英语四级第一套卷真题及答案.doc

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能力的重要性；第二段可以着重分析提升读书能力的措施；结尾

段可以 来个对观点的总结概括。

Part II Listening Comprehension

（

30m inutes

）

Section A

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 one

。

After you hear a

question

，

you must choose the best answer from the four

choices marked A

），< /p>

B

），

C

）

and D

）。

Then mark the

corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line

through centre

。

News Report 1

Kelly escaped injury and managed to save her car after

a four- foot long rat snake came out from under her car

seat and slithered across her feet as she was driving down

the high way

。

Rat snakes are poisonous or a threat to

people generally

。

Q1

：

But the woman says the snake she

3

encountered Thursday terrified her out of her wits

。

It was

rough with big scales

，

said

。。。

who was on her way to

pick up her friend at the airport when it happened

。

I don

‘

t know whether I had my hands on the steering wheel or

not

。

I

’

m not the most flexible person in the world

，

but

I can guarantee my knees were up next to my ears

。

She

said the snake first slithered back under the seat and she

hoped it would stay there until she was able to get off the

high way and stop

。

That didn

‘

t work out

，

she said

。

Here

he comes

，

and he wind up in my back seat before I could

finally get off the road

，

stop and get out of the car

。

Q2

：

She called for help and Washington county animal control

officers came and captured the snake

。

Q1

：

How did Kelly feel when she first came across the

Rattlesnake

？

Q2

：

What does the report say about the snake

？

［主旨内容］

4

< /p>

一位女士开车去机场接朋友，在她下高速的时候，一条之前

藏在她 座位下的毒蛇爬上她的脚，这位女士被吓得魂飞魄散。当

她发现蛇在座位下的时候，她希 望蛇能一直待在那里，直到她下

高速停车。最后华盛顿动物控制中心来这里抓住了毒蛇。

［参考答案句］

1

。

But the woman says the snake she in carried firstly

terrified her out of her wits

。

She said the snake first

slipped back under the seat

，

and she hoped it would stay

there until she was able to get off the highway and

stopped

。

2

。

She called for help and the Washington DC Animal

Control Officers came and capture the snake

。

［评析］

本篇新闻难度不大，第一题答案出现在

but

重点提示词之

后，考生只需要关注重点提示词，且把握 之后女士的感受即可。

第二题答案出现在新闻最后部分，

符合我 们新闻题最后一题的出

答案位置，且根据试听一致即可选出正确答案。

< br>

News Report 2

5

Q3

：

Fast food turns out isn

’

t quite as fast as it used

to be

。

A new study finds that MacDonald posted its

slowest drives through times since this survey was first

conducted fifteen years ago

。

As Mac Donald

’

s

，

< br>

customers were spent on average three minutes and nine

seconds from the time they placed their orders until they

received their food

。

That

‘

s about ten seconds more than

the industry average and a lot slower than a decade ago

，

according to the study

，

which was commissioned by

QSR

，

an industry trade publication

。

And MacDonalds

wasn

’

t alone in slowing down

。

Other chains also saw

their drive through performance slowing down

。

Q4

：

Among the reasons for the slower service

，

today there

are more choices on the menu

，

and the products

themselves are more complex and take longer to prepare

。

Speed

，

of course

，

is essential to the drive through

experience

，

and drive throughs are hugely important to

chains such as MacDonalds

，

Burger King

，

and Tucle Bell

。

Usually

，

the drive through accounts for sixty to seventy

percent of all business that goes through a fast food

restaurant

，

notes Sam Ochers

，

editor of QSR

。

Of

course

，

consumers also want their orders prepare

6

correctly and on that score

，

Ochers says accuracy is still

really high

。

Q3

：

What is the news report mainly about

？

Q4

：

What has slowed down MacDonald

‘

s drive

through service

？

［主旨内容］

快餐的上餐速度正在变慢。以麦当劳为例，自从

15

年前出

现麦当劳之后，现在是有史以来上餐速度 最慢的时候。现在麦当

劳从下订单到拿食物的平均速度是

3mi n9s

，比之前多了

10s

。

QSR

统计，其他连锁店如汉堡王也是一样上餐速度变慢。因为

食物种类更多，制作更复杂，且需要更长的时间去备餐，所以快

餐连锁店 的上餐速度正在变慢，

但是速度和上餐的准确性对快餐

店很重要 。

［参考答案句］

1

。

Fast food turns out it isn

’

