2021年6月大學(xué)英語四級真題（附答案）

2021年6月大學(xué)英語四級真題及答案

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthefollowingtopic.Youshouldwriteat

least120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

題目:Supposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisityourcampus,whatisthemostinterestingplaceyouwould

liketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy?

假設(shè)你的一位外國朋友來參觀你的校園，你最感興趣的地方想帶他/她去看?為什么？

題目二：Supposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisityourhometown,whatisthemostinterestingplaceyou

wouldliketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy?

假設(shè)你的一位外國朋友來參觀你的家鄉(xiāng)，你最感興趣的地方想帶他/她去看?為什么？

題目三：SupposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisitChina,whatisthemostinterestingplaceyouwouldlike

totakehim/hertoseeandwhy?

假設(shè)你的一位外國朋友來參觀中國，你最感興趣的地方想帶他/她去看?為什么？

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwi11hear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,oneormorequestionswi11beaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingle

linethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。

1.A.Seeadoctorabouiherstrainedshoulder

B.Usealaddertohelpherreachthetea.

C.Replacethecupboardwithanewone.

D.Placetheteaonalowershelfnexttime.

1.W:Ican*tseemtoreachtheteaatthebackofthecupboardo

M:Oh…Whydon'tyouusetheladder?Youmightstrainyourshoulder。

Q:IVhatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

2.A.AtJohnson'sB.Inanexhibitionhall

C.Atapainter*sstudio.D.Outsideanartgallery.

2.W:Sinceit*srainingsohard,let*sgoandseethenewexhibitSo

M:That'sagoodidea.MaryJohnsonisoneofmyfavoritepainterso

Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

3.A.Theteacherevaluatedlacksteachingexperience.

B.Shedoesnotquiteagreewithwhatthemansaid.

C.Themanhadbettertalkwiththestudentshimself.

D.Newstudentsusuallycannotofferafairevaluation.

3.M:Ihearthestudentsgavethenewteacheranunfairevaluation。

W：Itdependsonwhichstudentyouaretalkingabout”

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

4.A.HehelpedDorisbuildupthefurniture.

B.Dorishelpedhimarrangethefurniture.

C.Dorisfixedupsomeofthebookshelves.

D.Hewasgoodatassemblingbookshelves.

4.W:Itmusthavetakenyoualongtimetofixupallthesebookshelves。

M:Itwasn'ttoobad.IgotDoristodosomeofthem。

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

5.A.Hedoesn'tgetonwiththeothers.

B.Hedoesn，tfeelateaseinthefirm.

C.Hehasbeentakenforafool.

D.Hehasfoundabetterposition.

5.W：Rod,Ihearyou'11beleavingattheendofthismonth.Isittrue?

M:Yeah.I'vebeenofferedamuchbetterpositionwithanotherfirm.I'dbeafoolt。turnitdown,.

Q:Whyisthemanquittinghisjob?

6.A.Theyshouldfinishtheworkassoonaspossible.

B.Hewillcontinuetoworkinthegardenhimself.

C.Heistiredofdoinggardeningonweekends.

D.Theycanhireagardenertodothework.

6.W:Ihonestlydon'twanttocontinuethegardeningtomorrow,Tony?

M:Neitherdo1.ButIthinkwcshouldgetitoverwiththisweekend。

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

7.A.Themanhastogetridoftheusedfurniture.

B.Theman'sapartmentisreadyforrent.

C.Thefurnitureiscoveredwithlotsofdust.

D.Thefurniturethemanboughtisinexpensive.

7.W：You'vcalreadyfurnishedyourapartment?

M:IFoundsomeusedfurniturethatwasdirtcheapo

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

8.A.Themanwillgivethemechanicacall.

B.Thewomaniswaitingforacall.

C.Thewomanisdoingsomerepairs.

D.Themanknowsthemechanicverywell.

8.W:Hasthemechaniccalledthebusrepairers?

M:Notyet.T11letyouknowwhenhecalIso

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

9.A.Shehadajobinterviewtoattend.

B.Shewasbusyfinishingherproject.

C.Shehadtoattendanimportantmeeting.

D.Shewasinthemiddleofwritinganessay.

Question:9.Whycouldn'tthecowan'sroommateattendtheShakespeareanEnglishclassthatafternoon?

W:Nothing,it*sjustthatshesubmittedajobapplicationyesterdayandthecompanyaskedherinforaninterview

today.She*safraidshewon,tbeabletoattendyourclassthisafternoonthough.I'mcallingtoseewhetheritwould

beOKif1gaveyouheressay.Janetsaidit'sduetoday。

10.A.Accompanyherroommatetotheclassroom.

