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2017年06月大学英语四级考试真题(第1套)PartWriting(30minutes) Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanadvertisementonyourcampuswebsitetosellacomputeryouusedatcollege.Youradvertisementmayincludeitsbrand,specifications/features,conditionandprice,andyourcontactinformation.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180 words. PartListeningComprehension(25minutes)SectionA Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1.A.Themaninthecarwasabsent-minded.B.Thetestdrivermadeawrongjudgement.C.Theself-drivingsystemwasfaulty.D.Thecarwasmovingatafastspeed. 2.A.Theyhavedonebetterthanconventional.B.Theyhavecausedseveralseverecrashes.C.Theyhaveposedathreattootherdrivers.D.Theyhavegenerallydonequitewell.3.A.Heworksatanationalpark.B.Heisaqueenbeespecialist. C.Heremovedthebeyondfromtheboot.D.Hedrovethebeesawayfromhiscar.4.A.Theywerelookingafterthequeen.B.Theyweremakingalotofnoise. C.Theywerelookingforanewboxtolivein.D.Theyweredancinginauniqueway.5.A.Thediscoveryofanewspeciesofsnake.B.Thesecondtriptoasmallremoteisland.C.Thefindingof2newspeciesoffrog.D.Thelatesttestonarareanimalspecies. 6.A.Apoisonoussnakeattackedhimonthisfieldtrip.B.Hediscoveredararefogonadesertedisland.C.Asnakecrawledontohisheadinhissleep.D.Hefellfromatallpalmtreebyaccident.7.A.Fromitsgenes.B.Fromitslength.C.Fromitsorigin.D.Fromitscolour. 8.A.Thesecuritychecktakestime.B.Hehastocheckalotofluggage. C.Hisflightisleavinginlessthan2hours.D.Theairportisalongwayfromthehotel.9.A.Incash. B.Bycreditcard.C.Withatravelerscheck.D.Withhissmartphone.10.A.Givehimareceipt. B.Confirmhisflight.C.Lookafterhisluggage.D.Findaporterforhim. 11.A.SigningupformembershipofSHotel. B.Stayinginthesamehotelnexttimehecomes.C.Loadingherluggageontotheairportshuttle.D.Postingacommentonthehotelswebpage.12.A.Heistheonlyboyinhisfamily. B.Hebecomestearfulinwind. C.Hehasstoppedmakingterriblefaces.D.Heishisteachersfavoritestudent.13.A.Tellhimtoplayinherbackyard. B.Dosomethingfunnytoamusehim. C.Givehimsomecherrystonestoplaywith.D.Warnhimofdangerbymakingupastory.14.A.Theycouldbreakppslegs. B.Theycouldsometimesterrifyadults.C.Theycouldflyagainstastrongwind.D.Theycouldknockppunconscious. 15.A.Onewouldgetaspotontheirtonguesiftheytoldaliedeliberately. B.Onewouldhavetoshavetheirheadtoremoveabatintheirhair.C.Onewouldgotoprisoniftheyputastamponupsidedown.D.Onewouldhavecurlyhairiftheyatetoomuchstalebread.16.A.Everythingseemedtobechanging. B.Peoplewereformalanddisciplined. C.Peoplewereexcitedtogotravelingoverseas.D.ThingsfromtheVictorianeracamebackalive.17.A.WatchingTVathome.B.Meetingpeople.C.Drinkingcoffee.D.Tryingnewfoods. 18.A.Hewasinterestedinstylishdresses. B.Hewasabletomakealotofmoney.C.Hewasayoungstudentinthe1960s.D.Hewasamanfullofimagination. Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.A.Theyavoidlookingatthem. B.Theyrunawayimmediately.C.Theyshowangerontheirfaces.D.Theymakethreateningsounds.20.A.Itturnstoitsownerforhelp.B.Itturnsawaytoavoidconflict.C.Itlooksawayandgetsangrytoo.D.Itfocusesitseyesontheirmouths. 21.A.Byobservingtheirfacialfeaturescarefully. B.Byfocusingonaparticularbodymovement.C.Bytakingintheirfacialexpressionsasawhole.D.byinterpretingdifferentemotionsindifferentways. Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22.A.Theyhavetolookforfoodandshelterunderground. B.Theytakelittlenoticeofthechangesintemperature.C.Theyresorttodifferentmeanstosurvivethebittercold.D.Theyhavedifficultyadaptingtothechangedenvironment.23.A.Theyhavetheirweightreducedtotheminimum. B.Theyconsumeenergystoredbeforethelongsleep.C.Theycanmaintaintheirheartbeatatthenormalrate.D.Theycankeeptheirbodytemperaturewarmandstable.24.A.Bystayinginhidingplacesandeatingverylittle. B.Byseekingfoodandshelterinpeopleshouses.C.Bygrowingthickerhairtostaywarm.D.Bystoringenoughfoodbeforehand.25.A.Tostaysafe. B.Tosaveenergy.C.Tokeepcompany.D.Toprotecttheyoung. PartReadingComprehension (40minutes)SectionA Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage. Themethodformakingbeerhaschangedovertime.Hops,forexample,whichgivemanyamodernbeeritsbitterflavor,area_(26)recentadditiontothebeverage.Thiswasmentionedinreferencetobrewingintheninthcentury.Now,researchershavefounda_(27)ingredientinresidue(残留物)from5000-year-oldbeerbrewingequipment.WhileexcavatingtwopitsatasiteinthecentralplainsofChina,scientistsdiscoveredfragmentsfrompots,funnels,amphorae,andstoves(stovefragmentpictured).Thedifferentshapesofthecontainers_(28)theywereusedtobrew,filter,andstorebeer.Theymaybeancient“beer-makingtoolkits,”andtheearliest_(29)evidenceofbeerbrewinginChina,theresearchersreportonlinetodayintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.To_(30)thathypothesis,theteamexaminedtheyellowish,dried_(31)insidethevessels.Themajorityofthegrains,about80%,werefromcerealcropslikemilletandbarley(大麦),andabout10%werebitsofroots,_(32)likely,wouldhavemadethebeersweeter,thescientistssay.Barleywasanunexpectedfind:Thecropwas domesticatedinwesternEurasiaanddidntbecomea_(33)foodincentralChinauntilabout2000yearsago,accordingtotheresearchers.Basedonthattiming,theysuggestbarleymayhave _(34)intheregionnotasfood,butas_(35)materialforbeerbrewing.A.arrivedB.consumingC.direct D.exclusivelyE.includingF.informG.rawH.reachedI.relativelyJ.remainsK.resourcesL.stapleM.surprisingN.suggestO.test SectionB Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2. TheBlessingandCurseofthePeopleWhoNeverForgetAhandfulofpeoplecanrecallalmosteverydayoftheirlivesinenormousdetailandafteryearsofresearch,neuroscientistsarefinallybeginningtounderstandhowtheydoit. A. Formostofus,memoryisamessofblurredandfadedpicturesofourlives.Asmuchaswewouldliketoclingontoourpast,eventhesaddestmomentscanbewashedawaywithtime.B. AskNimaVersehwhathewasdoingforanydayinthepast15years,however,andhewillgive youthedetailsoftheweather,whathewaswearing,orevenwhatsideofthetrainhewassittingonhisjourneytowork.“Mymemoryislikealibraryofvideotapes,walk-throughsofeverydayofmylifefromwakingtosleeping,”heexplains. C. Veisehcanevenputadateonwhenthosetapesstartedrecording:15December2000,whenhe methisfirstgirlfriendathisbestfriends16thbirthdayparty.Hehadalwayshadagoodmemory,butthethrillofyoungloveseemstohaveshiftedagearinhismind:fromnowon,hewouldstartrecordinghiswholelifeindetail.“Icouldtellyoueverythingabouteverydayafterthat.” D. Needlesstosay,peoplelikeVeisehareofgreatinteresttoneuroscientists(神经科学专家) hopingtounderstandthewaythebrainrecordsourlives.Acoupleofrecentpapershavefinallyopenedawindowonthesepeoplesextraordinaryminds.Andsuchresearchmightevensuggestwaysforusalltoreliveourpastwithgreaterclarity. E. Highlysuperiorautobiographicalmemory(orHSAMforshort),firstcametolightintheearly2000s,withayoungwomannamedJillPrice,EmailingtheneuroscientistandmemoryresearcherJimMcGaughoneday,sheclaimedthatshecouldrecalleverydayofherlifesincetheageof12.Couldhehelpexplainherexperiences? F. McGaughinvitedhertohislab,andbegantotesther:hewouldgiveheradateandaskhertotellhimabouttheworldeventsonthatday.Truetoherword,shewascorrectalmosteverytime. G. Itdidnttakelongformagazinesanddocumentaryfilm-makerstocometounderstandher“totalrecall”,andthankstothesubsequentmediainterest,afewdozenothersubjects (includingVerseh)havesincecomeforwardandcontactedtheteamattheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine. H. Interestingly,theirmemoriesarehighlyself-centred:althoughtheycanremember“autobiographical”lifeeventsinextraordinarydetail,theyseemtobenobetterthanaverageatrecallingimpersonalinformation,suchasrandom(任意选取的)listsofwords.Noraretheynecessarilybetteratrememberingaroundofdrinks,say.Andalthoughtheirmemoriesarevast,theyarestilllikelytosufferfrom“falsememories”.Clearly,thereisnosuchthingasa“perfect”memorytheirextraordinarymindsarestillusingthesameflawedtoolsthattherestofusrelyon.Thequestionis,how? I. LawrencePatihisattheUniversityofSouthernMississippirecentlystudiedaround20peoplewithHSAMandfoundthattheyscoredparticularlyhighontwomeasures:fantasyproneness(倾向)andabsorption.Fantasypronenesscouldbeconsideredatendencytoimagineanddaydream,whereasabsorptionisthetendencytoallowyurmindtobecomefullyabsorbedinanactivitytopaycompleteattentiontothesensations(感受)andtheexperiences.“Imextremelysensitivetosounds,smellsandvisualdetail,”explainsNicoleDonohue,whohastakenpartinmanyofthesestudies.“Idefinitelyfeelthingsmorestronglythantheaverageperson.” J. Theabsorptionhelpsthemtoestablishstrongfoundationsforrecollection,saysPatihis,andthefantasypronenessmeansthattheyrevisitthosememoriesagainandagaininthecomingweeksandmonths.Eachtimethisinitialmemorytraceis“replayed”,itbecomesevenstronger.Insomeways,youprobablygothroughthatprocessafterabigeventlikeyourweddingdaybutthedifferenceisthatthankstothirotherpsychologicaltendencies,theHSAMsubjectsaredoingitdayin,dayout,forthewholeoftheirlives. K. NoteveryonewithatendencytofantasieswilldevelopHSAM,though,soPatihissuggeststhatsomethingmusthavecausedthemtothinksomuchabouttheirpast.“Maybesomeexperienceintheirchildhoodmeantthattheybecameobsessed(着迷)withcalendarsandwhathappenedtothem,”saysPatihis. L. ThepeoplewithHSAMIveinterviewedwouldcertainlyagreethatitcanbeamixedblessing.Ontheplusside,itallowsyoutorelivethemosttransformativeandenrichingexperiences.Verseh,forinstance,travelledalotinhisyouth.Inhissparetime,hevisitedthelocalartgalleries,andthepaintingsarenowlodgeddeepinhisautobiographicalmemories. M. “Imaginebeingabletoremembereverypainting,oneverywall,ineverygalleryspace,betweennearly40countries,”hesays.“Thatsabigeducationinartbyitself.”Withthiscomprehensiveknowledgeofthehistoryofart,hehassincebecomeaprofessionalpainter.N. Donohue,nowahistoryteacher,agreesthatithelpedduringcertainpartsofhereducation:“IcandefinitelyrememberwhatIlearnedoncertaindaysatschool.Icouldimaginewhattheteacherwassayingorwhatitlookedlifeinthebook.” O. NoteveryonewithHSAMhasexperiencedthesebenefits,however.Viewingthepastinhighdefinitioncanmakeitverydifficulttogetoverpainandregret.“Itcanbeveryhardtoforgetembarrassingmoments,”sayDonohue.“Youfeelthesameemotionsitisjustasraw,justasfreshYoucantturnoffthatstreamofmemories,nomatterhowhardyoutry.”Veisehagrees:“Itislikehavingtheseopenwoundstheyarejustapartofyou,”hesays. P. Thismeanstheyoftenhavetomakeaspecialefforttolaythepasttores.Bill,forinstance,oftengetspainful“flashbacks”,inwhichunwantedmemoriesintrudeintohisconsciousness, butoverallhehaschosentoseeitasthebestwayofavoidingrepeatingthesamemistakes.