t quite as fast as it used

to be

。

7

2

。

Among the reasons for the slower service

，

today

there are more choices on the menu and the products

themselves are more complex and take longer to prepare

。

［评析］

本篇新闻考查的是主旨题加细节题。第一题针对新闻主旨

题，答案出现在新闻第一句导语部分，所听即所得即可。第二题

考查 原因，把握关键词

reasons

，然后继续听出正确答案。< /p>

News Report 3

Q5

：

The first private mission outside earth orbit is

closed to many of our think

。

U.S

。

government officials

outset to approve a mission by privately held space

company-Moon Express to travel outside of the earth

orbit in late 2017

。

Q6

：

Moon express

’

s mission involves

plans to land a suitcase size package of scientific

equipment on the moon for on-going exploration on

commercial development

。

The decision involved amounts

of lobbying and coordinated conversations between a

number of factual agencies

。

On the international

treaties

，

the US is responsible for the cargo of both

8

public and private space craft

。

This makes commercial

space travel a complex legal issue not just domestically

but abroad

。

A Moon Express representative declined to

comment on the story Q7

：

but noted that the company is

very optimistic about its proposal

。

Moon express is not

the only company seeking for the rights to travel to

outerspace

。

Elon Musk

’

s space X aims to send an

unmanned aircraft to Mars by 2018

。

Q5

：

What is the news report mainly about

？

Q6

：

What is the Moon Express planning to do

？

Q7

：

What does Moon Express think of its mission

？

［主旨内容］

Moon Express

（月球捷运）是一家美国公司，长期目标是

在月球采矿，是民间探月计 划

。它的目的和任务是使一个手提

箱 大小的科学设备着陆月球，并进行商业开发的持续探索。该公

司对自己的计划十分乐观。

［参考答案句］

9

1

。

The first private mission outside of the earth orbit

is closed than many of our think

。

2

。

Moon Express

’

s mission involves plans to land a

suitcase size package of scientific equipment on the moon

for on-going exploration on commercial development

。

3

。

But noted that the company is very optimistic

about it

’

s proposal

。

［评析］

本篇相对来说，是三篇新闻中考生最不熟悉的话题，因此难< /p>

度大于前两篇，但是答案出题点并不难，第一题为主旨题，答案

出 现在开头第一句导语部分，后面两题细节题，关注重点提示，

如“

but

”词后给正确答案。

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 four

10

choice marked A

B

），

C

and D

）。

Then mark the

corresponding letter an Answer sheet 1 with a single line

though the centre

。

Question 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you

have just heard

。

Long conversation 1

A

：

Hey Sophia

，

how are you doing

？

B

：

Hi

，

Bob

。

I

’

m good

，

thanks

。

Actually

，

Q8

：

I

’

m on holiday with my family in Thailand at the moment

，

although I wish it were with my friends instead

。

A

：

Really

？

You never said you are going to

Thailand

。

How I envy you

！

B

：

I

’

ve only been in here a week

，

but you know

Thailand is an amazing place

，

I

’

m having a great time

here

。

In fact

，

I

’

m now lying on the beach in Phuket

。

I

’

ve been in the sun for around 15 minutes only

，

and I

’

m already getting sun burnt

。

Have you been here

before

？

11

A

：

No

，

I wish I had

。

What else have you been doing

in Thailand besides enjoying the sun

？

B

：

Well

，

Q9

：

I met a guy from Germany yesterday

。

He showed me around the office that he works at

。

Then I

met many volunteer teachers who are mainly young

people from Europe

。

A

：

Ahh

，

that

’

s interesting

。

B

：

Yes

。

I also made a new little friend

，

Sarah

。

She

was so cute

。

I was so sad that we were to leave at the end

of the day

。

If I ever come back to Thailand

，

I

’

