2019年6月四级真题第1套

2019 年 6 月大学英语四级考试真题 Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to writea news report to your campusnewspaperon a volunteer activity organized by your Student Union to assist elderlypeople in the neighborhood.You should write at least 120 words but no more than180 words. PartⅡ ListeningComprehension (25minutes)SectionA Directions:In this section, youwillhearthreenews reports. At the end of each news report, youwill heartwoorthreequestions. Boththenews report and then questionswillbe spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choosethebest answerfromthe four choices marked A ） , B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 1witha single line through thecentre. Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1.A)He set a record be swimming to and from an island. B)He celebrated ninth birthday on a small island. C)He visited a prison located on a farawayisland. D)He swam around an island near SanFrancisco. 2.A)Hedoubledthereward. B)He cheered him on all theway. C)He set him anexample. D)He had the event covered onTV. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3.A)To end the one-child policy. B)To encourage late marriage. C)Toincrease workingefficiency. D)Togive people more time totravel. 4.A)They will not be welcomed by young people. B)They will help to popularize early marriage. C)They will boost China’s economicgrowth. D)They will not com into immediateeffect. Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5.A)Cleaning service in great demand all over the world. B)Two ladies giving up well-paid jobs to do cleaning. C)A new company to clean up the mess afterparties. D)Cleaners gainfully employed at nights andweekends. 6.A)Ittakesalotoftime toprepare. B)It leaves the house in amess. C)Itmakesparty goersexhausted. D)It creates noise andmisconduct. 7.A)Hire an Australianlawyer. B)Visitthe U.S. andCanada. C)Settle a legaldispute. D)Expand theirbusiness. Section B Directions:In this section, youwillheartwolong conversations. At the end of each conversation,youwillhear four questions. Boththeconversation and the questionswillbe spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choosethebest answerfromthe fourchoicesmarkedA），B），C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer Sheet 1with a single line through the centre. Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 8.A)He had a driving lesson. B)He got his driver’s license. C)He took the driver’s theoryexam. D)He passed the driver’s roadtest. 9.A)He was not wellprepared. B)He did not get to the exam intime. C)He was not used to the testformat. D)Hedidnot follow the test procedure. 10.A)They aretough. B)They arecostly. C)They arehelpful. D)They are tooshort. 11.A)Pass his road test the first time. B)Test-drive a few times on highways. C)Find an experienced driving instructor. D)Earn enough money for driving lessons. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12.A)Where the woman studies. B)The acceptance rate at Leeds. C)Leeds’tuition for internationalstudents. D)How to apply for studies at auniversity.13.A)Apply to an Americanuniversity. B)Do research on highereducation. C)Perform in a famousmusical. D)Pursuepostgraduate studies. 14.A)His favorable recommendations. B)His outstanding musicaltalent. C)His academicexcellence. D)Hisuniqueexperience. 15. A) Do a master’sdegree. B) Settle down inEngland. C) Travelwidely. D) Teachoverseas. Section C Directions:In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hearthree 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 onAnswer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A) They help farmers keep diseases incheck. B) Many species remain unknown toscientists. C) Only a few species cause trouble tohumans. D) They live in incredibly well-organizedcolonies. 17. A) They are larger than many otherspecies. B) They can cause damage to people’shomes. C) They can survive a long time withoutwater. D) They like to form colonies in electricalunits. 18. A) Deny them access to anyfood. B) Keep doors and windowsshut. C) Destroy their colonies closeby. D) Refrain from eating sugaryfood. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19. A) The function of the human immunesystem. B) The causeofvarious auto-immunediseases. C) The viruses that may infect the human immunesystem. D) Thechange in people’s immune system as they getolder. 20. A) Report theirillnesses. B) Offerbloodsamples. C) Actas researchassistants. D) Help to interviewpatients. 21. A) Strengtheningpeople’simmunity toinfection. B) Better understanding patients’ immunesystem. C) Helping improve old people’s healthconditions. D) Furtherreducing old patients’ medicalexpenses. Questions 22 to 25arebased on the passage you have justheard. 22. A) Hisstudentshad trouble gettingonwith eachother. B) Alotof kids stayed at school to do theirhomework. C) His students were struggling to followhislessons. D) A groupofkids were playing chess afterschool. 23. A)Visita chess team inNashville. B) Join the school’s chessteam. C) Participate in a national chesscompetition. D) Receive training for a chesscompetition. 24. A) Most of them come from low-incomefamilies. B) Many have become national chesschampions. C) A coupleofthem have got involved incrimes. D) Manybecame chess coaches aftergraduation. 