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2019
年
6
月英语四级真题及答案第二套
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 visit
to
a
Hope
elementary
school
organized
by
your
Student
Union.
You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180
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
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 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have
just heard.
1. A) Heavy floods.
C) Bad economy.
B) Safety concerns.
D) Workers’ strikes.
2. A)
It
is
competitive
with
its
numerous
tourist
destinations.
B) It provides many job opportunities for French people.
C) It is the biggest concern of the French government.
D)
It plays an important role in the nation’s economy.
Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have
just heard.
3. A) To carry out a scientific survey.
B) To establish a new research station.
C) To rescue two sick American workers.
D) To deliver urgent medical supplies.
4. A) The darkness and cold.
C) The biting winds.
B) The heavy snow and fog.
D) The ice all around.
Questions
5
to
7
are
based
on
the
news
report
you
have
just
heard.
5. A) By tying it to a door handle.
B) By shaking it back and forth.
6. A) He has lots of fans on Facebook.
B) He has rich experience in flying.
7. A) Spend more time together.
B) Tell them adventure stories.
C) With a remote control craft.
D) With a full-sized helicopter.
C) He often suffers from toothaches.
D) He has learned to pull teeth from a video.
C) Do something fun and creative.
D) Play with them in a safe place.
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) To confirm an urgent appointment.
B) To collect a package from the woman.
C) To ask the woman to sign a document.
D) To arrange the delivery of a package.
9. A) She is doing shopping.
B) She is visiting a friend.
C) She is not at home.
D) She is not feeling well.
10.
A) He will be off duty the whole day.
B) He will be working somewhere else.
C) He will have to have his car repaired.
D) He will be too busy to spare any time.
11.
A) Sign her name.
B) Confirm online.
C) Pay a small fee.
D) Show up in person.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have
just heard.
12. A) Vacation in Italy.C) Throw a farewell party.
B) Study abroad.
D) Go to a fashion show in Milan.
13. A) Quite sleepy.
C) Rather depressed.
B) Very excited.
D) Nearly exhausted.
14. A) He has to attend a party.
C)
He
has
to
make
a
presentation.
B) He has to meet a friend. D)
He
has
to
finish
an
assignment.
15. A) Say goodbye to the woman at the airport.
C)
Drive
the woman to the airport.
B) Meet the woman at the Black Cat Cafe.
D) Have lunch
with the woman.
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
heard.
16.
A) It has kept growing over the centuries.
B) Its top is hidden in clouds of volcanic smoke.
C) Its height changes with each volcanic eruption.
D) It has a recorded history of 1,500 years.
17.
A) They are now a tourist destination.
B) They attract a lot of migrating birds.
C) They provide shelter for the farmers.
D) They make good fields for farming.
18.
A) They nest on the volcano’s slopes.
B) They feed on certain small mammals.
C) They compete with each other for food.
D) They match large mammals in strength.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just
heard.
19.
A) He is self-employed. B) He is a career advisor.
C) He studies talent. D) He owns a magazine.
20.
A) Doing what they like best.
B) Loving the work they do.
C) Making no excuses for failures.
D) Following their natural instinct.
21.
A) It does not come to anything without hard work.
B) It may prove to be quite different from hard work.
C) It
is
a
natural
gift
only
some
special
people
can
possess.
D) It
does
not
come
to
you
until
something
special
happens.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just
heard.
22.
A) It is a bit difficult to learn.
B) It was popular in New Zealand.
C) It is a traditional type of ballet.
D) It evolved in the mid-1970s.
23.
A) She wanted her to be a ballet dancer.
B) She used to be a ballet dancer herself.
C) She hated to see her idling about.
D) She was too busy to look after her.
24.
A) After she started teaching English.
B) Before she left for New Zealand.
C) When she moved to New York city.
D) Once she began to live on her own.
25.
A) It has renewed her passion for life.
B) It has made her happy and energetic.
