2019年6月份英语四级（第二套）试题.docx

2019 年 6 月大学英语四级考试真题（第二套）Part IWriting(30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a news report to your campusnewspaper on a visit to a local farm organized by your Student Union. You shouldwrite at least 120 words but no more than180 words.Part Listening Comprehension(25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, youwill hear two or three questions. Both the news report and then questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A）, B),C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through thecentre.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.12. A）Heavy floods.B）Safety concerns.C）Bad economy.D）Workers strikes. A）It is competitive with its numerous tourist destinations.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 just heard.34. A）To carry out a scientific survey.B）To establish a new research station. A）The darkness and cold.C）To rescue two sick American workers.D）To deliver urgent medical supplies.C）The biting winds.B）The heavy snow and fog.D）The ice all around.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.567. A）By tying it to a door handle.B）By shaking it back and forth. A）He has lots of fans on Facebook.B）He has rich experience in flying. A）Spend more time together.B）Tell them adventure stories.C）With a remote control craft.D）With a full-sized helicopter.C）He often suffers from toothaches.D）He has learned to pull teeth from a video.C）Do something fun and creative.D）Play with them in a safe place.Section B1 Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation,you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A) , B），C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line throughthe centre.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the news report you have just heard.8911. A) To confirm an urgent appointment.B) To collect a package from the woman. A）She is doing shopping.C) To ask the woman to sign a document.D) To arrange the delivery of a package.C）She is not at home.B）She is visiting a friend.D）She is not feeling well.0. A）He will be off duty the whole day.B）He will be working somewhere else.1. A）Sign her name.C）He will have to have his car repaired.D）He will be too busy to spare and time.C）Pay a small fee.B）Confirm online.D）Show up in person.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the news report you have just heard.11112. A）Vacation in Italy.B）Study abroad.C）Throw a farewell party.D）Go to a fashion show in Milan.C）Rather depressed.3. A）Quite sleepy.B）Very excited.D）Nearly exhausted.4. 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.5. A）Say goodbye to the woman at the airport. C）Drive the Woman to the airport.B）Meet the woman at the Black Cat Cafe. D）Have lunch with the woman.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hearthree or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After youhear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.116. 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 1500 years.7. 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.2 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 just heard.1229. A) He is self-employed.B) He is a career advisor.C) He studies talent.D) He owns a magazine.0. A) Doing what they like best.B) Loving the work they do.C) Making no excuses for failures.D) Following their natural instinct.1. 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 just heard.22222. A) It is a bit difficult to learn.C) It is a traditional type of ballet.D) It evolved in the mid-1970s.B) It was popular in New Zealand.3. A) She wanted her to be a ballet dancer.B) She used to be a ballet dancer herself.4. A) After she started teaching English.B) Before she left for New Zealand.5. A) It has renewed her passion for life.B) It has made her happy and energetic.C) She hated to see her idling about.D) She was too busy to look after her.C) When she moved to New York city.D) Once she began to live on her own.C) It has helped her make new friends.D) It has enabled her to start a new career.Part IIIReading Comprehension(40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one wordfor each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passagethrough carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single linethrough the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than onceQuestions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.Just because they cant sing opera or ride a bicycle doesnt mean that animals dont haveculture. Theres no better example of this than killer whales. As one of the most _26_ predators（食肉动物），killer whales may not fit the27 of a cultured creature. However, these beastsof the sea do display a vast range of highly _28_ behaviors that appear to be driving theirgenetic development.The word “culture” comes from the Latin “colere,” which29 means “to cultivate.” In3 other words, it refers to anything that is _30_ or learnt, rather than instinctive or natural. Amonghuman populations, culture not only affects the way we live, but also writes itself into our genes,affecting who we are. For instance, having spent many generations hunting the fat marinemammals of the Arctic, the Eskimos of Greenland have developed certain genetic31thathelp them digest and utilize this fat-rich diet, thereby allowing them to _32_ in their coldclimate.Like humans, killer whales have colonized a range of different _33_ across the globe,occupying every ocean basin on the planet, with an empire that34from pole to pole. Assuch, different populations of killer whales have had to learn different hunting techniques in orderto gain the upper hand over their local prey（猎物）. This, in turn, has a major effect on their diet,leading scientists to35that the ability to learn population-specific hunting methods could bedriving the animals genetic development.A) acquiredB) adaptationsC) brutalI) imageJ) litereallyK) refinedL) revolvesM) speculateN) structureO) thriveD) deliberatelyE) expressedF) extendsG) habitatsH) humbleSection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to eachstatement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from whichthe information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph ismarked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet 2.Living with parents edges out other living arrangements for 18-to 34-year-oldsA Broad demographic ( 人 口 的 )shifts is marital status, educational attainment andemployment have transformed the way young adults in the U.S. are living, and a new PewResearch Center analysis highlights the implications of these changes for the most basic elementof their liveswhere they call home. In 2014, for the first time in more than 130 years, adultsages 18 to 34 were slightly more likely to be living in their parents home than they were to beliving with a spouse or partner in their own household.B This turn of events is fueled primarily by the dramatic drop in the share of youngAmericans who are choosing to settle down romantically before age 35. Dating back to 1880, themost common living arrangement among young adults has been living with a romantic partner,whether a spouse or a significant other. This type of arrangement peaked around 1960, when 62%of the nations 18-to 34-year-olds were living with a spouse or partner in their own household, andonly one-in-five were living with their parents.C By 2014, 31.6% of young adults were living with a spouse or partner in their ownhousehold, below the share living in the home of their parent(s) (32.1%). Some 14% of young4 adults lived alone, were a single parent or lived with one or more roommates. The remaining 22%lived in the home of another family member (such as a grandparent, in-law or sibling (兄弟姐妹),a non-relative, or in group quarters like college dormitories.D Its worth noting that the overall share of young adults living with their parents was not ata record high in 2014. This arrangement peaked around 1940, when about 35% of the nations8-to 34-year-olds lived with mom and/or dad (compared with 32% in 2014). What has changed,1instead, is the relative share adopting different ways of living in early adulthood, with the declineof romantic coupling pushing living at home to the top of a much less uniform list of livingarrangements.E Among young adults, living arrangements differ significantly by gender. For men ages 18to 34, living at home with mom and/or dad has been the dominant living arrangement since 2009,In 2014,28% of young men were living with a spouse of partner in their own home, while 35%were living in the home of their parent(s). Young women, however, are still more likely to beliving with a spouse of romantic partner(35%) than they are to be living with their parent(s)(29%).F In 2014, more young women (16%) than young men (13%) were heading up a householdwithout a spouse or partner. This is mainly because women are more likely than men to be singleparents living with their children. For their part, young men (25%) are more likely than youngwomen (19%) to be living in the home of another family member, a non-relative or in some typeof group quarters.G A variety of factors contribute to the long-run increase in the share of young. Adultsliving with the parents. The first in the postponement of, if not retreat from, marriage. The averageage of first marriage has risen steadily for decades. In addition, a growing share of young adultmay be avoiding marriage altogether. A previous Pew Research Center analysis projected that asmany as one-in-four of todays young adult may never marry. While cohabitation（同居）has beenon the rise, the overall share of young adults either married or living with an unmarried partner hassubstantially fallen since 1990.H In addition, trends in both employment status and wages have likely contributed to thegrowing share of young adults who are living in the home of their parent(s), and this is especiallytrue of young men. Employed young men are much less likely to live at home than young menwithout a job, and employment among young men has fallen significantly in recent decades. Theshare of young men with jobs peaked around 1960 at 84%. In 2014, only 71% of18-to-34-year-old men were employed. Similarly with earnings, young mens wages (afteradjusting for inflation) have been on a downward trajectory ( 轨 迹 ) since 1970 and fellsignificantly form 2000 to 2010. As wages have fallen ,the share of young men living in the homeof their parent(s) has risen.I Economic factors seem to explain less of why young adult women are increasingly likelyto live at home. Generally, young women have had growing success in the paid labor market since960 and hence might increasingly be expected to be a be to afford to afford to live independently1of their parents. For women, delayed marriagewhich is related, in part, to labor marketoutcomes for menmay explain more of the increase in their living in the family home.J The Great Recession (and modest recovery) has also been associated with an increase inyoung adults living at home. Initially in the wake of the recession, college enrollments expanded,boosting the ranks of young adults living at home. And given the weak job opportunities facingyoung adults, living at home was part of the private safety net help young adults to weather the5 economic storm.K Beyond gender, young adults living arrangements differ considerable byeducationwhich is tied to financial means. For young adults without a bachelors degree, as of22008 living at home with their parents was more prevalent than living with a romantic partner. By014, 36% of 18-to 34-year-olds who had not completed a bachelors degree were living withtheir parent(s) while 27% were living with a spouse or partner. Among college graduates, in 201446% were married or living with a partner, and only 19% were living with their parent(s). Youngadults with a college degree have fared much better in the labor market than their less-educatedcounterparts, which has in turn made it easier to establish their own households.336.Unemployed young men are more likely to live with their parents than the employed.7.In 2014, the percentage of men aged 18 to 34 living with their parents was greater thanthat of their female counterparts.8.The percentage of young people who are married or live with a partner has greatlydecreased in the past three decades or so.339.Around the mid-20th century, only 20 percent of 18- to 34-year-old lived in their parentshome.44440.Young adults with a college degree found it easier to live independently of