2019年12月大学英语四级考试真题第一套及参考答案.pdf

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1、20192019 年年 1212 月四级考试真题及答案第月四级考试真题及答案第-套套PartPartWritingWriting(30 minutes)(30 minutes)Directions:Directions:For this part,u are allowed 30 minutes to write letter to foreignfriend who wants to teach English in China.Please recommend cityto him.Youshould write at least 120 words but more than 180 w

2、ords.Part IIPart IIListening ComprehensionListening Comprehension(25 minutes)(25 minutes)Section ASection ADirections:Directions:In this section,ou will hear three news reports.At the end of each newsreport,u will hear two or three questions.Both the news report andthenquestions will be spoken only

3、once.After u hear a question,umust choose thebest answer.from the four choices markedA),),C)andD).Then mark thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet lwith singleline through the centre.Questions l and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.Questions l and 2 are based on the news report yo

4、u have just heard.1.A1.A)Many facilities were destroyed by a wandering cow.)A wandering cow knocked down one of its fences.C)C)Some tourists were injured by a wandering cow.D)D)A wandering cow was captured by the police.2.A2.A)It was shot to death by a police officer.B)It found its way back to the p

5、ark s zoo.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 hearQuestions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3.3.A)It is the largest of its kind.B)It is going to be expanded.C)

6、It is displaying more fossil specimens.D)It is staring an online exhibition.4.4.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 wildlife photo contest.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the n

7、ews report you have just heard.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5.5.A)Pick up trash.)Amuse visitors.C)Deliver messages.D)Play with children.6.6.A)They are especially intelligent.B)They are children s favorite.C)They are quite easy to tame.D)They are clean and pretty.

8、7.7.A)Children may be harmed by the rooks.B)Children may be tempted to drop litter.C)Children may contract bird diseases.D)Children may overfeed the rooks.Section BSection BDirections:Directions:In this section,you will hear two long conversations.At the end of eachconversation,you will hear four qu

9、estions.Both the conversation and thequestionswill be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you mustchoose the best answerfrom the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter onAnswer Sheet l with a single linethrough the centre.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conve

10、rsation you have just heard.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8.A8.A)It will be produced at Harvard University.B)It will be hosted by famous professors.C)It will cover different areas of science.D)It will focus on recent scientific discoveries.9.A9.A)It will be more

11、 futuristic.B)It will be more systematic.C)It will be more entertaining.D)It will be easier to understand.10.A)10.A)People interested in science.B)Youngsters eager to explore.C)Children in their early teens.D)Students majoring in science.11.A11.A)Offer professional advice.B)Provide financial support

12、.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.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.A12.A)Unsure.B)Helpless.C)Concerned.D)Dissatisfied.13.A13.A)He is too concerned with be

13、ing perfect.B)He loses heart when faced with setbacks.C)He is too ambitious in achieving goals.D)He takes on projects beyond his ability.14.A)14.A)Embarrassed.B)Unconcerned.C)Miserable.D)Resentful.15.A)15.A)Try to be optimistic whatever happens.B)B)Compare his present with his past only.C)C)Always l

14、earn from others achievements.D)D)Treat others the way he would be treated.SectionCSectionCDirections:Directions:In this section,you will hear three passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear three or four questions.Both the passage and the questionswll bkn nl n.ftr u hr qutn,mut h thbest ans

15、wer fromthe four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then markthe corresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 1 with a single line through thecentre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.A)16.A)They have a stronger sense

16、of social responsibility.B)B)They are more likely to succeed in the humanities.C)C)They are more likely to become engineers.D)D)They have greater potential to be leaders.17.A17.A)Praise girls who like to speak up frequently.B)B)Encourage girls to solve problems on their own.C)C)Insist that boys and

17、girls work together more.D)D)Respond more positively to boys comments.18.A)18.A)Offer personalized teaching materials.OB)B)Provide a variety of optional courses.OC)C)Place great emphasis on test scores.D)D)Pay extra attention to top students.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just

18、heard.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19.A)19.A)It often rains cats and dogs.B)It seldom rains in summer time.C)C)It does not rain as much as people think.D)D)It is one of the most rainy cities in the US.20.A)They drive most of the time.20.A)They drive most of the tim

