11832015年6月大学英语四级真题及答案

2015

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6

月大学英 语四级真题及答案

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Part 1 Writing (30 minutes)

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Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an

essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a

brief description of the picture and them comment on this kind of modern

life. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

THIS MODERN LIFE:

WORK HOME PLAY SLEEP

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Part II Listening Comprehension (30minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will bear 8 short conversations and

2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more

questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and

the questions will be spoken only once. After each questions there will

be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A),

B),C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the

corresponding letter on Answer sheet 1 with a single line through the

center.

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1. A) He is pleased to sit on the committee.

B) He is willing to offer the woman a hand

C) He will tell the woman his decision later .

D) He would like to become a club member.

2. A) Their planned trip to Vancouver is obviously overpriced.

B) They should borrow a guide book instead of buying one.

C ) The guide books in the library have the latest information.

D) The library can help order guide books about Vancouver.

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3. A) He regrets having taken the history course.

B) He finds little interests in history books.

C) He has trouble finishing his reading assignments.

D) He has difficulty in writing the weekly book report.

4. A) The man had better choose another restaurant.

B) The new restaurant is a perfect place for dating.

C) The new restaurant caught her fancy immediately.

D) The man has good taste in choosing the restaurant.

5. A) He has been looking forward to spring

B) He has been waiting for the winter sale

C)He will clean the woman?s boots for spring

D) He will help the woman put things away

6. A) At a tailor?s.

B) At Bob?s home

C) In a cloth store

D) In a theatre

7. A) His guests favor Tibetan drinks

B) His water is quite extraordinary

C) Mineral water is good for health

D) Plain water will serve the purpose

8. A) Report the result of a discussion

B) Raise some environmental issues

C) Submit an important document.

D) Revise an environmental report

Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you just heard

9. A) They pollute the soil used to cover them

B) They are harmful to nearby neighborhoods

C) The rubbish in them takes long to dissolve

D) The gas they emit is extremely poisonous

10. A) Growing populations

B) Packaging materials

C) Changed eating habits

D) Lower production cost

11. A) By saving energy

B) By using less aluminum

C) By reducing poisonous wastes

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D) By making the most of materials

12. A) We are running out of natural resources soon

B) Only combined efforts can make a difference

C) The waste problem will eventually hurt all of us

D) All of us can actually benefit from recycling

Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

13. A) Miami B) Vancouver C) Bellingham D) Boston

14. A) To get information on one-way tickets to Canada

B) To inquire about the price of

“Super saver ” seats

C) To get advice on how to fly as cheaply as possible

D) To inquire about the shortest route to drive home

15. A) Join a tourist group

B) Choose a major airline

C) Avoid trips in public holidays

D) Book tickets as early as possible

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the

end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and

the questions will be

spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the

best answer from the

four choices marketed A), B),C) and D). Then marked the correspond

letter on Answer

sheet I with a single line through the centre.

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Passage one

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.

16. A) There are mysterious stories behind his works

B) There are many misunderstandings about him

C) His works have no match worldwide

D) His personal history is little known

17. A) He moved to Stratford-on-Avon in his childhood

B) He failed to go beyond grammar school

C) He was a member of the town council

D) He once worked in a well- know acting company

18. A) Writers of his time had no means to protect their works

B) Possible sources of clues about him were lost in a fire

C) His works were adapted beyond recognition

D) People of his time had little interest in him

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Passage Two

Questions 19-21 are based on the passage you have just heard

19. A) It shows you have been ignoring your health

B) It can seriously affect your thinking process

C) It is an early warning of some illness

D) It is a symptom of two much pressure

20. A) Reduce our workload

B) Control our temper

C) Use painkillers for relief

D) Avoid masking symptom

21. A) Lying down and having some sleep

B) Rubbing and pressing one?s back

C) Going out for a walk

D) Listening to light music

Passage Three

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

22. A) Depending heavily on loans

B) Having no budget plans at all

C) Spending beyond one?s means

D) Leaving no room for large bills

23. A) Many of them can be cut

B) All of them have to be covered

C) Their payment cannot be delayed

D) They eat up most of the family income

24. A) Rent a house instead of buying one

B) Discuss the problem in the family

C) Make a conversation plan

D) Move to a cheaper place

25. A) Financial issues plaguing a family

B) Difficulty in making both ends meet

C) Family budget problems and solutions

D) New ways to boost family income

Section C

Directions: in this section,you will hear a passage three times.

