2017年6月英语四级真题及答案

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　　第 一套
　　Part II ListeningComprehension (30 minutes)
　　Section A
　　Directions:Inthis 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 willbe spoken only once. After you hear questions, you must choose the best answerfrom the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the correspondingletter 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 theconversation you have just heard.
　　1.A)The self-driving system was faulty.
　　B) The car was moving at afast speed.
　　C) The man in the car wasabsent-minded.
　　 D) The test driver made a wrong judgment.
　　2.A) They have generally donequite well.
　　B) They have causedseveral severe crashes.
　　C)They have posed a threat to other drivers.
　　D) They have done betterthan conventional cars.
　　Questions 3 to 4 arebased on the conversation you have just heard.
　　3. A) He is a queen been specialist.
　　B) He works at a national park.
　　 C) He removed the beyond from the boot.
　　 D) He drove the bees away from his car.
　　4. A) They were making a lot of noise
　　B) They were looking after the queen
　　C) They were dancing in a unique way
　　D) They were looking for a new box to live in
　　Questions5 to 7 arebased on the conversation you have just heard.
　　5. A) The latest test ona rare animal species
　　B) The finding of two new species of frog
　　C) The second trip to a small remote island
　　D) The discovery of a new species of snake
　　6. A) He fell from a tall palm tree by accident
　　B) A snake crawled onto his head in his sleep
　　C)He discovered a rare fog on a deserted
　　D) A poisonous snake attacked him on his field trip
　　7. A) From its origin B) From its length
　　C) From its colour D) From its genes
　　Section B
　　Directions:Inthis section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of eachconversation, you willhear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spokenonly once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from thefour choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter onAnswerSheet 1with a single line through the centre.
　　Questions8 to 11 arebased on the conversation you have just heard.
　　8. A) The airport is a long way from the hotel
　　B) His flight is leaving in less than 2 hours
　　C) He has to check a lot of luggage
　　D) The security check takes time
　　9. A) Incash B) By credit card
　　C) With his smart phone D) With a traveler’s check
　　10. A) Look after his luggage B) Find a porter for him
　　C) Give him a receipt D) Confirm his flight
　　11 . A) Posting a comment on the hotel’s webpage
　　B)Staying in the same hotel next time he comes
　　C) Signing up for membership of Sheraton Hotel
　　D) Loading her luggage onto the airport shuttle
　　Questions12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
　　12. A) He becomes tearful in wind
　　B) He is the only boy in his family
　　C) He is his teacher's favorite student
　　D) He has stopped making terrible faces
　　13. A) Warn him of danger by making up a story
　　B) Give him some cherry stones to play with
　　C) Do something funny to amuse him
　　D) Tell him to play in her backyard
　　14. A) They could knock pp unconscious
　　B) They could fly against a strong wind
　　C) They could sometimes terrify adults
　　D) They could break people's legs
　　15. A) One would have curly hair if they ate too muchstale bread
　　B) One would go to prison if they put a stamp onupside down
　　C) One would have to shave their head to remove abat in their hair
　　D) One would get a spot on their tongues if theytold a lie deliberately
　　Section C
　　Directions:In this section, youwill hear three passages of lectures or talks followed by three or fourquestions. The recordings will be played only once. After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from thefour choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 1with a singleline through the centre.
　　Questions16to18are based on the passage you have just heard.
　　16. A) Everything seemed to be changing.
　　B) People were formal and disciplined.
　　C) People were excited to go travelling overseas.
　　D) Things from the Victorian era came back alive.
　　17. A) Watching TV at home. B)Meeting people.
　　C) Drinking coffee. D) Trying new foods.
　　18. A) He was interested in stylish dresses. B) He was able to take a lot ofmoney.
　　 C) He was a young student in the 1960s.
　　D) He was a man full of imagination.
　　Questions19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
　　19. A)They avoid looking at them.
　　 B) They run away immediately.
　　 C) They show anger on their faces.
　　 D) They make threatening sounds.
　　20. A) It turns to its owner for help.
　　B) It turns away to avoid conflict.
　　C) It looks away and gets angry too.
　　D) It focuses its eyes on their mouths.
　　21. A) By observing their facial features carefully.
　　B) By focusing on a particular body movement.
　　C) By taking in their facial expressions as a whole.
　　D) By interpreting different emotions in differentways.
　　Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage youhave just heard.
　　22. A) They have to look for food and shelter underground.
　　B) They take little notice of the changes intemperature.
　　C) They resort to different means to survive thebitter cold.
　　D) They have difficulty adapting to the changed environment.
　　23. A) They have their weight reduced to minimum.
　　B) They consume energy stored before the long sleep.
　　C) They can maintain their heart beat at the normalrate.
