大学英语四级真题及完整答案共两卷Word文档格式.docx

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B）Hecouldnolongerpaytherent.D）Hehadsoldittotheroyalfamily.

2.A）Astorm.C）Aforestfire.

B）Astrike.D）ATerroristattack.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A）Theylostcontactwiththeemergencydepartment.

B）Theywereinjuredbysuddenlyfallingrocks.

C）Theysentcallsforhelpviaaportableradio.

D）Theyweretrappedinanundergroundelevator.

4.A）Theyprovidedtheminerwithfoodandwater.

B）Theysentsuppliestokeeptheminerswarm.

C）Theyreleasedthedetailsoftheaccident.

D）Theytriedhardtorepairtheaccident.

Question5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A）Raisepostagerates.C）Closesomeofitspostoffices.

B）Improveitsservices.D）Redesigndeliveryroutes.

6.A）Closingofficesonholidays.C）Computerizingmailsortingprocesses.

B）Shorteningbusinesshours.D）StoppingmaildeliveryonSaturdays.

7.A〕Alotofcontroversywillarise

B）Taxpayerswillbeverypleased

C）Manypeoplewillbegintocomplain

D）Manypostofficestaffwilllosetheirjobs

SectionB

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromfourchoicemarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteranAnswersheet1withasinglelinethoughthecentre.

Question8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A）Hewilllosepartofhispay.C）Hewillbegivenawarning.

B）Hewillgothroughretraining.D）Heisgogoodtermswithhisworkmates.

9.A）Heisanexperiencedpressoperator.C）Heisalwaysontime.

B）Heistrustworthyguy.D〕Heisgogoodtermswithhisworkmates.

10.A）Sheisatradeunionrepresentative.C）Sheisbetterathandingsuchmatters.

B）Sheisaseniormanageroftheshop.D）Sheisinchargeofpublicrelation.

11.A）Heisalwaystryingtostiruptrouble.

B）Heisskilledandexperienced.

C）Heisveryclosetothemanager.

D）Heisalwayscomplainingaboutlowwages.

Question12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A）Open.C）Selfish.

B）Reserved.D）Friendly.

13.A）Theyreadabook.C）Theystayquiet.

B）TheytalkabouttheweatherD）Theychatwithfellowpassengers.

14.A）Shewasunwillingtomakefriendswithworkmates.

B）Shewasneverinvitedtoacolleague’shome.

C）ShewaseagertovisitanEnglishcastle.

D）Shewasalwaystreatedasaforeigner.

15.A）Housearemuchmorequiet.C）Theywantagardenoftheirown.

B）Theywanttohavemorespace.D）Housesprovidemoreprivacy.

SectionC

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

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Theywillautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority.

B）Theydon’thavetogothroughjobinterviews.

C）Theyarelikelytogetmuchhigherpay.

D）Theydon’thavemuchchoiceofjobs.

17.A）Visittheschoolcareersservices.C）Lookatschoolbulletinboards.

B）Asktheirprofessorsforhelp.D）Gothroughcampusnewspapers.

18.A）Providingstudentswithinformationaboutthelibrary.

B）Helpingstudentsarrangeappointmentswithlibrarians.

C）Supervisingstudyspacestoensureaquietatmosphere.

D）Helpingstudentsfindthebooksandjournalstheyneed.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Ittastesbetter.C）Itiseasiertogrow.

B）Itmaybesoldatahigherprice.D）Itcanbettersurviveextremeweathers.

20.A）Itcangrowindriersoil.C）Itwillreplacegreenteaoneday.

B）Itisimmunetovariousdiseases.D）Itishealthierthangreentea.

21.A）Itdoesnothaveastablemarket.

B）Ithasmadeteafarmers’lifeeasier.

C）Itdoesnotbringthepromisedhealthbenefits.

D）Ithasbeenwellreceivedbymanyteadrinkers.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A）Theycaremoreaboutenvironment.

B）Theydecoratetheirhomesthemselves.

C）Theypreferuniqueobjectsofhighquality.

