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1、欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！1 机密*启用前 大 学 英 语 四 级 考 试 COLLEGE ENGLISH TEST Band Four(2015 年 6 月第 1 套)试 题 册 敬 告 考 生 一、在答题前，请认真完成以下内容:1.请检查试题册背面条形码粘贴条、答题卡的印刷质量，如有问题及时向监考员反映，确认无误后完成以下两点要求。2.请将试题册背面条形码粘贴条揭下后粘贴在答题卡 1 的条形码粘贴框内，并将姓名和准考证号填写在试题册背面相应位置。3.请在答题卡 1 和答题卡 2 指定位置用黑色签字笔填写准考证号、姓名和学校

2、名称，并用HB-2B 铅笔将对应准考证号的信息点涂黑。二、在考试过程中，请注意以下内容:1.所有题目必须在答题卡上规定位置作答，在试题册上或答题卡上非规定位置的作答一律无效。2.请在规定时间内在答题卡指定位置依次完成作文、听力、阅读、翻译各部分考试，作答作文期间不得翻阅该试题册。听力录音播放完毕后，请立即停止作答，监考员将立即收回答题卡 1，得到监考员指令后方可继续作答。3.作文题内容印在试题册背面，作文题及其他主观题必须用黑色签字笔在答题卡指定区域内作答。4.选择题均为单选题，错选、不选或多选将不得分，作答时必须使用 HB-2B 铅笔在答题卡上相应位置填涂，修改时须用橡皮擦净。三、以下情况按

3、违规处理:1.未正确填写(涂)个人信息，错贴、不贴、毁损条形码粘贴条。2.未按规定翻阅试题册、提前阅读试题、提前或在收答题卡期间作答。3.未用所规定的笔作答、折叠成毁损答题卡导致无法评卷。4.考试期间在非听力考试时间佩戴耳机。全国大学英语四、六级考试委员会 欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！2 Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the picture belo

4、w.You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then comment on the kids understanding of going to school.You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.“Why am I going to school if my phone already knows everything?”Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minut

5、es)Section A Directions:In this section,you will hear 8 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.Duri

6、ng the pause,you must read the four choices marked 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.Question 1 to 8 are based on the short conversation you have just heard.1.A)He will give the woman some tip

7、s on the game.B)The woman has good reason to quit the game.C)He is willing to play chess with the woman.D)The woman should go on playing chess.2.A)The man can forward the mail to Mary.欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！3 B)She can call Mary to take care of the mail.C)Mary probably knows

8、Sallys new address.D)She would like to resume contact with Sally.3.A)His handwriting has a unique style.B)His notes are not easy to read.C)He did not attend todays class.D)He is very pleased to be able to help.4.A)The man had better choose another restaurant.B)The new restaurant is a perfect place f

9、or dating.C)The new restaurant caught her fancy immediately.D)The man has good taste in choosing the restaurant.5.A)He has been looking forward to spring.B)He has been waiting for the winter sale.C)He will clean the womans boots for spring.D)He will help the woman put things away.6.A)The woman is ra

10、ther forgetful.B)The man appreciates the womans help.C)The man often lends books to the woman.D)The woman often works overtime at weekends.7.A)Go to work on foot.B)Take a sightseeing trip.C)Start work earlier than usual.D)Take a walk when the weather is nice.8.A)The plane is going to land at another

11、 airport.B)All flights have been delayed due to bad weather.C)Temporary closing has disturbed the airports operation.D)The airports management is in real need of improvement.Question 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！4 9.A)It spe

12、cializes in safety from leaks.C)It has a partnership with LCP.B)It is headquartered in London.D)It has a chemical processing plant.10.A)He is Mr.Grants friend.C)He is a salesman.B)He is a safety inspector.D)He is a chemist.11.A)Director of the safety department.C)Head of the personnel department.B)M

13、r.Grands personal assistant.D)The public relations officer.12.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 comprehensive description of their work.Question 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.13.A)She

14、 learned playing the violin from a famous French musician.B)She dreamed of working and living in a European country.C)She read a lot about European musicians and their music.D)She listened to recordings of many European orchestras.14.A)She began taking violin lessons as a small child.B)She was a pup