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

20、)D)It has mild weather both in summer and in winter.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22.A22.A)It occurs when people are doing a repetitive activity.B)B)It results from exerting one s muscles continuously.C

21、)C)It happens when people engage in an uncommon activity.D)D)It comes from staining one s muscles in an unusual way.23.A23.A)Blood flow and body heat increase in the affected area.B)B)Body movements in the affected area become difficult.C)C)They begin to make repairs immediately.D)They gradually bec

22、ome fragmented.24.A)About one week.B)About two days.C)About ten days.D)About four weeks.25.A)Apply muscle creams.B)Drink plenty of water.C)Have a hot shower.D)Take pain-killers.Part llIPart llIReading ComprehensionReading Comprehension(40 minutes)(40 minutes)Section ASection ADirections:Directions:I

23、n this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required 1oselect one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bankfollowvingthe passage.Read the passage through carefuly before makingyour choices.Eachchoice in the bank is identified by a letter:Pleasemark the correspondi

24、ng letter foreach item on Answer Sheet 2 with asingle line through the centre.You may not useany of the words in thebank more than once.Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.When travelling overseas,do you buy water in plastic bot

25、tles or takeyourchances with tap water?Imagine you are wandering about on a Thai island or_26the ruins of Angkor.Its hot so you grab a bottle of water from a local vendor.Itsthesafe,sane thing to do,right?The bottle is_ 27_ 27,and the label says“pure water”butmaybe whats inside is not so2828-.Would

26、you still be drinking it if you knewthat morethan 90percent of all bottled water sold around the world_29_29microplastics?Thats the conclusion of a recently_ 30_ 30_study,which analyzed 259 bottlesfromll brands sold in nine countries,-3131 an average of 325 plastic particles per liter ofwater.These

27、microplastics included a_ 32_ 32commonly known as PET and are widelyused in the manufacture of clothing and food and_ 33_ 33_ containers.The study wasconducted at the State University of New York on behalf of Orb Media,ajournalismorganization.About a million bottles are bought every minute,not only

28、bythirstytourists but also by many of the 2.1 billion worldwide who live with unsafedrinkingwater.Confronted with this_ 34_ 34 several bottled-water manufacturers includingNestleand Coco-Cola undertook their own studies using the same methodology.Thesestudies showed that their water did contain micr

29、oplastics,but far less than thOrbstudy suggested.Regardless,the World Health Organization has now launched areview into the_ 35_ 35health risks of drinking water from plastic bottles.A)adequateB)admiringC)containsD)defendingE)evidenceF)instantG)liquidH)modifiedI)naturalJ)potentialK)releasedL)reveali

30、ngM)sealedN)solvesO)substance:Section BSection BDirections:Directions:In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statementsattached to each statement contains information given in one of theparagraphs.Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived.You may choose aparagrap

31、h more than once.Each paragraph is markedwith a letter:Answer thequestions by marking the corresponding letteron Answer Sheet 2.The Quiet Heroism of Mail DeliveryThe Quiet Heroism of Mail DeliveryAA On Wednesday,a polar wind brought bitter cold to the Midwest.Overnight,Chicago reached a low of 21 de

32、grees Fahrenheit below zero,making itslightly colderthan Antarctica,Alaska,and the North Pole.Wind chills were 64degrees below zeroin Park Rapids,Minnesota,and 45 degrees below zero in Buffalo,North Dakota,according to the National Weather Service.Schools,restaurants,andbusinessesclosed,and more tha

33、n l,000 flights have been canceled.BB Even the United States Postal Service(USPS)suspended maildeliverytemporarily.Due to this arctic outbreak and concerns for the safety ofUSPSemployees,USPS announced Wednesday morning,the Postal Service issuspendingdelivery Jan.30 in the following 3-digit ZIP Code

34、 locations.Twelveregions werelisted as unsafe on Wednesday;on Thursday,eight remained.CC As global surface temperatures increase,so does the likelihood ofextremeweather.In 2018 alone,wildfires,volcanic eruptions,hurricanes,mudslides,and othernatural disasters cost at least$49 billion in the United S

