2019年12月大学英语四级考试真题及参考答案完整版

1、2019年12月大学英语四级考试真题及参考答案完整版(第一套)PartIWriting(25minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoaforeignfriendwhowantstostudy.Pleaserecommendauniversitytohim.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.【参考范文】Dear,IamdelightedtohearthatyouaregoingtostudyinaChineseuniversity.

2、SinceyouhaveaskedformyadviceaboutchoosingwhichuniversityIwilltrytogiveyousomeusefulsuggestionshereItiswellknownthatPekingUniversityisagreatplacetolean.Thereareseveralfactorsaccountingforthischoiceandthefollowingarethemosttypicalones.Firstandforemost,PekingUniversityisoneofthetopuniversitiesinChinaan

3、dthebirthplaceofmanygreatminds.Therefore,itcanprovidehigh-qualityteachingresources,whichisessentialforaforeignlearner.Inaddition,BeijingisthecapitalofChinaandtherearevarioushistoricbuildings.TheyprovideforeignstudentstoknowChinesecultureandhistoryIhopeyouwillfindthesesuggestionshelpfulandwishyouallt

4、hebest!Yours,LiMing【参考译文】亲爱的露丝：得知你要来中国的大学学习，我很高兴。既然你针对大学的选择问题询问了我的看法，我将在这里给你提供一些有用的建议。众所周知，北京大学是学习的好地方。做出这种选择有多种原因，但以下是最典型的首先，北京大学是中国最顶尖的大学之一，这里也培养出了许多栋梁之才。因此，它可以提供高质量的教学资源，这对于外国学习者来说是最根本的。此外，北京是中国的首都，这里有各种各样的历史建筑。这些建筑能为外国学生提供了了解中国文化和历史的好机会。希望以上建议对你有帮助，祝一切顺利！诚挚的，李明PartnListeningComprehension(25minut

5、es)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerShe

6、et1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.QuestionsIand2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1A)ManyfacilitiesweredestroyedbyawanderingcowB) AwanderingcowknockeddownoneofitsfencesC) Sometouristswereinjuredbyawanderingcow.D)Awanderingcowwascapturedbythepolice2. A)Itwasshottodeathbyapoliceofficer.8) Itfou

7、nditswaybacktotheparkszooC)ItbecameagreatattractionfortouristsD)Itwassenttotheanimalcontroldepartment.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard3. A)ItisthelargestofitskindB) Itisgoingtobeexpanded.C) ItisdisplayingmorefossilspecimensD) Itisstaringanonlineexhibition.4. A)Acollectionofbirdf

8、ossilsfromAustralia.B) PhotographsofcertainrarefossilexhibitsC) SomeancientwallpaintingsfromAustraliaD) Picturesbywinnersofawildlifephotocontest.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard5A)PickuptrashB) AmusevisitorsC) DelivermessagesD) Playwithchildren6. A)TheyareespeciallyintelligentB)T

9、heyarechildrensfavoriteD)Theyarecleanandpretty7. A)ChildrenmaybeharmedbytherooksB) Childrenmaybetemptedtodroplitter.C) ChildrenmaycontractbirddiseasesD)ChildrenmayoverfeedtherooksSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Both

10、theconversationandthequestionsmarkedwillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesA),B)，C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard8. A)ItwillbeproducedatHarvardUn

11、iversityB)ItwillbehostedbyfamousprofessorsC)ItwillcoverdifferentareasofscienceD)Itwillfocusonrecentscientificdiscoveries9. A)ItwillbemorefuturisticB) ItwillbemoresystematicC) ItwillbemoreentertainingD) Itwillbeeasiertounderstand.10. A)Peopleinterestedinscience.B) YoungsterseagertoexploreC) Childreni

12、ntheirearlyteens11. A)OfferprofessionaladviceB) Providefinancialsupport.C) HelppromoteitontheInternet.D) Makeepisodesforitsfirstseason.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12. A)UnsureB) Helpless.C) ConcernedD) Dissatisfied.13. A)Heistooconcernedwithbeingperfect.B)Helosesheartwhe

