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大学英语四级真题第二套
2017年6月大学英语四级真题(第二套)
PartIWriting(25minutes)
(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:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanadvertisementonyourcampuswebsitetosellabicycleyouusedatcollege.Youradvertisementmayincludeitsbrand,features,conditionandprice,andyourcontactinformation.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearquestions,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
Questions1to2arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
1.A)Themajorityofdriversprefertodriveandparkthemselves.
B)Humandriversbecomeeasilydistractedortiredwhiledriving.
C)Mostdriversfeeluncertainaboutthesafetyofself-drivingcars.
D)Mostdrivershavetestdrivencarswithautomaticbrakingfeatures.
2.A)Theirdriverswouldfeelsafeaftergettingusedtotheautomaticdevices.
B)Theywouldbeunpopularwithdriverswhoonlytrusttheirownskills.
C)Theirincreasedcomfortlevelshaveboostedtheirsales.
D)Theyarenotactuallyassafeasautomakersadvertise.
Questions3to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
3.A)TheftsofsnowmobiledogsinAlaska.
B)Aseriesofinjuriestosnowmobiledrivers.
C)AttacksonsomeIditarodRacecompetitors.
D)AseriousaccidentintheAlaskasportsevent.
4.A)Hestayedbehindtolookafterhisinjureddogs.
B)HehaswontheAlaskaIditarodRacefourtimes.
C)HereceivedaminorinjuryintheIditarodRace.
D)HehasquitthecompetitioninAlaskaforgood.
Questions5to7arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
5.A)Itsankintotheseaduetooverloading.
B)ItranintoNicaragua’sBigCornIsland.
C)Itdisappearedbetweentwolargeislands.
D)Itturnedoverbecauseofstrongwinds.
6.A)13.B)25.
C)30.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.B)Atacommunitycollege.
C)Atanaccountancyfirm.D)AtanITcompany.
9.A)Helpingoutwithdatainput.B)Arranginginterviews.
C)Sortingapplicationforms.D)Makingphonecalls.
10.A)Heenjoysusingcomputers.
B)Heneedsthemoneybadly.
C)Hewantstoworkinthecitycentre.
D)Hehasrelevantworkingexperience.
11.A)Purchasesomebusinesssuits.
B)Learnsomecomputerlanguage.
C)Improvehisprogrammingskills.
D)Reviewsomeaccountancyterms.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)Theyarekeenonhightechnology.
B)Theyarepoorattechnologyskills.
C)TheyoftenlistentoNationalPublicRadio.
D)Theyfeelsuperiorinscienceandtechnology.
13.A)Japanese.B)Germans.
C)Poles.D)Americans.
14.A)Emailing.B)Texting.
C)Science.D)Literacy.
15.A)Itisundergoingadrasticreform.
B)Itlaysemphasisoncreativethinking.
C)Ithasmuchroomforimprovement.
D)Itprioritizestrainingofpracticalskills.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassagesoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Theyhavesmallroots.B)Theygrowwhiteflowers.
C)Theytastelikeapples.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.B)Thearrivaloftractors.
C)Ashrinkinganimaltrade.D)Agrowingdonkeypopulation.
PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices,Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
America’sInternetisfesterthaneverbefore,butpeoplestillcomplainabouttheirInternetbeingtooslow.
NewYork’sAttorneyGeneral’soffice(26)_______aninvestigationinthefallintowhetherornotVerizon,CablevisionandTimeWarneraredeliveringbroadbandthat’sasfastastheproviders(27)_______itis.Earlierthismonth,theofficeaskedforthepublic’shelptomeasuretheirspeedresults,sayingconsumers(28)_______togetthespeedstheywerepromised.“Toomanyofusmaybepayingforonething,andgettinganother,”theAttorneyGeneralsaid.
Iftheinvestigationuncoversanything,itwouldn’tbethefirsttimeatelecomprovidergotinto(29)_______overthebroadbandspeedsitpromisedanddeliveredcustomers.BackinJune,theFederalCommunicationsCommissionfinedAT&T$100millionover(30)_______thatthecarriersecretlyreducedwirelessspeedsaftercustomersconsumedacertainamountof(31)_______.
Evenwhentheystayontherightsideofthelaw,Internetprovidersarousecustomers’angeroverbandwidthspeedandcost.Justthisweek,aninvestigationfoundthatmediaandtelecomgiantComcastis
themost(32)_______provider.Over10months,Comcastreceivednearly12,000customercomplaints,many(33)_______toitsmonthlydatacapandoverage(超过额度的)charges.
SomeAmericansaregettingso(34)_______withInternetprovidersthey’rejustgivingup.Arecent
studyfoundthatthenumberofAmericanswithhigh-speedInternetathometoday(35)_______fellduringthelasttwoyears,and15%ofpeoplenowconsiderthemselvestobe“cord-cutters.”
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
A)accusations
B)actually
C)claim
D)communicating
E)complain
F)data
G)deserved
H)frustrated
I)hated
J)launched
K)relating
L)times
M)trouble
N)usually
O)worried
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
FromAccountanttoYogi:
MakingaRadicalCareerChange
[A]Atsomepoint,almostallofuswillexperienceaperiodofradicalprofessionalchange.Someofuswillseekitout;forothersitwillfeellikeanunwelcomeintrusionintootherwisestablecareers.Eitherway,wehavechoicesabouthowwerespondtoitwhenitcomes.
[B]WerecentlycaughtupwithyogaentrepreneurLeahZaccaria,whoputherselfthroughthefireofchangetocompletelyreinventherself.Inhersearchtolivealifeofpurpose,Leahleftherhigh-payingaccountingjob,herhusband,andherhome,hitheprocess,shebuiltaradicallynewlifeandcareer.Sincethen,shehasfoundedtwoyogastudios,metanewlifepartner,andformedanewcommunityofpeople.Evenifyourpersonalreinventioni