大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)試題及答案

1、大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)試題及答案聽(tīng)力試題短篇新聞第一篇：One of Google's self-driving cars crashed into a bus in California last month. There were no injuries.It is not the first time one of Google's famed self-driving cars has been involved in a crash, but it may be the first time it has caused one.On February 14th the self

2、-driving car, travelling at 2mph (3km/h), pulled out in front of a public bus going 15mph (24km/h).The man in the Google vehicle reported that he assumed the bus would slow down to let the car out, and so he did not switch to the manual mode.In a statement, Google said: "We clearly bear some re

3、sponsibility, because if our car hadn't moved, there wouldn't have been a crash."That said, our test driver believed the bus was going to slow or stop to allow us to merge into the traffic, and that there would be sufficient space to do that."The company's self-driving cars hav

4、e done well over a million miles across various states in the US, and until now have only reported minor accidents.Q1: According to Google, what was the cause of the accident?Q2: How have Googles self-driving cars performed so far?短篇新聞第二篇：Thousands of bees left a town after landing on the back of a

5、car when their queen got stuck in its boot. Tom Moses who works at a nearby national park, noticed a “brown patch” on the back of the car after the owner parked it to do some shopping. When he looked closer he realized it was a huge group of bees.Moses said: “I have never seen that many bees in one

6、spot. It was very unusual. They were very close together and there was a lot of noise and movements, it was interesting to see such a strange sight. But there were a lot of people around and I was a bit worried about the bees and the people stopping to look. I thought that someone might do something

7、 stupid.Moses called two local bees specialists who helped removed the bees by attracting them into a box.Moses spent three hours looking after the bees and was stung five times, he said my stings are a bit painful but I am pleased that all worked out and I could help, people need to realize that be

8、es are valuable and they should be looked after.Q3. What do we learn about Tom Moses?Q4. What do we know about the bees on the back of the car?短篇新聞第三篇：A new species of snake has been discovered on a remote island in the Bahamas.Scientists identified 20 of the one meter-long snakes during two trips t

9、o the Caribbean islands. The second trip was made in October last year.One of the creatures made a dramatic appearance by moving on to the head of the team leader as he slept.The snake has been named silver boa because it is metallic colored and the first specimen found was climbing a silver palm tr

10、ee.The team was led by Dr. Graham Reynolds, from Harvard University, the scientist confirmed the snake was a previously unknown species after conducting a genetic analysis of tissue samples.Commenting on the find, snake expert Robert Henderson from the Museum of Natural History, said: “Worldwide new

11、 species of frogs are being discovered and described quite regularity. New species of snakes, however, are much rarer.Q5. What is the news report mainly about?Q6. What do we learn about the scientific team leader?Q7. How did the newly discovered creature get its name?長(zhǎng)對(duì)話第一篇：W: Did you enjoy your sta

12、y with us, Mr. Brown?M: Yes, very much. I had a wonderful time here. Now I'm going to the airport. My flight leaves in less than 2 hours. So, could you tell me, what's the quickest way to get there?W: Well, we can call a taxi for you. We also have a free airport shuttle service.M: That sound

13、s great, but will the shuttle get me to the airport in time?W: Yes, it should. The next shuttle leaves in 15 minutes. And it takes some 25 minutes to get to the airport.M: Fantastic! I'll just wait in the lobby. Will you please let me know when it's leaving?W: Of course, sir.M: Now I would l

14、ike to settle my mini-bar bill. How much is that?W: Let's see. It comes to $37.50. How would you like to pay for it?M: I'll pay with my credit card. Thanks. But I'll need a receipt, so I can charge it to my company.W: Absolutely! Here you are, sir. If you like, I can leave your bags with

15、 the porter. And he can load them onto the shuttle for you when it arrives.M: That would be great. Thank you.W: Would you like to leave a comment on our web page when you have time?M: Sure. I had a really good stay here, and I'd like to recommend your hotel to my friends and colleagues.W: Thats

