2026年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）

2026年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Supposeyouareinvitedtoputforwardaproposaltotheuniversityonhowtomakestudents'campuslifeeasier.Youarenowtowriteanessaytomakeyourproposal.Youwillhave30minutestowritetheessay.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1.A)ShewasbornmonthsaftertheendofWorldWarI.B)Shehasbeenlivinginherhousethroughoutherlife.C)ShesufferedagreatdealduringtheSecondWorldWar.D)Sheisa102-year-oldwomanlivinginSomersetVillage.2.A)Shehasbeenpersuadedbytheestateagent.B)Sheneedsthemoneybadlyforherhealth.C)SheisleavingGlastonburyVillage.D)Sheismovingtoanursinghome.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.3.A)Thenavy'stimelyarrival.B)Hisrichsailingexperience.C)ThewordHELPwrittenontheboat.D)Hisuseofamirrortosendasignal.4.A)Helostallconsciousness.B)Hewasingoodcondition.C)Hewastoodistractedtopickhimselfup.D)Heentirelyabandonedhimselftodespair.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.5.A)Theireffortstoprovidesocialserviceshavebeenignored.B)TheyhavebeencriticizedbytheDenverschoolboard.C)Theyhavetakenvariousstepstogetmorefunding.D)Theirenrollmenthasbeenonanoticeabledecline.6.A)Approvecriteriaforclosingschoolswithdecreasedfunding.B)Enroll3,000fewerelementaryandmiddleschoolstudents.C)Decidewhichelementaryandmiddleschoolstoclose.D)Alteritsper-pupilfundingpolicyonarationalbasis.7.A)Toenablethedistricttoremaincompetitive.B)Toavoidanegativeimpactonitseconomy.C)Tokeepthedistrictfreeofdebt.D)Toobtaintheexpectedfunding.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8.A)Tobookticketsforamusical.B)Toenquireaboutthepriceofcats.C)TopayforherafternoonflighttoLondon.D)Tohaveherpersonalcomputerrepaired.9.A)HefrequentlygoestotheLionTheatre.B)Heknowshowtosellthingswell.C)Heisacomputerscienceexpert.D)Heisawayonabusinesstrip.10.A)Theyaresoldatadiscount.B)Theyareinlowdemand.C)Theyarenolongeravailable.D)Theyarenottooexpensive.11.A)Heights.B)Circus.C)Wildanimals.D)Darknights.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.A)Hefindsitbothersometoreply.B)Hehasswitchedoffhisphone.C)Hehasn'tgotthetimetotextback.D)Hedoesn'tknowhowtorespond.13.A)Hislackofsufficientsleepatnight.B)Hisaddictiontomobilephonegames.C)Hisexcessiveuseofthemobilephone.D)Hishighfrequencyofsurfingthenet.14.A)Shoppingonlineandpayingforhispurchases.B)Communicatingwithfriendsonsocialmedia.C)Exploringwhatevercontenttohisliking.D)Sharingandpostingpicturesandvideos.15.A)Shepreferschattingwithothersonlinetomeetingthem.B)Therearefewphysicalstoresnearwhereshelives.C)Orderingmealsonlineisagreatconveniencetoher.D)Sheneedstotalkwithherfriendsandfamilyfaraway.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.A)Itisnownarrowing.B)Itkeepsincreasing.C)Ithasremainedhuge.D)Itwillsoondisappear.17.A)Itisfluctuatingbetween5-7%.B)Itisslowingdownforeveryone.C)Itisfasterforthosewhostayintheirjobs.D)Itisinadequatefordealingwithinflation.18.A)Booming.B)Stabilizing.C)Struggling.D)Cooling.