2017年大学英语四级真题试卷及答案
2017年6月大学英语四级真题及答案
(第一套)
Part IWrit in g(25 minu tes)
(请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试)
Directi ons: For this part, you are allowed 30 minu tes to write an advertiseme nt on your campus website to sell a computer you used
at college. Your advertiseme nt may in elude its brand,
specifications/features, condition and price, and your con tact in formatio n.You should write at least 120 words but no more tha n 180 words.
Part IIListening Comprehension(30 minutes)
Secti on A
Directi ons: In this secti on, you will hear three n ews reports. At the end of each n ews report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and questions will be spoke n only on ce. After you hear questi ons, 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.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1xx作答。
Questions 1 to 2 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
1. A) The man in the car was absent-minded.
B) The test driver made a wrong judgeme nt.
C) The self-driv ing system was faulty.
D) The car was movi ng at a fast speed.
2. A) They have done better tha n conven ti onal cars.
B) They have caused several severe crashes.
C) They have posed a threat to other drivers.
D) They have gen erally done quite well.
Questio ns 3 to 4 are based on the conv ersati on you have just heard.
3. A) He works at a n ati onal park.
B) He is a quee n bee n specialist.
C) He removed the bey ond from the boot.
D) He drove the bees away from his car.
4. A) They were looki ng after the quee n
B) They were making a lot of no ise
C) They were look ing for a new box to live in
D) They were dancing in a unique way
Questio ns 5 to 7 are based on the conv ersati on you have just heard.
5. A) The discovery of a new species of sn ake
B) The sec ond trip to a small remote isla nd
C) The finding of 2 new species of frog
D) The latest test on rare an imal species
6. A) A poisonous snake attacked him on his field trip
B) He discovered a rare fog on a deserted
C) A sn ake crawled onto his head in his sleep
D) He fell from a tall palm tree by accide nt
7. A) From its genes
B) From its len gth
C) From its origi n
D) From its colour
Secti on B
Directi ons: In this secti on, you will hear two long conv ersati ons. At the end of each conv ersati on, you will hear four questio ns. Both the conv ersati on and the questio ns will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, 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 sin gle line through the cen tre.
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
8. A) The security check takes time
B) He has to check a lot of luggage
C) His flight is leav ing in less tha n 2 hours
D) The airport is a long way from the hotel
9. A) In cash
B) By credit card
C) With a traveler ' s check
D) With his smart phone
10. A) Give him a receipt
B) Confirm his flight
C) Look after his luggage
D) Find a porter for him
11 . A) Signing up for membership of S Hotel
B) Staying in the same hotel next time he comes
C) Loadi ng her luggage onto the airport shuttle
D) Posting a comment on the hotel ' s webpage
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12. A) He is the only boy in his family
B) He becomes tearful in wind
C) He has stopped making terrible faces
D) He is his teacher's favorite stude nt
13. A) Tell him to play in her backyard
B) Do somethi ng funny to amuse him
C) Give him some cherry stones to play with
D) Warn him of dan ger by making up a story
14. A) They could break pp's legs
B) They could sometimes terrify adults
C) They could fly aga inst a strong wind
D) They could knock pp uncon scious
15. A) One would get a spot on their ton gues if they told a lie deliberately
B) One would have to shave their head to remove a bat in their hair
C) One would go to pris on if they put a stamp on upside dow n
D) One would have curly hair if they ate too much stale bread
Secti on C
Directi ons: In this secti on, you will hear three passages of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions. The record ings will be played only on ce. After you hear a questio n,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.
Questi ons 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. A) Everyth ing seemed to be cha nging.
B) People were formal and discipli ned.
C) People were excited to go travelli ng overseas.
D) Things from the Victorian era came back alive.
17. A) Watchi ng TV at home. B) Meeti ng people.
C) Drin ki ng coffee.D) Tryi ng new foods.
