月英語四級真題試卷及答案

1、作文一題目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

2、 but no more than 180 words.參考范文Computer for SaleAs I am about to graduate and leave the campus, I am going to sell my personal laptop at a low price.It is a Lenovo ThinkPad that I bought in June, 2015. It is not big, but very functional. It has a four-core CPU, an independent display card of 2G, a

3、hard disk of 500G and a screen of 15.6 inches.For the last two years, the laptop has served as my faithful aid and helped me finish most of my assignments and my thesis. There has appeared no fault in the process. I owe so much to it. But as my workplace has already offered me a more advanced workin

4、g laptop, I find there is no necessity for me to have two. And I know that there must be some of my schoolmates who are more in need of the ThinkPad. Therefore, I determined to sell it.I bought the laptop as the price of 3500 yuan. Now I will sell it at 1500 yuan or less. Anyone interested can conta

5、ct me via email, and my mailbox is *.作文二：Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an advertisement on your campus website to sell a bicycle you used at college. Your advertisement may include its brand, specifications/features, condition and price, and your contact information.

6、 You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.參考范文As we travel by bike, we will see beautiful sceneries typical of the region, meet and make friends with different people and get to know the custom of the local people.Having worked hard throughout the weekdays, people will find a w

7、eekend trip to the nearby mountains or beaches a real relaxation, riding on the bike is best choice.In my opinion, the biggest advantage of traveling is we can learn much during our travel by bike about the geography, biology, and history of the places we visit. Therefore, you d better seize the cha

8、nce to buy this bike so as to gain something meaningful.作文三Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an advertisement on your campus website to sell a book you used at college. Your advertisement may include its brand, specifications/features, condition and price, and your conta

9、ct information. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.參考范文：Buying these books, you can reap the benefit of several aspects. For one thing, you can save a great amount of money and this will allow you to spend these saved money on other more significant things in that the boo

10、ks I sold here with only the half of the original price. For another, the content of these book include translation, writing, reading as well as listening which will be adapt to the students who are going to take the exam of CET-4 or CET-6. Last but not the least, through the purchase of these Engli

11、sh course books with nine into new without any notes on them, you will improve your study skill to a great extent.選詞填空The method for making beer has changed over time. Hops, for example, which give many a modern beer its bitter flavor, are a _(26)recent addition to the beverage. This was mentioned i

12、n reference to brewing in the ninth century. Now, researchers have found a _(27)ingredient in residue(殘留物) from 5000-year-old beer brewing equipment. While excavating two pits at a site in the central plains of China, scientists discovered fragments from pots, funnels, amphorae, and stoves (stove fr

13、agment pictured). The different shapes of the containers _(28)they were used to brew, filter, and store beer.They may be ancient “beer-making toolkits,” and the earliest _(29)evidence of beer brewing in China, the researchers report online today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

14、. To _(30)that hypothesis, the team examined the yellowish, dried _(31)inside the vessels. The majority of the grains, about 80%, were from cereal crops like millet and barley(大麥), and about 10% were bits of roots, _(32)likely, would have made the beer sweeter, the scientists say. Barley was an unex

15、pected find: The crop was domesticated in western Eurasia and didnt become a _(33)food in central China until about 2000 years ago, according to the researchers. Based on that timing, they suggest barley may have _(34)in the region not as food, but as_(35)material for beer brewing beer.A.ArrivedB.co

16、nsumingC.directD.exclusivelyE.includingF.infromG.rawH.reachedI.relativelyJ.remainsK.resourcesL.stapleM.surprisingN.suggestO.Test參考答案：26I，由空格前的a和空格后的recent，可以判定空格處缺副詞，所以在D和I里面選擇，根據語義，應該選I，relatively。27N，由空格后的ingredient，可以判定空格前缺形容詞，根據語義，選N，surprising。28M， 由空著前的container和空格后的they，可以判定空格處缺謂語動詞，根據語義，選M，s

17、uggest。29C，由空格前的earliest和空格后的evidence，可以判定空格處缺形容詞，根據語義，選C，direct。30O，由空格前的to和空格后的that，可以判定空格處缺動詞原形，根據空格后的的hypnosis，選O，test，意為“為了驗證這個假設”31J，由空格前的dried可以判定空格處缺名詞，根據語義，選J，remains(剩余物/沉淀物)32E，由空格前的about 10% were bits of roots,以及空格后的lily，可以判定選E，including33L，由空格前的a和空格后的food，可以判定空格處缺形容詞，根據語義，選L，staple34A，由

