2021年6月英语四级考试真题试卷附答案(完整版 第2套).pdf
20212021 年年 6 6 月英语四级考试真题试卷附答案月英语四级考试真题试卷附答案(完整版完整版 第第 2 2 套套)Part I Writing(30 minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes towrite a news report to your campus newspaper on a visit to aHope Elementary School organized by your Student Union.Youshould write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words._Part II Listening Comprehension(30 minutes)听力音频 MP3 文件，点击进入听力真题页面Section A News ReportDirections：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 questions willbe spoken only once。After you hear a question，you must choosethe best answer from the four choices marked A），B），C）and D）。Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet1 with a single line through the centre。第 1 页 共 25 页Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have justheard.1.A)Heavy floods.B)Safety concerns.C)Bad economy.D)Workers strikes.2.A)Itiscompetitive withitsnumeroustouristdestinations.B)It provides many job opportunities for French people.C)It is the biggest concern of the French government.D)It plays an important role in the nations economy.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have justheard.3.A)To carry out a scientific survey.B)To establish a new research station.C)To rescue two sick American workers.D)To deliver urgent medical supplies.4.A)The darkness and cold.B)The heavy snow and fog.C)The biting winds.D)The ice all around.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just第 2 页 共 25 页heard.5.A)By tying it to a door handle.B)By shaking it back and forth.C)With a remote control craft.D)With a full-sized helicopter.6.A)He has lots of fans on Facebook.B)He has rich experience in flying.C)He often suffers from toothaches.D)He has learned to pull teeth from a video.7.A)Spend more time together.B)Tell them adventure stories.C)Do something fun and creative.D)Play with them in a safe place.Section B ConversationDirections：In this section，you will hear two longconversations。At the end of each conversations you will hearfour questions。Both the conversations and the question-s willbe spoken only once。After you hear a question。You must choosethe best answer from the four choices marked A），B），C）andD）。Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 witha single line through the centre.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have第 3 页 共 25 页just heard.8.A)To confirm an urgent appointment.B)To collect a package from the woman.C)To ask the woman to sign a document.D)To arrange the delivery of a package.9.A)She is doing shopping.B)She is visiting a friend.C)She is not at home.D)She is not feeling well.10.A)He will be off duty the whole day.B)He will be working somewhere else.C)He will have to have his car repaired.D)He will be too busy to spare any time.11.A)Sign her name.B)Confirm online.C)Pay a small fee.D)Show up in person.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you havejust heard.12.A)Vacation in Italy.B)Study abroad.C)Throw a farewell party.第 4 页 共 25 页D)Go to a fashion show in Milan.13.A)Quite sleepy.B)Very excited.C)Rather depressed.D)Nearly exhausted.14.A)He has to attend a party.B)He has to meet a friend.C)He has to make a presentation.D)He has to finish an assignment.15.A)Say goodbye to the woman at the airport.B)Meet the woman at the Black Cat Cafe.C)Drive the woman to the airport.D)Have lunch with the woman.Section C PassageDirections：In this section，you will hear three passages。At the end of each passage，you will hear three or fourquestions。Both the passage and the questions will be spokenonly once。After you hear a question，you must choose the bestanswer from the four choices marked A），B），C）and D）。Thenmark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a singleline through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just第 5 页 共 25 页heard.16.A)It has kept growing over the centuries.B)Its top is hidden in clouds of volcanic smoke.C)Its height changes with each volcanic eruption.D)It has a recorded history of 1,500 years.17.A)They are now a tourist destination.B)They attract a lot of migrating birds.C)They provide shelter for the farmers.D)They make good fields for farming.18.A)They nest on the volcanos slopes.B)They feed on certain small mammals.C)They compete with each other for food.D)They match large mammals in strength.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have justheard.19.A)He is self-employed.B)He is a career advisor.C)He studies talent.D)He owns a magazine.20.A)Doing what they like best.B)Loving the work they do.C)Making no excuses for failures.第 6 页 共 25 页D)Following their natural instinct.21.A)It does not come to anything without hard work.B)It may prove to be quite different from hard work.C)It is a natural gift only some special people can possess.D)It does not come to you until something special happens.