大学英语四级考试试题真题 (八)

大学英语四级考试试题真题

PartVITranslation（5minutes）

Directions:CompletethesentencesbytranslatingintoEnglishthe

Chinesegiveninbrackets.PleasewriteyoutranslationonAnswerSheet

2.

87.Specialistsininterculturalstudiessaythatitisnoteasyto

（适应不同文化中的生活）.

88.SincemychildhoodIhavefoundthat（没有什么比读

书对我更有吸引力）.

89.Thevictim（本来会有机会活下来）ifhehadbeen

takentohospitalintime.

90.Somepsychologistsclaimthatpeople（出门在外时可

能会感到孤独）.

91.Thenation'spopulationcontinuestorise（以每年

1200万人的速度）.

参考答案

PartIWriting

范文：

TheapproachoftheChineseLunarNewYearposesanationalissue

concerningthenecessityofholdingtheCCTVSpringFestivalGala.Its

establishedstatusisbeingchallengedbyagrowingnumberofpeople,

especiallybyyoungergenerations.Itisincreasinglydifficulttocaterfor

alltastes.

Someindividualsdeemthatitshouldbecanceledorreplacedby

otherprograms.Theseyoungpeoplefocustheirattentiononother

formsofcelebrationinsteadofimmersingthemselvesinTV.Despitethat,

themajorityofmid-agedpeopleandseniorcitizensupholdthe

importanceofthetraditionalperformance.Themoststrikingfeatureof

thisgalaisitstraditionallycloselinkwithordinarypeople,slives.Most

ofpeopleviewthisgalaasanannualstapleonthetraditionalChinese

SpringFestivalEve.Theyallhavearestlessnightandgluetheireyeson

thetelevision.

Iamnotsupportiveoftheviewthatthegrandgalashouldbe

abandoned.Undoubtedly,itplaysavitalroleinthecelebrationof

ChineseNewYear.Toincreaseitsappealandmeetyoungadults'need,

theupcomingperformanceshouldinvitesomebignamesincluding

superstarsfromHongKongandTaiwan.Wearealleagerlyanticipating

thisunforgettableeveningshow.

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

1.N

2.N

3.Y

4.N

5.Y

6.Y

7.NG

8.moveforward

9.lookingback

lO.themoreyougetback

PartIIIListeningComprehension

11.B12.C13.A14.C15.D

16.B17.D18.A19.D20.C

21.B22.A23.D24.B25.A

26.C27.B28.D29.C30.D

31.A32,B33.B34.D35.A

36.natural

37.usage

38.exception

39.particular

40.reference

41.essays

42.colleagues

43.personal

44.Whatwemayfindinterestingisthatitusuallytakesmorewords

tobepolite

45.buttoastranger,Iprobablywouldsayuwouldyoumindclosing

thedoor?”

46.Thereareboundtobesomewordsandphrasesthatbelongin

formallanguageandothersthatareinformal.

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)

47.O48.K49.G50.J51.C

52.N53.M54.I55.H56.D

57.C58.B59.D60.A61.B

62.C63.B64.D65.B66.C

PartVCloze

67.A68.B69.D70.A71.C

72.D73.B74.A75.C76.B

77.C78.A79.B80.D81.C

82.D83.A84.B85.D86.C

87.adapttolivesindifferentcultures/adapt(oneself)tolivingin

differentcultures

88.nothingismoreattractive/appealingtomethanreading

89.wouldhaveachancetosurvive

90.mightfeellonelywhentheyareawayfromhome/mightfeel

lonelywhenawayfromhome

91.attherateof12millionpeopleperyear/atthespeedof12

millionpeopleeveryyear

听力原文

SectionB

11.M:Christmasisaroundthecorner.AndI'mlookingforagiftfor

mygirlfriend.Anysuggestions?

W:Wellyouhavetotellmesomethingaboutyourgirlfriendfirst.

Also,what'syourbudget?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?

12.M:Whatwouldyoulikefordessert?IthinkI'IIhaveapplepie

andicecream.

W:Thechocolatecakelooksgreat,butIhavetowatchmyweight.

Yougoaheadandgetyours.

Q:Whatwouldthewomanmostprobablydo?

13.W:Havingvisitedsomanycountries,youmustbeabletospeak

severaldifferentlanguages.

