大学英语四级真题及答案(多套题及详解

1、大学英语四级真题及答案 （ 多套题及翻译） CET4Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following topic. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.题目一 ：Suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit your campus, what is the

2、most interesting place you would like to take him/her to see and why?假设你的一位外国朋友来参观你的校园，你最感兴趣的地方想带他/ 她去看?为什么?题目二 ：Suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit your hometown, what is the most interesting place you would like to take him/her to see and why?假设你的一位外国朋友来参观你的家乡，你最感兴趣的地方想带他/ 她去看?为什么

3、?题目三 ：Suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit China, what is the most interesting place you would like to take him/her to see and why?假设你的一位外国朋友来参观中国，你最感兴趣的地方想带他/ 她去看?为什么?Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversation

4、s and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D)

5、, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 1 上作答。1. A. See a doctor about her strained shoulderB. Use a ladder to help her reach the tea.C. Replace the cupboard with a new one.D. Place the tea on a l

6、ower shelf next time.1. W: I can t seem to reach the tea at the back of the cupboard。M: Oh Why don t you use the ladder? You might strain your shoulder。Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?2. A. At Mary Johnson s B. In an exhibition hallC. At a painter s studio. D. Outside an art gallery.2. W:

7、Since it s raining so hard, let s go and see the new exhibits 。M: That s a good idea. Mary Johnson is one of my favorite painters。Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?3. A. The teacher evaluated lacks teach ing experie nee.B. She does not quite agree with what the man said.C. The

8、man had better talk with the students himself.D. New students usually cannot offer a fair evaluation.3. M: I hear the stude nts gave the new teacher an un fair evaluati onW: It depe nds on which stude nt you are talk ing about。Q: What does the woma n imply?4. A. He helped Doris build up the furnitur

9、e.B. Doris helped him arrange the furniture.C. Doris fixed up some of the bookshelves.D. He was good at assembli ng bookshelves.4. W: It must have taken you a long time to fix up all these book shelvesM: It wasn t too bad. I got Doris to do some of them。Q: What does the man mean?5. A. He doesn t get

10、 on with the others.B. He doesn t feel at ease in the firm.C. He has bee n take n for a fool.D. He has found a better positi on.d be a5. W: Rod, I hear you ll be leav ing at the end of this mon th. Is it true?M: Yeah. I ve been offered a much better position with another firm. I fool to tur n it dow

11、 n。Q: Why is the man quitti ng his job?6. A. They should finish the work as soon as possible.B. He will continue to work in the garden himself.C. He is tired of doing garde ning on weeke nds.D. They can hire a garde ner to do the work.6. W: I honestly don t want to continue the gardening tomorrow, T

12、ony? M: Neither do I. But I think we should get it over with this weekendQ: What does the man mean?7. A. The man has to get rid of the used fur niture.B. The man s apartment is ready for rent.C. The furniture is covered with lots of dust.D. The furn iture the man bought is in expe nsive.7. W: You ve

13、 already furnished your apartment?M: I found some used fur niture that was dirt cheap。Q: What do we lear n from the conv ersati on?8. A. The man will give the mechanic a call.B. The woman is waiting for a call.C. The woma n is doing some repairs.D. The man knows the mechanic very well.8. W: Has the

14、mecha nic called the bus repairers?M: Not yetII let you know when he calls 。Q: What do we lear n from the conv ersati on?9. A. She had a job in terview to atte nd.B. She was busy finishing her project.C. She had to attend an important meeting.D. She was in the middle of writ ing an essay.Question: 9

15、. Whycouldn t the woman s roommate attend the Shakespearean English class that afternoon?W: Nothing, it s just that she submitted a job application yesterday and the compa ny asked her in for an in terview today. She s afraid she won t be able to atte nd your class this after noon though. I mcalli n

16、g to see whether it would be OKif I gave you her essay. Janet said it s due today。10. A. Accompa ny her roommate to the classroom.B. Hand in her roommate s application form.C. Submit her roommate s assignment.D. Help her roommate with her report.Question: 10. What favor is the woman going to do for

17、her roommate?11. A. Where Dr. Ellis s office is located.B. When Dr. Ellis leaves his office.C. Directions to the classroom buildi ng.D. Dr. Ellis s schedule for the after noon.Question: 11. What does the woman want to know at the end of the conversation?W: Fine, please tell her I ll be there at 4:00

18、. And Dr. Ellis, one more thing, could you tell me where your office is? Janet told me where your class is, but she didn t give me directions to your office。12. A. He find it rather stressful.B. He is thinking of quitting it.C. He can handle it quite well.D. He has to work extra hours.Questi on: 12.

19、 What does the man say about his job?M: Not bad, Jane. I m invoIved in several projects and it s a long working day. But I m used to that so it doesn t bother me too much 。13. A. The 6:00 one B. The 6:30 one. C. The 7:00 oneD. The 7:30 oneQuestion: 13. Which train does the man take to work every day

20、?M: It was terrible at first, especially getting up before dawn to catch that 6:30 train. But it s bearable now that I m used to it 。14. A. It is an awful waste of time.B. He finds it rather unbearable.C. The time on the train is enjoyable.D. It is someth ing difficult to get used to.Questi on: 14.

