2017年大学英语四级真题试卷及答案

1、2017年大学英语四级真题试卷及答案2017年6月大学英语四级真题及答案(第一套)PartIWriting(25minutes)(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)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanadvertisementonyourcampuswebsitetosellacomputeryouusedatcollege.Youradvertisementmayineludeitsbrand,specifications/features,conditionandprice,andyourconta

2、ctinformation.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearquestions,youmust

3、choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1xx作答。Questions1to2arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Themaninthecarwasabsent-minded.Thetestdrivermadeawrongjudgement.2017年大学英语四级真题试卷及答案C)Theself

4、-drivingsystemwasfaulty.D)Thecarwasmovingatafastspeed.A)Theyhavedonebetterthanconventionalcars.Theyhavecausedseveralseverecrashes.Theyhaveposedathreattootherdrivers.Theyhavegenerallydonequitewell.Questions3to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Heworksatanationalpark.Heisaqueenbeenspecialist

5、.Heremovedthebeyondfromtheboot.Hedrovethebeesawayfromhiscar.A)TheywerelookingafterthequeenTheyweremakingalotofnoiseTheywerelookingforanewboxtoliveinTheyweredancinginauniquewayQuestions5to7arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Thediscoveryofanewspeciesofsnake2017年大学英语四级真题试卷及答案2017年大学英语四级真题试卷及答案

6、ThesecondtriptoasmallremoteislandThefindingof2newspeciesoffrogThelatesttestonrareanimalspeciesA)ApoisonoussnakeattackedhimonhisfieldtripHediscoveredararefogonadesertedAsnakecrawledontohisheadinhissleepHefellfromatallpalmtreebyaccidentA)FromitsgenesFromitslengthFromitsoriginFromitscolourSectionBDirec

7、tions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingle

8、linethroughthecentre.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.2017年大学英语四级真题试卷及答案8AThesecuritychecktakestimeHehastocheckalotofluggageHisflightisleavinginlessthan2hoursTheairportisalongwayfromthehotelA)IncashBycreditcardWithatravelerscheckWithhissmartphoneA)GivehimareceiptConfirmhisflig

9、htLookafterhisluggageFindaporterforhim11.A)SigningupformembershipofSHotelStayinginthesamehotelnexttimehecomesLoadingherluggageontotheairportshuttlePostingacommentonthehotelswebpageQuestions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.2017年大学英语四级真题试卷及答案2017年大学英语四级真题试卷及答案A)Heistheonlyboyinnisfamily

10、HebecomestearfulinwindHehasstoppedmakingterriblefacesHeishisteachersfavoritestudentA)TellhimtoplayinherbackyardDosomethingfunnytoamusehimGivehimsomecherrystonestoplaywithWarnhimofdangerbymakingupastoryA)TheycouldbreakppslegsTheycouldsometimesterrifyadultsTheycouldflyagainstastrongwindTheycouldknockp

11、punconsciousA)OnewouldgetaspotontheirtonguesiftheytoldaliedeliberatelyOnewouldhavetoshavetheirheadtoremoveabatintheirhairOnewouldgotoprisoniftheyputastamponupsidedownOnewouldhavecurlyhairiftheyatetoomuchstalebreadSectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassagesoflecturesortalksfollowedbythr

12、eeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Everythingseemedtobechanging.Peo

13、plewereformalanddisciplined.Peoplewereexcitedtogotravellingoverseas.ThingsfromtheVictorianeracamebackalive.A)WatchingTVathome.B)Meetingpeople.Drinkingcoffee.D)Tryingnewfoods.A)Hewasinterestedinstylishdresses.B)Hewasabletotakealotofmoney.C)Hewasastudentinthe1960s.Hewasamanfullofimagination.Questions1

14、9to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Theyavoidlookingatthem.Theyrunawayimmediately.Theyshowangerontheirfaces.Theymakethreateningsounds.A)Itturnstoitsownerforhelp.Itturnsawaytoavoidconflict.Itlooksawayandgetsangry,too.Itfocusesitseyesontheirmouths.A)Byobservingtheirfacialfeaturescarefully.Byfo