When the passage is

read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general

idea. When the passage is

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read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks

with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is

read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

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Perhaps because going to college is so much a part of the American

dream, many people go for no(26)_____reason. Some go because their

parents ecpect it, others because it?s what their friends are ,

there?s the belief that a college degree will(27)____ensure a good job

and high pay.

Some students (28)____ through for years ,attending classes, or

skipping(

逃课

) them

as the case may be, reading only what can?t be avoided, looking for

less(29)_____courses,and never being touched or changed in any

important way. For a few of these people, college provides no(30)____

，

yet because of parental or peer

pressure, they cannot voluntarily leave. They stop trying in the

hope that their teachers will make the decision for them by(31)____ them.

To put it bluntly(

直截了当地

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unless you?re willing to make your

college years count, you might be(32)_____ doing something else. Not

everyone should attend college, nor should everyone who does attend

begin right after high school. Many college students(33)_____ taking a

year or so off. A year out in the world helps some people

to(34)_____their priorities and goals. If you?re really going to get

something out of going to college, you have to make it mean something,

and to do that you must have some idea why you?re there, what you hope

to get out of it, and (35)_____even what you hope to

become.

Part III Reading Comprehension (40minutes)

Section A

Direction: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You

are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices

given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through

carefully before making choices. Each choice in the bank is identified

by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on

Answer Sheet2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any

of the words in the bank more than once.

Question 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.

It?s our guilty pleasure: Watching TV is the most common everyday

activity,after work and sleep, in many parts of the world. Americans

view five hours of TV each day, and while we know that spending so much

time sitting ___36___ can lead to obesity(

肥胖症

)

and other diseases, researchers have now quantified just

how___37___being a couch potato can be.

In an analysis of data from eight large ___38___published studies, a

Harvard-led group reported in the Journal of the American Medical

Association that for every two hours per day spent channel ___39___,the

risk of developing Type 2 diabetes(

糖尿

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病

)rose 20% over 8.5 years, the risk of heart disease increased 15%

over a ___40___, and the odds of dying permaturely ___41___ 13% during a

seven-year follow-up .All of these___42____are linked to a lack of

physical exercise. But compared with other sedentary(

久坐的

)activities,

like knitting ,viewing TV may be especially__43___at promoting unhealthy

habits. For one, the sheer number of hours we pass watching TV dwarfs

the time we spend on anything else. And other studies have found that

watching ads for beer and popcorn may make you more likely to

___44___them.

Even so, the authors admit that they didn?t compare different

sedentary activities to ___45___whether TV watching was linked to a

greater risk of diabetes,heart disease or clearly death compared with,

say, reading.

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A)climbed I)previously

B)consume J)resume

C)decade K)suffered

D)determine L)suffering

E)effectIve M)term

F)harmful N)terminals

G)outcomes O)twisting

H)passively

Section B

Directions: In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten

statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in

one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information

is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is

marked with a letter. Answer the question by marking the corresponding

letter on Answer Sheet 2

Essay -Grading Software Officers Professors a Break

[A] Imagine taking a college exam, and instead of handing in a blue

book and getting a grade from a professor a few weeks later, clicking

the “send” button when you are done

and receiving a grade back instantly, your essay scored by a

software program. And then, instead of being done with the exam, imagine

that the system would immediately let you rewrite the test to try to

improve your grade.

[B] EdX,the nonprofit enterprise founded by Harvard and the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) to offer courses on the

Internet ,has just introduced such a system and will make its

automated(