D）Theyneeddecorationstoshowtheirstatus.

23.A）Theymadegreatcontributionstosociety.

B）Theycouldonlytrytocreateatnight.

C）Theywereproudoftheircreations.

D）Theyfocusedonthequalityoftheirproducts.

24.A）Identifyfakecrafts.C）Designhandicraftsthemselves.

B）Makewisechoices.D）Learntheimportanceofcreation.

25.A）Toattractforeigninvestments.C）Toarousepublicinterestincrafts.

B）Topreservethetraditionalculture.D）Toboostthelocaleconomy.

PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）

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

　　Manymenandwomenhavelongboughtintotheideathatthereare“male〞and“female〞brains,believingthatexplainsjustabouteverydifferencebetweenthesexes.Anewstudy〔26〕thatbelief,questioningwhetherbrainsreallycanbedistinguishedbygender.

　　Inthestudy,TelAvivUniversityresearchers〔27〕forsexdifferencestheentirehumanbrain.

　　Andwhatdidtheyfind?

Notmuch.Ratherthanofferevidencefor〔28〕brainsas“male〞or“female,〞researchshowsthatbrainsfallintoawiderange,withmostpeoplefallingrightinthemiddle.

　　DaphnaJoel,wholedthestudy,saidherresearchfoundthatwhiletherearesomegender-based〔29〕,manydifferenttypesofbraincan’talwaysbedistinguishedbygender.

　　Whilethe“average〞maleand“average〞femalebrainswere〔30〕different,youcouldn’ttellitbylookingatindividualbrainscans.Onlyasmall〔31〕ofpeoplehad“all-male〞or“all-female〞characteristics.

　　LarryCahill,anAmericanneuroscientist（神经科学家）,saidthestudyisanimportantadditiontoagrowingbodyofresearchquestioning〔32〕beliefsaboutgenderandbrainfunction.Buthecautionedagainstconcludingfromthisstudythatallbrainsarethesame,〔33〕ofgender.

　　“There’samountainofevidence〔34〕theimportanceofsexinfluencesatalllevelsofbrainfunction,〞hetoldTheSeattleTimes.

　　Ifanything,hesaid,thestudy〔35〕thatgenderplaysaveryimportantroleinthebrain“evenwhenwearenotclearexactlyhow.〞

A）abnormal 

B）applied 

C）briefly 

D）categorizing 

E）challenges 

F）figure 

G）percentage 

H）proving

I）regardlessJ）searchedK）similaritiesL）slightly

M）suggests 

N）tastesO）traditional

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

CanBurglarsJamYourWirelessSecuritySystem?

　　[A]Anyproductthatpromisestoprotectyourhomedeservescarefulexamination.Soitisn’tsurprisingthatyou’llfindplentyofstrongopinionsaboutthepotentialvulnerabilitiesofpopularhome-securitysystems.

　　[B]Themostlikelytypeofburglary（入室盗窃）byfaristheunsophisticatedcrimeofopportunity,usuallyinvolvingabrokenwindoworsomeforcedentry.AccordingtotheFBI,crimesliketheseaccountedroughlytwo-thirdsofallhouseholdburglariesintheUSin2013.Thewidemajorityoftherestwereillegal,unforcedentriesthatresultedfromsomethinglikeawindowbeingleftopen.TheoddsofacriminalusingtechnicalmeanstobypassasecuritysystemaresosmallthattheFBIdoesn’teventrackthosestatistics.

　　[C]Oneofthemaintheoreticalhome-securityconcernsiswhetherornotagivensystemisvulnerabletobeingblockedfromworkingaltogether.Withwiredsetups,thefearisthataburglar（入室盗贼）mightbeabletoshutyoursystemdownsimplybycuttingtherightcable.Withawirelesssetup,youstickbattery-poweredsensorsuparoundyourhomethatkeepaneyeonwindows,doors,motion,andmore.Iftheydetectsomethingwrongwhilethesystemisarmed,they’lltransmitawirelessalertsignal