1、2017年 6月大学英语四级真题试卷（一）及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an advertisement on your campus website to sell a computer you used at college. Your advertisement may include its brand, specifications/features, condition and price, and your contact info
2、rmation. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Section A （ A） The man in the car was absent-minded. （ B） The test driver made a wrong judgment. （ C） The self-driving system was faulty. （ D） The car was moving at a fast speed. （ A） They have done better than conventional car
3、s. （ B） They have caused several severe crashes. （ C） They have posed a threat to other drivers. （ D） They have generally done quite well. （ A） He works at a national park. （ B） He is a queen bee specialist. （ C） He removed the bees from the boot. （ D） He drove the bees away from his car. （ A） They
4、were looking after the queen. （ B） They were making a lot of noise. （ C） They were looking for a new box to live in. （ D） They were dancing in a unique way. （ A） The discovery of a new species of snake. （ B） The second trip to a small remote island. （ C） The finding of two new species of frog. （ D）
5、The latest test on a rare animal species. （ A） A poisonous snake attacked him on his field trip. （ B） He discovered a rare fog on a deserted island. （ C） A snake crawled onto his head in his sleep. （ D） He fell from a tall palm tree by accident. （ A） From its genes. （ B） From its length. （ C） From i
6、ts origin. （ D） From its colour. Section B （ A） The security check takes time. （ B） He has to check a lot of luggage. （ C） His flight is leaving in less than 2 hours. （ D） The airport is a long way from the hotel. （ A） In cash. （ B） By credit card. （ C） With a travelers check. （ D） With his smart ph
7、one. （ A） Give him a receipt. （ B） Confirm his flight. （ C） Look after his luggage. （ D） Find a porter for him. （ A） Signing up for membership of Sheraton Hotel. （ B） Staying in the same hotel next time he comes. （ C） Loading her luggage onto the airport shuttle. （ D） Posting a comment on the hotels
8、 webpage. （ A） He is the only boy in his family. （ B） He becomes tearful in wind. （ C） He has stopped making terrible faces. （ D） He is his teachers favorite student. （ A） Tell him to play in her backyard. （ B） Do something funny to amuse him. （ C） Give him some cherry stones to play with. （ D） Warn
9、 him of danger by making up a story. （ A） They could break peoples legs. （ B） They could sometimes terrify adults. （ C） They could fly against a strong wind. （ D） They could knock people unconscious. （ A） One would get a spot on their tongue if they told a lie deliberately. （ B） One would have to sh
10、ave their head to remove a bat in their hair. （ C） One would go to prison if they put a stamp on upside down. （ D） One would have curly hair if they ate too much stale bread. Section C （ A） Everything seemed to be changing. （ B） People were formal and disciplined. （ C） People were excited to go trav
11、eling overseas. （ D） Things from the Victorian era came back alive. （ A） Watching TV at home. （ B） Meeting people. （ C） Drinking coffee. （ D） Trying new foods. （ A） He was interested in stylish dresses. （ B） He was able to make a lot of money. （ C） He was a young student in the 1960s. （ D） He was a
12、man full of imagination. （ A） They avoid looking at them. （ B） They run away immediately. （ C） They show anger on their faces. （ D） They make threatening sounds. （ A） It turns to its owner for help. （ B） It turns away to avoid conflict. （ C） It looks away and gets angry too. （ D） It focuses its eyes
13、 on their mouths. （ A） By observing their facial features carefully. （ B） By focusing on a particular body movement. （ C） By taking in their facial expressions as a whole. （ D） By interpreting different emotions in different ways. （ A） They have to look for food and shelter underground. （ B） They ta
14、ke little notice of the changes in temperature. （ C） They resort to different means to survive the bitter cold. （ D） They have difficulty adapting to the changed environment. （ A） They have their weight reduced to the minimum. （ B） They consume energy stored before the long sleep. （ C） They can main
15、tain their heart beat at the normal rate. （ D） They can keep their body temperature warm and stable. （ A） By staying in hiding places and eating very little. （ B） By seeking food and shelter in peoples houses. （ C） By growing thicker hair to stay warm. （ D） By storing enough food beforehand. （ A） To
16、 stay safe. （ B） To keep company. （ C） To save energy. （ D） To protect the young. Section A 26 The method for making beer has changed over time. Hops (啤酒花 ) , for example, which give many a modem beer its bitter flavor, are a【 C1】 _ recent addition to the beverage. This was first mentioned in refere
17、nce to brewing in the ninth century. Now, researchers have found a【 C2】 _ ingredient in residue (残留物 ) from 5000-year-old beer brewing equipment. While digging two pits at a site in the central plains of China, scientists discovered fragments from pots and vessels. The different shapes of the contai
