2022年06月大學(xué)英語四級真題含答案解析

6月大學(xué)英語四級考試試題PartWriting(30minute）DirectionsForthispart,youareallowed30minutetowriteashortessayonthetopicofstudentsselectingtheirlecturesYoushouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinewhen1。有些大學(xué)容許學(xué)生自由選擇某些課程旳任課教師2.學(xué)生選擇教師時所考慮旳重要因素3。學(xué)生自選任課教師旳益處和也許產(chǎn)生旳問題PartIIReadingcomprehension(skimmingandscanning)（15minute)HighwayAgovernmentstudyrecommendedanationalhighwaysystemof33,920andcongresspassedtheFederal-AidHighwayActof1944，whichcalledforstrictcentriccontrolleddesert。Theinterstatehighwaysystemwasfinallylaunchedin1956andhasbeenhailedasoneofthegreatestpublicworksprojectsofthecentury.Tobuildits44,000—milewebofhighways，bridgeandtunnelshundredsofuniqueengineeringdesignsandsolutionshadtobeworkedout.Considerthemanygeographic,featuresofthecountry：mountainssteepgrades,wetlandsriversdesertsandplains.Variablesincludedtheslopeoftheland,theabilityofthepavementtosupporttheloadInnovativedesignsofroadways,tunnelsbridges,overpasses,andinterchangesthatcouldrunthroughorbypassurbanareassoonbegantoweavetheirwayacrossthecountry,foreveralteringthefaceofAmerican.Long—spansegmented-concrete,cable-stayedbridgessuchasHaleBoggsinLouisianaandtheSunshineSkywayinFlorida,andremarkabletunnelslikeFortMchenryinMarylandandMr.bakerinWashingtondevelopedunderthenation'sphysicalchallenges,Trafficcontrolsystemsandmethodsofconstructiondevelopedundertheinterstateprogramsooninfluencedhighwayconstructionaroundtheworld,andwereinvaluableinimprovingtheconditionofurbanstreetsandtrafficpatterns。TodaytheinterstatesystemlinkseverymajorcityintheU。S,andtheU.SwithCanadaandMexicoBuiltwithsafetyinmindthehighwayshavewidelanesandshouldersdividingmedians,orbarrierslongentryandexitlanes,ourengineeredforsafeturnsandlimitedaccess.ThedeathrateonhighwaysishalfthatofallotherU。Sroads(0.86deathsper100millionpassengermilescomparedto1.99deathsper100milliononallotherroads)ByopeningtheNorthAmericancontinent,highwayshaveenabledconsumergoodsandservicestoreachpeopleinremoteandruralareasofaccesstothegrowthoptionsintermsofjobsaccesstoculturalprogramshealthcare,andotherbenefits.Abovealltheinterstatesystemprovidesindividualswithwhattheyenrichmost:personalfreedomofmobility。Theinterstatesystemhasbeenanessentialelementofthenation'seconomicgrowthintermsofshippingandjobcreationmorethan75percentofthenation'sfreightdeliveriesarrivebytruck.Andmostproductsthatarrivebyrailorairuseinterstatesforthelastlegofthejourneyby。NotonlyhasthehighwaysystemaffectedtheAmericaneconomybyprovidingshippingroutes,ithasledtothegrowthofspin-offindustrieslikeservicestations，motels，restaurants，andshoppingcenters.Ithasallowedtherelocationofmanufacturingplantsandotherindustriesfromurbanareastorural.Bytheendofthecenturytherewasanimmensenetworkofpavedroads,residentialstreetsexpressways,andfreewaysbuilttosupportmillionsofvehicles.ThehighwaysystemwasofficiallyrenamedforEisenhowertohonorhisvisionandleadershipTheyearconstructionbeganhesaid"Together,theunitedforcesofourcommunicationandtransportationsystemsaredynamicelementsintheverynamewebear—UnitedStatesWithoutthemwewouldbeamereallianceofmanyseparateparts."1。