大学英语四级真题及答案(多套题及详解)

大学英语四级真题及答案（多套题及翻译）CET4

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareaIIowed30minutestowriteashortessayon

thefollowingtopic.YoushouIdwriteatIeast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

题目一,：Supposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisityourcampus,what

isthemostinterestingpIaceyouwouIdIiketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy?

假设你的一位外国朋友来参观你的校园，你最感兴趣的地方想带他/她去看？为什么？

题目二：Supposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisityourhometown,what

isthemostinterestingpIaceyouwouIdIiketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy?

假设你的一位外国朋友来参观你的家乡，你最感兴趣的地方想带他/她去看？为什么？

题目三：SupposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisitChina,whatisthe

mostinterestingpIaceyouwouIdIiketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy?

假设你的一位外国朋友来参观中国，你最感兴趣的地方想带他/她去看？为什么？

Part11ListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwiIIhear8shortconversationsand2Iong

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswiIIbeasked

aboutwhatwassaid.BoththeconversationandthequestionswiIIbespokenonIyonce.

AftereachquestiontherewiIIbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthe

correspondingIetteronAnswerSheet1withasingleIinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1.A.SeeadoctoraboutherstrainedshouIder

B.UseaIaddertoheIpherreachthetea.

C.RepIacethecupboardwithanewone.

D.PIacetheteaonaIowersheIfnexttime.

1.W:Ican'tseemtoreachtheteaatthebackofthecupboardo

M:Oh…Whydon'tyouusetheIadder?Youmightstrainyourshouldero

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

2.A.AtMaryJohnson'sB.InanexhibitionhaII

C.Atapainter'sstudio.D.OutsideanartgaIIery.

2.W:Sineeit'srainingsohard,let'sgoandseethenewexhibitso

,

M:Thatsagoodidea.MaryJohnsonisoneofmyfavoritepainterso

Q:WheredoestheconversationmostprobabIytakepIace?

3.A.TheteacherevaIuatedIacksteachingexperience.

B.Shedoesnotquiteagreewithwhatthemansaid.

C.ThemanhadbettertaIkwiththestudentshimself.

D.NewstudentsusuaIIycannotofferafairevaIuation.

3.M：IhearthestudentsgavethenewteacheranunfairevaIuationo

W:Itdependsonwhichstudentyouaretalkingabouto

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

4.A.HeheIpedDorisbuildupthefurniture.

B.DorisheIpedhimarrangethefurniture.

C.DorisfixedupsomeofthebooksheIves.

D.HewasgoodatassembIingbooksheIves.

4.W:ItmusthavetakenyouaIongtimetofixupaIIthesebooksheIveso

M:Itwasn'ttoobad.IgotDoristodosomeofthemo

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

5.A.Hedoesn'tgetonwiththeothers.

B.Hedoesn'tfeeIateaseinthefirm.

C.HehasbeentakenforafooI.

D.Hehasfoundabetterposition.

5.W:Rod,Ihearyou'IIbeIeavingattheendofthismonth.Isittrue?

M:Yeah.I'vebeenofferedamuchbetterpositionwithanotherfirm.I'dbea

fooItoturnitdowno

Q:Whyisthemanquittinghisjob?

6.A.TheyshouIdfinishtheworkassoonaspossibIe.

B.HewiIIcontinuetoworkinthegardenhimself.

C.Heistiredofdoinggardeningonweekends.

D.Theycanhireagardenertodothework.

6.W:IhonestIydon'twanttocontinuethegardeningtomorrow,Tony?

M:NeitherdoI.ButIthinkweshouIdgetitoverwiththisweekendo

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

7.A.Themanhastogetridoftheusedfurniture.

B.Theman'sapartmentisreadyforrent.

C.ThefurnitureiscoveredwithIotsofdust.

D.Thefurniturethemanboughtisinexpensive.

7.W:You'veaIreadyfurnishedyourapartment?

M:Ifoundsomeusedfurniturethatwasdirtcheapo

Q:WhatdoweIearnfromtheconversation?

8.A.ThemanwiIIgivethemechanicacall.

B.Thewomaniswaitingforacall.

C.Thewomanisdoingsomerepairs.

D.Themanknowsthemechanicverywell.

8.W:Hasthemechaniccalledthebusrepairers?

M:Notyet.1'IIIetyouknowwhenhecalIso

Q:WhatdoweIearnfromtheconversation?

9.A.Shehadajobinterviewtoattend.

B.Shewasbusyfinishingherproject.

C.Shehadtoattendanimportantmeeting.

D.Shewasinthemiddleofwritinganessay.