21、How does the man feel about commuti ng to work every day now?W: Don t you think it s an awful waste of time? I couldn t bear to spendthreehours sitti ng in a train every day。M: I used to feel the same as you. But now I quite enjoy it。15. A. Readi ng n ewspaper.B. Chatting with friends.C. Liste ning

22、to the daily n ews.D. Planning the day s work.Question: 15. How does the man spend his time on the morning train?W: How do you pass the time? Do you bring some work with you to do on the train?M: Ah, that s a good question. In the morning, I just sit in comfort and read the papers to catch up with t

23、he n ews. On the way home at ni ght, I relax with a good book or chat with frie nds or eve n have a game of bridge。Secti on BDirecti ons: In this sect ion, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear somequestions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only

24、on ce. After you hear a questio n, you must choose the best an swer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet1 with a sin gle line through the cen tre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just

25、heard.16. A) Ignore small details while read ing.B) Read at least several chapters at one sitt ing.C) Develop a habit of reading critically.D) Get key information by reading just once or twice.Question: 16. What should American college students do to cope with their heavy read ing assig nmen ts?17.

26、A) Choose one s own system of marking.B) Un derl ine the key words and phrases.C) Make as few marks as possible.D) Highlight details in a red color.Questi on: 17. What suggesti on does the speaker give about marking a textbook?18. A) By reading the textbooks carefully again.B) By reviewing only the

27、marked parts.C) By focusing on the notes in the margins.D) By compari ng no tes with their classmates.Questi on: 18. How should stude nts prepare for an exam accordi ng to the speaker?Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) The sleep a pers on n eeds va

28、ries from day to day.B) The amount of sleep for each pers on is similar.C) One can get by with a couple of hours of sleep.D) Everybody n eeds some sleep for survival.Questi on: 19. What is take n for gran ted by most people?20. A) It is a made-up story.B) It is bey ond cure.C) It is a rare exceptio

29、n.D) It is due to an accide nt.Questio n: 20. What do doctors thi nk of Al Herpi ns case?21. A) His extraord inary physical con diti on.B) His mother s injury just before his birth.C) The unique surro undings of his liv ing place.D) The rest he got from sitting in a rocking chair.Questi on: 21. What

30、 could have acco un ted for Al Herpi ns sleepless ness?Passage ThreeQuesti ons 22 to 25 are based on the conv ersati on you have just heard.22. A) She in vested in stocks and shares on Wall Street.B) She lear ned to write for finan cial n ewspapers.C) She developed a strong in terest in finan ce.D)

31、She ten derly looked after her sick mother.Question: 22. What do we learn about Hetty Green as a child?23. A) She made a wise inv estme nt in real estate.B) She sold the restaura nt with a substa ntial profit.C) She got 1.5 milli on dollars from her ex-husba nd.D) She inherited a big fortune from he

32、r father.Question: 23. How did Hetty Green become rich overnight24. A) She was extremely mean with her mon ey.B) She was disho nest in bus in ess deali ngs.C) She frequently ill-treated her employees.D) She abused ani mals in clud ing her pet dog.Questio n: 24. Why was Hetty Green much hated?25. A)

33、She made a big fortune from wise inv estme nt.B) She built a hospital with her mother s money.C) She made huge don ati ons to charities.D) She carried on her family s tradition.Questi on: 25. What do we lear n about Hettys daughter?Section CDirecti on: In the sect ion, you will hear a passage three

34、times. When the passageis read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Fin ally, whe n the passage is read for the third time, you should check

35、 what you have writte n.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Amon gthe kinds of social gestures most sig nifica ntfor sec on d-la nguage teachersare those which are (26) in form but differentin meaning in the two cultures.For example, a Colombia n who wants some on eto (27) him ofte n sig nals with a handmoveme nt in

36、which all the fin gers of one hand, cupped, point dow nward as they move rapidly(28).Speakers or En glish have a similar gesture through the hand maynot be cupped and the fin gers may be held more loosely, but for them the gesture means goodbye or go away, quite the(29) of the Colombia n gesture. Ag

37、a in, in Colombia n,a speaker of En glish would have to know that whe n he(30)height he most choosebetwee n differe nt gestures depe nding on whether he is(31)a huma n being or anani mal. If he keeps the palm of the hand(32)the floor, as he would in his ownculture whe n making known the height of a

38、child, for example, he will very likely be greeted by laughter, i n Colombia this gesture is(33)for the descripti on ofani mals. In order to describe huma n beings he should keep the palm of his hand (34)to the floor. Substituti ons of one gesture for the other ofte n create not only humorous but al

