大学英语四级考试(CET4)

大学英语四级考试(CET4)

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PartIWriting(30minutes)

注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上，请在答题卡1上作答。

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassage

quicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choose

thebestanswerfromthechoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8

tolO,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

AFewAspectsofAmericanLife

Travel

It'ssummertime.FormanyAmericans,thisistheseasontotravel.Why?

Becauseschoolisoverandtheweatherisgreat.Andmostofall,theybelieve

theydeserveabreak.WhenAmericanstakeabreak,theyoftenheadfortheir

favoritevacationspot.

Throughouttheirhistory,Americanshavebeenpeopleonthemove,^heearly

immigrantshadtotraveltogettotheNewWorld.Oncetheyarrived,thesettled

alongtheEastCoast.Buttheyweren,tcon:enttostayhere.Explorersand

tradersjourneyedtctheunknownwesternterritories.Later,settlersmoved

westtodevelopnewareas.Asaresultofthiswestmovement,Americans

eventual1yoccupiedthewholecontinent——fromtheAtlantictothePacific.

Eventoday,Americansseemunabletostayput.Researchsaysthataverage

Americanmoveseveryfiveyears.

Americansareusedtotraveling.Somepecplemakelong-distancecommuting

toworkdaily.Theirjobsmayevenrequirethentotakefrequentbusinesstrips.

Mostcompaniesprovideanannualvacationfortheiremployees,andpeopleoften

usethattimetotravel.Somepeoplejustvisitfriendorrelativesindistant

states.Somegoonlow-budgetweekendtripsandstayineconomymotels.Those

withmoreexpensivetasteschooseluxurioushotels.Campingoutinthegreat

outdoorsappealstoadventuroustypes.Sometravelinrecreationalvehicles

tocampoutincomfort,whileothers“roughit”bysleepingintents.Families

oftenplantheirtripswiththekidsinmind.Moreandmore“familyfriendly”

hotelsofferspecialprogramsforchildren.

Pet

Americanslovepets.Manypetownerstreattheirpetsasapartofthe

fami1y.YoumightsayAmericanstreattheirpetsliketheytreattheir

children-sometimesevenbetter.

TnAmerica,therearemorehouseholdswi^hpetsthanthosewithchiIdren.

Atleast43percentofUShomeshavepetsofsomesort.Usualcreatures,such

asmonkeys,snakesandevenwolves,findahomewithsomeAmericans.Morecommon

petsincludefish,miceandbirds.Buttheall-timefavoritesarecatsand

dogs,evenattheWhiteHouse.Americanssometimeshavestrongfeelingsabout

whetherdogsorcatsmakebetterpets."Dogpeople"and“catpeople“often

enjoyfriendlycompetition.

ManygrocerystoresinAmericasellpetfoods.Petscanevenaccompany

theirownersonvacation.Fancyhotelsarebeginningtoaccommodatebothman

andanimal.AnimalguestsatFourSeasonsHotelscanenjoydeliciousmeals

servedonfinechinaandsleepinsoftbeds.

TheaverageAmericanenjoyshavingpetsaround,andforgoodreason.

Researchershavediscoveredthatinteractingwithanimalslowersaperson*s

bloodpressure.Dogscanofferprotectionfromrobbersandunwplcomevisitors.

Catscanhelpridthehomeofunwantedmice.Littlecreaturesofallshapes

andsizescanprovidefriendshipandlove.Inmanycases,havingapetprepares

ayoungcouplefortheresponsibilitiesofparenthood.Petsevenencourage

socialrelationships:theygivetheirownersanappearanceoffriendliness,

andtheyprovideagoodsubjectofconversation.

PetsareasbasictoAmericancultureashotdogsorapplepie.ToAmericans,

petsarenotjustproperty,butapartofthefamily.

Marriage

"Ido."ToAmericans,thesetwowordscarrygreatmeaning.Theycaneven

changeyourlife,especiallyifyousaythematyourownwedding.Makingwedding

promisesislikesigningacontract.NowAmericansdon,treallythinkmarriage

isabusinessdeal.Butmarriageisaseriousbusiness.

Ital1beginswithengagement（婚约）.Traditional1y,ayoungmanasksthe

fatherofhissweetheartforpermissiontomarryher.Ifthefatheragrees,

themanlaterproposestoher.Oftenhetriestosurpriseherbyaskingher

tomarryhiminaromanticway.

