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xxxx 年年 6 6 月大学英语四级真题样题及答案月大学英语四级真题样题及答案认真掌握好每一个知识点，对容易混淆的知识点更是要下大工夫搞清楚。下面是精心为大家的 xx 年 6 月大学真题样题及答案，希望对大家有帮助，更多内容请关注!Directions: In this section, you will hear three newsreports. At the end of each news report, you will hear twoor three questions. Both the news report and the questionswill be spoken only once. After you hear a question, youmust choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following newsitem.1. A) Christmas-time attacks made by Somali rebels.B) An explosion at a bus station in central Nairobi.C) The killing of more than 70 Ugandans in Kampala.D) Blasts set off by a Somali group in Ugandascapital.2. A) On Christmas Eve. C) During a security check.B) Just before midnight. D) In the small hours of themorning.Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following newsitem.3. A) It is likely to close many of its stores.B) It is known for the quality of its goods.C) It remains petitive in the recession.D) It will expand its online retail business.4. A) Expand its business beyond groceries.B) Fire 25,000 of its current employees.C) Cut its DVD publishing business.D) Sell the business for one pound.Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following newsitem.5. A) All taxis began to use meters.B) All taxis got air conditioning.C) Advertisements were allowed on taxis.D) Old taxis were replaced with new cabs.6. A) A low interest loan scheme. C) Taxi passengersplaints.B) Environmentalists protests. D) Permission for caradvertising.7. A) There are no more irregular practices.B) All new cabs provide air-conditioning.C) New cabs are all equipped with meters.D) New legislation protects consumer rights.Directions: In this section, you will hear two longconversations. At the end of each conversation, you willhear four questions. Both the conversation and thequestions will be spoken only once. After you hear aquestion, you must choose the best answer from the fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single linethrough the centre.Conversation OneQuestions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation youhave just heard.8. A) It has a partnership with LCP. C) It specializesin safety from leaks.B) It is headquartered in London. D) It has a chemicalprocessing plant.9. A) He is a chemist. C) He is a safety inspector.B) He is a salesman. D) He is Mr. Grands friend.10. A) The public relations officer. C) Director of thesafety department.B) Mr. Grands personal assistant. D) Head of thepersonnel department.11. A) Wait for Mr. Grand to call back.B) Leave a message for Mr. Grand.C) Provide details of their products and services.D) Send a prehensive description of their work.Conversation TwoQuestions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation youhave just heard.12. A) Teacher. B) Journalist. C) Editor. D) Typist.13. A) Some newly discovered scenic spot.B) Big changes in the Amazon valley.C) A new railway under construction.D) The beautiful Amazon rainforests.14. A) In news weeklies. C) In newspapers Sundayeditions.B) In a local evening paper. D) In overseas editions ofU.S. magazines.15. A) To bee a professional writer. C) To get her lifestory published soon.B) To be employed by a newspaper. D) To sell herarticles to a news service.Directions: In this section, you will hear threepassages. At the end of each passage, you will hear somequestions. Both the passage and the questions will bespoken only once. After you hear a question, you mustchoose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B),C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you havejust heard.16. A) She is both a popular and a highly respectedauthor.B) She is the first writer to focus on the fate ofslaves.C) She is the most loved African novelist of all times.D) She is the most influential author since the 1930s.17. A) The Book Critics Circle Award. C) The PulitzerPrize for fiction.B) The Nobel Prize for literature. D) The National BookAward.18. A) She is a relative of Morrisons. C) She is askilled storyteller.B) She is a slave from Africa. D) She is a black woman.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you havejust heard.19. A) They are very generous in giving gifts.B) They refuse gifts when doing business.C) They regard gifts as a token of friendship.D) They give gifts only on special oasions.20. A) They enjoy giving gifts to other people.B) They spend a lot of time choosing gifts.C) They have to follow many specific rules.D) They pay attention to the quality of gifts.21. A) Gift-giving plays an important role in humanrelationships.B) We must be aware of cultural differences in givinggifts.C) We must learn how to give gifts before going abroad.D) Reading extensively can make one a better gift-giver.Passage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you havejust heard.22. A) She tenderly looked