2016年6月大学英语四级真题（第2套)
Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to express your thanks to one of your school teachers upon entering college. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
Part ⅡListening Comprehension (25 minutes) Section A
Directions: 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 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)How college students can improve their sleep habits.
B)Why sufficient sleep is important for college students.
C)Why college students are more likely to have stress problems.
D)How college students can handle their psychological problems.
2. A)It is not easy to improve one’s sleep habits.
B)It is not good for students to play video games.
C)Students who are better prepared generally get higher scores in examinations.
D)Making last-minute preparations for tests may be less effective than sleeping.
Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.
3. A)Whether more airports should be built around London.
B)Whether adequate investment is being made to improve airport facilities.
C)Whether the British Airports Authority should sell off some of its assets.
D)Whether the Spanish company could offer better service.
4. A)Inefficient management. B)Poor ownership structure.
C)Lack of innovation and competition. D)Lack of runway and terminal capacity. Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.
5. A)Report the nicotine content of their cigarettes.
B)Set a limit to the production of their cigarettes.
C)Take steps to reduce nicotine in their products.
D)Study the effects of nicotine on young smokers.
6. A)The biggest increase in nicotine content tended to be in brands young smokers like.
B)Big tobacco companies were frank with their customers about the hazards of smoking.
C)Brands which contain higher nicotine content were found to be much more popular.
D)Tobacco companies refused to discuss the detailed nicotine content of their products.
7. A)They promised to reduce the nicotine content in cigarettes.
B)They have not fully realized the harmful effect of nicotine.
C)They were not prepared to comment on the cigarette study.
D)They will pay more attention to the quality of their products.
Section B
Directions: 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 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)Indonesia. B)Holland. C)Sweden. D)England.
9.A)Getting a coach who can offer real help. B)Talking with her boyfriend in Dutch.
C)Learning a language where it is not spoken . D)Acquiring the necessary ability to socialize .
10. A)Listening language programs on the radio. B)Trying to speak it as much as one can.
C)Making friends with native speakers. D)Practicing reading aloud as often as possible.
11.A)It creates an environment for socializing.
B)It offers various courses with credit points.
C)It trains young people’s leadership abilities.
D)It provides opportunities for language practice.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12. A)The impact of engine design on rode safety. B)The role policemen play in traffic safety.
C)A sense of freedom driving gives. D)Rules and regulations for driving.
13. A)Make cars with automatic control. B)Make cars that have better brakes.
C)Make cars that are less powerful. D)Make cars with higher standards.
14. A)They tend to drive responsibly. B)They like to go at high speed.
C)They keep within speed limits. D)They follow traffic rules closely.
15.A)It is a bad idea. B)It is not useful.
C)It is as effective as speed bumps . D)It should be combined with education.
Section C
Directions: 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 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)The card got damaged . B)The card was found invalid.
C)The card reader failed to do the scanning. D)The card reader broke down unexpectedly.
17. A)By converting the credit card with a layer of plastic.
B)By calling the credit card company for confirmation.
C)By seeking help from the card reader maker Verifone.
D)By typing the credit card number into the cash register.
18.A)Affect the sales of high-tech appliances.
B)Change the life style of many Americans.
C)Give birth to many new technological inventions.
D)Produce many low-tech fixes for high-tech failures.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19. A)They are set by the dean of the graduate school.
B)They are determined by the advising board.
C)They leave much room for improvement.
D)They vary among different departments.
20. A)By consulting the examining committee . B)By reading the Bulletin of Information.
C)By contacting the departmental office. D)By visiting the university’s website.
21. A)They specify the number of credits students must earn.
B)They are harder to meet than those for undergraduates.
C)They have to be approved by the examining committee.
D)They are the same among various divisions of the university.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
22. A)Students majoring in nutrition. B)Students in health classes.
C)Ph.D. candidates in dieting. D)Middle and high school teachers.
23. A)Its overestimate of the effect of dieting. B)Its mistaken conception of nutrition.
C)Its changing criteria for beauty. D)Its overemphasis on thinness.
24. A)To illustrate her point that beauty is but skin deep.
B)To demonstrate the magic effect of dieting on women.
C)To explain how computer images can be misleading.
D)To prove that technology has impacted our culture.
25. A)To persuade girls to stop dieting.
B)To promote her own concept of beauty.
C)To establish an emotional connection with students.
D)To help students rid themselves of bad living habits.
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section A
Directions: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 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.
Contrary to popular belief, older people generally do not want to live with their children. Moreover, most adult children 26 every bit as much care and support to their aging parents as was the case in the “good old days”, and most older people do not feel 27 .
About 80% of people 65years and older have living children, and about 90% of them have 28 contact with their children. About 75% of elderly parents who don’t go to nursing homes
live within 30 minutes of at least one of their children.
However, 29 having contact with children does not guarantee happiness in old age. In fact, some research has found that people who are most involved with their families have the lowest spirits. This research may be 30 , however, as ill health often makes older people more 31 and thereby increases contact with family members. So it is more likely that poor health, not just family involvement, 32 spirits.
Increasingly, researchers have begun to look at the quality of relationships, rather than at the frequency of contact, between the elderly and their children. If parents and children share interests and values and agree on childrearing practices and religious 33 , they are likely to enjoy each other’s company. Disagreements on such matters can 34 cause problems. If parents are agreed by their daughter’s divorce, dislike her new husband, and disapprove of how she is raising their grandchildren, 35 are that they are not going to enjoy her visits.
A) abandoned E)commitment I)frequent M)provide
B)advanced F)dampens J)fulfillment N)understandably
C)biased G)dependent K)grant O)unrealistically
D)chances H)distant L)merely
Section B
Directions: 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 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.
Could Food Shortages Bring Down Civilization?
[A] For many years I have studied global agricultural, population, environmental and economic
trends and their interactions. The combined effects of those trends and the political tensions they generate point to the breakdown of governments and societies. Yet I, too, have resisted the idea that food shortages could bring down not only individual governments but also our global civilization.
[B] I can no longer ignore that risk. Our continuing failure to deal with the environmental declines
that are undermining the world food economy forces me to conclude that such a collapse is possible.
[C] As demand for food rises faster than supplies are growing, the resulting food-price inflation
puts severe stress on the governments of many countries. Unable to buy grain or grow their own, hungry people take to the streets. Indeed, even before the steep climb in grain prices in 2008, the number of failing states was expanding. If the food situation continues to worsen, entire nations will break down at an ever increasing rate. In the 20th century the main threat to international security was superpower conflict; today it is failing states.
[D] States fail when national governments can no longer provide personal security, food security
and basic social services such as education and health care. When governments lose their control on power, law and order begin to disintegrate. After a point, countries can become so dangerous that food relief workers are no longer safe and their programs are halted. Failing
states are of international concern because they are a source of terrorists, drugs, weapons and refugees(难民), threatening political stability everywhere.
