最新大学英语四级真题及答案(多套题及详解)

1、duag.大学英语四级真题及答案（多套题及翻译）CET4PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthefollowingtopic.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.题目一：Supposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisityourcampus,whatisthemostinterestingplaceyouwouldliketotakehim/hertos

2、eeandwhy?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：Supposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisityourhometown,whatisthemostinterestingplaceyouwouldliketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy?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？题目三：SupposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisitChina,whatisthemostinterestingplaceyouwoul

3、dliketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy?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？PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswil

4、lbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。A.SeeadoctoraboutherstrainedshoulderUsealaddertohelpherreachthe

5、tea.Replacethecupboardwithanewone.Placetheteaonalowershelfnexttime.W:Icantseemtoreachtheteaatthebackofthecupboard。M:OhWhydontyouusetheladder？Youmightstrainyourshoulder0Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando？A.AtMaryJohnsonsB.InanexhibitionhallC.Atapaintersstudio.D.Outsideanartgallery.W:Sinceitsrainingsoh

6、ard,letsgoandseethenewexhibits。M:Thatsagoodidea.MaryJohnsonisoneofmyfavoritepainters。Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace？3.B.C.D.3.W:A.Theteacherevaluatedlacksteachingexperienee.Shedoesnotquiteagreewithwhatthemansaid.Themanhadbettertalkwiththestudentshimself.Newstudentsusuallycannotoffer

7、afairevaluation.M:Ihearthestudentsgavethenewteacheranunfairevaluation。Itdependsonwhichstudentyouaretalkingabout0Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?4.B.C.D.4.M:A.HehelpedDorisbuildupthefurniture.Dorishelpedhimarrangethefurniture.Dorisfixedupsomeofthebookshelves.Hewasgoodatassemblingbookshelves.W:Itmusthavetaken

8、youalongtimetofixupallthesebookshelves。Itwasnttoobad.IgotDoristodosomeofthem。Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?5.B.C.D.5.M:A.Hedoesntgetonwiththeothers.Hedoesntfeelateaseinthefirm.Hehasbeentakenforafool.Hehasfoundabetterposition.W:Rod,Ihearyoullbeleavingattheendofthismonth.Isittrue?Yeah.Ivebeenofferedamuchbetter

9、positionwithanotherfirm.Idbeafooltoturnitdown。Q:Whyisthemanquittinghisjob?6.B.C.D.6.M:A.Theyshouldfinishtheworkassoonaspossible.Hewillcontinuetoworkinthegardenhimself.Heistiredofdoinggardeningonweekends.Theycanhireagardenertodothework.W:Ihonestlydontwanttocontinuethegardeningtomorrow,Tony?NeitherdoI

10、.ButIthinkweshouldgetitoverwiththisweekend。Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?7.B.C.D.7.M:A.Themanhastogetridoftheusedfurniture.Themansapartmentisreadyforrent.Thefurnitureiscoveredwithlotsofdust.Thefurniturethemanboughtisinexpensive.W:Youvealreadyfurnishedyourapartment?Ifoundsomeusedfurniturethatwasdirtcheap。Q:Wh

11、atdowelearnfromtheconversation?8.B.A.Themanwillgivethemechanicacall.Thewomaniswaitingforacall.Thewomanisdoingsomerepairs.Themanknowsthemechanicverywell.W:Hasthemechaniccalledthebusrepairers?M:Notyet.Illletyouknowwhenhecalls。Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?A.Shehadajobinterviewtoattend.Shewasbusyf

12、inishingherproject.Shehadtoattendanimportantmeeting.Shewasinthemiddleofwritinganessay.Question:9.WhycouldntthewomansroommateattendtheShakespeareanEnglishclassthatafternoon?W:Nothing,itsjustthatshesubmittedajobapplicationyesterdayandthecompanyaskedherinforaninterviewtoday.Shesafraidshewontbeabletoatt

13、endyourclassthisafternoonthough.ImcallingtoseewhetheritwouldbeOKifIgaveyouheressay.Janetsaiditsduetoday。A.Accompanyherroommatetotheclassroom.Handinherroommatesapplicationform.Submitherroommatesassignment.Helpherroommatewithherreport.Question:10.Whatfavoristhewomangoingtodoforherroommate?A.WhereDr.El

