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1、*.2017年06月大学英语四级考试真题(第1套)PartWriting(30minutes) Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanadvertisementonyourcampuswebsitetosellacomputeryouusedatcollege.Youradvertisementmayincludeitsbrand,specifications/features,conditionandprice,andyourcontactinformation.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsb

2、utnomorethan180 words. PartListeningComprehension(25minutes)SectionA Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1.A.Themaninthecarwasabsent-minded.B.Thetestdrivermadeawrongjudgement.C.Theself-drivingsystemwasfaulty.D.Thecarwasmovingatafastspeed. 2.A.Theyhavedonebetterthanconventional.B.Th

3、eyhavecausedseveralseverecrashes.C.Theyhaveposedathreattootherdrivers.D.Theyhavegenerallydonequitewell.3.A.Heworksatanationalpark.B.Heisaqueenbeespecialist. C.Heremovedthebeyondfromtheboot.D.Hedrovethebeesawayfromhiscar.4.A.Theywerelookingafterthequeen.B.Theyweremakingalotofnoise. C.Theywerelookingf

4、oranewboxtolivein.D.Theyweredancinginauniqueway.5.A.Thediscoveryofanewspeciesofsnake.B.Thesecondtriptoasmallremoteisland.C.Thefindingof2newspeciesoffrog.D.Thelatesttestonarareanimalspecies. 6.A.Apoisonoussnakeattackedhimonthisfieldtrip.B.Hediscoveredararefogonadesertedisland.C.Asnakecrawledontohishe

5、adinhissleep.D.Hefellfromatallpalmtreebyaccident.7.A.Fromitsgenes.B.Fromitslength.C.Fromitsorigin.D.Fromitscolour. 8.A.Thesecuritychecktakestime.B.Hehastocheckalotofluggage. C.Hisflightisleavinginlessthan2hours.D.Theairportisalongwayfromthehotel.9.A.Incash. B.Bycreditcard.C.Withatravelerscheck.D.Wit

6、hhissmartphone.10.A.Givehimareceipt. B.Confirmhisflight.C.Lookafterhisluggage.D.Findaporterforhim. 11.A.SigningupformembershipofSHotel. B.Stayinginthesamehotelnexttimehecomes.C.Loadingherluggageontotheairportshuttle.D.Postingacommentonthehotelswebpage.12.A.Heistheonlyboyinhisfamily. B.Hebecomestearf

7、ulinwind. C.Hehasstoppedmakingterriblefaces.D.Heishisteachersfavoritestudent.13.A.Tellhimtoplayinherbackyard. B.Dosomethingfunnytoamusehim. C.Givehimsomecherrystonestoplaywith.D.Warnhimofdangerbymakingupastory.14.A.Theycouldbreakppslegs. B.Theycouldsometimesterrifyadults.C.Theycouldflyagainstastrong

8、wind.D.Theycouldknockppunconscious. 15.A.Onewouldgetaspotontheirtonguesiftheytoldaliedeliberately. B.Onewouldhavetoshavetheirheadtoremoveabatintheirhair.C.Onewouldgotoprisoniftheyputastamponupsidedown.D.Onewouldhavecurlyhairiftheyatetoomuchstalebread.16.A.Everythingseemedtobechanging. B.Peoplewerefo

9、rmalanddisciplined. C.Peoplewereexcitedtogotravelingoverseas.D.ThingsfromtheVictorianeracamebackalive.17.A.WatchingTVathome.B.Meetingpeople.C.Drinkingcoffee.D.Tryingnewfoods. 18.A.Hewasinterestedinstylishdresses. B.Hewasabletomakealotofmoney.C.Hewasayoungstudentinthe1960s.D.Hewasamanfullofimaginatio

10、n. Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.A.Theyavoidlookingatthem. B.Theyrunawayimmediately.C.Theyshowangerontheirfaces.D.Theymakethreateningsounds.20.A.Itturnstoitsownerforhelp.B.Itturnsawaytoavoidconflict.C.Itlooksawayandgetsangrytoo.D.Itfocusesitseyesontheirmouths. 21.A.Byobservi

11、ngtheirfacialfeaturescarefully. B.Byfocusingonaparticularbodymovement.C.Bytakingintheirfacialexpressionsasawhole.D.byinterpretingdifferentemotionsindifferentways. Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22.A.Theyhavetolookforfoodandshelterunderground. B.Theytakelittlenoticeofthechangesin

12、temperature.C.Theyresorttodifferentmeanstosurvivethebittercold.D.Theyhavedifficultyadaptingtothechangedenvironment.23.A.Theyhavetheirweightreducedtotheminimum. B.Theyconsumeenergystoredbeforethelongsleep.C.Theycanmaintaintheirheartbeatatthenormalrate.D.Theycankeeptheirbodytemperaturewarmandstable.24

