有关四级真题及答案
四级写作
Part I Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a news report to your campus newspaper on a visit to a local farm organized by your Student You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180
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四级听力
Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)
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Section A News Report
Directions： In this section， you will hear three news reports。 At the end of each news report， you will hear two or three questions。 Both the news report 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 on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre。
Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just
A) He set a record by swimming to and from an
B) He celebrated his ninth birthday on a small
C) He visited a prison located on a faraway
D) He swam around an island near San
A) He doubled the
B) He cheered him on all the
C) He set him an
D) He had the event covered on
Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just
A) To end the one-child
B) To encourage late
C) To increase working
D) To give people more time to
A) They will not be welcomed by young
B) They will help to popularize early
C) They will boost China's economic
D) They will not come into immediate
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just
A) Cleaning service in great demand all over the
B) Two ladies giving up well-paid jobs to do
C) A new company to clean up the mess after
D) Cleaners gainfully employed at nights and
A) It takes a lot of time to
B) It leaves the house in a
C) It makes party goers
D) It creates noise and
A) Hire an Australian
B) Visit the and
C) Settle a legal
D) Expand their
Section B Conversation
Directions： In this section， you will hear two long conversations。 At the end of each conversations you will hear four questions。 Both the conversations and the question-s 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 on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just
A) He had a driving
B) He got his driver's
C) He took the driver's theory
D) He passed the driver's road
A) He was not well
B) He did not get to the exam in
C) He was not used to the test
D) He did not follow the test
A) They are
B) They are
C) They are
D) They are too
A) Pass his road test the first
B) Test-drive a few times on
C) Find an experienced driving
D) Earn enough money for driving
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just
A) Where the woman
B) The acceptance rate at
C) Leed's tuition for international
D) How to apply for studies at a
A) Apply to an American
B) Do research on higher
C) Perform in a famous
D) Pursue postgraduate
A) His favorable
B) His outstanding musical
C) His academic
D) His unique
A) Do a master's
B) Settle down in
C) Travel
D) Teach
Section C Passage
Directions： In this section， you will hear three passages。 At the end of each passage， you will hear three 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 on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just
A) They help farmers keep diseases in
B) Many species remain unknown to
C) Only a few species cause trouble to
D) They live in incredibly well-organized
A) They are larger than many other
B) They can cause damage to people's
C) They can survive a long time without
D) They like to form colonies in electrical
A) Deny them access to any
B) Keep doors and windows
C) Destroy their colonies close
D) Refrain from eating sugary
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just
A) The function of the human immune
B) The cause of various auto-immune
C) The viruses that may infect the human immune
D) The change in people's immune system as they get
A) Report their
B) Offer blood
C) Act as research
D) Help to interview
A) Strengthening people's immunity to
B) Better understanding patients' immune
C) Helping improve old people's health
D) Further reducing old patients' medical
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just
A) His students had trouble getting on with each
B) A lot of kids stayed at school to do their
C) His students were struggling to follow his
D) A group of kids were playing chess after
A) Visit a chess team in
B) Join the school's chess
C) Participate in a national chess
D) Receive training for a chess
A) Most of them come from low-income
B) Many have become national chess
C) A couple of them have got involved in
D) Many became chess coaches after
A) Actions speak louder than
B) Think twice before taking
C) Translate their words into
D) Take action before it gets too
四级阅读
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the Read the passage through carefully before making your Each choice in the bank is identified by a Please mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the You may not use any of the words in the bank more than
The center of American automobile innovation has in the past decade moved 2,000 miles It has __26__ from Detroit to Silicon Valley, where self-driving vehicles are coming to
In a __27__ to take production back to Detroit, Michigan lawmakers have introduced __28__ that could make their state the best place in the country, if not the world, to develop self-driving vehicles and put them on the
"Michigan's __29__ in auto research and development is under attack from several states and countries which desire to __30__ our leadership in We can't let that happen," says Senator Mike Kowall, the lead __31__ of four bills recently
If all four bills pass as written, they would __32__ a substantial update of Michigan's 20XX law that allowed the testing of self-driving vehicles in limited Manufacturers would have nearly total freedom to test their self-driving technology on public They would be allowed to send groups of self- driving cars on cross-state road trips, and even set up on-demand __33__ of self-driving cars, like the one General Motors and Lyft are
Lawmakers in Michigan clearly want to make the state ready for the commercial application of self-driving In __34__ , California, home of Silicon Valley, recently proposed far more __35__ rules that would require human drivers be ready to take the wheel, and ban commercial use of self-driving
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, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs Identify the paragraph from which the information is You may choose a paragraph more than Each paragraph is marked with a Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet
How Work Will Change When Most of Us Live to 100
A) Today in the United States there are 72,000 centenarians (百岁老人). Worldwide, probably 450, If current trends continue, then by 20XX there will be more than a million in the US According to the work of Professor James Vaupel and his co-researchers, 50% of babies born in the US in 20XX have a life expectancy of 104 or Broadly the same holds for the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Canada, and for Japan 50% of 20XX babies can expect to live to
B) Understandably, there are concerns about what this means for public finances given the associated health and pension These challenges are real, and society urgently needs to address But it is also important to look at the wider picture of what happens when so many people live for 100 It is a mistake to simply equate longevity (长寿) with issues of old Longer lives have implications for all of life, not just the end of
C) Our view is that if many people are living for longer, and are healthier for longer, then this will result in an inevitable redesign of work and When people live longer, they are not only older for longer, but also younger for There is some truth in the saying that “70 is the new 60” or “40 the new ” If you age more slowly over a longer time period, then you are in some sense younger for