Question:9.Whycouldn'tthewoman'sroommateattendtheShakespeareanEngIish

cIassthatafternoon?

W:Nothing,it'sjustthatshesubmittedajobappIicationyesterdayandthe

companyaskedherinforaninterviewtoday.She'safraidshewon,tbeabIetoattend

yourcIassthisafternoonthough.I'mcaIIingtoseewhetheritwouIdbeOKifIgave

youheressay.Janetsaidit'sduetodayo

10.A.AccompanyherroommatetothecIassroom.

B.Handinherroommate'sappIicationform.

C.Submitherroommate,sassignment.

D.HeIpherroommatewithherreport.

Question:10.Whatfavoristhewomangoingtodoforherroommate?

11.A.WhereDr.Ellis'sofficeisIocated.

B.WhenDr.EllisIeaveshisoffice.

C.DirectionstothecIassroombuiIding.

D.Dr.Ellis'sscheduIefortheafternoon.

Question:11.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknowattheendoftheconversation?

W:Fine,pIeaseteIIherI'IIbethereat4:00.AndDr.Ellis,onemorething,

couIdyouteIImewhereyourofficeis?JanettoIdmewhereyourcIassis,butshe

didn'tgivemedirectionstoyourofficeo

12.A.HefinditratherstressfuI.

B.Heisthinkingofquittingit.

C.HecanhandIeitquitewell.

D.Hehastoworkextrahours.

Question:12.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisjob?

M:Notbad,Jane.I'minvoIvedinseveraIprojectsandit'saIongworkingday.

ButI'musedtothatsoitdoesn'tbothermetoomucho

13.A.The6:00oneB.The6:30one.C.The7:00oneD.The7:30one

Question:13.Whichtraindoesthemantaketoworkeveryday?

M:ItwasterribIeatfirst,especiaIIygettingupbeforedawntocatchthat6:30

train.Butit'sbearabIenowthatI'musedtoit。

14.A.ItisanawfuIwasteoftime.

B.HefindsitratherunbearabIe.

C.ThetimeonthetrainisenjoyabIe.

D.Itissomethingdifficulttogetusedto.

Question:14.HowdoesthemanfeeIaboutcommutingtoworkeverydaynow?

W:Don'tyouthinkit'sanawfuIwasteoftime?Icouldn'tbeartospendthree

hourssittinginatraineverydayo

M:IusedtofeeIthesameasyou.ButnowIquiteenjoyit。

15.A.Readingnewspaper.

B.Chattingwithfriends.

C.Listeningtothedailynews.

D.PIanningtheday'swork.

Question:15.Howdoesthemanspendhistimeonthemorningtrain?

W:Howdoyoupassthetime?Doyoubringsomeworkwithyoutodoonthetrain?

M：Ah,that?sagoodquestion.Inthemorning,Ijustsitincomfortandread

thepaperstocatchupwiththenews.Onthewayhomeatnight,IreIaxwithagood

bookorchatwithfriendsorevenhaveagameofbridge。

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwiIIhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearsomequestions.BoththepassageandthequestionswiIIbespoken

onIyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingIetteronAnswerSheet

1withasingleIinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

16.A)IgnoresmaIIdetaiIswhilereading.

B)ReadatIeastseveraIchaptersatonesitting.

C)DeveIopahabitofreadingcritically.

D)Getkeyinformationbyreadingjustonceortwice.

Question:16.WhatshouIdAmericancoIIegestudentsdotocopewiththeirheavy

readingassignments?

17.A)Chooseone'sownsystemofmarking.

B)UnderIinethekeywordsandphrases.

C)MakeasfewmarksaspossibIe.

D)HighIightdetaiIsinaredcoIor.

Question:17.Whatsuggestiondoesthespeakergiveaboutmarkingatextbook?

18.A)ByreadingthetextbookscarefuIIyagain.

B)ByreviewingonIythemarkedparts.

C)Byfocusingonthenotesinthemargins.

D)BycomparingnoteswiththeircIassmates.

Question:18.HowshouIdstudentsprepareforanexamaccordingtothespeaker?

PassageTwo

Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)ThesIeepapersonneedsvariesfromdaytoday.

B)TheamountofsIeepforeachpersonissimilar.

C)OnecangetbywithacoupIeofhoursofsIeep.

D)EverybodyneedssomesIeepforsurvivaI.

Question:19.WhatistakenforgrantedbymostpeopIe?

20.A)Itisamade-upstory.

B)Itisbeyondcure.

C)Itisarareexception.

D)Itisduetoanaccident.

Question:20.WhatdodoctorsthinkofAlHerpin'scase?

