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.At

theendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwar

said.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce:

Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmaxi

readthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichis,the

bestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet

withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A)Attheoffice.

B)Inthewaitingroom.

C)Attheairport.

D)Inarestaurant.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingabout

someworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisconversationismost

likelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice”is

thebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkit

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheend

ofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingle

linethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

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.

PassageTwo

Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

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.

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A)HewaswoundedintheSpanishcivilwar.

B)Hewasinterestedinthestudyofwildanimals.

C)HestartedtheorganizationHeiferInternational.

D)Hesoldhiscowstomanycountriesintheworld.

18.A)Tohelpstarvingfamiliestobecomeself-supporting.

B)Tomakeplansforthedevelopmentofpoorcommunities.

C)Toteachpeoplehowtousenewskillstoraiseanimals.

D)Todistributefoodtothepooraroundtheworld.

19.A)Theyshouldhelpotherfamiliesthewaytheyhavebeen

helped.

B)Theyshouldofferallbabyanimalstotheirpoorneighbors.

C)Theyshouldsubmitareportoftheirneedsandgoals.

D)Theyshouldprovidefoodforthelocalcommunities.

20.A)Ithasimprovedanimalbreedingskillsallovertheworld.

B)Ithashelpedrelievehungerinsomedevelopingcountries.

C)Ithaspromotedinternationalexchangeoffarmingtechnology.

D)Ithasbridgedthegapbetweentherichandthepoorin

America.

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)

Passageone

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart,Eachpassageis

followedbysomequestionsatunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem

therearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthe

bestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwith

asinglelinethroughthecenter.

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Interestinpursuinginternationalcareershassoaredinrecentyears,

enhancedbychronic（长久的）personnelshortagesthatarecausing

companiestosearchbeyondtheirhomebordersfortalent.

Professionalsseekcareerexperienceoutsideoftheirhome

countriesforavarietyofreasons.Theymayfeeltheneedtorecharge

theirbatterieswithanewchallenge.Theymaywantapositionwith

moreresponsibilitythatencouragescreativityandinitiative.Ortheymay

wishtoexposetheirchildrentoanotherculture,andtheopportunityto

learnasecondlanguage.

Whenapplyingforajob,oneusuallyhastosubmitaresumeor

curriculumvitae（CV）.Thetwotermsgenerallymeanthesamething:a

one-ortwodocumentdescribingone'seducationalqualifications

andprofessionalexperience.However,guidelinesforpreparingaresume

areconstantlychanging.Thebestadviceistofindoutwhatis

appropriateregardingthecorporate（公司）culture,thecountryculture,

andthecultureofthepersonmakingthehiringdecision.Thechallenge

willbetoembracetwoormoreculturesinonedocument.Thefollowing

listisagoodplacetostart.

•uEducationalrequirementsdifferfromcountrytocountry.In

almosteverycaseof'cross-border'jobhunting,juststatingthetitleof

yourdegreewillnotbeanadequatedescription.Providethereaderwith

detailsaboutyourstudiesandanyrelatedexperience.”

•Payattentiontotheresumeformatyouuse-chronologicalor

reverse-chronologicalorder.Chronologicalordermeanslistingyour

'oldest'workexperiencefirst.Reverse-chronologicalordermeans

listingyourcurrentormostrecentexperiencefirst.Mostcountrieshave

preferencesaboutwhichformatismostacceptable.Ifyoufindno

specificguidelines,thegeneralpreferenceisforthe

reverse-chronologicalformat.^

•IfyouaresubmittingyourresumeinEnglish,findoutifthe

recipient(收件人)usesBritishEnglishorAmericanEnglishbecausethere

arevariationsbetweenthetwoversions.Forexample,university

educationisoftenreferredtoas'tertiaryeducation?intheUnited

Kingdom,butthistermisalmostneverusedintheUnitedStates.A

readerwhoisunfamiliarwiththesevariationsmayassumethatyour

resumecontainserrors.

21.Companiesarehiringmoreforeignemployeesbecause

A)theyfindforeignemployeesareusuallymoretalented

B)theyneedoriginalideasfromemployeeshiredoverseas

C)theywanttoexpandtheirbusinessbeyondhomeborders

D)theyhavedifficultyfindingqualifiedpersonnelathome

22.Theauthorbelievesthatanindividualwhoappliestowork

overseas.

A)isusuallycreativeandfullofinitiative

B)aimstoimprovehisforeignlanguageskills

C)isdissatisfiedwithhisownlifeathome

D)seekseitherhisownorhischildren'sdevelopment

23.Whenitcomestoresumewriting,itisbestto.

A)takeculturalfactorsintoconsideration

B)learnaboutthecompany'shiringprocess

C)followappropriateguidelinesforjobhunting

D)knowtheemployer'spersonallikesanddislikes

24.Whenwritingaboutqualifications,applicantsareadvisedto

A)stresstheiracademicpotentialtoimpressthedecisionmaker

B)givethetitleoftheuniversitydegreetheyhaveearnedathome

C)provideadetaileddescriptionoftheirstudyandwork

experiences

D)highlighttheirkeeninterestinpursuinga'cross-border'career

25.Accordingtotheauthor'slastpieceofadvice,theapplicants

shouldbeawareof.

A)thedifferenteducationalsystemsintheUSandtheUK

B)thedifferencesbetweenthevarietiesofEnglish

C）therecipient'spreferencewithregardtotheformat

D）thedistinctivefeaturesofAmericanandBritishcultures

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Educatinggirlsquitepossiblyyieldsahigherrateofreturnthanany

otherinvestmentavailableinthedevelopingworld.Women'seducation

maybeunusualterritoryforeconomists,butenhancingwomen's

contributiontodevelopmentisactuallyasmuchaneconomicasasocial

issue.Andeconomics,withitsemphasisonincentives（激励），provides

guidepoststhatpointtoanexplanationforwhysomanygirlsare

deprivedofaneducation.

Parentsinlow-incomecountriesfailtoinvestintheirdaughters

becausetheydonotexpectthemtomakeaneconomiccontributionto

thefamily:girlsgrowuponlytomarryintosomebodyelse'sfamilyand

bearchildren.Girlsarethusseenaslessvaluablethanboysandartkept

athometodohouseworkwhiletheirbrothersaresenttoschool-the

prophecy（预言）becomesself-fulfilling,trappingwomeninavicious

circle（恶性循环）ofneglect.

Aneducatedmother,ontheotherhand,hasgreaterearning

abilitiesoutsidethehomeandfacesanentirelydifferentsetofchoices.

Sheislikelytohavefewerbuthealthierchildrenandcaninsistonthe

developmentofallherchildren,ensuringthatherdaughtersaregivena

fairchance.Theeducationofherdaughtersthenmakesitmuchmore

likelythatthenextgenerationofgirls,aswellasofboys,willbe

educatedandhealthy.Theviciouscircleisthustransformedintoa

virtuouscircle.

Fewwilldisputethateducatingwomenhasgreatsocialbenefits.

Butithasenormouseconomicadvantagesaswell.Mostobviously,there

isthedirecteffectofeducationonthewagesoffemaleworkers.Wages

riseby10to20percentforeachadditionalyearofschooling.Suchbig

returnsareimpressivebythestandardofotheravailableinvestments,

buttheyarejustthebeginning.Educatingwomenalsohasasignificant

impactonhealthpractices,includingfamilyplanning.

26.Theauthorarguesthateducatinggirlsindevelopingcountriesis

A)troubleso