after her sick mother.B) She developed a strong interest in finance.C) She learned to write for financial newspapers.D) She invested in stocks and shares on Wall Street.23. A) She inherited a big fortune from her father.B) She sold her restaurant with a substantial profit.C) She got 7.5 million dollars from her ex-husband.D) She made a wise investment in real estate.24. A) She was dishonest in business dealings.B) She frequently ill-treated her employees.C) She abused animals including her pet dog.D) She was extremely mean with her money.25. A) She carried on her familys tradition.B) She made huge donations to charities.C) She built a hospital with her mothers money.D) She made a big fortune from wise investments.Directions: In this section, you will hear three newsreports. At the end of each news report, you will hear twoor three questions. Both the news report and the questionswill be spoken only once. After you hear a question, youmust choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following newsitem.Kenyan police say one person was killed and 26 injuredin an explosion at a bus station in central Nairobi. Theblast hit a bus about to set off for the Ugandan capitalKampala. Last July, the Somali group al-Shabab said it wasbehind the blasts in the Ugandan capital which killed morethan 70 people. Will Ross reports from the Kenyan capital.The explosion happened beside a bus which was about toset off for an overnight journey from Nairobi to theUgandan capital Kampala. Some eyewitnesses report that abag was about to be loaded on board, but it exploded duringa security check. Windows of the red bus were left smashed,and blood could be seen on the ground beside the vehicle.Just hours earlier, Ugandas police chief had warned ofpossible Christmas-time attacks by Somali rebels.1. What is the news report mainly about?2. When did the incident our?Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following newsitem.Woolworths is one of the best known names on theBritish High Street. Its been in business nearly acentury. Many of its 800 stores are likely to closefollowing the panys decision to call in administratorsafter an attempt to sell the business for a token ?1 failed.The pany has huge debts. The immediate cause for thecollapse has been Britains slide toward recession, whichhas cut into consumer spending. However, the business hadbeen in trouble for years.Known for low-priced general goods, Woolworths hasstruggled in the face of petition from supermarketsexpanding beyond groceries and a new generation of interretailers.Many of the store groups 25,000 employees are likelyto lose their jobs. Some profitable areas such as the DVDpublishing business will survive.3. What do we learn about Woolworths from the newsreport?4. What did Woolworths attempt to do recently?Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following newsitem.Cairo is known for its overcrowded roads, irregulardriving practices and shaky old vehicles, but also for itsair pollution. In recent months, though, environmentalstudies indicate there have been signs of improvement.Thats due in part to the removal of many of thecapitals old-fashioned black and white taxis. Most ofthese dated back to the 1960s and 70s and were in a poorstate of repair.After new legislation demanded their removal from theroads, a low interest loan scheme was set up with threeEgyptian banks so drivers could buy new cars. Thegovernment pays about $900 for old ones to be discarded andadvertising on the new vehicles helps cover repayments.The idea has proved popular with customers they cannow travel in air-conditioned fort and because the new cabsare metered, they dont have to argue over fares. Banksand car manufacturers are glad for the extra business intough economic times. As for the taxi drivers, most aredelighted to be behind the wheel of new cars, althoughthere have been a few plaints about switching from blackand white to a plain white colour.5. What change took place in Cairo recently?6. What helped bring about the change?7. Why do customers no longer argue with new cabdrivers?Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two longconversations. At the end of each conversation, you willhear four questions. Both the conversation and thequestions will be spoken only once. After you hear aquestion, you must choose the best answer from the fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single linethrough the centre.Conversation OneW: Morning, this is TGC.M: Good morning. Walter Barry here, calling from London.Could I speak to Mr. Grand, please?W: Whos calling, please?M: Walter Barry, from London.W: What is it about, please?M: Well, I understand that your pany has a chemicalprocessing plant. My own pany, LCP, Liquid Control Products,is a leader in safety from leaks in the field of chemicalprocessing. I would like to speak to Mr. Grand to