeentroublingherhusband.

C）Thetripherhusbandhasplanned.

D）Thegiftherhusbandhasbought.

11A）Hewantstofindoutaboutthecouple’sholidayplan.

B）Heiseagertolearnhowthecouple’sholidayturnsout.

C）Hewilltellthewomanthesecretifherhusbandagrees.

D）Hewillbegladtobeaguideforthecouple’sholidaytrip.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12A）Theytaketherival’sattitudeintoaccount.

B）Theyknowwhentoadoptatoughattitude.

C）Theyseetheimportanceofmakingcompromises.

D）Theyaresensitivetothedynamicsofanegotiation.

13A）TheyknowwhentostopC）Theyknowwhentomakecompromises.

B）TheyknowhowtoadaptD）Theyknowhowtocontroltheiremotion.

14A）TheyarepatientC）Theyaregoodatexpression.

B）TheylearnquicklyD）Theyupholdtheirprinciples.

15A）ClarifyitemsofnegotiationC）Gettoknowtheotherside.

B）Makeclearone’sintentionsD）Formulateone’sstrategy.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16A）HowspaceresearchbenefitspeopleonEarth.

B）WhentheInternationalSpaceStationwasbuilt.

C）Howmanyspaceshuttlemissionstherewillbe.

D）WhenAmerica’searliestspaceprogramstarted.

17A）Theytriedtomakebestuseofthelatesttechnology.

B）Theytriedtomeetastronauts’specificrequirements.

C）Theydevelopedobjectsforastronautstouseinouterspace.

D）Theyaccuratelycalculatedthespeedoftheorbitingshuttles.

18A）TheyareexpensivetomakeC）Theywerefirstmadeinspace.

B）TheyareextremelyaccurateD）Theywereinventedinthe1970s.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19A）Everythingwasnaturalandgenuinethen.

B）Peoplehadplentyoflandtocultivatethen.

C）Itmarkedthebeginningofsomethingnew.

D）ItwaswhenherancestorscametoAmerica.

20A）TheywereknowntobecreativeC）Theyhadallkindsofentertainment.

B）TheyenjoyedlivingalifeofeaseD）Theybelievedinworkingforgoals.

21A）ChattingwithherancestorsC）Furnishinghercountryhouse.

B）DoingneedleworkbythefireD）Polishingallthesilverwork.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22A）SitdownandtrytocalmyourselfC）Useamaptoidentifyyourlocation.

B）CallyourfamilyorfriendsforhelpD）Trytofollowyourfootprintsback.

23A）Youmayendupenteringawonderland.

B）Youmaygetdrownedinasuddenflood.

C）Youmayexposeyourselftounexpecteddangers.

D）Youmayfindawayoutwithoutyourknowingit.

24A）WalkuphillC）Startafire.

B）LookforfoodD）Waitpatiently.

25A）CheckthelocalweatherC）Prepareenoughfoodanddrink.

B）FindamapandacompassD）Informsomebodyofyourplan.

PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

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

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Aratorpigeonmightnotbetheobviouschoicetotendtosomeonewhoissick,butthesecreatureshavesome26skillsthatcouldhelpthetreatmentofhumandiseases.

Pigeonsareoftenseenasdirtybirdsandanurban27,buttheyarejustthelatestinalonglineofanimalsthathavebeenfoundtohaveabilitiestohelphumans.Despitehavingabrainnobiggerthanthe28ofyourindexfinger,pigeonshaveaveryimpressive29memory.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.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.Hebelie