大学英语四级考试试题及答案

大学英语四级考试试题及答案

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanewsreporttoyour

campusnewspaperonavolunteeractivityorganizedbyyourStudentUnionto

assistelderlypeopleintheneighborhood.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbut

nomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes]

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreportsAttheendofeachnews

report,youwillheartwoorthreequestionsBoththenewsreportandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),CandD].Thenmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A)Hesetarecordbyswimmingtoandfromanisland.B)Hecelebratedtheninth

birthdayonasmallisland.

C)Hevisitedaprisonlocatedonafarawayisland.D)Heswamaroundanisland

nearSanFrancisco.

2.A)Hedoubledthereward.C)Hesethimanexample.

B)Hecheeredhimonalltheway.D)HehadtheeventcoveredonTV

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A)Toendtheone-childpolicy.C)Toincreaseworkingefficiency.

B)Toencouragelatemarriage.D)Togivepeoplemoretimetotravel.

4.A)Theywillnotbewelcomedbyyoungpeople.C]TheywillboostChina's

economicgrowth.

B)TheywillhelptopopularizeearlymarriageD)Theywillnotcomeintoimmediate

effect.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Cleaningserviceingreatdemandallovertheworld

B)Twoladiesgivingupwell-paidjobstodocleaning.

C)Anewcompanytocleanupthemessafterparties.

D)Cleanersgainfullyemployedatnightsandweekends.

6.A)Ittakesalotoftimetoprepare.

BJItleavesthehouseinamess.

CJItmakespartygoersexhausted.

D)Itcreatesnoiseandmisconduct.

7.A)HireanAustralianlawyer.

B)VisittheUSandCanada

C)Settlealegaldispute.

D)Expandtheirbusiness.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B).CandD),Thenmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A)Hehadadrivinglesson.C)Hetookthedriver'stheoryexam.

B)Hegothisdriver'license.D)Hepassedthedriver'sroadtest.

9.A)Hewasnotwellprepared.C)Hewasnotusedtothetestformat.

B)Hedidnotgettotheexamintime.D)Hedidnotfollowthetestprocedure.

10.A)Theyaretough.C]Theyarehelpful.

B)Theyarecostly.D)Theyaretooshort.

11.A)PasshisroadtestthefirsttimeC)Findanexperienceddrivinginstructor.

B)Test-driveafewtimesonhighways.D)Earnenoughmoneyfordrivinglessons.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Wherethewomanstudies.C)Leeds'tuitionforinternationalstudents.

B)TheacceptancerateatLeeds.D)Howtoapplyforstudiesatauniversity.

13.A)ApplytoanAmericanuniversity.C)Performinafamousmusical.B)Do

researchonhighereducation.D)Pursuepostgraduatestudies.

14.A)Hisfavorablerecommendations.C]Hisacademicexcellence.

B)Hisoutstandingmusicaltalent.D)Hisuniqueexperience.

15.A)Doamaster'sdegree.C)Travelwidely.

B)SettledowninEngland.D)Teachoverseas.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,

youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfrom

thefourchoicesmarkedA),B),CandD.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Theyhelpfarmerskeepdiseasesincheck.C)Onlyafewspeciescausetrouble

tohumans.

B)ManyspeciesremainunknowntoscientistsD)Theyliveinincrediblywell-

organizedcolonies.

17.A)Theyarelargerthanmanyotherspecies.C)Theycansurvivealongtime

withoutwater.

B)Theycancausedamagetopeople'shomesD)Theyliketoformcoloniesin

electricalunits.

18.A)Denythemaccesstoanyfood.C)Destroytheircoloniescloseby.

B)Keepdoorsandwindowsshut.D)Refrainfromeatingsugaryfood.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Thefunctionofthehumanimmunesystem.

B)Thecauseofvariousauto-immunediseases.

C]Thevirusesthatmayinfectthehumanimmunesystem.

D)Thechangeinpeople'simmunesystemastheygetolder.

20.A)Reporttheirillnesses.C)Actasresearchassistants.

B)Offerbloodsamples.D)Helptointerviewpatients.

21.A)Strengtheningpeople'simmunitytoinfection.C)Helpingimproveold

people'shealthconditions.

B)Betterunderstandingpatients'immunesystem.D)Furtherreducingoldpatients'

medicalexpenses.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Hisstudentshadtroublegettingonwitheachother.C)Hisstudentswere

strugglingtofollowhislessons.B)Alotofkidsstayedatschooltodotheir

homework.D)Agroupofkidswereplayingchessafterschool

23.A)VisitachessteaminNashville.C]Participateinanationalchesscompetition.

B)Jointheschool'schessteam.D)Receivetrainingforachesscompetition.

24.A)Mostofthemcomefromlow-incomefamilies.C)Acoupleofthemhavegot

involvedincrimes.

BJManyhavebecomenationalchesschampions.D)Manybecamechesscoaches

aftergraduation.

25.A)Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.C)Translatetheirwordsintoaction.

B)Thinktwicebeforetakingaction.D)Takeactionbeforeitgetstoolate.

PartIllReadingComprehension(40minutes]

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredto

selectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowing

thepassage.ReadthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoicesEach

choiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletterPleasemarkthecorrespondingletterfor

eachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuse

anyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

ThecenterofAmericanautomobileinnovationhasinthepastdecademoved2,000

milesaway.Ithas26fromDetroittoSiliconValley,whereself-drivingvehiclesare

comingtolife.

