大学英语四级真题.docx

1、大学英语四级真题2019年6月英语四级真题（第一套）Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a news report to your campus newspaper on a volunteer activity organized by your Student Union to assist elderly people in the neighborhood.You should write at least 120 words but no m

2、ore than180 words.Part Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and then questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you mu

3、st 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 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1.A)He set a record be swimming to and from an island. B)He celebrate

4、d ninth birthday on a small island.C)He visited a prison located on a faraway island. D)He swam around an island near San Francisco.2.A)He doubled the reward. B)He cheered him on all the way.C)He set him an example. D)He had the event covered on TV.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you

5、have just heard.3.A)To end the one-child policy. B)To encourage late marriage.C)To increase working efficiency. D)To give people more time to travel.4.A)They will not be welcomed by young people. B)They will help to popularize early marriage.C)They will boost Chinas economic growth. D)They will not

6、com into immediate effect.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5.A)Cleaning service in great demand all over the world.B)Two ladies giving up well-paid jobs to do cleaning.C)A new company to clean up the mess after parties.D)Cleaners gainfully employed at nights and week

7、ends.6.A)It takes a lot of time to prepare. B)It leaves the house in a mess.C)It makes party goers exhausted. D)It creates noise and misconduct.7.A)Hire an Australian lawyer. B)Visit the U.S. and Canada.C)Settle a legal dispute. D)Expand their business.Section BDirections: In this section, you will

8、hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the 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

9、Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8.A)He had a driving lesson. B)He got his drivers license.C)He took the drivers theory exam. D)He passed the drivers road test.9.A)He was not well prepared. B)He did not get to th

10、e exam in time.C)He was not used to the test format. D)He did not follow the test procedure.10.A)They are tough. B)They are costly.C)They are helpful. D)They are too short.11.A)Pass his road test the first time. B)Test-drive a few times on highways.C)Find an experienced driving instructor. D)Earn en

11、ough money for driving lessons.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.A)Where the woman studies. B)The acceptance rate at Leeds.C)Leeds tuition for international students. D)How to apply for studies at a university.13.A)Apply to an American university. B)Do research

12、on higher education.C)Perform in a famous musical. D)Pursue postgraduate studies.14.A)His favorable recommendations. B)His outstanding musical talent.C)His academic excellence. D)His unique experience.15. A) Do a masters degree. B) Settle down in England.C) Travel widely. D) Teach overseas.Section C

13、Directions: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage 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 m

14、ark 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 help farmers keep diseases in check. B) Many species remain unknown to scientists.C) Only a few species cause trouble to humans. D) They li

15、ve in incredibly well-organized colonies.17. A) They are larger than many other species. B) They can cause damage to peoples homes.C) They can survive a long time without water. D) They like to form colonies in electrical units.18. A) Deny them access to any food. B) Keep doors and windows shut.C) D

16、estroy their colonies close by. D) Refrain from eating sugary food.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A) The function of the human immune system. B) The cause of various auto-immune diseases.C) The viruses that may infect the human immune system.D) The change in peop

17、les immune system as they get older.20. A) Report their illnesses. B) Offer blood samples.C) Act as research assistants. D) Help to interview patients.21. A) Strengthening peoples immunity to infection. B) Better understanding patients immune system.C) Helping improve old peoples health conditions.

18、D) Further reducing old patients medical expenses.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. A) His students had trouble getting on with each other.B) A lot of kids stayed at school to do their homework.C) His students were struggling to follow his lessons.D) A group of kids

19、 were playing chess after school.23. A) Visit a chess team in Nashville. B) Join the schools chess team.C) Participate in a national chess competition. D) Receive training for a chess competition.24. A) Most of them come from low-income families. B) Many have become national chess champions.C) A cou

20、ple of them have got involved in crimes. D) Many became chess coaches after graduation.25. A) Actions speak louder than words. B) Think twice before taking action.C) Translate their words into action. D) Take action before it gets too late.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirectio

21、ns: 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 following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark

22、 the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than onceThe center of American automobile innovation has in the past decade moved 2,000 miles away. It has 26 from Detroit to Silicon Valley, where self

23、-driving vehicles are coming into life.In a 27 to take production back to Detroit, Michigan lawmakers have introduced 28 that could make their state the best place in the country, if not the world, to develop self-driving vehicles and put them on the road.“Michigans 29 in auto research and developme

24、nt is under attack from several states and countries which desire to 30 our leadership in transportation. We cant let happen,” says Senator Mike Kowall, the lead 31 of four bills recently introduced.If all four bills pass as written, they would 32 a substantial update of Michigans 2013 law that allo

25、wed the testing of self-driving vehicles in limited conditions. Manufacturer would have nearly total freedom to test their self-driving technology on public roads. They would be allowed to send groups of self-driving cars on cross-state road trips, and even set on-demand 33 of self-driving cars, lik

26、e the one General Motors and Lyft are building.Lawmakers in Michigan clearly want to make the state ready for the commercial application of self-driving technology. In 34 , California, home of Silicon Valley, recently proposed far more 35 rules that would require human drivers be ready to take the w

27、heel, and commercial use of self-driving technology.A) bid B) contrast C) deputy D) dominance E) fleets F) knots G) legislation H) migrated I) replace J) represent k) restrictive L) reward M) significant N) sponsor O) transmittedSection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage w

28、ith ten statements attached to each statement contains information 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

29、 on Answer Sheet 2.How Work Will Change When Most of Us Live to 100A) Today in the United States there are 72,000 centenarians（百岁老人）.Worldwide, Probably 450,000. If current trends continue, then by 2050 there will be more than a million in the US alone. According to the work of Professor James Vaupe

30、l and his co-researchers, 50% of babies born in the US in 2007 have a life expectancy of 104 or more. Broadly the same holds for the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Canada, and for Japan 50% of 2007 babies can expect to live to 107.B) Understandably, there are concerns about what this means for publi

31、c finances given the associated health and pension challenges. These challenges are real, and society urgently needs to address them. But it is also important to look at the wider picture of what happens when so many people live for 100 years. It is a mistake to simply equate longevity (长寿) with iss

32、ues of old age. Longer lives have implications for all of life, not just the end of it.C) Our view is that if many people are living for longer, and are healthier for longer, then this will result in an inevitable redesign of work and life. When people live longer, they are not only older for longer, but also younger for longer. There is some truth in the saying that “70 is the new 60” or “40 the new 30.” If you age more slowl