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1、四级第一套2017年12月四级第一套2017年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第1套)Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on how to best handle the relationship between parents and children. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words._Part II Listening Comp

2、rehension (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 the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the fou

3、r choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer 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) Her grandfather C) Her friend Erika.B) Her grandmother D) Her little brother.2 A) By taking pictures

4、for passers-by C) By working part time at a hospital.B) By selling lemonade and pictures D) By asking for help on social media.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3 A) Testing the efficiency of the new solar panel.B) Providing clean energy to five million people.C) Gen

5、erating electric power for passing vehicles.D) Finding cheaper ways of highway construction.4 A) They are made from cheap materials.B) They are only about half an inch thick.C) They can be laid right on top of existing highways.D) They can stand the wear and tear of natural elements.Questions 5 to 7

6、 are based on the news report you have just heard.5 A) The lack of clues about the species C) Endless fighting in the region.B) Inadequate funding for research D) The hazards from the desert.6 A) To observe the wildlife in the two national parks.B) To study the habitat of lions in Sudan and Ethiopia

7、.C) To identify the reasons for the lions, disappearance.D) To find evidence of the existence of the “lost lions”.7 A) Lions tracks C) Some camping facilities.B) Lions walking D) Traps set by local hunters.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each

8、 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 on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through th

9、e centre.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8 A) A special gift from the man C) A call from her dad.B) Her wedding anniversary D) Her “lucky birthday”.9 A) Threw her a surprise party C) Bought her a gold necklace.B) Took her on a trip overseas D) Gave her a big model

10、 plane.10 A) What her husband and the man are up to.B) What has been troubling her husband.C) The trip her husband has planned.D) The gift her husband has bought.11 A) He wants to find out about the couples holiday plan.B) He is eager to learn how the couples holiday turns out.C) He will tell the wo

11、man the secret if her husband agrees.D) He will be glad to be a guide for the couples holiday trip.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12 A) They take the rivals attitude into account.B) They know when to adopt a tough attitude.C) They see the importance of making co

12、mpromises.D) They are sensitive to the dynamics of a negotiation.13 A) They know when to stop C) They know when to make compromises.B) They know how to adapt D) They know how to control their emotion.14 A) They are patient C) They are good at expression.B) They learn quickly D) They uphold their pri

13、nciples.15 A) Clarify items of negotiation C) Get to know the other side.B) Make clear ones intentions D) Formulate ones strategy.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

14、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 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) How sp

15、ace research benefits people on Earth.B) When the International Space Station was built.C) How many space shuttle missions there will be.D) When Americas earliest space program started.17 A) They tried to make best use of the latest technology.B) They tried to meet astronauts specific requirements.C

16、) They developed objects for astronauts to use in outer space.D) They accurately calculated the speed of the orbiting shuttles.18 A) They are expensive to make C) They were first made in space.B) They are extremely accurate D) They were invented in the 1970s.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passa

17、ge you have just heard.19 A) Everything was natural and genuine then.B) People had plenty of land to cultivate then.C) It marked the beginning of something new.D) It was when her ancestors came to America.20 A) They were known to be creative C) They had all kinds of entertainment.B) They enjoyed liv

18、ing a life of ease D) They believed in working for goals.21 A) Chatting with her ancestors C) Furnishing her country house.B) Doing needlework by the fire D) Polishing all the silver work.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22 A) Sit down and try to calm yourself C) Use a

19、 map to identify your location.B) Call your family or friends for help D) Try to follow your footprints back.23 A) You may end up entering a wonderland.B) You may get drowned in a sudden flood.C) You may expose yourself to unexpected dangers.D) You may find a way out without your knowing it.24 A) Wa

20、lk uphill C) Start a fire.B) Look for food D) Wait patiently.25 A) Check the local weather C) Prepare enough food and drink.B) Find a map and a compass D) Inform somebody of your plan.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks.

21、 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 letter for each item on Answer Sheet

22、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.A rat or pigeon might not be the obvious choice to tend to someone who is sick, but these creatures have some 26 skills that could help the treat

23、ment of human diseases.Pigeons are often seen as dirty birds and an urban 27 , but they are just the latest in a long line of animals that have been found to have abilities to help humans. Despite having a brain no bigger than the 28 of your index finger, pigeons have a very impressive 29 memory. Re

24、cently it was shown that they could be trained to be as accurate as humans at detecting breast cancer in images.Rats are often 30 with spreading disease rather than 31 it, but this long-tailed animal is highly 32 . Inside a rats nose are up to 1,000 different types of olfactory receptors (嗅觉感受器), wh

25、ereas humans only have 100 to 200 types. This gives rats the ability to detect 33 smells. As a result, some rats are being put to work to detect TB (肺结核).When the rats detect the smell, they stop and rub their legs to 34 a sample is infected.Traditionally, a hundred samples would take lab technician

26、s more than two days to 35 , but for a rat it takes less than 20 minutes. This rat detection method doesnt rely on specialist equipment. It is also more accuratethe rats are able to find more TB infections and, therefore, save more lives.A) associated I) slightB) examine J) specifyC) indicate K) sup

27、eriorD) nuisance L) suspiciousE) peak M) tipF) preventing N) treatedG) prohibiting O) visualH) sensitiveSection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph

28、 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.Do In-Class Exams Make Students Study Harder?Research suggests they may study more broadly for the une

29、xpected rather than search for answers.A) I have always been a poor test-taker. So it may seem rather strange that I have returned to college to finish the degree I left undone some four decades ago. I am making my way through Columbia University, surrounded by students who quickly supply the verbal

30、 answer while I am still processing the question.B) Since there is no way for me to avoid exams, I am currently questioning what kind are the most taxing and ultimately beneficial. I have already sweated through numerous in-class midterms and finals, and now I have a professor who issues take-home o

31、nes. I was excited when I learned this, figuring I had a full week to do the research, read the texts, and write it all up. In fact, I was still rewriting my midterm the morning it was due. To say I had lost the thread is putting it mildly.C) As I was suffering through my week of anxiety, overthinking the material and guessing my grasp of it, I did some of my own polling among students and professors. David Eisenbach, who teaches a popular class on U. S. presidents at Columbia, prefers the in-class variety. He belie