13、.A.Bystayinginhidingplacesandeatingverylittle. B.Byseekingfoodandshelterinpeopleshouses.C.Bygrowingthickerhairtostaywarm.D.Bystoringenoughfoodbeforehand.25.A.Tostaysafe. B.Tosaveenergy.C.Tokeepcompany.D.Toprotecttheyoung. PartReadingComprehension (40minutes)SectionA Directions:Inthissection,thereisa

14、passagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

15、Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage. Themethodformakingbeerhaschangedovertime.Hops,forexample,whichgivemanyamodernbeeritsbitterflavor,area_(26)recentadditiontothebeverage.Thiswasmentionedinreferencetobrewingintheninthcentury.Now,researchershave

16、founda_(27)ingredientinresidue(残留物)from5000-year-oldbeerbrewingequipment.WhileexcavatingtwopitsatasiteinthecentralplainsofChina,scientistsdiscoveredfragmentsfrompots,funnels,amphorae,andstoves(stovefragmentpictured).Thedifferentshapesofthecontainers_(28)theywereusedtobrew,filter,andstorebeer.Theymay

17、beancient“beer-makingtoolkits,”andtheearliest_(29)evidenceofbeerbrewinginChina,theresearchersreportonlinetodayintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.To_(30)thathypothesis,theteamexaminedtheyellowish,dried_(31)insidethevessels.Themajorityofthegrains,about80%,werefromcerealcropslikemilletandba

18、rley(大麦),andabout10%werebitsofroots,_(32)likely,wouldhavemadethebeersweeter,thescientistssay.Barleywasanunexpectedfind:Thecropwas domesticatedinwesternEurasiaanddidntbecomea_(33)foodincentralChinauntilabout2000yearsago,accordingtotheresearchers.Basedonthattiming,theysuggestbarleymayhave _(34)inthere

19、gionnotasfood,butas_(35)materialforbeerbrewing.A.arrivedB.consumingC.direct D.exclusivelyE.includingF.informG.rawH.reachedI.relativelyJ.remainsK.resourcesL.stapleM.surprisingN.suggestO.test SectionB Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontains

20、informationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2. TheBlessingandCurseofthePeopleWhoNeverForgetAhandfulofpeoplecanrecallalmostev

21、erydayoftheirlivesinenormousdetailandafteryearsofresearch,neuroscientistsarefinallybeginningtounderstandhowtheydoit. A. Formostofus,memoryisamessofblurredandfadedpicturesofourlives.Asmuchaswewouldliketoclingontoourpast,eventhesaddestmomentscanbewashedawaywithtime.B. AskNimaVersehwhathewasdoingforany

22、dayinthepast15years,however,andhewillgive youthedetailsoftheweather,whathewaswearing,orevenwhatsideofthetrainhewassittingonhisjourneytowork.“Mymemoryislikealibraryofvideotapes,walk-throughsofeverydayofmylifefromwakingtosleeping,”heexplains. C. Veisehcanevenputadateonwhenthosetapesstartedrecording:15

23、December2000,whenhe methisfirstgirlfriendathisbestfriends16thbirthdayparty.Hehadalwayshadagoodmemory,butthethrillofyoungloveseemstohaveshiftedagearinhismind:fromnowon,hewouldstartrecordinghiswholelifeindetail.“Icouldtellyoueverythingabouteverydayafterthat.” D. Needlesstosay,peoplelikeVeisehareofgrea

24、tinteresttoneuroscientists(神经科学专家) hopingtounderstandthewaythebrainrecordsourlives.Acoupleofrecentpapershavefinallyopenedawindowonthesepeoplesextraordinaryminds.Andsuchresearchmightevensuggestwaysforusalltoreliveourpastwithgreaterclarity. E. Highlysuperiorautobiographicalmemory(orHSAMforshort),first

25、cametolightintheearly2000s,withayoungwomannamedJillPrice,EmailingtheneuroscientistandmemoryresearcherJimMcGaughoneday,sheclaimedthatshecouldrecalleverydayofherlifesincetheageof12.Couldhehelpexplainherexperiences? F. McGaughinvitedhertohislab,andbegantotesther:hewouldgiveheradateandaskhertotellhimabo

26、uttheworldeventsonthatday.Truetoherword,shewascorrectalmosteverytime. G. Itdidnttakelongformagazinesanddocumentaryfilm-makerstocometounderstandher“totalrecall”,andthankstothesubsequentmediainterest,afewdozenothersubjects (includingVerseh)havesincecomeforwardandcontactedtheteamattheUniversityofCalifo

27、rnia,Irvine. H. Interestingly,theirmemoriesarehighlyself-centred:althoughtheycanremember“autobiographical”lifeeventsinextraordinarydetail,theyseemtobenobetterthanaverageatrecallingimpersonalinformation,suchasrandom(任意选取的)listsofwords.Noraretheynecessarilybetteratrememberingaroundofdrinks,say.Andalth

