6月大學(xué)英語四級考試真題及答案

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayon

theimportanceofwritingabilityandhowtodevelopit.Youshouldwriteatleast

120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

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PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeach

newsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethe

bestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A)Annoyed.

B)Scared.

C)Itwaskilledbythepoliceonthespot.

D)Itwascoveredwithlargescales.

B)Fastfoodcustomersatisfaction.

C)McDonald'snewbusinessstrategies.

4.A)Customers'higherdemands.

B)Theinefficiencyofemployees.

C)Increasedvarietyofproducts.

D)Therisingnumberofcustomers.

7.A)Itissignificant.

B)Itispromising.

C)Itisunpredictable.

D)Itisunprofitable.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendof

eachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethe

bestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A)VisitingherfamilyinThailand.

B)ShowingfriendsaroundPhuket.

C)SwimmingaroundaThaiisland.

D)LyinginthesunonaThaibeach.

9.A)ShevisitedaThaiorphanage.

B)ShemetaThaigirl'sparents.

C)ShelearnedsomeThaiwords.

D)ShesunbathedonaThaibeach.

C)Someoneisknockingathisdoor.

11.A)HeisinterestedinThaiartworks.

B)Heisgoingtoopenasouvenirshop.

C)Hecollectsthingsfromdifferentcountries.

D)HewantstoknowmoreaboutThaiculture.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Buyingsomefitnessequipmentforthenewgym.

B)Openingagymandbecomingpersonaltrainers.

C)Signingupforaweight-losscourse.

D)Tryingoutanewgymintown.

13.A)Professionalpersonaltraining.

B)Thehighmembershipfee.

C)Therenewalofhismembership.

D)Theoperationoffitnessequipment.

15.A)Shewantsherinvitationrenewed.

B)Sheusedtodo200sit-upseveryday.

C)Sheknowsthebasicsofweight-lifting.

D)Sheusedtobethegym'spersonaltrainer.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswer

fromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter

onAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Theytendtobenervousduringinterviews.

B)Theyoftenapplyforanumberofpositions.

C)Theyworryabouttheresultsoftheirapplications.

D)Theysearchextensivelyforemployers'information.

17.A)Getbetterorganized.

B)Edittheirreferences.

C)Findbetter-paidjobs.

D)Analyzethesearchingprocess.

18.A)Providetheirdataindetail.

B)Personalizeeachapplication.

C)Makeuseofbettersearchengines.

D)Applyformorepromisingpositions.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Ifkidsdidnotlikeschool,reallearningwouldnottakeplace.

B)Ifnotforcedtogotoschool,kidswouldbeoutinthestreets.

C)Ifschoolsstayedthewaytheyare,parentsweresuretoprotest.

D)Ifteachingfailedtoimprove,kidswouldstayawayfromschool.

20.A)Allowthemtoplayinterestinggamesinclass.

B)Trytostiruptheirinterestinlabexperiments.

C)Letthemstayhomeandlearnfromtheirparents.

D)Designactivitiestheynowenjoydoingonholidays.

21.A)Allowkidstolearnattheirownpace.

B)Encouragekidstolearnfromeachother.

C)Itoffersfreedanceclassestoseniors.

D)Itofferspeopleachancetosocialize.

24.A)Theirstateofmindimproved.

B)Theybecamebetterdancers.

C)Theyenjoyedbetterhealth.

D)Theirrelationshipstrengthened.

25.A)Itisfun.

B)Itislife.

C)Itisexhausting.

D)Itisrhythmical.

PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequired

toselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowing

thepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Each

choiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletter

foreachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynot

useanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Sincethe1940s,southernCaliforniahashadareputationforsmog.Thingsarenot

asbadastheyoncewerebut,accordingtotheAmericanLungAssociation,LosAngeles

isstilltheworstcityintheUnitedStatesforlevelsof26.Gazingdownon

thecityfromtheGettyCenter,anartmuseumintheSantaMonicaMountains,one

wouldfindtheviewofthePacificOceanblurredbythehaze(霾).Noristhestate's

badair27toitssouth.Fresno,inthecentralvalley,comestopofthelistin

Americaforyear-roundpollution.Residents'heartsandlungsareaffectedas

a28.Allofwhich,combinedwithCalifornia'sreputationasthehomeof

technological29,makestheplaceidealfordevelopingandtestingsystems

designedtomonitorpollutionin30.AndthatisjustwhatAclima,anewfirm

inSanFrancisco,hasbeendoingoverthepastfewmonths.Ithasbeentryingout

monitoringstationsthatare31toyieldminute-to-minutemapsof32air

pollution.Suchstationswillalsobeabletokeepaneyeonwhatishappeninginside

buildings,includingoffices.

Tothisend,Aclimahasbeen33withGoogle'sStreetViewsystem.DavidaHerzl,

Aclima'sboss,saystheyhaverevealedpollutionhighsondayswhenSanFrancisco's

transitworkerswentonstrikeandthecity's34wereforcedtousetheircars.

Conversely,"cycletowork"dayshavedonetheirjobby35pollutionlows.

A)assistedB)collaboratingC)consequenceD)consumersE)creatingF)detailG)

domesticH)frequentlyI)inhabitantsJ)innovationK)intendedL)outdoorM)

pollutantsN)restrictedO)sum

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatements

attachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.

Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychoosea

paragraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthe

questionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

AsTouristsCrowdOutLocals,VeniceFaces'Endangered'List

A)Onarecentfallmorning,alargecrowdblockedthestepsatoneofVenice'smain

touristsites,theRialtoBridge.TheRialtoBridgeisoneofthefourbridges

spanningtheGrandCanal.Itistheoldestbridgeacrossthecanal,andwasthe

dividinglinebetweenthedistrictsofSanMarcoandSanPolo.Butonthisday,there

wasatwist:itwasfilledwithVenetians,nottourists.

B)"Peoplearecheeringandholdingtheircartsintheair,"saysGiovanniGiorgio,

whohelpedorganizethemarchwithagrass-rootsorganizationcalledGenerazione

'90.Thecartshereferstoaresmallshoppingcarts—thesymbolofatrueVenetian.

"Itstartedasajoke,"hesayswithalaugh."Theideawastoputbladesonthe

wheels!Youknow?LikeBenHur.Preciselylikethat,youjustgoaroundandrunpeople

down."

C)Veniceisoneofthehottesttouristdestinationsintheworld.Butthat'sa

problem.Upto90,000touristscrowditsstreetsandcanalseveryday—far

outnumberingthe55,000permanentresidents.Thetouristincreaseisonekeyreason

thecity'spopulationisdownfrom175,000inthe1950s.TheoutnumberedVenetians

havebeensteadilyfleeing.Andthosewhostickaroundaretiredoflivinginaplace

wheretheycan'tevengettothemarketwithoutswimmingthroughaseaof

picture-snappingtourists.Imagine,navigatingthrough50,000peoplewhileonthe

waytoschoolortowork.

D)LauraChigi,agrandmotheratthemarch,saysthelocalandnationalgovernments

havefailedtodoanythingaboutthecrowdsfordecades,becausethey'reonly

interestedintourism—theprimaryindustryinVenice,worthmorethan$3billion

in2015."Veniceisacashcow,"shesays,"andeveryonewantsapiece."

E)JustbeyondSt.Mark'sSquare,acruiseshippasses,oneofhundredseveryyear

thatappearovertheirmedieval(中世紀(jì)的)surroundings.Theirmassivewakecreates

wavesatthebottomofthesea,weakeningthefoundationsofthecenturies-old

buildingsthemselves."EverytimeIseeacruiseship,Ifeelsad,"Chigisays."You

seethemuditdrags;thedestructionitleavesinitswake?Thathurtstheancient

woodenpolesholdingupthecityunderwater.Onedaywe'llseeVenicebreakdown."

