2019年6月大学英语四级真题及答案解析完整版
Part I Writing(30 minutes)
请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分,之后将进行听力考试。 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a news report to your school newspaper on a volunteer activity organized by your Student Union to help elderly people in the neighborhood .You should write at least 120 words not more than 180 words.
【范文】
Young Volunteers Visited a Nursing Home
Volunteers from our university visited a nursing home located in Hangzhou on June 14th, which was highly appraised by the elderly there.
Upon the students’ arrival, tears of joy glistened in the seniors’ eyes when the young students presented them with well-prepared gifts. Then, the students talked to them one-on-one with kindness. Both the youth and the aged were willing to share their life stories, immersing in an atmosphere of joy. When it was time for the youngsters to leave, the elderly thanked them over and over again. And the volunteers expressed that they learned a lot and were all stunned by the optimism their elderly friends had for their future.
According to Winston Churchill, a British statesman, “we make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” The visit not only enriches the seniors’ daily life, but also provides the youth with an opportunity to learn some important life lessons from the elderly residents. By Aria, school newspaper
【点评】
写作试题是考查考生综合运用英语语言的能力,四级写作试题对考生的要求也越来越高。今年考查了新闻报道这一新的文章体裁,这也就意味着出题人更加强调学生把考场作文和真实生活中的写作联系在一起,对于学生观察生活的能力提出了更高的要求——注意到新闻的格式和内容安排的特点。一方面,新闻报道需要写出标题和落款,标题注意简洁明了,落款既要写出人名还要按照新闻报道的格式写出by sb.,最后还要写出所在的新闻机构。另一方面,在内容上,分三段进行写作,第一段写导语,点明事件的基本情况(时间、地点、事件、人物、目的或意义);第二段写经过(一般按照时间顺序进行书写,同时可以对其中一个小事进行特写,中间还可以穿插人物采访);第三段写对这一事件,人物的看法、想法和观点。
在体裁上虽然不同于以往四级命题的规律,但是万变不离其宗的是仍然把学生对英语语言能力的运用能力作为考查重点。综观近五年的四级写作命题趋势,无论是要说明理由、解释原因、阐明影响,第一段的功能始终都是引入,这跟新闻报道的第一段写导语是一致的,所以考生可以结合以往作文的行文思路作为切入点书写新闻报道。第二段是浓墨重彩的一段,而新闻报道与普通作文的区别是更侧重事实,所以要求考生在书写的时候只需要客观写出事情的起因、经过、结果即可。第三段无论是以往的作文还是新闻报道,都需要给出总结(对事件的看法和观点),在新闻报道的结尾段作出对事件的评价和写出所的感悟就可以了。
今年考查的话题是养老院、农场和当地小学,与考生的生活比较贴近,在写作时,列举的例子应较为典型,这样阅卷老师很容明白考生文中所描述的内容。同时,考生对这个例子也应很熟悉,能够熟练运用一些有关的词或短语,这样下笔时才会有话可说,从而将相关的背景知识与正确的语言表达有效地结合起来。这些话题与大学生的生活息息相关。这些话题对于考生而言都会有话可说,并且能够提出一定的看法和观点。
Part 2 Listening Comprehension(25 minutes)
本次四级听力难度适中,就听力文本的主题而言,难度略有下降。因为今年这套听力的内容和大学生生活较为贴近,主题以校园,生活类为主,没有难度较大的政治,经济,科技,科普之类的主题,因而,对听力较好的同学而言,应该会感受到比往年题目听到的生词少。
但题目设置上的难度并没有降低(没有题目,红色字体为猜测出题点)。由于目前还没有试卷选项,单就原文和出题位置来看,出题位置符合“头尾重点”“逻辑”处等考点,考生在应试时若把握好这这些内容,应能较快反应出对应的答案。
Section A News report 1
此篇新闻是关于一个从旧金山游到Alktrask岛屿的9岁男孩,首发于2016年1月美联社的报道。这属于社会新闻,是新闻中听懂难度较低的一种。但这篇新闻存在较多地点专有名词,可能会对考生在听力中造成影响。
1. 新闻主旨题。重点听开头前两句。 2. 新闻细节题。
A 9-year-old central California boy braved strong currents and cold water to swim from San Francisco to Alcatraz Island and back. A California television station Enfresno, reported Tuesday that Jim Savage, set a record as the youngest swimmer to make the journey to the former prison. The TV station reported that by completing the swim, the fourth grade student from Losbanios broke a record previously held by a 10-year-old boy. Jim said that waves in the San Francisco Bay hitting him in the face 30 minutes into this swim, made him want to give up. His father said, he had offered his son 100 dollars as a reward. To encourage his struggling son, he doubled it to 200 dollars. James pushed forward, making it to Alcatraz Island and back in a little more than 2 hours. Alcatraz is over a mile from the mainland.
Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1. What did the boy from central California do according to report? 2. What did the father do to encourage his son? News report 2
这篇新闻讲述了大家比较熟悉的事件,关于我国将取消晚婚假。内容生词较少,对于考生听懂的难度应该不高。 1. 考察新闻中“原因”要素。由于是此篇新闻的第一题,考点句仍然落在头两句。 2. 结尾处+转折处考点。
On the first January,new regulations were coming to a fact which eliminated an annual leave bonus for people who put off marriage until the age of 23 for women and 25 for men, the South China morning post reports. The holiday bonus was to design to encourage young people to delay getting married, in lines with China’s one-child policy, but with the policy now been abolished, this holiday incentive is no longer necessary.
