大学英语四级真题试卷

2011年6月大学英语四级真题试卷年6月大学英语四级真题PartI Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofOnlineShopping.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:1．现在网上购物已成为一种时尚2．网上购物有很多好处，但也有不少问题3．我的建议OnlineShoppingquestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromtenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.BritishCuisine:theBestofOldandNewandnew.restaurants,Alfie'sbyKEE,butheadchefNeilTomeshasmoretosay.theperfectdish.aboutfood,"Tomessays.(配给).kitchens."neighbouringFrance,Italy,BelgiumorSernationalvisitor.newdishes."Zealandlambandforourcustards(牛奶蛋糊)weuseBird'sCustardPowder,"Tamlynsays.different,andwestaytruetothat."therearesomestaples(主菜)thatwillremainessentiallyunchanged."cheeses,high-qualitymeats."forrestaurantsinHongKongtosourceauthenticingredients.localmarkets,andtherearealotthatworkwellwithBritishstaples."ableinthelocalmarkets.dish."acrossBritain.maintainingtheBritishnessoftheircuisine.uphowevertheylike,"Hillsays.SomeBritishtraditionsaretoosacred(神圣的)tomesswith,however,Tomessays."I'dneverchangeafullEnglishbreakfast."注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。 WhatisBritishfoodgenerallyknownfor?Itsuniqueflavour. C)Itsspecialcookingmethods.Itsbadtaste. D)Itsorganicingredients. TheSecondWorldWarledto inBritain.aninadequatesupplyoffood C)anincreaseinfoodimportadecreaseofgrainproduction D)achangeinpeople'seatinghabits Whycouldn'tBritaincompetewithsomeofitsneighbouringcountriesintermsoffoodinthepost-wardecades?Itsfoodlackedvariety. C)Itwasshortofwell-trainedchefs.Itspeoplecaredmoreforquantity. D)Itdidn'thaveflavourfulfoodingredients. Withculinaryimprovementinrecentyears,London'srestaurantsarenowabletoappealtothetastesof .mostyoungpeople C)allkindsofoverseasvisitorselderlyBritishdiners D)upper-classcustomers WhatdoHongKongdinerswelcome,accordingtoWelshexecutivechefDavidTamlyn?Authenticclassiccuisine. C)Newideasandpresentations.Locallyproducedingredients. D)Thereturnofhome-styledishes. Whileusingqualityingredients,DavidTamlyninsiststhatthedishesshould .benefitpeople'shealth C)beofferedatreasonablepriceslookbeautifulandinviting D)maintainBritishtraditionaltastes WhydoesNeilTomessayhelovesfoodingredientsfromBritain?Theyappealtopeoplefromallovertheworld.Theyareproducedonexcellentorganicfarms.Theyareprocessedinascientificway.Theycomeinagreatvariety.TamlynsaysthatbesidesimportingingredientsfromBritainonceaweek,hisrestaurantalsobuysvegetablesfrom___thelocalmarkets____.ThePhoenixinMid-LevelsmaynotuseBritishingredients,butpresentsitsdishes_acrossBritain_.InaBritishway.YorkshirePuddingisarestaurantwhichwillbringfulldishestothetablebutofferplatestothosedinerswhowouldliketo__sharetheirmeals___.PartIII ListeningComprehension (35minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 A)Heiscarelessabouthisappearance.Heisashamedofhispresentcondition.Hechangesjobsfrequently.Heshaveseveryotherday. A)Janemaybecaughtinatrafficjam.Janeshouldhavestartedalittleearlier.HeknowswhatsortofpersonJaneis.HeisirritatedathavingtowaitforJane. A)TrainingfortheMid-AtlanticChampionships.Makingpreparationsforatrans-Atlantictrip.Collectinginformationaboutbaseballgames.Analyzingtheirrivals'on-fieldperformance. A)Hehadanarrowescapeinacaraccident.Heishospitalizedforaseriousinjury.Helosthismothertwoweeksago.Hehasbeenhavingahardtime. A)Thewomanhasknownthespeakerforalongtime.Themanhaddifficultyunderstandingthelecture.Themanismakingafussaboutnothing.Thewomanthinkshighlyofthespeaker. A)Hehasdifficultymakingsenseoflogic.Statisticsandlogicarebothchallengingsubjects.Thewomanshouldseekhelpfromthetutoringservice.Tutoringservicesareverypopularwithstudents. A)HerovercoatisasstylishasJill's. C)Jillworetheovercoatlastweek.B)Jillmissedherclasslastweek. D)Sheisinthesameclassastheman. SectionB注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。