2019年12月大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試真題(第一套)及參考答案完整版

1、 2019 年 12 月大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試真題及參考答案完整版 (第一套) Part I Writ ing (25mi nu tes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minu tes to write a letter to a foreig n friend who wants to study. Please recomme nd a uni versity to him. You should write at least 120 words but no more tha n 180 words. 【參考范文】 Dear， I

2、 am delighted to hear that you are going to study in a Chinese university. Since you have asked for my advice about choos ing which uni versity I will try to give you some useful suggesti ons here It is well known that Peking Uni versity is a great place to lea n. There are several factors acco unti

3、ng for this choice and the follow ing are the most typical on es. First and foremost, Peking Uni versity is one of the top uni versities in China and the birthplace of many great min ds. Therefore, it can provide high-quality teachi ng resources, which is esse ntial for a foreig n leanner. In additi

4、on, Beijing is the capital of China and there are various historic buildings. They provide foreig n stude nts to know Chin ese culture and history I hope you will find these suggestions helpful and wish you all the best ！ Yours， Li Mi ng 【參考譯文】 親愛(ài)的露絲： 得知你要來(lái)中國(guó)的大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)，我很高興。既然你針對(duì)大學(xué)的選擇問(wèn)題詢問(wèn)了我的看法 ， 我將在這里給你提

5、供一些有用的建議。 眾所周知，北京大學(xué)是學(xué)習(xí)的好地方。做出這種選擇有多種原因 ，但以下是最典型的 首先,北京大學(xué)是中國(guó)最頂尖的大學(xué)之一，這里也培養(yǎng)出了許多棟梁之才。因此 ，它可以提 供高質(zhì)量的教學(xué)資源，這對(duì)于外國(guó)學(xué)習(xí)者來(lái)說(shuō)是最根本的。此外 ，北京是中國(guó)的首都，這里 有各種各樣的歷史建筑。這些建筑能為外國(guó)學(xué)生提供了了解中國(guó)文化和歷史的好機(jī)會(huì)。 希望以上建議對(duì)你有幫助，祝一切順利！ 誠(chéng)摯的, 李明 Part n Listening Comprehension (25 minutes) Section A Directions: In this sect ion, you will hear thr

6、ee n ews reports. At the end of each n ews report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only on ce. After you hear a questi on, you must choose the best an swer from the four choices marked A) , B), C) and D). Then mark the corresp onding letter

7、 on An swer Sheet 1 with a sin gle line through the cen tre. Questi ons I and 2 are based on the n ews report you have just heard. 1 A) Many facilities were destroyed by a wandering cow B) A wan deri ng cow kno cked dow n one of its fences C) Some tourists were injured by a wan deri ng cow. D) A wan

8、 deri ng cow was captured by the police 歡迎下載 2 2. A) It was shot to death by a police officer. B) It found its way back to the parks zoo C) It became a great attract ion for tourists D) It was sent to the ani mal con trol departme nt. Questio ns 3 and 4 are based on the n ews report you have just he

9、ard 3. A) It is the largest of its kind B) It is going to be expa nded. C) It is display ing more fossil specime ns D) It is stari ng an on li ne exhibiti on. 4. A ) A collection of bird fossils from Australia. B) Photographs of certa in rare fossil exhibits C) Some an cie nt wall paintings from Aus

10、tralia D) Pictures by wi nners of a wildlife photo con test. Questi ons 5 to 7 are based on the n ews report you have just heard 5A) Pick up trash B) Amuse visitors C) Deliver messages D) Play with childre n 6. A) They are especially in tellige nt B) They are children favorite D)They are clea n and

11、pretty 7. A) Childre n may be harmed by the rooks B) Children may be tempted to drop litter. C) Childre n may con tract bird diseases D) Childre n may overfeed the rooks Section B Directions: In this sect ion, you will hear two long con versati ons. At the end of each con versati on, you will hear f

12、our questi ons. Both the con versati on and the questi ons will be spoke n only once. After you hear a questi on, you must choose the best an swer 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 cen tre. Questions 8

13、to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard 8. A) It will be produced at Harvard University B) It will be hosted by famous professors 歡迎下載 3 C) It will cover differe nt areas of scie nee D) It will focus on recent scie ntific discoveries 9. A) It will be more futuristic B) It will be mor

