2017年6月四级真题第1套.doc

1、2017年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第一套） Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an advertisement on your campus website to sell a computer you used at college. Your advertisement may include its brand, specifications/features, condition and price, and your contact in

2、formation. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.Part Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)Section ADirections: 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 the questions will

3、 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 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1. A) The man

4、 in the car was absent-minded.B) The test driver made a wrong judgment.C) The self-driving system was faulty.D) The car was moving at a fast speed.2. A) They have done better than conventional cars.B) They have cause several severe crashes.C) They have posed a threat to other drivers.D) They have ge

5、nerally done quite well.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3. A) He works at a national park.B) He is a queen bee specialist.C) He removed the bees from the boot.D) He drove the bees away from his car.4. A) They were looking after the queen.B) They were making a lot o

6、f noise.C) They were looking for a new box to live in.D) They were dancing in a unique way.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5. A) The discovery of a new species of snake.B) The second trip to a small remote island.C) The finding of 2 new species of frog.D) The latest

7、 test on a rare animal species.6. A) A poisonous snake attacked him on his field trip.B) He discovered a rare frog on a deserted island.C) A snake crawled onto his head in his sleep.D) He fell from a tall palm tree by accident. 7. A) From its genesB) From its length.C) From its origin.D) From its co

8、lour.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation you will hear four questions. Both the conversations and the question-s will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A

9、), 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) Why does the man ask about the quickest way to the airport.B) He has to check a lot of luggage.C) His flight is leavi

10、ng in less than 2 hours.D) The airport is a long way from the hotel.9. A) In cash.B) By credit card.C) With a travelers check.D) With his smart phone.10. A) Give him a receipt.B) Confirm his flight.C) Look after his luggage.D) Find a porter for him.11. A) Signing up for membership of Sheraton hotel.

11、B) Staying in the same hotel next time he comes.C) Loading her luggage onto the airport shuttle.D) Posting a comment on the hotels webpage.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) He is the only boy in his family.B) He becomes tearful in wind.C) He has stopped maki

12、ng terrible faces.D) He is his teachers favorite student.13. A) tell him to play in her backyard.B) Do something funny to amuse him.C) Give him some cherry stones to play with.D) Warn him of danger by making up a story.14. A) They could break peoples legs.B) They could sometimes terrify adults.C) Th

13、ey could fly against a strong wind.D) They could knock unconscious.15. A) One would get a spot on their tongues if they told a lie deliberately.B) One would have to shave their head to remove a bat in their hair.C) One would go to prison if they put a stamp on upside down.D) One would have curly hai

14、r if they ate too much stale bread.Section CDirections: 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 f

15、our 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) Everything seemed to be changing.B) People were formal and disciplined.C) People were excited to go t

16、raveling overseas.D) Things from the Victorian era came back alive.17. A) Watching TV at home.B) Meeting people.C) Drinking coffee.D) Trying new foods.18. A) He was interested in stylish dresses.B) He was able to make a lot of money.C) He was a young student in the 1960s.D) He was a man full of imag

17、ination.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A) They avoid looking at them.B) They run away immediately.C) They show anger on their faces.D) They make threatening sounds.20. A) It turns to its owner for help.B) It turns away to avoid conflict.C) It looks away and get a

18、ngry too.D) It focuses its eyes on their mouths.21. A) By observing their facial features carefully.B) By focusing on a particular body movement.C) By taking in their facial expressions as a whole.D) By interpreting different emotions in different ways.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you

19、 have just heard.22. A) They have to look for food and shelter underground.B) They take little notice of the changes in temperature.C) They resort to different means to survive the bitter cold.D) They have difficulty adapting to the changed environment.23. A) They have their weight reduced to the mi

20、nimum.B) They consume energy stored before the long sleep.C) They can maintain their heart beat at the normal rate.D) They can keep their body temperature warm and stable.24. A) By staying in hiding places and eating very little.B) By seeking food and shelter in peoples houses.C) By growing thicker

21、hair to stay warm.D) By storing enough food beforehand.25. A) To stay safe.B) To save energy.C) To keep company.D) To protect the young.Part Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank

22、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

23、 use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.Americas Internet is faster than ever before, but people still complain about their Internet being too slow.New Yorks Attorney Generals office 26 an investigation in the fall into whether or not Ve

24、rizon, Cableevision and Time Warner are delivering broadband thats as fast as the providers 27 it is. Earlier this month, the office asked for publics help to measure their speed results, saying consumers 28 to get the speeds they were promised. “Too many of us may be paying for one thing, and getti

25、ng another,” the Attorney General said.If the investigation uncovers anything, it wouldnt be the first time a telecom provider got into 29 over the broadband speeds it promised and delivered customers. Back in June, the federal communication Commission fined AT&T $100 million over 30 that the carrie

26、r secretly reduced wireless speeds after customers consumed a certain amount of 31 . Even when they stay on the right side of the law, Internet providers arouse customers anger over bandwidth speed and cost. Just this week, an investigation found that media and telecom giant Comcast is the most 32 p

