华为事件2019年大学英语四级考试真题(含答案解析)

2021年1月24日发(作者：caravelle)

2019
年大学英语四级考试真题
(
含答案解析
)

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
volunteer
activity
organized
by
your
Student Union to assist elderly people in the should write
at least 120 words but no more than180 words.
Part
Ⅱ
Listening 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
three
questions.
Both
the
news
report and then 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
Answ
er
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)He set a record be swimming to and from an island.

B)He celebrated ninth birthday on a small island.
C)He visited a prison located on a faraway island.
D)He swam around an island near San Francisco.

2.A)He doubled the reward.
B)He cheered him on all the way.
C)He set him an example.
D)He had the event covered on TV.
Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.

3.A)To end the one-child policy.
B)To encourage late marriage.
C)To increase working efficiency.
D)To give people more time to travel.
4.A)They will not be welcomed by young people.
B)They will help to popularize early marriage.

C)They will boost China’s econ
omic growth.
D)They will not com into immediate effect.

Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.

5.A)Cleaning service in great demand all over the world.

B)Two ladies giving up well- paid jobs to do cleaning.
C)A new company to clean up the mess after parties.
D)Cleaners gainfully employed at nights and weekends.


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6.A)It takes a lot of time to prepare.
B)It leaves the house in a mess.
C)It makes party goers exhausted.
D)It creates noise and misconduct.
7.A)Hire an Australian lawyer.
B)Visit the U.S. and Canada.
C)Settle a legal dispute.
D)Expand their business.
Section B
Directions: In
this
section, you
will
hear
two
long
conversations.
At
the
end of each conversation, 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 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)He had a driving lesson.
B)He got his driver’s license.

C)He took the driver’s theory exam.

D)He passed the driver’s road test.

9.A)He was not well prepared.
B)He did not get to the exam in time.
C)He was not used to the test format.
D)He did not follow the test procedure.
10.A)They are tough.
B)They are costly.
C)They are helpful.
D)They are too short.
11.A)Pass his road test the first time.

B)Test-drive a few times on highways.
C)Find an experienced driving instructor.

D)Earn enough money for driving lessons.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

12.A)Where the woman studies.
B)The acceptance rate at Leeds.
C)Leeds’
tuition for international students.
D)How to apply for studies at a university.

13.A)Apply to an American university.
B)Do research on higher education.
C)Perform in a famous musical.

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D)Pursue postgraduate studies.
14.A)His favorable recommendations.
B)His outstanding musical talent.
C)His academic excellence.

D)His unique experience.
15. A) Do a master’s degree.

B) Settle down in England.
C) Travel widely.
D) Teach overseas.
Section C
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 centre.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just hear
d.
16. A) They help farmers keep diseases in check.

B) Many species remain unknown to scientists.

C) Only a few species cause trouble to humans.

D) They live in incredibly well-organized colonies.
17. A) They are larger than many other species.

B) They can
cause damage to people’s homes.

C) They can survive a long time without water.

D) They like to form colonies in electrical units.

18. A) Deny them access to any food.
B) Keep doors and windows shut.
C) Destroy their colonies close by.
D) Refrain from eating sugary food.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

19. A) The function of the human immune system.

B) The cause of various auto-immune diseases.
C) The viruses that may infect the human immune system.

D) The change in people’s
immune system as they get older.
20. A) Report their illnesses.
B) Offer blood samples.
C) Act as research assistants.
D) Help to interview patients.
21. A) Strengthening people’s immunity to infection.

B) Better understanding patients’
immune system.
C)
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D) Further reducing old patients’
medical expenses.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

22. A) His students had trouble getting on with each other.

B) A lot of kids stayed at school to do their homework.
C) His students were struggling to follow his lessons.
D) A group of kids were playing chess after school.

23. A) Visit a chess team in Nashville.

B) Join the school’s chess team.

C) Participate in a national chess competition.
D) Receive training for a chess competition.
24. A) Most of them come from low-income families.
B) Many have become national chess champions.

C) A couple of them have got involved in crimes.

D) Many became chess coaches after graduation.
25. A) Actions speak louder than words.
B) Think twice before taking action.
C) Translate their words into action.
D) Take action before it gets too late.

