2025年6月(第二套)大学英语四级考试真题

2025年6月大学英语四级考试真题(第二套)PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Supposeyouruniversityisconductingasurveytocollectstudents'opinionsontheappropriateuseofAItechnologyinassistinglearning.Youarenowtowriteanessaytoexpressyourview.Youwillhave30minutestowritetheessay.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.A)TheyareyoungteenagersfromAtlanta.

B)Theywonthisyear's7MileBridgeRun.

C)Theycompletedtheraceinlessthan40minutes.

D)TheyarebothstudentsatMarathonHighSchool.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)Tryhisbesttopersuadehiswife.

D)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.SirAlfredHitchcockwasanEnglishmoviedirectorandproducer.Famously26toas'TheMasterofSuspense',Hitchcockisoneofthemostinfluentialfilmmakersinthehistoryof27.Hewasanextraordinarydirectorwhoentertainedhisaudiencewith28andgrippingsuspensemovies.Hisfascinationwithcrimebeganatanearlyagewhenhewas29byhisfatherwhomadehimspendafewminutesinsideaprisonforhismisconduct.Hence,hismoviesare30oftheguiltandinnocenceofthewrongdoerandthevictim.Hehadagiftforcreatingstoriesthatconsistedofdeceit,robbery,murder,corruption,andothercriminal31withincredibleplottwistsinthestoryline.Theprincipalcharactersinhismovieswereoftenordinarypeople32inunwantedandunavoidablesituations.Hewas33productiveandhisamazingbodyofworkisconsideredfascinatingbythecritics.Mostofhismovieshave34thetestoftimeandareconsideredtobemasterpieces.Heisalsorememberedbyotherfilmmakers,forhecontinuestoinspirethemtobepassionateabouttheirwork.Heisalso35bypeoplearoundtheworldforhisentertainingandexcitingstories.A)caughtB)cinemaC)engagingD)graphically

E)highlyF)incentiveG)instinctsH)offences

I)punishedJ)referredK)stoodL)symbolic

M)tunedN)visuallyO)worshippedSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.Isjuicingactuallygoodforyou?A)Freshlyjuicedfruithasbecomeabasicdietaryitem--especiallyforbusy,health-consciousconsumerswhocansavetimeonmaking(andperhapsevenchewing)theirfoodwithoutmissingoutonnutrients.Fruitjuicealsohasbeenlinkedtoclaimsthatitcanhelpyoubothloseweightandstayhealthy.Allofwhich,ofcourse,hasmadeithighlyprofitable.Theglobalfruitandvegetablejuicesmarketwasvaluedat$154billionin2016andisexpectedtogrow.

B)Butisjuicingreallyashealthyaswethink?Mostfoodscontainingfructose-anaturallyoccurringsugarfoundinallfruitsandfruitjuices-don'tseemtohaveharmfuleffectsaslongasthey'renotcontributingtoexcessdailycalories.Thisisbecausethefibrefoundinwholefruitsisintact,andthesugariscontainedwithinthefruit'scells.Ittakesourdigestivesystemawhiletobreakthesecellsdownandforfructosetoenterthebloodstream.

C)Butthisisnotthecasewithfruitjuice.Unlikewholefruit,fruitjuicehasmostofthefibreremoved.Thisiswhythefructoseinfruitjuicescountsas'freesugars'-whichalsoincludehoneyandthesugarsaddedtofoods.It'srecommendedbytheWorldHealthOrganisationthatadultshavenomorethan30gofaddedsugar,theequivalentof150mloffruitjuice,perday.Theproblemisthat,withthefibreremoved,fruitjuice'sfructoseisabsorbedmorequickly.Suddenincreasesinbloodsugarcausethereleaseofinsulin(胰岛素)tobringitbackdowntoastablelevel.Overtime,thismechanismcanwearout,increasingtheriskofdevelopingtype2diabetes.In2013,researchersanalysedthehealthdataof100,000peoplecollectedbetween1986and2009andfoundthatfruitjuiceconsumptionwaslinkedwithincreasedriskoftype2diabetes.Anotherstudyfoundarelationshipbetweenfruitjuiceandtype2diabetesafterfollowingthedietsanddiabetesstatusofmorethan70,000nursesover18years.Theresearchersexplainthatthepossiblereasonforthismaypartlyhavebeenthelackoftheothercomponentsfoundinwholefruit,likefibre.

D)Juicescontainingvegetablescanprovidemorenutrientsandlesssugarthanjuicesmadeupofjustfruit--buttheystilllackvaluablefibre.Dietshighinfibrehavebeenlinkedtoalowerriskofdevelopingheartdisease,stroke,highbloodpressureanddiabetes,andit'srecommendedadultsconsume30gperday.