[E] The surge in world grain prices in 2007 and 2008—and the threat they pose to food
security——has a different, more troubling quality than the increases of the past. During the second half of the 20th century, grain prices rose dramatically several times. In 1972, for instance, the Soviets, recognizing their poor harvest early, quietly cornered the world wheat market. As a result, wheat prices elsewhere more than doubled, pulling rice and corn prices up with them. But this and other price shocks were event-driven——drought in the Soviet Union, crop-shrinking heat in the U.S. Corn Belt. And the rises were short-lived: prices typically returned to normal with the next harvest.
[F] In contrast, the recent surge in world grain prices is trend-driven, making it unlikely to reverse
without a reversal in the trends themselves. On the demand side, those trends include the ongoing addition of more than 70 million people a year, a growing number of people wanting to move up the food chain to consume highly grain-intensive meat products, and the massive diversion(转向) of U.S. grain to the production of bio-fuel.
[G] As incomes rise among low-income consumers, the potential for further grain consumption is
huge. But that potential pales beside the never-ending demand for crop-based fuels. A fourth of this year’s U.S. grain harvest will go to fuel cars.
[H] What about supply? The three environmental trends——the shortage of fresh water, the loss
of topsoil and the rising temperatures——are making it increasingly hard to expand the world’s grain supply fast enough to keep up with demand. Of all those trends, however, the spread of water shortages poses the most immediate threat. The biggest challenge here is irrigation, which consumes 70% the world’s fresh water. Millions of irrigation wells in many countries are now pumping water out of underground sources faster than rainfall can refill them. The result is falling water tables(地下水位) in countries with half the world’s people, including the three big grain producers——China, India and the U.S.
[I] As water tables have fallen and irrigation wells have gone dry, China’s wheat crop, the world’s
largest, has declined by 8% since it peaked at 123 million tons in 1997. But water shortages are even more worrying in India. Millions of irrigation wells have significantly lowered water tables in almost every state.
[J] As the world’s food security falls to pieces, individual countries acting in their own self-interest are actually worsening the troubles of many. The trend began in 2007, when leading wheat-exporting countries such as Russia and Argentina limited or banned their exports, in hopes of increasing local food supplies and thereby bringing down domestic food prices. Vietnam banned its exports for several months for the same reason. Such moves may eliminate the fears of those living in the exporting countries, but they are creating panic in importing countries that must rely on what is then left for export.
[K] In response to those restrictions, grain-importing countries are trying to nail down long-term trade agreements that would lock up future grain supplies. Food-import anxiety is even leading to new efforts by food-importing countries to buy or lease farmland in other countries. In spite of such temporary measures, soaring food prices and spreading hunger in many other countries are beginning to break down the social order.
[L] Since the current world food shortage is trend-driven, the environmental trends that cause it must be reversed. We must cut carbon emissions by 80% from their 2006 levels by 2020,
stabilize the world’s population at eight billion by 2040, completely remove poverty, and restore forests and soils. There is nothing new about the four objectives. Indeed, we have made substantial progress in some parts of the world on at least one of these——the distribution of family-planning services and the associated shift to smaller families.
[M]For many in the development community, the four objectives were seen as positive, promoting development as long as they did not cost too much. Others saw them as politically correct and morally appropriate. Now a third and far more significant motivation presents itself: meeting these goals may be necessary to prevent the collapse of our civilization. Yet the cost we project for saving civilization would amount to less than $200 billion a year, 1/6 of current global military spending. In effect, our plan is the new security budget.
36.The more recent steep climb in grain prices partly results from the fact that more and more
people want to consume meat products.
37. Social order is breaking down in many countries because of food shortages.
38. Rather than superpower conflict, countries unable to cope with food shortages now constitute
the main threat to world security.
39. Some parts of the world have seen successful implementation of family planning.
40. The author has come to agree that food shortages could ultimately lead to the collapse of world
civilization.
41. Increasing water shortages prove to be the biggest obstacle to boosting the world’s grain
production.
42. The cost for saving our civilization would be considerably less than the world’s current
military spending.
43. To lower domestic food prices, some countries limited or stopped their grain exports.
44. Environmental problems must be solved to ease the current global food shortage.
45. A quarter of this year’s American grain harvest will be used to produce bio-fuel for cars. Section C
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.
Declining mental function is often seen as a problem of old age, but certain aspects of brain function actually begin their decline in young adulthood, a new study suggests.
The study, which followed more than 2,000 healthy adults between the ages of 18 and 60, found that certain mental functions—including measures of abstract reasoning, mental speed and puzzle-solving—started to dull as early as age 27.
Dips in memory, meanwhile, generally became apparent around age 37.
On the other hand, indicators of a person’s accumulated knowledge—like performance on tests of vocabulary and general knowledge—kept improving with age, according to findings published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging.
The results do not mean that young adults need to start worrying about their memories. Most people’s minds function at a high level even in their later years, according to researcher Timothy
Salthouse.
“These patterns suggest that some types of mental flexibility decrease relatively early in adulthood, but that the amount of knowledge one has, and the effectiveness of integrating it with one’s abilities, may increase throughout all of adulthood if there are no diseases,” Salthouse said in a news release.
The study included healthy, educated adults who took standard tests of memory, reasoning and perception at the outset and at some point over the next seven years.
The tests are designed to detect subtle (细微的) changes in mental function, and involve solving puzzles, recalling words and details from stories, and identifying patterns in collections of letters and symbols.
In general, Salthouse and his colleagues found, certain aspects of cognition (认知能力) generally started to decline in the late 20s to 30s.
The findings shed light on normal age-related changes in mental function, which could aid in understanding the process of dementia (痴呆), according to the researchers.
“By following individuals over time,” Salthouse said, “we gain insight in cognition changes, and may possibly discover ways to slow the rate of decline.”
The researchers are currently analyzing the study participants’ health and lifestyle to see which factors might influence age-related cognitive changes.
46. What is the common view of mental function?
A)It varies from person to person. B)It weakens in one’s later years.
C)It gradually expands with age. D)It indicates one’s health condition.
47. What does the new study find about mental functions?
A)Some diseases inevitably lead to their decline.
B)They reach a peak at the age of 20 for most people.
C)They are closely related to physical and mental exercise.
D)Some of them begin to decline when people are still young.
48. What does Timothy Salthouse say about people’s minds in most cases?
A)They tend to decline in people’s later years.
B)Their flexibility determines one’s abilities.
C)They function quite well even in old age.
D)Their functioning is still a puzzle to be solved.
49. Although people’s minds may function less flexibly as they age, they _____.
A)may be better at solving puzzles
B)can memorize things with more ease
C)may have greater facility in abstract reasoning
D)can put what they have learnt into more effective use
50. According to Salthouse, their study may help us_____.
A)find ways to slow down our mental decline
B)find ways to boost our memories
C)understand the complex process of mental functioning
D)understand the relation between physical and mental health
Passage Two
Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.