Nationalstandardsforpavedroadswereinplaceby1921.2.GeneralEisenhowerfeltthatthebroadGermanmotorwaysmademoresensethanthetwo-lanehighwaysof。3Itwasinthe1950sthattheAmericangovernmentfinallytookactiontobuildanationalhighwaysystem.4Manyoftheproblemspresentedbythecountry’sgeographicalfeaturesfoundsolutionsininnovativeengineeringprojects。Inspiteofsafetyconsiderations,thedeathrateoninterstatehighwaysisstillhigherthanthatofotherAmericanroads.TheinterstatehighwaysystemprovidesaccessbetweenmajormilitaryinstallationsinAmerica.7。Servicesstations,motelsandrestaurantspromotedthedevelopmentoftheinterstatehighwaysystem.Thegreatestbenefitbroughtaboutbytheinterstatesystemwas Trucksusingtheinterstatehighwaysdelivermorethan 10。TheinterstatesystemwasrenamedafterEisenhowerinrecognition PartⅢListeningSectionAA)Thegirlsgotonwellwitheachother. B）It’sunderstandablethatgirlsdon’tget。C）Shewasangrywiththeotheryoung。 D）Thegirlslackedthecouragetofight.A)Thewomandoesherown。 B)Thewomanneedsahousekeeper.C)Thewoman'shouseisinamess.A)TheEdwardsarequite。

D）Thewomanworksasahousekeeper.B)TheEdwardsshouldcutdownontheirlivingexpenses.C）It'llbeunwisefortheEdwardstobuyanotherhouse.D)It’stooexpensivefortheEdwardstoliveintheirpresenthouse.14.A)Thewomandidn’texceptittobesowarmatnoon.B)Thewomanissensitivetoweatherchanges.C)Theweatherforecastwasunreliable D）Theweatherturnedcoldallofasudden.15。A）Ataclinic. B)Atarestaurant.C)Inasupermarket。 D）Inanicecream。16A）Thewomandidnotfeelanydangergrowingupinthe。B)ThemanthinksitwasquitesafelivingintheBronx。C)Thewomanstartedworkingatanearlyagetosupportherfamilymandoesn’tthinkitsafetosendan8—year—oldtobuythings。A)Themanhasneverseenthewoman。 B)Thetwospeakersworkforthesamecompany.C）Thetwospeakersworkinthesame。 D)Thewomanisinterestedinmarketresearch.A）Thewomancan'ttolerateanynoise.B）Themanislookingfoean。C)Themanhasmissedhisappointment.womanisgoingtotakeatrain。Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19。 A)Tomakeabusinessreporttothewoman.B)Tobeinterviewedforajobinthewoman’scompany.C)Toresignfromhispositioninthewoman'scompanyD)Toexchangestockmarketinformationwiththewoman.20. A）Heisheadofasmalltrading。 B）Heworksinaninternationalinsurancecompany.C）Heleadssteamofbrokersinabig。D）Heisapublicrelationsofficerinasmallcompany.21。 A）ThewomanthinksMr.SaundersisaskingformorethantheycanB)Mr。Saunderswillshareonethirdofthewoman'sresponsibilities。Mr.Saundersbelievesthathedeservesmorepaid。ThewomanseemstobesatisfiedwithMr.Saunders'past。22. A)She’sworriedabouttheseminar.B)Themankeepsinterruptingher.Shefindsittoo。23。 A)Thelecturersare。

Shelacksinterestin。B）Thecourseispoorlydesigned。C)SheprefersPhilosophytoEnglish.D)Sheenjoysliteraturemore.24。 A）Karen'sfriend。A)Changingher

