大学英语四级模拟真题试题二

6月大学英语四级真题试题二

PartIWriting(25

minutes)

(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:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanadvertisementonyour

campuswebsitetosellabicycleyouusedatcollege.Youradvertisementmayincludeits

brand,features,conditionandprice,andyourcontactinformation.Youshaildwriteat

least120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(30

minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeach

newsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.BoththenewsreportandQuestionswill

bespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearquestions,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthe

fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet

1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Questions1to2arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A)Themajorityofdriversprefertodriveandparkthemselves.

B)Humandriversbecomeeasilydistractedortiredwhiledriving.

C)Mostdriversfeeluncertainaboutthesafetyofself-drivingcars.

D)Mostdrivershavetestdrivencarswithautomaticbrakingfeatures.

2.A)Theirdriverswouldfeelsafeaftergettingusedtotheautomaticdevices.

B)Theywouldbeunpopularwithdriverswhoonlytrusttheirownskills.

C)Theirincreasedcomfortlevelshaveboostedtheirsales.

D)Theyarenotactuallyassafeasautomakersadvertise.

Questions3to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

3.A)TheftsofsnowinobiledogsinAlaska.

B)Aseriesofinjuriestosnowinobiledrivers.

C)AttacksonsomeIditarodRacecompetitors.

D)AseriousaccidentintheAlaskasportsevent.

4.A)Hestayedbehindtolookafterhisinjureddogs.

B)HehaswontheAlaskaIditarodRacefourtimes.

C)HereceivedaminorinjuryintheIditarodRace.

D)HehasquitthecompetitioninAlaskaforgood.

Questions5to7arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Itsankintotheseaduetooverloading.

B)ItranintoNicaragua'sBigCornIsland.

C)Itdisappearedbetweentwolargeislands.

D)Itturnedoverbecauseofstrongwinds.

6.A)13.B)25.

C)30.D)32.

7.A)Hehashelpedwiththerescueeffort.

B)Heisbeinginvestigatedbythepolice.

C)Hewasdrownedwiththepassengers.

D)Heisamongthosepeoplemissing.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,youwillhearfourquestions.BoththeconversationandtheQuestionswill

bespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthe

fourchoicesmarkedA),B)fC)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet

l_withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A)Atashoppingcentre.B)Atacommunitycollege.

C)Atanaccountancyfirm.D)AtanITcompany.

9.A)Helpingoutwithdatainput.B)Arranginginterviews.

C)Sortingapplicationforms.D)Makingphonecalls.

10.A)Heenjoysusingcomputers.

B)Heneedsthemoneybadly.

C)Hewantstoworkinthecitycentre.

D)Hehasrelevantworkingexperience.

11.A)Purchasesomebusinesssuits.

B)Learnsomecomputerlanguage.

C)ImprovehisprograimningskiIls.

D)Reviewsomeaccountancyterms.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Theyarekeenonhightechnology.

B)Theyarepoorattechnologyskills.

C)TheyoftenlistentoNationalPublicRadio.

D)Theyfeelsuperiorinscienceandtechnology.

13.A)Japanese.B)Germans.

C)Poles.D)Americans.

14.A)Emailing.B)Texting.

C)Science.D)Literacy.

15.A)Itisundergoingadrasticreform.

B)Itlaysemphasisoncreativethinking.

C)Ithasmuchroomforimprovement.

D)Itprioritizestrainingofpracticalskills.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassagesoflecturesortalksfollowed

bythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouheara

question,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Theyhavesmallroots.B)Theygrowwhiteflowers.

C)Theytastelikeapples.D)TheycomefromCentralAfrica.

17.A)Theyturnedfromwhitetopurpleincolor.

B)Theybecamepopularontheworldmarket.

C)Theybecameanimportantfoodforhumans.

D)Theybegantolooklikemodern-daycarrots.

18.A)Theywerefoundquitenutritious.

B)Therewereseriousfoodshortages.

C)Peoplediscoveredtheirmedicinalvalue.

D)Farmmachineshe1pedlowertheirprices.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Shecouldupdateherfamilyanytimesheliked.

B)Shecouldcal1upherfamilywheneversheliked

C)Shecouldlocateherfriendswherevertheywere.

D)Shecoulddownloadasmanypicturesassheliked.

