2021年6月四级考试试题A卷

2021年6月四级考试试题A卷

D)Stay home and complete her paper

4. A) The man doesn’t have money for his daughter’s graduate studies .

Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)

B) The man doesn’t think his daughter will get a business degree .

Section A

1 . A) The man hates to lend his tools to other people .

B)The man hasn’t finished working on the bookshelf .

C)The tools have already been returned to the woman .

D)The tools the man borrowed from the woman are missing .

2. A) Give the ring to a policeman .

B)Wait for the owner of the ring in the rest room .

C)Hand in the ring to the security office .

D)Take the ring to the administration building .

3. A) Save time by using a computer .

B)Buy her own computer

C)Borrow Martha’s computer .

C) The man insists that his daughter should pursue her studies in science .

D)The man advises his daughter to think carefully before making her decision .

5. A) The cinema is some distance away from where they are .

B) He would like to read the film review in the newspaper .

C)They should wait to see the movie at a later time .

D)He 6. A) He B)He has chaired a lot of conferences .

C)He has a high position in his company .

D)He lived in Seattle for many years

7. A) Teacher and student .

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’s been to Seattle many times .

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B)Doctor and patient . Passage one

C)Manager and office worker . 11.A)Synthetic fuel B)Solar energy C)Alcohol D)Electricity

D)Travel agent and customer 12. A) Air traffic conditions B)Traffic jams on highways

8. A) She knows the guy who will give the lecture . B)She thinks the lecture might be informative C)She wants to add something to her lecture . D)She’ll fin ished her report this weekend 9. A) An art museum . B)A beautiful park . C)A college campus D)An architectural exhibition 10. A) The houses for sale are of poor quality B)The houses are too expensive for the couple to buy C)The housing developers provide free trips for potential buyers D)he man is unwilling to take a look at the houses for sale Section B C)Road conditions D)New traffic rules

13. A) Go through a health check B)Carry little luggage

C)Arrive early for boarding D)Undergo security checks

Passage Two

14. A) In a fast-food restaurant B)At a shopping center

C)At a county fair D)In a bakery

15. A) A void eating any food B)Prepare the right type of pie to eat

C)Wash his hands thoroughly D)Practice eating a pie quickly

16. A)On the table B)Behind his back

C)Under his bottom D)On his lap

17. A) Looking sideways to see how fast your neighbor eats .

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B)Eating from the outside toward the middle Is there enough oil beneath the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (保护区) (ANWR)

C)Swallowing the pie with water D)Holding the pie in the right position to help secure America’s energy future ? President Bush certainly thinks so . He

Passage Three has argued that tapping ANWR’s oil would help ease California’s electricity crisis

18. A) Beauty B)Loyalty C) Luck D) Durability and provide a major boost to the country’s energy i ndependence . But no one knows

19. A) He wanted to follow the tradition of his country for sure how much crude oil lies buried beneath the frozen earth . with the last

B)He believed that it symbolized an everlasting marriage government survey , conducted in 1998, projecting output anywhere from 3 billion to

C)It was thought a blood vessel in that finger led directly to the heart 16 billion barrels .

D)It was supposed that the diamond on that finger would bring good luck The oil industry goes with the high end of the range , which could equal as much

20. A) The two people can learn about each other’s likes and dislikes as 10% of U.S. consumption for as long as six years . By pumping more than 1 million

B)The two people can have time to decide if they are a good match barrels a day from the reserve for the next two three decades, lobbyists claim, the

C)The two people can have time to shop for their new home nation could cut back on imports equivalent to all shipments to the U.S. from Saudi

D)The two people can earn enough money for their wedding Arabia. Sounds good. An oil boom would also mean a multibillion-dollar windfall（意

Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) 外之财）in tax revenues, royalties(开采权使用费)and leasing fees for Alaska and the

Passage One Federal Government. Best of all , advocates of drilling say , damage to the environment

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would be insignificant . “ We’ ve never had a document case of oil rig chasing deer C) It will help reduce the nation’s oil imports

out onto the pack ice .” says Alaska State Representative Scott Ogan . D) It will increase America’s energy consumption

Not so far , say environmentalists . Sticking to the low end of government 22. We learn from the second paragraph that the American oil industry _______

estimates , the National Resources Defense Council says there may be no more than A) believes that drilling for oil in ANWR will produce high yields

