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四级第一套
2017年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第1套)
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonhowtobesthandletherelationshipbetweenparentsandchildren.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
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PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
1A)HergrandfatherC)HerfriendErika.
B)HergrandmotherD)Herlittlebrother.
2A)Bytakingpicturesforpassers-byC)Byworkingparttimeatahospital.
B)BysellinglemonadeandpicturesD)Byaskingforhelponsocialmedia.
Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
3A)Testingtheefficiencyofthenewsolarpanel.
B)Providingcleanenergytofivemillionpeople.
C)Generatingelectricpowerforpassingvehicles.
D)Findingcheaperwaysofhighwayconstruction.
4A)Theyaremadefromcheapmaterials.
B)Theyareonlyabouthalfaninchthick.
C)Theycanbelaidrightontopofexistinghighways.
D)Theycanstandthewearandtearofnaturalelements.
Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
5A)ThelackofcluesaboutthespeciesC)Endlessfightingintheregion.
B)InadequatefundingforresearchD)Thehazardsfromthedesert.
6A)Toobservethewildlifeinthetwonationalparks.
B)TostudythehabitatoflionsinSudanandEthiopia.
C)Toidentifythereasonsforthelions,disappearance.
D)Tofindevidenceoftheexistenceofthe“lostlions”.
7A)Lions’tracksC)Somecampingfacilities.
B)LionswalkingD)Trapssetbylocalhunters.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
8A)AspecialgiftfromthemanC)Acallfromherdad.
B)HerweddinganniversaryD)Her“luckybirthday”.
9A)ThrewherasurprisepartyC)Boughtheragoldnecklace.
B)TookheronatripoverseasD)Gaveherabigmodelplane.
10A)Whatherhusbandandthemanareupto.
B)Whathasbeentroublingherhusband.
C)Thetripherhusbandhasplanned.
D)Thegiftherhusbandhasbought.
11A)Hewantstofindoutaboutthecouple’sholidayplan.
B)Heiseagertolearnhowthecouple’sholidayturnsout.
C)Hewilltellthewomanthesecretifherhusbandagrees.
D)Hewillbegladtobeaguideforthecouple’sholidaytrip.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12A)Theytaketherival’sattitudeintoaccount.
B)Theyknowwhentoadoptatoughattitude.
C)Theyseetheimportanceofmakingcompromises.
D)Theyaresensitivetothedynamicsofanegotiation.
13A)TheyknowwhentostopC)Theyknowwhentomakecompromises.
B)TheyknowhowtoadaptD)Theyknowhowtocontroltheiremotion.
14A)TheyarepatientC)Theyaregoodatexpression.
B)TheylearnquicklyD)Theyupholdtheirprinciples.
15A)ClarifyitemsofnegotiationC)Gettoknowtheotherside.
B)Makeclearone’sintentionsD)Formulateone’sstrategy.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16A)HowspaceresearchbenefitspeopleonEarth.
B)WhentheInternationalSpaceStationwasbuilt.
C)Howmanyspaceshuttlemissionstherewillbe.
D)WhenAmerica’searliestspaceprogramstarted.
17A)Theytriedtomakebestuseofthelatesttechnology.
B)Theytriedtomeetastronauts’specificrequirements.
C)Theydevelopedobjectsforastronautstouseinouterspace.
D)Theyaccuratelycalculatedthespeedoftheorbitingshuttles.
18A)TheyareexpensivetomakeC)Theywerefirstmadeinspace.
B)TheyareextremelyaccurateD)Theywereinventedinthe1970s.
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19A)Everythingwasnaturalandgenuinethen.
B)Peoplehadplentyoflandtocultivatethen.
C)Itmarkedthebeginningofsomethingnew.
D)ItwaswhenherancestorscametoAmerica.
20A)TheywereknowntobecreativeC)Theyhadallkindsofentertainment.
B)TheyenjoyedlivingalifeofeaseD)Theybelievedinworkingforgoals.
21A)ChattingwithherancestorsC)Furnishinghercountryhouse.
B)DoingneedleworkbythefireD)Polishingallthesilverwork.
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22A)SitdownandtrytocalmyourselfC)Useamaptoidentifyyourlocation.
B)CallyourfamilyorfriendsforhelpD)Trytofollowyourfootprintsback.
23A)Youmayendupenteringawonderland.
B)Youmaygetdrownedinasuddenflood.
C)Youmayexposeyourselftounexpecteddangers.
D)Youmayfindawayoutwithoutyourknowingit.
24A)WalkuphillC)Startafire.
B)LookforfoodD)Waitpatiently.
25A)CheckthelocalweatherC)Prepareenoughfoodanddrink.
B)FindamapandacompassD)Informsomebodyofyourplan.
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Aratorpigeonmightnotbetheobviouschoicetotendtosomeonewhoissick,butthesecreatureshavesome26skillsthatcouldhelpthetreatmentofhumandiseases.
Pigeonsareoftenseenasdirtybirdsandanurban27,buttheyarejustthelatestinalonglineofanimalsthathavebeenfoundtohaveabilitiestohelphumans.Despitehavingabrainnobiggerthanthe28ofyourindexfinger,pigeonshaveaveryimpressive29memory.Recentlyitwasshownthattheycouldbetrainedtobeasaccurateashumansatdetectingbreastcancerinimages.
Ratsareoften30withspreadingdiseaseratherthan31it,butthislong-tailedanimalishighly32.Insidearat’snoseareupto1,000differenttypesofolfactoryreceptors(嗅觉感受器),whereashumansonlyhave100to200types.Thisgivesratstheabilitytodetect
33smells.Asaresult,someratsarebeingputtoworktodetectTB(肺结核).Whentheratsdetectthesmell,theystopandrubtheirlegsto34asampleisinfected.
Traditionally,ahundredsampleswouldtakelabtechniciansmorethantwodaysto35,butforaratittakeslessthan20minutes.Thisratdetectionmethoddoesn’trelyonspecialistequipment.Itisalsomoreaccurate—theratsareabletofindmoreTBinfectionsand,therefore,savemorelives.
A)associatedI)slight
B)examineJ)specify
C)indicateK)superior
D)nuisanceL)suspicious
E)peakM)tip
F)preventingN)treated
G)prohibitingO)visual
H)sensitive
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
DoIn-ClassExamsMakeStudentsStudyHarder?
Researchsuggeststheymaystudymorebroadlyfortheunexpectedratherthansearchforanswers.
A)Ihavealwaysbeenapoortest-taker.SoitmayseemratherstrangethatIhavereturnedtocollegetofinishthedegreeIleftundonesomefourdecadesago.IammakingmywaythroughColumbiaUniversity,surroundedbystudentswhoquicklysupplytheverbalanswerwhileIamstillprocessingthequestion.
B)Sincethereisnowayformetoavoidexams,Iamcurrentlyquestioningwhatkindarethemosttaxingandultimatelybeneficial.Ihavealreadysweatedthroughnumerousin-classmidtermsandfinals,andnowIhaveaprofessorwhoissuestake-homeones.IwasexcitedwhenIlearnedthis,figuringIhadafullweektodotheresearch,readthetexts,andwriteitallup.Infact,Iwasstillrewritingmymidtermthemorningitwasdue.TosayIhadlostthethreadisputtingitmildly.
C)AsIwassufferingthroughmyweekofanxiety,overthinkingthematerialandguessingmygraspofit,Ididsomeofmyownpollingamongstudentsandprofessors.DavidEisenbach,whoteachesapopularclassonU.S.presidentsatColumbia,prefersthein-classvariety.Hebelievesstudentsult
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