13、nfacedwithsetbacksC)HeistooambitiousinachievinggoalsD)HetakesonprojectsbeyondhisabilityEmbarrassedB) UnconcernedC) MiserableD)ResentfulTrytobeoptimisticwhateverhappensB) ComparehispresentwithhispastonC) AlwayslearnfromothersachievementsD) TreatothersthewayhewouldbetreatedSectionCDirections:Inthissec

14、tion,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)and，D).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Que

15、stions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16. A)TheyhaveastrongersenseofsocialresponsibilityB) Theyaremorelikelytosucceedinthehumanities.C) TheyaremorelikelytobecomeD)Theyhavegreaterpotentialtobeleaders17. A)Praisegirlswholiketospeakupfrequently8) EncouragegirlstosolveproblemsontheirownC)Insi

16、stthatboysandgirlsworktogethermoreD)Respondmorepositivelytoboyscomments.18. A)Offerpersonalizedteachingmaterials.8) ProvideavarietyofoptionalcoursesPlacegreatemphasisontestscoresD)PayextraattentiontotopstudentsQuestions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19. A)ItoftenrainscatsanddogsB) Itseld

17、omrainsinsummertimeC) Itdoesnotrainasmuchaspeoplethink.D) ItisoneofthemostrainycitiesintheUS20. A)Theydrivemostofthetime8) Therainisusuallyverylight.C)TheyhavegotusedtotherainD)Theraincomesmostlyatnight.21. A)Ithasalotofplacesforentertainment.8) IthasneverseenthunderandlightingC)Ithasfewercloudydays

18、thananyothercoastalcity.D)Ithasmildweatherbothinsummerandinwinter.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22. A)ItoccurswhenpeoplearedoingarepetitiveactivityB) ItresultsfromexertingonesmusclescontinuouslyC) Ithappenswhenpeopleengageinanuncommonactivity.D) Itcomesfromstainingonesmusclesin

19、anunusualway23. A)Bloodflowandbodyheatincreaseintheaffectedarea.B) Bodymovementsintheaffectedareabecomedifficult.C) TheybegintomakerepairsimmediatelyD)Theygraduallybecomefragmented24. A)Aboutoneweek.8) AbouttwodaysC)AbouttendaysD)Aboutfourweeks25. A)Applymusclecreams.B) DrinkplentyofwaterC) Haveahot

20、showerD) Takepain-killers1-5ADCBC6-10BDABD11-15ADBDA16-20CCDCA21-25BDDABPartinReadingcomprehension(40minutes)Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemaking

21、yourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglethecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Finally,somegoodnewsaboutairplanetravel.Ifyouareonaplanewithasickpassenger.Yo

22、uareunlikelytogetsick.Thatisthe26ofanewstudythatlookedathowrespiratory(呼吸道)viruses27onairplanes.Researchersfoundthatonlypeoplewhowereseatedinindividualhadahighriskofcatchingtheillness.Allotherpassengershadonlyavery28chanceofgettingsickaccordingtothefindings.Mediareportshavenotnecessarilypresented.29

23、informationabouttheriskofgettinginfectedonanairplaneinthepast.Therefore,thesenewfindingsshouldhelpairplanepassengerstofeelless30tocatchingrespiratoryinfectionswhiletravelingbyair.Priortothenewstudy.litterwasknownabouttherisksofgetting31infectedbycommonrespiratoryviruses,suchasthefluorcommoncold,onan

24、airplane,theresearcherssaid.So,to32therisksofinfection,thestudyteamflewon10different33intheUs.34sideofapersoninfectedwithflu,aswellasthosesittingoneroeinfontoforbehindthisindividual,hadaboutan80personchanceofgettingsick.Butotherpassengerswere35safefrominfection.Theyhadalessthan3percentchanceofcatchi

25、ngtheflu.D)eitherH) largelyL) spreadA)accurateB)conclusionC)directlyE) evaluateF)explorationsG)flightsI)NearbyJ)respondK)SlimN)vividlyO)vulnerable26-30BLKAO31-35CEGDHSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneofth

26、eparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2ASouthKoreancitydesignedforthefuturetakesonalifeofitsownA)Gettingaroundacityisonething-andthentheresthem