14、lissofficeislocated.WhenDr.Ellisleaveshisoffice.Directionstotheclassroombuilding.Dr.Ellissschedulefortheafternoon.Question:11.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknowattheendoftheconversation?W:Fine,pleasetellherllbethereat4:00.AndDr.Ellis,onemorething,couldyoutellmewhereyourofficeis?Janettoldmewhereyourclassis,b

15、utshedidntgivemedirectionstoyouroffice。A.Hefinditratherstressful.Heisthinkingofquittingit.Hecanhandleitquitewell.Hehastoworkextrahours.Question:12.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisjob?M:Notbad,Jane.Iminvolvedinseveralprojectsanditsalongworkingday.ButImusedtothatsoitdoesntbothermetoomuch。A.The6:00oneB.The6:3

16、0one.C.The7:00oneD.The7:30oneQuestion:13.Whichtraindoesthemantaketoworkeveryday?M:Itwasterribleatfirst,especiallygettingupbeforedawntocatchthat6:30train.ButitsbearablenowthatImusedtoit。A.Itisanawfulwasteoftime.Hefindsitratherunbearable.Thetimeonthetrainisenjoyable.Itissomethingdifficulttogetusedto.Q

17、uestion:14.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutcommutingtoworkeverydaynow?W:Dontyouthinkitsanawfulwasteoftime?Icouldntbeartospendthreehourssittinginatraineveryday。M:Iusedtofeelthesameasyou.ButnowIquiteenjoyit。A.Readingnewspaper.Chattingwithfriends.Listeningtothedailynews.Planningthedayswork.Question:15.Howdoesthe

18、manspendhistimeonthemorningtrain?W:Howdoyoupassthetime?Doyoubringsomeworkwithyoutodoonthetrain?M:Ah,thatsagoodquestion.Inthemorning,Ijustsitincomfortandreadthepaperstocatchupwiththenews.Onthewayhomeatnight,Irelaxwithagoodbookorchatwithfriendsorevenhaveagameofbridge。SectionBDirections:Inthissection,y

19、ouwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作

20、答。PassageOneQuestions16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Ignoresmalldetailswhilereading.Readatleastseveralchaptersatonesitting.Developahabitofreadingcritically.Getkeyinformationbyreadingjustonceortwice.Question:16.WhatshouldAmericancollegestudentsdotocopewiththeirheavyreadingassignment

21、s?A)Chooseonesownsystemofmarking.Underlinethekeywordsandphrases.Makeasfewmarksaspossible.Highlightdetailsinaredcolor.Question:17.Whatsuggestiondoesthespeakergiveaboutmarkingatextbook?A)Byreadingthetextbookscarefullyagain.Byreviewingonlythemarkedparts.Byfocusingonthenotesinthemargins.Bycomparingnotes

22、withtheirclassmates.Question:18.Howshouldstudentsprepareforanexamaccordingtothespeaker?PassageTwoQuestions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Thesleepapersonneedsvariesfromdaytoday.Theamountofsleepforeachpersonissimilar.Onecangetbywithacoupleofhoursofsleep.Everybodyneedssomesleepforsur

23、vival.Question:19.Whatistakenforgrantedbymostpeople?A)Itisamade-upstory.Itisbeyondcure.Itisarareexception.Itisduetoanaccident.Question:20.WhatdodoctorsthinkofAlHerpinscase?A)Hisextraordinaryphysicalcondition.Hismothersinjuryjustbeforehisbirth.Theuniquesurroundingsofhislivingplace.Theresthegotfromsit

24、tinginarockingchair.Question:21.WhatcouldhaveaccountedforAlHerpinssleeplessness?PassageThreeQuestions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)SheinvestedinstocksandsharesonWallStreet.Shelearnedtowriteforfinancialnewspapers.Shedevelopedastronginterestinfinance.Shetenderlylookedafterhersickmo