C) It has helped her make new friends.
D) It has enabled her to start a new career.
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.
Just because they can’t sing opera or ride a bicycle
doesn’t mean that animals don’t have culture.
There
’
s no better example of this than killer whales. As
one of the most
26 predators (
食肉动物
)
，
killer whales
may not fit the
27 of
a
cultured
creature.
However,
these
beasts of the sea do display a vast range of highly
28
behaviors
that
appear
to
be
driving
their
genetic
development.
The
word
“culture”
comes
from
the
Latin
“colere”,
which
29
means
“to
cultivate.”
In
other
words,
it
refers
to anything that is 30 or learnt, rather than instinctive
or
natural.
Among
human
populations,
culture
not
only
affects the way we live, but also writes itself into our
genes, affecting who we are. For instance, having spent
many generations hunting the fat marine mammals of the
Arctic, the Eskimos of Greenland have developed certain
genetic
31
that help them digest and utilize this
fat-rich diet, thereby allowing them to
32 in
cold climate.
Like
humans,
killer
whales
have
colonized
a
range of different
33 across
the
their
globe,occupying every ocean basin on the planet, with an
empire that
34 from
pole
to
pole.
As
such,different
populations of killer whales have had to learn different
hunting techniques in order to gain the upper hand over
their
local
prey
(
猎物
).
This,
in
turn,
has
a
major
effect
on their diet, leading scientists to
3
5that
the
ability
to
learn
population-specific
hunting
methods
could
be
driving the
animals’ genetic development.
A) acquired
B) adaptations
C) brutal
D)
deliberately
E) expressed
F) extends
G) habitats
H) humble
Section B
Directions:
In
this
section,
you
are
going
to
read
a
passage
with
ten
statements
attached
to
it.
Each
statement
contains
information
given
in
one
of
the
paragraphs.
Identify
the
paragraph
from
which
the
information
is
I) image
J) literally
K) refined
L) revolves
M) speculate
N) structure
O) thrive
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.
Living with parents edges out other living arrangements
for 18- to 34-year-olds
A) Broad demographic (
人口的
) shifts in marital status,
educational attainment and employment have transformed
the
way
young
adults
in
the
U.S.
are
living,
and
a
new
Pew
Research Center analysis highlights the implications of
these changes for the most basic element of their lives
–
where they call home. In 2014, for the first time in
more than 130 years, adults ages 18 to 34 were slightly
more
likely
to
be
living
in
their
parents’
home
than
they
were to be living with a spouse or partner in their own
household.
B) This
turn
of
events
is
fueled
primarily
by
the
dramatic
drop in the share of young Americans who are choosing to
settle
down
romantically
before
age
35.
Dating
back
to
1880,
the
most
common
living
arrangement
among
young
adults
has
been living with a romantic partner, whether a spouse or
a
significant
other.
This
type
of
arrangement
peaked
around
1960,
when
62%
of
the
nation’s
18
-to
34-year-olds
were
living
with
a
spouse
or
partner
in
their
own
household,
and only one-in-five were living with their parents.
C) By
2014,
31.6%
of
young
adults
were
living
with
a
spouse
or partner in their own household, below the share living
in the home of their parent(s) (32.1%). Some 14% of young
adults
lived
alone,
were
a
single
parent
or
lived
with
one
or more roommates. The remaining 22% lived in the home of
another family member, such as a grandparent, in-law or
sibling (
兄弟姐妹
), a non-relative, or in group quarters
like college dormitories.
D)
It’s
worth
noting
that
the
overall
share
of
young
adults living with their parents was not at a record high
in 2014. This arrangement peaked around 1940, when about
35% of the nation’s 18
- to 34-year-olds lived with mom
and/or dad (compared with 32% in 2014). What has changed,
instead,
is
the
relative
share
adopting
different
ways
of
living in early adulthood, with the decline of romantic
coupling pushing living at home to the top of a much less
uniform list of living arrangements.