16、very kind of you. Thank you again for staying at Sheraton Hotel.Q8. Why does the man ask about the quickest way to the airport?Q9. How is the man going to pay his bill?Q10. What did the man ask the woman to do?Q11. What favor does the woman ask of the man?長(zhǎng)對(duì)話第二篇：Long conversation 2M: You know, Bens

17、given up making those terrible faces he used to make. The other day, he came home from school almost in tears. His teacher said if he went on like that, his face would get stuck when the winds changed.W: And he believed her?M: Yeah, hes only a little boy. Dont you remember all those things we used t

18、o believe when we were little? I remember my aunt Mary used to say if you swallow a cherrystone, a tree would grow out of your mouth. And Im still terrified today, sort of subconsciously. You know, if I swallow one by mistakeW: Yeah, I suppose you're right. The one that used to get me was that s

19、wans could break your leg when they blow of the wing.M: They can, cant they? I always thought they could.W: No, they are not that strong. But theres another one even more terrifying. That is, if you put a post stamp on upside down, you will go to prison.M: No, never heard of that. But my grandmother

20、 was a terror for that kind of thing. For example, she would say, you will get a spot on your tongue if you tell a lie. If you eat stale bread, your hair will curl. And heres one more. We went on a campaign trip once in Italy, and my wife spent the whole time worrying about bats getting into her hai

21、r. She said her grandmother reckoned you had to shave your head to get it out. My wife was really terrified.W: Silly, isnt it? But thats how some parents try to keep their kids from doing the wrong thing or getting into trouble.Q12: What does the man say about Ben?Q13: What did aunt Marry used to do

22、 when the man was a child?Q14: What does the woman believe swans could do?Q15: What did the grandmother of the mans wife say?聽(tīng)力篇章第一篇：If I could go back in history and live when I liked, I wouldn't go back very far. In fact, I'd like to relive a period I've already lived the 1960s.I was i

23、n my twenties, and everything was being renewed. People would come in out of a formal and almost Victorian attitude, and you really felt anything was possible. Meeting people was the thing, and you went to coffee bars where you met friends and spent the evening. The cinema, the theater, all that was

24、 every exciting with new things coming out. In fact, we seemed to be out, all the time! I don't really remember working of course, I was a student or sitting around at home very much. That just wasn't where the scene was, even eating! It was the first time, ordinary people started going out

25、to eat. We were beginning to be adventurous about food, but we were more interested in meeting people than in eating or drinking. And dress, yes, that was the revolution. I mean, girls went around in really short skirts, and wore flowers in their hair. And men were in jeans, and could wear their hai

26、r long too. It was a wonderful period. It was like living in an age you could never have imagined, and that never has come back. We didn't have much money, but it didn't matter. And there was plenty of opportunity to do whatever you felt like doing.Question 16 18 are based on the passage you

27、 have just heard:16. Why does the speaker say he would like to relive the 1960s?17. What does the speaker say was the most popular thing to do at that time?18. What do we learn about the speaker?聽(tīng)力篇章第二篇：Dogs, man's best friends, have a clear strategy for dealing with angry ownersthey look away.N

28、ew research shows that dogs limit their eye contact with angry humans. The scientists suggest this may be an attempt to calm humans down. This behavior may have evolved as dogs gradually learned they could benefit from avoiding conflicts with humans.To conduct the tests, the University of Helsinki r

29、esearchers trained 31 dogs to rest in front of a video screen. Facial photos of dogs and humans were displayed on the screen for 1.5 seconds. They showed threatening, pleasant and neutral expressions. Nearby cameras tracked the dogs' eye movements.Dogs in the study looked most at the eyes of hum

30、ans and other dogs to sense their emotions. When dogs looked at expressions of angry dogs, their eyes rested more on the mouth, perhaps to interpret the threatening expressions. And when looking at angry humans, they tended to turn away their gaze.Dogs may have learned to detect threat signs from hu

31、mans and respond by trying to make peace, according to researcher Sanni Somppi. Avoiding conflicts may have helped dogs develop better bonds with humans.The researchers also note that dogs scan faces as a whole to sense how people are feeling, instead of focusing on a given feature. They suggest thi

