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英语四级真题及答案第二套

2016年6月英语四级真题及答案第二套

　　PartIWriting（30minutes）

　　Directions：

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoexpressyourthankstooneofyourschoolteachersuponenteringcollege.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

　PartⅡListeningComprehension（25minutes）

　　SectionA

　　Directions：

Inthissection，youwillhearthreenewsreports。

Attheendofeachnewsreport，youwillheartwoorthreequestions。

Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce。

Afteryouhearaquestion，youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）andD）。

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre。

　　Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard。

Question 1

A） How college students can improve their sleep habits.

B） Why sufficient sleep is important for college students.

C） Why college students are more likely to have stress problems.

D） How college students can handle their psychological problems.

Question 2

A） It is not easy to improve one's sleep habits.

B） It is not good for students to play video games.

C） Students who are better prepared generally get higher scores in examinations.

D） Making last-minute preparations for tests may be less effective than sleeping.

Drections:

 Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.

Question 3

A） Whether more airports should be built around London.

B） Whether adequate investment is being made to improve airport facilities.

C） Whether the British Airports Authority should sell off some of its assets.

D） Whether the Spanish company could offer better service.

Question 4

A） Inefficient management.

B） Poor ownership structure.

C） Lack of innovation and competition.

D） Lack of runway and terminal capacity.

Drections:

 Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.

Question 5

A） Report the nicotine content of their cigarettes.

B） Set a limit to the production of their cigarettes.

C） Take steps to reduce nicotine in their products.

D） Study the effects of nicotine on young smokers.

Question 6

A） The biggest increase in nicotine content tended to be in brands young smokers like.

B） Big tobacco companies were frank with their customers about the hazards of smoking.

C） Brands which contain higher nicotine content were found to be much more popular.

D） Tobacco companies refused to discuss the detailed nicotine content of their products.

Question 7

A） They promised to reduce the nicotine content in cigarettes.

B） They have not fully realized the harmful effect of nicotine.

C） They were not prepared to comment on the cigarette study.

D） They will pay more attention to the quality of their products.

Section B Conversation

Directions：

 In this section， you will hear two long conversations。

 At the end of each conversations you will hearfour questions。

 Both the conversations and the question-s will be spoken only once。

 After you hear a question。

 You

must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A），B），C）and D）。

 Then mark the correspondingletter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre。

Question 8

A） Indonesia.

B） Holland.

C） Sweden.

D） England.

Question 9

A） Getting a coach who can offer real help.

B） Talking with her boyfriend in Dutch.

C） Learning a language where it is not spoken.

D） Acquiring the necessary ability to socialize.

Question 10

A） Listening to language programs on the radio.

B） Trying to speak it as much as one can.

C） Making friends with native speakers.

D） Practicing reading aloud as often as possible.

Question 11

A） It creates an environment for socializing.

B） It offers various courses with credit points.

C） It trains young people's leadership abilities.

D） It provides opportunities for language practice.

Drections:

 Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

Question 12

A） The impact of engine design on road safety.

B） The role policemen play in traffic safety.

C） A sense of freedom driving gives.

D） Rules and regulations for driving.

Question 13

A） Make cars with automatic control.

B） Make cars that have better brakes.

C） Make cars that are less powerful.

D） Make cars with higher standards.

Question 14

A） They tend to drive responsibly.

B） They like to go at high speed.

C） They keep within speed limits.

D） They follow traffic rules closely.

Question 15

A） It is a bad idea.

B） It is not useful.

C） It is as effective as speed bumps.

D） It should be combined with education.

Section C Passages

Directions：

 In this section， you will hear three passages。

 At the end of each passage， you will hear three or fourquestions。

 Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once。

 After you hear a question， you must choose

the best answer from the four choices marked A），B），C）and D）。

Then mark the corresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre。

Drections:

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.

Question 16

A） The card got damaged.

B） The card was found invalid.

C） The card reader failed to do the scanning.

D） The card reader broke down unexpectedly.

Question 17

A） By covering the credit card with a layer of plastic.

B） By calling the credit card company for confirmation.

C） By seeking help from the card reader maker Verifone.

D） By typing the credit card number into the cash register.

Question 18

A） Affect the sales of high-tech appliances.

B） Change the lifestyle of many Americans.

C） Give birth to many new technological inventions.

D） Produce many low-tech fixes for high-tech failures.

Drections:

 Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

Question 19

A） They are set by the dean of the graduate school.

B） They are determined by the advising board.

C） They leave much room for improvement.

D） They vary among different departments.

Question 20

A） By consulting the examining committee.

B） By reading the Bulletin of Information.

C） By contacting the departmental office.

D） By visiting the university's website.

Question 21

A） They specify the number of credits students must earn.

B） They are harder to meet than those for undergraduates.

C） They have to be approved by the examining committee.

D） They are the same among various divisions of the university.

Drections:

 Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

Question 22

A） Students majoring in nutrition.

B） Students in health classes.

C） Ph.D. candidates in dieting.

D） Middle and high school teachers.

Question 23

A） Its overestimate of the effect of dieting.

B） Its mistaken conception of nutrition.

C） Its changing criteria for beauty.

D） Its overemphasis on thinness.

Question 24

A） To illustrate her point that beauty is but skin deep.

B） To demonstrate the magic effect of dieting on women.

C） To explain how computer images can be misleading.

D） To prove that technology has impacted our culture.

Question 25

A） To persuade girls to stop dieting.

B） To promote her own concept of beauty.

C） To establish an emotional connection with students.

D） To help students rid themselves of bad living habits.

　　PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）

　　SectionA

　　Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.

　　Contrarytopopularbelief,olderpeoplegenerallydonotwanttolivewiththeirchildren.Moreover,mostadultchildren_____（26）everybitasmuchcareandsupporttotheiragingparentsaswasthecaseinthe"goodolddays",androostolderpeopledonotfeel_____（27）.

　　About80%ofpeople65yearsandolderhavelivingchildren,andabout90%ofthemhave_____（28）contactwiththeirchildren.About75%ofelderlyparentswhodon'tgotonursinghomeslivewithin30minutesofatleastoneoftheirchildren.

　　However,_____（29）havingcontactwithchildrendoesnotguaranteehappinessinoldage.Infact,someresearchhasfoundthatpeoplewhoaremostinvolvedwiththeirfamilieshavethelowestspirits.Thisresearchmaybe_____（30）,however,asillhealthoftenmakesolderpeoplemore_____（31）andtherebyincreasescontactwithfamilymembers.Soitismorelikelythatpoorhealth,notjustfamilyinvolvement,_____（32）spirits.

　　Increasingly,researchershavebeguntolookatthequalityofrelationships,ratherthanatthefrequencyofcontact,betweentheelderlyandtheirchildren.Ifparentsandchildrenshareinterestsandvaluesandagreeonchildrearingpracticesandreligious_____（33）theyarelikelytoenjoyeachother'scompany.Disagreementsonsuchmatterscan_____（34）causeproblems.Ifparentsareangeredbytheirdaughter'sdivorce,dislikehernewhusband,anddisapproveofhowsheisraisingtheirgrandchildren,_____（35）arethattheyarenotgoingtoenjoyhervisits.

A.abandoned

B.advanced

C.biased

D.chances

E.commitment

F.dampens

G.dependent

H.distant

I.frequent

J.fulfillment

K.grant

L.merely

M.provide

N.understandably

O.unrealistically

　　SectionB

　　Directions:

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

CouldFoodShortagesBringDownCivilization?

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