3.2 billion barrels of economically recoverable oil in the coastal plain of ANWR, B) tends to exaggerate Americaa drop in the bucket that would do virtually nothing to ease America’s energy problems . C) shows little interest in tapping oil in ANWR

An d consumers would wait up to a decade to gain any benefits , because drilling could D) expects to stop oil imports from Saudi Arabia

begin only after much bargaining over leases , environmental permits and regulatory 23. Those against oil drilling in ANWR argue that _________

review . As for ANWR’s impact on the California power crisis , environmentalists A) it can cause serious damage to the environment

point out that oil is responsible for only 1% of the Golden State’s electricity output B) it can do little to solve U.S. energy problems

–and just 3% of the nation’s . C) it will drain the oil reserves in the Alaskan region

21. What does President Bush think of tapping oil in ANWR ? D) it will not have much commercial value

A) It will exhaust the nation’s oil reserves . 24. B) It will help secure the future of ANWR. A) Oil exploitation takes a long time

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What do the environmentalists mean by saying “ Not so fast “ (Line 1, Para .3)?

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B) The oil drilling should be delayed V olumes have been written about the way words affect us .It has been shown that words

C) Don’t be too optimistic having certain connotations (含义) may cause us to react in ways quite foreign to

D) Don’t expect fast returns what we consider to be our usual humanistic behavior . I see the term “opponent “as

25.It can be learned from the passage that oil exploitation beneath ANWR’s frozen one of those words . Perhaps the time has come to delete it from sports terms .

earth ________ The dictionary meaning of the term “opponent “ is “adversary “ : “enemy “ ;

A) remains a controversial issue “one who opposes your interests .” “ Thus , when a player meets an opponent , he

B) is expected to get under way soon or she may tend to treat that opponent as an enemy. At such times, win ning may dominate

C) involves a lot of technological problems one’s intellect, and every action, no matter how gross, may be considered justifiable.

D) will enable the U.S. to be oil independent I recall an incident in a handball game when a referee refused a player’s request

Passage Two for a time out for a glove change because he did not considered then wet enough. The

“Tear ‘em apart!”“Kill the fool!”“Murder the referee ( 裁判)！” player proceeded to rub his gloves across his wet T-shirt and then exclaimed. “Are

These are common remarks one may hear at various sporting events . At the time they wet enough now?”

they are made , they may seem innocent enough . But let’s not kid ourselves . They In the heat of battle, players have been observed to throw themselves across the

have been known to influence behavior in such a way as to lead to real bloodshed . court without considering the consequences that such a move might have on anyone in

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their way. I have also witnessed a player reacting to his opponent’s international D) Unfair judgments by referees will lead to violence on the sports field

and illegal blocking by deliberately hitting him with the ball as hard as he could 27. Harsh words are spoken during games because the players _______

during the course of play. Off the court, they are good friends. Does that make any A) are too eager to win

sense? It certainly gives proof of a court attitude which departs from normal behavior. B) are usually short-tempered and easily offended

Therefore, I believe it is time we elevated(提升)the game to the level where it C) cannot afford to be polite in fierce competition

belongs thereby setting an example to the rest of the sporting world . Replacing the D) treat their rivals as enemies

term “opponent “with “associate”could be an ideal way to start . 28. What did the handball player do when he was not allowed a time out to change

The dictionary meaning of the term “associate “ is “colleague” ; “friend” ; his gloves ?

“companion.” Reflect a moment ! Y ou may soon see and possibly feel the difference A) He refused to continue the game

in your reaction to the term “associate” rather than “opponent.” B) He angrily hit the referee with a ball

26. Which of the following statements best expresses the author’s view ? C) He claimed that the referee was unfair

A) Aggressive behavior in sports can have serious consequences D) He wet his gloves by rubbing them across his T-shirt

B) The words people use can influence their behavior 29. According to the passage , players , in a game , may _______

C) Unpleasant words in sports are often used by foreign athletes A) deliberately throw the ball at anyone illegally blocking their way

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B) keep on screaming and shouting throughout the game and a British toilet paper claimed to be “environmentally friendlier”

C) lie down on the ground as an act of protest The study was written and researched by Britain’s National Consumer Council (NCC)

D) kick the ball across the court with force for lobby group Consumer International . It was funded by the German and Dutch

30. The author hopes to have the current situation in sports improved by _______ governments and the European Commission .