Sometimesthecouplejustdecidestogetherthatthetimeisrighttoget

married.Theymaybeengagedforweeks,monthsorevenyears.Asthebig

approaches,bridal（新娘的）showersandbachelor*spartiesprovidemanygifts.

Todaymanycouplesalsoreceivecounselingduringengagement.Thisprepares

themforthechallengesofmarriedlife.

Atlastit'stimeforthewedding.Althoughmostweddingsfollowlong-held

traditions,there'sstillroomforindividualism.Forexample,theusual

placeforaweddingisinachurch.Butsomepeoplegetmarriedoutdoors.A

fewevenhavetheceremonywhileskydivingorridingonhorseback!Thecouple

mayinvitehundredsofpeopleorjustafewclosefriends.Theychocsetheir

ownstyleofcolors,decorationsandmusicduringtheceremony.Butsomethings

rarelychange.Thebrideusuallywearsabeautiful,longwhiteweddingdress.

Shetraditionallywears"somethingold,semethingnew,somethingborrowed

andsomethingblue,,.Thegroom（新郎）wearsaformalsuit.Relativesandclose

friendsparticipateintheceremony.

Astheceremonybegins,thegroomstandswiththeminister,facingthe

audience.Musicsignalstheentranceofthebeautifulbride.Nervously,the

youngcouplerepeatstheirpromises.Traditionally,theypromisetoloveeach

other“forbetter,forworse,forricher,forpoorer,insicknessandin

health”.Butsometimesthecouplecomposestheirownpromises.Theygiveeach

otheragoldringasasymboloftheirmarriagepromise.Finallytheminister

announcesthebigmoment:"Inowpronounceyoumanandwife.Youmaykiss

yourbride!v

1.WhatisthetopreasonAmericanstravelinthesummertime?

A)Schoolisover.

B)Theythinktheydeservearest.

C)Summeristheseasontotravel.

D)Theweatherisgreat.

2.Everyyear,nostcompanies.

A)requireabusinesstrip

B)insistthatworkerscommute

C)haveemployeestraveltogether

D)provideavacationforworkers

3.ManyAmericanstreattheirpetsas.

A)veryusualthings

B)verycommonthings

C)theirownproperty

D)theirfamilymembers

4.Accordingtothepassage,somefancyhotelscouldprovideforyourpets

thefollowingexcept.

A)goodaccommodation

B)somewell-servedfood

C)asoftbed

D)deliciousChinesemeals

5.It'sdiscoveredthatinteractionwithpetanimalsisgoodforhealth

astheycanhelpto.

A)guardagainstunwelcomevisitors

B)catchunwantedmice

C)lowerbloodpressure

D)keepcompany

6.Petcanencouragesocialrelationshipby

A)actingasbasicelementtoAmericanculture

B)providingasubjectforchatting

C)becomingmembersforthefamily

D)havingafriendlyappearance

7.TradiLionally,ifayoungmanwaulsLogeLmarriedtohisgirlfriend

heissupposedto

A)proposetohisfriendattherighttime

B)askhisgirlfriendtomarryhiminaromanticway

0getthepermissionofhisgirlfriendsmother

D)getthepermissionofhisgirlfriend'sfather

注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上作答;8-10题在答题卡1上。

PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2

longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestions

willbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.During

thepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecide

whichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet

2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

11.A)Hethinkshe'sveryorganized.

B)Hedoesn,twanttojointhedisplay.

C)Hedoesn,tthinkheshouldleadthestudygroup.

D)Heknowssomeonewhocanleadthestudygroup.

12.A)Hedoesn!tknowwherehisbrotherkeepshiscomputer.

B)Thewomanshouldbuyausedcomputer.

C)Hedoesn,tknowhowmuchcomputerscost.

D)Hisbrotherpaidtoomuchforthecomputer.

13.A)It'sbeentowarmtowearthejacket.

B)Thejacketistoobigforhim.

C)Hedoesn'tlikecoldweather.

D)Hedicin'IbuythejacketunLi1coolerwea.lherarrived.

14.A)Hestartedthesemesterinabadmood.

B)H。'snotusuallybad-tempered.