32、s indicates that dogs aren't sensing emotions from a single feature, but piecing together information from all facial features just as humans do.Q19. What do dogs do when they are faced with angry humans?Q20. What does a dog do when it sees the expressions of angry dogs?Q21. How does a dog sense

33、 people's feelings?聽(tīng)力篇章第三篇：Winter in many places is very cold. There is lots of snow around, and the ground freezes, which can make life difficult for animals. People in cold places live in warm houses and have learned to adapt. What do animals do? There are three main ways that animals survive

34、the cold in winter: sleep, adapt or migrate.Some animals, such as bears, frogs and snakes, sleep all winter. They sleep very deeply and need little or no food. While sleeping, their body temperature drops, and their heart beat slows down. To prepare for this before winter, these animals eat extra fo

35、od to become fat, which gives them the energy they need while they sleep.Other animals adapt. For example, by staying active in winter. It is often hard for them to find food. So some animals, such as mice, collect extra food before winter, and hide it. When winter comes, they return to their hiding

36、 places to eat the food. Some animals grow thicker fur, or live in tree holes or underground to stay warm.Some birds migrate by flying to a warmer place for the winter, where they can find more food. Some fly very long distances, including one kind of bird that flies from the remote north of the wor

37、ld, all the way to the distant south. Some birds fly in groups for safety, while others fly alone.Questions 22-25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. What does the speaker say about animals in winter?23. What do we learn about animals that sleep through winter?24. How do animals like mi

38、ce adapt to the severe winter?25. Why do some birds fly in groups when migrating, according to the speaker?參考答案：新聞原文1Q1：本題答案為B。在聽(tīng)力原文中說(shuō)到that said, our test driver believed the bus was going to slow or stop to allow us to merge into the traffic,and that there would be sufficient space to do that."

39、;谷歌的試駕員以為大巴會(huì)慢慢停下，就會(huì)給自駕車留有足夠空間并入車流中。言外之意是事實(shí)并非如此，所以試駕員判斷錯(cuò)誤。Q2：本題答案為D。在聽(tīng)力末尾說(shuō)到，The company's self-driving cars have done well over a million miles across various states in the US, and until now have only reported minor accidents. 無(wú)人駕駛車已經(jīng)運(yùn)行得非常好的穿越了美國(guó)的各大州，直到現(xiàn)在只有少數(shù)小事故。由此可見(jiàn)，總體來(lái)說(shuō)做的比較好。新聞原文2Q3：本題答案為A。聽(tīng)力原文

40、中說(shuō)到Tom Moses who works at a nearby national par，可知這個(gè)人是在附近的國(guó)家公園工作。Q4：本題答案為B。聽(tīng)力原文中說(shuō)I have never seen that many bees in one spot. It was very unusual. They were very close together and there was a lot of noise and movements. 我從沒(méi)見(jiàn)過(guò)這么多蜜蜂聚集在一個(gè)地方。它們靠得非常近，發(fā)出很多噪音。新聞原文3Q5：本題答案為A。聽(tīng)力原文第一句點(diǎn)出主旨。A new species of s

41、nake has been discovered on a remote island in the Bahamas. 可知是發(fā)現(xiàn)了一種新的蛇。Q6：本題答案為C。聽(tīng)力原文中說(shuō)到One of the creatures made a dramatic appearance by moving on to the head of the team leader as he slept. 其中一種蛇在這位科學(xué)家睡著的時(shí)候爬到了他的頭部。Q7：本題答案為D。聽(tīng)力原文中說(shuō)到The snake has been named silver boa because it is metallic colore

42、d and the first specimen found was climbing a silver palm tree. 這個(gè)蛇被叫做銀蛇因?yàn)樗饘侔愕耐獗?，也就是以其顏色命名。長(zhǎng)對(duì)話1Q8：本題答案為C。聽(tīng)力原文中My flight leaves in less than 2 hours. So, could you tell me, what's the quickest way to get there? 我的航班在兩小時(shí)內(nèi)就要起飛。所以可以告訴我怎么去機(jī)場(chǎng)最快嗎?所以原因是兩小時(shí)內(nèi)要起飛，其他選項(xiàng)的原因未提及。Q9：本題答案為B。聽(tīng)力原文中男士說(shuō)到I'll pay