B.Handinherroommate'sapplicationform.

C.Submitherroommate'sassignment.

D.Helpherroommatewithherreport.

Question:10.WhatFavoristhewomangoingtodoforherroommate?

11.A.WhereDr.Ellis'sofficeislocated.

B.WhenDr.Ellisleaveshisoffice.

C.Directionstotheclassroombuilding.

D.Dr.Ellis'sschedulefortheafternoon.

Question:11.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknowattheendoftheconversation?

W:Fine,pleasetellherI'11bethereat4:00.AndDr.Ellis,onemorething,couldyoutellmewhereyouroffice

is?Janettoldmewhereyourclassis,butshedidn*tgivemedirectionstoyouroffice”

12.A.Hefinditratherstressful.

B.Heisthinkingofquittingit.

C.Hecanhandleitquitewell.

D.Hehastoworkextrahours.

Question:12.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisjob?

M:Notbad,Jane.Fminvolvedinseveralprojectsandit,salongworkingday.ButI'musedtothatsoitdoesn,

tbothermetoomucho

13.A.The6:00oneB.The6:30one.C.The7:00oneD.The7:30one

Question:13.Whichtraindoesthemantaketoworkeveryday?

M:Itwasterribleatfirst,especiallygettingupbeforedawntocatchthat6:30train.Butit*sbearablenow

thatrmusedtoit,,

14.A.Itisanawfulwasteoftime.

B.Hefindsitratherunbearable.

C.Thetimeonthetrainisenjoyable.

D.Itissomethingdifficulttogetusedto.

Question:14.HowdoesIhemanfeelaboutcommutingtoworkeverydaynon?

W:Dontyouthinkit'sanawfulwasteoftime?Icouldn，tbeartospendthreehourssittinginatrainevery

day。

M:Iusedtofeelthesameasyou.ButnowIquiteenjoyit。

15.A.Readingnewspaper.

B.Chattingwithfriends.

C.Listeningtothedailynews.

D.Planningtheday'swork.

Question:15.Howdoesthemanspendhistimeonthemorningtrain?

W:Howdoyoupassthelime?Doyoubringsomeworkwithyoutodoonthetrain?

M:Ah,that*sagoodquestion.Inthemorning,Ijustsitincomfortandreadthepaperstocatchupwiththenews.

Onthewayhomeatnight,Irelaxwithagoodbookorchatwithfriendsorevenhaveagameofbridge0

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.

Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswer

fromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleline

throughthecentre.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Ignoresmalldetailswhilereading.

B)Readatleastseveralchaptersatonesitting.

C)Developahabitofreadingcritically.

D)Getkeyinformationbyreadingjustonceortwice.

Question:16.WhatshouldAmericancol1egestudentsdotocopewiththeirheavyreadingassignments?

17.A)Chooseone'sownsystemofmarking.

B)Underlinethekeywordsandphrases.

C)Makeasfewmarksaspossible.

D)Highlightdetailsinaredcolor.

Question:17.Whatsuggestiondoesthespeakergiveaboutmarkingatextbook?

18.A)Byreadingthetextbookscarefullyagain.

B)Byreviewingonlythemarkedparts.

C)Byfocusingonthenotesinthemargins.

D)Bycomparingnoteswiththeirclassmates.

Question:18.Howshouldstudentsprepareforanexamaccordinglothespeaker?

PassageTwo

Questions19to21arcbasedonth。conversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Thesleepapersonneedsvariesfromdaytoday.

B)Theamountofsleepforeachpersonissimilar.

C)Onecangetbywithacoupleofhoursofsleep.

D)Everybodyneedssomesleepforsurvival.

Question:19.Whatistakenforgrantedbymostpeople?

20.A)Itisamade-upstory.

B)Ttisbeyondcure.

C)Itisarareexception.

D)Itisduetoanaccident.

Question:20.WhatdodoctorsthinkofAlHcrpin，scase?

21.A)Hisextraordinaryphysicalcondition.

B)Hismother'sinjuryjustbeforehisbirth.

C)Theuniquesurroundingsofhislivingplace.

D)Theresthegotfromsittinginarockingchair.

Question:21.WhatcouldhaveaccountedforA]Herpinssleeplessness?

PassageThree

Questions22lo25arebasedonIheconversationyouhavejuslheard.

22.A)SheinvestedinstocksandsharesonWallStreet.

