2019年6月份英语四级（第一套）试题

2年月大学英语四级考试真题第一套0196Parti Writing30minutesDirections:For thispart,ou areallowed30minutes towrite anews reportto jourcampusynewspaper on a volunteer activity organizedb onrStudent Unionto assist elderly peoplein theyYneighborhood.You shouldwrite at least120words butno more thanl80words.Part IIListening Comprehension25minutesSection ADirections:In this section,ou willhear threenews reports.At the end ofeach news report,ouv ywillhear twoor threequestions.Both thenews reportand thenquestions will be spoken onlyonce.After ou hear aquestion,ou mustchoose thebest answerfrom thefour choicesy y而，marked A,C and^.7hen markthe correspondingletter on Answer Sheet1with asingleline throughthe centre.Questions1and2are basedon thenews reportyou have just heard.

1.A Heset arecord beswimming to and from an island.B Hecelebrated ninthbirthda ona smallisland.yC Hevisited aprison locatedonafarawa island.yD Heswam aroundan islandnear SanFrancisco.

2.A Hedoubled thereward.C Heset himan example.8He cheeredhim onall the wa.D Hehad theevent coveredon TVyQuestions3and4are basedon thenews reportyou have just heard.

3.A To end theone-child policy.C To increase work mg efficiency.8To encouragelate marriage.D Togive peoplemore time to travel.

4.A Thewill notbe welcomedb oung people.y y yB Thewill helpto popularizeearly marriage.yC Thewill boostChinas economicgrowth.yD Thewill notcom intoimmediate effect.yQuestions5to7are basedon thenewsreportyou have just heard

5.A Cleaningservice ingreat demandall over the world.B Twoladies giving up well-paid jobsto do cleaning.C Anew companyto cleanup the mess afterparties.

6.A Ittakes alot oftimetoprepare.C Itmakes partygoers exhausted.8It leavesthe housema mess.D Itcreates nOlseand misconduct.

7.A Hirean Australianlawyer.C Settlea legaldispute.B Visitthe U.S.and Canada.D Expand their business.D Cleanersgainfully emploed atnights andweekends.yPart IVTranslation30minutesDirections:FDr thispart,yDDare allOwed30DinDtes tDtranslate apassage□□□灯笼起源于东汉，最初主要用于照明在唐代，人们用红灯笼来庆祝Chinese intiEnglish.F.D shI.Id writey!r answeron Answer Sheet

2.安定的生活从那时起，灯笼在中国的许多地方流行起来灯笼通常用色彩鲜艳的薄纸制作，形状和尺寸各异在中国传统文化中，红灯笼象征生活美满和生意兴隆通常在春节、元宵节和国庆等节日期间悬挂如今，世界上许多其他地方也能看到红灯笼Directions:In thissection,you willhear twolong conversations.At theend ofeachconversation,you willhear four questions.Both theconversation andthe questionswill bespokenonly once.After you hear aquestion,you mustchoose thebest answerfrom thefourchoices marked A,B/C and D/Then markthe correspondingletter onAnswer Sheet1with asingleline throughthe centre.

8.A Hehad adriving lesson.CHe tookthe driverstheory exam.8He gothis driverslicense.DHe passedthe driversroad test.

9.A Hewas notwell prepared.CHe wasnot used to the test format.8He didnot getto theexam intime.DHe didnot follow thetestprocedure.

10.A The are tough.CThe arehelpful.y yB They arecostly.DThe aretoo short.yILA Passhis roadtest the first time.C Findan experienced driving instructor.B Test-drive a few timeson highwas.yDEam enoughmone fordriving lessons.yQuestions8to11are basedon theconversation youhave justheard.

12.A Where the womanstudies.C Leeds9tuition forinternational students.8The acceptancerate atLeeds.D Howto applyfor studiesat auniversity.

13.A ApplytoanAmerican university.CPerfbrm ina famousmusical.8Do researchon highereducation.DPursue postgraduatestudies.