A) calling on players to use clean language on the court “While many good and useful claims are being made , it is clear there is a long

B) raising the referee’s sense of responsibility way to go in ensuring shoppers are adequately informed about the environ mental impact

C) changing the attitude of players on the sports field of products they buy,” said Consumers International director Anna Fielder .

D) regulating the relationship between players and referees The 10-country study surveyed product packaging in Britain . Western Europe ,

Passage Three Scandinavia and the United States . It found that products sold in Germany and the

Consumers are being confused and misled by the hodge-podge (大杂烩) of United Kingdom made the most environmental claims on average .

environmental claims made by household products, according to a “green labeling” The report focused on claims made by specific products , such as detergent (洗

study published by Consumers International Friday . 涤剂) insect sprays and by some garden products . It did not test the claims , but

Among the report’s more outrageous (令人无法容忍的) findings-a German fertilizer compared them to labeling guidelines set by the International Standards Organization

described itself as “earthworm friendly”a brand of flour said it was “non-polluting”(ISO) in September ,1999.

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Researchers documented claims of environmental friendliness made by about 2,000 A) all the products surveyed claim to meet ISO standards

products and found many too vague or too misleading to meet ISO standards. B) the claims made by products are often unclear or deceiving

“Many products had specially-designed labels to make them seem environmentally C) consumers would believe many of the manufactures’ claim

friendly , but in fact many of these symbols mean nothing ,” said report researcher D) few products actually prove to be environment friendly

Philip Page . 32. As indicated in this passage , with so many good claims , the consumers _____

“Laundry detergents made the most number of claims with 158. Household cleaners A) are becoming more cautious about the products they are going to buy

were second with 145 separate claims . while paints were third on our list with 73 .The B) are still not willing to pay more for products with green labeling

high numbers show how very confusing it must be for consumers to sort the true from C) are becoming more aware of the effects different products have on the

the misleading .” he said . environment

The ISO labeling standards ban vague or misleading claims on product packaging , D) still do not know the exact impact of different products on the environment

because terms such as “environmentally friendly” and “non-poll uting” cannot be 33. A study was carried out by Britain’s NCC to _______

verified . “ what we are now pushing for is to have multinational corporations meet A) find out how many claims made by products fail to meet environmental standards

the standards set by the ISO .” said Page. B) inform the consumers of the environmental impact of the products they buy

31. According to the passage , the NCC found it outrageous that ______ C) examine claims made by products against ISO standards

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D) revise the guidelines set by the International Standards Organization world’s largest black bears . They are in northern Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains ,

34. What is one of the consequences caused by the many claims of household products ? a home they share with an abundance of other wildlife .

A) They are likely to lead to serious environmental problems The streams , lakes , meadows ( 草地) , mountain ridges and forests that make

B) Consumers find it difficult to tell the true from the false the Poconos an ideal place for black bears have also attracted more people to the

C) They could arouse widespread anger among consumer region . Open spaces are threatened by plans for housing estates and important habitats

D) Consumers will be tempted to buy products they don’t need (栖息地) are endangered by highway construction . To protect the Poconos’natural

35. It can be inferred from the passage that the lobby group Consumer International beauty from irresponsible development . The Nature Conservancy (大自然保护协会) named

wants to _______ the area one of America’s “Last Great Places”

A) make product labeling satisfy ISO requirements Operating out of a century-old schoolhouse in the village of Long Pond,

B) see all household products meet environmental standards Pennsylvania, the conservancy’s bud Cook is working with local people and business

C) warn consumers of the danger of so-called green products leaders to balance economic growth with environmental protection. By forging

D) verify the efforts of non-polluting products partnerships with people like Francis Altemose, the Conservancy has been able to

Passage Four protect more than 14,000 acres of environmentally important land in the area.

