2019年12月大学英语四级考试真题及参考答案完整版30366.pdf

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1、 2019 年 12 月大学英语四级考试真题及参考答案完整版(第-套)Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to a foreign friend whowants to study.Please recommend a university to him.You should write at least 120 words butno more than 180 words.参考范文 Dear Lucy.I am delighted t

2、o hear that you are going to study in a Chinese university.Since you haveasked for my advice about choosing which university.I will try to give you some useful suggestions here.It is well known that Peking University is a great place to lear.There are several factors accounting for this choice and t

3、he following are the most typical ones.First and foremost,Peking University is one of the top universities in China and the birthplace of many great,it can provide high-quality teaching resources,which is essential for a foreign addition,Bejing is the capital of China and there are various historic

4、buildings.They provideforeign students a good chance to know Chinese culture and history.I hope you will find these suggestions helpful and wish you all the best.Yours,Li Ming 参考译文 亲爱的露丝:得知你要来中国的大学学习，我很高兴。既然你针对大学的选择问题询问了我的看法,我将在这里给你提供-些有用的建议。众 所 周知，北京大学是学习的好地方。做出这种选择有多种原因，但以下是最典型的。首先，北京大学是中国最顶尖的大学之一

5、，这里也培养出了许多栋梁之才。因此，它可以提供高质量的教学资源，这对于外国学习者来说是最根本的。此外，北京是中国的首都，这里有各种各样的历史建筑。这些建筑能为外国学生提供了了解中国义化和历史的好机会。希望以上建议对你有帮助，祝一切顺利。诚挚的,李明 Part II Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)Section A Directions:In this section,you will hear three news reports.At the end of each news report,youwill hear two or three ques

6、tions.Both the news report and the questions will be spoken onlyonce.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices markedA),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet1 with a single linethrough the centre.Questions I and 2 are based on the news r

7、eport you have just heard.1.A)Many facilties were destroyed by a wandering cow.B)A wandering cow knocked down one of its fences.C)Some tourists were injured by a wandering cow.D)A wandering cow was captured by the police.2.A)It was shot to death by a police officer.B)It found its way back to the par

8、k's zo0.C)It became a great attraction for tourists.D)It was sent to the animal control department.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3.A)Itis the largest of its kind.B)It is going to be expanded.C)It is displaying more fossil specimens.D)It is staring an online

9、exhibition.4.A)A collection of bird fossils from Australia.B)Photographs of certain rare fossil exhibits.C)Some ancient wall paintings from Australia.D)Pictures by winners of a wildlife photo contest.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5.A)Pick up trash.B)Amuse visitors

10、.C)Deliver messages.D)Play with children.6.A)They are especialy itelligent.B)They are childrensfavorite.C)They are quite easy to tame.D)They are clean and pretty.7.A)Children may be harmed by the rooks.B)Children may be tempted to drop ltter.C)Children may contract bird diseases.D)Children may overf

11、eed the rooks.Section B 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 you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)an

12、d D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through thecentre.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8.A)It will be produced at Harvard University.B)It will be hosted by famous professors,C)It will cover dfferent areas of science.D)It wil

13、l focus on recent scientific discoveries.9.A)It will be more futuristic.B)It will be more systematic.C)It will be more entertaining.D)It will be easier to understand.10.A)People interested in science.B)Youngsters eager to explore.C)Children in their early teens.D)Students majoring in science.11.A)Of

14、fer professional advice.B)Provide financial support.C)Help promote it on the Internet.D)Make episodes for its first season.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.A)Unsure.B)Helpless.C)Concerned.D)Dissatisfied.13.A)He is too concerned with being perfect.B)He loses hea

15、rt when faced with setbacks.C)He is too ambitious in achieving goals.D)He takes on projects beyond his ability.14.A)Embarrassed.B)Unconcerned.C)Miserable.U)Kesentful.15.A)Try to be optimistic whatever happens.B)Compare his present with his past only.C)Always learn from othersachievements.D)Treat oth

16、ers the way he would be treated.Section C Directions: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

17、 markedA),B),c)andD).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the 1b to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A)They have a stronger sense of social responsibility.B)They are more likely to succed in the humanities.C)They are more likely to become

