大学英语四级考试试题真题

大学英语四级考试试题真题

试卷一PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwarsaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce:Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmaxireadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichis,thebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread:

A)Attheoffice.

B)Inthewaitingroom.

C)Attheairport.

D)Inarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisconversationismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

SampleAnswer

[A]

[B][C][D]

1.A)Theywentalongwaytoattendtheparty.

B)Theydidn’tthinkmuchofthefoodanddrinks.

C)Theyknewnoneoftheotherguestsattheparty.

D)Theyenjoyedthepartybetterthantheotherguests.2.A)Tothebookstore.

B)Tothedentist’s.

C)Tothemarket.

D)Tothepostoffice.3.A)Dr.Andrewshasbeenpromotedforhisthoroughness.

B)ShedisagreeswithDr.Andrewsonmanyoccasions.

C)Dr.Andrewsusedtokeephispatientswaiting.

D)ShedislikesDr.Andrewsasmuchasthenewphysician.4.A)Tomisusuallytalkative.

B)Tomhasaverybadtemper.

C)Tomhasdozensofthingstoattendto.

D)Tomisdislikedbyhiscolleagues.5.A)Topickupthewomanfromthelibrary.

B)Tomakeacopyofthescheduleforhisfriend.

C)Tofindoutmoreaboutthetopicfortheseminar.

D)Togettheseminarscheduleforthewoman.6.A)Thewomanhastogetthetextbooksinotherways.

B)Thewomanhassoldherusedtextbookstothebookstore.

C)Themanisgoingtobuyhistextbooksfromabookstore.

D)Themandoesn’twanttosellhistextbookstothewoman.7.

A)Attendaconference.

B)Giveaspeech.

C)Meethislawyer.

D)Makeabusinesstrip.8.

A)Jessiealwayssayswhatshethinks.

B)Jessieseemstohavealotonhermind.

C)Jessieiswrongtofindfaultwithherboss.

D)Jessieshouldknowthemarketingdirectorbetter.9.

A)Helenistalkative.

B)Helenisactive.

C)Helenissociable.

D)Helenisquiet.10.A)JimmywillregretmarryingaFrenchwoman.

B)Jimmyisrichenoughtobuyabighouse.

C)Jimmyisnotseriousinmakingdecisions.

D)Jimmy’swordsareoftennotreliable.

SectionBDirections:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOneQuestions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.11.

A)Itcanbeusedbyfarmerstoprotectlargebuildings.

B)ItwasbroughttothenorthernUSAbyAsianfarmers.

C)IthasdonemoreharmthangoodinthesouthernUSA.

D)ItwasintroducedintotheUSAtokillharmfulweeds.12.A)Peoplewillhavetorelyonkudzuforaliving.

B)Theywillsoonbeovergrownwithkudzu.

C)Theywillbecometoohardtoplough.

D)Peoplewillfindithardtoprotectthesoil.13.A)Thefarmerstherehavebroughtitundercontrol.

B)Thefactoriestherehavefoundagooduseforit.

C)Theclimatethereisunfavorabletoitsgrowth.

D)Thesoilthereisnotsosuitablefortheplant.

PassageTwoQuestions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.14.

A)Abusinesscorporation.

B)Theuniverseasawhole.

C)Asocietyoflegalprofessionals.

D)Anassociationofteachersandscholars.15.

A)Itslargestexpansiontookplaceduringthatperiod.

B)Itsroleinsocietywentthroughadramaticchange.

C)Smalluniversitiescombinedtoformbiggerones.

D)Provincialcollegesweretakenoverbylargeruniversities.16.

A)Privatedonations.

B)Governmentfunding.

C)Grantsfromcorporations.

D)Feespaidbystudents.

PassageThreeQuestions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.17.

A)HewaswoundedintheSpanishcivilwar.

B)Hewasinterestedinthestudyofwildanimals.

C)HestartedtheorganizationHeiferInternational.

D)Hesoldhiscowstomanycountriesintheworld.18.

A)Tohelpstarvingfamiliestobecomeself-supporting.

B)Tomakeplansforthedevelopmentofpoorcommunities.

C)Toteachpeoplehowtousenewskillstoraiseanimals.

D)Todistributefoodtothepooraroundtheworld.19.A)Theyshouldhelpotherfamiliesthewaytheyhavebeenhelped.

B)Theyshouldofferallbabyanimalstotheirpoorneighbors.

C)Theyshouldsubmitareportoftheirneedsandgoals.

D)Theyshouldprovidefoodforthelocalcommunities.20.

A)Ithasimprovedanimalbreedingskillsallovertheworld.

B)Ithashelpedrelievehungerinsomedevelopingcountries.

C)Ithaspromotedinternationalexchangeoffarmingtechnology.

D)IthasbridgedthegapbetweentherichandthepoorinAmerica.