C)Hehasfewresponsibilities.

D)Hedoesn'tliketheman.

15.A)Heforgottocancelthereservation.

B)Theycangototherestaurantafterthewomanhasfinishedworking.

C)Hehastoworklatetonight.

D)Theydon'thaveareservationattherestaurant.

16.A)Usebleachonhissocks.

B)Buynewwhitesocks.

C)WashhisredT-shirtagain.

D)Throwawayhispinksocks.

17.A)Heisn'tsatisfiedwithhisprogress.

B)Hewantstonoveupmorequicklythanhe'spresentlydoing.

C)Hehasadvancequicklyenoughinhiscareer.

D)Hefeelsfrustratedashetriestonoveuptheladder.

18.A)Tryonasmallersweater.

B)Lookforanotherstyleatadifferentstore.

C)Givethesweaterawayasagift.

D)Exchangethesweaterforabiggerone.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)She'sunabletoattendthestudysession.

B)Shehasseenadoctorrecently.

C)She'sconcernedaboulmedic社1care.

D)Shementionstheneedforsomemedicaltests.

20.A)Toimprovethestudyskillsofuniversitystudents.

B)Tosuggestchangesinthestudentgovernment.

C)Togivepeopletheopportunitytospeakwithapolitician.

D)Todiscussgraduationrequirementsforpoliticalsciencemajors.

21.A)Graduateschoolapplicationprocedures.

B)Fundingforuniversityeducation.

C)Winningtheconfidenceofvoters.

D)Preparingforanimportanttest.

22.A)Tellherwhattostudyforthehistorytest.

B)Writeafavorableletterofrecommendation.

C)Adviseherabouthowtorunanelectioncampaign.

D)Suggestatopicforaresearchpaper.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Bostonschools.

B)Frontierlife.

C)Teachingrequirements.

D)Immigrationpatterns.

24.A)Shewasafamousauthor.

B)Herfamilylaterbecamefamouslandowners.

C)Sheexemplifiestheimmigrantspirit.

D)Sheinventedsomelabor-savingfarmequipment.

25.A)Tothelibrary.

B)Tothemovies.

C)Toabookstore.

D)Toatravelbureau.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheend

ofeachpassage,youwillhoarsomequestion.Boththepassageandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.A)Theyweredrawingpictures.B)TheywerewatchingTV.

C)Theyweremakingatelephonecall.D)Theyweretidyingupthedrawing

room.

27.A)Theylockedthecoupleupinthedrawingroom.

B)Theyseriouslyinjuredtheownersofthehouse.

C)TheysmashedtheTVsetandthetelephone.

D)Theytookawaysixteenvaluablepaintings.

28.A)Heaccusedthemofthetheft.

B)Heraisedtherents.

C)Herefusedtoprolongtheirlandlease.

D)Heforcedthemtoabandontheirtraditions.

29.A)Theywantedtoprotectthefarmers,interests.

B)Theywantedtoextendthereservationareaforbirds.

C)Theywantedtostealhisvaluablepaintings.

D)Theywantedtodrivehimawayfromtheisland.

PassageTwo

Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.A)Throughfood.B)Throughair.

C)Throughinsects.D)Throughbodyfluids.

31.A)Theyranahighfever.B)Theydiedfromexcessivebleeding.

C)Theirnervoussystemwasdamaged.D)Theysufferedfromheart-attack.

32.A)Toseewhathappenedtothesurvivorsoftheoutbreak.

B)Tostudyaninalsthatcanalsogetinfectedwiththedisease.

C)Tofindoutwherethevirusoriginates.

D)Tolookfortheplantsthatcouldcurethedisease.

PassageThree

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.A)TodeterninewhethertheEarth'stemperatureisgoingup.

B)Tostudythebehaviorofsomeseaanimals.

C)Tomeasurethedepthsoftheocean.

D)Tomeasurethemovementofwavesintheocean.

34.A)Theywerefrightenedanddistressed.

B)Theyswamawaywhenthespeakerwasturnedon.

C)Theyswamcloserto“examine“thespeakerwhenitwasturnedoff.

D)Theydidn'tseemtobefrightenedandkeptswimmingnearthespeaker.

35.A)Toattractmoreseaanimalstothetestingsite.

