大学英语四级考试真题第二套.docx

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PartI

Writing

（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessay.Supposeyouhavetwooptionsupongraduation:

oneistotakeajobinacompanyandtheothertogotoagraduateschool.Youaretomakeachoicebetweenthetwo.Writeanessaytoexplainthereasonsforyourchoice.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartⅡ

ListeningComprehension

（25minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A.Tosatisfythecuriosityoftourists.

B.Toreplacetwooldstonebridges.

C.ToenabletouriststovisitGoatIsland.

D.Toimproveutilityservicesinthestate.

2.A.Countlesstreelimbs.

B.Afewskeletons.

C.Lotsofwreckedboatsandships.

D.Millionsofcoinsonthebottom.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A.ItsuspendeddiplomaticrelationswithLibya.

B.IturgedtouriststoleaveTunisiaimmediately.

C.ItshutdowntwobordercrossingswithLibya.

D.ItlaunchedafierceattackagainstIslamicState.

4.A.AdviseTunisianciviliansonhowtotakesafetyprecautions.

B.Trackdowntheorganizationresponsiblefortheterroristattack.

C.TrainqualifiedsecuritypersonnelfortheTunisiangovernment.

D.DeviseamonitoringsystemontheTunisianborderwithLibya.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A.Anenvironment-friendlybattery.

B.Anenergy-savingmobilephone.

C.Aplant-poweredmobilephonecharger.

D.Adevicetohelpplantsabsorbsunlight.

6.A.Whilesittingintheirschool'scourtyard.

B.Whileplayinggamesontheirphones.

C.Whilesolvingamathematicalproblem.

D.Whiledoingachemicalexperiment.

7.A.Itincreasestheapplicationsofmobilephones.

B.Itspeedsuptheprocessofphotosynthesis.

C.Itimprovesthereceptionofmobilephones.

D.Itcollectstheenergyreleasedbyplants.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A.HevisitedtheworkshopsintheGrimsbyplant.

B.Hecalledthewomanandleftheramessage.

C.Heusedstand-insasreplacementsonalllines.

D.Heaskedatechniciantofixthebrokenproductionline.

9.A.Itisthemostmodernproductionline.

B.Itassemblessuper-intelligentrobots.

C.Ithasstoppedworkingcompletely.

D.Itisgoingtobeupgradedsoon.

10.A.Toseekherpermission.

B.Toplaceanorderforrobots.

C.Torequesthertoreturnatonce.

D.ToaskforTom'sphonenumber.

11.A.Sheisonduty.

B.Sheishavingherdayoff.

C.Sheisonsickleave.

D.Sheisabroadonbusiness.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A.Hesavedababyboy'slife.

B.Hewantedtobeasuperhero.

C.Hepreventedatraincrash.

D.Hewasawitnesstoanaccident.

13.A.Hehasa9-month-oldboy.

B.Heiscurrentlyunemployed.

C.Heenjoystheinterview.

D.Hecommutesbysubway.

14.A.Arockonthetracks.

B.Amisplacedpushchair.

C.Astrongwind.

D.Aspeedingcar.

15.A.Shestoodmotionlessinshock.

B.Shecriedbitterly.

C.Shecalledthepoliceatonce.

D.Sheshoutedforhelp.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A.Sheinheritedherfamilyice-creambusinessinBillings.

B.Shelovedtheice-creambusinessmorethanteachingprimaryschool.

C.Shestartedanice-creambusinesstofinanceherdaughter'seducation.

D.Shewantedtohaveanice-creamtruckwhenshewasalittlegirl.

17.A.Topreserveatradition.

B.Toamuseherdaughter.

C.Tohelplocaleducation.

D.Tomakesomeextramoney.

18.A.Toraisemoneyforbusinessexpansion.

B.Tomakehertruckattractivetochildren.

C.Toallowpoorkidstohaveice-creamtoo.

D.Toteachkidsthevalueofmutualsupport.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A.Thereasonsforimposingtaxes.

B.Thevariousservicesmoneycanbuy.

C.Thevariousburdensonordinarycitizens.

D.Thefunctionofmoneyinthemodemworld.

