2025年6月（第一套）大学英语四级考试真题

2025年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第一套）PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:SupposeyouruniversityisseekingstudentsopinionsonthenecessityofmakingCollegeChineseacompulsorycourse.Youarenowtowriteanessaytoexpressyourview.Youwillhave30minutestowritetheessay.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.A)Byslappingsomebutteronit.

B)Byenhancingitsnourishment.

C)BygrowingitinSouthDakota.

D)Bycookingitinvegetableoil.A)Tointroducetheircorntotourists.

B)Toattendanhonoraryceremony.

C)Toshareexperiencewithothercorgrowers.

D)Toexhibittheircornatthestate'sCornPalace.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A)Stolemailseveraltimes.

B)Forgedpostalkeysillegally.

C)Attackedpostmenonmultipleoccasions.

D)Brokeanumberofpostalcollectionboxes.

4.A)Asentenceforlife.

B)Lossofalltheirpossessions.

C)Twenty-threeyears'hardlabor.

D)Uptofifteenyearsinprison.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Itescapesregulationandmisleadsconsumers.

B)Itignoreseconomicallyfeasiblerecyclingoptions.

C)Itcreateswasteandseverelyimpactstheenvironment.

D)Itproducesclothesaffordableonlytoatinyminority.

6.A)Tocutconsumers'expensesinbuyingqualityclothes.

B)Toenablethewholefast-fashionindustrytobesustainable.

C)Toincentivizemanufacturerstobemoreconsumer-friendly.

D)Tourgemanufacturersandconsumerstoreducewaste.

7.A)Recognizingtheimpactonconsumers.

B)Identifyingthesourceoftheproblem.

C)Abandoningthecurrentbusinessmodel.

D)Establishingpowerfulregulatorybodies.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A)Thecity'srush-hourtrafficisintolerable.

B)Shecannotavoidrush-hourtraffic.

C)Thelocalgovernmentisinefficient.

D)Thecityistoobigtomovearoundeasily.

9.A)Upgradingsubwaycarriages.

B)Increasingthenumberofbusroutes.

C)Airconditioningthecity'ssubway.

D)Learningfromotherbigcities.

10.A)Hesuffersfromrush-hourcrowdingtoo.

B)Heisfortunatetoliveveryneartowork.

C)Hetakesahalf-hourbusridetowork.

D)Heisgoingtomoveclosertohisoffice.

11.A)Recommendtoheragoodhousenearhisoffice.

B)Sendherhishousingagent'stelephonenumber.

C)Tellherexactlywhatkindofpropertytolookfor.

D)Makesuretheagentfindssomethinggoodforher.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Hewasrememberedforthescaronhischeek.

B)Hereceivedaheartoperationafewdaysago.

C)Heusedtowearasadfaceinschool.

D)Hehadsomeplasticsurgerydone.

13.A)Theman'sdeepsympathyforJohnny.

B)Theman'suseoftheexpression'fixed'.

C)Theman'scoveringupofwhathappened.

D)Theman'sgoodmemoryofhischildhood.

14.A)Itgavehimanoticeablesmartness.

B)Itmadehimappearevenmoremanly.

C)Itseemedtogivehimacertainuniqueness.

D)Itseemedtomakeupforhisphysicaldefects.

15.A)Liberal.

B)Hostile.

C)Indifferent.

D)Critical.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Throughdeliberation.

B)Throughevolution.

C)Throughinvention.

D)Throughcollaboration.

17.A)Withpeopleimitatingsoundsaroundthem.

B)Withpeopleinteractingwithanimalscloseby.

C)Withpeopleshowingeachotherthingsnearby.

D)Withpeopletryingtostringsoundstogether.

18.A)Makingsoundscanfreeone'shandsfordoingotherthings.

B)Makingsoundsprovesmarkedlyeasierthansignlanguages.

C)Makingsoundsenablesonetoexpresstheirideasmoreexplicitly.

D)Makingsoundshelpsonecommunicatewithpeopletheycan'tsee.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Welldisciplined.

B)Quiteconfident.

C)Somewhatselfish.