d definitely

visit this place again

，

as a volunteer

。

A

：

Well

，

you can tell me all about it when you get

back

。

Q10

：

My phone battery is almost dead now

。

Remember to get me something from the souvenir

shops.Q10

：

I like to collect bits and pieces from different

parts of the world

。

Bye now

，

enjoy yourself Sophia

。

B

：

Bye

。

Q8

：

What does the woman say she is doing now

？

12

Q9

：

What did the woman do yesterday

？

Q10

：

Why does the man have to end the

conversation

？

Q11

：

Why does the man ask the woman to bring him

something from Thailand

？

［主旨内容］

女生在泰国普吉岛度假晒日光浴和 男生聊天，

男生表现出自

己十分羡慕，对话后部分女生又谈到了 自己认识的新朋友，因为

男生手机没电，两人结束聊天。

［参考答案句］

1

。

Actually

，

I

’

m on holiday with my family in

Thailand at the moment

。

2

。

Well

，

I met a guy from Germany yesterday

。

3

。

Well

，

you can tell me all about it when you get

back

。

My phone battery is almost dead now

。

13

4

。

Remember to get me something from the souvenir

shops

。

I like to collect bits and pieces from different parts

of the world

。

［评析］

本篇长对话节奏清晰，语速不快，整体内容比较好把控。前< /p>

半部分有明显的答案线索，重点听女生得到答案，后部分听男生

得 到答案，因为最后两题答案位置较近，所以有难度。

Question13 to 15 are based on the conversation you

have just heard

。

Sections C

Directions

：

In this section

，

you will hear three

recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or four

questions

。

The recordings will be played 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

。

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Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you

have just heard

。

Passage 1

Q16

：

In today

’

s job market

，

it is now common for

job seekers to send applications for many positions

。

That

is lots of time and lots of work to organize

。

Certainly

，

you can

’

t wait to waste your precious hours on following

the developments on the fashion

，

and miss the important

deadlines

，

confuse interview times or forget to follow up

a result

。

Accordingly

，

managing our work search

properly is just as important as identify the job

opportunities and send your applications

。

If you are

familiar with Microsoft Excel or a similar program

，

creating a table is a simple and effective way to keep track

your job applications

。

If the excel isn

’

t used as drinking

a cup of tea

，

don

’

t be worried

。

You can create a table

in Microsoft

。

Q17

：

Google is another tool to help you to

organize your work effectively

。

If you have a G-mail

account

，

you can create a safe and send tables in

addition to read a document like your cover letter and

resume

。

You can also link up with Google calendar to

15

make sure you make top with the important dates

。

Clearly

，

there are plenty of days to keep track of search

and to make efforts to simplify your job search well paid

off

。

Q18

：

Nevertheless you should always focus on the

quality not the quantity

。

Only you apply the position you

are qualified for

，

and make each application count

，

personalizing each cover letters and updating your

resume

。

does the speaker say about today

’

s

jobseekers

？

kind of job do applicants can do with the

help of the Google

？

does the speaker suggest the jobseekers

do

？

［主旨内容］

在找工作时，一个求职者同时找多 个职位并不常见，因为这

会花费很多时间。求职者需要有明确自己用软件搜索的能力，如

EXCEL

，

GOOGLE

，

G-MAIL

等。

16

［参考答案句］

1

。

In today

’

s job market

，

it is not common for job

seekers to send applications for many positions

。

2

。

Google is another tool to help you to organize

your work effectively

。

If you have a G-mail account

，

you

can create a safe and send tables in addition to read a

document like your cover letter and resume

。

3

。

Only you apply the position you are qualified for

，

and make each application count

，

personalizing each

cover letters and updating your resume

。

［评析］

第一篇篇章是考试高频主题：

工作话 题，

考查话题词汇：

job

market

，

job seekers

，

application

，

job opportunities

，

re sume

等，

因此，

对场景词的掌握对 于考生读题听题帮助较大。

考察问题的答案出题点符合篇章行文顺序，

< br>尤其是第一题和最后

一题出题点，在开头结尾部分，考生比较好把控。

Questions 19 to 20 are based on the recording you have

just heard

。

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Passage 2

Q19

：

Some people say if kids didn

‘

t happen to go to

school

，

they

’

