【四六级真题】2016年6月大学英语四级真题及解析(第一套)

2016年6月大学英语四级真题（第1套）

Part I Writing (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to express your thanks to one of your school teachers upon entering college. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Part II Listening Comprehension ( 25 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

注意：此部分在答题卡1上作答

Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1. A) How college students can improve their sleep habits. B) Why sufficient sleep is important for college students.

C) Why college students are more likely to have stress problems. D) How college students can handle their psychological problems. 2. A) It is not easy to improve one’s sleep habits. B) It is not good for students to play video games.

C) Students who are better prepared generally get higher scores in examinations. D) Making last-minute preparations for tests may be less effective than sleeping. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3. A) Whether more airports should be built around London.

B) Whether adequate investment is being made to improve airport facilities. C) Whether the British Airports Authority should sell off some of its assets. D) Whether the Spanish company could offer better service. 4. A) Inefficient management. B) Poor ownership structure. C) Lack of innovation and competition. D) Lack of runway and terminal capacity. Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5. A) Report the nicotine content of their cigarettes. B) Set a limit to the production of their cigarettes. C) Take steps to reduce nicotine in their products. D) Study the effects of nicotine on young smokers.

6. A) The biggest increase in nicotine content tended to be in brands young smokers like. B) Big tobacco companies were frank with their customers about the hazards of smoking. C) Brands which contain higher nicotine content were found to be much more popular. D) Tobacco companies refused to discuss the detailed nicotine content of their products. 7. A) They promised to reduce the nicotine content in cigarettes. B) They have not fully realized the harmful effect of nicotine. C) They were not prepared to comment on the cigarette study. D) They will pay more attention to the quality of their products.

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Conversation one

Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 8. A) Indonesia. B) Holland. C) Sweden. D) England.

9. A) Getting a coach who can offer real help. B) Talking with her boyfriend in Dutch.

C) Learning a language where it is not spoken . D) Acquiring the necessary ability to socialize .

10. A) Listening language programs on the radio. B) Trying to speak it as much as one can.

C) Making friends with native speakers. D) Practicing reading aloud as often as possible.

11.A) It creates an environment for socializing. B) It offers various courses with credit points. C) It trains young people’s leadership abilities. D) It provides opportunities for language practice.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

12. A) The impact of engine design on rode safety. B) The role policemen play in traffic safety.

C) A sense of freedom driving gives. D) Rules and regulations for driving. 13. A) Make cars with automatic control. B) Make cars that have better brakes. C) Make cars that are less powerful. D) Make cars with higher standards.

14. A) They tend to drive responsibly. B) They like to go at high speed. C) They keep within speed limits. D) They follow traffic rules closely. 15. A) It is a bad idea. B) It is not useful. C) It is as effective as speed bumps . D) It should be combined with education. Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.

After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

注意：此部分在答题卡1上作答 Passage one

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A) The card got damaged . B) The card was found invalid.

C) The card reader failed to do the scanning. D) The card reader broke down unexpectedly.

17. A) By converting the credit card with a layer of plastic. B) By calling the credit card company for confirmation. C) By seeking help from the card reader maker Verifone. D) By typing the credit card number into the cash register. 18. A) Affect the sales of high-tech appliances. B) Change the life style of many Americans.

C) Give birth to many new technological inventions. D) Produce many low-tech fixes for high-tech failures.

Passage two

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19. A) They are set by the dean of the graduate school. B) They are determined by the advising board. C) They leave much room for improvement. D) They vary among different departments. 20. A) By consulting the examining committee . B) By reading the Bulletin of Information.

C) By contacting the departmental office. D) By visiting the university’s website. 21. A)They specify the number of credits students must earn. B)They are harder to meet than those for undergraduates. C)They have to be approved by the examining committee. D)They are the same among various divisions of the university. Passage three

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 22. A) Students majoring in nutrition. B) Students in health classes. C) Ph.D. candidates in dieting. D) Middle and high school teachers. 23. A) Its overestimate of the effect of dieting. B) Its mistaken conception of nutrition. C) Its changing criteria for beauty. D) Its overemphasis on thinness. 24. A) To illustrate her point that beauty is but skin deep. B) To demonstrate the magic effect of dieting on women. C) To explain how computer images can be misleading. D) To prove that technology has impacted our culture.

25. A) To persuade girls to stop dieting. B) To promote her own concept of beauty.

C) To establish an emotional connection with students. D) To help students rid themselves of bad living habits.

Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)

Section A

Directions: 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 letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

Question 26 to 35 are based on the following passage 2016年6月份 第一套 一、 精读开头，抓中心词 二、 判定空中的词性 三、 审核空中词的属性：情感、态度、方向等。

Signs barring cell-phone use are a familiar sight to anyone who has ever sat in a hospital waiting room. But the 26 a. G popularity

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of electronic medical records has forced hospital-based doctors to become 27a./Ved on computers

固定搭配 depend on

throughout the day, and desktops—which keep doctors from bedsides—are 28 adv.大/快C giving way to wireless devices. 前后情感程度一致

As clerical loads increased, “something had to 29V.-F , 固定搭配：有事要办

and that was always face time with patients,” says Dr.Bhakti Patel, a former chief resident in the University of Chicago’s internal-medicine program. In fall 2010, she helped 30V-H a pilot project 动宾搭配：launch a project

in Chicago to see if the iPad could improve working conditions and patient care. The experiment was so 31a.好 that all internal-medicine program adopted 因果搭配+情感（好）

代词：the same 32n. in 2011. 代词往前指代+动宾搭配

Medical schools at Yale and Stanford now have paperless, iPad-based curriculums. “You’ll want an iPad just so you can wear this” is the slogan for one of the new lab coats 33 Ved with large pockets to accommodate tablet computers. 名词与修饰语搭配一致