D)Highlyintelligent.

20.A)Whentheywantedtohaveacompetitiveteammember.

B)Whentheywerelookingforacooperativeworkmate.

C)Whentheyfoundcollaborationessentialtothem.

D)Whentheywereseekingsomeonetohelpthem.

21.A)Avoidfrighteningcompetitors.

B)Makecleartheirsocialgoal.

C)Adoptpersuasivestrategies.

D)Considertheconsequences.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Muchevidenceofhumanscapturinganimals.

B)Moreimagesofanimalsthanhumans.

C)Fewerimagesofbuildingsthananimals.

D)Littleproofofhumanfascinationwithanimals.

23.A)Theywereopentothepublic.

B)Theywereprimarilynative.

C)Theywerekeptbyroyalty.

D)Theywerehardlyinjured.

24.A)Toenablethepublictowatchanimalscloseby.

B)TointroducetoEgyptiansanimalsfromPunt.

C)Toprotecttheendangeredanimals.

D)Toshowoffherrichesandpower.

25.A)Itwaspartoftheroyalestate.

B)Itwasashelterforwildanimals.

C)Itwasthekingdom'sbest-equippedzoo.

D)Itwasthefirstpublicexhibitofanimals.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Psychologistshavelongbeeninterestedinhowweconstructouridentitiesandthesortsofstrategiesthatweusetopresentourselvesinsociety.Newfindingssuggestthatthekindsof26andstrategicself-presentationbehaviourweseeinadultsappearatamuchyoungeragethan27known.Researchshowsthatachild'sawarenessofsocialstandingcomesfromadults.Likegrown-ups,kidswanttobe28bythosetheyadmire.Interactiveexperiencesmayprovideopportunitiesforchildrentolearnaboutwhat29adesirablereputationandthekindsofstrategiesthatareeffectivefor30agoodreputationintheirsocialenvironment.Five-year-oldsaren'tjustawareoftheirreputations,theyalsobehavestrategicallytoaltertheiroutwardimage.Theywill31theirbehaviourinordertoappearmoralorsociallygoodintheeyesofkeyobservers.Whileweknowthatadultsusealargevarietyofattributestomanageandcreateimpressions,wedon'tyetknowwhetherchildren32andusethefactthatdifferentattributesarevaluableatdifferenttimestodifferent33.It'simportantforustofurtherconsiderwhereinthisprocesschildrensucceedincontrollingtheirreputationandwherethey34.Aquestiontothinkaboutis,"Whathappensevenearlierthanagefive?"Childrendon'tjustshowuptothefirstdayofkindergartenandhavetheideaofreputationpop35intoexistence.Thelogicalquestiontoaskis,"Whathappensevenearlier?"WordBank

A)acceptedB)audiencesC)buildingD)complex

E)constitutesF)deputiesG)previouslyH)revolving

I)samplesJ)selectedK)solemnL)struggle

M)suddenlyN)understandO)varySectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.GettingyoungmindsintodesignA)Recently,aleadingdesignfederationintheUKwarnedthattheUKcouldfaceacreativeskillsshortage,afterthelatestfiguresrevealedadropofalmost10percentinstudentsstudyingDesignandTechnology.ThesefiguresshowedthatthenumberofpupilsthatsatexamsinDesignandTechnologyfell10percentfrom204,788to185,279lastyear.

B)ChiefexecutiveJohnKampfneroftheCreativeIndustriesFederationthinksthatthisdropinfigureshasworryingimplicationsfortheskillspipelineinBritain'shugelysuccessfulartsandcreativeindustries.Hesaid,"Wealreadyhaveskillsshortagesinmanyjobssuchasanimation(动画制作)andspecialeffects."Headded:"Engineering,whichrequiresasimilarmixofcreativeandtechnicalskills,alsohasrecruitmentproblems."