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have justheard.22.A)It is a bit difficult to learn.B)It was popular in New Zealand.C)It is a traditional type of ballet.D)It evolved in the mid-1970s.23.A)She wanted her to be a ballet dancer.B)She used to be a ballet dancer herself.C)She hated to see her idling about.D)She was too busy to look after her.24.A)After she started teaching English.B)Before she left for New Zealand.C)When she moved to New York City.D)Once she began to live on her own.25.A)It has renewed her passion for life.B)It has made her happy and energetic.C)It has helped her make new friends.第 7 页 共 25 页D)It has enabled her to start a new career.Part III Reading Comprehension(40 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,there is a passage with tenblanks.You are required to select one word for each blank froma list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully before making your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.Please markthe corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single linethrough the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bankmore than once.Just because they cant sing opera or ride a bicycle doesntmean that animals dont have culture.Theres no better exampleof this than killer whales.As one of the most _26_ predators（食肉动物）,killer whales may not fit the _27_ of a culturedcreature.However,these beasts of the sea do display a vastrange of highly _28_ behaviors that appear to be driving theirgenetic development.The word culture comes from the Latin colere,which_29_ means to cultivate.In other words,it refers toanything that is _30_ or learnt,rather than instinctive ornatural.Among human populations,culture not only affects the第 8 页 共 25 页way we live,but also writes itself into our genes,affectingwho we are.For instance,having spent many generations huntingthe fat marine mammals of the Arctic,the Eskimos of Greenlandhave developed certain genetic _31_ that help them digest andutilize this fat-rich diet,thereby allowing them to _32_in their cold climate.Like humans,killer whales have colonized a range ofdifferent _33_ across the globe,occupying every ocean basinon the planet with an empire that _34_ from pole to pole.Assuch,different populations of killer whales have had to learndifferent hunting techniques in order to gain the upper handover their local prey（猎物）.This,in turn,has a major effecton their diet,leading scientists to _35_ that the abilityto learn population-specific hunting methods could be drivingthe animals,genetic development.A)acquiredB)adaptationsC)brutalD)deliberatelyE)expressedF)extendsG)habitats第 9 页 共 25 页H)humbleI)imageJ)literallyK)refinedL)revolvesM)speculateN)structureO)thriveSection BDirections:In this section,you are going to read a passagewith ten statements attached to it.Each statement containsinformation given in one of the paragraphs Identify theparagraph from which the information is derived.You may choosea paragraph more than once.Each paragraph is marked with aletter.Answer the questions by marking the correspondingletter on Answer Sheet 2.Living with parents edges out other living arrangements for18-to 34-year-oldsA)Broad demographic(人口的）shifts in marital status,educational attainment and employment have transformed the wayyoung adults in the U.S.are living,and a new Pew Research第 10 页 共 25 页Center analysis highlights the implications of these changesfor the most basic element of their lives-where they callhome.In 2021,for the first time in more than 130 years,adultsages 18 to 34 were slightly more likely to be living in theirparents home than they were to be living with a spouse orpartner in their own household.B)This turn of events is fueled primarily by the dramaticdrop in the share of young Americans who are choosing to settledown romantically before age 35.Dating back to 1880,the mostcommon living arrangement among young adults has been livingwith a romantic partner,whether a spouse or a significant other.This type of arrangement peaked around I960,when 62%of thenations 18-to 34-year-olds were living with a spouse orpartner in their own household,and only one-in-five wereliving with their parents.C)By 2021,31.6%of young adults were living with a spouseor partner in their own household,below the share living inthe home of their parent(s)(32.1%).Some 14%of young adultslived alone,were a single parent or lived with one or moreroommates.The remaining 22%lived in the home of another familymember(suchasagrandparent,in-laworsibling),anon-relative,or in group quarters like college dormitories.