21.A)HisextraordinaryphysicaIcondition.

B)Hismother'sinjuryjustbeforehisbirth.

C)TheuniquesurroundingsofhisIivingpIace.

D)Theresthegotfromsittinginarockingchair.

Question:21.WhatcouIdhaveaccountedforAlHerpin'ssIeepIessness?

PassageThree

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

22.A)SheinvestedinstocksandsharesonWaIIStreet.

B)SheIearnedtowriteforfinanciaInewspapers.

C)ShedeveIopedastronginterestinfinance.

D)ShetenderIyIookedafterhersickmother.

Question:22.WhatdoweIearnaboutHettyGreenasachiId?

23.A)ShemadeawiseinvestmentinreaIestate.

B)ShesoIdtherestaurantwithasubstantiaIprofit.

C)Shegot1.5milliondoIIarsfromherex-husband.

D)Sheinheritedabigfortunefromherfather.

Question:23.HowdidHettyGreenbecomerichovernight

24.A)ShewasextremeIymeanwithhermoney.

B)ShewasdishonestinbusinessdeaIings.

C)ShefrequentIyiII-treatedherempIoyees.

D)Sheabusedanimalsincludingherpetdog.

Question:24.WhywasHettyGreenmuchhated?

25.A)Shemadeabigfortunefromwiseinvestment.

B)Shebuiltahospitalwithhermother,smoney.

C)Shemadehugedonationstocharities.

D)Shecarriedonherfamily'stradition.

Question:25.WhatdoweIearnaboutHetty'sdaughter?

SectionC

Direction:Inthesection,youwiIIhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassage

isreadforthefirsttime,youshouIdIistencarefuIIyforitsgeneraIidea.When

thepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillinthebIankswith

theexactwordsyouhavejustheard.FinalIy,whenthepassageisreadforthethird

time,youshouIdcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

AmongthekindsofsociaIgesturesmostsignificantforsecond_1anguageteachers

arethosewhichare___(26)____informbutdifferentinmeaninginthetwocuItures.

ForexampIe,aCoIombianwhowantssomeoneto___(27)____himoftensignaIswithahand

movementinwhichaIIthefingersofonehand,cupped,pointdownwardastheymove

rapidly___(28)___.SpeakersorEngIishhaveasimiIargesturethroughthehandmay

notbecuppedandthefingersmaybeheIdmoreIooseIy,butforthemthegesturemeans

goodbyeorgoaway,quitethe___(29)____oftheCoIombiangesture.Again,inCoIombian,

aspeakerofEngIishwouIdhavetoknowthatwhenhe___(30)____heighthemostchoose

betweendifferentgesturesdependingonwhetherheis___(31)____ahumanbeingoran

animal.Ifhekeepsthepalmofthehand___(32)____thefIoor,ashewouIdinhisown

cuIturewhenmakingknowntheheightofachiId,forexampIe,hewiIIveryIikeIybe

greetedbyIaughter,inCoIombiathisgestureis___(33)____forthedescriptionof

animals.InordertodescribehumanbeingsheshouIdkeepthepaImofhishand

___(34)____tothefIoor.Substitutionsofonegesturefortheotheroftencreatenot

onIyhumorousbutaIso___(35)____moment.InbothoftheexampIesabove,speakersfrom

twodifferentcuItureshavethesamegesture,physicaIIy,butitsmeaningdiffers

sharpIy.

Part11IReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenbIanks.Youarerequired

toseIectonewordforeachbIankfromaIistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowing

thepassage.ReadthepassagethroughcarefuIIybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoice

inthebankisidentifiedbyaIetter.PIeasemarkthecorrespondingIetteronAnswer

Sheet2withasingleIinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsin

thebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

GIobaIwarmingisatrendtowardwarmerconditionsaroundtheworId.Partofthe

warmingisnaturaI;wehaveexperienceda20,000-year_1ongwarmingastheIastice

ageendedandtheice_36away,However,wehaveaIreadyreachedtemperaturesthat

arein_37_withotherminimum-iceperiods,socontinuedwarmingisIikeIynotnaturaI.

Weare_38_toapredictedworIdwideinincreaseintemperatures_39_between1°C

and60Coverthenext100years.ThewarmingwiIIbemore_40_insomeareas,Iess

inother,andsomepIacesmayevencooIoff.Likewise,the_41_ofthiswarmingwiII

beverydifferentdependingonwhereyouare-coastaIareasmustworryaboutrising

seaIeveIs,whileSiberiaandnorthernCanadamaybecomemorehabitabIe(宜居的)and

_42_forhumansthantheseareasarenow.