15、il of a famous European violinist.C)She gave her first performance with her father.D)She became a professional violinist at fifteen.15.A)It gave her a chance to explore the city.C)It was a great challenge to her.B)It was the chance of a lifetime.D)It helped her learn classical French music.Section B

16、 Directions: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 four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the correspon

17、ding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！5 Passage One Question 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A)There are mysterious stories behind his works.C)His works have no match worldwide.B)There are many misu

18、nderstandings about him.D)His personal history is little known.17.A)He moved to Stratford-on-Avon in his childhood.B)He failed to go beyond grammar school.C)He was a member of the town council.D)He once worked in a well-known acting company.18.A)Writers of his time had no means to protect their work

19、s.B)Possible sources of clues about him were lost in a fire.C)His works were adapted beyond recognition.D)People of his time had little interest in him.Passage Two Question 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19.A)Theft.B)Cheating.C)Air crash.D)Road accidents.20.A)Learn the local c

20、ustoms.C)Book tickets well in advance.B)Make hotel reservations.D)Have the right documents.21.A)Contact your agent.C)Use official transport.B)Get a lift if possible.D)Have a friend meet you.Passage Three Question 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22.A)Cut down production cost.C)S

21、pecialise in gold ornaments.B)Sell inexpensive products.D)Refine the taste of his goods.23.A)At a national press conference.C)During a local sales promotion campaign.B)During a live television interview.D)At a meeting of top British businesspeople.欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！6 24.

22、A)Insulted.B)Puzzled.C)Distressed.D)Discouraged.25.A)The words of some businesspeople are just rubbish.B)He who never learns from the past is bound to fail.C)There should be a limit to ones sense of humour.D)He is not laughed at,that laughs at himself first.Section C Directions:In this section,you w

23、ill 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,you 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

24、,you should check what you have written.Looking at the basic biological systems,the world is not doing very well.Yet economic indicators show the world is 26 .Despite a slow start at the beginning of the eighties,global economic output increased by more than a fifth during the 27 .The economy grew,t

25、rade increased,and millions of new jobs were created.How can biological indicators show the 28 of economic indicators?The answer is that the economic indicators have a basic fault;they show no difference between resource uses that 29 progress and those uses that will hurt it.The main measure of econ

26、omic progress is the gross national product(GNP).30 ,this totals the value of all goods and services produced and subtracts loss in value of factories and equipment.Developed a half-century ago,GNP helped 31 a common way among countries of measuring change in economic output.For some time,this seeme

27、d to work 32 well,but serious weaknesses are now appearing.As indicated earlier,GNP includes loss in value of factories and equipment,but it does not 33 the loss of natural resources,including nonrenewable resources such as oil or renewable resources such as forests.This basic fault can produce a 34

28、 sense of national economic health.According to GNP,for example,countries that overcut forests actually do better than those that preserve their forests.The trees cut down are counted as income but no subtraction is made for 35 the forests.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源

29、于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！7 Section A Directions: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.Each choice in th

30、e bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item 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.Question 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.The U.S.Department of Education is making effor

31、ts to ensure that all students have equal access to a quality education.Today it is 36 the launch of the Excellent Educators for All Initiative.The initiative will help states and school districts support great educators for the students who need them most.“All children are 37 to a high-quality educ

32、ation regardless of their race,zip code or family income.It is 38 important that we provide teachers and principals the support they need to help students reach their full 39 ”U.S.Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said.“Despite the excellent work and deep 40 of our nations teachers and principals,s

33、tudents in high-poverty,high-minority schools are unfairly treated across our country.We have to do better.Local leaders and educators will 41 their own creative solutions,but we must work together to 42 our focus on how to better recruit,support and 43 effective teachers and principals for all stud

34、ents,especially the kids who need them most.”Todays announcement is another important step forward in improving access to a quality education,a 44 of President Obamas year of action.Later today,Secretary Duncan will lead a round table discussion with principals and school teachers from across the co