14.A Hisfavorable recommendations.CHis academicexcellence.B Hisoutstanding musicaltalent

15.DHis uniqueexperience.A Doa mastersdegree.C Travelwidely.B Settledown inEngland.D Teachoverseas.Questions12to15are basedon theconversation youhave justheard.Directions:In thissection,you willhear threepassages.At theend ofeach passage,you willhearthree orfourquestions.Both the passage andthe questionswill bespokenonlyonce.After youhear aquestion,you mustchoose thebest answerfrom thefour choicesmarkedA,B,C andD.Then markthe correspondingletter onAnswer Sheet1with asingle linethroughthe centre.Questions16to18are basedon thepassage youhavejustheard.

16.A Thehelp farmerskeep diseasesin check.yB Manspecies remainunknown toscientists.yC Onlya fewspecies causetrouble tohumans.D Theylive inincredibly well-organized colonies.

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45.People livinga longerand healthierlife willhave torearrange theirwork andlife.Section CDirections:There are2passages inthissection.Each passageis followedby somequestions or\mfimshed statements.For eachof themthere arefour choicesmarket/A/B）,C）andD）.Youshould decideon thebest choiceand markthe correspondingletter onAnswerSheet2with asingleline throughthe centrePassageOneQuestions46to50are basedon thefollowing passage（霄约）,In theclassic marriagevow couplespromise tosta togetherin sicknessand inyhealth.But anew studyfinds thatthe riskof divorceamong oldercouples riseswhen thewife-notthe husband-becomes seriously ill.“Married womendiagnosed witha serioushealthconditionm%find themselvesstrugglingwith theimpact oftheir diseasewhile alsoexperiencing thestress ofdivorce,“said researcherAmeliaKarraker.Karraker andco-author KenzieLatham analyzed20ears ofdata on2,717marriages fromyastudy conductedb IndianaUniversity since

1992.At thetime ofthefirstinterview,atleastoneyof thepartners wasovertheage of

50.（发生）The researchersexamined howthe onsetof fourserious physicalillnessesaffected marriages.The found that overall,31%of marriagesended indivorce overthe periody（慢性的）studied.The incidenceof newchronic illnessonset increasedover timeaswillwithmore husbandsthan wivesdeveloping serioushealth problems.“We foundthat womenare doublyvulnerable tomarital break-up inthe faceof illness汰Karraker said.They re more1ely tobe widowed,and ifth6rethenoes whobecome illythe5remorelikel toget divorced/y yWhilethe study didnt assesswhy divorcein morelikely Mienwives butnot husbandsbecomeseriouslyillKarraker offersafewpossible reasons.Gender normsandsocial吗expectations aboutcaregiving mmake it more difficultfor men to providecare tosick spousesKarraker said.6tAnd because oftheimbalance inmarriage markets,especially inolder agesdivorcedmen havemore choicesamong prospectivepartners thandivorced women/Given theincreasing concernabout healthcare costsfor theaging population,Karraker believespolic makersshould beaware ofthe relatiaishipbetween diseaseand riskof divorcey“Off eringsupport services to spousescaring rtheir otherhalves mareduce maritalstress andypreventdivorce atolder ages“she saidBut i£s alsoimportant torecognize thatthe pressureto divorcemabe health-related andthat sickex-wives maneed additioialcare andservicestopreventy yworseninghealth andincreased healthcosts”46What canwelea aboutmarriage vowsom1hepassageA Theymay notguarantee alasting marriageBThe areas bindingas the^usedtobay叫C Theare nottaken seriouslymoreyD Theymay helpcouples tideover hardtimes

47.What didKarraker andco-author KenzieLatham find about elderlyhusbandsA They are generallynot goodat takingcare ofthemselvesBThe canbecome increasinglyvulnerable toserious illnessesyCThecandevelop diffasent kindsof illnessesjust liketheir wivesyDThey arem orelikely tocon actserious illnessesthan theirwives陶4What does Karraker aboutwo men who11illA Theyare morelikely tobe widowedBThearem orelikely toget divorcedyCTheareless likelyto receivegood careyDTheyareless likelyto bothertheir spouses

