20XX年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第2套)
Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on how to best handle the relationship between teachers and students. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Part II Listening Comprehension Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report 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 on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1. A) It tries to entertain its audience. B) It tries to look into the distance.
C) It wants to catch people’s attention. D) It has got one of its limbs injured.
(25 minutes)
2. A) It was spotted by animal protection officials. B) It was filmed by a local television reporter. C) Its videos were posted on social media. D) Its picture won a photography prize.
Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3. A) The distance travelled B) The incidence of road accidents. 4. A) Fewer people are commuting. B) Gas consumption is soaring.
C) The spending on gas.
D) The number of people travelling. C) Job growth is slowing down. D) Rush-hour traffic is worsening.
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5. A) He told a stranger the sad story about himself.
B) He helped a stranger to carry groceries to his car. C) He went up to a stranger and pulled at his sleeves. D) He washed a stranger’s car in return for some food. 6. A) He ordered a lot of food for his family. B) He gave him a job at his own company. 7. A) He works hard to support his family. B) He is an excellent student at school. Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation 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 on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 8. A) Attended an economics lecture. B) Taken a walk on Charles Street. 9. A) Treat a college friend to dinner. B) Make preparations for a seminar. 10. A) Gather statistics for his lecture. B) Throw a surprise birthday party.
C) Meet with Jonathan’s friends on the weekend. D) Join him in his brother’s birthday celebration. 11. A) By car.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
B) By train.
C) By taxi.
D) By bus.
C) Had a drink at Queen Victoria. D) Had dinner at a new restaurant. C) Attend his brother’s birthday party. D) Visit some of his high school friends. C) He raised a large sum of money for him. D) He offered him a scholarship for college. C) He is very good at making up stories. D) He has been disabled since boyhood.
12. A) Taking a vacation abroad. B) Reviewing for his last exam. 13. A) Preparing for his final exams. B) Negotiating with his boss for a raise. 14. A) Finish her term paper. B) Save enough money.
15. A) He has rich sailing experience. B) He speaks Spanish fluently.
Section C
C) Saving enough money for a rainy day. D) Finding a better way to earn money. C) Working part time as a waiter. D) Helping the woman with her courses. C) Learn a little bit of Spanish. D) Ask her parent’s permission. C) He is also eager to go to Spain. D) He is easy to get along with.
Directions: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you mast choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A) She went to the same university as her mother. B) She worked as a nurse in the First World War. C) She won the Nobel Prize two times. D) She was also a Nobel Prize winner.
17. A) She fought bravely in a series of military operations. B) She developed X-ray facilities for military hospitals. C) She helped to set up several military hospitals. D) She made donations to save wounded soldiers. 18. A) Both died of blood cancer. B) Both fought in World War I.
C) Both won military medals. D) Both married their assistants.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19. A) They were the first settlers in Europe. B) They were the conquerors of Norway. C) They discovered Iceland in the ninth century. D) They settled on a small island north of England. 20. A) It was some five hundred miles west of Norway. B) It was covered with green most time of the year. C) It was the Vikings’ most important discovery. D) It was a rocky mass of land covered with ice. 21. A) The Vikings, ocean explorations. B) The making of European nations.
C) The Vikings’ everyday life. D) The Europeans’ Arctic discoveries.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 22. A) Work hard for a better life. B) Make mistakes now and then.
C) Dream about the future. D) Save against a rainy day.
23. A) Teach foreign languages for the rest of his life. B) Change what he has for his past imaginary world. C) Exchange his two-story house for a beach cottage. D) Dwell on the dreams he had dreamed when young. 24. A) Criminal law. B) City planning.
25. A) Dream and make plans. B) Take things easy in life,
Part III Reading Comprehension Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word
(40 minutes)
C) Oriental architecture. D) International business. C) Be content with what you have. D) Enjoy whatever you are doing.
for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.
Technological changes brought dramatic new options to Americans living in the 1990s. During this decade new forms of entertainment, commerce, research, and communication became commonplace in the U. S. The driving force behind much of this change was a (n) 26 popularly known as the Internet.
The Internet was developed during the 1970s by the Department of Defense. In the case of an attack, military advisers suggested the 27 of being able to operate one computer from another terminal. In the early days, the Internet was used mainly by scientists to communicate with other scientists. The Internet 28 under government control until 1984.
One early problem faced by Internet users was speed. Phone lines could only transmit information at a 29 rate. The development of fiber-optic (光纤)cables allowed for billions of bits of information to be received every minute. Companies like Intel developed faster microprocessors, so personal computers could process the 30 signals at a more rapid rate. In the early 1990s, the World Wide Web was developed, in large part, for 31 purposes. Corporations created home pages where they could place text and graphics to sell products. Soon airline tickets, hotel 32 , and even cars and homes could be purchased online. Universities 33 research data on the Internet, so students could find 34 information without leaving their dormitories. Companies soon discovered that work could be done at home and 35 online, so a whole new class of telecommuters began to earn a living from home offices unshaven and wearing pajamas (睡衣). A) advantage B) commercial C) conservation D) equipped E) incoming F) innovation G) limited I) maintained J) occupations K) posted L) remained M) reservations N) submitted O) valuable
2017年12月英语四级真题和答案解析(第二套)
