四级考试真题第一套.docx

1、四级考试真题第一套Part II 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 the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choos

2、e 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 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1.A) Heavy floods. C) Bad economy.B)Safety concerns. D) Workers strikes.2.A)

3、 It is competitive with its numerous tourist destinations.B)It provides many job opportunities for French people.C)It is the biggest concern of the French government.D)It plays an important role in the nations economy.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3.A) To carry o

4、ut a scientific survey. C) To rescue two sick American workers.B)To establish a new research station. D) To deliver urgent medical supplies.B) The heavy snow and fog. D) The ice all around.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5.A) By tying it to a door handle. C) With a

5、remote control craft.B) By shaking it back and forth. D) With a full-sized helicopter.6.A) He has lots of fans on Facebook. C) He often suffers from toothaches.B) He has rich experience in flying. D) He has learned to pull teeth from a video.7.A) Spend more time together. C) Do something fun and cre

6、ative.B) Tell them adventure stories. D) Play with them in a safe place.Section BDirections:In this section, 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 questio

7、n, 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) To confirm an urgent appointment. C) To ask the woman

8、 to sign a document.B) To collect a package from the woman. D) To arrange the delivery of a package.9.A) She is doing shopping. C) She is not at home.B) She is visiting a friend. D) She is not feeling well.10.A) He will be off duty the whole day. C) He will have to have his car repaired.B) He will b

9、e working somewhere else. D) He will be too busy to spare any time.11.A) Sign her name. C) Pay a small fee.B) Confirm online. D) Show up in person.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.A) Vacation in Italy. C) Throw a farewell party.B) Study abroad. D) Go to a fashi

10、on show in Milan.13.A) Quite sleepy. C) Rather depressed.B) Very excited. D) Nearly exhausted.14.A) He has to attend a party. C) He has to make a presentation.B) He has to meet a friend. D) He has to finish an assignment.15.A) Say goodbye to the woman at the airport. C) Drive the woman to the airpor

11、t.B) Meet the woman at the Black Cat Cafe. D) Have lunch with the woman.Section CDirections: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 Answer

12、Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A) It has kept growing over the centuries.B)Its top is hidden in clouds of volcanic smoke.C)Its height changes with each volcanic eruption.D)It has a recorded history of 1,500 years.17.A)

13、 They are now a tourist destination. C) They provide shelter for the farmers.B) They attract a lot of migrating birds. D) They make good fields for farming.18.A) They nest on the volcanos slopes. C) They compete with each other for food.B) They feed on certain small mammals. D) They match large mamm

14、als in strength.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19.A) He is self-employed. C) He studies talent.B) He is a career advisor. D) He owns a magazine.20.A) Doing what they like best. C) Making no excuses for failures.B)Loving the work they do. D) Following their natural in

15、stinct.21.A) It does not come to anything without hard work.C)It is a natural gift only some special people can possess.D)It does not come to you until something special happens.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22.A) It is a bit difficult to learn. C) It is a tradition

16、al type of ballet.B) It was popular in New Zealand. D) It evolved in the mid-1970s.23.A) She wanted her to be a ballet dancer. C) She hated to see her idling about.B) She used to be a ballet dancer herself. D) She was too busy to look after her.24.A) After she started teaching English. C) When she m

17、oved to New York city.B) Before she left for New Zealand. D) Once she began to live on her own.25.A) It has renewed her passion for life. C) It has helped her make new friends.B) It has made her happy and energetic. D) It has enabled her to start a new career.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minut

18、es) 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 by a

19、 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.better example of this than killer whales. As one of the most 26 predators (食肉动物), killer whales may not fit the 27 of a cu

20、ltured creature. However, these beasts of the sea do display a vast range of highly 28behaviors that appear to be driving their genetic development.The word “culture” comes from the Latin “colere,” which 29 means “to cultivate.” In other words, it refers to anything that is 30 or learnt, rather than

21、 instinctive or natural. Among human populations, culture not only affects the way we live, but also writes itself into our genes, affecting who we are. For instance, having spent many generations hunting the fat marine mammals of the Arctic, the Eskimos of Greenland have developed certain genetic31

22、 that help them digest and utilize this fat-rich diet, thereby allowing them to 32 in their cold climate.Like humans, killer whales have colonized a range of different 33 across the globe, occupying every ocean basin on the planet, with an empire that 34 from pole to pole. As such, different populat

23、ions of killer whales have had to learn different hunting techniques in order to gain the upper hand over their local prey (猎物). This, in turn, has a major effect on their diet, leading scientists to 35 that the ability to learn population-specific hunting methods could be driving the animals geneti

24、c development.Section BIn 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 from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is m

25、arked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Living with parents edges out other living arrangements for 18- to 34-years-oldsABroad demographic ( 人 口 的 ) shifts in marital status, educational attainment and employment have transformed the way young

26、adults in the U.S. are living, and a new Pew Research Center analysis highlights theimplications of these changes for the most basic element of their liveswhere they call home. In 2014, for the first time in more than 130 years, adults ages 18 to 34 were slightly more likely to be living in their pa

27、rents home than they were to be living with a spouse or partner in their own household.BThis turn of events is fueled primarily by the dramatic drop in the share of young Americans who are choosing to settle down romantically before age 35. Dating back to 1880, the most common living arrangement amo

28、ng young adults has been living with a romantic partner, whether a spouse or a significant other. This type of arrangement peaked around 1960, when 62% of the nations 18- to 34-year-olds were living with a spouse or partner in their own household, and only one-in-five were living with their parents.

29、CBy 2014, 31.6% of young adults were living with a spouse or partner in their own household, below the share living in the home of their parent(s) (32.1%). Some 14% of young adults lived alone, were a single parent or lived with one or more roommates. The remaining 22% lived in the home of another f

30、amily member (such as a grandparent, in-law or sibling (兄弟姐妹), a non-relative, or in group quarters like college dormitories.DIts worth noting that the overall share of young adults living with their parents was not at a record high in 2014.This arrangement peaked around 1940, when about 35% of the

31、nations 18- to 34-year-olds lived with mom and/or dad (compared with 32% in 2014). What has changed, instead, is the relative share adopting different ways of living in early adulthood, with the decline of romantic coupling pushing living at home to the top of a much less uniformEAmong young adults,

32、 living arrangements differ significantly by gender. For men ages 18 to 34, living at home with mom and/or dad has been the dominant living arrangement since 2009. In 2014, 28% of young men were living with a spouse or partner in their own home, while 35% were living in the home of their parent(s). Young women, however, are still more likely to b