2025年6月英语四级真题(第1套)

2025年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第1套）

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Supposeyouruniversityisorganizingaforumonthedevelopmentofstudents’cross-cultural

communicationabilities.Youarenowtowriteanessaytoexpressyourview.Youwillhave30minutestowritethe

essay.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoor

threequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,you

mustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.A.Byslappingsomebutteronit.C.BygrowingitinSouthDakota.

B.Byenhancingitsnourishment.D.Bycookingitinvegetableoil.

2.A.Tointroducetheircorntotourists.C.Toshareexperiencewithothercorngrowers.

B.Toattendanhonoraryceremony.D.Toexhibittheircornatthestate’sCornPalace.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.A.Stolemailseveraltimes.C.Attackedpostmenonmultipleoccasions.

B.Forgedpostalkeysillegally.D.Brokeanumberofpostalcollectionboxes.

4.A.Asentenceforlife.C.Twenty-threeyears’hardlabor.

B.Lossofalltheirpossessions.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.C.Abandoningthecurrentbusinessmodel.

B.Identifyingthesourceoftheproblem.D.Establishingpowerfulregulatorybodies.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhear

fourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,you

mustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

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8.A.Thecity’srush-hourtrafficisintolerable.C.Thelocalgovernmentisinefficient.

B.Shecannotavoidrush-hourtraffic.D.Thecityistoobigtomovearoundeasily.

9.A.Upgradingsubwaycarriages.C.Airconditioningthecity’ssubway.

B.Increasingthenumberofbusroutes.D.Learningfromotherbigcities.

10.A.Hesuffersfromrush-hourcrowdingtoo.C.Hetakesahalf-hourbusridetowork.

B.Heisfortunatetoliveveryneartowork.D.Heisgoingtomoveclosertohisoffice.

11.A.Recommendtoheragoodhousenearhisoffice.

B.Sendherhishousingagent’stelephonenumber.

C.Tellherexactlywhatkindofpropertytolookfor.

D.Makesuretheagentfindssomethinggoodforher.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A.Hewasrememberedforthescaronhischeek.C.Heusedtowearasadfaceinschool.

B.Hereceivedaheartoperationafewdaysago.D.Hehadsomeplasticsurgerydone.

13.A.Theman’sdeepsympathyforJohnny.C.Theman’scoveringupofwhathappened.

B.Theman’suseoftheexpression‘fixed’.D.Theman’sgoodmemoryofhischildhood.

14.A.Itgavehimanoticeablesmartness.C.Itseemedtogivehimacertainuniqueness.

B.Itmadehimappearevenmoremanly.D.Itseemedtomakeupforhisphysicaldefects.

15.A.Liberal.B.Hostile.C.Indifferent.D.Critical.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfour

questions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A.Throughdeliberation.C.Throughinvention.

B.Throughevolution.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.C.Somewhatselfish.

B.Quiteconfident.D.Highlyintelligent.

20.A.Whentheywantedtohaveacompetitiveteammember.

B.Whentheywerelookingforacooperativeworkmate.

C.Whentheyfoundcollaborationessentialtothem.

D.Whentheywereseekingsomeonetohelpthem.

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21.A.Avoidfrighteningcompetitors.C.Adoptpersuasivestrategies.

B.Makecleartheirsocialgoal.D.Considertheconsequences.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A.Muchevidenceofhumanscapturinganimals.

B.Moreimagesofanimalsthanhumans.

C.Fewerimagesofbuildingsthananimals.

D.Littleproofofhumanfascinationwithanimals.

23.A.Theywereopentothepublic.C.Theywerekeptbyroyalty.

B.Theywereprimarilynative.D.Theywerehardlyinjured.

24.A.Toenablethepublictowatchanimalscloseby.

B.TointroducetoEgyptiansanimalsfromPunt.

C.Toprotecttheendangeredanimals.

D.Toshowoffherrichesandpower.

25.A.Itwaspartoftheroyalestate.C.Itwasthekingdom’sbest-equippedzoo.

B.Itwasashelterforwildanimals.D.Itwasthefirstpublicexhibitofanimals.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblank

fromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybefore

makingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterfor

eachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebank

morethanonce.

Psychologistshavelongbeeninterestedinhowweconstructouridentitiesandthesortsofstrategiesthat

weusetopresentourselvesinsociety.Newfindingssuggestthatthekindsof26andstrategicself-

presentationbehaviourweseeinadultsappearatamuchyoungeragethan27known.

