大学英语四级考试真题及答案(完整版)

2024年3月9日发(作者：邵雨涵)

大学英语四级考试真题及答案(绝对完整）

Part I Writing (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minute to write a short

essay on the topic of students lecting their lectures. You should write

at least 120 words following the outline given bellow:

1. 越来越多的博物馆免费对外开放的目的是什么？2. 也会带来一些问题

3. 你的看法？

Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15

minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over

the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For

questions 1-7, choo the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)

and D). For questions 8-10, complete the ntences with the information

given in the passage.

How Do You See Diversity?

As a manager, Tiffany is responsible for interviewing applicants for some

of the positions with her company .During one interview, she noticed that

the candidate never made direct eye contact. She was puzzled and somewhat

disappointed becau she liked the individual otherwi.

He had a perfect resume and gave good respons to her questions, but the

fact that he never looked her in the eye said “untrustworthy,” so she

decided to offer the job to her cond choice.

“It wasn’t until I attended a diversity workshop that I realized the

person we pasd over was the perfect person,” Tiffany confess. What

she hadn’t known at the time of the interview was that the candidate’s

“different”

behavior was simply a cultural misunderstanding . He was an Asian-American

raid in a houhold where respect for tho in authority was shown by

averting(避开) your eyes.

“I was just thrown off by the lack of ye contact; not realizing it was

cultural,” Tiffany says. “I misd out ,but will not miss that

opportunity again.”

Many of us have had similar encounters with behaviors we perceive as

different. As the world becomes smaller and our workplaces more diver,

it is becoming esntial to expand our under-standing of others and to

reexamine some of our fal assumptions .

Hire Advantage

At a time when hiring qualified people is becoming more

difficult ,employers who can eliminate invalid bias(偏爱) from the

process have a distinct advantage .My company, Mindts LLC ,helps

organizations and individuals e their own blind spots . A real estate

recruiter we worked with illustrates the positive difference such

training can make .

“During my Mindts coaching ssion ,I was taught how to recruit a

diversified workforce. I recruited people from different cultures and

skill ts .The agents were able to utilize their full potential and

experiences to build up the company .When the real estate market began

to change, it was becau we had a diver agent pool that we were able

to stay in the real estate market much longer than others in the same

profession.”

Blinded by Gender

Dale is an account executive who attended one of my workshops on

supervising a diver workforce . “Through one of the ssions ,I

discovered my personal bias ,” he recalls . “I learned I had not been

looking at a person as a whole person , and being open to differences .”

In his ca , the blindness was not about culture but rather gender.

“I had a management position open in my department ;and the two finalists

were a man and a woman . Had I not attended this workshop , I would have

automatically assumed the man was the best candidate becau the position

required quite a bit of extensive travel . My reasoning would have been

that even though both candidates were great and could have been successful

in the position , I assumed the woman would have wanted to be home with

her children and not travel .”Dale’s assumptions are another example

of the well-intentioned but incorrect thinking that limits an

organization’s ability to tap into the full potential of a diver

workforce.

“I learned from the class that instead of imposing my gender bias into

the situation , I needed to prent the full range of duties,

responsibilities and expectations to all candidates and allow them to make

an informed decision .” Dale credits the workshop , “becau it helped

me make decisions bad on fairness .”

Year of the Know-It-All

Doug is another supervisor who attended one of my workshops .He recalls

a major lesson learned from his own employee.

“One of my most embarrassing moments was when I had a Chine-American

employee put in a request to take time off to celebrate Chine New Year .

In my ignorance , I assumed he had his dates wrong , as the first of January

had just pasd . When I advid him of this , I gave him a long talking-to

about turning in requests early with the proper dates .

“He patiently waited , then when I was done , he said he would like Chine

New Year did not begin January first , and that Chine New Year ,which

is tied to the lunar cycle ,is one of the most celebrated holidays on the

Chine calendar . Needless to say , I felt very embarrasd in assuming

he had his dates mixed up . But I learned a great deal about assumptions ,

and that the timing of holidays varies considerably from culture to

culture .