25. A)Actionsspeak louder thanwords. B) Think twice before takingaction. C) Translate their words intoaction. D) Takeaction before it gets toolate. Part III ReadingComprehension (40minutes)SectionA Directions:In this section,thereis a passagewithten blanks.Youarerequiredto select onewordfor each blankfroma list of choices given in awordbank following the passage. Read the passage throughcarefullybeforemaking your choices. Each choice in the bank is identifiedbyaletter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item onAnswer Sheet 2witha single line through the centre.Youmay not use any ofthewordsin the bankmorethanonce ． The center of American automobile innovation has in the past decade moved 2,000 milesaway. It has26from Detroit to Silicon Valley, where self-driving vehicles are coming into life. In a27to take production back to Detroit, Michigan lawmakers have introduced28that could make their state the best place in thecountry,if not the world, to develop self-driving vehicles and put them on theroad. “Michigan’s29in auto research and development isunderattack from several states and countries which desire to30our leadership in transportation.Wecan’t let happen,” says Senator Mike Kowall, the lead31offour bills recentlyintroduced. If allfourbills pass aswritten,t h e y w o u l d 32a substantial update of Michigan’s 2013 law that allowed the testingofself-driving vehicles in limited conditions. Manufacturer would have nearly total freedom to test their self-driving technology on public roads. They would be allowed to send groups of self-driving carsoncross-state road trips, and even set on-demand33ofself-driving cars,likethe one General Motors andLyftarebuilding. Lawmakers in Michigan clearly want to make the state ready for the commercial application of self-driving technology. In34, California, home of Silicon Valley, recently proposed far more 35rules that would require human drivers be ready to take the wheel, and commercial use of selfdriving technology. A) bid B) contrast C) deputy D) dominance E) fleets F) knots G) legislation H) migrated I) replace J) represent k) restrictive L) reward M) significant N) sponsor O) transmitted Section B Directions:In this section, youaregoing toreada passagewithten statements attached to eachstatement contains information given in one oftheparagraphs. Identifytheparagraphfromwhich the information is derived.Youmay choose a paragraphmorethan once. Each paragraph is markedwithaletter.Answer the questionsbymarking the corresponding letter onAnswer Sheet2. How Work Will Change When Most of Us Live to 100 A) TodayintheUnitedStatesthere are72,000centenarians （ 百 岁 老 人 ） .Worldwide,Probably 450,000. If current trends continue, then by 2050 there will be more than a million in the US alone. According to the work of Professor JamesVaupeland his coresearchers, 50%ofbabies born intheUS in 2007 have a life expectancy of 104ormore. Broadly the same holds for the UK,Germany,France, Italy and Canada, andforJapan 50%of2007 babies can expect to live to 107. B) Understandably,there are concerns about what this meansforpublic finances given the associated health and pension challenges. These challenges are real, and society urgently needs to address them. But it is also important to look atthewider picture of what happens when so many peoplelivefor100years.Itisamistaketosimplyequatelongevity( 长 寿 )withissuesofoldage. Longer lives have implications for all of life, not just the endofit. C) Our view is that if many people are livingforlonger, and are healthierforlonger, then this will result in an inevitable redesign of work and life. When people live longer, they are not only olderforlonger, but also youngerforlonger. There is some truth in the saying that“70isthenew 60”or“40thenew 30.” If you age more slowly over a longer time period, then you are in some sense younger forlonger. D) Butthe changes go further than that.Take,for instance, the age at which people make commitments such as buying a house, getting married, having children,orstarting acareer.These are all fundamental commitments that are now occurring later in life. In 1962, 50%ofAmericans weremarriedbyage21. By2014, thatmilestone(里程碑)hadshiftedtoage29. E) While there are numerous factors behind these shifts, one factor is surely a growingrealization for the young that they are going to live longer. Options are more valuable the longer they can be held. So if you believe you will live longer, then options become more valuable, and early commitment becomes less attractive. The result is that the commitments that previously characterized the beginning of adulthood are now being delayed, and new patterns of behavior and a new stage of life are emerging for those in their twenties. F) Longevity also pushes back the age of retirement, and not only for financial reasons.Yes,unless people are prepared to save alot more,ourcalculations suggest that if you are now in your mid-40s, then you are likely to work untilyourearly 70s; and if you are in your early 20s, there is a real chance you will need to work untilyourlate 70s or possibly even intoyour80s. But even if people are able to economically support a retirement at 65, over thirty yearsofpotential inactivity is harmful tocognitive(认知的)andemotionalvitality.Manypeoplemaysimplynot want todoit.