E)Asidefromthelinktotype2diabetes,manystudiesagreethatfruitjuiceisharmfulifitcontributestoanexcessincalories.Inananalysisof155studies,JohnSievenpiper,associateprofessorattheUniversityofToronto'sDepartmentofNutritionalSciences,setouttounderstandiftheassociationsbetweensugarysoftdrinksandhealth--includingriskofdiabetesandheartdisease--wereapplicabletothefoodanddrinkwegenerallyconsumeaspartofahealthydiet.Hecomparedstudieslookingintotheeffectsoffructose-containingsugarswithcontroldietsfreefromorlowerinthesesugars.Hisaim?Toisolatetheeffectsofconsumingtoomanycaloriesfromtheeffectsoffoodscontainingdifferentsugars.

F)Hefoundnegativeeffectsonbloodsugarandinsulinlevelswhenfoodprovidedexcesscaloriesfromsugars,includingfruitjuice.However,whenthecaloriesweren'tinexcessoverall,thereweresomeadvantagestoconsumingwholefruit--andevenfruitjuice.Sievenpiperconcludesthattherecommended150mloffruitjuiceperday,whichisanaverageserving,isreasonable.Thepaperconcludedthatfoodscontainingfructosemayhavesomesmallbenefitsforlong-termbloodsugarcontrolwhentheydon'tleadtoover-consumptionofcalories.Butwhentheydoleadtotoomanycalories,theyriskraisingbloodsugarandinsulinlevels.

G)Sowhileweknowthatfruitjuicecancausediabetesifit'spartofadietthathasmorecaloriesoverall,it'slessclearhowjuiceaffectsthelong-termhealthofthosewhoaren'toverweight.Butwehaveahigherriskofconsumingmorethantherecommendeddailynumberofcalories(around2,000forwomenand2,500formen)onthedayswedrinkjuice,accordingtoresearch.Numerousstudieshaveshownthatdrinkingfruitjuicedoesn'tmakeusconsumeanylessofotherfoodsthroughouttheday.

H)Asitiseasytoconsumelargeamountsoffruitjuicequitequickly,extracaloriesaretakenin.Andextracaloriescancontributetoweightgain.Onewaywecanimprovetheeffectsoffruitjuiceonourhealthismakingsureweselectripefruittoretainasmuchofitsgoodnessaspossible,accordingtoRogerClemens,professorofpharmaceutical(药物的)sciencesattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia.

I)Anotherreasonforfruitjuice'srecentpopularityistheargumentthatitcanhelptoremovepoisonousorharmfulsubstancesfromthebody.However,"thewholeconceptofajuicediethelpingtoremovepoisonousorharmfulsubstancesfromthebodyiscompletelyfalse,"saysClemens."Weconsumecompoundseverydaythatmaybepoisonousandourbodiesdoawonderfuljobofremovingandeliminatinganythingharmfulfromourbodies."

J)Andjuiceisn'tacure-allforgettingyournutrients,either."Therearealotofnutrientscontainedinthepartsofthefruits,suchasinappleskins,thatareexcludedwhenyoujuicethem,"saysHeatherFerris,aprofessorofmedicine."Youendupwithsugarywaterwithsomevitamins."

K)Plus,sheadds,it'snotanidealwaytoreachtheadvised'fiveaday'."Peopletrytogetfiveservingsoffruitandvegetablesperdayanddon'trealisethisisn'tjustaboutgettingvitamins,"shesays."It'salsoaboutreducingtheamountofgraincarbs(碳水化合物)andproteinandfatsinourdiet,andincreasingfibre."Sowhilefruitjuiceisbetterthannofruitatall,therearelimits.Itparticularlycomeswithriskswhenweconsumemorethan150mloffreesugarsperday,orwhenitputsusoverourrecommendedcalorieintake.Itprovidesuswithvitamins--butfruitjuiceisfarfromaquickfix.Fruitjuiceisdifferentfromwholefruitinthatitcontainsmuchlessfibre.Somepeoplebelieveajuicediethelpstoridourbodyofharmfulorpoisonoussubstances.Alotofresearchcomestothesameconclusionthatfruitjuicedoesharmtothehumanbodywhenitleadstosurpluscalories.Theclaimedhealthbenefitsoffruitandvegetablejuiceshaverenderedtheindustryveryprofitable.Toincreasethebenefitsoffruitjuicetoourhealth,we'dbetterchooseripefruittomakejuice.Dietscontaininglargeamountsoffibrereducetheriskofheartdisease,diabetesandotherhealthhazards.Accordingtoaresearchpaper,drinkingfruitjuiceisbeneficialonconditionthatitisconsumedinreasonableamounts.Oneexpertclaimsthatjuicingwastesalotofnutrientscontainedinfruits.Ittakessometimeforfruit'scellstobedigestedandforfructosetobeabsorbed.Alotofresearchhasdemonstratedthatdrinkingfruitjuicedoesnotreduceourdailyconsumptionofotherfoods.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestanswerandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Wealltakealittleextraefforttolookniceforspecialoccasions.Butmostofushaveconflictingfeelingsaboutdressingupandfeelguiltyabouttakingthetimetofocusonclothes.Sciencenowsuggeststherightdressmaygiveourselvestheextraedgeinourprofessionalandpersonallives.Wehearsayingslike"dressforthejobyouwant;notthejobyouhave".Mostpeopledon'treallybelieveinthem,butresearchintotheimpactofclothesonbehaviornowsuggeststhattheremayactuallybeagrainoftruthinthesesayings.Sciencesaysthattheclotheswewearaffectourbehavior,ourmoodandeventhewayweinteractwithothersbecauseofthesymbolicmeaningthatweassigntodifferenttypesofclothing.Weconsidersomeclothestobepowerful,sometobefun,andsoon.Weevenevaluatepeoplewhomwehavejustmetbasedontheirclothes.Wealsoevaluateourselvesbasedonwhatwearewearingbecauseofthewaytheymakeusfeel.Thismeansthattheexperienceofwearingsomethingaffectsourattitudesandourchoiceofbehavior.There'sareasontailoredjacketsareassociatedwithbeing'dressedforsuccess'.Itseemsthatwearingformalofficewearputsusintherightframeofmindtoconductbusiness.Wearingpowerclothingmakesusfeelmoreconfidentandevenincreaseshormonesneededfordisplayingdominance.Thisinturnhelpsusbecomebetternegotiatorsandabstractthinkers.Whileagoodsuitworkswondersforourperformanceintheboardroom,wearingformalwearisn'tagreatideawhenwewanttosocialize.Studieshavefoundthatpeopletendtobelessopenandlessabletorelaxwhentheywearformalclothes.Ontheotherhand,acasualdresshelpsusbecomemorefriendlyandcreative.ThesefindingssupporttheideaofwearingbusinesscasualsonaFriday;sincecolleaguesaremostlikelytotakeouttimetosocializeonthelastworkdayoftheweek.Imean,whowantstohangoutwithpeopleintheirsuits?Whatdoessciencesuggesttherightdressmaydo?