E) Among
young
adults,
living
arrangements
differ
significantly by gender. For men ages 18 to 34, living at
home with mom and/or dad has been the dominant living
arrangement since 2009. In
2014,
28%
of
young
men
were
living
with
a
spouse
or
partner
in their own home, while 35% were living in the home of
their
parent(s).
Young
women,
however,
are
still
more
likely
to
be
living
with
a
spouse
or
romantic
partner
(35%)
than they are to be living with their parent(s) (29%).
F) In
2014,
more
young
women
(16%)
than
young
men
(13%)
were
heading up a household without a spouse or partner. This
is mainly because women are more likely than men to be
single
parents
living
with
their
children.
For
their
part,
young men (25%) are more likely than young women (19%) to
be
living
in
the
home
of
another
family
member,
a
non-relative or in some type of group quarters.
G) A
variety
of
factors
contribute
to
the
long-run
increase
in the share of young adults living with their parents.
The first is the postponement of, if not retreat from,
marriage.
The
average
age
of
first
marriage
has
risen
steadily
for
decades.
In
addition,
a
growing
share
of
young
adults may be eschewing marriage altogether. A previous
Pew Research Center analysis projected that as many as
one-in-four
of
today
’
s
young
adults
may
never
marry.
While
cohabitation (
同居
) has been on
the
rise,
the
overall
share
of
young
adults
either
married
or
living
with
an
unmarried
partner
has
substantially
fallen since 1990.
H) In
addition,
trends
in
both
employment
status
and
wages
have
likely
contributed
to
the
growing
share
of
young
adults who are living in the home of their parent(s), and
this is especially true of young men. Employed young men
are
much
less
likely
to
live
at
home
than
young
men
without
a
job,
and
employment
among
young
men
has
fallen
significantly in recent decades. The share of young men
with jobs peaked around 1960 at 84%. In 2014, only 71% of
18-
to
34-year-old
men
were
employed.
Similarly
with
earnings,
young
men
’
s
wages
(after
adjusting
for
inflation)
have been on a downward trajectory (
轨道
) since 1970 and
fell
significantly
from
2000
to
2010.
As
wages
have
fallen,
the
share
of
young
men
living
in
the
home
of
their
parent(s)
has risen.
I) Economic
factors
seem
to
explain
less
of
why
young
adult
women
are
increasingly
likely
to
live
at
home.
Generally,
young women have had growing success in the paid labor
market
since
1960
and
hence
might
increasingly
be
expected
to
be
able
to
afford
to
live
independently
of
their
parents.
For women, delayed marriage
–
which is related, in part,
to labor market outcomes for men
–
may explain more of
the increase in their living in the family home.
J) The
Great
Recession
(and
modest
recovery)
has
also
been
associated
with
an
increase
in
young
adults
living
at
home.
Initially
in
the
wake
of
the
recession,
college
enrollments expanded, boosting the ranks of young adults
living
at
home.
And
given
the
weak
job
opportunities
facing
young
adults,
living
at
home
was
part
of
the
private
safety
net helping young adults to weather the economic storm.
K) Beyond
gend
er,
young
adults’
living
arrangements
differ
considerably
by
education
–
which
is
tied
to
financial means. For young adults without a bachelor’s
degree, as of 2008 living at home with their parents was
more
prevalent
than
living
with
a
romantic
partner.
By
2014,
36%
of
18-
to
34-year-olds
who
had
not
completed
a
bachelor’s
degree
were
living
with
their
parent(s)
while
27% were living with a spouse or partner. Among college
graduates, in 2014 46% were married or
living
with
a
partner,
and
only
19%
were
living
with
their
parent(s). Young adults with a college degree have fared
much better in the labor market than their less-educated
counterparts,
which
has
in
turn
made
it
easier
to
establish
their own households.
36.
Unemployed young men are more likely to live with
their parents than the employed.