“Attending the diversity workshop helped me realize how much I could

learn by simply asking questions and creating dialogues with my employees ,

rather than making assumptions and trying to be a know-it-all ,” Doug

admits . “The biggest thing I took away from the workshop is learning

how to be more ‘inclusive’ to differences.

A better Bottom Line

An open mind about diversity not only improves organizations

internally , it is profitable as well . The comments from a customer

rvice reprentative show how an inclusive attitude can improve

sales .”Most of my customers speak English as a cond language . One

of the best things my company has done is to contract with a language

rvice that offers translations over the phone . It wasn’t until my boss

received Mindts’ training that she was able to understand how important

inclusiveness was to customer rvice . As result , our customer ba has

incread .”

Once we start to e people as individuals . and discard the

stereotypes , we can move positively toward inclusiveness for everyone .

Diversity is about coming together and taking advantage of our differences

and similarities . It is about building better communities and

organizations that enhance us as individuals and reinforce our shared

humanity .

When we begin to question our assumptions and challenge what we think we

have learned from our past , from the media, peers , family , friends ,

etc , we begin to realize that some of our conclusions are flawed(有缺陷的) or contrary to our fundamental values . We need to train our-lves

to think differently , shift our mindts and realize that diversity opens

doors for all of us ,creating opportunities in organizations and

communities that benefit everyone.

1. What bothered Tiffany during an interview with her candidate?

A) He just wouldn’t look her in the eye.

B) He was slow in answering her questions.

C) His answers to some of her questions were irrelevant.

D) His answers to some of her questions were irrelevant.

2. Tiffany’s misjudgment about the candidate stemmed from _____.

A) Racial stereotypes. C) Racial stereotypes.

B) Invalid personal bias . D) Emphasis on physical appearance

3. What is becoming esntial in the cour of economic globalization

according to the author?

A) Hiring qualified technical and management personnel.

B) Increasing understanding of people of other cultures.

C) Constantly updating knowledge and equipment.

D) Expanding domestic and international markets.

4. What kind of organization is Mindts LLC?

A) A real estate agency. C) A cultural exchange organization.

B) A personnel training company. D) A hi-tech company

5. After one of the workshops ,account executive Dale realized that _____.

A) He had hired the wrong person.

B) He could have done more for his company.

C) He had not managed his workforce well.

D) He must get rid of his gender bias.

6. What did Dale think of Mindts LLC’s workshop?

A) It was well-intentioned but poorly conducted.

B) It tapped into the executives’ full potential.

C) It helped him make fair decisions.

D) It met participants’ diver needs.

7. How did Doug, a supervisor, respond to a Chine-American employee’s

request for leave?

A) He told him to get the dates right. C)He flatly turned it down

B) He demanded an explanation. D)He readily approved it.

8. Doug felt _____ when he realized that his assumption was wrong.

9. After attending Mindts’ workshops, the participants came to know

the importance of _____ to their business.

10. When we view people as individuals and get rid of stereotypes , we

can achieve diversity and benefit from the _____ between us.

Part III Listening Comprehension (35 Minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this ction, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2

long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions

will be asked about what was said .Both the conversation and the questions

will be spoken only once .After each question there will be a pau .

During the pau, you must read the four choices marked A),B),C) and D),

and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter

on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

11. A) She expected more people at her party.

B) She enjoys entertaining small children .

C) She threw a surpri party for her friend

D) She has always enjoyed great popularity.

12. A) They are not ud to living in a cold place.

B) They feel lucky to live in Florida.

C) They are going to have a holiday.

D) They have not booked their air tickets yet.

13. A) He was plead to get the medal. C) He ud to be a firefighter.

(B) He was very courageous. D) He was accud of causing a fire.

14。A) Make a profitable investment. C) Get parts for the machine from

Japan. B) Buy a new washing machine D) Have the old washing machine

fixed.

15. A) He is plead with his exciting new job.

B) He finds the huge workload unbearable.

C) He finds his office much too big for him.

