大学英语四级真题第2套3.docx

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大学英语四级真题第2套3

2019年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第二套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessay.Supposeyouhavetwooptionsupongraduation:

Oneistofindajobsomewhereandtheothertostartabusinessofyourown.Youaretomakeadecision.Writeanessaytoexplainthereasonsforyourdecision.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartⅡListeningComprehension（25minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A）Tosatisfythecuriosityoftourists.

B）Toreplacetwooldstonebridges.

C）ToenabletouriststovisitGoatIsland.

D）Toimproveutilityservicesinthestate.

2.A）Countlesstreelimbs.

B）Afewskeletons.

C）Lotsofwreckedboatsandships.

D）Millionsofcoinsonthebottom.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A）ItsuspendeddiplomaticrelationswithLibya.

B）IturgedtouriststoleaveTunisiaimmediately.

C）ItshutdowntwobordercrossingswithLibya.

D）ItlaunchedafierceattackagainstIslamicState.

4.A）AdviseTunisianciviliansonhowtotakesafetyprecautions.

B）Trackdowntheorganizationresponsiblefortheterroristattack.

C）TrainqualifiedsecuritypersonnelfortheTunisiangovernment.

D）DeviseamonitoringsystemontheTunisianborderwithLibya.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A）Anenvironment-friendlybattery.

B）Anenergy-savingmobilephone.

C）Aplant-poweredmobilephonecharger.

D）Adevicetohelpplantsabsorbsunlight.

6.A）Whilesittingintheirschoolscourtyard.

B）Whileplayinggamesontheirphones.

C）Whilesolvingamathematicalproblem.

D）Whiledoingachemicalexperiment.

7.A）Itincreasestheapplicationsofmobilephones.

B）Itspeedsuptheprocessofphotosynthesis.

C）Itimprovesthereceptionofmobilephones.

D）Itcollectstheenergyreleasedbyplants.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A）HevisitedtheworkshopsintheGrimsbyplant.

B）Hecalledthewomanandleftheramessage.

C）Heusedstand-insasreplacementsonalllines.

D）Heaskedatechniciantofixthebrokenproductionline.

9.A）Itisthemostmodernproductionline.

B）Itassemblessuper-intelligentrobots.

C）Ithasstoppedworkingcompletely.

D）Itisgoingtobeupgradedsoon.

10.A）Toseekherpermission.

B）Toplaceanorderforrobots.

C）Torequesthertoreturnatonce.

D）ToaskforTom’sphonenumber.

11.A）Sheisonduty.

B）Sheishavingherdayoff.

C）Sheisonsickleave.

D）Sheisabroadonbusiness.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）Hesavedababyboy’slife.

B）Hewantedtobeasuperhero.

C）Hepreventedatraincrash.

D）Hewasawitnesstoanaccident.

13.A）Hehasa9-month-oldboy.

B）Heiscurrentlyunemployed.

C）Heenjoystheinterview.

D）Hecommutesbysubway.

14.A）Arockonthetracks.

B）Amisplacedpushchair.

C）Astrongwind.

D）Aspeedingcar.

15.A）Shestoodmotionlessinshock.

B）Shecriedbitterly.

C）Shecalledthepoliceatonce.

D）Sheshoutedforhelp.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Sheinheritedherfamilyice-creambusinessinBillings.

B）Shelovedtheice-creambusinessmorethanteachingprimaryschool.

C）Shestartedanice-creambusinesstofinanceherdaughter’seducation.

D）Shewantedtohaveanice-creamtruckwhenshewasalittlegirl.

17.A）Topreserveatradition.

B）Toamuseherdaughter.

C）Tohelplocaleducation.

D）Tomakesomeextramoney.

18.A）Toraisemoneyforbusinessexpansion.

B）Tomakehertruckattractivetochildren.

C）Toallowpoorkidstohaveice-creamtoo.

D）Toteachkidsthevalueofmutualsupport.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Thereasonsforimposingtaxes.

B）Thevariousservicesmoneycanbuy.