第 11 页 共 25 页D)Its worth noting that the overall share of young adultsliving with their parents was not at a record high in 2021.Thisarrangement peaked around 1940,when about 35%of the nations18-to 34-year-olds lived with mom and/or dad(compared with32%in 2021).What has changed,instead,is the relative shareadopting different ways of living in early adulthood,with thedecline of romantic coupling pushing living at home to the topof a much less uniform list of living arrangements.E)Amongyoungadults,livingarrangementsdiffersignificantly by gender.For menaged 18 to 34,living athomewith mom and/or dad has been the dominant living arrangementsince 2021.In 2021,28%of young men were living with a spouseor partner in their own home,while 35%were living in the homeof their parent(s).Young women,however,are still more likelyto be living with a spouse or romantic partner(35%)than theyare to be living with their parent(s)(29%).F)In 2021,more young women(16%)than young men(13%)wereheading up a household without a spouse or partner.This ismainly because women are more likely than men to be singleparents living with their children.For their part,young men(25%)are more likely than young women(19%)to be living inthe home of another family member,a non-relative or in some第 12 页 共 25 页type of group quarters.G)A variety of factors contribute to the long-run increasein the share of young adults living with their I parents.Thefirst is the postponement of,if not retreat from,marriage.The average age of first marriage has risen steadily for decades.In addition,a growing share of young adults may be avoidingmarriage altogether.A previous Pew Research Center analysisprojected that as many as one-in-four of todays young adultsmay never marry.While cohabitation(同居）has been on the rise,the overall!share of young adults either married or livingwith an unmarried partner has substantially fallen since 1990.H)In addition,trends in both employment status and wageshave likely contributed to the growing share of young adultswho are living in the home of their parent(s),and this isespecially true of young men.Employed young men are much lesslikely to live at home than young men without a job,andemployment among young men has fallen significantly in recentdecades.The share of young men with jobs peaked around 1960at 84%.In 2021,only 71%of 18-to 34-year-old men were employed.Similarly with earnings,young mens wages(after adjusting forinflation)have been on a downward trajectory(轨迹）since 1970and fell significantly from 2000 to 2021.As wages have fallen,第 13 页 共 25 页the share of young men living in the home of their parent(s)has risen.I).Economic factors seem to explain less of why young adultwomen are increasingly likely to live at home.Generally,youngwomen have had growing success in the paid labor market since1960 and hence might increasingly be expected to be able toafford to live independently of their parents.For women,delayed marriage-which is related,in part,to labor marketoutcomes for men-may explain more of the increase in theirliving in the family home.J)The Great Recession(and modest recovery)has also beenassociated with an increase in young adults living at home.Initially in the wake of the recession,college enrollmentsexpanded,boosting the ranks of young adults living at home.And given the weak job opportunities facing young adults,living at home was part of the private safety net helping youngadults to weather the economic storm.K)Beyond gender,young adults,living arrangements differconsiderably by educationwhich is tied to financial means.For young adults without a bachelors degree,as of 2021 livingat home with their parents was more prevalent than living witha romantic partner.By 2021,36%of 18-to 34-year-olds who had第 14 页 共 25 页not completed a bachelors degree were living with theirparent(s)while 27%were living with a spouse or partner.Amongcollege graduates,in 2021 46%were married or living with apartner,and only 19%were living with their parents(s).Youngadults with a college degree have fared much better in the labormarket than their less-educated counterparts,which has in turnmade it easier to establish their own households.36.Unemployed young men are more likely to live with theirparents than the employed.37.In 2021,the percentage of men aged 18 to 34 living withtheirparentswasgreaterthanthatoftheirfemalecounterparts.38.The percentage of young people who are married or livewith a partner has greatly decreased in the past three decadesor so.39.Around the mid-20th century,only 20 percent of 18-to34-year-olds lived in their parents home.40.Young adults with a college degree found it easier tolive independently of their parents.41.Young men are less likely to end up as single parentsthan young women.42.More young adult women live with their parents than第 15 页 共 25 页before due to delayed marriage.43.The percentage of young men who live with their parentshas grown due to their decreased pay in recent decades.44.The rise in the number of college students made moreyoung adults live with their parents.45.One reason for young adults to live with their parentsis that they get married late or stay single all their lives.Section CDirections:In this section,you will hear a passage threetimes.When the passage is read for the first time，you shouldlisten carefully for its general idea.When the passage is readfor the second time，you are required to fill in the blanks withthe exact words you have just heard.Finally，when the passageis read for the third time，you s