M:IwishIcould.ButJapaneseand,ofcourseEnglisharetheonly

languagesIcanspeak.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

14.M:ProfessorSmithaskedmetogotohisofficeafterclass.Soit，

simpossibleformetomakeittothebaratten.

W:Thenitseemsthatwe'IIhavetomeetanhourlateratthe

library.

Q:Whatwillthemandofirstafterclass?

15.M:It'salready11now.DoyoumeanIoughttowaituntilMr.

Bloomcomesbackfromtheclass?

W:Notreally.Youcanjustleaveanote.I'IIgiveittoherlater.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

16.M:HowisJohnnow?Ishefeelinganybetter?

W:Notyet.Itstillseemsimpossibletomakehimsmile.Talkingto

himisreallydifficultandhegetsupseteasilyoverlittlethings.

Q:WhatdowelearnaboutJohnfromtheconversation?

17.M:Dowehavetogettheoperaticketsinadvance?

W:Certainly.Ticketsatthedoorareusuallysoldatahigherprice.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

18.M:Thetaxidrivermusthavebeenspeeding.

W:Well,notreally.Hecrashedintothetreebecausehewastrying

nottohitaboxthathadfallenoffthetruckaheadofhim.

Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthetaxidriver?

Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

W:Hey,Bob,guesswhat?I'mgoingtovisitQuebecnextsummer,

rminvitedtogotoafriendJswedding.

ButwhileI'mthereI'dalsoliketodosomesightseeing.

M:That'snice,Shelly.ButdoyoumeantheprovinceofQuebec,or

QuebecCity?

W:Imeantheprovince.Myfriend'sweddingisinMontreal.Pm

goingtherefirst.I'IIstayforfivedays.IsMontrealthecapitalcityofthe

province?

M:Well,Manypeoplethinksobecauseit'sthebiggestcity.Butit'

snotthecapital.QuebecCityis.ButMontrealisgreat.TheSaintRoyal

Riverrunsrightthroughthemiddleofthecity.It'sbeautifulinsummer.

W:Wow,anddoyouthinkIcangetbyinEnglish?MyFrenchisOK,

butnotthatgood.IknowmostpeopletherespeakFrench,butcanIalso

useEnglish?

M:Well,PeoplespeakbothFrenchandEnglishthere.Butyou'II

hearFrenchmostofthetime.AndallthestreetsignsareinFrench.In

fact,MontrealisthethirdlargestFrenchspeakingcityintheworld.So

you'dbetterpracticeyourFrenchbeforeyougo.

W:Goodadvice.WhataboutQuebecCity?I'IIvisitafriendfrom

collegewholivestherenow.What'sitlike?

M:It'sabeautifulcity,veryold.Manyoldbuildingshavebeen

nicelyrestored.Someofthemwerebuiltinthe17thor18thcenturies.

You'IIlovethere.

W:Fantastic.Ican,twaittogo.

19.What'sthewoman'smainpurposeofvisitingQuebec?

20.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodobeforethetrip?

21.WhatdoesthemansayabouttheQuebecCity?

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

M:Hi,MissRowling,howoldwereyouwhenyoustartedtowrite?

Andwhatwasyourfirstbook?

W:IwrotemyfirstFinnish(finished)storywhenIwasaboutsix.It

wasaboutasmallanimal,arabbit,Imean.AndI'vebeenwritingever

since?

M:Whydidyouchoosetobeanauthor?

W:Ifsomeoneaskedmehowtoachievehappiness.StepOnewould

befindingoutwhatyoulovedoingmost.Steptwowouldbefinding

someonetopayyoutodothis.Iconsidermyselfveryluckyindeedtobe

abletosupportmyselfbywriting

M:Doyouhaveanyplanstowritebooksforadults?

W:Myfirsttwonovelswereforadults.IsupposeImightwrite

anotherone.ButIneverreallyimagineatargetaudiencewhenI'm

writing.Theideascomefirst.Soitreallydependsontheideasthatgrasp

menext.

M:wheredidtheideasforthe“HarryPotter“bookscomefrom?

W:l'venoideaswheretheideascamefrom.AndIhopeIJIInever

findout.ItwouldspoilmyexcitementifitturnedoutIjusthaveafunny

wrinkleonthesurfaceofmybrain,whichmakesmethinkaboutthe

invisibletrainplatform.

