大学英语四级考试真题含答案解析.docx

1、大学英语四级考试真题含答案解析2019 年大学英语四级考试真题 (含答案解析 )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 writeat least 120 w

2、ords but no more 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 qu

3、estion,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A ）, B), C) andD).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answ er 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.

4、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. 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

5、 report you 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 China s ecoonmic growth.D)The

6、y will not 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 nig

7、hts and weekends.1 / 136.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 s

8、ection, you 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, youmust choose the best answer from the four choices marked A ） ， B ） ， C)andD).Then mark the corr

9、esponding letter 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)He had a driving lesson.B)He got his driver s license.C)He took the driver s theory exam.D)He passed the driver s road test. 9.A)He was not well prepared.

10、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. 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

11、instructor.D)Earn enough 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 univer

12、sity.B)Do research on higher education.C)Perform in a famous musical.2 / 13D)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 master s degree.B)Settle down in England.C)Travel widely.D)Teach

13、 overseas. Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end ofeach 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)

14、, C) and D). Thenmark 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 hear d.16.A) They help farmers keep diseases in check.B)Many species remain unknown to scientists.C)Only a few species cause trouble to hum

15、ans.D)They live in incredibly well-organized colonies.17.A) They are larger than many other species.B)They can cause damage to people s 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

16、.C)Destroy 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 people

17、simmune 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 people s immunity to infection.B)Better understanding patients immune system.C)Helping improve old people s health conditions.3 / 13D)Furt

18、her 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 were play

19、ing chess after school.23.A) Visit a chess team in Nashville.B)Join the school s 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 couple of them have go

20、t 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 ADirections: In this section, there

21、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. Readthe passagethrough carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for

22、 each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not useany 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-driving vehicles are coming i

23、nto 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. “ Michigan 2s9 in auto research and development is under attack from sev

24、eral states andcountries which desire to 30 our leadership in transportation. We can t let happen, ” says Senator MikKowall, the lead 31 of four bills recently introduced. If all four bills pass as written, they would 32 a substantial update of Michigan 2s013 law that allowed the testing of self-dri

25、ving 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 seton-demand 33 of self-driving cars, like the one General Motors and

26、 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 wheel, and commercial use of

27、 self-driving technology.A)bidB)contrastC)deputy4 / 13D)dominanceE)fleetsF)knotsG)legislationH)migratedI)replaceJ)representk) restrictiveL)rewardM)significantN)sponsorO)transmittedSection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statementsattached to each statement cont

28、ains 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.How Work Will Change When Most

29、of Us Live to 100A)Today in the United States there are 72,000 centenarians（百岁老人） .Worldwide, Probably450,000. 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 Vaupel and his co-researchers, 50% of babies born in the

30、USin 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 public finances given the associated health and pension cha

31、llenges. 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 for100 years. It is a mistake to simply equatelongevity( 长 寿 ) with issues of old age. Longer lives haveimplications for all

32、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 forlonger, but also younger for longer. There is some truth in the saying that “ 70 is the new 60 or “”40