2017年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）Part IWriting(30 minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write an advertisement on your campuswebsite to sell some of the course books you used at college.Your advertisement mayinclude a brief description of their content,their condition and price,and your contactinformation.You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.Listening Comprehension(25 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,you will hear three news reports.At the end of each newsreport,you will hear two or three questions.Both the news report and thequestions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you mustchoose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).through the centre.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.1.A)The majority of drivers prefer to drive and park themselves.B)Human drivers become easily distracted or tired while driving.C)Most drivers feel uncertain about the safety of self-driving cars.D)Most drivers have test driven cars with automatic braking features.2.A)Their drivers would feel safe after getting used to the automatic devices.B)They would be unpopular with drivers who only trust their own skills.C)Their increased comfort levels have boosted their sales.D)They are not actually as safe as automakers advertise.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.3.A)Thefts of snowmobile dogs in Alaska.B)A series of injuries to snowmobile drivers.C)Attacks on some Iditarod Race competitors.D)A serious accident in the Alaska sports event.4.A)He stayed behind to look after his injured dogs.B)He has won the Alaska Iditarod Race four times.C)He received a minor injury in the Iditarod RaceD)He has quit the competition in Alaska for good.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.5.A)It sank into the sea due to overloading.C)It disappeared between two large islands.B)It ran into Nicaragua's Big Corn Island.D)It tumed over because of strong winds.2017.6/1(第2套)2017年6月大学英语四级考试真题答案与详解(第2套)Part I Writing审题思路本次四级作文考查应用文写作。广告类型的应用文我们接触较少，考生可能会有些措手不及。事实上，四级考试无论怎么考，万变不离其宗，主要还是考查考生的英语知识水平和语言组织运用能力。了解了这一点，就可以放松心态，按照题目要求“出售大学期间用过的教材”，在写作中将要点自然有序地组织起来就可以了。不同专业的考生教材难易不一，大家可以选择适合自己的教材内容进行写作。相比而言，《大学英语》的内容较浅显，涉及专业词汇少，是考试临场发挥的一个不错选择。一、开门见山：说明待出售的商品是什么(nglish course books)l.内容：一套四册(a collection,ranging from book1 to book4)、附CD(with CD attached behind),文章有用，而且配有实用多样的练习题followed by some practical and diversified exercises)二、介绍书籍的内容，状况和价格{2.状况：考虑到是二手(Considering being used once),书籍不是很新，页边有一些笔记价格：要价不高(not charged high),打85折(a discount of15%)并赠送小礼物三、发挥广告的鼓动作用，并留下联系方式、范文点评高分范文精彩点评Sale Items-English Course BooksD Some English course books are waiting for their①开门见山，说明出售物品。new owners!②介绍课本的构成，四册、带CD。使用ranging2 This is a collection of College English Booksfrom和with独立主格结构，增加了句式的多ranging from book 1 to book 4 with CD attached样性。behind.Many useful articles,3 either interesting or③形容词的使用增加了词汇多样性。thought-provoking,are incorporated in the 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oncharge收费，要价12345678900.discount打折，折扣全文翻译待售商品—英语教材部分英语教材正在等待新主人！2017.6/9(第2套)这是一套《大学英语》教材，包括第一册到第四册，后附CD。书中内容丰富，包含很多有用的文章，它们要么有趣，要么发人深思。文章后面紧跟实用多样的练习题。因此，对你通过四级考试很有帮助，也是除用作教材之外自学的一个不错选择。坦白讲，这套书不是全新的，已经用过一次，而且边缘处有些必要的笔记。因此，它们的售价不高，每本仅售10元。如果你全套购买，可以打85折并有惊喜小礼品赠送。英语在大学和社会中都具有极其重要的作用。希望同学们不要错过这个物美价廉购书的机会。如果你感兴趣，请随时拔打电话：12345678900。主题词汇句式拓展audience objective受众目标1.Notice:Sb.is/are requested to participate in a party/exposure暴露：曝光meeting to do sth.in somewhere on Friday,at 2:00 p.m.sponsor赞助商，主办者通知：要求某人在周五下午两点于某地参加聚会/会议。course selection课程选择2....(e.g.An English Christmas evening party)is to be heldmarketing营销in...