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2024年4月7日发(作者：偶颖然)

大学英语四级考试

2021

年

月真题（第二套）

Part I

Directions: Suppose your school is organizing an orientation program to help the freshmen adapt to the new

environment and academic studies. You are now to write a proposal, which may include its aim, duration, participants

and activities. You will have 30 minutes to write the proposal. You should write at least 120 words but no more than

180 words.

Writing(30 minutes)

Part II

Section A

Listening Comprehension(25 minutes)

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.

Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard.

1.A) She suﬀ ered from shock.

B)She suﬀ ered from lung cancer.

2.A) Through regular exercising.

B)Through a surgical operation.

C)She was coughing all the time.

D)She was pierced by a chicken bone.

C)By eating chicken soup daily.

D)By using traditional Chinese medicine.

Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard.

3.A) It was born 13 years ago.

B)It ran away into a nearby forest.

B)They claimed damages for their heavy losses.

C)It got injured in a big bushﬁ re.

D)It was Alice Gray’s lovely pet.

D)They rebuilt the fencing around their farm.

4.A) They installed a camera to monitor sheep activity. C) They spent seven years replanting their farm.

Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.

5.A) The loss of gold from an airplane.

B)The crash of a Russian cargo airplane.

6.A) It informed the local police at once.

B)It contacted the goldmine company.

7.A) They will cooperate with the police.

B)They had checked the plane carefully.

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

C)The transfer of tons of precious metal by air.

D)The disappearance of some gold and diamonds.

C)It made an emergency landing.

D)It had a crew member ﬁ x the problem.

C)They took some gold bars and diamonds.

D)They will be questioned by the police.

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.

Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

8.A) For the company’s records.

B)For future training purposes.

9.A) To get her money back for the returned chair.

B)To check her customer reference number.

10. A) She was issued a new card.

B)She lost it about three days ago.

C)To ensure information security.

D)To follow the company’s rule.

C)To inquire about the price of oﬃ ce chairs.

D)To make complaints about its customer service.

C)She forgot where she had left it.

D)She had to update its information.

11.A) Upload her personal information to the company’s website.

B)Update her bank card details on the company’s website.

C)Make a speciﬁ c note on the company’s system.

D)Reconsider her options for payment methods.

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

12. A) He has to work late.

B)He is tired of cooking.

13. A) Book a table.

B)Locate a restaurant.

14. A) It is too spicy.

B)It is too oily.

15. A) She is too eager to please.

B)She is too picky about food.

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.

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

16. A) More and more people are treating pet cats like their children.

B)Parents and cat owners alike experience high levels of anxiety.

C)Owners’ personalities aﬀ ect their cats’ behaviour and wellbeing.

D)Parents’ personalities can aﬀ ect the personalities of their children.

17. A) Give their pets behavioural training.

B)Interact with their pets in novel ways.

C)Know their pets’ feelings and desires.

D)Provide their pets with the best care.

C)He is feeling exhausted.

D)He wants to try Asian foods.

C)Download a menu.

D)Order a delivery.

C)It is not healthy.

D)It is not tasty.

C)She is too weight-conscious.

D)She is too concerned about money.

18. A) Further investigation.

B)Collection of more data.

C)More extensive sampling.

D)More convincing explanation.

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

19. A) Running is the easiest form of exercise for most people.

B)People should exercise at least 60 minutes every day.

C)Running is the best exercise for extending one’s life.

D)People should do more running than mere walking.

20. A) Accelerating their blood circulation.

B)Slowing down their ageing process.

21. A) They were less aﬀ ected by sad movies.

B)They were more eager to enjoy a movie.

C)Regulating their breathing rate.

D)Improving their brain function.

C)They struggled to handle negative emotions.

D)They found it easy to control their emotions.

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

22. A) He is a famous architect.

B)He is a tour guide.

C)He is a local entrepreneur.

D)He is the owner of the Hill House.

23. A) He studied the blueprints of other famous buildings. C) He took a tour of his client’s old home.

B)He inquired about his client’s family background. D) He observed his client’s life and habits.

24. A) A house of a unique design.

B) A house of the current fashion.

25. A) They were badly damaged but restored.

B)They were designed by another architect.

C) A house with a lot of free space.

D) A house made of timber and brick.

C)They are copies built to the architect’s designs.

D)They are well preserved and in pretty good shape.

Part III

Section A

Reading Comprehension(40 minutes)

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 identiﬁ ed by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for

each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank

more than once.

