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1、書山有路勤為徑，學海無涯苦作舟。祝愿天下莘莘學子：學業(yè)有成，金榜題名！語言類考試復習資料大全公共英語四級真題(6)公共英語四級真題(6)Section Listening ComprehensionDirections: This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are

2、three parts in this section, Part A, Part B and Part C. Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET

3、1. If you have any questions, you may raise your hand now as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started. Now look at Part A in your test booklet. Part ADirections: For Questions 15 you will hear a lecture on Tobacco. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you have

4、heard. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write only 1 word or number in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. The Use of Tobacco originated among the 1 inhabitants of the Western Hemisphere. introduced into Spain and Portugal in the mid-16th century. spread

5、to other European countries and the to Asia and 2 . considered as a health 3 . contains some 4 chemicals. cultivated as an annual, grown from seed in hotbeds. made to develop aroma and reduce the harsh, rank odor. Brazil is one of the chief producing countries. Japan is one of the major 5 . (如需獲取本MP

6、3聽力錄音請搜索標題名) 1.答案: native聽力原文 The use of tobacco originated among the natives inhabitants of the Western Hemisphere in pre-Columbian times. Tobacco was introduced into Spain and Portugal in the mid-16th century, initially for its supposed virtues as a wonder drug. It spread to other European countri

7、es and then to Asia and Africa. However, after it spread across the Europe as a panacea, tobacco ironically began to be considered as a health hazard because it contains nicotine, a poisonous alkaloid, and other harmful substances such as carbon monoxide, ammonia, and a number of aldehydes and tars;

8、 in all, tobacco contains some 4,000 chemicals. In 1964 the United States presented definitive proof that cigarette smoking is a serious health hazard. Tobacco, a large-leaved perennial, usually cultivated as an annual, grown from seed in hotbeds and then transplanted to the field. After being harve

9、sted, tobacco leaves are made to develop aroma and reduce the harsh, rank odor and taste of fresh leaves. Most commercial tobaccos are blends of several types, and flavorings are often added. The United States, China, India, Brazil, Turkey, and Zimbabwe are the chief producing countries, and Russia,

10、 Japan, and Germany are the major importers. 2.答案: Africa3.答案: hazard4.答案: 40005.答案: importersPart BDirections: For Questions 610, you will hear a recording of a conversation between a student and a clerk in the registration office. While you listen, complete the sentences or answer the questions. U

11、se not more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. The student cannot register because register 1 What subject does the student want to register? 2 The woman who gave the wrong information probably was 3 What does the registration officer need toknow when a student is to re

12、gister? 4 Who is the student going to talk to? 5 (如需獲取本MP3聽力錄音請搜索標題名)1.答案: has closed聽力原文 W: I want to register for this mathematics course. M: Im sorry registration has closed. W: Closed? The clerk told me I could come back and register any time during the first week of classes. M: Well, thats not

13、possible. The computers official student account has already been sent to the state. And thats what our budget is based on. Who told you that anyway? W: Some woman here when I tried to register three weeks ago. She said I just had to pay a late fee! M: She must have been a temporary worker. They don

14、t have much training. Why didnt you register then? W: She said I couldnt until I had my birth certificate. Here it is. M: Your birth certificate? W: Well, Im a new part-time student. So she asked for identification. I dont drive so I dont have a drivers license. M: Huh. Thats no reason to demand a b

15、irth certificate. We only need to establish residency: a phone bill with your name and address on it wouldve been fine. W: Really? Only prove of my address? M: Yes. Im afraid she gave you the wrong information. Still youll have to wait and take your maths class next semester. W: But thats unfair. M:

16、 Well I sympathize with your problem, but frankly, I dont think there is anything anyone can do for you. You were trapped in the system. If you want to, you can talk to the director. She will help you if she can. W: Great. M: Dont get your hopes up. 2.答案: maths/mathematics3.答案: a temporary worker4.答

17、案: The students address5.答案: The directorPart CDirections: You will hear three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have, seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C, D. After listening, you will have

18、10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece only once. Questions 1113 are based on the following monologue on American food. (如需獲取本MP3聽力錄音請搜索標題名) 1. What are the two seasonings used by most Americans?A.Salt and chili.B.Oregano and ketchup.C.Pepper and ketchup.D.Garlic

19、and salt.答案:C聽力原文 People from other countries often find American food dull and tasteless. In their countries, they use a variety of seasonings such as garlic, chili powder, oregano, and ginger to flavor their foods. Americans, however, use few spices besides salt, pepper, and ketchup to liven up th