(e.g.the meeting hall of our school)from 7:00 tobillboard广告牌10:00p.m.on Christmas Eve.圣诞节前夜晚上7：00-bulletin新闻快报，布告10:00将在（如：学校会议大厅）…举行…聚会（如：英语specification说明书圣诞晚会)。invitation letter邀请函Part IIListening ComprehensionSection ANews Report OneAutomakers and tech companies are working hard to offer the first true self-driving car.(1)But 75%ofdrivers say they wouldn't feel safe in such a vehicle.Still,60%of drivers would like to get some kind of self-driving feature,such as automatic braking or self-parking,the next time they buy a new car.The attitudes arepublished in a new AAA survey of 1.800 drivers.Advocates of self-driving cars argue they would be safer than in cars driven by humans because theywouldn't get distracted or drive when tired.But those surveyed by AAA say they trust their own driving skills.Many feel the technology is too new(2)John Nielsen,AAA's managing director of automotive engineering and repair,said tests suggestdrivers may be overestimating their own abilities.He also believes they will be more likely to trust self-drivingcars as they become more familiar with features such as automatic braking or parking.He estimated that the "comfort level"will increase considerably in five to ten years.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.合未听先知预览两道题各选项，由选项中反复出现的drivers和第l题选项中出现的self-driving cars和automatic可推测，新闻内容与驾驶员和自动驾驶汽车有关；再结合第2题选项中的safe和automatic devices可进一步推测，新闻内容可能涉及自动驾驶汽车的安全性及其自动装置。1.What is the finding of the AAA survey?C)。详解)新闻开头提到，在AAA对1800位驾驶员进行的一项新的调查中，75%的驾驶员说他们在自动驾驶汽车里会感觉不安全，但是有60%的驾驶员表示在下次购买新汽车的时候想要一些自动驾驶的功能，比如自动刹车和自动停车。因此答案为C)。2.What does John Nielsen say about self-driving cars?A)。口详解)新闻结尾提到，约翰·尼尔森说，测试表明，驾驶员可能高估了他们自己的驾驶能力，他还认为，当驾驶员们对自动刹车和自动停车这样的功能熟悉之后，他们可能会更相信自动驾驶汽车。因此答案为A)。News Report Two(3)One dog has been killed and multiple dogs have been injured by a snowmobile driver in what appears2017.6/10(第2套)to be an intentional attack on competitors in the Iditarod Race in Alaska.Aliy Zirkle was the first to report an attack.A snowmobile driver had repeatedly attempted to harm her and her team,and one of Zirkle's dogs hadreceived a non-life-threatening injury.Zirkle reported the attack when she arrived in Nulato,Alaska,in the early hours of the moming.(4)Then Jeff King,a four-time champion,reported a similar attack.His team was hit by a snowmobile driver,injuring several dogs and killing a 3-year-old male dog.Reporter Zachariah Hughes says that neither King nor Zirkle was injured.Although this incident very much alters the race of the two participants competing for a win,both aregoing to continue on their way toward the finishing line.Alaska State Troopers released a statement saying they've arrested Amold Demoski,26.He faces trial onseveral charges.Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.口未听先知预览两道题各选项，由第3题选项中的Thefts,injuries,Attacks和accident可推测，新闻内容与一次恶性事件有关；再结合选项中的Race,competitors和competition可进一步推测，这次恶性事件与一项比赛有关。3.What is the news report mainly about?C)。详解)新闻开头提到，在阿拉斯加一次似乎针对艾迪塔罗德雪橇比赛选手的故意袭击事件中，一条狗被一名摩托雪橇手杀死，多条狗受伤。接下来，新闻对此次袭击事件进行了详细讲述。因此答案为C)。4.What do we learn about Jeff King?B)。详解)新闻中提到，获得过四次冠军的杰夫·金报告说遭遇了相似的袭击。由此可知，杰夫·金获得了四次阿拉斯加艾迪塔罗德雪橇比赛的冠军，故答案为B)。News Report Three(5-1)A tour boat tumed over off the coast of Nicaragua,killing at least 13 people and leaving morepassengers missing,official said.(6)The boat was carrying 32 people-25 Costa Ricans,four Americans and three Nicaraguans.The 13 dead were all Costa Rican,the Foreign Ministry said.The boat,traveling between Nicaragua's Big Com Island and Little Com Island,tumed over Saturday nearthe larger island.Some passengers remain missing,the Costa Rican Foreign Ministry said,but did not specify how many.A local radio said an unspecified number of people were rescued,including the tour boat's owner,HilarioBlandon.