18. A) He was in terested in stylish dresses.B) He was able to take a lot of mon ey.
C) He was a stude nt in the 1960s.
D) He was a man full of imagination.
Questi ons 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19. A) They avoid looki ng at them.
B) They run away immediately.
C) They show an ger on their faces.
D) They make threate ning soun ds.
20. A) It tur ns to its owner for help.
B) It turns away to avoid con flict.
C) It looks away and gets an gry, too.
D) It focuses its eyes on their mouths.
21. A) By observing their facial features carefully.
B) By focus ing on a particular body moveme nt.
C) By tak ing in their facial expressi ons as a whole.
D) By in terpret ing differe nt emoti ons in differe nt ways.
Questi ons 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
22. A) They have to look for food and shelter un dergr ound.
B) They take little notice of the changes in temperature.
C) They resort to differe nt means to survive the bitter cold.
D) They have difficulty adapt ing to the cha nged en vir onment.
2017年12月大学英语四级参考答案及听力原文
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2017年大学英语四级真题试卷及答案
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2017年6月大学英语四级真题试卷及答案(第2套)
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(完整版)大学英语四级真题解析【2017年6月版】
大学英语四级真题解析【2017年6月版】 新东方在线四六级赵奇 亲爱的同学们，大家好，非常荣幸给大家讲解我们四级的真题，我是四级翻译的主讲老师。今年四级翻译依然延续了往年的方式，从2016年开始，考的主题基本是同质性的。2016年12月份考三篇文章关于红色、黄色、白色，今年的主题也是一样的，考的长江、珠江和黄河，我们可以预测以后的四级翻译都是统一题材下三个不同的主体，这样有利于考试的公平。 下面主要对今年的四级翻译真题进行解析，包括一些长短句的解析和难词的解析，最后我们把答案给大家呈现出来，大家可以看一下。我们四级翻译的解析讲两方面的内容，第一是真题总评，第二是对第一、二、三套真题的解析。 首先，真题总评 2017年4月份的真题总评是2016年12月份的延续。2016年是红色、白色和黄色，2017年是珠江、长江和黄河，范文字数提高到了110-120左右。难度和范文字数都增加了，难度高于2016年真题，2016年12月份真题是放水之年，今年是平稳的态势。 第三是和考试相关的内容，大家考四级翻译的时候应该注意什么？我们发现今年介词短语的形式做后置定语和做状语是大量考查的。时态方面也有大量的考查，有过去时和现在完成时，大家备考的时候要注意时态。我们发现今年有一个新的课程，主题词汇，四级翻译出题不是随便出的，是根据历史文化经济发展来出的，以往的重要性凸显的不是很明显，今年考试中大量考查主题词汇，我估计很多同学写长江、珠江和黄河都会写错，但单词错了也只是扣一次的分数。 其次，逐篇讲解真题 第一篇文章，很多同学看到珠江是蒙的状态，长江黄河不会说，珠怎么说？珍珠不知道怎么
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2017年6月大学英语四级真题第二套
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2017年12月大学英语四级真题及答案
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2017.6大学英语四级翻译真题
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2017年6月大学英语四级考试真题与答案完整版
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2017年12月大学英语四级真题试题一(完整版)
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2017年6月大学英语四级短文阅读听力原文
Passage One Wild c arrots probably evolved with the other flowering plants about 360 million years ago. Like apples, carrots are native to Central Asia. That's why horses, which also come from Central Asia, like both apples and carrots so much. With wild carrots, the roots are white, small and skinny, so you'd have to pick a lot of wild carrots to get enough to eat. Doctors used carrot seeds and roots as medicine, on the theory that foods that taste bad must be good for you. Around 800 AD, people in Central Asia managed to develop a new kind of carrot—a purple carrot—that attracted more interest from international traders. Then, in the late1500s, food scientists in the Netherlands cultivated large, straight, sweet, red carrots like the ones we eat today. But people still mostly fed carrots to horses, donkeys and pigs, and didn't eat them themselves.In the 1600s, people in China used carrots as medicine, but they also ate carrots boiled in soup. The red color was popular for Chinese New Year celebrations. But carrots got their biggest boost during the two world wars, when food shortages forced people to eat them, and governments told everyone how healthy carrots were. Today, cooler countries grow most of the world's carrots. Machines do most of the planting and picking, and carrots are easy to store and ship, so they are cheap almost everywhere. Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. What do we learn from the talk about wild carrots? 