14、e systematic C) It will be more en terta ining D) It will be easier to un dersta nd. 10. A) People in terested in scie nee. B) Youn gsters eager to explore C) Childre n in their early tee ns 11. A) Offer professi onal advice B) Provide finan cial support. C) Help promote it on the Intern et. D) Make

15、 episodes for its first seas on. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. A) Un sure B) Helpless. C) Concerned D) Dissatisfied. 13. A) He is too concerned with being perfect. B) He loses heart whe n faced with setbacks C) He is too ambitious in achievi ng goals D) He

16、 takes on projects bey ond his ability 14. A) Embarrassed B) Unconcerned C) Miserable D) Rese ntful 15. A) Try to be optimistic whatever happe ns B) Compare his prese nt with his past on C) Always lear n from others achieveme nts D) Treat others the way he would be treated Section C Directions: In t

17、his sect ion, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questio ns. Both the passage and the questi ons will be spoke n only once. After you hear a questi on, you must choose the best an swer from the four choices marked A), B), C)and D) . Then mark the co

18、rresp onding letter on An swer Sheet 1 with a sin gle line through the cen tre. Questi ons 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 歡迎下載 4 16. A) They have a stron ger sense of social resp on sibility B) They are more likely to succeed in the huma nities. C) They are more likely to bec

19、ome D) They have greater pote ntial to be leaders 17. A) Praise girls who like to speak up freque ntly B) En courage girls to solve problems on their own C) I nsist that boys and girls work together more D) Resp ond more positively to boys comme nts. 18. A) Offer pers on alized teach ing materials.

20、B) Provide a variety of opti onal courses Place great emphasis on test scores D) Pay extra atte nti on to top stude nts Questi ons 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19. A) It often rains cats and dogs B) It seldom rains in summer time C) It does not rain as much as people think.

21、 D) It is one of the most rainy cities in the US 20. A) They drive most of the time B) The rain is usually very light. C) They have got used to the rain D) The rain comes mostly at ni ght. 21. A ) It has a lot of places for en terta inment. B) It has never seen thunder and lighting C) It has fewer c

22、loudy days tha n any other coastal city. D) It has mild weather both in summer and in win ter. Questi ons 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 22. A) It occurs whe n people are doing a repetitive activity B) It results from exerting ones muscles continuously C) It happe ns whe n pe

23、ople en gage in an un com mon activity. D) It comes from sta ining on es muscles in an unu sual way 23. A) Blood flow and body heat i ncrease in the affected area. B) Body moveme nts in the affected area become difficult. C) They begi n to make repairs immediately D) They gradually become fragme nte

24、d 歡迎下載 5 24. A) About one week. B) About two days C) About ten days D) About four weeks 25. A) Apply muscle creams. B) Drink ple nty of water C) Have a hot shower D) Take pai n-killers 【參考答案】 I- 5 A D C B C 6-10 B D A B D II- 15 A D B D A 16-20 C C D C A 21-25 B D D A B Part 川 Reading comprehension

25、(40minutes) Directions: In this sect ion, there is a passage with ten bla nks. 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

26、 a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single the cen ter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more tha n once. Questio ns 26 to 35 are based on the follow ing passage. Fin ally, some good n ews about airpla ne travel. If you are on a pla ne w

27、ith a sick passe nger. You are un likely to get sick. That is the 26 of a new study that looked at how respiratory (呼吸 道) viruses 27 on airpla nes. Researchers found that only people who were seated in in dividual had a high risk of catch ing the ill ness. All other passe ngers had only a very 28 ch

28、a nee of getting sick according to the findings. Media reports have not necessarily presented. 29 information about the risk of getting infected on an airplane in the past. Therefore, these new findings should help airpla ne passe ngers to feel less 30 to catch ing respiratory infections while trave

29、li ng by air. Prior to the new study. litter was known about the risks of gett ing 31 in fected by com mon respiratory viruses, such as the flu or com mon cold, on an airpla ne, the researchers said. So, to 32 the risks of in fectio n, the study team flew on 10 differe nt 33 in the Us. 34 side of a