20、eir lunches and dinners. There are also differences in the kinds of food served at these meals. An American dinner often consists of large portion of meat with a few smaller portions of vegetables. Many foreigners prefer a well-seasoned portion of grains of vegetables and a little meat. Now, however

21、, the American diet is being attacked by nutritionists. They say that we eat more meat, especially fatty beef, than is good for us. They also say that we should eat more grains and vegetables. As a result, Americans are trying foods of other nations. In more and more American cities, people find not

22、 only Chinese and Italian restaurants, but also Lebanese, Mexican, Korean, and Japanese restaurants. In the future, such foods as bean-curd, stuffed grape leaves, and tacos will become as American as apple pie. 2. What do experts say about American diet?A.Americans eat too many vegetables.B.American

23、s should eat more beef.C.Fatty beef is good for us.D.Americans eat too much beef.答案:D3. In what way is American food different from food of other countries?A.American food is dull and tasteless.B.American food has few spices beside salt, pepper and ketchup.C.Americans have different kinds of food se

24、rved at meals.D.Americans prefer well-seasoned beef.答案:B Questions 1416 are based on a professors lecture about how to avoid plagiarism. (如需獲取本MP3聽力錄音請搜索標題名) 4. What does the speaker warn the students against doing?A.Stealing another persons ideas.B.Handing in assignments late.C.Sharing notes with s

25、omeone else.D.Gathering non-relevant materials.答案:A聽力原文 Your assignments this term will be to write two major research papers. One of the most important things about writing a research paper is giving proper credit for your sources of information. Failure to do this is called plagiarism which is for

26、mal intellectual dishonesty. Plagiarism is a kind of stealing or at least an unauthorized borrowing of someone elses ideas. Sometimes, inexperienced students will plagiarize unintentionally, and then be surprised when the teacher warns the unexpected papers or gives them the failing grade. The best

27、way to avoid unintentionally plagiarizing is to be very carefully gathering your information as you take notes of books and magazine articles about the topic youve selected. Firstly, try to assimilate the information thoroughly; Secondly, write it down in your own words, this is called paraphrasing.

28、 If you do a good job of paraphrasing, you will capture the main idea from your source without actually using any phrases from it. Most of your notes should probably be paraphrases from it. However, occasionally, you may find something you wish to quote directly in your research paper. In this case,

29、 be sure that youll copy the quotation precisely in your notes and enclose it in quotation marks. That way when youre finalizing your research paper, youll be able to remember which of your notes are direct quotes. You can then incorporate proprietarily and give your original author proper credit. 5

30、. According to the speaker; how should most of the notes be taken?A.In shorthand.B.In short phrases.C.In the students own words.D.In direct quotation.答案:C6. How does the speaker say the direct quotation should be used?A.It should be enclosed in quotation marks.B.It should be assimilated thoroughly.C

31、.It should be authorized by the source.D.It should be paraphrased by the author.答案:A Questions 1720 are based on the following dialogue between classmates about their presentation. (如需獲取本MP3聽力錄音請搜索標題名) 7. What is the womans tone of voice when she first sees the man?A.Relieved.B.Sarcastic.C.Sad.D.Apo

32、logetic.答案:A聽力原文 W: Jim, thank goodness you arrived, the class presentation started half of an hour ago, and I was just beginning to panic. M: Im sorry Im late, Aileen, this morning has been real mess. I didnt take out to make it here at all! W: Why are you late? Our whole presentation depends on th

33、ese graphs you are holding. M: Yes, I know. Ill tell you about it later. First, Lets see how we are doing. Two groups are still holding off, arent they? The presentation on the rights of consumer and the analysis of the stock market. That means Ill get 20 minutes to prepare. W: You do look cold, wha

34、t happened? M: Ive been standing outside in arctic temperature for over an hour waiting for a bus. W: Over an hour? But I thought your apartment was only 10 minutes bus ride to campus. M: At the normal conditions yes, but the bus was delayed because of the weather. And when I step into a drugstore t

35、o call home for a ride, the bus went by. As luck would have it there was no one at home. So I had to wait another 45 minutes for the next bus. W: Thats Murphys law, isnt it? If anything can go wrong, it will. Well, well still get 20 minutes to get our wits together. M: Wed better stop talking, peopl