C)Manyotherdesignersandarchitectshaveexpressedconcernoverthefuturesupplyofhome-growntalentforUKfirms,andindustrybodieshavepointedoutthattherehasbeenalackofroots-levelsupport.However,ifthesedesignershadvisitedtheDesignMuseumshopinLondonearlierthisyeartheirfearsmayhavebeeneased.With£10tospend,theycouldhaveboughtafascinatingchildren'stoycalled"DazzleRacer".Anautomotivecylinder(圆柱体),itincludedawind-up,elastic(有弹性的)-band-poweredmechanism,minimalparts,all100%recycled,andlotsofstickers.Itwasgoodfun,simple,eyecatchingandveryoriginal.

D)Well,you'dexpecttheDesignMuseumtocommissionandmakesomeinterestingitems,butthisonewasdifferent.DesignedbyagroupofsixYear9andYear10boysfromFinchleyCatholicHighSchool,thetoywasthewinningentryinthemuseum's2015DesignVenturacompetition,whichbringsthebusinessofdesigntolifeforstudentsaged13to16bychallengingthemtodevelopanewcreative,sustainableandcommerciallyfeasibleproductfortheDesignMuseumshopandattractshundredsofentriesnationwide.

E)"WedidDesignVenturainmypreviousschool,"saysLiamHourican,FinchleyCatholicHighSchool'sdesigntechnologycurriculumleader."ThenwhenIchangedschoolsfouryearsago,Iintroduceditherebecauseithelpstodevelopsomanyskills."

F)Thethemeforlastyear'scompetitionwas"Move",andHouricanbeganwiththreegroupsworkinginlunchbreaksandafterschoolbeforeselectingthegroupwiththemostinnovativeidea.Eachparticipatingschoolmaysubmitjustoneproposal."It'sthetakingpartanddoingtheworkwhichisimportant,"hesays."AndIneverdreamtwe'dwin."

G)CatherineRitmanSmith,headoflearningattheDesignMuseum,isexpectingaround10,000participantsaged13to16totakepartthisyearandsaysthattheproject--fundedbyDeutscheBankaspartofitsyouthengagementprogrammeBornToBe--isthebiggesteventinthemuseum'scalendar."WestartedDesignVenturawitharound800youngpeoplein2010andithasgrownsteadilysince,"shesays."Teacherslikeitbecausetheskillsarealltransferableandithelpstovalidatethevalueofdesignasasubject,"sheexplains,tellingmethatnearly600schoolshavetakenpartsofar.

H)Sohowdoesthecompetitionwork?Asingle-wordthemeisannouncedinthesummer.Thisyearitis"Change".Schoolsworkwithgroupstoproduceimaginativedesignideasforaproductinsimplematerialsthatcouldsellfor£10intheDesignMuseumshop.ParticipatingschoolsthenregisterbyNovemberandeventuallysubmittheirdesignidea.Alongthewaythereistrainingandsupportforteachersandtutoringforstudentsfromdesigners.Anadditionalbonusiswhenthewinnersseetheirdesignonsaleinthespringofthefollowingyear.

I)Houricanandhispupilshavehappymemoriesofspendingawholedayatthemuseum,havingbeenselectedasoneof10shortlistedschoolstopresenttheirideatoapanelofjudges,includingdesignerJasperConran.ThentheyworkedwiththeKinDesignStudioinShoreditch,metdesignersattheirschoolandattendedalunchwithDeutscheBankemployees.Thestudentshelpedtomakedecisionsandtherewereplentyofdiscussions-theychangedtheproduct'sname,forexample.

J)"Oneofthereallyusefulthingsaboutthiscompetition,"saysHourican,"isthatthere'sacommercialelementbecausetheproductisgoingonsaleforrealandtheboyshadtolearnaboutbudgetingandmarketing,aswellasdesigningtheirgame."Profitsgotocharity."Thewinningteamchooseswhereitwantstheprofitstogo,"saysRitmanSmith."TheFinchleyCatholicHighSchoolproductraisedabout£1,000forGreatOrmondStreetHospital."Winningentriesinpastyearshaveincludedamake-your-ownclothkitcalledDoveBuntingandathreefold,wallet-sizedtravelgamewithgoalsateachend,calledBadoiiing.