18、ners【 C3】 _ they were used to brew, filter, and store beer. They may be ancient “beer-making tools“, and the earliest【 C4】 _ evidence of beer brewing in China, the researchers reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. To【 C5】 _ that theory, the team examined the yellowish, dri
19、ed【 C6】 _ inside the vessels. The majority of the grains, about 80% , were from cereal crops like barley (大麦 ), and about 10% were bits of roots,【 C7】 _ lily, which would have made the beer sweeter, the scientists say. Barley was an unexpected find: the crop was domesticated in Western Eurasia and d
20、idnt become a【 C8】 _ food in central China until about 2,000 years ago, according to the researchers. Based on that timing, they indicate barley may have【 C9】 _ in the region not as food, but as【 C10】_ material for beer brewing. A) arrived I) relatively B) consuming J) remains C) direct K) resources
21、 D) exclusively L) staple E) including M) suggest F) inform N) surprising G) raw O) test H) reached 27 【 C1】 28 【 C2】 29 【 C3】 30 【 C4】 31 【 C5】 32 【 C6】 33 【 C7】 34 【 C8】 35 【 C9】 36 【 C10】 Section B 36 From Accountant to Yogi: Making a Radical Career Change A At some point, almost all of us will e
22、xperience a period of radical professional change. Some of us will seek it out; for others it will feel like an unwelcome intrusion into otherwise stable careers. Either way, we have choices about how we respond to it when it comes. B We recently caught up with yoga entrepreneur Leah Zaccaria, who p
23、ut herself through the fire of change to completely reinvent herself. In her search to live a life of purpose, Leah left her high-paying accounting job, her husband, and her home. In the process, she built a radically new life and career. Since then, she has founded two yoga studios, met a new life
24、partner, and formed a new community of people. Even if your personal reinvention is less drastic, we think there are lessons from her experience that apply. C Where do the seeds of change come from? The Native American Indians have a saying: “Pay attention to the whispers so you wont have to hear th
25、e screams.“ Often the best ideas for big changes come from unexpected placesits just a matter of tuning in. Great leaders recognize the weak signals or slight signs that point to big changes to come. Leah reflects on a time she listened to the whispers; “About the time my daughter was five years old
26、, I started having a sense that this isnt right. “She then realized that her life no longer matched her vision for it. D Up until that point, Leah had followed traditional measures of success. After graduating with a degree in business and accounting, she joined a public accounting firm, married, bo
27、ught a house, put lots of stuff in it, and had a baby. “I did what everybody else thought looked successful,“ she says. Leah easily could have fallen into a trap of feeling content; instead, her energy sparked a period of experimentation and renewal. E Feeling the need to change, Leah started playin
28、g with future possibilities by exploring her interests and developing new capabilities. First trying physical exercise and dieting, she lost some weight and discovered an inner strength. “I felt powerful because I broke through my own limitations,“ she recalls. F However, it was another interest tha
29、t led Leah to radically reinvent herself. “I remember sitting on a bench with my aunt at a yoga studio,“ she said, “and having a moment of clarity right then and there; Yoga is saving my life. Yoga is waking me up. Im not happy and I want to change and Im done with this. “ In that moment of clarity
30、Leah made an important leap, conquering her inner resistance to change and making a firm commitment to take bigger steps. G Creating the future you want is a lot easier if you are ready to exploit the opportunities that come your way. When Leah made the commitment to change, she primed herself to ne
31、w opportunities she may otherwise have overlooked. She recalls: H One day a man I worked with, Ryan, who had his office next to mine, said, “ Leah, lets go look at this space on Queen Anne. “ He knew my love for yoga and had seen a space close to where he lived that he thought might be good to serve
32、 as a yoga studio. As soon as I saw the location, I knew this was it. Of course I was scared, yet I had this strong sense of “I have to do this“. Only a few months later Leah opened her first yoga studio, but success was not instant. I Creating the future takes time. Thats why leaders continue to ma
33、nage the present while building toward the big changes of the future. When its time to make the leap, they take action and immediately drop whats no longer serving their purpose. Initially Leah stayed with her accounting job while starting up the yoga studio to make it all work. J Soon after, she kn
