大学英语四级考试真题第二套及答案.docx

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大学英语四级考试真题第二套及答案

PartIWriting（30minutes）

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Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayontheimportanceofwritingabilityandhowtodevelopit.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

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PartIIListeningComprehension（25minutes）

SectionA

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

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A）Annoyed.?

B）Scared.

C）Confused.

D）Offended.

2.A）Itcrawledoverthewoman'shands.?

B）Itwounduponthesteeringwheel.?

C）Itwaskilledbythepoliceonthespot.

D）Itwascoveredwithlargescales.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A）Astudyofthefast-foodservice.?

B）Fastfoodcustomersatisfaction.

C）McDonald'snewbusinessstrategies.

D）Competitioninthefast-foodindustry.

4.A）Customers'higherdemands.?

B）Theinefficiencyofemployees.

C）Increasedvarietyofproducts.

D）Therisingnumberofcustomers.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A）Internationaltreatiesregardingspacetravelprograms.

B）Legalissuesinvolvedincommercialspaceexploration.

C）.government'sapprovalofprivatespacemissions.

D）Competitionamongpublicandprivatespacecompanies.

6.A）Deliverscientificequipmenttothemoon.

B）Approveanewmissiontotravelintoouterspace.

C）Workwithfederalagenciesonspaceprograms.

D）LaunchamannedspacecrafttoMars.

7.A）Itissignificant.?

B）Itispromising.

C）Itisunpredictable.

D）Itisunprofitable.

SectionB

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

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A）VisitingherfamilyinThailand.

B）ShowingfriendsaroundPhuket.

C）SwimmingaroundaThaiisland.

D）LyinginthesunonaThaibeach.

9.A）ShevisitedaThaiorphanage.

B）ShemetaThaigirl'sparents.

C）ShelearnedsomeThaiwords.

D）ShesunbathedonaThaibeach.

10.A）Hisclasswillstartinaminute.

B）Hehasgotanincomingphonecall.

C）Someoneisknockingathisdoor.

D）Hisphoneisrunningoutofpower.

11.A）HeisinterestedinThaiartworks.

B）Heisgoingtoopenasouvenirshop.

C）Hecollectsthingsfromdifferentcountries.

D）HewantstoknowmoreaboutThaiculture.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）Buyingsomefitnessequipmentforthenewgym.

B）Openingagymandbecomingpersonaltrainers.

C）Signingupforaweight-losscourse.

D）Tryingoutanewgymintown.

13.A）Professionalpersonaltraining.

B）Freeexerciseforthefirstweek.

C）Adiscountforahalf-yearmembership.

D）Additionalbenefitsforyoungcouples.

14.A）Thesafetyofweight-lifting.

B）Thehighmembershipfee.

C）Therenewalofhismembership.

D）Theoperationoffitnessequipment.

15.A）Shewantsherinvitationrenewed.

B）Sheusedtodo200sit-upseveryday.

C）Sheknowsthebasicsofweight-lifting.

D）Sheusedtobethegym'spersonaltrainer.

SectionC

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

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Theytendtobenervousduringinterviews.

B）Theyoftenapplyforanumberofpositions.

C）Theyworryabouttheresultsoftheirapplications.

D）Theysearchextensivelyforemployers'information.

17.A）Getbetterorganized.?

B）Edittheirreferences.

C）Findbetter-paidjobs.

D）Analyzethesearchingprocess.

18.A）Providetheirdataindetail.?

B）Personalizeeachapplication.

C）Makeuseofbettersearchengines.

D）Applyformorepromisingpositions.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Ifkidsdidnotlikeschool,reallearningwouldnottakeplace.

B）Ifnotforcedtogotoschool,kidswouldbeoutinthestreets.

C）Ifschoolsstayedthewaytheyare,parentsweresuretoprotest.

D）Ifteachingfailedtoimprove,kidswouldstayawayfromschool.

20.A）Allowthemtoplayinterestinggamesinclass.

B）Trytostiruptheirinterestinlabexperiments.

C）Letthemstayhomeandlearnfromtheirparents.