49.Wh isit moredifficult rmentotake careoftheirsick spousesaccording toKarrakeryA Theare moreaccustaned toreceiving careyBThe findit moreimportant tomake monerthe rally.y yCThe thinkitmoreurgent toIfill theirsocial obligationsyDThey expectsociety todo more ofthejoh5Q WhatdoesKarrakerthink is also importantAReducing maritalstress onwivesB Stabilizingold couples,relationsC Providingex acare rdivorced women.D Makingmen pariheir wiveshealth costsyPassaeQuest s51155are basedthepassaeIf you werelike mostchildren,ou probablygot vpsetwhen ourmother calledou ba siblingyyyy兄弟姐妹的s nameHow coulddie notknow ouDid itmean sheloved you lessyProbablynot Accordingto thefirst researchto tacklethis topichead-on,misnaming themost旗知的miliar peoplein ourli isa commoncognitive errorthat hastodowith howour memoriesclassiand storemiliar namesThestud publishedonline inApril inthe joual Memoryand Cognition,undthatthe“wrong“name isnot randombut isinvariably fishedout.om thesame relationshipond:children,p与sibling siends Thestudydidnot examinethe ossibilityof des choloical significance tothep py gmistakesay scholo istDavid-bin,but itdoes tellus whosin andwhos outofthero%.”pggThe studyalso undthat withinthat roiip,misnaming soccuired wherethe namesshared initialgorinte alsounds,like Jimmand Joanieco Johnand Bob.Physical resemblancebetween e%le wasypnot acton Norwas endengTheresearchers conductedfive8G aratesurvey sof morethan1,700eo^le Someofthe survep py飞s includedonly collee students;others weredone witha mixede9ulation Someasked subjectsgpabout incidentswhere someoneclose tothan-mily oriend-had calledthem banother ersonsnamay p耳The othersirv%s askedabout timeswhen subjectshad themselvescalled someoneclose tothemthe wrongnama Allthesurves undthat eole mixedu nameswithin relationshipgTOU ssuch asgy p p pprandchildren iendsand siblings buthardly evercrossed theseboundaries吗In generat thestudy undthat undraduates werealmost as likely asold eqletomake thispmistakeand menas likelyas women01der eq^le andthis mistakeand menaslikelyas womenOlderp p弭㈣ed leand womenmade themistake more o enbutthat mabe becauserandparentshave moreygrandchildren tomix%than arentshave childrenAISQ mothersmay callon their children moreo engpthan theorygiven traditionalender norms.There wasno evidencethat errorsoccurred morewhen thegmisnamerwas finstrated,tired oran.

51.How miht ec^le oen elwhen thewere misnamedgp yAUnwanted BUnha.ppyC Consed DIndfff a^nt52What didDavid binsresearchfindaboutmisnamin gA It isrelated tothewaour memoriesworkyB Itisapossible indicatorof aulty memory;C Itoccurs mostlybetween kidsandtheiriendsD Itoencauses misunderstandingsamoneo legpp53L Whatis mostlikely thecauseofmisnamin g卑A Similarersonality traitsB milar4ellii^sofnamespC Similarh steala earanceD sniJlarenunciation ofnamesp ypp54What didthe surveysofmorethan1,700subjects findabout misnamingAItmoreooi thannot hurtsrelationship sBIt hardlyoccurs acrossender boundariesgCItismost equentlyund inextended miliesDIt mostoenoccurs withina relationshiprou s.gp

55.Why domothers misnametheirchildrenmoreooithan thersAThe siffermore frustrationsyBThe becomewo outmoreoenyC Thecommunicate morewith theirchildrenyD Theyenerally takeon morework atho me.g。