Two hours from the tall buildings of Manhattan and Philadelphia live some of the Altemose’s family has farmed in the Pocono area for generations. Two years ago

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Francis worked with the Conservancy to include his farm in a county farmland protection “ is to ________

program. As a result, his family’s land can be protected from development and the A) gain support from the local community

Altemoses will be better able to provide a secure financial future for their 7-year-old B) protect it from irresponsible development

grandson . C) make it a better home for black bears

Cook attributes the Conservancy’s success in the Poconos to having a local D) provide financial security for future generations

presence and a commitment to working with local residents 37. We learn from the passage that _______

“The key to protecting these remarkable lands is connecting with the local A) the population in the Pocono area is growing

community,” Cook said . “ The people who live there respect the land . They value B) wildlife in the Pocono area is dying out rapidly

quite forests , clear streams and abundant wildlife . They are eager to help with C) the security of the Pocono residents is being threatened

conservation efforts . D) farmlands in the Pocono area are shrinking fast

For more information on how you can help The Nature Conservancy protect the Poconos 38. What is important in protecting the Poconos according to Cook ?

and the world’s other “ Last Great Places,” please call 1-888-5 68 ,or visit A) The setting up of an environmental protection website

us on the World Wide Web at B) Support from organizations like The Nature Conservancy

36. The purpose in naming the Poconos as one of America’s “ Last Great Places C) Cooperation with the local residents and business leaders

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D) Inclusion of farmlands in the region’s protection program A) register B) edit C) propose D) discharge

39. What does Bud Cook mean by “ having a local presence “ (Line 1, Para. 5) ? 42. We don’t know why so many people in that region like to wear dresses of such

A) Financial contributions from local business leaders ______colors .

B) Consideration of the interests of the local residents A) low B) humble C) mild D) dull

C) The establishment of a wildlife protection foundation in the area 43. The news has just ______ that the president is going to visit China next month .

D) The setting up of a local Nature Conservancy branch in the Pocono area A) come down B) come up C) come out D) come about

40 .The passage most probably is ________ 44. The ______ that exists among nations could certainly be lessened if

A) an official document misunderstanding and mistrust were removed .

B) a news story A) tension B) strain C) stress D) intensity

C) an advertisement 45. The other day , Mum and I went to St. James’s Hospital , and they did lots

D) a research report and lots of tests on me , most of them _____ and frightening .

Part III V ocabulary (20 minutes) A) cheerful B) horrible C) hostile D) friendly

41. A word processor is much better than a typewriter in that it enables you to 46. In the Mediterranean seaweed is so abundant and so easily harvested that it

enter and _______your text more easily . is never of great _____ .

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A) are B) payment C) worth D) expense to ______ a culture .

47. The writer was so ______ in her work that she didn’t notice him ent er the A) retain B) relate C) remark D) review

room . 52. Companies are struggling to find the right _______between supply and demand ,

A)absorbed B) abandoned C) focused D) centered but it is no easy task .

48. Actually , information technology can ______ the gap between the poor and A) equation B) formula C) balance D) pattern

the rich . 53. Mass advertising helped to _______ the emphasis from the production of goods

A) link B) break C)ally D) bridge to their consumption .

49. Some research workers completely ______ all those facts as though they never A) vary B) shift C) lay D) moderate

existed . 54. Because of his excellent administration , people lived in peace and _____

A) ignore B) leave C) refuse D) miss and all previously neglected matters were taken care of .

50. Computer power now allows automatic searches of fingerprint files to match A) conviction B) contest C) consent D) content

a print at a crime ______ . 55. I know you’ve got a smooth tongue , so don’t talk me ______ buying it

A) stage B) scene C) location D) occasion A) away B) down C) out D) into

51. The most basic reason why dialects should be preserved is that language helps 56. Showing some sense of humor can be a(n) _______ way to deal with some stressful

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situation . A) at all B) so far C) in all D) on end

A) effective B) efficient C) favorable D) favorite 62. I was impressed _______ the efficiency of the work done in the company .