　　D) They can keep their body temperature warm andstable.
　　24. A) By staying in hiding places and eating very little.
　　B) By seeking food and shelter in people’s houses.
　　C) By growing thicker hair to stay warm.
　　D) By storing enough food beforehand.
　　25. A) To stay safe. B) To save energy.
　　C) To keep company. D) To protect the young.
　　PartⅢReading Comprehension (40 minutes)
　　Section A
　　Directions:Inthissection, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select oneword for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following thepassage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices,Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark thecorresponding letter for each item onAnswer Sheet 2with asingle line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bankmore than once.
　　Questions 26 to 35 arebased on the following passage.
　　The method for making beer has changed over time.Hops (啤酒花)，for example, which give many amodem beer its bitter flavor, are a (26)_______recent addition to the beverage. This was firstmentionedin reference to brewingin the ninth century. Now, researchers have found a (27)_______ingredient inresidue (残留物）from 5,000-year-old beer brewing equipment. While diggingtwo pits at a site in the central plains of China, scientists discoveredfragments from pots and vessels. The different shapes ofthecontainers(28)_______they wereusedtobrew, filter, and store beer. They may be ancient “beer-makingtools,” and the earliest (29_______ evidenceof beer brewing in China, the researchers reported in theProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. To (30)_______ thattheory, the team examined theyellowish,dried (31)_______inside thevessels. The majority of the grains, about 80%, were from cerealcrops like barley(大麦),and about 10% were bitsof roots, (32)_______lily,whichwould have madethe beer sweeter, the scientists say. Barley was anunexpected find: the crop was domesticated in Western Eurasia and didn'tbecome a (33)_______food in central China untilabout 2,000 years ago, accordingtothe researchers.Based on that timing,they indicate barley may have (34)_______in the region not asfood, but as (35)_______material for beer brewing.
　　Section B
　　Directions:In this section, you are going to read apassage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains informationgiven in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which theinformation is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Eachparagraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking thecorresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 2.
　　The Blessingand Curse of the People Who Never Forget
　　Ahandful of people can recall almost every day of their lives in enormous detail—and after years of research, neuroscientists (神经科学专家) are finally beginning to understand how they do it.
　　[A]For most of us, memory is a mess of blurred andfaded pictures of our lives. As much as we would like to cling on to our past, even the saddest moments can be washed away withtime.
　　[B]Ask Nima Veiseh what he was doing for any day inthe past 15 years, however, and he will give you the details of the weather,what he was wearing, or even what side of the train he was sitting on hisjourney to work. “My memory is like a library of video tapes, walk-throughs ofevery day of my life from waking to sleeping,” he explains.
　　[C]Veiseh can even put a date on when those tapesstarted recording: 15 December 2000, when he met his first girlfriend at hisbest friend's 16th birthday party. He had always had a good memory, but thethrill of young love seems to have shifted a gear in his mind: from now on, hewould start recording his whole life in detail. “I could tell you everythingabout every day after that.”
　　[D]Needless to say, people like Veiseh are of greatinterest to neuroscientists hoping to understand the way the brain records ourlives. A couple of recent papers have finally opened a window on these people’sextraordinary minds. And such research might even suggest ways for us all torelive our past with greater clarity.
　　[E] “Highly superior autobiographical memory”（orHSAM for short) first came to light in the early 2000s, with a young womannamed Jill Price. Emailing the neuroscientist and memory researcher Jim McGaughone day, she claimed that she could recall every day of her life since the ageof 12. Could he help explain her experiences?
　　[F] McGaugh invited her to his lab, and began to test her: he would give her a date and ask herto tell him about the world events on that day. True to her word, she wascorrect almost every time.
　　[G] It didn’t take long for magazinesand documentary film-makersto come to understand her “total recall”，and thank tothe subsequent media interest, a few dozen other subjects (including Veiseh)have sincecome forward and contacted the team at the University of California,Irvine.
　　[H] Interestingly, their memories are highlyself-centred: although they can remember “autobiographical” life events inextraordinary detail, they seem to be no better than average at recallingimpersonal information, such as random (任意选取的）lists of words. Nor are they necessarily better atremembering a round of drinks, say. And although their memories are vast, theyare still likely to suffer from “false memories”.Clearly, there is no such thing as a “perfect”memory—their extraordinary minds are still using the sameflawed tools that the rest of us rely on. The question is, how?
　　[I] Lawrence Patihis at the University of SouthernMississippi recently studied around 20 people with HSAM and found that theyscored particularly high on two measures: fantasyproneness(倾向)and absorption. Fantasy proneness could be considered a tendency toimagine and daydream, whereas absorption is the tendency to allow your mind tobecome fully absorbed in an activityto pay complete attention to the sensations (感受)andthe experiences. “I’m extremely sensitive to sounds, smells and visual detail,”explains Nicole Donohue, who has taken part in many of these studies. “Idefinitely feel things more strongly than the average person.”