27、atterofgettingfromonecitytoanotherOnevisionoftheperfectcityofthefuture:aplacethatofferseasyaccesstoairtravel.In2011,aUniversityofNorthCarolinabusinessprofessornamedJohnKasardapublishedabookcalledAerotropolis:TheWayWellLiveNext.Kasardasaysfuturecitiesshouldbebuiltintentionallyaroundornearairports.The

28、idea,ashehasputit,istoofferbusinessesrapidlong-distanceconnectivityonamassivescale.B)The18thcenturyreallywasawaterbome(水运的)century,the19thcenturyarailcentury.the20thcenturyahighway,car,truckcenturyandthe21stcenturywillincreasinglybeanaviationcentury,astheglobebecomesincreasinglyconnectedbyair,Kasard

29、asaysSongdo,acitybuiltfromscratchinSouthKorea,isoneofKasardasprimeexamples.Ithasexistedforjustfewyears.Fromtheget-go,itwasdesignedonthebasisofconnectivityandcompetitiveness，“saysKasada.ThegovernmentbuiltthebridgedirectlyfromtheairporttoSongdointernationalbusinessdistrict.Andthesurfaceinfrastructurew

30、asbuiltintandemwiththenewairport.”C） SongdoisastonesthrowfromSouthKoreasIncheonAirport,itsmaininternationalhub（枢纽）.Butittakesalotmorethananearbyairporttobeacityofthefuture.Justbuildingaplaceasaninternationalbusinessdistrictdoesntmeanitwillbecomeone.ParkYeonSooconceived（构想）thiscityofthefuturebackin19

31、86.HeconsidersSongdohisbaby.Iamavisionary,hesays.Thirtyyearsafterheimaginedthecity,Parksbabyiscloseto70percentbuilt,withpeoplelivinginthebusinessdistrictand90,000residentsingreaterSongdo.ItsaboutanhouroutsideSeoul,builtonreclaimedtidalflatsalongtheYellowSea,TheresacoastGuardbuildingandatalltradetowe

32、r,aswellasapark,golfcourseanduniversity.D） Chancesareyouveactuallyseenthisplace.SongdoappearsinthemostfamousmusicvideoevertocomeoutofSouthKorea.GangnamStylereferstothefashionableGangnamdistrictinSeoul.ButsomeofthevideowasfilmedinSongdo.Idontknowifyouremember,therewasasceneinasubwaystation.Thatwasnot

33、Gangnam.ThatwasactuallySongdo,saysJungWonSon,aprofessorofurbandevelopmentatLondonsBartlettSchoolofPlanning,Partofthereasontoshootthereisthatitsnewandnice.E） Thecitywassupposedtobeahubforglobalcompanies,withemployeesfromallovertheworld.Buthatsnothowithasturnedout.Songdosreputationisasafuturisticghost

34、town.Buttherealityismorecomplicated.Abridgewithbig,light-blueloopsleadsintothebusinessdistrict.Inthecenterofthemainroadtheresalonglineofflagsoftheworld.Onthecomer,theresaStarbucksanda7-Eleven-alloftheinternationalbrandsthatyouseeallovertheworldnowadays.F） Thecityisnotempty.Therearemotherspushingstro

35、llers,oldwomenwithwalkerseveninthemiddleoftheday.whenits90degreesout.ByunYoung-JinchairstheSongdorealestateassociationandstartedsellingpropertyherewhenthefirstphaseofthecityopenedin2005.Hesaysdemandhasboomedinthepastcoupleofyears.MostofhisclientsareKorean.Infact,thedevelopersays,99percentofthehomesh

36、erearesoldtoKoreans.Youngfamiliesmoveherebecausetheschoolsaregreat.Andthatstheproblem:SongdohasbecomeapopularKoreancitymorepopularasaresidentialareathanabusinessoneItsnotyetthefuturisticinternationalbusinesshubthatplannersimagined.Itsagreatplacetolive.Anditsbecomingagreatplacetowork,saysScottSummers

