2017年6月大学英语四级考试真题及答案（第3套）

2017年6月大学英语四级考试真题及答案（第3套）听力部分短对话1.M:I'mlookingforanapartmentwithamonthlyrenttoaround200dollarsinthisneighborhood.Canyougivemesomeadviceonthat?W:Well,it'sratherhardtofindanythingforlessthan300dollarsaroundhere.Rentsarelowerinthesuburbs,butyou'llneedtransportationifyouchoosetolivethere.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?A)Themanwillprobablyhavetorentanapartmentatahigherprice.B)Themanisunlikelytofindanaffordableapartmentinthearea.C)Themanshouldtaketheapartmentclosetothecampus.D)Themanissuretofindasuitableapartmentinthesuburbs.答案：B分析：男士想在附近租每月200美元的公寓，女士说这里低于300美元很难找到，所以男士不太可能在这个区域找到负担得起的公寓。2.M:IthinkI'llgetoneofthosenewT-shirts,youknow,withtheschool'slogoonboththefrontandback.W:You'llregretit.Theyareexpensive,andI'veheardtheprintingfadeseasilywhenyouwashthem.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?A)ThemanhadbetterchooseanotherbrandofT-shirts.B)TheprintingontheT-shirtswillsoonfade.C)ThemanshouldnotbuytheT-shirts.D)TheT-shirtssoldthereareofpoorquality.答案：C分析：女士说男士会后悔买这种T恤，因为贵且印刷容易褪色，意思是不建议男士买。长对话Conversation1M:Hello,andwelcometoourprogram“WorkingAbroad”.Ourguestthiseveningisayoungman,John,whohasspentthelasttwoyearsworkinginGermany.John,welcometotheprogram.CouldyoutelluswhatbroughtyoutoGermany?W:Well,firstofall,IstudiedGermanatuniversity,andthenaGermancompanyofferedmeajob,soIwenttoGermany.M:HowlongdidittakeyoutofindaplacetostaywhenyoufirstarrivedinGermany?W:Itwasreallydifficult.Ispentabouttwoweekslookingforaplace,becauseitwassummer,andlotsofstudentswerelookingforaccommodationtoo.M:AndhowaboutyourGerman?Didyouhaveanyproblemswithitatthebeginning?W:Oh,yes.Ihadalotofproblemsatfirst.Peopletherespokesofast,andtheyusedalotofidiomaticexpressions.Butafterafewmonths,Igotusedtoit.3.Whatistheprogrammainlyabout?A)Workingabroad.B)StudyingGerman.C)FindingaccommodationinGermany.D)CommunicatinginGerman.答案：A分析：对话开头提到节目是“WorkingAbroad”，且围绕John在德国工作展开。4.WhydidJohngotoGermany?A)HewantedtostudyGerman.B)HegotajobofferfromaGermancompany.C)HewasinterestedinGermanculture.D)HeplannedtoworkinthesuburbsofGermany.答案：B分析：John明确表示是因为德国一家公司给他提供了工作才去德国的。短文听力Passage1Thepianoandviolinarebeautifulmusicalinstruments.ThepianowasinventedinItalyin1709.Itwasabigandheavyinstrument.Atfirst,ithadonlyfiveoctaves,butlaterithadseven.Theviolinisanolderinstrument.Itdatesbacktothe16thcentury.Itisasmallerandlighterinstrumentthanthepiano.Ithasfourstrings.Musicianscanplaymanydifferentkindsofmusiconboththepianoandtheviolin.Thepianoisoftenusedinclassicalmusic,jazz,andpopmusic.Theviolinisalsoverypopularinclassicalmusic,folkmusic,andsomeformsofjazz.5.Whenwasthepianoinvented?A)Inthe16thcentury.B)In1709.C)Inthe18thcentury.D)Inthe19thcentury.答案：B分析：文中明确提到钢琴于1709年在意大利被发明。6.Howmanystringsdoesaviolinhave?A)Five.B)Six.C)Four.D)Seven.答案：C分析：原文提到小提琴有四根弦。阅读理解部分选词填空Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitem.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Whenwethinkofgreenbuildings,wetendtothinkofnewones-thekindofhigh-tech,solar-paneledmasterpiecesthatmakethecoversofarchitecturemagazines.ButtheU.S.hasmorethan100millionexistinghomes,anditwouldbe__7__wastefultotearthemalldownand__8__themwithgreenerversions.Anenormousamountofenergyandresourceswentintotheconstructionofthosehouses.Anditwouldtakeanaverageof65yearsforthe__9__carbonemissionsfromanewenergy-efficienthometomakeupfortheresourceslostbydestroyinganoldone.Sointhebroadest__10__,thegreenesthomeistheonethathasalreadybeenbuilt.Butatthesametime,nearlyhalfofU.S.carbonemissionscomefromheating,coolingand__11__ourhomes,officesandotherbuildings.