　　[J] The absorption helps them to establish strongfoundations for recollection, says Patihis, and the fantasy proneness meansthat they revisit those memories again and again in the coming weeks andmonths. Each time this initial memory trace is “replayed”, it becomes evenstronger. In some ways, you probably go through that process after a big eventlike your wedding day,but the difference is that thanks to their otherpsychological tendencies, the HSAM subjects are doing it day in, day out, forthe whole of their lives.
　　[K] Not everyone with a tendency to fantasise willdevelop HSAM, though, so Patihis suggests that something must have caused themto think so much about their past. “Maybe some experience in their childhoodmeant that they becameobsessed(着迷）with calendars and what happened to them,”says Patihis.
　　[L] The people with HSAM I’ve interviewed wouldcertainly agree that it can be a mixed blessing. On the plus side, it allowsyou to relive the most transformative and enriching experiences. Veiseh, forinstance, travelled a lot in his youth. In his spare time,he visited the local artgalleries, and the paintings are now lodged deep in his autobiographicalmemories.
　　[M] “Imagine being able to remember every painting,on every wall, in every gallery space, between nearly 40 countries，” he says.“That’s a big education in art by itself.” With this comprehensive knowledge ofthe history of art, he has since become a professional painter.
　　[N] Donohue, now a history teacher, agrees that ithelped during certain parts of her education. “I can definitely remember what Ilearned on certain days at school. I could imagine what the teacher was sayingor what it looked like in the book.”
　　[O] Not everyone with HSAM has experienced thesebenefits, however. Viewing the past in high definition can make it verydifficult to get over pain and regret. “It can be very hard to forgetembarrassing moments,” says Donohue. “You feel the same emotions—itis just as raw, just as fresh... You can’t turn off that stream of memories, nomatter how hard you try.” Veiseh agrees. “It is like having these open wounds—theyare just a part of you,” he says.
　　[P] This means they often have to make a specialeffort to lay the past to rest. Bill, for instance, often gets painful“flashbacks”，in which unwanted memories intrude into hisconsciousness, but overall he has chosen to see it as the best way of avoidingrepeating the same mistakes. “Some people are absorbed in the past but not opento new memories, but that’s not the case for me. I look forward to each day andexperiencing something new.”
　　 36.People with HSAM have the same memory as ordinarypeople when it comes to impersonal information.
　　37.Fantasy proneness will not necessarily cause peopleto develop HSAM.
　　 38.Veiseh began to remember the details of hiseveryday experiences after he met his first young love.
　　39.Many more people with HSAM started to contact researchersdue to the mass media.
　　40.People with HSAM often have to make efforts toavoid focusing on the past.
　　41.Most people do not have clear memories of pastevents.
　　42.HSAM can be both a curse and a blessing.
　　43.A young woman sought explanation from a brainscientist when she noticed her unusual memory.
　　44.Some people with HSAM find it very hard to get ridof unpleasant memories.
　　45.Arecent study of people with HSAM reveals that they are liable to fantasy andfull absorption in an activity.
　　Section C
　　Directions:There are 2 passages inthis section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinishedstatements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D).You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 2with a single linethrough the centre.
　　Passage One
　　Questions 46 to 50 are based on the followingpassage.
　　Thephrase almost completes itself: midlife crisis. It’s the stage in the middle ofthe journey when people feel youth vanishing, their prospects narrowing anddeath approaching.
　　There’sonly one problem with the cliche (套话).It isn’ttrue.
　　“Infact, there is almost no hard evidence for midlife crisis other than a fewsmall pilot studies conducted decades ago,” Barbara Hagerty writes in her newbook,Life Reimagined. The vast bulk of the research shows that theremay be a pause, or a shifting of gears in the 40s or 50s, but this shift “canbe exciting, rather than terrifying”.
　　BarbaraHagerty looks at some of the features of people who turn midlife into arebirth. They break routines, because “autopilot is death”. They choose purposeover happiness一havinga clear sense of purpose even reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Theygive priority to relationships, as careers often recede(逐渐淡化).
　　LifeReimaginedpaints apicture of middle age that is far from gloomy. Midlife seems like the second bigphase of decision-making. Your identity has been formed; you’ve built up yourresources; and now you have the chance to take the big risks precisely becauseyour foundation is already secure.
　　KarlBarth described midlife precisely this way. At middle age, he wrote, “thesowing is behind; now is the time to reap. The run has been taken; now is thetime to leap. Preparation has been made; now is the time for the venture of thework itself.”
