1、 2019-06-CET4(第 2 套)-1 2019 年年 6 月大学英语四级考试真题月大学英语四级考试真题(第第 2 套套) 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 wor
2、ds 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 yo
3、u 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. B. Safety concerns. C
4、. Bad economy. 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 nations economy. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the
5、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. B. The heavy snow and fog. C. The biting winds. D. The ice all around. Question
6、s 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. C. With a remote control craft. D. With a full-sized helicopter. 6. A. He has lots of fans on Facebook. B. He has rich experience in flying. C. He often suffers from tootha
7、ches. D. He has learned to pull teeth from a video. 7. A. Spend more time together. B. Tell them adventure stories. 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 w
8、ill 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), 2019-06-CET4(第 2 套)-2 B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through
9、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.
10、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. Qu
11、estions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. A. Vacation in Italy. B. Study abroad. C. Throw a farewell party. D. Go to a fashion show in Milan. 13. A. Quite sleepy. B. Very excited. C. Rather depressed. D. Nearly exhausted. 14. A. He has to attend a party. B. He has to me
12、et a friend. C. He has to make a presentation. D. He has to finish an assignment. 15. A. Say goodbye to the woman at the airport. B. Meet the woman at the Black Cat Cafe. C. Drive the woman to the airport. D. Have lunch with the woman. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear three passa
13、ges. 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
14、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. The
15、y 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 volcanos slopes. B. They feed on certain small mammals. C. They compete with each other for food. D. They match large mamm
16、als 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 na
17、tural 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. 2019-06-CET4(第 2 套)-3 D. It does not come to you until something special happens. Questions 22 to 25 are based on
18、 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 abo
19、ut. 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
20、 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.
21、 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. Questions 26 to
22、35 are based on the following passage. Just because they cant sing opera or ride a bicycle doesnt mean that animals dont have culture. Theres 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
23、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
24、 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 ut
25、ilize this fat- rich diet, thereby allowing them to 32 in their cold climate. Like humans, killer whales have colonized a range of different 33 across the 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 h
26、ad 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 35 that the ability to learn population-specific hunting methods could be driving the animals, genetic development. A. acquired
27、I. image B. adaptations J. literally C. brutal K. refined D. deliberately L. revolves E. expressed M. speculate F. extends N. structure G. habitats O. thrive H. humble 2019-06-CET4(第 2 套)-4 Section B Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Eac
28、h 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. Living with par
29、ents 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 chang
30、es for the most basic element of their liveswhere they call home. In 2014, for the first time in more than 130years, 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 i
31、s 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 o
32、f arrangement peaked aroundI960, when 62% of the nations 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 shar
33、e 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 co
34、llege dormitories. D) Its 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 nations 18- to 34-year- olds lived with mom and/or dad (compared with 32% in 2014). What has changed, i
35、nstead, 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 aged 18 t
36、o34, living at home with mom and/or dad has been the dominant living arrangement since2009. 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
37、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
38、 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 I parents. The first is
39、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 avoiding marriage altogether. A previous Pew Research Center analysis projected that as many as one-in-four of todays young adults
40、 may never marry. While cohabitation (同居) has been on the rise, the overall 2019-06-CET4(第 2 套)-5 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 gr
41、owing 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
42、 with jobs peaked around 1960 at 84%. In 2014, only 71% of 18- to 34-year-old men were employed. Similarly with earnings, young mens wages(after adjusting for inflation) have been on a downward trajectory (轨迹) since 1970 and fell significantly from 2000 to 2010. As wages have fallen, the share of yo
43、ung 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
44、to afford to live independently of their parents. For women, delayed marriagewhich 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 ne