20.A)Shelikedtoinformherfriendsabouthersuccess.

B)Sheenjoyedreadingherfriends'statusupdates.

C)Shefeltquitepopularamongthem.

D)Shefeltshewasateenageragain.

21.A)Shecouldbarelyrespondtoallher500Facebookfriends.

B)Shespentmoretimeupdatingherfriendsthanherfamily.

C)ShecouldbarelybalanceFacebookupdatesandherwork.

D)Shedidn*tseemtobedoingaswellasherFacebookfriends.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Theyhavestrongmuscles.

B)Theylivealongerlifethanhorses.

C)Theyeatmuchlessinwinter.

D)Theycanworklongerthandonkeys.

23.A)ItwasapetofaSpanishking.

B)ItwasboughtbyGeorgeWashington.

C)ItwasbroughtoverfromSpain.

D)ItwasdonatedbyaU.S.Ambassador.

24.A)Theymetandexchangedideasonanima1breeding.

B)Theyparticipatedinamule-drivingcompetition.

C)Theyshowedandtradedanima1sinthemarket.

D)Theyfedmu1eswiththebestfoodtheycouldfind.

25.A)Thewideruseofhorses.B)Thearrivaloftractors.

C)Ashrinkinganimaltrade.D)Agrowingdonkeypopulation.

PartmReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselect

onewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.

Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices,Eachchoiceinthebank

isidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswer

Sheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthe

bankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

America,sInternetisfasterthaneverbefore,butpeoplestillcomplainabouttheir

Internetbeingtooslow.

NewYork'sAttorneyGeneraTsoffice(26)aninvestigationinthefal1into

whetherornotVerizon,CablevisionandTimeWarneraredeliveringbroadbandthattsas

fastastheproviders(27)itis.Earlierthismonth,theofficeaskedforthe

public*shelptomeasuretheirspeedresults,sayingconsumers(28)togetthe

speedstheywerepromised."Toomanyofusmaybepayingforonething,andgetting

another，”theAttorneyGeneralsaid.

Iftheinvestigationuncoversanything,itwouldn'tbethefirsttimeatelecom

providergotinto(29)overthebroadbandspeedsitpromisedanddeliveredcustomers.

BackinJune,theFederalCommunicationsCommissionfinedAT&T$100rai11ionover

(30)thatthecarriersecretlyreducedwirelessspeedsaftercustomersconsumed

acertainamountof(31).

Evenwhentheystayontherightsideofthelaw,Internetprovidersarousecustomers,

angeroverbandwidthspeedandcost.Justthisweek,aninvestigationfoundthatmedia

andtelecomgiantComcastis

themost(32)provider.Over10months,Comcastreceivednearly12,000customer

complaints,many(33)toitsmonthlydatacapandoverage(超出额度)charges.

SomeAmericansaregettingso(34)withInternetprovidersthey,rejustgiving

up.Arecent

studyfoundthatthenumberofAmericanswithhigh-speedInternetathometoday(35)

fellduringthelasttwoyears,and15%ofpeoplenowconsiderthemselvestobe

4cord-cutters."

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

A)accusationsB)actuallyC)claimD)communicating

E)complainF)dataG)deservedH)frustrated

I)hatedJ)launchedK)relatingL)times

M)troubleN)usually0)worried

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatements

attachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.

Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraph

morethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarking

thecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

FromAccountanttoYogi:MakingaRadicalCareerChange

[A]Atsomepoint,almostal1ofuswi11experienceaperiodofradicalprofessional

change.Someofuswi11seekitout;forothersitwi11feel1ikeanunwelcomeintrusion

intootherwisestablecareers.Eitherway,wehavechoicesabouthowwerespondtoitwhen

itcomes.

[B]WerecentlycaughtupwithyogaentrepreneurLeahZaccaria,whoputherselfthrough

thefireofchangetocompletelyreinventherself.Inhersearchto1ivea1ifeofpurpose,

Leahleftherhigh-payingaccountingjob,herhusband,andherhome,intheprocess,she

builtaradicallynewlifeandcareer.Sincethen,shehasfoundedtwoyogastudios,met

anew1ifepartner,andformedanewcommunityofpeople.Evenifyourpersona1reinvention

islessdrastic,wethinktherearelessonsfromherexperiencethatapply.

