2017年英語四級考試真題

Passage One

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.

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16.A.No one knows for sure when they came into being.

B.No one knows exactly where they were first made.

C.No one knows for what purpose they were invented.

D.No one knows what they will look like in the future.

17.A.Measure the speed of wind.

B.Give warnings of danger.

C.Pass on secret messages.

D.Carry ropes across rivers.

18.A.To find out the strength of silk for kites.

B.To test the effects of the lightning rod.

C.To prove that lightning is electricity.

D.To protect houses against lightning.

Passage Two

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.

19.A.She was born with a talent for languages.

B.She was tainted to be an interpreter.

C.She can speak several languages.

D.She enjoys teaching languages.

20.A.They want to learn as many foreign languages as possible.

B.They have an intense interest in cross-cultural interactions.

C.They acquire an immunity to culture shock.

D.They would like to live abroad permanently.

21.A.She became an expert in horse racing.

B.She learned to appreciate classical music.

C.She was able to translate for a German sports judge.

D.She got a chance to visit several European countries.

22.A.Take part in a cooking competition.

B.Taste the beef and give her comment.

C.Teach vocabulary for food in English.

D.Give cooking lessons on Western food.

Passage Three

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

23.A.He had only a third-grade education.

B.He once threatened to kill his teacher.

C.He often helped his mother do housework.

D.He grew up in a poor single-parent family.

24.A.Stupid.

B.Active.

C.Brave.

D.Careless.

25.A.Watch educational TV programs only.

B.Write two book reports a week.

C.Help with housework.

D.Keep a diary.

Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times.When the passage is read for the firsttime, you should listen carefully for its general idea.When the passage is read for thesecond time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have justheard.Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what youhave written.

彗星). comet to form a huge cloud.As the comet gets even nearer to the sun, a solar wind blows thecloud behind the comet, thus forming its tail.The tall and (模糊的) atmospherearound a In any given year, about a dozen known comets come close to the sun in their orbits.The averageperson can"t see them all, of course.Usually there is only one or two a year bright enough onits earthly visit.It won"t be back for another four thousand years or so.

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 foreach blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read thepassage through carefully before making your choices.Each choice in the bank isidentified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2with a single line through the center.You may not use any of the words in the bank morethan once.

Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.

Scholars of the information society are divided over whether social inequality decreases orincreases in an information-based society.However, they generally agree with the idea that inequalityin the information society from that of an industrial society.As informationprogresses in society, the cause and structural nature of social inequality changes as well. analysis based on the quantity of information supplied by various forms of the mass possible when the actual amount of the user is taken intoaccount.In fact, the more throughout the entire society, the wider the gapbecomes between "information haves" and "information have-mots", leading to digital divide. According to recent studies, digital divide has been caused by three sex, andgeneration.In terms of class, digital divide exists among different types of workers and between theupper and middle classes and the lower sex, digital divide exists between menand women.The greatest gap, however, is between the A.accustomed

B.acquired

C.assembly