D) He is not so excited about his new position.

16. A) The woman is going to hold a big party tomorrow.

B) The man has no idea what the right thing to do is.

C) The woman doesn’t know how to get to the party.

D) The man offers to drive the woman to the party.

17. A) Drawing up a business plan.C) Finalizing a contract.

B) Discussing a term paper. D) Reviewing a co-authored article.

18. A) She ordered some paper. C) She chatted online with a friend

B) She had the printer repaired. D) She filled in an application form

Questions 19 to 22 are bad on the conversation you have just heard.

19. A) His health is getting wor.C) His past life upts him a good deal.

B) He can no longer work at a.D) He has not got the expected pension.

20. A) She pasd away years ago. C) She has been working at a clinic.

B) She ud to work as a model. D) She has been riously ill for years.

21. A) She has made lots of money as a doctor.

B) She is going to take care of her old dad.

C) She has never got on with her father.

D) She is kind and generous by nature.

22. A) He dines out with his wife every weekend.

B) He is excellent but looks had-tempered.

C) He does not care about his appearance.

D) He is not quite popular with his patients.

Questions 23 to 25 are bad on the conversation you have just heard.

23. A) The man has nt the order to the woman by mistake

B) Some of the telephone systems don’t work properly

C) Some of the packs do not contain any manuals.

D) The quality of the goods is not up to the standard.

24. A) Send a rvice engineer to do the repairs.

B) Consult her boss about the best solution.

C) Pass the man’s order to the right person.

D) The quality of the goods is not up to the standard.

25. A) Ideal. C) Partial B)Temporary D) Creative

Section BDirections: In this ction, you will hear 3 short passages .At

the end of each passage .You will hear some questions. Boss the passage

and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question,

you must choo the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)

and D). Then the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single

line through the centre.

Passage OneQuestions 26 to 28 are bad on the passage you have just heard.

26. A) It is entertaining.C) It takes lots of time.

B) It is a costly hobby. D) It requires training.

27. A) They can harm nearby plants. C) They fight each other for food.

B) They may catch some dia. D) They may pollute the environment.

28. A) Place the food on warmer spots.C) Avoid using any contaminated food.

B) U prepared feed mixtures only.D) Continue the feeding till it gets

warm.

Passage TwoQuestions 29 to 32 are bad on the passage you have just heard.

29. A) He will betray even his best friends.

B) He is able to make up good excus.

C) He will lie whenever he wants.

D) He tries to achieve his goal at any cost

30. A) She made him apologize C) She broke up with him.

B) She readily forgave him D) She refud to answer his calls.

31. A) Buy her a new t of tires. C) Lend her his batteries.

B) Help clean her apartment. D) Move furniture for her.

Passage ThreeQuestions 32 35 are bad on the passage you have just heard.

32. A) The atmosphere they live in is rather unreal.

B) Their parents put too much pressure on them.

C) It’s hard for them to get along with other kids.

D) They have to live in the shadow of their parents.

33. A) He always boasts about his rich father.

B) He will grow up to be good for nothing.

C) He has too much to know the value of things.

D) He is too young to manage his inherited property.

34. A) She wants Amanda to get professional care.

B) She has no experience in raising children.

C) She wants to show off her wealth.

D) She has no time to do it herlf.

35. A) The lifestyle depicted in Hollywood movies.

B) The worship of money, beauty and pleasure.

C) The attention the media focus on them.

D) The pursuing of perfection in performance.

Section CDirections : In this ction , you will hear a passage three

times .When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen

carefully for its general idea . When the passage is read for the cond

time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with

the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46

you are required to fill in the missing information. For the blanks,

you can either u the exact words you have just heard or write down the

main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the

third time, you should check what you have written.

Around 120 years ago, Ebbinghaus began his study of memory. He(36)

_____.on studying how quickly the human mind can remember (37) _____. One

result of his rearch is known as the total time hypothesis(假设), which

simply means the amount you learn (38) _____ on the time you spend trying

to learn it . This can be taken as our first rule of learning.