15、cusingonaparticularbodymovement.Bytakingintheirfacialexpressionsasawhole.Byinterpretingdifferentemotionsindifferentways.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Theyhavetolookforfoodandshelterunderground.Theytakelittlenoticeofthechangesintemperature.Theyresorttodifferentmeanstosurviveth

16、ebittercold.Theyhavedifficultyadaptingtothechangedenvironment.ATheyhavetheirweightTeducedtominimum.Theyconsumetheenergystoredbeforethelongsleep.Theycanmaintaintheirheartbeatatthenormalrate.Theycankeeptheirbodytemperaturewarmandstable.A)Bystayinginhidingplacesandeatingverylittle.Byseekingfoodandshelt

17、erinpeopleshouses.Bygrowingthickerhairtostaywarm.Bystoringenoughfoodbeforehand.A)Tostaysafe.B)Tosaveenergy.C)Tokeepcompany.D)Toprotecttheyoung.Part皿ReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoices

18、giveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices,Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions26to35arebasedonthefollo

19、wingpassage.Themethodformakingbeerhaschangedovertime.Hops(啤酒花)，forexample,whichgivemanyamodembeeritsbitterflavor,area(26)recentadditiontothebeverage.Thiswasfirstmentionedinrefereneetobrewingintheninthcentury.Now,researchershavefoundaingredientinresidue(残留物)from5,000-year-oldbeerbrewingequipment.Whil

20、ediggingtwopitsatasiteinthecentralplainsofChina,scientistsdiscoveredfragmentsfrompotsandvessels.Thedifferentshapesofthecontainerstheywereusedtobrew,filter,andstorebeer.Theymaybeancient“beer-makingtools,”andtheearliest(29evideneeofbeerbrewinginChina,theresearchersreportedintheProceedingsoftheNational

21、AcademyofSciences.2017年大学英语四级真题试卷及答案To(30)thattheory,theteamexaminedtheyellowish,dried(31)insidethevessels.Themajorityofthegrains,about80%,werefromcerealcropslikebarley(大麦),andabout10%werebitsofroots,lily,whichwouldhavemadethebeersweeter,thescientistssay.Barleywasanunexpectedfind:thecropwasdomestica

22、tedinWesternEurasiaanddidntbecomeafoodincentralChinauntilabout2,000yearsago,accordingtotheresearchers.Basedonthattiming,theyindicatebarleymayhave(34)intheregionnotasfood,butas(35)materialforbeerbrewing.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2xx作答A)ArrivedB)B)consumingE)indudjF)informingI)relativelyJ)remainsM)suggestN)surpris

23、ingC)C)directD)D)exclusivelyG)rawK)resourcesO)testH)reached1L)stapleSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonc

24、e.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.TheBlessingandCurseofthePeopleWhoNeverForgetAhandfulofpeoplecanrecallalmosteverydayoftheirlivesinenormous2017年大学英语四级真题试卷及答案斗亍、亠宀detailandafteryearsofresearch,neuroscientists(神经科学专家)arefinallybeginningt

25、ounderstandhowtheydoit.Formostofus,memoryisamessofblurredandfadedpicturesofourlives.Asmuchaswewouldliketoclingontoourpast,eventhesaddestmomentscanbewashedawaywithtime.AskNimaVeisehwhathewasdoingforanydayinthepast15years,however,andhewillgiveyouthedetailsoftheweather,whathewaswearing,orevenwhatsideof

26、thetrainhewassittingonhisjourneytowork.“Mymemoryislikealibraryofvideotapes,walk-throughsofeverydayofmylifefromwakingtosleeping,”heexplains.Veisehcanevenputadateonwhenthosetapesstartedrecording:15December2000,whenhemethisfirstgirlfriendathisbestfriends16thbirthdayparty.Hehadalwayshadagoodmemory,butth

27、ethrillofyoungloveseemstohaveshiftedagearinhismind:fromnowon,hewouldstartrecordinghiswholelifeindetail.“Icouldtellyoueverythingabouteverydayafterthat.”Needlesstosay,peoplelikeVeisehareofgreatinteresttoneuroscientistshopingtounderstandthewaythebrainrecordsourlives.Acoupleofrecentpapershavefinallyopen

