2019年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第一套)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(25minute

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

6、et1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.QuestionsIand2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1A)ManyfacilitiesweredestroyedbyawanderingcowB) AwanderingcowknockeddownoneofitsfencesC) Sometouristswereinjuredbyawanderingcow.D) Awanderingcowwascapturedbythepolice2. A)Itwasshottodeathbyapoliceofficer.B) Itfo

7、unditswaybacktothepark'szooC) ItbecameagreatattractionfortouristsD) Itwassenttotheanimalcontroldepartment.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard3. A)ItisthelargestofitskindB) Itisgoingtobeexpanded.C) ItisdisplayingmorefossilspecimensD) Itisstaringanonlineexhibition.4. A)Acollectio

8、nofbirdfossilsfromAustralia.B) PhotographsofcertainrarefossilexhibitsC) SomeancientwallpaintingsfromAustraliaD) Picturesbywinnersofawildlifephotocontest.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard5A)PickuptrashB) AmusevisitorsC) DelivermessagesD) Playwithchildren6. A)Theyareespeciallyintell

9、igentB) Theyarechildren'sfavoriteD)Theyarecleanandpretty7. A)ChildrenmaybeharmedbytherooksB) Childrenmaybetemptedtodroplitter.C) ChildrenmaycontractbirddiseasesD) ChildrenmayoverfeedtherooksSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfou

10、rquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard8. A)Itwillbeprod

11、ucedatHarvardUniversityB) ItwillbehostedbyfamousprofessorsC) ItwillcoverdifferentareasofscienceD) Itwillfocusonrecentscientificdiscoveries9. A)ItwillbemorefuturisticB) ItwillbemoresystematicC) ItwillbemoreentertainingD) Itwillbeeasiertounderstand.10. A)Peopleinterestedinscience.B) Youngsterseagertoe

12、xploreC) Childrenintheirearlyteens11. A)OfferprofessionaladviceB) Providefinancialsupport.C) HelppromoteitontheInternet.D) Makeepisodesforitsfirstseason.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12. A)UnsureB) Helpless.C) ConcernedD) Dissatisfied.13. A)Heistooconcernedwithbeingperfect

13、.B) HelosesheartwhenfacedwithsetbacksC) HeistooambitiousinachievinggoalsD) Hetakesonprojectsbeyondhisability14. A)EmbarrassedB) UnconcernedC) MiserableD) Resentful15. A)TrytobeoptimisticwhateverhappensB) ComparehispresentwithhispastonC) Alwayslearnfromothers'achievementsD) Treatothersthewayhewou

14、ldbetreatedSectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust,D).ThenchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSh

15、eet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16. A)TheyhaveastrongersenseofsocialresponsibilityB) Theyaremorelikelytosucceedinthehumanities.C) TheyaremorelikelytobecomeD) Theyhavegreaterpotentialtobeleaders17. A)PraisegirlswholiketospeakupfrequentlyB) Encou

16、ragegirlstosolveproblemsontheirownC) InsistthatboysandgirlsworktogethermoreD) Respondmorepositivelytoboys'comments.18. A)Offerpersonalizedteachingmaterials.B) ProvideavarietyofoptionalcoursesPlacegreatemphasisontestscoresD) PayextraattentiontotopstudentsQuestions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhave

17、justheard.19. A)ItoftenrainscatsanddogsB) ItseldomrainsinsummertimeC) Itdoesnotrainasmuchaspeoplethink.D) ItisoneofthemostrainycitiesintheUS20. A)TheydrivemostofthetimeB) Therainisusuallyverylight.C) TheyhavegotusedtotherainD) Theraincomesmostlyatnight.21. A)Ithasalotofplacesforentertainment.B) Itha

18、sneverseenthunderandlightingC) Ithasfewercloudydaysthananyothercoastalcity.D) Ithasmildweatherbothinsummerandinwinter.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22. A)ItoccurswhenpeoplearedoingarepetitiveactivityB) Itresultsfromexertingone'smusclescontinuouslyC) Ithappenswhenpeopleengag

19、einanuncommonactivity.D) Itcomesfromstainingone'smusclesinanunusualway23. A)Bloodflowandbodyheatincreaseintheaffectedarea.B) Bodymovementsintheaffectedareabecomedifficult.C) TheybegintomakerepairsimmediatelyD) Theygraduallybecomefragmented24. A)Aboutoneweek.B) AbouttwodaysC) AbouttendaysD) About

20、fourweeks25. A)Applymusclecreams.B) DrinkplentyofwaterC) HaveahotshowerD) Takepain-killers【参考答案】1-5ADCBC6-10BDABD11-15ADBDA16-20CCDCA21-25BDDABPartmReadingcomprehension(40minutes)Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgivenina

21、wordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglethecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Finally

22、,somegoodnewsaboutairplanetravel.Ifyouareonaplanewithasickpassenger.Youareunlikelytogetsick.Thatisthe26ofanewstudythatlookedathowrespiratory(呼吸道)viruses27onairplanes.Researchersfoundthatonlypeoplewhowereseatedinindividualhadahighriskofcatchingtheillness.Allotherpassengershadonlyavery28chanceofgettin

23、gsickaccordingtothefindings.Mediareportshavenotnecessarilypresented.29informationabouttheriskofgettinginfectedonanairplaneinthepast.Therefore,thesenewfindingsshouldhelpairplanepassengerstofeelless30tocatchingrespiratoryinfectionswhiletravelingbyair.Priortothenewstudy.litterwasknownabouttherisksofget

24、ting31infectedbycommonrespiratoryviruses,suchasthefluorcommoncold,onanairplane,theresearcherssaid.So,to32therisksofinfection,thestudyteamflewon10different33intheUs.34sideofapersoninfectedwithflu,aswellasthosesittingoneroeinfontoforbehindthisindividual,hadaboutan80personchanceofgettingsick.Butotherpa

25、ssengerswere35safefrominfection.Theyhadalessthan3percentchanceofcatchingtheflu.A)accurateB)conclusionC)directlyD)eitherE)evaluateF)explorationsG)flightsH)largelyI)NearbyJ)respondK)SlimL)spreadN)vividlyO)vulnerable【参考答案】26-30BLKAO31-35CEGDHSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewit

26、htenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2ASouthKoreancitydesignedforthef

27、uturetakesonalifeofitsownA) Gettingaroundacityisonething-andthenthere'sthematterofgettingfromonecitytoanotherOnevisionoftheperfectcityofthefuture:aplacethatofferseasyaccesstoairtravel.In2011,aUniversityofNorthCarolinabusinessprofessornamedJohnKasardapublishedabookcalledAerotropolis:TheWayWellLiv

28、eNext.Kasardasaysfuturecitiesshouldbebuiltintentionallyaroundornearairports.Theidea,ashehasputit,istoofferbusinesses"rapidlong-distanceconnectivityonamassivescale.B) "The18thcenturyreallywasawaterbome(水运的)century,the19thcenturyarailcentury.the20thcenturyahighway,car,truckcenturyandthe21stc

29、enturywillincreasinglybeanaviationcentury,astheglobebecomesincreasinglyconnectedbyair,KasardasaysSongdo,acitybuiltfromscratchinSouthKorea,isoneofKasarda'sprimeexamples.Ithasexistedforjustfewyears.Fromtheget-go,itwasdesignedonthebasisofconnectivityandcompetitiveness,“saysKasada.Thegovernmentbuilt

30、thebridgedirectlyfromtheairporttoSongdointernationalbusinessdistrict.Andthesurfaceinfrastructurewasbuiltintandemwiththenewairport."C）Songdoisastone'sthrowfromSouthKoreasIncheonAirport,itsmaininternationalhub（枢纽）.Butittakesalotmorethananearbyairporttobeacityofthefuture.Justbuildingaplaceasan

31、"internationalbusinessdistrictdoesn'tmeanitwillbecomeone.ParkYeonSooconceived（构想）thiscityofthefuturebackin1986.HeconsidersSongdohisbaby."Iamavisionary,"hesays.Thirtyyearsafterheimaginedthecity,Park'sbabyiscloseto70percentbuilt,with36.000peoplelivinginthebusinessdistrictand90,0

32、00residentsingreaterSongdo.It'saboutanhouroutsideSeoul,builtonreclaimedtidalflatsalongtheYellowSea,TheresacoastGuardbuildingandatalltradetower,aswellasapark,golfcourseanduniversity.D）Chancesareyou'veactuallyseenthisplace.SongdoappearsinthemostfamousmusicvideoevertocomeoutofSouthKorea.Gangnam

33、Style"referstothefashionableGangnamdistrictinSeoul.ButsomeofthevideowasfilmedinSongdo.Idon'tknowifyouremember,therewasasceneinasubwaystation.ThatwasnotGangnam.ThatwasactuallySongdo,saysJungWonSon,aprofessorofurbandevelopmentatLondon'sBartlettSchoolofPlanning,"Partofthereasontoshoot

34、thereisthatit'snewandnice.E) Thecitywassupposedtobeahubforglobalcompanies,withemployeesfromallovertheworld.Buthat'snothowithasturnedout.Songdosreputationisasafuturisticghosttown.Buttherealityismorecomplicated.Abridgewithbig,light-blueloopsleadsintothebusinessdistrict.Inthecenterofthemainroad