Researchshowsthatachild’sawarenessofsocialstandingcomesfromadults.Likegrown-ups,kids

wanttobe28bythosetheyadmire.Interactiveexperiencesmayprovideopportunitiesforchildrento

learnaboutwhat29adesirablereputationandthekindsofstrategiesthatareeffectivefor30agood

reputationintheirsocialenvironment.

Five-year-oldsaren’tjustawareoftheirreputations,theyalsobehavestrategicallytoaltertheiroutward

image.Theywill31theirbehaviourinordertoappearmoralorsociallygoodintheeyesofkey

observers.Whileweknowthatadultsusealargevarietyofattributestomanageandcreateimpressions,we

don’tyetknowwhetherchildren32andusethefactthatdifferentattributesarevaluableatdifferent

timestodifferent33.It’simportantforustofurtherconsiderwhereinthisprocesschildrensucceedin

controllingtheirreputationandwherethey34.

Aquestiontothinkaboutis,“Whathappensevenearlierthanagefive?”Childrendon’tjustshowupto

thefirstdayofkindergartenandhavetheideaofreputationpop35intoexistence.Thelogicalquestion

toaskis,“Whathappensevenearlier?”

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A.acceptedF.deputiesK.solemn

B.audiencesG.previouslyL.struggle

C.buildingH.revolvingM.suddenly

D.complexI.samplesN.understand

E.constitutesJ.selectedO.vary

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatement

containsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.

Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsby

markingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

Gettingyoungmindsintodesign

A.Recently,aleadingdesignfederationintheUKwarnedthattheUKcouldfaceacreativeskillsshortage,

afterthelatestfiguresrevealedadropofalmost10percentinstudentsstudyingDesignandTechnology.

ThesefiguresshowedthatthenumberofpupilsthatsatexamsinDesignandTechnologyfell10percent

from204,788to185,279lastyear.

B.ChiefexecutiveJohnKampfneroftheCreativeIndustriesFederationthinksthatthisdropinfigureshas

worryingimplicationsfortheskillspipelineinBritain’shugelysuccessfulartsandcreativeindustries.He

said,“Wealreadyhaveskillsshortagesinmanyjobssuchasanimation(动画制作)andspecialeffects.”

Headded:“Engineering,whichrequiresasimilarmixofcreativeandtechnicalskills,alsohasrecruitment

problems.”

C.Manyotherdesignersandarchitectshaveexpressedconcernoverthefuturesupplyofhome-growntalent

forUKfirms,andindustrybodieshavepointedoutthattherehasbeenalackofroots-levelsupport.

However,ifthesedesignershadvisitedtheDesignMuseumshopinLondonearlierthisyeartheirfears

mayhavebeeneased.With£10tospend,theycouldhaveboughtafascinatingchildren’stoycalled

“DazzleRacer”.Anautomotivecylinder(圆柱体),itincludedawind-up,elastic(有弹性的)-band-

poweredmechanism,minimalparts,all100percentrecycled,andlotsofstickers.Itwasgoodfun,simple,

eye-catchingandveryoriginal.

D.Well,you’dexpecttheDesignMuseumtocommissionandmakesomeinterestingitems,butthisonewas

different.DesignedbyagroupofsixYear9andYear10boysfromFinchleyCatholicHighSchool,the

toywasthewinningentryinthemuseum’s2015DesignVenturacompetition,whichbringsthebusinessof

designtolifeforstudentsaged13to16bychallengingthemtodevelopanewcreative,sustainableand

commerciallyfeasibleproductfortheDesignMuseumshopandattractshundredsofentriesnationwide.

E.“WedidDesignVenturainmypreviousschool,”saysLiamHourican,FinchleyCatholicHighSchool’s

designtechnologycurriculumleader.“ThenwhenIchangedschoolsfouryearsago,Iintroducedithere

becauseithelpstodevelopsomanyskills.”

F.Thethemeforlastyear’scompetitionwas“Move”,andHouricanbeganwiththreegroupsworkingin

lunchbreaksandafterschoolbeforeselectingthegroupwiththemostinnovativeidea.Eachparticipating

schoolmaysubmitjustoneproposal.“It’sthetakingpartanddoingtheworkwhichisimportant,”hesays.

“AndIneverdreamtwe’dwin.”

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G.CatherineRitmanSmith,headoflearningattheDesignMuseum,isexpectingaround10,000participants

aged13to16totakepartthisyearandsaysthattheproject—fundedbyDeutscheBankaspartofits

youthengagementprogrammeBornToBe—isthebiggesteventinthemuseum’scalendar.“Westarted

DesignVenturawitharound800youngpeoplein2010andithasgrownsteadilysince,”shesays.