B）Karen’sparents. C)Karen'slecturers。 D）Karen'sherselfB)Spendinglessofherparents'。C）GettingtransferredtotheEnglishDepartment.D)Leavingtheuniversity.SectionBPassageOne Question26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Rentagrave. B)Burnthebody。 C）Burythedeadnearachurch。 D)buyapieceoflandforagrave.27。 A)Tosolvetheproblemoflackofland. B）Toseewhethertheyhave。C）TofollowtheGreekreligiouspractice.D)Tomovethemtoamulti-Storey28。 A)Theyshouldbeburiedlyingdown. B)Theyshouldbeburiedstanding。C）Theyshouldbeburiedafterbeingwashed.D）Theyshouldbeburiedwhenpartiallydecayed.29。 A）Burningdeadbodiesto。 B)StoringdeadbodiesinaremoteC）Placingdeadbodiesinaboneroom.D)Diggingupdeadbodiesafterthreeyears.PassageTwo Question30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.30。 A）ManyforeigntouristvisittheUniteStateseveryyear.B）Americansenjoyeatingoutwiththeir。C）TheUnitedStatesisacountryofimmigrants. D）Americanspreferforeignfoodstotheirown31。 A）Theycanmakefriendswithpeoplefromothercountries.B)TheycangettoknowpeopleofotherculturesandtheirC）Theycanpracticespeakingforeignlanguagesthere.D)Theycanmeetwithbusinessmenfromallovertheworld。32. A）Thecouplecookthedishesandthechildrenhelpthem。B）Thehusbanddoesthecookingandthewifeservesastheaddress.Themotherdoesthecookingwhilethefamepandchildrenwithinthe。Ahiredcookpreparesthedishesandthefamilymembersservethe。PassageThree Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.33。 A）Hetookthemtowatchabasketball。 B)HetrainedthemtoplayEuropeanfootball.C）Heletthemcompeteingettingballsoutofa。 D）Hetaughtthemtoplayanexcitingnew。 A）Theplayersfoundthebaskettoohightoteach.playershadtroublegettingtheballoutofthe。C）Theplayershaddifficultyunderstandingthecomplexrules.D)Theplayerssoonfoundthegame。A）Byremovingthebottomofthebasket.B）Byloweringthepositionofthe。C)Bysimplifyingthecomplex。 D）ByalteringthesizeOfthe。SectionCForAmericantimeisTheysay“youonlygetsomuchtimeinthisyou'dbetteruseitwisely."The（36） withoutbebetterthanthepastorpresent。AsAmericanare(37） toseethings,unlesspeopleusetheirtimeforconstructiveThusa"well-organized"personispunctualandis(40） ofotherpeople’stime.Theydonot(41） people'stimewithconversationorotheractivitythathasno(42) beneficial。TheAmericanattitudetowardtimeisnot（43) sharedbyespeciallynon—Europeans.Theymorelikelytoregardtimeas(44) .Oneofthemoredifficultthingsmanystudentsmustadjusttointhestatesisthenotionthattimemustbesavedwheneverpossibleandusedwiselyevery。Inthecontest（45) 。McDonald’s，KFC，andeatingmeals。AsMcDonald’srestaurants(46) ，bringingnotjusthamburgersbutanemphasisonspeed,andshinycleanliness.PartIVreadingcomprehension(readingindepth)SectionAEINinoisnamegiventothemysteriousandoftenunpredictablechangeintheclimateoftheworldThisstrange 47 happenseveryfivetoeightyearsItstartsinthePacificOceanandisthoughttobecausedbyafailureinthetradewinds（信風(fēng))，whichaffectstheoceancurrentsdrivenbythesewinds.Asthetradewindslessenin 48 ,theoceantemperaturesrisecausingthePerucurrentflowinginformtheeasttowarmupbyasmuchas5`C。Thewarmingoftheoceanhasfar-reachingeffectsThehothumid(潮濕旳)airovertheoceancausessevere49thunderstorms.TherainfallisincreasedacrossSouthAmerican50floodstoPeru.IntheWesttherearedroughtsaffectingAustraliaandIndonesia.Sowhilesomepartsoftheworldprepareforheavyrainsandfloods,otherpartsfacedrought,poorcropsand51。EINinousuallylastsforabout18monthsThe1982—83EINinobroughtthemost52weatherinmodernhistory。Itseffectwasworldwideanditleftmorethan2，000peopledeadandcausedovereightbillionpounds 53 ofdamage。The1990EINinowill 55 ，buttheyarestillnot56 surewhatleadstoitoraffectshowstrongitwillbe.A)estimate B）strength C)deliberately D）notify E)tropical F)phenomenon G)stable H）attractionI）completely J）destructive K）starvation L)bringing M)exhaustion N）worth O)strikeSectionBPassageOneCommunicationstechnologiesarefarfromequalwhenitcomestoconveyingtheThefirststudytotellliesinphoneconversationsastheyareinemails.Thefactthatemailsareautomaticallyrecorded—andcancomebacktohaunt(困擾)youappearstobethekeytothefinding.JeffHancockofCornellUniversityinIthaca,MewYorkasked30studentstokeepacommunicationsdiaryforaweek.Inittheynotedthenumberofconversationsoremailexchangestheyhadlastingmorethan10minutes,andconfessedtohowmanyliestheytoldHancockthenworkedoutthenumberofliesperconversationfoeeachmedium.Hefoundthatliesmadeup14percentofemails,21percentofinstantmessages，27percentofface—to-faceinteractionsandanastonishing37percentofphonecalls.Hisresolvestobepresentedattheconferenceonhuman—computerinteractioninVienna,Austria,inApril,havesurprisedpsychologistsSomeexpectede—mailerstobethebiggestliarsreasoningthatbecausedeceptionmakespeopleuncomfortable,thedetachment(非直接接觸emailingwouldmakeiteasiertoOthersexpectedpeopletoliemoreinface—to-faceexchangesbecausewearemostpracticedatthatformof。ButHancocksaysitisalsocrucialwhetheraconversationisbeingrecordedandcouldbereread andwhetheroccursinrealtimePeopleappeartobeafraidtoliewhentheyknowthecommunicationcouldlaterbeusedtoholdthemtoaccount,hesays.Thisiswhyfewerliesappearinemailthanonthe。Peoplearealsomorelikelytolieinrealtimeinainstantmessageorphonecallsay-thaniftheyhavetimetothinkofaresponse,saysHancock.Hefondmanyliesarespontaneous脫口而出旳responsestoanunexpecteddeman，suchas:“Doyoulikemydress？”HancockhopeshisresearchwillhelpcompaniesworkourthebestwaysfortheiremployeestocommunicateForinstance,thephonemightbethebestmediumfoesaleswhereemployeesareencouragedtostretchthetruthgivenhisresult，workassessmentwherehonestyisapriority,mightbebestdoneusingemail.57。Hancock’sstudyfocuseson 。A）theconsequencesoflyinginvariouscommunications'。B)thesuccessofcommunicationstechnologiesinconveyingpeoplearelesslikelytolieininstantmessages.people'shonestylevelsacrossarangeofcommunicationsmedia.Hancock’sresearchfindingsurprisedthosewhobelievedthat .