F)Foratime,UNESCO,theculturalwingoftheUnitedNations,seemedtoagree.

Twoyearsago,itputItalyonnotice,sayingthegovernmentwasnotprotectingVenice.

UNESCOconsiderstheentirecityaWorldHeritageSite,agreathonorthatmeans

Venice,attheculturallevel,belongstoalloftheworld'speople.In2014,UNESCO

gaveItalytwoyearstomanageVenice'sflourishingtourismorthecitywouldbe

placedonanotherlist—WorldHeritageInDanger,joiningsuchsitesasAleppoand

Palmyra,destroyedbythewarinSyria.

G)Venice'sdeadlinepassedwithbarelyamurmur(嘟噥)thissummer,justasUNESCO

wasmeetinginIstanbul.Onlyonerepresentative,JadTabetfromLebanon,triedto

raisetheissue."Forseveralyears,thesituationofheritageinVenicehasbeen

worsening,andithasnowreachedadramaticsituation,"TabettoldUNESCO."Wehave

toactquickly—thereisnotamomenttowaste."

H)ButUNESCOdidn'tevenholdavote."It'sbeenpostponeduntil2017,"saysAnna

Somers,thefounderandCEOofTheArtNewspaperandtheformerheadofVenicein

Peril,agroupdevotedtorestoringVenetianart.Shesaysthemainreasonthe.

culturalorganizationdidn'tvotetodeclareVeniceaWorldHeritageSiteInDanger

isbecauseUNESCOhasbecome"intenselypoliticized.Therewouldhavebeensome

back-roomnegotiations."

I)ItalyboastsmoreUNESCOWorldHeritageSitesthananyothercountryintheworld,

grantingitconsiderablepowerandinfluencewithintheorganization.Theformer

headoftheUNESCOWorldHeritageCentre,whichoverseesheritagesites,isFrancesco

Bandarin,aVenetianwhonowservesasUNESCO'sassistantdirector-generalfor

culture.

J)Earlierthisyear,ItalysignedanaccordwithUNESCOtoestablishataskforce

ofpoliceartdetectivesandarchaeologists(考古學(xué)家)toprotectculturalheritage

fromnaturaldisastersandterrorgroups,suchasISIS.TheaccordunderlinedItaly's

globalreputationasagoodstewardofartandculture.

K)ButaddingVenicetotheUNESCOendangeredlist—whichisdominatedbysitesin

developingandconflict-riddencountries—wouldbeaninternationalembarrassment,

andcouldevenhurtItaly'sprofitabletourismindustry.TheItalianCulture

MinistrysaysitisunawareofanygovernmenteffortstopressureUNESCO.Asfor

theorganizationitself,itdeclinedarequestforaninterview.

L)Thecity'scurrentmayor,LuigiBrugnaro,hasridiculedUNESCOandtolditto

minditsownbusiness,whilecontinuingtosupportthecruiseshipindustry,which

employs5,000Veniceresidents.

M)AsforVenetians,they'rebeyondfrustratedandhopingforasolutionsoon."It's

anightmareforme.Somesituationsarereallydifficultwithtouristsaround,"says

GiorgioashenavigatesaroundaswellingcrowdattheRialtoBridge."Thereare

justsomanyofthem.Theyneverknowwheretheyaregoing,anddonotwalkinan

orderlymanner.Navigatingthestreetscanbeexhausting."

N)Thenithitshim:Thiscrowdisn'tmadeupoftourists.They'reVenetians.Giorgio

sayshe'sneverexperiencedtheRialtoBridgethiswayinallhis22years."For

once,wearetheoneswhoareblockingthetraffic,"hesaysdelightedly."Itfeels

unreal.Itfeelslikewe'resomeformofendangeredspecies.It'sjustnice.The

feelingisjustpure."But,heworries,iftourismisn'tmanagedandhisfellowlocals

continuetomovetothemainland,hisgenerationmightbethelastwhocancall

themselvesnativeVenetians.