discussways in which we could help TGC protect itself from suchproblems and save money at the same time.W: Yes, I see. Well, Mr. Grand is not available justnow.M: Can you tell me when I could reach him?W: Hes very busy for the next few days then hellbe away in New York. So its difficult to give you a time.M: Could I speak to someone else, perhaps?W: Who in particular?M: A colleague for example?W: Youre speaking to his personal assistant. I candeal with calls for Mr. Grand.M: Yes, well, could I ring him tomorrow?W: No, Im sorry he wont be free tomorrow. Listen,let me suggest something. You send us details of yourproducts and services, together with references from otherpanies and then well contact you.M: Yes, thats very kind of you. I have your address.W: Very good, Mr.M: Barry. Walter Barry from LCP in London.W: Right, Mr. Barry. We look forward to hearing fromyou.M: Thank you. Goodbye.W: Bye.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation youhave just heard.8. What do we learn about the womans pany?9. What do we learn about the man?10. What is the womans position in her pany?11. What does the woman suggest the man do?Conversation TwoM: Youre going to wear out the puters keyboard!W: Oh, hi.M: Do you have any idea what time it is?W: About ten or ten-thirty?M: Its nearly midnight.W: Really? I didnt know it was so late.M: Dont you have an early class to teach tomorrowmorning?W: Yes, at seven oclock. My muter class, the studentswho go to work right after their lesson.M: Then you ought to go to bed. What are you writing,anyway?W: An article I hope I can sell.M: Oh, another of your newspaper pieces? Whats thisone about?W: Do you remember the trip I took last month?M: The one up to the Amazon?W: Well, thats what Im writing aboutthe newhighway and the changes its making in the Amazon valley.M: It should be interesting.W: It is. I guess thats why I forgot all about thetime.M: How many articles have you sold now?W: About a dozen so far.M: What kind of newspapers buy them?W: The papers that carry a lot of foreign news. Theyusually appear in the big Sunday editions where they need alot of background stories to help fill up the space betweenthe ads.M: Is there any future in it?W: I hope so. Theres a chance I may sell this articleto a news service.M: Then your story would be published in several papers,wouldnt it?W: Thats the idea. And I might even be able to doother stories on a regular basis.M: That would be great.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation youhave just heard.12. What is the womans oupation?13. What is the woman writing about?14. Where do the womans articles usually appear?15. What does the woman expect?Directions: In this section, you will hear threepassages. At the end of each passage, you will hear somequestions. Both the passage and the questions will bespoken only once. After you hear a question, you mustchoose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B),C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneIn todays class, well discuss Toni Morrisonsnovel Beloved. As Im sure you all know, Morrison is botha popular and a highly respected author, and its not easyto be both. Born in 1931, Morrison has written some of themost touching and intelligent works on the African-Americanexperience ever written by anyone, and yet to call her an“African-American writer” doesnt seem to do her justice.In many ways, shes simply an American writerandcertainly one of our best.Beloved is a truly remarkable work. It was remended fornearly every major literary prize, including the NationalBook Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, andit in fact won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1988.Morrison herself is distinguished for having won the NobelPrize for literature in 1993.What makes Beloved unique is the skillful, sure way inwhich Morrison blends intensely personal storytelling andAmerican history, racial themes and gender themes, theexperience of Blacks with the experience of all peopleeverywhere, the down-to-earth reality of slavery with asense of mysterious spirituality.Well be paying special attention to these themes aswe discuss this work. Im particularly interested in yourviews on the relative importance of race and gender in thisbook. Is it more important that Sethe, the main character,is black or that shes a woman? Which contributes more toher being? What does Morrison tell us about both?Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you havejust heard.16. What do we learn about Toni Morrison?17. What honor did Toni Morrison receive in 1993?18. What does the speaker tell us about Sethe, the maincharacter in Morrisons novel Beloved?Passage TwoThe topic of my talk today is gift-giving. Everybodylikes to receive gifts, right? So you may think that gift-giving is a universal custom. But actually, the rules ofgift-giving vary quite a lot,