A)Addtoouradvantageinworkandlife.

B)Enableustolookalotmoreattractive.

C)Helpustoenjoyafullerpersonallife.

D)Provideextraenergyforwhatwedo.Whydoessciencesaytheclothesonewearsmayaffecttheirinteractionwithothers?

A)Clothesusuallyrepresentone'ssocialandeconomicstatus.

B)Clotheslargelydetermineone'slikabilitybypeoplearound.

C)Differenttypesofclothingmarkedlyreflectdifferentpersonalities.

D)Differenttypesofclothingconveydifferentmessagessymbolically.Howdotheclotheswewearswayourevaluationofourselves?

A)Byexertinganeffectonourpowerofjudgment.

B)Byimpactinghowwefeelaboutourselves.

C)Byaffectingwhatwetakeasthebasisforassessment.

D)Byinfluencingourinterpretationofsymbolicmessages.Whydoestheauthorsaytailoredjacketsareassociatedwithbeing'dressedforsuccess'?

A)Theyarenecessaryforformalbusinessdealings.

B)Theymayhelppeopleconcentrateontheirbusiness.

C)Theyarevitaltokeepingadominantpositioninbusinesstransactions.

D)Theymayenablepeopletohavetherightmentalityfordoingbusiness.Whatarepeopleadvisedtodowhentheywanttosocialize?

A)Focusonclothing.

B)Wearagoodsuit.

C)Dresscasually.

D)Lookunusual.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Withtheriseofpopmusic,jazz,andelectronicmusic,bothoperaandclassicalmusicstartedtofadeawayfromthepubliceye.Somepeoplearebeginningtowonderwhetheroperaandclassicalmusicarestillrelevanttothemodernworldofmusic.Granted,youwillnottypicallyseetoday'steenagerslendingtheirearstoBachanytimesoon,buttherearesomemajorindicatorsthatbothoperaandclassicalmusicarenowstillquitealive.Themostmajorindicatorofclassicalmusic'simportanceinsocietytodayisthefactthatmuchofthepopularmusicthatiscurrentlybeingproducedusessimilarbeats,harmonies,andmelodies(旋律)asthosethatwereusedinsomeofclassicalmusic'sbestworks.Evenso,itcanbedifficultforthosewhodonotstudymusictheorytoseethisasanindicator,sinceitissubtleandjustshowstheimpactsymphonic(交响乐的)orchestrashavehadonsociety'stasteinmusic.Abetterexamplefortherelevanceofoperaandclassicalmusiccanbeseenintheinventionoftherockopera.Opera,initssimplestdefinition,istellingastoryusingmusicasitsform.Theartoftellingastoryusingmusichasnotfadedintheleastbit.Infact,sometimesactualorchestrasareusedformajorpartsoftheoperaitself.Someoftheworld'sgreatesthitshavebeenpartsofrockoperas.Fansofclassicalmusiccanalsotellyouthattherearefewtypesofmusicthataremoreexpressive.So,itshouldcomeasnosurprisetoanyonethatclassicalmusicpiecesarestillusedasbackgroundmusicinmodernmovies.Symphonicorchestracompositionshavealsobeencreatedsolelyforthepur