The most important thing in the news last week was the rising discussion in Nashville about the educational needs of children. The shorthand(简写)educators use for this is “pre-K”—meaning instruction before kindergarten—and the big idea is to prepare 4-year-olds and even younger kids to be ready to succeed on their K-12 journey.
But it gets complicated. The concept has multiple forms, and scholars and policymakers argue about the shape, scope and cost of the ideal program.
The federal Head Start program, launched 50 years ago, has served more than 30 million children. It was based on concepts developed at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College by Susan Gray, the legendary pioneer in early childhood education research.
A new Peabody study of the Tennessee Voluntary Pre-K program reports that pre-K works, but the gains are not sustained through the third grade. It seems to me this highlights quality issues in elementary schools more than pre-K, and indicates longer-term success must connect pre-K with all the other issues related to educating a child.
Pre-K is controversial. Some critics say it is a luxury and shouldn’t be free to families able to pay. Pre-K advocates insist it is proven and will succeed if integrated with the rest of the child’s schooling. I lean toward the latter view.
This is, in any case, the right conversation to be having now as Mayor Megan Barry takes office. She was the first candidate to speak out for strong pre-K programming. The important thing is for all of us to keep in mind the real goal and the longer, bigger picture.
The weight of the evidence is on the side of pre-K that early intervention (干预)works. What government has not yet found is the political will to put that understanding into full practice with a sequence of smart schooling that provides the early foundation.
For this purpose, our schools need both the talent and the organization to educate each child who arrives at the schoolhouse door. Some show up ready, but many do not at this critical time when young brains are developing rapidly.
51.What does the author say about pre-kindergarten education?
A)It should cater to the needs of individual children.
B)It is essential to a person’s future academic success.
C)Scholars and policymakers have different opinions about it.
D)Parents regard it as the first phase of children’s development.
52.What does the new Peabody study find?
A)Pre-K achievements usually do not last long.
B)The third grade marks a new phase of learning.
C)The third grade is critical to children’s development.
D)Quality has not been the top concern of pre-K programs.
53.When does the author think pre-K works the best?
A)When it is accessible to kids of all families.
B)When it is made part of kids’ education.
C)When it is no longer considered a luxury.
D)When it is made fun and enjoyable to kids.
54.What do we learn about Mayor Megan Barry?
A)She knows the real goal of education. B)She is a mayor of insight and vision.
C)She has once run a pre-K program. D)She is a firm supporter of pre-K.
55.What does the author think is critical to kids’ education?
A)Teaching method. B)Kids’ interest.
C)Early intervention. D)Parents’ involvement.
Part IV Translation
Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.
在山东省潍坊市，风筝不仅仅是玩具，而且还是这座城市文化的标志。潍坊以“风筝之都”而闻名，已有将近2,400年放飞风筝的历史。传说中国古代哲学家墨子用了三年时间在潍坊制作了世界上首个风筝，但放飞的第一天风筝就坠落并摔坏了。也有人相信风筝是中国古代木匠鲁班发明的。据说他的风筝用木头和竹子制作，飞了三天后才落地。
答案速查
Part II Listening Comprehension
1.【答案】B
2.【答案】D
3. 【答案】C
4.【答案】D
5.【答案】A
6.【答案】A
7.【答案】C
8.【答案】B
9.【答案】C 10.【答案】B 11.【答案】D 12.【答案】D 13.【答案】C 14.【答案】A 15.【答案】B 16.【答案】C 17.【答案】A 18.【答案】D 19.【答案】D 20.【答案】C 21.【答案】A 22.【答案】B 23.【答案】D 24.【答案】C 25.【答案】A
Part III Reading Comprehension
Section A
26.【答案】M 27.【答案】A 28.【答案】I 29.【答案】L 30.【答案】C
31.【答案】G 32.【答案】F 33.【答案】E 34.【答案】N 35.【答案】D
Section B
36.【答案】F 37.【答案】K 38.【答案】C 39.【答案】L 40.【答案】B
41.【答案】H 42.【答案】M 43.【答案】J 44.【答案】L 45.【答案】G
Section C
46.【答案】B47.【答案】D 48.【答案】C49.【答案】D50.【答案】A
51.【答案】C52.【答案】A53.【答案】B54.【答案】D55.【答案】C
2016 年6 月大学英语四级考试真题（第二套）解析
Part II Listening Comprehension
Section A
News Report One
【话题预测】由college students，sleep，problem，stress，psychological 等词可推断，本则新闻与大学生
睡眠或心理健康有关。
【正确答案】1—2 B D
听力原文
You probably think college students are experts at sleeping, but parties, preparations for tests, personal problems and general stress can wreck a student’s sleep habits, which can be bad for the body and the mind. Texas Tech University is even offering a class called “Improving Your Sleep Habits”. People suffering from sleep loss are at an increased risk from obesity, psychological problems and car crashes. Students who don’t get enough sleep have poor attendance and lower grades. On top of all that, a new study published in the journal Learning and Memory finds you are probably better off sleeping than making last-minute preparations for a test. 200 college kids were taught to play some unfamiliar video games. Subjects who learned the games in the morning lost some skills when they played again 12 hours later, but they did much better after getting a good night’s sleep. So if you really want to do your job well, don’t forget to get some sleep.
Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.
1. What is the news report mainly about?
2. What is the finding of the new study published in the journal Learning and Memory?
试题解析
【话题分类】时事新闻
【新闻大意】大学生睡眠不好会严重影响学习效率和身心健康；Texas Tech 大学甚至开设课程教授学生改善睡眠习惯，提高睡眠质量；新的一项研究也证明了提高睡眠质量的重要性。
1. 【考核技能】概括总结
B) 【答案解析】由How，Why 及对应选项概述可判断，本题与新闻的主题相关；原文开始介绍睡眠不好对身心的不良影响：sleep habits, which can be bad for the body and mind ；中间提到you are probably better off sleeping than making last-minute preparations for your test（睡觉可能比做考前最后的准备更利于考试）；最后又强调So if you really want to do your job well, don’t forget to get some sleep（如果想做好自己的工作，不要忘记睡觉）；由此可知，本则新闻主要介绍睡眠为何重要，所以本题选B。
2. 【考核技能】语义理解
D)【答案解析】根据原文：a new study published in the journal Learning and Memory finds you are probably better sleeping than making last-minute preparations for your test（睡觉可能比做考前最后的准备更利于考试），由此可知本题选D。
News Report Two
【话题预测】从选项中的airports，built，investment，facilities，assets，offer better service 可知本篇新闻应该与机场及服务有关。
【正确答案】3—4 C D
听力原文
Long queues, delayed flights and over-crowding at airports have become almost as much a topic for conversation in Britain as the traditional complaining about the weather. Meanwhile, there are complaints that poor service at London’s major airports is discouraging foreigners from doing business in Britain. Much of the criticism is directed at the British Airports Authority, which runs 7 major airports, including the 3 main ones serving London. The Competition Commission is now to investigate whether the British Airports Authority needs to sell off some of its assets. The idea is that competition between rival operators would lead to better service at airports. The British Airports Authority, recently bought by a Spanish company, says the root cause of the problem is not the ownership structure, but a lack of runway and terminal capacity, which is addressing through a program of heavy investment.
Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.
3. What is the Competition Commission going to investigate?
4. What is the route cause of the poor service at British airports according to the British Airports Authority?
试题解析
【话题分类】时事新闻
【新闻大意】人们日益抱怨英国机场排队、飞机延误、拥挤、差劲的服务等问题，并将矛头指向英国机场管理局。竞争委员会介入并调查是否需要出售其资产，而刚被西班牙公司收购的英国机场管理局称，根本原因不在于所有制结构，而是跑道和航站楼的承载能力不足。
3. 【考核技能】事件背景
C) 【答案解析】根据录音原文the Competition Commission is now to investigate whether the British Airports Authority needs to sell off some of its assets（竞争委员会在评估是否需要出售英国机场管理局的部分资产），选项中 C 完全符合原文。
4. 【考核技能】缘由结果
D) 【答案解析】根据录音原文the root cause of the problem is not the ownership structure, but a lack of runway and terminal capacity （根本原因不在所有制结构，而是跑道和航站楼的承载能力不足），所以本题 D 正确。
News Report Three
【话题预测】由选项中出现的nicotine，cigarettes，tobacco，smokers 等可预测本则新闻主要与控制烟草中尼古丁的含量相关。
【正确答案】5—7 A A C
听力原文
Under the law in Massachusetts, tobacco companies have to measure the nicotine content of every type of cigarette and report the results. The Department of Public Health in Boston gathers and carefully examines the figures and then draws its conclusions. 116 brands were looked at for this study. 92 were found to have higher nicotine yield than they did 6 years previously. The biggest increases tended to be in brands that were popular with young smokers. That worries the department because of the addicted nature of nicotine. Stan Glance, a professor of medicine in San Francisco explains why: “The amount of nicotine that’s delivered in every cigarette is 10 percent higher than it was 6 years ago, which means that it’s easier to get hooked and harder to quit. The big tobacco companies have always insisted that they are frank with their customers about the dangers of smoking and provide them with enough detail to make an informed decision. However, none of them were prepared to comment on this study or discuss the detailed nicotine content of their products.”
5. What do tobacco companies have to do under the law in Massachusetts?
6. What do we learn from the study by the Department of Public Health in Boston?
7. What do we learn from the news report about the big tobacco companies?
试题解析
【话题分类】时事新闻
【新闻大意】马萨诸塞州立法要求烟草公司必须测量每种香烟的尼古丁含量并进行相应报告；波士顿卫生厅对此展开了严格的调查。
5. 【考核技能】方式方法
A)【答案解析】根据录音开始Under the law in Massachusetts, tobacco companies have to measure the nicotine content of every type of cigarette and report the results（按照马萨诸塞州的法律，烟草公司必须测量每种香烟的尼古丁含量并进行结果报告），故本题选A。
6. 【考核技能】得出结论
A) 【答案解析】根据卫生厅报告The biggest increases tended to be in brands that were popular with young smokers（尼古丁含量增加最多的牌子，大多是受年轻烟民欢迎的牌子），A 项符合录音的表达，故本题选A。
7. 【考核技能】得出结论
C) 【答案解析】本题问从这些大型烟草公司身上，我们能了解到什么？根据录音原文However, none of them would prepare to comment on this or discuss the detailed nicotine content of their products（然而，这些公司却不准备解释或讨论香烟里尼古丁的具体含量），可知选项 C 符合原文，故选C。
Section B
Conversation One
【话题预测】从第8—11 题的选项中可知，出现最多的是language，speak，practice 等。由此可预测本对话与学习和练习语言有关。
【正确答案】8—11 ＢＣ B D
听力原文
M: And, you know, one thing that I wanted to ask you. It’s great that you have had this experience of teaching in Indonesia. And following up on what you just mentioned, what would you recommend for students who do not live in an English speaking country? And, you know, they want to learn. I don’t know about perfecting but they want at least to be able to communicate decently. How can they go about this?
W: Yeah, it’s really hard. That’s the real struggle, because right now I do live in Holland but I really don’t socialize much with Dutch people. And my boyfriend’s English is so good that we just basically speak English all the time. So I have to make a real effort to practice. There is as much listening exposure as I want. All I have to do is to turn on the TV.
M: And reading also, right?
W: Yeah, reading. There is plenty I can get to read and listen to. But for speaking, there really is no substitute for trying to speak and use the language in a relaxed atmosphere. So I think that’s really the challenge for people who live in a country where their target language isn’t spoken. And for that, gosh, what would I do? If I didn’t have people here, probably… try to find a club? In Sweden, they have a really cool system called “study circles” where it’s not. It’s like a course, but really you just have a course leader, who’s there sort of as a coaching guy and to help out. And you don’t get grades, and you go just because you want to learn.
8. Where does the woman live right now?
9. What does the woman say is the real challenge?
10. What does the woman suggest do to learn to speak a foreign language?
11. What does the woman say about the “study circles” in Sweden?
试题解析
【话题分类】教育
【对话大意】女士就在非英语国家如何学习英语提出自己的建议和学习的方法。
8. 【考核技能】语义理解
B)【答案解析】四个选项均是地点，可知本题问where 的相关问题，根据录音原文right now I do live in Holland（目前我确实住在荷兰），故本题选B) Holland。
9. 【考核技能】态度信息
C)【答案解析】根据原文录音So I think that’s really the challenge for people who live in a country where their target language isn’t spoken（我认为真正的挑战是生活在一个不讲目标语的国家），所以C 项正确。
10. 【考核技能】观点意见
B)【答案解析】女士认为最大的困难是生活在不讲目标语的国家，紧接着提到If I didn’t have people here, probably... try to find a club（如果我在那里没认识的人，我也许会找个俱乐部）。言外之意，练好外语就是要尽可能地多与人交流，即Trying to speak as much as one can。所以本题选B。
11.【考核技能】态度信息
D)【答案解析】女士在介绍如何练习说外语时，提到了the “study circles”in Sweden（瑞典的学习圈）是如何帮助学生说外语的，并在最后总结道you don’t get grades, and you go just because you want to learn（你去那不是为了分数，而是真的想学习），即这个学习圈为学生提供了练外语的机会，故本题选D。
Conversation Two
【话题预测】由12—15 题选项中多次出现的cars，drive，traffic，safety 等可预测本对话会涉及到交通规则或安全驾驶。
【正确答案】12—15 D C A B
听力原文
W: OK, Nathan, so, we’re talking about driving, and are there any rules or regulation that you’d like to change?