36.Thepassingcruiseshipswillunderminethefoundationsoftheancientbuildings

inVenice.

37.TheItaliangovernmenthasjustreachedanagreementwithUNESCOtotakemeasures

toprotectitsculturalheritage.

38.TheheritagesituationinVenicehasbeendeterioratinginthepastfewyears.

39.ThedecreaseinthenumberofpermanentresidentsinVeniceismainlydueto

theincreaseoftourists.

40.Iftourismgetsoutofcontrol,nativeVenetiansmaydesertthecityaltogether

oneday.

41.UNESCOurgedtheItaliangovernmenttoundertakeitsresponsibilitytoprotect

Venice.

42.TheparticipantsintheVenetianmarchusedshoppingcartstoshowtheywere

100%localresidents.

43.IgnoringUNESCO'swarning,themayorofVenicemaintainshissupportofthe

city'stourismindustry.

44.OnewomansaysthatfordecadestheItaliangovernmentandlocalauthorities

haveonlyfocusedontherevenuesfromtourism.

45.UNESCOhasnotyetdecidedtoputVeniceonthelistofWorldHeritageSites

InDanger.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46and50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Livinginanurbanareawithgreenspaceshasalong-lastingpositiveimpacton

people'smentalwell-being,astudyhassuggested.UKresearchersfoundmovingto

agreenspacehadasustainedpositiveeffect,unlikepayrisesorpromotions,which

onlyprovidedashort-termboost.Co-authorMathewWhite,fromtheUniversityof

Exeter,UK,explainedthatthestudyshowedpeoplelivingingreenerurbanareas

weredisplayingfewersignsofdepressionoranxiety."Therecouldbeanumberof

reasons,"hesaid,"forexample,peopledomanythingstomakethemselveshappier:

theystriveforpromotionorpayrises,ortheygetmarried.Butthetroublewith

thosethingsisthatwithinsixmonthstoayear,peoplearebacktotheiroriginal

baselinelevelsofwell-being.So,thesethingsarenotsustainable;theydon'tmake

ushappyinthelongterm.Wefoundthatforsomelottery彩(票)winnerswhohad

wonmorethan￡500,000thepositiveeffectwasdefinitelythere,butaftersix

monthstoayear,theywerebacktothebaseline."

Dr.Whitesaidhisteamwantedtoseewhetherlivingingreenerurbanareashada

lastingpositiveeffectonpeople'ssenseofwell-beingorwhethertheeffectalso

disappearedafteraperiodoftime.Todothis,theteamuseddatafromtheBritish

HouseholdPanelSurveycompiledbytheUniversityofEssex.

Explainingwhatthedatarevealed,hesaid:"Whatyouseeisthatevenafterthree

years,mentalhealthisstillbetter,whichisunlikemanyotherthingsthatwethink

willmakeushappy."Heobservedthatpeoplelivingingreenspaceswerelessstressed,

andlessstressedpeoplemademoresensibledecisionsandcommunicatedbetter.

Withagrowingbodyofevidenceestablishingalinkbetweenurbangreenspacesand

apositiveimpactonhumanwell-being,Dr.Whitesaid,"There'sgrowinginterest

amongpublicpolicyofficials,butthetroubleiswhofundsit.Whatwereallyneed

atapolicylevelistodecidewherethemoneywillcomefromtohelpsupportgood

qualitylocalgreenspaces."

B)Addtotheirsustainedhappiness.

C)Helpthembuildapositiveattitudetowardslife.

D)Lessentheirconcernsaboutmaterialwell-being.

47.WhatdoesDr.Whitesaypeopleusuallydotomakethemselveshappier?

A)Earnmoremoney.

B)Settleinanurbanarea.

C)Gainfameandpopularity.

D)Liveinagreenenvironment.

48.WhatdoesDr.Whitetrytofindoutaboutlivinginagreenerurbanarea?

