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英语四级考试真题第一套及答案
2017年12月大学英语四级考试真题及答案(第一套)
PartIWriting(25minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashorteasyonhowtobesthandletherelationshipbetweendoctorsandpatients.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce。
Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)。
ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre。
Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard。
1.A)HerfriendErika。
C)Hergrandfather.
B)Herlittlebrother。
D)Hergrandmother。
2。
A)Bytakingpicturesforpassers-by。
C)Bysellinglemonadeandpictures.
B)Byworkingparttimeatahospital.D)Byaskingforhelponsocialmedia。
Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard。
3。
A)Findingcheaperwaysofhighwayconstruction。
B)Generatingelectricpowerforpassingvehicles。
C)Providingcleanenergytofivemillionpeople。
D)Testingtheefficiencyofthenewsolarpanel。
4。
A)Theycanstandthewearandtearofnaturalelements.
B)Theycanbelaidrightontopofexistinghighways。
C)Theyareonlyabouthalfaninchthick.
D)Theyaremadefromcheapmaterials.
Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
5.A)Endlessfightingintheregion。
C)Inadequatefundingforresearch。
B)Thehazardsfromthedesert。
D)Thelackofcluesaboutthespecies。
6.A)Toobservethewildlifeinthetwonationalparks。
B)Toidentifythereasonsforthelions’disappearance。
C)TostudythehabitatoflionsinSudanandEthiopia.
D)Tofindevidenceoftheexistenceofthe“lostlions”。
7.A)Lionswalking。
C)Somecampingfacilities.
B)Lions'tracks。
D)Trapssetbylocalhunters.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard。
8.A)Her‘luckybirthday’。
C)Herweddinganniversary。
B)Acallfromherdad.D)Aspecialgiftfromtheman.
9。
A)Gaveherabigmodelplane.C)Tookheronatripoverseas.
B)Boughtheragoodnecklace。
D)Threwherasurpriseparty.
10.A)Thegiftherhusbandhasbought。
B)Thetripherhusbandhasplanned。
C)Whathasbeentroublingherhusband.
D)Whatherhusbandandthemanareupto.
11.A)Hewillbegladtobeaguideforthecouple’sholidaytrip.
B)Hewilltellthewomenthesecretifherhusbandagrees.
C)Heiseagertolearnhowthecouple’sholidayturnsout.
D)Hewantstofindoutaboutthecouple’sholidayplan.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard。
12。
A)Theyaresensitivetothedynamicsofanegotiation。
B)Theyseetheimportanceofmakingcompromises。
C)Theyknowwhentoadoptatoughattitude.
D)Theytaketherival’sattitudeintoaccount.
13。
A)Theyknowhowtoadapt.C)Theyknowwhentomakecompromises。
B)Theyknowwhentostop.D)Theyknowhowtocontroltheiremotion。
14.A)Theyarepatient。
C)Theylearnquickly。
B)Theyaregoodatexpression.D)Theyupholdtheirprinciples。
15。
A)Makeclearone’sintentions。
C)Formulateone'sstrategy.
B)Clarifyitemsofnegotiation.D)Gettoknowtheotherside。
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwill
hearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonly
once.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour
choicesmarkedA),B),C),D).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer
Sheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre。
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16。
A)WhenAmerica’searliestspaceprogramstarted。
B)WhentheInternationalSpaceStationwasbuilt。
C)Howmanyspaceshuttlemissionstherewillbe.
D)HowspaceresearchbenefitspeopleonEarth.
17。
A)Theyaccuratelycalculatedthespeedoftheorbitingshuttles.
B)Theydevelopedobjectsforastronautstouseinouterspace.
C)Theytriedtomeetastronauts'specificrequirements。
D)Theytriedtomakebestuseofthelatesttechnology。
18。
A)Theyareextremelyaccurate.C)Theywerefirstmadeinspace.
B)Theyareexpensivetomake.D)Theywereinventedinthe1970s.
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A)ItwaswhenherancestorscametoAmerica。
B)Peoplehadplentyoflandtocultivatethen。
C)Itmarkedthebeginningofsomethingnew.
