大学英语四级真题及答案(多套题及详解)(27页).doc

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1、-大学英语四级真题及答案(多套题及详解)-第 27 页大学英语四级真题及答案(多套题及翻译）CET4Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following topic. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.题目一：Suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit yo

2、ur campus, what is the most interesting place you would like to take him/her to see and why? 假设你的一位外国朋友来参观你的校园，你最感兴趣的地方想带他/她去看?为什么?题目二：Suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit your hometown, what is the most interesting place you would like to take him/her to see and why?假设你的一位外国朋友来参观你的家

3、乡，你最感兴趣的地方想带他/她去看?为什么?题目三：Suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit China, what is the most interesting place you would like to take him/her to see and why?假设你的一位外国朋友来参观中国，你最感兴趣的地方想带他/她去看?为什么?Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8

4、 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marke

5、d A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。1. A. See a doctor about her strained shoulder B.Use a ladder to help her reach the tea.C.Replace the cupboard with a new one.D.Place

6、 the tea on a lower shelf next time.1. W: I cant seem to reach the tea at the back of the cupboard。M: Oh Why dont you use the ladder? You might strain your shoulder。Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?2. A. At Mary JohnsonsB. In an exhibition hallC. At a painters studio.D. Outside an art galle

7、ry.2. W: Since its raining so hard, lets go and see the new exhibits。M: Thats a good idea. Mary Johnson is one of my favorite painters。Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?3. A. The teacher evaluated lacks teaching experience.B. She does not quite agree with what the man said.C. T

8、he man had better talk with the students himself.D. New students usually cannot offer a fair evaluation.3. M: I hear the students gave the new teacher an unfair evaluation。W: It depends on which student you are talking about。Q: What does the woman imply?4. A. He helped Doris build up the furniture.B

9、. Doris helped him arrange the furniture.C. Doris fixed up some of the bookshelves.D. He was good at assembling bookshelves.4. W: It must have taken you a long time to fix up all these book shelves。M: It wasnt too bad. I got Doris to do some of them。Q: What does the man mean?5. A. He doesnt get on w

10、ith the others.B. He doesnt feel at ease in the firm.C. He has been taken for a fool.D. He has found a better position.5. W: Rod, I hear youll be leaving at the end of this month. Is it true?M: Yeah. Ive been offered a much better position with another firm. Id be a fool to turn it down。Q: Why is th

11、e man quitting his job?6. A. They should finish the work as soon as possible.B. He will continue to work in the garden himself.C. He is tired of doing gardening on weekends.D. They can hire a gardener to do the work.6. W: I honestly dont want to continue the gardening tomorrow, Tony?M: Neither do I.

12、 But I think we should get it over with this weekend。Q: What does the man mean?7. A. The man has to get rid of the used furniture.B. The mans apartment is ready for rent.C. The furniture is covered with lots of dust.D. The furniture the man bought is inexpensive.7. W: Youve already furnished your ap

13、artment?M: I found some used furniture that was dirt cheap。Q: What do we learn from the conversation?8. A. The man will give the mechanic a call.B. The woman is waiting for a call.C. The woman is doing some repairs.D. The man knows the mechanic very well.8. W: Has the mechanic called the bus repaire

14、rs?M: Not yet .Ill let you know when he calls。Q: What do we learn from the conversation?9. A. She had a job interview to attend.B. She was busy finishing her project.C. She had to attend an important meeting.D. She was in the middle of writing an essay.Question: 9. Why couldnt the womans roommate at

15、tend the Shakespearean English class that afternoon?W: Nothing, its just that she submitted a job application yesterday and the company asked her in for an interview today. Shes afraid she wont be able to attend your class this afternoon though. Im calling to see whether it would be OK if I gave you

16、 her essay. Janet said its due today。10. A. Accompany her roommate to the classroom.B. Hand in her roommates application form.C. Submit her roommates assignment.D. Help her roommate with her report.Question: 10. What favor is the woman going to do for her roommate? 11. A. Where Dr. Elliss office is

17、located.B. When Dr. Ellis leaves his office.C. Directions to the classroom building.D. Dr. Elliss schedule for the afternoon.Question: 11. What does the woman want to know at the end of the conversation?W: Fine, please tell her Ill be there at 4:00. And Dr. Ellis, one more thing, could you tell me w

18、here your office is? Janet told me where your class is, but she didnt give me directions to your office。12. A. He find it rather stressful.B. He is thinking of quitting it.C. He can handle it quite well.D. He has to work extra hours.Question: 12. What does the man say about his job? M: Not bad, Jane

19、. Im involved in several projects and its a long working day. But Im used to that so it doesnt bother me too much。13. A. The 6:00 oneB. The 6:30 one.C. The 7:00 oneD. The 7:30 oneQuestion: 13. Which train does the man take to work every day?M: It was terrible at first, especially getting up before d

20、awn to catch that 6:30 train. But its bearable now that I m used to it。14. A. It is an awful waste of time. B. He finds it rather unbearable.C. The time on the train is enjoyable.D. It is something difficult to get used to. Question: 14. How does the man feel about commuting to work every day now?W:

21、 Dont you think its an awful waste of time? I couldnt bear to spend three hours sitting in a train every day。 M: I used to feel the same as you. But now I quite enjoy it。15. A. Reading newspaper.B. Chatting with friends.C. Listening to the daily news.D. Planning the days work.Question: 15. How does