Thefactremains,however,thatitwiIIIikeIygetwarmer,on_43_,everywhere.

ScientistsareingeneraIagreementthatthewarmerconditionswehavebeen

experiencingareatIeastinparttheresu11ofahuman-inducedgIobaIwarmingtrend.

Somescientists__44_thatthechangesweareseeingfaIIwithintherangeof

random(无规律的)variation-someyearsarecoId,otherswarm,andwehavejusthadan

unremarkabIestringofwarmyears_45___—butthatisbecominganincreasingIyrare

interpretationinthefaceofcontinuedandincreasingwarmconditions.

A)appeaIingI)meIted

B)averageJ)persist

C)contributingK)ranging

D)dramaticL)recentIy

E)frequentIyM)resoIved

F)impactN)sensibIe

G)Iine0)shock

H)maintain

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatements

attachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs

Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychoosea

paragraphmorethanonce.EachparagraphismarkedwithaIetter.Answerthequestions

bymarkingthecorrespondingIetteronAnswerSheet2.

TheEndoftheBook?

[A]Amazon,byfartheIargestbookseIIerinthecountry,reportedonMay19that

itisnowsellingmorebooksinitseIectronicKindleformatthanintheoId

paper-and-inkformat.ThatisremarkabIe,consideringthattheKindlehasonIybeen

aroundforfouryears.E-booksnowaccountfor14percentofaIIbooksaIesinthe

countryandareincreasingfarfasterthanoveraIIbooksaIes.E-booksaIesareup

146percentoverIastyear,whilehardbacksaIesincreased6percentandpaperbacks

decreased8percent.

[B]DoesthisspeIIthedoomofthephysicaIbook?Certainlynotimmediately,and

perhapsnotatall.WhatitdoesmeanisthatthebookbusinesswiIIgothrougha

transformationinthenextdecadeorsomoreprofoundthananyithasseensinee

GutenbergintroducedprintingfrommoveabIetypeinthe1450s.

[C]PhysicaIbookswiIIsureIybecomemuchrarerinthemarketpIace.Massmarket

paperbacks,whichhavebeendecIiningforyearsanyway,wiIIprobabIydisappear,as

wiIIhardbacksformysteries,thriIIers,“romancefiction,"etc.Suchbooks,which

onIyrareIyendupinpermanentcoIIections,eitherprivateorpubIic,wiIIprobabIy

onIybeavaiIabIease-bookswithinafewyears.Hardbackandtradepaperbacksfor

“serious“nonfictionandfictionwiIIsureIyIastIonger.PerhapsitwiIIbecome

themarkofanauthortoreckonwiththatheorsheisstillpubIishedinhardcopy.

[D]Asforchildren,sbooks,whoknows?Children,sbooksareIikedogfoodin

thatthepurchasersarenottheconsumers,sothemarket(andthemarketing)is

inherentIystrange.

[E]ForcIuestothebook'sfuture,let'sIookatsomeexampIesoftechnological

changeandseewhathappenedtotheoIdtechnoIogy.

[F]OnetechnoIogyrepIacesanotheronIybecausethenewtechnoIogyisbetter,

cheaper,orboth.Thegreaterthedifference,thesoonerandmorethoroughIythenew

technoIogyrepIacestheoId.PrintingwithmoveabIetypeonpaperdramaticaIIyreduced

thecostofproducingabookcomparedwiththeoId-fashionedoneshandwrittenonveIIum,

whichcomesfromsheepskin.ABible—tobesure,aIongbook—requiredveIIummade

from300sheepskinsandcountlessman-hoursofIabor.Beforeprintingarrived,aBible

costmorethanamiddIe-cIasshouse.Therewereperhaps50,000booksinaIIofEurope

in1450.By1500therewere10miIIion.

[G]ButwhileprintingquickIycausedthehandwrittenbooktodieout,handwriting

IingeredonG废续存在)weIIintothe16thcentury.VeryspeciaIbooksarestill

occasionaIIyproducedonveIIum,buttheyareone-of-a-kindshowpieces.

[H]SometimesanewtechnoIogydoesn'tdrivetheoIdoneout,butonIypartsof

itwhileforeingtheresttoevoIve.ThemovieswerewidelypredictedtodriveIive

theateroutofthemarketpIace,buttheydidn't,becausetheaterturnedouttohave

quaIitiesmoviescouIdnotreproduce.EquaIIy,TVwassupposedtorepIacemoviesbut,

again,didnot.

[I]Moviesdid,however,fataIIyimpactsomepartsofIivetheater.AndwhileTV

didn'tkiIImovies,itdidkiIIsecond-ratepictures,shorts,andcartoons.

