2017年06月四级真题第1套

第第页2017年6月大学英语四级真题（卷一）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.Youradvertisementmayincludeitsbrand,features,conditionandprice,andyourcontactinformation.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearquestions,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1.A)Theself-drivingsystemwasfaulty. B)Thecarwasmovingatafastspeed. C)Themaninthecarwasabsent-minded. D)Thetestdrivermadeawrongjudgment.2.A)Theyhavegenerallydonequitewell. B)Theyhavecausedseveralseverecrashes. C)Theyhaveposedathreattootherdrivers. D)Theyhavedonebetterthanconventionalcars.Questions3and4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.3.A)Heisaqueenbeenspecialist. B)Heworksatanationalpark. C)Heremovedthebeyondfromtheboot. D)Hedrovethebeesawayfromhiscar.4.A)Theyweremakingalotofnoise B)Theywerelookingafterthequeen C)Theyweredancinginauniqueway D)TheywerelookingforanewboxtoliveinQuestions5to7arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.5.A)Thelatesttestonarareanimalspecies B)Thefindingoftwonewspeciesoffrog C)Thesecondtriptoasmallremoteisland D)Thediscoveryofanewspeciesofsnake6.A)Hefellfromatallpalmtreebyaccident B)Asnakecrawledontohisheadinhissleep C)Hediscoveredararefogonadeserted D)Apoisonoussnakeattackedhimonhisfieldtrip7.A)Fromitsorigin B)Fromitslength C)Fromitscolour D)FromitsgenesSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8.A)Theairportisalongwayfromthehotel B)Hisflightisleavinginlessthan2hours C)Hehastocheckalotofluggage D)Thesecuritychecktakestime9.A)Incash B)Bycreditcard C)Withhissmartphone D)Withatraveler’scheck10.A)Lookafterhisluggage B)Findaporterforhim C)Givehimareceipt D)Confirmhisflight11.A)Postingacommentonthehotel’swebpage B)Stayinginthesamehotelnexttimehecomes C)SigningupformembershipofSheratonHotel D)LoadingherluggageontotheairportshuttleQuestions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.A)Hebecomestearfulinwind B)Heistheonlyboyinhisfamily C)Heishisteacher'sfavoritestudent D)Hehasstoppedmakingterriblefaces13.A)Warnhimofdangerbymakingupastory B)Givehimsomecherrystonestoplaywith C)Dosomethingfunnytoamusehim D)Tellhimtoplayinherbackyard14.A)Theycouldknockppunconscious B)Theycouldflyagainstastrongwind C)Theycouldsometimesterrifyadults D)Theycouldbreakpeople'slegs15.A)Onewouldhavecurlyhairiftheyatetoomuchstalebread B)Onewouldgotoprisoniftheyputastamponupsidedown C)Onewouldhavetoshavetheirheadtoremoveabatintheirhair D)OnewouldgetaspotontheirtongueiftheytoldaliedeliberatelySectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassagesoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.A)Everythingseemedtobechanging. B)Peoplewereformalanddisciplined. C)Peoplewereexcitedtogotravellingoverseas. D)ThingsfromtheVictorianeracamebackalive.17.A)WatchingTVathome. B)Meetingpeople. C)Drinkingcoffee. D)Tryingnewfoods.18.A)Hewasinterestedinstylishdresses. B)Hewasabletomakealotofmoney. C)Hewasayoungstudentinthe1960s. D)Hewasamanfullofimagination.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.A)Theyavoidlookingatthem. B)Theyrunawayimmediately. C)Theyshowangerontheirfaces. D)Theymakethreateningsounds.20.A)Itturnstoitsownerforhelp. B)Itturnsawaytoavoidconflict. C)Itlooksawayandgetsangrytoo. D)Itfocusesitseyesontheirmouths.21.A)Byobservingtheirfacialfeaturescarefully. B)Byfocusingonaparticularbodymovement. C)Bytakingintheirfacialexpressionsasawhole. D)Byinterpretingdifferentemotionsindifferentways.