全国cet4英语四级考试真题试题.docx

1、全国cet4英语四级考试真题试题2012年6月全国英语四级考试试题Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter in reply to a friends inquiry about applying for admission to your college or university. You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Ch

2、inese:1.大学校园内各种证书的报考十分火热2.大学生考证的利弊3.考证面前，我的选择The Popularity of Getting Certificates on CampusPart II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)(15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quicklyFor questions 1-7, markY (for YES)if the statement agrees wi

3、th the information given in the passage;N (for NO)if he statement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN)if the information is not given in the passage;For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.SpidersSpiders can be distinguished

4、 from other Arachnids because the prosoma (combined head and thorax) is only separated from the opisthosoma (abdomen) by a narrow waist, in other Arachnids the whole body appears to be much more of a single unit. All spiders produce silk, but only some construct webs to catch their homes and to prot

5、ect their eggs.All spiders possess poison glands but very few of them are dangerous to humans, of the 600 species in Britain only 12 (at least one of these is a recent human assisted colonist) are strong enough to pierce the human skin, and apart from allergies, none are more dangerous than a common

6、 wasp. Most spiders have 8 eyes (though some have 6,4,2 or 0), as well as 8 legs. (By the way if you count the claws as separate leg section(which you shouldnt really)then their legs have 8 parts as well(coxa, trochanter, femur, patella, tibia, tarsus, metatarus, claws). There are more than 32,000 k

7、nown species of spider in the world. No human being has ever been officially recorder as having died as the result of atarantulabite.All spiders are carnivorous and feed only on liquids, i.e. their preys natural juices and the breakdown products of external digestion (meaning they spit, exude or inj

8、ect digestive juices onto/into their prey and suck up the resulting soup). So why not invite some to your next social do?Whats In a NameThe word Arachnida comes from the Greek word Arachne, who was the daughter of Idmon of Colophon in Lydia, a dyer by trade. Arachne herself was a weaver, the best in

9、 all the known world. However in a foolish moment she challenged Athene, the daughter of Zeus and goddess of, among other things, waving to a weaving competition. Arachne wove so perfect a cloth that she tore it to shreds. Arachne became depressed after this and in the end she hung herself. Athene s

10、tirred to remorse at the knowledge of what her anger had wrought turned the rope Arachne had used to hang herself into a web and Arachne herself into a spider so that the beauty of her spinning should not be lost to the world ever again.The Great Household Spider SafariThere are just over six hundre

11、d different sorts of spiders in the British Isles. But of these only a handful are commonly found in houses. At the front of the head is a pair of what appear to be small legs. These are called palps and are used to guide food to the spiders mouth. The front of the head also has a group of six or ei

12、ght eyes. On the underside of the body at the rear, are four or six small conical bumps or cylinders. There are the spinnerets from which the spider produces the silk to make its webs.Telling male and female spiders apart is easily done by looking at their palps. Males have swollen ends to their pal

13、ps which makes them look as if they are wearing boxing gloves, these are often strange shapes if looked at with a hand lens. Females have normal looking palps that are not swollen at the ends.The largest spider is the Goliath spider, the female of which grows to reach a leg span of ten inches. The l

14、argest spider in Britain is the Cardinal spider which is a close cousin of Tim Tegenaria. Females can achieve a leg span of four and a half inches. It is known as the Cardinal spider as it was common in Hampton Court when Cardinal Wolsey lived there. The sight of these long legged spiders wandering

15、around the palace at night used to frighten him. So far 32，000 different kinds of spider have been discovered from all over the world. Britain has 630 different kinds of spider of which 250 are tiny Money spiders. The smallest of which has a body less than one millimeter long.1. All the silk produce

16、d by spiders construct webs to catch their food.2. Not all the poison glands possessed by spiders are dangerous to human beings.3. Spiders often kill humans in Britain when they pierce human skin.4. After seeing her enemy commits suicide, Arachne turned Athene into a spider.5. Tim Tegenaria spiders

17、are closely related to tarantula spiders; both are found in Britain.6. So far 32,000 different kinds of spiders have been discovered from all over the world.7. Money spiders are the smallest spiders found in the Arachnids family.8. There are more than_ known species of spider in Britain.9. Telling m

18、ale and female spiders apart is easily done by _.10. The largest spider is_.Part III Listening Comprehension (35mins)Section ADirections: In part A, you will hear short conversations between two people. After each conversation, you will hear a question about the conversation. The conversations and t

19、he questions will not be repeated. After you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your test book and choose the best answer. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen.11. A) His sister

20、has been admitted to a university.B) Hes got a letter from his father in America.C) His sisters got a god job in America.D) He will go to America to visit his sister.12. A) the man will not be able to sleepB) someone will enter the back door while the man is sleepingC) the lock on the door will brea

21、kD) the man will not be able to come back13. A) she lost her wayB) she lost her carC) she lost her handbagsD) she lost her keys14. A) more people should be invited to the dance.B) the people should learn that dance better.C) theres going to be a wedding.D) they need to print more invitations.15. A)

22、8:15B) 7:45C) 8:45D) 7:3016. A) some people pretended to know that they really dontB) what the woman said is trueC) what the woman said is wrongD) he knows more than the woman does17. A) they should keep the chairs the rest of their lives. B) he thinks the chairs should be replaced by new onesC) the

23、 women should not complain about their lifeD).they should move to another place18. A) at the airportB) in a restaurantC) along the streetD) in the hotelQuestions 19-21 are based on the conversation you have just heard19. A) nameB) addressC) receiptD) phone number20. A) for customs checkB) for securi

24、ty checkC) for convenience sakeD) for companys sake21. A) the time needed for sending the parcelB) the flight time to san FranciscoC) the parcel destinationD) the parcel collectionQuestions 22-25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22. A) in a mallB) in a classroomC) in a knapsack stor

25、eD) on the telephone23. A) he doesnt know what color his friend likes in a giftB) his friend has a broken knapsackC) the gift he wants isnt thereD) he doesnt know what his friend will find useful in a gift24. A) a gift should be decorativeB) a gift should be reasonableC) a gift should be expensiveD)

26、 a gift should be useful25. A) try a color he hasnt tried beforeB) try a color that stands outC) try a color that is different to the last one his friend choseD) try the same color as the last one his friend choseSection BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of eac

27、h passage, you will hear some 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 mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the cen

28、tre.Passage OneQuestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) hamburgers and French fried potatoesB) foreign foodC) hot dogsD) butter and bread27. A) they take them home to eatB) they sell the hamburgersC) they eat them in their carsD) both A and C28. A) when they have dinner

29、s with their familiesB) when they travel abroadC) when they drive a carD) when they cannot go inside to buy the hamburgersPassage TwoQuestions 29-32 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. A) in the early 18th centuryB) in the late 19th centuryC) in the early 20th centuryD) in the early 19t

30、h century30. A) basketball was first played with a soccer ballB) basketball has replaced soccer as the most popular sport in some countriesC) basketball was invented by a well-known soccer playerD) basketball was designed to provide exercise for the students before the beginning of the soccer season

31、31. A) it began as an indoor game, but later became equally common as outdoor gameB) We know exactly when, where and by whom it was inventedC) it was invented for college students but became popular only after it was adopted by soldiers.D) we know when it was first played outside of USA.32. A) baske

32、tball was begun earlier in Asia than in Europe.B) basketball is played almost entirely outdoors in many countries.C) the game was first played by 18 people.D) basketball was the soldiers chief entertainment during the war.Passage ThreeQuestions 33-35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33. A) to enjoy a goo