Although it is usually true that studying for four hours is better than

studying for one, there is still the question of how we should u the

four hours. For example, is it better to study for four hours (39) _____

or to study for one hour a day for four days in a (40) _____?. The answer,

as you may have (41) _____, is that it is better to spread out the study

times. This (42) _____, through which we can learn more (43) _____.by

dividing our practice time, is known as the distribution of practice

effect. Thus,

(44)_________________________________________________________.But

we’re not finished yet. We haven’t considered how we should study over

very short periods of time.

(45) _________________________________________________________.

Should you look at the same word in rapid succession, or look at the word

and then have some delay before you look at it again ?(46)

_________________________________________________________.

Part IV Reading Comprehension (reading in depth) (25 minutes)

Section ADirections: In this ction, there is a passage with ten blanks.

You are required to lect 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 bank is identified

by a letter. Plea mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer

Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not u any of

the words in the bank more than once.

Questions 47 to 56 are bad on the following passage

Every year in the first week of my English class, some students inform

me that writhing is too hard. They never write, unless assignments 47

it They fine the writing process 48 and difficult.

How awful to be able to speak in a language but not to write in it- 49

English , with its rich vocabulary . Being able to speak but not write

is like living in an 50 mansion(豪宅) and never leaving one small room .

When I meet students who think they can’t write, I know as a teacher my 51

is to show them the rest of the rooms . My task is to build fluency while

providing the opportunity inherent in any writing activity to 52 the

moral and emotional development of my students . One great way to do this

is by having students write in a journal in class every day.

Writing ability is like strength training. Writing needs to be done 53 ,

just like exerci ; just as muscles grow stronger with exerci , writing

skills improve quickly with writing practice. I often e a ri in student

confidence and 54 after only a few weeks of journal writing.

Expressing onelf in writing is one of the most important skills I teach

to strengthen the whole student. When my students practice journal writing,

they are practicing for their future academic, political, and 55 lives .

They build skills so that some day they might write a great novel, a piece

of sorely needed legislation, or the perfect love letter. Every day that

they write in their journals puts them a step 56 to fluency , eloquence

(雄辩), and command of language.

A)clor I)painful B)daily J) performance C) emotional K)profession

D) enhance L)remarkably E) enormous M)require F) especially

N)nsitive G) hinder O)urge H) mission

Section BDirections: There are 2 passages in this ction. Each passage

is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. 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 on Answer Sheet 2 with

a single line through the centre.

Passage OneQuestions 57 to 61 are bad on the following passage.

The January fashion show, called FutureFashion , exemplified how

far green design has come. Organized by the New York-bad nonprofit Earth

Pledge, the show inspired many top designers to work with sustainable

fabrics for the first time. Several have since made pledges to include

organic fabrics in their lines.

The designers who undertake green fashion still face many

challenges. Scott Hahn, cofounder with Gregory of Rogan and Loomstate,

which us all-organic cotton, says high-quality sustainable materials

can still be tough to fine . “Most designers with existing labels are

finding there aren’t comparable fabrics that can just replace what

you’re doing and shat your customers are ud to,” he says. For example,

organic cotton and non-organic cotton are virtually indistinguishable

once woven into a dress. But some popular synthetics, like stretch nylon,

still have few eco-friendly equivalents.

Tho who do make the switch are finding they have more support.

Last year the influential trade show Designers & Agents stopped charging

its participation fee for young green entrepreneurs(企业家) who attend

its two springtime shows in Los Angeles and New York and gave special

recognition to designers who collections are at least 25% sustainable .

It now counts more than 50 green designers, up from fewer than a dozen

two years ago. This week Wal-Mart is t to announce a major initiative

aimed at helping cotton farmers go organic: it will buy transitional(过

渡型的) cotton at higher prices , thus helping to expand the supply of

a key sustainable material .

“Mainstream is about to occur,” says Hahn.

Some analysts(分析师) are less sure . Among consumers, only

18%are even aware that ecofashion exists, up from 6% four years ago.