D）Designactivitiestheynowenjoydoingonholidays.

21.A）Allowkidstolearnattheirownpace.

B）Encouragekidstolearnfromeachother.

C）Organizekidsintovariousinterestgroups.

D）Takekidsoutofschooltolearnatfirsthand.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A）ItisespeciallypopularinFloridaandAlaska.

B）Itisamajorsocialactivityamongtheyoung.

C）Itisseenalmostanywhereandonanyoccasion.

D）Itisevenmoreexpressivethanthewrittenword.

23.A）ItislocatedinabigcityinIowa.

B）Itisreallymarveloustolookat.

C）Itoffersfreedanceclassestoseniors.

D）Itofferspeopleachancetosocialize.

24.A）Theirstateofmindimproved.

B）Theybecamebetterdancers.

C）Theyenjoyedbetterhealth.

D）Theirrelationshipstrengthened.

25.A）Itisfun.

B）Itislife.

C）Itisexhausting.

D）Itisrhythmical.

PartⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionA

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

Sincethe1940s,southernCaliforniahashadareputationforsmog.Thingsarenotasbadastheyoncewerebut,accordingtotheAmericanLungAssociation,LosAngelesisstilltheworstcityintheUnitedStatesforlevelsof?

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.GazingdownonthecityfromtheGettyCenter,anartmuseumintheSantaMonicaMountains,onewouldfindtheviewofthePacificOceanblurredbythehaze（霾）.Noristhestate'sbadair?

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toitssouth.Fresno,inthecentralvalley,comestopofthelistinAmericaforyear-roundpollution.Residents'heartsandlungsareaffectedasa?

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.Allofwhich,combinedwithCalifornia'sreputationasthehomeoftechnological?

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makestheplaceidealfordevelopingandtestingsystemsdesignedtomonitorpollutionin?

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.AndthatisjustwhatAclima,anewfirminSanFrancisco,hasbeendoingoverthepastfewmonths.Ithasbeentryingoutmonitoringstationsthatare?

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toyieldminute-to-minutemapsof?

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airpollution.Suchstationswillalsobeabletokeepaneyeonwhatishappeninginsidebuildings,includingoffices.

Tothisend,Aclimahasbeen?

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withGoogle'sStreetViewsystem.DavidaHerzl,Aclima'sboss,saystheyhaverevealedpollutionhighsondayswhenSanFrancisco'stransitworkerswentonstrikeandthecity's?

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wereforcedtousetheircars.Conversely,"cycletowork"dayshavedonetheirjobby?

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pollutionlows.

A）assistedB）collaboratingC）consequenceD）consumersE）creatingF）detailG）domesticH）frequentlyI）inhabitantsJ）innovationK）intendedL）outdoorM）pollutantsN）restrictedO）sum

SectionB

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

AsTouristsCrowdOutLocals,VeniceFaces'Endangered'List

A）Onarecentfallmorning,alargecrowdblockedthestepsatoneofVenice'smaintouristsites,theRialtoBridge.TheRialtoBridgeisoneofthefourbridgesspanningtheGrandCanal.Itistheoldestbridgeacrossthecanal,andwasthedividinglinebetweenthedistrictsofSanMarcoandSanPolo.Butonthisday,therewasatwist:

itwasfilledwithVenetians,nottourists.

B）"Peoplearecheeringandholdingtheircartsintheair,"saysGiovanniGiorgio,whohelpedorganizethemarchwithagrass-rootsorganizationcalledGenerazione'90.Thecartshereferstoaresmallshoppingcarts—thesymbolofatrueVenetian."Itstartedasajoke,"hesayswithalaugh."Theideawastoputbladesonthewheels!

YouknowLikeBenHur.Preciselylikethat,youjustgoaroundandrunpeopledown."

C）Veniceisoneofthehottesttouristdestinationsintheworld.Butthat'saproblem.Upto90,000touristscrowditsstreetsandcanalseveryday—faroutnumberingthe55,000permanentresidents.Thetouristincreaseisonekey