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2019
年
12
月全国
大学生英语四级考试第二套（卷二）
Part I
Writing
(30 minutes)
Directions:
For this part,
you are allowed 30 minutes to write
a
letter to a foreign friend who wants to learn
Chinese. Please recommend a place to
him.
You should write at least 120
words but no more than 180 words.
Part Ⅱ
Listening Comprehension
(25 minutes)
Section A
Directions:
In
this section, you will hear three news reports. At
the end of each news report, you will hear two
or three questions. Both the news
report and then questions will be spoken only
once. After you hear a question,
you
must choose the best answer from the four choices
marked A), B), C) and D).Then mark the
corresponding
letter on Answer Sheet
1with a single line through the centre.
Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news
report you have just heard.
1. A) The number of nurses has dropped
to a record low.
B) There
is a growing shortage of medical
personnel.
C) There is
discrimination against male nurses.
D) The number of male nurses has gone
down..
2. A) Cultural
bias.
B) Inadequate pay.
C) Educational system.
D) Working
conditions.
Questions 3 and
4 are based on the news report you have just
heard.
3. A) He fell out of
a lifeboat.
B) He lost his
way on a beach.
C) He was
almost drowned.
D) He enjoyed
swimming in the sea.
4. A)
The beach is a popular tourist resort.
B) The
emergency services are efficient.
C) The beach is a good place to watch
the tide.
D) The lifeboats
patrol the area round the clock.
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news
report you have just heard.
5. A) It became an online
star.
B) It broke
into an office room.
C) It
escaped from a local zoo.
D)
It climbed 25 storeys at one go.
6. A) Send it back to the
zoo.
B) Release it
into the wild.
C) Return it
to its owner.
D)
Give it a physical checkup.
7. A) A raccoon can perform acts no
human can.
B) A raccoon can climb much higher than
a cat.
C) The raccoon became
as famous as some politicians.
D) The raccoon did something no
politician could.
Section
B
Directions:
In this section, you will hear two long
conversations. At the end of each conversation,
you will hear
four questions. Both the
conversation and the questions will be spoken only
once. After you hear a question, you
must choose the best answer from the
four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark
the corresponding letter
on Answer
Sheet 1 with a single line through the
centre.
Questions 8 to 11
are based on the conversation you have just
heard.
8. A) She got a well-
paying job in a bank.
B) She received a bonus
unexpectedly.
C She received
her first monthly salary.
D) She got a pay raise for
her performance.
9. A)
Several years ago.
B) Two decades
ago.
C) Right after
graduation.
D)
Just last month.
10. A) He
sent a small check to his parents.
B) He took a
few of his friends to a gym.
C) He immediately deposited it in a
bank.
D) He
treated his parents to a nice meal.
11. A) Buy some professional
clothes.
B) Budget her salary
carefully.
C) Join her
colleagues for gym exercise.
D) Visit her
former university campus.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the
conversation you have just heard.
12. A) He has a difficult decision to
make.
B) He has been overworked
recently.
C) He has just
quarreled with his girlfriend.
D) He has just too many
things to attend to.
13. A)
Give priority to things more urgent.
B) Turn to his
girlfriend for assistance.
C) Think twice before making the
decision.
D)
Seek advice from his family and
advisor.
14. A) His parents
and advisor have different opinions.
B) He is not particularly keen on the
job offered.
C) He lacks the
money for his doctoral program.
D) His girlfriend does not support his
decision.
15. A) They need
time to make preparations.
B) They need to save enough money for
it.
C) They haven’t started
their careers yet.
D) They haven’t won their parents’
approval.
Section
C
Directions:
In this section, you will hear three
passages. At the end of each passage, you will
hear three or four
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 marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the
corresponding letter on
Answer Sheet 1
with a single line through the centre.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the
passage you have just heard.
16. A) Acquiring information and
professional knowledge.
B)
Using information to understand and solve
problems.
C) Enriching
social and intellectual lives.
D) Expressing ideas and opinions
freely.
