英语四级考试真题及答案解析版第2套Word文档格式.docx

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Here’sanidealbicycletomeetallyourneeds.

Tobeginwith,itisaForevermountainbikewhichIboughtoneyearagoatthecostof800RMB.Iwascarefulinthemaintenanceofthebikesothatit’sinverygoodconditionnow.Besides,thebicycleisgrass-greensoit’sabsolutelyeye-catching.Withacomfortablecushionandahighlysensitivebrakingsystem,itsperformancecanberegardedasunrivalled.Lastbutnottheleast,thebicyclenowissoldathalfpriceandIwillgivealockasapresenttowhoeverbuysit.

Timewaitsfornoman.Sojustmoveon!

Ifyouareinterested,pleasecontactmeatthenumberof1234567.I’mlookingforwardtoyourcalling!

【解析】“onsale”意思为“出售”；

“maintenance”意思为“维护”；

“brakingsystem”意思为“刹车系统”；

“performance”意思为“性能”；

“unrivalled”意思为“无与伦比的”；

“timewaitsfornoman”意思为“时不我待”。

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

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

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A）Themajorityofdriversprefertodriveandparkthemselves.

B）Humandriversbecomeeasilydistractedortiredwhiledriving.

C）Mostdriversfeeluncertainaboutthesafetyofself-drivingcars.

D）Mostdrivershavetestdrivencarswithautomaticbrakingfeatures.

【答案】C

【解析】新闻中提及“thosesurveyedbyAAAsaytheytrusttheirowndrivingskills.Manyfeelthetechnologyistoonewandunproven.”，由此可推断出本题选C。

2.A）Theirdriverswouldfeelsafeaftergettingusedtotheautomaticdevices.

B）Theywouldbeunpopularwithdriverswhoonlytrusttheirownskills.

C）Theirincreasedcomfortlevelshaveboostedtheirsales.

D）Theyarenotactuallyassafeasautomakersadvertise.

【答案】A

【解析】新闻中在提及JohnNielsen时说，“testssuggestdriversmaybeoverestimatingtheirownabilities.Healsobelievestheywillbemorelikelytotrustself-drivingcarsastheybecomemorefamiliarwithfeaturessuchasautomaticbrakingorparking.”，这与A选项完全符合。

听力原文：

Automakersandtechcompaniesareworkinghardtoofferthefirsttrueself-drivingcar,but75%ofdriverssaytheywouldn’tfeelsafeinsuchavehicle.Still,60%ofdriverswouldliketogetsomekindofself-drivingfeaturesuchasautomaticbrakingorself-parkingthenexttimetheybuyanewcar.TheattitudesarepublishedinanewAAAsurveyof1,800drivers.Advocatesofself-drivingcarsarguetheywouldbesaferthanincarsdrivenbyhumansbecausetheywouldn’tgetdistractedordrivewhentired.

（1）ButthosesurveyedbyAAAsaytheytrusttheirowndrivingskills.Manyfeelthetechnologyistoonewandunproven.

（2）JohnNielsen,AAA’smanagingdirectorofautomotiveengineeringandrepair,saidtestssuggestdriversmaybeoverestimatingtheirownabilities.Healsobelievestheywillbemorelikelytotrustself-drivingcarsastheybecomemorefamiliarwithfeaturessuchasautomaticbrakingorparking.Heestimatedthatthe“comfortlever”willincreaseconsiderablyinfivetotenyears.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A）TheftsofsnowmobiledogsinAlaska.

B）Aseriesofinjuriestosnowmobiledrivers.

C）AttacksonsomeIditarodRacecompetitors.

D）AseriousaccidentintheAlaskasportsevent.

【解析】根据听力材料中的关键词“attackoncompetitorsintheIditarodRaceinAlaska”可知本题答案为C项。

4.A）Hestayedbehindtolookafterhisinjureddogs.

B）HehaswontheAlaskaIditarodRacefourtimes.

C）HereceivedaminorinjuryintheIditarodRace.D）HehasquitthecompetitioninAlaskaforgood.

【答案】B

【解析】新闻中在提及JeffKing时用了“afour-timechampion”一词，由此可知B选项正确。

（3）OnedoghasbeenkilledtidmultipledogshavebeeninjuredbyasnowmobiledriverinwhatappearstobeanintentionalattackoncompetitorsintheIditarodRaceinAlaska.

AliyZirklewasthefirsttoreportanattack.Asnowmobiledriverhadrepeatedlyattemptedtoharmherandherteam,andoneofZirkle’sdogshadreceivedanon-life-threateninginjury.

ZirklereportedtheattackwhenshearrivedinNulato,Alaska,intheearlyhoursofthemorning.（4）ThenJeffKing,afour-timechampion,reportedasimilarattack.Histeamwashitbyasnowmobiledriver,injuringseveraldogsandkillinga3-year-oldmaledog.

（4）ReporterZachariahHughes,saysthatneitherKingnorZirklewasinjured.Althoughthisincidentverymuchalterstheraceofthetwoparticipantscompetingforawin,botharegoingtocontinueontheirwaytowardthefinishline.