Natalie Hormilla, a fashion writer, is an example of the unconverted

consumer, when asked if she owned any sustainable clothes, she replied:

“Not that I’m aware of.” Like most consumers, she finds little time

to shop, and when she does, she’s on the hunt for “cute stuff that isn’t

too expensive.” By her own admission, green just isn’t yet on her mind.

But –thanks to the combined efforts of designers, retailers and suppliers

–one day it will be.

57. What is said about FutureFashion?

A) It inspired many leading designers to start going green.

B) It showed that designers using organic fabrics would go far.

C) It rved as an example of how fashion shows should be organized.

D) It convinced the public that fashionable clothes should be made durable.

58. According to Scott Hahn, one big challenge to designers who will go

organic is that _____.

A) much more time is needed to finish a dress using sustainable materials .

B) they have to create new brands for clothes made of organic materials .

C) customers have difficulty telling organic from non-organic materials .

D) quality organic replacements for synthetics are not readily available .

59. We learn from Paragraph 3 that designers who undertake green fashion

A) can attend various trade shows free .

B) are readily recognized by the fashion world

C) can buy organic cotton at favorable prices .

D) are gaining more and more support .

60. What is Natalie Hormilla’s attitude toward ecofashion?

A) She doesn’t em to care about it.

C) She is doubtful of its practical value.

B) She doesn‘t think it is sustainable D) She is very much oppod to

the idea

61. What does the author think of green fashion?

A) Green products will soon go mainstream.

B) It has a very promising future.

C) Consumers have the final say.

D) It will appeal more to young people.

Passage TwoQuestions 62 to 66 are bad on the following passage.

Scientists have devid a way to determine roughly where a person has lived

using a strand(缕) of hair , a technique that could help track the

movements of criminal suspects or unidentified murder victims

The method relies on measuring how chemical variations in drinking water

show up in people’s hair.

“You’re what you eat and drink, and that’s recorded in you hair,” said

Thure Cerling, a geologist at the University of Utah.

While U.S diet is relatively identical, water supplies vary. The

differences result from weather patterns. The chemical composition of

rainfall changes slightly as raid clouds move.

Most hydrogen and oxygen atoms in water are stable , but traces of both

elements are also prent as heavier isotopes (同位素) . The heaviest raid

falls first .As a result, storms that form over the Pacific deliver heavier

water to California than to Utah.

Similar patterns exist throughout the U.S. By measuring the proportion

of heavier hydrogen and oxygen isotopes along a strand of hair, scientists

can construct a geographic timeline. Each inch of hair corresponds to

about two months.

Cerling’s team collected tap water samples from 600 cities and

constructed a mop of the regional differences. They checked the accuracy

of the map by testing 200 hair samples collected from 65 barber shops.

They were able to accurately place the hair samples in broad regions

roughly corresponding to the movement of raid systems.

“It’s not good for pinpointing (精确定位),” Cerling said . “It’s good

for eliminating many possibilities.”

Todd Park, a local detective, said the method has helped him learn more

about an unidentified woman who skeleton was found near Great Salt Lake.

The woman was 5 feet tall. Police recovered 26 bones, a T-shirt and veral

strands of hair.

When Park heard about the rearch, he gave the hair samples to the

rearchers. Chemical testing showed that over the two years before her

death, she moved about every two months.

She stayed in the Northwest, although the test could not be more specific

than somewhere between eastern Oregon and western Wyoming.

“It’s still a substantial area,” Park said “But it narrows it way down

for me.”

62. What is the scientists’ new discovery?

A) One’s hair growth has to do with the amount of water they drink.

B) A person’s hair may reveal where they have lived.

C) Hair analysis accurately identifies criminal suspects.

D) The chemical composition of hair varies from person to person.

63. What does the author mean by “You’re what you eat and drink” (Line

1, Para.3)?

A) Food and drink affect one’s personality development.

B) Food and drink preferences vary with individuals.

C) Food and drink leave traces in one’s body tissues.