It is commonly believed that the great English dramatist and poet William Shakespeare was born in

Stratford-on-Avon on April 23, 1564. But it is impossible to know the 26 day on which he was born. Church

records show he was

baptized

(施洗礼) on April 26, and three days was a customary amount of time to wait

before baptizing a newly born baby. Shakespeare

’

s date of death is 27 known, however: it was April 23, 1616.

He was 52 and had retired to Stratford three years before.

Although few plays have been performed or analyzed as extensively as the 38 plays Shakespeare wrote,

there are few surviving details about his life. This 28 of biographical information is due primarily to his

social 29 ; he was not a noble, but the son of a leather trader.

Shakespeare 30 attended the grammar school in Stratford, where he would have studied Latin and

read 31 literature. He did not go to university and at age 18 married Anne Hathaway, who was eight

years his 32 . They had four children, including the twins, Hamnet and Judith. Nothing is known of the period

between the birth of the twins and Shakespeare’s 33 as a dramatist in London in the early 1590s.

In a million words written over 20 years, he 34 the full range of human emotions and conﬂ icts with

a 35 that remains sharp today. As his great contemporary the poet and dramatist Ben Jonson said, “He was not

of an age, but for all time.”

A)captured

B)classical

C)conclusively

D)emergence

E)exact

F)generated

G)particular

H)position

Section B

Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement

contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is

derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the

questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.

How to not be boring

A) Humans are creatures of habit. We love to establish a routine and stick with it. Then we often put ourselves on

auto-pilot. Routines can be incredibly useful in helping you get things done. However, too much of a routine

can also make you incredibly boring. Nevertheless, many people live lives that are boringly predictable, or

live a life where everything is outlined or planned.

B) To tell the truth, interesting people are more popular among their friends. If you don’t arouse someone’s

curiosity or brighten someone’s day, you probably come across as being a little bit dull. But that doesn’t mean

your life has ended and you can’t do anything to change it. If you ﬁ nd yourself searching for something to say

beyond small talk, try these tactics to ﬁ nd more interesting approaches to conversation.

C) Recently, I was at a gathering of colleagues when someone turned to me and asked, “So, what’s new with

you?” Ordinarily, I think I’m a good conversationalist. After all, it’s literally my job to talk to people and tell

their stories or share their advice. And that’s not exactly an unexpected question. Still, the only “new-to-me”

topics that came to mind were my daughter’s basketball tournament (

锦标赛

) and my feelings about that

morning’s political headlines—neither amusing nor appropriate topics at that moment.

I)precision

J)probably

K)quality

L)scarcity

M)senior

N)separated

O)systematically

D) Oh, no, I thought. Have I become boring? But sharing our experiences in an authentic way to connect with

other people is what makes us interesting, says associate professor Michael Pirson. The hesitation I felt in not

sharing the ordinary things that were happening in my life, and the wild mental search for something more

interesting, may have backﬁ red and made me seem less interesting.

E)“If someone is making up some conversation that might be interesting, it’s probably not going to land well,”

says Pirson, whose expertise includes trust and well-being, mindfulness, and humanistic management. “It’s

going to feel like a made-up conversation that people don’t necessarily want to tune in to.”

F)The most interesting people aren’t those who’ve gone on some Eat, Pray, Love journey to ﬁ nd themselves.

Instead, Pirson says, they’re those who examine the ordinary. “Often, the ‘boring things’ may not be boring at

all. Maybe they are actually little miracles,” he says. Share your observations about the world around you—

interesting stories you heard or things you noticed—and you may be surprised by the universal connection

they inspire.

G) This is essentially how Jessica Hagy starts her day. The author of How to Be Interesting: An Instruction

Manual, Hagy spends a lot of time thinking about what’s interesting to her. People who are interesting are

persistently curious, she says.

H) Think about the everyday things around you and ask questions about them. What is that roadside monument

I see on my way to work every day? Who built that interesting building in my city? What nearby attractions

haven’t I visited? Why do people do things that way? Use what you ﬁ nd to ask more questions and learn

more about the world around you. “Having that sort of curiosity is almost like a protective gear from getting

into boredom,” she says. And when you ﬁ nd things that are truly interesting to you, share them.

I)Television veteran Audrey Morrissey, executive producer of NBC’s The Voice, is always looking for what will

make a person or story interesting to viewers. It’s usually a matter of individuality. “Having a strong point of

view, signature style, or being a super-enthusiast in a particular ﬁ eld makes someone interesting,” she says.

That means embracing what is truly interesting or unique about yourself. “Many people are ‘not boring’ in the

way that they can carry a conversation or can be good at a social gathering, etc. To be interesting means that

you have lived life, taken risks, traveled, sought out experience to learn for yourself and share with others,”

she says.