AlaskaStateTroopersreleasedastatementsayingthey’vearrestedArnoldDemoski,26.Hefacestrialonseveralcharges.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A）Itsankintotheseaduetooverloading.

B）ItranintoNicaragua’sBigComIsland.

C）Itdisappearedbetweentwolargeislands.

D）Itturnedoverbecauseofstrongwinds.

【答案】D

【解析】新闻首句就提及“AtourboatturnedoveroffthecoastofNicaragua”，根据关键词“turnedover”选出答案为D。

6.A）13.B）25.C）30.D）32.

【解析】新闻中提及，“Theboatwascarrying32people——25CostaRicans,4Americansand3Nicaraguans.The13deadwereallCostaRican…”，由此可排除A、B选项，C项未提及，故答案为D。

7.A）Hehashelpedwiththerescueeffort.

B）Heisbeinginvestigatedbythepolice.

C）Hewasdrownedwiththepassengers.

D）Heisamongthosepeoplemissing.

【解析】新闻中第一次提及theowner时说道，他同一些人一起被救起，由此排除C、D选项。

后面又提及“heandacrewmemberarebeinginvestigated”，由此可知B选项正确。

（5）AtourboatturnedoveroffthecoastofNicaragua,killingatleast13peopleandleavingmorepassengersmissing,officialssaid.（6）Theboatwascarrying32people—25CostaRicans,4Americansand3Nicaraguans.The13deadwereallCostaRican,theforeignministrysaid.

（5）Theboat,travelingbetweenNicaragua’sBigCornIslandandLittleCornIsland,turnedoverSaturdaynearthelargerisland.Somepassengersremainmissing,theCostaRicanforeignministrysaid,butdidnotspecifyhowmany.（7）Alocalradiosaidanunspecifiednumberofpeoplewererescued,includingthetourboat’sowner,HilarioBlandon.（5）Nicaraguannavalauthoritieshadbannedseatravelintheareabecauseofbadweatherandstrongwinds,butthetourboatproceededanyway.（7）Blandon,theboat’sowner,hasbeenarrestedbyNicaraguanauthorities,thestate-runnewsagencysaid.Bothheandacrewmemberarebeinginvestigatedforunintentionalmurderandexposingpeopletodanger,accordingtopolice.

SectionB

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

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A）Atashoppingcentre.

B）Atacommunitycollege.

C）Atanaccountancyfirm.

D）AtanITcompany.

【解析】苏珊回答说“I’vegotasecondinterviewwiththatbigforeignaccountancyfirminthecitycentre”，由此可知本题选C。

9.A）Helpingoutwithdatainput.

B）Arranginginterviews.

C）Sortingapplicationforms.

D）Makingphonecalls.

【解析】苏珊在对话中对男士说道“Theworkisjusthelpingoutwithdatainput.”，A选项正确。

10.A）Heenjoysusingcomputers.

B）Heneedsthemoneybadly.

C）Hewantstoworkinthecitycentre.

D）Hehasrelevantworkingexperience.

【解析】对话中詹姆斯说道“Ireallyneedthemoneyandtheexperiencewilllookgoodonmyresume.”，由此可知，B选项正确。

11.A）Purchasesomebusinesssuits.

B）Learnsomecomputerlanguage.

C）Improvehisprogrammingskills.

D）Reviewsomeaccountancyterms.

【解析】詹姆斯说“IthinkIcansurvive.Imightjusthavetoreviewafewaccountancyterms.”，故答案选D。

ConversationOne

M:

Hi,Susan,youarelookingverysmarttoday.

W:

Ialwayslooksmart,James.Actually,I’monmywaytoajobinterview.

Whatjob?

Oh,youmeanforthesummerholidays?

Yeah,there’sonlytwoweekstogo.（8）I’vegotasecondinterviewwiththatbigforeignaccountancyfirminthecitycentre.Youknowtheone.

That’sfantastic!

（9）Theworkisjusthelpingoutwithdatainput.Youknow,butthepayisn’ttoobad.Itmightsuityoutoo.Iknowtheyhaveatleasttwotemporarypositionsavailable.AndIdon’tthinktheyhaveanyoneelseyet.

Um,iftheytakeyouon,tellthemyouknowafriendwho’dbereallygoodtoo.（10）Ireallyneedthemoneyandtheexperiencewilllookgoodonmyresume.Maybewe’llbeworkingtogether.Thedreamteam!

Ok,we’lldo.Ifthebosslikesme,I’llmentionit.ItwillbegoodtohavesomeonearoundwhoIknow.I’llphoneyouafterwards.Butperhapsyoushouldputinanapplicationanyway.

ThanksSusan,that’sgreat.Listen,doyouwantalifttothecity?

Ihavemydad’scartodayandnothingelsetodothismorning.

Sure,thanksJames.

Let’sgothen.Thecarisoverthere.

Bytheway,howisyourknowledgeofaccountancy?

Theinterviewermayaskyouaboutit.