M:Howdidyoucomeupwiththenamesofyourcharacters?

W:Iinventedsomeofthem.ButIalsocollectedstrangenames.P

vegotonefromancientsaints,maps,dictionaries,plants,warmemoirs

andpeopleImet.

M:Oh,youarereallyresourceful.

22.WhatdowelearnfromtheconversationaboutMissRowling's

firstbook?

23.WhydoesMissRowlingconsiderhersoverylucky?

24.WhatdictatesMissRowling,swriting?

25.AccordingtoMissRowlingwheredidshegettheideasforthe

HarryPorterbooks?

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheend

ofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre.

PassageOne

Reducingtheamountofsleepstudentsgetatnighthasadirect

impactontheirperformanceatschoolduringtheday.Accordingto

classroomteachers,elementaryandmiddleschoolstudentswhostayup

lateexhibitmorelearningandattentionproblems.Thishasbeenshown

byBrownMedicalSchoolandBradleyHospitalresearch.Inthestudy,

teacherswerenottoldtheamountofsleepstudentsreceivedwhen

completingweeklyperformancereports,yettheyratedthestudents

whohadreceivedeighthoursorlessashavingthemosttroublerecalling

allthematerial,learningnewlessonsandcompletinghigh-qualitywork.

Teachersalsoreportedthatthesestudentshadmoredifficultypaying

attention.Theexperimentisthefirsttoaskteacherstoreportonthe

effectsofsleepdeficiencyinchildren.Juststayinguplatecancause

increasedacademicdifficultyandattentionproblemsforotherwise

healthy,well-functioningkids,saidGarharnForlone,thestudy'slead

author.Sotheresultsprovideprofessionalsandparentswithaclear

message:whenachildishavinglearningandattentionproblems,the

issueofsleephastobetakenintoconsideration."Ifwedon'taskabout

sleep,andtrytoimprovesleeppatternsinkids'strugglingacademically,

thenwearen'tdoingourjob”,Forlonesaid.Forparents,hesaid,the

messageissimple,ugettingkidstobedontimeisasimportantas

gettingthemtoschoolontime”.

26.Whatwereteacherstoldtodointheexperiment?

27.Accordingtotheexperiment,whatproblemcaninsufficient

sleepcauseinstudents?

28.Whatmessagedidtheresearcherintendtoconveytoparents?

PassageTwo

Questions29to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

PatriciaPanianeverwantedtobeapublicfigure.Allshewantedto

bewasamotherandhome-maker.Butherlifewasturnedupsidedown

whenamotorist,distractedbyhiscellphone,ranastopsignandcrashed

intothesideofhercar.Theimpactkilledher2-year-olddaughter.Four

monthslater;Paniareluctantlybutcourageouslydecidedtotryto

educatethepublicandtofightforlawstobandriversfromusingcell

phoneswhileacarismoving.Shewantedtosaveotherchildrenfrom

whathappenedtoherdaughter.Inherfirstspeech,Paniagotofftoa

shakystart.Shewasvisiblytremblingandhervoicewassoftand

uncertain.Butasshegotintoherspeech,adramatictransformation

tookplace.Shestoppedshakingandspokewithastrongvoice.Forthe

restofhertalk,shewasaforcefulandcompellingspeaker.Shewanted

everyoneintheaudiencetoknowwhatsheknewwithouthavingto

learnitfromapersonaltragedy.Manyintheaudienceweremovedto

tearsandtoaction.Insubsequentpresentations,Paniagained

reputationasahighlyeffectivespeaker.Herappearanceonatalkshow

wasbroadcastthreetimes,transmittinghermessagetoover40million

people.Hercampaignincreasedpublicawarenessoftheproblem,and

promptedover300citiesandseveralstatestoconsiderrestrictionson

cellphoneuse.

29.WhatwasthesignificantchangeinPatriciaPania'slife?

30.WhathadledtoPania'spersonaltragedy?

31.HowdidPaniafeelwhenshebeganherfirstspeech?

32.WhatcouldbeexpectedasaresultofPania'sefforts?

PassageThree

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Manypeoplecatchacoldinthespringtimeorfall.Itmakesus

wonderifscientistscansendamantothemoon.Whycan'ttheyfinda

cureforthecommoncold?Theansweriseasy.T