35、there'salonglineofflagsoftheworld.Onthecomer,there'saStarbucksanda7-Eleven-alloftheinternationalbrandsthatyouseeallovertheworldnowadays.F) Thecityisnotempty.Therearemotherspushingstrollers,oldwomenwithwalkerseveninthemiddleoftheday.whenit's90degreesout.ByunYoung-JinchairstheSongdorealest

36、ateassociationandstartedsellingpropertyherewhenthefirstphaseofthecityopenedin2005.Hesaysdemandhasboomedinthepastcoupleofyears.MostofhisclientsareKorean.Infact,thedevelopersays,99percentofthehomesherearesoldtoKoreans.Youngfamiliesmoveherebecausetheschoolsaregreat.Andthat'stheproblem:Songdohasbeco

37、meapopularKoreancitymorepopularasaresidentialareathanabusinessoneIt'snotyetthefuturisticinternationalbusinesshubthatplannersimagined.It'sagreatplacetolive.Andit'sbecomingagreatplacetowork,saysScottSummers,thevicepresidentofGaleInternational,thedeveloperofthecity.Thefloor-to-ceilingwindow

38、sofhiscompany'sofficesoverlookSongdoCentralPark,withacanalfullofkayaksandpaddleboats.Shimmering(闪烁的)glasstowerslinethecanal'sedge.G) "What'shappenedis,becausewefocusedoncreatingthatqualityoflifefirst,whichenabledtheresidentstolivehere,whathasprobablymissedthemarkisforcompaniestoloca

39、tehere,hesays.Thereneedstobestrongeconomicincentives."Thecityisstillunfinished,anditfeelsabitlikeathemepark.Itdoesn'tfeelallthatfuturistic.There'sahigh-techundergroundtrashdisposalsystem.Buildingsareenvironmentallyfriendly.Everybody'stelevisionsetisconnectedtoasystemthatstreamsperso

40、nalizedlanguageorexerciseclasses.H) ButStarTrekthisisnot.Andtosomeoftheresidents,Songdofeelshollow."I'm,like:inprisonforweekdays.That'swhatwecallitintheworkplace“saysawomaninher20s.Shedoesn'twanttousehernameforfearofbeingfiredfromherjob.ShegoesbacktoSeouleveryweekend.MIsayI'mpri

41、son-breakingonFridaynights."Butshehastomaketheprisonbreakinherowncar.There'snohigh-speedtrainconnectingSongdotoSeouLjustover20milesaway.I) ThemanwhofirstimaginedSongdofeelsfrustrated,too.ParksayshebuiltSouthKoreaaluxuryvehicle,"likeMercedesorBMW.It'sagoodcarnow.Butwe'rewaitingf

42、oragooddrivertoaccelerate-"Buttherearelotsofothergoodcarsoutthere,too.Theworldisdottedwithfuturistic,high-techcitiestryingtoattractthebiggestinternationalcompanies.J) Songdo?sbackerscontendthatit'sstillearly,andbusinessspaceisfillingupabout70percentoffinishedofficesarenowoccupied.BrentRyan:

43、whoteachesurbandesignatUT,saysSongdoprovesauniversalprinciple."Therehavebeenalotofutopian(乌托井的)citiesinhistory.Andthereasonwedon'tknowaboutalotofthemisthatalotofthemhavevanishedentirely."Inotherwords,whenitcomestocitiesranythingelseitishardtopredictthefuture.36. Songdo'spopularityl

44、iesmoreinitsqualityoflifethanitsbusinessattraction.37. ThemanwhoconceivesSongdofeelsdisappointedbecauseithasfallenshortofhisexpectations.38. AsceneinapopularSouthKoreanmusicvideowasshotmSongdo.39. Songdostilllacksthefinancialstimulusforbusinessestosetupshopthere.40. Airplaneswillincreasinglybecometh

45、echiefmeansoftransportation,accordingtoaprofessor.41. Songdohasendedupdifferentfromthecityitwassupposedtobe.42. SomeofthepeoplewhoworkinSongdocomplainaboutboredomintheworkplace.43. Abusinessprofessorsaysthatafuturecityshouldhaveeasyaccesstointernationaltransportation.44. Accordingtoanurbandesignprof

46、essor,itisdifficultforcitydesignerstoforeseewhathappenmthefuture.45. ParkYeonSo.WhoenvisionedSongdo,feelsaparentalconnectionwiththecity.【参考答案】36-40FIDGB41-45EHAJCSectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoi

47、cesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ThefifthlargestcityintheUSpassedasignificantsodataxproposalthatwilllevy(征税)1.5centsperliquidounceondistributors.Phila