[C]Wheredotheseedsofchangecomefrom?theNativeAmericanIndianshaveasaying:

“Payattentiontothewhisperssoyouwon*thavetohearthescreams.nOftenthebest

ideasforbigchangescomefromunexpectedplaces—it*sjustamatteroftuningin.

Greatleadersrecognizetheweaksignalsorsiightsignsthatpointtobigchangestocome.

Leahreflectsonatimeshelistenedtothewhispers:uAboutthetimemydaughterwas

fiveyearsold.Istartedhavingasensethat4thisisn'tright."‘Shethenrealized

thatherlifenolongermatchedhervisionforit.

[D]Upuntilthatpoint,Leahhadfollowedtraditionalmeasuresofsuccess.After

graduatingwithadegreeinbusinessandaccounting,shejoinedapublicaccountingfirm,

married,boughtahouse,putlotsofstuffinit,andhadababy."Ididwhateverybody

elsethoughtlookedsuccessful,Mshesays.Leaheasilycouldhavefallenintoatrapof

feelingcontent;instead,herenergysparkedaperiodofexperimentationandrenewal.

[E]Feelingtheneedtochange,Leahstartedplayingwithfuturepossibi1itiesby

exploringherinterestsanddevelopingnewcapabi1ities.Firsttryingphysicalexercise

anddieting,shelostsomeweightanddiscoveredaninnerstrength."1feltpowerful

because1brokethroughmyown1imitations,Msherecalls.

[F]However,itwasanotherinterestthatledLeahtoradica11yreinventherself."I

remembersittingonabenchwithmyauntatayogastudio,''shesaid,havingamoment

ofclarityrightthenandthere:Yogaissavingmylife.Yogaiswakingmeup.Vinnot

happyandIwanttochangeandVmdonewiththis."InthatmomentofclarityLeahmade

animportantleap,conqueringherinnerresistancetochangeandmakingafimcommitment

totakebiggersteps.

[G]Creatingthefutureyouwantisaloteasierifyouarereadytoexploitthe

opportunitiesthatcomeyourway.WhenLeahmadethecommitmenttochange,sheprimed

herselftonewopportunitiesshemayotherwisehaveoverlooked.SherecalIs:

[H]OnedayamanIworkedwith,Ryan,whohadhisofficenexttomine,said,“Leah,

let*sgolookatthisspaceonQueenAnne.nHeknewmyloveforyogaandhadseenaspace

closetowherehe1ivedthathethoughtmightbegoodtoserveasayogastudio.Assoon

as1sawthelocation,Iknewthiswasit.Ofcourse1wasscared,yetIhadthisstrong

senseof“Ihavetodothis."OnlyafewmonthslaterLeahopenedherfirstyogastudio,

butsuccesswasnotinstant.

[I]Creatingthefuturetakestime.Thattswhyleaderscontinuetomanagethepresent

whilebuildingtowardthebigchangesofthefuture.Whenit'stimetomaketheleap,

theytakeactionandimmediatelydropwhat,snolongerservingtheirpurpose.Initially

Leahstayedwithheraccountingjobwhilestartinguptheyogastudiotomakeital1work.

[J]Soonafter,sheknewshehadtomakeaboldmovetofullycommittohernewfuture.

Withintwoyears,Leahshedthesafetyofheraccountingjobandmadetheswitchcomplete.

Suchdrasticchangeisnoteasy.

[K]Steeringthroughchangeandfacingobstaclesbringsusfacetofacewithourfears.

Leahreflectsononeincidentthattriggeredherfears,whenherinvestorsthreatenedto

shutherdown:"IwasprobablyupagainstthemostfearI'veeverhad，”shesays."I

hadspenttwoyearscultivatingthiscommunity,andithadbecomesuccessfulveryfast,

butwithinsixmonthsIwasfacingtheprospectoflosingitall.”

[L]Sheconnectedwithhersenseofpurposeanddugdeep,cultivatingatremendous

senseofstrength."IwasfeelingsointentionalandstrongthatIwasn,tgoingtolet

fearjusttakeover.Iwasthinking,*0K,guys,ifyouwanttotrytoshutmedown,shut

medown.*AndIknewitwasanegotiationscheme,soIwasabletosaytomyself,4This

isnotreal.'"Bynamingherfearsandfacingthemhead-on,Leahgainedconfidence.For

mostofus,lettinggoofthesafetyandsecurityofthepastgivesusgreatfear.Cal1ing

outourfearsexplicitly,asLeahdid,canhelpusactdecisively.

