2017年12月英語四級真題和答案解析(第二套)

1、2017 年 12 月大學(xué)英語四級考試真題 (第 2 套) Part IWriting(30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on how to best handle the relationship between teachers and students.You should write at

2、 least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Part IIListening Comprehension (25 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 thre

3、e 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

4、on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1. A) It tries to entertain its audience. C) It wants to catch people ’ s attention.B) It trie

5、s to look into the distance. D) It has got one of its limbs injured. 2. A) It was spotted by animal protection officials. B) It was filmed by a local television reporter. C) Its videos were posted on social media. D) It

6、s picture won a photography prize. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3. A) The distance travelled C) The spending on gas. B) The incidence of road accidents. D) The number of people tr

7、avelling. 4. A) Fewer people are commuting. C) Job growth is slowing down. B) Gas consumption is soaring. D) Rush-hour traffic is worsening. Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5. A) He t

8、old a stranger the sad story about himself. B) He helped a stranger to carry groceries to his car. C) He went up to a stranger and pulled at his sleeves. D) He washed a stranger ’ s car in return for some food.6. A) He o

9、rdered a lot of food for his family. C) He raised a large sum of money for him. B) He gave him a job at his own company. D) He offered him a scholarship for college. 7. A) He works hard to support his family. C) He is

10、 very good at making up stories. B) He is an excellent student at school. D) He has been disabled since boyhood. Section B Directions:In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversatio

11、n, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation 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

12、corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 8. A) Attended an economics lecture. C) Had a drink at Queen Victoria. 2

13、1. A) The Vikings, ocean explorations. C) The Vikings ’ everyday life.B) The making of European nations. D) The Europeans ’ Arctic discoveries.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 22. A) W

14、ork hard for a better life. C) Dream about the future. B) Make mistakes now and then. D) Save against a rainy day. 23. A) Teach foreign languages for the rest of his life. B) Change what he has for his past imaginary w

15、orld. C) Exchange his two-story house for a beach cottage. D) Dwell on the dreams he had dreamed when young. 24. A) Criminal law. C) Oriental architecture. B) City planning. D) International business. 25. A) Dream and

16、make plans. C) Be content with what you have. B) Take things easy in life, D) Enjoy whatever you are doing. Part IIIReading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten

17、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 iden

18、tified 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 o

19、n the following passage. Technological changes brought dramatic new options to Americans living in the 1990s. During this decade new forms of entertainment, commerce, research, and communication became commonplace in the

20、 U. S. The driving force behind much of this change was a (n) 26 popularly known as the Internet. The Internet was developed during the 1970s by the Department of Defense. In the case of an attack, military advisers sug

21、gested the 27 of being able to operate one computer from another terminal. In the early days, the Internet was used mainly by scientists to communicate with other scientists. The Internet 28 under government control

22、until 1984. One early problem faced by Internet users was speed. Phone lines could only transmit information at a 29 rate. The development of fiber-optic ( 光纖 )cables allowed for billions of bits of information to be

23、received every minute. Companies like Intel developed faster microprocessors, so personal computers could process the 30 signals at a more rapid rate. In the early 1990s, the World Wide Web was developed, in large part

24、, for 31 purposes. Corporations created home pages where they could place text and graphics to sell products. Soon airline tickets, hotel 32 , and even cars and homes could be purchased online. Universities 33 resea

25、rch data on the Internet, so students could find 34 information without leaving their dormitories. Companies soon discovered that work could be done at home and 35 online, so a whole new class of telecommuters began t