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大学英语四级考试真题2

2015年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第二套）

SectionA

1．A.Heispleasedtositonthecommittee．

B.HeiSwillingtoofferthewomanahand．

C.Hewilltellthewomanhisdecisionlater．

D.Hewouldliketobecomeaclubmember．

2．A.TheirplannedtriptoVancouverisobviouslyoverpriced．

B.Theyshouldborrowaguidebookinsteadofbuyingone．

C.Theguidebooksinthelibraryhavethelatestinformation．

D.ThelibraryCanhelporderguidebooksaboutVancouver．

3．A.Heregretshavingtakenthehistorycourse．

B.Hefindslittleinterestinthehistorybooks．

C.Hehastroublefinishinghisreadingassignments．

D.Hehasdifficultywritingtheweeklybookreport．

4．A.Themanhadbetterchooseanotherrestaurant．

B.Thenewrestaurantisaperfectplacefordating．

C.Thenewrestaurantcaughtherfancyimmediately．

D.Themanhasgoodtasteinchoosingtherestaurant．

5．A.Hehasbeenlookingforwardtospring．

B.Hehasbeenwaitingforthewintersale．

C.Hewillcleanthewoman，sbootsforspring．

D.Hewillhelpthewomanputthingsaway．

6．A.Atatailor’s．

B.AtBob’shome．

C.Inaclothesstore．

D.Inatheatre．

7．A.HisguestsfavorTibetandrinks．

B.Hiswaterisquiteextraordinary．

C.Mineralwaterisgoodforhealth．

D.Plainwaterwillservethepurpose．

8．A.Reporttheresultofadiscussion．

B.Raisesomeenvironmentalissues．

C.Submitanimportantdocument．

D.Reviseanenvironmentalreport．

Questions9t012arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard．

9．A.Theypollutethesoilusedtocoverthem．

B.Theyareharmfultonearbyneighborhoods．

C.Therubbishinthemtakeslongtodissolve．

D.Thegastheyemitisextremelypoisonous．

10．A.Growingpopulation．

B.Packagingmaterials．

C.Changedeatinghabits．

D.Lowerproductioncost．

11．A.Bysavingenergy．

B.Byusinglessaluminum．

C.Byreducingpoisonouswastes．

D.Bymakingthemostofmaterials．

12．A.Wearerunningoutofnaturalresourcessoon．

B.Onlycombinedeffortscanmakeadifference．

C.Thewasteproblemwilleventuallyhurtallofus．

D.Allofuscanactuallybenefitfromrecyclin9．

Questionsl3to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard．

13．A.Miami．

B.Vancouver．

C.Bellingham．

D.Boston．

14．A.Togetinformationonone—wayticketstoCanada．

B.Toinquireaboutthepriceof“SuperSaver”seats．

C.Togetadviceonhowtoflyascheaplyaspossible．

D.Toinquireabouttheshortestroutetodrivehome．

15．A.Joinatouristgroup．

B.Chooseamajorairline．

C.Avoidtripsinpublicholidays．

D.Bookticketsasearlyaspossible．

SectionB

PassageOne

Questionsl6t018arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard．

16．A.Therearemysteriousstoriesbehindhisworks．

B.Therearemanymisunderstandingsabouthim．

C.Hisworkshavenomatchworldwide．

D.Hispersonalhistoryislittleknown．

17．A.HemovedtoStratford—on—Avoninhischildhood．

B.Hefailedtogobeyondgrammarsch001．

C.Hewasamemberofthetowncouncil．

D.Heonceworkedinawell—knownactingcompany．

18．A.Writersofhistimehadnomeanstoprotecttheirworks．

B.Possiblesourcesofcluesabouthimwerelostinafire．

C.Hisworkswereadaptedbeyondrecognition．

D.Peopleofhistimehadlittleinterestinhim．

PassageTwo

Questionsl9to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard

19．A.Itshowsyouhavebeenignoringyourhealth

B.Itcanseriouslyaffectyourthinkingprocess

C.Itisanearlywarningofsomeillness．

D.Itisasymptomoftoomuchpressure．

20．A.Reduceourworkload．

B.Controlourtemper．

C.Usepainkillersforrelief

D.Avoidmaskingsyruptoms_

21．A.Lyingdownandhavingsomesleep．

B.Rubbingandpressingone’sback．

C.Goingoutforawalk

D.Listeningtolightmusic

PassageThree

Questions22t025arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard

22．A.Dependingheavilyonloans．

B.Havingnobudgetplansatall．

C.Spendingbeyondone'smeans

D.Leavingnoroomforlargebills

23．A.Manyofthemcanbecut．

B.Allofthemhavetobecovered．

C.Theirpaymentcannotbedelayed

D.Theyeatupmostofthefamilyincome

24．A.Rentahouseinsteadofbuyingone．

B.Discusstheprobleminthefamily．

C.Makeaconservationplan

D.MovetoacheaperPlace

25．A.Financialissuesplaguingafamily．

B.Difficultyinmakingbothendsmeet．

C.Familybudgetproblemsandsolutions

D.Newwaystoboostfamilyincome

SectionC

PerhapsbecausegoingtocollegeissomuchapartoftheAmericandream，manypeoplegoforno26reason．Somegobecausetheirparentsexpectit，othersbecauseit'swhattheirfriendsaredoing.Then，there，sthebeliefthatacollegedegreewill27ensureagoodjobandhighpay.