17. What does the speaker say about carrots in the late 1500s? 18. Why did people turn to carrots for food during the two world wars? Passage Two Katherine loved Facebook. With Facebook, she could stay connected with her family no matter how far away they were. She could see their photos and read their status updates. With Facebook, she could keep her relatives up-to-date on what she was doing. Another thing Katherine loved about Facebook was that she didn't have to think about time zones when updating family. Whenever she called her parents or other relatives, she always had to think about the time difference so that she wouldn't wake someone up or call when she knew they were at church. Facebook was so convenient. When Katherine joined Facebook, some of her classmates at high school started to add her as a friend. At first, this didn't bother her. She loved learning about the success of people she knew when she was just a teenager.
2017年6月大学英语四级真题试卷及答案(第1套)
2017年6月大学英语四级真题及答案(一) Part I Writing (25 minutes) (请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试) 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 but no more than 180 words. Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A 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 questions will be spoken only once. After you hear questions, 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. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。 Questions 1 to 2 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1.A) The man in the car was absent-minded. B) The test driver made a wrong judgement. C) The self-driving system was faulty. D) The car was moving at a fast speed. 2. A) They have done better than conventional cars. B) They have caused several severe crashes. C) They have posed a threat to other drivers. D) They have generally done quite well. Questions 3 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
2017年6月大学英语四级考试真题及答案解析(第三套完整版)
2017年6月大学英语四级考试真题及答案解析（第三套完整版） Part I Writing 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 but no more than 180 words. 【参考范文】 Your Ultimate Choice---the Ultimate Computer Do you need a computer in the new semester? Still depressed for not being able to afford a new computer? Good news for you! My computer may be an available option for you to take into consideration. To begin with, it’s an Apple laptop which was bought two years ago at the price of 10,000 RMB. It is now in good condition and fully functional. Besides, my laptop is portable so that you can take it to anywhere you want. The storage space is big enough for you to do any assignments, including editing and drawing. Finally, with the dual-core processor and high-performance video card, it can be unimpeded when you play online games and watch videos. So if you are eager to have a computer of your own, please do not hesitate to call me at 1234567. I will offer you a 50% discount! 【解析】“available”意思为“可获得的”；“take into consideration”意思为“考虑”；“storage space”意思为“存储空间”；“dual-core processor”意思为“双核处理器”；“unimpeded”意思为“畅通无阻的”。 Part II Listening Comprehension 与第一套相同。 Part III Reading Comprehension Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. 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 a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage. The method for making beer has changed over time. Hops （啤酒花）, for example, which give many a modem beer its bitter flavor, are a __26__ recent addition to the beverage. This was first mentioned in reference to brewing in the ninth century. Now, researchers have found a __27__ ingredient in residue （残留物）from 5000-year-old beer brewing equipment. While digging two pits at a site in the central plains of China, scientists discovered fragments from pots and vessels. The different shapes of the containers __28__ they were used to brew, filter, and store beer. They may be ancient “beer-making tools”，and the earliest __29__ evidence of beer brewing in China, the researchers reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. To __30__ that theory, the team examined the yellowish, dried __31__ inside the vessels. The majority of the grains, about 80%, were from cereal crops like barley （大麦）and about 10% were bits of roots __32__ lily, which would have made the beer sweeter, the scientists say. Barley was an unexpected find: the crop was domesticated in Western Eurasia and didn’t become a __33__