大学英语四级考试第2套真题及答案.docx

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大学英语四级考试第2套真题及答案

2016年6月大学英语四级真题（第2套）

Part

Writing

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoexpressyourthankstooneofyourschoolteachersuponenteringcollege. Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

标准时间

25minutes

自测用时

minutes

PartⅡListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

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

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A）Howcollegestudentscanimprovetheirsleephabits.

B）Whysufficientsleepisimportantforcollegestudents.

C）Whycollegestudentsaremorelikelytohavestressproblems.

D）Howcollegestudentscanhandletheirpsychologicalproblems.

2.A）Itisnoteasytoimproveone’ssleephabits.

B）Itisnotgoodforstudentstoplayvideogames.

C）Studentswhoarebetterpreparedgenerallygethigherscoresinexaminations.

D）Makinglast-minutepreparationsfortestsmaybelesseffectivethansleeping.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A）WhethermoreairportsshouldbebuiltaroundLondon.

B）Whetheradequateinvestmentisbeingmadetoimproveairportfacilities.

C）WhethertheBritishAirportsAuthorityshouldselloffsomeofitsassets.

D）WhethertheSpanishcompanycouldofferbetterservice.

4.A）Inefficientmanagement.B）Poorownershipstructure.

C）Lackofinnovationandcompetition.D）Lackofrunwayandterminalcapacity.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A）Reportthenicotinecontentoftheircigarettes.

B）Setalimittotheproductionoftheircigarettes.

C）Takestepstoreducenicotineintheirproducts.

D）Studytheeffectsofnicotineonyoungsmokers.

6.A）Thebiggestincreaseinnicotinecontenttendedtobeinbrandsyoungsmokerslike.

B）Bigtobaccocompanieswerefrankwiththeircustomersaboutthehazardsofsmoking.

C）Brandswhichcontainhighernicotinecontentwerefoundtobemuchmorepopular.

D）Tobaccocompaniesrefusedtodiscussthedetailednicotinecontentoftheirproducts.

7.A）Theypromisedtoreducethenicotinecontentincigarettes.

B）Theyhavenotfullyrealizedtheharmfuleffectofnicotine.

C）Theywerenotpreparedtocommentonthecigarettestudy.

D）Theywillpaymoreattentiontothequalityoftheirproducts.

SectionB

Directions:

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

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A）Indonesia.B）Holland.C）Sweden.D）England.

9.A）Gettingacoachwhocanofferrealhelp.B）TalkingwithherboyfriendinDutch.

C）Learningalanguagewhereitisnotspoken.D）Acquiringthenecessaryabilitytosocialize.

10.A）Listeninglanguageprogramsontheradio.B）Tryingtospeakitasmuchasonecan.

C）Makingfriendswithnativespeakers.D）Practicingreadingaloudasoftenaspossible.

11.A）Itcreatesanenvironmentforsocializing.

B）Itoffersvariouscourseswithcreditpoints.

C）Ittrainsyoungpeople’sleadershipabilities.

D）Itprovidesopportunitiesforlanguagepractice.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）Theimpactofenginedesignonrodesafety.B）Therolepolicemenplayintrafficsafety.

C）Asenseoffreedomdrivinggives.D）Rulesandregulationsfordriving.

13.A）Makecarswithautomaticcontrol.B）Makecarsthathavebetterbrakes.

C）Makecarsthatarelesspowerful.D）Makecarswithhigherstandards.

14.A）Theytendtodriveresponsibly.B）Theyliketogoathighspeed.

C）Theykeepwithinspeedlimits.D）Theyfollowtrafficrulesclosely.

15.A）Itisabadidea.B）Itisnotuseful.

C）Itisaseffectiveasspeedbumps.D）Itshouldbecombinedwitheducation.

SectionC

Directions:

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

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Thecardgotdamaged.B）Thecardwasfoundinvalid.

C）Thecardreaderfailedtodothescanning.D）Thecardreaderbrokedownunexpectedly.

17.A）Byconvertingthecreditcardwithalayerofplastic.