K)ItcoststheschoolsnothingtoparticipateinDesignVentura;theprofessionaldesignersprovidetheirservicesforfree.AmongthemarearchitectAsifKhan,aDesignMuseumtrusteewhohasworkedasdesigner-in-residenceatthemuseum,helpingemergingarchitects.HehasrecentlybeencommissionedtodesignthenewMuseumofLondonbuildinginSmithfield.

L)AnotheristelevisionpresenterandinteriordesignerNaomiCleaver,whoisoneofthecompetition'sjudges."I'mverykeentoencourageyoungpeople,"shesays,observingthatdesignbringstogetherothersubjectssuchasliterature,art,history,geographyandscience."Nowthatdesigneducationislimitedinthecurriculum,I'mallinfavourofcompetitionssuchasDesignVentura,whichhelpstobringthestandardcurriculumtolife,"saysCleaver."Andthejudgingdayisterrificfun.Someofthesestudentsareveryimaginative.Onegrouppresentedtheirideaintheformofapuppetshowandweseesomemarvelousdemonstrationmodels.I'malwaysimpressedbythelevelsofconfidenceandthesupportthestudentsgetfromtheirteachers."

M)RitmanSmithadds:"Designtechnologyhasbecomeatrickysubjecttomakeacasefor,andwe'veheardofdepartmentsclosinginsomeschools.WefindthatifpupilstakepartinDesignVenturainYearNineitcanbethetriggerwhichleadsthemtooptforitatGeneralCertificateofSecondaryEducation,sowearehelpingtokeepalivesomethingwhichiscrucialtoindustryandentrepreneurship."Statements

36.DuringthecourseofpreparingforDesignVentura,teachersreceivetrainingandsupportwhilestudentsgettutoringfromdesigners.

37.AvisittotheDesignMuseumshopinLondoncanreducethedesigners'fearsaboutthefuturesupplyoftalentseducatedinBritain.

38.OneofDesignVentura'sjudgessaysthecompetitionaddsvigourtothestandardcurriculuminschools.

39.EnrollmentinDesignandTechnologydecreasedbynearlytenpercentlastyearintheUK.

40.ParticipationofninthgradersinDesignVenturacanmotivatethemtochoosedesigntechnologyastheirsubject.

41.DesignVenturaiswelcomedbyteachersbecauseithelpstoprovetheworthofdesignasaschoolsubject.

42.Theschoolsdon'thavetopayanythingtotakepartintheDesignVenturacompetition.

43.ParticipantsinDesignVenturaarechallengedtocreatesustainableandmarketableproducts.

44.StudentsbenefitfromDesignVenturabecausetheycanlearnaboutbudgetingandmarketinginadditiontogamedesign.

45.AccordingtoanofficeroftheCreativeIndustriesFederation,thereisdifficultynowinrecruitingengineersintheUK.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestanswerandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Newresearchsuggeststhatpandasmaybeatriskofdyingoutbecausetheyaretoocomfortable.Expertssaytoomuchhappinesscanstopthebearsfromsearchingfornewmates.

Environmentalistshavelongbelievedthatbuildingroadsorhomesnearthebearsmaythreatentheirsurvivalby"reducingorfragmentingtheirnaturalhabitats",TheTimesreported.Butthenewresearchsuggeststhata"modestdegreeofdiscomfortandfragmentation"mayactuallyhelppreservepandapopulations.

TheresearchwasconductedbyscientistsfromMichiganStateUniversity.Itconcludedthatpandasfailtowanderoffinsearchofnewmatesiftheyfindtheirhabitattoocomfortable,resultinginalackofvitalgeneticdiversity.

Fortheirstudy-outlinedinapaperinthejournalConservationBiology--theteamlookedatgeneticdiversityandspreadamongaChinesepandapopulation.Theideallevelofperfectlylivablehabitatwasfoundtobeonly80%ofanarea,withtheremaindereithertooharshortooaffectedbyhumanactivity.

Theexpertsconcludedthatpandasshouldideally"behappyenoughtothrive,butnotsocontentthattheydon'twanttomovearoundandfindnewmates".