B)Todrivedangerousseaanimalsawayfromthetestingsite.

C)Tohelptracetheseaanimalsbeingtested.

D)Todeterminehowseaanimalscommunicatewitheachother.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.When

thepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforits

generalidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequired

tofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhave

heard.Forblanksnuir.beredfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissing

information.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhave

justheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthe

passageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上作答

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youare

requiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgivenin

awordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybefore

makingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Please

markthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasingle

linethroughthecentre.Youmaynotusearyofthewordsinthebankmore

thanonce.

Questions47to56arebasedonthefo'lowingpassage.

Drcamsareawayforthesubconscioustocommunicatewiththe_47_mind.

Dreamingofsomethingyou'reworriedabout,researcherssay,isthebrain,s

wayofhelpingyourehearseforadisasterincaseitoccurs.Dreamingofa

challenge,likegivingapresentationatworkorplayingsports,carenhance

your48.Andcognitiveneuroscientistshavediscoveredthatdreamsand

therapideyemovement(REM)thathappenswhileyou'redreamingare_49_

toourabi1itytolearnandremember.Dreamingisa“moodregulatorysystem,“

saysRosalindCartwright,PhD,chairmanofthepsychology_50_atRush

UniversityMedicalCenterinChicago.SheJsfoundthatdreamshelppeople

workthroughtheday'semotionalquandaries."It'slikehavingabuilt-in

therapist,“saysCartwright.Whilewesleep,dreams_51_newenotional

experiencetooldmemories,creatingplaid-likepatternsofoldimageslaid

ontopofnewones.Assheputsit,“Youmaywakeupandthink,WhatwasUncle

Harrydoinginmydream?Thaven?tseenhimfor50years.Buttheoldand

newimagesare_52_related."It'sthejoboftheconsciousmindtofigure

outtherelationship.Tnfact,dreamemotionscanhelprealtherapiststreat

patients_53_traumatic(仓伤的)lifeevents.Inanewstudyof30recently

_54_adults,Cartwrighttrackedtheirdreamsoverafive-monthperiod,

measuringtheirfeelingstowardtheirex-spouses.Shediscoveredthatthose

whowereangriestatthespousewhiledreaninghadthebestchanceof

successfullycopingwithdivorce."Iftheirdreamswerebland,“Cartwright

says,“theyhadn,tstartedtoworkthroughtheiremotionsand_55_with

thedivorce.Fortherapists,thisfindingwi11help56whetherdivorced

menorwomenneedcounselingorhavealreadydreamedtheirtroublesaway.

注意：此部分试题在答题K2上作答

A.deal

B.physically

C.wake

D.performance

E.making

F.undergoing

G.experience

H.divorced

I.determine

J.compare

K.department

L.conscious

M.presentation

N.linked

0.emotionally

SectionB

Directions:Therearc2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowed

bysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceand

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

PassageOne

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Afewyearsagoayoungmotherwatchedherhusbanddiaper(给•♦•换尿布)

theirfirstbornson."Youdonothavetobeunhappyaboutit,“sheprotested.

“Youcantalktohimandsmilealittle.Thefather,whohappenedtobe

apsychologist,answeredfirmly,“Hehasnothingtosaytome,andIhave

nothingtosaytohim.”

Psychologistnowknowhowwrongthatfatherwas.Fromthemomentofbirth,

ababyhasagreatdealtosaytohisparents,andtheytohim.Butadecade

orsoago,theseexpertsweredescribingthenewbornasaprimitivecreature

whoreactedonlybyreflex,ahelplessvictimofitsenvironmentwithout

capacitytoinfluenceit.Andmothersacceptedthetruth.Mostthought(and

somesti11do)thatanewinfantcouldseeonlyblurry(模糊的)shadows,that

hisothersenseswereundeveloped,andthatallherequiredwasnourishment,

cleandiapers,andawarmbassinet.

Todayuniversitylaboratoriesacrossthecountryarestudyingnewborns

intheirfirstmonthoflife.Asaresult,psychologistsnowdescribethenew

babyasperceptive,withremarkablelearningabi1itiesandanevenmore

remarkablecapacitytoshapehisorherenvironmentincludingtheattitudes

andactionsofhisparents.Someresearchersbelievethattheneonattlperiod

mayevenbethemostsignificantfourweeksinanentirelifetime.