18、空格前的may have和空格后的in the region可以判定空格處缺Ved，根據語義，選A，arrived35G，由空格前的but as和空格后的material可以判定選項詞為形容詞，根據意義，選G，raw。翻譯啤酒配方隨著時間而改變。例如給許多現(xiàn)代啤酒帶來苦味和柑橘味的啤酒花，是相對較晚被添加到啤酒中的成分，在九世紀與釀酒相關的史料中首次被提及。現(xiàn)在，研究人員在5000年前的釀酒制品殘留物中發(fā)現(xiàn)了驚人的成分。在中國中原地區(qū)兩個考古坑進行挖掘的期間，科學家們發(fā)現(xiàn)了來自 陶罐、漏斗、雙耳陶罐和火爐的陶制碎片(火爐碎片如圖)。研究人員今天在國家科學院院刊網絡版中報告稱，容器的不同形狀表示

19、它們曾被用來釀造、過濾和儲存啤酒，它們可能是古代的“啤酒制作工具包”，也是最早的有關中國啤酒釀造的直接證據。為了檢驗這一假設，研究小組檢測了容器內暗黃干燥的殘留物。其中發(fā)現(xiàn)的淀粉顆粒中約有三分之一或凹或脹，或折疊或扭曲，這些變形會在釀造啤酒所需的麥芽處理和麥芽漿制作的過程中發(fā)生。科學家們表示，這些谷粒中的大多數，約80%，來自小米和大麥這樣的谷類作物，同時10%左右來自塊莖植物，包括山藥和百合，它們給這些啤酒增添了甜味。研究人員表示，大麥是一個意外的發(fā)現(xiàn)：這種農作物在歐亞大陸西部種植，直到大約2000年前才成為中國中部地區(qū)的主食。根據這一時間點，研究人員表示大麥當時可能是作為釀造啤酒的原料，而

20、不是一種食物被引入中國中原地區(qū)的。段落匹配A.At some point,almost all of us will experience a period of radical professional change some of us will seek it out:for other it will feel like an unwelcome intrusion into otherwise stable career Either way,we have choices about how we respond to it when it comes.B.We recently

21、caught up with yoga entrepreneur Lcah Zeccaria,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,her husband,and her home.In the process.she built a radically new lift and career.Since then she

22、has founded two yoga studios.met 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 expericence that applyC.Where do the seeds of change come from?The Native American Indians have a saying:”Pay attention to the

23、whispers so you wont have to hear the screams”O(jiān)ften the best ideas for big changes come from unexpected places-its just matter of turning in.Great leaders recognize the weak signals or slight signs that point to big changes to come.Leah reflect on a time she listened to the whispers:”About the time

24、daughter was five years old.I started having a sense that this isnt right”She then realized that life no longer matched her vision for itD.Up until that point,Lech had followed traditional measures of success.After graduating with a degree in business and accounting.She joined a public accounting fi

25、rm,married,bought looked successful,”she says,Leah easily could have fallen into a trap of feeling content,instead, her energy sparked a period of experimentation and renewal.E.Feeling the need to change.Leah start playing with future possibilities by exploring her interest and developing new capabi

26、lities.First trying physical exercise and dieting.She lost some weight and discovered an inner strength.”I felt powerful because I broke through my own limitations.”she recallsF.However,it was another interest that led Leah to radically reinvent herself,”I remember sitting on a bench with my aunt at

27、 a yoga studio,”she said,”and having a moment of clarity right then and there. Yoga is saving my life.Yoga is waking me up.I m 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 commi

28、tment to take bigger stepsG.Creating the future you want is a lot casier if you are ready to exploit the opportunities that come your way.When Leah made the commitment to change,she primed herself to new apporiunities she may otherwise have overlooked.She recallsH.One day a man I worked with,Ryan,wh

29、o had his office next to mine,said,”Leah.Lets go look at this space on Queen Anne.”He knew my love for yoga and had seen a space chose to where he lived that he thought might be good to serve as a yoga and had seen a space close to where he lived that he thought might be good to serve as a yoga stud