30、pers on in fected with flu, as well as those sitt ing one roe in font of or beh ind this in dividual, had about an 80 pers on cha nee of gett ing sick. But other passe ngers were _ 35_ safe from infection. They had a less tha n 3 perce nt cha nee of catch ing the flu. 歡迎下載 6 A) accurate B) con clusi

31、 on C) directly D)either E) evaluate F) exploratio ns G) flights H) largely I) Nearby J) resp ond K) Slim L) spread N) vividly O) vuln erable 【參考答案】 26-30 B L K A O 31-35 C E G D H Section B Directions: In this sect ion, you are going to read a passage with ten stateme nts attached to it. Each state

32、me nt contains in formati on give n in one of the paragraphs. Ide ntify the paragraph from which the in formati on is derived. You may choose a paragraph more tha n once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on An swer Sheet 2 A South Korea

33、n city designed for the future takes on a life of its own A) Getting around a city is one thing -and then theres the matter of getting from one city to ano ther One visi on of the perfect city of the future: a place that offers easy access to air travel. I n 2011, a Uni versity of North Caroli na bu

34、s in ess professor n amed Joh n Kasarda published a book called Aerotropolis: The Way Well Live Next. Kasarda says future cities should be built inten tio nally around or n ear airports. The idea, as he has put it, is to offer bus in esses rapid Ion g-dista nee conn ectivity on a massive scale. B) T

35、he 18th century really was a waterbome (水運(yùn)的)century, the 19th century a rail century. the 20th cen tury a highway, car, truck cen tury and the 21st cen tury will in creas in gly be an aviati on cen tury, as the globe becomes in creas in gly conn ected by air, Kasarda says Son gdo, a city built from

36、scratch in South Korea, is one of Kasardas prime examples. It has existed for just few years. From the get-go, it was desig ned on the basis of conn ectivity and competitive ness , “ says Kasada. The government built the brid ge directly from the airport to Songdo intern ati onal bus in ess district

37、. And the surface in frastructure was built in tan dem with the new airport. ” C) Son gdo is a ston es throw from South Koreas In che on Airport, its main intern ati onal hub( 樞 紐).But it takes a lot more tha n a n earby airport to be a city of the future. Just buildi ng a place as an intern ati ona

38、l bus in ess district does n t mea n it will become one. Park Yeon Soo conceived ( 構(gòu) 想)this city of the future back in 1986. He con siders Son gdo his baby. I am a visi on ary, he says. Thirty years after he imagi ned the city, Parks baby is close to 70 perce nt built, with 36.000 people livi ng in

39、the bus in ess district and 90,000 reside nts in greater Son gdo. Its about an hour outside Seoul, built on reclaimed tidal flats along the Yellow Sea, There s a coast Guard building and a tall trade tower, as well as a park, golf course and uni versity . D) Chances are you ve actually see n this pl

40、ace. Son gdo appears in the most famous music video ever to come out of South Korea. Gangnam Style refers to the fashi on able Gangnam district i n Seoul. But some of the video was filmed in Son gdo. I don know if you remember, there was a sce ne in a subway stati 歡迎下載 7 on. That was not Gangn am. T

41、hat was actually Son gdo, says Jung Won Son, a professor of urba n developme nt at London s Bartlett School of Pla nning, Parthsf reas on to shoot there is that its new and nice . E) The city was supposed to be a hub for global compa ni es, with employees from all over the world. But hats not how it

42、 has turned out. Songdo s reputation is as a futuristic ghost town. But the reality is more complicated. A bridge with big, light-blue loops leads into the bus in ess district. In the center of the main road theres a long line of flags of the world. On the comer, there sa Starbucks and a 7-Eleven-al

43、l of the international brands that you see all over the world no wadays. F) The city is not empty. There are mothers push ing strollers, old wome n with walkers eve n in the middle of the day. whe n its 90 degrees out. Byun Young-Jin chairs the Son gdo real estate association and started selling pro

44、perty here when the first phase of the city opened in 2005. He says dema nd has boomed in the past couple of years. Most of his clie nts are Korea n. In fact, the developer says, 99 perce nt of the homes here are sold to Korea ns. Young families move here because the schools are great. And thats the

45、 problem: Son gdo has become a popular Korea n city more popular as a reside ntial area tha n a bus in ess one Its not yet the futuristic intern ati onal bus in ess hub that pla nners imagi ned. Its a great place to live. And its beco ming a great place to work, says Scott Summers, the vice preside