37.
In 2014, the percentage of men aged 18 to 34 living
with their parents was greater than that of their female
counterparts.
38.
The percentage of young people who are married or
live
with
a
partner
has
greatly
decreased
in
the
past
three
decades or so.
39.
Around
the
mid-20
century,
only
20
percent
of
18-
to
34-year-
olds lived in their parents’ home.
40.
Young adults with a college degree found it easier
to live independently of their parents.
41.
Young
men
are
less
likely
to
end
up
as
single
parents
than young women.
42.
More young adult women live with their parents than
before due to delayed marriage.
43.
The
percentage
of
young
men
who
live
with
their
parents has grown due to their decreased pay in recent
decades.
44.
The
rise
in
the
number
of
college
students
made
young
adults live with their parents.
45.
One
reason
for
young
adults
to
live
with
their
parents is that they get married late or stay single all
their lives.
Section C
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. 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 One
Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.
According to the majority of Americans, women are every
bit
as
capable
of
being
good
political
leaders
as
men.
The
same
can
be
said
of
their
ability
to
dominate
the
corporate
boardroom.
And
according
to
a
new
Pew
Research
Center
survey
on
women
and
leadership,
most
Americans
find
women
indistinguishable from men on key leadership traits such
as intelligence and capacity for innovation, with many
sayi
ng
they’re
stronger
than
men
in
terms
of
being
passionate and organized leaders.
So why, then, are women in short supply at the top of
government and business in the United States? According
to
the
public,
at
least,
it’s
not
that
they
lack
toughness,
management talent or proper skill sets.
It’s
also
not
all
about
work
-life
balance.
Although
economic
research
and
previous
survey
findings
have
shown
that career interruptions related to motherhood may make
it
harder
for
women
to
advance
in
their
careers
and
compete
for
top
executive
jobs,
relatively
few
adults
in
the
recent
survey point to this as a key barrier for women seeking
leadership
roles.
Only
about
one-in-
five
say
women’s
family
responsibilities
are
a
major
reason
why
there
aren’t
more
females
in
top
leadership
positions
in
business and politics.
Instead, topping the list of reasons, about four-in-ten
Americans point to a double standard for women seeking to
climb
to
the
highest
levels
of
either
politics
or
business,
where they have to do more than their male counterparts
to
prove
themselves.
Similar
shares
say
the
electorate
(
选
民
) and corporate America are just not ready to put more
women in top leadership positions.
As
a
result,
the
public
is
divided
about
whether
the
imbalance
in
corporate
America
will
change
in
the
foreseeable
future,
even
though
women
have
made
major
advances
in
the
workplace.
While
53%
believe
men
will
continue
to
hold
more
top
executive
positions
in
business
in the future, 44% say it’s only a matter of time before
as
many
women
are
in
top
executive
positions
as
men.
Americans
are
less
doubtful
when
it
comes
to
politics:
73%
expect to see a female president in their lifetime.
46.
What
do
most
Americans
think
of
women
leaders
according to a new Pew Research Center survey?
A) They have to do more to distinguish themselves.
B) They have to strive harder to win their positions.
C) They are stronger than men in terms of willpower.
D) They are just as intelligent and innovative as men.
47.
What
do
we
learn
from
previous
survey
findings
about
women seeking leadership roles?
A) They have unconquerable difficulties on their way to
success.
B) They
are
lacking
in
confidence
when
competing
with
men.
C) Their failures may have something to do with family
duties.
D) Relatively
few
are
hindered
in
their
career
advancement.
is the primary factor keeping women from taking
top leadership positions according to the
recent survey?
A) Personality traits.
C) Family responsibilities.
B) Gender bias.
D) Lack of vacancies.
49.
What
does
the
passage
say
about
corporate
America
in
the near future?
A) More and more women will sit in the boardroom.
B) Gender imbalance in leadership is likely to change.
C) The public is undecided about whether women will make
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