M: I’m not sure I want to change rules, but I’d like the police to be stricter on the rules. Like, if people jump the traffic lights. I don’t know why there isn’t a camera at the traffic lights to stop people doing that. Or at speeding. It is very easy to put speed cameras in certain places.
W: Maybe car manufacturers should have some responsibility in limiting the power of their engine. What’s the point in producing an engine that’s big and powerful enough to go like 200 kilometers an hour when the speed limit is only 100?
M: Right. But do you know there are no speed limits in Germany?
W: People there do drive responsibly, though. Often, people break laws simply because the laws are there. If the law isn’t there, people will drive within their ability range. When you’ve got speed limits, this creates situations that actually present dangers on the road.
M: Do you think Germans have better education about personal responsibility when driving? W: Possibly, they also have very good cars.
M: Right.
W: If you’ve got a good car that can go at a high speed, then it’s really nice to do that.
M: But still with care.
W: So I think it’s the restriction that creates the dangers sometimes.
M: OK.
W: Obviously, when driving through a residential area or where there is a school, you’ve got to have speed policemen.
M: Speed bumps.
W: Yes, speed bumps, those speed bumps that force you to slow down. I think they are a good idea.
M: So you don’t think fining people is useful?
W: Not really, because the police don’t have time to police every single driver.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
13. What does the woman think car manufacturers could do?
14. What can we learn about people driving in Germany?
15. What does the woman think of the police fining drivers?
试题解析
【话题分类】旅游交通
【对话大意】男士和女士就驾驶中遇到的交通规则、限速、罚款等安全问题互相交换自己的意见。
12. 【考核技能】概括总结
D) 【答案解析】录音开头女士问男士对于驾驶的规则和规范，想要哪方面的改变（are there any rules or regulation that you’d like to change）?？由此可知二者的对话将围绕rules and regulations 展开，所以本题选D，其他选项都不属于rules and regulations 的范畴。
13. 【考核技能】观点意见
C) 【答案解析】录音中女士提到Maybe car manufacturers should have some responsibility in limiting the power of their engine（也许汽车生产商有责任限制发动机的马力），即女士认为生产商应该生产马力较小的汽车，所以本题选C) Make cars that are less powerful。
14. 【考核技能】得出结论
A) 【答案解析】录音中男士提到Germany 时说道：there are no speed limits in Germany （德国没有限速），女士同意其观点：People there do drive responsibly, though（然而人们开车都很负责）。所以本题选A)They tend to drive responsibly。
15. 【考核技能】态度信息
B) 【答案解析】男士问女士So you don’t think fining people is useful（所以你认为罚款没用吗），女士的回答是Not really（没什么用），所以本题选B) It is not useful。Section C
Passage One
【话题预测】根据第16—18 题选项中重复出现的credit card，card reader 和high-tech 等可预测，本短篇内容与日常生活中信用卡的支付或高科技有关。
【正确答案】16—18 C A D
听力原文
Behind the cash register at a store in downtown San Francisco, Sam Azar swiped his credit card to pay for a pack of cigarettes. The store’s card reader failed to scan the card’s magnetic strip.
Azar tried again and again, no luck. As customers began to queue, Mr. Azar reached beneath the counter for a black plastic bag. He wrapped one layer of the plastic around the card and tried again. Success, the sale was completed. “I don’t know how it works. It just does,” said Mr. Azar, who learned the trick from another clerk. Verifone, the company that makes the store’s card reader would not confirm or deny that the plastic bag trick worked. But it’s one of the many low-tech fixes for high-tech failures that people without engineering degrees have discovered often out of desperation and shared. Today’sshaky economy is likely to produce many more such tricks. “In postwar Japan, the economy wasn’t doing so great, so you couldn’t get everyday used items like household cleaners,” says Lisa Katayama, author of Urawaza, a book named after the Japanese term for “clever lifestyle tips and tricks.” So people look for ways to do with what they had. Today Americans are finding their own tips and tricks for fixing non-functioning devices with supplies as simple as paper and glue. Some like Mr. Azar’s plastic bag are open to argument as to how they work, or whether they really work at all. But many tech-home remedies can be explained by a little science.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. What happened when Sam Azar swiped his credit card to pay for his purchase?
17. How did Sam Azar manage to complete the sale?
18. What is today’s shaky economy likely to do?
试题解析
【话题分类】科技
【篇章大意】本文通过讲述顾客用塑料袋套在信用卡上以顺利完成支付的事件，引出人们总能通过小的技巧解决一些生活上的高科技难题。
16. 【考核技能】事件背景
C) 【答案解析】根据录音原文Sam Azar 刷信用卡时发现商店的读卡器无法扫描信用卡上的磁条（The store’s card reader failed to scan the card’s magnetic strip），所以本题选C。
17. 【考核技能】方式方法
A) 【答案解析】根据录音原文Mr. Azar reached beneath the counter for a black plastic bag. He wrapped one layer of the plastic around the card and tried again. Success, the sale was completed（Azar 从柜台下拿出一个黑色塑料袋，裹在信用卡上，再一试，交易成功了），所以本题选A。
18.【考核技能】缘由结果
D) 【答案解析】录音原文提到But it’s one of the many low-tech fixes for high-tech failures…Today’s shaky economy is likely to produce many more such tricks（这是其中一个低科技搞定高科技失误的例子……当下动荡的经济很可能产生更多的技巧），所以本题 D 项正确。Passage Two
【话题预测】根据第19—21 题选项中重复出现的university，undergraduates，students 等可预测本篇话
题与大学生活和学习相关。
【正确答案】19—21 D C A
听力原文
If you are a graduate student, you may depend on your adviser for many things including help with improving grades, acquiring financial support, forming and examining committee and getting letters of recommendation. If you are a graduate teaching assistant, your adviser also may be your boss. Academic departments vary in their procedures for assigning academic
advisers to graduate students. In some departments, either the chairman or the director of graduate studies serves for at least the first semester as a new student adviser. Then students select an adviser based on shared academic interests. In other departments, a new student is assigned a faculty adviser based on some system of distribution of the department’s advising load. Later, students may have the opportunity of selecting the adviser that they prefer. In any case, new graduate students can learn who their advisers or temporary advisers are by visiting or emailing the departmental office and asking for the information. Graduation requirements specify the number of credits you must earn, the minimum grade point of average you must achieve and the distribution of credits you must have from among differing departments or fields of study. In addition, it is necessary to apply for graduation, when you near the time that you will be completing your graduation requirements. Since graduation requirements vary among divisions of the university, you should consult the Bulletin of Information. You should also direct your questions to your departmental office or academic adviser.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19. What does the speaker say about procedures for assigning academic advisers?
