大学英语四级考试真题1.docx

1、大学英语四级考试真题12015年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第一套）Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then comment on this kind of modem life. You should write at least 1

2、20 words but no more than 180 words.THIS MODERN LIFE:Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conv

3、ersation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 1 with a single line through the center.注

4、意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。1. A) He is pleased to sit on the committee. B) He is willing to offer the woman a hand.C) He will tell the woman his decision later. D) He would like to become a club member.2. A) Their planned trip to Vancouver is obviously overpriced.B) They should borrow a guide book instead of

5、buying one.C) The guide books in the library have the latest information.D) The library can help order guide books about Vancouver.3. A) He regrets having taken the history course.B) He finds little interests in history books.C) He has trouble finishing his reading assignments.D) He has difficulty i

6、n writing the weekly book report.4. A) The man had better choose another restaurant.B) The new restaurant is a perfect place for dating.C) The new restaurant caught her fancy immediately.D) The man has good taste in choosing the restaurant.5. A) He has been looking forward to spring.B) He has been w

7、aiting for the winter sale.C) He will clean the womans boots for spring.D) He will help the woman put things away.6. A) At a tailors. B) At Bobs home.C) In a cloth store. D) In a theatre.7. A) His guests favor Tibetan drinks. B) His water is quite extraordinary.C) Mineral water is good for health. D

8、) Plain water will serve the purpose.8. A) Report the result of a discussion. B) Raise some environmental issues.C) Submit an important document. D) Revise an environmental report.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) They pollute the soil used to cover them. B) T

9、hey are harmful to nearby neighborhoods.C) The rubbish in them takes long to dissolve. D) The gas they emit is extremely poisonous.10. A) Growing populations. B) Packaging materials.C) Changed eating habits. D) Lower production cost.11. A) By saving energy. B) By using less aluminum.C) By reducing p

10、oisonous wastes. D) By making the most of materials.12. A) We are running out of natural resources soon.B) Only combined efforts can make a difference.C) The waste problem will eventually hurt all of us.D) All of us can actually benefit from recycling.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation

11、 you have just heard.13. A) Miami. B) Vancouver. C) Bellingham. D) Boston.14. A) To get information on one-way tickets to Canada.B) To inquire about the price of Super saver seats.C) To get advice on how to fly as cheaply as possible.D) To inquire about the shortest route to drive home.15. A) Join a

12、 tourist group. B) Choose a major airline.C) Avoid trips in public holidays. D) Book tickets as early as possible.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only onc

13、e. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marketed A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet I with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Passage oneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.

14、A) There are mysterious stories behind his works.B) There are many misunderstandings about him.C) His works have no match worldwide.D) His personal history is little known.17. A) He moved to Stratford-on-Avon in his childhood.B) He failed to go beyond grammar school.C) He was a member of the town co

15、uncil.D) He once worked in a well-known acting company.18. A) Writers of his time had no means to protect their works.B) Possible sources of clues about him were lost in a fire.C) His works were adapted beyond recognition.D) People of his time had little interest in him.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 21

16、 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A) It shows you have been ignoring your health.B) It can seriously affect your thinking process.C) It is an early warning of some illness.D) It is a symptom of too much pressure.20. A) Reduce our workload.B) Control our temper.C) Use painkillers for

17、relief.D) Avoid masking symptoms.21. A) Lying down and having some sleep.B) Rubbing and pressing ones back.C) Going out for a walk.D) Listening to light music.Passage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. A) Depending heavily on loans.B) Having no budget plans at a

18、ll.C) Spending beyond ones means.D) Leaving no room for large bills.23. A) Many of them can be cut.B) All of them have to be covered.C) Their payment cannot be delayed.D) They eat up most of the family income.24. A) Rent a house instead of buying one.B) Discuss the problem in the family.C) Make a co

19、nservation plan.D) Move to a cheaper place.25. A) Financial issues plaguing a family.B) Difficulty in making both ends meet.C) Family budget problems and solutions.D) New ways to boost family income.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read f

20、or the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.注意：此部分试题请在答

21、题卡1上作答。Perhaps because going to college is so much a part of the American dream, many people go for no (26) _ reason. Some go because their parents expect it, others because its what their friends are doing. Then, theres the belief that a college degree will (27) _ ensure a good job and high pay.Som

22、e students (28) _ through for years, attending classes, or skipping（逃课）them as the case may be, reading only what cant be avoided, looking for less (29)_courses, and never being touched or changed in any important way. For a few of these people, college provides no (30) _, yet because of parental or

23、 peer pressure, they cannot voluntarily leave. They stop trying in the hope that their teachers will make the decision for them by (31) _ them.To put it bluntly（直截了当地）, unless youre willing to make your college years count, you might be (32) _ doing something else. Not everyone should attend college

24、, nor should everyone who does attend begin right after high school. Many college students (33) _ taking a year or so off. A year out in the world helps some people to (34) _ their priorities and goals. If youre really going to get something out of going to college, you have to make it mean somethin

25、g, and to do that you must have some idea why youre there, what you hope to get out of it, and (35) _ even what you hope to become.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank f

26、rom 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 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not

27、use any of the words in the bank more than once.Question 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.Its our guilty pleasure: Watching TV is the most common everyday activity, after work and sleep, in many parts of the world. Americans view five hours of TV each day, and while we know that spending

28、so much time sitting 36_ can lead to obesity（肥胖症）and other diseases, researchers have now quantified just how 37_ being a couch potato can be.In an analysis of data from eight large 38_ published studies, a Harvard-led group reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association that for every

29、two hours per day spent channel 39_. the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes（糖尿病）rose 20% over 8.5 years, the risk of heart disease increased 15% over a 40_ , and the odds of dying permaturely 41_ 13% during a seven-year follow-up. All of these 42_ are linked to a lack of physical exercise. But compa

30、red with other sedentary（久坐的）activities, like knitting, viewing TV may be especially 43_ at promoting unhealthy habits. For one, the sheer number of hours we pass watching TV dwarfs the time we spend on anything else. And other studies have found that watching ads for beer and popcorn may make you m

31、ore likely to 44_ them.Even so, the authors admit that they didnt compare different sedentary activities to 45_ whether TV watching was linked to a greater risk of diabetes, heart disease or early death compared with, say, reading.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A) climbedB) consumeC) decadeD) determineE) effecti

32、veF) harmfulG) outcomesH) passivelyI) previouslyJ) resumeK) suffered.L) surfingM) termN) terminalsO) twistingSection 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 from which the information is derived. You m