完整word版四级真题三套全2.docx

1、完整word版四级真题三套全22019年12月四级第一套 Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to a foreign friend who wants to teach English in China. Please recommend a city to him. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Part Listening Com

2、prehension (25 minutes) Section A Directions: 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 must choose the best answer from the

3、 four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1with a single line through the centre. Questions l and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1. A) Many facilities were destroyed by a wandering cow. B) A wandering cow knocked down one of its fe

4、nces. C) Some tourists were injured by a wandering cow. D) A wandering cow was captured by the police. 2. A) It was shot to death by a police officer. B) It found its way back to the parks zoo. C) It became a great attraction for tourists. D) It was sent to the animal control department. Questions 3

5、 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3. A) It is the largest of its kind. B) It is going to be expanded. C) It is displaying more fossil specimens. D) It is staring an online exhibition. 4. A) A collection of bird fossils from Australia. B) Photographs of certain rare fossil exhi

6、bits. C) Some ancient wall paintings from Australia. D) Pictures by winners of a wildlife photo contest. Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5. A) Pick up trash. B) Amuse visitors. C) Deliver messages. D) Play with children. 6. A) They are especially intelligent. B) Th

7、ey are childrens favorite. C) They are quite easy to tame. D) They are clean and pretty. 7. A) Children may be harmed by the rooks. B) Children may be tempted to drop litter. C) Children may contract bird diseases. D) Children may overfeed the rooks. Section B Directions: In this section, you will h

8、ear 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 o

9、n 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) It will be produced at Harvard University. B) It will be hosted by famous professors. C) It will cover different areas of science. D) It will focus on recent scientific

10、discoveries. 9. A) It will be more futuristic. B) It will be more systematic. D) It will be easier to understand. C) It will be more entertaining. 10. A) People interested in science. B) Youngsters eager to explore. C) Children in their early teens. D) Students majoring in science. 11. A) Offer prof

11、essional advice. B) Provide financial support. C) Help promote it on the Internet. D) Make episodes for its first season. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. A) Unsure. B) Helpless. C) Concerned. D) Dissatisfied. 13. A) He is too concerned with being perfect. B)

12、 He loses heart when faced with setbacks. C) He is too ambitious in achieving goals. D) He takes on projects beyond his ability. 14. A) Embarrassed. B) Unconcerned. C) Miserable. D) Resentful. 15. A) Try to be optimistic whatever happens. B) Compare his present with his past only. C) Always learn fr

13、om others achievements. D) Treat others the way he would be treated. Section C 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 mus

14、t 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 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A) They have a stronger sense of social responsibility. B) They ar

15、e more likely to succeed in the humanities. C) They are more likely to become engineers. D) They have greater potential to be leaders. 17. A) Praise girls who like to speak up frequently. B) Encourage girls to solve problems on their own. C) Insist that boys and girls work together more. D) Respond

16、more positively to boys comments. 18. A) Offer personalized teaching materials. B) Provide a variety of optional courses. C) Place great emphasis on test scores. D) Pay extra attention to top students. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19. A) It often rains cats and do

17、gs. B) It seldom rains in summer time. C) It does not rain as much as people think. D) It is one of the most rainy cities in the US. 20. A) They drive most of the time. B) The rain is usually very light. C) They have got used to the rain. D) The rain comes mostly at night. 21. A) It has a lot of pla

18、ces for entertainment. B) It has never seen thunder and lighting. C) It has fewer cloudy days than any other coastal city. D) It has mild weather both in summer and in winter. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 22. A) It occurs when people are doing a repetitive activit

19、y. B) It results from exerting ones muscles continuously. C) It happens when people engage in an uncommon activity. D) It comes from staining ones muscles in an unusual way. 23. A) Blood flow and body heat increase in the affected area. B) Body movements in the affected area become difficult. C) The

20、y begin to make repairs immediately. D) They gradually become fragmented. 24. A) About one week. B) About two days. D) About four weeks. C) About ten days. B) Drink plenty of water. 25. A) Apply muscle creams. D) Take pain-killers. C) Have a hot shower. Part Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Sectio

21、n A Directions: 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.

22、 Please mark 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 once. Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage. When travelling overseas, do you buy water in plastic bottles or take your

23、chances with tap water? Imagine you are wandering about on a Thai island or 26 the ruins of Angkor. Its hot so you grab a bottle of water from a local vendor. Its the safe, sane thing to do, right? The bottle is 27 , and the label says “pure water”, but maybe whats inside is not so 28 . Would you st

24、ill be drinking it if you knew that more than 90 percent of all bottled water sold around the world 29 microplastics? Thats the conclusion of a recently 30 study, which analyzed 259 bottles from 11 brands sold in nine countries, 31 an average of 325 plastic particles per liter of water. These microp

25、lastics included a 32 commonly known as PET and are widely used in the manufacture of clothing and food and 33 containers. The study was conducted at the State University of New York on behalf of Orb Media, a journalism organization. About a million bottles are bought every minute, not only by thirs

26、ty tourists but also by many of the 2.1 billion worldwide who live with unsafe drinking water. Confronted with this 34 , several bottled-water manufacturers including Nestle and Coco-Cola undertook their own studies using the same methodology. These studies showed that their water did contain microp

27、lastics, but far less than the Orb study suggested. Regardless, the World Health Organization has now launched a review into the 35 health risks of drinking water from plastic bottles. K) released F) instant A) adequate L) revealingG) liquidB) admiringM) sealedH) modifiedC) containsN) solvesI) natur

28、alD) defendingO) substanceJ) potentialE) evidence Section B each statement In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to : Directionsis the which information from the paragraphs. of in information contains given one the Identify paragraph derived. You may choose a

29、paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.The Quiet Heroism of Mail Delivery A On Wednesday, a polar wind brought bitter cold to the Midwest. Overnight, Chicago reached a low of 21 degrees Fahrenheit b

30、elow zero, making it slightly colder than Antarctica, Alaska, and the North Pole. Wind chills were 64 degrees below zero in Park Rapids, Minnesota, and 45 degrees below zero in Buffalo, North Dakota, according to the National Weather Service. Schools, restaurants, and businesses closed, and more tha

31、n 1,000 flights have been canceled. B Even the United States Postal Service (USPS) suspended mail delivery temporarily. “Due to this arctic outbreak and concerns for the safety of USPS employees,” USPS announced Wednesday morning, “the Postal Service is suspending delivery Jan. 30 in the following 3

32、-digit ZIP Code locations.” Twelve regions were listed as unsafe on Wednesday; on Thursday, eight remained. C As global surface temperatures increase, so does the likelihood of extreme weather. In 2018 alone, wildfires, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, mudslides, and other natural disasters cost at least $49 billion in the United States. As my colleague Vann Newkirk reported, Puert