37、,thevicepresidentofGaleInternational,thedeveloperofthecity.Thefloor-to-ceilingwindowsofhiscompanysofficesoverlookSongdoCentralPark,withacanalfullofkayaksandpaddleboats.Shimmering（闪烁的）glasstowerslinethecanalsedge.G） Whatshappenedis,becausewefocusedoncreatingthatqualityoflifefirst,whichenabledtheresid

38、entstolivehere,whathasprobablymissedthemarkisforcompaniestolocatehere,hesays.Thereneedstobestrongeconomicincentives.Thecityisstillunfinished,anditfeelsabitlikeathemepark.Itdoesntfeelallthatfuturistic.Theresahigh-techundergroundtrashdisposalsystem.Buildingsareenvironmentallyfriendly.Everybodystelevis

39、ionsetisconnectedtoasystemthatstreamspersonalizedlanguageorexerciseclasses.H） ButStarTrekthisisnot.Andtosomeoftheresidents,Songdofeelshollow.Im,like:inprisonforweekdays.Thatswhatwecallitintheworkplace“saysawomaninher20s.Shedoesntwanttousehernameforfearofbeingfiredfromherjob.ShegoesbacktoSeouleverywe

40、ekend.MIsayImprison-breakingonFridaynights.Butshehastomaketheprisonbreakinherowncar.Theresnohigh-speedtrainconnectingSongdotoSeouLjustover20milesaway.I） ThemanwhofirstimaginedSongdofeelsfrustrated，too.ParksayshebuiltSouthKoreaaluxuryvehicle,likeMercedesorBMW.Itsagoodcarnow.Butwerewaitingforagooddriv

41、ertoaccelerate-Buttherearelotsofothergoodcarsoutthere,too.Theworldisdottedwithfuturistic,high-techcitiestryingtoattractthebiggestinternationalcompanies.J） Songdo?sbackerscontendthatitsstillearly,andbusinessspaceisfillingupabout70percentoffinishedofficesarenowoccupied.BrentRyan:whoteachesurbandesigna

42、tUT,saysSongdoprovesauniversalprinciple.Therehavebeenalotofutopian(乌托井的)citiesinhistory.Andthereasonwedontknowaboutalotofthemisthatalotofthemhavevanishedentirely.Inotherwords,whenitcomestocitiesranythingelseitishardtopredictthefuture.36. Songdospopularityliesmoreinitsqualityoflifethanitsbusinessattr

43、action.37. ThemanwhoconceivesSongdofeelsdisappointedbecauseithasfallenshortofhisexpectations.38. AsceneinapopularSouthKoreanmusicvideowasshotmSongdo.39. Songdostilllacksthefinancialstimulusforbusinessestosetupshopthere.40. Airplaneswillincreasinglybecomethechiefmeansoftransportation,accordingtoaprof

44、essor.41. Songdohasendedupdifferentfromthecityitwassupposedtobe.42. SomeofthepeoplewhoworkinSongdocomplainaboutboredomintheworkplace.43. Abusinessprofessorsaysthatafuturecityshouldhaveeasyaccesstointernationaltransportation.44. Accordingtoanurbandesignprofessor,itisdifficultforcitydesignerstoforesee

45、whathappenmthefuture.45. ParkYeonSo.WhoenvisionedSongdo,feelsaparentalconnectionwiththecity.【参考答案】36-40FIDGB41-45EHAJCSectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideontheb

46、estchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ThefifthlargestcityintheUSpassedasignificantsodataxproposalthatwilllevy(征税)centsperliquidounceondistributors.Philadelphiasnewmeasurewasapprovedbya13to4citycounci

47、lvote.Itsetsanewbarforsimilarinitiativesacrossthecounty.Itisproofthattaxesonsugarydrinkscanwinsubstantialsupportoutsidesuper-liberalareas.Untilnow,theonlycitytosuccessfullypassandimplementasodataxwasBerkeley,Califomia,in2014.Thetaxwillapplytoregularanddietsodas,aswellasotherdrinkswithaddedsugar,such