36、e are turning around and looking at us. 8. What are the students doing when the man arrives in the class?A.Having a class discussion.B.Giving presentations.C.Drawing graphs.答案:B9. What classes are the man and the woman probably taking?A.Fashion design.B.Chemistry.C.Business.D.Art appreciation.答案:C10

37、. How much time do the man and the woman have before they address the class?A.Less than ten minutes.B.About twenty minutes.C.Over an hour.D.Forty-five minutes.答案:BSection Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D

38、on ANSWER SHEET 1. In addition to the established energy sources such as gas, coal, oil and nuclear, there are a number of other sources that we ought to consider. Two of these are hydroelectric and tidal power. These two sources are 1 in that they are both renewable. 2 , hydropower is more widely u

39、sed than tidal. In 3 , a substantial amount of electricity is already produced in HEP (hydroelectric power)stations worldwide, 4 tidal stations are still in the very early 5 of development. As far as geographical 6 is concerned, HEP projects are to be found on lakes and rivers. while tidal 7 are con

40、structed only at river mouths where tidal 8 is great. Unfortunately these are 9 in number. At present HEP stations are found mainly in Norway, Canada, Sweden and Brazil, whereas tidal plants are in 10 in France, Russia and China. As regards capital 11 , both require very high investment. On the othe

41、r hand, generating 12 are quite low in both cases. In fact, a large scale HEP plant is capable of producing power more 13 than conventional sources, such as coal, oil and nuclear plants. Tidal power also compares 14 with nuclear and oil generated electricity, 15 the amount of money on production. 16

42、 HEP stations, tidal constructions have a long life 17 . It is estimated that they can operate for over 100 years. With respect to 18 of supply, tidal stations 19 from HEP ones in that they often can only supply power 20 . HEP stations, however, provide a constant supply of electricity. 1.A.compatib

43、leB.parallelC.similarD.identical答案:C解析 compatible兼容的；parallel平行的；similar類似的；identical完全相同的，一模一樣的；similar常與介詞in連用表示在某方面相似，這里表示水力電能和潮汐能的相似之處在于兩者都可再生，故選C。2.A.FurthermoreB.HoweverC.HenceD.Otherwise答案:B解析 furthermore此外，而且；however然而，不過；hence因此，由此；otherwise否則，不然。前一句說明兩種能源具有相似性，后一句說明水力電能比潮汐能的使用范圍更廣，由此可知兩句話之

44、間屬于轉(zhuǎn)折關系，故選B。3.A.additionB.briefC.generalD.fact答案:D解析 in addition另外；in brief簡言之；in general大體上；in fact事實上。該句告訴我們，水力發(fā)電站已經(jīng)為人們提供了大量電能，而潮汐電站的建設仍然處于最初階段，這是對前一句的解釋，故選D。4.A.providedB.sinceC.whereasD.though答案:C解析 provided可作連詞表示假如；since既然；whereas(用以比較或?qū)Ρ葍蓚€事實)然而，但是，盡管；though雖然。這里對水力發(fā)電站和潮汐電站的發(fā)展進行了對比，故選C。5.A.stag

45、esB.periodsC.yearsD.sessions答案:A解析 in the early stages意為“處于早期，在最初階段”，是固定搭配，故選A。6.A.locationB.positionC.situationD.condition答案:B解析 本句是從地理位置上來說明水電站和潮汐電站的不同之處，故排除C和D項。location和position都有“方位、位置”的意思，但是location強調(diào)具體的位置，例如住址，position表示籠統(tǒng)意義上的“位置、方位”，指人或物相對于其他人或物的方位關系，本句表示的是籠統(tǒng)意義上的兩種電站的地理位置，故選B。7.A.patternsB.d

46、esignsC.plansD.schemes答案:C解析 pattern圖案；design設計圖樣；plan規(guī)劃；scheme方案。這里指的是為潮汐電站做出規(guī)劃，排除A和B項。雖然plan和scheme都有計劃、方案的意思，但是plan還有“規(guī)劃”的意思，即在某事真正進行之前已經(jīng)詳細考慮了實施步驟，故選C。8.A.variationB.balanceC.frequencyD.stability答案:C解析 variation變化；balance平衡；frequency頻率；stability穩(wěn)定。這里指的是潮汐電站只能規(guī)劃建于潮汐發(fā)生頻率高的河流入口處，故選C。9.A.smallB.fewC.