17. A) Improving
mind-reading strategies.
B) Reading classic
scientific literature.
C)
Playing games that challenge one’s
mind.
D)
Traveling to different places in the
world.
18. A) Give others
freedom to express themselves.
B) Expose themselves to different
cultures.
C) Discard
personal biases and prejudices.
D) Participate in debates
or discussions.
Questions 19
to 21 are based on the passage you have just
heard.
19. A) The nature of
relationships between dogs.
B) The reason a great many people love
dogs.
C) Why dogs can be
faithful friends of humans.
D) How dogs feel about their bonds with
humans.
20. A) They have an
unusual sense of responsibility.
B) They can respond to humans’
questions.
C) They can fall
in love just like humans.
D) They behave like other animals in
many ways.
21. A) They have
their own joys and sorrows.
B) They experience true romantic
love.
C) They help humans in
various ways.
D) They stay with one partner for
life.
Questions 22 to 25 are
based on the passage you have just
heard.
22. A) A cow
bone.
B) A rare animal.
C) A historical site.
D) A precious
stone.
23. A) Measuring
it.
B)
Preserving it.
C) Dating
it.
D) Identifying it.
24. A) The site should have been
protected.
B) The boy’s family had acted
correctly.
C) The boy should
have called an expert.
25.
A) Search for similar fossils elsewhere.
C) Conduct a more detailed
search.
D)
The channel needs to interview the boy.
B) Ask the university to reward
Jude.
D) Seek additional
funds for the search.
Part Ⅱ
Reading Comprehension
(40 minutes)
Section A
Directions:
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 your
choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by
a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for
each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a
single line through the centre. You may not use
any of the words in the bank
more than
once
.
Questions
26 to 35 are based on the following
passage.
Finally, some good
news about airplane travel. If you are on a plane
with a sick passenger, you are unlikely
to
get
sick.
That
is
the
26
of
a
new
study
that
looked
at
how
respiratory
viruses
27
on
airplanes.
Researchers found that only people who
were seated in the same row as a passenger with
the flu, for example
—
or one
row in front of or behind that individual—had a
high risk of catching the illness. All other
passengers had
only a very
28
chance of
getting sick, according to the findings. Media
reports have not necessarily presented
29
information
about the risk of getting infected on an airplane
in the past. Therefore, these new findings
should help airplane passengers to feel
less
30
to catching respiratory infections
while traveling by air.
Prior to the new study, litter was
known about the risks of getting
31
infected by
common respiratory
viruses, such as the
flu or common cold, on an airplane, the
researchers said. So, to
32
the risks of infection,
the study team flew on 10 different
33
in the U.S. during the flu season. The
researchers found that passengers
sitting within two seats on
34
side of a
person infected with flu, as well as those sitting
one row in front of
or behind this
individual, had about an 80 person chance of
getting sick. But other passengers were
35
safe
from infection. They
had a less than 3 percent chance of catching the
flu.
A) accurate
F) explorations
K) slim
B) conclusion
G)
flights
L) spread
C) directly
H) largely
M)
summit
D) either
I) nearby
N) vividly
E) evaluate
J)
respond
O) venerable
Section B
Directions
:
In
this section, you are going to read a passage with
ten statements attached to 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
questions by marking
the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet
2.
Is Breakfast Really the
Most Important Meal of the Day?
[A] Along with old classics like
“carrots give you night vision” and “Santa doesn’t
bring toys to misbehaving
children”,
one of the most well-worn phrases of tired parents
everywhere is that breakfast is the most important
meal of the day. Many of us grow up
believing that skipping breakfast is a serious
mistake
—
even if only two
thirds of adults in the UK eat
breakfast regularly, according to the British
Dietetic Association, and around
three-
quarters of Americans.
[B] “The body uses a lot of energy
stores for growth and repair through the night,”
explains diet specialist Sarah
Elder.
“Eating a balanced breakfast helps to up our
energy, as well as make up for protein and calcium
used