35、tates.As mycolleague VannNewkirk reported,Puerto Rico is still confronting economic andstructural destructionand resource scarcity from 2017s Hurricane Maria.Naturaldisasters can wreck acommunitys infrastructure,disrupting systems for months oryears.Some services,however,remind us that life will eve

36、ntually return,in someform,to normal,DD Days after the deadly 2017 wildfires in Santa Rosa,California,a dronecaughtfootage of a USPS worker,Trevor Smith,driving through burned homes in thatfamiliarwhite van,collecting mail in an affected area.The video is striking:Theoperation is familiar,but the sc

37、ene looks like the end of the world.According toRaeAnn Haight,the program manager for the national-preparedness office atUSPS,Smith was fulfilling a request made by some of the home owners to pick up anymailthat was left untouched.For Smith,this was just another day on the job.Ifollowedmy route like

38、 I normally do,Smith told a reporter.As Id come across a boxthatwas up but with no house,I checked,and there was mail-outgoing mail-in it.Andso we picked those up and carried on.E USPS has sophisticated emergency plans for natural disasters.Acrossthcountry,285 emergency-management teams are devoted

39、to crisis control.Theseteamsare trained annually using a framework known as the three Ps:people,property,product.After mail service stops due to weather,the agency s top priorityis ensuringthat employees are safe.Then it evaluates the health of infrastructure,such as theroads that mail carriers driv

40、e on.Finally,it decides when and how tore-openoperations.If the destruction is extreme,mail addressed to the area will getsentelsewhere.In response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005,USPS redirected incomingNewOrleans mail to existing mail facilities in Houston.Mail that was alreadyprocessed inNew Orleans

41、 facilities was moved to an upper floor so it would beprotected fromwater damage.FF As soon as its safe enough to be outside,couriers startdistributingaccumulated mail on the still-accessible routes.USPS urges those withoutstandingaddresses to file change-of-address forms with their new location.Aft

42、erHurricaneKatrina hit in 2005,mail facilities were set up in dozens of other locationsacross thecountry in the two weeks that USPS was unable to provide street delivery.GG Every day,USPS processes,on average,493.4 million pieces ofmail-anythingfrom postcards to Social Security checks to medicine.Sp

43、okespeoplefrom both USPSand UPS told me all mail is important.But some mail can beextremely sensitive andtimely.According to data released in January 2017,56percent of bills are paid online,which means that just under half of payments still relyon delivery services to becompleted.HH It can be hard t

44、o identify which parcels are carrying crucial items suchasSocial Security checks,but USPS and UPS try their best to prioritizesensitivematerial.They will coordinate with the Social Security Administration tomake surethat Social Security checks reach the right people in a timely fashion.AfterHurrican

45、eFlorence and Hurricane Michael last fall,USPS worked with state and localelectionboards to make sure that absentee ballots were available and received ontime.II Mail companies are logistics companies,which puts them in a specialpositionto help when disaster strikes.In a 2011 USPS case study,the age

46、ncyemphasized itsmassive infrastructure as a unique federal asset to be called upon ina disaster orterrorist attack.I think were unique as a federal agency,USPS officialMikeSwigart told me,because were in literally every community in this countryWere obligated to deliver to that point on a daily bas

47、is.JJ Private courier companies,which have more dollars to spend,usetheirexpertise in logistics to help revitalize damaged areas after a disaster.For morethan adecade,FedEx has supported the American Red Cross in its effort to getemergencysupplies to areas affected by disasters,both domestically and

48、 internationally.In2012,the company distributed more than 1,200 MedPacks to Medical Reserve Corpsgroupsin California,and donated space for 3.1 million pounds of charitable shippingglobally.Last October,the company pledged$1 million in cash and transportationsupport forHurricanes Florence and Michael

49、.UPSs charitable arm,the UPSFoundation,usesthe company s logistics to help disaster-struck areas rebuild.Werealize that as acompany with people,trucks,warehouses,we needed to play alarger role,saidEduardo Martinez,the president of the UPS Foundation.Thecompany employs it:trucks and planes to deliver

50、 food,medicine,and water.The daybefore I spoke toMartinez in November,he had been touring the damage fromHurricane Michael inFlorida with the American Red Cross.We have an obligation tomake sure ourcommunities are thriving,prosperous,he said.KK Rebuilding can take a long time,and even then,impressio