　　Themiddle-aged person, Barth continued, can see death in the distance, but moveswith a “measured haste” to get big new things done while there is still time.
　　WhatBarth wrote decades ago is even truer today. People are healthy and energeticlonger. We have presidential candidates running for their first term in officeat age 68, 69 and 74. A longer lifespan is changing the narrative structure oflife itself. What could have been considered the beginning of a descent is nowa potential turning point—the turning point you are most equipped to take fulladvantage of.

　　46.What does the author think of the phrase “midlifecrisis”？
　　 A) It has led to a lot of debate. B) It is widely acknowledged. C) It is no longer fashionable. D) It misrepresents real life.
　　47.How does Barbara Hagerty view midlife?
　　 A) It may be the beginning of a crisis.
　　B)It can be a new phase of one’s life.
　　C)It can be terrifying for the unprepared.
　　D)Itmay see old-age diseases approaching.
　　48.How is midlife pictured in the bookLifeReimagined?
　　A)It can be quite rosy.
　　B)It can be burdensome.
　　C)It undergoes radical transformation.
　　D)It makes for the best part of one’s life.
　　49.According to Karl Barth, midlife is the time_______.
　　A)to relax B) to mature
　　C)to harvest D) to reflect
　　50.What does the author say about midlife today?
　　A)It is more meaningful than other stages of life.
　　B)It is likely to change the narrative of one’s life,
　　C)It is more important to those with a longer lifespan.
　　D)Itis likely to be a critical turning point in one’s life.
　　Passage Two
　　Questions 51 to 55 are based on the followingpassage.
　　Inspring, chickens start laying again, bringing a welcome source of protein atwinter’s end. So it’s no surprise that cultures around the world celebratespring by honoring the egg.
　　Sometraditions are simple, like the red eggs that get baked into Greek Easterbreads. Others elevate the egg into a fancy art, like the heavily jewel-covered“eggs” that were favored by the Russians starting in the 19th century.
　　Oneancient form of egg art comes to us from Ukraine. For centuries, Ukrainianshave been drawing complicated patterns on eggs. Contemporary artists havefollowed this tradition to create eggs that speak to the anxieties of our age:Life is precious, and delicate. Eggs are, too.
　　“There’ssomething about their delicate nature that appeals to me,” saysNew Yorkercartoonist Roz Chast. Several years ago, she became interested in eggs andlearned the traditional Ukrainian technique to draw her very modem characters. “I’ve broken eggs at every stage of the process—fromthe very beginning to the very, very end.”
　　Butthere’s an appeal in that vulnerability. “There’s part of this sickening horrorof knowing you’re walking on the edge with this, that I kind of like, knowingthat it could all fall apart at any second.” Chast’s designs, such as a worried man alone in a tinyrowboat, reflect that delicateness.
　　TraditionalUkrainian decorated eggs also spoke to those fears. The elaborate patterns werebelieved to offer protection against evil.
　　“There’san ancient legend that as long as these eggs are made, evil will not prevail inthe world,” says Joan Brander, a Canadian egg-painter who has been paintingeggs for over 60 years, having learned the art from her Ukrainian relatives.
　　Thetradition, dating back to 300 B.C., was later incorporated into the Christianchurch. The old symbols, however, still endure. A decorated egg with a bird onit, given to a young married couple, is a wish for children. A decorated eggthrown into the field would be a wish for a good harvest.
　　51.Why do people in many cultures prize the egg?
　　A)It is a welcome sign of thecoming of spring.
　　B) It is their major source of protein in winter.
　　C)It can easily be made into a work of art.
　　D) It can bring wealth and honor to them.
　　52.What do we learn about the decorated “eggs” inRussia?
　　A)They are shaped like jewel cases.
　　B)They are cherished by the rich.
　　C)They are heavily painted in red.
　　D)They are favored as a form of art.
　　53.Why have contemporary artists continued the eggart tradition?
　　A)Eggs serve as an enduring symbol of new life.
　　B)Eggs have an oval shape appealing to artists.
　　C)Eggs reflect the anxieties of people today.
　　D)Eggs provide a unique surface to paint on.
　　54.Why does Chast enjoy the process of decoratingeggs?
　　A)She never knows if the egg will break before the design is completed.
　　B)She can add multiple details to the design to communicate her idea.
　　C)She always derives great pleasure from designing something new.
　　D)She is never sure what the final design will look like until the end.
　　55.What do we learn from the passage aboutegg-painting?
　　A) It originated in the eastern part of Europe.
　　B)It has a history of over two thousand years.
　　C) It is the most time-honored form of fancy art.
　　D)It is especially favored as a church decoration.
　　Part IV Translation (30 minutes)
　　Directions:For this part, you areallowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You shouldwrite your answer onAnswer Sheet 2.