“Youcan'tdealwithclimatechangewithoutdealingwithexistingbuildings,”saysRichardMoe,thepresidentoftheNationalTrust.Withsomeexceptions,theoldesthomestendtobetheleastenergy-efficient.Housesbuiltbefore1939useabout50%moreenergypersquarefootthanthosebuiltafter2000,mainlyduetothetinycracksandgapsthat__12__overtimeandletinmoreoutsideair.Fortunately,therearea__13__numberofrelativelysimplechangesthatcangreenolderhomes,fromhistoriconesto__14__70s-styleboxhouses.Andefficiencyupgrades(升级)cansavemorethanjusttheearth;theycanhelp__15__propertyownersfromrisingpowercosts.A)accommodationsB)clumsyC)doubtfulD)dramaticE)eliminateF)expandG)historicH)incrediblyI)poweringJ)protectK)replaceL)senseM)shiftedN)supplyingO)vast7.答案：H分析：“incredibly”意为“极其，非常”，修饰“wasteful”，表示把所有旧房子拆掉是极其浪费的。8.答案：K分析：“replace...with...”是固定搭配，意为“用……替换……”，这里指用更环保的房子替换旧房子。9.答案：D分析：“dramatic”表示“显著的，巨大的”，“dramaticcarbonemissions”指显著的碳排放。10.答案：L分析：“inthebroadestsense”是固定表达，意为“从最广泛的意义上来说”。11.答案：I分析：“powering”和“heating,cooling”并列，指为房屋、办公室等供电。12.答案：F分析：“expand”表示“扩大，扩展”，这里指随着时间推移裂缝和缝隙会扩大。13.答案：O分析：“avastnumberof”表示“大量的”，说明有大量相对简单的改变可以让老房子更环保。14.答案：G分析：“historic”与“70s-styleboxhouses”并列，指具有历史意义的房子。15.答案：J分析：“protect...from...”意为“保护……免受……”，这里指保护业主免受电费上涨的影响。长篇阅读Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.TheChangingFaceofAmerica'sPublicLibrariesA)America'spubliclibrarieshavelongbeenasourceofknowledgeandcommunity.Theyofferfreeaccesstobooks,digitalresources,andaplaceforpeopletogatherandlearn.Butinrecentyears,theseinstitutionshaveundergoneasignificanttransformation.B)Oneofthemostnotablechangesistheincreasedfocusontechnology.Librariesarenowequippedwithhigh-speedinternet,computers,anddigitalcollections.Thisallowspatronstoaccesse-books,onlinedatabases,andeducationalresourcesfromanywhereinthelibrary.Forexample,manylibrariesofferfreee-booklendingservices,whichhavebecomeincreasinglypopularamongusers.C)Anotheraspectofthetransformationistheexpansionofprogramming.Librariesarenolongerjustplacestoborrowbooks.Theynowhostawiderangeofevents,suchasauthortalks,bookclubs,children'sstorytimes,andtechnologyworkshops.Theseeventsattractdifferenttypesofpeopletothelibraryandcreateamorevibrantcommunityspace.D)Thephysicallayoutoflibrarieshasalsochanged.Manylibrarieshaveredesignedtheirspacestobemoreopenandinviting.Theyhaveremovedsomeofthetraditionalbookshelvestocreatemoreseatingareas,meetingrooms,andquietstudyspaces.Thisnewlayoutencouragesinteractionandcollaborationamonglibraryusers.E)Inaddition,librariesarebecomingmoreinvolvedincommunitydevelopment.Theypartnerwithlocalorganizationstoprovideservicessuchasjobtraining,languageclasses,andhealthinformation.Bydoingso,theyhelptoaddresstheneedsofthecommunityandpromotesocialinclusion.F)However,thesechangeshavenotbeenwithoutchallenges.Oneofthemainchallengesisfunding.Librariesrelyongovernmentfunding,grants,anddonations.Withtheeconomicdownturninrecentyears,manylibrarieshavefacedbudgetcuts,whichhavelimitedtheirabilitytoexpandservicesandmaintaintheirfacilities.G)Anotherchallengeisthedigitaldivide.Whilelibrariesareprovidingmoredigitalresources,notallpatronshaveequalaccesstotechnology.Somepeoplemaynothavetheskillsordevicestotakeadvantageofthedigitalofferings.Librariesneedtofindwaystobridgethisgapandensurethateveryonecanbenefitfromthenewservices.H)Despitethesechallenges,thefutureofAmerica'spubliclibrarieslookspromising.Thechangestheyaremakingareinlinewiththeevolvingneedsofthecommunity.Astechnologycontinuestoadvanceandsocietybecomesmorediverse,librarieswillplayanevenmoreimportantroleinprovidingaccesstoinformation,education,andcommunitybuilding.16.Librariesarenowhostingavarietyofeventstoattractdifferentpeopleandcreateamorelivelycommunityspace.答案：C分析：C段提到图书馆不再只是借书的地方，现在举办各种活动吸引不同的人，创造更有活力的社区空间，与题目表述一致。17.Thephysicallayoutoflibrarieshasbeenredesignedtoencourageinteractionandcollaborationamongusers.答案：D分析：D段指出图书馆重新设计了空间布局，移除部分书架，创造更多座位区等，鼓励用户之间的互动和合作。18.Oneofthechallengeslibrariesfaceisthelackofequalaccesstotechnologyamongpatrons.答案：G分析：G段提到虽然图书馆提供更多数字资源，但并非所有读者都能平等获取技术，存在数字鸿沟问题。仔细阅读Passage2Inthepast,fallingoilpriceshavegivenaboosttotheworldeconomy,butrecentforecastsforglobalgrowthhavebeentoneddown,evenasoilpricessinklower.Doesthatmeanthelinkbetweenloweroilpricesandgrowthhasweakened?Someexpertssaytherearestillgoodreasonstobelievecheapoilshouldheatuptheworldeconomy.Consumershavemoremoneyintheirpocketswhenthey'repayinglessatthepump.Theyspendthatmoneyonotherthings,whichstimulatestheeconomy.ThebiggestgainsgotocountriesthatimportmostoftheiroillikeChina,Japan,andIndia.Butdoesn'ttheextramoneyinthepocketsofthosecountries'consumersmeananequallossinoil-producingcountries,cancellingoutthegains?Notnecessarily,sayseconomicresearcherSaraJohnson.“Manyoilproducersbuiltuphugereservefundswhenpriceswerehigh,sowhenpricesfalltheywilldrawontheirreservestosupportgovernmentspendingandsubsidies(补贴)fortheirconsumers.”Butnotalloil-producingcountrieshavebigreserves.InVenezuela,collapsingoilpriceshavesentitseconomyintofree-fall.Economistshavebeencomparingthecurrentsituationtothe1986oilpricecollapse.Then,pricesplungedfrom$28abarrelin1985tojust$10in1986.Theresultwasaboostinglobalgrowthofabout1.5percentagepoints.Thosedaysaregone,saysoilanalystTomKloza.“Thecountriesthatwerethebiggestimportersofoilinthepasthavemostlyfinishedbuildinguptheirstrategicoilreserves.Sotheimpactoffallingoilpricestodayislikelytobelessobviousthanitwasin1986.”19.Whydosomeexpertsbelievecheapoilwillstimulatetheglobaleconomy?A)Manufacturerscanproduceconsumergoodsatamuchlowercost.B)Loweroilpriceshavealwaysgivenabigboosttotheglobaleconomy.C)Oilpricesmayriseorfallbuteconomiclawsarenotsubjecttochange.D)Consumerswillspendtheirsavingfromcheapoilonothercommodities.答案：D分析：第二段提到专家认为油价便宜时消费者口袋里钱更多，会把省下来的钱花在其他东西上，从而刺激经济。20.Howdooil-producingcountriescopewiththeproblemoffallingoilprices?A)Theytrytocutbackontheirreservefunds.B)Theyreduceproductiontoboostoilprices.C)Theyusetheirmoneyreservestosupportspending.D)Theyseekhelpfromoil-importingcountries.答案：C分析：第三段提到许多石油生产国在油价高时积累了大量储备资金，油价下跌时会动用储备来支持政府支出和补贴消费者。翻译部分请将下面这段话翻译成英语：中国的创新正以前所未有的速度蓬勃发展。为了在科学技术上尽快赶超世界发达国家，中国近年来大幅度增加了研究开发资金。中国的大学和研究所正在积极开展创新研究，这些研究覆盖了从大数据到生物化学、从新能源到机器人等各类高科技领域。它们还与各地的科技园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