C）Thevariousburdensonordinarycitizens.

D）Thefunctionofmoneyinthemodernworld.

20.A）Educatingandtrainingcitizens.

B）Improvingpublictransportation.

C）Protectingpeople’slifeandproperty.

D）Buildinghospitalsandpubliclibraries.

21.A）Byaskingfordonations.

B）Bysellingpubliclands.

C）Bysellinggovernmentbonds.

D）Byexploitingnaturalresources.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A）ItislocatedatthecenteroftheEuropeancontinent.

B）Itreliesontourismasitschiefsourceofrevenues.

C）Itcontainslessthanasquaremileofland.

D）ItissurroundedbyFranceonthreesides.

23.A）ItsbeautyisfrequentlymentionedinAmericanmedia.

B）ItsrulerPrinceRainiermarriedanAmericanactress.

C）ItiswheremanyAmericanmoviesareshot.

D）ItisafavoriteplaceAmericansliketovisit.

24.A）Tobacco.

B）Potatoes.

C）Machinery.

D）Clothing.

25.A）Europeanhistory.

B）Europeangeography.

C）SmallcountriesinEurope.

D）TouristattractionsinEurope.

PartⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Theoceanisheatingup.That’stheconclusionofanewstudythatfindsthatEarth’soceansnow26heatattwicetheratetheydid18yearsago.Aroundhalfofoceanheatintakesince1865hastakenplacesince1997,researchersreportonlineinNatureClimateChange.

Warmingwatersareknownto27tocoralbleaching（珊瑚白化）andtheytakeupmorespacethancoolerwaters,raisingsea28.Whilethetopoftheoceaniswellstudied,itsdepthsaremoredifficultto29.Theresearchersgathered150yearsofoceantemperaturedatainordertogetabetter30ofheatabsorptionfromsurfacetoseabed.Theygatheredtogethertemperaturereadingscollectedbyeverythingfroma19thcentury31ofBritishnavalshipstomodernautomatedoceanprobes.Theextensivedatasources,32withcomputersimulations（计算机模拟）,createdatimelineofoceantemperaturechanges,includingcoolingfromvolcanicoutbreaksandwarmingfromfossilfuel33.

About35percentoftheheattakeninbytheoceansduringtheindustrialeranowresidesata34ofmorethan700meters,theresearchersfound.Theysaythey’re35whetherthedeep-seawarmingcanceledoutwarmingatthesea’ssurface.

A）absorb

B）combined

C）contribute

D）depth

E）emissions

F）excursion

G）explore

H）floor

I）heights

J）indifferent

K）levels

L）mixed

M）picture

N）unsure

O）voyage

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

TheSecrettoRaisingSmartKids

[A]Ifirstbegantoinvestigatethebasisofhumanmotivation—andhowpeoplepersevereaftersetbacks—asapsychologygraduatestudentatYaleUniversityinthe1960s.AnimalexperimentsbypsychologistsattheUniversityofPennsylvaniahadshownthatafterrepeatedfailures,mostanimalsconcludethatasituationishopelessandbeyondtheircontrol.Aftersuchanexperienceananimaloftenremainspassiveevenwhenitcaneffectchange—astatetheycalledlearnedhelplessness.

[B]Peoplecanlearntobehelpless,too.Whydosomestudentsgiveupwhentheyencounterdifficulty,whereasotherswhoarenomoreskilledcontinuetostriveandlearn?

Oneanswer,Isoondiscovered,layinpeople’sbeliefsaboutwhytheyhadfailed.

[C]Inparticular,attributingpoorperformancetoalackofabilitydepressesmotivationmorethandoesthebeliefthatlackofeffortistoblame.WhenItoldagroupofschoolchildrenwhodisplayedhelplessbehaviorthatalackofeffortledtotheirmistakesinmath,theylearnedtokeeptryingwhentheproblemsgottough.Anothergroupofhelplesschildrenwhoweresimplyrewardedfortheirsuccessoneasierproblemsdidnotimprovetheirabilitytosolvehardmathproblems.Theseexperim