A)Howitaffectsdifferentpeople.

B)Howstrongitspositiveeffectis.

C)Howlongitspositiveeffectlasts.

D)Howitbenefitspeoplephysically.

49.WhatdidDr.White'sresearchrevealaboutpeoplelivinginagreenenvironment?

A)Theirstresswasmoreapparentthanreal.

B)Theirdecisionsrequiredlessdeliberation.

C)Theirmemoriesweregreatlystrengthened.

D)Theircommunicationwithothersimproved.

50.AccordingtoDr.White,whatshouldthegovernmentdotobuildmoregreenspaces

incities?

A)Findfinancialsupport.

B)Improveurbanplanning.

C)Involvelocalresidentsintheeffort.

D)Raisepublicawarenessoftheissue.

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

YouprobablyknowabouttheTitanic,butitwasactuallyjustoneofthree

state-of-the-art(先進(jìn)的)oceanshipsbackintheday.TheOlympicclassshipswere

builtbytheHarland&WolffshipmakersinNorthernIrelandfortheWhiteStarLine

company.TheOlympicclassincludedtheOlympic,theBritannicandtheTitanic.What

youmaynotknowisthattheTitanicwasn'teventheflagshipofthisclass.All

inall,theOlympicclassshipsweremarvelsofseaengineering,buttheyseemed

cursedtosufferdisastrousfates.

TheOlympiclaunchedfirstin1910,followedbytheTitanicin1911,andlastlythe

Britannicin1914.Theshipshadninedecks,andWhiteStarLinedecidedtofocus

onmakingthemthemostluxuriousshipsonthewater.

Stretchingmeters,theOlympicclassshipswerewondersofnavaltechnology,and

everyonethoughtthattheywouldcontinuetobesoforquitesometime.However,

allsufferedterribleaccidentsontheopenseas.TheOlympicgotwreckedbefore

theTitanicdid,butitwastheonlyonetosurviveandmaintainasuccessfulcareer

of24years.TheTitanicwasthefirsttosinkafterfamouslyhittingahugeiceberg

in1912.Followingthisdisaster,theBritannichitanavalminein1916and

subsequentlysankaswell.

Eachshipwascoal-poweredbyseveralboilersconstantlykeptrunningbyexhausted

crewsbelowdeck.Mostrecognizableoftheshipdesignsaretheship'ssmokestacks,

butthefourthstackwasactuallyjustartisticinnatureandservednofunctional

purpose.Whiletwooftheseshipssank,theywerealldesignedwithdoublehulls

(船體)believedtomakethem"unsinkable",perhapsamistakenideathatledtothe

Titanic'sandtheBritannic'stragicend.

TheOlympicsufferedtwocrasheswithothershipsandwentontoserveasahospital

shipandtrooptransportinWorldWarI.Eventually,shewastakenoutofservice

in1935,endingtheeraoftheluxuriousOlympicclassoceanliners.

51.WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutthethreeOlympicclassships?

A)Theyperformedmarvellouslyonthesea.

B)Theycouldallbreaktheiceintheirway.

C)Theyallexperiencedterriblemisfortunes.

D)Theyweremodelsofmodernengineering.

52.WhatdidWhiteStarLinehaveinmindwhenitpurchasedthethreeships?

A)Theircapacityofsailingacrossallwaters.

B)Theutmostcomfortpassengerscouldenjoy.

53.Whatissaidaboutthefourthstackoftheships?

A)Itwasamerepieceofdecoration.

B)Itwastheworkofafamousartist.

C)Itwasdesignedtoletoutextrasmoke.

D)Itwaseasilyidentifiablefromafar.

54.WhatmighthaveledtothetragicendoftheTitanicandtheBritannic?

A)Theirunscientificdesigns.

C)Shewasconvertedintoahospitalship.

D)Shewasretiredafterhernavalservice.

PartIVTranslation(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefrom

ChineseintoEnglish.Youshouldwriteyourans