Somestudents28throughfouryears，attendingclasses，orskipping（逃课）themasthecasemaybe，readingonlywhatcan’tbeavoided，lookingforless29courses，andneverbeingtoucnedorchangedinanyimportantway．Forafewofthesepeople，collegeprovidesno30，yet．Becauseofparentalorpeerpressure，theycannotvoluntarilyleave．Theystoptryinginthehopethattheirtea。

cherswillnmkethedecisionforthemby31them．

Toputitbluntly（直截了当地），unlessyou’rewillingtomakeyourcollegeyearscount，Y0umightbe32doingsomethingelse．Noteveryoneshouldattendcollege，norshouldeveryonewhodoe．Sattendbeginrightafterhighschool．Manycollegestudents33takingayearorso0ff.Ayearoutmtheworldhelpssomepeopleto34theirprioritiesandgoals．Ifyou’rereallygoingtogetsomethingoutofgoingtocollege，youhavetomakeitmeansomething，andtodothatyoumusthavesomeideawhyyou'rethere，whatyouhopetogetoutofit，and35evenwhatyouhopetobecome.

PartHIReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Questions36t045arebasedonthefollowingpassage．

It’sourguiltypleasure：

WatchingTVisthemostcomtioneverydayactivity，afterworkandsleep，inmanypartsoftheworld．AmericansviewfivehoursofTVeachday，andwhileweknowthatspendingsomuchtimesitting36canleadtoobesity（肥胖症）andotherdiseases，researchershavenowquantifiedjusthow37beingacouchpotatocanbe．

Inananalysisofdatafromeightlarge38publishedstudies，aHarvard—ledgroupreportedinthethatforeverytwohoursperdayspentchannel39，theriskofdevelopingType2diabetesJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation（糖尿病）rose20％over8．5years，theriskofheartdiseaseincreasedl5％overa40，andtheoddsofdyingprematurely4113％duringaseven—yearfollow—up．Allofthese42arelinkedtoalackofphysicalexercise．Butcomparedwithothersedentary（久坐的）activities，likeknitting，viewingTVmaybeespecially43atpromotingunhealthyhabits．Forone，thesheernumberofhourswepasswatchingTVdwarfsthetimewespendonanythingelse．Andotherstudieshavefoundthatwatchingadsforbeerandpopcornmaymakeyoumorelikelyto44them．

Evenso,theauthorsadmitthattheydidn’tcomparedifferentsedentaryactivitiesto45whetherTVwatchingwaslinkedtoagreaterriskofdiabetes，heartdiseaseorearlydeathcomparedwith，say，reading．

A.climbed

B.consume

C.decade

D.determine

E.effective

F.harmful

G.outcomes

H.passively

I.previously

J.resume

K.suffered

L.surfing

M.term

N.terminals

0.twisting

SectionB

Essay．GradingSoftwareOffersProfessorsaBreak

A.Imaginetakingacollegeexam，and，insteadofhandinginabluebookandgettingagradefromaprofessorafewweekslater，clickingthe“send”buttonwhenyouaredoneandreceivingagradebackinstantly，youressayscoredbyasoftwareprogram．Andthen，insteadofbeingdonewiththatexam，imaginethatthesystemwouldimmediatelyletyourewritethetesttotrytoimproveyourgrade．

B.EDX，thenonprofitenterprisefoundedbyHarvardandtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology（MIT）tooffercoursesontheInternet，hasjustintroducedsuchasystemandwillmakeitsautomated（自动的）softwareavailablefreeontheWebtoanyinstitutionthatwantstouseit．Thesoftwareusesartificialintelligencetogradestudentessaysandshortwrittenanswers，freeingprofessorsforothertasks．

C.Thenewservicewillbringtheeducationalconsortium（联盟）intoagrowingconflictovertheroleofautomationineducation．Althoughautomatedgradingsystemsformultiple—choiceandtrue—falsetestsarenowwidespread，theuseofartificialintelligencetechnologytogradeessayanswershasnotyetreceivedwidespreadacceptancebyeducatorsandhasmanycritics.

D.AnantAgarwal，anelectricalengineerwhoispresidentofEDX，predictedthattheinstant—gradingsoftwarewouldbeausefulteachingtoolenablingstudentstotaketestsandwriteessaysoverandoverandimprovethequalityoftheiranswers．Hesaidthetechnologywouldofferdistinctadvantagesoverthetraditionalclassroomsystem，wherestudentsoftenwaitdaysorweekslorgrades．“Thereisahugevalueinlearningwithinstantfeedback，”Dr．Agarwalsaid．“Studentsaretellingustheylearnmuchbetterwithinstantfeedback．”

E.Butskeptics（怀疑者）saytheautomatedsystemisnomatchforliveteachers．Onelongtimecritic，LesPerelman，hasdrawnnationalattentionseveraltimesforputtingtogethernonsenseessaysthathavefooledsoftwaregradingprogramsintogivinghighmarks．Hehasalsobeenhighlycriticalofstudiesclaimingthatthesoftwarecompareswelltohumangraders．

F.Heisamongagroupofeducatorswholastmonthbegancirculatingapetition（呼吁）opposingautomatedassessmentsoftware．Thegroup．whichcallsitselfProfessionalsAgainstMachineScoringofStudentEssaysinHigh—StakesAssessment，hascollectednearly2，000signatures，includingsomefromfamouspeoplelikeNoanlChomsky．

G．“Let’sfacetherealitiesofautomaticessayscorin9，”thegroup’sstatementreadsinpart.“Computerscannot‘read．’Theycannotmeasuretheessentialsofeffectivewrittencommunication：

accuracy．reasonin9，adequacyofevidence，goodsense，ethical（伦理的）position，convincingargument，mea