47、rareD.scarce答案:A解析 這里指的是潮汐發(fā)生頻率高的河流入口處的數(shù)量很少；四個選項中只有small可以修飾number，表示數(shù)量少，故選A。10.A.operationB.productionC.processionD.action答案:A解析 in operation工作中，使用中；in production投入生產(chǎn)；in procession列隊行進；in action在運轉(zhuǎn)，在操作。該句講的是，只有法國、俄羅斯和中國在使用潮汐電站，故選A。11.A.spendingB.planningC.financingD.saving答案:A解析 spending開支；planning規(guī)

48、劃過程；financing融資；saving節(jié)省。此處表示的是兩種電站的運轉(zhuǎn)都需要大的花銷，故選A。12.A.expendituresB.benefitsC.costsD.profits答案:D解析 expenditure花費；benefit益處；cost成本；profit利潤。根據(jù)句意，兩種電站產(chǎn)生的利潤都很低，故選擇D。13.A.expensivelyB.consistentlyC.periodicallyD.cheaply答案:D解析 expensively昂貴地；consistently持續(xù)地；periodically周期性地；cheaply便宜地。該句及下一句說明這兩種新能源電站與傳

49、統(tǒng)能源電站相比所具有的優(yōu)越性，即耗費的成本低，故選D。14.A.convenientlyB.beneficiallyC.advantageouslyD.favorably答案:D解析 conveniently方便地；beneficially受益地；advantageously有利地；favorably有利地。在資金產(chǎn)出方面，潮汐電站與核電站及石油電站相比要具有優(yōu)勢，故排除A項。雖然與其余三個詞的含義相似，但是favorably具有幾種事物相對比某事居上的含義，符合文意，故選D。15.A.on account ofB.in terms ofC.regardless ofD.in spite of

50、答案:B解析 on account of由于，因為；in terms of就而論，在方面；regardless of不管，不顧；in spite of不管。這里指的是在資金產(chǎn)出方面，潮汐電站與核電站及石油電站相比要具有優(yōu)勢，故選B。16.A.LikeB.ExceptC.RegardingD.With答案:A解析 like像一樣；except除之外；regarding關于；with prep.和在一起。下一句說，據(jù)估計水力電站和潮汐電站能夠運行100多年，因此這里指的是像水力電站一樣，潮汐電站也有很長壽命，故選A。17.A.applicationB.enduranceC.expectancyD.

51、extension答案:C解析 application申請；endurance忍耐力；expectancy預期；extension延伸。這里指的是兩種電站存在的時間很長，life expectancy意為“預期壽命，預計存在(持續(xù))的期限”，為固定搭配，故選C。18.A.concentrationB.continuityC.conformityD.conductivity答案:B解析 concentration集中；continuity連續(xù)性；conformity(對社會規(guī)則的)遵從；conductivity n.導電性。最后一句說水力電站能夠持續(xù)供電，而且出現(xiàn)了“however”，表示轉(zhuǎn)折，

52、由此可以判斷這句的句意與此相反，講的是潮汐電站與水力電站在供電的連綏性方面的不同之處，故選B。19.A.developB.differC.departD.derive答案:B解析 develop from由發(fā)展而來；differ from不同于；depart from違反，背離(常規(guī))；derive from起源于。這里講的是水力電站與潮汐電站在供電的持續(xù)性方面的不同之處，故選B。20.A.interchangeablyB.immediatelyC.intermittentlyD.intensively答案:C解析 interchangeably可交換地；immediately立即；inter

53、mittently間歇地；intensively強烈地。水力電站可以持續(xù)供電，而潮汐電站不同于水力電站，潮汐電站不能持續(xù)供電，只能間隙性電，故選C。Section Reading ComprehensionPart A Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. Text 1 Inflation has just exploded. The real pr

54、oblem is that we have an underlying rate of inflationan impetus of wages chasing pricesof maybe 9 percent that is heading towards 10 percent. There also have been tremendous shocks in energy, food and housing prices, making it worse. By the end of the year, we will be in a situation where year in, y

55、ear out, we can look forward to at least 10 percent inflation. And the question will be: How much worse will oil, food and housing prices make that? The situation has degenerated to the point that the only way to turn it around is to think of some very extreme changes in policy. A policy of graduali

56、sm, where youre talking about a mild recession and another 1 to 2 million people unemployed, wont make much difference. Postponing action just means that inflation presses further and is even more difficult to deal with. You have to start with revenue and monetary restraint. All the burden now is on monetary policy. We should shift to a much more rest