22、the man spend his time on the morning train?W: How do you pass the time? Do you bring some work with you to do on the train? M: Ah, thats a good question. In the morning, I just sit in comfort and read the papers to catch up with the news. On the way home at night, I relax with a good book or chat w

23、ith friends or even have a game of bridge。 Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the

24、four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.16. A) Ignore small details while reading.B) Read at least several chapt

25、ers at one sitting.C) Develop a habit of reading critically.D) Get key information by reading just once or twice.Question: 16. What should American college students do to cope with their heavy reading assignments?17. A) Choose ones own system of marking.B) Underline the key words and phrases.C) Make

26、 as few marks as possible.D) Highlight details in a red color.Question: 17. What suggestion does the speaker give about marking a textbook?18. A) By reading the textbooks carefully again.B) By reviewing only the marked parts.C) By focusing on the notes in the margins.D) By comparing notes with their

27、 classmates.Question: 18. How should students prepare for an exam according to the speaker?Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) The sleep a person needs varies from day to day.B) The amount of sleep for each person is similar.C) One can get by with a

28、 couple of hours of sleep.D) Everybody needs some sleep for survival.Question: 19. What is taken for granted by most people?20. A) It is a made-up story. B) It is beyond cure. C) It is a rare exception.D) It is due to an accident.Question: 20. What do doctors think of Al Herpins case?21. A) His extr

29、aordinary physical condition.B) His mothers injury just before his birth.C) The unique surroundings of his living place.D) The rest he got from sitting in a rocking chair.Question: 21. What could have accounted for Al Herpins sleeplessness?Passage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the conversatio

30、n you have just heard.22. A) She invested in stocks and shares on Wall Street.B) She learned to write for financial newspapers.C) She developed a strong interest in finance.D) She tenderly looked after her sick mother.Question: 22. What do we learn about Hetty Green as a child?23. A) She made a wise

31、 investment in real estate.B) She sold the restaurant with a substantial profit.C) She got 1.5 million dollars from her ex-husband.D) She inherited a big fortune from her father.Question: 23. How did Hetty Green become rich overnight24. A) She was extremely mean with her money.B) She was dishonest i

32、n business dealings.C) She frequently ill-treated her employees.D) She abused animals including her pet dog.Question: 24. Why was Hetty Green much hated?25. A) She made a big fortune from wise investment.B) She built a hospital with her mothers money.C) She made huge donations to charities.D) She ca

33、rried on her familys tradition.Question: 25. What do we learn about Hettys daughter?Section CDirection: In the section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, yo

34、u are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Among the kinds of social gestures most significant for second-language teachers are those which are _(26)_in

35、form but different in meaning in the two cultures. For example, a Colombian who wants someone to _(27)_ him often signals with a hand movement in which all the fingers of one hand, cupped, point downward as they move rapidly _(28)_ .Speakers or English have a similar gesture through the hand may not

36、 be cupped and the fingers may be held more loosely, but for them the gesture means goodbye or go away, quite the _(29)_ of the Colombian gesture. Again, in Colombian, a speaker of English would have to know that when he _(30)_height he most choose between different gestures depending on whether he

37、is _(31)_ a human being or an animal. If he keeps the palm of the hand _(32)_the floor, as he would in his own culture when making known the height of a child, for example, he will very likely be greeted by laughter, in Colombia this gesture is_(33)_for the description of animals. In order to descri

38、be human beings he should keep the palm of his hand _(34)_to the floor. Substitutions of one gesture for the other often create not only humorous but also_(35)_ moment. In both of the examples above, speakers from two different cultures have the same gesture, physically, but its meaning differs shar

39、ply.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices

40、. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.Global warming is a trend toward warmer

41、 conditions around the world. Part of the warming is natural; we have experienced a 20,000-year-long warming as the last ice age ended and the ice_36_away,However , we have already reached temperatures that are in _37_with other minimum-ice periods, so continued warming is likely not natural. We are

42、 _38_to a predicted worldwide in increase in temperatures_39_betweem 1 and 6 over the next 100 years. The warming will be more_40_in some areas, less in other, and some places may even cool off. Likewise, the _41_of this warming will be very different depending on where you are-coastal areas must wo

43、rry about rising sea levels, while Siberia and northern Canada may become more habitable(宜居的)and _42_for humans than these areas are now.The fact remains, however, that it will likely get warmer, on _43_, everywhere. Scientists are in general agreement that the warmer conditions we have been experie

44、ncing are at least in part the result of a human-induced global warming trend. Some scientists_44_that the changeswe are seeing fall within the range of random(无规律的)variation-some years are cold, others warm, and we have just had an unremarkable string of warm years_45_-but that is becoming an incre

45、asingly rare interpretation in the face of continued and increasing warm conditions.A) appealingI) meltedB) averageJ) persistC) contributingK) rangingD) dramaticL) recentlyE) frequentlyM) resolvedF) impactN) sensibleG) lineO) shockH) maintainSection BDirections: In this section, you are going to rea

46、d a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corr

47、esponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.The End of the Book?A Amazon, by far the largest bookseller in the country, reported on May 19 that it is now selling more books in its electronic Kindle format than in the old paper-and-ink format. That is remarkable, considering that the Kindle has only been around for four years. E-books now account for 14 percent of all book sales in the country and are increasing far faster than overall book sales. E-book sales are up 146 percent over last year, while hardback sales increased 6 percent and paperbacks decreased 8 percent.B Does this sp