The government says. In shanghai, the young couple at the registration office told the paper that they decided to register their marriage as soon as possible to take advantage of the existing policy. Because an extra holiday was a big deal for them. In Beijing, one registration office had about 300 couples seeking to get married the day after the changes were announced. Rather than the usual number, often between 70 and 80, but one lawyer tell the paper the changes still have to be adopted by local governments and this procedures take time, so people who are rushing for a marriage can relax.
Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3. What was purpose of the annual leave bonus of China? 4. What do we learn about the new regulations? New report 3
这篇新闻新西兰两个女佣创业,专门负责清理家庭聚会后的残局。 1. 主旨题。. 考点句位于开头处。3. 结尾考点。
Everyone loves a good house party, but the cleaning up in the next morning isn’t as enjoyable. Now however, a New Zealand based startup company aims to bring messy homes and even splitting headaches back to normal. The properly named startup Morning After Maids, was launched about 1 month ago in Auckland by room-maids Rebecca Folly and Catherine Ashers. Aside from cleaning up, the two will also cook breakfast and even get coffee and painkillers for recovering merrymakers. Although they are both gainfully employed, they did cleaning jobs into their nights and weekends which is when their service is in most demand anyway.
Besides being flatted with request from across the country, Folly and Ashers have also received request from the US and Canada to provide the services there, they are reportedly meeting with lawyers to see how best to take the business forward,
Question 5—7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5. what is the news report mainly about?
6. what is the common problem of the house party?
7. what are Rebecca Folly and Catherin Ashish planning to do? Long Conversation 1 长对话
这篇长对话生活类题材,话题也是大家非常熟悉的考驾照。是两人就男生的驾考进行对话,男生是对话的核心,回答女生的问题。
1. 细节题。答案在对话开头处。2. 细节题。3. 细节题。4. 细节题。
W: Carl, how did your driver’s theory exam go? It was yesterday, right?
M: Yes, I’ve prepared as much as I could. But I was so nervous since it was my second trial. The people who worked at the test center were very kind though. We had a little conversation which calmed me down a bit, and that was just what I needed. Then, after the exam, they printed out my result. But I was afraid to open it until I was outside. I was such a relief that I passed.
W: Congratulations! I knew you could do it. I think you underestimated how difficult it would be the first time, didn’t you? I hear a lot of people make that mistake and go in underprepared. But good job in passing the second time. I’m so proud of you. Now, all you have to do next is your road test. Have you had any lessons yet?
M: Yes, thanks. I’m so happy to be actually on the road now. I’ve only had two driving lessons so far, and my instructor is very understanding. So,I’m really enjoying it. I can’t wait for my next session. Although the lessons are rather expensive. 20 pounds an hour, and the instructor says I’ll need above 30—40 lessons in total, that’s what? 6—8 hundred pounds. So, this time, I’ll need to make a lot more effort, and hopefully, I’ll be successful the first time.
W: Well, good luck.
Questions 8—11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 8. What did the man do yesterday?
9. Why did he fail the exam the first time?
10. What does the man say about his driving lessons? 11. What does the man hope to do next? Long Conversation 2
这篇对话是校园场景类的对话,出现了很多往年校园场景类对话中出现过的词汇。对话内容是两个学生在讨论他们的学习和毕业后的工作。开头题,考点句就在第一轮对话的问句里。细节题,这轮对话是女生提问,男生回答,重点听男生说话,不难发现 only 所在的句子。细节题。和第二题同一轮对话,所以重点仍然是男生说自己,或者女生说对方的内容。最后一轮对话是男生提问,所以重点听女生。关注but转折后的内容。
M: Emma, I’ve got accepted to the university of Leads. Since you’re going to university in England, do you know how much it is for international students to study there?
W: Congratulations. Yes, I believe for international students, you’ll have to pay around 13,000 pounds a year, it’s just a bit more than the local students.
M: OK, that’s about 17,000 dollars for the tuition and fees. Anyway, I’m only going to be there for a year, doing my masters. So it’s pretty good. If I stayed in the ., it’d take 2 years, and cost at least 50,000 dollars in tuition alone. Also, I have a good chance of winning a scholarship at Leads, which would be pretty awesome, the benefit of being a music genius.
W: Yeah, I heard you are a talented piano player. So you are doing a post- graduate degree now? I’m still in my last year, graduating next June. Finally, I’ll be done with my studies, and could go on to earning lots of money.
M: Are you still planning on being a teacher? No money at that job then.
W: You’d be surprised, I’m still going to be a teacher. But the plan is to work at an international school overseas, after I get a year or so experience in England. It’s better paid, and I get to travel, which reminds me I’m late for my class, and I’ve got some documents I need to print out first. I’ve got to run.
Questions 12—15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. What does the man want to know? 13. What is the man going to do?
14. What might qualify the man for a scholarship at the leads university? 15. What is the woman planning to do after graduation?