2017年6月英语四级真题及答案第一套

2017 年 6 月英语四级真题及答案第一套 Part I Writing (25 minutes) (请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试) 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 information.You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Part IIListening Comprehension (30 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 questions will be spoken only once. After you hear questions, 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. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 1 上作答。 Questions 1 to 2 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1. A) The man in the car was absent-minded. B) The test driver made a wrong judgement. 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 caused several severe crashes. C) They have posed a threat to other drivers. D) They have generally done quite well. Questions 3 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 3. A) He works at a national park. B) He is a queen been specialist. C) He removed the beyond 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 of 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 conversation 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 test on rare animal species 6. A) A poisonous snake attacked him on his field trip B)He discovered a rare fog on a deserted C) A snake crawled onto his head in his sleep D) He fell from a tall palm tree by accident 7. A) From its genes B) From its length C) From its origin D) From its colour 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) The security check takes time B) He has to check a lot of luggage C) His flight is leaving 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 traveler’s 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 S Hotel B) Staying in the same hotel next time he comes C) Loading her luggage onto the airport shuttle D) Posting a comment on the hotel’s 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 making terrible faces D) He is his teacher's 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 pp's legs B) They could sometimes terrify adults C) They could fly against a strong wind D) They could knock pp 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 hair if they ate too much stale bread Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear three passages 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. Questions 16 to18 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 travelling 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 take a lot of money. C) He was a student in the 1960s. D) He was a man full of imagination. 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 gets angry, 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 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 minimum. B) They consume the 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 people’s houses. C) By growing thicker 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 ⅢReading 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. The method for making beer has changed over time. Hops ( 啤 酒 花 ) ， for example, which give many amodem beer its bitter flavor, are a (26)_______recent addition to the beverage. This was first mentionedin reference to brewing in the ninth century. Now, researchers have found a (27)_______ingredient inresidue ( 残 留 物 ） from 5,000-year-old beer brewing equipment. While digging two pits at a site in the central plains of China, scientists discovered fragments from pots and vessels. The different shapes ofthecontainers (28)_______ they wereused to brew, filter, and store beer. They may be ancient “beer-makingtools,” and the earliest (29_______ evidence of beer brewing in China, the researchers reported in theProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. To (30)_______ thattheory, the team examined theyellowish,dried (31)_______ inside the vessels. The majority of the grains, about 80%, were from cerealcrops like barley( 大麦),and about 10% were bits of roots, (32)_______lily,whichwould have madethe beer sweeter, the scientists say. Barley was an unexpected find: the crop was domesticated in Western Eurasia and didn'tbecome a (33)_______food in central China until about 2,000 years ago, accordingto the researchers.Based on that timing, they indicate barley may have (34)_______in the region not asfood, but as (35)_______material for beer brewing. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2 上作答。 A) Arrived B) B) consuming C) C) direct D) D) exclusively E) including F) inform G) raw H) reached I) relatively J) remains K)resources L) staple M) suggest N) surprising O) test 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 questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2. The Blessing and Curse of the People Who Never Forget A handful of people can recall almost every day of their lives in enormous detail—and after years of research, neuroscientists ( 神 经 科 学 专 家 ) are finally