Ina27totakeproductionbacktoDetroit,Michiganlawmakershaveintroduced

28thatcouldmaketheirstatethebestplaceinthecountry,ifnottheworld,to

developself-drivingvehiclesandputthemontheroad.

"Michigan's29inautoresearchanddevelopmentisunderattackfromseveral

statesandcountrieswhichdesireto3oourleadershipintransportation.Wecan't

letthathappen/'saysSenatorMikeKowall,thelead31offourbillsrecently

introduced.

Ifallfourbillspassaswritten,theywould32asubstantialupdateofMichigan's

2013lawthatallowedthetestingofself-drivingvehiclesinlimitedconditions.

Manufacturerswouldhavenearlytotalfreedomtotesttheirself-drivingtechnology

onpublicroads.Theywouldbeallowedtosendgroupsofself-drivingcarsoncross­

stateroadtrips,andevensetupon-demand33ofself-drivingcars,liketheone

GeneralMotorsandLyftarebuilding.

LawmakersinMichiganclearlywanttomakethestatereadyforthecommercial

applicationofself-drivingtechnology.In34,California,homeofSiliconValley,

recentlyproposedfarmore35rulesthatwouldrequirehumandriversbeready

totakethewheel,andbancommercialuseofself-drivingtechnology.

A)bidI)replace

B)contrastJ)represent

C)deputyK)restrictive

D)dominanceL)reward

E)fleetsM)significant

F)knotsN)sponsor

G]legislation0)transmitted

H)migrated

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatements

attachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.

Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychoosea

paragraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter:Answerthe

questionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

HowWorkWillChangeWhenMostofUsLiveto100

A)TodayintheUnitedStatesthereare72,000centenarians(百岁老人)・,Worldwide,

probably450.000.11currenttrendscontinue,thenby2050therewillbemorethan

amillionintheUSaloneAccordingtotheworkofProfessorJamesVaupelandhis

co-researchers,50%ofbabiesborntheUSin2007havealifeexpectancyof104or

more.BroadlythesameholdsfortheUK.Germany,France,ItalyandCanada,andfor

Japan50%of2007babiescanexpecttoliveto107.

B)Understandably,thereareconcernsaboutwhatthismeansforpublicfinances

giventheassociatedhealthandpensionchallenges.Thesechallengesrealand

societyurgentlyneedstoaddressthemButitisalsoimportanttolookatthewider

pictureofwhathappenswhensomanypeoplelivefor100yearsItisamistaketo

simplyequatelongevity(长寿)withissuesofoldage.Longerliveshaveimplications

foralloflife,notjusttheendofit.

C)Ourviewisthatifmanypeoplearelivingforlongerandarehealthierforlonger,

thenthiswillresultinaninevitableredesignofworkandlife.Whenpeoplelive

longer,theyarenotonlyolderforlonger,butalsoyoungerforlonger.,Thereissome

truthinthesayingthat"7oisthenew60"or"40thenew3o."Ifyouagemoreslowly

overalongertimeperiod,thenyouareinsomesenseyoungerforlonger

D)Butthechangesgofurtherthanthat.Take,forinstance,theageatwhichpeople

makecommitmentssuchasbuyingahouse,gettingmarried,havingchildren,or

startingacarer.Theseareallfundamentalcommitmentsthatarenowoccurring

laterinlife.In1962,50%ofAmericansweremarriedbyage21.By2014,that

milestone（里程碑）hadshiftedtoage29.

E）Whiletherearenumerousfactorsbehindtheseshifts,onefactorissurelya

growingrealizationfortheyoungthattheyaregoingtolivelonger.Optionsare

morevaluablethelongertheycanbeheld.Soifyoubelieveyouwilllivelonger,then

optionsbecomemorevaluable,andearlycommitmentbecomeslessattractive.The

resultisthatthecommitmentsthatpreviouslycharacterizedthebeginningof

adulthoodarenowbeingdelayed,andnewpattersofbehaviorandanewstageof

lifeareemergingforthoseintheirtwenties.

F）Longevityalsopushesbacktheageofretirement,andnotonlyforfinancial

reasons.Yes,unlesspeoplearepreparedtosavealotmore,ourcalculationssuggest

thatifyouarenowinyourmid-40sthenyouarelikelytoworkuntilyourearly

70s;andifyouareinyourearly20s,thereisarealchanceyouwillneedtoworkuntil

yourlate70sorpossiblyevenintoyour80sButevenifpeopleareableto

economicallysupportaretirementat65,overthirtyyearsofpotentialinactivityis

harmfultocognitive（认知的）andemotionalvitality.Manypeoplemaysimplynot

wanttodoit.

G]AndyetthatdoesnotmeanthatsimplyextendingourcareersisappealingJust

lengtheningthatsecondstageoffull-timeworkmaysecurethefinancialassets

neededforalo-yearlife,butsuchpersistentworkwillinevitablyexhaustprecious

intangibleassetssuchasproductiveskills,vitality,happiness,andfriendship

H）Thesameistrueforeducation.Itisimpossiblethatasingleshotofeducation,

administeredinchildhoodandearlyadulthood,willbeabletosupportasustained.

60-yearcareer.Ifyoufactorintheprojectedratesoftechnologicalchange,either

yourskillswillbecomenecessary,oryourindustryoutdated.Thatmeansthat

everyonewillatsomepointintheirlife,havetomakeanumberofmajor

reinvestmentsintheirskills

I）Itseemslikely,then,thatthetraditionalthree-s