46、nt of Gale Intern ati on al, the developer of the city. The floor-to-ceil ing win dows of his compa nys offices overlook Son gdo Cen tral Park, with a canal full of kayaks and paddle boats. Shimmeri ng( 閃爍的)glass towers line the can als edge. G) Whats happened is, because we focused on creating that

47、 quality of life first, which enabled the reside nts to live here, what has probably missed the mark is for compa nies to locate here, he says. There needs to be strong economic incentives. The city is still unfinished, and it feels a bit like a theme park. It does n t feel all that futuristic. Ther

48、es a -ligih un dergro und trash disposal system. Buildi ngs are en viro nmen tally frien dly. Everybodys televisi on set is conn ected to a system that streams pers on alized Ian guage or exercise classes. H) But Star Trek this is not. And to some of the reside nts, Son gdo feels hollow. rm, like: i

49、n pris on for weekdays. Thats what we call it i n the workplace says a woma n in her 20s. She does nt want to use her n ame for fear of being fired from her job. She goes back to Seoul every weekend. MI say Im prison-breaking on Friday nights. But she has to make the prison break in her own car. The

50、res no high-speed train connecting Son gdo to SeouL just over 20 miles away. I) The man who first imagined Songdo feels frustrated , too. Park says he built South Korea a luxury vehicle, like Mercedes or BMW. Its a good car now. But were waiting for a good driver to accelerate- But there are lots of

51、 other good cars out there, too. The world is dotted with futuristic, high-tech cities trying to attract the biggest international companies . J) Son gdo ?s backers contend that its still early, and bus in ess space is fill ing up about 70 perce nt of fini shed offices are now occupied. Brent Ryan:

52、who teaches urba n desig n at UT, says Songdo proves a universal principle. There have been a lot of utopian ( 烏托井的)cities in history. And the reas on we dont know about a lot of them is that a lot of them have vani shed en tirely. In other words, whe n it comes to cities r anything eiltsis hardo pr

53、edict the future. 歡迎下載 8 36. Son gdos popularity lies more in its quality of life tha n its bus in ess attracti on. 37. The man who con ceives Son gdo feels disappo in ted because it has falle n short of his expectati ons. 38. A scene in a popular South Korea n music video was shot m Son gdo. 39. So

54、n gdo still lacks the finan cial stimulus for bus in esses to set up shop there. 40. Airpla nes will in creas in gly become the chief means of tran sportati on, accord ing to a professor. 41. Son gdo has en ded up differe nt from the city it was supposed to be. 42. Some of the people who work in Son

55、 gdo compla in about boredom in the workplace. 43. A bus in ess professor says that a future city should have easy access to intern atio nal tran sportatio n. 44. Accord ing to an urba n desig n professor, it is difficult for city desig ners to foresee what happe n m the future. 45. Park Yeon So. Wh

56、o envisioned Songdo, feels a parental connection with the city. 【參考答案】 36-40 F I D G B 41-45 E H A J C Section C Directions: There are 2 passages in this secti on. Each passage is followed by some questi ons or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D).

57、You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresp onding letter on An swer Sheet 2 with a sin gle line through the cen tre. Passage One Questio ns 46 to 50 are based on the follow ing passage. The fifth largest city in the US passed a significant soda tax proposal that will levy ( 征稅)1.5 cen

58、ts per liquid ounce on distributors. Philadelphias new measure was approved by a 13 to 4 city council vote. It sets a new bar for similar initiatives across the county. It is proof that taxes on sugary drinks can win substantial support outside super-liberal areas. Un til now, the only city to succe

59、ssfully pass and impleme nt a soda tax was Berkeley, Califomia, in 2014. The tax will apply to regular and diet sodas, as well as other drinks with added sugar, such as Gatorade and iced teas. Its expected to raise $410 milli on over the n ext five years, most of which will go toward funding a unive

60、rsal pre-kindergarten program for the city. While the city coun cil vote was met with applause in side the coun cil room, opp onents to the measure, including soda lobbyists made sharp criticisms and a promise to challenge the tax in court. “ The tax passed today un fairly sin gles out beverages -in