2025年6月大学英语四级考试真题(第3套)

大学英语四级考试（2025年6月第3套)考生注意：1.请检查试题册背面条形码粘贴条、答题卡的印刷质量，如有问题及时向监考员反映，确认无误后完成以下两点要求。2.请将试题册背面条形码粘贴条揭下后粘贴在答题卡1的条形码粘贴框内，并将姓名和准考证号填写在试题册背面相应位置。3.请在答题卡1和答题卡2指定位置用黑色签字笔填写准考证号、姓名和学校名称，并用2B铅笔将对应准考证号的信息点涂黑。PartⅠWriting(30minutes)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Directions:Supposeyouruniversityisorganizingaforumonthedevelopmentofstudentscross-culturalcommunicationabilities.Youarenowtowriteanessaytoexpressyourview.Youwillhave30minutestowritetheessay.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.请用黑色签字笔在答题卡1指定区域内作答作文题，在试题册上的作答无效！PartⅡListeningComprehension(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1.A)TheyareyoungteenagersfromAtlanta.B)Theywonthisyear's7MileBridgeRun.C)Theycompletedtheraceinlessthan40minutes.D)TheyarebothstudentsatMarathonHighSchool.2.A)Itdrewcompetitorsfrommorethan40countries.B)Itiswatchedliveonlinebyfansallovertheworld.C)ItclosedthecityofBigPineKeytotrafficforthreehours.D)ItisoneofthemostpopularrunningeventsinthesoutheasternU.S.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.3.A)Hewasonceafull-timeambassador.B)Hewassoontoretirefromthearmy.C)Hebecameanastronautin2015.D)Heusedtobeahelicopterpilot.4.A)Ithasbeenunbelievablyexcitingandrewarding.B)Ithasbeenextraordinarilytoughanddemanding.C)Ithascontributedagreatdealtohumanflightstospace.D)Ithasgivenhimexceptionalprivilegeasanambassador.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.5.A)Theyareknownfortheirloyaltytotheirowners.B)Theyarebroughtinbythestore'scustomers.C)Theyareregularvisitorstothestore.D)Theyarepetskeptbythestorestaff.6.A)Itmightbeanuisancetotheloyalshoppers.B)Itmighthavebeenabandonedbyitsowner.C)Itmightbe12monthsold.D)Itmighthavegotlost.7.A)Feedthecats.B)Removeanystoresigns.C)Sitintheshopaisles.D)Bringinpetswiththem.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B).C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8.A)Sharingherroomwithfriends.B)Cuttingdownherlivingexpenses. C)Livingoffcampus.D)Movingtothecitycenter.9.A)Thefacilitiesavailable.B)Variouscostsinvolved.C)Changesinlivingconditions.D)Thedistancetoherhome.10.A)Wentthroughmuchtrouble.B)Commutedtosavemoney.C)Studiedonthebus.D)Livedoncampus.11.A)Discussthematterwiththewoman'smother.B)Makeadecisionwithinafewdays.C)TryhisbesttopersuadehiswifeD)Weighthebenefitsagainstthedisadvantages.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.A)Interviewingtheman.B)LookingforLawrence.C)Choosingapresentforhernephew.D)Helpingthemanwithhisshopping.13.A)Quiteeducational.B)Incrediblypopular.C)Drivenbybatteries.D)Obviouslychildish.14.A)Onehelovesforhelpingexercisehismind.B)Onehecanplaytogetherwithhissister.C)Onehefindsinterestingandchallenging.D)Onehecanplayeitheraloneorinagroup.15.A)Ithasbeenenjoyedbykidsfordecades.B)Italwaysremindspeopleoftimesofwar.C)Ithasbeenplayedbothindoorsandoutdoors.D)Itdistinguishesitselfasoneoftheoldestgames.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.A)Adisplayofavarietyofproductsincreasesconsumers'interest.B)Toomanychoicesdecreaseone'sdesiretobuy.C)Fewerchoicesleadtolowercustomersatisfaction.D)Customersgivenmorechoicesaremorelikelytogetconfused.17.A)Whatkindofdisplayresultsinmoresales.B)Whatkindofdisplaycreatesmoreinterest.C)Whatkindofdisplayattractsagreatercrowdofcustomers.D)Whatkindofdisplayleadstogreatercustomersatisfaction.18.A)Therearesituationswherecustomersbuynothing.B)Therearetrickstoincreasecustomersatisfaction.C)Therearewaystopredictcustomerpreferences.D)Therearerulesthatmotivatecustomerstobuy.