Farfrombeinghelpless,thenewbornknowswhathelikesandrejectswhat

hedoesn,t.Heshutoutunpleasantsensationsbyclosinghiseyesoraverting

hisface.Heisagluttonfornovelty.Heprefersanimatethingsoverinanimate

andlikespeoplemorethananything.

Whenamorenineminutesout,aninfantprefersahumanfacetoa

head-shapedoutline.Hemakesthechoicedespitethefactthat,withdelivery

roomattendantsmaskedandgowned,hehasneverseenahumanfacebefore.By

thetimehe'stwelvehoursold,hisentire?bodymovesinprecisesynchrony

(同时发生)tothesoundofahumanvoice,asifheweredancing.Anon-human

sound,suchasatappingnoise,bringsnosuchresponse.

注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上作答。

57.Theauthorpointsoutthatthefatherdiaperinghisfirst-bornson

waswrongbecause________.

A)hebelievedthebabywasnotabletohearhim

B)hethoughtthebabydidn,thavethepowerofspeech

C)hewasapsychologistunworthyofhisprofession

D)hethoughtthebabywasnotcapableofanyresponse

58.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A)Anewinfantcanseeonlyblurryshadows.

B)Anewinfant?ssensesareundeveloped

C)Allanewinfantrequiresisnourishment,cleandiapers,andawarm

bassinet.

D)Anewinfantisactuallyabletoinfluencehisorherenvironment

59.Whatdocsthesentence“HeisagluttonfornoveltyMprobablymean?

A)Thenewbornisgreedyfornewfood.

B)Thenewborntendstoovereat.

C)Thenewbornalwayslovesthingsthatarenewtohim.

D)Thenewborn,sappetiteisaconstanttopicinnovels.

60.Accordingtothepassage,it'sgroundlesstothinkthatnewborns

prefer.

A)ahumanfacetoahead-shapedoutline

B)animatethingstoinanimateones

C)humanvoicetonon-humansounds

D)nourishmenttoawarmbassinet

61.Whatisthepassagemainlydiscussingabout?

A)Whatpeopleknowaboutnewborns.

B)Howwrongparentsarewhentheyhandletheirbabies.

C)Howmuchnewbornshaveprogressedinaboutadecade'stime.

D)Whythefirstmonthoflifeistheiriostsignificantfourweeksina

lifetime.

PassageTwo

Questions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Mobileofficeisthemutualproductofeconomic,scientific,andsocial

progress.Mobileofficehasbecomeasolutionthatprovidesuserswith

convenient,prompt,safe,reliable,andreasonablypricedcommunicationsand

officefacultyanywhereanytimeviathesupportofmobileinterconnection

platform(MIP)anditsapplicationssystems.UsingmobileofficeandWAP

technology,peoplecandotheirworkanywhereanytime,cansendandreceive

dataviaterminalssuchasmobi1ephone,andpalmcomputer,andcansurfthe

Internet.

Whenyouleaveyourofficetoattendmeetingsortravelonbusiness,

whatwou1dhappentoyourbusinessroutine?0fcourse,faxesande-mailswou1d

bestillsenttoyourfaxmachineore-mailbox,butyoucannotreadthemand

makepromptreactiontimely.Whenyourclientsneedyoutomakesorreurgent

modificationsonyourworkandyouareneitherintheofficenorcarrying

relevantdocuments,whatcanyoudo?Maybeyouhavetosay“sorry"tothe

clients.But,yourbusinesswillbeaffected,theclientswillbeunhappyand

disappointedbecauseofyourdelay,andyouwilllosealotofbusiness

opportunities.

Infact,veryfrequently,youneedtocheck,reply,distribute,modify,

orreadsomematerialswhenyouarenotinyouroffice.Youmustgetoutof

thisdilemma.Thebestsolutiontonormallyhandleyourbusinessanywhere

anytimeandnottodisappointyourclientsistoletyouroffice"move”with

you.Withthedevelopmentofcommunicationstechnology,mobileofficehas

becomesimplerandsnaller,andevencanberealizedviaonemobilephonewith

datacommunicationsfunction.Thus,mobi1eofficehasalreadybeenputinto

yourpocket,andofficemobilityhasbeenrealized.

Mobile