28、edawindowonthesepeoplesextraordinaryminds.Andsuchresearchmightevensuggestwaysforusalltoreliveourpastwithgreaterclarity.“Highlysuperiorautobiographicalmemory”(orHSAMforshort)firstcametolightintheearly2000s,withayoungwomannamedJillPrice.EmailingtheneuroscientistandmemoryresearcherJimMcGaughoneday,shec

29、laimedthatshecouldrecalleverydayofherlifesincetheageof12.Couldhehelpexplainherexperiences?McGaughinvitedhertohislab,andbegantotesther:hewouldgiveheradateandaskhertotellhimabouttheworldeventsonthatday.Truetoherword,shewascorrectalmosteverytime.2017年大学英语四级真题试卷及答案GItdidnttakelongformagazinesanddocument

30、aryfilm-makerstocometounderstandher“totalrecall”，andthanktothesubsequentmediainterest,afewdozenothersubjects（includingVeiseh）havesincecomeforwardandcontactedtheteamattheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine.Interestingly,theirmemoriesarehighlyselfcentred:althoughtheycanremember“autobiographical”lifeeventsin

31、extraordinarydetail,theyseemtobenobetterthanaverageatrecallingimpersonalinformation,suchasrandom（任意选取的）listsofwordsNoraretheynecessarilybetteratrememberingaroundofdrinks,say.Andalthoughtheirmemoriesarevast,theyarestilllikelytosufferfrom“falsememories”.Clearly,thereisnosuchthingasa“perfect”memorythei

32、rextraordinarymindsarestillusingthesameflawedtoolsthattherestofusrelyon.Thequestionis,how?LawreneePatihisattheUniversityofSouthernMississippirecentlystudiedaround20peoplewithHSAMandfoundthattheyscoredparticularlyhighontwomeasures:fantasyproneness（倾向）andabsorption.Fantasypronenesscouldbeconsideredate

33、ndencytoimagineanddaydream,whereasabsorptionisthetendencytoallowyourmindtobecomefullyabsorbedinanactivitytopaycompleteattentiontothesensations（感受）andtheexperiences“Imextremelysensitivetosounds,smellsandvisualdetail,”explainsNicoleDonohue,whohastakenpartinmanyofthesestudies.“Idefinitelyfeelthingsmore

34、stronglythantheaverageperson.Theabsorptionhelpsthemtoestablishstrongfoundationsforrecollection,saysPatihis,andthefantasypronenessmeansthattheyrevisitthosememoriesagainandagaininthecomingweeksandmonths.Eachtimethisinitialmemorytraceis“replayed”,itbecomesevenstronger.Insomeways,youprobablygothroughtha

35、tprocessafterabigeventlikeyourweddingday,butthe2017年大学英语四级真题试卷及答案differeneeisthatthankstotheirotherpsychologicaltendencies,theHSAMsubjectsaredoingitdayin,dayout,forthewholeoftheirlives.NoteveryonewithatendeneytofantasisewilldevelopHSAM,though,soPatihissuggeststhatsomethingmusthaveeausedthemtothinkso

36、muehabouttheirpast.“Maybesomeexperieneeintheirehildhoodmeantthattheybeeameobsessed（着迷）withealendarsandwhathappenedtothem,”saysPatihis.ThepeoplewithHSAMIveinterviewedwouldeertainlyagreethatiteanbeamixedblessing.Ontheplusside,itallowsyoutorelivethemosttransformativeandenriehingexperienees.Veiseh,forin

37、stanee,travelledalotinhisyouth.Inhissparetime,hevisitedtheloealartgalleries,andthepaintingsarenowlodgeddeepinhisautobiographiealmemories.“Imaginebeingabletoremembereverypainting,oneverywall,ineverygalleryspaee,betweennearly40eountries，”hesays.“Thatsabigedueationinartbyitself.”Withthiseomprehensivekn

38、owledgeofthehistoryofart,hehassineebeeomeaprofessionalpainter.Donohue,nowahistoryteaeher,agreesthatithelpedduringeertainpartsofheredueation.“IeandefinitelyrememberwhatIlearnedoneertaindaysatsehool.Ieouldimaginewhattheteaeherwassayingorwhatitlookedlikeinthebook.”NoteveryonewithHSAMhasexperieneedthese

