2017年6月大学英语四级第13套真题试卷及答案

2017年6月大学英语四级CET4卷一真题试题完整版第1页共61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。QUESTIONS1TO2AREBASEDONTHECONVERSATIONYOUHAVEJUSTHEARD1ATHEMANINTHECARWASABSENTMINDEDBTHETESTDRIVERMADEAWRONGJUDGEMENTCTHESELFDRIVINGSYSTEMWASFAULTYDTHECARWASMOVINGATAFASTSPEED2ATHEYHAVEDONEBETTERTHANCONVENTIONALCARSBTHEYHAVECAUSEDSEVERALSEVERECRASHESCTHEYHAVEPOSEDATHREATTOOTHERDRIVERSDTHEYHAVEGENERALLYDONEQUITEWELLQUESTIONS3TO4AREBASEDONTHECONVERSATIONYOUHAVEJUSTHEARD3AHEWORKSATANATIONALPARK2017年6月大学英语四级CET4卷一真题试题完整版第2页共61页BHEISAQUEENBEENSPECIALISTCHEREMOVEDTHEBEYONDFROMTHEBOOTDHEDROVETHEBEESAWAYFROMHISCAR4ATHEYWERELOOKINGAFTERTHEQUEENBTHEYWEREMAKINGALOTOFNOISECTHEYWERELOOKINGFORANEWBOXTOLIVEINDTHEYWEREDANCINGINAUNIQUEWAYQUESTIONS5TO7AREBASEDONTHECONVERSATIONYOUHAVEJUSTHEARD5ATHEDISCOVERYOFANEWSPECIESOFSNAKEBTHESECONDTRIPTOASMALLREMOTEISLANDCTHEFINDINGOF2NEWSPECIESOFFROGDTHELATESTTESTONRAREANIMALSPECIES6AAPOISONOUSSNAKEATTACKEDHIMONHISFIELDTRIPBHEDISCOVEREDARAREFOGONADESERTEDCASNAKECRAWLEDONTOHISHEADINHISSLEEPDHEFELLFROMATALLPALMTREEBYACCIDENT7AFROMITSGENESBFROMITSLENGTHCFROMITSORIGINDFROMITSCOLOURSECTIONBDIRECTIONSINTHISSECTION,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3页共61页8ATHESECURITYCHECKTAKESTIMEBHEHASTOCHECKALOTOFLUGGAGECHISFLIGHTISLEAVINGINLESSTHAN2HOURSDTHEAIRPORTISALONGWAYFROMTHEHOTEL9AINCASHBBYCREDITCARDCWITHATRAVELERSCHECKDWITHHISSMARTPHONE10AGIVEHIMARECEIPTBCONFIRMHISFLIGHTCLOOKAFTERHISLUGGAGEDFINDAPORTERFORHIM11ASIGNINGUPFORMEMBERSHIPOFSHOTELBSTAYINGINTHESAMEHOTELNEXTTIMEHECOMESCLOADINGHERLUGGAGEONTOTHEAIRPORTSHUTTLEDPOSTINGACOMMENTONTHEHOTELSWEBPAGEQUESTIONS12TO15AREBASEDONTHECONVERSATIONYOUHAVEJUSTHEARD12AHEISTHEONLYBOYINHISFAMILYBHEBECOMESTEARFULINWINDCHEHASSTOPPEDMAKINGTERRIBLEFACESDHEISHISTEACHERSFAVORITESTUDENT13ATELLHIMTOPLAYINHERBACKYARDBDOSOMETHINGFUNNYTOAMUSEHIMCGIVEHIMSOMECHERRYSTONESTOPLAYWITHDWARNHIMOFDANGERBYMAKINGUPASTORY14ATHEYCOULDBREAKPPSLEGSBTHEYCOULDSOMETIMESTERRIFYADULTSCTHEYCOULDFLYAGAINSTASTRONGWINDDTHEYCOULDKNOCKPPUNCONSCIOUS2017年6月大学英语四级CET4卷一真题试题完整版第4页共