43、 with my credit card.他會(huì)用信用卡支付。Q10：本題答案為A。聽(tīng)力原文中男士說(shuō)到But I'll need a receipt, so I can charge it to my company.他需要一份收據(jù)，這樣他可以向公司報(bào)賬。Q11：本題答案為D。聽(tīng)力原文中女士問(wèn)男士would you like to leave a comment on our web page when you have time?她想讓這位先生在他們的網(wǎng)站上寫(xiě)個(gè)評(píng)價(jià)。長(zhǎng)對(duì)話2Q12：本題答案為C。聽(tīng)力原文中男生說(shuō)到Bens given up making those terrible

44、faces he used to make.本不再做以前那些鬼臉。Q13：本題答案為D。聽(tīng)力原文中男生描述他奶奶說(shuō)過(guò)的話For example, she would say, you will get a spot on your tongue if you tell a lie. 如果你撒了謊，你的舌頭上會(huì)出現(xiàn)斑點(diǎn)。所以是在警示他編故事、說(shuō)謊的危險(xiǎn)性。Q14：本題答案為A。聽(tīng)力原文中女生說(shuō)到The one that used to get me was that swans could break your leg when they blow of the wing. 女生相信天鵝在拍打它

45、們翅膀的時(shí)候會(huì)使你的腿折斷，即天鵝會(huì)折斷人的腿。Q15：本題答案為B。聽(tīng)力原文中男生說(shuō)他妻子的奶奶告訴她She said her grandmother reckoned you had to shave your head to get it out. 必須要剃光頭才可以取出蝙蝠。短文1Q16：本題答案為C。聽(tīng)力原文中說(shuō)到I was in my twenties, and everything was being renewed. Renewed是更新的的意思，說(shuō)明一切都在變化。Q17：本題答案為A。聽(tīng)力原文中說(shuō)到Meeting people was the thing, and you w

46、ent to coffee bars where you met friends and spent the evening. 去咖啡廳和朋友見(jiàn)面度過(guò)一個(gè)晚上，這是最流行的事，was the thing是口語(yǔ)化的表達(dá)，意思是很火、很流行。Q18：本題答案為D。聽(tīng)力原文中說(shuō)到of course, I was a student。說(shuō)明作者當(dāng)時(shí)是學(xué)生。短文2Q19：本題答案為B。聽(tīng)力原文中說(shuō)到Dogs, man's best friends, have a clear strategy for dealing with angry ownersthey look away. New rese

47、arch shows that dogs limit their eye contact with angry humans. 狗是人類最好的朋友，在碰到它們的主人生氣時(shí)會(huì)走開(kāi)，避免眼神交流。Q20：本題答案為C。聽(tīng)力原文中說(shuō)到When dogs looked at expressions of angry dogs, their eyes rested more on the mouth。狗在遇到生氣的同伴時(shí)會(huì)把眼神關(guān)注在對(duì)方的嘴巴上。Q21：本題答案為B。聽(tīng)力原文中說(shuō)到The researchers also note that dogs scan faces as a whole to

48、sense how people are feeling, instead of focusing on a given feature. 研究者們說(shuō)狗通過(guò)整體地看人的臉來(lái)判斷人的情緒而不是只聚焦在某一個(gè)點(diǎn)上。As a whole表示作為整體。短文3Q22：本題答案為D。聽(tīng)力原文中說(shuō)到What do animals do? There are three main ways that animals survive the cold in winter: sleep, adapt or migrate. 動(dòng)物怎么過(guò)冬呢?總體上動(dòng)物有三種方法度過(guò)寒冷的冬天，分別是冬眠、使自身適應(yīng)環(huán)境、遷徙。說(shuō)明