B)Shelearnedtowriteforfinancialnewspapers.

C)Shedevelopedastronginterestinfinance.

D)Shetenderlylookedafterhersickmother.

Question:22.WhatdowelearnaboutHettyGreenasachild?

23.A)Shemadeawiseinvestmentinrealestate.

B)Shesoldtherestaurantwithasubstantialprofit.

C)Shegot1.5milliondollarsfromherex-husband.

D)Sheinheritedabigfortunefromherfather.

Question:23.HowdidHettyGreenbecomerichovernight

24.A)Shewasextreme!ymeanwithhermoney.

B)Shewasdishonestinbusinessdealings.

C)Shefrequentlyill-treatedheremployees.

D)Sheabusedanimalsincludingherpeldog.

Question:24.WhywasHettyGreenmuchhated?

25.A)Shemadeabigfortunefromwiseinvestment.

B)Shebui11ahospitaiwithhermother*smoney.

C)Shemadehugedonationstocharities.

D)Shecarriedonherfamily*stradition.

Question:25.WhatdowelearnaboutHetty'sdaughter?

SectionC

Direction:Inthesection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,you

should1istencareful1yforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofill

intheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshould

checkwhatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。

Amongthekindsofsocialgesturesmostsignificantforsecond-languageteachersarethosewhichare

__(26)___informbutdifferentinmeaninginthetwocultures.Forexample,aColombianwhowantssomeoneto

__(27)___himoftensignalswithahandmovementinwhichallthefingersofonehand,cupped,pointdownwardasthey

moverapidly(28)___.SpeakersorEnglishhaveasimilargesturethroughthehandmaynotbecuppedand

thefingersmaybeheldmoreloosely,butforthemthegesturemeansgoodbyeorgoaway,quitethe__(29)_ofthe

Colombiangesture.Again,inColombian,aspeakerofEnglishwouldhavetoknowthatwhenhe(30)_heighthe

mostchoosebetweendifferentgesturesdependingonwhetherheis(31)___ahumanbeingorananimal.Ifhe

keepsthepalmofthehand(32)thefloor,ashewouldinhisownculturewhenmakingknowntheheightofa

child,forexample,hewillverylikelybegreetedbylaughter,inColombiathisgestureis(33)_forthe

descriptionofanimals.Inordertodescribehumanbeingsheshouldkeepthepalmofhishand____(34)_tothefloor.

Substitutionsofonegesturefortheotheroftencreatenotonlyhumorousbutalso(35)_moment.Tn

bothoftheexamplesabove,speakersfromtwodifferentcultureshavethesamegesture,physically,butitsmeaningdiffers

sharply.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblank

fromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyour

choices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2with

asingle1inethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

G1oha.1warmingisatrendtowardwarmerconditionsaroundtheworld.Partofthewarmingisnatural;wehave

experienceda20,000-year-longwarmingasthelasticeageendedandtheice_36__away,However,wehavealready

reachedtemperaturesthatarein_37-withotherminimum-iceperiods,socontinuedwarmingislikelynotnatural.We

are____38_toapredictedworldwideinincreaseintemperatures_39_between11°Cand6°Coverthenext100years.

Thewarmingwillbemore__40_insomeareas,lessinother,andsomeplacesmayevencooloff.Likewise,the___41_

ofthiswarmingwillbeverydifferentdependingonwhereyouare-coastalareasmustworryaboutrisingsea

levels,whileSiberiaandnorthernCanadamaybecomemorehabitable(宜居的)and____42-forhumansthantheseareas

arenow.

Thefactremains,however,thatitwilllikelygetwarmer,on___43_,everywhere.Scientistsareingeneral

agreementthatthewarmerconditionswehavebeenexperiencingareatleastinparttheresultofahuman-inducedglobal

warmingtrend.Somescientists44_thatthechangesweareseeingfallwithintherangeofrandom(無規(guī)律

的)variation-someyearsarecold,otherswarm,andwehavejusthadanunremarkablestringofwarmyears45_

butthatisbecominganincreasinglyrareinterpretationinthefaceofcontinuedandincreasingwarm

conditions.

A)appealingI)melted

B)averageJ)persist

C)contributingK)ranging

D)dramaticL)recently

E)frequentlyM)resolved

F)impactN)sensible

G)1ine0)shock

H)maintain

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontains

informationgiveninoneoftheparagraphsIdentifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychoose

aparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet2.

TheEndoftheBook?