J)Of course, it’s possible to be a fountain of knowledge and a boring person, says public relations consultant

Andrea Pass. Paying attention to the listener is an important part of having a conversation that’s interesting to

both parties. Talking on and on about what’s interesting to you isn’t going to make you an interesting person,

she says.

K) “If the listener is not paying attention, it’s your sign to shorten the story or change direction. Make sure to

bring the audience into the conversation so that it is not one-sided,” Pass says. Be a better listener yourself,

and give others opportunities to participate in the conversation by inviting them with questions or requests to

share their own experiences or thoughts. (e.g., “Now, tell me about your favorite book,” or “Have you ever

been to that attraction?”) Questions are a powerful tool, especially when they encourage others to disclose

information about themselves. A 2012 study from the University of California, Santa Barbara, found that

roughly 40% of the time we are talking, we’re disclosing subjective information about our experience. And

when we’re doing so, our brains are more engaged. So one strategy to leave others with the impression that

you’re a sparkling conversation partner is to get others to talk about themselves.

L)Being relatable is also essential, Morrissey says. “The best entertainment and storytelling comes from people

who are relatable—those who don’t shy away from opening up but freely share who they are and what they

care about. These are the people viewers most relate to and find interesting. Being authentic, honest, and

vulnerable is always interesting.”

M) I have now come to realize that being boring, in actuality, is not only about who you are as a person, but

also how you present yourself. No matter what, make sure you are having fun in life. Because when you are

enjoying, people around you will begin to enjoy as well. Show some interest in them and they will deﬁ nitely

show some in you. If you are a very reserved person, this could be a little diﬃ cult at ﬁ rst. But with a little

eﬀ ort, you can deﬁ nitely improve.

36. Pirson claims that some ordinary things may often prove to be miraculously interesting.

37. To make a conversation interesting, it is important that you listen to the other party attentively.

38. A person who is unable to stimulate others’ curiosity or make their life enjoyable may appear somewhat

boring.

39. Interesting people usually possess certain unique qualities, according to a TV program producer.

40. Be interested in others and they are sure to be interested in you.

41. The author considers himself usually good at conducting conversations.

42. Interesting people are always full of curiosity.

43. Falling into a routine can turn a person into an utter bore.

44. One strategy to be a good conversationalist is to motivate your partner to tell their own stories.

45. Interesting as it might appear, a made-up conversation will probably turn out to be dull.

Section C

Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished

statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best

choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

Passage One

Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.

With obesity now aﬀ ecting 29% of the population in England, and expected to rise to 35% by 2030, should

we now recognise it as a disease? Obesity, in which excess body fat has accumulated to such an extent that health

may be adversely aﬀ ected, meets the dictionary deﬁ nition of disease, argues Professor John Wilding. He points

out that more than 200 genes inﬂ uence weight. “Thus body weight is strongly inﬂ uenced by biology—it is not

an individual’s fault if they develop obesity.” Yet the widespread view is that obesity is self-induced and that it

is entirely the individual’s responsibility to do something about it. Recognising obesity as a chronic disease with

severe complications rather than a lifestyle choice “should help reduce the stigma (

耻辱)

and discrimination

experienced by many people with obesity,” he adds.

Professor Wilding disagrees that labelling a high proportion of the population as having a disease removes

personal responsibility or may overwhelm health services, pointing out that other common diseases, such as

high blood pressure and diabetes, require people to take action to manage their condition. He suggests that most

people with obesity will eventually develop complications. “But unless we accept that obesity is a disease, we

are not going to be able to tackle it,” he concludes.

But Dr. Richard Pile, a physician with a special interest in diabetes, argues that adopting this approach

“could actually result in worse outcomes for individuals and society.” He believes that the dictionary deﬁ nition

of disease “is so vague that we can classify almost anything as a disease” and says the question is not whether we

can, but whether we should, and to what end.

If labelling obesity as a disease was harmless then it wouldn’t really matter, he writes. But labelling obesity

as a disease “risks reducing autonomy, disempowering and robbing people of the intrinsic (

内在的)

motivation

that is such an important enabler of change.” What’s more, making obesity a disease “may not beneﬁ t patients,

but it will benefit healthcare providers and the pharmaceutical (

制药的)

industry when health insurance and

clinical guidelines promote treatment with drugs and surgery,” he warns.

46. What does Professor John Wilding argue about obesity?

A)Its impact on society is expected to rise.

B)It is now too widespread to be neglected.