20. How can new graduate students learn who their advisers are?
21. What does the speaker say about graduation requirements?
试题解析
【话题分类】教育
【篇章大意】本篇概述了大学导师的职责，不同研究生院选择导师的不同流程以及毕业要求。
19. 【考核技能】态度信息
D) 【答案解析】短文录音提到Academic departments vary in their procedures for assigning academic advisers to graduate students（不同的学院对于研究生选择导师有不同的程序），所以本题选D。
20. 【考核技能】方式方法
C) 【答案解析】录音中提到new graduate students can learn who their advisers or temporary advisers are by visiting or emailing the departmental office and asking for the information（新学生可以通过拜访或发邮件给院系办公室询问信息，获悉他们的导师或临时导师），所以本题选C。
21.【考核技能】方式方法
A) 【答案解析】对于毕业的要求，录音有提到Graduation requirements specify the number of credit you must earn, the minimal grade point of average you must achieve and the distribution of credits you must have from among differing departments or fields of study（毕业要求具体规定了必须修满的学分，你必须取得的最低平均成绩点数，以及在不同院系或专业课程中必须获取的相应学分），故本题选A。
Passage Three
【话题预测】根据选项中出现的与饮食相关的词语nutrition，health，dieting，thin 等可预测，本篇短文
主要内容与减肥或饮食健康有关。
【正确答案】22—25 B D C A
听力原文
Jody Hubert is a diet and nutrition expert who travels around the states to speak in middle and high schools. She primarily speaks to students in health classes but sometimes the school will arrange for her to speak to several different groups of girls. Her biggest concern is the emphasis
American culture places on thinness and the negative ways this affects girls today. Jody has a Ph.D. in nutrition but more important, she has personal experience, her mother taught her to diet when she was only 8 years old. Jody has created several different presentations, which she gives to different types of audiences and she tries to establish an emotional connection with the students so that they will feel comfortable asking questions or talking to her privately. She shows them pictures and images from popular culture of beautiful women and explains how computers are used to make the women look even more thin and beautiful than they are in real life. She describes how the definition of beauty has changed over the years and even from culture to culture. She then talks about health issue and the physical damage that can occur as the result of dieting. Finally, she addresses self-respect and the notion that a person’s sense of beauty must include more than
how much a person weighs. Sometimes Jody feels that she succeeds in persuading some students to stop dieting;
other times she feels that she fails.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
22. Who did Jody Hubert primarily speak to?
23. What is Jody Huber’s biggest concern about American culture?
24. Why does Jody Hubert show pictures of beautiful women to her audiences?
25. What is Jody Hubert’s main purpose in giving her speeches?
试题解析
【话题分类】人物与文化
【文章大意】本篇叙述了节食和营养专家Jody Hubert 经常给同学们开讲座，传递真正美丽的概念，并说服女孩子不要过度节食。
22. 【考核技能】主要人物
B) 【答案解析】短文录音提到She primarily speaks to students in health classes（最初她主要在健康课上给学生讲课），所以本题选B。
23. 【考核技能】态度信息
D) 【答案解析】根据短文录音：Her biggest concern is the emphasis American culture places on thinness and the negative way this affects girls today（她最大的担忧是美国文化对瘦的强调，以及它对女孩所产生的负面影响），所以本题选D。
24.【考核技能】缘由结果
C) 【答案解析】由录音原文：She shows them pictures…and explains how computers are used to make the women look even more thin and beautiful than they are in real life（她向同学们展示流行文化中漂亮女人的照片和形象，并解释了电脑如何使女人比现实生活中更瘦更漂亮），所以Jody 展示照片的原因是向同学们解释电脑上的美女形象都具误导性，故本题选C。
25. 【考核技能】缘由结果
A)【答案解析】录音最后提到Sometimes Jody feels that she succeeds in persuading some students to stop dieting; other times she feels that she fails（有时Jody 觉得自己成功说服了学生停止节食；有时感觉自己没做到）。所以Jody 给学生开讲座是为了阻止学生节食，所以本题选A。
Part III Reading Comprehension
Section A
【空词预测】
【话题分类】日常生活
【文章大意】本篇讲述了老年父母和孩子相处的现状：大多数父母和孩子一起生活，然而这并不能说明他们关系良好；若父母和孩子观念相投，爱好相似，则能愉快相处，反之父母不会喜欢孩子的陪伴。
【考核技能】综合能力
【答案解析】
26. M) provide。根据上下文判断，本空在句中作谓语动词，并与后半句的and most older people do not feel_____ 构成并列关系，故前后时态应一致，均为一般现在时。选项中的动词有：A) abandoned（抛弃）；
B) advanced（前进）；F) dampens（抑制，减弱）；K) grant（授予，满足）；M) provide（提供）。其中，M)provide 符合语法和大意。本句意为：成年的孩子们会尽可能地为年迈的父母提供每一点关心和支持。
27. A) abandoned。本空位于感官动词feel 之后，故应选择形容词，选项中的形容词有：
A) abandoned（被抛弃的）；B) advanced（先进的）；I) frequent（频繁的，时常的）；C) biased（有偏见的）；G) dependent（依赖的）；H) distant（疏远的）。上文说道：孩子们尽可能地提供关心和支持，故父母没有被抛弃的感觉。所以本题选 A 符合题意。
28. I) frequent。本空所在句中的contact 是名词，have ____ contact with their children （与孩子保持……联系），由此可知此答案是修饰contact，选项中frequent （频繁的）符合上下文大意，所以选I。
29. L) merely。本空所在句的语法结构完整，空格处在本句修饰having contact with，故应是副词，选项中副词有：L) merely（只是，仅仅）；N) understandably（可理解地）；O) unrealistically（不现实地）。结合上下文的转折关系，merely 更符合语境，本句意为：仅仅与孩子们保持联系并不能保证有个幸福的晚年。
30. C) biased。此空位于may be 之后，在句中作表语，因此需要名词或形容词。上文提到研究发现与家人来往最多的老人可能最没活力，随后出现however 转折，由此可判断，The research may be biased（研究可能有偏见），所以本题选C。
31. G) dependent。根据本句大意：as ill health often makes older people more _____（因为身体不好往往会使老人更_____），选项中符合句意是G 项dependent（依赖的），本句意为：因为身体不好往往会使老人更具依赖性，所以他们才会增进与家人的联系。
32. F) dampens。空格所在句使用了it is 强调句型，强调句的主语为poor health, not just family involvement。本空在强调句中作谓语动词，且应为第三人称单数形式，由此可判断选项中符合条件只有 F 项dampens（抑制，减轻），dampens spirits 和上一句的have the lowest spirits 构成衔接，本句意为：所以更可能是因为健康不佳，使得老人情绪低落，而不仅是家庭来往。
33. E) commitment。本空所在句的childrearing practices（抚养孩子的方法）和religious _____ 构成并列关系，故此空为名词，选项中的名词有：D) chances（机遇，可能性）；E) commitment（承诺，奉献）；J)fulfillment（履行，完成）。其中，religious commitment（宗教信奉）表达最佳，且符合大意，故本题选E。
34. N) understandably。空格所在句的语法结构完整，本空位于情态动词can 和动词cause 之间，故应为副词。可选的副词有：N) understandably 和O) unrealistically，结合上下文大意N 项表达正确。本句意为：在此类事上的分歧产生了问题，是不难理解的。
35. D) chances。由_____ are 即可判断，此空为名词复数，所以选D 项chances（机遇，可能性）。空格所在句意为：如果父母对女儿的离婚感到愤怒，不喜欢她的新婚丈夫，并且不同意女儿抚养孙子孙女的方法，那么很可能父母不会欢迎女儿的拜访。
Section B
【话题分类】环境与发展
【文章大意】本篇分别从粮食供不应求、粮食价格膨胀、环境污染问题、人口增加、食品安全、水资源短缺等方面分析了粮食短缺会造成个体、政府甚至全球文化的垮台，并提出应对策略。
【考核技能】综合能力
36. The more recent steep climb in grain prices partly results from the fact that more and more people want to consume meat products.