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22.A)Theyhavetolookforfoodandshelterunderground. B)Theytakelittlenoticeofthechangesintemperature. C)Theyresorttodifferentmeanstosurvivethebittercold. D)Theyhavedifficultyadaptingtothechangedenvironment.23.A)Theyhavetheirweightreducedtotheminimum. B)Theyconsumeenergystoredbeforethelongsleep. C)Theycanmaintaintheirheartbeatatthenormalrate. D)Theycankeeptheirbodytemperaturewarmandstable.24.A)Bystayinginhidingplacesandeatingverylittle. B)Byseekingfoodandshelterinpeople’shouses. C)Bygrowingthickerhairtostaywarm. D)Bystoringenoughfoodbeforehand.25.A)Tostaysafe. B)Tosaveenergy. C)Tokeepcompany. D)Toprotecttheyoung.PartⅢ ReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices,Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Themethodformakingbeerhaschangedovertime.Hops(啤酒花)，forexample,whichgivemanyamodernbeeritsbitterflavor,area(26)_______recentadditiontothebeverage.Thiswasfirstmentionedinreferencetobrewingintheninthcentury.Now,researchershavefounda(27)_______ingredientinresidue(残留物）from5,000-year-oldbeerbrewingequipment.WhilediggingtwopitsatasiteinthecentralplainsofChina,scientistsdiscoveredfragmentsfrompotsandvessels.Thedifferentshapesofthecontainers(28)_______theywereusedtobrew,filter,andstorebeer.Theymaybeancient“beer-makingtools,”andtheearliest(29_______evidenceofbeerbrewinginChina,theresearchersreportedintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.To(30)_______thattheory,theteamexaminedtheyellowish,dried(31)_______insidethevessels.Themajorityofthegrains,about80%,werefromcerealcropslikebarley(大麦),andabout10%werebitsofroots,(32)_______lily,whichwouldhavemadethebeersweeter,thescientistssay.Barleywasanunexpectedfind:thecropwasdomesticatedinWesternEurasiaanddidn'tbecomea(33)_______foodincentralChinauntilabout2,000yearsago,accordingtotheresearchers.Basedonthattiming,theyindicatebarleymayhave(34)_______intheregionnotasfood,butas(35)_______materialforbeerbrewing.arrivedconsumingdirectexclusivelyE)includingF)informG)rawH)reachedI)relativelyJ)remainsK)resourcesL)stapleM)suggestN)surprisingO)testSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.TheBlessingandCurseofthePeopleWhoNeverForgetAhandfulofpeoplecanrecallalmosteverydayoftheirlivesinenormousdetail—andafteryearsofresearch,neuroscientists(神经科学专家)arefinallybeginningtounderstandhowtheydoit.[A]Formostofus,memoryisamessofblurredandfadedpicturesofourlives.Asmuchaswewouldliketoclingontoourpast,eventhesaddestmomentscanbewashedawaywithtime.[B]AskNimaVeisehwhathewasdoingforanydayinthepast15years,however,andhewillgiveyouthedetailsoftheweather,whathewaswearing,orevenwhatsideofthetrainhewassittingonhisjourneytowork.“Mymemoryislikealibraryofvideotapes,walk-throughsofeverydayofmylifefromwakingtosleeping,”heexplains.[C]Veisehcanevenputadateonwhenthosetapesstartedrecording:15December2000,whenhemethisfirstgirlfriendathisbestfriend's16thbirthdayparty.Hehadalwayshadagoodmemory,butthethrillofyoungloveseemstohaveshiftedagearinhismind:fromnowon,hewouldstartrecordinghiswholelifeindetail.“Icouldtellyoueverythingabouteverydayafterthat.”