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.A)Stressful.B)Burdensome.C)Worthwhile.D)Energy-boosting.20.A)Bylinkingitwithemployees'salary.B)BytakingitastheNewYearresolution.C)Byimprovingworkschedules.D)Bymakingitpartofthejob.21.A)Itwasveryimportanttotheirwell-being.B)Ithadtakenlittleoftheirsparetime.C)Itwasanoutletfortheirpersonalfulfillment.D)Ithelpedimprovetheirworkingenvironment.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22.A)Itamountsto2,000tonsdaily.B)Itmostlycomesfromsupermarkets.C)Itisestimatedat11%oftheUK'stotalfoodsupply.D)Ithasalottodowithindependentluxuryfoodsuppliers.23.A)Itrentsbicyclestodeliverfood.B)Itsellssought-aftercoffeebeans.C)Itdeliversluxuryhand-madefood.D)Itrecycleswastefoodfromthecity.24.A)Itpaysspecialattentiontothesizeandshapeofitsproducts.B)Ittriestoescapetheconstraintsofthecurrentfoodsystem.C)Itcooperatescloselywithlocalproducers.D)Itaimstoprovidehigh-qualityproducts.25.A)Toensurearegularsupply.B)Tomaintainauniquemenu.C)Tomakeupforthewasteproducts.D)Tomeetcustomers'urgentdemand.PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Thehumanbrainhastheabilitytoconstantlyformnewnetworksandconnectionsbetweenbraincells.Thismeansthebrainhasanalmostmagicalabilitytochange.Thischaracteristicis26apparentinanewstudy,focusingonpeoplewhounderwentahemispherectomy,asurgicalprocedureinwhichhalfofthebrainisremovedtotreatillness.Thefindingsshowedthat,despitemissinghalfofthiscritical27,participantscouldfunctionwell.Thiswasbecausethe28halfoftheirbrainstrengthened.Infact,researchersfoundthatconnections-andthuscommunication-betweenpartsofdifferentbrainnetworksareactuallystrongerinpeoplewhohadhemispherectomiesthaninpeoplewithintactbrains.This29thatthebrainisabletocompensateforlossofcertainbrainstructure.Therearemanyothercasesinthemedical30thatdocumentthebrain'samazingabilityto31.Forexample,ayoungboyhadasignificantportionofhisbrainremovedformedicalreasons,whichincludedthepartofthebrain32forsight.Butafewyearsafterhissurgery,scientistsfoundthathecould33see.Theydeterminedthatthiswasbecauseotherpartsofhisbraintookoverthemissingpart's34tasks.Anotherstudyinvolvedpeoplewhocouldsmell,despitemissingtheregioninthebrainthatprocessesinformationaboutsmells.Thoughtheyarenotsurehowtheseindividuals35theabilitytosmell,scientistsbelieveitispossiblethatanotherpartofthebraintookonthattask.A)adaptI)responsibleB)hardlyJ)retainedC)indicatesK)stillD)insistL)strategyE)literatureM)transformedF)organN)underlinesG)particularlyO)visualH)remainingSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2."Phantom"TrafficJamsAreReal-—AndScientistsKnowHowtoStopThemA)Trafficjamsareacommonproblemofmostbigcities,eitherindevelopedorindevelopingcountries,butonekindoftrafficjamsinparticularcanbeespeciallyfrustrating.Thesearegenerallyknownas"phantom"trafficjams,inwhichdensetrafficcrawlstoahaltfornoapparentreasonatall.B)"Whencaughtinsuchatrafficjam,itiscommonfordriverstoassumethattheremustbeanaccident,orconstructionorsomething,"saidMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)computerscienceprofessorBertholdHorn."Andthenyoudriveanddriveanddrive.andthereisn'tanythingthere."C)Theexactcauseofthesephantomtrafficjamshaslongremainedamystery.Butnow,newresearchhasfoundthecauseandresearchersmayhavecomeupwithasolutionforthisfrustratingtrafficpattern:maintainingequalspacingbetweencarsontheroad,ratherthandrivingsocloselybehindanothervehiclethatacollision(碰撞)islikelyifthatvehiclebrakessuddenly.D)Hornsaidphantomtrafficjamsareanemergentpropertyoftheflowofvehiclesdownahighway.Aphantomjambeginswhenacarindensetrafficslowsdownevenslightly,whichcausesthecarbehindthatvehicletoslowevenmore—andtheslowingactionspreadsbackwardthroughthelaneoftrafficlikeawave,gettingworsethefartheritspreads.Eventually,thecarsfarbehindareforcedtostopcompletelyorriskhittingtheslowervehiclesahead-andsothetrafficgrindstoahaltovernothing,Hornsaid.E)Hornhasbeenworkingontheproblemofphantomtrafficjamsforyears,andhehascomeupwithasolution:Bysplittingthedifferencebetweenthecarsinfrontandthecarsbehind,thespacingofcarsinastreamoftrafficcanactasadamper(抑制)onphantomtrafficjams.Thatis,itcanpreventtheslow-downeffectfrombeingamplified(增强)bythecarsthatfollowbehind,hesaid.Inessence,eachdriverwouldconstantlymakeadjustmentstokeeptheircarroughlyhalfwaybetweenthecarinfrontandthecarbehind.F)Horncallsthismethodofvehiclespacingbilatera/(双边的)control,andhesaiditcouldbeachievedwithrelativelysimplemodificationstotheadaptivecruisecontrolthatmanynewcarsalreadyhave.Adaptivecruisecontrolisadriverassistancetechnologythatsetsamaximumspeedforvehiclesandautomaticallyslowsthespeedofthecarwhentrafficissensedinfrontofthevehicle.Thetechnologyisalsoknownasautonomouscruisecontrol.Suchmodifications,Hornsaid,couldhelpfightphantomjamswithinafewyears,maybedecadesbeforeanalternativesolution,suchasnetworkedself-drivingcars,becomesarealityontheroads.G)Trafficjamsarecausedbyanumberoffactors,suchasroadsthatarepoorlydesignedorover-capacity,localizedfactorslikecitytraffic-lightingpatterns,andeventslikeaccidentsandconstruction.Butphantomtrafficjamscanmakeallthoseproblemsworse,HornsaidAndtheresearchersinthenewstudyhavecalculatedthatsolvingphantomjamscouldsaveatleastsomeoftheestimated$121billionperyearthattrafficjamsareestimatedtocosttheU.S.economy,HorntoldLiveScience.H)NewresearchbyHornandMITpostdoctoralassociateLiangWang,publishedinthejournal/EEETransactionsonIntelligentTransportationSystems,showshowbilateralcontrolcanfighttheproblem.Theresearchersmadecomputermodelsofreal-worldtrafficconditions,showinghowatypicalU.S.freewaycouldbenefitfromcarsusingbilateralcontrol.Thatwouldbeinplacewhenhumandriversfailtoslowdown,thusavoidingtailgating(紧跟)thecarinfront,Hornsaid."Underreasonableconditionstoday,youmightget1,800carsperlaneperhourthroughput(thevolumeoftrafficpassingthrough),"headded."Butwithbilateralcontrol,youcouldalmostdoublethat."I)Themainalternativetoincreasingtrafficthroughputperlanehasbeentobuildmorelanesandmorehighways,andputtinginnewroadsisveryexpensive,hesaid."Ifwecanincreasethethroughputonmajorhighways,evenifit'sonlyby50percent,thatwouldbeabigdeal,"Hornsaid.J)WiththehelpofengineeringstudentsathighschoolsinMaine,HornandWanghavealsobuiltarobotsimulation(模拟)thatshowshowbilateralcontrolcansuppressphantomtrafficjams.Increasingthespacingofvehiclesdampenstheeffectofslowdownsbycarsinfrontofagivencar,sothattheslowingisnotworseneduntilitbecomesaphantomjam,theresearcherssaid.K)Avideofromtheprojectshowsatrainofautonomousrobotsrunningalongatrackwithoutbilateralcontrol;theyeventuallybackupinphantomjams.Butwhentherobotsareswitchedovertobilateralcontrol(byflashingthelightsintheroom),eachautonomousrobottriestokeepitselfhalfwaybetweentherobotinfrontandtheonebehind;thephantomjamsdisappearasaresult,Hornsaid.L)Sincestartinghisresearchonphantomtrafficjams,Hornhaslearnedthatschoolsoffishandflocksofbirdsandbatsusesimilarspacingstrategiestoavoidhittingeachotherwhileswimmingorflyingindenselypackedgroups.Inparticular,studiesofmillionsofbatsemergingatduskfromcavesinSoutheastAsiashowedthateachbatusedaformofbilateralcontroltoreducethelikelihoodofcollisionswithotherbatsinthedenselypackedswarm(—大群),Hornsaid.M)Unlikebats,birdsandfish,however,humanshavedifficultyjudgingdistancesbehindthem.Toaddressthatweakness,HornisnowworkingwiththecarcompanyToyotatoenableaformofbilateralcontrolviamodificationstoexistingadaptivecruisecontrolsystems,whichuseforward-facingsensorstojudgethedistancetothevehicleahead.Thebilateralcontrolapproachwouldincludeaddingrear-facingsensorstodeterminethedistancetothevehiclefollowingacar.N)Butuntilthosesystemsbecomestandard,humandriverscanhelpreducephantomtrafficjamssimplybynotfollowingthecarinfrontsoclosely.AsHornargues,"There'sabsolutelynoadvantageoftailgatingthecarinfrontofyou."36.Theage-longmysteryhasnowbeenresolvedastohowphantomtrafficjamsarecaused.37.Itispossibletonearlydoublethehourlythroughputperlanebyadoptingbilateralcontrol.38.AccordingtoHorn,driversmakingconstantadjustmentsforequalspacingbetweencarsinaflowoftrafficcanhelpreducephantomtrafficjams.39.Beforesystemsforbilateralcontrolareinstalled,driversshouldnotfollowthecarinfronttoocloselysoastoreducephantomtrafficjams.40.Hornsaidwithsomesimplemodificationstotheexistingequipmentinnewvehicles,theirspacingbilateralcontrolcouldbeaccomplished.41.Driverscaughtupinphantomtrafficjamsarelikelytothinkanaccidenthashappenedorsomeconstructionisgoingon.42.Twosetsofsensorswouldbeusedtohelpdriversdeterminethedistancesbetweencars.43.SolvingtheproblemofphantomjamscouldsaveAmericabillionsofdollarseveryyear.44.Inaphantomtrafficjam,thecarsinthesamelaneslowdownoneafteranothercreatingawave-likeeffect.45.Hornhasfoundthatcertaincreaturesusestrategiessimilartobilateralcontroltoavoidhittingeachotherwhilemovingindensecrowds.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Oursocietyplacesahighvalueonphysicalbeauty.Americansspendanaverageofover$722eachyearontheirappearance.OneintenAmericanshastriedtolooklikeastar.There'snothingwrongwithtryingtolookourbest,butexcessivefocusonphysicalappearancemissesthesoulfulaspectsofwhatitmeanstobebeautiful.Tryingtolooklikethemagazinepicturescantakeusonalongrideawayfromwhatbeautyisreallyabout.Manyofusspendfartoomuchtime,energy,andmoneytryingtopolishanimageofwhatwethinkwillbringattention,love,andconnection.Intheprocess,wemayfailtoattendtoourselvesinawaythatwouldmoveustowarddeeperintimacy,fulfillment,andmeaning.Itmaysoundtrite(老生常谈的),butbeautyisonlyskindeep;it'snotwhatbringslovetowardus.JustreadaboutthelatestHollywoodstarletswhoseseemingloveturnsintoresentmentandbittercourtbattles.Outerbeautycanbeasmuchofacurseasablessing.Wemaydevelopahabitofbeingsofocusedonmaintainingaperfectappearancethatwenevercultivatetheinnerqualitiesnecessarytosustainanddeepenintimacyandconnection.AsIdescribeinmybook,TheAuthenticHeart,itisthecouragetobeauthenticthatconnectsusinadeeperway.Whileourinitialattractionmaybebased,inpart,onphysicalchemistry,itisthemeetingofourinnerworldsthatcreatesthelastingintimacyandspiritualconnectionforwhichwelongIfweredirectourattentiontowardcultivatinginnerqualities,wemightfindamagneticattractionthatmovesusfromsomethingsuperficialtosomethingthatconnectsustoourdepths.Thepathtowardcultivatinginnerbeautyisreallysimple.Butwhatissimpleisnotalwayseasy.Noteveryonewillseeusandappreciateusaswetakethecourageousrisktoallowourselvestobeseenaswereallyare.Butiftheydon't,itistheirloss,notours.Eventuallywe'llfindthosecompatiblesoulswhoappreciateusasweare.46.WhatdowelearnaboutAmericansocietyfromthefirstparagraph?A)Itseeslotsofpersonalincomewastedonbeautyproducts.B)Itconsidersone'sphysicalappearanceveryimportant.C)Itplacesahighvalueonthephysicalfitnessofstars.D)Itexpectseveryindividualtolooktheirverybest.47.Whathappenswhenpeoplestrivetolookbetter?A)Theyhavetogetpreparedforresentmentandbittercourtbattles.B)Theyarebetterabletogainattention,love,andpersonalconnection.C)Theymayneglecttocultivatetheinnerqualitiesthatmattermore.D)Theyfeelmuchoftheirprecioustime,energyandresourcesiswasted.48.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutouterbeauty?A)Itmaybeinheritedorcultivated.B)Itmayleadtobadaswellasgoodhabits.C)Itmaycreateconnectionorisolation.D)Itmaydoasmuchharmasgood49.Whatbringsaboutspiritualconnection?A)Meetingofminds.B)Attractionatfirstsight.C)Physicalchemistry.D)Frequentinteraction50.Whathappenswhenwetakethepathtowardcultivatinginnerbeauty?A)Wemayfindaroutetowardotherpeople'ssouls.B)Wemaybeappreciatedmorebypeoplearoundus.C)Wewillmeetpeoplewhovalueusforwhoweare.D)Wewillbediscouragedfromrevealingourtrueselves.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Plant-basedmeatsarecomingsoontoadinnertablenearyou,butdotheydeserveaspotonyourplate?Ifyoutriedavegetableburgeryearsagoanddismisseditasrubberyandflavorless,it'sagoodtimetogivemeatlessmeatanotherchance.Newervarietiesimitatethelook,flavor,andtextureofmeat.Analystsdon'texpectthemeat-freemovementtoslowanytimesoon;a2021reportpredictsthemarketwillskyrocketto$74billionby2030-a957percentsurge.Plant-basedmeatsarenolongerjustforvegetarians.CompaniessuchasImpossibleFoodsandBeyondMeat-—thecurrentsuperstarsofthealternativeproteinsector-arepursuingconsumerswhoenjoymeatbutwanttoreducetheirmeatconsumptionforanimalrights,health,orenvironmentalreasons.Sofar,it'sawinningstrategy:MorethannineoutoftenconsumerswhobuyBeyondBurgerandImpossibleFoodsproductsalsoeatmeat.Manyvegetariansdon'tactuallycareforfoodthatresemblesmeat.WhenreporterJoanSolsman,alongtimevegetarian,triedadishfromImpossibleFoods,shefeltsosickthatshecouldn'tfinishit."MaybethebestsignthatImpossibleFoodshascrackedthecodetorealisticfakemeatisthatIcouldn'tstandtotakeanotherbite,"shewrote.Meatlessmeatsaregenerallyahealthierchoicethanbeefbecausetheyarecholesterol-free,pl