19年四级第二套真题1.docx

1、19年四级第二套真题1Section 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 the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices m

2、arked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Question 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1.A) The number of male nurses has gone down.B)There is discrimination against male nurses.C)There is a growing shorta

3、ge of medical personnel.D)The number of nurses has dropped to a record low.2.A) Working conditions.B)Educational system.C)Inadequate pay.D)Cultural bias.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3.A) He fell out of a lifeboat.B)He was almost drowned.C)He lost his way on a be

4、ach.D)He enjoyed swimming in the sea.4.A) The lifeboats patrol the area round the clock.B)The beach is a good place to watch the tide.C)The emergency services are efficient.D)The beach is a popular tourist resort.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5.A) It climbed 25 st

5、oreys at one go.B)It broke into an office room.C)It escaped from a local zoo.D)It became an online star.6.A) Release it into the wild.B)Return it to its owner.C)Send it back to the zoo.D)Give it a physical checkup.7.A) A raccoon can perform acts no human can.B)A raccoon can climb much higher than a

6、cat. .C)The raccoon did something no politician could.D)The raccoon became as famous as some politicians.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation you will hear four questions. Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken o

7、nly 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 with a single line through the centre.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8.A) She received a bonus

8、 unexpectedly.B)She got a well-paying job in a bank.C)She received her first monthly salary.D)She got a pay raise for her performance.9.A) Two decades ago.B)Several years ago.C)Just last month.D)Right after graduation.10.A) He sent a small check to his parents.B)He treated his parents to a nice meal

9、.C)He took a few of his friends to a gym.D)He immediately deposited it in a bank.11.A) Join her colleagues for gym exercise.B)Visit her former university campus.C)Buy some professional clothes.D)Budget her salary carefully.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.A) He

10、 has just too many things to attend to.B)He has been overworked recently.C)He has a difficult decision to make.D)He has just quarreled with his girlfriend.13.A) Turn to his girlfriend for assistance.B)Give priority to things more urgent.C)Think twice before making the decision.D)Seek advice from his

11、 family and advisor.14.A) His girlfriend does not support his decision.B)He is not particularly keen on the job offered.C)He lacks the money for his doctoral program.D)His parents and advisor have different opinions.15.B)They havent started their careers yet.C)They need to save enough money for it.D

12、)They havent won their parents approval.Section CDirections: 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

13、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) Expressing ideas and opinions freely.B)Enriching social and intellectual lives.C)Acquiring infor

14、mation and professional knowledge.D)Using information to understand and solve problems.17.A) Traveling to different places in the world.B)Playing games that challenge ones mind.C)Improving mind-reading strategies.D)Reading classic scientific literature.18.A) Participate in debates or discussions.B)E

15、xpose themselves to different cultures.C)Discard personal biases and prejudices.D)Give others freedom to express themselves.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19.A) Why dogs can be faithful friends of humans.B)The nature of relationships between dogs.C)The reason a great

16、 many people love dogs.D)How dogs feel about their bonds with humans.20.A) They behave like other animals in many ways.B)They have an unusual sense of responsibility.C)They can respond to humans questions.D)They can fall in love just like humans.21.A) They stay with one partner for life.B)They have

17、their own joys and sorrows.C)They experience true romantic love.D)They help humans in various ways.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22.A) A rare animal.B)A historical site.C)A cow bone.D)A precious stone.23.A) Dating it.B)Preserving it.C)Measuring it.D)Identifying it.2

18、4.A) The channel needs to interview the boy.B)The boy should have called an expert.C)The boys family had acted correctly.D)The site should have been protected.25.A) Conduct a more detailed search.B)Ask the university to reward Jude.C)Search for similar fossils elsewhere.D)Seek additional funds for t

19、he search.Section ADirections: 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

20、 by a letter. 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.Finally, some good news about airplane travel. If you are on a plane with a sick passenger, you are unlikely to get si

21、ck. That is the 26 of a new study that looked at how respiratory (呼吸道) viruses 27 on airplanes. Researchers found that only people who were seated in the same row as a passenger with the flu, for exampleor one row in front of or behind that individualhad a high risk of catching the illness. All othe

22、r passengers had only a very 28 chance of getting sick, according to the findings. Media reports have not necessarily presented 29 information about the risk of getting infected on an airplane in the past. Therefore, these new findings should help airplane passengers to feel less 30 to catching resp

23、iratory infections while traveling by air.Prior to the new study, little was known about the risks of getting 31 infected by common respiratory viruses, such as the flu or common cold, on an airplane, the researchers said. So, to 32 the risks of infection, the study team flew on 10 different 33 in t

24、he U.S. during the flu season. The researchers found that passengers sitting within two seats on 34 side of a person infected with the flu, as well as those sitting one row in font of or behind this individual, had about an 80 person chance of getting sick. But other passengers were 35 safe from inf

25、ection. They had a less than 3 percent chance of catching the flu. Section BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. Y

26、ou 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.Is Breakfast Really the Most Important Meal of the Day?AAlong with old classics like “carrots give you night vision” and Santa doesnt bring toy

27、s to misbehaving children”, one of the most well-worn phrases of tired parents everywhere is that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Many of us grow up believing that skipping breakfast is a serious mistake, even if only two thirds of adults in the UK eat breakfast regularly, according

28、 to the British Dietetic Association, and around three-quarters of Americans.B“The body uses a lot of energy stores for growth and repair through the night,” explains diet specialist Sarah Elder. “Eating a balanced breakfast helps to up our energy, as well as make up for protein and calcium used thr

29、oughout the night.” But theres widespread disagreement over whether breakfast should keep its top spot in the hierarchy (等级) of meals. There have been concerns around the sugar content of cereal and the food industrys involvement in pro-breakfast researchand even one claim from anacademic that break

30、fast is dangerous.CWhats the reality? Is breakfast a necessary start to the day or a marketing tactic by cereal companies? The most researched aspect of breakfast (and breakfast-skipping) has been its links to obesity. Scientists have different theories as to why theres a relationship between the tw

31、o. In one US study that analysed the health data of 50,000 people over seven years, researchers found that those who made breakfast the largest meal of the day were more likely to have a lower body mass index (BMI) than those who ate a large lunch or dinner. The researchers argued that breakfast hel

32、ps reduce daily calorie intake and improve the quality of our dietsince breakfast foods are often higher in fibre and nutrients.DBut as with any study of this kind, it was unclear if that was the causeor if breakfast-skippers were just more likely to be overweight to begin with. To find out, researchers designed a study in w