“Teacherslikeitbecausetheskillsarealltransferableandithelpstovalidatethevalueofdesignasa

subject,”sheexplains,tellingmethatnearly600schoolshavetakenpartsofar.

H.Sohowdoesthecompetitionwork?Asingle-wordthemeisannouncedinthesummer.Thisyearitis

“Change”.Schoolsworkwithgroupstoproduceimaginativedesignideasforaproductinsimplematerials

thatcouldsellfor£10intheDesignMuseumshop.ParticipatingschoolsthenregisterbyNovemberand

eventuallysubmittheirdesignidea.Alongthewaythereistrainingandsupportforteachersandtutoring

forstudentsfromdesigners.Anadditionalbonusiswhenthewinnersseetheirdesignonsaleinthespring

ofthefollowingyear.

I.Houricanandhispupilshavehappymemoriesofspendingawholedayatthemuseum,havingbeen

selectedasoneof10shortlistedschoolstopresenttheirideatoapanelofjudges,includingdesigner

JasperConran.ThentheyworkedwiththeKinDesignStudioinShoreditch,metdesignersattheirschool

andattendedalunchwithDeutscheBankemployees.Thestudentshelpedtomakedecisionsandthere

wereplentyofdiscussions—theychangedtheproduct’sname,forexample.

J.“Oneofthereallyusefulthingsaboutthiscompetition,”saysHourican,“isthatthere’sacommercial

elementbecausetheproductisgoingonsaleforrealandtheboyshadtolearnaboutbudgetingand

marketing,aswellasdesigningtheirgame.”Profitsgotocharity.“Thewinningteamchooseswhereit

wantstheprofitstogo,”saysRitmanSmith.“TheFinchleyCatholicHighSchoolproductraisedabout

£1,000forGreatOrmondStreetHospital.”Winningentriesinpastyearshaveincludedamake-your-own

clothkitcalledDoveBuntingandathreefold,wallet-sizedtravelgamewithgoalsateachend,called

Badoiiing.

K.ItcoststheschoolsnothingtoparticipateinDesignVentura;theprofessionaldesignersprovidetheir

servicesforfree.AmongthemisarchitectAsifKhan,aDesignMuseumtrusteewhohasworkedas

designer-in-residenceatthemuseum,helpingemergingarchitects.Hehasrecentlybeencommissionedto

designthenewMuseumofLondonbuildinginSmithfield.

L.AnotheristelevisionpresenterandinteriordesignerNaomiCleaver,whoisoneofthecompetition’s

judges.“I’mverykeentoencourageyoungpeople,”shesays,observingthatdesignbringstogetherother

subjectssuchasliterature,art,history,geographyandscience.“Nowthatdesigneducationislimitedinthe

curriculum,I’mallinfavourofcompetitionssuchasDesignVentura,whichhelpstobringthestandard

curriculumtolife,”saysCleaver.“Andthejudgingdayisterrificfun.Someofthesestudentsarevery

imaginative.Onegrouppresentedtheirideaintheformofapuppetshowandweseesomemarvelous

demonstrationmodels.I’malwaysimpressedbythelevelsofconfidenceandthesupportthestudentsget

fromtheirteachers.”

M.RitmanSmithadds:“Designtechnologyhasbecomeatrickysubjecttomakeacasefor,andwe’veheard

ofdepartmentsclosinginsomeschools.WefindthatifpupilstakepartinDesignVenturainYearNineit

canbethetriggerwhichleadsthemtooptforitatGeneralCertificateofSecondaryEducation,soweare

helpingtokeepalivesomethingwhichiscrucialtoindustryandentrepreneurship.”

36.DuringthecourseofpreparingforDesignVentura,teachersreceivetrainingandsupportwhilestudents

gettutoringfromdesigners.

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37.AvisittotheDesignMuseumshopinLondoncanreducethedesigners’fearsaboutthefuturesupplyof

talentseducatedinBritain.

38.OneofDesignVentura’sjudgessaysthecompetitionaddsvigourtothestandardcurriculuminschools.

39.EnrollmentinDesignandTechnologydecreasedbynearlytenpercentlastyearintheUK.

40.ParticipationofninthgradersinDesignVenturacanmotivatethemtochoosedesigntechnologyastheir

subject.

41.DesignVenturaiswelcomedbyteachersbecauseithelpstoprovetheworthofdesignasaschoolsubject.

42.Theschoolsdon’thavetopayanythingtotakepartintheDesignVenturacompetition.

43.ParticipantsinDesignVenturaarechallengedtocreatesustainableandmarketableproducts.