18、engineers.D)They have greater potential to be leaders.17.A)Praise girls who like to speak up frequently.B)Encourage girls to solve problems on their own.c)Insist that boys and girls work together more.D)Respond more positively to boyscomments.18.A)Offer personalized teaching materials.B)Provide a va

19、riety of optional courses.C)Place great emphasis on test scores.D)Pay extra attention to top students.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19.A)It often rains cats and dogs.B)It seldom rains in summer time.C)It does not rain as much as people think.D)It is one of the most

20、rainy cities in the US.20.A)They drive most of the time.B)The rain is usually very light.C)They have got used to the rain.D)The rain comes mostly at night.21.A)It has a lot of places for entertainment.B)It has never seen thunder and lighting.C)It has fewer cloudy days than any other coastal city.D)I

21、t has mild weather both in summer and in winter.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the pas sage you have just heard.22.A)It occurs when people are doing a repetitive activity.B)It results from exerting one's muscles continuously.C)It happens when people engage in an uncommon activity .D)It comes f

22、rom staining one's muscles in an unusual way .23.A)Blood flow and body heat increase in the affected area .B)Body movements in the affected area become difficult.C)They begin to make repairs immediately.D)They gradually become fragmented.24.A)About one week.B)About two days.C)About ten days.D)A

23、bout four weeks.25.A)Apply muscle creams.B)Drink plenty of water.C)Have a hot shower.D)Take pain-killers.Part I Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section A Directions: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

24、a word bank fllowing 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 line throughthe centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more

25、than once.Questions 26 to 35 are based on the fllowing passage.Finally,some good news about airplane travel.If you are on a plane with a sick passenger,you are unlikely to getsick.That is the_ 26 of a new study that looked at how respiratory(呼吸道)viruses_ 27 on airplanes.Researchers found that only p

26、eople who were seated inindividual-had a high risk of catching the ilness.All other passengers had only a very_ 28chance of getting sick according to the findings.Media reports have not necessarily presented.-29information about the risk of getting infected on an airplane in the past.Therefore,these

27、 new findings should help airplane passengers to feel less_ 30_ to catching respiratory infections while traveling by air.Prior to the new study.ltter was known about the risks of getting_ 31 infected bycommon respiratory viruses,such as the flu or common cold,on an airplane,the researchers,to_ 32 _

28、the risks of infection,the study team flew on 10 different_ 33 in the 34side of a person infected with flu,as well as those stting one roe in font of or behind this individual,had about an 80 person chance of getting sick.But other passengers were_ 35 safefrom infection.They had a less than 3 percen

29、t chance of catching the flu.A)accurate B)conclusion C)directly D)either E)evaluate F)explorations G)flights H)largely|)nearby J)respond K)slim L）spread M)summit N)vividly 0)vulnerable 参考答案 26-30 BLKAO 31-35 CEGDH Section B Directions:In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statemen

30、ts attached to statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs.Identify the paragraph fromwhich the information is derived.You may choose a paragraph more than once.Each paragraph ismarked with a letter.Answer the questions by mar king the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet A South K

31、orean city designed for the future takes on a life of its own A)Getting around a city is one thing-and then theres the matter of getting from one city to another.One vision of the perfect city of the future:a place that offers easy acess to air travel.In 2011,a University of North Carolina business

32、professor named John Kasarda published a bookcalled Aerotrpolis:The Way Well Live Next.Kasarda says future cities should be built intentionally around or near airports.The idea,as he has put it,is to offer businesses rapid,long-distance connectivity on a massive scale.B)The 18th century really was a

33、 waterborne century,the 19th century a railcentury.The 20th century a highway,car,truck century 一and the 21st century will increasinglybe an aviation century,as the globe becomes increasingly connected by air,Kasarda,a city built from scratch in South Korea,is one of Kasardas prime examples.It has e

34、xistedfor just a few years.From the get-go,it was designed on the basis of connectivity andcompetitiveness,says Kasada;The government bult the bridge directly from the airport to the Song do International Business District.And the surface infrastructure was built in tandem with the new airport.C)son