30、io.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.”O(jiān)nly a few 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 whil

31、e building toward the big nonlincar changes of the future.when its time to make the Leah stayed with her accounting jod while starting up the yoga studio to make it all work.”I was working 60 hours a week and running a studio.so I wasnt getting very much sleep. But it was good for me,”she says.Soon

32、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.Such drastic change is not casy.J. “Be yourself”Leah says.”Quit being the person people think youre suppose to be.Find a way to dig de

33、ep into your into your couragcous self to be who you are.Whatever that means as far as exploring your emotions,your identity,your profession.find one version of you that you are always and everywhere.”It was this sense of purpose that would carry Leah through the storms of changeK.Steering through c

34、hange 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 fears Ive ever had”she say.”I had spent two years cultivating this community,and it had become s

35、uccessful 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 going to let fear just take over. I was thinking,OK,guys,if you

36、 want to want to try to shut me down,shut me down.And I knew it was a negotiation scheme,so I was able to say to myself.”This is not real”By naming her fears36.Readiness to take advantage of new apportunities will make it easier to create ones desired future.37.By conventional standards,Leah was a t

37、ypical successful woman before she changed her career38.Leah gained confidence by laying out her fears and contronting then directly39.In search of a meaningful life,Leah gave up what she had and set up her own yoga studios.40.Leahs interest in yoga prompted her to make a firm decision to seshape he

38、r life.41.Small signs may indicate great changes to come and therefore ment attention42.Leahs first yoga studio was by no weans an immediate success43.Some people regard professional change as an unpleasant experience that disturbs their career44.The worst fear that Leah ever had was the prospect of

39、 losing her yoga business45.As she explore new interests and developed new potential,Leah felt powerful internally參考答案36.G37.D38.L39.B40.F41.C42.H43.A44.K45.E仔細閱讀：Passage OneQuestions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.Shoppers in the UK are spending less money on toilet paper to save money

40、, research has shown.Penny pinching UK consumers choose cheaper products from discounters such as Aldi and Lidi rather than luxury alternatives.This has wiped 6% off the value of the soft tissue paper market in the UK. It has shrunk from £1.19 billion in 2011 to £1. 12billion in 2015, acco

41、rding to a new report from market research company Mintel. Furthermore, the future of the market looks far from rosy, with sales expected to fall future of the market looks far from rosy, with sales expected to fall further to £1.11billion in 2016.In the last year alone, despite an increase in

42、the UK population and a subsequent rise in the number of households, sales of toilet paper fell by 2%, with the average household reducing their toilet roll spending from £43 in 2014 to £41 in 2015.Overall, almost three in five people say they try to limit their usage of paper-including fa

43、cial tissue and kitchen roll to save money. "Strength, softness and thickness remain the leading indicators ODM toilet paper quality, with just a small proportion of consumers preferring more luxurious alternatives, such as those with flower patterns or perfume," said Mintel analyst Jack D

44、uckett. "These extra features are deemed unnecessary by the majority of shoppers, which probably reflects how these types of products are typically more expensive than regular toilet paper, even when on special offer."While consunmers are spending less on toilet paper, they remain fussy-in

45、 theory at least-when it comes to paper quality. Top of Britons' toilet paper wish list is softness(57%)followed by strength(45%)and thickness(36%).One in 10 buyers rank toilet rolls made from recycled paper among their top considerations, highlighting how overall the environment is much less of

46、 a consideration for shoppers than product quality. In a challenge for manufactures, 81% of paper product users said they would consider buying recycled toilet tissue if it were comparable in quality to standard paper.46.【題干】The market sales of toilet paper have decreased because_.【選項】A.Britons have

47、 cut their spending on itB.its prices have gone up over the yearC.its quality has seen marked improvementD.Britons have developed the habit of saving【答案解析】根據題干關鍵詞market sales和toilet paper可以定位到首段Shoppers in the UK are spending less money on toilet paper to save money“英國的購物者減少衛(wèi)生紙開支以省錢”和第三段首句This has w