B）Bycallingthecreditcardcompanyforconfirmation.

C）ByseekinghelpfromthecardreadermakerVerifone.

D）Bytypingthecreditcardnumberintothecashregister.

18.A）Affectthesalesofhigh-techappliances.

B）ChangethelifestyleofmanyAmericans.

C）Givebirthtomanynewtechnologicalinventions.

D）Producemanylow-techfixesforhigh-techfailures.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Theyaresetbythedeanofthegraduateschool.

B）Theyaredeterminedbytheadvisingboard.

C）Theyleavemuchroomforimprovement.

D）Theyvaryamongdifferentdepartments.

20.A）Byconsultingtheexaminingcommittee.B）ByreadingtheBulletinofInformation.

C）Bycontactingthedepartmentaloffice.D）Byvisitingtheuniversity’swebsite.

21.A）Theyspecifythenumberofcreditsstudentsmustearn.

B）Theyarehardertomeetthanthoseforundergraduates.

C）Theyhavetobeapprovedbytheexaminingcommittee.

D）Theyarethesameamongvariousdivisionsoftheuniversity.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A）Studentsmajoringinnutrition.B）Studentsinhealthclasses.

C）Ph.D.candidatesindieting.D）Middleandhighschoolteachers.

23.A）Itsoverestimateoftheeffectofdieting.B）Itsmistakenconceptionofnutrition.

C）Itschangingcriteriaforbeauty.D）Itsoveremphasisonthinness.

24.A）Toillustrateherpointthatbeautyisbutskindeep.

B）Todemonstratethemagiceffectofdietingonwomen.

C）Toexplainhowcomputerimagescanbemisleading.

D）Toprovethattechnologyhasimpactedourculture.

25.A）Topersuadegirlstostopdieting.

B）Topromoteherownconceptofbeauty.

C）Toestablishanemotionalconnectionwithstudents.

D）Tohelpstudentsridthemselvesofbadlivinghabits.

标准时间

40minutes

自测用时

minutes

Part

ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

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

Contrarytopopularbelief,olderpeoplegenerallydonotwanttolivewiththeirchildren.Moreover,mostadultchildren26everybitasmuchcareandsupporttotheiragingparentsaswasthecaseinthe“goodolddays”,andmostolderpeopledonotfeel27.

About80%ofpeople65yearsandolderhavelivingchildren,andabout90%ofthemhave28contactwiththeirchildren.About75%ofelderlyparentswhodon’tgotonursinghomeslivewithin30minutesofatleastoneoftheirchildren.

However,29havingcontactwithchildrendoesnotguaranteehappinessinoldage.Infact,someresearchhasfoundthatpeoplewhoaremostinvolvedwiththeirfamilieshavethelowestspirits.Thisresearchmaybe30,however,asillhealthoftenmakesolderpeoplemore31andtherebyincreasescontactwithfamilymembers.Soitismorelikelythatpoorhealth,notjustfamilyinvolvement,32spirits.

Increasingly,researchershavebeguntolookatthequalityofrelationships,ratherthanatthefrequencyofcontact,betweentheelderlyandtheirchildren.Ifparentsandchildrenshareinterestsandvaluesandagreeonchildrearingpracticesandreligious33,theyarelikelytoenjoyeachother’scompany.Disagreementsonsuchmatterscan34causeproblems.Ifparentsareagreedbytheirdaughter’sdivorce,dislikehernewhusband,anddisapproveofhowsheisraisingtheirgrandchildren,35arethattheyarenotgoingtoenjoyhervisits.

 A）abandoned                  E）commitmentI）frequentM）provide

 B）advanced                   F）dampensJ）fulfillmentN）understandably

 C）biased                      G）dependentK）grantO）unrealistically

 D）chances                     H）distantL）merely                 

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

CouldFoodShortagesBringDownCivilization?

[A]FormanyyearsIhavestudiedglobalagricultural,population,environmentalandeconomictrendsandtheirinteractions.Thecombinedeffectsofthosetrendsandthepoliticaltensionstheygeneratepointtothebreakdownofgovernmentsandso