D)Everythingwasnaturalandgenuinethen.
20。
A)Theybelievedinworkingforgoals.C)Theyhadallkindsofentertainment。
B)Theyenjoyedlivingalivingalifeofease.D)Theywereknowntobecreative。
21。
A)Chattingwithherancestors.C)Polishingallthesilverwork.
B)Furnishinghercountryhouse。
D)Doingneedleworkbythefire。
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard。
22。
A)Useamaptoidentifyyourlocation.C)Sitdownandtrytocalmyourself.
B)Callyourfamilyorfriendsforhelp。
D)Trytofollowyourfootprintsback。
23。
A)Youmayfindawayoutwithoutyourknowingit。
B)Youmayexposeyourselftounexpecteddangers。
C)Youmaygetdrownedinasuddenflood。
D)Youmayendupenteringawonderland.
24。
A)Lookforfood.C)Startafire。
B)Waitpatiently。
D)Walkuphill。
25.A)Informsomebodyofyourplan。
C)Checkthelocalweather。
B)Prepareenoughfoodanddrink。
D)Findamapandacompass.
PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks。
Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre。
Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce。
Aratorpigeonmightnotbetheobviouschoicetotendtosomeonewhoissick,butthesecreatureshavesome26skillsthatcouldhelpthetreatmentofhumandiseases。
Pigeonsareoftenseenasdirtybirdsandanurban27,buttheyarejustthelatestinalonglineofanimalsthathavebeenfoundtohaveabilitiestohelphumans。
Despitehavingabrainnobiggerthanthe28ofyourindexfinger,pigeonshaveaveryimpressive29__memory.Recentlyitwasshownthattheycouldbetrainedtobeasaccurateashumansatdetectingbreastcancerinimages.
Ratsareoften30withspreadingdiseaseratherthan31it,butthislong-tailedanimalishighly32.Insidearat’snoseareupto1,000differenttypesofolfactoryreceptors(嗅觉感受器),whereashumansonlyhave100to200types.Thisgivesratstheabilitytodetect__33smells.Asaresult,someratsarebeingputtoworktodetectTB(肺结核).Whentheratsdetectthesmell,theystopandrubtheirlegsto34asampleisinfected。
Traditionally,ahundredsampleswouldtakelabtechniciansmorethantwodaysto35,butforaratittakeslessthan20minutes。
Thisratdetectionmethoddoesn'trelyonspecialistequipment。
Itisalsomoreaccurate—theratsareabletofindmoreTBinfectionsand,therefore,savemorelives。
A)associatedI)slight
B)examineJ)specify
C)indicateK)superior
D)nuisanceL)suspicious
E)peakM)tip
F)preventingN)treated
G)prohibitingO)visual
H)sensitive
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit。
Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs。
Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
DoIn—ClassExamsMakeStudentsStudyHarder?
Researchsuggeststheymaystudymorebroadlyfortheunexpectedratherthansearchforanswers.
[A]Ihavealwaysbeenapoortest-taker.SoitmayseemratherstrangethatIhavereturnedtocollegetofinishthedegreeIleftundonesomefourdecadesago.IammakingmywaythroughColumbiaUniversity,surroundedbystudentswhoquicklysupplytheverbalanswerwhileIamstillprocessingthequestion。
[B]Sincethereisnowayformetoavoidexams,Iamcurrentlyquestioningwhatkindarethemosttaxingandultimatelybeneficial。
Ihavealreadysweatedthroughnumerousin-classmidtermsandfinals,andnowIhaveaprofessorwhoissuestake—homeones.IwasexcitedwhenIlearnedthis,figuringIhadafullweektodotheresearch,readthetexts,andwriteitallup。
Infact,Iwasstillrewritingmymidtermthemorningitwasdue。
TosayIhadlostthethreadisputtingitmildly。
[C]AsIwassufferingthroughmyweekofanxiety,overthinkingthematerialandguessingmygraspofit,Ididsomeofmyownpollingamongstudentsandprofessors.DavidEisenbach,whoteachesapopularclassonU。
S.presidentsatColumbia,prefersthein-classvariety。
Hebelievess