35、gdo is a stone's throw trom South Korea s Incheon Airport,its main international hub(枢纽).But it takes a lot more than a nearby airport to be a city of the future.Just building aplace as an international business district doesn't mean it will become one.Park Yeon Sooconceived(构想)this city o

36、f the future back in 1986.He considers songdo his baby.1 am avisionary,he says.Thirty years after he imagined the city,Park s baby is close to 70 percent built,with people living in the business district and 90,000 residents in greater Songdo.It s sabout an hour outside Seoul,built on reclaimed tida

37、l flats along the Yellow Sea,There s a CoastGuard building and a tall trade tower,as well as a park,golf course and university.D)Chances are you ve actually seen this place.Songdo appears in the most famous music video ever to come ou ot South Korea.Gangnam Style reters to the tashionable Gangnamdis

38、trict in Seoul.But some of the video was filmed in don t know if you remember,there was a scene in a subway station.That was not Gangnam.That was actually Songdo,says Jung Won Son,a professor of urban development at London s Bartlett School of Planning,Part ofthe reason to shoot there is that it s n

39、ew and nice.E)The city was supposed to be a hub for global companies,with employees from all over theworld.But hats not how it has turned out.Songdo s,reputation is as a futuristic ghost town.Butthe reality is more complicated.A bridge with big,light-blue loops leads into the business the center of

40、the main road,there s a long line of flags of the world.On the corner,there s Starbucks and a 7-Eleven-all ot the international brands that you see all over the world nowadays.F)The city is not empty.There are mothers pushing strollers,old women with walkers-even in the middle of the day.when it s 9

41、0 degrees out.Byun Young-Jin chairs the Songdo realestate association and started selling property here when the first phase of the city opened in2005.He says demand has boomed in the past couple of years.Most of his clients are Korean.Infact,the developer says,99 percent of the homes here are sold

42、to Koreans.Young families movehere because the schools are great.And that s the problem:Songdo has become a popularKorean city-more popular as a residential area than a business one.lt s not yet the futuristicinternational business hub that planners imagined.It s a great place to live.And it s becom

43、ing agreat place to work,says Scott Summers,the vice president of Gale International,the developerof the city.The floorceiling windows of his company s offices overlook Songdo Central Park,with a canal full of kayaks and paddle boats.Shimmering(闪烁的)glass towers line the canal s edge.G)Whats happened

44、 is,because we focused on creating that quality of life first,which enabled the residents to live here,what has probably missed the mark is for companies to locate here,he says.“There needs to be strong economic incentives.”The city is still unfinished,and it feels a bit like a theme park.It does nt

45、 feel all that futuristic.There s a hightech underground trash disposal system.Buildings are environmentally friendly.Everybody s television set isconnected to a system that streams personalized language or exercise classes.H)But Star Trek this is not.And to some of the residents,Songdo feels hollow

46、.Im,like,inprison for weekdays.That s what we call it in the workplace,says a woman in her 20s.She doesn t want to use her name for fear of being fired from her job.She goes back to Seoul everyweekend.“I say I m prison-breaking on Friday nights.But she has to make the prison break inher own car.Ther

47、e s no high-speed train connecting Songdo to Seoul,just over 20 miles away.I)The man who first ima gined Songdo feels frustrated.too.Park says he built South Korea aluxury vehicle,“like Mercedes or BMW.It s a good car now.But we re waiting for a good driver toaccelerate.But there are lots of other g

48、ood cars out there,too.The world is dotted with futuristic,high-tech cities trying to attract the biggest international companies J)Songdo s backers contend that it s still early,and business space is fillin up-about 70 percent of finished offices are now occupied.Brent Ryan,who teaches urban design

49、 at MIT,says Songdo proves a universal principle.“There have beena lot of utopian(乌托邦)cities in history.And the reason we don t know about a lot of them is that a lot of them have vanishedentirely.In other words,when it comes to cities-or anything else-it is hard to predict the future.36.Songdo s po

50、pularity lies more in its quality of life than its business attraction.37.The man who conceives Songdo feels disappointed because it has fallen short of his expectations.38.A scene in a popular South Korean music video was shot in Songdo.39.Songdo still lacks the financial stimulus for businesses to