TheirconclusionsaboutwhatTheGuardiandescribedasthis"sweetspot"areinlinewiththeso-calledGoldilocksprinciple:thattherecanbejusttherightamountofsomething.Theconcepthasbeenappliedtoawiderangeofdisciplines,fromdevelopmentalpsychologytoeconomicsandengineering.

ClaudioSillero,aprofessorofconservationbiologyatOxfordUniversity,toldthenewspaperthatthenewfindingscouldhaveimplicationsbeyondpandaconservation.

"Mostlargeanimalsthateatmeatliveinincreasinglyfragmentedlandscapes,"saidSillero,whowasnotinvolvedintheresearch."Itmaywellbethatthemessynatureoftheirrelationshipwithhumaneffortsinducesmoreanimalstoscatterortravelfurther,andmightresultingreatergeneticconnectivityandenhancedpopulationpersistence."

Themostrecentcountofpandasfoundthatthereweremorethan1,800leftinthewild,puttingthemonthelistofvulnerable,butnotendangered,species.Whatdowelearnfromnewresearchaboutpandas?

A)Theyarelosinghabitatduetothebuildingofroadsandhouses.

B)Theyhavestoppedseekingnewmatesforreproduction.

C)Theymaynotadapttothefragmentationoftheirhabitat.

D)Theymayceasetoexistasaresultofenjoyingtoogoodalife.WhatcanweconcludefromthenewresearchbyscientistsatMichiganStateUniversity?

A)Environmentalists'long-timebeliefregardingpandaconservationmaybemisleading.

B)Housingdevelopmentnearpandas'homesmaythreatentheirsurvival.

C)Pandas'naturalhabitatsarebecominglesssuitableforreproduction.

D)Theincreasedpandapopulationisattributedtothefragmentationoftheirhabitat.Whatistheexperts'conclusionregardingpandas?

A)Itisurgenttoprovideanidealhabitatforthemtothrive.

B)Itisveryimportanttopreservetheirgeneticdiversity.

C)Theirchancesoffindingnewmateshavealottodowiththeirhabitat.

D)Theirenvironmentforsurvivalhasbeencontinuouslyworsening.WhatcanweinferfromthepassageabouttheGoldilocksprinciple?

A)Itneedstobeconfirmedbymorestudiesonpandas.

B)Itappliestothepreservationofpandastoo.

C)Ithasimplicationsforfuturepandaresearch.

D)Itcanbeusedtolocatetherightspotforpandas.WhatcanthenewfindingsdoaccordingtoProfessorSillero?

A)Helpdiscovernewwaysfortheconservationofpandas.

B)Helpremovepandasfromthelistofendangeredspecies.

C)Shedlightontheconservationofmostlargemeat-eatinganimals.

D)Showthecomplexityofinteractionsbetweenhumansandanimals.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Withthosebornwithnaturaltalents,itfeelsasiftheyexcelwithoutreallytrying.Butwhataboutthoseofuswhodon'thaveanaturaltalent?We'vebeentoldallourlivesthatifyouworkhard,youtoocansucceed.ButwiththereleaseofAngelaDuckworth'sGrit,wearegivenanewkeytosuccess.

"Asmuchastalentcounts,effortcountstwice,"saysDuckworthinGrit.Sheintroducesanewconceptthattalentmaybeoverrated,andifyouwantrealsuccess,whatyouneedisgrit,theperfectcombinationofpassionandpersistence.Evenifyouhavenaturaltalent,it'snothingwithoutgrit.

Duckworthsaysgritisthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailure.Apersonwhohasgritismorelikelytosucceedthanapersonwhodoesnot.Whenwethinkaboutattainingsuccess-whetherit'slandingthatjoborlearningthatnewskill-ourthoughtsareimmediatelyburdenedbyallthethingswemustfirstlearn.Ifyouwantthatnewjob,youhavetolearnthejobskills,thentheinterviewskills,thenthedresspart-andyoumustbeperfectatallofthem.Gritisdifferentbecauseittellsusthatperfectionisn'tthegoal.

Gritliftstheunreasonableexp