大学英语四级考试真题参考答案版

2019年12月大学英语四级考试真题及参照答案完好版(第一套)PartIWriting(25minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoaforeignfriendwhowantstostudy.Pleaserecommendauniversitytohim.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.【参照范文】Dear，IamdelightedtohearthatyouaregoingtostudyinaChineseuniversity.SinceyouhaveaskedformyadviceaboutchoosingwhichuniversityIwilltrytogiveyousomeusefulsuggestionshereItiswellknownthatPekingUniversityisagreatplacetolean.Thereareseveralfactorsaccountingforthischoiceandthefollowingarethemosttypicalones.Firstandforemost,PekingUniversityisoneofthetopuniversitiesinChinaandthebirthplaceofmanygreatminds.Therefore,itcanprovidehigh-qualityteachingresources,whichisessentialforaforeignlearner.Inaddition,BeijingisthecapitalofChinaandtherearevarioushistoricbuildings.TheyprovideforeignstudentstoknowChinesecultureandhistoryIhopeyouwillfindthesesuggestionshelpfulandwishyouallthebest！Yours，LiMing【参照译文】亲爱的露丝:得悉你要来中国的大学学习,我很快乐。既然你针对大学的选择问题咨询了我的见解我将在这里给你供给一些实用的建议。尽人皆知,北京大学是学习的好地方。做出这类选择有多种原由,但以下是最典型的第一,北京大学是中国最顶尖的大学之一,这里也培育出了很多栋梁之才。所以,它能够提供高质量的教课资源,这关于外国学习者来说是最根本的。别的,北京是中国的国都,这里

,有各种各种的历史建筑。这些建筑能为外国学生供给了认识中国文化和历史的好时机。希望以上建议对你有帮助,祝全部顺利！真挚的,李明PartⅡListeningComprehension(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Atthe

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eachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.QuestionsIand2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1A)ManyfacilitiesweredestroyedbyawanderingcowAwanderingcowknockeddownoneofitsfencesSometouristswereinjuredbyawanderingcow.D)AwanderingcowwascapturedbythepoliceA)Itwasshottodeathbyapoliceofficer.B)Itfounditswaybacktothepark'szooC)ItbecameagreatattractionfortouristsD)Itwassenttotheanimalcontroldepartment.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheardA)ItisthelargestofitskindB)Itisgoingtobeexpanded.C)ItisdisplayingmorefossilspecimensD)Itisstaringanonlineexhibition.A)AcollectionofbirdfossilsfromAustralia.B)PhotographsofcertainrarefossilexhibitsC)SomeancientwallpaintingsfromAustraliaD)Picturesbywinnersofawildlifephotocontest.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard5A)PickuptrashAmusevisitorsDelivermessagesPlaywithchildren6.A)TheyareespeciallyintelligentB)Theyarechildren‘sfavoriteD)TheyarecleanandprettyA)ChildrenmaybeharmedbytherooksB)Childrenmaybetemptedtodroplitter.C)ChildrenmaycontractbirddiseasesD)ChildrenmayoverfeedtherooksSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B)，C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheardA)ItwillbeproducedatHarvardUniversityB)ItwillbehostedbyfamousprofessorsC)ItwillcoverdifferentareasofscienceD)ItwillfocusonrecentscientificdiscoveriesA)ItwillbemorefuturisticItwillbemoresystematicItwillbemoreentertainingItwillbeeasiertounderstand.A)Peopleinterestedinscience.B)YoungsterseagertoexploreC)ChildrenintheirearlyteensA)OfferprofessionaladviceProvidefinancialsupport.HelppromoteitontheInternet.Makeepisodesforitsfirstseason.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)UnsureB)Helpless.C)ConcernedD)Dissatisfied.A)Heistooconcernedwithbeingperfect.B)HelosesheartwhenfacedwithsetbacksC)HeistooambitiousinachievinggoalsD)HetakesonprojectsbeyondhisabilityEmbarrassedUnconcernedMiserableD)ResentfulTrytobeoptimisticwhateverhappensComparehispresentwithhispastonAlwayslearnfromothers'achievementsTreatothersthewayhewouldbetreatedSectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)and，D).