57. The situation described in the report ______ terrible , but it may not happen . A) in B) about C) with D) for

A) inclines B) maintains C) sounds D) remains 63. Now in Britain , wines take up four times as much ______ in the storehouse

58. The company is trying every means to ______ the wholesale price of its products . as both beer and spirits .

A) pull down B) put down C) set down D) bring down A)block B) land C) patch D) space

59.The mayor ______ the police officer a medal of honor for his heroic deed in . His hand shook a little as he _______ the key in the lock .

rescuing the earthquake victims. A) squeezed B) inserted C) stuffed D) pierced

A) rewarded B) awarded C) credited D) prized 65 For professional athletes , _______ to the Olympics means that they have a

60.The native Canadians lived in _______ with nature , for they respected nature chance to enter the history books .

as a provider of life . A) access B) attachment C) appeal D) approach

A) coordination B) acquaintance C) contact D) harmony 66 In the long _______ , the new information technologies may fundamentally alter

61. Many people are asking whether traditional research universities in fact have out way of .

any future _______ . A) view B) distance C) jump D) run

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67. All the arrangements should be completed _______ your departure . or goes out with a gun is a sportsman. The sportsman first of all obeys the fish and

A) prior to B) superior to C) contrary to D) parallel to game laws, not because he is liable to be punished as a violator, but because he know

68. We need to create education standards that prepare our next generation who that in the main these laws are made for his best interests.

will be _______ with an even more competitive market The following are some of the things that those who would qualify for membership

A)tackled B)encountered C) dealt D) confronted in the sportsmanship fraternity (圈内人) will do.

69. In the late seventies , the amount of fixed assets required to produce one 1.Take no more game than the bag limit provided for by the fish and game laws.

vehicle in Japan was ______ equivalent to that in the United States. The person who comes back from a trip boasting about the large number of fish or game

A)rudely B) roughly C) readily D) coarsely taken is not a sportsman but a game hog (贪得无厌的捕猎者) .

70 Many people believe we are heading for environmental disaster ______ we 2.Observe the unwritten rules of fair play. This means shooting game birds only

radically change way we live . when the birds are “on the wing”. For the same reason, do not use a shotgun to shoot

A) but B) although C) unless D) lest a rabbit or similar animal while it is sitting or standing still.

Part IV Short Answer Questions (15 minutes) 3.Be careful in removing illegal or undersized fish from the hook . This should

We commonly think of sportsmanship in connection with athletic contests, but it be done only after wetting the hands . This is necessary because the body of the fish

also applies to individual outdoor sports. Not everyone who picks up a fishing rod is covered with a thin , protective film which will stick to your dry hands . If the

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hands are dry when the fish is handled , the film is torn from the body of the fish . he goes fishing or hunting _______

Without the protective film , the fish is more easily attacked by diseases. If you S4 Those who violate the fish and game laws will not be ______ for membership

wish to release a fish that is hooked in such a way that it will be impossible to in the sportsmanship fraternity

closed to the hook as convenient . In a remarkably short time , the hook will break S5 What are people called when they break the bag limit and boast about their

down and the fish will remain almost unharmed . Fish have been known to feed big catch ?_________

successfully while hooks were still in their lips . S6 A true sportsman will not shoot an animal which is not ______

4.Be sure of the identity of your target before you shoot . Many useful and harmless S7 What are people advised to do before they remove illegal or undersized fish

species of wildlife are thoughtlessly killed by the uninformed person who is out with from the hook?_______

a gun to kill whatever flies within range . S8 What should sportsman do to avoid killing rare species of wildlife ?________

S1 In what respect does the author think individual outdoor sports are similar Part V Writing (30 minutes)

to athletic contests? __________ For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay [IN honour of

S2 A person who goes out fishing with a fishing rod or hunting with a gun is not teachers on the occasion of Teacher's Day]. Y ou should write at least 120 words

necessarily _________ following the outline given below:

S3 What’s the most important thing a true sportsman should bear in mind when 1,向老师表达节日祝贺

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2,从一件小事来回忆老师的教诲和无私的奉献 S8. Identify the target./Be sure of the identity of their target.

3,我如何回报老师的关爱

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答案部分

1-5 DCBDA6-10 ACBCD 11-15 DABCA16-20 BBACB 21-25 CABCA26-30 BDDAC 31-35

BDCBA36-40 BACDD 41-45 BDCAB 46-50 CADAB 51-55 ACBDD 56-60 ACDBD 61-65 ACDBA66-70

DADBC

S1. Sportsmanshhip

S2. a sportsman

S3. Obeying the fish and game lawas.

S4. qualified

S5. Game hogs

S6. Moving/on the move

S7. Wet their hands.

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