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英语四级真题第2套

2017年6月英语四级真题第二套

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions：

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanadvertisementonyourcampuswebsitetosellacomputeryouusedatcollege.Youradvertisementmayincludeitsbrand,specifications/features,conditionandprice,andyourcontactinformation.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PartIIListeningComprehension（25minutes）

SectionANewsReport

Directions:

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

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A）Themajorityofdriversprefertodriveandparkthemselves.

　B）Humandriversbecomeeasilydistractedortiredwhiledriving.

C）Mostdriversfeeluncertainaboutthesafetyofself-drivingcars.

D）Mostdrivershavetestdrivencarswithautomaticbrakingfeatures.

2.A）Theirdriverswouldfeelsafeaftergettingusedtotheautomaticdevices.

B）Theywouldbeunpopularwithdriverswhoonlytrusttheirownskills.

C）Theirincreasedcomfortlevelshaveboostedtheirsales.

D）Theyarenotactuallyassafeasautomakersadvertise.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A）TheftsofsnowmobiledogsinAlaska.

B）Aseriesofinjuriestosnowmobiledrivers.

C）AttacksonsomeIditarodRacecompetitors.

D）AseriousaccidentintheAlaskasportsevent.

4.A）Hestayedbehindtolookafterhisinjureddogs.

B）HehaswontheAlaskaIditarodRacefourtimes.

C）HereceivedaminorinjuryintheIditarodRace.

D）HehasquitthecompetitioninAlaskaforgood.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A）Itsankintotheseaduetooverloading.

B）ItranintoNicaragua’sBigCornIsland.

C）Itdisappearedbetweentwolargeislands.

D）Itturnedoverbecauseofstrongwinds.

6.A）13.C）30.

B）25.D）32.

7.A）Hehashelpedwiththerescueeffort.

B）Heisbeinginvestigatedbythepolice.

C）Hewasdrownedwiththepassengers.

D）Heisamongthosepeoplemissing.

SectionB

Directions:

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

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A）Atashoppingcentre.C）Atanaccountancyfirm.

B）Atacommunitycollege.D）AtanITcompany.

9.A）Helpingoutwithdatainput.C）Sortingapplicationforms.

B）Arranginginterviews.D）Makingphonecalls.

10.A）Heenjoysusingcomputers.C）Hewantstoworkinthecitycentre.

B）Heneedsthemoneybadly.D）Hehasrelevantworkingexperience.

11.A）Purchasesomebusinesssuits.C）Improvehisprogrammingskills.

B）Learnsomecomputerlanguage.D）Reviewsomeaccountancyterms.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）Theyarekeenonhightechnology.

B）Theyarepoorattechnologyskills.

C）TheyoftenlistentoNationalPublicRadio.

D）Theyfeelsuperiorinscienceandtechnology.

13.A）Japanese.C）Poles.

B）Germans.D）Americans.

14.A）Emailing.C）Science.

B）Texting.D）Literacy.

15.A）Itisundergoingadrasticreform.

B）Itlaysemphasisoncreativethinking.

C）Ithasmuchroomforimprovement.

D）Itprioritizestrainingofpracticalskills.

SectionC

Directions:

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

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Theyhavesmallroots.C）Theytastelikeapples.

B）Theygrowwhiteflowers.D）TheycomefromCentralAfrica.

17.A）Theyturnedfromwhitetopurpleincolor.

B）Theybecamepopularontheworldmarket.

C）Theybecameanimportantfoodforhumans.

D）Theybegantolooklikemodern-daycarrots.

18.A）Theywerefoundquitenutritious.

B）Therewereseriousfoodshortages.

C）Peoplediscoveredtheirmedicinalvalue.

D）Farmmachineshelpedlowertheirprices.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Shecouldupdateherfamilyanytimesheliked.

B）Shecouldcallupherfamilywheneversheliked.

C）Shecouldlocateherfriendswherevertheywere.