48、iped 6% off the value of the soft tissue paper market “這使得軟棉紙市場的價值下降了6%”。has wiped off正好對應題干have increased。This指代的是第二段的內容Penny-pinching UK consumers choose cheaper products from discounters“吝嗇的英國消費者從折扣商店選擇更為便宜的商品”。綜上所述，選A“衛(wèi)生紙市場銷售額下降是因為英國人縮減這方面的開支”?！敬鸢浮緼47.【題干】What does the author think of the future

49、 of the tissue paper market in the UK?【選項】A.It will expand in time.B.It will remain gloomy.C.It will experience ups and downs.D.It will recover as population grows.【答案】B【答案解析】根據題干關鍵詞tissue paper可以定位到第三段首句This has wiped 6% off the value of the soft tissue paper market in the UK.根據第三句the future of the

50、 market looks far from rosy“市場的未來看起來遠遠不夠樂觀”。因此，本題選B“作者認為綿紙市場的未來仍然是慘淡的”。48.【題干】What does Jack Duckett say about toilet paper?【選項】A.Special offers would promote its sales.B.Consumers are loyal to certain brands.C.Luxurious features add much to the price.D.Consumers have a variety to choose from.【答案】C【

51、答案解析】根據題干關鍵詞Jack Duckett可以定位到第五段的引用部分。A“特價可以促進銷售額”，原文引用處最后部分提到了special offer。which指代的是these extra features，也就是those with flower patterns or perfume?！斑@些額外的特點反映了這些商品通常比普通的衛(wèi)生紙要貴，即使是在特價銷售的時候。”所以A是利用原文細節(jié)信息設置的干擾選項，可以排除。B“消費者忠于某些品牌”和D“消費者有多樣化的選擇”，引用處均未提及，直接排除。C“奢侈品的特點大幅度提升了價位”，正好對應原文引用處which引導的非限定性定語從句的內容。

52、49.【題干】What do we learn about Britons concerning toilet paper?【選項】A.They are particular about the quality of toilet paper.B.They emphasize the strength of toilet paper the most.C.They prefer cheap toilet paper to recycled toilet paper.D.They reject using toilet paper with unnecessary features.【答案】A【

53、答案解析】根據題干關鍵詞Britons和toilet paper可以定位到第六段。根據原文they remain fussy. when it comes to paper quality可知，A選項正好是同義替換。如果不認識fussy“愛挑剔的”和be particular about“對.挑剔”，可以用排除法。依據自然段界定原則，48題定位到第五段，50題定位到最后一段，所以本題定位到第六段。CD均不在定位范圍，可以直接排除。B“他們最強調的是衛(wèi)生紙的強度”，由原文可知，最關注的應該是softness，所以B選項排除。采取這種方法也可以選出A。50.【題干】What can we infe

54、r from the last paragraph?【選項】A.More and more Britons buy recycled toilet paper to protect the environment.B.Toilet paper manufacturers are facing a great challenge in promoting its sales.C.Toilet paper manufacturers compete with one another to improve.D.Environmental protection is not much of a con

55、cern when Britons buy toilet paper.【答案】D【答案解析】根據題干the last paragraph可知答案要在最后一段尋找。由原文“1/10的購買者把利用可循環(huán)紙制造的衛(wèi)生卷紙列為首選，這突出表明，相比環(huán)境，購買者更加關注商品質量的現(xiàn)象是多么普遍?！币虼?，我們可以選出D“英國人購買衛(wèi)生紙的時候，環(huán)境保護不是人們十分關心的?！盤assage TwoQuestions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage."One of the reason I find this topic very intere

56、sting is because my mom was a smoker when I was younger," say Lindson-Hawly, who studies tobacco and health at the University of Oxford.By studying about 700 adult smoker, she found out that her mom quit the right way-by stopping abruptly and completely.In her study, participants were randomly(

57、隨機地)assigned to two groups. One had to quit abruptly on a given day, going from about a pack a day to zero. The other cut down gradually over the course of two weeks. People in both groups used nicotine(尼古丁)patches before they quit, in addition to a second form of nicotine replacement, like gum or s

58、pray. They also had talk therapy with a nurse before and after quit day.Six months out, more people who had quit abruptly had stuck with it-more than one-fifth of them, compared to about one-seventh in the other group. Although these numbers appear low, it is much higher than if people try without support.And the quit rates were particularly convincing given that before the s