25、ther.Question:22.WhatdowelearnaboutHettyGreenasachild?A)Shemadeawiseinvestmentinrealestate.Shesoldtherestaurantwithasubstantialprofit.Shegot1.5milliondollarsfromherex-husband.Sheinheritedabigfortunefromherfather.Question:23.HowdidHettyGreenbecomerichovernightA)Shewasextremelymeanwithhermoney.Shewasd

26、ishonestinbusinessdealings.Shefrequentlyill-treatedheremployees.Sheabusedanimalsincludingherpetdog.Question:24.WhywasHettyGreenmuchhated?A)Shemadeabigfortunefromwiseinvestment.Shebuiltahospitalwithhermothersmoney.Shemadehugedonationstocharities.Shecarriedonherfamilystradition.Question:25.Whatdowelea

27、rnaboutHettysdaughter?SectionCDirection:Inthesection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethi

28、rdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Amongthekindsofsocialgesturesmostsignificantforsecond-languageteachersarethosewhichare(26)informbutdifferentinmeaninginthetwocultures.Forexample,aColombianwhowantssomeoneto(27)himoftensignalswithahandmovementinwhichallthefingersofonehand,cupp

29、ed,pointdownwardastheymoverapidly(28).SpeakersorEnglishhaveasimilargesturethroughthehandmaynotbecuppedandthefingersmaybeheldmoreloosely,butforthemthegesturemeansgoodbyeorgoaway,quitethe(29)oftheColombiangesture.Again,inColombian,aspeakerofEnglishwouldhavetoknowthatwhenhe(30)heighthemostchoosebetween

30、differentgesturesdependingonwhetherheis(31)ahumanbeingorananimal.Ifhekeepsthepalmofthehand(32)thefloor,ashewouldinhisownculturewhenmakingknowntheheightofachild,forexample,hewillverylikelybegreetedbylaughter,inColombiathisgestureis(33)forthedescriptionofanimals.Inordertodescribehumanbeingsheshouldkee

31、pthepalmofhishand(34)tothefloor.Substitutionsofonegesturefortheotheroftencreatenotonlyhumorousbutalso(35)moment.Inbothoftheexamplesabove,speakersfromtwodifferentcultureshavethesamegesture,physically,butitsmeaningdifferssharply.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,th

32、ereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youma

33、ynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Globalwarmingisatrendtowardwarmerconditionsaroundtheworld.Partofthewarmingisnatural;wehaveexperieneeda20,000-year-longwarmingasthelasticeageendedandtheice_36away,However,wehavealreadyreachedtemperaturesthatarein_3

34、7_withotherminimum-iceperiods,socontinuedwarmingislikelynotnatural.Weare_38_toapredictedworldwideinincreaseintemperatures_39_betweem1Cand6Coverthenext100years.Thewarmingwillbemore_40_insomeareas,lessinother,andsomeplacesmayevencooloff.Likewise,the_41_ofthiswarmingwillbeverydifferentdependingonwherey

35、ouare-coastalareasmustworryaboutrisingsealevels,whileSiberiaandnorthernCanadamaybecomemorehabitable宜居的)and_42_forhumansthantheseareasarenow.Thefactremains,however,thatitwilllikelygetwarmer,on_43_,everywhere.Scientistsareingeneralagreementthatthewarmerconditionswehavebeenexperiencingareatleastinpartt

36、heresultofahuman-inducedglobalwarmingtrend.Somescientists44_thatthechangesweareseeingfallwithintherangeofrandom(无规律的)variation-someyearsarecold,otherswarm,andwehavejusthadanunremarkablestringofwarmyears_45一butthatisbecominganincreasinglyrareinterpretationinthefaceofcontinuedandincreasingwarmconditio

37、ns.appealingI)meltedaverageJ)persistcontributingK)rangingdramaticL)recentlyfrequentlyM)resolvedimpactN)sensiblelineO)shockmaintainSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.EachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphsIdentifytheparagraphfromw

38、hichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.TheEndoftheBook?Amazon,byfarthelargestbooksellerinthecountry,reportedonMay19thatitisnowsellingmorebooksinitselectronicKindleformatthanintheo