“Somepeopleareabsorbedinthepastbutnotopentonewmemories,butthatsnotthecaseforme.Ilookforwardtoeachdayandexperiencingsomethingnew.” 36.PeoplewithHSAMhavethesamememoryasordinarypeoplewhenitcomestoimpersonal information. 37.FantasypronenesswillnotnecessarilycausepeopletodevelopHSAM. 38.Versehbegantorememberthedetailsofiseverydayexperiencesafterhemethisfirstyoung love. 39.ManymorepeoplewithHSAMstartedtocontactresearchersduetothemassmedia.40.PeoplewithHSAMoftenhavetomakeeffortstoavoidfocusingonthepast.41.Mostpeopledonothaveclearmemoriesofpastevents.42.HSAMcanbebothacurseandablessing. 43.Ayoungwomansoughtexplanationfromabrainscientistwhenshenoticedherunusual memory. 44.SomepeoplewithHSAMfinditveryhardtogetridofunpleasantmemories. 45.ArecentstudyofpeoplewithHSAMrevealsthattheyareliabletofantasyandfullabsorption inanactivity.SectionC Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOne Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage. Thephrasealmostcompletesitself:midlifecrisis.Itsthestageinthemiddleofthejourneywhenpeoplefeelyouthvanishing,theirprospectsnarrowinganddeathapproaching.Theresonlyoneproblemwiththeclich(套话).Itisnttrue. “Infact,thereisalmostnohardevidenceformidlifecrisisotherthanafewsmallpilotstudiesconducteddecadesago,”BarbaraHagertywritesinhernewbook,LifeReimagined.Thebulkoftheresearchshowsthattheremaybeapause,orashiftingofgearsinthe40sor50s,butthisshift“canbeexciting,ratherthanterrifying.” BarbaraHagertylooksatsomeofthefeaturesofpeoplewhoturnmidlifeintoarebirth.Theybreakroutines,because“autopilotisdeath.”TheychoosepurposeoverhappinesshavingaclearsenseofpurposeevenreducestheriskofAlzheimersdisease.Theygiveprioritytorelationships,ascareersoftenrecede(逐渐淡化). LifeReimaginedpaintsapictureofmiddleagethatisfarfromgloomy.Midlifeseemslifethesecondbigphaseofdecisionmaking.Youridentityhasbeenformed;youvebuiltupyourresources;andnowyouhavethechancetotakethebigriskspreciselybecauseyourfoundationisalreadysecure. KarlBarthdescribedmidlifepreciselythisway.Atmiddleage,hewrote,“thesowingisbehind;nowisthetimetoreap.Therunhasbeentaken;nowisthetimetoleap.Preparationhasbeenmade;nowisthetimefortheventureoftheworkitself.” Themiddle-agedperson,Barthcontinued,canseedeathinthedistance,butmoveswitha“measuredhaste”togetbignewthingsdonewhilethereisstilltime. WhatBarthwrotedecadesagoiseventruertoday.Peoplearehealthyandenergeticlonger.Wehavepresidentialcandidatesrunningfortheirfirstterminofficeatage68,69and74.Alongerlifespanischangingthenarrativestructureoflifeitself.Whatcouldhavebeenconsideredthebeginningofadescentisnowapotentialturningpointtheturningpointyouaremostequippedtotakefulladvantageof. 46.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthephrase“midlifecrisis”? A.Ithasledtoalotofdebate.B.Itiswidelyacknowledged.C.Itisnolongerfashionable.D.Itmisrepresentsreallife. 47.HowdoesBarbarahagertyviewmidlife? A.Itmaybethebeginningofacrisis.B.Itcanbeanewphaseofoneslife.C.Itcanbeterrifyingfortheunprepared.D.Itmayseeold-agediseasesapproaching. 48.HowismidlifepicturedinthebookLifeReimagined? A.Itcanbequiterosy.B.Itcanbeburdensome. C.Itundergoesradicaltransformation.D.Itmakesforthebestpartofoneslife. 49.AccordingtoKarlBarth,midlifeisthetime . A.torelaxB.tomatureC.toharvestD.toreflect 50.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutmidlifetoday? A.Itismoremeaningfulthanotherstagesoflife.B.Itislikelytochangethenarrativeofoneslife.C.Itismoreimportanttothose