英语四级考试真题及答案解析和听力原文卷一Word文档下载推荐.docx

1、Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3.A） It lasted more than six hours.B） No injuries were yet reported.C） Nobody was in the building when it broke out.D） It had burned for 45 minutes by the time firefighters arrived.4.A） Recruit and train more firefighters.B） Pull dow

2、n the deserted shopping mall.C） Turn the shopping mall into an amusement park.D） Find money to renovate the local neighborhood.Questions 5 and 6 are based on the news report you have just heard.5.A） Shrinking potato farming.B） Heavy reliance on import.C） Widespread plant disease.D） Insufficient pota

3、to supply.6.A） It intends to keep its traditional diet.B） It wants to expand its own farming.C） It is afraid of the spread of disease.D） It is worried about unfair competition.7.A） Global warming.B） Ever-rising prices.C） Government regulation.D） Diminishing investment.Section B In this section, you

4、will 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 lette

5、r on 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） Informative. B） Inspiring. C） Dull. D） Shallow.9. A）She types on a keyboard.B）She does recording.C）She takes photos.D）she takes notes.10.A） It keeps her mind active.B）

6、It makes her stay awake.C） It enables her to think hard.D） It helps her kill time.11.A）It enables her to improve her pronunciation.B） It helps her better remember what she learns.C） It turns out to be an enjoyable way of learning.D） It proves to be far more effective than writing.Questions 12 to 15

7、are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.A）To spend her honeymoon.B） To try authentic Indian food.C） To take photos of the Jaj Mahal.D） To trace the origin of a love story.13.A） In memory of a princess. C） To mark the death of an emperor of the 1600s.B） In honor of a great emperor. D） To

8、 celebrate the birth of a princesss 14th child.14.A） It looks older than expected.B） It is built of wood and bricks.C） It stores lots of priceless antiques.D） It has walls decorated with jewels.15. A）Their streets are narrow.B） They are mostly crowded.C） Each one has a unique character.D）Life can be

9、 tedious in some places.Section C 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）,

10、 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 help spread the latest technology.B）They greatly enrich peoples leisure life.C） They provide residents with the resourc

11、es needed.D）They allow free access to digital books and videos.17.A）By helping them find jobs.B） By inspiring their creativity.C） By keeping them off the streets.D）By providing a place of relaxation.18.A）Their interaction with teenagers proved fruitful.B）They used libraries less often than teenagers

12、.C）They tended to visit libraries regularly.D）Their number increased modestly.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19.A）It is the cleverest cat in the world.B） It is the largest cat in Africa.C） It is an unusual cross breed.D）It is a large-sized wild cat.20.A）They are as l

13、oyal as dogs.B） They have unusually long tails.C） They are fond of sleeping in cabinets.D）They know how to please their owners.21.A）They shake their front paws.B） They teach them to dive.C） They shower with them.D）They shout at them.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22.

14、A） Contented and relieved.B） Anxious and depressed.C） Proud but a bit nervous.D） Excited but somewhat sad.23.A） It starts the moment they are born.B） It depends on their parents for success.C） It is gaining increasing public attention.D） It is becoming parents biggest concern.24.A） Choose the right

15、school for them.B） Help them to learn by themselves.C） Read books and magazines to them.D） Set a good example for them to follow.25.A） Their intelligence.B） Their home life.C） The quality of their school.D） The effort they put in learning.Part Reading Comprehension （ 40 minutes） In this section, the

16、re 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 the corresponding lette

17、r 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 onceQuestions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.Millions die early from air pollution each year. Air pollution costs the global economy more than $5 trillion annu

18、ally in welfare costs , with the most serious 26 occurring in the developing world.The figures include a number of costs 27 with air pollution. Lost income alone amounts to $225 billion a year.The report includes both indoor and outdoor air pollution. Indoor pollution, which includes 28 like home he

19、ating and cooking, has remained 29 over the past several decades despite advances in the area. Levels of outdoor pollution have grown rapidly along with rapid growth in industry and transportation.Director of Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Chris Murray 30 it as an “urgent call to action

20、.”“One of the risk factors for premature deaths is the air we breathe, over which individuals have little 31 ,”he said.The effects of air pollution are worst in the developing world, where in some places lost-labor income 32 nearly 1% of GDP. Around 9 in 10 people in low-and middle-income countries

21、live in places where they 33 experience dangerous levels of outdoor air pollution.But the problem is not limited 34 to the developing world. Thousands die prematurely in the U.S. as a result of related illnesses. In many European countries, where diesel（柴油） 35 have become more common in recent years

22、, that number reaches tens of thousands.A. abilityB. associatedC. consciouslyD. constantE. controlF. damageG. describedH. equalsI. exclusivelyJ. innovatedK. regularlyL. relatesM. sourcesN. undermineO. vehicles In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to each stat

23、ement 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 on Answer Sheet 2.Food-as-Medicine Move

24、ment Is Witnessing ProgressA Several times a month, you can find a doctor in the aisles of Ralphs market in Huntington Beach, California, wearing a white coat and helping people learn about food. On one recent day, this doctor was Daniel Nadeau, wandering the cereal aisle with Allison Scott, giving

25、her some idea on how to feed kids who persistently avoid anything that is healthy . “ Have you thought about trying fresh juices in the morning ? ” he asks her. “ The frozen oranges and apples are a little cheaper, and fruits are really good for the brain. Juices are quick and easy to prepare, you c

26、an take the frozen fruit out the night before and have it ready the next morning.”B Scott is delighted to get food advice from a physician who is program director of the nearby Mary and Dick Allen Diabetes Center, part of the St. Joseph Hoag Health alliance. The centers Shop with Your Doc program se

27、nds doctors to the grocery store to meet with any patients who sign up for the service, plus any other shoppers who happen to be around with questions.C Nadeau notices the pre-made macaroni （通心粉） - and-cheese boxes in Scotts shopping cart and suggests she switch to whole grain macaroni and real chee

28、se . “ So Id have to make it? ” she asks, her enthusiasm fading at the thought of how long that might take, just to have her kids reject it . “ Im not sure theyd eat it. They just wont eat it . ”D Nadeau says sugar and processed foods are big contributors to the rising diabetes rates among children. “ In America, over 50 percent of our food is processed food , ” Nadeau tells her. “ And only 5 percent of our food is plant-based foo