39、ldpaper-and-inkformat.Thatisremarkable,consideringthattheKindlehasonlybeenaroundforfouryears.E-booksnowaccountfor14percentofallbooksalesinthecountryandareincreasingfarfasterthanoverallbooksales.E-booksalesareup146percentoverlastyear,whilehardbacksalesincreased6percentandpaperbacksdecreased8percent.D

40、oesthisspellthedoomofthephysicalbook?Certainlynotimmediately,andperhapsnotatall.WhatitdoesmeanisthatthebookbusinesswillgothroughatransformationinthenextdecadeorsomoreprofoundthananyithasseensinceGutenbergintroducedprintingfrommoveabletypeinthe1450s.Physicalbookswillsurelybecomemuchrarerinthemarketpl

41、ace.Massmarketpaperbacks,whichhavebeendecliningforyearsanyway,willprobablydisappear,aswillhardbacksformysteries,thrillers,“romancefiction,etc.Suchbooks,whichonlyrarelyendupinpermanentcollections,eitherprivateorpublic,willprobablyonlybeavailablease-bookswithinafewyears.Hardbackandtradepaperbacksfor“s

42、eriousnonfictionandfictionwillsurelylastlonger.Perhapsitwillbecomethemarkofanauthortoreckonwiththatheorsheisstillpublishedinhardcopy.Asforchildrensbooks,whoknows?Childrensbooksarelikedogfoodinthatthepurchasersarenottheconsumers,sothemarket(andthemarketing)isinherentlystrange.Forcluestothebooksfuture

43、,letslookatsomeexamplesoftechnologicalchangeandseewhathappenedtotheoldtechnology.Onetechnologyreplacesanotheronlybecausethenewtechnologyisbetter,cheaper,orboth.Thegreaterthedifferenee,thesoonerandmorethoroughlythenewtechnologyreplacestheold.Printingwithmoveabletypeonpaperdramaticallyreducedthecostof

44、producingabookcomparedwiththeold-fashionedoneshandwrittenonvellum,whichcomesfromsheepskin.ABibletobesure,alongbookrequiredvellummadefrom300sheepskinsandcountlessman-hoursoflabor.Beforeprintingarrived,aBiblecostmorethanamiddle-classhouse.Therewereperhaps50,000booksinallofEuropein1450.By1500therewere1

45、0million.Butwhileprintingquicklycausedthehandwrittenbooktodieout,handwritinglingeredon(继续存在)wellintothe16thcentury.Veryspecialbooksarestilloccasionallyproducedonvellum,buttheyareone-of-a-kindshowpieces.Sometimesanewtechnologydoesrftdrivetheoldoneout,butonlypartsofitwhileforcingtheresttoevolve.Themov

46、ieswerewidelypredictedtodrivelivetheateroutofthemarketplace,buttheydicTnt,becausetheaterturnedouttohavequalitiesmoviescouldnotreproduce.Equally,TVwassupposedtoreplacemoviesbut,again,didnot.Moviesdid,however,fatallyimpactsomepartsoflivetheater.AndwhileTVdidntkillmovies,itdidkillsecond-ratepictures,sh

47、orts,andcartoons.NordidTVkillradio.Comedyanddramashows(“JackBenny,“AmosandAndy,“TheShadow)allmigratedtotelevision.Butbecauseyoucantdriveacarandwatchtelevisionatthesametime,rushhourbecameradiosprime,whilemusic,talk,andnewsradiogreatlyenlargedtheiraudiences.Radioistodayaverydifferentbusinessthaninthel

48、ate1940sandamuchlargerone.Sometimesoldtechnologylingersforcenturiesbecauseofitssymbolicpower.Mountedcavalry(骑兵)replacedthechariot(二轮战车)onthebattlefieldaround1000BC.ButchariotsmaintainedtheirplaceinparadesandtriumphsrightupuntiltheendoftheRomanEmpire1,500yearslater.Theswordhasnthadamilitaryfunctionfo