【正确答案】F
【答案解析】由本题的关键信息want to consume meat products 可将答案定位至 F 段最后一句：wanting to move up the food chain to consume highly grain-intensive meat products。本段大意为：粮食价格上涨是大趋势（the recent surge in world grain prices is trend-driven），在需求上，会有越来越多的人进入食物链来大量食用以谷物为主饲养的肉制品，且美国政府大量使用谷物制造生物燃料。surge 被替换成steep climb, 故选 F 段。
37. Social order is breaking down in many countries because of food shortages.
【正确答案】K
【答案解析】本题的关键信息是Social order 和breaking down，由此可直接将答案定位至K 段In spite of such temporary measures, soaring food prices and spreading hunger in many other countries are beginning to break down the social order（尽管出台了临时的政策，但是飙升的食品价格和一些国家饥饿的蔓延，已经开始打破社会秩序了），故本句对应K 段。38. Rather than superpower conflict, countries unable to cope with food shortages now constitute the main threat to world security.
【正确答案】C
【答案解析】根据题干中的superpower conflict 和world security 将答案定位至 C 段最后一句的superpower conflict 和international conflict。该段最后两句说道：如果粮食状况持续恶化，整个国家会以前所未有的速度进入瘫痪状态。20 世纪最大的威胁是超级大国冲突，而如今却是政府的垮台。故本题匹配 C 段。
39. Some parts of the world have seen successful implementation of family planning.
【正确答案】L
【答案解析】本题的关键词是implementation of family planning（计划生育的贯彻），由此可将答案定位至L 段的最后一句：Indeed, we have made substantial progress in some parts of the world on at least one of these—the distribution of family-planning services（事实上，至少我们在其中的一项，即计划生育服务分配上已经在一些地区取得了实质性的进展）。本题是对该句的同义转述，所以选L 段。
40. The author has come to agree that food shortages could ultimately lead to the collapse of world civilization.
【正确答案】B
【答案解析】本题关键信息come to agree，collapse，由此可将答案定位到 A 段的最后一句和 B 段。A段提到，作者以前也抵制全球文明解体的说法；但在 B 段作者又总结到，如果我们无法解决环境问题
对世界粮食经济造成的损害，那么全球文明垮台的结论也是有可能的。故本题符合 B 段
2017年12月大学英语四级真题及答案(第三套) Part I Writing (25 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay onhow to best handle the relationshop between teachers and students. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Part II Listening Comprehension (25 minutes) Section A Directions: 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 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 friend Erika. C) Her grandfather.
2017年6月大学英语四级真题及答案 (第一套) Part I Writing (25 minutes) (请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，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 computer you used at college. Your advertisement may include its brand, specifications/features, condition and price, and your contact should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A Directions: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 questions 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：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。 Questions 1 to 2 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1. A) The man in the car was absent-minded. B) The test driver made a wrong judgement. C) The self-driving system was faulty. D) The car was moving at a fast speed. 2. A) They have done better than conventional cars. B) They have caused several severe crashes. C) They have posed a threat to other drivers. D) They have generally done quite well. Questions 3 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 3. A) He works at a national park. B) He is a queen been specialist. C) He removed the beyond from the boot.
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2017年12月英语四级真题 Part I Writing(25 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 should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Part II Listening Comprehension(25 minutes) Section A Directions:In this section,you will hear three news the end of each news report,you will hear two or three the news report and the questions will be spoken only 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.
2016年12月英语四级真题（第一套） Part I Writing (30minutes) （请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试） Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay .Suppose you are two options upon graduation: one is to take a job in a company and the other to go to a graduate school. You are to make a choice between the two. Write an essay to explain the reasons for your choice. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Part II Listening Comprehension (25 minutes) Section A Directions: 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 marked A), B), C). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer sheet1with a single line through the centre. Questions 1and 2 are based on the news report you have just the heard. 1. A) It was going to be renovated. C) It was dangerous to live in. B) He could no longer pay the rent. D) He had sold it to the royal family. 2. A) A storm. C) A forest fire. B) A strike. D) A Terrorist attack. Questions 3and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3. A) They lost contact with the emergency department. B) They were injured by suddenly falling rocks. C) They sent calls for help via a portable radio. D) They were trapped in an underground elevator. 4. A) They provided the miner with food and water. B) They sent supplies to keep the miners warm. C) They released the details of the accident. D) They tried hard to repair the accident. Question5 to7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5. A) Raise postage rates. C) Close some of its post offices. B) Improve its services. D) Redesign delivery routes. 6. A) Closing offices on holidays. C) Computerizing mail sorting processes. B) Shortening business hours. D) Stopping mail delivery on Saturdays.
大学英语四级考试真题及答案(绝对完整） Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minute to write a short essay on the topic of students selecting their lectures. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given bellow: 1. 越来越多的博物馆免费对外开放的目的是什么？ 2. 也会带来一些问题 3. 你的看法？ Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. How Do You See Diversity? As a manager, Tiffany is responsible for interviewing applicants for some of the positions with her company .During one interview, she noticed that the candidate never made direct eye contact. She was puzzled and somewhat disappointed because she liked the individual otherwise. He had a perfect resume and gave good responses to her questions, but the fact that he never looked her in the eye said “untrustworthy,” so she decided to offer the job to her second choice. “It wasn’t until I attended a diversity workshop that I realized the person we passed over was the perfect person,” Tiffany confesses. What she hadn’t known at the time of the interview was that the candidate’s “different” behavior was simply a cultural misunderstanding . He was an Asian-American raised in a household where respect for those in authority was shown by averting(避开) your eyes. “I was just thrown off by the lack of ye contact; not realizing it was cultural,” Tiffany says. “I missed out ,but will not miss that opportunity again.” Many of us have had similar encounters with behaviors we perceive as different. As the world becomes smaller and our workplaces more diverse, it is becoming essential to expand our under-standing of others and to reexamine some of our false assumptions . Hire Advantage At a time when hiring qualified people is becoming more difficult ,employers who can eliminate invalid biases(偏爱) from the process have a distinct advantage .My company, Mindsets LLC ,helps organizations and individuals see their own blind spots . A real estate recruiter we worked with illustrates the positive difference such training can make .
