大学英语四级真题及答案完整版卷二Word文件下载.docx

1、（1） A 9-year-old Central California boy braved strong currents and cold water to swim from San Francisco to Alcatraz Island and back.A California television station in Fresno reported Tuesday that James Savage set a record as the youngest swimmer to make the journey to the former prison.The TV stati

2、on reported that by completing the swim, the fourth-grader student from Los Banos broke a record previously held by a 10-year-old boy.James said that waves in the San Francisco Bay hitting him in the face 30 minutes into his swim made him want to give up.（2） His father said he had offered his son $1

3、00 as a reward. To encourage his struggling son, he doubled it to $200.James pushed forward, making it to Alcatraz Island and back in a little more than two hours.Alcatraz is over a mile from the mainland.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.Question 1. What did the boy

4、 from Central California do according to the report?A）He set a record be swimming to and from an island.B）He celebrated 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.答案：AQuestion 2. What did the father do to encourage

5、 his son?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.News 2On the 1st of January, new regulations will come into effect which eliminate an annual leave bonus for people who put off marrying until the age of 23 for women, and 25 for

6、 men, the South China Morning Post reports. （3） The holiday bonus was designed to encourage young people to delay getting married in line with Chinas one child policy. But with that policy now being abolished, this holiday incentive is no longer necessary, the government says.In Shanghai, a young co

7、uple at a marriage registration office told the paper that they decided to register their marriage as soon as possible to take advantage of the existing policy, because an extra holiday was a big deal for them. In Beijing, one registration office had about 300 couples seeking to get married the day

8、after the changes were announced, rather than the usual number of between 70 and 80. （4） But one lawyer tells the paper that the changes still have to be adopted by local governments and these procedures take time, so people who are rushing to register for marriage can relax.Questions 3 and 4 are ba

9、sed on the news report you have just heard.Question 3: What was the purpose of the annual leave bonus in China?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.BQuestion 4: What do we learn about the new regulations?A）Th

10、ey 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 com into immediate effect.DNews 3（6） Everyone loves a good house party, but the cleaning up the next morning isnt as enjoyable.（5） Now, however, a New Zealan

11、d-based startup company aims to bring messy homes and even splitting headaches back to normal. The properly-named startup Morning-After Maids was launched about a month ago in Auckland by roommates Rebecca Foley and Catherine Ashurst. Aside from cleaning up, the two will also cook breakfast and even

12、 get coffee and painkillers for recovering merrymakers. Although theyre both gainfully employed, they fit cleaning jobs into their nights and weekends （which is when their service is in most demand anyway）.（7） Besides being flooded with requests from across the country, Foley and Ashurst have also r

13、eceived requests from the US and Canada to provide services there. They are reportedly meeting with lawyers to see how best to take the business forward.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.Question 5: What is the news report mainly about?A）Cleaning service in great dema

14、nd 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 weekends.CQuestion 6: What is a common problem with a house party?A）It takes a lot of time to prepare.B）It leaves the house in a m

15、ess.C）It makes party goers exhausted.D）It creates noise and misconduct.Question 7: What are Rebecca Foley and Catherine Ashurst planning to do?A）Hire an Australian lawyer.B）Visit the U.S. and Canada.C）Settle a legal dispute.D）Expand their business.Section B In this section, you will hear two long co

16、nversations. 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 Answer Sheet 1 w

17、ith a single line through the centre.Conversation 1W: Kyle, how did your （8） drivers theory exam go? It was yesterday, right?M: Yes, I prepared it as much as I could, but I was so nervous since it was my second try. The people who worked at the test center were very kind, though. We had a little con

18、versation which calmed me down a bit, and that was just what I needed. Then, after the exam, they printed out my result, but I was afraid to open it until I was outside. It was such a relief to pass. Congratulations! I knew you could do it! （9） I guess you underestimated how difficult it would be th

19、e first time, didnt you? I hear a lot of people make that mistake and go in underprepared. But good job in passing the second time. Im so proud of you. Now all you have to do next is your road test. Have you had any lessons yet? （10） Yes, thanks. Im so happy to be actually on the road now. Ive only

20、had two driving lessons so far and my instructor is very understanding. So Im really enjoying it and I cant wait for my next session although the lessons are rather expensive. Twenty pounds an hour, and the instructor says, Ill need about 30 to 40 lessons in total. Thats what-six to eight hundred po

21、unds! （11） So this time Ill need to make a lot more effort and hopefully will be successful the first time. Well, good luck!Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Question 8. What did the man do yesterday?A）He had a driving lesson.B）He got his drivers license.C）He took t

22、he drivers theory exam.D）He passed the drivers road test.Question 9. Why did he fail the exam the first time?A）He was not well prepared.B）He did not get to the exam in time.C）He was not used to the test format.D）He did not follow the test procedure.Question 10. What does the man say about his drivin

23、g lessons?A）They are tough.B）They are costly.C）They are helpful.D）They are too short.Question 11. What does the man hope to do next?A）Pass his road test the first time.B）Test-drive a few times on highways.C）Find an experienced driving instructor.D）Earn enough money for driving lessons.Long conversat

24、ion 2 Emma, I got accepted to the University of Leeds. Since youre going to university in England, （12） do you know how much it is for international students to study there? Yes, I believe for international students, youll have to pay around 13,000 pounds a year. Its just a bit more than the local s

25、tudents. Ok, so thats about 17,000 dollars for the tuition and fees. （13） Anyway, Im only going to be there for a year doing my masters, so its pretty good. If I stayed in the US, itd take two years and cost at least 50,000 dollars in tuition alone. （14） Also, I have a good chance of winning a schol

26、arship at Leeds, which will be pretty awesome, the benefits of being a music genius. （14） Yeah, I heard youre a talented piano player. So youre doing a post-graduate degree now? Im still in my last year graduating next June. Finally Ill be done with my studies and can go on to earn in loads of money. Are you still planning on being a teacher? No money in that job then? Youd be surprised. （15） Im still going to b