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.A)TheyhaveastrongersenseofsocialresponsibilityTheyaremorelikelytosucceedinthehumanities.TheyaremorelikelytobecomeD)TheyhavegreaterpotentialtobeleadersA)PraisegirlswholiketospeakupfrequentlyB)EncouragegirlstosolveproblemsontheirownC)InsistthatboysandgirlsworktogethermoreD)Respondmorepositivelytoboys‘comments.18.A)Offerpersonalizedteachingmaterials.ProvideavarietyofoptionalcoursesPlacegreatemphasisontestscoresPayextraattentiontotopstudentsQuestions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)ItoftenrainscatsanddogsB)ItseldomrainsinsummertimeC)Itdoesnotrainasmuchaspeoplethink.D)ItisoneofthemostrainycitiesintheUSA)TheydrivemostofthetimeTherainisusuallyverylight.C)TheyhavegotusedtotherainD)Theraincomesmostlyatnight.A)Ithasalotofplacesforentertainment.B)IthasneverseenthunderandlightingC)Ithasfewercloudydaysthananyothercoastalcity.D)Ithasmildweatherbothinsummerandinwinter.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)ItoccurswhenpeoplearedoingarepetitiveactivityB)Itresultsfromexertingone'smusclescontinuouslyC)Ithappenswhenpeopleengageinanuncommonactivity.D)Itcomesfromstainingone'smusclesinanunusualwayA)Bloodflowandbodyheatincreaseintheaffectedarea.B)Bodymovementsintheaffectedareabecomedifficult.C)TheybegintomakerepairsimmediatelyD)TheygraduallybecomefragmentedA)Aboutoneweek.AbouttwodaysC)AbouttendaysD)AboutfourweeksA)Applymusclecreams.B)DrinkplentyofwaterC)HaveahotshowerD)Takepain-killers【参照答案】1-5ADCBC6-10BDABD11-15ADBDA16-20CCDCA21-25BDDABPartⅢReadingcomprehension(40minutes)Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.

Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglethecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.athowrespiratory（呼吸道）viruses27onairplanes.Researchersfoundthatonlypeoplewhowereseatedinindividualhadahighriskofcatchingtheillness.Allotherpassengershadonlyavery28chanceofgettingsickaccordingtothefindings.Mediareportshavenotnecessarilypresented.29informationabouttheriskofgettinginfectedonanairplaneinthepast.Therefore,thesenewfindingsshouldhelpairplanepassengerstofeelless30tocatchingrespiratoryinfectionswhiletravelingbyair.Priortothenewstudy.litterwasknownabouttherisksofgetting31infectedbycommonrespiratoryviruses,suchasthefluorcommoncold,onanairplane,theresearcherssaid.So,to32therisksofinfection,thestudyteamflewon10different33intheUs.34sideofapersoninfectedwithflu,aswellasthosesittingoneroeinfontoforbehindthisindividual,hadaboutan80personchanceofgettingsick.Butotherpassengerswere35safefrominfection.Theyhadalessthan3percentchanceofcatchingtheflu.A)accurateB)conclusionC)directlyD)eitherE)evaluateF)explorationsG)flightsH)largelyI）NearbyJ)respondK）SlimL)spreadN)vividlyO)vulnerable【参照答案】26-30BLKAO31-35CEGDHSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2ASouthKoreancitydesignedforthefuturetakesonalifeofitsownA)Gettingaroundacityisonething-andthenthere'sthematterofgettingfromonecitytoanotherOnevisionoftheperfectcityofthefuture:aplacethatofferseasyaccesstoairtravel.In2011,aUniversityofNorthCarolinabusinessprofessornamedJohnKasardapublishedabookcalledAerotropolis:TheWayWellLiveNext.Kasardasaysfuturecitiesshouldbebuiltintentionallyaroundornearairports.Theidea,ashehasputit,istoofferbusinesses"rapidlong-distanceconnectivityonamassivescale.B)"The18thcenturyreallywasawaterbome（水运的)century,the19thcenturyarailcentury.the20thcenturyahighway,car,truckcenturyandthe21stcenturywillincreasinglybeanaviationcentury,astheglobebecomesincreasinglyconnectedbyair,KasardasaysSongdo,acitybuiltfromscratchinSouthKorea,isoneofKasarda'sprimeexamples.Ithasexistedforjustfewyears.Fromtheget-go,itwasdesignedonthebasisofconnectivityandcompetitiveness，“saysKasada.ThegovernmentbuiltthebridgedirectlyfromtheairporttoSongdointernationalbusinessdistrict.Andthesurfaceinfrastructurewasbuiltintandemwiththenewairport.”C)Songdoisastone'sthrowfromSouthKoreasIncheonAirport,itsmaininternationalhub(枢纽).Butittakesalotmorethananearbyairporttobeacityofthefuture.Justbuildingaplaceasan"internationalbusinessdistrictdoesn‘tmeanitwillbecomeone.ParkYeonSooconceived(构思)thiscityofthefuturebackin1986.HeconsidersSongdohisbaby."Iamavisionary,"hesays.Thirtyyearsafterheimaginedthecity,Park'sbabyiscloseto70percentbuilt,withpeoplelivinginthebusinessdistrictand90,000residentsingreaterSongdo.It'saboutanhouroutsideSeoul,builtonreclaimedtidalflatsalongtheYellowSea,TheresacoastGuardbuildingandatalltradetower,aswellasapark,golfcourseanduniversity.D)Chancesareyou'veactuallyseenthisplace.SongdoappearsinthemostfamousmusicvideoevertocomeoutofSouthKorea.GangnamStyle"referstothefashionableGangnam‘tknowifyouremember,therewasasceneinasubwaystation.ThatwasnotGangnam.ThatwasactuallySongdo,saysJungWonSon,aprofessorofurbandevelopmentatLondon‘sBartlettSchoolofPlanning,"Partofthereasontoshootthereisthatit'snewandnice.E)Thecitywassupposedtobeahubforglobalcompanies,withemployeesfromallovertheworld.Buthat'snothowithasturnedout.Songdosreputationisasafuturisticghosttown.Buttherealityismorecomplicated.Abridgewithbig,light-blueloopsleadsintothebusinessdistrict.Inthecenterofthemainroadthere'salonglineofflagsoftheworld.Onthecomer,there‘saStarbucksanda7-Eleven--alloftheinternationalbrandsthatyouseeallovertheworldnowadays.F)Thecityisnotempty.Therearemotherspushingstrollers,oldwomenwithwalkerseveninthemiddleoftheday.whenit's90degreesout.ByunYoung-JinchairstheSongdorealestateassociationandstartedsellingpropertyherewhenthefirstphaseofthehisclientsareKorean.Infact,thedevelopersays,99percentofthehomesherearesoldtoKoreans.Youngfamiliesmoveherebecausetheschoolsaregreat.Andthat'stheproblem:SongdohasbecomeapopularKoreancitymorepopularasaresidentialareathanabusinessoneIt'snotyetthefuturisticinternationalbusinesshubthatplannersimagined.It'sagreatplacetolive.Andit'sbecomingagreatplacetowork,saysScottSummers,thevicepresidentofGaleInternational,thedeveloperofthecity.Thefloor-to-ceilingwindowsofhiscompany'sofficesoverlookSongdoCentralPark,withacanalfullofkayaksandpaddleboats.Shimmering(闪耀的)glasstowerslinethecanal'sedge.G)"What'shappenedis,becausewefocusedoncreatingthatqualityoflifefirst,whichenabledtheresidentstolivehere,whathasprobablymissedthemarkisforcompaniestolocatehere,hesays.Thereneedstobestrongeconomicincentives."Thecityisstillunfinished,anditfeelsabitlikeathemepark.Itdoesn’tfeelallthatfuturistic.There'sahigh-techundergroundtrashdisposalsystem.Buildingsareenvironmentallyfriendly.Everybody'stelevisionsetisconnectedtoasystemthatstreamspersonalizedlanguageorexerciseclasses.H)ButStarTrekthisisnot.Andtosomeoftheresidents,Songdofeelshollow."I'm,like:inprisonforweekdays.That'swhatwecallitintheworkplace“saysawomaninher20s.Shedoesn'twanttousehernameforfearofbeingfiredfromherjob.ShegoesbacktoSeouleveryweekend.MIsayI'mprison-breakingonFridaynights."Butshehastomaketheprisonbreakinherowncar.There'snohigh-speedtrainconnectingSongdotoSeouLjustover20milesaway.I)ThemanwhofirstimaginedSongdofeelsfrustrated，too.ParksayshebuiltSouthKoreaaluxuryvehicle,"likeMercedesorBMW.It'sagoodcarnow.Butwe'rewaitingforagooddrivertoaccelerate-"Buttherearelotsofothergoodcarsoutthere,too.Theworldisdottedwithfuturistic,high-techcitiestryingtoattractthebiggestinternationalcompanies.J)Songdo?sbackerscontendthatit'sstillearly,andbusinessspaceisfillingup—about70percentoffinishedofficesarenowoccupied.BrentRyan:whoteachesurbandesignat\UT,saysSongdoprovesauniversalprinciple."Therehavebeenalotofutopian(乌托井的)citiesinhistory.Andthereasonwedon'tknowaboutalotofthemisthatalotofthemhavevanishedentirely."Inotherwords,whenitcomestocities―ranythingelse—itishardtopredictthefuture.36.Songdo'spopularityliesmoreinitsqualityoflifethanitsbusinessattraction.ThemanwhoconceivesSongdofeelsdisappointedbecauseithasfallenshortofhisexpectations.AsceneinapopularSouthKoreanmusicvideowasshotmSongdo.Songdostilllacksthefinancialstimulusforbusinessestosetupshopthere.Airplaneswillincreasinglybecomethechiefmeansoftransportation,accordingtoaprofessor.Songdohasendedupdifferentfromthecityitwassupposedtobe.SomeofthepeoplewhoworkinSongdocomplainaboutboredomintheworkplace.43.Abusinessprofessorsaysthatafuturecityshouldhaveeasyaccesstointernationaltransportation.44.Accordingtoanurbandesignprofessor,itisdifficultforcitydesignerstoforeseewhathappenmthefuture.45.ParkYeonSo.WhoenvisionedSongdo,feelsaparentalconnectionwiththecity.【参照答案】36-40FIDGB41-45EHAJCSectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre..PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ThefifthlargestcityintheUSpassedasignificantsodataxproposalthatwilllevy(收税)centsperliquidounceondistributors.Philadelphia'snewmeasurewasapprovedbya13to4citycouncilvote.Itsetsanewbarforsimilarinitiativesacrossthecounty.Itisproofthattaxesonsugarydrinkscanwinsubstantialsupportoutsidesuper-liberalareas.Untilnow,theonlycitytosuccessfullypassandimplementasodataxwasBerkeley,Califomia,in2014.Thetaxwillapplytoregularanddietsodas,aswellasotherdrinkswithaddedsugar,suchasGatoradeandicedteas.It'sexpectedtoraise$410millionoverthenextfiveyears,mostofwhichwillgotowardfundingauniversalpre-kindergartenprogramforthecity.Whilethecitycouncilvotewasmetwithapplauseinsidethecouncilroom,opponentstothemeasure,includingsodalobbyistsmadesharpcriticismsandapromisetochallengethetaxincourt.“Thetaxpassedtodayunfairlysinglesoutbeverages-includinglow-andno-caloriechoices”,saidLaurenKane,spokeswomanfortheAmericanBeverageAssociation.“Butmostimportantly,itisagainstthelaw.SowewillsidewiththemajorityofthepeopleofPhiladelphiawhoopposethistaxandtakelegalactiontostopit.“Anindustrybackedanti-taxcampaignhasspentatleastS4milliononadvertisements.Theadscriticizedthemeasure.characterizingitasa“grocerytax.”PublichealthgroupsapplaudedtheapprovedtaxasasteptowardfixingcertainlastinghealthissuesthatplagueAmericans.