39、benefits,however.Viewingthepastinhighdefinitioneanmakeitverydiffieulttogetoverpainandregret.“Iteanbeveryhardtoforgetembarrassingmoments,”saysDonohue.“Youfeelthesameemotionsitisjustasraw,justasfresh.Youeantturnoffthatstreamofmemories,nomatterhowhardyoutry.么2017年大学英语四级真题试卷及答案Veisehagrees“Itislikehavin

40、gtheseopenwoundstheyarejustapartofyou,”hesays.Thismeanstheyoftenhavetomakeaspecialefforttolaythepasttorest.Bill,forinstanee,oftengetspainful“flashbacks”，inwhichunwantedmemoriesintrudeintohisconsciousness,butoverallhehaschosentoseeitasthebestwayofavoidingrepeatingthesamemistakes.“Somepeopleareabsorbe

41、dinthepastbutnotopentonewmemories,butthatsnotthecaseforme.Ilookforwardtoeachdayandexperiencingsomethingnew.”注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2xx作答。PeoplewithHSAMhavethesamememoryasordinarypeoplewhenitcomestoimpersonalinformation.FantasypronenesswillnotnecessarilycausepeopletodevelopHSAM.Veisehbegantorememberthedetailso

42、fhiseverydayexperiencesafterhemethisfirstyounglove.ManymorepeoplewithHSAMstartedtocontactresearchersduetothemassmedia.PeoplewithHSAMoftenhavetomakeeffortstoavoidfocusingonthepast.Mostpeopledonothaveclearmemoriesofpastevents.HSAMcanbebothacurseandablessing.Ayoungwomansoughtexplanationfromabrainscient

43、istwhenshenoticedherunusualmemory.44.SomepeoplewithHSAMfinditveryhardtogetridofunpleasantmemories.2017年大学英语四级真题试卷及答案45.ArecentstudyofpeoplewithHSAMrevealsthattheyareliabletofantasyandfullabsorptioninanactivity.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorun

44、finishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked,B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thephrasealmostcompletesitself:midlifecrisis.Itsthestageinthemiddleofth

45、ejourneywhenpeoplefeelyouthvanishing,theirprospectsnarrowinganddeathapproaching.Theresonlyoneproblemwiththecliche(套话)ltisnttrue.lnfact,thereisalmostnohardevideneeformidlifecrisisotherthanafewsmallpilotstudiesconducteddecadesago,”BarbaraHagertywritesinhernewbook,LifeReimagined.Thevastbulkoftheresearc

46、hshowsthattheremaybeapause,orashiftingofgearsinthe40sor50s,butthisshift“canbeexciting,ratherthanterrifying”.BarbaraHagertylooksatsomeofthefeaturesofpeoplewhoturnmidlifeintoarebirth.Theybreakroutines,because“autopilotisdeath”.Theychoosepurposeoverhappinesshavingaclearsenseofpurposeevenreducestherisko

47、fAlzheimersdisease.Theygiveprioritytorelationships,ascareersoftenrecede(逐渐淡化).LifeReimaginedpaintsapictureofmiddleagethatisfarfromgloomy.Midlifeseemslikethesecondbigphaseofdecision-making.Youridentityhasbeenformed;youvebuilt2017年大学英语四级真题试卷及答案upyourresources;andnowyouhavethecnaneetotakethebigriskspre

48、ciselybecauseyourfoundationisalreadysecure.KarlBarthdescribedmidlifepreciselythisway.Atmiddleage,hewrote,“thesowingisbehind;nowisthetimetoreap.Therunhasbeentaken;nowisthetimetoleap.Preparationhasbeenmade;nowisthetimefortheventureoftheworkitself.”Themiddle-agedperson,Barthcontinued,canseedeathinthedi

49、stanee,butmoveswitha“measuredhaste”togetbignewthingsdonewhilethereisstilltime.WhatBarthwrotedecadesagoiseventruertoday.PeoplearehealthyandenergeticIonger.Wehavepresidentialcandidatesrunningfortheirfirstterminofficeatage68,69and74.AIongerlifespanischangingthenarrativestructureoflifeitself.Whatcouldha