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)PassageoneDirections:

Thereare4passagesinthispart,Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsatunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Interestinpursuinginternationalcareershassoaredinrecentyears,enhancedbychronic(长久的)personnelshortagesthatarecausingcompaniestosearchbeyondtheirhomebordersfortalent.Professionalsseekcareerexperienceoutsideoftheirhomecountriesforavarietyofreasons.Theymayfeeltheneedtorechargetheirbatterieswithanewchallenge.Theymaywantapositionwithmoreresponsibilitythatencouragescreativityandinitiative.Ortheymaywishtoexposetheirchildrentoanotherculture,andtheopportunitytolearnasecondlanguage.Whenapplyingforajob,oneusuallyhastosubmitaresumeorcurriculumvitae(CV).Thetwotermsgenerallymeanthesamething:aone-ortwodocumentdescribingone’seducationalqualificationsandprofessionalexperience.However,guidelinesforpreparingaresumeareconstantlychanging.Thebestadviceistofindoutwhatisappropriateregardingthecorporate(公司)culture,thecountryculture,andthecultureofthepersonmakingthehiringdecision.Thechallengewillbetoembracetwoormoreculturesinonedocument.Thefollowinglistisagoodplacetostart.●“Educationalrequirementsdifferfromcountrytocountry.Inalmosteverycaseof‘cross-border’jobhunting,juststatingthetitleofyourdegreewillnotbeanadequatedescription.Providethereaderwithdetailsaboutyourstudiesandanyrelatedexperience.”●Payattentiontotheresumeformatyouuse-chronologicalorreverse-chronologicalorder.Chronologicalordermeanslistingyour‘oldest’workexperiencefirst.Reverse-chronologicalordermeanslistingyourcurrentormostrecentexperiencefirst.Mostcountrieshavepreferencesaboutwhichformatismostacceptable.Ifyoufindnospecificguidelines,thegeneralpreferenceisforthereverse-chronologicalformat.”●IfyouaresubmittingyourresumeinEnglish,findoutiftherecipient(收件人)usesBritishEnglishorAmericanEnglishbecausetherearevariationsbetweenthetwoversions.Forexample,universityeducationisoftenreferredtoas‘tertiaryeducation’intheUnitedKingdom,butthistermisalmostneverusedintheUnitedStates.Areaderwhoisunfamiliarwiththesevariationsmayassumethatyourresumecontainserrors.21.

Companiesarehiringmoreforeignemployeesbecause________.A)theyfindforeignemployeesareusuallymoretalentedB)theyneedoriginalideasfromemployeeshiredoverseasC)theywanttoexpandtheirbusinessbeyondhomebordersD)theyhavedifficultyfindingqualifiedpersonnelathome22.

Theauthorbelievesthatanindividualwhoappliestoworkoverseas________.A)isusuallycreativeandfullofinitiativeB)aimstoimprovehisforeignlanguageskillsC)isdissatisfiedwithhisownlifeathomeD)seekseitherhisownorhischildren’sdevelopment23.Whenitcomestoresumewriting,itisbestto________.A)takeculturalfactorsintoconsiderationB)learnaboutthecompany’shiringprocessC)followappropriateguidelinesforjobhuntingD)knowtheemployer’spersonallikesanddislikes24.Whenwritingaboutqualifications,applicantsareadvisedto________.A)stresstheiracademicpotentialtoimpressthedecisionmakerB)givethetitleoftheuniversitydegreetheyhaveearnedathomeC)provideadetaileddescriptionoftheirstudyandworkexperiencesD)highlighttheirkeeninterestinpursuinga‘cross-border’career25.

Accordingtotheauthor’slastpieceofadvice,theapplicantsshouldbeawareof________.A)thedifferenteducationalsystemsintheUSandtheUKB)thedifferencesbetweenthevarietiesofEnglishC)therecipient’spreferencewithregardtotheformatD)thedistinctivefeaturesofAmericanandBritishcultures

PassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Educatinggirlsquitepossiblyyieldsahigherrateofreturnthananyotherinvestmentavailableinthedevelopingworld.Women’seducationmaybeunusualterritoryforeconomists,butenhancingwomen’scontributiontodevelopmentisactuallyasmuchaneconomicasasocialissue.Andeconomics,withitsemphasisonincentives(激励),providesguidepoststhatpointtoanexplanationforwhysomanygirlsaredeprivedofaneducation.Parentsinlow-incomecountriesfailtoinvestintheirdaughtersbecausetheydonotexpectthemtomakeaneconomiccontributiontothefamily:girlsgrowuponlytomarryintosomebodyelse’sfamilyandbearchildren.Girlsarethusseenaslessvaluablethanboysandartkeptathometodohouseworkwhiletheirbrothersaresenttoschool-theprophecy(预言)becomesself-fulfilling,trappingwomeninaviciouscircle(恶性循环)ofneglect.Aneducatedmother,ontheotherhand,hasgreaterearningabilitiesoutsidethehomeandfacesanentirelydifferentsetofchoices.Sheislikelytohavefewerbuthealthierchildrenandcaninsistonthedevelopmentofallherchildren,ensuringthatherdaughtersaregivenafairchance.Theeducationofherdaughtersthenmakesitmuchmorelikelythatthenextgenerationofgirls,aswellasofboys,willbeeducatedandhealthy.Theviciouscircleisthustransformedintoavirtuouscircle.Fewwilldisputethateducatingwomenhasgreatsocialbenefits.Butithasenormouseconomicadvantagesaswell.Mostobviously,thereisthedirecteffectofeducationonthewagesoffemaleworkers.Wagesriseby10to20percentforeachadditionalyearofschooling.Suchbigreturnsareimpressivebythestandardofotheravailableinvestments,buttheyarejustthebeginning.Educatingwomenalsohasasignificantimpactonhealthpractices,includingfamilyplanning.26.

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