D) But the changes go further than Take, for instance, the age at which people make commitments such as buying a house, getting married, having children, or starting a career； These are all fundamental commitments that are now occurring later in In 1962, 50% of Americans were married by age By 20XX, that milestone (里程碑) had shifted to age
E) While there are numerous factors behind these shifts, one factor is surely a growing realization for the young that they are going to live Options are more valuable the longer they can be So if you believe you will live longer, then options become more valuable, and early commitment becomes less 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
F) Longevity also pushes back the age of retirement, and not only for financial Yes, unless people are prepared to save a lot more, our calculations suggest that if you are now in your mid-40s, then you are likely to work until your early 70s; and if you are in your early 20s, there is a real chance you will need to work until your late 70s or possibly even into your But even if people are able to economically support a retirement at 65, over thirty years of potential inactivity is harmful to cognitive (认知的) and emotional Many people may simply not want to do
G) And yet that does not mean that simply extending our careers is Just lengthening that second stage of full-time work may secure the financial assets needed for a 100-year life, but such persistent work will inevitably exhaust precious intangible assets such as productive skills, vitality, happiness, and
H) The same is true for It is impossible that a single shot of education, administered in childhood and early adulthood, will be able to support a sustained, 60-year If you factor in the projected rates of technological change, either your skills will become unnecessary, or your industry That means that everyone will, at some point in their life, have to make a number of major reinvestments in their
I) It seems likely, then’ that the traditional three-stage life will evolve into multiple stages containing two, three, or even more different Each of these stages could potentially be In one the focus could be on building financial success and personal achievement, in another on creating a better work/life balance, still another on exploring and understanding options more fully, or becoming an independent producer, yet another on making a social These stages will span sectors, take people to different cities, and provide a foundation for building a wide variety of
J) Transitions between stages could be marked with sabbaticals (休假) as people find time to rest and recharge their health, re-invest in their relationships, or improve their At times, these breaks and transitions will be self-determined, at others they will be forced as existing roles, firms, or industries cease to
K) A multi-stage life will have profound changes not just in how you manage your career, but also in your approach to An increasingly important skill will be your ability to deal with change and even welcome A three-stage life has few transitions, while a multi-stage life has That is why being self-aware, investing in broader networks of friends, and being open to new ideas will become even more crucial
L) These multi-stage lives will create extraordinary variety across groups of people simply because there are so many ways of sequencing the More stages mean more possible
M) With this variety will come the end of the close association of age and In a three-stage life, people leave university at the same time and the same age, they tend to start their careers and family at the same age, they proceed through middle management all roughly the same time, and then move into retirement within a few years of each In a multi-stage life, you could be an undergraduate at 20, 40, or 60; a manager at 30, 50, or 70; and become an independent producer at any
N) Current life structures, career paths, educational choices, and social norms are out of tune with the emerging reality of longer The three-stage life of full-time education, followed by continuous work, and then complete retirement may have worked for our parents or even grandparents, but it is not relevant We believe that to focus on longevity as primarily an issue of aging is to miss its full Longevity is not necessarily about being older for It is about living longer, being older later, and being younger
An extended lifespan in the future will allow people to have more careers than
Just extending one's career may have both positive and negative
Nowadays, many Americans have on average delayed their marriage by some eight
Because of their longer lifespan? young people today no longer follow the pattern of life of their parents or
Many more people will be expected to live over 100 by the mid-21st
A longer life will cause radical changes in people's approach to
Fast technological change makes it necessary for one to constantly upgrade their
Many people may not want to retire early because it would do harm to their mental and emotional
The close link between age and stage may cease to exist in a multi-stage
People living a longer and healthier life will have to rearrange their work and
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three When the passage is read for the first time，you should listen carefully for its general the passage is read for the second time，you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just Finally，when the passage is read for the third time，you should check what you have
Passage One
Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following
In the classic marriage vow (誓约), couples promise to stay together in sickness and in But a new study finds that the risk of divorce among older couples rises when the wife—not the husband— becomes seriously
"Married women diagnosed with a serious health condition may find themselves struggling with the impact of their disease while also experiencing the stress of divorce," said researcher Amelia
Karraker and co-author Kenzie Latham analyzed 20 years of data on 2,717 marriages from a study conducted by Indiana University since At the time of the first interview, at least one of the partners was over the age of
The researchers examined how the onset (发生) of four serious physical illnesses affected They found that, overall, 31% of marriages ended in divorce over the period The incidence of new chronic (慢性的) illness onset increased over time as well, with more husbands than wives developing serious health
"We found that women are doubly vulnerable to marital break-up in the face of illness," Karraker "They're more likely to be widowed, and if they're the ones who become ill, they're more likely to get "
While the study didn't assess why divorce is more likely when wives but not husbands become seriously ill, Karraker offers a few possible "Gender norms and social expectations about caregiving may make it more difficult for men to provide care to sick spouses," Karraker "And because of the imbalance in marriage markets, especially in older ages, divorced men have more choices among prospective partners than divorced "
Given the increasing concern about health care costs for the aging population, Karraker believes policymakers should be aware of the relationship between disease and risk of
"Offering support services to spouses caring for their other halves may reduce marital stress and prevent divorce at older ages," she "But it's also important to recognize that the pressure to divorce may be health-related and that sick ex-wives may need additional care and services to prevent worsening health and increased health "
What can we learn about marriage vows from the passage?
