大学英语四级考试真题二.docx

1、大学英语四级考试真题二2021年6月大学英语四级真题试题二Part I Writing (25 minutes(请于正式开考后半小时内完成该局部，之后将进行听力考试Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an advertisement on your campus website to sell a bicycle you used at college. Your advertisement may include its brand, features,condition and price, and

2、your contact information. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutesSection 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 q

3、uestions will be spoken only once. After you hear questions, 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.注意：此局部试题请在答题卡1上作答。Questions 1 to 2 are based on the conversation you

4、 have just heard.1.AThe majority of drivers prefer to drive and park themselves.BHuman drivers become easily distracted or tired while driving.CMost drivers feel uncertain about the safety of self-driving cars.DMost drivers have test driven cars with automatic braking features.2.ATheir drivers would

5、 feel safe after getting used to the automatic devices.BThey would be unpopular with drivers who only trust their own skills.CTheir increased comfort levels have boosted their sales.DThey are not actually as safe as automakers advertise.Questions 3 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just he

6、ard.3.AThefts of snowmobile dogs in Alaska.BA series of injuries to snowmobile drivers.CAttacks on some Iditarod Race competitors.DA serious accident in the Alaska sports event.4.AHe stayed behind to look after his injured dogs.BHe has won the Alaska Iditarod Race four times.CHe received a minor inj

7、ury in the Iditarod Race.DHe has quit the competition in Alaska for good.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5.AIt sank into the sea due to overloading.BIt ran into Nicaraguas Big Corn Island.CIt disappeared between two large islands.DIt turned over because of strong w

8、inds.6.A13.B25.C30.D32.7.AHe has helped with the rescue effort.BHe is being investigated by the police.CHe was drowned with the passengers.DHe is among those people missing.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four

9、 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 the centre.Questions 8 to 11 are ba

10、sed on the conversation you have just heard.8.AAt a shopping centre.BAt a community college.CAt an accountancy firm.DAt an IT company.9.AHelping out with data input.BArranging interviews.CSorting application forms.DMaking phone calls.10.AHe enjoys using computers.BHe needs the money badly.CHe wants

11、to work in the city centre. DHe has relevant working experience.11.APurchase some business suits.BLearn some computer language.CImprove his programming skills.DReview some accountancy terms.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.AThey are keen on high technology.BThe

12、y are poor at technology skills.CThey often listen to National Public Radio.DThey feel superior in science and technology.13.AJapanese.BGermans.CPoles.DAmericans.14.AEmailing.BTexting.CScience.DLiteracy.15.AIt is undergoing a drastic reform. BIt lays emphasis on creative thinking.CIt has much room f

13、or improvement. DIt prioritizes training of practical skills.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three passages of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions. The recordings will be played only once. After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four c

14、hoices 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.AThey have small roots.BThey grow white flowers.CThey taste like apples.DThey come from Central Africa.17.ATh

15、ey turned from white to purple in color.BThey became popular on the world market.CThey became an important food for humans.DThey began to look like modern-day carrots.18.AThey were found quite nutritious.BThere were serious food shortages.CPeople discovered their medicinal value.DFarm machines helpe

16、d lower their prices.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19.AShe could update her family any time she liked.BShe could call up her family whenever she likedCShe could locate her friends wherever they were.DShe could download as many pictures as she liked.20.AShe liked to

17、inform her friends about her success.BShe enjoyed reading her friends status updates.CShe felt quite popular among them.DShe felt she was a teenager again.21.AShe could barely respond to all her 500 Facebook friends.BShe spent more time updating her friends than her family.CShe could barely balance

18、Facebook updates and her work.DShe didnt seem to be doing as well as her Facebook friends.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22.AThey have strong muscles.BThey live a longer life than horses.CThey eat much less in winter.DThey can work longer than donkeys.23.AIt was a pe

19、t of a Spanish king.BIt was bought by George Washington.CIt was brought over from Spain.DIt was donated by a U.S. Ambassador.24.A They met and exchanged ideas on animal breeding.BThey participated in a mule-driving competition.CThey showed and traded animals in the market.DThey fed mules with the be

20、st food they could find.25.AThe wider use of horses.BThe arrival of tractors.CA shrinking animal trade. DA growing donkey population.Part Reading Comprehension (40 minutesSection A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank fro

21、m 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 us

22、e any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.Americas Internet is faster than ever before, but people still complain about their Internet being too slow.New Yorks Attorney Generals office26_ an investigation in the fall into whether or not Veriz

23、on, Cablevision and Time Warner are delivering broadband thats as fast as the providers 27_ it is. Earlier this month, the office asked for the publics help to measure their speed results, saying consumers 28_ to get the speeds they were promised. “Too many of us may be paying for one thing, and get

24、ting another， the Attorney General said.If the investigation uncovers anything, it wouldnt be the first time a telecom provider got into 29_ over the broadband speeds it promised and delivered customers. Back in June, the Federal Communications Commission fined AT& T $ 100 million over 30_ that the

25、carrier secretly reduced wireless speeds after customers consumed a certain amount of 31_ .Even when they stay on the right side of the law, Internet providers arouse customers anger over bandwidth speed and cost. Just this week, an investigation found that media and telecom giant Comcast is the mos

26、t 32_ provider. Over 10 months, Comcast received nearly 12,000 customer complaints, many 33_ to its monthly data cap and overage (超过额度的charges.Some Americans are getting so34_ with Internet providers theyre just giving up. A recentstudy found that the number of Americans with high-speed Internet at

27、home today (35_ fell during the last two years, and 15% of people now consider themselves to be “cord-cutters.注意：此局部试题请在答题卡2上作答。Aaccusations Bactually Cclaim Dcommunicating EcomplainFdata Gdeserved Hfrustrated Ihated JlaunchedLtimes Krelating Mtrouble Nusually OworriedSection BDirections: In this se

28、ction, 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 marked with a letter. Answer the q

29、uestions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.From Accountant to Yogi: Making a Radical Career ChangeA At some point, almost all of us will experience a period of radical professional change. Some of us will seek it out; for others it will feel like an unwelcome intrusion into other

30、wise stable careers. Either way, we have choices about how we respond to it when it comes.B We recently caught up with yoga entrepreneur Leah Zaccaria, who put herself through the fire of change to completely reinvent herself. In her search to live a life of purpose, Leah left her high-paying accoun

31、ting job, her husband, and her home, in the process, she built a radically new life and career. Since then, she has founded two yoga studios, met a new life partner, and formed a new community of people. Even if your personal reinvention is less drastic, we think there are lessons from her experience that apply.C Where do the seeds of change come from? the Native American Indians have a saying: “Pay attention to the whispers so you wont have to hear the screams. Often the best