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.A)Theyhavesmalleramountsofnutrientsthanunprocesseddiets.B)Theircontributiontocalorieconsumptionishardtodetermine.C)TheyaccountfornearlyhalfoftheaverageAmericandiet.D)Theirlowpriceandconveniencenegativelyimpacthealth.20.A)Astrongdesiretoovereat.B)Alackofnutrientslikefiber.C)Ahigherriskofcancerandobesity.D)Agreaterintakeofsugarandsalt.21.A)Eatmorequickly.B)Feelfullsooner.C)Chewthoroughly.D)Swallowbitbybit.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22.A)Byattributingthemtocurrentculturalinfluences.B)Byattributingthemtoconservativethinking.C)Intermsofnewgeneticfindings.D)Intermsofpersonalpreferences.23.A)Sharingwithwomenthechorestheyseenecessary.B)Dividinghouseworkthatisdemandingforwomen.C)Performinghouseholdtasksthattheyenjoy.D)Doingtasksthatarephysicallychallenging.24.A)Thelargewithin-groupdifferences.B)Thegreatsimilaritiesacrossgroups.C)Theresearchers'subjectivebiases.D)Thenoticeableovergeneralizations.25.A)Theyseemtobeuniversal.B)Theyimpactpeople'swholelife.C)Theyshapeone'sroleinsociety.D)Theyappearatanearlyage.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Itmaysoundsurprising,butpeoplewhoaresupersensitivetocoffee'sbittertasteactuallydrinkmoreofit,anewstudyfinds.Thissensitivityisn't26amatteroftaste,either,butratherisinfluencedbyaperson'sgeneticmakeup,theresearcherssaidinthestudy."You'dexpectthatpeoplewhoareparticularlysensitivetothebittertasteofcoffeewoulddrinklesscoffee,"saidstudyseniorresearcherMarilynCornelis."The27resultsofourstudysuggestcoffeeconsumersacquireatastefororanabilitytodetectthebitternessofcaffeineduetothelearnedpositive28broughtoutbycaffeine."Putanotherway,peoplewhohavea29abilitytotastethebitternessofcoffeelearntoassociate"goodthingswithit,"Cornelissaid.Thisfindingissurprising,giventhatbitternessoftenservesasawarningmechanismto30peopletospitoutharmfulsubstances,scientistssaid.Researchersconductedthestudytounderstandhowgeneticsinfluencespeople's31oftea,coffeeandalcoholwhichtendtotastebitter,saidleadstudyresearcherJueShengOng."Whileallbitterflavorsmayseemthesame,we32thebitternessofBrusselssprouts(抱子甘蓝),quinine(奎宁)andcaffeine33,"OngtoldLiveScience."Thedegreetowhichwefindtheseflavorsbitteris,inpart,determinedbyyourgenes."Peoplewiththegenestotastethebitternessofgreenvegetablesaremorelikelytopreferteatocoffee.In34,peoplewhoweremoresensitivetoquinine'sbitterflavorsandthosefoundingreenvegetablestendedto35coffee.A)additionI)oppositeB)approximatelyJ)perceiveC)avoidK)prospectD)consumptionL)reinforcementE)convertedM)separatelyF)convinceN)simplyG)heightenedO)targetedH)omissionSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.ExerciseandDementiaA)Ifthisdoesn'tencourageyoutosqueezeinaworkouttoday,nothingwill:anewstudyfromSwedenshowsthatwomenwhowerehighlyfitinmid-lifewerenearly90%lesslikelytogetdementia(失智)decadeslater.B)Afterinitialexercisetestsinmiddleage,researchersfollowedthewomenfor44years.Bothgroupslivedjustaslong,butthosewhocouldrideanexercisebikeatafastratefor6minutesintheinitialtesthadamuchlowerriskofdementialateronthanthosewhocouldn'tcompletetheworkout.C)Thestudy,publishedWednesdayinthejournalNeurology,couldn'tprovethatexercisepreventeddementia,andthefindingsaren'tentirelynew—it'slongbeenknownthere'sacorrelationbetweenexerciseanddecreaseddementiarisk—buttheresultswereparticularlydramatic.About5%ofthewomenwiththehighestpeakworkload—thosewhowereabletobikethehardestoverthose6minutes—developeddementia,comparedto25%ofthosewithmediumfitnessand45%whoweren'tfitenoughtofinishthetest,thestudyfound.Overall,womenwhowerehighlyfitcomparedtothosewhoweremoderatelyfitdecreasedtheirriskofdementiaby88%.Thefewhighlyfitwomenwhodiddevelopdementiabecamesymptomaticatage90onaverage,11yearslaterthanthemoderatelyfit.D)"I'mverysurprisedthatthefindingwassostrong,"saidIngmarSkoog,thepaper'sseniorauthorandapsychiatry(精神病学)professoratTheUniversityofGothenburginSweden."Itreallyshowstheimportanceofexercise."E)Dementia,asdefinedinmedicaldictionaries,isabroadtermthatdescribesalossofthinkingability,memory,attention,logicalreasoning,andothermentalabilities.Thesechangesaresevereenoughtointerferewithsocialoroccupationalfunctioning.Ithappenswhenthepartsofyourbrainusedforlearning,memory,decisionmaking,andlanguagearedamagedordiseased.About5%-8%ofadultsoverage65havesomeformofdementia.Thispercentagedoublesevery5yearsafter65.Asmanyashalfofpeopleintheir80shavesomedementia.F)Dementiaisnottemporaryconfusionorforgetfulnessthatmightresultfromaninfectionthathealswithouttreatment.Itcanalsocomefromanunderlying(潜在的)illnessorsideeffectsofmedications.Dementiatypicallygetsworseovertime.Peoplewithdementiahaveproblemswiththinkingandrememberingthataffecttheirabilitytomanagetheirdailylife.G)Dementiaistypicallyassociatedwithdeclinesincognitivefunction.Yetresearchershavefoundanassociationbetweendementiaanddeclinesinhearingandothersensoryfunctions.H)Thoughthestudymentionedabovewasfairlysmall(only191womentooktheinitialfitnesstest,whichmeansit'shardtomaintainstatisticalsignificancewhilebreakingthegroupdownintosub-categoriesofoneormoreage),itdoesgiveushopethatdementiacanbepreventedordelayedthroughexerciseinmiddleage.I)Alzheimer's(阿尔茨海默症)andotherdementiasarebelievedtobegin15-20yearsbeforesymptomsevenappear,soitmakessensethatexercisinginmid-lifewouldaffecttherisk,Skoogsaid.ExercisealoneisnotlikelytopreventAlzheimer's,butthestudyshowspeoplearenothelplessinthefaceofoneofthemostfeared,costliestandcommondiseasesofoldage,headded.AndthesameactivitiesthathelppreventAlzheimer's—includingavoidingsmoking,gettingadequateexerciseandsleepandeatingahealthydiet—alsopreventheartdisease,hesaid,makingthemevenmoreworthwhile."Youcandosomethingtodecreaseyourodds,"Skoogsaid.J)Maintainingahealthylifestyleinmid-life,decadesbeforediseasesetsin,makessense,saidDavidKnopman,afellowoftheAmericanAcademyofNeurology,whowasnotinvolvedinthestudy."Isuspectit'sadose,"saidKnopman,alsoassociatedirectoroftheAlzheimer'sDiseaseResearchCenteratMayoClinicinRochester,Minnesota."Startinginlatelifeisbetterthannotstartingatall,butstartinginmid-lifeseemstoofferalargerbenefit."K)AlthoughitisnotentirelyclearwhyexercisehelpsputofforpreventAlzheimer's,Knopmansaidit'slikelythatexercisemaintainsgoodbloodflowtothebrain."Whenthebrainishealthierfromavascular(血管的)pointofview,itcanabsorbmoreAlzheimer'spathogen(病原体)beforepeoplebecomesymptomatic,"hesaid.L)Themessageisn'tthateveryoneneedstorunmarathonsinmiddleage,Knopmansaid,butahealthylifestylepaysoff.M)Thistypeofstudycan'tsayexactlywhatkindofexerciseisbest,orhowmuchisneeded—onlyastudythathasaplacebo(安慰剂)groupandtrackspeoplegoingforwardcandothat,saidKeithFargo,directorofscientificprogramsandoutreachatthenon-profitAlzheimer'sAssociation."Thebulkoftheliteraturehasnotyetsettledonanamountortypeofexercisethatisgoingtobekey,althoughthebulkhassuggestedthataerobic(有氧的)exerciseiswhatyouneedtobedoing,"hesaid.Thatdoesn'tmeanyouhavetocompeteinmarathonsbut"morethana10-mindogwalk"wouldbeagoodidea,Fargosaid.N)Severallifestylestudiesaregettingunderwaysoon,includingonebackedbytheAlzheimer'sAssociationcalledtheUSPOINTERstudy,whichwillofferat-riskadults,ages60-79,aseriesoflifestyleinterventions(干预)toseeiftheyimpactAlzheimer'srisk.ThatandotherAlzheimer's-relatedstudiesarealwayslookingforvolunteerstoparticipate,hesaid.O)Inthenextthreetofiveyears,thesestudiesshouldallowresearcherstoprovideclearerrecommendationsforexerciseandotherlifestylemodificationsthatmightreduceAlzheimer'srisk,suchassleep,dietandsocialactivities,Fargosaid.Butit'salreadyquiteclearthatexercisingatanypointinlifeisbetterforyourbrainthannotexercisingatall,Fargoadded.P)"Ifyoudon'twanttohavedementiawhenyou're80,thetimetostartgettingfitisnow,"hesaid."Itmaynotnecessarilygiveyoualongerlife,butthere'sacompellingbodyofworkthatitwillgiveyoumoregoodyears."36.Itistypicalfordementiatoworsenwiththepassageoftime.37.AccordingtoKnopman,thestudygivesthemessagethatahealthylifestyleisbeneficial,butnotthatallthemiddle-agedneedheavyexercise.38.Theresultsofanewstudywillencouragemiddle-agedwomentofindtimeexercisinghoweverbusytheyare.39.Hopefully,onecanpostponeorpreventdementiabyexercisingintheirmid-life.40.Inafewyears,researchersshouldbeabletooffercleareradviceonexerciseandotherlifestylechangesforreducingtheincidenceofAlzheimer's.41.Dementiareferstoalossofmultiplementalabilitiessuchasmemoryandlogicalreasoning.42.Oneresearcherbelievesthatexercisemaykeepthebrainwellsuppliedwithblood.43.Medicalliteraturehasnotconcludedastowhatexerciseorhowmuchexerciseiscrucial,althoughitgenerallyagreesthatpeopleshoulddoaerobicexercise.44.Ithaslongbeencommonknowledgethatexercisecorrelateswithreducedriskofdementia.45.ActivitieshelpfulinthepreventionofAlzheimer'salsopreventheartdisease.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Peoplewhosystematicallyunderestimatethemselvesandtheirownperformancesufferfromtheso-calledImpostorPhenomenon.Theythinkthatanysuccessisduetoexternalcircumstancesorjustluckandchance.Thesepeopleliveinconstantfeartheir"deception"willbeexposed.Itiscommonforpeopletoquestiontheirabilitiesnowandagain.Ahealthyamountofreflectionandself-doubtcanprotectapersonfromactingimpulsively.However,therearepeoplewhoarepermanentlyplaguedbyamassiveamountofself-doubtdespitedeliveringagoodperformance.Theythinkthatalloftheirsuccessesarenotaproductoftheirskillorhardwork,insteadtheyattributetheirownsuccessestoexternalcircumstances,forexample,toluckandchance,orbelievethattheirperformanceismassivelyoverestimatedbyothers.Failures,ontheotherhand,arealwaysinternalisedastheresultoftheirownshortcomings.PsychologistsfromMartinLutherUniversityHalle-Wittenbergexaminedthetopicforthefirsttimeunderreal-lifeconditions.Seventy-sixparticipantscompletedarangeofintelligencetestsandreceivedpositivefeedbackonthem,regardlessoftheiractualperformance.Theywerethenaskedwhytheythinktheydidsowell.Thestudyshowedtwothings:First,theself-reporteddegreeofImpostorPhenomenonisnotrelatedtoactualmeasuredintelligenceorperformance.Secondly,thetestsupportedtheassumptionthatpeoplewithatendencytoexhibittheImpostorPhenomenondevaluetheirobjectivelymeasuredperformanceandattributepositiveresultstoexternalcausessuchasluckandchance,butnottotheirownabilities.Theseresultsarealsocompletelyunrelatedtoageandgender.Apermanentunderestimationofone'sownabilitiesisoftenaccompaniedbythefearthatthissupposedintellectualdeceptionwillbeexposedsoonerorlaterandthattheywillpaythepriceforthis.TheImpostorPhenomenonwasfirstdescribedin1978byUSpsychologistsPaulineClanceandSuzanneImes.Theyobservedthatthereisaparticularlyhighnumberofsuccessfulwomenwhodonotthinktheyareveryintelligent.TheImpostorPhenomenonisnotdefinedasamentalillness.However,peoplewhosufferfromitshowahighervulnerabilitytodepression.46.Whatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutpeoplewhosufferfromtheso-calledImpostorPhenomenon?A)Theysystematicallyunderestimatetheirchanceofsuccess.B)Theytendtoattributetheirachievementstogoodfortune.C)Theyseemtoliveinconstantfearofbeingdeceived.D)Theygenerallyrelyonluckandchanceforsuccess.47.Whatdopeoplewithahealthyamountofreflectionandself-doubttendtodo?A)Creditalltheirsuccessestohardwork.B)Strivehardtoperfecttheirskills.C)Refrainfromactingonimpulse.D)Deliverabetterperformance.48.WhatdoImpostorPhenomenonsufferersoftendoaccordingtopsychologistsfromMartinLutherUniversityHalle-Wittenberg?A)Attributetheiraccomplishmentstoothers.B)Denytheiractualmeasuredintelligence.C)Claimtohaveconfidenceintheirownabilities.D)Markdowntheirobjectivelyratedperformance.49.Whathappenswhenapersonpermanentlyunderestimatestheirownabilities?A)Theywillfocustheirattentiononexternalfactors.B)Theywillbefearfulofpotentialconsequences.C)Theywillcountongoodfortuneforsuccess.D)Theywillkeepimprovingtheirownskills.50.WhatdidUSpsychologistsPaulineClanceandSuzanneImessayaboutImpostorPhenomenonsufferers?A)Theyaremoreliabletohavedepression.B)Theyseldomrealisetheirpotentialfully.C)Theywilldevelopmentalillnesses.D)Theywillpayhigherpricesoneday.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Musicisauniversallanguage.Ineverycultureandcountry,youwillfindmusic.Itisvitallyimportantacrosstheglobeandhasthepotentialtobringpeopletogetherinpeaceandharmony.Oneofmyfavoriteexperiencesinmusicisseeingmusiciansfromdifferentculturescometogetherandperformasagroup.Wheneachculturebringsitsownuniquequalitiestothegroup,anentirelynewsoundisachieved.Thiscancreateextraordinaryresults.Peoplecancommunicatewitheachotherusingmusicasthecommonlanguage.Onecommonmusicalthreadbetweenculturesisknownasthepentatonicscale.Itisastonishinghowmanyculturessharethistoolinapproachingmusic.Thepentatonicscaleconsistsoffivenotes;"penta-"meaning5,and"tonic"meaningtoneornote.ThisscalecanbefoundinmusiceverywhereincludingthatofNativeAmericans,Africans,andAsians.Itisalsofoundinpopularmusic,blues,jazz,androck.Usingthisfive-notescale,musiciansfromaroundtheglobehaveamediumthroughwhichtheycanrelate,communicate,perform,andultimatelyunderstandeachother.Musicistiedtospecificperceptual(感知的),mental,andemotionalfaculties,includinglanguage(all