28、oughtheirmemoriesarevast,theyarestilllikelytosufferfrom“falsememories”.Clearly,thereisnosuchthingasa“perfect”memorytheirextraordinarymindsarestillusingthesameflawedtoolsthattherestofusrelyon.Thequestionis,how? I. LawrencePatihisattheUniversityofSouthernMississippirecentlystudiedaround20peoplewithHSA

29、Mandfoundthattheyscoredparticularlyhighontwomeasures:fantasyproneness(倾向)andabsorption.Fantasypronenesscouldbeconsideredatendencytoimagineanddaydream,whereasabsorptionisthetendencytoallowyurmindtobecomefullyabsorbedinanactivitytopaycompleteattentiontothesensations(感受)andtheexperiences.“Imextremelyse

30、nsitivetosounds,smellsandvisualdetail,”explainsNicoleDonohue,whohastakenpartinmanyofthesestudies.“Idefinitelyfeelthingsmorestronglythantheaverageperson.” J. Theabsorptionhelpsthemtoestablishstrongfoundationsforrecollection,saysPatihis,andthefantasypronenessmeansthattheyrevisitthosememoriesagainandag

31、aininthecomingweeksandmonths.Eachtimethisinitialmemorytraceis“replayed”,itbecomesevenstronger.Insomeways,youprobablygothroughthatprocessafterabigeventlikeyourweddingdaybutthedifferenceisthatthankstothirotherpsychologicaltendencies,theHSAMsubjectsaredoingitdayin,dayout,forthewholeoftheirlives. K. Not

32、everyonewithatendencytofantasieswilldevelopHSAM,though,soPatihissuggeststhatsomethingmusthavecausedthemtothinksomuchabouttheirpast.“Maybesomeexperienceintheirchildhoodmeantthattheybecameobsessed(着迷)withcalendarsandwhathappenedtothem,”saysPatihis. L. ThepeoplewithHSAMIveinterviewedwouldcertainlyagree

33、thatitcanbeamixedblessing.Ontheplusside,itallowsyoutorelivethemosttransformativeandenrichingexperiences.Verseh,forinstance,travelledalotinhisyouth.Inhissparetime,hevisitedthelocalartgalleries,andthepaintingsarenowlodgeddeepinhisautobiographicalmemories. M. “Imaginebeingabletoremembereverypainting,on

34、everywall,ineverygalleryspace,betweennearly40countries,”hesays.“Thatsabigeducationinartbyitself.”Withthiscomprehensiveknowledgeofthehistoryofart,hehassincebecomeaprofessionalpainter.N. Donohue,nowahistoryteacher,agreesthatithelpedduringcertainpartsofhereducation:“IcandefinitelyrememberwhatIlearnedon

35、certaindaysatschool.Icouldimaginewhattheteacherwassayingorwhatitlookedlifeinthebook.” O. NoteveryonewithHSAMhasexperiencedthesebenefits,however.Viewingthepastinhighdefinitioncanmakeitverydifficulttogetoverpainandregret.“Itcanbeveryhardtoforgetembarrassingmoments,”sayDonohue.“Youfeelthesameemotionsit

36、isjustasraw,justasfreshYoucantturnoffthatstreamofmemories,nomatterhowhardyoutry.”Veisehagrees:“Itislikehavingtheseopenwoundstheyarejustapartofyou,”hesays. P. Thismeanstheyoftenhavetomakeaspecialefforttolaythepasttores.Bill,forinstance,oftengetspainful“flashbacks”,inwhichunwantedmemoriesintrudeintohi

37、sconsciousness, butoverallhehaschosentoseeitasthebestwayofavoidingrepeatingthesamemistakes.“Somepeopleareabsorbedinthepastbutnotopentonewmemories,butthatsnotthecaseforme.Ilookforwardtoeachdayandexperiencingsomethingnew.” 36.PeoplewithHSAMhavethesamememoryasordinarypeoplewhenitcomestoimpersonal infor

38、mation. 37.FantasypronenesswillnotnecessarilycausepeopletodevelopHSAM. 38.Versehbegantorememberthedetailsofiseverydayexperiencesafterhemethisfirstyoung love. 39.ManymorepeoplewithHSAMstartedtocontactresearchersduetothemassmedia.40.PeoplewithHSAMoftenhavetomakeeffortstoavoidfocusingonthepast.41.Mostp

39、eopledonothaveclearmemoriesofpastevents.42.HSAMcanbebothacurseandablessing. 43.Ayoungwomansoughtexplanationfromabrainscientistwhenshenoticedherunusual memory. 44.SomepeoplewithHSAMfinditveryhardtogetridofunpleasantmemories. 45.ArecentstudyofpeoplewithHSAMrevealsthattheyareliabletofantasyandfullabsor

40、ption inanactivity.SectionC Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOne Questions4