[M]Thecycleofrenewalneverends.Leah，sgrowthspurredhertoopenhersecond

studio—anditwasn,tforthemoney.

[N]Ihavenodesiretomakemillionsofdollars.It'snotaboutthat;it'sabout

growthforme.Honestly,Ididn'tneedtoopenasecondstudio.Iwasmakingasmuchmoney

asIwasasanaccountant.ButIknowifyoudon'tgrow,youstandstill,andthatdoesn't

workforme.

[0]Considerthecurrentmomentinyourownlife,yourteamoryourorganization.Where

areyouinthecycleofrenewal:Areyouactivelypreservingthepresent,orselectively

forgettingthepast,orboldlycreatingthefuture?WhatadvicewouldLeahgiveyouto

moveyouaheadonyourjourney?Oncewe'reonthepathofgrowth,wecancontinuallymove

throughtheseasonsoftransformationandrenewal.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

36.Readinesstotakeadvantageofnewopportunitieswi11makeiteasiertocreateone's

desiredfuture.

37.Byconventionalstandards,Leahwasatypicalsuccessfulwomanbeforeshechangedher

career.

38.Leahgainedconfidencebylayingoutherfearsandconfrontingthemdirectly.

39.Insearchofameaningful1ife,Leahgaveupwhatshehadandsetupherownyogastudios.

40Leah,sinterestinyogapromptedhertomakeafirmdecisiontoreshapeherlife.

41.Smallsignsmayindicategreatchangestocomeandthereforemeritattention.

42.Leah,sfirstyogastudiowasbynomeansanimmediatesuccess.

43.Somepeopleregardprofessionalchangeasanunpleasantexperiencethatdisturbstheir

stablecareers.

44.TheworstfearLeaheverhadwastheprospectoflosingheryogabusiness.

45.Assheexplorednewinterestsanddevelopednewpotentials,Leahfeltpowerful

internally.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),

B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

TheUrbanization—migrationawayfromthesuburbstothecitycenter—wi11bethe

biggestrealestatetrendin,accordingtoanewreport.

ThereportsaysAmerica'surbanizationwi11continuetobethemostsignificantissue

affectingtheindustry,ascitiesacrossthecountryimitatethewalkabi1ityand

transit-orienteddevelopmentmakingcitieslikeNewYorkandSanFranciscososuccessful.

Assmallercitiescopythemodeloftheseu24-hourcities»'moreaffordable

versionsoftheseplaceswillbecreated.Thereportreferstothisasthecomingofthe

“18-hourcity，"5andusesthetermtorefertocitieslikeHouston,Austin,Charlotte,

andNashville,whichare"positioningthemselvesashighlycompetitive,intermsof

livability,employmentofferings,andrecreationalandculturalfacilities.v

AnothertrendthatlookssignificantinisthatAmerica*slargestpopulationgroup,

Millennials(千禧一代)»willcontinuetoputoffbuyingahouse.Apartmentswillretain

theirappealforawhileforMillennials,hauntedbywhathappenedtohome-owningparents.

Thistrendwillcontinueintothes,thereportprojects.Afterthat,survey

respondentsdisagreeoverwhetherthisgenerationwillfollowintheirparentsfootsteps,

movingtothesuburbstoraisefamilies,orwi11choosetoremaininthecitycenter.

AnotherissueaffectingrealestateinthecomingyearwillbeAmerica*sfailing

infrastructure.Mostroads,bridges,transit,watersystems,theelectricgrid,and

communicationsnetworkswereinstalled50to100yearsago,andtheyarelargelytaken

forgrantedunti1theyfail.

Thereport*swritersstatethatAmerica,sfailuretoinvestininfrastructure

impactsnotonlythehealthofthereal-estatemarket,butalsoourabi1itytoremain

globallycompetitive.