oBut，A）peoplearelesslikelytolieininstant。 B）peopleareunlikelytolieinface—to—faceinteractions.C）peoplearemostlikelytolieinemailcommunicationD)Peoplearetwiceaslikelytolieinphone。AccordingtothepassagewhyarepeoplemorelikelytotellthetruththroughcertainmediaofA）Theyareafraidofleavingbehindtracesoftheirlies.B）Theybelievethathonestyisthebest。C)Theytendtoberelaxedwhenusingthosemedia. D)Theyaremostpracticedatthoseformsof60。AccordingtoHancockthetelephoneisapreferablemediumforpromotingsalesbecause .A)Salesmencantalkdirectlytotheircustomers. B)Salesmenmayfeellessrestrainedto。C)Salesmencanimpresscustomersasbeingtrustworthy.maypassoninstantmessages61.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat .A）HonestyshouldbeencouragedininterpersonalcommunicationsB)moreemployerswilluseemailstocommunicatewiththeiremployeesC）suitablemediashouldbechosenfordifferentcommunicationpurposesD）emailisnowthedominantmediumofcommunicationwithinacompany.PassageTwoInacountrythatdefinesitselfbyidealsnotbysharedbloodwhoshouldbeallowedtocometoworkandlivehereInthewakeoftheSept.11attacksthesequestionshaveneverseemedmore。OnDecember.11,,aspartoftheefforttoincreasehomelandsecurity，federalandlocalauthoritiesin14statesstaged”O(jiān)perationSafeTravelraidsonairportstoarrestemployeeswithfalse身份證明InSaltLakeCitytherewere69arrestsButthosecapturedwereanythingbutterrorists,mostofthemillegalimmigrantsfromCentralorSouthAmerican.Authoritiessaidtheundocumentedworker'sillegalstatusmadethemopentoblank訛詐）byterroristsManyimmigrantsinSaltLakeCitywereangeredbythearrestsandsaidtheyfeltasiftheywerebeingtreatedlikedisposable。MayorAndersonsaidthosefeelingswerejustifiedtoacertainextent“We’resayingwewantyoutoworkintheseplaceswe’regoingtolooktheotherwayintermsofwhatourlawsareandthenwhenit'sconvenientforusorwhenwecantrytomakeapointintermsofnationalsecurity,especiallyafterthenyou'redisposableTherearewholefamiliesbeinguprootedforallofthewrongAndersonsaid.IfSept。11hadneverhappenedtheairportworkerswouldnothavebeenarrestedandcouldhavegoneonquietlylivinginAmerica,probablyindefinitelyAnaCastro,amanagerataBen＆secreamshopattheairporthadbeenworking10yearswiththesamefalseSocialSecuritycardwhenshewasarrestedintheDecemberairportraid 。Nowsheandherfamilyarelivingunderthethreatofdeportation(驅(qū)逐出境）Castro’scaseiscurrentlywaitingtobesettled.Whilesheawaitstheoutcome,thegovernmenthasgrantedherpermissiontoworkhereandshehasreturnedtoherjobatBen＆Jerry’s.62。Accrodingtotheauthor，theUnitedStatesclaimstobeanation 。A)composedofpeoplehavingdifferentvaluesB)encouragingindividualpursuitsC）sharingcommoninterests D）foundedonsharedideals63。HowdidtheimmigrantsinSaltLakeCityfeelabout"OperationSafeTravel”？A）Guilty B)Offended C)Disappointed D）Discouraged64.Undocumentedworkersbecamethetargetof“OperationSafeTravelbecause 。A)evidencewasfoundthattheywerepotentialterroristsB)mostofthemworkedatairportsunderthreatofterroristsC)terroristsmighttakeadvantageoftheirillegalstatusD)theywerereportedlyhelpinghideterroristsaroundtheairport.65。Bysaying”.。we’regoingtolooktheotherwayintermsofwhatourlawsare”(Line2,Para3)，MayorAndersonmeans” 。A)wewillturnablindeyetoyourillegalstatusB)wewillexaminethelawsinadifferentwayC）thereareotherwaysofenforcingthelaw D)theexistinglawsmustnotbeignored66。WhatdowelearnaboutAnaCastrofromthelastparagraph？A)Shewillbedeportedsooneror。 B)Sheisallowedtostaypermanently。HercasehasbeendroppedPartVCloze(15minues

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43.11。M:Whatwouldbelikeworkingwiththoseyoungstars?WItwasagreatgroup,Igotmadwhenpeoplesaidthatwedidn’tgetjustbecauseweweregirls,therewasneverafightWehadagreattime.Q：Whatdoesthewomanmean？12。M:Areyoutellingmeyoudon’thaveahouse—keeper?W：No，wedon't。Ifyoumakeamess，youcleanitupyourself.Q：Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?13。W:IhearthattheEdwardsarethinkingofbuyinganotherhouse.M:Shouldtheybedoingthatwithalltheotherexpensestheyhavetopresenthouseisnottoobad.Q：Whatdoesthemanimply?

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