PassageOneQuestions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard. Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Replaceitsout-datedequipment.Improvethewelfareofaffectedworkers.Followgovernmentregulationsstrictly.Provideextrahealthcompensation. A)Theyrequestedtotransfertoasaferdepartment.Theyquitworktoprotecttheirunbornbabies.Theysoughthelpfromunionrepresentatives.Theywantedtoworkshorterhours. A)Toshowhowtheylovewintersports.Toattracttheattentionfromthemedia.Toprotestagainstthepoorworkingconditions.Toprotectthemselvesagainstthecoldweather.Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。Contrarytotheoldwarningthattimewaitsfornoone,timeslowsdownwhenyouareonthemove.Italsoslowsdownmoreasyoumovefaster,whichmeansastronauts(宇航员)somedaymay(36)_____solonginspacethattheywouldreturntoanEarthofthe(37)_____future.Ifyoucouldmoveatthespeedoflight,yourtimewouldstandstill.Ifyoucouldmovefasterthanlight,yourtimewouldmove(38)_____.Althoughnoformofmatteryet(39)_____movesasfastasorfasterthanlight,(40)_____experimentshavealreadyconfirmedthataccelerated(41)_____causesatraveler'stimetobestretched.AlbertEinstein(42)_____thisin1905,whenhe(43)_____theconceptofrelativetimeaspartofhisSpecialTheoryofRelativity.Asearchisnowunderway____________________________________.____________________________________.Humanity____________________________________.Thus,timeandtime'srelativityaremeasurablebyanyhourglass,alarmclock,oranatomicclockthatcanmeasureabillionthofasecond.PartIV ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth) (25minutes)SectionAAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.SeanDrummond,a.psychiatrist(心理医生)attheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego,said注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A)alert警惕I)formally正式地B)associated关联的J)function功能C)attracting吸引K)mixed混合D)cling坚持L)negative否定、消极E)continuingM)sufficient足够的F)definitely清楚地N)tendG)differentO)youngerSectionBDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Severalrecentstudieshavefoundthatbeingrandomly(随机地)assignedtoaroommateofanotherracecanleadtoincreasedtolerancebutalsotoagreaterlikelihood(可能性)ofconflict.Recentreportsfoundthatlodgingwithastudentofadifferentracemaydecreaseprejudiceandcompelstudentstoengageinmoreethnicallydiversefriendships.AnOhioInaNewYorkTimesarticle,SamBoakye–theonlyblackstudentonhisfreshmanyearfloor-saidthat"ifyou'resurroundedbywhites,youhavesomethingtoprove."Researchersalsoobservedproblemsresultingfrompairinginterracialstudentsinresidences.Accordingtotworecentstudies,randomlyassignedroommatesofdifferentracesaremorelikelytoexperienceconflictssostrainedthatoneroommatewillmoveout.AnIndianaGraceKao,aprofessoratPennsaidshewasnotsurprisedbythefindings."Thismaybethefirsttimethatsomeofthesestudentshaveinteracted,andlived,withsomeoneofadifferentrace,"shesaid.AtPenn,studentsarenotaskedtoindicateracewhenapplyingforhousing."Oneofthegreatthingsaboutfreshmanhousingisthat,withsomeexceptions,theprocessthrowsyoutogetherrandomly,"saidUndergraduateAssemblychairmanAlecWebley."Thisisthedefinitionofintegration.""I'veexperiencedroommateconflictsbetweeninterracialstudentsthathavebothbrokendownstereotypesandreinforcedstereotypes,"saidonePennresidentadvisor(RA).TheRAoftwoyearsaddedthatwhilesomeconflicts"providedmoremulticulturalacceptanceandmelding(融合),"therewerealso"jarringculturalconfrontations."TheRAsaidthattheseconflictshavealsooccurredamongroommatesofthesamerace.Kaosaidshecautionsagainstforminganygeneralizationsbasedonanyoneofthestudies,notingthatmorebackgroundcharacteristicsofthestudentsneedtobestudiedandexplained.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。57.Whatcanwelearnfromsomerecentstudies?Conflictsbetweenstudentsofdifferentracesareunavoidable.Studentsofdifferentracesareprejudicedagainsteachother.Interraciallodgingdoesmoreharmthangood.Interraciallodgingmayhavediverseoutcomes.58.WhatdoesSamBoakye'sremarkmean?Whitestudentstendtolookdownupontheirblackpeers.Blackstudentscancompetewiththeirwhitepeersacademically.Blackstudentsfeelsomewhatembarrassedamongwhitepeersduringthefreshmanyear.Beingsurroundedbywhitepeersmotivatesablackstudenttoworkhardertosucceed.59.WhatdoestheIndianaInterracialroommatesaremorelikelytofallout.Fewwhitestudentslikesharingaroomwithablackpeer.Roommatesofdifferentracesjustdon'tgetalong.Assigningstudents'lodgingrandomlyisnotagoodpolicy.60.WhatdoesAlecWebleyconsidertobethe"definitionofintegration"?Studentsofdifferentracesarerequiredtosharearoom.Interraciallodgingisarrangedbytheschoolforfreshmen.Lodgingisassignedtostudentsofdifferentraceswithoutexception.Theschoolrandomlyassignsroommateswithoutregardtorace.61.WhatdoesGraceKaosayaboutinterraciallodging?Itisunscientifictomakegeneralizationsaboutitwithoutfurtherstudy.Schoolsshouldbecautiouswhenmakingdecisionsaboutstudentlodging.Students'racialbackgroundshouldbeconsideredbeforelodgingisassigned.Experiencedresidentadvisorsshouldbeassignedtohandletheproblems.PassageTwoQuestions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Globalwarmingiscausingmorethan300,000deathsandabout$125billionineconomiclosseseachyear,accordingtoareportbytheGlobalHumanitarianForum,anorganizationledbyAnnan,theformerUnitedNationssecretarygeneral.Thereport,tobereleasedFriday,analyzeddataandexistingstudiesofhealth,disaster,populationandeconomictrends.Itfoundthathuman-influencedclimatechangewasraisingtheglobaldeathratesfromillnessesincludingmalnutrition(营养不良)andheat-relatedhealthproblems.Butevenbeforeitsrelease,thereportdrewcriticismfromsomeexpertsonclimateandrisk,whoquestioneditsmethodsandconclusions.Alongwiththedeaths,thereportsaidthatthelivesof325millionpeople,primarilyinpoorcountries,werebeingseriouslyaffectedbyclimatechange.Itprojectedthatthenumberwoulddoubleby2030.RogerPielkeJr.,apoliticalscientistattheUniversityofColorado,Boulder,whostudiesdisastertrends,saidtheForum'sreportwas"amethodologicalembarrassment"becausetherewasnowaytodistinguishdeathsoreconomiclossesrelatedtohuman-drivenglobalwarmingamidthemuchlargerlossesresultingfromthegrowthinpopulationsandeconomicdevelopmentinvulnerable(易受伤害的)regions.Dr.Pielkesaidthat“climatechangeisanimportantproblemrequiringchangeanddisastersbecauseitissodeeplyflawed(有瑕疵的)."Decembertonegotiateanewinternationalclimatetreaty.thereport. PartV Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。Whenitcomestoeatingsmartforyourheart,thinkingaboutshort-termfixesandsimplifylifewithastraightforwardapp