d all be out in the streets

。

My reply is no

。

They wouldn

‘

t

。

First

，

even as schools stay just what they

are

，

children would spend at least some time there

because that

’

s where they would be likely to find their

friends

。

Q20

：

Second

，

schools wouldn

‘

t stay the way

they are

。

They

’

d get better

。

Because we would have to

start making them what they ought to be right now

。

Last

，

if we give children a little help

，

those who did not want to

go to school

，

could find other things to do

，

since many

children now do during their holidays

。

Q21

：

There is

something easier we could

。

We need to get kids out of

the school buildings to give them a chance to learn about

the outside world at first hand

。

In Philadelphia and

Oregon

，

plans are being drawn up for public schools that

won

‘

t have any school buildings at all

。

That will take the

students out into the city and help them to use it and its

people as a resource

。

In others words

，

students

，

perhaps in groups

，

perhaps independently

，

will go to

libraries

，

museums

，

exhibitions

，

radios

，

and TV

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stations

，

meetings

，

businesses and laboratories to learn

about their world and society at first hand

。

A small

private school in Washington is all ready doing this

。

It

makes sense

，

and we need more of it

。

Q19

：

What are some people worried about according

to the speaker

？

Q20

：

What does the speaker think we could do for

the kids who dislike school

？

Q21

：

What does the speaker say is the easier thing

we could do

？

［参考答案句］

1

。

Some people say if the kids didn

’

t happen to go

to school they will be go out of street

。

2

。

Second

，

school wouldn

’

t stay where they are they

get better

。

Because we would like to stop to making them

all to be right now

。

19

3

。

There is something easier we could do to we need

the kids to get out of the school buildings

。

［评析］

篇章结构清晰，有明确的起承转合 词，如

second

，因此，

考生在做 题时不容易听漏信息。重点把握试听一致，根据选项完

整性可以做出题目。

Passage 3

：

Before there was the written word

，

there was the

language of dance

。

Dance expresses love and hate

，

joy

and sorrow

，

life and death

，

and everything else in

between

，

Q22

：

Dance in America is everywhere

。

We

dance from Florida to Alaska

，

from Harison to Harison

and coast to coast

。

We dance at weddings

，

birthdays

，

office parties or just to fill the time

。

Q23

：

“

I adore

dancing

，”

says Lester Bridges

，

the owner of a dance

studio in a small town in Iowa

。

“

I can

‘

t imagine doing

anything else with my life

。

”

Bridges runs dance classes

for all ages

。

“

Teaching dance is wonderful

。

My older

students say it makes them feel young

。

It

’

s marvelous to

20

watch them

。

For many of them

，

it

‘

s a way of meeting

people and having a social life

。

”

So why do we dance

？

“

I can tell you about one young couple

，”

says Bridges

。

Q24

：

“

They arrive at the class in a bad mood and they

leave with a smile

。

Dancing seems to change their mood

completely

。”

So

，

do we dance in order to make ourselves feel

better

，

calmer

，

healthier

。

Andrea Hillier

，

a dance

teacher says

，

“

Dance

，

like the pattern of a beating

heart

，

is life

。

Even after all these years

，

I want to get

better and better

。

I keep practicing even when I

‘

m

exhausted

。

I find it hard to stop

！

Dancing reminds me I

’

m alive

。”

Q22

：

What does the passage say about the dance in

America

？

Q23

：

What do we know about the Lester Bridges

dance studio

？

Q24

：

What happened to the young couple after they

attended last Bridges in class

？

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［答案参考句］

1

。

Dance in America is everywhere

。

2

。

“

I adore dancing

，”

says Lester Bridges

，

the

owner of a dance studio in a small town in Iowa

。

3

。

So why do we dance

？

“

I can tell you about one

young couple

，”

says Bridges

。

“

They arrive at the class

in a bad mood and they leave with a smile

。

Dancing

seems to change their mood completely

。”

So

，

do we

dance in order to make ourselves feel better

，

calmer

，

healthier

？

Part

Ⅲ

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

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