27、rovider. Over 10 months, Comcast received nearly 12,000 customer complaints, many 33 to its monthly data cap and overage (超过额度的) charges.Some Americans are getting so 34 with Internet providers theyre just giving up. A recent study found that the number of American with high-speed Internet at home t

28、oday 35 fell during the last two years, and 15% of people now consider themselves to be “cord-cutters. A) accusationsB) actuallyC) claimD) communicatingE) complainF) dataG) deservedH) frustratedI) hatedJ) launchedK) relatingL) timesM) troubleN) usuallyO) worriedSection BDirections: In this section,

29、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

30、 by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.From Accountant to Yogi: Making a Radical Career ChangeA At some point, almost all of us will experience a period of radical professional change. Some of us will seek it out; for others it will feel like an unwelcome intrusion into otherwise sta

31、ble careers. Either way, we have choices about how we respond to it when it comes.B We recently caught up with yoga entrepreneur Leah Zaccaria, who put herself through the fire of change to completely reinvent herself. In her search to live a life of purpose, Leah left her high-paying accounting job

32、, her husband, and her home. In the process, she built a radically new life and career. Since then, she has founded two yoga studios, met a new life partner, and formed a new community of people. Even if your personal reinvention is less drastic, we think there are lessons from her experience that a

33、pply.C Where do the seeds of change come from? The native American Indians have a saying: “Pay attention to the whispers so you wont have to hear the screams.” Often the best ideas for big changes come from unexpected placesits just a matter of tuning in. Great leaders recognize the weak signals or

34、slight signs that point to big changes to come. Leah reflects on a time she listened to the whispers: “About the time my daughter was five years old, I started having a sense that this isnt right.” She then realized that her life no longer matched her vision for it.D Up until that point, Leah had fo

35、llowed traditional measures of success. After graduating with a degree in business and accounting, she joined a public accounting firm, married, bought a house, put lots of stuff in it, and had a baby. “I did what everybody else thought looked successful,” She says. Leah easily could have fallen int

36、o a trap of feeling content; instead, her energy sparked a period of experimentation and renewal.E Feeling the need to change, Leah started playing with future possibilities by exploring her interests and developing new capabilities. First trying physical exercise and dieting, she lost some weight a

37、nd discovered an inner strength. “I felt powerful because I broke through my own limitations,” she recalls.F However, it was another interest that led Leah to radically reinvent herself. “I remember sitting on a bench with my aunt at a yoga studio,” she said, “and having a moment of clarity right th

38、en and there; Yoga is saving my life, Yoga is waking me up, Im not happy and I want to change and Im done with this,” In that moment of clarity Leah made an important leap, conquering her inner resistance to change and making a firm commitment to take the bigger steps.G Creating the future you want

39、is a lot easier if you are ready to exploit the opportunities that come your way. When Leah made the commitment to change, she primed herself to new opportunities she may otherwise have overlooked. She recalls: H One day a man I worked with, Ryan, who had his office next to mine, said, “Leah, lets g

40、o look at this pace on Queen Anne.” He knew my love for yoga and had seen a space close to where he lived that he thought might be good to serve as a yoga studio. As soon as I saw the location, I knew this was it. Of course I was scared, yet I had this strong sense of “I have to do this.” Only a few

41、 months later Leah opened her first yoga studio, but success was not instant.I Creating the future takes time. Thats why leaders continue to manage the present while building toward the big changes of the future. When its time to make the leap, they take action and immediately drop whats no longer s

42、erving their purpose. Initially Leah stayed with her accounting job while starting up the yoga studio to make it all work. J Soon after, she knew she had to make a bold move to fully commit to her new future. Within two years, Leah shed the safety of her accounting job and made the switch complete.

43、Such drastic change is not easy.K Steering through change and facing obstacles brings us face to face with our fears. Leah reflects on one incident that triggered her fears, when her investors threatened to shut her down: “I was probably up against the most fear Ive ever had,” she says, “I had spent

44、 two years cultivating this community, and it had become successful very fast, but within six months I was facing the prospect of losing it all.L She connected with her sense of purpose and dug deep, cultivating a tremendous sense of strength. “I was feeling so intentional and strong that I wasnt go

45、ing to let fear just take over. I was thinking, OK, guys, if you want to try to shut me down, shut me down, And knew it was a negotiation scheme, so I was able to say to myself, This is not real.” By naming her fears and facing them head-on. Leah gained confidence. For most of us, letting go of the

46、safety and security of the past gives us great fear. Calling out our fears explicitly, as Leah did, can help us act decisively.M The cycle of renewal never ends. Leahs growth spurred her to open her second studioand it wasnt for the money.N I have no desire to make millions of dollars. Its not about

47、 that: its about growth for me. Honestly, I didnt need to open a second studio. I was making as much as money as I was as an accountant. But I know if you dont grow, you stand still, and that doesnt work for me.O Consider the current moment in your own life, you team or your organization. Where are

48、you in the cycle of renewal: Are you actively preserving the present, or selectively forgetting the past, or boldly creating the future? What advice would Leah give you to move you ahead on your journey? Once were on the path of growth, we can continually move through the seasons of transformation and renewal.36. Readin