48、asGatoradeandicedteas.Itsexpectedtoraise$410millionoverthenextfiveyears,mostofwhichwillgotowardfundingauniversalpre-kindergartenprogramforthecity.Whilethecitycouncilvotewasmetwithapplauseinsidethecouncilroom,opponentstothemeasure,includingsodalobbyistsmadesharpcriticismsandapromisetochallengethetaxi

49、ncourt.“Thetaxpassedtodayunfairlysinglesoutbeverages-includinglow-andno-caloriechoices”,saidLaurenKane,spokeswomanfortheAmericanBeverageAssociation.Butmostimportantly,itisagainstthelaw.SowewillsidewiththemajorityofthepeopleofPhiladelphiawhoopposethistaxandtakelegalactiontostopit.Anindustrybackedanti

50、-taxcampaignhasspentatleastS4milliononadvertisements.Theadscriticizedthemeasure.characterizingitasaagrocerytax.”PublichealthgroupsapplaudedtheapprovedtaxasasteptowardfixingcertainlastinghealthissuesthatplagueAmericans.Themovetorecaptureasmallpartoftheprofitsfromanindustrythatpushesaproductthatcontri

51、butestodiabetes,obesityandheartdiseaseinpoorercommunitiesinordertoreinvestinthosecommunitieswillsurebeinspirationaltomanyotherplaces”,saidJimKrieger,executivedirectorofHealthyFoodAmerica.Indeed,wearealreadyhearingfromsomeofthem.“ItsnotjustBerkeleyanymore.”SimilarmeasuresinCaliforniasAlbany,Oakland,S

52、anFranciscoandColoradosboulderarebecominghot-buttonissuesHealthadvocacygroupshavehintedthatevenmoremightbecoming46. Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutthenewly-approvedsodataxinPhiladelphiaA) ItwillchangethelifestyleofmanyconsumersB) ItmayencourageotherUScitiestofollowsuit.C) Itwillcutsodaconsumptionamonglow

53、-incomecommunitiesD) Itmayinfluencethemarketingstrategiesofthesodabusiness47. WhatwilltheopponentsprobablydotorespondtothesodataxproposalA) Bargainwiththecitycouncil.B) Refusetopayadditionaltax.C) TakelegalactionagainstitD) Trytowinpublicsupport.48. Whatdidtheindustry-backedanti-taxcampaigndoaboutth

54、esodataxproposalA) IttriedtoarousehostilefeelingsamongconsumersB) IttriedtowingrocerssupportagainstthemeasureC) ItkeptsendinglettersofprotesttothemediaD) Itcriticizedthemeasurethroughadvertising49. WhatdidpublichealthgroupsthinkthesodataxwoulddoA) Alertpeopletotheriskofsugar-induceddiseases.B) Helpp

55、eopletofixcertainlong-timehealthissues.C) Addtothefundfortheirresearchondiseases.D) Benefitlow-incomepeopleacrossthecountry50. WhatdowelearnaboutsimilarmeasuresconcerningthesodataxinsomeothercitiesA)Theyarebecomingrathersensitiveissues.B) Theyarespreadingpanicinthesodaindustry.C) Theyarereducingthei

56、ncidenceofsugar-induceddiseases.D) Theyaretakingawaylotofprofitfromthesodaindustry.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Poppingfoodintothemicrowaveforacoupleofminutesmayseemutterlyharmless,butEuropesstockofthesequick-cookingovensemitasmuchcarbonasnearly7millioncars,anewstudyhasfoun

57、d.Andtheproblemisgrowing.Withcostsfallingandkitchenappliancesbecoming“statusitems,ownersarethrowingawaymicrowavesafteranaverageofeightyears.Thisispushingsalesofnewmicrowaveswhichareexpectedtoreach135millionannuallyintheEUbytheendofthedecadeAstudybytheUniversityofManchestercalculatedtheemissionsofco2

58、-themaingreenhousegasresponsibleforclimatechange-ateverystageofmicrowaves,frommanufacturetowastedisposal.“Itiselectricityconsumptionbymicrowavesthathasthebiggestimpactontheenvironment,saytheauthors.Theauthorsalsocalculatethattheemissionsfromusing19microwavesoverayeararethesameasthosefromusingacar.Accordingtothesamestudy,effortstoreduc