2017年6月英语四级真题 作文一： For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief account of the impact of the Internet on the way people communicate and then explain whether electronic communication can replace face-to-face contact.You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. “Dear Andy-How are you? Your mother and I are fine.We both miss you and hope you are doing well.We look forward to seeing you again the nest time your computer crashes and you come down-stairs for something to eat,Love,Mom and Dad.” 作文二： For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief account of the impact of the Internet on learning and then explain why doesn’t simply mean learning to obtain information. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
2016年12月英语四级真题及答案第三套 Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay. Suppose you have two options upon graduation: one is to work in a state-owned business and the other in a joint venture.You are to make a choice between the two. Write an essay to explain the reasons for your choice. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension (25 minutes) Section A Directions: 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 marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1with a single line through the centre. Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1. A) To satisfy the curiosity of tourists. B) To replace two old stone bridges. C) To enable tourists to visit Goat Island. D) To improve utility services in the state. 2. A) Countless tree limbs. B) A few skeletons. C) Lots of wrecked boats and ships. D) Millions of coins on the bottom. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3. A) It suspended diplomatic relations with Libya. B) It urged tourists to leave Tunisia immediately.
2014-2019历年大学英语四级真题及答案 2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题 Part I Writing （30 minutes） Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following question. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit China, what is the first place you would like to take him/her to see and why? Part II Listening Comprehension （30 minutes） Section A Directions: 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 conversation 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 centre. 1. A）The man should visit the museums. B）She can’t stand the hot weather. C）The beach resort is a good choice. D）She enjoys staying in Washington. 2. A）Her new responsibilities in the company. B）What her job prospects are. C）What the customers’ feedbac k is. D）The director’s opinion of her work. 3. A）Combine her training with dieting. B）Repeat the training every three days. C）Avoid excessive physical training. D）Include weightlifting in the program. 4. A）When she will return home. B）Whether she can go by herself. C）Whether she can travel by air. D）When she will completely recover. 5. A）The woman knows how to deal with the police. B）The woman had been fined many times before. C）The woman had violated traffic regulations. D）The woman is good at finding excuses. 6. A）Switch off the refrigerator for a while. B）Have someone repair the refrigerator. C）Ask the man to fix the refrigerator. D）Buy a refrigerator of better quality. 7. A）He owns a piece of land in the downtown area. B）He has got enough money to buy a house. C）He can finally do what he has dreamed of. D）He is moving into a bigger apartment. 8. A）She is black and blue all over. B）She has to go to see a doctor. C）She stayed away from work for a few days. D）She got hurt in an accident yesterday.
精品文档 2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题及答案（完整版） 来源：文都教育 Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following topic. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit your hometown, what is the most interesting place you would like to take him/her to see and why? 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。 Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A Directions: 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 conversation 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 centre. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。 1. A) See a doctor about her strained shoulder. B) Use a ladder to help her reach the tea. C) Replace the cupboard with a new one. D) Place the tea on a lower shelf next time. 2. A) At Mary Johnson's. C) In an exhibition hall. B) At a painter's studio. D) Outside an art gallery. 3. A) The teacher evaluated lacks teaching experience. B) She does not quite agree with what the man said. C) The man had better talk with the students himself. D) New students usually cannot offer a fair evaluation. 4. A) He helped Doris build up the furniture. B) Doris helped him arrange the furniture.
2018年6月大学英语四级真题（第1套) Part I Writing （30 minutes） Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30minutes to write a short essay on the importance of reading ability and how to develop it. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Part II Listening Comprehension (25 minutes) Section A Directions: 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 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) The return of a bottled message to its owner's daughter. B) A New Hampshire man's joke with friends on his wife. C) A father's message for his daughter. D) The history of a century-old motel. 2. A) She wanted to show gratitude for his kindness. B) She wanted to honor her father's promise. C) She had been asked by her father to do so. D) She was excited to see her father's handwriting. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3. A) People were concerned about the number of bees. B) Several cases of Zika disease had been identified. C) Two million bees were infected with disease. D) Zika virus had destroyed some bee farms. 4. A) It apologized to its customers. B) It was forced to kill its bees. C) It lost a huge stock of bees. D) It lost 2.5 million dollars. Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5. A) It stayed in the air for about two hours. B) It took off and landed on a football field. C) It proved to be of high commercial value. D) It made a series of sharp turns in the sky. 6. A) Engineering problems. B) The air pollution it produced.
2016 年 12 月大学英语四级考试真题（第一套） Part I Writing (30 minutes)( 请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听 力考试 ) Directions:For this part,you are allowed30 minutes to write an essay.Suppose you have two options upon graduation:one is to take a job in a company and the other to go to a graduate school.You are to make a choice between the two.Write an essay to explain the reasons for your choice. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Much controversy has been aroused about whether the students should find a job or start their own business after graduation.Taking a look around,we can find that some graduates bustle around job markets,while others choose to run a shop on TMall. However, I prefer the former choice. From my perspective, there are good reasons to find a job in the first several years after their graduation.First and foremost, if a graduate intends to accumulate working experience and learn from the seniors, it is advisable for him to find a job. It is an undeniable fact that the theoretical knowledge will provide the graduates with the ability to consider things comprehensively,however,only under the integration with practice can the rigid knowledge be useful for their future development. Inevitably, doing something small is the premise of undertaking something great. Take Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba and taobao, for example. He also finds some jobs before establishing his own career,laying a solid foundation for his later success. Consequently,it is of great necessity to find a job after graduation.I firmly believe that it will continue to bring about more returns to our life and future. Part II Listening Comprehension (25 minutes) Section A
Part II Listening Comprehension(25 minutes) Section A Directions:In this section,you will hear three news the end of each news report,you will hear two or three the news report and the questions will be spoken only 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 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1. A) Her friend Erika. C) Her grandfather. B) Her little brother. D) Her grandmother. 2. A)By taking pictures for passers-by. C)By selling lemonade and pictures. B)By working part time at a hospital. D)By asking for help on social media. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3. A) Finding cheaper ways of highway construction. B) Generating electric power for passing vehicles. C) Providing clean energy to five million people. D) Testing the efficiency of the new solar panel. 4. A)They can stand the wear and tear of natural elements. B)They can be laid right on top of existing highways. C)They are only about half an inch thick. D)They are made from cheap materials. Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5. A) Endless fighting in the region. C) Inadequate funding for research.