[J]NordidTVkiIIradio.Comedyanddramashows("JackBenny,“uAmosandAndy,

“TheShadow)aIImigratedtoteIevision.Butbecauseyoucan'tdriveacarand

watchtelevisionatthesametime,rushhourbecameradio'sprime,whilemusic,taIk,

andnewsradiogreatIyenIargedtheiraudiences.Radioistodayaverydifferent

businessthanintheIate1940sandamuchIargerone.

[K]SometimesoIdtechnoIogyIingersforcenturiesbecauseofitssymboIicpower.

MountedcavaIry(驹■兵)repIacedthechariot(二轮战车)onthebattIefieIdaround1000

BC.ButchariotsmaintainedtheirpIaceinparadesandtriumphsrightupuntiIthe

endoftheRomanEmpire1,500yearsIater.Theswordhasn,thadamiIitaryfunction

forahundredyears,butisstiIIpartofanofficer?sfuIl-dressuniform,preciseIy

becauseaswordaIwayssymboIized“anofficerandagentleman.”

[L]SometimesnewtechnologyisaIittIecranky(不稳定的)atfirst.Television

repairmanwasacommonoccupationinthe1950s,forinstance.Andsotheoldtechnology

remainsasabackup.SteamshipscapturedtheNorthAtIanticpassengerbusinessfrom

saiIinthe1840sbecauseofitsmuchgreaterspeed.Butsteamshipsdidn'tIosetheir

sailsuntiIthe1880s,becauseearIymarineengineshadanastyhabitofbreakingdown.

UntiIshipsbecameIargeenough(andenginessmaIIenough)tomounttwoenginesside

byside,theyneededtokeepsaiIs.(ThehighcostofsteamandtheIesserneedfor

speedkeptthemajorityoftheworld'soceanfreightmovingbysaiIuntiItheearIy

yearsofthe20thcentury.)

[M]ThenthereisthefirepIace.CentraIheatingwaspresentineveryupper-and

middIe-cIasshomebythesecondhaIfofthe19thcentury.ButfunctioningfirepIaces

remaintothisdayapowerfuIsellingpointinahouseorapartment.Isuspectthe

reasonisadeep-rootedIoveofthefire.FirewasoneoftheearIiestmajor

technologicaladvancesforhumankind,providingheat,protection,andcookedfood

(whichismucheasiertocatanddigest).HumancontroIoffiregoesbackfarenough

(overamillionyears)thatevoIutioncouIdhaveproducedageneticIeaningtowards

fireasacentraIaspectofhumanIife.

[N]Books—especiaIIybookstheaveragepersoncouIdafford—haven?tbeenaround

IongenoughtoproduceevoIutionarychangeinhumans.ButtheyhaveapowerfuIhoId

onmanypeopIenonetheIess,aholdextendingfarbeyondtheirIiterarycontent.At

theirbest,theyareworksofartandthereisatactiIe(触觉的)pIeasureinbooks

necessariIyIostine-bookversions.Theabilitytoquicklythumbthroughpagesis

aIsoIost.Andaroomwithbooksinitinduces,atIeastinsome,afeeIingnot

dissimilartothatofafireinthefirepIaceonacoIdwinter'snight.

[0]ForthesereasonsIthinkphysicaIbookswiIIhaveaIongerexistenceasa

commerciaIproductthansomecurrentIypredict.Likeswords,bookshavesymboIicpower,

LikefirepIaces,theyinduceasenseofcomfortandwarmth.And,perhaps,similarto

saiIs,theymakeausefuIback-upforwhentheIightsgoout.

46.AuthorsstillpubIishedinprintedversionswiIIbeconsideredimportantones.

47.SomepeopIearestillinfavorofprintedbooksbecauseofthesenseoftouch

theycanprovide.

48.TheradiobusinesshaschangedgreatIyandnowattractsmoreIisteners.

49.ContrarytomanypeopIe,spredictionofitsdeath,thefilmindustrysurvived.

50.RemarkabIechangeshavetakenpIaceinthebookbusiness.

51.01dtechnoIogysometimescontinuestoexistbecauseofitsreIiabiIity.

52.Theincreaseofe-booksaIeswiIIforcethebookbusinesstomakechangesnot

seenforcenturies.

53.AnewtechnoIogyisuniikeIytotakethepIaceofanoIdonewithoutacIear

advantage.

54.PaperbacksofpopuIarIiteraturearemoreIikeIytoberepIacedbye-books.

55.AhousewithafirepIacehasastrongerappeaItobuyers.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.EachpassageisfoIIowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD).YoushouIddecideonthebestchoicean