39、so(35) moment. In both of the examples above, speakers fromtwo different cultures have the same gesture, physically, but its meaning differs sharply.Part III Readi ng Comprehe nsion (40 mi nutes)Section ADirecti ons: In this sect ion, there is a passage with ten bla nks. You are required to select o

40、ne word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Readthe passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letteron AnswerSheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You m

41、ay not use any of the words in the bank more tha n on ce.Questi ons 36 to 45 are based on the followi ng passage.Global warming is a trend toward warmer conditions around the world. Part of thewarm ing is n atural; we have experie need a 20,000-year- long warm ing as the last iceage ended and the ic

42、e_36away,However , we have already reached temperatures thatare in _37_with other minimum-ice periods, so continued warming is likely not natural. We are _38_to a predicted worldwide in in crease in temperatures_39_betweem 1Cand 6 C over the next 100 years. The warming will be more_40_in some areas,

43、 lessin other, and some places may even cool off. Likewise, the _41_of this warming will be very differe nt depe nding on where you are-coastal areas must worry about risingsea levels, while Siberia and n orther n Can ada may become more habitable(宜居的)and_42_for huma ns tha n these areas are now.The

44、 fact remains, however, that it will likely get warmer, on _43_, everywhere. Scie ntists are in gen eral agreeme nt that the warmer con diti ons we have bee n experiencing are at least in part the result of a human-induced global warming trend. Some scientists44_that the cha ngeswe are see ing fall

45、within the range ofrandom(无规律的)variation-some years are cold, others warm, and we have just had an un remarkable stri ng of warm years_45-but that is beco ming an in creas in gly rarein terpretatio n in the face of con ti nued and in creas ing warm con diti ons.A) appeali ng I) meltedB) average J) p

46、ersistC) con tributi ngK) rangingD) dramatic L) rece ntlyE) freque ntlyM) resolvedF) impact N) sen sibleG) line O) shockH) mai ntai nSecti on BDirecti ons: In this sect ion, you are going to read a passage with ten stateme nts attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the p

47、aragraphs Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresp onding letter on An swer Sheet 2.The End of the Book?A Amazon, by far the largest bookseller in the c

48、ountry, reported on May 19 that it is now selling more books in its electronic Kindle format than in the old paper-a nd-i nk format. That is remarkable, con sideri ng that the Kin dle has only bee n around for four years. E-books now account for 14 percent of all book sales in the country and are in

49、 creas ing far faster tha n overall book sales. E-book sales are up146 perce nt over last year, while hardback sales in creased 6 perce nt and paperbacks decreased 8 perce nt.B Does this spell the doomof the physical book? Certainly not immediately, and perhaps not at all. What it does mean is that

50、the book bus in ess will go through atransformation in the next decade or so more profound than any it has seen since Gute nberg in troduced prin ti ng from moveable type in the 1450s.C Physical books will surely become much rarer in the marketplace. Mass market paperbacks, which have bee n decli ni

51、ng for years any way, will probably disappear, aswill hardbacks for mysteries, thrillers, “romanee fiction, ” etc. Such books, which only rarely end up in perma nent collecti ons,either private or public, will probablyonly be available as e-books withi n a few years. Hardback and trade paperbacks fo

52、r“ serious ” non fiction and ficti on will surely last Ion ger. Perhaps it will become the mark of an author to reck on with that he or she is still published in hard copy.D As for children s books, who knows? Children s books are like dog food in that the purchasers are not the con sumers, so the m

53、arket (and the marketi ng) isin here ntly stra nge.E For clues to the book s future, let s look at someexamples of tech no logical cha nge and see what happe ned to the old tech no logy.F One tech no logy replaces ano ther only because the new tech no logy is better, cheaper, or both. The greater th

54、e differe nee, the sooner and more thoroughly the newtech no logy replaces the old. Printing with moveable type on paper dramatically reduced the cost of producing a book compared with the old-fashioned ones handwritten on vellum, which comes from sheepsk in. A Bible to be sure, a long book required

55、 vellum madefrom 300 sheepskins and countless man-hours of labor. Before printingarrived, a Biblecost more than a middle-class house. There were perhaps 50,000 books in all of Europe in 1450. By 1500 there were 10 millio n.G But while printing quickly caused the hand written book to die out, handwri

56、tinglingered on (继续存在)well into the 16th century. Very special books are stilloccasi on ally produced on vellum, but they are on e-of-a-k ind show pieces.H Sometimes a new tech no logy does n t drive the old one out, but only parts ofit while forci ng the rest to evolve. The movies were widely predi

57、cted to drive livetheater out of the marketplace, but they didn t, because theater turned out to havequalities movies could not reproduce. Equally, TV was supposed to replace movies but, aga in, did not.I Movies did, however, fatally impact some parts of live theater. And while TV did n t kill movies, it did kill sec on d-rate pictures, shorts, and carto ons.J Nor did TVkill radio. Comedynd drama shows ( “Jack Benny,”“Amosand Andy,”“The Shadow ) all migrated to television. But because you can t drive a car andwatch televisionat the sametime, rush hour becam