49、動(dòng)物有不同的方法來(lái)應(yīng)對(duì)寒冷。Q23：本題答案為C。聽(tīng)力原文中說(shuō)到To prepare for this before winter, these animals eat extra food tobecome fat, which gives them the energy they need while they sleep. 在冬天來(lái)臨之前，選擇冬眠的動(dòng)物會(huì)吃更多的食物，這樣可以在它們冬眠的時(shí)候給予它們能量。所以冬眠時(shí)它們消耗之前儲(chǔ)蓄的能量。Q24：本題答案為A。聽(tīng)力原文中說(shuō)到So some animals, such as mice, collect extra food before

50、winter, and hide it. When winter comes, they return to their hiding places to eat the food. 像老鼠這樣的動(dòng)物，它們?cè)诙熘皶?huì)采集更多的食物并把食物藏起來(lái)。冬天到來(lái)后，它們?cè)偃ゲ厥澄锏牡胤饺コ赃@些食物，即提前儲(chǔ)蓄足夠的食物。Q25：本題答案為C。聽(tīng)力末尾說(shuō)到Some birds fly in groups for safety, while others fly alone.有些鳥(niǎo)考慮到安全因素成群的遷徙。閱讀試題選詞填空題目：啤酒Part Reading Comprehension (40 minut

51、es)Section ADirections: 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

52、 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 method for making beer has changed over time. Hops (啤酒花), for example, which give many a modern beer its bitter flavor,

53、 are a- 26 recent addition to the beverage. This was mentioned in reference to brewing in the ninth century. Now, researchers have found a- 27 ingredient in residue (殘留物) from 5000-year-old beer brewing equipment. While excavating two pits at a site in the central plains of China, scientists discove

54、red fragments from pots and ve_ . The different shapes of the containers 28they were used to brew, filter, and store beer. They -may be ancient “beer-making tools,” and the earliest 29evidence of beer brewing in China, the researchers reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

55、To 30that hypothesis, the team examined the yellowish, dried 31 inside the vessels. The majority of the grains, about 80%, were from cereal crops like barley (大麥), and about 10% were bits of roots, 32 lily, would have made the beer sweeter, the scientists say. Barley was an unexpected find: the crop

56、 was domesticated in Western Eurasia and didnt become a 33food in central China until about 2000 years ago, according to the researchers. Based on that timing, they indicate barley may have 34in the region not as food, but as35material for beer brewing.答案：26.I 27.N 28.M 29.C 30.O 31.J 32.E 33.L 34.K

57、 35.G解析選項(xiàng)詞詞性意義分析：A) Arrived v-ed 到達(dá)B) Consuming v-ing 消費(fèi)C) Direct adj. 直接的D) Exclusively adv. 排外地E) Including prep. 包括F) Inform v. 通知G) Raw adj. 未加工的H) Reached v-ed 達(dá)到I) Relatively adv. 相對(duì)地J) Remains v. 保留 n. 剩余物K) Resources n. 資源L) Staple adj. 主要的M) Suggest v. 建議N) Surprising adj. 令人驚訝的O) Test v. 測(cè)

58、試 / n. 測(cè)試26.I 由空格前的a和空格后的recent，可以判定空格處缺副詞，所以在D和I里面選擇，根據(jù)語(yǔ)義，應(yīng)該選I，relatively。27.N 由空格后的ingredient，可以判定空格前缺形容詞，根據(jù)語(yǔ)義，選N，surprising。28.M 由空著前的container和空格后的they，可以判定空格處缺謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞，根據(jù)語(yǔ)義，選M，suggest。29.C 由空格前的earliest和空格后的evidence，可以判定空格處缺形容詞，根據(jù)語(yǔ)義，選C，direct。30.O 由空格前的to和空格后的that，可以判定空格處缺動(dòng)詞原形，根據(jù)空格后的的hypnosis，選O，test，意為“為了驗(yàn)證這個(gè)假設(shè)”31.J 由空格前的dried可以判定空格處缺名詞，根據(jù)語(yǔ)義，選J，remains(剩余物/沉淀物)32.E 由空格前的abou