D) Food and drink are indispensable to one’s existence.

64. What is said about the rainfall in America’s West?

A) There is much more rainfall in California than in Utah.

B) The water it delivers becomes lighter when it moves inland.

C) Its chemical composition is less stable than in other areas.

D) It gathers more light isotopes as it moves eastward.

65. What did Cerling’s team produce in their rearch?

A) A map showing the regional differences of tap water.

B) A collection of hair samples from various barber shops.

C) A method to measure the amount of water in human hair.

D) A chart illustrating the movement of the rain system.

66. What is the practical value of Cerling’s rearch?

A) It helps analyze the quality of water in different regions.

B) It helps the police determine where a crime is committed.

C) It helps the police narrow down possibilities in detective work .

D) It helps identify the drinking habits of the person under investigation.

Part V Cloze (15 minutes)

Kimiyuki Suda should be a perfect customer for Japan’s car-makers. He’s

a young, successful executive at an Internet-rvices company in Tokyo

and has plenty of disposable 67 . He ud to own Toyota’s Hilux Surf,

a sport utility vehicle. But now he us 68 subways and grains . “It’s

not inconvenient at all ,” he says 69 , “having a car is so 20th

century.”

Suda reflects a worrisome 70in Japan; the automobile is losing its

emotional appeal, 71 among the young ,who prefer to spend their money

on the latest electronic devices. 72 mini-cars and luxury foreign

brands are still popular ,everything in between is 73 .Last years sales

fell 6.7 percent, 7.6 percent 74you don’t count the mini-car market .

There have been 75 one-year drops in other nations :sales in Germany fell

9 percent in 2007 76 a tax increa . But experts say Japan is 77 in that

sales have been decreasing steadily 78 time. Since 1990, yearly new-car

sales have fallen from 7.8 million to 5.4 million units in 2007.

Alarmed by this state of 79 , the Japan Automobile Manufacturers

Association (JAMA) 80 a comprehensive study of the market in 2006. It found

that a 81 wealth gap, demographic(人口结构的) changes and 82 lack of

interest in cars led Japane to hold their 83 longer , replace their

cars with smaller ones 84 give up car ownership altogether .JAMA 85 a

further sales decline of 1.2 percent this year. Some experts believe that

if the trend continues for much longer , further consolidation (合并) in

the automotive ctor is 86 .

67. A) profit C) income B) payment D) budget

68. A) mostly C) occasionally B) partially D) rarely

69. A) Therefore C) Otherwi B) Besides D) Conquently

70. A) drift C) current B) tide D) trend

71. A) remarkably C) specially B)esntially D )particularly

72. A) While C) When B) Becau D) Since

73. A) surging C) slipping B) stretching D) shaking

74. A) unless C) as B) if D) after

75. A) lower C) broader B) slighter D) larger

76. A) liable to C) thanks to B) in terms of D) in view of

77. A) unique C) mysterious B) similar D) strange

78. A) over C) on B) against D) behind

79. A) mess C) growth B) boom D) decay

80. A) proceeded C) launched B)relieved D) revid

81. A) quickening C) strengthening B) widening D) lengthening

82. A) average C) abundant B) massive D) general

83. A) labels C) vehicles B) cycles D) devices

84. A) or C) but B) until D) then

85. A) concludes C) reckons B) predicts D) prescribes

86. A) distant C) temporary B) likely D) immediate

Part VI Translation (5 minutes)Directions: Complete the ntences by

translating into English the Chine given in brackets. Plea write your

translation on Answer Sheet 2.

87. Soon after he transferred to the new school , Ali found that he had

______________________________(很难跟上班里的同学)in math and English.

88. If she had returned an hour earlier , Mary

______________________________(就不会被大雨淋湿了).

89. It is said that tho who are stresd or working overtime

are ______________________________ (更有可能增加体重).

90. ______________________________ (很多人所没有意识到的) is that

Simon is a lover of sports. and football in particular.

study shows that the poor functioning of the human body

is ______________________________ (与缺乏锻炼密切相关)