44.StudentsbenefitfromDesignVenturabecausetheycanlearnaboutbudgetingandmarketinginadditionto

gamedesign.

45.AccordingtoanofficeroftheCreativeIndustriesFederation,thereisdifficultynowinrecruiting

engineersintheUK.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice

andmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Newresearchsuggeststhatpandasmaybeatriskofdyingoutbecausetheyaretoocomfortable.Experts

saytoomuchhappinesscanstopthebearsfromsearchingfornewmates.

Environmentalistshavelongbelievedthatbuildingroadsorhomesnearthebearsmaythreatentheir

survivalby“reducingorfragmentingtheirnaturalhabitats”,TheTimesreported.Butthenewresearch

suggeststhata“modestdegreeofdiscomfortandfragmentation”mayactuallyhelppreservepanda

populations.

TheresearchwasconductedbyscientistsfromMichiganStateUniversity.Itconcludedthatpandasfail

towanderoffinsearchofnewmatesiftheyfindtheirhabitattoocomfortable,resultinginalackofvital

geneticdiversity.

Fortheirstudy—outlinedinapaperinthejournalConservationBiology—theteamlookedatgenetic

diversityandspreadamongaChinesepandapopulation.Theideallevelofperfectlylivablehabitatwasfound

tobeonly80%ofanarea,withtheremaindereithertooharshortooaffectedbyhumanactivity.

Theexpertsconcludedthatpandasshouldideally“behappyenoughtothrive,butnotsocontentthat

theydon’twanttomovearoundandfindnewmates”.

TheirconclusionsaboutwhatTheGuardiandescribedasthis“sweetspot”areinlinewiththeso-called

Goldilocksprinciple:thattherecanbejusttherightamountofsomething.Theconcepthasbeenappliedtoa

widerangeofdisciplines,fromdevelopmentalpsychologytoeconomicsandengineering.

ClaudioSillero,aprofessorofconservationbiologyatOxfordUniversity,toldthenewspaperthatthe

newfindingscouldhaveimplicationsbeyondpandaconservation.

“Mostlargeanimalsthateatmeatliveinincreasinglyfragmentedlandscapes,”saidSillero,whowasnot

involvedintheresearch.“Itmaywellbethatthemessynatureoftheirrelationshipwithhumanefforts

inducesmoreanimalstoscatterortravelfurther,andmightresultingreatergeneticconnectivityand

enhancedpopulationpersistence.”

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Themostrecentcountofpandasfoundthatthereweremorethan1,800leftinthewild,puttingthemon

thelistofvulnerable,butnotendangered,species.

46.Whatdowelearnfromnewresearchaboutpandas?

A.Theyarelosinghabitatduetothebuildingofroadsandhouses.

B.Theyhavestoppedseekingnewmatesforreproduction.

C.Theymaynotadapttothefragmentationoftheirhabitat.

D.Theymayceasetoexistasaresultofenjoyingtoogoodalife.

47.WhatcanweconcludefromthenewresearchbyscientistsatMichiganStateUniversity?

A.Environmentalists’long-timebeliefregardingpandaconservationmaybemisleading.

B.Housingdevelopmentnearpandas’homesmaythreatentheirsurvival.

C.Pandas’naturalhabitatsarebecominglesssuitableforreproduction.

D.Theincreasedpandapopulationisattributedtothefragmentationoftheirhabitat.

48.Whatistheexperts’conclusionregardingpandas?

A.Itisurgenttoprovideanidealhabitatforthemtothrive.

B.Itisveryimportanttopreservetheirgeneticdiversity.

C.Theirchancesoffindingnewmateshavealottodowiththeirhabitat.

D.Theirenvironmentforsurvivalhasbeencontinuouslyworsening.

49.WhatcanweinferfromthepassageabouttheGoldilocksprinciple?

A.Itneedstobeconfirmedbymorestudiesonpandas.

B.Itappliestothepreservationofpandastoo.

C.Ithasimplicationsforfuturepandaresearch.

D.Itcanbeusedtolocatetherightspotforpandas.

50.WhatcanthenewfindingsdoaccordingtoProfessorSillero?

A.Helpdiscovernewwaysfortheconservationofpandas.

B.Helpremovepandasfromthelistofendangeredspecies.

C.Shedlightontheconservationofmostlargemeat-eatinganimals.

D.Showthecomplexityofinteractionsbetweenhumansandanimals.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Withthosebornwithnaturaltalents,itfeelsasiftheyexcelwithoutreallytrying.Butwhataboutthose

ofuswhodon’thaveanaturaltalent?We’vebeentoldallourlivesthatifyouworkhard,youtoocansu