48、delphia'snewmeasurewasapprovedbya13to4citycouncilvote.Itsetsanewbarforsimilarinitiativesacrossthecounty.Itisproofthattaxesonsugarydrinkscanwinsubstantialsupportoutsidesuper-liberalareas.Untilnow,theonlycitytosuccessfullypassandimplementasodataxwasBerkeley,Califomia,in2014.Thetaxwillapplytoregula

49、randdietsodas,aswellasotherdrinkswithaddedsugar,suchasGatoradeandicedteas.It'sexpectedtoraise$410millionoverthenextfiveyears,mostofwhichwillgotowardfundingauniversalpre-kindergartenprogramforthecity.Whilethecitycouncilvotewasmetwithapplauseinsidethecouncilroom,opponentstothemeasure,includingsoda

50、lobbyistsmadesharpcriticismsandapromisetochallengethetaxincourt.“Thetaxpassedtodayunfairlysinglesoutbeverages-includinglow-andno-caloriechoices”，saidLaurenKane,spokeswomanfortheAmericanBeverageAssociation.“Butmostimportantly,itisagainstthelaw.SowewillsidewiththemajorityofthepeopleofPhiladelphiawhoop

51、posethistaxandtakelegalactiontostopit.“Anindustrybackedanti-taxcampaignhasspentatleastS4milliononadvertisements.Theadscriticizedthemeasure.characterizingitasagrocerytax.PublichealthgroupsapplaudedtheapprovedtaxasasteptowardfixingcertainlastinghealthissuesthatplagueAmericans.“Themovetorecaptureasmall

52、partoftheprofitsfromanindustrythatpushesaproductthatcontributestodiabetes,obesityandheartdiseaseinpoorercommunitiesinordertoreinvestinthosecommunitieswillsurebeinspirationaltomanyotherplaces”，saidJimKrieger,executivedirectorofHealthyFoodAmerica.Indeed,wearealreadyhearingfromsomeofthem.“It'snotju

53、stBerkeleyanymore.SimilarmeasuresinCalifornia'sAlbany,Oakland,SanFranciscoandColorado'sboulderarebecominghot-buttonissuesHealthadvocacygroupshavehintedthatevenmoremightbecoming46. Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutthenewly-approvedsodataxinPhiladelphia?A) ItwillchangethelifestyleofmanyconsumersB) It

54、mayencourageotherUScitiestofollowsuit.C) Itwillcutsodaconsumptionamonglow-incomecommunitiesD) Itmayinfluencethemarketingstrategiesofthesodabusiness47. Whatwilltheopponentsprobablydotorespondtothesodataxproposal?A) Bargainwiththecitycouncil.B) Refusetopayadditionaltax.C) TakelegalactionagainstitD) Tr

55、ytowinpublicsupport.48. Whatdidtheindustry-backedanti-taxcampaigndoaboutthesodataxproposalA) IttriedtoarousehostilefeelingsamongconsumersB) IttriedtowingrocerssupportagainstthemeasureC) ItkeptsendinglettersofprotesttothemediaD) Itcriticizedthemeasurethroughadvertising49. Whatdidpublichealthgroupsthi

56、nkthesodataxwoulddo?A) Alertpeopletotheriskofsugar-induceddiseases.B) Helppeopletofixcertainlong-timehealthissues.C) Addtothefundfortheirresearchondiseases.D) Benefitlow-incomepeopleacrossthecountry50. Whatdowelearnaboutsimilarmeasuresconcerningthesodataxinsomeothercities?A) Theyarebecomingrathersen

57、sitiveissues.B) Theyarespreadingpanicinthesodaindustry.C) Theyarereducingtheincidenceofsugar-induceddiseases.D) Theyaretakingawaylotofprofitfromthesodaindustry.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Poppingfoodintothemicrowaveforacoupleofminutesmayseemutterlyharmless,butEurope'ss

58、tockofthesequick-cookingovensemitasmuchcarbonasnearly7millioncars,anewstudyhasfound.Andtheproblemisgrowing.Withcostsfallingandkitchenappliancesbecoming“status"items,ownersarethrowingawaymicrowavesafteranaverageofeightyears.Thisispushingsalesofnewmicrowaveswhichareexpectedtoreach135millionannuallyintheEUbytheendofthedecadeAstudybytheUniversityofManchestercalculatedtheemissionsofco2-themaingreenhousegasresponsibleforclimatechange-ateveryItiselectricitystageofmicrowaves,frommanufacturetowastedisposal.consumptionbymicrowavesthathasthebiggestimpactontheenvironment,"saytheauthors.Theauth