2017年6月四級真題

精品文檔精品文檔2017年06月大學英語四級考試真題(第1套)PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanadvertisementonyourcampuswebsitetosellacomputeryouusedatcollege.Youradvertisementmayincludeitsbrand,specifications/features,conditionandprice,andyourcontactinformation.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)SectionAQuestions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.1.Themaninthecarwasabsent-minded.Thetestdrivermadeawrongjudgement.Theself-drivingsystemwasfaulty.Thecarwasmovingatafastspeed.2.Theyhavedonebetterthanconventional.Theyhavecausedseveralseverecrashes.Theyhaveposedathreattootherdrivers.Theyhavegenerallydonequitewell.3.Heworksatanationalpark.Heisaqueenbeespecialist.Heremovedthebeyondfromtheboot.Hedrovethebeesawayfromhiscar.4.Theywerelookingafterthequeen.Theyweremakingalotofnoise.Theywerelookingforanewboxtolivein.Theyweredancinginauniqueway.5.Thediscoveryofanewspeciesofsnake.Thesecondtriptoasmallremoteisland.Thefindingof2newspeciesoffrog.Thelatesttestonarareanimalspecies.6.Apoisonoussnakeattackedhimonthisfieldtrip.Hediscoveredararefogonadesertedisland.Asnakecrawledontohisheadinhissleep.Hefellfromatallpalmtreebyaccident.7.Fromitsgenes.Fromitslength.Fromitsorigin.Fromitscolour.8.Thesecuritychecktakestime.Hehastocheckalotofluggage.Hisflightisleavinginlessthan2hours.Theairportisalongwayfromthehotel.9.Incash.Bycreditcard.C.Withatraveler'scheck.D.Withhissmartphone.10.Givehimareceipt.Confirmhisflight.Lookafterhisluggage.Findaporterforhim.11.SigningupformembershipofSHotel.Stayinginthesamehotelnexttimehecomes.Loadingherluggageontotheairportshuttle.Postingacommentonthehotel'swebpage.12.Heistheonlyboyinhisfamily.Hebecomestearfulinwind.Hehasstoppedmakingterriblefaces.Heishisteacher'sfavoritestudent.13.Tellhimtoplayinherbackyard.Dosomethingfunnytoamusehim.Givehimsomecherrystonestoplaywith.Warnhimofdangerbymakingupastory.14.Theycouldbreakpp'slegs.Theycouldsometimesterrifyadults.Theycouldflyagainstastrongwind.Theycouldknockppunconscious.15.Onewouldgetaspotontheirtonguesiftheytoldaliedeliberately.Onewouldhavetoshavetheirheadtoremoveabatintheirhair.Onewouldgotoprisoniftheyputastamponupsidedown.Onewouldhavecurlyhairiftheyatetoomuchstalebread.16.Everythingseemedtobechanging.Peoplewereformalanddisciplined.Peoplewereexcitedtogotravelingoverseas.ThingsfromtheVictorianeracamebackalive.17.WatchingTVathome.Meetingpeople.Drinkingcoffee.Tryingnewfoods.18.Hewasinterestedinstylishdresses.Hewasabletomakealotofmoney.Hewasayoungstudentinthe1960s.Hewasamanfullofimagination.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.Theyavoidlookingatthem.Theyrunawayimmediately.Theyshowangerontheirfaces.Theymakethreateningsounds.20.Itturnstoitsownerforhelp.Itturnsawaytoavoidconflict.Itlooksawayandgetsangrytoo.Itfocusesitseyesontheirmouths.21.Byobservingtheirfacialfeaturescarefully.Byfocusingonaparticularbodymovement.Bytakingintheirfacialexpressionsasawhole.byinterpretingdifferentemotionsindifferentways.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22.Theyhavetolookforfoodandshelterunderground.Theytakelittlenoticeofthechangesintemperature.Theyresorttodifferentmeanstosurvivethebittercold.Theyhavedifficultyadaptingtothechangedenvironment.23.Theyhavetheirweightreducedtotheminimum.Theyconsumeenergystoredbeforethelongsleep.Theycanmaintaintheirheartbeatatthenormalrate.Theycankeeptheirbodytemperaturewarmandstable.24.Bystayinginhidingplacesandeatingverylittle.Byseekingfoodandshelterinpeople'shouses.Bygrowingthickerhairtostaywarm.Bystoringenoughfoodbeforehand.25.Tostaysafe.Tosaveenergy.Tokeepcompany.Toprotecttheyoung.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Themethodformakingbeerhaschangedovertime.Hops,forexample,whichgivemanyamodernbeeritsbitterflavor,area(26)recentadditiontothebeverage.Thiswasmentionedinreferencetobrewingintheninthcentury.Now,researchershavefounda(27)ingredientinresidue(殘留物)from5000-year-oldbeerbrewingequipment.WhileexcavatingtwopitsatasiteinthecentralplainsofChina,scientistsdiscoveredfragmentsfrompots,funnels,amphorae,andstoves(stovefragmentpictured).Thedifferentshapesofthecontainers(28)theywereusedtobrew,filter,andstorebeer.Theymaybeancient“beer-makingtoolkits,”andtheearliest(29)evidenceofbeerbrewinginChina,theresearchersreportonlinetodayintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.To(30)thathypothesis,theteamexaminedtheyellowish,dried(31)insidethevessels.Themajorityofthegrains,about80%,werefromcerealcropslikemilletandbarley(大麥),andabout10%werebitsofroots,(32)likely,wouldhavemadethebeersweeter,thescientistssay.Barleywasanunexpectedfind:Thecr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theverybeginningtothevery,veryend.Butthere'sanappealinthatvulnerability.“There'spartofthissickeninghorrorofknowingyou'rewalkingontheedgewiththis,thatIkindoflike,knowingthatitcouldallfallapartatanysecond.”Chast'sdesigns,suchasaworriedmanaloneinatinyrowboat,reflectthatdelicateness.TraditionalUkrainiandecoratedeggsalsospoketothosefears.Theelaboratepatternswerebelievedtoofferprotectionagainstevil.“There'sanancientlegendth