2017年大学英语四级真题试卷及答案

2017年6月大学英语四级CET4卷一真题试题完整版第1页共78页2017年6月大学英语四级真题及答案第一套PARTIWRITING25MINUTES请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试DIRECTIONSFORTHISPART,YOUAREALLOWED30MINUTESTOWRITEANADVERTISEMENTONYOURCAMPUSWEBSITETOSELLACOMPUTERYOUUSEDATCOLLEGEYOURADVERTISEMENTMAYINCLUDEITSBRAND,SPECIFICATIONS/FEATURES,CONDITIONANDPRICE,ANDYOURCONTACTINFORMATIONYOUSHOULDWRITEATLEAST120WORDSBUTNOMORETHAN180WORDSPARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION30MINUTESSECTIONADIRECTIONSINTHISSECTION,YOUWILLHEARTHREENEWSREPORTSATTHEENDOFEACHNEWSREPORT,YOUWILLHEARTWOORTHREEQUESTIONSBOTHTHENEWSREPORTANDQUESTIONSWILLBESPOKENONLYONCEAFTERYOUHEARQUESTIONS,YOUMUSTCHOOSETHEBESTANSWERFROMTHEFOURCHOICESMARKEDA,B,CANDDTHENMARKTHECORRESPONDINGLETTERONANSWERSHEET1WITHASINGLELINETHROUGHTHECENTRE注意此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。QUESTIONS1TO2AREBASEDONTHECONVERSATIONYOUHAVEJUSTHEARD1ATHEMANINTHECARWASABSENTMINDEDBTHETESTDRIVERMADEAWRONGJUDGEMENT2017年6月大学英语四级CET4卷一真题试题完整版第2页共78页CTHESELFDRIVINGSYSTEMWASFAULTYDTHECARWASMOVINGATAFASTSPEED2ATHEYHAVEDONEBETTERTHANCONVENTIONALCARSBTHEYHAVECAUSEDSEVERALSEVERECRASHESCTHEYHAVEPOSEDATHREATTOOTHERDRIVERSDTHEYHAVEGENERALLYDONEQUITEWELLQUESTIONS3TO4AREBASEDONTHECONVERSATIONYOUHAVEJUSTHEARD3AHEWORKSATANATIONALPARKBHEISAQUEENBEENSPECIALISTCHEREMOVEDTHEBEYONDFROMTHEBOOTDHEDROVETHEBEESAWAYFROMHISCAR4ATHEYWERELOOKINGAFTERTHEQUEENBTHEYWEREMAKINGALOTOFNOISECTHEYWERELOOKINGFORANEWBOXTOLIVEINDTHEYWEREDANCINGINAUNIQUEWAYQUESTIONS5TO7AREBASEDONTHECONVERSATIONYOUHAVEJUSTHEARD5ATHEDISCOVERYOFANEWSPECIESOFSNAKE2017年6月大学英语四级CET4卷一真题试题完整版第3页共78页BTHESECONDTRIPTOASMALLREMOTEISLANDCTHEFINDINGOF2NEWSPECIESOFFROGDTHELATESTTESTONRAREANIMALSPECIES6AAPOISONOUSSNAKEATTACKEDHIMONHISFIELDTRIPBHEDISCOVEREDARAREFOGONADESERTEDCASNAKECRAWLEDONTOHISHEADINHISSLEEPDHEFELLFROMATALLPALMTREEBYACCIDENT7AFROMITSGENESBFROMITSLENGTHCFROMITSORIGINDFROMITSCOLOURSECTIONBDIRECTIONSINTHISSECTION,YOUWILLHEARTWOLONGCONVERSATIONSATTHEENDOFEACHCONVERSATION,YOUWILLHEARFOURQUESTIONSBOTHTHECONVERSATIONANDTHEQUESTIONSWILLBESPOKENONLYONCEAFTERYOUHEARAQUESTION,YOUMUSTCHOOSETHEBESTANSWERFROMTHEFOURCHOICESMARKEDA,B,CANDDTHENMARKTHECORRESPONDINGLETTERONANSWERSHEET1WITHASINGLELINETHROUGHTHECENTREQUESTIONS8TO11AREBASEDONTHECONVERSATIONYOUHAVEJUSTHEARD2017年6月大学英语四级CET4卷一真题试题完整版第4页共78页8ATHESECURITYCHECKTAKESTIMEBHEHASTOCHECKALOTOFLUGGAGECHISFLIGHTISLEAVINGINLESSTHAN2HOURSDTHEAIRPORTISALONGWAYFROMTHEHOTEL9AINCASHBBYCREDITCARDCWITHATRAVELERSCHECKDWITHHISSMARTPHONE10AGIVEHIMARECEIPTBCONFIRMHISFLIGHTCLOOKAFTERHISLUGGAGEDFINDAPORTERFORHIM11ASIGNINGUPFORMEMBERSHIPOFSHOTELBSTAYINGINTHESAMEHOTELNEXTTIMEHECOMESCLOADINGHERLUGGAGEONTOTHEAIRPORTSHUTTLEDPOSTINGACOMMENTONTHEHOTELSWEBPAGEQUESTIONS12TO15AREBASEDONTHECONVERSATIONYOUHAVEJUSTHEARD2017年6月大学英语四级CET4卷一真题试题完整版第5页共78页12AHEISTHEONLYBOYINHISFAMILYBHEBECOMESTEARFULINWINDCHEHASSTOPPEDMAKINGTERRIBLEFACESDHEISHISTEACHERSFAVORITESTUDENT13ATELLHIMTOPLAYINHERBACKYARDBDOSOMETHINGFUNNYTOAMUSEHIMCGIVEHIMSOMECHERRYSTONESTOPLAYWITHDWARNHIMOFDANGERBYMAKINGUPASTORY14ATHEYCOULDBREAKPPSLEGSBTHEYCOULDSOMETIMESTERRIFYADULTSCTHEYCOULDFLYAGAINSTASTRONGWINDDTHEYCOULDKNOCKPPUNCONSCIOUS15AONEWOULDGETASPOTONTHEIRTONGUESIFTHEYTOLDALIEDELIBERATELYBONEWOULDHAVETOSHAVETHEIRHEADTOREMOVEABATINTHEIRHAIRCONEWOULDGOTOPRISONIFTHEYPUTASTAMPONUPSIDEDOWNDONEWOULDHAVECURLYHAIRIFTHEYATETOOMUCHSTALEBREADSECTIONC2017年6月大学英语四级CET4卷一真题试题完整版第6页共78页DIRECTIONSINTHISSECTION,YOUWILLHEARTHREEPASSAGESOFLECTURESORTALKSFOLLOWEDBYTHREEORFOURQUESTIONSTHERECORDINGSWILLBEPLAYEDONLYONCEAFTERYOUHEARAQUESTION,YOUMUSTCHOOSETHEBESTANSWERFROMTHEFOURCHOICESMARKEDA,B,CANDDTHENMARKTHECORRESPONDINGLETTERONANSWERSHEET1WITHASINGLELINETHROUGHTHECENTREQUESTIONS16TO18AREBASEDONTHEPASSAGEYOUHAVEJUSTHEARD16AEVERYTHINGSEEMEDTOBECHANGINGBPEOPLEWEREFORMALANDDISCIPLINEDCPEOPLEWEREEXCITEDTOGOTRAVELLINGOVERSEASDTHINGSFROMTHEVICTORIANERACAMEBACKALIVE17AWATCHINGTVATHOMEBMEETINGPEOPLECDRINKINGCOFFEEDTRYINGNEWFOODS18AHEWASINTERESTEDINSTYLISHDRESSESBHEWASABLETOTAKEALOTOFMONEYCHEWASASTUDENTINTHE1960SDHEWASAMANFULLOFIMAGINATIONQUESTIONS19TO21AREBASEDONTHEPASSAGEYOUHAVEJUSTHEARD19ATHEYAVOIDLOOKINGATTHEM2017年6月大学英语四级CET4卷一真题试题完整版第7页共78页BTHEYRUNAWAYIMMEDIATELYCTHEYSHOWANGERONTHEIRFACESDTHEYMAKETHREATENINGSOUNDS20AITTURNSTOITSOWNERFORHELPBITTURNSAWAYTOAVOIDCONFLICTCITLOOKSAWAYANDGETSANGRY,TOODITFOCUSESITSEYESONTHEIRMOUTHS21ABYOBSERVINGTHEIRFACIALFEATURESCAREFULLYBBYFOCUSINGONAPARTICULARBODYMOVEMENTCBYTAKINGINTHEIRFACIALEXPRESSIONSASAWHOLEDBYINTERPRETINGDIFFERENTEMOTIONSINDIFFERENTWAYSQUESTIONS22TO25AREBASEDONTHEPASSAGEYOUHAVEJUSTHEARD22ATHEYHAVETOLOOKFORFOODANDSHELTERUNDERGROUNDBTHEYTAKELITTLENOTICEOFTHECHANGESINTEMPERATURECTHEYRESORTTODIFFERENTMEANSTOSURVIVETHEBITTERCOLDDTHEYHAVEDIFFICULTYADAPTINGTOTHECHANGEDENVIRONMENT2017年6月大学英语四级CET4卷一真题试题完整版第8页共78页23ATHEYHAVETHEIRWEIGHTREDUCEDTOMINIMUMBTHEYCONSUMETHEENERGYSTOREDBEFORETHELONGSLEEPCTHEYCANMAINTAINTHEIRHEARTBEATATTHENORMALRATEDTHEYCANKEEPTHEIRBODYTEMPERATUREWARMANDSTABLE24ABYSTAYINGINHIDINGPLACESANDEATINGVERYLITTLEBBYSEEKINGFOODANDSHELTERINPEOPLESHOUSESCBYGROWINGTHICKERHAIRTOSTAYWARMDBYSTORINGENOUGHFOODBEFOREHAND25ATOSTAYSA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