[D]Needlesstosay,peoplelikeVeisehareofgreatinteresttoneuroscientistshopingtounderstandthewaythebrainrecordsourlives.Acoupleofrecentpapershavefinallyopenedawindowonthesepeople’sextraordinaryminds.Andsuchresearchmightevensuggestwaysforusalltoreliveourpastwithgreaterclarity.[E]“Highlysuperiorautobiographicalmemory”（orHSAMforshort)firstcametolightintheearly2000s,withayoungwomannamedJillPrice.EmailingtheneuroscientistandmemoryresearcherJimMcGaughoneday,sheclaimedthatshecouldrecalleverydayofherlifesincetheageof12.Couldhehelpexplainherexperiences?[F]McGaughinvitedhertohislab,andbegantotesther:hewouldgiveheradateandaskhertotellhimabouttheworldeventsonthatday.Truetoherword,shewascorrectalmosteverytime.[G]Itdidn’ttakelongformagazinesanddocumentaryfilm-makerstocometounderstandher“totalrecall”，andthanktothesubsequentmediainterest,afewdozenothersubjects(includingVeiseh)havesincecomeforwardandcontactedtheteamattheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine.[H]Interestingly,theirmemoriesarehighlyself-centred:althoughtheycanremember“autobiographical”lifeeventsinextraordinarydetail,theyseemtobenobetterthanaverageatrecallingimpersonalinformation,suchasrandom(任意选取的）listsofwords.Noraretheynecessarilybetteratrememberingaroundofdrinks,say.Andalthoughtheirmemoriesarevast,theyarestilllikelytosufferfrom“falsememories”.Clearly,thereisnosuchthingasa“perfect”memory—theirextraordinarymindsarestillusingthesameflawedtoolsthattherestofusrelyon.Thequestionis,how?[I]LawrencePatihisattheUniversityofSouthernMississippirecentlystudiedaround20peoplewithHSAMandfoundthattheyscoredparticularlyhighontwomeasures:fantasyproneness(倾向)andabsorption.Fantasypronenesscouldbeconsideredatendencytoimagineanddaydream,whereasabsorptionisthetendencytoallowyourmindtobecomefullyabsorbedinanactivitytopaycompleteattentiontothesensations(感受)andtheexperiences.“I’mextremelysensitivetosounds,smellsandvisualdetail,”explainsNicoleDonohue,whohastakenpartinmanyofthesestudies.“Idefinitelyfeelthingsmorestronglythantheav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36.PeoplewithHSAMhavethesamememoryasordinarypeoplewhenitcomestoimpersonalinformation. 37.FantasypronenesswillnotnecessarilycausepeopletodevelopHSAM. 38.Veisehbegantorememberthedetailsofhiseverydayexperiencesafterhemethisfirstyounglove. 39.ManymorepeoplewithHSAMstartedtocontactresearchersduetothemassmedia. 40.PeoplewithHSAMoftenhavetomakeeffortstoavoidfocusingonthepast. 41.Mostpeopledonothaveclearmemoriesofpastevents. 42.HSAMcanbebothacurseandablessing. 43.Ayoungwomansoughtexplanationfromabrainscientistwhenshenoticedherunusualmemory. 44.SomepeoplewithHSAMfinditveryhardtogetridofunpleasantmemories. 45.ArecentstudyofpeoplewithHSAMrevealsthattheyareliabletofantasyandfullabsorptioninanactivity.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thephrasealmostcompletesitself:midlifecrisis.It’sthestageinthemiddleofthejourneywhenpeoplefeelyouthvanishing,theirprospectsnarrowinganddeathapproaching.There’sonlyoneproblemwiththecliche(套话).Itisn’ttrue.