[A]Amazon,byfarthelargestbooksellerinthecountry,reportedonMay19thatitisnowsellingmorebooksin

itselectronicKindleformatthanintheoldpaper—and-inkformat.Thatisremarkable,consider]ngthattheKindlehas

onlybeenaroundforfouryears.E-booksnowaccountfor14percentofal1booksalesinthecountryandareincreasing

farfasterthanoverallbooksales.E-booksalesareup146percentoverlastyear,whilehardbacksalesincreased6

percentandpaperbacksdecreased8percent.

[B]Doesthisspel1thedoomofthephysicalbook?Certainlynotimmediately,andperhapsnotatal1.Whatitdoes

meanisthatthebookbusinesswillgothroughatransformationinthenextdecadeorsomoreprofoundthananyithas

seensinceGutenbergintroducedprintingfrommoveabletypeinthe1450s.

[C]Physicalbookswi11surelybecomemuchrarerinthemarketplace.Massmarketpaperbacks,whichhavebeendeclining

foryearsanyway,willprobablydisappear,aswillhardbacksformysteries,thrillers,'romancefiction,"etc.Such

books,whichonlyrarelyendupinpermanentcollections,eitherprivateorpublic,willprobablyonlybeavailableas

e-bookswithinafewyears.Hardbackandtradepaperbacksfor“serious"nonfictionandfictionwillsurelylastlonger.

Perhapsitwillbecomethemarkofanauthortoreckonwiththatheorsheisstillpublishedinhardcopy.

[D]Asforchildren*sbooks,whoknows?Children'sbooksarelikedogfoodinthatthepurchasersarenotthe

consumers,sothemarket(andthemarketing)isinherentlystrange.

[E]Forcluestothebook*sfuture,let*slookatsomeexamplesoftechnologicalchangeandseewhathappened

totheoldtechnology.

[F]Onetechnologyreplacesanotheronlybecausethenewtechnologyisbetter,cheaper,orboth.Thegreaterthe

difference,thesoonerandmorethoroughlythenewtechnologyreplacestheold.Printingwithmoveabletypeonpaper

dramaticallyreducedthecostofproducingabookcomparedwiththeold-fashionedoneshandwrittenonvollum,whichcomes

fromsheepskin.ABible—tobesure,alongbook—requiredvellummadefrom300sheepskinsandcountlessman-hoursof

labor.Beforeprintingarrived,aBiblecostmorethanamiddle-classhouse.Therewerepei'haps50,000booksinall

ofEui*opein1450.By1500therewei*e10million.

[G]Butwhileprintingquicklycausedthehandwrittenbooktodieout,handwritinglingeredon(繼續(xù)存在)well

intothe16thcentury.Veryspecialbooksarestilloccasionallyproducedonvellum,buttheyareone-of-a-kindshow

pieces.

[H]Sometimesanewtechnologydoesn*tdrivetheoldoneout,butonlypartsofitwhileforcingtherestto

evolve.Themovieswerewidelypredictedtodrive1ivetheateroutofthemarketplace,buttheydidn*t,becausetheater

turnedouttohavequalitiesmoviescouldnotreproduce.Equally,TVwassupposedtoreplacemoviesbut,again,didnot.

[T]Moviesdid,however,fata]lyimpactsomepartsof1ivetheater.AndwhileTVdidn-tki11movies,itdidki11

second-ratepictures,shorts,andcartoons.

[J]NordidTVkillradio.Comedyanddramashows("JackBenny,“"AmosandAndy,“"TheShadow")allmigrated

totelevision.Butbecauseyoucan'tdriveacarandwatchtelevisionatthesametime,rushhourbecameradio'sprime,

whilemusic,talk,andnewsradiogreatlyenlargedtheiraudiences.Radioistodayaverydifferentbusinessthanin

thelate1940sandamuchlargerone.

[K]Sometimesoldtechnologylingersforcenturiesbecauseofitssymbolicpower.Mountedcavalry(騎兵)replaced

thechariot(二輪戰(zhàn)車)onthebattlefieldaround1000BC.Butchariotsmaintainedtheirplaceinparadesandtriumphs

rightupuntiltheendoftheRomanEmpire1,500yearslater.Theswordhasnthadamilitaryfunctionforahundred

years,butisstillpartofanofficer,sful1-dressuniform,preciselybecauseaswordalwayssymbolized"anofficer

andagentleman.”