A) They may not guarantee a lasting
B) They are as binding as they used to
C) They are not taken seriously any
D) They may help couples tide over hard
What did Karraker and co-author Kenzie Latham find about elderly husbands?
A) They are generally not good at taking care of
B) They can become increasingly vulnerable to serious
C) They can develop different kinds of illnesses just like their
D) They are more likely to contract serious illnesses than their
What does Karraker say about women who fall ill?
A) They are more likely to be
B) They are more likely to get
C) They are less likely to receive good
D) They are less likely to bother their
Why is it more difficult for men to take care of their sick spouses according to Karraker?
A) They are more accustomed to receiving
B) They find it more important to make money for the
C) They think it more urgent to fulfill their social
D) They expect society to do more of the
What does Karraker think is also important?
A) Reducing marital stress on
C) Providing extra care for divorced
B) Stabilizing old couples'
D) Making men pay for their wives, health
Passage Two
Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following
If you were like most children, you probably got upset when your mother called you by a sibling's (兄弟姐妹的) How could she not know you? Did it mean she loved you less?
Probably According to the first research to tackle this topic head-on, misnaming the most familiar people in our life is a common cognitive (认知的) error that has to do with how our memories classify and store familiar
The study, published online in April in the journal Memory and Cognition, found that the "wrong" name is not random but is invariably fished out from the same relationship pond: children, siblings, The study did not examine the possibility of deep psychological significance to the mistake, says psychologist David Rubin, "but it does tell us who's in and who's out of the "
The study also found that within that group, misnamings occurred where the names shared initial or internal sounds, like Jimmy and Joanie or John and Physical resemblance between people was not a Nor was
The researchers conducted five separate surveys of more than 1,700 Some of the surveys included only college students; others were done with a mixed-age Some asked subjects about incidents where someone close to them—family or friend—had called them by another person's The other surveys asked about times when subjects had themselves called someone close to them by the wrong All the surveys found that people mixed up names within relationship groups such as grandchildren, friends and siblings but hardly ever crossed these
In general, the study found that undergraduates were almost as likely as old people to make this mistake and men as likely as Older people and women made the mistake slightly more often, but that may be because grandparents have more grandchildren to mix up than parents have Also, mothers may call on their children more often than fathers, given traditional gender There was no evidence that errors occurred more when the misnamer was frustrated, tired or
How might people often feel when they were misnamed?
A)
B)
C)
D)
What did David Rubin's research find about misnaming?
A) It is related to the way our memories
B) It is a possible indicator of a faulty
C) It occurs mostly between kids and their
D) It often causes misunderstandings among
What is most likely the cause of misnaming?
A) Similar personality
B) Similar spellings of
C) Similar physical
D) Similar pronunciation of
What did the surveys of more than 1,700 subjects find about misnaming?
A) It more often than not hurts
B) It hardly occurs across gender
C) It is most frequently found in extended
D) It most often occurs within a relationship
Why do mothers misname their children more often than fathers?
A) They suffer more
B) They become worn out more
C) They communicate more with their
D) They generally take on more work at
四级翻译
Part Ⅳ Translation (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into You should write your answer on Answer Sheet
舞狮作为中国传统民间表演已有20XX多年历史。在狮子舞中，两位表演者同披一件狮子服，一个舞动头部，另一个舞动身体和尾巴。他们熟练配合，模仿狮子的各种动作。狮子是兽中之王，象征幸福和好运，所以人们通常在春节和其他节日期间表演狮子舞。狮子舞也可能出现在其他重要场合，如商店开业和结婚典礼，往往吸引许多人观赏。
四级答案