20.A.Educatingandtrainingcitizens.

B.Improvingpublictransportation.

C.Protectingpeople'slifeandproperty.

D.Buildinghospitalsandpubliclibraries.

21.A.Byaskingfordonations.

B.Bysellingpubliclands.

C.Bysellinggovernmentbonds.

D.Byexploitingnaturalresources.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A.ItislocatedatthecenteroftheEuropeancontinent.

B.Itreliesontourismasitschiefsourceofrevenues.

C.Itcontainslessthanasquaremileofland.

D.ItissurroundedbyFranceonthreesides.

23.A.ItsbeautyisfrequentlymentionedinAmericanmedia.

B.ItsrulerPrinceRainiermarriedanAmericanactress.

C.ItiswheremanyAmericanmoviesareshot.

D.ItisafavoriteplaceAmericansliketovisit.

24.A.Tobacco.

B.Potatoes.

C.Machinery.

D.Clothing.

25.A.Europeanhistory.

B.Europeangeography.

C.SmallcountriesinEurope.

D.TouristattractionsinEurope.

PartⅢ

ReadingComprehension

（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

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

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Theoceanisheatingup.That'stheconclusionofanewstudythatfindsthatEarth'soceansnow26heatattwicetheratetheydid18yearsago.Aroundhalfofoceanheatintakesince1865hastakenplacesince1997,researchersreportonlineinNatureClimateChange.

Warmingwatersareknownto27tocoralbleaching（珊瑚白化）andtheytakeupmorespacethancoolerwaters,raisingsea28Whilethetopoftheoceaniswellstudied,itsdepthsaremoredifficultto29Theresearchersgathered150yearsofoceantemperaturedatainordertogetabetter30ofheatabsorptionfromsurfacetoseabed.Theygatheredtogethertemperaturereadingscollectedbyeverythingfroma19thcentury31ofBritishnavalshipstomodemautomatedoceanprobes.Theextensivedatasources,32withcomputersimulations（计算机模拟）,createdatimelineofoceantemperaturechanges,includingcoolingfromvolcanicoutbreaksandwarmingfromfossilfuel33

About35percentoftheheattakeninbytheoceansduringtheindustrialeranowresidesata34ofmorethan700meters,theresearchersfound.Theysaythey're35whetherthedeep-seawarmingcanceledoutwarmingatthesea'ssurface.

A.absorb

B.Combined

C.Contribute

D.depth

E.emissions

F.excursion

G.explore

H.floor

I.heights

J.indifferent

K.levels

L.mixed

M.picture

N.unsure

O.voyage

SectionB

Directions:

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

TheSecrettoRaisingSmartKids

A）Ifirstbegantoinvestigatethebasisofhumanmotivation--andhowpeoplepersevereaftersetbacks--asapsychologygraduatestudentatYaleUniversityinthe1960s.AnimalexperimentsbypsychologistsattheUniversityofPennsylvaniahadshownthatafterrepeatedfailures,mostanimalsconcludethatasituationishopelessandbeyondtheircontrol.Aftersuchanexperienceananimaloftenremainspassiveevenwhenitcaneffectchange--astatetheycalledlearnedhelplessness.

B）Peoplecanlearntobehelpless,too.Whydosomestudentsgiveupwhentheyencounterdifficulty,whereasotherswhoarenomoreskilledcontinuetostriveandlearn?

Oneanswer,Isoondiscovered,layinpeople'sbeliefsaboutwhytheyhadfailed.

C）Inparticular,attributingpoorperformancetoalackofabilitydepressesmotivationmorethandoesthebeliefthatlackofeffortistoblame.WhenItoldagroupofschoolchildrenwhodisplayedhelplessbehaviorthatalackofeffortledtotheirmistakesinmath,theylearnedtokeeptryingwhentheproblemsgottough.Anothergroupofhelplesschildrenwhoweresimplyrewardedfortheirsuccessoneasierproblemsdidnotimprovetheirabilitytosolvehardmathproblems.Theseexperimentsindicatedthatafocusoneffortcanhelpresolvehelplessnessandgeneratesucc