Apartfromthespecifictrendshighlightedabove,whichcausesomeinvestorstoworry,

thereportportraysanoveralloptimismbornebytherecenthealthyreal-estate“upcycle”

andimprovingeconomy.Seventy-fourpercentoftherespondentssurveyedreporta“good

toexcellent"expectationofreal-estateprofitabilityin.Whileexcessiveoptimismcan

promotebadinvestmentpatterns,resultinginareal-estate“bubble,"thereport*s

writersdownplaythatpotentialoutcomeinthatithasnotyetoccurred.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

46.Accordingtothenewreport,realestatedevelopmentinwi11witness.

A)anacceleratingspeed

B)ashifttocitycenters

C)anewfocusonsmal1cities

D)anever-increasingdemand

47.Whatcharacterizes"24-hourcities”likeNewYork?

A)Peoplecanlivewithoutprivatecars.

B)Peoplearegenerallymorecompetitive.

C)Peoplecanenjoyservicesaroundtheclock.

D)Peopleareinharmonywiththeenvironment.

48.WhyareMi1lennialsreluctanttobuyahouse?

A)Theycanonlyaffordsmal1apartments.

B)Thehousepricesarecurrentlytoohigh.

C)Theirparents*badexperiencestillhauntsthem.

D)Theyfeelattachedtothesuburbanenvironment.

49.WhatmighthinderrealestatedevelopmentintheU.S.?

A)Thecontinuingeconomicrecessioninthecountry.

B)Thelackofconfidenceonthepartofinvestors.

C)Thefierceglobalcompetition.

D)Theworseninginfrastructure.

50.HowdomostoftherespondentsinthesurveyfeelabouttheU.S.real-estatemarket

in?

A)Pessimistic.B)Hopeful.

C)Cautious.D)Uncertain.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thebrainisaseeminglyendlesslibrary,whoseshelveshouseourmostprecious

memoriesaswellasourlifetime'sknowledge.Butisthereapointwhereitreaches

capacity?

Theanswerisno,becausebrainsaremoresophisticatedthanthat.Insteadofjust

crowdingin,oldinformationissometimespushedoutofthebrainfornewmemoriestoform.

Previousbehaviouralstudieshaveshownthatlearningnewinformationcanleadto

forgetting.Butinanewstudy,researchersdemonstratedforthefirsttimehowthiseffect

occursinthebrain.

Indailylife,forgettingactuallyhasclearadvantages.Imagine,forinstance,that

youlostyourbankcard.Thenewcardyoureceivewi11comewithanewpersona1

identificatipnnumber(PIN).EachtimeyourememberthenewPIN,yougraduallyforgetthe

oldone.Thisprocessimprovesaccesstorelevantinformation,withoutoldmemories

interfering.

Andmostofusmaysometimesfeelthefrustrationofhavingoldmemoriesinterfere

withnew,relevantmemories.Considertryingtorememberwhereyouparkedyourcarinthe

samecarparkyouwereataweekearlier.Thistypeofmemory(whereyouaretryingto

remembernew,butsimilarinformation)isparticularlyvulnerabletointerference.

Whenweacquirenewinformation,thebrainautomaticallytriestoincorporate(合

并)itwithinexistinginformationbyformingassociations.Andwhenweretrieve(检索)

information,boththedesiredandassociatedbutirrelevantinformationisrecalled.,

Themajorityofpreviousresearchhasfocusedonhowwelearnandremembernew

information.Butcurrentstudiesarebeginningtoplacegreateremphasisontheconditions

underwhichweforget,asitsimportancebeginstobemoreappreciated.

Averysmal1numberofpeopleareabletorememberalmosteverydetai1oftheir1ife.

Whileitmaysoundlikeanadvantagetomany,peoplewiththisrareconditionoftenfind

theirunusualabilityburdensome.

Inasense,forgettingisourbrain'swayofsortingmemories,sothemostrelevant

memoriesarereadyforretrieval.Normalforgettingmayevenbeasafetymechanismtoensure

ourbraindoesn,tbecometoofull.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

51.Whathavepastbehaviouralstudiesfoundaboutourbrain?

A)Itscapacityactuallyknowsno1imits.

B)Itgrowssophisticatedwithpractice.

C)Itkeepsourmostpreciousmemoriesuntillifetsend.

D)Newinformationlearnedpushesoldinformationout.

52.Whatisthebenefitofforgetting?

A)Itfreesusfrompain