D）Shecoulddownloadasmanypicturesassheliked.

20.A）Shelikedtoinformherfriendsabouthersuccess.

B）Sheenjoyedreadingherfriends’statusupdates.

C）Shefeltquitepopularamongthem.

D）Shefeltshewasateenageragain.

21.A）Shecouldbarelyrespondtoallher500Facebookfriends.

B）Shespentmoretimeupdatingherfriendsthanherfamily.

C）ShecouldbarelybalanceFacebookupdatesandherwork.

D）Shedidn’tseemtobedoingaswellasherFacebookfriends.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A）Theyhavestrongmuscles.

B）Theylivealongerlifethanhorses.

C）Theyeatmuchlessinwinter.

D）Theycanworklongerthandonkeys.

23.A）ItwasapetofaSpanishking.

B）ItwasboughtbyGeorgeWashington.

C）ItwasbroughtoverfromSpain.

D）ItwasdonatedbyaU.S.ambassador.

24.A）Theymetandexchangedideasonanimalbreeding.

B）Theyparticipatedinamule-drivingcompetition.

C）Theyshowedandtradedanimalsinthemarket.

D）Theyfedmuleswiththebestfoodtheycouldfind.

25.A）Thewideruseofhorses.C）Ashrinkinganimaltrade.

B）Thearrivaloftractors.D）Agrowingdonkeypopulation.

PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

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

Asifyouneededanotherreasontohatethegym,itnowturnsoutthatexercisecanexhaustnotonlyyourmuscles,butalsoyoureyes.Fearnot,however,forcoffeecanstimulatethemagain.During（26）exercise,ourmusclestireastheyrunoutoffuelandbuildupwasteproducts.Muscleperformancecanalsobeaffectedbya（27）called“centralfatigue,”inwhichanimbalanceinthebody’schemicalmessengerspreventsthecentralnervoussystemfromdirectingmusclemovements（28）.Itwasnotknown,however,whethercentralfatiguemightalsoaffectmotorsystemsnotdirectly（29）intheexerciseitself,suchasthosethatmovetheeyes.Tofindout,researchersgave11volunteercyclistsacarbohydrate（碳水化合物的）（30）eitherwithamoderatedoseofcaffeine（咖啡因）,whichisknowntostimulatethecentralnervoussystem,orasaplacebo（安慰剂）without,during3hoursof（31）.Afterexercising,thescientiststestedthecyclistswitheye-trackingcamerastoseehowwelltheirbrainscouldstill（32）theirvisualsystem.Theteamfoundthatexercisereducedthespeedofrapideyemovementsbyabout8%,（33）theirabilitytocapturenewvisualinformation.Thecaffeine,theequivalentoftwostrongcupsofcoffee,was（34）toreversethiseffect,withsomecyclistsevendisplaying（35）eyemovementspeeds.Soitmightbeagoodideatogetsomeoneelsetodriveyouhomeafterthatmarathon.

A）cautiously

　　B）commit

　　C）control

　　D）cycling

　　E）effectively

F）increased

G）involved

H）limited

I）phenomenon

J）preventing

K）sensitive

L）slowing

M）solution

N）sufficient

O）vigorous

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

TeamSpirit

[A]Teamshavebecomethebasicbuildingblocksoforganizations.Recruitmentadvertisementsroutinelycallfor“teamplayers”.Businessschoolsgradetheirstudentsinpartontheirperformanceingroupprojects.Officemanagersknockdownwallstoencourageteambuilding.Teamsareasoldascivilization,ofcourse:

evenJesushad12co-workers.ButanewreportbyDeloitte,“GlobalHumanCapitalTrends”,basedonasurveyofmorethan7,000executivesinover130countries,suggeststhatthefashionforteamworkhasreachedanewhigh.Almosthalfofthosesurveyedsaidtheircompanieswereeitherinthemiddleofrestructuringorabouttoembarkon（开始）it;andforthemostpart,r