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四级考试真题第一套

PartIIListeningComprehension（25minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

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

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A）Heavyfloods.C）Badeconomy.

B）Safetyconcerns.D）Workers’strikes.

2.A）Itiscompetitivewithitsnumeroustouristdestinations.

B）ItprovidesmanyjobopportunitiesforFrenchpeople.

C）ItisthebiggestconcernoftheFrenchgovernment.

D）Itplaysanimportantroleinthenation’seconomy.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A）Tocarryoutascientificsurvey.C）TorescuetwosickAmericanworkers.

B）Toestablishanewresearchstation.D）Todeliverurgentmedicalsupplies.

B）Theheavysnowandfog.D）Theiceallaround.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A）Bytyingittoadoorhandle.C）Witharemotecontrolcraft.

B）Byshakingitbackandforth.D）Withafull-sizedhelicopter.

6.A）HehaslotsoffansonFacebook.C）Heoftensuffersfromtoothaches.

B）Hehasrichexperienceinflying.D）Hehaslearnedtopullteethfromavideo.

7.A）Spendmoretimetogether.C）Dosomethingfunandcreative.

B）Tellthemadventurestories.D）Playwiththeminasafeplace.

SectionB

Directions:

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

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A）Toconfirmanurgentappointment.C）Toaskthewomantosignadocument.

B）Tocollectapackagefromthewoman.D）Toarrangethedeliveryofapackage.

9.A）Sheisdoingshopping.C）Sheisnotathome.

B）Sheisvisitingafriend.D）Sheisnotfeelingwell.

10.A）Hewillbeoffdutythewholeday.C）Hewillhavetohavehiscarrepaired.

B）Hewillbeworkingsomewhereelse.D）Hewillbetoobusytospareanytime.

11.A）Signhername.C）Payasmallfee.

B）Confirmonline.D）Showupinperson.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）VacationinItaly.C）Throwafarewellparty.

B）Studyabroad.D）GotoafashionshowinMilan.

13.A）Quitesleepy.C）Ratherdepressed.

B）Veryexcited.D）Nearlyexhausted.

14.A）Hehastoattendaparty.C）Hehastomakeapresentation.

B）Hehastomeetafriend.D）Hehastofinishanassignment.

15.A）Saygoodbyetothewomanattheairport.C）Drivethewomantotheairport.

B）MeetthewomanattheBlackCatCafe.D）Havelunchwiththewoman.

SectionC

Directions:

thepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Ithaskeptgrowingoverthecenturies.

B）Itstopishiddenincloudsofvolcanicsmoke.

C）Itsheightchangeswitheachvolcaniceruption.

D）Ithasarecordedhistoryof1,500years.

17.A）Theyarenowatouristdestination.C）Theyprovideshelterforthefarmers.

B）Theyattractalotofmigratingbirds.D）Theymakegoodfieldsforfarming.

18.A）Theynestonthevolcano’sslopes.C）Theycompetewitheachotherforfood.

B）Theyfeedoncertainsmallmammals.D）Theymatchlargemammalsinstrength.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Heisself-employed.C）Hestudiestalent.

B）Heisacareeradvisor.D）Heownsamagazine.

20.A）Doingwhattheylikebest.C）Makingnoexcusesforfailures.

B）Lovingtheworktheydo.D）Followingtheirnaturalinstinct.

21.A）Itdoesnotcometoanythingwithouthardwork.

C）Itisanaturalgiftonlysomespecialpeoplecanpossess.

D）Itdoesnotcometoyouuntilsomethingspecialhappens.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A）Itisabitdifficulttolearn.C）Itisatraditionaltypeofballet.

B）ItwaspopularinNewZealand.D）Itevolvedinthemid-1970s.

23.A）Shewantedhertobeaballetdancer.C）Shehatedtoseeheridlingabout.

B）Sheusedtobeaballetdancerherself.D）Shewastoobusytolookafterher.

24.A）AftershestartedteachingEnglish.C）WhenshemovedtoNewYorkcity.

B）BeforesheleftforNewZealand.D）Onceshebegantoliveonherown.

25.A）Ithasrenewedherpassionforlife.C）Ithashelpedhermakenewfriends.