49、rahundredyears,butisstillpartofanofficersfull-dressuniform,preciselybecauseaswordalwayssymbolized“anofficerandagentleman.”Sometimesnewtechnologyisalittlecranky不无稳定的)atfirst.Televisionrepairmanwasacommonoccupationinthe1950s,forinstanee.Andsotheoldtechnologyremainsasabackup.SteamshipscapturedtheNorthA

50、tlanticpassengerbusinessfromsailinthe1840sbecauseofitsmuchgreaterspeed.Butsteamshipsdidntlosetheirsailsuntilthe1880s,becauseearlymarineengineshadanastyhabitofbreakingdown.Untilshipsbecamelargeenough(andenginessmallenough)tomounttwoenginessidebyside,theyneededtokeepsails.(Thehighcostofsteamandtheless

51、erneedforspeedkeptthemajorityoftheworldsoceanfreightmovingbysailuntiltheearlyyearsofthe20thcentury.)Thenthereisthefireplace.Centralheatingwaspresentineveryupper-andmiddle-classhomebythesecondhalfofthe19thcentury.Butfunctioningfireplacesremaintothisdayapowerfulsellingpointinahouseorapartment.Isuspect

52、thereasonisadeep-rootedloveofthefire.Firewasoneoftheearliestmajortechnologicaladvancesforhumankind,providingheat,protection,andcookedfood(whichismucheasiertocatanddigest).Humancontroloffiregoesbackfarenough(overamillionyears)thatevolutioncouldhaveproducedageneticleaningtowardsfireasacentralaspectofh

53、umanlife.Books一especiallybookstheaveragepersoncouldafford一haventbeenaroundlongenoughtoproduceevolutionarychangeinhumans.Buttheyhaveapowerfulholdonmanypeoplenonetheless,aholdextendingfarbeyondtheirliterarycontent.Attheirbest,theyareworksofartandthereisatactil(触觉的)pleasureinbooksnecessarilylostine-boo

54、kversions.Theabilitytoquicklythumbthroughpagesisalsolost.Andaroomwithbooksinitinduces,atleastinsome,afeelingnotdissimilartothatofafireinthefireplaceonacoldwintersnight.ForthesereasonsIthinkphysicalbookswillhavealongerexisteneeasacommercialproductthansomecurrentlypredict.Likeswords,bookshavesymbolicp

55、ower.Likefireplaces,theyinduceasenseofcomfortandwarmth.And,perhaps,similartosails,theymakeausefulback-upforwhenthelightsgoout.Authorsstillpublishedinprintedversionswillbeconsideredimportantones.Somepeoplearestillinfavorofprintedbooksbecauseofthesenseoftouchtheycanprovide.Theradiobusinesshaschangedgr

56、eatlyandnowattractsmorelisteners.Contrarytomanypeoplespredictionofitsdeath,thefilmindustrysurvived.Remarkablechangeshavetakenplaceinthebookbusiness.Oldtechnologysometimescontinuestoexistbecauseofitsreliability.Theincreaseofe-booksaleswillforcethebookbusinesstomakechangesnotseenforcenturies.Anewtechn

57、ologyisunlikelytotaketheplaceofanoldonewithoutaclearadvantage.Paperbacksofpopularliteraturearemorelikelytobereplacedbye-books.Ahousewithafireplacehasastrongerappealtobuyers.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthere

58、arefourchoicesmarked,B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thequestionofwhetherourgovernmentshouldpromotescieneeandtechnologyortheliberalartsinhighereducationisntaneit

59、her/orproposition(命题)，althoughthecurrentemphasisonpreparingyoungAmericansforSTEM(scienee,technology,engineering,maths)-relatedfieldscanmakeitseemthatway.Thelatestcongressionalreportacknowledgesthecriticalimportaneeoftechnicaltraining,butalsoassertsthatthestudyofthehumanities(人文学科)andsocialsciencesmu

60、stremaincentralcomponentsofAmericaseducationalsystematalllevels.Botharecriticaltoproducingcitizenswhocanparticipateeffectivelyinourdemocraticsociety,becomeinnovative(创新的)leaders,andbenefitfromthespiritualenrichmentthatthereflectiononthegreatideasofmankindovertimeprovides.Parentsandstudentswhohaveinv