50、vebeenconsideredthebeginningofadescentisnowapotentialturningpointtheturningpointyouaremostequippedtotakefulladvantageof.Whatdoesthe“midlife注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2xx作答。46.authorthinkofthephrasecrisis？Ithasledtoalotofdebate.B)Itiswidelyacknowledged.C)ItisnoIongerfashionable.D)Itmisrepresentsreallife.HowdoesBar

51、baraHagertyviewmidlife?Itmaybethebeginningofacrisis.Itcanbeanewphaseofoneslife.2017年大学英语四级真题试卷及答案2017年大学英语四级真题试卷及答案C)Itcanbeterrifyingfortheunprepared.D)Itmayseeold-agediseasesapproaching.HowismidlifepicturedinthebookLifeReimagined?Itcanbequiterose.Itcanbeburdensome.Itundergoesradicaltransformation.

52、Itmakesforthebestpartofoneslife.AccordingtoKarlBarth,midlifeisthetimetorelaxB)tomaturetoharvestD)toreflectWhatdoestheauthorsayaboutmidlifetoday?Itismoremeaningfulthanotherstagesoflife.Itislikelytochangethenarrativeofoneslife,ItismoreimportanttothosewithaIongerlifespan.Itislikelytobeacriticalturningp

53、ointinoneslife.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.teinatwintersend.Soitsnosurprisethatculturesaroundtheworldcelebratespringbyhonoringtheegg.Sometraditionsaresimple,liketheredeggsthatgetbakedintoGreekEasterbreads.Otherselevatetheeggintoafancyart,liketheheavilyjewel-covered“eggs”th

54、atwerefavoredbytheRussiansstartinginthe19thcentury.OneancientformofeggartcomestousfromUkraine.Forcenturies,Ukrainianshavebeendrawingcomplicatedpatternsoneggs.Contemporaryartistshavefollowedthistraditiontocreateeggsthatspeaktotheanxietiesofourage:Lifeisprecious,anddelicate.Eggsare,too.“Theressomethin

55、gabouttheirdelicatenaturethatappealstome,”saysNewYorkercartoonistRozChast.Severalyearsago,shebecameinterestedineggsandlearnedthetraditionalUkrainiantechniquetodrawherverymodemcharacters.“Ivebrokeneggsateverystageoftheprocessfromtheverybeginningtothevery,veryend.”Buttheresanappealinthatvulnerability.

56、“Therespartofthissickeninghorrorofknowingyourewalkingontheedgewiththis,thatIkindoflike,knowingthatitcouldallfallapartatanysecond.”Chastsdesigns,suchasaworriedmanaloneinatinyrowboat,reflectthatdelicateness.TraditionalUkrainiandecoratedeggsalsospoketothosefears.Theelaboratepatternswerebelievedtoofferp

57、rotectionagainstevil.“Theresanancientlegendthataslongastheseeggsaremade,evilwillnotprevailintheworld,”saysJoanBrander,aCanadianegg-painterwhohasbeenpaintingeggsforover60years,havinglearnedtheartfromherUkrainianrelatives.Thetradition,datingbackto300B.C.,waslaterincorporatedintotheChristianchurch.Theo

58、ldsymbols,however,stillendure.Adecoratedeggwithabirdonit,giventoayoungmarriedcouple,isawishforchildren.Adecorated2017年大学英语四级真题试卷及答案eggthrownintothefieldwouldbeaWshforagoodharvest.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2xx作答。Whydopeopleinmanyculturesprizetheegg?Itisawelcomesignofthecomingofspring.Itistheirmajorsourceofprotein

59、inwinter.Itcaneasilybemadeintoaworkofart.Itcanbringwealthandhonortothem.Whatdowelearnaboutthedecorated“eggs”inRussia?Theyareshapedlikejewelcases.Theyarecherishedbytherich.Theyareheavilypaintedinred.Theyarefavoredasaformofart.Whyhavecontemporaryartistscontinuedtheeggarttradition?Eggsserveasanenduring

60、symbolofnewlife.Eggshaveanovalshapeappealingtoartists.Eggsreflecttheanxietiesofpeopletoday.Eggsprovideauniquesurfacetopainton.WhydoesChastenjoytheprocessofdecoratingeggs?ed.Shecanaddmultipledetailstothedesigntocommunicateheridea.Shealwaysderivesgreatpleasurefromdesigningsomethingnew.Sheisneversurewh