61页15AONEWOULDGETASPOTONTHEIRTONGUESIFTHEYTOLDALIEDELIBERATELYBONEWOULDHAVETOSHAVETHEIRHEADTOREMOVEABATINTHEIRHAIRCONEWOULDGOTOPRISONIFTHEYPUTASTAMPONUPSIDEDOWNDONEWOULDHAVECURLYHAIRIFTHEYATETOOMUCHSTALEBREADSECTIONCDIRECTIONSINTHISSECTION,YOUWILLHEARTHREEPASSAGESOFLECTURESORTALKSFOLLOWEDBYTHREEORFOURQUESTIONSTHERECORDINGSWILLBEPLAYEDONLYONCEAFTERYOUHEARAQUESTION,YOUMUSTCHOOSETHEBESTANSWERFROMTHEFOURCHOICESMARKEDA,B,CANDDTHENMARKTHECORRESPONDINGLETTERONANSWERSHEET1WITHASINGLELINETHROUGHTHECENTREQUESTIONS16TO18AREBASEDONTHEPASSAGEYOUHAVEJUSTHEARD16AEVERYTHINGSEEMEDTOBECHANGINGBPEOPLEWEREFORMALANDDISCIPLINEDCPEOPLEWEREEXCITEDTOGOTRAVELLINGOVERSEASDTHINGSFROMTHEVICTORIANERACAMEBACKALIVE17AWATCHINGTVATHOMEBMEETINGPEOPLECDRINKINGCOFFEEDTRYINGNEWFOODS18AHEWASINTERESTEDINSTYLISHDRESSESBHEWASABLETOTAKEALOTOFMONEYCHEWASASTUDENTINTHE1960SDHEWASAMANFULLOFIMAGINATIONQUESTIONS19TO21AREBASEDONTHEPASSAGEYOUHAVEJUSTHEARD19ATHEYAVOIDLOOKINGATTHEMBTHEYRUNAWAYIMMEDIATELYCTHEYSHOWANGERONTHEIRFACESDTHEYMAKETHREATENINGSOUNDS2017年6月大学英语四级CET4卷一真题试题完整版第5页共61页20AITTURNSTOITSOWNERFORHELPBITTURNSAWAYTOAVOIDCONFLICTCITLOOKSAWAYANDGETSANGRY,TOODITFOCUSESITSEYESONTHEIRMOUTHS21ABYOBSERVINGTHEIRFACIALFEATURESCAREFULLYBBYFOCUSINGONAPARTICULARBODYMOVEMENTCBYTAKINGINTHEIRFACIALEXPRESSIONSASAWHOLEDBYINTERPRETINGDIFFERENTEMOTIONSINDIFFERENTWAYSQUESTIONS22TO25AREBASEDONTHEPASSAGEYOUHAVEJUSTHEARD22ATHEYHAVETOLOOKFORFOODANDSHELTERUNDERGROUNDBTHEYTAKELITTLENOTICEOFTHECHANGESINTEMPERATURECTHEYRESORTTODIFFERENTMEANSTOSURVIVETHEBITTERCOLDDTHEYHAVEDIFFICULTYADAPTINGTOTHECHANGEDENVIRONMENT23ATHEYHAVETHEIRWEIGHTREDUCEDTOMINIMUMBTHEYCONSUMETHEENERGYSTOREDBEFORETHELONGSLEEPCTHEYCANMAINTAINTHEIRHEARTBEATATTHENORMALRATEDTHEYCANKEEPTHEIRBODYTEMPERATUREWARMANDSTABLE24ABYSTAYINGINHIDINGPLACESANDEATINGVERYLITTLEBBYSEEKINGFOODANDSHELTERINPEOPLESHOUSESCBYGROWINGTHICKERHAIRTOSTAYWARMDBYSTORINGENOUGHFOODBEFOREHAND25ATOSTAYSAFEBTOSAVEENERGYCTOKEEPCOMPANYDTOPROTECTTHEYOUNGPARTREADINGCOMPREHENSION40MINUTESSECTIONA2017年6月大学英语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