35、untry about the 45 of working in high-need schools and how to adopt promising practices for supporting great educators in these schools.A)announcing I)distributing B)beneficial J)enhance C)challenges K)entitled D)commitment L)potential E)component M)properly F)contests N)qualified 欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于

36、互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！8 G)critically O)retain H)develop Section B Directions:In this section,you are going to read 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 m

37、ay choose a paragraph more than once.Each paragraph is marked with a letter.Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.The Changes Facing Fast Food A)Fast-food firms have to be a thick-skinned bunch.Health experts regularly criticise them severely for selling food tha

38、t makes people fat.Critics even complain that McDonalds,whose logo symbolises calorie excess,should not have been allowed to sponsor the World Cup.These are things fast-food firms have learnt to cope with.But not perhaps for much longer.The burger business faces more pressure from regulators at a ti

39、me when it is already adapting strategies in response to shifts in the global economy.B)Fast food was once thought to be recession-proof.When consumers need to cut spending,the logic goes,cheap meals like Big Macs and Whoppers become even more attractive.Such“trading down”proved true for much of the

40、 latest recession,when fast-food companies picked up customers who could no longer afford to eat at casual restaurants.Traffic was boosted in America,the home of fast food,with discounts and promotions,such as$1 menus and cheap combination meals.C)As a result,fast-food chains have weathered the rece

41、ssion better than their more expensive competitors.In 2009 sales at full-service restaurants in America fell by more than 6%,but total sales remained about the same at fast-food chains.In some markets,such as Japan,France and Britain,total spending on fast food increased.Same-store sales in America

42、at McDonalds,the worlds largest fast-food company,did not decline throughout the downturn.Panera Bread,an American fast-food chain known for its fresh ingredients,performed well,too,because it offers higher-quality food at lower prices than restaurants.D)But not all fast-food companies have been as

43、fortunate.Many,such as Burger King,have seen sales fall.In a 欢迎您阅读并下载本文档，本文档来源于互联网，如有侵权请联系删除！我们将竭诚为您提供优质的文档！9 severe recession,while some people trade down to fast food,many others eat at home more frequently to save money.David Palmer,an analyst at UBS,a bank,says smaller fast-food chains in Americ

44、a,such as Jack in the Box and Carls Jr.,have been hit particularly hard in this downturn because they are competing with the global giant McDonald,which increased spending on advertising by more than 7%last year as others cut back.E)Some fast-food companies also sacrificed their own profits by tryin

45、g to give customers better value.During the recession companies set prices low,hoping that once they had tempted customers through the door they would be persuaded to order more expensive items.But in many cases that strategy did not work.Last year Burger franchisees（特许经营人）sued（起诉）the company over i

46、ts double-cheeseburger promotion,claiming it was unfair for them to be required to sell these for$1 when they cost$1.10 to make.In May a judge ruled in favour of Burger King.Nevertheless,the company may still be cursing its decision to promote cheap choices over more expensive ones because items on

47、its“value menu”now account for around 20%of all sales,up from 12%last October.F)Analysts expect the fast-food industry to grow modestly this year.But the downturn is making companies rethink their strategies.Many are now introducing higher-priced items to entice（引诱）consumers away from$1 specials.RFC

48、,a division of Yum!Brands,which also owns Taco Bell and Pizza Hut,has launched a chicken sandwich that costs around$5.And in May Burger King introduced barbecue（烧烤）pork ribs at$7 for eight.G)Companies are also trying to get customers to buy new and more items,including drinks.McDonalds started selli

49、ng better coffee as a challenge to Starbucks.Its“McCafe”line now accounts for an estimated 6%of sales in America.Starbucks has sold rights to its Seattles Best coffee brand to Burger King,which will start selling it later this year.H)As fast-food companies shift from“super-size”to“more buys”,they ne

50、ed to keep customer traffic high throughout the day.Many see breakfast as a big opportunity,and not just for fatty food.McDonalds will start selling porridge（粥）in America next year.Breakfast has the potential to be very profitable,says Sara Senatore of Bernstein,a research firm,because the margins c