Part III
Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
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
．

The center of American automobile innovation has in the past decade moved 2,000 miles away. It
has 26 from Detroit to Silicon Valley, where self-driving vehicles are coming into life. 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
road.
“Michigan’s
29 in
auto
research
and
development
is
under
attack
from
several
states
and
countries which desire to 30
our leadership in transportation. We can’t let happen,” says Senator Mike
Kowall, the lead 31 of four bills recently introduced. If all four bills pass as written, they would 32 a
substantial
update
of
Michigan’s
2013
law
that
allowed
the
testing
of
self
-driving
vehicles
in
limited
conditions. Manufacturer would have nearly total freedom to test their self-driving technology on public
roads. They would be allowed to send groups of self-driving cars on cross-state road trips, and even set
on-demand 33 of self-driving cars, like the one General Motors and Lyft are building. Lawmakers in
Michigan clearly want to make the state ready for the commercial application of self-driving technology.
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 commercial use of self- driving technology.
A) bid
B) contrast
C) deputy

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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
derived.
You
may
choose
a
paragraph
more
than
once.
Each
paragraph
is
marked
with
a
letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.

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
450,000.
If
current
trends
continue,
then
by
2050
there
will
be
more
than
a
million
in
the
US
alone.
According to the work of Professor James Vaupel and his co-researchers, 50% of babies born in the US
in
2007
have
a
life expectancy
of
104 or
more. Broadly
the
same
holds for
the
UK,
Germany,
France,
Italy and Canada, and for Japan 50% of 2007 babies can expect to live to 107.
B) Understandably,
there
are
concerns
about
what
this
means
for
public
finances
given
the
associated health and pension challenges. These challenges are real, and society urgently needs to address
them. But it is also important to look at the wider picture of what happens when so many people live for
100
years.
It
is
a
mistake
to
simply
equate
longevity
(
长寿
)
with
issues
of
old
age.
Longer
lives
have
implications for all of life, not just the end of it.
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
life.
When
people
live
longer,
they
are
not
only
older
for
longer, but also younger for longer. There is some truth in the saying that
“70 is the new 60”
or
“40 the
new 30.”
If you age more slowly over a longer time period, then you are in some sense younger for longer.
D) But
the
changes
go
further
than
that.
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 life. In 1962, 50% of Americans were married
by age 21. By 2014, that
milestone
(
里程碑
)had shifted to age 29.
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 longer. Options are more valuable the longer they can be held. So
if you believe you will live longer, then options become more valuable, and early commitment becomes
less
attractive.
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
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F) Longevity also pushes back the age of retirement, and not only for financial reasons. 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
80s.
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 vitality. Many people may simply not want to do it.
G) And yet that does not mean that simply extending our careers is appealing. 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 friendship.
H) The same is true for education. It is impossible that a single shot of education, administered in
childhood and early adulthood, will be able to support a sustained, 60-year career. If you factor in the
projected
rates
of
technological
change,
either
your
skills
will
become
unnecessary,
or
your
industry
outdated. That means that everyone will, at some point in their life, have to make a number of major
reinvestments in their skills.
I) It seems likely, then, that the traditional three- stage life will evolve into multiple stages containing
two, three, or oven more different careers. Each of these stages could potentially be different. 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 socia
Contribution. These stages will span sectors, take people to different cities, and provide
Foundation for building a wide variety of skills.
J) Transitions between stages could be marked with
sabbaticals
(
休假
) as people find tim
rest and recharge their health, re-invest in their relationships, or improve their skills. At times,
these breaks and transitions will be self- determined, at others they will be forced as existing roles,
firms, or industries cease to exist.
K
）
A multi-stage life will have profound changes not just in how you manage your career, but also in
your approach to life. An increasingly important skill will be your ability to deal with change and even
welcome it. A three-stage life has few transitions, while a multi-stage life has many. That is why being
self-aware, investing in broader networks of friends, and being open to new ideas will become even more
crucial skills.
L
）
These multi-stage lives will create extraordinary variety across groups of people simply because
there are so many ways of sequencing the stages. More stages mean more possible sequences.
M
）
With this variety will come the end of the close association of age and stage. I n 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 other. 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 age.
N
）
Current life structures, career paths, educational choices, and social norms are out of tune with

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