(5-2)Nicaraguan naval authorities had banned sea travel in the area because of bad weather and strongwinds,but the tour boat proceeded anyway.(7)Blandon,the boat's owner,has been arrested by Nicaraguan authorities,the state-run news agencysaid.Both he and a crew member are being investigated for unintentional murder and exposing people todanger,according to police.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.合未听先知预览三道题各选项，由第5题选项中出现的sank,sea,ran into,disappeared和tumed over可推测，新闻内容与船只失事事件有关；结合第6题选项中出现的数字和第7题选项中出现的rescue,investigated,drowned和missing可进一步推测，新闻内容涉及此次船只失事事件的伤亡人数和对相关责任人的调查。5.What happened to the tour boat sailing off the Nicaraguan coast?D)。●详解)新闻开头提到，在离尼加拉瓜海岸不远处，一艘观光船翻了。接下来新闻又提到，由于恶劣的天气和大风，尼加拉瓜海军当局已经禁止在这片海域进行海上旅行，但这艘观光船对此置若罔闻。由此可知，观光船翻船是大风导致的，故答案为D)。6.How many people was the boat carrying?D)。口详解)新闻中提到，这艘观光船当时载客32名。因此答案为D)。7.What do we know about the owner of the boat?B)。详解)新闻结尾提到，船主布兰登已被尼加拉瓜当局逮捕，并将接受审讯。因此答案为B)。2017.6/11(第2套)Section BConversation OneM:Hi,Susan,you're looking very smart today.W:I always look smart,James.Actually,I'm on my way to a job interview.M:What job?Oh,you mean,for the summer holidays?W:Yeah.There's only two weeks to go.(8)I've got a second interview with that big foreign accountancyfirm in the city center.You know the one.M:That's fantastic.W:(9)The work is just helping out with data input,you know,but the pay isn't too bad.It might suit youtoo.I know they have at least two temporary positions available.And I don't think they have anyone elseyet.M:Hmm...If they take you on,tell them you know a friend who'd be really good too.(10)I really need themoney and the experience would look good on my resume.Maybe we'll be working together.The dreamteam.W:OK.We'll do.If the boss likes me,I'll mention it.It'll be good to have someone around who I know.I'llphone you afterwards.But perhaps you should put in an application anyway.M:Thanks,Susan.That's great.Listen,do you want a lift to the city?I have my dad's car today,and nothingelse to do this moming.W:Sure.Thanks,James.M:Let's go then.The car's over there.W:By the way,how's your knowledge of accountancy?The interviewer may ask you about it.M:No problem.I think I can survive.(11)I might just have to review a few accountancy terms.Maybe youcan give me a practice interview first.W:Of course.Let's go then.Don't want to be late.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.口未听先知)预览四道题各选项，由第9题选项中的interviews,application forms和phone calls可推测，对话内容与工作面试有关：结合第ll题选项中的Purchase,business suits,Leam,mprove和Review可进一步推测，对话内容涉及面试前的准备。8.Where will Susan probably get a job?C)。详解)对话中女士提到，她在市中心一家大型外资会计公司得到了第二次面试的机会。由此可推断，女士可能会在这家会计公司得到一份工作，故答案为C)。9.What will Susan's future job involve?A)。口详解)对话中女士提到，她将要得到的这份工作只是帮忙输人数据。因此答案为A)。10.Why does James want the job in that company?B)。详解)对话中男士提到，他也想要女士提到的这份工作，是因为他很需要钱，而且这个工作经验会给他的简历增色添彩。因此答案为B)。11.What does James say he will have to do to prepare for the interview?D)。。详解)对话结尾，当女士问及男士在会计方面的知识时，男士说他没问题，只需要复习一些会计术语。因此答案为D)。Conversation TwoW:There's new data out today that confirms that many Americans are not good at math,and when it comesto everyday technology skills,we are dead last when compared to other developed countries.Here'sGabrielle Emanuel of National Public Radio.M:(12)Let's start with the bad news that Americans are terrible at technology skills,using email,naming afile on a computer,using a link on a webpage,or just texting someone.W:No country scored below the U.S.M:Only one country.Poland performed as poorly as we did.(13)Who came out the first?Japan did the bestand then Finland.If you look at data about reading and math,you'll notice something interesting.2017.6/12(第2套)