“Infact,thereisalmostnohardevidenceformidlifecrisisotherthanafewsmallpilotstudiesconducteddecadesago,”BarbaraHagertywritesinhernewbook,LifeReimagined.Thevastbulkoftheresearchshowsthattheremaybeapause,orashiftingofgearsinthe40sor50s,butthisshift“canbeexciting,ratherthanterrifying”.BarbaraHagertylooksatsomeofthefeaturesofpeoplewhoturnmidlifeintoarebirth.Theybreakroutines,because“autopilotisdeath”.Theychoosepurposeoverhappiness一havingaclearsenseofpurposeevenreducestheriskofAlzheimer’sdisease.Theygiveprioritytorelationships,ascareersoftenrecede(逐渐淡化).LifeReimaginedpaintsapictureofmiddleagethatisfarfromgloomy.Midlifeseemslikethesecondbigphaseofdecision-making.Youridentityhasbeenformed;you’vebuiltupyourresources;andnowyouhavethechancetotakethebigriskspreciselybecauseyourfoundationisalreadysecure.KarlBarthdescribedmidlifepreciselythisway.Atmiddleage,hewrote,“thesowingisbehind;nowisthetimetoreap.Therunhasbeentaken;nowisthetimetoleap.Preparationhasbeenmade;nowisthetimefortheventureoftheworkitself.”Themiddle-agedperson,Barthcontinued,canseedeathinthedistance,butmoveswitha“measuredhaste”togetbignewthingsdonewhilethereisstilltime.WhatBarthwrotedecadesagoiseventruertoday.Peoplearehealthyandenergeticlonger.Wehavepresidentialcandidatesrunningfortheirfirstterminofficeatage68,69and74.Alongerlifespanischangingthenarrativestructureoflifeitself.Whatcouldhavebeenconsideredthebeginningofadescentisnowapotentialturningpoint—theturningpointyouaremostequippedtotakefulladvantageof.46.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthephrase“midlifecrisis”？ A)Ithasledtoalotofdebate. B)Itiswidelyacknowledged.

C)Itisnolongerfashionable. D)Itmisrepresentsreallife.47.HowdoesBarbaraHagertyviewmidlife? A)Itmaybethebeginningofacrisis. B)Itcanbeanewphaseofone’slife. C)Itcanbeterrifyingfortheunprepared. D)Itmayseeold-agediseasesapproaching.48.HowismidlifepicturedinthebookLifeReimagined? A)Itcanbequiterosy. B)Itcanbeburdensome. C)Itundergoesradicaltransformation. D)Itmakesforthebestpartofone’slife.49.AccordingtoKarlBarth,midlifeisthetime_______. A)torelax B)tomature C)toharvest D)toreflect50.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutmidlifetoday?A)Itismoremeaningfulthanotherstagesoflife.B)Itislikelytochangethenarrativeofone’slife,C)Itismoreimportanttothosewithalongerlifespan.D)Itislikelytobeacriticalturningpointinone’slife.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Inspring,chickensstartlayingagain,bringingawelcomesourceofproteinatwinter’send.Soit’snosurprisethatculturesaroundtheworldcelebratespringbyhonoringtheegg.Sometraditionsaresimple,liketheredeggsthatgetbakedintoGreekEasterbreads.Otherselevatetheeggintoafancyart,liketheheavilyjewel-covered“eggs”thatwerefavoredbytheRussiansstartinginthe19thcentury.OneancientformofeggartcomestousfromUkraine.Forcenturies,Ukrainianshavebeendrawingcomplicatedpatternsoneggs.Contemporaryartistshavefollowedthistraditiontocreateeggsthatspeaktotheanxietiesofourage:Lifeisprecious,anddelicate.Eggsare,too.“There’ssomethingabouttheirdelicatenaturethatappealstome,”saysNewYorkercartoonistRozChast.Severalyearsago,shebecameinterestedineggsandlearnedthetraditionalUkrainiantechniquetodrawherverymoderncharacters.“I’vebrokeneggsateverystageoftheprocess—fromtheverybeginningtothevery,veryend.”Butthere’sanappealinthatvulnerability.“There’spartofthissickeninghorrorofknowingyou’rewalkingontheedgewiththis,thatIkindoflike,knowingthatitcouldallfallapartatanysecond.”Chast’sdesigns,suchasaworriedmanaloneinatinyrowboat,reflectthatdelicateness.TraditionalUkrainiandecoratedeggsalsospoketothosefears.Theel