“Themovetorecaptureasmallpartoftheprofitsfromanindustrythatpushesaproductthatcontributestodiabetes,obesityandheartdiseaseinpoorercommunitiesinordertoreinvestinthosecommunitieswillsurebeinspirationaltomanyotherplaces”,saidJimKrieger,executivedirectorofHealthyFoodAmerica.Indeed,wearealreadyhearingfromsomeofthem.“It'snotjustBerkeleyanymore.”SimilarmeasuresinCalifornia'sAlbany,Oakland,SanFranciscoandColorado'sboulderarebecominghot-buttonissuesHealthadvocacygroupshavehintedthatevenmoremightbecomingWhatdoesthepassagesayaboutthenewly-approvedsodataxinPhiladelphiaA)ItwillchangethelifestyleofmanyconsumersB)ItmayencourageotherUScitiestofollowsuit.C)Itwillcutsodaconsumptionamonglow-incomecommunitiesD)ItmayinfluencethemarketingstrategiesofthesodabusinessWhatwilltheopponentsprobablydotorespondtothesodataxproposalBargainwiththecitycouncil.Refusetopayadditionaltax.TakelegalactionagainstitTrytowinpublicsupport.Whatdidtheindustry-backedanti-taxcampaigndoaboutthesodataxproposalA)IttriedtoarousehostilefeelingsamongconsumersB)IttriedtowingrocerssupportagainstthemeasureItkeptsendinglettersofprotesttothemediaItcriticizedthemeasurethroughadvertisingWhatdidpublichealthgroupsthinkthesodataxwoulddoA)Alertpeopletotheriskofsugar-induceddiseases.B)Helppeopletofixcertainlong-timehealthissues.C)Addtothefundfortheirresearchondiseases.D)Benefitlow-incomepeopleacrossthecountry50.WhatdowelearnaboutsimilarmeasuresconcerningthesodataxinsomeothercitiesTheyarebecomingrathersensitiveissues.Theyarespreadingpanicinthesodaindustry.Theyarereducingtheincidenceofsugar-induceddiseases.Theyaretakingawaylotofprofitfromthesodaindustry.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Poppingfoodintothemicrowaveforacoupleofminutesmayseemutterlyharmless,butEurope’sstockofthesequick-cookingovensemitasmuchcarbonasnearly7millioncars,anewstudyhasfound.Andtheproblemisgrowing.Withcostsfallingandkitchenappliancesbecoming“status"items,ownersarethrowingawaymicrowavesafteranaverageofeightyears.Thisispushingsalesofnewmicrowaveswhichareexpectedtoreach135millionannuallyintheEUbytheendofthedecadeAstudybytheUniversityofManchestercalculatedtheemissionsofco2-themaingreenhousegasresponsibleforclimatechange-ateverystageofmicrowaves,frommanufacturetowastedisposal.“Itiselectricityconsumptionbymicrowavesthathasthebiggestimpactontheenvironment,"saytheauthors.Theauthorsalsocalculatethattheemissionsfromusing19microwavesoverayeararethesameasthosefromusingacar.Accordingtothesamestudy,effortstoreduceconsumptionshouldfocusonimprovingconsumerawarenessandbehaviour.Forexample,consumerscoulduseappliancesinamoreefficientwaybyadjustingthetimeofcookingtothetypeoffood.However,DavidReay,professorofcarbonmanagement,arguesthat,althoughmicrowavesuseagreatdealofenergy,theiremissionsareminorcomparedtothosefromcars.IntheUKalone,therearearound30millioncarsThesecarsemitmorethanallthemicrowavesintheEU.Backingthisup,recentdatashowthatpassengercarsintheUKemitted69milliontonsofCO2in2015.Thisis10timestheamountthisnewmicrowaveovenstudyestimatesforannualemissionsforallthemicrowaveovensintheEU.Further,theenergyusedbymicrowavesislowerthananyotherformofcooking.Amongcommonkitchenappliancesusedforcooking,microwavesarethemostenergyefficient,followedbyastoveandfinallyastandardoven.Thus,risingmicrowavesalescouldbeseenasapositivething.51.WhatisthefindingofthenewstudyQuick-cookingmicrowaveovenshaveb