B）Ithasmadeherhappyandenergetic.D）Ithasenabledhertostartanewcareer.

PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）SectionA

Directions:

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

betterexampleofthisthankillerwhales.Asoneofthemost 26 predators（食肉动物）,killerwhalesmaynotfitthe 27 ofaculturedcreature.However,thesebeastsoftheseadodisplayavastrangeofhighly 28 

behaviorsthatappeartobedrivingtheirgeneticdevelopment.

Theword“culture”comesfromtheLatin“colere,”which 29 means“tocultivate.”Inotherwords,itreferstoanythingthatis 30 orlearnt,ratherthaninstinctiveornatural.Amonghumanpopulations,culturenotonlyaffectsthewaywelive,butalsowritesitselfintoourgenes,affectingwhoweare.Forinstance,havingspentmanygenerationshuntingthefatmarinemammalsoftheArctic,theEskimosofGreenlandhavedevelopedcertaingenetic

 31 thathelpthemdigestandutilizethisfat-richdiet,therebyallowingthemto 32 intheircoldclimate.

Likehumans,killerwhaleshavecolonizedarangeofdifferent 33 acrosstheglobe,occupyingeveryoceanbasinontheplanet,withanempirethat 34 frompoletopole.Assuch,differentpopulationsofkillerwhaleshavehadtolearndifferenthuntingtechniquesinordertogaintheupperhandovertheirlocalprey（猎物）.This,inturn,hasamajoreffectontheirdiet,leadingscientiststo 35 thattheabilitytolearnpopulation-specifichuntingmethodscouldbedrivingtheanimals’geneticdevelopment.

SectionB

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

Livingwithparentsedgesoutotherlivingarrangementsfor18-to34-years-olds

[A]Broaddemographic（人口的）shiftsinmaritalstatus,educationalattainmentandemploymenthavetransformedthewayyoungadultsintheU.S.areliving,andanewPewResearchCenteranalysishighlightsthe

implicationsofthesechangesforthemostbasicelementoftheirlives—wheretheycallhome.In2014,forthefirsttimeinmorethan130years,adultsages18to34wereslightlymorelikelytobelivingintheirparents’homethantheyweretobelivingwithaspouseorpartnerintheirownhousehold.

[B]ThisturnofeventsisfueledprimarilybythedramaticdropintheshareofyoungAmericanswhoarechoosingtosettledownromanticallybeforeage35.Datingbackto1880,themostcommonlivingarrangementamongyoungadultshasbeenlivingwitharomanticpartner,whetheraspouseorasignificantother.Thistypeofarrangementpeakedaround1960,when62%ofthenation’s18-to34-year-oldswerelivingwithaspouseorpartnerintheirownhousehold,andonlyone-in-fivewerelivingwiththeirparents.

[C]By2014,31.6%ofyoungadultswerelivingwithaspouseorpartnerintheirownhousehold,belowthesharelivinginthehomeoftheirparent（s）（32.1%）.Some14%ofyoungadultslivedalone,wereasingleparentorlivedwithoneormoreroommates.Theremaining22%livedinthehomeofanotherfamilymember（suchasagrandparent,in-laworsibling（兄弟姐妹））,anon-relative,oringroupquarterslikecollegedormitories.

[D]It’sworthnotingthattheoverallshareofyoungadultslivingwiththeirparentswasnotatarecordhighin2014.

Thisarrangementpeakedaround1940,whenabout35%ofthenation’s18-to34-year-oldslivedwithmomand/ordad（comparedwith32%in2014）.Whathaschanged,instead,istherelativeshareadoptingdifferentwaysoflivinginearlyadulthood,withthedeclineofromanticcouplingpushinglivingathometothetopofamuchlessuniform

[E]Amongyoungadults,livingarrangementsdiffersignificantlybygender.Formenages18to34,livingathomewithmomand/ordadhasbeenthedominantlivingarrangementsince2009.In2014,28%ofyoungmenwerelivingwithaspouseorpartnerintheirownhome,while35%werelivinginthehomeoftheirparent（s）.Youngwomen,however,arestillmorelikelytob