大学英语四级真题2.docx

1、大学英语四级真题22017 年 6 月大学英语四级真题（卷二）Part I Writing (25 minutes)(请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an advertisement on your campus website to sell a bicycle you used at college. Your advertisement may include its brand, features,condition and price,

2、and your contact information. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you willhear two or three questions. Both the news report

3、and questions will be spoken only once. After you hear questions, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 to 2 are based on the conversation you have just he

4、ard.1.A) The majority of drivers prefer to drive and park themselves.B)Human drivers become easily distracted or tired while driving.C)Most drivers feel uncertain about the safety of self-driving cars.D)Most drivers have test driven cars with automatic braking features.2.A) Their drivers would feel

5、safe after getting used to the automatic devices.B)They would be unpopular with drivers who only trust their own skills.C)Their increased comfort levels have boosted their sales.D)They are not actually as safe as automakers advertise.Questions 3 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard

6、.3.A) Thefts of snowmobile dogs in Alaska.B)A series of injuries to snowmobile drivers.C)Attacks on some Iditarod Race competitors.D)A serious accident in the Alaska sports event.4.A) He stayed behind to look after his injured dogs.B)C)He received a minor injury in the Iditarod Race.D)He has quit th

7、e competition in Alaska for good.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5.A) It sank into the sea due to overloading.B)It ran into Nicaraguas Big Corn Island.C)It disappeared between two large islands.D)It turned over because of strong winds. 6. A) 13. B) 25.C) 30. D)32.7

8、.A) He has helped with the rescue effort.B)He is being investigated by the police.C)He was drowned with the passengers.D)He is among those people missing.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both th

9、e conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversa

10、tion you have just heard.8.A) At a shopping centre. B) At a community college.C) At an accountancy firm. D) At an IT company.9.A) Helping out with data input. B) Arranging interviews.C) Sorting application forms. D) Making phone calls.10.A) He enjoys using computers.B)He needs the money badly.C)He w

11、ants to work in the city centre.D)He has relevant working experience.11.A) Purchase some business suits.B)Learn some computer language.C)Improve his programming skills.D)Review some accountancy terms.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.A) They are keen on high tec

12、hnology.B)They are poor at technology skills.C)They often listen to National Public Radio.D)They feel superior in science and technology.13.A) Japanese. B) Germans.C) Poles. D) Americans.14.A) Emailing. B) Texting.C)Science. D) Literacy.15.A) It is undergoing a drastic reform.B)It lays emphasis on c

13、reative thinking.C)It has much room for improvement. D)It prioritizes training of practical skills.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three passages of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions. The recordings will be played only once. After you hear a question,you must

14、choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A) They have small roots. B) They grow white flowers.C) They taste like

15、 apples. D) They come from Central Africa.17.A) They turned from white to purple in color.B)They became popular on the world market.C)They became an important food for humans.D)They began to look like modern-day carrots.18.A) They were found quite nutritious.B)There were serious food shortages.C)Peo

16、ple discovered their medicinal value.D)Farm machines helped lower their prices.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19.B)She could call up her family whenever she likedC)She could locate her friends wherever they were.D)She could download as many pictures as she liked.20.A

17、) She liked to inform her friends about her success.B)She enjoyed reading her friends status updates.C)She felt quite popular among them.D)She felt she was a teenager again.21.A) She could barely respond to all her 500 Facebook friends.B)C)She could barely balance Facebook updates and her work.D)She

18、 didnt seem to be doing as well as her Facebook friends.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22.A) They have strong muscles.B)They live a longer life than horses.C)They eat much less in winter.D)They can work longer than donkeys.23.A) It was a pet of a Spanish king.B)It wa

19、s bought by George Washington.C)It was brought over from Spain.D)It was donated by a U.S. Ambassador.24.A) They met and exchanged ideas on animal breeding.B)They participated in a mule-driving competition.C)They showed and traded animals in the market.D)They fed mules with the best food they could f

20、ind.25.A) The wider use of horses. B) The arrival of tractors.C) A shrinking animal trade. D) A growing donkey population.Part Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of

21、 choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices, Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of th

22、e words in the bank more than once.Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.As if you needed another reason to hate the gym, it now turns out that exercise can exhaust not only your muscles, but also your eyes. Fear not, however, for coffee can stimulate them again. During (26) exercise

23、, our muscles tire as they run out of fuel and build up waste products. Muscle performance can also be affected by a (27) called central fatigue,” in which an imbalance in the bodys chemical messengers prevents the central nervous system from directing muscle movements（28) . It was not known, howeve

24、r, whether central fatigue might also affect motor systems notdirectly (29) in the exercise itself, such as those that move the eyes. To find out, researchers gave 11 volunteer cyclists a carbohydrate (碳水化合物的）(30) either with a moderate dose of caffeine (咖啡因)，which is known to stimulate the central

25、nervous system, or as a placebo (安慰剂） without, during 3 hours of (31) . After exercising, the scientists tested the cyclists withA) cautiouslyB) commitC) controlD) cyclingE) effectivelyF)increasedG) involvedH) limitedI) phenomenonJ) preventingK) sensitiveL) slowingM) solutionN) sufficientO) vigorous

26、eyetracking cameras to see how well their brains could still (32) their visual system. The team found that exercise reduced the speed of rapid eye movements by about 8%, (33) their ability to capture new visual information. The caffeine, the equivalent of two strong cups of coffee, was (34) to rever

27、se this effect, with some cyclists even displaying (35) eye movement speeds. So it might be a good idea to get someone else to drive you home after that marathon.Section BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains informat

28、ion given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Team spiritATeams have become the basic buil

29、ding blocks of organizations. Recruitment advertisements routinely call for “team players”. Business schools grade their students in part on their performance in group projects. Office managers knock down walls to encourage team building. Teams are as old as civilization, of course: even Jesus had 1

30、2 co-workers. But a new report by Deloitte, “Global Human Capital Trends”, based on a survey of more than 7,000 executives in over 130 countries, suggests that the fashion for teamwork has reached a new high. Almost half of those surveyed said their companies were either in the middle of restructuri

31、ng or about to embark on (开始）it; and for the most part, restructuring meant putting more emphasis on teams.BCThe fashion for teams is driven by a sense that the old way of organising people is too rigid forboth the modem marketplace and the expectations of employees. Technological innovation places

32、greater value on agility ( 灵 活 性 ).John Chambers, chairman of Cisco Systems Inc., a worldwide leader in electronics products, says that “we compete against market transitions (过渡)，not competitors. Product transitions used to take five or seven years; now they take one or two. ” Digital technology also makes it easier for people to co-ordinate their activities without resorting