47. What is the popular view of obesity?

A)It is diﬃ cult to deﬁ ne.

B)It is a modern disease.

C)It has much to do with one’s genes.

D)It results from a lack of self-control.

C)It should be regarded as a genetic disease.

D)Its dictionary deﬁ nition should be updated.

48. Why are some people opposed to labelling obesity as a disease?

A)Obese people would not feel responsible to take any action.

B)Obese people would not be able to aﬀ ord the medical costs.

C)Obese people would be overwhelmed with anxiety.

D)Obese people would be discriminated against.

49. What does Dr. Richard Pile think of the dictionary deﬁ nition of disease?

A)It is of no use in understanding obesity.

B)It is too inclusive and thus lacks clarity.

A)It may aﬀ ect obese people’s quality of life.

B)It may accelerate the spread of obesity.

Passage Two

Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.

Nationwide, only about three percent of early childhood teachers are male in the U.S. Experts say this

can have an impact on young children whose understanding of gender roles and identity are rapidly forming.

C)It helps little to solve patients’ problems.

D)It matters little to the debate over obesity.

C)It may cause a shortage of doctors.

D)It may do little good to patients.

50. What is Dr. Richard Pile’s concern about classifying obesity as a disease?

Research has found that having access to diverse teachers is beneﬁ cial for children. For the youngest learners, it

means they are more likely to get exposed to diﬀ erent varieties of play and communication. It also helps them

develop healthy ideas around gender.

“In our world and our society, we have very specific stereotypes (

模式化形象)

of gender roles,” said

Mindi Reich-Shapiro, an assistant professor in the teacher education department of the Borough of Manhattan

Community College, and one of the authors of a recent study. “It’s important for children to see other possibilities

and other paths they can take.”

Despite mostly feeling supported by colleagues and family members, many of the male educators surveyed

in the study reported facing social or cultural resistance in their careers as early education teachers. Some also

reported that there were parents surprised or concerned that their child had a male teacher. And they had been

advised by colleagues or other staﬀ not to hug children.

Reich-Shapiro and fellow researchers made several recommendations to increase male representation in

the ﬁ eld. Low pay has long been acknowledged as a major issue in the early childhood ﬁ eld. Over 70% of male

educators who said they intended to stay in the early education workforce noted an increased salary was a major

motivating factor for them to commit to the career long-term. The report suggests paying all early childhood

educators the way elementary school teachers are paid.

Cities and programs should establish support groups for male early childhood educators and provide

mentoring and professional development advice for male educators and their program leaders.

The authors also suggest that traditional recruitment approaches for early childhood educators “do not

address the gender gap in the ﬁ eld.” They recommend providing young men opportunities to work with children

through training and volunteer programs, targeting groups of men who are considering a career change, such as

fathers.

51. What do we learn from the ﬁ rst paragraph about early childhood education in the U.S.?

A)It helps raise children’s awareness of gender roles.

B)It exposes children to diﬀ erent ways of interaction.

C)It is negatively impacted by a lack of male teachers.

D)It clearly aims to form children’s identity through play.

52. What does Mindi Reich-Shapiro emphasize in her comment on childhood education?

A)The importance of broadening children’s horizons.

B)The responsibilities of fathers for children’s growth.

C)The urgency of creating teacher education programs.

D)The role of teachers in motivating children to learn.

53. What do we learn about male teachers from their responses in the study?

A)Some of them ﬁ nd it awkward when hugging children.

B)They feel pressured to keep up with female colleagues.

C)They ﬁ nd it hard to meet the expectations of kids’ parents.

D)Many of them feel prejudiced against socially and culturally.

54. What is needed for men to commit to early childhood education?

A)Higher pay.

B)Job security.

C)Social recognition.

D)Better working conditions.

55. What do the authors of the study recommend to bridge the gender gap in early childhood education?

A)Recruiting young men who have a passion for educating young children.

B)Taking measures to attract prospective male teachers to work in the ﬁ eld.

C)Persuading prospective fathers to consider a change in their career.

D)Providing male teachers with more opportunities for advancement.

Part IV

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You

should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.

大运河（Grand Canal）是世界上最长的人工河，北起北京，南至杭州。它是中国历史上最宏伟的工

程之一。大运河始建于公元前4世纪，公元13世纪末建成。修建之初是为了运输粮食，后来也用于运

输其他商品。大运河沿线区域逐渐发展成为中国的工商业中心。长久以来，大运河对中国的经济发展发

挥了重要作用，有力地促进了南北地区之间的人员往来和文化交流。

Translation (30 minutes)

·2021年12月四级真题（第二套）·