[L]Sometimesnewtechnologyisalittlecranky(不穩(wěn)定的)atfirst.Televisionrepairmanwasacommonoccupation

inthe1950s,forinstance.Andsotheoldtechnologyremainsasabackup.SteamshipscapturedtheNorthAtlanticpassenger

businessfromsai1inthe1840sbecauseofitsmuchgreaterspeed.Butsteamshipsdidn'tlosetheirsai1sunti1the

1880s,becauseearlymarineengineshadanastyhabitofbreakingdown.Untilshipsbecame1argeenough(andengines

smallenough)tomounttwoenginessidebyside,theyneededtokeepsails.(Thehighcostofsteamandthelesserneed

forspeedkeptthemajorityoftheworld*soceanfreightmovingbysailuntiltheearlyyearsofthe20thcentury.)

[M]Thenthereisthefireplace.Centralheatingwaspresentineveryupper-andmiddle-classhomebythesecond

halfofthe19thcentury.Butfunctioningfireplacesremaintothisdayapowerfulsellingpointinahouseorapartment.

1suspectthereasonisadeep-rootedloveofthefire.Firewasoneoftheearliestmajortechnologicaladvancesfor

humankind,providingheat,protection,andcookedfood(whichismucheasiertocatanddigest).Humancontroloffire

goesbackfarenough(overamillionyears)thatevolutioncouldhaveproducedagenetic

leaningtowardsfireasacentralaspectofhumanlife.

[N]Books-especiallybookstheaveragepersoncouldafford-haven*tbeenaroundlongenoughtoproduceevolutionary

changeinhumans.Buttheyhaveapowerfulholdonmanypeoplenonetheless,aholdextendingfarbeyondtheir1iterary

content.Attheirbest,theyareworksofartandthereisatactile(觸覺的)pleasureinbooksnecessarilylostin

e-bookversions.Theabilitytoquicklythumbthroughpagesisalsolost.Andaroomwithbooksinitinduces,atleast

insome,afeelingnotdissimilai,tothatofafii'eintheeplaceonacoldwinter*snight.

[0]ForthesereasonsIthinkphysicalbookswillhavealongerexistenceasacommercialproductthansomecurrently

predict.Likeswords,bookshavesymbolicpower.Likefireplaces,theyinduceasenseofcomfortandwarmth.And,perhaps,

similartosails,theymakeausefulback-upforwhenthelightsgoout.

46.Authorsstillpublishedinprintedversionswillbeconsideredimportantones.

47.Somepeoplearestillinfavorofprintedbooksbecauseofthesenseoftouchtheycanprovide.

48.Theradiobusinesshaschangedgreatlyandnowattractsmorelisteners.

49.Contrarytomanypeople*spredictionofitsdeath,thefilmindustrysurvived.

50.Remarkablechangeshavetakenplaceinthebookbusiness.

51.Oldtechnologysometimescontinuestoexistbecauseofitsreliability.

52.Theincreaseofe-booksaleswillforcethebookbusinesstomakechangesnotseenforcenturies.

53.Anewtechnologyisunlikelytotaketheplaceofanoldonewithoutaclearadvantage.

54.Paperbacksofpopularliteraturearemorelikelytobereplacedbye-books.

55.Ahousewithafireplacehasastrongerappealtobuyers.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.

ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thequestionofwhetherourgovernmentshouldpromotescienceandtechnologyortheliberalartsinhighereducation

isntaneither/orproposition(命題)，althoughthecurrentemphasisonpreparingyoungAmericansforSTEM(science,

technology,engineering,maths)-relatedfieldscanmakeitseemthatway.

Thelatestcongressionalreportacknowledgesthecriticalimportanceoftechnicaltraining,butalsoassertsthat

thestudyofthehumanities(人文學(xué)科)andsocialsciencesmustremaincentralcomponentsofAmerica'seducational

systematalllevels.Botharecriticaltoproducingcitizenswhocanparticipateeffectivelyinourdemocraticsociety,

becomeinnovative(倉U新的)leaders,andbenefitfromthespiritualenrichmentthatthereflectiononthegreatideas

ofmankindovertimeprovides.

Parentsandstudentswhohaveinvestedheavilyinhighereducationworryaboutgraduates,jobprospectsas

technologicaladvancesandchangesindomesticandglobalmarketstransformprofessionsinwaysthatreducewagesand

cutjobs.Underthesecircumstances,itfsnaturaltolookforwhatmayappeartobethemost“practical“wayoutof

theproblem°Majorinasubjectdesignedtogetyouajob"seemstheobviousanswertosome,thoughthisignoresthe

factthatmanydisciplinesinthehumanitiescharacterizedas"soft"often,infact,leadtoempl