34、ew she had to make a bold move to fully commit to her new future. Within two years, Leah shed the safety of her accounting job and made the switch complete. Such drastic change is not easy. K Steering through change and facing obstacles brings us face to face with our fears. Leah reflects on one inc
35、ident that triggered her fears, when her investors threatened to shut her down: “I was probably up against the most fear Ive ever had,“ she says. “I had spent two years cultivating this community, and it had become successful very fast, but within six months I was facing the prospect of losing it al
36、l.“ L She connected with her sense of purpose and dug deep, cultivating a tremendous sense of strength. “ I was feeling so intentional and strong that I wasnt going to let fear just take over. I was thinking, OK, guys, if you want to try to shut me down, shut me down. And I knew it was a negotiation
37、 scheme, so I was able to say to myself, This is not real.“By naming her fears and facing them head-on, Leah gained confidence. For most of us, letting go of the safety and security of the past gives us great fear. Calling out our fears explicitly, as Leah did, can help us act decisively. M The cycl
38、e of renewal never ends. Leahs growth spurred her to open her second studioand it wasnt for the money. N I have no desire to make millions of dollars. Its not about that; its about growth for me. Honestly, I didnt need to open a second studio. I was making as much money as I was as an accountant. Bu
39、t I know if you dont grow, you stand still, and that doesnt work for me. O Consider the current moment in your own life, your team or your organization. Where are you in the cycle of renewal; Are you actively preserving the present, or selectively forgetting the past, or boldly creating the future?
40、What advice would Leah give you to move you ahead on your journey? Once were on the path of growth, we can continually move through the seasons of transformation and renewal. 37 Readiness to take advantage of new opportunities will make it easier to create ones desired future. 38 By conventional sta
41、ndards, Leah was a typical successful woman before she changed her career. 39 Leah gained confidence by laying out her fears and confronting them directly. 40 In search of a meaningful life, Leah gave up what she had and set up her own yoga studios. 41 Leahs interest in yoga prompted her to make a f
42、irm decision to reshape her life. 42 Small signs may indicate great changes to come and therefore merit attention. 43 Leahs first yoga studio was by no means an immediate success. 44 Some people regard professional change as an unpleasant experience that disturbs their stable careers. 45 The worst f
43、ear Leah ever had was the prospect of losing her yoga business. 46 As she explored new interests and developed new potentials, Leah felt powerful internally. Section C 46 Shoppers in the UK are spending less money on toilet paper to save money, research has shown. Penny-pinching UK consumers choose
44、cheaper products from discounters such as Aldi and Lidl rather than luxury alternatives. This has wiped 6% off the value of the soft tissue paper market in the UK. It has shrunk from 1. 19 billion in 2011 to 1. 12 billion in 2015 , according to a new report from market research company Mintel. Furth
45、ermore, the future of the market looks far from rosy, with sales expected to fall further to 1.11 billion in 2016. In the last year alone, despite an increase in the UK population and a subsequent rise in the number of households, sales of toilet paper fell by 2% , with the average household reducin
46、g their toilet roll spending from 43 in 2014 to 41 in 2015. Overall, almost three in five people say they try to limit their usage of paperincluding facial tissue and kitchen rollto save money. “Strength, softness and thickness remain the leading indicators of toilet paper quality, with just a small
47、 proportion of consumers preferring more luxurious alternatives, such as those with flower patterns or perfume,“ said Mintel analyst Jack Duckett. “These extra features are deemed unnecessary by the majority of shoppers, which probably reflects how these types of products are typically more expensiv
48、e than regular toilet paper, even when on special offer.“ While consumers are spending less on toilet paper, they remain fussyin theory at leastwhen it comes to paper quality. Top of Britons toilet paper wish list is softness (57%) followed by strength (45%) and thickness (36%). One in 10 buyers ran
49、k toilet rolls made from recycled paper among their top considerations, highlighting how overall the environment is much less of a consideration for shoppers than product quality. In a challenge for manufacturers, 81 % of paper product users said they would consider buying recycled toilet tissue if it were comparable in quality to standard paper. 47 The market sales of toilet paper have decreased because_. （ A） Britons have cut their spending on
