大学英语四级考试真题.docx

1、大学英语四级考试真题2015年6月大学英语四级考试真题Part 1 Writing (30 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 essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and them comment on this kind of modern life. You

2、should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.THIS MODERN LIFE:WORK HOME PLAY SLEEP请用黑色签字笔在答题卡1指定区域作答作文题，在试题册上的作答无效。Part II Listening Comprehension (30minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will bear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversat

3、ion, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each questions there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B),C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the cor

4、responding letter on Answer sheet 1 with a single line through the center.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答1. A) He is pleased to sit on the committee C) He will tell the woman his decision laterB) He is willing to offer the woman a hand D) He would like to become a club member2. A) Their planned trip to Vancouver

5、is obviously overpricedB) They should borrow a guide book instead of buying oneC ) The guide books in the library have the latest informationD) The library can help order guide books about Vancouver3. A) He regrets having taken the history courseB) He finds little interests in history booksC) He has

6、 trouble finishing his reading assignmentsD) He has difficulty in writing the weekly book report4. A) The man had better choose another restaurantB) The new restaurant is a perfect place for datingC) The new restaurant caught her fancy immediatelyD) The man has good taste in choosing the restaurant5

7、. A) He has been looking forward to sping C)He will clean the womans boots for springC) He has been waiting for the winter sale D) He will help the woman put things away6. A) At a tailors C) In a cloth storeB) At Bobs home D) In a theatre7. A) His guests favors Tibetan drinks C) Mineral water is goo

8、d for healthB) His water is quite extraordinary D) Plain water will serve the purpose8. A) Report the result of a discussion C) Submit an important documentationB) Raise some environmental issues D) Revise an environmental reportQuestions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you just heard9. A) The

9、y pollute the soil used to cover themB) They are harmful to nearby neighborhoodsC) The rubbish in them takes long to dissolveD) The gas they emit is extremely poisonous10. A) Growing populations C) Changed eating habitsB) Packaging materials D) Lower production cost11. A) By saving energy C) By redu

10、cing poisonous wastesB) By using less aluminum D) By making the most of materials12. A) We are running out of natural resources soonB) Only combined efforts can make a differenceC) The waste problem will eventually hurt all of usD) All of us can actually benefit from recyclingQuestions 13 to 15 are

11、based on the conversation you have just heard.13. A) Miami C) BellinghamB) Vancouver D) Boston14. A) To get information on one-way tickets to CanadaB) To inquire about the price of “Super saver ” seatsC) To get advice on how to fly as cheaply as possibleD) To inquire about the shortest route to driv

12、e home15. A) Join a tourist group C) Avoid trips in public holidaysB) Choose a major airline D) Book tickets as early as possibleSection BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be

13、spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marketed A), B),C) and D). Then marked the correspond letter on Answer sheet I with a single line through the centre.注意： 此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Passage oneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have j

14、ust heard.16. A) There are mysterious stories behind his worksB) There are many misunderstandings about himC) His works have no match worldwided) His personal history is little known17. A) He moved to Stratford-on-Avon in his childhoodB) He failed to go beyond grammar schoolC) He was a member of the

15、 town councilD) He once worked in a well-know acting company18. A) Writers of his time had no means to protect their worksB) Possible sources of clues about him were lost in a fireC) His works were adapted beyond recognitionD) People of his time had little interest in himPassage TwoQuestions 19-21 a

16、re based on the passage you have just heard19. A) It shows you have been ignoring your healthB) It can seriously affect your thinking processC) It is an early warning of some illnessD) It is a symptom of two much pressure20. A) Reduce our workload C) Use painkillers for reliefB) Control our temper D

17、) Avoid masking symptom21. A) Lying down and having some sleep C) Going out for a walkB) Rubbing and pressing ones back D) Listening to light musicPassage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. A) Depending heavily on loans C). Spending beyond ones meansB) Having no

18、 budget plans at all D). Leaving no room for large bills23. A) Many of them can be cut C) Their payment cannot be delayedB) All of them have to be covered D) They eat up most of the family income24. A) Rent a house instead of buying one C) Make a conversation planB) Discuss the problem in the family

19、 D) Move to a cheaper place25. A) Financial issues plaguing a family C) Family budget problems and solutionsB) Difficulty in making both ends meet D) New ways to boost family incomeSection CDirections: in this section,you will hear a paasage three times. When the passage is read for the first time,

20、you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is reaf for the third time, you should check what you have written.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Perhaps beca

21、use going to college is so much a part of the American dream, many people go for no(26)_reason. Some go because their parents ecpect it, others because its what their friends are doing.Then, theres the belief that a college degree will(27)_ensure a good job and high pay.Some students (28)_ through f

22、or years ,attending classes, or skipping(逃课) them as the case may be, reading only what cant be avoided, looking for less(29)_courses,and never being touched or changed in any important way. For a few of these people, college provides no(30)_，yet because of parental or peer pressure, they cannot vol

23、untarily leave. They stop trying in the hope that their teachers will make the decision for them by(31)_ them.To put it bluntly(直截了当地)，unless youre willing to make your college years count, you might be(32)_ doing something else. Not everyone should attend college, nor should everyone who does atten

24、d begin right after high school. Many college students(33)_ taking a year or so off. A year out in the world helps some people to(34)_their priorities and goals. If youre really going to get something out of going to college, you have to make it mean something, and to do that you must have some idea

25、 why youre there, what you hope to get out of it, and (35)_even what you hope to become. Part III Reading Comprehension (40minutes)Section ADirection: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank f

26、ollwing the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making choices. Each choie in the bank is identificated by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answere Sheet2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

27、Question 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.Its our guilty pleasure: Watching TV is the most common everyday activity,after work and sleep, in many parts of the world. Americans view five hours of TV each day, and while we know that spending so much time sitting _36_ can lead to obesity(肥胖症

28、) and other diseases, researchers have now quantified just how_37_being a couch potato can be.In an analysis of data from eight large _38_published studies, a Harvard-led group reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association that for every two hours per day spent channel _39_,the risk of

29、 developing Type 2 diabetes(糖尿病)rose 20% over 8.5 years, the risk of heart disease increased 15% over a _40_, and the odds of dying permaturely_41_ 13% during a seven-year follow-up .All of these_42_are linked to a lack of physical exercise. But compared with other sedentary(久坐的)activities, like kni

30、tting ,viewing TV may be especially_43_at promoting unhealthy habits. For one, the sheer number of hours we pass watching TV dwarfs the time we spend on anything else. And other studies have found that watching ads for beer and popcorn may make you more likely to _44_them.Even so, the authors admit

31、that they didnt compare different sedentary activities to _45_whether TV watching was linked to a greater risk of diabetes,heart disease or clearly death compared with, say, reading.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A)climbed I)previouslyB)conseme J)resumeC)decade K)sufferedD)determine L)sufferingE)effectIve M)termF)harmful N)terminalsG)outcomes O)twistingH)passivelySection BDirections: In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statements attavched to it.